its like a real life version of that children’s song with the magic bridge that you had to dance across
Highlights:
–all the old people –one dude who starts doing the Cotton-Eye Joe and has the steps on lock –quinceañera girl with a dress bigger than the circle –lots of kids but particularly the dude who’s doing the helicopter with his little girl –an entire section of Millennials doing dance moves I recognize, oh the nostalgia
the fact that people are actually for-real using threads is insane. is this what weve come to as a society? i remember a time when google tried to make their own version of facebook and it was regarded as so lame it was almost immediately a punchline. now META of all cunts is making its own copy of TWITTER of all cesspools and people are voluntarily joining??? whats next?? are we all gonna use bing and the windows phone too?? you people make me sick id genuinely rather us all go to the jeremy renner app
It took 5 seconds to make. I met some nice artists. And who the fuck really cares about it being a Twitter rip off? There is nothing unique out there and I really just want a place to shit post and share art and my hobbies.
Unfortunately we aren’t getting the wild west internet back, so options related to platforms are limited. It sucks. The whole of corporate internet sucks. It will continue to suck.
I’m at least going to try shit and try to have fun in this miserable hellscape.
[IMAGE ID: a four panel comic. The art is simplistic with very slightly shaky lines. the only colors are blue and white. Panel 1 shows a cartoonish simplified human figure pacing in circles. Their eyes are stylized as googly-eyes-like spheres on their head. The text reads “anxious anxious anxious why am i SO ANXIOUS”. Panel 2 shows a close up of their face. Their head is angled towards the sky, their hands are pulling at their face in a way that pulls down the eyelids, and there are tears in their eyes. The text reads, “what am i doing WRONG!!!!!” Panel 3 shows them frozen hunched over, arms dangling loosely, with what can be interpreted as a look of horrified realization on their face. The text reads, “(existing without permission)”. Panel 4 shows them running away with their back to the viewer. The text is in all caps and stylized loudly. It reads, “EYAAAAHHHH!!” /END ID]
Me. 24/7. I’m packing for a fun trip! *Panic* I’m going upstairs to feed my cats. *Panic* I’m reading my favorite book and have zero obligations today. Panic* There’s no rhyme or reason. Trust me; I’m very aware. Lizard brain is simply objecting to my unlawful existence.
Daryl and Marlin, our ship cats! It’s Marlin’s second season sailing (though he’s been with us three years- got locked at the seaport last season for crimes) and Daryl’s first! What sweet babies 💖
The people have spoken: What Crimes Has Locked This Poor Soul Away
You are Marlin, ship’s cat and mascot of the tallship Lady Washington. It is the summer of 2021, you are about a year old, and full of Mischief.
Lady is docked in the Port of Everett, and no one is paying attention to you- never mind the fact that they’re doing their jobs and getting money so they can keep pampering you. No, they’re not paying attention to you Right This Instant, so you decide you want to take a little jaunt off the ship and explore on your own.
In addition to the marina, the waterfront, and all manner of other delights, the Port of Everett also has a Naval base, so you decide to check it out! See what all the fuss is about.
Of course, wandering kitties without the proper credentials aren’t allowed on high security Naval bases, so when the Marines inevitably capture you and ask you where your people are and what you’re doing here and how you got here, you just curl up cutely and bat your eyes and meow the most pitiful meow because these new people are paying attention to you but not the Right attention, no one’s even petting you!
They call the number on your collar, which goes to the captain of Lady at the time, who… is on leave. In Florida.
“Ma'am? Is this your cat?”
“Oh god yeah where was he?”
“A high security government facility. Can you come pick him up?”
“Considering I’m on the other side of the country, no. Let me get in contact with the crew to send someone.”
“Thank you. Also he’s very cute.”
“I know.”
So the captain does just that, playing telephone while trying to find someone to go pick you up. Except by the time a viable crewmember is chosen and calls back to confirm, you’ve gotten bored and decided you want to leave.
So you clawed the Marine holding you and escaped.
You get a smidgen more exploring time before you’re captured again and taken to your crew and back to the boat, but at this point no one is happy including you, because no one pet you the Whole Time you were off adventuring and that’s a damn travesty.
And not only that, when you get back to the ship, you’re locked up tight in the aft cabin because no one trusts you anymore not to wander off and break into government facilities when they’re not looking, and then when the boat gets back to her homeport in Aberdeen, they do you just the WORST injustice and lock you inside there! For the whole winter! And then the following summer, because you are now a Criminal and Criminals don’t sail.
Except this season, you made Big Pouty Eyes at everyone, and they caved and let you back on, so you are a very happy kitty now.
With a tracker in your collar so this doesn’t happen again.
