#old lady on the internet

[witchrealms]

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#u #web finds #the last unicorn #art #gif #film #old web #old internet #webcore #internetcore #lady amalthea #unicorn #1982 #1999 #90s

[theblvcksupreme]

ALBUMS THAT TURNED 10 YEARS OLD IN 2023 PART I:

#we getting old guys #🥺 #A decade is insane #Beyoncé #self titled #Kanye west #yeezus #Drake #nothing was the same #lorde #pure heroine #lady Gaga #artpop #justin timberlake #the 20/20 experience #childish gambino #because the internet #daft punk #random access memories #Ariana grande #yours truly #born sinner #J Cole #my posts #posts #TheBlvckSupreme #music #2013 #album #albums

[arson-09]

i HATE the term shadow daddy. If a character is referred to as “shadow daddy” by someone you know its gonna be the most uninteresting, bland and probably shitty male character to ever exist. Bro does the bare minimum and everyone falls to their feet. Shadow daddy isnt a compliment its a warning to everyone else

#anti rhysand #i fucking HATE the term shadow daddy #i want it GONE #Some of yall cant keep your freaky off the general internet and now the word daddy is ruined for me #Rhysand isnt your shadow daddy hes a 500 year old man who actually is a horrible character #ladies please pick yourself up i promise you there are better male characters than rhysand he is not the pinnacle of book boyfriend #i have never seen a character do so little yet people act like hes the messiah smh #im feeling like a hater even more than usual cause ive been sleeping shitty #FUCK HOTEL BEDS

[gothsugarbunnidisco]

decided 2 recreate a poll from quizilla circa 2005!!

#kittyposting #kitty’s polls #mine #quizilla #old web #webcore #old internet #internetcore #my chem #our lady of sorrows #frankie #wyan :3 #patd #brendon urie tw #avenged sevenfold #tai #fob #gerard way #frankie iero #frank iero #ryan ross #panic at the ryan #zacky vengeance

[kathaynesart]

Have you ever worked as an animator for Disney, and if not, would you want to?

Not as an animator but I did work for Disney as an apparel designer for their theme parks. I would illustrate or design the art found mostly on elevated apparel. Sadly I’m not allowed to show any of it legally. The Mouse likes to keep their brand as impersonal as possible so no artist crediting allowed. I got to work on all their franchises such as Star Wars, the Marvel Universe, and all their classics. Was a ton of fun but lead to a horrible work life balance. Some times I would be working until 2AM (with no overtime since I was salary) and in office because like… if Star Wars needed something last minute you didn’t say no. Even then there was the daily pressure to stay after the 8 hour mark, just because everyone else was doing it. Was honestly a little relieved when the impossible happened and the theme parks closed for Covid.

I was offered a similar job after work started back up but by then I had found a smaller company that paid me better and had a strict, no unpaid overtime policy. So I’m sticking where I am for now. It’s given me the free time again to work on my own projects such as Replica where as this would have been impossible with Disney. I find it much more fulfilling to work for someone who cares about my mental health.

I would be tempted to try animation more so because a lot of the people working there seem really passionate and fun to be around… but ultimately I’ve learned that my self worth and health matters far more which can be hard to achieve sometimes when working for bigger studios. It’s not impossible but it’s definitely something that we have to be mindful of. I’m definitely excited for the indie animation scene with shorts like Lackadaisy and smaller studios such as Powerhouse Studios on the rise. I’d be inclined to go work in an environment like that if I ever get tired of my current work setup.

For now though, I like all the extra time and money this job is giving me… even if all I’m doing is literally filling it with turtles haha!

#lesson of the day: know that your job should not come at the cost of your health #you are more than your job #find work that matches the lifestyle you want #thanks internet for making big studios no longer be the only means to animation #support indie animators/creatives #old lady life lessons

[l0ganberry]

perfect timing! I'm definitely getting this.

#But I don't know if I should be addressed by my real name or my username #I'm already fine with being called Loganberry or Logan #but that's my internet nickname #but maybe I should also do my real nickname. #who knows but I do hope he does one of those livestreams where he signs the prints and interacts with the fans #just like how Micheal Kovach did a few months back #but other than that #I will so do this!! #i do have my birthday money so yes please! #I want it framed perfectly on my wall. #signature and message especially #it shall be one of my great relics that I would love to confuse my children or grandchildren with #I'll be the old lady that brings up youtube to their grandchildren to show them classical indie animations #“You don't know who Bob Velseb is? *exhausted sigh* Honey would you be a dear and give me my laptop?" #anyways #rambles #random #bob velseb #spooky month

[therapture]

#our lady of lourdes #christian #religious #picmix #glitter graphics #old web #old internet #christianity #religious graphics #christian graphics

[youtubeyourself]

Don't forget that there was a point in time where everyone took photos because they wanted to capture the moment and interact with people. Barley anyone promoted a faux image or played "influencer". There was no Instagram filter that made your nose smaller, Tiktok filter that bleached your skin or faceapp to edit your waist, just makeup, wigs, camera angles and whatever harsh vignette filter available in app. Photos were fun and not anxiety inducing, not a job or chore, just something fun for the moment and something to cringe looking back at. Social media is not real life and literally no one cares, just smile. 📸

Xoxo - Youtubeyourself

#go ahead and call this a boomer post it still won't make anything I'm saying untrue #I'm only 20 anyways LOL #2010s #2010s internet #early internet #2010s web #2010s youtube #2010s emo #early 2010s #nostalgia #2000s #2000s web #old internet #selena gomez #katy perry #lady gaga #vistoso bosses #snooki #Myspace #Facebook #instagram #internet culture #influencers #non video #wholesome #nostalgic #Social media is for sharing and laughing not gaining 10k in a week and for a main source of income imo but whateves y'all heard it all b4

[unplugstar]

Lady Gaga | Bone Tattoo Film

#lady gaga #lady gaga icons #lady gaga photoshoot #born this way era #the fame monster #the fame era #the monster ball tour #monster ball tour #mother monster #tattoed girls #tattoos #bones #skeletons #skull #2010s music #2000s music #pop music #2000s nostalgia #born this way ball tour #early 2010s #2010s nostalgia #2010s fashion #creativity #american horror story #beauty face #ahs hotel #2000s internet #old internet #userpcultures

[invader-sparkelhuzky]

sometimes i think about this interaction I had when i was like 8, I still dont get what her end goal was

#it was such a “this is something a purposefully mean classmate would say” thing that i was confused it came out of an adult #a neon blue fox is better? whats with the vendetta lady #i wonder if i still have this drawing somewhere #furrycore #furry art #2000s internet #2000s nostalgia #old web #webcore #2000s furry #my art #ms paint #sparks barks #HAHA ramble tag im so clever

[witchrealms]

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#u #web finds #the last unicorn #old web #webcore #old internet #internetcore #film #1982 #lady amalthea #90s #2000s #00s

[helvonasche]

Okay! Hi, I came to my old asf tumblr (I swear I’m not 17 anymore 💀) to tell you that I’m so excited for you. It was forever ago but I commented under Hanna on ur AO3 (first time was under two princes i think. I think you have a real talent 4 writing character driven narratives. Reading ur stuff always feels like breathing in cold, fresh air. obvi i’m gonna miss your writing. but i hope u’re able to get somewhere fulfilling w/ ur original works. ty for all that you shared, n i’m here 2 support

Full disclosure: This made my day.

Thank you for being so kind and strange in the best way. (I'm ignoring the blasphemy about character-driven narrative because I can't process it right now. it's too nice.)

<3 hel.

#and now it doesn't matter if children find me on the internet #take the smut away and now it's just an old lady ranting on the internet about a book she's supposedly writing #the next book update is gonna be so disappointing #onto writing that now

[fionacreates]

I did not expect Heartstopper to destroy me in the Aroace feels like that.

#make an internet old lady cry

[gothsugarbunnidisco]

quizilla web archive finds

#kittyposting #web finds #quizilla #old web #webcore #old internet #scene tag #emo #2000s #petekey #fob #my chem #petey <3 #all of warped half of jersey #wyan :3 #tai #kitty’s brendon urie hater tag #our lady of sorrows #fall out boy #mcr #my chemical romance #personal nostalgia #ryan ross #pete wentz #mikey way #emocore #tai… #the academy is #the academy is... #frankie

[dragonagitator]

If I were to time travel back to 2004, I think one of my biggest ongoing difficulties would be remembering to always speak in the formal register (which hasn't changed much in 20 years) lest I accidentally reveal myself as being not from around here now by slipping back into my casual register (which is full of 2024 colloquialisms and internet slang).

Imagine saying to someone in 2004, "My spoonie friend posted that YouTube clip of House's 'Life is Pain' rant on her Facebook and I was like, 'That slaps. Mood.'"

That's a perfectly understandable statement to almost anyone who might be reading this on Tumblr in 2024, but would sound like schizophrenic word salad to 2004 ears.

Even if I were able to keep up constantly speaking in the formal register despite how exhausting and unnatural it would feel, I'd still have communication difficulties. IRL I rarely speak to anyone in the formal register anymore, even at work -- my last couple of jobs were in very laid-back environments where everyone else was at least a decade younger than me -- and I've noticed recently that when I force myself to switch to the formal register, I always sound pissed off even when I'm not.

It finally clicked that the reason I've lost the ability to emote appropriately while speaking in the formal register is that for the past few years, there's been only one context in which I consistently speak in the formal register every single time: Leaving angry voicemails for US Senators.

It cracks me up that somewhere in the language part of my brain, I've apparently got a bit of code running that "Senators = teh oldz" and therefore I must address them using a register that feels frozen in time. Not only was this not a conscious decision, but it's also so hard-coded that I instinctively switch to the formal register even while drunk-dialing their constituent feedback lines at 3am.

(Pro tip: If you have never drunk-dialed your Senator at 3am, you're not Americaning hard enough. Get to it, kiddies.)

Thinking about time travel has made me realize just how much colloquial English has changed over the past 20 years and how it keeps getting weirder and weirder at an accelerating rate. Speaking in code to route around censorship algorithms. New slang spreading within days instead of years. Horrible new suffixes. An emerging fourth person pronoun. It's wild.

I lived through these changes. I was already a grown adult back in 2004. And even I would have to carefully mind my speech in order to blend in and be understood. Can you imagine what would happen if you sent an extremely online Zoomer back 20 years?

#time travel problems #old lady ramblings #english #english language #english slang #language #linguistics #sociolinguistics #register #slang #internet slang #neologisms #algospeak

[teaandinanity]

I love watching people I follow engage patiently and respectfully with absolute fucking morons (sincerely, it is admirable) and meanwhile I'm just like 'this person is too stupid to live and I am removing the possibility of that ever becoming my problem' as I preemptively block them.

#babble tea (blacklist this for less chatter) #my patience level when I am not being paid and the person is not a cute little old lady or a child is generally 0 #little old ladies who are trying their best unlock god-tier patience where I will spend an hour and a half helping them with something #and then realize I was due for a lunch break 45 minutes previous #children get bonus patience because they are learning to human #random internet chucklefucks get blocked on the first offense because who has time for that #also because I am not allowed to scream at adults reminding me of a Mark Twain quote at work #(quote in question: 'he is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it inspiring the cabbages.')