#anyways i digress on my rantings

[lilyoffandoms]

Jarek Kho

Newest MC. I’m actually really looking forward to Inheritance after seeing a few VIP playthroughs. So I’ve already decided on my MC (unless I choose to change them up).

The writing on their tattoo is from Percy Bysshe Shelley: “O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?” If my translation is correct, it should read “if winter comes”. However, Korean is my newest language and it is the trickiest one I’ve taught myself to date, so please forgive any translation errors on my part 😅 (not that you can read it with the way tumblr butchers images).

Anyways, here it is close up. Please do let me know if you see any errors in my translation.

My Art Ish Thing Tag (Choices Edition): @storyofmychoices @aallotarenunelma @twinkleallnight @dutifullynuttywitch @loreofyore @peonierose @trappedinfanfiction

[adrift-in-thyme]

Gosh yeah, I’ve barely been obsessing over the odyssey but I too am sick on how some people characterize Odysseus. I don’t think I could consume any Odyssey media that isn’t Epic the musical cuz I feel like because Odysseus is a super masculine dude, they’ll give him toxic masculinity traits and make him a cheater. Which is entirely false! He’s a kind and caring man who loves his wife and son more than anything! Sure he’s a little violent but only because he HAS to be. He HAS to do things in order to survive and to protect those he cares about!

even if it’s their own interpretation, I feel like characterizing Odysseus as a cheater in any way shape or form is EXTREMELY disrespectful to male SA survivors. That’s a more off topic thought tho (won’t talk about that anymore I just wanna throw it out there)

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I completely agree!!! It’s this weird thing that’s always driven me nuts where masculinity is equated with toxic masculinity just as often as femininity is equated with weakness. As if a manly dude can’t be a family man who’s both soft-hearted and fiercely protective. Which like WHAT?? It’s yet another infuriating stereotype. And it plays into the whole disrespect to male SA victims thing. Him being a victim doesn’t make him any less of a man per se. It freaking makes him HUMAN.

I don’t get the whole thing with the maids and suitors either. People do realize that they betrayed Penelope and plotted to kill Telemachus right?? They do realize that by completely victimizing the maids they take away the agency they did possess, however little? I’m not saying it’s cut and dry or that’s it’s ok to slaughter a bunch of people (though don’t western heroes do that ALL THE TIME and don’t get slack for it??) or that the maids had this wonderful situation where full consent was given. But come on. You’re gonna villainize the dude whose home they invaded and ransacked and whose family they endangered?

And I feel like with Ody especially he gets characterized by his mistakes (real and contrived). People see him as the guy who got all his men killed by telling the cyclops his name (an understandable mistake because the worst of us comes out under duress. Of course he displayed pride and hubris! He was exhausted and sorrowful and infuriated!). They see him as the guy who “cheated” on Penelope with Circe and Calypso. And they forget the source material. Homer was over there making a character to rival the vast majority of those we have today, a sensitive, traumatized, flawed man who endured SO MUCH to return to his beloved family. A man who, unlike all of his fellow warriors, identified himself as the Father of Telemachus because Penelope and Telemachus are his LIFE. He wrote this awesome character, even gave him a character arc in the Odyssey, and he gets reduced to a cocky cheater.

[canwejustgetahappilyeverafter]

Jane Austen and Jason Todd

Thank you to everyone who has posted elaborate headcanons about Jason's love for Jane Austen. I have yet to pick up my copy of Pride and Prejudice but I still wrote two whole essays on Austen and my professor is thinking about nominating me for an award :)

So I just wanted to thank the Red Hood community for this opportunity lmao

[wereverine]

when ppl start arguing abt on a video abt how someone makes *their* family's recipe for sweet tea and being like "oh honey i'm southern" man shut the entire fuck up everybody in the south makes tea a different way i'm gonna toss my tea jug at your head

[the-golden-dragoness]

Not crying and being guilt ridden again :))))))

[seilon]

i know im not alone on this but i also know this statement is like waving a stick at a hornets nest. my overall memories and nostalgia related to hetalia are generally not bad and i think it may have saved a depression-riddled middle school aged me from being lured towards way darker and more mentally damaging content or online groups

[kickbutts-singsongs]

YOU LIKE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!!

what is your favourite song omgomg

OMG DONT MAKE ME CHOOOOOOOOOOSE

Obvi the title song slaps, All I Ask of You is so sweet, Think of Me makes me jealous of sopranos cuz I can’t sing all the high notes, Prima Donna is fun, Music of the Night uhh did things to me lol, Angel of Music is so soothing, and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again made me tear up a bit.

I can’t narrow it down to just one, so imma say my top three are:

Music of the Night (especiallyyyyy the Ramin Karimloo version from the 25th anniversary)

Phantom of the Opera (nuff said)

and Point of No Return (the movie version)

It’s so good to see a fellow Phan!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[loser-brain]

A little midnight rant (??) more of a ramble actually.

But anyway, I kept getting a lot of "Feminist" videos when they are actually Terf videos disguise as feminist videos or just flat-out Terf videos but don't want to use the word Terf because "it's a hateful thing to say." When really... no. It's not, it literally means Trans Exclusion Radical Feminist.

But anyway, I digress, my question, when did the word feminist lose its proper meaning?

There's a reason why I don't put feminist on my bio because many folks already (sadly) have come to the assumption that feminism/feminist means an all-women club aka "bio women" only.

When... no... feminism was started by women but only because in the working force women were really seen as stay-at-home wives. But because of the women's rights movement is when the law became more lenient in allowing women to work.

Feminist also means helping others such as men of different races as well to get proper jobs and payment as well. That sentence is gonna confuse someone sorry, to ramble more on what I mean. You have to understand the payment system. It's still a problem in today but way way back then, it was a lot worse. Many foreigners that came to America weren’t getting proper payment or not paid at all. But were really taken advataged at the fact they were aliens so their boss would make threats to them such as getting them deported or worse.

Because of the feminist movement, women realize they weren't the only ones getting mistreated by the system so we, feminist, would stick with them and fight a fight for equal rights. In which we won but obviously still need more work.

There is so much more history in which I can't really type all of that here because that would derail this post purpose on my question.

As a true feminist (ew, I don't like that I have to call myself a true feminist just so I don't lump myself with the falseys), knowing the history of what a feminist is... When did the word feminist lose it proper meaning?

I'm not chronically online as I use to be in my teen years (but knowing that bad habit messed up my mental and physical health). Please explain to me like I have been living under rock. Don't explain to me that undermine my intelligence (I've had people that done that to me before it's not fun) but in a way that is like high school teaching. Except take out the censoring bit. I wanna know the

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[missmiseryguts]

I'm not mad because my favourite character is underrated I'm MAD BECAUSE MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER IS OVERHATED!!!!! I cannot go a DAY without seeing a post about how annoying she is I swear to god I'm gonna draw fanart of her to cope

[kitsune-kaos]

Work rant:

Been working my ass off in a new department that I have minimal background in, whilst dealing with my mental health being probably the worst it’s been in the 10 months I’ve worked here, and today I was told by a supervisor that I’m not completing my tasks fast enough (mind you we’re consistently at or near max capacity rn) and she regarded my performance as seeming like I just don’t care. Needless to say, I spent the rest of the day feeling extra fucked up and down on myself. I wish I had the capability/courage to stand up for myself and point out that they’re constant nitpicking has been getting to me, especially when they constantly appear to be chatting with their friends during work. Both her and the other supervisor have been cool in my books up til now, but the way they’ve both been treating me the past couple weeks has me not wanting to be there anymore. I’m tired of the nitpicking, hypocrisy, and the lack of care for those they’re supposed to be supervising.

[cowgurrrl]

I hope you know how unbelievably talented you are. You churn out chapter after chapter like it’s nothing, and they only get even better each time, none of them are ever subpar, and they don’t feel rushed. You’ve got me reading this before bed to try and dream about being rockstar!Joel’s girl. You’re work is amazing and meaningful. Thank you for writing. (And thank you for feeding my delusions about being Joel’s actor girlfriend and having two little stepdaughters) 💌

LEJFKSJDJS THANK YOUUU

I really appreciate your kind words. It made me feel so special and loved 🥹🥹 I’m definitely just going through a little bit of slump which tends to happen after almost fifteen years of writing, working out original plots, being creative, and then trying not to feel like it all sucks lol but it’ll be great!! It’ll work itself out and I’ll (hopefully) stop over analyzing my silly little words on my silly little doc in my silly little room

Thank you so much for being so kind and making my day 🫶🫶

[homestuckicle]

Me and the 10 homestuck aus that circle around in my head at any one time

Current mood

[boyapologist]

thinking about how batshit insane the whole try guys situation was again

[icyfox17]

Yeah I have the vision thing too. I’ve learned to recognise it as the first sign. The second even a millimetre of my vision starts ‘glitching’ I know it’s time to down a painkiller and go lie down in a dark room for a bit. I usually don’t throw up, but I do get nausea from time to time. Throwing up every time sounds like hell though. I’m glad you don’t have to deal with that anymore!

Oh that sounds so fun! I’ve been meaning to look for a folk dance class for a while now, but honestly I don’t have the time.

P.s. I’m late now, but I hope you had fun on your day off!

-🌲

OOOHH SAME SPRUCE, I gen would see my vision get wonky and go Oh Shit.

OOOO OH MY GOODNESS YOU SHOULD TRY WHEN U DO HAVE THE TIME!!!!!! that sounds so cool omgogmomgomg

It is interesting though, I love dancing like at home but it makes me super nervous to dance in front of people, so it's kinda funny that I just went Yep. Gonna do partner dance. We BALLL. But yeah, I've been trying to push myself outside of my comfort zone, and this is one of those ways I am doing it!! Everyone is super super friendly tho omg. Ig it makes sense though lol. You probs aren't an introvert if ur making the active decision to do a partner dance. Unlesss youre doing what I'm doing hahahah

Though I don't consider myself an introvert. I am def an ambivert. Sometimes I gain energy from social interactionnnn and sometimes it is very very draining and I need to lie in bed for 29394903 hours to recover lol

[mothras-in-my-belly]

It's truly a wonder how in my teenage years I was able to stay up all night at the club drinking and eating random pills off the bathroom floor, then immediately after go to work in customer service for 12 hours and feel relatively fine. These days I pull an all-nighter on my days off to read a book, drink like two coffees in the morning and immediately feel like I'm on the verge of a total mental breakdown, complete with a feeling of impending doom that lasts the entire day. So yeah, it's certainly going

[okayykyle]

I love making adult decisions like.. should I take an unpaid internship bcs nobody else is fucking hiring me and I need an internship to literally pass one of my classes. Don't even get me fucking started on how I had a lovely interview (not sarcastic seriously) recently and everyone seems great, they even had an alright salary, but then they were like actually 🥴...our budget doesn't allow enough to pay interns, so gonna have to change your thing to being unpaid. At least you get experience 😊 and a stipend 😊 that AIN'T WORTH SHIT. Boi idk if I'm being stupid, but I did the math and that damn stipend is wAY LESS than half of what other similar positions pay. Ain't enough for sh. Maybe I'm ungrateful, but GOD I am so bad with decision making.