#its a moment its a movement

[fauvester]

Not sure if you meant for the questions to be askes BUT 9 for like iskra or something would be interesting since there is a mix of human and cardassian culture, does julian celebrate any terran holidays with them?

omg I wish I was a better worldbuilder, people come up with so many fun fake little holidays. Thanks to that one throwaway line in ST:D I've unilaterally decided that Cardassian culture is very food-centric, so you know baby Iskra got taken to lots of street food festivals celebrating military victories and elections..

Julian trying to figure out which terran holidays can be safely transported and re-potted on post-Fire Cardassia (I feel like he still tries to celebrate Federation day at home just so the kids can have some positive associations. Cue him and Lim trying to figure out how to cook a desert lungfish without soliciting their neighbors' help with removing the fibrous capsule..)

Halloween is a safe bet, I think. Scaring the spirits away is vaguely Hebetian and the locals enjoy both tricks and treats. Julian gives his coworkers at the hospital candy to distribute to her.

Still got to be lots of nationalist holidays to celebrate after the war, but now they're very much tinged with bitter memories. Now they're more of an opportunity to complain about the current administration and get drunk (both activities Iskra vigorously enjoys as an adult)

#dee s 9 #garashir adoption au #happy gul dukat day where we burn gul dukat in effigy all across the continent <3 #man i shouldve drawn that... Beat Gul Dukat With A Stick day to drive the bad spirits out of government #not seen on Halloween: lim in julians old scrubs (doctor) and 6 month old idan dressed in a beautiful kukalaka inspired snuggie garak sews #as an american who does not celebrate the 4th of july because [history major reasons] i will still do red white and blue shots. fuck da gov #iskra is less anarcho-antiestablishment than young elim... but thats cause shes like. a government agent. theyre her boss #OHHHH YOU KNOW JULIAN BREAKS OUT THE BABY PHOTOS EVERY HALLOWEEN! #Lim and garak make precious little costumes for lims half dozen kids. spreading the Halloween spirit thru the entire district #its a moment its a movement #the Castellans House is decked OUT with fake spiders and cobwebs. garak and lim united on this front #the rest of garaks cabinet. who has never seen a spider and have no idea what halloween is: #lim poking his head in does anyone want blood punch? it's normal punch. but i put grapes in painted to look like eyeballs #minister of finance: what the fuck

[suntails]

knighted

#MOMENTS THAT MAKE ME EMOTIONAL. BAUL CALLING HIM BY NAME NOT CALLING HIM HUMAN. WEAK AT THE KNEES #i think ill only have time to draw these two pieces before i leave for the holidays so i want them to be a set. i think its fun #talked abt it on twt but artistically its SO fun that book 7 has the 'good guys' w the colors of the night. greens and purples and darks #and the 'bad guys' of the humans strike their queen down with a brilliant yellow light. the light IS the darkness is conceptually yummy #trying to lean into color choices and intentional comps lately. lilias piece reading L>R feels like the angle pushes down on him #here sebek faces with the eye's movement so its more positive. like hes climbing towards his beautiful bright future. ouughj #never before in fandom have i wanted to so clearly break down my own art choices like a historian but diasom does smth to my brain #twst #twisted wonderland #sebek zigvolt #baul zigvolt #ch 7 spoilers #suntails

[dawnbreakersgaze]

Guys I was playing the event stories again one last time before they went away forever and I just noticed the sweetest fucking thing ever

When you first walk up to Zayne and catch him on his phone, look at his face. He goes from his normal neutral expression to the softest little smile when he realizes it's you/mc walking up to him 🥺🥺🥺

He even straightens himself up a little taller when he sees you i'm dying send help 😩

I'm gonna squish him 🥲

#this moment is literally less than a second in the game #and its the very first second of the scene so its so easy to miss #if you still have access to the event PLEASE go see it is so so so cute #as someone who spent years and years professionally studying body language- All of my love goes to the programmers of LnDS #i could write for ages on all of the movements and little mannerisms they have and how in tune they are with their psych profiles #but this little 1 second moment right here? its perfect #when I saw him straighted up a little as his eyes got all soft i melted ahh #love and deepspace #lads #l&ds #lnds #love & deepspace #zayne #zayne love and deepspace #love and deepspace zayne

[creekfiend]

the other thing is that like... respectfully. antipsych may not have much to do with your life. that's fine. prison abolition does not have much to do with my life -- except as those two things intertwine institutionally. the prison system isn't one I have to face.

but it would not be appropriate for me to enter those conversations and be like "well what about when the cops helped me find my dog, who will help me find my dog" you know? like. or at the very least if I did that, people whose day to day lives have been horribly impacted by the prison system would be deeply justified in telling me to sit the fuck down, lol

#antipsych #by 'not having much to do with my life' i dont mean i do not care about it. i care about it LOTS #but i am not the person being harmed by it. at the moment. which does not diminish its import #is all i am saying. #same for this: perhaps you have not experienced and have no fear of experiencing involuntary institutionalization #thats fine. but it does not mean your personal concerns should be more central to this movement

[divorcedtom]

SUCCESSION 4x02

#this post is for tom's hand movements #also for him alluding to greg cowering in the corner from his rage in safe room #its also an 'i'll look after you' moment. which makes me want to lay in traffic #tom wambsgans #tomgreg #greg hirsch #succession #succession gifs #succession spoilers #my gifs

[cowboyshit]

cause I’m tellin’ ya, this shit makes me feel so good right now and I might not take it off - let me know what the bids are cause I might not give it up.

#hangman adam page #hangman page #adam page #aew #all elite wrestling #aewedit #mine: gifs #my gifs: hangman adam page #i've wanted to make a gifset of this moment for so long but you would not believe how hard lining up dialogue to text to gif is #when you cant see mouth movements #i didnt get it perfect but whatever its good enough and I finally made it

[dennisboobs]

i still want to know what this was about

#and. like. they spliced together different takes here just to use glennis' reaction. #you can see mac's mouth moving in the second shot but mac is very clearly Not Talking in the episode #actually i think its like. opposite coverage of the same exact moment in a different take bc look at his arm movement #they Needed that exact reaction to mac's wink. #iasip #it's always sunny in philadelphia #macdennis #mac mcdonald #dennis reynolds #ada speaks #ada's gifs

[milkbreadtoast]

DUNMESHI EP 3 WAS SOOOO BEAUTIFUL OMG THE ANIMATION WAS SO GOOD😭😭😭 LAIOS IS SO CUTE I LOVE HIM... hes so smart... one of the most likeable male anime protags ive seen in a while... 1 of the most likeable protags period tbh anyway hes good🥺

#i usually get attached to side/supporting charas more than the protags so it means a lot that 1 of my fav charas is laios rn #(and yeseo for twsb)... #their common point: hungry LHDSKHD /j #basically what this means is im going to enjoy dunmeshi a lot bc im not just tolerating the boring protag dcgddfgd #cant wait to meet other charas too KABRU WHENNNNN #most excited to meet kabru i like his design a lot #also its cool to see laios like thinking and reasoning a lot while fighting... #like a lot of shounen(which is what ive watched most of) protags r just act first think later which is fine i like those too #but i feel like its more rare to see one be a thinker™️. esp one that looks himbo coded like laios tbh #like yea hes really not a himbo as ppl said... Good #cant believe i thought laios was gonna be boring when i first saw his design yrs ago... boring generic white boy... #hes actually funny moe white boy. #HES SO ENDEARING... i can already tell he has a lot of good leadership skills/qualities too #his crazy eyed monster fanboying moments are sooo. cute... moe... #i also unfortunately find him v handsome. gh... dont look at me... #its the droopy eyes... why do all my favs have droopy eyes rn is that my type now... sigh #ALSO YEA THE ANIM THIS EP WAS SO BEAUTIFULLL I KEPT MARVELING AT THE VARIETY OF INTERESTING SHOTS #AND THE MOVEMENT AND DETAIL ANDD EVERYTHING #ALSO I HEARD HAYAMI SAORI AS FALIN OMG ITS PERECT 🥺🥺🥺 #dunmeshi liveblog

[aroanthy]

revolutionising the world w my nanami video essay someday i promise you guys. in the meantime this is a playlist of daise approved utena video essays if you even care. i have um’d and ah’d about including the clear and sweet aou analysis series bc i think it’s wonderful in so many ways but do disagree with the fundamental read of the movie so. ehh. my general rule for including something on this playlist is ‘the analysis must be considered, somewhat original, something that i either agree with or think is valuable to keep in mind’. if there was less ‘the series isn’t as good’ and half-reaching at what my interpretation of aou is, then that aou series would probably be on here. i do recommend it but it just doesn’t feel right to have it on here sorryyy

#what else do i recommend. there are fun podcasts #i listened obsessively to the shadow play gays during my a levels. like literally that’s what i was thinking about going into my exams #absolute destiny a podcast has some great moments and some utterly baffling ones #ive not finished listening to the rgu and aou eps of wizards vs lesbians but enjoyed them so far #vrai kaiser’s guide is also wonderful #i hate the noralities videos and those la duellist videos are v lacking imho. but that’s just me!!!!! love and light #oh also just go peruse the empty movement essays. some of them are rubbish and some of them are fucking phenomenal #we view the palace perspectives as required reading in this house despite taking such fundamental issue with some of its arguments #dais.txt

[waxflowerwoes]

a quick reimagining of the frame at 1:10 of @rusty-courage's wonderful Time's Up AMV!

#timesuprustyredraw #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #double life art #double life #trafficblr #solidaritygaming fanart #jimmy solidarity fanart #double life jimmy #i call this one: top ten moments before disaster (but make them pretty) #my art #i had a horrible time with his hair #totally forgot how to draw blonde hair #it was. the worst. #but it's fine we got through it and it looks great #okay now to talk abt the amv #STUNNING ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS OH MY GOSH #DUUUUUDE THE BEAT THE MOVEMENT ITS SO GOOOOOOOOOOOD #its not even a question if its going on my regularly scheduled life series animatic rewatch list #waxwoeart

[doctorwhoisadhd]

so wait, since i was just reminded of the recorder thing donna talked about in the giggle, i now have a question for uk ppl: do yall learn the recorder in school? like in a music class? and like how much do yall have music class over there?

#this is a very interesting topic for me as a music educator from the us #ik a guy from ireland and he said there was no music class in schools for him and like not the same country BUT same island #(as northern ireland. not the others in the uk but still) #and its so wild and fascinating music education is a fascinating field and the way we do it in the us seems to be largely vvv unique to us #for clarification on how things are different so ppl have a better idea on how to answer my question lol: #in the us music class is standard in elementary schools and most places have general music until abt 5th/6th grade (year 6/7) #(general music = basics- music games learn recorder SOME notation-reading; often classroom instruments eg boomwhackers claves maracas #orff instruments if you're lucky/from a school district that isnt poor. also some world music) #its less standardized after that and not every school will have music after middle school but concert bands and choirs are both huge here #choirs start right on the heels of general music classes (sometimes start earlier + students elect to be in choir instead of general music) #bands USUALLY start in 4th grade (year 5) but sometimes can be later 5th/6th (year 6/7) or even 7th (year 8) (WAY less common) #depends on the state generally 4th is most common i think (choirs start at around the same time i think so probs 4th but choir isnt my area #orchestras are weird bc theyre a lot less common but can commonly start younger bc of one of the big approaches to music ed (suzuki method) #so like maybe 3rd grade (year 4) maybe 4th w/ band (year 5) but i have a friend who teaches at a private school #& said they have 1st/2nd graders (year 2/3)!! orchestra is also not my area though #also marching bands: vv common! usually just in hs (starting 9th grade / year 10) bc it supports the football team at games #but starting in 8th grade (year 9) is also common (sometimes even 7th / year 8) #theres two different styles: collegiate/show band and competition. former is very rah rah pop music etc; competition is more abstract #show bands are clearly designed to entertain whereas competition is designed to be more impressive and tell a story #so more impact moments abstract shapes/lines on the field and has movements - opener ballad closer (fast-slow-fast)

[devsgames]

Some fuck on here posting bout G@merG*te a whole decade later and still framing it like it was about """""integrity in games journalism""""", asking absolute randos about their opinion on it. Like hey dude, you lost that fucking battle an entire decade ago how about you take the L and take a walk outside or something.

Some Men will make hating women and minorities their entire existence and will hang onto that for literally their entire life. 😌

#anyone who is sympathetic to the movement do yourself a favour and unfollow right tf now #i know so many people in games who were harmed by these pricks #it was a radicalizing moment for me when I realized in games school that my best friend was actually a GGer #the mysogynists are Among Us #its also so funny bc theyre like 'im interviewing ppl affected by gg' #and coincidentally just happens to be the people on one side and not the other #hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[meat-loving-meat]

I want to write a Vanyel/Stefen modern-with-magic AU soooo bad but I don’t know Valdemar lore like at all. There are six books standing between me and feeling comfortable enough in the lore to imagine what Valdemar might look like with the internet and planes

#anyway I have unhinged ideas about what modern Valdemar #like. I’m imagining Valdemar as a prosperous #happy country with a high level of social development and technology #public transit everywhere. universal basic income/free high quality healthcare/etc #like. not utopian. not by a long shot. #but overall doing well (at least in comparison to some of the other countries on Velgarth) #HOWEVER they are having this really divisive cultural moment about Heralds and the King #bc they’re basically appointed by a completely unaccountable higher power? and they have so much direct influence and control over #the life of an average person??? why should that be allowed? #so there’s a movement for direct democracy which is very successful at a local level #and is slowly making its way into higher levels of the government #and there’s suddenly intense scrutiny on the heralds. so when Vanyel gets caught up in a series of scandals it does a LOT of damage to #the institution of the heralds. but Vanyel is very very important to the security of the world #bc he successfully prevented the detonation of a nuclear weapon a few years earlier so he’s sort of the only thing standing between #the world and nuclear war #anyway I think that setting is way too dramatic for a weird gay fanfiction. so I’m workshopping it #vanyel ashkevron #last herald mage #gay herald in a squirrel suit

[blinkbones]

my immediate reaction to the penultimate episode of tengoku daimakyou was "i want to fucking kill him" and right after that maru wakes up thniking "im gonna fucking kill him" and that was just sooo cathartic

#but also what the fuck was he up to in there? that tall freak #tengoku daimakyou #it's really really good. but also holy shit at so much of it #perhaps my favorite part from it all (maru's rage excepted) was the normalcy showing in all the awkward moments and silences and movements #etc etc. very lifelike in that way. maru's final declaration. love how he fumbled that #if there's a sequel i'll definitely watch/read it despite all the icks it also gives me. when its good its good #chatterbones

[hollis-exe]

jesus christ im watching back the footage of me playing fallout and I truly do game like a rat trapped in a skinner box that is slowly filling up with oil the way I frantically switch between tasks and pilot my mouse in a nauseating and erratic manner

#fov set to 90 mouse movement at ultra fast #i dont even notice it in the moment. its only when i watch it back #place and delete and place and delete and place #daily h

[cruelsister-moved2]

nostalgia for a lost past is like largely morally neutral i think it's more in how that past is imagined (and how much we acknowledge that the past is inherently imaginary) where we start to see issues but its like. really really weird to see how many self-styled left wing people seem to feel that reminiscing over a charming and idyllic is somehow inherently progressive. like what does the word progressive mean on its most fundamental level come ON.

#a part of me feels like saying miyazaki is reactionary as hell #whichwould be reinforced by his takes on female animators #and everything about the wind rises . .. . . . .. .. . . #but the other partof me is like well provided that the past is owned up to as an imaginary thats paradoxically only beautiful BECAUSE we ar #no longer in it etc etc etc then its probably fine #but its like really confusing and jarring to see people hold the opinionn like #miyazaki films are good/moral/left wing because they long to return to a past which is good/moral/communal. according to their own logic. #ummm. guy who has literally never encountered fascism before? shfiushgdfg #my biggest learning curve for myself rn is recognising that Emotion which gives rise to reactionary behaviour is not criminal #and even if it were its not possible to repress that emotion #so better to honestly address it than try and force yourself to pretend its not there. like yeah nostalgia is a huge part of most fascist #movements but the best way to counteract that is to be like yes i long for this imagined world or i think the past was great because i was #child there and less aware of The Horrors etc. #rather than like pretend you dont harbour that feeling at all. so thats why with revival moments im always like PLEASE JUST BE HONEST THAT #YOURE A REVIVAL. #i completely understand why u want to wear flower crowns and skip around in a field!!!! just dont be like 'im retvrning to the natural ways #of my ancestors'