VampyreWinters

Basically a few funny posts, but mostly random thoughts that pop into my head

[vampyrewinters]

You know what makes it really hard to be able to tell when something is not quite right with your body? Being pregnant. Oh, I'm tired and can't focus, and I get winded easily? That sounds like being pregnant, alright.

Anyways, I just found out I'm anemic.

[vampyrewinters]

Problems I find I run into in home improvement:

*we need a new thing*

I could make that

*remembering my building skills only include things that look good on stage from 30ft away and are easy to take down*

I could *maybe* make that

[crabussy]

hi gang. reminder that we are some of the best sweaters in the animal kingdom (second only to equines) allowing us to stay cool and keep moving in hot weather. we have 10 times the density of sweat glands compared to other great apes.

we are ALSO insanely good at smelling rain (specifically geosmin, found in the soil and activated by rain) with the ability to smell 10 parts per trillion. this is speculated to have helped our ancestors survive!

we ALSO have absolutely batshit diets compared to most other animals. caffeine and chocolate are completely toxic to most animals but we can eat it without even feeling sick. even avocados are severely toxic to many animals to the point where it can be fatal to eat, but humans love it!!!

we are ALSO the best endurance runners ON EARTH out of ANY other species. we beat horses in endurance running. you know, the animals that gradually evolved away most of their toes in order to be the best runners?? yeahhh.

and to top it all off. our lifespan is unusually long for our species' weight/mass. typically, the bigger a species is, the longer its average lifespan (e.g. domestic mice live for 1-3 years, whales can live over 200) but we're very small for how long our average lifespan is. big cats like tigers live around 14-15 years, brown bears 25 years, yet here we are expected to live around 75-85 years. that is NUTS.

humans as a species are so extremely cool. it's not just our intellect that makes us amazing. we may not be the fastest or the strongest in the animal kingdom but we're super cool in many other ways. next time you sweat you can go wow!!! humans are so cool I'm able to keep moving because of my absolutely insane number of sweat glands! thank you evolution!

[bisexualbaker]

we are ALSO insanely good at smelling rain

Wait, does this mean that elementary school me has vindication for claiming to be able to smell when it was going to rain? Because I swear that's a trick I used to be able to do, but I fell out of practice long ago.

[vampyrewinters]

yep. You know how most animals can tell when it's about to rain because they can feel the air pressure change or whatever? Humans can smell it.

[o-kurwa]

[officialfist]

Unrestrained summer fun

[gothiccharmschool]

File this under “posts I inexplicably find soothing”.

[vampyrewinters]

Went to the Dr. to get the results of my ADHD testing today. I do not have ADHD, turns out, I just have anxiety and that's why I can't sit still or focus. I'm just always worried about something.

She was like "i can see why you thought it was adhd, but your test scores are too high for that. Also, for the drawing section, most people with adhd don't measure the distance between dots with their pinky to make sure they're exact. But you know what does show up like that? ANXIETY"

[vampyrewinters]

You know what I find amazing. People who try to talk down your price on fb marketplace. Like buddy just say its not for you and move on with your life. Im not here to haggle. This isn't a medieval bazaar where its rude if you dont haggle a little. Just say "well, that's not for me, I guess" and move on with your day. Because I bought that dryer at full price for $729. Im asking $500 for it bc its basically brand new, I just moved to a house that doesn't have the right hookup for it. Im not about to take a $500 loss just bc you dont understand how buying things works.

[thedoubteriswise]

nothing funnier to me than when AI does math wrong. like I get why it happens, it's a language model that's treating the numbers you feed it as words rather than integers and then giving you an answer based on how those words typically appear in a block of text instead of actually performing a calculation. but the one thing computers are genuinely incredible at. you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did, look at it it's got hallucinations

[nudityandnerdery]

I want you to remember:

The fascists hate you too and they just will pretend otherwise until after they've killed the rest of us, before they turn on you.

[nudityandnerdery]

Thanks to whoever tried, but I knew they'd never allow it.

[library-graffiti]

Let's do it the old fashioned way. Spread it far and wide.

[michaelfeldmanofficial]

Stardew Valley

[s3znl-gr3znl]

ICE raids are set to start as soon as tuesday (JAN 21, 2025) in Chigago so make sure you know your rights, your community, and your plan.

ICE MUST have a warrant to search/enter any property. they will lie and manipulate you to allow them on the premises but if they arent holding a valid document in their hands they cannot legally do anything

They may say something like "our warrant is in the truck," tough shit, have them bring it to you, DO NOT FOLLOW THEM ANYWHERE. Do not leave your property if confronted.

If you are taken, say nothing until a lawyer is present. The exception is if there are bystanders present/filming, then you should shout your name and whats happening

If you are witnessing a raid in your community, wait to warn others via phone as the cops may be monitoring nearby communications and may use that to select their next targets. Warn by code or word of mouth

escape if the opportunity presents itself, but dont be stupid.

[boymanmaletheshequel]

Reminder that it has been confirmed by ICE director Thomas Homan stated in his interview that Chicago will be ONE of the cities targeted Tuesday. If you live in a blue sanctuary city, consider either evacuating temporarily, finding a safe place to hide out, or stay home and DO NOT open your door for ICE. Stay strong and stay safe. And remember “LA MIGRA”

[thebibliosphere]

“Fyp” we don’t do that here. I mean, Tumblr the app and website tries, but we don't do that here.

“But then how will anyone see it?” peer review.

“How do you get engagement?” by talking and engaging with other people. Or making a devastating typo. Either way.

“But—” Listen, you’re not doing solo stand up anymore. This is a group improv class being held in a SAW dungeon. Good luck.

[vampyrewinters]

Hey guys, I'm looking for the artist of this peice. I remember comissioning it years ago here on tumblr, but dont remember who it was. I can see the signature on it, but i cannot for the life of me recall who it is. so if its you, please let me know, I still love this pic of my OC so very much

[quasi-normalcy]

[vampyrewinters]

This is because radio shows don't exist anymore. Once upon a time people could turn on the radio, listen to thier show while doing other things, like cooking dinner.

These days that isn't as common unless you happen to find a really really good podcast. So it's not a bad thing if people are just listening to the show, they're just in need of a product that isn't made anymore.

[headspace-hotel]

Y'all

Im not on tiktok and never have been, but I downloaded RedNote just to see what is up, and I am witnessing something truly amazing

The Chinese user community is giving the American tiktok refugees an overwhelmingly warm welcome, meanwhile the American users seem to have collectively agreed that not only will they not let the app be taken over with English and they will provide Mandarin subtitles for everything, they are LEARNING MANDARIN. Ive scrolled through so many videos of Americans offering greetings in Mandarin to try to acclimate to the new environment and be respectful, and speakers of both languages are posting lots of tutorials on language basics and internet slang in Mandarin

My God, there is an AMAZING outpouring of curiosity and delight among everyone to learn about each others cultures and daily lives. People are posting videos of landscapes, cities, towns, and natural areas in USA and China, posting recipes and traditional foods, vlogs of everyday life, and reaching out to find people with similar hobbies.

And it's not just young people! There are loads of videos from middle-aged American guys who have come to post about fishing or motorcycles and are now happily chatting with Chinese users sharing the same interests using Google translate

One American guy who was like. in his 60's had a comment on one of his videos that was like "Red Neck?" and he replied "Yes!" and I just about fucking lost it

Also the Chinese users love, and I mean LOVE, Luigi Mangione. He is apparently broadly adored in China. There is SO much fanart and SO many edits.

There are many threads initiating Chinese users to ask questions of American users about the USA, and vice versa, and everyone on both sides is clearing up a lot of misconceptions. Some of the questions I saw a lot from Chinese users were: "Is it true that American parents kick you out of the house as soon as you turn 18" (not often, but sometimes) "Do you all really wear shoes in bed" (NO!!! Apparently a lot of characters in American sitcoms are shown lying in bed with shoes on which I never noticed before!) and "are there really guns everywhere" (yes).

For the most part Chinese content creators seem just overwhelmed by the sudden influx of hundreds of followers that are super enthusiastic about what they're doing. A lot of them have made posts about how initially they thought the uptick in follower count was some kind of error, or that there was some kind of joke or prank, but then they realized the interest and enthusiasm was genuine and now they're welcoming all the newcomers.

I found several posts by Chinese users saying that this felt like a really profound historical moment, where these previously separated worlds are suddenly smashing together and suddenly there is freedom to learn about each other's cultures and connect. One of them said something along the lines of "This is a 21st century Tower of Babel and even though I'm an atheist I hope God lets this tower stand." OUGH MY HEART.

The app itself works a little bit like a video-based version of Pinterest. It's not really my thing so I probably won't be on there long term but it's been amazing to see what's happening.

[vampyrewinters]

Americans will literally learn an entire new language and start a whole global cultural exchange (partially out of spite) just because you tell them no.

Especially if that no is obviously bullshit and they know you're lying to them.

But for real, Americans are genuinely very curious about other cultures, and we approach things with great enthusiasm. And that curiosity and enthusiasm is only made stronger because our government doesn't want us to know what goes on outside our nation. Hell, they don't even like telling us what is happening INSIDE our nation.

But we do want to learn, we want to experience new things and cultures. and we really like seeing the things we know the govt doesn't want us to see. Like low food prices, and clean cities, and good infrastructure, and a lack of property tax. if you own your house, you own it forever. its yours. here if you own your house, you still have to pay property tax and if you dont the government will take your house.

[wowwforever]

if you told vin diesel fast and the furious you were gay he'd be like "Some people like driving stick…some people like driving automatic…what matters is you cross the finish line.." and then he'd rev up a dodge challenger and drive through a building and kill 16 people

[boogerwookiesugarcookie]

he literally did in the fourth one when he's asked if he likes cars more than women

[explorerrowan]

If you asked if he was cool with trans people, he'd probably say "sometimes, aftermarket parts are the only way to get the vehicle you really want. Everyone should have the right to hot rod."

[orcboxer]

[robotpussy]

i will never be against piracy ever but i also need physical media to remain

[robotpussy]

the average blockbuster carried about 3x as many films than that that are streaming on Netflix or any other streaming service, physical media along with piracy is more important than ever.

[rottenbrainstuff]

I thought this wasn’t true, because how could it be true? How could one small store have more movies than an online database? So I googled it.

I am surprised and depressed to learn it’s 100% true, according to google. A Blockbuster store was required to have a minimum of 7000 titles, but most averaged about 10,000. Netflix has 4000 movies. (And 1800 tv shows if you want to count those, but even included, it’s still less)

Now I’m even more depressed about the collapse of physical rental stores.

[siphersaysstuff]

BONUS: They weren't beholden to Who Owns What IP Right Now. They got videos from everyone. You didn't have to pay separately for the rights to rent from the Disney Shelves and the WB Shelves and bler bler bler, and they only STOPPED having those movies when the tapes broke or someone never returned 'em.

[pepperoni-oni]

friendly reminder that your local library will have lots of physical media and if they don't have what you're looking for you can most likely ask them to purchase it or order it from another library through interlibrary loan

[bogappreciation]

Shoutout to Scarecrow Video- they have over 148,000 titles, most of which you can rent by mail. Rentals have been down in the last few years so they're asking for support!

[letteredlettered]

boosting this for Scarecrow Video. It's also now a non-profit.

[reenie829]

I worked in the Blockbuster warehouse stocking all the store. The movie "bible" I had to use was HUGE!!!!

[gothiccharmschool]

:: bangs hands on desk ::

SCARECROW VIDEO

SCARECROW VIDEO

SCARECROW VIDEO

They're amazing.

[vampyrewinters]

Also, Thriftbooks.com is a good place to get used books and movies for cheap. And if any of you still have a vcr (I have 2) vhs tapes are usually only 25-50cents each so it's not very expensive either as long as you buy an adapter so it can hook up to your modern TV.

They're bulky, but I have movies I've never seen on dvd or streaming.

Another good tip is to go in together with friends for a disc resurfacer. We have one we bought with a friend and it really opens up our options for dvds, cds and video games bc we don't have to worry about too many scratches and imperfections on the disc. This also means we often get that media for a lower price bc it is "damaged"

[cansu-m]