#parallel working

[nuttysaladtree]

Midwest Magic Cleaning's YouTube subscribers say they find body doubling to his cleaning videos helpful.

Can I rephrase? I feel like my adhd prevents me from getting into things, any learning curve feels like a wall. My brain says it's useless and terrible and I should go back to easy things (like Phone).

Cheers to YouTube tutorials, though

Ooh okay, so the way I get over that is to make it a communal activity if you can. It can be with people irl or over discord or even using YouTube tutorials to body double, but I find that helps with the ADHD inertia of “new skill can’t do it.”

Having people to talk to or look at doing the same thing usually helps my brain process it.

[bereft-of-frogs]

There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

[rocktheholygrail]

Hannibal (2013-2015)

1x08 || 3x03

+ blooper reel bonus

[infinitelystrangemachinex]

The stewards of the old world are always keen to give you a glimpse of their might... According to legend, the ancients built specialized chambers to seal away false prophets.

The Arcane is waking up.

[cozywithjoy]

Joy's Cozy Week

4.22.2024 - 4.28.2024

This is Joy's weekly schedule of live streams and content.

🎶 I am drifting, cold waters No star to be seen… Is the world too much, or is it just me? 🎵

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 9:00 AM PST [Tiktok/Youtube/Maybe Twitch?]

Cozy Co-Working with Spirit City: Lofi Sessions

Feel free to join me as we get productive together ~ 🤓 Will be using the newly launched Spirit City: Lofi Sessions!

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 9:00 AM PST [Tiktok/Youtube/Maybe Twitch?]

Cozy Gaming with Genshin Impact

Time to get on the Genshin grind for SIGWINNE?! I'm so behind on Genshin content, MUST CATCH UP!

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 4:00 PM PST [CrazyMadman Twitch]

Guest Starring at Crazymadman for OMORI

This game's been on my radar for quite some time, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to VA in Crazymadman aka Johnny's playthrough! There will be plenty of friends and all the fun, so don't forget to stop by and support this soon-to-be birthday boy!

Thursday, April 25, 2024 6:00 PM PST [Twitch]

Persona 3 Reload

Bringing P3R back this week and it'll be a longer stream than the norm! (NO, not a 12 hr stream!) Lots of November in-game events!

Friday, April 26, 2024 4:00 PM PST [Youtube]

New YT Vid released ~ Superliminal!

This is an edited VOD of my previous stream of Superliminal, which I played live during my birthday in 2023! Lots of memories, join in the nostalgia <3

Saturday, April 27, 2024 11:00 AM PST [Twitch]

Stray Gods (feat. @/Cursin_Kakashi @/TheDiceAreCast @/TheUndyingPrince)

OMG. Need I say more?! What secrets will we reveal? Who is the true culprit? Who will we romance? Are we going to finish and have our breaths taken away!? Don't miss out!

More updates for my new stream series, Spark Joy Fanfiction! Check out my discord for more info!

Grateful for you all so much.

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And wherever you are, I hope you have a cozy day, cozy dreams, cozy timezone <3

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

We're going on an ass kicking adventure.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[rogerdeakinsdp]

La Planète sauvage / Fantastic Planet (1973) dir. René Laloux One from the Heart (1981) dir. Francis Ford Coppola Agent Cody Banks (2003) dir. Harald Zwart Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) dir. Tim Johnson & Patrick Gilmore 崖の上のポニョ / Ponyo (2008) dir. Hayao Miyazaki Avatar (2009) dir. James Cameron Blade Runner 2049 (2017) dir. Denis Villeneuve The Green Knight (2021) dir. David Lowery

[taitavva]

that strange, erratic synchronicity

[bedrock-to-buildheight]

He really thought he’s good with secrets, huh

[nikolaj-costerwaldau]

Conclave (2024) dir. Edward Berger

[stars-obsession-pit]

Fridged (but only half successfully)

Danny awoke in a cramped, pitch-dark box with the taste of blood in his mouth. It took his brain a few moments to boot up, but then he jerked forward in a panic.

And promptly collapsed unceremoniously to the ground as a side of the box swung open.

A fridge. He had woken up in a fridge.

What hell happened to him last night?

Pushing himself around to sit upright, he grimaced at the sensation of wet fabric clinging to his skin. Glancing downwards at his clothes, he froze. The crimson stains covering the entire front of his body were impossible to misidentify. He was soaked in blood.

Fuck, this wasn’t gonna be something he could just ignore, was it. He let his head thunk back against the fridge, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath as he cast his mind backwards.

The last thing he remembered was flopping into bed in his shitty Gotham apartment after finishing a voice call with his significant other. An apartment he was definitely no longer in. So what the hell had happened to get him here?

Suddenly, his introspection was interrupted by a figure crashing in through the window. One of the bats, who then completely froze up upon taking in Danny’s slumped form.

A horrified whisper left their lips. “Danny…?”

[justsomestuffreally]

I think the Batkids reaction to a Bruce who isn't de-aged to 8 but rather 29 (pre-Jason death, post his adoption) would be fascinating. 

Their reaction would vary wildly:

Dick: Oh. Bruce is soft again. Bruce calls them ‘chum’ and ‘buddy’ and gives head pats for no reason. He still isn’t perfect, his communication skills are still a work in progress, but compared to his future self? Without actively dying Dick is hugged plenty. Bruce asks him to go to the zoo, unrelated to any case, just to spend time together. Dick is hit with more nostalgia and longing for the past than he knows what to do with.

Also notable: his dad is younger than him. That is something. Second, holy existential crisis Batman, his dad is younger than him and already one adult and one teenage kid??? Dick is not ready to feel this old yet. Third, Dick has absolutely no idea how Bruce managed to stay patient through his no-pants years. He is going to thank reason every day from now on that Damian wears full protection.

Jason: After his death and League he clung to an image of Bruce. One many tried to beat out of him, but he still kept it somewhere close to his heart, buried deep enough even he couldn’t see it. When he came back Bruce wasn’t like this idea of him. How stupid of him to believe the mind of a traumatized kid. Trying to create one good thing before the kid drew his last breath. Making up memories that never even existed.

But they did. Every smile and hug and even his words reflect the image tugged safely against his still-beating heart. His dad very clearly, very deeply loves him. Which is so much worse. Because he can understand why a Bruce, who never cared, didn’t kill the Joker. But he cares. So why the fuck did he not kill the Joker?

Tim: The reason he joined the family, the reason why he became Robin in the first place was because he saw a problem when Bruce started self-destructing and thought ‘Someone needs to fix that!’. Therefore he went and collected Dick, who didn’t seem keen on fixing it. So, the job fell to him to fix it.

He thought he did a good job, he thought he fixed the problem. Except now he sees who Bruce was, and he knows he failed. Their Bruce is less soft, less affectionate, less like he was before. Batman needs a Robin and Tim didn’t manage to be good enough of one to save him. 

[Or: Tim has a guilt complex a hundred miles wide and blames himself for things that aren’t his fault part 52]

Steph: Jason and she are very similar. Both come from the Narrows, both have a mother addicted to drugs and a shitty father. The differences start when Steph keeps waiting on the roof of their apartment for Batman to whisk her away, while Jason tries to steal the tires of the Batmobile and is taken in.

When Steph started out as Spoiler Bruce tried to keep her off the field, and obviously this one would too (even if he would probably be less paranoid about it), but she knows this Bruce would have also taken her in. This Bruce would be the father she always wished for when she sat on their roof and couldn’t see any stars. 

And she didn’t get to have this because Jason went ahead and died. (Of course, she knows she isn’t fair to the guy. Dying isn’t fun… And she knows the only reason she lived is because he died. When Batman rescued her from Black Mask she was in such terrible shape that Leslie managed to convince the World’s Greatest Detective that she died. If Jason hadn’t died Bruce wouldn’t have been as paranoid, wouldn’t have noticed her missing so soon, wouldn’t have been as urgent in his response. Would have been just a minute slower, a minute which would have killed her. Just as it had Jason.)

For her, this Bruce is a distorted mirror into a past which never was. 

Cass: This Bruce and B are not the same person. They don’t move the same. In a fight, this Bruce is younger, faster, stronger. Doesn’t compensate for a previously broken spine. Less experienced. Still one of the most experienced she knows, but less. 

He still moves differently, outside a fight, less pain. More likely to engage in physical affection, more likely to hug and pat and talk. He talks more than B. B knows what she means without words. This Bruce doesn’t.

She likes this Bruce, warmth, and softness. But not as much as B. He knows what she means, when she wants a hug, when she tells him ‘I love you’ without words. B doesn’t need words. This Bruce doesn’t know her, doesn’t communicate like her. She wants B back.

Damian: At first, when this version of his father seemed uncanny and oddly familiar, he assumed it to be due to the stories of his mother. After all, she always told him tales about his father. He simply did not have the frame of reference to understand the kindness she spoke of. Clearly, the clash between the ideals of the League and the ones of his father causes these feelings, just as they did when he first entered the manor.

He presumed this to be the case until one day on patrol Batman laid a hand on his shoulder and told him he did a good job after no particularly impressive fight and he nearly called him ‘Grayson’. Because the stories of his mother may have painted the picture of this version of his father, however, it wasn’t what made it familiar; no, he knew this kindness. These hugs and compliments one would bestow upon a child. Compliments which, despite the indignity, still warm him. Because Grayson learned how to be a… caregiver from his father.

His father used to be like Grayson, used to be until his grief hardened him. Damian could have had this. Damian could have a brother and father who would- But he doesn’t because of Todd. He loathes Todd. Loathes him for ruining the life he could have had.

Why did he die anyway? Damian certainly wouldn’t have a problem escaping bonds created by the Joker, Damian would have disarmed the bomb in time, Damian would have never thrown this life away like he did.

[Or: Damian is a child who was raised by assassins and has unreasonable standards for fighting abilities and also is a child who needs to focus his rage on someone.]

Duke: He was neither there before Jason died nor in the aftermath [according to my math he was around 4 when Jason died] he joined the family when Jason was already back for 4 years or so. He mostly skipped all the drama. For him, Bruce is the way Bruce is because he is Bruce. It’s weird to see him so different, to see how grief shaped parts of Bruce which Duke assumed were just Bruce things.

He’s glad this Bruce is brighter, or not because it just highlights how much that light will dim? Who knows, certainly not him. 

What he does know is that, with their Bruce, he has a distance which, with his parents still alive, he appreciates. With this Bruce, he can understand why Dick struggled so much whether he wants to be his ward or son, how he doesn’t want to replace his parents but still have this Bruce as a dad. It definitely explained the ted talk Dick tried to give him after Bruce officially took him in as a ward.

He likes this Bruce well enough, but he doesn’t necessarily want him to stay this way. Yes, their Bruce is less happy, less open but he did heal, he did grow. Duke met a Bruce who tried to learn from his mistakes, learned to communicate better, and learned when to pull and when to push. For Tim, Damian, Dick, and certainly Jason there is too much baggage, too much history in their relationships, it’s difficult for them to ever move past- anything really.

Sure, when Dick and Bruce are on the same page they are essentially invincible but then the past catches up again and they don’t talk to each other for months. And honestly? Apart from Cass, Duke’s pretty sure he has one of the best relationships with Bruce simply because he got to know him at a better time.

Duke doesn’t mind this Bruce. But their Bruce loved Jason, cared for him so deeply the scars still show to this day. And he still chooses to open up again even if just a bit by bit. Even if just Duke can see it. He is used to being the only one that can see.

And maybe knowing this care extends to him, this love even grief can’t shake? Maybe it makes him feel just a little bit safer, a little bit warmer, a little bit brighter.

[hahazed]

Despite everything, is it still you…?

Read this post and went insane

[obibail]

In the shadow of the Monolith.

[kodasea]

Good fishing

[cozywithjoy]

Joy's Cozy Week

4.8.2024 - 4.14.2024

It's late, but better late than never! ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ

This is Joy's weekly schedule of live streams and content.

~ Today is where your book begins The rest is still unwritten ~

Monday, April 8, 2024 6:00 PM PST [Twitch] - Palia ⚒️

I've been wanting to play this game forever, & I'm getting ready to tackle it! Feel free to call me a first time Paliac! 😂 Edit: By the time I posted this on Tumblr, this has already passed. But I want to give a lovely shoutout to @YumeUsagiVT, who joined me and guided me in Palia! Collaborator: Yume Usagi VT

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:00 AM PST [TikTok/Youtube] - Cozy Gaming 🌼

The stream where I play any cozy game I'm feeling ~ Join for coziness~ Edit: This stream has passed by the time I posed up this blog post. We played A Little to the Left!

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 9:00 AM PST [TikTok/Youtube] - Cozy Co-Working 💻 🐈‍⬛

Spirit City fully launched, I'm ready. Bring your fav drink, any work things, & let's get productive together! ☕

Thursday, April 11, 2024 6:00 PM PST [Twitch] - Persona 3 Reload

We're hitting October in-game… Oh boy… 🌕 'nuff said.

Friday, April 12, 2024 4:00 PM PST [Youtube] - New Youtube Video released! 🧩 🧠

One of my most coziest streams yet, edited & posted to Youtube. Set for release this Friday! Reminisce in the cozy nostalgia of my Assemble with Care VOD with me~

April 14, 2024 [Twitch]

10:00 AM PST - Writing Fanfiction with Chat Get hyped, get ready to spend some channel points, and get your creative juices flowing - because this is going to be a blast! Edit: This is a new stream series I'm starting on Twitch! If you're interested or would like to engage during the stream, please consider joining my Discord (link below!). I'll also explain more about this in a separate blog post :) 12:00 PM PST - Shady Part of Me (feat. love_hanami) Hanami and I will be showing off a surprise and being in other other's shadow to get through this game together! Collaborator: Love_Hanami

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you are enough, just as you are. have a cozy timezone <3