#the moral of the story is

[vivalavillain]

Anyone: You lied to me!

Xanatos: You're going to have to be a little more specific, I'm afraid. There were, after all, rather a lot of them.

#Absolutely inspired by the starter from Nil-Rae #This fits Xan perfectly #but it's also just as perfect for Loki and Archer. #The moral of the story is #Don't trust my muses unless you run in their inner circle (Rockets etc) #Jack speaks.

[daysuntilnextaccident]

told someone in my writing group that i fully expect to finish nano early and go back to doing what i was doing in my previous project (outlining my first draft so i could rewrite it into the second draft)

she...... (checks notes) suggested i spend time developing backstory for my recently finished first draft????????

my very clean first draft that i paused outlining and am very proud of. that doesn't need MORE backstory.

granted she's never read the first draft. has not asked how it's gone. did not bother finding out what the hell my own process was or where i felt like it failed. just ASSUMED it needs more backstory??

i just laughed and said 'why?'

she said to double the nano challenge.

i've done double nanos before. i finished a triple nano once (150k in 30 days). i'm not -needing to write more- as a challenge to myself.

i'm doing this to teach myself to roll with punches and adapt to problems that come my way without freaking the hell out because the autism desperately wants everything to go According To Plan tm tm tm.

she has this preternatural obsession with getting all the granular details of people she knows right in her head, but she absolutely cannot seem to recall how i'm doing on my projects, which IN A WRITING GROUP is all i want you to remember about me.

#vent #the moral of the story is #LISTEN TO THE PERSON YOU'RE TALKING TO #AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY NEED BEFORE SUGGESTING HOW TO FIX IT #ironically the only advice offered to men in that john grey book men are from mars etc etc

[my-burnt-city]

Long story short, my knees are bad right now so I've been assessing the TBC characters in terms of how far they travel (Troy/Mycenae/Peep) and whether they go up and down stairs (the staircases in Mycenae have up to 32 steps, I don't currently have numbers for Troy but think they're closer to 24, will check) in case I have to physically limit myself in my following this week, and it occurred to me that other people might find this info useful as well for accessibility reasons.

I've made it as non-spoilery as possible but I'm still cutting it because there are so many characters; I'm not including the finales but I am including Peep if they go there for long enough that you could feasibly buy and consume a drink before leaving again. I'm also putting a few notes in at the end about good places to sit down for a while

Character breakdowns of where they go (blue* if they're a particularly low-impact choice, red^ if they're a high-impact nightmare)

Hades^ - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy, downstairs Mycenae, upstairs Mycenae, Peep (notes: potential for some crawling)

Persephone^ - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy, downstairs Mycenae, Peep (notes: potential for some crawling and some running)

Artemis - downstairs Mycenae, upstairs Mycenae, Peep

Apollo^ - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy, downstairs Mycenae, upstairs Mycenae, Peep

Hecuba - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy

Cassandra^ - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy, downstairs Mycenae, upstairs Mycenae

Polydorus - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy, Peep

Polyxena - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy

Polymestor - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy

Macaria - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy (notes: potential for some crawling)

Luba - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy

Kampe - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy, Peep (notes: potential for some crawling, plenty of sitting down time in Peep)

Eurydice* - downstairs Troy (notes: some performers include upstairs Troy, potential for some crawling)

Zagreus* - downstairs Troy, downstairs Mycenae

Askalaphos - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy

Kronos* - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy (notes: slowest-moving character, plenty of sitting down time available)

Laocoön - downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy

Agamemnon^ - downstairs Mycenae, upstairs Mycenae, downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy

Clytemnestra* - upstairs Mycenae, downstairs Mycenae (notes: some though not all of the downstairs action can be observed from upper level)

Iphigenia - upstairs Mycenae, downstairs Mycenae, downstairs Troy (notes: potential for some crawling)

Aegisthus - upstairs Troy, downstairs Troy, upstairs Mycenae

Neoptolemus - downstairs Mycenae, downstairs Troy, upstairs Troy

Patroclus* - downstairs Mycenae, downstairs Troy

Oracle - upstairs Mycenae, downstairs Mycenae

Watchman* - downstairs Mycenae, downstairs Troy (notes: technically briefly goes upstairs in Mycenae but can be observed from lower level)

Orpheus and the Furies* - Peep (notes: plenty of sitting down time available!)

Places to sit for a while (where you will still be able to see plenty of action otherwise you might as well tuck yourself away in Tantalus's rooms and stay there for three hours)

Troy, town square - tables outside Ciacco's, the one nearer Ferry's Autos won't require you to move as much

Troy, tenement courtyard - the bench next to the table, the other benches are frequently in use

Troy, Klub - seats on either side of the room but avoid the most central ones

Mycenae, upper level - pews all along the back wall, all as good as each other

Peep - chairs and sofas and tables everywhere, take your pick, fantastic place to pass a loop whether you need to take the weight off your feet or not

#the burnt city #burnt city #punchdrunk #punchdrunk theatre #immersive theatre #immersive #troy #mycenae #accessibility #the moral of the story is #do not dance vigorously in heels if you're not used to dancing vigorously in heels #especially if you are meant to be training for a marathon #Knees say No

[myvanityisavirtue]

Huge L today mutuals,

I was having so much fun talking to this girl on tinder all day. She actively asked me for my socials so we could talk outside the app. Then after a bit she unmatched me and all her stuff is gone. So. I guess not.

#the moral of the story is #I am now and always will be #unlovable #fuckin cool 😎

[the-most-pathetic-edge-marquis]

THREE THOUSAND WORDS OF A WIP GOING OUT THE WINDOW BC I CHECKED THE BOOK AND SUE WAS THERE FOR THIS CONVERSATION

I'D BE UPSET EXCEPT NOW I GET TO WRITE SUE

#the moral of the story is #never canon-check yourself #ESPECIALLY when it's breaking dawn #but always assume that sue clearwater is there #nothing posts about my nothing fics <3

[triviareads]

it's been lingering in my head for a while now, could you please give us any hc's for edwina and i think the tortured prince kleypas?? (i'm not sure)

This has consumed me since yesterday so THANKS. I think I might go fully unhinged with this one, but here are the vibes of a potential story:

I might do a Pippa/Cross (From One Good Earl Deserves A Lover) style sex lesson thing? But also, for anyone who's followed me long enough, you know that I have been working on 2 sex scenes for like, 8 months 😭. Trying to find the appropriately sexy words gives me anxiety lol. In that vein, if anyone has advice on how to write a tastefully M rated story (as opposed to E, which is the rating of what sex scene bits have written thus far, but can't bring myself to finish), please advise?

So, post-S2, I imagine Edwina is back on the market and is probably treated as an object of pity for having been rejected by the viscount in favor of her sister, and there is probably some quiet mockery aimed at her. Plus, I feel like Anthony probably gives her a fat dowry out of guilt, so she's the target of fortune hunters who also kind of see her as spoiled goods who may or may not be compromised. My friend @jeanvanjer suggested Edwina trying to save face and act like everything is normal but under the surface, she's struggling.

So enter the exiled Prince Angelovsky who's spent the last year recovering from torture by the tsar's "Special Committee" (that's what it's called in the book lol). I imagine he'd be dismissive of women like Edwina at first but he's intrigued eventually. So Edwina goes to Nikolas to get sex lessons and figure out this *passion* thing that seems to have overtaken Kate and Anthony? It's all a very tenuous plot but I'm just putting it all out there.

He confesses to killing his brother's murderer before making out with her...?

I lowkey might have them talk about religion because Kleypas goes off about Russian orthodoxy/their inherent mysticism like a dozen times, and the vibes were kinda similar to Hinduism so... maybe...?

Also he totally has sugar daddy vibes based on how Lisa keeps talking about him as one of the richest men in Europe... which tracks, tbh. I don't think the English could comprehend what money could get you in Russia... mostly because of the serf labor.

Anyway, I reread the book and took notes so enjoy what may or may not be an actual story at some point.

#The moral of the story is #I can't think of a more boring couple than shoving Edwina with Prince Friedrich and this is how far I'm willing to go. #to fix that #bridgerton #edwina sharma #prince nikolas angelovsky #lisa kleypas #ask

[badgraph1csghost]

Ok was anyone going to tell me that linedef specials block use actions in gzdoom strict doom compatibility mode or was i just supposed to find that out when i couldnt open any doors in my custom maps myself

#the moral of the story is #always have at least 56 mu of floorspace between doors and action lines

[barrowsteeth]

I was coloring a gif late last night and couldn't figure out why something looked really off. This morning I realized it's because I forgot to unmask one of Charlie's fingers in Nick's hair. 🤦‍♀️ 😭

#blather #giffing woes #the moral of the story is #don't do detailed coloring when you're so tired you can barely see straight #might delete later

[shazzaofdoom]

Alright, here’s my wrapped. The thing is, I mostly only use Spotify to build and listen to playlists. If I actually like an album, I buy it and listen to it on my phone. So, the top 5 songs are all from my (pretty cheesy) H:TP Mittens playlist, and the listed artists who aren’t on the Mittens playlist are on my Magnus playlist.

#about shazza #the moral of the story is #don’t feel embarrassed about your wrapped #bc MINE had Waterloo at the top #in this the year 2022

[crusheswhimsandfancies]

I’m not on twitter but I was just looking at Reece’s tweets and noticed he’s going to be on Richard Herring’s podcast which is recorded in front of a live audience on 12 September, which is sold out (apart from one ticket as of earlier today) and maaaaan the FOMO is real😭😭😭

At least I’ll be able to listen to him after it’s been edited. But I could have gone and looked at his beautiful face as well

#the moral of the story is #never look on twitter #this has happened before #I noiteced he’d been to give a talk at flatpack film festival #but at least that was years ago when I realised #and until someone invents time travel I’ll just have to suck it up #but this one is coming up #I could have technically gone #even though I probably wouldn’t bc it’s complicated to get away on a random Monday night #but still #it stings a little bit #sigh the woes of a fangirl #i’ll get over it

[phenakistoskope]

i've been reading recently on tumblr that pcos is counted under the intersex umbrella, i don't identify, but let me tell you a story from when i was fourteen.

this was the year i had qualified for the state level karate tournament, and my sensei told me that there had been a mistake with my forms and that i'd been misidentified and put on the boys roster.

now, this was also around the time that my pcos was first diagnosed, so sensei said, instead of appealing for corrections, i should just compete in the boys category because (a) i looked the part, and (b) i'd be spared any disappointment in case of spot hormone testing.

so that year, i competed at the state level games as a boy and came second in the categories of kata and kumite, and won myself two silver medals, a pair of reebok sneakers, and a set of roti warming casseroles that my family uses to this day.

#i still have the medals #i used to be an athlete can u believe it? #and welcome to my genderweird #ask me about overusing commas #pcos #the moral of the story is #leave trans athletes alone

[pygian-weapon]

You steal the formula to recreate life and this is what you do with it?!

#The moral of the story is #The power to defeat death is a bad thing to want but it's better if queer has it rather than a old rich straight guy #tipsy reanimator watch

[thelxiepia]

decided to shoot my shot and apply for a job i was only tangentially qualified for in an industry i haven't worked in for four years

and then GOT AN INTERVIEW and FUCKING SMASHED it

and now I'VE GOT THE JOB!!!

with a frankly c r a z y pay bump from my current position

#the moral of the story is #just fucking go for it

[purrincess-chat]

My life has been so busy the last few months that I haven't had nearly as much time to write as I'd like. There are times when I don't write for a whole month, then times like yesterday where I wrote 1500 words in like 2 hours. Could you imagine how much I could accomplish if I had the time and energy to write like that every day? Sheesh.

#the moral of the story is #life is hard #and i just want to write my blorbos kissing

[nghtwngs]

holy shit i had my phone connected to my speaker and i scrolled past a fucking candy crush ad on my dash and all i hear in my dark room in the middle of night is “sweet” in a deep voice. i think i just felt my soul leave my body

#i literally thought my speaker was hacked help #i got so scared #the moral of the story is #fuck this app

[procrastinating-prepper]

Boomers will literally make fun of their kids and pick on their worst insecurities then turn around and be like, "ohana means family and family means no one gets left behind. i just think that's so important. how dare you report my toxic face cream business to the cops"

#the moral of the story is #don't piss off the witness to all your crimes #alternatively #don't do crime in front of a witness you're not prepared to silence #hm these tags got kind of dark #oh well send post