Just Because One Of Your Chicken Eggs Hatched A Fire Breathing Dragon People Think You’re Evil. But

yes

i’m gonna watch the last episode of sherlock. should i prepare a pool for my tears?

based on this

sorry not sorry

Day 6 — Undercover // Rice Wine

The singular instance of "gatekeeping" I feel compelled to do is for Star Trek series shorthand. That is, the often three (3) letters we use to shorten a show or films title for quickreference. On occasion this can be up to 4 letters (often for films), or down to 2. Generally though 3 is the most common.

At no time in the 56 years of the franchise have we used "ST_" because it is ridiculously redundant. It also wouldn't make any sense upon a single show existing with the same letter prominently placed. Example, DS9 and Discovery.

This is why it is wholely incorrect to use the initialism "STD" besides the fact that it's a favored term by bigots to defame Discovery. They enjoy associating the show with the initialism for Sexually Transmitted Disease. Partly because they have the mindset of 13 year olds, and partially because of the inherent bigotry of hating the show featuring the most LGBTQIA and POC cast.

The proof is in the pudding though. Enterprise is ENT. No where can you find fans calling it STE. Voyager is VOY (or occasionally VGR). What would you even do with TOS and TNG? STT? STO and STG?

When we needed these shorthand terms, we came up with them and even gave the original series it's own unofficial subtitle as "The Original Series".

So for those in need, here's the proper terms.

Star Trek (the original series): TOS

The Next Generation: TNG

Deep Space 9: DS9

Voyager: VOY or VGR

Enterprise: ENT

Discovery: DSC or DISCO

Picard: PIC

Lower Decks: LD or LDS

Prodigy: PRO

Strange New Worlds: SNW

For the films, it's pretty basic. Take the title and go. Yes, we include Ts for "The" - don't ask me why.

TMP, TWOK, TSFS, TVH, TFF, TUC, GEN, FC, INS, NEM, 09, ID, and Beyond as the only mono word title just gets the whole word. No one knows why lol. I guess BEY feels weird, like calling it BAE. But that's how everyone felt in 2016 so it's what happened.

I tell you all this NOT to make you feel like a lesser fan if you don't know it. On the contrary. I want you to know it because I'm welcoming you in. I want you in my fandom. And this is a piece of important messaging because it's been mutilated by toxic anti-fans. They and they alone embrace the obnoxious contradiction of calling the modern shows "STD" and "STP" etc for their own vile hate.

I want you all to know what true fans have used for decades. So you're not associated with bad people. You can dislike Disco or Picard, or DS9 or TOS. That's up to you. But it's toxic to be accidentally or unknowingly using the wrong terms that a particular nasty and vocal subset who hate the shows because of politics, bigotry, or grifting off hate use.

Omfg, what do I if I say yes like to 90% of the questions? D:

Here's the ADHD Checklist! I finally made it, it's originally from this post. But I've put it in a more easy to read manner.

Requested by: @partykeet I hope this helps!

If you don't know if you have ADHD or not but have an inkling you might, these are important questions to consider when self diagnosing and researching into the disorder!

Executive Dysfunction

Do you struggle with getting things done?

Do you mean to do it and you don’t?

Do you feel overwhelmed by trying to do it?

Do you forget to do it?

Do you feel like you can’t for whatever reason?

Emotional Dysregulation

Are you often told you’re overemotional?

Are you told you overreact?

Do you feel like you can’t control your emotions?

Do you often go from one emotion to the next?

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)

Do you react strongly without meaning to?

Do you get really depressed after wearing yourself out?

Do you feel awful after someone’s criticized you?

Do you often spiral when something goes wrong?

Do you feel like you can perk back up when that person asks you what’s wrong?

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

Do you have a hard time waking up?

Do you have a hard time going to bed?

Do you have very vivid dreams?

Are you aggressive and irritable when someone wakes you up (for like, school)?

Do you struggle keeping a consistent sleep schedule over vacation or summer break, even on the weekends?

Inattention(Dissociation) and Hyperfocus

Do you often zone out?

Do you daydream?

Do you get disinterested often?

Do you feel like you can multitask (listen to music and read at the same time)?

Do you get so absorbed in something that when you return to reality, hours have passed by?

Hyperfixation and Emotional Hyperarousal

Do you have “obsessions” or things that feel incredibly pleasurable/taste good when you interact with them?

Do you have a loud mind that runs a thousand miles a minute?

Do you feel overwhelmed or stressed out by your mind?

Do you overthink or overanalyze things?

Is your head really foggy or thoughts blurry?

Working Memory, Inattention and Object Permanence

Do you seem to have memory problems?

Like you cant remember something someone told you to do (homework, chores)?

Or you easily lose things, having it just been there?

Do you forget that things exist after having them put away?

Do you forget important things like birthdays, dates and numbers, but remember other “trivial” things?

Do you have a hard time remembering the past or your childhood?

Stimulation and Stimming

Does listening to music help you get things done?

Do you need to watch something while you’re eating and get distracted if you don’t?

Do you feel dissociated or distracted when you can’t listen to music or have your phone out?

Do you constantly fidget, shake your legs, play with parts of things?

Do you feel like if you try to stop fidgeting, you’ll feel an urge to do it more?

Do you have a million phone games?

Do you feel like some games aren’t enough to play on their own but some are too much that you can’t focus on anything else?

"Money Blindness" and Impulsivity

Do you have trouble with money when given control over it?

Do you spend money on things other people find pointless or useless?

Do you have trouble with microtransactions?

Do you feel like when you buy something that you’ll have enough money left for things you need?

Are you often broke? Especially if you claimed that you would save money?

Do you often feel like the consequences of buying something aren't that serious?

Time Blindness

Do you have a hard time keeping track of time?

Do you feel like you’re often late to things?

If not, do you have anxiety, and often panic about the time?

Do you often have a hard time keeping a schedule?

Do people say you have poor time management skills, but no matter what you do, you can’t fix it?

Habits, Executive Dysfunction and Disorganization

Do you have poor hygiene?

Do you struggle to remember to brush your teeth?

Is it hard taking a bath/shower? If so, does it take a long time to get into the bath or shower?

If left to your own devices do you wear the same outfit for days?

Do you often look disheveled despite trying to be organized and clean?

Do you often rub off makeup or have messy hair?

Do you try to be organized but no matter what, you can’t?

Boundaries, RSD, and Volume Control

Do you struggle with boundaries?

Do you have a hard time controlling your volume (either too loud or too quiet)?

Do you feel like you’ve ruined everything when someone tells you that you did something wrong?

Do you think you’ve offended people when you haven't?

Do you have a hard time judging reality correctly (like you think you’ve offended or hurt someone and you feel awful but it didn’t bother them that much)?

Disclaimer: Don't say someone who self diagnoses is faking. If you relate to these questions and symptoms, you definitely are not faking. ADHD is a disability that is incredibly hard to manage. People who have it don't like it as they have likely struggled all their life. Being undiagnosed and unmedicated is damaging and traumatizing. Be kind to people, especially if they don't have access to medical help.

EVERYONE WHO REBLOGS THIS WILL GET A RANDOM WORD/PHRASE IN THEIR INBOX. NO JOKE.

The GIF version <3

Honestly, I love the idea of a vampire who only drinks blood taken from blood banks and hospitals, because it so beautifully encompasses someone who's more concerned with the vibes of something than the actual impact of it.

Drinking from someone on the street, barring some other condition they may have, isn't likely to kill them unless you gorge yourself. Taking blood packs? There's always a shortage of blood, and having even less of it runs the very real risk of getting someone killed in a way that is wholly out of your control once you've sipped on that blood. Someone you can't assure the innocence or guilt of, if you're the type of person who cares about that.

Despite that, in popular stuff, I often see discussions of drinking from a blood bank being somehow better or preferable, and yeah. No. The only thing it does is make you feel better while doing more harm, because of that degree of removal. You're effectively drinking blood from someone on the cusp of hypovolemic shock, but since it's not straight from the tap, some people seem to think it's better.

Friendly reminder that you’re allowed to like a thing without knowing every single fact about the thing

You’re allowed to like a movie without having to know every crew member’s name

You’re allowed to like a book without having to memorize every page

You’re allowed to like a video game without having to know all the Easter eggs and cheat codes

You’re allowed to like things and not be an expert on things

Liking things isn’t supposed to be stressful