#that's why they're invasive

[somethingcorenotsure]

I think it's so adorable that early humans took wild gourds - a tiny fruit that hollows out as it dries, making it float - and decided to make something out of it

they thought the tiny fruit was so good that they bred it for thousands of years, making it larger to form into bowls and cups, and different shapes to become bottles and spoons

and musical instruments

And then, people took the hollow gourds they farmed, and they turned them into houses for birds. We adapted them into the perfect houses for birds, and now there are specific breeds of birdhouse gourd just for making into birdhouses

And humans dedicated gardening space and time and thousands of years of breeding to make the gourds so absolutely perfect for birds, that there is a species of bird that lives almost exclusively in them

[confused-stars]

shoutout to Jake Animorphs for being kinda uninteresting for like forty books and then hitting you so hard when he fully snaps and steps into his role as a hardened military leader at the age of sixteen

and then suddenly that sweet, stressed-out kid is just gone. he only exists to win wars anymore. it makes you realize too late what was lost

[honeywafflez1]

Don't see anyone screaming in the tags yet so I will do it myself!! NEW RAMA AND ZEN CONTENT!?!?

[dabeth-is-dead]

Working in retail teaches you a lot about how much the public sucks, but the most surprising to me was just how common it is for people to feel entitled to personal medical history. I wear a knee brace at work to stabilize my kneecap for long shifts, and usually at least one customer asks, "What happened to your leg?" And thinks that that's an appropriate question for a stranger. The weirdest part to me is that if I tell them I was in a car accident (I'm a strong advocate for lying to customers about yourself) they leave that interaction continuing to believe that it was totally fine, but if I answer with some variation on the truth they suddenly get very uncomfortable. Like, sorry I've got an incurable genetic disorder instead of something cool like a tiger attack. Maybe questioning someone's health shouldn't be on your list of small talk topics if you're not prepared for the answer to possibly be upsetting, just a thought.

[prolibytherium]

The thing about 'alien invasion because the home planet is doomed' media is I always just feel like a civilization who has attained interstellar travel and associated technologies would probably have more pragmatic options than an invasion of the nearest inhabited planet. Like it just feels unlikely that the Earth is the only reasonable option worth all the additional effort of a hostile takeover at that point. And that's just based within the presumption that spacefaring civilizations would be colonialists who think nothing of genocide, which really isn't a given.

[amethystina]

Hellooo, I have a question! it's not related to TDJ, I was just curious if you are from any fandom (a singer/band/group fandom). You don't need to answer if you do not want!

I guess that depends on how you define "being from a fandom"? I'm a fan of a lot of singers/bands/groups, but I don't engage with the fandoms. Well, aside from the occasional reblogs from MVs and such, I guess? Nor do I take part in or consume the usual fandom content. I don't even watch interviews unless I have a really good reason to xD

So, based on that, I don't think I am from any fandoms?

Which I know sounds weird to some, but it's what works best for me. I prefer to just focus on the music itself because I have very little interest in getting to know the performers as people. Which some might argue limits my understanding of the music — since there might be deep, personal reasons for it — but it's just how I feel the most comfortable. I prefer to keep a certain distance between me and singers/idols/actors/authors etc. because I, personally, don't feel a need to know what goes on in the lives of these very real people. I just like the stuff they make :)

The only fandoms I'm in are those related to fictional media like movies, dramas, books etc., because that feels safer for me. I can obsess about a fictional character like it's my job, but I feel no such desire when it comes to real people. That's not to say I think it's wrong or weird for other people to do so — knock yourself out! I hope you have a lovely time! :D It's just not something I enjoy.

(Tbh, I'm often told that I'm the weird one? Like, a lot of people have questioned why I don't like to know more about the talented people whose content I consume because that seems to be the norm. But I guess I'm the exception that proves the rule ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

But, as mentioned, I'm a fan of a lot of things! Especially music! I've got a pretty hefty K-pop album collection at this point and have around 30 GB of music on my computer. But, even then, my focus is on the actual media itself and I rarely venture outside of that.

... well, this was a rather disappointing answer, wasn't it? Sorry about that x'D

[r0sequarks]

okay so ramblings because i just saw wakanda forever and have thoughts. spoilers ahead!

i really got the feeling from the end scene with namora that namor was really playing the long game here. i don't think it was necessarily how he wanted things to go, but i think he knew that this was how it could end, and went in knowing that.

like, he wanted wakanda as an ally. he tested them, to see if they'd do so willingly - his whole conversation with shuri is establishing where wakanda in general and her specifically boundaries lie. he knew that they weren't going to choose to ally, not after he took shuri - so he chose to make it very clear that this was not a war wakanda could win - that they couldn't simply invade talocan.

and with Ramonda specifically, i feel like he knew she would never ally, but that because he'd shown shuri, she understood - ramonda wouldn't have spared him, i don't think, but shuri could, because angry as she was, she knew what he was doing it all for (she was the one who had tried for peaceful solutions, who hadn't wanted to be taken back).

it feels like (assuming they aren't forced not to) that bp3 is going to be the us (or, if they're cowards, "mercenaries") invading wakanda to steal the vibranium. because black panther or not, with their capitol drowned, they look weak. and with no one yet aware of talocan, they look like they have internal conflict - the director literally calls it a civil war. i think namor knew that; because sure, wakanda isn't weak, but they are alone, and eventually it does come down to numbers. if he sets up the opening for the west to invade (and he knows they will because has no faith in the surface world) then he knows a wakanda aware of and not actively fighting talocan will turn to him for help

he doesn't seem mean, but he feels ruthless. and i like that a lot more than hot-headed namor - he is much older, after all! i feel like namor works best when he's positioned as a villain not due to personal issues but simply because he is the king of a sovereign nation that is at odds with yours - that it's not petty world domination, but war. playing politics when everyone else is playing superheroes.

i don't know if that's what the scene at the end intended, but it definitely helps keep that difficult balance of "namor is a superhero who is our ally and can help" and "at any point namor may invade the surface world and drown a major city" that is the core.

[bonefall]

I’d be REALLY wary of that idea. I know it’s not your intention but no matter how you slice it that creates a scenario where some cats are genetically superior and more civilised than others based on where they’re from, which I feel is bad even if they happen to be nice to kittypets. Really love your work but maybe consider how you’d handle that one !!

Yeah, that's exactly the reason why I tacked the big old "THIS IS NOT IN THE REWRITE" warning onto the front of it lmao.

It also creates a situation where the Clans have an actual, unfortunate REAL justification for cat eugenics, which would mix very, very badly even in situations where there is no Clan/Housecat conflict. Unless it was completely dominant and always passed on but... you see how it's already an uncomfortable idea I'd have to tack on a bunch of bandaids to.

Sometimes a thought remains just a thought exactly because you end up thinking through its implications, y'know?

[kirstielol]

this morning i was talking to a fellow canadian invert keeper, and they told me about a seller who's willing to send exotic roaches over the border from usa to canada 🥹 so i'm trying them out, i ordered a small starter colony of green banana roaches! this seller is apparently transparent with what they're sending over the border, they declare exactly what species is in the package, and other canadians have gotten their orders without issue.. so we'll see how this goes! 🤷‍♀️

[cursedthing]

.havign lots of thoughts about how npcs are portrayed learning about the nature of their universe in works

[purple--queen]

I do understand the skrulls. I would be mad to

[soldier-poet-king]

Not me. Planning native pollinator container gardens at work. I need a will to live. I have no land. I can probs convince my mother to allow me a few planters in the backyard if they're unobtrusive and don't impact her (ill kept horrible mulch reliant) garden or the tomatoes. Yes it's still Actively Cold and might still snow here. But I'm. SO DESPERATE FOR LIFE AND GREEN

[mosspapi]

Love being asked "what's wrong with you?" by a random stranger in front of a room full of other random strangers. Super cool and normal and not at all uncomfortable and embarrassing. Very normal thing to say to a disabled person. (In case it's not clear. I am being so sarcastic it's unreal. Please do not fucking do that shit)

[greencheekconure27]

Tankie: A Tumblr Trilogy

I) Initial suspicions

II) Suspicions confirmed:

III.) Suspicions confirmed further:

[grassbreads]

Glob save me I'm at work and I have a downright violent case of the hiccups