My brain never shuts up

Fanfic Writer, Fountain of Information, AceSpec, She/Her, So Fricking Tired

[moonflowerwrites]

It's time to redo my intro and pin that up instead. Let's not waste time rambling and get right to it, shall we?

I'm MoonflowerWrites, AKA MoonflowerSong on AO3

Late 30s, she/her, asexual spectrum

Married with cats instead of kids (they're just toddlers with fishhook feet instead of opposable thumbs)

Favorite color is purple, particularly fuschia, but I also love blue and pink

I swear like a sailor IRL and generally don't shy away from swearing online. Beware of the F bombs, for they are many, but I haven't any to give to those who will whine about me using them

Will go on a lengthy tangent about any of the following subjects: biology (particularly zoology, botany, and natural history), mythology and folklore, art history, psychology, and so, so much more random stuff. I watch edutainment videos for fun because my brain demands information to chew on, so you've been warned - get me yapping at your own risk

Love books and video games, with a preference for fantasy in general, but also fond of adventure, mystery, humor, and adjacent genres. I do like romance, but the romance genre in books is just not my thing (so much of it is too cringey, IME). I prefer reading webcomics for that genre. I adore a good story and enjoy lore

I've played some horror games, but prefer the "distance" of a let's play for them

In case it wasn't obvious, I write. Just fanfic so far (because it's fun and I enjoy it), but I have some original stories I've been working on for years. Worldbuilding is hard! I'm always pondering over one of my many WIPs and story ideas at any given time

That's about it. I don't mind being asked questions, so long as they are respectful, and I'm happy to offer words of advice or encouragement. In a nutshell: treat me well and I'll treat you well in return. Thanks for taking the time to read this far!

[salmon-n-hazel]

Tulips

✿ Print shop: INPRNT

[lilyflxwers]

ok i absolutely need to know what accents u all have pls reblog and tell me or comment or whatever I must know

[pollsforadults]

Spin the wheel. Now, imagine you're on a first date with someone who says they`re a [result]. How does this affect the odds of a second date?

100% guarantee I'll want a second date

It's significantly more likely

The odds don't change

It's significantly less likely

There wont be a second date. Absolutely not

Remaining time: 5 days 4 hours

Picker Wheel - Spin the Wheel to Decide a Random Choice

Picker Wheel is a wheel spinner for a random picker. Various functions & customization. Enter choices or names, spin the wheel to decide a r

(anon submission)

[bumblebeebats]

Why is it that every time I google something like "Are olives poisonous to cats" the top results are always like "Fun fact: Cats are carnivores! This means that they eat meat. There is no reason to include olives in a cat's diet. You should feed your cat cat food, which is dry or wet food especially designed for cats. You can purchase this at a store." like is there a single person alive on the planet who's googled "Are blueberry muffins safe for cats" because they're planning on switching their cat to a muffin-only diet??? No, I'm asking because the little bastard somehow popped open the packet while I was putting away the groceries and dragged one under the couch before I could react and now I need to know if I should call the after-hours vet. "Cats should not eat spaghetti." NO SHIT, SHERLOCK!!!! "Try to keep human food away from cats." i live in a studio apartment with a completely silent and permanently hungry apex predator who has the intelligence of a toddler and the desperate Machiavellian cunning of a creature who spent his formative months on the streets. He can already open doors and he is this 👌 close to learning how to open the microwave. He is stronger than me and covered in knives. So im gonna do my best but for the moment i just need you to tell me whether this yoghurt is going to kill my son y/n

[spectralhauntings]

I've been using the pet poison hotline's poison list cause it has a search function. It also tells you whether something is mildly, moderately, or severely toxic which can be very handy! It doesn't contain like everything but it might be a good place to start, it also includes plants for fellow houseplant lovers <3

Explore Pet Poison Helpline®s vast knowledge on poisons by reviewing our pet poison list. Explore our top 10 poison and holiday poison lists

[littlemousling]

For plants specifically, there’s also a wildly detailed set of posts and listings about toxicity on the old, wonderful, Plants Are the Strangest People blog

[1000-life-hacks]

[archeologist-prophet]

Lovely to see we have spaces where you can gain access to so much literature!

[pacing-er]

Drew them in their 9th Anniversary outfits!

[retquits]

artistic rendition of how my cat fell asleep this morning

[retquits]

she hugs her own foot like it’s a stuffed animal i’m gonna throw up

[rainie-is-seasonchange]

Sakura trees with evening light.

Tokyo, Japan.

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 2 days 11 hours

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Remaining time: 2 days 11 hours

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 2 days 11 hours

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

🫶

[luna-azzurra]

Tips for Writing Injuries! (AGAIN)

Your action hero just got shot in the shoulder, stitched it up in a motel bathroom, and is now running through a forest. I need you to know that a shoulder wound severs muscle, nerves, and sometimes bone, and the human body's response to that is not "mild wincing followed by full range of motion." here is what injuries actually do to peoplee...

⊹ Adrenaline is REAL and it does allow people to do extraordinary things immediately after injury, BUT it is a loan, not a gift. you borrow the function and you pay it back later with interest. Your character might genuinely be able to run for twenty minutes after being stabbed. and then the adrenaline drops and everything the body was delaying arrives all at once. the collapse is NOT weakness. it's biology collecting its debt. write the debt collection. it's more interesting than the heroic sprint anyway.

⊹ Blood loss changes cognition before it drops you. you don't go from "fine" to "unconscious." you go through a whole middle stage of confusion, poor decision-making, emotional dysregulation, a strange calm, tunnel vision, difficulty forming sentences. Your injured character making a bad call, saying something they normally wouldn't, becoming suddenly and inexplicably gentle--that's blood loss. use the middle stage. it's dramatically rich and almost nobody writes it.

⊹ Recovery has a timeline and the timeline is long and boring and inconvenient to plot. a broken rib takes six weeks and during those six weeks sneezing is a genuine emergency. a concussion means no screens, no reading, no bright lights, and symptoms can persist for months. a stab wound to the abdomen means weeks of infection risk, limited mobility, and a specific kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with sleep. Your character being sidelined and frustrated and useless for a long time is not a narrative problem. it's the story.

⊹ Pain also affects personality in ways writers skip. chronic pain makes people short-tempered and then guilty about being short-tempered. it makes concentration difficult. it makes intimacy complicated, both emotional and physical. a character who was patient and warm before their injury and is now snappy and withdrawn is not a character regression. they're in pain. pain is exhausting in ways that don't show on the outside. the people around them noticing and not knowing how to help is a whole story in itself.

[catasters]

[tieflingkisser]

[carassiusvigorous]

satoru mashita for the winnner of the art raffle @temporalwaveofmischief

[maverlok]

I hear my mom shrieking downstairs, shouting up to me about “THE CATS! THE CATS!”

I run downstairs, thinking someone has died or something and see THIS:

I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO PUNCH SOMETHING TO GET OVER THE ADORABLENESS

[deejohnes-deactivated20151107]

They look like they’re about to break out in a musical number

[maverlok]

hence:

[nethaca]

This post got better since I re-blogged it earlier.

[lamsandmulletteblog-deactivated]

This is everything

[ammoth]

@maverikloki

… my hand slipped

[girl4music]

See this is why I love Tumblr.

When do you get creative engagement like this on other social media sites? You just don’t have the space to.

[letrune]

To brighten your day!

[rainie-is-seasonchange]

Kawazu zakura first bloom in Aichi.

[luna-azzurra]

Ideas for Writing Endings!! <3