Four EXTREMELY Underrated Glass Onion Moments:

That ol’ chart of mine makes the rounds online periodically and it drives me crazy because it’s frankly not very good. So, I finally got around to remaking it.

I doubt this will get anywhere near as popular, but I wanted to make it.

Good reference for animation, comics, and for visualizing phonetics!

Santa is on strike due to global warming.  All presents this year will be delivered by Sasha the Christmas Tiger.  Milk and cookies may not be sufficient.

Literally what happened

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So, there’s a thing that is bothering me and makes me want to quit writing… silent readers.

Woof~ Where do I start?

Ok, first thing first: writers are hungry for feedback. Trust me, all of us want feedback, even if we may not respond to your every comment, but it gives us reasons to keep posting our works. 

If you didn’t like something, speak up so we can do better in the future; if you liked something, I don’t know maybe a certain scene or whatever, tell us, so we can understand what type of content to write. 

It may be annoying to you, but it helps us grow as writers and gives us motivation to keep posting stuff (yes, even those who write for fun are writers).

Secondly: We spend hours if not days on every single story (or artwork), and receiving little to no feedback… sucks. (One of my friends stopped writing for this very reason)

Imagine yourself, working on a project for days, and your superior (may it be a teacher or your boss) just nods before moving on with his day.

Did it make you feel satisfied and/or happy/accomplished? I don’t think so.

Same thing with writers and artists. I don’t care if you’re just going to quote something from the story or point out a minor detail that you fancied, it still makes us happy to know that at the very least, there was something that you liked.

The main reasons, why writers stop updating at some point, is because there’s no fucking feedback.

Want to point out a grammar mistake? Please do. It’s a help for us and we appreciate it! Because it means you paid attention to our story!

For example, last Friday a beautiful human sent me a private message telling me how one of my stories cheered them up, and let me tell you it made my heart go over the moon at how happy I felt! (Lil baby if you reading this, I love you! And you beautiful people that voice your thoughts even though I’m socially awkward I fucking love you with all my damn heart!)

Thirdly: I come originally from Wattpad. And let me tell you that even if my stories back then were awful, I still had more feedback compared to Tumblr or other writing sites. Even if people bash Wattpad for having badly written stories, the community there is beautiful. Even nowadays I find myself going back to my now inactive account to read the comments, some of them making me go woo~ while others just make me laugh my ass off. It always makes my day better.

No idea what to comment? Go and check a random story on Wattpad and see what kind of comments you find there. Just go and check, and you’ll understand why writers are so hungry for comments and kudos.

Fourthly: I see a lot of blogs struggling with the following thing (I’m using my account as an example):

Like… why are you following me for? Why would some of you ever think that following us, and give us an imaginary large platform makes us happy? Personally, I don’t seek followers, I don’t care If I have a million people following me or just two, I care about the feedback.

It’s like having 2k followers on Insta but having only two likes on your pictures. Disappointing.

That’s how It feels, and a lot of other people (not only writers but also artists) feel like that.

Let me tell you another thing. You, following us, and giving us this seemingly ‘large platform’ gives us the impression that you like our writing unconditionally. But following a writer just because you liked one story (and then you plan on ignoring their existence) makes them feel uneasy and doubt their writing.

Yes, you read it right.

I cannot stop myself from comparing the numbers of followers that I have to the feedback I get, and It makes me doubt my writing skills and content, and I’ll just say to myself that “It’s the last one I post.” That’s what I said to myself when I published greedy. (You can consider me a whiny bitch I don’t care, as long as a writer spends hours, writing, editing, deleting, writing again, editing only to start all over again because something didn’t make sense, gives us all the rights to complain.)

Yes, I am grateful for all the people that liked my stories, yes I do love every single one of you, especially the ones that constantly support me on every single piece that I write.

But please, if you liked one fic, do not follow me! It gives me false hope and makes my expectations skyrocket.

Trust me, this is how every single writer/artist feels. If you check a writer’s Tumblr, you will find (sooner or later) a post in which they voice out their complaints about the same matter. It is frustrating.

However, I really appreciate writers that keep posting beautiful content even though they don’t get enough recognition as they should.  

And I’m not telling you that from only my point of view. I have friends that write for different fandoms and they face the same shitty struggle. And when they stop updating or publishing new content, those invisible followers start complaining and demand the writer to ‘please update’.

Like, how about no?

‘Please update’ is not something that motivates us. Trust me.

I understand that we all are humans, and everyone has their own life outside of social media, but so do writers. You spend your time going out with friends, studying, working, doing chores, reading, etc… but so do writers and artists. Some of them, don’t even have the luxury of having a social life, probably because they are too caught up writing stuff or drawing, and they end up relying on virtual interactions.

This last part is strictly personal… it’s just me complaining about a lil something that happened yesterday.

Having a newbie (that was also one of my online friends that I introduced to the world of fanfiction) privately messaging me and my best friend, saying how we put less effort into our stories compared to them and how we should stop complaining about the lack of feedback makes me go nuts. BITCH! We spend days writing those stories, you have no fucking right to tell us anything!

I’ve been publishing my stories on the internet since I was 12, you are in no place to tell me how my stories used to suck, because I was FUCKING 12 AT THAT TIME! Of course, they weren’t masterpieces!

I don’t care about who the fuck you are, if you send a message to a writer and/or artist, complaining about how their work doesn’t deserve the attention it gets, you are trash.

With that being said, I’m sorry for wasting your time, I just had to let all those things out before I completely lose my mind.

P.s: To all those people who put up with my works, thank you! I love you!  💖💖💖

I decided to create a masterpost that would help you with what you are struggling with. Hopefully any of the links below will help you! Reminder; You’re going to be okay. What you are going through will pass, just remember to breathe. 

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Distractions;

Here are some distractions to help keep your mind occupied so you aren’t too focused on your thoughts. 

-Draw something

-This website translates the time into colours.

-Create your own galaxy.

-Play flowing.

-Make a 3D line travel where ever you like. 

-Listen to music.

-Calm.

-Ocean mood, do nothing for two minutes.

Sleep issues; 

- 8 hour sleep music.

-Rainy mood. 

-Meditation.

-Coping with nightmares.

-How to cope with nightmares, 11 steps.

-Calm

-Foods that can affect your sleeping, both positive and negatively. 

 Uncomfortable with silence; 

-Rainy mood.

-10 hours of rain and thunder.

-3 hours of rain and thunder.

-Human heartbeat.

-Rainforest.

-Sound of rain on a tin roof.

-Autumn wind.

-Rain on a tent

-Traffic in the rain.

-Soft traffic. 

-Fan.

-Train.

-Simply noise.

-My noise.

-Rainy cafe.

Anxiety; 

-How to stop worrying. 

-Tips to manage anxiety and stress.

-The 10 best ever anxiety management techniques. 

-Self-help strategies for anxiety. 

-Helping a friend with anxiety. 

-All about worrying.

-8 myths about anxiety. 

Sad, angry and depressed/depression; 

-“I’m always sad”

-Feeling sad.

-Going through trauma.

-“I’m always angry”.

-Anger management. 

-All about anger.

-National helplines and websites.

-Self-help strategies for depression.

-Dealing with depression at work.

-Dealing with depression at school.

Isolation and loneliness; 

-Pets and mental health.

-All about loneliness. 

-“I feel so alone”

-10 more ideas to help with loneliness. 

-How to deal with loneliness.

 Self-harm;

-Alternatives to self-harm and distraction techniques.

-146 things to do besides self-harm.

-More alternatives to self-harm.

-Self-harm alternatives.

-How to take care of self-harm wounds/injuries.

-Getting rid of scars.  

Addiction; 

-How to help a friend with a drug addiction.

-What is addiction?

-All about alcohol and addiction.

-The facts about drug addiction.

 Eating disorders; 

-Helping a friend with an eating disorder.

-Eating disorder treatments. 

-Support services for eating disorders. 

-Self-help tips with eating disorders.

-Eating disorder recovery. 

-Recovering from an eating disorder. 

-100+ reasons to recover. 

-Understanding and managing eating disorders. 

 Dealing with self-hatred;  

-3 ways to ease self-loathing. 

-How to turn self-hatred into self-compassion.

-Self-hatred resources.

-10 step plan to deal with self-hate. 

 Suicidal; 

-International suicide hotlines (1)  (2)

-Preventing suicide. 

-Reasons to stay alive.

-Dealing with suicidal thoughts and feelings.

-Coping with suicidal ideation.  

 Schizophrenia;

-All about schizophrenia.  

-Helping a person with schizophrenia.  

-Understanding and dealing with schizophrenia.  

-Delusions and hallucinations.  

OCD;

-Managing your OCD at home. 

-Overcoming OCD.

-How to cope with OCD. 

-Strategies for dealing with the anxious moments. 

Borderline personality disorder; 

-Helping someone with BPD. 

-All about personality disorders.

-Treatment for BPD.

Abuse; 

-Healthy relationships VS abusive relationships. 

-Emotional abuse

-Overcoming sexual abuse. 

-Hotlines services. 

-5 ways to escape an abusive relationship. 

-Domestic violence support. 

-Signs of an abusive relationship. 

-What do to if you’re in an abusive relationship. 

-Surviving abuse. 

-What you can do if you’re sexual harassed. 

-Sexual assault support.

-What to do if you’ve been sexually assaulted or abused. 

 Bullying;

-How to stand up against bullying.

-How to protect yourself when it comes to cyber bullying.

-How to help stop people bullying you. 

 Loss and grief; 

-How to cope with a suicide of a loved one.

-Grieving for a stranger. 

-Common reactions to death. 

-Working through grief.

(Other loss and grief)

-Moving away from friends and family. 

-Coping with a breakup.

 Getting help; 

-Seeking help early. 

-All about psychological treatments. 

-Types of help.

-All about age and confidentiality. 

Things you need to remember; 

- Don’t stress about being fixed because you’re not broken.

-Remember to remind yourself of your accomplishments. Tell yourself that you’re proud of yourself, even if you’re not. 

- This is temporary. You won’t always feel like this. 

-You are not alone. 

-You are enough. 

-You are important. 

-You are worth it. 

-You are strong. 

-You are not a failure, 

-Good people exist. 

-Reaching out shows strength. 

-Breathe. 

-Don’t listen to the thoughts that are not helping you. 

-Give yourself credit. 

-Don’t be ashamed of your emotions, for the good or bad ones. 

-Treat yourself the same way as you would treat a good friend. 

-Focus on the things you can change. 

-Let go of toxic people. 

-You don’t need to hide, you’re allowed to feel the way you do. 

-Try not to beat yourself up. 

-Something is always happening, you don’t want to miss out on what’s going to happen next. 

-You are not a bother.

-Your existence is more than your appearance. 

-You are smart. 

-You are loved. 

-You are wanted. 

-You are needed. 

-Better days are coming. 

-Just because your past is dark, doesn’t mean your future isn’t bright. 

-You have more potential than you think. 

- Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.

Please remember to look after yourself and know that you are more than worth it and you deserve to be happy. Keep smiling butterflies x

"the fuck is happening in ukraine??" for the ignorant [23feb22]

THIS IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE. I have left out happenings. As I typed this more movement was reported. This is happening NOW.

Here is a map of Ukrainian oblasts (regions)

Direct your eyeballs to the eastern (that's on the right of the map) oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk. These two oblasts make up the Donets Coal Basin, or Donbas region, of Ukraine. coal coal coal.

Hold them in your mind.

On this map above you can see an outline of the Russian separatist-controlled area of Eastern Ukraine. Please note that the Russian separatist-controlled area is not analogous to the oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk. When on 21 February 2022 Putin declared recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) as independent, we did not know if he meant just those cities and the surrounding Russian separatist-controlled areas OR the entirety of the oblasts. Where these borders are is incredibly important because Putin will use any excuse to declare a Ukrainian provocation. This ambiguity is to his advantage. [This is besides the fact that Putin has no fucking right to declare any of this land independent, or take any of it for Russia in the coming days.]

The Russian separatists, of course, claim the entirety of the oblasts, and Putin recognizes those claims. Russia has come to the "aid" of the separatists to defend against Ukrainian "aggression."

Tonight (23 February 2022), President Zelenskyy of Ukraine tried to speak to Putin on the phone, but was rebuffed. He gave a brief update to his people in Ukrainian, and then a long speech to the Russian people in Russian. Below is text of a translation of that speech from Max Seddon on twitter [thread starts here, good follow]:

We are divided by a shared border of more than 2,000 kilometers. Almost 200,000 of your troops and thousands of military vehicles are standing alongside it. Your leadership has ordered them to move forward, onto another country's territory. This step could be the start of a big war on the European continent. The whole world is talking about what could happen any day now. Any provocation. Any flare-up – one that could burn everything.

They're telling you that this flame will liberate the people of Ukraine, but the Ukrainian people are free. They remember their past and are building their future. Ukraine on your TV news and the real Ukraine are two totally different countries. Ours is real.

There is more, click above link to read.

Russia is going to invade Ukraine, and not just the Russian separatist-controlled regions that were recently declared independent republics by Putin. This is colonization. Ukraine has a rich history and culture separate from Russia (its history and culture is MUCH OLDER than that of Russia, even). Putin denies this and claims that Ukraine is Russian. This is false and ahistorical.

(But why are there so many Russian-speakers in Donetsk and Luhansk? Well perhaps because the Soviets committed genocide in the 1930s and purposely starved millions of Ukrainians so that ethnic Russians could move onto their land. Search "Holodomor" if this is new information to you.)

The UN Security Council has called an emergency meeting for 9:30pm EST (I'm posting this at 7:22 PM EST)

The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaly Klitschko, has declared an emergency.

Airports are closed in Eastern Ukraine.

Cleaning up my files and forgot that I had all these wing studies from circa. 2015 so thought, y’know what, I don’t need to hold onto these, so have this as a little gift from me to whomst ever needs some quick wings for their OC’s, AU’s, and Art.

Heres a google drive folder filled with art book pdfs, if anyone has some others that you'd like me to add to it thats missing, please let me know and send me the link

Made this at 2am