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Wang Yang posts new snaps from his trip to Geneva Switzerland last week. More

#!!!!!!!!! sir !!!!!!!!!!!!! #wang yang

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Mucha inspired Eowyn illustration

#eowyn #lotr #tolkien #artist appreciation #the deeds that we shall queue

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#i see a meme potential here #also pretty #zhu yilong

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mark antony voice how does a balding lying son of a pleb and an eques

#oh fantastic!!! #i’m trying to sing it to the instrumental heheh #👀👀👀 #i'll see if i have ideas for the flow!

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NEW VERSION. :)

#HOW TO CHOOSE???? #voted ‘don’t you lose him’ in the end #but it was a close battle between that and ‘my brother my captain my king’ #tolkien #lotr

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i have a terrible, terrible urge to make incomprehensible dmbj memes.

i mean, incomprehensible.

someone please stop me.

#yes #dmbj

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me, every time I have to do something even slightly stressful and out of my comfort zone: for frodo…

#tolkien #lotr #the deeds that we shall queue

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prompt Destiny/Fate for Guardian Bingo 2022/2023

#ALWAYS REBLOG #THEY!!!!!!!!!! #guardian #zhao yunlan #shen wei #weilan

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To continue with my Beren and Lúthien josei manga idea, here are Celegorm and Curufin(who smiles at dear Finrod) in Nargothrond

(featuring Orodreth and Findulas ♥)

#celegorm #curufin #tolkien #artist appreciation #the deeds that we shall queue

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new person: i’m late to this fandom/ship.. there’s not much point writing fic/making art for it is there?

The Fans:

W̡̨͍̞̯ͬͦͤ̍̽͑̌͠E̼̠̪̩̯͈̩̖̳͛͋ͧͭͪ ̣̣̐̚ͅH̡͇͓̓̈́͛ͨ̏͛ͯŲ͔̙̳͇͔̺͓̲͚̐̇ͯ̃́̈N̛̈͐͗̍҉͕̗̗̠̞̗̠̱Ǧ̵̹̜̪̪̖̫̌ͨ̂̇͂ͬȨ̶̥̻̱̦̤̥̬̬͕ͩͪͤͧ̇͗̿R̵̢̘̘̩̠̜̭̭̯̅ͩ͂͆̉̅̎ͩ͜ͅ ̛̖͎̞̎̂̐͊̿̑ͣ͊̐͜͟F̵̹͈̯̘̣̀̽Ô̲̯͇̪̰̼͕̬͒ͣͪ̎͜R͓͚̱͔͌̍̔͐̓̈̚̕͜ͅ ̺̥͙͐́͟ͅN̲̹̘̤̱̅̊ͨ̀͝E̸̺͉̦̼͇̜͑ͯͭ̀W͈̳͉̘͈͓̅̃͘ ̸̣̜͙͉̀̊ͤ̐͐ͫͣ́͝B̵̨͇͍̟͎̞̦̝̄̎̌L̶̠̲̗̙ͥͮ̚Ŏ̊̋ͬ̉͡͏̞̥̤̫̱̪̝̮O̧̳͇͎͊̆ͭ͗̎ͤD̴̯͔̳̘̘̪̼ͨ̓̆͜ͅ 

#join usssss

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Rules: pick a song for each letter of your url and tag that many people.

I was tagged by the wonderful @the-marron ❤️❤️❤️

F : fear of water - noah kahan

O : obey - bring me the horizon

R : rainbow - dodie

E : easy - stray kids

R : regulus - onewe

U : under the skin - &team

S : sanctified - matt maeson

S : sink - noah kahan

A : apple tree - aurora

K : kerosene dreams - x ambassadors

E : everybody clap - p1harmony

Tagging: @pangzi @programmedradly @hideyseek @lucientelrunya @scaredysap @psychic-waffles @mjsakurea @kalgalen @stupid-lemon-eater @baiyubai @lynne-monstr @dual-domination @aredhel-of-doylkien if you want to ❤️

#tagged #music

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hey here's a website for downloading any video or image from any website.

works w/ youtube, soundcloud, twitch, twitter (gifs and videos), tumblr (video and audio), and most other websites you're probably lookin to download stuff off of.

#resources

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Take the test

You can only do 12 options in a poll so if you tie choose which one you prefer???

#wizard (80%) #though i also scored 75% on barbarian and ranger #which is a fun contrast #quiz

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the best way to consume media is to make it your only personality trait for at least two months

#yeas 🥰 guardian hehe #<- hidey you’re right #except ​i’ve been here for over two years #i think i’m stuck forever (and i wouldn’t mind)

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Analysis: Lyric from “Flying Across Time”

In the Guardian promo song “Flying Across Time,” there is a verse that is translated as “How much practice is needed to become someone like you?” While technically accurate, I think the translation misses a subtle but critical point: it doesn’t mean “how much practice is needed for (me or someone else) to become like you,” it means “how much practice is needed (for you) to finally become as you are now?” The translation is unclear because the lyric doesn’t explicitly state who is doing the practicing, but it’s implied that it’s about one person becoming more fully who they are, not someone wishing they could be like someone else. I think it’s a beautiful lyric that deserves some unpacking.

*dusts off English major hat*

The lyric says “practice” (lian xi) in the way that you would practice a skill. You could lian xi playing the piano, for example. In the context of this lyric though, I think the meaning is more “hone” (muo lian) or perhaps “refine.” I don’t typically think of personal improvement or self-actualization as something you can lian xi, per se. The reason the lyric uses lian xi versus something more appropriate like muo lian is because xi rhymes with ni (you).

[Disclaimer: I’m American-born Chinese, meaning my Chinese language skills are generally limited to talking about the weather, or to my mom, or talking about the weather to my mom. Not anything useful like, say, reading a web novel in its original language.]

But if we go with the idea that the lyric is really talking about honing or refining yourself into something better, more true, more pure, then it relates to the Chinese idea of a soul’s progression toward becoming more and more itself. Each reincarnation is a chance to move closer to that ideal, toward nirvana. Either way, the idea also indicates the passage of time, usually a significant amount of time. Lian xi is not something you do once or for a short period. It’s something you apply yourself to over time.

And that brings us to the second part of the lyric: cai hui cheng wei zhe yang de ni/to become someone like you. Cai hui indicates consequence or causality, kinda like “finally.” Cheng wei I’m a bit fuzzy on, but I think in addition to meaning “become,” there’s a sense of achievement attached to it. For example, you could say “It’s because I put in years of dedication at my job, so I cai hui cheng wei/finally became the leader of this department.”

I think “zhe yang de ni” is an especially poetic construction, not just because it rhymes perfectly with the previous line, but because it conveys awe for the version of “you” (ni) being referenced. Again, while translating that into “someone like you” is technically accurate, it misses that sense of a person going through multiple iterations of refinement/honing to finally arrive at the version of themselves that they are today. “Zhe yang” means “this type” or “this kind” or “this version.” It implies not only that multiple versions of the same thing exist, but an appreciation for this specific version of the thing. Putting “de ni” (of you) at the end is what makes this such a romantic concept, because in normal everyday speech, you would never say zhe yang de ni (“this type of you”). It’s a poetic construction. There’s a sense of wonder, a sense of awe, toward the “you” in the lyrics, conveyed by putting ni at the end.

Putting it all together, you get roughly “Through/after how much practice/refinement did you finally become/achieve this version of you?” I think these ideas of practice/progress/refinement over time to create “this specific version of you” are relevant to both Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei. We can easily think about each of Kunlun’s reincarnations as “practice” along a progression until he becomes the Zhao Yunlan of this current incarnation, but Shen Wei is also markedly different today than he was 5000 years ago. He, too, has been honed over time into this specific version of himself.

Add in the sense of wonder/awe—conveyed in the tone of the question, because remember that this lyric is asking a question—and you’ve got a deeply romantic concept that basically boils down to “how did you become this (perfect) version of you?”

In other words, I would never talk to another person like this unless they were my lover/romantic partner. Frankly, I can’t believe they used this song as the promo song and then turned around to say “it’s all about brotherhood!” with a straight face. Because no. This lyric is something you would say to your long-lost beloved while gazing into their eyes and tenderly stroking the side of their face.

#yeeeeeees #the soundtrack is so fun bc it is sooooo romantic #like. the entirely of 《只是太在意》 as the ending theme??????? #like. 早知道分离就别说我爱你 ?????? what was that all about?????? #AND I AM SUPPOSED TO GO ‘YEAH THAT’S STH SOMEONE WOULD SAY ABOUT A GOOD FRIEND’ ????????? #oh guardian ost my beloved

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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FINROD, I CHOOSE YOU (painting with texture brushes is YESSSSSSS)

#finrod #tolkien #artist appreciation #the deeds that we shall queue

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“吓我一跳” (you scared me) 😅 x

#still many feeling about this one #fragile! approach with caution! #gets so in his own head that he doesn’t notice people around him #bless his heart #zhu yilong