#but i'm opinionated

[iturbide]

Has Naga ever even tried talking to Grima? That thing you said about them not being part of the natural order just made me think, what if Naga Knows and she's just like, manmade horror beyond comprehension? yeah that's gotta go.

I don't think we really know how much Grima and Naga have interacted outside of their conflicts, to be honest. Considering that she was upset enough about the destruction of Thabes to exile Duma, though, she either didn't know about The Creation in the Labyrinth or didn't consider it threatening enough to warrant razing a major human city. And given that there's a religion founded on the worship of Grima, I think it highly likely that Grima had escaped the labyrinth and made their presence known on the western side of the continent well before Naga and the First Exalt sealed them. So either Naga wasn't paying attention to events west of the border, or she only considered Grima a threat after some tipping point.

I don't recall seeing Grima and Naga interact directly in Awakening, though. Grima clearly has a pretty low opinion of her and her followers, based on how they talk, but Naga never attempts any form of communication with them, either, instead sending Chrom and Co. to take them down. Personally, it strikes me as a pretty mutual dislike.

[dyscomancer]

[abracadaze]

i feel so bad for nikola tesla like imagine spending years beefing with a guy who has conned the public into believing he's some sort of supergenius when in reality it's his overworked employees developing all of his world-changing inventions and you end up dying broke and starving and alone and then 100 years later another guy cons the public into believing he's some sort of supergenius when in reality it's his overworked employees developing all of his world-changing inventions and he's doing it all IN YOUR NAME. he must be rolling in his grave like a fucking rotisserie chicken

[hardoncaulfield]

Everyone should be able to express their small and mean opinions to someone who won't clutch their pearls about it. Being a bitch is a human right

[stuckinapril]

don't stress about that opportunity that fell through or that friend you lost or that thing you really want to happen but isn't. as long as you keep your chin up and try try try again, better things will replace your losses. i'm looking at my life rn and actually marveling at how every single thing i stressed about, whether it be an opportunity or a person, got supplanted w another thing that is so much better. it really is true that loss makes space for better things. these days i don't get sad when something doesn't work out. i get excited that i'm now open to so many other possibilities out there, so long as i actively seek them. you never lack. you just transition.

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

where's that post that goes something like, "ppl on this site will be like 'cannibalism as sex is so overdone it's basically vanilla atp 🙄' and then you step one degree outside your mutual circle and people are trigger tagging memes abt infidelity" feeling that rn

[theabigailthorn]

"Good" Acting

i have a theory that a lot of people say acting is "good" when they're emotionally moved by it, and a lot of cishet white people have a lifelong habit of not listening or empathising when minoritised people speak, so minority actors get called "bad" even when they display some pretty fucking amazing technical skill

[norcumii]

My family watches Wheel of Fortune some - most? - nights when dinner coincides with it. I grew up with many fond memories of spending the night with one of my grandmothers, and after a day of her explaining her incomprehensible Stories as we watched I don't know how many soap operas, we'd watch Wheel together and I'd be awed by her skills.

Nowadays it's me and my folks loudly commenting - we're truly terrible backseat drivers with VERY strong opinions about strategy that might well not hold up under actual competitive conditions, and we're aware of that, but it sure doesn't stop us yelling in derision every time someone picks the "Thing" category.

Last season was the host's last - Pat Sejak's retired, which given some health scares, is totally understandable. Tonight was Ryan Seacrest's first on the job, and...

well...

We were all underwhelmed. I loathe the new set - not that it's the first time that's happened - and some of the new style of camera angles are disconcerting and not what I'd prefer, though that might all just be Not Liking Change. The part that stood out to all of us, however, was Seacrest just did not vibe well. He seemed uncomfortable, a little too handsy not in a "LAWSUIT!" kinda way just a "dude back off please personal space!" kinda way, a bit too try hard and self-conscious of the failures. Watching him snap into a WILDLY more comfortable persona in the last 5 seconds when he went from "ZOMG I am hosting WHEEL o_o" to "Ah, promo-ing a thing for the network, I can do this in my sleep!" was astonishing.

I keep reminding myself it's his first night. I keep reminding myself that he's now responsible for Wheel and its 45+ seasons of history. I keep reminding myself he's trying to step into the shoes but not replace the former weatherman we've all had in our living rooms for freakin' DECADES, and that's a HELL of a steep learning curve.

I also keep thinking about Sam Reich putting his friends through increasingly complicated and deranged Shenanigans for our amusement WITHOUT a shred of that awkwardness, and all I can think is "skill issue."

[egophiliac]

ENG PLAYERS I BESEECH YOU

I have been informed that you guys are getting part 4 of episode 7 tomorrow, which means we are FINALLY going to get the official romanization of Revaan's name, somebody please tell me because I need to know what it is.

like, yes, it's probably just Revan/Levan, but look, I'm sitting here with my finger over the button of all these Laverne and Shirley jokes and just waiting for the opportunity to deploy them --

[luciusdaskele-art]

I made a shit post based off of a tumblr post I saw

The original

[lazylittledragon]

ok someone please correct me if i'm wrong but am i weird for thinking those 'audiobooks don't count as reading' posts are ableist as fuck????

[tubbytarchia]

[2racoonsinajumpsuit]

objectively the correct way to enjoy them (my way)

~ happy

[tetrafelino]

Not my sister bringing up """"the"""" presidential debate... Girl you are PARANAENSE.