Don’t Be Scared To Live Lovingly. Compliment Your Friends On The Little Things And Cheer For Live Bands

being mutuals is like we’ve never talked but i saw your vent post and do you want me to kill that person for you. still won’t talk to you tho bc that is scary sorry. love you

not to hate on another person’s work but the harry potter series is easily the worst marauders fanfic i’ve ever read it wasn’t gay enough and i hated all of the deaths

what a run - well played ladies!

A Trip Down Memory Lane: The Journey to The Third Star

not sure if Hope Solo or Wonderwoman

clearly both

Pinoe doubles up vs. Australia

Kling’s goal line save vs. Sweden

*collective scream of relief*

when yellow became everyone’s least favorite color

same ^ 

and we all asked this question

that moment that mustn’t be named

and we were all like

when Alex finally got her goal vs. Columbia

…

thank god our captain can microphone

KO WAS FREED!! AND BLOODIED!! ALL IN ONE GAME!!

200th Cap, Captain, Game Winning Goal… Just Carli Lloyd Things

they don’t call her captain clutch for nothin’

when everyone’s hearts collectively skipped a beat or two… or five

HAO WAS FREED!!!

when we all got a headache at the same time

eggs, bacon, grits…. MISSED IT

the soccer gods are real

when everyone wanted to give JJ a hug

when Carli Lloyd teaches Sasic a lesson in PK taking

I have no idea what y’all are talking about. she obviously shouted “FIRE.”

FLYING SQUIRREL COMING THROUGH, BITCHES

footage of everyone:

when the final whistle blew in Montréal

CARLI

FUCKIN

LLOYD

#carliforprez

also some sweet goals by the new kids

HOLY. FUCKIN. SHIT.

same, tobin, same

5-2 FINAL!! THREE STARS

I’M

NOT

CRYING

YOU’RE

CRYING

Congrats to the US Women’s National Soccer Team

The best team in the world.

GIF Credits to: iguessyoucancallmev, uswnted, pocholavezzi, koptimism, ughohara, gabsterdreams, afootballobserver, and agent-sarahwalker

Sharing my writing with other people is always going to feel vulnerable, no matter how many times I do it or how others respond. I doubt I'm the only one that gets nervous when posting online, so thought I'd share this:

Things that help when sharing my fics

1. Make sure I have a project or something to work on straight after posting

gives me something to think about other than how my fic is doing

stops me sitting there constantly refreshing ao3

ideally something not related to ff (so no WIPs)

2. Try to not look at tumblr/my ao3 until at least the next morning

gives me (hopefully) something to look forward to in the morning

keeps me from constantly checking if I know I'm going to check it all at once

my ao3 comment emails are disabled for this reason

having any other fics that I want to read open in their own tab also helps so I don't have to click on my user

3. Post about an hour before I'm planning to sleep

posting close to bedtime makes #2 easier, but

I also need to factor in time to calm down after the initial nerves

4. Read some other recently posted fics

partly I do this regardless of whether or not I've posted recently

but also it's nice reading other people's work knowing they're probably out there at that exact moment experiencing something similar

I've found some of my absolute fav ff writers this way

careful that if you do this you're not comparing

5. Be extra kind to myself

chances are my anxiety is going to be running high

this means I tend to be extra critical of myself for about a day after posting something

it helps to remind myself that there's a reason my inner critic is in hyperdrive

but that also means no reading, writing, or editing my own work

6. If nothing else, remember I had fun

remind myself that once the anxiety has passed I'll have a new chapter/fic from my favourite ff writer (me) to look forward to

and if even one other person reads it and enjoys it, I've made a new friend :)

Of course this is a checklist for the ideal scenario. There are other factors and days when my anxiety is already running high for other reasons. This isn't a set of commandments or a rulebook, it's a guide to help myself.

If it's not helping in the moment, I do something different.

TW: Pedophilia

Teenagers are rarely taught the reason why they can't consent to sex with adults.

And that's because teaching them that would completely unravel our coercion-based society.

It can be difficult to explain in detail the exact reason and all the specifics in a way that they will understand. But the simplest way to phrase it is that in some cases, even when someone agrees to something and even when they appear enthusiastic about it, there's too much of a power imbalance that it's no different than forcing them. Also, having power and being abusive doesn't require a conscious expectation to be obeyed.

Imagine a world in which every teenager understood that and was easily able to call out anyone who tried to convince them otherwise.

They'd know that there's no such thing as an employee consenting to working for a poverty wage, working in unsafe conditions, working long hours, or working without taking breaks. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to paying a bank overdraft fee. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to student loan debt. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to medical bills. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to generating profit for banks or landlords in order to have a place to live and being evicted or foreclosed when you lose your source of income. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to a police search. They'd know that there's no such thing as a child who's okay with their parents spanking them. They'd know that being dependent on someone does not mean that you can never criticize them. They'd know that if it's considered abusive to simply play along when someone obeys, then it has to be much more abusive to actively expect to be obeyed, which many adults do to them.

And people who benefit from a society based on coercion masquerading as freedom wouldn't like that.

So instead, teenagers are taught something dismissive. They're taught that what they want doesn't matter. They're taught that they're too young to know what love is. They're taught "it's the law". They're taught things that are insulting to their intelligence, which they'll naturally rebel against.

terrible news: the only way to find out if something you create is gonna be good or bad is to actually create it

hey ao3 can you like give the extra $38k you made from this month’s funds drive to charity

regulus would be the most insufferable person to do arts and crafts with. like its valentines day and the group gathers to make cards and have some fun, meanwhile regulus' running that shit like the navy asking you how hard can it be to draw a fucking heart?? have you ever even used scissors in your life?? just fold it in half and cut it!! ugh this is too much glitter!! what are you? savages?? guys what is this?? am i the only one who had four hours of calligraphy lessons everyday for six years? (he was). at some point he just says pass me the damn hot glue gun and makes all of their cards

safe to say they never did arts and crafts together again

Happy Trans Day of Visibility everyone! Wanna remind everyone that every trans person is beautiful and no matter what gender (or absence of) you have I'm happy to see you rocking it. All my trans followers get one (1) free cookie!

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Also terfs fuck off and die