[rasb7rry-deactivated20260505]

".. and I don't even like you that much"

"wait."

"I do, fuck."

[chandralia]

[whalbi]

I have missed them so much✨

[chandralia]

“There’s a good example we can use… how does your childhood friend pass things to you?”

[beybuniki]

🍻

[chandralia]

I DONT EVEN HAVE WORDS I need to let the scene speak for itself………

[slab-o-meat]

crabs are so gentle, they can be so kind. their claws? precise little things, so careful in the sand, so careful with food. they do what they must to live and wave their claws to express their joy to the world for giving so much to them, for giving such kindness to these creatures known as crabs. please be gentle to crabs

[slab-o-meat]

i was on. a new sleep medication last night

[pizzaback-deactivated20201011]

but you were right

[hazy-october]

[depressionarmy]

[aruguula]

It’s okay to be a beginner at the things you are interested in. There is no reason to feel intimidated by people more advanced than you are, because they too were in your place at one point. Keep learning and growing and expanding in whatever it is that you love and let nothing and no one stop you. You don’t have to be at the same stage as someone else. You can just be at your stage and that one is okay too.

[ms-demeanor]

The Very Basics of Not Killing Your Computer

AVOID HEAT STRESS

If you have a laptop DO NOT use it on a soft surface like a pillow or on a blanket, it’ll block the vents on your computer and make it get really fucking hot inside.

If you have a desktop you gotta open it up and blow out the dust sometimes.

If you are moving your laptop in a bag turn the laptop off. Don’t put it to sleep, don’t just shut the screen, turn it off, because otherwise it’s in the bag generating heat and there’s nowhere for the heat to go in the bag. OFF. Not sleep. OFF.

DO NOT DROP

Okay I know that should be obvious but drop damage to your hard drive is bad bad news. Be as careful as you can to set your computer gently on flat surfaces; don’t leave it hanging out on a bed where it can get knocked off, don’t set it on the roof of your car. And yes, just dropping it a couple inches can kill your hard drive or totally shatter your screen.

DON’T PUT SHIT ON YOUR KEYBOARD

Look I’ve seen four people ruin their laptops because they had a pen on the keyboard and closed the laptop and it fucked up the screen and the keyboard and it sucks so much and you feel awful after it happens because it’s so avoidable just don’t put things on your keyboard and always check that your laptop is clear before you close it.

PROTECT YOUR PORTS ON YOUR LAPTOP

You’ve only got one power jack and a limited number of other inputs on your computer and if they detach from the motherboard you’re fucked. USB ports get damaged because people use them a lot and eventually it weakens the connection and then they just stop working and it sucks. You can get around this with USB ports by using a USB hub to connect things like your keyboard and mouse.

For your power plug you just gotta be careful. Avoid tripping over the cord at all costs, don’t yank the plug out of the computer. It will SUCK VERY MUCH A LOT if you have to buy a new computer because the power port lost contact with the motherboard.

Don’t move your computer with things plugged into it. Take the power cord off before you put your laptop in the bag, take out the USB mouse dongle, do not travel with little nubby bits sticking out of your computer that can easily get caught or get tweaked or snap off inside of the thing.

(I really can’t emphasize enough that most of the “it will cost more than it’s worth to fix this” laptops I see are because of USB ports and power jacks. People don’t seem to know that this isn’t something that can be fixed easily; a broken power jack is a “remove the motherboard and resoldier components” job, not a “plug a new one in in fifteen minutes” job and most computer repair shops aren’t going to solder things for you and if they DO it’s going to be very expensive)

RESTART YOUR SHIT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AND JUST LET THE FUCKING UPDATES RUN

You should probably restart more than once a month but whatever. This is actually something that I consider part of reducing heat stress because when your processor is straining to keep up with all the background bullshit that’s running from a program you opened three weeks ago it’s going to use up resources and get hot and look just restart it once in a while.

Also the updates are almost always okay and safe and generally running updates is a good and secure thing to do (though maybe follow a blog dedicated to the OS you run because if there IS a problem with the updates that blog will probably talk about it before the update gets forced on your computer)

ANTIVIRUS BULLSHIT

Yes you should probably be running an antivirus.

Sophos is free and it’s fine. But don’t pay for it - if you’re using Sophos use the free version.

If you’re looking for something paid and a little more comprehensive I recommend ESET - get the cheap version, renewals cost less than the initial purchase, and feel free to get a multi-year version, the credentials follow your email not the computer so if your computer dies before your license expires you can install the license on a new computer.

DO NOT INSTALL NORTON OR MCAFEE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT. Kaspersky is whatever. It’s less bullshit than Norton or McAfee but not as good as ESET for about the same cost.

If you think you’ve got a virus run the free version of Malwarebytes and get your shit cleaned.

KEEP LIQUIDS THE FUCK AWAY FROM YOUR COMPUTER

Again this should be obvious and yet. But seriously, just make a rule for yourself that drinks aren’t allowed on the same table as your computer and you’ll save yourself a lot of headaches.

PLUG YOUR COMPUTER INTO A UPS

Okay I fucking hate amazon but here’s a thing you should be using, just search the rest of the internet for “surge protector/UPS” and you’ll find something that isn’t from amazon - APC is a solid brand for this.

Basically you want a fat surge protector that has a little bit of a battery backup and you want to plug your computer (desktop OR laptop) into that instead of into the wall. The benefit of this is twofold:

1) if there’s a power surge the UPS will prevent your computer’s power supply from getting fried and possibly frying parts of your motherboard

2) if there’s a power outage and you’re *at* your computer you’ll have enough time to save what you’re working on before your computer loses power (like, you’ll maybe only have a minute or two on a small UPS but that’s still time to hit CTRL+S and keep from losing work)

At a bare, bare minimum your computer should be plugged into a surge protector but NOT directly into the wall.

BACK YOUR SHIT UP

[we interrupt this yelling for me to tell you that Western Digital has apparently released their new My Passport line and I’m obligated to inform you that you can get a 2.5″ USB 3.0 backup drive with FIVE FUCKING TERABYTES OF STORAGE for $130. Or you can get 4TB for $93. Or you can get 1TB for $53. basically what I’m saying is that it is not only cheap computer season it is also cheap hard drive season.]

[also if you’re getting a backup drive get western digital not seagate seagate fucking sucks and has a much higher failure rate]

Uh, okay, anyway - Do an image backup of your computer every once in a while so that if you get infected or your hard drive dies or whatever you can just restore from backup and move on like nothing happened.

HERE’S HOW TO DO AN IMAGE BACKUP.

SAVE YOURSELF THE WEAR AND TEAR

You know what is cheap? USB Keyboards and USB mice. You know what is not cheap? Fixing the touchpad on a laptop or replacing a laptop keyboard.

Get yourself a USB hub, a USB Keyboard and a USB Mouse (wired or wireless, doesn’t matter) and if you’re using your laptop at home plug *that* into your computer.

Also if your keyboard on your laptop breaks it’s fine just to use a USB keyboard instead I promise; if the screen breaks it’s also usually cheaper and easier to get a used or inexpensive monitor than it is to replace the screen. Your laptop is basically just a very small version of whatever bullshit is going on inside a desktop, if the peripherals break but the core components are fine you can just use it like a desktop.

Unless it’s a piece of shit that doesn’t have any USB ports or video out in which case you got ripped off, friend, demand functionality in your devices I’m sorry.

/rant

[theinturnetexplorer]

what a deal.

[vulturesinvividcolor]

And then your hip would break because their medical staff is garage and they don’t have the same regulations as over so no you’re back to square one you fucking tool

[ksylofonimandariini]

that is american propaganda used to justify their lack of a working healthcare system. it’s not true and even if it was what good would having slightly better healthcare do if it’s only accessible by the richest members of society?

[valendeln]

You absolute fucking clown. Lmao

[aberrantemotion]

Damn. Spains healthcare sure isnt garage like they said

[dasseinhundin]

[j0skik-deactivated20210817]

God Americans are so fucking brainwashed like seriously imagine thinking a first world country in Europe of all places is medically inferior, the patriot brain rot is strong

[nico-di-angelato]

artemis fowl fans: oh no!!! disney is gonna completely ruin the movies and not even gonna follow the plot!!!

percy jackson fans:

[ink-splotch]

So we watched Artemis Fowl the movie and I yelled about it on Twitter

[porterr-robinson]

[anotherpapercut]

[amoisthobo]

This is literally the funniest video on this entire site

[rhetorical-ink]

Haikyuu!! Observations: Chapter 402 & How to End a Series

**OLYMPIAN SPOILERS BELOW** 

Y’all, I can’t tell you what Haikyuu!! has come to mean to me. I know that I haven’t been in this fandom as long as so many of you, but when I say this series has become one of my favorites, I sincerely mean it. I’ve already ordered the last two Shonen Jump issues to be shipped to me with the last chapters…

I’ve read manga and watched television shows, and been disappointed with the ending, but going into this last chapter, I wasn’t nervous. Furudate is a master class storyteller and this series has been a 10/10 from the beginning. However, I did NOT spoil myself at ALL for this last chapter, so it was all a surprise, and I’m so glad I went into it blind, so if you haven’t read the chapter yet…go to do that FIRST and then come back. With it being the final chapter, here are – 

My Top TWENTY Thoughts on Haikyuu!! Chapter 402: 

20. THIS. COLOR. SPREAD. 

So, this is going to be my wallpaper on my computer all fall. Maybe longer. There’s so much to love about this color spread, but here’s my top observations: 

* The parallels between Iwaizumi and Bokuto with Oikawa and Akaashi…Furudate is giving the shippers SO. MUCH. FOOD. this chapter!

* Tenma and Akiteru playing volleyball with Korai Hoshiumi! Because he’s the Little Giant now!

* Sakusa in the corner, opposite Ushijima pining away at him obviously

* Mika and Daishou together on Nohebi’s side, still together I hope

* Goshiki in conversation with Iwaizumi and Bokuto, who is still claiming Tsuki as his adopted child

19. Tendo’s a Chocolatier Now

I knew we’d have to see what Tendo had been up to after the time skip, but Furudate literally gave us the best dessert with this moment with Tendo and Ushijima. One, I LOVE the reverse of what Tendo predicted. Instead of Tendo being interviewed for Ushijima’s television special, it’s the opposite. Ushijima is a guest star on Tendo’s own television program…also, can we say that Tendo and Ushijima are STYLISH as all get out?! But then we get this – 

Y’all. Ushijima flew to PARIS to meet up with Tendo. Yeah, yeah, y’all are best friend’s sure. Buttttttt, let’s just say I’m convinced that Sakusa is the one pining over Ushijima…and boy has competition. And that competition makes a mean chocolate volleyball. 

But in all seriousness, I love that they’re best friends and that they still keep up with each other like this. Their friendship is one of my favorites in the series.

18. Nekoma, There You Are!

I’m so excited we finally get to see what the rest of Nekoma are doing! It makes SO much sense that Inuoka is working with little kids, just like Suga, and that Yamamoto is playing Division 1 (he IS the Ace of Nekoma, after all…and ROCKING that mohawk). Also, may I say that Shibayama going from being that timid second-string Libero to a Division 2 Libero – and looking SO grown up – is just heartwarming…the minute they mentioned Russia, though, I started to wonder about Lev…but I wasn’t ready, you all...I WAS NOT READY….

17. Haiba X Yaku, Living that Russian Life

 Y’ALL. Yaku and Lev and THAT GLOW UP!

Seriously, Kuroo looked handsome in a suit, but Yaku working that Libero status in the Russian League and looking that gorgeous? Speaking of GORGEOUS, are we surprised that the Haiba siblings are models? But I have to wonder if Yaku went to the Russian League to hang with Lev? I mean…he likes short hair…which Alisa does not have…sooooo….let’s just say my shipping heart was about to burst (and burst it did later, but more on that…). 

16. Amanai still thriving, and the Tanaka fan club!

I love, love, LOVE that not only do we get to see Amanai, Tanaka’s childhood friend, thriving at the ace of the Japan’s National Women’s team, but that Tanaka is STILL supporting her through it all, and so is Kiyoko! These two are too good for this world, and I love it so much that we get that confirmation, here. 

15. The Third Year House Party

There’s a LOT to fangirl about on this page:

* The fact that Kiyoko and Tanaka are throwing house parties, and have a pet bird.

* The fact that Suguwara is all about teaching EVERYTHING, even birds

* The fact that Daichi and Suguwara are still close

* The fact that freaking Nishinoya and Asahi go on a WORLD TOUR together, and look the MOST stylish doing so…

* …and then I read the words “today they will take on Argentina” and I LOST. MY. MIND. Because…you all know what that means, right?

14. WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING: 

But before we get to the main event, we get a brief glimpse into what everyone else has been up to – don’t think that when I saw Jose Blanco as the coach for Argentina’s National Team that I did FREAK OUT again – and I LOVE that Yamaguchi has Hinata’s National Jersey! I love how their friendship has grown over the years! It’s so adorable!!

BUT YOU ALL…It’s TIME:

13. THIS PAGE CAUSED MY ASCENSION: 

I won’t lie. Last night, I woke up at 4 and 5 am, after having dreams about Haikyuu!!’s final chapter – and in those dreams, I kept seeing Oikawa and Iwaizumi…and it wasn’t clear, but they were there. And I thought it was just a dream…but…as I put in my last post, I wanted Oikawa to show up at least for one panel…just one final push to show him at the Olympics.

And then this page happened and I lost my ever-loving mind: 

I didn’t know I needed the Iwaizumi reveal that he’s the personal athletic trainer for JAPAN instead of Argentina, but I did. After all, Iwaizumi said he’d be against Oikawa in the future. It alllll makes sense, now! How did I NOT see this coming? And then, damn, there’s that banner. 

Furudate just NAILED THIS PAGE…and then, just in time for Oikawa’s birthday:

12. Oikawa Gets His Due Recognition: 

I’ve wanted this for our trashy Grand King for so dang long…FINALLY, he gets recognized on the world stage. He looks GLORIOUS here, as does Hanamaki for that matter, and I absolutely LOVE his confidence. There’s no smug, fake smile here. It’s all genuine. And I friggin’ love it for him. I’ve wanted this for Oikawa this whole series, and here we are.

11. Furudate really said OiHina Rights:

That HUG?! Yes, please. I cannot WAIT to see this animated – I hope they add Kageyama and Atsumu’s reactions just for show, but seriously, who knew that Shoyo and OIKAWA would have such a wholesome friendship!? Especially with what I’m going to talk about below…

10. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SENDAI FROGS

Okay, but SERIOUSLY. Furudate has shown us some Division Team Ups in the time skip, and Goshiki and Kiryuu together on a team is awesome, but THIS?! 

Tsukishima as Middle Blocker Koganegawa as Setter and “MAD DOG” Kyotani as Opposite?!

Y’all. This team is broken. And I want to watch ALL OF THEIR GAMES.

Furudate, please do a spin off of this team. I need to see this team’s dynamic in action, ESPECIALLY because Tsukishima looks like he’s actually GETTING ALONG with Mad Dog?! And Mad Dog looks like he’s grown up and matured!?

IS THIS REAL LIFE?!

9. THE MONSTER LINE UP 

So, we have our Olympic team (Aran not featured, but shown below – I don’t know why we don’t see him here) and I LOVE Iwaizumi looking so sinister in the background, like he’s so ready to take on Oikawa and Argentina. 

Looks like we have our:

Setters: Tobio Kageyama and Atsumu Miya Liberos: Morisuke Yaku and Motoya Komori Opposites: Hinata Shoyo and Wakatoshi Ushijima Middle Blockers: Gao Hakuba and  Yūdai Hyakuzawa Wing Spikers: Koutarou Bokuto, Kiyoomi Sakusa, Korai Hoshiumi, and Ojiro Aran

I love it! This team is just GOAT. I wish we’d gotten to see them play!

Also, Kageyama just can’t leave Hinata alone, can he?! Haha!

8. Aran Returns and The Kita x Osamu Shippers Rejoice

I love that we get to see Heitor and Nice have three children now! AND even better, we get Kita and Osamu watching the game together…and Kita’s grandmother calling him Osamu-chan…oh my. Plus, I love that Atsumu has Aran back with him to keep him in line. Ahhh, I wish we could see those team dynamics. Furudate, you TEASE!

7. ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLLAGE PAGES 

You know why I love this page so much? And it’s not just Tendo’s chocolate volleyball – 

* WE SEE KUROO WITH HIS HAIR PUSHED BACK. *heart squeeze*

* Tsukishima and Mad Dog practicing so hard together…just…THE CHARACTER GROWTH. *heart squeezes again*

* Tenma doing his volleyball manga at rapid speed

* Coach Ukai being alive and thriving, watching the game with Nekoma’s coach

* Oikawa GENUINELY SMILING alongside the bubble about Volleyball being fun, a callback to not only his commentary in Chapter 374, but SUCH a beautiful reverse of all the panels before where we would see Oikawa’s back and the words “defeat” or “hurdle.” We DON’T see that now – just a confident man who is in his prime playing the sport he loves. *HEART EXPLODES*

* And then the callback to the manga title and our two protagonists…

6. Oikawa’s Serve

You know what is so cool about this? Not only the confirmation that we’ll get to see this hopefully animated, but think about it! Oikawa NEVER competed at Nationals, so he would have NEVER competed against Sakusa. So seeing Sakusa pick up his serve is just SO cool. I love it. This is going to be so GOAT in animated form…

5. THE CONNECTIONS… *Que the FEELS*

…and before we see the result of Shoyo and Kageyama going their separate way on the court, we get this beautiful callback page. All the defining moments for Shoyo and Kageyama, all together here. Let me say, I LOVE the panels of Tanaka, Daichi, and Sugawara on this page in the new style, and the callback to Shoyo first realizing he’s on the same team as Kageyama…

4. The Final Quick of the Series 

And it feels so good. I love that even after all those years apart, it’s still so satisfying to see these two players, at the top of their game, able to come together to pull that attack off. But you know what the best part is?

3. Shoyo and Tobio FINALLY CONNECT.

All these years. All these chapters. And FINALLY. 

They finally look at each other, acknowledge each other’s ability. 

And fist bump like the best friends and rivals they are. 

This panel is probably one of my favorites in the series. It’s so perfect. 

These two finally connected. And you know what? It’s not even the last page…

2. FURUDATE – YOU MAD GENIUS, YOU. 

I thought the page with the fist bump was the end. But no. Because Furudate doesn’t play by the laws of humanity. Furudate GOES BEYOND. PLUS ULTRA.

I didn’t see this coming. 2022 – a year after the Olympics. 

We don’t see who won the game, but that’s not the point. 

The point is that our two protagonists are still rivals.  Friends, but also rivals…CHALLENGERS to each other. Forever trying to see who will top the other. 

And here they are, facing each other again in the foreign leagues.

So Cons? Shoyo was only on the MSBY Black Jackals from 2017 - 2021, to our knowledge. And Kageyama was really only on the Adlers until 2018, because they said he was going overseas the next year after the MSBY vs Schweiden match in late 2017. 

Pros? Uhm, Hinata ends back up in Rio – with Pedro, Heitor (likely as a babysitter), and facing/probably playing beach volleyball with Oikawa in South America…ahhh, the fanfics we can make from this, am I right?! 

I just absolutely adore how Furudate left this series open for us – Kageyama and Hinata are going to keep challenging each other until they retire from Volleyball, and will likely then keep playing scrimmage matches…hopefully with Kindaichi and Kunimi joining, too. 

1. The Perfect Ending

I’ve not read a series with this satisfying of a conclusion in recent memory. Furudate created a manga that has been so consistently good from start to finish…it’s incredible. And these final chapters didn’t disappoint. At ALL. 

And the best part? We get to keep the story going with our own fan fiction, fan art, and keep analyzing everything that Furudate has given us.

Which is exactly what I’m going to do. I’m have SO MUCH that is left to analyze and break down on Tumblr – who is playing what division – etc. I also have started to buy each of the volumes, so I’m going to break down each of those and connect back through the series with everything…ugh, I’m so happy with how this manga has ended. 

I would probably be sadder if we didn’t still have all of this to be animated. I can’t express how excited I am to see these panels brought to life in animation and even MORE excited to see the “anime only” people FREAK OUT like we have. 

It’s going to be a wild ride. 

Furudate, thank you for this series. With all that’s going on in the world, I needed a ray of sunshine like Shoyo and his passion for Volleyball in my life. And this delivered and so much more.

Whatever Furudate decides to write and draw as their next series, I’m going to be checking it out. I hope you all do too. Seriously, THIS CHAPTER. 100/10. 

[panerasexual-deactivated2017100]

Some lady next to me at the airport was crying hysterically, she got up, came back with McDonald’s and she stopped crying the second she started eating