#i'll write more later. another time.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

MDZS Severance AU: Get me out of here.

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

I'm sorry but the irony of Nico calling Max unprofessional is sending me so bad like sir there's an entire garage full of people, who were literally in the trenches trying to survive the Brocedes fallout while just doing their jobs, who might have a few things to say about your (& Lewis') level of professionalism at that time 😭✋️

[sainz100]

2024 Hungarian GP | x (edited)

[vagueeyes]

As someday it may happen that a victim must be found  I've got a little list - I've got a little list   Of society offenders who might well be underground    And who never would be missed - who never would be missed!

INSIDE NO. 9 | S9E1 "Boo to a Goose"

[serpentface]

Do you conlang? I was wondering if you had naming languages (or possibly even more developed ones) for pulling the words you use. I tried to search your blog but didn't find anything, wouldn't be surprised if the feature is just busted tho. Your worldbuilding is wonderful and I particularly enjoy the anthropological and linguistic elements.

Ok the thing is I had kind of decided I was not going to do any conlanging because I don't feel like I'm equipped to do a good job of it, like was fully like "I'm just going to do JUST enough that it doesn't fail an immediate sniff test and is more thoughtful than just keysmashing and putting in vowels". And then have kinda been conlanging anyway (though not to a very deep and serious extent. I maybe have like....an above average comprehension of how language construction works via willingness to research, but that's not saying much, also I can never remember the meanings of most linguistic terms like 'frictives' or etc off the top of my head. I'm just kinda raw dogging it with a vague conceptualization of what these things mean)

I do at least have a naming language for Wardi (and more basic rules for other established languages) but the rudimentary forms of it were devised with methods much shakier and less linguistically viable than even the most basic naming language schemes, and I only went back over it LONG after I had already made a bunch of words so there's some inconsistencies with consonant presence and usage. (This can at least be justified because it IS a language that would have a lot of loanwords and would be heavily influenced by other language groups- Burri being by far the most significant, Highland-Finnic and Yuroma-Lowlands also being large contributors)

The 'method' I used was:

-Skip basic construction elements and fully move into devising necessary name words, with at least a Vibe of what consonants are going to be common and how pronunciation works -Identify some roots out of the established words and their meanings. Establish an ongoing glossary of known roots/words. -Construct new words based in root words, or as obvious extensions/variants of established words. -Get really involved in how the literal meanings of some words might not translate properly to english, mostly use this to produce a glossary of in-universe slang. -Realize that I probably should have at least some very basic internal consistency at this point. -Google search tutorials on writing a naming language. -Reverse engineer a naming language out of established words, and ascribe all remaining inconsistencies to being loanwords or just the mysteries of life or whatever.

I do at least have some strongly established pronunciation rules and a sense of broad regional dialect/accents.

-'ai' words are almost always pronounced with a long 'aye' sound.

-There is no 'Z' or 'X' sound, a Wardi speaker pronouncing 'zebra' would go for 'tsee-brah', and would attempt 'xylophone' as 'ssye-lohp-hon'

-'V' sounds are nearly absent and occur only in loanwords, and tend to be pronounced with a 'W' sound. 'Virsum' is a Highland word (pronounced 'veer-soom') denoting ancestry, a Wardi speaker would go 'weer-sum'.

-'Ch' spellings almost always imply a soft 'chuh' sound when appearing after an E, I, or O (pelatoche= pel-ah-toh-chey), but a hard 'kh' sound after an A or U (odomache= oh-doh-mah-khe). When at the start of a word, it's usually a soft 'ch' unless followed by an 'i' sound (chin (dog) is pronounced with a hard K 'khiin', cholem (salt) is pronounced with a soft Ch 'cho-lehm')

-Western Wardin has strong Burri cultural and linguistic influence, and a distinct accent- one of the most pronounced differences is use of the ñ sound in 'nn' words. The western city of Ephennos is pronounced 'ey-fey-nyos' by most residents, the southeastern city of Erubinnos is pronounced 'eh-roo-been-nos' by most residents. Palo's surname 'Apolynnon' is pronounced 'A-puh-lee-nyon' in the Burri and western Wardi dialects (which is the 'proper' pronunciation, given that it's a Kos name), but will generally be spoken as 'Ah-poh-leen-non' in the south and east.

-R's are rolled in Highland-Finnic words. Rolling R's is common in far northern rural Wardi dialects but no others. Most urban Wardi speakers consider rolling R's sort of a hick thing, and often think it sounds stupid or at least uneducated. (Brakul's name should be pronounced with a brief rolled 'r', short 'ah' and long 'uul', but is generally being pronounced by his south-southeastern compatriots with a long unrolled 'Brah' sound).

Anyway not really a sturdy construction that will hold up to the scrutiny of someone well equipped for linguistics but not pure bullshit either.

[get-back-homeward]

Life With The Lennons, Exclusive by Ray Coleman, April 1965 [x]

[spicyspiders]

😐

[quietlyblooms]

hmmm what animal do y'all associate with chiyo...

[pardonmydelays]

AHHHHHHH GREEN FOLKMORE DRESS

hsehuehdheuduhebe GREEN FOLKMORE DRESS INDEED, I LITERALLY DIED CAUSE YOU GUYS WERE MANIFESTING AND IT WORKED!!!

[battleshipgarcy]

Came across this GIF and... was Garcia trying for a hand graze?!?! 🥰❤🥰❤🥰 I don't think Lucy knew he was going for that otherwise I don't think she would've moved her hand 😂

But like... Shitmas is the worst, but I will still look at pictures and GIFs of Garcy from it (but I don't think I can watch with audio because hearing shitty dialogue would be extremely triggering for me). I can watch the São Paulo scene though (hello! SCRUFF!), especially how I edit that scene in my fanvid "Nothing Else Matters"

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I ramble in the tags, too 😂😂😂😂👇

[bonestrouslingbones]

this was part of the tags of that last post and then i realized i was doing Too Much so i'm copypasting them into their own post and making them even more Too Much. sure

so anyway maybe one day i'll be able to draw my guys without redesigning them 42 times Imao

like i'd say it's just the swapfell brothers but stretch and edge have definitely got some shit coming for them too its just a matter of my own time and energy. which doesn't bode well for them but we dont have to talk about that

russ is mostly safe because it's obv kinda important he sticks to the Papyrusy Papyrus look so i can't really play around with it very much. ALL of his outfit details are important so whenever they change even a little it's gotta be a Thing. but i can at least still goop him

meanwhile the important parts of fluff are like. jacket. baggy. tastefully spiky. mostly masc. maybe a little grunge or emo flavoring but not alll the way & also honestly not even very intentional on his part. wannabe punk / teenage dirtbag chic if he looks like he'll make a room smell like really garbage cigarettes then you got it

edge has. claws. defensive-looking armor with spine exposed for the silhouette & also for the papyrus of it all. kinda fem but almost in a (in appearance ONLY) spy/thief-type femme fatale way. generally sharp lines & angles wherever they can fit. & all this technically only applies to his first outfit but i still think of that as his main one anyway & the other ones are in his poor little meow meow arcs so he's got other shit to be communicating by that point

and stretch is literally just orange & stick legs because i think they're funny. i guess the hoodie too but tbf its actual appearance doesn't matter more than the fact that he Has it & the shirt underneath because they both came from his brother. and if i can say a small spoiler for fun like 1/4 into the story he's not even gonna have that shit anymore. he's gonna be wearing an entirely different outfit and it won't even involve a hoodie. dude goes from wearing an orange sherbet hoodie with leggings & chunky sneakers to just straight up looking like a DnD character. he's got the ankle banded pants and everything

i guess the only really important parts of his design other than Orange are that it should be generally loose/flowy (but not necessarily baggy, more like linen) and his star pendant necklace. but i also haven't even designed that yet .so

i'm not even sure what my point of all this rambling is this time around but its fun to reduce them to their more basic features. it's like a puzzle to make everything fit their personalities so that you can tell what's up with them at a glance without making it overcomplicated. i love character design waahhh

[kazamajun]

misc kazjun hcs of mine relevant to my writing (i.e. these are personal takes regarding the dynamic and history I write them with)

their first meeting during T2 was when jun confronted kazuya after one of his tournament matches. her intent was to arrest him, but he made the offer that if she defeated him, he would shut down the animal experiments and smuggling immediately.

she accepted, seeing the benefit of a potential quick resolution rather than a drawn out legal process. then, she knocked him on his ass in an unofficial fight (i.e. not a tournament bout). kaz kept his word.

jun stuck around to oversee the process, plus of course her more personal interest in trying to 'free' him of his devil, and they grew close during this time as he'd earned her trust and she having gained his respect. they spar frequently, often trading victories back and forth or resulting in a tie. at some point during the tournament jun dropped out voluntarily due to a combination of having achieved her goal, disinterest in the prize and title, and to have more time to dedicate to the decommissioning of the experimentation facilities.

kazuya consented to the suppression of his devil despite the power it granted him due to his desire for autonomy and self-mastery, not being in full control of himself bothered him deeply. he thought he could defeat heihachi without it (and was wrong; a mistake he rectifies post-resurrection at gcorp via scientific study and later in T4 fully subjugating and assimilating his devil.)

they did not break up nor did the relationship end. the two of them actually had plans for the future, once kazuya dealt with his father. of course, this closure never happens, but the important part is jun only goes back to yakushima when she sensed his death.

yeah that's right, she felt him die. :^)

they were and still are deeply in love. neither have ever said the L word to the other but it has been clearly demonstrated via other affirmations and gestures, and is mutually understood. they are also the type of couple to be old fashionedly reserved in public, but tender in private.

[darkadelic]

debating whether or not for the new year to change my url. it's crazy since i had this url for like four years. a joke url became part of my brand but idk it might be a good change??

[tardis--dreams]

Me panicking because i have 9 missed calls and 5 emails talking about my absence and how "a colleague could take over for me" vs. Me knowing it's really not that important no matter how pushy a client is and that on top of it I'm underpaid and have way to much overtime so i shouldn't even care

[the-kipsabian]

can it be called lazy breakfast if its 1pm and i have been awake for 12 hours orrrrr

[nebulouscoffee]

Thinking about Her... (my Dax fic I haven't updated since last July which I really need to bring back from the war)