themeisalie

some fandoms: buffy, spn, wtnv, dw, hannibal, marvel, tokyo ghoul, snk, & feminism, to name a few. occasionally nsfw.

[gaybuttfuckzone]

[incognegroo]

Big mood

[pioneerman]

I slept in and laughed way too much at this

[icameas-roman]

THE NOISESSSSS LMFAOOOOOOOO

[abomination-of-gender-deactivat]

Paranoia Agent (2004) dir. Satoshi Kon

[pdubbery]

@doodlelouscribbles

[twolouser]

Charlie: Hey, Dean, I like your top!

Cas: I have a name.

Dean: Oh My God

[unwelcome-to-night-vale]

[stardustinjune]

“…How does Magnus die live?”

[marvel-lous-things]

Thor, still in denial: oh look,,, a simple, unassuming snake

Actually normal snake:

Thor:

Thor: suRE hOpE iT doESN’T stAB mE

Snake:

Snake: *doesn’t stab Thor*

Thor:

[theunitofcaring]

load-bearing

Sometimes people hit a place in their life where things are going really well. They like their job and are able to be productive at it; they have energy after work to pursue the relationships and activities they enjoy; they’re taking good care of themselves and rarely get sick or have flareups of their chronic health problems; stuff is basically working out. Then a small thing about their routine changes and suddenly they’re barely keeping their head above water.

(This happens to me all the time; it’s approximately my dominant experience of working full-time.)

I think one thing that’s going on here is that there are a bunch of small parts of our daily routine which are doing really important work for our wellbeing. Our commute involves a ten-minute walk along the waterfront and the walking and fresh air are great for our wellbeing (or, alternately, our commute involves no walking and this makes it way more frictionless because walking sucks for us). Our water heater is really good and so we can take half-hour hot showers, which are a critical part of our decompression/recovery time. We sit with our back to the wall so we don’t have to worry about looking productive at work as long as the work all gets done. The store down the street is open really late so late runs for groceries are possible. Our roommate is a chef and so the kitchen is always clean and well-stocked.

It’s useful to think of these things as load-bearing. They’re not just nice - they’re part of your mental architecture, they’re part of what you’re using to thrive. And when they change, life can abruptly get much harder or sometimes just collapse on you entirely. And this is usually unexpected, because it’s hard to notice which parts of your environment and routine are load bearing. I often only notice in hindsight. “Oh,” I say to myself after months of fatigue, “having my own private space was load-bearing.” “Oh,” after a scary drop in weight, “being able to keep nutrition shakes next to my bed and drink them in bed was load-bearing.” “Oh,” after a sudden struggle to maintain my work productivity, “a quiet corner with my back to the wall was load-bearing.”

When you know what’s important to you, you can fight for it, or at least be equipped to notice right away if it goes and some of your ability to thrive goes with it. When you don’t, or when you’re thinking of all these things as ‘nice things about my life’ rather than ‘load-bearing bits of my flourishing as a person’, you’re not likely to notice the strain created when they vanish until you’re really, really hurting. 

[everything-is-optional]

Almost two weeks after reading this, and I’m still kind of blown away at what a ridiculously fruitful definition this is.  Like I had no idea that load bearing things were a thing that needed to have a word for them, but now I’m like holy shit I’m so glad that there’s now a word I can use to refer to this really important class of Thing.

[persephoneinspace-deactivated20]

If you ask yourself “Would Gomez Addams treat me this way?” And the answer is no, move tf on from that situation.

[brainstatic]

Everyone’s like “those Germans have a word for everything” but English has a word for tricking someone into watching the music video for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up.

[queenrinacat]

English has a lot more words created for very specific phenomena! It’s not just rick-rolling. Language is always evolving and it’s super interesting! Here’s a list of hyper-specific/untranslatable words in English.

[jncos]

Who was the man who first salted the slug

What was he thinking to try

Roaming the lands pouring salt on god’s creatures

Hoping for one which would die

[woodrider]

Billy Joel - Piano Man

[theavarsewien-deactivated202005]

Sims4 Transformation #6

After doing several of these, I sort of had a crisis. Was I taking all the personality out of my Sims?? So I changed things up. No preppy neutrals for a bit! And this random Sim was perfect for that. With that outfit, I didn’t know WHO she was trying to be… But I knew she wanted to be different. So different I made her. 

Her hair color and cut stayed the same. The glasses came off, and I gave her shadow and liner to define her eyes. The entire outfit is designed around the (fabulous!) galaxy tights. The purple tank pulls in the colors in the tights, and the black, tied shirt balances out the shoes and tight pants by adding volume and visual weight to the upper half of her body. The feather earrings also pull from colors in the tights. This outfit is quirky, but realistic and flattering too. I feel good about this one.

(Note: My rules were pretty simple: these are supposed to be believable transformations, so cosmetic changes only. No face-lifts, diets, etc.)

[shesnake]

you humans are so predictable

[nicejewishguy]

Wtf is sephora

It sounds scary

[starcades]

isn’t that the guy with the long white hair from final fantasy

[venatus]

no your thinking of sephiroth, a sephora is an angel belonging to the highest order of angels

[punlich]

No you’re thinking of a Seraph

A sephora is a second year college or high school student

[one-eyed-pom]

No, you’re thinking of sophomore. A sephora is when you use your phone to take a picture of yourself.

[lethalneuroses]

no, you’re thinking of a selfie. a sephora is a calm breeze.

[waffle-sorter]

No, you’re thinking of a zephyr. A sephora is one of those Greek vases with the two handles and the pictures.

[leeshajoy]

You’re thinking of an amphora. Sephora is the web browser you have to use on iOS devices.

[animatedamerican]

You’re thinking of Safari.  Sephora is an informal term for the seven-week period of counting the days between Pesach and Shavuot in the Jewish calendar.

[hhertzof]

You’re thinking of Sefiras. Sephora is a bright blue gemstone best known for combining with Ruby to create Garnet and lead the Crystal Gems, training Pokemon, and/or assisting Steel to fight against time’s intrusions into our realm.

[rareandradiant-maiden]

No, you’re thinking of sapphire. Sephora is actually a part of a flower; it protects the flower in bud and supports the petals in bloom.

[jewishdragon]

No, you’re thinking of sepal. Sephora is the wife of Moses, who lead the Israelites people out of Egypt. 

[osheamobile]

No, you’re thinking of Tzipporah. Sephora was an ancient Greek poet who inspired a lot of lady-lovin’.

[jeremywhitley]

No, you’re thinking of Sappho.

Sephora is the youngest of the five Marx brothers.

[optimysticals]

No, you’re thinking of Zeppo.

Sephora is the Heimdall’s sister.

[flatbear]

No no no guys, you’re thinking of Sif. Sephora is a venereal disease that turns your brain to swiss cheese, going so far as to destroy external features like the nose. Famous gangster Al Capone suffered from sephora.

[corruptinnocent]

No, you’re thinking of syphilis. Sephora is that radiant feeling you get when you have found perfect peace and happiness.

[emceescabaret-deactivated201812]

No, you’re thinking of euphoria. Sephora’s a fucking makeup store you dipshits.

[alexexotic]

Only blogging because this is my favorite tumblr post and i can never find it when I need to.

[vintar]

god bless anime fic

[vintar]

the most common complaint about this post seems to be that i left off bluenette

friends, we are long past the simple halcyon days of bluenette

[ribbonsandstars-deactivated2022]

@cherrymiracle

[thefmo]

@zerrat

[themeisalie]

me while editing: which looks better 39% opacity or 40%

[wetwareproblem]

I love how “because Reasons” can mean either “the reason is so obvious I shouldn’t need to explain it,” or “there is no valid reason for this but it’s happening.”

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]