#which was Wild

[crystallizsch]

grim and his hench-human :)

heartslabyul • savanaclaw • octavinelle • scarabia • pomefiore • ignihyde • diasomnia

#i did not like grim at first but he really grew on me #idk how #it kinda just happened #i love grim no one hurt my lil guy #twisted wonderland #twst #twst ramshackle #twst grim #twst yuu #anyways this twst candy thing i did all in like less than a week back in the beginning of december #which was wild #but uh at least that's done #and unfortunately i still have twst on the mind and i'm still going to be insufferable about it #★'-art #(🩷) yuuna

[acornered]

#reblog for a bigger sample size #tumblr polls #I am a two walls guy #but as a kid my bed only touched one on the top #which was WILD #how did I live like that #acornpolling

[intermundia]

dude like I just re-read Jude Watson's "The Last One Standing" and I was blown away by how much it reminds me of the first few episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan's mental and emotional state, how he still hasn't been able to connect with Qui-Gon. also like what in the actual fuck is this "sometimes he talked to him in his head. arguments more furious than the ones they had. talks in which he explained, master to padawan, why he'd done what he'd done. simple words that manage to say everything he'd meant to say" AND "Anakin was still alive in Obi-Wan's mind. Obi-Wan was engaged with him so intensely that he expected his apprentice to walk over one of those shifting sand dunes and grin at him again. or scowl. he'd take anything. any mood, any defiance. just to see him again. every day and every night he violated every principle the Jedi had taught him about staying in the present moment, about acceptance. going over every argument, every talk, to find the key that he should have turned in order to unlock the secrets of Anakin's heart." WHAT. "now everything blended into everything else, mesa, cliff, hill, road. there was no vegetation to refresh the eye, no sudden explosions of flowers to startle you into a fresh appreciation of living. he didn't want to appreciate anything." AND "he had never expected, in all his missions, in all his wanderings, to taste the depth of this kind of failure, the agony of this grief." I'm just totally spiralling.

to have the memory of anakin be like living fire in his gut…

yepp it’s so perfectly painful and i recommend it highly as very worth a read. i think the show did the sexiest thing possible which was to find and pull him out from the grim mental place described in this story and set him onto the path to the serenity of a new hope. like, from the writing and direction to costuming and fight choreography, everyone was on board with showing that journey, i mean ewan put all of this on his face and in his eyes, in how he carried himself so heavily with his shoulders slumped, flinching at the mention of “anakin,” it definitely feels like right people read this story and decided to bring this miserable man to the screen and bless them for that

#obi-wan kenobi #sw novels #i know it’s for watson’s target age demo but it holds up #as giving ME psychic damage anyway #obikin #it was bc of this story i had formed my dream of his show character arc #and then THEY DID IT #which was wild #just wild #oh kenobi show i miss ye sm already

[talkingadult]

Albert Hammond Jr is so good at his job. HE might be going back to the 101 but I’M going back to re-listen to his entire discography again

#Albert appreciation is not sparse on this blog #re-listening to Yours To Keep and #oh my GODDDDD #biting biting biting biting #a while ago I told a boy his socks reminded me of YTK’s album cover and he was like #that’s actually why I bought them #which was wild #had a fangirl moment w/ him #love connecting with people over this man’s music #Elliot if you’re seeing this. you are one of those people #albert hammond jr. #the strokes #yours to keep

[mrdrhenwardhykle]

Would you believe me if I told you I was a coinflip from giving Pom Pom away when I first made her.

lol-it was mainly because I knew the concept was big, but I felt too busy in the moment to do anything about it. I figured that nobody would do it like I would, so I went through with it anyways.

#Which was wild #this was before I posted any art of her #I even made a post asking if anyone would take an OC hAH #I'm so glad I didn't this is so fun #I got attached way too quickly

[blankerthought]

when i was half-asleep waiting for the drace dreveal i dreamed that i was writing a fic about some new drunz lore that involved hannah and tina (and spaghetti, for some reason) and i've never felt more betrayed by the face that it wasn't real

#lo's stuff #like straight up thought i was writing #which was wild #i also feel like i've had this dream before som even wilder #dsmp

[chipthekeeper]

114

114. Chancey Yarrow

Chancey Yarrow was a human during the High Republic who [redacted for spoilers]

Give me a number from 2 to 749 and I’ll post the corresponding Star Wars character from my giant spreadsheet of Star war characters and name a fact about them

#which was WILD #asks #anonymous #number game

[pynkhues]

I feel very uncomfortable abt the Fred Astaire biopic given he absolutely did not want one to happen and was extremely clear about that. If it ends up happening I will 100% think less of everyone involved including Tom, it is a sign of extreme disrespect imo and Tom does not need the money it is just a fuck you I can do what I want, akin to spitting on FA's grave.

I think the problem with Tom Holland isnt his agent because lets be real, his agent and team are excellent. I think from interviews etc Tom is not that interested in film as an art form, doesn't seem aware of indie or foreign directors doing interesting work, and is pretty anti-intellectualism in general. So when he tries to "go indie" he tries to go for projects that seem gritty or interesting on paper, but end up flopping and coming across "THIS IS ACTING, TAKE ME SERIOUSLY." Tom has the power to approach indie directors he likes and get movies funded for him to star in like Robert Pattinson with Safdies, Claire Denis, etc etc. But Tom is not the type to know who Claire Denis is. He should work with someone like Jeremy Saulnier, that is my advice to him lol

I totally respect your uncomfortable feelings about it as a topic, anon! You're right, Astaire was clear about not wanting a bio pic on his life, because he - in his own words - never wanted to feel misrepresented, and any adaptation or exploration of his life as a result feels inherently disrespectful of that wish.

At the same time though - - I don't know. I guess I tend to have two questions about a bio pic, which is a) what is its purpose? and b) who's it for?

(Full disclaimer: I don't disagree with you - I just also have mmm, a mixed bag of feelings on the topic, I guess, haha.)

So let's talk a little about bio pics

Because it's an interesting conversation, right? They've always been a staple of filmmaking, both for better and for worse, and I do think they vary a lot as a genre. Some of them are naked mouthpieces for the individual or their estate, some are ways to enshrine or disparage an historical figure, some are about capitalising on a current popular trend, some are ways to explore a historical movement or era, to lend it greater understanding or cultural context through a particular person, or to keep an important figure from being forgotten or remembered in a way people with a vested interest might not want them to be remembered, and hell, sometimes I think a bio pic is just about telling an interesting story.

Does intent matter? Yeah, I think so, and I can understand why, in that context, intent can feel immediately malicious when the person a story is based on or inspired by was against the idea, but I don't necessarily think that's automatically the case.

I guess, in that sense, that brings it back to who a bio pic is for. I actually tend to think bio pics are at their worst when they're for the person they're about. Like, I enjoyed Elvis as a piece of entertainment, but as a bio pic it fails on more counts than it doesn't, in no small part because it was for Elvis. It was for his legacy, his daughter and grandchildren, his diehard, uncritical fans, and, in my more cynical moments, for Graceland too. It was about reinforcing a legacy instead of truly exploring it.

And exploring it is important. Good bio pics can help to shed more light and bring a deeper understanding to crucial moments and figures in history, and how someone wants to be represented or understood in that I don't think is entirely their decision. We don't exist in a vacuum; our stories, our histories, the roles we play in the world, aren't ours alone to dictate the terms of. We play roles in other peoples lives, from those who know us, and in the case of many public figures, those who know of them, and to make the decision unilaterly that our legacy can't be explored beyond us is I think both naive and potentially dangerous.

I don't know. It is complicated, and I'm not even saying that I'm entirely comfortable either with the fact that it's happening, especially given there are two Astaire bio pics in the works right now (ironically the other one's cast Jamie Bell, which is kind of funny from a Billy Elliot trivia standpoint), but like I said in my last post, I don't know if I believe that Astaire's wishes should stand so resolutely as others. After all, the law doesn't recognise that stipulation, and if it did, what would there be to stop other people using that as a sort of media gag to prevent critical bio pics that challenge the legacy of a public figure i.e. the counter point to Elvis being able to be this year's Priscilla?

I guess I'm saying that our histories might feel like a thread that belongs to us, but they're ones stitched into the fabric of time and of culture. They inform relationships and families, and in Astaire's case an artform and an industry, and to me, I don't think that means that he owes anyone more than what he gave in his lifetime, but I do think a version of his story lives beyond him - both in the lives he touched and the culture he influenced - and for better and for worse, that's not something he'll ever have complete control over.

Let's talk about Tom Holland

I agree and I disagree on this front - as a total cinephile, I truly feel the pain of him not having known who Pedro Almodóvar was in that one interview, haha, but I don't necessarily think that's an issue. After all, it's literally what he has an agent and a manager for. They should be looking at talent across the board and guiding him towards people they think he'd work well with, especially given he has worked with indie directors before - like, gosh, Kornél Mundruczó was the establishing director on The Crowded Room, and Antonio Campos directed The Devil All the Time.

But you're right - the projects aren't right, and I don't think that it helps that he doesn't seem to be well versed in cinema enough to be able to articulate what it is that he likes and doesn't like, and I also don't think that it helps that he skews young and doesn't really match the styles of the directors he's said he wants to work with (Tarantino in particular I think he doesn't fit the type for, but in looking up a couple of things to reply to your ask, I found out he did meet with Bong Joon Ho last year who I actually think could be a good fit for him).

I like your picks for directors a lot though! I think you're right about Jeremy Saulnier in particular. and while I'm not his biggest fan, I think Justin Kurzel could have a really interesting role for him in that sort of similarly masculinity-soaked indie vein. I also think (and gosh, these aren't even that indie these days, haha) Alex Garland, Karyn Kusama, Dan Gilroy and Marielle Heller would be interesting directors for him.

And while they're not indie, I do also think he'd do well in a Coen Brothers or a Baz Luhrmann.

But who knows at this point. He certainly runs the risk of being Peter Parker forever right now.

#funnily enough his agency according to imdb is curtis brown #who i actually met with a couple of times as a writer #(well the au office) #and the agent i was meeting with just did not get my stuff at all and she kept saying she liked my writing but asking me if i had #anything else to send #and i got to a point where i didn't #and i was like 'okay #cool guess i need to work on stuff' #and then i got my current agent and was published by a big five and she came knocking again #which was wild #but then i spoke to industry people and they were like oh yeah cb is really commercial #like they're looking for broad appeal which your writing style isn't necessarily #so idk if that's interesting to think of in the terms of how they might be advising him? #again this was the au office though not the uk one #and obviously writers not actors haha #probably very different #industry asks #welcome to my ama

[thistlecrimes]

Things I've learned from getting covid for the first time in 2023

I wear an N95 in public spaces and I've managed to dodge it for a long time, but I finally got covid for the first time (to my knowledge) in mid-late November 2023. It was a weird experience especially because I feel like it used to be something everyone was talking about and sharing info on, so getting it for the first time now (when people generally seem averse to talking about covid) I found I needed to seek out a lot of info because I wasn't sure what to do. I put so much effort into prevention, I knew less about what to do when you have it. I'm experiencing a rebound right now so I'm currently isolating. So, I'm making a post in the hopes that if you get covid (it's pretty goddamn hard to avoid right now) this info will be helpful for you. It's a couple things I already knew and several things I learned. One part of it is based on my experience in Minnesota but some other states may have similar programs.

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The World Health Organization states you should isolate for 10 days from first having symptoms plus 3 days after the end of symptoms.

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At the time of my writing this post, in Minnesota, we have a test to treat program where you can call, report the result of your rapid test (no photo necessary) and be prescribed paxlovid over the phone to pick up from your pharmacy or have delivered to you. It is free and you do not need to have insurance. I found it by googling "Minnesota Test to Treat Covid"

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Paxlovid decreases the risk of hospitalization and death, but it's also been shown to decrease the risk of Long Covid. Long Covid can occur even from mild or asymptomatic infections.

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Covid rebound commonly occurs 2-8 days after apparent recovery. While many people associate Paxlovid with covid rebound, researchers say there is no strong evidence that Paxlovid causes covid rebound, and rebounds occur in infections that were not treated with Paxlovid as well. I knew rebounds could happen but did not know it could take 8 days. I had mine on day 7 and was completely surprised by it.

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If you start experiencing new symptoms or test positive again, the CDC states that you should start your isolation period again at day zero. Covid rebound is still contagious. Personally I'd suggest wearing a high quality respirator around folks for an additional 8-9 days after you start to test negative in case of a rebound.

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Positive results on a rapid test can be very faint, but even a very faint line is positive result. Make sure to look at your rapid test result under strong lighting. Also, false negatives are not uncommon. If you have symptoms but test negative taking multiple tests and trying different brands if you have them are not bad ideas. My ihealth tests picked up my covid, my binax now tests did not.

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EDIT: I'd highly suggest spending time with friends online if you can, I previously had a link to the NAMI warmline directory in this post but I've since been informed that NAMI is very much funded by pharmaceutical companies and lobbies for policies that take autonomy away from disabled folks, so I've taken that off of here! Sorry, I had no idea, the People's CDC listed them as a resource so I just assumed they were legit! Feel free to reply/reblog this with other warmlines/support resources if you know of them! And please reblog this version!

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I know that there is so much we can't control as individuals right now, and that's frightening. All we can do is try our best to reduce harm and to care for each other. I hope this info will be able to help folks.

#covid #covid 19 #harm reduction #apparently only 16% of Americans even got their booster #it's wild out there #which makes sense because our public health messaging has been super unhelpful and intentionally shifted the burden #of infection control onto individuals to avoid us holding them accountable because it's politically and economically inconvenient to them

[kiwibest-fanworks]

Since Percy can talk to sea creatures, I'd like to think that one day he passed a pet shop with all these fish screaming at him in agony. Since then there has been a giant aquarium in cabin 3 with fish. He converses with them daily when he's at camp. He gave them all names (they were delighted to hear his suggestions).

There is one grumpy grouch that always tries to eat as much food before all the other fish. He has to keep him forcibly apart in a tiny water ball during dinner. He named him Zeus. Percy doesn't give a shit. Poseidon knows and thinks it is hilarious.

Chiron, who takes care of them when Percy's gone, cannot understand them but he doesn't like the way they look so judgemental. They are very much gossiping about him to his face.

#pjo tv show #pjo fandom #pjo series #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #headcanon #i also like to think that wild creatures also want to have a name so when he's just chilling in the sea there are random fish coming to him #brutus the coral reef overlord #which is a guppy

[grimae]

happy Zelda day y'all. Here's the dragons I drew from BotW some years ago because I basically always loved Zelda's dragon designs.

#zelda #the legend of zelda #breath of the wild #tears of the kingdom #farosh #dinraal #naydra #essentially a repost but it's higher resolution #the original post was in like 500px which ouch #and I just wanted to give it some more love again #no one knows I have BotW on 100%

[freelanceplatypus]

Idk..maybe you just need to go outside and sit next to running water...maybe then you'll feel better.

#this post brought to you by me enjoying my lunch next to a little crick today #got to watch some fly fishermen #see a dog and his dad rooting through the stones #enjoy the sound of a babbling brook #did get yelled at by a grown man for....earing berries in a public park??? #which was wild #sorry ur jealous of my decadent berry feast #instead of rage #you could have joined me #they were warm from the sun #shouldnt we all be able to enjoy these pleasures?

[lambergeier]

truly can’t believe the entire internet used to be about playing little games. it was about having adobe flash and playing little games on nick.com

#spent just a few hours trying to find the old wild thornberrys wildlife rescue game tonight #turns out that game is officially 'lost media' #which sure is a weird term for something i so vividly remember playing for hour after hour in the evenings in 5th grade! #truly sometimes the ephemerality of internet media is not only bad but profoundly disorienting #there used to be so many WEBSITES on the internet

[inkskinned]

love when men cry about body hair bc "it's hygiene" and yet 15% of cis men leave the bathroom without washing their hands at all and an additional 35% only just wet their hands without using soap. that is nearly half of all men. that means statistically you have probably shaken hands with or been in direct contact with one of these people.

love when men say that women "only want money" when it turns out that even in equal-earning homes, women are actually adding caregiver burdens and housework from previous years, whereas men have been expanding leisure time and hobbies. in equal-earning households, men spend an average of 3.5 hours extra in leisure time per week, which is 182 hours per year - a little over a week of paid vacation time that the other partner does not receive. kinda sounds like he wants her money.

love that men have decided women are frail and weak and annoying when we scream in surprise but it turns out it's actually women who are more reliable in an emergency because men need to be convinced to actually take action and respond to the threat. like, actually, for-real: men experience such a strong sense of pride about their pre-supposed abilities that it gets them and their families killed. they are so used to dismissing women that it literally kills them.

love it. told my father this and he said there's lies, damned lies, and statistics. a year ago i tried to get him to evacuate the house during a flash flood. he ignored me and got injured. he has told me, laughing, that he never washes his hands. he has said in the last week that women are just happier when we're cooking or cleaning.

maybe i'm overly nostalgic. but it didn't used to feel so fucking bleak. it used to feel like at least a little shameful to consider women to be sheep. it just feels like the earth is round and we are still having conversations about it being flat - except these conversations are about the most obvious forms of patriarchy. like, we know about this stuff. we've known since well before the 50's.

recently andrew tate tried to justify cheating on his partner as being the "male prerogative." i don't know what the prerogative for the rest of us would be. just sitting at home, watching the slow erosion of our humanity.

#writeblr #warm up #ps edited so it is more clear where “half” of men is coming from: #15% literally don't even touch water #an ADDITIONAL 35% ''wash'' by just running their hands under water WITHOUT SOAP #15+35 =50% #like that is not washing ur hands. go back and use soap #btw the numbers for women are 4% never washing and 15% ''just water'' #which is still gross but like. sooo much better yikes #ps i know we're all gay on this site but watching ppl ''correct'' my math on this has been wild #i have a learning disability im genuinely bad at math so i check EVERY time someone corrects me #but no they're just confidently wrong..... #182 hours is a week babes. 182/24 (number of hours in a day) is ~7.6 #that's where i got that number from. also from rent we know there's 168 hours in a week. #ALSO btw if u read this and ur response is ''men are also struggling rn tho'' like babe you missed the point of it tho #this doesn't even make fun of men it's legit just pointing out that bigotry against women isn't founded #in anything men actually CARE about . like they don't actually CARE about ''being clean'' when they make fun of armpit hair #or they would be WASHING THEIR HANDS. #men pretend to be rollin' in cash and Apex Predators and instead they are trained to be lazy and unwilling to act in emergencies #i have never and will never make fun of men for asking for more support on important topics like DV and mental health. #this is so clearly not about men; it's about how common just being plainly misogynistic has become. #like they don't try to hide it anymore.

[palipunk]

Shouldn’t be a controversial opinion but even homophobic Palestinians don’t deserve to be carpet bombed, have their homes destroyed, be thrown into jail, tortured, and be at the mercy of a settler colonial state that seeks to get rid of them regardless of orientation - how am I seeing “they should only genocide the homophobic Palestinians” and “homophobic Palestinians deserve what’s coming to them” from white queers who say they’re against the actions of the state of israel? You’re not pro palestine, you’re a homonationalist. Lgbt Palestinians don’t want you.

#in response to the absolute hell white queers on Twitter are putting me through #sorry you’re offended that I don’t believe in mass killing my own people #palestine #free palestine #my twt got locked over this which is wild

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

fucking bonkers to me that people watch movies in theaters. you can't control the volume. you can't rewind when you miss something. you can't choose your own subtitles. you can't even pause to use the bathroom??? there's only like 7 movies to choose from????? and you must pay money for this privilege? grotesque. repugnance. act of torture.

#all while sitting in a room full of strangers breathing out their germs. repugnant #it must be fucking wild not to have sensory processing issues. you people are aliens #'but it's a bigger screen' not if you watch at home with a laptop balanced 5 inches from your face #which people probably shouldn't do but i continue doggedly onward regardless