#enough doomscrolling

[ezkel]

tiktoker Regulus who makes educational videos but the top comment on every video is James making those "are you coming? yeah on my screen" "suddenly I'm typing with one hand" "bye y'all, my ride is here" "clean up on aisle MY PANTS" comments.

[justlaylisa]

Greetings.

Been some years. May repost all my stuff here.

[significant-narratives]

saw an rpf tweet with 86000 views we are so fucking cooked

[thepeacefulgarden]

[dear-ao3]

everytime i have to scroll past The Delaware Post while doomscrolling ur blog is always a day ik ill die a bit happier of a person. <3

why are you doomscrolling my blog its not even interesting

[yaralulu]

went on the rhys tag (which i lowkey have blocked) to look for some art for research purposes but the tag was so boring and mundane i literally had to click off after 5 seconds. like i genuinely couldn’t do it.

i sometimes forget that outside my own head, rhys is actually a very boring character and there’s not much fun stuff to say about him. woops.

[trashquisitor-shirozora]

a hard-fought peace within a Fandom is also throttling the gremlins in your head who want to go start some fucking shit again. no, do NOT go screaming at people that will solve NOTHING. go back in your stupid hidey holes and leave me alone to do my writing in peace, because that's how we maintain that fucking hard-fought peace.

[pinayelf]

everything is so bleak. but I still must clock in. such a time

[vaguely-concerned]

there's a self-help/mental health adjacent post that's going around and it seems to be really helpful for a lot of people which is very good. I also personally hate it with all my fucking heart

[lynxfrost13]

Gamers forgive my scattered activity both here and on discord!! I’m just a little beat with everything going on, hoping to get my energy back soon 💪

[thepeacefulgarden]

[dannybobany]

RUN WHEN YOU HEAR THE BELLS JINGLE!

(Aubrey’s Marzenie Desgin)

The beetle is dead long live the Horned Album!! Which is what this thing is called by the way, I feel bad for scrapping the beetle thing but while I was doing this my friend (thank you Jamie) suggested that maybe the horned album has a pet beetle and I said YES rabbit sized beetle with a dumb little jester hat.

Now due to. Uh. Well several things, this change in design means I’ll be altering the map and Kim’s design to see fit since both were originally connected to the beetle idea, and while I hate to see that lizard thing go she wasn’t remotely my favorite design so I can live with replacing her

So what’s going on with The Horned Album? Well the main theme I was going for is the ruining or tainting of something good, for Basil that’s mainly memories, Sunny, Mari and Hero can all be ignored easily since they don’t have a presence in Basil’s life anymore, Kel is more difficult to ignore but his current self is continuous with his young self, the person Kel is now has little effect on who he was in the last and Basil’s memories of him

But Aubrey? Her current presence in Basil’s life can neither be ignored and doesn’t connect well with his memories of her, the attitude she has toward him ranges from dismissive to rude to downright violent, sure Aubrey’s treatment isn’t remotely the worst Basil has experienced but her change of identity has put a stain on Basil’s memories of her… which namely, many are separate old ones he has of Mari which were also ruined by her death… the reason this is different is because Aubrey was Basil’s first true friend, Sure he later became closer with Sunny but Aubrey was first, and there’s many memories of her that are entirely separate from ones of the rest of the group or of Sunny

The day Aubrey began to hate Basil was also the day Basil lost the first person who truly accepted him outside his family… Aubrey was a milestone, Being friends with Aubrey was the only reason he even MET Sunny and the rest of the group, it’s that which has become tainted now

Furthermore, the other choices of goat-features and a clown outfit are sort of their own spin of the idea, the goat’s most popular symbolic use is as the perversion of the lamb (the lamb being a symbol for Jesus Christ, this is why goats are accociated with Satan, they can be mistaken for each other at a glance but upon closer inspection a goat and a sheep are very different)

The clown thing is kind of just a thing about “ruined joy”, clowns are meant to be entertainers and bringers of happiness to the masses, for one to become twisted and dangerous… ahh well this is not a new idea, using clowns in this way is very popular but as someone who likes clowns it was inevitable I’d have one in Marzenie although Aubrey wasn’t going to be the first choice, there were two other characters I’d intended to make clowns … the fact that I’m changing the cave to a circus makes them fit much better actually…hmm

It’s also worth noting that I wanted this character to be very… violent looking, anyhow, will be adding her to the master post plus an updated height chart tomorrow! I guarantee y’all she is. Uh. Big

Alright that’s all for now! Couldnt find anywhere to shove a gladiolus but I figure that’s fine, reflection doesn’t have any roses and Ziemia no lily or the valley, not all Marzenie characters are gonna have flowers in their design’s in fact most won’t… and yes I did phone in the coloring here, It’s 11:44 pm as I’m writing this and I’ve been working on it for two hours now so… yeah okay bye! Scheduling this to post in the morning now

[rainintheevening]

Hey loves, just wanted to say, if you think I've been rather absent lately, well, I have. I've found myself in a place of really needing to change things in my life and have healthier boundaries with the internet. So I'm spending a lot less time on my phone. It's a really good thing though! Already I'm sleeping better, and getting more interested and joyful about things in my day to day life. Prayer life is seeing a significant uptick, and I'm actually enjoying the time I do spend on the internet. I promise tumblr is one of the essentials in 'things to do on my phone when I'm there'! Right up there with messages and emails. God has definitely been nudging me toward this for awhile, and I've finally accepted it. @dimsilver's post about sitting in silence and embracing it was an important seed that has finally sprouted, and of course @sailforvalinor and your digital fast gives me a sense of community even as we're both away from our devices. I'll also say that in-person life has been more fun and interesting lately, and I like being able to engage more fully with it. I love the chrumblr and fandom communities on here, and with God's help I'm finding a rhythm that gives me the best of both worlds, and keeps me healthy.

[scaryscarecrows]

HEADS UP

So the Naranja is apparently pulling cabinet members from the House.

This is good.

This is good because--depending on the state--this can lead to a special election to replace them.

(Note: not all states do this. Some states just appoint someone to finish the term. Google to see what may apply to you.)

If your state has an election and you are eligible to vote in it, GET OFF YOUR ASS AND VOTE BLUE. Do not fuck this up. Do not sit at home riding the 'both suck' train. Too bad, suck it up. You get nothing at all when you pull that shit. Like it or not, we're just not there yet and protest-voting does nobody--not us, not Gaza, not Ukraine--any favors whatsoever. It actively makes things worse at this point in time.

(Don't even argue this with me. My sympathies are nonexistent and once I'm done sending you to therapy, you will be blocked. Do not test me.)

This can help stem the tide of BS. It might even be able to make sure we can get rid of him at the end of this. (Trust me, he won't go quietly. If you're fool enough to believe that, I got a rattlesnake bridge for sale, dirt cheap, hmu.)

[thatrandombystander]

Alright from now on I'm going to avoid doomscrolling and looking up news for things I can't impact at all. Let's focus on the things I can impact. I've found the name of a local homeless support volunteer group and I'll see if I can find their contact details.

[pinetreeparadoxx]

Just I heads up I'm just. Unfollowing people who are putting certain jokes or nihilistic rage bait or guilt trippy shit or discourse on my timeline. I mostly just ignore stuff but unless you're like my bestest friend ever I currently cannot mentally take it.

Real, important political and real world news, especially if there's good resources attached, is obviously welcome even if it's painful but I cannot handle the bullshit. I'm sorry.