willing and able- noah kahan/ option on a poll from @stargirldotcom/ frog and toad/ @death-born-aphrodite/ our last night- better than ezra/ @stargirldotcom/ everything, everywhere, all at once/ @death-born-aphrodite/ calvin and hobbes
Have a designated driver, even if you're not driving. Public transportation is not a substitute for one person who is going to be sober and on top of it for the outing.
If you are the desi, watch your girls and don't be afraid to drag their ass away and pour them on your couch.
if they're acting way more drunk than they should be after a few drinks, getting really sick, dizzy, suddenly very affectionate or sleepy, that's a possible indicator of a date rape drug.
DO NOT LET THEM FALL ASLEEP. this is concussion rules. a lot of date rape drugs relax your muscles and they may stop breathing in their sleep. they may also vomit in their sleep and choke.
if you think your friend/sibling/partner whatever has been drugged, take them to the hospital immediately. do not wait and see. you have no idea what they were given or how it will interact with their body. some people can experience seizures or other severe medical events after being drugged like this.
Reminder, if you ever pay someone for a commission on Paypal (NSFW OR NOT) you SHUT THE FUCK UP in any text box it gives you.
(No this does not mean try to be a snarky comedian and say it was "bomb materials" or "fuck u" or whatever. Don't play with people's livelihoods, just shut the fuck up and don't type anything at all, it's not that hard.)
and i would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling... monsters???
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a series of images depicting the scooby gang as monsters.
Velma is a zombie with pale green skin that is segmented by stitches. The skin below her knees is a deeper green, mimicking her original orange socks, which she's missing in this design. Her body is walking with it's arms out, accidentally kicking along her head. The caption says "My head! Where's my head?"
Daphne is a ghost. She is slightly transparent. Her dress is torn at the bottom and at the sleeves. She is wearing thick bracelets. She's floating above an open trapdoor and looking down at it in surprise. The caption says "OH! I think I was supposed to fall down there!"
Fred is a vampire. He looks the same as his canon design, except he has pointed ears and fangs. He hangs from the ceiling, arms crossed. He has a cocky expression on his face. He's facing a man in a sheet ghost costume, who is startled. The caption says "Going somewhere?"
Shaggy is a werewolf. He's furry all over and has short paw-like hands and feet. His feet are busting out of his loafers. He has a tail. He has a bone in his mouth, and is sheepishly waving at an angry skeleton.
Scooby is a were-human. His humanoid design is a man wearing a brown vest and brown pants. His shoes are a lighter shade. Under his vest is a black short sleeved collared shirt. He has a thick neck. His face mimics his original dog face. He has a big nose and shallow chin, a few scraggly facial hairs, some moles on his chin, thick eyebrows, small ears, and wobbly mouth. His hair is short and brown. Shaggy is holding him in his arms and struggling under the weight.
I think you need hobbies that do all four things but the number of hobbies needed to cover all these needs may vary. Some hobbies pull double/triple duty. Some hobbies can cause repetitive stress injuries so it's good to have a few different ones that fulfill the same need so you can rotate to get the fulfillment without the carpal tunnel.
also true! there’s a really famous three-volume self-help guide about that!
unless all you’re doing is liberating a single mountain from a dragon, in which case you can probably get by with just one, so long as you also have a lot of dwarves.
the ADHD writer's guide to actually finishing a draft (no, seriously) 📝
okay, tumblr, writers... we need to TALK about how to actually finish a damn draft when your executive functioning decided to pack its bags and leave for a permanent vacation in the bahamas.
i'm not here to give you that basic "just set a timer!" advice that makes me want to throw my laptop into the sun. we all know those productivity hacks that work for neurotypicals make us want to scream into the void. (been there, screamed that.)
so here's the ACTUAL guide from someone who's written three novels while her brain was actively trying to sabotage her the entire time.
FIRST: accept that linear writing is a capitalist construct designed to torture us.
i'm serious. whoever decided writers should start at chapter 1 and proceed neatly to THE END clearly didn't have dopamine playing hide-and-seek in their prefrontal cortex.
write whatever scene has your brain chemicals SINGING today. that climactic fight scene that's six chapters away? the tender moment between your characters that happens in the middle? WRITE IT NOW while your brain is actually interested. i have finished entire novels by writing them in chunks and stitching them together like the beautiful frankenstein's monster they are.
SECOND: the 10-minute lie (that actually works???)
tell yourself you're only going to write for 10 minutes. that's it. no pressure. your adhd brain can handle anything for 10 minutes, right? the secret is that once you start, momentum becomes your best friend. sometimes you'll actually stop at 10 minutes (congrats, you still wrote something!) but often you'll look up and realize it's been two hours and you've written 2,000 words. and yes i've seen this a lot, like everywhere, where they tell you "set a timer for 5, and by the time you realize it's 2 hours" i've seen this many times before, and it actually works. at first i thought it didn't but boy, i was wrong.
THIRD: use your hyperfixation powers for good, not evil.
we all know that adhd comes with the superpower of becoming obsessed with random things for unpredictable amounts of time. WEAPONIZE THIS. create artificial urgency around your project. tell people about your deadline. make elaborate aesthetic pinterest boards. create a spotify playlist that you only listen to while writing this specific project. trick your brain into making your WIP the shiny new hyperfixation.
FOURTH: body-doubling saved my writing career and it can save yours too.
find another writer friend (or any friend who needs to do focused work) and sit together - virtually or physically - while you both work. something about having another human witnessing your work process bypasses the executive dysfunction. i swear it's actual magic. discord writing sprints, zoom sessions with cameras off but mics on - whatever works.
FIFTH: embrace the chaos of your natural writing cycle.
some days you'll write 5,000 words in a frenzy at 3am. other days you'll stare at the document for an hour and write "the." BOTH ARE VALID WRITING DAYS. the only consistency we need is returning to the document, not some arbitrary daily word count.
SIXTH: create external accountability that doesn't make you want to die.
deadlines from publishers? great. deadlines you set for yourself? your brain laughs and says "or what?" find the sweet spot - maybe it's a writing buddy you check in with, maybe it's a public progress tracker, maybe it's promising your sister you'll take her to dinner when you finish a chapter.
SEVENTH: the frankendraft approach.
your first draft DOES NOT need to be good, coherent, or even make sense. it just needs to exist. leave yourself notes like [FIGURE OUT HOW SHE GETS FROM THE CASTLE TO THE BEACH LATER] and keep moving. your adhd brain will thank you for not getting stuck in research rabbit holes for six hours.
EIGHTH: find your optimal writing environment through shameless trial and error.
maybe you need complete silence. maybe you need to be in a coffee shop with specific ambient noise. maybe you need to write standing up. maybe you need to dictate your novel while pacing around your apartment. there is no wrong way to get the words out.
i personally write best when i'm slightly uncomfortable (weird, i know) so i often end up writing while sitting on my kitchen floor with my laptop balanced on a chair. whatever works, bestie. a finished messy draft is infinitely more valuable than the perfect novel still trapped in your head. your adhd brain is simultaneously your greatest challenge and your greatest asset as a writer. the connections you make, the unique perspectives, the creativity - all of that comes from the same place as the struggles.
you've got this. now go write something, even if it's just for 10 minutes. i believe in you. ✨ -rin t.
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As a late-in-life diagnosed ADHDer, this is exactly what I needed to see exactly when I needed to see it. (And let’s not even talk about the menopause brain fog, because, just, no.)
read this and remember it. read this and remember that she is going to use the profits of her fucking ego-stroking reboot to decimate trans rights. read this and remember that every time you pay into her IP, you are emboldening her to hurt us more.
our lives matter more than your fucking nostalgia.
trans lives matter more than your fucking nostalgia.