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i keep meeting systems and hanging out with peeps who turn out to be systems and at least one has given me a side-eye-raised-eyebrow about it, i love em all but goddamn i already had 4+ major revelations this year i don’t need another plz give this girl a break 😭

sass-o-matic

figmentforms

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbMQfaG6lo8)

Anyone in the mood to be completely amazed and inspired?

joearlikelikeswrestling

#i'm normal i'm normal i'm nor #don't look at me #this fucks severely

goldenphoenixrises

glubtier

I highly recommend Nichijou.

#yesgood

ms-demeanor

Hey you know how I said I was going to make a workbook on the kind of bullshit you need to do when someone you love dies? I actually did that.

HERE IS THE VERSION WITH LOTS OF SWEARING AT THE USELESS, SHITTY SITUATION YOU’RE IN.

HERE IS THE VERSION WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF BLACK HUMOR BUT NO CURSEWORDS.

Featuring Helpful Sections such as:

Death Certificates – What you need, why you need them, and how to get them

Prepare to spend a long and miserable time on the phone

What the Everloving Fuck is Probate

Some Simple Dos and Don’ts

Shitty Mad Libs – Templates for writing Obituaries and Memorials

How to plan a non-religious death party

So you suddenly have to become some sort of hacker or some shit

This is an eighteen page book that you can print out, download, share, and give away; it is meant to be used to collect information about funeral planning and account management after a death OR you can use it BEFORE you die and give people information so they’re not stuck playing Nancy Fucking Drew while trying to keep seventeen cousins who crawled out of the woodwork from gutting each other in front of the fucking casket as they argue about who’s inheriting grandma’s favorite dentures.

It’s not exactly cheerful and it’s full of things that are probably going to feel really fucking raw if you’re processing a fresh death.

I’m sorry! I love you! Death is shitty! I’m trying to laugh about it a little and I hope you can laugh a little too because otherwise we’re all just going to cry together.

Good luck!

(in memory of my weirdo mother and her weirdo siblings who all died too fucking young and left me holding this flaming bag of dogshit)

saffronhare

This is so radically kind, thank you

ms-demeanor

You’re welcome!

Life is short, kindness is what we’ve got.

When my mom died it wasn’t exactly unexpected but it was still sooner than we all thought it would happen. It was a huge punch in the guts and the thought of making things and not being able to show her and share them with her still hurts but in that first month it was like drowning.

So I made this for her, and shared it with and showed it to other people who are hurting, because my momma didn’t raise a quitter but she sure did raise a softhearted fool who wants everyone to feel a little more loved and a little more worthy and a little less alone.

I love you. Take care. Be kind.

ms-demeanor

It’s four years to the day since my mom died, and three years after I made this post. I’m really glad that this book has helped so many people. Keep taking care of each other out there.

#reference

groundlessness-deactivated20240

i need to get the white boys who say inshallah to start eating arab food. if i can get enough Americans eating ful medames the grocery stores might finally start consistently stocking fava beans

groundlessness-deactivated20240

@toasthaste:

teach me the way

so strictly speaking the core of ful medames is just olive oil, fava beans, and cumin. basically you're eating stewed smashed fava beans for breakfast.

you shouldn't leave it at that though, you should add things to it. here's what i usually do: olive oil, garlic, and onion in the pan. cook that for a bit. add fava beans, cumin, and parsley and start smashing until i feel satisfied. i use canned beans because they're waaay easier than dry. after about ten minutes i throw in some chopped tomatoes or canned tomatoes if i'm suffering and i cook it for a little longer. time passes and then i scoop it into a bowl and add some chopped cucumber and feta (my sister's idea). i eat it with pita bread.

but yeah you could diverge wildly from that formula. ful as a concept is only slightly less vague than "bowl of cereal"

#reference #ful medames

cipheramnesia

Trying to articulate a certain concept of mecha pilot typing without a direct one to one reproduction of a manga or anime character is such a hazardous navigation. For starters it doesn't matter how alike the core concept is, for sure someone is gonna see what they like, and another generally the giant robot fight is highly associated anyway.

Still and all, the sense is what must exist inside the mind of this pilot as it is fused into a vat grown killing machine the size of a small building, their entire neural map copied into something man-made but wholly alien, picking up new sets of nerves and wiring and tracking systems and fusing them into their beached wet brain matter while their body is wrapped inside a cockpit of alloy and plastic muscles along with fleshy veins and artificial nerves. The small mountain not precisely a cold slab of unyielding metal but warm curves and soft insectoid overlapping plates. It makes a breathable atmosphere throughout armored spiracles and exhales missiles like breath, twitching across knurled organic material extruded from dead mechanical processes.

But at the center of it all are human hands operating controls more bone and meat than plastic or carbon fiber while their mind explodes in a thousand pieces, pre-programed needs and scalpels sing through their spinal column to extract their fear, their nightmares and terror buried below layers of spongy organs. And the pilot, they are both subject and object of their own dissection, the conversion of their mind into a battery of nightmares projected across a field of combat because it is the only way humans have to level the field when the enemy uses some immeasurable life force to cast energy and shape the world in a way defying physics (they beat the word magic out of them in training, it's simply alien science).

It's all they have, this psyche pulled into components on an autopsy table and delivered into a hulk of armor and weaponry that fractures apart green flames that burn and dissolve like acid, throws the tall damselflies carrying twisting silver staffs into disarray, and tears apart the thirty foot walking tree with a salvo of depleted uranium slugs and missile fire. Inside it all the pilot shaking, starving, sweating out every drop of salt so I just wonder.

When they are free of the death machine, their mind packed neatly back into small, soft flesh and body, and they slide tumble out of the gaping maw holding shock fluid, sweat, blood, mucus, and a banal plastic seat. Clutch their body to its feet and try to center their mind and nerves inside themselves, who are they. What is left of the pilot then, how to they hold on to the will to live, to fuel their fallible flesh with carbs and protein knowing and feeling how the dreams that drive them screaming out of their bunk are scattered through a muddy, wasted field of shimmering blue blood and electric sparking nerve threads. They look at themselves and each other and their faces will never be the same again.

I love that you can still be lazy when operating heavy machinery

dramastream

HAN HYO JOO as BIG KNIFE Believer 2 (2023) dir. Baek Jong Yeol

#don't look at me

crevicedwelling

someone made this for me on Twitter a few years ago and I still think about it a lot. I don’t remember who it was but thank you very much

#ispods my beloved

unpretty

the worst oc i ever made was a dc oc i came up with in middle school. her deal was that whenever she died she just got better. like she’d wake up in an hour and be fine. it depended on how she died, quicker and cleaner meant she’d be better faster. idk i didn’t think through all the details because the reason this character was terrible was that her solution to every problem was to kill herself. she traumatized like ten different heroes because they were trying to save her from something and she just went “nah” and shot herself in the head. i don’t remember what made this seem like a good idea for an oc. probably depression. don’t make ocs when you’re depressed.

unpretty

i regret to inform you that i, an thirty-something, have now written at least half of a fic about my middle school oc who does nothing but kill herself all the time

unpretty

the reviews are in

unpretty

chapter nine is up

spaceguaro

my bestie texting me today:

unpretty

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

sleepyrogues

amanda young, the jigslay killer

#she's my toxic crush i won't lie #ugh sobbb #illustration

possessionisamyth

If you live in the USA and you're pleading for donations to pay your rent, bills, or get food then dial 211! Please dial 211 before the last minute!

It's a toll free service with people who will help you find programs in your community to pay those bills, find food, and find housing! They will give you numbers to call so you can get help.

It is not 100% foolproof. Their job is to direct you to a program they believe will help your current issue, but it's still a step up from praying random strangers online will give you enough cash before a deadline! The added benefit of these community programs, which get funded by the local government most of the time, is if there are more people using them then they can get more money to help more people.

You're not taking resources from other people if you use your community services. Your taxes pay for them. Use them.

Dial 211 first to see if they can help, and if for some reason they can't, then make your donation posts!

https://www.211.org/

dcmcboxers

Hi I work for my state's 211 service. It really breaks my heart how many people only know to call us at the last minute. 211's can provide a whole wealth of resources to use before things ever get to a cut off utility, eviction, or homelessness!

I can't speak for all 211's but most should also have a website detailing all the agencies in their database. if you don't like phone calls, this can be something to reference instead.

If you don't have health insurance but you need to see a doctor, reference 211! We list clinics that provide free or discounted general care, vision, and dental services to low income households and people without insurance! Many hospitals also have financial aid policies that can severely reduce your bill if you had an expensive procedure!

If you're stuck in a dead end job or need educational resources reference 211! There are a lot of programs focused on providing basic adult education as well as trade skills or other high demand fields! State governments are generally more interested in funneling people into work than providing benefits, but you can still use this to your advantage especially if you have some form of disability but are still able to work. That includes if you're neurodiverse or have mental health issues! Most of these programs are extremely underutilized.

If you believe you qualify for public benefits but the bureaucracy of the process is in your way, reference 211! There are agencies specifically geared towards helping people obtain the benefits they qualify for- for free!

If you need help with your taxes-

If you need help finding a pro bono lawyer-

If you need help finding affordable housing/section 8 housing-

If you need help finding food pantries-

If you need help paying for your prescriptions-

If you need help obtaining disability aids or assistive technology-

If you need help finding transportation options-

If you need help following a natural or personal disaster (like a home fire)-

If you need help repairing a home you or your family owns or it needs modifications to be accessible-

If you need Queer resources-

Reference your 211!!!!!

I had no idea what 211 was before working for it but I wish I had. I've learned so much about what resources are actually available to the community even in a ho hum area of the country like my state. I've saved my partner literally thousands of dollars just from the medical resources I've gathered.

Not enough young people know about or utilize these services but they are there for you!

P. S.

This isn't an intended use of 211, but I like to reference the agency listings when I look for jobs. Many of the agencies listed are non-profits which, while they certainly are not perfect, generally have lower barriers of entry to decent paying jobs with benefits. The work environments tend to be much kinder and at least pretend to be forward thinking. You're more likely to find jobs without as many people applying as well, especially if they're only advertising their positions through their own website.

#reference

leave-her-a-tome

(source)

Unsplash - photography, illustration, & art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Getty Images - photography & illustration

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

StockSnap.io - stock photos

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without plagiarizing! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own.

Please add on if you know any more resources for free images <3

debtdeath

recently found out about openverse which i think aggregates a bunch of creative commons images from flickr, wikimedia, nasa etc… pretty handy

traegorn

I’m shocked so many people don’t know about my go to – Morgue File.

It’s full of searchable, rights free images uploaded by photographers.

laufire

[Caption: the original post starts with a screenshot of a tweet by user santanareads. It says “apps you SHOULDN’T use to find pictures for aesthetic boards (basically illegal, chock-full of stolen photography & art): pinterest, we heart it, instagram. apps you SHOULD use to find pictures for aesthetic boards (free stock photos): resplash, pixabay, pexels.”]

#reference