My gray zone

Feminist | Swedish | 30+ | Idk what this is anymore

[mygrayzone]

Let's be friends on StoryGraph!

https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/kontresia

I just started my account today.

[antarctic-arcanine]

If I ever share anything that was AI generated it is purely by accident. I hate that it's getting harder and harder to tell and it makes me want to never use the internet again. It definitely had its faults, but man I miss the internet of the 2000s so much.

[myqueenmarceline]

Adding to this: please TELL ME if I share something that is genAI and you know it is. I want to know this information.

[blooming-lenses]

first blooms of this year 2026/04/05

[katrinaevansart]

I made these for free use, edit them, put text on them if you like but they are mostly just posters to piss others off and send a message to those who understand that they need to stay strong and fucking united, actually united. They're starting to criminalize just HELPING the unhoused. They want us alone and scared, don't let them win.

[groovysarity]

[happydayssuggestions]

there will be better days than what you’re stuck in right now. I promise.

[imanbenerrabeh]

int. - end of december

[franticvampirereads]

I have so many thoughts on this book and I’ll try to keep them as concise as I can. First, I loved that the book is a vastly different creature from the movie franchise. They share the same DNA and yet had totally different outcomes. I also really loved that while reading I could see which scenes from this book made it into the various movies and seeing the little pieces that potentially sparked the tv shows. Not to mention the dinosaurs! I loved the velociraptors, they had so many moments to shine and be truly terrifying.

Second, I wasn’t expecting the rant about billionaires and the messes they make just by thinking they can play god because they have money to throw around. But my god, if that isn’t something that we’re all still mad about, especially with the absolute messes they’ve created now. Also, the climate change rant was very interesting, especially because this was written in the 90’s. And just…Dr. Malcolm in general, what an icon. Loved that he was very unapologetic about telling Hammond to go fuck himself via mathematics and chaos theory. Also, Hammond got what he deserved at the end of this book 🤷‍♀️.

And last but not least, there were definitely some things that I didn’t like about this book. For one, there were so many places where the writing felt shallow and lazy. Maybe from having so many POV shifts? And for another, some of the characters felt really hollow. Again, this probably came from having too many POV’s throughout the book. But that’s just my opinion 🤷‍♀️.

All in all, this was a good and entertaining read. I’m definitely looking forward to jumping into The Lost World. Jurassic Park is getting four out of five stars from me.

2026 Reading Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: J

[saltwaterandstars]

When I was posting the link to my @janeuary-month Persuasion fic, tumblr tried to insist the post should be labelled mature because of the images I'd included. I didn't want my fic being labelled mature so I took the pics out. So here, for your perusal, are those scandalous images!

And it's just occurred to me that they fulfil the Janeuary 22nd prompt: Gloves

[bumblebee-cottage]

[afrenchladyinnc]

[duine-aiteach]

For those that use StoryGraph, I’ve created a challenge to Read Your Way Around Ireland! The concept is simple: read a book by an author from every county (plus some bonus prompts if that’s not enough).

I’ve included one book for each section to start off but am looking forward to people recommending more! It’s not time sensitive so feel free to include books you’ve read in the past as well as books you read this year, next year or beyond.

[nyxscave]

Your 2026 isn't doomed if you spent jan 1st with people you don't like, or if it's complicated. It's ok if you felt like crying from something other than happiness while the fireworks were high up in the sky, if you were lonely or trying not to think about how time flies these days.

I still wish you a wonderful 2026; you have so much love left to give, so many days and hours and moments to cherish and miss when looking back.

Happy New Year ❤️🎉🥂

[dragongirlteeth]

I am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising

[dragongirlteeth]

I am skipping your ads as fast as I can. I'm skipping past your sponsor read. I'm muting the tv. I'm muting the tab. If they get too annoying I will simply stop trying to watch.

If advertisers can use every manipulative trick in the book to get me to buy their product, I am fully within my rights to do everything I can on my end to make their job impossible

[troutlawyer]

Grandmas were so right about puzzles and knitting and crocheting and solitaire and reading slow and slippers and baking and watching deer in the backyard send post

[bebx]

Tumblr when they see a random post that’s very sfw and innocent

[h4nifah]

saw a post which was like ‘you don’t need a rebrand or a glow up, your screen time is just too high’ and honestly yeah