new kids in town
taglist: @sleepyandbi @blueskiesandstarrynights @pro-crastinate17 @thedragonemperess @depressedtransguy @canadiankat @genuine-possum @joshkiszkashusband @starchaserbaby (lemme know if u want to be added or removed)
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public libraries in the usa offering free digital library cards to people not in their areas (as of october 2023):
brooklyn (13-21yo us residents)
seattle (13-26yo us residents)
boston (13-26yo us residents, EDIT: just commonly banned books)
los angeles (13-18yo california residents)
san diego (12-26yo us residents, not the whole collection just commonly banned books)
these books unbanned cards (unless otherwise stated) get you access to each library's complete libby/cloud library collection, no hoopla/kanopy/physical copies included.
ebook collections are expensive to maintain (many american libraries have annual fees for non-residents because of this) but because of an uptick in book banning (particularly brutal in mississippi last summer) larger libraries have opened their doors more, which is very kind of them!
i've used my seattle card for the last several months and their libby collection has about three times the books that my local library does, which is wonderful for accessing more niche titles or skipping a waiting list. would love to hear of similar ebook initiatives internationally!
i use library extension (firefox/chrome/edge compatible) to check all my collections (+ the internet archive) at once, works for several different countries highly recommend it.
spotify seems to be offering 15hrs/month of audiobook listening to premium subscribers and while that does seem useful if you're already paying and are after a new release with a long library waitlist, libraries are better for everything else.
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My favorite ship dynamic? People who constantly make fun of each other but will rip out the throat of anyone else who says something even remotely mean about the other
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listen i just don't think that leafpool should get heaven married with a guy from a very brief fling she had as a young adult (the consequences of which ruined her entire life) that treats her poorly in most of their interactions, would not defend her when their relationship came to light, and is shown to be a shitty husband and neglectful father in his relationship afterwards. but idk this is still going to happen when crowfeather dies anyways and the only potential conflict in this happening whatsoever is going to be feathertail being offhandedly mentioned to be petty and jealous about it or something. because warrior cats can't let a woman win and especially cannot let leafpool win
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The problem with duke centric fics is that it will say it’s Duke centric but when you open it up it’s actually just Duke reacting mildly to the dumb shit the batfam does without ever actually exploring who is is at his own character which makes him serve no other purpose than simply an outsider. Half of Duke centric fics are ones that could have easily been made into oc fics but people got cold feet.
no bc ur so right. duke is used so much as basically an outsider pov on batfam shenanigans or just another kid in the family and it subtracts so much from his character. duke is such an interesting character and i love seeing him portrayed as such
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dirkjake if they were parents is like. idk if they'd be /bad/ parents but theyd def have some WEIRD ass shit going on. every family board game would be unnecessarily intense. family fishing trips seem normal until you realise they're either grabbing the fish with their bare hands or stabbing them with swords. that kid would have the worst accent ever ever. can you imagine if one parent spoke with the most ridiculous dated vocab while throwing in normal modern speak and then the other spoke in perfect sentances and grammar but in 2010s coolguy diction.
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do you ship ravage and drift? you draw them a lot and they're always so touchy lol
nah. they're really touchy amicas, tho. probably because im always touchy with my friends and it just kinda rubs off on my art. ravage is my Me character so i do end up giving him traits i have. one of those is being touchy with people he cares about 🤷♂️. he's especially touchy with drift as when they were grouped together in the dead end (which is where they met in my brain), ravage spent a lot of hours curled up in drift's car alt with laserbeak and buzzsaw for shelter. that touchy aspect never really left their dynamic.
and besides,
drift/deadlock's candle has always been lit for someone else.
(plus an extra doodle of them)
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part of me has accepted that the rumor about shadows voice actor from a while back might be true considering leakers that people say are usually right about these things were reporting on it but another part of me is still hoping that it was just another case of baseless rumors accepted as fact because the leakers in question were basically going "source: just trust me bro" . please tell me they didnt actually make such a bad casting decision Please
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