#and that's not a lie
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I think the difference between a lie and a story is that a story utilizes the trappings and appearance of truth for the interest of the listener as well as of the teller. A story has in it neither gain nor loss. But a lie is a device for profit or escape. I suppose if that definition is strictly held to, then a writer of stories is a liar - if he is financially fortunate.
-John Steinbeck, East of Eden
#musings#quotes#john steinbeck#east of eden#FOUND IT#apologies if it is not paragraph formatted correctly#i'm ripping it off of goodreada#*goodreads#but those of you who follow and know why i was looking for this#you see it right?#you see why i get so frustrated with stories and lies being grouped into the same thing#they aren't#when you're telling a story everyone (usually) knows it isn't true#it's not about the truth of it#a story is there to entertain or enlighten or teach or inspire empathy#to communicate something in a way that can be understood#to communicate TRUTH in a way it can be understood#at its heart a story is a truth#or an attempt at a truth#and that's not a lie#....#this is a separate post#i just#i'm still so FRUSTRATED with that
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tang dynasty miku
#ms worldwide!!!!!#hatsune miku#vocaloid#miku fanart#hanfu#tang dynasty#artists on tumblr#not even gonna lie i don’t even go here i listened to like. three miku songs in 2013 that’s it#but this twitter trend was so cute and inspiring so i kinda had to#pls forgive this fake fan gomenaSORRY#yumidraws
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Thinking of becoming a guy that thinks wolves are the most badass and aspirational animal, but about ants. Like wearing t-shirts about being loyal to my Queen and training to bench 5x my bodyweight. Studying ant warfare. Posting shit like this
#Ant photo by Alex Wild. Inspirational ant image by me.#In a sense‚ the Ant mindset is antithetical to those who follow the Wolf. The lone‚ individualist “alpha” inclinations simply do not apply.#The Ant values her work and her sisters. She is a humble worker and brave soldier. So small‚ yet so strong... Because she's never alone.#This post was a lie. I'm actually already this theoretical person.
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What’s up with how the dunmeshi fandom just lies about this kind of stuff all the time. It is easily confirmable information that it was a monthly series, something incredibly common in the industry.
A not weekly magazine schedule is literally common !! Especially in the seinen shoujo and josei demographics, sometimes monthly, sometimes biweekly, sometimes every two months, sometimes seasonal! Please stop lying about how Dunmeshi was some special unique creation that defies all standards of manga just to hype it up because it is so clear that every single one of these comparisons is centered around Weekly Shonen Jump (and understand that SJ has many magazines under its brand that are monthly or semimonthly). Not everything is WSJ and it needs to stop being the only point of reference in conversations like this 🤧
#sorry im having a moment.#kris actually talks#I can elaborate more on this bc I’m a nerd but like#I hope this doesn’t come off as disagreeing with the idea of moving more magazines off weekly schedules#but maybe let’s not lie ??? and act like tons of series including popular ones aren’t already in monthly ones#dungeon meshi#delicious in dungeon#adding the tag also now that it’s going around anyways. hi guys.#sorry for not including alt text originally I was not expecting reblogs but I have added it now o7#blah blah check reblogs with comments for additional thoughts from me if you care etc etc
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where my fellow monster fuckers at 👅👅👅👅👅👅
#dungeon meshi fanart#dungeon meshi#dunmeshi#laios touden#farcille#marcille donato#falin#not going to lie labru is the worst thing to happen to me because damn everyones lining up for yaoi and not laios x monsters sniff sniff#sorry cough im. normal#my artwork#rkgk#winged lion#theres not even a ship tag for them im sick#lios..?#laion#😭
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I saw this photo of a Gannet taken by Paul Miguel on twitter and immediately thought "oh that's an angel" so I wanted to draw it out before I forgot.
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"life doesnt get better, you just get stronger" does NOT include ages 11-17. life does in fact just get better from there. those years are dogshit. like, you do get stronger but its mostly just a factor of not being 11-17 anymore. positive thinking helps but it doesnt fix whatevers going on at 15, you have to brute force through that one raw
#i originally posted this as just a 'hey remember how fuckin bad middle/highschool was? shit was wild' type post but now#there are a bunch of teens in the notes being like 'oh my god are you serious? it gets better? im not stuck in hell forever??'#and im reminded that the only people who told teenage ella 'it gets better' were speakers at mental health assemblies#aka the least relatable people alive who were seemingly born to lie to you#so. uh. yeah im a certified adult who isnt here to lie or sugarcoat the realities of being a teenager#the only thing more certain than the pain is the transcience
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astarion is cheating
#bg3#baldur's gate 3#gale of waterdeep#wyll ravengard#karlach#astarion#shadowheart#lae'zel#halsin#half these fools cant lie worth fuck. terrible at cards smh#krem scribbles
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I.. feel like I need to go to a ren faire.
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don’t worry about me. goodbye, big brother
#dungeon meshi#dunmeshi#laios touden#falin touden#blood tw#ruporas art#the anime adaption of this scene was kinda crazy i wont lie… the development and build towards#this reveal was likee woahhh Damnnnn…. even with all the knowledge of the rest of the manga#it gave me a diff sense of horror to laios’ loss
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this is so devastating. laois should have just shot him with a gun
#put him out of his misery#it would have been kinder#like holy shit kabru blurts out that he wants to be laois' friend like it's some kind of confession#and then laois says that he knows it must be a lie because no one would ever be that down bad#that's so EMBARASSING#it's literally a miracle kabru didn't kill himself immediately after this conversation#i would have self immolated#dungeon meshi#kabru#laois#labru
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10 years later
#my art#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#jjk fanart#jujutsu kaisen fanart#yuji itadori#fushiguro megumi#nobara kugisaki#itafushi#itafushikugi#jjk spoilers#jjk manga spoilers#least heterosexual group photo ive ever drawn tbh#u have the kings of subtle pda and their judgy lesbian third wheel#this does remind me a lot of the kind of art i used to do jhgdjghdfj#specifically that one furuba main trio piece i did forever ago. same vibe better art#anyway......i tried my best........ i tried so hard#i do not know how old they look . the goal was 25/26 but atp i've gaslit myself into thinking they look the same#especially megumi im so . throws hands in the air in defeat#but idk what else i can do cries at least i like it??? i think???????#i don't know!!! if they look younger than 25 whatever!!!!!!!!#why is it so hard fr me to make chars look older im gna slam my head against the door#maybe its fine. idc <- (lie)#in other news itfs are married fight me abt it . yuuji rockin the right hand ring fr Lack Of Finger reasons#also i am Eating nobara's fit . she might also look a bit younger than intended the more i look at her gDI why cant i have nice things#new hairstyle carrying tbh. i think she would a. grow it out and b. switch the side she parts it on to make Seeing easier#god just take it all tht really matters 2 me is low pony nobara and Rings On Fingers itfs#i did my time in yoi i know how to make wedding bands Work
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Hold fast. Brave the storm
#percy jackson#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo series#pjo#illustration#artists on tumblr#might have gotten a lil carried away here#not gonna lie#this series is just so pretty#rick riordan#can't draw a minotaur to save my life tho#annabeth chase#clarisse la rue#luke castellan#grover underwood
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The New York Times did a piece titled 100 Small Acts of Love and these are some of my favorites 💕
#not gonna lie i was sobbing while reading the whole thing#they're all right without tenderness we are in hell#my upload#call it what it is; love
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deadpool, wolverine, and the child deadpool baby trapped him with, dogpool !!!!
#art#artists on tumblr#digital art#procreate#my art#deadpool and wolverine#deadpool#deadpool 3#wade wilson#wolverine#loganpool#poolverine#deadpool x wolverine#gay as hell lowkey i wont lie!!!!!!!#disney#marvel#mcu#marvel cinematic universe#doing this one trend with them#dogpool#mary puppins
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