#gifted speaker

[liberalsarecool]

Tim Walz was mopping the floor with Trump.

[ingravinoveritas]

Hello, lovely followers! I know there is lots of fandom goodness to talk about right now (especially with us being on the eve of the BAFTAs), but I had to share some personal news: I went to a gala myself last night, where I received an award! These are just a few pictures that I wanted to share from the occasion, and to let you know why I'm still working on my response to your Asks (which I will have done soon!). ❤️❤️

[speakergame]

hiya! i love your game and the richness of your characters <3 are you still answering asks about ros from idle hands and at the threshold? if not, idk if you’ve ever answered this before, but how do you make your characters feel so… i guess distinct is the word? 😅 like they all feel like real, dynamic people i could go on a modern fantasy road trip with!

I am still answering asks about the Idle Hands characters, yes! and some about At the Threshold, but it's still a ways out from being actively worked on so I'm a bit more selective about questions about them until I flesh the characters and story out a little more

and thank you, I love to hear that my characters feel real and distinct! 😊 figuring out a character's voice is one of my favorite things to do. I don't know if it's just how my brain works, but I can hear them speaking very clearly when I'm writing, almost like I'm in the room listening to their conversation. (especially pre-established characters from other media when writing fanfic; finding my own characters' voices can be a bit more challenging) a lot of the time, dialogue for a scene is the first thing that comes to me, and I go back and fill in action, scenery, and internal monologue later

I have been known to talk to myself when I'm working, to make sure the way characters talk sounds natural when spoken out loud 😅 my spouse and daughter call it "Voices Time" and leave me alone to let me rant at myself in peace

[chasehollow-doodletour]

This one is for the Key Buddy theorists.

[lovely-v]

The thing is public transport requires you to exist in a space with others and you do have to be okay with people talking on the phone, being in your space, publicly displaying affection, etc. but also get headphones. Like even before phones nobody wanted to hear whatever the hell ur listening to. Why do you think Spock choked that guy on the bus with the boom box in Star Trek the one with the whales

[thatswhatsushesaid]

the fool 🤝 jin guangyao being easily the most dynamic and compelling characters in their respective canons, likely for reasons that were substantially if not entirely unintentional on the part of their respective authors

[holocene-sims]

a sneak peek for an upcoming (timeline tbd) update 😊

[ayakashibackstreet]

Listening to a video game talk in the background of my work and like... were smartphones already so big in 2013? As in, widely adopted to the point of high schoolers bringing them to school? Was that an America/Western Europe thing? I know I have memory issues and 2013 just so happens to be the time that I have trouble remembering but... really? 2013? Was that a thing? Maybe it was and I just can't recall? Uhhh?

I know me not having a smartphone in like 2015 was weird, to the point where I was the 'retro tech' guy back near the end of middle school but... uh. I'm a little confused.

[as-the-eterna-lcity]

Change is inevitable but your brother's love stayed the same as ever.

I just wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible All for the Game merch mug you gifted me on my birthday. Your thoughtfulness and understanding of my interests mean the world to me.

I read all for the game 5 years ago but the love i have for it stayed the same even after years .it doesn't matter that years have passed and i read so many other books but nothing hits as hard as aftg did!

Thank u so much to my dear brother who knew my deep love for it and got me a mug

I don't own a single book or merch of books ever in my life ,but for the first tym in life !eventhough i started reading at the ago of 14 my brother gited me a mug 💓

If even its not much in other people's eyes .it shows a great deal of love and care my brother has for me .

And I'm always greatfull for him no matter what .thanks bro for this lovely gift on my 20th birthday 🎂.

#no longer a teenager

[missazurerose]

Being dramatic out at the Last Vigil on a foggy day.

If I'm honest, I don't think I had any posing tools when I did these. I'm pretty sure I just kept going in and out of gpose trying to position them decently close together during the Endwalker caster role quests.

[tunamayojazz]

a look into yuta and toge's couple dorm life

(template by pckgmeat)

[hawkesoutdoor]

A Great #Holiday #Present For Friends and Family. The Turtlebox Audio Bluetooth Speaker At Hawkes Outdoors. Try it before you buy it! Most our #gear in store is interactive, so that you know you like it before getting it home, or giving it as a #gift .

[toilethamster]

John Calvin’s Writings and Asexuality?

The context here is that I don’t know all that much about John Calvin specifically, and I’m also trying to be a good history student and not project onto the past (and these have been translated into English, so something might have gotten lost)….but reading about Calvin’s concept of ‘continence’ is really making me think about asexuality & it’s not like there’s very much older ace history out there - I’ll take what I can get. So here’s some sections from his ‘Institutes of the Christian Religion’ (published in Latin in 1536).

What Is Continence?

According to the OED (a wonderful source if you’re looking for meanings of old English words and in what periods those definitions applied):

Now, this is the part where the fact it’s translated feels particularly important, since the use of ‘continence’ by the translators may very well just be the closest word an English speaker might understand. So it’s probably going to be more useful to look at how Calvin talks about it.

Characteristics of 'Continence' described by Calvin:

It’s easy for people with this ‘gift’ to avoid sex in a way it isn’t for everyone else

2. It’s limited to a few people

3. It isn’t just a choice not to have sex, it’s an absence of desire

4. It can come & go for some people, for some it is permanent (this is part of his reasoning for why permanent vows of celibacy are a bad idea)

So...yeah? It somehow doesn't feel like Calvin would be all that surprised by the concept of asexuality. Although, for him, ‘continence’ is all framed as a gift from God enabling someone to be more committed to worship. So I suppose according to Calvin I’m wasting a special gift from God? Oopsie.

Sources:

(John Calvin’s works published in English)

[poltergeist-coffee]

i know its wayyy too far in the future because they already missed it this year but id love to see how they'd celebrate Lunar New Year on the qsmp

[stabknives]

All you need to know about V is that he was the eldest child.

[jacks-weird-world]

JFK's 107th birthday🎂

A hail for courage!

A shout out for your competence!

A shout out for your boldness!

Always in memory 🕊️