#yells into void

[smol-loaf]

Why is Spotify trying to be a video app and how do I make mine stop

[actual-changeling]

In the spirit of encouraging people to comment on fanfics while also making it easier to do so, I feel obliged to share a browser extension for ao3 that has quite literally revolutionized the comment game for me.

I present to you: the floating ao3 comment box!

From what I've seen, a big problem for many people is that once you reach the comments at the bottom of a fic, your memory of it miraculously disappears. Anything you wanted to say is stuck ten paragraphs ago, and you barely remember what you thought while reading. This fixes that!

I'll give a little explanation on the features and how it works, but if you want to skip all that, here's the link.

The extension is visible as a small blue box in the upper left corner.

(Side note: The green colouring is not from the extension, that's me.)

If you click on it, you open a comment box window at the bottom of your screen but not at the bottom of the fic. I opened my own fic for demonstrative purposes.

The website also gives explanations on how exactly it functions, but I'll summarize regardless.

insert selection -> if you highlight a sentence in the fic it will be added in italics to the comment box

add to comment box -> once you're done writing your comment, you click this button and the entire thing will automatically copied to the ao3 comment box

delete -> self explanatory

on mulitchapter fics, you will be given the option to either add the comment to just the current chapter or the entire fic

The best part? You can simply close the window the same way you opened it and your progress will automatically be saved. So you can open it, comment on a paragraph, and then close it and keep reading without having the box in your face.

Comments are what keep writers going, and as both a writer and a reader, I think it's such an easy way of showing support and enthusiasm.

[kindlythevoid]

Guys, guys, look, guys, I know that Dracula is terrible. But I unironically want to start greeting people with his "Welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring!". I want to find a sign that says this and hang it on my front door. I need to incorporate this in my every day speech. I'm 65% of the way to making it my lock screen on my phone. I am actively adding it to my blog as we speak. This is by far my favorite line of the whole book. I just.

[palipunk]

Why are Palestinians not allowed to have any allies? This is the same vein of people who lament about how “oh I only trust Palestinians to talk about Palestine” - we as Palestinians are asking you to speak up. It will always be just an excuse not to care or do anything. (And yes, what’s happening in Palestine actually does involve Americans!)

[inkoutsidethelines]

"no attachments" in SW literally just means "don't be selfish and possessive". that's it. that's all there is. doesn't mean jedi can't have friends and loved ones. they can. just. don't be possessive and selfish about it. don't murder thousands of people in an effort to save one.

[dryya-doesnt]

Hi again waxwitch enjoyers (population: me)

[sentientsky]

crowley and aziraphale negotiating child support payments in s3

[hirookouji]

want u all to know im reading witch hat atelier and its good and i like it

[destiny-hoodie]

It's too late for me; they've consumed my mind

[pollopom]

[smol-loaf]

I was going to be perfectly on time for my bus this morning until I decided to pack blueberries and I got so lost in the sauce (eating blueberries) I missed my bus. Woodland creature behaviour.

[actual-changeling]

how are we all feeling? deeply mentally unwell? yeah. me too.

[kindlythevoid]

Friendly reminder that Frodo named his pony Strider when he got back to the Shire. Friendly reminder that all the hobbits continued to call Aragorn “Strider” (at least on occasion) even after his coronation. Friendly reminder that Aragorn said that the name meant so much to him that he was going to make it his family name. Friendly reminder that the hobbits and Aragorn considered themselves close friends, even with everything going on. Friendly reminder that Merry and Pippin are buried with Aragorn.

[erggggggggg]

new rule!!! be nice to me or leave me the fuck alone

[the-void-and-the-valley]

having a queer platonic crush on someone is so strange. like, no, i can't stomach the thought of anyone else kissing you, but i dont want to kiss you. i want to tuck your hair behind your ear while you focus on something else. i want to hold your hand. you're my best friend. i love you, as a friend, but also so much more. i dont want to marry you. i want to spend the rest of my life with you. i love you. i know you on such a deep level. i feel like you really know me. you say you're afraid of love, and i agree, but my heart breaks because i'm not afraid of our love. i love you, do you love me? just as friends, or as something more? i love you as a Friend. i think about the plans we made in year 7 all the time. i'm sorry i'm not the right kind of love. i love you, but i dont Love you. is that enough?

[manzanamarim]

Plays our theme song but alone this time

Hey I really liked this scene *screams*