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GUYS GUYS GUYS

YOU CAN BOOP

SUPER BOOP

AND EVIL BOOP

To super boop you have to hover your curser over the boop button until it’s does a spin animation

To evil boop you do the same thing but let it do the spin animation three times

#super boop #april boops #boop o meter #evil boop

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I like this boop feature. I would not mind if it became permanent. So long as it doesn't spam my notifications after today.

#boop o meter #april fool's day #boop

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In the Father's House

My family has been doing weekly Bible studies, and we've been going over a particular study by Ray Vander Laan. In the study, he discusses the concept of the father's house. Basically, ancient Hebrew culture--we're talking all the way back to the days of Abraham--is strongly patriarchal. The eldest capable male is the head of the household and he manages everything and takes care of everyone. Think of it like a company of sorts, and he's the on-site boss. It's his job to make sure the family runs smoothly and everyone is well cared for. If someone's needs are unmet, it brings shame on the patriarch.

When the patriarch dies or is incapacitated, the next qualified male, usually the eldest son, takes on the position of patriarch. It's his job to not just take care of his own wife and children, but of his mother, his brothers and their wives and children, and even his uncles and their wives and children (these are multi-generational households). The single most shameful thing a man can do in that culture is abandon his family, his household and his responsibilities.

Now, keep that context in mind.

Jesus points out in Luke 4 that no prophet is accepted in their hometown. And in Mark 3, we learn that Jesus' own siblings thought He was crazy, at least for a while, and they tried to drag Him back home. John points out that they didn't believe in Him. Which sounds like a classic case of resentment to me. But why resent Jesus? Did they not all know by heart the story of His birth?

Also keep in mind that Joseph disappears from the gospel narrative sometime between when Jesus was 12 and when He began His ministry. Now, according to the Torah, if a couple slept together before they said their wedding vows, they were disqualified from ever getting divorced. A child conceived out of wedlock was considered proof of such impatience. Since Jesus was legally regarded as Joseph's, that meant that Joseph and Mary could not get divorced, because Mary became pregnant with Jesus before she married Joseph. So the only other explanation for Joseph's disappearance is that he died. Which means that under Hebrew law and tradition, his assets would all pass to his oldest son--which, according to the law, would be Jesus. That means it fell to Jesus to take over Joseph's house and business, to care for His mother and to provide for His siblings (except His married sisters, who would've moved out).

But instead He went off to start His ministry; to "do [His] Father's work," as He once explained to Mary. That would've been seen by His community and His brothers as abandoning His duty to His father Joseph's house. That is why His brothers resented Him and didn't believe in Him until after His resurrection. That is why His neighbors ridiculed Him and didn't listen to His teaching.

Now, if Jesus' brothers were His older stepbrothers as Catholics claim, they would have no reason to resent Him. They would've already been taking care of Mary. But they were His younger half brothers. It wasn't their responsibility to manage Joseph's household, it was Jesus'. Or at least that's how they saw it. But Jesus knew who His Father was, and whose work He was supposed to be doing. Even if it meant leaving the house where He grew up in order to manage the bigger house He was actually heir to. And to bring those back into the Father's house who had wandered away. He "abandoned His house" in order to find the one lost sheep and bring it back to the house.

#While I've got you here #theology #Bible #gospels #Jesus #Christ #Nazareth

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Fridge logic: Pangur Bán's heterochromia

Somehow, it has escaped my notice until now that Pangur Bán has one green eye and one blue eye to symbolize the friendship between Brendan and Aisling. It was through Pangur Bán that Brendan met Aisling and formed a lasting connection. Aisling has green eyes, while Brendan's are blue.

#Cartoon Saloon #Secret of Kells #Irish Folklore Trilogy #Brendan #Aisling #Pangur Ban

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My 2024 goals

Get my thyroid hormones to optimal

Continue learning how to master my health

Get a precise MTHFR analysis

Develop my inferior Te

Learn how to make ADHD a tool, not a hurdle

Get my school loans out of default

Start an online animation course

Storyboard a short film

Finish Inktober

By the way, folks, January is thyroid disease awareness month. Check your neck!

#New Year resolutions #cognitive functions #Fi dom #extroverted Thinking #ADHD #MTHFR #thyroid illness #check your neck

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in your Wolfwalkers Encanto crossover, how was Mirabel bitten, and how did Casita respond, did Casita give Mirabel a room after being biten?

I'm still working on exactly how she was bitten. I'm leaning toward, "caught by the ankle as she was headed face first off a cliff while in a panicked sprint."

She already has a room. Casita just changes the door on it to reflect her status as a wolfwalker once the magic takes hold.

#ask #Encanto #Wolfwalkers #crossover

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So I saw Wish tonight...

Here are my first impressions:

While the animation is quite beautiful, as one would expect from the Mouse House, the storyline is serviceable, the songs are a standard mix of pretty good and pretty meh, and the villain is actually quite enjoyable, those elements just don't carry the film. The storyline is only serviceable. And not like Moana serviceable, where you can still enjoy being immersed in the world, drawn in by the memorable characters, and walk away with a hyperfixation on Polynesian navigation (or was that just me?). It was...entertaining enough...but left me feeling like something was missing.

Which is ironic, because they tried to cram everything into it. That was their mistake, really. They wanted to make as many references to other Disney films as they possibly could, and most of them felt shoehorned. The only reference that felt genuine to the world was basing Asha's seven closest friends on Snow White's Seven Dwarves. Everything else just felt forced. Magnifico made several puns in a row that all directly reference Disney properties, and they were just corny. So bad they came back around to being funny. But I'd rather they be funny for the right reason. And some of the references were so obscure that the vast majority of viewers aren't going to get them (e.g. Little John the bear, who is just called John).

I went into the movie knowing what the basic plotline was: Well-intentioned King Magnifico created an island nation where he hopes to protect everyone and their wishes from destruction, but as his power grows, he becomes corrupted by it. Asha, discovering that Magnifico is hoarding wishes, decides to start a revolution. It's actually a good commentary on government accountability, how easily power corrupts, and why you should never ever EVER give all your resources and rights away to a government that claims to have your neighbor's best interests at heart. Basically, this movie is anti-socialism. The characters voted their way into that system and have to effectively shoot their way out. Magnifico wants them to believe that he (i.e. the state) is the highest power there is, and no one is allowed to question that. Which is a great commentary. It really is. But it falls flat because the message gets muddied. The Aesop gets broken. Because while Wish says there is a higher power than a human-built and human-operated state, that "higher power" is...stardust. And if that's not corny enough, that stardust is said to be in every one of the characters, if they just "believe in themselves." So in the end, Asha's "higher power"...is human-built and human-operated. Yep, the movie tried to get theological, and it completely screwed the whole message up until it came full circle to the message that man is the highest power, and you shall bow, mortals, before whoever holds the wishes, be it an orphan king or a peasant who has an in with the orphan king's ex-wife. The writers could've avoided screwing over their message by developing their magic system more thoroughly and building an entire fantasy religion for their fantasy land, as so many other writers have done countless times over, so that it's still established that there is a higher power that transcends anything man can build, and therefore those who are oppressed by tyranny can look to that power to help them break free. But that would've taken time away from the big Easter egg hunt they wanted to set up. So their movie's message is a very atheistic, "Put your hope in nothing at all, because nothing is more powerful than politics." And the reviews show that people aren't fooled into thinking that that's somehow inspiring. It's a depressing message, and no amount of sparkles poured on it is going to make it any less so. It's just going to make it cringe worthy.

Now, if you can overlook that bit, or take the "stardust" to actually refer to the image of the God who made the stars, then you can see this movie as allegorical for faith overthrowing tyranny. But you have to squint. You can make this movie a case of Death of the Author, but you'll have to shoot the author yourself (metaphorically, Tumblr; don't give me grief just because you're so literal). If you manage that, what you have here is actually a lovely and entertaining little film.

Now for what I liked about the movie: Magnifico was actually the reason I kept watching. I do like how they showed his descent into villainy, rather than making him a straight up villain from the start. He had good intentions and was quickly corrupted by the power he wielded, even though he wanted to use that power to protect his people. He ended up inflicting the very thing he feared most on his people, becoming the hypocrite every well-intentioned extremist is. His villain song can't hold a candle to Scar, Frollo, Facilier or even Zira, but poor songs notwithstanding, he does deserve a spot among the Disney villains of legend. And we get to see him become that villain in a manner that, though a bit rushed due to the time constraints of the medium, nonetheless felt very natural and realistic.

My biggest complaint with Magnifico's character is not actually with him, but with Queen Amaya, who is not a villain and was shocked and appalled when Magnifico became one. She didn't get enough time to process that. She basically went, "Welp, he's evil now, so I'm gonna side with the teenagers and then file for divorce. Gonna really enjoy that alimony, too." I would love to have seen her express a mixture of sorrow, rage, regret and a desperate last grasp at hope for restoration--all the standard emotions that come with grief, especially over the loss of a relationship--but all I saw out of her was indifference. We got to see Alma ugly cry over losing her husband before going on to lead her own little magical kingdom; why couldn't we have that for Amaya? Pedro only ceased to have a physical heartbeat. Magnifico's very soul died. One would think that would be cause for even deeper grief from the loved ones left behind. I'm aware that watching your innocent spouse get carved like a turkey really piles on the PTSD, but what about discovering your spouse is the one doing the carving? Would that not hurt just a wee bit more?

All in all, this film is worth the price of admission, but only for the matinee. You won't be missing much by waiting until it hits Disney+. This is a movie that has a good shot at becoming a cult classic in a decade or two. But it's not going to find much love until then. The talking cat sequel from the Shrek franchise is always going to overshadow this film. Guess there's currently only room in the fans' hearts for one hybrid animation Spaniard trying to keep a wishing star out of the hands of a magic hoarder.

Also, if Dalia doesn't want those Magnifico cookies, can I have them?

#Wish film #Disney #Wish review #movie review #Asha #King Magnifico #Queen Amaya #Star #Evangeline #Blue Fairy #Encanto #Alma Madrigal #Pedro Madrigal #Scar #TLK #Frollo #HoND #Dr. Facilier #PatF #Zira #Puss in Boots #The Last Wish

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It just occurred to me why I'm not that great at impromptu speaking and why I hate praying out loud in a group, despite normally having no fear of public speaking: It's ADHD. Impromptu and public /out loud prayer both require a strong working memory and ability to stay focused and on topic. I ain't got no.

#that darn extroverted iNtuition doesn't always help either #ADHD #yes it is possible to be neurodivergent and Christian #prayer #public speaking #impromptu #un/self diagnosed #endocrine disorders

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The left is redefining "genocide"

The definition of "genocide" used to be, "the act of eradicating all members of a particular ethnic group." This is what Hitler attempted to do to the Jews and Roma, and it is what Hamas has sworn to do to the Jews of today. They launched their attempted genocide on October 7, 2023, in a coordinated attack that can be rightfully compared to 9/11.

But now, according to the left, "genocide" must be redefined to mean, "the act of defending oneself from terrorists who wish to eradicate one for being a member of a particular ethnic group." So if you want to bring all those kidnapped by Hamas home, you're "supporting genocide." If you believe raping and beheading babies and grannies on livestream is never justified, you're "supporting genocide." If you think it's evil to use civilians as meat shields, you're "supporting genocide." If you believe a given ethnic group should be free from the fear of eradication and allowed to live peacefully in their ancestral homeland (which is literally the definition of Zionism), you are "supporting genocide."

Welp, since leftism is apparently a race now, I guess I'm also "supporting genocide," since I would love to see the mindset that spawned the world's deadliest ideology (Marxism--which is also an anti-Semitic ideology, btw) die out completely and be stomped into oblivion. I will always oppose eradicating the Jews. So add me to the list of people who are "literally Hitler" for standing opposed to literal acolytes of Hitler. Who, by the way, was a socialist who named his party the National Socialists, which made him a leftist. Until the left changes that definition too, of course.

#Sukkot War #Israel Strong #Gal Gadot #Not the Bee #Israel #Jews #Jewish nation #Palestine #Hamas #terrorism #political post

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Free Palestinian Christians from Hamas!

#IDOP 2023 #International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church #Israel Strong #Voice of the Martyrs #Open Doors

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We promised we would never let the Holocaust happen again. Now, hundreds of thousands of westerners are vehemently breaking that promise, calling for genocide. Are you going to stand against them? Or are you going to hide and watch in cowardice as all your neighbors are taken away, then whine that no one is standing up for you when the killers come for you too? Because if you think they will stop with the Jews, you are the biggest kind of fool. They only target the Jews first because they're in the way--of the killers' path to you.

#Israel Strong #Sukkot War #Jude Devir #Bring them home #One of Those Days #pro-Jew #pro-Israel #Instagram

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The only "Jewish problem" is that there aren't enough of them in America and the UK to put these pro-terrorism "protesters" in their proper place. So it's up to us to help. Stand against terrorism and genocide! Stand with the Jewish people! 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸

#Israel strong #pro-Jew #against anti-Semitism #Sukkot War #down with Hamas #Palestine doesn't want freedom #they have rejected it every time it's been offered #they only want to kill every Jew #that's all they've ever wanted #and we have the receipts

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Inktober day 23: Celestial

I've been trying (and largely failing) to keep up with the Encanto OC Appreciation event put on by @encanto-extended-edition and finish out Inktober at the same time. So I've been using some of my prompts to participate in the aforementioned OC event as best I can. Well, it's time to "share the love."

Elena Ruiz, as seen with Bruno Vision (which is different from and independent of Future+, which is how I refer to his gift since he primarily uses it to watch TV in the future). This is the night Elena and Bruno met.

This fandom has tons of OCs to follow and fall in love with. My favorite so far (besides my own, of course) has been Elena, star of @prophetic-hijinks comics/storyline. The hope she still holds out for finding the husband and equal partner she actually wants and needs, and starting a family with him, even as she approaches 40, really speaks to me as someone who feels stuck in a similar sort of limbo. Eventually she gets what she's been dreaming of, and far more than she ever imagined.

Disney's Emoji Blitz has turned out to be very convenient for indicating which characters' POV is being depicted.

#Disney #Encanto #Encanto OC Appreciation #fan character #Elena Ruiz #Bruno Madrigal #Prophetic Hijinks #Inktober 2023

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Inktober batch

Day 20: Frost

Day 21

I swapped out one of the prompts that I couldn't think of anything for and used it as a free day to do something I wanted to do. I am firmly on the side of Israel in the Sukkot War, just as I was firmly on the side of America on 9/11. For the exact same reason. There is no justifying what Hamas is doing, and anyone who tries is just as bad as Hitler was. Hamas will settle for nothing less than the complete and total Final Solution. They want genocide. And they won't stop at Israel's borders. They won't stop until every Jew in the world is dead. If you support Hamas, you might as well go open Auschwitz back up.

Day 22: Scratchy

Or itchy. Random capy trying to reach an itch.

Day 24: Shallow

It looked a lot more like a real pond from a distance. But it turned out to just be a puddle. And her disappointment is immeasurable and her day is ruined.

Day 23 will be its own post.

Day 25: Dangerous

Yet another portrait of Disney's sexiest Rom.

Don't let his mask, bells, puppets or public persona fool you. As Rom baro of the Court of Miracles, and thus one of its fiercest defenders, Clopin Trouillefou is possibly one of the most dangerous men in Paris. Perhaps second only to Judge Claude Frollo himself.

#Inktober 2023 #Disney #Israel #Sukkot War #roots #Christianity #Jews #capybara #turtle duck #ATLA #Avatar the Last Airbender #the Hunchback of Notre Dame #HoND #Clopin Trouillefou #Roma #Romani

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So this one didn't get any traction because Tumblr apparently finds some of the Inktober prompts suspicious. So I'm reblogging it to prevent it from getting buried in the tags.

Inktober day 19: Plump

Yeah, I'm several days behind. Hoping to catch up this week. But I was on a hunting trip over the weekend and didn't have the time or energy to get caught up then.

I singled out this background character from HoND and named him Xavier. He's Clopin's second-in-command, and the highest ranking member of the Court of Miracles' kris (council). He's a few years older than Clopin and is his most trusted advisor and friend. He eventually succeeds Clopin as Rom baro ("big man"; chief).

In canon, he's the Rom who helps Esmeralda bring a wounded Phoebus to Notre Dame. He later helps capture Phoebus and Quasi when they enter the Court of Miracles, accusing them of trespassing. I believe he stopped Esmeralda from bringing Phoebus straight to the Court, as even though Phoebus was no longer captain of the guard, he was still not someone Xavier felt could be trusted with the knowledge of the Court's location. As Clopin's second, it's as much Xavier's job to protect the Court as it is Clopin's.

Xavier is normally a very friendly guy. He's fond of kids and has a bit of a sweet tooth. He always has a funny story for every situation. He helps keep Clopin grounded and acts as the voice of reason when Clopin's temper gets the better of him. He's a jungle gym for several of the children in the Court. He has his own family, and his children are mostly grown by the events of HoND. He has a few grandkids by the time of the sequel (which I rewrote and in which he now features prominently). When Esmeralda was young, Xavier was one of a handful of people she felt safe venting her frustrations to. He was always a good listener and had some good advice and nuggets of wisdom for her. When she's in trouble, Xavier is one of the people she feels safest falling back on. Which is why she went to him for help bringing Phoebus to a safe location.

I've made his hair a bit curlier than in canon. Romani hair types tend to have more curl than average. More Roma have hair like Esmeralda's than like Clopin's.

#Disney #Hunchback #Notre Dame #Roma #Romani #Rom #background character #fanfiction #the Hunchback of Notre Dame #Clopin #Inktober

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Inktober day 19: Plump

Yeah, I'm several days behind. Hoping to catch up this week. But I was on a hunting trip over the weekend and didn't have the time or energy to get caught up then.

I singled out this background character from HoND and named him Xavier. He's Clopin's second-in-command, and the highest ranking member of the Court of Miracles' kris (council). He's a few years older than Clopin and is his most trusted advisor and friend. He eventually succeeds Clopin as Rom baro ("big man"; chief).

In canon, he's the Rom who helps Esmeralda bring a wounded Phoebus to Notre Dame. He later helps capture Phoebus and Quasi when they enter the Court of Miracles, accusing them of trespassing. I believe he stopped Esmeralda from bringing Phoebus straight to the Court, as even though Phoebus was no longer captain of the guard, he was still not someone Xavier felt could be trusted with the knowledge of the Court's location. As Clopin's second, it's as much Xavier's job to protect the Court as it is Clopin's.

Xavier is normally a very friendly guy. He's fond of kids and has a bit of a sweet tooth. He always has a funny story for every situation. He helps keep Clopin grounded and acts as the voice of reason when Clopin's temper gets the better of him. He's a jungle gym for several of the children in the Court. He has his own family, and his children are mostly grown by the events of HoND. He has a few grandkids by the time of the sequel (which I rewrote and in which he now features prominently). When Esmeralda was young, Xavier was one of a handful of people she felt safe venting her frustrations to. He was always a good listener and had some good advice and nuggets of wisdom for her. When she's in trouble, Xavier is one of the people she feels safest falling back on. Which is why she went to him for help bringing Phoebus to a safe location.

I've made his hair a bit curlier than in canon. Romani hair types tend to have more curl than average. More Roma have hair like Esmeralda's than like Clopin's.

#Inktober 2023 #the Hunchback of Notre Dame #Court of Miracles #background character #Rom #Romani #Roma #HoND #Hunchback #hunchback of notre dame #Disney #the prompt for this one was “plump”

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For both Inktober and for the Encanto OC appreciation event hosted by @encanto-extended-edition. I'm late, I know. For the "extra bits" portion, I'm shifting focus from Séamus to another OC.

Name: Princess Dawn Glow Species: Draft mule Color: Flaxen chestnut Owner: Luisa Madrigal

Luisa is one of the tallest and heaviest people in the Encanto, thanks to a combination of her magical gift and a lifetime of bodybuilding. Thus the only horses she can really ride are draft horses. She received a draft mule as a gift a few years ago and has dedicated a good portion of her free time to taking care of her. Princess Dawn Glow is absolutely pampered. Luisa does use her for drawing carts or wagons every now and then, but she mostly uses her for leisurely rides, even if they're rare. Despite having very little free time, Luisa still dedicates several chunks of her day to caring for her mule. Dawn serves as an excuse for Luisa to take some time each day to decompress. She knows how much pressure Luisa is under and will intentionally draw out her evening routine for Luisa's benefit. She's happy to listen as Luisa vents to her about the day. And while Dawn can have some good conversations with Antonio, she rarely needs him to communicate with Luisa. The two have an understanding that doesn't require words.

Dawn doesn't have anything against Séamus as a person, but she does not like him in his wolf form. No matter how much Antonio tries to convince her Séamus is perfectly safe and friendly, Dawn can't help but feel nervous around him. The wolfhounds are pushing it. But the bush dogs can hang out with her as long as they behave themselves. She also straight up hates Parce, as do the donkeys. Antonio has to keep Parce away from them.

On a meta level, Princess Dawn Glow is named after Twilight Sparkle. But if Luisa had known about MLP in the 50s, she absolutely would've intentionally named her mule after Twilight. Who knows, maybe Bruno will stumble across the Spanish dub of the show on Future+ and introduce Luisa to it.

The outfit depicted here comes straight out of the concept art for Luisa. I thought it would make an excellent riding outfit.

#Inktober 2023 #saddle #Disney #Encanto #Luisa Madrigal #fan character #original character #mule