#just a small rant about it lol

[youling-the-ghost]

hey, random person on the internet, maybe don't do this?

[wyrmways]

I love prehistoric planet so so dearly but i do wish that they made the animals a little less gray.

Especially in cases of animals that are theorized to have sexual display traits like frills or crests?? They put some color on them but compared to real life animals (especially reptiles & birds!) they are just sooo dull.

Nanuqsaurus was especially disappointing for me. Maybe it's just because it's normally depicted as some kind of white color, but i feel having the opportunity for such a unique color on this dinosaur and making it mostly the same grayish brown as so many other dinosaurs in the show was a missed opportunity.

Part of this is definitely the filter and lighting they put over certain scenes to make them look more 'natural' i suppose. I think the male hatzegopteryx's crest is actually very beautiful, but unfortunately due to the lighting of the show it often appears so much more drab and dull than it should be, even in broad daylight .

(color in show vs art by ttorroo on instagram)

This is a major reason the corythoraptor design stood out to me, because they were just so bright and beautiful in comparison to everything else in the show! Every time they were on screen i thought it was amazing to get to see these dinosaurs in such vibrant color! This shows that they /can/ depict dinosaurs in this way at least.

And i feel as though the only reason they /were/ blue is because they were based off of the modern cassowaries (one of which i got to see in person recently, they are a GORGEOUS blue. So much brighter than you would expect, heres a picture)

I just feel like, even though i love prehistoric planet, its quest to be overly 'realistic' holds it back in this area at least. The only animals they were willing to make super vibrant were the ones they based on a living similar bird, instead of considering that if the bright colors of a cassowary are possible, there's nothing that says that other bright colors could be possible on other types of dinosaurs.

Especially considering the colors of other birds! If they wanted to base the dino coloring on real life animals, they could have been inspired by other kinds of birds. Just because cassowaries are more 'dinosaur-like' doesnt discount the fact that birds are an incredibly diversely colored and patterned group of animals. There is plenty of potential for other colors in dinosaurs when looking at modern ones.

In fact, i would argue that the fossil evidence we have shows that dinosaurs could have been more brightly colored and distinctly patterned than the ones in the show, at least. While there haven't been bright yellow or blue dinos found, there has been evidence of brighter reds and browns, some greens and purples, iridescent like feathers, and more distinct patterns like stripes on several dinos.

It kind of baffles me how they were able to make leaps like the dreadnoughtus air sacs, but they weren't willing to make the dinosaurs a little brighter? I mean, so much paleo art nowadays depicts dinos in vibrant colors, i dont think it would be too much of a stretch.

Tldr, i love prehistoric planet and i think it has done a lot for the perception and depiction of dinosaurs as real life animals, i just wish that it didnt associate looking 'realistic' with 'looking gray' as much as it does, especially considering the amount of potential traits for sexual display dinosaurs had, and the colors of living birds and fossil evidence of dinosaur colors.

[silkhy-john]

Saw someone say that the first thing Miko needs is a hug and YEAH, THE FIRST THING MIKO NEEDS IS A HUG.

She’s been living her life scared out of her mind and walking on eggshells because one small slip up and a spirit attacks and she doesn’t know how it started and she doesn’t have any solutions beyond a temporary stop gap.

Also the adults with spiritual powers in her life are too busy to actually give her any proper guidance on how to handle the spirits beyond “don’t acknowledge them”.

Also her friends, with the exception of Yuria(Julia?) don’t know this whole other facet of Miko’s life, and even Yuria has a very limited ability to see the spirits anyway.

Also she’s dealing with what seems to be a death spirit, like, an EXPRESSLY death spirit, and the most advice she’s been given is “do your best not to look at it” which is so crazy when one of the things that’s established early into the series is that mischievous [and especially] malevolent spirits WILL use tricks to try to get you to look at them (eg the child with the balloon)

Also in my head the working theory that with the current spirit (‘unassuming middle-aged man’) it’s 4 strikes and you’re out (ie it starts ACTIVELY pursuing your soul) and Miko is already on strike 2 (4 cause of its association with death, the theory amongst readers that this spirit is a shinigami has been rampaging about my head)

Also the bigger spirit that escaped its binding after Romm, Miko, and Godmother finally put the shrine maiden to rest.

Also this damned ‘always on the side of humanity’ old man and the fact that the lengths he goes to are actually actively cruel and the fact that one of his tails knows about Miko’s dad.

What I’m saying is please read Mieruko-Chan.

[yeetyoteartz]

I hate Harry he’s a horrible friend,selfish,and manipulative but then he looks at you with those babygirl eyes and you’re just like “aaaww he’s so baby,he’s precious, he’s my blorbo ❤️”

DONT FALL FOR THE BABYGIRL EYES IT’S A TRAP

[werewolfdog]

Wild that one day you can just look at a coworker who you're well connected with and realize you can really see them as your parental figure

[thebluebygracieabrams]

so tired of being a shitty bandaid for my parents' loneliness. like have u ever considered you passed your curse to me and some days i feel so lonely it's like i can't breathe around the emptiness in my chest????

[daz4i]

you ever see a callout post or w/e where it's like. yeah okay when i see these (hopefully not faked) screenshots i can see why you'd interpret it the way you did. BUT this is also like the worst possible way you could read it if you don't give op any benefit of a doubt because you already decided they're awful. like sometimes someone isn't evil they're just not good at phrasing themselves and if you dedicated even 30 more seconds to reread what they said without attaching your own expectations you will likely be way less angry about it

[thevegetablewhichnoonedaresname]

So I finally read Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by Lynn Truss after hearing it referenced often but never checking it out. It was a fun read (although slightly prescriptivist in places, a bit alarmist about the internet's effect on the state of punctuation, and way too mean about my beloved smileys, which I can begrudgingly forgive in a book published in 2003), but it made me realize something.

I've been taking my mom to appointments at this hospital for a couple months now, and every time we've gone into the building, I've been mildly uncomfortable, but never enough to really think about why. I've always got other things on my mind when we're at the hospital. But today, with punctuation on the brain, I finally realized what's been bothering me. The buildings are labeled "Doctors Building One" (and two, three, etc.). This is annoying, but I was willing to rationalize "doctors" away as a plural noun intended to be a modifier. But then. THEN. I went on a walk through the building and noticed that although the signs on the outside of the buildings and over the doorways all say "doctors," the directional signs INSIDE the building all say "Doctor's Building One." Like, one singular doctor, possessive, owns the building. "Doctors" already wasn't great. "Doctors' " would be ideal. "Doctor's" is kind of a travesty, and to add insult to injury, they couldn't even commit to a single travesty. They had to be inconsistent about it, too.

If I've learned anything from that book and others, it's that even the best attempts at objective standardization are often going to have to resort to "well, I just like it better this way" at some point. I've made peace with that. I'm even beginning to be okay with the decision to not use the Oxford comma, as long as it's consciously made. But if there's one thing I still can't stand and don't think I'll ever be able to, it's an inability to commit to the bit. If you realize you've messed up your signs, either replace them all, or make all your new signs with the error and write it off as a stylistic choice. Just don't do this.

[woodfrogs]

saw a post that sucks so bad. i will now proceed to seethe about it for the next 30 minutes 👍

[aroaceofthesea]

Agdfajsfdg i love my friends

[katyspersonal]

^^^ I got this video recommended after watching a couple on UTDR dramas and it is honestly extremely spot on? I am impressed to hear a really thoughtful analysis from the "other side" of the situation, that addresses problems on both sides; creators being more worried about being shunned from the community than about what they did and damage-controlling what is said about them, but also strangers psychoanalyzing a person they don't know who is already irrational from fear and pain in bad faith.

I am not sure if anyone here finds it handy since I am against the idea of "building up platform" for as long as I remember (I even had instances of purging my following to remain small artist), and I've made sure to cultivate the audience (all ten of my fans xd) with the same mindset who just want to quietly chill with the friendly faces in the corners 🤔 But I never know when one of those "platform and community" kids is looking in my general direction, so why not xD And yes, it is certainly helpful from the side of the observer, to not judge the creators the wrong way. The brain biology bit is hella correct, again, I am impressed by how well it is explained!

[distrxst]

"be honest... Why do you say you're not worthy of being a Hashira? Even though you're so strong?"

his breathe caught in his throat at the question , one he was bound to answer with honesty . and for the slayer to call him strong . how there could've been someone much stronger who stood in his place . how there could've been joy in place of his life . he shook his head , breathing hard through his nose as he looked at him . the kid had been asking for long enough , so maybe his persistence deserved an answer .

" you really want to know .. ? " they asked , eyebrow raised , but they knew the answer . it was a question he had pestered him with many a time , now . he sighed loudly , unable to beat around the bush . " i shouldn't be alive right now . "

" my whole life .. everybody i've been close with , has made sacrifices for my life .. big and small .. first my sister , and then my best friend .. " he quietly gestured to each side of his mismatched haori , grimacing before continuing . " they had done so much for me , and i had never done anything in return . except simply dragging them down . they died because of my weakness . "

they didn't want to get into the grit of it , so they kept it simple . " my sister had died the night before her wedding , killed by a demon - all so it wouldn't find me . "

" my friend .. he was strong .. when i had got injured in final selection he stuck me with some of the others there , and gone off to kill every demon there . everyone survived final selection that year , save for him .. if i hadn't been such a dead weight , maybe he would've made it , kid . you probably would've liked him .. "

he sighed , eyes set on the floor as he scowled quietly . he hadn't spoke of this to anyone in years , and honestly he couldn't tell if the overwhelming feeling he had was regret or relief .

" i didn't even pass final selection . the only reason i'm alive is because people made sacrifices for me to be alive .. that isn't a real hashira . that's just a weakling . "

" i know you've been asking for ages . sorry if the answer is disappointing , but it's the truth . "

[judasisgayriot]

Me and Han finally finishing our rewatch of the entirety (yes, every episode, begrudgingly) of heroes that we started literally a year ago because we kept taking huge breaks

[gloomyshoujo]

Recently started watching Spy x Family (almost done s2 aha), and I gotta say, it did surprise me!

I still don't think it's the "best anime ever made" that a lot of people claimed it to be, but I can see why so many have enjoyed and loved it. It's really well made; in terms of animation, world building, characters, environment, art, pacing, etc. There was definitely a lot of quality and care put into it. It also feels fresh and new, yet familiar at the same time?

Ofc, there are some small flaws here and there, but they're easy to just ignore for me. It's really delightful and it has made me laugh many times now.xD

I am sad I'm already reaching the end; and I am again, surprised that it managed to make me sit through so many episodes without effort! I have a hard time watching series or even movies because of my low attention span (even if I REALLY love it); so kudos to them!xD

[mejomonster]

The amount of people on dating apps... who do not know how to converse...

[c4toru]

nanami reassuring his yapper wife :c

for the past 30 minutes you’ve been ranting to him about practically everything going on in your chaotic life. nanami is mindlessly flipping through the pages of his new magazine he had just received in the mail, listening to you ramble on about how much you didn’t like the way people perceive your favorite character! ugh how could they say that ? —

he’s humming to your responses, periodically letting out ‘ohh’ s and ‘rightt’ s. you stop yourself from continuing your babbles, “ah.. nevermind i’m talking too much again.” your body shifts, facing away from him before you grab your phone off of your nightstand.

he whips his head in your direction, “keep going..? i wanna hear the rest.” he responds in confusion. “it’s okay ken, don’t wanna annoy you too much hah..” you giggle softly before you feel his tight grip onto your palm. his thumb is caressing the soft back of your hand before twiddling with your wedding ring. “love hearing you talk though, married you for a reason didn’t i. what kind of man doesn’t want to hear his pretty wife’s voice hmm?” a small smile is plastered on his face, he’s looking at you so lovingly.

you press your lips against his, “you’re so good to me, whatever shall i do when you finally get tired of me.” you smile, a big laugh leaving your mouth. “not happening.” he replies smugly, peppering another dozen of kisses onto your lips.

a/n : i always feel like this so i decided to write something cute to make myself feel better lol | likes & reblogs appreciated !!