As Far As Possible(Without Surrender)

Sarah. Elder Millennial. Canadian. Socialist. Queer AF. NeuroSpicy. Hockey Fan. Nerd. Hopeless Flirt. I'm so random about what I post I don't even know what to tell you. IT'S SELDOM AS QUALITY AS I WOULD LIKE BUT OFTEN BUCKETS OF CRAZY. Every day is Unfollow Amnesty day. FOLLOW. UNFOLLOW. IT'S YOUR DASH DO WHAT YOU WANT

[sonoftheria]

✴︎ BETRAYED STRAYS ✴︎

[catchymemes]

[hthrrloooo]

Catastrophize Benedictine

[dumbthinmint]

Forgetful Ice Cream Sandwich

[viostormcaller]

Executive Dysfunction Cake n’ Ice Cream

[isa-ghost]

Unfocused Cereal

[everyone-loves-purple]

sensitive rice

[andiamburdenedwithgloriousfeels]

Migraine Grits

[snarklordofthesith]

Distraction Donut.

[jadelyn]

Leg-Jiggle M&Ms

[moniquill]

Panic Cheese

[elodieunderglass]

Dread Tiffin

[spaceshipoftheseus]

Despair Mint

[thelawfulchaotic]

Insomnia Lucky Charm

[syinthome-kaleidoscope]

Deterritorialization Strawberry

[barely-an-artist]

Lethargy sandwich

[randomfruit666]

Constant Stress Salmon

[cedar-is-a-nerd]

Anxiety Iced Tea

[consumerofshorthomies]

Anxious Apple Juice goes hard

or Dissociation Rice if we’re being real specific about the food part

[theboredvoid]

Mood Swings Red Bull

[starving-little-orphan-boy]

@counting-horses please let at least one of these be real

[counting-horses]

This post contains 52 horses (84.9% of the post)

🐎 @hthrrloooo

Catastrophize Benedictine

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🐴 @dumbthinmint

Forgetful Ice Cream Sandwich

🍎 @viostormcaller

Executive Dysfunction Cake n’ Ice Cream

♞ @isa-ghost

Unfocused Cereal

𓃗 @everyone-loves-purple

sensitive rice

♞ @andiamburdenedwithgloriousfeels

Migraine Grits

🐎 @snarklordofthesith

Distraction Donut.

🥕 @jadelyn

Leg-Jiggle M&Ms

🎠 @moniquill

Panic Cheese

🥕 @elodieunderglass

Dread Tiffin

🦄 @spaceshipoftheseus

Despair Mint

🦄 @thelawfulchaotic

Insomnia Lucky Charm

🎠 @syinthome-kaleidoscope

Deterritorialization Strawberry

🦄 @barely-an-artist

Lethargy sandwich

🥕 @randomfruit666

Constant Stress Salmon

🎠 @cedar-is-a-nerd

Anxiety Iced Tea

🥕 @consumerofshorthomies

Anxious Apple Juice goes hard

or Dissociation Rice if we’re being real specific about the food part

♞ @theboredvoid

Mood Swings Red Bull

♞ @starving-little-orphan-boy

@counting-horses please let at least one of these be real

Posts are selected by humans, processed automatically and queued to post. Click the link for more information about each horse. You can send a link or text to be counted to my ask box.

[elodieunderglass]

Aww Tiffin is a grandchild of the Tetrarch, that’s cute!

[bearfeathers]

PARANOIA PIZZA

[thedreamthatdreamsus]

Emotional Strawberry

[sugar-for-ashes]

[bitt-better]

[gumy-shark]

nothing scarier than being a fan of a fic and then becoming mutuals with the author. like hi shakespeare. big fan of your fake dating au

[thedreamthatdreamsus]

yeah but this is legit how i scored my best friend, my ride or die, my Person, and also it must be noted - my beta reader. She liked my porn, did not like the number of commas in a sentence - apparently sentences are not supposed to be paragraphs - and I've been a better person and writer for having her in my life.

[funkiest-ghoul-in-town]

you can only reblog this today. if you even care

[byjove]

I never thought I would be siding with the pope’s involvement in politics and cheering him on. I will say that.

[byjove]

[the-reblog-squad-deactivated202]

Reblog if you don't use Generative AI to write fanfics/original fics or to create fanart/original art.

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[corneliaavenue-ao3]

Reblog to give prev the power to write their fanfiction

[gnar-slabdash]

Reblog to give prev the TIME to write their fanfiction

[cutebutalsostabby]

Reblog to give prev the hocus focus to write their fanfiction.

[septic-dr-schneep]

Reblog to give prev the energy to write their fanfiction

[imsopopfly]

Reblog to give prev the executive function to write their fanfiction

[sailing-ever-west-deactivated20]

the trolley problem vs. systemic oppression: a comic.

[amerlcanapparel-deactivated2020]

when she says she doesn’t send nudes

[straighthater]

when guys objectify women and expect them to send nudes

[timelordpillbug]

when someone asks you about your nuclear plans for russia

[hikingnerd]

When Russia sends you nudes

[dr-thackery]

[dismantlerepaired]

[ilovepretzelrods]

[thegingerbalrog]

[onwardwall]

[miss-jaxon-flaxon-waxon]

#what the fuck happened here

[her-eyes-dared-me-with-danger]

This is my favorite post in all of tumblr

[kyloschuyler]

reminder that this post is now illegal in Russia

[tree-of-blue-squirrel]

reblog it, because Russia can´t

[maradaisykat]

Thanks Obama 

[my-sisters-eyeball]

Wtf

[roomba-with-knives-taped-to-it]

When Russia makes this post illegal

[earthnicity]

I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS IN SCREENSHOTS

[dovahdez]

I will reblog this every goddamn time I find it on my dash

[a-wondering-thought-deactivated]

I have a piece of tumblr history on my blog now

[the-therapist-is-ace]

What the-

[rvioletprince27]

I haven’t seen this in about 4 years. I’m glad it’s back.

[ordola]

@hellsite-hall-of-fame

[academicblorbo]

"if you are over 30 on Tumblr the mental illness won" "the aging fanbase of Tumblr" motherfucker if you are over 30 and have been here the entire time it means the mental illness didn't win we are still alive WE MADE IT

[fixyourwritinghabits]

Anyway, more verified reporting on Neil Gaiman is out and it's real bad, folks, it just is. I'm not going to link it here, but there are plenty of free links floating around.

I cannot stress this enough, if the topic of sexual assault and graphic details are going to be severely distressing for you, please do not read it. That is not something you have to do to yourself. You do not have to do penance for finding his work meaningful, previously praised it, or enjoyed interacting with him on Tumblr. This is not on you. No one needs that from you, no matter how it may feel.

If this is personally devastating, you can (and should!) take some time to process it. You don't owe the internet a hot take or force yourself to feel the right emotion. Just take a break until you find the right headspace to be in. Please take care of yourselves.

[okayophelia]

[made rebloggable by request]

read like a motherfucker. don’t learn from your betters, just inhale them. imprint rhythms and chokeholds and things-that-shoot-up-your-spine into your fingertips. read how romance novels create characters so vivid you want to fuck them and have them be fucked. read brutal minimalism and extravagant prose. read children’s books to remember about wonder and post-modernists to remember about freedom. read because at some point you will be so full with the consumption of language you will need to start pouring it back out again.

write like an asshole. write things when you’ve stayed up so late you are delirious. write when you’re drunk. write when a song has made you feel catastrophic. write when you’re famished. write when you’re spitting mad. write so you don’t curl up in the bottom of a shower and sob. write when people have torn strips off you. write when you’re high on adrenaline. write because there’s a monster on your back and you need to make it real and separate from your soul. eventually, you will not need any of these props to make you brave enough.

seriously. that’s it.

[xenosaurus]

I turn 30 next month so here’s what I learned in my 20s:

—don’t work for startups, they’re always one ‘innovative idea’ away adding ‘sell your kidneys on the black market’ to your job description.

—keeping a collection of basic OTC medicine on you will save your life one day. I recommend Advil, Imodium, and TUMS.

—those little single-use glasses cleaning wipes are 1000% worth the money

—overly self-depreciating jokes just make people uncomfortable, wean yourself off of them

—you can buy dehydrated mini marshmallows in bulk online and they’re a godsend for hot cocoa

—people don’t care if you have fidget toys on your desk they just want to play with them

—try to go to bed BEFORE the existential ennui kicks in

[thelittleblackfox]

Also drink water and eat a plant

[liz-squids]

This is all GREAT. I turned 40 last week, so permit me to add what I learned in my 30s:

keep on not working for startups

sometimes there comes a point where the thing (fandom, hobby, friendship, romantic relationship) you loved no longer brings you joy. And that's okay. Try to mourn the loss, take joy in the memories, and don't burn any bridges in case ten years go by and you find yourself back in that fandom/hobby/relationship again

it turns out that (ugh) moderate regular exercise is (spit) good for you. The sooner you make it part of your life, the easier it'll be

related: if you throw yourself into a new exercise regime too hard and too fast, without stopping to rest or consider whether a particular move is good for you ... well, shoulder injuries are painful and consults with orthopedic surgeons are expensive

knees are bastards too

don't even get me started on ankles

there may come a time when your digestive system is too fragile for ibuprofin. I'm sorry

one day you're gonna wake up and realise you no longer give any fucks about some things that used to bother you

on the other hand, you might be alarmed to realise what you still give a fuck about

never get down on the floor without an exit strategy for getting back up

[covington-shenanigans]

I turn 50 this year. what I have learned in my 40s:

"loving yourself" is less of a feeling and more of an action. you can start doing it any time and it will make your life better and better as you go on

this will happen incrementally - be patient

along those lines, if you haven't started making an active effort to quit shit-talking yourself, suck it up and do it

no, shut up. do it. "but it's haaaaard!" don't care. do it.

whether you like it or not, you are mortal and you need to go to the doctor for an annual checkup

stretch regularly - your future self will thank you

at some point you will encounter people much younger than you arguing passionately and incorrectly about history you personally remember and experienced

this will be infuriating and annoying

otoh, most other things just... will not matter to you as much

at some point you will shift from wanting to go out to being like "eh" and deciding to stay in. this is okay.

you will have absolutely no idea what The Youth are talking about and you will not care

but if you keep your mind open to new ideas you'll never be irrelevant

your company still doesn't love you - don't give them more than they pay you for

get a fucking hobby, especially a hobby that involves physically creating/handling something and/or moving your body in physical space. it will do you more good than you can imagine

[atlinmerrick]

Just turned 60 and let me say:

Find joy, every kind, it's always worth it

I'm talking that massive, never-ending Discord chat with your bestie? The one that makes you giggle through the day? It's not a "waste of time," it's what time was made for

If that's fanfic for your favorite characters who never even met on screen celebrate that!

If that's building a tiny fleet of snake villagers for your snake town and they just cover your mantel hell yes!

If that's collecting pillows and making a fort of them every weekend I'll be right over

Feeling and sharing joy is the whole point

[cricketcat9]

This is too tempting…, so, I’m 74, and: don’t fund startups

Please keep stretching and exercise enough NOT to need an elaborate strategy to get up from the floor. IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE

Say bye to your employer as early as you possibly can, unless you really love your job. You won’t be sorry.

Keep doing the annual checkups 🙏🏼

Enjoy that fucking hobby you’ve acquired in your 50, or find something new. Do try new things & adventures.

[ziskeyt]

i'm 35... but i've had a stroke, so:

in addition to annual checkups, if something is weird with your health please get it checked out. yes, you may have to be a dog with a bone to get the doctors to take you seriously but the are so many things that manifest strangely. please take care of your health.

if you are dizzy and it doesn't stop at all go to the hospital and tell them you think you're having a stroke. you may very well be.

many things just don't matter enough to rush. slow down. there's so much to see and hear around that you miss when you're rushing all the time -- and stress can shorten your life. if people around you insist on rushing all the time and you don't want to do that, don't. make them match your speed.

if the mobility/ability aid will help you live your life in more comfort: get it. and with many you can add nice customization to them to make it something you don't mind having as an accessory all the time

get the nice cheese/imported fruit/whatever treat every once in a while. life can be long, give yourself as much joy during it as you can

[an-ruraiocht]

how it feels to be online these days

[whereserpentswalk]

It feels as if there is so little respect for joy. We give misery and rage space, we give space for disgust, and lust and fear, and sometimes we need to, but I wish we accepted that joy needs space too.

[hannabel-phaege-gender-thief]

Hey dude, I noticed you attempting to carve a small space for joy in the face of overwhelming sadness. Have you considered monetizing it?