Birbs being birbs

Occasionally positing random post, random doodles, manga styff, videogame stuffs etc..

[fast-and-fit-sam]

Hey runners (and walkers)! Thought this might be helpful :)

[motivationforfitness]

Shoelace Voodoo

[coconuts-and-crunches-deactivat]

The heel slipping one is awesome if you have to wear orthotics because it stops them from slipping round inside your shoe

[thededfa]

Oh! I’ll have to try this

[patientno7]

the suffering never ends

[sinksanksockie2]

This is the real process

[thewritingbeast-blog]

Resources for you!

Character Ideas:

Character creation masterpost

Character Alignment Chart

More character alignment descriptions

Muslim Character questions

Characters with magical powers

Building a new character advice

How to create a character for an online or tabletop RPG (also a good guide on creating characters in general)

Royalty/nobility TV Tropes page

Basic character profile

OC masterpost

Random character generators - (1), (2), (3), (4)

D&D Character Building Tool

Character Design Ideas:

How clothing affects a character’s personality

Character Design Inspiration blog

Concept art, fan art, cool art to be inspired by

Character design references and inspiration

Sources for POC character design ideas and models

Create your own character model using HeroForge

For horned characters

Body and hair types guide

Random outfit generator

Naming Help:

Amazing site with an endless amount of naming resources

General advice on avoiding naming appropriation

Hispanic Surnames

Gothic Victorian names

Huge master list for character things in general

Masterlist of names of all types - including but not limited to ancient/old world names, Celtic, African, Northern European, Southern and Central American Native names, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Polynesian, and more

Another name masterlist

How to pick a character name guide

Yet another names masterlist

Creating Background/backstory:

Character Sheet/Development Sheet

Another character development list

In-depth character personality, motivations and traits sheet

320 talents and passions for characters

On writing likes and dislikes that aren’t frivolous

Why you should write non-human characters non-conforming to the gender binary

Stereotypes, tropes, and archetypes

Random backstory generator

Assassin and thief character tropes to avoid

Character Interactions and putting your character into your world/story:

Comparing character height/height references

Characters who are scientists and writing about them doing science

Describing what different voices sound like

Describing skin tones

Writing friendship interactions that are platonic

Why having one character knock their friend unconscious to prevent them from doing something is a bad idea

Advice on shipping OCs with canon characters and what to avoid doing

Sweet Polly Oliver and Sweet on Polly Oliver situations (think of Disney’s Mulan for an example)

How to write multiple viewpoints/juggling a main cast of more than 4 to 6 characters

How to make readers care about your morally gray hero/anti-hero

On platonic OC and canon character relationships

How to avoid Godmodding in RPs

When it’s cheap to kill off a character

Writing dialogue

Things you shouldn’t do to canon characters

Avoiding purple prose in writing and RPs

Slang resources

Dialogue tips

Websites to chart your story/plot/character relationships

Bonus art masterlist!

[brucewayneright]

BLESS EVERYONE IN THIS POST.

[iamacowboah-deactivated20190728]

I needed this shit

[blackscourr]

I can’t not to reblog this….

[transversal-callum]

GOD BLESS

[lesbianfreyja]

the phrase “curiosity killed the cat” is actually not the full phrase it actually is “curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back” so don’t let anyone tell you not to be a curious little baby okay go and be interested in the world uwu

[violet-nomad-deactivated2018120]

See also:

Blood is thicker than water The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.

Meaning that relationships formed by choice are stronger than those formed by birth.

[espurr-roba]

Let’s not forget that “Jack of all trades, master of none” ends with “But better than a master of one.”

It means that being equally good/average at everything is much better than being perfect at one thing and sucking at everything else. So don’t worry if you’re not perfect at something you do! Being okay is better!

[theshantiestme11ophone]

These made me feel better

[thelifeofatubaplayer]

Also, “great minds think alike” ends with “but fools rarely differ”

It goes to show that conformity isn’t always a good thing. And that just because more than one person has the same idea, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good idea.

[eattheacid]

what the fuck why haven’t i heard the full version to any of these 

[terror-billie]

“Birds of a feather flock together” ends with “until the cat comes.”

It’s actually a warning about fair-weather friends, not an assessment of how complementary people are.

[engel-tier-deactivated20180213]

I’ve always felt like these were cut down on purpose.

[washington-acp]

I really like these phrases and plan on spreading this knowledge.

[alwayswillgraham]

The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

[its-kks-world]

I want to make designs out of these.

[sunderlorn]

Funny how all the half-finished ones encourage uniformity and upholding the status-quo, while the complete proverbs encourage like…living exciting, eclectic lives driven by choice and personal passion.

[tentaclabia-deactivated20190608]

NICE

[uhh-the-green-thing]

The legendary thread is back

[ebonyheartnet]

IT’S FUCKING BACK!!!!!!!!

[drgrlfriend]

This one is perfect for Tumblr: “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing…” ends with “drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.”

So, it’s not that knowledge is dangerous, the emphasis is on having just a little knowledge.  Having just a cursory understanding of something causes overconfidence and potential to misunderstand, but when you really delve into a subject in depth you realize the full complexity of it.

[thefloatingstone]

Yeah these are DEFINITELY cut short for a reason, make no fucking mistake.

[gaypeopletwitter]

[mothsluggy]

[caenis-mordred]

@im-in-way-2many-fandoms

[thenextchapterbegins]

did nasa just forget bi and lesbians exist or did they ask them beforehand..would they that…i just..what..

[smallgamedev-deactivated2025062]

its because they don’t want people getting pregnant on space missions, the article is badly written scissoring in space is to be expected and respected

[dopeluminarydreamer-blog]

Reblog if you support wlw astronauts getting it on at 0 gravity

[fandompariah-deactivated2021120]

In space no one can hear lesbians scream

[twitterlols]

[tittled]

[susa-maru]

[elodieunderglass]

oh NO

[justtrustmeokay-deactivated2021]

[somecutething]

[vivairi-deactivated20190813]

him swim

[alien-memes]

magnets vs tvs

old tubed televisions like these work through electrons, wherein numerous electrons are stored inside a tube and multiple electron magnets manipulate them in order to create an image. these electrons can also be manipulated by powerful outside magnets, creating these effects.

[cyberlesbiab-deactivated2021052]

You’re effing with spacetime continuum buddy

[perceusia]

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Don’t ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Stop ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Me ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Now

[audio-medic-cant-stop-blog]

٩( ᐛ )و cause ٩( ᐛ )و im ٩( ᐛ )و havin ٩( ᐛ )و a ٩( ᐛ )و good ٩( ᐛ )و time ٩( ᐛ )و havin ٩( ᐛ )و a ٩( ᐛ )و good ٩( ᐛ )و time

[engaging-party-mode-blog]

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ i’m ᕦ( ᐕ )ᕡ a ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ shooting ᕦ( ᐕ )ᕡ star ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ leaping ᕦ( ᐕ )ᕡ through ᕦ( ᐛ )ᕗ the ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ٩( ᐛ )۶ skyy y y y y

[baronrose]

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ like

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ a

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ tiger

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ defying

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ the 

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ laws

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ of

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ G

 ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗR

･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗA 

 ☆ ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆  ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆  ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗV

 ｡･ﾟ･*:･ ･ﾟ☆  ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗI

:･ﾟ☆ ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆  ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗT

｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ｡･ﾟ･*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ☆ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗYYYY                  

[0r15a]

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ I’M

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ A

==ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ RACING

====ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ CAR

======ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ PASSING

=========ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ BY

===========ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ LIKE

=============ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ LADY

===============ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ GODIVA

[plebeiantologist]

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ i’m gonna go 

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ go 

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ go 

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ THERE’S NO STOPPING MEEEEEEEEEEE

[yanderedad-deactivated20200508]

And this is everybody’s animals, I really tried to be respectful and in this AU as the white colonists ‘settled’ the West their animal forms would take on the forms of the native wild animals and that’s what I mean when I say ‘native’ blood, I don’t mean that they intermarried with the native people, since it’s ostensibly regular history but with animal traits splashed over it (though that would have been amazing and definitely preferable to what actually happened in history).

With the exception of Jerome and Burke everyone has either had their European blood diluted to the point that it only comes up in small traits or the ‘native’ blood around them has taken complete hold. (Considering at best 6 and a half generations have passed since the end of slavery and only two have passed since the civil rights movement their animals would be more deeply connected to their African heritage than the others would be to their European heritage but gentler traits are starting to show and they have definitely shifted from AP in Jerome’s case, to Predator).

Rook – White-tailed Jackrabbit, Prey (She’s a Hare, which is a bit bigger and can run faster for longer than a rabbit. These guys are lightning quick and very quiet. They only make noise, which is a terrifying hell scream, when they’re injured or caught. They are also the third largest Hare in the US.)

Jacob, Joseph, John – Red Wolf, Apex Predator (Native to the southeastern United States of America they’re going extinct do to practices however they are still the top of the food chain in their areas)

Faith – Grey Wolf, Apex Predator (Safely off the extreme end of the endangered zone they are the mental go to for the typical image of a wolf for people of the US and Canada)

Nick – Golden Eagle, Apex Predator (Of course he’s a fly boy. Coming from a long line of air force pilots the fact that he chose to not going into the military given his gift of flight was definitely against the grain for his family. Especially since his wife isn’t Bird Prey but Ground Prey.)

Kim – Yellow-bellied Mormont, Prey (These guys are awesome and I think Kim fits in with them perfectly well.)

Jerome – Side-striped Jackal, Predator (In the wild these Jackals are observed as being far less predatory as their relatives while not exactly gentle they aren’t likely attack for meat unless they actually want meat or it’s easy prey. Their territory range is in sub-Saharan Africa and while a bit more prairie like than Montana I felt the shift wouldn’t have been as dramatic and that his family would have moved to the plains as soon as they were able to. Jerome is not a wolf but he’s not a dog. He’s the middle ground and isn’t afraid to bare his teeth and bite the hand that tries to tame him and take his home.)

Marshall Burke – Spotted-neck Otter, Predator (We know that the Marshall comes from Virginia as that is were the US Marshals are based primarily out of plus it gives credence to his total fish out of water knows absolutely nothing mindset. These guys are river otters from Africa and stick close to marshy areas and Virginia has a lot of wetland thanks to the Potomac River. Otters are not native to any parts of Montana, infact otter territory skirts completely around Montana and means that Burke has no one like him around, he’s completely alone and I thought that fit a single US Marshal in over his head pretty well.)

Sheriff Whitehorse – White-tailed Deer, Combative Prey (Well he wasn’t going to be a horse. Though often skittish white-tailed deer are fairly territorial and will fight with other bucks for their desired does or grazing territory. They don’t like to come up against big predators, they’ll fight but are more likely to freeze or run, given the opening I felt this fit with the Sheriff’s attitude toward the Seeds.)

Deputy Hudson – Coyote, Apex Predator (Coyotes get a bad rap and I feel that seeing wolves as superior would carry over in this kind of world. What she lacks in size compared to a wolf she makes up for in cunning as well as speed.)

Deputy Pratt – Wire Fox Terrier, Predator (Bred to hunt foxes as well as other burrowing animals, these guys are quick and need a firm hand to guide them, they are however very loyal)

Mary-May – Golden Eagle, Apex Predator (I figured that Mary-May and Nick were cousins and that in this world the title of the bar would both be a sex joke and an animal joke so she gets to be a Golden Eagle too.)

Sharky – Long-tailed Weasel, Predator (Distantly related to the Mongoose Sharky is not one though. This brings him much sorrow after Rook tells him this.)

Hurk – Short-tailed Weasel, Predator (Cousin of the Long-tailed Weasel they are a little smaller and have a shorter tail however that’s about where the differences stop. Hurk gets a huge kick out of Sharky not knowing they weren’t Mongoose, he also finds it funny that Sharky doesn’t know the difference between a rabbit and a hare.)

Adelaide – Short-tailed Weasel, Predator (Small and vicious these guys can and will tear you a new one if they feel like it. They also enjoy heights as I learned when one decided to climb me like a tree and sit on my head for better vantage point.)

Grace – Red-tailed Hawk, Apex Predator (My personal favorite kind of hawk they’re quick and have excellent vision. Also, their screams are the ones that are usually subbed in for that of a Bald Eagle because Bald Eagles have very high-pitched shrieks not majestic wails like Red-tailed Hawks.)

Jess – Barn Owl, Apex Predator (They are the quietest of birds and shriek like banshees if they are displeased.)

Eli – Rocky Mountain Elk, Combative Prey (These guys are a little shaggy around the edges and are usually willing to fight a bear, cougar, or each other in defense of their children/herd)

Wheaty – American Crow, Predator (They will eat anything and are terribly smart)

[baqki]

OK to make a font out of your own writing

go here

http://www.myscriptfont.com/

instead of printing it off just use this blank thing that way you dont have to scan it or anything

so fill that out by pasting it in any art program and whatnot

then save it and upload it to that site

and itll give you an option to download it

so do that and then install it BAM

[dustandhalos]

[kittenmogu]

[pickle-inspect0r]

[ilikedaisiesinthespringtime]

I JUST GOT THIS ON MY TABLET IT’S SO COOL OH MY GOD

[nakadoo]

[jupiter24jay]

[movedtosaucymcfuzzy]

[zeekist]

for some reason it refused to recognize the third page of my letters but they were all pretty unnecessary mathematic things anyway so I’m not too worried. still something to keep in mind though, I hope it doesn’t happen for you!

[januarycomicsmonth]

paintfont.com would be a good place to go to quickly make a custom font for your comic!

[weavingmemories]

[timon-the-tomato-deactivated201]

ehh

It looks just as horrible in real life..even worse with the letter attached…

[frickmyrick-deactivated20170811]

[trveroman]

I’ll try this later.

[roachpatrol]

you can also use alternative alphabets

[authorloremipsum]

[cobalt-draws]

Welp. Guess I know what font I’m gonna be using for comics from now on. B)

[io-ooc]

Welp. Looks like I have to do this now. So I can use this for Tengri’s asks.

[keelime-art]

For some reason there is no apostrophe in my set, but it still looks cool.

[changephase]

NEAT THING ALERT

[kingloptr]

[mahouwl]

The site is now called https://www.calligraphr.com/en/ but it’s basically the same!

[sparks-sketchbook]

Trying this later

[nekophy-deactivated20221126]

IN CASE SOMEONE NEEDS IT

[sighsomemore]

[captainlordauditor]

some iconic dialogue that sounds like its from the great canon of literature but are actually from memes

I will face God and walk backwards into Hell

“I’ll do whatever you want” “then perish”

I have been through hell and come out singing

feel free to add more!

[sa2ha]

mood

[mitski-miyawakis]

[that-twink-over-there]

Reblog if you’re a little internet friend who finds this funny

[squirtle-daddy-deactivated20250]

[artemxmendacium-blog]

Scenes I need...

Peter Parker: -on meeting Loki, offers his hand- Hi, I’m Peter!

Loki: -shakes his hand- Loki of Asgard.

Peter: Aren’t you like…a bad guy?

Loki: It varies from moment to moment.

Peter: So like…on a scale of one to ten, ten being the worst evil imaginable, like…killing puppies, and one being I’ll spit on your hotdog…where are you right now?

Loki: …maybe a three?

Peter: Cool. Lemme know if it gets above a six.

Loki: -thinking- I like him.

[runnerfivestillalive]

It had been a joke, a flippant line, but somehow, Loki found himself taking the youth up on it.

It was hard living around these heroic Avengers, hard trying to stay close to Thor. And when he felt his need for mischief rise too high, when he felt exasperation with these Midgardians turn too close to spite, he would casually say “Six.” to the young man, or sometimes “Seven.”

And Peter would spend the rest of his day with Loki. He would badger him with questions about magic, or drag him across his beloved city to see its entertainments, or take him along stopping petty crimes. He grounded Loki to the here and now, and distracted him from the churning, jagged shards of ice in his mind.

[hindi-si-ikay-deactivated202501]

WE NEED LOKI AND PETER FICS

[strawbebbynya]

[lyricfrost13]

Stark’s brat had a system. It had been amusing, at first glance, especially when “killing puppies” was apparently a higher level of evil than trying to take over the world. It had risen and fallen - two, five, one. There were honestly good days.

It took some time before a truly bad day came up.

After a difficult battle, the Captain was being particularly sanctimonious, his team following suit. Even Stark made biting comments.

Loki could scream.

“Spider-man,” he said as calmly as he could. The young man glanced up, having been tying up some of their enemies a few yards away.

“Seven.”

“… okay, guys, I’m going to head out with Loki for the rest of the day. Don’t need us for debrief, yeah?”

“Sure,” Stark shrugged, glancing between the two of them oddly. Loki wasn’t entirely sure what the plan was. They went in civilian clothes to a small café.

“I wasn’t paying attention, so whatever was said, I don’t agree,” Peter began. “But that’s not what I’m here for. So. When you teleport, how does that work? Is it harder with longer distances? Or is knowledge of the place more helpful?” Loki blinked, but explained. It led to a discussion of magical theory. Peter (Loki still called him Parker aloud, but the child and even his young friends grew on him in time) was eager and curious, comparing what he knew from Strange and fantasy books to Loki’s knowledge. It was admittedly fascinating to see how many versions of sorcery humans had created by mere imagination. He was definitely amused by the elves and dwarves of Lord of the Rings.

Sometimes Peter tentatively asked about Strange and Maximoff, if they were doing similar things. Never if Loki was at an 8 or above though.

“Strange is like a child prodigy. He’s good, picks the practical parts up well. He even got the jump on me - but he has not had as much time to study as me. He’s a student where I am a master. Maximoff is incredibly powerful and incredibly lucky, but she does not have much training at all.” Sometimes conversation turned to music, animals, current events.

Peter was good. It was odd, how Loki became so sure of the fact so quickly.

After the conversations, often accompanied with food or a walk, he was always down to a 3 or so. Which made Peter an important person.

So the next time Peter was in trouble and the Avengers were indisposed, Loki was not the least bit surprised that he was not the only one ready to tear someone apart for the kid. Two men in red - one with horns, one with guns and swords - a young girl with cat-shaped blasters on her hands, and the Captain’s assassin friend. Loki curled his lips and muttered:

“For anyone that harms you? 10.”

[shetanshadowwolf]

IT GOT MORE SINCE THE LAST TIME I SAW IT AND IM IN LOVE

also, the fact we get Daredevil, Deadpool, Shuri, and James teaming up with Loki to protect Peter? I AM HERE FOR ALL THIS HELLS YES

[tygermama]

(I thought I didn’t have anything to add but I do)

It was just after noon on a Saturday when Loki got a text from Peter, all it said was 

‘8, I’m at home′

Peter had never used their number system for himself before.

Loki had promised the boy’s aunt he would not teleport into their home and while he’d had every intention of honouring that promise, this was definitely an exception.

When Loki materialized in Peter’s room, his friend was pacing, angry and red-faced. Loki had never seen Peter furious before.

Peter began shouting when he saw Loki, ‘Men are scum! Irredeemable, horrible, crappy, scummy scum!’

‘Thank you for telling me, Peter.’ Loki said, sitting down on Peter’s bed. ‘Any particular men inspiring this diatribe?’

Peter grabbed a pillow off his bed and screamed into it, ‘There’s a guy at Aunt May’s work who’s harassing her and she says I need to stay out of it and let Human Resources do their jobs and he’s a creep and he’s making May feel creeped out and… I don’t know what to do.’

Loki blinked. Of all the people Peter could have gone to, he had chose Loki.

‘Thank you, for telling me this. Although I’m not sure how I can be of help.’

Peter flopped down onto the bed next to Loki, ‘You’re my friend and you’re an adult. And I wasn’t sure who else to talk to.’

Loki flopped back next to Peter, it seemed appropriate. ‘If Human Resources doesn’t sort this out to your satisfaction, I can turn this person into a goat.’

Peter giggled, ‘An ugly, stupid goat?’

‘Any kind of goat you like,’ Loki replied.

[divide-by-triple-zero]

this is suddenly the most important thing in the world and i want to personally hug everyone in this thread.

[bluerats]

“I’ll remember” is the ADHD demon talking. You won’t remember. Write it down.

[septemberbells]

bold of you to assume i’ll remember where i wrote it, or even that i wrote it

[finnglas]

Visual exhaustion is another symptom of ADHD, which means that if we see something enough times (or we see enough instances of something), it fades into background noise and we fail to notice it. This is why a lot of ADHD people can stand living surrounded by mess/clutter, because it’s just visual background noise to us. We don’t even notice it anymore. So if we write something down and see the note stuck up somewhere a lot – or if we write a LOT of somethings down and have a lot of notes hanging around – then we’re even less likely to think of/remember the thing because it’s just part of the scenery now. ADHD is the Catch-22 of brains.

[spoonie-living]

A very good thing to know about ADHD. Don’t fall into the trap.

A lot of folks in the comments are talking about writing on themselves or setting phone/calendar reminders. Your mileage may vary on those. You may also want to consider ways to set a habit of referring back to a planner or similar every day/hour.

To get those brain juices flowing, check out this Buzzfeed article on different ways folks with ADHD stay on top of things.

Readers, let us know if you have specific advice for this situation!

[allthingshyper]

This is why sticky note reminders don’t work??

[hesaidsidhesaid]

SKLJDGBKJEDSBBV

VISUAL BACKGROUND NOISE?!

THERE’S A WORD FOR IT?

[mixingpumpkins]

Always reblog “THAT’S WHAT THAT IS???” posts. Chances are someone hasn’t seen it that needs to.

[zipscribs]

a comic about someone who gets a visit from the reaper a bit sooner than expected, but has someone whos been waiting for them 

Hey, do you like my art? Help support me and buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/zipper ❤️

[zipscribs]

[zipscribs]

“What happens when someone dies, but they have no one there waiting for them yet?”