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Laura • she/them • 27 • library science student, crappy artist & video editor

[hyperfixatra]

🌸 Hello, I’m Laura (she/they), 27 🌸

Welcome to my corner of tumblr.

This is where I share things I love or find meaningful, a mix of reblogs, sometimes my own silly doodles or creations.

🌿 What you’ll find here

○ Poetry, philosophy and literature ○ Art, dinosaurs, mythological stuff and nature-themed reblogs ○ Games I love (Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age, Stardew Valley, Monster Hunter, Morrowind) ○ Anime and manga (Bleach, Chihayafuru, Ghost Hunt, Natsume’s Book of Friends and many others) ○ Things related to The Lord of the Rings, Hannibal (books + show)

[prokopetz]

Level 1: Asylums are scary because there's crazy people there.

Level 2: We shouldn't treat mental health facilities as objects of horror because it stigmatises mental illness.

Level 3: Asylums are scary because there's psychiatrists there.

[dailymanners]

Do not ever be rude or condescending to someone who asks "obvious" questions, no matter how obvious or silly you think the question is.

For one, in some cultures asking an obvious question is just a polite way of acknowledging the situation. So for example, if you just put your jacket on and start clocking out, a co-worker asking "oh, you done for the day and heading out now?" doesn't deserve you sneering at them like an idiot, scoffing, and saying "uh duh, just like I do every day at this time" when it's likely they knew the answer, but were just asking as a polite way of acknowledging the situation.

But even if they were genuinely unsure that you're leaving even though it seems obvious to you from context clues, so what? What does being rude and condescending to them achieve? Maybe they couldn't sleep last night so they're really out of it today, maybe they're dissociating, maybe they're about to pass out from low blood sugar, maybe some other employees sometimes put on their jacket and only clock out briefly but come back.

There's all sorts of reasons they could be confused about whether or not you're leaving, but intentionally making them feel bad achieves nothing except, well, making them feel bad. Either way, they're not hurting you or anyone by asking a "stupid" question, so there's no point in being rude about it. If you still want to make them feel bad about themselves for looking "stupid" when they weren't hurting anyone, that is the mindset of bullies and abusers.

[dailymanners]

Thank you everyone who is pointing out in the notes that this is usually an attempt to connect with someone and/or strike up a conversation. Because honestly in my experience 9 times out of 10 when someone asks an "obvious" question that's what they're trying to do. If someone walks into the kitchen and asks "oh are you cooking?" while you're standing over the stove holding a spatula, they probably already know the answer, but they're just trying to start a conversation with you and connect to you.

All the more reason it's sad and hurtful when these attempts are met with sneering and being treated like an idiot.

[sarcasticmothwrites]

There are no stupid questions, only assholes providing snarky non-answers. Because aside from the bid for connection or genuine confusion, sometimes there are REASONS why you might get an obvious question.

“Oh, are you cooking?” asks person who thought you were going out tonight.

“Are you leaving?” asks time-blind person who’s surprised it’s 5:00.

“Are you going to lunch?” asks person who remembers there’s a meeting in 30 minutes.

This is where I make my occasional reminder that Emily Post said the reason for manners is to make others comfortable and foster kind, thoughtful human interactions.

[devinellekurtz]

My very first tiger drawing and my latest

[formaldehydedoesstuff]

Your skill level is unquestionable but listen.

I love him.

[toasthaste-art]

me also. as well.

[devinellekurtz]

This is the COOLEST thing I’ve seen in AGES. You both completely made my entire week.

[jbzwy]

walk in death

[thelaurenshippen]

[summerwarlock]

[convelocity]

Down came the claw

Grab prints here or here.

[conman167936]

Guillermo Del Toro is the only director who would shoot Gepetto making Pinocchio as if it were Dr. Frankenstein creating the monster.

And then shoot Dr. Frankenstein creating the monster as if it were Gepetto making Pinocchio.

[cherryjennn]

Even more devastating, the scene where pinocchio was made was very violent in looks and almost angry but gepetto grew to love his creation like a son but the scene of making the creature was loving and attentive but victor grew to hate his creation .

[arliedraws]

Being in a fandom for 20+ years is weird because you’ll see posts like, “How come I never see people mention x” and it’s like. We did. We talked about that a lot, actually. Actually it’s something that came up. And it’s hard not to be like, “Yeah, we discussed this fifteen years ago.” Half of this fandom wasn’t even born when these discussions happened. Wild.

[ambidexedition]

ohhhhhh I must not get mad at ms swift for her gross misinterpretation of ophelia from hamlet. getting mad at a billionaire pop star I don't even listen to for a shallow reading of my favorite shakespeare play is the mind killer. but also how do you fuck up ophelia that badly

[ambidexedition]

I Think You Should Have Reread It, Taylor,

[lovely-v]

I’m gonna propose “I guess you haven’t read the silmarillion then :/” as a default response to anyone not understanding a reference to something obscure. even if it’s not remotely Tolkien related. I want to build up a perception that perhaps the sum total of human knowledge is contained in the silmarillion

[lovely-v]

[chaoticdumbsorcerer]

my morrowind experience

[withered-rose-with-thorns]

Hi, guys. I'm really struggling. On top of my bank debt, I borrowed money from my brother so I could pay off my rent, insurance, bills...

And then the elevator in our apartment block stopped working and we all had to pitch in to fix it which means I owe about 1.420€!!

I'm really not doing well, if anyone can spare anything here are my ko-fi and my paypal. It would really help a lot.

Boosts are also welcome!

[withered-rose-with-thorns]

On top of my doctor's suspicion that I have narcolepsy, apparently my THS levels in my blood are low, which could cause issues with my thyroid. I don't know exactly and I'm too scared to look it up.

My narcolepsy is covered by my insurance but the thyroid exam next available slot is NEXT YEAR. The only way for me to get it earlier would be for me to pay for it myself. Which as you can see from this post, I'm unable to do.

[callizinc]

Did you know that you can waste your free time by not knowing which activity to do so you do none of them

[hyperfixatra]

My girl started playing stardew valley with me, and I'm trying to find ways to keep her motivated ✨ I've been thinking of making an "adopt gengar" mod, since it's her favorite Pokémon

I've also been meaning to update my wizard replacer mod on nexus, since I’ve had a small update ready for a small while (portrait + bundle)

[czesca]

all I'm saying is if I was a house cat I wouldn't be having these issues