Whoopsie doo

all jokes aside, it makes me very sad how literally the entire internet, especially social media, has just become more and more unapologetic in trying to wring as much money out of you as possible. can’t go on youtube without being bombarded by youtube red ads promising that if you just give them money, they’ll block the pesky ads who are also begging for your money. can’t stream a movie without searching for it on each of the dozens and dozens of streaming platforms. all demanding individual subscriptions for their tiny share of the world’s movies that used to just all be on netflix. every news site counting down your free three articles, all the while begging you to turn your adblock off. click off instagram’s stupid shopping tab, and the first post on your timeline is with #ad. and of course, now, tumblr’s adding post plus. i hate it!! hate getting advertised at everywhere i go. hate that social media’s not even supposed to be social anymore, just another thing to monetize. i’m so sick of it!!! can’t escape it ever!!! give us 9.99 per month for exclusive fucking content!! fuck!!

AMEN

At the start of the campaign: Me, the DM: Ok this dungeon is designed for four or five players, and since there’s only three of you, I’ve got this cleric NPC who can come with you if you want. Players: We’ll be fine! Me: Okay, if you’re sure. ******** After the first combat encounter, where the druid was legally permadead before I spared him: Me: Do y’all want that cleric NPC? I can bring him in at any time… Druid: Nah, I’m sure we can handle it! Me: … All right… ******** Towards the end of the boss battle: Me: You all take 16 cold damage and 8 bludgeoning. Ranger: I’m out again. Fighter: I’m out. Druid: I’m down. Me: That’s enough to take the pirate NPC out, too. Druid: Fuck it, where’s that cleric’s character sheet?? ******** At the end of the campaign: Druid: Why didn’t we have the cleric with us the whole time?? That would have made everything so much easier!!! Me: 🙃 Yeah, it really would.

A real bad bitch respects minimum wage workers

Don’t shop at Game Stop during April… They’re supporting Autism $peaks.

Oh. Joy. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gamestop-partners-autism-speaks-autism-140428640.html

THIS! THIS THIS THIS THIS!

seeing media analysis in fandom (d)evolve has been wild these past few years. because i remember (or i always interpreted even if it wasn’t intended) the phrase being “this character doesn’t deserve to be redeemed” to be used in terms of “this writer wrote an unbelievable redemption arc, wherein a villain was suddenly good without any impetus or development” but now everywhere i turn, fans are complaining about writers putting in that effort, writing that actual arc, making the character work for their redemption. it’s a knee jerk reaction i’m super duper not fond of and i do think it goes hand in hand with the way “this character deserves better” has changed a bit from “this character is filled with the seeds of stories that never seem to come to fruition” to “my favorite character isn’t other characters’ favorite person and that makes me sad” deserves is just a weird word when it comes to fiction and i don’t think i trust it anymore