#But that's depending your context

[lucifersmockingbird]

Tezcatlipōca shenanigans

Nahua gods are really something because things work in a Full Metal Alchemist way.

Offering = Your petition granted

They can do things without an offering, but y'know, it's kind of rude. So if you give an offering to ask for something (not all offerings or blessings are transactional) and the teōtl does not deliver your request, you can insult them, curse them and tell them "wtf dude, I gave you the best feather, get to WORK lazy ass".

But I didn't like to do it. It felt disrespectful, I'm used to be very uh, demure heheheh.

However Tezcatlipoca works in funny ways, uncomfortable ones. He didn't do SHIT until I cursed at him, HE WANTED ME to tell him "brother q pedo, ya te di tu ofrenda, ponte a chingarle, no mames tengo q tragaaaaar".

And he delivered ONE HOUR after I complained. Moral of the story? He wanted me to be disruptive and get a grip.

Message for the world? Demand what you deserve, need and have worked for. Demand what is fair.

[annasofthe11thdimension]

Waltz

[zillychu]

my toxic trait is I see the :) emote as a calm, relaxed smile. whereas 99% of the population sees it as not only a death threat, but a Promise

[chongoblog]

now THIS is a polycule

[incomingalbatross]

you ever have a dream that's clearly constructed as a fragment of something larger and then wake up like "why isn't this a genuine story with a fandom so I can see more of what just happened and also talk to people about it"

[danieyells]

Fun little factoid about Sho

In the game files there's some audio that's just like. "Generic Story Voices". The same ones that I got Kaito and Towa's incantations from. Generic audios were used in campus chats before they got fully voiced I believe, but now they're not used anywhere as far as I know.

One of Sho's is labeled 'Hyde'

And he uses 'Aniki' for him???

My understanding is generally that 'aniki' is kind of respectful and the fact that he uses a respectful term for the brother that he hates struck me as odd when I first found the file(then again he uses 'senpai' for pretty much every student older than him so far, so maybe he's just respectful in general?? Or maybe it's more of a sarcastic thing for Hyde?)

And then we got the 'I'm counting on you Shohei' bit and I was like. O h. Either he's actually fond of/respects Hyde a lot and has no problem being obedient towards him or he just. Speaks to him respectfully out of intimidation maybe? Or habit since he speaks restfully to other people? Idk. Why does he refer to him so respectfully. . . . . . . .i wanna know. . . . .tell us what their secret dealings are zzg. . . . .based on the way he talks to him in the campus chat he doesn't respect him like that but they were also in like a main hall of the building? Maybe in private he speaks and acts totally different?

[chappell-roans]

when you’re fat but your thin friends keep talking about how fat they are (when they’re not)

[sun-e-chips]

It’s Christmas morning and your parents actually got you that 7ft tall robot jester you’ve been raving about and now you have to awkwardly unwrap them in front of the rest of your family.

[bonegloss]

You're not a failed artist.

After over almost two decades on the internet, entering various art communities and establishing my online presence, I've noticed something.

The persistent idea that you've "failed" as an artist if you get a "real job" will not go away.

This, for the longest time, permeated my electronic meat slab and nestled in deeply MUCH to my detriment . For years I fought with myself over this idea. Self-flagellating and noisy, negative thoughts were almost suffocating because I was unable to Do Art As A Job consistently and efficiently enough to maintain a living off of it. Between navigating life for almost 30 years not knowing I was autistic (and all that entails) and trying to turn something I love into something I could make a living off of, it was a vicious and repetitive cycle of trying something new, getting burned out, entering a depressive state, climbing out of it, rinse and repeat. This is clearly unsustainable, especially now that I am more independent in my adult life; bills aren't going to wait for me to get out of my depressive funks. Even having jobs and still making art on the side today, this idea is still nestled in there, nagging me sometimes.

Would I like to make a living off of my art? Of course! Would it be even better if I was supported from making stuff from my own IP's? You fucking bet. But I know how I operate, I know I can't personally do that (yet? maybe?). Now, I realize not everyone can just go get a job, and I don't want this to come off as a rally cry to Just Go Out and Work (I know many creative people are disabled or have other reasons they cannot work), but I do want to stress that its okay if art needs to remain more of a hobby than a job. It is okay if you cannot sustain yourself solely as a living artist. Over the years, I've burned myself out so god damn hard and have watched others work themselves to (near) death or can barely scrape by because of this incessant feeling that we need to be doing art 100% of the time to have "made it". It is hurting us both physically and emotionally to keep this shit up.

Going forward, we have to do better. There is no shame in having an income that is not dependent on the things you make. I think that it can help alleviate a lot of stress and fatigue that can become associated with creating (and thus, making it hard to do something you love). We need to learn to be kinder to ourselves and unlearn comparing our experiences to what we see from other creative peers on social media. Its hard, finding work sucks ass, and no job will be perfect, but if it can help you survive a little easier and rekindle your relationship for creating the things you love to make, it'll make a world of difference.

You are not a failed artist. You're doing what you can so you can keep doing what you love.

[context-what-context-hm]

Dawww... Poor fella...

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[Transcription:

Grian: "Why are all of these biscuits smashed? Who's been smashing my biscuits?"

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[kaurwreck]

I hate how fandom does flower symbolism; there are very few, if any, universal flower meanings, and flower symbolism is nonsense unless rooted in specificity.

[chongoblog]

A meme about me trying to get good at Mercenary Risk of Rain 2

[quibbs126]

You know I have to wonder, why did IDW decide to have Galvatron and Arcee twins, of all characters?

It seems like such a random pair of characters to make related to each other. Like I feel like their only connection is being from the 86 movie, and I’m pretty sure almost any other character there could’ve worked better, as either Galvatron’s twin or Arcee’s

I mean it’s what the Wiki told me, I don’t really know the specifics, but again, it’s so weird, why did they do that?

[shima-draws]

Shima is it Coralaw 👀👀👀

...................MAYBE

[unfamiliaris]

random af post but man I love the moment I realized I don't have to gaf about what my gender is ... for literally so long I convinced myself that I had to fit into certain boxes that couldn't really contain my complexities for the sake of making myself easier to understand, but honestly now as an adult I've realized that my gender doesn't really need to be anyone's business - not even my own tbh. i do what feels good with my body and I call myself whatever I want without worrying about how I'm perceived because I've realized it really doesn't even matter how people perceive me beyond my pronouns (which even then are subject to change, I think), and my gender isn't like a mystery I'm obligated to solve so that I can answer people's prying questions about me. I don't need to have answers to give and that doesn't say anything about me other than the fact that I'm deeply aware that the human experience often can't be summarized in a single word or label. I've found certain labels very helpful in finding out other aspects of myself (mainly aromanticism and lesbianism), but when it comes to my gender I've kind of just decided that my gender is an evolving experience just like the rest of my life and I don't have to commit to anything. and that's been a million times more freeing than anything I've ever done to affirm myself prior

[midnight-mourning]

One shot is coming along nicely! Been feeling a little sick again so lost track of time (how is it 4 pm wth-) but still on track to post today! I'm guessing I'm a third-halfway through currently, to compensate, here's a little snippet to go rabid about (i say rabid bc I was a little unhinged while writing it)