Call me Coral!

she/her. this blog is mostly random reblogs (and whatever bl I'm into atm) I like mxtx, anime, and books. rarely fanart and fanfics might show up too.

[shithowdy]

i thought my laptop was on its last leg because it was running at six billion degrees and using 100% disk space at all times and then i turned off shadows and some other windows effects and it was immediately cured. i just did the same to my roommate's computer and its performance issues were also immediately cured. okay. i guess.

so i guess if you have creaky freezy windows 10/11 try searching "advanced system settings", go to performance settings, and uncheck "show shadows under windows" and anything else you don't want. hope that helps someone else.

[shithowdy]

hey this is apparently helping a lot of people! adding that on top of this you can also go to settings > personalization > colors and turn off transparency to also boost performance. this wasn't the Big Fix for me but might as well do that too if you're trying to optimize.

[shithowdy]

past a certain note threshold on tumblr posts you unlock a bloodborne-esque insight and the strange lives of this site's users become visible to you

[flipocrite]

(x)

[theothin]

we fucking found them?

[prof-grace-aspen]

Ok I know we joke about this but I just went to the settings and first clicked "adjust for best performance" and then re-checked only 1 box:

"Smooth edges of screen fonts"

My computer was running hot before I turned everything off; the office I'm in is very warm, I could feel the heat of my CPU through the keyboard. The fans were going, not as loud as they usually get, but they were still blasting.

Y'all.

I can barely feel the warmth through the keyboard now. It's been like 2 minutes. The fan is nearly silent.

Click the Windows key and start typing "System settings", and "View Advanced system settings" will pop up. Then click "Settings" under Performance:

Then you'll see this:

TURN IT ALL OFF.

I turned "Show window contents while dragging" and then turned that off again. It's up to you.

[khashanakalashtar]

My computer is so quiet and reasonably-temperatured now and I barely notice a difference in utility, why is windows like this

maybe I can even play computer games again

[paintpencilink]

The second best thing you can do for a Win10 computer is turn off whatever unnecessary services it's decided it needs to run in the background always. Some services it does need, but others are useless. Here's an article that goes into step by steps.

10AppsManager lets you uninstall bloatware. Winaero Tweaker lets you disable crap like Cortana/Copilot, ads, telemetry, internet search results when you search from the taskbar, and all kinds of other stuff, plus it gives you lots of other little options that are just nice to have (like, it can restore the old MS Paint program in place of Paint 3D). Both are totally free.

Oh, and check your startup programs in the Task Manager tab to make sure your computer isn't automatically starting eight million programs every time it boots. But I think people mostly know about that. (Unless this is me going "they only know one or two feldspars... and quartz of course.")

The first best thing you can do for a Windows computer is install Linux Mint. But some of us do need a few pesky Windows-specific programs. Bleh. Still, if you're up for a project, you can have both (and it's awesome). Here's an article about setting up a dual boot Windows/Mint system.

[marshmallowwitharubberband]

This will sound full delulu but you have to admit that the behind -the-scenes story of the two actors who put danmei C-dramas on the map sounds like it was pulled straight out of a BL fantasy novel, too. Like, come on!

Two guys who met once at a variety show, one took a shine to the other but it never went beyond that. Later, they find each other as leads for a small, experimental production of A GAY STORY, something that the government already hates; the budget is two paperclips and a dream, and the author of the story is a mysterious recluse.

The two guys have a rocky start but soon after, their chemistry is SO strong on and off-camera that even some of the cast and crew believe they might actually have feelings for each other; and not only that, but they seem to have been BORN to play those characters. There's even the funny side-plot of one of them having a big fat crush on the other's *character*, so now Yibo is technically jealous of himself.

And then, then the show becomes an international success, so much so it opens the door for an entire genre. But BAM! Out of nowhere, the actor who played the misunderstood, ostracized, villainized MC finds himself misunderstood, ostracized, and villainized in a very similar way. He even made the same decision of exiling himself from the jianghu/the entertainment industry and did his darnedest to protect the other man's reputation by staying away. The other man was visibly unhappy about it but complied for both their wellbeings.

From a BL fantasy point of view it's like they were Wangxian reincarnated. Doomed to be pulled away by their obligations life after life. But Wangxian had the good ending while Yizhan got the bad one. (And I will die pissed about it bc it was the result of pure bigotry, dare I say some misogyny, and herd mentality).

I can even picture the long-ass graphic novel title: "I fell in love with my co-star in a BL drama and now my character's curse is messing up my real life"

unbelievable.

[therotatedsock]

Dear OP, you are forgetting a crucial detail.

This is NOT the ending. We are literally in the middle of the story.

If we are going by the novel/story logic, we are at the part of the story where Wangxian are seperated for 13/16 years.

After all that waiting and pining is when wangxian finally get thier happy ending. And while that seemed like 5 minutes to us as the audience. Since we are hypothetically living it now, we cannot just have a timeskip.

Gives you more appreciation for what a saint of a man Lan Wangji was lol.

Regardless, this is what should happen next:

Yizhan pine from afar for 13/16 yrs, counting from 2020. Or perhaps a little less because cultivator lifespans are longer.

Then something happens that brings them together again. It was a murder mystery for wangxian since they are cultivators which is thier job. But it should be a entertainment project for Yizhan since that is thier job.

During that time, they work together far better than anyone imagined yet everyone still thinks they dislike each other because of the whole *waves at 227* mess. (by everyone I mean everyone except turtles.) While inside they're both pining simpering messes trying not to jump each other.

The hypothetical WYB, like LWJ, has regrets about how he couldn't protect XZ/WWX. And isn't even bothering with an act anymore.

Since the infamy and hatred is in the far past, the stakes are lower and they subtly show up together literally everywhere. The new generation starts associating them as a pair.

A public confession? Sounds unlikely to me but well. That's what the cards say.

And then happily ever after.

[ghost-kings-court-jester]

This is like a twin towers level of announcement for the gay people on my phone.

[therotatedsock]

Don't do it. Don't give me hope.

[fuckyeahisawthat]

There is one particular ship dynamic that never fails to wreck me, and I’ll call it Soulmates, But Not Like That. Not in a “some higher power has decided that we are destined to be together” way, but something that is almost the opposite of that. It’s that character who has been alone for a long time, and has maybe convinced themselves that they will be alone forever, and who has a lot of barriers to intimacy with most of the people around them, for whatever the relevant narrative reasons are. And then they just happen to cross paths with this ONE FUCKING PERSON who works for them, through some very specific combination of personality and circumstance and life experience and mutually compatible damage. And there is always the shock of what are the fucking odds, and underneath everything the terror of what if this doesn’t last. what if there’s no one else. I would just go back to being alone. I don’t know if I could do that after knowing this. Because when you finally let down that wall of emotional self-sufficiency the thought of having to put it back up again is painful. And in real life I don’t at all believe that there is only One Designated Person for anyone, but in fiction I do tend to gravitate toward characters who believe themselves to be The Only One in some way, and I will always be emotionally compromised by that dawning sense of oh. You are like me.

[rianarchy]

Wei Wuxian for Lan Wanji

[therotatedsock]

Hua Cheng for Xie Lian

[aru]

Tumblr Code.

[geekishchic]

If I ever see any of you in public, the code is “I like your shoelaces”

that way we know we’re from tumblr without revealing anything

I’m just going to say this to strangers until i find a tumblr person

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one tells me this now!

Remember the answer is: I stole them from the president.

always reblog tumblr identification

[princessnymphae]

my friend has a tumblr account but DOESNT know this… life is so empty

[bye-bye-sanity]

I FOUND THE ORIGINAL

[renderofbears]

@hellsite-hall-of-fame

[therotatedsock]

Xie Lian, smiling like an angel: San Lang, could you perhaps show me your real appearance the next time we meet?

Hua cheng: please danxia, i am hideous in my true form.

Xie Lian: fully ready to accept and love whatever version of Hua Cheng he gets.

Also Hua Cheng: appears looking like the hottest man in three realms.

Xie Lian, with wobbly knees: Chat, am i seriously fucked or am i royally fucked?

[therotatedsock]

"-ll I'm saying is two boys shouldn't be that close, Karen."

Mike stopped in his tracks in the hallway.

"What are you talking about, Ted, they're best friends." Karen Wheeler's voice echoed across the living room. "I'm sure you've had friends."

"Yes, but!" Ted's gruff voice sounded frustrated at his wife's nonchalance. "I've seen how that Byers boy looks at our Mike and it's not normal."

What?

Mike shuffles across to hide himself better in the shadows. He knows he shouldn't be eavesdropping but he couldn't help it. Not if it was something about Will. He had come downstairs to get some water. But that's was so not the priority anymore.

He could see his mom roll her eyes.

"Ted," his mom chided. "They're thirteen."

"Exactly. That's old enough for- for- you know." Now that Mike could see better from this angle, his dad was sprawled across the sofa as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.

"No I don't. Please explain." His mom crossed her legs as she sat down as well.

"Oh, don't play dumb." Dad gestured widely with his hands. "You know exactly what I'm talking about."

Mike wished he would stop dancing around the topic because he was absolutely dying of curiosity now. He adjusted his blanket that he wore like a cape more tightly around himself.

At Karen's continued silence, Ted finally sighed.

"You know that they've always been close but ever since the disappearance of that boy and everything that went down- well, you gotta admit it has crossed lines. Mike acts like- they're always together. Mike won't leave him alone for a second. And you know what they say about the boy. We don't want our Mike to get something from him, do we now?"

Mike didn't understand. They were too close? How can him and Will even be "too close"? There is no such thing, in Mike's opinion.

"Ted-" Karen started.

"No." Ted interrupted. "Don't try and tell me it's not true. I know what I see. I've seen a lot like him in my day. Getting mixed up with that crowd is nothing but trouble. And if you don't do something about it, I will."

"Okay." Karen conceded. "I'll try. Just don't do anything rash. I'll handle this."

"You better."

Thier conversation had now moved to a grocery sale in a newly opened shop, which Mike couldn't be less interested in. He tiptoed his way upstairs and let himself fall backwards onto his bed.

What did Dad mean they were too close? How did Will looked at Mike? Will they try to seperate them? Should Mike pull away in front of them?

His head hurt from all the questions.

[xxlady-lunaxx]

do u like my oc his name is bowtiezai and everyone hates him

[confirmance]

*Mutual reblogs something you posted*

Me: They still like me. Thank God.

[kazoosandfannypacks]

reblog this post to let the mutual you reblogged this from know that you still like them

[seraphtrevs]

STOP no more live-action remakes. We're going the other way now. Animated Casablanca. Animated The Godfather. Animated Oppenheimer. Animated Fight Club.

[edhelwen1]

Animated Goncharov.

[marlynnofmany]

Definitely that one.

[ifitistobeitisuptous]

unless, hear me out...

Muppet Goncharov

[marlynnofmany]

[sufficientlylargen]

Look at these idiots who haven't seen Gonzorov (1993).

[unquartdetour]

Reblogging entirely for Gonzorov.

[therotatedsock]

Ok I just saw a few images from the new atla movie and hoW DID THEY MAKE ZUKO MORE ATTRACTIVE??!!? THAT SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. What the actual fu-

Ok. I'm completely normal about this. Yes. Yes. Normal. And his hair got longer! By a lot. Which is not doing wonders for my sanity.

[ultrafacts]

Source 

[hellkatsally]

These dudes are fucking legit.  They don’t just show up one day in court, either, they actually make friends with the kids and let them know they have a support system and that there are people in the world who care about them and will always have their back.  And less important, but also cool, is that the few times a couple of them have come into my cafe, they’ve been super friendly and polite and when I told one of the guys that I noticed his Bikers Against Child Abuse patch and wanted him to know how awesome I thought he was because of it, he got kind of shy and blushed and said, “The kids are the awesome ones, we just let them know they’re allowed to be brave.”

[bebinn]

The source is long, but so, so good. These men and women are available in 36 states, 24 hours a day to stand guard at home, in court, at school, even if the child has a nightmare. Many of them are survivors of childhood abuse as well, and know what it’s like to feel scared and alone.

In court that day, the judge asked the boy, “Are you afraid?” No, the boy said.

Pipes says the judge seemed surprised, and asked, “Why not?”

The boy glanced at Pipes and the other bikers sitting in the front row, two more standing on each side of the courtroom door, and told the judge, “Because my friends are scarier than he is.”

[lesbian-moon-gf]

Actual tears.. hnngh

[bee-whistler]

Show me more of people like this, world. I give up on humans too easily.

[groovypirate]

where do i sign up for this,i want to be in this gang

[ultrafacts]

[haydengisearchive-deactivated20]

This is fucking amazing. It may be out of character for me to say this but rock on

[clatterbane]

Bikers Against Child Abuse was founded in 1995 by a Native American child psychologist whose ride name is Chief, when he came across a young boy who had been subjected to extreme abuse and was too afraid to leave his house. He called the boy to reach out to him, but the only thing that seemed to interest the child was Chief’s bike. Soon, some 20 bikers went to the boy’s neighborhood and were able to draw him out of his house for the first time in weeks.

Chief’s thesis was that a child who has been abused by an adult can benefit psychologically from the presence of even more intimidating adults that they know are on their side. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Arizona biker Pipes told azcentral.com. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.” ( Article)

More about BACA, from their site

[uriesays]

My parents are a part of this organization and they are metal af

They go on runs to protect the child if they feel even the slightest threatened no matter where. If the child needs them to go on vacation with them, they do. Bikers come from across the nation to watch over and take shifts for these kids. And the best part is once you’re adopted into this family as a BACA kid, you’re always one. Even when you’re 40 and the perp gets released from jail, they’ll come meet with you and find your best options for avoiding the person and maintaining the life you’ve built for yourself. Once a BACA child, always a BACA child. In Florida, there’s 100% rate for identifying the perp based on the child’s testimony. Why? Because BACA stands with the child and supports the child so they feel comfortable enough to point out their attacker.

What’s better than a badass biker gang being on your side???

[kikithegirl]

NATIVE AMERICAN CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST WHO IS A BIKER AND NAMED HIMSELF CHIEF HELL YES I’M HERE FOR THAT AND BIKERS BEING BAD ASS TO PROTECT KIDS. HELL YEAH.

[birdungehrl]

it’s back! I will always reblog BACA

[your-uncle-dave]

Damn good people.

[rowsdower-saves-us]

I know they wouldn’t consider themselves such, but these people are freaking heroes and the world is a better place because of them. 

[racethewind10]

Hey folks, it talks about this in the article but its not mentioned in this post, BACA is a 501 © (3) charity that depends in part on donations to help pay for stuff like gas for their bikes. If you want to help, consider donating. 

[drgaellon]

@copperbadge You like posting about heroes, Sam. Seems like this would be up your alley.

[copperbadge]

I love these folks! I’ve reblogged them before but it’s wonderful to see the donation information has been added. 

[galaxy-of-stories]

Always reblog. Keep doing what you’re doing y'all.

[hurtlittleboy]

Guys? This post changed my life. I saw this post. Forever ago. And thought it was only in america… and wished desperately that they could help me. But then I saw it again, during a bad episode, and checked their site. They aren’t just in the USA

They’re in Canada as well and probably other countries. I met and talked with a native guy who runs the place near me. His name is Shaman. I got in, and I’m considered a BACA child now. Despite being 17, turning 18 when I talked to them. They spent time with me when my abuser was over, they gave me therapy resources. They give you something called a ‘level 1′ where they go to your house with as many bikers as they can, i shit you not a solid 20-40 bikers came from even out of province, and met me. I got to choose my biker name and I got a vest with patches on it and my name on it. They all hugged a Teddybear before giving it to me, and told me if I ever felt the BACA bear was running out of love, to give them a call and they’d refill it for me, and then I got a ride on one of their bikes. Just a day or so ago I went to an annual party with them and they we ate food one of them cooked and had a lot of laughs. 

I’ve never felt as loved as I did being a part of the BACA family. They also gave me dog tags with the names, and phone numbers of my 2 workers.  So I can call them whenever I feel scared. 

BACA is an absolutely wonderful group that will do everything in it’s power to help any child whos been abused. 

And it doesn’t end when you’re 18 either. As long as you get in contact/get your level 1 before you’re 18? you’re ALWAYS a BACA kid. I’m 18 now and they still invite me to parties, ask me if I’m okay, and are there for me. They’re still trying to find me resources for therapy. 

BACA has changed my fucking life. 

I hope you all can read this, and reblog it knowing from someone who fucking been with them, that they are absolutely amazing. 

[feanor-the-dragon]

If I ever don’t reblog this, it’s because I am physically being restrained against my will.

[gasdiver2]

Supporting your local hero’s.

[darkangelfoundmyway-069]

FUCKEN AMAZING what these Bikers do!!!! This is why I don’t give up on humanity…

💞🖤💞 Carpe Diem 💞🖤💞

[instructor144]

[pottercastleminds]

Links the International BACA Chapters:

United States

Canada

Australia

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Spain

France

Italy

Netherlands

Iceland

Austria

Greece

New Zealand

Portugal

Sweden

United Kingdom

Switzerland

B.A.C.A’s Byline: “Keepers of the Children.” B.A.C.A.’s Motto: “No child deserves to live in fear.”

Not all heroes wear capes, some wear biker vests.

[humanjoy]

Had seen this before, but never realised that this is on an international level - there’s even a contact address close to where I live (in Germany), very cool (though hoping the only use I’ll ever have to make of it is for donations) ❤

[stalker-among-the-stars]

That’s a lot of countries.

[therotatedsock]

why is ao3 not loading?? I can barely take it when they inform us about ao3 being down and now theyre just gonna do this WITHOUT ANY WARNING?

Do they think we won't notice? Are they mistaking us for having a life? Like what is happening here 😣🥀

[randomishnickname]

One of those fandom things that I love is when there’s new characters around and, with the unwavering confidence of an old farmer appraising cattle, fanfic authors take one good look at them, tilt their imaginary hat, and go “Aye. Praise kink, that one. Mighty case of praise kink if I ever saw one.” And everyone else just “aye.”

[inimitably-ineffable]

Not to mention the plot tropes.

“I don’t think the Highschool AU is going to come in too strong this year. Fandoms a touch jaded for that. But the hurt/comfort is growin’ thick as weeds and twice as fast. It’ll be a good harvest, fer sure.”

[mx-incognito]

@cynaram

[cynaram]

“I hear over at [neighbouring fandom] they’re putting the top field into fix-it fics.”

“Yes, ‘twould be.  They had a hard season last year, a right hard season.” 

[explorerrowan]

“You think I ought to plant a little Sailor Moon Wild West AU? Don’t know if anything would come of it. Might not make it to harvest.”

“Won’t know until you plant it, will you?”

[fieldbears]

“Ah, a heritage crop.”

[captainclickycat]

The shipping forecast.

[romanticalgirl]

The Fandom Almanac

[nyansense-the-nyanbinary]

“I think I’m going to sow some rarepairs this season. Don’t know what the market for ‘em will be, but I can eat ‘em if nobody else wants to.”

[jonairadreaming]

Petition to start referring to fanworks as ‘produce’ and stop calling it ‘content’.

Produce = Fresh. Tasty. Nutritious. Contains some ppm of Love.

Content = Lifeless. Sterile. An obligation.

[enchi-elm]

Kudos is sunlight. Comments are fertilizer.

[digitaldiscipline]

Disney is Monsanto

[wiimotion]

How it feels to settle into bed and close my eyes and return to the totally made-up scenario I was last engrossed in

[guerrillatech]

[pisshandkerchief-deactivated202]

Holy shit that's so cool

[knightofleo]

[beckiboos]

Finally “do you love the colour of the sky” got compressed for our convenience

[kandykittixd]

This is now my favorite photo

[realm-of-clouds]

Cloud spotted

[the-one-and-only-vic-lociraptor]

Cool shit!

[jungwildeandfree]

and while we’re at it, fuck this idea that ONE ACCOUNT has to belong uniquely to ONE PERSON. This is the same thing these silicon valley fucks want; their vision of the future where everyone has a unique biometric ID code implanted in their body is the ultimate extension of Netflix’s “no password sharing” policy. You want to use your friend’s car? Sorry, you can’t, you need to be an authorized user. Your mother wants to let you look something up on her OED account? Too bad! That’s only for her! The concept of perfect market efficiency gives them greedy little money bag eyes.

If I pay money to have a newspaper sent to my house, they don’t charge me extra when I show it to my dad. This password sharing thing isn’t just a Netflix problem; don’t be surprised if it shows up elsewhere in other forms. Stamp this idea out now or we’ll be stuck with it.

[jungwildeandfree]

This is by far the most popular post I have and I have to say: good, I’m right. Password sharing and ID verification are going to kill the internet. not oooh in 50 years. in like 5 more.