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Hey! New pinned post! Hey, I go by AU, or archunit on discord. I'm 30. Gender is [Redacted] but if you need to imagine me- I am a potato (vegetable) , dressed in silk (luxurious) , crying over a keyboard.

I am on Ao3 as I_was_here_once. In November of 2023 I lost my life's writing work that began in 2008. Everything you see on Ao3 published before that date, is all I have. Thanks to discord, I was able to save work in my Measure for Measure series. I also have two Baldur's Gate works Modifier and Already Chosen. I have a working SOA fic I haven't published, and a Star Wars Fic in my Father's Grave/Lover's Tomb that is in the works. All of this was begun post 11/23.

I am multi-fandom. I don't chose new fandoms very often, and I cycle through old ones, so if you followed my for (niche topic) I will probably come back to that. I am happy to chat, but the ADHD is strong in me, and I will probably start a chat in the middle of something. If you have sent me a message, and I haven't responded, feel free to poke me again. Some general warnings under the cut.

fforsythiaaa

Once when I was in undergrad, someone described something as “problematic” in class and our professor was like, “That’s cool, but ‘problematic’ doesn’t really mean anything. It means that the thing you’re describing has a problem, and in and of itself that’s not bad. Art, especially, should always have problems, or else it’s not interesting and not art, either. It sounds like you’re trying to say that this is bad, but you don’t want to say ‘bad.’ Is that right?”

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.

queeranarchism

Importantly, the teacher deliberately created space to name the bad.

“that's problematic” didn't get invented out of laziness. It was used by people who knew saying “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” would get them in trouble.

homunculus-argument

Peacocks are hilarious, really. They really are just like

zutalorsihavemissedone

dailymanners

If someone is about to walk into a situation that could range anywhere from inconvenient to harmful for them, the courteous and fair thing to do is to give them a warning.

For example, you're using a public bathroom, and there's no toilet paper left for the toilet you're using. If someone was waiting outside and is about to use the toilet / stall you were just using, it's fair to warn them first "hey there's no toilet paper left in that one" so they can use a different toilet if they'd prefer (or maybe grab some paper towel from the sink first if they'd personally rather improvise like that).

Another example of this is in many places it's common for cars to flash their lights at oncoming cars if there's any sort of danger or obstacle in the road ahead, like a flooded road, or an accident, or rubble/debris in the road.

Or say you used to work somewhere, and the work environment was really toxic (verbally abusive boss, co-workers who are bullies, they repeatedly "accidentally" paid you less than they were supposed to even after you called them out on it, etc) and someone you know is going to apply working there or was just offered a job there, it's fair and considerate to warn them about your experiences.

Or maybe you took a class that was way harder than you thought it would be, and had a much higher rate of people who fail or drop the class than you anticipated, it would be fair to warn a friend and/or classmate who says they're going to take that class.

The point of giving warnings is that you can save someone else a lot of trouble. Even if they still decide to proceed, it's better for people to go into a situation prepared and knowing what they're getting into rather than being completely caught off guard. Even just knowing about something ahead of time can make a difference.

formlab

llustration for The New Yorker, Alex Merto

redscharlach

We had these when I was a kid in the late Stone Age. Sometimes the tape got tangled and you had to rewind them manually using a sharp flint or a tooth from a sabre-toothed tiger. Preferably not still attached to the tiger, but beggars couldn’t be choosers.

gayahithwen

Now that’s some good rock music.

thedogeveryonehates

🎙️🎧🎶

stuckinapril

“Do it scared” “do it alone” are all great tips, but my biggest takeaway from therapy is do it messy. This is especially true if you’re getting out of a burnout, which I experience often. Literally just do it messy. You don’t need to pick the perfect trail to walk, the perfect playlist to listen to, whatever the fuck it is. You don’t need to have a meticulous to do list and wake up at the exact time you planned and drink the exact amount of water you planned to drink. Like the biggest thing for people like me to remember is sometimes it’s okay to do it messy. Put on a random yt workout and just get it done in sweats. Do 5 minutes of a daunting task and go from there. Sometimes just getting up is a win during intense burnouts or depressive funks. Literally just do it messy.

lasagoofs

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jackhawksmoor

gen x-> millennials-> gen z-> gen alpha

tabris-the-seventeenth-angel

@bungoustrayfrogs

bungoustrayfrogs

Anakin is Me Fr

aurorepeuffier

New experiment : This time, I animated on radish slices. Obviously, no waste in the end, we ate the frames

free-my-mindd

poissond-avril

had the absolute pleasure of working on this piece featuring fili and ori for @skatesfullofsunshine based on his fic tender, with teeth 🧡🍃☀️

skatesfullofsunshine

Hi, hello. Yes. This art is AMAZING, and WONDERFUL. STUNNING, and PERFECT in every way. Thanks for asking. Lol.

I will never recover from this art, honestly. Avril did the best job and was such a joy to work with!!! My eyes have been blessed by this art. *sobs*

frostedmagnolias

Tailleur

Blue wool cloth, yellow taffeta

c. 1907-1909

Uffizi Galleries

valiantarcher

Some lovely detail shots and a bit more information is available here, if anyone's interested!

and-fishing-equipment

sorry but someone assuming you have "left a fandom" when you don't post about it a lot anymore feels like bilbo coming home to the sackville bagginses having him presumed dead and selling all his stuff. girl i was just on a little quest????

byjove

The funniest part of A New Hope is that Luke Skywalker is a 19 year old who has not locked in yet and plays with toys and sleeps in his childhood bedroom at his aunt and uncle’s house and Leia Organa is a 19 year old with a mission to save the galaxy from fascism. Luke has never left his hometown, Leia just watched her planet be blown up. He’s peeved his uncle is asking him to do his chores, she’s imprisoned for resisting the government. You relate to them both but they’re on complete opposite sides of the 19 year old life stage spectrum.

maekaranvil

Mad that Maekar genuinely had the most peaceful reign in the last century of Westerosi history. Like this is not talked about enough, there were no major rebellions in those 12 years, no reports of famines or plague. My guys reign involved a long ass summer and getting crushed by a rock.