#or good fortune

[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)

[egophiliac]

this is basically what happened, right?

(these guys are very lucky that everyone at NRC 1) has the combined intelligence of a sack of bricks, and 2) is easily distracted by shiny things.)

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #stage in playful land #stage in playfulland #these two are SO sleazy and i am utterly delighted by them #can't wait to find out their tragic backstory in approximately 3-4 weeks! #fortunately i have like a month to figure out how the heck to draw their hair (spoiler: i will never figure it out) #also. god. i love it whenever leona accidentally reveals his Mom Side. #he doesn't care about any of this but he WILL be tagging along to make sure no one else gets into trouble #once again he has to be the Responsible Adult and he hates it. the whimsical hat weighs heavy upon his head. #anyway this is me so excuse me while i now talk about diasomnia for three hours #but lilia being all 'kids gotta have some adventure in their lives!' is hilarious #specifically because you know silver would NEVER. #100% silver not only never snuck out but he always went to bed on time AND brushed his teeth AND flossed even when nobody made him. #lilia: aww but you should be enjoying your youth! >:c #silver: i am. i enjoy being respectful and disciplined and honoring you as my father. #lilia: #lilia: maybe i'm TOO good at raising kids #you know i was going to say none of his kids would be involved in this but i actually think malleus definitely would #he would not see it as a moral quandry though. he would just be excited to be invited along. #(the only reason he isn't there is because he was busy admiring a termite-infested beam somewhere and yuu didn't get a chance to ask him) #i mean MAYBE if lilia as his single authority figure told him no then he would have some reservations #but lilia's the one who's screaming HELL YEAH LET'S SNEAK OUT AND DEFY AUTHORITY while dabbing so moot point there #sebek would never and he would rat on everyone else. unless malleus is going in which case he's already there. #and i guess if everyone else is going silver probably would too #but he'd. y'know. feel conflicted about it.

[collapsethevillain]

Two reasons for my mother to roll her eyes over me still not being over fnaf. I’m not sure if I’ll ever be over it tbh

#sundrop #security breach #moondrop #sundrop security breach #moondrop security breach #fnaf #fnaf fanart #illustration #fanart #fnaf sun #fnaf moon #Good I should’ve just sketch them simply and be ok with it #I mean I still will do so #but I also did this #maybe I have a few questions for myself #anyway look at these two #it’s not the last time I’m drawing them #fortunately #or unfortunately

[wikoymi]

So eepy

#komahinanami #komahina #hikoma #hinanami #nagito komaeda #hajime hinata #chiaki nanami #sdr2 #danganronpa #danganronpa fanart #fanart #art #ship art #finished #wikoart #been thinking about them a lot lately #hajime hinata the kind of guy who cant sleep without a weighted blanket #good thing he has 2 #however he is unable to move. quite unfortunate #fortunate for nagito and chiaki #haha fortunate. like. Like. Like #not sure if i should tag km x nm bc i dont really ship them. if it is its in the way that chiaki is hahstag nonbinarey #i remmeber when i played sdr2 the first time i gen got jumspcared everytime they she/herd chiaki LOL #trans hajime ftw

[wannabe-f-f-friends]

Hanging out casually with Dianxia for the first time ever, and Hua Cheng is asked to:

1) Recite Trivia, 2) Paint Something, 3) Build Something

Imagine getting to show off your Special Interest Skills to your crush and having them be actually interested and impressed. AND they shared a bed? Miracle scenario.

#when those fortune shakers said he had good luck they MEANT IT #tgcf #heaven officials blessing #hua cheng #hualian #talking pancake

[chibird]

The fortune cat must like you. ✨

Chibird store | Positive pin club | Instagram

#cute #cat #fortune #good luck #luck

[purr-in-ink]

Tap and hold to find your ‘Fortune Kitty’! 😺✨ Let the universe select a feline fortune just for you. Ready, set, paws!

#art #black cats #fortune telling #good luck

[artharakka]

Beautiful, But Broken

#bg3 #tiefling #tw blood #c: Viivi #so I redid my bg3 character because I wasn't feeling durge that much. So now my sibling does durge and I regular tav Viivi #(changed her to tiefling for funs) #at least I meant to do regular tav but uhhhhh things have gone very unfortunately very fast #anyway. Viivi is an artist; she does painting sculpting poetry and some prose. Experimenting with this and that #unfortunately she is deaf which made making connections a bit hard in the fine arts world #fortunately she has a patreon with one very generous patron (she's fey warlock)✨ who has bestowed some gifts of charms for her #which have opened doors of many art galleries #She's not a fighter so although she is confident in her own lane she is also very aware of her mortality #so she avoided any fights she could #which might have saved her but also got her into the mess of her lifetime #you see she couldn't fight the entire goblin camp and their leaders. She would've just not survived that. So she convinced them #that she is a True Soul. She is good at convincing people. It worked. They thought she is on their side. Good #Halsin also though Viivi was on their side. Halsin attacked Viivi's party. Now Halsin is dead. #So Viivi and her group were still alone deep within enemy fort. Viivi made new plans. She frees the prisoner who says he will warn the grov #Good thinks Viivi now they know to flee. I will go to Minthara and tell we got the information from prisoner of the grove location #she will trust us and we walk off #when we get back to grove they have not fled and Minthara is at the gates #Minthara wants Viivi to sound the horn. Zevlor wants Viivi to sound the horn. Viivi asks Zevlor to please tell this plan in detail. #Zevlor says just blow the horn already. Viivi does that. Minthara thanks Viivi for leaving the gate open as planned #Zevlor does not thank Viivi for that. Viivi is confused as she did not leave the gate open. (for real the damn gate was left open) #So I did a Massacre. #now Karlach is gone Wyll is dead. Lae'zel is also dead #but apparently Minthara is ready to be very loving and sincere with Viivi. The most helpful person she has met in very long time. #Viivi might love her #so that is how she's doing.

[hyunpic]

DAILY HYUNJIN GIFS UNTIL HIS BDAY: love you and all your little things - noot noot

#hyunjin #skz #stray kids #bystay #staydaily #gifs #variety of pingu noots and that puffer fish cheeks and noot combo.. #needs to be poked for good luck and fortune.

[spiritualseeker777]

#luck #blessings #st patricks day #st paddys day #good fortune #fortune

[99bowl]

first of all its not silver liquid its like some other shit

#valen's art #my art #fanart #arknights #arknights fanart #dorothy arknights #dorothy franks #FACT: THIS DRAWING IS VERY OLD #also good luck to everyone doing their finals rn I'm trying to get good fortune by posting jerboa

[anewp0tat0]

Black Butler Amino, Black Arts Magazine - Holiday Party

it doesn't quite look like a holiday party from here, but what I imagined as a humble little piece is~~ Ciel and Lizzy sneak away from the big bustling midford Christmas party and raid the kitchen desserts, like they did when they were kids(it was Lizzy's idea, Ciel clearly hasn't been himself since he returned, and she wanted to bring him back).

#okay it's been a really long while so hi! I hope everyone has had a cool holiday season so far and will soon have a very great years end!! #and merry christmas to those who celebrate #I've been busy with work and art and unfortunately but obviously fortunately meeting and talking with a lot of people. it's very new to me #and I'm very happy with it. even if I haven’t had any chance to open my digital art folders #but yea that's to say that I'm good. i know no one's worried lol but school's been good and not a killer #I'm back in merica but when i go back i hope that ill be able to get back into the swing of drawing and stuff #I've had plenty of time to get settled and would hate to leave all of my big projects for this summer #I'll see! #kuroshitsuji #black butler #kuroshitsuji fanart #fanart #ciel phantomhive #digital art #elizabeth midford #lizzy midford

[fortuneravine]

first (?) meeting

#this didn't turn out nearly as good as i wanted. whatever!! its out of my head now #pmd #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd2 #pmd eos #explorers #explorers of sky #fortune art #(oc) mistral #pmd2 spoilers

[utilitycaster]

Because I saw a post about this again: I find the common fandom belief that Laura is a particularly chaotic player baffling. She is a great player! She is an exceptional actor! She is also easily one of the most cautious players in popular actual play. The cupcake move was great as a narrative/character choice, but it relied entirely on an existing item and spell, and the stakes, while high, were unlikely to be lethal and certainly not game-breaking. I would ALSO push back on the idea of calling players "chaotic" when you actually mean "makes bold choices" or "made the GM laugh;" Emily Axford is a genuinely bold player and also has a profound respect for GMs and the stories they are telling.

#cr tag #d20 tag #i feel like I make this post annually but it remains true #like. chaotic play is bad actually; fortunately these players are good.

[grishaversegirlblogger]

inktober day 10: fortune // beelzebub

2 PARTER !! ILL EDIT THIS TONIGHT I SWEAR

so many of these r turning into 2 parters omg

#my art #inktober #good omentober #day 10 #inktober day 10 #fortune #beelzebub #good omens beelzebub #boxfly #ineffable spouses #ineffable bureaucracy #clip studio illustration #good omens art #clip studio paint #good omens #ineffable husbands #wip #crowley #anthony j crowley #anthony crowley #digital art #good omens comic

[gummi-ships]

#kingdom hearts dream drop distance #khddd #dream eaters #lord kyroo #my gif #you've been given the frog's kiss of good fortune