#memes and stuff

[memeshost]

[madagaskarka]

Marco Bodt if Isayama was not a cruel cruel heartless man

[froggydoe]

this was supposed to be a silly little meme redraw

[starlizlia]

Ehhh just nothing.

[edenfalling]

Favorite Line Tag Game

(Based on this post.) Tagged by @bywayofmemory, thank you!

Rules: Share a favorite line that you've read or written that impacted you!

This is a hard game for me, because I think my best lines only work in context. I am a more structural writer in that sense. I am trying to build a pattern so that when you reach the final line of a story, the weight of everything before clicks into place. I want to create echoes and juxtapositions and stuff like that.

Or alternatively, I'm just trying to tell a story and the word craft only matters insofar as it reflects my POV character's own word choices and otherwise gets out of the way. :)

I think the closest I tend to get to an impactful line is when writing drabbles or 3-sentence ficlets, because they're so short and every word has to count.

So here is one of my favorite tiny ficlets, 3 sentences (128 words) about Galadriel:

As the Storm and the Lightning She ends the war. She ends all the wars: the cities of Men burn with the molten blood of the earth; the halls of the Dwarves collapse and grind their bones to dust; the sylvan exile of the Elves ends, as it began, in kinslaying; and so, too, she comes for the Orcs, the Ents, the halflings and wizards and even the Eldest himself; no people and no hidden fastness escape her gift of peace. And when she is done, when she casts herself into Mount Doom and takes the Third Age with her, no voice is heard in all the empty, blood-drenched lands from Mordor to the sea: no sound save rain on heaps of sun-bleached bone, and the wind running fingers through new-grown fields of flowers.

If we're talking lines from longer stories, apparently I have a bit of a Thing about the ocean, to wit:

The ocean is older than the land, and bigger than the land, and it never quite forgave life for venturing past the surface and forsaking gills for air. All water comes from the ocean and returns there in the end. Every drop of rain remembers that ancient betrayal. Why else do rivers wash mountains into the sea? (I Am the One Who Lives with the Ocean - Homestuck)

and also

"The sea is deeper magic than the land, little sister," she said, her voice echoing off the jagged stones as if she sang a round and fugue with herself. "Blood is made of salt and water, and we all breathe without lungs in the womb. I will teach you to remember. Breath and blood, flesh and bone, the ocean claims all in the end." (Into Something Rich and Strange - Chronicles of Narnia)

Or if you just want a line I still enjoy and think about, here is something presented completely without context:

TG: on due consideration im ok with breathing your gross pre-breathed air (Some Little Talk Awhile of Me and Thee - Homestuck)

That particular description of sitting silently next to a friend never fails to amuse me. :)

I tag, uh, @othercat2, @asukaskerian, @violsva, @lynati, and anyone else who wants to participate!

[conundrumoftime]

Heads up seven up

Tagged by @greyjedijaneite to share the last seven lines I wrote in my WIP. I've got a bunch on the go at the moment and keep hopping between them so here's three recent ones

(Kidnap family):

“Káno…” The kind of sigh that has been sighed before. 

The messenger will leave unharmed, of course. He’ll even be treated like a welcome guest and not the emissary of an enemy. And he will see the children and their education for himself, for if they’ve done nothing else good at least they’ve made an effort to bring up their charges like princes of the Noldor. They aren’t monsters.

Gil-galad’s messenger doesn’t see the children until dinner, by which time, Maglor assumes, he will be imagining all sorts of terrible fates for them. 

(In place of a dark lord you will set up a queen):

“You need not be jealous,” she says, touching the gold ring that sits upon its chain. 

She’s right, of course. All is well, surely all is well. He is here with her now despite the vague sense he has that there were times when this all felt much less certain, and he is hers, and he need not trouble himself with fears he can’t even describe. All is well. 

A little time later his wrist brushes against the ring and he hears a hiss in his mind, a voice barking remember remember you have to - 

She opens her blue eyes and looks at him and it dies away, suddenly insignificant.

(Ruin of Doriath):

Elwing talks, a little, but it’s so faint Galadriel can’t hear. She sees the child’s head turn up to Celeborn and her lips move; sees the tears wet on his cheeks as he tells her of the halls of Mandos and of the rest and peace and joy and sanctuary they hold for those brought within those walls. The Sindar may not know Aman, but they know death very well.

The rain begins to cease towards the afternoon. They agree to continue until nightfall rather than seek shelter sooner. Elwing grows drowsy as they ride and in the end Celeborn ties her wrapped against his chest with the cloak, lets her sleep sagged back against him. Galadriel draws closer and watches her; her eyes flicker with some dreams that are, hopefully, peaceful.

No-pressure-at-all tagging for: @thecoziestbean @stitchingatthecircuitboard @bad-surprise @nocaptainonthisship @the-sweet-hibiscus

[twcfaces]

Pokémuse Meme!

Harvey Dent : Normal/Steel Type

Ability : Justified [Hidden Ability : Super Luck]

Moves : Iron Defense, Metal Burst, Double-Edge, Guillotine

Held Item : Lucky Coin

'Dex Entry :

[The Daylight Knight of Gotham, this steel-clad warrior has a very strong sense of justice and strikes back relentlessly at the foulest foes, determined to bring Gotham's darkness to light.]

USE ITEM : VIAL OF ACID?

Two-Face : Poison/Dark Type

Ability : Corrosion [ Hidden Ability : Contrary]

Moves : Acid Spray, Beat Up, Payback, Double Team

Held Item : Half-Lucky Coin

'Dex Entry :

[Forever of two minds about everything, Two-Face is an unpredictable criminal element in Gotham City that relies heavily on Luck to make decisions for him. Previously Harvey Dent.]

tagged by : stole it!

tagging : steal it!

[edenfalling]

#quick everyone page your local narnia blog (via @qqueenofhades)

my favourite photo of jake gyllenhaal

[memeshost]

[madagaskarka]

Jeanmarco reincarnation AU fanfics be like

[starlizlia]

I got this idea from last month Andd it looks rushed.

[edenfalling]

Fifteen Questions for Fifteen Friends

Tagged by @thatgirlnevershutsup

are you named after anyone? Nope! My parents specifically went out of their way to avoid giving either child a family name (though in Nick's case that was only managed via creative spelling). They did wind up making some classical mythology references, but I think that was accidental rather than a deliberate theme. I am also not named after a celebrity despite what A LOT OF PEOPLE assumed when I was a child. (*)

when was the last time you cried? I dunno. I don't tend to cry dramatically, but a handful of tears at an emotional moment isn't surprising.

do you have kids? Nope.

what sports do you play/have played? I played soccer in high school (badly). I also took years of swimming and gymnastics lessons, though I never competed in either activity. I was bad at gymnastics, but I probably could have done pretty well on a swim team. (I talked my swim coaches into letting me be an assistant teacher for pre-schoolers instead of swimming competitively, which I think was much better for my mental health.)

do you use sarcasm? When it feels appropriate.

what is the first thing you notice about people? ...Probably their height, if we meet in person? Or vocal pitch/timbre. Typing style if we meet online.

what's your eye colour? Brown :)

scary movies or happy endings? This is a false dichotomy and I refuse to engage with it.

any talents? I used to be a good singer and a good enough oboist that I took private lessons for a couple years, but I am woefully out of practice. I think I write pretty well too, but I haven't been doing that much for a few years either.

where were you born? New Jersey. You wanna make something of it?

what are your hobbies? Reading, writing, miscellaneous art stuff (lately cross-stitch and paint-by-numbers projects). I keep a bunch of houseplants, and occasionally dabble in outdoor container gardening. Currently I'm into the NY Times crossword and their Spelling Bee game, as well as virtual mahjong solitaire, but which particular puzzles/games I am into varies with time.

do you have any pets? Tragically, no, but someday I will have a dog! ...Or perhaps a cat, if I can get some allergy shots and buy one from a less allergenic breed. Or maybe some fish, or a snake, or... look, I enjoy animals. I just don't currently have enough free time to adequately meet the physical and emotional needs of a dog, and other pets would require more prep work.

Houseplants require much less investment.

how tall are you? 5'3"

favourite subject in school? Y'know, I actually liked all of my classes? At least when the teachers weren't complete wastes of space, and even in those cases I generally still enjoyed the subject. I like learning things. The world is absolutely fascinating -- who doesn't want to know more about it?

I think if you'd asked me around age 16-22, I would have said chemistry, but it's harder to keep up with chemistry when you're not actively in the field so my most enduring interest is probably history. (If you'd asked me at age 6-15 I am pretty certain I would have said math. I still do love math, but again, harder to keep up with when you're not actively in the field.)

dream job? I'm pretty happy with my current job(s), but if they paid twice as much I sure wouldn't say no!

I tag: @wordsforrain, @longroadstonowhere, @ickaimp,@violsva, @asukaskerian, @curlicuecal, @branch-and-root, and anyone else who wants to participate. (*)This will be less confusing if you remember that Elizabeth is my middle name, not my legal first name.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[fly-the-pattern]

The dino benches are super cute. The angle is a little weird, though. And there's other seating if you're scared of dinosaurs. Looks like there's non-dino flat benches in the back on the right and a raised stone bench / retaining wall area on the left with grass and trees. I'm a little worried that there's no arm rests on any of the seating areas, though. It might be difficult for people with mobility issues to stand back up. Super cute for in front of a dino museum, though! And I totally want one.

[generaldonutnerd]