#I went on high rides

[tammyhybrid21]

CONSIDERING My whole mess yesterday with heights and acrophobia coming to remind me I do have it...

I was just sitting here thinking about Emmet and how the fandom loves to characterize him with a fear of heights. Ingo less so, but I've seen it for him to, which not my personal headcanon. I subscribe to Ingo having thalassophobia tbh, which I'll expand later... BUT--

Emmet and heights... and I am going to project SO MUCH of my weirdness about it onto him later(in a more in depth post) but for now.

Emmet has absolutely had some bad days where just like me yesterday... Emmet has stood up, and his hindbrain has gone. "Oh no, THAT'S TOO HIGH, WE ARE DANGER, PANIC! GET BACK DOWN!" vertigo and shaking, and having to slowly sink back down to the ground.

He has also 100% had days where entering Gear Station is a hazard because nope, nope, you are looking at the stairs down into the Subway... and that's... that's a looooong way down. You cannot, not today. That's verrry far down, too far down. You are too high and cannot go down...

He has to rely on Ingo and maybe Eelectross for steadying. Because nope, can't do it alone.

It's not just Planes that are bad man.

Fear is just dumb. And phobias evil. Emmet will have days where he is fine with things and then a day later it'll be like, nope, this is too much. It's worse when he's had big stressers. He probably got stuck in their house for a while after Ingo vanished because that combined to make walking feel like "Oh, I am too high, too high, danger" for a good while.

In other news...

Crawling is good, and thank everything for pets that see free snuggle opportunities.

[morganbritton132]

The first person that every party member comes out to is Wayne Munson. Everybody except Eddie, who came out to Hopper first.

[astrobei]

on june 11th 1993, mike wheeler drags his vaguely amused (and highly endeared) boyfriend will byers to the movie theater, shells out for the largest size popcorn they have available, and gets 2 premium, middle-row seats to watch steven spielberg’s jurassic park

(he’s been vibrating with anticipation ever since the first trailer came out. he makes will go see it with him another five times before it leaves theaters.)

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

I love how Brennan as a DM was all "Riz, you need more than good grades. You need to stand out. You need showstopping extracurriculars." and to Kristen he was all, "I'm going to throw the weight of an entire religion at you, make you relive your family trauma through your brother and give you relationship issues."

Yet, SOMEHOW, when Brennan introduced little miss four dogs, the driven type A rogue, and had her run for president, setting up the perfect foil for Riz's character and an amazing extracurricular for Riz to aim for in one fell swoop, THE ENTIRE PARTY WENT "KRISTEN 4 PREZ!!!! SHRIMP PARTY 2.0!!!"

Don't get me wrong, I love that Ally went for the fucking throat on vibes alone. Like, that was truly loathing at first sight and I love that for them, I really do.

BUT ALSO THAT WAS RIZ'S PLOTLINE KRISTEN. YOU HAVE LIKE THREE PLOTLINES KRISTEN. WHY ARE YOU ADDING MORE TO YOUR PLATE KRISTEN.

[vimbry-moved]

it's sad how many reviews and stuff around tmbg seem to centre linnell as the sole dark and creepy writer of the band, never really crediting flansburgh too. do "hide away folk family," "dirt bike," "rabid child," "black ops," "cloisonné" mean nothing to them, smh.

[sagaschan]

HADESTOWN

That hermes was an experience to last....

[cookinguptales]

already seeing people who are like "no, fiyero is the healthier version of galinda! he's her foil, showing what she should be doing! he's the better one to ship with elphaba!"

girl, look at my AO3 history and see if I care what the "healthier" option is

[higheldertala]

i’m in such a dhawan!master mood after listening to the call me master boxset 🥰🥰🥰

[aerillaya]

Me: [finds reference that easily translates "Xantheus sits way too smugly at Obsiddias' feet and both of them are smirking in the "we do whatever the fuck we want" way with OTHER implications]

Me: Maybe that's a bit TOO much, he's sitting at his feet----!!

Xantheus: [is literally collared like a puppy by a TRACKING spell and Obsiddias can literally stalk him if he wants]

Me: ..........

basically, do I do it? do I have the GUTS to do it?

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

ARCTIC MONKEYS 25/06/23

okay now that i've had some time to (slightly) emotionally and physically recover from yesterday, i need to flail about the highlights:

1) meeting one of my absolute favourite humans who i would never have got to know if it hadn't been for this little corner of tumblr - and then getting to share the excitement/nerves/elation/exhaustion rollercoaster of seeing am with them was just - there aren't even words for it. so special 💖

2) learning how to navigate rain ponchos

3) impulse buying too much merch (but also not regretting it. the glasgow tour poster is going to be the first thing going on my wall in my new flat)

4) the mirrorball starting to twirl just before they all came onstage and sending the colours of the afternoon sun everywhere

5) the sheer rush of the moment they all walked onstage together (also that was pretty much the only time i got to glimpse nick and matt at all 💔 from where i was standing i could mostly only see alex and jamie)

6) seeing alex a few metres away in real life after months of looking at his beautiful, dorky little expressions in photos/videos was surreal in the best possible way- there's just something so different about the way you get a sense of someone's energy when you're in the same space with them?? and as someone who's endlessly interested in people, i'm fascinated by how alex simultaneously gives off really reserved, self-contained vibes at the same time as being such a dynamic and captivating performer - like he’s so good at tapping into emotions without letting them be a door into how he’s actually feeling (if that makes any sense, my post-gig brain is not very articulate) i guess that all very much makes sense with all the stuff he's said about personas/performing, but it was still so interesting to get to really feel that sense of his presence in live time. he's definitely very much in control but in a very understated kind of way

7) a bunch of birds circling overhead on one side of the crowd, alex seeing them and dramatically declaring 'release the rest of the birds' 

8) me and the lovely human i went with turning to each other with expressions of sheer joy when the opening bars of crying lightning were played (and don't sit down. and four stars. and arabella. and - you get the picture. getting to share the sheer delight of your favourite songs being played is just the loveliest feeling 💗)

9) alex doing a quirky little 'ha ha' laugh in the middle of body paint 

10) mirrorball coinciding with the most beautiful pink dusk and half moon just above the stage, and getting to witness alex’s piano playing at the start of it

11) body paint. just. body paint. i think my soul left my body.

12) how much energy and enthusiasm alex seemed to have throughout the set - especially after the last week or so it was just the loveliest thing to see him messing about and having fun. and his voice sounded SO good. how anyone manages to sing like that (let alone sound like that less than a week after cancelling shows due to laryngitis) is an absolute mystery to me

13) alex's theatrical hand gestures for crying lightning (the one for gobstopper was a particular favourite)

14) hearing 505 when dusk has just fallen and you can see the smudged moon behind the deep indigo clouds is the only way anyone should ever hear 505 

15) alex and matt having a giggle about something mid set

16) obviously i was aware of how stupidly talented they all are - but there's something about seeing it unfold in front of you in real time that makes it really hit you. the sound wasn't great where i was for some of the time so i don't feel like i got the best audio sense of everything, but i was just so struck in particular by matt on the drums and also alex with his guitar playing. i feel like when i'm just listening to their records i'm so busy listening to alex's voice that i forget how incredible a guitar player he is and - wow. just. yeah. it honestly took my breath away.

17) getting the distinct impression that it provides alex with a sense of amusement to deliberately do that thing where he sings the lyrics at slightly different speeds to trip the crowd up

18) even though i ended up being in significant pain for the second half of the set and had to go find somewhere a little further back where i could lean against the railings (chronic pain conditions and standing for 6+ hours apparently isn't the best mix), nothing could dull how magical it was hearing all the tracks from the car that they played closer to the end. standing there in the dusk and feeling so much about everything is something i'll never forget. it truly brought home to me so poignantly everything about why am's music means so much to me and how much love i have for them 💜

19) being in the exact line of direction alex blew kisses to at the end

20) the hazy post-gig walking in the dark under lit up green trees with the lovely human i went with and our conversations about am and creativity and the courage of sharing music 💖

[loveryoushouldvecomeover-mp3]

1985houndsoflove -> apple-mp3 <3

[sturmvcgel]

@essentiamortis sc.[x]

"There is something odd about you", the valkyrie tilted her head to the side as she watched the girl. Outside the crowds passed by, thousands of mortals going about their daily lives in this realm of chrome and steel, unaware that gods were walking among them again. "You smell of the old world, of the ancient ones. But not of the nine realms. What has brought you to my doorstep?"

[hana-bobo-finch]

Started rereading thg for the probably eighth time in preparation for SOTR’s release next month and Oh Boy the hyperfixation is creeping back up on me

[crave-mp3]

btw i went to my boyfriends house today and we picked raspberries in the sun and got blackberries from the marsh and made ice cream with them and it was the most delicious incredible rich fulfilling ice cream ive ever had in my life

[hibernating-stag]

I don't know if anyone remembers me struggling with it like, months ago, but I had to put a pin in Sol Badguys GGXXAC+R story mode because I couldn't get the path 1 ending

I've been playing through the other story modes with a friend, and she asked to see Sols today...

And I'm happy to report when I tried again I managed to get it in one go!! I got that ending after all this time!!! I'm gonna be riding this high for weeks-