Escapism is My Passion @mayflower-gal - Tumblr Blog

About Me / Disclaimer

(Not as active as I used to be...)

Hi there! I’m May, she/her/hers. I've been on this good ol' hellsite since December 2017 - not a veteran exactly, but I know some stuff. For a brief on who I am, please refer to my profile bio. But first things first: If you like what you see here, please check out my AO3! I put in a lot of work for very little reward, so I’d appreciate the attention :) I have a total of ??? words published (need to recount, but its definitely over 250,000).

She Who Treads Masterpost

Pokémon Masterpost

Star Wars Masterpost

Misc. Masterpost

(More to come soon! Maybe...)

Now, on to business. For whatever reason, you’ve landed on my profile page. Cool, thanks for coming to my corner of the internet. (I also run this PMD:EOS randomizer blog! Go check it out!) Though I just want to make a few things clear so y'all know what you are getting into:

DNIs are considered cringe these days, but I don't care, I'm doing one anyway. DNI if you identify with one or any of the following: Trump supporter, diehard conservative, alt. right, anti-Semitic, Israel sympathist, billionaire sympathist, COVID denialist, neo/christo-fascist, Q-Anon, Cryptobro, MAP/Pedo, TERF/RadFem, ableist, classist, racist, misogynist, queerphobic (or you think queer is a slur), or are otherwise exclusionary/hateful. You are not welcome here. I do not tolerate unwarranted hate towards others, but I will tolerate hate against you if you actively seek to hurt people just for existing.

Minors: You can follow me, but be aware I curse/reblog a fair amount of cursing and the occasional NSFW-ish joke (though nothing extremely explicit - the latter is not usually my cup of tea). If that makes you uncomfortable, then please reconsider. For flagging purposes, these posts are marked #nsfw.

I do “screen” every one of my new followers. It’s nothing extensive, just a quick look at your profile and timeline. Porn/bot accounts, “empty” accounts (including those with the default banner and profile header), promotion accounts, and any accounts that fit the criteria above are an instablock. Otherwise, it will be up to my discretion. (NOTE: If your account is predominantly NSFW, it will be an instant block. Sorry, it's just a personal squick.)

I'm not great at tagging things tbh, but here are the more important/consistent ones:

Posts I create: #May Speaks. If the info is pertinent to the blog, then it will be tagged #important info.

My Fanfiction and other related things: #writing stuff, #masterpost

Favorite and/or popular posts I want to keep track of: #fav, #iconic post

*Posts where I vent, despair, or otherwise scream about my deteriorating mental health: #mental health shit

Anything to do with gholuish current events: #we live in hell

Posts asking for donations/requests: #signal boost

Posts I want to keep on hand for whatever reason: these days I usually throw it in my solo discord, but I will sometimes tag these as #reblogging for future reference

Queued posts: #queue who (in reference to a Star Trek episode teehee)

NSFW language or references: #nsfw

*PLEASE feel free to flag this tag, as I often reblog triggering subject material including depression, suicidal ideation, and self harm. I do not wish to promote these things, but I have bad mental health cycles and sometimes I just need to scream about it. (Notably, this doesn't happen as frequently as it used to, but it is still a possibility.)

If you need anything else tagged, please don't hesitate to leave a message in the ask box. I won't ask any questions (unless I need clarification lol), and I'll do my best to be consistent.

Would really prefer that only mutuals message as a general rule. I am leaving DM’s open for now, but this is subject to change at any time. I will allow some exceptions (ex: if you are communicating with me about a post we just interacted on), but otherwise I will be upholding this rule strictly. (NO SOLICITATIONS OR REQUESTS FOR DONATIONS, PLEASE.)

Also note that my mental health may prevent me from responding to messages right away. I promise I don't hate you, I'm just a forgetful bitch who's low on spoons. I’ll try to get back to you when I can: it could be anywhere from a few hours to a few days.

I reblog shit the vast majority of the time, since I’m not talented/clever enough to make original content or have it catch on. If you want to see anything with me as the OP, check out #May Speaks. My ask box is always open! (Just don't be a d*ck.)

Fair warning that my blog is literally never consistent with content, so don't expect an exclusive stream of whatever you followed me for (unless erratic bullshit is exactly what you were looking for, in which case: well done!). I reblog anything from memes, fanart/fic, and discourse/commentaries relating to the following:

Pokémon, Star Wars/Trek, Kid Icarus, SSB, Animal Crossing, M*A*S*H, THG, academia, aesthetics/nature, writing, politics/current events, music, mental health, and things that I otherwise find interesting, funny, or relatable.

...Just be prepared for a mumbo jumbo at any given moment is all I'm saying. :P

Current Blorbo: Jim Kirk (God help me-)

To conclude, I'm kinda introverted and shy, but I don't bite unless you give me a reason to ❤️

(Last update: 1/5/2026)

#may speaks #important info #pinned post

aurpiment

I’m a little bit annoyed at popular humor that characterizes menstruation as the uterus throwing a fit because it wants a baby. no it doesn’t. here’s my alternative anthropomorphic script. it’s no less embarrassing but at least I’m right:

henchperson: uh, boss? You know how a couple weeks ago, me and the girls put up that barrier against invaders, extra thick, just like you asked?

boss: yes…

henchperson: one thing, though, boss…

boss: out with it.

henchperson: weeeel, the good news is no invaders.

boss: and the bad news?

henchperson: weeeeeel, we made it out of wet tissue again, boss. so we’re going to have to peel it off and put up a new one before it gets all nasty, see?

boss: why is everything wet tissue with you people? get that thing out of my sight!

shushututu

People seriously underestimate the long term effects of constant loneliness

"why are you so weird?" Idk, maybe because being completely isolated while growing up has destroyed my brain and now I'm nothing more than a human-mimicking creature that bases all of my actions on what I think is normal human behavior rather than just doing things naturally

datadegroove-deactivated2026042

I will NEVER deactivate. and how DARE you

mobjack878

and on the pedestal these words appear: "i am Ozymandias, King of Kings. look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair." nothing beside remains.

thehmn

In Copenhagen you can visit The Round Tower. It used to be an astronomical observatory until light pollution and the vibrations from increased traffic in the streets made it useless for its original purpose.

Today it’s mostly famous for what it looks like on the inside.

It has an equestrian staircase though it’s so smooth it’s really just a gentle slope more than a staircase. It was build like that so our lazy bum king could ride his horse all the way to the top (king not in photo)

And naturally people have also driven cars up the tower

And held a bike race

For a while it was just sort of abandoned by the authorities and became a sloping marketplace

But today it has been restored and become a tourist spot as well as a popular destination for school trips. And yes, you can still watch the cosmos at the top.

damaramegido

I don't know a single person who is having a good time right now.

#or is it just me?#nah. probably the result of living in a dystopian hellscapr #where every breath is a struggle #may speaks

asoftspotforangels

some of my favorite woven tapestries, by Cecilia Blomberg:

Point Defiance Steps

Mates

Rising Tides

Vashon Steps

wizardshark

WOVEN TAPESTRIES???

psychologicalwarclaire

WOVEN TAPESTRIES?!?

good-pokemon-center-reviews

tzikeh

Maryland will become the first US state to ban surveillance pricing in retail stores, after passing Protection from Predatory Pricing Act.

Jesus fucking christ that this exists in the first place

boyslit

I WAS FUCKING WONDERING WHAT THOSE DIGITAL PRICE TAGS WERE ABOUT SUDDENLY i had hoped they were so the workers didn't have to finagle those little papers into the slider part anymore 😭

eclipticasolaris

Hi, yes, that is the OFFICIAL excuse made to me by the guy replacing the paper tags with digital ones at my local Walmart, but the end goal is to remove the numbers off the shelf entirely, replacing them with QR codes that you have to scan with the app…. Which requires your login information….. and also stores your card information so even if you didn’t use your Walmart account at the physical checkout, if you used a card they recognize, they assign that purchase to your Walmart account purchase history.

I explained very clearly to the manager my issue with the meat section not having the price tags listed, and they claimed it was only going to be for the meat, since meat is by weight, and the price of each item is printed on the packs of each item.

Sure. That’s how they get their foot in the door. Fast forward not even two weeks, and here we are:

Bar codes. No prices, no item descriptions. No price stickers on the individual items. Heck, not even the name of the item that is SUPPOSED to be there.

No. The only way to see the price is to scan it on your phone app, which is also recording what you looked at recently, as a way of gauging what you might be looking for in the future.

So here’s what we’re gonna do gang:

Every time you go into a store that has implemented these price-less tags:

Take 1-3 items up to the cash register. Ask the cashier for the price, or hit the price check item on the self checkout, which will likely call over the attendant.

Express that you didn’t actually want it, you just couldn’t see on the shelf how much it was.

POLITELY, AND WITH A THANK YOU FOR THE PRICE CONFIRMATION, Give the items to the cashier or attendant to put back.

When they inevitably try to push the app, politely decline. If pressed for why not, say you don’t want to have to carry your phone in-hand the whole time you are shopping in order to see how much things cost. (Not having cell service or data to use the app is NOT a valid excuse, as stores already often have complimentary WiFi AND more stores will provide WiFi rather than give up on this push for surveillance pricing)

If it’s a shelf-stable item, the cashier will have to set it aside, taking up room in their limited operating space, and eventually pass it off to someone to put in a holding area to put back later. If it’s a fridge/freezer item, it might have to get tossed due to food product sale regulations.

In either case, you are making it a pain in the ass for them to have these digital bar codes. Tie up the checkouts. Give the employees more busywork that the company has to pay them to do. Hurt their bottom line having to toss the pint of ice cream you carried around in your cart for 20 minutes before giving it back to the cashier.

Yes, call your reps. Yes, push for more legislation like this in more places. But also take an extra minute out of your shopping trip to MAKE IT HURT for companies to pull this shit.

#oh my fucking god #we live in hell

herpsandbirds

peacefulplace2

Captain Kathryn Janeway Year of Hell .

#Captain Kathryn Janeway #Year of Hell #Star Trek Voyager #Fan art

boringkate

You listen to music regularly? Why? Have you even tried quitting? Could you quit? You get music stuck in your head? Wow. You're so ruined and music brained. I bet you make your partners listen to music with you when you have sex. Music addiction has really ruined a whole generation. You know it's not realistic to expect reverb in real life, right? You're probably so desensitized that you don't even feel anything anymore when you hear a bird singing that it wants some fuck.

paradigm-adrift

I don't have a problem with people listening to music per se, but I do have a problem with the music industry exploiting & mistreating artists.

Personally, I abstain from all music in order to keep my hands clean but really music should just be illegal outright to protect musicians from abuse.