your stressed old gay

took me 4 years but here we go again i guess

[heyyoufriendthere]

This new fish species is called Snuffleupagus. You can probably guess why | CBC Radio

S. snuffleupagus, a newly described species of fish, is named after the beloved Sesame Street character, Mr. Snuffleupagus, to which it bear

SNUFFLEUPAGUS REAL

[brightnessrandom]

Fantastic article!! The guys looking for it were fish researchers who saw it one time, knew instantly it was an undescribed species, and then tried for nearly 20 years to find and document it!

It's a type of ghost pipefish, related to seahorses, and it floats around coral reefs looking like a piece of algae and hunting unsuspecting prey

They are, of course, named after Snuffleufagus from Sesame Street!

Later on it the project, they got citizen science involved, and people across the Pacific started reporting sightings of snuffy fish from all over!

Hooray for science and hooray for S. snuffleufagus !

[zebra11235]

I love AO3 and all its wonderful, generous, gorgeous, hilarious writers.

[karvakera]

my labrats

the dialogue was inspired by some flame of frenzy memes

[iamcleal]

lagoona blue ✸ dawn of the dance

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

ao3 isnt an archive NOR a library pls lmao

you do know ao3 stands for archive of our own, right? you do know its full name is literally archive of our own, right?

[artsfinalgirl]

I see ao3 as a library, because ao3 hosts millions of written works for people to visit and read. That’s what libraries do. But I get it that to some people, the library part may be more of a metaphor than a literal meaning for ao3.

But you have to be either clueless about what ao3 is shortened for and what the platform’s full name is, or on another level of stupidity to say archive of our own isn’t an archive pls lmao

[decemberwinter]

And it’s not just the name, mind you. AO3’s main purpose is to archive transformative works. Archiving works is literally the only thing it does and was created for. Which just makes anon’s claim even funnier.

[maeve-curry-writes]

Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian says yes, AO3 is a fucking library AND an archive. Does it have a curated collection of materials? YES, it’s library. Does that collection contain materials curated specifically in part for preservation purposes? YES, it’s an archive.

And it’s my dream that someday our public library catalogs will be able to organize content the way AO3 can.

[hope-less-aromantic]

my wife (ao3) has left me for battle (gone down for maintenance) and will be gone for all of eternity (15 hours) and I can feel my heart breaking every second she is gone (I have 400k words downloaded and am busy all day)

[noah-wyles]

return soon, beloved

[outromoony]

Books: Main characters must follow the plot.

Fanfiction: Okay but what if they went to IKEA and fought over furniture instead?

[glitchedoutpxie]

How to use Em Dash (—) and Semi Colon ( ; )

Since the ai accusations are still being thrown around, here's how i personally like to use these GASP ai telltales. 🦄✨

Em Dashes (—)

To emphasize a shift / action / thought.

They're accusing us—actually accusing us—of using AI.

To add drama.

They dismissed our skills as AI—didn't even think twice, the dimwits—and believed they were onto something.

To insert a sudden thought. Surely they wouldn't do that to us—would they?

To interrupt someone's speech. "Hey, please don't say that. I honed my craft through years of blood and tears—" "Shut up, prompter."

To interrupt someone's thoughts / insert a sudden event.

We're going to get those kudos. We're going to get those reblogs—

A chronically online Steve commented, “it sounds like ai, idk.”

Semi Colons ( ; )

To join two closely related independent sentences / connect ideas.

Not only ChatGPT is capable of correct punctuation; who do you think it learned from in the first place?

Ultimate pro tip: use them whenever the fudge you want. You don't owe anyone your creative process. 🌈

[themurdochmemesteries]

"i'm tired of seeing-" use your filters.

"but there was an icky ship-!" use your filters.

"i don't like that tag-" use your filters.

don't like what you're seeing? use. your. filters.

[theaftersundown]

the holy grail types of fanfic

[bambistjames]

non-writers will never understand the mental illness of writing an entire conversation in your head while doing dishes and then forgetting every word the second you open a blank doc

[glamoroussource]

you really have to risk everything, you have to take chances and take on projects that are pretty diverse. just because you do film, don’t limit yourself. the more flexible you are, the more the longevity of your career is going to sustain itself. that’s what actors want. we don’t want to blow up for two years or five years and then be done.

[teabooksandsweets]

winter art by Vanessa Bowman

[j4gm]

Pangaea was wasted on the dinosaurs. Imagine the railway network.

[spaceboat-1701]

big thanks to dorothy for politely staying quiet in that cellar for the entirety of for good. i think the screaming for help might've put a bit of a damper on the insane lesbian happenings and i really appreciated that she left them be.

[ceika111]

sometimes u just gotta return to internet to post more beefleaf stuff