it occurs to me that people might not know this (as far as I know, this is only a Beta option right now) but this is helpful for anyone who uses image ID. since I figured this out, I’ve started preemptively doing this to every picture I upload, though of course that means that the image’s description isn’t visibly in the post/caption which means no one realizes I’ve actually already described the thing but anyway
so here I am uploading a photo onto tumblr, as you do
I’m going to click on the little dots in the bottom right hand corner, which pulls up “update image description,” which pulls up a box.
And now I can put my description in the box.
Benefits include:
Having the description actually attached to the image, so the image description isn’t out of order in a post
Actually being part of Tumblr’s code instead of an ad hoc thing added to a post
As someone that has grown up surrounded by beaches and done surf life saving, I know how the sea works. Lots of people dont. Every summer multiple tourists die here because they don’t respect the sea, if you’re going to the coast, here’s a thing I saw on Facebook.
wow.
reblogging for all of us that grew up in land locked states, then visit the ocean and are used to just plunging into a lake.
Why the FUCK is this not a thing they taught me in school in California
Hold on gotta go gaslight some birds so my crops will grow better
The squirrels, unfortunately, are dumb as all shit and will absolutely eat a rock on the off chance it might be a strawberry. the same rock. three times a week. and never complain about thier geological misfortune to other squirrels so THOSE squirrels come over and eat rocks too.
So the Berry Zone will require psychological warfare, physical fortifications and regular dog patrols if I’m going to be able to forage fruits like a marmoset as my heart desires.
i wonder if ye olde women would get repetitive strain injuries from spinning or knitting or whatever. crochet certainly exacerbates my wrist issues
They still do! I follow quite a few fiber art communities and (for various reasons) disability comes up often. One in particular is the kind of depressing issue that if you really, really like these hobbies, you are probably going to end up with a long term repetitive strain problem. There’s advice and tools to help minimize it though! Like compression gloves, adjustable crafting stands, and stretches.
Aside from extra art, streams, shop discounts, and early access to things like mini-comics, there’s a whole lot of downloadable content and art resources available.
For all Patrons ($1+) –
Wallpaper Library - full color art sized for various desktop and phone bg aspect ratios
Tutorials and Guides - the Hat tutorial, the Clothing Wrinkles tutorial and some notes about drawing with Rhythm and Flow
Emoji Set - a big pile of emojis and stickers sized for use with Discord, Slack and other platforms.
Character Designs Pack - Each and every character sheet from the animated film, including turnarounds, with expressions guide and height chart
For $2+ Patrons –
The Pitch Packet - the original illustrated pitch Fable Siegel, Ashley Green and I put together, and which ultimately lead to funding and producing the animated short film
Animation Previews - ongoing looks at progress on the animated film. Lots of stuff we haven’t shared publicly!
(There’s more, but this is getting absurdly long. Sorry for the extra tall post!)
one thing about me is I love brutalism. I love concrete. I love not living in a house with cardboard walls and I love looking at a building and thinking this imposing boy would survive a nuclear war
I’m sorry for thinking that grim brutalist design and the vibrant resilience of nature go hand in hand. I’m sorry for seeing how striking, atmospheric and refreshing that looks. I’m right though
society if we started making places look like this again just with more plants
I haven’t really come across a fanart of the Eshvaren so I decided to draw one
Also that thing behind the Eshvaren is the Crystal City, though it doesn’t look like a city at all.
And at the end of AB Fin tells scary that her necklace was Eshvaren Crystal and in AR we saw that in the Eshvaren relic there was a crystal in it’s heart. Is it related in any way?
This post is brought to you by - me driving an hour to work and suddenly finding myself with lots of time on my hands to burn through podcasts!
Specifically, I want to bring up and highlight one podcast I’ve been listening to a LOT in order to catch myself up on something important to me - Queer History!
LGBTQIA people have a specific obstacle when it comes to history (or several, who are we kidding) - we struggle to pass culture and history down cross-generationally like other marginalized groups might be able to do. LGBTQ kids are often separated from LGBTQ elders and don’t have spaces to learn about their own history - but it’s still HELLA important!
I am personally not a history buff - but I HIGHLY recommend @queerasfact - an inclusive, trans-friendly, ace-friendly queer history podcast!
Each episode (around 40~60 minutes long) covers an important historical figure or event and how it pertains to LGBTQIA history. They cover lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, NB and asexual historical figures. Each episode describes the life and/or important accomplishments of the person in question, as well as focusing a discussion around their identity, how it impacted their life and how they might have influenced other queer people after their time.
Why do I love it so damn much?
1) It’s INCREDIBLY layman friendly.
As your standard non-historian grump who barrel-rolled out of social studies class as if it were a Tardis, I feel that this is perhaps their most praiseworthy point.
The episodes are done in a storytime style format which mimics casual conversation you’d have with your gay friends while you all sit around a campfire (or a coffee table) and listen to a particularly well-read, distinguished gay info-dump on a specific niche interest of theirs.
It’s relatively simple to follow along, and similarly simple to space out while someone details political war and upheaval until a more interesting plot point comes up.
2) It’s really good about content warnings and inclusivity.
At the beginning of the episode the hosts will run over all the potentially unsavory content that will come up in order to give you fair warning. I’ve already mentioned that they’re trans-friendly, ace-friendly and etc, but I want to also praise how much effort and research they put into making sure that the subjects they’re talking about are gendered correctly and treated with respect.
They’re really frank about the less shining parts of history but they’re also not insensitive about it, which makes learning about these important events so much easier.
3) It’s well-researched and works to debunk common rumors AND provides sources to back up claims!
It’s honestly humbling how seriously the hosts tackle their volunteer service to the community and how committed they are to bringing verified information to the table without resorting to shortcuts. If they don’t know something or can’t verify it, they will say so. If there are conflicting accounts, they will say so. Often I learn more about things by just listening HOW historians think about one thing or another, and that, in turn, makes ME better about how I analyze information I glean from other sources.
I think I’ve probably said enough, so I’ll finish it off there - but I’ll say it again:
If you’re LGBTQIA+ and you don’t know much about our history - I highly encourage you to use this opportunity to dive into it with minimal effort on your part! Not only will you learn more about yourself by listening to the accounts of others who came before you, but you will also learn about how our way of defining identity has evolved through the ages and how we’ve come to be where we are today!
This is not a drill, repeat, this is not a drill—we are rolling out reblog controls across web and iOS, starting today.
How does it work?
When drafting a post, select the settings cog in the top right corner of your post editor. From here, you can choose one of two options.
“Anyone (on Tumblr)” means just that.
“No one” means that your post cannot be reblogged by anyone, ever.
Why?
Your wish is our command. Many of you have told us this feature would give you a welcome sense of safety. If you block someone after the post was made, don’t worry—they still can’t reblog it. This change gives you control over your own posts, and so will improve your posting experience. Ultimately, better posting means a better Tumblr. And finally, don’t worry, Android users. The feature will follow on your platform soon.
That’s all, folks. Happy reblogging!
Any questions? Drop us a line on @wiporSupport, and keep an eye out for the mobile rollout on@changes.
