#rambling time!

[honoratacarnage]

on of my biggest pet peeves is how little design/art people actually try to research about phenotypical differences when creating an monster/making a character based on an animal. like animals from the same species can change sooooooo much!

take the very famous Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) for an habitat based change exemple!

first this is how they look living in the siberian arctic:

ultra fluffy dense coat, stocky limbs, rounder body and small ears for retaining body heat!

now look at how they look in the arabian desert (no this is not a fennec!)

pointy boy unlimited! very long limbs, big tail and ears for body heat dispersion, super lean built.

so when you are designing an animal or using it as a base for a character, try researching a bit more for potential subspecies!

#rambling time! #zoology #biology #hyperfix #character design #monster design #red fox #furry fandom #canine #canidae

[roamwithahungryheart]

As the halfway point of the season rapidly approaches, the 63 minute runtime of 3x06 'Sunflowers' is already causing chaos.

This is a workplace comedy! Episodes used to be 30 minutes long!

I'm going to tell you something that may just blow your mind.

Ted Lasso is not a workplace comedy. It's genre-bending, subversive television disguised as a workplace comedy.

In the beginning, it was marketed as feel-good television. A fun little sports rom-com show we can all be inspired and amused by. Season 3 is not the same peppy, happy, quickfire comedy we once knew. Because it isn't meant to be. The progression of the story has taken us to a darker place. There are new characters to get acquainted with. The tone of the show has changed to reflect Ted's journey.

These things take time to set up. When you have a lot more to say, you need a lot more time to say it.

Production was delayed to accommodate rewrites, making it clear that there's a larger story to be told. That being said, season 3 is still sticking to a 12 episode run in line with previous seasons. Considering the level of detail put into the show, that's quite an achievement.

When you compare this season to the previous two, the level of impatience some viewers are feeling is understandable. The pacing is different, there are more lingering shots, and the longer runtime packs a lot of punch in one sitting, leaving us all frazzled husks of the viewers we once were as we try to process the events of each episode.

The last TV show that crushed our brains to mush and threw the rulebook out the window was, of course, Twin Peaks.

Twin Peaks had a major influence on Brett Goldstein's creative direction, so if we look at Ted Lasso through a Lynchian lens, what do we get?

The Twin Peaks pilot episode was filmed as a standalone TV special. It was an intense 94 minute event that led to three seasons filled with weird and wonderful stuff. The episodes were long, the pacing was slow, and each episode subverted expectations. It was a tantalizing melange of familiar tv tropes injected with darkness.

When The Return finally aired in 2017 after production delays (Lynch pushed for 18 episodes as opposed to a more palatable 10 for mainstream television) it was somewhat divisive. It was longer, slower, there were new characters and plotlines that took us away from everything we once knew Twin Peaks to be.

Some critics said it felt like a different show. What those critics failed to realize - much like the reaction to Ted Lasso s3 thus far - is that it was a different show. The Return was an old familiar story told from another perspective.

Ted Lasso s3 is doing the exact same thing. It's telling us Ted's story through his eyes.

Just as Lynch & Frost did with The Return, Ted Lasso s3 gives us a glimpse into the lives of our beloved Richmond gang with a new twist, whilst retaining the core DNA of the show.

In the words of The Log Lady -

"We live in a world where nothing is simple. Each day, just when we think we have a handle on things, suddenly some new element is introduced and everything is complicated once again [...] Are our appetites, our desires undermining us?"

The expectation that we're always going to get perfectly palatable bitesize television like we did in the halcyon days of lockdown box set binges is ruining our ability to turn on, tune in and drop out. This season is a reminder that patience is a virtue.

#Ted Lasso #Ted Lasso s3 #thoughts #rambling time! #many thoughts head full #follow for more Ted Peaks talk

[anniflamma]

Headcanons! Could I please ask for your headcanons on how David would have been like if Jonathan had lived!

(or, for the sake of not deviating the whole story altoghether bc either way David was meant to be king at some point. What if like, Jonathan had gone into hidding like what happened to Mephibosheth and later on met with David to tell him that, hey, he's actually alive so :D. Honestly im just asking bc the idea of Jonathan teaching Jedediah/Solomon how to court and judge others got stuck to my head when I was writting my Testament of Solomon rewritte and that got me to think even more like, would Jonathan get along with Abigail, would David had stopped seeking out women to marry if Jonathan had run away with him, would Absalom or the other childre of David had confided secrets in him more than with his father because they trusted him more, or would the court had tried to make Jonathan guilty of a coup at some point, maybe a lot of times, due to his past royal background, and ofc how would Jonathan have raised his son?)

Sorry if this was long ᓚᘏᗢ boop!

You are giving me food and being able to talk about it!!! :D

My headcanon would be if Jonathan had lived, his and David's relationship would have continued to be romantic and supportive!

I think Jonathan would first go into hiding and try to find his son first. Mephibosheth would still become disabled due to all the chaos when the news comes to the palace. But I don't think they would go into hiding for too long. Abner was supportive to Saul’s family first, heck, he probably would see David as a threat towards Jonathan instead.

And when they reunite, Jonathan would have either stepped down from his role as the next king or maximized David's status, so they would essentially be two kings ruling one kingdom. He did give an oath and his title as king to David when they last met each other, so it would make sense that he kept his word.

David would still pursue other marriages for political alliances, likewise Jonathan too. However, I do believe that David wouldn't take Michal back because the only reason why he forced her to be his wife again was that he pretty much wanted to secure his political position as a king. Having Jonathan there on his side already supporting him, it wouldn't be necessary to marry her. All his other wives, I think he would still marry them for political reasons. Bathsheba though… I don't think he would seek her out… Or maybe David would. For me, he is a bit promiscuous. But I do like the idea that he wouldn't be as interested if Jonathan were still around.

There is a scene in The Prince's Psalm where David and Jonathan talk to each other about their boundaries in their relationship. Jonathan wants children, but he doesn't want to pick a random woman only to discard her after giving birth to a child, he wants to honor his children's mother by marrying her and taking care of her. But also secured David by saying that it's okay for him as well to marry and love another woman too, but ended with the decision that they are not allowed to take any male lovers.

It sounds fun that Jonathan would be friends with Abigail. Maybe they are two peas in a pod because David picked Abigail for love, unlike the other wives. And Abigail is the same "type" as Jonathan. That would be cute.

I do think that the majority of the royal drama would be more about people not trusting David. The second book of Samuel is just David getting rid of all his political enemies and marrying every high-royal-woman to secure his position. The reason why Saul's other family members, such as Jonathan's half-brothers, revolt against David is that they are the "true" line of the royal lineage. So if Jonathan was still in the picture and became king, then that drama of power wouldn't be so much on the nose.

Absalom and David's other children might have indeed confided in Jonathan, finding solace and other stuff when David wasn't emotionally available. Especially when Amnon attacks Tamar and everything just crumbles. Maybe the situation would look different when David forgives Absalom for killing Amnon, and by having another parental figure, maybe Absalom wouldn't decide to revolt against his father?

And if Absalom still decided to revolt against David, Mephibosheth would still be left behind in safety in the royal palace. And I don't think that the servant Ziba would be able to trick David into "disowning" Mephibosheth when Absalom takes over the palace. I don't think Jonathan would ever let that happen, but also David and Mephibosheth's relationship would be different in a way. I have a headcanon that David is very overprotective of Mephibosheth but he also puts him on a pedestal, so when someone lies about him, David immediately believes that lie because he actually doesn't really know who Mephibosheth actually is.

But that is all I have to say for now! I probably missed some thoughts I would like to bring up. But my brain is empty at the moment!

#asks #rambling time! #david and jonathan #the prince's psalm #david/jonathan #Mephibosheth #absalom #headcanon

[tariah23]

Oh…. Well, it’s over for Crunchyroll I guess

#Crunchyroll #piracy #funimation #money hungry ass streaming service #rambling #I’ve never paid for a streaming service in my life thank god #I appreciated using others accounts but I personally cannot see myself paying this much for a service if I had the funds 😭! #get back to pirating kings!!! #anime has always been one of the easiest forms of media to pirate anyway so y’all got this #CR is definitely not worth paying for though #CR is certainly not worth paying this much for even if it’s a yearly one time fee #capitalism #the fact that CR has always had pretty bad quality as a streaming service anyway #it buffers every time you pause or rewind anything

[cadaverkeys]

You guys rlly don't realise how much knowledge is still not committed to the internet. I find books all the time with stuff that is impossible to find through a search engine- most people do not put their magnum opus research online for free and the more niche a skill is the less likely you are to have people who will leak those books online. (Nevermind all the books written prior to the internet that have knowledge that is not considered "relevant" enough to digitise).

Whenever people say that we r growing up with all the world's knowledge at our fingertips...it's not necessarily true. Is the amount of knowledge online potentially infinite? Yes. Is it all knowledge? No. You will be surprised at the niche things you can discover at a local archive or library.

#rambles #if you are a person who is into delicate skills #like lacemaking or printing or sewing #you will know fair well just how non expansive the knowledge online is in comparison to written guides from like the 50s #there was a time where at least one person in the household had to know a constructive skill #but in the modern day there is just less ans less demands for comprehensive guides #library propaganda #im stuck doing an essay rn but bc i have covid i cant go to the library and its totally fucked me #i want to source a lot of the stuff i read irl but i just cant go and get it and theres no online ver

[fleshdyke]

"just ate half of this i'll finish the rest later" is like my favourite tiktok trend ever

#its so stupid but they fucking kill me every time #rambles #100 #1k #10k

[lonely-night]

eXCUSE ME???????????????????????

#rambling tag #so the writers know max/niles thing going on at the time??? #4x18 #me watching the nanny

[jettreno]

#the nefarious anglerfish #time person of the year #sorry for the uggo watermark #rambles

[shadebloopnik]

Alastor being a petty ass btch to the two people who did not want his ass back for the 3 seconds he's been back, icon

#he rlly said “Time to remind them why i make their lives a fucking nightmare✨✨✨🖤🖤🖤🖤” #hazbin hotel #alastor #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #radio demon #alastor the radio demon #lucifer #lucifer morningstar #husker #hazbin hotel husk #bloopnik rambles

[daenerys-targaryen]

I HATE YOU SUPREME COURT!!!

#I’m so incredibly enraged all of the time #politics #Supreme Court #fuck the supreme court #leah rambles #greatest hits

[honoratacarnage]

the girls slaying absolute penis (roxy oml AWOOOOOGA), mangle gender being "yes!" and glamrock bonnie using leather harnesses today is good ass day for queer fnaf fans

#fnaf #rambling time! #glamrock chica #glamrock roxy #glamrock bonnie #mangle #mangle fnaf

[smolldust]

Me, aroace: “Yeah I think these fictional characters are kinda hot”

Other people: “Oh you think they’re hot? Doesn’t that mean you’re not actually aroa-“

Me:

#smolldust #smolldust rambles #rambling #Shitpost #aroace #aromantic #asexual #aro #ace #this has happened to me too many times

[jupiterlandings]

“How is 12 year old Annabeth head of the Athena cabin??”

1. Demi gods have the life expectancy of a lemming.

2. Gifted kids often burn out by age 16 & I doubt any of the Athena teens have the energy or desire to argue with their little sister who willingly takes care of all the family paperwork.

#ramblings #percy jackson #pjo #OMG PEOPLE THIS IS A JOKE I KNOW SHE WAS THERE THE LONGEST #ITS STILL P WILD TO HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD IN CHARGE OF ALL HER SIBLINGS CALM DOWN PLS #I READ THE BOOKS I DID MY TIME LET ME JOKE ABOUT THIS

[oobbbear]

I want to post this here too because I’ve seen it happen a few times

Please understand that there are cultural differences and language differences, if you see this happening let the person clarify what they meant, that person might just not be familiar with words the western side of the internet use

#bearz rambling tag #no it’s not really possible to let everyone who uses this term to change #because as far as I know this is the most common word with use on Chinese websites #I didn’t know that pairing are called ‘ship’ here #like why would I even know that #‘ship’ makes zero sense to me #it took me a while to learn the fandom language people speak here #it’s hard #give people time #shipping culture is very different too #Like on Chinese site you HAVE to clarify the Top and the Bottom of this ship in the ship name #it is very very important to them #people who like the same ship but with different Top Bottom preference will fight till no end #imagine how confused I was when I first got here #where there’s no top bottom differences #it’s not really a smut thing #it’s more a dynamic thing #AxB and BxA is very different #oh I can talk so much about the differences on fandom cultures #if ya are interested in more please feel free to ask #it’s very interesting to me #I wanna talk about it

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

#unforth rambles #this wasn't really prompted by anything #I'm just sick and tired and distractable #or i should say it wasn't prompted by anything recent or that happened now #like no one has disrespected me #but as i hit the point that it's regularly taking me an hour plus every single day to queue things for the danmei art blogs #i just think of all the times people go WAIT YOU RUN ALL OF THOSE??? BY YOURSELF??? #like i just don't think a lot of people realize how much work it is to really do background fandom labor long term #and i appreciate places like rec blogs and networks and events and just everyone #y'all are awesome #thank you so much

[cierv-o-robot-o]

hyper fixations are so embarrassing for me because I make every part of my life center around the thing I'm fixating on like I would get out of bed and serve myself a bowl of cereal and be like "just like my Best Friend Finn the Human would :)" and it's completely unironical

#Ray Rambles #Adventure Time #like I feel insane