#a reflection of what shines

[saltedplumtea]

I could make so many beautiful things at such low cost if only polyester didn't make me want to tear my skin off the moment I feel it. So instead I'll be having to hand embroider this entire cloud collar, in silk.

[saltedplumtea]

Gonna echo the thank you to OP for not doing the allergy thing!!

Like you said, in the eyes of people who are judging, all of our different reasons are just "excuses for weakness" or something. If they even believe that what we experience is real. Which is bullshit, but it's normalized bullshit so RIP to all of us.

That being said! There are people who will respect/care about you (general) more than they care about their own ego, who will change the way they think. The people who don't aren't a good friend and you shouldn't put up with it. Everyone should have their dietary choices respected, always.

people are absolutely EVIL about the boundaries of "picky eaters". no, they do not have to try it. yes, they can know they don't like it without having eaten it before. no, they probably have not suddenly grown a taste for the food they've said they hate. no, they probably are not going to like it in the Special Way This One Place Cooks It. yes, you are being a bad friend if you try to "trick" them into eating it anyway

[saltedplumtea]

Paul Billings, finally having to threaten to torture people in order to get information multiple times while Hank sits beside him, very clearly not having a good month while a literal rebellion is forming around him and everyone is practically setting the pact on fire: >:[

Me: [kicking my feet and twirling my hair] I hope he finds out about the wall of names! I think that'd be a nice treat 🥰

[demigods-posts]

i'm one hundred percent certain that after percy and annabeth made out underwater. and he wanted to make their relationship official. the question was not "will you be my girlfriend?" but "can i be your boyfriend?" i don't care what the canon says. percy gave annabeth the space to take the lead in the relationship. because after a lifetime of being abandoned by everyone she dared to care for. and then watching her on the brink of a panic attack at the thought of losing him the last four years. he wanted to honor a new beginning between them by follow her lead and moving at her pace.

[saltedplumtea]

Everything stated above plus a small emergency/first aid kit. Maybe a snack. Winter gear goes into the bag when I'm inside if it's the season.

Coat/pant pockets can't hold everything, and it's helpful to have a place to put my stuff that is not my hand or pocket.

@ people who carry bags everywhere what do you put in them what is there to bring other than chapstick, keys, phone and maybe a tampon why are you packing a suitcase to be outside for 5 hours

[saltedplumtea]

My uni's fellowship application page hasn't been updated for the current semester and is unclear about deadlines and my research prof is driving home so she can't email a clarification so I'm just. Sitting here checking my email every few minutes hoping I'll get a response soon so I don't have to submit a draft application rather than a edited one 🙃

[somegrumpynerd]

Actually it turns out I had more thoughts about that post that I forgot about lol

Would Nightmare actually give up his boys? Yes and no

If it was just a black and white situation of they're miserable, they don't wanna be here, they have somewhere better to be, then yes. He would leave them out to wherever they needed to be despite his own feelings and very quickly realise afterwards just how much he'd gotten used to the noise and company. I think he would get a little clingy with Dream about it, which I'm sure Dream would find very weird after everything but not unwelcome, he did miss his brother after all.

(If he couldn't attach himself to Dream's side for whatever reason, I think he might just sit in his castle and go insane. Or maybe he'd just spend all day at Ccino's trying really hard to project that he just likes the atmosphere and isn't lonely as hell)

But the thing is, most of them don't have somewhere better to be. Horror has his au, and Nightmare would keep up the supply of food even if Horror said he wanted to quit at this point, so he would understandably let him return home. Killer, Dust and Cross effectively don't have aus anymore though, and they tend to get into self-destructive habits when they're left to their own devices. (Obviously bringing Color and Epic into the mix to make sure Killer and Cross are taken care of eases matters, but Dust doesn't really have any friends outside their group he could go stay with - that Nightmare knows about at least).

The flipside of this is that his boys may not necessarily want to be given up. I think if Nightmare got really in his head about this he could easily end up convinced this is the right thing to do without ever asking them if it's what they want, with potentially terrible results. He's established such a pattern of always returning to find Killer when they get seperated, that if he never showed up Killer might just keep sitting there and waiting for him greyfriar's bobby style, refusing to leave because he's certain his boss is coming back.

[arianna-irwynarn]

Such a pretty designers reflection

[saltedplumtea]

English speakers, or really any speakers of dominant languages, don't get to joke about Frisian either. Y'all can fuck right off with the linguistic supremacy and colonial nationalism.

Here’s how to tell if a language is easy to learn

None of them are easy

They’re all stupid and terrible and will kick you in the nuts

That being said

Languages similar to ones you already speak

Languages you have a lot of motivation to learn

Languages that have a lot of resources and media to watch and/or listen to and/or read

So, if you’re reading this with relative ease (aka you speak English fluently) probably French or Spanish

Do whatever you want though idk

Don’t just choose a language based on how easy it is

Unless that’s what it takes to keep you motivated idk

Go learn Frisian or something

[incomingalbatross]

I'm trying out another kindle unlimited author, recommended by a friend from school, and currently I am halfway through the first book of a trilogy trying to process "why don't I care about this protagonist" into something actually halfway analytical.

I think there's SOMETHING there about the difference between a powerless character (fine and cool) vs a passive one (hard for me to get invested). Even or especially if the character has the power to DO very little, I think creators need to show them caring about things! Making judgments! Having internal lines drawn or goals their limited choices are driven by!

But this MAY just be my definite personal bias toward liking characters who enter the scene with strong moral convictions.

[saltedplumtea]

I need to know what is going on this refs brain. For scientific curiosity. Because why would you not call that???

[front-facing-pokemon]

[httyd-art-requests]

love all the dragons so far! could i request skyfire from rise of berk? i love typhoomerangs and the colours got me good

I had no idea which dragon this was in the game but now I do and holy MOLY!! This guy is awesome, thank you for requesting him <33

Dragon #37 - Skyfire (Rise of Berk)

I love the glowing firework theme this guy has going on

[moonshynecybin]

In fco verse when journos do motogp journos things and ask awkward questions like, you said marc was reckless dangerous blah blah, has your view changed or do you still consider it so. How does vale react because it's funny if he says less kisses in bed because now it's true or if he defends it's a reality check for him

this is interesting because i think those little jokes are like. key to the overall thesis on vale’s relationship to the press/media and how he protects himself. funny little deflections are the BEST way to avoid a question because they’re funny ! people like them ! no one is offended and you don’t even have to answer a question that you don’t want to answer… and i do think. mister Gen X addicted to lighthearted gay sex jokes MAKING one of those jokes and seeing eight million stories (i will say that their irl gay sex jokes already have a bunch of news articles god BLESS) that actually and forreal reference his gay sex life is like. weird for him. i mean he loves PDA (they both do lmao) and showing off a hot partner and making outrageous statements about his sex life (max biaggi penis interview. mile high club. etc.) but that doesn’t MATTER. that doesn’t chip at the tender little place inside him that turns over every time he sees marc smiling, soaked with champagne, below him on the top step of the podium.

it’s also. and this is maybe less fun but i stand by it !! one of his little ways to still assert power over marc i think. like especially if he’s still in competition with him, especially if his ego is threatened or he feels really vulnerable about the whole thing which i think he DOES but is ignoring like a champ. like YES this story is about him coming out with marc in order to sort of. shield him from that bullet of being forced out of the closet, but that doesn’t get rid of his weird rivalry complexes. that doesn’t stop him from wanting to win against marc. that doesn’t stop the aforementioned bullet from hurting. so idk i think it takes a minute for him to let go of some bad habits ! and maybe that minute includes a sexy sort of realization that marc winning reflects well on HIM as marc’s PARTNER. and a lot of positive reinforcement via postrace sex

[saltedplumtea]

Not eating/drinking because you're worried about how "healthy" something is doesn't do anything other than make your body feel infinitely worse. Eating/drinking the thing will give your body energy, always. Do it.

It's always better to eat or drink "junk" than to not eat or drink at all, okay. Full stop. End of statement.

[torchickentacos]

me after my mom called and said 'hey I found this old canon eos 400D with a bunch of lenses if you're interested'