#sorry if im missing something important

[blockgamepirate]

I have many thoughts on the anarchist/anti-authoritarian themes on QSMP but I just feel perpetually out of the loop because everything important happens while I'm asleep

(Well except the debates, I guess, but oh boy they were a struggle to watch)

My under-informed takes are basically

a) the pre-election arc era is a great demonstration of a lot of anarchist principles, because it's pretty much everybody working together to survive and thrive under hostile circumstances and with no real help from the authorities (and I really do appreciate Bad and Gegg for pointing out how this was evidence that they didn't need a president, even though I still think they both made a mistake participating in the elections)

b) the storylines from the election arc onwards are a great demonstration of how authorities can disrupt the solidarity between their subjects by giving some of them access to small amounts of power or privilege and by doing so reinforcing the normality of hierarchy and authority

It really is so unbelievably tragic to watch because it's so true to real life. Similar things have happened so many times over the course of history and these tactics are so effective at destroying resistance movements. (Literally the principle of Divide and Conquer goes back to at LEAST ancient Rome, which is where that phrase comes from. (... Actually I just checked and Wikipedia claims it actually comes from Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, not sure if that's true.))

c) I have no idea what to do about the situation right now. I would probably need to watch Forever to get a better idea, but also there's a language barrier there so I would definitely miss things orz

I straight up had a post that I started writing on like Tuesday or Wednesday about how they shouldn't overthrow Forever, not because it would lead to "anarchy" (that would be a good outcome in fact) but because it wouldn't; it would just be a distraction from the fight against the Federation, and a revolt against Forever would only lead to conflict between the islanders, which would only help the Federation maintain its power over them. He'd just be the scapegoat.

But if Forever is committed to his role as the president, if he's commissioning another prison?? (Is that a real thing or are people just saying shit?) idk, man... That sounds bad if it's true

I still don't think overthrowing him in particular would do anything, though. I feel like every route here just leads to a more divided and more easily manipulated community, unless they're able to convince everyone, ideally also Forever, to focus on resisting the Federation. But at this point I doubt that's even possible. The Federation would have to play its cards so unbelievably badly for that to happen.

Unless they can find some way to pressure the Federation; unless they can figure out what its goals and priorities are, and then disrupt those directly.

[mamawasatesttube]

it's like, i really do enjoy most of the bats as characters and i really do like a lot of their comics. but also i am sooooo tired of them being hailed as better than literally everyone else. both in fanon but also in comics (modern ones are esp egregious imo, like WHAT was that shit about batman and the joker being the most dangerous men on the planet. hi. have you heard of lanterns? speedsters? supers? actually if i keep listing groups who could kick batman's ass we'd be here all day). they're like kudzu. that shit needs to stay in its native environment (funky little neo-noir detective stories) and stop being an invasive species (putting down everyone else to make them seem cooler). put bruce wayne back into a murder mystery setting that isn't about saving the world but is about saving one person or one family that no one else would've saved right now or so help me god. the whole invasive species cross contamination thing is unhealthy for both him And the other ecosystems he keeps getting transplanted into. please. it's so dark in here

[thesupernaturalhouse]

Vaggie: Alastor can you watch the eggs their being....eggs and I have to- just take them off my hands

Alastor: ooo i certainly will....

Vaggie:.....in a peaceful manner. Alastor.

Alastor: mmm well that's less fun, also why should I watch them?

Vaggie: well you're going to some meeting and I have to help charlie-

Alastor: didn't she excuse you from your duties for today?

Vaggie:...why would she- why would I ask for that??

Alastor: why, you have to come to this meeting to my dear!

Vaggie: no I dont?? It's an overlord meeting I'm not an overlord-

Alastor: but you are!

Vaggie: if anything charlie should probably be going with you rather then me- what what??

Alastor: I'll explain on the way! *just fucking leaves*

Vaggie: wha- alastor! Alastor I swear to the lord you better explain!

Alastor: hmmm, well you're an overlord my dear I don't think there's anything else TO explain

Vaggie: right...but I'm NOT an overlord??

Alastor: I beg to differ, I knew there was something off about you but couldn't place it until Charlie said something

Vaggie: Charlie- what does- okay you know what? You're insane. I'm going to go talk to Charlie myself!

Alastor grabs her shirt collar like a kitten: ah-ah-ah you have a meeting to attend my dear! It's be bad manners if you skipped it, whoch I suppose you've been skipping them for the past 5 or so years?

Vaggie: No, I haven't! and let go of my you asshole!

Alastor: hmmm no I don't think I will~ come on now! We're already half way there!

Vaggie: ugh, at least tell me how you and xharlie think I'm an overlord- which I'm NOT by the way!

Alastor: well...do you remember that sinner you saved? The one you had a slat with and ended uo teaching self defense?

Vaggie: how do you-....ah, charlie- what does that have to do with anything??

Alastor radio noise of displeasure: well, APPARENTLY they told more demons, you DO remember the large influx of demons who came to you right?

Vaggie: I.....I um....yeah....

Alastor: well they said they owed you 'favors' correct?

Vaggie:....fuck.

Alastor: they gave you their souls until said favor is called upon! You not using it has apparently given you the reputation of a very lenient overlord, a defensive and protective one at that! So more people cane to you, you trianed them in defense and most gave you their souls so you could call upon them for a favor at a time of your choosing!

Vaggie: going through the 5 stages of grief trying to process it all

Alastor: On top of that, the other overlords seem to be threatened by the fact you have so many souls and demons going to you WILLINGLY, you not showing up to meetings and beong little morningstars girlfriend doesnt help that either!So this will be a fun first meeting~

Vaggie: no no no no no nope! Alastor, you let me go right this second! I am not- no! Alastor! Alastor!!!

Zestial: Alastor and...oh the defensive Overlord nice to meet you again nd to finally meet you

Vaggie: ¿¡Quién diablos es esta araña joder!? (Who the hell is this spider fuck!?)

Part 1 | Part 2(here!!) | Part 3

[faaun]

what draws you back to your country what draws you back to your land when i was a kid i told myself if i ever left iran i'd never go back 2 years into living in the UK i started looking at news on iran again 10 years in and i visited it for the first time again and today i heard an iranian mother talk in farsi to her child on the train to london the way my mother used to and i wanted to cry i wanted to ask her whether they're still cutting the mountaintops whether the lakes are still drying today i showed the person i was with pictures of waterfalls and palaces and forests and snow-white north something odd pulls me back with increasing force i can't ignore it ever again

[sieglinde-freud]

let it be known that i love prince inigo with my whole soul. however sometimes it is SO much fun to think about owain and his two most loyal-est knights you ever seen: worst guy in the world #1 and worst guy in the world #2. i love retainer inigo and severa so much. retainers who bully you and make fun of you and trash on you but they’d leave behind everyone and everything they ever knew to follow you and protect you in a whole new universe. they love you so much that they’d swear allegiance to total strangers but that loyalty pales in comparison to what they’d do for you. and they were all lovers!!!!!!!

[javierduffy]

just a few javieran horse headcanons because i like them a normal amount

branwen

- tall AND fat. kieran makes sure he’s always fed (maybe even accidentally a teensy bit overfed. just because kieran can’t help but indulge him when he butts him with his head or nuzzles at his pockets when he knows there’s treats in there. but never too much because ‘obesity is a problem, even in animals !’). probably about 17hh, taller than average for a kentucky saddler but nothing too big. especially since kieran himself is quite tall

- VERY well-tempered, both naturally, as well as because kieran has literally made him bulletproof. bagged him, blanketed him, stood, jumped, backflipped onto and off of him. this kindly gentleman of a horse only spooks when he wants to be bratty specifically.

- i think he’s about 6 or so, came from the stables kieran worked at after being orphaned, he was just a colt when kieran was just a kid. kieran learned how to birth foals quickly, and branwen happened to be one of them. with the way that they fell in love with each other and the way that branwen whinnied and pranced up to the fence when kieran came back to buy him after the army didn’t work out, you’d think that horse was born just for him.

- his favourite treats, in order, are rutabaga (kieran’s secret for branwen’s glossy coat. also why he’s kinda fat.), boiled potatoes mixed into his oats, apples, and fresh greens. he’s simultaneously incredibly easy to please because of the simplicity of the latter parts of his favourites list and also very needy and complicated because kieran so loves to make his pony happy with his absolute favourite treats, so he tries his very best to get branwen’s eccentric tastes pleased once falling into the VDL’s.

- i always say “a horse’s favourite thing to do is hurt itself”, and i think this statement holds relatively true for branwen as well, though there’s a 25% chance that he’s actually hurt, a 50% chance that he’s only mildly injured or spooked and he’s playing it up to get kieran to dote on him, and a 25% chance that he will protect kieran with his life when they’re in a dire situation (see: snake on the ground or gunfire nearby. or even god forbid a spare tumbleweed find it’s way rolling nearby.) despite kieran’s last wish being his horse getting injured. branwen thinks that he’s gotta be The Man and protect his dad sometimes. it does not help in any situation ever whatsoever.

- branwen is the PERFECT companion for a trail riding date. he’s settled, calm, has a great gait, and as a gelding, truly is not worried about other horses being “faster” than him, so he never gets rowdy nor has any problems when partner riders/horses crowd him. kieran is allowed to ask for as many kisses as he pleases because branwen will never jump when javier’s gold-tipped boots poke him in the side and boaz irritatedly flicks his flank with his tail. truly a goated wingman. also never complains about long rides, and enjoys being out of camp with his rider for as much as physically possible for both of them, so he’s never barnsour in either direction.

boaz

- as an american paint, he’s naturally short and stocky. saddle ends up being a bit loose, though, as javier isn’t as dedicated to keeping him perfectly fed or groomed. he loves him, sure, but horses are somewhat of tools to him, so he kinda does slightly more than bare minimum to keep him kempt and healthy. around 14.5hh, slightly shorter than average and quite dense with muscle

- temperamentally a bit volatile. this horse has just as much drama as his rider, if not a little more. doesn’t like something ? ridden too long ? that stick looks too much like a snake ? hasn’t spent enough time with kieran that day ? he will snort and grunt and bunny hop if javi isn’t on him, and shudder hard enough the saddle shakes underneath him if he is. boaz likes to please his rider, but he also demands pleasure himself, and has no issue with “accidentally” placing a hoof on his owners nice, intentionally clean boots, and subsequently slowly leaning more and more of his weight onto it when he doesn’t immediately get what he wants. bratty pony. generally, he keeps javier safe, though, when it comes down to it.

- around 5 years old. after dutch found javier trying to steal chickens the first time they met, he soon took him back to that ranch and their first take as gang leader and member was a 1 year old grey paint colt for javi to train and subsequently ride. until he was rideable, javier rode a morgan that was formerly hosea’s, named carolina, while he lead boaz everywhere behind him.

- favourite treats, in order, are corn cobs (especially dried), prickly pear fruit AND cactus, sugar cubes, and sliced apples. will force javier to share his maiz with him. javier has always sliced his apples up since he was a colt, not only because javi simply finds comfort in toying with his knife, but also because boaz will not eat them otherwise. javi will also cut all of the spines off of the cactus before letting boaz eat them.

- in terms of injury, boaz is the most dramatic tank on the planet. this horse could arthur morgan-style run face first into a tree and then fall off a cliff and walk it off. but not before he gimps and limps and whines and teeth grinds his way into javier leading him instead of riding him for the next mile or two. once kieran started taking care of him, there is also a 25% chance of boaz faking a terribly painful injury just to get kieran to dote on him.

- kinda the worst wingman ever LMFAO easily annoyed, easily aroused, easily offended, and as a stallion, HAS to walk in front of the “herd” (his rider’s boyfriend and his horse). pins his ears back, smashes into personal space, flicks branwen with his tail (and preferably kieran, if he can reach him) even sometimes will nip at branwen if the latter tries to calmly make this date a date and not a life or death race (whoever loses, their dad is gay) and walk side-by-side to aid their riders’ hand holdings. will make executive decisions via stopping or veering off for fresh green grass beside the trail, will at points actively attempt to shudder javier out of his saddle (has succeeded once when javi was distracted by a story being excitedly told by kieran), and will also spook and take off running so fast javier thinks it must have broken his neck from the velocity. generally makes trail rides a living hell, but kieran finds it charming, and it makes for some cute shoujo-style “omg … *reaches out to help you up after your horse bucks you off because he saw a log that looked nothing at all and everything like a cougar and pink and white soft bubbles surround me* are you okay ? here, let me help.” moments. maybe some day boaz will be allowed off of the national american terrorist list written by javier “rizzless rider” escuella

ok im tired and that’s all i can think of please enjoy and feel free to contribute 👍 i love them so bad im gona cry

[iqmmir]

What type of 'me' do you like? I'll stick to that~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @amugoffandoms!!!!!!!

[todayisafridaynight]

Share Mine notes please I beg (and on the arakawa fam if you have the timefkfd)

forgive me if these are messy as all fuck i'm not good at making notes BUT here's everything i generally keep in mind when drawing mine and hijikata + the reference sheets i look at when drawing them :)

arakawa family notes + references below:

(more notes about aoki + sawashiro's faces ft. ikumi here)

[thanatos-nightshade]

Im so sorry i played Our Life: beginnings and always and not only has it sucker punched me with bittersweet feelings of life and change and relationships but its also thrown me into brain rot hell of it. Im sorry if ocean boy cove floods your feed get it? Its a pun

[httpiastri]

helloo, i was wondering does anyone here understand how ELMS works and could explain it to me? because i don’t really understand how that works 🫠

ooooooh!! i'll try my best to write some basics and pls someone fill in what i missed or if i said something wrong? 🥰 (this is all just based in what ive learned from watching this season so i may be very wrong)

welllll so basically it's a form of endurance racing, meaning the races are much longer than you'd typically see in for example f1 & that they're limited by time instead of laps like in f1. to account for that, the teams have several drivers sharing the same car (only one in the car at the time) so you don't have to drive for too many hours in a row! though most elms races are still kinda considered short or the endurance version of f1 sprints since they're "only" four hours long (in comparison to wec (world endurance championship), which are at least like six hours and up to 24).

elms is short for "european le mans series", and it's inspired by the 24 hours of le mans (one of the most iconic races in the world). there are three (four???) categories of cars competing at the same time, so even though the cars in different categories are on track at the same time, they don't compete against each other (only against the cars in their own category).

you can watch the races on youtube, but i suggest also having their website nearby because you're gonna want to watch which car has made how many stops, which driver has driven which stint, and if your fave is in the car atm !!!

[urlocallesbiab]

sorry to everyone who's been missing me/waiting for something from me, i've been slipping in and out of depressive fog for a week or two (and in general have experienced significantly worse depression than normal for a couple years, but that’s another story)

i long to get back, too; a lot of things to read and ideas to write and people to talk to. love y'all, take care

[chirp-featherfowl]

danganronpa is so funny because i have to assume the pitch was something like "a visual novel mystery/horror game featuring sixteen students who attend a super select private school because they are the best in the entire country at their craft" but they REALLY honed in on the "mystery/horror" aspect and not so much the "super select private school" aspect because they did fuck all with that concept

[faaun]

procrastination is starting to have its consequences finally

[malkaviian]

i am having a great time here on life dot com

[merlions]

???? I don't see what's so insane and fucked up about chainsaws originally being bonesaws. Like if your bone is infected or crushed beyond surgical reconstruction and antibiotics havent been discovered yet...ya get rid of the bone. Or ya die.

Also symphysiotomies aren't really crazier than cesarean sections, esp with what limited tools and techniques were available for either, and were only really done when a C section wasn't really a safe option. Like...it's not removing your whole pelvis, it's cutting the cartilage holding the two sides of your pelvis together to widen the birth canal. Literally...that can happen naturally if your baby is enough bigger than your pelvis or you have joint dysfunction. It's rare but still happens TODAY. Like here's a case study of it happening in 2015. And again...better than dying during childbirth. Or your baby dying. Or your baby dying and them having to do a surgical extraction anyways.

Like there's a controversial history for sure but it wasnt ever really mentioned in anything that came up with just a brief google so I don't really understand the absolute bafflement and shock and disgust. We have fancy and safe looking medical tools like bonesaws we use today, but we only have those because someone a long time ago went "huh I bet this task would be better performed by a device I could maybe invent" and then did it and it sucked so they made it better. That's fuckin cool!! Thats amazing!! So many lives have been saved!!!

Modern sized chainsaws are obviously a (distantly past) branch off - but the first chainsaws which were used for medical practices were small? Like reasonable for the very first prototype of a modern bonesaw? Just because another side branched off into tree cutting devices doesn't mean they always looked like your standard modern black + decker

this is the funniest tweet i’ve seen in months bye

[todayisafridaynight]

TOSHIZO HIJIKATA | “WHERE’S MY SAMURAI”