#casual ramblings

[casual-comedy-enjoyer]

Just realized Amity is the first one to do everything in their relationship. She’s the first one to talk (albeit yelling at her for being a fake abomination), she’s technically the first one to hold hands (handshake), she’s the first one to actually ask the other out, and she’s the first to kiss the other, both on the cheek and on the mouth. If anyone would like to add anything, feel free!

[casual-comedy-enjoyer]

I fully agree. People who knew me at school in the past two years will tell you that I constantly proclaim my distaste for public schools. I graduated from a private school, but I spent the first two years of high school in public. My public school was definitely one of the better ones, at least facility-wise, and especially compared to the school I graduated from. The school I graduated from had an extremely high tuition (they were about to raise it when I graduated) with very few things to show for it. Our elementary school is made of portable rooms they rented, and the middle and high school are both in a building we share in a church, which frankly did not want us there, and only tolerated us as much as they did because one guy stuck up for us (thanks Jerry!). We barely had the resources for any electives. So, yes, I agree that education should be available to everyone, hence why public schools should stick around, and also be well-funded to give them the resources required to even be able to provide a quality education.

That does not mean I stand for the current educational system, which sucks and needs to be reevaluated. But this post isn't about that, so I'll leave that discussion for another time.

i'm defending public schools with my life not because I had a good experience in them but because I refuse to let politicians convince people we need a society where school is exclusive to rich kids.

let me tell you something. the public school in my (low income) hometown was fucking TERRIBLE once you got past early elementary to the point where teachers would tell parents to get their kids out (this is why I kept changing schools). however, years later, that school merged with a public school in another town and simply having more resources made it so much better it now has a normal if not positive reputation. so yeah there are in fact public schools in a terrible situation. but if you look at them and say "this is why we should get rid of public schools and replace them with private schools" you're insane.

and since this is tumblr and no one has critical thinking skills, allow me to clarify this is not an endorsement of current educational standards and regulations in public schools, or support for bullying (?)

[violetsandshrikes]

i have been laughing at this for 5 mins

[calmlb]

something about Dazai being comfortable enough around Chuuya to be vulnerable and let him see his genuine reactions (especially his genuine shock) as he processes out loud is SO SO IMPORTANT TO ME

plus Chuuya not being shocked to see the genius at work tells us this isn’t the first time he’s seen Dazai actively figuring things out in real time…

the way Chuuya knows Dazai's nervous habits— noticing that Dazai is worried, and subtly checking on him. the way Dazai drops his facade in favor of putting all of his focus into the mental game at hand is such an obvious sign of trust & closeness for someone like Dazai, whose facade is his main form of defense

how they interact with each other in the downtimes when there’s nobody watching…

all i can think is, look how far they’ve come since they were 16 when Dazai couldn’t trust anyone with his plans. how even now, Dazai is always putting up his “all according to plan” front, even with the agency. how Chuuya is the one person we’ve seen him truly drop the mask around, and Chuuya doesn’t bat an eye. even their banter is ongoing, but subdued.

soukoku and their subtle displays of intimacy will be the death of me 💔

[raepliica]

priest guy sending mixed signals, what is he up to?🤨🕶🤏

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[Image Description: A warm-toned comic featuring Trigun98 characters. It opens with Vash shouting "YOWCH!!" as a half-eaten donut flies through the air, a bruise on Vash's tongue. Meryl, editing papers, is annoyed as he complains: "Ow! Ow! I bi'e my 'ongue..." "What's the rush?" Meryl asks, "They're all yours." Vash, still hurt, tries to explain: "They're jus' sooo good!" Meryl argues back, "Well, savour it then!" Wolfwood has been watching the scene unfold as Meryl continues, "Satisfying your sweet tooth doesn't come cheap, unfortunately." Wolfwood clicks his lighter open and closed, again and again. Without a word, he leans closer, his thumb on Vash's lips. "Wolfwood...?" Vash trails off. Then, Wolfwood opens Vash's mouth and knicks his thumb on one of Vash's canines in one fell swoop. "Wah? Huh??" Vash says as Wolfwood pulls his bleeding thumb away. He licks the blood off the wound then snickers at Vash. Meryl looks disgusted, Vash has lit up in an embarrassed explosion, and Milly remarks, curious: "Those are surprisingly sharp, Mr. Vash!" Question marks float around Vash, and his donuts lay discarded on the table. Each panel is signed by raepliica. End ID]

[lucabyte]

So does anybody else ever think about how Loop felt the need to demonstrate that the party's deaths wouldn't have any effect on the loops. I know I do but that's besides the point. Anyway I don't think Loop actually needs to bathe, they just like to feel included.

[tspofsuga]

[nevereclipse]

i want casual, everyday autism in shows. i want autistic characters who need sensory symmetry, who casually mimic anyone's touch on one side of their bodies on the other (or who have friends who do it for them). i want a friend with flashcards or signals for when their friend loses speech. i want people on video calls and body doubling when they do jobs. i want people having conversations without eye contact. i want excited stimming. i want to see someone getting really excited about the tiniest thing thats related to a safefood or a special interest. i want casual, everyday autism.

(edit: october 22, 11:04am - "nonverbal" -> "nonspeaking") (edit: october 24, 9:44pm - "nonspeaking" -> "loses speech")

[zombiesama]

[ID: the "Neil banging out the tunes meme". It is an image of a naked rat next to a colorful toy piano. It is captioned "Neil banging out the tunes April 13, 2006". End ID]

tomorrow is Neil banging out the tunes day

[pyralart]

I've always thought he acted like a child...

Also killing him isn't enough, I want to see him break down and cry.

I made a part two!

[casual-comedy-enjoyer]

Of the party in The Hobbit, how many of the dwarves do you think are npcs in a DnD campaign? Thorin and Bilbo are 100% players, Gandalf I feel could go either way, but the others… I’m not so sure about. This is an open discussion, feel free to add whatever you want.

[aroacespacerock]

“we need more characters with feminine rage!!” Yall can’t even handle Chappell Roan.

[clarebear-0925]

BEAU DEMAYO JUST CONFIRMED MORPH IS IN LOVE WITH LOGAN ON TWITTTERRRR!??

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[malaierba]

The way the flying hag comic implies that Toshiro just accepted that a flying hag would (randomly) chase him and try to KILL him as part of his life

and everyone just let him believe that?

His dad obviously didn't say shit even though he knew how to deal with the flying hag, Maizuru also obviously didn't say anything in front of him until they moment, did Beni know? And she said nothing? Girl??!

His fucking face always gets me djjfjdhd The Man Was Too Stunned To Speak

[seasideoranges]

i love your zukka art!! have you ever drawn them in a modern setting? i would love to see you interpret their clothing styles!!

sincerest apologies that their outfits are kinda boring especially sokkas, designing modern clothing for the atla gaang is very difficult for me haha

[vanmarkus]

btw I wanna see Buck and Tommy having breakfast after spending the night together, Buck being all blushy and giggly and Tommy just smiling that brilliant attentive smile of his ugh just the thought of it has me melting