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When I watched The Mummy as a kid I always thought I would grow up to be like Evelyn; sophisticated, intelligent, living in Egypt, a bit clumsy but overall put together. Married to Brendan Fraser.

But I grew up to be like Johnathan; constantly running away from my problems, unfunny jokes, drink always in hand, the very epitome of bi-disaster. Chillin with skeletons.

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At the gate for my flight home from visiting friends and there's a woman here with a service Shiba Inu. No pics because he has a Do Not Disturb vest and taking pics of strangers is illegal but I need to stress how ON DUTY this animal is. Ears up. Eyes doing Lazer scans of everything. Examining everyone who passes within 10ft like a security guard. Ass planted on her feet. I have never seen a dog with such intense chivalric guardian energy before. He has tiny eyebrows and they are FURROWED with concentration.

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To all my writers who have a tough time with smut terms and not knowing which ones to use, I have found the holy grail for us.

This reddit user took a poll of 3,500 people and went really in depth with asking their favorite terminology, along with actual pie charts on what the readers preferred to see in their smut.

Here's the direct link to the Google doc with all the info!

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Words to replace said, except this actually helps

I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested

INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified

GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed

FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested

JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed

LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed

LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned

ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore

SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized

ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged

NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered

SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted

FIRST OFF Began

LASTLY Concluded Concurred

WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted

HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed

WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved

BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned

ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted

CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised

LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed

BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged

FINE Consented Decided

TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered

JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched

WASN’T ME Denied Lied

EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened

BORED Droned Sighed

SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered

DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached

OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled

ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered

ANNOYING Nagged

I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured

I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled

I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered

OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered

SURPRISE BITCH Revealed

IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted

BITCHY Tattled Taunted Teased

Edit: People, I’m an English and creative writing double major in college; I understand that there’s nothing wrong with simply using “said.” This was just for fun, and it comes in handy when I need to add pizzazz. 

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I need all the good will that my job interview goes well tomorrow. Not because I really want it or I'm worried about the interview, but I need a win in the job department. It doesnt need to pay crazy or have benefits, it just needs to not be traumatic. It needs to pay enough that I can afford rent and help my friends without having to put up with being belittled or screamed at. Please, that's all I need.

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Friendly reminder that you're not required to publicly take sides in any geopolitical conflict you don't understand.

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Let us be real clear here Cj,

MULTIPLE PEOPLE have asked for transparency, so where you get that nobody wants that I can only assume is made entirely in your own head.

When I was still playing there were three seperate issues of transparency going on that you shut down.

People wanted the AI stuff to stay pinned until all the art was replaced. You ignored them.

People wanted roadmaps and breakdowns of where their money was going and you ignored them. I saw multiple threads asking for such.

People wanted you to be clear about rules rather than banning or deleting threads whenever you got upset. You LIED to people about it and ignored me whenever I brought it up. What was it? Last month that we spoke? I got timed out and didn't get a reason for over an hour and you said you didn't even know it happened. You continued to delete threads and warn people for feedback that you deemed an attack when it was never that whatsoever. Is it so crazy that people who paid you hundreds of dollars want to be reassured that they aren't going to just be banned on a whim for saying they dislike a feature?

You're a deluded person.

We had a long convo over DMs where the end result was that you have to back off because you're attacking people who are trying to help you. You're pointing fingers whenever someone doesnt agree and then crying on discord about how you're being bullied after all your hard work. Meanwhile someone has cancer and how dare they mention it! People react with thumbs up emojis in support of one another and they're "So wrong" for it, in your words. Fuck man, you threw the biggest hissy fit and shadow banned an artist from commission work because you didn't read their TOS. That's on YOU. You not only had a tantrum and attacked this artist's financial work, but you called them childish and unprofessional for enforcing their boundaries as well as holding their financial troubles above their head (something you have been blamed of doing in the past as well). That isn't just shitty behavior, but that's gaslighting. Rather than ask what needed to be done to get commercial use from the artist you tried to harm them financially and then keep them quiet from telling people.

You can play victim however much you want, but the only power you have is this pet site that got lucky with some good artists. Most pet site owners do this as a passion project and put their own money into it, you are not some saint for doing it. You're just the only one who constantly lords it over people's heads whenever someone calls you out for your bullshit.

I left Santae because the game isnt fun and you're a tool that was insufferable to have to tiptoe around. I keep an eye on Santae because my friends who are still part of it constantly get upset because of your idiotic actions. Every good person that was on your team is gone now because of how you treated them and others. And what did you do? You crashed out for the umpteenth time and banned them for no reason. You let your paranoia over a leaker drive you to attack people who had nothing to do with anything and then justified it by saying people are attacking you.

Yes, sure you're a person behind that keyboard, but bad people ARE actually still people and lovebombing with gifts does not make you a good person. You having marital issues doesnt mean you get a free pass to be a dick to people, to scream at them, to put them down, etc. You can surround yourself with yes men, but that isn't going to get you far in life.

Fuck Luti for snitching twice too and fuck you for using private convos off site to punish people who weren't doing anything wrong but expressing themselves. And people let you get away with so much because they don't want to rock the boat and set you off again or they dont want you to attack the wrong person in your paranoid delusions.

I don't give a fuck if you're a person because if you're going to be a shitty person, then you deserve the hell you're going through.

I told you before that I am happy to discuss things plainly and respectfully, but you do not attack my friends. I'm done with trying to be respectful. Delete the site. You said you might when we chatted. Put everyone out of their misery because Santae is bringing nothing to the world but drama that you feed into. Your writing is horrible, your worldbuilding is subpar, your features are repeats of the same god damn thing that nobody likes anymore, and you've utterly destroyed the community with your own god damn hands.

I know it's crazy to say about pet sites, but grow up and take accountability Cj. You have your whole god damn staff team brainwashed to think that any amount of disagreement or dissent is an attack so they're becoming as paranoid as you are. These people are going to be fucking useless on any other staff because you've made everything so staff vs. users. You made a game to sate your own ego and how dare users want to play something fun. Just delete your miserably unfun game that promised more than it delivered. I have yet to talk to one person who quit Santae who wasnt happier for it, even if they loved it before.

You can say with respect, but I have not once seen your speak respectfully to anyone if you werent pretending to be the victim. We only talked as long as we did because I let you whine about how bad you have it. Anytime I pushed back you tried to end the convo and I had to give in to keep you going. That's fucking insane. You and your team can talk shit about us all you want, the opinions of the deluded are hardly worth listening to. And inb4 you try to pull an uno reverse card, look at the hundreds and hundreds of users who left your site and dislike you vs your tiny team of yes men who only persist because everyone with sense already left to protect their own mental health.

Do everyone a favor and delete santae like you did with your last site and this time don't try again.

Setting the Record Straight

I’ve stayed quiet for a long time. Too long.

Every single piece of art, line of code, and moment of story has been created by real human beings who care deeply about this project and the community around it.

Let’s be absolutely clear: None of Santae’s artwork is AI-generated. Not now. Not ever.

We made the ethical choice over nine months ago to ensure our pipeline was 100% human-created, and we’ve stood by that decision ever since.

The artwork currently being falsely labeled as AI was created by LoreMonsterStudios / A.B. Feester, a contracted artist, who used and stated, “I used this because it’s faster than google” So that made sense to me. However, as Alpha went on the AI questions started, and I defended them, and would send them to AB, and every time she would say she drew it 100%. We’ve reached out to them multiple times for clarification. Nowhere in our agreement did it state that AI tools would be used. But it also didn’t state they wouldn’t be used. Back in 2019 there was not AI, I learned about AI from AB in Dec/Jan of 23/24 and at first thought it was really neat. Until I was educated how it was developed and created and how it works, from that point we changed our policy, and AB still said she drew them, so we continued to defend them. When users started showing the drawing over the inspiration image and some were almost identical, I can’t put into words how stupid I felt and how used I felt. I haven’t heard from her since then and I’ve asked multiple times to speak to her or address these claims publicly.

We decided to re-draw every asset she did for the sake of integrity and to do the best for the site as some were very similar but others were completely different. She took 80 of my characters/OCs/Comms from previous years of coming up with them and did this. I asked her at least 4 times as the shading kept changing what she was doing different, I’m no artist I just assumed she was doing better. I was working 100-hour weeks I barely was awake sometimes and the Content Manager was the one running things at this time. If the assets were created by AI and it was 100% confirmed there would be chargebacks occurring, as that is theft basically. I worked so much because I wanted to be able to pay artist what they felt was fair and until all the underpay accusations every single artist said they were fine with the pay or at least to me and the leads. The work was presented to us with process videos and visual walkthroughs. I trusted it was authentic. But I’ve worked too hard to let one bad order and me not paying attention and just going with it on autopilot ruin Santae’s name.

I do want to make it clear we will not tolerate are defamatory posts, slanderous accusations, and the continued harassment of innocent artists who had nothing to do with this situation. Artists like Whixy, ErmineLeader, Ggio, Keshi, and many others have been publicly attacked, accused of using AI, and had their hard work insulted. These are real people, doing real work, they do not deserve that, they deserve better.

Another rumor I see frequently: “They took the money and ran.”

Let’s Walk through the actual numbers.

• $106,000 was pledged through Kickstarter.

• $14,700 of that was never collected due to canceled or failed pledges.

• 12.25% went to Kickstarter and Stripe fees.

• That left roughly $91,300. After taxes (around 30% at the business rate), we were left with approximately $55,000 net. In October of 2024 we received the payout, taxes in January. However there was also 12,000$ put into the Kickstarter before it launched. Out of my own pocket to get it ready.

• Artist pay has been doubled since our Kickstarter to ensure fair compensation.

• And no I have not taken a paycheck from any of this. Not one cent. I’ve been living off my own savings and 401k since October 2023, working full-time to deliver on every promise made.

So, when people say I’m “running off with the funds,” I ask you to look at the work and look at the site. Look at the dozens of systems, NPCs, pets, minimals, festivals, events, quests, UI upgrades, and everything else already live or in progress. That work speaks louder than any rumor ever could.

So, when people say I’m “running off with the funds,” I ask you to look at the work and look at the site. Look at the dozens of systems, NPCs, pets, minimals, festivals, events, quests, UI upgrades, and everything else already live or in progress. That work speaks louder than any rumor ever could.

I’ve watched and the team has as well watched for over a year as lies spread like wildfire, driven in part by individuals with personal grudges, beginning with a former staff member who manipulated our team, disrupted communication, and ultimately tried to charge me $40,000+ in fabricated late fees off a 250$ invoice. Since their removal, we’ve seen targeted campaigns and private DMs being selectively leaked and weaponized that were sent to them and you guessed it, often out of context to of course fuel more negativity.

We’ve been told “don’t say anything,” “don’t respond,” “it will die down.”

But silence has only made it worse. So, this is us saying: we see what’s being said and we won’t let it define us anymore.

Santae is more than just a website. It’s a labor of love, built by a small but dedicated team of artists, writers, coders, and volunteers. People just like you, people who work late nights, double shifts, and weekends to keep bringing you new content all while working another job as well. People who do this, do this not because it’s easy, but because they love it. Because we believe in Santae.

What We’ve Delivered So Far

• Every single “Design a Tier” Kickstarter reward is completed — except the final npc, which is in the sketching phase.

• Pets, New Themes, Crafting, minimals, items, and avatars have been released.

• Major systems like the Trades System, Banking, Mining, Sanctuary, Resurrection Machine, Crafting Mechanic, Pet Backgrounds, along with Mystic Adventure, Leveling, Skill Trees, Tutorials, Divine Quests, and more are actively being worked on and tested.

• Multiple festivals have launched successfully.

• All of this in under one year.

We’re still in development. That’s never been hidden. But we are growing, progressing, and hitting every milestone the best we can.

We welcome feedback. We welcome criticism. We do not welcome harassment, slander, or bullying.

We are not perfect. We’ve made mistakes. But we are committed to learning, growing, and making Santae the magical, safe, welcoming space it was always meant to be.

Behind every username on our staff is a real person with a life, a story, and a heart. Just like you.

So please, if you’re reading this, take a moment to pause before sharing that next rumor or jumping to conclusions. Let’s continue making Santae the best site possible, together!

With respect,

CJ

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Happy Pride!

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Now we need an alternative to squatting over the tiniest cup to give a urine sample for drug testing.

"The Food and Drug administration has approved the U.S.'s first at-home alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure generations of women [and nonbinary and trans people with uteruses] have dreaded and often found painful.

The new device by Teal Health will offer a "much preferred experience," the company said in its announcement, and also aims to increase screening rates by making the procedure more convenient.

Traditionally, gynecologists have inserted a cold metal speculum deep into a woman's vagina to scrape cells from the cervix.

The Teal Wand — "built with empathy," the company said — uses a swab to collect a vaginal sample. Women will then mail the sample to a lab that will screen for HPV (human papillomavirus), the virus that causes nearly all cervical cancers. A growing body of research has found HPV testing to be highly accurate.

The FDA approval Friday [May 9, 2025] follows a U.S.-based study that found at-home screening was just as effective as that done in a doctor's office. The study also found women overwhelmingly preferred self–screening at home, and said they'd be more likely to stay up to date with cervical cancer screenings that way.

Every year, about 13,000 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed, and more than 4,000 women die from the disease. Rates are down dramatically since Dr. Georgios Papanicolaou published a 1943 paper on how to use the Pap smear for screening, and it then became common.

But about a quarter of women in the U.S. are behind on such screenings, and medical experts say reducing that is key to the ultimate goal of eliminating cervical cancer. There's also a racial gap, with Black and Native American women far more likely to die from cervical cancer than white women. The HPV vaccine for teen and preteen girls, introduced in 2007, has also led to a global push to tackle the disease that way.

At-home cervical cancer screenings are already available in several other countries, including Australia and Sweden.

Teal Health says its self-testing device will be available starting next month [June 2025], in California first and then expanding. It will be by prescription, through a telehealth service, for women 25-65 years old who are "at average risk." The company says it's working with insurance companies to provide coverage."

-via NPR, May 10, 2025

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@arandomshotinthedark oh shit we can be knights together!

ATTENTION!

FEUDALISM RESTARTING IN 10 SECONDS. CLASSES WILL BE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED

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EVERYONE(!) I’m blazing this post because at this pace we might barely hit 1,000,000 signatures—or just fall short. PLEASE reblog this post, no matter where you are from, so we can reach as many EU citizens as possible and end this horrible practice!

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rb to tell prev they're being so brave right now and pat their head a little please

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Annoying people go away. I'm watching Jurassic Park and you're ruining the mood.

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I really believe there's some sort of "emperor's new clothes" phenomenon happening with Gen Z discoursers where they're too afraid to question the logic of some of the discourse being thrown at them for fear of appearing to be unwoke so they just blindly parrot it not to be excluded by their peers

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I really didnt think the Latuda was doing much, but now that it's been a bit over a week waiting on my refill I'm realizing just how loud my brain is. Like shut up. How did I exist like this before? It's like a room full of hushed whispers in my head.