#what is life without passion

[glassrunner]

watching whiplash for the first time in a decade, and man does it still kindle that fire inside me

#insights #few things have ever made me want to bleed for greatness #but by god would i cut myself to pieces to be at the top #what is life without passion #also funnily enough these musicians are just about as toxic as teammates in riot games

[dahldahlbills]

dude what if our tech deck riders held hands 😳

#sk8 the infinity #renga #sk8 the infinity fanart #kyan reki #hasegawa langa #reki kyan #langa hasegawa #dahls art #experimented with how I applied colors on this #Idk how apparent that is tho lol #I hate rendering with a passion so I’m trying to find ways to add some life to pieces without having to go All In #and I kinda tried that here #not entirely happy with what I did BUT I do like how this looks overall if that makes sense #this is also the first time after experimenting where I’ve felt optimistic #im actually excited about coloring again soon ??? bc I feel like im on the brink of something #even tho I didn’t really do anything special here to begin with #but yeah ​¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #ANYWAY I love reki and i love langa and i love renga #they are so dear to me :’) #pls click tumblr torpedoed the quality wah #also I think it’s extremely funny how langa’s looking at reki as if he can see through his hair ajfhjs

[sciderman]

How do you feel about the increase in really weird NSFW ads on here (advertising panels that look like sexual encounters, and AI art apps that pride themselves on porn) but will take down NSFW posts from their users, even if it isn't technically sexual.

i hate all social media and it's consistent prioritising the advertisers over the users and the internet simply was a better place before capitalism sunk its hooks into it

#i could write essays about how capitalism ruined the internet. #i was actually talking to someone earlier today about how youtube was kind of effectively ruined by monetisation. #and they were raised in the soviet union and we had a bit of a talk about how art was better because it wasn't for profit. #the people who made art made it because they wanted to do it and because they loved it. #she said that communism was terrible for every aspect of life for her. people's lives under communism wasn't pretty. #but the art was better. and i feel like it's true for the internet – it was better when it was a free-for-all. #the companies didn't know how to exploit it yet and turn it into a neverending profit-driven hellscape. #people created content because they wanted to. because they wanted to make something silly to make people laugh. #not for profit. not for gain. not for numbers. not to further their career. #i miss the days of newgrounds and youtube before monetisation. #capitalism has soiled everything that's joyful and good in this world. #people should be able to share whatever they want. #people should be able to tell any story they want without the fear of being silenced by advertisers. #that's what made the internet so beautiful before. anyone could do anything and we all had equal footing. #but now we're victims of the algorithm. and it makes me sick. #i'm quitting my job in social media. i'm quitting it. it makes me too depressed. i have an existential crisis every freaking day. #every day i wake up and say "ah. this is the fucking hell we live in #i'm so sorry i feel so passionate about this. #social media is a black hole and it is actively destroying humanity. forget ai. social media is what's doing it. #i miss how beautiful the internet used to be. it should've been a tool for good. but it's corrupt and evil now. #sci speaks

[wraithsoutlaws]

you know i had a fun little vp idea i wanted to do for the cyberpunk anniversary but i haven't had the energy to even touch it recently so i'll just settle with saying that this game impacted me in ways i never thought it would when i first picked it up 3 years ago. i knew i would enjoy it, i had been looking forward to it for a long time, and despite a ~controversial~ launch, i had a fucking blast from day 1 (on ps4 no less). regardless of bugs and memes and public dunking, the story grabbed me like nothing else could at the time, and it reignited so much of my passion and motivation for art that i had lost in the clutches of mental illness and i'll always be grateful for that. it introduced me to so many wonderful people (some whom i carry very close to my heart), and maybe most personally surprising, it gave me an outlet to understand parts of myself that i had been too afraid to acknowledge for a long time, the courage to accept and embrace myself as non-binary, and allow myself to just BE without trying to convince myself i'm crazy. that's not what i expected from the get-go but it's been a really fun journey to be on ngl

#yeah this fandom been a little rocky in places but i would be lying if i said this community here wasn't special to me #so much love and passion and creativity to be around and be inspired by #so many people who have been impacted by this silly little heartwrenching game #devs who have poured their heart into it to deliver something genuinely incredible #its one of those strange things that really did fully change the trajectory of this little leg of my life #to think that until 3 years ago i hadn't even touched art in a decade #now there are lovely people who want to spend money on my work #3 years ago i bought my first (and only) refurbished ps4 to play this game and now im sitting on a fancy gaming laptop #ive said it before but vp has been such an important creative outlet too #its allowed me to live my dreams of being a film director. a cinematographer. a writer. #the whole game has let me be so damn self-indulgent sometimes i feel like a kid again just unashamedly playing barbie #finding the JOY of just. creating. #i learned so much about myself through an OC because of this game #it went from 'huh what is this feeling? gender envy?' to being like full blown 'oh yea. i get it now.' so much of my life makes sense kfslf #and i met people who mean the world to me on top of it all #woof anyways #i know i say it a lot but genuinely thank u to yall who have encouraged me and supported me and who enjoy the things that i make #youve made such a difference in my life without knowing it!

[lesbinewren]

i really hope they do something with sabines story between the fall of the empire and setting out on the search for ezra in ahsoka because like. i absolutely loathe the idea of sabines story for TEN YEARS basically coming down to “well ezra told her to watch over lothal so i guess shes going to do that, even though the empire falls about halfway through that time and she’s, you know, her own character with plenty of other relationships and motivations.” like i actually really really hate it

#i hate to say it but by the time the empire even falls shes been there longer than she even knew ezra #she'll be about thirty in ahsoka and if this is the avenue theyre taking then she'll have been just sitting on lothal essentially doing #fuckall from a story standpoint for a literal third of her life #i never had a problem with this while under the assumption that she goes looking for ezra shortly after the empire falls bc you know. shes #essentially guarding the planet and being a point of contact and fixed ally for the rebellion #but like after that what? this determined character with many different passions and principles sits on lothal for five years? #like i really hate that without an explanation so i hope they address that and give a reason #(besides the real reason which is they wanted ahsoka to cameo in the mandalorian)

[thresholdbb]

You know what I like? Star Trek

#had a conversation with my sister today and kept denigrating my current passion and lifestyle but like... maybe don't do that? #listen ok I've been trying to be cool my whole life #and I have failed cause at my core I am just not a chill person #shamelessly leaning into something that I like isn't something I did openly before #and honestly? it's changed me for the better #low key it's the reason I don't have a real job right now #because I've been miserable in every structured job I've had (except for maybe college teaching) #and the last conversation I had with my grandpa before he died he asked me if I was happy because that's all that mattered #and while this little shift in existence is ridiculous in the grand scheme of what I've accomplished in my life #and hustling is harder than just showing up and getting a paycheck #and however much I'm not meeting my parents' vision of my potential #I am closer to actually being able to answer his question honestly than ever before #also it led to the wild neurodivergent revelations #so being able to declare openly that I like something is already a shift #and being able to engage with people who are honestly the most open kindest group I've ever encountered? #amazing #cause I'm actually a mega loner who barely talks to people #I'm honestly so glad I got lost in the delta quadrant cause without boyager I wouldn't have come to these conclusions #so yeah I'm kinda really into Star Trek #and if you've read this I'm sure you already know how severely uncool and locked into this I am but alas I can confirm by talking inthe tags #en fin

[sepulchritude]

My mom in the past has been like “do we always have to talk about this [queer and gender stuff] when we spend time together?” and especially now as an out adult I’m kinda just like. Well I can either tell you about my life or I won’t. I’m not interested in scrubbing my life of all the rainbow details for your benefit

#my life is queer! my friends are queer; my interests are queer; my job is queer; my career goals are queer #the things i’m passionate and excited about are queer! #so you don’t get to see and be part of my joy if you can’t stand hearing about some gay shit! #it’s not political it’s my life and you asked about it! #i started T this month!!! how am i supposed to talk about what’s been going on in my life without mentioning that? #sepulchritudinous

[loveoaths]

we as a society will only progress when tumblrinas recognize they can find a horrible character hot as fuck without paving over their Evils

#Jango is hot but he is genuinely a terrible guy #insert obligatory anakin statement #dare I say… the sentiment behind the Evils are part of what make them attractive? #not the actual Acts (mostly) but the intense passion and desire to get something no matter the cost #it’s fucked but you’re allowed to like that without bending over backwards to absolve them of their crimes #they aren’t real! just thirst and go my friends life is much better! #walkie talkie.

[mymarifae]

i will always advocate for skipping classes btw. to all the high schoolers following me: don't sweat having a perfect attendance record it quite literally does not matter. if anyone tells you good attendance is important for being considered for scholarships they're lying to you. my attendance was fucking abysmal and i was offered several full-ride scholarships because my grades were still solid and that's all 90% of colleges care about.

and besides. taking care of yourself - whether you need a mental health break or you're tired or you just frankly don't want to go to that fucking class - should always take priority! now don't take a page from my book and skip a month and a half's worth of pe classes because you ditched One Time because the coach said he was going to make everyone run a mile that day and then he kept trying to get you to "make up" the mile that you missed so you kinda just stopped showing up until he gave up on you forever like please know that you should go to class regularly BUT.

i think taking time off and leaving early and such needs to be normalized. for school and work. i don't think it's fair to punish people for needing breaks. the human brain is literally not made to sit in the same stifling environments for 8 hours almost every day and just focus on "working" or "studying" and "learning." it's very cruel to deprive young, still developing minds especially of proper breaks and time to Play (not that it's not cruel to do the same to adults)

if the system won't give them to you freely though... well. break the rules a little. you know your limits better than anyone. don't try to work to an impossible standard. rest when you need to!! it's very, very easy to burn yourself out, but it's very, very, very, very difficult to recover from it

#i believe all teachers should have flexible due dates on their assignments and should accept late work without penalty #like. i can't fathom the purpose of strict due dates and no late work policies. the only Real deadline is when grades have to be submitted #maybe a week or a week and a half before that hard deadline can be the last call for turning in missing work #because obviously if 15 students turn in All of their missing assignments the day before their teacher has to finalize grades like #that's not going to end well for anybody. but outside of That #there's no fucking point in no late work policies. some hs teachers are idiots man like your kids have 6-8 other classes yknow. #and a life outside of school. jobs. sports. clubs. friends. time for themselves so they can unwind and recharge #do you want them to rush through your assignments and get everything wrong? or copy all the answers off of google? #or do you want them to learn what you're teaching them? if you want your kids to learn you have to be flexible and open #i believe there should always be an alternative to taking tests. they work for some students but not everybody #if you cater to only one style of learning and only 1/8th of your class learns and retains the material like. #that's not the kids' fault. it's not their failure. it's Your failure for not being an actual fucking teacher #ugh. can you tell i'm extremely passionate about this Lol #sometimes when i tell people i want to be a teacher they're like are you sure...? #and then at some point we might have a conversation about the education system and i'll go on a tirade and they're like i understand now. #starts punching walls and stuff

[tenebrius-excellium]

Thinking about Httyd...hot and perhaps too personal take: To me, Httyd was more than anything else a movie about emotional starvation. And Forbidden Friendship was the sweetest, briefest celebration of relief from that.

Afterwards, everybody basically told Hiccup to man up “because that’s just life” and I will never forgive Httyd2 and Httyd3 for that.

#httyd #wherethekiteflies #y'all keep forgetting that Hiccup grew up without a Mom. #In the same day he finds his mother; he loses his Dad. #and the third movie has nothing better to do than to make Hiccup let go of his friend because it's clingy or whatever #to keep the only stable; emotionally available being around that he has ever known. #he's painted as selfish and immature for wanting that. #Neither Astrid; nor Valka; nor Gobber understand Hiccup in the way Toothless did. #Hiccup is simply expected to go without emotional validation or the praise and intimacy he desires for his entire life #because taking responsibility is more important than feeling understood. or whatever. #this boy was granted Forbidden Friendship as the only real hug he ever received... from a dragon who chose him; who stayed with him; #who loved him; who didn't leave or bully or disappoint him. this dragon was the healthiest relationship Hiccup ever had. #and it was judged to be weak. to weaken him as a Chief. when his passion and compassion for Toothless and others were in fact #Hiccup's greatest strengths as Chief. it were those qualities; this sensitivity that made him amazing. #but the plot decided that he needed to become just like Stoick and Astrid and like the Valka who abandoned her dreams & hopes for "reality #how is desiring and needing emotional backup in life void of reality; weak; delusional and too idealistic? #shame on you httyd sequels for never granting this boy what he desired most. and that was honest; unconditional support. #analysis #httyd analysis #rant #hiccup

[vxctorx]

[ is it really too much to ask for someone to write the granada/book version of sherlock holmes? ]

#[ i just want the version of holmes that is very much human and acts like one ] #[ and although a factual person has actual emotions and can feel joy and sorrow and fear ] #[ and can show affection with words and deeds and can feel for other people ] #[ and who isn't an omniscient god and makes conclusions based on physical evidence that he actually provides without being a pompous ass ] #[ and doesn't treat everyone like a dummy and isn't like 'i'm so much better and smarter than you everyone look at me i need attention' ] #[ and he only assumes others to know as much as he does about things because that's what smart people generally assume in real life ] #[ and although he's a little eccentric for his time he's not just a weirdo who collects body parts for no reason ] #[ thank you for bearing with my rant lol i just fucking hate bbc sherlock with a passion ] #[ and to this day i believe the writers were just trolling from start to finish because they were too dumb to write a cohesive narrative ] #[ and too lazy to even read the books. the show literally reads like a fanfiction ] #; out of tea

[shepherdenjoyer]

sometimes when i get stuck in my own head and doubts i wonder if a shepherd is the right choice but then i think about it, and there is nearly nothing, if anything at all that i, in theory, dislike about those dogs. i could make a whole list. hell you could make a list and i'd go through and be like, yeah, i'll take that.

#mine #i know it will be a wild ride and maybe one day i'll even be proven wrong about what i just said but for now. yeah. i'll stick to it #i want a dog that will take me out into the world and lead me to opportunities and experiences i would've never even thought of on my own #and like. i am expecting some struggles. i know things wont be perfect all the way through it would be silly to think they would be #but its a challenge im willing to take on and doing my best to prepare for #i will give my world for this future dog #and all the ones that will come after as well because i cant imagine my life without a dog by choice tbh #i know i sound dramatic but !!! i feel very strongly about this !!! #i've also had this nagging feeling that people all around me disapprove of this decision/goal/want #but i've got to live a little and stop being so preoccupied about what people that i dont even know think #i'll take feedback but not just from anyone #a lot of rambling this evening but god i just love dogs so much i love dutchies so much. i think calling it a passion would be appropriate

[deathsmallcaps]

So, I was just looking for a Snow White gif set, and I came across quite a few posts expressing displeasure about Rachel Zegler’s flippant attitude to the original Disney film. And while I agree she was being a bit glib, you have to remember, it’s all about playing it up for the camera. Maybe her manager told her to push a love-to-hate-it angle. Who knows. Disney is still trying to work that little bit of feminism that is truly marketable but is ‘safe’ in their standards.

But what irritates me is that those posts immediately delve into the history and animation of the work in the film. As an artist, I totally respect the work and success Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was in 1937. It’s a beautiful piece, to be sure.

And Snow White was kind of modern for the movie’s supposed setting and time period! She has a bob! It’s easily demonstrated and acknowledged by the audience how hard she works, in both the castle and the cottage! She’s a upper class woman who manages to stay chaste despite living with, horror among horrors, seven unmarried men!

But, come on. She was relatively safe, barely pushing the envelope, in 1937. Women were in factories, wearing pants, and were still actively fighting for their rights at the time. All while weathering the Great Depression!

Films like Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman have already done more-feminine-modern takes on the tale. But Zegler isn’t wrong. If the original film’s story, no changes, came out today, it would be disappointing to a lot of feminists. So if you’ve watched the other live action Disney princess films, I’d say don’t knock the Snow White one just yet. It might actually offer something new but nice to more modern feminist audiences.

Just please don’t forget that something can be wonderful in one way and meh in another. The original film was an artistic masterpiece, but wasn’t the be-all end-all of feminism in the 30s. Check out this film, for example.

And hey, this is the webbed site of anxiety. You’ve all probably said things you regret, whether you ‘deserve’ to regret it or not. Don’t forget actors can make mistakes too. They’re human.

#Snow White #trust me I love the already-out there modern live action remake Mirror mirror #but I think you guys are being harsh #Ann Vickers #snow white 2024 #what I liked best about the new little mermaid film was that we still got to see Ariel’s thoughts and passions (without it just being pixie #girl quirky) on land before her wedding to Eric #the expansion of her motivations #and a bunch of other little things that made it different from the original #I wouldn’t have seen it multiple times if it was just a carbon copy #my only complaint was that under the sea should’ve been a chorus song #some animals already sang! #but in any case I loved it #the parts I loved about the other live action Disney princess movies were the things they changed too! (mostly) #I enjoyed Belle actively using her book knowledge to invent #I like Cinderella having that one last conversation with tremaine and still managing to walk away fine and strong #maleficent’s new relationship with aurora was excellent #we got to see jasmine’s internal life richer and better than ever #and for all it’s faults I do appreciate that they tried making Mulan a warrior who didn’t have to hide her womanhood #I do think the Little Mermaid did it best though #so all in all #I think the new Snow White has potential

[electrobiology]

this is going to be an annoying rant so feel free to ignore it but so actually are there no good universities in all of the united states that don't leave you in lifelong debt?????? like hello???????? everywhere i look at that seems interesting and doesn't have reviews talking about how no one cares about you and you're on your own the entire time you're there or the staff/students are -ist/-phobic or no one does work and just goes to parties or other such things they're talking about the expenses. i want a degree because i need one if i want to do anything but i don't know if i want it enough to be in debt for my whole life. and why is the us like this. i just want to go somewhere else this country does not seem worth it to me. i want to go back in time and find a way to sink every european colonizer ship that landed on the land of the americas

#genuinely the more i look at college prices the more reasonable it feels to just go overseas somewhere instead... japan #if i'm gonna be paying at LEAST 15000 a semester wherever i go why don't i go do that in japan where i'm actually passionate about the #language and have reasons to use it and a potential to do something with it and can get places without a car and. etc #and the 15000 semester is a 15000 YEAR #only reasons the idea of being in america has ever appealed in the slightest to me is that it's a little easier to be openly queer #in certain places. not all of them! #and it's probably one of the most racially diverse places #whenever i look online people say that degrees in japan aren't worth anything but i feel that might just be them being racist #surely there are numerous people who went and got degrees in japan and are living happily. and idk bc they aren't on reddit #or posting on blogs or anything #god i feel UGHHHHH i hate everything #i know that as a Country with History japan is not particularly better than the us i know #but it's just the small things like being able to get places w/o cars and not have to pay an arm and a leg to heal like a small cut i got #that needs to be stitched. or not paying my whole body to pay off the debt of going to college because getting an education is #just not what they. want from you. they want your soul and your entire life in their hands #why am i living in this world #1 am thoughts i know but god

[dateamonster]

sorry to keep milgramposting but i think if we are speculating that kazui's arc is about being gay in a comphet marriage we should also be taking a closer look at mahiru's arc through that lens 🤨🏳️‍🌈 imo.

#milgram #tbqh mahiru yuno and muu are all lesbians to me #but like Seriously. #her story being all about her obsessive love but we almost never see or even hear her speak abt the guy she was supposedly passionately #in love with #her first trial video is all about looking at herself and her relationship through the lens of beauty magazines and generic dating tips #her obsession is less with the man himself and more with the idea of being in love. she NEEDS to be in (het) love. #her identity and worldview crumble without that relationship #she cant acknowledge that its hurting both of them. she just doubles down and does whatever the magazines tell her is right #because if she were to admit that this idea of love she built her life around isnt actually satisfying to her shed have to ask herself why #and well who knows what would happen then... #IM JUST SAYING #anyway i think her and kazui have a lot in common. problematic mlm/wlw besties.

[theold-ultraviolence]

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#i know I’m falling behind in replying besties and I will tomorrow when I find some peace #things are so awful right now that I’m just preparing myself for the worst #and god #I don’t know what I would do without music #Like #i’ve always been passionate about music my whole life and it’s gotten me through tough times but #I really don’t know what I would do without it in this times #A7X’s Life is But A Dream album has been playing constantly and really accompanying me through it all #the album itself is really all about life and death and humanity #so it’s just been taking new meanings with each replay #and a7x is always the band to hold my hand through the hardest times seriously #I’m still amazed by the timing of this album #it’s exactly what I needed