#my music taste is extremely varied

[sagittariangirl27]

I don't sleep anymore.

I've been thinking about doing another music thread for a while.

I always think this is really fun.

Tumblr is my diary.

Sexy things will make their way back around. I just need to be a lot less sad.

You know what they say about mentally I'll girls. 💁🏻‍♀️💦

I really need to go back to writing in the tabs. I feel exposed out here in these streets. Ok I'm done I swear.

[theorderssacredfork]

No one gets me like she gets me

[voltrixz]

for the music ask: 3, 11, 22 :D

3: A song that reminds you of summertime

Kind of basic but it’s literally in the name and it’s a nice bop

11:A song that you never get tired of

THIS SONG DUDE… literally so in love with it. Love a lot of the band’s other songs too

22: A song that moves you forward

The fact it plays in the ending of TASM 2, mixed feelings about that movie but that ending. But yeah this song man. Got me through some rough patches ngl

[floralandfailing]

Hello mutals 🙏💥

Does anyone want my airbuds user/exchange airbuds??

I uhhhh I like music too much :) airbuds is my favourite app (after tumblr I'm not even lying)

[moldwood]

have been asked a few times how i have such a wide variety of music at my disposal for mood + character playlists. well the answer is really easy: when someone posts a link to tumblr or uses lyrics in a caption i go listen to the song

[flutteringfable]

decided to put each of my favorite spotify playlists + my liked on shuffle one at a time for these for a lil spice. previews and tags under the poll!

tough girls fight

electric angel

weather

soft fuzzy man

together

usual no pressure tagssss :p

@hopelesslvr @teakusu + anyone who wants to

Challenging you all!

Put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most!

Then tag Tumblr friends to keep the game going!

[indignantlemur]

Hello! Hope you're doing well. I was wondering if you had any headcanon's of the cultural incompatibilities between the Andorians and the Vulcans like the kas wan? Thank you.

Hello, hello! I'm going alright, and very happy to have my internet connection back!

Andorians and Vulcans have quite a few cultural incompatibilities, really. I'll list the most common points for you!

Meat:

Andorians are technically omnivores, but only just. They consume huge amounts of protein and fats in the form of meat, and only replicate meat about forty percent of the time. Everyone agrees that real, fresh meat just tastes better. Vulcans find this barbaric, to put it mildly. During their more active conflicts, Andorians in Vulcan prison camps were forced to subsist off of replicated, protein-heavy Vulcan fare - which Andorians, of course, did not digest particularly well, and struggled to draw nutrients from. The prisoners, unsurprisingly, developed profound nutrient deficiencies. Andorians considered this to be cruel and unusual punishment at best, and a war crime at worst.

Vulcan prisoners of war were likewise forced to consume actual meat, for lack of any other alternatives. While no one can say they were deprived of food, what the Andorians had on offer was not at all suited to the Vulcan way of life, or their physiology. Recovered citizens often required significant psychological and, in some cases, moderate medical intervention afterwards. It remains a common sticking point between the two factions.

Physical touch:

Andorians are constantly touching people. They're a highly social species with insectoid traits, and frequent contact on a daily basis is a part of healthy socialization. While their society has become heavily ritualized regarding interactions between different social ranks and between strangers to prevent conflict, friendly Andorians are very easy-going with physical contact even in professional environments.

The average Vulcan would rather have a fatal aneurysm than spend a day trapped in a room with friendly Andorians. Physical touch is highly regulated amongst Vulcans, who are touch-telepaths, and even bonded couples rarely interact physically in public.

(Andorians don't actually capitalize on this, despite what some might think. Contact of this nature is for friends and family only.)

Nudity taboos:

An extension of the physical touch incompatibility, Andorians also have no taboos centered around nudity and the physical form. Their concept of privacy is also largely theoretical, at least from a Human perspective. Communal bathing is common, as is sleeping in groups.

Vulcans, by comparison, have extreme taboos and social regulations regarding their bodies and their personal space. They do not bathe communally if it can be avoided. They do not share sleeping quarters unless bonded (and sometimes, only during specific times). They do not trespass on another's personal privacy if it can at all be helped.

Incense:

Vulcans are very fond of a particular kind of incense. Exact formulas for their incense vary by region, but all of them contain a plant-based ingredient that infallibly sends Andorians into violent sneezing fits. Lighting Vulcan incense around Andorians is considered incredibly rude.

This has yet to stop the Vulcans, who can be remarkably petty when they have a mind to be.

Music:

Andorians favour wildly expressive and emotive music, designed to provoke and release emotion. Andorian operas are known for being incredibly moving and cathartic, and it's not unusual for opera-goers to weep during a particularly fine performance.

Vulcans find these displays of overt emotion distasteful. The fundamental nature of music is mathematical and logical, and while the mind cannot always be inherently logical the brain preferentially seeks out patterns as an evolutionary trait. Therefore, it is logical that certain arrangements are considered pleasing by many. That is all.

Marriage & Bonding:

Vulcans pair-bond, and they can bond quite powerfully given their inherent psychic ability as well. They do not, however, go beyond pair-bonds; their instincts will not suffer anything that could be considered a rival for their mates. The fact that Andorians bond in couples and then go on to marry into quads is fundamentally incompatible with Vulcan instincts, and while Vulcans strive to overcome their violent natures some things still linger.

The fact that Andorian bonds are unbreakable, even against the efforts of an accomplished Vulcan mind-healer, was at first unfathomable to Vulcans. How could a species whose individuals bond to so many form such strong bonds as well? Surely, the number of bonds must weaken the strength of each individual bond!

Andorians, when asked, will coldly point out that the deliberate sabotage of a mating bond is an egregious crime, and initial Vulcan experiments regarding the matter are also considered war crimes.

The Vulcans, in response, find it sufficient to pull up images of the "chairs" that Andorians used in wartime (and out of it) to break Vulcan prisoners.

Neither side leaves the argument looking particularly good.

Hope this answers your question!

[shrimp-buffet]

Draco Headcanons!!

(headcanons after the cut)

I recently just got the lad and he's my new favorite character + has full on comfort character status so I'm finally giving him his dues!

Beyond that I don't have much to ramble about so I'm just gonna get straight into the headcanons!

• It's already canon that he play Dungeons and Dragons, but he is specifically stuck as a forever DM because it's the only way he can get others to play with him since not many others in the park are familiar with it. He'd be a fighter or rogue main if he ever got the chance to be a player.

• He most often plays D&D with Fang, Buster, and Doug.

• He's bisexual with a male pref! (Just like me fr /srs)

• Draco often sees his fans as sheep, but not in the sense that they're mindless. More so like little lambs to guide and protect ( going off the moment above from the Draco Tale music video. "strength to LEAD 1000 heards" /ly)

• His hair is most often tangled af- He makes the excuse that he's just too busy with his constant performances, but in reality he just doesn't like brushing it and constantly forgets to do it.

• He also cuts his own hair.

• His favorite food is pizza! It's a comfort food and practically all he eats. You can find pizza boxes in the most random of places in his dressing room.

• Since he preforms so much he spends the majority of his time in his dressing room, practically living there. He does have his own living quarters in the Park like most of the other Park employees though, that's where he hosts D&D sessions.

• He's got massive ADHD. (Totally not me projecting pft what? /sarcastic)

• He's an adrenaline junkie. He spends a lot his free time ride all the most extreme rides his the park.

• He's a mild pyromaniac. He has a lot of candles in his dressing room both for aesthetic and to burn small things like scraps of paper and sticks. He'll also spend long periods of time just staring at the flames when bored. He's been that way since he was a kid.

• Adding to the above, as a kid he had accidentally set himself on fire more times then he can count.

• He still stays in contact with his siblings. He call them frequently and tell them about all about the things he's up to. And they still bully him mercilessly. (Out of love of course!)

• I touched on it in my last headcanons post, but he's somewhat close with Lawrie. He thinks their too uptight and tries his best to get them to have fun and be less mean to people, with varying levels of success. Most of the time the two of them just bond over shared music taste.

• He's doesn't talk with Larry a lot, but he enjoys being around him and tries to invite Larry to D&D nights, but Larry often can't fit it in his schedule.

• He shows affection with playful insults/bullying.

• While he's not the type to spread rumors himself, he loves hearing gossip and drama even though he denies it. He gets most of the tea from Melodie even though they're unfriendly rivals most of time. They got a gossip truce.

That's all for now! As always thank you so much for reading and let me know if you'd like to see more!!

[xixovart]

argo2nauts music headcannons because this is too much

the misinformation some of you guys have spread regarding their music taste is insane/hj

(p.s: this is my take on this, if you disagree it’s alright!! it’s just fun and games :D)

(ps2: if any artist/band i mention is problematic please lmk!!)

percy - perseus jackson is a pretty intimidating skater kid with a resting bitch face who is covered head to toe in scars and has his ears pierced. where did the ‘high school musical/disney sitcom’ percy allegations come from. he likes led zeppelin (he canonically has a t shirt in toa if i can remember!!), childish gambino, d4vd, late night drive home, deftones, arctic monkeys, and chase atlantic.

fav song -

annabeth: this is a bit harder.. i think her music taste is either extremely varied or only listens to one album on repeat until her ears bleed. for my sanity i’m going with the former. i think she’d cry over boygenius and mitski (for obvious reasons) and i think she’d like sombr and famous 70/80s guys like queen, david bowie, ac/dc, the smiths ofc. and such. also mac demarco and phoebe bridgers!!!!”!?

fav song -

grover underwood - ADRIANNE LENKER!!!!!: THERE IS NOT A DOUBT IN MY MIND ABOUT IT. all of her songs suit him in one way or another. he needs to be seen more i love him to death. underrated man fr. also late night drive home, beach house, dream ivory, the smiths, queen, cas, WAVE TO EARTH!!!!!

fav song -

i know what youre thinking. “mali, will you ever shut up about this song?” answer is no. i will not.

piper mclean - CHAPPELL ROAN CHAPPELL ROAN IS HERRSSSS??? CASUAL? GOOD LUCK BABE???? HERS!!!! honorable mention: girl in red because don’t forget your roots. also madds buckley MAYBE? idk. also probably cas 🤷‍♀️

fav song -

nico - oh my beloved. he’d definitely listen to italian music when he misses bianca/maria but idk any italian artists so… for now we’re going with english music. and also very specific turkish song: m. by anil emre daldal because will. i’m thinking mitski, roar, mac demarco, OBVIOUSLY SUFJAN STEVENS??? cults, alex g, grimes, also very specifically: cupid by jack stauber? MAYBE conan gray… idk. and also definitely nirvana and guns n roses

fav song -

i heard this song while thinking of him and my heart SHATTERED guys do not make the same mistake i did.

hazel - i?? don’t know? really uhh… probably gracie abrams or adrianne lenker? phoebe bridgers, beach house?? soft rythm/music, deep/depressing lyrics. maybe tnbh but DEFINITELY current joys and adrianne lenker

(yes i made these first songs a rainbow on purpose (not rlly..) shut up i thought it’d be funny)

also this is her favorite song because it reminds her of nico and maybe marie, specifically the first lines!! (marceline [nico], is it just you and me in the wreckage of the world?)

frank zhang - MAC DEMARCO!! BEACH HOUSE!! TV GIRL!! CONAN GRAY!! MONTAN FISH!! GANG OF YOUTHS!! also his grandmother liked to listen to songs in mandarin and he likes remembering her so he constantly listens to 茉莉花 (Mòlìhuā) and uhh if you have any other old mandarin songs lmk :D!! and honorable mention: it almost worked by tv girl

fav song -

because it was his mother’s favorite song

jason grace - this is difficult.. like very. i don’t think he’d listen to music very much and it’s getting hard to not keep repeating artists. rmcm maybe? laufey, probably.. he listens to pretty much everything his friends to. he’s very flexible when it comes to music :)

fav song -

will solace - controversial maybe but i don’t think he’d like taylor swift very much.. no problem with her but i’d just like to see more variety in will’s music taste hcs. i think he’d love mac demarco (he’s been mentioned lke 8 times by now but he really is will’s favorite artist), tv girl, beach weather, the smiths, chappell roan, current joys, vacations, lemon demon, sufjan stevens, boygenius. conan gray, specifically summer child because it was written for him (i would know conan told me), and obviously the entirety of the mamma mia soundtrack. because it’s will.

fav song -

from the same album as nico because symbolism and that entire song is for them and tyem only (and also achicleos)

leo valdez - MY BELOVED!! very specifically the spanish part in stress relief (si puedes venir conmigo, amor, yo te enseño todo lo que hay. pq me tratas asi?? como no soy nadie ITS VALGRACE GUYS!!) uhh also chappell roan.. and your best american girl by mitski. and the smiths and queen and pavement. and lemon demon, the strokes, the cure.. maybe nirvana? and the front bottoms

fav song -

ok thats it im lagging so hard bye

[secret0codename]

Masky/Tim Headcanons

hi hi, stopping by to say that I'm inspired and writing more and more! I hope you like it, sorry for any writing errors :)

My Headcanons Masky/Tim:

Appearance:

-This man is clearly tall, he is around 1.80 or 1.90 tall, he is not small like Toby but he is not bigger than Hoodie

-He and Hoodie are a great duo, they get along well because they know each other better. He doesn't like Toby very much, but he tries to respect him because he knows the boy's condition.

-"Where are my cigarettes?" This man has a smoking habit, are you mad? Smoke, Are you busy? Smoke, Are you observing something or someone? He smoked later. (Professional smoker your lungs ask for help)

-His voice is thick, rough and, but it can vary from person to person, never too gentle, just lower his voice to speak

-He obeys his leader at any cost, he always wants to be the favorite, not that he can't, he wants everything to be perfect, don't take it the wrong way, he knows when he's REALLY perfect

-He has a medium beard, and short straight black hair that is always well combed and never messy. He takes very good care of himself, after all, he really appreciates himself!

-Brown eyes, that's all he doesn't take off his mask much, maybe only around Hoodie but nothing more

-There are moles on the face and body, it is common but they are not attractive, well hidden after all

Well-being and Unwellness

-Bom Tom is not the same person as Masky so his tastes vary between different things, like one likes music the other doesn't like it much, he has two personalities within him, he has difficulty knowing what he likes or not.

-Being alone, something he really enjoys as he tends to not be good socially (None of these guys are after all)

-He doesn't like to share, he could be talking to Hoodie and Toby bothers him and he will get stressed or leave or probably have a fight

-Women, he doesn't know how to act well, he's never liked anyone, but if it happens it won't be long before a disappearance occurs, he knows how to make plans that won't fail for anything.

-Fairly though, he hates losing in basic things like board games

Masky: "You're stealing, aren't you?"

Toby: "No, to be honest I don't even know how to play this"

Work:

-He took the missions extremely seriously so you don't want to get in the way or else something will get ugly between you and Masky

-He doesn't always have a straight face, he knows how to smile, he just doesn't do it a lot

-He likes animals, but he wouldn't have a pet because he doesn't have time to take care of it, the pet would end up dead or something like that

-Good at disguises, if he needs to become a teacher he will do it and always do it perfectly so that the mission is completed without any hesitatio

-"Damn, what did they do to my car!"-he is jealous of anything that is his, including people, cars, objects or even pens

Well guys, that's it, sorry for any serious mistakes, I'm dying of sleep, I don't know if it's written correctly! :)

[starburstsystem]

Going over did criteria again because I keep having identity crisises. I was scrolling tik Tok for resources and hearing other people's experiences and have come to a conclusion;

I live in a constant, varying level of dissociation in my day to day life that heavily impacts my memory, mental health, and overall experience of living. I find it extremely difficult to be present in a moment, especially in conversations or social events. I am constantly checking out and scatter brained and feeling like I lose myself, like I'm not really connected to this world.

That being said, the second main indicator of did is an alternative state of self, or alters. This is the part that confuses me so much.

Dissociation of varying degrees is a symptom of many things, like anxiety or ptsd, both of which I am diagnosed with. My childhood trauma has really fucked up the rest of my life.

Other than that, I need to look more into signs of alters, or research a breakdown of what an alter actually is, so I can figure out if that's what I've been experiencing or not. Right now I feel like I have no idea who I am, what I really like, what my style is, I feel too complex to be just one person. Which, I can feel this way and still be a singlet, of course. I think I'm confused on whether what I was doing was separating parts of my being to cope, or if they were there in the first place. What are these rushes of feeling coming over me, why don't I feel at home in my own body? Every time I think too hard about someone else being in my head, sharing a body with a separate identity of myself, I get this rush of fear and some sort of presence, like there's someone else with me, listening to my thoughts, or that I can hear their thought process too.

Another thing that confuses me is the whole hearing voices thing. Definitely I know that some systems hear their headmates voices in their head loud and clear, while others communicate mainly through feelings or abstract thoughts and vibes. I don't think ive ever heard someone else's voice in my head, but I have sensed thoughts that didn't feel like my own, felt things for seemingly no reason.

I'm exhausted of feeling so fake. I hate the idea that I'm a fraud, playing a big game of make pretend just to feel included or different or whatever. I wish my experience was more typical so it would be easier to recognize. I just want to understand myself. I want to know why I can't figure out what name suits me and stick with it, why I never feel comfortable in my own skin, why I love a shirt I have one day and hate it the next, why my make up and music taste differs so sporadically, etc etc.

[kurootooru]

domestic headcanons with the phantom thieves

characters: akira//ren, ann, makoto, ryuji, yusuke, futaba, haru

type: headcanons

notes: what it would be like to be a part of the phantom thieves; i had to stop halfway because this was getting too long; i might make a part two

futaba has individual folders dedicated to finding embarrassing posts, videos or pictures of each of the phantom thieves for leverage just in case she needs to blackmail anyone, she might just delete your folder if you’re on her good side though

somebody at yusuke’s school once told him that he’d be really good at drawing doujins and he mentioned this during a trip to mementos, this led to futaba recommending him doujins and yusuke just being utterly confused

yusuke occasionally some asks questions about “pop culture” during trips to mementos such as “what is NTR” and “what exactly is a MILF”, futaba is often more than happy to explain

yusuke tries to invite the other members to hang out except he has the worst invitations ever, “i’ve heard the sample kiosks at my local supermarket are quite good, would any of you perhaps like to sample them with me?”, joker and ryuji just end taking him to eat ramen

futaba has a huge snack stash and she will only share it with you if you’re on her good side

video game tournaments between the phantom thieves are a regular occurrence and can get quite competitive with the loser usually having to buy everyone ramen (except for when it’s yusuke), futaba never loses, ryuji and joker are both decent, makoto is initially pretty bad but quickly learns the controls and the strategies and can be extremely competitive, haru is only really good at the fighting games where she smashes buttons faster than others, yusuke and ann are an absolute joke, and well morgana…is a cat

ryuji is the assigned dj for car rides because the others have varying tastes in music and can never agree on what to play so ryuji was chosen because he has the most neutral taste in music

makoto and haru regularly try out new cafes together as well as doing study sessions together, they also go to desert cafes with ann

futaba once considered doxxing the people who spam the phantom thieves website with fake requests and try to convince other people that the phantom thieves don’t exist

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

tuesday again 3/19/2024

boy hope i never run out of zelda games to play or my mental health is going to Tank. there are very vague endgame stuff spoilers (not where zelda is, but some of the time fuckery) but i am going to spoil a bit of the rito sage quest. nothing is rot-13'ed. i feel like that's a fair compromise since this game has been out for about a year? please let me know YOUR opinions on recent game spoilers

listening

Thanks A Lot But No Thanks from the 1955 musical It's Always Fair Weather, sung by Dolores Grey. this was Dolores Grey propaganda in the @hotvintagepoll. i love a sugar baby song and this is sort of an. anti-sugar-baby song? a satitrical sugar baby song? she thanks suitors for increasingly improbable gifts (the state of Maine, et al) before killing them??

the PIPES on this woman!!! the comedic timing!!! she pulls out a gun and shoots suitors dead while thanking them for an autographed picture of john wayne!!! she pulls a big lever and they all fall under the stage!!! ive been having kind of a Time in the depths of unemployment and this made me genuinely laugh (not one short sharp bark of laughter, full on cackling).

thanks for the darling uranium mine indeed

reading

the moonstone by wilkie collins (and philip). this has been my falling asleep reading book. this is decidedly not a cozy mystery but the stakes are not like. so high i have to keep reading through the night to find out what happens. i'm having a good time with it, currently about halfway and still very irritated with rachel, the main character right now. i have not revised my "spoiled brat" opinion and i look forward to seeing if i ever revise it.

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watching

The Three Musketeers (2011, dir. Paul W.S. Anderson). thank you mackintosh (this is a discard from my hometown library and no one needs to know where that is thanks). it's pretty widely available on free platforms rn which is how you know it's good. it's not Good is the thing but it is extremely fun. it is straight up the three musketeers but with an airship. milla jovovich jumps off an airship into the channel. milla jovovich does some assassins creed shit. luke evans does some assassins creed shit. there is an airship fight and an airship chase. it is So cheesy and unfortunately never got another sequel. it also inexplicably has some of the finest cinematic swordfighting since the golden age of hollywood.

this was a really successful impromptu movie night pick for a more widely varied gang than usual, including some teens. my bestie also enjoyed it, which i am So pleased by bc she has extremely exacting movie taste. this cast is so stacked for no good reason: orlando bloom, luke evans, christoph waltz, mads mikkelsen, matthew macfayden...

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playing

i have a post in my head about breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom and their dialogue with each other about loss and grief, but i think that's going to have to wait until i have a little bit more brainpower. perhaps i can talk a little bit about how they make me feel about loss and grief, and how i was upset for zelda and her hundred-year siege in the last one but i am so so so desperately sad for zelda in tears of the kingdom.

i played through breath of the wild with a constant background sense of loss and grief. this is only partially due to the real-life severe depression and joblessness. i think this is a personal brain thing and not a game thing, but i did feel guilty when fucking around in breath of the wild and not actively doing main quests to save zelda. like i would look at the castle off in the distance and feel kind of bad. the champions (and zelda!) telling link as soon as physically possible that it wasn't his fault made me cry in real life every time. i get it's like a month max of in-universe time between games, but it still feels like he has once again missed SO much. i think this is sort of a larger symptom of depression in that i look at [REDACTED] in tears of the kingdom and get a bit hopeless about [REDACTED] and it's like. well i might as well go pick golden apples and not do main quests. time is meaningless.

i am really glad they kept the shrine of resurrection on the plateau in tears of the kingdom. if that hadn't been there i the player would have felt very unmoored. i cannot begin to think how unreal and depersonalized it would have made link feel.

enough of that! the hero's path function is so funny. there are such huge swathes of the map i looked at and said No Thanks! Not Yet!

my depths map is even funnier. eight lightroots so far. no thank you! too scary still! i thought until VERY RECENTLY that all the caves and wells led to the depths and was avoiding them. mistake! cool shit in caves and wells! some horrible boys as well but they are vastly outnumbered by the cool shit.

the rito sage quest fucked SO severely. i had so much fucking fun with that boss fight even though it took me a real life two hours to get up to the arena with the puzzles to unlock the boss fight. i also surprised myself and did not have to look up how to beat any of the puzzles or the boss! just entered a state of flow and looked up and it was three hours later! i know a lot of people are very grumpy about how this was not a totally new game with a totally new map, but i have nothing but praise for the mechanics in this completely new section. knocked my socks off. made me think but wasn't too frustrating. made me use all my powers and all my weapon types. it was simply a great deal of almost frictionless fun! some over the top sick as shit stuff that is the whole point of video games as a medium imo

unlocked all the geoglyphs and i am Upset. i am UPSET.

and now for some horse talk (TM): i kept the very first horse i caught out of nostalgia even though these stats are not very good. i think the naming scheme for this game will be H (the last game was C). the breath of the wild giant ganon horse is so funny. you can't do shit with this horse. you can't change the mane. you can't change the tack. you can't increase his stats. he's just There. Large.

tangential horse talk: why is this lynel in the wetlands. his feathering and fetlocks are going to rot off. he is going to founder

some places ASCEND works where i didn't expect it to: tree. water you can stand in.

i stumbled across the last power completely accidentally while trying to deliver some eyes to a mysterious god and this was so fucking funny. i DID throw this guy down a big pit in the last game and he never came back. i forgot about that.

also people were fucking gaga for rauru but why didn't i see people talking about either of these two last summer on this, the -girl affix site and the scruffy shredded boy site

some other bits and bobs:

i was so annoyed patricia was part of the compendium in the last game i fucking got her this time ok

very hashtag relatable languages moment

unrelated to either of those things, i have done the gerudo sage quest except for the boss battle and i missed two huge swathes of hashtag tunnel gameplay (going to find riju through the tunnels. simply went overland) and getting to the central temple chamber (simply used ascend). whoops

there's a little tower concept art piece in purah's room in the ancient lab! that's a fun little touch i really love, it really helps differentiate the games and show changes in the overworld between games in a very cheap and east way for the devs

bc i play these games like dressup simulators, i also want to note that misko's tents are also really fun, they really feel like they're from a much earlier era and i'm stumbling across an untouched archaeological site

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making

garden update: growing along okay, it has been so so so wet lately and i should have bitten the bullet and bought the big expensive bag of perlite, the drainage is not terrific. i should elevate all the planters and that would help a bit too. tomatoes are bit leggy, i moved them out of the partial shade on the end of the balcony and in front of the window. i am a bit concerned about them getting scorched, but again it's been so wet lately they need all the help they can get. i feel like they're established enough to be pruned a bit to make them bushier but i am Afraid. there are worse things in life than leggy tomatoes

the pic on the left below: these bush beans are looking a bit strange as well. the four shorter ones came up, promptly withered their cotyledons, and i thought they died until they popped out their first true leaves. the larger ones i think may have some kind of mosaic virus but it's a little early to tell. these are bins that haven't been used outside (they stored clothes in for the move) and new dirt from home depot. either the dirt or the seed stock itself may have been infected? very strange. the cucumbers in the bin in the back (hidden by the beans) are also taking forever to get going. at least the sweet peas are doing fine. the spinach i planted in that back bin withered where the stems met the soil and died. i think it was simply to early and too damp for them.

anyway on the right pic above: these normie peas and normie climbing beans seem to be doing fine. that's dill in the gray pot and basil in the bucket, they also seem to be doing fine. just sort of a perplexing corner on the other side of the balcony.

[is-this-mathieu-enriched]

My Matej keeps crying, what do I do?

This can be a really distressing situation. There are few things worse than seeing your beloved Matej upset, and not knowing what is wrong! Here are a few suggestions that may help you to pinpoint what is wrong. If you implement them all without success, then it may be something more serious, so consult your veterinarian.

Is your Matej physically uncomfortable?

Matejs take the little and often approach when it comes to basking. Unlike a Mathieu, a Matej may bask as frequently as twenty to thirty times a day, but for short periods only. This helps to keep his body warm, allowing him to power that big brain! Check the heat lamp in his enclosure is working correctly, and spot check readings at both ends of the temperature gradient in there.

A wild Matej will drink plain water, but many Matejs in captivity struggle to stay sufficiently hydrated. This is often due to boredom with the taste. Specialist outlets will offer a range of sugar-free flavourings, but try to offer them on a varied and unpredictable schedule. Matejs love to mimic others, and it may help your Matej if he sees you having a drink at the same time as he is offered one!

Some Matejs can suffer from food intolerances, which may not always be immediately apparent. If your Matej does not seem to be eating well, consider offering different types of prey. If he consumes wet food, a Matej will often enjoy the novelty of eating from the Tadej or Mathieu section! Just remember that a Matej is an obligate carnivore. He may play with the flowers you would feed a Jai, but will not eat them.

2) Does your Matej lack mental stimulation?

Matejs are extremely intelligent! This leads to a strong desire for novelty and mental challenge. If your Matej sees no other sources of enrichment in his enclosure, he will devote all of his brainpower to escaping it. Whilst there has yet to be developed a truly Matej-proof enclosure, a happy Matej will perhaps only undo the lock on his enclosure a couple of times a week. If you find he is doing it more regularly, this is a sign that he needs access to more challenging activities.

Most specialist outlets will offer a range of enrichment toys, however sometimes the best enrichment can be the simplest. Try not to get into a predictable routine with your Matej - he will thrive on the anticipation of trying to outwit you and guess when supervised outdoor time will be! When it is outdoor time, vary your choice of park. Matejs love to explore, and even something as simple as going at a different time of day can add new richness to the experience for him.

3) Does your Matej lack social enrichment?

Matejs are a deeply social species, and should never be kept in captivity alone, however sometimes this is unavoidable for brief periods due to unforeseen events. A Matej will also see you as a member of his colony. Matejs love to do activities together, and you may have already noticed that your Matej loves to take part in whatever you're doing. Try dancing in front of him, and your Matej will likely join in! Most Matejs love music, and exhibit a strong sense of rhythm.

Very few people have the resources to keep a colony of seventy to eighty Matejs. However three to four bonded companions are generally sufficient for a Matej's social wellbeing. If that is not possible for you, ensure that he gets as much time to socialise during supervised outdoor time as possible. For the clever and prosocial Matej, this can be as important to his wellbeing as active play!

Some combination of these factors may be leading to your Matej's unhappiness. Do consult your vet if not, but hopefully you can determine what is wrong, and he will soon be back to his old intrepid and mischievous self!

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Get To Know Me Tag

Tagged by @telomeke @lurkingshan @my-rose-tinted-glasses @he-is-lightning-in-a-bottle and @hyeoni-comb thank you all! 💕

Do you make your bed?

I like a messy bed, it feels more welcoming to me somehow. The only time I make my bed is when I'm without heat and it's winter, then you gotta do it to keep in any residual warmth! But normally I'd rather keep everything loose.

What’s your favorite number?

I....don't think I have one? Is this a thing people have, how do you choose?

What is your job?

I manage a team of Product Owners in the Operations division of a multinational company. In other words, I go to a lot of meetings.

If you could go back to school, would you?

Absolutely not. Beyond the fact that I was formerly a substantive editor of university textbooks, which included both editing the textbook content and sometimes writing their ancillaries (tests, powerpoint slides, etc.) so it feels like I took first-year Sociology at least ten times, I just don't love formalized education. I love learning but on my own terms and at my own pace.

Can you parallel park?

I can't drive at all! Technically I learned how, took lessons and everything, but never got my license.

A job you had that would surprise people?

Hmm. I was a call center person for half a day, it was terrible and I left without getting paid for the work I did because I was so eager to get out of there I didn't want to fight them for my pay (even though I needed the money which is why I was there in the first place). I hate phone calls, I can't hear well on the phone, and it was clear the call center script was designed to be exploitative. It was one of the worst jobs for me I could have taken lol

Do you think aliens are real?

I think it's extremely likely!

Can you drive a manual car?

Nope, even when I learned, it was only on an automatic.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

I'm not guilty about it but I can decimate an entire family size mac and cheese when I'm feeling down.

Tattoos?

I have 3 tattoos; one on each foot and one on the back of my neck. They form a rainbow.

Favorite color?

Blue-green! The shade of preference for any given moment varies, but anything in the region from mint to aqua to teal to turquoise will do; I love them all.

Favorite type of music?

My music taste varies widely but the common denominators are 1) fast tempo or upbeat, 2) solid harmonies, and 3) if there's a tempo or key change I am doubly sold.

Do you like puzzles?

Love puzzles of all kinds. I have a collection of jigsaw puzzles I do regularly, and word puzzles, logic puzzles, sudoku type stuff is all very fun. I don't make a lot of time for them but I do them occasionally and always enjoy it.

Any phobias?

I am afraid of falling. Not heights, but falling. The difference is: I can lean over the railing at the top of a 20-storey building or walk on a glass floor over a big drop and just feel a minor thrill, but am terrified to the point of maybe crying if I have to balance on a single step of a ladder or walk across a patch of ice. I had several brushes with death related to falling when I was a kid, and a few bad falls that caused injury as an adult, so it makes sense. Luckily I am pretty tall so I rarely have to do any kind of ladder-ing!

Favorite childhood sport?

American-style tackle football. We used to play at lunch on the pavement because the soccer kids got the field; we played in all seasons including snow, and we did it for love of the sport. I loved it a lot.

Do you talk to yourself?

Occasionally I'll provide a little commentary on what's happening aloud to myself; but I don't really have fully conversations.

What movies do you adore?

I have loved a lot of movies in my time! A few random ones that come to mind right now because I've been thinking about them for whatever reason are Saving Face (2004), Monster (2023), Practical Magic (1998), Moonlight (2016), and Clue (1985).

Coffee or tea?

Despite my username being a type of tea, in this as in all things I am a perfect Kinsey 3. Love both equally and drink a ton of both (coffee more regularly, tea in greater volume).

First thing you wanted to be growing up?

Lifeguard, I think! And then when I was in elementary school I wanted to edit textbooks (I was that kid who got annoyed whenever there were mistakes), so I did actually get to do my childhood dream job.

No pressure tags just going with vibes based on who I've interacted with recently (if you've done this already tag me in the comments!): @rocketturtle4 @visualtaehyun @sollucets @troubled-mind @jimmysea @ginnymoonbeam

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☆ Funky little intro post ☆

Hoi! Since more people have been interacting with my blog and fics lately so I decided it's time to do an little intro post. Introductions are always something I put off bc I'm bad at them (as you can probably tell) so we're just going to roll with it. ☆ My name is Rose (internet alias ig), or Yiv (shortened version of my irl name) doesn't really matter which one you use either work. You can also refer to me as my user if you wish to. I go by he/him pronouns! I am a 19-year-old student from the Netherlands. I also have autism, which is just something I like to tell people to be upfront lol.

I am currently extremely fixated on Just Dance (like brainrot level) so thats the thing I really only post about, it's my hyperfixation and I get to post on tumblr about it, but I do have other intrests. Here are some of the other things I like: I'm an artist and (now also) a writer. I'm intrested in things like folklore and fairytales but am also really into history. I play D&D and I really like cartoons and ghibli movies. I love ghibli movies. I also really like musicals and have a pretty varied music taste. I'd say my current favourite artists are: Hozier, Sophie Powers, and Palaye Royale!

If you happen to like Just Dance and fanfics: I am currently writing two of my own on AO3. They're called 'Treasures of The Swan' and 'Maybe Loving You is Dangerous' respectively and I really appriciate alll the love they've gotten so far. it really means a lot.

You can always send me an ask or tag me in something. I really don't mind, I actually love it when people do that. As a heavy lurker (who is posting bc JD needs more content) I get that it can be a little intimidating but theres no reason to be nervous! I don't bite (most of the time). So feel free to just say hi! I love interacting with people with similair intrtests to me (and possibly even making friends)

Sorry that this is kind of a long post, once I start yapping I don't know when to stop. Going to leave this off with: if someone ever asks you 'who asked?' I did. It was me. I asked. ☆