#focus boost

[erabu-san]

Burning going to be my new gender i afraid

+ a doodle i made yesterday before sleeping

[mewtales]

We'll be back soon! Meet our new star of the show!

[gailynovelry]

Thinking a little bit about that one "I'm an English major and a professional as opposed to you amateurs" anon. Gonna roast 'em a little bit, but with the intention of addressing a thing we've had in mind for a while.

Real talk, coming from someone who WAS an English major; majoring in English is not necessarily a guarantee that someone is a good writer. For one, you can be bad at your major, full stop. For another, it's not even a guarantee that someone identifies as a writer to begin with. English as a major is pretty broad, and it covers reading too, among other things. There's library science, analytical academia, historical preservation & interpretation (MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS HELL YES), editing, nonfiction trades (often crosses over with STEM majors), marketing (crosses over with business majors), and also book design and typography (<3 <3 <3 our favorite, crosses over with art majors).

Someone can major in English and take a specific minor with the goal of falling into a trade that is not writing literary fiction. In fact, we would argue that most people who get something useful out of their major are the ones that do that.

It's also worth noting that it's possible to be an English major focused on "lowbrow" fiction. There are people who major in English and use the experience towards the end of writing erotica. There are people who major in English with the intent to write genre fiction. There are people who major in English to study the history and social context of fanfiction.

These things are, in fact, worthy fields of study! The realm of the "amateur" is the realm where a lot of cultural conversations and innovations happen!

Expecting English as a major to be a tract specifically for producing acclaimed literary fictionists is not realistic, not how the discipline typically works, and it's certainly not a thing you can use to hold over other writers' heads. It is perfectly possible for people to write good things (professional-grade things even) without ever touching a college course.

I sat through so much bad writing in college. Technically bad, thematically bad, gramatically bad. And I routinely bump into non-graduate authors who write texts, formal and informal alike, that blow my own writing clean out of the water with their quality.

In short, dismissing other people in your general field as "amateurs" who are beneath you is an incredibly unprofessional thing to do.

[4ft10tvlandfangirl]

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Posterity International together with Focus Congo are on a mission to provide 10,000 hygiene kits for displaced persons in the Kanyarchinya camp in Goma.

This is one of those timed fundraisers and unfortunately they've raised just $11,014 of their $70,000 goal. You can donate directly to the link above or support their store.

Please share and donate if you can!

[muzzleroars]

two unauthorized bugs in the lust layer!!!! get them now!!!!!!

[aesterblaster]

I think the blue lock gym has a shared playlist that plays and I think 70% of it is music Ego chose.

[marigoldcanaries]

Help a Family Evacuate from DR Congo!

Hello everyone :)

Please have a look at this particular fundraiser.

It is created by a refugee who has left Democratic Republic of Congo at a young age with their nuclear family. Unfortunately, they have to leave their extended family behind (their mom's sister and kids) who currently lives in Goma. So this campaign is for them.

Their safety is constantly threatened with the dangerous presence of the ADF and M23 rebels. B*mbings, sh*otings, looting and property damage while having limited access to food, water, electricity, and gas. (This is all mentioned in their fundraiser).

They need to evacuate as soon as possible!

Let's help out! The halfway point is already reached, so let's go all the way! Consider giving as little as $5. You can even match me!

I also ask you to reblog and share their story! Every reblog counts. It will give their fundraiser momentum.

Thank you!

P.S: If you would like more information, you can message them on IG. Their handle is @/godlessdyke.

[kuwdora]

hellooooo. It's time to clear out my closet and take care of summer expenses while I continue my excruciating job hunt. It's an art sale post! 🎨 I have 20 original pieces of art for sale. This includes 5" wood cuts and small canvases that are 6x6 and go up to 12x12. Price: I have name-your-own-price on many canvases because I want people to have pretty things! Other canvases and woodcuts are $30-$100. Have a look and see if anything strikes your fancy! Currently shipping US only unless otherwise discussed - please DM me on tumblr or discord if you're outside the US and find something of interest and we can work out shipping. -> ko-fi gallery 🖼️

-> my redbubble store has all of my previous artwork if you're in the mood for stickers or notebooks.

Reblogs and tips are greatly appreciated. ❤️ ko-fi | redbubble | @snowpinecone | #artdora

[booasaur]

It's that time again!

If you can donate for or provide eSIMs for Gaza, they're in need of more:

If you just want to donate to a fund:

Some things to know about how Gazans are using eSIMs and how they're a literal lifeline for many people and why so many are needed:

[blairamok]

i started a goal over on my ko-fi to help fund the inline skates that i want so that i can keep practicing over the summer while my rink is closed! the goal will cover the skates and any additional gear i need, such as knee pads and whatnot. so from now until the goal is met, any tips will go toward helping me live my ice skating fantasy ⛸️❄️ and any help is appreciated!

[erabu-san]

Burning going to be my new gender i afraid

+ a doodle i made yesterday before sleeping

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

have i mentioned how great cats are. there's a lil guy in my house and when i lay my head on her side she starts purring so hard <3 and ten seconds later she will try to open my wrist with her teeth <3 truly the best <3

[cherry-pop-elf]

#SAVEHPMA

Call me dumb, naive, whatever. But I pray there is some way to fix this. To just not lose it all. Two months is a long time, so maybe something can be done. Until then, I’ll pray and share what I can

Links to Petitions To Keep Our Accounts

Will add more when available

Here

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It’s probs all in vain, but I rather try than give up. This game helped me so much when I was in such a dark hole. To start all over, to lose so much, I just can’t man. It’s not even about the money

Please spread, share, scream, post, just try. At least try. Trying at least can make you vent out your frustrations, so hey.

Please reblog, sign, keep being loud

Maybe someone will hear

[4ft10tvlandfangirl]

NEARLY 7 MILLIONS PEOPLE ARE DISPLACE IN DRC/how can we help?

Please check out Focus Congo and follow their TikTok page. If possible, please also make a donation to help the millions of displaced Congolese.

In the words of founder Pappy Orion:

"I cannot put an end to the violence in Congo. But I can do my part to ensure that the bright future that the star in my country's flag represents comes true for the next generation in Congo."

[livethrushit]

was talking to my friend about how i feel silly calling myself a bby linguist when it's "just a special interest" and not something i'll ever be professionally. they pointed out: a special interest i've spent years learning in various ways outside of academia. through multiple ongoing study groups with friends i've made bc they also love learning these languages, countless books and hyper niche journals, videos, and lotsssssss of study practice.

i learn languages very slowly and grammar fucks me up which gives way to imposter syndrome & being bad at my passion. but id rather spend my days buried in ancient languages and painstakingly learning the philosophies, histories, and methodologies of translation and linguistics than study anything else this in depth more easily.

i've done presentations for study groups on translations of specific words and how vast the interpretations could be as a result. like did you know the whale (it's actually a giant fish) in the biblical story of jonah is a masculine noun in the beginning of the story and changes to a feminine noun later on? and how much that confused the fuck out of early commentators? JUST ONE WORD!! it's beautiful.

i know grammar structures of multiple germanic languages & semitic languages. that's not nothing!! that is COOL actually.

academics are people who are *mostly* able to afford to study their special interests is the way i'm choosing to look at it. barriers don't mean my studies are less important.

[alto-tenure]

a poll!

It's not "the least interesting", because "the legacy was actually an apocalypse trigger" is easily the least interesting of these. It's "which one you think works the worst".