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no, spotify, i don't want to use ai to "turn my ideas into playlists". i already fucking do that with my brain and hands and i do it for fun. what, should i get ai to pet my cat for me? to play my silly games for me? to spend time with my beautiful wife for me? how about i rend you asunder

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Counterargument: all language comes about through necessity and repeated use.

Therefore, y’all and youse are official English second person pronouns.

So is “chat.” :)

problems only a linguist has #1

Why does English refuse the notion of a unique second person plural? Almost every other language has a word for "you all" - in french, it's "vous" (which also serves as a formal "you"); in Spanish, it's either "vosotros" or "ustedes", depending on where you're from; in Icelandic, it's "þið"; even in Latin, a dead classical language, they have one - namely, "vos" and its whole family of declensions. Even Old English has one - "ge" is, similarly to French, used both as a second person plural and as a singular honorific. Not often you see something evolving to lose a vital component, but here we are. Everyone has decided that clearly distinguishing between addressing one person and addressing multiple people is extremely important. Everyone, that is, save English! Why must English always be the odd one out? Like, sure, we've got "y'all" and "youse" and "you guys," but those are a little something called colloquialisms - descriptive phrases that speakers came up with because their language was inadequate. We have so many ways of addressing multiple people because we're completely helpless without filling the second person plural vacuum.

So, all you English speakers out there, join me today in replacing the basic "you" or "y'all" in your vocabulary with "vou." Everyone will be really confused for a while, but then, just maybe, it'll catch on, and then everyone will be really happy and also still confused as to why we didn't do this sooner.

Vou can do it!

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Hey folks!

Reminder that NOVEMBER 25 is the deadline for holiday commissions! If you want an art, commission now or forever hold your peace. (Until next year at least.)

(Edited, I said Nov 12th at first, no clue why lol)

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11/7/24

I can change the world

Starting with the world inside me.

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11/6/24

You celebrate the end of the world

and raise a glass to death.

You look at my life and rejoice

that I can no longer live it.

You revel in my despair.

Why?

I watch in horror as my home turns against me,

as the place I was taught to venerate

incinerates my rights.

We fought so hard for those.

I watch the tidal wave

of your hatred sweep towards me,

bearing the bodies of those who tried to shore up against it,

the bodies of my friends.

We fought so hard to survive.

We were so ready to start living.

If your way is the only way,

shouldn’t it be good?

If your life is the only life,

shouldn’t it be happy?

If your right is the only right,

shouldn’t it be safe?

If your truth is the only truth,

shouldn’t it be kind?

If you do this out of love, perhaps love is not such a good thing.

Mourn me when I am no longer myself.

Sweep the ashes of my life into the dustpan

and behold the remnants of

the dream I was reaching for.

See me as I am,

in the raiment I have chosen,

the raiment in which you have buried me.

Fear me when from ashes I rise.

I will not die today.

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My concept for a cozy Legend of Zelda game (details below)

I love Zelda games so so much, from Twilight Princess to Breath of the Wild, but here’s the thing: they always end before I can properly enjoy the comforts of Hyrule! I want to farm pumpkins and build a house and do side quests while not having to fight off bokoblins every thirty seconds. (I am bad at the fight things…)

So I propose a Zelda cozy game! Set after a traditional Ganon fight or apocalypse or what have you, this Link and Zelda actually get to live in a peaceful Hyrule. You still play as Link (or perhaps in a co op mode you could play Link and Zelda) but you get to build your home, farm crops and sell them, do fun side quests, and explore to your heart’s content. And maybe—just maybe—you can pet the dogs. Maybe even adopt some. 👀

And who knows? Maybe there’s companions who helped you in the battle who would love a visit from their friend. Or perhaps Zelda has work to do rebuilding and reconnecting the people of Hyrule, and Link is needed as her protector. There’s plenty of story available and plenty of good character relationships to build. But in between those beats, you can go home to your cottage, make a pot of pumpkin soup, and curl up in bed with your puppy. Sounds ideal, right?

Anyway, I’m just a little mad we don’t get to hang out in post-Calamity Hyrule in Breath of the Wild… So I came up with this to compensate. Thoughts?

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The Ace Moon rises once again. Use your awareness wisely! Or don’t. It’s your week. Do what you want 💜🤍🩶🖤

Happy Ace Awareness Week to all my fellow cake enjoyers

Part 2

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I cant believe this tweet is how I find out

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Leila Chatti, from “Tea”

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Reblog to put one of these in your mutuals’ pocket when they’re not looking

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Belinda details page

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🌼Belinda Meriweather🌸

Belinda was raised to be a fine lady, but she’s found that the forest and its mysteries are just too appealing to avoid like her parents want. After years of sneaking out and learning nature magic, she has become quite an adept little forest witch!

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I am return

Official title: Self Portrait of an Anxiety Attack

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I am a liar and a fool :)

Hey folks!!

Life has been tough and I’m struggling to get art out right now. I know I take a lot of hiatuses, but I promise this isn’t one of them! I’ll give you all more art as soon as I’m ready. I already have another commission lined up, so once it’s done I’ll post that. And the book is coming along nicely, too. I have a lot planned, so don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere, just resting.

Love you all, my sketchy people!

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Dude. Dude. I just figured out why I feel mocked. I don’t think their target audience is kids. I don’t and cannot believe the Minecraft movie is being made for kids. I think—and hear me out—it’s being made for people who hate Minecraft. Like, boomers and parents who hate fun and shit. Did you see that sheep? Kids are going to have nightmares about that sheep. And btw kids aren’t watching movies because they have Jack Black in them. This isn’t a kids’ movie. It’s an adult comedy for killjoys.

Can you tell that I’m pissed? Can you?

Rant incoming wee woo wee woo

Hi Minecraft lovers… anyone else feeling a bit mocked? A bit made fun of? Bc this Minecraft movie we’re getting… this is not it.

First of all, purely from a storytelling perspective, they’ve mucked up right at the beginning with the main characters. Steve is the player character. He’s the vessel through which we (before creating our own skins, of course) experience the game. So WHO ARE THE RANDOS?? Who are we experiencing this story through? They’re all wildly different, don’t fit the Minecraft universe at all—it’s like they’re trying to remake Jumanji poorly. How are we supposed to connect with these people if we don’t know who they are??? Like imagine if they’d done this with the Mario movie. Everyone would’ve hated it. (Also movie Steve’s sweater is awful. Why does it have two collars? Just no.)

Secondly, you have THOUSANDS of talented animators and artists who make Minecraft videos and movies and music videos and shorts in the original style of Minecraft! They could’ve gone the route of the Lego Movie and used the original style and medium. Instead they’re doing live action, with hyper realistic textures on all the blocks and a world that looks nothing like the Minecraft we know and love. Who are they trying to cater to? People who love Jason Momoa’s biceps specifically? You can still cast him, he can voice act, why did we need him as a full live action human being when that just… isn’t Minecraft? This movie isn’t artistic. It’s not creative. And I feel so bad for the people that had to make it, and the people who didn’t get to because the executives greenlit a live action dumpster fire instead of something animated and interesting. In the day and age of things like Arcane and Spiderverse, this is just sad.

And finally, the thing that unsettles me most: they’ve made the whole thing ridiculous. The freaking sheep. The llama. The piglins even. They look terrible and are almost definitely just comedic relief. Minecraft can be used for shits and giggles, yes, but Minecraft isn’t ridiculous—it’s HauntingTM. Where’s the C418? Where’s the render distance fog? Where’s the mournful groan of zombies you can’t see yet, somewhere deep inside a cave? They took one of the most melancholy games in existence and made it a weirdly 80’s-themed circus with no depth or intrigue. And it makes me, as a Minecraft player and fan, feel mocked. Bc I love Minecraft. The real Minecraft. But if this is how the world perceives my beloved block game, I dunno, man, I kinda don’t want them to know I like it, not because I’m ashamed, but because I feel deeply and intentionally misunderstood. Idk maybe I’m just autistic but this is getting to me in a way I didn’t expect, and I think it’s because something I love has been so ruthlessly cheapened. It’s so heartless. I can’t bear to look at it.

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New idea for disability aid: the government pays all our shipping fees