#but I really don't think this is gonna achieve that

[d0eteeth]

I keep trying to make sense of tmagp in my head so I'm just gonna ramble about some insights I had.

I'm really starting to think that the whole lore of tmagp is not about desires or hunger but a lot more about the alchemy that keeps coming up time and time again in the story.

At the core of most casements, we have some form of transmutation or transformation: There are the ones where humans merge with objects (the tree man, the coral woman, the coach man fused with the carriage), which I suppose is some sort of chimera. And often there is some insistence on "a new you", on surpassing one's current form, a purification. Then there are the ones where human sentience is instilled in beings or objects, e.g. Newton's dog, hungry building, blood-thirsty violin, Bonzo costume turned sentient. On the other hand, the experiment/ ritual Sam witnessed could be some sort of separation.

Even the other casements make sense with this concept, for example the first episode, since resurrection/ eternal life is a big aspect of alchemy, bringing a loved one back from the dead but wrong makes sense.

This is also why I don't believe the demon baby was a vampire, but rather a homunculus. The woman in the case doesn't remember the pregnancy or birth, which may indicate that the creature wasn't conceived that way and she's just a surrogate to take care of it. Apparently homunculi also feed on blood so it seems like she was just part of someone's experiment.

But that's not even all. In alchemy, there are certain steps of transmutation, varying from 4 to 7 to 14 (interesting that it would be 14) depending on the alchemist, and while these are steps to supposedly creating a philosopher's stone and would all have to be completed in a row, I do see certain steps correlating to the casements we've heard. On one hand there's the aforementioned conjunction, but also one stage is cibation, as in eating something, which makes the grossout restaurant episode make more sense. And there's also calcination, which is essentially purification by fire to achieve a clean slate. Which is basically exactly what the Magnus protocol does

[umlewis]

lewis hamilton, p3, is interviewed after qualifying, singapore - september 21, 2024 (transcript under the cut)

Lewis: "I mean, firstly, I definitely wanna… 'Cause we don't get to do it a huge amount, but to acknowledge everyone back at the factory. Both factories. All year long they've just been on the grind, just continuing to push. We've had three difficult years in performance and, no matter how hard everyone's worked, we've had this erratic kind of result layout, or statistics, and so… On my side, qualifying's been a nightmare for a year or so, or at least most of this year, and it's been something I've really been working on. There's definitely been a lot of work I've had to do, mentally, to try and just hold onto it and continue to believe. And then the races have been strong. Generally, through the year they've been relatively… I race well, but it makes it so much harder when you don't qualify well. So this weekend, as every weekend, come in positive, but the car was a [laughs] nightmare to drive in P1. We were, like, a second off. We made massive changes for P2; still a second off. Great work for the guys in the simulator last night, came with all this optimism…" George, clapping him on the shoulder: "Well done, mate." Lewis: "…the simulator, and then we made these set-ups. We were all positive… P3, nightmare, 1.2 seconds off, and… Ugh, God. And the mechanics have just been working so hard, changing these bits. They don't know what's coming to them next. And start qualifying and finally the car just… It's just that switch. All of a sudden felt this energy and felt really competitive from the get-go. Unfortunate, I think, for the last lap, but I'll really take it." Interviewer: "Yeah. You've had some great qualifying laps around here, but looking ahead to the race, Lando on pole, Max there. Can you race both of them? Do you sense what kind of results are achievable tomorrow?" Lewis: "I really don't know. With all the changes we've made it's difficult to know where we'll be, balance-wise, for the race, but I think the car is in a better place. I hope that we can position better with aero tomorrow for good long run progress. If we can hold onto these guys… Anything can happen on this track, and so… Tire degradation's gonna be key. I think the McLaren's too fast, really. With their wing moving, and front wing moving, rear wing moving, they're just lightning at the moment, and think that's gonna be hard to beat. But I'll stay hopeful and give it everything and… We've seen these two at the start of the races, and in races anythign can happen, so we'll just try and make sure I'm there for capitalizing, whatever it is." Interviewer: "Best of luck to you."

[storiesbyjes2g]

3.170 One more thing

I probably should have waited to have the next conversation, but I figured since we were getting everything in the open, we may as well discuss finding a new house. Besides, she said she missed talking, right? Autumn in San Sequoia is beautiful. It's refreshingly cool in the mornings, and evenings, and warm during the day. I suggested we take Desi and hang out in our side yard for a bit. A little while ago, I packed up the yoga mats I had out there and set up a nice outdoor chill spot. It's clear I'm not gonna achieve my yoga dreams, if you can even call them that. We weren't using the space, so I turned it into something we will definitely use. Since Desiree will be walking soon, I'll have to get her some toys and things out here. But for now, she can take a nap under the sun in the fresh air while Sophia and I talk business.

It was a little cool, so Sophia lit a fire to keep the baby warm. I let us enjoy the weather and silence for a few moments before bringing up Alessia's conversation.

"So, ummm, after the memorial, Less told me she wants to move."

"Oh! That's great. So she's gonna live in your dad's house then?"

"No."

"Oh. So you're gonna help her find a place?"

"Yes, but not exactly what you're thinking."

She gave me that "Watcher, here we go," face, and I knew I had to sweeten this deal even before I presented it.

"Dub and Maia live in a duplex. They live on one side and rent out the other. I think a situation like that will be ideal for us. Less will be right next door if something happens. We'll share a backyard so the kids can grow up and play together. It's perfect for us. And if Less ever wants to move out, we can rent it to another family and have another stream of income. It's a win win for all of us."

"Wait," she said. "You want us to move? We just got here!"

"True, but things change. It's no big deal. We'll still be in San Sequoia. Just another neighborhood."

"But I love it here," she said. "We spent so much time and money making it our own. Luca, you proposed to me here! I gave birth here! This is my home!"

Sometimes I forget Sophia lived in one place for a long time. Plus, she's a lot more sentimental than I am. This house is the sixth home I've lived in. Moving is no big thing to me, even though this particular home is special to me too. I dreamed about living here; I longed for it. But life hasn't turned out how we thought it would, so my priorities are different now. While I could accomplish my goals perfectly from here, I'd be more at ease somewhere else.

"I understand. We've had lots of great memories here. And I know you're concerned about me being too involved in Less' life, but I think the best way to minimize my time away from home is to have her as close as possible. I promised Mama I'd look after her, Sophia."

She let out a looooong sigh and sat in silence for a bit. I wanted to know what went on in her head, but I knew I needed to let her work it out within herself first, so I waited until she was ready to continue.

"What about this house? What will happen to it?"

I honestly wasn't too keen on selling it. I worked really hard to get it, and I didn't want anyone else to enjoy the fruit of my labor.

"We'll keep it," I said, hoping we'll be able to afford to buy a new house without selling this one. "Less won't need us so close forever. This duplex situation is just temporary, so we can come back here when it's over. Maybe we'll rent it out while we're gone."

Sophia winced at that idea.

"Or it can just sit here until we come back," I said.

She nodded and sighed.

"I don't want to move," she said. "I don't think it's necessary. But everything you said makes sense. I do want Desi to be close to her cousins. The thought of her having easy access to them sounds nice. And I know how much you love your sister."

"Thank you. I'm sorry we have to leave here, but I really do think this will be good for all of us."

[bookwyrminspiration]

the enthusiasm is admirable, but I'd like to request the kotlc tag be usable, please and thanks :)

[fiercestcorpse]

still absolutely baffled by the fact that when the untamed got popular on here you had people posting stuff like "i know it seems kind of weird and confusing for the first couple of episodes but don't worry, it picks up after that" like what the hell are you talking about. i loved the first couple of episodes. i was having the time of my life right from the opening monologue and it only got better from there.

[ineed-to-sleep]

My therapist told me today that I'm one of her patients who's made the most progress in the last two years and honestly I have a feeling I'm getting a good grade at therapy

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

for the past few days i've been feeling kind of empty and hopeless for the future and i've been finding it hard to find joy in things that i usually enjoy lol so umm. can people reblog or comment with even just little things that have happened recently that have made them happy?

[dogearedheart]

🏞🏞🏞

[david-watts]

gonna be real honest I think I've been spiralling back into a proper depressive episode. I think my baseline tends to be on the depressive side because [gestures vaguely at my life] but this is. this is 'I can't function'. this is 'you need to be doing only things that make you feel good otherwise you will crash and burn further' territory

[pyrriax]

ANYWHO goodnight tumblr i'll be back on the art grind tomorrow i think 🙏

[anaalnathrakhs]

it's rlly fun how my parents just straight up. do not care. about the disordered eating. we had all this talk back when i went through a big suicidal crisis a couple months ago, i explained what was really difficult for me, eating socially, restaurants, not choosing my food, etc, and now it's like. okay it didn't exist actually.

mother i am not going to order you around, either you accept that i'm gonna have difficulty dealing with "normal people behavior" or whatnot and you stop looking at me like :/ anytime i am anything but ecstatic at the idea of eating anything anytime anyhow, or you adapt your behavior to avoid the results you don't like to see. i'm only doing my best to handle things from my side, and i am certainly not going to try measuring for you how important family social eating occurences are to you.

[buckys-metal-arm]

The whole "cGi iS rUinInG mOvIeS" is so wild to me because like. I'm a HUGE proponent of practical effects. I mean, I'm a theatre worker and moreover a props artist, practical effects is what I do. But it really bothers me when I see pro-Practical FX people proping up practical effects by shitting on CGI. Both have their place in film and we can prop up one without demonizing an entire profession.

[hungnitan]

My theories after finish Kafka companion quest :

Is there possible that Astral Express and Stellaron Hunter already on cahoot before this game started ?

It definitely sure Himeko had something on Kafka and from Kafka companion quest we know Trailblazer had some connection with Kafka.

It would be funny if Himeko is a Stellaron Hunter member, only to arrange Astral Express to train Trailblazer after Kafka as part of Elio script. Picking Welt, March7 and Danheng along the ways, while Elio seems set in stone on picking Blade as member so it definitely sure he pick someone having connection for the other two (it would be funny if Luocha somehow connected to Elio🤭)

PS : not connected with Kafka companion quest but seeing how good Sampo with Kafka synergy as team composition maybe he's Sam 🤣

[simonghostrileys]

i have a couple gif ideas and i really want to make them but lately i've gotten a little bit obsessed with playing jedi fallen order so there's that too lol

[smallhatlogan]

i hate "well clearly miquella is the most special boy who is better and kinder and more progressive than everyone else in the lands between" but I also hate "actually miquella is evil and doesn't actually care about the downtrodden but is just using them to his own ends"

the first one annoys me way more considering how the fandom like, assumes the worst of like every female character no matter how much they know about her.

[monty-glasses-roxy]

One more thing before I close this Twitter 2 abomination...

If Roxy is an ally in the Ruin DLC then I’m gonna have a canon reason to have the Jurassic Bark trio adopt Cassy and I dunno I just think the three of them co-parenting would be really funny actually