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Too Much Gatorade Not Enough Gin

@lunaris1013 / lunaris1013.tumblr.com

Neurodivergent, progressive, queer, atheist, dog parent, & Fandom Old. They/them. Same name everywhere. USA (sadly)
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All this about not getting to see John Lennon on twitter but I think the real tragedy is that Freddie Mercury never had an instagram

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Nemo. Is it a fish? Is it a captain? Is it an old timey comic strip? I must know!

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It is a Nightwish song! Which is full of lyrics and sentiments and atmosphere that is perfect for Retired Dream struggling with the choice he made and struggling to figure out his place and himself now that he's not Dream of the Endless anymore. I've had the song association in my head for a long time but recently, with Nightwish-Dreamling correlations being discussed on the Mr Sadman server it came to the fore and I scribbled down some conversation (because of course any Dream depression and existential angst must be met with Hob doing his best to help):

"I am not Dream of the Endless any longer. I do not wish to hold to any of the names associated with the function that is no longer mine." "Well do you have something you do want to be called? He cannot sift through the collective subconscious as he once did, but much of the memory is still there, and a piece surfaces for him now. "…Nemo, perhaps," he says, with a frown. "I am no longer anyone of note; it is fitting perhaps to be called 'Nobody'." Hob looks as though he wants to be appalled but is struggling instead to be supportive, and he-who-is-no-longer-Dream is unsurprised by what he says when he finally speaks. "If that's truly what you want? Then okay. But it seems a bit bleak, doesn't it?" "Perhaps. But I am no one, Hob." "Not to me, you're not, and I know plenty of folk who'll argue that point with you as well. You've changed, yes, drastically. You aren't an unfathomable cosmic entity anymore, sure, but that doesn't make you no one or nothing. You're a person, dearheart, a human-parenthetical-question-mark with vast stores of memory and experience behind him who is just as valid as every other human and non-human being in the universe, and naming yourself 'Nobody' just feels self-deprecating, and not in a humorous way." "Then what would you suggest?"

I don't know exactly where this will go or what I will end up doing with it, but the song is a consistent favorite and there's a lot of emotional investment in doing something with it here.

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Disclaimer! This post isn't to make anyone feel bad! It's a teaching tool!!

Edit: I'm getting a lot of "I do reblog! Just sometimes it's too political/nsfw/I'm out of spoons for the day" which is completely understandable!! This poll is mostly for those who really don't reblog much at all, if ever! Please still feel free to interact/vote of course! Just a heads up that again, this post isn't to make anyone feel like shit! I completely understand there are many many circumstances where people might not reblog!

Acceptable = "hey just letting y'all know [thing]"/ "woo tired today haha"/something else random that op obviously doesn't mind only their followers seeing, but might like to know that people have seen it

Which answer did you pick?

  • Doesn't fit: You can make side blogs! You can make as many as you want!! If you want followers on them, just be sure to do some simple tags (art, [fandom tag], writing, etc) so Tumblr knows who to promote you to! You'll also gain followers naturally by reblogging people's posts! They'll see you enjoy the same things and want to see you on their dash! Just liking a post doesn't do this, because people assume they won't see anything new on their dash by following you (edit: also your blog is your own!! Many many many people have all over the place type of blogs! Don't feel like you absolutely must stick to a theme!)
  • Shy: creators adore seeing you in their notes, people joke about their notes being a mess with a 20k+ note post, but the truth is it's a delight to see someone spam notes going back through your blog!! Don't be shy!!! If it's tagging that intimidates you then don't do it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ after being around awhile you'll learn how pretty quickly, but if you'd rather not that's fine too
  • How is it different?: Liking on other sites means the algorithms on those sites will push the post to more people. Liking here does legitimately nothing (expect maybe push the post higher in the tag, but not usually) liking here is nothing but a bookmark. If you've seen a post before and liked it, that little heart will stay filled in forever....that's it! You need to reblog things for them to get literally any exposure here. "Oh but I have so few followers?" as I said above, reblogging things is how you get followers (and mutuals ☺️) here!! And even one extra set of eyes on a post can make all the difference!
  • Never reblog: You look like a bot, you're probably getting blocked a lot without knowing why. Please make your blog look human! (Edit: I mean if you have an empty blog btw! If your blog is only for original posts ofc you don't look like a bot)
  • Acceptable: this is fine, we all do this
  • Likes are unhidden: that's not how this site works. Virtually no one is deviating from their dash to come see one particular person's likes page. And, as stated above, you look like a bot :/
  • Other: let me know please!! Like I said this is a teaching tool! For you and me lol I want to know why the likes/reblog ratio is so terrible rn!!

The wonderful artists, writers, gif makers, comedy post makers, etc on this website deserve more than just knowing you saw their posts! They deserve to have their hard work seen by as many people as possible!!! Please reblog a post if you enjoyed seeing it!!! Thank you for reading this far 😄

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hyena-ears

@ the people who think all nbs are teenagers

this is amazing and beautiful but can I just say: “ain’t going away til I die so get over it” is raw and powerful as FUCK.

So yeah….seeing older Non-binary people is so fucking reassuring. Thank y'all for fighting and paving the way. We will continue the fight to be ourselves!

Dude there’s tons of us out here. We just didn’t have language for it when we were younger.

Reblogging this for my Non-Binary followers and because I like that hat

my new favourite group of people: gen x enbies

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irisbleufic

Gen X and Elder Millennial (I’m the latter) nonbinary people are everywhere. The closest word I had for understanding my gender identity growing up was “tomboy.” I would’ve loved to have more terminology at my disposal as a preteen/teenager.

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im laughing so hard because no matter what song you listen to 

spiderman dances to the beat

no matter what song ive been testing it and lauing my ass off for an hour

hey guys do you want to circulate the heirloom dancing spiderman again i feel like we could stand to do that

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I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

Thank-you to all of my new Internet stranger friends for being so gracious about having my post shoved onto your dashboards. I loved reading all of your kind tags and comments! Both Martin and Bosco have been gone for several years now but for 24 hours, they felt very present in my life. I greatly appreciate this gift. ❤️

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xn3city

Reblog to have your dashboard be visited by the spirit of joy that death can end but not erase.

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leavescrown

Love that this is well beyond 7000 people now and still going

@leavescrown Exactly! It’s a beautiful gift. Martin and Bosco out there travelling around the Tumblr community, continually making new friends.

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ralkana

A Light from the Shadows Shall Spring (2133 words) by Ralkana

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: (Temporary) Major Character Death

Relationships: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling

Characters: Hob Gadling, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus

Additional Tags: One Shot, Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Trauma, Serious Injuries, Head Injury, Temporary Character Death, Immortality, Recovery, Caretaking, Angst with a Happy Ending

Summary: Ordinary disaster can befall even an immortal man.

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A little angsty oneshot with a happy ending that I couldn't stop thinking about. I hope you enjoy it!

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