#i got distracted on Wikipedia

[transingthoseformers]

I saw that the Phase Seven fic had Megatron/Ravage and my mind immediately went to imagining what those sparklings would look like. I eventually settled on the Cybertronian equivalent of siberian tiger beastformers. Large cats!

Like, reaching Megatron's waist in beastmode big.

From the MinimegaRav there is so much creativity, altmode wise, that can come about

Like your idea!! Like. Originally I misread that as "saber tooth tigers" and fucking rolled with it, you're still right though. Like. Please don't be afraid to steal from extinct classes of Carnivora, there are some totally underrated extinct mammals in there.

[solradguy]

Do you think one could attain decent-ish ability to read Japanese just by studying kanji? Specifically asking because the kanji learnin' service "wanikani" is the single Japanese resource that works best with my brain, but then there are separate resources for grammar and vocab and and and.....

You will get REAAAALLLLLYYY far knowing only the kanji but you're going to have to know hiragana and katakana at some point too. Tofugu, the company that did Wanikani, has two mnemonics-based guides for the kana that are basically Wanikani Lite. They're how I learned the kana and I swear by them.

Here's hiragana: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-hiragana/

And katakana: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-katakana/

Hiragana are especially vital to learning kanji; you won't be able to use 99% of Japanese-English dictionaries without them. BUT they're pretty easy and the rules for using them are consistent. You won't have to remember any irregular exceptions for any of them.

I haven't tried it yet, but I've heard really good things about the Crystal Hunters manga series as a fun/low stress way to learning Japanese vocab and grammar. It eases the reader into new concepts and then repeats them throughout the chapter so you remember them. There are free vocab and study guides/lists for each chapter too. Might be worth checking out once you get some kanji and the kana under your belt? The first book is also free.

Official site: https://crystalhuntersmanga.com/

Good luck!!

[rabid-catboy]

Just letting you know that that madmanbear person miiiiight be a radfem since they tag most of their stuff as radical feminism. Might want to be careful about what things you read on there, be sure to always be critical and check your own sources and do your own research. This goes with everything you read on the internet obviously, but sometimes people find themselves agreeing with one or two more normal points, and then suddenly you're going down a pipeline. Just be careful and stay safe and come to your own conclusions about things with proper evidence <3 I mean this in the most good faith way btw and also am not trying to be condescending or anything, so sorry if it comes across that way. Just a genuine "please be careful!" Hope you have a lovely day <3

Ngl this made me realize I don't actually know what radical feminism is

Like this all seems. Relatively based. I've got some issues bit overall yeah the patriarchy is old as balls and a lot of people forget that in feminist discussion but that obviously doesn't mean humans are inherently doomed to be patriarchal, especially seeing as one of our two closest living relatives are matriarchal n whatnot

But then you scroll down a bit further and it's like. Oh oof! And you scroll down more and it's like.. a cartoon of a man falling down the stairs with the oof sound effect ...... they were onto something but then it got all fucky................. especially when you get to the pornography and views on transgender topics sections...... but also they keep disagreeing with each other? Like. The further the article goes on the less coherent of an ideology it seems. So I don't know how much someone being a radical feminist or not actually affects things, if they moreso agree with the earlier stuff and don't fall for gender/bioessentialism then it could be good someone's a radical feminist, but if there the laterish super trans exclusionary trans women are appropriating femaleness type that would obviously suck

also I think with that blog in particular he's just using it to reach more people, seeing as he also uses tags of words he's openly critical of. But also I want to know what you meant by radfem in this instance cuz I realized I don't actually know what it means when people say that,,,,,

[goddess-of-frot]

tbh im not good at theories but i do see you as a guardian of a garden/grave combo, like a type of siren of the dead

this also applies to luring travelers and those who trespass, bringing them to unknown fates

I can tell you're describing my vibe but this being your theory about me does conjure the image of someone hurriedly collecting evidence of me being a psychopomp. I will proudly be the first tumblr user to be cancelled for giving their followers Baldachin Blessings without clarifying that it reduces their maximum health until used.

Tumblr's all up in arms about bone theft until it's a woman luring the thieves too far into the woods to get out on their own.

[chemicalarospec]

I know I'm becoming a TAI... blog so I just have to put my honest opinion out there: The Scary Kids Scaring Kids first EP (After Dark) is better than The Academy Is...'s The Academy first EP. Both as a first release, post-hardcore EP, and in general.

[baravaggio]

that 16 minute version did not come to play

[blinkbones]

Kim's Coupris Kineema** probably related to κίνημα (kínēma), the Ancient Greek for "movement" and the same root that sprouted the word "cinema".

a potential reading of the double <ee> as the "ee" (like eel) sound* suggests possible weaving of meaning with :

κίνημα • (kínima) n (plural κινήματα)

movement (grouping working towards a common aim) το συνδικαλιστικό κίνημα (the trades union movement)

mutiny, conspiracy, coup (group intent on radical social change)

*I don't remember how it's pronounced in the audio **This is wikipedia-grade research. I am not an etymologist

[merge-conflict]

i come with a very serious and not at all self-indulgent question: what mythical/fantasy creature would Valentine be?

bonus: what do you think Goro & Johnny would be?

This is an interesting question I’d never thought of before but I think I’ve settled that Valentine is a werewolf. Big happy ouppy that is also sometimes dangerous. The whole trans metaphor? Her tendency to fly off the handle in rage and then suddenly be normal? Afflicted by some sort of curse? All the biting and clawing? Sooo much going on there. (I also considered sphinx)

Johnny is some sort of poltergeist or perhaps a phoenix. Sticking within the realm of familiar mythology I’d call Goro a griffin. Majestic eagle-lion protector for sure.

[regicidal-defenestration]

Anyone spare a hint for a struggling TSV fan in these trying times?

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

yea i definitely felt like i was being mised into the fucking abyme youre telling me

[mercymaker]

i'm trying to get a little better at doing stuff and things in my daily life and i really want to get better at just sitting down and reading but listen... i spent nearly an hour reading today and i managed 10 pages. T E N pages

[coyotejaw]

started pride and prejudice and then got majorly distracting learning gorillaz lore

[felidthing]

blank room soup was a gateway drug

[macaron-vents]

Next time I ask fp if he loves me I hope that instead of pullung off his signature “not allowed to share that information because of the voices” spin, I hope he dances around the question in a more interesting-ly-er (word) way.

I want him to see him do the bloody Charleston, the conga, the one that hokes and pokes and quite possibly cokes, the Carioca, the Suzie Q, the hopscotch, the sock hop, the SECCOM MASADA SENSEI?! hop, the Freddy (fazbear?) the hully gully, the letkajenkka, the sprinkler, the tragedy(?), the grinding(? He does that a lot I think) the wig wam bam, the funky gibbon! the cabbage patch, the humpty dance, the roger rabbit, the algorithm match, the purge march (Amane reference), the month of march, the cha cha - possibly of the slide variety (real smooth), the one with the bear, caramelldansen (balsamic vinegar style), the lobotomy, LUKA LUKEWARM NIGHT FEVER! the whip nae nae, I need not to see him dab, the creep, the crepe, the wobble, the shake, the month of february, gangnam style, the floss, I need not to see him skibidi, EVERYTHING FROM FORTNITE, the WORM IN WHICH I WOULD INDEED STILL LOVE HIM, from ABC to YMCA to HOTTOGO to LOLXD YOU NAME IT HE’LL DO IT ANYTHING OTHER THEN CARING AT ALL HE WILL

THE VOICES CAN JOIN IN TOO!

Look. Least I’m not asking him to recite the bible in Japanese. And the yeehaw skinny white boy can actually speak Japanese. And probably not breathe simultaneously.

[jaggedwolf]

thinking about how the mom in Furiosa is also the ex in that Anyone But You film that I only tolerated a third of, and am once more so distracted by its choice to steal names from Much Ado About Nothing and none of its plot - cool, Hero/Claudius are now lesbians, but then one of them still needs to be horrific to the other, what else is the point!

[beeapocalypse]

think the honey sweet thulite church has this sort of frontierism going on where they believe their virtue is both defined By and proven In the settling of the lands. they are embodying the teachings of thule because they are working to mold the world into their desired shape sort of deal (while thule deliberately sought out a planet pretty far from the existence dragons corpse+influence and then decimated the already existing life there they just CANNOT create something without their parents influence. theres animals thatve evolved to use their own blood as a spell medium theres hints of past sentient life underground they were too late in realizing there is that need to MOVE engrained into all of reality countering their own desire for stagnation+total control)