I was using another popular platform to monologue into the void about writing, but the Bot Invasion is doing my head in, so I moved to another-nother popular platform, but the character limit doesn't align with my tendency to go on a bit, so I guess I'm here now.
Will I remember I have this account? Maybe.
But anyway, I'm a writer. I've been working on my current WIP (if you can even call it that at this point, it's basically done) for like 4 years now and I'm kinda obsessed with it. I'm tentatively considering starting a new project while I finalise the details of ATOTH. I intend to self publish because the thought of relinquishing control gives me anxiety, plus I've seen the trad pub process up close and I'm not that patient... or willing to alter my vision to adhere to industry standards. I sometimes write short form, poetry and fanfic too.
My writing resources are tagged as #Mighty Writey Tip if you wanna check them out!
I'm a pretty good writer, but I'm also really bad at other stuff, so it may give me an overinflated sense of success! Who knows?
I had this thought like "I could write a character who is obsessed with isopods" and now I wanna start a new writing project!
But alas, I haven't finished formatting ATOTH and my house is hotter than the flames photoshopped onto an Amazon heater and my internet is broken and my guinea pig has a hole in her, so it's pretty much just a pipe dream right now.
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Oh yeah the logs are it😅😅 sorry about that! With time you will learn their patterns- I had a colony that would go on a stroll around the inclosure every day at around 7:00 pm.
I think I saw Mama-Pod reaching out of the bone to drag some leaf in. I'm super anxious about having baby pods tbh, when I was really little I used to like picking up woodlice in the garden until I accidentally flipped one over and saw babies underneath her! I've never handled them since (I haven't even touched these ones with my hands) because it terrified me so much. I had this thought in my head that I could've caused her to roll up and crush her own children. I feel like I owe it to Pod-Kind to right my wrongs and ensure this Mama has a smooth pregnancy!
I've spotted two so far, she chose a birth-room with a view (bit of bark leaned up against the tank) so I've covered the area with some dark fabric for now.
(Also, any idea which species she may be? I know the photos are terrible!)
Honestly I almost gave up, but I wasn't sure when she'd next be sat somewhere easily visible. I'm getting more confident in species ID but I've not attempted sexing beyond "Okay you are obviously pregnant" haha! Other than her and her children, my others appear to all be A. Vulgare and A. Nasatum. We have some Vulgare children now too!
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Oh yeah the logs are it😅😅 sorry about that! With time you will learn their patterns- I had a colony that would go on a stroll around the inclosure every day at around 7:00 pm.
I think I saw Mama-Pod reaching out of the bone to drag some leaf in. I'm super anxious about having baby pods tbh, when I was really little I used to like picking up woodlice in the garden until I accidentally flipped one over and saw babies underneath her! I've never handled them since (I haven't even touched these ones with my hands) because it terrified me so much. I had this thought in my head that I could've caused her to roll up and crush her own children. I feel like I owe it to Pod-Kind to right my wrongs and ensure this Mama has a smooth pregnancy!
I've spotted two so far, she chose a birth-room with a view (bit of bark leaned up against the tank) so I've covered the area with some dark fabric for now.
(Also, any idea which species she may be? I know the photos are terrible!)
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Oh yeah the logs are it😅😅 sorry about that! With time you will learn their patterns- I had a colony that would go on a stroll around the inclosure every day at around 7:00 pm.
I think I saw Mama-Pod reaching out of the bone to drag some leaf in. I'm super anxious about having baby pods tbh, when I was really little I used to like picking up woodlice in the garden until I accidentally flipped one over and saw babies underneath her! I've never handled them since (I haven't even touched these ones with my hands) because it terrified me so much. I had this thought in my head that I could've caused her to roll up and crush her own children. I feel like I owe it to Pod-Kind to right my wrongs and ensure this Mama has a smooth pregnancy!
The two mancae I saw yesterday seem to be doing well, but I haven't seen any others.
I got some beautiful photos of who I believe is Mama-Pod whilst spot checking mold, but I also found a dead guy who kinda fits her description too. 99% sure the dead guy is too small to have been her but paranoia is setting in.
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Oh yeah the logs are it😅😅 sorry about that! With time you will learn their patterns- I had a colony that would go on a stroll around the inclosure every day at around 7:00 pm.
I think I saw Mama-Pod reaching out of the bone to drag some leaf in. I'm super anxious about having baby pods tbh, when I was really little I used to like picking up woodlice in the garden until I accidentally flipped one over and saw babies underneath her! I've never handled them since (I haven't even touched these ones with my hands) because it terrified me so much. I had this thought in my head that I could've caused her to roll up and crush her own children. I feel like I owe it to Pod-Kind to right my wrongs and ensure this Mama has a smooth pregnancy!
I've spotted two so far, she chose a birth-room with a view (bit of bark leaned up against the tank) so I've covered the area with some dark fabric for now.
(Also, any idea which species she may be? I know the photos are terrible!)
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Oh yeah the logs are it😅😅 sorry about that! With time you will learn their patterns- I had a colony that would go on a stroll around the inclosure every day at around 7:00 pm.
I think I saw Mama-Pod reaching out of the bone to drag some leaf in. I'm super anxious about having baby pods tbh, when I was really little I used to like picking up woodlice in the garden until I accidentally flipped one over and saw babies underneath her! I've never handled them since (I haven't even touched these ones with my hands) because it terrified me so much. I had this thought in my head that I could've caused her to roll up and crush her own children. I feel like I owe it to Pod-Kind to right my wrongs and ensure this Mama has a smooth pregnancy!
I've spotted two so far, she chose a birth-room with a view (bit of bark leaned up against the tank) so I've covered the area with some dark fabric for now.
(Also, any idea which species she may be? I know the photos are terrible!)
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Oh yeah the logs are it😅😅 sorry about that! With time you will learn their patterns- I had a colony that would go on a stroll around the inclosure every day at around 7:00 pm.
I think I saw Mama-Pod reaching out of the bone to drag some leaf in. I'm super anxious about having baby pods tbh, when I was really little I used to like picking up woodlice in the garden until I accidentally flipped one over and saw babies underneath her! I've never handled them since (I haven't even touched these ones with my hands) because it terrified me so much. I had this thought in my head that I could've caused her to roll up and crush her own children. I feel like I owe it to Pod-Kind to right my wrongs and ensure this Mama has a smooth pregnancy!
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Oh yeah the logs are it😅😅 sorry about that! With time you will learn their patterns- I had a colony that would go on a stroll around the inclosure every day at around 7:00 pm.
I think I saw Mama-Pod reaching out of the bone to drag some leaf in. I'm super anxious about having baby pods tbh, when I was really little I used to like picking up woodlice in the garden until I accidentally flipped one over and saw babies underneath her! I've never handled them since (I haven't even touched these ones with my hands) because it terrified me so much. I had this thought in my head that I could've caused her to roll up and crush her own children. I feel like I owe it to Pod-Kind to right my wrongs and ensure this Mama has a smooth pregnancy!
I managed to snap a few [terrible] pics of her coming out to nibble at some apple yesterday evening. I suspect she's a different species to the others, but I'm still pretty bad at differentiating and I couldn't get a visual of her tail end.
Excuse the fish flake mess stuck to the side of the tank. I tried to deliver her some take out ready for when she woke up and failed miserably 🤣
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Oh yeah the logs are it😅😅 sorry about that! With time you will learn their patterns- I had a colony that would go on a stroll around the inclosure every day at around 7:00 pm.
I think I saw Mama-Pod reaching out of the bone to drag some leaf in. I'm super anxious about having baby pods tbh, when I was really little I used to like picking up woodlice in the garden until I accidentally flipped one over and saw babies underneath her! I've never handled them since (I haven't even touched these ones with my hands) because it terrified me so much. I had this thought in my head that I could've caused her to roll up and crush her own children. I feel like I owe it to Pod-Kind to right my wrongs and ensure this Mama has a smooth pregnancy!
I'll definitely be careful with the rock if I do need to move it! There's no mushrooms, I'm guessing the mushroom lookalikes are the tiny log slices? Unless some have grown and I've not spotted them ._.
I do keep trying to catch them moving around at night because my sleep schedule is atrocious. I see a few active during the day, but there's a big [I think] gravid female who only comes out at night. I didn't see her last night so I've been a bit worried about her. I think she's hiding out in the bone.
Here's some of the notes, starting with the things multiple people brought up:
SHRIMP COCKTAIL:
banahbanah: #flashback to that one fic where Peter Parker frets about drinking shrimp cocktail because of the alcohol
generaldeliciousness: adding: what a prawn/shrimp cocktail is
#why is your character turning it down because they're under 21 #do you think prawn cocktail is a cocktail #this lives in my brain rent-free constantly #the rest of the fic was so normal #and good enough that i'll still re-read it #but bro
And then many, MANY, people wondering if this was actually authour mistake, since Peter really would do this!
POMEGRANATES:
zhajhassa: #haha where's that post that was like someone describing someone eating a pomegranate but they ate it like an apple
thornhands: #once someone wrote persephone biting into a whole Pomegranate #had to stop and stare at a wall for a minute
sungsingsanguine: I once saw someone very confidently write about a character eating slices of pomegranate.
FRUIT TREES:
zagreuses-toast: #given a very endearing glimpse into a writers blindspots by seeing them describe someone sitting under a ''pineapple tree''
salatrash: I remember something about picking watermelons... OF A FUCKING TREE
baander: #cranberry trees
DOUGH/BATTER:
maycelium: #I'm a chef so I'm really used to people not accurately describing how to cook food #But I was surprisingly flabbergasted when someone was writing making a cake and was kneading it. Which uh #Not necessary for cake. It was interesting for sure but just bizarre
livebloggingmydescentintomadness: #the one that drove me nuts was when a character set aside a batch of PASTA DOUGH 'to rise' #pasta doesn't have yeast!! #it does need to REST but it will never RISE #you do not want an airy crumb on your noodles
lovesodeepandwideandwell: #THE ONE WHERE THEY MADE COOKIES BY LADLING BATTER INTO A TRAY
Some other topics:
ANIMALS:
catenarwhal: #mandatory 'how cows produce milk' mention#i'll never recover from that one I fear
piromantic: #one time i saw someone fake their way through describing how spiders behave
pluto-lichen: horses
misskittypotter: #stardew valley faking its way through what fresh fish smell like
pa-pa-plasma: #saw someone faking their way through knowing what a seal is once #i still am fucked up over that one to this day. they just straight up did not know #& they were NOT good at guessing it either like it was clear they had never googled that animal ever #& was only just now realizing via answering questions from anons that seals are not!! what they assumed. initially
SEX:
dykevandyke: #what a prostate is #and where it is located #as in. external.
dreamyeyedrose: #I remember back in the ff.net days reading an Ichigo/Renji fic where the writer assumed the penises go inside each other #and I was like “I mean I don't know how it works for sure I don't have one but idk if that's how it works”
SOME OTHER FOOD STUFF:
thetrekkiehasthephonebox: #add another one to the list bloggers#this character is cooking a salad
shosta: #still baffled about the published work that didn't know food could freeze
sun-dari: #once i read a fic where the author didn't understand cinnamon
alto-tenure: #read something recently where the author was just. blatantly wrong about spices
dramatic-dolphin: #i saw someone try to fake their way through what ramen is once. like 14 years ago.#but i remember.#i was very confused about ramen for a few months. they were writing it so authoritatively.
the-celery-stalks-at-midnight: #i will never ever forget someone putting leftover fries in the microwave to reheat them and setting the timer for five minutes
typeghost: #this sparked a memory of a hannibal fic where the author had to fake their way through writing about gravy
draculin: #the one fanfic where the author knows about coffee only as a concept wrote a character as a coffee drinker#was very interesting#I don't remember the fandom or the plot but I was mesmerized by the coffee actions and choices
11235811235811: #there's a lot of faking their way thru congee in the svsss fandom i'll also note
fishali3n: #read one where the person clearly didnt know what tofu is
emmy-everafter: #in the aftermath of shadow and bone s2 i saw a lot of people pretending to know what stroopwafels are #babes they are more like cookies than breakfast waffles #like yes there is a waffle pattern but you're not gonna cut into a stack of them with syrup and sugar#🤣🤣🤣
NON-FOOD STUFF:
red-umbrella-811: Shoutout to Dame Agatha Christie for faking her way through what a wrench is in a very popular published work.
bluebeetle: #once saw someone have a character put an entire phone book in their pocket
nonametis: #- sex talk in languages other than english #<- or just the petnames in a different language other than English
sadisticpony: #the fanfiction i saw this week where op DIDNT KNOW HOW AUTOMATIC DOORS WORKED #and that they arent in peoples homes!!! of course. also opening the automatic door for someone is unironically very funny but its not #its not like. grabbing the door handle to let someone in. helpppp
danmeichael: #reminds me of the fic with the figure drawing class where the character started with the feet. #i love you feet first figure drawing author
meowmix1100blr: #me watching this one fic absolutely obliterate what the board of directors does
vexedhexes: #one time i read an architect character making a doorway bigger by building a bigger door #what a beautiful world. #OH. also gravity falls fic where they go 'oh piedmont is in california so its warm all year round'
leveragehunters: #characters going to a beer garden #And it's literally a garden outside the pub#It was a very cute mistake
fitofpique: #yes! #grown men do not get blind drunk off two beers #but i am possibly guilty of the hypothermia one #assuming it does not make you very horny?
dadvans-likes: #always thinking abt the soup kitchen fic #the entire setting of the fic was 'soup kitchen' #and i very quickly realized #the author did not know what a soup kitchen was #and they thought that soup kitchens only served soup #fic
msmargaretmurry: #i love fanfiction #once read a fic where the characters played 20 questions #but the author seemed to not know how to play 20 questions and was just kind of winging it........ #immaculate
shakespeareaddict: #Look I know not all of us are hockey experts #But it takes about ten seconds of research or any attention paid to the show to realize #That the Stanley cup playoffs are not in fucking September
baejax-the-great: #the funniest one i saw #was someone faking what church is like #like 1. they really didn't have to write an entire church experience for their fic #and 2. they had clearly never even watched a show where people went to church #it was bonkers weird
twosunson: #things ive seen authors faking #knowing how to unclog a drain #knowing. literally any history #knowing what ketamine looks like (apparently- oregano) #(you know who you are)
waterhorseyblues-ao3: #beltane being celebrated in winter #wales being portrayed as a completely separated land from england (i wish) #characters getting up after weeks of bedrest like that dosnt completely fuck you up
violetfairydust: #i once read a fic where the flight time from london to seattle was 3 hours
purekesseltrash: One time, in a fic set specifically in Des Moines, IA, two of the characters casually drove 20 minutes to the ocean. The memory continues to delight me. I want to know where that author thought that Iowa was.
What is a beer garden if not a garden outside a pub? Is there a secret second beer garden I've not been made aware of? Because, like, I was raised in beer gardens and they were all outside pubs. (Some had playground equipment, too, which was fun. One had a bouncy castle.)
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