Life is quite surreal.

Hey there, I'm Jace. I'm a 29 year old nonbinary artist, and local Kirby enthusiast. I also run the we-are-astronomer TTRPG blog! They/them please.

[jacegem]

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[thunderboltfire]

Tag Game: Ten People You’d Like to Get to Know

I've been tagged by @daily-rayless! Thank You :)

Last Song: I've recently found Riders Of The Storm by Battle Beast and have been listening to it on repeat ever since.

Currently Watching: I'm sort-of stuck in the middle of Dungeon Meshi. Definitely my kind of fantasy, I love the characters and the worldbuilding. I haven't finished it yet only because I recently find it difficult to sit and watch series. I've started Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, too. To me it's a more palatable take on the world of Westeros than GoT, but so far it didn't captivate me all that much.

Current Obsession: I'm trying to set up my balcony garden again! I'm trying once again to grow cherry tomatoes in pots, and I've got several seedlings waiting to be repotted.

Currently Reading: Your book, actually! The Price and Prey of Magic was on my to-read list for a long time and I'm currently reading it. It's one of the reasons I haven't commented on the recent OC facts post, I still have yet to learn what's Diarca's whole deal.

Currently Working On: Finishing Xaere's standee - I still hope to finish her miniature someday, but for the time being, a standee is better than nothing. The first, WIP version I've done wasn't coloured and the lineart was a tad bit too thin.

Currently Wearing: My old Sabaton t-shirt and green tracksuit pants with a white polkadot pattern.

Last Google Search: I've looked at spanish step pose references.

Favorite Flower: That's a difficult one! I like fruit tree flowers, magnolias, pink and white cosmos and forget-me-nots. As cut flowers, I like roses, preferably in deep, dark red. Basic, perhaps, but there's something about the matte texture that speaks to me.

tagging: (of course only if You feel like it, no pressure!) @wolfsong-the-bloody-beast, @kurczakmarty, @crabkick, @shandathe, @cold-boys-connoisseur, @theashenphoenix, @ibethalantyr and anyone who'd like to do it!

[ibethalantyr]

Going to do this now in the hopes that I'll actually do it.

Last Song: Moby's "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die," inspired by a recent rewatch of Stranger Things.

Currently Watching: Stranger Things, as mentioned, as well as the current season of Dimension 20; been meaning to watch Maul: Shadow Lord.

Current Obsession: D&D, specifically what's shaping up to be the final arc of my first homebrew campaign. The party is going to meet a god soon (and by soon I mean in a few months; we don't get to play very often).

Currently Reading: The "Encomium of Helen" by Isocrates. Trying to brush up on my Greek.

Currently Working On: some stray stories and world-building around D&D session prep, as well as fiddling with ideas for fanfiction, though nothing has taken definitive shape yet.

Currently Wearing: my last surviving JCL shirt from high school (which was a while ago).

Last Google Search: candidates in an upcoming election as I prepare to vote.

Favorite Flower: crocus, though their time long past where I am anyway.

tagging: (of course only if You feel like it, no pressure!): @blackjackkent, @libraryknight, @liveinink.

[libraryknight]

Last Song: I had a playlist going on shuffle while running errands today - looks like it paused during one of Mon Rovia's albums.

Currently Watching: we've been paused for a bit due to schedules, but I'm watching Firefly with @writeformemusic - my third time, her first

Current Obsession: I started using The StoryGraph early this year to track my reading for a booklist I'm on, and I'm loving the platform so far.

Currently Reading: one of the sourcebooks for Paranoia's newest edition - Powers That Be: Trust No One.

Currently Working On: con prep! I'm going to be GMing Paranoia at a convention this year (hence reading a sourcebook), and then I'm GMing two other systems at another con later this year. Wish me luck?

Currently Wearing: a thrifted floral-pattern crop top and jeans, since I'm off work today (yay funky librarian schedules?)

Last Google Search: if we're using "google" as "search engine", then it was a DuckDuckGo search for @pangur-and-grim's author website

Favorite Flower: snapdragons

tagging: (no pressure, but if you feel like doing this) @writeformemusic @grunyin @gjallarmoth @jacegem @chaotic-archaeologist @jadewing @kaleladin

[jacegem]

Eh fuck it, why not.

Last Song: The Future by Mystery Skulls, but it was because I was rewatching the animated music video, I just really want the next part of the story.

Currently Watching: ...so many things. Watching the original series of Star Trek with a friend, watching Bee and Puppycat, and currently waiting for the finale of TADC. Many much things.

Current Obsession: ...I uh. I really like Jax from TADC. I. I'm fine. I'm very normal. I definitely don't write fic for him and a self insert of mine, nope not me.

Currently Reading: ...at a snail's pace, but I'm working my way through LOTR. Still on Fellowship. Reading takes a lot of brain sometimes.

Currently Working On: Fics. Lot of writing. Also working my way, slowly, through a cross stitch project.

Currently Wearing: Comfy pair of slacks and an off the shoulder peplum top. Soon to be pajamas.

Last Google Search: Materials ideal for a succulent to be potted in.

Favorite Flower: Dahlias! Purple ones specifically. They're fluffy and colorful.

[dilf-din]

The most important thing you can do in this life is write hyper-specific fanfiction for you and six other people. Don’t believe anything else you read.

[demonfoxbunny]

i think it should be illegal for a hospital to have a religious affiliation

[breadbugg]

-- DON'T STOP, JUST GO! --

[lavenderlemniscate]

feels like im always recovering. when do i get to live

[lavenderlemniscate]

"it's okay to rest for as long as you need from burnout" how long is it actually going to take though. there's stuff i wanna do.

[jazze-bee]

WIP

ten thousand frames will give you such a crick in the wrist

[worstgirlintheclub]

Interacting galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 in the Corvus constellation

[bardic-tales]

Be careful of the double-speak in the Update Post.

Staff has officially posted an update regarding the reblog decoupling, and while they are reversing the change for now, we need to look closely at the language they are using. This is a classic example of corporate "double speak" designed to de-escalate a PR crisis while keeping the door open for the same harmful features later.

The Post: Reblog Update: We’re Reversing the Change

The Red Flag:

"We still believe there's a better version of how reblogs can work. One that gives every voice in a chain the credit it deserves. But we want to get there with you."

The Breakdown: When they say they want to give every voice the credit it deserves, they are still justifying the decoupling of notes. They are framing the destruction of the original creator's attribution as a feature for the rebloggers or the loss of community. Their goal hasn't changed. They just realized their current execution was a technical and social disaster.

They also mention working "directly with some of you." This often means selecting a small, curated group of "power users" who may not prioritize the accessibility or safety needs that we have been fighting for.

Viral Hell & The Power of the Call to Arms

To my friends and followers: my condolences for going viral are accepted. I love you. Let’s look at the numbers. My original post on this has cleared 24,000 notes. This is exactly why a Call to Arms was necessary. When we first saw the decoupling, we saw the immediate theft of credit.

In my case, over 10,000 notes were stolen or hidden by the uncoupling before I even realized the extent of the damage. This isn't just a UI preference. It is the systematic erasing of a creator’s reach and legacy.

Why we cannot stop now:

Staff’s reversal is a tactical retreat, not a surrender. Their language proves they still intend to push for a version of decoupling in the future. We forced their hand because:

The volume of feedback was undeniable. 24k notes on a single advocacy post is a massive indicator of user dissatisfaction.

Emails and Support Tickets work. They specifically cited emails as a reason for the reversal.

Public pressure creates friction. By making this a PR nightmare on Bluesky and X, we made the cost of the update too high for them to maintain.

The Mission Moving Forward:

We have won the first battle, but the Double Speak in their post tells us the war isn't over. They are going to try to rebrand a change like this in a few weeks or months.

Keep the pressure on: Continue to reblog your concerns when they surface.

Stay Vocal: They are betting on us getting tired and going back to business as usual. We need to show them that our safety and our creative credit are non-negotiable. Continue to voice concerns when they surface.

We’ve seen that we can move the needle. Let's make sure they don't try to move it back when they think we aren't looking.

[aliosne]

[hollowboobtheory]

surprisingly difficult pill to swallow: most people are not playing 8 dimensional mind chess and can be taken at face value

[at-the-end-of-all]

school uniform codes extending to what colours you’re allowed to dye your hair, and what piercings you can have and stuff is so crazy. you HAVE to go to school and you’re not even allowed to have pink hair or pierce your nose about it????

[at-the-end-of-all]

“oh it’s to prepare you for the workplace” okay. i don’t think any workplace should be dictating what you can and can’t do with your body either and i think it’s strange to decide to teach children that their body is not their own

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

It's wonderful how, with no warning and without even trying, we will randomly stumble across new favorite songs, new favorite artists, new favorite books, new favorite movies, new favorite games, new favorite shows, new favorite snacks, new passions, new hobbies, new interests, new favorite blogs and new favorite people. So when things are terrible, hold onto the fact that someday, possibly when you least expect it, you'll suddenly come across something wonderful!

[goldensunset]

the nearest depiction of an animal or other sentient fantasy creature to you at this moment comes to life right where it is (i.e. cat photograph, shark plushie, dragon painting, etc)

what happens to you

i am so dead

i need to go to the hospital

maybe a few things to be looked at but i’m fine in the end

i’m totally fine

i’m totally fine and i’m happy

my situation is really really really specific lemme tell you about it

n/a

Voting ended onJan 11

assume it doesn’t know you (unless it’s actually a specific animal you’ve met) and that it’s normal for its species and would do whatever was natural for it. including being too giant for and destroying the room it’s in. as well as dying immediately if its environment can’t support its life

[unspeakablearchives]

[citadelofthestars]

Everyone, please tell me something good that happened for you in 2025 - doesn't matter how big or small!

[aokiyoki]

Hi, it's me, remembering how to draw