we are kindred spirits in a world gone mad

jamie (they/them) • 📍at my limit • "mid" 20s? they sure are ● instagram: - art: @lightsfromouterspace - photography: @fremde.sonnen - personal: @lightsfromouterspams • youtube: lightsfromouterspace • redbubble: lightsfromspace • last.fm: fremde_sonnen ● just be respectful pls • blog title source: dominum - the circus is in town

[lightsfromouterspace]

People opening an app they just closed must be the human equivalent of flies crashing into the window repeatedly

[only-cat-memes]

[coolishfoolishness]

He's lying on the red paint because it has more positive associations than negative ones. C'mon, this is basic color theory

[lightsfromouterspace]

What do you call the science of throwing rocks?

-Geologyeet.

[hasdrubal-gisco]

Stealing this from twitter but I liked the concept: put in the tags where were your 8 great-grandparents from (given modern borders) ?

[digitaldiscipline]

This is the 85 year old creator of Roger Rabbit:

[tine5]

Zhengheornis buyu

[teaboot]

I hate you Ozempic craze I hate you 'heroin chic' I hate you weight loss ads on public radio I hate Burn Fat Fast ads every thirty seconds I hate you I hate you I hate you

[teaboot]

I grew up before the term 'thigh gap' was invented I grew up before 'hip dip' was invented I was born before 'muffin top' was a thing before 'clean girl look' was a thing before 'glass skin' was a thing before razoring off peach fuzz was a thing and I'm so so so fucking tired of us inventing new concepts purely for the purpose of convincing people to hate their own bodies enough to buy products

[thatswhywelovegermany]

Honestly, as a German I can not quite understand the obsession of the English speaking world with the question whether a word exists or not. If you have to express something for which there is no word, you have to make a new one, preferably by combining well-known words, and in the very same moment it starts to exist. Agree?

[latveriansnailmail]

Deutsche Freunde, could you please create for me a word for the extreme depression I feel when I bend down to pick up a piece of litter and discover two more pieces of litter?

[thatswhywelovegermany]

um = around

die Welt = world

die Umwelt = environment

ver = prefix to indicate something difficult or negative, a change that leads to deterioration or even destruction that is difficult to reverse or to undo, or a strong negative change of the mental state of a person

der Müll = garbage, trash, rubbish, litter

-ung = -ing

die Vermüllung = littering

ver- = see before

zweifeln = to doubt

-ung = see before

die Verzweiflung = despair, exasperation, desperation

die Umweltvermüllungsverzweiflung = …

[serhumfreysbrokencollarbone]

This is a german compound on the spot master class and I am LIVING

[thatswhywelovegermany]

#my german is still too basic for this but I desperately want a compound word for how much these compound words piss me off

das Monster = monster

das Wort = word

der Groll = grudge, anger, malice, rancor

der Monsterwortgroll = …

[linguistikforum]

Monsterwortbildungsimitationsunfähigkeitsverzweiflungsgroll

[thatswhywelovegermany]

die Bildung = formation

die Imitation = imitation

un- = un-, in-

fähig = able

-keit = -ility

die Unfähigkeit = inability

der Monsterwortbildungsimitationsunfähigkeitsverzweiflungsgroll = anger about the inability to imitate the formation of monster words

[wildflower182]

Linguistikfehdenhandschuhwurf

[thatswhywelovegermany]

die Linguistik = linguistics

die Fehde = feud

der Handschuh = glove

der Fehdehandschuh = gauntlet

der Wurf = throw

der Linguistikfehdenhandschuhwurf = throwing down the linguistic gauntlet

[shiplocks-of-love]

*slowly backs in fear*

[meetinginsamarra]

@shiplocks-of-love, @thatswhywelovegermany

Monsterwortbildungsunfähigkeitsangstverzweiflungsrückzugsecke

Monster=monster // wort=word // bildung(s)=formation

unfähigkeit (s)=incabability  // angst=anxiety

verzweiflung(s)=desperation  // rückzug(s)=retreat // ecke=corner

=the corner in which you retreat when you´re desperate because of your fear when being unable to form monster words

[shiplocks-of-love]

*eye twitch*

But what I want to see now is two germans arguing over the construction of one of these monster words.

[melmey]

@shiplocks-of-love I don’t think that will happen. The words make perfect sense. I think if German is your mother tongue you get a feeling for combining words, like a 

Monsterwortbildungsgespür

Monster = monster 

Wort = word 

Bildung(s) = formation

Gespür = intuition

;-)

[a-german-learning-clown]

🤡

[dewdropbonnet]

Sprachirrgartenbelustigungsbeitrag

[thatswhywelovegermany]

die Sprache = language

• irren = to become lost (also: to err, to be mistaken; to wander, to stray)

• der Garten = garden

der Irrgarten = maze, knot garden

• be- = prefix with a variety of functions: ¹as part of a compound word, it denotes a processing or change of state; ²as part of a compound word, it denotes a touch; ³as part of a compound word, it denotes a more intensive preoccupation with or thematization of something; ⁴it forms from a noun an adjective with a pseudo-participle form because the corresponding verb does not exist; ⁵as a prefix, it forms a transitive verb from a previously intransitive verb; ⁶as a prefix of a verb, it shifts the focus and thus changes the sentence structure

• lustig = funny

• -ung = suffix turning an adjective/adverb into a noun

die Belustigung = amusement, entertainment, merriment

der Beitrag = contribution, article in a newspaper or magazine, posting on social media, input to a discussion

[linguistness]

Bloody love this language <3<3<3

[randomgerman]

The thing is, since in German you have to decline/conjugate many words in relation to the noun they are refering to those monster words actually serve a purpose of making the language simpler. A common example is a (as in any) red wine (ein roter Wein) as compaired to the compound a red wine (ein Rotwein). If rot is an adjective it has to be conjugated: der rote Wein - des roten Weins - die roten Weine - and many more. But it if rot is part of the noun you only have to decline Wein: der Rotwein - des Rotweins - die Rotweine. So, die Verzweiflung über die Vermüllung der Umwelt is way longer than Umweltvermüllungsverzweiflung and you would have to know three grammatical genders and the words’ respective declinations. Whereas for Umweltvermüllungsverzweiflung you only need to know that Verzweiflung is grammatically feminine (die) and its deklinations.

[mareebrittenford]

Ok, now I want to see Germans playing Scrabble

[thatswhywelovegermany]

[the-lax-disciple]

Doomscrollaufhellungsrepost

Doom scroll // self explanatory

auf- // lit.: „up“ indicates rising, or something becoming bigger, better, healthier

hell // bright

aufhellen // to brighten something up

-ung // makes a verb a noun

-s- // the glue that keeps german compound words together

repost // self explanatory

Doomscrollaufhellungsrepost // a repost to brighten up your doom scroll

You‘re Welcome!

[lightsfromouterspace]

does anyone need an eggshouldbebreakingpointcauser?

[lightsfromouterspace]

posting this wip because i hope that explaining where i'm stuck helps me decide how to do this.

feel free to comment your thoughts!

removing the text

this vest has a screen printed text i want to cover, acetone nail polish remover just smudged it a tiny bit, but didn't even lighten it

i was hoping to turn it into a smudgy smoke effect. i might still achieve that with white fabric paint. i could add black too, maybe after scrunching the fabric for a crackle effect? or just cover the whole area in black, pure black blends in very well, i checked in a small area.

i just want to avoid the text coming through again, especially after washing it, a pattern with a lighter grey might help hiding it.

the more washable option would be making a fabric patch that covers the whole area, i think that might look bad at the edges though and could make the fabric weirdly stiff and maybe stick up in some places.

adding the artwork

1) i could use white fabric paint in a squeeze bottle, as i've done for this patch [artstyle heavily inspired by yoh-illustoration] but that's probably the least washable option, even after ironing it.

embroidering something that size would take forever.

2) next, the fabric in this area has two layers, that means it's an option to cut out the arches from one of the layers, turn them around to hide some if the text and sew them back on again, following the shape of the windows.

very risky, black thread would be invisible, so i'd have to use white thread for the stitches and every mistake would be visible (i could buy grey?).

i suck at using my sewing machine, i'd have to turn the wheel by hand. or do everything by hand.

i would iron on the cutouts first, so they can't move

the dotted lines are where the white / grey thread would go, the squiggly lines are where i'd cut and let the fabric fray

the last options would include cutting out the pattern from other fabrics.

option 3a)

this would probably look better if i use a fabric that doesnt fray, that way i could add those details at the bottom of the arches. (but the only fabric i have in mind is too similar in shade)

i didn't add the stitches, but i'd use two rows (black because they're not adding anything to the pattern. again, i'd iron/glue this on first)

option 3b)

two layers of fabric from an old pair of pants.

the more opaque parts would have one layer of fabric. black stitches by hand.

help :)

[pigcatapult]

You’ve heard of competing access needs. Now consider:

Competing representation needs.

[pigcatapult]

But no, seriously. This is one of the biggest things that pits people against each other in fandom spaces.

You’ve got people who need stories where men get to have completely platonic deep friendships with other men, need stories where men can be affectionate and support each other emotionally without it having to be romance. You’ve also got people who need stories about men being romantic with men. Both of these are valid. Whether either is canon doesn’t really matter because transformative works are allowed to be transformative and transformative works are works in their own right. It’s right there in the name.

But because there can only be One True Fanon, instead of acknowledging that different people have different needs and taking a live-and-let-live approach, you usually end up with both groups fighting to throw the other one under the bus first for trying to “steal” their representation.

Please no Oppression Olympics clowning on this post. Everyone needs stories. It’s an immutable part of the human condition.

[greenbloods]

we are never going to be free until it literally doesnt matter whether a person is ugly or not

[blanketforcas]

whatever i was gonna say can't possibly be funnier than the mere existence of this draft

[vamplire]

physically i am here. mentally i am vampire in europe.

[the-haiku-bot]

physically i

am here. mentally i am

vampire in europe.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[lightsfromouterspace]

[horrifyingsludge]

ethos, pathos, logos, and d'artagnan

[disabilityreminders]

There is a kind of grief that comes with constantly having to decide whether something is worth the energy it will cost you.

I think a lot of disabled people carry that grief quietly.

[screenshotsofdespair]

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Tumblr being the "piss on the poor" reading comprehension site makes sense when you realize that 79% of adults in the US are functionally illiterate. Same goes for Twitter and TikTok.

that's a real high number, sport. where'd you get it?

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

hey anon

please tell me you didn't google "US literacy rates" and then make the funniest possible mistake one could make in that situation