#it's not fun or sustainable

[lostlovepunk]

i just remembered the usa concept of student loans and time and time again it seems more cruel to me

like. i am a bit of a screw up academics-wise. i dropped out of three different unus after two semesters at most and i also worked a job that didn't need much of an education for six months in between. and i was able to do that bc i pay like 300 euros to my unis per semester, and like half of that goes into a public transport ticket. if i had to get along in y'all's system i would have drowned in debt by now. or taken much more drastic measures to keep myself going where i thought i wanted to go when i was 17. it seems to me like they really don't leave you much of a choice, in any direction. wherever you think you might want to go after highschool, you're kind of doomed to keep walking in that direction if you aren't filthy rich. so many people are probably grieving a future that was unattainable to them in some way or another, because they chose to do something at first and then couldn't afford to change paths, because of a disability that made your whole schooling system impossible to bear, or a thousand of other reasons.

and this might just be ramblings, and it's just a perspective of someone who never had to experience said system. but i think y'all should start to burn shit to the ground

#spike spoke #politics #and suicidality tw for the tags to follow: #i think if i had had debt on top of just feeling like a massive screw up bc i couldn't deal with my shit at 18 #a year after moving out from my parents #i mightve actually killed myself #like that's such a massive pressure and for what #people here can go 40 semesters of studying and people look at them kinda funny #but they have some kind of job next to it and it fucking works #if everything had gone like i hoped it would when i was 17 and fresh out of highschool i would be writing my bachelor's thesis rn #and i am so fucking thankful that being a screw up is possible here #it's not fun or sustainable #but it's a possibility without being entirely ruined

[mfdragon]

The Confession (Part 1)

So yea uh.... wanted to pop off a bit for the finale and it got a little out of hand. Regardless, really hope it was worth the wait :3 (Wanted to thank @notllorstel for helping render one of the pages and @ectospacecadet for helping with some of the dialogue. You guys rock!)

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#danny phantom #vlad masters #vlad plasmius #jack fenton #good!Vlad au #expect the next part to take even longer because this workload is not sustainable for me currently #but oooooooh boy is it gonna be a FUN part #also you have NO idea how much fun i had drawing jack and vlad in this part

[hauntedorpheum]

they probably haven't said anything because the response video still needs some animations and some edits

#watcher #not to be a bitch but ajshjksjsh #just. the more i think about all the more of a terrible idea this was #and look i'm making fun of them but i genuinely hope they understand why this is not going well #and im gonna say it again. i dont think they are evil capitalistic monsters #i think they are creatives shooting for the stars in terms of their content with no idea how to sustain that #and how they are (not) handling this shows that unfortunately #my post

[keepingitneutral]

Happier Camper's !

#art #design #nature #interior design #interiors #trailer #glamping #camping #california #happier camper #camper #travels #nomad #modular #sustainability #self sufficiency #fun #retrofuturism #glam #summer #holidays #freedom

[ddeck]

doodle req.. ahsoka and rex hanging out maybe? getting a lil treat?

#they sustain on fun little drinks alone #the clone wars #tcw #ahsoka tano #captain rex #ask #deckdraws

[bigfatbreak]

Twilight’s feeling bad but its fine, Sombra called in the squad to brainstorm before the last event! :D

#mlp fim #twilight sparkle #king sombra #tempest shadow #stygian #queen chrysalis #applejack #sunset shimmer #my art #twibra #fun facts! #chrysalis' marks are from burns she sustained as a child #tempest used to be on a volleyball team #but she lost her arm in a bear attack #when her and the other girls were camping #as a result she's changed her major #to sports med instead #stygian and sombra have been childhood friends and pen pals #chrysalis doesnt just hug when she sees her friends #she fucking suffocates them. #long tags

[emeraldspiral]

Love the idea that Zim and Gaz can never work as a comedy pair the way Zim and Dib do because Gaz won’t “Yes, and…” Zim. Everything he throws at her, she just refuses to play along with until he gets frustrated and leaves to go find her brother and get him to indulge his bullshit.

#invader zim #zadr #zadf #i guess this is like #zagf #except not #it's like the opposite #anti zagf #they're like george and elaine #the only thing they have in common is dib #so making fun of him is the only way they can sustain a conversation when they're alone #absolutely no rapport otherwise

[larrylimericks]

10Aug23

New actress, same script: Harry’s coupled. The effect is publicity doubled: He gets post-tour mentions, Her name gets attention From an audience easily hustled.

#larry #harry #harry styles #stunts #taylor russell #hussell #hiiiiiii #still here still larrying #just can't be arsed to care much anymore #these are grown men making their choices #it's not a big gay war anymore #i think a lot of celebrities (like harry) rely too much on this 'choose your own adventure' model #in order to appeal to the widest possible base #but i wonder how long that's sustainable #in trying to be the realization of everyone's fantasy there is no common fandom experience anymore #and being a fan (of anything) is getting less and less fun #anyway ... still adore him/them #the narrative is the same as it ever was: #she was spotted at a show #they were spotted at the photo-unfriendly soho house #lots of being seen walking from behind #some shared accessories and brands #james corden annoyingly inserting himself everywhere #pap photos conveniently showing him as supportive partner at her play's press night #harry needs to stay relevant now that tour's over #taylor needs exposure for her new play #and there's speculation harry will become more of a loewe showcase (she's already an ambassador) #limerick-hs #august 10 #2023

[silversternart]

When your bro got stabbed 5 times and youre driving him to the ER but your gf wants the aux cord

I present to you, more doodles because my life is lowkey going a bit bAD and I am coping fr fr

[Also 'the white one' is inspired by a comic a friend send on twitter by Bleuzen404 !!]

#jujutsu kaisen memes #jjk memes #jjk kashimo #jjk hakari #jjk kirara #kashimo hajime #hakari kinji #kirara hoshi #jjk fanart #jjk comic #doodles #rkgk #digital art #jujutsu kaisen fanart #jujutsu kaisen au #im calling it the 'fight club au' #cause in this one kashimo only joins them outside the killing game cause hakari persuades him the fight club is fun #and that way he can fight him again anytime too #kashi only rly stays cause those 2 are entertaining and he wants to know how far he can get without ce too #all of yalls funny reblog tags sustain me u guys are so sezxy aha #イラスト

[skitskatdacat63]

Vettonso x Similar Helmets

SV Germany 2012 x FA Monaco 2013: Gold & Dark Red

I think a lot about Vettonso and their mutual relationship witn gold. They're both golden boys, they're both seen lit gold by the sunshine on many podiums throughout the years, both have worn golden boots, and as you can see here: both have worn golden helmets. The parallels in these particular helmets makes me feel insane. Both are: gold with dark red accents, both have their birthplace's coat of arms(Bergstraße and Asturias), both have team animal motifs, and both have symbols to represent their two championships(You by now know the signifigance of the ones on Fernando's helmet, but I think the ones on Seb's are actually a callback to his Formula BMW days when he used to put the smiley stickers on his car for every win.)

And did you know both of these helmets were designed by the same helmet design company? Yep, both of these are JMD helmets. I know JMD helmets are/were pretty popular, but still, there's something to me about Fernando commissioning the same designer that Seb has been using since he was a literal child. Parallels, am I right?

SV Japan 2010 x FA Japan 2023: White with Black & Red

Haha I remember @protocolseben and I discussing this a bit back in September when Fernando's helmet dropped. I honestly think Seb is such an innovator and trailblazer in terms of helmet design, and you can see his influence in helmet design as recently as this past season. I'm not sure if he was the first ever driver to don a matte white helmet with red accents as a representation of the Japanese flag, but it certainly envoked him in my mind when I saw Fernando's!!

I think Fernando's is pretty similar to all of Seb's 2010-2012 Japan helmets but I like this one the most so! I think if Seb wasn't restrained by the Red Bull logo, he def wouldv'e put the red circle where Nando put his so I think Fernando did a really good job, even if unintentionally, at emulating Seb's sense of design.

SV Singapore 2012 x FA Singapore 2012: Sparkly!

Like I said in the one above, it's crazy how much Seb influenced helmet design. He was pretty much the pioneer of sparkly helmets for Singapore, right? It drives me absolutely insane that there's actually pictures of them together in such similar designed helmets. It's kinda funny actually that even though they're pretty deep in the championship fight at this point, and Seb just got one up on Fernando; Fernando is wearing a helmet that is a direct influence from Seb!!! Is that not insane???

Also, Fernando trying to be camp with trying the now in vogue sparkly Singapore helmet, and Seb accidentally completely blew him out of the water with his outrageous light up LED constellation helmet. But god yeah....to have pics of them in matching helmets from this era particuarly makes me emotional ;;;

SV Hungary 2021 x FA 2022: Pink with Dark Blue

I really could've picked any of Seb's 2021 helmets, but I thought this one matched the best with Fernando's main 2021 helmet(with the color pallet.) Also one thing, it's crazy how much control BWT has as a sponsor, I don't think I've ever seen another sponsor go so hard at having a chokehold on individuality. I like that we got pink liveries and pink helmets, but I don't think they should have that much control.

I'm almost kinda sad there wasn't any Miami GP in 2021, because I think that was the only unique helmet Fernando had in 2022. But these match pretty well! Pretty in pink!! It's crazy that their parallels in the 2020s are ongoing even before Fernando actually takes over Seb's seat. Thanks BWT I guess?

SV Abu Dhabi 2022 x FA Abu Dhabi 2022: Fernando's Seb Tribute Helmet

AND HERE WE HAVE THE PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE!!! The ultimate conclusion, it literally couldn't get better than this!! This is still unbelievable, like how is this an actual thing that happened!? Fernando intentionally branding his helmet, the only symbol of individuality in F1, with his rival's flag colors, HIS FLAG!!!!! Not to mention the literal "Vettono Best Moments" collage he posted alongside it....and the hand-holding....and everything that happened with them at Abu Dhabi 2022....

But god, after years of incidentally making parallel helmet designs, Fernando decided to officially tie the knot of the red string of fate, and make a helmet directly referencing Seb's. I think it's funny because as I said with two of the previously mentioned ones, those Fernando designs are pretty much inspired by Seb's, and here he is openly making one directly inspired by Seb. I don't really have words for how this actually makes me feel because it's just. Yeah. The most open and clear declaration of love and respect and admiration one could ever make. TO ME.

#all of my posts subheading should be: 'its probably not that deep BUT-' #i can't believe ive made two deeply researched and beloved posts in a row one day after the other #posts sponsored by: 12 am red bull consumption. my all-consuming devotion and love for vettonso. and my unwillingness to do schoolwork #i mean i felt a lot of emotions and had fun making it but like. hey. could you put this effort into school? #anyways feeling deeply emotionally affected about helmets and their symbolism #i think in the entirety of f1 seb and fernando are two of the most dedicated and passionate about helmet designs and symbolism? #so this post is very special to me :] helmet fuckers unite <3 #again: they say they aren't friends and don't share any hobbies and im just staring at them like YOU IDIOTS!!! #its just that spongebob meme of him pointing out the trashcans. like guys. be fr rn. you totally share hobbies #both like helmet design. paddel and pingpong. sustainability. cars. racing. european football. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON #well im glad they swapped helmets at some point(i think nando gave seb two pretty old ones as well. now thats dedication!) #if they werent cowards i bet they couldve also had a 5+ hour long discussion about helmet design ;;;;;; #thinking also about how fernando has one of seb's in his museum >:) but if only it were one of the ones on this list. sigh. #normal posts that catie normally makes in a normal fashion #well lmk if theres any other vettonso helmets you think are similar!!! im pretty blind to seb helmets that arent rbr era tbh #sebastian vettel #fernando alonso #f1 #formula 1 #vettonso #we do a little bit of f1

[rist-ix]

The sparxshipping teasing from Iginio got me wondering.... if we ever did get canon sparxshipping explored, whether in a reboot or new adaptation, how would you like it for it to be done?

I'm gonna try to answer both of these in one post cause they overlap a little, but first of all thank you!

Buckle up fellas I'm bringing discourse.

This is gonna be a bit of an unpopular opinion I think, and it’s that I don’t want sparxshipping to be canon at all.

Feel free to get the pitchforks, but until then imma talk. I have villainships that I think not only add something to the overall plot, they kind of define it too. Reylo for examples, with its themes of redemption, masks and compassion, or Darklina and how important their relationship is to the war and Grisha oppression, or Lotor and Allura with its symbolism of breaking the cycle of abuse, making peace, reclaiming a heritage thought lost and so on.

To put it very briskly: an established Sparxshipping relationship adds nothing to the plot. It would have to be a plot of its own, and while there are tons of fascinating plot threads you could weave back into Domino, Bloom's family and the war before the Fall, it is simply, plainly, and rightfully so not the story Winx Club is telling.

Winx Club, at its core, is about the girls and their friendship. That is the show I love, and that is the show I am invested in. Fanfiction is a separate thing, I’ll get into that later. But canon, commercially produced and globally aired Winx Club is what we are talking about now. And the one defining truth of Winx Club is that it’s about the Winx. Their boyfriends are the side note, the Kens to their Barbies, to cement them as the cool popular teenagers younger kids are supposed to see them as. If Bloom and Valtor had a lasting serious relationship, Valtor would inevitably have to be shoved into that category as well, and that would ruin the entire appeal of him.

To boil it down even more: if sparxshipping were canon, either Winx Club would have to shift away from its intrinsic premise and formula, or Valtor would have to be diminished beyond recognition. So my longstanding opinion has always been: don’t make sparxshipping canon. Just don’t.

What I, personally, would do if I were ever to gain access to the mythical and likely overcrowded writing room at Rainbow SpA, is this:

Tease the fuck out of it.

Lean into their fucked up little hate-obsession. Every time they share the screen they have to be radiating unresolved sexual tension. Their chemistry has to be so off-the-charts it sparks a million fanfics before the season even ends. If there aren’t so many crappy amv's set to angsty Taylor swift songs it brings down the YouTube servers by midnight you have failed. Because canon is bound to certain limits, but fanfiction is NOT. The goal of any show should be to create something that will awaken an inescapable need to build on it, to continue where it left off, or to wonder but-what-if? To make people text incoherent keysmashes to their fandom buddies with shaky hands in the middle of the night and be unable to sleep until they’ve confirmed their buddy has seen it too.

I would want to see Bloom go fully I-have-lost-sight-of-everything-but-revenge until her friends manage to pull her back, I would want them to fight so vehemently the structures around them collapse and they don’t even notice. They should be in situations where they are UNDENIABLY going to die if they fight on and they still do it, they literally CANNOT stop, they don’t care to. To the point that everyone around them is seriously concerned and talking about their terrifying obsession with each other, more or less out in the open. And after a season full of epic fight scenes, high stake conflicts and frankly obscene tension between them, I would want Bloom to kill him.

Straight up.

Give her that moment of calm self assurance, at peace and perfectly in control, while Valtor tries to gaslight-gatekeep-girlboss his way out of this, contrasting the way her support network and genuine, unconditional friendships strengthen her while Valtor, who is always sabotaging everyone around him, is forced to confront his own powerlessness in the face of the power that created him. His manipulation attempts have nothing to latch on to. They have one last exchange where Valtor is visibly furious at her denial of him / his own failure — to really drive home that this is Bloom's triumph — but the last words they exchange are cordial. Maybe a comment at her growth, or a warning about his mothers, or another way to foreshadow future threats — if he couldn’t defeat her, no one should. He ends on a high note, but he does end, and it’s at Bloom's hands. She retakes the corrupted spark into the Flame she is guarding, and that is that.

And then, and this is important. He fucking haunts her for the entire next story arc. The next season, the next two seasons maybe, because she has learned a fuck ton of things from him and it is really, really difficult to move on knowing everything she does, knowing everything he implied or hinted at, or simply knowing so many really, really cruel ways to get her way now, which isn’t who she wants to be, but it would be easy, quick and effective for the greater good, right?

Boom, character conflict for the next season established, lots of potential for future flashbacks or visions, Valtor stays on his high horse of forever-the-juiciest-fucking-villain-of-the-franchise and the story can move on.

The End

Cue three decades of mind-blowing fanfiction. We all say Thank you Rainbow and cry ourselves to sleep thinking about what could have been.

#sparxshipping #asks #the ugly truth is that a perfect piece of media that gives everyone what they want is not a piece of media that inspires a lot of fan works #fandom to me is so much more fun there is that gap. that whole of teased-but-unexplored potential #with enough canon material to sustain it and go of #but even more questions and what ifs and theories and fuck it I’ll do it myself #you feel me?

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

This is just an idea but

What if you made a whiteboard and invited everyone on stream to join it? Just a fun thought is all!

picturing this made me Scream In Fear and also run shrieking into the woods, never to be seen again

#THE CHAOS??? THE ABSOLUTE INSANITY??? NO!!!!!!!! #DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ASK OF ME!!!! #mediating however many people join. people im not sure i can trust to Behave #and you cant exactly kick someone out of a whiteboard if they need to Go! #trying to get anything done at all would be hell and a half lmao #its a fun thought until you truly Consider it! #rambles from the bog #i mean id be willing to do it on stream with a Choice Group #people i can trust to behave and people i can be comfortable Drawing With yk yk #but i wouldnt make it a free for all 'everyone hop on' thing #that would Not be sustainable

[francesderwent]

I know this is the I Only Love And Trust My Mutuals website and trust me I love my mutuals but did you ever stop and think that a lot of us have been here for over a decade, and the vast majority of my mutuals now are former mutuals-in-law, people I met through blogs I’d been following for YEARS?? it took us AGES to customize our dashboards to be this perfect—because it INEVITABLY takes a long time to build community!! people just joining tumblr now cannot immediately or easily find or create what we have!!! expecting them to is simply foolish!

#tumblr is really really fun now—but it didn’t start being this fun until I’d been using the site for something like five years IF NOT LONGER #that’s not sustainable

[ducktracy]

‘tis my great wish that Frank Tashlin’s name be uttered in the same conversations as Chuck Jones’ or Bob Clampett’s—until then, i’ll do everything in my power to make it so. what a magical human being—i’m easily at some of my most inspired viewing his films— i don’t have anything to say here other than “WOW”. WOW

#i’m mainly posting for 0:26-0:49 but all of it is so good and unfortunate to cut out #especially that sustained iris out at the end how fun!!!!!!! GAH #lt #tale of two mice #tashlin #vid

[buckttommy]

the more I think about it the more I'm like........ Will and Faith should get together.

#all I need is one moment. ONE shippy moment and then I'm hooked like. I'm already halfway there GIMME IT #tv: will trent #will trent #faith mitchell #will x faith #like his thing with Angie is fun but not sustainable. this thing with Faith however............................ #also who am i kidding #the way he started carrying snacks around when he learned she had diabetes??? maybe i'm dissolving into a puddle #jack.txt

[skunkes]

beginning to understand the power of a traditional sketchbook

#talkys #i wish there was more time in the day to scribble in it for hours #i also wish i could get free trad art supplies by posting on tiktok LOL but its scary there #also in some ways all my art making is so frantic recently. ive absolutely run out the clock and should have been Good by now but im not #now i have to try my hardest to Get Good at art before i have to find 3 jobs to sustain myself and i never get to draw again #but anyway its fun in here i cant wait to finally finish this old sketchbook and start a new one