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🤙Michael/Mike/Mikey or Tip • 20🤙
they/it/he/surf/dude/loaf • white • singlet
Queer, aroace, trans, n nonbinary baybee
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📕 I write when I can n stories are under #my fic
You can also check out my AO3 here or tip me on ko-fi here :-)
😳 Will occasionally mention nsfw story ideas/WIPs bc I enjoy writing that sometimes, but will b tagged w #nsft!
📝 I try to write IDs for things when I can, but will tag things as no id if I don’t have the time and they don’t come with one
⚡️ Current media interests: Spiderverse, Moon Knight (2022 show & in gen), Mortal Kombat, Insomniac Spiderman games, Scooby Doo, LoSH 2006, and occasionally others
🧃General interests: Cowboys, clowns, monsters and the supernatural, inhumanity, superheroes, retro time periods, physical media

BYF and a few other things

DNF/internet boundaries below cut

I NEED TO READ I NEED TO WRITE I NEED TO CREATE I NEED TO DRAW I NEED TO CLEAN I NEED TO WORK OUT I NEED TO LEARN *watches YouTube for 6 hours*

why do i keep seeing whole videos on advice for artfight from “veterans” or whatever. here’s all the advice you need:

  • you don’t need to draw every day
  • you don’t need to fully render every drawing, sketches still count and the person receiving it will still love it
  • you don’t need a fully polished ref sheet for every single character, having a basic one or even just a colour palette along with whatever other art you’ve done works fine in most cases
  • you don’t need to draw a fully rendered piece every single day do not burn yourself out or injure yourself for funny little internet points good lord

boom done there’s your 15 minute video

the amount of people who have reblogged this and said it’s comforting/reassuring is kinda scary like hello how hard were you planning on pushing yourselves… it’s just a fun little art game you are drawing things for other people for free it’s chill

also some additional points from the notes:

  • you don’t have to revenge everyone who attacks you [i didn’t think of this because i didn’t realise people did this anyway??]
  • if you’re not having fun, it may be time to take a break or just write the rest of the month off
  • seriously. artfight is supposed to be fun. only do what you enjoy

Hey just a general PSA from someone officially diagnosed and documented:

Now is not the time to seek out an autism diagnosis.

RFK's plans have been made very clear and any diagnosis you do get will get you put on this "national disease registry" they're proposing.

Trust me when I say I completely understand the need for accommodations and a better understanding of yourself, but if you have gone this long without being diagnosed, you will be better off waiting.

Furthermore, listen to and advocate for folks who are diagnosed, especially folks with higher support needs. They'll be the first ones targeted for whatever bullshit "experimental treatments" the government tries to push.

Stay safe and look out for your neighbor.

in an interesting case of linguistic convergent evolution, the english words scale, scale, and scale are all false cognates of each other

scale as in „to climb“ comes from the latin scala, for ladder.

scale as in the measuring device comes from the old norse skal, for a drinking vessel sometimes used as a weighing device

scale as in the dermal plating on the skin of some fish and reptiles comes from the old french escale, for shell or husk.

Three languages enter, one language leaves.

official linguistics post

They/them pussy

nonbinary cats >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<>>

I was curious about this, not because I was surprised the cat was "neither male nor female" but because I was surprised this is a "first". I mean, intersex cats exist. Any time an apparently male cat is tortie/calico, for example, that's an intersex animal, probably XXY.

Turns out, though, that this kitty is very rare - they have no external genitals, and vets can find no evidence of internal reproductive organs either. So yeah, fair enough, I've literally never heard of an animal being born like that! Isn't nature something?

The face of a creature who fought the gods to be born without the burden of reproduction and won

i understand we cant be perfect in this, and microsoft has wormed its way into almost every aspect of our lives so its not like we can just cut all ties with a single mouse click, but like. you dont need that that video game.

BDS is specifically focusing a target on XBOX and is requesting people participate in the following tiers of engagement:

1. cancel game pass subscriptions

2. avoid spending time/money on candy crush, Minecraft and call of duty

3. boycott all Microsoft gaming products, including Xbox branded consoles and accessories AND any Microsoft owned publishing labels

Bare minimum you should be able to cancel a game pass subscription, but I think we can all try to push for a level 3 participation. BDS specifically requests people avoid Bethesda in their list of Microsoft owned publishers.

This is a specific request of a targeted boycott, which has a higher chance of success. It's nearly impossible to avoid products from all companies involved in the genocide, but we can focus on specific targets with specific demands and help push Microsoft to divest.

you ever think about how in star wars the four heroes that overthrew the tyrannical empire and inagurated a new government are the princess of a tragically destroyed planet, a wisecracking rogue, the last heir of a religious order of wizards who do actual literal magic, and.........a city mayor

i should clarify that im not disparaging lando here i'm just wondering what it's like to be in a space fantasy adventure as the ONE member of your friend group who knows what a zoning law is

You can frequently see this in Lando's face.

I thought for a moment there I was learning for the first time that Chewbacca was mayor.

today at work this kid (ill call him Kid 1) was having snack w his friend (Kid 2) and kid2 had a kitkat bar. kid1 asked if he could have half and kid2 said no to which kid1 responded verbatim “Kid1 Has Banned Kid2 From Entering Heaven” and it startled me so badly i nearly started crying laughing

kids are the funniest people in the world when i worked at an elementary school during lunch one day the class unprompted started talking abt what they wanted to be when they grew up and this kid beckoned me over and was like

kid: when i grow up i want to be a cristopoper

me: a what?

kid: a cristopoper

me: i don’t think i know what that is!

kid: it’s a person who comes up with the names for different careers

me: oh, that—

kid: yeah, i just started my career. just now

me: oh my god

like he fucking got me. thats genius. thats a well constructed bit. he was 8

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