#I dont take pictures of people

[420technoblazeit]

in my mind dean was always supposed to get older and become the new bobby. like ok you're a hunter, maybe a little new to the scene and still figuring things out. and you're tracking down a werewolf, easy case. except some things don't line up quite right and now you're thinking it might not actually be a werewolf. so you ask around a hunter's bar and they all say the same thing. go to this one bunker in the middle of nowhere in kansas

and you're like sure what the hell. you're stumped anyway, might as well check it out. maybe it's a weapons storehouse or something. but then you get there and there's a doorbell and a bee-shaped welcome mat out front and you're starting to think you've got the wrong place. the door swings open and there's this middle aged guy with a robe and batman pyjama bottoms. and he laughs at the look on your face and tells you to come in, he doesn't bite. not since he got that vampire cure, anyway. you're not sure what to make of that last part but he winks at you when he says it so you figure he's joking. maybe.

he gives great advice about hunting everything under the sun and if you stick around long enough he'll go on and on about how he saved the world at least five times. ok sure. you don't want to be rude so you just sit there and sip your coffee politely while he talks about some guy called chuck and how much of a bitch he is. and another guy who's aged a little more gracefully comes padding down the hallway in a metallica t-shirt and rolls his eyes. has he told you about tvland yet? ('i was just getting to that part!')

if you go to the basement you'll find shotguns filled with salt, wooden stakes, holy water, and demon-killing bullets for sale. and if you're lucky the witch who sells hex bags might be around. low-grade curses only, of course. you better leave the powerful stuff to the professionals. and she'll get in trouble if she gives you anything stronger, not that she can't be persuaded. a girl's gotta make a living after all and she's always encouraged eager new witches. it's worked out pretty well for her so far. and then a guy you swear is twice your height will raise an eyebrow at her and insist she only sell the weaker hex bags, please. you don't need any more witches in your coven, rowena. you've got plenty

pagan god giving you trouble? there's a man who swings by every once in a while who knows how to deal with those. give him some candy or a fun magic relic and he might help you out. it depends. he's a little picky about dishing out advice and he likes to play favorites. and if you've got a demon problem they can give you the number of a guy who swears up and down that he used to be the king of hell. but you've seen him walking around with a purse-sized terrier tucked under his arm and a dozen more following him so you're not really sure if you believe him

idk i like to think that dean got to grow old and retire. that doesn't mean he stops helping people, it just means he hangs up his coat and becomes an old man who rambles on and on about 'back in my day' and makes a dent in his leather armchair. there's a foosball table where the dungeon used to be and sam complains about beer bottles being everywhere and it becomes a safe haven for anyone still fighting the good fight. it's just that for dean and the rest of team free will the fight is over. they're done hunting now

#THIS GOT AWAY FROM ME BUT. i was thinkign about the spn finale and what i'd picture as a happy ending for tfw (mostly dean sorry. samgirls) #adn like. i dont think dean would ever give up helping people but i also think at some poitn in time he'd recognize that the way he views #hunting really does hurt him. n maybe eventually he coudl be convinced to take a step back yk? and be a little more hands off like bobby wa #and YES im givign rowena gabe adn crowley happy endings too. up to you to decide if htey live in the bunker now. (i think crowley does at #least once he abdicates the throne. he went full will graham and has like a hundred dogs n dean complains about how much mud they track in) #supernatural #dean winchester #castiel #rowena macleod #sam winchester #gabriel spn #crowley macleod #crowley spn #the pig squeals

[despazito]

Unfortunately Russia absolutely does use bots and crap to try to destabilize american society (to limited success imo) just like how the CIA runs influence ops on their enemy states. most countries in the world are actively all spying on each other doing this kind of stuff on the down low.

However I do believe that staff found this convenient situation where they discovered a few bots, maybe even as few as one, and used this (I think intentionally, but I'm also willing to believe staff may just be that fucking stupid and inept) as an excuse to also quietly remove real black bloggers from the site who they didn't like.

Idk I'm concerned about the implication that these kinds of cyber ops don't exist because they are out there on many popular websites and it's not paranoia or 21st century McCarthyism to say that. I think the real story of what staff was up to in March 2018 is more complex and I think both staff's racism and bot presence can easily both be true at once. I think it was an excuse with a grain of truth inside that they exploited.

#i dont want people getting the idea that foreign bots are just a psyop boogeyman that arent real #i have sources that paint a very different picture #but i do think staff is lying totally banned people in bad faith please dont take this as me defending them

[skunkes]

#prefacing this with I Know Spanish. i cant not know spanish‚ my parents don't speak english #but im the only one of my siblings that didnt get to go to school over there 🇲🇽 (just pre school) #adn the thing is like. my siblings wld talk to me in eng of course #(if they talked to me at all! what do u say to a baby when you're 9 12 and 15 yrs older.) #and my parents wld similarly jst not talk to me? i did not have conversations with them from birth to now lol. #thjere is something about how like. my sisters kids are also learning the languages at the same time #but when they mess up in spanish theyre corrected‚ by my sister (their mom)‚ my other sister‚ my parents #why not Me. why wasnt that extended to Me as a child... #the same reason I have the least amount of baby pictures while my siblings all have one full book each i bet #the same reason why my and my eldest sister are 15 yrs apart LOL #igts so crazy to me. i hate mentioning this bc people assume #im one of those ppl who isnt fluent bc their parents speak english and spanish and never taught them #my parents dont speak english❗❗❗❗ #my nephew thats older than me who is my fave family member and also only speaks spanish #is coming up on sunday idk that i can fully carry convo with him! #pure spanglish bc i didnt grow up having convos in it writing it reading it #thats why im so desperate to read books in spanish now. im so deeply ashamed #igts so crazy. i hate it. #saw a comment on smthng the other day thats like ''idk how u can have parents that only speak spanish and not know it lol'' #well can you take a guess. can u take a guess as to how that would happen via interactions. lack thereof. #idk why but its even more embarrassing this way. genuinely how cld u not know...? #its like i was born to feel isolated from my family in every single way...youngest by so many years #the language thing. the Hates Eating thing. the trans thing. most severe failure to launch #im so embarrassed to be alive....! #and i dont belong anywhere. and i am Alone wherever I am. #abandoned by direct and distant relatives. ancestors.

[alliswyattonthewesternfront]

more damage has been done to my self esteem by people who refuse to admit when a photo is unflattering, than maybe any other type of person. being told "no! really! you look great in that one!" eroded my ability to tell a good photo from a bad photo for years.

i just started accepting that the deeply unflattering candids of me were what i looked like to most people. that they were, in fact, the best i ever looked to other people. because 100% of the time if i expressed dislike for a photo, i was told it looked good. i think at least half of my body dysmorphia is from people taking photos of me where i was reading a book or something, and tried to tell me i looked cute with my chin pressed to my neck and my greasy hair plastered to my face.

just tell your homies when they had a bad photo taken. they will thank you.

#blog #tbh i dont even know what i look like even now #i have very bony angles in a fatter than average body and just #generally dont photograph well bc nobody knows how to take pictures of tall fat ppl #except other tall fat people #so i live the selfie life now and forever

[oifaaa]

is it not common aoifa knowledge that markiplier is your jason faceclaim bc it really should be (smh @ everyone who didn't know. fake fans /j)

Obviously I'm not making it obvious enough that's on me from now on I'm not even gonna bother drawing Jason just gonna take screen shots of markiplier and add the white streak - actually will probably save me alot of time

#ask #agapimenos #Hey Per!!!!!!! #honestly it is funny tho #bc i picture people seeing my jason #and in the same tone as #“was that the bite of 87” #going #“is that markipler??” #also tho #im so glad i did decide to base jason on a real life person #it makes drawing him easier in a way #i dont have to think about how jason looks as much #unless its trying to get him to look more like markiplier #which ho boy im doing #just you wait guys #those notes from the past ask #those were me taking down what i needed to fix next time i draw jason

[mokeonn]

Before I go to sleep I leave you all with this piece of advice: sometimes you don't actually have to answer big political questions, sometimes you can just say "I am not smart enough to know that, I just know the small things I do to help." Like you can often times completely avoid making a fool of yourself if you just say you don't know.

#simon says #to explain here and not in a reblog: #sometimes when you try to explain big picture solutions you're gonna sound dumb #you might not have done enough research #you might not have a rebuttal to a counter argument #you might not be articulate enough to explain why you think this #sometimes you gotta take a step back and give the simple solution. the one man solution #you do what you can to fight against the problem #you talk to people to help spread awareness and how to fight the bad problem #and you vote and invite others to vote for bigger steps towards solving the problem #like you can talk about theory and how you believe we need to do a huge drastic thing to solve and issue #but people will disagree and argue til you're blue in the face #they'll poke and prod until you mess up or lose your temper and use it against you #and you'll feel dumb and they'll learn nothing #sometimes the best thing to do is step away from the big picture and just say 'idk what the solution is I just know the things I can do“ #sometimes you gotta admit you're not a scientist/expert and you can't answer that #i used this while talking with my Dad tonight #he brought up our climate crisis and space travel as a possible solution #and I said I think that's just addressing the symptom and not the cause and we need to care for our Earth now #and he asked me what solutions I think would fix it #and knowing my incredibly smart Dad who is articulate and ready to throw rebuttles at a moments notice to play devils advocate #and my past experience in struggling in this topic with him before #i just told him I didn't know. all i knew is the little things I can and do do to help #and that hopefully by spreading the word and habits and encouraging others to vote for those bigger solutions I could help make a change #but all I really could do is the little things I have control over #and the topic became much less stressful about the little things we have control over #like planting native plants and recycling and adopting habits that are healthier to our planet #which was 100% more preferable to if I tried to give a big solution. because I would reveal i didn't have all the knowledge needed to argue #and my articulation would make me sound like a stupid kid who only thinks they know what's best #so yeah I basically suggest that if you dont wanna feel like shit after debating someone just step away from the big picture for a moment

[craycraybluejay]

yes i am an adult male who loves high school dramas this is because i literally never experienced normal coming of age drama like ever and am disconnected from the collective experience of having a relatable peer group forever hope that helps

#i JUST want to experience high school #without like. my whole shitty life thing having gone on #i want to go to high school and have stupid drama and sexuality crises and worries about grades #not... That #i never had that im never going to have that #can i get (one) permission to go a little crazy if i survive into a university #fuck everyone befriend and be-enemy everyone get all up in peoples stupid mind numbingly low stakes drama #i want that sweet golden experience where the worst thing ill ever fear is annoying my classmates #or accidentally spilling something on someone at a dance #i deserve it i deserve to have had a childhood and a young adulthood and a life #i deserve to have dealt with unserious issues to prepare me for bigger ones #rather than serious danger that leaves me permanently severed from normal people and life #and makes me incapable of reacting proportionally or finding it in me to care about less serious problems #like yes it sucks your mom is going to miss college graduation #but i thank my lucky stars that you are not dying or being abused or starved or beaten or exploited #i literally dont know how to take things seriously a lot of the time like im not able to even if i try #because to me the mildest real problem is someone purposefully isolating you and ruining your health #the MILDEST #i try to care ab simple stuff i really do i just CANT #and it sucks so much trying to be a good friend and kind feeling like i cant do enough #the loud thought 'i wish that hapoened to me/i wish i worried about that/i wish the people i love only had that as a problem' #i get so envious. like thank fucking god your parents divorced like normal adults when it should be over #thank fucking god that 'friend' cut you off when they were actively insulting you and betraying your trust #thank the fucking universe that shitty partner dumped you before you fkn hurt yourself over them #yk? #and its a 'mean/cold' way to think about it but i just dont have the capacity to think or feel the little picture #i can imagine my friends subjected to such horror even tho i dont want to

[hella1975]

ive never felt more rural than i have in the past few weeks since hanging out with a lad who has only ever lived in cities. what do you MEAN YOU'VE NEVER DONE A MORRIS DANCE

#he didn't even know what morris dancers WERE i said some shit like 'you know it's summer when the morris dancers come out' #and he was like 'the what now' I FEEL LIKE IM GOING CRAZY. HE'S FUCKING WITH ME SURELY #AND THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN ABOUT THINGS I JUST ASSUMED WERE BASICS #'harvest festival 🤨' PARDON. YOU ARE JOKING #and also the CONCEPT of a village is baffling to him. i said there's probably about 100 people in my entire village #and we don't have a pub or a single shop the closest ones are in the NEXT village over which is a 3 mile walk #and this boy was HORRIFIED. we are both in a constant state of thinking the other is taking the piss #and now every time i think/do something abundantly rural im SO self-aware 😭 #my mum told me the farmers are gonna do a xmas tractor run through our village this year #(they usually miss our village bc even by village standards it's tiny) #and she was like 'shame you'll miss it! i'll send you a video!' and im there already picturing this boy's face when i show it him #like sigh. yeah. yeah okay maybe the rural england is ingrained deeper than i feared. never escaping the allegations etc #had a conversation with him the other day that concluded with me 100% genuinely being like 'you need to touch grass' #i literally said 'i think it would fix you. like actually go and touch some grass what the fuck' #bc at this point he's so far removed from nature that it's INSANE TO ME. i didnt realise how much i took growing up rurally for granted #THESE PEOPLE DONT EVEN GET DRUNK IN FIELDS. THEY HAVE NO FIELDS. I HAD TO EXPLAIN TO HIM WHAT A CAMP OUT WAS

[maliciousalice]

#The audacity to imply she is fat and doesn't have cheekbones in this movie lmao but whatever her whining about that commentary is cute #I AM LOOKING VERY VERY RESPECTFULLY #lots of blatant body image cruelty but it was the 90's and it's kind of the point of the movie...reminded me of death become her in that wa #its pretty mean at times and that comes straight out of the horses mouth but there are also sweet moments too so dont worry lol #this movie is weird little ride... it's kind of surreal and cartoony #I like hearing kate swear it's very funny hehe #and ah man when she isn't bouncing off the wall she appears so beautiful (the bouncing around personality is cute too) #its funny to compare her driving scenes in different things shes in during this movie she is a little bit insane and nearly takes out peopl #that first picture is insane she has the GALL to be like 'couldnt model' when asked (relatable hahaha) she looks fucking stunning

[vigilanteesadrian]

david is probably the most relatable character because if I worked with brad bakshi I would also take photos of him while he’s not looking

#david brittlesbee #mythic quest #this is a joke I dont take pictures of people without their permission #lmao #brad bakshi

[gloopdimension]

dont get me wrong transmasc hcs are awesome. but its ALWAYS transmasc hcs and not even w fat people its ALWAYS skinny white transmasc hcs. ALWAYS!

#off the top of my head i cant picture a fat transmasc hc that isn't hylics. maybe ive seen it with hlvrai? #where are the fat transfems. where are the fat trans Nonwhite women. where are the fat hairy NonWhite transmascs. #idunno ive just been getting a little sick of it. people often take away any curves that a transmasc char would have too! #so its just stick thin boxy nothing interesting at all! #no doubt that there's people who looklike that and its cool theyre getting rep but arent you guys a little sick of that being all? #dont you wanna see something else? have more diversity and range in rep? #idonno. Maybe im going crazy.

[good-beanswrites]

oomph i know i'm definitely really early with this ask (changing time zones for vacation is weird o.O) but I was thinking about it over the past few days

for the lights, camera, sing your sins au, are the interrogations somewhat scripted where the prisoner knows what to say and Es is mostly just reactions or questions to that? I feel like we've talked about this but I have forgotten jandjnf o.O

because all i can think about is Es getting beaten up or close to tears in the first voice dramas and man if it's scripted, i feel bad for the prisoners who have to do this to es o.O

Hi Mug :D No worries, a slightly late reply because I was on vacation too haha! 🍂

And I mean it's whatever works best in people's minds, but I always pictured there being very little scripted, actually! I'd hoped that everything was as natural as possible. The prisoners just have to make the little shift to act as if they did follow through with the murder instead of talk about how close it came -- other than that, everything that happens is the characters' honest questions, answers, and reactions.

When explaining the no-violence ban to everyone, Fuuta and Kazui (and later Amane) tell Jackalope how they would think during their interrogations. Jackalope instructs them all how to act in order to stay consistent with the barriers/losing strength stuff. I think the only explicitly scripted action is Mikoto's violence, since Red admits he may resort to that if Blue felt threatened. Jackalope tells him to get to the point of violence no matter how the interrogation goes, as it's necessary (to proving Mikoto's situation, to driving home the central ideas of Mikoto's case, to reveal Milgram's process and 'limits,' etc).

And yeah, it definitely tears him apart to actually do it -- he has to verify that Es signed up for this several times (which they did), and it still takes a lot of resolve to follow through with hurting an innocent kid like that. I imagine that's one of the reasons he's not really upset that Kotoko surprised everyone by intervening: he felt so guilty about the attack and was grateful someone came in to stop it.

Although it wasn't physical pain, Mahiru is also really upset that she brought Es such emotional strain. She thinks it's cruel to fool them into feeling bad for her when she's okay, and it takes a lot of reassurance from the others to convince her it's for the sake of the experiment -- every part of the process has toyed with everyone's emotions, she's not a terrible person for doing so.

Whether in the middle of the trial or the final executions, I think any characters who die next trial will also feel awful for making Es mourn for them when they're still alive. It's not all one-sided guilt, though. It's balanced by anger/sorrow towards Es for condemning them to death in the first place because of their decisions. Any time they get too caught up in thinking "I'm so cruel for tricking them like this," they have a moment of "well, they did specifically order my death, so..."

When I'm looking for a pure fix-it, I'll let those emotions go pretty easily <3 But unfortunately my writer ass is never free from The Themes asdfsdf and sometimes I still get caught up in the project's major focus -- not only is Es facing the original Milgram dilemma of choosing whether or not to follow authority, but now the prisoners are faced with the exact same decision. Do they physically/mentally hurt this child "for the experiment?" Because someone in authority told them to? They're doing this to prove a point about justice and fairness, but where should they draw the line? At what point is it not for the greater good and they are just causing more harm?

I think I mentioned it before but in this au the prisoners are extremely motivated by the promise that this experiment will help others like them. Yuno wants to make a statement about society's views on abortion and sex work. Muu wants to make a difference for bullying victims. Kazui hopes to be a voice for all those who have had to keep theirs quiet about something. Mikoto hopes his story creates more awareness and acceptance for people who are usually terribly stereotyped and feared. Kotoko wants to bring to light the problem of corruption and what can be done about it, and so on. In the end, they can always justify causing a little emotional/physical harm because they are doing it for a good reason.

#milgram #thanks for the question! #sorry for another rambly au post -- i just love chatting about it LMAO #ironically im trying to keep everything as canon as possible 😅 #i think mikotos interrogation is the only one with something specifically set down by outside influences #because red would be really against the idea initially but he figures if its all consensual and it can really help people like himself #then its 100% worth it #i havent quite pictured how the prisoners think the results of the experiment will be released #i dont think they believe their videos/time in prison will reach the whole public #but they still assume the end goal is making a very public report #i think thatll be for me to decide at the end of the project when we have a better picture of everything #asdfsdf we havent even finished t2 and im already undoing character deaths from the finale 😂😂😂 #anyway i hope your vacation went/is going well! take it easy pal :) #lights camera sing your sins

[little-blurry-stars5]

No headphones = talk to me! I'm willing and eager to engage and have a conversation !

One headphone = I'll talk to you ! I don't know about a whole conversation, but a greeting and small talk :)

Headphones on = DONT FUCKING TALK TO ME OH MY GODSSSS LEAVE ME ALONE PLEASE 😭😭😭

#AJDHDHDJCJSJS SO MANY PEOPLE TALKING TO ME #I KEEP HAVING TO TAKE MY HEADPHONES OFF ITS SO ANNOYING #I LOVE MY FRIENDS BUT GODS I DONT WANT TO SEE YOUR BABY PICTURES #JSHDHFHSBWJJSKSJDNFBFBR #JETT POSTS #AGGRESSIVE TAGGING BECAUSE IM FRUSTRATED AS SHIIT #HEADPHONES

[black-and-yellow]

Louie is un-scam-able (he has No money)

#i hate taking pictures of my sketchbook it always looks bad and I dont like it at all #anything for Louis #first time drawing Tony yeah baby #still haven't played Last Window but I've seen a letsplay #i hated Tony at first but I kinda warmed to him solely for being the closest thing to Louie that there is in that game #like plant milk. It's definitely not milk. but it's .. close enough #hotel dusk room 215 #last window #tony wolf #louis denonno #a couple nights ago i dreamt that I won a 'week with the Game Grumps' sweepstakes after watching like 3 videos #and I thought 'oh we're probably gonna meet up somewhere and engage in some fun activities' #but they actually just stayed in my house the entire time #i tried to be honest with them and told them I'd only seen like 5 GG videos in total #which seemed to disappoint Dan quite a lot #he was like 'we should have gone somewhere where people liked us...' #and I was like no danny it's not like that it's just not my thing #anyway then i woke up and watched a ton of the 10mph videos which i enjoyed wAy more than the normal videos #and now Dan Avidan lives in my brain rent-free #I just wanted to dream about Louis and Kyle hanging out or something why does this have to happen to me

[piningprecussionist]

(ooc)

Fellas. What if I just. Replied to shit completely out of order? How would we feel abt that?

(I'm still having blockage of the writer's variety... but I want to try to respond to things. So badly. But also my inherent desire to be as chronological as possible...... sgchdhhdjcshdj)

#i want you to picture me laying face down on the floor rn. that's my mood. #actually picture that one panel of kim face down on the bed #that's me. #I have been drawing and maybe doing a little Voice Work in this time I just haven't gotten anything to a complete enough state to share imo #i suppose I do have more emotes I've done? based on comic panels and an spto screenshot... #but i was gonna do another scott one before i posted those and i just haven't circled back yet #which btw! if anyone wants me to take a crack at emotifying a panel or screenshot. send it in! I'll give it a shot #working on those can be pretty chill honestly #ANYWAY. back to the post at hand. idk. if people are cool w it dont expect immediate answers or anything? but yeah #ooc #txt #oh at least 2 of these asks are getting art responses btw. 100%. i just need to remember to do that... after this roxie sheet......

[around-your-throat]

who even cares

#none of you are ready for this take but this is how i know people only hate BU that much because its a trend #oh youre SOOO glad that panic died before wwwy so they wouldnt be invited huh. oh whats that cobras coming back yes pleaseee. come on. #i feel like im living in an alternate world where NO ONE sees the same things i do. we ALL know right? we just dont want to acknowledge it? #you went to his instagram and screenshotted the picture he took with travie and bill and you posted it here? you saw it? on his instagram?? #at least SOME of you saw my and other peoples posts ??? you did right???? #this is not about any one mutual in particular but maybe about everyone in general