#its a whole different recording

[ace-pierre-bezukhov]

In case anyone was wondering, i was able to tell that josh groban recorded a new non-cast-album version of Dust and Ashes because he breathed differently between words

[karkatting]

i like to thingk bro had an STRONG fucking texan accent in comparison to dirk so when dave met dirk and he spoke relatively normal it was so jarring for him

[katabay]

original thief series basso & garrett :)

ngl, it's about quality over quantity for me. an npc can have a total of three minutes of screen time, but if they have a cool name, they can live rent free in my head and I'll spend several hours trying to decipher drawable features from a blurry screenshot of pixels

there is a vague hint of a story here, and that's because every time I try to play thi4f, I get incredibly frustrated with how Not Fun the game play is. like, is the story good? well. but it has a PLAGUE. that should've given it instant 'I'll replay this once a year' status in my heart, but the game play sucks so bad that I've never finished it. I can't believe Not Fun gameplay beat out my obsession with narrative plagues.

anyway, the idea is basically if the original era had a game with a plague centric narrative and some other stuff I liked out of thi4f thrown into a narrative blender, with a heavy dash of horror thrown in because some parts of the thief games were scarier to me than entire dedicated horror genre games.

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app

[kindaorangey]

dude assad zaman is a good actor. did u guys know this

[eosofspades]

okay i meant to make this post forever ago but my personal opinion on why so many people were so dissatisfied with lightfalll (disclaimer: i am not one of these people, i love lightfall SO much), is that lightfall was kind of subjected to a really aggressive marketing campaign.

like, stick with me here, i feel like almost all the lightfall release content (the trailers especially) were so focused on battling the witness, how this battle has been centuries in the making and this is the Second Collapse Finally Finding Us, only for there to be,,, no real resolution. the end was left on such a severe cliffhanger, but not only that, there was NO battle with the witness. the witness didn't even seem to be having a hard time at all with what we WERE throwing at it.

and for narrative reasons *i* am obsessed with this ending; in terms of storytelling i adore practically every creative decision that was made in lightfall, but i think the reason that so many people were so upset about it is because lightfall had such intense marketing and was rooted in the implication that this was the End of Days, only for us to get almost no closure, and instead so many more questions.

(there's also something to be said, i think, about the fact that the people who ARE most upset about this are like, the youtube gamer dudebros who's content is very very often rooted in the aggressive, violence-and-warfare, pvp-centric, no-interest-in-lore approach to destiny, and that the people i've seen primarily ENJOYING the narrative decisions (or at least being understanding about it) are the artists and writers and loremasters of the fandom, but i'm not quite sure,,, how to expand on that point.)

[moongothic]

People often seem to point out the parallels between Roger's "fame, wealth and power" in reference to Cross Guild, where each core member represents one of Roger's achievements

And like, I see where people are coming from, but I don't really agree with the conclusion, because there's no way to truly accurately match up each Cross Guild member to JUST ONE of those three things

All three members are extremely famous; the greatest swordsman does not need introduction, neither does Sir Crocodile who was a Shichibukai for like 20 years and spent a lot of that time being The Hero of the People Who Crushes Attacking Pirates. And do I need to explain Buggy's fame? It's literally all he has going for him.

Mihawk and Crocodile are both powerful while Buggy's a weak ass loser. Yes, I know you could argue Mihawk should be "power" because he's the 'greatest swordsman' etc, but we actually don't know if he'd be more powerful in a fight than Crocodile at this point. For all we know Crocodile is just as worthy if not more of the "power" title ('cause, as we all know, fame and bounty numbers aren't actual indicators of combat skill)

None of the Cross Guild members have wealth right now- To be fair we don't know what Mihawk's financial situation is actually like but I'm kinda assuming he's broke. But we do literally know that Crocodile went to collect Buggy's debt because he's appearently kinda broke, and because Buggy's also broke he couldn't pay Crocodile back. Thus the situation they're all in. None of them accurately represent "being wealthy" And yeah, sure, we do associate Crocodile with wealth not just due to how he presents himself but by also the sheer wealth he had previously gathered while running Baroque Works AND his silly little casino, and yeah he DID loan Buggy a bunch of money. But at the same time, even if none of these three have actual money in their pockets, Buggy does have a lot of assets under his name to get shit done, and that's a form of weath in itself.

Point being, the "Buggy = fame, Croc = wealth, Mihawk = power" could just as easily be "Buggy = wealth, Croc = power, Mihawk = fame" or "Bug = wealth, Croc = fame, Hawk = power"

[liedownquisition]

I'm so tired.

Bonus meme under cut:

This is both for him in general (or at least the fanon version dominating fics) and extra for him as Robin specifically tbh. Let him grow up and find an identity outside of being Bruce's emotional support child. It's not like it's actually helping anymore anyways.

[emberunderscore]

have a half finished animation - Song: Don't Listen by Jakeneutron

the blank spaces are where Icarus would be but I dont think I'll ever end up finishing this so here's just Quixis for your time

potential warning for semi - distorted audio

[anotherpapercut]

nothing makes me want to do terrorism more than being mildly inconvenienced by a corporation

[s-sextape]

envy is pink. not green. greed should be the green one. sighhhh

[puppyeared]

speeddraw test (sound on!)

song is good magicians by sidney gish

[ruthlesslistener]

not to keep vagueposting about animal welfare discourse, but i happened to run into one of the blogs that was shitting on scout for their cow husbandry and the shit they were saying was so fucking stupid...it was something along the lines of 'rabbits aren't social animals because their wild ancestors have a social group set entirely by mating/the HRS tries to force you to bond rabbits unnecessarily and is a peta-affiliated organization/its unnecessary to spay female rabbits because the 85% association between uterine cancer and not spaying is only supported by two studies', all of which may make sense for breeding rabbits is complete and utter bullshit when dealing with pet rabbits.

Rabbits are indeed social animals that grow anxious when alone and should have SOME form of companionship most hours of the day. This does not have to be another rabbit, and the urging to establish a bonded pair is typically done for people who are OUT OF THE HOUSE most of the day. HRS and shelters don't 'force' pairings, they encourage them because having someone around 24/7 isnt always viable in American households. When I tried to get Celeste bonded because I was worried about her welfare (this was when I was 14 and new to rabbits), both the HRS and shelters talked us out of it because she very clearly did not care about other buns, and didn't need to be bonded because there was always someone around them. But if you're a singular person who's away from home most of the time, then yes you need some sort of partner animal because it reduces stress in your rabbit.

Those social structures are ofc going to be different if you have unfixed breeding animals, but the core aspect of it is still the same. Rabbits are social animals. They are comforted by the presence of others around them, form bonds with other rabbits, and feel more secure in groups. Just because they are more territorial when unfixed (as they should!) doesn't reduce the fact that they are social prey animals, it just means that you need to keep them in different conditions than you would a fixed creature with less hormonal urges

The HRS is not aligned with PETA. They denounce affiliations with meat breeders because they're entirely based on improving the welfare of rabbits that are kept as pets. I can see why some might feel offended on their stance against meat rabbits, but rabbits are still primarily viewed as livestock, and after hearing enough comments about people wanting to eat my rabbit, I can understand why they'd be so clear on it. People are assholes about pets that are commonly viewed as feeder animals.

There is indeed a high risk associated between UNBRED unspayed female rabbits and uterine cancer. This is supported by several studies on animals with similar breeding lifestyles by multiple veterinary institutions. You won't notice it in your breeding females because the risk is SPECIFICALLY for unbred animals, aka most pets. So yes, spaying is necessary for your doe's health if you do not intend to regularly breed or have stopped regularly breeding

Even if there wasn't a very real danger to their health, you'd still need to get them fixed to reduce behavioral problems. Unfixed rabbits are much more territorial, destructive, and aggressive, making them more difficult to keep in a home environment. They will growl, they will lunge and bite (and rabbit bites are not something you want to fuck with- I have scars from Celeste's nips), they will piss and shit to mark their territory and it WILL be pungent and unsanitary even if they are litterbox trained. They can still be cuddly with you, sure, that won't reduce their value as pets, but a perpetually sexually frustrated and territorial animal is not fun to deal with and is arguably unethical for the rabbit. If you want a pet rabbit, you need to get them spayed. And I say this from personal experience- Celeste wasn't spayed when we got her, but after she did get spayed, she became much more manageable and less likely to bite. She was still manageable beforehand, but afterwards she was a hell of a lot more relaxed and not stressed

There's nothing wrong with having significantly different husbandry because you are a meat/fur breeder; unfixed animals have different temperaments, different needs, and are typically kept in different conditions that are more economically and behaviorally suited to turning a profit. But those care requirements change drastically when you have only one to two fixed animals in a home environment, which means that you cannot pass judgement on pet care requirements when you're a meat breeder, and visa versa.

[alpinelogy]

oohhh I'm cycling anon now!! thank you for the naame I feel very honoureddd

anyway I just watched stage 20 of 2020 tdf and like,,, yeeeash that must have been fucking brutal he literally lost at the laaaast minute

tadej is a literal monster my god,,like he's very cute looking but he'll literally curb stomp you ( I think I have a type in athletes I root for lol)

also, it looks like teams choose one rider to essentially be like their first driver? I think? Is it overall results or is there like an Olympic trial type situation,, is there contract drama ever👀 like do people sign to teams and try to bargain for priority,,

:3c you're a regular in my inbox, you get a name. Also sorry for the long answer again adsfgh, I am allergic to short ones 🫠

And yeah!! Tadej is a monster, he generally seems to be a very happy chilled out person but then you see him race and yeah. He is something else, probably a nightmare of several riders in the peloton (the peloton in cycling = the grid in F1. The group of competitors)

And its sort of complicated on who is the leader (ie the rider who they prioritize). Some riders are basically a shoe in for the leader, when you see Tadej on a lineup for a race its mostly him who UAE will prioritize. Same for Jonas Vingegaard and Visma Lease a Bike (VLAB) and Primož and VLAB last year/Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe this year unless its Vuelta 2023 in which case its Sepp but only barely

(* to explain the comment, both Jonas and Primož were on the lineup, the race was eventually won by Sepp Kuss, a third VLAB rider after uh... very many things happening that are beyond the scope of this asddfdg

Where it gets complicated is with teams with less of these shoe in guys or at races where they don't compete. Not to go back to Vuelta 2023, but both Jonas and Primož had competed in a Grand Tour already that year and both won their respective ones. I was not able to pay so much attention before the race but I do genuinely wonder if VLAB expected this result or if it was a random bullshit go situation.

Same for UAE this year at Vuelta. Tadej isn't doing it, obviously, so who will be the leader for them. Adam Yates is a possibility, my father said when we were watching Saturday's stage that if he was not teammates with Tadej fucking Pogačar he would be a leader and I am inclined to agree. Vuelta win this year bestie?

To return back to Tour, Soudal Quick-Step is trying to win Tour with Remco Evenpoel, godspeed to them (I suppose he is at least leading the youth classification? Only because Tadej finally aged out but small wins I suppose). But otherwise I'm not sure what they are trying to do over there outside of Tour, according to Czech comms they were very random bullshit go with Giro and supported different rider for each type of stage which is how we got Hirt 8th but that was an offhand mention do not quote me on that.

Some teams don't have exact plans set in stone, from quick research it looks like Intermarché - Wanty did not aim for the points classification but now that Biniam Girmay is leading it? You bet they do their best to keep him in the lead.

As for how the leaders are selected aside from the shoe ins or these plans ether preplanned or on the spot, that is a process only known to the teams and possibly god I am convinced. And the lawyer and contract department maybe. There quite possibly is very much contract drama about if you will be prioritized in a team, I do not keep up with it enough, like I said earlier, there are hundreds of riders and my guys are mostly stable, I am sure someone will be more aware of all the fun contract bits o7 (I also have enough contract drama with F1 lmao. Cries in Williams and Alpine fan)

[cowboyskeletons]

anyone ask for a gothcleats inscryption au? no? too late

[arolesbianism]

Heartbreaking! My suspicions abt Wagstaff having some fucked up timeline shit going on were correct and now I have to scramble to come up with an excuse to not have to completely overhaul my entire swap au (it won't be hard my excuse is that it's an au so I can do what I want)

[yuukei-yikes]

just rewatched ep 12 of mekakucity actors to feel something and got pissed off all over again