#.echoes [rick]

[glitchcipher]

Robots… need… need to kiss robots… nnnnggghhhhh…

[thebadboysuprememcshizzle]

Okay actually like why does nobody talk about Leo and Echo bc that chapter is gonna make me cry.

“Leo closed his eyes, but the memory of her smile was already fading”

why don’t you just kill me now actually

[dr-awkkward]

[wanderingmind867]

Narcissus may have been vain and a consummate heartbreaker, but Nemesis had no right to do what she did. Trapping him in a prison of his own mind, forcing him to feel so over confident and in love with himself that he never notices the world around him. I imagine it's both more comforting and more painful, blocking out all sensation until you starve to death. In love with a mirror image, unware it's unable to love you back. I think what Nemesis did to him counts as torture. And I would hope people would back me up on that.

Also, don't even get me started on Echo. Hera apparently did that one, but seeing as Echo was cursed, I think this falls under Nemesis's jurisdiction too. Echo was cursed to never be able to talk unless she repeats the words of other people. She's the only one who genuinely cares for Narcissus, and yet she's so unremarkable that nobody notices her. These two deserve better. They were tortured in cruel and unusual ways. And I want to see them finally get their happy endings.

[press-the-buttoooonnsss]

CORE DOODLES!! Planning on making a roommate au with the portal2 ones

[chirpychipslive]

rick wright's last interview with mojo magazine, july 2007 (published september 2008)

[mishalikessoundsandcolours]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVOURITE KEYBOARD CAT GUY!!! IT'S ALMOST OVER BUT I MANAGED TO SPEEDRUN SOMETHING!!!

[daytrippergilmour]

Pink Floyd - Echoes (Live in Pompei)

[cassiana-on-dark-side]

Pink Floyd, David Gilmour Richard Wright

Studio Europa Sonor, Paris, France, December 1971.

[tabb1tha]

Happy birthday to god's least favorite keyboardist!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Colours are limited bc I'm on holiday and only have my normal pencil case and maybe 4 colouring pencils, think it turned out good tho!

[autism-alley]

augh found my old post abt pjo and disability from before the show came out but it was on ye olde blog so i’m literally just gonna copy and paste, 3, 2, 1—

ok now that i’ve got it on the brain, i want to talk about disability in pjo and specifically how calling percy jackson dumb or treating him as such is not only a mischaracterization, but ableism. as a quick note, i’m keeping this to just percy to avoid having this already long post be even longer, but there are other disabled characters in pjo worthy of discussion, though i hit many of the same points in this post. i bring up percy specifically because he is mostly the character i have seen people treat as stupid.

percy is a dyslexic teen with ADHD who comes from a low-income family, raised by a single mother, and deals with an abusive step-father. i cannot stress enough how much of his character is shaped by that experience, but as hard as it is to single out any one part, i am going to focus on his ADHD and dyslexia. this kid has nightmares of being forced to take tests in a straightjacket as teachers ask him if he’s stupid and withhold him from recess with his peers. he is constantly labelled as “troubled” and blamed for things he didn’t do or aren’t his fault. he is told, over and over again, even from trusted adults, that he is “not normal” (othering him). he bounces between schools. he struggles to make friends. he deals with bullying. he has difficulty studying and reading, even when invested. teachers struggle to connect with him and tend to just give up on him. these are real disabled experiences, and rick does a good job at presenting them in the pjo books. sometimes, it feels like everything is a struggle. you are living inside a system that not only is restricting, but actively works against and punishes you.

in contrast, CHB is a great example of how when environments meet the needs of disabled people, it hugely changes how disabled we are in that environment. demigod brains are hard-wired for ancient greek, not english, and they’re born impulsive, with high energy levels that help them survive battle—but aren’t very good for a classroom setting. but by having them read books in ancient greek, regularly do lots of training/physical activities, and have genuine opportunities to express themselves...they function pretty damn well. percy discovers that while he struggles academically, he is brilliant in combat and capable of saving the world numerous times—he is a hero. do you know how important that message is for disabled children? disabled adults, too? that we can be heroes?

it is here, in camp half-blood, that percy finds a place he belongs, that shows him his worth—finally, somewhere is built to not only include him, but to nurture and genuinely prepare him for the world outside its boarders. however, i think people forget that just because percy functions in the world of CHB and the gods, that does not mean he doesn’t face ableism in the mortal world—and that there is an entire group of people who see ourselves reflected in his character.

i could talk on for hours about how much being disabled shapes percy’s identity and how he interacts with the world—like how percy’s humor revolves around coping with his environment and actually displays a very low self esteem after being looked down upon his entire life. this kid doesn’t even have to say anything and he screams i had a neurodivergent childhood. but about 5-6 years ago, when i was more regularly tuned into the fandom, every time i saw someone call percy jackson dumb or an idiot, even jokingly, i raised an eyebrow, and now that the series is getting fresh coverage from disney+, i have wanted to make this post. so much of this kid’s life and personality comes from being treated like he’s dumb or incapable, so it’s troubling to watch part of the fanbase reflect the harmful parts of this character’s upbringing. i truly hope it does not become common again. it’s also one thing coming from a neurodivergent/disabled person with similar experiences (and even then i personally find it a little uncomfortable), it’s another to be said by a neurotypical/able bodied person.

percy jackson’s experiences make for very important representation, and for people to characterize him as just a goofy, unintelligent guy is not only an insult to his character as a kid who is intelligent, but previously lacked the environment to show it, but also ableist. so in the dawn of the new tv series era, i ask that we cut that shit out. rick riordan did not create rep for neurodivergent and disabled kids for them to be called stupid by the fanbase. even jokingly.

[iamfear]

I’m just Gonna say it:

If Leo had to get together with someone during Hoo/Toa(even though he shouldn’t have) it should have been Echo and Not Calypso!

[pinkfloydhq]

One of last public photo of Rick Wright. 🎧 RIP

[bargainoriley]

Here’s a piece I drew inspired by my thoughts/analysis on echoes (specifically about the interplay between the guitar and keyboard/Rick’s and David’s voices). I wanted to draw what the keyboard/guitar outro sounds like, so I drew Rick and David dancing intensely

The background is supposed to represent meddle’s colors/the relationship forming, and also includes pictures of a guitar and keyboard to symbolize the harmony of the instruments in the outro (and also to symbolize Rick and David respectively of course). Their clothing is based on outfits they wore in the live at Pompeii concert movie! :)

Here’s a version without the musical notes

[just-a-little-cellist]

hi guys! I am back :D and REQUESTS ARE HAPPENING THIS IS NOT A DRILL i pinky promise

(UPDATE - REQUESTS CLOSED TEMPORARILY)

so..... i accidentally went on hiatus for wayyyyyyyy longer than I meant to. creativity has been difficult for the last few months but I'm trying to get back into the swing of things now! I'm sorry to anyone that sent requests in that I never got around to writing, I genuinely appreciate your support if you still read my stuff and I hope that soon I can make up for my absence :)

onto the topic of REQUESTS!! I will definitely be taking requests now, at least for a little while, so please have a look at my pinned post for rules/characters/etc and send in requests for headcanons or drabbles or both!

(I am also writing for star wars now too so have fun!)