Sometimes it’s all uphill. The road is tough, the journey long. It’s raining, you’re tired, and you’ve also run out of milk. You huff a sigh and settle down to a screen flickering with the edges of the day ahead. Some days are just like this.
But we get there, we do. Sometimes simply by the power of pure, dull-headed doggedness.
What will today be? A game that’s been played unaltered for centuries? A territory with arbitrary lines separating it from the other territories? A plant spiraling through the cosmos? No matter, because you still have Stuff To Do ™: summits to scale, levels to beat, goals to meet. We all have our Big Games. Every day.
What is your Big Game right now? Whatever your today holds, here is some nonsense encouragement to go with inspirational images made by your esteemed colleagues here on The Internet:
It’s nearly time, Tumblr. Friday is World Snake Day. We mention this only because, apparently, you really love snakes. (Except for those of you who really don’t, and to you, we say look away now or proceed with caution.) Today, we (celeb)rate all manner of snake and snake-adjacent friends who are longer than they are wide (yes, even worms).
Unsurprisingly, @omg-snakes is a blog exclusively dedicated to—get this—snakes. This baby can fit so much pizazz under those tiny pink scales. Hats off to you, sir, and your magnificent petal bed. Snakescore: 10/10.
@worm-of-the-day gets 10/10 for blog content and concept. You really nailed it. This specimen’s existential dread and thousand-yard stare get 3/10—and only because giving them some points might save us all from whatever void they’re traveling. Maybe. Just seems like the right thing to do.
@onenicebugperday is another excellent blog for curated content, this time, it’s all about the bugs. For example, this fella you see below: Are they longer than they are wide? Yes. Snakelike? Not really. Cute? You bet. 7/10.
@fimbry is another blog dedicated to the keeping and loving (and breeding—for real, check out their eggs!) of snakes. Here is one that once came from one of those eggs. His name is Trident, and he has good stripes. 10/10 and a little kiss on his shiny head.
@pencilbrony is a cryptid artist who often seems preoccupied with the nature of snakedom and what snakes would be like if they were, well, less like snakes. Here is an artistic rendering of the movement of a snake if it were shaped like a donut. Fascinating! 8/10!
@sweet-slither-friend lives with many well-dressed snakes, but Simon is the best of them. 10/10 for Simon and his tiny crown. You win, Simon. All snakes win, but you win the most.
Fursty Photo (furstyphoto) Earth Day is about critical issues facing our planet, but sometimes it’s also about how goddamned beautiful a mountain is. Look.
Miss Marine Bio (missmarinebio) The ocean is as terrifying as it is amazing, full of sharks and maybe even the ghosts of dead sharks. Lucky for us, Miss Bio is going where few of us are brave enough to go, and she’s taking pictures along the way.
Earth Street (earthstreet) Imagine if someone stopped you on the street, took your picture, and asked you what you thought about the Earth. Caren didn’t have to imagine it. Good job, Caren.
Exoteric Environmentalism (exotericenvironmentalism) If you’re into cool facts, you’re into this blog. If you’re into dumb lies, we don’t know what to recommend you, but we still respect you.
The Doodle Diary When most of us doodle, there’s a heart or two. One of those “S” things. Maybe a 3D cube. A Kilroy. Some grapes. This person is not doodling like most of us. No they are not.
Post It Puns We respect you too much to make a lesser pun to describe this great blog. That’s a yellow card offense. We’re just sticklers like that.
A Darling Knits The perfect knit goods blog for no one’s New Year’s Resolution: no more boring beanies. Instead of your favorite sports team, represent feminism or jerks.
Jynnne Every year, the National Science Foundation picks a scholar of the humanities to join 800 scientists and 29 million penguins in the Antarctic. Maybe Jynne will get a book deal with Penguin Books after this cool adventure (rimshot).
BaristArt The quickest way to keep warm this winter is with a nice, steaming hot cup of Beyonce.
Fuck Yeah Mall Santa There are two age ranges in your life when sitting on Santa’s lap is acceptable: infancy through third grade and then again when you’re a young adult who loves irony and Christmas sweaters. This documents the latter.
Legends of Korra The official blog of Legends of Korra, complete with air bisons. If you are unfamiliar with this rare species, you may think of them as ten-ton sky puppies.
Mark Ruffalo And if you like air buffalo, you’ll love Mark Ruffalo.
SDCC Tips An unofficial guide to literally everything you could ever want to know about SDCC except for maybe parking. Just don’t ask about parking and we’ll all get through this together.
If It Were Stine Take some time to “bone up” on R. L. Stine. Browse horror movie box art photoshopped as classic Goosebumps covers. Then make a plan to see the new Goosebumps movie coming out this August. You deserve it.
Equality for HER Health Educational Rights (HER) has been celebrating WHM (Women’s History Month) with biographical snippets and minimalistic portraits of influential women past and present.
Women of Library History Name some badasses. “The Navy SEALS?” Sure. “B-613?” Maybe. “The Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association?” Fuck yes. Shout out to our Tumblarians.
Now this is a cabinet of analog curiosities for the digital age. The Public Domain Review is dedicated to curating the weird, the wonderful, and the downright odd that has passed into the public domain.
The dynamic @theduofinds are documenting their adventures to roadside attractions and curiosity shops to celebrate and preserve the wonderfully weird tchotchkes of Western pop culture.
@yesterdaysprint collects old photographs, historicaL newspaper clippings, and dated advertisement of yesteryear. The end result of browsing this Tumblr feels like stepping out of some accidental meme machine. Go see for yourself.
Shout out to those of you who wonder out loud on the internet. (And then come home from work in the evening to a bajillion notes from people with takes you hadn’t even considered on a topic you haven’t even thought about since making a half-asleep text post ten hours ago before your first coffee of the day.) Shout out to you and only you. And to these folks who have had some thoughts worth thinking:
thank god for skin! without it we would simply be peeled limes with complicated emotions
@decaffeinated-hoe does not need caffeine to have thoughts or write them down on the internet. We’re truly blessed!
caligula was a pretty fucked up guy, but in his defense if everyone called me a nickname that meant “little boots” i’d also probably execute a few people
@thoodleoo serves delightfully acerbic hot takes on the ancient Romans.
I think women in ponds giving out swords is a fine system of governmence actually. May i have one
@swordlesbianopinions is fairly straightforward: Here is a lesbian who likes swords and wielding opinions, which she does freely and, might we add, rather well. Bravo!
‘how kafkaesque’ i say waiting in line at the taco bell. you think im talking about the alienating bureaucracy of waiting in a single file line for food premade in another state but actually im talking about the dead cockroach in the corner
@mariowiki likes sea creatures with lots of skin. She has been here forever and still manages to be funny, which is kind of impressive, honestly.
And here, to round us out, is an elephant seal in desperate need of a shower (if not a thought.)
Is it a portal into another dimension? Is it a full-length mirror for mermaids? Is it rising out of the water, or sinking into it? I guess we’ll never know.
Earlier today we announced to the press that we are running a beta test program for Post+, Tumblr’s newest add-on subscription tool. Post+ is a completely optional tool that will allow creators to make some of their posts exclusive to their paid subscribers. You can read more about it right over here on our @postplus Tumblr. This feature is being tested by a small group of incredible creators on Tumblr.
We want to hear about what you like, what you love, and what concerns you. Even if it’s not very nice. Tell us. We can take it. We WANT that feedback. It helps us make Tumblr better.
What we won’t ever accept is the targeted harassment and threats these creators have endured since this afternoon. These creators are some of the most talented people around, and all they’re doing is testing out a feature. These are the people who graciously agreed to pilot a program to help us discover bugs before we open it up to all creators. These are the humans who are testing a feature that we hope will soon help thousands of Tumblr creators feel empowered, get rewarded for their efforts, and find support within their community.
Our Community Guidelines are clear: Don’t engage in targeted abuse, bullying, or harassment.
Anyone in violation of these guidelines will be dealt with swiftly and will be forced to contend with the appropriate consequences. It’s okay to tell us how you feel. It’s not okay to bully someone because you disagree with their choices.
