a penguin’s thought chaos

she/her writer worlds beyond number, the owl house, amphibia, gravity falls, etc

[aromantic-journal]

"everyone should get more aromantic" can appeal to tumblr's sensibilities but I genuinely think everyone should also get more asexual. I don't mean everyone stop having sex, what I mean is

Sex is not essential. You can live without it. Full stop.

Not having sex isn't shameful or a sign of failure. It also doesn't make anyone boring.

You are not entitled to having sex with anybody and nobody is entitled to having sex with you.

Sex is not what makes someone an adult.

Nobody's worth is defined by how much sex they have or don't have.

Sex is not equally important to everyone.

You can have fulfilling and happy relationships without sex.

You should only have sex on your own terms, not because you feel like you owe it to someone, or because you feel like you'd be incomplete without it.

Know your boundaries around sex and be firm about them. Know how to respect other people's boundaries.

The previous point also applies when it comes to discussing sex. If someone doesn't wanna talk about it or hear about it you have to back down.

Anything can be sexual but not everything has to be sexual.

[depsidase]

[barkingbarghest]

Here is an article from NPR about it (May 22, 2026):

Carolina Milanesi, an independent technology analyst, said Google is trying to make its cash cow business — search — richer and more personalized, and it will make shopping easier. But there is a risk that users may have fewer choices about what to click. "Right now it's: I ask a question, I get a bunch of answers and I feel that I'm in control as to which answer I take, or if I'm looking for something, which product I'm going to end up buying. That is going to be less so going forward," she said. Milanesi envisions AI-enabled search and agents proposing products to consumers — perhaps even those they have requested — but with less clarity or choice around where it's coming from. "If you're going to say: 'I want a pair of Jordans, go find them,' you're not necessarily sure what steps have been taken and whether the AI has used a source or a store that was paid for and therefore came up in the search results," she said, "or if AI actually went and did their due diligence and picked the best for me as a customer."

And here's one from Time magazine (May 20, 2026):

While Google already has “AI Mode,” the company will now power the whole search bar through its new Gemini 3.5 Flash model.  Instead of the classic list of blue links, Google Search will now also generate a custom page with an AI-generated summary of what you’re searching about, which will then trigger a conversation with AI Mode on the main page, allowing users to ask follow-up questions—similar to the kind of layout you would see when opening ChatGPT.

And a little more from Time's article on how this may affect the websites that we are trying to search for:

When Google first started implementing AI-assisted results, news publishers warned of “catastrophic” impacts on the industry, much of which relies on Google search to drive users to their websites.  Last year, news websites saw significant traffic declines as chatbots increasingly replaced Google search as the primary way to find sites and ask questions.  Small businesses also noted drops in traffic to their sites from Google, which has traditionally delivered customers.   Lily Ray, vice president of SEO strategy & research at Amsive, a digital marketing agency, warned as early as last year that Google’s planned changes to search are “going to have a devastating impact on the Internet.”  “It will severely cut into the main source of revenue for most publishers and it will disincentivize content creators who rely on organic search traffic, which is millions of websites, maybe more,” she told Technology Magazine.  

[anarchopuppy]

noai.duckduckgo.com blocks all AI content in search results automatically

[essektheylyss]

Brennan's so right about the separately evolving genres, though. Soldiers in a blockbuster action, Schemers in a high-concept spy intrigue, and the Seekers have just been thrust against their will into a regency romance.

[rollmarishative]

genuinely shaking with excitement from the table convergence trailer

[piesandswords]

some highlighted tracks from the worlds beyond number sound track

and last, but most certainly not least...

[worldsbeyondpod]

Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One Book 1 Original Soundtrack, composed by Taylor Moore, is available now at the link in bio — featuring a staggering 157 tracks of music from the world of Umora.

Let us know (and tag us!) what themed playlists you’re making with the OST: Sleep, I Need a Good Cry, Play This at My Funeral, or… even Sexy Times!

Grab it here: https://taylormooremusic.bandcamp.com/album/worlds-beyond-number-the-wizard-the-witch-and-the-wild-one-book-one-original-soundtrack

And next month, we’re thrilled to officially launch our very first graphic novel with Skybound. THE WIZARD, THE WITCH, AND THE WILD ONE BOOK ONE comes to Kickstarter on June 16th.

Head over to WorldsBeyondNumberKickstarter.com to follow the campaign and be ready when it launches next month.

Thank you as always for all your support. Ahoohoo, and crackle crackle!

[real-kit-walker]

IT'S BEEN 84 YEARS BUT WE FINALLY HAVE AN OFFICIAL DOL MAKJAR MAP

[synesindri]

a thought for handling "can't tell if using personal examples to relate to somebody's situation is helping or making me look self-centered" is to bring the personal examples back to the situation of the person you're talking to. name why their thing reminded you of your thing ("it made me feel alone/scared/angry/abandoned/whatever") and then ask if you're on the mark with the parallel or not. possibly straight up tell them that you're not trying to make the conversation about yourself; you are trying to see if you are reading what they're going through right. connect the dots for them of what you were trying to accomplish by sharing your personal anecdote so they can tell you if it's helpful or not

[onloisoh]

Their reactions summarise the episode perfectly

[spin-the-wheel-polls]

you have this superpower! BUT you have this side-effect

is it worth it?

yes!!

the side effect is bad but ITS WORTH IT

meh it's okay

the side effect makes it unusable/not worth it

Results/option I didn't think of

Voting ended onMay 20

[luuuna-rambles]

Critical Role Roll Roundup: The Schemers First Arc

Times rolled: 1321

Average Score: 0.9764698429

(Note: The "Score" for each roll is the distance from the average roll - e.g. with no advantage/ disadvantage the average roll of a d20 is 10.5. Rolling an 11 would be a score of 0.5)

Each Player ranked luckiest to unluckiest:

Alex: 2.488839286

Matthew: 1.741485507

Travis: 1.48078227

Liam: 1.462078652

Aabria: 1.245588235

Taliesin: 1.157777778

Marisha: 1.038235294

Sam: 0.9246031746

Laura: 0.6803956835

Robbie: 0.222815534

Ashley: 0.09595238095

Luis: 0.08024691358

Whitney: 0.06217105263

Players Ranked by Number of Rolls:

Laura: 10.69230769 rolls/ep (139 total)

Matthew: 9.857142857 rolls/ep (138 total)

Robbie: 8.583333333 rolls/ep (103 total)

Travis: 8.166666667 rolls/ep (98 total)

Ashley: 6.625 rolls/ep (106 total)

Alex: 6.588235294 rolls/ep (112 total)

Aabria: 6.4375 rolls/ep (103 total)

Whitney: 6.333333333 rolls/ep (76 total)

Luis and Marisha: 6.0625 rolls/ep (97 total)

Liam: 5.9375 rolls/ep (95 total)

Taliesin: 5.875 rolls/ep (94 total)

Sam: 5.25 rolls/ep (63 total)

Most Nat 20s:

Laura: 11

Travis: 10

Alex ad Taliesin: 9

Luis and Matthew: 8

Liam and Aabria: 6

Sam: 5

Ashley: 4

Robbie and Marisha: 3

Whitney: 2

Most Nat 1s:

Aabria: 10

Matthew and Ashley: 7

Luis, Alex and Laura: 6

Travis, Robbie and Marisha: 5

Sam: 3

Liam, Whitney and Taliesin: 2

Current Character Sheets:

If you're interested in a specific episode, I've got into detail on each in the Roundups I've done for each one

Here's a link to my spreadsheet. Feel free to correct me if you think I've made a mistake somewhere - I've enabled comments in the document itself

Hope you enjoyed :D

[cosmikazie]

hey remember when people said we gotta keep talking about this and then two days passed and it just went quiet. anyways

[briochetoast]

XL-ZL: I'm naked all the time, but if you want to dress me, you can.

Erika: 👀

Aabria: 👀

me: 👀!!!

[infpenguin19]

just finished listening to the www soundtrack!

It took me all day lol

ITS SO GOOD

I think I will be listening to it constantly for about the next month

[whoopseydaisy]

woke up to the best surprise friday drop from Talk of the Table to pair with the soundtrack release and immediately came here to tell everyone!!!

breaking down the nitty gritty baby!!!! getting down to the components!!!!!

[eyes-of-avalir]

the wizard the witch and the wild one original soundtrack, 157 tracks, 10 hours long, this is the greatest thing ever

[infpenguin19]

love this autogenerated spotify chapter for this weeks solari episode