The Place For Me To Let My Geek Flag Fly

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna

About Me 2.0

Things I’d like my followers/potential followers to know. (Most of this is probably glaringly obvious after spending just a few minutes on my blog, but I’m going to state it anyway.)

  1. I rotate fandoms like it’s going out of style. If you follow me for Fandom A, fair warning – I’ll be on Fandom B soon and Fandom C soon after that. I’ll be lucky to stay on a single fandom for a whole month. I do circle back to most fandoms eventually.
  2. If you’re an ebeggar, do not send an ask wondering if I’ll reblog your post, the answer is no.
  3. I’m a multi-fandom multi-shipper who doesn’t care if a ship is canon or not and who adds new ships to their armada with increasing frequency. I do my best to tag ships on my posts and reblogs, so just blacklist whichever ships you don’t want to see.
  4. I’m a fic writer. Mostly fluff, some smut, and the occasional angst. I do not accept public constructive criticism. If you have a problem with one of my works, send it to me in an ask (anon is okay) on that sideblog.
  5. Speaking of ask boxes, the one here is always open. Anon is no longer allowed.
  6. I’m over 40 and more passionate about my fandoms now than when I was 20.
  7. There are a lot more reblogs here than original posts. The reblogs are things I find cool, pretty, useful, funny, or informative. The original posts are usually either complaints or my works.
  8. If you try to follow me from a blog that has no visible posts, I will report you for being a bot then block you.
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thestarlitrose
nepenthean-sleep

i'm all for welcoming twitter and reddit refugees but you guys have got to leave your unsolicited argumentative dickheadery at the door. why are you reblogging fanart or people's original writing or people's goddamn personal posts like "ew this is gross" or "lmao cringe"? reblogging is not a quote tweet, it's not a comment we can downvote into oblivion, we can see this shit, it contributes nothing but pissing off you and everyone else. don't like something? block op and ignore it. we stopped throwing shit at each other in 2019; you should too.

thistlearts

YES to this. Dislike something? Mute and block.

sobeautifullyobsessed
sobeautifullyobsessed

a desperate hour brings a desperate request

In a couple of hours, it'll be a full 365 days since I became homeless.

Yet I still keenly remember how that last day--and especially night--felt. The sheer exhaustion of going through a lifetime of material belongings dating back to my childhood (for this was my family home since I was six months old), the sorrow and desperation as I tried to gather what could be saved for storage (which was basically less than a quarter of what I once owned). The numbness--born of that last sleepless night and the overwhelming emotions that I'd been living that last desperate week--which I felt by morning light as I left my home for the last time. The bone-deep pain of bidding farewell to the truest shelter I have ever known, home of a lifetime of memories of my long-gone parents and other beloved family members.

If you've been following me this past year, you'll have witnessed the many challenges I've had to face, my moments of despair and depression, as well as the astonishing miracle of the kindness & generosity that I've experienced many times over. I've learned the simplest and most beautiful lessons that one needs to be humble and ask for help and that the natural state of human nature--barring the forces in this world that work against our best inclinations--is to be kind.

Inevitably, I've reached another difficult milestone.

The rising costs of housing and my very poor credit history (tied to being unable to keep up with my mortgage & utility bills) have left me still with no permanent home. My resources are again exhausted, so that within three more nights, I'll be out on the street again. I have literally $9 to my name to see me through to my next paycheck, and enough food to get me through to Sunday. My checking account is negative $52 for an automatic payment on my car insurance. While I've gotten used to sleeping in the breakroom at work on Sunday nights, this week I'm looking at five nights with that as my only shelter. None of my friends can take me in due to family/medical situations within their own homes. I'm desperate for help, although I fully realize that the help I'm asking for may finally be out of reach. But I have to try, despite putting this off for as long as I could. So once again I'm posting my ko-fi link below for any donations people might make--while I'm going to ask for your prayers at the least, because I'm dreading the physical toll the coming week is going to take on my body.

I'm sincerely grateful to those who've read this post to the end, and for the well wishes I know you are sending. And as ever, to anyone who can manage to send a bit of financial help my way.

my kofi

sobeautifullyobsessed

First, all my love and gratitude to those who have donated or signal boosted this post ~  💗@ben-locked​  @thealleydog​  @mckiwi​  @bobateadaydreams​  @br00klynn2428​  @iwlyanmw  @rmoonstoner  @icytrickster17​  @stewardofningishzida  @nildespirandum​💗

I’m still short of having enough to cover most of next week. If I can manage another $115, I should be able to make it until payday. So, I’ll probably reblog this a few more times as I’m not ready to give up hope yet. As always, thank you to anyone who can help in even the slightest bit!

my kofi

sobeautifullyobsessed

Sending heartfelt thanks out to a couple more tumblr angels 😇💖, @mizjoely and @mintmintdoodles . With your contributions, my goal is now down to $82.

As I've been doing for several weeks now, I'll be spending this Sunday night in the breakroom at work. Partly to conserve what funds I have, but also because I'm scheduled to work until 10:30pm and I haven't been able to have my headlight replaced yet and don't want to chance getting stopped by the police.

I remain hopeful I won't have to spend more than a night or two in the breakroom this week. Between it being the first of the month and customers shopping fortheir 4th of July celebrations, it's going to be crazy busy through Tuesday night. I know I'm really gonna need a bed after my shift on the 4th.

metricjenn

Tumblr Code.

geekishchic

If I ever see any of you in public, the code is “I like your shoelaces”

that way we know we’re from tumblr without revealing anything

I’m just going to say this to strangers until i find a tumblr person

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must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one tells me this now!

Remember the answer is: I stole them from the president.

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always reblog tumblr identification

gossipseer

This is an absolute tumblr relic. I feel like an archaeologist right now. This is incredible that this is on my dash.

heritageposts

date of origin: 2nd of july, 2012.

blingblingboy-shaggy-kinnie

Bro what it’s the second of July 2020. Happy 8th anniversary of this classic tumblr post!!!!

dduane

And now its 21st, of course. Old enough to have a drink to celebrate, most places…

sobeautifullyobsessed
sobeautifullyobsessed

There's some really gorgeous, fic-inspiring AI art going around of Benedict/Strangebatch, and I'm so torn about reblogging them because I don't want to support AI of any kind.

I've even seen blogs that express valid anti-AI art & writing sentiment reblog some of these. So, I'm trying to figure out a way to justify me reblogging such posts. Maybe this poll can help...all of us?

Is it alright to reblog very specific, singularly focused categories of AI art? Like a single character and/or a particular Actor & his characters?

Yes - it's the same sort of work that people create in photo manips & edits.

No - there is never an excuse to endorse AI art by reblogging.

A secret third thing that I'm desperate for (elaborate in tags).

Please reblog for sample size. And if I didn't make it clear, I'm desperate for justification enough to reblog these exceptional creations of My Beautiful Obsession. *quietly sobs in desperation*

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