It Won't Hurt To See If I'm Actually Being Followed, Will It?

Heket is projecting her period pains onto the lamb and Narinder

this started out as just a doodle of them cuddling

You can have your reblog-

“But if you forget to reblog Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity.”

no you know what I'm going to scream about the stuff I talked about in the tags of this post publicly

I'm tired of the well-meaning "don't feel bad if your work only gets 20 notes your genius is what counts and do it for you!" bullshit. I've had a good handful of friends who have straight up DEACTIVATED in recent months because their work was not getting reblogged AT ALL. No, it wasn't from lack of not being well-liked, no it wasn't from lack of trying to make sure it was getting out there to the people they knew would engage with it. It was because no matter how much they were praised privately for their work, when push came to shove, absolutely NOBODY reblogged it and gave it the audience that it was due, and I'm tired of people shoving the "unsung genius" narrative as an excuse for it. Nothing excuses that. And the boop event really proved that.

because I know given the opportunity, indiscriminately pressing a button (sometimes 10 thousand times, as I did) is not beyond this website's capability. y'all loved doing that. and look at what it wrought. nothing but love and affection and happiness. just from a couple of quick clicks of a little paw button. sure. nobody knew who you booped but the other person (which is how likes used to work on this website, btw). there was an element of anonymity to it. but that is kind of the core of this website that no other social media platform still has: the ability to be anonymous. and hyper-curating a blog on here like you might on twitter or instagram to project an image is simply not viable. and hey. you wanna know a secret: literally nobody cares what you post or whether it goes with the "theme" of your blog or not. yeah. I know. CRAZY concept in this day and age. but literally. I myself have reblogged things that have had nothing to do with whatever I am currently fixated by and you know what happened to my follower count? not a damn thing. in fact, I actively try to reblog things specifically BECAUSE it's my friends who made them (even though I'm not always good at KEEPING UP WITH HOW MUCH THEY POST @prismatica-the-strange will NEVER GO UNRECOGNIZED by me).

And you know what fucking sucks? I have to deal with this too. surprise right? you ever wonder why I reblog fics or art I post like 20 times the day that I post them? do you ever wonder why I ask about tag lists and beg for asks all the time? IT'S BECAUSE EVEN I GET LIKE. 5 LIKES ON THE THINGS I POST. AND THE REST OF THE REBLOGS ARE MINE SO I CAN MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE WHAT I MAKE GET TO SEE IT. and I say that knowing that I'm certainly not an unpopular blog, or an unpopular writer. I know that people love the stories that I create. Hell, half of the people that I've talked to about lady terror have told me that they consider her to be canon (AND EVEN SOME!! THOUGHT SHE WAS!!! WITHOUT EVEN HAVING WATCHED THE SHOW! WHICH IS STILL SO SO WILD TO ME!!!) But especially in the last 4 years (which really dates this phenomenon), my posts, no matter how well received they've been amongst people I've talked to about them directly, I still go into the notes and at least half (often more than half) are MY reblogs to make sure people saw what I posted. and it happens every single time, and I can't tell you how much it crushes me considering that it used to be that I would be able to post it only once, and people would reblog it sometimes even HUNDREDS of times.

It's not about popularity. it never has been. it's not about anxiety. or shifting website cultures. even if you lurk, the simple fact is, that if you want people to keep making what you love. you have to reblog. your theme won't suffer because you reblogged a fanfiction that you really admire. your posting won't be ruined because you reblogged some fanart from someone in a different fandom. really. I promise. and if people do unfollow you for that? who needs em. followers come and go but you should NEVER have to cater to them. on this website it has ALWAYS been the other way around. lean into it. make it yours. put stuff you ACTUALLY WANT to be seen and that you love and appreciate on your blog. no matter how old it is, how new it is, no matter how niche or off-theme it is.

so please. if you really want to show your appreciation for someone's work? you reblog. it's really as easy as that. check the tags. add some when you reblog if you like. but please for the love of god reblog. it's as easy as booping and even more rewarding for the people who you reblog from. if you want to let someone know that their work is genius and appreciate it? show it. reblog. then DM them if you're too nervous to say what you want to say but not in a public forum. but for christ's sake. REBLOG.

Well, I'm gonna do this- I need to dip my toes into the waters of Tumblr anyways, and this is inspiring.

The best thing to happen this month to me was renting my own home, and having everything go correct for once. It's nice for things to go as planned, don't you think?

Other than that, I've been stressed the hell out, and knowing I'll have somewhere I can say is mine makes it feel a bit better.

Hello.

I want to try something.

I just got this idea while taking a shower, and realized how convenient it is that it's the last day of January.

This year, at the end of each month, I want to try to post what the best thing to happen to me that month was.

And I want to ask that you join me.

The best thing to happen to me this month is that I learned what is, in all likelihood, the culprit of a decade of off and on misery.

Looking back, I'm mad that it managed to be a decade. It shouldn't have been. There are a few different reasons it happened the way it did, but there's no changing what was, and the fact of the matter is; I now have the answer, and it will soon be fixed!

(February already has a strong contender for best thing to happen, lol!)

Now, I encourage you all to do this too! Think of the best thing to happen to you this month!

Got married to the love of your life? Awesome!

Finally learned to tie your shoes long after you became an adult? Sweet, new skill acquired!

Took a fifteen minute bike ride down the street? Dude, that's epic, look at you go!!

It doesn't matter to me how "big" or "small" it was--I know different mental states will change how big or small something feels. Just as long as it's something that genuinely gave you a spark of joy.

Post it! Reblog this or make your own post, I don't care! I just want you to acknowledge and SHOUT TO THE WORLD your experience of joy this month! And if anyone hates on you for it, they're being snots. Ignore them, block them if you have to. Just don't listen to them. Let your joy sink in!

And continue to look for candidates for the next month, and the next, and so on! Keep joy in mind! Try to find it!

Because you deserve to know joy!

All the artists who may or may not follow me, take heed! The AI thieves are running rampant.

i feel like this is important enough to put on here.

if you have any videos on youtube make sure this is unchecked

if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it. 

The wisdom

got told at lunch "you feel like Tumblr Incarnate" and i had to tell them i've been here for 13 years and counting. i was here three years before dashcon happened. i saw the mishapocalypse. i survived the gigapause. i've been here longer than the shoelaces post. i've been here since it was hipsters versus fandom and i played both sides extensively by overdoing the sepia filters on everything and making my own flashing galaxy gif edits for my fandom posts. i'm every tumblr. it's all in me

Only when my mom makes it. Everyone else makes it wrong.

does anyone on this site enjoy Banana Bread?

I was there and I survived. I think...

full offense but none of you would have ever survived fanfiction.net in 2009

YES! MY PRECIOUS BOY HAS DONE IT! LETS GOOOOOOO!

WE FUCKING WON TOTODILE FANS WE FUCKING WON!!!!!!

oh god since this blew up uhhhh here's my art blog @maris-ocs, I have a a ton of cool art there, please check it out!!!