Lyric Writes Things

Writer. Reader. Mom to cats and humans.

[innerchildabortionclinic]

this is how all high protein dessert vids look to me

[deanwinchesterapologist]

finding a new doctor. applying for jobs. searching for apartments. messaging used car dealers. getting your health insurance to do their job. getting a pharmacy to do their job. getting the dmv to accept the documents they told you to bring. just listing things they probably make you do in hell

[probuccalfat]

dead serious normalize having an average boring ass life where you have enough to meet your needs we do not need to be remarkable we just need to be alive

[antcomrade]

“Leave the Leaves” editorial illustration I neglected to post

[jailforwriter]

Getting inspired to write is actually really easy! All you need to do is be the busiest you've ever been in your entire life and as far away from a computer as humanly possible. Hope this helps 🥰

[elenath9]

Also be in the middle of an important meeting for work.

[pedro-friedeberg]

My allies and I will not ride at dawn. First we will shower and eat breakfast and go to the bathroom and recheck that we packed everything

[lyricwritesthings]

Went and saw some local history today.

Every vote counts

Every letter or phone call counts

One more person doing the right thing can make all the difference.

[fagcrisis]

i hate the word spicy can we bring back calling things erotic

[maryoliveoil]

rolling up to Wendy's to get an erotic chicken sandwich

[hellsite-testing-ground]

˙ʇɐqʇᴉnɹɟ ɐ ǝɯoɔǝq oʇ pǝpᴉɔǝp ǝʌ,I

[birdsnstuff2023]

A study of the Canada Jay. This illustration leans into the quiet elegance of the subalpine forest. By placing the jay within a cluster of pink heather and pine, the piece emphasizes the intersection of animal life and hardy botanical forms. The use of a muted, natural color palette reflects the high-altitude light, while the detailed line-art aesthetic captures a timeless quality.

[soycrates]

Gentrification creates a stifling homogeneity in urban areas that makes it less suited for the everyday lives of the lower class and more suited towards the leisure and tourism of those with expendable income.

An old, decrepit laundromat gets replaced by an upscale bakery? And people are mad? It’s not that the poor hate organic vegan cupcakes, it’s that most of us don’t have a way to do laundry in our own home.

Run-down corner stores replaced by hand-made designer clothing boutiques? We don’t hate your eco-fabric shawl, but I can’t eat that for dinner after work like I could have a can of beans I grabbed from that corner store when I don’t have time to take the bus to the real grocery store after work.

What gentrification brings in and of itself is not typically bad, it’s that gentrification brings institutions of leisure and pleasure and makes it so that the poor have to go farther out of their way for basic necessities. It turns low-income living spaces into local tourist attractions. It can even create food deserts by putting restaurants, grocery stores, etc. in that the majority of the lower class cannot afford.

Imagine if someone totally renovated your house and turned it into a mini theme park - they took away your sleeping space, where you prepare food, where you clean yourself and get ready for your day, and replaced it with things that will please people who are visiting, who have their own homes they can go back to, who are here not for their entire life but just as a distraction from their otherwise mundane existence. It’s not that you hate theme parks, it’s not like you’ve never been to a theme park and vow to never visit one again. It’s just that you need to live! To survive! And the leisure of those who have more than you should not invalidate your existence.

[soycrates]

I am glad this has made the rounds. Some people feel a dense misunderstanding or misinterpretation concerning gentrification, and I think it helps to hear a description/explanation of what gentrification is from those who are both affected by it and educated by the culture from which it hails. I and many others enjoy some of the delights of gentrification while simultaneously having their livelihoods threatened by it. 

[lyricwritesthings]

Love when I read a terrible book and the only feeling I come away with is determination.

Like, if that absolute garbage got published, then there is nothing stopping me.

[swagophile]

important reminder that most people you follow online are significantly lamer than you think they are including me. and if you feel insecure comparing yourself to someone online: DON'T. theyre probably also lame and weird. most people on the internet are

[most-sane-classicist]

reblog if you're also lame and weird.

[maswartz]

[fractally]

This has been my main argument against "AI" from the very beginning.

OpenAI scraped the entire web. All of which had been a labor of love from humans. Wikipedia is the backbone of a lot of LLMs, and that was volunteer human labor. They stole it and now they're selling it back to us.

And worse, they're trying to destroy the free sources that they stole from. It's destruction of human knowledge on an unprecedented scale. The burning of the library of Alexandria has nothing on this.

[sprucestairs]

perks of writing:

its fun

i can do literally whatever I want

cons of writing

i just forgot the word "passenger" and had to search for "cargo synonym referring to a person"

[the-book-ferret]

Make Summer Reading fun with Dav Pilkey Books! Full of humor and heart, these books keep kids coming back for more and re-reading these favorites over and over again. Parents and Educators can go to Dav Pilkey Books website for free activities, videos, and more to extend the reading fun! Thank you to @GraphixBooks for sending us these copies of the books! Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga Captain is back!  This all-new format features illustrations from manga artist Motojiro and is full of new jokes, flip-o-ramas, and more!  Dog Man Find out how Dog Man, part man, part dog and all hero came to be and follow his amazing adventures battling Petey, the world's most evilest cat! Dog Man: Big Jim Believes The newest Dog Man book finds Dog Man, Big Jim, and all their friends trying to stop the Space Cuties from Space in a humorous and heartfelt adventure. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby  Billy is no ordinary baby!  Go on a hilarious, action-packed adventure with Super Diaper Baby and his trusty sidekick, Diaper Dog! Cat Kid Comic Club Li'l Petey and Molly have created the Cat Kid Comic Club where 21 rambunctious frog siblings get creative and learn how to get along in this comic about making comics!

[lyricwritesthings]

I just want to add: Cat Kid Comic Club is a fantastic series for kids, because it teaches them about making art for the sake of art, and how important it is to make things that make you happy, and not focus on whether or not the thing you're making is "good."

I'm a HUGE Dav Pilkey fan (because I have kids in his target age range 😂) but his books usually have really good, positive messages for kids (hidden behind poop jokes, of course.)

[technoturian]