#whose terrible idea was this?!?!

[maneskings]

they've called it "una notte con mahmood" because "pov: sei la plafoniera della camera da letto di mahmood" was too long

#entered. didn't know what was going on. went out #glad to see y'all are as confused as i am #idk whose idea is this but it's definitely terrible #mahmood

[urlocallesbiab]

sorry to everyone who's been missing me/waiting for something from me, i've been slipping in and out of depressive fog for a week or two (and in general have experienced significantly worse depression than normal for a couple years, but that’s another story)

i long to get back, too; a lot of things to read and ideas to write and people to talk to. love y'all, take care

#signed: vika's ghost #also i've caught a cold so there's that too #terribly sorry for being overdramatic i'm just... tired of being tired and i wanted to talk about it a little bit #it's very important for me to talk about everything that's wrong with me. i tend to avoid that but now i'm trying to learn and to make peace #creative drive and ability to hold thought-out conversations keep slipping out of my graps and it kinda hurts more #— in a good cathartic sort of way but painful nonetheless — to remember what they felt like at all #i miss wanting to work on my wip and i miss having the attention span to write out headcanon and i miss having headcanons #and i miss talking to my fandom friends #(i did it just last week but i already miss it. it's one of the things i'd like to be able to do every day) #and i miss the ability to connect with art and i miss the ability to focus on written word and i miss commenting #and i miss discussing ideas and i miss interacting and i miss having fun. god i just miss having fun. #kp my apologies for not making much progress on bb&b; myself my apologies for not writing any of my other wips or outlines or posts; #da gc gang my apologies for not following up on any of the things; every fic writer whose work ended up in my to-read pile IM SORRY #jack & kp specifically i love your stuff #also jack my apologies for taking a While; & the rd gc apologies for never writing out any of the cool au thoughts i'd had after some point #really，i've been meaning to. everything requires way too much effort. everyone is so fun and i miss having fun #take care，remember me fondly，i'll be back，please stand by #if tomorrow morning i find this embarrassing i'll chalk it up to a fever or something. #idc i'm allowed to have it. world won't blow up if i'm embarrassing on the internet once or twice or honestly even forever #vikarambles #vent

[caterpillarinacave]

So you choose not to step through the door, after all why mess with nonsense when you're already in nonsense? You check the items in your pockets, your phone you shut off to conserve power, the dog tag, key and top clink together but offer no help, and when you fiddle with the walkie-talkie you manage to get it to turn on, excitedly you call out to the void but only static responds, which is disappointing but predictable, so you put the items away and hunker down for the night, looking at the sky you can see that the stars seem strange, though you're no expert, and the moon seems to have a second smaller moon near it which looks pretty cool but is a stark reminder of how not on your own world your predicament has landed you.

In the morning you begin looking through the nearby bushes and plant life taking note of anything strange, you notice the berries you had been picking before you stepped through the door are also growing around here, they look and taste the same, and some other plants seem pretty similar to the forest from before as well, although the further away from the door you go the more unfamiliar plants you come across (of course that may just be your lack of familiarity with plants) and the few animals you have noticed are bizarre in a way that you can't explain, like the people from town, they seem almost perfectly familiar, just a little off and the noises they make have you thinking they wouldn't be able to communicate with their counterparts either, brushing aside another branch you come across a strange funnel made of metal which you pocket and what looks to be a regular whistle, you wipe it down and blow but hear nothing aside from the air going through, you consider it is either broken or maybe a dog whistle, as you go to put it away you hear something big running in your direction, before you can decide how to react a large creature storms out of the bushes and stops in the clearing before you, it's huge as a horse with paws and sharp teeth it licks as it looks around and spots you, it shakes its head again reminding you of a horse, then steps closer before turning and staring expectantly, you get the feeling it's waiting on you, impatiently, and you realize it seems to expect you to get on its back. Do you get on?

Yes.

#I am a terrible terrible Irish child #Clearly all those folk tales whose only moral was “don’t climb on the strange horse” were lost on me. Technically not a horse though. So. H #Uh please don’t run into the bog with my on your back strange horse thing. #…This may be one of my worse ideas #On one hand moving away from what appears to be the only connection my world doesn’t sound like a great idea #Back through the door is logically the the best bet. However I’ve already explored the area #The only thing to do would be to just sit there for hours and that will get me nowhere. The things that do have leads like the walkie- #Sputtering are things to pay attention to but not things that are likely to change if I don’t move. The whistle is the newest thing- #And let’s be real I’ve been in the bramble for like 14 hours without the neurospicy meds I am teetering on dangerously antsy #Probably better to get on the horse before I come up with something more stupid #It’s interesting my world flora seems to surround the door. I wish I’d payed more attention before I stepped through #If the nearby flora on the other side seemed like it would come from this world it would suggest that the door just leaks between universes #In two ways. If it’s earths flora then it’s either only leaking one way which we could no from one step through #Or - which we will not know but should pay attention for if we step into some other world - if the earths flora shows up around EVERY porta #Which would suggest earth is the base in some way #It might be beneficial to climb a tree to try and see farther out #Though I don’t exactly get many opurtunited to haul myself up a tree so I would put to much stock in a)my upper body strength #And b) my ability to chose a tree that won’t kill me #It’s defintley worth taking in as much info as possible. I’ll try and notice things like different winds gravity tempature ect #What should i tag this all. Help I got lost in a blackberry bush? Anon who takes me to alternate planes of reality? #I know #Guys I got lost in a bush #That’s a good one. Nothing weird there at all. #FINE I’ll rage it “guys I got lost in a blackberry bush” #I wonder what makes things so familiar. Perhaps this world exists very closely to the other. Perhaps they’ve crossed paths before. #Perhaps they’ve shown up in our dreams. Perhaps I have bad memory and my brain gaslights itself into thinking everything’s familiar #I wonder maybe the horse is a horse/dog thing- that would explain the likeness to the dog whistle (?) #This can’t get any worse I say doing something that could very much make it worse #Eh what’s the worst that can happen. At least I don’t have to pay taxes in this world #Guys I got lost in a black berry bush

[whoslaurapalmer]

thinking about, beatrice and lemony just taking turns wearing bertrand's glasses

#some additional notes i am hiding in the tags -- #1) i think in the lemonberry ice family this leads klaus to have No Idea who he inherited the Bad Eyesight from (it's bea.) #1a) i think it's such a silly but heartwarming image! them just stealing his glasses. bertrand takes it in stride. he's got extras of cours #2) bea needs glasses and refuses to wear her own of course (whose headcanon was this?????? kam's??????? i know it was someone's) #3) i think lemony wears glasses when he gets older. bc it's a terribly becoming look on him. #4) bertrand regularly wears them bc of course bertrand is caring about his eyesight at all times #5) i have a very Not At All Generally Appropriate Headcanon About The First TIme Adult!Lemony and Bea See Bertrand Wearing Glasses #that sometimes i work on cobbling into a half-hearted fic. #(glasses are also a terribly becoming look on bertrand.) #it's........oh........yknow..............................................................

[aeide-thea]

this is such a real and infuriating issue—the fact that female athletes have actually gotten fined for wanting to wear actual clothing while competing, and not just underwear, is absurd and enraging—but i really wish people wouldn't react to it, as the linked article does twice, by turning around and making claims about a need for 'women's specific design,' as if all women were the same shape???

i mean, setting my actual gender identity aside for a moment, i'm afab with a totally endogenous hormonal situation, so from a binarist perspective on physical sex, i get shoved into the girlbox without any real hesitation—and yet i not infrequently find men's clothing a better fit than women's, because my shoulders are broader, my ribcage wider, and (of late) my waist-to-hip ratio smaller than women's clothing tends to expect; and because i find pressure on my abdomen uncomfortable, i've been very grateful to be able to ignore womenswear's turn to high-waisted pants, and stick with midrise menswear.

i could list more examples, just drawing on my own physique and the physiques of cis people i know, but i'll spare you—really my point is just, i wish we were better at the kind of feminism that reacted to gendered inequalities by making more space for individual people and individual preferences, instead of falling back into the trap that says women deserve special consideration because they're a special case. women aren't an asterisk; they're an enormous swath of the spectrum called humanity, and there's variance within that swath just as there's variance within any subset of humanity you care to define.

#genuinely this IS just my personal pet peeve and the article deserves yr consideration separate from my complaints here #bc holy shit is this issue of women's athletic uniforms a serious and maddening one #but it's just like. it's a fucking terrible defense to fall back on this idea that 'actually women should get Women-Oriented Treatment' #when in fact in many cases what's being complained of here IS Women-Oriented Treatment‚ aka: sexism #being like 'well we like sexism as long as it's the benevolent kind that says we're special with special curves' is not the solution #not to constantly be referring back to gawain/ragnell but actually what women and other gender minorities need is: choice #don't give me Woman-Shaped Pants‚ give me my pick of all the pants that are on the market! #and frankly the article even touches on that—there's a bit in it about the brooklyn liberty‚ a wnba team whose uniform has options #of shorts with three different lengths‚ and jerseys with different necklines #and how having those options 'allows you to be who you want to be' #so it's like. you get it‚ ms. friedman! you wrote it! #now just unpack yr reflexive conditioning that wants to fall back on these objectively inaccurate claims of universal dimorphism!

[essaytime]

I would like to notify you that I've experienced a very The Most Lamentable Comedy of Pyramus and Thisbe moment yesterday

#I know I perhaps should have showed some mercy to my classmates who live in a completely different part of the city #(does that even still qualify as the city?) #and have no idea that there is that fence halfway through one of the paths in the park #and told them about its existence #however I was walking a good five metres before them and did not know that they intended to walk THAT EXACT PATH when there was another #I would also like to point out that to walk a distance of a meadow-like place with your crush five metres behind you is terrible suffering #and I had every reason to try and avoid that #meanwhile I enjoyed the position of an experienced local girl whose house is a 45 minutes bus drive from there and she knows the park well #“yeah. the fence has been there for at least two weeks” #I am therefore innocent #and it was very funny to see them behind the fence #I felt like an ancient heroine on the other side of a wall. but specifically a comedic version of that #(they got out of there and are - as far as I'm concerned - alive)

[codswalloping]

Anyway, what did they put in writing that makes it so viciously addictive that you keep wanting to do it even though it causes you immense suffering and inconvenience? And, more importantly, IS THERE AN ANTIDOTE

#writing life #worst goddamn hobby #whose terrible idea was this

[noahnopesbest]

Every time we learn something new about Vegapunk (and/or his work) he drifts further away from the image of him as a funky old dude™️ à la rqg Einstein and deeper into “I’m so awful I make doctor Frankenstein look like he has morals” territory

#like #is he a morally neutral dude whose brilliant (if unethical) ideas get invariably weaponised by them world govt bastards #or is he a fucking godsawful piece of garbage who delights in unleashing one abomination after another? #the only thing we know for sure is that he has a terrible taste when choosing work partners #one piece #Noah reads One Piece

[citnamora]

Hello! I'm back. Literally couldn't stay away for more than a day <3

#I got so used to just dumping any amount of info from my brain into tumblr posts that I redownloaded the app about less than 12 hours later #in the meantime I aced my interview then saw the mario movie and was stuck in a car whose wheel had gone over a curb #all in probably a little less than 48 hours #I've been thinking about making and posting edits because I think it- #would be super fun!! I'm so creatively burnt out it's not even funny at this point. picking up a new activity could help a lot #I drank an iced coffee around 6pm which was a TERRIBLE idea because now I'm awake and my mind is awake so #hello again! I might drop off the internet sometimes when I need to instead of making accouncements

[lonely-night]

how many episodes I have to endure this whole rory/jess situation I'm so annoyed

#rambling tag #please break up already #where's paris #also #rory's curls... #WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS #terrible #gawd #it makes her looks so old #me watching gilmore girls #3x14

[emmafaeru]

my new theory about the nature of discrimination is that if an argument can be traced back an explicit or underlying generalizing statement (i.e. all of x group of people are y) it is almost 98 percent guaranteed to be an inherently discriminatory idea in some capacity

#the 2 percent is a bit of weird exception so I thought I’d explain in the tags #if theres a group of people whose core beliefs are fundamentally intertwined with generalization and discrimination #(think like about how alpha males can’t exist without the underlying assumption that women are inferior) #then saying that ‘x group of people are discriminatory’ while appearing like really super close to a generalizing statement #is technically not a generalizing statement because x group of people are DEFINED by being generalizing #and thus cannot exist as x group without being inherently discriminatory or without completely changing what the group is defined by #(I.e. like if alpha males started being about like going to they gym instead of hating people) #additionally viewing that 2 percent this way is actually in favor of the original idea #because the argument is that the fundamental values of that group are generalizing and therefore discriminatory #and not that the people in the group itself are all inherently discriminatory #small but subtle difference that makes the world when it comes to analyzing arguments sometimes I think #boy… watch my post about understanding the nature of terrible arguments flop boy #idk this was super cool when I figured it out and I’ve had some fun finding the generalizing idea in different bad arguments

[lock-my-feelings-in-a-jar]

i keep laughing at the video of heavenly on supersonic where they have fans(like the wind kind not like people-fans) blowing a bunch of bits of something around the stage for the visual effect and dave is just picking the pieces out of his mouth because he’s trying to sing and they’re all blowing right into his face 

#me #whose idea was that #that was a terrible idea

[sleepii-moth]

i updated tumblr thinking that they stopped with the stupid ui changes and maybe actually fixed the tagging issues, i was wrong i was so wrong how do you downgrade an up how do you un install an app update i hate i hate i hate THEY DIDNT EVEN FIX THE TAGS!!!!!!

#i thought it would be like desktop its not its so bad auhg #why is everything in the m I D D LE AUHG #my finger cant reach all the way to the pther side of my phone screen whose fucking idea was this #staff has no braincells i swear to god #tumblr hire me so i can fix your terrible fucking graphic design

[llycaons]

went back to twitter again and it wants to CHARGE YOU to edit your tweet??!!

and there’s fucking...limits on the number of times you can edit your own damn post...

[ID: a screenshot of back text on a white background: Get early access to Edit Tweet with Twitter Blue Twitter Blue subscribers get early access to features like Edit Tweet, which lets you update a Tweet up to 5 times within the first 30 minutes after it’s published.]

#elon you shitbag #unless this was already a very terrible element of this stupid website #just delete it and repost it with the edits #whose idea was this... #cor.txt

[underfell-crystal]

Jurassic Park 2: Quirky old white man back at it again with his bs

#crystalks #this guy is so fucking hilarious. #several people died on the first island and the survivors were traumatized #and he's like YES lets send people to my SECOND SECRET island with VERY LITTLE EQUIPMENT #TRAINING #AND BRIEFING #i also find it funny that Sarah isnt 'scared' of the dinosaurs like Ian is and literally fucking touches a baby dinosaur #like its a domesticated puppy #THE FUCK YOU THINK WAS GONNA HAPPEN WHEN YOU A WEIRD CREATURE WHOSE INTENTIONS ARE UNKNOWN TO THE DINOS STARTS MESSING WITH THEIR CHILD #OF COURSE THEY GONNA GET MAD #and even if they're herbivores #theyre BIG herbivores and Will Crush You #and like. sarah. ian got attacked and wounded by a fucking t rex. hes traumatized. and youre out here acting like his fear is irrational #up until the momma and daddy t rexes come a'knocking and you ALMOST DIE. THEN it's not fun and games and silly Ian #for being RIGHTFULLY worried and wary. #anyway Ian is my favorite character bc he's the reasonable one. hes like 'Old Man this is such a terrible fucking idea' #and lo and behold! he was right! BOTH times!

[wisebeth]

One thing which genuinely bothers me is Annabeth's perception in the fandom. How she's seen as this cold, stoic, emotionless, reserved and intimidating girl. When in reality, she's a character full of love.

Annabeth, who immediately cried and felt attached to Cerberus after playing with him for a few minutes because she wouldn't get to play with him again.

Annabeth, whose deepest desire, which the Sirens lured her with, is saving Luke and having a good relationship with both her parents.

Annabeth, who believed in Luke's goodness, even after all the countless terrible things he did simply because she had faith in his humanity.

Annabeth, who cried in Percy's arms before entering the labyrinth and refused to reveal the last line of the prophecy because it said to lose a love worse than death and the idea of losing any of her friends is too painful, heartbreaking and worse than dying.

Annabeth, who kissed Percy before parting with him in St. Helens because if he's going to die, she at least wants him to die knowing she loved him.

Annabeth, who took a poisoned knife for Percy during the war because she'd rather die herself than let him die.

Annabeth, who convinced Luke to switch sides by reminding him of the promise of family he gave her. Which in turn, influenced Luke's decision to end himself to destroy Kronos. Hello, she saved the world with the power of love.

Annabeth, who spent months after months losing sleep and searching desperately for Percy when he went missing.

Annabeth, who kissed Percy to eternity in public at their reunion, not caring what anyone is going to say or think. An asteroid could've hit the earth, and she wouldn't have cared.

Annabeth, who told Percy “I love you” when falling in Tartarus because if she was going to die, she wanted them to be her last words.

Annabeth Chase is a sweetheart, who has always felt things deeply and she's so full of love. And I think it's time we let go of the “cold-hearted annabeth” headcanon because it's not true, that's not her.

#LISTEN #MY GIRL IS A SOFTIE AT HEART OKAY #her ‘cold exterior’ is just a facade she puts up to guard herself bc of everything she went through #percy jackson #pjo #pjo live adaptation #percy jackson and the olympians #hoo #heroes of olympus #mark of athena #house of hades #pjotv #pjo disney+ #annabeth chase #percabeth