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A good article from Tor that articulates a lot of my impatience and frustration with current SFF marketing trends. Beige indeed.

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"what if a dangerous man pretends to be trans to-" what if we actually dealt with the underlying causes of dangerous men. what if predators faced real consequences more often. what if you stopped using trans women as a proxy for your grievances with liberal feminism's individualist denial of the need to fight systemic issues.

what if you stopped assigning blame for patriarchy's evils to one of its more vulnerable victim groups.

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The American people overwhelmingly oppose Trump’s plan. In fact, a recent poll found that only 14% of voters support cutting social services to fund an extension of Trump’s tax cuts. That’s why Republicans passed the bill early in the morning when no one was watching — because they know how wildly unpopular it is. This bill is NOT a done deal. It still needs to pass the Senate. It's important that we get in touch with our senators and tell them to vote NO on this bill. Keep calling. (202) 224-3121

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I feel like 99% of the Silmarillion fans forget that Fëanor was actually a very likeable guy for most of his life.

That is literally a significant part of why people followed him. A lot of people loved and admired him. He wasn't mean to random people, and definitely not "a toxic husband/father." The whole point of his story is that he was universally beloved, which is what made his fall so impactful.

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Y'all need to see this omfg this is so good holy shit I'm so normal about this

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I remember skipping my 4th hour class nearly every day for the second semester one year because my 4th hour was gym first semester and I could go there and play and run and have fun because the teachers thought I was still in the class.

I loved gym class so much, more than any other class, including art class.

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Vintage vs. Modern Prismacolor Pencil Comparison

Basically, I have tested three types of Prismacolors from over the years, and I found that the Prismacolor colored pencils lead formula changed in the 1990s or early 2000s. And spoiler alert for the testing, they're all fairly similar. The craftsmanship on the 2025 version is sloppier but the core is the same, just thinner, and the older Berol pencils are softer.

I have the remnants of a Berol Prismacolor set. Wikipedia states the Prismacolor brand was owned by Berol from 1989 to 1995. I thought my pencils were more 1999-2005-ish, but heck if I remember that long ago and 1995 is possible. Anyways, in 1995, the Berol and Newell companies merges and Prismacolor was set as a Sanford brand. Now, the pencils just read "Prismacolor Premier" and they don't fuck around with company names on the barrels.

I have one single solitary Sanford Prismacolor pencil in Peacock Blue (PC 1027). I happen to have a Berol Peacock Blue (two, actually, for a toal of three Peacock Blue and no, I do not know why I have so many) so I did a side-by side of those. My new set of Prismacolors, bought new last week, has a Pink (PC 929) and I happen to have a Berol Pink, so I did a direct comparison of those, too.

Berol Prismacolor colored pencils are very soft and smooth to use. They feel more like my Derwent Watercolour or Colorsoft pencils than newer Prismacolors when writing and coloring (although using Prismacolors after Derwents make the Prismas feel flimsy. Derwent pencils are sturdy, chonky boiz). They do smudge when wetted a teeny bit more and the softness does mean they dull a little faster. The colors are a little richer than Sanford or modern Prismacolor.

Sanford Prismacolors are just a little less rich in color, like, you're not going to notice unless you're purposely doing a side-by-side like I am, The barrel is the same width but the core is maaaybe a half millimeter thinner? It's barely noticeable. This one felt like the modern pencils- still smooth to use, but firmer than the Berol.

Modern Prismacolors are sloppy is appearance (the silver gilt lettering on mine is so wonky, I was worrie they were knock offs for a bit!) and the core is thinner than the Berols for sure. The barrel is the same size so they feel the same to hold as the old ones and the same to use as the Sanford branded pencil. They lay down color just as well, and yeah, they're slightly less rich in color than the Berol but no one's going to notice unless they have both. They're fine pencils~

Now, I haven't bought single Prismacolors since probably 2005-ish, when I switched to using alcohol markers more. So the Sanford branding and change in core consistency had to have happened before then. So any 'vintage' Prismacolors with Sanford printed on the barrel are going to give you the same experience as modern Prismacolors, except maybe the core being the teeniest bit thicker. Most people are not going to notice.

You may notice the Berol vintage Prismacolors feel different, though. And frankly I prefer it. Yeah, having to sharpen your soft-ass colored pencils more often stinks, but when they say Prismacolors feel like butter, those Berol ones mean it.

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Once again in my hating "you have to join discord servers to interact with fandom" era

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I want to be the very best, like no one ever was

Fëanor invented pokéballs and also the pokédex.

Close ups under the cut!

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oh shit, it's 3/21/23, 32123, palindrome day

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So I've been testing my old art supplies and picking up a couple new things to fill out holes in my color palettes. And I noticed I have two different type of 'vintage' Prismacolor colored pencils from pre-2005, and I got a set recently because my selection of green was awful in colored pencils AND alcohol markers, so I think I'm going to do a comparison soon. I have to work but maybe later today or this week? If you're into art supplies, please look forward to it.

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to be honest there has never been a fictional character i’ve actually wanted to date. like. i want them to date each other. i don’t want myself as a person to be involved in this scenario whatsoever. what would i add to this narratively? what’s my thematic purpose in the narrative? immersion breaking. 

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hey boy don't kill yourself. green's dictionary of slang is available online and allows you to explore 500 years of english vulgarity. you can search by part of speech, source, time period, etymology, and usage. there's a whole category for gay slang. they even have specific citations listed so you can see the exact context for yourself. boy did you know that in 1927 "to kneel at the altar" was slang for "to sodomize"

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I still think Maeglin was done so dirty. He falls in love with his cousin and suddenly it's his dark and twisted and unnatural lust, like okay, that's not what you said several chapters ago when you described Aredhel's relation to her cousins as "but to none was her heart's love given", as if it's not just normal but EXPECTED that she'd fall in love with one of them. But god forbid her son does it. "The Eldar wedded not with kin so near, nor had any desired to do so" my ass, it's just Maeglin you don't like.

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had a fascinating english class that resulted in the notes header “the forcefeminization of victor frankenstein”

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Everyone's Favorite Dog!

(found on Red Note)

Da Huang, our favorite cdrama dog! There's probably a lot of human actors who envy her career. I mean starring with Cheng Yi and Joseph Zeng? In the same year?! Good for you, honey.

Dog world "actress" Da Huang age 7+

Da Huang plays Er Niu in the new drama "Si Jin". She is a very spiritual dog who not only guards the house but also helps her master find love. She is really a great dog! Seeing the male and female protagonists kissing, as a girl she is of course shy and covers her eyes with her paws, but she can't hide her curiosity and stole a glance.

Sidebar: I love that they included the dog in the cast interview

Actor Da Huang is more than 7 years old and has 6 years of acting experience. She is happier than anyone when she starts working on the crew. She quickly gets to work when the director shouts "action!". Of course, she also gets off work faster than anyone else. When the director shouts "cut!", this girl is gone!

Although lively and well-behaved, she is also afraid of things, such as fear of heights and vegetable markets. When she was afraid of heights on set, her brother Cheng Yi sent her snacks from afar to ease her fears. Da Huang was found by her owner in a vegetable market, which is the psychological shadow of her dog life. Fortunately she was rescued from the dog dealer and her new owner trained her to become an animal actor.

In Zhu Xian, she was a standout with her costar a monkey. In Municipal Heroes, she was a fierce little dog who shouted when she should.

In Lotus Tower she played a vixen. Because of her excellent acting skills and cooperation, she was not only loved by the actors but fascinated the audience, directly becoming a star.