Noctera

Hello there! My name is Noctera. (She/her) header is taken from https://piapro.jp/t/UAGB and is drawn by NAtriumOH

[hotvampireadjacent]

[chirasul]

we got a full redbox and now we're playing go fish with the redbox movies

[chirasul]

I would never pay money for a redbox. if you ask politely and are very very persistent (i.e. annoying) they will let you take it away

here's my dad and i taking it away

a redbox makes a wonderful addition to your patio

[fishmech]

for those wondering why they're free to take now, it's because the company that made those "chicken soup for the soul" books bought them a few years ago and then completely collapsed so bad they couldn't afford to dispose of or even take the blu rays and dvds out of their kiosks all over.

so any of them is free game because they're all located on other business' property and they usually don't want to have to pay to get rid of them either. so asking the store manager usually gets you the ok to pull it out and keep it.

[chirasul]

there was a period of time right after their bankruptcy where you could put in any debit or credit card and it would spit out movies without charging you. you could even put in like an expired or deactivated card, or a visa gift card with a $0 balance, didnt matter, they'd just start spitting discs out. a lotta people raided redboxes for movies for a couple months, with some people doing what me and my brother and my dad did here, taking the whole box and signs and marquees as well. because managers sure as hell don't want a big abandoned piece of trash on their sidewalk disappointing customers. BUT they're also often too cheap to pay someone to remove it. so they just sit there.

luckily there are no shortage of freaks like us who will just take them away on our own volition. we did it all "by the book", too: we set up cones and caution tape, disconnected electricity properly, used an angle grinder to grind down the bolts in the concrete so nobody would trip on them, then cleaned everything up afterward and sealed off the electrical panel so the store would know everything is safe and tidy. though they were hesitant when we were first contacting them, they were honestly very relieved and grateful when we finally took it away, especially once they saw that we "knew what we were doing" (we don't) and look like we've "done this before" (we haven't).

the fun part: the reason why this redbox, in particular, was completely full and unraided is because the computer hardware inside had failed some months before the bankruptcy, and a failing company sure as hell wasn't gonna send a tech out to our podunk dipshit city to fix it, so it was impossible to rent movies or take any discs out. plus, for who knows how long, people were returning old redbox discs to this machine and not taking any out, leading to a much higher variety of movies than your average redbox.

there is a thriving community of redbox hackers and modders out there, as well, creating open-source software for repurposing the machines and not letting their very interesting and robust disc-management hardware go to waste. this one belongs to my brother (who was very annoying persistent and did all the legwork of contacting managers and securing permission) who is a programmer by trade and will be hacking it into a family-access movie library, with whatever discs we want. i mean the machine is completely weatherproof and has a built-in AC unit, it would be such a waste to not try to turn it into something cool.

if we get another one, i'm gonna try to mod it into some sort of art or zine vending machine. the disc boxes are just the right size for small print art or stickers. would make a great "little free library" too.

remember: the rules are made up. act like you belong there and you can get away with anything. this applies to your own life

[otherwindow]

why is it always a male character going mad avenging his dead wife and never a female character cradling her dying pure of heart husband in her arms then dragging the whole world down with her

[nocteratea77]

Been on Tumblr long enough I find myself very often staring at a certain art style or a certain profile picture and url and thinking "do I know you." and a non zero amount of times I am right

[ask-sukone-tei]

[alexpixate]

[ a place to belong ]

[kaijuno]

In 2009, during a break at a Boston Celtics game, an ordinary moment turned into an unforgettable performance thanks to a young fan named Jeremy Fry.

As Bon Jovi’s iconic anthem “Livin’ on a Prayer” blasted through the arena, Jeremy sprang to life. What began as a spontaneous dance quickly escalated into a full-blown show. With uncontainable energy, he sang at the top of his lungs, air-guitared like a rock star, and danced his way down the stadium steps—electrifying the crowd in the process.

The stadium camera, originally just capturing a lighthearted fan moment, couldn’t look away. It followed Jeremy’s every move as fans around him joined in, clapping, cheering, and singing along. His raw, unfiltered joy lit up the entire arena—and soon, the internet.

The video of Jeremy’s performance went viral, racking up millions of views across platforms and even landing a spot on Bon Jovi’s official Instagram. For many, it remains one of the most beloved and entertaining fan moments ever captured at a sporting event.

More than a decade later, Jeremy Fry’s epic dance is still remembered—not just for the moves, but for the joy and authenticity that resonated with viewers around the world.

[cartoonrival]

im completely addicted to Open Link in New Tab

[cartoonrival]

if Open Link in New Tab is wrong then baby i dont want to be right

[evilwizard]

good bad media is always better than bad good media. this is because bad media is made with heart, and good media is merely made good. do you understand

[a-mel0n]

reblog if you’ve had an online friendship that’s lasted more than 2 years

[liptonrm]

Her purr will heal lives

[2020knives]

do something to prev

shave them bald

put them in the timeloop

they must find your pages

trapped in mirror dimension

let them loose into the wild

introduce them somewhere else as an invasive species

put a plastic bag in their enclosure

fill them with milk and throw against the wall

turn them into marketable plushie

remove them from reality

study them in a petri dish

Voting ended onApr 6

[yuukei-yikes]

i love shissou word but God adult kido's design is pretty but very disappointing. all that shit about kido stuggling with not being able to conform to traditional gender norms and later being able to accept who she is (hell, even transferring to using more typically masculine pronouns) only for the end of the song to treat it as a "phase" she grew out of. it plays into the trope of masculinity on female characters not being taken seriously that i DESPISE bc honestly it's just Misogyny (but this is kagepro so unfortunately that's a very common thing) (jin and sidu i am outside your homes)

exactly omfg. like jin?? wrote all that in the seventh novel about kido literally saying "a NORMAL GIRL might love having my name, but every time anyone calls me that i feel like they're making fun of me" huuuh???

kido freaking over going shopping with rin because what could A Girl Like Her POSSIBLY have in common with A Girl Like Rin? kido looking a themselves in the mirror, in the frilly skirt and other clothes they decided to wear so they wouldn't look odd next to rin, and thinking

AN IDEALIZED TSUBOMI FROM ANOTHER WORLD?? SO THE TSUBOMI IN THE GIRLY CLOTHES IS THE "IDEALIZED" VERSION, THAT ISN'T NATURAL AND ISN'T YOU??? HELLOOOOOO??? 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️LIKE GODDAMMIT

like all of shissou world chapters in the seventh novel are so. trans. even kido wishing to disappear is so transgender. i know it's all about people giving them odd looks for being the result of an affair and not belonging in the mansion, etc etc, but kido also makes a point of how much they feel like a freak. even before concealing eyes, kido felt like they were just. being a person WRONG. they were being a GIRL wrong.

about how not delicate they are, about how different them and rin are and Not because rin grew up rich and kido didn't, but because rin is a beautiful woman and kido... isn't.

and then it blows so much that the song and more specifically kido's adult design Along with the song, so tbh just the whole mv, backpedals on kido's feelings in the seventh novel like oh. oh but tsubomi is so happy now. tsubomi found herself she's grown into a beautiful woman lady she just needed to grow up! now she looks like a mom. and she works at an orphanage because no i won't forget jin said that and i won't stop pointing out how kido is always compared to being a mom in the novels. like omfg shut the fuck up.

all of the female characters in kagepro have devastatingly tragic misogynistic writing but kido's maybe like. the biggest victim i think. because the other girls have similar things (they're all naggy as fuck, they're all academically Stupid) but god kido's like. made to be the butt of the joke a lot of the times. jin's desperate to remind you kido's actually just so moe and hiding behind this boyish persona to seem tough but she's actually a delicate girly she's SoScared of everything Scary And Gross and and and she's So Sensitive and and and.... OMGG. SHUT UUUUP. HER PRONOUNS ARE THEY/THEM

[todaysbird]

fun fact about me: When I was 6 years old I sent so much hate mail to the president (the second Bush) that the mail carrier had to tell my mom I needed to stop before we got FBI’d

[todaysbird]

I was COMPLETELY unaware of the US political scene or why the adults in my life hated Bush, but I knew I hated him because he let people shoot wolves from helicopters and that’s mean and shitty

[todaysbird]

I also had a poor grasp on how stamps worked, so given that I wasn’t allowed to continually throw money away by putting stamps on my presidential hate mail, a lot of the times I just drew squares with little pictures inside on the corner.

[fantasticait]

Love, love, love reading more proof that everyone should encourage the children in their lives to write to elected officials--it teaches them about citizenship and can also be very funny.

When I taught second grade, one of the options for students who had finished their work was to write a letter to the president. I would send all of the letters in a big envelope at the end of every month.

Watching my students get more and more frustrated with him (and concerned about his wellbeing) was not the result I'd hoped for when I came up with the idea, but it was kind of hilarious.

See, Obama had a standard packet with information and activities about his dog he'd send in response to letters from very young citizens...and of course his office sent one back to our class every single time we sent mail.

So eventually all of the letters looked something like this:

Dear President Obama, I am writing about the environment. I am sad that the Great Barrier Reef is hurt. Also the Amazon Rainforest. Can you help? PLEASE DON'T WRITE BACK TO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DOG AGAIN. WE ALREADY KNOW ALL ABOUT BO. WE COMPLETED THE MAZE AND COLORED HIM IN. It is good that you love your pet a lot. But try to remember the environment. It is also important.

[ishipallthings]

[waffulaa]

seniormost vocaloid reading to his juniors

[milktiara]

“kilmer” theory post

A compilation of information + explanation/theory post of the song “Kilmer”, episode 0 of the “Shama” trilogy by Niru Kajitsu and WOOMA. A song about Kalmia’s past.

tw: rape, abuse

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[homunculus-argument]

Every time they roll out some stupid-ass update I start thinking where the hell would I even go once this place goes to hell once and for all.

Sitting outside the gas station drinking coffee in silence while doing nothing with the other old men?

[fzzr]

drive your chevy to the levee, good old boys drinking whiskey and rye?

[homunculus-argument]

This will be the day that I die