#Darn

[pageofheartdj]

WHAT THE FUCK LILITH IS IN HEAVEN!? (Charlie got her nose from her??)

Is she imprisoned there??? What's going on???

And what was it with Alastor? Who did he sell his soul to?? Lilith is in Heaven so it's most likely not her.

But awwww he grew somewhat attached to the group.

[ryanscabinlife]

OnlyFerns 17-Jun-2023

[sgt-scrimblo]

I wanted a new pfp so I booted up SFM and tried to do a paintover! I think it turned out pretty good.

Sfm before paintover below the cut!

[jack-o-feces]

So… Is the Sun and Moon show or, well, the security breach shows an au itself??

Am I the only one who randomly gets that thought every month? 🥲

[halcyon-autumn]

I was really holding out hope that Oisin would turn out to be at least CONFLICTED but noooooo he’s the sort of dude who steals your friend’s boathouse and insults your job and also is evil

[hyenabeanz]

[nerevar-quote-and-star]

Karliah, knocking on Brynjolf's bedroom door: Are you decent?

Brynjolf: Not morally no, but I'm wearing pants if that's what you're asking.

[roseapprentice]

I was trying to process the Neil Gaiman situation into a shape that didn't hurt my brain too much, and accidentally formulated the phrase "He's the Other Mother of social justice tumblr."

Now I'm kinda' distracted by how catchy that sounds.

To clarify, it's because he was really good at fulfilling the fantasy of an idealogically pure cinnamon roll. I think we should work to be a lot more accepting of people who can't do that, and little more suspicious of people who can.

It's actually safer to accept people who don't conform perfectly to our highest standards. People Too Good To Be True are sometimes telling the whole story, but usually not.

[atlas-eclipse]

STOP BART WHY ARE YOU LIKING THIS

[angeart]

things i learned today, while trying to make hmtb progress:

you can only type so much in a single google doc document—

[dapper-lil-arts]

All this talk of crackships reminds me of an old fanfic I wrote pairing Tom the boulder with the frog Twilight turned into an orange. It’s still on fimfiction.net, called “A Diamond Grove.”

Everyone else go home, this is the writer that went the furthest anyone has ever dared. the ultimate crack ship

[lonely-soul-02]

Gem Archer interview for Guitar World January 2024

"As far as Liam and Noel go, none of us will ever know the depth of where some of those emotions come from. It's better left between the two." Gem Archer

[monitorkernelaccess]

I've seen people talking about the shot where Falin offers flowers, nuts, and herbs to Marcille and discussing what kind of flowers she has, and I wanted to share my thoughts and findings

Here's the shot. It looks like the flowers are light pink with some darker pink speckling on some of the upper petals. There are five petals and five stamen. The leaves on the plant look small compared to the flower petals.

I've seen people say the flowers are lilies, but I'm not sure.

Here's a lily:

This is an Asiatic Lily with yellow and pink petals. The petal shape looks similar to the ones Falin has, and the coloring is also similar with the speckles on the petals. However, lilies like this one have six petals, and the flowers Falin has only have five. Also, lilies have six stamen which are somewhat differently shaped from the flowers in the anime. So I'm not sure they are lilies.

I don't know a lot about flowers off the top of my head, but I did look up five-petaled flowers and found the rhododendron.

These are rhododendrons. The color of these particular ones is a more vibrant pink than the flowers in the anime, but I think they otherwise look very similar. These flowers have five petals and some speckling on the topmost petal. There are ten stamen though.

Then I found azaleas, which are a cousin (or a subtype?) of rhododendrons.

I believe these are azaleas. They look really similar to the rhododendrons except in this picture the flowers are a lighter pink. I think these flowers look the most similar to the ones Falin has in the anime shot!

I'm not quite sure what the difference is between rhododendrons and azaleas though...I read that azaleas were originally classified as separate from rhododendrons because they had five rather than ten stamens, but that may be an old classification. In the above picture, the azaleas have more than five stamen...I think six or seven? But if my photo is just wrong and azaleas have five stamen, then the flowers Falin has are azaleas!

The problem is...Falin was giving Marcille those flowers to eat, right? I'm not sure if any of these flowers are edible. Some sources I found said that lilies are edible as long as they're in the Lilium genus, but not all the sources I found could confirm that. I also saw somewhere that Asiatic lilies specifically are toxic to humans if ingested.

Some rhododendrons might be edible, especially the Rhododendron arboreum or Lali Gurans, which is the national flower of Nepal. I read that those flowers are eaten pickled or turned into wines, but I couldn't find much about the foods made from the flowers, so I'm not sure if it's true.

Azaleas are definitely not edible though! They are toxic to humans. Sometimes though people have bees eat azalea nectar so they produce honey with hallucinogenic (and laxative) effects. This honey is called "mad honey" and might have medicinal uses, though it has killed people in the past. But the "mad honey" flowers might be interesting thematically with Falin's current state under the control of the Mad Mage.

Speaking of flower symbolism, I have a website I like to use to find out flower meanings, and this is what it said for all the flowers I've listed:

Azaleas: Take Care, Fragile, Passion, Chinese Symbol of Womanhood, Moderation, Temperance, Your blush has won me, Take care of yourself for me, Fragile Passion, Romance, Love, First Love

Rhododendron: Danger, Dangerous, Beware, I am Dangerous, Caution, Sometimes planted for protection to ward off danger

Lily (general): Purity, Majesty, Wealth, Chinese Emblem for Mother, Honor, Purity of Heart, Innocence, Pride

[cottonkhaleesi]

Ma handed me a silk shirt to repair and whilst I’m always up for a challenge I’m starting to think this one should have been an upcycle rather than repair job, because that last picture? That’s almost 3m of thread and I’m not even halfway through the tears in one direction

Edit:

Closer, but still a fair ways to go.

[who-is-the-barest-of-them-all]

working remotely is great for the most part, but damnnnn I miss work place crushes 🫠

[planet-poptropica]

⋆ So....I was scrolling through Instagram the other day and I saw one those fav character charts, and I thought it would be fun to make my own! ⋆

⋆ Poptropica mutuals, tell me about your favs, not just your main favs, your side favs! I will include the transparent version below, and my explanation to my choices down below if you are interested! I'm interested to see your choices. ⋆

⋆ Tada! Have fun! ⋆

⋆ Now, an explanation to my choices: ⋆

⋆ Your Favorite: Director D ⋆

I think it's no surprise to ANYONE that knows me that Director D has always been my favorite, since day 1. There was a moment where he was almost replaced by Binary Bard, but he is a close second. Director D is my favorite because he is associated to my nostalgia of a time when I was obsessed with being a spy or ninja when I was a kid. (Spy kids may have played a BIG role in that.) Playing as an agent in that island was so exciting for me, but I do remember having trouble with certain parts like the decoder. (In hindsight I probably would be horrible spy XD.) Now that I'm older, his island is still one of my favs for that reason, but it's not my number one. I wish we could have gotten a bit more backstory for him, but, what can you do. (But create a backstory for him and I have.)

⋆ You Relate To: Black Widow ⋆

Black widow is a character I don't really talk about or draw like....ever, which is crazy because she's probably the character I relate to the most, just like many other artist do too I'm sure. I relate to her in the way of being jealous of other people's art success, and the constantly comparing yourself to others. They say you are your worst critic after all. I don't so much anymore. I'm actually proud of where I am in my art journey, but I used to do that a lot when I was younger, especially when I just started doing digital art.

You won't catch me stealing or ruining other people's art though... girl what-

⋆ Your Favorite Design: Ringmaster Raven ⋆

Look at him, 'nuff said. His design is amazing. I love the color palette, the mask used to cover his true look, the raven theme with the wings and mask, the hat with eyes, everything. His design is the best because it matches with the overall theme of the island, it being a MONSTER CARNIVAL, and he is the Ringmaster. I remember how hipped I was when his island trailer released. One of the best islands for sure.

⋆ Is Underrated: Count Bram⋆

Yeah, remember when I was constantly drawing him for a short period of time? It's for a reason. I love my vampire peepaw who's confused about everything. I'm curious, do people consider him a villain? I kind of don't for the reason that he kidnapped Katya because he thought she was Anabelle, and once he was cured and was bought back to reality, he apologized for it because he didn't know. You want to talk about villain? Christopher is the real villain, you can't change my mind. Anyway, I was looking at the old art I drew of him, and he looked familiar to me. Then it all came together. You know who he reminds of? Exactly? Simon Petrikov, you know, Ice King from Adventure Time? Not only do they have the same hair style and would have the same personality, but they were both humans at some point with a partner, and once they became what they became, all they thought about was their partner, aka Anabelle and Betty.

Poof, mind blown. Vampire peepaw deserves more love.

⋆ You'd get along with IRL: Amelia ⋆

Amelia is another character I don't really talk about or draw, mainly because I associate her with the new era of Poptropica. But, I don't think that's fair. Amelia is actually a very sweet character that I think little me would have appreciated if she came to the game sooner. I would probably get along with her really well, considering how silly, and nice she is. Not to mention, her love for cute stuff. Imagine her unicorn bedroom but replaced with bunnies. That's my room right now. I think that even traveling with her would be really fun. She would have gotten under the "you relate to" category too but I didn't want Amelia on here twice. XD

⋆ And finally...Your Favorite Side Character: Dr. Spyglass ⋆

I... do not know how to explain this one. Dr. Spyglass only gets a few words of dialog, and we know nothing about him in canon, besides him working for HQ, and being an eye doctor. I won't lie, I actually had a crush on this guy years ago, hence why I shipped him with Muddy. (I cringe at that ship now. XD) Probably because...he looks like Director D...with a lab coat. >_> Look at both of them and TELL ME they are not related, I dare you. My version of them are. I love the idea of this silly scientist being hired by his brother after failing the entry agent exam, not because he pitted him, but because he understood how incredibly smart he was and is. Constantly being compared to his brother and what he could have been. So, you can say I like MY version of him... a lot.

I should dedicate a post to him some day, eh?