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[somanyupdates]

今天玩的很开心，感谢长隆的邀请[打工人]听说广州最近有暴雨，大家注意安全[微风]晚安！

20240518 | Cr. 李振宁_LZN

[mingi-bubu]

ONCE AGAIN, AND FORCIBLY IN, MY MISSING UNINE HOURS

[lukedanger]

Ashley Williams Appreciation - Background Theme

Let’s kick this Appreciation Week by @cannot-rest off with something spicy… How about Ashley being religious?

Or more specifically, we should ask what we mean when we say Ashley is religious. The way it is usually bandied about, Ashley is portrayed as your standard issue (Christian) fundamentalist evangelical or a Sister of Battle born thirty-eight millennia too soon. However, this doesn’t actually line up with her characterization. If anything, I would posit that while Ashley is a believer, she is more of a ‘Sunday churchgoer’, and even that term gives off the wrong vibe. For her, it is a personal thing rather than a belonging in a community as the Abrahamic religions usually emphasize.

Ashley’s belief is not that of someone who is performing to identify her tribal group, that must be loudly professed and those willing to join evangelized. Ashley will even explicitly refute the idea that she would want to preach in the CiC if Shepard gets in her grill about it. So, that right there tells us that she is not an evangelical who thinks that everyone needs to worship the same way… yet it also does not mean that Ashley is not religious. After all, not every faith sends out missionaries to convert the other, even among the Abrahamic religions.

So, does she overtly practice any common rites that we might identify? Well, no. In fact, if not for Ashley explicitly confirming that she believes, would we from her dialogue even be able to ascertain it? I would say “yes” because of scenes such as mentioning her belief that Kaidan has to be in Heaven and the discussion about her father being dead, but those are singular scenes. Does this invalidate her being religious? Not at all - consider people you know who are religious but you do not interact with much outside of work. Would you say they are not religious because you don’t see them doing certain actions? Or, for that matter, do you even know what those practices are?

In fact, let’s compare her to Samara as I think this makes the difference telling. Samara’s idle animation on the SR-2 is practicing mediation, she explicitly discusses the Justicar Code as it applies to her and the mission. She is unquestionably a religious squadmate, and we don’t even know if she follows the Athame Doctrine or is a siarist - or maybe believes in both?

Ashley? She does none of this, and again we don’t even know if Ashley is Christian - we only assume it because that’s our ‘default’ for vaguely monotheistic IRL religions in the Anglosphere. Here, we hit the core of where religion factors into Ashley’s character. Namely, it is a facet of her but it is not and never was her defining feature. If anything, it is a part of herself that Ashley suppresses to fit in better given that she explicitly mentions that people considered her weird for it. 

So, does this make Ashley a “bad” religious character? To that I ask what defines a “good” religious character? What must a character do to be a “good” religious character? And, perhaps, we should ask how religious a character needs to be. Look at Dragon Age, specifically the Andrastian companions. How many of them like Sera, Varric, Aveline, Alistair, or Wynne would you consider to be “bad religious characters” because it is not as important to their identity than it is for Cassandra, Sebastian, or Leliana? All those named DA characters are firmly Andrastian, yet only the latter three have it as critical to their identity as a character. And the last three don’t praise Andraste every time Henry Hawke comes to see them.

If you have been paying attention to the comparisons, you might notice that the ones that are hardcore about making their religion a part of their identity are those who are explicitly of religious vocation. Ashley is not. Given this and how rarely it comes up, how can we in good faith* say that Ashley being faithful means it has to be core to her the way it is for a Paladin in Dungeons and Dragons? *pun unintended

Does this mean that being religious is entirely unimportant to Ashley’s character and should have been left off? No, absolutely not. It actually tells us quite a bit about her - it tells us that Ashley believes in there being some order to the world, some rightness to it even if we cannot see it. “Everything happens for a reason, Shepard.” A way for Ashley to rationalize the undue hate she gets for events that happened before she was even conceived. A way to view an unfair world, to give her some element of certainty even if it cannot give her a direct hand in bettering herself. And in that, she is also humble: she explicitly denies the idea of humanity having any sort of divine destiny.

And Shepard recognizes what this points to - that for all the armor of cynicism she wears to protect herself, Ashley ultimately wants the galaxy to be a better place. So what does he do with that? He uses it to present to Ashley a different way of thinking: if the galaxy is meant to be a survival of the fittest where everyone looks out for number one, why even bother with this kind of diversity? And with that, Ashley is able to refocus the lenses she views the galaxy with and begins to comprehend that humanity can save itself by saving everyone - and to consider that the Council may also be viewing things in the same light.

It is an utterly beautiful sequence because in the end Ashley’s core motives all remain the same, but the difference it causes is profound. And even if Shepard does not romance* her and so does not put her on that path, Ashley still shifts her opinions to be more big picture rather than a narrow focus on what the Systems Alliance needed. Would it not make sense that after the experiences she finally gained in the first game, Ashley considered it herself and found a similar conclusion? Shepard can just kickstart it so it’s seen earlier, but in the end Ashely makes that leap of faith herself. *Why, Bioware, why would you lock this behind a romance?

TL;DR - Ashley is not an evangelical character, but she is a religious one. It’s just that to Ashley, religion is a very personal matter rather than one she needs to parade about to show as her tribal signifier or to win brownie points with the big G. Assuming that she has to is to reduce Ashley to a stereotype.

[fansandtheic]

Lexie's Story

"Eragon truly takes me back to a different time period, through the books but also in my life. 

I started the Inheritance series when I was in elementary school and immediately fell in love with the characters. I re-read Eragon more times than I care to admit. Reading was my escape from a harsh reality that I called home. My school library finally got a copy of Eldest, and I devoured it just as quickly and with as much interest. My school library did not carry the final two books and I made several attempts to find them. When I finally read Brisingr I was aching to find the final book but was unsuccessful many times! For years I thought the author passed away before being able to finish an incredible series. During this period of time the internet wasn’t in our pockets how it is today. I wasn't able to use the computer at home, and during my last year of elementary school through the end of eighth grade, I lived in group homes and other alternative living situations. So you can probably imagine that using a computer or having internet access wasn't easy. For a long while I gave up on the idea of finding out what happened to Eragon, Saphira, and the world of Alagaësia.

I would imagine I was beautiful and full of grace like Arya, fantasizing that one day there would be movies made of the series and I would be casted as her. Although I didn't know the ending, I was (and still am) a bookworm at heart, and my love for the world and the characters made me a forever fan of the Inheritance Cycle.

As I reached adulthood, I met someone who was also a fan of the series. She informed me there was in fact a final book! I received a copy that same year for my birthday… and put off reading it. Even though I finally had the opportunity to finish the series and was eager to do so for nearly 10 years, it suddenly felt very bittersweet. After another handful of years, I finally brought myself to read Inheritance. I took the better part of a year reading it, savoring the words so as not to finish it too quickly. I knew finishing it would mean there was no more to the series, just my thoughts about everything that happened in the pages of those four familiar books. It was bittersweet, bringing the series to an end, like a chapter of my childhood had been closed that I wasn't quite ready to let go of. And then something amazing happened. 

A few months after finishing the series, I was in a Barnes and Noble, looking for fresh reads. And that’s when i came across Murtagh. I could hardly believe my eyes. I have yet to read it, but this time i feel more prepared; it doesn’t feel so much like an ending. The Inheritance Cycle will always hold a very special place in my heart and I thank Christopher Paolini from the bottom of my heart for sharing such a heartfelt and incredible world with us. I so look forward to Disney making a tv series from the books, and hope it is all I’ve ever dreamed of. Of course, I won’t be playing as Arya, but I will always love and be inspired by her. Thank you Mr. Paolini for making my childhood so much better through an escape to a world filled with magic, dragons, elves, and dwarves. 

Atra esterní ono thelduin. Mor'ranr lifa unin hjarta onr. Un atra du evarínya ono varda."

~ Lexie

[fadedlovemp3]

not to be mean but imagine being one of the non woodz non yibo members of uniq

[nextsevxn]

congratulations to ixform for debuting!!

[scenics]

speaking of wayv, what do you think is the problem? is label v screwing them with marketing? or is it their concept/sound? (i personally don’t listen to wayv bc their title songs sound a little too rough/generic angry kpop boyband trying to be tough. like, i still bop but maybe once a month)

label v as a separate entity was doing 100% fine tbh they were building up wayv step by step in 2019. there were some missteps in releasing stuff but that’s normal. they realized from early on that they’d have to focus on solo stuff to lead to group stuff (reverse logic of kpop)... but ofc now with wayv not being in china for about a year now....all that work is GONE. now with wayv in korea there’s been a “tonal” shift in management and it’s much different how wayv is managed full time. i highly doubt it’s their concept it’s the same avg concept in china and sound wise they still have the best production among cpop groups (it’s still very early in cpop in general)

[hanses-cock-piercing]

[zhenning]

GUYS unine boys on 金曲青春 but also more importantly zhenming reunion and dance stage 🤧🤧🤧

[forzhengting]

unine

do i already stan them? yes | only for the music | attempting to | no

if i’ve never heard of them

first song youtube took me too: set it off absolute trash | not my thing | it’s,, decent,, | need a couple more listens to judge | pretty groovy | okay but i like this a lot | hearted, saved, added to my bops playlist | ABSOLUTE SOTY

first impressions:  it sounds very typical ? of iqiyi/adsj and by that i mean the9/npc’s title tracks are also like that avlsjdflskj its not rlly my thing but i do like the verses quite a bit ? i love the aesthetic of the mv tho esp in the first half like the sorta retro (????? is that the word) vibe is fucking great

who stuck out to me (ex. the member with _ hair, etc.): idk who he is but the boy w/the red hair is rlly pretty n has v nice vocals pls tell me his name i think i love him 🥺💖

if i’ll watch more of them or not: aren’t they disbanding soon.... 😭 so probably not i cant go through more pain sorry

send me a kpop/cpop group and i’ll answer~

[mr-linmo]

WHY DOES JIAYI LOOK LIKE THAT, HE'S LOST

[somanyupdates]

卡点出现 [haha] 爱你们！[心][微风] 好好好，虽然#今天520# 但明天521还要一起“苦”[doge]明天上午来听新歌「背对」哈！#心动来电#

20240520 | Cr. 李振宁_LZN

[mingi-bubu]

so what is the worst song in your opinion of your favorite group 🎤🎤 I'll say that got7's worse song is bad behavior and she's a monster

THIS POST IS FOR HATERS ONLY; STANS WHO CAN'T DEAL WITH OPINIONS THAT AREN'T THEIR OWN DNI. IT'S BETTER FOR ALL OF US THAT WAY.

Okay we all know I hate "Hero" by MX (whatever they did in the chorus with those high pitched up and down notes gives me a bad headache unfortunately 😔)

Atz "The Real" and p much almost every song in Fevers pt 2 to Epilogue*. Like I fuckign hate "Celebrate" so much I cannot actually listen to it. I maintain that whatever they did on mnet kingdom fucked with their sound and while "Deja Vu" fucks, you and I (and Anna) know it took me a mo' to really like it.

Oneus slaps all bangers one after the other and so does Cix and blitzers and unine (i say as if they had put out more than like 20 songs).

I still haven't listened to all of 127's discography yet bc I'm lazy but sticker fucked so hard and I want to take this moment to appreciate her.

OH FUCKING. DONT FIGHT THE FEELING AND LIGHTSABER BY EXO. UGHHHHHHHHH not my thing I don't like it.

*the only good songs to come out of those three albums were "Fireworks (I'm the One)"**, "The Leaders", "Take Me Home", "Deja Vu", "Not Too Late", "The Letter", & "Turbulence". That's 7/23 which I know is a little less than 3.33 repeating aka ⅓ but listen. The bad outweighs the good

**which took me a while to like. I distinctly remember Pavloving myself into liking it at the beginning

[dokjaism]

i need to follow more active blogs so if u post any of the groups in the list like or rb pls. also if u wanna follow me, read my carrd first and then do it pls and thx xoxo

monsta x

ateez

day6

nct

a.c.e

seventeen

astro

unine

n.flying

vixx

sf9

exo

the rose

victon

superm

bold r ults and italics r the ones i rb more frequently :D

[yao-mingmng]

191204 (@____ymm) Instagram Update

这一天等了很久，不管再苦再累，都是值得的！

너무 오랫동안 기다렸던 이날 드디어 ㅠㅠㅠ 정말 감사합니다! #mama2019

[KR trans] Finally, the day I’ve been waiting for so long T^T Thank you so much!

*translation may contain inaccuracies

[moonsjun-archive]

hold on, maybe changxi’s actually onto something