#daily joys

[desultory-suggestions]

So many people shared on my last post that they just wish someone would be excited about their interests when they share them. This is a formal invitation to tell me about your interests via ask when you are excited and need someone to be excited with you! I may not always fully understand them but I will always be happy to learn about them. This goes for exciting daily events and life events too! Did you pass that super hard class? Get that job? Go on a nice walk? Have a tasty coffee? Tell me about it!

[cinderlulu]

things that sparked joy today ( ⸝⸝⸝ ̫⸝⸝⸝)◦♡︎

I danced in my room

had a yummy dinner

made my to-do list

got all my chores done

[mikufigureoftheday]

🌸Today's BONUS Miku "figure" is:🌸

Taito DoQuote Sakura Super Oversized Plush ver. (2024)

[babybluebanshee]

So I finally got my water heater replaced after more than half a year of it leaking and nearly destroying my floor, but that's not the story. The story is of the handyman that installed it.

Dude's name is Chris, and he's your typically midwestern schlub - friendly, apologizes too much, really likes the Cardinals, maybe a little younger than my parents. Hella nice tho, gets the heater installed quickly, and even offers to fix the floorboards it warped (after nearly tripping over the hump it made in the floor twice). Overall, a stress-free experience.

Then, as he's gathering up his tools - "So, I noticed your, uh, banner. Over your bed."*

*(The closet where my water heater is is located in my bedroom because I live in a mobile home, dude wasn't just wandering creepily into my bedroom)

He's referring to a giant pride flag that's hanging over my bed, with the words "Sounds gay, I'm in"

My anxiety spikes instantaneously, thinking oh christ I'm about to get hatecrimed or at least microaggressioned.

But then he says "Yeah, my daughter is gay, and I was wondering, like...where do you guys, ya know, meet up?"

What.

"Because she met her most recent girlfriend when she was in jail, and I keep asking why she doesn't just find a nice lesbian librarian or something and she said 'dad I know they're out there, I just don't know where'. So...like...where do you?"

So I ended up confessing to this nice man who installed my water heater that I don't know of any real gay culture in our mostly Baptist Missouri town of about 18,000 that routinely freaks out over pride displays in the library (I'm sure it exists but I'm lazy and haven't gone looking for it). My girlfriend lives in an area with a rather bustling gay community (we just did a face painting booth for their pride festival a few weeks ago), so maybe have her go out there with some friends, and also a lot of queers I know play dnd so maybe find a nice group of them and network. I then apologized that I wasn't more helpful in getting his daughter settled with a nice, wholesome dyke.

On the plus side, he was not deterred at all, and seemed to be very interested in the fact dnd was so popular amongst the el gee bee tees. I told him the names of some dms I know and told him to go to town. I do not know if the names will be given to his daughter or hoarded for himself so he can join a group and play like he did when he was a teenager and not be called satanic for it.

He's coming to fix my floor next week.

[confessormoons]

[mxanigel]

🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ I will enjoy my brainrot 🕯️ 🕯️ even when no one else does 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️

[dailydenne]

To be a little pixel painting in a little pixel world

[mzbratzplug]

BRATZ VIBEZ 🌱💕

The moon never waits for approval — it just rises. And that’s the tale.

[mentalanguish]

[thewordfortheday]

In His presence, there is an exceeding joy that can’t be compared. It’s not found in the things we can acquire. It’s not found in the sports we watch. It’s not found in anything the world can offer.

His word says that in HIS presence is the fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11).

How do you get into His presence? Just come to Him in prayer. Anytime you go before Jesus and pray, the Lord is near. When He is present, everything that seemed heavy becomes light. You sense His love, His power, His comfort, and His strength and finally- His joy.

[evilkaeya]

me: :(

cale and his three children:

me: :D

[cinderlulu]

things that sparked joy today ♡ᐢ ˙꒳​˙ ᐢ♡

seeing my gf

the refreshing taste of fruit juice

buying cute pencils

watching shows with my mom

donuts

(cute gif for your consideration)

[cosmicdreamgrl]

cause we're brighter than star for @aprylynn

[babybluebanshee]

It's honestly kind of jarring being one of only two queer people at my job, because sometimes I'll see people who are obviously, visibly, unabashedly queer and mention it to one of my non-queer coworkers and they're like "why does it matter?" or "i don't care if someone is gay or straight or whatever" or "okay, and?" What they don't seem to understand is that I'm not being judgy when I point it out. That's nothing but queer joy babey.

A trans boy who's experimenting with hair dye and oversized hoodies and new names and has currently settled on a video game character? We love to see it.

A gay elder who has never explicitly told me that he's gay, but wears rainbows all the time, has a little pride pin on his hat, paints his nails, and mentions his gender-neutral "beloved" who loves Rocky Horror and Priscilla Queen of the Desert? Makes me want to cry from sheer happiness.

A woman and her daughter coming in to get library cards, and when I asked how many she'd like on her family account, she replies "three, for me, my daughter, and my wife"? Catch me trying not to burst with euphoric squealing at the circulation desk.

When I point these people out, it's because I'm happy to see them! I'm glad these people can live authentically and contentedly and that we can run into each other. I"m glad there are closeted people who can see the visibly queer folks and maybe get that little extra bit of confidence to live the way they want. I'm glad we don't have to hide!

Basically, I live and breathe that panel from Fun Home.

[jackiietaylor]

ANYA TAYLOR JOY in THE MENU (2022)

[serendipitouslyyyyyy]

fuck romance, have you ever had a friendship where you both agree that you are the single most important person to each other? one where you feel like you are kindred souls and that you can talk to each other about literally anything because you both just get it? one where there's nothing you can say or do around them that would embarrass you even a little bit? cuz that shit is so much more powerful than romance just trust me dude