#to strangers

[vincentpriceofficial]

The thing about lrb is that I really believe being “pretentious” is one of those concepts that’s actually entirely about how someone else is reacting to you and it’s not really dependent on your like, material actions or thoughts or intent.

when someone calls somebody else pretentious like 98% of the time what they mean is “this person is making me feel stupid/uneducated/insecure in some way”

#it’s like. sorry but it’s like how when bad art friend came out so many of us including me #kneejerk reacted by inventing a sinister motive for kidney lady bc it made us feel like bad people that we weren’t all donating OUR kidneys #to strangers

[rosemaryyuri]

hey guys! how about let's not

#talk tag #i said it was up to interpretation. i don't give a fuck if you tag john or not i excluded john because i generally don't like tagging john+ #and june on the same art posts of mine #but specifically mentioning this and then tagging john egbert on a post tagged june egbert and ONLY tagging john egbert #despite there being seven other characters on the art to tag #is kind of 😐 #don't be an asshole #on the inter nets #to strangers #guys please #idk if it was of intentional ill will or not but i still Don't Appreciate People I Don't Know Making Unwarranted Comments On My Stuff! #at least take me out to lunch first. get to know each other a little? like damn

[wiredwhiskers]

to the person who just got on my bus with a fanny pack and a full button up floral pattern shirt that was also adorned with many faces of Pedro Pascal, i think ur cool and swag and i wish i had the courage to be ur friend. I'll probably compliment ur shirt if i get off the bus before u.

#to strangers

[rocicrew]

my monitor arrived so i can actually use my laptop instead of suffer with a fried keyboard, my migraine is slowly going away and as much as i want to do some writing, i have to start two assignments ,,,,,

#fml #i actually like working on them #i just hate the starting part bc it's all research #and for one of the two i have to present personal artistic influences and my portfolio and- #i do not wish to be perceived #much less to the whole class #imma die #anyway i have two painters off the top of my head and i was drawn to since a kid #and one graphic designer which is good to start #but i hate hate showing parts of myself #to strangers #on the flip side i can quote u.rsula k le g.uin re storytelling for the theory of that class #and use one of her essays as inspo which is something /i'm/ interested in and my professor is the kind of person who'll be interested in tha #*that #but if i do have time... #it's working / finishing the draolden drabble :))

[jordanbolton]

To The Substitute Art Teacher - Jordan Bolton

Pre-order my new book ‘Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car’ here - https://smarturl.it/BlueSky

#jordan bolton #scenes from imagined films #illustration #art #graphic design #comix #comic #jordanbolton #poetry #comics #letters to strangers

[crystallizedtwilight]

People I met for a few moments that live in my head forever.

#kind of a personal comic #shrugs #strangers who were kind to me #MyArt

[ratbastarddotfuck]

is this nonbinary person actually "male presenting", or did you just decide that based on your arbitrary idea of maleness?

is this nonbinary person actually "female presenting", or did you just decide that based on your arbitrary idea of femaleness?

perhaps they're just "presenting" as themselves and your binary biases are clouding your judgement?

#copped 'oh it's so fun to see a male presenting trans person wearing so much pink' today #hi what a weird fucking thing to say to a total stranger #trans #nonbinary #genderqueer #the system speaks

[coldwind-shiningstars]

Re: blorbo from my research, here is my favorite ever case study. I'm obsessed with it.

Summary:

- Guy presents to neurology with muscle issues, very clearly has something going on but diagnostic tests are inconclusive

- History is mostly unremarkable. Key word, mostly. He drinks four liters of plain Earl Grey tea per day. For context this is nearly twice the recommended daily fluid intake. All fluids, to be clear, not just tea. He only drinks tea tho

- Bergamot is known to be phototoxic in high doses (reacts badly on your skin with sunlight)

- APPARENTLY nobody previously has consumed enough of it for it to be widely known that it is also, apparently, mildly toxic to ingest in high doses

- Guy starts drinking plain black tea again. Only 2 liters this time (he didn't have a medical reason to drink that much tea, he just liked it) and so now he's fully recovered

#truly a case study of all time #I'm deeply charmed by this stranger #i'm real and i beat myself up behind the Blockbusters

[corviiids]

my top bit of advice going into the new year: compliment people. especially strangers. literally everyone you interact with if you can. when you buy coffee in the morning compliment the barista's tattoos. when you're chatting with a coworker tell them that by the way you like their outfit. always find something they've chosen to do on purpose. nail polish, jewellery, tattoos, hair colour/style, statement accessory, outfit, etc are all good bets. things people hope will be noticed. things that aren't too personal so it doesn't make them uncomfortable (eg probably not their physical features). i've gotten into the habit of scanning everyone i talk to for something about them that i think is cool so i can tell them. it's a great habit because it makes me notice people and realise just how many neat little details there are in people's presentation of themselves that might pass me by if i wasn't paying attention. and it brings out so much joy. you'd be surprised how much it disarms people to receive an unexpected compliment from someone they don't know. it is the most sincere smile you will see all day long. it feels nice to make people happy but it also means you win the social interaction. establish dominance by complimenting a stranger's earrings and disappearing into the fog

#rookposting #the little 'oh!' followed by a big grin is now my highlight in every interaction i have with a stranger #you can always spot the things people hope will be noticed and you have no idea how happy it makes people when it gets noticed #i find it's always better to compliment things they did deliberately vs complimenting stuff like their voice or their face or other things #that are inherent or they cant change because that can make people uncomfortable for one thing to hear that from a stranger #but it's also just less meaningful imo because they didnt do that on purpose

[tastytoecheese]

First thing you see after you zoom in is how you die

How you dying 👀

#stranger things #byler #i stole this off twitter #this is goings to flop so hard but idc #tw all kinds of abuse

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

sick of this anti-aging obsession. let's go in the opposite direction. i want more characters who are hardened & grizzled & have a face lined with the harrowing tribulations of time--and then halfway through the narrative u find out they're 27

#they aren't even a chainsmoker or anything they just don't wear sunscreen are chronically dehydrated and have witnessed the Horrors #u know. like most of us #ideally we first meet them in a bar where they are guzzling from a tankard like a mysterious and dangerous stranger #later we find out it's not ale they're on a kombucha kick #they've been making it in their basement w/ the help of a college roommate who quit a biochemistry phd to become a beekeeper

[jordanbolton]

To The Person Who Walked Past The Window - Jordan Bolton

My first book ‘Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car’ is now available to pre-order! Get it here - https://smarturl.it/BlueSky

#jordan bolton #art #scenes from imagined films #illustration #graphic design #comic #comix #jordanbolton #poetry #comics #letters to strangers

[tightsstuff]

Energy saving time 💦

#wife exhibition #sexy titts #sexy breast #sex content #sex worker #igbtq #igbtq community #love sex #sex with me #sex woman #sex world #sex with girls #sex with strangers #watch me masturbate #massive cleavage #massive breasts #girl bulge #adult entertainment #adult model #hot as fuck #hot as hell #grunge #daddy fuck me #married pussy #extraordinary tgirl #18+ only #+18 or +adult only #bisexual #big bootie #daddy fantasy

[staffs-secret-blog]

Honestly I already miss seeing all the boops in my notification page

#boop #It was really nice seeing all my mutuals there #and even just random strangers

[guardian-of-soho]

Still stuck on how Aziraphale ate that meat like he was starving. Like he’d been starved for millennia, and he hadn’t even known it, because he’d never once been fed. But we know they don’t have to eat (nor sleep, etc.), so what he’d been starved for is pleasure. Being present in his body, feeling the joys and longings it could feel. Understanding what taste buds were made for. He hadn’t known; he’d never learned to miss it.

Now imagine what a kiss has done to him.

#and a kiss from someone he loves as he loves Crowley #it’s like learning all at once what lips and souls were made for #good omens 2 #good omens #(I may know a few things about being a stranger to yourself and about late astounded discoveries of pleasure) #ineffable husbands