cygna

don't wake me up, just leave me there dreaming

[lornasallydane]

Computer. Iris by the goo goo dolls. Loud enough to kill.

[jessaerys]

true western yaoi has never been tried

[taxitaxus]

(Bell tolls far off and I stand up slowly, folding my hands into my wide sleeves) you must excuse me. The plotberry has ripened

[thiingamajiig]

different, but the same

[vermilionstarlight]

age regressing to 2 years old but i was an especially erudite and articulate baby so you don't even notice

[seatrench]

New Zealand Longfin Eel

(source)

[hydemind]

I really felt this tag

[peachy-faery]

you are my peach, you are my plum

[toskarin]

[shaking your hand] hey you ever hear about the scorpion and the frog [not letting go] exciting friends and a good adventure

[bowelfly]

I've received a handful of commissions to draw people's pets and monks but this is definitely my favorite one so far

(blue death feigning beetles)

[bowelfly]

[nodovess]

a really good sewing box

[theehorsepusssy]

[penandinkprincess]

parenting commitment level 3000

[penandinkprincess]

apparently a requirement for working at poison control is a talent for stand-up comedy

[starsarefairylightsfornerds]

[holyunholy]

should be able to leave kudos on scientific studies. i liked your paper dude keep at it

[holyunholy]

sorry, Dr. Dude

[thepioden]

Dude et. al.

[wormofmouth]

need y'all to know that most academics have publicly searchable email addresses and this not only makes their day but they can put nice emails in their giant packets for applying for jobs or tenure. "hi i read your paper for a class and it was very helpful, im at xyz college and the class is blah with professor blah" is sufficient and ENORMOUSLY helpful

[link-the-feral-anon]

It seems that, once again, when you can't kudos, commenting is the way to go

[thatdisasterauthor]

I recently emailed a professor about a paper he wrote about old fire prevention posters pre Smokey Bear, and he was SO EXCITED. He immediately emailed me a copy, and physically mailed me multiple copies to hand out to my coworkers, and exchanged multiple very long emails with me discussing the paper, and sent me a whole powerpoint full of posters he hadn't been able to fit in the paper.

Email the authors.

[subaru-copilot]

[bgm05]

[raccoonmilf]

I’m working on my rosy maple moth costume for dashcon 2 2 lmao it’s very much a trust the process type thing

[raccoonmilf]

More progress!

[raccoonmilf]

Working on my bell bottoms!

[dramatic-dolphin]

since there is such an "english speakers who don't even try to pronounce a foreign mame correctly" epidemic, native english speakers often try to overcorrect and end up thinking they have a moral imperative to pronounce every foreign name correctly at all times. so i'm gonna hold your hand and look into your eyss as i say this: you can't. you can't pronounce every sound in a language you don't speak. and that's fine. it happens to the rest of us too. we won't be mad so long as you try your best.

[apricops]

“I did some research to pronounce this name correctly” = 👍 great! even if the pronunciation was still off (and learning to pronounce a foreign language correctly takes a lot of practice) people generally appreciate it when someone goes the extra mile for accuracy, and honestly, languages are cool

“I’m probably not saying that correctly”/“sorry for my pronunciation” = 👍 understandable! foreign languages often have sounds that aren’t used in English and learning to correctly pronounce unfamiliar phonemes is genuinely difficult even with help

“lol I’m not even gonna TRY to pronounce that 😂” = 👎 THIS is the problem, if treats languages other than English like they are inherently ‘weird’ or ‘overly complicated’ just because you aren’t familiar with them

“One thousand apologies for my butchering of this beautiful effervescent tongue, I will now flagellate myself as punishment for my crimes” = 👎 chill

[dramatic-dolphin]

yeahhh exactly the point i wanted to make! please please please do not keep trying to pronounce it over and over again. it makes people feel put on the spot and uncomfortable. it feels like you're underlining how Foreign and Difficult the name is. this is not a good feeling. Please Be Normal.