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Yes, I am the one who made Birger, you're welcome and I'm sorry.

@birger-wuvs-elsa / birger-wuvs-elsa.tumblr.com

THE DRAGON FORMERLY KNOWN AS birger-wuvs-elsa NOW KNOWN AS IT AGAIN, AND SO NOW FORMERLY KNOWN AS come-forth-into-the-light _____ Call me Bee. Dragon God, Writer, Dreamer, Gamer, Movie-buff. In love with many things, and in too many fandoms—multi-citizenship but with too many feels...
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Hey, long time no see, uh...sadly, I'm not making this post for the best of reasons!

I'm in a pretty bad way and could use some help. I had to quit my job cuz the physical stress was getting to be way too much, and I had to get out without having managed to confirm new employment beforehand. I'd spent weeks trying, to no avail, and am still trying even now. But until I get a new job and get settled into it, I need to make money in the meantime somehow.

Whether it's just a reblog and/or retweet, a commission (or even a direct ko-fi donation if you can), any and all help I could get would be immensely appreciated. I need all I can get, and I'll be beyond grateful to every little bit. <3

This here is me, guys. Sorry for the radio silence, as you can imagine the job I mentioned here was very...eh, not great.

I just wanted to add that anyone who commissions me for Dragon Booster art—whether it's OCs, fan art, or original designs—basically can get 25% off. I can draw DB stuff easier than almost anything, and I would love to encourage this particular subject matter for both my sake and a commissioner's sake.

But even if you just reblog/retweet, it's all extremely appreciated. <3

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There is hope. I promise. Young people just won their case against the state of Montana. Ecuadoreans braved escalating political violence to vote against oil drilling in the Amazon. Brazilian deforestation is down by enormous amounts since Lula took office. They’ve invented hydropanels that synthesise pure water from the air. People are farming in solar parks. A ship just launched for its maiden voyage using rigid sails designed to mimic wind turbine blades. EV sales are taking off, and, more crucially, cities are re-assessing their very relationship with the car. By the 2024 Olympics the river Seine will be safe for people to swim in again. More and more people are replacing their gas boilers with heat pumps. Solarpunks are growing crops in their back garden and distributing them to their neighbours. Great tracts of land are being given back to nature. Young people are channelling their energies into meaningful careers. Pilots are leaving the aviation industry. Yes, the world is dark and terrible and full of awful dangers that keep you up at night, but we are a huge movement that grows every day in numbers and power. Your small actions matter. Our collective triumphs are increasing. Things are going to get harder, extreme weather will be more common, but with ingenuity, resilience and crucially, COMMUNITY, we can build an equitable world on this strange, tired old planet. See you in the future.

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scifigrl47

I just want to add.

Today, a librarian ordered a book that her community needs, even if it might be controversial in her community.

Today, a man dropped off his weekly contribution to his local food bank.

Today, someone picked up trash at the local park. A woman swept up the litter by her stoop. A man sorted the recycling in his break room.

Someone volunteered at their local shelter. Someone reached out to a friend who needed help. Someone delivered a casserole to a family in mourning. Someone mowed the lawn for their elderly neighbor.

Someone left water in the desert. Someone was a court advocate for a minor in the system. Someone sent an email to their elected officials.

Someone filled a little lending library box. Someone bought something off the wishlist of a teacher or community group. Someone drove someone across state lines and didn't ask why.

Someone practiced using a coworkers neopronouns in the car on the way to work. Someone said thank you to the bus driver. Someone helped pay for a stranger's groceries. Someone painted a protest sign.

A lot of people, in a lot of tiny ways, tried to make their world better today.

They'll do it again tomorrow.

The world can be big and overwhelming and sometimes it feels like we're all helpless. But any small thing you do that makes the world a better place, if you can do it, it's worth doing.

Tiny things matter.

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nothing in the world makes me more evil than just being kind of annoyed

me when i'm in genuine agonising distress: i'm so sorry if i'm bothering you with my childish histrionics :/

me when i'm just in a bit of a bad mood: i hope hydrogen bombs fall on every living thing in the universe

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chipper-smol

(uses the “make your character say something while not actually saying it” writing advice i saw on here once)

(character interactions are now 200% more fun to write)

holy shit what

Pray tell, how does this advice work? For a friend

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dzamie

The way I’m familiar with it is:

Before:

“Bluh, I don’t wanna go to school” Sarah grumbled, “I’m too tired.”

And now, when neither Sarah nor the narration are allowed to directly say that she’s tired or doesn’t want to go to school:

Sarah glowered at her backpack, still yet to be zipped up. She stifled a yawn, and found her gaze drifting back to her comfy, cozy bed. “I could… skip a day,” she muttered, before shaking those thoughts from her head.
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