Long Gone Unicorn

I am an Architect with a thing for typography. But I write, because words are so much cooler.

[longgoneunicorn]

Terraces and Balconies // A Fluff Piece

Sometimes it feels that if given a chance, I could laze away entire days sitting by the window and watching the world pass by. So of course, I went ahead and short a blog article about it!

I have spent two months now watching the view of this city that my window frames. This one frame, day in and day out. It is nothing much — there are more buildings than trees and more open sky than dead, built things — but most of what I see are rooftops. Industrial rooftops. Tiny housing complex rooftops. Slum dwelling rooftops. For two months, the only frequenters of these rooftops have been…

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[longgoneunicorn]

New Girl In The City

I mean, not really. I moved to a new locality this weekend. A locality I have seen and visited only in the light of the day. A locality that

Rough Valentine's Day. Not because I am single. But because I am too paranoid for my own good.

https://manalihwrites.wordpress.com/2023/02/15/new-girl-in-the-city/?fbclid=PAAaaQ3HY9eM0ekyk4Sxo5ZT3mOtdMMHsXWW2P2F6CuKD9r8t8ziSfP5SJFoQ

[longgoneunicorn]

Someone on the internet said after getting dumped:

You will never find me in the same place you left me. I will go on a rage-update — I will take up new courses, explore new hobbies and meet new people to make myself better than the version of me you left.

While I don't agree with the idea that it takes someone to leave you to do this, I definitely like the term rage-update.

So I went on a rage-update and ... I have a blog that I was supposed to have had about eight years ago.

Manali H. Writes

[longgoneunicorn]

Somehow depression always sounds like something that happens to other people. Like heart attacks or cancer.

I learnt to sympathise and how to say the right things, in part because in some exaggerated way, I see that as being on the right side of history. And in part because that is the kind thing to do.

Until I found myself in throes of sadness with no way of understanding how to get out.

And then i see the difference between sympathy and pity, empathy and insensitivity. Sometimes in me, most times in others.

[longgoneunicorn]

The world looks so different when you step out on the weekend.

For example, the yellow gulmohar trees outside my house shed their tiny leaves only in the daytime, because i have never seen those trees shower their leaves like cherry blossoms when i return home late at night.

Also the people on the commute are just different. There is no sense of chaotic organisation that all daily commuters seem to share. And they are all cheerier. Calmer.

[feelingsoftheday]

my thoughts makes me so tired.

[blxck-coffee-dad]

“yeah no” is one of the best phrases in contemporary English.

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My heart. ❤ Love to this girl.

[legit-writing-tips]

Also - this incredible story has been nominated for a Hugo (major award). PLEASE support her on Twitter if you're there.

https://twitter.com/Azure_Husky/status/1420177932518137862?t=l6nQ5U7x2q4M-dzm_6HEVA&s=19

[lesbianralzarek]

tumblr guide for new users:

1) there is no algorithm for your dashboard. can't stress this enough. your dashboard is in chronological order of posts and reblogs from people you follow. "based on your likes!" is a joke and they removed that feature in a week

2) because of the lack of algorithm, likes do nothing. if you want more people to see a post, you have to reblog it so it goes on your follower's dashes

3) the vast majority of posts on a person's blog tend to be reblogs. think 90% or so. some of those will have that person commenting on it, and more will have tags

4) comments stay on reblog chains, while tags only show up on your reblog of that post. it's kind of like a whisper voice. in either case, both op and the person you reblogged from see that in their notifications

5) tags don't go in the body of the post. writing "staying in #lasvegas" won't make it appear in the las vegas tag, it'll just look weird

6) it's totally normal to reblog and post multiple things in one day. it's normal to reblog the same post twice in a row. it's normal to have 100 posts+reblogs in a day. post limit (the total number of original posts and reblogs) for a single day is 250. you heard me. 250. go hog fucking wild

7) it defaults to having a visible likes tab on your blog (but only on your blog, not the dashboard) but most people toggle it off

8) "tumblr clout" is a fucking joke. no one can see your follower count, and no one makes money here. there are no influencers. enjoy not giving a shit about maintaining a public persona. it's all anonymous and your employers won't find you here

[hairasuntouchedaspartoftheamazon]

9) you're not expected to create a bio/carrd and in fact it often looks weird if you do

10) most people have varied interests and post about many different things, often right after one another. I, for example, post stuff about writing, sewing, about a dozen different fandoms, and anything that catches my interest.

11) actual personal information is rare, and usually only between two users who know each other.

12) Reblogs are encouraged, though it does make the post fucking long. (Often, though, long reblog conversations can turn into talking the the DMs and that's how you make internet friends, kids)

12b) long posts torture your followers, thus they are common and always inflicted upon everyone. Color of the sky will never die.

13) to reiterate, there is no clout. Popular users suffer because once a post breaches containment people will put all kinds of shit on it and that's before the fandoms get to it. Be cringe with no fear.

14) tags are both for public use and personal identification, most people have their own tags they use to keep track of their stuff, like #my writing or #sewing information. My personal favorite is #sebastian speaks about space pirates. Sky is the limit guys.

15) we all appreciate yet mildly mistrust staff.

[treacherous-bridgerton]

The hill I am willing to die on this week is that Daphne should have challenged Kate to a duel to force Anthony to get his head out of his ass

[sealbro]

Don’t worry

It already happened And you’re just discovering how

[longgoneunicorn]

Why does this hit so hard?

[hafsadaneme]

i never realised how lonely my hand was until i saw yours, i heard mine wailing, begging me to take it to yours, to let it finally be complete. 

hafsa daneme - my hand has fallen in love 

[longgoneunicorn]

Do you ever feel

Like we should have all come with a beacon?

It would light up everytime we were in the dark.

We would always know who needs help or is broken

And who is okay enough to help us if we were to ask them.

— Beacon, Manali.

[cannibal-rainbow]

“they” (1 word) is shorter than “he or she” (3 words)

“they” is more inclusive than “he/she”

“themself” flows more naturally than “him or herself”

“they” is less clunky than “(s)he”

it’s time to replace the awkward “she or he”

[edgar-allen-potpourri]

“hey can you go ask they what does they want for dinner, and when is they coming over to watch movies with they?”

[edrec]

“Hey, can you go ask them what they want for dinner, and when they’re coming over to watch movies?”

Step one is learning how to talk like a human person.

[anghraine]

Friendly reminder:

“I shouldn’t like to punish anyone, even if they’d done me wrong.” —George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss (1860)

“A person can’t help their birth.” —William Thackeray, Vanity Fair (1848)

“But to expose the former faults of any person, without knowing what their present feelings were, seemed unjustifiable.” —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1813)

“Every Fool can do as they’re bid.” —Jonathan Swift, Polite Conversation (1738)

“So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.” —King James Bible, Matthew 18:35 (transl. 1611)

“God send every one their heart’s desire!” —William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (~1600)

“Now this king did keepe a great house, that euerie body might come and take their meat freely.” —Sir Philip Sidney, the Arcadia (1580)

“If … a psalme scape any person, or a lesson, or els yt they omyt one verse or twayne…” —William Bonde, The Pylgrimage of Perfection (1526)

“And whoso fyndeth hym out of swich blame, / They wol come up and offre a Goddés name” —Geoffrey Chaucer, The Pardoner’s Tale (~1380)

“þan hastely hiȝed eche wiȝt on hors & on fote, / huntyng wiȝt houndes alle heie wodes, / til þei neyȝþed so neiȝh to nymphe þe soþe [Then hastily hied each person on horse and on foot / hunting with hounds all the high woods / ‘til they came so near, to tell the truth]” —William and the Werwolf (transl. ~1350-1375)

“Bath ware made sun and mon, / Aiþer wit þer ouen light [Both were made sun and moon / Either with their own light]” —Cursor Mundi (~1325)

[advanced-procrastination]

We’ve been using they/them/their pronouns to indicate a person with unspecified gender for a long ass fucking time. The only reason it’s become a big issue lately is because it can be used as a semi-respectful term for trans and non-binary folks and we can’t have that can we

These fucks are literally trying to change our language to hurt trans/nb folks, and claiming that’s just the way its always been

[polyhorde]

Roses are red

Violets are blue

Singular “they” predates

Singular “you”

[longgoneunicorn]

And to those who still insist neutraline pronouns are new,

Fuck you (s.) , and you (pl.) and you.

[bitchthefuck1-deactivated202204]

I kind of love how all of the other crows have very clear, refined combat skills that are talents they've been perfecting for years, but for Kaz his angle is literally just This Bitch Will Not Stop. He's not the strongest or the fastest and he's got no formal training whatsoever but he's so fuelled by spite and willpower that if you cut off his arm he'd pick up his severed limb and beat you with it.

[longgoneunicorn]

On most days I have this smile on my face.

On those days, I am in my happy place.

On those days, memories get snapped into pics.

On those days, nothing can get better than this.

.

On some days though, that smile turns upside down.

On those days, I feel like I'm being puppeted around.

On those days, there is no flashy camera to capture me.

But on those days, losses and lessons are my memories.

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All these days are just a measure of my life.

All these days, each portraying a different time.

Of these days, I wouldn't change a single thing.

On any day, every time you find me, I will always be unapologetically me.

— DaysOfMyLife, Manali

[kaijuno]

GUYS