"what do you do to contribute to society" i post my ocs to tumblr dot com lol.... 5 people on there like them.......
there used to be so many stars in the sky that you would have to scrape away a dozen of them that splattered on your windshield every time you drove somewhere, but now they're being over-hunted to make american flag merchandise. very sad
another thing that's deeply fucking annoying is the way schizophrenia is treated as an all-or-nothing thing, where if you don't have the most severe presentation of it that cannot be masked under any circumstances ever, you can't have it at all. and also if you're self aware of your symptoms in any form, you can't have it at all, especially (in our experience) if you have any awareness about your delusions, even if your awareness extends only as far as "other people think these are delusions and i know this because i've been told as such, so it isn't safe for me to talk about them because i risk getting hurt if i do"
You should be able to say “don’t touch me” to anyone ever in any context and not have it be considered in the realm of surprising or insulting imho if we ever needed to normalize something it’s this
i watch baseball for the side quests
update: i think you should look at the reblogs for more important baseball hijinks
I want to be an evil wizard. but I keep choosing kindness
It's easy to want to spiral right now. I'm staring out the window, trying not to cry like I don't have to go to work and be normal in a bit. Which is why I wanna take a moment to remind everyone of a few things, from one scared person to another:
• Laws can't be overturned in a day. Our system of government, as corrupt as it's become, is still a system with the potential to reject the kinds of changes that would seek to hurt us.
• Please, please, PLEASE keep an eye on your local governments. It starts at county/state level before we ever get around to national-executive. Take a look at the way your state has been run, look into the policies of your representatives, and VOTE LOCAL when the opportunity arises. You're voice wasn't made completely void the moment that man got elected. Become active NOW.
• Utilize civil disobedience, go protest. There are so many issues on the table, a lot of shit we don't want happening. Cop City, Project 2025, the continuous subjection and genocide of those internationally such as Palestine, Susan, Congo, Tigrey. Look into local protests, become active, it's your right. Just please make sure you stay safe, be careful, listen to your organizers.
• Support each other. I want to make it so drastically, explicitly clear that COMMUNITY is one of the keystones of making it through troubling events like this. BIPOC, queer and trans people, women, allies, etc. Feel how you need to feel, be angry or cry or scream, fine. Of course. Just don't be alone.
See your friends irl, hug your family, go cry on a discord call, make memes with your mutuals, get involved with your local scenes. Whatever you need. There is a deep strength and courage you wield in compassion, in empathy. Wield that strength now for each other, please.
This is all deeply distressing and frightening, I know. Idk how to feel, idek what else to say. So, just know that we're going to get through this. Feel how you feel, but understand that defeat isn't really a luxury any of us can afford, so we'll simply have to live, persist, and do what we can. I love y'all, be safe.