#ant rants

[daddymikeyway]

Mom (the local library system) said it’s my turn with the Serj book!!!!

[antsday]

something that bothers me a lot about so many webcomics (specifically webtoons) is that so many artists seem to prioritize visual appeal over visual storytelling when it comes to character design and character expressions.

and to be clear: these things can coexist, im not saying they can't. it's just that with so many of the webtoons i've read, it always seems to me that when it comes down to it, the focus of a scene or panel isn't how the character feels- it's how they look.

there was this webcomic i read that was being praised for its beautiful art and visuals, and while it is incredibly visually appealing (nice colors, shading, lighting, line-art, etc) there's also something a bit... lifeless about it. the main characters never make 'ugly' expressions or poses- when they suffer, it's always in a way that we can appreciate how there's never a hair out of place or a blemish on their skin. displeasure or sadness is shown through shimmering tears and the slightest furrow of the character's brow, and nothing more. and the end result just leaves me feeling kind of detached, honestly- because at some point you stop noticing the beauty, and then what are you left with?

[antiloquist]

The emotional rollercoaster I have been on the past day has been intense.

(CW: animal injury)

Picked up my cat from the boarder yesterday, noticed she seemed agitated but thought it was her usual hatred of her carrier. Got home, noticed her tail looked weird and she got growly when anything touched it.

Freaked out, worried it was a fracture. Got her to the urgent care vet first thing this morning, found out it’s just a hotspot. Getting it treated with the whole kit and caboodle to be safe. She’ll be grumpy for a few days but will be just fine.

800 dollars but worth it to make sure my Nashu kitty was okay. I was sobbing with relief a bit ago, have now calmed down with food.

Cat tax included!

[hex-antoid]

requests maybe? i have no ideas

ig drop a reply or smth

[anantplayingdnd]

idk how to say this without it seeming like i’m gloating over all of the people who are straight up having really bad times today, but genuinely, i had a really good day today

i spontaneously GM’d a honey heist game for my cousins and (future) in-laws and it was just, incredible. aside from my partner and sister, none had ever played a ttrpg before. they had so much fun that they want to make it an annual tradition (i had to tell them that playing it monthly wasn’t really possible lol).

at least one of those cousins was wearing a Trump bracelet, and like, it was okay. He was normal about me not shying away from the fact that my partner isn’t “just my roommate.” He was an amazing player, and at the very beginning when i asked them all to tell me how the bears know each other he launched into a like five-minute fully improved monologue about who his character was and how he knew the other bears. genuinely mind blowing and i think he’d make an amazing GM one day

i got to see my brother laugh and have fun for the first time in years, and later in the day he actually opened up about a girl he has a crush on

we had a silly string fight in the back yard and my 70 year old grandpa played with us too

i showed my baby cousins the ipad i was using to draw and i got to show them how to make digital art, and just spend time drawing with the two of them

i spent probably fifteen minutes just talking to one of my uncles who i’ve never had much of a conversation with before about his 21 chickens

the entire drive home, me, partner, brother, sister, and sisters boyfriend just were belting christmas songs at the tops of our lungs and laughing

i came out to my dad and told him i wanted to use a different name. i’ve been anxious about telling him that for like, over a year now even though i use my preferred name literally every where in my day to day life

his reaction was to ask if i was going to change my middle name too, and when i told him i wasn’t sure, he started giving me name suggestions. when he went to bed, he gave me a big hug and said goodnight using my chosen name

and don’t get me wrong, there was… absolutely difficult and sucky parts of the day. but i feel so overwhelmed by love and joy that i don’t know what to do but talk about it

[simpsforscience]

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[sheepshelf]

it's not my birthday..? more like, it IS my birthday!! the snow even fell down (without my help) causing no school on my birthday! yaysyysyaua

[ant--rants]

I always end up back in this fucking room, in this fucking bed, in this fucking state of mind.

[sheepshelf]

FOR REAL!!!! i wish we saw more aromantic and/or asexual merch but seeing ur cool stuff made up for it 🫶🫶 so did the band i loved them sm

that was the best first pride fest ever bro

i went to a pride fest today ajs it was so much fun!!! only sad thing was that i could barely find any aromantic stuff 😔😔 and the only aroace thing i found was from my friend who i had complained to abt there rarely being any aroace stuff 💀

on the upside tho i DID just discover my new favorite band!!! im not gonna talk abt them for a while bc like they are small and it could easily pinpoint where i live BUT trust me they were awesome!!

[pr1ncessasuke]

muruem and killua both on their knees begging palm to save their beloved komugi and gon. I just realized this parallel today and im unwell.

togashi created palm to facilitate the new themes of love and coming of age in the chimera ant arc. and created multiple parallels between the two pairs

[daddymikeyway]

New buddy!!

[antsday]

honestly a lot of the most truly terrifying and manipulative horror-villain type characters come from romance authors who think they're writing a desireable male lead

[antiloquist]

@ the three (three!!!) scammers who have already reached out with your carbon copy scripts:

I ain’t falling for it. Buzz off.

[hex-antoid]

who wanna draw my child 👉👈

[anantplayingdnd]

need to start bringing a stuffed animal or something to work because the emotions i feel every time i am in this shitty windowless room i feel emotions that can only be consoled by cuddling with a teddy i’ve had since i was 8.

[anantplayingdnd]

*the camera suddenly zooms in on my thousand yard stare*

because wow! Haha! Classic garden path sentences!! Neato! I love those.

oh, right, this is part of my job. we use that sentence in the research we do.

i don’t like my job though. i’m actively trying to find something else as we speak.

but it’s so cool that i have a job where I get to look at garden path sentences on the regular!!

but i really do hate basically all the other aspects of my job and i feel like it sort of stains my feelings about my beloved garden path sentences.

uh, anyways! Happy Halloween!!

Trick or treat!! (I saw this is the house with Syntax trees???)

Have an old favorite! :)