I remember the day that I heard taylor swift’s next album would be called the tortured poets department I spent the rest of it repeating the phrase over and over in my head because something about how it rolled off the tongue bothered me so badly
I texted my sisters like this sometime around then
this is my cursed jug i have that bleeds when you pour water in it.
we’ve done this ten, twenty times now to no apparent change?
haunted
I’m 100% certain this is glaze fuckery but the delivery of “it’s bleeding! It’s possessed.” is absolutely the best thing
Bad paint?
That’s a Time Bomb/Biohazard!!!
The glaze on the inside and outside of the Jug has developed cracks which when the Water is added causes the darker red clay under the white glaze to absorb the water. This in turn makes the Jug “Sweat” or “Bleed”. But it also compromises the integrity of the Jug as the Clay inside is becoming soggy as it absorbs the water. It’s also a breeding ground for Bacteria and Mold as the Clay can’t properly dry inside the glaze.
So it’s either going to fall apart and shatter into a bizillion little pieces.
Or it’s going to become a rancid smelling object that would Poison anything that Drinks/Absorbs the water put inside it.
So it’s cursed
But like
Scientifically cursed
Most curses are science we don’t understand
“most curses are science we don’t understand” woah ok there pal there’s no need to crash through half my reality and light it on fire like calm down
The urge to take his panty-band revolver and run is soooooooo tempting.
one time, back when i worked 12-hour shifts in a charcoal filter factory and was running on no sleep and fewer fucks to give, i saw a guy like this with a 'come and take it' shirt and his gun+holster quite obviously on show. while i was behind him in the checkout aisle i guess i gave him some kind of look because he sneered at me and said something like "you got a problem?"
to which i responded "of course not, i'm glad you found something that gives you the security you need to feel safe in the grocery store. i havent been able to feel safe since the start of the pandemic, either, we all cope our own ways."
and the rest of that check-out experience was completely silent
Just saw a post about dolls and how kids play with them, and I remembered that my grandpa, who had real bad alzhiemer's, would buy me and my sisters the same dolls from the dollar store every Friday. It had became a routine for him, and he forgot that he'd already gotten us those toys
So that led to us having a shitton of super cheap barbie knock offs, and my parents could only sneakily return so many
We also had a shitty row boat, because my dad has really bad adhd and no impulse control. He also had no idea how to keep a boat, which meant it immediately filled up nearly to the brim with rain water as it sat next to our driveway for seasons unused
So what's a kid to do with dozens of unwanted barbies and what is basically an above ground pond at this point? I'll tell you
What you do is take those dolls and stick them in the boat very carefully. Then you watch as the seasons change, the temperature gets colder, and the water in the boat freezes as winter takes hold.
You never really forget bringing your mom out to the boat in the dead of winter to show off the homemade river Styx her children have crafted in the backyard, a dozen cheaply made plastic monstrosities carefully positioned to reach up to the surface in a frozen agony
Those dolls stayed in their frozen hell until we finally found someone who would buy the boat, like two years later.
Unfortunately, I cannot remember what the guy's reaction was when he actually came to see it and witnessed the art installation inside
This post went in a direction. I’m glad it did.
this image is probably the most accurate visual representation of the United States education system
Oh boy.
Do I have a story for you…
So this is the iconic and beloved clock of Moszkva square in Budapest, Hungary. Or more precisely it was.
It was a very popular meeting point for generations.
„2pm on Moszkva, under the clock?” „sure” It was in the middle of the square, so you could see each other pretty easily from anywhere.
When they „renovated” (rebuilt) and renamed the square that is now called Széll Kálmán tér (only by youngsters and tourists who don’t know any better - it will remain for a lot of us „the Moszkva”) the old clock was removed.
So. Removing the clock was very controversial, but it had to go, because someone dreamed about a new shiny one. Here it is. New, and weird and DIGITAL.
The problem is, it stopped working. For days. (you see, fixing it was time-consuming…) And they came and fix it. But it broke down in a couple of days again and again, so the lovely people around helped to fix it. Some of the best solutions:
Graffity: ?Is this a clock? No" and Where is the old clock? Furthermore, on the clock it states that it shows the right time.
An artistic rendition:
But my favorite one is where people got enough of the breaking down abomination, and the heartless people taking down the actually working clocks (it is a very busy square with a lot of public transport connections), and things escalated quickly:
I think this is the most of them we had taped on at once.
The papers state: In memoriam of the unknown time. Rest in Peace
So… I guess, Hungarians do.
When I read a fanfic I like, the author becomes a mini celebrity to me. So when an author with a work I like kudos’ or comments on my own fanfic I just-
THIS THIS THIS
The song about how nobody likes you when you're 23 turns 23 today
I really don't like this song all of a sudden
Did a bunch of dogs breakup a fight between two cats? Am I seeing this right??
Having none of that shit today.
“Ay man, y’all chill the fuck out. Y’all fucking up the party.”
I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT I’M SEEING
Pack animals like dogs don’t tolerate dissent in their group because it weakens the pack’s social structure… There are similar clips on youtube of them breaking up rabbit and rooster fights… They don’t care what species you are, they just want you to CUT THAT SHIT OUT.
They don’t differentiate species because dogs think everything else is just a weird dog.
A WEIRD DOG
I’ve actually watched dogs break up fistfights between humans by physically dragging the combatants apart dogs don’t take no shit from anyone
If you’re unemployed, it’s not because there isn’t any work.
Just look around: A housing shortage, crime, pollution; we need better schools and parks. Whatever our needs, they all require work. And as long as we have unsatisfied needs, there’s work to be done.
So ask yourself, what kind of world has work but no jobs? It’s a world where work is not related to satisfying our needs, a world where work is only related to satisfying the profit needs of business.
This country was not built by the huge corporations or government bureaucracies. It was built by people who work. And, it is working people who should control the work to be done. Yet, as long as employment is tied to somebody else’s profits, the work won’t get done.
Was expecting classist bullshit, got the exact opposite
This is so ubelievably important and I hate that I have to keep re-explaining it to people.
The email from Wattpad is so condescending imagine pressuring writers to update and work while they are doing it for free and fun. Also the discovery? Algorithm? Of Wattpad looks like a stressful popularity contest 😑
Hey I just wanna quickly say that you only get these if someone reports the story. I've barely updated on Wattpad in the past two years and haven't gotten any of these, mostly because I don't even have an audience over there who has the potential or drive to report my fics. So, corporate greed is bad, yes, but it's also readers being buttheads
Hmm, that's interesting! You know what happens if someone reports a story for being incomplete on AO3? Jack shit, because not churning out content for your fun little hobby is not a reportable offense on AO3! And that's because, unlike Wattpad, AO3 isn't profiting off of your work, either directly or indirectly, and so when readers are buttheads, the AO3 abuse mods ignore them, instead of sending out weird automated messages harassing writers for daring to have a wip.
Wattpad has gone to the dogs with greed. paywall and restrictions are also stupid insane, I used to love Wattpad until I couldn't read without an add every two chapters, and having to go offline just to avoid the unskipable minute long adds when Im trying to read to decompress, not to mention the library restrictions without a subscription is insane, I use AO3 for everything and AO3 has a working app now too!
And I stopped writing on Wattpad because I kept getting DMs constantly about how my updates weren't fast enough or my OC should have a different character trait to fit the readers likes, the ranking and rewards system also felt like it was turning the writings into a competition rather than being able to just do it for fun.
hey I'm sorry I know this is about wattpad, but I'm using this as a moment to make a public service announcement. this not solely directed at prev (although it is also partially directed at prev) and I want to be clear that there is 100% no reason that you're expected to know this, I am not blaming anybody for being fooled
AO3 doesn't have an official app
AO3 is optimized to run in your mobile browser, because they don't really have the people, time, money to spare developing and maintaining an app.
if you're using an app on your phone or tablet to access AO3 it's 100% an unofficial third-party app, and not by the Organization for Transformative Works.
if it says 'official' app, its still not one. it's an unofficial app. they are lying. they're using the logo and everything, too, but they are not an official AO3 app. I found two like this, and I had to look to find the 'we are an unofficial app'.
for the sketchiness of that alone, I would recommend deleting the app and changing your AO3 password. I'm not your dad, I can't tell you what to do, this is just advice that's intended to be helpful and friendly.
I know a lot of the internet doesn't work well in the mobile browser but I swear AO3 works great! You can even make your own skins to change how the page looks for you! (Or use skins that other people have made, there's lots out there!) Or you can download the fics and use them in an ereader of your choice, if you prefer.
just be really careful, because this AO3 app situation comes up every now and again. sometimes it's well-meaning fans, sometimes it's not.
if AO3 ever does put an app out- which is not on the roadmap as far as I'm aware- you'll be able to find lots of information about it on the AO3 website, confirming that it's genuine will be easy-peasy.
okay, love you, bye!
obsessed with characters being saved against their will. being knocked unconscious and carried away from a danger they won't stop trying to fight. being shoved through a portal somewhere far away and safe right before it closes. trying to self-sacrifice only to have the exact person they're trying to save swap their places at the last second. getting the only cure to the disease or curse bc the person administering it loves them too much to give it to anyone else, including themselves. being thrown to safety right as they had accepted dying. someone else they thought had gotten to safety running back to drag them out of danger. it's so fucking tasty
oh shit, it's 3/21/23, 32123, palindrome day
don't worry, your'e still in time for 3/22/23, 32223, palindrome day the second
I missed BOTH of them.
don't worry, you're still in time for 3/28/23, 32823, palindrome day eight
im very exited for next years weed palendrome day of 4/20/24
so it's weed day and palindrome day, on leap year. perfection is achievable
oh shit, it's 4/20/24, 42024, weed palindrome day
before: GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCK PIECE OF SHIT
after: hello mommy 🥺 could you pretty please help me with this 🥺 it’s me your baby boy
i don’t grow out of my interests they simply become absorbed into me as i get older like tree rings
no webcomic will ever be as funny as this strip from oglaf
i know its been added but the follow up is also hilarious
I don’t know why, but this one is always my favorite!
gotta post blowjob guy
the question, you see, is not ‘is it too ooc for this character to cry’ but rather ‘what circumstances would push this character to cry’
this is the whump wisdom, go forth and make that character cry
