#i'm an independent man

[coquelicoq]

if you're wondering what the big deal is about the louis-philippe sentence in les misérables, it is, in the original french, 760 words long. the subject of the sentence doesn't appear until 95% of the way through, at word #711; the main verb is word #712. the sentence contains 91 commas and 49 semicolons and is almost entirely a list of laudatory adjectival phrases describing the erstwhile king of france. this is perhaps especially notable because les mis is, shall we say, not known for being particularly gung-ho about the monarchy.

this sentence copied and pasted into Word takes up more than one page single-spaced. in the 1800-page folio classique edition, it is fully two and a half of those 1800 pages. that means that les mis is 0.14% this single sentence. more of les mis is made up of this sentence than earth's atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide (0.04%). if the page count of les mis stayed the same but every sentence was the length of this one, les mis would consist of only 720 sentences total.

incidentally, guess who named hugo a peer of france 17 years before the publication of les mis?

#he also goes on for another six pages after this but by then he has remembered the existence of the full stop #the endnotes say that hugo 'se devait de faire [ce portrait] aussi favorable que possible à la personnalité de l'homme #qui avait favorisé sa carrière' (had to make this portrait as favorable as possible to the character of the man who had favored his career) #in fairness to hugo it's not like louis-philippe was alive to read this. so he wasn't just sucking up to get something out of it #he says at the end of the chapter that this description is 'entirely disinterested'. which like on the one hand i get #bc like i said louis-philippe was not in power and reading this. but otoh victor 'ancien pair de france' hugo u r not exactly unbiased. lol #les mis #lm 4.1.3 #i just looked up the english translation and gasp! hapgood turned it into four separate sentences!!!! #so i think y'all who are reading it via les mis letters (which uses hapgood i think?) are gonna miss out on the full experience :/ #my posts #linked to #syntax #idk if i got this across but the worst part is that the subject of the sentence - the beginning of the independent clause - #doesn't occur until the very end. so for the first 95% of the sentence you're just waiting for the bass to drop!!! #like reading it out loud you have to raise your pitch at the end of every dependent clause because you haven't gotten to the subject yet #AND THERE ARE SO MANY CLAUSES!! 49 SEMICOLONS PEOPLE!!! FORTY-NINE!!!! #victor hugo would be TERRIBLE as a hype man. he would take so long that the crowd would tear him to pieces with their fingernails #before louis-philippe could come out on stage. and then they'd be so mad at louis-philippe for inspiring him that they'd tear LP apart too #actually i think i'm using hype man wrong. i'm thinking of the guy that gets the crowd hyped up for the main guy before the main guy #makes an appearance. a hype man is the guy who makes interjections during a song. victor hugo would be bad at both of these #like just imagine the announcer at the beginning of a basketball game. and now...your starting lineup...at power forward... #and then he just says the 760-word louis-philippe sentence. #dead. murdered at the hands of the fans. microphone shoved down his trachea.

[wyvernity]

sss day my favorite national holiday WOOOOHHHH

bonus

#pokemon #trainer lyra #rival silver #soulsilvershipping #timeskip tag #bao beis #i had so much more planned. but alas. college. #ANYWAY. sss my everything. ohh. always thinking abt them. #this is very obviously lyra's room! all the pink! massive bed to fit all her pokemon! the champion paycheck gets you that much at least #and plants!!! no. 1 horticulturist in johto #she's living somewhere around the base of mt silver... decently close to the league and her hometown #so i like to imagine her with a huge greenhouse so she can take care of plants even in the harsher climate #meanwhile silver has one of those decrepit malelivingspace flats in viridian. he's making it work. #i can only see sss properly moving in together liiiike in their late 20s #after they get to enjoy young adult independence for a while #but before they permanently settle down they should go on silly adventures again... just once. or twice. or #as much as i like to entertain the thought of them being homebodies i think they'd rather spend their lives travelling haha #since silver never got to fully experience it as a kid on the run #being a wanted man and all #and lyra is itching for the getaway #they deserve to be in nature and responsibility-free and *frothing at the mouth* #BTW i put my whole wyvussy into that wall decor #lisia signed poster... rosa's resemblance as mei(!!!) in the totoro one... bell tower + whirl island pics // #pokemon constellations... and those gen 4 mail templates that no one actually used. probably from dawn. champion penpals :] #i debated doing a lance poster because celebrity idol funny but nah she'd bin that immediately after moving out #oh yeah the drawover was um. inspired by the nonebinary neochamp fit. so happy for my son. #i'm glad i managed to finish the big piece in time otherwise i would've just posted that LOL can you imagine #okey bye happy sss day

[inkshine]

I feel like if you think about it, Pearl could've rebelled from the rebellion itself. She could have said "I'm a free Gem now, I bow to no one! I'm leaving to explore the world/galaxy, goodbye!"

(and that would have given Pink/Rose seventeen more layers of trauma, but we're not going to get into that right now-)

But she didn't. She chose to remain by the side of her Diamond.

And I just gotta wonder, at one point did she stop staying out of her role as a servant and start staying out of love? When did the path of one perspective end and the other begin? Were they ever truly separate in the first place? It's clear that Pearl was in love with Rose for like, ever, but when did she decide that she was officially choosing her own love for Rose over her programmed loyalty to her? Did she ever fully separate the two feelings?

#this show man #it's late and i'm tired #but you get what I'm saying #I hope #anyway now I want an au where Pearl leaves Rose to be a truly independent Gem and this action echoes through time forevermore #ramblings #steven universe

[hephaestuscrew]

Clara's father being an Earl means that her family outranks Baron DeVries' family in terms of the hierarchy of the nobility. DeVries - a mere Baron, the lowest rank of British nobility - is constantly making references to his family's heritage and history and the responsibilities that come with it. Meanwhile, Clara - the daughter of an Earl (which is two ranks above a Baron) - actively avoids mentioning her aristocratic heritage and is making every effort she can to construct an identity and a life that is separate from that heritage. DeVries' adventuring is a continuation of his family's legacy; Clara's is a rejection of her's.

#Victoriocity #Victoriocity spoilers #Idk I just think it's interesting #I think they should have a conversation about it #I'm not going to say that Clara herself outranks DeVries #because she isn't the holder of her family's title #and she's a woman in a patriarchal system #but she is from a more 'noble' family than DeVries #Presumably her brother inherited the Earldom #which also has potential to be interesting #Clara's brother encouraged her to educate herself #which her mother blames for her desire for independence #which led her to move to London and reject her family's aristocratic heritage #the heritage which her brother is now the figurehead for... #Could be a really interesting dynamic #I hope we meet him at some point #the empty man posteth #Clara Entwhistle #Baron DeVries

[ardenrosegarden]

In England, English and Norman barons kill each other to seize the throne and in France, the Carolingian unity having been shattered, the little Capetian king managed his meager possessions under the vigilant and hostile eye of the great feudal lords who watched over over their strongholds and control his every move. Brittany, if it wished, could finally spread its wings. Conan III is careful not to do this and is content to govern peacefully, only too happy that the English and French ropes which hold him by the neck are suddenly so weak. A good duke, good husband, good Breton, he has everything going his way, but was unfortunately a bad father; on his deathbed he disowns Hoël, his son, and chooses as his heir Conan IV, a little boy of 9 years old, the son of his daughter Bertha.

Gilles Martin-Chauffier, Le Roman de la Bretagne

#twelfth century #hoël de cornouaille #bertha de cornouaille #ft konan iii's hand and constance of mayenne i guess 😂 #so. I bought the bande dessinée ''Breizh'' bc I'm unfortunately Very Easy and they used this bit from Martin-Chauffier #I agree with historians like Keats-Rohan et al that believe Hoël was somewhat In On It and his spats with Bertha and her husband were #almost always more small-scale (eg how independent Nantes should be relative to the ducal crown etc etc) #but I do sometimes wonder and the BD bit got it rotating again... #given Hoël was iirc the eldest of Konan III's kids and also a dude man in the early 1100's if he was ever tempted by the Cain Instinct... #there's something about Bertha and Hoël largely being allies but also siblings who quarrel on the political stage... #(also an example of the kind of nationalistic writing flourishes I have to wade through every day I'm fighting for my life out here 😭) #(also the idyllic verbiage when Bertha was living in England during said war where the English were killing each other. like...) #shakespeareomnibus

[solradguy]

the "Radguy" is stored in the aviators

When I have no choice but to buy Strive on PC, this will be the first mod I install

Just like me fr

#asks #This mod and I evolved independently and did not influence one or the other #I *think* it will work with the HOS mod since the HOS mod doesn't change his head model #If I can get Order Sol with aviators... god.... #Eventually I won't be able to play Strive with friends anymore because PS+ is going up us$20 (!!) and I ain't payin $80 for online #And also I'm playing on a launch year Playstation 4. Poor baby's huffin and puffin just to boot up anymore #I WAS considering getting a ps5 but if I need to fork out friggin 80 burger bux a year to play with buddies?? No way #You know how many rock n roll discs that is?? When I can play with them free on PC?? Hell no man

[erinsintra]

pink and purple go so hard. they should make more flags with those colours. lets make new countries as an excuse to do it

#currently making new countries with purple on their flags #for worldbuilding i mean #i'm not gonna join an independence movement man i have stuff to do #fyp #fypツ #memes #tumblr fyp #explore #explorepage #funny #hilarious #fypage #foryou #meme #dumb shit #shitpost #shitposting

[feluka]

fathers will punch walls in anger then ask you to feel bad for them when their fists are bruised

#boo hoo? idc man #anyway! it doesn't matter because i'm happy today! #because i made it so that he no longer has access to my savings! small step towards independence! #had to stand in queue for two and a half hours but it's done! #also the lady in the farmer's market called me sweetheart and gave me a free fresh bundle of mint with my purchase 🥺🥺🥺

[problemswithbooks]

More Dain Stuff

So I'm still thinking about Dain and more so, who he might end the story with.

Now, I'm 98.9% sure Violet will stick with Xaden. Not saying it couldn't be interesting if, after the whole Venin thing and their already rocky relationship they broke up, but at the same time that's not how romance novels are written. The story might have dragons, but it is primarily a romance book. Xaden has always been the main focus of Violet and they got together in the first book--just like other fantasy/romance books; think Edward/Bella or Alina/Mal. Plus, most of her audience really like them together; not having them as end game would be alienating her readers.

So Dain's not ending up with Violet. To be honest he could end the story single if he survives, but I'd be a little surprised. Many authors even outside the romance genre have a habit of pairing up their characters at the end. It would be nice if the series didn't go that route, especially if it didn't have a time-skipped epilogue, but I'm expecting at least the main side characters to get paired up to some extent since it is a romance book.

That leaves the question of who he could be paired up with. It's hard to say at this point because he hasn't had many interactions with anyone besides Violet. The few times other characters mention him, most don't really like him. They're are Violet's friends or Marked, so they already have a poor opinion of him or hate him for Liam's death.

I'm not saying that Yarros couldn't have those characters change their opinion of Dain in later books (I really hope they do) and then pair him off with one of them. The issue is that I think most of Violet's close group have been given hints already to who they'll end up with. Sawyer is crushing on Jesinia, Imogen on Garrick. Rhiannon is with Tara, who will hopefully get better established as a character in later books. Though brief Sloane and Cam have some flirtation and in a lot of ways it would make a lot of sense to have them end up together, particularity if Cam becomes King. It would fully show the Marked ones are apart of the kingdom again and fully trusted.

Now, Ridoc is a possibility, but only if Dain is established as bi (which isn't impossible). The biggest hurdle there is that Ridoc is the exact opposite of Dain in a lot of ways. He's the goofball, while Dain is portrayed as a strict. Ridoc doesn't like him. It's really doubtful they'd get along. That could change as the series goes on; Ridoc could show a more serious side, while Dain could lighten up. Violet said he used to smile and laugh a lot, be less of a rule follower. Maybe Ridoc could bring that back out. I think it could be pretty cute and honesty it'd be cool if Yarros put an end to a love triangle by pairing up the spare with another guy.

One possibility though that I really find interesting and I could see is Cat.

First of all she also needs paired up as that failed third wheel of a love triangle with Xaden. There is a man in her Gryphon Flier group that likes her, so that might be who she gets put with in the end, but if that does happen I hope he gets a bit more screen time given how important Cat has been at least during Iron Flame.

Second, their powers complement each other. Dain can see memories (pretty much read minds to an extent) while Cat can manipulate emotions as long as they're present. I could easily see these two using teamwork to get stuff done. Cat could get someone upset enough that they lower their shields so Dain can read them, or Dain could read someones memories and give Cat the best ammunition to get them into the state of mind she needs to manipulate their emotions. Physical fights wouldn't change much but in intelligence work they could be really good as a team.

Third, I want a Flier/Rider romance and Cat's the most prominent Gyphon Flier we have as of Iron Flame. She's third in line for the throne which is interesting and could mean she ends up as Queen. Giving her a dragon Rider partner could be a good way of showing that even once the Venin are gone Navarre and Poromeil are still allies. Also would be interesting to see how a relationship like that was seen by the dragons.

Fourth, it'd be a bit funny. Cat is Xaden's ex, while Dain was Violet's first crush and childhood friend. I doubt Xaden would care much, since he never cared about Cat, but I think Violet would have many conflicting feelings about it which would be fun to see her stress over. By the end of Iron Flame she seems to have grown to respect Cat and Cat respects her in return, but I it wasn't that long ago she hated her. Meanwhile, although she was furious at Dain, he was her best friend for fifteen years.

It'd just be funny to see Violet struggling with that sort of roller coaster of emotions and perhaps catching herself thinking similar things Dain said to her about Xaden. I mean I could see her first thought being Cat is getting close to Dain to mess with her, since she can't get to Xaden anymore. Having her catch herself and realize she's making snap judgments could lead to some interesting conversations with both Dain and Cat or even Xaden talking to her more about his past with Cat. Just cool character interactions all around!

Fifth, character development. Dain is seen as Mr. By the Book, and although there probably isn't some rule against Flier/Rider relationships (because they've never worked together before) it could still be seen as wrong. They might be working together but they were enemies for hundreds of years. Dain picking Cat despite it being seen as against the spirit of the Codex continues his growth as getting over his issue of putting rules before people he cares about.

Meanwhile Cat, although tackling her anti-Dragon Rider hate and working with Violet has another flaw the one that was probably the biggest reason her and Xaden broke up. She wanted a crown. Now, I actually don't think this is a terrible thing for her to want given what we know of her and her situation. Poromeil has been essentially left to die by Navarre for hundreds of years. Frankly it makes sense Cat would want political power so she could use it to form an alliance with a Kingdom that might be strong enough to save her home.

Still the story makes it appear to be a flaw--that she wanted a crown over love. So, in that sense picking Dain, someone who isn't a prince or king, and has very little sway with anyone with power (Xaden hates him, and he deserted the army so he doesn't have any allies on that front either--dude is not getting a good job no mater whose in charge) shows she'll pick over over a crown. Even if afterwards she still gets the throne of Poromeil for whatever reason, it'd still prove she picked Dain over power.

So, that's my essay on possible end ships for Dain. I sort of still think he'll die--I'm always prepared for a character I like to die. But if he does live and get paired up I'd say it'd be Cat, with Ridoc as a runner up.

#fourth wing #iron flame #iron flame spoilers #Dain Aetos #Catriona Cordella #I actually forgot Ridoc had a hook up with a guy #until I started writing this post #and i think it would be cute actually #goofball with serious partner who has to keep them inline sometimes is adorable #and it would be cool for Yarros to end a love triangle with the dumbed guy getting together with a man for once #but I don't think it's as likely as Cat #Yarros doesn't seem super good writing lgbt+ couples since both queer couples she has are flings/ with partners who are not fully introduce #so id be surprised if we got two decently fleshed out characters in a queer relationship in the end #I mean I'm just hoping Rhi's girlfriend gets more fleshed out by the end #and from a writing perspective Cat/Dain has more to offer in way of compelling story-lines #mostly because they're both connected to Violet and Xaden in interesting ways then Ridoc is #And I've seen people think Cat will be with Cam (cuz he's the prince) but I think Sloane is a better choice there #Even if Tyrrendor becomes independent it'd still be nice to have Cam/Sloane to show the Marked Ones are fully excepted and safe in Nararre #Also I think it makes more sense since Cat being third in line is brought up alot #so I sort of expect she'll be queen of Poromeil by the end #which make Cam being a prince unneeded #unless the book ends with the two kingdom's uniting #which it could i guess #but sort of doubt #frankly id still like violet/Xaden/Dain as end game--u could even shove Cat in there

[fictionadventurer]

There is not a single homely thing that, looked at from a certain angle, does not become fairy. Think of the Dapple, or the Dawl, when they roll the sunset towards the east. Think of an autumn wood, or a hawthorn in May. A hawthorn in May — there’s a miracle for you! Who would ever have dreamed that that gnarled stumpy old tree had the power to do that? Well, all these things are familiar sights, but what should we think if never having seen them we read a description of them, or saw them for the first time? A golden river! Flaming trees! Trees that suddenly break into flower! For all we know, it may be Dorimare that is Fairyland to the people across the Debatable Hill

-Lud-in-the-Mist, Hope Mirrlees

#lud-in-the-mist #books #i was so upset i couldn't read emily wilde that i racked my brain trying to come up with an acceptable replacement #then i remembered this book has been on my tbr for a long time and gave it a try #excellent excellent choice #i couldn't believe it's as old as they say because the story felt so confident in what it was doing #none of the quaint whimsy or self-parody you tend to see from pre-tolkien fairy stories #gorgeous prose #i've got so many highlights #this is easiest to share independently #thanks to the chestertonian nature #i didn't like everything ('initiation into the mysteries' sets off my freemason alarms though thankfully it didn't go beyond a few mentions #and i'm not sure i understood everything #but i did love it all the same #also looking at goodreads i seem to be the only person who didn't read it because of ne*l ga*man #i can even say i read it in spite of him

[paellegere]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YESSSSS SAM DOING SHADY AND UNETHICAL SHIT TO SAVE DEAN AGAINST HIS WISHES!!!!! AND LYING TO HIM ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#liveblogging: supernatural #10.18 #I LOVE THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER'S AUTONOMY!!!!!! SCREW THAT!!!!!!!!! #CODEPENDENCY THY NAME IS WINCHESTER #this is everything to me. this is amazing #the role reversal is making me so nauseous i'm hard #fuck man. this is so fucked up of sam. i'm so happy. #spends 8.5 seasons yelling about autonomy and independence but he LIED. he LIED MAN!!!!!!!! #dirty stinkin liar i LOVE you sam winchester #.txt

[gloriousmonsters]

seriously tho the fact that the phrase 'transandrophobia truthers' is a phrase that people feel comfortable slinging around... I genuinely just have to hope that'll it eventually feel surprising again, like when i look back and remember HOW shitty 'ace discourse' was. like there are people who genuinely are saying that believing trans men suffer for their identity is equivalent to believing a conspiracy theory. and they are SO fucking confident in saying it.

#the fact that anyone aside from a trans man talking abt how trans men are treated #not even by other queer people but just. the fact they are mistreated and dehumanized and discriminated against #by freaking straight/cis/conservative people #still nets a ton of trans men just going 'thank you so much for even acknowledging that we exist and that people are shitty to us' #makes me so frustrated #(genuinely when people are like 'it's JUST infantilization and people seeing them as misguided girls--' for one thing. it's not #BUT EVEN THAT. it's '''''just'''' what happens to people who are not seen as independent/mentally capable #''''''just'''' what happens to 'misguided women'? hello????) #vic talks #negativity #sorry i'm just already tired and depressed today #so this was the last thing i needed to encounter unexpectedly -_-

[probablyaseamonster]

In regards to my last post, this is the vision:

It's dusk. There's a campfire. A makeshift stage, firelight illuminating it. On the stage are Martyn and Joel, singing Disobedient. It is important to me that you know that Joel has reformed into a less Pearly outfit, one that fits his personality more. The small crowd is cheering, Ren's one of the loudest.

#this is set in the world of Sixteenthdays' Life on Earth fic series #and this happens long after martyn stops scheming to kill joel obviously #maybe they even fuse into rhodonite at the end for flair #they're having fun <3 #idk i just wanted this #gemcyt #gemcyt martyn and joel #on a side note please can we stop flanderizing joel in this au? #let him develop some independence during third life #so that it makes sense when he kills his wife in last #ren is supportive of martyn's rebelling #idek where i was going with this #if someone could draw this i would be eternally grateful #i'm so mad i couldn't draw this this would've been so good! #it's weird explaining it #man i sure hope somebody reads this #i feel like i have more to say but i'm gonna end it here #sixteenthdays' life on earth #just in case

[wiseatom]

everyone always talks about how mike has rocks in his head and to be clear - we are all so, SO correct!! but i would also like to acknowledge that will is also pulling up with pebbles where his brain is supposed to be. i could go on and on about how he doesn't notice that his boy best friend mike flirts with him at every given opportunity and looks at him like he hand painted every single star in the sky, but like, he can get away with that ig cause he's gay in the 80s, selfless, kind, beautiful perfect etc etc etc. 🙄

i am actually bringing up will's rock for a brain because i need to remind everyone that will and lucas have an actual conversation - this is real! this is canon! - about how the only purpose a bowl has is for cereal. they genuinely cannot think of a single other use! as if will is not having this conversation after joyce cut around the rim of a bowl ON HIS HEAD earlier that week!!! as if she's not been doing this for his entire life!!!! stupid bitch 😭🙏

#will byers #byler #WILL IS A DUMB FUCKING BITCH!!!!! i love him for it!!!!!!! #when you are soooo smart and also soooo stupid. the duality of man! #also? do lucas and will not enjoy a nice bowl of soup on occasion?? perhaps a chowder??? this seems out of character for both of them. #i think will is maybe smart independently but put him in a room w his friends and he's like brain cells? i don't need these! #like girl yes you do 💀 your friends don't got 'em either 😹😹😹 #will: uses a bowl more often and more creatively than any other party member #also will: literally what else would you use a bowl for other than cereal 🤕 #god. i'm ordering cfa #DKWKSKSKW i am kidding about that last part. #mine #this is a mess! don't ever ask me to explain my posts or my tags.

[burstingsunrise]

out of the euphoria, glass man, rollacoaster, fault and dscene magazine, which one is your favorite luke magazine feature?

what an incredible opportunity to monologue about luke hemmings! so the thing is - and this probably isn't surprising to anyone - when you think everything luke hemmings does is perfect, it's very, very difficult to choose a "favorite" anything.

all of these features have incredible photoshoots and really lovely quotes, so i've actually put together more of a selection of favorite pics/snippets from each feature instead of actually answering your question, because i am insufferable. <3

#the euphoria photoshoot probably had the most impact on my psyche #and i love the way the writer added some framing to the interview #very thoughtful and really conveyed his vibes effectively #but dscene and fault have so many incredible quotes from him #and rollacoaster was the first real solo luke feature so that was a Big Deal #and glass man was kind of the first model luke appearance to set the stage for everything else #also that photo... #what can i say i'm a fan #ok and yes meg and i had a small discussion about this #when we discovered we both received the ask #but independently came to the same conclusion about our approach to answering #i'm so sorry i'm like this #but also always grateful for the opportunity to wax poetic about luke #ask #anon #devastating luke content