#‘my talents are being wasted’

[mimi-noelle]

Crosshair: will you please let me shoot someone

Omega: only in an emergency

Later…

Omega: we are now in an emergency

Crosshair: thank god

#this was so funny #‘my talents are being wasted’ #crosshair #tbb crosshair #omega #tbb omega #tbb spoilers #the bad batch spoilers #tbb #the bad batch #star wars #tbb text post #sw text post #incorrect quotes #sw incorrect quotes #mimi talks

[cairafea]

he makes this joke every time.

#sissel #yomiel #ghost trick #ghost trick phantom detective #ghost trick spoilers #art #my art #fanart #comic #halloween 2023 #bad horrible pun this joke has to have been done to death already #you wouldn't believe how long it took me do to the ghost world on god #all done in the mac equivalent of ms paint btw. yes those transparent people were painstakingly drawn by hand. #sissel thinks he's hilarious but it's not like anyone can see his jokes. his talent is being WASTED. #there's a reason sissel is purple yes. #the kids go “nice costume” to yomiel every time. he's not wearing a costume. #depending on when you think this takes place it's absolutely hilarious #pre-canon? dead man answering the door (interrupted from plans of revenge) and getting his fashion sense annihilated by preschoolers. #post-canon? catsitter forced by wife to go answer the door and getting verbally destroyed by kids because she knew it'd be funny #deserve #no watermark or signature because i forgot again. and because it'd look out of place #the big brain play is to make a joke so bad they won't wanna steal and reupload your stuff anywhere #took off the halloween tag bc there are GT spoilers

[lobotomyladylives]

I need to collaborate w/ a woman who has a great singing voice (I'm fairly good but not good enough) & is more attractive. she can be the face of my music . ugly dudes can get famous if they have enough talent but average looking women with no nepo connections? lol. unlikely. I mean looks aren't required to be a writer obv, which is my dream & what I am working on (I've got novels + a screenplay in the works, I'm casting a wide net) but for music? can't think of a famous female artist who isn't good looking. and while it would be fun to be recognized when I leave the house I do ultimately know that it's probably not in the cards for me so whatever. more than anything I just want people to see my vision, they don't have to see ME. I don't mind only being behind the camera. I can just do what I'm best at & leave the rest to someone better suited for it.

#im cross faded & thinking abt my potential & how to not waste it. I was meant to be famous im telling u. #but im am avg looking chubby working class woman in her late 20s. I have the talent but not the looks connections or mental stability #so clearly being just a writer rather than a performer is the Way. #i wanted to be an actress as well once bc i am actually very good at it but again...i don't have the looks for it #im mildly cute in a normal person way at my best. not hollywood cute

[genshinjourney]

Okay just so we’re fucking clear. (Btw thanks for @prinrestcess for the clarification)

Kaeya and Diluc are brothers (adopted) in Chinese too don’t argue about it and DON’T try to twist a narrative because uninformed people especially kids will believe it.

Either just say you don’t view adopted siblings as real siblings or say you openly support inc3st. Either way you’re getting blocked because no one wants to be around you. Just be a bitch but don’t lie about it.

Additional little side not that’s not really important: I don’t ship Shenyu anymore. Tbh I had no context when I played the event and just thought they were cute. As far as I know they’re not technically siblings or ever referred to as siblings BUT they both are sort of taken care of by Cloud Retainer. I think Gaming calls her auntie too at one point so yeah I don’t ship ANY of them, but I won’t like hate you for it as long as they’re never referred to as siblings. Same with Itto and Shinobu like they seem to have a more familial relationship than anything else but that’s just my opinion.

#if you ship Kaeluc I’ll fucking block you #you’re fucking weird #get off my page #didn’t think I’d have to say this but #stop lying #y’all twisting narratives is so stupid #Kaeluc dni #incest is incest #you’re also being disrespectful to adoptees #I’m not saying this to try to protect y’all #I’m just making it clear that I don’t wanna see that shit on my page #shenyu is just a stupid rarepare I asked about without context #idek what they are to each other but I’m not gonna push that #you can block me irdc about follow count #don’t put Kaeluc in ragbros tags but I already muted it anyway #I can’t believe y’all are such talented artists and waste it on fucking Kaeluc lmao #just so we’re fucking clear

[no1ryomafan]

hate ever since I finished giant robo yesterday my train of thought hasn’t been a critical analysis of what I consumed despite acknowledging both the show’s strengths and weaknesses and instead going back to my Imagawa Armageddon drama conspiracy board and going “okay no way in fuck he didn’t have Kei as Genki planned after the fucking family drama plot line in giant robo being similar to what we got in arma and it’s likely that the team got away with this idea after he left because they might’ve been in production for ep 4 but had to rewrite it and the show after onwards to fit the new direction”

or in simpler terms my brain activates “how do I make this about getter robo”

#meg text #mecha rambles #getter robo #giant robo ova #I think I ranted about this on here before so I won’t rant about it in the tags again but GOD #it didn’t help I found out genya was voiced by gos va too (fucking seki is in everything ever) #I’m now slightly convinced the reason imagawa even made their hair green was to reference genya and ginrei #originally I thought he based at least gos hair off of one manga cover ishikawa did for the manga but this seems more likely #I never even seen anyone mention the fact genkis hair was always green- or the fact how his va was always keis #And given she also voiced ALLENBY prior I don’t think imagawa would wanna waste a talent like that in a child who hardly speaks #also just remembering how the show of giant robo we got was somehow the 6 part out of 7 and needs 5 other parts for context #and how the end teases the last part even if it still is conclusive it just as my friend put it “apart of a anime that doesn’t exist” #and people thought the moon war stuff was complicated 💀 (still nice to have the context but- at least it would just need to be ONE show) #Oh and I heard genya and ginrei were completely original characters he made so that’s how he could’ve gotten away with it #next to it being a reference #tldr will never know the full context of the arma staff drama but Im now convinced Kei as genki was always planned #and likely the show we would’ve gotten would only be different in tone the hayato shit being address and way way more convoluted

[snow-and-saltea]

i know that in media you're constrained with things like budget, time slots and stuff, but sometimes i'm just like. my god. the insane shortcuts people take to write "smart / intelligent" characters, especially in plot-heavy stories, always pisses me off. they write them like they're sherlock holmes (bbc version, derogatory) but they fail to realise that even sherlock holmes (arthur conan doyle) was written with a lot of thought, suffered his own subconscious prejudices and had to learn from mistakes.

i guess what i'm trying to get at is—"smart" people don't magically get good at things overnight, the only difference between them and others is how much they're willing to go through to hone their mental acuity. which means when they try something new, they're going to make obvious mistakes, not understand how things work beyond the surface level, and make mistakes in judgements (like when you don't understand something well enough, your analogies and metaphors aren't 100% accurate or concise).

but it feels like there's a assumption hanging over our heads that, as readers, we don't WANT to see the smart one go through the entire nitty gritty of the learning process. we just want to see them do cool things, piece the puzzle together with a flourish, and clap our hands at the end. and in some parts, yes! that is what i want to see! but i am also interested in how they pieced it together. the joy of mysteries is, to me, that everyone is exposed to the same pieces of information, and we're given the chance to try to piece it ourselves. but then the smart character comes along and interprets those pieces of information in a not-obvious way to us, and it's cool!! years of living with a mind that is primed to turn things over in their head, to make sense of things, reveals to us how differently we experience the same reality, and it's wonderful. i'm able to learn from someone who sees life differently than me, and interpret information differently than me!

but right now i'm often left out feeling flat and confused in the mystery-type plots i've seen. the smart person will have been exposed to information we didn't even get the chance to see and interpret, and then they piece things together and everyone in the story claps their hands at the artificial pedestal that's been propped up under that character's feet. explanations of in-setting magic that can be retconned in and out at any point in time, so there's no logical consistency for us to nitpick or understand, so there's no basis to stand on that the story should be taken seriously. plot twists that make no sense as a gotcha. so many things!!

like. this particular example just my beef with g*nshin, so ignore it if you don't agree or smth. but the use of red herrings in the stories piss me off. the red herrings are either too obvious or nonexistent. they always use some random guy acting suspiciously and have the other characters react to it, as if we can't understand it on our own? but like. these red herrings, in the real world, aren't even red herrings. sometimes people just "act suspiciously" just by virtue of being human, not because they're complicit in some bigger overarching plot. sometimes people just stutter because of their anxious disposition, not to hide a guilty conscience. sometimes people are just defensive and irritable because they're a defensive and irritable person, it doesn't mean they're the ""bad guy"" who you need to crack down on and interrogate even further, especially if there's literally nothing that indicates this character is guilty other than their outward appearances.

but like. the smart characters/protagonist almost never get proven wrong. the stutterer was guilty all along and they're just a bad liar. the defensive guy is selfish and obnoxious, they're defensive because they're hiding something, not because it's a natural reaction on having one's sense of privacy and personal space violated.

the game sure loves trying to do nuance with "not everyone is 100% good or bad, we're all Flawed" but they can't put their money where their mouth is. everyone who is not guilty acts in completely transparent and "good" ways. everyone who is guilty acts in completely opaque and "suspicious" / "bad" ways. end of story. how the hell am i supposed to think anyone in this game is smart when they don't even have to use their brain to sift through, critique, weigh and interpret information? what use is there to do so? just use your eyes and ears. the stutterer is nervous for hiding a secret. the anxious is guilty. the angry is scornful.

there's also another rant here about how g*nshin fucking sucks at writing unique and flawed characters, because they like to make everyone the Specialest Guy In The World, but that's for another day.

#yuu rambles #☠️☠️☠️☠️ #they got better at writing plots with f*ntaine i have to admit. but im going to expect better from the company that makes millions #every month from character banners. if you're going to be a gacha game that exploits people who are prone to addictive habits #you better have a good fkn story to back up for being a blight on society's moral problems. we have enough of those already #also when i mean they got better with f*ntaine i literally meant i was impressed by the bare minimum #as in they finally followed coherent story beats and had decent pacing #ive also had enough of the bullshit magic explanations using ley lines and shit. its so stupid that they even make their in game characters #explain how ''no one really understand how it works but it doesnt matter here's what happened as a result'' #what a waste of talent and money paying the VAs for that kinda bullshit infodump #ok i think thats enough tags for the algorithm to hide my #genshin impact #tag bc i dont want this to show up randomly to ppl who are just vibing and enjoying the game #im critical for my own reasons but i dont want to be a party pooper. you know what i mean? #anyways yeah see ya #also censored a lotta stuff so it doesnt show up in the post tags LMAO

[menderash]

"horror is about hope" "horror is about post 9/11 nationalism"(???) no no and no horror is about "what if there was a Big Scary Guy and he was gonna Getcha" (and also, i might add, as many fake blood spatters as possible)

horror is when jamie lee curtis is there and ONLY when jamie lee curtis is there

[subconsciousmysteries]

love my bf love my life but that one song by Corey Taylor gives me war flashbacks to all the 48 combos I've loved before and I secretly listen to it sometimes when I'm bored with healthiness and I want to feel pain again

#Drama is an addiction #Nothing else #Forever grateful to the healing crowd for teaching me abt trauma bonds #Really broke the illusion of my intense feelings being True Love #With my bf where things are healthy #The love takes time to grow #It has taken a year for it to grow to where it was instantly with the 4/8 dudes I was with #When you stay together committed even during those times when you aren't euphoric about each other... it shows realness #My exes were the type to cry and whinge and panic abt the relationship being a waste as soon as I stopped being their perfect ideal #as soon as their feelings mildly shifted it was a BIG DEAL and I had to scramble to save the relationship #See this is the downside of True Eros Relationships tm #as soon as the mood shifts it's a big disaster because the relationship is built on nothing but feelgoodies and illusions #When the relationship is also built on pragmatic things like finances ambitions and family #You value each other based on things other than Muh Feels (ie your virtues and talents and skills and what you physically bring to the tabl #So the relationship doesn't fall apart based on stupid teenage mood swings #I used to think relationships were all about feelings but that's actually not the case at all #I think partly because the type of men I was into wanted relationships to be all about blind illogical feelings #They shamed women for thinking pragmatically and opportunistically about relationships. #But my bf is exactly like me in that department and I was so thrilled to be understood #My bf praises me for the things that my ex called me narcissistic and evil and deceptive for #Like being aware that I have options #Anyways my bf could be a 48 combo which would be hilarious cuz it would make this post stupid #But he's 7 core so that cancels out all the negative stupidity of other 48s

[littlecutiexox]

Another day of not waking anyone up with head :(

#my talents are being wasted 🥲 #do not fucking message me offering your pee pee #i will virtually cut it off and feed it to you #wow that was graphic #i guess we’re choosing violence today

[actualhumansunshine]

Niall Horan for Rolling Stone UK

#niall #solo niall #nh3 promo #quote #06.01.23 #i know that this has been an ongoing thing for him where he wants it to be broad and relatable and all that #but i just don't fucking understand WHYYYYYY #so many of the artists he loves the most are ones that write incredibly personal and incredibly specific songs #songs that DESPITE being personal and specific are still relatable because it's all about the EMOTION underneath #dermot; taylor; lewis; holly humberstone; damien rice; fleetwood; bruce; etc etc etc etc etc #and like we all know he has the capability!! we've seen flashes of it throughout his career with songs like flicker or dress #i know he wants to be commercially successful but jesus fucking christ man #it just seems like such a fucking waste of such talent and possibility and i literally mourn it every single fucking day #the things he could write oh my god!! INCREDIBLE!! and yet!!!!!

[widevibratobitch]

incredible how pathetically starved for a single kind word a bitch can be lmao

#first lesson with my new pianist today. he said 'not bad' then 'good' and then that im 'talented' and i nearly broke down crying lmao #amazing what two years of being bullied by a less-than-mediocre pianist does to a girl's self esteem #wish i had the courage to speak up earlier. two years completely wasted and i almost quit. #one lesson with this new guy and i genuinely feel like crying. in a good way. i can work with that. #dont quite agree with the way he plays mozart. too baroque-ish for my taste but its ok. it doesnt matter. i love him so so much.

[dirt-str1der]

I dont care about majima x sagawa btw but i care a lot about their relationship regardless because i want them to have the most toxic dealings and skewed power dynamics with each other as possible and i them both to have increasingly warped perceptions of each other (worlds most incorrect uncle-nephew relationship)

#Listen to my problems #sagawas like majima chan i bought pudding for you since chewing is hard right now and majimas like (muffled) can you kill yourself . and #sagawa is like (laughs) keep up that tone and ill break your jaw again #like obviously sagawa isnt doing charity work putting majima back on his feet because majima has to pull his own weight too but over time #majima became less of an ‘investment’ and more like his hotheaded young apprentice / nephew who is really smart (sagawas very proud of him) #but also doesnt know anything good for himself because hes an idiot and sagawa needs to do everything for him sometimes or he’ll pull the #most ASININE stunts imaginable. like kid i do Good by you and you do the same for me as long as you keep your head down and run the grand. #he cannot fathom why majima wants to claw his way back into the tojo because sagawa Knows shimano and he Knows that shimano is bad news and #will definitely send majima into the jaws of death over and over and seriously what a WASTE of good talent !!! unfortunately majima is the #same type of stupid as his oath brother but it doesnt mean he wants to see the kid get himself killed (wise words from a man who got himself #killed) | and majima ... it was not difficult to start going crazy about sagawa at first sight because he just came out of a very violent #place where every touch meant more torture and pain then suddenly hes being put in the capable hands of a man whos like a fucking angel #sagawa feeds clothes and bathes him and majima cant help but act like being cared for is the worst thing thats ever happened to him theres #too much touching and hes completely dependent on sagawa who checks his weight daily and changes his bandages and cleans his leaky infected #eye and he wants nothing more than to be left alone but he cant do anything by himself and hes too devastated to be grateful. its gross !! #and whenever he inevitably breaks the hell down sagawa is always there to hold and comfort him and what the hell else can he do but seek #comfort in the only person that ‘cares’ about him when sagawa is so good at pretending ... is he pretending ? who gives a fuck anymore man #sagawas punishment and comfort all in one ... hes a means to an end .. hes majimas caretaker and his gaoler. the guy who knows everything #about him and the one who’ll use every last bit of it against him oh god wait #this is just isabelle and emma damnit damnit im gonna go read purromised neverland again

[dragonpaint]

sees nice art of two characters who are related. they're holding hands and i want to give it the benefit of doubt that it's just artist showing their sibling love or something. i check tags just to make sure it's not tagged as inc*st. it's tagged with inc*st.

#please please please stop being weird about blood related characters #there's so many pairings you could choose and you choose the only siblings in the series and choose to ship them #its such a waste of time and talent on shit like that #how can you look at characters who grew up together and be like yes these two are meant to be together like this #im Exploding you with my hater laser beam

[crowley1990]

I think reading the Feminine Mystique has made me say I gotta work harder at something. I have to have goals and ambitions.

#i was never suckered in by the feminine mystique ever. #that life that way of being those feminine trappings were never going to be a part of my life #but the book made lots of good points about the importance of ambition #and it reminded me that i am smart and i am well educated and it would be a shame to let my talents go to waste