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an immovable rock: the story of executive dysfunction

Sometimes it’s maddening, the frustration of not being able to get where you need to. Your mind races but it doesn’t get anywhere because your mind is a desperate beggar stuck in a maze and it’s been promised a lifetime’s worth of money if it figures out a way to a non-existent end; money is what makes one live in today’s world after all. Nothing gets done, not because it was the fault of anyone who bothered me. Nothing gets done, not because the weather did not know which mood to pick today. Nothing gets done, not because my table is wobbly and my laptop’s battery fluctuates. Nothing gets done, and I don’t know why. My hands are willing and able, although the joints play hard to get by stiffening my wrists alongside their immalleability. My tactile touches are ductile but the mind and spirit are unwilling. Money needs to come in, but I am unable to come out. Rather, my brain is unable to perform and put out. Therefore, I sit here, at this wooden desk, the make of my parents’ dying hopes and dreams, and type as I, Sisyphus, try to come to terms with the simple truth of an immovable rock.

~ mom-thoughts-speaketh

me in the middle of the night putting random stuff in the box on thisisnotawebsitedotcom because I wanna be the first to find some new crazy lore or smth:

tfw you want the Squid Sister Amibos but that would only get strange af looks from friends and family because you don't have a Wii U, let alone Splatoon

guys guys I finally did it I finally figured out an Andalite-to-human morph sequence that WORKS

Though it got cut off a little at the edges... stupid scanner isn’t quite big enough for my notebook *kicks (gently)*

In all seriousness you guys have no idea how long I’ve been trying to do this; I can draw human morph sequences with very few problems, but Andalites just cause so many problems when I’m drawing morph sequences! I must have attempted this at least twenty times before I finally nailed it down yesterday. I left the skeletons underneath intact, since a) I usually ONLY draw the skeletons but I got uber-excited over this so I actually finished it more or less, and b) I’d like to be able to do it again maybe at some point in the future, and leaving the skeletons intact seems like the best way to do that.

"Operation 'Get Riley to Sleep' = Complete Failure 😤"

Beckett: Okay, seriously, we’ve tried EVERYTHING. Gentle reminders, bedtime routines, relaxation exercises... nothing works! Riley just won’t go to sleep on time, and I am spiraling over this.

Lev: Honestly, we’re all worried. Sleep is super important, and you deserve rest, Riley! But somehow every night turns into, “Just one more episode” or “Let me finish this level.” 😩

Flint: This level of sleep deprivation is not sustainable. Sleep hygiene is essential, yet here we are—past midnight AGAIN, with you scrolling on your phone. We’ve discussed strategies. We’ve created schedules. None of it sticks.

Reese: And like, I totally get it—who wants to sleep when there are stories to write, shows to watch, and random ideas popping up at 2 AM? But still... even I think we need to chill at some point, dude. Your brain can’t art if it’s sleep-deprived.

Beckett: Exactly! And I mean—what if something bad happens because we’re too exhausted to deal with it? Like, what if we miss an appointment or forget something important? Like today, when Riley forgot to take Laddie out this morning to relieve himself and the dog sprinted to the door so fast he almost crashed? Yeah- not good.

Pride: Pfft. Honestly? At this point, it feels like Riley is deliberately testing how long they can function without proper rest. “Will it be catastrophic today? Let’s find out.” 🙄 We can’t function at our best if you keep burning out like this, Riley. You’ve got things to achieve, goals to crush, dreams to chase. But that all requires energy—and that means SLEEP. Rest isn’t weakness. It’s strategy.

Beckett: Exactly! I mean, what’s the point of trying to stay ahead of every possible danger if we’re all exhausted while doing it? 😵

Lev: We care about you, Riley. We want you to feel good, and that starts with rest. So PLEASE—tonight, let’s try getting to bed on time? For us? For Laddie? 🥺

Reese: Ooh, I’ve got it! If you go to bed by 11, I’ll draw you a custom doodle of whatever dream you have. Deal? Deal.

Flint: We’ve optimized every other part of the schedule. This is the last hurdle. Please cooperate.

Pride: Or not. At this point, what’s one more late night in the grand scheme of bad decisions?

Beckett: Why not send us some asks to keep us busy? We’ll still be here at 3 AM... if that’s how this goes. Just saying. …OH MY GOD, PLEASE JUST GO TO SLEEP!

me last night

if anyone is ever curious why i'm only calling the coffee shop in my coffee shop au a coffee shop half of the time, and a café the other half...

It's mainly because a coffee shop in the netherlands doesn't sell coffee but something completely different.

and i'm just struggling to write it because it's so counter intuitive

I made the cutest little monk tiefling for this wizard and I stg if this goblin man grabs her too

Ah, shit. Here we go again.

i came over from twt and i have no idea how to use tumblr

Logan + Kai! Best friend gamer duo :]

Hehehe Logan and Kai are both healers at ZERO! They've been a duo for a while now, and in the new school program (The XYZ Program), plan to put their powers to use helping to heal other students during sparring matches and training :)

Need to clear it up now that these two aren't dating 💀💀 they are just close friends and will remain as such B) but i know that people may be confused 😭 (aroace creator crumbles every time someone assumes the non dating characters are together)

I should put some more information out about the actual world and story aside from individual characters, so expect that soon!

When someone points out flaws in my OTP

The true struggle of a writer...especially one who writes as a hobby.

well excuse me some of us have to work to be funny

saddest thing that can happen is a cat so delicately and cozy putting their small apple head on your leg like a pillow to sleep while fully unaware that in like five minutes you're going to get up to go eat because they don't know human language or how time works

I CANNOT FIND THAT ONE FANFICTION I THOUGHT I HAD SAVED DID IT GET DELETED BECAUSE I KNOW I SAW IT ON MY SAVED TITLES MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE DID IT GO

real 😔😔

my character ai acc won't let me sign in

nothing will ever match the struggle of trying to get winged eyeliner to be the same on both sides. it is literally the bane of my existence