#100 years of independence

[filurig]

– this whole - the dancing, singing, pole...raising. it is all rather ridiculous... 'midsummer'. i fail to... see the point of this human... invention. for once.

arvo's words were slurred, uneven - as if merely letting them past his lips was a great effort... this was, no doubt, influenced by the drink in his hand, resting on his stomach. folke, who had, in fact, brewed the alcohol that they were drinking, giggled - not exactly sober himself.

– i'm... the only human here, arvo. remember...

– no kraksi, or crakam, in sartrill, raises a huge, leafy pole for long summer days, that much i know.

– okay, haha - the pole thing... the pole thing is entirely human, probably. but... gullmar - tomtar, celebrate 'solvarvir' around the same time... trolls celebrate, uh... oh, curses, i'll butcher it... 'rawr - owa'... rawrr - oh wra? rawr... haha!

arvo opened one of his eyes slowly, fighting against some kind of weight that has, somehow, been set upon them - in order to look at the human beside him, still struggling to pronounce the foreign word correctly. a corner of the basilisk's lips twitched upwards.

– hm. nevermind what i said. there is a certain element of entertainment present, i suppose...

[atterual]

I drew this YEARS ago but I'm on a FNV kick again so I'm posting it

[da-janela-lateral]

Unstoppable force meets immovable object, more known as "absurdly long and complex music liker" meets "won't listen to any music".

[essektheylyss]

I know I joked about DVDs but in all seriousness, I'm really glad that there's an option for watching VODs that isn't on Twitch and YouTube. It's been mentioned a few times today, but both of the interfaces of these platforms have been increasingly enshittified. I simply do not use YouTube anymore because of how horrid the interface is. I caught up on campaign 2 entirely on YouTube (and sometimes via podcast) in 2019 with no issues, but it is straight up maddening trying to use it now, and I don't know that I would have made it through the campaign if I was trying to catch up today.

I absolutely understand being tired of additional streaming services and I am absolutely in the same boat, but I also don't know how many people really recognize how gutted media distribution has become in the last ten years in the name of convenience. We all kind of realize it, but it's hard to grasp just how extensive it is. We can talk about independent business choices separately, and we should, but when the only platforms on which you have the option to distribute your work are at best frustrating to use and at worst hostile to human life, when monetization services can censor anyone they please with little explanation and have been cracking down on any content they arbitrarily deem inappropriate, when it is not clear that centralized conglomerate social media sites will continue to exist in the next year let alone decade, it is genuinely crucial for independent creators to start building alternative avenues of distribution that they control now.

[m0ose-idiot]

Them There coming up with a hilarious company name for a Ghosts Christmas special:

"Hee hee hoo hoo, Absolute Tools! 🤭😆"

Australia:

"Yeah lol! And...? 🤔"

[setmeatopthepyre]

The martyrs of our revolution Their spinnin' caused the earth to shake The problem brought its own solution They power now the world we've made

After all, darlin', I wouldn't sell the world For all the gold or sterling If it falls, I would hold on for all it's worth The future's so bright it's burnin'

Sun comin' up on a dream come around One hundred years from the empire now

[pocima]

I’ve decided that if AE1 is anything less than excellent, I’m calling it quits with being an active K-pop consumer once and for all. Not bc I’m an annoying akgae that hates everyone else in the industry or whatnot, I’m just done with the constant disappointments and bad news and mismanagement that happens to pretty much every group, and extremely frequently to the three of my faves. I’ve tried getting into other groups but I haven’t found any that appealed to my specific tastes and standards AND have non-frustrating management. I’ve constantly make posts such as “[K-pop group with immense but unexplored potential] x [extremely talented non K-pop musician who takes the risks K-pop companies should] collab when?” for a good while. If all these artists outside of K-pop are giving me what I truly need and if I know my fave groups’ companies are gonna let me down pretty much every single time, what’s the point?

[chillychive]

Hey, y’all when Trump finally writes his autobiography, will someone please buy it, pirate it, and then share it for free on Tumblr?

I’m sure it’ll be a wild read, definitely something I would love to read, but I refuse to give that man any money, and I would assume that a lot of people here feel the same way

[girlivealwaysbean]

it would feel so nice to work towards a career that has meaningful impact and makes millions of people happy

[chunkecheeks]

what do you meaaaaaaaaaaan my parking permit costs 280 dollars. girl i am going to eat dynamite and a match!!!!!!!

[ladysqueakinpip]

Hirmi: acanthus, aloe, begonia Bodrum: heliotrope, hydrangea, magnolia

I like how you threw a little bodrum in there, just to spice it up lol.

HIRMI:

acanthus -   is your muse deceptive ,   or willing to lie or deceive to achieve certain means ?   why or why not ?

Certainly not! I think he is a bad liar. It is also against the elf code of conduct to be deceitful, and if he lied he wouldn't get a good grade in elf practice. He's already failing so I don't know why that matters to him. He can at least fail with dignity I guess.

aloe -   how does your muse handle grief ?

So far in canon he has: 1. Run away to the forest to live alone for 5+ years. 2. Developed OCPD. AND scrupulously. 3. Returned to a toxic environment. 4. Formed a codependent relationship. With a lemur. So I think it's safe to say he handles it badly!

begonia -   how cautious is your muse ?   are they prone to noticing red flags ,   or paranoid to the point of not trusting most everyone ?   why or why not ?

I can't say he's a cautious person either! Not that he's reckless like some of my other characters are, but I do think he has a tendency to go all-in and get hurt later as far as relationships go. He is trusting, and wants to believe people have good intentions.

BODRUM:

heliotrope -   does your muse believe in soulmates ?

He does! He is a hopeless romantic at heart. He would believe in soulmates for every quadrant.

hydrangea -   how much does your muse value communication in their relationships with others ?  are they prone to being misunderstood ?

In the beginning, not so much. He has an entitled "my way or the highway" attitude, mostly from being raised as a highblood. He later finds out that surprise! When you act like that people don't really want to be around you. So he makes a better effort to communicate going forward.

magnolia -   describe your muse’s relationship with nature   &   the natural world .  

He loves nature! Technology is very scary to him. Nature is calming and safe and inspiring. Maybe that's another reason why he's so drawn to Amytis - she embodies that. He doesn't have to worry about looking dumb for being behind on the times when he's with her. She's not very techy herself, either.

[thesmokinpossum]

just got very seriously told by an actual government employee that you only become legally independant from your parents if you get married or have a child yourself and I'm just standing there stunned by the insanity of it all

[autismjpg]

also L to justin but in MY mind the boys are actually silly friends who enjoy each others company and i think taako WOULD disclose his hot date with death to them even tho merle would try to beat him with his wooden arm over it (lovingly)

[yellowloid]

Alex and Taylor for you bestie 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

the louise one felt like getting punched in the face but the rest 🫶🫶 they 🫶🫶

[chitin-crusader]

kindof losing my mind bc uhhhh. how am i supposed to like. afford to live.

[audaciiaearchive]

nate has a hard time remembering who he was before conall

it really upsets him. he knows he was something before the colonies but...he cant tell you what. even though he had friends, family, all of that.

he suffered a lot under conalls hands. so early on in his independence he felt like he needed to be kind to everyone to offset what he went through. he was a people pleaser for a long time and it took him a long time to learn how to tell someone no.

id say you dont see nate settling into himself until the late 1800s/early 1900s at best and it makes me so fjdjgjjd