ˋ°•*⁀➷ Welcome to my Blog!
જ⁀➴ My Name’s Eli!
જ⁀➴ He/Him, 18+
જ⁀➴ American (unfortunately), English speaker
જ⁀➴ This blog is NOT for one specific fandom; I will post and reblog whatever strikes my fancy, whenever.
જ⁀➴ Find what I ramble about with the # the emo hobbit yaps
જ⁀➴ Fuck generative AI, Fuck Genocide, and be nice to people for the love of God. If you don’t like this blog, don’t interact.
જ⁀➴ I draw sometimes, and I write more often
If you live in the USA and you're pleading for donations to pay your rent, bills, or get food then dial 211! Please dial 211 before the last minute!
It's a toll free service with people who will help you find programs in your community to pay those bills, find food, and find housing! They will give you numbers to call so you can get help.
It is not 100% foolproof. Their job is to direct you to a program they believe will help your current issue, but it's still a step up from praying random strangers online will give you enough cash before a deadline! The added benefit of these community programs, which get funded by the local government most of the time, is if there are more people using them then they can get more money to help more people.
You're not taking resources from other people if you use your community services. Your taxes pay for them. Use them.
Dial 211 first to see if they can help, and if for some reason they can't, then make your donation posts!
https://www.211.org/
Hi I work for my state's 211 service. It really breaks my heart how many people only know to call us at the last minute. 211's can provide a whole wealth of resources to use before things ever get to a cut off utility, eviction, or homelessness!
I can't speak for all 211's but most should also have a website detailing all the agencies in their database. if you don't like phone calls, this can be something to reference instead.
If you don't have health insurance but you need to see a doctor, reference 211! We list clinics that provide free or discounted general care, vision, and dental services to low income households and people without insurance! Many hospitals also have financial aid policies that can severely reduce your bill if you had an expensive procedure!
If you're stuck in a dead end job or need educational resources reference 211! There are a lot of programs focused on providing basic adult education as well as trade skills or other high demand fields! State governments are generally more interested in funneling people into work than providing benefits, but you can still use this to your advantage especially if you have some form of disability but are still able to work. That includes if you're neurodiverse or have mental health issues! Most of these programs are extremely underutilized.
If you believe you qualify for public benefits but the bureaucracy of the process is in your way, reference 211! There are agencies specifically geared towards helping people obtain the benefits they qualify for- for free!
If you need help with your taxes-
If you need help finding a pro bono lawyer-
If you need help finding affordable housing/section 8 housing-
If you need help finding food pantries-
If you need help paying for your prescriptions-
If you need help obtaining disability aids or assistive technology-
If you need help finding transportation options-
If you need help following a natural or personal disaster (like a home fire)-
If you need help repairing a home you or your family owns or it needs modifications to be accessible-
If you need Queer resources-
Reference your 211!!!!!
I had no idea what 211 was before working for it but I wish I had. I've learned so much about what resources are actually available to the community even in a ho hum area of the country like my state. I've saved my partner literally thousands of dollars just from the medical resources I've gathered.
Not enough young people know about or utilize these services but they are there for you!
P. S.
This isn't an intended use of 211, but I like to reference the agency listings when I look for jobs. Many of the agencies listed are non-profits which, while they certainly are not perfect, generally have lower barriers of entry to decent paying jobs with benefits. The work environments tend to be much kinder and at least pretend to be forward thinking. You're more likely to find jobs without as many people applying as well, especially if they're only advertising their positions through their own website.
Pro-censorship wattpad refugees drama is so funny to me because when I started using ao3 as a kid I was a devout mormon and I thought that reading anything even remotely pornagraphic was a sin and would ruin my life. So when I was 13 and found ao3 I went "oh awesome I found a fanfic website with a filtering system so I won't ever randomly stumble into porn. This is great! I was really worried about seeing something I didn't want to see on the other platforms." I didn't read any smut online until like three years later. If a mormon 13 year old can figure out 'don't like don't read' wattpad users can too cmon you guys i believe in you.
"Is it a sin to feel superior to an imbecile?" is one of those things I need framed on my wall.
PSA the "si" in shared YouTube links stand for Seal Indicator. This means there is a nefarious seal tracking your information and will give YouTube your data in exchange for fish. Please remove the part after "?si=" before you click on it or share the link with others because it is a tracking token!
i think a lot of ppl on both sides are blowing this whole wattpad migration/wattpad vs ao3 thing out of proportion.
not every ao3 user is into underage noncon incest, nor do darkfics make up a majority of ao3's content. while a lot of ppl might be anti-censorship they can also dislike darkfics
and no wattpad users are not going to ruin the site. they're not actually reporting fics--and if they are they're not getting them taken down--and they're also not mass harassing authors (no offense but unless yall show the screenshots of that happening im just not going to believe u)
like most of the people hating on ao3 are dumb. or 14, which is actually synonymous with being dumb. do not waste ur time getting into heated arguments with 14 year olds ☠️☠️☠️
also guys seriously, most of them are the same ppl who complain about ao3's format being too confusing. do u rlly think that if they can't navigate the filtering system they'd know where the report button is? a feature that most longtime users don't even know exists or can't find without googling?
im sorry but let's please use our brains some of yall are too gullible
Hey artists, C. Spike Trotman, founder of Iron Circus Comics, just posted an invaluable thread on depicting different types of black hair. I’d do the thing where you screencap the whole thread and post it but it’s just too long (which is great because it’s a whole lot of useful information!) Give her a follow while you’re there.
Anyway, go check it out. I just wanted to save it and share it because I didn’t know how much I didn’t know!
This is an amazing resource, not only for artists, but for writers too! I love this!
{ID - tweet from @/Iron_Spike that reads, “Black Hair for Non-Black Artists: a Cheat Sheet Thread. Hi, folks! Just spur-of-the-moment decided to put together some reference for folks who want to draw/model black characters in their work, but arent confident they won’t make simple, obvious mistakes w/r/t black hair. END ID}
I noticed in the comments that some people can’t see the thread, so I took screenshots for y'all!
More will come in reblogs, since tumblr has an image limit
I never imagined I would have to ask for help like this. I am a mother from P.a.l.e.s.t.i.n.e with five children. For the past 32 hours, we have had almost nothing to eat. Watching my children go hungry is the most painful thing I have ever experienced. Every hour feels endless when they ask for food and I have nothing to give them.
My daughter, Mira, is sick and urgently needs medicine and medical care. I am doing everything I can, but I cannot do this alone. If you are able to help, your d.o.n.a.t.i.o.n can provide food for my children and medicine for Mira. If you cannot donate, please share our story. Your kindness and support could give my family hope during this heartbreaking time. Thank you for reading my story. ❤️
Tales of the Shire is such a fun game, I’m literally just the weird new guy but I make good food and everyone likes me for it.
