Museless' Ramblings

Thoughts, Reblogs, etc.

[airframeextender]

June 7th, 1942: Edward Hopper completes his best known painting, the seminal Nighthawks. When asked by a Chicago Tribute reporter about the philosophical meaning behind the diner having no clearly visible exits Hopper responded, “Shit. Fuck. I did it again. Goddamnit. Fuck. Not again. I did it again. Shit.” and slammed his hat on his leg.

[hyperbolicker-blog]

how does this only have 150 notes

[scarvenrot]

I fucking laughed so hard at this all artists are hilarious

[wintcrwind]

I have had this scheduled since december

[airframeextender]

oh its that day again

[vincent-van-gtg]

[fitnessdesire]

Can’t risk it

[laderdesders1]

The duck of creativity. I waited so long for it.

[lavaringx-deactivated20221005]

I don’t know if I have to continuously reblog to avoid the curse, but I can’t risk it.

[tatalitat]

Quack.

[imjustjon]

It’s always ducks…

[tamarinfrog]

About to start my original series. Can’t risk losing my drive!

[themuselessone]

Resolutions

I don't usually like doing things like New Year's Resolutions, because they've always felt either so intangible that they're hard to measure, or they're conclusions I reach just by doing what I was working hard on anyway.

Last year, 2017, I accomplished a lot.  I completed my Master's Degree at the start of January, I quickly landed an emergency replacement teaching job through the end of the 2016-17 school year, and after a summer full of second-place finishes, anxiety, and nervousness, I currently find myself in a sustainable career position teaching at a great school.

However, when I look back at myself through 2017, something was missing.  I wasn't happy.  I was a tornado of nerves, anxiety, fear, depression, and just straight up misery.  I've been told I hide it well, but there were a few cracks in the armor here and there, and I know it cost me at least one friendship along the way.  I also get more insular and distance myself from people the more I notice myself doing this kind of garbage, and while some people have been oh so keen to point it out along the way, trust me, I know when I'm doing it, and I know it's not what I want to be doing.

This year, 2018, I want to change that.  I want to do a few things for myself, especially now that I have such luxuries as job stability, to be happy.  It's gonna be rough sailing getting myself back into better habits for that, because habits are hard to break, but that's the goal for this year.  

That's the Resolution: Be Happy.

[gerrycanavan]

 I’m afraid of Americans

[lindsayribar]

This is super real.

[justgot1]

Completely accurate.

[winfieldblue]

you have been blessed by the christmas chan

like and reblog and you will prosper from the blessings of the great jackie

[coolaftbh-deactivated20190813]

won’t even risk it.

[silenthill]

I like this one best because there’s no threat to not reblogging it so even if you don’t there’s no worries but if you do then you’re gonna have an even better time.

[pickleston]

I’ve been waiting all year to reblog this.

[museifushindoushugi]

thank u jackie

[canariesarchive-blog-deactivate]

HELLO I JUST FOUND THE BEST FUCKING WEBSITE FOR WORKING ON CHARACTERS AND WORLD BUILDING YEET FUCKERS SEE YOU IN 8 YEARS

[canariesarchive-blog-deactivate]

If you have been struggling with world building and finding a way to keep track of everything PLEASE GOD LOOK AT NOTEBOOK.AI

Notebook.ai has different categories for different things:

And then once you make something each category has different questions for you to answer about your world:

This website is literally a blessing

[themuselessone]

I need this in my life!

[etherslide-deactivated20181207]

“Why I Wasn’t Contracted to Write Beauty and the Beast” by I have no idea who, and desperately want to know.  If anyone does, please tell me! Edit:  Through knmajorblogs I have discovered the genius behind this piece of art.  The genius in question is LordJazor !  Thank you!

[weicheidarling-deactivated20240]

“she warned him not to be such an apocalyptic fuck hat to strangers” “for who could ever learn to love such a cock waffle” BLESS THIS IS THE GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN

[raccoonfootproductions]

Reblogged recently, but worth reblogging again.

[didyouknowmagic]

Nothing can top this lol

[mastergodai]

My Ribs! 

[cell113]

I have reblogged this many a time and it never fails to make me laugh so hard I nearly snort my own lungs out. Holy fuck, I love this-!

[belcanta]

Guaranteed basic income to every citizen, whether or not they are employed to ensure their survival and that they live in a dignified, humane way, preventing poverty, illness, homelessness, reducing crime, encouraging higher education and learning vocations as well as helping society become more prosperous as a whole. 

[attentiondeficitaptitude-deacti]

Wow. Forget raising the minimum wage. This is much much better idea.

The minimum wage could actually drop if we had basic income.

But Americans would never go for it. Miserably slogging through 12 hour days and having businesses open 24/7 is too engrained in our culture.

[nikkidubs-deactivated20150519]

“BUT WHERE WILL THE GOVERNMENT GET THE MONEY?” screamed Joe Schmoe, slamming a meaty fist onto the table and getting mouth-froth all over the front of his greying tank top. “You libt*rds all think money grows on TREES!! HAHA!” “But where will people get the incentive to work?!” Mindy Bindy cried, flapping her hands in front of her face. She’d had a fear of the unemployed lollygagging about ever since she was a child and her mother told her to be afraid of the unemployed lollygagging about. “You think people should get paid for nothing? I work hard for my money!”

“But who will serve me?” grumbled Marty McMoneybags. “Who will make me feel important? Who will do my laundry and cook my food and stand in front of me wearing a plastic smile while I take out all my stress—because I do have a lot of stress, you know, being this rich is stressful—on them?” He paused and straightened out the piles of hundred dollar bills on the desk in front of him, then raised his two watery, outraged eyes up to the Heavens. “Lord, if there are no poor people, how will I know that I’m rich??”

[belcanta]

I laughed. This is perfect! Well said!

[doomhamster]

The thing is, while I’m sure you could scrape up a few people who’d be willing to just float by on a guaranteed minimum income? For most people the choice to work would be a no-brainer. “Hmmm. I can get by on 33k a year, or I can take that part time job and make 48k… enough to move to a better apartment, maybe take the family on vacation. Sold.” Hell, most people would want to work simply because it gives one a sense of dignity and something to do with one’s time. (Speaking as someone who’s been unemployed, on extended sick leave, etc. in her time, the boredom and sense of isolation that comes with not having a job is almost as bad as the humiliation of having to depend on other people for one’s survival.)

And with this system, part-time jobs and “non-skilled” jobs would be much more readily available because nobody would need to work two or three jobs just to stay afloat!

Which would ALSO mean that employers and customers couldn’t shamelessly exploit employees the way they can today, because if losing a job weren’t necessarily a financial disaster, more people would be willing to walk out on jobs where they weren’t being treated with dignity.

And if this also applies to students (and it should) then student loans would become much less of a problem, and fewer people would flunk out of school because of having to juggle studies and work.

Far fewer people would be forced to stay with abusive partners, parents or roommates because they couldn’t afford to move out.

And the thing is, all those people who suddenly had money? They’d be spending it. They’d be getting all the stuff they can’t afford now - new clothes, books, toys, locally-produced food, car repairs - and with each purchase money would flow BACK to the government, because VAT, also income tax.

The unemployed and/or disabled wouldn’t need special support any more - which would also mean the government could fire however many admins who are currently engaged in humiliating - *cough* making sure those people aren’t getting money they don’t deserve. Same for medical benefits and pensions. And I’m no legal scholar, but I somehow imagine less financial desperation would lead to less petty crime, and hence less need for police and security everywhere?

TL;DR Doomie thinks this is a good idea, laughs at those who protest.

[cptprocrastination]

reblogging for more top commentary

[queen-mayhem]

They tried something like this out in Canada as a sort of social experiment, called Mincome. What they found was that, on the whole, people continued to work about as much as they did before. Only new mothers and teenagers worked substantially less hours. 

But wait, there’s more. Because parents were spending just a little more time at home and involved with their families, test scores increased. Because teens didn’t have to work to support their families, drop-out rates decreased. Crime rates, hospital visits, psychiatric hospitalizations and domestic abuse rates all dropped, as well. More adults pursued higher education. Those who continued to work reported more job flexibility and more opportunity to choose employment they preferred.

Basically, now you can go prove to your asshole family members that society won’t collapse without poor people for you to feel better than.

[tank-grrl-deactivated20150725]

The picture is awesome, but read the commentary, that’s what I’m reblogging for.

[cuntvert]

This is the money-Kaiba. Reblog in the next 24 hours to screw the rules and get money!  (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

[siowdreams]

mood/feelings song asks

🌧 - song for a rainy day 🌚 - song for when i’m feeling nervous 🔥 - song that pumps me up 🍂 - song that helps me calm down 🌊 - song for a day at the beach ⭐️ - song i’ll listen to on repeat 🌠 - song that’s special to me ☂ - song for when i’m feeling sad 🙂 - song that makes me smile 💔 - song for a heartbreak 🎉 - song to party to 🚶 - song for when i feel alone 👯 - song that reminds me of someone 💪🏽 - song that helps me be strong 🏋 - song to work out to ☄ - song for when i feel lighter than air ☀️ - song for a sunny day 🌲 - song that reminds me of nature 💤 - song i fall asleep to ✌🏼️ - song for when i feel fabulous 🌪 - song for when i’m angry 🎤 - song i’ll sing out loud ✈️ - song for when i’m feeling nostalgic ⚓️ - song that keeps me grounded 🌇 - song that inspires me ⏰ - song for when i’m feeling stressed

[themuselessone]

I will always do these! If you do want me to do this, please don't just drop the emoji - there are multiple emoji prompts active here. If, though, you want all relevant emoji prompts answered, sure, leave it open.

[brickme]

Why Magical Girls Are Never Attacked During A Tranformation

As some of you might already have guessed, I’m a fan of Japanese girl idols. One of the many, many idol groups in existence today in Japan is NMB48, a Osaka-based spin-off group of the (in)famous AKB48. NMB has a weekly show that’s surprisingly entertaining as well as educational called NMB to Manabu-kun, in which the members of NMB and a few comedians listen to guest lectures by experts in various fields.

Back on May 15th, the theme of the episode was pataphysics/the science of sci-fi. One of the topics of the lecture held by university professor Yanagita Rikao was the age-old question of “WHY ARE MAGICAL GIRLS NEVER ATTACKED WHILE TRANSFORMING???”

This was his answer, based on the magical girl series Futari wa Pretty Cure.

Question: The transformation scenes in Pretty Cure are very long, so why don’t the bad guys attack the girls in the meantime?

“Even when I was little, I was thinking ‘Hey! Attack them now!’”

“I found this odd as well, so I watched the transformation scene many times. And what I noticed is, when the Pretty Cures yell ‘Dual Aurora Wave!’ and transform, a rainbow-colored column of light shoots up from the ground, going BOOM!”

“And then the Pretty Cures levitate, and go up into the air. Based on this, I believe the protagonists of Pretty Cure are being held up in the air by the power of light.”

“When we think of light, we usually think it heats up things or lights up things. But in reality, light has the power to hold up things as well.”

“When the sun is beating down on us in the summer, the human body is being pressed downwards by the sun beams with a force of 2/100,000g.”

“But this is only about a one-hundred of the weight of a mosquito, so no matter how hot it is, we don’t feel that sunlight is heavy.”

“So that means the light holding them up must be extremely strong. If we assume that the two Pretty Cures each weigh about 45kg and do some calculations…”

“It means the light during the transformation must have the energy of 2,100,000,000kW per 1m2.”

“While the entirety of power that Japan is capable of generating is only 100,000,000kW.”

“So they’re using 21 TIMES the amount of energy the whole of Japan can generate.”

“So what would happen if a bad guy jumped in to try to sabotage their transformation?”

“He would EVAPORATE INSTANTLY.”

“DEATH AWAITS ANYONE WHO DARES TO DISRUPT A PRETTY CURE TRANSFORMATION.”

“So this means the best thing to do would be to transform close to any bad guys.”

“Yes. They are the strongest while they transform, and are practically invincible.”

[cannibal-sarracenian]

[labbydragon]

When you apply science to magical girls, you find out just how strong and horrifying they really would be.

[venetian-eve-deactivated2022100]

Best thing I’ve read all day

[abra-ka-dammit]

OC Outfit Doodle Asks

Send one of the following symbols and one of my OC’s names and I’ll doodle:

👀 OC in their typical underwear 💤 OC in their sleep attire 🔞 OC in something sexy 🏄 OC in what they would wear to the beach/pool 👔 OC in what they would wear to a formal event (such as a wedding) ☠ OC in what they would wear to a funeral 👖 OC in what they would wear to a casual event (such as a birthday party) 👑 OC dressed as royalty 🚪 OC in what they wear when lounging around at home 💕 OC in what they would wear on a first date ❌ OC in something they would absolutely never wear 🎃 OC in a costume they’d wear for Halloween 🎄 OC in an ugly Christmas sweater 🚓 OC in a prison uniform 🚲 OC in athletic gear  🐰 OC in a kigurumi of their favourite animal ❄ OC in what they’d wear on a very cold day 🔥 OC in what they’d wear on a very hot day 👕 OC in a T-shirt with something stupid printed on it (think Zazzle) 🎭 OC in another OC’s typical attire 📦 OC wearing something that isn’t clothes (such as a fig leaf, a barrel, etc.) 👻 OC in a really bad disguise 📷 OC in a stereotypical tourist getup 🙎 OC in something embarrassing 👗 OC in something from the 50’s 💀 OC in goth/emo/scene attire 💃 OC in some radical 90’s clothes 🌁 OC in a hoodie 🌋 OC in camping or adventuring gear ♠️ OC in their armor (or in some sort of fantasy armor if not applicable to their story) 🎨 OC in a cartoon character’s outfit  🏨 OC in a maid outfit 🏥 OC in a nurse uniform 🐑 OC in farmer wear 👍 OC in a crop top

[argyleteatime]

Stealing this for ideas of what to draw in June. Ask away~

[themuselessone]

Also stealing this.  I want to try it! :D

Give me something to do after school gets out and I don’t have to teach!

[cloacacarnage]

i know its the mets, but this is the coolest shit i’ve ever seen a human being do

[futureblackwakandan-deactivated]

Wtf????

[theryanproject]

Smoove with it too 

[meqabitch-deactivated20200901]

This is the kind of shit you see in anime that shows that a certain character is stronger than other characters. 

[bankuei]

“Pathetic.  You can’t even hold the bat you dare step to the plate? Have you no respect for the sport?”

[pardonmewhileipanic]

reminds me of this gif

[rosesongstress]

Thank you, now I have the two perfect Baseball Gifs in one post.

[themuselessone]

Make it Three!

[i-am-not-a-guardian-deactivated]

if you would be so kind as to reblog this if you feel insecure about your writing skills.

[was-deathsyoungerbrother-deacti]

Muggles are not able to REBLOG this.

[deleting-pls-follow-at-damolier]

REBLOG this to prove you are not a Muggle.

my reblog button fucked up and i almost had a heart attack

I did it in the first try.

[captnsulu-deactivated20161211]

OH MY GOD.

MY COMPUTER BROWSER FROZE AND I DIDN’T REALIZE IT. I COULDN’T BREATHE.

JESUS.

But the lack of notes truly worries me

[deltablogsthings-deactivated201]

WORK, DAMNIT!

[nightskyandfallingstars]

IT DIDN’T WORK FOR A MOMENT AND I HAD A MINI HEART ATTACK

[moonchildmisadventures]

When I’m out sick and decide to check my school email

[gothiccharmschool]

One more bit of adulting advice

Don’t hate-read. You know what I’m talking about. Are there blogs or people who automatically make you clench your jaw and roll your eyes? Or always trigger a reaction of “Oh dear angels and spirits, not them/this AGAIN?”  Stop reading their stuff. Don’t seek it out, no matter how much ranty entertainment you feel it may be. 

Hate-reading is a drain of your time and energy.

(Note: I am posting this as a REMINDER TO MYSELF, because I fall into that trap, too.)

[newhologram]

Also don’t follow people you can’t stand. Especially if it makes you give in to the urge to send anon hate. That’s not healthy for you or for the other person. It does nothing positive to serve you.

[mllemusketeer]

The way my mom puts it is this: Every time you indulge yourself in hating something, you wear a path in your brain, and it gets easier to fall into it or default to it in other situations. Hating gets easier.

You should not let hate become an easy thing for you. It will not give you happiness, and it will not give other people happiness. 

[calleo]

This applies so hard to RP in MMOs as well.

Someone RPing something you hate? Put them on ignore or move somewhere else, don’t sit there and bitch either to them or to your friends about how much you hate it. 

Someone “violating lore” and it’s making you angry? Put them on ignore or move somewhere else, don’t sit there and bitch either to them or to your friends about how much you hate it.

The more you do that, the more you’ll find that not only do you get a really horrible reputation in general, but you’ll start losing friends as well as the non-shit ones will start distancing themselves from you.

I say this from experience being the always hateful, angry gossiper years ago and, in more recent times, from purposely distancing myself from people I know who seem to do more complaining about things than enjoying things.

I don’t have time for that kind of behavior anymore, it’s too tiring, it makes you miserable, and it’s not helpful or beneficial to anyone.

[dennydraws]

Let me add this up, no one will give you a medal for withstanding something that has negative effect on you. You won’t get stronger by enduring toxic environment. You will get tired, worn out or you will become toxic as well. Be smart and strong - turn away to save yourself from such negative spyrals.  Do what makes you happy and leave others do what makes them happy as well. No one is obligated to like you and neither you are obligated to like everyone.

[themuselessone]

No joke, not only do I find myself guilty of this from time to time, but I see it happening around me a ton as well.

Take a break, take a breath, there's too much good in this world to surround yourself with things you loathe, especially if they're things you do not directly control.

If you need to feel like you're doing something, create. Use your energies constructively, come up with something you can find the inherent joy in, and throw yourself headfirst into it. Be passionate. Be loud. Be yourself.

Become your own happiness, don't dwell on what others are doing that get you down. Life's too short.