Just Let the Cricket Die Already

Photos, rants, and fandoms galore! You will probably hate this. I’m a tag chatterbox.

[cricketmilk]

Nothing worse than a finishing scene failing to feel correct

[kuropin]

Jax would fumble her in every universe

[paleoart]

Oh, to be enjoying the warm waters of the WIS. Patreon • Ko-fi • BlueSky  • Instagram • Prints & Merch  

[organicmatter]

Being hairy is so awesome #mammal

[squirrelstothenuts]

[87sukiyaki]

[kittydealer]

u/mistee-bilai

[casrayy]

in celebration of the anime trailer.

[nijigasakilove]

Even as a Catholic, I think it’s beautiful to see Islamic scholarship, which is responsible for some of the greatest advances in human history, depicted with the utmost care and reverence here. No effort was spared in making this as historically and culturally accurate I love that. It’s beautiful to see other faiths and cultures handled with care in anime.

[yokolate]

Sitara Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia (2026) — 1x04

[rosieandthemoon]

I am cordially inviting all of you to post this in the comments/reblogs of any and every Al post you come across, on any platform. Especially useful for accounts who “teach” people how to use Al.

[skeletordraws]

together, no matter what

[pocketss]

ouuh brother

[sopam08]

Ribbitrabbit sketches

[tourfilm]

living under a rock is so fun i love watching a movie that’s been famous for decades and being like wow this is so good.. did you guys know about this

[apjvff]

If you don’t let go of your prejudices and past grudges, your heart won’t blossom. 2013 is coming, let’s make a change. We only have one planet so let’s show each other some kindness.

[crowboy-bebop]

2013 is coming… let’s show each other some kindness…

[intosnarkness]

Here’s the thing: authors know when they get a rec on an older story. There’s a telltale uptick of kudos (with a 10-15% comment rate if you’re lucky) in your digest email.

The thing is, there’s no way to know where these people are coming from. In the before, when fandom was more in the corners we all knew about, you could search LJ or a message board or whatever social bookmarking site we were using. You could join the community and participate.

You could get a little dopamine hit by seeing someone tell their friends why they loved your story.

Anymore, those recs are hidden in discords, or in tiktoks or instagram slideshows that you can’t search for. They’re inaccessible, not discoverable unless you’re already there. You may never know why 27 people left kudos on an old story of yours, what they liked and found in your writing. You just get the thumbs up and a kinda lonely feeling, cause these could be your people. You could like them, maybe. You could be friends.

But you’ll never find out why they stopped by, or what people are saying about you behind your back, and that’s sad.

So thank you to the people who still do public rec lists on this webbed site. You are my sunshine, and I’m appreciative of all of you.