#even if loads of people also are

[gtzgoblin]

Keep seeing the old "oh look at me, I've seen the northern lights" meme (on other social media admittedly, not here, here's pretty well adjusted (didya think I'd ever be saying that?)) and can't help but wonder why people just can't be happy that other people are getting joy out of something...?

#its not hard right #even if youre not arsed let people be #its not bad to be into something #even if loads of people also are #let yourself feel joy and wonder #and let other people feel it too #when is that beaten out of us and why do we let it #also ive seen the northern lights and they were fucking awesome so #helping my less outdoors friends who didnt see them last night see them tonight if theyre around #because its NICE to spread JOY and WONDER #if you try and let yourself be happy its much easier to be happy for other people #just chill out #maybe its coz i overshare everything so everyone has no choice but to feel my joy lmao #i can use a compass from the pirate game and now im like LOOK NORTHWEST and no one knows what the fuck im on about #trying to explain via constellations #“look for the plough” “what the fuck is that” soz

[dragongirltongue]

I'm also just gonna say, threatening a minority with law enforcement is a bigger fucking threat of violence than whatever hammer explosion cartoon bullshit in a tiny ass vent post could ever be.

As someone who's had cops breathing down my neck fucking waiting for an excuse to hurt me on multiple occassions, it's fucking violence.

#6aaah #I've also had people pre-emptively threaten police violence on me #to get me to comply with their demands before even making them #like just point a loaded gun at me at that point assholes #and fucking pull the trigger yourself instead of holding some moral highground for the inevitable

[hephaestuscrew]

Renée Minkowski is extremely into the abstract concept of Crew Bonding in such a way that it impairs her ability to actually bond with the particular crew that she has.

She wants them to have Christmas dinner together and give each other Christmas gifts, but she's not made an effort to learn Eiffel's feelings about December 25th and to think about what he might like to do that day.

She wants them to each say what they are thankful for at Thanksgiving, but when she says she's "thankful to have such a great crew on this mission", it sounds extremely unconvincing, as if she's just saying what she thinks a Commander ought to say at a Thanksgiving dinner on a space station, rather than expressing any genuine sentiments or revealing anything personal about herself.

She wants them all to participate in the talent show "to boost morale... bond as a crew, and... have a great time doing it", but Hilbert and Eiffel's reactions make it clear that talent shows do the opposite of improving crew morale for them.

Christmas celebrations and thanksgiving dinners and talent shows are all things that could potentially have a positive impact on morale and bonding for some hypothetical space crews, but in the way Minkowski approaches them, none of these things are particularly helpful for the morale and bonding of the people who are actually in her crew. Minkowski puts real effort into group bonding activities for her crew, but they are always based on general ideas about crew bonding, rather than on thinking about the individuals around her and what she can do to connect with those people in particular.

#Wolf 359 #w359 #renee minkowski #renée minkowski #I think she was probably even more intense about crew bonding stuff earlier in the mission #By the beginning of S1 she's just going through the motions to some extent #Also telling Eiffel 'that's actually less horrific than what I was expecting' to his thanksgiving contribution #isn't exactly a good way to encourage him to contribute #She tells him not to do smoke rings for the talent show as well #which under Wolf 359 science is sensible #but it's also reflective of a determination to get people to participate in the way that feels right to her #rather than the way that's natural for them #Tbf Eiffel at least seemed to enjoy that thanksgiving dinner #but it doesn't really seem like it brought them closer together #Especially with culturally loaded things like Christmas and Thanksgiving #there should have been a discussion there #but that's the thing #communication #and understanding her crew as individuals #those are things she has to learn #I'm also not saying that successfully bonding with Hilbert would have made any difference to anything #but pre-Christmas-mutiny it was an aim of hers at least on paper #Another thing to note is that Hera is partially excluded from some of these things #She's the only willing participant in the talent show #but Minkowski gives her a part with two lines #Minkowski encourages Hera's contribution of what she's thankful for #but only after Hera's asked if she could say something #Oh also I think that Minkowski's thanksgiving speech sounds like she'd planned those lines out before she even got up to the Hephaestus #She isn't thankful for her crew. Not at that stage. She's saying it through gritted teeth #But she'd planned on having a crew she was thankful for

[panevanbuckley]

i'm sorry but the PLACEMENT?? buck is sat so close to eddie, like is he even playing or is he just there as eddie's side-piece c'mon. and also the look on his face. sorry i am going insane over this picture atm

#i just saw a load of people posting it on instagram and was like wait what?? #is this even real?!?! #why are we always winning!? #ALSO #eddie in a plaid jacket and turtleneck?? 👀👀 #911 fox #buddie #eddie diaz #evan buckley #9-1-1 #EDDIE LOOKS SO GOOD THOUGH HOLY HELL I HAVE ONLY JUST FULLY TAKEN IN THAT LOOK AND DAMN

[oobbbear]

I barely animate myself but oh how I want to dissect others animation frame by frame I can talk for hours if you don’t watch animation frame by frame you’re missing out big time

#bearz rambling tag #maybe one day out of no where I will start a stream #and it’s just me with a pen and animation loaded on syncsketch #talking to the empty room about how this scene is genius #I want to analyze Hilda #like #how do you make rig animation so live like #it’s gorgeous #I watched a two hour recording of someone analyzing the animation of that weather lady in the series #I can’t find the video now arggggg #I also want to analyze rottmnt #I watched a stream they were analyzing the shredder fight scene in season two #oh it was so so so good #delicious even #okay Imma shut up now before people think I have problems #I do

[deoidesign]

Hi, I kind of have a question, Adam said that can't walk in the sun when doesn't drink blood, but what exactly happens? Do vampires just burn immediately, begin to be more sensitive to sunburn or is it another kind of thing?

so, in time and time again I really wanted blood to be something of a medicinal need for vampires. it's not a 1:1 metaphor of course, please don't try to think of it that way, but it's how I conceptualize it.

He needs blood to go in the sun, to heal, to "be something of a human again" and it also grants him the ability to time travel, shapeshift, compel others...

Without blood, he can't do these things. So, to be honest, without blood vampires would just... die. They can't exist without it. being in the sun uses blood, its dangerous. it wears you down. it makes you weaker. it can kill you!

I realize this ends up making my vampires feel weak, but... it's a metaphor for chronic illness. They have limited energy and if they do not take the time and the 'medications' they need to recover, they'll become weak or die. They have to manage their limited energy.

there's extreme privilege for vampires who have steady access to blood, like Adam does. His access to blood lets him time travel, transform, go in the sun constantly, etc. Vampires without as much access have to become nocturnal, they get stuck in one place, they have to be careful because even a small cut can cost precious resources...

A desperate vampire might end up hurting someone for what they need. a vampire with people who are willing to help them can get by, or even thrive. a vampire with none of these will die.

I know it's not the most satisfying answer, but it is my answer! My experiences being chronically ill are very much at play here.

#I dont want people to think too much about it as a metaphor for chronic illness #cause. OBVIOUSLY 'monster who kills people' is kind of loade #but as you can tell in my writing I'm sort of doing my own kinds of vampires #idk. I think within the confines of my story it's a metaphor I'm comfortable with people reading #but within the broad scope of vampires as a concept not so much #I mean even within the confines of my story I think that it has severe limitations as a metaphor #just. yknow it is the internal logic I'm using and the intent I have #asks #anon #also you dont have to start all your asks with 'hi i sort of have a question' #its okay to just ask me things #pretty sure these are all coming from the same person and I'm pretty sure I know who #not to freak you out just #its a tell haha #its ok to just ask me things I promise #I enjoy talking about my work #I'm happy to get the questions

[argentinagp]

he went and posted 1 video n 1 photo kissing alex

#chalex #charles leclerc #alex albon #formula 1 #2017 #also hdjwidjs so funny that alex didnt even LIKE the first post and the other one he commented it even #ahhh baity captions i hope people phone is slow in loading the images #also for the argies. franco liked almost every charles pic there is 🤔

[layzeal]

mdzs extras are so funny because you have most of them dedicated to wangxian's cute post-marriage dates, fun night-hunting adventures or weird wholesome kink exploration, and then squeezed between those chapters you have jin guangyao and xue yang commiting crimes against humanity

#mdzs #i can understand the shock of people who go from svsss extras to mdzs extras #because svsss dedicates so many of them to exploring more of the world and the secondary characters and backstories and untold scenes #while mdzs is like being waterboarded with even more wangxian #also jgy and xue yang are there turning people into living zombies #it's even FUNNIER that it comes right aftyer the incense burners LMAO #''you thought wangxian were freaky? get a load of these guys'' #modao #lace speaks

[batwynn]

Sooo I’m watching an entire facebook group full of trump and cop dick suckers lose their entire minds right now.

Everyone in my very red area just went from “blue lives matter” circle jerking to “maybe we should not have given the local police 7 billion dollars” veeeery quickly when it came out that one of them just straight up killed a guy everyone liked and almost got away with it. 🤔 Wild how fast the opinion changes when it’s them murdering a likable white guy who didn’t qualify for the “oh he’s just a druggie” apathy special. It sure feels like something.

#to be fair I hate everyone around here with my entire heart and soul #but it’s funny to see them all turn on one another and the cops #for once #ACAB #tw: police #tw: police brutality #tw: murder #tw: trump #but also jfc #JESUS FUCKING CHRIST #they don’t care about anyone #cops in my state regularly murder people #they don’t usually pretend the guy just vanished and plant evidence etx #but still #no one ever cares #but this facebook group went from red hot cop fuckers to #wait this is bad maybe we shouldn’t have given them loads of money #anyway it’s even worse because they didn’t even tell the family they found him #the family had it confirmed by a fucking news article #tw: drugs #tw: ableism #bc this is the piss on poor site #I do not use the term ‘druggie’ or agree with that language #this is how THOSE people talk about it #it’s genuinly a direct quote from these fucking people #tw: racism

[beekeeperspicnic]

The emotional rollercoaster of this article:

An article in German about my game! I wonder if my German is good enough to understand it?

Huzzah, I CAN understand it! I guess all the hard work I've put in to improve my reading comprehension in German over the past few years is working out!

Then I get to the comments and...

Although there are some nice comments too, but oh dear-! At least one person is very grumpy about my art. And mildly misogynistic? That might just be me not picking up on the nuances of the language but they keep bringing my gender up and that feels weird.

(For the record if anyone wants to write about my name I'd prefer you use my penname 'Jabbage')

#gamersglobal #it's fine #i'm fine #the game looks precisely like i want it to look #even if i had loads of money to outsource it wouldn't look substantially different #this is the awful thing about being a one person show #you feel like you have to read the articles and promote your own work #but that also means you have to read people saying hurtful things about something really personal to you

[frogayyyy]

just some ramblings on the rise of rebranded homophobia in relation to shipping and fandom etc (i watched lotr yesterday)

the way people will say "healthy friendships between men are important and we need representation!!!!" (this is true) in response to shipping as if there's an abundance of mlm relationships in media and yknow. homophobia hasn't existed??

“>:[ us men aren't allowed to be just friends anymore!!!! because of the homophobia!!!! that we created!!!!!!”

i've definitely seen this sentiment grow more again over the last few years as the number of canonical mlm relationships (often badly written or lacking any substance) increases.

before it was just a blatant "no homo" or something but it's now becoming a bit more subtle and "how dare you imply this character could be gay? do you hate men being friends?! go back to your handful of bland designated Gay Characters that we so generously gave you" from the same people who have spent years adding to the very same toxic masculinity and homophobia that stopped them from having deep and healthy friendships with other men in the first place. dare i say gaslighting?

(and just to be extra clear i am not talking about ace/aro people, or characters who are headcanoned as ace/aro, or qprs, etc. or even anyone interpreting a relationship as 'just' platonic. i'm only referring to that specific "no homo" kind of argument against shipping)

#this does apply to all queer identities and relationships btw #and also not just in fandom either this is the rhetoric irl too #but i am specifically thinking of lotr #you know. the book that is literally full of friendships between men. #and yet some people are sooo quick to jump down your throat if you even suggest that a character or relationship might be queer #i say platonic and romantic loosely for lack of better terms but i actually hate using them #(for me personally) #but that's another story #ok it's kind of the same story but i'm not going into it #(i am also not saying that there is no good canon queer representation now) #(there is. but for some reason we're pretending that's there's loads and loads when there's literally not) #(plus just because there may be some now doesn't magically make them appear in older media??) #anyway

[bhaalsdeepbat]

sometimes when people describe astarion as pathetic, they'll list all his more feminine characteristics rather than like

it's fucking pathetic of him to be mad if you save the gnomes, even if you understand why he disapproves it. It's still fucking pathetic. he's also extremely pathetic when he ascends and starts becoming more like Caz, but it's bc it's pathetic that the power goes to his head like that simply bc he would rather insulate himself with power than allow himself to face his past and overcome it.

not because he deserves nice things and finery.

#bat rambles #like idk i made that post abt how i don't find him to be pathetic #and it really got me thinking about astarion #and like YEAH he isn't GNC for his time period but a lot of his characteristics aren't traditionally masculine by our standards #but then he EMBODIES those when he ascends #and i'm still unsure where i sit on whether or not that was intentional #but it's there #pathetic is also such a loaded term #and someone also pointed out that the way people talk about astarion is very similar to how caz talks about him #and i wholeheartedly agree #like sometimes i wonder if astarion fans even like him ??? #like i'll be mean and call him pathetic when i'm trying to not let myself be overly emotional about the fictional man #but that's all me projecting cus i'm the pathetic one for being so moved by pixels

[dodgebolts]

what's this? another friend has arrived, this one a pretty kitty! they'd like to know who some of your favorite bloggers are!

ok this one is going to not be comprehensive at all but I went and listed all of my mutuals and it looked like a massive wall of text so I picked out the people I interact with the most BUT I LOVE U ALL DEARLY

jo @tinynap, salty @toxicsapolo, blaze @sapnapgirlie, rey @vadergf, alexia @gogystyle, milky @honkkarl, phoenix @honktales, liv, @everybodywhamwham, aria @100blocks, cello @princeandreis, jenna @badboyslaylo, lucas @axolotldrevm, friday @georgeeehd, sally @gogienotfound, nick @dwttv, iny @sapybara, bella @calamitydaze and jules @gogtopia are some of my fav people to chat with, they're some of my oldest mutuals and I love them loads ^_^

and ofc I can't forget about my gnf and punz mains bc we are all holding hands ace @gnfcatcowboy, em @georgelore, basch @speedrunnercrafting, kit @kaustic, @rivalsjoy, leigh ann @prettygnf, miffy @gogciety, sage @powergnf, nyx @hashtagdnf, riv @gogchat, and claire @choconotfound <333

also my lovely dnf and general dteam posters, y'all make the dash such a fun place :D veri @tinamybeloved, celestial @sweetcelestialdreams, @georgenotfoundeyebags, rosie @ouchgnf, charlie @primeboysbffs, mandragora @minecraftdog, mar @patchesjam, nov @suenitos, cam @tooshisms, teana @patchesbeanie, kaya @dreamiara, meme @dnfblr, skeasy @dnfed, cliff @709-404, and lee @dreamhot!!

special shoutout to the two people who always entertain and level with me about my valo esports insaneisms @dnfingtons and @churchprime u guys are the real ones bc we all managed to flip over sen swapping marved and tenz on the roster today at different times LMAOOO

finally I don't think I can tag everyone here but everyone who I didn't mention above but I absolutely love seeing y'alls' art, fics, edits, gifs, or clips—you guys carry us whenever the boys are inactive and even moreso when they are active <33 ty for all u guys do -> demonstars, catsinstem, stonersap, respiteresponse, curoopeez, mahikamihan, traidyy, amethystcove, nervouswaltz, ourillusions, ourwaterfalls, sappymix1, yellumina, selvish, gologie, orkidays, fooshogie, milktea-green, carpedzem, tinogie, nonoqy, xomoosexo, urlwasfound, foolishhappy, bastardbvby, dreambaited

#sorry this is so long I FEEL BAD I PROBABLY MISSED SO MANY PEOPLE TOO D: #I just genuinely love everyone around here v much u guys make it fun to be here even when it's kind of hellish u are all wonderful #also shoutout to loyal simplepotatofarmer/tiredfoxtf u guys are awesome I forgor in the original post dfgkljhskj #and my anons and geoguessr buds I love u guys all loads <3333 #lyss answers #anon tag

[blue-bismuth]

#hiiii i'm jumping on the bandwagon. also i haven't made an original post in years #are any of these fascinating or even abnormal? who knows #also idk if they're supposed to all be things that apply to you but that's what i went with even tho i think i am horrifically boring #i also don't know if people outside the us have major/minor/certificate structures 🧍‍♂️ sorry #it basically just means u can take classes not related to the main thing ur going to school for outside of any gen ed requirements #minors are more rigorous than certificates in terms of course loads but majors are more rigorous than minors #also certain programs are only available as minors and/or certificates #anyway. #hyperspecific poll #polls

[ladyofvoss]

"May we meet again under a western sky"

#wolhien #hienwol #hien rijin #*aggressively channels all the Pride & Prejudice handholding vibes* #oh it's just hand holding it's not a big deal? #that's where you're wrong PEASANTS #*ben wyatt meme* it's about the YEARNING #the little gestures that may seem insignificant but are absolutely LOADED with meaning #it's about the fact that hands that grew rough from war and hardships are impossibly gentle in the right moments #it's about squeezing their hand #and rubbing your thumb over the backs of their knuckles #and committing the weight of their hand in yours to memory #it's about the fact that you don't know them enough to be too familiar but you will use any excuse to touch them #even if it's the rough callouses of their fingers #but it's enough #it's more than enough #YEARNING BITCH #also #posting this late at night so certain guildmates won't see it #because SOME people like to be smug #for some reason

[nashishishi]

idk how to explain to people that the reason i haven't been online much is because the school i go to has barely any signal and the home i live in currently also doesn't really have any good signal and there is/was a typhoon passing through the country so it made the signal problem worse, so the only time i could get signal was when i went out on the weekends, but there's been a shit ton of smog in my area recently, either from the abnormally active volcano nearby or from the horrible pollution, both of which render the air quality unhealthy, meaning i get sick more easily because i'm either inhaling sulfur dioxide from the ashfall OR i'm inhaling sulfur dioxide from the pollution, meaning i'm stuck inside my house with horrible signal for most of the day

and the typhoon that is/was passing through the country means that it's also been raining quite a bit recently, and rain + sulfur dioxide = acid rain, meaning i REALLY can't go outside, meaning no signal for me. ever.

also, even when i Can go outside, it's usually just to run errands. obviously it's not advised to go outside if it's not necessary, so i only ever go out when i need to do my groceries or something like that, which means the only time i can get signal is also the one and only time in the entire week when all i do for 2 hours is cross a bunch of streets, run down supermarket aisles, try not to let my wallet get stolen, and then walk back home. none of which are activities that i can do while also diverting part of my attention to scrolling or messaging on my phone

so yk like if i could explain all that in like 1 or 2 sentences that would be great. it's just that if i say "the whole goddamn country (including me) is in a crisis rn srry" and it hasn't reached world news yet, it almost sounds like a non-issue (or just a straight-up lie) if i use it as an excuse

#i can't even load google searches like that's how bad it is in this house #also. this post is queued. i am Not posting this in real time #i WISH i could post in real time #i can barely even go out for mcdonald's. like #this is so funny!!! #this is so cool and fun and awesome right #it's more fun in the philippines guys!!!!!!!!!!!!! #n44_txt #n44_am #n44_news #does this count as news?? wtv #^correction to first tag: SOMETIMES i can't even load google. if less people are using the wifi it's faster (duh)