[stuckinreversemode]

RIDE OR DIE (2026—) → 1.05: The Count of Monte Carlo

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[limitedseries]

You once saw me with a flat tire and you kept on driving.

"Tom's relationship with Patricia is a funny one because I think they're a little bit codependent. She likes having this friend, who's the mayor, and she's by his side all the time. Matthew [Rhys] and I once talked about how, God forbid, he ever forgot Patricia's birthday, his life would be over. He couldn't go to work for weeks because he [would] know she's just waiting to be furious. For him, she's someone that he can rant to. She's all ears. She'll listen. Always." -Kate O’Flynn, Den of Geek

Tom and Patricia Widow's Bay, Season 1 (2026)

[crimeboys]

the worst part of getting into new media is when youre at the stage where youre completely obsessed with it but you cant go through the tags or seek out anything about it bc youre not fuckiny done yet

[stuckinreversemode]

People get older, and they stop having so much… intimacy. → RIDE OR DIE (2026—) | 1.04: The Spanish Prisoner

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[goayda]

The World

is violent and mercurial

it will have its way with you.

We are saved only by love --

love for each other and the love

that we pour into the art we

feel compelled to share: being a parent,

a writer, being a painter, being a friend.

We live in a perpetually burning

building and what we must save

from it all the time is love.

Tennessee Williams

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[gothhabiba]

see this is exactly what I'm talking about. this labour is so incredibly invisibilised that there are real human beings, walking about amongst us, leading normal lives, etc., who earnestly believe that machines can make an item of clothing from start to finish.

[rowanrightalong]

Hey just in case someone on here doesn’t quite understand how labor intensive making a garment is, here is a list of things that (to the best of my knowledge) cannot be done by machine alone, from a costumer/tailor in training

Cutting - in my opinion, the most labor intensive part of the process. The amount of time/effort needed varies depending on the pattern and if seam allowance is included or marked separately, but no matter what this process can not be done by machine. Each and every panel and piece of fabric that goes into a garment must be cut by hand by a person.

Pinning/clipping - pinning (or clipping) is the stage at which you align the pieces you are going to be stitching together and hold them together with — you guessed it! — either pins or clips. This can not be done by machine.

Stitching - the actual sewing. This can be done by a sewing machine, but that machine still needs to be operated by a human being.

Ironing/pressing - two words that mean the same thing. The iron itself is a machine, but once again, it needs to be operated by a human being.

Finishing - depending on the technique you use, there are certain finishing techniques that can only be done by hand. But, let’s assume we’re talking about fast fashion, which is usually just finished with a simple overlock/serger. Once again: these machines need to be operated by people.

These are just the basic steps to making a garment, and don’t include textile arts that I am not as knowledgeable about, such as weaving, knitting, and crochet. Also, it is important to note that there are a lot of things that can only be done by hand, such as certain stitches and decorative techniques.

Also, the machinery being operated in textile factories is not equivalent to a domestic sewing machine. We’re talking about one of these guys:

See that gray cylinder under the table, behind the knee pedal? That’s the motor. These machines can sew through your fingers bones and all and not even stop. The people in these factories and sweatshops are operating heavy machinery, and are subject to all the risk that comes with that in addition to all of the work I mentioned above.

Please respect textile workers and continue the fight to eliminate the use of sweatshops and exploited labor in the fashion industry!

[somethingaboutnoodles]

Keeping in mind a lot of these workers have quotas to meet, so they're expected to sew like 10 pairs of jeans in an hour when it would probably take me (a decent sewist) the whole hour to sew a single pair. They are very skilled workers AND as with much of factory work, subjected to extreme pressure to move faster and faster until they are putting life and limb at risk to meet arbitrary targets.

And then you complain about your clothes having loose threads.

(This post also doesn't cover grading & fit & design & sampling & fabric selection processes, which are also time-intensive and require extensive human skill! Though I do suspect grading & fit are being left by the wayside in a lot of these factories now in the rush to meet demand.)

[secretariatess]

You don't weave clothes, you weave cloth, and while you have machines that absolutely can do that, you need people to watch the machines. I've been to a weaving factory. They have people at every process, from the dyeing to the weaving. But the process of making the cloth into clothing will require sewing- see above.

As it is, there are still some things that are done by hand. Harrison Tweed is done by humans, not machines. Traditional kimonos are still woven by hand and require several different people in the process, all each specialized in a specific skill. Just to put one traditional kimono together. If you're looking for cheap weaves, sure, a machine can do that, but a human is still needed to operate the machine.

From what I've heard, there is no machine that can crochet. So anything that was crocheted was done by a human.

Machines can knit, and a lot of clothes are made with machine knit fabrics. But you still have the sewing process, and I'm pretty sure knitting machines still need human supervision and set up.

So basically, even with the textiles that can be done with machines, they still need humans involved in the process.

And it's not exactly like it's a slow paced environment. Also, with the size of those industrial machines, there's a lot of risk involved.

[thatsbelievable]

[daco-broman]

shit I missed my window, next week I guess

[the-worm-man]

Reblog on Tuesday to let your followers know it’s safe to leave the bog

[ryebreadgf]

once I snorted a fat line of nuance and everything started depending. watch out

[wesandresons]

WIDOW'S BAY Season 1, Episode 2 "Lodging"

[e-cryptid-deactivated20180601]

It’s okay to not want to have sex ever. It’s okay to never even try it.

[thefisherqueen]

I was 23 before it even occurred to me that not starting with sex ever was an option. The feeling of relief was so great I actually cried. 

You don’t have to if you don’t want to. You can have a fine live without ever having sex, I promise you. 

[impostoradult]

Also, it’s okay to never date anyone ever. It’s okay to never even try it if you don’t want to. 

I wrote a master’s thesis on intentionally single people, and the number of them that said in various ways, “I didn’t know not dating people was even an option at first” was absolutely tragic. They honestly thought they had no choice and it never occurred to them that opting out was even a possibility available to them.  

People honestly believe these are life experience you are required to have AND THEY ARE NOT.

You can just not have sex. You can just not date people. You can completely by-pass one or both of those things. Neither of those things are required to be healthy, happy, normal, mature, fulfilled, or any of the other bullshit notions that get attached to these things. 

[fordtato]

Sex positivity is about bodily agency which includes the choice to NOT/NEVER have sex, so inclusion of asexual/celibate/sex repulsed people will always be a pillar of any real discussion of sex positivity and sexual freedom.

[crescentalice]

girl with ptsd voice: hey, so something really bad is gonna happen, right? you guys are picking up on that too, yeah? The other shoe is about to drop, I just know it.