#new acronym

[theserenityinviolence]

everything is so fucked

why is the world cruel to children? do beautiful mountains and trees make up for it all?

[binary-dontknowher]

Just saw someone use this acronym and have to say, I'm obsessed

What do you think?

[kariswritingblog]

ARC’s

ARC stands for Ask Request Critique, I made this acronym for my ask box and any tags that I put on posts that are for any QnA or advice type posts

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have a great day and hope you enjoy my blog!

[caterjunes]

i'm the girl who makes up all the fake folk etymologies. it's fun and easy for me. nobody pays me, i just do it for the love of the game.

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

CAN'T BELIEVE SOME OF YOU PEOPLE KNOW MY GF HWINEBHABWNAJCAHOWEEATOWEUB AU AS "THE KEYSMASH AU", GOOD HEAVENS, SPARE ME SOME DIGNITY /J

[dreamdripdistance]

just like me fr...

[spockandawe]

So. I know I just did a binding of The Disabled Tyrant's Pet Palm Fish, but that was a lectern book, and it's been tough to get a lectern binding that I'm completely and unreservedly happy with. If more practice is what it takes, then I'm game! But in the meantime.... this is the fish book. The romancing a fish book. The impatiently waiting for a fish demon to..... devour my essence book. The 'my servant thinks I'm fucking my fish' book. The fishpreg book. The fish themed wedding book. What, was I supposed to NOT use my exciting new fish leather??

Now, the struggle with fish leather is that it comes in very irregular oval-y shapes. I wanted the spine to have the right weight, so I cut the biggest rectangle I could wrangle from the hide, and belatedly realized my remnants weren't large enough to get good corner pieces. So that's something to consider in the future! But despite that, the fish handled like a dream, the gold and brown aligned BEAUTIFULLY with a wave fabric I had in my stash, and I shamelessly went back to the scale themed endpaper well. I usually don't like repeating myself so quickly, but I had a lot of fun designing this typeset, and this story is just a delight on every level!

[swan2swan]

Found a trend with the Josie Campbell cartoon premieres.

[sleepymccoy]

Cos I felt like that post asking the yes no was missing some nuance. So here's your more options poll

[astrolotte]

I love the fact that ANW made Peri interested in dentistry. It's such a niche job (especially considering godparenting is so different) so it inherently adds a lot to his character because... why the fuck is he interested in dentistry as a magical fairy who can do anything. How did he discover this interest. Why did he pursue it enough to get offered a job and then pivot to godparenting. What's wrong with this guy. What's wrong with this guy in general.

[sarshles-cheescake-li]

Vein except I only watched his character MV and don't know what symbolism is

Detail not included here: he owns one of the largest restaurants in Chinatown but still hawks about the day's discounts like he's running a streetside barbecue in China

[covertblizzard]

OKAY SO let me talk about one of the best and funniest solo side stories in the original Teen Titans comics, so Aquaman decides (for whatever reason) to send Garth to land school.

Babyboy turns out to be a genius and is on his way to score a 100% for his entrance exam which is great!

ALAS, tragedy (a boat) strikes! Garth gets conked in the head on the day of the exams and the evil principal decides that concussion or no, babyboy MUST take the test today (ridiculous by the way). Fortunately (for him), Aquaman too agrees that this is ridiculous and he "won't let fate ruin his future" so he decides the best course of action is to...

Make use of his telepathic powers and give hints using sea animals to nudge Garth to the correct answer! It's not really cheating if your boy already knew the answer, is it?

[voidinthevoid]

hi i dont know if anyone else on tumblr likes this series but i just found it today and iv been watching it and rewatching it over and over again id highly recommend if any of the folks here like horror comedy and slash or minecraft creepypasta/args.

[skrunksthatwunk]

actually i'm still thinking about the moral orel finale.

he has a cross on his wall. do you know how much i think about that bc it's a lot.

a lot of stories ((auto)biographical or fictional) centering escape from abusive/fundamentalist christianity result in the lead characters leaving behind christianity entirely. and that makes complete sense! people often grow disillusioned with the associated systems and beliefs, and when it was something used to hurt them or something so inseparable from their abuse that they can't engage with it without hurting, it makes total sense that they would disengage entirely. and sometimes they just figure out that they don't really believe in god/a christian god/etc. a healthy deconstruction process can sometimes look like becoming an atheist or converting to another religion. it's all case by case. (note: i'm sure this happens with other religions as well, i'm just most familiar with christian versions of this phenomenon).

but in orel's case, his faith was one of the few things that actually brought him comfort and joy. he loved god, y'know? genuinely. and he felt loved by god and supported by him when he had no one else. and the abuses he faced were in how the people in his life twisted religion to control others, to run away from themselves, to shield them from others, etc. and often, orel's conflicts with how they acted out christianity come as a direct result of his purer understanding of god/jesus/whatever ("aren't we supposed to be like this/do that?" met with an adult's excuse for their own behavior or the fastest way they could think of to get orel to leave them alone (i.e. orel saying i thought we weren't supposed to lie? and clay saying uhhh it doesn't count if you're lying to yourself)). the little guy played catch with god instead of his dad, like.. his faith was real, and his love was real. and i think it's a good choice to have orel maintain something that was so important to him and such a grounding, comforting force in the midst of. All That Stuff Moralton Was Up To/Put Him Through. being all about jesus was not the problem, in orel's case.

and i know i'm mostly assuming that orel ended up in a healthier, less rigid version of christianity, but i feel like that's something that was hinted at a lot through the series, that that's the direction he'd go. when he meditates during the prayer bee and accepts stephanie's different way to communicate, incorporating elements of buddhism into his faith; when he has his I AM A CHURCH breakdown (removing himself from the institution and realizing he can be like,, the center of his own faith? taking a more individualistic approach? but Truly Going Through It at the same time), his acceptance (...sometimes) of those who are different from him and condemned by the adults of moralton (stephanie (lesbian icon stephanie my beloved), christina (who's like. just a slightly different form of fundie protestant from him), dr chosenberg (the jewish doctor from otherton in holy visage)). his track record on this isn't perfect, but it gets better as orel starts maturing and picking up on what an absolute shitfest moralton is. it's all ways of questioning the things he's been taught, and it makes sense that it would lead to a bigger questioning as he puts those pieces together more. anyway i think part of his growth is weeding out all the lost commandments of his upbringing and focusing on what faith means to him, and what he thinks it should mean. how he wants to see the world and how he wants to treat people and what he thinks is okay and right, and looking to religion for guidance in that, not as like. a way to justify hurting those he's afraid or resentful of, as his role models did.

he's coming to his own conclusions rather than obediently, unquestioningly taking in what others say. but he's still listening to pick out the parts that make sense to him. (edit/note: and it's his compassion and his faith that are the primary motivations for this questioning and revisal process, both of individual cases and, eventually, the final boss that is christianity.) it makes perfect sense as the conclusion to his character arc and it fits the overall approach of the show far better. it's good is what i'm saying.

and i think it's important to show that kind of ending, because that's a pretty common and equally valid result of deconstruction. and i think it cements the show's treatment of christianity as something that's often (and maybe even easily) exploited, but not something inherently bad. something that can be very positive, even. guys he even has a dog he's not afraid of loving anymore. he's not afraid of loving anyone more than jesus and i don't think it's because he loves this dog less than bartholomew (though he was probably far more desperate for healthy affection and companionship when he was younger). i think it's because he figures god would want him to love that dog. he's choosing to believe that god would want him to love and to be happy and to be kind. he's not afraid of loving in the wrong way do you know how cool that is he's taking back control he's taking back something he loves from his abusers im so normal

[gayofthefae]

HELP I JUST ALMOST GOT A VIRUS FROM A MIKE WHEELER ARTICLE LINK LMFAO

My news page recommended me an article with the headline "Mike Wheeler: The Heart of Stranger Things" and I was like "finally, a good take" and clicked on it

AND IT WAS A FUCKING SCAM LINK OH MY GOD 😭😭

This isn't just offering children candy this is finding out a kid's favorite candy and offering it to them specifically. Wym you enticed me by complimenting Mike Wheeler (and it worked) 😭

[potatobugz]

hellooo... wanted to give a bit of an update on tptbu bc i havent posted abt it in a while. im still working on it! take this art i made of the death pact againers because i love them