#Imho

[tumblehcendrum]

Essentially the reply I made a couple days ago but better written.

We literally cannot let them start charging 80 dollars for video games 70 dollars was already outrageous 60 was pushing it. 80 fucking dollars. ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND. For MARIO?!?!?!?!?

[iceeericeee]

“You been checked for ADHD?” “*shakes head no* but I’ve had several STDs, which were probably caused by ADHD.” Is SUCH a Deadpool thing to say, dear god.

[nonstandardrepertoire]

"if G-d has a million fans, i'm one of them; if G-d has ten fans, i'm one of them; if G-d has only one fan, i'm that fan" sure sounds like a Jewish meme account shitpost, and yet it's almost a verbatim quote from today's page of the Talmud, Sanhedrin 97b:

truly time is a flat flat circle :')

[batshaped]

i paused reading chapter 76 to make this LOL

[jackalopc]

admittedly, as someone whose neurodivergent (ND), i get when my fellow ND folks get frustrated with social interactions with neurotypical (NT) folks. because it can be very frustrating! but i think there is a wild misunderstanding there because: NT folks also have [social] scripts.

i think there are also a few other factors that like, are adding to this like misunderstanding/weird navigation around social situations? i'm by no means an expert, and ofc everyone is going to have different experiences. one big one, i think esp when ND folks are trying to talk about these things with NT folks: i don't think the average NT person is not going to be calling or thinking about it in those terms ('scripts' etc). i think a lot of this is a "language" barrier in a way, or rather lack of vocabulary... but also, a misunderstanding because these are skills...

i think ND folks also are under the impression that these are things that come naturally to those who are NT... but its a skill just like anything else. NT folks don't come out of the womb and matrix-style just have every social skill hard-booted into their head... it's learned skills. often, save for like when you're a smaller child, it's just more subtle lessons in it -- which is probably where a lot of folks falter in learning these skills? we're told to do the same things, but not always told why besides vague lines like 'well, it's just polite' but we're not well taught on why politeness and manners matter besides 'they just do'.

which, for a lot of ND folks, is very frustrating because we often just don't want to participate in stuff we might see as frivolous. but thats the thing: it's not frivolous. it's just that no one has been able to explain why it's not in a way that a lot of ND folks understand. its a lack of vocabulary and like teaching methods to explain these like big society-spanning concepts.

it's also, as this post points out, largely a social construct and etiquette thing. which also means that whats acceptable is going to change from situation to situation (ex: casual get together vs formal work event), group to group (ex: family vs friends), community to community (ex: different cities, different religious groups), and so on just moving bigger and bigger, mix and match. these rituals of social scripting, etiquette, and so on are things that are in each group no matter the scale are carefully crafted over time to find what works and everyone can agree on. are they always fun and enjoyable? i mean not necessarily, but they're made to avoid worse feelings than just being bored.

but at the end of the day, a ND person's social script is just going the same thing for the same purposes as these "old school" social skills and rituals: it's a way to navigate different social situations.

I feel like in the rush of “throw out etiquette who cares what fork you use or who gets introduced first” we actually lost a lot of social scripts that the younger generations are floundering without.

[holysweetcherryorchardtree]

[hooked-on-elvis]

Rehearsals for Elvis' third engagement season at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. July 1970 – Rehearsals filmed for the music documentary "Elvis: That's The Way It Is" (MGM, 1970).

[shadowww-bunny]

↪︎ 💌Relationships with Dean Winchester be like:

🥃 Dean is not used to romantic long-term relationships, emotional attachment is difficult for him, so it will take a very (really VERY) long time before the hunter confesses his feelings to you. He will hesitate for a long time, try to suppress this aching feeling in his chest that appears when he thinks about you, but when he realizes that it is useless, he will decide to give you two a chance.

🥃 Dean is not a master of deep, sappy speeches, so you should not expect cliched sentimental compliments from him as in the best melodramas. Dean is a man of action, it can be difficult for him to express his feelings in words, so he will demonstrate his affection for you in the only way he is familiar with: hugs, kisses, glances and, of course, passionate nights in bed.

🥃 Despite his harsh appearance, Dean enjoys physical contact. This is his love language. He doesn't miss an opportunity to touch you, whether it's a pat on the back, tucking your hair behind your ear, or jokingly nudging you. So don't be surprised if Dean "accidentally" falls on you or his hand ends up where it shouldn't be.

🥃 Dean is used to being the protector, the one who controls everything, so your care confuses him. The hunter's lifestyle makes him subconsciously look for a trick and doubt whether he deserves it. But every time you praise, compliment, and gentle treatment, he melts and even embarrasses. Dean can pretend he doesn't need it, but he appreciates it more than he show.

🥃 Dean has always dealt with his negative emotions alone, and at first he will wear this mask with you. It will take a lot of time, persuasion, and words of love before Dean starts showing you his fatigue, sadness, and pain. Of course, he still hides a lot, not wanting to burden you with his problems, but after you listen to him and support him, he feels much better.

🥃 Dean knows you well enough to notice when you're upset or just in a bad mood. He's not as good with words as Sam, but he has his own ways of comforting you. Usually, Dean puts you on his lap and hugs tightly, allowing to bury your face in his chest, as if it's the only shelter from the storm inside you. He kisses you in a silent promise to protect you from all the troubles in the world, and you know that it is.

🥃 Dean likes it when you wear his clothes. It usually happens in the morning, on a weekend, when you put on the first thing that comes to hand, and it turns out to be one of Dean's. Hunter is turned on by how adorable you look in his oversized T-shirt that barely covers your hips. All sleepy and sweet, and his. Only his.

🥃 Dean likes to distract you, especially when you're busy with something. He's acting like a cat demanding attention, and he won't let up until he gets what he wanted. When Sam is not around, Dean becomes even more needy and impatient. He tease you when you're focused on the research. Dean just lies on you, resting his head on your lap, fiddling with the hem of your shirt until you roll your eyes and start stroking his hair, eliciting a satisfied smile.

🥃 princess treatment. Dean enjoys taking care of you. It is important to him that you feel safe, loved and special, and he will do everything for this. Dean buckles your seat belt, carries your bags, and loves holding you in his arms, feeling how your delicate figure fits perfectly in his arms. He becomes so gentle only with you, and it's really cute.

🥃 Dean is jealous. He tries to suppress it, respecting your personal space, and stands somewhere nearby looking after you, but when some guy turns out to be too annoying, Dean immediately finds himself next to you. His hand rests possessively on your hip, and his murderous aura makes the guy quickly leave. However, the hunter won't let you go for a long time after that. He protects what is his.

[thatdruidgal]

Witchcraft hot take

IMHO we are way too harsh on “baby witches”. I see so many people saying “you can’t call yourself that” or “how come they don’t know the basics like X” or “you baby witches don’t know what you’re talking about on WitchTok” or “why do they always mess up X” or otherwise treating newer witches like they’re -excuse my French- morons.

I remember first coming onto Witchblr and feeling so unwelcome even though I don’t have TikTok and was just curious to learn.

We should be gently helping to teach the “baby witches”/new witches/beginners in the practice instead of berating them for learning. Because if we discourage them from learning, then the craft dies with us

Idk, just my personal thoughts after a few years on this app

TL;DR Stop being mean to baby witches

[mr-shimurka]

Nothing but TREVOR. FUCKING. BELMONT.

[wasteland-wrecker]

May I request a swank please 🥺

I don’t take requests 🥺 (unless u ask about my ocs) SORRY 💔

Alright I did just because it is you 🩵

[stargirl-and-potts]

The revelation that “Crystal Palace” isn’t a psychic pseudonym or a half-remembered inside joke but her real name — and that her full name is somehow weirder, and that it’s because her parents are ultra pretentious faux-artsy berks — is under-remarked and hilarious.

[forzasedici]

“daniel ricciardo should be in that second red bull seat” now let’s all sit down and not revise history because that man left that seat out of his own will not to play second fiddle to a kid that just got here and was becoming red bull’s new golden child.

[fareehaandspaniards]

Miquella is nice

After finishing the DLC, Miquella made me think a lot. Before the DLC, he had a rather… one-sided image, I don't know what else to call it. He was incredibly kind, and we saw references for his connection to St. Trina initially (because we still remember Gwyndolin, who lived as girl. And we know Fromsoftware loves the archetype of the sad feminine young man). Miquella was a victim, was a martyr, and was an incredibly kind soul who prayed for Godwyn and invented a true miracle - the Golden Needle, which can help to hold the rot.

But the DLC absolutely turned his image upside down! And it makes me very sad to see a character's incredible transition and acquisition of a new layer of morality (gray) labeled as "bad writing" and "fuck GRRM he spoiled my baby boyy :(((((".

Today after talking with my spouse (He always helps me realize any fragments of lore. Sometimes I have a hard time understanding the simplest things that everyone has long understood and accepted. Also! Happy birthday to my beloved!), I could only finally understand why everyone is getting so worked up about Michella, even though we've had a scenario similar to his "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" a long time ago. That was Laurence, everyone's favorite in Bloodborne, and Gwyn (he really wanted good things and it didn't turn out well :/), etc. I'll also remind you that the fandom (in the general sense) of Fromsoftware games is very fond of villains, and that's fine. But for some reason, when Miquella turned out to be not the good guy everyone wanted him to be, no one appreciated it. And I tried to defend him to the last in a discussion with my husband - Miquella sacrificed everything for the "greater good" in his understanding of the word, Miquella went the way of renunciation, Miquella knew how to love and loved his sister, Miquella wanted to correct all the sins of the past.

However, unlike most Fromsoftware villains, Miquella HIDES his atrocities (even from himself). Nashandra, Shabriri, Micolash, anyone - their motives are clear. They have principles, egos, backstories, justifications for wanting to be a destructive factor, some have these reasons built in at birth, some are insane, etc. Miquella, on the other hand, finds followers by Dishonest means, condemns Radahn to suffering for which to end the festival is organized, leaves his sister to die, condemns Mohg to be a puppet in his scheming, and still thinks of himself as a VIRTUE. He believes that the era he is about to found - will be good and bright. And with words of goodness he kills us in battle with Radahn!

Miquella is a golden apple with a very rotten core. We don't know, really, at what point he started to "rot". What's funny is that of the two twins, Malenia was rotten on the outside and he was rotten on the inside.

Miquella's center is in love. He carries self-love everywhere, charming and falling in love with almost everyone. That is why Malenia says, "My brother will keep his promise. He possesses the wisdom, the allure, of a god - he is the most fearsome Empyrean of all." I think he is the type of child who got used to being loved. The problem with this type is that he can become a wonderful person, or he can turn into a monster who will take love and attention at any cost. (My spouse reminded me here of stories of crazed maniacs who kidnapped those they loved and dreamed of a nonexistent future, not realizing the damage they were doing.)

But there are many questions that, perhaps, everyone should answer for themselves?

What vow did Miquella make to Malenia?

In my opinion, Malenia was not charmed by him. I've always wondered WHY she waits for Miquella at the cocoon in the Tree, even though it clearly shows Miquella being stolen???? She knew, she probably knew his plan originally. She had been waiting for his return like a god. But what had he promised? That when he returned, he would cure her of the rot permanently?

When did Miquella begin his "fall"?

There is no denying that Miquella was a good guy. He tried, he tried to help his loved ones. He looked up to Radahn as a child with respect, as the description of Remembrance of a God and Lord says. Miquella was in harmony with his other self, Trina. But what changed him? Failures? The desire to save everyone at once? The desire to be the most loved? To be perfect - a god? I'm inclined to think it was all of those things that corrupted him at once. After all, as a favorite child, he may have been flawed deep inside from the beginning.

Miquella had resurrected Radahn as a young, beautiful warrior, just as he had been before. But Radahn does not utter a single phrase during the battle, and his movements are more automatic. Radahn feels nothing, and it makes me think more and more that he's more like Miquella's wish come true, his hope of having a worthy consort he loved by his side.

Is Radahn a puppet or a future lord?

Nothing has been confirmed. I've also read that Miquella's spell was broken when his rune was split, that's how many NPCs come to their senses and realize everything. But I think his power would be enough to, like a necromancer, control a resurrected one? And honestly, it's unlikely Radahn would have wanted such a fate. He was holding back fate itself, the stars, so that what did happen to him in the DLC wouldn't happen. Thanks to Miquella, Malenia had turned Caelid into a solid rotten mess and blossomed her divine flower, and left Radahn in an insane state waiting for a noble death at the hands of other warriors. Miquella mutilated him. I don't think Radahn would have appreciated his methods, considering how dedicated he is to warriorship and uprightness, and also honors Godfrey.

What would have happened if the Age of Compassion had happened?

I think it would have been VERY bad. And after a major flourish of life and honoring Miquella, there would have been a decline and another Shattering. Miquella shows himself to be a man who does not tolerate dissent. I think there would have been a flowering of the Inquisition, persecution, murder, and brutal tyranny. And Radahn, most likely, would have simply been "squeezed out" by Miquella and destroyed by his boundless love. Yes, Miquella rejects his love, as @jarognieva correctly pointed out. But he rejected, in my understanding (we need a clear translation from Japanese here), his destined love, i.e., his intended spouse, Trina? Just as Radagon was Marika's spouse. Our Marika is a deity, but she is capable of love - her love for her son, Godwyn, caused her heart to break.

Fandom cancelled Mohg, now he is cancelling Miquella. People don't accept and don't want to comprehend the things that make them change points of view. That's how the witch hunt begins! So stop being shitty and decide for yourself what you think of Miquella before claiming him a "bad written character"

Miquella, as a character, has become an incredible bastard, manipulative and truly evil with a mask of piety. He doesn't go into battle as an honest warrior, he uses others. He "sacrifices" himself by actually sacrificing everyone else. But doesn't that make him MORE interesting?

He's broken a lot of headcanons, but I sincerely hope that the wave of love for him as a VERY gray character will still come! After all, he's a worthy villain archetype! A true evil hidden in a pure soul. How many fanfics, how many musings can be spawned from that. No need to deny him, rather try to accept Miquella for who he is. And don't make it into "good" or "evil". There's a particular aesthetic to how awful Miquella is.

[cillianmurphysdimples]

Series 1 Tommy Shelby will always be elite to me.

He was happier, somehow.

And I'm sorry, but Tommy without a tie is just way better.

[emby-m]