#yeah no i'll stop now i'm sorry

[transformers-earthspark]

Apologies for my recent radio silence. I've had a lot on my mind lately.

This post isn't Earthspark-related at all, but please read it.

I need to take a second on this blog to acknowledge some things going on in the world. I should not have stayed silent on this blog before, but I'm trying to fix that now.

Genocide in Palestine + how you can help Palestinians

You can buy e-sims for people in Gaza here. Anything helps.

Click here daily to help generate funds for Palestine. It's free and takes less than a minute.

Here's a list of where you can donate to help Palestine.

(If there's anything I should add to this section, please let me know.)

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The KOSA bill, what it's going to do if passed, and how you can help prevent it from taking effect

KOSA will essentially erase anonymity from the internet by requiring people to upload their government ID or other form of identification to any social media site, as well as restricting resources and information on LGBT rights, history, racism, and more. This bill will censor the entire internet and destroy privacy while violating First Amendment rights and potentially putting minors in danger.

This also could very well mean the end of Tumblr, and I'm not exaggerating here.

Tomorrow KOSA could be passed in Senate, and from there it will need to pass in the House of Representatives before being signed into law by the president. It's not doomsday yet, but it is a dangerous situation-- and here's what you can do.

StopKOSA.org provides you with a template email to send to your representatives. You can leave it how it is or edit it to say what you want, and then send it from their website.

The website also allows you to call your representatives and gives you a template of what to say.

BadInternetBills.org, run by the same people, takes action against KOSA as well as other bills like EARN IT. At the time of posting this, over 356,000 people have signed this petition.

Additionally there are several petitions on change.org to help stop KOSA. Here are a few of them.

STOP KOSA

STOP THE KOSA

Stop Kosa

Save Humanity, Oppose KOSA

STOP THE KOSA ACT

(Again, please let me know if there's anything I should add.)

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One last thing-- The evolution of AI images and video.

I don't really have anything good to say. AI is evolving fast and changing the world as we know it. We are adapting, but nobody knows how this really is going to end up.

A few quick points:

AI images are not art. That's all. AI "artists" who genuinely claim to have made something of their own just by typing a prompt into a generator will be blocked. (Which has been in my rules for a while, but I still think it needs to be said.)

I recommend Glaze for artists who don't want their art being scraped and used for data training. Especially with the recent rumors of an upcoming deal between Tumblr and Midjourney. There's also a similar program called Nightshade (haha, earthspark reference? anyone?🦉) that I haven't tested myself but have heard good things about.

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That's all, I suppose. Reblogs are good, if you don't mind.

Spread the word about KOSA. Contact your representatives. Sign the petitions.

Support Palestine if possible. Donate if you can. If you are unable to donate, make sure to do your daily clicks.

Stay safe and take care of yourselves. ❤️

#>> mod: firefly #this will be one of the only non-earthspark things i'll ever post #look i'm going to be completely honest here; i'm stressed out of my fucking mind. this is not okay #the state of the world is terrifying and i hate it #but we can still do things to help #it's important to not give up hope because there is hope and we can fight for it #but not if we give up before we can try #alright yeah that's my attempt at a pep talk. from the earthspark blog mod. #thank you for reading this anyways. <3 #oh and anon asks will be off for a short while because i'm scared of. idk. everything right now. sorry about that #tags: #palestine #from the river to the sea #free palestine #stop kosa #anti ai #ai art theft #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #kosa #kosa bill #bad internet bills #internet censorship #hgffgdfgdfh

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

I have come up with a question.

Who I'd your favorite Genshin character and why?

By reading your fics I can't tell if it's zhongli or childe.

zhongli by leaps and bounds actually

i do love childe don't get me wrong; i just love zhongli far more

as for why, i wouldn't know how to word it in a way that wouldn't take me any less than writing CN took me LMAO the reason why you might think childe is up there among my favorites (he is, he's just not as close to the top as you might think) i'd assume is probably because of the fics, yes? but the thing about the fics is while i've already mentioned i'm not exactly projecting onto childe nor, god forbid, using him as a self-insert for the author – i am more or less of the opinion that the way childe would love zhongli in a story would more often than not align quite well with the way i myself love zhongli as a character. (which is why i find bgtea's eoos and jouicifer's npc so interesting) so like- the reason why childe is usually the main pov character for my zhongchi fics is because i get to write how much i love zhongli as a concept via the lens of a character who would also love him in a similar fashion; only i also get to spice it up with childe's own character quirks, bc i think he's fascinating as well, just in a different direction. that might be why i've yet to write a zhongli pov zhongchi: not as easy to write about how much i love the character's concept if he himself is the pov, and i feel like zhongli's way of loving childe as a concept wouldn't be able to fill a fic the same way it does the other way around. not that he doesn't love him! i just haven't figured out how to write that pov for that long yet. if you're curious, i'd have to say my current favorites list goes kind of like this: zhongli way ahead of all the others, then wriothesley and neuvillette around the same realm, then navia, then kuki, then baizhu, then childe, and then like- in no particular order, furina, clorinde, diluc, jean, qiqi, xiao, xingqiu, chongyun, beidou, fischl, thoma, ayato, layla, yanfei, yaoyao, dehya, shenhe and most of the others. also to the side there'd be alhaitham, separate from the list, bc i love him but i also detest him in a particular way. i guess pity him is a better word, watching how the fandom treats him feels like taking physical dmg. if you're thinking of a particular artist like an outlier you're probably wrong, but i'm not going to point fingers bc why would i do that. (i do have a handful of characters i dislike but in the spirit of not being an asshole i'm just not going to list them)

anyway- yeah that's pretty much it;; maybe one day i'll make a zhongli pov zhongchi and it'd be a bit clearer what i mean by that, but you know me, i don't control the inspiration ToT

#sorry this was such a long meandering answer lmao i just genuinely cannot articulate it without taking up actual hours #nor do i have the mental capacity to do it rn #anyway #thank you!! #ily <3 #if you've read every good intention you might know what i mean by my odd relationship towards alhaitham #you might also know i don't read kavetham fics precisely bc i dislike the fandom's take on the entire ship – not the ship as a concept #so yeah #i've actually read far more zhongtham than i have kavetham/haikaveh and that's when you know i have read no kavetham #there's only like 40smth zhongtham works and half of them are lemon #i'm not saying there's no kavetham out there that i could like; i'm just saying i don't have the time nor the need to go pick and choose #like i like the ship but not that much #i'd much rather read wriolette and clorivia #god those are such good ships holy shit i love them so much #i'm rambling i'll stop now lol

[downtherabbitholewithlucy]

These nu-metal androids are syncing up

They communicate on stage telepathically

#[beep bop boop] Fred messed the lyrics up in that last part #[bop boop beep beep] I know. I don't think too much of the crowd noticed. Just keep playing. #[boop beep bop] Okay. Yeah. Play it cool. Hey you wanna get tacos later? #[beep beep beep boop] hell yeah. I fuck with some tacos. #[boop beep beep boop] you also wanna fuck later? #[BEEEP BEEEEEP BEEEEEP BEEEEEEP] AFFIRMATIVE. HELL YEAH. #[this message will self destruct in 5 seconds...] #Sam Rivers #Wes Borland #Fred Durst #Limp Bizkit #nu-metal #WeSam #My WeSam senses are tingling #and so are theirs lmao #okay i'll stop with these shitty ass jokes now. i'm so sorry. #just been on a WeSam high with my latest fic I dropped so the smutty jokes just felt right haha #down the rabbit hole

[angel-of-sweet-revenge]

When your friend needs you to be there to comfort them, but you have no energy for serious conversations and so you're stuck wondering if youre being a selfish asshole or if youre justified in not wanting to be the one to sort their problems out

#vent #its not like they didnt offer to hear my problems. but i just dont want to talk about. or anything #i dont want serious conversations. i dont want to have to worry about other people. i just cant. #im just so fucking exhausted and i dont know if its talking to them and feeling drained by the fact that theyre going through something- #-and that i need to be the therapist or if im just sick. again. #plus yesterday i slept late. my mum made me cry (i think she was just tired out by that point in the day so i doubt it was personal) #and just #im fucking tired ok #and I'm sorry im a bad friend #i just dont have energy. i want to have good energy around me to try give me some. #but when theyre upset it gets into me and drains me and I've been there as much as i can but i just cant right now. im too tired #i know im a shitty person but literally everyone got to be a shitty person at my expense so isnt it my fucking turn? #and then assuming i was acting like that to hurt them. I DO NOT WANT TO HURT ANYONE. IF WE HAVE A FIGHT I WANT TO MOVE ON. #I'm not gonna be caught up in it if we resolved it #but yeah. long story short they're going through shit and i feel like shit #and i think them going through shit is what makes me feel like shit. because i worry about them #and they can lash out on me #i just dont know anymore. i dont know if im an awful person or not #last year i broke up with a friend and my mum said I'll do the same with the next friend #it wasnt my fault #that friend ghosted me #im trying not to be her rn too and im scared that ive been in the wrong im scared im a shitty person too #but at the same time im too done to even really care #i just wanna stop fucking feeling all this and just get on with my day

[taruruchi]

I rewatched Descendants yesterday and I've been so normal ever since

#I'm strangling myself #No bc I had an epiphany in the middle of that scene where they go to that enchanted lake #I'm actually tackling myself to the floor #I'LL SPEND FOREVER WONDERING IF YOU KNEW I WAS ENCHANTED TO MEET YOUUUUUUU sorry enchanted is playing #Anyway the puzzle is puzzling and the pieces and piecing #Oh yeah I got a puzzle yesterday and it's the biggest puzzle I've gotten. It has a 1000 pieces and . I'm more than halfway done with it. #The grind stops for no one #I hate the sky tho omg #BACK TO THE TOPIC #I've been drawing #Of course I had to make the outfits more slay. Do you think I'd let the outfits stay as plain as Ben's #Ben is lowkey flopping in that department. His only plus is having blue #Okay now I have to finish reading this #☆ taruchi rambles 💬

[darlin-djarin]

"yeah i don’t participate in fandom discourse lol" dude it’s not even discourse. people are just being straight up racist and you’re sitting there doing nothing.

#saw a meme just now that was talking abt fandom fighting and so many of the notes were like #“yeah lol i’m just sitting back watching while eating popcorn” #like. guys. #i don’t even like discourse but at this point it’s literally just blatant racism and y’all aren’t doing anything to stop it #i hate that i’m seen as the “discourse mutual” like i’m literally just trying to enjoy this piece of media #without being blasted with intense and vile racism in my face #and y’all are just so okay with accepting the fact that the entire fandom is so horrendous #and y’all don’t even put in effort to even try to raise awareness about it #i’m sorry i involve myself in “discourse” i am just trying to exist. #anyway yeah this is about star wars #star wars #the mandalorian #ESPEXIALLY THE MANDALORIAN FANDOM OH MY GOD I HATE YOU GUYS YOU ARE THE WORSTRTTT #i love the mandalorian so much y’all just are disgusting #the bad batch #y’all too #like if i see something i don't like then i'll just ignore it or block em but if i deadass see genuine racism. even just microagressions. #my blood boils #“i don't like getting into discourse” ok but you're excusing literal racism. #sorry guys i'm just so pressed about this #oil.

[bookwyrminspiration]

haha not to be silly or anything but...I heard you...like keeper of the lost cities? wow that's so wild...me too... *blushes* *looks through my lashes with my wide brown limpid orbs*

(context: this is a photo of Shannon Messenger. the author. that’s her)

#kotlc #shitpost #I'M SORRY #as soon as I found this photo of Shannon I knew I had to make a really cringey post with it #but also cringe culture is dead *giggles* *meows for some reason* #also sorry to shannon for finding this photo and using it #my bad but also it's hilarious #yeah I'll stop now

[coockie8]

how do u feel about valentinos wings being his coat??

The same way I feel about Vaggie being an Angel; I saw it coming and it's mid at fucking best.

#Hazbin Hotel #way too much of what I'm learning about this show is ''oh... Yeah...'' #and it's lame as hell #there's twists making no sense for shock value #and then there's whatever Hazbin Hotel has going on #'cause being able to accurately guess this shit from a 30 minute pilot #that is arguably only marginally canon at this point #is downright depressing #also the fact I was able to accurately guess that Vaggie was an Angel when she actually *wasn't* at the start #is extra fucking sad #like she used to have a human name and a death date #she was just a demon at one point during the development #and I'm sorry but the Princess of Hell falling for just some random demon girl #is *way* more interesting than ''oh yeah she's an Angel'' #'cause it's like well yeah... #I could probably keep going about all the stuff in this show I find really mediocre #but I'll stop here for now #I think the main problem is how well the pilot did #the show was never gonna live up to that hype

[transformers-earthspark]

I have some unfortunate news.

While it's not confirmed either way yet, it is likely that Season 2 will be Earthspark's final season.

Recent information has shown that he show has been, to put it quite frankly, a flop. By their own fault, Hasbro has only lost money from it. Earthspark was badly marketed, had mediocre toys accompanying it, and was hardly ever advertised-- not to mention the major review-bombing done by transphobes online after their discovery of its queer representation. All of this makes it highly unlikely that Hasbro will even attempt to continue the show after Season 2. (Edit: Check reblogs for clarification.)

I'll keep you updated on any further information.

#>> mod: firefly #i've gotten a lot of messages/asks about this and i'm sorry to not respond to you all #this sucks. it really sucks #it's obvious that earthspark is a project with a lot of passion and work behind it that was seriously constricted by its budget and- #-hasbro just being crappy in general #under better circumstances it could have been great; but its failure is overall a product of corporate greed #okay yeah i'll stop now. #earthspark #transformers earthspark #tf earthspark #tfe #transformers #maccadam

[identitty-dickruption]

my absolute favourite thing is "nobody is talking about this" -> links to a news article from their national broadcaster (bonus points if it's the BBC or the USA's version of the ABC). bestie

if your NATIONAL BROADCASTER is talking about it. it's a pretty mainstream issue

if your NATIONAL broadcaster is talking about it. it's possible you're not seeing people talk about it because they're from a different country

people not talking about something isn't inherently a moral failing. just give us the info and move on. unjustified rage is not necessary

#sorry I'll stop now #I'm just #yeah #still see a lot of this bullshit!

[running-in-the-dark]

the thing is. I've said many times that it'd probably be better if I didn't post on here so much, especially when I'm not doing so great. it does not feel good. but. when I don't, it just all stays inside my head and it feels so much worse for far longer, so I really just don't know how I would cope without this.

#I mean I used to write in my diary instead. but it's not the same. it's like talking to myself which is like thinking which is the whole #damn problem in the first place #I can't bother my friends every time I feel like shit because it happens so much #and they don't get it #except my best friend but I already message them too much and they have their own shit going on #it's either this or lie in bed imagining [current blorbo] and talking it all out with them and basically just. daydreaming therapy. #but that tends to not be great because then I get stuck and don't want to do anything else because I'd rather be there forever. #which. idk but it doesn't feel that healthy to me. #I juuust want to be normal it's all I want it's all I've ever wanted #and then people say being weird is good and they love me for who I am and it's so so sweet and lovely but. I don't mean that. I mean I feel #like I'm insane and there's something wrong with my brain and it's not the fun quirky bits that people love about me. it's the never ending #constant relentless bad thoughts that I can't make go away OR even the good ones really. like I'm. so fucking obsessed right now and all I #want is to think about Dan and Jenkins but if I'm not careful it takes over everything and I. can not stop. #so. yeah I'm. not gonna leave because I can't and I don't really want to and I'm sorry because that means I'll have to keep posting #dumb shit like this every time my brain gets stupid #😭

[hwanghyunjinenthusiast]

Getting Bubble was the worst decision I've ever made actually

#all his messages are making me so emo #and the delusions are delusioning #on my way to be his personal nurse #not both of my men being hurt now that i think about it 😭 #hyunjin cheol I'll be both of your personal nurse #I'm deflecting with humour but yeah they both better take care of themselves and stop saying sorry or i swear to god >:( #this is just his bubble I'll probably be worse when i can finally afford jisung seungmin and minho's too lmao #rj talks

[deathdxnces]

— MORAL ALIGNMENT

true neutral

True Neutral people believe in the ultimate balance of forces, and they refuse to see actions as either good or evil. True Neutral individuals do their best to avoid siding too strongly with any one force, whether that force is good or evil, lawful or chaotic. For this reason, True Neutral personalities sometimes find themselves drawn into rather peculiar alliances, friendships, and life paths. To a great extent, they side with the underdog, sometimes even changing sides as the previous loser becomes the winner. Such people often see good, evil, chaos, and laws as simply prejudices that lead to dangerous extremes. Like the Taoist masters of ancient China, they tend to believe that the universe functions best when the light and the dark, the yin and the yang, are in balance.

TAGGED BY: @mercless ♡ TAGGING: @witchcraftandburialdirt (for robin and haru) @deathfxnds @vulpesse @windchaser (but only if y'all feel like doing it ♡)

#» out of character — ⌜main sup irl.⌟ #» dash games — ⌜the blades are honed; let us test their edges.⌟ #the fact she's Exactly in the middle between good and evil......... #we love to see it #but yeah i think the leaning more to lawful than chaotic makes sense too #i don't really think she fits with any sort of commitment to neutrality and balance (things she'd likely criticize tbh) #and she. is very Opinionated and definitely sees things are good or evil most of the time #but i do think it's accurate in the sense of caring for those she considers her people #being malicious toward those who harm them #being pretty indifferent toward everyone else #and that while it doesn't apply to good and evil and the idea they have to coexist #the whole life/death dark/light sort of balance i think makes sense #esp with how ionia deals with those things... #i'm rambling i'll stop now sorry kanfkanf

[funforahermit]

!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this what I think it is???

EEEEEEEEEK!!!

LOOOOK!!!!!!!!

I am so happy........

!!!!!!!!!!

#sorry this is just screams and pictures but !!!!!!!!!! #rhys darby #this way to spaceship #one of the rarest books ever apparently #i wonder if he knows people are selling it for a hundred bucks at the moment (and idiots like me are paying it too!) #but yeah i'm so happy!! #this is so much better than the kindle version #it's a big book!! much bigger than i imagined #okokokokok i'll stop rambling now #gotta go eat breakfast and do laundry and shit #and figure out how to squeeze the story of how i found this book into one tweet

[tardis--dreams]

I think it's really quite funny how 'go to therapy' is used to make fun of or insult people.

I mean for me personally, it's insulting even when it comes from a well meaning position because it disregards the harm therapy caused me and the abusive practices of therapists.

Like i get the sentiment of gently suggesting to someone that "help" is out there (no matter how true or untrue that is for that particular person) when they are genuinely struggling.

But seemingly in most cases the phrase "get help" or "go to therapy" are used to imply someone is 'weird' or 'stupid' or 'cringe'. "X will do XY instead of going to therapy" is another beautiful example- pathologizing a person's behavior, while making fun of them.

I don't really have a point to make, i just think it's funny to observe. Maybe someday i can write a paper on it who knows. It's just really funny to see people worshipping psychiatry and therapy and then using it as a tool to insult others.

But maybe that's just my more and more radical anti psych stance's impression. Maybe to some people the concept of therapy does not equal abuse and powerlessness and having your rights and personality stripped away. Maybe for some people it really is an innocuous thing to say since they associate therapy with ✨️improved behavior✨️ and therefore a tool to fix all these annoying people around them

#sorry got a little cynical in the end #but yeah #even if i personally didn't hate therapy I'd still find it weird #but ok #you do you #still a bit creepy to have random people pathologize any possible human character trait #like #that's what psychiatry is for. they are usually quite good at labeling people with insults and framing them to be inherently abnormal #but then again #people LIKE that. sorry i forgot. #ok i'll stop now #anti psychiatry #don't comment or message me with anything defending psychiatry or therapists #I'll block you instantly #(not saying therapy and psychs can't be helpful to some and I'm all for people doing what's best for them #but I don't have Any patience left for someone acting as if psychiatry/ therapy and the people working in these fields are inherently good #and acting as if the bad thing were exceptions. they're not. get out if you feel like you need to defend this system) #(might delete later) #(sometimes. i just. need to scream.) #shut up amy