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rednote is the only good social media because its the only one that consistently shows me lambs from xinjiang in little hats

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This is Money Snake. She only appears every 312 years. 

If you reblog her picture within the next twenty-five seconds you will have good luck and fortune for the rest of your life. 

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Am I wet? Am I on my period? Did I pee my pants?- next on wtf is going on down there.

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someone tell them pride month is over

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DS9 | 5.01

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*grips them like a lifeline*

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Reblog and you’re guaranteed to be successful at whatever you do next!

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One massive, legitimate way to improve as a writer or artist or in any creative endeavor really, is to become absolutely obsessed with something and to allow yourself to be weird about it. Genuinely mean this btw.

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PLEASE THIS IS SO FUCKING FUNNY

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one time i saw somebody describe julian and garak's first scene as "a snake wrapping around a bunny" and thats so sexy it makes me light headed

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Floofy kittens

(via)

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Turns out Startling Meteorite was the answer.

i wonder how the curse will manifest today

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orangesnackcake

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Anon asks are off for now. Why? Someone is presuming to lecture me on religion/minister to me when they don't even know what my religion is. I did not invite them to present their opinions on that topic. I wouldn't even be addressing this if I wasn't sure I knew who it was.

Okay, I know I don't get serious on here often - heck, I haven't been posting much at all lately - so I'm going to put this explanation under a cut so people who don't give a shit don't have to scroll past all of it.

Frankly, I know who this person is, and even if I considered them a friend and still want the best for them, it is nobody's business what my beliefs are. (Spoiler: they're nuanced. I know that's a lot for the site of "piss on the poor?!" reading comprehension levels, but here we are lol. Maybe one day I'll post my beliefs, if I feel the topic is relevant, but my beliefs are very personal/private to me. I don't even discuss them with my family. Because what I believe is my business only. At this moment, I just want to address that anon in a non-specific, yet pointed manner.)

For clarity's sake, I want to make it super clear that in all of our interactions, you have behaved kindly. You have treated me kindly. And you are, in my experience, a good person. I don't know what made you feel the need to begin sending me unsolicited quotes about the end of the world and getting my soul in order. Frankly, I don't care what the reason was. My soul is none of your business, and I can assure you, I am very content with where I am with my beliefs.

In the time I have had Tumblr (11 years overall and 4 for this specific blog) I have not judged others. I will never judge others. Because it is not my place to do so. And it is not your place to do so, either.

Before pointing out the speck in your brother's eye, you must first acknowledge the plank in yours.

I understand why you feel you must thrust your beliefs blindly on others without first asking what they believe in, but that is not what your religion teaches, Anon. I've studied it. You're not supposed to shove it down other people's throats. Sending quotes into another person's inbox without invitation or impetus is rude, presumptuous, and does not win anyone to your side.

Unsolicited quotes, regardless of intention, are not love or acceptance or any of the things you want them to be. They are invasive and performative, especially if you do not know whether the recipient is at all open to hearing what you have to say.

Besides, you might be sending it to someone who already believes in your God and who feels as though you're being condescending and speaking from a high horse. Arrogance - even unintended - is never a pleasant quality.

I'm trying to be as vague as I can, because none of this is a conversation that should be held through asks or posts. This should be happening in private messages, but since you won't do that, this is what I have to say:

People are supposed to know your God and that you believe in Him through the way you act and the way you treat others. Blindly shoving an unsolicited quote into someone's asks because you think their immortal soul is in danger is not going to work. In fact, it irritates people - believers and non-believers alike. All it does is make you appear as though you think you know better than others. Essentially, you are treating them like unruly toddlers. That is no way to behave, religious or not. It's just plain rude.

Reread your religious text. Independently. I fear your pastor has left a few passages out, or misinterpreted them to suit his/her own biases. Too many people misrepresent your religion by manipulating that text to make it sound as though their actions are the morally correct ones.

Look at their actions. Look at the content of their character. Look at who is quoting it and claiming morality. Please. The quote you sent me spoke of people being deceived, but I fear it is not me who has been deceived but you. I am not trying to deceive you or manipulate you or ask you to change anything about the way you practice your religion. I am simply asking you to think for yourself and be mindful of others.

Your God does not rule through fear, but through love. Man rules through fear (like your message claiming that we are in the end times - there's no purpose to that beyond causing fear). If your pastor says otherwise, he/she is twisting your religious text. If anyone in your religion is trying to make you behave by instilling fear of hell or damnation, that is not how they should be teaching. They should be teaching you how to be a good person and how to love thy neighbor.

I am not perfect. I am a flawed human being. We all are. Work on yourself and your own flaws before you try and minister to others. This is not the way. This is just disappointing and insulting. What happened to the respect we held for each other? Are you pushing your own guilt over some perceived wrongdoing onto a convenient internet person with whom you have connected that feeling in a parasocial manner?

Look inward. Say a prayer. Ask for guidance. But, be cautious when shoving your religion down unfamiliar throats. You never know - you could be hurting someone. There are people who have religious trauma, people who are private because their religion is an intensely personal belief, and there are people who don't say what their own religion is because they don't want others to feel as though they are shoving it down other people's throats.

People are in infinite places with their spiritual/religious journeys. You don't know where they are at. Until they explicitly invite you into that space, respectfully, shut the fuck up and mind your business. Nobody owes you an explanation. Nobody answers to you. In fact, according to your own religion, anon, the only one we truly answer to is God. So, if you truly have faith in Him, then trust Him to handle me accordingly.

Do not poke me again.

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*struggles while writing* i suck and writing is hard

*remembers some ppl use ai* i am a creative force. i am uncorrupted by theft and indolence. i am on a journey to excellence. it is my duty to keep taking joy in creating.