#blog ethos

[howgaytobequeer]

Happy New Year to all my gay little queers, and to our allied friends along for the ride.

Let's all make 2023 a wonderful year of marveling at the joyous strangeness of nature!

[howgaytobequeer]

And once you know what vital services these 'ugly' plants are providing, isn't that beautiful?

I'm also reminded of how, whenever you're making art, at some point in the process the piece is going to look butt-ugly. Ask any artist of any medium. But these 'ugly' drafts and sketches and ingredients are necessary for the final piece to be what the artist wants it to be.

[tango-but-everywhere]

bogos binted?

mumbo, wild life 5

[ID: a minecraft screenshot from within the spanners’ tnt minecart tower. from left to right, impulse, pearl and tango are all facing the viewer, though pearl is looking at tango. end ID]

[fountainpenguin]

Tango and GeminiTay visit Etho post-charity stream travel while Grian interacts via chat. Etho says he and Joel were alone all week and everybody teases him.

19 minutes into Tango's "I AM THE MASTER" stream, April 2024

Transcript:

Tango: So, Etho, what did you do all week by yourself? Were you lonely?

Etho: Dude, it was so dead on this server-

Tango: It was so quiet! I know.

Gem, overlapping: Did you miss us?

Tango, overlapping: He DID! He did!

Gem: Awww!

Etho: A little bit... It was just like- It was like Joel and me, and...................... and that was about it... And Cub came back eventually.

Gem, overlapping: Of COURSE you mention Joel first.

Tango: Yep, yep; of course.

Tango, quietly sing-songing: Obsessed~ ... Obsessed...

Etho: [Laughs]

Gem: Not your neighbor, Cub. JOEL. Joel's top of the list.

Etho: But I couldn't even go see Joel because it would've been awkward to, like... just be alone.

Gem: You poor thing...

Tango, reading Grian's message in chat: 'Joel is enough for you.' Yeah...... I see more statues popping up- Who's making them?

Etho: Not me! Okay, something weird is going on- I don't know the deal behind it-

Tango, laughing: Uh-huh...

Etho: I've made two statues... Total.

Tango: Which ones did you make?

Etho: The Joel one... and the other one's... a secret.

[End]

Next, Tango and Gem tease Etho because they're pretty sure the other statues he built are the giant Etho statues, implied to be something he put in front of Joel's base himself. Etho says this is "not confirmed in his video."

[chalkrub]

demon that critically analyses the past actions you'd really rather forget

[howgaytobequeer]

Unironically, getting into something like iNaturalist and making a goal to make at least one observation a day has helped me a lot with this kind of thinking.

I don't always make my goal, like when the weather or my health prevents me from going out, but it does help.

"There's no wildlife here. The land is barren and stripped from farming chemicals"

I just saw two blue herons fly super low over our house, which means they've been fishing in the creek behind us, which means there's fish there. Which means there's bugs to feed the fish and algae to feed the bugs, which means the water and soil is worth something damnit.

Yes, I'm sorry the suburb isn't the grand, sweeping swath of uninhabited land that you so desperately crave but would learn to loathe, but saying that the land here is barren and that there's no wildlife here and that there's nothing to salvage- that's a You problem. Nature might be struggling, but against all odds it is at least trying.

[wickedfarter]

be nice to bdubs day!

[mothofprophecy]

i love your art very very much. its like drinking hot coca. :))))

if you’re doing the fandom swap, mayhaps a vampire of the etho slab variety?

no pressure obv, have a good day

Hdjsjss ty lmao!

Here’s your Etho, I ended up turning his mask into a floofy collar to show his fangs XD

[simplepotatofarmer]

if i'm honest, the mcyt fandom has the biggest case of 'except for the acceptable target' syndrome. they'll make posts about 'handling cringe' but make it clear the acceptable cringe is not dsmp fans or dream fans. they'll talk about growth and nuance and change but it's never applied to the people they hate. bullying is wrong, of course, unless you're 'driving out' the dream fans.

there is always an exception to any of these statements, there's always someone who you're allowed to treat poorly and i really hope one day the fandom can move away from that and be kinder.

[aromantichc]

Aromantic Character of the Day (2/11/24) is...

Ethoslab (Hermitcraft) !

Anon headcanons Ethoslab as cupioromantic grayromantic!

[agarafile]

this is the return of not one, but TWO MURDER CAMELS (gem&etho and pearl&impulse)

[birrdies]

if he loved you he'd give you a life

[riskhour]

spot the difference?!

[tango-but-everywhere]

*rises from the dead* thank you pearl for this behind the scenes/exclusive preview!!

[ID: a minecraft screenshot, taken within a trial chamber. Pearl and Etho are closest to the viewer, standing back to back. The minimal armour texture pack is on. Pearl is drawing a bow in full netherite and Etho is wielding an enchanted diamond sword in a mix of netherite and diamond armour. Between them and further away, Tango is walking somewhat toward us. He’s wielding a bow but not drawing it, and wearing full diamond. There’s a whole bunch of blue flame and skull particles in the air between the three of them. End ID]

[daily-ethoslab]

[386] @daily-grian Happy Belated 1 year! I hope you three share this cupcake in a civilized manner! :)

[galaxyinacup]

i genuinely would love to see more etho and grian stuff from you , your art style is so pretty and etho looks so good in it omgomg- i have barely seen any etho and grian stuff and im really liking stuff ive seen form you its so cool :D

Happy to deliver anon!! Thank you for the kind words:D as you can see I'm a wet paper towel Etho enthusiast

If anyone else has any requests pertaining to the blorbos I'd love to hear them!