emotions are hard

one kim’s story of perseverance through the hardship while remembering the good

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House on the Rock Day

Soooo many pictures. Too many for the Twitters, so I’m dusting off the ol’ Tumblr.

In anticipation of next season’s American Gods, my girlfriend and I visited the House on the Rock. It’s a little hard to explain, but here’s the short version: an architect/engineer climbed up a rock and built Frank Lloyd Wright’s worst nightmare. It struck Neil Gaiman so deeply he included it as a critical location in American Gods, and it’ll be featured in season 2 of the Starz series.

So we went. Behold.

This was what greeted us when we pulled up: a ¾ full parking lot, and a big one at that. I was a little surprised; Gaiman’s descriptions of the place gave me a seedier, hole-in-the-wall vibe, but this looked like some mid-level theme park entrance. Hmm. 

We started the tour and ventured around … and I was starting to think we came to the wrong place. Sure, the statue in front was kind of iffy, and some of the rooms looked a little retro, maybe gauche … but not the mindfuck I had anticipated.

Then … then we came to the Infinity Room.

… um. Okay. Hey, there’s a glass floor at the midway point, what’s under ther–

What are those, bushes? Wait … treetops?

HOLY FUCK YOU BATMAN IT’S AN UNSUPPORTED ROOM HANGING OUT OVER A FUCKING CLIFF YOU GO JUMP UP AN ASSHOLE

(It also creaks and sways. I thought it was just an old house, not a FUCK YOU CLIFF OF DOOM.)

Once back on solid ground, we found a door.

After that, shit got … weird.

I call this the Impractical Rejected Weapons from Fallout 3 collection.

Including a literal HAND CANNON. What the what?

Um.

This is getting unsettling.

The pooping dog piggy bank’s eyes won’t stop following me.

Ooohhhkay … hey, look!  Another one of them doors!

I wonder what’s behind this–

… well, I would have never guessed “replica American Main Street inside a house.” You win this round.

“I wish I was BIG.”

And because why the hell not, he’s a goddamned carnival pipe organ.

Then we came to this sign.

What? Bullshit. Bullshit you have a whale in this house. I will *shit myself* if you have a whale in th–

OH FUCK YOU MATE.

NO FUCK YOU THAT IS A THREE STORY TALL WHALE.

THAT IS A THREE STORY TALL WHALE FIGHTING A GIANT SQUID IN YOUR HOUSE YOU HAVE TOO MANY DRUGS

YOU PUT A FUCKING MOTORBOAT IN ITS MOUTH WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU

THIS DUDE GETS IT.

“I have seen some shit.”

And after the whale was just menagerie after menagerie of random audacious bullshit.

“Hello, I’ll be waiting in your closet tonight.”

“YOUR SILENCE GIVES CONSENT.”

Okay, this made me smile.

Fun fact: Burma Shave ads were the precursor to WTFIWWY.

Wait, where is that noise coming fro–

Oh yeah! There’s a HUGE assortment of these weird mechanical music machines assembled from real instruments, electronics, pneumatics, and madness.

But it doesn’t stop there.

Then we stumbled on the “Abominations in the Sight of God” section.

And at the very end … this. If you’ve read American Gods, you know *exactly* what this is. If you’re only watching the show, consider this spoilers for season 2.

Then we went outside, and there was a kitty.

I petted the kitty.

The end.

Bonus: Here is a machine that perfectly replicates the sound of Steve Martin falling down a flight of stairs.

[neil-gaiman]

Never doubt me again…?

[coffeebeanwriting]

Some Quick Character Tips

Here are a handful of quick tips to help you write believable characters! 

1. A character’s arc doesn’t need to grow linearly. Your protagonist doesn’t have to go from being weak to strong, shy to confident, or novice to professional in one straight line. It’s more realistic if they mess up their progress on the way and even decline a bit before reaching their goal.

2. Their past affects their present. Make their backstory matter by having their past events shape them into who they are. Growing up with strict parents might lead to a sneaky character, and a bad car accident might leave them fearful of driving.

3. Give reoccurring side characters something that makes them easily recognizable. This could be a scar, a unique hairstyle, an accent, or a location they’re always found at, etc.

4. Make sure their dialogue matches their personality. To make your characters more believable in conversation, give them speech patterns. Does the shy character mumble too low for anyone to ever hear, does the nervous one pace around and make everyone else on edge? 

5. Make your characters unpredictable. Real people do unexpected things all the time, and this can make life more exciting. The strict, straight-A student who decides to drink at a party. The pristine princess who likes to visit the muddy farm animals. When character’s decide to do things spontaneously or in the heat of the moment, it can create amazing twists and turns.

6. Give even your minor character’s a motive. This isn’t to say that all your characters need deep, intricate motives. However, every character should need or want something, and their actions should reflect that. What’s the motive behind a side character who follows your protagonist on their adventure? Perhaps they’ve always had dreams of leaving their small village or they want to protect your protagonist because of secret feelings.

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everyone say thank you greta

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[horrorlesbians]

normalize hand tattoos for people with boring, normal careers 2023

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It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake!!! :)

inspired by this

[kim-the-angry]

i love feeling drunk. everything is possible when you’re drunk 🍹

[kim-the-angry]

I always want to run away when things go wrong. I want to be alone, where I am the only person available to me. I need space and a place to be me without the frustration of other people and their thoughts. I want a place to literally be one with myself.

[kim-the-angry]

pokémon saved my life

[kim-the-angry]

Sometimes it feels like my brain is actively plotting against me

[kim-the-angry]

The Monday after a holiday weekend always stings - I don’t wanna go back to work!

I just want my leftovers, a fuzzy blanket, and Netflix today…

[kim-the-angry]

I saw Wakanda Forever today. 8/10, needs less parent death (my dad died last month). Beautiful movie with a super hot villain. Will definitely do a streaming rewatch if I can handle the constant reminders of processing the death of a loved one.

[kim-the-angry]

I don’t want to leave my warm bed today. I just want to lay here and be warm and go to sleep. J says I should get up but I tell him, what for? there’s nothing to do anyway. I don’t want to play video games and I don’t want to eat and I don’t want to talk. I want to be warm and cozy in my cocoon and pass yet another day away.

[kim-the-angry]

I’m on a higher dose of my medication, venlafaxine 150mg. Feeling good with more energy. Less appreciative of the insomnia and gastrointestinal issues 💩. Getting a lot done and focus is much easier and longer. Actually got in some treadmill time even, eating with a good portion size for me. I might actually get work done come Monday.

[kim-the-angry]

I have covid. I got covid during a business trip in Kansas City (of all places) where I got sloppy drunk with a bunch of colleagues. I hear I was quite “sassy” that night. If I could do it again, I wouldn’t.

Thankfully, no one else got it during the trip; just me. That probably alerts my immediate coworkers that my going out and partying late was how I managed to catch it. No one ever mentioned anything, but people talk.

I’m symptom-free now, but my Thanksgiving plans are shattered. No trip to Louisiana or Friendsgiving or even spending time with my fella. I’m still in quarantine because positive covid tests last for a while. I’ll definitely be alone for Thanksgiving. I wish it weren’t so.

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Tweet & video from witchytwitchytv on Nov 15, 2022 reading: Since @Twitch again ignored requests to feature streamers for Native American Heritage month, we decided to put something together ourselves.

From Tlingit to Diné, here are just a few of the indigenous creators you can find on Twitch 🎉

Streamers:

@clayandrain @The_Cro_Show @EagleSoaring_ @_linainverse @OneTrueNativ3 @riahontasx @AtopYourPeak @Simplyaretha @heepoh_ @omisenyan @agreenriver07 @malliumpkin @BewitchedChula @digiMANDA_ @zelestiaa (some of these handles crossover to tumblr too, I hope y'all don't mind the tags here if you see this!)

[kim-the-angry]

My therapist says that journaling might help me feel better throughout the day because then I won’t internalize my negative thoughts. I can more easily decipher whether the negative thoughts have value if they’re in front of me on the page. As a result, I’m back to tumblr, where I’ve always put my dark thoughts when I needed an outlet.

I’m probably way too old for this place, but fuck it. Elon & the cons are murdering Twitter so I might as well be where the good memes are.

Thanks for listening (in case anyone is).