#not the fun exciting way exactly

[veliseraptor]

beginning to think that one way of knowing when i'm in a real bad depressive episode is the way that i fixate on one and only one thing that brings me joy and right now apparently it's fullmetal alchemist. finished my rewatch, blitzing through the manga, contemplating doing another rewatch (no, really), reading a fuckton of fic...i didn't sign up for this but here i am i guess

#hope i get back to being able to think about other things soon #i did reread a yi city fic of mine today and it made me go 'man i miss writing these guys' #so that's some kind of progress #important text posts #this is my real life #in 2020 it was critical role #at another point it was pillars of eternity i think #there's just a particular feeling where it's like #'this is the only thing that i want to think about because nothing else matters' but like. in kind of a bleak way #not the fun exciting way exactly #there's a specific sort of desperation i guess is what it is

[homolobotomized]

*die for him

#well almost #zoros inability to die is fascinating 2 me im very excited to see where exactly its going #op #one piece #zoro #sanji #zolu #zoluposting #my art #sorta i guess #id in alt text #click for higher quality #hashtag teamnozoluconfession sweep 🔥🔥🔥 #real ones know #theyre already together in every way that matterss #also #this is my first time drawing sanji fun fact. drew reiju before him too #cannot believe i have to say this but this is NOT a z0san post. if u tag it as them i am blocking you

[dawnthefluffyduck]

Happy 1st anniversary to Looking Glasses by @ferronickel :) (edit; whoops forgot to remove the space in the tag, sorry i know you've already seen it haha)

#super exciting day :D #every single page in looking glasses is a work of art #if i'm remembering the order of events right #i found about looking glasses bc you visited my blog around the time i first started posting #and i freaked out and was super happy so i checked yours out too #and lo and behold there was a gem of a comic to be found there #thanks for the support you've given me with my art since then :) best wishes for the rest of looking glasses! #also #christ on a stick how the hell do you handle all of those dark fountain swirlies #i always thought they were cool as hell but i have a newfound appreciation for them now that i've tried it myself #this is a bit messy but i didn't wanna overwork it #i'm still learning digital painting so i was guessing my whole way through this haha #was very fun to draw ^-^ #couldnt decide what exactly i wanted to draw for this so i drew ralsei in one of my favorite scenes #ralsei #deltarune #looking glasses #first time I've used the queue feature #got it set for 10:30 when I normally wake up so it better work or I'll gut tumblr and sell its entrails in a flea market #update; it did not in fact work #rip tumblr

[akkivee]

MAGNETIC SQUISHIES

#this is vee speaking #IM SO EXCITED LOL #LIKE THE WAY JYUSHI IS EMOTING IN HIS IS EXACTLY THE WAY I FEEL LMAO #I DOUBT ILL BE ABLE TO BUY ANY MERCH I WANT BUT IM GLAD TO HAVE THE SWEETS PARADISE MOCHI GRIND BACK LOL #i think it would be nigh excessive to eat at the suipara collab every day but the food looks fun to try so i’m a little tempted ngl lol

[radiation]

I liked about half of Tunic. very pretty and had great level design, but the fighting mechanics were not consistent enough for the level of precision it demanded of the player. exploration was incredibly well done but the combat TO ME was something I just suffered through to enjoy the rest of the game. and then when I got to the boss rush I just uninstalled it. the combat felt so bad to play that when it felt like the developer was saying "here, you love this right? great news, you get way more of My Awesome Combat System" it felt insulting.

i think a lot of it is banking on Zelda nostalgia, but I've never played a Zelda game and I was coming at it through the lens of "this is an isometric soulslike" instead of "this is a challenging zelda-like" which made me have a bad time. i also did not think the gameplay meshed with the plot very much, for a game that was touted as "just like outer wilds."

also to be fair, I didn't engage with any of the meta-puzzles, because to me there weren't enough lore tidbits or hints of things lurking beneath the surface to make it seem worthwhile. it was just for the completionists or language nerds (laudatory).

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#Ohhh interesting. I feel similarly in that I loved about 3/4ths of tunic but ultimately took issue with the execution of the final puzzles #They are meant to be very difficult but when a hard puzzle that feels integral to the game starts feeling like #Not only terribly unreasonable to solve but unreasonable in that ‘ARG-y’ kinda way — you���ve kinda lost me #I get that’s the intention but I personally don’t see the fun in it. Even just trying to solve PART of the endgame puzzle myself #Was like. impossible. Like actually badly designed and just left me really unsatisfied #I was actually mostly reallh satisfied with the combat so I’m interested to hear you say that #But I also did have to look up guides on how to beat some bosses LOL. Boss rush was annoying #I also have no Zelda nostalgia but i loved it because it felt exactly like playing an untranslated Japanese game and only knowing katakana #And recreating thr excitement you get by being able to piece simple things together over time in an unintended backward order #IDK … I am taking up so much of the tags but I like ur thoughts on it. Feels parallel to my chunk of criticism but in a different direction

[faeymouse]

About to get a little feelsy on here for a sec, but going from “I will never be an artist my work sucks and I’m glad I gave it up” to the top posts on my blog all being stuff that I drew and having strangers ask if I sell my work is hitting something so soft deep in my heart I’d forgotten it was even there

(don’t get me wrong, you’re still an artist even when you’re not doing numbers with your work, just like you’re still a writer even when you aren’t writing. Productivity and popularity does not dictate what you are; you do)

((But, ngl, it’s nice to have outside reinforcement that even though I went years convincing myself that no, I’m not, I never could be and I was stupid for even trying, I am in fact an artist))

#de late #faey draws #just let me experience an emotion over my pad thai leftovers thank you haha #been having more fun with it then i ever had before and its exciting and scary but mostly really exciting #and idk man maybe it’s just this nasty cali heat but i wish i could go back in time and tell younger me not to sweat it so much #that sometimes you end up exactly where you wanted to after taking the long way around #dont get me wrong you could not pay me to do this as a job but as fun? bro i could do this for life #this is my very dramatic and wordy way of saying thanks for the support guys it really means a lot

[lewiscarrolatemybrain]

You know how minecraft culture by this point just kind of assumes that there are people who will play the game differently from each other? You have the builders, but you also have diggers and adventurers and farmers and people who do redstone, and ideally you're going to have at least one person on your server for each?

I wish more multiplayer games were built with this in mind. Like, I know that's difficult -- usually games with built-in "character classes" are pretty rigid, and lose part of what makes minecraft so appealing -- namely, the sandbox aspect. But I still think it would be cool to play a game that anticipated all these different playstyles, and really gave them space to do their own thing.

I want a game where I get to play a cozy farming sim, just churning out potions and food all day, and my friend who likes combat can play an exploration roguelike, occasionally popping back to the base to load himself up with potions and stuff before departing again. I want to be able to randomly decide that I wanna go gather materials for a full set of armor, and equip my sword, and head into the dungeons to mine some ore, without that having any negative impact on me or my co-players or the game experience itself.

I dunno how you'd pull this off, but I want it really bad.

#Minecraft #gaming #i've played arc and didn't like it #i'm really excited for bitcraft to come out #idk if it'll be exactly this but it seems fun either way

[quirkeduptransguy]

DUDE i Just started getting into the callous daoboys and im so sad i ignored them for so long there so damn good ... i love them so much already

(also is sysc from seattle ? i thought they were from cali but if theyre from near me thats epicness too:3

unless u were talking abt smth else . in which case i have embarrassed myself and i will now leave)

yesss same!!!! I’m going to a show of theirs in april funnily enough :3 also I was talking about the blood brothers being from seattle sorry <///3

#my dad’s way way way more into the callous daoboys a #ignore the a. than I am #but I think they’re very good #the switch ups and their mathcore stuff have grown on me like crazy recently #originally the frequent switch ups were what turned me off but ive grown past that #vv excited for the show. however considering the broken bones I’m just hoping it heals up in time for that #and I also hope I can go to this gatsbys a #merican dream show in April but alas. New York I can’t exactly travel up there cause of some car stuff #but they’re soooooo good. often I recommend them to people as ‘early patd if they were better’ #but they’re way more than that. i love them so bad #oh fun slightly adjacent to patd fact now that I mention it #iirc Johnny Whitney’s one clothing company designed shirts for them before?? #at least I read it on wikipedia but idk. I need to see what they looked like #Thursday too…… #which makes sense they’ve done shows together and I read about Thursday considering reaching out to tbb for an album #which would’ve vv likely sucked in all honestly but I would’ve still listened to it #I’m about to go down a fun fact rabbit hole omfg #okay I’m done here I’m being a nerd #evil neighing compilation

[oreolesbian]

#pls pls get a season 3 renewal then 🙏🏼🙏🏼 #i love it when a show ends exactly the way the creator had planned #i’ll be sad to see her go but so excited to see the wrap up #obvs i’d want more of the fun pirates ofc but some of my favorite shows are the ones w/ least seasons - mostly bc the creator had a set end #tgp specifically is a good example #ofmd

[guinevereslancelot]

i actually love the comeback of bucket hats and mom jeans and big glasses and fanny packs and clunky shoes personally. i was born to dress like a dorky tourist from the 90s

#ever since middle school i have tried to follow trends and felt fundamentally like i qas doing it wrong and it didn't work when i did it #i couldn't pull it off it was forced and dumb even when i dressed and did my hair exactly like everyone else #so i gave up on being trendy bc it was never fun and didn't work #but i was so excited when mom jeans came back bc they're actually comfy then i saw cool fashionable people w fanny packs and i was like :0 #no way!! #then i found a cute floral bucket hat at goodwill and i was like hm why not and it actually rocks ngl #i finally got a new pair of glasses bc of headaches and i went ahead and got some big af 90s looking ones and they actually look good on me? #i know im lowkey dressing like a high schooler now but im finally having fun with my clothes and enjoying the way i look #also i got a haircut and its a bit retro and fun and finally my hair isnt in my face bc i tried bangs and i actually look nice for once #also the great thing abt the dorky 90s tourist style is its really practical and easy #like im comfortable and i have storage and my hair looks good no matter what with zero maintenance #i still dont wear makeup ever tho lol #but im glad there's finally a way to be fun and fashionable for lazy dorky people lol #i know some people complain abt the bucket hats and fanny packs and stuff but idc im having fun finally #this has been a shitpost

[ashofalltime]

i truly have no idea what to make my "art brand" other than Hot Boys With Thick Eyebrows :/

#and tell me how will that make me money?? in this world.................... #genuinely tho i just wanna draw and create and tell my little stories and have people be so into them that they send a few #dollarz my way #like. buy my graphic novel. buy my regular novel. listen to me talk about my creative process and my opinions on things and perhaps #i will make a living off that. #oh also i wanna start making stationary and stickers and fun stuff like that. like. i know its kinda outta left field but i like the idea of #creating products that are cute and functional and exactly my style. #OHHHH TSHIRTS???? I WOULD LOVE TO DESIGN SHIRTS AND HOODIES AND STUFF #like the super unique stuff crowlines does #like really playing with fabric and traditional clothing shapes #i have their tiger shirt that is one black sleve one orange with a triangle of orange down the side #WITH AN EMBROIDERED TIGER ON THE CHEST #its my favorite shirt ever for real for real #anyway. im starting my art business and excited but maybe a little pulled in 50 different directions. #go read my webcomic because thats the only thing i have semi-ready right now #lots of more art and content to come in the next few months!!!!!!!!! #:)

[somelazyassartist]

Oh btw fun fact about Harmony! The first dice roll I ever made for her was a nat 20!..... On seeing how vividly she was experiencing a PTSD-induced lucid dream lmao

#i think it's very fun that my DM decided the best way to introduce my character to the party #was to drop into a dream sequence with a bunch of weird vague scenes about churches and stars and blinding light #that I understand completely but i don't know exactly what the other party members interpreted it as bc I've ALSO been vague w her lol #genuinely incredibly fun I'm so so excited to draw the entire 'dream' (technically more of a 'trance') sequence when i get the chance #Harmony

[tvrningout]

guess who just finished delwyn's bio B)))

#BABY BOOOOY #there might be some editing later but i'm happy for now!! #also so sorry that bio's are basically lil story snippets now asdfg i cannot stomach writing a summary of my muses' lives anymore #unless i do a bullet point style like i have for ciaran and yoshi and that's bc the inspiration wasn't hitting me at the time #it just isn't fun for me to write and i don't think it ever was?? which is why i struggled so much with it #bc whenever i write these kinds of bios with ' chapters ' i really enjoy them and don't have nearly the trouble #anyway -- tangent aside!!! i'm so excited to have delwyn on this blog!!! #he's staying as a test muse just while i get the feel for his character again #writing his stats and rambling about him on the dash will definitely help with that :' ) #but for now i'm taking a wee break uvu and making a note to myself to talk about lif's line of magic #bc while there isn't exactly element-specific magic in dorverold -- or it isn't common #lif's line of magic can involve the seasons and thus the elements #that's the basic gist but i do need to put it in a post #ANYWAY i'm gonna maybe watch something spooky bc that's been the vibe #if anyone has recommendations send them my way bc i love hearing about stuff y'all like! #get ready to ramble | ooc

[cluescorner]

Wildchip fans keep on winning (good for us)

BRO EVEN HOLLYBERRY COOKIE IS TALKING ABOUT HOW CLOSE WILDBERRY AND CRUNCHY CHIP ARE GETTING! ISTG I am losing my mind over two fucking cookies but they’re both characterized so well and their relationship with each other is already established to be very close and now we have CONFIRMATION that Wildberry is sending letters back and forth with Crunchy Chip to the point that his mother figure even points it out. IDC what people say about the Odyssey updates. Yeah they’re flawed and the requirements to get keys for the later episodes are fucking impossible (I still haven’t gotten all of them), but the characters introduced are incredible and Wildberry + Crunchy Chip, both as individuals and their dynamic together, are a large part of what made me like it so much. 

#cookie run kingdom #cookie run kingdom holiday update #wildberry cookie #crunchy chip cookie #wildchip #crunchyberry #crunchberry #wildberry x crunchy chip #Cookie Run Kingdom's characters are what makes me like it #BECAUSE GOD KNOWS THE GAMEPLAY ISNT WHATS DRAWING ME IN #and the story while overall good can be very hit-or-miss #but the holiday update is letting me see my favorite characters interact with each other and I can serve them cake and shit #and like that's exactly what I want out of a holiday update #I just want good times with my fun characters where they bond and have a good time together #this post is like #1/3 me being excited about wildchip bullshit because they're two of my favorite characters and I like their dynamic even MORE #1/3 me defending Odyssey to my grave even though tbh I have way better things to be this defensive over #and 1/3 me just...being excited about the holiday update #IDK it's just a nice time

[naturenaruto]

#polls #alcohol #just to be clear im not against drug users themselves and am against criminalization of any drug including prohibition #its jsut wild to me to see ppl defens alcohol with all the harm it does and the way it ruins lives #like any other drug (not weed) #hmm how to put this im not against usage or the person and yet..i dont enjoy drugs themselves bc of what they do to people etcetcetcetcetce #just fascinating to me how one of the most widely used and dangerous and addictive drugs is alcohol and yet #its seen as and marketed (obviously on purpose) as a fun party relaxing chill ppl thing #i dont enjoy the psychological manipulation of the alcohol industry as a concept #which obviously we dont see with like heroin obviously #just interesting to see ppl defend drug makers when it ruins peoples lives and yet it does make sense seeing as #its such an ingrained part of regular life which i think is what makes alcohol so different than other drugs #v v interesting concept i dont think im phrasing this exactly how i want bc im not hm #im the give the ppl a clean needle type rather than sending them off to rehab type #bc that should always come of someoens own volition and yet the casualness of alcohol i think is very insidious #heroins bad ppl know heroins bad they know its addictive but alcohol is fun! its exciting and makes things fun and better! #all up until it doesnt #v interesting thing as its own concept in general i guess #but i wanted to know for this site itself ig #im against crimizlaiton policing wtcetcetc eyeroll i just think obviosily what they do to the mind and a life is insidious ovviously #but i also dont enjoy concepts of people looking down on the person themselves i really do think its possible to see the drug itself as the #problem and addiction as a coping or symptom of sonething else or even its own thing etc this would get to long whatever

[thatstroubling]

so I saw this meme on pinterest:

and was prompted to check out my INFJ/INTJ personality type (I always get it half-and-half) and, well:

I really don't know what I expected but I like all of these guys soooo...self-love I guess????

(but for fellow people who love personality quizes, I'd love to know: if you know your 16 personality type, does it fit for the DR characters with the same type? do you like those characters? maybe they annoy you more than others? 🤨)

#its so weird to think that NAGITO and sweet Armin from AoT have sth in common but I guess I can see it #IM SO PROUD OF KOREKIYO WOW LETS GOOOOOO 💚 #I can just imagine pregame Shuichi get so excited that his ingame personality would be the same as Kyokos #Ive been posting about Kokichi a lot recently #the main reason is that Im fresh off of V3 #but I enjoy thinking about him in a way of 'wow this chaos gremlin is nothing like me :)' #while these characters feel a little too personal in a way I cant exactly describe #though Im inspiring to half as cool as them #maybe except for monodam Im about on monodams level lol #theres this videoessay I have to finish watching #where the person who made it was amazed by shuichis tremendous growth during the course of the game #which IS a very important part of the narrative #but it never struck me as interesting enough to have to try to understand it #so I just wonder if I just didnt pay enough attention or if it was more of a case of 'nothing new here' and it wasnt a fun enough concept #to explore #danganronpa #drv3 #sdr2 #drv3 spoilers #nagito komaeda #txt #shuichi saihara #korekiyo shinguji #💜 #kyoko kirgiri