Caught in the optimism of spring

Late 20's. Blog about whatever strikes my fancy at the moment- a little bit of everything

[ozempicofficial]

[my-dailydreams]

[tieflingkisser]

[prairieghostshymnal]

Thanks for the heads up! I don't know if I would have known about this otherwise, I can't stand AI and I think it's so gross that so many companies are trying to force us to use it in this way

[jellystreet]

some old baby zutara art from 2021 💜

[prairieghostshymnal]

This is so cute! Great job OP

[catchymemes]

[what-even-is-thiss]

Health classes really ought to teach people what the beginning stages of addiction are like because a lot of people don’t realize they’re addicted to something until they’re years deep into it.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Signs you might be getting addicted to something:

If you go without it you feel unwell in a way that you never usually feel unwell. Sweating, tired, sleepy, headaches, irritable, depressed, etc. For example when I was in opium withdrawal I got incredibly depressed in a way that I’ve never been before or since. When you quit caffeine you might get super bad headaches even if you never usually get any headaches.

Thoughts of it regularly bother you and the thoughts go away once you’ve taken it but only temporarily. Unlike with a food craving which usually stays away once you’ve satisfied it or distracted yourself from it.

You find yourself rationalizing with yourself why you should break your own rules about how much you can take and how often. For example you might only let yourself drink alcohol every four days but start thinking that three days is actually close enough to four days, right? Especially if this happens regularly.

You’re using it so often that you feel the need to lie about how much you use because other people might think it’s concerning

If the substance or activity is nearby it’s genuinely difficult to not consume it or participate in it in a way that’s really frustrating.

You feel bad when you’re not on it and your brain tells you “if you just take the thing you wouldn’t feel this way”

You can only feel “whole” or “normal” when you’re on a substance even though it’s a recreational drug

And if you read this and think you might be addicted to something, don’t panic and don’t feel ashamed. Realizing you’re addicted to something isn’t a failure. It’s more information about your health that you can use to manage your condition, whether you want to get rid of your addiction or not.

[kotse]

*shakes the biodata module around violently*

commission me on kofi

[ro-fromthestars]

The thing that gets me with all this age verification shit for everything is that even having ID in itself is a privileged thing to have. Like even a provisional license costs and plus you can only get one if you're able enough to learn to drive. Or presuming that everyone has access to a credit card for id. It's presuming a lot of things that aren't always accessible to people.

And aside from anything else who tf wants to basically give their personal data away like that

All of this also goes for needing to have photo ID to vote too, bc that's another thing that is now way less accessible than it used to be.

[thelatestkate]

Shop , Patreon , Calendars , Mailing List

[weaselle]

I know i've said it before, but if you are concerned it could be real and not a scam, the best way to avoid getting scammed is to return contact separately.

Here's how that works:

say you get a text from your internet provider, let's say it's Comcast (whom i hate). So you have this text that says it's from Comcast about your bill with a contact number and a clickable link -- could be real, could be a scam.

Don't touch anything about this text. Open a web browser and look up the customer service number for Comcast. Or get the number from the bill they send you. However you do it, get the contact info for Comcast from a trusted source, like an official phone directory or the Comcast website itself.

Get in touch with them using that information.

So. Let's run the example both ways it could go.

If it IS a scam: you reach out to Comcast and tell them you were contacted about a problem with your bill, they look you up in their customer database, and they tell you there is no problem with your bill.

If it's NOT a scam, you do the same thing, they look you up, and they explain the problem. In this case, neither Comcast nor the employees involved give a single shit whether or not you clicked the link in the text vs. going through their official website.

This works the same for the your bank, the IRS, Amazon, political causes, charities, everything.

By handling any questionable incoming calls to action this way, you significantly protect yourself from scams and malware and shit

[yipyipallyall]

[synkverv]

john simm as the master

the last of the time lords

[kosmogrl]

ever since I was a little girl I knew I never wanted to tell anyone anything

[prairieghostshymnal]

So real T.T

[cawtron335]

john simm on jo whiley (aired on june 10, 1999)

John, talking about his "sexual awakening" song: "It's by no means a sexy song, and it's quite uncool, but, uh, the one that reminds me of sexual awakenings is, I was at school and I was in love with this girl called Melissa, and she was a year above or below me, I can't remember. She was going out with this really hard geezer, who was the cock of the school and no one should mess with him, but we all went on a school trip to France, and... it was "Take On Me" by a-ha. I remember it so clearly, and it just reminds me of that trip to France, and we had a little... yeah, we sort of got into bed together with all our clothes on and it was incredible."

[prairieghostshymnal]

Oooh, I've never seen these before!

[ryebreadgf]

real yearners miss shit that never even happened

[abrieftasteoflove]

[mypoeticsoul-ny]

"Love should not feel like a negotiation of your worth."

If this resonates, you’ll find more on this topic here → Red Flags in Relationships