#This has been a public service announcement

[sailor-aviator]

Hey.

Go ahead and get settled because this will be...long, in true Liz fashion.

So, by now I'm sure most of you have heard what's happened. If not, you can search this blog for some answers or others for more.

I joined this fandom offiicially at the end of September after being a long time lurker. I had just lost my job and times were uncertain for me. I felt inspired to write, and as someone whose formative years were shaped by the fandom experience, I wanted to feel that sense of belonging again - to feel like a part of a community. I've talked about it on here before, but I started my fandom days in the original Hunger Games fandom when the first movie had just come out, and then I shifted gears towards the SuperWhoLock fandom. If you know anything about SuperWhoLock, then you know you had to have pretty tough fucking skin to be a part of any of it.

Of course, this was back in the day when fandom was an actual community and not authors having to beg for scraps of engagement and people thinking its a numbers game. I was a fairly large blog within the SuperWhoLock community (Waywardly-Carrying-On was the username), but I left fandom for a few years because life got hectic and I felt like I had outgrown the fandom itself as I was no longer watching any of the shows. As the years went on, I started to yearn for the fandom experience again, which is how I found myself dipping toes into several different ones.

I was so excited to publish my first fanfic. I had convinced myself that I wasn't a good writer (much to the chagrin of my irl friends), and I had put a pause on writing my original story. I wanted to write this idea about a cowboy and a girl using characters that I had grown to love like I did way back in my older days. So, I started posting, and I was so excited for the story, that I kept posting almost daily. MamaMay was one of the first people to embrace not only my story, but me as a person into the fandom. She made me feel welcomed and wanted.

Pretty much right off the bat I was already getting anons telling me that I was being too much and that I needed to calm down with all the posting. I was confused because...this is Tumblr. It's literally a blogging website? Why wouldn't I post? I decided to ignore the mean words (not before giving my opinion, of course) and kept on doing my thing. Well, the anons got continually worse and worse. I had a suspiscion as to who the anons could be, but I never had concrete proof. So, I experimented with blocking suspects until finally it worked. I'm not naming names because that's not my style, so don't even bother asking.

The fact of the matter is, some of you have entered fandom spaces for the first time, and you don't know how to act. You don't care to learn fandom etiquette as you've made abundantly clear by calling fandom olds every name under the sun while utilizing the anonymous feature. Newsflash, you're part of the problem. You're the reason why authors don't want to publish anymore. You are the reason that something that's supposed to be fun is starting to feel like a goddamn chore.

How many times can authors on here say that we aren't machines? We have lives outside of this website: family, friends, jobs, school, etc. Some of you really are just hellbent on making everyone around you miserable, and it's sad. You can't just leave well enough alone and let people enjoy something, no you feel like everyone has to enjoy it the same way as you.

Some of you go after authors on here because of some weird sense of jealousy too. I don't know why my shit blew up, babe, I really don't. But I started out with no followers and no support just like everyone else. I'll tell you what helped me though: following fandom etiquette and reaching out to other creators to build an actual community. None of this "I've reblogged three of your things and now I'm messaging you so that you return the favor." No, I reached out to make actual friendships which is what fandom is SUPPOSED to be. If someone was clearly not interested, it was fine!! I backed off and kept doing my own thing.

Some of you think being mean on the internet makes you big and bad. Guess what! It doesn't! It's loser mentality and I feel genuinely sorry for you. I'm sorry that people in your own life made you feel so small as to feel like you had to lash out at strangers on the internet who are just trying to have fun.

Anyway, this is my really long way of saying that I am taking a break for a little bit. I have no idea how long it will be - could be the weekend, could be a couple of weeks, could be forever. I need time to decide if this is something I want to keep persuing. If I come back, I don't know if I will remain a TGM blog or if I'll shift gears and hop into another fandom with a rebrand. Guess we'll just have to see.

To the people on here who have been a constant source of joy, laughter, and support: thank you. From the bottom of my heart. Your presence has meant everything to me, and I hope that my break sees me wanting to come back and giggle about the silly plane movie with you all again.

Nothing but love,

Liz 💛

[cadathecat]

BEHOLD...

you're welcome ✨

[silverjirachi]

everyone talks about the mipha we could have had

bUT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT REVALI’S DARKWING DUCK LOOKIN ASS

[meanbossart]

A couple of people have (reasonably) assumed that, in the mean-girls picture, the ladies must be speaking elvish. Many of the same people have helpfully informed me that Gale very likely knows elvish very well. With that said, I would like to make it extremelly clear that DU Drow absolutely does not understand a lick of Elvish and will gladly nag Gale to his back, side, and face in full and clear Common.

[buckevantommy]

⚠️ SCAM WARNING FOR DISNEY+ USERS ⚠️

just went to log in to Disney+ on desktop for the first time, googled 'disney plus' (because i'm old like that) and nearly got caught in a scam so PLEASE READ THIS AND STAY SAFE OUT THERE!

right now when you google 'disney plus' the FIRST RESULT (which is also a SPONSERED result) looks like the legit website but IT IS A SCAM. here's what you will see:

^ that result and ALL of its links lead to a scam website. if you click you may be fooled, as i almost was. this is what you will see:

^ looks like a legit login window BUT LOOK AT THE URL!

^ THAT IS SCAMMER URL NONSENSE. real urls don't have all that shit, as you will see. but if you put your login and click Next, here's what you will see:

^ it asks for your password. now, i did this with my actually account but afterwards i checked and you can do it with a fake email and fake password because none of this info actually matters they just want you to click this Next so you will reach the scammer page which is:

^ ⚠️ NO LEGIT SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITE ASKS YOU TO LOGIN THEN IMMEDIATELY ASKS YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT DETAILS. THIS SHIT IS A SCAM. ⚠️

Back out of the site and return to the google search results, scroll down to the SECOND search result, which is the REAL one, and this is what you will see:

^ THESE are the real links.

^ THIS is what the real log-in landing page looks like.

^ THIS is the real log-in page. NOTE HOW SIMILAR IT IS TO THE SCAMMER PAGE but also note the differences: the REAL site has extra info and links in the footer, but more importantly the URL is simple and not stuffed with scammer nonsense.

For this to be happening with Disney is BAD - they're a huge company and don't want this kind of bad shit happening to their customers or for their name to be fucked with.

but also: WTF GOOGLE?? the FIRST search result - a SPONSERED result - is a SCAM on one of the biggest streaming services out there. GEt YOUR SHIT TOGETHER GOOGLE.

and everyone please stay safe! spread the word! add info if this is happening to other streaming services too!

[iveneverdoneanythingwrong]

[takingontheworldtogether]

say it with me kids: if taylor sweep doesn't happen, we will be supportive of whoever does win! we will not shit talk the winners!! and we will be vigilant for misogynistic or racist undertones in people who do shit-talk the winners!!!!

[berry-bandit]

Friendly PSA to all of the therians out there!

As we know, turkey hunting season is approaching and people regularly hunt squirrels. If your territory/where you like to hang out is in the woods or in the vicinity,

PLEASE WEAR ORANGE!

If you're wearing gear of any sort, hunters may mistake you as something else. It's better to be safe than sorry! And even if you aren't wearing gear... WEAR ORANGE!

Please share this around.

[drifting-pieces-blog-blog]

I am re-watching Moon Knight in full for the first time since I saw the last episode.

Watching it with a friend who has never seen it. The info dumping is REAL. I've been waiting over a YEAR to explain these things to someone. You don't understand.

I'm going full Autistic Special Interest people.

It's about to be your problem.

Special thank you to everyone in this fandom that has spent SO much time compiling all the information, the screen shots, the DETAILED BREAK DOWN OF STEVEN'S ROOM. The Jewish content, the play by play DETAILS. I love you all.

Now to weaponize it and drag my friend down into my special little Moon Knight hell.

[cadathecat]

i may be a bit dusty,,

but at least i didn't forget to take my medicine today..

go take your meds!!

[ghastlytofu]

making origin-wyll headbutt astarion when they're wrestling around in the dirt at their first meeting: priceless

[soccerpunching]

My opinion on gouenji dating is that... you shouldn't date him. Please find someone better

[sand-and-feathers]

Y’all. Every issue of PNW indie music magazine The Rocket (1979 — 2000) is now available in full, online, for free. This is an absolute time capsule for grunge fans. In the June 1986 issue (published when I was one whole week old!) I found a review of the Deep Six compilation EP. All issues are available at https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=RCT&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------

[helloliriels]

I have discovered a SERIOUS oversight in the Johnlock community that requires immediate remedy!!! ⚠️

(There is not a SINGLE sherlock fic on AO3 with the MCR album title)

I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love

[elysianrey]

Bridgerton Fandom: May I present to you another cocky Anthony with *trauma* caused by the loss of family members, who’s pining after a woman he doesn’t know how to accurately express his feelings toward, which leads to stolen glances and soft hand-touching. This Anthony would also risk it all for the people closest to him in his life.

Now if this Anthony sounds intriguing to you, may I suggest watching Lockwood & Co on Netflix?

I understand the setting is quite a bit different; however, I absolutely promise you will get as emotionally attached to Anthony Lockwood as you did with Anthony Bridgerton.

[krokonoko]

every time I see English speaking people talk about how much they wanna learn another language, but they struggle cause it's hard, part of me goes

DUTCH!!

Honestly, try Dutch!

since English and Dutch are so closely related, I'd argue there aren't many other languages with such an easy entry level!