Bittern by Linda Petersen
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
beach fortress!!!
ALTsomeone on youtube tried to identify the tf2 seal using inaturalist
(ps it’s a harbor seal!)
ALT
looking up google images pictures of michigan at the same time as my friend and calling it michigan multiplayer
truly, no harsh noise project can ever approach the sheer auditory torture of existing in the same room as someone scrolling tiktok, like professional bad sound engineers couldn't make a listening experience this unpleasant if they tried
Hello!
My name is moukies, and I am an editor who specializes in sensitivity readings and cultural consultations.
I am looking to build my roster of clients, and have created my own website, moukies editing, with the express intent of promoting my skillset and establishing myself as a freelance editor.
If you don't know what sensitivity readings are, they are essentially having someone with the lived experiences of your characters (for example, black characters, gay characters, non-binary characters, Muslim characters, disabled characters, etc.) read over your manuscript and point out what they feel is realistic, authentic, and resonates with them, as well as areas of improvement and stereotypes that are harmful and reductive in nature.
The purpose of a sensitivity reader is to help you avoid those pitfalls and polish your manuscript with the experience and authenticity of someone who shares the identity of your characters.
I have been doing this for several years now, and I would like to do it full-time because I'm good at it. Like, damned good at it. Not only has it reinvigorated my childhood love for reading and voracious appetite for literature, it also allows me to channel my critical thinking skills towards your works and help parlay that into something that benefits both you and me.
If you book with me, you can expect in-line comments within your document (preferably Word (.docx) format, please), as well as a write-up at the end. My aim is to ask you pointed questions, help you realize areas you excel in and areas you could work on, and get you to think critically and be introspective about some unconscious biases or habits you may fall into within your writing.
I've edited manuscripts for everyone from independent writers to those repped by publishers like Penguin Random House, Macmillan, HarperCollins, and more. I excel at what I do, and now I want to do it for you.
My preferred genres are fiction and specifically fantasy, but I will read pretty much anything. I also read for erotica and NSFW stuff, as well as fanfiction, so if you want to feel secure that your black and/or queer characters aren't harmful depictions, then I'm your go-to pal for that.
Payment is based on word count, and my rate is $0.009/word. I usually have a turn-around time of two weeks, but that might scale depending on the length of your manuscript. I work on a half-up front, half-upon completion system (or alternatively, you can pay in full upfront if you'd like), and payment can be received here. The email for paypal payments is sa.bouraleh@gmail.com or PayPal.me/sabouraleh, in case the links don't work on mobile.
If you want a quicker turn around time, I can most likely accommodate that, at anywhere from a 1.25 to 1.5x multiplier of my rate, depending on just how fast you want the feedback returned to you. Next day feedback is possible, in some cases, but is of course subject to the multiplier.
If you would like to work with me, feel free to send me an inquiry at moukiesediting@gmail.com, and tell me about the story, the word count (this is crucial), what you're looking for in a sensitivity read (specifically if there's any characters you want me to pay special attention to), and how soon (or late) you'd like it returned. Remember, the default is two weeks (which is rather quick, since others tend to go for three to four weeks minimum).
If you have ever donated to me in the past, send me a screenshot of it and you'll get a 10% discount off your first two reads. If you like what I do and am satisfied with the result, please do recommend me to your friends, I'm always looking to take on clients.
I do reserve the right to decline a project, and if I find the material within the manuscript extremely objectionable, I reserve the right to cancel and refund you. I am not easily disturbed, however, but I thought I'd mention that anyways.
Under the cut (as well as on my website), you can find a list of stuff I read for. I'll also include the two levels of edits I do, "Write-Up" (this is shorter and quicker, with no in-line comments), and "Sensitivity Read" (this is the premium package with the in-line comments, thought-provoking/armour-piercing questions, guaranteed to make you do some introspection, and write-up at the end).
Thank you for taking the time to read this! Have a wonderful day/night!! :)❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🤍🤎🖤
aspieon asked:
has anyone suggested Dotzip yet?
validwarriorcatsnames answered:
They have not! I haven’t gotten many file types. Jaypig
why do people think that the backlash against homestuck is like a cringe culture thing and not because of the comic’s unrelenting racism and general anti-sjw sentiment. like i’m not going to hold it against you if you still have some fondness for it and its characters but do i really have to see posts about how the “caucasian” bit, which was originally put in as a dig towards anyone who interpreted the characters as anything other than white, was actually totally funny and acceptable and shouldn’t have been removed. you do not have to defend the valor of early 2010s le ironic offensive humor i promise
I cannot put into words how much I Fucking Loathe the fact that when you search something on youtube now it will randomly intersperse blocks of "people also watched" and "for you" into the results. That's not what I searched for, youtube. I typed in a search query because I wanted to see search results, not random unrelated garbage you have placed in my way apparently to either inconvenience me or force me to scroll further for actual results. I despise your wretched little games and every time I see it I can only instantly close the tab as I am overcome with the urge to burn something down.
"I despise your wretched little games" perfectly conveys how I feel about the entire algorithm/attention economy
They also refuse to actually show the parameters you searched for. If you sort by “upload date,” the first few videos might be more recent ones by upload date, but anything past that you’ll find a video that was uploaded five years ago, then five months ago, then three years ago, etc, which—NO! That’s NOT WHAT I ASKED FOR!! PUT THEM IN ORDER!!!
Also sometimes the “people also watched” bullcrap will not only be entirely unrelated, it will also be videos with violent, sometimes outright triggering thumbnails. I’ve gotten some AWFUL unrelated video thumbnails just when searching for video game music videos.
si-fi football got me cryin n shits then it hits me with
3. Butthole Colossus.
i never thought id enjoy football by anymeans but here we are, what a time to be alive
funbugfact bout these designs ! ! (cause i put far to much thought into these ) )
Juice ! -is wearing a football jersey with a ‘J’ on it ! and is also wearing a letterman jacket ! also has the most casualwear out of the 3 bc he was launched/ created at a later date,
9 ! -outfit is more so based on a spacesuit and is loosely based on space suits of their launch date ! semi inspiration of football gear with the protective padding,
10 !- ten kinda looks like a bunny . . neck tie is cause they were popular in the 70/60s ! also all her fashion is based loosely on 1970s fashion, her sweater is based off of a varsity sweatshirt ! also the stripes are to tie it back into being like sportswear, and large blocky numbers cause those are used on jerseys ! also still semi based off of a space suit
aaannd each of them have friendship bracelets ! with their corresponding color ! is it obvious i love character design ? . .
what if we were both boys and when we went to kiss our glasses bonked together and made us giggle
i definitely think minecraft won't be the game for everyone in the end and that's just how things are no problem but i do think *some* people who don't get the hype of it just need to play with their friends and build a house with them. its also for doing things like this.
We accept the reality of the world with which we’re presented. It’s as simple as that.
The Truman Show (1998) dir. Peter Weir