#tumblr is such a wonderful website

[somerandomdudelmao]

Let me show you one of my original concepts :>

Because. Why not haha👍

Characters refs Masterpost

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#ah wait how do I even tag non fandom stuff? #uh #marble sky #marble sky comic #or something? #art #comics #what else #aliens #lol #Idk what to put in the tags so #what are your thoughts on this thing? #I tried to post this on other website but it didn’t really gain much audience lol people was just looking and then silently leaving #I wonder if Tumblr is diffent #Tumblr seems to like aliens much more that Twitter haha

[heymrspatel]

can we talk about this real quick? like can we talk about how ian's just lying there looking at his husband in their new space? were they chatting? quiet pillow talk? were they just being quiet and ian was taking it upon himself to fondly observe him? thank you for your time.

ray. you come into my house with this? fully knowing? the effect? it's going? to HAAAVE?! i see how it is...

i think it's a mix of all. i think they're absolutely floating in the afterglow. just taking their time coming down. caressing. quietly talking. taking their time with what they want to say. conversations about anything and nothing. "do you want pancakes tomorrow?" and "we have an easy work day planned" and "i loved how you touched me tonight" and "kiss me" slow, soft. little smooches. little giggles. long stares. easy smiles. heavy sighs. a 'baby' here. a 'big guy' there. i love you, i love you, i love you.

but, i know ian also took his time looking. just going over all those features he already has memorized. mickey's straight nose, his long eyelashes, his eyebrows currently at rest, his freckles. so many! lighter than ian's, but there all the same. his shiny black hair, his ears, his neck - faintly marked - beautiful, collarbone, shoulders, chest, belly, down down down... ian's hands slowly touching everything he's looking at. with his fingers tips, feather soft. mickey all floaty and glowy and warm, accepting it all.

so, yea. i think everything, softly and slowly.

#eepy baby! i'm fully wondering if you're still awake and are going to see this lol but here it goes 🤞🏼 #i wont yell at you for dropping this in my lap cause shhhh you're sleepy - maybe tomorrow 💙 #but thank you for making me lose it more than i already had upon seeing this gifset. i've seen what god has done for others. i simply ask.. #i love YOU! you get my silly words #also i would love for tumblr to stop deleting my ray tags. out of all the things this website has done. this is the worst. #whatthebodygraspsnot #asks #shameless #gallavich #ian x mickey #j ramble drabbles

[yourhighness6]

Home for spring break and just watched Dune: Part Two with my dad and our conversation after the movie was so ridiculous it was like,

My dad: I don't think Paul actually did anything wrong though. Like the Fremen want to be free he's freeing them

Me, internally: Is this what being a straight white male does to your brain?

#“Paul didn't do anything wrong” #Paul manipulated an entire race of people into following him for the sake of his misguided revenge quest u moron #I honestly went on Tumblr this morning wondering if I was crazy for thinking Paul had become a villain #and then I looked at a post arguing the exact same thing I had been last night and I was like “good okay the website on crack gets me” #dune #dune part 2 #dune movie #paul atreides #fremen #emmie babbles #emmie reviews

[edorazzi]

Lil bit of comfort art! Invisible Sun by lightning_bird on AO3 (@elecktrum on Tumblr) is one of my top emotional support fanworks. I come back to the series every few years and fall in love all over again! 😭

#powerpuff girls #dexter's laboratory #fusionfall #cartoon network #blossom utonium #bubbles utonium #buttercup utonium #professor utonium #patrick utonium collects additional children using the purest dad energy: the series #caught myself wondering what dexter's surname is when OBVIOUSLY it's utonium. who cares what it was before these guys got him #also i would link the fic but i think tumblr dot hell is still weird about anything leading outside the website :/ #josie's art

[noweakergirl]

Maisie Peters wrote The Last One about sasusaku, she told me so herself

#otp: irreplaceable partner #sasusaku #wonder what little me would say if I told her that 14 years in the future we'd be making their edit on some website called tumblr #she'd be like idk any tumblr but seems reasonable #maisie peters #maisie peters the last one #one of my favorite maisie songs <3 #the good witch #maisie peters the good witch #naruto #haruno sakura #uchiha sasuke #sasuke uchiha #sakura haruno

[legislacerator]

many people whom claim to love doomed toxic yaoi on this website and yet i feel like i don’t see NEARLY enough people who have watched AMC’s interview with the vampire… if you’re serious about toxic yaoi and Evil Gay Representation or whatever you should stop whatever you’re doing right now and watch it. or else you don’t actually care about toxic yaoi :/ also it’s REALLY good and visually stunning, if that matters to you

#i was looking at the tumblr fandom wrapped or w/e earlier #this website’s taste… is… not good #although i have to wonder how that shit is calculated because i cannot figure out WHO is still watching stranger things #anyways this means i need to do my part and spread the FUCKING word

[babyfairy]

Hi Bri this is random but I was just wondering, who would you say is your best friend? Where/when did you meet? What are they like? Are they related to you?

i have more than one, but i would say my closest friend is @ramdaughter and there aren’t words to describe what a kind and compassionate friend she is to me. we met on tumblr 8 or 9 years ago lol. she’s one of the most beautiful people i’ve ever met inside and out. she always tries her hardest to meet me where i’m at and that’s difficult to do for someone like me, but she stays around anyway. love her more than i can say. i hope we’re best friends in every lifetime ❤️‍🩹

#i have some very kind and wonderful friends and met a lot of them through tumblr lol #the best part of this website is the people i’ve gotten to meet here who have genuinely changed my life by loving me

[pendraegon]

didnt want to attach this to my response to the anon bc it revolves around entirely different matters but some of u may think the fobposting is a recent thing but like. i was out here fighting in the mania trenches in 2018. i was there fighting in the folie trenches in 2009. i got into several physical arguments ABOUT folie in real life throughout my lifetime. i was arguing on forums in like 2008 i know my foblore. i know TOO much foblore in fact.

#i know so little about celebrities EXCEPT for this silly little mega famous band from chicago. #ive legit been a fan since corktree dropped dude you think i DONT know what goes on with these midwestern men? #again if u dont like it just unfollow or block im not gonna shut up about it anytime soon. #this is tumblr. a website. i literally do noooootttttttt care if u decide to leave bc of what im talking about on here. #btw if ur wondering i am a mania and folie warrior i fucking LOVE mania. best fucking album ever made and encapsulates #being bipolar soooo well it’s insane.

[thecryptidart1st]

There's rumours going around that tumblr Might shut down long term, if that happens do you happen to have an alt social media account where we can keep up with you?

(god i hope that's just a rumor =A="")

all of my social media accounts are listed under my linktree listed under my blog descriptiom

ive been p dead on my twitter account due to Elon Musk's shenanigans, so *if* tumblr should ever shut down, i guess the best bet would be to follow my instagram and my tiktok accounts

i never delete any of the art i made on my ipads or computer, but it would just be a pain in the ass to recreate all the posts between my main blog, The Graveyard Shift, and Vernal Lagomorphs

#answering asks #artless asks #this could be another reason to set up the patreon :/ #i also have some knowledge on making my own website so there's a chance i could make my own site to reupload the fnaf content #i wonder if i can zip my tumblr blog content... #i have some doubt tumblr will collapse #what with twitter being the mess it is now #and tiktok now gaining their pornbot spammers #plus the many shitstorms we've been through on this site #but it would be a damn shame if it does

[eddiethehunted]

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#WHY IS TTPD SO DISAPPOINTING TO ME #it’s good but it’s not amazing fantastic wonderful etc #maybe it’s bc i don’t love slower songs idk #anyway posting this on tumblr THE taylor swift hater website is bold but anyway

[eyfey]

Hello! I'm sorry to bother you, but I was wondering how long you studied Japanese for until you became good enough to do manga translations? (Or fluently read manga at all, really 😔) I want to help contribute to projects like that, but I feel I still have a long way to go until then 🤧

so first off: sorry this took so long to reply to! when I first got the message I had exactly Zero free time, and then i simply forgor (whoops lol)

I actually already have a few posts sort of about this in my #translation tips tag, but it's been a hot minute so I might as well provide some updated info~

(under the readmore 'cause it's longggggggg)

How long have I studied Japanese?

A While. I had maybe a not so typical journey with Japanese... If you break it down it looks kinda like this:

4 years of watching a TON of anime to pick up basic vocab just by ear (this was in high school- I did not take any actual classes or even make any effort to learn the language at this point, but apparently I'm pretty good at just picking up things from hearing them)

4 1/2 years of actual Japanese classes in college (actual learning with like teachers and textbooks and homework)

1/2 year of study abroad that I managed to cram in before I graduated (additional classes and also constant speaking the language)

8 1/2 years since then (god has it really been that long???) (no actual like... studying during this time, but a LOT of translating... mostly Saiki)

So.... 13-ish years? if you don't count the first 4 that were just watching anime. And technically only 5 of them were actual "studying".

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How long did I study before doing manga translating?

I, uh….. I actually started translating manga about a month BEFORE I ever took a single Japanese language class.

(not recommended but like… here I am lol)

I had found some volumes of Pyu to Fuku Jaguar(a gag manga I really liked but only had 3 volumes translated at the time) at a used bookstore, but they were in Japanese so I just kind of bought them, downloaded an english to japanese dictionary app, printed out a hiragana/katakana chart, and then just went through the book: looking up one letter at a time, sounding out words, looking them up in the dictionary. I already knew a lot of vocab and had a vague feel for grammar exclusively from watching anime, but like also there was a loooooooot of looking stuff up. I don't remember exactly how long it took to read that first volume (at least a month lol- maybe 2 or more)

I noticed the scan group for Pyu to Fuku Jaguar was updating really slow (and/or had notices that they needed more translators? I forget it's been over a decade lol) So I figured: I can understand this well enough just reading it on my own.... maybe I can help???? it's probably better than nothing right?? So I tried my hand at doing some translations and uploaded them to the newbie board of a manga translation side to have people proofread, and then I emailed the group to ask if I could join. If I remember correctly they only ended up posting one (or none) of my translations?? before disappearing so I just kind of kept doing the translations on my own without uploading them anywhere

and then later when a new group took over they had gotten my translations from the previous group (or was it the translation site where I uploaded some?) and credited me in the release, so I sent them a message like "hey neato! I actually have like 5 more translations done, u want em?" and ended up joining THAT group to continue working on the series!

I started taking classes p soon after starting the translations, and doing translation while taking classes was actually really nice 'cause I had a place to pretty much immediately apply the things I learned in class, and the translating outside of class gave me a lot of practice for reading & a good head start for learning new vocab.

Honestly I think for translating, being good at the language you're translating into is more important than being good at the language you're translating from. Like: you should still at least SORT of know the language you're translating from (that is an important part of it too don't get me wrong) But like even if someone is perfectly fluent in Japanese, if they're translating into English but don't know how to make words sound good in English, then it kind of defeats the purpose haha.

(reading a lot and paying close attention to wording and stuff, and also reviewing and revising your translations will help with that part of the translation process- it's also a skill you pick up as you go)

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Tips for getting better at reading Japanese?

Honestly I think translating is one of the best ways to get better at Japanese (understanding and reading at least- it won't necessarily do much to help you remember how to write or speak haha) Reading is helpful to some extent, but you will probably get to a point where you understand enough of it to get the gist of whats happening, but then your brain will just sort of skim over a lot of the parts you don't know in the interest of enjoying the story without stopping. When you translate though, you're FORCED to stop and look up every word or phrase you don't know and double check things and sort of sit on them and think what it means and how you would say it in your own language.

If you're self motivated enough you can probably get some good learning out of language apps like duolinguo or babel or whatever, or even just buying Japanese textbooks/workbooks and going through them by yourself. Otherwise, taking Japanese classes is the standard approach (even if you don't go to a school where they offer Japanese classes, there are private options- just google Japanese classes or Japanese tutors online or in your area if you prefer in person)

This old post of mine has some more detailed tips for how to look things up, and some just general translating tips that I think are still p useful, but it pretty much boils down to "google everything you don't know until you know it"

also the 10ten extension is good for highlighting/translating individual japanese words in your browser (when they're written in kanji or kana) and the google translate app is good for taking pictures of text and reading it so you know what the dang kanji says (or you can hand write the kanji in there too- though I need to find a better kanji dictionary app 'cause google's doesn't really give you enough space to write)

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Sorry this ended up WAY longer than I thought it would but I hope it helped!

Good luck!!

#translation tips #I had to look back at some very very old tumblr posts to check my dates #I have been on this website for an unfortunately long time #some of my posts are teenagers now and it scares me #it has also been 13 years since I started translating Jaguar and I am STILL translating it lolllll #very very extremely slowly- but I have not given up!!!! It is still getting done!!!!! #along with the help of some other very cool and very hard working scanlators! #I should really finish subbing the Jaguar movie sometime... I wonder if I still have the in progress files......

[sillyfairygarden]

why the fuck did @sergeant17thstreet 's blog get terminated over night for no reason 🙃 apparently now, small blogs posting pro-palestine content is grounds for getting fucking nuked with no warning. got to love this website. @support this is absolute bullshit please restore his account

#no wonder this website is gone to the dogs. can't keep bots from flooding my inbox but you can meaninglessly ban small accounts?????? #tumblr support #account support #account deletion #tumblr help

[ardenssolis]

New Years is hours away for me where I live, but it feels so surreal sometimes that it's coming. Everything flew by so quickly, didn't it? At least it certainly feels that way to me. There are days that I’ll recall something out of the blue and be like, “oh yeah…that was months ago.” But here we are, 2024 coming up like a freight train, but I have really high hopes for it! There’s so much I want to do, to change and do better on going forward and I’m just so excited for it all. I want to get over my fear of driving as my anxiety behind the wheel makes me barely ever want to go anywhere, I want to start going out for walks and going back to kick boxing, I want to read more books, pick up my tablet and reignite my passion for drawing – there is just so much and I’m so excited for it all. Baby steps, though. Most certainly not going to vroom vroom into it all in one go, but these are just a few things I'm looking forward to. 

But with all that said, I want to give a big thank you to all of you, especially those I’ve known for a really long time across blogs and fandoms, for sticking with me. Some of you I have known for literal years and that too feels surreal when I really think about it. To those who have followed recently – thank you for deciding to follow me in my little corner! I don't know how you all find me in this wide space known as tumblr, but I'm so happy you did! It has been such a comfort knowing I can step away from tumblr and do other things, be gone for a day or more just enjoying life, playing games, or resting from work, and not have to worry, or care about ‘not doing enough’. Truly, you are all appreciated. So, I once again end this with another big thank you! Here's to a New Year, and hoping you all go into it with a smile!

#there was a time forever ago I pondered leaving tumblr #because sometimes this website can be exhausting #But I am sooooo soooo happy that I stuck around through it all #and was able to continue enjoying this little hobby of mine with gusto #but REALISTIC gusto in the fact that it IS a hobby and it isn't my everything #just a little part of my life that I have come to love so much due to meeting so many wonderful people #YELLS okay going lurker mode since I'll be busy most of the day #but hoping you all have a wonderful new years once again #;ooc jabber

[boomstab-papa]

from the website owner who bans you if you link to his blog

"We have a contractual obligation to try to make Live as successful as possible through the end of the year"???!!!!???!? (emphasis mine)

contractual with who???!!!?!?!

#explains why they were pushing it so hard but geez #that fucking glowing live button is what made me ditch the app #i haven't looked at a tumblr ad (ie given them ad views and money) since august #what kind of contract makes you try to hype up a feature everyone hates #who made this for them #what the fuck tumblr #since nobody else was talking about holding photomatt accountable i went to check his blog myself and sure enough it's all kissass #''thank you for making tumblr the best it's ever been'' LAUGHING MY FUCKING ASS OFF #and ''ooooo ai will fix everything! ai will make tumblr better! ai will let you migrate your blog to wordpress! i suck openAI sloppy!'' #and ''boo hoo people told me i run the site like shit that makes me feel bad'' #sorry asshole i have no patience for people who ban users for saying ''here give the website owner ur honest feedback on his website'' #'and ''boo hoo nobody is paying us for ad free and blaze and checkmarks and crabs'' #and all the while hiding posts about sfw transgender topics and empty reblogs and photos of a fish in an mri machine for 'tos violations' #yeah gee i wonder why nobody wants to fucking give you their money #just about the only reassuring thing he mentioned was beefing up the trust & safety team but again #if they keep banning posts about being trans etc. then this is not very reassuring after all #rip tumblr

[genderqueer-karma]

random new gifs after 50000 years

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コラボ企画「Mana様がYURAサマをMoi-même-Moitiéコーディネートしてみた」

「Sanctuary of Roses～眠る薔薇 紺碧の聖域～」完全版

Moi-même-Moitié 20thAnniversary 企画　Super Dollfie × Moi-même-Moitié Collaboration　オーナー様限定 夜会 in 天使の窓

Moi dix Mois - Mana-sama birthday ~nuit bleue~

Kiko Kikaku special program with Mana sama and Mariko Suzuki

Moi dix Mois - Dix infernal ~Scars of Sabbath~ (remastered)

【キャンプ】Mana様 x Seth(美良 政次 Miyoshi Seiji)光射す森での料理体験 Cooking in the sunny woods and a time of bliss

~*~

(+ a bonus juka spin bc i love it soooo much)

what i listened to

shit u not i actually listened to this. i'm not meming rn.

i also listened to the 1994 album dookie by green day. has no bearing on the vibes, i just listened to it bc i wanted to cry to coming clean.

#yo it's d :) #💙♾️ #mana sama #moi dix mois #i’ve been watching a lot more strange aeons recently. good background noise 👍👍👍 #also bc the second gif was ‘too big’ it’s now half-sized #hashtag cringe #anyway swag #also on that second 'what i listened to' link really i listened to the whole album but shhh. #also if you're wondering why the 2nd to last gif is worse quality (10000x crunchier) than the others: #it's bc this website hates me and my sexy big high quality gifs and that one's like 10s long #EVEN THOUGH I'VE MADE LONGER AND HIGHER QUALITY GIFS THAN THAT BEFORE ??????? #fuck this website #also nobody be mean to me about these. i am sensitive and will cry. live on tumblr dot com account. #this is my 11000th post btw. congrats to me.

[goldenglitzer]

Imma be real, I think I like the og Twitter Tumblr Sexyman contest more than the Tumblr Sexyrematch.

This isn't hate against Cecil or him winning, I get that he means a lot to people for a variety of reasons. I get that he's the voice of nightvale and was one of the biggest tumblr icons (even as someone who's only been here since like 2019 I can appreciate that), and I think that him winning is a really interesting indicator that old Tumblr still thrives. However, his victory is completely normal and uneventful.

In the og Twitter polls, #ReigenSweep wasn't just a phenomenon limited to the sexyman competition; he had just come off of victories for #1 MILF and Twink. Him somehow winning in categories he didn't deserve, only to come up to the finals in a competition he actually belonged in to just barely lose was both peak humor and very much in-character. Sans, king of memes, megalovania, and lazinees, winning by the slimmest margin was also both funny and in-character.

Toby Fox wrote fanfcition for the event.

And then the fucking queen died.

Cecil might be genuinely loved, but he will never commit regicide.

(Tho tbh I'm kinda glad that it wasn't a retread of the og polls, that would've felt cheap. Maybe it would've been funny if Komaeda won this time. Or Megamind. Fuck that would've been cool.)

#tumblr sexyrematch #tumblr sexyman poll #cecil sweep #sans sweep #reigen sweep #cecilsweep #tbh i think the rematch speaks more to the nature of the website than the nature of the characters #which is fine ig but not that interesting to me personally #i wonder how belos would do in these polls #i could see him maybe making it through the first round depending on who he's up against