#i was just so damn social

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order #at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers #90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies” #serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent #like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries #but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate #and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited... #i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something #cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare #and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest. #it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!' #'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members... #..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)' #anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language? #maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity #and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media #and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons #and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators #instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period #anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value” #and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives #so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs) #happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world #(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills) #and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on... #...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin #oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works? #beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value #and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the #important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Thank you. I'm sorry.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #jin guangyao #lan wangij #jin ling #LWJ shifting into fight mode was so damn cool. He is always ready to start throwing hands. #It's in a way that befits someone with a bit more bloodlust that his calm demeanor lets on - but nearly always in defense of someone. #What a great synergy with his personal philosophies! see that he is a Genuinely Noble Guy time and time again! #Is is also way more hilarious and unhinged than most people give him credit for? Also yes. #Nothing and no one ever said he did not or would not rip off JGY's hat mid-fight. I think LWJ needs to snatch more wigs LITERALLY. #Yes I'm delaying the part where I have to address the emotional turmoil of Jin Ling stabbing wwx. It gutted me terribly. #What is worse that realizing that someone you respected has done horrible things #than discovering someone who did horrible things being a kind and trustworthy person? #What is more horrifying that realizing other people are extremely complex and cannot be categorized into black and white? #When people hurt us or our loved ones we very much want to make them out to be irredeemable monsters. But they are not. #It is not actually such a terrible fate to just be a person. To be forgiven and forgive is possible. To change is possible. #This lesson is hard. It is something you have to actively challenge yourself to do. Black and white is the innate path to go down. #And its *why* I love Jin Ling so much. He is the character who fights the longest and hardest to challenge social and personal beliefs #He gets a pass for stabbing wwx for being so deliciously conflicted and tormented by it. #And with wrists THAT limp I can't imagine the wound was particularly deep

[dailyloopdeloop]

DAY 71: shy

#codacheetah #isat #loop isat #isabeau isat #isat spoilers #i'll never get over loop being described as 'shy'. what a wonderful image #top one casual remarks from isabeau that cleaves loop's facade #like loop's personality is just a targeted missile to piss siffrin off. they're not at all confident and snarky #they're doing like the physical manifestation of winning an argument against yourself in the shower #second they see the party though Oopsies we're in scary territory. That's your family and they dont know it's you Oops #ok anyways ever since i saw that post i was like damn. this is just how i view loop in party postcanon #for as much as I think they SHOULD go explore around and be their own person for a while i think realistically they would not do that. #theyre going to go be a weird freak hovering around the party and refusing to socialize with anyone but siffrin and theyre gonna feel awful #(read: they're going to antagonize siffrin and it fails tremendously bc now The Rumor Come Out and siffrin knows what loop is doing.) #like loop as much as they can barely stand to even look at isabeau (for instance) i think their claws are sunk far too deep in. #onehats maybe the circumstances are different because there is a gap in understanding. there's no point forcing siffrin to confront the #obvious conclusion that loop is them (and thus siffrin's happy ending nails loop's coffin) #(THIS IS IGNORING TWOHATS PREREQS GOTTEN ONEHATS. BC THATS ITS OWN CAN OF WORMS) #but twohats. idk. for as much as it lets loop release some of their rage and process their feelings a bit. i think it might also be the pus #that makes loop consider their own existence as a person a bit more. theyre not a sponsor->corpse theyre just loop #theyre just somebody who wants desperately. they want to stay with them #theyre still siffrin. if also loop. #i think loop would force themself to reconnect with the party in the same vein as siffrin forcing himself to communicate more. #but of course having conviction and living an experience are not the same thing. so siffrin's going to flounder the emotional honesty thing #tremendously and loop's going to be. blair witching it in the corner. #hey i might have forgotten which post i was writing the tags under. oopsies #idk if these tags are comprehensible at all. i just really want to see loop fail upwards into friendship with everyone

[suja-janee]

I love Lucy Maclean, she’s such a sweetheart

#fallout #lucy maclean #I’m just so glad they made a naive protagonist but made her actually likable and competent #like you can tell from my blog that I typically enjoy and relate to male characters more but #I WOULD DIE FOR LUCY #I dunno if I’ll draw more of the fallout show but I’m really considering cause I love all three of the main characters #it took some getting used to Maximus cause I was like BRO JUST STOP ACTING SUS AND MAYBE PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO YOH MOREEE #But he definitely grew on me #he is also a precious bean that needs to be protected #and possibly taught social cues cause damn did he screw himself over a lot bc of that 😂 😭 #OH MAN AND NORM #I LOVE HIM #I know he’s not really a main character but I’m DYING for more of him #I totally thought I was gonna hate norm and Lucy since both are kinda tropey characters but they’re so damn well written #oh yeah and the ghoul is neat 🙂 #( just saying this cause I know my sister will read these tags and attack me if I don’t say something positive about the ghoul LOL) #doodle #my art

[thorcep]

The Dupain-Chengs are visiting family in china and Marinette was allowed one friend to take with her, of course she picked Alya and of course she said yes.

Also Marinette is the queen of bullshitting after being ladybug for, what, 4 years in this timeline?

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#damn its like the parisians are becoming the main characters hahaha #i just wanted so show how popular marinette is with the public #miraculous ladybug #mlb social media #mlb social media au #ml social media #ml memes #miraculous ladybug tales of ladybug and chat noir #ladybug #ml twitter #miraculous twitter #chat noir #marinette #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #alya cesaire #nino lahiffe #ladynoir #marichat #miraculous ladybug crack #adrienette #miraculous ladybug shitpost #ml tweets #miraculous tweets #love square #ladrien #ml #miraculous #miraculous ladybug memes #mlb

[kingkatsuki]

Specifically thinking about long distance relationships today.

So tell me how you and your f/o would first meet online?

#I feel like Bakugou and I would meet in one of those online games he’s downloaded to mindlessly waste time between shifts #and he’s so foul at first because he thinks I’m weak but we play and he realises that I’m #actually whooping everyone and he’s like well damn okay #and now he’s messaging in the alliance chat and like getting excited when I’m online even tho he tries to hide it #and gets annoyed when other creeps in his alliance try to flirt with me #and then he’s asking for my discord #me and Sanemi get into a fight on discord the first time we interact #in some stupid big server I only joined for the emojis #but he’s a jerk so I tell him to shut up and a message later I find a msg notification and it’s him trying to continue the conversation😭 #enjin slides into my dms on Instagram #he finds my post at a concert and hates the fuckboys that are commenting below #ends up messaging me to see if I’m okay but then immediately worries he’s one of those guys #Tamsy I feel like is that mutual I’ve had forever on twt and we like each others posts but we’ve NEVER talked to each other?? #it’s not until I’m feeling sad at 2am and I post something self-deprecating that he drops me a msg🥺 #and we end up staying up until 5am just talking to each other #Kirishima is ALWAYS the guy that responds to my ‘morning’ with a morning back! every day without fail #and I slide into his DMs one day and ask how he’s ALWAYS awake when I am??? like to say it back so quick #and he admits he’s kinda learned my schedule and he tries to be online for it because it’s one of the best parts of his day #and he likes saying it back😭😭😭 even if he’s off from a night shift and needs sleep he can’t without seeing me msg #Shindou blatantly flirts with me in a gaming discord and I think he’s an incel so I block him #he gets a friend to ping me to beg me to unblock him and I refuse #the friend then sends another message with a screenshot of Shindou basically begging me to unblock him😭 #Dot and I meet in one of those AITA Reddit threads #and we end up borderline arguing over whether op is TA #so much that we get told to take it elsewhere😭😭😭 #enjo #bakujo #eijo #but also catch me sending Dynamight sassy banter on his official socials😭😂

[beanghostprincess]

Sanji's lockscreen is a picture of Nami and Usopp he took while they were kissing and weren't paying attention to the camera, while his wallpaper is a picture of the three of them probably in one of those long mirrors clothing stores have that they took when they were out shopping.

#and don't get me started on his instagram bc it's pretty much just pictures of nami and usopp rather than his own #his ???? stories ???? those are so damn cheesy i can't #nami: *posts a sexy pciture* / sanji: OHMYGODPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH QUEEN MY LOVE #usopp: *posts a silly picture* / sanji: i want you viscerally / usopp: did you need to comment that where everybody can see it / sanji: yes #the adventures of sanusona using social media in a modern au i just made up in my head #one piece #black leg sanji #usopp #cat burglar nami #sanuso #sanami #usona #sanusona

[bonetrousledbones]

i think. i want to focus on the idea of roaring knight papyrus where he knows exactly what the roaring entails

#trousled rambles #MAYBE spoiling my papyrus says fuck idea i havent decided if i have the spoons yet or not #but. maybe just maybe i deserve an antagonist papyrus who knows damn well what he's doing #maybe he wants to be pals with the roaring titans huh ever think of that #or maybe he just thinks dark worlds in general are Better and even if darkners all turn to stone in the roaring- #-the light world will then become its own dark world #and well . wouldnt that be nice for a social recluse like him? #he already lives in darkness in his house so it cant be that bad #OR hell maybe he's feelin bitter and he wants everyone else to be lonely and sad too #he didnt actually get a whole lot of genuine development in undertale ok i want him to SHOW why he thinks anyone can change so firmly #i want him to know from experience ok. alright

[razzberriezz]

You have no idea how long it took for me to get this angle right LOL

I wish FD had a tripod mode like ACNH so I don't have to keep resetting and moving the camera/my muse just ever so slightly to get a good photo...

#fashion dreamer #my.fashion.dreamer.posts #i'm alive...! i just finished the steampunk event yesterday #i'm so tired of the social game tasks tho :( damn my obsessive FOMO

[stuckinapril]

i think i officially set my sights on a therapist and i'll be contacting her very soon?? therapy was legitimately not on my 2024 bingo card (or in the cards for me at all) but here we are????

#this blog always had a focus on social science and detangling feelings and experiences. like it's basically been serving as my diary #bc this blog has always been my main outlet for it. i hate talking feelings to anyone irl. it's a bad habit but i hate it #so it was a game changer and helped me grow up sooo much. esp supplemented w other people's experiences. #being raised by a stoic engineer mother who's very much warm but also not very good at feelings at times has caused me to suppress SO much #compounded w being the eldest daughter. like that is a damning sentence in and of itself #tumblr just gave me an outlet for stuff like this. and every social media is essentially a highlight reel of ppl's best moments. #tumblr is the opposite. i've always loved that too whether it was in the form of humor or more earnest posts #could i work through my own issues by myself? yes probably #and my blog will always have that facet even if i get a therapist #but a therapist's input. just a professional's input. will expedite a lot of improvement for me i think #this has been a critical time period for me anyway bc i'm budgeting my whole schedule for once vs being handheld by uni deadlines #and it's just gonna keep getting more and more intense from here bc i'm truly pushing my comfort zone more than ever before #it just feels like the right call even tho i'm lowkey nervous ab it bc i HATE talking feelings in person. #this therapist will not fall for my trying to deflect by asking her about her life. which. usually works on my friends <3 #we will see. a therapy arc is coming very soon basically #p

[enden-k]

loses energy and joy to draw → recovers for days → slowly finds energy and joy in drawing again → has to go to work → loses energy and joy to draw → recovers for d 🔁

#i have NO idea why i feel so drained but damn i hate work sm lately ughhhh i honestly feel like i need a month break #so i can catch up on everything i enjoy #the past days i mostly slept or withered away in bed w shows or games ughh #its just the entire social interaction thing i think #that just completely robs me of energy #i barely have any patience or energy to even mask #babbles #tbd

[royalarchivist]

Aimsey: Next question... is- are- is Teaduo one of the most popular ships?

Aimsey: And if they're not, I will make sure they become one of the most popular ships. Thank you.

#AimseyTV #Aimsey #QSMP #Thank you for being an eternal lesbian defender Aimsey o7 God's strongest warrior #EDIT: AS I WAS TYPING THIS AIMSEY SHOWED UP IN MY TWITTER NOTIFS THAT GAVE ME A DAMN HEART ATTACK LMAO #I just. Forget that creators use social media and check their tag sometimes lol #Aimsey's a delight I wish I could catch their streams more #but I DID really like their Purgatory POV it was so funny #I also just realized Royal Archivist isn't following them RIP #I use my main to follow CCs but I've been trying to remember to follow them on Royal Archivist too #I only just followed Mouse the other day orz

[luneariann]

Love love love treating this place as my personal diary and totally ignoring the fact that literally everyone can see this

#its performance art #or something #oh god you fuckers cone here for comics and get the dying rambles of a rotting college student i do apologize #you cant get art without the person behind them idc #i will not be made into a Content Creator i am a PERSON #this is only half genuine dw #love u guys ur so sweet none of u have ever been mean or demanding 🫶 /gen #im just upset at the general overall treatmenr artists are getting on social media #like damn #art factory treatment fr???

[merverelli]

just a couple of dirty bean boys!

#jacksepticeye #just like art #this was SO CLOSE to never being finished #art machine (me) broke halfway through but we did it #uni is............. going #even though im only doing 2 subjects im losing it man #i think its just ALL OF THE GROUP PROJECTS IM DOING #like my groups are fine theyre all sweet and nice but i just. #just let me do it by myself let me take 100% control without guilt let me only depend on myself doing it #im such a damn follower with group projects please itd be quicker if it was just me making my own shots instead of a second party coming in #and asking for my opinion when my opinion is always ''do whatever you want :)'' because i either dont mind OR i dont have the social energy #to say otherwise like theyd be fine with it but i just cant do it man i got anxiety of the social kind i cant keep going man i cant #i dont like feeling like im letting down other people or that theyre depending on me im bad under pressure #JUST LET ME DO IT ALONE AND ONLY DISAPPOINT MYSELF BRO CMON #the group projects are wrapping up soon so i cant complain but im screaming #besides that ive been good thanks for asking!

[sibelin]

Logging out for a bit.

#It's so useless to be here when i'm going through hard times #I won't find answers I won't find support and I won't find comfort #Nobody wants to see someone being sad and complaining on here. I feel so invisible when i'm going through it. It makes it even worse... #I pour my heart out to be ignored and to feel even more isolated you know #Which i understand in a way. Everyone has their own problems to deal with #I think deep down like so many of us. I do need attention and distraction to get out of my damn mind #Specially since I moved out and socialize less cause i'm far from friends and family #but ah well who cares about context. You just see a whiny person. I'd avoid myself too.

[ladyluthien]

SO not to talk about my various hustles on tumblr but: I bead pearls now!

I have 0 budget for advertising but I am trying to sell them because at a certain point being creative just fills your house up.

What they are: handtied freshwater pearls with sterling silver clasps

Why are they cool: for one, they're pretty affordable for a gem that's been treasured since antiquity. For two, pearls actually have the potential to be super sustainable and actually clean the water they're grown in! Like they truly might be the most sustainable gem you can buy

What you can do to help my lil business get off the ground: reblog this and follow me on my very small Instagram because that's where the makers are these days, or even check out my shop if you're feeling rad

ok thank you

#s rants #fashion #jewelry #small crafter #hello i technically manage social media at my day job but hate promoting my own stuff! #but actually knotting pearls is so cool and the more I learn the more I'm like 'oh damn this is great' #like literally they are so sustainable compared to just about any other gemstone #and I am not kidding when I say these pieces are heirloom quality particularly the classic colors #which I have on my site but I didn't do a cute shoot with the white strand yet