apparently it’s not enough that it’s in the header
if you are not a supporter of trans folk, nonbinary folk, queer folk, two-spirited folk, or any other folk who bear a different name and a specific identity that springs from their culture, you are not a ‘radical feminist’ in any way, you’re just enforcing the same old colonial gender expectations and you are not welcome here
somehow, amazingly, i have hacked the impulse that makes me mindlessly scroll on my phone. it’s not gone but i’ve paired it with a conscious thought process that goes like, “what’s my goal here? i’m looking for entertainment, for information, for something that makes me feel more optimistic and interested in the world i live in…”
and because that kicks in between apps, too, i’m not doomscrolling as much. i’m intentionally seeking out posts or videos or whatever that actually mean something to me. when i’m not satisfied i walk away or pick up a book instead. most subtle yet impactful change i’ve gone through in years
i did not intentionally set out to change this. i’ve just been working on my mindset in general. hey, turns out having a good therapist again helps
thank you to everyone who has liked this post for reminding me to keep up the habit. just caught myself doomscrolling and remembered i have a nice podcast i could be listening to instead
Btw, if you’re new to tumblr, or even if you’re not new to tumblr but don’t know, if there’s any little features that annoy you or QOL things you want, chances are you should download Xkit to more fine-tune customize your experience. Not sure if this is still common knowledge as it used to be, but it’s a great help.
For the unfamiliar: there are three extensions called XKit, for historical reasons. The one you want is called “XKit Rewritten”. It is a browser extended which can do many things to improve your Tumblr experience. One of my favourites is called “panorama”, which simply makes your dash actually use whatever horizontal space you give it, rather than occupying no more than the middle third of your screen and filling the rest with empty space for no good reason.
Since it is a browser extension, XKit is only useful for the browser version of the site, but it improves things so much that you may find you never want to use Tumblr Mobile ever again.
To add onto this even more, I actually use a combination of both “Newxkit” (which no longer updates, but still has some features I find too good to do without, like mouseover reblogs and other QOL tweaks) and “Xkit Rewritten”, which is a browser extension that allows you to, as said above, disable tumblr live.
For reference on how great xkit is though, I didn’t even know tumblr had changed its layout to try and look like The Devil’s Web because it’s like this
To anyone new, “XKit” (the original tm) has been discontinued since 2016 or sth, meaning the original coder no longer updates it. “XKit Rewritten” is made by completely different people who continue the good work the original xkit guy started.
Idk anything about “Newxkit” but if it no longer updating, then “Xkit Rewritten” is the most up-to-date one among the three of them.
You may see in her all of your greatest fears squeezed into one person. I spent most of her childhood praying she would not end up like me. But she turned out to be stubborn, aimless, just like her mother. But now I see. It’s okay that she’s a mess. Because just like me the universe gave her someone kind, patient and forgiving to make up for all she lacks.
EVERYTHINGEVERYWHEREALLATONCE 2022 | dir. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Have we talked/had collective brainrot about Laudna taking Imogen’s last name yet? Because Imogen probably has a lot of baggage associated with her last name but Laudna doesn’t even have one? And what better way to reclaim Temult than not only righting the wrongs of your mother but watching someone you love so fiercely ask to take it as their own?? Laudna doodling Mrs. Laudna Temult in the dream journal and Imogen seeing it and crying??? Anyways
Birdhymns on AO3, blogging the way some quilt. (Mobile header image done by the lovely weissgrip, current avatar by the equally lovely seeyouguyslater.) TERFs ain't welcome.
