#it was fascinating

[invinciblerodent]

I'm really enjoying watching my partner play, partly because it actually makes me feel like I'm kinda good at this game.

You might wonder how he accomplished dying to the first bunch of bandits in the first ruin with a druid and Shadowheart in the party, but it was honestly really inspired: he bottlenecked his party into the doorway, and let the bandits pelt them without any attempt to enter the room, or target anything but the sole barbarian that actually came up to them.

And then he triggered all the traps in the dank crypt.

I genuinely feel like I'm watching some sort of a tpk speedrun, and I'm entertained, though slightly horrified

#as in fully died #had to revivify him mid-combat #it was fascinating #glitch plays bg3

[vivid-vices]

i woke up this morning and almost immediately went back to bed because pain and in my second sleep, i dreamt that i was with a time-traveling scientist, visiting various points in history to collect water samples to test the bacteria in them. he could also do this cool thing where he opened his coat and it was full of trophies he'd earned for his research. also he looked like the most stereotypical vampire you've ever seen.

#it was fascinating #i saw dinosaurs and went to like 18th century france?? #among other places #very strange 10/10 #ellie.txt

[ilovemylaptop]

monika (ddlc) was definitely a contributor to my current state. girl had me kissing a computer screen as early as 6 years ago

#some say it doesnt really count since she looks like a human but in my heart..... #objectum #monika after story changed my brain chemistry #it was fascinating #like on one level i know shes a game but i felt such at attachment i still giggle when i think about her lol

[thistle-and-thorn]

Being in a writing workshop with non writers is so interesting because it’s like…truly so many writing teachers’ advice boils down to: you’ll know by the vibes whether something works. Which is, like, not how people who don’t write all day everyday conceptualize things? It’s like when archaeologists tell you to just, like, lick stuff to tell if it’s bone?

And I just, honestly, wish I had @woodswit’s writing info sheets to hand out because they are actually practical? And actually provide an eagles eye view of how to construct a narrative because that is…a super overwhelming mandate actually.

#thistle simulation #adventures in professional development #all the writers in the room were side eying each other #and like interjecting in unhelpful ways #it was fascinating

[lover-of-mine]

I just bought pads, ibuprofen and chocolate with a male clerk that didn't blink twice. I had no idea that was possible. This was a great experience.

#it was fascinating #i cant believe it happened ksosksosksos

[catboymettaton]

thinking about when I was reading tone indicator discourse for fun and I found one person saying “I prefer emojis to tone indicators, they’re easier for me to interpret” and I found an entirely different unrelated person saying “I can’t BELIEVE anyone would suggest EMOJIS as tone indicators??? they’re FACES everyone knows we (autistic people) can’t read FACES”

#mine #it was fascinating #dnt rbg this idk why you would

[mey-rin-is-fabulous]

Oh yeah so if you've been around here for any length of time you might know I am obsessed with the Halifax Explosion. I got obsessed with that event after reading the Dear Canada book No Safe Harbour: the Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn anywhere from 8 to 10 years old I was always a history nut as a kid and I found the Dear Canada series in the library and NSH was the first book I read from it and it is still my favourite of all of them (I remember the title and who it's the diary of all the girls are fictional) and I now own it after wanting a copy of it for years. My mom found a listing on marketplace and got them for me also came with Orphan at My Door the homechild diary another favourite and even the Titanic diary which guess what the bodies from the Titanic were brought to Halifax which only 5 years later got levelled besides where the rich people lived(guess which community got decimated the most) in the biggest man made explosion before nukes were a thing (if you guessed the black community you are correct they lived closest to the docks)

#dear canada #halifax explosion #i have another book about the explosion #i couldn't put it down #it was fascinating #and everyone outside halifax and I think boston forgot about it #because it was so localized and so far from the frontlines of the war #like these ships collided levelled a city and it's still not 100% clear what happened #dear canada doesn't pull punches they cover a lot of things #like the reason why canada needs to help ukraine #back during the war there were ukrainian internment camps and it was bad #there's a book about the metis as well the red river rebellion #a book about the treatment of chinese immigrants #and the treatment of jewish people during the war as well #also a book covering the battle of the plains of abraham #the most recent one is about the residential schools #the filles du roi diary is heartbreaking #so is the one about the irish immigrants #i could go on and on about these books

[lautakwah]

EDIT: CHECK MY LATEST ADDITION BEFORE YOU START SHIT IN THE NOTES, THANKS.

warning for discord users

If you're on the app, immediately go to your dms and then "add friends". After the latest update they allow your contacts to find you and have that option turned on by default, so make sure it's unchecked!

This is very obviously not great for a multitude of reasons, but especially for people in vulnerable positions who do not want people in their contacts to see who they are on discord and/or know they have discord in the first place. I've also tried finding out if this is a thing on desktop but haven't been able to find any mention of it, so either it's not a "feature" (yet) or they've hidden it. Either way, stay safe, and turn off finding friends via contacts!

[ID: three screenshots from the discord app with circles around the buttons to press to get to this "feature". 1: the messages/DM button, 2: the "add friends button", 3: in the add friends page, the "allow contacts to add me" checkbox. /END ID]

#ling.txt #discord #fascinated by people seeing the edited post and then not even bothering to click on the bolded underlined capslocked link #in huge letters at the start of the post #tumblr is full of idiots god bless <3

[lostonmyroad]

jessica really said “god forbid women do anything” and doomed an entire people to war by installing her twink son as a false prophet by stealing her cult’s 10,000 year old breeding program propaganda

#dune #dune part two #dune 2 #jessica atreides #chani kynes #paul atreides #oh jessica u are so strange and yet i find u endlessly fascinating

[menderash]

i have no words. worlds first terf monk returns from a thirty year hibernation on top of a mountain i guess.

#put this reply under a microscope its fascinating

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Dog Meshi.

#dungeon meshi #falin touden #marcille donato #laios touden #The foreshadowing of the laios's barking is so funny. It isn't even just Marcille's flashback. It's everywhere. #It's the love of dogs. How he intimidates the basilisk. General fascination with creatures and their behaviours. #This is a man who is would not be a furry per say but would own a fursuit for the fascination of the craft. #Laios is the guy in the forums rating people's hybrid fursonas for nothing but the love of creatures. #Dog Laios would use his powers to go into dog-free restaurants. #That human impression is so good. One might say 'Woah who's that confident hairy guy? Alright boss; in you go.' #He would be the no.1 customer of a New York Deli that has no legal business license but makes the best sandwiches in the city. #“Would Senshi run it?” I think he would also be a dog in this theoretical AU. Which...makes the scene even funnier actually. #A comic in which everyone is dogs was never something I thought I'd make but here we are! #Marcille is a borzoi (elf of dogs). Tolden siblings are golden lab-retrievers. #Senshi is a scottish terrier. Chilchuck is harder; I need to think on that one. Another terrier perhaps. #Happy Thistle Thursday once again. I hope this comic makes someone laugh half as much as I did while drawing it.

[rowanaway-fromthisbs]

When I was young, the tooth fairy gave me a book about Fae Folk. And that changed me as a person

#fairies #that book was NOT meant for children #I loved it #it was fascinating #the book disappeared after I told my mom about something that was in it #coincidence? i think not

[astraskylark]

this man's moral compass is probably a roulette wheel

#dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers #kabru #hes so fascinating

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

You know, it's kinda funny how much of high fantasy centers around kings and nobility and courtly intrigue considering that the archetypal high fantasy, Lord of the Rings, had the rather explicit moral of "saving the world is up to this backwater hick and his gardener because no politician, least of all inherited nobility, would have the ability to see past their own ambition and throw away a weapon". Oh sure, Aragorn is a great king and all, but there's a reason he's over there running a distraction ring while the hobbits do the real work. Sauron loses because he gets distracted by kings and armies and great battles (i.e. typical high fantasy stuff) letting Frodo and Sam sneak through his back door and blow it all to hell.

Just saying, maybe old Jirt knew what he was saying when he said that the small folk doing their best and holding to each other was more powerful than a dozen alliances and superweapons and we should respect him for it.

#high fantasy #tolkien #lotr #lord of the rings #to be clear i don't mind courtly intrigue high fantasy #it's fascinating and it's fun and it is absolutely still high fantasy cause JRRT doesn't have a monopoly on how high fantasy should be writ #what i object to is the idea that it is the only or the best way to write high fantasy when we have such a stunning counter example

[annacaffeina]

I'm stealing this from Twitter

Here's the link

I am a high-definition gateway drug body double!

#A LOT of fascinating stuff on my list

[goldensunset]

did you know? if you do your laundry you can get your clothes back

#fascinating stuff. let’s see if i (person with the worst executive dysfunction when it comes to doing laundry) remember it #i literally have this issue where i’ll let dirty clothes pile up in the laundry basket for an entire month #like it takes me that long to get around to it #and then- who would’ve thought- i find that i don’t have anything good to wear. strange! #finally did it last night and i’m like ohhh that was so difficult but the payoff finally #augh #peach rambles #hall of fame i guess #shut up about socks. idc. #this was a fun positivity post of sorts it’s about overcoming executive dysfunction #derailing into jokes about losing socks is. it’s not horrible but just boring and annoying #it was supposed to be celebration!! and encouragement!!!