Homestuck is ACTUALLY going to be over soon!!! I’m sad, relieved, and just a little bit doubtful. But, here’s a giveaway for those of you who’ve stuck (ha) around ‘til the end.
PRIZES:
Up to $75 worth of homestuck merch (link it and i’ll buy it, but official merch only please!)
Up to $50 worth of homestuck merch
Up to $25 worth of homestuck merch
RULES:
No giveaway blogs
You do not have to be following me to reblog
Likes only count for followers
I’ll ship anywhere
Note: the prize dollar amounts are the limits before shipping, so don’t worry if you live outside the US!
This ends the day after homestuck updates for the last time, at 12PM CST. Good luck!
I’ve reblogged this so many times because I truly think every parent should involve themselves with what their child enjoys.
Not to mention this is an act of solidarity. He’s saying “even if the entire world is against you, I’m on your side.” Which I think is important for a kid to know. He’s refusing to be a bully to his child, even if he doesn’t understand.
I work at Hot Topic and we had a white suburban dad in who was buying matching heavy metal/screamo band shirts for him and his teenage daughter and said “To be honest, I think this stuff sounds like garbage, but she likes it so we listen to it together and we’re going to the concert for Christmas.” And it was just really heartwarming to see him so involved in his child’s life and validating her interests.
I WILL NEVER NOT REBLOG THIS.
“I don’t get it, but I love how you love it” is one of the best things anyone can say. My entire family asks questions about comics because they want to share my enthusiasm for them and support me, even though they otherwise wouldn’t pay attention to the industry at all.
I get questions all the time about the things i like, weather it is bands or youtubers from my mom, but when I go over to my dads it is so obvious that he does not understand or know why I like it but it makes me happy knowing that he tries.
Every time, i cry
If my lacrimal glands weren’t shriveled up then I would cry
Anonymous asked: Hey Kino, from what I've seen you're super good at cooking! I'm going to be living on my own for the first time soon and I was wondering if you had any food tips (especially if I'm on a budget)
1. canned discount brand foods are just as good as the non discount brand foods.
2. make big batches of food in advance and freeze in meal sized portions for when you are inevitably too lazy to cook
3. putting a raw egg in your ramen is a good way to get protein and also make your ramen taste richer
4. putting an egg in just about anything is a good way to get protein
5. shop at ALDI if you can
6. If you are not working/low income, sign up for food stamps
7. get a rice cooker, make a batch of rice and stick it in the fridge. scoop some into a bowl for breakfast or stir fry it later for good fried rice
8. a can of refried black beans plus a bag of flat tostada shells and a bag of mexican cheese means substantial snacking anytime
9. everybody likes soup. learn to make it
10. stock up on rice a roni.
11. you cannot actually survive on grains alone. you will be surprised when you start craving fresh veggies/salads after a month of mostly grains.
12. when you eat all the pickles out of a pickle jar, reserve the juice and pop in up to 8 hardboiled eggs. leave them in there for a week. you will have delicious pickled eggs that you can make into egg salad.
13. DO. YOUR. DISHES. AS. SOON. AS. YOU. ARE. DONE. USING. THEM. Trust me. It will save you a lot of frustration!!! Your food aint going anywhere, wash that pot first!!
14. Buy meat in bulk, divide it into cooking portions and freeze it. That way you won’t have to unfreeze 3 lbs of ground beef for only 1 lb of it when you want to make pasketti for yourself.
15. Get a george foreman grill. Every sandwich tastes better when it is pressed into a panini. Trust me on this.
16. GET A WAFFLE IRON. Seriously. Homemade waffles are bomb as fuck and easy to make and you will never ever want eggos ever again.
17. microwaveable pizza rolls and bagel bites do not constitute a meal. Please love yourself.
18. buy canned tomato sauces and canned whole pink beans and if you can find it, sofrito. make a huge thing of puerto rican beans and rice. it is the most tastiest, filling protien bomb you will ever eat. i love it.
19. clean your fridge out once a month, at least. THIS IS A BIG ONE.
20. if you are living with roommates, cook together! It’s a fun way to bond with your new friends!!!
learn this formula:
1 part protein + 2 parts veg + 4 parts starch = satisfying meal
starches are cheap and usually store well – rice, pasta, breads, potatoes, lentils, etc. veg is cheap and stores well if it’s frozen, expensive and ephemeral if it’s fresh; it’s ok to live on mostly frozen, but treat yourself to fresh veg once in a while, it really is more nutritious. protein can be cheap and keepable (i.e. bulk ground beef) or expensive and perishable (i.e. fresh fish) or anywhere in between; some, like tofu and seiten, you can even make yourself if you have more time than money.
anyway, develop some routines for putting together quick and cheap meals according to the formula. say, noodle soup with shredded spinach and a poached egg. or stir-fried carrots and mock duck over rice. hash brown potatoes with taco beef, corn, and beans. curried lentils with chicken skewers and roasted cauliflower.
even ‘fancy’ recipes become easy if you make them a lot. pick a few favorites and get good at them. then you can not only impress your friends, you can eat something nice even on a budget, because you’ll be able to source your ingredients and keep them on hand, which can cut your grocery bill WAY down if you’ve been shopping the other way – i.e. buying what’s on sale or what looks good and then trying to find a way to use it.
am i the only person not affected by generalized positivity… like post it notes in bathrooms that say ‘you’re beautiful’ or posts that are like ‘smile! you are a beautiful sunshine flower!’ i’m just like … okay…
I just heard a psychologist (Guy Winch) say that the people that positive affirmations help most are actually the people who have high or at least normal self-esteem. They really do cheer those people up!
But for the rest of us they run so counter to our general worldview (we’re fundamentally bad and deserve nothing) that our brain rejects them immediately as lies and uses that moment to remind us of how terrible and abnormal we actually are.
What usually works for people with low self-esteem is stuff like writing out a list of very specific things we know we’re good at, and revisiting it every day to write a paragraph elaborating on one of those things (i.e. “I’m a compassionate person and here are five examples”) to try to set our brain on a different track long term.
That makes so much sense.
the psychology behind the “ok that sounds fake but ok” meme
Reblogging because the OP covered what actually does work for a person with low self esteem and I’ve found that it is legitimately effective. :)
those general affirmations don’t work for me as affirmations, but they do cheer me up a little because they remind me that there are random people out there drawing cute little pictures in the sincere desire to cheer up people they’ve never met, and that is adorable and sweet.
so when i see, you know, a twee little kitten holding a “you are loved!” placard on tumblr, i don’t feel loved, but i do imagine the person who drew it being like that baby in the gif that tried to wipe the television’s tears. and that does cheer me up a little. so my position is, affirmation artists, please go ahead and keep trying to help, even if it doesn’t help me. i’ll be in charge of helping me. you’re a cutie and i love that you exist.
