DEATH BY RABID SQUIRREL

hi fatehbaz, do you have a tag for recommended books? i remember seeing a few posts with your top picks from various subjects but now cannot find them

hello. sorry, i don't really tag things. but i've put together several compilation posts for reading recommendations involving imperial ecology; environmental history of colonization; ruins, haunting, and eerie/uncanny ecology; human-landscape relationships; relationships with other-than-human creatures; decolonizing environments; and my favorite authors; etc.

here's a compilation post which includes links to original stuff i've written about these topics and also a list of my favorite scholars/writers with info about their focus/specialties.

i've said this before, but i spend much more time reading essays and articles than i do reading full-length books. that linked compilation post lists some of my favorite "essential" writers:

Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert; Elizabeth DeLoughrey; Anna Tsing; Paulo Tavares; Anna Boswell; Achille Mbembe; Hugo Reinert; Frantz Fanon; Tim Edensor; Robin Wall Kimmerer; Ann Laura Stoler; Kyle Whyte; Audra Simpson; Kathryn Yusoff; Ikyo Day; Pedro Neves Marques

here's a compilation post which includes links to short excerpts (in the form of tunglr-dot-com posts) from all of these authors.

if those essays and articles aren't what you're into, and you'd rather have long-form books, then here are the two posts about my "favorite books" which you might've been thinking of: round 1 and round 2.

and here's a look at the books that i mention:

Quick tips on how to use and survive Tumblr for CC’s and fans coming from twitter:

You have the option to turn on and off asks, submissions, DM’s, and anonymous messages. For CC’s I would highly recommend disabling all of these options until you’re open to chat with fans.

Your blog automatically has a section for posts you liked and who you follow. It’s ultimately useless, because nobody will see your likes and follows anyway on their dash. Turn it off because we all value our privacy here.

Tumblr is unlike Twitter and Instagram because it is mainly a sharing platform. Reblogs and comments in the tags are highly encouraged. Likes only add to the notes but are not an effective way to engage.

Download xKit to make your life easier. It’s an add-on that helps with accessibility on Tumblr.

You also have the option in settings to disable “endless scroll” on your blog and dashboard. This helps a lot with accessibility, since endless scroll can cause lag on your dash, unlike how it is on Twitter. Once you disable it, your blog and dashboard will be sectioned off into pages instead. It can help you keep track of where you are.

If you want to keep your blog organized for people to browse through, tag your stuff. Use personal tags, fandom tags, warning tags, etc… They’re extremely helpful for everyone involved.

Speaking about tags:

How to block phrases and tags on Tumblr.

How the new Tumblr tagging system works.

Reposting and claiming other people’s content is highly discouraged!

There’s no ratio here. There’s no proper comment section. You ain’t gonna ratio anybody. However you can publicly mock them and drag their ass on their own post if it’s funny to do so.

Boundaries are extremely important! Keep that in mind as you navigate this website. This is not the place where you can just tell everybody about yourself like on other social media platforms. Having privacy and boundaries helps more than anything else. Since we’re all effectively anonymous here, feel free to block tags and people if you feel uncomfortable.

The most important thing is to have fun. Good luck and stay safe!

A group of dragons get together to play Offices & Managers.

The older they are the more eldritch they become

Something different from Beetlejuice? More likely than you think! These are angels!

Okay so I followed this video about foreshortening and…

Sycra. I love you so much for making this video.

A master post of Thomas Romain’s art tutorials.

There’s not enough space to post all of them, SO here’s links to everything he has posted (on twitter) so far : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. 

Now that new semesters have started, I thought people might need these. Enjoy your lessons!

I love how the search function on this site is absolute garbage. I can look up a post word for word and I will NEVER find it

The BBC is releasing over 16,000 sound effects for free download

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The BBC is releasing over 16,000 sound effects for free download

The BBC have released their incredible, expansive library of bizarre and obscure sound effects, all available for free download.

WE HAVE A PHOTO

OF A BLACK. HOLE.

THIS IS SO FANTASTIC!

Scientist: “w….what the fuck is that?”