#but :] reality strikes again

[drkineildwicks]

Oh nice the OG BH6 pitch notes were released--

"Obake's lair is in the ruins of some of the Old City"--

OH NICE

[nonokoko13]

Ok so today I found out Nanbaka ended some time ago so I spoiled myself and man, the ending was so rushed and angst for no reason and overall disappointing??? The author threw very important lore info and a plot twist that felt all out of the blue near the ending... I love angst but when it is well written, and this was not. Their friendship was real, even if prior to the series start wasn't I know what I read was real friendship and this ending ruins for me one of the main themes of this show.

I don't post a lot about this series because I started it before I even had Tumblr but Nanbaka was everything to me back then. Even after I was forced to move on because the english translation stopped and finding all chapters fan translated was very difficult I'd find myself thinking about these characters sometimes and I almost dare to say that it was a comfort series. Not being able to keep reading it without going through a Odyssey was already upsetting but the ending? What in the actual fuck is that. Is not even the fact it was a sad ending what bothers me the most, it's that it was sad and felt bad written or without proper building 🙁

This literally summaries my opinion regarding what happened to the main group:

Now I feel bad? Bad like when you receive bad news irl? Like I've received a punch in the stomach or a betrayal from a dear old friend

If spy x family or yuu & grim (including all of their friends in twst) separate in the end I'm losing all hope of being happy and relaxing with this trope without fearing the chance of getting backstabbed again forever

God please let them stick together or I'm going to make you the same thing you have done with me

[steelycunt]

all my uni rooms have had blackout curtains or shutters and it’s still really thrilling to me. i can bring the night back. you’ve got nothing on me

[casiavium]

Can't sleep again. Thinking about how I don't like knight/prince(ss) as a trope. Besides the fact that it's boring to me. This isn't "discourse" or a call out or anything it's just a personal interpretation and analysis

while yeah there's nothing wrong with that level of power imbalance in fiction, these tropes always act like that's a cute thing which I just find to be. 😬 y'know. Referring to a character as a "pet" for the royal one without understanding that that's. not a great dynamic to have. The "don't call them toxic or problematic!" When the relationship is inherently not equal and can never be without issues, but this can't possibly be discussed because then the person who ships it is a bad person 🙃

and for someee reason still bitching about the "more obvious" power imbalances like enemies, who most of the time end up being MORE equal because they're the same person same situation different fonts

It's fine to me when it's used as an insult (something something loyalty) and then there's discussion of "you know you mean so much more to me than that", or when there's a Very Obviously Fucked Up imbalance that is Very Obviously Not Normal and yet the one that gets the short end of the stick is like "fuck this I don't care that you think you're better than me. Your power only exists because I give you it, so be very careful how you use it" (and when they use it wrong there are consequences that don't get magically forgiven)

If the one with less control isn't very very aware of how much power the other has over them and could exert if they wanted to (but also the fact that the relationship and its genuineness hinges on their agreement) it gets a bit too concerning for me. If there isn't a certain level of meta intertextual analysis and understanding of the way the very much dominant/submissive dynamic works then it's just. Not interesting and often frustrating

Edit: this should have said intra-textual ("in the text itself", which I apparently not a word) not inter-textual (between texts)

[nando161mando]

The Metacrisis Strikes Again

[nerevar-quote-and-star]

Hi I'm todd Howard and I need your help. We at bethesda would like yo port Skyrim to reality and if you gave us 5$ we could make this come true. DM me at thoward@bethsoft.com or give me a call at 301-354-4254 for discussion

While this is a tempting offer, I'm broke.

What then, Todd? What then?

[centralpark1981]

one fun thing about me is i furrow my brow a lot when i’m focusing/reading something and i don’t really outwardly express my happiness when i'm enjoy something so this is the face i make when i’m consuming something i’m interested in and having a fucking blast

[persimminwrites]

i wanna go back to the days where i wrote chapters and oneshots that were less than 1-2k words

[steelycunt]

does sometimes make me sad that i dont have a better relationship with my sister especially when i see other people who do have good relationships with their siblings but then well i have one conversation with her lasting no more than four minutes and its like oh no i for SURE cant do this with you today 😂👍

[beyondthepleasureprinciple]

Hello, Windsor College residents, and welcome to episode two of Beyond the Pleasure Principle - don't worry, calm down. Nobody's dead. Not yet.

Now, some of you might be wondering why else I'm here. Oh, Acadia, we all slept wonderfully last night, oh, Acadia, we thought you were just here to talk about murder... and you'd be right, folks, but this little segment is just me checking in on you all. See, the chain of events I've got planned only works with the right people, and I gotta know you guys are it.

Western blocks - I know at least one of you dreamt about finding a body on campus. Don't freak out - it's not your time yet. You'll know about it when it is. Northern; I appreciate you're scared after 5C (sorry, Jack Wright, I suppose) kicked the bucket, but trust me, nobody dreaming of being attacked in the middle of the night... is going to be attacked in the middle of the night. It ruins my suspense, for fuck's sake.

Eastern blocks - you guys actually did have a good sleep. This ain't about you. Pass the fuck back out.

But our star of the show - Southern 7B. Let's talk about you real quick. Are you going to dream of drowning for a third night in a row tonight? I hope not, it's getting dull. I wear nice outfits when I come to see you and then I have to drag you outta the ocean and ruin my shirt. It's a tragedy. Stop it. Please. I'm damn near begging you to dream of, like, a sushi restaurant, or a coffee shop, or somewhere we can talk about your role in all of this, and we can't do that if I can't hear myself think over - you know - the sound of the fucking Pacific.

Okay? Okay. Great.

As for the rest of you - see you soon.

In your dreams,

Acadia xoxo

[death-rebirth-senshi]

Not to gush about my own characters again but I so adore the juxtaposition of the brutal look of the great stars as a weapon and the golden Erdtree armor. Poetic.

And patches is there because this was my first playthrough and I wasn't sure if I should join Volcano Manor immediately. Kind of unfortunate that you miss this encounter with him if you go to Volcano Manor immediately upon reaching Altus Plateau.

[phantomdecibel]

Emitting a long and continuous high-pitched aaaaa over the fact that I just had a VIVID idea for something I want to draw

But.

I’m currently unable to get started on it. This is slaughtering me it is turning me inside out I am dying. I want this image to exist outside of my head SO BADLY but I can’t yet and now I am in pain.

Send help.

(y e s it was inspired by an Epic: the musical song leave me alone. I’ve been consumed it’s not my fault)

[delicatefury]

This is a Fantasy Story, not a grimdark tale of the suffering of the universe. A slave wins the race, a farmboy saves the day. Love convinces the monster to turn on his evil master. There is hope even in the darkest of times.

What a beautiful through-line in the 6 Star Wars mainline movies. Too bad Disney and its “creators” didn’t get the message.

I found a Filoni/Lucas interaction over the creation of Ahsoka, and I'm chortling.

Basically Filoni wanted Ahsoka to be a serious commentary on war and child soldiers and her lack of preparation because she's not trained for it

But then George basically told him:

So, in other words: She's got this, and lighten the fuck up :D

[daisyachain]

Great that Andreas has no option but to be an out-of-touch bourgeois

[euphorial-docx]

during the wga/sag-aftra strike, we may see:

film in other countries continuing as usual, but those actors/writers are NOT crossing picket lines! other countries unions often have rules where they can’t strike in solidarity with american unions.

new indie movies separate from hollywood studios. indie movies can continue as usual too, and may even use union actors if they follow certain guidelines and/or get permission from the union.

awards shows, although they might look different and may be postponed. if there are award shows during the strike, there’s a chance they will just be live conferences announcing winners with no celebrations attached.

celebrities will not be promoting their work during this time— that WOULD be crossing the picket line! yes, this includes social media. they can still post on social media, as long as it doesn’t pertain to their work.

a lot more reality tv. this happened the last time there was a writers strike, and it will certainly happen again.

actors will also not be able to campaign for awards. this awards season is going to be a strange one.

propaganda from hollywood. they are already trying to flip the narrative by claiming they can break the unions, but they can’t. the strikers have the power. stand with them for however long this takes!

[marvelsmostwanted]

Today in 🍂✨October surprises✨🍂

• Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Labor Julie Su quietly assisted in winning labor rights for dockworkers, ending a strike that could have had catastrophic economic consequences. (10-4-24)

• In Springfield, Ohio, where Haitian migrants have been blamed for the disappearance of local animals with Trump claiming “‘migrants are walking off’ with geese in the town” and “they’re eating the dogs” - a lie also promoted by JD Vance, Ohio’s own sitting Senator, with no evidence - it turns out that the missing geese were actually the victims of a 64-year-old white man who was hunting illegally. (10-3-24)

• A Trump-appointed federal judge blocked Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan again after another judge reinstated it earlier this week. (10-3-24)

• Republicans and crazy Facebook uncles everywhere have spent this week spreading disinformation about the FEMA response to Hurricane Helene, including AI photos of Trump standing in floodwater and wild claims that Biden is sending money to undocumented immigrants. In reality, the Biden-Harris administration has provided substantial emergency assistance and both Biden and Harris have visited the region. Meanwhile, it turns out that Trump was the one who redirected money from disaster relief to send to ICE during his presidency. Shocker. (10-4-24)

• Seriously, though, Trump is not who you want to call in an emergency. Before allowing disaster relief to reach victims of wildfires in California, then-president Trump forced aides to show him an electoral map to see if he had voters there. He evidently intended to withhold the aid if he found out it was going to mostly Democratic voters. This would be a career-ending scandal in any other political era but alas, we are living in this one. (10-3-24)

• Finally, far-right extremist and Oklahoma superintendent of schools Ryan Walters intends to put Bibles in public schools, which is already disturbing, but in a stunning display of corruption, the only ones that meet his specifications are the so-called “Trump Bibles” that include the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. They go for $60 apiece and Trump gets fees from each one. (10-4-24)

No, wait, I’m going to say that one again:

In Oklahoma, taxpayers’ money will be used to put Trump Bibles in public schools. Their money will go directly to Trump. Not a joke!!! Not an exaggeration!!!

…Surely the voters who are still undecided are lying, right?? Right?!

30 days until Election Day.

Go to vote.org for a sample ballot, early voting dates, and more. Seriously, we have to win.