if you’re reading this

a lump sum of money is on the way to you

It Works the money is on its way!

Need this.

Of course

It worked tho

I just won $500 off a scratch Ticket lottery.

ENERGY

Intention, am I right?

HHHH????? I need some money to get myself more HS merch and some leftover to help out a friend.

need some to save up for college, you know?

HEY ARTISTS!

Do you design a lot of characters living in not-modern eras and you’re tired of combing through google for the perfect outfit references? Well I got good news for you kiddo, this website has you covered! Originally @modmad made a post about it, but her link stopped working and I managed to fix it, so here’s a new post. Basically, this is a costume rental website for plays and stage shows and what not, they have outfits for several different decades from medieval to the 1980s. LOOK AT THIS SELECTION:

OPEN ANY CATEGORY AND OH LORDY–

There’s a lot of really specific stuff in here, I design a lot of 1930s characters for my ask blog and with more chapters on the way for the game it belongs to I’m gonna be designing more, and this website is going to be an invaluable reference. I hope this can be useful to my other fellow artists as well! :)

May the 10 of Pentacles bless your account with more money than you can spend. 💵✨

10 of Pentz came thruuu

Man though you know what makes me sorta sad is when nerdy, “quiet” kids latch on to me during camp and they just talk and talk and talk about a thing they’re into (Skyrim, Pokemon, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, dinosaurs, whatever). And I see the kids just light up when they say something and I can chime in with an ‘oh hey, are you talking about [x]? I love that thing! Tell me more about it.’

Like, their parents will warn me ‘so-and-so is pretty quiet and hard to engage’ but no, man, just listen, your kid is so smart and so into This Thing, they’ll engage like fuck and talk your damn ear off it you let them. Frame it in their damn terms. Or! Just! Listen to them about their Thing! And they will engage with the rest of the material! Because they know you care about them! Amazing!!!

Quiet kids are usually that way because either no one listens, or there is always someone more dominant speaking wise in their group that always talks over them and then they give up. Some quiet kids are starved for attention and really really want to talk, but don’t always get the chance to

Everyone who reblogged this are good people. Bless you, this made me happy to read

Me

Broke af?

But still interested in feeding yourself? What if I told you that there’s a woman with a blog who had to feed both herself and her young son…on 10 British pounds ($15/14 Euro) per week?

Let me tell you a thing.

This woman saved my life last year. Actually saved my life. I had a piggy bank full of change and that’s it. Many people in my fandom might remember that dark time as when I had to hock my writing skills in exchange for donations. I cried a lot then. 

This is real talk, people: I marked down exactly what I needed to buy, totaled it, counted out that exact change, and then went to three different stores to buy what I needed so I didn’t have to dump a load of change on just one person. I was already embarrassed, but to feel people staring? Utter shame suffused me. The reasons behind that are another post all together. 

AgirlcalledJack.com is run by a British woman who was on benefits for years. Things got desperate. She had to find a way to feed herself and her son using just the basics that could be found at the supermarket. But the recipes she came up with are amazing. 

You have to consider the differing costs of things between countries, but if you just have three ingredients in your cupboard, this woman will tell you what to do with it. Check what you already have. Chances are you have the basics of a filling meal already. 

Here’s her list of kitchen basics. 

Bake your own bread. It’s easier than you think. Here’s a list of many recipes, each using some variation of just plain flour, yeast, some oil, maybe water or lemon juice. And kneading bread is therapeutic. 

Make your own pasta–gluten free. 

She gets it. She really does. This is the article that started it all. It’s called “Hunger Hurts”.

She has vegan recipes.

A carrot, a can of kidney beans, and some cumin will get you a really filling soup…or throw in some flour for binding and you’ve got yourself a burger. 

Don’t have an oven or the stove isn’t available? She covers that in her Microwave Cooking section. 

She has a book, but many recipes can be found on her blog for free. She prices her recipes down to the cent, and every year she participates in a project called “Living Below the Line” where she has to live on 1 BP per day of food for five days. 

Things improved for me a little, but her website is my go to. I learned how to bake bread (using my crockpot, but that was my own twist), and I have a little cart full of things that saved me back then, just in case I need them again. She gives you the tools to feed yourself, for very little money, and that’s a fabulous feeling. 

Tip: Whenever you have a little extra money, buy a 10 dollar/pound/euro giftcard from your discount grocer. Stash it. That’s your super emergency money. Make sure they don’t charge by the month for lack of use, though.

I don’t care if it sounds like an advertisement–you won’t be buying anything from the site. What I DO care about is your mental, emotional, and physical health–and dammit, food’s right in the center of that. 

If you don’t need this now, pass it on to someone who does. Pass it on anyway, because do you REALLY know which of the people in your life is in need? Which follower might be staring at their own piggy bank? Trust me: someone out there needs to see this. 

Reblogging for all the impoverished students. Jack is the breadline queen. And if you don’t need this - donate to your nearest food bank, stat.

Reblogging for students, working folks, and everyone who’s ever had to choose between essentials at the store because you can only afford milk OR bread, not both.

Fuck hunger. If anyone can find this useful… 

Links are broken, here’s her website: https://cookingonabootstrap.com/

Good recipes, good food, seriously low cost.

This is wonderful information! Having had to feed myself and my 2 children on very little money at times in the past makes me very appreciative of things like this.

Reading about Congress bills can be dry, so here’s a quick thread on the eight bills (among 2,000 - according to Al Jazeera English) introduced since Trump took office in January.

I will update this post with a link explaining each bill - which has far-reaching and devastating consequences for Americans, especially low-income Americans - in a very short bit.

IM FLOORED

imagine proposing any of these bills&being able to sleep at night

that’s why i say most politicians are sociopaths

if you’re reading this

a lump sum of money is on the way to you

It Works the money is on its way!

Need this.

Of course

It worked tho

I just won $500 off a scratch Ticket lottery.

ENERGY

a lot of people are talking about how it’s pointless to boycott Amazon during the strike bc Amazon has so many subsidiaries that it seems impossible to avoid them all for a week.

but the strike is about warehouse workers for Amazon.com specifically.

if you can avoid whole foods and audible etc. during the strike, go for it!! but the really essential piece is that you do not purchase anything from Amazon.com for the duration of the strike. it’s okay to be specific here.

it is better to do something than nothing, and in this case, no one is even expecting a boycott of all the subsidiaries – the part that will be most traceable to the strike will be the drop in purchases from Amazon.com anyway.

Do not visit Amazon.com until 17 July 2018 or until the strike ends, whichever happens last.

people are talking about it like it’s just the 10th but please prime day here is not until the 16th/17th

please observe the whole week long strike

PSA

theres a new product by verzion called “hum” that allows your parents to track your car and places you go, if your parents are controlling like mine please check under your steering wheel to make sure that they havent installed this

here is what it looks like installed:

you can read more about it here, and here- this excerpt sums up what information Hum will send: 

“a car’s owner will be able to get notified on their phone when the vehicle leaves a pre-determined area or drives faster than a set speed… [Hum] will enable location tracking and a driving log, which measures travel times, engine idle times, and average speeds.” 

People in abusive relationships, please check your cars.

DO NOT TRY TO UNPLUG IT BY YOURSELF!

To add to this nightmare, I’ve just heard of a thing called ForceField where people get to monitor and block internet sites that you’re going on if they don’t approve.

It tells the user what sites/apps you’re going on, for how long you’re on them, and WHERE YOU ARE ON AN UPDATING MAP.

So you know if you’re in an abusive household and use sites like tumblr to escape and talk to friends, you could be cut off from that.

They say “it’s not spyware” but it sure sounds controlling and creepy to me.

signalboost

God. Fuck. That’s scary.

Life 360 is another tracker. My parents have used it on me, not allowing me to delete it from my phone, and sometimes even demanding selfies to prove I was where the map said. (As if I’d go anywhere without my phone)

SpectorPro is another one. Afaik it can’t track location, but it takes screenshots roughly every 20sec to allow the installer to watch a video of your computer activity. It also tracks all keystrokes, so passwords aren’t safe, and records any website you visit + the duration. It’s incredibly creepy and a huge violation of privacy, and was one of the cornerstones of my abuse as a kid.

even if you’re not in an abusive relationship/family, please spread this because you might have just saved someone’s life

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what the fuck. theres not even a fucking joke here. its just the fucking alphabet. i was expecting some kind of fucking meme like “gun” or “john cena” or something like that but no its just the fucking alphabet. here. on tumblr.com. 26 users just fucking banded together to write the alphabet. what the fuck, man.

I think the update broke them, and almost everyone else.

69  ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

72 …..why not….making the best out of this sad situation

73… I got so angry at this post I had to reblog it and continue

89 ;/

100

133 when will it stop?… never

138….also it’s missing 51 and that’s making me cringe.

140 … I have the strong feeling I’ve reblogged this before but whatever

I58

Also..nice

173. No regrets

“your full name without an E,F,R,S,K,I,M,L,C,A,Y,N”

Hh

pb

((I....I don't exist with any of my names...every letter is in there...))

Germans

A 888 word little One shot, with 1P and 2P Romano chatting a bit over their respective boyfriends. Ships mentioned: Prumano, 2P Germano, GerIta and 2P PruIta Please enjoy! „I honestly cannot understand how you can actually like Germany.“ Lovino leaned back in his soft seat, and shook his head disapproving. “You disappoint me.” Flavio laughed softly as he looked up at his counterpart, his eyes as soft as his voice. He held up his hand, and shook his finger from side to side, as he leaned his head on his other hand. “I know how you stand to your Germany, trust me darling. I have heard that many times by now. However, you should know by now that your Germany and MY Germany are every different!” He smiled bright at Romano, but he just huffed. “That doesn’t matter shit, both are giant potato bastards!” The young man in front of him just hummed softly. “I know your opinion on that, however, I do remember you calling another person bastard as well, just up until one year ago. A bastard? Just like his brother? Or are these “potato bastards” different in some way?” Lovino blushed bright and quickly looked to the side, as Flavio showed a smug grin. “Gilbert is different, okay?” “Oh, how is he?” The blonde man seemed genuinely interested, his eyes glistening in curiosity as he leaned forward. This was the first time he got Romano so close to actually talk about his feelings and he really hoped that it worked this time… “He was a bastard, but he changed later on!” …Or not. Flavio sighed and rolled his eyes lightly. “Alright, for now I will accept this much. At least you don’t think so of both brothers anymore, that is a start!” Lovino groaned annoyed, and just crossed his arms. “Prussia really isn’t all that bad, your Prussia is pretty okay too. He really is… He is too calm and actually nice to be a bastard.” “Ludwig is calm and nice too.” “Yes, but he is so goddamn smug about it, he knows very damn well he is better than me and just makes it so obvious! Urgh.” The brown haired man leaned back annoyed, and just glanced over to Flavio. “Prussia may act like he is better, but he knows that he is actually equal and in private, he acts like that too. He doesn’t actually think of himself as better, and that makes him not a bastard!” His counterpart tilted his head, watching him carefully, but staying quiet for a long moment instead of responding. When he did, he just shook his head and his soft smile came back. “It must be so confusing for you why your brother likes him so much. And why I do, for my version.” Lovino threw his hands in the air. “FINALLY! You get it! Your Germany isn’t any different, he is a smug, overconfident asshole! Just why do you like him, really? And can we trade brothers, at least yours noticed that Prussia is easily preferable too.” Flavio giggled, and shook his head. “I am sorry, but I would like to keep my brother for now. Even if Feli is just as adorable!” Lovino could only look at him frustrated. “Please, be honest with me. How can you like this guy at all?” Flavio hummed in thought for a moment, and just shrugged with a smile. “I think his arrogance has a certain charm to it! He may be a bit overconfident, but I like that!” He winked to is brother. “I just like strong men, what can I do?” The blonde Italian laughed as Lovino groaned, and hid his face in his hands. “Please, do not put it like that. Say that again and I need a bucket.” Flavio played with the hem on his shirt for a moment, and then leaned back. “Don’t you think it is weird that somehow all four of us fell for Germans?” He grinned over the table. “Now we just need Seborga to date Austria and the cycle is complete.” Flavio would lie if he said that he didn’t love the horrified expression on Lovino’s face. “Oh god no. It is bad enough that he is dating Frances sister. Fucking. French. France is even WORSE than Germany! He is goddamn lucky that Monaco is actually really cute and clever and really nothing like her brother at all.” He took a deep breath. “Please, do not try to give me a heart attack.” Flavio nodded in thought. “That much is true. Our Monaco isn’t anything like her brother either. But our Seborga is still single too.” “Flavio, I swear if you keep teasing me or even try to couple who I think you would I will never make food for you again.” His eyes went wide, and he leaned forward quickly. “But that isn’t fair! You cook the best out of all of us! You can’t do that, I promise I won’t do it but please don’t take your cooking away!” He looked at the other with big, begging eyes, his gaze just a bit desperate before Lovino caved in with a sigh. “Alright, fine. But don’t even dare to look at Austria funny, alright?” Flavio quickly nodded in agreement. “Fine. By the way, I think we are quite late for lunch, aren’t we? I think we should hurry.” Lovino stood up, and Flavio chuckled slightly embarrassed. “Is it okay that I invited Lutz over for dinner?” “No.”

(I spend quite a few hours on this…)

Highschool AU with Matthew, captain of the hockey team, tries to survive every class covering for his gay mess of a brother.