#so thank you everyone

[storytellersumayyah]

I understand, don't worry about it.

Let me try and do it, it's no problem.

I think you are pure bottled sunshine.

Her love for me was a love I prayed for many years.

I just want you to be happy.

I don't know where or who'd I'd be without you.

You are good enough and you always will be.

You smile with your eyes.

You've taught me that's the right move to make.

I have a feeling you're going to do great things.

We'll always be here if you need us.

You're my sister.

Thank you for writing it.

Please try to be less hard on yourself.

I'll know you tried your best.

I'm proud of you.

This reminded me of you.

I wanted to say thank you.

Anything to make you feel better.

Whatever happens, you won't be letting anyone down.

Well done for being brave.

Your problems matter.

You're amazing.

You always seem really thoughtful.

You're a good person and friend.

I always smile every time I see another one of your posts on my dash.

I'm in awe of you.

I think you're cool.

You are not a burden.

You deserve to treat yourself with the same compassion you treat others with.

I will be standing outside waving a banner, screaming out your name and cheering you on.

Don't worry, I did the maths for you.

I am so happy to be your friend.

I am now going to have to explain to people why I'll be walking around smiling all day.

You are a good person and I will tell you that however many times you need.

It's possibly the most exciting 4 seconds of serotonin.

I wish your soul all the peace in the world.

I <4 you too.

I'll always tell you how amazing you are.

You remind me so much of a sunflower.

Quite frankly it is their loss.

I'm sure you'll be a great parent.

You have nothing to prove to them.

I'm glad you're thriving.

I also mentioned you.

You inspire me to keep writing, to keep hoping, to keep reaching for the stars no matter how many times those flaming balls of hydrogen burn my hands.

You remind me of a tulip.

You believe in the goodness of the world, and fight for it with your wonderful words, and I admire that infinitely.

I saw Saturn and thought of you.

I can definitely see you being a two- I thought you might be because of how caring I know you are.

Everything you write is so good I couldn't just pick one.

Thanks for choosing me.

It's yours entirely I only finished it for you.

I just hope it lifts you up a bit.

I’m thinking of you and wishing you the best because you deserve it now and always, no matter what your brain tells you.

You're so pretty.

Congratulations on the novel!

You are such a beautiful soul that should be protected always.

The world is brighter because you're in it.

If you need to take a break, go for it.

I'm glad we, all together, have been able to create this community, and you played such a big role.

You'll get through this.

They really helped me so thank you.

If you were a place in the world, you'd be this chalet.

You always had such an abundance of imaginative ideas, they had to be read at some point.

I will put it pride of place in the form room to celebrate you.

I wish you well.

- i love you, i love you, i love you (sixty-five times somebody said the words without saying them because i deserve this, now and always)

[eurovision-del]

I’ve had a busy day today but I’ve finally had a chance to look at the full results from the Semi Finals.

Unsurprisingly Ukraine dominated the first semi, much the same way they did in the final! I must say that I feel bad for Croatia coming 11th two years in a row, although this year there was a much bigger gap in terms of points, so it’s not quite as painful. Turns out the general feeling that Switzerland qualified due to the jury was spot on, but Latvia actually got more points from the jury and wouldn’t have qualified with either vote! My guess is that it’s partly due to Norway overshadowing it for televoters who go for the wacky, fun entries, and partly due to the demographic of people who watch and vote in the semis being far wider than the specific type of people who post about it on tumblr. It’ll remain an iconic performance for me, though.

Sweden winning the second semi final also makes total sense, but I am impressed by just how many points they got, nearly 400, plenty more than Ukraine got in the first semi even taking into account the extra country in semi two! It’s not quite a record, Bulgaria qualified with 403 points back in 2017, but it’s close! I was surprised to see Australia qualifying second, and picking up plenty of televotes, considering how few they got in the final – but in the final the songs compete against more songs, the majority of which weren’t in the same semi, so it’s understandable that votes change between semis and finals. I feel a little bad for San Marino scoring so low, but I’d have felt worse if they’d only just missed out on the final, so maybe it’s for the best. I was glad to see that the UK did at least give them some televote points, so I feel I contributed something there. I also feel bad for Georgia coming dead last, though I do understand it. I think the result that bothers me most, however, is that Azerbaijan did so well with the juries that they qualified for the final despite receiving nil points from the televote!

The entire results of the second semi final however are definitely overshadowed by the ‘irregular voting patterns’. It really frustrates me! 6 out of 21 is a decent chunk, nearly a third! I do suspect the aggregate jury votes were part of the reason Sweden got such a high score (all six aggregate scores gave Sweden 12 points), but thankfully since they did very well with the juries in general and tied for first place in the televote with Serbia, I’m sure they’d have topped the semi regardless. I really feel for North Macedonia coming in 11th with this situation, though I hope that since the gap between them and qualification was 20 points that the results would be the same if the vote had happened properly. Since Ukraine won by such a clear margin I’m also sure that these aggregate results didn’t impact the final result, thankfully, and hopefully didn’t have too much effect on the results in general. However, regardless of what effect it may or may not have had, having any issues with voting is awful, and I really hope this is something the EBU can ensure doesn’t happen again. Previously I’ve said I like the 50/50 split system but think that the way the juries work could be improved, and this year I only feel that even more strongly. Honestly, if the entire system needs reworking because of this I will support that.

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[aueua]

people with siblings: how do you feel about them?

[darc-la-farse]

JUNIOR YEAR!!! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!

[spearxwind]

I think it's sad that most people always think of bottlenoses as the "classic dolphin" since its the one that's always used for shows, and always think of dolphins as just straight grey when in reality there's so many varieties with so many different amazing patterns

Look at the common dolphin! They have a gorgeous X pattern and even some dull yellow/gold!!

Hourglass dolphins have gorgeous white streaks

Spinner dolphins have really pretty banding as well, AND they have a really sleek cute silhouette!

The atlantic spotted dolphin!!! Theyre spotted!!!!!!

and the pantropical spotted too!!

Dusky dolphins have a gorgeous airbrush look going on like straight out of a 2000s fantasy illustration

Striped dolphins sure have stripes!! How cool!!

And these I've shown you aren't even all of them at all, there are so many of them:

There's so so so many different types of dolphins people dont know about this isnt even all of them and some are SO gorgeous and underrated because people just dont know they exist so I'm here to fix that

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

[valeriapryanikova]

This season, on Hermitcraft...

(speedpaint)

[gayfranzkafka]

The Nisenan tribe in my local area has the opportunity to purchase 232 acres located on a historic Nisenan Village site called Yulića, but they have a limited time (until April 4, 2024) to raise the needed funds. You can learn more about the fundraiser and donate here.

Especially if you have ever enjoyed any of my writing, like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Aren't Dead, it would mean the world to me if you'd consider donating what you're able.

I'm also happy to take commissions and donate the funds in full to the fundraiser or to write anyone who sends me proof of their donation oneshots upon request; dm me or send me an ask if you're interested!

Reblogs are appreciated to spread the word. Thank you <3

[mobius-m-mobius]

A lot of people have talked about Benoit Blanc's accent. Was he always going to sound like that, was that in the original script?

[garaks-padded-bra]

Well would you look at that!!

[lesbaurinkos]

three cheers for. squareflake revenge or whatever. etc

[dreamaboutwhathappens]

what a year the past seven months have been

[thewizardhole]

my tavs and their romantic partners

[teenagenutant]

hi! i finally updated my fic pressure bomb so. doodles +lil' comic for chapter 3 & 4 ^^

[swordsmans]

absolutely incredible commission i received from the amazingly talented @crezz-star !!!