#enjoy it while you can

[yellowistheraddest]

ITS NOT COLOURED IN SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE SO DONT LOOK AT ME AS IF IVE DRAWN ANYTHING AND DONT LOOK AT THE TAGS

[quietmakesglark]

The Trewyn Show Chapter 15: Out of Sidings

Emmet is in the dream world. He remembers the best days of his life. He remembers the worst.

Read it here!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60586723/chapters/165389836

*runs to you* *hands you chapter gently*

*scuttles away back to hibernation*

[novemberhush]

If you don’t already know how Warfare opens, trust me, you will never guess.

[lxlsposts]

You are not doing anything wrong. It's okay to lay around all day and be lazy. It's okay to feel unmotivated, lost, and / or stuck. This is just part of the human experience. It can be really hard to keep an open mind when it feels like you are not getting anywhere. Fear of the unknown is valid. You are only human. We are not meant to find ALL of the awnsers, so stop looking for them. Feel the air travel from your nose and mouth all the way down to your lungs and back up again. Smell and see the world around you. Feel the earth beneath you and feel the cool breeze as well as the warmth of the sun on your skin. You are here. You are alive. And you are not doing anything wrong. It can be hard to re-wire your mind to believe in things like shifting or manifestation. But stop being so hard on yourself! Just trust yourself and enjoy it :)

[9eeeeevvvvvaaaaa6]

Since its Snow Sculpting Week.

Are you participating? Have done it at least once? What have you made? Care to give a peek?

[mike-jacque-c-the-world]

10/24/24 - Lago Vista, TX - SEE IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN - Explored a new street during today’s bike ride and discovered this amazing view at the end of a cul-de-sac. It is located in a soon to be developed estate home community called Riviera. In a couple of years time, this view will be obscured by a large home in a gated community and inaccessible to random passers by like me. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy it while I still can.

[theblackestofsuns]

"Enjoy It While You Can"

Human Diastrophism (2007)

Gilbert Hernandez

Fantagraphics Books

[mumblelard]

even if you're not afraid of the dark, you should be afraid of the boba or happy boba season imaginary constructs

[silvvergears]

The Sum Of Our Parts

Witches are not humans. Luz has known that basically since she stumbled into the Boiling Isles. As similar as they may look, there is something distinctly Other about them, and Luz is reminded of this at the strangest times.

Grimwalkers aren't human either.

While they're trapped in the human realm, the Hexsquad accidentally discover some of the ways that they're different. Luckily for Hunter and his mental health, they're mostly all delighted.

Chapter 1: Built-In Mute Button

Author's Note: This fic is just adorable fluff for the sake of fluff. If witches are cats, grimwalkers are Big Cats.

[fallincloversims]

Summer returned with painkillers which Josie gratefully took, and reclined on the bed as they kicked in.

Teddy: How're you feeling now?

Josie: 𝙒𝒆𝙚𝒆𝙞𝒓𝙙...

Teddy: Yeah you are, she gave you the good shit! Try to get some rest now, okay?

Her pain finally under control, tiredness took over and Josie fell into a deep, drug-induced sleep. Teddy checked the time and saw it was 4am, they had already been in the hospital for nine hours. Sensing that this might be his last chance, he drifted off into a restless slumber.

[thespliffbunker]

…….The battle of Tobacco is over…. the battle of Alcohol is about to begin…….

[warneckequotes]

"Little Victories," 2022

[mikmantobe]

oh yeah you think you‘re so alone.

so oh all alone.

you hypocrite piece of shit!

how could it be any different?

oh yeah you’re so alone -

yeah yeah i get it.

you whining pathetic little thing.

pull yourself together man.

but instead you’re burying yourself again

under a million piles of heavy blankets.

you’re not even having a cold, right?

all that freezes is your heart and is your mouth.

don't you know?

they no longer understand the words you try to speak.

it’s all messed up.

oh, are you having a stroke, dear?

or are you waiting for a heart attack, huh?

finally, right?

after all this time

after all that happened

and you still have the fucking nerve to even think about that.

haven’t you already lost a loved one to this illness?

hasn’t this already happened?

or wait, couldn't it have been some kind of suicide even?

oh, you can’t remember?

you poor little thing.

what a pity

such a shame!

i think you don’t want to remember, love.

go smoke these silly cigarettes then.

go grab a beer

and enjoy it while you can.

oh, you’re such a strong one!

so strong and tough and stupid!

but i hope you can enjoy

i hope you can enjoy your own company

by now.

m.e. // enjoy it while you can

[notemily]

seriously the nuclear block is one of Bluesky's best features. I know it's tempting to argue with someone being Wrong on the Internet, but on Bluesky, the culture is just to block and move on. starve the trolls and sea lions of oxygen. they can go bother each other and we can keep having a nice time.

afaik, it's called a nuclear block because it immediately cuts off the conversation. you block, and not only can they not see your posts now, nobody who is reading the thread can see the blocked user's posts in the thread either. their username isn't even listed, it just says "blocked post." so there's no way for them to keep making trouble in your mentions. the conversation's done.

be careful of block lists though. not that you shouldn't use them, just make sure you trust the person making them. if you have the time and energy, it's a good idea to go through the blocklist and block people by hand rather than subscribing, just so you can make sure you're blocking who you want to block.

the main reason for this is that bad actors can easily set up block lists that are like "horrible people everyone should block!!!", and then later they can slip in several people they just don't like personally or for bigoted reasons. I'm sure you can imagine.

(I do subscribe to 3 block lists though, I'm not against them. just warning that they can be misused.)

there are also labeling services, with the same caveat that you have to trust the person doing the labeling. a labeling service I just discovered is this one that labels transphobia - but I don't know how effective it is; I just started using it myself and can't vouch for it. it's less permanent than a block, though, if you are wary of block lists.

anyway, if anyone is looking for accounts to follow, my tiny little starter pack is here: starter pack by me. it's like 20 accounts. mostly authors, some cats, a couple of humor accounts, the Menswear Guy, etc. also me, although feel free to unfollow me if you wish; I'm not that interesting.

BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BLUESKY

Hiya! Curious about joining bluesky but intimidated by all the features? Already on bluesky but want to learn more? Then welcome to my quick guide on getting started and navigating bluesky!~

What is Bluesky?

it’s a social media site that’s owned by no single person or company. it's aim is to bring back the early days of twitter before bots, elon musk or algorithms took over. Personally I find the site really cozy, wholesome, and engaging. my Bluesky account for example

What’s unique about Bluesky?

→ CUSTOMIZATION: ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎your timeline is very easy to control. There’s tons of options, so be sure to go through each tab in your settings. some options include: turning off autoplay, changing the order in which threaded replies show, changing DM settings, content preferences and lots of visual app settings.

→ MODERATION LISTS: human made, mass blocklists. These are public lists of accounts that when you subscribe to you automatically block or mute everyone in that specific blocklist. A great way to avoid unwanted content, and interactions. ✦ Moderation lists I recommend will be below the cut

→ STARTER PACKS: recommendation lists on who to follow, made by users. You can even curate your own starter pack of recommendations! ✦ Starter pack recommendations will be below the cut

→ FEEDS: public timelines, basically. There are a lot of feeds you can join, or you can even create your own. I made a feed featuring just my pixel art so it doesn’t get cluttered with text posts or other photos in my media tab. ✦ I’ll post feeds I recommend below and link you to a tutorial on how to create your own feed

→ BLOCKING/MUTING: bluesky has a great blocking system. When you block someone they can no longer see, or interact with you. They also have a feature to make your blog inaccessible unless logged in. you can also mute specific people, delete post replies, and even detach your post from a reblog. You can also mute specific words, phrases, tags etc.

→ NSFW: bluesky allows NSFW content, including artwork, porn, lewds etc. They also have a great moderation page to avoid the content completely, censor the content, or show it if you’d wish. ✦ just go to settings > moderation > toggle on NSFW settings and it’ll let you heavily moderate.

→ LABELS: this is a really cool feature on the site, you can subscribe to certain pages that enable a lot of fun/useful labels that help you in different ways! (like pronoun tags, artist tags etc) ✦ Labels to browse will be posted below

→ COMMUNITIES: the vastly diverse communities really feel like the best parts of tumblr. since you can so heavily curate your experience, it can really feel like a calming oasis. Mine is mostly artists, and other creatives.

there’s also a large community of professional artists, art directors, authors, celebrities, and even the best shitposters from twitter. the app really is what you make of it but it’s thriving right now.

RECOMMENDATIONS & LINKS BELOW ⬎

→ MODERATION LISTS:

HATE SPEECH: NAZIS | MAGA | MAGAv2 | MAGAv3 | TRANSPHOBES & HOMOPHOBES | FAR RIGHT | FAR RIGHTv2 | FAR RIGHTv3 | ELON MUSK FANBOYS | ANTI-BLACK | ANTI-VAX

NFT/AI/CRYPTO: MASTERLIST | AI/NFT | AI/NFTv2 | AI FANBOYS | CRYPTO | NFTs

SPAM/SCAMMERS: SPAMBOTS | BOTS | CONTENT SCRAPERS | CONTENT FARMING

✦ to block or mute everyone in the blocklist at once, click subscribe in the top right corner:

→ STARTER PACKS:

ART: PIXEL ART | PIXEL ARTv2 | WOMEN OF PIXEL ART | BADASS DIGITAL ARTISTS | MAGIC THE GATHERING ARTIST | PAINTERS OF BLUESKY | INDIE COMIC CREATORS | LGBTQIA+ COMIC CREATORS

GENERAL: WOMEN OF BSKY | AUTHORS | LGBTQ NEWS

SHITPOSTERS: JUNIPER | JUNIPERv2 | MASTERLIST | SCIENCE SHITPOSTERS

✦ for more niche starter packs, use the search function. search your specific interest and ‘starter pack’ and you’ll find some!

→ FEEDS:

DISCOVER | WHATS TRENDING | MENTIONS | ART | TRENDING ART

THE GRAM: a timeline for exclusively image posts from those you follow. no textposts etc. ONLYPOST: similar to the gram, it shows a timeline of only those you follow. no reposts, just original posts. 📌: a way to bookmark posts. just reply with the pin emoji.

✦ there’s tons of others feeds as well! just use the feed tab and you can browse feeds or search for specific ones.

✦ TUTORIAL ON HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM FEED FOR YOUR ART/POSTS

→ LABELS:

SKYWATCH: most popular label. Lots of useful labels!

AI Labels: identifies AI users, can also enable hiding the posters.

Pronouns: self explanatory but useful. can add a badge with your pronouns!

✦ you can search for additional label bots on bluesky!

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS:

✦ use the block function often. do not entertain trolls or hate speech. ✦ as well as starter packs, there’s also lists! lists can be used in the same way to create curated lists of accounts. it’s a good way to keep track of specific genres of posters you’re interested in, and finding new ones! ✦ hashtags: use them! they’re beneficial in boosting your post. you can even link hashtags in your bio making you easier to find. another method of making you more visible is if you post an ‘interest’ post! basically just type things you’re interested in and it’ll help people find you / vice versa ! ✦ update your profile first thing, like bio avi etc. make a small post so people know you're real. interact and engage! the communities there are so welcoming!

I think that covers abt everything i wanted to cover! Hope this was helpful and thanks for reading lol

[erindrifter]

I hear that bathroom mirror selfies are what the kids are doing these days. Am I doing it right?

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Learning to celebrate the little wins!