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[nanslice]

I'm popcorn.gif-ing over tumblr's latest meltdown. Honestly, for me, this couldn't be happening at a better time; the end of the year is a really important time for me. I start preparing for the new year, for a "new me", focusing on things that I would like to be more important to me. With graduation literally right around the corner, I will be able to do that! Fandom potentially coming back to DW, of communities being busier here, makes me feel weirdly hopeful? Hahhaa.

ANYWAY, I would love to start participating more in communities here! There are plenty of fic communities that I could write stuff for and maybe some art communities? I need to explore again, see what's available. It's been a while since I've really gone spelunking.

Ever since capstone, I've been feeling extremely zen about everything. I bought a planner for the new year and it has stickers and positive mantras like "Today is the new tomorrow", "Live your life colorfully", and "Follow your bliss." But okay so look, a big part of behavioral therapy is thinking positively and affirmations are so important in doing that. Plus it has stickers. XD But anyway, idk if that's part of my zen feelings? I've also recently had an epiphany about people and expectations and how important other people should be in terms of my happiness (spoiler: they really shouldn't be super important at all). I'm really digging this 'partially removed, relying on myself for happiness and tending to my own emotional needs' thing I've got going on. It's, aaaahhhh, so freeing. ;3; I also am creating semi-solid future plans, which also helps.

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[ourtinymoments]

Stickers are very important!

And tumblr being stupid has certainly brought me back to DW, even though that's... not worked out so well in the past so maybe I'm just back for like two days but hey, it does mean that I saw this post, and that's pretty cool. (It probably does/doesn't help that the end of the year, instead of making me look forward, just makes me feel nostalgic. XD )

[nanslice]

Stickers are so important!

Yeah, it can be difficult to get back in the habit here. It takes for effort, for sure, to post here than to just throw something up on twitter or plurk. Plus replying to comments requires going to the website and clicking a link and it doesn't sound hard but it's more effort than other options!

But! I absolutely love the journaling platform. ;3; Because it requires more effort, it also requires me to be more thoughtful it what I say. It requires me to actually set aside time to do it, which makes it at least feel more meaningful.

Idk, does that make sense? It's possible I'm being weird again. XD But if you want to stay around, good luck in doing so! \o/

[ourtinymoments]

I use the websites to post on twitter/tumblr/plurk anyway because on-screen phone keyboards are just so awkward to use for me, so that at least isn't going to take a lot of adjusting. (Or readjusting, I guess.)

It feeling more meaningful because it takes more effort to makes post vs making a plurk for example definitely makes sense! In a way, it works similarly for me, but unfortunately I also have the associating of "wasted" time with it from my last few years using my original account, when I'd either not get any reactions on posts I'd put a ton of effort into, or just comments that had nothing to do with posts and that were mostly "friends" trying to get me to live life the One True Mature Adult Way or whatever. (There's reasons why I'm using a different accounts, let's just say.) So that#s kind of one of the barriers to posting more here that I'm trying to work around, but hey, if there's one thing to fight old associations with, it's making new ones! ^.~

I'm talking to a few people via friending memes and it definitely reminds me of all the things I love about this site. (And so does this comment chain!)

[nanslice]

Oh no! Who are these "friends"??? It's punching time!

Bad associations to things you enjoy is the woooooorst. I certainly hope you can make some new ones and I'm happy to help! :3 And hey, at least one person here will comment on posts you spend a lot of time on (me! it me!).

Make friends! Spread joy! Be excited nerds about things! Yay DW! \o/ \o/ \o/

[masu_trout]

The Tumblr announcement has been the wildest thing, honestly. I never really loved the platform as a platform, but it's going to be a shame losing a place to stare at fanart, haha.

And hey, congrats on your imminent graduation!

[nanslice]

I know! That was definitely tumblr's strength (and I think what it was originally created for?); it made posting art a breeze. DW has art posting options but they're not nearly as simple! But At least they're there haha.

And thank you so much! I'm so excited! \o/

[masu_trout]

In a way, it's almost more surprising that it managed to go for so long the way it did - it made image hosting so easy, and completely free, and I cannot image it did anything other than hemorrhage money considering how much that had to cost - but it also set the bar for image hosting really high. It's going to be weird to see how graphics culture especially ends up shaking out, because from what I've heard Twitter isn't any good for gifsets either.

[merit]

I am curious who Tumblr thinks is their userbase is. It is one thing to aspire to a certain type of user but when reality presents itself... It is a pity for Pillowfort that they experienced difficulties around this time; but capital rather than enthusiasm seemed the biggest threat to them.

I kind of starting posting more the last week even though I haven't been following the Tumblr thing too closely. Hopefully people stick around!

[nanslice]

I know! Fandom and porn blogs seem to be the two biggest userbases there! Maybe instead of doing a broad banning, they actually focus on blogs that have illegal stuff!

Welcome back! I certainly hope more people stick around. :3

[singloom]

I feel for my Tumblr friends who do lots of art there and are now being flagged (if not already lost their Tumblr.) This is really going to bit Tumblr on the backside big time.

[nanslice]

I haven't even checked to see what of my art has been flagged. :\ But I did a search of my name and only two art pieces showed up so that's. Not good haha.

[quantumcupcakes]

Stickers are a very important part of the planning process - are they glittery??

[nanslice]

Gasp,they are not! But they are very colorful! I might have to buy a pack of glittery stickers now though. :\a

[helvetica]

I think stickers are VERY ZEN!! And I agree that positive affirmation can be really helpful, and I think that's a great idea =) I hope your fandoms return!!

[nanslice]

Stickers are at least very cheerful, which definitely helps with zen! :D And I hope so too! Although my DW circle has always been kind of active; I've been lucky like that. :3

[lil_1337]

I hope that people come back here and LJ as well. I would love to see more fannish activity.