buncompass.

28. Snarky. Feminist. BLM | Witchy Blog: lilwitchbun | Autism Blog: lilaspiebun

[kitkatpancakestack]

Hey now those (your big brown eyes) are some dangerous weapons you got there be careful where you aim those things

[buncompass]

I read this to the tune of All Star

[should-be-sleeping]

In fifth grade a boy tried to impress me by swallowing a whole tadpole live and I punched him so hard that he puked and the tadpole was fine.

[should-be-sleeping]

I kept it in a terrarium and it became a normal 🐸 despite everything. About a year afterward (I thought) it died, so I sadly put it in a shoebox in the shed until the ground thawed enough for a proper funeral but when that day came I opened the box and the frog was fine.

[justprettygay]

[should-be-sleeping]

This is funnier than anything I have ever said.

[guerrillatech]

[dog-girl-fag]

If I do something good because it makes me feel like a good person, is that technically selfish?

no, only if you're choosing to make others suffer to make yourself feel good

enjoying making other people happy is a great thing

[oudenonoma]

There is a Jewish story about a wealthy man who came to his rabbi and said “I have decided to build an orphanage, can you put me in touch with the relevant people”  

The rabbi was delighted to do it, and introduced the man to some charities.  After a few weeks, the man came back to the rabbi.

“I have decided not to build the orphanage,” he said.  “I realised that I was only doing it because I wanted to be admired as a philanthropist, my motives were selfish.”

The rabbi answered, “do you think the orphans will care what your motives were?  Build the orphanage!”

[lady-feral]

this... makes a very good point.

[heroofthreefaces]

According to ongoing studies into happiness in the psych department at Berkeley, making yourself happy by making other people happy is how it’s meant to work

[soothenerves]

find myself listening to music i loved years ago and i realize i still am her

[no-longer-another-bondi-blonde]

Everyone should know the international sign for Help Me. Let’s make this famous!!

[amanda-bakes]

Interesting; I didn’t know this was a thing.

[hopefulmisanthrope]

It’s apparently a thing, but it’s a very new thing, so it may need some help being known.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_for_Help

[the-barefoot-hatter]

The Signal for Help (or the Violence at Home Signal for Help) is a single-handed gesture that can be used by an individual to alert others that they feel threatened and need help over a video call, or in-person. It was originally created as a tool to combat the rise in domestic violence cases around the world as a result of the self-isolation measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic…

The Signal for Help was first introduced in Canada by the Canadian Women’s Foundation on April 14, 2020, and on April 28, 2020 in the United States by the Women’s Funding Network (WFN). It received widespread praise from local, national, and international news organizations for helping provide a modern solution to the issue of a rise in domestic violence cases.

The signal has been recognized by over 40 organizations across Canada and the United States as a useful tool to help combat domestic violence.

Addressing concerns that abusers may become aware of such a widespread online initiative, the Canadian Women’s Foundation and other organizations clarified that this signal is not “something that’s going to save the day,” but rather a tool someone could use to get help.

[coolthingoftheday]

Bonsai apple tree growing a full-sized apple.

[kearunning]

A perfect balance of extremely impressive and completely ridiculous.

[aprillikesthings]

Apple trees are DETERMINED. My parents planted a twig of an apple tree, and that first year it grew one apple. And the whole thing was bent over from the weight of it. It had one job and by God it was gonna do it.

[korrigu-deactivated20180205]

she did such a good job I’m so proud

[anexperimentallife]

What if something wonderful is about to happen? Like, yeah the world is shit, but what if something is about to happen that takes you by surprise and makes it more bearable for a few moments?

[constellations-and-energy]

Can we say a happy international womens day to all women not just cis women! Love all of you!

Happy international trans women’s day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[polarcell]

I want genre movies with all the genre conventions but set in historical period pieces. I want paranormal horror in the mesopotamia. I want an ancient greek heist movie. I want a scifi invasion film set during the 1500s, I want fast and the furious type movie but set in 1800s napoleonic france.

[everythingfox]

“Please sir”

(via)

[arianod]

What a polite little fellow.

[jenniferrpovey]

Somebody has the opposable thumb bearers well trained.

[therubyjailcell]

@clownchecked

[crescentmp3]

Let me translate what he's saying

"Be patient, be patient"

"There. Drink :)"

"Wait, it's too much for you. Here"

[imprettysurewevehadsex]

I thought you were going to translate the cat.

[anxietyfroggo]

Let's bring back romanticism, I'm tired of trying to be rational, we are all dumb and we all want love.

[treetopview]

does anyone else kind of.. enjoy spoilers ?? like they're sort of a relief because then I know whether or not something is worth investing in watching or reading or not

I'm not gonna be disappointed if it doesn't turn out how I want plus I'm not going to fast forward and skip through large parts of it to find out what happens, which I'm embarrassed that I do I just don't have the patience

Is that just a me thing or do other people do that too? Is that an adhd thing?

I just do way better watching things if I already know the entire synopsis and can predict kinda when things will happen like landmarks in a movie that help me through

Please tell me this is an actual thing and not just me

[bomberqueen17]

ok so recently i wanted to read a book to my niece, who just turned 7, that I thought she’d like. but it had some scary parts in it, that might be too much for her. she’s tough, but she’s sensitive too, like any kid her age.

so what did i do? I spoilered it. I said “hey this kid runs into some monsters that are gonna try to eat him, and then they chase him and it’s very suspenseful. You think that would be too scary?”

She considered it. “Do they eat him in the end?” she asked.

“No,” I said.

“Then no,” she said. And then, when we were about to hit the Big Reveal that this person who had helped him was secretly actually a man-eating monster, she lit up and was like “IS THIS WHEN IT HAPPENS” and I was like “SHH yes!” and she was like “AHH YEAH” and loved it.

I don’t think spoilers are just for kids, though. I’m now so Tired of conventional media’s endless race for The More Shocking Ending that I refuse to watch shit when I don’t know how it’s going to end. It’s not that I don’t have the emotional resilience to handle unexpected things (well, sometimes I don’t, honestly, and have no shame about that), it’s that if the unexpected thing is the “fuck you if you liked these characters ha ha ha!” plot twist, I just don’t have the time to invest in your fictional world. If you can’t respect me as an audience then I have other shit to do with my time.

Even my own writing-- I dithered a bit in my latest series, which was going to hinge on a dead character being revealed to really be alive. I did my best to avoid spoilers as I was writing the thing, but now I’ve posted it and I figured, the thing to do is just to-- tag it for the reveal. It’s not worth trying to be coy or people won’t know whether they want to read your shit.

[terrie01]

I stand by my view that if knowing the twist ruins your story, your story is poorly written. Like, I appreciate that some people love the thrill of discovery, and as such, I support making sure people don’t stumble over spoilers without warning. But I’m sick and tired of stories that go “Ha, ha, tricked you!” or confuse shock value with suspense. 

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

When they say "do your best", they generally don't mean "push yourself so hard it has serious consequences for your mental or physical health." Your best effort is supposed to be sustainable.

[greenishness]

eve was a girlboss for eating that fruit. adam was a himbo for doing what his wife said. i will not elaborate

[cleffairie]

you literally do not need to queen you said it loud and clear

[greenishness]

this post was uploaded to reddit here’s my favorite review

[romcommunist]

lukewarm take but i personally do not give a shit if poor people cheat a system that was designed to fail them anyways. i also coincidentally do not enjoy the taste of boot rubber

[buncompass]

I've been on tiktok a lot. It's been fun, I have more followers there, and it's become my new twitter and tumblr via shitposts and rants.

But damnit did I open my tumblr app for the first time in months today and feel so soothed by the things I've cultivated here.