Ex-Californian. 30. Queer. ADHD. Nb. Pronouns: IDGAF. College educated ex-foster kid. Orphan. INFP/ENFP depending on phase of the moon/ my current level of depression. I will attempt to convince you to read The Bone Weaver. My interests include socialism, regenerative farming practices, natural building, art, crafts, squealing over fandom things, science, history, and assorted trivia. some of my absolute all time favorite pieces of media include: princess mononoke, spirited away, nausicaa and the valley of the wind, and howl’s moving castle. discworld novels. his dark materials. dinotopia picture books. the princess bride (film). good omens. the sound of music. she-ra. atla. mdzs. tamora pierce’s tortall novels sense8 and cloud atlas. overlysarcasticproductions. The Bone Weaver. Please consider paying me to draw things for you
lavonte’s work-husband is going through a mid-eternal life crisis, some random farmers market lesbian immediately called out his situationship, and he can’t run the dog for mayor. he’s really going through it.
whether the internet becomes an intolerable surveillance state, ubiquitous subscription model, or unusably ad- or AI-ridden shithole, I think we need to remember
how to do things offline
either on your personal hard drive (just because it’s an app doesn’t mean the information is stored in your device) or on paper. I’m not saying the collapse of the internet is imminent, and I’m not suggesting we do everything completely without technology, or even stop using it until we have to. (to be clear, I also don’t think the internet will just blink out of existence, suddenly stop being a thing at all; rather I think it might continue to lose its usefulness to the point where it’s impossible to get anything done. anyway) but some people may have forgotten how we got by before the internet (I almost have!), and the younger generation might not have experienced it at all.
I figure most people probably use the internet mainly for communication with friends and family, entertainment and creation (eg. writing), and looking up how to do things, so here’s how to do those things offline:
First and most importantly, download everything important to you onto at least one hard drive and at least one flashdrive! files can get corrupted and hardware can get damaged or lost, but as long as you keep backup copies, you have much-closer-to-guaranteed access versus hoping a business doesn’t decide to paywall, purge, or otherwise revoke your access. I would recommend getting irreplaceable photos printed as well
download and/or print/write down:
anything important to you - photos/videos, journals, certificates, college transcripts
contact info - phone numbers and/or addresses of friends/family (know how to contact them if you can’t use your favourite messaging app), doctors (open hours would be good too), veterinarians if you have pets, and work
how-to’s - recipes (one, two), emergency preparedness (what do I do if… eg. I smell gas)
other things you might google: cleaning chemicals to NOT mix, what laundry tag symbols mean, people food dogs and cats can and can’t eat, plant toxicity to pets
and know offline ways to find things out - local radio station, newspaper, a nearby highway rest area might have a region map, public libraries usually have a bunch of resources
also, those of you who get periods should strongly consider not using period tracking apps! here’s how to track your period manually
free printable period tracker templates (no printer? public libraries usually charge a few cents per page, or you can recreate it by hand)
moving on to entertainment, you can still get most media for free! it’s completely legal to download your favourite movies to your own personal hard drive, you just can’t sell or distribute copies (not legal advice)
movies: wcostream.tv (right click the player) - the url changes every once in a while but usually redirects; I recently noticed that it’s hiding a lot of movies behind “premium,” so it may or may not work anymore | download youtube videos
music: how to get music without streaming it | legal free downloads
games: steamunlocked.net - doesn’t have every game and can be slow to update, but very reliable
Remember that links won't work without the internet, so also write down anything you find useful in this post! You have to download stuff ahead of time while you can still access the internet
keep physical user manuals for things like car, tv, appliances
how to prepare for computer work offline (may need to use reader mode to bypass a popup)
check interactions with any medications you're taking
how to search a library (databases are often accessible via library computers so might still be a thing without internet; also some info on manually searching the actual stacks) (backup rb)
make note of your local/state/federal laws regarding tenants’ rights & housing resources, workers’ rights, gun laws, abortion laws (though this is changing frequently)
How to Download Videos
URL downloaders for specific sites & in general
4k Video Downloader Plus, VLC Media Player, Freemake, YouTube-to-mp4
screencap with OBS (may only work on firefox and may violate ToS) or xbox game bar on windows (win+g)
especially download meme songs that you probably won’t find on a CD (example) with https://ytmp3.nexus/
Print photos with VistaPrint, WalMart, or CVS
Old Farmer's Almanac
Household chores list
Simple household repairs
Loads of old recipes (backup rb)
how to wean yourself off the internet
how to spend time with family
how to get involved with your community
ways to spend more time outside (set a goal/reason to be outside)
how to get outside more in different seasons
how to build nature into your lifestyle
how to start a self care habit | how to make a self care checklist
self care assessment | axes of self care | reparenting resources
it’s a wildflower native from northern california, oregon, and washington. it likes sunny locations that dry out completely in the summer.
i’m so excited to be growing this for the first time! it’s adorable! it doesn’t smell very good! and the names. make. me. so. happy
image description: close up photos of a small pale pink nearly purple flower, similar to a tulip in that it is bell shaped and has that radial symmetry/ everything-in-multiples-of-three thing going on. the inside petals are covered in bristly white hairs, and purple speckles can be seen within. the stigma is pink, the anthers are sky blue.
one of the things i love about it it how it fulfills a very specific niche as regards queer representation.
specifically, it is a fantasy setting where homophobia exists…
…but the pov character has no idea, and never finds out, and whether she’s an ally or queer herself, she definitely doesn’t give a shit.
my girl who wandered in out of the woods for this adventure and is therefore completely unspoiled by this bigotry, can’t even imagine
i didn’t know i needed this. its such a minor thing that is barely a blip in the story, but i feel like my whole bookshelf benefits. sometimes i want stories that unpack the harm of harmful things. sometimes i want to imagine worlds where the hurt never existed.
but sometimes i want a third thing. and this is that third thing.
Also, consider. A magical version of the bends. Whenever someone from a non- or low-magical land has to go into a very magic rich forest or land or dimension, having to take breaks to let their bodies adjust to the new magic exposure or else their blood will boil in their veins or they'll Transform
actually the bends only kicks in when you try to LEAVE the high pressure area. or in this case, magic rich area?
Getting deeper and deeper into feywilds and knowing that however deep you get, it’s gonna take twice as long to escape without magic tearing its way out of you
the fact that kristen didn’t care if she failed or not and wanted to skip her junior year until she realized what that would mean for riz. then when it switched to pass/fail because she was gonna get kicked out she was willing to return to her old god because she didn’t want to ruin his college chances. i think about these facts a lot
Half of FH Junior Year is just the Bad Kids going "hmmm this group called 'we crush innocent little animals for personal gain' gives me bad vibes. I wonder why"
people saying kristen was acting too chaotic in junior year simply have missed the fact that being a 16 year old lesbian with unmedicated adhd very much does make you Like That (speaking fully from personal experience)
the baffling experience of discussing new queer vocabulary terms with a parent.
i’m second guessing my ability to communicate with words.
i’m flabbergasted that this was the word that confused her. my mom came out to me as polyamorous when i was in high school. i’m 30 now. and she just stopped me in the middle of a story to demand i explain what a polycule is.
and then. AND THEN. she says it’s not a good word because it ‘lacks utility’
what. are. you. talking. about.
i’m the monogamous one in this conversation. and i’ve needed this word so often it’s part of my everyday parlance. for roommate situations, friendship drama, and so on.
i once dove into all the specific words for every kind of attraction to find the exact perfect label for myself, found it, and because it was too damn long and complicated, i never used it and subsequently forgot what it was. i KNOW non-functional vocabulary.
but polycule? that’s a useful word.
it describes a complex social/romantic/sexual dynamic involving at least three people. it says ‘this is a whole can of worms’ without derailing the story to explain specific details. that’s a useful concept.
not to mention the implications. the lack of research. it’s been like, thirteen years mama. how is this the first time you are hearing this word. google has been here the entire time. you are computer savvy. what happened?
the baffling experience of discussing new queer vocabulary terms with a parent.
i’m second guessing my ability to communicate with words.
i’m flabbergasted that this was the word that confused her. my mom came out to me as polyamorous when i was in high school. i’m 30 now. and she just stopped me in the middle of a story to demand i explain what a polycule is.
and then. AND THEN. she says it’s not a good word because it ‘lacks utility’
what. are. you. talking. about.
i’m the monogamous one in this conversation. and i’ve needed this word so often it’s part of my everyday parlance. for roommate situations, friendship drama, and so on.
i once dove into all the specific words for every kind of attraction to find the exact perfect label for myself, found it, and because it was too damn long and complicated, i never used it and subsequently forgot what it was. i KNOW non-functional vocabulary.
but polycule? that’s a useful word.
it describes a complex social/romantic/sexual dynamic involving at least three people. it says ‘this is a whole can of worms’ without derailing the story to explain specific details. that’s a useful concept.
Aliens have captured you, and placed you in one of their nature preserves. However, they have sorely miscalculated on two issues: The amount of calories needed to keep a persistence predator sated, and the lethality/brutality of a hangry human.
first alien scientist in hover car: i don’t understand, all these creatures thrived together in the original environment, why is it eating them to extinction here?
second alien scientist: maybe we should add more crayfish? it ate the whole population in one sitting, that was kind of a surprise.
me, without looking up from scraping a caribou hide: i can hear you, assholes.
alien scientists: (staring)
me: yeah, i learned your language. you keep sitting there talking about me like i can’t hear you, that’s gonna happen.
first scientist: fascinating. we knew you were arguably sentient, but… (making notes)
second scientist: why are you eating everything? your food requirement in your home environment was less than half this.
me: i didn’t have to catch it myself, you idiots! you yoinked me out of the middle of a camping trip! i bought all that food at a store! i bought my CLOTHES at a store. i bought my BEDDING at a store. I DID NOT HAVE TO KILL MY OWN TENT.
me, finally looking up, shaking a flint knife at them: what the hell kind of scientists could go to earth and not notice the dominant species lives in cities? did you just swoop by in a hurry and grab everything out of the park without looking?
I love the idea of Elrond having to constantly do elf to human conversions when raising Aragorn.
Having a crisis of care trying to figure out how much sleep is normal for his age range. Young humans sleep how many times a day?? Why is he fighting me if he needs sleep? My other children dont even sleep, i have no frame of reference here!
Little shit did some dangerous stuff, how long is too long to ground him? A year? A year is a lot for humans, but what is a year in elven terms equivelent to...a month? a week?
Valar help me he's already hit puberty?? He was a baby only ten years ago!
draw women in post-apocalyptic world settings with armpit hair, leg hair, bushy brows and pubic hair ya cowards,, draw brown women/women with dark thick hair with arm hair and happy trails and sideburns and mustaches i’m sick of seeing silky smooth soapy clean make up wearing post apocalyptic dolled up women next to stinky sweaty crusty men with dirty nails and sweaty clothes and sweaty greasy hair and 3m long ugly beards
or, if you must depict women maintaining that shit, at least be interesting about it. I can actually buy someone shaving/putting on makeup if that’s their way of coping, something they do to tether themselves to the past or an ellusive feeling of normalcy. So show me the EFFORT put in, yeah? Show that woman risking a zombie horde because she spotted a fucking tube of scarlet lipstick and christ she hasn’t seen that color in five years but it’s what she wore on her first date with her now-dead husband. Show me the girl who is quietly starting to fucking lose it but covers it up with fanatical commitment to her appearance because if she gets these eyebrows right, maybe no one will notice how she stares at things that aren’t there.
I find it completely plausible that some women would go to incredible lengths to maintaining their appearance, because they’ve been socialized all their lives to caring about it, because it’s a part of their identity. So show me how that part gets negotiated with once the world has gone to hell.
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