Slightly Embelished Tales from my Noggin

[eggsnemesis]

Hey everyone, it's a rest area for your dash!

There's healing items, jars to break, mini shops, even a save point! Just a nice, safe area

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[azurele]

please remove the red cross from the health pack as it violates the geneva conventions

[sharklights]

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patch notes: no longer violates the geneva conventions

[bludragongal]

The Dancing Tree, A Cautionary Tale for Parents

This is another nightmare I had that I’d completely forgotten about, until I found this unfinished comic buried in my hard drive today.

In the dream, I was the tree.

[bludragongal]

Some people have wondered why this would be considered a nightmare, and it’s because somehow I knew there were rules I had to follow.

So I had to watch while I waited to be called.

[bludragongal]

Click here to listen to an incredible dub of this comic by @omahdon

[wahtdahel-blog]

judicial warrant

administrative warrant

So sad that if you don’t know your rights they will abuse their power, fucking disgraceful

[twelvemonkeyswere]

The entity stirred, like an old fish in a deep pool. It was too tired to flee.

“I am the Summoning Dark.” It was not, in fact, a sound, but had it been, it would have been a hiss. “Who are you?”

“I am the Watchman.”

“They would have killed his family!” The darkness lunged, and met resistance. “Think of the deaths they have caused! Who are you to stop me?”

“He created me. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchmen? Me. I watch him. Always. You will not force him to murder for you.”

“What kind of human creates his own policeman?”

“One who fears the dark”

“And so he should,” said the entity, with satisfaction.

“Indeed. But I think you misunderstand. I am not here to keep darkness out. I’m here to keep it in.” There was a clink of metal as the shadowy watchman lifted a dark lantern and opened its little door. Orange light cut through the blackness. “Call me…the Guarding Dark. Imagine how strong I must be.”

[graftandgrief]

Eating while on shift is not permitted, staff are told. “If the system detects no keyboard stroke and mouse click, it will show you as idle for that particular duration, and it will be reported to your supervisor. So please avoid hampering your productivity.”

A training video about the webcam system, seen by the Guardian, says it “monitors and tracks real-time employee behaviour and detects any violations to pre-set business rules, and sends real-time alerts to managers to take corrective actions immediately”.

Capitalism is so exhausting

[upsettingandunfortunateclasshate]

Fuck this

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

This is insane.

[tonysopranobignaturals-deactiva]

Capitalism is so innovative /s

[thestoryofaslut]

Hi!  Want to completely fuck the keyboard-tracking system in the ass?  Want to do it in a way that they literally cannot do anything about without disabling primary Windows functions?

Step 1: Open Notepad.

Step 2: Copy the following text, line for line, omitting only the --- that caps either end of it. --- Dim objResult Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Do While True   objResult = objShell.sendkeys("{NUMLOCK}{NUMLOCK}")   Wscript.Sleep (6000) Loop --- Step 3: Save this as whatever.vbs, put it somewhere you can access easily, and double click it when you start your computer.

What does this do?

This runs a very basic script, and every six seconds, your computer will double-tap the NumLock key (i.e., turn it on, and then off) in a single instant.  This counts as a key-press, occurs with a key that shouldn’t affect most things that you’re doing, occurs with no gap between them even if it could affect things you’re doing, and should prevent this kind of BS from engaging.  As an aside, this will also prevent your computer from automatically locking itself, so take that into account if you need to manually lock your computer when going to lunch or whatever.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

good night & sweet dreams to people who haven’t gotten that tattoo yet, people wearing sweaters even if it’s still too warm, people w/ crooked noses, teenagers who don’t know yet how much better things will be, people who prefer not to use emojis bc the eyes look like they’re watching u from any angle, anyone who uses mouthwash bc brushing every night is hard, people who are kind when society tells them kindness is unnecessary, people who use subtitles, anyone who did that one specific ritual i TOLD you not to do i TOLD you the invocation would have dire consequences and now LOOK at the state of the world, what have you done sweet jesus what have you done, people who foster pets, and that one lady i made out with during a 2018 halloween party who told me i had “tiny eyes but they see too many things” and then kissed my nose before wandering off to find a bathroom. i hope you all get a good night’s sleep, please know i am watching 

[draculasdaughter]

This is about Sci-Hub. yeah we get it.. gatekeep knowledge and protect the interests of capital…

[three-blogs-in-a-trenchcoat]

Listen, this is serious.

Do not use the website called Sci-Hub!

It lets people access scientific articles for free. This is dangerous. It helps the free flow of knowledge and reduces the competitive edge of all the people who worked really hard to have been born into a wealth.

Like, it’s literally a website where you can type in the DOI of an article and read it, without ever having to pay the publisher who exploited the author.

So, again, do not, under any circumstance, use Sci-Hub. I mean, can you imagine a world where knowledge is free and easily accessible to everyone? Even, y'know, poor people?

[whateverthebeeswant]

Libgen also has many books online, including textbooks, searchable by name, author, and ISBN. Can you imagine textbook companies not getting their hard-earned income from poor college students? Here is the link just so you make sure that you never accidentally stumble across this horrible, unethical website.

[three-blogs-in-a-trenchcoat]

Oh, and while we’re talking about books, if you’ve managed to stay clear from Libgen, definitely don’t go to zlibrary, where you can also find a lot of textbooks, but unfortunately they’re completely free.

[trzpiotka]

nooo don’t use sites that make academic papers accessible to everyone, why would you do such a terrible thing

[mcnamak]

for physics and physics-adjacent journals, definitely don’t go to arxiv.org, where you can find recently and soon-to-be published articles for free. (Older articles too, because it keeps all the articles that were put on there.)

[mckitterick]

then there’s the Internet Archive (aka The Wayback Machine), which contains pretty much everything:

it’s always fighting off attacks from publishers and capitalist interests

and don’t forget Project Gutenberg, where everything out of copyright will eventually live:

[charlieslowartsies]

when you don’t do a warm up and go straight into lineart and your hand does the thing

[timelord-named-the-artist]

Thats a sign of inflammation of the wrist called carpel tunnel . I had surgery because it got so bad I couldn’t draw anymore.

[charlieslowartsies]

Yikes D8. That’s why it’s so important to do stretches and draw with your whole arm (ok, arguably hard with a tablet versus a big gorgeous easel) and etc but I forgot today bc I am a moron and it was great

[sidneyia-deactivated20210826]

?????

people warm up to draw? like… how?

[kesslersymbolic]

not an artists but climbing hand and lower arm exercises;

trying to find more and better diagrams for other stretches but yeah it’s super important if your gonna be using your arms a lot.

[nightmaze]

Adding this important video for all the artists out there, take care of your hands ♥

[follow-delshark-instead]

I’ve been dealing with CTS for over a decade (and drawing for over 2 decades), here are some tips I’ve picked-up on over the years to help relieve pain and decrease risk of making your CTS symptoms worse:

1) Support your arm, do not rest your arm weight on your hand/wrist. Use a pillow for your elbow if need be.

2) Avoid putting pressure on your hand/wrist, this includes while drawing. Pushing on the wrist can cause symptoms to flare-up. Don’t push on anything if you can avoid it.

2.5)  If you like to press-down hard on your drawing utensils, train yourself to be more light-handed, or try different methods that require less pressure on your hand. For example: a digital artist can adjust the pressure sensitivity on their tablet so that it requires less pressure to create a thicker brush stroke; a traditional artist can work more with markers instead of colored pencils; etc.

3) Wear a wrist brace while you sleep if symptoms are present. This can often relieve pain overnight.

4) Take frequent breaks while working to avoid a build-up of stress on the wrist.

5) Avoid keeping your wrist bent for prolonged periods of time. This includes while you sleep- a reason why wearing a brace at night can help relieve pain and symptoms.

In short, be kind to your wrists. If you can afford the surgery, go for it. CTS sucks and there’s no real cure for it. It’s far more common in women than in men, and there are a few factors that can increase your risk. I hope this helps!

[geibuchan-deactivated20250804]

Reblogging cuz my older brother has wrist problems,

Also we do the first two steps at work every day

[bonzly-says]

Remembering to take frequent breaks can be tough, especially if you’re feeling inspired. Literally just standing up and sitting back down every 20 minutes or so helps (stretching the muscles helps more). A great tip an animation teacher gave me once is “always work with a small glass of water neer by, and the refill bottle far away.” why?

1) it keeps you hydrated (good for the body and mind).

2) every time you run out of water, get up and walk to fill it up again. This gets them muscles moving. Maybe do a few stretches on the way.

3) Reminds you to take a break also every time you need to pee. Not to mention, it helps clear out some of those toxins. Do a few stretches furing these short breaks.

[leatherwingsinc-deactivated2015]

[caluummhood-deactivated20140506]

HOLY SHIT, IT WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE

MAKE A WISH

[jamesjoeboyleeeee-deactivated20]

the first post ever on tumblr

[powerpuffsposts-deactivated2025]

I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE A REMAKE OF SOME SORT HOLY FUCK

[kpopdotexe-blog]

WHO THE FUCK KEEPS BRINGING THIS BACK

[worldheritagepostorganization]

World Heritage Post

[adulthoodisokay]

like actually though. i’m in AWE of the notecount.

[thechekhov]

*this is especially important: these days on Tumblr there’s a wonderful atmosphere of being able to talk openly about your mental illness or your struggle. And that’s great! But there’s a difference between sharing in order to help yourself and other people and sharing just because you have no other coping mechanisms. As much as you’re able, try to work on developing a different outlet. People aren’t qualified to be your therapist because they’re nice to you a couple of times. Please remember that they have lives too, and their job is not to make you feel better or pity you, no matter how difficult your life is. 

And last but not least: 

But… 

I really don’t have a way to better this. 

Your interests are your own. I can’t advise anyone to change their interests to fit in with a certain group of people - that’s stupid, and actually quite damaging to your sense of self. 

Instead, I would recommend that, maybe if you feel like your topics of conversation are falling flat with this group of people, you move on to other, greener pastures. There are bound to be places where your ideas mesh better with an audience. 

And of course - try to be considerate about what you say and how you say it. 

Sometimes, what might seem like a harmless comment to you might be a very discomforting thought to another person. I recently had a conversation on a forum with a guy who was telling me that his headcanon was that Pearl (from SU) would soon get a male love interest who loved mechanics and weapons next, and that would be her best arc, because she would finally get a ‘healthy’ love interest. 

His intentions were good, but he was entirely unaware of how cringey this kind of thing was to a bunch of (probably queer) people, who have spent their entire lives being told that the only ‘good’ character development for them would be to get a ‘male love interest’. No one wanted to be the jerk to say “fuck off, we don’t want that to happen” but everyone was answering him in a flat way, trying to discourage the discussion further. Instead of picking up on the hint, he bulldozed on, thinking he was having a ‘lively conversation’ which was, in fact, in its late stages of death. 

I know I’ll probably get a few messages to this saying: What about people on the Autistic Spectrum? Sometimes, people can’t pick up social cues or ‘hints’. And if that’s the case, it’s incredibly difficult to understand why you’re not having any luck communicating despite your best efforts. 

I feel that on a person level, please believe me. I made this infograph for THAT VERY REASON. Because I WAS that awkward kid who didn’t pick up on hints well. In fact, I still have trouble talking to people. If any of you have had the misfortune of being my conversational partner, you’ll know that I tend to be overly blunt and come off as very unfriendly. It’s something that I, myself, am working on currently in order to grow into a better person. It’s a struggle in progress, but I am aiming towards the progress side, and I just wanted to help out others while I was at it. 

[the-real-seebs]

This is a really good starting guide to the social skills everyone thinks you should have just picked up magically.

So, yes, this is exactly the advice I think autistic people would benefit from; it actually tells you concrete, actionable, things you could do. I wish someone had told me this stuff when I was a kid.

[bulbasaur-propaganda]

Growing up with your starters

Artist:  esasi8794 / Twitter

[chabbit]

The captions are also really cute, although they mostly describe what’s in each photo:

Bulbasaur: Somehow, nomming on my clothes… has become a weird habit of theirs.

Venusaur: That hasn’t changed now that they’ve grown, but they’re very gentle.

Charmander: It’s my first attempt, but I made a plushie so that he wouldn’t get lonely.

Charizard: That plushie seems to be his favorite even now.

Squirtle: Squirtle’s a bit timid and hides behind me at the smallest things.

Blastoise: Looks like they’re scared of the first Pichu they’ve seen. You’re not really hiding!

[notsomerryerry]

@noelle217

[gale-gentlepenguin]

This is adorable

[arrghigiveup]

They just posted some more!

[source]

[kradeiz]

And some more!

[eeveelution-appreciation]

You forgot these!!!

[cubonepropoganda]

I’m disappointed that these were left out

[a-redharlequin]

SO MANY GOOD ONES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[godofhyperrainbows]

If I ever don’t reblog this, kill me

[inkskinned]

executive dysfunction is legitimately physically uncomfortable. i’ll be trapped between two things, weirdly caught on how-much-time-it-might-take-me. i take hours worried im going to take hours doing things. i’ll sit on the floor for the entire day, caught up in the middle of not-doing the chores i actually do want to be doing.

& the amount of mental energy that goes into it. & the legitimate amount of anger and discomfort and self-hate. is not “being lazy”.  it’d be a lot less work if i didn’t have to fight myself to just get up and do it. 

i just need you to understand it’s not effortless. it’s never effortless. it’s not “okay let me just get up and finally start doing this.” it’s more like. i am slamming my foot on the pedal but the car is in neutral and nothing is moving. it’s more like shouting instructions into a dying telephone. it’s more like being trapped in a small electric box, and someone who hates me is administering shocks. 

im trying. im trying. please help me get up.

[notapaladin]

Reblog if it's okay for people to come into your askbox and ask about your OCs

Even if I’ve never spoken to them, even if I don’t know them from a hole in the wall, even if they’re on anon, people asking questions about my OCs make my day.

[openblogtomyabusivemother]

How do you protect yourself from being stalked online by your parents?

I often get messages from teens living with their abusive parents telling me about how terrifying it is for them to even look at my blog in case their parent finds out. I was a teenager before social networking on the internet. Honestly, when I was a teenager there was barely an internet yet. So, I don’t know how people protect themselves but I feel like probably there are ways. If you know please do share! A lot of people would find it helpful.

[herobrinestradwife]

Advice for keeping your phone safe in toxic environments:

Keep things in google apps

Everything is saved to your account, ex. you can delete google photos when your phone is checked, and download it again afterwards and get all your photos back

Also because it’s on your account you can log into google on a friend’s computer or a library computer or something if you need to

I’m not sure about other apps but I know you can put a password on google docs

People are more likely to check notes but assume you have google docs for school assignments and not check that

A lot of people monitor texts/use programs that monitor texts, but who’s going to remember to check Google Hangouts?

Use the internet on apps that aren’t Safari

Download another browser and put it in a different folder, because most people can check your safari history but won’t find another app and then figure out how to check the search history of that app

Also use the internet when you click the link in social media ex. If you click a link on a Pinterest pin it can take you to that link on the internet but stay in Pinterest, so it won’t show up in search histories

Inform your friends and if you want to be really sneaky use code when texting

Sending messages as code helps. Ending sentences with certain letters can work. Need something? Definitely use code. Friends can help you. Or other family. Or teachers. Don’t hesitate to reach out. (the first letter of every sentence spelled out SEND FOOD)

Literally just google pigpen code or ceasarian cipher or whatever you want and you can find a way to talk that most people wouldn’t understand

[openblogtomyabusivemother]

Awesome info. Thank you!

There are more responses too that I can’t reblog. Check out the notes to see them.

I was in this situation a while ago, another thing to do is you can make second accounts on your social media and block your parents account so they don’t find it

[noosedagoose]

For social media, I either go by a different name/photo w/e and block my family or I just make a second account and block them all again.

And I’ve always had a password on everything, so they can’t go through it and I won’t let them.

[classy-asthmatic]

no one is coming after me but still reblogging because other people definitely need this info

[openblogtomyabusivemother]

Thank you! Yes. Please, everyone boost. So many need this info.

Fake/second accounts are great for this, as long as you still use your other accounts for safe messages and websites, etc so they don’t get suspicious when they check it. Also, only deleting the parts of your search history that your parents would object to is less suspect than deleting the whole thing.

If they’re being sneaky and checking things while you’re not around, make sure to log out of all social media after using it and try to have a slightly different password for each one.

Let your friends and other people know so that they don’t accidentally send unsafe messages to your main account.

[jayhooty]

(Stay safe,guys.Reblog to help each other out.)

[cowboisupreme-blog]

If your parents look through the apps on your phone to make sure you aren’t using anything like tumblr or a messaging app, you can create a folder filled with boring stuff like settings, the notes app, general shit like that and give it a name like “utilities” or “general” or something like that. Fill up the first page with those apps, and then put the ones you’re trying to hide on the second or third pages. Your parents will see the app icons from the homescreen and ignore it as they can tell what’s inside, but only if they arent that tech savvy. Only do this if you know that they wouldn’t open the folder and click to other pages

Download duck duck go. It’s a search engine thats similar to google, but it has a much more thorough and easier way of deleting search history. Your parents might even think its a game, as the logo is literally just a happy duck, which would decrease the odds of them actually looking at the app properly

[openblogtomyabusivemother]

I just discovered Hide It Pro. It looks like an audio manager but it’s actually a secret vault where you can store apps your abusive parents will lose their minds over. Anyone ever use this?

Hide Photos, Video and App Lock - Hide it Pro - Apps on Google Play

Hide Photos, Videos, Apps, Messages, Calls in your phone. COMPLETELY FREE and UNLIMITED Hide photos & videos from your photo gallery and ac

[jas-ercising]

I have like 5 active followers but in case anyone ever needs this

[bearthethirdwheel]

A search engine/ browser that my parents literally NEVER CHECK is called puffin- it seems like nobody knows about it but it’s pretty standard and similar to google chrome. It lets you use everything in desktop mode, only it no longer works for iOS devices. Android users, however, are in the clear.

[robokitty77]

Hide It Pro is AMAZING, if you’re on the fence about getting it please do.

[benjaminbadpennywho]

First of all, sharing to save a life yo.

Secondly, this might seem counterproductive, but it seems like an appropriate time to raise awareness of Noonlight for more extreme cases of abusive parents. It’s an app that can alert a list of people of your choosing when you are in danger, or summon the police in an emergency. Works at home, school, work, or anywhere in-between.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safetrekapp.safetrek

Noonlight: Feel Protected 24/7 - Apps on Google Play

Have you ever been in a situation where you question whether it’s dangerous enough to call 911? Instead of worrying yourself with indecision

I’ll always signal boost this stuff until it’s no longer needed.

[everyoneprotector]

thank you guys

[leafinsect-deactivated20201122]

also of you need to store things on notes you dont want your parents finding, search calculator diary into the appstore or google play and theres a tonne of secret diary things disguised as calculators which only open if a code is typed in, do even of they do check it they probably womt be able to do anything with it

[an-ace-up-your-sleeve]

Most of this is advice from someone who had an iPod and then an iPhone -

Be wary of the ones disguised as calculators cause when I was a teen (2015 or so) those came out in the news as being hidden apps and then my mom started checking my (real) calculator app

Ive been using private tumblr blogs (password locked, only restricted to people logged in on tumblr who have my blog password) to store photos, diary entries, important info. Google apps are fine but be extremely careful and be aware where/if they sync to anywhere else.

If you have an iPhone and share an iCloud backup with your family, turn off iCloud sync to avoid any accidental sharing of photos/other things you don’t want shared

Most text tracking software does not know how to work with free texting apps over WiFi - I used textfree as a teen but there’s plenty of others.

Make accounts your parents don’t know about. I have a second email where I take care of riskier things and a first email they used to check that has nothing suspicious. Email is a big one you’ll need esp as you get older.

Seconding the keep things in code - a friend of mine used to text a single period to indicate that I shouldn’t respond or acknowledge anything until she got back - this is good to prevent the accidental “I deleted my messages but then they responded”

When in doubt, go old fashioned and niche. Keep important things on flash drives and keep those flash drives hidden. Older versions of apps and iOS software are less easily restricted and tracked by software because most tracking software came in later versions and become more efficient with every version (ex my mom blocked tumblr.com on my phone but an older iOS would still allow me to visit some individual blogs whereas later versions blocked every blog). Use browsers and search engines that aren’t mainstream - I used to use Bing quite a bit. DuckDuckGo is pretty good but catching on in popularity, I used to use Ruby and IE. At my job last summer we had a niche version of Google Apps by another company (we weren’t allowed to use google since it owned the data - I can’t remember the name but hardly anyone would think to look there). Cisco Jabber was also a good IM app at the office but can be used for personal use as well.

As technology advances, people will be expecting you to keep trying to hide things using the latest and greatest tech. All tracking software will be updated to try and keep up. People forget about old versions and assume that no one wants to use them anymore. Use this to your advantage. People don’t know about the more niche versions of things, or don’t think you’ll use them, or just don’t think to check them. Use the tech that falls through the cracks.

Most importantly, be safe and careful. I lost years worth of things that were important to me when my parents went through my phone one day - if I’d been more careful about deleting things, I would’ve been in far less trouble. It‘s painful to lose memories, connections, any of these things you store privately. But the most important thing while you live with them is your safety. The things you cherish will never really be lost, no matter what your parents do to your phone or whatever steps you have to take (or things you have to delete) to protect yourself.

It does get better. I spent my teen years afraid for my life but now I’m in college and have privacy that I never dreamed of having. You will make it out. You can do it

[leirathemartian]

For an encrypted free over Wifi texting app, try Signal. You can also set it to automatically delete messages after a certain period of time so that you don’t have to go through and remember to clear your text history.

[yuramec]

Sometimes I dream with weird characters. Even when i dreamed this… fire elemental-Knight, Im prtty sure I have seen them before IDK. Im pretty happy with this doodle for sure : D

[liberalsarecool]

Texas relies 88% on coal and natural gas, yet they are trying to blame their current problems on renewables/Green New Deal.

Deregulation and greed are the problem.

[fuckyeahtx]

And Abbott’s out there trying to blame green energy for this massive fuck up. 

And ERCOT is raising prices to pay for this.

[crazyplantkatie]

And the Green New Deal hasn’t even been voted on yet!!!

[goatatemynametag]

AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ONE OF THOSE FEDERAL REGULATIONS THEY WANTED TO DODGE WERE? 

WINTERIZING YOUR GODDAMNED POWER GRID

I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD.

[headspace-hotel]

I’ve been reading about werewolves on Wikipedia and I just have to say. “Werewolves are warriors that descend into hell to fight demons” kicks unbelievable amounts of ass as a concept

[bayesic-bitch]

I’m more hung up on the idea that Germany and Russia each have their own separate versions of hell.

[karykeion-deactivated20230613]

i personally am stuck on "he and other werewolves"

[asexual-thot]

Someone needs to have an order of Werewolf Paladins in their work.

[nonbinary-bosmer]

@wearepaladin

[wearepaladin]

...Fine. I’m going to build an Oath based off this. I’ll need to have PowerWolf and the Doom soundtrack on high in the background when I do.