#because then I can attempt to correct it

[leaveharmony]

Amazing how healing a big ancient slightly crushed hunk of plastic can be

A little acetone and a good scrubbing took care of the vast majority of the grunge. He’s CERTAINLY in better shape than the atrociously stained Leonardo, anyway. There is this:

Where I can only assume he was laying flat with something heavy on top of him for a few….decades…or wedged between things, maybe. Totally deformed one bit of his shell. I tried to sort of squish him back into place after a bit of blow dryer heating, but I think if I want to actually be able to shape him back into place I might need to level up to an actual heat gun. Not sure if that’s worth it, honestly, as I’m uncertain what else I might ever need a heat gun for.

I do however definitely have some faux black leather left from making Misty’s Shinsuke doll, so recreating his belt won’t be difficult at all.

My fingers fit into his hands. Maybe I can make a model magic bo staff? Wire core? I have to take it out to make the mushroom jewelry (unrelated) anyway.

On wednesday I saw him in the shop window (waiting for me), but the shop has odd hours, thursday-saturday. Made another attempt on thursday after physio, but they had closed early, maybe because the weather was atrocious. So it remained, on friday, so I did not try. Phoned first, today. The quoted price, with ‘wiggle room’ (I only suggested $5 off which doesn’t make me much of a haggler but did only put him a few cents over the price that in my head was past the limits of what I should allow for the sake of the inner child Looking at me and saying pllleeeeeeaaassseeeeee?)

Wash water is still running out of all his joints and I love him very much.

#No YOU’RE cradling a scuffed up piece of ancient pop culture like a swaddled baby and cooing at it #now if you'll excuse me I'm going to do heat gun repair research and possibly pattern a little trenchcoat #idk how to explain to my mother that I kind of PREFER that his shell is a bit crushed #because then I can attempt to correct it #and probably nobody else would so he would just sit there labelled Flawed #and more importantly if I cannot correct it then THAT IS OK and he is still beloved

[dykelawlight]

If I could go back and rewrite Who Shall Be Debased or if I ever write another fic about Jewish themes in Death Note I would have to focus on the specifically Talmudic nature of Mikami's obedience to what he perceives as the will of G-d lmfao because in what other religion does one hear "Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk" and interpret that as "Do not eat any meal containing even trace amounts of dairy within six hours of eating a meal containing even trace amounts of meat or vice versa, also you should maintain entirely separate cooking supplies, plates, and silverware for these things at bare minimum (plus an extra set of each for meals that do not contain either milk or meat) and if you would really like to go the extra mile maintain separate ovens and separate sinks for them as well." Truly the "we kill people who have been charged with or witnessed committing crimes" → "we kill anyone who has ever slacked off at work starting today" pipeline in action

#also like. how far back does the Jewish genetic predilection toward OCD go because good lord some of the shit we've come up with #I was reading a very good analytical post about like...how Mikami perceives himself as capable of acting unilaterally on G-d's behalf #and while I see that perspective it also literally is just the talmudic practice of grasping at straws in the words you've been given #and attempting to make your inherently flawed interpretation and practice the Most Correct™ it can be

[prolibytherium]

Companies using """"""""AI"""""""" chatbots in place of customer service (usually with a veneer of pretending you are actually speaking to a real person, which might not be so immediately obvious to more tech illiterate people) pisses me off so bad because they are just SO fundamentally useless. The only information it can tell you is information more efficiently communicated with a FAQ page, and information that is Wrong because current chatbot technology is, in fact, not even slightly 'intelligent' and pretty damn bad at giving accurate answers to anything but the simplest questions.

Like there's no point to it besides hoping onto the flashy artificial 'intelligence' gimmick and paying for less customer service work hours, and so many companies will not only have this feature but make their actual customer service prohibitively difficult to find (and usually involving a labyrinth of automated phone menu systems that you have to navigate correctly in order to get to a person). Makes me want to kill.

#Attempting to navigate support for Uber drivers (not as a customer but like as someone who is fucking working for the company) #is one of the most hellish experiences I have ever had #Because their easily accessible 'driver help' feature is a chatbot and their phone system probably qualifies as a form of torture #Literally you have to figure out the correct sequence of answers to get to a human by trial and error and it will hang up on you if you hit #any number of automated 'dead ends' #There was one time I didn't get paid for a really expensive delivery because the fucking app kept crashing and it's like they're under #the impression that their shitty fucking app is just Too Functional for that to be a potential problem so you have to outright lie to #the phone system to get to a human about this particular issue #Was pacing on the sidewalk for at least 45 minutes feeling the most homicidal I have ever felt in my life before I finally managed #to get to a human and then the answer was 'we can't help you' which like. Yeah #Yeah you can't can you. Yea

[rosewheresheshouldntbe]

Rose shouldn't be in Alabama.

Background image source: https://www.southernliving.com/montgomery-alabama-7504866

#I'll eventually get around to all 50 states; don't think we have a canon location as to where Rose lives? correct me if I'm wrong #don't ask why she is glowing; I attempted using photo filters to make it look like the sunset & lighting affected her #started with Alabama first because alphabetical; I'll get around to provinces & stuff too in Europe #chose the god tier sprite because of the sunset; orange color theme 🧡 #she sure is seeing those lights in this one; seer of light type beat I suppose #this is apparently in Montgomery specifically for those who are curious #not all of these will have so much effort put into them especially when I'm without a computer while waiting for it to be repaired #just so I'm not setting that expectation; I might do doodles or snapchat editing for stuff if I can find an image that I can magic tool out #rosewheresheshouldntbe #rose lalonde #hs rose #homestuck #originals

[hopeinthebox]

tagged by the tastemaker @cordiallyfuturedwight for the july list 💕 Category 5 Breakdown in the tags as per usual but tagging some favs if you fancy a go @aprylynn @thvinyl @monismochi @banghwa @pauls-mccharmly @avizou mwah

#honestly quite a few of these are from my annie playlist because i was listening on repeat to make sure the vibes were correct. #because unfortunately that's just who i am. #they're all fab though if you're looking for anything new #bruises - please for the love of god give ryan beatty's new album a listen front to back. it's genuinely flawless. #bruises off the peach was a firm favourite but white teeth has taken it in the last couple of days. aoty. #the hardest part - i adore this song. olivia dean is phenomenal. leon bridges never disappoints. the combination is. quite frankly. etherea #gorilla - little simz i would do anything for u. national treasure. knighthood. #walking away - wimpiii has made a comeback for me recently and i hope she's here to stay a while #free - let's discuss this at the hospital #sunshine - i am a gabrielle stan from BIRTH and til DEATH #sunshine baby - clearly i was attempting to manifest sunshine in what has apparently been one of the wettest julys on record. #so much for that. anyway the new japanese house album is pretty good #champagne shit - 10/10 janelle monáe can do no wrong #unknown - clinging on another month because that BRIDGE!!!!! the girls that get it-- well- they're crying #i can't run away - hiphop unit sobfest what more can a girl ask for #AND SCENE thank you all for being here #tag #receiptify #love to see paolo in the top artists also #tommy lefroy are exquisite too

[vonlipvig]

Ok, I'm assuming The Ritual movie is horror but seeing those two pictures of the actors made me think it was a comedy!

it's not a comedy? well, it should be!

#i mean no reason why it shouldn't be horror comedy! THAT would be a fantastic plot #it reminded me of that scrapped comedy movie idea of the two rival cult leaders fighting to see who's better #so i can totally see it: the two priests from different churches--each thinking their way is the correct way--having to put aside their #differences to attempt the wackiest most difficult exorcism possible lmao #al pacino voice: MY EYES SEE BEELZEBUB #juli answers #i got a bit confused when i first read this ask because i completely forgot about the post i reblogged 3s ago #and instead thought of the movie 'the ritual' which is very much a horror movie i was like ??? #dan stevens was very good in apostle btw that one was v creepy

[electriccenturies]

hot take that mikey is the weirdest mcr member by far, he’s just the awkward type of weird rather than the super eccentric type so it’s Quieter

#look at how that man moves look at how he talks #he speaks like english is not his first language #like u know how when u learn a new one u have NO clue if you're saying smth the normal way and can accidentally come off as formal or dated? #he words things in a way that is technically correct and makes sense but NOBODY says it like that #anyway gerard is Weird™ but he is 100% aware of it while i get the sense that mikey is self conscious but unsure about what #because his attempts to change it are visible but not working lmao i love him so much <3

[dankovskaya]

The hardest part I think is deciding which of the 300 possible interpretations of Red Hood Jason I want to go with

#It's like... Red Hood Jason is inherently fucked but only a lunatic would take his canonical behavior at face value and him actually doing #genuine good with the identity does NOT preclude him from being deeply thoroughly fucked but I also don't want him to be completely #morally sanitized because I think it's hot when he is wrong. #I'm thinking a heavily edited interpretation of utrh with essentially the same outcome under different circumstances #Followed by a limbo state where there are Heavily Mixed Fucking Neighborhood Opinions of the red hood because he is doing #some genuinely good and helpful shit courtesy of classism correction but he is also very much still executing the occasional #Broadly Abusive Person possibly in the streets possibly in broad daylight with no um. Oversight. so. #I would like to think whatever harm he causes (there must be some harm.) is due to self destructiveness and biting off more than he can #chew AND like. Attracting attention in ways that make things worse even though he knows better i.e. getting pissed off and killing a cop #Or just generally openly targeting powerful people and assuming he can wholly handle the consequences on his own even though #that cannot always be the case. #On top of you know. Just generally being an asshole interpersonally and severely antisocial and therefore failing to actually make or #maintain any sort of relationship with the community he is attempting to protect etc #You can't have relationships with people if you're dead. Haha... ENTER KIANA.

[alexis-royce]

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#I'm rewatching Riki Oh because I wanted to give Lee a gory splatter film to enjoy #I'd already written this scene with my own memories but figured I ought to check #But man. #Lee's right this stuff is art #A guy looks like he's about to kill himself rather than have to fight Ricky #But then he's just getting at his intestines so he can attempt to strangle Ricky with them #Ricky tries to teach a poor young man how to blow a melancholy tune on a leaf whistle #but the man cries #for he has no tongue in order to produce correct leaf whistle technique #The gang leaders cut it out years ago #So Ricky gives him his precious flute #and the lad dances a merry jig #Five minutes later the man has been flayed to death and dumped in the prison yard for his arrogance #Ricky howls into the night sky and snaps his flute in rage #he will burn their prison poppy fields to the ground for this #Tear this prison down with your own two hands Ricky #I believe in you

[the-kneesbees]

omg transphobic kid had a civil conversation with trans kid AND asked for their pronouns?? character development

#jokes aside im actually super impressed #like he was kind of confused but trued really hard to be respectful #and he didnt quite know what he was trying to ask but his other friend helped him get his words out #i love seeing people try to be accepting #like REALLY try #not just misgender people constantly and say #oh but im still learning 🥺 #and never make an attempt to correct themselves #this is why we need queer education in schools #a lot of times bigotry comes from straight up not knowing #like if your parents raised you on the idea that trans people are Scary and Bad or whatever #and youve never sat down and had an actual conversation with a trans person #you would just blomdly listen to whatever your parents told you #because you dont know any different #bigotry is never excused but most of the time there is a reason for it #amd if you wamt to better yourself you have to try #reach out to people #ask question #you cant just say sorry and excpect everyone to forgive yohr bigotry #but you can work to earn forgiveness and fix whateve damge youve done #anyway rant over sorry

[ifyouhappentoremember]

Ok, since the west end production of phantom is returning to 8 performances a week in the end of June, would anyone else like to needlessly speculate about Holly’s alternate dates?

I think she’s getting scheduled for a Thursday matinee show and a Monday show.

#I am speculating because I am planning on seeing phantom when I’m visiting london #twice naturally #in an attempt to try and catch Lucy and Holly #but anyone can chime in #the person with the correct guess gets the satisfaction of being right

[poptartmochi]

being tormented by die Eule.. help!

#only one mistake to correct and it's pronouncing u-bahnstation.. i swear i mimic the pronunciation but it's never right 😭😭 and it's #the only mistake i have! do you know how jojo-ominous-sound it is to open that menu and see 1 (one) mistake waiting for me and knowing #exactly what it is.... anyhow i need to watch videos of real people saying it because the duolingo audio isn't cutting it for me ig #the most maddening thing is that sometimes i'll butcher a pronunciation and wait for it to tell me im wrong.. but it'll accept the #fucked up attempt!! im talking absolutely botching Kirche.. but noo it can never accept U-banhstation 😐‼️ #one thing duolingo has taught me is that i need to work on mouth agility.. between spanish's dancing vowels and german's fucked up and evil #consonants i am fighting for my life 🫣 but it's good to be challenged #sriracha.txt

[hartmannyoukaigirl]

I wish more people took interest in being knowledgeable and generally learning and taking up hobbies and overall trying to be a productive member of society and just try, attempt to have more worth than a mosquito instead of being occupied with the stupidest shit to ever exist and making it their entire personality political identity and life. you are not seeing heaven. you will live a worthless life and die as so. your grave will be unnamed and not tended to.

#in my villian arc rn sorry #cant even execuse age because i for one at the age of 12 was a thousand times more ''''mature''' generally not stupid than #grown ass 26 year olds i see online #and obv alot of teenagers. like no offense but how are you living like this #funniest thing ever is when someone never attempts studying fails school cheats lies alot jokes abt being unable to read anything #more than 5 lines and overall takes pride in their incomptence geniunely tries to. not argue. they can never but instead prove their moral #superiority to you .. like do you think you have any worth ?? do you seriously think that you even count as a human #then same ppl will have a breakdown about being worthless and be senstive or some shit like yeah you are completely right. youll die alone #and not even be remembered by your family #tldr: i hate people #so no one gets the wrong interpretation this applies but not limited to : #TRAs. all of them. non discriminately male or female you are beyond worthless #any and all misogynists and racists #4chan and reddit and twitter and .. ok 99% of all men tbh #esp the 'just learned what politics is and thinks edgy = correct' #exteremists of any kind. like any kind geniunely life is not black and white and exterminism tends to become 'i hate anything thats even #remotely similar to thing im strongly aganist. i will not hear anything. you are wrong if you dont think as me 100%'

[mimicteruyo]

Okay forget yesterday’s post I think I’ve successfully retooled the plans for this longfic after all!!

#teruyo talk #i've been stuck since last November! all my previous attempts to fix it have failed! #(although interestingly all those course corrections also found their way into the new plan) #i'm not getting started on it right now because WOW that's a lot of work and I still need to think things through #but now i feel motivated to finish this thing just so that i can tell its story some day #because that's a pretty major retool lol and one i hope makes you guys happy once i eventually post the fic :)

[vividbeast]

IF ST IVES BAD FOR SKIN WHY SMELL GOOD

#barking tag #i havent done skincare in a while because of brain problems #and im breaking the fuck Out because im eating worse #so in an attempt to course correct i did my whole routibe but used st ives instead of my regular exfoliator #and like. you Can feel the little gritty sand shards digging into your skin but it Does smell good....wah..... #if st ives bad why cheap

[sukunasteeth]

Sukuna has never said no to you.

It didn’t matter what the request was, simple or complicated, easy to fix or a days-long job, Sukuna was always at your side, completing the task as fast as he needed to to keep you satisfied. He would love to deny it, you’re sure, but evidence proves time and time again that he puts your needs and wants at the top of his priority list. 

And you were curious how far you could go with it.

The two of you are sitting in your underwear at the breakfast nook, warming yourselves in the bay window while the morning sun starts on the leftover night time chill. It wasn't quite time for breakfast, still too early for the both of you. In the meantime, you sip on your morning brews, preserving the comfortable silence. Sukuna is flipping through the day's newspaper, his eyes are groggy with sleep and he hasn't said more than a handful of words to you yet. He wasn't a morning person.

You were starting to change that.

"Kuna," You call to him, nudging him with your foot from your corner of the window bench.

"Hmm?" He doesn't look up from the paper, but his hand reaches down and grabs your foot, pulling it into his lap. His thumbs start to subconsciously knead at your muscles.

"I want these." You hold up your phone, which you had previously been scrolling through in an attempt to find something ridiculous for this exact moment. You were sure you had found it, something even Sukuna would find unnecessary. 

And yet, he merely glances at your screen, takes in the sight for all of two seconds, and then returns his attention to whatever news article he was in the middle of.

"My wallet's on the counter." He clears the sleep from his throat not sparing a second look. 

You blink at him in surprise.

"D-Did you even see what it is?" You flip your phone around to make sure you were displaying the correct thing. 

Sukuna is frowning before he looks up again, curious at your persistence. He gently cups your hand, bringing it only a minuscule amount closer to examine your screen a second time. 

You were on one of the most luxurious brand’s websites, showing him an incredibly regular pair of panties, no straps, no details, all black- with one of the most outrageous price tags you had ever seen for something so ordinary. 

Sukuna cocks a brow at you over your phone, "Can't imagine you need more panties when you're constantly stealing my boxers. But whatever, hand it over. I know my card number-"

"Kuna," You interrupt him with a surprised laugh, holding fast to your phone when he tries to pluck it out of your hands, "they're a thousand dollars."

He glances back, his eyes focusing lower on the screen where you know the price tag to be. The newspaper in his hands drops down, momentarily forgotten by what he sees. For a moment, you think you've found his limit.

"Wait, are those red one's assless?" He points just below the price, where the recommended products are depicted. "Get those too."

You drop the phone down so that he meets your eyes, which are wide with shock.

Sukuna always took care of you. Always insisted on being the provider of any single thing that you may need; a warm meal, a soft bed, anything your eyes twinkled at that was available for purchase- even if you would never think of buying or owning it. Granted, you never wanted much in terms of material possessions, so you didn't realize the true extent of Sukuna's leniency until now.

It was slightly intimidating, and part of it felt wrong. Sukuna had money, plenty of it, but that didn’t mean he should feel the need to spend copious amounts of it on you just because you could ask him to. He was giving you too much power, it felt like.

You huff through your nose, frowning at him, which only has him tilting his head further to the side in question.

You ignore it, setting your phone onto the window seat and crawling your way closer to him, until you can gather up his face in your hands and lock his gaze into yours.

He glares at you past smushed cheeks, but doesn't make a move to break free of your hold, humoring you. "The hell are you doing-"

"You know you don't always have to say yes to me?"

Now that has him taken aback. His mouth automatically opens for a witty response, but your question seems to have effectively taken the words from his mouth. You can see the cogs in his head turning, and what you wouldn't give to peer inside his mind and hear his thoughts.

It takes him a moment, but eventually that familiar confident smile stretches across his sleepy face. His hands seem to instinctively slide their way up your bare legs until his fingers grip your hip bones, pressing into you. 

He hums, "When have you ever said no to me?"

You scoff, ready to give him a prime example, but end up coming up short. The two of you loved to tease each other with disobedience, but in the end you were eager to give Sukuna anything his heart desired. You loved to please him, it was one of your favorite things to do, in fact.

"You never ask anything ridiculous of me." You remind him, smiling as one of his warm hands slides back down your waist and dips into the pair of his boxers you were sporting that day. 

"You know what's ridiculous?” His voice wraps around your throat, and suddenly has you swallowing past the delicious grip. You're folding into him before you even realize it, at the mercy of his calloused hands. "The implication that I wouldn't do just about anything for you."

You can't help but sigh hopelessly, although it comes out as a desperate noise that pleads him for more. You really were all his, just like he loved to tell you.

"Now hand me your phone." It's a whisper, coaxing you. "I wanna see you in red."

You can’t say no. 

At least it was mutual.

#jjk #jjk x reader #sukuna x reader #sukuna #ryomen sukuna #kuna is a feral dog in the eyes of anyone that isn't you #you bring out the puppy love in this psycho #careful #he bites #this was a short and sweet #fluff