#sound workshop

[inkskinned]

hey btw if you're in the USA at  2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4, they're testing the emergency broadcast system. your phone is probably going to make a really loud noise, even if it's on silent. there's a backup date on the 11th if they need to postpone it.

if you're not in a safe situation and have an extra phone, you should turn that phone completely off beforehand.

additionally, if you're like me, and are easily startled; i recommend treating it like a party. have a countdown or something. be surrounded by your loved ones. take the actions you personally need to take to make yourself safe.

i have already seen mockery towards any person who feels nervous about this. for the record, it completely, completely valid to have "emergency broadcast sounds" be an anxiety trigger. do not let other people make fun of you for that. emergency sounds are legitimately engineered to make us take action; those of us with high levels of anxiety and/or neurodivergence are already pre-disposed to have a Bad Time. sometimes it is best to acknowledge that the situation will be triggering for some, and to prepare for that; rather than just saying "well that's stupid, it's just a test."

"loud scary sound time" isn't like, my favorite thing, but we can at least try to prevent some additional anxiety by preparing for it. maybe get yourself a cake? noise cancelling headphones? the new hozier album? whatever helps. love u, hope you're okay. we are gonna ride it out together.

[wizard-loving-wizard]

merry christmas from monster factory

[writeouswriter]

I love how ominous such basic names like "The Organization" or "The Institute" or "The Initiative" or "The Facility" or etc. are when placed in like a shady sci-fi context, like there's no reason for them to sound that suspicious, but without elaboration, it's like here is a place where they are doing things™ and I am like ooohh, because the blank state, the refusal to give you any more detail makes you think they're hiding something on purpose and leaves the darkest corner of the imagination left to fill in the rest.

[28rainbowsnakes]

Been having a crazy hyperfixation on My Singing Monsters lately.

[pm0]

@hajimedics revealing my #anonymous self to show how ur post inspired me 🫡

ok I guess I will explain what the symbolism in this drawing means under this cut now :)

BASICALLY Rave’s tags on his art got me thinking about mutual sentience theory & the idea that who these puppets actually are does not align with what playfellow workshop created them to be — specifically, the actual desires of the puppets in whps are not the same as what playfellow thinks they should desire — and it made me think about how it might apply to Frank & Julie.

We know that neither of them fall into (strictly) binary gender labels, we know that Frank is gay, we know that Julie was confirmed sapphic in a stream — and yet we see playfellow putting them into the roles of cisgender heterosexual man & woman respectively, that they cast them to be in the roles of each others romantic love interests (see julie-rella animation cels). So I wanted to draw something based on that concept, the contrast of who they are vs who they’re “supposed” to be.

This is why I included 2 Franks and 2 Julies here, one set in my usual style for drawing them and the other being more ‘on-model’ — the former are a representation of who the puppets actually are, with their agency, while the latter are who playfellow themselves outline the puppets to be. The playfellow puppets are a ‘perfect’ version of sorts, their canonical accuracy + their sparkling appearance being extensions of how true to the script they are.

The framing of these two sets, how they interact with each other within the image, is meant to show the situational helplessness Julie and Frank share. They are stuck together in a ring of lavender flowers (do you get it. wedding rings. lavender marriage. I’m a master of artistic metaphor /j), looking to one another in worry as they’re surrounded by playfellow’s expectations. Neither of them want this, for themselves nor for each other, but what are they meant to do? They aren’t trapped by something they can just escape from, they’re trapped by their own identities; the will of their creators and the will of themselves are intrinsically linked, each at their core are answers to the question of who “Julie Joyful” and “Frank Frankly” are, to try and sever that connection is an impossible task.

The circles above each of the on-model puppets’ heads are primarily meant to be halos bc well. you know how queer religious trauma goes (there’s a ‘playfellow workshop is a stand-in for american christianity and possibly god’ metaphor in there somewhere) BUT they are also supposed to represent wedding rings too, to show yet again how playfellow likely wants them to be a couple — and not in the “a couple of bestiesss(๑>◡0)~☆” way they’d like to be

I think that’s all????? not really much else I can say here. background is black + slightly red for that whrp undersite feel and the on-model puppets are drawn in white to contrast with the primarily black background but also because they’re technically Julie & Frank’s straightsonas & black+white=straight pride flag. ok bye

[benzgarfield]

Benzalert Twitter update May 7, 2024

It's tomorrow, please cheer me on 🫣

This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans has wrapped up their workshop and is heading into filming!

[aefensteorrra]

I spent so much time growing up and in my early twenties fantasising about being able to pursue my interests one day, because my mum couldn’t afford to pay for things and then I spent ages 20-26 being a student with no income. But now I can just do those things. I don’t have to daydream about learning an instrument, I can find a teacher and start lessons. I can buy clay to make things and go to pottery classes. I can sign up for workshops. I can buy the materials and have the spare time after work to learn how to use them. It’s what I’ve waited so long for and it’s scary! To finally be able to do those things, to admit to myself that I do want to do those things. Every time I go to do something I start to get overwhelmed by doubt and a sense of being an imposter because I’ve never been able to be someone who does things so it feels alien. I start to feel like “well I don’t actually need to do it I just like thinking about being someone who does that kind of thing”. So I am trying my best to set myself free from that idea because it just isn’t true.

[coquelicoq]

me after reading four poems by internationally beloved, critically acclaimed, insanely influential 19th-century poet charles baudelaire: wow this guy's emo lol

[ratatatastic]

genuinely criminal that the nhl compiled a scf final recap featuring caster calls in 19 different languages and did not provide cc because the call on reinharts scf gwg is spanish is best translated as "The Panthers have stopped falling apart! The Panthers bathed in holy water!"

EDIT:

it actually gets funnier because what he ACTUALLY says is "The Panthers have just been saved! The Panthers bathed their goal in holy water!"

[dangans-ur-ronpas]

SHE’S HERE

[swaxe]

Tina X Jimmy Jr. bobs burgers if it was swapped and also lowkey better #TBH

[janamensch]

Woah Ser Valerie… There’s rose petals in the air when she fights!

[bubblesandpages]

So on the topic of Claire's nearly fatal allergy oversight, isn't there a direct parallel with that in how Carmy, Richie, Sydney, hell, all of the kitchens, servers, and chefs we see over the course of the show treat allergies, and how meticulous they are with finding alternatives for each element in a dish?

[thewenglishwarlock]

I bet they make the most satisfying noises when they run on metal!

[dapperrokyuu]

For category's sake, I like to refer to Mizi, Sua, Till, and Ivan as the "Anakt quartet," but technically, Hyuna and Luka went to Anakt Garden too, iirc? Id call the latter duo whatever season of Alien Stage Luka won, but Hyuna may not have necessarily participated in that season (e.g. she escaped to the rebellion prior to that or failed the audition). Until theres a better idea, I guess Ill refer to them as the "Winner-Rebel duo." WinReb, if you will, lol.

[random-conspiracy]

FIGHT FOR THE ARTS AND CRAFTS!!!

FIGHT FOR THE LEGACY OF A CULTURE!!!

The book binders, the shoemakers, the secrets of fabric and wood. What will happen when all is automatized, what will happen if we grow far and far away from the things we use and do.

Fight to keep alive the legacy. The wisdom and knowledge macerated by generations. Someone has to carry the torch!