Hal: Kyle, I Only Have 69 Cents And I Really Want Those Chips.

hal: kyle, i only have 69 cents and i really want those chips.

kyle: hang on i think i still have some ancient greek coins from back when i dated donna

hal: THAT MONEY’S OUT OF DATE

kyle: NOT ON THEMYSCIRA

hal: SO WHAT? WE’RE GOING TO BUY CHIPS ON MURDER LADY ISLAND

kyle: I MEAN YEAH THAT CAN WORK

hal:

hal: yeah okay that can work

Did sum icon-style art as of late! Gonna be releasing them shortly within one another UwU! Speaking of icon styles ... You're free to use this as your icon BUT you need to credit me in your bio. For uses other than an icon ⚠️DO NOT REPOST WITHOUT PERMISSION⚠️

Speed-paint under cut

so i have a mildly popular “reblog and put in in the tags” post going around and its. very clear how many people don’t know how to interact with a tumblr post

so, first of all, tumblr’s culture has changed a lot in the past couple years. there’s a genuine community effort to not start any drama, and ironically a lot of the current hostility is an effort to keep things calm. there’s also a change in how people interact with posts, so if you haven’t been here in a while please skip down to the tags/replies/reblog with text section.

for newcomers: you should be reblogging posts about as liberally as you would like something on twitter. if you only like stuff, people will think you are rude/a bot. you’ve probably heard people talk about “cultivating your dash,” and thats because this platform is 100% centered around your dashboard. trending matters less, unfollowing and blocking in order to shape your dash into it’s best form is widely accepted, the majority of the content you’ll find and interact with will be because of your dash, and the only way to put things on your dash is to reblog them. tumblr users are deeply distrustful of algorithms and have largely turned off the “see posts your friends have liked” function (i recommend you also turn of the various algorithms in settings → general settings → dashboard preferences).

so, once you’ve reblogged a post, there’s three ways to add content to it. the tags, replies, and reblogging with text. all of them have different connotations

the tags: an inside voice. originally they were meant for organizing your blog (and they’re still used for this), but they’ve also morphed into a way to share thoughts that aren’t funny/insightful enough for non-followers to be interested in. when in doubt, put your comment in the tags

replies: basically talking to your friends in class. your followers have no way of finding your replies (they don’t pop up on the dash, nobody gets notified except for the original poster) so chances are, only the person who made the post is gonna see your comment. it’s for quick one-offs that you’re okay with other people overhearing, but really is only made for one person. they’re like a public dm

reblog with text: an outside voice. you’re getting up on a stage in town square and entertaining people. make sure it’s funny or insightful— bottom line, add something new to the conversation. you should use this the least

general rules of thumb: 

when in doubt, reblog. people will judge you if your blog is only personal posts and you only interact with other content by liking it.  

the only things people will judge you for reblogging are personal vent posts. leave a like to give a little virtual hug

if a post is asking about your personality/opinions (i.e: tell me what’s the last tv show you watched, that kind of thing) put it in the tags 

also if you see a nice edit, gifset, or art, reblog and say something nice in the tags! it’s that nice sweet spot of common enough that no one will notice but uncommon enough to make the artist’s day

Alfred: Master Timothy once followed me around the manor, observing me as I carried out my duties. I'd wager that he only blinked once during the hours he watched me. When I asked him what he was doing, he said he was doing 'research'.

Alfred: And then I started finding the towels being folded after I had hung them, the dishes washed, and all the portraits and antiques around the manor dusted before I even started. All in the particular way I do them.

Alfred: I thought I was losing my marbles. That my memory was starting to go. And then I remembered a little bird hovering over my shoulder, watching my every move.

Alfred: His actions are appreciated but not needed. I am still quite capable of doing my job.

tim, rebelliously mopping the floor of the west wing: dammit thought i'd last a month before you noticed

Howdy newbies and welcome to Tumblr, it takes a bit of setup to get this site running well so here’s what works for me. One of the neat things about this site is that its a different experience for everyone, so tailor these settings towards what you want from this site. 

New XKit 

From 'Into a Dark, Silver Wood' by @thewriterowl

It was supposed to just be a trip to a cabin with friends…then the woods started to speak to him and a man of silver storms started to haunt his every movement…and with the call of "come home" Luke is growing increasingly unsure he will ever set foot out of these woods again.

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