Clever but devastating

For the record I would rather be a bookstore cat than a bookstore owner because I know nothing about running a business and it sounds boring and stressful but on the other hand I'm very good at lounging in warm places and looking cute which is a bookstore cat's whole job

what really fucking bothers me in conversations about racism and saying that some work has racist elements people always counter with "I don't think the author had deliberate racist ideology in mind" cause it's like that doesn't fucking matter. it doesn't have to be deliberate to be racist. most people don't go hee hee hoo hoo I'm gonna put racist things in this. everyone was raised in a racist society and covert racism exists and yes needs to be examined in ourselves and everywhere and yes even in works you like author "deliberate" intent or no

this applies to other forms of bigotry too. listen to the voices of those who have to live under systemic oppression

can't believe people think harry potter could beat percy jackson in a fight when harry potter is literally british and percy is from new york

Literally the best post I’ve ever seen

@wolfthedragon

Is there a word for that like, “bright darkness” you get in winter?? When it’s been snowing or it’s supposed to snow past sunset and the sky isn’t Dark Enough. One of my favorite things

Making DIY Chinese ronghua/絨花 (velvet flower) hairpins for hanfu. More information on ronghua here and here.

do you ever behold a kind of craft you didn’t even know existed before now and experience a moment of pure unbridled lust

tis the season

I forgot about this

I haven’t seen this show up on my dash ONCE yet this Chanukah season I have to do everything by myself

Happy Chanukah, my peeps, enjoy

what was remarkable about matilda was that it was her actual family that treated her like shit, not an orphanage or a step-parent or that she was adopted or anything like that.  there was no reveal like miss honey is like “im your real mother” it was all about found family because her family was bullshit and that was just the way it was.  it is so rare to see a biological family portrayed as people who don’t get their kids and don’t treat them right in kids media

Does anyone else feel, like, a weird inhibition against starting new TV shows?  Like, there are shows I want to watch but when I think about sitting down to start it something in me goes “no you can’t just do that.”  What am i waiting for?  I feel like I need to prepare?  Brain:  You have to wait.  Me:  Wait for what???  Brain:  WAIT

I found out recently that it’s due to not having enough emotional or mental space to process something new. Got too much going on in your own head/real life already.

THIS IS A REAL THING??? ARE YOU SHITTING ME?!!?

Wow. that explains… so much

No wonder I can barely start new anime or cartoons anymore.

This also can be a very common issue for people with ADHD or other conditions that cause emotional dysregulation, even if you’re not actively Going Through Something at the time. Like, the knowledge that it’s going to evoke an emotional response in you means you’re more likely to keep putting it off because you have trouble returning to an equilibrium after an emotional spike. Like, shows that I have been REALLY INTO, like SUPER INVESTED, with lots of feelings involved – I have to take breaks between new episodes of it and go back to watching things I’ve already watched before that I know how they end, and I’m prepared for the emotions that go with them, to give myself a break from the emotional spikes and exhaustion of being surprised – even pleasantly – by the media I’m watching.

Oh gdi…

@harrenhalsghosts Why I’ve never been able to keep up with your recs. (We call this process of want-to-watch-it-but-it-isn’t-Time-Yet “letting it marinate.”)

me drying the tears of a 6 year old at work: aw, i’m sorry, that’s rough - but look, you’ll probably feel way better about it once you’ve had a snack me, responding to my flatmate or partner being anxious: hmm fair but also you’ll probably feel better if you eat something me, responding to my mum telling me she can’t get past feeling constantly tired: and are you sure you’re eating enough? like, stuff with protein and carbs and fat? me, forgoing a real dinner to get more stuff done, feeling like shit: by Talos,