As ttte fans and locomotive enthusiasts, many of us are aware of the concerning state of railroad safety in the US, my home country. This episode of Last Week Tonight covers it in such a humorous, easy to understand, and concise way. They even do a little ttte parody skit at the end that was just so well made! I'd call it charming if the subject matter wasn't so bleak.
I seriously recommend this video if you need a quick and entertaining way to educate yourself on the state of railways in the US.
I swear this is a very important question. These are just the characters I've seen him shipped with, because I want to gauge which ship is the most popular for a fic I want to write. Feel free to give different answers or more explanation if needed.
Thomas and Tugs fans will look at a couple of sentient machines, go "wouldn't it be silly if they kissed hehe," and then write the most devastating historical gay romance you've ever seen.
Would you look at that? It's Nebbs crawling out of her abyss!
All jokes aside, my activity's dropped off due to some personal reasons again. I don't want to lie and say I'm okay, but I don't want to dump on you guys either. For those of you who are curious about what's up, go ahead and read below the cut. For those of you who aren't in the headspace to read venting, feel free to stop here. NO ONE is responsible for my wellness but me! I just needed to write out my emotions and send them into the void, yk?
I will always love you freaky sentient machine folks ❤️❤️❤️
Anyways....
2nd semester has started up again for me, but it goes a lot deeper than that. School is actually one of the few things keeping me happy rn aside from my job.
The real problem is my family. Don't get me wrong, they're amazing and generous and very much loving towards me. I've made myself into the "good child" so I never have to worry about getting on their nerves. But other than that, I have to listen to them scream at each other and sit through their passive aggressive conversations. Every. Damn. Day. I can't leave the dinner table without wanting to cry. My house is toxic, even though I have access to all the things I should as a daughter and sister. Of course, we have good moments between all of us, but I'm reaching my limit.
Now, I'm almost 20, but I can't just move out. Have you SEEN the cost of living lately? I'm also disabled and still rely on them for support. I'll be able to live on my own someday, but that day is VERY far away.
I'm not sure if depressed is the right word. I've been depressed before, and I can feel myself slipping towards that pit again, but I'm not quite there yet. I've been sleeping a lot, which is why you've seen less of me. Hobbies tend to be the first to go when I'm exhausted.
I do have a really good IRL support system outside of my family, so don't worry about me. I just figured I owed you all some explanation for why I disappear, especially since we're a small community. There's SO much art and fic and other content I want to make for you guys, but my mind just isn't all there.
Some of you might have noticed I’ve been less active lately, and I wanted to tell you why.
Since the end of the semester, my energy has completely tanked. I’ve been sleeping more and more, and my immune system is noticeably weaker. I’m not sure if I’m finally feeling the effects of burnout or if there’s something really wrong with my body, but regardless, I’ve been saving my energy for my part time job.
I know I promised I’d be writing more fic and working on more fan art, but I just don’t have the spoons to keep up right now. I’m sorry about that. I know some of you were excited to see more from me.
However, I can promise that I haven’t lost interest, and that I value the connections I’ve made with you all through here and on discord. I will continue to create, because that’s what makes me happy, but it can’t be as often as I’d like. I’ll do my best to keep interacting with y’all every now and then.
Are you secretly three ducks in a trenchcoat? (Asking for a friend)
Yes. Yes I am.
The first one comes up with ideas. The second one draws and writes those ideas into existence. The third one goes to work and makes sure we eat and sleep well. Duck three is also the one whose head is poking out of the collar.
(also can i just say as a fellow le$bean and edward kinnie i LOVE your pfp!)
Aww, thank you! I don't consider myself an Edward kinnie, but he is my favorite!
Growing up, I never really had a chance to express myself as a queer person, so I slap our flag on a lot of things haha. I'll definitely be putting out some projects during pride month!
Just wanted to let you all know that school just started back up for me, so my activity is going to dwindle. I'll still be lurking, though. Promise! Also, the health issues I mentioned earlier are stemming from some hormone imbalance, so hopefully I'll be able to get on some meds for that.
