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vent post sorry Jesus Christ my 80-something year old, dementia-ridden grandmother got her hands on a fucking taser.

So I came home from a renaissance fair yesterday and she was fucking tasing the air with a teal-rhinestone-encrusted taser.

  I didn’t register what it was at first, I just heard this awful crackling noise that made me shudder, and then she was coming at me with a flashlight pointed into my eyes. (Yk, first she renders me deaf and then she blinds me. BAM, BAM!) I covered my eyes and asked her not to do that, because she’s had this habit historically of blinding me with flashlights on purpose and I hate it. Then I hung up my keys, and when I turned around to look at her, that horrible sound crackled again. And, feeling dazed and confused as if in a dream, it hit me that the sound was coming from her flashlight. Was it a toy? It looked like a toy, but- what- I frowned. She zapped it again. 

  “You…have a taser,” I said, blinking slowly, barely able to process this.

  “Yes.”

  “…why?”

  She shrugged flippantly. “In case anyone needs it!” This wasn’t a helpful answer. I closed my eyes.

  She doesn’t have a car anymore, she can’t drive and go shopping…and no sane person would give the madwoman a goddamn stun gun…right?! I swallowed, mouth dry. 

  “How?”

  “Cathalogue.”

  “Catalogue?” I echoed.

  “Cath-a-logue. Here, look,” she said, tasing the air far too close to me to be comfortable.

  “Why?” I said again, voice high and reedy as it often gets when my life becomes too close to an episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

  In lieu of answering she tased the air again, and I flinched again, thinking about how damn close that thing had been to my face just seconds ago. 

  “Oh, what happened to your hair? You’ve gone blond! I love it!” She exclaimed, changing the subject as she finally realized I was dressed like Bill S. Preston esquire. 

  Not having the energy to deal with the fucking taser I said “Uh…yeah, dude.” And I showed her a tiara I bought for my sister at the nerd fair. Then I slipped upstairs for safety reasons. Knowing my life, it won’t be long before I inevitably end up stunned on the floor by that thing- on accident or otherwise.

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Computer, show me characters gaining weight as a sign of their improving mental state. Show me characters learning to love their body as they learn to love themselves. Show me characters no longer punishing themselves for something that isn’t their fault. Computer. Computer do you hear me.

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spent so much time fantasizing about having friends that i forgot to actually make the friends

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Oc art or whatever,,, the first part looks like shit bc I messed it up but!!! Tw for blood!!:

@not-karl @koiifsh-core @kalied0skull @karldotorg @dr-fr3ak0l0gy @d1sapp01ntm3nt @broareweabouttoviberightnow @spinachart @i-tothe-d-tothe-k @i-like-ratsssss @living-mites @scalls @the-johnny-gay idk who to tag

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Love it when tumblr users display the strangest anon hate they've gotten on their banner. It's like a deer's head mounted on the wall but the deer also calls you a slur

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we don’t own rick riordan anything

I don’t trust people that unironically don’t use any critical thinking skills when actively consuming/engaging with content just because their “favorite author” wrote it.

oh look! rick riordan just published a new book.

am I gonna read it? yes, probably.

does it mean it will automatically be good? absolutely not!!

it’s okay for you to like some of his books while still acknowledging the fact that not all of them have the same quality (or, god forbid, are even good to begin with). not even the greatest authors out there have the capacity to keep shooting 5/5 books with this level of consistency, he’s no different.

this fandom has a weird sense of loyalty to him, and I get it, really. these books have shaped me into I am today and I am happy they exist but rick riordan is not just a poor uncle trying his best :( — he’s a millionaire. a fucking millionaire making shit tons of money with every new release he makes (and I’m not even considering the series).

his books sold more than a 100 million copies worldwide. yes, 100 million. that’s more than a whole country’s population. that level of international acclaim can only be achieved in most author’s wildest dreams.

we, as fans, not only can but also have the right to analise and criticize his work — we engage with it, we spend money on it — and, most importantly, should be able to acknowledge when it is not… it.

there’s nothing wrong with liking an objectively bad/cringe book (or other piece of media) but in order to do so, you must admit that it is one. if his writing quality has dropped or if his characters don’t feel like themselves of if the writing sounds cringe and extra fan-servicey, we should be able to acknowledge it. admit it. we don’t own him anything.

many many amazing authors are out there waiting for someone to read their books. books that can be compelling, diverse, mature, funny and with all types of characters and narratives that don’t use poc/lgbt characters and themes just to check their inclusivity quota for the book.

i still love the riordanverse, but let’s just reflect on who we’re giving our attention (and money) to.

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every day i mourn mother mother / lemon demon / will wood being disregarded as "cringe tween tiktok transmasc music". because like 1. who gives a shit 2. all of thewse bands are genuinely so fuckking good plea.se why would you do this .please. please why god please

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Happy birthday Sonic! You get better and better every year 💙🥳

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you can’t tell me this isn’t at least a little soda and steve coded

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please johnnypop nation rise

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Daily reminder that Darry does NOT hate Ponyboy. How are we still thinking this in 2025???

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The outsiders as orchestra players (coming from a cello player)

FEATURINGGG PONYBOY, JOHNNY, AND DALLAS 💥💥

Dallas - cello

Johnny - violin

Ponyboy - viola

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I just got reminded of when I saw a fic/hc’s of Johnny/Sodapop (Johnnypop? Sodanny? I have no darn clue) and I just thought about them fussing over Ponyboy 24/7. No matter on which date, they somehow will find a way to get Ponyboy in it.

And yes it’s 10x worse when Ponyboy is sick. And when/if he dates Curly. “Double dates,” all the time with them no exceptions.

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i would read gone with the wind to him in an abandoned church while on the run to get him to sleep so he could be at peace

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please johnnypop nation rise

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When I have to erase the muscle I spent like 2 hours tryign to draw because Darry has to wear a shirt 😢

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i know i need to get better posture but sitting up straight literally is so unconfortable like fuck no