It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!

Crazy Kat’s by Defiant

I swear to God if I'm getting sick right now imma punch a pancake. And I love pancakes.

Yesterday i was listening to splatoon music and crying which is a recurring pms behavior for me for some reason and i was like huh thats weird i still have a week. No i didnt. Period came early. Heralded by splatoon

hi sorry this is the second ask I've sent today but

I offer up to thee

a fan playlist for your edling fic. I know yoy have ur own but it's always nice to have some different perspectives.

your fic is beautiful and I hope you continue to write for many many yesrs

Oh my god?? I'D BE HONORED OP WDYM. The fact that you loved my fic enough to make an entire playlist at all really reminds me why I love sharing my work ;w;

I'll keep on writing for wonderful folks like you. Thank you 💜

why do you hate 'Kat' so much?

i see i have inadvertently started kat discourse, lmfao.

it just sounds too modern and breaks the immersion. i don't want to be reading about a tender moment between the fire lord and the southern water tribe ambassador, only to suddenly be reminded of a 21st century social media influencer trying to sell me a crusty eyeshadow palette. katara fits the world of atla; kat does not.

i can tolerate it in modern AUs, especially if it's something sokka or hakoda calls her, but i'm just not a huge fan of it from zuko. dante basco didn't put everything he had into rasping katara like that for us to disrespect it, smh.

if you like it, go ahead by all means. just not my thing.

Take Me to Church by Hozier

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Dedicated to @aadmelioraa and @aethelreds and @hcrogasm

For @tlkafterparty, prompts: romantic relationship + inspired by song lyrics + angst

@ the anon asking about whether a specific blogger is reliable:

I completely understand the question. But in general I don't answer things that involve someone who is currently active online, unless they are a present danger to people in the community. By present danger I mean the last time I stuck my nose in was with someone who was abusing several people in the DID community and bragging about it while also sharing peoples' private information to others. This has to do with several factors: 1) as a brown person I get much more frequently called aggressive for even mild disputes, which has happened multiple times for stuff that is as little and nonconfrontational as "stopped talking to someone," so I pick what I speak out against, 2) because I know the nature of this site and its tendency to harass people and I'm not gonna be part of that even if purely by accident, 3) because I prefer to handle things privately, one on one, if there is a serious issue rather than airing it all out, and 4) because for the most part I am very unaware of individual people in the DID community--I don't follow the tags and I get most of my DID Community News from either friends who tell me things or because something got recommended to me. For example for the specific person you asked about, I am actually aware of who they are, only because they've been around for years, but I do not keep up with them or read basically any of their stuff.

The most I will say to you here is this: if you are asking me, then it seems like you don't think they are reliable or at least doubt that they are. I would ask yourself what makes you uncomfortable, but also to trust your gut. It's good to wrestle with your own discomfort and reasons why you might be uncomfortable with someone that could be bias, but it is still a good idea to listen to yourself. Whether you turn out to be "correct" or not, you should have your own back in these matters.

You know that one scene from Deadpool where Wade is having sex with Vanessa but it turns out they were just reading erotic fiction together while sitting nicely parallel to each other? That’s how I picture Carulia to be like.

I’m not usually one to comment directly on social issues but I need to talk about the reduced literacy and degradation in understanding the words of others.

I’m a student tutor at a college, and i have increasingly found that students seem to be unable to understand exactly what my job is really meant to do. This fall semester, I’ve had a number of students who signed up for a session completely online, where they send me their paper and I give feedback without any in-person contact, and assumed that not only was the session in person, but also that I was at the main campus. Now, I may be able to understand some of this, but the problem is that the only way to find where to sign up for my sessions is in an isolated section of a website specifically for my regional campus. Even if they’ve managed to skip that stage, on the website to sign up for tutoring help, it says my specific campus’ name, which is completely different from the main campus. My sessions also have three options for people, in-person, online but face-to-face through Google Meet, or completely online, this is an option you have to choose between to even sign up, but people seem to completely miss it.

I could maybe brush this off as just a few isolated incidents, if this hadn’t also happened with a faculty member. This professor signed up in place of a student, and asked me for my personal opinion on if this particular student would do well in her class based off one assignment.

There are multiple things wrong with this: 1) I am not allowed to do that, as I am both an undergrad and not a student counselor, so my advice is not something to even be considered; 2) this was likely shared without the students knowledge, and this response was clearly a very traumatic event in the student life, which I did not feel very comfortable reading without knowing if the student had even agreed to this; and 3) the professor clearly didn’t read how to submit for an online session, as she copied and pasted the paper into the description box for the assignment.

I have seen video after video of Highschool teachers showing how their student are becoming increasingly illiterate, with being unable to spell without relying on auto correct. Add in the inability to have nuanced takes (such as understanding that some narrators are unreliable and should not be used for weddings, as I have seen people use a quote from Lolita of all things for their vows), and not being able to tell what is political propaganda and this is becoming a serious problem. I’m no expert, so I don’t know how we would even begin to fix this, but there has to be something done about this, otherwise I’m starting to suspect that this is going to spiral into something far, far worse than we can imagine.

"No one remembered my birthday-" Well, but did YOU tell anyone it was coming up and you wanted to celebrate it with them?

"I wish someone would see through it when I tell people I'm fine-" Well, but have YOU considered not lying when people ask you how you're doing?

"I am so resentful of my friend because they keep doing this thing that really bothers me-" Well, but have YOU directly communicated that the thing is bothering you?

"I am burning out because my friend keeps expecting me to help them with serious struggles-" Well, but have YOU tried to establish the boundaries you need to feel okay?

"No one ever asks me about this thing I really care about-" Well, but have YOU brought it up yourself?

"I miss my friend but they haven't texted me-" Well, but have YOU been reaching out to them?

Sometimes people are mean, uncaring assholes, in which case you get to be mad. But sometimes you just need to communicate better. Try communication before you assume someone doesn't care!

so i will write hcs on this later but i write my stelle as very comedy relief protag who doesnt know whats going on BUT i want to lay out scenes within the game that actually had her react seriously in a way that fits her narrative as this person who was chosen as a vessel out of nowhere and nobody knows what to do with her or say to her about it.i have a few in mind already but i think laying that out will be a good foundation for what genuinely sets her off

Receiving mail is so stressful ive got the testament image jitters.

the closer we get to riot fest the more anxious i get abt getting a spot anywhere near the stage like i'm poor i didn't secure pit tickets for any show and i NEED to be in the old man sweat splash zone 😭😭😭😭

so my great uncle passed away earlier this year and in his will he specified that he wanted everyone who showed up to the funeral to get together, drink from his wine, and pick out 2–3 pieces of art from his collection each.

the art was officially delivered today!! and i am ONCE AGAIN very thrown by how big the third piece is 😅 my aunt and mom convinced me while i was v drunk to put my name on it but like...i’m v grateful they convinced me to pick it bc i love it <333 

you literally have to have special permission from the council (me and robin and kat) before you're allowed to say anything about danger days btw