CARVE YOUR HEART

you've gotta be kind to yourself no matter what

this is twice as true in the winter

the world isn't ending and you don't need to kill yourself it's literally december. it's december. and you need to be nice to yourself.

8 hour work days should legit come with two full meals they have to provide for you

Florence Welch will literally write albums upon albums of music about how she's always felt ostracised from femininity, that it feels for her like a performance she can't escape, and even give a whole interview about her upcoming album being inspired by how a pregnancy almost killed her and how coming to terms with this made her feel alienated from her body and gender..... And STILL the majority of her mainstream fans will still talk about her work like "omg yes divine feminine womanhood queen of fairy girls uwu". I really hate how so many ppl just don't actually listen to music or care about what it's about. The "fairy-ification" of artists like Florence Welch, Hoizer, Fiona Apple, Mitski, Tamino, Kate Bush, etc, all of whom create music that's rooted in specific social and cultural themes, but the complexity and artistic intention is often totally flattened into !!uwu fairy girlhood in the woods vibes!!! Truly hate this brain switched off vibes based era of music engagement.

This is easily the most enduring thing I've ever made. Godspeed funny little jpeg. See you again soon

y'all need to relearn the word erratic and stop using schizophrenic/bipolar/psychotic as a replacement

y'all need to relearn the word particular and stop using ocd as a replacement

People need to relearn the word "egocentric" and stop using narcissist/narc as a replacement.

People need to relearn the word "impulse" and stop using "intrusive thought" as a replacement

I've been looking for such archives, thanks

my favorite thing about this post is all the people who chose to use the default icon defending themselves in the notes like no stop it just put a picture up

*wipes tear* they learn tumblr culture so fast . . . the spite . . . the malicious compliance of it all . . . I'm so proud

"Joy is an act of resistance" is becoming a comparable phrase to "I'm keeping you in my prayers." It's a nice sentiment and it FEELS better than saying nothing but it doesn't actually require you to do anything so it's not especially helpful on its own. When I was a kid my mom was hospitalized for several months and our family got a lot of prayers but we definitely remembered the folks who backed up those prayers with a casserole. Make sure you back it up with a casserole in 2025.

My challenge for game developers in 2026: no fantasy games set in fantasy Europe or fantasy East Asia. In addition, you may have a desert location, but you are not allowed to treat the brown people living there like they are exotic or mysterious, nor can you give them a Strange Religion. You have 365 days. Go.

What breaks my heart about gaming this year is that while there are some truly incredible stories that were unique and beautiful and rightfully recognized, one in particular resonated with me greatly—at the same time, I sit with a deep sadness of the knowledge that there are incredibly enriching, beautiful, magical, and fantastic stories that exist among Black folks, Native folks, and African cultures that will never be remotely acknowledged, let alone win Game of the Year. Because this world will never value us as much or at all, not unless it can parade us around in horrific caricatures and stereotypes or just erase us entirely.

Are your characters fucking in spite of The Horrors, or are they fucking because of The Horrors?

There is a third thing to consider.