Day: November 2, 2017

lollipops-and-giggles:

littleprincesschloe:

dayzdreamz:

theruleset:

arielries:

startrekgifs:

preoccupiedpepper:

staff:

Here it is: Best stuff first

Extremely handy if you follow a lot of people and hate missing anything good. 

Best Stuff First moves the best stuff on your dashboard—mhm!—right up to the top. 

It’s rolling out this week on iOS and Android, and comes with this Help Center article.  

Thanks! ✌️

Head’s up folks! Tumblr decided to shit the bed and go non-chronological!

This bullshit is being rolled out this week and it’s going to be default!

This is dangerous and manipulative.

The main reasons for these “algorithms” that Instagram, Facebook and Twitter have rolled out are manipulating what people see. Content they want you to see gets pushed to the top, anything threatening to their interests gets quietly tossed to the bottom so you’ll be too tired or bored to see it.

I can see this seriously messing with the livelihood of artists, so please reblog if you can!

This may be part of why I get people saying I don’t come up on their dash anymore. I wouldn’t put it past tumblr to exclude nsfw blogs from this feature.

ya my tumblr has decreased in activity and my posts have been getting way less traction since this feature. lmao it’s already decreased my sales which is super fucking annoying.

@little-miss-la this might be why your sales are lower recently

I was wondering why I saw the same post 12 times throughout the day at the top of my feed!!! I was almost annoyed with the blog until I realized what was going on. Going to fix this now.. if silly me can figure it out.

Source: staff

curlicuecal:

le-wendigogo-reblogs:

le-wendigogo:

le-wendigogo:

staff:

Here it is: Best stuff first

Extremely handy if you follow a lot of people and hate missing anything good. 

Best Stuff First moves the best stuff on your dashboard—mhm!—right up to the top. 

It’s rolling out this week on iOS and Android, and comes with this Help Center article.  

Thanks! ✌️

I don’t have the option to turn it off yet, but chances are good that my dash is still affected. Chances are good that y’all have been affected. Whatever you do, keep checking your settings tab for the ability to TURN THIS OFF. Because we creators are gonna suffer from this.

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There’s a chance that y’all might not have gotten this option yet, but i finally did. For the sake of all creators out there, check your general settings and look for this option. If you have it, TURN IT OFF. Don’t let some algorithm dictate what you see.

Don’t just like this. It needs to be spread so people know. Not only will your feed be out of chronological order, but creators who aren’t hella popular are suffering lack of exposure because of this. This is the one thing i WILL pressure to reblog.

Hilariously, I did not see this new post at the top of my dash until I turned off the dashboard sorting thing.

Source: staff

samalsoblogs:

riverselkie:

i want to run away…but like in ghibli movie. like i take a block of cheese a loaf of bread and some apples and wander through the flower-specked mountains wrapped up in a shawl and i happen to wander into a moving castle and fall in love with a cute wizard

me (deep in the woods, dragging dufflebag of Kraft Singles™

 and hopelessly lost): where’s totoro

silver-rayn123:

mamoru:

lolodapsycho:

this-isnt-my-bra:

Once my friend Henry was accused of wearing wireless headphones by a substitute so she said for him to hand them over so he took them off and handed them to her. Then later on she asked him a question and he didn’t respond so she said it louder and he still didn’t respond. She asked why he was not responding and he said “I can’t understand you ma’am, you took my hearing aids.”

HOLY SHIT

one time we had a sub that was handing back papers and called my name. I asked if someone could grab it for me and she started mocking me for not even standing up. taunting me asking why I was not walking up to the front to get the paper myself.

my classmates went dead silent and after the sub’s laughter ended someone informed her that the wheelchair parked nearby belonged to me

I had a sub in English once, on presentation day. And everyone goes up and does their thing, and then its my turn. The whole time im stuttering and mixing up my words, having to stop and re-say my sentences. The rest of the class is used to this and claps. However, by the time its over, the teacher is 100% done.

Starts saying horrible thing about how im going to have to get over my ‘fear of public speaking’ and how she’s heard 8 year olds give better presentations (plus worse things but I don’t really member them). By then im in tears and on the brink of a panic attack, and then she starts telling me off for crying

The rest of the class is horrified. Then this boy stands up. He never been my friend and we never really got along, but he’d never bullied me. He told her in a pissed off, cold voice that in freshmen year I got a concussion and that I never really recovered from it, so all that was medical related and I couldn’t help it. Then he starts telling her off and the rest of the class joins him.  

The teacher is mortified and tries to cover her ass, but the whole class walked out and that boy took me by the shoulders and we all walked to the principles office and told him what had happened. Lets just say she isn’t teaching anymore.

Also, turns out that boy had a sister like me, who couldn’t really speak. We’ve been best friends for 8 years and i’ll be his best woman at his wedding next year. 

The moral is that Teachers, even subs, and adults shouldn’t scold kids before knowing the whole story, because shit like that can fuck up kids self-esteem for the rest of their life. 

Celtic Folklore ask

thebibliosphere:

caledoniaseries:

@kurttheyrebeautiful asks:

Could you tell me some good books to read if I want to get into Celtic folklore?

That’s a question with a years-long answer, but I can get you started. First of all, the term Celtic can be iffy since the regions I assume you are interested in have a variety of backgrounds, and not all of them are Celtic. However, I will give you some starting ideas when it comes to the folklore of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and the British Isles in general.

First of all, look into the concepts of othering and Orientalism as posited by Edward Said. This gives you a good starting reference point with dealing with cultures, that is, romantic ideas about them are often harmful and also wildly inaccurate.

Secondly, check out the work of Alan Dundes, one of the
greatest folklorists of recent times. Avoid any and all things relating to
Joseph Campbell. If there is any name folklorists grit their teeth on hearing,
it’s that one. Dundes will steer you in the right direction. One of my friends and colleagues, Jeana Jorgensen, is also a folklorist and was his student. She has a lot of fascinating things to say as well.

Now, these are some basic building blocks from which to
critically examine folklore. There is a LOT
of garbage out there, partly due to the aforementioned othering of nations like Ireland and Scotland.

Another good book to look into is Then Invention of Tradition. Once you are in a
position to look at these things with a clear eye, then you can move on to
studying the folkloric traditions of these nations. 

I recommend Stuart Piggott’s The Druids, a light academic read where you will discover that we
know very little about Druids and never have. Most of the current pop culture ideas about these things are no older than the 1970s and have no basis in history or folklore. Folklorists often encounter difficulty with people who are so firmly enmeshed in their romantic notions of how things were or ought to be that nothing we say will get through to them. Briefly, it’s not a good look to demand an entire nation bend to
the fantasies of people from other countries. Real people live in these places. This is cultural appropriation and it’s not even
accurate. Moving on.

When it comes to the folklore itself, there are a few names you can look into. Sandy Hobbs is one; I have had lunch with him several times and we’ve discussed
many things, including the current proliferation of the Sawney Bean narrative
(this is technically an urban legend, although it is many centuries old now).
Another great folklorist to check out is Bill (W.F.H. Nicolaisen), who sadly
passed away last year. His lectures were the most popular when I was studying
at the Elphinstone Institute of Aberdeen, which is considered the ‘Harvard of
folklore’. Lizanne Henderson is in charge of the Scottish folklore MA at
Glasgow. Any work relating to these names will be a reliable source, and probably
lead you to further information.

As with all academic pursuits, consider the source. You’re going to find far more reliable books
and articles from academic researchers and professors who have made it their
life’s work to study these subjects, as opposed to someone random on the
Internet who has a particular agenda when it comes to romanticizing these nations and cultures.

When I was teaching at Glasgow, I encountered a lot of
people who had been filled with a lot of nonsense information that had no
relation to history or folklore at all. It’s a lot harder to unlearn and
relearn, so remember to question everything you read. Question academic work as
well, of course; that’s the purpose of it, after all.

So, to sum up/TLDR:

Edward Said, Stuart Piggott, Alan Dundes, Bill Nicolaisen, Lizanne
Henderson, Sandy Hobbs. Researching folklore is based more on folklorists than
particular books, and you’ll probably have better luck with journal entries
associated with those names. This is what I teach my students. I hope it will
help you to learn more about folklore, and also to think critically about the
information you encounter as well as how you are treating or interacting with
the nation in question.

This post is making me happy on a molecular level omg.

earlgraytay:

fierceawakening:

selestial-princess:

deadpan-snarkeet:

coffeeandcomposition:

becketts-one-and-done:

thexfiles:

hanniballecterlicious:

thexfiles:

suicidal people deserve a space to talk about their suicidal feelings without risking hospitalization/institutionalization or being accused of being manipulative or attention seeking

It’s a therapist. The word you’re looking for is a therapist.

wrong

The second a therapist thinks you’re even slightly suicidal (ie. Whenever you even say the word suicide) they “pink slip” you, which means you get sent to a mental hospital against your will.

I think about suicide almost every day, but it doesn’t always mean I’m gonna go kill myself.

I just want to say, as someone who has taken courses in ethics and regulations regarding psychology and therapy and has worked at a counseling center for more than five years, THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE. The only time a therapist or other healthcare provider is required to report suicidal or homicidal ideation is if there is a specific plan. I am deeply sorry to anyone who has ever experienced a therapist who acted otherwise. To the person above, I am not sure what your experience has been, but I promise you it is not a typical one, at least not in the area where I live (California). I have never heard of a “pink slip”, and I’ve worked with therapists for 5+ years.  

Going to a therapist changed my life. I was able to open up and say “I think about suicide almost every day”, and for the first time in my life someone said “You don’t have to live like this.” She didn’t have me hospitalized, she didn’t raise any alarms. She gently asked me if I had a specific plan, and when I said no, she said “We are going to help you get better.” 

YOUR THERAPIST ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT HAVE YOU HOSPITALIZED AT THE MERE MENTION OF SUICIDAL IDEATION. 

If you say, “I’m going to kill myself tonight by overdose,” then yes, they are required by law to have you hospitalized. Otherwise it is THEIR JOB to help you process your feelings and find a way to help you function and feel better. 

I cannot be more emphatic about this. Therapists, by and large, are here to help, not to hospitalize. If you have health insurance, contact them today to find out about your mental health coverage. Go to your general care doctor and tell them how you’re feeling so that they can refer you to the right person. If you don’t have health insurance, find a resource for a free/reduced fee clinic near you. Marriage and Family Therapist Interns are a great option, as they often see clients on a sliding fee scale. PLEASE GET HELP.

LISTEN TO ME: YOU CANNOT LEGALLY BE HOSPITALIZED AGAINST YOUR WILL FOR SUICIDAL IDEATION. FEAR OF HOSPITALIZATION SHOULD NOT STOP YOU FROM SEEKING HELP. 

I understand that many people have hospital related trauma, and I understand, and sympathize. Talk to me. Send me a message. I will be happy to find you further information on laws and regulations in your area, referrals to other counseling centers, or even just listen to what you have to say. 

I couldn’t in good conscience scroll past this without saying something. As someone who struggled with depression for much longer than I should have because of fear of seeking treatment, I want to encourage everyone, experiencing any degree of mental illness to get help. I will do anything I can to support those of you going through something like this. I’m here for you. 

I literally talk to my therapist about suicidal ideation all the time and all she’s ever done is have me clarify that I wasn’t planning on acting on it. I’m tired of tumblr discouraging people from trusting mental health professionals.

like I literally had to tell my therapist I was a danger to myself before she called the hospital to set up the admitance (the closest decent mental health ward is two hours away from my town) and even then she specifically ASKED me TWICE ‘do you think you need to be hospitalized?’ (I had self-harmed at least 4 times over the course of 3 days and I knew that I would do it again if I wasn’t under 24/7 observation)

I’m not saying your bad experience is somehow invalid because mine was different I’m saying that there are decent people able to help if you are willing and able to take that step

I talk about suicidal ideation with my therapist all the time. Never been to a hospital, never had anyone suggest it.

I think this may be a case of ‘the person who got a C+ average in grad school and barely graduated? the sociopath who worked hard because they wanted easy money and faked it and got an A average? still can call themself a shrink.’

There are…. a lot of bad shrinks out there. A lot. Like… an absolutely dazzling number. It’s not enough to make it unsafe to ever get a therapist, but it’s enough to make things iffy if you decide to get one and don’t carefully research them. 

As someone who, for example, had a psychiatrist deny me the ability to transition because I ‘wasn’t stable’/was planning to focus on getting disability rather than getting a real job- I can absolutely believe a psych would pull this kind of crap. 

Moral of the story is, research your shrink if at all possible, be careful how much you open up at first if at all possible, once you’ve got a good working relationship go from there.