#and they arent mutually exclusive of each other!!!

[marimeeko]

As a multishipper I'm thinking about something. As a BKDK fan, I am, I guess preparing for a possibility?

I had a thought with this last chapter, and how this battle is literally about to end. That we are indeed at the very end of the line.

And I am thinking of the "Do your best, Izuku" theme and how everyone started chiming in on it, how it has become basically the closing motif to the battle. And how Tenya brought up the OG, ochako, who said the "Deku" seemed to her like "Do your best", and of course, ochako is seen saying the same.

So my thought is, if Hori is going for a Izu Ocha ending, this might be how it comes about.

(I am not saying it's one hundred percent satisfying, bc once again, Izuku has shown virtually no interest in her beyond friendship, and the relationship, to me, is still thematically and developmentally, one sided.)

So I don't know if hori is going to go with the idea that "do your best" bringing the relationship of Izu Ocha to the forefront after kicking it to the side for so long...but I guess I can see the thematic possibility he MAY be going for if that is the case.

Once again, I am hoping it's not a blatant thing, if anything I'd like no pairing to be outright "canon". Realistically I think that may be the case. Simply bc izu ocha just doesn't have enough reciprocity behind it and, bakudeku...well, obviously is highly unlikely due to the nature of Shonen/cultural precedence by very reason of it being Queer.

I am just thinking about the whole thing and it may be where Izu Ocha enters the Chat again.

As always I am letting Hori cook, and tempering expectations. I don't dislike Izu Ocha so I won't be terribly bummed out, I just wish there was a little more developed into it(namely, on izukus side)

As I always disclaim, it's Horis story to tell, and I am here to read it, and I'm not stopping now.

[wheelercore]

"There's nothing deeper to Mike's character, he's just written to have no narrative importance other than to be els boyfriend and the source of wills gay angst" you understand you are talking about One Of The The Main Characters right? From the Aggressively Normal middle class family in the Normalcy Is Fake And A Distraction/ Curtain To Hide The Truth show right? I know many many people don't like Henry and in fact don't listen to a single thing his character is written to say but instead of writing off his monologue as unhinged ramblings maybe understand his purpose in that moment as the writers mouthpiece and how he's basically describing the wheelers + his monologue is a mirror to Jason's monologue about Eddie, which the wheelers were very obviously present for. Like idk maybe everything is intertwined and connected.

Like people really just think that all things are Accidents and a lack of pov isn't intentional and not a metaphor for a curtain hiding someone's true self. Brenner's whole dialogue to El about how one can chose to merge with their 'darkness' (is the aspects of themselves they consider unpalatable) means fuck all I guess.

[fizzypadz]

not to say that the desire for more stories about making hot cocoa is a bad thing, because its not. but to say that those should take the place of “grittier” apocalypse stories is like. 

ohh why would you tell a story about people being mean and bad. in an apocalypse. its not as if there are themes or things that could be communicated via a story like that. most importantly apocalypses can also be sick as hell

[ciaran]

there's a kind of trans person (even nb ones fall into this trap) who is obsessed with recreating mutually exclusive binaries. they grasp that you can step from one side of the male/female binary to another but they fail to understand that nonbinary people have like, materially nonbinary experiences that aren't just a reflection of one kind of binary-gendered experience. they fail to understand that trans men and trans women (or transmascs and transfems) arent opposite to each other or that those categories can overlap. they fail to understand how a body can be cis and trans at the same time, and they are really uncomfortable with the fact that transness is itself a fundamental resistance to the application of any binary category.

[hamartia-grander]

thank you for defending mia! its so exhausting being a fan of her in this fandom. so many people completely disregard her three years of trauma because ethan's one night is more important (and it is! its still trauma! but its totally reasonable for mia not to wanna talk about it imo?) and ignoring that she was being controlled (or that ethan killed her with an axe and then shot her, even if it was self defence). ive seen people say she deserves what happened because she made evie when...evie was made years before mia even joined the company and is a special agent not a researcher/scientist, or that she abuses ethan when the arguments are actually miranda and the flashback seems to imply her frustration is with ethans refusal to move on and let the two of them move forward with their lives or family. and of course ignoring mia sacrificed herself on the ship for ethan! they both need therapy but they love each other, the two arent mutually exclusive. any excuse to hate a woman i guess!

SO SO REAL anon I am kissing your forehead, YES. Also like in the flashback when we see Mia actually trying to talk about it by expressing her care for Ethan and how their and Rose's health matters and when she finally starts to say what she means,,,, Ethan gets a phone call and chooses to take the phone call over listening to Mia :/// "I wish Mia would talk about what happened with me" *ignores her when she does* Like I'm sorry I love Ethan too but c'mon😭😭Fr they both need hella therapy but people forget that Mia's brain was fucked with for an entire three years. That's a shit load worse than anything I could ever imagine, and while Ethan experienced the Bakers for a night, at least he was never mind controlled. Like Mia went through hell and back to keep him safe and people still hate her. It's heartbreaking. And it IS exhausting having to constantly repeat myself in defending her but it's worth it, she's a great character

[tixdixl]

Tagged by @blithesharem to answer 15 questions about me!! Thanks buddy!!

01 - Are you named after anyone?

I named myself and Seris is a combo of an ancient Mediterrenian Deity and Seras Victoria from Hellsing.

02 - When was the last time you cried?

This past Saturday when two long time friends of mine who mean the world to me got married to each other. They looked so so happy and gorgeous and Im crying now thinking about it.

03 - Do you have kids?

AHAHAHAHA No. No i should not be a parent no. Don't get me wrong. Kids are brillaint. Kids are incredible gremlins. I shouldn't be a parent. Not with this mental health cocktail. No way.

04 - What sports do you play/have you played?

I'm a long time dancer. Been dancing since I was 6 and unironically had ballet this evening.

05 - Do you use sarcasm?

No, never lol (yes)

06 - What is the first thing you notice about people?

Vibe check. Literally. How do people hold themselves? What air do they have about them? Are they neurodivergent and if so I will usually clock what genre within minutes. Are they queer? Are they kind or are they nice? What kinds of immediate warning flags are there?

Im aware its the hypervigilence but I cant help it lol.

07 - What's your eye color?

Bright blue!

08 - Scary movies or happy endings?

¿Por qué no las dos? And why are they considered mutually exclusive? They deffo arent and some of my favorite horror films have happy endings.

09 - Any talents?

I dont believe in talents. All skills are earned even if we have predispositions to certain types.

Philosophy aside, eh? I guess???? Language learning probably. I can pick up on the phonotactics of a language really quickly even if I don't actually know the language itself.

10 - Where were you born?

Ye Olde Midwestern Liminal Space - Ohio

11 - What are your hobbies?

Cosplay, Drag, Dungeons and Dragons, Video Games, Reading, Writing, Painting/Drawing, Dancing, Learning, Language Learning, Alt Fashion/Sub Cultures, Enamel pin collecting...

12 - Do you have any pets?

Dex and Lani are my tabbies, and Ryven is my Bordercollie/Husky mix!

13 - How tall are you?

5'10" without heels.

14 - Favourite subject in school?

*slams my Master's degree on the table* Sociolinguistics

15 - Dream job?

University Professor or Fashion Designer... assuming either would pay well LOL

No pressure tags: @oathofoaks @inmateofthemind @rainesol @elenauaurs @simons-twsted-children

[transgendersquiddo]

swagdoons/scamduo fan content that revolves around clean seas or s3 is like "woah.....cool guys in suits.... business partners loyal to the end despite not trusting the other......they finish conversations in between the cigarette smoke they blow towards each other on skyscraper balconies" but i think if left to their own devices they'd probs do the shittest blunt rotation with the worst weed both of them ever got their hands on before stumbling to the nearest corner stop, overcharging both of their credit cards, and passing out in the back with all of th trash . these arent mutually exclusive Btw

[sucrows]

knock knock o/ 👉👈 i have... many madara mikejima thoughts. and im still thinking abt mutual obsession with him so uhhhhhh cw unhealthy relationship? we know why we're here... excuse me being annoyingly longwinded orz this is barely sexy. this is just me thinking abt mama im so sorry crow aaaaa

madara mikejima is the guy who would be at your service at all times— no questions just pure devotion. for as long as he is around you, you might as well say you have your own personal assistant. theres so many examples of him doing stuff for others and i will never shut up abt his fs1 where anzu was like hey what if your exclusive outfit was just a loincloth and he was on board purely bc she likes it. HE HAS 0 SHAME IN DOING EVERYTHING YOU SAY. NONE. YOU COULD ASK HIM TO BARK AND HE WILL. when that guy loves someone, he craves them with his entire being and desires nothing more than to be in their life.

he's also not above just. asking for a fwb situation. he wouldn't be so blunt about it, but it'd be a slow coercing. mama isn't above lying about his motives either. maybe he sees you're stressed and hey. let him massage your shoulders. lay down. oh your back is just tense huh? and it escalates until he's just fucking you with reckless abandon. well your stress is gone now so he offers to make this a regular thing. no strings attached and no worries. he just wants to make you relaxed.

here's where it gets messy. mama is also out of town a lot for work. he goes overseas, just touring around. but bc he spends every waking moment he is in town attached to your hip, his absence is so. prominent. and god it feels so awful not seeing him. phone calls arent enough. good morning and goodnight texts are sporadic because he's so busy. you miss having mama around to hold you while you do work.

and it's not great for him either. he's constantly worried about you. he can't get you out of his head. when he finally gets back it's like he's moved heaven and earth buying you various trinkets that reminded him of you (some even extremely rare and valuable since... he just collects those things anyway)

just. intense back and forth of hapoiness being with him every single day to devastating loneliness whenever he leaves. each time he comes back, ofc intense welcome home sex ensues. but it never goes past the fwb stage. any deeper feelings he's harboured are shoved aside and he grows distant when he feels like you want to get even closer. he always wants what he can't have. and he'd rather you not be caught up in whatever bullshit he goes through so he lies to himself saying he's content with meaningless sex and just doing things for you. even when you have consumed his entire thoughts. yet he's unaware that you are much the same. craving him more and more that you wanna get through to him. but HIS FUCKASS LONESOME WAYS MAKES YOU HESITATE. SO YALL JUST GO NOWHERE. AND ITS JUST A "what are we?" LOOP

mf.... madara just will not communicate. he can't go beyond superficial desires and acts of service because it scares him to face the fact these feelings have grown wildly out of control. it scares him because the moment he does, he fears his own self destructive tendencies will take over and he'll just ruin everything. whats more is that imo i think he would still unconsciously do things like distance himself, not speak to you for days even after coming back as like a way for you to grow to resent him. that way if things crumble he can just say oh the signs were there as if he didn't put those flags up himself.

uh yea 💚 thats all. uhm. unrelated i think youre super cool and i hope ya have/had a good day dependin on when you get to this 💚

minty i am going to become the JOKER if you do not stop apologizing for things i actively invited you to do and that is a THREAT /lh

anyways, this is soooo tasty idgaf if it's more angsty than horny i'm eating this up anyways, thank you for the meal 🙏

Madara Mikejima, King of Miscommunication. He adores you and puts you on such a high pedestal that it becomes nearly impossible to convince him to stand by your side as your equal. He believes that you deserve better so much but he's also too selfish to give you up. He's not worthy of you, but neither is anyone else.

He wants the emotional intimacy. He wants the domesticity. He wants everything. Hell, he probably indulges in these things pretty often in a FWB relationship, but he can't ever tie you down. The moment he gets the inclination that you're getting too attached, he runs. When you're truly in a time of need he will always be there for you but otherwise he's as fickle as the wind.

It's a horrendously painful but addicting relationship that neither of you can truly break off

[demiurgicfeline]

as someone who is very much not neurotypical i get very tired w how ppl talk abt Neurotypical People as like. some sort of weirdo freak aliens and wholly Other. and while i get that neurodivergent ppl are often talked abt like their thinking is alien, it isn’t helpful imo to do the reverse. neurotypical ppl think differently, no they arent freaks for liking small talk. and i think this way of framing things lends itself to the tiktok bullshit of “breathing is a sign of ADHD” bc every way of thinking and behaving becomes Neurotypical OR Neurodivergent, which makes ppl begin to overthink everything they do. and i fall victim to it, i become paranoid that every single thing i do is because of OCD, which makes me feel WORSE and isn’t helpful at all! 

every so often i see on here and on twitter some post decidedly saying “this is how neurotypicals function” and sure, sometimes! but like that one post about how “neurotypicals only ask about the thing you’re watching/playing because they want to join you and not because they want to hear about it” isnt a bad post, bc for some people, sure, that’s what they mean. for others they genuinely do want to hear! it varies person to person! but it’s the replies about “wow i cant believe all neurotypicals function this way” that feels very silly and unhelpful for everyone

basically neurotypical thinking isn’t something that can be hacked or that there is a guide for. neurotypical ppl can also be stressed out by social expectations and rules, they are not all thinking the exact same way just like neurodivergent ppl can think differently from each other. also sometimes ppl just are different from u. im extremely social, i genuinely LOVE small talk! i am also neurodivergent with severe anxiety! these are not mutually exclusive! also also neurodivergence is a big umbrella which includes a lot of kinds of thinking within it itself so like

[thisbrilliantsky]

i feel like this whole "likes vs reblogs" discourse is (as usual) two semi mutually exclusive sides of tumblr talking past each other. some of us are here to hang out with our friends and pass around funny pictures and sad poems etc., and to this side a like is a lil hug or a bro fist or otherwise silent acknowledgement that is appreciated as such. and some ppl are here to engage in a wider community outside their friend group; to create and share fanworks, art, original projects etc., and thus are trying to reach an audience who will hopefully engage with aforementioned art and share it so more ppl can engage with it. and here by "engage" i mean comment, and by "comment" i mean discuss, not just with the original artist, but with others as well. yes some ppl make art etc. just as a hobby and a lil hug from a friend or a mutual-in-law is more than enough reason to warrant sharing it online. but other ppl make art 1) for a living, and 2) specifically bc they want to DISCUSS that art and the creation of art in general with a wider audience, not just their friends. and if they can't do that here, they will likely try to find other places where they can.

and ofc, many, many of the ppl who were "audience members" so to speak (i.e., here primarily to find and engage with art in a community, not necessarily just to hang out with a small circle of friends) left in the great twitter migration a few years back. thus the art and fandom side of tumblr suffered a huge downswing, while the friendgroup hangout side continued mostly unchanged.

ALL THIS TO SAY! the artists who are sad or upset that ppl don't reblog their work arent just snobs who don't like hugs, theyre just craving a wider audience and deeper engagement in their work, and feel that when their "audience" only likes and doesnt reblog (which is where tumblr puts our comments/discussion!), it feels like said audience just hasnt found the artwork worthy of discussion. which naturally would make the artist a bit sad and less likely to post more art later. which is why there has been a push to revive the old art and fanworks side of tumblr which revolved around indiscriminate reblogging and essay-long tags etc. WHICH! is a completely different way of blogging! than those of us who just post stuff to talk to our friends and are NOT trying to reach ppl we don't know!

however! i'm sure we would all be sad if artists (im including gifmakers) left tumblr or stopped posting their work! it would hurt no one if we made a point to reblog more stuff for our lil friend groups! artists asking for more reblogs is not a personal attack!

and artists! pls remember that us lil friend group folks are giving u lil hugs with our likes! it means we liked it! and pls dont be discouraged by lower numbers of notes than five or six years ago, there are genuinely fewer ppl here than there used to be (tho considering the recent reddit situation idk how that may be changing) and the general vibe has changed to lean more toward private groupchat hiveminds than big groups of strangers talking to each other.

ALL THIS TO SAY! pls just. don't take all this personally. these are just two different ways of using this site overlapping. there are multiple perspectives here. more than one thing can be true at the same time. thank u that is all

[waterparksdrama]

as much as i get what yallre saying, i have to agree with the previous anon a bit in that imo hes caught between a rock and a hard place.

he doesnt deserve to go thru all the stress (and neither do the rest of them but as the frontman and an entj hes pulling all the strings) but hes gotta do what hes gotta do to propel the band, saying that he’s encouraging xyz and that he’s understandably tired/fans are adding to stress are not mutually exclusive statements. do you guys even remember some of the lyricism from blonde and even more recently numb/like it? theres a lot of pressure (from a label or not) in running, promoting, growing this band and being almost forced to be chronically online as well feeling like you almost have to be touring atm to help yourself is hard, let alone having fans that are not *just* excited but *mad* that you arent giving them new content Right This Second has to suck.

i can see where hes coming from when he says “being excited is fine but youre doing too much,” its like when dogs play fighting turns into actually going at each others throats because the energy built up too much and converted

but the thing is he really does have the resources and ability to get the fuck offline if he's too stressed. he has done that as recently as the syitf tour and let geoff and their manager take the reigns. i really do think he needs a break not only from social media but possibly the band itself if he can't handle the tasks he takes up (either by choice or not). he's not alone anymore like when he first made the band accounts all the way back in 2011. he has a lot of support now and he should know his own limits by now - iz

[windblume]

why does everyone CARE so much about the distinction between friends and romantic partners in media like why r ppl always trying to find proof that two ppl are ACTUALLY TOGETHER like if they obviously care about each other isnt that already something worth celebrating… there isnt a harsh line between friends and significant others and they arent mutually exclusive

[lynnetendo]

i've said it before and i'll say it again: miss me with your insulting frustrating Comedic Topic Bingos (TM) when they are literally just statements in square table form. if you make statements in square table form, i cant stop you! cant complain! success! sexy of you to have put a bunch of words out there for people to measure how relatable you are, how accurate your future sight is, how good you deconstructed this topic. make that ask meme you wanted. hot af. go get that confirmation. slay. love. be free

however if you just put a bunch of statements in a square roster WITH SOME FIELDS IN A LINE DIRECTLY CONTRADICTING EACH OTHER OR BEING MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE, AND CALLING IT A BINGO, YOU'RE SUCCESSFULLY INCREASING MY LEVELS OF FRUSTRATION!! IF THE FIELDS CONTRADICT EACH OTHER IT'S NOT BINGO!! YOU'VE MADE IT UNFAIR BY DESIGNING IT WITH A SECTION THAT IS FULLY UNWINNABLE!!

and if you say "well not everything can be won. these arent supposed to be won" then why didnt you just Not make a bingo...

[terraliensvent]

I’m sorry put the op was right about them being human beings with thoughts and feelings. Did it come off to strong? Yes. But the fact you have to put the glaring issue of they can’t take criticism as your stance isn’t even a viable way of proving your point as there have been clear efforts to change things in the community as of recently. Now that Temul is in charge of the group!

Not saying the fair of amount of criticism isn’t justified. In fact there is always room for improvement and it should be heavily encouraged.

But shouldn’t mods be people you trust? Not total strangers? but active community members who become good acquaintances with staff? No seriously. I’ve been spectating the server since July of last year and half of those people didn’t even know each-other til they met on the server. Some of them aren’t even friends til being asked to join. And so what if they’re friends? That means they’re a trustworthy candidate that can be vouched for.

It’s actually insane how people will just assume the worst out of a situation without any definitive answers but purely based on their pre-decided judgement of others. Which is a huge issue right now especially with cancel culture.

I can’t even begin to explain how entitled half the people in closed species communities are because half of the problems stem from the people themselves. Now this is a vent blog and it’s meant for voices to be heard. That much is obvious. All you need to know is change doesn’t happen within a week. It takes months so don’t assume the worst in situations or you’re gonna stay bitter in these communities when you eventually quit.

Stay safe and touch grass 👍

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i feel like youre neglecting to acknowledge the full range of points i made in my last response.

yes, theres change happening within the past 2 months, but theres also things to have gripes about. im glad things are seeming to move toward getting better, but at the same time that shouldnt deflect from the fact there are still things to be worked on

i understand theres the big rework happening right now with stuff, but for transparency’s sake im not going to give points for things that arent completed. you can say youre working on things, but until i can physically see them and be able to make a judgement on the effectiveness of implemented changes, im not going to comment on them because i dont want to have to retroactively edit my perspective.

also, “mods are making changes” and “mods cant take criticism” arent mutually exclusive. the changes being made currently are a result of the work getting too hard for them with design approvals because they were SO nitpicky and people actually started to complain on a large scale. but as seen in the suggestion forums, not a lot of suggestions seem to be really introspected on. ive seen so many solid ideas that work for other large species just be totally tossed out because “its too much work for mods” but yet when more mods are hired, they dont seem to be doing really any work.

which brings me to my next point, i said in the last post i would have been more forgiving about all the mods being in the same clique if it werent for the fact that the new mods never seem to be doing anything besides promoting commissions. quality of life improvements are constantly denied because the workload is “just so difficult” but then you never actually see evidence of extra hands being used to make big change. again, if you keep adding people do the mod team it should not be taking weeks to get a MYO design approved.

im gonna barely entertain the last bit of your ask simply because it comes off as intensely patronizing to me. are we really talking about cancel culture when the issue at hand is “terra staff are bad at taking criticism?” it comes off as very much “holier than thou” mentality when you call others entitled for daring to say they dont like the way things are run. change takes months, yeah, but thats when you actually DECIDE to change and not shrug it off because “work hard :(“ dont put yourself on a pedestal just because youre more dismissive of things than others

[avansick]

Section 5: "Care as Pleasure"

“Care as Pleasure” works to understand disability justice and care work in society. The author, Piepzna-Samarasinha, works to frame what care can look like especially for those with a disability. In understanding that it is not universal, the author reveals how ableism is often rooted in a hatred of the fact that disabled bodies have needs. All bodies have needs but they come in different forms and some are more socially acceptable than others. Piepzna-Samarasinha calls for a “diversity of care tactics'' to approach “joyful, dangerous, wide-open pleasure because it’s the vulnerable strength we all deserve” (Pleasure Activism, p. 180). I felt drawn to this concept of allowing for care for ourselves and others to be included within our understanding of pleasure. Often the two are kept distinct and separate from each other as self care is not always viewed as pleasurable. It does derive pleasure from the ability to learn about yourself and grow. It is important to see pleasure from perspectives outside your own as it will look different for everyone. Society has disabling effects on people who deviate from binaries and standards that are not always achievable or desired. In approaching pleasure and disability as not mutually exclusive, it offers insight into what life can and does look like for so many. 

Image Source: https://www.mic.com/life/for-disabled-people-sex-toys-arent-just-for-pleasure 

[crimeronan]

ooh, 27 & 30 for the wrap?

27. What do you listen to when writing?

this year as i was driving around imagining stories, i'd put on two playlists: the princess luz playlist, which is about being unbelievably sad, and my devin and nova playlist, which is all songs about having a HORRIFICALLY dysfunctional relationship.

when ACTUALLY writing, i gravitate toward instrumentals. i have still-very-much-in-progress instrumental playlists collecting music for each of the OCs, but they arent curated enough to link. if i'm writing a scene with a specific mood, i'll go on youtube and type "[x mood] epic orchestral mix."

if you've never done this for writing, it's a GODSEND. my most common searches are shit like "horror orchestral music," "drama/suspense epic orchestra mix," "devastation orchestral music mix," "powerful and emotional orchestral music mix"

there are too many bands and production companies i like to list them all here -- a LOT of musicians make electronic and orchestral scores that would fit intense movies. i've heard people say they use these mixes for setting the mood in TTRPGs, it's just as effective for writing.

as for specific instrumentals, i HAVE to recommend any and all of within temptation's. the instrumental versions of their songs showcase INCREDIBLE violin, piano, guitar, and general musical craftsmanship that usually gets lost under the vocals. they are fucking STUNNING.

my favorite one always fluctuates depending on my mood but for now i'll suggest trying shot in the dark to see if you like it. it's a pretty good preview of what their stuff sounds like.

30. Biggest surprise when writing this year?

honestly, i was surprised to rediscover how much i love horror writing, and equally surprised that so many people could get invested in my horror writing.

i know i'm a Good writer obviously. but i often think about fandom in terms of interaction with other people. i write a lot of dark shit in my own time that's just for me, but i'd sorta gotten used to thinking of fandom as being somewhere that i should write easy-to-read stuff. i didn't expect anybody to want to read anything else

(this isn't a Totally unfounded belief -- in my fandom immediately preceding this one, i was extremely invested in a main character with the darkest storyline in the books. at one point i wrote a novella about her and the people surrounding her that she killed/drove to suicide/emotionally destroyed, and unsurprisingly it's almost exclusively been read by like. tumblr mutuals. like ~12 kudos on each installment. which is still more than most writers would get!)

i started writing the longer luz fic bc horror has always been the easiest thing for me to write & i was in a lot of pain that needed venting. i didn't expect there to be an audience for it, i actually had braced myself for pushback bc sometimes certain toh circles can have...... interesting opinions about what is or isn't OK to do to a blorbo.

i really didn't think anyone would like reading my writing if it wasn't funny enough. and it's 100% true that the princess AU has a fraction of the kudos-based readership of wwaitsoatl. but the investment of that small readership is WILD.

i am. so grateful. aha