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Man I love vine and I’m gonna miss it! I’m totally jumping on the bandwagon but hey why not? Here is some of my favs!
Bless these human beings for simply being alive and living life.
Treasure trove
Vine had pure chaotic energy that tiktok just cannot match and I miss it so much
Like looking at the ancient scriptures
Yay!!
These are awesome and you can totally feel the gremlin energy as people made these
i made a character sheet. free to use as you wish, feel free to change whatever you want XD open source ass thing. spent all of ~maybe an hour on it.
Credit: the text in the insert-image box comes from this video, and the text for the top three lines (intense, complex, fruity) comes from this post. The actual image was made with the free NBOS character sheet creator, which is a sort of dated but free and solid text-layout sheet maker intended for ttrpg style character sheet creation.
this is GENUINELY one of the best character development sheets I've ever seen. Cuts right to the core of what you and your readers will glom onto, doesn't waste time on details that don't directly affect the narrative. Stupendous. Effervescent. Finally, some good fucking food
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remember, this is for a DOOR lock.
remember that when picking a DOOR lock, you have to apply a little bit of pressure to your tension wrench (the thing that you use to turn the knob). too little or too much and you wont be able to pick the door open. you can use anything for the tension wrench. a bobby pin. bits of wire. a paper clip. etc.
its best to be completely silent when youre picking locks bc theres this small ‘click’ when youre picking that you might miss if youre using headphones or listening to music.
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if youre picking one of these
you jam something thin and long above one of the rotation dials and you push up on the shackle.
. if its one of these
you get yourself some shims. (or make one. you can make shims out of fucking soda cans), you wiggle them in the tiny space between the shackle and the body of the lock, and you pop these suckers open.
. for a chain deadbolt,
you get something flexible but sturdy and you just push this fucker down
. for one of these rotating combination locks
you can also shim this motherfucker open. jam your shims between the shackle and the body and pry it unlocked. if, for some reason, you dont wanna shim it open, maybe you dont have a shim or you just like a challenge, this bitch can be decoded ridiculously easy. heres what you do:
spin this bitch to the right about two or three times to “reset” it. then you pull up on the shackle a bit, and turn it right slowly until you hear a click. your number is two spaces further. then you turn left 360 degrees until you land on the right number again, and start turning this motherfucker left until it stops. when it stops, turn right. if its loose, its the wrong number, keep going left. if its not loose, you have the right number, and you turn right all the way until this bitch pops
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now you know how to pick several common locks!!!!! congratulations!!!!
Thanku
So someone pointed out to me recently that in a few years, maybe a few decades, the history of the us during covid is probably going to get twisted. The fact that we all had to make and wear cloth masks is going to be hailed as a symbol of how we “"came together as a nation”“” or whatever the fuck propaganda spin they try to put on it.
So I just want to say, for the record, the time of the corona virus pandemic was not a time when america came together.
This was a time when people hoarded toilet paper and sanitizing supplies either for themselves or to sell at absurd prices to the desperate people who didn’t get to the store soon enough during the shortages
This was a time when scared parents were sending their kids to finish school in the spring in plastic trash bags because they couldn’t think of any other way to possibly keep their families safe
This was a time when grocery store and retail and service workers were forced to keep working whether they wanted to risk their health or not because they couldn’t make rent otherwise and the people with enough privilege to have remote jobs tried to repay them with applause instead of fair wages
This was a time when nurses had the hold the hands of multiple dying people every day as their families watched their loved ones die over a video call because the hospital couldn’t risk having visitors
This was a time when city governments had to handle so many eviction hearings that they rented out convention centers and called in the national guard instead of doing a rent freeze to stop predatory landlords
This was a time when racism and police brutality were so unbearably horrible that people protested in the streets for months even though there was a god damn pandemic that our federal government wasn’t doing shit to stop and the cops were so mad that they were being asked to stop beating up black people that they were beating up everyone
This was a time when schools being forced to reopen in the fall or lose their federal funding had to draft templates for letters if a teacher or a staff person or a fucking child died from exposure to corona at school
This was a time when the president of the United states demanded that the cdc stop releasing data about all the people who were dying because of the warnings he ignored for months were making him look bad
This was a time when some state governments didn’t mandate masks and forced businesses to reopen because they didn’t want to pay unemployment to people trying to stay safe at home anymore
This was a time when Jeff Bezos was on track to be a fucking trillionare because everyone was ordering things on amazon instead of going to the store and the people he worked to death to get it didn’t see a single cent of it
This was a time when instead of providing homeless people with housing, we painted boxes on the ground to show homeless people how far away the had to be on the street to maintain social distancing
We did not come together to make cloth masks. Cloth masks represent nothing less than the absolute and utter failure of a nation’s government to inform and protect its citizens
This was not a time when we came together. This was a time when we survived, and not all of us made it.
This was a time when people casually talked about how many human lives the economy was worth without considering the evil that had just come out of their mouths.
This was a time when thousands of us died for profit and the ego of a cheating narcissists con man who scammed his way into the white house
This was a time that we survived. Most of us tried to do the right thing, stay home, limit trips to the store and socializing, wear a mask. And still, so many of us were lost. Thousands every day.
But that wasn’t a good enough reason for some people, for those among us who were too selfish to recognize the responsibilities we have toward one another as human beings.
This was not a time that we came together
This was a time that we survived
Not all of us made it
And those of us who did survive will never forget the evil we saw daily in our politicians and those around us
Black Horror Writers
Feeling a sudden desire, for whatever reason, to add some diversity to your bookshelf? Want to put a few bucks in the pockets of authors of color? Here’s a sampler platter to get you started.
Tananarive Due A film historian and a hot name in horror fiction, Due is an outspoken academic and prolific author. Start with The Good House, a 2003 Gothic, if you’re a fan of haunted house stories.
Wrath James White A former athlete, White is a hugely prolific author of hardcore horror. You can start with The Resurrectionist, but honestly, with more than 35 books to choose from, you’ve got plenty of options.
Victor LaValle LaValle has only written four novels so far, but they’re well-regarded and rich narratives. The Changeling is the usual recommendation for a starting place.
Brandon Massey Southern Gothic themes woven through horror, suspense and urban themes - that’s Massey’s brand in a nutshell. He’s plenty prolific, so you’ve got a bunch to choose from. Maybe start with this year’s new release, The Quiet Ones.
Chesya Burke A prolific short story writer, Burke writes speculative fiction and comic books. If you’d like a collection of stories all in one place, try out Let’s Play White. If you’d rather do a novel, read The Strange Crimes of Little Africa.
Jemiah Jefferson Do you like pulpy erotic vampire horror? You don’t have to answer that. Just buy Jefferson’s books if you do. There’s a series, so you’ll want to start at the beginning with Voice of the Blood.
Michael Boatman An actor and screenwriter, Boatman is also a novelist. He writes splatterpunk that Joe Lansdale has praised, which is as fine an accolade as they come. The Revenant Road was his first novel. He also shows up in a ton of anthologies, so keep an eye out.
Helen Oyeyemi Oyeyemi is a rising star, Shirley Jackson Award finalist, scholar, a world traveler, among other things. Her most recent book, Gingerbread, came out in 2019. I think it would not be out of line to compare her to Angela Carter.
Maurice Carlos Ruffin A debut novelist, Ruffin’s work launched with a bang in February. His book We Cast a Shadow was long-listed for a stack of prizes, and as a scathing cultural sci-fi horror, it fits right in with the work of folks like Jordan Peele.
Nnedi Okorafor A Nigerian-American writer, Okorafor writes for both children and adults, and her stories have earned a whole stack of awards. She is, for the record, also disabled. She’s got a whole stack of YA and adult books to choose from, as well as comic books. Binti and its sequel are as good a place as any to start, though.
Jewelle Gomez Philanthropist, playwright, poet, author – Gomez dabbles in a lot of things, and she’s an outspoken voice for LGBTQ women of color. Check out The Gilda Stories if you’ve always wanted to read about a black lesbian vampire (and, let’s be honest, who hasn’t?)
PS: When you order, don’t waste your money on Amazon. Instead, use a service like https://bookshop.org/ that distributes your hard-earned cash to independent booksellers. Keep money in your community.
PPS: I love Toni Morrison and Octavia Butler and also left them off the list because they’re well-known already and because I think it’s really important right now to support living artists, but you should check out their work too.
List of Black-owned independent booksellers (via Lit Hub)
Because I need more to read....
Studying to take my WEST-E exam and no lie, this test is some bullshit. But I'm at the Constitution so that's fun.. https://www.instagram.com/p/CELHX8Bpljrl9plVpCtpAMsoEWGYb-CtM59CY40/?igshid=tr313adr4pwl
I'm tired from being on a computer all day, between classes and my actual homework, but this light is pretty awesome for some self portraits and showing off my red hair. #onlinealldayeveryday #fromblondetored #tiredbutyoudneverknow #onlineclasses #gradschoolinapandemic #gradschool #quarantinestudent https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yP4qiJEOEoNmb2BJ3NoQZ9mWV-TE0V0SzXwM0/?igshid=lllewzvu2xyz
Sorta huevos rancheros salad! Experimenting with food since my brain doesn't know how to focus on anything this week. . . . . . . . . . #quarantinelife #quarantinecooking #huevosrancheros #breakfastsalad #eatmorelegumes #foodislife https://www.instagram.com/p/B_abg9ypHkAHYCoElobWKhN3H97NoVbbkj59WE0/?igshid=1kwtp1rarkxau
Homemade macaroni and cheese with ricotta chicken and green beans! Lots of experimenting happened tonight. #quarantinecooking #homemade #comfortfoods #macandcheese #atleasticancook #cookinginsteadofdoinghomework https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OdnlNBNMkj1IQRNfkLNOwiGg5stPNeykTres0/?igshid=nvd35oq1ckun
Colored a card for my stepdad's book box that I'm mailing down to him. #cantdraw #buticancolorinthelines #carepackage #sendingbooks #tradinglibraries https://www.instagram.com/p/B-tCblrpMPnZFgMFhwcPJWA90SQFQJgpgSvE3Y0/?igshid=l06lj8kbse7q
Gotta get that morning started right so I'm not asleep for my Master's Program orientation later this morning #deathwishcoffee #coffeesoidontkillpeople #mastersinteaching2020 #frenchpressmornings #imapeoplepersondammit https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XJns8p0jORV20Zdrs_GRyzBT8Q9J3YZ5WrjU0/?igshid=9dlvchfzq2qb
Made chicken ramen for dinner tonight, getting #quarantinecreative with veggies #nissinraoh #chickenandveggies #guessillcooksomething https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ODoJmJhKEltqH__KR_3U-MO6iQWggMJXgPzE0/?igshid=wf0wesvz50vz
Getting some projects done: framing photos, knitting, and creating a strawberry apple "tart" #quarantinelife #quarantinecrafts #knitting #baking #keepingbusysoidontgocrazy https://www.instagram.com/p/B98C91GpyT9pi6A87vy6MHYFdC9UYMnJXEScAE0/?igshid=167m6rzkt2f2o
Prepping for my State Exam! #history #historyofwarandsociety #gradschool #testingtime #preppingtosucceed #ushistory #futureteacher #waitwhatamidoing https://www.instagram.com/p/B8xGccUJRWQUvypyp_0YF3RRTd9Wx_YdnBxiiA0/?igshid=9fp7jnjpz2s1
Made a pretty dinner of balsamic steak with #ohsheglowscookbook crispy smashed potatoes and veggies https://www.instagram.com/p/B7fLmkdp49N7-itec6W1DbpDtKMOn-YUDXhi6k0/?igshid=mk1ffml35u0d
