#i do usually like the job. to be clear

[unfriendlyneighbourhoodbogwitch]

I love. I LOVE. Being at work and being like ???? Why am I so tired and angry????? Why is my brain being so gosh darn silley. Why do I want to rip and tear so so badly???? Well turns out. I've been overstimulated and exhausted and in pain and autistic the whole time.

[essektheylyss]

I'm not gonna put this on the other post cuz I don't really want it rebloggable but I do want to specify that like, yes I was being dramatic about Essek in terms of affect, but every part of that post is also quite literally a description of my experience with a creative field that is pretty centralized around a few locations and that has made it stringently difficult to enter and stay in the field. There are obviously monumentally different aspects around those circumstances, but like... look I left Los Angeles literally two weeks after the c2 finale with a very clear understanding that once I did, I was not going back, and that because of that, my career would never look like I'd wanted it to in any capacity, and in fact it was likely that it meant I would not work in the field I'd trained for ever again, and also knew it was the only choice that made sense if I wanted to, like, have a life. And I do! And it's great! And it still makes me very upset to think about for many reasons! So you can see why I have a lot of feelings about the whole situation.

[sonknuxadow]

was really excited for sonic 3 at first but the more information that comes out about it the more nervous i get. we barely even know anything yet and they somehow keep making all the wrong decisions. Come on man.

[vulpinesaint]

do i believe eddie brock is homosexual or even really into men. no. to be honest. however is he gay for that alien. one hundred fucking percent and it's canonical too

[kirby-the-gorb]

[arolesbianism]

Hello miss Marker Bills can I help you…?

[tmae3114]

Ah, I am desperately, achingly homesick to the point of having difficulty breathing again

and it's two days before my period is due, approximately the time at which Effects usually start hitting me

which aligns more or less perfectly with the day my period started last month also being the day I burst into tears at work, in front of my coworkers, over how homesick I was

......this bodes ill

[w-corp-clerk-anon]

Update on the bubblegum infractor... or INFRACTORS. Turns out there's a group (likely a sindicate) of them doing this kind of shit around the district using a strange chewable mix where it's safe to mix it on any liquids but once dry, it becomes a somekind of poison. Thanks the people above for these layered gloves and gasmask, but wont change the fact that there's someone out there wanting to get rid of us.

[gxtzeizm]

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[h-a-unted]

Though I do love the details we've been given about Joe and Jack in the books, I do have to point out some differences.

To me, Jack and Joe are two sides of the same coin. Despite having a 2-year difference in age, they're almost as similar as identical twins can get to be. Appearance-wise, Joe does look a little older than Reacher, but they look so similar, in general, that they often get mistaken by one another. Their voices are also very similar; Reacher is just more deadpan about his tone, and Joe makes sure to show much more emotion with his own.

Which leads me to the point of physical prowess and intelligence. They're pretty much the same, with Reacher being much more versed in physical prowess and techniques than Joe, who likes to keep things civil, using his mind instead. This doesn't mean Joe cannot be very violent, or that Reacher is not incredibly smart. They're almost equals, but they prioritize and lean towards different things.

This is why I love the series, because it doesn't shy away from their flaws/handicaps. The dynamic between these two siblings works best when they are juxtapositions of each other, just as awesome but with different flavors. That's what I try to portray with them.

[sskk-manifesto]

What a good episode. Maaaaaan

[transtrucy]

no one take this the wrong way i'm just saying like. sometimes i really get edgeworth's whole faking his death and fleeing to europe for a year thing. like what if i just left the country for a while with no notice. thinking about it.

[lieutenantselnia]

This is super random, but I've recently been watching more German movies (I really enjoyed the performances of some Downfall actors and wanted to see some of their other works), and like what the hell is it with 2000s German movies that there's way too often one entirely random scene with someone having their bare ass out😭😂

Of course it doesn't happen in every movie but still often enough that it's somehow noticeable? I'm not sure if it's more of a time or a country dependent thing, but at least in my perception I just don't feel like this occurs as often in more recent movies and series especially in those from the US (like, I feel I'd have noticed if it did because I'd probably be lowkey annoyed by it😂)

[thedreadvampy]

sorry I'm on one now. Narnia is one of my Big Rant triggers.

but like. I would be lying if I said I didn't love Narnia

(everything except the Horse and His Boy, which a) even as a tiny kid made me uncomfortable with how fucking racist it is (literally there is ONE. ONE. character of colour who isn't evil, selfish, greedy and violent. even when you're 5 and white and don't really understand racism it's like. sorry there are just no nice people in this whole country? and every Narnian is lovely?) and b) is just fucking DULL partly bc of the 2 dimensional racist caricatures populating the world)

but I can't pretend for a second that it isn't specifically built around a Christian theology that's explicitly racist, hierarchical, supremacist, colonialist and The Bits I Like Least Of Anglicanism

and my FAVOURITE books in the series (except the Silver Chair which tbh is WAY less theological and way more mythology-nerd) are the first and last, which are by far the most explicitly Christian. even more so than TLTWATW.

and I can just about stand by the Magician's Nephew bc it's mostly just a mix of Christian creation myth and CS Lewis's sci fi interests in the esoteric and multiverses and it honestly feels fine. but my all time favourite most iconic Narnia book is The Last Battle and I just. cannot. justify it for a second from a political or philosophical standpoint.

it's got it all bc it's the book where Lewis is like ok hold up let me lay out explicitly what my theology is. and what he thinks it's important to say is:

Almost all Muslims are bad and evil

They worship Satan by doing Bad Evil Deeds to please him

There are a couple of Good Muslims who do good deeds. they need to be brought to the light, understand that the voice calling them to do good deeds is the Christian god, and they too can achieve the kingdom of heaven

Some people will use Christianity as a mask for exploitation and mistreatment. They are bad and their faith is false (ok fine)

...and they're doing that because they're CONSPIRING WITH THE EVIL MUSLIMS TO OPPRESS GOOD CHRISTIANS

...and THAT'S THE ONLY REASON ANYONE WOULD TELL YOU THAT GOD AND ALLAH ARE DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THE SAME GOD. because they're either conning you or because they've been misled and can't really think for themselves.

DID I MENTION. THAT MUSLIMS ARE EVIL AND TRYING TO BRING DOWN CHRISTIANS.

and other than the GOD AREN'T MUSLIMS JUST THE WORST of it all, he also goes back over to more fully explain several points he's made throughout the series, such as:

white Christian public school kids are the god ordained leaders of the world and attempts to think otherwise are heretical

god places people where they need to be to serve his purpose

free will is largely an illusion - your only choice is faith or chaos, and as a godly person your actions are preordained

the problem is though. he's kind of a really good character writer? and in The Last Battle he pulls out most of his best classics (hi Reepicheep! hi Frank! hi Jill!) and gives us a whole wealth of really fun new characters (Tirian and Jewel, Emeth, Puzzle, Shift, Griffle and Ginger are all just SO FUN) and it's such a solid adventure. for me it's hands down the most FUN Narnia to read and an effective and affecting end to the series.

but like. god its unjustifiably fucked philosophy is baked into every single character and event. it's so hard to ignore. it's my favourite book in the series. it's the book that makes me angriest. it's everything right with Narnia and everything wrong with Narnia. I like it cause it asks me to engage critically with Lewis' philosophy and I hate it cause it requires me to engage critically with Lewis' philosophy.

in conclusion, Narnia is a land of contrasts. also occasionally brownface.

[violettierre]

I : majored in english, has a masters degree in it, studying philosophy, and have been an English teacher/Junior translator for almost a decade now.

My grandma : there is our future doctor <3

[greenteacology]

the route setters for this bouldering final really just said fuck short people