Nymph's Blog

we're moving to an internet where children would be banned from reaching out for help and friendship online but abusive parents can post their children's every second online to humiliate and expose them for money with no pushback

its probably a normal sign for the economy that all of my adulthood fantasies are like "imagine having your own kitchen living room and bathroom to decorate" "what if i could get on a train" "maybe one day i could purchase a sturdy pair of shoes" "i should save and invest in a single bicycle"

you're laughing. charles dickens had a son named plorn and you're laughing

Plorn

NICK I LOOKED IT UP AND SAW NOTHING OF THE SORT IS THIS A PRANK

technically his name was edward but everyone called him plorn

I have something worse

oh???

imagine getting stuck with the nickname Plorn

WHY WERE THEY SO CRUEL TO MY BOY PLORN

Born without a groove 😔

Do you ever see a complicated meme that expresses a very specific feeling, and while you wouldn’t have said it that way, it instantly resonates with you?

Every vampire is all "oh drinking blood is better than any food, drugs, even sex" but I don't even believe them because all of them were literally made before the invention of really good drugs and before we got all the nice foods from the new world, so I don't trust any of their opinions. Lestat has never ate a potato and Armand hasn't ever even tasted tomaotes. The only guy I trust is Daniel Molloy who has probably tried every drug on earth, has definitely ate nice food and would be a valid judge on how good drinking blood really is.

You haven't finished that book. It's almost strawberry season. There's a chrysalis on the porch that should open soon. There are pastries you've never tried. It's going to be sunny tomorrow. You're going to look very distinguished with gray hair. You have to outlive him. There aren't any easy ways to die. Your package is supposed to arrive on Friday. There are people who will love you that you haven't met yet.

You’ve got your ttrpg group on Saturday. You have ideas on what details you want to add to your art. One of your best friends is visiting next month. You have a great idea for a birthday gift for your mom. You want to finish playing that game. Costco is nearby and has delicious cheesecake and no one can stop you from eating the entire thing yourself. A new frog species has been discovered. Someone wants to read that book you recommended. Making a pot of Japanese curry brings back all the soft memories you’ve had eating it in the past. Your quote list has so many fantastic quotes on it that you want to make a game to play with your friends. You haven’t been to Hokkaido for the snow festival yet. Your closest loved ones love you with their whole hearts. The new hobby you picked up is even more fun than you thought it would be. Your writer friends wants you to beta their fanfic. A work trip offers the opportunity to visit an online friend in person for the first time. You’ve got enough in your budget for another Lego set. You don’t want to die. You know that life can get better and you want to be there when it does. You want to live.

official library post

I need non-librarians to understand that this is not a celebratory counter. It's a plea for help.