Organized Chaos

I don't even know anymore, but I'm trying to figure it out.

[darkestcinema]

renaissance in the 21st century

[blogitalianissimo]

[tinyphantomsalad]

some more

[kitsunebattleboxer]

the WHAT??

[personification-of-anxiety]

okay, found her

[whenstarsfall]

[whenstarsfall]

some more good replies from the notes

[whenstarsfall]

[hellyesbro]

I think an underrated horror trope is “insular christian cult worshipping something that slowly reveals itself to be Very Much Not God”.  I think it speaks something to the bastardized nature of american christian sects like southern baptist and others. I think in a lot of ways the way colonialism pairs with christianity in the americas really makes it demonic in ways that horror makes powerful statements about.

[hellyesbro]

“There is no god in this church. Nothing but an empty box built on atrocities. You think the christian God watches over America? God did not come with us to this land.”

[gothicprep]

why is your cat green?

She’s built different 😌

[gothicprep]

Look i tried to laugh it off, but I haven’t stopped thinking about this message because… my cat literally isn’t green

like where is the green

[gothicprep]

Oh Christ

[sapropel]

This is the color your cat is

[lazygravez]

colors i eyedropped directly from op's cat

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

I drew a tree using only colours eyedropped from OP's cat.

[karakats]

every time i see this post all i see is some green alien kitty with antennae so i had to draw it

[bogleech]

I originally thought those were supposed to be mushrooms, implying that this cat is moldy

[tanuki-pyon]

Moldy forest cat

[gothicprep]

i'm happy y'all made fan art of my cat. i tried to show her and she just rubbed her face on my phone

[kob131]

Pet your cat OP, 50% shot it helps.

[headspace-hotel]

the first time I reblogged this, like a few weeks ago, it had like 4,000 notes. why do people keep insisting tumblr is dead

[headspace-hotel]

i had a DREAM about the green cat last night. not sure what she was up to but. nice to meet her :)

[afloweroutofstone]

Oh fuck yes Twitter is bringing back the 1970’s Maoist approach to gayness

[oysters-aint-for-me]

ok but hear me out- what if we just let them fix the economy and then stay gay

[moveslikebucky]

[thecrowssideblog]

Once they fix the economy let's tell them it was the global warming that made us gay.

[spiteswallow]

I humbly suggest that true crime freaks should get into learning about scammers instead of serial killers. I LOVE reading about fraud and grifts and pyramid schemes. true crime ppl have all this paranoid energy about murder, which is rare in the grand scheme of things.....maybe instead that could be channeled into some productive rage toward capitalism.

[spiteswallow]

And u know a side effect of learning about scam artists is that you start to understand certain things about economics, and just how STUPID these systems are and how easily they are taken advantage of....and I'd much rather people gained a passing familiarity with economics than whatever armchair psychologist shit these true crimers get on. We need fewer people who think they're experts on "sociopaths" and more people who understand how people like Elizabeth Holmes and the WeWork guy were able to do what they did

[bixbythemartian]

there’s a documentary called Sour Grapes and it’s about a guy who made a shitload of counterfeit wine and scammed a bunch of obscenely rich and obnoxious people out of money with wines he blended to taste like the real thing, it’s really interesting!

(I still think that some wine company should reach out to Rudy Kurniawan and get him to work with them on recipes, ‘this tastes like expensive wine you would not normally be able to purchase’ for, like, 20 bucks a bottle is wine I would 100% buy, especially if Rudy were involved.)

Also, somewhat uniquely, his crime mostly impacted obnoxiously wealthy people who were trading expensive wine as a money making thing, or drinking expensive wine as a show of wealth.

I also recommend the first season, especially, of the podcast The Dream, which is about multi-level marketing and how fucked up it is, it’s along these same lines.

[valentineish]

Funny that somebody should mention MLMs! I am happy to report that there's been a steady migration over from true crime to anti-MLM content. The r/antiMLM subreddit is nearly at 750k members, anti-MLM Facebook groups easily reach 100k+ members, and there's now countless content creators about this stuff.

It's legitimately heartwarming to see. Discussions surrounding MLMs usually start with the vilification of huns. But that expands once people realize the huns, too, are being preyed upon. Some people inevitably turn to criticisms of capitalism and failures of society, and like... the evolution is truly striking. Instead of true crime's artificial fear, there is a justified outrage at play.

To add upon the recommendation of The Dream, here's some more content to check out:

iilluminaughtii on YouTube and podcasts (Besides Multilevel Marketing Mondays, she also covers far right organizations, corrupt corporations, and failures of society)

The Antibot on Youtube (I'd especially recommend the video on not glamorizing labor)

The podcast Toxic Positivity

The podcast Scam Goddess

The documentary Betting on Zero

The documentary LuLaRich

[jenny-jinya]

CW: animal death

People have asked for more interactions between Life and Death. Life is bringing so much color into my comics haha <3

[littlegreenplasticsoldier]

Who was it who said that grief is love with nowhere to go

[knowledge-and-power]

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.”

Jamie Anderson

[programmerhumour]

Once upon a time…

[friendly-neighborhood-ehrhardt]

[thebeanestbad]

[personification-of-anxiety]

I really wish the overused sentence “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” was less relevant but here we are

[morbidfantasy21]

By Anato Finstark (anto-finnstark on artstation)

[unlikely-ualentine]

I dont really like making rebloggable posts but I haven’t seen anyone mention them yet: terracotta heaters are really easy and effective DYI heaters for cold emergencies and I think it might be helpful considering, you know

TDLR, place a candle of any size down, and put a terracotta pot (as large as possible preferably) over it, with something non-flammable and balanced to keep the bottom an inch or two off the ground, like bricks. 

The candle will heat the terracotta, which will put off heat, while the space underneath lets smoke out and oxygen in. I’ve used these all 3 times we had outages here in Maine during blizzards to keep my aquariums warm, the weather outside had been easily -20 F with high winds, and not only was I cozy, that shit kept the water 10 degrees above room temperature. If it can heat the aquariums, it’ll heat a small room.

They work so much better than you’d think, the heat they put off is insane. Obviously be careful because smoke and open flame, but they’re very easy to make and just need an eye kept on them on all times.

 Don’t touch the heated pot bare-handed, it’ll burn like a motherfucker, they get VERY hot. Use thick oven mitts or layered rags to remove pot, put the candle out first if you can manage. Don’t do more than one or two in a non-ventilated or closed room, it’s still making smoke and that can make it harder to breathe.

[ID: Two bricks are laid flat, two bricks are stacked on top on their sides. A candle is in a jar inbetween and is lit. A large terracotta pot is balanced on the second, higher set of bricks so it is above the candle and off the ground. End Id]

[randomslasher]

Driving on Ice

So apparently a lot of people are experiencing weather and road conditions they rarely see (same here, we don’t usually get this cold, but at least it’s not entirely unprecedented) and plenty of folks still have to drive. 

My dad was very good at teaching me to drive, and took me out to drive on ice on purpose so I could see what it felt like. We’d go up hills, find places where I could deliberately put myself into a skid just to see how it felt, etc. I have no doubt it has saved my life, or at least saved me from some nasty potential accidents, in the intervening years. 

So, for those who didn’t have someone to teach them, here are a few of the tips he gave me. I realize there are plenty of other tips pages out there too, but just in case, I figured I would share.

1) Drive slowly. This one seems obvious but seriously, slow the heck down. Like way the heck down. On icy roads you will rarely want to go more than 20mph, sometimes even slower than that.

2) Give yourself plenty of breaking room. Leave WAY more space between you and the cars ahead of you than you normally would, to give your car plenty of time to slow down on slippery roads. 

3) Tap your brakes, don’t slam on them. Even antilock brakes (ABS), which are meant to prevent your tires from locking up and just sliding across a frictionless icy surface, benefit from this tip. Apply slow gentle pumps to your brakes, to help avoid sending your car into a skid. If you don’t have ABS or aren’t sure, then do this anyway.

4) If you do skid, don’t panic. Take your foot off the accelerator, then turn into the skid–meaning whichever direction your back tires are going, you should turn your wheel the same way. This will help you “catch” the skid and stop spinning.  

5) If you have a standard transmission, get into higher gears asap. They give you more control over your vehicle. I realize that’s not many people these days, but for those who still drive stick, higher gears = more control. 

6) Slow down for turns. Yes, even slower than you’re already going. Take them by inches if you have to. Turns are where you’re more likely to skid since you’re changing the momentum of your vehicle on a low-friction surface. Be especially careful in parking lots. 

7) Bridges freeze first, so even if the road seems dry or ice-free, in cold, wintery conditions, bridges are often still icy. I remember driving out of a wintery storm a few years ago and feeling my back tires fishtail every time I hit an overpass. Be careful, and try not to accelerate or brake on a bridge if you don’t have to. I tend to just coast until I’m on solid ground again.

8) Let your car warm up before you start driving. Your engine will perform better if you give the various lubricants in there time to liquify again. Start your car and let it run for several minutes (5-10 if possible) before you try driving. This will also give your defrost time to melt the ice on your window so you don’t have to scrape so much. 

9) If possible, don’t drive a car with an old or questionable battery. If you have a choice between a vehicle with an older battery or a newer one, go with the newer one. 

10) Don’t be overconfident, even if you have a large heavy vehicle with 4-wheel drive. Ice doesn’t really care; you can still skid, slip, or lose control even in heavier vehicles. I can’t tell you how often I see trucks and 4-wheel-drive SUVs stuck in snowbanks in this kind of weather because the drivers think they are invincible. 

11) Weigh down the back if you’re driving alone. If possible, put something heavy in the back of your vehicle to get some weight over the back tires. This is especially important for trucks and will help you keep control of your vehicle by giving some extra friction to your rear tires.

12) Always assume there is ice on the road in weather below freezing, even if it just looks wet. Black ice looks like water and is very dangerous. 

13) Keep your defrost on high to keep your windshield clear of ice. 

14) If your vehicle suddenly feels light, like it’s gliding or floating, take your foot OFF the accelerator but do not slam the brakes. Let yourself glide until you feel your tires “catch” the pavement again. Tap the brakes to test if you are out of the slide, but DO NOT slam them, as this can send you into a skid. 

Anyway these are just tips my dad has given me over the years and they’ve definitely gotten me through some slippery situations. If you have to drive, be very careful! 

The main thing is go SLOW, don’t try to pass people, let them pass you if they insist on it, and take your time. Leave for work or school plenty early and take your time. 

Be safe out there! Oh, and any of my followers or folks who see this who drive on icy roads more often, feel free to add on. This is mostly aimed at people who may not do this often and may also not have the tires or chains that northern folk do.

[today-only-happens-once]

Yes to all of this! And if I can also add:

Don’t let idiots with big cars bully you into driving faster when driving on icy roads. I’ve had plenty of experience with guys in trucks and big four-wheel drive cars borderline tailgate me on side streets in my little four-door sedan. 

Being a minor inconvenience to someone with an attitude problem is better than crashing your car. drive slowly. 

[randomslasher]

^^^ YES THIS. 

If you can, pull over onto a shoulder or turn off and let them get around you, but if that’s not possible (as it often isn’t in back country roads where you meet a lot of these assholes) then ignore them. They’re being jerks and they need to chill out; it’s far more important that everyone get where they’re going safely. If they are running late then that’s on them for not leaving themselves enough time to travel safely on the icy roads. They shouldn’t be trying to make up that time where it’s putting others in danger. 

[iheartphantomoftheopera]

Minnie Driver as La Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera, 2004

[ruffboi-mags]

So apparently, over the summer, Quibi (the shortest-lasting streaming service ever lmao) did a quarantine project called “Home Movie: The Princess Bride” where a bunch of celebrities recreated The Princess Bride in tiny chunks at home.

And like there was no permanent cast, all these celebrities seem to have gotten a scene or part of a scene to do (i’m not sure exactly, I did not ever watch Quibi and thus haven’t seen this yet), and then they just… recreated it as best they could. At home. Under quarantine.

So like, you had Jennifer Garner in a blanket cape playing Princess Buttercup AND the Booing Old Woman with a crowd comprised entirely of stuffed animals:

Or Taika Waititi paying Westley off a badly-drawn Inigo on a piece of cardboard held in front of someone’s face:

And it’s all just delightful.

But my absolute favorite part of this thing that I’ve sadly never seen but assume is probably absolutely hilarious and a treasure and I want to find it some day and watch the whole thing… is that Carey Elwes is in it.

As Prince Fucking Humperdink.

[thorin-is-a-cuddler]

We celebrate David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Prince for their gender-nonconforming amazingness as we should, but let us not forget

Annie Lennox

Grace Jones

Sinead O‘Connor

Dolores O‘Riordan

Patti Smith

Tracy Chapman

Please add if you like, i do not own the photos

[ashfae]

k.d. lang

[prettypositivity]

you’re not a failure just because you’re not where you thought you’d be by now

[midnightssea]

I’m sorry but I think it’s absurd that men have spent thousands of years writing philosophical essays on how to be a good person all while ignoring and/or actively mistreating women, who are in fact people

[midnightssea]

I don’t give a fuck what Aristotle said about ethics when he literally said women were inferior to men

[clusterb-itch]

[trevenanl-deactivated20200913]

When a drunk girl outside a club bathroom speaks… you listen. If she tells you that you’ll find love despite being hurt in the past? She’s right. If she tells you to stop being so self-aware? She’s right. They are the modern day Oracles at Delphi and must be taken at their every word

[guarded-affection]

outside after a lesbian concert (King Princess), i asked a girl dressed as jesus if she forgave me. a drunk girl ran up and slurred “i don’t mean to interrupt, but you don’t need to be forgiven. you don’t need to be forgiven.”