This, That, and the Other

My collection of inspiration, thoughts, quotes, and most things nerdy. fair warning, I don't censor myself and I'm the worst at remembering to tag. you've been warned. fiber related anything is put over on @floofdreamsoffiber and history/museum work is over at @historyinbitsandpieces

[charlataninred]

Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.

[meraarts]

Might I add:

The defeat of the wizard who made people choose how they’d be to be executed

The woman who raised the changeling alongside her biological child

The human who died of radiation poisoning after repairing the spaceship

[eater-of-hopes-and-dreams]

The adventures of a space roomba

Cinderella finding Araura (and falling in love)

I don’t know a snappy description but the my nemesis cynthia story certainly lives in my head

[blitzlowin]

hilariously, these are almost all in my fic tag. so, a compiled list from the notes (and some extras):

The God of Arepo (graphic novel 1 / 2 / 3) (ebook)

The Monster of Sentan

The Witch’s Cat

Raise Both Children

Stabby the Roomba (honorable mention)

Cinderella Marries the Prince (comic)

My Arch Nemesis Cynthia

Pirates and Mermaid

Eindred and the Witch

The Demon King

The Cornerwitch

Grandmother Beetroot

Apocalypse Daycare Worker

Grandmother Accidentally Summons a Demon

New Year Saga

A Story About Changelings

Ranger in the King’s Forest

The Difference Between a Hare and a Rabbit

Goblin Men (Canines)

[charlataninred]

I am in love with you /p

[inkvoices]

Adding Faceblind Prince Charming and Cinderella

[inkvoices]

21. The human who died of radiation poisoning after repairing the spaceship

22. The defeat of the wizard who made people choose how they’d be to be executed

[lightningladybug]

adding the Doctors Without Borders one

[inkvoices]

I LOVE tumblr storytime, so here’s a bunch more your weekend reading. Enjoy!

24. The Queen with Three Cursed Children

25. Tiny Dragon with one coin hoard

26. Haunted house

27. Shark hero was about to go rogue

28. Grandma lives in the woods comic

29. A Different Aftermath comic

30. Battery (microstory but I love it so much)

31. It’s A Date comic

32. Supervillian kidnaps rival’s kid and they want to stay

33. Narrative Town

34. I have been hired to clean the wizard tower comic

35. Robot Apocalypse

36. The Statues That Do Not Weather

37. Kushiel

38. Tooth Fairy

39. Alien abduction

40. Felonious wish-granting

41. When humans met actual space orcs

42. Space cousins

[theatrical-penguin]

Does anyone know where to find the one with the Antichrist raised by loving mother and their family has been raising antichrists so they turn out good for generations?

[inkvoices]

Okay, the one about raising the Antichrist and a bunch more, because tumblr storytime is brilliant:

43. Raising the Antichrist 44. Hallmark Movie Bad Guys 44. the Rapture comic 45. The Stone of Possibility 46. Humans are space orcs - Jurassic Park edition 47. Messenger birds for Hades and Persephone 48. when the pots of honey showed up 49. rock paper scissors wizards 50. Drake McDougal who saved a ship 51. Alien invasion vs Earth wildlife 52. Pride Knights 53. raising a dragon on a farm 54. Unaligned Supers Job Placement Agency 55. Pirates raised a mermaid 56. Alien Invasion vs Old Gods 57. the fae who asked for a name

[inkvoices]

For the list-loving tumblr storytime folks:

58. The Forgotten God

59. The King prophesied to defeat evil

60. Ugly Mary

61. Where is my pilot?

62. Boredom is a dangerous thing to a human

63. Antler Guy and Neighbour Steve

64. Be not scared, my child comic

65. The scorpian and the frog (extended edition)

66. Mystery door comic

67. Born cursed comic

68. Gnome world

69. Moon’s stuck in a time loop (from: moon’s haunted)

70. A changeling comic - Mary

71. The roommate who’s bad at pretending to be human

72. Oracle

73. Mediocre superpower

74. The counter above people’s heads

75. Lonomia and names comic

76. The pool at the heart of the forest comic

77. The goblin, the orc, and the overlord

78. Human in a crew of long-lived aliens

79. Punching zeus in the face

80. Earth is the space Amazon rainforest

81. Someone under the bed

82. The lady who makes prosthetics comic

83. Villains make a wish

84. Toad Words

85. The mark of a god (Priest of Arepo)

86. I know i’ve kissed you before, but comic

87. Intelligent war machines

88. Minor villain

89. Portrait artist

90. Hero of the valley comic

Plus:

an updated link for humans are unstoppable thanks to @genius11rare

another witch’s cat comic thanks to an ask from @mrsq8geek

[eschercatcollectsstories]

I’ve been looking for more fun collections like this, had trouble finding any, and then realized I could just make a blog for it. There’s nothing stopping me. Weird.

[noah-wyles]

all i want for 2026 is that gigantic rancid AI bubble to finally burst in such a catastrophic way that the consequences will be so good and i'll never have to see another AI generated image ever again

[fluoritegalaxy]

Like to charge, reblog to cast.

[thesituation]

my 100% failproof way to handle reactionaries asking why i don’t shave at all is going “because i don’t want to” it works because what they really want is an argument about the merits of feminism, and they’ll draw it out and try to convince you it’s a cult or whatever, but you can avoid it all by sticking to “i just don’t wanna. don’t feel like it” and if they argue with you about it you can use your ultimate ability, which is “i’m sorry i thought it was a free country?” which, believe me, they cannot come back from. they’ll either drop it or start harping on something you didn’t say, and it’s important you don’t take the bait at that point. when they can’t argue with what you say, they assume your beliefs and attack those. and you crucially must be visibly baffled at their change of direction because it will make them seem and possibly feel crazy (which they are). “i don’t want to shave” is a perfect response because truly it all comes down to autonomy and the ability to do what you want. they’ll try to say “feminism makes you think you have to do that” and it’s important to not take that bait. to reiterate that you don’t know what they mean and you just don’t like shaving and that it’s really weird to look into it that deep. this works i promise

[ratantics]

I needed to see this today.

[gaslit-dipshits]

[appalachian-werewolf]

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[gaybichon]

i think i found my new favorite artist on twitter

(source)

[gaybichon]

👆 me

[telumendils]

I thought I could never care for anyone again, until I met you.

The Golden Girls, S2E5: “Isn't It Romantic”

[telumendils]

#happy pride to this episode of a sitcom from the 1980s!!!!

[madeofklay]

What I learned not to do in art school

[suricata-uwu]

[ID: comic showing OP. He sits in front of a drawing tablet, frustrated, and says "Ugh, I just don't feel inspired to make anything". A tiny image of a man pops up in the air and OP says, "Woah! A manifestation of my art school illustration professor!?"

The professor says, "When the old masters needed inspiration, some of them would wrap towels around their heads and experience hallucinations from oxygen deprivation." OP frowns and says "...That's terrible advice". End ID]

[indeedgoodman]

[aetherograph]

Hellzapoppin from 1941! I think it's the earliest film footage we have of the lindy hop, done here by the dance troupe the Harlem Congaroos! Lindy used to be VERY fast stuff! It's also called West Coast Swing. This entire film is VERY silly you should go watch it.

Hellzapoppin (1941) : Olsen and Johnson : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Olsen and Johnson

[prismatic-bell]

My favorite part of this whole thing is all the little imperfections in it. You'll see the dancers with their legs bent slightly differently from one another, the lady who does the slide is just a tiiiiiny bit awkward for half a second when she's getting up, and so on.

Because they're dancers who are allowed to be human, not automatons. I think it makes it all the more joyful and wonderful.

[cheaphalloweencostume]

yesterday my grandma found a penny on the floor and said to my grandpa “there’s that penny again, pa!” and i absolutely lost my mind because i couldn’t shelve the thought of a single panel Far Side comic of two old people on the front porch in the middle of nowhere and a giant penny angrily and inexplicably rolling through the wastes

“there’s that penny again, pa!”

[secreteggplantbaby]

[cheaphalloweencostume]

this is hands down my single favorite post ive ever made that got notes

[tsunflowers]

I feel bad for people who’ve never experienced a corn maze bc it’s not even fun but you just have to do it

[tsunflowers]

I'd like to reblog this with some tags and comments bc I've really appreciated reading them

people who get what I mean:

people who have found a way to have fun in the corn maze but who I'm a little worried about:

person who we are going to put in the corn:

[turtlesandfrogs]

So I was scrolling and saw this image in an article about the European heat wave,

And was like, uh, are you missing something there, buddy? Like all that red in northern Africa? Because that's a lot of red.

And I was going to give them the benefit of doubt, since I don't know much about the climate in Northern Africa, aside from Morroco and Egypt, which seem like really hot places, so you know, maybe it's normal there?

But nope, that's not the case:

‘Hot Continent’ Perception Downplays Africa's Heat Wave Dangers

Africa is struggling with heat waves and many countries on the continent lack the resources rich economies have to deal with rising temperat

Some selections from the article:

"The region has been experiencing some of the most intense heat waves in recent years, but in many cases they’ve been under-reported due to misconceptions about Africans’ ability to withstand them.

“Africa is seen as a sunny and hot continent,” said Amadou Thierno Gaye, a research scientist and professor at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. “People think we are used to heat, but we are having high temperatures for a longer duration. Nobody is used to this.”

"The Sahel, for instance, has been heating at a faster pace than the global average despite being hot already. Burkina Faso and Mali, both in West Africa’s Sahel, are among countries that are set to become almost uninhabitable by 2080, if the world continues on its current trajectory, a UK university study found. Its people are especially vulnerable due to shrinking resources, such as water, and poor amenities, and a dearth of trees and parks means there are few options for places to cool off."

[stupidjewishwhiteboy]

Ah

[nudityandnerdery]

Hey, we’re in line for some absurd temperatures here in the southwest this week. This is very important to know and keep in mind. Be safe, stay hydrated, stay out of the sun as much as you can.

[katajainen]

For my fellow Europeans south of us who are currently suffering from extreme heat. Stay safe!

[belovedapollo]

I’d also like to add this

Additional you can also put them on your palms, also, make sure to always use a light towel or kitchen paper and don’t put the ice bags directly onto your skin!

[sealdev]

mom said homework. i run away

[ahedderick]

Oh, my Dear one:

You must study the fish! and the kelp and the clams,

The tides near the beach and the waves that can slam.

The littoral waters! Pelagic ones, too

We were made for the sea and the sea's made for you.

[cock-holliday]

Idk man it’s so easy to get bogged down in all the bullshit online but when my then-6 year old cousin found out I was trans he said “ok” then corrected my grandma when she misgendered me. I was once the third between a gay man and a lesbian. Two lesbians once invited me back to their place when I presented as a man. I met an AMAB nb butch who looked strikingly to outsiders like a cis man and it was one of the more sapphic experiences I’ve had. I nervously wore a boydyke shirt to pride and got 3 different cis-looking femme folks tell me they loved my shirt. I once told a trans group at a protest that any pronouns were fine for me and one person said “wow, I’m impressed and intimidated by people like that. I don’t know that I could be that chill with pronouns.” I once told a GNC friend I wished I could wear a type of “opposite” gender clothing after I had already transitioned and so it would be associated with my AGAB and he said “You could just do it.” I’ve had cishet men fight cops for me before. The first time I had a doctor ask me if my name was different than what was on my forms I had to try not to cry. Last week, a phone call with a doctor’s office where I am generally cis passing asked unprompted if my name listed is what I want to be called. It touched me then too. I told a lesbian friend once I felt like my attraction to men AND women both felt gay. She said “makes sense.” And we moved on. I go by different pronouns in different circles. I’ve had gay women love my facial hair. I’ve had gay men like my tits. It’s all out there, I promise. It can be hard to find it but I promise there is community like you and community who likes you. And it’s more messy and beautiful than tumblr discourse makes it out to be.

[cock-holliday]

These are from the last 8 hours only. And not all of them.

We're here! We're here we're here we're here!

Check the notes! There are so many of us and so many who love us.

Queer love, baby!

[the-haiku-bot]

Check the notes! There are

so many of us and so

many who love us.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[judgejudyofficial]

stop letting miserable people on the internet convince you that you must have a concrete, well-constructed opinion on everything that has ever existed.

[supreme-leader-stoat]

[judgejudyofficial]

everybody say thank you Marcus Aurelius

[iconuk01]

I'm very proud of my countrymen for introducing America to the world of the proper football chant.

None of this cheerleader stuff for soccer, oh no sireee, I mean, no disrespect to cheerleaders who put a LOT of work and effort into their performances, but somehow "Rah-Rah! We're the best" from peppily gymnastic young things can't quite match the sheer power of entire stadiums of grown up fans yelling at the top of their lungs things like....

It's unclear if this one originated with the English of Scottish games (spelling of "old" as "auld" notwithstanding), but either way, well done.

And it's striking home too! :D

Sportsball holds no interest for me, but that doesn't mean I can't respect the participation aspects sometimes.