#fly wit me

[greelin]

i’m going to say something. But you won’t like it

#women doing this to him is like. It’s. i have a lot of thoughts on this and how uncomfortable it is for me to witness👍 not getting into #it now. or ever. bye #like it’s weird at all to witness. and no one seems to give a flying fuck. ok

[skeletalheartattack]

i am taping your leg to the ceiling fan and turning it to max power :)

you're gonna what now? huh? wait. oh shit-

WAAAAHHHHHH!!!

#ask #evildoctorsex #it took me like three tries and one crash to make this #i didnt have any ceiling fan models in gmod 12 so i had to make one from scratch with planes #also i recorded this at .4 timescale just so i could get a good enough gif. then i had to halve the frames a few times to shrink the file #also i gave most of breen non-gravity so he wouldnt drag across the ground as much #and i had a turret out of frame that id trigger to break the table since i didnt think hed break it on his own #i was also afraid he would fly over it but thankfully he hit the ground just in time for me to press the turret key #i accidentally made the winch longer in the first second of the recording since i forgot which key did what #anyway hiiii hana :) #ik you wont see this until tomorrow but i hope you liked the effort this took me to make #i had to also put gmod in the lowest resolution which was very funny to witness #can you get me down now? please? please? the fans only getting faster okay? #thank you for the ask hana :) >:)

[neotaissong]

Once upon a time in Berlin…

#neotai's song #undeniable #j #music festival changed my life #witnessing black artistry at its highest level #meeting other makers and sharing space away from home was a blessing #still think of the music i heard throughout that long weekend so many incredible moments #an embarrassment of riches tbh #the world truly doesnt move without black creativity #this recordshop was so dope #but i hated digging with other people lol #the white dude is the owner #lovely dude who gave me a tote bag cos i was feeling one of the records he was hyped about #it was fire tho and i need to put it on a mix or sumthin #Galactic Supermarket Records Berlin #Go visit if you get a chance tons of jazz n krautrock #nearby cafe with dope mint tea too #x wing fighter flying above us too

[queenlucythevaliant]

🪆would love one featuring Russian thoughts on God! ✝️

SO. I could have sworn that I've posted "Avvakum in Pustozyorsk" on this blog before, but I can't seem to find it so here it is.

(For context, this is written in the voice of a 17th century Russian Orthodox priest and religious dissident (an "Old Believer"). Avvakum was sent to the military outpost of Pustozyorsk where he was imprisoned four fourteen years, then eventually burned at the stake. It uses this historical voice to reflect on the religious persecution of the Soviet era. Also, it's fairly long, so I've highlighted my favorite stanzas.)

Avvakum in Pustozyorsk The walls of my church are the ribs round my heart; it seems life and I are soon bound to part. My cross now rises, traced with two fingers. In Pustozyorsk it blazes; its blaze will linger. I’m glorified everywhere, vilified, branded; I have already become the stuff of legend: I was, people say, full of anger and spite; I suffered, I died for the ancient rite. But this popular verdict is ugly nonsense; I hear and reject the implied censure. A rite is nothing – neither wrong nor right; a rite is a trifle in God’s sight. But they attacked our faith and the ways of the past, in all we’d learned as children, and taken to heart. In their holy garments, in their grand hats, with a cold crucifix in their cold hands, in thrall to a terror clutching their souls, they drag us to jails and herd us to scaffolds. We don’t debate doctrine, of books and their age; we don’t debate virtues of fetters and chains. Our dispute is of freedom, and the right to breathe – about our Lord’s will to bind as he please. The healers of souls chastised our bodies; while they schemed and plotted, we ran to the forests. Despite their decrees, we hurled our words out of the lion’s mouth and into the world. We called for vengeance against their sins along with the Lord; we sang poems and hymns. The words of the Lord were claps of thunder. The Church endures; it will never go under. And I, unyielding, reading the Psalter, was brought to the gates of the Andronikov Monastery. I was young; I endured every pain: hunger, beatings, interrogations. A winged angel shut the eyes of the guard, brought me cabbage soup and a hunk of bread. I crossed the threshold – and I walked free. Embracing my exile, I walked to the East. I held services by the Amur River, where I barely survived the winds and blizzards. They branded my cheeks with brands of frost; by a mountain stream they tore out my nostrils. But the path to the Lord goes from jail to jail; the path to the Lord never changes. And all too few, since Jesus’s days, have proved able to bear God’s all-seeing gaze. Nastasia, Nastasia, do not despair; true joy often wears a garment of tears. Whatever temptations may beat in your heart, whatever torments may rip you apart, walk on in peace through a thousand troubles and fear not the snake that bites at your ankles – though not from Eden has this snake crawled; it is an envoy of evil from Satan’s world. Here, birdsong is unknown; here one learns patience and the wisdom of stone. I have seen no colour except lingonberry in fourteen years spent as a prisoner. But this is not madness, nor a waking dream; it is my soul’s fortress, its will and freedom. And now they are leading me far away and in fetters; my yoke is easy, my burden grows lighter. My track is swept clean dusted with silver; I’m climbing to heaven on wings of fire. Through cold and hunger, through grief and fear, towards God, like a dove, I rise from the pyre. O far-away Russia – I give you my vow to return from the sky, forgiving my foes. May I be reviled, and burned at the stake; may my ashes be cast on the mountain wind. There is no fate sweeter, no better end, than to knock, as ash, at the human heart.

--Varlam Shalamov

#i know this is way longer than most of what i've been sharing #i thought about putting a cut somewhere but i just couldn't think where #you can't cut this. i mean right?? #so yeah. hopefully you're okay with long #i've got a whole bunch of great Russian poems about God and the church #but this is consistantly the one that hits me hardest #and it hits me a little differently each time #i have seen no color but lingonberry (blood) in 14 years #and i am preparing to die #but i want to forgive my foes #i want to go joyfully #and i want to knock as ash on the human heart. i want my life to be a witness #and i wish there was a way to tell him that it is #the bit about God's will to bind as he pleases and the linking of that with human freedom... surprisingly reformed for an Orthodox priest #idk #i adore this poem #i have a couple stanzas done in calligraphy and hanging up in my closet #so even though it's long i hope this poem was to your liking friend #russia where are you flying to? #ask me hard questions

[semi-sketchy]

I mentioned briefly in my Xenoblade 3 critique that Xenoblade X handled the theming of people in power exploiting the general populace better than 3. Now the Q&A in 3's art book is out there people are talking about this explanation.

I wanna elaborate on why the concept worked better in X:

It's not the primary antagonist.

That's it. That's the reason.

While X's primary antagonists, the Ganglion, leave...something to be desired, (as does the story in general) this overarching theme is used to push the cast.

Because it's not the elite directly confronting them; it's the result of their actions that put everyone in this situation. You don't need the big wigs preaching to everyone to get the point across. This story is about how the people are affected.

Lao has been so deeply hurt by all this, it drives him to seek revenge. The concept created a villain (and the best character in the game).

This can even apply to the Ganglion, who were created as slaves and want to wipe out their masters descendants (the failsafe) so they can truly be free.

Compare that with 3. I'm sorry but an ideology alone just doesn't make an enticing villain. There's no motivation, no drive, it's just constant and blatant dehumanizing and it gets boring.

All the Moebius you fight, there's no character. There's not supposed to be, after all they're a collective, an idea, even called a concept in-game.

It's why villains like N, Shania and Joran stand out. Even though they're not amazing, they add something personal to the idea, they attach it to an actual character. (Although even in those cases, it's more of a background element since their shtick mostly has to do with revenge on the protags...)

With the rest of Moebius, it's just a fear of dying that drove them to power and to keep it. Nothing else is really said, even by the head honcho and final boss, Z.

Takahashi really did look at the villains and go "let's make so you only ever see the evil surface."

So yeah. That's why X did it better.

#spoilers #xenoblade chronicles 3 #xenoblade chronicles 3 spoilers #xenoblade 3 #xenoblade chronicles x #xenoblade chronicles x spoilers #xenoblade x #xcx #xc3 #honestly that quote kinda floored me #not because i didn't get the theming or intention #but literally just saying they purposefully removed nuance to make it more true to life #because you only ever see the surface of bad people even though they're full humans with lives and connections #but like...that's the glory of fiction #in real life you can't be a fly on the wall to witness struggles #but FICTION you can have as many fucking scenes as you want #but no in 3 the villain scenes are just ''look how much we toy with lives for fun we love being evil'' #like at this point i think calling it villain of the week insults that trope

[thewritehag]

People who vote 3rd party or don't vote at all "on principle" are the same as sovereign citizens and that is an insult. To illustrate this point, I shall refer to the 1958 classic The Fly

See, the "on principle" people are the man-fly abomination whose hubris got him caught in a gigantic web, the spider is the U.S. government,

and I'm Vincent Price watching as your arrogant foolishness gets you eaten alive by the bloated, corrupt corporate-political hierarchy we live under, knowing I could not save you and knowing you wouldn't deserve to be saved.

The other guy is my friend.

#few things piss me like sovereign citizens #3rd party voters or people who refuse to vote because of the 'principle' the thing have the same mentality #at best they want to change a corrupt system without doing any of the work and at worst they're entitled and spoiled fuck wits #it's like wanting to change the rules of chess by crashing the nationals to play tackle kickball #third party #voting #gif warning #the fly 1958 #please vote #vote blue #blue all the way down blue blue blue

[tha-wrecka-stow]

The Album

The Single(s)

#The Album & The Singles Series #Rap & Hip-Hop #Rap #Hip-Hop #Hip Hop #hiphop #1990s #90s #missy elliott #missy misdemeanor elliott #Supa Dupa Fly #Supa Dupa Fly (The Rain) #Sock It 2 Me #Beep Me 911 #Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee #timbaland #magoo #Da Brat #702 #lil kim

[radioactive-cloud]

those past few days are really testing my patience with some of the takes and opinions i've seen on the internet and i'm so fucking done with all of this i just want to delete all my accounts from everywhere and live somewhere in the woods (as far away from russia as i can) and to never come in contact with another human being again

#i'm so exhausted i just have to rant even tho nobody will care #i have some trouble sleeping because i'm either waiting for another attack to happen #or reading the news about dozens of missiles flying at my country #or hiding in the bathroom while listening to explosions because it's supposed to be the safest place in our appartment #and then i open social media and see all the destruction and casualties and deaths that happened overnight #and at the same time i see people adoring and praising and defending russians and their culture and language #and creaming themselves because of their “mysterious russian soul” #and telling ukrainians that they are stupid and toxic and that what they feel about their killers and occupiers is wrong #well newsflash y'all #russian culture is nothing but blood and death #russian language is nothing but blood and death #it's not just fucking putin doing all of this shit #he wasn't there when ukrainian nation and culture and language were oppressed for literal fucking centuries #did russia invent human cloning for putin to be all those soldiers at the frontline and all those people building drones and missiles? #open your fucking eyes and think for a fucking second #i go to sleep every night fearing that i may not wake up #and then in the morning i see people admiring russians and foaming at the mouths defending them #and then also fucking michael sheen of all people sending his love to them #and i become so insanely pissed #get a fucking reality check #i'm so sick of people excusing russia and its actions #once again guess i'm a walking big bad angry ukrainian stereotype #well that's what war does to you #i won't wish for anyone to experience this but also it may be the only thing that makes some people aware of what a rotten thing russia is #i'm so done and i don't want to feel all of this and i don't want to be a human and i don't want to have thoughts #maybe it's for the best if a missile flies into my room so i won't have to be here any longer and witness all of this shit #(it's a thought i've been having lately and ngl it kinda scares me) #ukraine #russia is a terrorist state #btw i've just discovered there's a limit of 30 tags

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

OMG just realized the stadium the show is playing in Sydney is where I went to see a rugby game years ago the last time I was there 🥹

#i mean obviously it is #it’s Olympic park #and I knew I’d been there #but seeing that video of the cheering outside the stadium just gave me a violent flashback lmao #also witnessed the most Australian experience to ever Australian in that stadium lmao #it involved flying ugg boots

[sewercentipede]

oh shit it’s thanksgiving today and I only just realized that lmaooooo. I am thankful for not having the حوصله to care about this holiday enough to have planned any stressful trips to see family for it (not that I could afford to anyway price-wise) and for my lack of حوصله to result in having zero regret over ignoring this holiday

#imagine the stress of flying during a holiday a few months after switching to weekly Humira i.e. becoming more immunocomprised than ever b4 #and then being w my dad and sister who get into rly bad fights all the time #and me and my sister having to clean my dads house and do all his chores n shit bc he is too depressed #and witnessing the damage he’s probably done to my poor car since the last time I saw it (since he’s been borrowing it for years) #and then on top of everything probably getting GI problems from thanksgiving food due to crohns

[wimbledon2008]

why did you ignore my ask lol

you are not entitled to my response

#look. there's plenty of discourse flying around rn that you can get involved in. i'm not trying to start more #it was a flippant reblog and you told me to stay in my lane so i'm staying in it #i'm not going to spend hours of my precious and finite life on this earth quibbling about a guy i clearly loathe #so if you not rockin wit me feel free to hit the bricks #and please do not push further #i have bronchitis and i'm miserable #and i spend my days hashing it out with people who have opinions with far less merit than yours & i don't want to do it in my free time too #pls have mercy 🏳 #answered #anonymous

[alphacrone]

my favorite thing about my father is that despite having multiple possibly paranormal encounters in his life he absolutely refuses to believe in any of it. the man got BORED looking at a flying saucer. I love and hate him in equal measure.

#that last part is a joke I don’t hate my father he’s my pal #but the way his mind works is a mystery to me #ok to rb #paranormal tag #ufo tag #he has a good ghost story from his childhood too #but that can be chalked up to sleep paralysis probably #the flying saucer one tho he was awake sober and there was another witness so #there was also a military base nearby so the skepticism is warranted #but still #he mocks my interest in ghosts but is more open to aliens/inter dimensional beings #he fucking loves mothman #I don’t think he believes in mothman but he’s a big fan #between whatever he has going on and my mothers love for ghosts and cemeteries idk why he’s surprised by my interests

[beachbummrr]

leighton being at creator clash but not interacting wity the sm crew feels so crazy to me like ohhhhmy godddd i know he doesnt want people to speculate but i’d do anything to know whatever caused the fallout because there definitely was one

goddd supermega bringing their messiness everywhere they go like girl i will be speculating ! a lot even !

the fall out was definitely bc the work environment at supermega is terrible and leighton being hired on for merch but put into like fifty other odd jobs whilst having to deal w the mess that is the supermegaplex dynamics is for sure enough to break a man, and the pop up was probably the last straw <- what i think happened although i know theres some rumors that it was jims fault (which may have played a role tbh) honestly i do wish leighton the best tho he was probably one of their most qualified hires, he was just as messy as the best of them and he did do some fun merch designs Sorry babygirl leighton i know u dont want me to speculate but ill fight anyone for u

#its so crazy to me tho imagine the accidental bumping into each other #to be the fly on the wall that witnesses all three groups avoidance of each other … #asks

[dylanconrique]

How are you enjoying S5 of the rookie so far? Particularly Chenford?

oh my god, we're only 3 episodes in so far and i am already loving the season so much!!!!

ik they've really slowed down the breaks on the amount of chenford content we've been receiving, but that's just fine by me because i am getting things marked off my chenford wishlist! :) yearning and pining and stolen glances, and "i have all these feelings for him/her and i don't know what to do with them".

literally have never felt so alive with a fictional ship.

#anon #answered #the rookie #the rookie s5 #chenford #the entirety of 5x01 and that hallway scene 5x02 is all so surreal to me #i can't believe those scripts were actually written out and we got to witness eric and melissa portray tim and lucy in that way #i would have killed to be a fly on the wall in the middle of the table read for 5x01 #i just know that whole cast was hooting and hollaring lol

[fettery-fetterie]

I was played like a FOOL that day, by one of the greatest honors known to man

And I was played DOUBLED today, as I fulfilled your minuscule desire

Ah, you were the patron of the arts after all, while I am the humble craftsman

#echoes of the fettered #you idiot. i can't help but love you #i can't say it to you. but jesus christ i cannot thank you enough #you did so much for me. to me. three years past flying. i want to see you in action for many more. so many more. i want to be your witness #i wish you the best. i can only wish you the best‚ my darling #i can't wait to see you fall at least once. I can't wait to see you rejoice #ah. mi mente...ah. mi corazón‚ no puedo evitarlo #escribir poesía barata sobre ti es lindo~ y un poco triste también~ #pero cual es la naturaleza del amor. si no la propia experiencia humana #feliz cumpleaños. te deseo lo mejor por mucho. much tiempo #un día te tengo que dedicar las mañanitas. fufu

[hatredinmysoul]

i hope i never lose the bruises that you left behind

bruises by lewis capaldi

#sometimes i wish i was a fly on the wall of the merc garage after the “nico and i aren't friends” interview #toto wolff is stronger then me because if i had to witness my team be torn apart by two homos i would just k word myself #brocedes #nico rosberg #lewis hamilton #mercedes f1 #f1 #web weaving