I'm tired

25 | They/them | I really like manatees

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

[yorkshirearthurdent]

I think if I heard I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas in the correct circumstances it could move me to tears. It's like the promise of a brighter future that never came to pass

[writingdose]

to be clear, I believe younger artists and minors can write good fics (not to say “fanfic must always be good” either because it is a hobby and I still believe that as long as it’s done with love and the artist’s joy, it is good) and I believe it’s good when younger artists and minors start making art at young ages.

that said, a lot of fanfics out there that you read and love are done by adults with kids, jobs and responsibilities. adults who have years, decades of practice under their belts. adults who don’t let life and responsibilities take away their joy in creating.

someone’s love and passion don’t suddenly go away the second they reach a certain age. so if anything, I feel sorry for people who say “adults shouldn’t write fanfics or make fan art” because what these people really say is that they expect themselves to stop having fun and finding comfort in things that bring them joy and comfort the second they reach a certain age. it’s sad that they put an expiration date on their own fun and source of comfort.

[starfleetacademy]

So this comment section on a tiktok about insane things people ask at aquariums is a goldmine

[3liza]

i worked at a natural history-type store for a while and one time this mom came in with her sweet little boy and he was asking intelligent questions and she was giving zero-information answers and i was able to not pipe up in my shrill hectoring voice until she confidently informed him that "snakes dont have bones". she was standing next to a shoulder-high specimen of this:

[wolfjackle]

I've a friend who worked at a zoo. She (or a coworker, I don't remember) was once asked:

"So this may be a stupid question, but lions are the male ones and tigers the females, right?"

[nageek42]

My maternal grandmother thought lions and tigers are the same animal too!

We had just adopted an obese cat we thought was female named “Tiger”, turns out he was just too fat to ID the sex without getting in there.

She was convinced we’d have to change his name.

[theriu]

Okay, ON THE ONE HAND, these are both funny and baffling. But ON THE OTHER...if someone genuinely doesn't know something and is willing to ask, remember to be kind to them! Better to educate someone out of a wrong fact than make them ashamed/afraid to ask other questions!

[sztupy]

1976, the time of the big heatwave in the UK apparently everyone remembers, vs recent times.

[ayeforscotland]

My room is 28 degrees right now.

[doctorwhogifs]

[moonfallplays-deactivated202501]

#how long have we been holding on to this one?

[miiilowo]

having feelings that contradict your morals is soooo fucking annnoooooyyyiiingggggg. can the emotions and logic department get on the same page im tired of having to like strangle myself into being a tolerable person

[trans4trains]

[blignick]

[boycritter]

this sucks so bad i need to [remembers suicide jokes only worsen my mental health] put on the best talent show this towns ever seen

[boycritter]

guys this post is a big hit on the adolescent psych ward

[birdsagainsthumanity]

Fish in the great lake being like

[birdsagainsthumanity]

Wait shit wrong fucking post

[doriangraysrockcollection]

i must say, i am a huge fan of when a book is in the middle of a very exciting plot containing many interesting problems when out of nowhere for a few pages it's like, "hey by the way, real quick, here's a detailed explanation of the city's water filtration system! i'm telling you this for a reason and you should worry about it. anyway! haha okay back to the plot" and you just get to be Scared for a while

[doriangraysrockcollection]

i am kissing you on the mouth right now

you are the only person who understands me. you and the person who tagged a series of unfortunate events

[boomer-mythology-destroyer]

[markthekng]

I watched Iron Lung again tonight in the comfort of my home and my dog must've been watching with me cause as soon as bad things started happening to Simon she started crying. In the scene where he ultimately dies she could not stop crying at me. I am now watching him play the Henry Stickman collection so she can see that A.) He's not dead and B.) He's not in distress. Occasionally he'll whine or hum in discontent about something and my dog will look at me and whine to try and get me to fix whatever is distressing Markiplier.

[markthekng]

Her genuine reaction to Simon getting Iron Lunged:

[zzoupz]

she's the opposite of that snake that hates markiplier

[hungry-skeleton]

Artists that don't do artfight all sitting in dark dingy bar together and wordlessly exchanging glances forlornly

[maaarine]

I mean we knew FIFA was corrupt but still

the Belgian federation is not happy about it

[maaarine]

Belgium will be doing a football genki dama vs USA

instagram.com/p/DabDolvHOjM

[tilthat]

TIL “Yankee Doodle” was written by the British to mock americans. “Doodle” is thought to come from the German “dödel”, meaning “fool” or “simpleton” and “macaroni,” a flamboyantly stylish type of dress, painting the Yankees as morons who thought placing a feather in one’s cap made them a “dandy.”

via reddit.com

[toastpotent-deactivated20250619]

so you’re telling me that “stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni” would be like saying “wrote a G on his belt and called it gucci”

[beggars-opera]

that’s…a pretty good analogy actually

[ti-bae-rius]

US moron came to town

Hunting for some coochie

Wrote a G up on his belt

And this bitch called it Gucci

[ti-bae-rius]

Seeing my notifications get flooded with this every July 4th is the only thing I respect about America

[walmart-the-official]

Happy fourth to those who celebrate

[funstyle]

I saw someone spell it "whimsicle" today. Like popsicle

[enba-and-luka]