alice makes things

hi I’m alice and I haven’t used tumblr since 2010

[gerojimbo]

Just watched the old 1989 Zelda cartoon again in full. Haven’t seen it since I was a child. It was hilarious (yes, even with Link being such a tool.) Some highlights: 

Zelda straight-up trying to nab the Triforce of Power for herself. This bitch did not play.

That old 1980s Senseless Castle Design Aesthetic.

This motherfucker, literally named “Sleazenose.”

Link’s nightshirt literally defies physics in every episode so he doesn’t flash his junk at the viewer.

This outfit Link wears to impress Zelda…

Zelda’s amazing reaction. Now this is a look.

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Zelda Heritage Post

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[alice-makes-things]

So my Long Covid Clinic homework is going well

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The most annoying part of Long Covid (had it since my first ever Covid infection, Christmas 2025, thanks grandad for not testing to see whether or not it was just a bad cold), is that my job used to make me very happy and the worst I would feel, fatigue-wise (according to this scale), is Chunky Guacamole.

Right now, I’ve been at work less than half a day. WHY DID YOU PUT ME IN THE BLENDER.

[alice-makes-things]

So my Long Covid Clinic homework is going well

[alice-makes-things]

they both speak for the trees

(i mean like. totoro doesn’t speak. but he does give out seeds.)

(also can you imagine how terrifying a Miyazaki-animated Onceler would be, holy shit)

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Last night, with my parents, I watched An Officer and a Gentleman for the first time. Here are my thoughts:

- it is certainly now A Film That I Have Seen

- I still don’t like the US armed forces (or any armed forces tbh)

- there are chants containing rampant sexism celebrating rape and sexual assault and also yay children getting killed by napalm? Like am I meant to find any characters in this film likeable?

- Richard Gere is such an arsehole in this film to like. Everyone around him. Having a tragic backstory doesn’t give you an excuse to be a dick all the way through, and like he just kidnaps his girlfriend who he’s been an arsehole to from her job in the middle of the day and everyone is just cool with this? Even though he’s been a tit to her from day one? Like who is the gentleman in “an officer and a gentleman” bc it certainly isn’t any of the men in this film and even my parents were like “holy shit I don’t remember this being this terrible”

- the only cool character is Naval Aviator Officer Candidate Seeger, and it would be a much more interesting film if it was about her and how she came to be in this macho hyper masculine dominated organisation and her experiences in this highly sexist place, rather than her just being some kind of character development for Richard Gere

[alice-makes-things]

Someone just liked this post and it has reminded me that I would totally watch a film about Naval Aviator Officer Candidate Seeger. It would be a much better film.

[theyearningpirate]

The queer experience ✨🏳️‍🌈 (and don't get me started on figuring out my gender, that would take at least the same amount of space and time)

[ID: A comic about sexuality. It starts with the bisexual flag that says "as a teen, I realized I was interested in both boys and girls and I thought that meant I was bisexual".

Then, it goes to the pan flag and says "I later noticed that gender didn't matter to me at all - just the individual people I liked; pansexual?".

Then there is a lesbian flat with text "at times I also thought I could not possibly like the opposite gender; was I a lesbian trying to fit in?".

Then there is a straight black and white striped flat that says "at other times I thought I was straight, just pretending to be queer to show off".

Then there is an asexual flag with writing "growing older, I noticed I rarely even have sexual attraction to other people* does that make me ace?" and a small demisexual flag saying "*unless it's good friends I have a deep connection with - demisexual?".

Then there is an aromantic flat that says "I also don't crave romantic relationships like others do*, would that make me aro?" with a smaller demiromantic flag that reads "*unless they are very untraditional and with friends I already have a deep connection with - demiromantic?"

At the bottom of the comic there is a simple figure looking up at the flags and text above it, confused, with question marks around them. END ID]

[alice-makes-things]

lads I made a flowchart to try and help circumvent my dopamine spending of all my money on stupid shit that gets marketed to me by algorithms. This may or may not be a normal thing to do.

anyway it's already saved me £230 in the last week so I guess it works

[kuromi-hoemie]

Link in bio. What will he learn?

[mellueminate]

[itshauntedtoon]

@zelda-heritage-posts

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Zelda Heritage Post

[velcrooooo]

reminder that coming up with some fake little dudes and creating intricate storylines in your head is a completely free and fun way to pass the time and the government can't stop you

[velcrooooo]

reminder that coming up with some fake little dudes and creating intricate storylines in your head is a completely free and fun way to pass the time and the government can't stop you

[pyupa]

the first thing i;ve ever made in blender. i hope everyone likes it, it took me an entire day.

[footlongdingledong]

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Zelda Heritage Post

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like bro did I just need to stim this whole time?!!

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I'm currently working hard on finding ways I can unmask in various settings. So far it's resulted in me putting my hands over my ears during a work meeting when it got too loud (background drilling noise; other meeting attendees arguing.) It's only now just dawning on me how much of my life I've spent just gritting my teeth and getting through things that don't seem to cause others serious discomfort and distress.

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like bro did I just need to stim this whole time?!!

[gay-systemdeez]

Throwing rocks at twinks; it's fun, it's easy, and it's free.

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Zelda Heritage Post

[thedreadvampy]

Everywhere I go I'm reminded how much the desire to punish homelessness and migration and other Undesirablenesses make society markedly worse for everyone

like why is the park locked after 5pm so I can't go and sit under a tree after work? to punish rough sleepers for the terrible crime of being homeless and alive

why do I have to buy a drink, beg for a code and fuck around with an awkward keypad for 5 minutes in order to take a piss? because fuck homeless people

why do I need to provide proof of address and photo ID to do everything? because we had to create a really hostile environment for migrants

why can't you sit anywhere? well because god forbid people sleep when they're pushed out of shelter. can't risk that.

every day governments, councils and businesses make your life worse as a side effect of making vulnerable people's lives WAY worse. if you're ok with that you're a fucking idiot and if you're in favour of it you're a vindictive cunt cause again literally the ONLY payoff for your life getting worse is other people's lives getting worser.

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My former manager (before I became the library manager) wouldn’t let library users go to the toilet. Because we didn’t have a public toilet. A public library without a public toilet.

Anyways I’m the library manager now so everyone who wants to is allowed to take a frigging piss/shit/5 minutes to themselves in the toilet. Because it’s none of my business and why should it be. Other libraries in the borough are slowly being refurbished and being given accessible toilets and a baby change and one even has an adults changing places space and I’m all for it.

On the library desk, I will ask for something with an address on it if signing someone up for a library card. Do I ask them for actual ID? Do I give a shit if they are lying? No, bc literally the worst thing that can happen is a human being borrows a book and doesn’t bring it back in a timely manner / at all. I have plenty of books and plenty of folks who want to donate books. I’ll survive.

Librarians are often the “face” of the council / local authority and we work closely with them. But most of us ascribe to the pirate code form of actually adhering to rules.

[alice-makes-things]

Having long Covid related hair loss and brain fog is going great for me, thanks for asking 😅

(this will pass, I’m laughing with it)