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Just started reading Sherlock Holmes and all the adaptations are wrong. This man is a delight. He gets excited about hemoglobin and is ecstatic at the thought of Watson as a roommate. He purposefully forgets how the solar system works so he has more room in his brain for crime. He shows Watson the dirt stains on his trousers and he can tell what part of London they come from based on color and consistency. (As far as i can tell Watson didn't ask, Sherlock just gets back from walks and tells Watson about the stains unprompted.) The text specifically says "Holmes was certainly not a difficult man to live with." Why does every adaptation make him unpleasant and rude, he's literally just eccentric. He's such a goober, I love him.

wishfulsketching

Another one

They're just so silly

zmpl

Can I Please Eat In The Computer Room Tonight? by Nicole Nikolich (2025)

so-i-did-this-thing

You're the only person I know on Tumblr who I feel like I can send this ask so I hope this is ok.

I'm absolutely sick to my stomach terrified. People keep talking about not acquiescing early and to keep fighting and that's good but... I'm a trans person married to a trans person and we have a kid. We are so, so scared that we are going to lose our parental rights and have him taken away, even if he's biologically my partners. We are pretty fucking sure that the only way we could even possibly stay in the US and even possibly keep our family together is to detransition. But then we would still be queer, and I remember the 90s and how it was pretty recent that gay couples were considered unfit parents.

And this isn't us blowing things out of proportion, we have an education in politics so we've got a pretty good freaking idea about how bad things can and will get, but also we don't feel like we can afford to NOT take things extremely seriously. The worst case scenario is pretty horrific for us, so we've talked at lengthe about leaving the country. Which is it's own basket of heartbreaks because then there's a real chance we will never be able to come back. And I don't really feel like I can talk about it because a) the Internet doesn't feel safe to be trans on and b) there's been SO much chatter about how we need to stay and fight and people who can leave are privileged etc etc

I just... I'm scared and heartbroken and angry and I feel extremely hopeless. I guess I don't really have a question after all. I just needed to talk about it because it feels like not enough people are seeing this kind of true tragedy that could come from all this.

I wish there was actual help we could get. But there doesn't seem like there's anyone who can.

You're right, Anon - you're not blowing things out of proportion.

I want to say that I'm relieved in a sense that you are talking about where your lines in the sand are are and what you plan to do if they are crossed. There is hope and comfort to be found in a plan, even if it is a plan for the next generation's survival, instead of our own.

Every trans person needs to start thinking about real answers to the following questions:

What will I do if I'm fired tomorrow?

What will I do if I'm denied a loan? Housing?

What will I do if I lose my HRT?

What will I do if information about trans people is considered illegal to circulate?

What will I do if I I'm declared an unfit parent?

What will I do if my marriage is annulled?

What will I do if I'm declared unfit to own my own property or make my own legal decisions?

What will I do if I'm about to be arrested?

There are answers to all of these questions that aren't just "give up and die." But there's no one-size-fits all solution. People will have varying priorities based on how they see their role in fighting fascism and what resources they have access to.

Community is going to become incredibly important. Trans people have always existed. Sympathetic cis people have always existed. Trans people have always found ways to survive and even flourish, even though it often meant not being able to pursue their original dreams.

If you don't know where to begin with strengthening our community, the Trans Literature Preservation Project is a good place to get ideas. The virtual book burnings have already begun on .gov websites, so maybe doing a little preservation work will give you more hope that you're working to make a difference.

Because the work is important, even if the progress won't happen until after our time.

lantaniel

how do you do, fellow Creatives™

cryptotheism

i love the never kill your self meme like yeah joy can be found in humble places peace and love on planet earth

cryptotheism

that is the wrong gif

hometoursandotherstuff

Corvid Christmas tree. Simple, but beautiful.

cher3pakhi

just remember, one day you're going to open tumblr and the crabs will be raving like they never have before

junietwohundred

this is the best cover of "up the wolves" I've ever heard

#the mountain goats #john darnielle #hope #crab rave #there's going to come a day when you feel better #youll rise up free and easy on that day #and float from bench to branch #lighter than the air #just when that day is coming who can say

etherealspacejelly

i wish the star trek medical instruments were real i would love to sit on a bed that shows my doctor how much pain im in and then they scan me with a little blinky device that makes a funny noise and know exactly whats wrong with me and then give me a pill that makes me regrow a kidney or whatever the fuck

dct239394cvvd098dffgggp

heres a thing that stays sweet since ever and for ever. in a glass jar it looks like molten gold in light. looks like the sun bled. and its made by bugs that dance and partake in the only monarchy you should respect. put it on anything. dip your finger in it. they dont have honey anywhere else in space this is the only planet that has honey forever who would ever wanna leave

hewowiwo

if u make a lot of OCs that u get emotionally invested in, it's vital u have a friend who's really into The Mountain Goats, or become this friend urself. they have a million niche songs about any emotion or situation under the sun, there's always at least one song that can fit on a playlist if u kno where to look for it. there's nothing like telling my friend about my incredibly specific new OC and then a few days later I get "here's a song from the mountain goat's 1994 album about the Roman empire" and the lyrics were ghost written by ur own blorbo somehow

frogsforthefrogwar

I truly believe any neurodivergent person can be framed as manipulative if their doctor dislikes them. What is masking if not manipulation if you view it uncharitably enough?

frogsforthefrogwar

it doesn't matter what your diagnosed with, solidarity with the "bad mentally ill people" needs to be a priority for you. No one is ever more than one bad mental health episode away from being labeled as manipulative and noncompliant

kenapiece-main

Can you believe I'm having to make this meme even after successfully finishing up taxes and applying to job

shithowdy

i can't stop thinking about the results of that 65k income poll. i've spent my entire life straddling the poverty line so i understand feeling like even just another 10k would assuage my anxieties, but good fucking lord the ultra-wealthy are absolutely winning this class war if the economic policies they have influenced have convinced so many people that an income that can't even afford to own a home or raise a child is 'rich'.

i really, really hope the majority of those votes are from non-americans applying usd conversion rates to their own currency's purchasing power.

galadriel1010

You aren't rich until your annual income is irrelevant. Unless you could go "Fuck it, I bail" and live the rest of your life on your capital without lifting a finger, and still leave money in your will, you're at best comfortably well off.

silfron

As a usamerican who now makes 6 figures I can tell you I am solidly middle class. And I'll probably get hate for it but it's true. I am truly, truly lucky that I am where I am; that I don't have to worry about bills usually, that when we needed to replace a car we were able to do that, that we can get groceries without having to think too hard about it. But I'll probably never be able to retire. A really bad accident or medical problem would still very possibly make me homeless. I probably won't have anything to will off when I die. I can't have kids, and I wouldn't want to, but I couldn't afford them anyway if I did. Suddenly needing new tires or an unexpected ER visit won't fuck my whole year, but it will fuck me for a month or two. That's what middle class is, what it's supposed to be. You're mostly fine, and you'll stay fine, as long as nothing catastrophic happens.

Lower class is that razor's edge, and I've lived there too. You don't know if you can cover all your bills, and sometimes you can't. You don't have enough time to sleep because you need 3 jobs and a side hustle to even have a chance. You have to budget your food hard and read all the ads and coupons. And even then, 3 meals a day? Ha! Maybe if I can bum one off my parents. I get that, I did that. But a lot of people think that's what middle class is because that's the majority now and the majority is supposed to be middle class! So that's middle class. But it's NOT. You're being scammed by the rich into thinking this is normal, and it so so so is NOT.

The rich have all those things the middle class have but they don't have mortgages (or if they do, you're paying them with your rent). They could quit their job with no notice and be fine (I can't do that) - assuming they have a job in the first place. They can buy a new car outright the way I buy groceries (I can't do that). They not only don't worry about bills but they don't worry about optional expenses either - "want to go to France? Just buy a ticket! What do you mean you need to save up for that? Just take it from your savings! What do you mean your savings are a few hundred dollars that you need for emergencies?" THAT's rich people. @galadriel1010's analysis is SPOT FUCKING ON.

And my gods, having been lower class and now being middle class I GET IT. The improvement is drastic, and so, so, so relieving. 23 year old me looking at me now would probably think I'm rich because the gap is so wide. But that's just a lack of experience talking. It's hard to see the next gap up when you're looking at it from below. The gap between the lower class rung and middle class is way bigger than it should be, for sure. But the gap between middle and upper? Barring a miracle, it's not climbable. You won't. I won't. We can't. And that's by design.

The fact that I'm so fucking lucky to be where I am is a GODSDAMN PROBLEM. The middle class SHOULD BE the fucking majority. But it isn't.

alexseanchai

oh god no you're somewhere with a high enough cost of living that income of over a hundred grand a year is working class, and what you're describing as lower class is just plain poverty

middle class is supposed to be, doing well enough to afford to take the kids to Disney World more than once before they're adults, without that being a strain on the household finances

silfron

Hm. A good point. If I had kids, there certainly would not be any budget whatsoever for vacations. Kids are expensive as hell (another systemic problem that should not be a problem!!).

Sort of hits the nail on what I meant about perspective, though. Everyone tends to think they're doing better than they are, and that the next rung up is the "rich people". I am not immune to propganda, etc.

hobo-rg

middle class is supposed to be able to retire. actually working class is also supposed to be able to retire. that is a thing that our parents' generation had. (n.b. you may get more from social security than you think! they have a website now, you can check)

there's rich and then there's rich, also. "don't have to worry about money as long as you keep grinding on that incredibly stressful law firm job" and "don't have to worry about money, ever, even if you never earn a dime of wages in your life" and "literally cannot give away money faster than it rolls in from investments" are three very different people.

cipheramnesia

I might watch a Walz-Vance debate because I think it will be like that Letterkenny episode where the hicks beat up the neonazis.

tonydaddingham

the year is 2025. michael sheen is appointed showrunner and executive producer. gets his grubby mitts on the script and every other line is changed to blatant innuendo. each scene is so sexually charged that it's like staring directly into the sun. the last 10 mins is a montage of them outright fucking on every available surface of the south downs cottage. the show is now, inexplicably, set in south wales

demilypyro

I think my problem is that I want to be flirted with and seduced but whenever someone tries that stuff on me irl I'm just kind of confused by it. Like who are you. Why are you speaking to me like this. We're all just people bro

demilypyro

Me looking at sexy women in videogames: wow mommy

Me looking at sexy women irl: hey Sandra how are the taxes treating you yeah me too

demilypyro

I feel like romance requires a certain suspension of disbelief that I'm not sure I'm capable of