#rambling as always

[o0kawaii0o]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KING 🗣🗣🗣

#fun fact: luffy's bday shares the same date as Liberation Day in my country #had the sudden idea to implement a halo in luffy art #and as his strawhat #idk but I found that very big brain of myself #there even was this quote about the sun god! will share that in a reblog later! #I was actually planning to draw stuff of other series (e.g. st/ardew) but loof's bday was suddenly here #it's not really proper bday themed art but the opportunity to merge my initial idea with this was right there #also experimented a little bit more in this one #rambling as always #monkey d luffy #one piece #op #o0kawaii0o

[aesthetictarlos]

OH BOY, I'VE JUST WATCHED THE LAST EPISODE AND I'M IN A PUBLIC PLACE SO I CAN'T SCREAM BUT I WISH I COULD!!!

1) Emmett opening the door to find Travis and Eli was in my Bingo card and I enjoyed it so much, yay to the awkward scene I needed! (Of course I feel bad for Eli, cheating is always wrong and Travis should've done... Something but sue me, my fangirl heart is screaming.)

2) The "it was a mistake" scene was in my Bingo card too and it's so funny that they lasted for what, ten minutes? before doing that same mistake all over again because they can't keep their hands (and something else lol) off each other.

3) I'm sorry but the not-so-accidental hand touch?? And the way Emmett glanced at Travis? I'm losing my mind your honour.

4) The closet scene I DON'T EVEN WANT TO START RAMBLING BECAUSE I COULD GO ON FOR HOURS

5) I get why Travis was upset but Emmett didn't say anything wrong, Travis needs to talk to Eli and end things with him and now I need an emotional scene between Travis and Emmett where Travis makes a GREAT SPEECH and they get back together

Random thoughts: I wonder what Emmett's gonna do now... Is he flying back to Italy? Or is he planning to stay in Seattle a little more? UHHHH I need to know so I can start making theories

#station 19 s7 #station 19 abc #tremmett #travis x emmett #emmett dixon #travis montgomery #rambling as always #travis and emmett

[brookheimer]

Yeah, I feel similarly about Kendall winning with Matsson and Mencken, like it makes sense and all but it's just not narratively interesting to me and I hope there's a little more to it than that.

yeaaaa like it’s the most Logically Sound While Still ~Twisty~ Outcome i can think of (twisty in that instead of US CEO being shiv they end up asking ken and he says yes etc… not very twisty but ya know. not entirely predictable. i guess) but it’s just not a super, like, interesting one. im lowkey really at a loss for how it’ll end honestly — any ending i can think of that isn’t kendall hollow pyrrhic victory would ring false and feel like a forced twist that doesn’t really track very well, but kendall hollow pyrrhic victory is not only predictable (which in theory i’d be fine w) but an insanely common prestige tv trope that succession wouldn’t be doing anything new with and idk it would kinda feel like a letdown to me. i don’t want a Massive Twist like it’s not that kind of show (and thank god) and they always value character/narrative/meaning > shock value, but i’m just not sure what a satisfying ending would be even with that in mind because ken pyrrhic victory just feels a little too neat almost. i do think it’ll be open-ended but mostly re: like long term stuff as in relationships, well-being, “””redemption””” etc; i think that we will probably get a clear answer to the titular question, at least for now (like, could change in the future, but at present the outcome is ___) — saw something from mylod alluding to certain shots of a certain character hinting at who the successor will be, which makes me think there will be a successor (and it would be so cheap for there not to be). idk i’m rambling but yeah i’m just very curious to see how jesse will try to resolve the dilemma he’s somewhat written himself into where everything except for one outcome feels off, but that one outcome feels cliche/obvious and wouldn’t say anything other shows haven’t…. please stick the landing jesse i beg of you

#asks #myplasticadversary #succession #long post #ish #rambling as always #succession speculation #kinda

[thetrashppl]

about that last reblog- yeah man, regardless of ur position in that kind of situation, i think it all comes down to communication. god knows i struggle with this myself, but i've been making a huge effort these past years to be honest and direct and to manage my expectations depending on the person, and to know what's fair to expect back depending on what i'm able to provide, even if relationships can still get messy and we can all still fuck up cause we're goddamn emotional beings, not robots

state what you want or need plainly, instead of prodding or testing and assuming the other person's position based on your perception of their answers. they don't know what u rly want or need from them if u don't tell them. likewise, if a person requires certain needs met in a friendship and u know u can't provide as much attention or time as they'd like you to, say as much, as well, from the start. they might decide that doesn't work for them and u have to respect it. state ur ways, state your boundaries, make it clear when something is wrong, if it is, especially if u are a bit of a hermit normally. on the other hand, if you, without prompting or even a hint for it, start love bombing someone or dedicating all ur time to them cause you really crave that kind of affection and attention back, as quick as you can get it, well, some ppl might be okay with it and even return it but others will definitely dissappoint u by no fault of their own. if each other's needs and boundaries clash, then shake hands and walk away and find what you need in ppl that can and want to give it. even then, dynamics shift and ppl go through shit that changes their routines and their ways to socialize, and again, communication helps avoid misunderstandings. and of course, if u state what you need atm clearly and early, especially when ur still getting to know each other, and that is tested or met with guilt tripping or manipulation meant to force u out of ur boundaries, that's on them. and honestly a red flag. likewise, if someone who doesn't usually start conversations or checks in often or just gives back as much attention as they get from u, reacts angrily or hurt when you, the convo initiator, change the routine, that's also unfair. and if someone, when u state ur needs, promises to meet them just so u stay, rather than giving u a fair warning of what to expect from them so u can decide to stay or not, and then fail to do so, further hurting u, yeah. not great either. often all of this isn't even malicious, ppl are just going to be difficult and fail u and disappoint u sometimes, just like u will be the one doing that to others without meaning to or realizing it. we're all still growing up and figuring out what the fuck we want or need. at all times. but yeah, it's about meeting in the middle, walking away or knowing what to expect from each dynamic. communication fixes things or at least lessens the blow, that's all

#rambling as always #just my 2 cents #my very flawed thoughts as they're still subjective to my own experiences #and god knows im a bit of a hermit #delete later

[tariah23]

Oh…. Well, it’s over for Crunchyroll I guess

#Crunchyroll #piracy #funimation #money hungry ass streaming service #rambling #I’ve never paid for a streaming service in my life thank god #I appreciated using others accounts but I personally cannot see myself paying this much for a service if I had the funds 😭! #get back to pirating kings!!! #anime has always been one of the easiest forms of media to pirate anyway so y’all got this #CR is definitely not worth paying for though #CR is certainly not worth paying this much for even if it’s a yearly one time fee #capitalism #the fact that CR has always had pretty bad quality as a streaming service anyway #it buffers every time you pause or rewind anything

[goldensunset]

advice i think we should tell children is that when adults say stuff like ‘now that i’m an adult i get really excited about stuff like coffee tables and bathrooms and rugs etc’ they don’t mean ‘and now i don’t care about blorbo and squimbus from my childhood tv shows anymore’ bc your average adult still loves all the same pop culture stuff they always did; they just have a greater appreciation for the mundane as well. growing up just means you can enjoy life twice as much now. you can get really excited about a new stuffed animal AND about a new kitchen sponge. peace and love

#peach rambles #you don’t have to get rid of blorbo and squimbus!! they would look great on top of your beautiful new nightstand you’ve been excited about #hall of fame i guess #i get. the sneaking suspicion this post has inspired at least two other posts #to the effect of ‘uhmmm i was ALWAYS excited about these things??’ #yes i did have to do my own chores as a kid prommy. i just didn’t have feelings about stuff yet ok

[runawaymarbles]

The thing I keep coming back to, with all the *gestures expansively* is that real life doesn't have peaceful epilogues.

Every single win has to be defended. Forever. I'm sorry. It sucks. The Nazis lost until they stopped losing. The US had abortion rights, and then 50 years later it didn't. Empires fall, and then they invade other countries again. Oppressive regimes are overthrown and replaced with other oppressive regimes. You will never finish the work etc etc etc. Which is why it's so fucking important to be able to acknowledge and celebrate progress, when it happens. The people who came before you didn't put in all that work for nothing, and you aren't, either. You can't save it all for the Ultimate Victory because there is never going to be an Ultimate Victory. There's no such thing as a time when everything is good, and ours shall not be the commune of Heaven.

#rambling #like by all means always push for more #but man you gotta be able to note the small victories too #and you have to be able to step away for a bit when you need to because there's never going to be an Ultimate End #op

[fox-guardian]

"maybe if i dress more boring i'll get gendered correctly by strangers" that's the devil talking

#ramblings with major #just thinkin about it #do NOT listen. dress as weird as possible always #never give up your whimsy for the sake of acceptance from people whose opinions you should not care about #this is a note to self mostly but AUGH

[townofcrosshollow]

Shocked how many people think you can just turn on a computer and leave it on for weeks or months or years and never turn it off and it'll be fine. Computers need their sleep, and sleep mode does not count

#seriously there are processes important to the health of your computer that run when you turn it off or on #if you computer runs like shit or if your laptop's always hot that's why #'oh but it takes so long to boot up' YEAH BECAUSE YOU'VE KILLED HER SLOWLY #you've done the equivalent of stapling her eyes open and tazing her when she falls asleep. STOP #incoherent rambling

[humming-fly]

Every now and then I'm reminded Real People with Actual Jobs use tumblr and I've always been legitimately curious what all you weird adults are up to when you're not on this site and with tumblr's New Poll Feature I can finally get an answer! (or the closest approximation of an answer possible with only 10 available options h a)

#tumblr /really/ shortened the character limit on these posts huh #could've sworn it was longer when i made the wizard one #anyways no shit i have always been curious #tragically 10 options limits things a lot but I tried to be broad XD #i'll start i'm an academic researcher studying civil engineering :V #humming-rambles #poll

[bizarrelittlemew]

i can't wait to be 30+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 40+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 50+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 60+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 70+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 80+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to be 90+ and still in fandom and i can't wait to look back on my life and know that i loved things deeply and passionately and was inspired to create and was part of communities with incredible people from all over the world brought together by the stories that touched us

#and still be mad at shithead executives for unfairly cancelling my pirate show #also imagine what my ao3 word count will be like. gonna be writing my little fics in the nursing home #sometimes when i get frustrated over my writing i have to remember that i've only been doing it for a little over a year #and not in my native language #there is still so much time and so much to learn and try and discover and explore and i am EXCITED #there is something so ancient and beautiful about humans being brought together by stories #storytelling is what humans have always done and will always do and what will always connect us #to our past to the future to each other #sorry for the 1 am ramblings #fandom #🐭📓

[bonesandthebees]

ao3 commenters PSA: even on older fics with a ton of comments the authors still get the notifs for every single comment

re: the person who just left a multi paragraph comment on one of my older fics talking about how much they disliked the ending and detailing several alternate endings they came up with instead that they thought would be better, and ending the comment with "no one is going to see this but oh well" authors see your comments yes even on old fics and it really doesn't feel good to see a comment like that even years after I finished the fic

#as always you can dislike a fic idc if you complain to your friends about how much you hated one of my fics or whatever #but don't comment it on my fucking fic?? #theres a proper place for that stuff and it's not shoving it in the authors face #ughhhh #ramblings

[puppyeared]

learned something about myself lately

#i dont think its even the fact almost all my characters are somewhat beasts in one way or another. i just #really like tails and wish i had one myself #and then my oc designs are a little tame theyre mostly human shaped with animal features. but they always have tails #my eyes have recently been opened to the appeal of long whiplike unicorn tails.. so flowy and curly #something about the tuft at the end being long and swirly just does something for me.. #maybe it would make sense to change auggies tail shape so it looks like a meteor. her design is mainly pink with hot pink accent #so it would be cool to use that and orange to make it look like a fire meteor.. maybe itll help complement the blue/green in her design #head full of ocs today so expect a ramble later #if i had a tail i think it would be long with a kink. so it kind of folds over once but not in a curl #when it wags its kind of a swaying motion. i have thought about this a normal amount #yapping

[chronicowboy]

this post & merthur

#sami rambles #our favourite doomed couple <333 #i will always and forever remember hearing sara bareilles' orpheus for the first time as a teenager and immediately and irrevocably #linking it to merthur for the rest of my natural life so much so that i can no longer separate the two #LOL :D #merlin #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin x arthur #merthur #web weave #orpheus and eurydice

[foldingfittedsheets]

Not to be self congratulatory but a classmate was doing a study for one of his game design classes and asked if I’d be one of his participants. I like him so I said yes and he had me do a questionnaire and then set me up in front of Street Fighter.

He had me with set parameters and told me to just fight it out so I did. I watched his eyebrows go up when I finished but he couldn’t comment until the end.

He asked if I played Street Fighter regularly and I said no. I told him I played stuff like Bloody Roar, Guilty Gear, Mortal Kombat and Smash Bros growing up socially, but it’s never been my genre.

He asked if I would be more interested to play Street Fighter after this test and I said no.

He started quietly laughing when I finished all the questions and I said, “What? Did I do poorly?”

“No. You finished the fastest out of anyone I’ve tested. You’re also the oldest and have the least interest in this genre of game, it’s just really funny.”

I told him my best friend growing up had consoles but I didn’t. He got to play and practice regularly so he tended to be better than me as a baseline. But. If I won he’d get so furious that he’d turn the console off and we could do what I wanted instead, so I developed an aggressive button mashing technique that has served me well.

#ramblies #funny #story #funny story #fighting games #always preferred a good puzzle or story based game

[tariah23]

Right

@a-captions-blog

[Image description: Tweet by Marcelo [unicorn emoi] [rainbow flag emoji] [verified] @ CzardoFogo from 18 April 2024 that says, ‘Yeap.’ Attached is an edited political cartoon with two panels showing an anime girl lying on a mat with the covers drawn up to her chin. She has a contented look on her face. Thought bubbles coming out of her head in the panels show the US and Israeli flags on fire. This is a response to a Tweet by Arsen Ostrovsky [yellow ribbon emoji] [verified] @ Ostrov_A that says, ‘If you are anti-Israel, you are anti-American.’ \End description]

#rambling #I added your addition to the original!!! I’m always really grateful for captioners so thank you!