#really looking forward to rise

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo getting hit with a truth curse but instead of forcing him to admit to super sad or worrying things it’s things like “it was me who broke the remote” “I saw Mikey prank Donnie and helped hide it because it’s way funnier if he didn’t know who it was” “I rip my clothes to look more like Raph’s because he’s really cool” “my stripes aren’t even red they’re pink!”

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #plot twist he COULD be admitting angsty stuff but he’s pushing the less oof truths forward instead on purpose #raph: hey leo what do you want for dinner #leo: *about to bare his soul on all his internal torment but pivots* I’m afraid of snakes #(no but fr Leo’s stripes being technically more pink instead of red is cute ngl) #(a very reddish pink to the point that in certain lighting it looks red but at the base they’re p pink) #(i also am very fond of the idea that Leo doesn’t just have questionable taste in fashion he also just loves Raph a lot and looks up to him) #but yeah I think that something like this would be 99% Leo admitting to unimportant things or admitting to how much he values everyone #like they all KNOW Leo loves them and he’s talked them up enough for them to know but it’s different when he’s like #‘I just wanna read my comics with you guys around - it’s my favorite place to be’ #or again just random bs that doesn’t REALLY have a lot of weight like #‘I like using my portals to prank random people around the world’ #‘I’m worried about being a bad influence on hueso jr’ #‘sometimes I kinda wanna see hypno’s plans succeed’ #‘it’s been way too long since I found this out and honestly it’s embarrassing but I actually don’t have a di-‘ #SORRY COULDNT HELP MYSELF #(<-but did u know that that pink rather than red observation actually ties into this headcanon as well if u know about red eared sliders)

[i-swear-my-name-isnt-raz]

I have traveled to more than 25 countries, territories and regions (that should be technically considered countries). I have dealt with straight up racism traveling abroad, though the levels vary. Sometimes it’s staring, other times it’s hair touching or rude questions and comments. Most of the time it is Islamophobia that gets me stopped in the airport.

Yup, you heard that right.

I was born in a Muslim country and was later adopted by an American couple. My biological family is Muslim as far as I can tell. And I have Kazakhstan listed in my passport as country of origin. Which means I have gotten stopped in most airports for some reason or another. I was once pulled aside for a full body search in Hong Kong. When I was 8 years old. When I travel, I carry copies of my Kazakh birth certificate, American birth certificate, passport, whatever visas and travel/vaccination documents I need, because I have been stopped in transit because of these documents at some point in time.

I am somewhat protected by my dad’s last name, which is a somewhat common Norwegian last name, especially in America. The first time I traveled abroad solo was the first time I had to take into consideration how visibly Jewish I wanted to be. I didn’t bring my copy of “Ashkenazi Herbalism” to Türkiye, because my mom was worried I would get stopped and searched in the airport (like I normally do). I also left my hamsa with Hebrew on it at home for the same reason. I also took into consideration how queer I wanted to present myself. So I took my pronouns down from my social media accounts.

I am preparing to go to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this summer, and I’m running through the same list of questions. Do I keep my brightly dyed hair? Do I leave my hamsa and Magen David at home? Do I take down anything on my social media that screams queer Jew?

I know some of this is just my anxiety talking, because I have traveled for the last 20 years with very little serious issues. I can brush off casual comments about my “not quite Chinese eyes” (actual quote from a guy on my team in Türkiye) or the typical questions about where I’m “really from”. It has to be a real good insult for me to take it seriously, because I grew up in a fairly toxic school environment. So I’m sure I’ll be fine, especially since two months of this trip, I will be very far away from modern civilization. The only people I have to worry about are the people I’ll be living with during that time and I can handle American racism and stupidity.

#and you don’t piss off the person holding a pickaxe who knows where you sleep #this goes both ways #I’m not interested in getting attacked in the field for stepping on the wrong toes #jumblr #jewblr #antisemitism #kaz ramblings #I’m really looking forward to going to Central Asia but I am concerned w the current rise in antisemitism #and it’s not like I haven’t been a female solo traveler before

[spicyicymeloncat]

HELLO

ITS NOT THE WEEKEND WHIP BUT U GOTTA ADMIT THIS SLAPS

#HELLO #HI #Ninjago #Ninjago dragons rising #Ninjago spoilers #OH MY LORD #Idk if I’m just hyped but like I actually really like this ngl #i don’t think anything could top the weekend whip but if anything were to replace it then this does it just ice imo #not looking forward to scrolling through each frame and adding it to the trailer post #Lego Ninjago #Youtube

[icharchivist]

did you get the ask i sent you of the gbf ad on the baseball stadium on tv. im not sure it went through with the internet where i was

aaah i did not get the ask at all :< tumblr must have ate it....

i did see the ad on twitter at least tho!!!

it is still killing me. It's too unreal to me. Clash of my reality with baseball fans reality. do i have to believe baseball fans and fighting game fans are the same demographic??

this is one way for Granblue to get some attention in America i guess????

Thank you for trying to share it with me <33 I'm so sorry tumblr ate it :( but i appreciate the thought very much. i'm so puzzled by this whole thing. thank u so much for the thought!!

#for the record it's specifically an add for the fighting game #Granblue is first a mobage game but they got a fighting game a few years ago (Versus) #and in the next year they will release a sequel/remaster/rework on the fighting game which is the one that has an ad here (Versus Rising) #they will also release an open world triple A RPG next year (called Relink) #(there's also two anime (one based on the comedic webcomics) and two manga + 1 webcomics) #but yeah Versus is the one thing that really is making it more accessible in the west #at least until Relink comes out since ppl have been looking forward to it.... #that's just a clarification #BUT THANKS SO MUCH STILL!!! thank you for thinking about me here <33 #ichareply #ramtiger #ichafantalks gbf

[shewhosleepsalotincemeteries]

Went to see a movie yesterday for the first time in like 5 years and all I could think about was that tweet that’s like “must a movie be good? Is it not enough to see a beautiful face, huge?”

#the faces really are huge is the thing #anyways i saw talk to me and it was great #i still think my favorite new horror film of the year is gonna be evil dead rise but i thoroughly enjoyed this! #looking forward to being able to watch at home with subtitles though. my subtitles i can’t learn character names without my subtitles #💤🪦

[layalu]

yeah no ulhar is definitely loosing sleep about the tadpole mind reading/control thing lmao

#lay rambles #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #oc: ulhar #my ocs #shes already veeeery much not a fan of people Knowing Things about her more than superficially #so she really doesnt like people being Mind Connected to her #like sure it's kinda useful when you wanna know someone's intentions but that means they can do it in reverse #also the *controlling part*?? fucking scary #so far she's done her best to avoid it except if it was the best chance at survival like against the gnoll queen #but having power over peoples minds like that feels Wrong. and even worse? it feels Good. #and even worse than *that*? encounter the wrong person and she might be the one being controlled #so yeah! paranoia rising👍 #i am still not far in but i am sitting here head in hands making the eyes emoji #looking forward to what the game is gonna do with this whole thing >:]

[pokemonruby]

i honestly have no idea what they’ll showcase in the presents tomorrow other than potential release dates for scvi’s dlc (at least the teal mask since fall is imminent) and that mewtwo tera raid that they accidentally leaked which is more than likely what the emphasis on the “m” was referring to (apologies mystery dungeon fans) but like, who knows. 35 minutes seems very long for a pokemon direct so we might get surprised? 

#and anniversary alts for pokemas? but i can't say i can get too invested because i'm saving every last morsel for #the very slight chance that volo might have a banner soon with the introduction of hisuian characters. #i am NOT looking forward to rising early. i'm tempted not to since i really don't think they'll announce a new game #for the sake of the developers PLEASE don't #riley rambles #someone just tell me if volo gets in #edit: i forgot detective pikachu 2 was a thing. they might show off a new trailer for it.

[borom1r]

i rewatched Evil Dead 2013 for the first time quite literally since it came out and not only was my memory of specific moments/scenes spot on but it was JUST as well written/acted/shot as i remembered. it holds up impeccably well, scary and sickly humorous in a way that felt much more genuine than Rise, standing firmly on its own two feet while paying homage to particularly iconic moments. it was everything I’d hoped for in Rise but found lacking and I once again am left wondering why in the fuck we needed a reboot. none of them have been good except Scream and my hopes for future installments of this franchise (and others) have been SIGNIFICANTLY lowered.

I said it in my original post after I watched Rise in theaters and I’ll say it again. if for some reason the original Evil Dead is too campy/low budget/whatever for you and you WANT something modern and gritty with more polish, Evil Dead 2013 is RIGHT THERE and its ACTUALLY A GOOD FILM!!!

#im sobbing rewatching 2016 only made me hate Rise that much more #im like unironically abt to blacklist the tag im that much of a hater #WHY WAS IT SO FUCKING BAD???? like i know WHY i didnt like it but GOD i wanted it to be good!!! i really did!!!! #Scream V and VI spoiled me soooo much and Rise sent me crashing back down 2 earth lmfao #soooo not looking forward to the new final destination after this bullshit

[avephelis]

btw i won't get around to fanart for a day or two because i am crashing at a pal's but honestly i don't want to burn my energy out right after toh's finale anyway so that works out for me.

#i honestly find myself more motivated for fandom stuff when there's a lapse in content lol? feels like there's less pressure to be current. #or canon-compliant #so i'm really looking forward to just chilling with a couple doodles and au things. #though my interests do ebb and flow like crazy (rise is definitely on the brain still despite the temporary euphoria of w+d taking over)

[welcometogrouchland]

animatic is killing me stabbing me a thousand times and I love it

#ramblings of a lunatic #I'm ngl everything is makin me Kinda Anxious rn so i think I'm gonna watch something silly and take a break frim Everything #toh fandom is makin me feel Weird to interact w/ rn (i think I'm due for a rewatch in the same vein as that post abt mischaracterization- #-and how rewatching the source material produces the reaction of ''thank god! twas all a bad dream!'') #but I'm really really enjoying putting this animatic together so far #tempted to post a wip but also i want to really surprise ppl n put my best foot forward w/ the finished product so. idk! #anyway when I'm like. 90% done with this I'll post the rest of the watching and dreaming reqs #i mean fingers crossed for getting it finished and everything (i got a lot done in 2 days tho!) #(i still don't have all the thumbbails done but it shouldn't impact me too much? hopefully) #anyway i feel another bout of brain troubles slowly rising and i kinda wanna take a shower but also I've washed my hair. twice recently #(it was my regular shower day and then i got my hair cut/coloured. looks real good btw! very happy w/ it) #so idk i think i just gotta settle for changing my clothes n getting cosy #anyway I'm banishing the dark thoughts from my brain. begone! begone! begone fowl fiend!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nabesima]

gotta love checking in on a prepaid 4.5k gem commission just to see a good ol’

#hey when I said ''I commission someone and they go inactive'' that was supposed to be a JOKE— #honestly I'm not even as upset about the gems as I am about the fact that I really was looking forward to that one v_v #flight rising

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: death mention / blood / injury / abuse / codependency / panic / a lot this time oof ]

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You don’t spend six years alone with just one other person to talk to and just drop them.

Even if it’s your worst enemy.

#rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #prison!leo au #rise leo #rise krang #rottmnt krang #rottmnt movie spoilers #blood / #death mention / #injury / #abuse / #codepency / #worlds most unhealthy roommates #make no mistake Krang is Awful #and Leo Hates him #but those few moments of respite and talk were the ONLY thing Leo had to look forward to #he knows what it’s like to toil away in infinite loneliness so #as a thanks? of sorts? he can’t bring himself to leave the Krang without any contact #Krang doesn’t deserve this courtesy and Leo doesn’t really want to give it to him but #it’s complicated #‘you were the worst Roomie ever but ur ramblings at 4 am were the only thing I had so ig I’ll call now and then lol’

[direwombat]

chapter 3 of fragile creatures is officially in the “editing” stage :) it should be posted sometime next week 

#rought draft has clocked in at around 7.8k #ngl i'm really looking forward to getting to chap 6 or 7 since that's when p much all the setup is done #and i can focus more on that sweet sweet rising action #can't wait to finally get to the point where i can subject jacob and rook to prolonged emotional edging B) #just gotta finish lining up the dominoes that'll drive the story forward #whining wombat

[astrxealis]

hi good evening i hope everyone is doing well!! or if not, then hugs <3

#⋯ ꒰ა starry thoughts ໒꒱ *·˚ #i have still yet to actually do 6.2 i am still waiting for lune but idm much i'm just really excited heh #i am. standing by the glamour dresser (yes that is the first thing i will do) #island sanctuary or the rising event after ^^ the former i'm really looking forward to doing :O also the latter ofc but!! yk!! #i think event priority bcs we tend to procrastinate on them lmao #i really want to do abyssos asap though ... for more story and also the raids <3 esp excited for p5 HEHE bcs smn main yk ;>

[thethingything]

once again suddenly getting the urge to sort out a bunch of shit a couple of hours before bed because it's sunny

#personal #thoughts #🍬 post #I'm looking forward to the sun rising at like 5am and setting at 9pm. daylight my beloved #I feel like we were a lot more aware of our seasonal depression during the winter and kept being like ''I'm desperate for sunlight'' #and as a result we're a lot more excited for the longer days than we have been on previous years #I feel like we have more events to look forward to in the spring and summer now because we keep finding stuff to take part in #like last year was the first time we did Art Fight and we'll hopefully be doing that again #and this year will be the first time we take part in the City Nature Challenge and I feel like we'll find other stuff to join in with too #plus we have some social stuff we join in with each week and we've been trying to vary up some of the stuff we do #I want to try and make the year feel as long as possible by varying up what we do and trying new things #and trying to pay attention to the way the seasons change and when we start seeing different species in the garden #I feel like every time I talk about spring and summer I go on a really long ramble but anyway

[maikaartwork]

Artists, let’s talk about Instagram commission scammers

There’s been a huge rise in commission scammers recently, mostly on Instagram. A lot of new artists don’t know what to look out for, so I figured this might help people.

How they begin

Usually the scammer will write to you asking about a commission. Something deceptively cute - mostly I encounter asks about pet portraits, with one or two photos sent. They’ll probably try to sell you a sweet little story, like “It’s for my son’s birthday”. They will insist that they love your artwork and style, even though they don’t follow you or never liked a single piece of your art.

What to look out for:

Their profiles will either be private, empty, or filled with very generic stuff, dating at most a few years back.

Their language will be very simple, rushed or downright bad. They might use weird emojis that nobody ever uses. They will probably send impatient “??” when you don’t answer immediately. They’re in a crunch - lots of people to scam, you know. 

They’ll give you absolutely no guidelines. No hints on style, contents aside from (usually) the pet and often a name written on the artwork, no theme. Anything you draw will be perfect. Full artistic freedom. In reality they don’t really care for this part.

They’ll offer you a ridiculous amount of money. Usually 100 or 300 USD (EDIT: I know it might not be a lot for some work. What I mean here - way higher than your asking price, 100 and 300 are standard rates they give). They’ll often put in a phrase like “I am willing to compensate you financially” and “I want the best you can draw”, peppered with vague praise. It will most likely sound way too good to be true. That’s because it is.

Where the scam actually happens

If you agree, they will ask you for a payment method. They’ll try to get to this part as soon as possible. 

Usually, they’ll insist on PayPal. And not just any PayPal. They’ll always insist on sending you a transfer immediately. None of that PayPal Invoice stuff (although some do have methods for that, too). They’ll really, REALLY want to get your PayPal email address and name for the transfer - that’s what they’re after. If you insist on any other method, they’ll just circle back to the transfer “for easiest method”. If you do provide them with the info, most likely you’ll soon get a scam email. It most likely be a message with a link that will ultimately lead to bleeding you dry. Never, and I mean NEVER click on any emails or links you get from them. It’s like with any other scam emails you can ever get.

A few things can happen here:

They overpay you and ask for the difference to be wired back. Usually it will go to a different account and you’ll never see that money again. 

They’ll overpay you “for shipping costs” and ask you to forward the difference to their shipping company. Just like before, you’ll never see that money again.

The actual owner of the account (yes, they most likely use stolen accounts to wire from) will realize there’s been something sketchy going on and request a refund via official channels. Your account will be charged with fees and/or you get in trouble for fraudulent transactions. 

You will transfer the money from your PayPal credit to your bank account and they will make a shitstorm when they want their money back, making your life a living hell. They will call you a scammer, a thief, make wild claims, wearing you down and forcing you into wiring money “back” - aka to their final destination account. 

Never, EVER wire money to anyone. This is not how it’s supposed to go. Use PayPal Invoice for secure exchanges where the client needs to provide you with their email, not the other way around.

You can find more info on that method HERE.

What to do when you encounter a scammer:

Ask the right questions: inquire about the style, which artwork of yours they like, as much details as you can. They won’t supply you with any good answers.

Don’t let the rush of the exchange, their praise and the promise of insanely good money to get to you. That’s how they operate, that’s how they make you lose vigilance. 

Don’t engage them. As soon as you realize it might be a scam, block them. The sense of urgency they create with their rushed exchange, and pressure they put on you will sooner or later get to you and you might do something that you’ll regret later.

Never wire money to anyone. Never give out your personal data. Never provide your email, name, address or credit card info. 

Don’t be deceived by receiving a payment, if you somehow agree to go along with it. Just because it’s there now doesn’t mean it can’t be withdrawn. 

Here is a very standard example of such an exchange. I realized it’s a scam pretty fast and went along with it, because I wanted good screenshots for you guys, so I tried going very “by the book” with it. 

Please share this post, make it reach as many artists as possible. Let young or inexperienced artists know that this is going on. So many people have no idea that this is a thing. Let’s help each other out. If you think I missed any relevant info, do add it as an rb!

Also, if you know other scam methods that you think should be shared, consider rb-ing this post with them below. Having a master post of scam protection would AWESOME to have in the art community.

#art resources #artist help #artist advice #commission advice #scammers #instagram scam #please share with your fellow artists