"Of the things that you initially proposed for yourself, consider which you have achieved and which you haven’t, and how it gives you joy to recall some of them and pain to recall others, and, if possible, try to recover even those that have slipped from your grasp. For those who are engaged in the greatest of contests shouldn’t flinch, but must be prepared also to take blows. For the contest that lies in front of us is not in wrestling, in which, whether one meets with success, it is possible for one to be of the highest worth or of little, and by Zeus, to be most happy or most miserable; no, this is a contest for good fortune and happiness itself. What follows, then? In this contest, even if we should falter for a while, no one can prevent us from resuming the fight, nor is it necessary to wait another four tears for the next Olympic Games to come around, but as soon as one has recovered and regained one’s strength, and can muster the same zeal as before, one can enter the fight; and if one should fail again, one can enter once again, and if one should carry off the victory one fine day, it will be as if one had never given in."
People think I’m kidding when I say I’d keep McTominay even if he’s not starting XI material (and it’s a very fair shout to say he isn’t). I’d keep him for his attitude and true United spirit alone, because we NEED that spirit. SAF once said Roy Keane wasn’t the fastest player but if you dropped a ball on the field he’d be the first to the ball. THAT’S what it means to be a United player: superior talent was a nice bonus but your attitude and work rate were non-negotiable prerequisites. What did he always say? “Never give in.” Well done Scott, well done United, well done Ten. 👏🏾👏🏾
Hi I think ur cool :) also I've seen that u did the quote never cruel or cowardly. never give up, never give in. I'm just wondering if you ever did never give up never give in separately?? No worries if u don't reply x
Also how did u learn how to do this?? Promise this isn't an interrogation im just curious!!!
Thank you so much! I've never done just "never give up, never give in" on its own, but I was able to extract that phrase from one of my other designs. Here you go!
As for how I learned Gallifreyan, I found Sherman's guide nearly a decade ago and found it fascinating. (The guide is linked in my FAQ which itself is linked in my bio - Tumblr doesn't like external links so unfortunately I can't share it here). I began translating various phrases and song lyrics into Gallifreyan until I started to get a hang of the system and its various intricacies. Now my translations are simply the products of a decade of practice. I've built up instincts about how much space words take up, how different words might interlock, where to look to find opportunities for concentric details and such, etc.
Something that has helped me develop my own style and become a better artist is browsing the work of other Gallifreyan artists and noting what I like/dislike/find unique/find challenging. I've also tried mimicking other artists' work, which has been great for stretching beyond my comfort zone, but has also reinforced the elements of my own style that I enjoy. Like, Sirkles and TheTalkingScribe do some really lovely tapered linework, and I've experimented with that here and here, but ultimately tapered linework just isn't my thing. It really is just a process of noticing something I don't know how to do, trying to figure out how to do it, practicing until I'm satisfied, and rinsing and repeating.
Keep seeing that post where OP starts like 'Thinking about...grieving the undead' and then adds on about like. Real life situations where people have not died but have left your life and you would have reason to grieve them.
All respect, that's an important concept, but that is not what I am thinking about when I read 'grieving the undead'.
Venturing into Shovel Knight's dimension Glitchy, is broken. The smitty virus never would have existed if not for him and his now deceased coworkers. His world, his wife, his daughter, they'd all still be alive...
The knight the color of sky, finds Glitchy laying against the cold ground. He senses Glitchy's sorrow, and pain, and extends his shovel. Digging at the chains that bind the unfortunate scientist's heart...
Shovel Knight brings him fo his bonfire, to help soothe his soul. Sitting in front of the calm serene glow, its soft almost hypnotic sounds, with a new supportive friend he, made a world of difference.
So I'm leaving work and something darts in front of me, maybe 10ft away, too fast for me to see what it is. Peek around the tree blocking my path and I see this
Just like... a whole ass hawk. Dude's gotta be about 1.5ft tall. Massive fucking bird. And it's just staring me straight in my soul like this, even as I try to move ahead. It didn't budge. And there's only this path back to my car unless I want to walk on a busy highway. So I have the option of Death By Raptor or Death By Truck.
So I walk in the poison ivy filled patch off the sidewalk. Guy still isn't moving. Still staring me directly in the eyes. And I do this thing when animals are behaving strangely where I'll talk to them, so I'm just like, "Hey, man. I don't know you. You don't know me. This feels really threatening. I'm just trying to get to my car, dude. Can I get some space please? You're a big fucking bird. I see those claws. You could kill me right now, but I'd appreciate if you didn't, ok?"
It didn't move until I was about 2ft away. Again: I'm as far from it as I can be without walking into the street. It clearly wasn't going to budge. I walk past, thing flies up (silent, btw. Scary) and lands on a brick wall a little further ahead
Anyway. Weird guy. Nearly shit my pants when I noticed a bird big enough to carry off a fully grown cat was just... there, staring me in the face, unwilling to move away from me, a human, something it should see as a threat. I watched behind me the whole rest of the way to my car, just in case this bird decided to help me shed this mortal coil. 10/10 experience. Super cool guy.