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if i look back, i am lost
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@theonewithallthefixations
Sending love to everyone who is just... tired. Life is a lot, and sometimes the answer to it all is to just be still and silent for a while. Give yourself space and grace.
Whether it’s decision fatigue, anxiety fatigue, information fatigue, routine fatigue, getting life back together fatigue, career fatigue, social fatigue, financial fatigue, or physical fatigue: take a moment to breathe and recharge. You deserve it.
my archnemesis @baleful-meat-worm graciously entrusted me with drawing its somewhere else jon design. therefore he will be cozy and happy and warm :-) yay
me when I take a fine logo and make it UGLY
let's hunt with mama
It's been a while since I said "this person wins the internet", but today it is merited.
(via bsky)
(The classic XKCD comic)
you're stuck in second person but you actually kinda like it here
@funnier-as-a-system?
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus), 2 males having an intense discussion, family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, Mesa, AZ, USA
photograph by Dave Lehneman
Ole Binky isn’t impressed either.
There are basically no unwanted consequences of casual sex that don't also happen to people in committed relationships.
STIs happen in committed relationships. Rejection and heartbreak happen in committed relationships. Assault, rape and murder happen in committed relationships.
You don't have to have casual sex if you don't want to! I actually never have, it isn't for me. But it isn't uniquely risky or universally bad for women or whatever you may have heard. The ways to keep yourself safe during casual encounters -- using protection, having good boundaries, noping out if you get a bad vibe -- are strategies you would still need to ensure your safety in a serious relationship.
AI could never recreate the spirit of a teenage girl with a shitty editing app
a a AI app could editing girl never of recreate shitty spirit teenage the with
honk mimimi
Shout out to one of the funniest sports graphics I've ever seen
Swarovski can continue to fuck off.
In 2021, Swarovski (the company that makes the very sparkly crystals you see in certain jewelry, on figure-skaters' twinkliest outfits, on red carpet dresses), decided they didn't want the grubby fingers of small-time jewelers, clothing designers and costumers and crafters on their shiny beads and rhinestones anymore. They decided to limit their sales to "luxury" and couture creators, not girls who sell stuff on Etsy. The tenor of their press release on the subject was snide and insulting. Resellers (like your favorite bead shop) would no longer be allowed to carry their product; the average Jane on the street would not be able to purchase them. You could only get them if you had an authorized business agreement that bound you to very strict brand behavior. And those of us who still had good stock of the crystals would no longer be "permitted" to use the brand's name in our listings for sale.
Every bead shop and craft supply place and many, many small clothing makers--wedding shops, prom and dancing dress suppliers, the sort of salt of the Earth mom and pop time machines of shops that are the backbone of the field--scrambled to find something that could replace them. The last of the stock dwindled quickly, all of us grabbing what we could get while there was any chance of it, and then it was gone and we no longer had any access.
I was Big Pissed about it at the time. It was just so goddamn stuck-up, when wholesalers and indie jewelers had made them so much money, when some people I knew--when *I!*--had been brand-loyal for decades. But with no recourse, everyone pivoted fairly quickly, most of us to Preciosa Crystals. Those are Czech, quite sparkly, and considerably less expensive than Swarovski. The faceting method they use is different, but not worse; any differences are hardly noticeable when you're seeing them as a hundred pinpoints of light.
Well, out of nowhere, Swarovski just dropped this: https://www.harmanbeads.com/swarovski-brand-policy-update
"Effective June 1, 2026, Swarovski updated the distribution and brand usage policies introduced in 2021. Businesses may now purchase Swarovski Crystals without signing a Brand Control Agreement, and Authorized Distribution Partners may once again sell Swarovski Crystals to resellers, including bead stores and online retailers. Businesses may also use the Swarovski brand name when following Swarovski’s Proper Use Guidelines. Designers, manufacturers, artists, brands, retailers, and resellers are now eligible to purchase Swarovski Crystals through authorized distribution channels."
They want us back. A lot of the companies who could have kept a brand relationship with them also have swapped to Preciosa, over the last half-decade, in solidarity with indie creators and out of a sour awareness that it could be them, next. And it doesn't hurt that Preciosa was able to expand their line quite a bit now that everyone who wanted sparkle had no choice but to go to them.
And I'm not seeing nearly anyone who intends to return. The feeling is, "Y'all told us to fuck off! Off we fucked! And now, that's what you can do, too!" I'm seeing a lot of "How many of us did you stab in the back?" comments from the people whose money they're hoping to attract.
And personally I'm sitting over here all rubby hands, mean snickering, because they really thought they were going to be able to outclimb the people who actually provided all their profits, and now here they are, hat in hand.
I’M SO MAD???
A friend of mine is marathoning through the series and starting on Season 3 when she goes “Man, I feel so dumb for not noticing that all the assistants have horror author surnames.”
me: suprisedpikachu.jpg her: … did you not know? me: I WAS TOO BUSY MOCKING THE FACT THAT JONNY NAMED HIS PROTAG AFTER HIMSELF TO NOTICE I’M FUKINDJSKFF
I’M SO MAD???
A friend of mine is marathoning through the series and starting on Season 3 when she goes “Man, I feel so dumb for not noticing that all the assistants have horror author surnames.”
me: suprisedpikachu.jpg her: … did you not know? me: I WAS TOO BUSY MOCKING THE FACT THAT JONNY NAMED HIS PROTAG AFTER HIMSELF TO NOTICE I’M FUKINDJSKFF
GIVE THOSE ACES SKIRTS AND CANES!!!
