oranaro:

wizardpotions:

pacmastermeow:

aletheiawriting:

My only real and valid writing tip is that you google every word you make up for your fantasy stories. That’s It

there won’t be any results though because you just made it up

One time I made up a name for a character and after googling it discovered it was a Zimbabwean slur

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niveuslepus:

magnetothemagnificent:

Yesterday I was birding in a wildlife refuge and this huge dog without a leash and no owner in sight ran up to me and started barking at me, and getting closer and closer. Literally thought it was going to pounce. It had a collar, but no owner in sight. I’m not afraid of dogs, but I am afraid of any large animal that’s angry and has the capacity to knock me over. After about five minutes of this dog growling at me and me trying to calm it down, its owner finally showed up, and was like……“oh haha I thought he was yelling at an animal.” As if it would have been normal and fine for the dog to attack the wildlife.

It’s a wildlife refuge. There are endangered species that live there. Dogs are required to be leashed at the park…you know why?? Precisely because dogs like to go after birds and other small creatures.

This isn’t even the first time I’ve dealt with unleashed dogs….

I was at a beach, collecting seashells and birding, when a huge pitbull ran up to me growling. Thankfully it didn’t attack and just sniffed my bag, but the owner was just a speck in the horizon, didn’t care that their dog was running around doing god knows what. The dog could have gone after the wildlife, too.

People letting their cats roam free outdoors 🤝 People that let their dogs run around without a leash:

Endangering their pet, the environment, and other people with their stupid choices

Keep your dog on a fucking leash

It’s not just wildlife. It’s other people dogs too.

I dogsat for a coworker who had a not-always-friendly-to-other-dogs dog. She was also 20 pounds and easy to carry if needed, but sometimes she was fine with other dogs and sometimes she chose violence.

I took Doggo on walks several times over the week I watched her. Always in places dogs are required to be on leash. Always during times we were less likely to run into other people walking dogs.

In one such place, a park near where the coworker lived, we stopped to sit on a bench (Doggo sat up next to me for love) for a few minutes. Out of nowhere a large pitbull bounded up to us.

I immediately scooped up Doggo, stood, and turned to face the pibble. While the pibble was clearly just excited and happy, the owner was a significant distance away.

Owner once he got to us, with a big grin: Oh don’t worry she’s friendly! She loves other dogs too!
Me, holding a clearly upset dog: Mine isn;t and she doesn’t.

The look on his face made it clear that other dogs not being friendly wasn’t even a thought he had when he took the leash, that was in his hand, off his dog. Again in a park with numerous “Keep your dog leashed!” signs.

As I walked by with a now growling dog in my arms, I told him he needed to keep his dog on a leash - like the park required. I carried her until we were out of sight and she was calm.

If I hadn’t responded like I did, there could have been major problems from not only me and the dog I was walking, but also the other dog and owner.

Not everyone has dog-friendly (or even people-friendly) dogs. Give unknown dogs space and for God’s sake:

Keep your dog on a fucking leash.

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anactualvelociraptor asked:

Dr. Pepper is just BBQ Coke.

sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog:

You went extinct 71 million years ago.

sumunsinsot:

seasicksandile:

robothugscomic:

New comic! (link)

This week I am very happy to present a collaboration comic with my friend Chrissie, who has been generous in sharing with me her experiences of gender dynamics in a technical field, and then helping me craft them into a comic narrative.

Whenever I see Chrissie’s work I’m always impressed at the cool, creative things she does. When we were discussing this comic, she told me: “I find men persistently try to direct me lots now too, which is probably the biggest problem I consistently run into”, and my feelings around that fact are a terrible and familiar blend of frustration, sadness, and lack of surprise.

When we talk about the differences in how men and women are treated professionally, especially in technical fields, we are often dismissed with ‘everyone has to deal with that’, or ‘women need to demonstrate more confidence with their skills’, or ‘they’re just trying to be helpful’, or ‘it’s all in your head’.

It’s frustrating when we know something like this is happening, but we spend so much of our time actually trying to get people to believe that it’s a real phenomenon. I find narratives like Chrissie’s validating in that she has a comparative set of experiences and is like ‘oh yeah, people totally think I’m less competent at my job now. it’s totally a thing’.  So, can guys just believe us already and get on helping it not happen?

I work as a vet tech at an exotics clinic, since transitioning to male i get AT LEAST half as many questions as i use to from clients. Our older male clients specifically who could spend 15 min grilling me about the info i was giving them, dont give me shit anymore!!! I tell them their bird has x going on and the treatment is y/z, and theyre like “okay, thank you sir”

Intead of the “well, did the DOCTOR say that? I want his opinion.” Kind of shit

Maybe I’m too autistic for that, but I literally cannot grasp what the fuck must be going on in the heads of people who use services of a professional, THEN start doubting their qualifications/thinking that they know more about this field, and yet still fucking proceed to use said services.

Like, if your prejudices make you see other people as incapable of performing their work, maybe have the courtesy to Fuck Right Off?

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salamispots:

do you think Link’s used the master sword to chop up veggies

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sapphire-mage:

You know, this mysterious Zelda that is running around causing problems is either a ghost or a bitch!

xzazupsilon:

brain: slartibartfast

me: huh?

brain: that was a dude from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, remember?

me: yeah, what about it?

brain: yeah

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shotgunshipping:

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artistalley:

Robyn (@obsob)

Tumblr’s Artist Alley is thrilled to feature @obsob during Pride:

hello! my name is robyn or ‘obsob.’ i am a freelance illustrator in the uk. i am currently working towards being a picture book illustrator, but i absolutely love to draw cats in love! i like using bright colors and drawing quilts. i currently sell multiple sizes of prints on my etsy store, and plan on branching out to stickers and cards soon! peace and love!! 

More of @obsob’s purrfect art can be found here on @artistalley, on their Tumblr, or in their store.

This month, Tumblr’s Artist Alley is highlighting some of Tumblr’s amazing LGBTQIA+ artists for #june on tumblr.

Are you an artist with a store or open commissions? Want more eyes on your work? Submit your art to Artist Alley for the chance to be featured across Tumblr.

cyberscully:

cher is the icon women need and absolutely deserve

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