Imagine finding out you have 90 minutes to tie up a love story that's developed over thousands of years. You create something beautifully in character and completely on point for the plot. You pay homage to the original writer's legacy in a fitting and poetic way and create an ending that not only shows the depth of two people's love for each other but the wider love they have for the thing that brought them together in the first place.
And then you go online to find the loudest outcry is that everyone hates it and "THEY DIDN'T EVEN KISS!"
I feel sorry for people who didn't get anything out of that stunning finale.
in my post abt tumblr's porn ads I said something like "I don't care much about the fact that I'm seeing porn rather than that we as users can't post it but advertisers can". and a few people have reblogged with tags like "I DO care about seeing porn/I don't want to see it and I shouldn't have to/I also don't care but would love not to flashbang people" all of which are true and fair. but friends, colleagues. I put that line in there to keep swerfs away from the post. it is all too easy for anything which is ostensibly complaining about porn to be dragged into that sphere and lauded as proof that the world is porn addicted and degenerate.
I am a porn creator who considers porn & sex a significant part of my artistic expression. when I say I'm not bothered by seeing porn on dash, I mean ideally I would be seeing much more of it from real people. but even if this wasn't the case, I consider the naked body a neutral object to look at - it doesn't disturb me and I am concerned at the amount of people who seem disturbed at seeing any amount of nudity on their screen.
so let me be more explicit. the problem with the porn ads is not the porn, it's the ads. it's the fact that advertisers can post things that users can't. it's the inability to filter out the content because it is an ad and is not beholden to the same TOS or labelling rules as users are. it's the fact that many of the ads are for AI services, showing AI generated skinny white women (further pushing the needle on the extreme fascistic, white supremacist body image issues people are developing) in lieu of paying real life sex workers.
it's cool and fine that you would prefer not to see explicit porn in your day-to-day life. but you need to know that repeatedly, compulsively reinforcing this desire when I'm trying to talk about a problem of capitalism and censorship of expression does in fact position you nearer to the censors than it does to me and other sex workers.
i can't see my mutual's boobs on tumblr. i also can't see a sex worker's boobs on tumblr. but if Age Of Elf War Gambling Scam wants to show me digital elf titty, i will see those titties seventy times in a row, and if i complain i will be told to buy a paid subscription to tumblr.
porn isn't the problem, consent is. advertisers telling us we can't show our tits OR avoid seeing theirs is an incredibly stupid situation to be in.
Introducing three new reader inserts for Twisted Wonderland...
NB!Reader our group leader who seems like the only one focusing on their goal and is always busy being the smartest one.
M!Reader who is extremely bored all the time he has turned towards rage baiting his friends or strangers for amusement.
F!Reader that always seems planets behind the rest of the group but she can be just as cruel towards others.
NB!Reader
Age: 18
Dorm: Scarabia
Unique Magic: Under Our Spell, this spell allows the user to manipulate others by hearing the user singing. This spell has been specifically crafted to be applied to 3 people coordinated.
Class: 3-C
Nicknames: Le Royal Adagio -Rook, Squiddy -Floyd
Club: Band Music Club, this club was created by NB!Reader so they and the others could practice their magic at school with the excuse of club activities.
Hobby: writing songs, thinking of plans on how to get the whole world to listen to them.
Homeland: ???
Likes: ???
Dislikes: Vil, Kalim, Jamil, every single student, being insulted, not being treated with adoration.
M!Reader
Age: 18
Dorm: Octavinelle
Unique magic: Welcome to the show, allows the reader to synchronize their singing with other people's and reach multiple people in a certain radius. The radius depends of the strength of the user/s.
Class: 3-A
Nicknames: Le Rogue Ayr -Rook, Goliath Tigerfish -Floyd
Club: Band Music Club, forced to join it by NB!Reader so they can be evil right under everyone's noses.
Hobby: gather dirt on others, blackmailing people, perform at Mostro Lounge.
Unique Magic: Let's have a battle, allows the user to receive magical energy from negative feelings. The energy can be built up and shared between magical pens or other special gems.
Class: 2-E
Nicknames: La Simplet Sonata -Rook, Puffer fishie -Floyd.
Club: Band Music Club, forced like M!Reader but was more willing to join. Is secretly there only for free snacks.
Hobby: creating jewelry, causing fights inside her dorm.
It’s called the crayola colorcycle program! As on its FAQ, they mention the following:
“Crayola ColorCycle will accept all brands of plastic markers, not just Crayola markers. That includes dry erase markers and highlighters! ColorCycle will eliminate placing hundreds of tons of markers into landfills.”
There do seem to be some limits, however, as far as I can tell, anyone can ship in a box of markers. “Any sturdy cardboard box with minimal outer markings will work. The more markers you ship, the more efficient this program will be. We suggest a minimum of 100 markers and a maximum of up to 40 pounds.”
This is a really good idea, especially if you are trying to find an economic friendly way to get markers or crayons out of your abode without throwing them in the trash
following the "mobei jun has been unsuccessfully beating/courtinf shang qinghua for years", I think liu qingge should have a, ahem, reputation in the demon realm. he's constantly going into the demon realm and beating the shit out of EVERYONE. humanoid and more monsterous, male, female, everything in between. demons think he is the most promiscuous, slutty person alive. this also results in demons tracking him down in the human realm to try their hand at wooing (beating) him, which just perpetuates this rumor. nobody tell him though, he would be mortified if he knew.
I have so much love for this person. The amount of empathy it takes to have these considerations about a person you will never meet, the eloquence and conviction with which they speak, the contempt for landlords. Sometimes I see something someone writes or creates and I wish with everything in me that I could meet and talk to that person for hours about what caused them to be this kind of light in the universe. This is one of those times.
We gonna talk about Crater Lake, and Wizard Island and not mention the Old Man of the Lake?
The Old Man of the Lake is a log that floats around the lake. It is somewhat strange in that it floats vertically. It's roughly 30 feet tall, with only about 5 or so feet sticking out above the surface of the water. It was first 'offically' recorded in the early 20th century, though there are oral reports of it as far back as 1896 (and likely earlier still given the cultural importance of Crater Lake to the Klamath tribe of that area.
The Old Man should have rotted away long ago or at the very least become waterlogged and sank into the water fully, but nope. Over a hundred years, and there is this log still in the water just floating.
So y'know how I said the fact that it floats vertically was 'somewhat strange'? Let's get into some actual strange territory regarding the Old Man. It moves. Against the wind. It has been recorded moving in paths that do not make sense, never getting stuck on the shore of Wizard Island, nor the area of shore around the lake. Now that's strange.
So now let's get freaky: The free-floating Old Man posed a hazard to boats since it moves, and only a small portion of it was above water. (though personal boats are no longer allowed on the lake) Anyway, in 1988 a team was using a small submersible to explore the lake. The scientist figured it'd be a good idea to moor the Old Man near the coast of Wizard Island out of their way, for safety. So they tied some rope to it, to move the Old Man. As soon as they did so, the clear blue skies of a warm August day turned dark. The wind kicked up, bad, and it started to rain, then hail, then snow in the span of a few minutes...again in August. Now snow in that area is common, but not in the summer months. It gets super warm in that area in summer (like 70 to 90 degrees on average) So the scientists decided to nope the fuck out of the water, because of this freak storm. They unmoored the Old Man, preparing to get the fuck out of dodge of this summer snowstorm. As soon as the rope loosened and was in the water, as quickly as the storm had come on them, the darkened skies cleared and it was once more a fine sunny summer day.
As a kid, I spent my summers with my family who lives like... 40 some odd miles from Crater Lake National Park so I had this knowledge just kinda buried in my head somewhere.
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