#i. remember. it. so. vividly. too.

[geometricalien]

I'm so fine <- the words of a liar after finding out one of her favorite fanfics has been deleted

[thecrowfinder]

yet another mspaint drawing of boredom. go my siffrin from memory (mostly)

[fraternum-momentum]

fucked up little dream i had abt tearing a piece of my thumb off

[10yearsofdnp]

January 1, 2015: Dan and Phil start their 2015 off right by starting The X-Files! 👽📺

[soulmvtes]

going through my old substack pieces is such an Experience

[eerna]

hello I've never seen Hadestown but your animatic has put a NEED into my heart... do you have recommendations for how to find the best version to watch??

Omg I am so happy to hear that!!! :D Here's an introduction to how to get into Hadestown. I hope you enjoy it!

[mondaymelon]

me n who ?!?!?!? ME N WHO GUYS ...

picrews: 1 2 3 4

mking silly girlfailure picrews are the only thing saving my sanity which took quite a number of blows today ( its hanging on by the measliest thread but i think its better to consider it go n e )

anyways i wanna make a silly tag game so we are going to make a silly tag game because in the wise words of martin luther king i think wait it was probably gandhi "be the change you wish to see in the world" arent i so cool guys im taking like the first step forward and :stareyes: ahahah

(no pressure) tags !! 🏷️ : @cienxpidity, @ilyuu, @anonbinaryweirdo, @suntoru, @tuesdayberries, @lume-nosity, @mrcrazyvillainvillainn, @ceneid, @amalythea, @xianyoon, @aeon-yao, @ryuryuryuyurboat, @auroratumbles, @snobwaffles, @the-white-void + everyone i probably forgot to tag (SPS IM SORRY) n anyone else whod like to join !!

[chewyhanniebug]

the voices.....

[theincorrigiblemagpie]

Anne of the Island - Chapter 13

I already know this is going to be a spicy chapter for the book club lmao.

“I’m going to invent a swear word of my own,” he declared. The best way to do something IS to do it yourself, after all.

“Would you,” demanded Dora gravely, “would you say ‘tomcat’ before the minister?” sksksk this entire exchange is so funny

The funny thing with this chapter is, I've always been a bit of a Dora but I do sympathise heavily with Davy.

I'm going to try to separate Davy's actions from Christian expectations because religion holds no water with me. I don't care if someone breaks the Sabbath or stops going to church. And I've always been Team Let-Davy-Say-Fuck.

When I take away the specific actions and think in more general terms, Davy did 2 things that I consider "bad."

He ran away to do something (meaning, no responsible adult knew where he was).

He dragged Dora into his shenanigans against her will, by threatening her.

But I also get why he did it. Little boys and girls have been running away (temporarily or forever) from time immemorial. One of my aunts ran away from boarding school when she was about Davy's age because some of the older girls had spoken sharply to her. And she was more Dora than Davy!

And if Dora went to church and Sunday school without him, people would ask her about everyone else and he couldn't count on her to lie.

Obviously, children should have some rules and discipline but it is so normal for them to chafe against authority, especially authority they don't see as legitimate.

Even today, I wouldn't be super cool if a distant relative (even one living in my own home) tried to tell me what to do. And I come from a culture where blind respect for elders is normalised.

So, I fully get Davy when he says he doesn't mind Anne or Marilla telling him what to do, but minds Mrs Lynde.

And there is also the feeling of arbitrariness. Davy doesn't get why he can't hang out with the Cottons, why he can't say bad words, etc.

Sure, there is an explanation he's given, but he doesn't really understand it. Children do not understand nuances of class, religion, social stigma, etc the way adults do.

But all said and done, I feel even worse for Dora, because she didn't ask for any of this. And she shows some remarkable insight for her age when she catches on to the fact that Davy didn't really enjoy himself either.

[ableedingpromise]

Seeing people struggle to tan while being a hermit for 4 years and somehow not having my tan fade is.

[dude-iloveu]

wHOA HEY MOVERS' MOMS !!!??

And Knit Knots' mom tooo!!!

[animazi]

going to be honest, did not have 'I apparently dreamt an entire article about Joan of Arc' on my 2025 bingo card

[monimolimnion]

sometimes i wonder how much of my interests are fueled by spite. i know for SURE i developed my horse hyperfixation specifically because my parents wouldnt let me get a horse or riding lessons

[enden-k]

i think i actually managed to dream about dr ratio help

[lordgeneralsix]

so I'm wondering what the general consensus is on the companion relationships bc from what ive seen so far they're so lackluster compared to the previous games.

(putting the rest under the cut bc this got unintentionally long...)

and you know what? yeah, I will compare it to bg3, bc I vividly remember so many developers, including bioware ones, being against bg3 being the standard. maybe they meant graphically or scale wise, but it's obvious that we meant the diversity of choices and quality/depth of the companions. larian made it a point that they wanted the relationships to be complex, it wasn't about pressing all the right dialogue for approval, and that sometime you have to challenge your friend's beliefs, sometimes you have to argue w loved ones. and when it came to romance, it was especially stressed that sex wasn't the end goal like so many other games have treated romance.

so yeah, the veilguard companions are disappointing, because it is a massive step backwards from their previous complex companions. you can't be friends, you can't be rivals, and you certainly can't have any kind of deep or complex romance. you don't even have a say in recruiting these people. there's no options for any kind of player, because bioware clearly only had a very specific player in mind. no matter what you do, it forces the illusion of friendship with characters you might not even like, it forces you to be nice and supportive no matter what, stripping the player of the agency and roleplay we were promised.

and there's the part I'm the most sore about. if bioware wanted a more linear game with a more fixed protagonist, fine, but 1) da2 exists and there was still more choice there, and 2) don't fucking lie about it. bioware lied up and down about this game for ten years straight and everyone just accepted it right up to release day. we shouldn't have to accept the bare minimum, especially from a $90cad game. that's money most people don't have to spare anymore, the least you could do is be honest about what people are paying for, especially when those who will buy it are faithful dragon age fans who thought this game was going to be faithful back and finally give them answers about the world they cared so much about.

(and don't get me wrong, larian isn't perfect either and I've made a lot of posts criticising them too, but bg3s success shows that people Do appreciate depth of choice and complex companions (see astarion's success))

to me, it feels like they only included romance bc the previous games had it and they knew people wanted it, but they didn't really care for it or just ultimately had no idea Why these romances worked. I don't get any feeling of care or effort went into these relationships (minus emmrich, but especially with lucanis') and it continues to puzzle me as to why writers even bother writing stuff they don't like or care for. and I don't want to assume it's just for money, bc I want to hope people actually do care about the work they do, so im not saying that, but it definitely doesn't feel good. I've said this before and I'll say it again, I would rather have a few characters with depth in friendship/rivalry with no romance, rather than ones that clearly have depth but is never explored. it's so frustrating to see wasted potential and it's even more frustrating to have my time and money wasted.

[misiahasahardname]

ON THE BFB FINALE

LET'S GOOOO

what do you think of the winner? :3