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The six Toa Mata in a MNOG inspired style in 3D low poly.

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I am the destroyer of BIONICLE

Do not dare cross me

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I missed them sm

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Hello tumblr i have a new fun activity for u

Link is here! Any responses would help me out a ton!

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It's a fleeting feeling, I know. I really do believe deep down that most people are good. But it's hard to feel that way today.

“‘Tonight, I hate almost all the human race,’ said Palamedes wearily.”

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“‘Tonight, I hate almost all the human race,’ said Palamedes wearily.”

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you! tumblr user!

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can you reblog a two-part post in the correct order?

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Thinking about playing some Minecraft again and was looking though some QoL mods when I found this:

Literally the perfect mod concept, I don't think this can ever be beaten.

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what are all the kushana and nausicaä parallels you think about?

so glad you asked. (also i'm going to assume you're talking about the manga)

what i usually begin by thinking about is something i saw on a random comment online one time, that the two of them gradually become more like one another as the story progresses. it's as if they develop in opposite directions, so that by the end they have approached what it feels like to be the other. which is good for kushana cause at the end she's in a much better place within herself than she was at the start, or at least she makes an effort to be, there's much more hope and love in the way she views and interacts with the world after meeting nausicaä, or maybe it's better to say that that love is now being channeled into a more positive direction, that it shows itself more and in a less destructive way. but it's not as good for nausicaä cause now she's seen and experienced and learned a whole lot of unpleasant things about the world, some of them the very unpleasant things that have always been a part of kushana's life, she's learned about other people too and became more compassionate, but all of that takes a toll on you. we see kushana act more affectionate and find sorrow in herself as the story progresses and, on the the other hand, we see nausicaä be more conscious of the anger and violence in her. while also feeling a lot of sorrow.

i think a lot about the environment they were raised in, cause i think that makes a huge difference in determining the differences and similarities between them. they were both sheltered, in a sense, since they were born and raised princesses, which is not a comparable background to someone like kurotowa's, for example, but there's a difference in their backgrounds as well. nausicaä was surrounded by kindness from other people all her life (i'll get to her mother in a minute), as much as she was being raised to succeed her father, learning how to sword fight, etc, the valley is very directly presented as a peaceful place, something that feels more like a large community at times than an actual full-blown monarchy. which is very different from the environment kushana was raised in, there was a lot of violence and hostility from an early age, she was very hurt from an early age and by people close to her, and the training she received was military, which in itself puts you in a very aggressive... worldview, if that makes sense. when kushana says that nausicaä is walking the path "she has chosen as she sees fit", nausicaä has chosen a path because she can choose it, because she gets to choose it, because it's "easy" for her too choose it. kushana can choose as well and she does so, but it takes a lot more effort and will and a lot more opening yourself up to it, which puts you in a very vulnerable position. which is something nausicaä naturally is, vulnerable.

i think what i want to say here is that, yes, they are very similar people and, given the right conditions, kushana has the same potential and is just as capable of goodness and kindness as nausicaä, and nausicaä is just as capable of being led by anger as kushana. there's that scene in early volume 5 where kushana says to master yupa that, during the insect attack in volume 4, she "found herself" doing exactly what nausicaä had taught, she "became aware" that she was singing, and then immediately afterwards says she would never try to "emulate" nausicaä like that again. this is so funny and sad to me cause i've always seen kushana as someone who acts very consciously, in the sense that she's always in full awareness of what she's doing, very self-aware and also just aware of things and the world in general. so on the one time she was not in full awareness of it, the one time she was not thinking about her actions, when she was acting mostly based on intuition, she behaved in a way that perfectly approached nausicaä. sweetheart... you are not "emulating" anything, this is who are you are. these are very telling scenes for me. i think the opposite example can be made for nausicaä early in the story, when she killed one of the torumekian soldiers and was immediately shocked at her own behavior, like she hadn't been in full awareness of herself in that moment of violence. (note that i am not saying that how they act unconsciously reveals the only truth about their character, since choosing to act a certain way is also very telling of who you are as a person, after all. what i'm saying is the unconscious acts do show different facets of them, facets that parallel one another).

there's also the stuff with their mothers, i made a post about it some time ago, i'm gonna just link it there cause otherwise i would have to copy and paste the whole thing here. basically, it feels like it's the same issue to me, but in opposite ways, in reverse. ironically, kushana being so loved by her mother and nausicaä not feeling loved, and then all the tragedy and grief and sorrow that came with it, which is so similar while being so different. there's other stuff as well, something about how they both end up being seen and looked up to as these "leaders", these people who will be necessary and valuable for the "new era" that's expected to come. i saw a comment once (i don't remember where) about how even if they're both seen as "leaders", nausicaä is actually more a guider. kushana would be the one with the actual leadership role, while nausicaä guides people, she gently steers them in the right direction, which i think is something nice to think about. and that leads me to another sort of parallel, which is how they both renounce their expected positions as new kings of their respective kingdoms. it lines up with the leader/guider thing, since kushana, while able to renounce the position of king, still takes on a leadership role. nausicaä doesn't, though, she's just there to gently guide people. they're both also very self-destructive. if i want to frame it in a nicer way i can say they're willing to sacrifice themselves for higher ideals and purposes, but it's borderline suicidal at times. which is something i feel like, with kushana, is sometimes very associated with a lack of self-worth, though i don't notice this with nausicaä.

i think i went on huge tangents and i miiiiiight have forgotten something important but i hope that's somewhat what you were expecting ^_^

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Glass bridge with a cracking effect

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can we all agree that it's pathetic when so-called "friends" try to sabotage your opportunities? you're clearly jealous that the amulet of eternal darkness chose me and no amount of "please fight it, i know you're still in there somewhere" is going to change that. crab bucket mentality. grow up.

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16 frame shooting star animation. January 2022-September 2024 Needlepoint

Frames from my shooting star gif. 16 frames total. Each frame is 8x6.5 inches on a 10” mesh. Designed and animated in photoshop and needlepointed by me. I started drafting this 1/14/22 and finished animating it 9/25/24. It took approximately two years and eight months to finish. This is one of the largest projects I’ve ever worked on and I’m very happy with how it turned out.

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perhaps the funniest targeted ad i’ve gotten yet. i assure you it is ADHD

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just saw someone say they were "hyperfixated" on cooking with seasonal squash i love that nothing means anything