#now I feel like buying a few

[uncanny-tranny]

Social transition being seen (by some) as this super easy thing that isn't as hard as real transitioning (medical) is bullshit. Be critical of the idea that there are some trans people who just "have it easy" because they are trans or because they are trans in ways you may not be.

Social transition is just as difficult, hard, and rewarding as medical transition. Maybe it is not as hard for some, sure, but that is not the same as thinking that social transition is inherently easier or lesser. If you're socially transitioning, your voice still matters.

[girlwiththegreenhat]

oh my god they added a stanley cup to neopets

[kirby-the-gorb]

[hybbat]

I do think a good chunk of the 'cringey atheist' stereotype did come from the fact that, especially americans, regardless of their actual religious status are just casually christian and refer to things through a religious filter and that isn't seen for how overwhelming/obnoxious/frustrating it is. Its absense, such as when writing a story and things like "oh god" or other casual references are remove or replaced, is seen as notable the same way people find the cast being all women or queer being 'abnormal'.

And I think more people, especially here on tumblr, should take a moment from ragging on some kid being "cringey" saying god doesn't exist or making atheist jump around like dancing monkeys to establish they're one of the good respectful ones before they ever even begin to talk about their own thoughts, and examine why so much content just inserts god into a conversation that had nothing to do with religion like it's the expected norm, the same way they examine the invasiveness of casual heteronormativity.

[antxnous]

Please god let me move on from forensics and get back into archaeology before I start applying the knowledge to myself🙏

just ONE work weekend I’d love to use my work clothes and not have to dump them in a biohazard bag in a redneck gas station off the highway

[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

friendly reminder that self harm is lying to you

[polarfarina]

The whole "you should exfoliate every day, except you shouldnt do it EVERY day because it damages your skin if you do it too much, but also if you don't exfoliate every day you're unclean :/" mentality is really confusing me here

[rapidhighway]

ououghhh

[tea-earl-grey]

there's something so dismal about how so much of tv fandom's energy nowadays seems to go towards trying to prove to big corporations that their show is good enough to save. like whenever a new episode or series comes out it's "remember to watch it all in 24 hours or it won't get renewed!" "play it on repeat for a month or else it'll become another piece of lost media!" "don't stop talking and posting about it during the hiatus or else this season that's already in production might not air!" "if this tag trends on twitter for long enough we might get eight episodes instead of six!!!" it feels less like we're enjoying a show that so many people worked hard on and more like we're trying to create rituals to please the gods (which replace gods with The Algorithm and you're not far off).

like i haven't even been involved in fandom for that long but even just seven or so years ago if a show did well enough that it was nominated for awards and trending on twitter and having well attended comic con panels then it would be renewed for at least a season or two. and back then being renewed for another season meant "we're for sure going to get a new season next year!" with almost no possibility of cancelation. and even shows that did just okay ratings wise would easily get 5+ seasons.

and it was more fun. when i was watching Doctor Who or Arrowverse or whatever in 2014 i could enjoy and critique the media itself instead of constantly being nervous about whether the next season will be cashed in for nostalgia bait or have its episode count cut or be postponed for three years or just outright canceled because it was slightly less popular than last year. like the fandom would still stress out over potential bad narrative choices or whatever but we would also get excited about the future.

maybe it's just my own perceptions but i just tend to find myself favoring fandoms for shows (or at least eras, i'm looking at you Doctor Who) that have been completed. i like Good Omens and Our Flag Means Death and Strange New Worlds and Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the latest Doctor Who era but i just find it hard to get invested when there's so much anxiety around if there will be a future to those shows and so much of the fandom activity revolves around that anxiety. and then as a result when the show does end for good (whether through cancelation or design) the fandom starts to fade away too because so much of it was based on the temptation of The Future.

and i'm also quick to admit that production in pre-streaming era shows had their own problems (once popular shows running for 15 seasons and jumping the shark just because it's a cash cow, tampered down diversity in the interest of "popular appeal", the whole quantity over quality issue, etc) but at least the fandoms were more optimistic and focused on the story itself instead of just being angry about the eternal potential of cancelation or outright deletion.

(also there are obviously much larger issues to the streaming model re: residuals and everything else brought up during the wga and sag strikes but that's all been said much more coherently so i'm just speaking from my own perspective as a fan. and even then there's still definite overlap between the fandom anxiety over renewal and the real world economic anxiety for people involved with production over "will we have a job/be paid". it's far too early to tell but i really hope the strikes will help to solve this problem.)

[funforahermit]

what up tumblr ✌️

the summer weeks with my (long distance) partner have come and gone once again, so here i am back for more lonely blogging

this summer our adventures included watching the entirety of avatar the last airbender (first time for me! finally!!) and buying a nintendo switch and playing some of the coolest games for 2 players.

it's not as exciting as having a kitchen fire and getting engaged, but still very good.

[uncanny-tranny]

Crochet/knit life hack: If you crochet or knit a big, fluffy blanket, you can cuddle under it when you finish while you make other projects

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

Babe you are SO CORRECT about everything you’ve ever said about Hum Hallelujah. I finally listened to it and it’s been on repeat. I was so pleasantly surprised about the hallelujah melody on the bridge. I am vibing SO HARD. Thank you.

head in my hands. there's another song on that record that rather sarcastically says "this is a love song in my own way" but the thing is. Hum Hallelujah IS. it is a love song in its own way, in the band's own way, and it's so insane that it even exists, like, I know I've said this and it's probably in my FOB tag but. oh my goodness. there is so much love in the fact that that song exists and not only is in the album, but acts as such a touchstone for it (in my opinion). also it makes me want to CRY.

[arts-i-enjoy]

AHHHHHH

[that-was-anticlimactic]

just accidentally spilled an entire water bottle on my bed :)

took my sheets off and put a towel over it. then looked up what to do just in case and. like everything said "use a fan" and "mold could happen so be careful" and now i am Terrified of getting mold since so much spilled and since i don't have any fans. i am so tired oh my god i just want to go to bed

[rosicheeks]

how is the sale going?

🙃🙃🙃🙃

[tarantula-hawk-wasp]

😔😔😔 had to stay home sick from a field trip