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when will a beautiful brown eyed bisexual boy fall in love with me???? When’s my turn???

Physical Alternatives to Subscription Media

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Let's face it, subscription models that companies flock to are absolute bullshit. Thankfully it has also begun to be their demise in this era of cost of living issues, people are realising that they don't need to be spending money on these things.

So, for the people who want to get off of subscription media because of their pure hate of it or just want to return to more physical media don't worry I gotchu ;]

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Movies/Shows/Audio Books

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Fun fact: Local libraries are free to sign up to, and free to borrow stuff from. Asides from books libraries usually carry audio books, movies, and sometimes cds. Loan times vary but usually are 1 week+ and is a free alternative to buying movies from pawn brokers.

Thrifting movies is also an option and is great for saving all that plastic from landfill, only downside however is the fact that they may be scratched or scuffed. Don't fret though, cds and DVDs can be easily fixed and aren't permanently damaged. (Unless there's bubbling/sun damage)

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Music

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Again thrifting is great for discovering new music and most thrift stores sell cd's for under $5 otherwise burning music is not too difficult as long as you have either an external disc drive or a computer with a disc port. If you're going to burn music I highly recommend finding a place where the artist actually sells their music directly so that they get most if not all money from your purchase.

Along those lines, a lot of artists will have physical copies of their music in either cd's, vinyl, or cassette so if at all possible try to buy directly from them and not a platforms store like Spotify's because companies are stingy and don't give a lot back to the artists.

Local music events are always something fun and you get to discover new artists while you're there so check around for flyers or even ask the managers of venues if they have any gigs that month. They're nice people and might even tell you if other stuff is happening at another location.

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Games

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THRIFTING!

Places have some really interesting stuff and usually for pretty cheap, the only downside is when shopping for PC games you'll need a disc drive.

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Now this list will be updated when I think of new stuff to add/clarify or someone mentions something to add/clarify so uh yeah happy screwing corporate companies over 👍

by tom_juenemann

by adam.northwest

hello please enjoy this unbelievably small ceramic atlas moth i found at a gift shop last week

WOWWOWOW SO BEAUTIFUL...

My century vase for ceramics finally came out of the kiln! I actually really like how this came out. The project was we had to make a vase with the same silhouette as the original century vase. We were allowed to add on other things to the vase, it was just required that we add handles. It had to have a theme, mine was music.

Materials:

04 earthenware clay, plastic rib, metal serrated rib, turn table, wooden board, rasp, carving tools, blending tools, underglaze, colored slip, and several glazes

today's bug thing are these ladybug computer mice!

Edit because I think this is being misinterpreted: The aroace tag is not colored, it's a petition for Tumblr to color it (sorry for the confusion)

today's bug thing is this ladybug tiffany style light!

by patrix15

All of the Prehistoric Pride guys in one collective post to celebrate pride month. Choose your fighter and have an awesome time :D

More suggestions are always welcome, I sadly was not able to cover everyone, but I will do more of these in the future!

I am going to add more and more to the collection as I get them done :D

If you would like to support my silly little dinosaur art, then you can buy any of these Prideaurs as stickers from my Etsy shop, which I just set up recently. I am pretty new to this entire business side of art things, but I am trying my best :D so a like or a reblog would go a long way. Thank you guys so much for all your kind words and support!

Etsy

ShatterHeadShop - Etsy.de

Shop items by ShatterHeadShop.

I just need you to know this blog is EVERYTHING to me

awww i'm so happy to hear that!!!!!

"Tohru is our people. Our friend, and our family."

a fruits basket print i did for an art festival :) fruits basket was my first anime and manga, and can honestly say it changed my life (and also my obsession for it might have been why I failed online school...) i was rooting for kyoru since day ONE, and tohru has always been a girl aspire to be like :) especially since losing people i love in my own family, her unconditional kindness is something I will always admire <3 🍙🐈

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(art inspired by @milsae !)

Romance Anime Starter List

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m sick and tired of seeing “Top ___ Best Anime of All Time” lists that are nothing but shounen. So, with "My Happy Marriage" getting a little attention from the anime community, I wanted to put together a list of some romance anime that I consider good “starters” for the genre. Because if I were just now becoming an anime fan, I’d think all there was to offer was shounen action series.

And by “starters” I mean basic stuff that’s not too…out there, and actually involves the characters getting together instead of just harems or using romance as a side plot (sorry Ouran High School Host Club and My Next Life as a Villainess). 

So if you’re new to anime and want stuff that’s not just guys beating the shit out of each other (which is also fun, don’t get me wrong), here are some basics.

Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale- When the pessimistic Tamahiko Shima loses all function in his right arm, his family sends him away to live in the mountains with the cheerful, hard working Yuzuki Tachibana…who was purchased by the Shima family to pay off her family’s debts and basically act as a caretaker/future bride for Tamahiko so they’d never have to deal with him again. It’s a more cheerful version of My Happy Marriage (without the supernatural stuff), except in this one, the guy is the one who has massive self-esteem issues and an abusive family. There are still very serious themes, but ultimately it’s not meant to make you cry every episode. I swear it’s so good, but nobody watched it!

Horimiya- A slice of life in which pretty and popular high school queen bee Hori, finds out her quiet, unassuming classmate Miyamura is hiding piercings and tattoos that could get him expelled. The two gradually find out more about each other and get together in the most realistic way I’ve seen depicted in an anime. It’s also fucking hysterical and genuinely emotional.

Recovery of an MMO Junkie- Another slice of life that focuses on two adults who meet in an MMO game without realizing they also know each other in real life. I don’t want to say much more than that. It’s adorable, and the main character is so relatable it hurts.

Love with Yamada-kun at Level 999- Speaking of MMOs, this is a newer series about Akane Kinoshita, a college first year who’s reeling from a bad break up. In an attempt to get back at her ex, she winds up meeting Akito Yamada, a popular gamer who happens to be in her guild in the MMO they both play at an IRL meetup. The two go from acquaintances to something more as they keep running into each other. Even more relatable main characters and just wholesome relationships all around.

Snow White With The Red Hair- A fantasy in which an apothecary named Shirayuki (meaning, you guessed it, “snow white”) runs away from her home in order to escape becoming the concubine of her town’s prince. While fleeing, she is rescued by Zen, the prince of a neighboring country, and she ends up becoming an herbalist to repay him. It's super cute with some genuinely swoon worthy moments and a couple that just works so well together. I have a habit of comparing this to Akatsuki no Yona, even though the two aren’t really that alike. This is more romance driven while Akatsuki no Yona is more of a serious historical fantasy with romance elements (Yona manga is amazing, but the anime barely scratches the surface, so that’s why I didn’t include it).

Sasaki to Miyano- When the shy, easily flustered Miyano meets Sasaki, a cool “delinquent” upperclassmen, the two end up bonding over manga…specifically BL manga. That’s right, Miyano is a fudanshi, but due to his small stature and somewhat feminine appearance, he’s constantly trying to convince others that he’s not interested in having his own love story where he’d be reduced to a stereotypical doe-eyed uke. But as Sasaki and Miyano spend more time together, they realize that what they have is more than friendship, and they have to come to terms with their own perception of gay relationships. This is my favorite romance of all time. It’s a slow burn, but boy is it worth it. Their relationship is so natural and realistic, just like Horimiya. Just two people hanging out and bonding over things the way people do in real life!

Given: The story of some boys in a band with trauma. Enough said. It's great. Go watch it.

Bloom Into You- Yuu Koito is a high school girl who’s been waiting her whole life for her own perfect romance to start…but when she receives a confession, she realizes she doesn’t know how to respond when she’s just not into the guy. And then she gets another confession…this time from the cool student council president Touko Nanami, who basically jumpstarts her lesbian awakening. Very cute story about how we perceive the concept of love vs actually feeling it. Also has a canonically aro/ace side character, so that’s a win for me. Another show like this is Adachi to Shimamura (but I honestly don’t remember much about it. It just didn’t stick with me as much).

Ore Monogatari- Takeo Gouda is a tall, bulky high school first year with a sensitive heart of gold. He wants nothing more than to find his own true love, but most girls are intimidated by his enormous stature, and they end up falling for his conventionally attractive friend instead. That is, until he meets the tiny, adorable Rinko Yamato. He falls in love instantly, but he’s sure she’s interested in his best friend like everyone else, so he vows to help get them together, even though his heart is breaking. Peak himbo behavior. Pure of heart, dumb of ass.

Yuri on Ice- Yes it’s the gay figure skating anime everyone knows. And yes it’s a fucking romance, okay? I will die on this hill. The romance between Viktor and Yuri is just as important as the plot!

Kaguya-sama Love Is War- Two insanely smart high school students both have a crush on the other, but since they’re…you know…high schoolers, neither of them wants to admit it first. So they come up with increasingly convoluted plans to get the other to confess first. This will go down as one of the best of all time. It’s a hilarious yet poignant modern classic.

Fruits Basket- I’ve talked about it before and I’ll talk about it again. A romance “comedy” that slowly morphs into a drama about a girl named Tohru who finds herself living with the mysterious Sohma family after her mother dies. Little does she know, the Sohmas are the victims of a  (somewhat silly, but ultimately tragic) curse that she must fight to break. Even though I’m more into it for the family drama, the romance is still top tier and plays an important role in the story. This is my second favorite anime of all time, and it’s a classic for a reason. If anyone hasn’t watched it yet, GO WATCH IT! IT WILL RIP YOU TO SHREDS!

And now for some honorable mentions that didn't quite fit into the regular list:

Ride Your Wave- A movie about a surfer who falls in love with a firefighter……and I’m not going to say any more than that. Go into it blind. If you like stuff like Your Name, this is a good one to watch.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun- A comedy about a high school girl who finds out the upperclassman she has a crush on is actually a shoujo manga artist, and no matter how she tries to confess to him, he just never gets it.

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague- A slow burn slice of life that focuses on a guy with ice powers who has a crush on his coworker. That’s it. That’s the show. When I say slow, I mean SLOW. It’s perfectly cute and fluffy, but my god does it take forever to get anywhere with these two.

Skip to Loafer- A high strung, small town girl decides to go to high school in Tokyo, where she meets a variety of classmates, including the laid back Sousuke Shima. The unlikely pair become friends, and soon enough, she starts to feel something more than friendship. The only reason I didn’t include it in the main list is because they don’t get together by the end of the first season, but it’s still really cute (also canonically trans character for the win!?)

So that’s my starter list. And no, I didn’t include Toradora, even though it’s a classic. I know it’s blasphemous, but I like it more as a comedy than a romance. It kinda lost me with the ending. But anyway, maybe someone will find something they like. Or maybe you'll just want to roast me and my picks 😅

my favorite recurring kyoru moment is tohru hitting kyo with her pompom scarf

And another one….

my piece for the shojo poster zine :) you can still grab copies here if you missed out!

tohru honda… the shoujo girl of my dreams 🐱🎀💕

Me [frothing at the mouth]: Fruits Basket is a beautiful masterpiece and I’m incredibly normal about it. Highly recommend.

Ok so a conversation I just had with my sister has enlightened me to this pressing issue.

sometimes I feel like I’ve been in each moment for an eternity. Sometimes I feel like I’ve always existed and I’ve never been real. Sometimes I feel like I know everything that matters and sometimes I feel like I don’t even know myself. A one way mirror separates me from you. From everyone. From my own reflection.

by monderendar

today's bug thing is this ladybug and flower mug!

Fox Mugs // Katie did Fine Arts

also something about how in the movies and stuff people always say, it’s a robot and it doesn’t feel anything real….. but sir… is what we feel real? Do the chemicals in our brain mean anything more than the ones and zeros? Does it matter? What is humanity anyway? Why do we get to decide? If it’s a robot then I can be cruel because it does not feel. Why is your first reaction cruelty? The robot is a mirror. Why do you want to shatter it?

something about how AI has historically been seen as something to gain sentience and decide violence is the only way, as if it’s a reflection on violent humanity. But but but…. Detroit: Become Human and The Wild Robot and on and on we see these AI and droids and robots gain their sentience and humanity, and they can choose kindness and community and that’s the real reflection. We are inherently human. And we can choose kindness

litter box warning

spreading this person's PSA here onto tumblr bc this seems very important for everyone to know if you're not on Twitter: here's the link to their full post.