I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.
Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it’s a “failed” business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don’t actually want to keep doing that, you’re a “failed” writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it’s a “failed” marriage.
The only acceptable “win condition” is “you keep doing that thing forever”. A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a “real” friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a “phase” - or, alternatively, a “pity” that you don’t do that thing any more. A fandom is “dying” because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things.
I just think that something can be good, and also end, and that thing was still good. And it’s okay to be sad that it ended, too. But the idea that anything that ends is automatically less than this hypothetical eternal state of success… I don’t think that’s doing us any good at all.
The ink bottle lying on your desk... begins to crawl away..???
6 palestinian families who have reached out for help!
lina
vetted + pinned
gofundme
€37,448 / €45,000. only £7,552 remains.
asmaa
vetted + pinned
gofundme
$9,092 / $50,000 usd. donations stagnating, please boost.
ahmed
vetted + pinned
gofundme
$11,179 / $31,000 usd
youssef
vetted, #255
gofundme
$5,853 / $15,000 usd. $9,147 remains.
mohammed
vetted + pinned
gofundme
€19,987 / €35,000. if someone donates just €13 their short term goal of €20,000 will be met today.
tahani
vetted + pinned (same post)
gofundme
$19,143 / $50,000 usd. donations stagnating, please boost.
all accurate as of 02/09
Happy birthday majoras mask :3c , old ass game
Stills here ^_^
Caper in the Castro is a legendary video game, not because legions of die-hard fans continue to play it, but because it was thought to be lost forever. Now, what is largely considered to be the first LGBTQ-focused video game (it was released in 1989) is on the Internet Archive for anybody to play.
The game is a noir point-and-click that puts the player in the (gum)shoes of a private detective named Tracker McDyke who is, in case you couldn’t guess by the name, a lesbian. McDyke must unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Tessy LaFemme, a transgender woman, in San Francisco’s Castro district, an historically gay neighbourhood.
OOOOOHhh!
The game was released as charityware – freely, with a strong request to give a donation an AIDS Charity of their choice. I’d like to push towards still following that and donating, if you’re able.
(And you might also want to donate to the Internet Archive, who is hosting it now, while you’re at it – they’re in the middle of a donation drive, and could use your support.)
Best Tumblr present on my birthday (today) would be a little sharing of my art 🕺
Here is a fundraiser personally verified by me; help Ahmed's family survive and get his parents medical treatment for their chronic health conditions!
(Ignore the end of the video where I tell people to leave a long comment. That's for algorithmic platforms)
A message from Ahmed himself:
"I am Ahmed, I live in the Gaza Strip. My family and I have been suffering for years because of the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, and now we are suffering greatly because of the war. We lost our home, which we built with great difficulty, and now live in a tent in a remote area. We lost our job, and for about 5 months we have been without a source of income. Despite all this, we are exposed daily to aircraft bombardment and tank fire, and nothing protects us. Life here is very dangerous and tiring. Our city has become completely destroyed, without homes, without roads, and without services such as electricity, water, and communications. The only way to save my life and protect my family is to travel to Egypt, but that requires a lot of money, costing about $7,000 per person. Every donation can help us survive."
20, he/they, 🇪🇦🏳️🌈 // welcome to my blog! you can call me al. i'll most likely use tumblr to post some artwork and doodles :)
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