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Really annoyed I missed the 3 I did: Malta, San Marino and Liechtenstein.

Inspired by the USA states poll I just reblogged! Take this quiz to see how many European countries you can name in 8 minutes :^)

Every now and again I get reminded that the normal amount of daily pain is zero, and that still blows my mind every time... You have days without pain????

F yes!

I think I've peaked...

Me, up to and including part of chapter 26 of The Season by Linnetagain.

I regularly forget I'm reading fanfiction, it's that good. I never thought myself to be one for AU's but I was very mistaken. I love this fic with all my heart and long for a new chapter like Gale longs for Astarion....

Yes, it's dancing on ice, I have never given anything about Dancing on Ice but this fic makes me look up all the moves on YouTube!!! Give it a try, pretty sure you won't regret it

This is my new phone background and tablet background and I love it.

I changed it immediately after Calolily posted that I could.

My lock screen is now just Astarion's hand and the teamug, with the rainy pane and the flowers in the background.

When I unlock my device, I see their faces and cutesy hug and I get giddy immediately. I love it 💜

Please check out @calolily if you want to see some amazing artwork. A lot of Bloodweave. NSFW on Twitter (calicocalolily iirc). Calolily deserves many more followers than they currently have, and she's doing a 1000-folliwer giveaway that ends this weekend, sooo.... 👀

My part of a trade with @pandorastrove that I’ve been sitting on for a while :3

*~fall vibes~*

Do what you can, that's all you can do

Shoutout to leftists who are too poor/disabled to give back to their community.

Shoutout to leftists who are too poor/disabled to shop at local/small businesses.

Shoutout to leftists who are poor/disabled and have to buy things from Amazon and other megacorps because it’s the most cheap or convenient.

Shoutout to leftists who are too poor/disabled to reduce their environmental footprint because they need the single-use plastics.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t go vegan because of dietary needs, disordered eating, or neurodivergence.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t volunteer or go to community events/protests/noise demonstrations because of inaccessibility.

Shoutout to leftists who can only be politically active online because they’re housebound.

Shoutout to leftists who are disabled and are rarely politically active because they simply don’t have the energy.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t be politically active because they’re under the care of a guardian or are trapped in an abusive situation, and they don’t have control over their finances/belongings.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t read theory, or who have trouble reading theory, but still do their best to learn.

Shoutout to leftists who can’t understand theory at all because of cognitive/intellectual disability.

Shoutout to leftists who want to be more active in their community but can’t because they struggle with anxiety, socializing, or maintaining relationships.

Shoutout to leftists with personality disorders, complex trauma disorders, conduct disorders, OCD, psychosis, and any other leftist whose personality or thoughts often unwillingly go against their beliefs due to a trauma response or chemical imbalance.

Shoutout to leftists who don’t have any “practical” skills that would be needed in a commune (i.e farming, building, sewing)

Shoutout to leftists who are too busy simply trying to survive to even think about being politically active.

Shoutout to leftists who have to always ask for mutual aid but can never give back.

Shoutout to all the leftists who can’t do this and can’t do that and can’t do the things that leftists are “supposed” to do. No one person is perfect.

You aren’t a fake leftist for not being able to do these things. All that matters is that you put in the effort, in whatever way that you can.

It’s not about your abilities as an individual. It’s about our power as a collective.

I need to remind myself of this more often. For anything I create. Written, drawn, crafted...

Done is better than perfectly non-existent. And I'll never get better if i don't start 😬

I have been feeling so similar to this, almost like I'm unable to accept it as truth. Neil Gaiman books got me through difficult times, and I just cannot fathom how such beauty can come from someone who did such awful things.

I don't want to ignore or deny the truth, but it's really difficult not to. And that sucks. There's a part of me that wants it to be false allegations, but at the same time I feel like denying it is not helping anyone. I'm not good at opposing feelings at the same time, but I'll deal with them somehow.

what a mindfuck

As a teenager, I was a huge fan of Neil Gaiman. I bought the entire Sandman graphic novel series as well as a bunch of various novels or borrowed them from other people. When MeToo started and all of these guys that we thought were wholesome were outed as sexual predators, I, like so many other Gaiman fans, were certain he'd never be one of those people.

When the news about Neil Gaiman came out, I hoped it wasn't real. I waited to say anything about it because I wanted to be sure. But after reading the various things, I am just so fucking heartbroken.

Me and my siblings and cousins watched the Cosby Show reruns when we were kids/teens so when the shit about Cosby being a rapist came out I was like FFS. Then other guys like Kevin Spacey that I admired, etc etc. But I was able to move on/deal with it/etc.

Still, I thought, not Neil Gaiman, not him. He's just too cool/nice. I thought, of all the guys out there, Gaiman would have to be at the bottom of the list. I was so fucking certain of it, so to have to accept that ugliness about a man I thought was beautiful was an especially bitter pill.

So many of his books/graphic novels were beautiful and got me through some really hard times, and there were times when i was just astounded by this brilliant line or paragraph or idea of Gaiman's and wishing I was more like him.

Definitely not the case anymore, and if someone like Neil Gaiman can be like that, then it honestly makes me wonder what sorts of ugliness lurk in people that I think are beautiful (I mean beautiful in a mental/emotional/artistic way, not physically) and it's left me shaken in my faith in people.

EDIT - I wrote the OP fresh, without any editing so I know it comes across as rambly but I just had to get it out, and I did. Now that I've had more time to think, I can articulate myself a little better.

No one is perfect. We're all flawed creatures, but a lot of men manage to not have 'assaults/coerces/disrespects women/is a creep' as one of their character flaws and I sincerely thought that Neil Gaiman would be one of those people. With other people I liked who were outed for shitty behavior, there's always a certain level of disappointment but with Gaiman it just feels more personal even though we never met one another. I sincerely, truly, honestly expected and thought better of him.

You know what?

I love you, fics that take months to update. I click on the newest chapter and have no memory of this place and get to go back some chapters and rediscover how much i love everything about this story.

I love you, fics that take years to update. I think of you fondly, and know your names, go search for you and see an update from this year and scream, diving in uncaring of any missed details (i will finish the update and read you in reverse because this is a treat you have bestowed)

I love you, fics that probably will never update again. Thank you for being a roman empire for my mind, thank you for teaching me about the ephemeral fandom experience, for inspiring a thousand million what if-s, for being a comfort read and a nostalgia read and a reread.

I love you fic writers, who jump into projects and stories with enthusiasm. I love you when you succeed in pumping out those chapters and that love doesn't go away when you stop.

I love you fic writers who post and then get in your own head and never feel confident enough to update, whether it's at all or whether it's just that one story.

I love you fic writers, who have a fandom or media hurt you to the point of abandoning or having a hard time with their WIPs.

I love you fic writers, who lose interest or have life changes or illness or bad memory. Thank you for being part of the fandom, a core part of the fandom. Thank you for the time spent in the fandom.

I love you, fic writers who try out something new and then stop. You're so valid.

I love you, WIP fics that may or may not ever get finished. Thank you for brightening my day in the way only you could have.

💫Hey there, just a reminder that you’re stronger and more capable than you give yourself credit for. Life’s challenges may try to knock you down, but you’ve got the resilience to rise every time. Don’t forget to take pride in the person you are—the world is better because of you. Keep believing in yourself, because you’re doing amazing things, even when it doesn’t feel like it. Your journey matters, and you have so much to offer. Keep shining, because the world needs your light💫

And you, kind anonymous person!

Kindness is free.

So happy to see others spread it too, especially when I'm having a flare-up and really needed this.

Thank you kind anonymous person <3

I'm still learning how to Tumblr because this is my first go around, so if I ever do something wrong, or could do something better, please tell me kindly and I will do my best to improve =)

Being clear with me like things stated in this post works best, because if i need to read between the lines, I just see zebra stripes and no message 🙃

here’s a little comparison for people who say engagement hasn’t gotten that bad and anyone who complains is ungrateful.

these are two posts from my first go round on tumblr circa 2014-2017, my most popular gifset of all time

& a text post

notice how the ratio is about even on likes to reblogs?

here’s from this go around, my most popular gifset

and my most popular fic

do you see how that’s discouraging?

i love being on this site. i love the little community i’ve found and the people who follow me and the mutuals i’ve made friendships with and the mutuals that i’m still getting to know. i love it. but at a certain point it’s hard to justify spending so much time on works that get bad engagement.

reblog, comment, send asks. without them, this site doesn’t work.

Are you still taking requests? Cause you know that part at the end of Grease where Sandy is wearing that tight leather getup and red heels? Yea that part.

Yeaaaahhhhhh……

Just a reminder that Israel IS CURRENTLY on trial for genocide.

The ICJ found plausible grounds for genocide to NOT throw the case out when it was first presented by South Africa.

I'm often late with watching things, most of the time because I can't get myself to sit still long enough (ADHD), have too much brain fog to register what's happening on screen (fibromyalgia) or because I'm still trying to catch up on other films/series so the next one just gets added to the list of "still need to watch".

The last 3 days, my fiancé and I finally watched Blue Eyes Samurai.

SO WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO WAIT 2 MORE YEARS FOR SEASON 2?!?! YOU EXPECT ME TO JUST MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE AFTER THAT FINAL EPISODE?!?

For the foreseeable future I will most likely be driving into fan content for both Blue Eyes Samurai and Just Stab Me Now, because I also finished reading that within 2 days which is a miracle in and of itself, and I am not ready to let these characters go yet either....

They don't call him a rizzard for nothing... That smolder is... something else

“Words alone are not enough. Permit me to show you.”

I still occasionally see posts or comments about how Mystra being Gale’s ex makes people feel insecure about romancing him, how their Tav could never compare to a Goddess, how they think Gale’s heart belongs to Mystra because he’ll still talk about her, etc, etc.

So, if Gale’s words are not convincing enough…

How Gale looks at Mystra:

How Gale looks at Tav:

Happy 1st anniversary BG3 !! aka Best Game 3ver

This is heckin' brilliant 🤣

putting bg3 point and click voicelines together to sound like a conversation has brought me great joy, so. here's gale, karlach, shadowheart, and astarion doing a terrible job of sneaking around

New to fanfic writing. Input plz?

I have some ideas to put into writing (Mainly BG3, not sure yet on character choice, but there will definitely be some Gale Romance), but I don't really know how ao3 works with the tags and ratings, and all that stuff,, and trying to figure it out is overwhelming (Gotta love AuDHD).

Anyone out there have like an AO3 handbook or want to help an aspiring writer in need?

I am disabled, all of my disabilities are invisible. When the chronic fatigue (caused mostly by having to manage all my disabilities) gets really bad, I use an electric wheelchair, or I use it preventatively so I can still enjoy things without having to bail after an hour.

I recently got to enjoy TwitchCon. It was my first event in my wheelchair, and I enjoyed it immensely, especially as I didn't think I'd ever be able to again.

I came prepared and attached a neon orange flag to my wheelchair so people would see me, but people still managed to fall over me, because they were not looking.

We need disability pride month, for the visible, invisible, and sometimes visible disabilities.

Happy disability pride month lovely boopsnoots!

I see you, you are valid!

I need access to these more easily, so my brainfogged brain is reminded of them more often and I might actually use these some day!

I'm starting a collection

It's ok. Sometimes brain weasels be weaseling. I'll like it for you.

Today is one of those days where I don't like anything I'm drawing.. This is the best I can do…

And while we're reblogging this, hugs to anyone who wants one, respectful distance to those who don't want to be touched, a smile and a wave to let them know that I notice them and acknowledge them.

Stay kind and hydrated lovely boopsnoots!

To put it very bluntly.

You will always make a better impact helping people who need it than trying to hurt people you think deserve it.

If you steal art, Goosetarion will come to keep you awake at night by honking exactly when you're about to fall asleep.

Filled the Redbubble report

I hope for the best cause I had not one but TWO shops selling my Goostarion design.

The same one

If you see this design around could you please tell me? I didn't give my consent to be used for profit

As someone who has big issues with social cues, and no way I've found to interpret online social cues without making mistakes first, this helps me SOO MUCH!

AO3 Etiquette -UPDATED

Based on both decent and not so decent replies, I have made some changes to my original post below.

It would seem a whole new kind of AO3 reader/writer is emerging and it is becoming clear not everyone quite understands how the website community works. Here is some basic guidance on how most people expect you to go about using AO3 to keep this a fun community archive that funtions correctly:

As well as likes, kudos is for when the story was interesting enough to make you finish reading. If it sucked or was badly written, you probably left. If you finished it, you liked it - so kudos.

If you really liked it, you should try to comment. It can be long and detailed or a literal keysmash. Writers don't care, we just love comments.

No critisism unless the author has specifically asked or agreed to hear it (so use your notes to say if you want some constructive feedback). Even constructive critisism is a no-no unless an author note tells you it's okay. No, posting it online is not an open invitation for that. Many people write as a fun hobby or a way to cope with, among other things, insecurity and just want to share. Don't ruin that for them. I've seen so many authors just stop writing coz they can't handle the negative emotions the critism brings, and it's only meant to be a fun thing shared for free (pointing out tagging errors is not included in this).

Do not comment to ask the author to write/update something else. It's tacky and off-putting and will probably have the opposite effect than the one you want.

There is no algorithm, it's an archive. Use the search and filter function to add/remove the pairings/characters/tropes etc. you want to read about and it will find you the fics that fit the bill.

For this to work, writers must tag and rate stories. This avoids readers finding the wrong things and missing the stuff they want. I don't care how cringy that trope is in your eyes - it gets tagged.

The tag exception is if you don't want to tag a million things or spoil your story, you can rate it as "chose not to use warnings," and maybe tag the bare minimum.

Don't censor tags. How can someone exclude a tag if the word isn't typed out correctly? There are no content bans for terms so don't censor them.

If the tags are mostly content/trigger warnings, especially if they are things considered very fucked up or graphic, you might want to use "dead dove - do not eat" to ensure people know that you're not messing around with tags and what they get is exactly what you've warned them about.

Character A/Character B means a ROMANTIC or SEXUAL relationship of some kind. Character A&Character B is PLATONIC, like friendship or family.

Nothing is banned. This is an rule because banning one thing is a slipperly slope to banning another and another, until nothing is allowed anymore. Do not expect anyone to censor for you. Because of the tags system, you are responsible for your own reading experience.

People can create new chapters and sequels/fic series any time after they "complete" a story. So it's considered perfectly normal to subscribe, even to a finished story. You can even subscribe to the author instead just to cover your bases.

Do not repost stories or change the publishing date without an extremely good reason (like a complete top to bottom rewrite or an exchange youve written for going public). It's an archive, not social media. No one cares what's the most recent, only what fits their tag needs.

Instead of deleting a story you wrote if you hate it - consider making it anonymous or orphaning it so others can still enjoy it, without it being connected to your name anymore. If you still want to delete it, fair enough.

It's come to my attention that metaworks ARE allowed on AO3, which is something I wasn't aware of. So if you do post an essay or theory, please tag it as such so others can choose to search for it or exclude it. Art is also allowed.

The only reason this archive works is because NON ONE PROFITS. Do not link to your ko-fi or patreon or mention monetary gain in any way or you violate the terms and risk having your account removed. If anyone does link, it leaves the archive open to people claiming it's for profit and having the whole thing removed.

I KNOW there's plenty more I missed but I'm trying to cover most of the basics that people seem to be struggling with.

I invite anyone to add to this, but please explain, don't berate.