Heart. Mind. Soul.

The (mostly) fan creations blog of a fellow lurker with a following of fandoms and a smattering of other stuff.

[logicheartsoul]

hello. I've noticing you more and more around the sambucky fandom and i have been loving your stuff so far. but I noticed you have no pronounce or name in your bio and im s bit lost as how to refer to you. if you are uncomfortable about answering this then please don't and im sorry

Hi, anon! I've been around the fandom for awhile now (though I know I'm fairly new compared to a lot of people here!) but it's nice to be noticed. Thank you for enjoying the stuff I've put out so far, it means a lot to me!

One of these days I'll probably have to update my tumblr description since I know a lot of people use tumblr on mobile only but I do have an about page here if you want to know more about me!

It's pretty easy to find if you look at my tumblr through a browser (mobile or desktop) or on a computer but I know not everyone bothers or remembers to go that far.

I'm A-Chan but you can also call me Aya if that's easier to remember (it's a name my friend @ladygreyfist gave me, one I dearly love) but either one is fine. I'm definitely over the age of 21 (I won't actually give too many specific details of my exact age coz 1) internet privacy and 2) I had a stalker in high school and uh... I just keep safe habits just in case, so a lot of personal info about me is very vague or general) so if that bothers anyone, you are free to unfollow or etc. I won't be offended at all!

If you, or anyone else have any other questions, I do have an FAQ you can check out as well.

I hope that answers your question, anon! And you're totally cool in sending me this ask, I'm sure a few people have been wondering XD

EDIT: A friend of mine pointed out I can pin posts on desktop, and sure enough, I can, I just found out where so I’m gonna pin this post for now!

[targetedknowledge]

[nostalgic-teddyy]

Imagine the level of whimsy I could reach if I just had $5M in my bank account rn

[spawksstuff]

LOOK WHAT I GOT!!!!!!!!!!!

@cheer-deforest-kelley

@citizenkampbell

@trek-tracks

Will be recording it soon and uploading it soon (borrowing a projector tonight!).

[logicheartsoul]

I'm so glad someone is finally going to be able to make a copy and share it! A few years ago, a friend of mine, Nana, along with another friend of hers, had managed to visit De's friend, Kris. At Kris' house, he showed the film and has been wanting to share and record it. There was some stuff at the time (I think about permissions or something? I forget, this happened around 2017-ish) so that dream didn't get to happen but my friend sent me pics of some of the stuff from it along with a picture taken from set. I had no idea what the name of the movie was but I also did learn around that time that it HAD been uploaded online on Vimeo in like 2014 or around there but then it got removed off the internet, so it'll be great to see it.

[onlytiktoks]

[garfs-7thlife]

Don’t Press Those Keys! How to Spot the New "Captcha Scam"

A new CAPTCHA scam tricks users into running malware that steals personal data. Learn how to spot the fake pages before it’s too late.

Added the article just for extra explanation :P stay safe yall (if you saw me fuck this up No you didn't)

[creatingblackcharacters]

"The point of all this is not to rehash the past for the sake of it, or to score points in a misguided debate. We need to understand how and why the past still affects us so deeply. Slavery occupied a fundamental place in the economic and social life of the Americas that it did not elsewhere. The economic dependency on slave labor, and the racialization that structured society in relation to Blackness, are its two enduring legacies, and these legacies now permeate the entire globe.

Over time, the racialized perspective on slavery penetrated Arab attitudes also. Despite the fact that in the peak years of slavery in the Middle East region slaves were sourced from a multitude of places- including Europe- Arabs and Persians came to see slavery as a Black issue too. Racism and colorism are now shamefully huge problems in the Middle East, and the pejorative for black person- abeed- is also the word for slave.

The aftereffects of slavery on Africa are untold. Millions of its young people were forcibly migrated both domestically and internationally, with those bound for the Americas utilized against their will not only to extract wealth for their owners but to submit the capitalist system as the global one. It was their transportation and forced labor that created the conditions for the Industrial Revolution and the ascendancy of Europe."

Chapter 8, White Tears/Brown Scars- Ruby Hamad

[purpleguitar]

all hands on deck!

the new content filters and the flagging system require every reblogger to appeal independently from the poster.

What is happening?

With the latest tumblr content filter updates, every reblog is flagged independently from the original post without the OP knowing. This means that if your post is reblogged by someone and that reblog is flagged, you won't know. The note count will go up, but the note is hidden: you can't see it on the rebloggers blog or any other reblogs branching from the flagged post.

What should I do?

Every reblogger needs to appeal for their own reblogs. Thankfully the review time on Tumblr's side has been fast, usually in a couple of hours they restore the post. If you can notify the OP, grand. If you have time, leave a support ticket, choose feedback and tell them why you think this is a bad model.

Why and how should I do it?

We all know the latest and contested change about the note counts that was thankfully rolled back, but its ramifications are still in use. Tumblr now considers every reblog a post in its own right, as you can see from the new banners for the same post as above:

The turn this website has taken regarding the ownership of posts is at best discouraging and at worst a massive disrespect done to all the artists, creators, gifmakers, fic writers and meta writers out there, making fandom fun and alive. If artists, writers and gifmakers don't get autonomy over their own art being shared on this website, how is a reblog different from a repost, something tumblr actively discourages from doing? How can the OP appeal for a post if they don't even know it's flagged? Why are we taking away ownership of the art from the artist, the human behind it?

How do I appeal?

Tumblr has this very useful feature, both on the website and on the mobile app:

You can find all the flagged posts on your blog either by going to the relevant blog>right hand menu, below Posts, Followers, Activity>Review flagged posts on the website OR by going to Settings>Review flagged posts on the mobile

Then you click on Appeal, and write a very short reason why, describing the post. You can even write this:

This post has nothing that is against the User Guidelines.

Let's keep fandom culture alive, folks.

[hornymotionalcookie]

Stretchy one

Video prompt

Sam pulls a back muscle and after healing and PT is up, he looks up videos at home to help promote flexibility and prevent further injuries.

Finds this one with the nonsensical still, and clicks because hilarity, helpful and curiosity won out. Then he learns he's local, even teaches classes a couple times a month.

And a session is coming up. Does he dare allow his curiosity to go have a peeksee at sir in person? 👀

Could be sambucky but I was really seeing samdennis, but if oomfavs are writing, I'm reading whatever your choose. I can also see Sam as Mr. Stretch and either Dennis or Bucky being drawn to navigate the outside world to see Sam in the flesh, God willing.

[waitingforthet]

This comic is, as is usual for Wednesday’s comics, chosen by my Patrons. Speaking of…

Check my Patreon out if you’d like to support the comic, even a little bit helps. Or just to check out the reward tiers, there’s some neat bonus stuff and I tried to make them fun: https://www.patreon.com/waitingforthet

[buzzkillers]

[buffalo-tracks]

*even if that character is a racist symbol who tries to kill all the the characters of color

[swampgallows]

Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID’s long-term harm

The federal government is curtailing such efforts just as researchers call for more funding.

Although COVID has become less deadly, because of population immunization and mutations making the virus less severe, researchers say the politicization around the infection is obscuring what science is increasingly confirming: COVID’s potential to cause unexpected, possibly chronic health issues. That in turn, these scientists say, drives the need for more, rather than less, research, because over the long term, COVID could have significant economic and societal implications, such as higher health care costs and more demands on social programs and caregivers. [...] The growing awareness that, even in mild COVID cases, the possibility exists for longer-term, often undetected organ damage also warrants more examination, researchers say. A study published this month in eBioMedicine found people with neurocognitive issues such as changes in smell or headaches after infection had significant levels of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s in their blood plasma. EBioMedicine is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by The Lancet. In the brain, the virus leads to an immune response that triggers inflammation, can damage brain cells, and can even shrink brain volume, according to research on imaging studies that was published in March 2022 in the journal Nature. An Australian study of advanced brain images found significant alterations even among people who had already recovered from mild infections — a possible explanation for cognitive deficits that may persist for years. Lead study author Kiran Thapaliya said the research suggests the virus “may leave a silent, lasting effect on brain health.” Al-Alay agreed. “We don’t know what will happen to people 10 years down the road,” he said. “Inflammation of the brain is not a good thing. It’s absolutely not a good thing.”

Bolding mine. I recommend reading the rest of the "Following the Findings" section at the end. Article is from February 7, 2026.

[letseyx]

These kids are inheriting a broken world they did not create but have to clean up. There's no one more suited to help them. You're part Lanthanite, you were there centuries ago when Starfleet was at its best. You can show them what that really means. - Star Trek Starfleet Academy / Season 1

[petersolarz]

Suzi’s new wave © Peter Solarz

[petersolarz]

Laura’s new wave © Peter Solarz

[unsafetygoggles]

Petition: Reset the Windrush Compensation Scheme with free legal assistance for victims

We call on the Government to: 1. Move the Windrush Compensation Scheme out of the Home Office to a fully independent body. 2. Provide guar

There's a new petition to improve the Windrush Compensation Scheme. UK residents and citizens can sign.

The Windrush generation refers to those who arrived in the UK from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1973. Many took up jobs in the NHS and other sectors affected by Britain’s post-war labour shortage. Due to changes in UK immigration laws over the years and the burden of proof being put on individuals to prove their right to reside in the UK, many of this generation have been falsely deemed as illegal or undocumented immigrants and therefore denied rights to public services and threatened with deportation.

Compared to other compensation schemes, those affected by the Windrush scandal need to complete a 44-page form and don't get access to free legal advice. Access to legal advice and support when applying can drastically affect how much compensation they receive.

For more info:

Windrush Scandal Explained

The value of legal representation in the Windrush Compensation Scheme

Please sign or share for UK followers if you can!

[fkajackiebrownx]

Let's Stay Together - Al Green🎶

[biologicalstepfather]

If you know who Emmett Till is please reblog.

I’m trying to prove a point to my dad.