#AJ Speaks

[land-mines]

HI

Hey, Lauyra right?

[soullessbutsenile]

i should stop acting on every idea that comes into my head

[aaajaxolotl]

Figured I’d post some old Hermitcraft/Life Series Grian fanart I made in May 2024. This isn’t my usual style of fanart, and it has kind of a weird backstory behind it, so sit tight.

This piece (which I affectionately call the “Grian Shrine” because that’s what it is) was originally made for a modded world I was playing on with some friends. I reference Grian’s build tutorials and style a lot, to the point that one of my friends was like “why don’t you build him a shrine already?”

So I did. This piece is in a 1:2 width:height ratio so I could plan a build around it once it was finished— we had a mod where you could turn images into paintings.

Unfortunately I never ended up finishing The Shrine, but for something I did so quickly for a joke, I’m still pretty happy with how it turned out. :)

[applehead1988]

#bestiegoals

[littleb00ger]

cw// food!

Eating is self-care! You have to try to eat, even if you may not want to. It helps you keep your energy up and provides your body nutrients. 💗

"Cheezy" pastina with broccoli and peas, apple slices, & cucumber and cherry tomato salad in olive oil. Oh, and coconut milk in my sippy. 😋

Please try your best to eat. 💗

[legendaryl0stpieces]

Hello! I am back, my new muse pages have helped me a lot! So with that being said, I am going to be diving into my drafts and working on those. If you would like a small starter, give this a heart, specify which muse you want and I will get right on that in between doing my drafts and other things.

[aj-agreste]

Something that annoys me in regard to discussions about Monkie Kid is how those familiar with JTTW can't separate the book from the show. You'd think it'd be easy considering that the show and the book are wildly different, but no. That difference flies right over their heads.

For example, if I wanted to have a discussion about Wukong and Macaque's relationship, and I asked why Wukong would kill Macaque, someone will say, "because Macaque killed and tortured the monkeys of FFM, and tried to kill Tripitaka, and impersonated as Wukong, etc."

Or if I wanted to talk about how Azure Lion and his sworn brothers are portrayed as morally grey, and how interesting it is that their motivations are pretty noble, someone would say, “the Lion Camel Ridge group are evil. They ate a whole bunch of people and tried to eat Tripitaka, etc.”

I can’t believe this has to be stated, but the JTTW characters and the LMK characters are different characters. Just because JTTW Macaque did those things in the book, it doesn’t automatically mean LMK Macaque did those same things in the show. Just because JTTW Lion Camel Ridge gang were a bunch of carnivorous evil monsters doesn’t mean the LMK Lion Camel Ridge gang are the same way.

I don’t see what’s so difficult to understand. Monkie Kid isn’t even your typical “popular book gets adapted into a movie or tv show” situation. LEGO Monkie Kid is a show inspired by JTTW. It’s not a one-to-one adaptation or sequel. It’s basically an AU where they will change whatever they want to suit the story they want to tell. There have been so many changes already that you would think people would see the show as its own entity by now. Yet we keep running into this problem. Half of the characters people love so much wouldn’t even be alive if the show was following the book religiously.

Keep in mind that what I’m talking about is different than not liking a certain change from the book. You’re free to prefer one version of the characters over another. I’m familiar with JTTW too. It’s an interesting story, and I understand how it was able to stand the test of time and influence many other stories. But when I’m discussing LEGO Monkie Kid, I’m talking about LEGO Monkie Kid. Not JTTW. When I’m talking about a character’s actions, I’m talking about them within the context of the show. Not what a completely different character with the same name did in the book.

Monkie Kid isn’t even the first JTTW show that’s been made. There are other shows and movies inspired by the book that told stories wildly different from the source material. If we can’t even agree on the fact that just because something happened in the book, doesn’t mean it also happened in the show, how can we have a discussion on anything?

[andipxndy]

how has it taken me 2 months to find out that there’s gonna be a season 3 of alex rider

[populationtyre]

i had my worst attack of restless leg syndrome last night and barely slept at all my whole body hurts from writhing all night and its still going all through today and i still have no relief and i want to scream my whole body aches and nothing is comfortable i could cry

[land-mines]

*in your fridge*

"What In Tarturus?!" He jumps back "Kid, what are you doing in there?"

[soullessbutsenile]

[aaajaxolotl]

played hypnospace outlaw recently…

you should play it :)

(still image under cut)

sorry i haven’t been posting much! i’ve been busy on vacation with my family. ^^’

i’ve had a lot of great experiences and am posting from someplace that’s not home, but once i’m home and have time i can’t wait to talk about everything that we’ve seen! it’s been awesome. hope you guys are staying hydrated and healthy :)

as i said, i recently played hypnospace outlaw… it’s really one of those indie games that changes your life. if you miss the old internet, just the vibes of it, it’s perfectly captured. wish it lasted longer, it’s such an incredible alternate reality.

10/10 will be playing again when i’m home

[applehead1988]

New Profile Pic!

Love you babes <333

[littleb00ger]

TODAY IS FWIFFY'S BIRTHDAY!! I colored these just for him! 💗💗

[legendaryl0stpieces]

I'm sitting here giffing Jennifer Morrison in Tracker and now I want to gif the whole series and gif Justin Hartley and also use him as a muse. Someone tell me no. Plus I would totally need them as a ship.

[aj-agreste]

You know, when David Breen said that Wukong was trying his best, I couldn’t help but laugh because I don’t know how Wukong could possibly do any worse. Like if this is his best...yeesh.

I think I understand why fans seemed to turn on Wukong to an extreme degree when they assumed he might also be a deadbeat dad. Wukong has made so many mistakes, hurt so many people, the idea of adding horrible dad to the list might have just been the straw that broke the camel's back. I think people are starting to lose patience with Wukong and his constant fuck-ups.

Which is why I hope in the S4 Special we hear Wukong’s perspective on all he’s done, and maybe have some kind of self-reflection and realization. So we can finally move forward and have Wukong actually be a better person. I honestly don’t want another season of “bad thing is happening because Wukong hurt someone or did something stupid”. I think we’ve had enough of that.