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why didn’t gandalf just carry the ring to mordor himself with these tongs

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Turn all the tears I cried into the wishes you hoped to come true ✨🎇

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y'all it's about to get really fucking humid and hot

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!

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good lord this thing is useless

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My mother is all into homesteading and off-grid living videos right now. Every time I check up on her, this is what she wants to talk about.

It gives her a sense of peace and purpose I guess. Which is good, she’s been struggling to find that with her injuries and condition. She’s learning skills, and feeling prepared for “the worst”. Like I can’t get her to stop watching conspiracy theory bullshit on YouTube so at least this kind of content alleviates some of the anxiety the other content amplifies, because she feels like she can do something now to secure her safety later.

But to get through these conversations, I have to tell myself— hey, if natural disaster comes our way, some of this might be useful. But I know she’s not just thinking a big storm or natural disaster. She’s preparing for the collapse of society. And I don’t know how to break it to her that we wouldn’t survive that. You can make long lasting candles with crisco? Cool. Where you going to by crisco when society collapses? You’ll stock up now? Ok cool. What will you do when it runs out? Honestly, before it runs out, what will you do when people with guns come to take your various stockpiled supplies?

If we hit a point where society collapses, we’re done for. Food, medicine, etc. we can’t survive without society, without a world where people are working together trying to help each other out.

So, I’ll go through with this shit in the name of natural disaster preparedness, and because it helps her. But that’s as far as I’m willing to put energy into it. I refuse to prepare for, bet on, or hope for the collapse of society. I’d rather spend my energy trying to prevent society collapsing, what little part I can play in that. I’d rather spend my energy supporting people in my community. I’d rather work and build towards a better future, not prepare for the worst.

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30+ year old women are the backbone of this website

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"trans men/mascs transition out of oppression and towards privilege" is a terf talking point and it will never be progressive.

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We gotta start taking "child having an absolute meltdown in public" not just as a circumstance to be compassionate about, but as the valuable opportunity it is.

I personally like to close my eyes and pretend I'm the one who's screaming.

Scream for us all, little nugget.

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I finally clued into the eyebrows. LOLOL

anyway, far one is like -- possible wedding attire ideas because no one can stop me. More kidnapped au sketches!

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Since they don’t teach gay sex ed in school let me tell gay guys and anyone else that wants to use the back door that douching is bad for you. It will cause long term problems.

Also starving yourself all day will not work because sometimes it can take up to two or three days for something to move through you.

Just eat a bunch of fiber and use the bathroom at least an hour or two before your booty call if you can. If you hate eating fiber just get yourself some fiber pills to take with meals. If you eat enough fiber the section after the colon should remain relatively clean on its own. Just wash the outside part. Not your insides. Those clean themselves.

Also if he shames you for anything that happens by accident in the bedroom and/or refuses to use a condom he’s a jerk-wad and an idiot and you should dump him.

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This is a uniquely terrible time to have the first American pope in regards to global politics and optics, but by god is Chicago Pope a comedic goldmine. We are in a golden age of posting.

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Sometimes you don’t have the time or bandwidth for a full tea spill, but you still want a taste. So how about a “sip”?

With “Sip Of The Day” we’ll be bringing you daily fun and interesting facts about the Greek gods and other aspects of Hellenic Polytheism!

Oh and how about some quotes and excerpts from various resources I’ve gathered??? Just a small bite of info for you to chew on 😆

So check back for your daily sip of divine tea! 🥰

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Wasn't tagged but I thought this was beautiful. I'm trying to get back to writing again and this made me feel hopeful. I tag @bixbiboom if you feel like it <3

What Color Is Your Writing quiz

Tagged by both @lucien-lachance and @skyrim-forever thank you! @vervayyn @duo-kun @theoneandonlysemla @sheirukitriesfandom @heavy-metal-dick you're up next if you want, no pressure tho!

I suppose that's somewhat accurate. My fic is a whirlwind of all sorts of emotion lol

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I feel like the more I try to help people the worse everything is. I just don't know what I'm doing anymore and I'm sad all my paranoia is paying off...and I'm scared for my people. And I'm scared for me. And I am finding it hard to find joy in creating or doing because I only think "this is when it will end. It will all end and I can't stop it." and for some people that makes them fight harder. and I'm trying to be like that. But I'm just tired of frighting. I've fought for what feels like forever against things and I don't know how to fight all of this. I don't know who to talk to about how I feel so I just yell this stuff here to myself hoping it will make me feel better. it doesn't, though. I don't want to go back to pretending again and hiding