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[comickergirl]

Wanted to share this brilliant Shiho commission by @tiii13! Ahhhhh the hair, the jacket, the ginkgo leaves, the lighting and screentone! I love it so. :D :D :D

(Thanks again to tiii13!)

[stil-lindigo]

do you know if demanding a ceasfire is within ICJ means? i'm not trying to like, idk, defend them or anything, i'm just genuinely curious if they could have actually demanded that, and failed to do so, or if that was never going to be an option

literally speaking? yes, of course it was possible for the ICJ to demand a ceasefire. The South African legal team put up a truly bulletproof case - they would not have asked for a ceasefire if it was not an actual option. Practically speaking? Calling for a ceasefire would've opened up the ICJ to a lot of flack from all the fanatics still moaning about Israel's "right to defend itself". By asking Israel to simply assure protections for Palestinian civilians (which nobody could contest without outwardly seeming like a psychopath), they're trying to walk a safer path.

In doing so however, they've assured that for the next month, Palestinians will most likely undergo the worst barrage of bombing and attacks yet, until Israel has to report back to the ICJ (if they decide to).

[redninjaaaaa]

my brain perceiving this panel like

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

Re: the new LOTR movie…

I think it’s worth remembering that there’s a whole slew of (especially younger) people for whom this movie might be their first exposure to Tolkien, just as RoP was for some, and the original PJ movies were for others before that, and the Bakshi animation was for others before that, etc. And anything that inspires someone to pick up a copy of LOTR (or the Hobbit or Silm) and become a fan is good in my book. Fandoms need newer and younger people to stay vibrant and stable over the long run. So even if the movie ends up sucking by my own standards, it can still do some good. And I wouldn’t want the first thing a new fan hears when coming into the fandom to be me bagging on the thing that brought them there. That doesn’t mean anyone has to like or praise any particular piece of content, but I think it’s worth keeping in mind when we think about how we’re going to talk about that content and the people who enjoyed it.

[doom-dreaming]

I came across an interesting callback during my reading/research; in Ghosts of Onyx, Kelly is skeptical of the S-IIIs' battle-readiness and refers to them as "kids" - a statement that Kurt immediately refutes:

and then in Last Light when Lopis is saying something along the lines of "these kids need medical attention," Fred tells her the exact same thing:

...which I thought was an interesting response, because I remembered him being sympathetic to the Gammas at the end of Ghosts...

and the events of these books are only about seven months apart in the greater Halo timeline (not accounting for the slipspace/time-continuum fuckery going on with Onyx) so it seemed a little uncharacteristic to me at first (and you can chalk some of it up to author characterization, sure) but honestly? It's basically the same situation in both cases: someone close to the S-IIIs is defending their status and capability against a skeptical "outsider" opinion (Kelly is obviously less of an outsider than Veta, but the comparison holds up) and vouching for them in the face of doubt. It's a fun little parallel to draw.

[wishsparkleemoji]

Everyone’s tournament scores just before reset

[bigassbowlingballhead]

As a musical episode enjoyer the strange new worlds musical got me thinking what would 911 have to do for a successful (to me) musical episode.

They must

Have a logical reason why everyone is singing.

Buffy did this with a singing demon. Both scrubs and greys anatomy with some kind of head injury (scrubs a patient. grey's one of their own) even stevens was a literally fever dream, strange new worlds their communications officer had played a song into folded space. 911 can easily work something into the episode that will make sense, isn't bobby already a confirmed fellow musical enjoyer?

2. Original plot relevant songs.

none of this jukebox shit like grey's did (breathe 2am and the story i'm not talking to you, you're wonderful, amazing, beautiful, this is about CALM DOWN). I still occasionally listen to the once more with feelings and my musical soundtracks. the songs fuckin' slap. and shit, this show comes from the Glee guys, they can do this.

3. some meta jokes about the singing

i have nothing more to say about this other than i love a fourth wall break. a little wink and nod to the audience.

4. At least one belting ballad for Karen Wilson

Tracie is a veteran of the stage. That's Joanne. USE HER TO HER FULL POTENTIAL

5. Ryan dancing.

he can sing too, but mostly let that man dance.

[danicloth]

Commissions Open! ✨🌸✨

Hi guys it's me again and I have new prices this time ^^, please check them before anything 💜.

Also this time I'm going to try something for Valentine's Day! ❤️ ‘cause remember I'm going to have my commissions open from today until February 16.

[captainsieni]

BG3 Tarot Poems

[ii-thelightseekers]

💙🪭 - hmmm yah!

R!Fan hands it over.

🧪- she tinkers around with it until she hands it back and is holding her own

Here!

Now it can also work as a communication method!

[mylove-thresher]

hello there *throws yet another sneak peek and leaves (with rizz)*

this is what i mean when i say i procrastinate 24/6

also ily if you can recognize what panel this is (as always)

[baronessblixen]

https://www.tumblr.com/baronessblixen/754472514571337728/im-anon-whose-grandfather-sent-a-sweet-happy

and my baby cousin (his great grandson) was born a few days after he passed away. Isn’t it funny how life goes ? 🕊️

It really is funny like that. Life goes on. Too bad your new baby cousin couldn't meet his great-grandfather. I'm sure he will hear stories about him though ❤️

[thelaurenshippen]

I've tried to look around to see if you're going to do a 4th book for the characters from The Bright Sessions! I just finished Some Faraway Place this week and the LAST TWO words sent me into a sobbing fit. I seriously love the 3rd book so much! And look forward to maybe more from the beloved characters from the podcast!

oh gosh, THANK you! I'm so sorry (and also happy) for making you cry!

sadly, that's all I have planned for the Bright universe! even though I'm sure I could write stories in that world until the heat death of the universe, I feel like I told the story I set out to tell!! so, other than some potential adaptations in the future (who knows!) I think the podcasts and the books are complete!

[awakefor48hours]

What if we started a tradition of writing fanfiction but it was strictly from series that you only know through a follower's posts

[xomoosexo]

you know I have mutuals that are into the q smp without being dream neg so I see some of it and the q smp meetup feels so weird to me. Kind of sad kind of happy weird. Like they seem so full of joy and I just hope they’re happy and they remain friends and I’m glad that some good came of this, even if it hurt us (which we didn’t deserve btw I’m realizing I’m sounding very q smp forgiving we didn’t deserve what we got but I’m happy some people are happy I guess). On the other hand, it feels like a strange wrapped reflection of d smp before everything. Like it’s all gonna fall apart. Idk. I guess part of that is q’s already done it twice and it’s not like the Sapnap Q George meet up was less happy, and yet. Anyways I wish them the best.

(To be clear I’m saying this on anon because I *don’t* believe it absolutely will happen and I will admit I have complicated feelings about all of this because of April. This is just nonsensical ramblings so don’t take it too seriously)

I think it's totally normal to feel happy when you see other people happy and wish them well (especially the people who aren't q, they didn't do anything and I'm glad they are having a good time) and it's normal for it to be bittersweet and kinda cynical about the whole thing seeing as we've experienced that before. that high high joy of the q meetups with snf and then the low low of him basically cutting all of them off. its almost like looking in this uncanny mirror reflection of the d smp, almost what could've been if lockdown hadn't been happening at the same time- if people didn't have to wait so long to see eachother in person. and also, we "know" how it ends, how q has met up with people and dropped them before. it's uncomfortable to see people so happy when you're pretty sure that's all gonna break down again soon. idk. I'm glad I was here to experience those meetups and streams with q even if it ended the way it did. I'm glad I experienced that happiness while it was there.