Life as I See It

My life is full of love.

[ennes]

You know you married a good one when you have a total panic attack/meltdown about a bird getting into your chimney and you're worried they're getting stuck and dying in there, and your husband orders the stuff he needs to cap it off (including a net in case any bird rescues were needed through the opening inside the house) and gets up on the roof to fix it the very next day.

[hit-an-alltimelow-deactivated20]

what’s the best thing about living in switzerland

[hit-an-alltimelow-deactivated20]

well the flag is a big plus

[brainbowunicorn]

[aevios]

Having ADHD is so fun because sometimes youre looking for something that you use regularly and definitely put away in a smart and reasonable place and you have absolutely 0 hope of remembering where and finding it. And then other times ur like "hmm I need a some kind of small pointed object. I feel like i remember seeing a paperclip under the left couch cushion a month ago, i wonder if its still there" and it is

[aevios]

"wait but if u saw the paperclip why would u just leave it there?" its the adhd. Also if i had put it away then i wouldnt have been able to find it a month later when i needed it. So. Checkmate neurotypicals.

[oakenroots]

Problem is when the ADHD catalogue is out of date, when you go to check under the couch cushion for that paperclip and it ISNT there, sometimes your brain will just give you a montage of false memories of everywhere you've ever seen a paper clip, like this

[aniseandspearmint]

yeah yeah the paperclip montage, we've all seen it

[smileytiger28]

[ID: a montage of a paper clip in a bunch of different locations around a house. end ID]

[mogifire]

the colors of the sunrise

[harmonic-motion]

Do you like the color of the sky?  miniature version

[bambicoded]

ilyaberry

[bambicoded]

I've been behind on manufacturing these im sorry to let you down gang

[mournfulroses]

Nikolay Punin, from a diary entry featured in The Diaries of Nikolay Punin: 1904 - 1953

[enki2]

[danceundersparklinglights]

i’m going to be really honest with you guys i think the tendency to read the absolute worst possible intentions into every action you don’t agree with is getting too automatic and it’s eating you from the inside out

[tcmreads]

reading in bed. painting by marta astrain.

[curiumm-deactivated20180518]

Tire Dragons are my favorite magical beasts.

[curiumm-deactivated20180518]

[curiumm-deactivated20180518]

please add more if you’re able

[curiumm-deactivated20180518]

more for your viewing pleasure

[out-there-on-the-maroon]

[furbearingbrick]

joy is stored in the tire monster!

[the-catholic-inkling-deactivate]

My hobbies include reading, writing and doing neither of those things

[tafkarfanfic]

I’ve seen a lot of posts about whether the Heated Rivalry fandom has uniquely toxic elements or just typical Big Fandom Problems.

I think it’s kind of a third thing: it’s a giant fandom for something that was expected to have a niche fandom. And that doesn’t mean the problems themselves are worse but it does mean they are waaaaaaay more visible.

Harry Potter had major studio backing, which meant it had giant PR companies and agencies working to create a buffer between the actors and the world, and also killing some of the stories about fandom before they were printed. (And failing sometimes. Remember when a Hardy Potter fan stabbed another one in the eye at ComicCon over a seat-stealing argument? I sure do!) Game of Thrones had the full weight of HBO’s prestige marketing and PR teams to back them up and do the same. And in both instances, they were prepared for the property to blow up.

PR agencies don’t just set up interviews. They get stories and gossip items placed, and they also kill stories and gossip they don’t want out there. Sort of like control rods on a nuclear reactor (where the nuclear reaction is the very specific messaging you want about the property).

Heated Rivalry, on the other hand, was expected to be niche, which meant absolutely none of those things were in place before it aired. And Crave definitely doesn’t have major film studio or international cable network budget. The show also got a level of PR pickup that a lot of major properties would kill for, helped by the fact that the actors and Jacob Tierney are apparently a lot of fun. (I can’t find the article now, but apparently entertainment journalists were calling each other saying “You’ve gotta get in on this!”) It’s essentially the exposure a top-tier property gets, but with a publicity management budget slightly larger than a student film.

There is one new element to all this. Add in the way AI bots are used to amplify the most negative and heated reactions, and how social algorithms are designed to make the most inflammatory takes and tales the most visible, and you’ve got yourself a toxic stew!

I don’t think HR fandom is uglier per se, but I think the ugly aspects get way more visibility, and much broader visibility, than in older big fandoms.

[ennes]

This take actually makes a lot of sense to me. Everything blew up faster and bigger than anyone expected. And any large fandom is going to have its toxic aspects unfortunately.

Seeing some of the widespread negativity and toxicity has been a bit frustrating/disheartening as a fan though. I think I've avoided some of the worst of the negativity in some other fandoms I've been a part of in the past because social media was either non-existent or not as big of a factor at the time, and I was just never really involved in a lot of the public (online or in-person) fan spaces in my early fangirl days. 🤷‍♀️

My one hope is that Hudson and Connor (and Rachel and Jacob and all the other actors and people behind HR) can avoid the worst of it, and that the toxicity doesn't cause them any major or long-term harm personally or professionally. Cause I'm going to be one unhappy camper if a subsection of so-called "fans" lead to this being a negative experience for them or something they regret instead of looking back on fondly as the beautiful creation that we've all fallen in love with.

[ennes]

Thanks to my husband for ordering these beauties for me. 🥰

And, uhh, thanks to Jacob Tierney for permission to use your soundtrack/score in ways we may or may not have already done... 😉🫣😎

[notimebloganyway-blog]

[ennes]

notimebloganyway:

Yes. Yes. Yes.

 Agreed! :)

[ennes]

Scrolling back through some of my old tumblr posts and stumbled across this one... 😆

[ennes]

I got some new Vans the other day, and my inner 17 year old is so happy! 🛹👟

[elodieunderglass]

I felt like I needed to clarify some things before we could continue any more conversations on this godforsaken website.

I’m very proud of the European Robin, I think I really captured it.

[burningmanonacid-deactivated202]

ALSO A DADDY LONG LEGS is different in the UK vs USA. I learned that by arguing with some Brits because they said there was a daddy long legs on the wall, i looked and only saw an insect, argued with them all for 45 minutes until we all looked it up and saw that we were both correct.

[sighinastorm]

British badger:  jovial fellow, eats toast and jam.  Might invite you in for a cuppa with the Mrs.  Agricultural nuisance.

American badger: pallas cat of a wolverine.  Very defensive.  Fuck immediately off. 

Bonus African badger:  Silverback gorilla of mustelids.  Should be a cryptid.  Bro, don’t even.  You are nothing to him.

[elodieunderglass]

an extremely good post addition

[princeofbadassery]

Opposum (US)

gets a bad rap

eats A LOT of ticks

“plays dead”

cute

VS

Possum (AUS)

cute but Australian

[gamebird]

@rosewind2007 Ah! Our discussion topic!

Bonus mention of @boppinrobin !

[transcyberism]

Porcupine (North America)

Looks soft, isn’t

Quills are thin and flexible like hairs

Can climb trees

Perpetual bedhead

Smelly

Porcupine (Africa)

Does not look even remotely soft

Very long, stiff quills, especially on its back half

Can rattle hollow quills in its tail as a threat

Cannot climb trees

Will ram you ass-first to stab you if it’s mad

Porcupine (South/Central America)

Prehensile tail like a monkey

Short, thick quills

Snout looks like a marshmallow

Can hang from tree branches by its tail

Makes the cutest sounds in the world

[elodieunderglass]

Awwwww what an adorable addition!

[dungeonlv1]

@mildlybizarrecorvid thus seen like the knowledge you may enjoy

[mildlybizarrecorvid]

I honestly didn’t know there were non-African porcupines, I’d only seen the African ones

[steakplissken]

Some Native American tribes in North America (don’t know about South America) use porcupine quills as beads to sew on or make jewelry with. I have a pair of porcupine quill earrings my grandmother bought somewhere.