@trash-raccoon / trash-raccoon.tumblr.com
I looooove the shit that's like
"You have the power to possess me and take over my body but you don't because you respect me"
because it can lead to
"I'll let you possess me and take over my body when necessary because I trust you"
and then it can lead to "I actively want you to possess me and take over my body because it's fun and I trust you"
The best hobbies are ones that teach you obscure synonyms for colors
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unfortunately this comment a TERF made on one of my posts is genuinely hysterical
Finished my buttonhole tutorial video! It's 22 minutes long. Here's a link to the blog post, with a written tutorial for the basic buttonhole (the video has a lot more than that) and source links for all the photos I used in the video, plus a few that I didn't.
Dammit, I made a mistake in labelling one of my reference images! That beige 1720's coat from The Met has a functional buttonhole at the very top of the centre front as well, and I did not label it as such, even though I did the exact same buttonhole arrangement on my 1730's coat. Shame! Oh! Shame and embarrassment!
Reblogging again because two people have expressed envy at the buttonholes on the shirt I just posted, so I hope this is helpful! It takes a lot of practice to get them nice and even but you'll get better eventually, I believe in you!!
(Also the ones in my shirt were the kind where I do machine buttonholes and hand sew over them, mainly because that adds a lot more stability and it was a really thin fabric.)
Just got perhaps the stupidest, most baffling mean comment on any video so far. Someone called this video, this 22 minute hand sewn buttonhole tutorial "More of a showing of skill than a tutorial. Empty, clout driven content".
What the fuck????? What the???? what????
That kind of comment might make sense for like... people doing ridiculous publicity stunts on tiktok or something, not a 22 minute hand sewn buttonhole tutorial!!??
It's extra annoying because I knew that this video wouldn't get a ton of views when I made it (and it didn't!) and I still really wanted to make it because I DO want to show people how to sew things! It's even weirder considering I do have multiple much more flashy videos on my channel, like the Werther's waistcoat video, which could arguably be called a bit gimmicky even though I still put an unnecessary amount of hand sewing into it.
Mean comments can be upsetting, but when they're mean and objectively wrong & incredibly stupid it's way more frustrating.
Anyways, enjoy my empty clout driven buttonhole tutorial! That's the way to get attention on the internet, yessiree, longform highly detailed videos explaining one specific sewing technique! All the cool youths are doing it! Why, any day now they'll put me on the cover of Hand Sewn Historical Buttonhole Magazine and I'll get millions of new followers and oh so much clout from having posted about this very popular subject that the general public really cares about!
(I kinda think maybe they're just a jealous hater who's bad at buttonholes. I know a lot of people blame things on "jealous haters" but that is honestly the only explanation I can think of that makes any sense at all.)
(Sorry I just needed to shout about that because it made me so mad. I'm calmer now.)
taking this out of the reblogs of my last post @deez-no-relation because I think it's important and its own thought.
There isn't any place similar to Tumblr on the internet. Here and now is the last shreds of an internet that was, an internet that could exist without monetization. An internet that lasted through so many ~pivots to video~, an internet that is text and gif and photo first. An internet that is driven by serendipity and the impetus of the user to do the searching, the digging, the work that is just handed to you by algorithms on other sites for the purpose of better advertising to you.
The best part about Tumblr is the reason why it can't monetize and I have been hitting up against this wall for literal years. There's magic here because it's one of the places that hasn't been overrun by ads. Every social site's business model relies on those midrolls, prerolls, in between story slides, because the money is what keeps them running.
Someone joked about making Tumblr a UNESCO World Heritage site and honestly? That's where my brain goes, too. Tumblr is a library. Tumblr is a museum. Tumblr is a third place. Tumblr is where people can go to be inspired and go feral over shit they love and indulge in passion and process their shit. How do you monetize that safely?
@taylorswift honestly this is your moment to bankroll Tumblr and save the internet (just kidding....) (unless.....)
Wholesome
If your apology involves degrading yourself, calling yourself shit or insulting yourself, its not an apology, try again.
Can someone translate this?
Don’t try to guilt people by saying “I’m sorry I fucking suck.” “I’m sorry I’m just the worst and I should die” Because thats not an apology, thats trying to guilt the other person into dropping the subject.
Yup. That’s called Weaponized Remorse. Basically, you’re avoiding accountability by blowing up a big Feelings Bomb at the person you hurt and going “let’s not focus on what I did or what I should do to make amends, let’s focus on how awful I feel about it all, and how you should make me feel better.”
It’s really easy to accidentally learn to apologize like this, especially when you have mental health issues that mean you genuinely feel that way about yourself. You aren’t a bad person if this has become a habit, but you can help other people AND yourself by apologizing differently!
Try to focus on your actions rather than your traits:
E.g. “I’m sorry I keep ghosting you, I’m shit at friendships” –> “I’m sorry I keep ghosting you, I’m really struggling to keep up with my friends right now”
Then, if you can, turn the conversation back to the other person - you’re apologising because their feelings matter to you, so show that.
E.g. “I don’t mean to - our friendship means a lit to me, and I know it must make it seem like I don’t care.”
This gives the other person an opportunity to express their own experience so you can talk it over more if they want to, without skipping ahead to reassuring you that the relationship isn’t broken.
If you read the descriptions above and started feeling guilty, it’s fixable! And if you want, you can even apply your new apology skills to apologising for an old apology style
This is something abusers can instill in their victims, also. Sometimes an abuser wont let up until they know you feel awful, shitty, stupid, worthless. and it becomes a habit to tell someone “im sorry im such a fucking loser i dont deserve etc, etc” so they know that you have paid the emotional toll for what you said or did.
Here’s the kicker, though- normal people dont want you to beat yourself up like that when you apologize. I know it feels like the line between “im sorry, I screwed up and I feel terrible about how I hurt you” and “i’m such a worthless piece of shit, you dont deserve to be around me” seems nearly invisible, but if someone requires you to verbally self-flagellate in order for a fight to be over, you really need to step back and take a look at the relationship between you two.
Tineco Floor ONE S3 Cordless Hardwood Wet/Dry Vacuum
Oh my god THANK you
Once again:
Not what I expected coming from John Green
I said what I said.
Personal zine about the Dendrogaster and myself.
Huh? Sorry yeah, I was listening. Marketing is super cool. I always wondered how that stuff works. Really cool. What do I do? Well it's not as cool as marketing, but actually I manage the one house where every single appliance commercial takes place. Yes, every single one. No I'm not fucking with you. Every single appliance commercial takes place in one house in Colorado. Even the ones that look different. No it's not that big of a house I'm just very good at renovation. I accidentally ended up with the copyright to a white woman looking exasperated in a suspiciously nice-looking house so they kind of have no choice. It got extended to men too in 2022. Court said "men can be wives too," which is pretty nice. Yeah the vacuum companies were pretty pissed at first but eventually they came around. Bissel told me they even prefer it like this. I run a really tight ship and I charge fair prices. Yeah I know the woman who plays the mom in the Bissel vacuum commercials. No I don't have her number.
do you ever just suddenly feel the weight of more years of exhaustion than you’ve been alive
i regret to inform you that this was george h.w. bush, 1988
One of the fun things about reading DTWOF today is that you’ll be trundling along, knowing these comics are from the 1980s, and then *WHAM* 9/11 is in one of the comics, and you become that gif from the film where the dude go age fast.
Happy International Asexuality Day, Black Asexuals! 🖤🩶🤍💜
Yasmin Benoit helped to co-found this day in 2021 to celebrate the asexual identity and ace experiences. I have to be honest and say given recent events I'm not in the celebrating mood, but I'm still gonna try to boost Black asexuality today just like every other day. Creating Black ace spaces and content is important because we're the only ones who can. Just like Yasmin, we have to create the Black ace representation that we want and need. We are the representation. Don't be afraid to take up space and speak your truth. Don't shrink yourself to make mainstream bigger ace spaces more comfortable. Don't feel like you have to downplay or 'fix' your Blackness for anybody ace or not. And most importantly, have a great day!
This belovéd weirdo
Unironically, this is why society would crumble without diversity
