#puzzle commentary

[drewlyyours]

Everyone show their ANCIENT Nancy notes, I’ll start -

THE COMMENTARY

Wow look! My favorite chemical: murceruy :)

tongue tounque

Look at my adorable petroglyphs!!

Yes, I do believe my 9 year old self meant Matt wasn’t as attractive as I had imagined.

Don’t forget the unholy trinity-

Now here’s one from when I was older, but still hilarious:

Like apparently when I would run out of space I would just… keep using that space.

[monkiinart]

my brain has been Myst-ed SO bad

[weedle-testaburger]

there's this kind of youtuber i lowkey really hate who aren't overt bigots or anything but just do this thing where they seem to try stupidly hard to look for reasons to hate media that just so happens to have a lot of marginalised rep in it. especially if it has a thematic point that would involve acknowledging politics

[icewindandboringhorror]

More misc. daily life pictures and such

[violentlydefending]

both stray AND soma have made me too motion-sick to continue playing. what is happening 2 me. am i dying.

[mpuzzlegirl]

Me, drawing: okay characters who have been in my head for months that I am finally drawing, let's get going- Characters in my Head: We don't want to look like that Me: The fuck you mean nah?!?!?!

[oh-meow-swirls]

was looking through old posts and i'm surprised to see that i seemingly didn't have any commentary on anything in 3 in chapter 7, 8 or 9, the posts related to 3's story go from "my first reaction when i saw yopple-bot was 'i love you. but also you are definitely the boss for this chapter-'" to "i have been in hell all day. hell being bada-bing tower." funny to me cuz those chapters are like, the best ones sdfkljsdfjfsdkjlfsdjkl-

[cashewally-sarcastic]

dark souls and elden ring lore are just one of those things that get rotated in brain. It's laying on the floor worthy. Reports of the Dark Knight Hero decrease for a good three days after Diluc plays the game. The traveler is stocking up on games to put the brothers thru. They are thinking Portal (1+2) next (aka something more light hearted). Keaya invites Lisa and Jean to backseat as well and I do think Lisa would jokingly flirt at the robots (make comments like 'oh? Its a date" <- glados is trying to kill her)

Do I gotta find 10+ hour videos about the dark souls lore because I’m intrigued

But also anyway YES Traveler planning and collecting games for them to play :D and so true Lisa would jokingly flirt at the robots.

[hyperhimes]

The new YourLocalPleb video is FINALLY UP! We go through the ENTIRITY of the Roblox Horror Game “Doors” and their 2nd Floor that they added being “THE MINES”...So will we be able to pull through and make it through 100 more floors of scares and suffering? Watch and find out! Roblox DOORS Floor 2: THE MINES (So Hard And Scary, It Was NERFED! - YourLocalPleb)

[leqclerc]

Deep down I would still really love seeing charles winning in ferrari instead of changing teams, but it doesn't feel like there's any hope honestly.

like, before was "next year is our year" but now even next year already seems doomed

https://twitter.com/FUnoAT/status/1667556319463702533?t=W3fsCNE2itVZqVKqw1AGbg&s=19

Oh no gang 🤐 I remember seeing a tweet or something saying June is likely going to be crunch time at Ferrari when it comes to preparation for 2024. I know Fred's been trying to poach staff where he can, especially engineers, and I know some of them have been released/are due to finish their gardening period soon, but there have also been setbacks, and ultimately I don't think he ended up getting the guys he was after, certainly not all of them. I'm really hoping next year's project is a step in the right direction, but there's no denying they're in a difficult place right now so it could really go either way. With how strong (and most importantly stable) Red Bull's situation looks, with Aston's facilities and upgrade packages, and with Mercedes seemingly starting to steer the ship in the right direction once again, Ferrari are definitely on the back foot.

Also, being in the middle of a little nostalgia fest right now and looking back at content from 2019, particularly the interviews and longer feature docus centered around Charles... a lot of the magic of the time stemmed from the fact that he was so young and on the rise. I mean, his second year in F1 overall and his debut season in Ferrari and he already showed so much promise and talent and determination. I think he was really this injection of new youthful energy into the team, into the Tifosi as a whole (even Seb called this "new beginning" with Charles joining the team one of the best moments of his Ferrari career, which is huge). Up to that point Ferrari had generally banked on established drivers, often champions. And here's a young hotshot who doesn't yet know the taste of winning and has this fervent desire to experience it in red. He had a clear goal in sight and he pursued it relentlessly, even if it meant getting caught up in questionable on-track situations. There was maybe a bit of naivety in that, but also a lot of boldness and tenacity that can only come from being young and wanting to prove yourself. Add to that a dash of his penchant for self-criticism, and you can totally see why the world was so swept up in the rookie Ferrari driver's story, why he became the main subject of character study fics at the time. It was fascinating. Like, sometimes, more than anything, I would just love to be able to go back and experience all of that again, just live in that brief moment in time when it really seemed like the only way is up and things can only get better.

But now we're halfway through 2023. 2019 was, somehow, unbelievably, already four years ago. And the story that was supposed to be filled with success and victories has been marred by misfortune and subpar machinery. Now he's no longer a 21-year old sensation winning in Monza, but just another title-less driver in their 20s trying to do the best with what they've got. His career has pretty much stalled and he's being increasingly criticized more than he's being praised (not that he escaped criticism in 2019-20, far from it, but there's a little bit of leniency to be found when someone's young and starting out, or when they can respond to this criticism with a win because the facilities are there). From being called the "Vettel Slayer" or whatever, to being ranked on par with or even below Carlos. What was once an engrossing clash of young generational talents (Silverstone 2019, anyone?) has become a completely unfair, skewed comparison that is ultimately used to portray Charles in a negative light. So the whole thing has lost its shine a bit, and what started out as a journey full of hope and potential is now increasingly turning into a drawn-out tragicomedy.

And obviously the disappointing, frustrating thing is that it's largely down to circumstance and whatever the hell is going on internally within that team that's preventing them from performing at their best. The stats are bleak, and it's so frustrating to know that the results table on Wikipedia or any other site aren't a genuine reflection of his talent and abilities, but they're ultimately what people remember and choose to base their perception of a driver on. Objectively he's still young and he can still go far, but equally, this sport can be ruthless and cruel and success is hard to reach if the stars don't align. Statistically speaking, he's got about ten years left in his career as a full-time driver, give or take. Fernando's more of an exception than the rule, and there's even less Lewises out there (having his most successful run in his 30s, so in the back half of his career.) Then again, even if the Mercedes stint had completely not worked out for him, he still wouldn't be going home empty-handed, because he was already crowned champion once before he joined. I think that frees you up, mentally and otherwise, to focus on other pursuits. Crossing that threshold and getting your first championship is always the hardest step. The thought of Charles never finding out what that feels like and being left to wonder what could have been is really hard to take. :/

[puzzledmemories]

"Please don't put snakes in my bed."

[fallen-symphony]

(Continued from here.)

"Scourge..."

"Hey, before you say anything, I wasn't over there to fight Prince Key-for-Brains this time!"

"I'm aware. And I agree to this truce."

"Wait, seriously?"

"Of course. That CEO Mickey would make ruling the Multiverse quite difficult. Much more difficult than RiFT and his team. We both have a common enemy, so until he's dealt with, the best course of action is to team up."

"Glad you think so, Slur. Cuz if we let CEO Mickey and his team continue with their plans, we'll lose Obake and Ultron Sigma..."

"That blasted mouse would put me in the vault?!"

"Do not worry, Master Obake! I won't let him get anywhere near you!"

"Speaking of which, if CEO Mickey ever got his hands on Ultron Sigma and takes Obake's control chip out of him, the entire Multiverse might be done for..."

"That's just scratching the surface of the kinds of problems that CEO rat will cause us. So, starting today, we focus on putting a stop to him and his lackeys. Once he's dealt with, we'll get back to our war against RiFT and his team."

[emblazons]

I keep seeing @aemiron-main & co's post about the connections between the Creels and the Wheelers and one of these days we're gonna have to have a long and detailed talk about how that plays into this Prisoners analysis I'm doing--

--because if I don't talk to someone about the fact that the primary antagonist in that movie (the movie the Duffers based their whole pitch on) is trying to get back at humanity for the things that were taken from them (a child) and how she mirrors Henry in 2.5M ways and is named (I kid you not) Holly I'm gonna lose my mind

[thymeisasocialconstruct]

Also I can play it in French later right off the bat with the language settings. I’m coming for you someday baby

[badgertablet]

happy mother’s day to the Real mom of undertale: papyrus

[perillaleafs]

bringing a very hostile but unassuming “people can transition :)” energy to cis queers that they Really dont like.