#meta stuff

[elancholia]

The "shrimp colors" meme is part of a long and storied tradition of attributing wonderfully poetic, metaphorically rich, and completely spurious properties to animals and plants. Irises grow from lightning-struck ground, the pelican revives her chicks by drawing blood from her breast with her beak, weasels conceive through the mouth and give birth through the ear canal, the eagle flies up to the sun to burn old age from his eyes, and mantis shrimp see colors we cannot imagine.

It's the kind of thing that fills medieval bestiaries, folk medical traditions, and the writings of Pliny the Elder.

#the weasel and eagle examples are also from the Aberdeen Bestiary #history #meta stuff

[yea-baiyi]

say what you want about svsss but hands down the most distraught i have ever been while reading a mxtx novel is after the bing-ge extra. what do you mean he asked shen qingqiu to come with him. what do you mean “it’s not fair”. what do you mean he looked back.

#svsss #luo binghe #luo bingge #lbh #meta stuff #every time i read that part i literally have to just stop to recover #because what the hell. he’s making his escape but at the last moment he turns. #he turns and looks back and then he vanished forever. and the narration is shocked #that it was so easy. #what in the eurydice mangan’s sister and lot’s wife have you done to me #turned into a pillar of salt #i don’t know if i have it in me to be more eloquent about this. it’s just. #out of everything this is just the ultimate tragedy #the fact that it’s just part of an extra. the FIRST extra #i just sit there like i’m supposed to just move on from that????? i’m supposed to read ahead and watch bingqiu fuck #and not want to rip my own heart out?????? #i just. i just. i said i’m not ready to get into it with svsss i just know it’ll break me

[metamatronic]

i don’t post about my OCs too often on here, but i care about them all deeply.

#ocs #original characters #art #digital art #artists on tumblr #dnd oc #dnd npcs #meta talks #meta stuff #i mean i guess i’ll tag ‘em #leif #iggy calour #vincent roman #kori königin #blaire celaeno #karly x #tory roman #albin scaraletta #my belovedsssss #feel free to ask about them they all have backstories and stuff #though they’re all in the same universe so they’re friends #no. not friends. they’re ~family~

[peytraa]

Watched Doctor Bashir, I Presume again and what we really don’t talk about enough is how the triumphant end of the episode is just Richard Bashir reasserting his control over his great legacy.

Everything about the enhancements is completely out of Julian’s control - from having them in the first place to keeping the secret. When it’s finally revealed, he decides to take control of the situation for the first time by resigning from the ‘Fleet before they can kick him out. Richard is completely against this plan, and once again overrides Julian’s choice in the matter by giving himself up. Julian’s options are again limited and he’s expected to be thankful for this great sacrifice from Richard.

But, of course, all of this is Richard’s (and Amsha’s) fault in the first place. He keeps making choices for Julian - genetic engineering, convincing him to become a doctor, going to a penal colony - and any time Julian tries to assert his autonomy Richard throws all of that right back in his face. Oh, you’re too smart for us, aren’t you, with your enhanced brain and your fancy education, as if Richard himself didn’t encourage those things. As if Richard doesn’t want Julian to make great discoveries, to carry on the Bashir name, to become immortal.

Ultimately, Richard giving himself up isn’t a redemption or an example of real paternal love. He’s not trying to make up for his mistakes. He’s just another shitty father grasping at one last chance to manipulate his kid. He's an architect making sure that his greatest creation doesn't collapse in on itself.

#ds9 #julian bashir #meta stuff #the main complaint about this episode is that Julian isn't an 'active character' #and i would argue that's the whole point #things just happen to him he never gets to pick

[em-um-canto]

Meta-wise I'm sad that cellbit, pac and antoine, without knowing, spoiled forever's ending stream, because that's a BIG REVEAL, good job cc!forever

I promese I'll still pop-off when q!forever visits "richas" after he's done building

#qsmp #q!forever #cellbit #pac #antoine #meta stuff

[doyouknowthisanime]

I've reopened the ask box for anon submissions, sorry for the delay.

By the way, if anyone is going to submit multiple anime, I would prefer them to all be submitted in one ask rather than in multiple asks.

#meta stuff

[5ivebyfive]

6, 20 and 29 :)

6. Favorite title you've used.

Hmmm. Probably my jemily fic: run into her like a river strong or my trimberly fic in this fairytale. I feel like they both fit so well, and I'm obsessed with the songs they're from.

20. Which work of yours have you reread the most?

I don't really reread my fic. I do while I'm writing and editing, but I can't stand reading them too many times. And I don't read them after I post them. The only ones I've actually reread this year (as far as after posted) are walk me home and walk me home again (trimberly). And I hated them. But. I would like to reread my mob wives series (trimberly/posie) because I have an idea for a third one.

29. Favorite line/passage you've written this year.

Oh this is hard. I have such bad memory of what I've written once I post. Hm. I think from my WIP oneshot of Jemily/JJ's prespective while Emily is "dead". JJ goes to Penelope's apartment, the only person who knew JJ and Emily were dating before everything, to get some comfort.

When you get there, you pay the cabbie and walk up to the door and knock. Penelope opens the door wearing a robe, piggy slippers, and a pink hoodie with a unicorn head over her own head. You smile easily.

“Relaxing night in, Garcia?”

“You know how I roll, Goldilocks.” Then she beams. “Come in, come in, I was expecting you.”

“What? I didn’t know I was coming until ten minutes ago.”

“Ah, but my love, no one can resist quality time with this-,” Penelope sweeps a hand in front of herself, “-beautiful, funny, best hug-giver in the world.”

“You’re right,” you nod. “That’s exactly why I came over.”

“Good! Then uncross your arms-“ She reaches out and pulls your arms down, “-put away those sad eyes, and come inside.”

You’re not sure how you can put your sad eyes away though. Maybe the same way you do at work. The same way you have to when working with a handful of the best profilers in the FBI.

Penelope takes your hand and leads you to her couch. She makes you sit and asks, “Do you want tea?”

“Sure, I’d love some.”

She bustles off and you lean back. You look around her brightly decorated apartment with all of her knick-knacks that you have memorized in place from how often you’re there, and feel your shoulders relax. 

But being there also reminds you of all the ladies nights you, Emily, and Penelope shared there. Especially after you and Emily began dating, and it was just the three of you. Penelope curled up on your side or Emily’s side, as you and Emily sat close. You two didn’t cuddle or even hold hands much around Penelope, but you always treasured the feel of Emily’s shoulder pressed to yours, her leg tight against yours, and knowing — without seeing — every time she smiled. Maybe that’s what you miss most; her smile. Radiant, warming, and special. She always took — takes — herself and her work so seriously, and it was truly a blessing to see her smile like that.

'At least she’s not dead', you think to yourself. It’s your mantra. As much as you miss her, at least she’s not really dead. And eventually, someday, she'll come home to you.

Please send more! - ao3 wrapped (writer's edition)

#rose does asks #ask meme tag #meta stuff #otp; trimberly against the world #otp; jemily are blackbirds #thank you friend!

[zahri-melitor]

Actually, following this up.

David Cain is who Bane THINKS he is to Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Bruce - Bane matchups are generally about sheer solo power (and Bruce’s conclusion is ‘oh yeah I need a team, I’m not a solitary hero doing this on my own’).

Bruce - Cain matchups, however, specifically fuck with ‘what does it mean to have trained your children to fight’ (and the realisation is he needs his team and family, but he also is the reason they’re here).

I dunno. They should use David Cain more often because if he’s the villain the wider Batfamily is more central to the solution.

(Also Bane is SO BORING. Complete Reddit bro power trip fantasy)

#dc #meta stuff

[wonderlandleighleigh]

In defense of Midge Maisel

It’s hard for me to read critique of Midge’s character that labels her as “unsympathetic.” 

Because it reads like a dog whistle for “Too Jewish.” 

Midge isn’t perfect. She fucks up. She hurts people. She burns bridges and runs her mouth more than she should. She tries to fix things that are not her business to fix. She is, absolutely, a product of her time and her upbringing, and those can be negative things.

But she adores her family. She tries hard to juggle the important things in her life. She loves hard. She’s really fucking funny. She’s incredibly kind to the people she loves, and even to people she doesn’t know super well. She cares.  

There are good and bad things about her. She is far from perfect. But when I hear “unsympathetic” or “I hate Midge Maisel” I block the user, or stop watching youtube video. Because there are so, so few explicitly Jewish characters in popular media. And even fewer Jewish women and even fewer Jewish women who aren’t treated as if they are bitter, irritating, naggy shrews. 

And it feels uncomfortable for me, as a Jewish woman, to watch people read this character as “unsympathetic.” 

I’ve had people I consider friends look at me and say things like “You know what I like about you, Leigh? You’re not too Jewish.” My light adherence to Judaism, that I am culturally Jewish and not religiously Jewish, makes me, as a person, more palatable. More likeable. 

More sympathetic.

So if you think Midge is somehow unpalatable. Unlikeable. Unsympathetic. I ask you respectfully to go back and revisit her, a Jewish woman in her mid-twenties in the 1960′s who has lived her life in an insular community and is now seeing a larger world in front of her and doing her best to navigating it, and stumbling her way through.

#Midge Maisel #Marvelous Mrs. Maisel #meta stuff

[chalkeater]

One theory about that time I hear was that, like Undertale, Deltarune was set some time in the future. One argument for this is that nobody seems to comment on the high level of technology in the dark world. Noelle even mentions that Dess said she would take Noelle to a big city like cyber world. If it is like Undertale then the reason why nobody in hometown seems to have hugely futuristic technology is simply because it's an isolated town and, like Papyrus' room in Snowdin, has old computers and out of date technology. Additionally, a lot of the high level of technology seen in Hotland is known to be some of the best technology around, which is why there are lasers and talking robot. A similar level of technology is seen in Cyber City so maybe cities in Deltarune do have a similarly advanced level of technology, hence the complete lack of surprise from anyone to the city.

THAT'S SO TRUE THAT'S SO TRUE. But I don't think it's set in the future I think it IS meant to be set in maybe the same time as THIS world / real life. this is actually the theory I'm guessing is what's most likely going on. it's 2022 but there's a town where everything isn't as updated

When it comes to futuristic stuff in UT and DR we have to take into consideration that Undertale has magic involved and the Dark World HAS magic involved as well. It's already confirmed that the dark world is curated and tailor made according to the people it's for/made from and the environment it's set in. See: Closet = Dark and cozy and can house anyone Castle Town. Computer Lab = Sci-fi Futuristic and FAST Cyber World. Noelle and Berdly think that it's a dream- Susie (myself?? crazy to say my name in third person) already ran around Castle Town and the Boardgame World so she/I would already have an idea of how crazy it can get. + Too busy trying to rescue a girl COUGH COUGH. If I had time I would go back and start analyzing the dialogue text

Back to Hometown being isolated = slower evolution of technology. think about it. In a way monsters and humans probably still have some.. prejudices going on? Why else would monsters have their own community where even they feel in awe in being around a human. That is for sure isolated.

I mentioned it in the previous ask something like "it does take place in 202X but something is going on where Hometown isn't as up to date with technology" is one of the alternatives I was thinking of. Maybe Hometown even has its own internet service provider and all these sites truly are monster-originated.

Man this really brings us back to chapter 1 where people were figuring out that things aren't necessarily the best in-universe. Because talking about all this isolation implies a lot for what things mean in-universe.

#ask #meta stuff #autistic-autumn #long post #Going back to UT- you're so right bc we especially understand that the Underground was DEFINITELY behind because #1. they got all their scraps from the garbage dump and 2. the world is so much faster and etc. in the end credits #the juxtaposition is obvious #I'm analyzing all of this in a singlet way because if I start bringing my canon into it it won't be accurate and isn't fair to the evidence #we may or may not actually have #On one hand we kind of also have to balance what we CAN analyse and what might be a little less easy to because when it comes to the #detailed science of video games and stories- authors don't always study the depth of eveything to make everything scientifically possible #Monsters in Hotland could have just also been way more advanced than humans but it doesn't necessarily mean that the whole WORLD was advanc #Monsters were isolated therefore couldn't contribute to that either #also I'm not saying you're wrong! It just made me think #these are just theories after all

[late-nite-scholar]

Getting to Know LateNiteScholar

Thanks for the tag @snowberry-crostata ! Tagging @svartalfhild @totally-not-deacon and @stormbeyondreality if you want! No pressure!

Last Song

Last Movie

Umm, I'm not even sure. I haven't sat down and watched a movie in a while.

Currently Reading

The Tombs of Atuan. This is my first time reading it, too and I'm digging it so far. Of course, Ursula K. LeGuin don't miss :)

Currently Watching

I'm not really watching anything at the moment, either. I feel like I should be excited for something like Ashoka, but I'm honestly kinda meh on the character? It's not catching me.

Last Searched for Art/Writing Purpose

'Way of the Open Hand' from D&D. I was writing the backstory for the character I'm going to play in a campaign with some friends (she's a Tortle Monk. Only a few TMNT references)

#get to know you game #writing game #ask game #fun stuff #meta stuff #Youtube

[elancholia]

People in the late 20th century thought the fundamental arc of human history was exploration, whereas now it looks like it's information processing.

In traditional science fiction, the historically progressive human urge is wanderlust, the pull of unknown geography, horror vacui or amor vacui depending on how you look at it. Those writers invoke the elapse of time that separated Kitty Hawk from the moon landing. They recite a procession of discoverers that includes Columbus or the Polynesians and whose next logical steps are space colonization and superluminal travel. Era-defining technologies are transportation technologies. You still get this now, sometimes. In a much-dunked-upon scene in Star Trek: Discovery (2017), a character's litany of great inventors includes the Wright brothers, the guy who invented FTL, and Elon Musk.

The corresponding fear, of course, is alien invasion—that we are not Columbus but the Indians.

Now, the developments actually restructuring people's lives are either of the computer or on the computer. The PC, the internet, smartphones, social media, LLMs. Bits, not atoms. It has been this way for some time, though it hasn't fully made its way into culture. The progenitors of the new future are writing, the printing press, the abacus. We can see the arc clearly in retrospect, now that the future seems likely to be defined by machine learning.

Just as before, there is some anxiety that our trajectory will lead us into the grip of alien intelligences, horrendous and devouring.

If you go back to the period stretching (roughly) from the late 19th century through the Second World War, stories often hinge on wonder-substances and novel fundamental forces. This was, of course, an era in which a new force or element was turning up every other week. You couldn't swing a cat without hitting one. They discovered guncotton when some guy left his fouled lab coat next to an oven. Hence, Vril, the Ray, the "eighth and ninth solar rays" of Burroughs's Mars. In later stories, this sort of stuff is generally secondary, though superhero fiction preserves more of the old mentality.

#disclaimer that this is schematic and half-baked #meta stuff #culture #speculative fiction #ai #about fiction

[yea-baiyi]

love how tgcf seems like it’s gonna be an obsessive stalker fan love story but then it kicks in the door with xuan ji and yells stalker behaviour isn’t sexy it’s creepy and sad, compromising yourself to trap someone into marriage out of guilt or pity isn’t romantic it’s horrifying and pathetic

#tgcf #xuan ji #hualian #meta stuff

[metamatronic]

New D&D character I made for a one-shot. Her name is Stella, she’s a wild magic sorcerer, and her favorite color is blue.

#art #dnd #dungeons and dragons #d&d #dragonborn sorcerer #dnd art #dungeons and doodles #meta stuff #meta ocs #player character

[just-gloopin-around]

homestuck's chumhandle system singlehandedly changed the landscape of online usernames. I will not be taking questions.

#just ramblin around #homestuck #meta stuff #pesterchum #chumhandle

[cloudofbutterflies]

Warning everyone I just re-watched wwdits for the the first time in three years because of ofmd and I am now about to embark down a rabbit hole. Viago you are my new favorite blorbo and and everyone buckle up and get ready for an influx of new fandom shit for like the next hour.

#wwdits #viago #ofmd #fandom stuff #meta stuff #blog maintenance