So recently I came across a fellow artist who was struggling to find a free art program, and considering dropping the large amount of money for a Photoshop license. I know not everyone can afford such an expensive program, so I’ve compiled a list of programs with no cost to download and use.
Keep in mind all computers are different, so not all will work for everyone. Also, I’ve only ever used Windows, so for the most part, I’m not sure if everything will work for Mac. if in doubt check the website linked.
rice questions - answer simple questions and donate free rice to people in poverty!!
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shelters, people in poverty and homeless veterans; mammograms to fight
breast cancer; therapy for people on the autism spectrum; alzheimer’s
and diabetes research; a book to a child; protect wildlife habitat
As a college student, currently really hungry with nothing to eat, I understand how hard it can be to get food. Sometimes you really just don’t have the money to eat and when you do, you waste it all on fast food instead of stocking up on cheap things because you’re so tired of Ramen Noodes and canned food you could barf. So, I’ve composed a list of recipes and resources that will fit a college kid’s budget and appetite. Don’t go hungry! <3
I would pay top dollar for a comprehensive, source-supported explanation of how Superwholock vanished.
Like……..that was the core of tumblr in 2013. Its tainted life-blood. Its fetid royal palace. Destiel this and Johnlock that. Tardis-in-the-impala-at-221B URLS. Bendydoot Cucumberpatch and long analytical debates of which doctor is best doctor
What caused the end? What destroyed it? What series of events sunk this fortress? I’m so. So curious. This was so much of what tumblr was. So unavoidable. It’s cultural history. I want. to know.
So I’m not completely sure but I think you can pinpoint the disappearance to the month following Dashcon. Like, the entire year prior, things were going fucking insane; The DW 50th anniversary, Sherlock returned after a hiatus, Dean became a demon or something I don’t remember. Point is, the fans were worse than ever.
And then Dashcon happened: All those people got together for a nightmarish event in the ball pit (for anyone who doesn’t know what Dashcon was, look it up and read any of the news articles about it. I promise, you will not be disappointed).
Now, I wasn’t too active on tumblr at that point because of school reasons, but I remember finding out that the new season of Supernatural had aired on TV, and I saw NOTHING about it on tumblr. Not a single post on my dash. It was a miracle, but I was so confused. How had the whole fandom just vanished like that? I still don’t know for sure, but it was very shortly after the Dashcon incident.
Then Doctor Who returned. New doctor and a new companion. Same scenario. Nobody said anything online. I was still big into DW so that was kind of a bummer but it was still astounding.
I went back online more readily and started realizing that fandoms, as I had known them, were essentially dead after that summer. It was like everybody simultaneously realized how toxic those communities were after they all got together in person and proved themselves to be a disgusting bunch.
It was the fastest and most unsettling jump in internet culture I’d ever seen. Overnight it became an embarrassment to admit that you were in a popular fandom. All because of fucking
“Superwholock died as a result of Dashcon” is the most fascinating theory I’ve heard in a while amazing
(And you know, seasonal rot and kids getting older and all that but s t i l l)
As someone who reported on Dashcon as it was happening, I can confirm that it had a lot to do with superwholock dying out. You put a bunch of toxic, shitty, entitled kids in the same room with each other and they realize how shitty and annoying and embarrassing they are. Not only that, but when Dashcon reached news outlets, people were merciless in how they talked about it. I think that really reached a lot of the superwholocks that didn’t go, because they were seeing in news sources how embarrassing they looked. Dashcon embarrassed superwholocks into the depths of fandoms past.
But!!!!!! That’s not all!!!!! That’s just skimming the surface of what was going on underneath. (((I promised myself I wasn’t gonna get into this but here we are.)))
So, an interesting thing: The ages of the core Superwholock/Superwholock adjacent fans. So you’ve got all of these kids, a lot of whom were realizing they were queer, a lot of whom were seeing the world in darker shades, a lot of pessimism going on in their own personal lives. A lot of the core of superwholock were ageds 15/16/17 around the time the fandom died out. They were maturing, realizing a lot of things about the shows they hadn’t questioned before, developing new interests, meeting new people, and also, honestly? Getting jobs. Getting really serious about school.
MORE INTERESTINGLY…. it was really heartbreaking to see, but a lot of the reason the fandom died out was fighting. Fighting about who topped and who bottomed (always a pointless/ridiculous argument in my opinion), arguments about IS STEVEN MOFFAT THE ANTICHRIST???? and that time teenagers sent that man so many death threats, about him but also about his entire family (which was completely unacceptable and unforgivable!!!!! wtf), arguments about serious stuff in fandom: racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, etc., all brought people down.
They weren’t just arguments, though. They weren’t just discussions. They usually weren’t civil at all. No, they were violent. Death threats were thrown around. Everybody and their master was being accused of being problematic. One slip up by a person, blogger or celebrity, could send hordes of people wishing their downfall. I saw friends get death threats, I saw groups of friends break up over nothing. Tiny things were exploded into huge fights. Everything was a Big Deal, and if you didn’t agree, you were just as bad as them. You were problematic, and a piece of shit, etc, etc.
Now, people becoming aware of issues with a fandom and with their favorite shows/movies etc isn’t a problem!!! if everyone is going to act mature about it and deal with it maturely. But that’s… that’s just not what happened. It felt a lot like people wanted out and needed to give themselves a reason. A lot of people fell back into their old fandoms, or found niche fandoms to quietly back into. A lot of people, especially after Yahoo bought Tumblr and all of their redesigns (which was practically an APOCALYPSE on this site) ran to other sites. They abandoned their blogs for places like Ello; Ello becomes less popular, they sort of disappear.
Or come back as an aesthetic blog. Tumblr was always a form of escapism. When fandom here could no longer provide that, because it felt threatening, aesthetic blogs jumped through the roof. A picture of some succulents isn’t gonna get you death threats. But shipping the #Wrong couple might.
To tack onto that, around that time was the beginning of Doxxing culture. If you got into an argument with the wrong person, your full name, home address, and your family’s phone numbers could get posted. It didn’t matter if you were only 15. People didn’t care.
That’s kinda similar to what happened to me, actually it started because of Dashcon. I made posts and wrote about what was happening there. I talked to the management team, and I talked to panel members and con goers and I didn’t hold anything back. I wrote about minors being let into 18+ panels, about the management scamming, and I got doxxed for it by a bitter panelist.
And I feel like a lot of things really came to a head at the time of Dashcon. Fandom arguments were bad before dashcon, but afterwards, nothing was held back. Anyone could get doxxed. Dashcon was the catalyst of this big fandom shift from unpleasant at times, to completely dangerous. And people jumped ship because they were afraid of this emerging callout and doxxing culture. Fandoms weren’t a place of joy anymore, it was stressful, and people left.
2014 was a pretty bad year for fandoms.
I’m glad I joined tumblr in 2015 @.@ what happened here….
[The Legend of Zelda Series] So that the staff and fans can enjoy 30th anniv. This paintings took 10-month time. Please try quizzes if you are free. 1. Decoding of the Hylian Language (Left:WW / Right:TP) 2. The total sum of the rupees (Gold=300, Silver=100…)
I love masterposts and I love Pokemon, so I thought, why not combine the two? Let me know if any links are broken or you want me to link to something you think belongs here!
other good games, because i have a raging boner for story games
air pressure- about a failing relationship. kinda.long, theres three endings and it doesnt make sense until you hit at least two.
every day the same dream- (tw: suicide) exactly what it sounds like. also kinda long, because you can only move so fast. theres lots of endings so i suggest not attempting to interact with everything the first go. incredible, powerful game despite the minimalist art.
the majesty of colors (i fell in love with the) - pretty short with multiple endings. you play as a monster in the ocean interacting with humanity. its really good but the meaning gets a little lost if youre not careful.
grey- really long?? really long. youre playing as a dude in a greyscale world looking for colored objects to bring back to the girl who seems to be lost. it makes more sense the more you play, even with the lack of dialogue.
today i die - VERY short game, MY FAVORITE!!! you drag the words around and click on the objects in the environment. its kinda hard but youll figure it out. the first thing you should click is the jellyfish. you can also play it in lots of languages too!!!
i wish i were the moon - kinda short?? lots of endings. by the same guy as today i die. there are instructions there so i wont bother talking about it. its really good!!!
the day - the first time i played this i think it took me an hour but its really great. its about a girl that lives in the forest, and on her birthday she gets a card from her father and you go around the camp battling with the kids until you win all the card games. it sounds boring but if you read the cards it goes from boring card game to psychological horror really fast.
I’m sorry to add onto your post! But another amazing game in the same style as these ones is Loved - It’s dark and a little challenging, but extremely interesting and I think you would enjoy it. :) (A+ post by the way!)
Okay, so this is a masterpost with all kinds of things. there’s lots of websites to check out if you’re feeling down, bored, or need a distraction. It has over 500 games, lots of useful sites, a long list of websites to find movies/tv shows, helpful things you can use in/for tumblr, some resources for writers, a few delicious looking recipes, websites you can find textbooks on, links to other masterposts, and much, much more. I hope you all find at least something for you here and this post helps you out in one way or another. If any of the links stop working, just message me here and I will replace them. Enjoy!
aka “I’m a 22 year old newb and needed to find some resources”. Here’s what I’ve found so far that has really helped me! Lots of these are youtube tutorials; I find it more helpful to see someone doing it rather than just reading about it.
*Important Note: Some of these brands may or may not be sold in other countries that require animal testing by law in order for the products to be sold, but I don’t have the time to research animal testing laws outside the US as well as what brands sell in those countries. So I’m leaving this one up to you.
Okay, this has been in my drafts for at least 3 months now. Time to roll it out! Keep in mind, these are videos/bloggers that helped me specifically and there may be some videos/links that aren’t as useful to you. That’s okay! I recommend you get lost in the beauty blogger side of youtube at some point, it’s a lot of fun and you never know what you’ll find!
And on a last note of disclaimer: I don’t follow the personal lives/twitter feed/rumors about anyone in these videos. I don’t know if someone is problematic or not, I am simply recommending the video.
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WRITING HELP/CHARACTER
writing a bitchy character (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
writing a cocky character (1,2,3,4)
writing a emotion character (1,2)
How to play a hippie
Playing the quiet character.
Portraying the shopaholic.
Portraying a mute character.
Portraying a kleptomaniac.
How to play the stalker.
Writing distant, indifferent characters.
How to write a character who stutters.
Writing a character who is sassy.
A guide to playing a southern character.
Portraying characters with crushes.
How to portray a teen mom.
How to play a character who is mean.
How to portray a character high on cocaine.
Writing a character who is high on amphetamines.
Playing an efficient male character.
Portraying the asshole.
Playing a character who suffers from shyness.
How to play a mentally ill/insane character.
Writing a character who self-harms.
Writing a happy character.
Writing a character who suffers from night terrors.
Writing a character with paranoid personality disorder.
How to play a victim of rape.
How to RP a blind character.
Writing a leader.
Writing a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Writing a character with depression.
Writing a character who is homosexual.
Writing a character with schizophrenia.
Playing a fe/male character.
Writing a character with Nymphomania.
How to write a worry wart.
How to write a character with HPD.
How to write a bad ass character.
Playing a pansexual.
Tips on writing a drug addict.
Tips on writing the pregnant female.
Writing insane characters.
Playing a character under the influence of marijuana.
Portraying a character with diabetes.
How to play a prankster.
Playing a character who has been adopted.
Portraying a vampire.
Playing a character with an eating disorder.
Portraying a character who is anti-social.
Portraying a character who is depressed.
How to portray someone with dyslexia.
How to portray a character with bipolar disorder.
Portraying a character with severe depression.
How to play a serial killer.
Writing a tomboy.
Playing a pyromaniac.
How to write a mute character.
How to write a character with an OCD.
How to play a stoner.
How to write an asexual character.
How to play a bitchy/vicious character.
How to play a character with HPD.
Playing a pregnant woman.
Playing the burn-out.
Writing a “nice” character.
How to play a gentleman.
How to play a shy/introvert character.
How to play a naive character.
Playing characters with memory loss.
How to write a character who smokes.
How to write pirates.
How to write characters with PTSD.
How to play a character who isn’t ready for sex.
How to play the geek.
Playing the manipulative character.
Portraying a character with borderline personality disorder.
