#updates on my boring life

[sapphicautistic]

there is a toddler just BOOKING it in their little plastic car on the street outside my house while their exhausted parent chases them and yells "STOP!"

it's not the kind with a motor it's just their little toddler feet going like mad while they cackle happily at their crimes

#it's safe there's almost no traffic on this street cuz it's a dead end #but playtime is OVER and the toddler was not having that #updates on my boring life #i love kids sm 😭

[triona-tribblescore]

You're all magic anime girls in my eyes dw mikey uvu <3

(Yo-Ho-Ho) A Ninjas Life For Me

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#Posting this now hopefully while none's around #shitty art/ boring update cause I wanted to get this one out of the way :/ #the story will actually pick up soon guys i swear #i have big plans uvu #but ayo? #no month gap this time? #crazy right? #Usagi- “Gotta be srs for a min” #also usagi- “OH MY GOD A REAL FUCKING TREASURE MAP??? <333” #im so tired TwT #ANYWAY! GOODNIGHT <3 #anlfm #a ninjas life for me #rottmnt #rottmnt au #rottmnt comic #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt raph #rottmnt april #rottmnt draxum #baron draxum #rottmnt usagi #leosagi #usagi yuichi #leoichi #tribbleart

[agtavio]

From the start- a glow of the eye a grin a little too wide a laugh too high

#luffy #one piece #monkey d. luffy #mmm #big fan of nika being a entity or whatev and being with luffy from the start bigggggg fan #this was way out of my skill range >.> #when i dont practice fundamentals and question why its soooo hard 2 draw #i also get bored fast #my attention span is like 2 minutes istg #i have a lot of wips #i dropped another drawing for this one #mandatory life update > #i have the tightest schedule known to man if they dont accept my schedule change request #sorry i loooove going off in tags #Agtavious Art

[2hoothoots]

i was having a chuckle to myself last night about Gristol, and how his plans are basically:

Restore Ford Cruller's memory

Find Maligula

???

Profit

but then... of course they are, right? this is Gristol we're talking about. Fatherland Follies drives home again and again that he's still operating on a child's logic, a warped and reductive version of the world that he never bothered to grow out of. both of his memory vaults center on the images of his childhood, this idealized version of the past that he clings to no matter what. and that's still how he remembers Maligula, too - as this saviour figure, who rushes in to help him when he's in trouble.

[ID: Two slides from Gristol's memory vault, Glory to Grulovia! Left: Gristol clings to Maligula's back as she summons waves to sweep away his assailants. Right: Gristol and Maligula waving from a balcony as the people cheer. Gzar Theodore brandishes a dagger in the background.]

like so much else, Maligula represents a return to this idyllic childhood - to the peace and simplicity of his youth, when he was free from worries and responsibilities. in his mind, he doesn't need to make any further plans - once Maligula's back, everything will go back to normal. Maligula will make everything better.

...is what i thought, but then i remembered this line:

[Screenshot source. ID: Gristol, in Truman's body, bows on his hands and knees in front of the newly-awaked Maligula. The caption reads: "Yes, High Priestess! I am here to correct the mistakes made by my father!"]

and that's kind of interesting, right?

to be clear: this happens directly after Maligula sees Helmut-in-Gristol's-body, and recognises him. her line before this is:

"Little Gzesaravich! Have you come to pay for your father's sins?"

my first thought was that Gristol hadn't expected to still be in Truman's body by the time he managed to find Maligula, and this was him trying to placate her and buy some time until he could explain the situation. but watching the cutscene back, that's clearly not what's happening here. Gristol is answering as himself, and his response of throwing himself to his knees before her is, as far as i can tell, genuine.

so what is going on here?

in Fatherland Follies, there's this line in the ride narration that stuck out to me:

"Why didn't the Gzar help Maligula in her time of need? No one knows, but historians agree - it is Gzar Theodore's biggest failure."

other lines mention Gzar Theodore's "mistake", and it's wording Gristol himself echoes in the screencap above. evidently, he believes that his father abandoned Maligula, leaving her to her fate at the hands of the Psychonauts, and it was that mistake that lead to them being driven out of the country - that mistake which he seeks to correct. maybe he even feels like he has a debt to repay to her for his family turning their backs on her all those years ago.

the 'High Priestess' thing, though - that's kinda weird, and threw me for a loop the first time i played the game. it took me until my second playthrough to connect the dots, and remember how the room in the Lady Luctopus - Gristol's room - was full of Delugionist scribblings and symbols.

[Screenshot source. ID: left, the walls of the hidden backroom in Gristol's hotel suite, covered in scrawlings of eyeballs and Maligula's name. Right, the pinboard from the hidden backroom. On its surface are photographs and newspaper clippings connected by pieces of string.]

i mean, look at this stuff! he had a whole conspiracy board and everything!

we learn very little about the Delugionists and their beliefs as a whole during the game, but i think drawing the connection here suggests two important things. one: that Gristol was in deep with this stuff. i don't know how he linked up with them - maybe via old family connections, or just good old-fashioned digging (we know he's skilled at worming his way into peoples' good graces, after all) - but it seems likely that he's begun to internalise their ideas, maybe even warping his own memories of events. and two: the Delugionists themselves are, if you'll pardon the pun, pretty far off the deep end.

like... i understand why PN2 didn't go heavy on the "mass-murderer cult worship" aspect of things, in the end, but man this is such a tantalising glimpse into the wider mythos around Maligula. Gristol is proud and haughty and thinks himself above everyone else; the fact that his first reaction seeing Maligula is to throw himself to the ground at her feet says so much about the way he's come to see her. he's not just trying to bring back Maligula, his childhood bodyguard. he's trying to bring back Maligula, the High Priestess of the deluge, the semi-mythical figure whose supporters believe even death couldn't stop. he doesn't even flinch at the way she confronts him, and maybe it's because he's bought in so completely to this deified figurehead, this idea of Maligula; more a living force of nature than a person. and it all comes back to the same place: an abdication of responsibility, not just to the person who protected him when he was little but to this avatar of floods and destruction. Maligula will make everything better.

i'd write more about my thoughts on the Delugionists but that'd be taking a hard turn into speculation, and this is already kind of long and rambling so i'd better end it here. but what an unexpected and evocative line, right? it's some of the only stuff we have to go off of regarding the Delugionists as a whole, but i think it does such a good job of hinting at the wider story - at teasing another layer to the mythos surrounding Maligula, one whose ripples we see throughout the game but which never quite breaches the surface.

#psychonauts #psychonauts 2 #bored waiting at the airport so you get more psychonauts meta from me #the delugionists have been on my mind recently (because i Might Just have an upcoming au lorepost about them and also cults are fun) #so tossing my thoughts up here because people seemed to like the last few times i did this #and also it's my blog and i like to talk :) #related vent i HATE drafting posts in the tumblr editor because if you hit crtl+z to try and undo a formatting change #it deletes like half the post you just typed out #(yes i did it again while i was writing this. yes i'm still salty. why do i even bother) #what else... this is just becoming a disconnected thoughts dump #but if you've seen my posts you knew what you were signing up for when you hit the button to expand the post tags #there's new art coming hopefully this weekend if i can get it finished! it's more mermaid au designs #i'm two and a half weeks late for mermay but it turns out starting a new job and moving house doesn't leave you with a ton of free time #but that's okay it's never too late for mermaids #omg and artfight's coming up next month too! geez #i gotta make refsheets for the fsau trio because i would LOVE to get art of them #and this year i don't have a thesis to crunch on so i might actually have time to participate #oh and then in august i'm having top surgery! will make a proper announcement post for it at some point #i say 'announcement'. it's just a life update but it's nice to share #i'm super excited about it :) #i might end up blogging the process and recovery but obviously it won't be going here lol. i'd put it on my main #idk if anyone would find it useful but when i first started looking into surgery i had like very little idea about the whole process #and it's only through joining a bunch of online support/discussion groups that i managed to find more info and resources #so hey it might be useful to share? we'll see #our flight doesn't land for another fifty minutes so now i'm just writing in the tags because i'm bored #alright i'll proofread this and then post it when i land and have signal again. peace out yall hope your pride month is going well

[notbecauseofvictories]

On one hand, things have been going suspiciously well for me, especially since I decided to shake myself out of the January malaise by going places and doing things.

On the other hand, we had a bookswap/casual party today, and I spent a good chunk of it literally sitting on the floor, cleaning up the hot cider that spilled everywhere when I tripped over the samovar cord. So life continues to go out of its way to keep me humble.

#we'll be back to more interesting things soon I hope. #in the interim please enjoy updates from my excruciatingly boring life #celestial emporium of benevolent knowledge

[lornasaurusrex]

I miss you Lorna… this is such a mess

This is an old message and I had several other similar messages, but I miss you guys and hope you’re all doing well!! I’m sorry to see nothing has improved.

I saw I was kindly mentioned by @awesomefringey and some other commenters the other day, so just wanted to log in and say hello and log back out for a few more months. 💕

Sending so so much love to all of you. Take care of yourselves and each other, please.

The video is still on YT.

#Anywayyyyy #The fandom added a whole lot more C to my C-PTSD #So a nice random message every few months instead of a freshly posted death wish is LOVELY. #Don’t fret. On meds and therapied but fresh tf out of money from it so @ L and H… lornasaurusrexx at g*ail is the PayPal if ur bored 🙃 #I hate to be like this but protect your hearts. They’ll never be able to look out for you guys and they feed these trolls ammo for snacks #and it seems to have only gotten worse. Gotta keep them hets hetbaited for their money whilst actively encouraging them to bully yall? Why? #STILL!? At this point it feels like they’ve both chosen that path deliberately now and I find it quite gross. but I’m also very far removed #So don’t worry about my opinions. Keep trusting your own intuition!!! You all see it. I love you guys and your beautiful hearts and empathy #But I hope they can sleep at night knowing the absolute fucking genuine WRECKAGE they left across the Big Gay War generation/era of Larries #Don’t worry guys I’m just as dramatic as ever. None of this has anything to do with them coming out or anything. Just how we were treated. #But trust I fuckin mean that shit from the deepest darkest pit of my Demon Larrie™️ heart. They encouraged this. 🤷🏼‍♀️ #Anyone who cares about my actual life updates: I’m a school nurse now and will be working at a bougie summer camp over break #Had a surgery I needed. Got new tattoos and piercings. In a happy and healthy relationship with the best dude for almost a year now. #OH and I went to New Zealand last year with Prettytruthsandlies!!!! We made a pact back in our Big Gay War/college days to go. And we DID!! #I got overstimulated and overfed and puked in Hobbiton. 🤣 (It was the best time of my LIFE GENUINELY🥰🥰🥰🥰🥹🥹🥹) #Okay BYE LOVE YOU GUYS #There are better and more humane ways to maintain a closet ..like literally STFU entirely. Ignoring it and not exploiting a kid is FREE #🇵🇸

[faerytale-wings]

Life update?

Getting a new studio space!

I was recently (finally) diagnosed with PCOS and I’m trying very hard to build my stamina back up to some fraction of what it used to be, but I’m trying to be very patient with myself in the meantime.

Getting the studio ready is taking forever and killing me! Everything from my previous art room has been in boxes for months because I was overzealous in packing up, thinking I could get the new space finished a lot faster. Oops lol.

But I’m very excited and things are finally getting to the final stages where I get to paint! Most of the walls are going to be painted white for Light Reasons, with one dark teal accent wall.

I am looking forward to buying So Many Plants for this space.

Eventual goals include a new easel and a teal loveseat.

Anyway, wish me all the energy to make progress on this very exhausting project <3

#personal #life update #new art studio! #looks boring right now #but I have so much colorful stuff going in here it’s gonna be pretty when it’s done #I hope #it looks nice in my head at least

[colourfulwatson]

This afternoon I need to finish points 1-4 of my psychiatric assigment (in total there’s 7 points but reaching point 4 is like half the work)

Please hold me accountable for it :’) 

#like I'm able to do it but I'm just so tired #so to be sure I do it #I'm writing it down and posting it so I'm focused on it #also #I'm so sorry if someone is bored of these posts #I'm in uni and they actually help so block one of the tags if you don't like them #-> #my life updates #I talk

[theangelswans]

nano update: i was really feeling it today toward the end of the writing session and ended up writing 3k words ye

boy am i proceeding

#i really want to publish a book #like all i want to do with my life is write books i dont want a boring adult job at a company #nanowrimo #nano 2023 #nanowrimo 2023 #nano update

[sapphicautistic]

make frozen fries yummier!!

mix together:

1 tbsp + 1 tsp paprika powder

2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cayenne powder

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

& sprinkle a little on your frozen fries before you put em in the oven!!

I'm not a very spice tolerant person, you could absolutely go up on the cayenne, but this tastes kinda like curly fries!! i put it on walmart waffle fries tonight and omggg they're soo much better now!!

if you decide you like it you can make a bigger batch so you have some already made up for the next time you have freezer fries!!

#recipes #food #fries #low spoons recipes #spoonie #sapphicautistic #updates on my boring life

[triona-tribblescore]

They are saying the silliest of things uvu <3

#FINALLY POSTING UPDATE TOMORROW #though its kind of a short boring one im sorry TT #but heres my fav pannel of it in the meantime uvu #missed my lil guys <3 #anlfm #a ninjas life for me #rottmnt leo #rottmnt usagi #leosagi #tribbleart

[kellystar321]

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#periodical life updates #WAUGH. HOW DARE U ASSIGN ME 24 PAGES FROM THE TEXTBOOK. I TOSSA YOU AT A WALL LIKEA SPAGHETTI. #*reads it anyway* -_- #urghghgh i HATE THIS i hate textbook. i hate academic reading it is the most boring sht. even if the topic is interesting the ADHD is fcked #struggling to comprehend sociology jargon while my brain is actively recoiling. i should get a fckign award for being forced to do this. #almost done. almost done. using this as a space to complain when i can't fcking take it anymore. then i go back to reading for a while. #RAAAUGHHHH. OKAY IM FCKIGNG DONE. the ending was not read thoroughly but WHPO FCKIGNG CARE ITS JUST REITERATION #DOES A LITTLE SCREAM!!!! gotta print out my notes (BECAUSE OF COURSE WE'RE ALSO FORCED TO TAKE NOTES) #and turn them in during class (<- ABSURD. FCK YOU!! WHY DO YOU WANT THEM) #anyway.i got an hour til class starts. i did some sign language practice and i might either do homework or draw the eca for today #im sleepy tired. i want to go home u-u alas. #dunno if i'll get a treatsie today. i deserve one but we have food at home #maybe another day.

[brokenyouth]

kinda have two different crushes on two different people at the same time but also kinda can't see anyone romantically at all atm.. my mind is complex like that

#or more like idk what i want #i still like r(e)dacted more but #there's nothing there #this other person started talking to me last month i think #but I'm not that interested either so they're both just There #and i think about them when I'm bored #i rotate them in my mind #romance is dead #but I'm ok bc whenever i think about any of them liking me back i panic so I'm good with just crushing from afar #and that's my love life update for the month goodbye #txt #e.s.

[eitheror1997]

hello :)

#got bored decided to log on and say hello. may or may not properly return idk but im alive and i hope y'all r doing as well as you can #no real life updates here. im healthy enough/busy with life/spending most of my free time playing baldurs gate 3 so uhhh yeah

[ughgoaway]

I am updating yall as if you care, but I will probably not be very active this weekend!! so it is all your jobs to update me if any good fics get posted...

#I expect updates yall #i love that i tell you i wont be active as if any of you care about my shit posts #no fics only me talking about my life #thats why youre following... right??? #anyway shut up ace #personal boring stuff!!

[ellaa-writes]

wanted to get the next chapter of The Beast Within out this month but I end up rewriting it so I'm hoping to have it out by next weekend.

#a very boring and unwanted life update #classes have been kicking my ass and also visited back home where i did absolutely nothing and it was so nice