People just love to assume that archeologists have no idea what sex or gay people are. Not saying there isn't a problem with that, but the memes are overblown.
I remember seeing a ton of "archeologists: tHeY'rE jUsT fRiEnDs" comments on an ancient illustration of two Egyptian men, when every single source I could find explained why they seem to have been a gay couple.
So basically I was unschooled, and the amount of books I've read in my life is embarrassingly low. It was never emforced like in a school, and with my family's religious hangups, I never tried getting into new things because I never knew what would be deemed "offensive".
But I'm always interested when I hear people talk about both storycraft and also literary criticism, so I want to take an earnest stab at getting into books.
No real criteria, I don't know what I like so I can't tell you what I'm looking for, other than it needs to be in English or have an English translation. Just wanna know what y'all think would make good or important reading.
I like this so much better than all the bitching about how surreal and unfamiliar gen alpha's shit is.
Something that's really novel when you're a kid is taking a strange premise that seems like a one-off gag and making a whole narrative about it. It's why we had flash cartoons built around the premise of "what if Mario met Sonic using DBZ rules" or why some of us watched hour-long amateur movies about the Nostalgia Critic. I'm not saying those things were good, but it's really subversive when you first encounter it, and it's emotionally satisfying to explore the potential of something you liked instead of letting it be a flash in the pan.
So basically, when the kids try to tell me about the Skibidi Toilet's ability to turn even the bleakest situation around, even though I have no idea what the FUCK they're talking about, I understand why it's so riveting to them.
I have so many fucking OCs but I'm playing a dangerous game, I already don't do nearly enough to hide my identity on here. If anyone who knows me irl saw me talking about my iconic character [REDACTED], I'd be screwed.
But yeah I love dreaming up stories and worlds, even though I've never really completed a work of fiction 😅 but I always have new drawing ideas or scenarios to entertain myself during a slow workday, by torturing my handmade blorbo.
ETA what I will say about [REDACTED] is that he was a one-off antagonist from a comic I planned to draw, but I ended up liking him more than the main characters. I hadn't realized until that point but all my characters were pretty straightforwardly cute or silly. He's a sleazy, rowdy, unkempt man who likes to cause problems just to feel something. It was so fun to come up with ways for him to be a dick and get himself in danger that I don't think I've created a normal cute protagonist ever since.
Ups and downs. Back at the gym but only doing 15lbs per arm. It's embarrassing and a bit boring because I'm not feeling that burn, but the important thing is that I'm moving and my tendon isn't hurting too much.
Not sure if I've gone into my issues with sleep deprivation, but since I moved my cat has been running around the house howling all night. I thought it was because my commute is longer and she wasn't getting enough playtime. I started trying to wear her out before bed every day, but she wasn't getting any better. I finally figured it out one day when I realized that she wouldn't chase a toy into my bedroom. I don't know why she was avoiding the room, but I tidied the floor and started leaving treats in there for her while I'm away. She's slowly started sleeping next to me again, and I feel much better.
I feel like I dropped the ball with one of my friends (?) though. I don't know if anyone remembers, but a few months back I took some space away from a toxic friend group, citing an OCD episode I was having at the time. I truly didn't intend to ghost them but since then I've realized that I let one particular guy who used to be my bestie push me around and make me feel insane.
He messaged me a few days ago and I got a big anxiety spike and never opened it. I think with everything we've been through together he deserves honesty, I just couldn't make myself talk to him. The worst part is I'm sure he just sent me a goofy meme or something.
So basically things are improving, but my weaknesses are still glaring.
What's happening in Knoxville that made you assume this? 😰
This is a good reminder for me to find a first aid class.
I wanna be sexy...
Not even sports. Every holiday, everyone in my immediate family has their face buried in a laptop or a game console. I was the same way when I lived at home and saw them every day, but I'd think with the distance, we'd want to catch up a little more 😭
My family is just uncommonly antisocial, though. Even the ones who live together can go years without speaking to each other. I've tried board games, card games, and multiplayer video games, but ultimately I feel lonely when I'm around them.
That's a good idea! Occasionally I find a picture that hits different and put it on the corkboard that was supposed to be for art references. Could transfer em over to lonely photo wall.
God, this is so sad
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I kinda dropped off when I realized the show was going to have a plot and shipping and I was just looking for a gag cartoon. Don't think I could have predicted that.
The accounts weren't against the rules when a random user reported them, but suddenly were when the press asked about them. How mysterious.
I've never had homemade apple cider before! I bet that's gonna be delicious
Oh thanks! I kinda lost track of this thread as soon as the work week started, but I'll give this a shot soon.
When you put long hair on your stupid snoo and suddenly male redditors think you're the sexiest woman to walk the earth.
Damn, you're killing it with the reading! Good for you.
I'm grouchy. I don't like my new apartment, I don't like my new town. I'm on light duty and I hate the work. Between moving and family obligations and injuries I've barely been to the gym this quarter, and I feel like I'm losing strength.
At my last place, I printed a bunch of photos from fun and significant experiences and hung them up. My family rarely did pictures and never hung them up or even kept track of them, so this was a big thing for me.
Opened up the box to unpack it yesterday. A lot of them were of friends I don't speak to anymore. That just leaves photo of my family, who I have really conflicted feelings about. I don't think I feel right hanging them up anymore.
I wonder if the video essayists exaggerate how popular the channels were before becoming controversial, because you're not missing much.
DaddyOFive pretty much constantly screamed at his kids and made them cry for views, and while the worst of 8 Passengers happened off-camera, in the videos they still openly talked about shit like taking their teenage son's bed away.
Even setting aside the justified outrage, I can't imagine who enjoys it. It's just unpleasant and sad.
It seems like I'm always hearing about family vloggers getting put away for child abuse. I'm not into family vlogging, so maybe I'm wrong, but people always make it sound like these two channels were popular.
But then they go on to describe their videos, and it's always parents doing insane shit to make the kids cry on purpose, or announcing on camera that they're withholding necessities from the kids or something. I've never heard anyone say they like these videos, and I can't imagine why they would, so then how were they supposedly popular?
Uninstalled for sure. Obviously this is just a personal thing but any gender just feels like an arbitrary list of restrictions to me.
Without knowing where you live, I'm kinda scared Lemmy users will give you dangerous advice. I'd be wary of any suggestions that don't come from people in your country.
Maybe using a VPN would make it safer to search for queer discussions specific to your area. But also, you know, be wary of my suggestion! I don't know your situation.
I'll be honest, I'd be happy. I know Reddit as a whole sucks, but there are individual communities that still hold value. I miss active communities for niche crafts, I miss fandoms, and I miss actual life-changing shit like trans DIY, especially for countries outside the US.
I mainly stopped using Reddit because they killed third-party apps. If I could access Reddit from here, that'd be a pretty sweet deal for me.
Torrenting this show isn't an option. Every torrent I've tried has this specific episode missing, with a duplicate episode in its place. Most of the streaming sites do, too. The only stream I've found is on vidsrc.me, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to download it.
I've searched around and found multiple recommendations for video downloader sites, and several people suggested the Firefox extension DownThemAll!, but I've had no luck. It's a generic "can't find video" message every time.
I'm guessing these apps and sites worked at some point but they updated their API. Hoping against hope that someone who's done it recently can tell me how they did it.
I adopted a stray cat outside my apartment a few years ago. She was originally aggressive both to cats and people, but after I started taking care of her she warmed up to the neighbors, too. Since she'd lived outside for about a decade, I let her out in the yard (supervised) and she came to love lounging and waiting for passers by to give her scritches.
Unfortunately, I've had to move. No more outdoor time for the foreseen future, partially because she's in a completely new town, and partially because there are so many birds around here I don't think I'd be able to keep her from running off.
There isn't even a window facing the walkway where she can interact with people through the window, which was another thing she liked doing in our old place. It's just me to entertain her, and I can be gone ten hours a day.
She has lots of toys and beds and things to climb, but since she loved the neighbors so much, I'm worried she needs a companion. Anyone else been in this situation? How do you help your cat adjust?