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You can expect unhinged stuff, things that aren't quite right or downright strange. A lot of meme/funny text reposts. Some nerdy stuff too if I feel like it, I'm into computers and technology.
god maybe im sensitive or something but i am so sick of the big back jokes. my friend with the bmi of the onceler talking about how fat she is for eating a slice of pizza like oh my god. who cares. you know why i like food. BECAUSE ITS GOOD. because yummy food makes me happy and i like it. it’s insane that we’ve gone from bullying fat people to bullying people who eat a lot, even if they aren’t fat. eat food you like and enjoy life because who gives a shit about anything
The thing that gets me about the impending Harry Potter show is like. I'm able to, for entirely hypothetical purposes, put aside my disdain and disgust for the author's full-tilt bigotry and put myself in the shoes of someone who's still a Fan, like I would be if the author hadn't doubled, tripled, and quadrupled down on being a full-tilt bigot, and even then, imagining the alternate universe where JKR remained a staunch ally and well-meaning if clueless liberal philanthropic darling, I still can't quite wrap my head around why I'd want this show to be made
Everyone keeps saying it's going to be a Faithful Adaptation Of The Series and I'm just like... okay? This isn't A Series Of Unfortunate Events that got a bad adaptation and they had to go back and try again to get it right. The majority of fans liked and continue to like the movies, a lot, and despite some minor quibbles here and there, they're considered incredibly faithful adaptations. The Fandom isn't exactly divided on this, either.
Like, I imagine a nearby alternate timeline where JKR was never hit by the Idiot Stick That Makes You Hate Women and remained normal, and I remained a fan of a flawed but influential children's fantasy series, and I can't really think of a reason why I would be excited about them trying to make lightning strike a second time. Are people really that mad about Michael Gambon saying "Harry did you put your name in the goblet of fire" animatedly instead of calmly? Or is WB just worried that the incoming demographic of theme park attendees have nowhere near the nostalgic link to the series that millennials would, and that if they don't inject the series back into the zeitgeist, the golden goose might stop laying eggs?
If JK Rowling hadn't gone full terf and this remake was happening then we'd all be wearily rolling our eyes at yet another carriage being hitched to the endless train of unnecessarily remade hits that nobody wants. People would be joking about "they're making a live action Harry Potter now" (the joke of course being that the previous one was also live action this time so they don't even have the normal excuse). People would revive old comparisons of Lion King shots and Mulan shots and put up Harry Potter ones next to them and joke about how expressive the animation is in the original. I can't see any world in which anyone would want this.
the thing about being nonbinary is that you really do start to forget that other people have such strict walls around what is and isn’t allowed for genders. i thought we all agreed that we made that up. could you climb out of the cave real quick and feel the sunshine for a minute.
the thing about being nonbinary is that you really do start to forget that other people have such strict walls around what is and isn’t allowed for genders. i thought we all agreed that we made that up. could you climb out of the cave real quick and feel the sunshine for a minute.
Maybe there’s someone in this abandoned clown factory who can help us
this is what companies say every time they try to buy tumblr
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but for my money, if you want to prevent medical professionals from gaining access to your compound, the best way is fences. Landmines, sure, but the hoity-toity, poofy-doof governments of the world think that's a "war crime," even if they're entirely on your property and you work really hard not to step on any of them when you're out gardening.
For years, and nobody has been able to keep my attention span for long enough to explain it to me, doctors have been able to break into houses whenever they want. It's for your health, I assume, though whenever I am awoken by a strange noise at 3 in the morning, only to find a swarm of oncologists rooting through my trash, I don't feel particularly great afterward.
Perhaps you are also afflicted by this strange phenomenon. I think that we can band together, as a community, and tell doctors to keep this shit only to their offices. Or at least the daytime hours only. Of course, there is the risk that they will withdraw their medical services entirely, and we'll all start dropping dead of commonly-curable illnesses like scurvy and complex too-much-poopitis. So maybe we need to find a negotiator.
So, if any of you know how to make a rope trap that can catch a negotiator, come on by my place. We're going to meet out front, though, just in case you're actually a doctor. You'll have to pass my test in order to gain access to the secret group chat, at the very least. We'll show you a picture of a Porsche Boxster, and you have to not have any weird opinions about how the 911 is a better car.
It’s crazy and fucked up that being yourself is actually the solution.
It’s like. When I was told to “just be yourself” as a kid I thought it was a passive thing. Like oh easy I just have to sit here and be myself. but the reason so many people think that “being yourself” is bullshit advice is because you actually have to make active choices to do this and it WILL make your life way more fun. You have to wear t-shirts of bands that were popular ten years ago because you like them. You have to do your hair in a way that you find cute or comfortable even if it’s “so nineties”. If your friend says a food you enjoy is gross to them, you can’t be afraid to admit you casually disagree. You have to do hobbies that you’re interested in even if you’re bad at them and you cant feel like you have to get good at something before you tell people it’s an activity you do. You have to read manga and comic books in public and get piercings your relatives think are unattractive. You don’t have to tell people you dislike that you dislike them, but you don’t have to give them your time and attention either. You have to rewatch that kids show you’re nostalgic for even if you’re in your 30s. You have to change your name if you hate it, even if only a few close friends can know. You have to get fun girly drinks at the bar. You have to order hot chocolate when you don’t like coffee and black coffee when you don’t like sweet things. I am still bad at practicing this but it is the only way to make it all tolerable.
First you have to realize that "yourself" is a construct built by the decisions you make. Then it becomes clear that being yourself is a deliberate and intentional practice, not a passive state of existence.
Being 30 is fun. I was discussing anime with a teen at work and asked her how much of bnha she had watched. She had trouble answering and wasn't sure how to approach it. I said "better question was who was your husbando" and she turned bright red before mumbling an answer. They never expect me to know how deep their love of anime boys runs....
One time she said she used to be into BL and another employee down the hall asked what BL was and I yelled back "ITS YAOI" which reduced the teen to yelling "ITS SOFTCORE! SOFT CORE!!" So I yelled back "ITS SOFTCORE YAOI" anyway I get why dads are like that now
1. If you're a minor, don't tell people that online. Ever. Either lie about your age or don't mention it. You make yourself a target. You are not immune (and neither was I).
2. Only use your real first name online if it's a common name. (And even then, consider long and hard)
If you have an uncommon name and you share it, it's easy to find you. Example: when one of my friends said she was going to kill herself, I found her home phone number and address with only her first name and general location in under five minutes. (I got to her family in time)
3. Do not share where you live. Even if you live in the biggest, most populous city in the world. Don't make it easier to find you.
4. If you must share your age or a general range, do not share your birthday. If people know you're 24 and know your birthday is January 10th, then they know your birthday is January 10th, 2001. There is so much damage someone can do with that information.
(If you have a relatively uncommon name, then even "20s" could be enough to find you with your birthday).
If you want to celebrate it, choose a random day every year.
5. Don't mention local events (political or fun (ie a fair)), landmarks, or post photos from your area.
Watch any of the professional geoguessr players if you want to see how dangerous a single photo can be.
6. Don't share photos of anything distinct like your face, tattoos, unique jewelry, etc. This is to keep people from recognizing you in the wild.
And finally, 7. Don't share your address or phone number. Period. Ever. Not your Snapchat or WhatsApp, not your facebook or any place that uses your location or phone number.
It is so easy to find people. Please be careful to not be found. All it takes is pissing one person off to get doxxed.
how come you'll say tragedy is your favorite genre and then 100 thousand million people will be like "you should check out this adaptation of this famous tragedy but the twist is there's a happy ending this time." GET THAT AWAY FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how come you'll say tragedy is your favorite genre and then 100 thousand million people will be like "you should check out this adaptation of this famous story of triumph with a happy ending but the twist is there's an egregiously cruel ending this time for no reason and with none of the crucial framework of a true tragedy to make the ending cathartic." GET THAT AWAY FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grilled cheese technology hasn't changed much since the invention of cheese. You've got your flat, hot thing, you've got your bread, you've got your cheese, and you've got your fat. Now, most people will use butter. Some folks will use mayonnaise. There's no need to fight in the comments section.
Personally, what I like about the grilled cheese sandwich is this exact simplicity. No matter where you are, as long as you have the stuff, you can probably figure out how to cook one. I've made them on the side of the road, using a hot engine. When I visited a cool castle in France, one of the servants made me one with a sort of elaborate cast-iron bread-clamping device that was invented in the 1700s specifically to make grilled-cheese sandwiches. Elaborate, to be certain, but some things are worth going to the extra effort for.
All the great foods are like this, because we figured out they were great early on. Eggs come out of a chicken's butt and really don't need much more than "flat, hot" to be good. Nobody had invented the concept of the air fryer yet when they discovered that coffee keeps you from murdering your entire office at 6:30am. In fact, that's probably why it was able to be invented in the first place, rather than an idea trapped in the mind of someone burning down their engineering lab because they hadn't had enough hot, brown caffeine yet.
Like the humble grilled cheese sandwich, it is best to strive for simplicity in your daily life. Stop adding some shit that you don't need to your projects, and make those projects happen. If they're any good, they definitely don't need jalapenos or pickles in them. A little bit of ketchup on the side, that's all. I said don't fight in the comments section, folks.
