#it speaks volumes about personalities

[desire-for-madness]

Can we please stop making long hair (for men, short hair for women) and glasses an "ugly" trope, cuz honestly long hair is hot, and glasses are a necessity (and also hot).

I keep seeing media and shows and even people use it as a "pre-glow up" trait, but honestly long hair often shows more personality, it is just about maintenence and the cut!

And glasses the same, you can't change your eyes! But you can find some that suit you!

Let's start doing actual glow-ups of people working on their posture, finding the right products for their skin, things ppl can actually change fairly easily, on confidence~

It's so rare I get a long hair in shows, please let me have this

[chilichuu]

I CAN and WILL combine my hyperfixations and there's nothing anybody can do about it. Also that's basically how I imagine an ideal date. God the projecting is real with this one

A lil backstory: Bill picked The dark side of the moon 'cause it has a triangle on the cover. Simple as that

[fcb-mv33]

Everytime I think I couldn’t hate j*s more another story comes out about the abuse Max suffered at his hands…

People who says Max doesn’t deserve shit boil my blood cause that man, that kid deserves a whole lot more than he ever gotten in life.

[simplykorra]

it was everyone but you

[valyrfia]

im afraid the brocedes brainrot has taken me. childhood friends who banded together because no one else liked them who spent years growing up together and helped each other to set up their karts and went on holiday together then ended up at a team (bought for them) before getting to f1 and living their childhood dreams and becoming teammates and outright saying that nothing could get in the way of their friendship only to be proven wrong in the most slow, agonising and horrific way possible and suddenly all those childhood secrets that you share become important weapons in a war against your arch nemesis as you turn an entire team against itself and you can’t eat can’t sleep all you can think about is beating your enemy, your rival, your best friend, your closest confidante and the fallout of the civil war that raged inside your team, inside your friendship, and inside your own head is so toxic and absolute that you can barely say each other’s names years later all you can manage is thinly veiled apologies on TV or declarations of love and remorse to the entire world except the one person you hurt the most and you’re adamant that even though the world whispers in quiet remembrance at the destructive nature of this war they have no idea what really went down or how completely you destroyed each other.

oh and also throughout all this you lived in the same apartment complex and take the same elevator and you do still.

[wonder-worker]

"[Elizabeth Woodville] was the only member of [Crown Prince Edward of Westminster's] original 1471 council not already on the king’s council and her name headed the list of those appointed as administrators in Wales during Edward’s minority. [She remained on the council after it was expanded in 1473 and granted significant new governing and judicial powers]."

"In 1478 Prince Richard [of Shrewsbury] married the Mowbray heiress. Like his elder brother he had a chancellor, seal, household and council to manage his estates. His council, like that of Prince Edward, comprised the queen [Elizabeth Woodville] and a group of magnates and bishops, few of whom were Woodville supporters [...] It was Elizabeth who mattered, for Richard resided with her and Rivers treated his affairs as their own."

-J.L. Laynesmith, The Last Medieval Queens: English Queenship 1445-1503 / Michael Hicks, Richard III and his Rivals: Magnates and their Motives in the Wars of the Roses

[martyrbat]

people who get mad over tone tags are so weird imo.. like nobody is putting a gun to your head to use them, why are you being whiny over people that do use them. its literally just a quick way to convey tone, especially when talking to a someone who may not know when you are being serious or joking or if you say something that might be misinterpreted. it isnt a big deal if somebody uses them and its weird how much shit they get, especially when theyre most used by autistic people/people who struggle with tone indication

[cillixn]

I need a depression cillian edit-

do any of these tickle your fancy

[sprolden]

the midnight heir lines that make you go "hey so what the hell was the last hours originally supposed to be like"

[the-final-sif]

So for those unaware, dasnerth is apparently banned from Karl & MrBeast challenge, accord to the discord message he showed today (1/29/2024), (which notably is from 8/30/2023)

basically, as it stands, almost all the "content" you provide by being in a video almost always gets cut out because you're generally pretty toxic, you take the gameplay extremely seriously which makes your time on-screen inherently destructive / toxic. If you are genuinely super interested in not being blacklisted, if you could just refrain from being toxic we can lift the blacklist. It would also mean reporting any exploits instead of abusing them.

A message he published himself, claiming he was only being competitive.

I've seen in response, certain people claiming that this is unfair, that he needs to be defended, or that this will inevitably lead towards toxicity towards people like Sapnap/Punz/Hannah.

This is not true, and I think people need to understand that there is a line between being competitive and being toxic to be around and effectively unwatchable and making others uncomfortable.

First, take note for a moment that Dasnerth has been banned for well over 5 months, and despite being very clearly and flatly told he's unwelcome, he's not only still stalking the discord to try to join stuff, but also then turned to twitter to kick up a fuss about the ban still being enforced.

This is pretty telling of him as a person. He's clearly been told that he's blacklisted and unwelcome, and five months later he's still trying to sneak in. That is a very clear indication of failing to respect boundaries, feeling entitled to participate in contests, and being unable to take no for an answer.

Putting that aside though, you can still clearly draw lines between taking competition seriously and being a toxic asshole in a game. I think a really good example of this is actually, weirdly enough, 5up's lobbies.

If you don't know 5up, he's a guy who plays among us. When he was starting out, he often played with what were called "sweat lobbies". These lobbies often devolved into yelling, shouting, insults, etc. 5up was noteworthy for generally not falling to that level. You can watch how awful of a viewing experience this is here. These lobbies are very competitive, and also suck so bad 5up left despite generally being willing to tolerate a lot of bullshit.

Contrast this to his later lobby that he built with Hafu, a very experienced streamer with a much calmer vibe. The morning lobbies that they built are known for being relatively serious and competitive, but not being toxic messes. Here's a good example, In this game 5up played an amazing crewmate much like the XQC, and caught Steve and Tina (Tinakitten) as imposters. Tina's distressed but not angry or being mean, and Steve compliments him on figuring out! It's a complete flip of the above. People sometimes yell and get excited, throw a bit, or get a bit salty, but it's nothing like what you see above with the constant screaming and insults. People from other lobbies that are more chaotic come in and are generally surprised by how seriously they take stuff.

To go even further, 5up also plays in the stell lobbies, which are very competitive and take the game very seriously. Listen to a meeting in the stell lobbies. Nobody is yelling, even when directly accused. They all remain calm and polite. They're still playing the game very seriously, they're playing to win, but nobody's being toxic or mean.

There's a difference between being competitive in a fun way, where you take a game seriously and try to win, and just being an asshole and disregarding good sportsmanship. It's perfectly valid for contests to ban players for violating good sportsmanship and abusing exploits. Technoblade was a very competitive person, but even when he's being teasingly toxic to squidkid for example, it's clearly in good fun. The two of them became friends. There's a fundamental level of respect there, and nobody is going over the top.

So yeah, while we don't have the specific behavior cited, it's perfectly valid for an event to ban someone for being toxic, and no, banning someone for being toxic isn't bait or eliminating competitiveness. It's just showing an asshole the door.

[stagefoureddiediaz]

The way Tommy is recoiling he totally thinks Buck has an STI doesn’t he - which obviously he doesn’t have, but it does then open up some interesting conversations and creates a very interesting hurdle that plays into so many aspects of Bucks character

His self confidence and self value being placed on his body and what it can do for others a his appearance being key to all his relationships

His past as a playboy

The lack of faith and trust tommy has in him

It brings up the cheating aspect as well

And plays into the idea of masks (especially as people with syphillis used to wear nose masks or face masks to ‘hide’/ cover up the facial deformity it could cause!) perfectly and the mask tommy has been wearing slipping now bucks appearance is compromised

[squipedmew]

my fave Bible fanfiction updated! HORRAY!!!!

[doll-elvis]

Elvis and Sammy Davis Jr.'s friendship

“I have a respect for Elvis and my friendship. The only thing I want to know is, 'Was he my friend?', 'Did I enjoy him as a performer?', 'Did he give the world of entertainment something?' - and the answer is YES on all accounts. The other jazz just don't matter” - Sammy Davis Jr.

“Of all those guys out there, and certainly of the entertainers who claimed to be one of Elvis’s close buddies, only Sammy Davis, Jr., was really a friend. He never wanted anything except to have a good time” - Marty Lacker

“Sammy Davis Jr. was a wonderful audience for Elvis, always jumping up and down in his chair, applauding wildly and shouting encouragement. They were great friends. During a 1970 show in Las Vegas, Elvis took off the fifty-two-carat black star sapphire he wore on his middle finger and slipped it onto Sammy’s finger” - Joe Esposito

Sammy Davis Jr. performing at the 1978 Academy Awards where Elvis was featured in memoriam

[stainedglassthreads]

Odysseus' Interactions with the Gods, just because

WotM, Athena: Meets her first chronologically, is willing to call her a friend.

THatI, Zeus: Recognizes that Zeus is an authority and distressed when Zeus shuts down any way to spare Astynax, but doesn't seem frightened of Zeus, is initially confident when Zeus tells him of a foe 'who won't run, unlike anyone you have faced before'.

My Goodbye, Athena: They argue and split, and Athena tries emphasizing that Odysseus is the human here possibly to distance herself, but the way they can hurt each other feels more like equals.

LRO, KYFC, Aeolus: Is the one who initiates dealings with Aeolus, while Eurylochus is significantly more wary and reluctant.

Ruthlessness, Poseidon: Realizes how dangerous an angry Poseidon is, but overall remains confident, calm, and clever throughout, trying to defuse the situation without humbling himself, begging, or properly apologizing. Is horrified at the loss of life but keeps his head well enough to escape via the wind bag.

Circe: While Eurylochus wants to cut their losses and flee immediately, Odysseus insists on confronting her, even when he has no feasible way. When she tries seducing him, he rejects her outright and actually gets her help regardless.

WYL, Hermes: Surprised that he shows up and seems genuinely grateful for the help--even when Hermes says Odysseus still might die. (Fun fact, I do believe Odysseus is related to both Aeolus and Hermes)

Helios, Mutiny: Very wary of upsetting him, absolutely terrified at whatever punishment he might send.

Thunderbringer, Zeus: Doesn't even try to talk his way out of Zeus being legitimately pissed, seems just utterly broken and defeated.

Calypso: Starts out wary and agitated. Reacts with a note of fear when Calypso specifically mentions she's a goddess. It... does not improve from there.

[raidraptor-strawberry-falcon]

I was going through Mokuba's taunts and Why does this make me so indescribably soft-

[mo-ok]

What's a Red without their Blue?

Power Rangers RPM

Scott Truman & Flynn McAllistair