#long live horizons

[horizons-of-tomorrow]

literally anyone: "we should go ride mission space!"

my honest reaction:

#phantom manor #please bring back horizons disney i beg #i have never and will never ride mission space #boo mission space #anti-mission space propaganda #mission space #horizons #long live horizons #epcot #epcot center #disney epcot #wdw #disney #disneyland #walt disney world #theme park #disney world #disney parks #epcot ball #epcot international festival of the arts #magic kingdom #epcot pavilion #epcot my beloved #cranium command #journey into imagination #spaceship earth #test track #wonders of life #living with the land

[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)

[starcrossedjedis]

Cover Reveal // Sairen Sun aka. “Sun the Siren” in “Bring me the Horizon” [One Piece Live Action // Shanks x OFC]

"Look at you," he said and had the audacity to look proud. But there was something else, too - something like regret? - barely noticeable underneath that trademark smile of his and behind eyes that crinkled softly at the corners; more so than they had when she'd seen them last. "You're a pirate after all..."

tagged: @acabecca @akabluekat @arrthurpendragon @asirensrage @auxiliarydetective @bibaybe @bravelittleflower @chickensarentcheap @catgrant @curious-kittens-ocs @darknightfrombeyond @darkwolf76 @drbobbimorse @eddiemunscns @elmunson @emilykaldwen @far-shores @fragilestorm @foxesandmagic @fyeahocsofcolor @harleyquinnzelz @if-you-onlyknew @jamezvaldes @jewishbarbies @juliaswickcrs @katiekinswrites @kingsmakers @mabonetsamhain @margoshansons @mystic-scripture @ocappreciationtag @sgtbuckyybarnes @stachedocs @susiesamurai @trash0saurus @thatmagickjuju (just let me know if you want on here as well ♥)

#onepieceedit #oplaedit #one piece #one piece live action #shanks #red haired shanks #sairen sun #sun the siren #bring me the horizon #my ocs #my graphics #THIS TOOK SO LONG Y'ALL #don't mind the 'frame' the thing has wattpad size and I wanted to keep it as crisp as I can #I tried like twenty different covers and this is the one that made me go YASS #I love my girl

[foibles-fables]

Kinda a sad question here, do you think Aloy will die on Horizon 3? I personally love a good tragedy and sacrifice but my feelings right now are "please no, let her finally live her own life on the world she fought so much to heal"

HELLO FRIEND!

Honestly, Aloy dying is Thee Worst and Most Nonsensical direction the narrative could possibly take. It would fly in the face of every theme that's been laid out since HZD--makes MUCH more sense for Aloy to subvert the self-sacrificial fates of all three of her parental figures (Elisabet, GAIAv.HZD, and Rost) and live a full life in the world she saved. I think the biggest hint comes from her concluding conversation with The Enduring in HFW--to not just survive, but flourish.

Killing Aloy off in game 3 would be a surefire way to make me never, ever touch the series again. Luckily, I don't think that's gonna happen.

(I do think it's going to be a Conflict. I think during a dark night of the soul Aloy will come close to sacrificing herself, but will have sense talked into her by friends/a love interest of choice. I thought this was going to be a major point in HFW, but I think it's still on the way.)

#horizon forbidden west #horizon zero dawn #aloy #we want her to live a long happy full life

[aloyxtilda]

This is me and @yoursaltytears on our homemade sunwing, flying off to play The Horizon Burning Shores DLC. All in the hopes to find clues that Tilda may still be alive. 🕵💓🍻🌹

We can do this! Together! 💪 Let the Tilda Ted Talks commence! 💓

#We are true Tilda Stans #Tilda Apologists #tilda van der meer #we have no shame #long live the immortal space lesbian #horizon forbidden west #tilda #Me and YourSaltyTears make the best team #she is my bestie 💪 #i love her 💓🙌 #I love this community 💓 #horizon burning shores #The Burning Shores #hfw burning shores #aloy

[pippydog]

I love you retro futurism I love you edutainment I love you creative storytelling I love you unique character creation I love you practical effects I love you old EPCOT

#Epcot #long live epcot center #✊😞 #keep Epcot weird #epcot center #epcot ball #comunicore #world of motion #horizons #universe of energy #the maelstrom #wonders of life

[dutybcrne]

Kaeya oftentimes wonders what it must have been like, living in Khaenri'ah. Reading the tales of Khaenri'ahn heroes Jean's shared with him, of things he remembered his father mentioning, helped him picture it all. As did knowledge the Akademiya has of Dahri ruins he managed to get his hands on one way or another years later, during his visit to Sumeru.

#hc; kaeya #//It was really after meeting Dainsleif that the thoughts increased exponentially; and became almost painful #//Thoughts of what it could have been like; had he grown up a 'proper' Alberich; surrounded by family & the culture he'd been wrenched from #//Of what Khaenri'ah looked like in her heyday; of the countless people lost because of the Cataclysm living their daily lives #//He wants to learn so much more; no matter what it means #//He loves Mond dearly; but it hurts feeling that emptiness from being denied that connection #//Of losing his mother tongue the longer it went unused; of not knowing the traditions he ought to have celebrated #//Rites of passage he must have missed in favor of Mond traditions; holidays; family customs #//Could he have had siblings? Cousins? Aunts; uncles; GRANDPARENTS??? #//What would his upbringing have been like? Strict? Lenient? Would they have accepted him as he was? No mask necessary? #//Could his father have truly loved him so closely; instead of keeping him at arms length like he KNEW they'd have to part soon? #//That he didn't want to grow too fond of his own child because he could lose him any moment? (is it a wonder kae does the same at times?) #//What would it have been like; being a Knight of Khaenri'ah? Surely he would have given Khaenri'ah his heart; like he had for Mond #//If Khaenri'ah still stood to this day...would he; Diluc and Jean have still been friends? As fond and close as they once had been? #//Logically; he doubts that; but his foolish heart likes to think the three were MEANT to meet; one way or another #//MEANT to have that friendship they'd once shared (before he went and ruined everything with Diluc) #//Surely they would have found a way to make it work; no matter the distance from Khaenri'ah to Mondstadt #//Maybe they could have bridged the gap between the godless nation and the people of the Anemo Archon #//Ahh; but that's wishful thinking; now wouldn't it be? #//He likes to wonder how it would have felt; having that certain loyalty to his nation; not torn between his family's past & his current on #//Would he have been happier; had he been born to and raised in that nation? Rather than left to live in this one? #//Though he'd have to wonder if that would be true; considering the Archons' treatment of them in the end #//No doubt war would always be looming on the horizon; and if Dahri records were right...Celestia wasn't their only issue #//Still; he can't help but dream; and with a certain; aching longing at that

[rainbowthefox]

Two of my ships, married within the same week...😭

#the orville spoilers #the orville #the orville new horizons #the nightmare before christmas #jack x sally #jack and sally #clisaac #long live the pumpkin queen #nightmare before christmas

[artekai]

The Sobeck siblings at prom circa 2061, colorized (ft. @meep-m33p's OC Lindsey)

#i haven't run this by mac so don't take my word for it but i figure this would probably be an enriching experience for lindsey too #bc she graduated early just like her mom then i assume she wouldn't have gone to her prom. at least not w/ ppl her age #so if she goes to fross's prom then she can still live that experience #and it's a win win bc ofc fross needs a chaperone. otherwise he'll have a public breakdown all night long #i'm sure he would've preferred a date but he'll live lol #oc tag #others' ocs #lindsey sobeck #oc: fross #deni's art #deni's stuff #horizon oc #horizon au #oc art

[horizons-of-tomorrow]

theres such a nostalgic liminal space quality to 80s-90s epcot

i feel like this is partially why even though we may have never witnessed the part in its original state, it feels so familiar. maybe through vague memories of blurry polaroids with your parents standing in front of world of motion, or through memories of childhood you watching ride videos. there is such an oddly familiar quality to these old attractions which gives them this timeless feel no matter how old they are. i don't really think anything in this world can ever beat old epcot.

#yes i rant about theme parks leave me alone #epcot my beloved #long live horizons #please bring back horizons disney i beg #epcot center #disney epcot #disney parks #disney world #epcot #theme park #walt disney world #wdw #epcot ball #epcot world showcase

[oflgtfol]

i love new york so much. separated by hundreds and hundreds of miles, no matter where i go, i can always be guaranteed to see a random "I ❤️ NY" decal on the side of a major highway

#brot posts #made the trek back to the island today after spending most of the week upstate with my grandparents #several hundred miles between their house and mine and i saw no fewer than 3 'I ❤️ NY' decals #and i know of a few on long island itself as well #and you know what? they're right. i do love new york #i feel zero patriotism for the United States as the nation i live in but by god am i such a rabid New Yorker #especially long islander #the pure relief i felt . several hours into my trip back home. going through the outskirts of nyc #and about merge onto the long island expressway. seeing the road sign with the giant arrow labeled 'LONG ISLAND' was so like #so utterly relieving i was just like :DDD LONG ISLAND !!! MY HOMMEEEE #i hate this place but also i love it . i cant ever leave. i most likely will have to bc its so fucking expensive but like #i will forever mourn leaving and a part of me will always belong here #i enjoyed the trip upstate and it definitely endeared me even more to ny state as a whole; but like #the pure relief of going to scattered suburbs around tiny 'cities' #suburbs that looked almost like those from home.. except for the fact they puttered out to pure rural communities within like 5 miles #going from THAT to the nyc area... having a /real/ city in the distance.. and having the surrounding suburbs stretch #for as wide as you could see... horizon to horizon.... and knowing the entire island is just one giant suburb #like yknow its annoying and kinda terrible that this place is so homogenous #but also . its relieving. like its my home. i live here. its what im used to #having a normal suburb that disappears to a void with population 5 within a 3 minute drive is so frightening. where is everyone.... #and how do you call this thing a 'city' if there's only like five buildings with more than seven stories.......... #sorry . im so nyc metro area pilled. i cant consider anything a city unless its steel skyscrapers with 100+ stories and busy traffic #and thousands of pedestrians rushing about at any given time #and how do you call this thing a suburb if there's only ten houses on a single street. why are your yards so big. where are the fences

[carvion]

Alva: *throwing flower petals at Kotallo* Be my friend!

#incorrect horizon quotes #incorrect hfw #hfw alva #kotallo #I lived #Sorry for being gone for so long

[brekkie-e]

Avad, built like a quarterback:

Aloy: ersa and the king seem close

Erend: how dare you accuse my sister, a good honest Oseram, of being attracted to a twink

(Im sorry, I have never recovered from Erend's only issue with the idea of Ersa and Avad being that "he seems too skinny for her." I love Oseram.)

#horizon zero dawn #oseram #erend #ersa #this is an ersa remembrance blog #long live the queen #avad #horizon forbidden west #hzd

[puthyflapps]

When the world collapses and we move into a post apocalyptic era where shoni images are the new form of currency, how much will this one be worth?

#50 million simoleons at least #also I’m sure everyone has noticed but when EJ smiles her bottom lip pulls further back on one side and it gives her a little crooked smile #and I 🫶🏻 it so there’s that #and then completely unrelated to this post but what if Toni was keeping Shelby company on her assigned fire watching night and they make the #decision together to not stoke the fire 👁👁 and then imagine the drama when it’s revealed to the other girls like imagine they’re suing Dawn #of Eve and Gretchen and her legal team decide to pull a little uno reverse when Shelby or Toni is on the stand and they like straight up ask #ya know if you wanted to return to your lives back home and being on the island was so bad and if it #was also traumatic and dangerous etc etc then why’d you choose not to alert the boat that was out there and then boom roll surveillance clip #DRAMA 😩🤩 #ion know I kind just like the idea of Shelby and Toni having this deep talk on the beach and sharing what their home lives were really like #and Shelby full on drops the facade and really admits just how dark her household was and the fear she has of returning so when they see the #light on the horizon and she goes to get the wood Toni stops her and they stare at one another just long enough to have this silent convo #and go let the boat get away 👁👁👁👁 it’s like they’ve wordlessly made a pact that they’ve promised to uphold until their last days #in this scenario we’ll say miss marty b doesn’t go catatonic because she’s suffered enough and I think it’d be more interesting to see #Martha and Toni’s relationship tested after having such a big betrayal exposed #slay #shoni #toni x shelby #shelby goodkind #toni shalifoe #the wilds

[jamiepage19]

So I was prowling around FFN earlier today (the front end where you read stories, not the backend where I usually post) and holy fuck what a shit show. It’s been a while since I’ve read any fanfics directly from the site. I had no idea how many ads there were and the way they now break up the narrative is awful. I don’t know if it’s a way to drive people toward their app or what, but damn. I owe a big thanks to everyone who still reads my fics over there and what you have to put up with.

Anyway, I’m contemplating moving my other works over to AO3 (I’m not leaving FFN—don’t worry, I still post on both). I’m still not entirely sure how the notifications work over there, but if you start getting a shit ton of alerts that I’m posting, that would be why. Still deciding right now. It’s a lot of work. But maybe going through my older stuff might just inspire me to work on some of the older fics I sort of just abandoned. Who knows.

#ffn #ffn.net #ao3 #phantom of the opera #mass effect #phanfiction #fanfiction #writing #stories #my fics #haunted by the opera ghost #parallel lives #different horizons #if we die tomorrow #bonded #my spirit longs with thee #one last time #it will never be goodbye Shepard

[moonbeansally]

sherb is leaving my island soon, in boxes tomorrow, if anyone would like him, he's the best boy 🥺

#acnh #acnh trade #acnh trades #acnh villagers #acnh sherb #acnh villager in boxes #acnh villager trade #animal crossing new horizons #i let molly go yesterday too bc i have her amiibo and i need a sisterly villager and there was one at my campsite but :(( #my two besties are leaving but it's okay sherb has lived here for So long he can go #...and i also have his amiibo if i decide i want him back so 👀