Illustrative Nerd

||Sierra || lvl 26 || ✞ || Artist/Writer||

[mycolorfulworld-studio--on-break]

And they were rivals who trusted and understood eachother better than anyone else

Oh my god, they were rivals who trusted and understood eachother better than anyone else

[ilonano]

crazy that you can make an oc with Issues and not even realize until months later that those are actually Your Issues

[ursiday]

A Shot in the Arm

[oysters-aint-for-me]

BJ has a very clear understanding of Objectives unfortunately he lacks that level of comprehension when it comes to tactics methods procedures etc. Thus: his Behaviors.

[oysters-aint-for-me]

[chemicalcain]

this is the single best description i have ever heard for a cat

[ariadne-mouse]

he is Calculating

[lupinsuniverse]

my tfp gijinka au where i throw a bunch of bullshit and nonsense together

[cr0wqui11]

Friends with benefits. And those benefits? Long insightful conversations about The Characters™️

[xenosaurus]

I turn 30 next month so here’s what I learned in my 20s:

—don’t work for startups, they’re always one ‘innovative idea’ away adding ‘sell your kidneys on the black market’ to your job description.

—keeping a collection of basic OTC medicine on you will save your life one day. I recommend Advil, Imodium, and TUMS.

—those little single-use glasses cleaning wipes are 1000% worth the money

—overly self-depreciating jokes just make people uncomfortable, wean yourself off of them

—you can buy dehydrated mini marshmallows in bulk online and they’re a godsend for hot cocoa

—people don’t care if you have fidget toys on your desk they just want to play with them

—try to go to bed BEFORE the existential ennui kicks in

[thelittleblackfox]

Also drink water and eat a plant

[liz-squids]

This is all GREAT. I turned 40 last week, so permit me to add what I learned in my 30s:

keep on not working for startups

sometimes there comes a point where the thing (fandom, hobby, friendship, romantic relationship) you loved no longer brings you joy. And that's okay. Try to mourn the loss, take joy in the memories, and don't burn any bridges in case ten years go by and you find yourself back in that fandom/hobby/relationship again

it turns out that (ugh) moderate regular exercise is (spit) good for you. The sooner you make it part of your life, the easier it'll be

related: if you throw yourself into a new exercise regime too hard and too fast, without stopping to rest or consider whether a particular move is good for you ... well, shoulder injuries are painful and consults with orthopedic surgeons are expensive

knees are bastards too

don't even get me started on ankles

there may come a time when your digestive system is too fragile for ibuprofin. I'm sorry

one day you're gonna wake up and realise you no longer give any fucks about some things that used to bother you

on the other hand, you might be alarmed to realise what you still give a fuck about

never get down on the floor without an exit strategy for getting back up

[covington-shenanigans]

I turn 50 this year. what I have learned in my 40s:

"loving yourself" is less of a feeling and more of an action. you can start doing it any time and it will make your life better and better as you go on

this will happen incrementally - be patient

along those lines, if you haven't started making an active effort to quit shit-talking yourself, suck it up and do it

no, shut up. do it. "but it's haaaaard!" don't care. do it.

whether you like it or not, you are mortal and you need to go to the doctor for an annual checkup

stretch regularly - your future self will thank you

at some point you will encounter people much younger than you arguing passionately and incorrectly about history you personally remember and experienced

this will be infuriating and annoying

otoh, most other things just... will not matter to you as much

at some point you will shift from wanting to go out to being like "eh" and deciding to stay in. this is okay.

you will have absolutely no idea what The Youth are talking about and you will not care

but if you keep your mind open to new ideas you'll never be irrelevant

your company still doesn't love you - don't give them more than they pay you for

get a fucking hobby, especially a hobby that involves physically creating/handling something and/or moving your body in physical space. it will do you more good than you can imagine

[atlinmerrick]

Just turned 60 and let me say:

Find joy, every kind, it's always worth it

I'm talking that massive, never-ending Discord chat with your bestie? The one that makes you giggle through the day? It's not a "waste of time," it's what time was made for

If that's fanfic for your favorite characters who never even met on screen celebrate that!

If that's building a tiny fleet of snake villagers for your snake town and they just cover your mantel hell yes!

If that's collecting pillows and making a fort of them every weekend I'll be right over

Feeling and sharing joy is the whole point

[cricketcat9]

This is too tempting…, so, I’m 74, and: don’t fund startups

Please keep stretching and exercise enough NOT to need an elaborate strategy to get up from the floor. IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE

Say bye to your employer as early as you possibly can, unless you really love your job. You won’t be sorry.

Keep doing the annual checkups 🙏🏼

Enjoy that fucking hobby you’ve acquired in your 50, or find something new. Do try new things & adventures.

[halokyte-art]

Donny is concerned about his sons' wellbeing. Virgil has no qualms sharing, but Marshy is a fizzling bottle waiting to explode but refuses to acknowledge it.

[halokyte-art]

Marshy after being with the family for a few generations still had a hard time letting most get close after the loss of his friends and family, Donny and Virgil. Until he met Loretta.

[halokyte-art]

It's his holoform, he'll be fine it just... hurts and he's annoyed. The hit shouldn't have gone down that way but SOMEBODY in the group wasnt pulling his weight.

[wizardpotions]

im so serious about this but if youre autistic and especially if youre chronically ill creative labour cannot be your only way to relax. working on a creative project is still working. take time to do nothing. its good for you i promise.

[evilwriter37]

How does one do nothing? This is a genuine question. Very chronically ill autistic who wants to create all the time.

[the-bar-sinister]

I don't know what OP would suggest but here are some restful activities that I've been trying to force myself to do more of:

watch (or preferably rewatch) movies and tv shows that aren't emotionally challenging

read longform books/stories or nonfiction

play chill or simple video games

listen to music without doing anything else. Like put on a full album and just lay there and listen to it

meditate

take walks

take naps

[evilwriter37]

I could definitely give a lot of that a try! Thank you!

[the-bar-sinister]

I'm so glad. It's definitely a process for me, too. The brain's pressure to "create, create, create" and the way it equates 'chilling out' with 'losing' or 'wasting' time.

But I just have to keep reminding myself that resting is NOT a waste, it's nourishment and enrichment. I can't grow my creative crops if I don't nurture them with idleness.

[bonivers]

just remembered shows used to have 20-25 eps per season

[bonivers]

[raptorofwar]

[mark-the-snark]

[thatgirlonstage]

Are you ever typing something that your phone autocapitalizes and you go back and re-type it just to force uncapitalize it. Like no sorry mcdonalds doesn’t deserve that level of respect from me

[depsidase]

[chillyfeetsteak]

don't like auto-flush toilets. like excuse me I'll tell you when to swallow

[chillyfeetsteak]

terrible post

[quantum-dragon]

[its-funnytwittertweets]