OkyDoky

Reading fanfics on AO3 and browsing through Tumblr, Pinterest & Deviantart makes me a happy little camper. Also: K-pop.

[unpretty]

ways i have tricked people into thinking i am competent:

bought a really nice looking fountain pen

that sounds like a joke but fountain pens are cheap as shit and when you use one people look at you like you’re a fucking wizard

this hero 901 cost me $3 on ebay and i don’t know why people assume that this is a pen for intelligent people but they do

it works better when i am using a nice notebook and not the avengers notebook that makes it look like the hulk is grabbing my sweet pen

i write in code which for some reason leads everyone to assume that i am some kind of da vinci motherfucker, instead of the reality, which is that i am writing about dicks and don’t want anyone to know

it looks like i am constantly taking notes on everything which is both intimidating and inaccurate, just the way i like it

i bought a usb clicker/laser pointer for $11 and now it seems like i’ve got this shit on lock, like i am so pro at giving presentations i even own accessories

holding a clicker makes you seem at least 10% more like you know what you’re talking about i’m pretty sure

i check the weekly freebies on creativemarket every monday so now i have a huge folder of pro-looking website themes and powerpoint templates and fill-in-the-blank resumes (also a lot of autumnal clipart and watercolor flowers and script fonts but that is less relevant)

i bought a ceramic coffee mug at world market years ago and it makes me look like a productive coffee-drinker because no one knows it’s full of hot cocoa

i don’t know why drinking coffee makes you look busy it just does even though i’m pretty sure it statistically reduces productivity

bonus: not only does no one know i’m just drinking Depression Chocolate but they think i am being Environmentally Conscious rather than Poor As Shit

extra bonus: i can take a sip whenever it looks like someone is going to ask a question and then they ask someone else

i almost never have to answer questions and i leave the room a lot because i have to pee constantly so double extra bonus

“That’s a very good question, and one that deserves an in-depth answer, so if you’d like to leave me your card I’d be happy to discuss it with you later one-on-one” aka “how DARE you suggest i waste everyone’s time answering this question right now” aka “lmfao i have no fucking clue what you just said please let me secretly google that okay”

bonus: now it seems like you are a sophisticated grownup who assumes everyone has A Card and if they have to settle for writing their email on a scrap of paper you can feel smug about it even though in your heart you know that you are no better

i’ve got anxiety and poor impulse control and anxiety about my poor impulse control so i generally say jack shit about shit and this constant silence is often misinterpreted as aloof observation

no one knows that my air of mystery is actually a bad case of the shy and i am too shy to correct them so it works out

when i’m on my laptop and i don’t want anyone to notice how much i’m dicking around i turn the brightness way down so they can’t snoop without being obvious

at least one window of notepad++ with some random html page or css stylesheet in it makes randos assume you are some kind of genius doing some genius shit, unless they are CS major randos, in which case i guess find an intimidating looking excel spreadsheet and hope for the best

[gothams-booty]

Is this Bruce Wayne?

[unpretty]

we’ve come full circle

[mezooka]

This is perfect 😂😂

[mezooka]

Doctor Andreas Marino loves his quiet life, filled with work and simple amusements, and when the strange Miss Abbott arrives in his town he decides he doesn't like her at all. Unfortunatelly she's funny and quirky, has an uncommon past and seems to enjoy getting him in trouble. Welcome to a sketchy Victorian rom-com! Don't miss today's update of #Miss Abbott and the Doctor! #webcomic #LINEWEBTOON

[aimmyarrowshigh]

Foz Meadows on Portrayal of Sex in Media

[evillisa-hell]

I agree, all men should learn about women’s sexuality by reading My Immortal.

[fozmeadows]

Hi friend! Foz here. Just a couple of points:

-  I’ve specified good fanfiction in literally the first tweet. While this is, obviously, a value judgement wherein YMMV, My Immortal is famous for being arguably the most terrible fanfic ever written, and is therefore demonstrably not what I’m talking about. Similarly, I’ve seen other responses to this post bring up 50 Shades, which, despite its popularity in mainstream circles, is pretty much universally regarded as being not just terrible fanfic, but an excruciatingly bad and dangerously inaccurate portrayal of BDSM that romanticises abuse. So no: these are not the droids you’re looking for.

- Here’s the thing, though: you already knew that. The decision to respond to this post with a flippant reference to a fic that’s notorious precisely because of its poor quality is exactly why I used up precious Twitter characters to specify good fanfic, even though I shouldn’t have had to. Every mode of artistic expression is composed of good, bad and mediocre works, but when it comes to genres that are traditionally viewed as less worthy or literary - like fanfiction, or romance - we have a reflexive tendency to conflate the bad with the whole, such that the good is implied to be either exceptional or nonexistant. I specified that I’m talking about good fanfiction, not because I think such fics are an exalted minority, but to pre-emptively combat the assertion that they are, and then you’ve gone and made it anyway. So, thanks for that.

- But while we’re on the subject of quality, let’s make a very important distinction. Though fanfic is a largely unmediated medium, it’s not bad; it’s amateur, in the very literal, dictionary-definition sense of engaging or engaged in without payment; non-professional. While there’s a stereotype that lots of ficwriters are teenage girls - which, why is that always wielded as an insult? oh right, misogyny, carry on - a lot of us are, in fact, grown-ass adults of varying genders, some of whom also happen to write professionally in other contexts; like me, for instance. I’ve read fanfics that are unquestionably as good as, if not better than, many professionally published works I’ve read, some I’ve simply enjoyed or felt meh about, and others where I’ve mounted up on my Nopetopus and ridden off into the sunset after the first paragraph. It’s a grab bag, is what I’m saying, but if you think that’s an inherently different spectrum of enjoyment over quality than applies to any other medium, then I’d politely invite you to reconsider the matter. 

- In conclusion: fanfic might not be your bag, but it has its own culture of editing, collaboration, publication, criticism and dissemination, its own conventions and subversions of same, its own extensive history and trope awareness, and, yes, its near-unique status as a medium invested in female sexual desire. That doesn’t mean there aren’t other things straight dudes can do to learn the mystical ways of What Women Want like, oh, say, talking to them, always bearing in mind that women are not a goddamn hivemind, but given that there are a frightening number of guys out there whose first or primary exposure to any type of porn is whatever degrading mainstream het they can scrouge up for free without virusing the hell out of their PCs, then yeah: I’m gonna go out on a fucking limb and suggest they maybe balance it out with some fanfic.

[conversationswithbenedict-deact]

This might be the best summary of the power of fan fiction and its inherent lessons about women’s sexuality that I’ve ever seen.

[arialerendeair]

[solitary-woman]

And if you look to your left you’ll see a well written, well thought out piece “In Defence of Fanfiction”.

[mezooka]

This is amazing and everyone should see it

[expressions-of-nature]

Kyoto Prefecture, Japan by Norihiro Kataoka

[mezooka]

Impending Peacefulness

[mrsmionelady]

                 You each create your own merit. No matter what happens, you deserve this.

[wholelesbian]

oliver+ that super cute freaking smile

[mezooka]

These two... I can't even.

[mezooka]

Viola Davis Is An Acting Goddess

She shreds that senator.

And Annalise wins again.

That speech, though.

And she gets another one off.

[mezooka]

You can say whatever you want about the Capitol (and President Snow), but you can't deny: They have style.

[mezooka]

The Best Hunger Games Scenes

I imagine the man at 2:16 is Rue’s father. He saw his daughter die and couldn’t take it anymore. That (for me) is also the reason that during Katniss’ speech in District 11 only Rue’s mother is shown. He started the riot, and was executed.

The close up of Rue's mother is just so heartbreaking...

She may be from the Capitol, but Effie's heart is in a good place. "You both deserved so much better... I am truly sorry."

[cantputitintowords]

That scene was so sad | Via We Heart It - http://weheartit.com/entry/83479671

[mezooka]

This gets me every time...

[now-youre-cool-deactivated20190]

Crossing the Manhattan Bridge during the blizzard - Jan 26th, 2015

[mezooka]

Breathtaking, as always

[mezooka]

[STATION] 유리 X 서현 Secret - Music Video I just can not get over the visuals of this Music Video! You could pauze the video at any point, and every time you'd see something amazing...

[resplendentroses324]

Get urself somebody that treats you like Teddy Altman treats Billy Kaplan. 

[kingmieczyslaw]

I’ll love him forever. (insp.)

[mezooka]

<3

[fgambler]

The sky in Sovngarde.

[mezooka]

This is beautiful

[mezooka]

[STATION] 유리 X 서현 Secret - Music Video And let's not forget about Yuri! They are both just so fabulous & elegant!

[morrisondallas-deactivated20150]

[mezooka]

Allison Argent. The girl that fell in love. The girl that lost her aunt. That lost her mother. The girl that was manipulated. The girl that tried to right her wrongs. The girl that was brave. That stood up. Allison Argent. The girl who died saving her friends.