#mat weaving

[hauntedmoors]

wheel of time written by nuclear engineer robert jordan is actually about nuclear anxiety and the consequences of the development of new technology aiding and abetting unchecked usage of weapons of mass destruction. in this essay I will -

#that’s what balefire is! #rand contemplating how war tactics will change to accomodate gateways? mat feeling unhappy about aludra’s invention of the cannons? #the seanchan hesitating when they think elayne deployed a powerful weapon to obliterate their forces? the race to get their hands on the #gateway weave? it’s all right there. #text #wheel of time #and brandon sanderson went ahead and glamourised it. bye. #<- lmao I know this tag is going to piss so many people off like stay mad! if you want to interpret his writing with more generosity than #he deserves instead of examining his pattern of writing across all his books it’s a you problem. #brandon

[simmyfrobby]

ryan hartman and the tweet i will think about every day until i die

Hockey Poetry Post 81/?

(Photo credit: David Berding, Bruce Kluckhohn, Jeff Vinnick, Bruce Kluckhohn, Christian Petersen)

#somewhere out there on tumblr dot com there is a hartzy dog motif web weave that i think about every time i look at him #if anyone has it pls send it to me I tried to look for it a few weeks ago but never found it #ryan hartman #minnesota wild #mats zuccarello #kirill kaprizov #hockey poetry posts #poetry archive

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

Look the real reason so many book fans are mad about the wheel of time adaptation instead of having a great time with it regardless of changes, is that the production is putting a very strong focus on updating the worldbuilding and characters in specific ways, as well as changing individual events in favor of a more streamlined way to make The Same character beats happen.

Because this is an adaptation to film, and of course they have to change stuff. Come on people. Be realistic. You know how long the series is.

And there are parts of the book series that Do need updating. RJ was trying to be as progressive as he could in a lot of his approach to the series, but what was progressive in the 90s is not as progressive now so of course they are updating it. If you didn’t think this show was gonna have queer people and polyamory then sorry about it. Dear Mr. Jordan was Really Good at writing romantic relationships between women when he thought he was just writing friendships, he did it A Couple times. I would Bet Money on Avilayne becoming canon. This series is being created by a queer showrunner he is absolutely doing a queer reading of these books. Which I am Very Here For.

And he is doing a reading, and changing things. Which again, is Necessary. The book series is Super long and they have 8 seasons to do it in. They’re gonna change individual events to make sure that the main characters go through all the necessary character beats. And you’re just being recalcitrant if you can’t admit that season two Rules in a lot of ways. They are still making sure every important character has all their moments. And each individual episode has focused on some of the most powerful themes of the Entire book series. Including the inherent tragedies inherent to channelers such as: being cut off from the one power in various ways through shielding and stilling, having their own control of the one power taken over by others through weaves and ter’angreal, and living extended lifespans and thus leaving behind their loved ones. They’re doing a Very good job of keeping to the core themes and character beats and also changing stuff around to make the story work on a shorter time frame.

Also they’re working really hard to make sure Every character is as well fleshed out as possible. Meaning that yes, a lot of focus is being spent so far on the other main pov characters and all of the important aes sedai who will matter in the conflicts to come. That’s a good thing. Sorry to the people who only cared about the ta’veren boys or whatever but RJ wrote a ton of interesting and powerful women and they’re all getting their Due in this adaptation that is a feature not a bug.

It’s not like there isn’t stuff to be improved in the original! There is a huge chunk of the wheel of time that a lot of fans refer to as the slog! Where most of the main characters are separated and the plot is barely moving so some characters only show up in like two chapters of a single book, because there are so many individual things happening, before the plot starts moving faster again towards the end of the series. (And then there’s the crimes committed by Mr. Sanderson on the last three books but we’re not going to talk about that right now.

Which personally I would disagree that the slog is where the series is least enjoyable. The section I usually skip when rereading is the first two books, #having a great time right now actually with the show skipping through as much of the minutiae of books I and II as they can. The wheel of time is not a perfect series and Robert Jordan kept trying to finish it in one to three books at first and the first two books suffer as a result.

If you stopped reading in books one or two PLEASE just try to make it to three Trust Me. Or just watch the show and then read the battle of falme in book II and then read book III. You will appreciate books one and two more on a reread after all the stuff he does bring up there has really paid off. And also just have fun watching your faves be more happy than they are in later books ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The show is not Trying to be the books and frankly I’m glad it’s not! This is another turning of the wheel, another version of events, a parallel universe to the randland of the books. And I think they’re doing a pretty brilliant job of telling a version of that story so far this season.

Adaptations will change things. That’s a good thing. Judge it on executing the ideas it is bringing up and staying true to the core of the character arcs and themes of the original. And frankly it’s enhancing a lot of character arcs right now. There are many things that I think the show is already doing better than the books did tbh (Min, Liandrin, Selene, making Perrin spend less time dithering about the Wolf Stuff, speeding up Mat’s healing from the dagger so my best boy gets more time to shine)

Adaptations are transformative works. To lesser and greater degrees they reinterpret a work through a different artistic lens and medium. The changes are not bad because they are changes. Judge it on the execution of the story it’s actually telling instead of a close comparison to the books. And they are keeping as true to the books as they can whether you acknowledge that or not.

If you’re a person who reads fanfiction but you can’t judge a film adaptation for what it is instead of what it’s not then please try Slightly harder.

And if you’re just mad that it’s all queer and polyamorous now and the boys aren’t the only main characters then die mad I guess. I will continue having a pretty great time watching this show chock full of extremely powerful (and sometimes evil) women. I think RJ would have liked it tbh.

#my only criticism is they got rid of the weaving opening #bring it back #the wheel of time #wot on prime #wot show #wot #unreasonably attractive fandom #Caitie speaks #this is a mat cauthon stan account #I know I know I’m still talking about this #well people are still acting affronted that they’re not telling the exact same story as the books in the tags so

[ofdaisy]

📺 static 👽

the plan (fuck jobs) // the front bottoms / not strong enough // boy genius

#the front bottoms #tfb #the plan #fuck jobs #brian sella #mat uychich #lyrics #web weaving #boygenius #phoebe bridgers #julien baker #lucy dacus #not strong enough #the record #back on top

[metaphorformetaphor]

and the sea is no more than the memory of gulls

Tchicaya U Tam’si, from "A Mat to Weave," The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry (Penguin Classics, 1999)

#Tchicaya U Tam’si #A Mat to Weave #The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry

[inahandful-of-dust]

ISHAMAEL touching people's cheek in THE WHEEL OF TIME Season 2

#the wheel weaves as the wheel wills #2x02 strangers and friends #2x05 damane #2x07 daes dae'mar #ishamael #perrin aybara #rand al'thor #lanfear #mat cauthon #wheel of time

[ancientorigins]

The women of the Rajbanshi tribe in India are fighting to save a centuries-old weaving tradition. Despite the challenges, the ancient craft of jute weaving is still standing.

#India #Weaving #prayer mat #Dhokra #handloom #crafts #textiles #jute #tradition #ancient #history #ancient origins

[endiness]

winter's heart by robert jordan x i have no mouth, and i must scream (1995)

#wheel of time #mat cauthon #i have no mouth and i must scream #!edit #web weaving #i guess

[milkweedman]

Coincidentally my usable warp is like exactly as long as my dining room. Point is tho, i am finally done thank fuck

#already snipped them #need to wash them still. guess ill just do a load of laundry later #now i just have like 12 hours of cleaning #not sure why i did all of this all at once right at the beginning #i had in fact planned to pretend these were cleaning breaks and interspersed them. and then forgot #oh well #definitely realizing i should have done more weft stripes. only did them in the last two bc i thought changing colors all the time #would be a pain #it wasnt tho and also it looks a lot better #the ones that are just warp stripes (most of them) look very plain and boring #which is a little gutting tbh #couldnt really tell when its just the amount visible on the loom at any given moment but laid out flat its like. hm. ok #idk maybe she'll use them more if theyre boring and ugly ? #altho she's not the kind of practical handmade gift reciever who is like 'oh its too pretty to use i will tuck it out of sight forever' #so i guess its a moot point #idk. its fine. she doesnt have a ton of towels or dish mats anyway #weaving #cats tw #(thats their food board and one of many water dishes) #wow actually i thought i got like 5 or 6 #literally only 4 #and the first one is a mess that i am keeping bc i didnt hemstitch it and im certainly not gonna hem it today #the last one was just supposed to be an ugly washcloth for me but i may give it to her bc otherwise its only 2 ? #or maybe i have 5 ? ive literally already forgotten and i cant tell from the picture

[mansedan]

This is such an incredible chapter.

#wheel of time #the wheel of time #the wheel weaves as the wheel wills #aes sedai #mat cauthon #Talmanes #hinterstap #cat #black cat #caturday

[innervoiceartblog]

Mats by Lily Roy hand made using natural bush dyes. Pandanus collection and dying by Rachel Baker & Lily Roy.

#Lily Roy #weaving #mats #natural bush dyes #Pandanus #ancient ways #sacred ways #Rachel Baker #indigenous australians #first people #aboriginal #traditions #culture #art

[silverpolish]

what if i don't make it home? you're not there and the light's not on

law & order: svu s17 e9 'depravity standard' / criminal minds s7 e8 'hope' / lake mungo (2008) dir. joel anderson

#number 1 thing that will always make me cry in shows or films #people waiting for their passed or missing loved ones to return #leaving the key under the mat and the lights on and not moving so they'll always be able to come home.... #svu #criminal minds #lake mungo #web weaving

[mummer]

the thing is (5 books in) book mat’s central tragedy is that he knows he’s a side character. vs show mat, who thinks he’s a villain. this is kinda the true genius of the wheel-as-metatext element of worldbuilding and mat as a story conscious character… either way you do it, it’s versatile.. book mat is screaming crying throwing up because he doesnt want to be a predetermined figure in a story (doomed) but he doesnt want to not matter to the story either. the fact that he’s trapped bc he isnt the hero so he cant influence the story but he does matter enough to be hurt by it.. being a marginal figure in your own life unable to change anything.. the way he fervently rails against being constrained by the story and his role but he cant escape it.. woe prophecy of prescribed heterosexuality be upon you.. the fact that he LITERALLY has the thing from rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead where he always rolls the same number on his dice. trapped trapped trapped. butttt show mat is trapped in the same way judas is trapped in HIS story. bro thinks hes ishamael… literally doomed to betray and kill ur best friend type deal and then hang urself because there is something inherently wrong with you… not just your addiction issues and familial abuse making u think youre just gonna continue the cycle (and the magic cursed dagger that makes uou explode and be evil), but COMPOUNDED with being metatextually destined to kill your best friend that you might be in love with maybe idk. because thats your role. to be destructive and depressive and failed. What the fuck kind of chemicals did they put in this fella. and in no one else. Punting robert jordan about like a football

#EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS IS COMPLETELY CRAZY #wot read #guys taveren is a horror concept. #i cant stress enough that probably 5% of this generously was ever intended by anyone #they are very different angles but they are both very good angles is what im saying #i thought assigning mat an abusive parents backstory was really dumb but the way it weaves into his metanarrative stuff is like. Oh wow #i dont even remember the thing about ishamael having been lews therin’s bff before betraying him and its like. Waow #not that mat could be his actual ‘reincarnation’ bc he wasnt dead but idgaf about the lore rules #i think its still reasonable for him to assume he could be the reincarnation of that Role in the dragon’s life idk…..

[alectology-archive]

My annoyance with androl also being... it was Sanderson's choice to make him 'experiment' with gateways lmfao. 'Experiment', I say, because I never came across a usage of gateways as written by sanderson that was particularly creative or clever and most of it came at the cost of established rules of worlbuilding and dramatic scenes that really just seem very silly the more you pick it apart.

#imagine unleashing lava on trollocs. on plains that are probably full of fertile lands. in the same book where mat says he intends to help #them survive the war too and not just win it. #text #brandon #'oh he used gateways to cut leather' big deal. people use weaves air for such stuf and it requires a lot less energy.

[thefrontbangers]

the web weaving accounts REALLY love cringy awkward band the front bottoms

#tfb #the front bottoms #brian sella #mat uychich #twin size mattress #web weaving

[sporecored]

so relieved!!! We rescheduled water quality monitoring for friday, now I can focus on finishing preparing for my two (2) presentations tomorrow!

#one is on Movile cave #which a fascinating closed chemosynthetic ecosystem #which 33 species not found anywhere else in the world!!! #also the conditions of the cave could simulate what the earth was like during the early evolution of life #giving us insight into the first life forms on earth #our microbial mat weaving ancestors 🥲