#spectroscopic-gayety

[redpenship]

For your hypothetical moral questions.

For A, I would take the knife of the other dude if they’re not awake yet. Thus they can’t escape. If they are awake, I will tell them that I’m going to get help because I am already unbound and ask to take their knife with me. The puzzle description never says that they know the rules of the puzzle. If they refuse to give up the knife, I explain the puzzle and say that I have a plan that will get them out later. If they still don’t like me at this point they’ve probably already cut themselves free, stabbed me and escaped.

For B, It depends on two factors:

1. Is the person from earth/familiar with international signs/gestures?

2. Is the memo that explains the rules on a physical piece of paper or thing I can point to?

If they are from earth and I can hold or point to the memo, I would point to my memo, and then point to theirs. I would repeat several times to make the point that we have the same memo. Then, I would make a peace sign with my hand while dropping the knife. The peace sign would signify no violence from my end. Hopefully they are smart enough to do the same, and we go free.

If they are not from earth but there is a physical piece of paper, I would point to their paper and then mine so that they get that they say the same thing. Then I will flop over pathetically and throw away the knife to signify a lack of aggression. If they toss their knife too, we go free.

If they know the peace sign and there is no physical memo, I would point to me, do the peace sign, point to them, do the peace sign, repeat as I slowly put the knife down and kick it away. I repeat until I peer pressure them into mimicking me. Freedom.

If they don’t know earth culture, and there is no physical memo, I would slowly set down the knife, kick it away, and then sit down as casually as possible. Slow blink at ‘em like a cat. Hopefully they get the idea?

I love these answers, thank you so much! I think you're the first person to make the same choices as the character in the fic <3

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shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals <3 (no pressure ofc)

this is my catch all playlist with 161 songs and all of these are certified banger. got some WILD genre jumps though

[spectroscopic-gayety]

Being in the gravity falls fandom rn is realizing I’m the only person in the world who enjoyed reading the Great Gatsby in school.

The prose is so much fun? Fitzgerald just casually makes up his own phrases for expressive clarity and it’s so good.

The main annoyance for most people (best part for me) is how obnoxiously formal the pov guy is for the whole book. Part of the joy of the book is how he describes “not so polite” situations without losing his formality.

Examples:

“…beside her stood a tall, red haired young lady from a famous chorus, engaged in songs. She had drunk a quantity of champagne and during the course of her song she had decided ineptly that everything was very very sad-…” pg. 56

Translation: Singer got smashed and started bawling suddenly.

“She looked at me and laughed pointlessly. Then she flounced over to the dog, kissed it with ecstasy and swept into the kitchen, implying that a dozen chefs awaited her orders there.” pg. 36

Translation: no translation needed this lady is drunk but also based about this dog.

“…and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic gayety.” pg. 49

Translation: Spectroscopic gayety is a term he made up to describe a party created by the generationally wealthy to be so obnoxious and fun that it insults the new rich.

The whole book is written like this and it’s just a blast to read. The symbolism is really good too, but despite what your English teacher says, you don’t need to understand the symbolism to enjoy the plot.

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LOOK WHAT @spectroscopic-gayety MADE ME !!!!

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thank you sm for the tag @lifemod17 <3 i had a lot of fun with this!!

using only song titles of one artist/band answer the questions and then tag others

artist: Palaye Royale

what is your gender: Fever Dream

how do you feel: Paranoid

if you could go anywhere: Oblivion

favorite mode of transportation: Hospital Beds

your best friend: Anxiety

favorite time of day: Morning Light

if your life was a TV show: Wasted Sorrows

relationship status: All My Friends

your fear: Dying in a Hot Tub

no pressure tags @strange-and-unappealing @nelsonakis @bitfruity @geodethecrow @mono-chrome-rain-bows @spectroscopic-gayety @chuliann @extinctioninthemorningrays @loewenzahnstrasse @emmyval-fbi-informant @sierpeek @fluffyninja91 @darkerthanblack-666 and everyone else who wants to join! (i'm too anxious to tag more people)

[oivermi13]

@spectroscopic-gayety made me the friendship bracelet from splat 2! No, it will not fit around my ankle, yes it is based as fuck.

The red should be a bit more orange but hot damn I've received a neat lil trinket for my woes.

[chuliann]

@spectroscopic-gayety

Handle with care

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i made @spectroscopic-gayety watch x men first class and she really said “this is just like transformers” (upon further inspection it appears it is)

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thank you @lifemod17 for the tag!! <3

last song/album:

umakemenotwannadie (from Songs for Sadness - Palaye Royale)

favorite color:

green. every shade

sweet, spicy or savory:

savory > sweet > spicy

last tv show:

Fellow Travelers (still watching)

last film:

Anatomy of the Fall

last thing you googled:

cardiac glycosides moa

relationship status:

:)

current obsession:

getting enough sleep (and my dog and few old fandoms)

no preassure tags, feel free to ignore: @spectroscopic-gayety @strange-and-unappealing @fluffyninja91 @sierpeek @geodethecrow @darkerthanblack-666 @i-adore-raccoons @kaarijafag @loewenzahnstrasse @extinctioninthemorningrays @will-ruadh and anyone else who wanna join (sorry if i'm missed you idk who to tag)

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pinterest tag, thanks @mono-chrome-rain-bows

search: celebrity, outfit, quote and aesthetic on pinterest and the first result is your vibe

no pressure tags @strange-and-unappealing @geodethecrow @spectroscopic-gayety @sierpeek @xsoelx and as always mutuals feel free to join if u want to!

redoing bc everyone gets the same generic images (except my kristen for some reason) so i'm taking it from home page this time

[tinysciencecow]

Instead of rambling this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed to itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the countryside—East Egg condescending to West Egg, and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic gayety.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, page 44

spectroscope:

an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.

--Google dictionary

[greatgatsbyallusionproject]

West and East Egg

“I lived at West Egg, the — well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.” (Fitzgerald 7)

“Instead of rambling, this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed to itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the country-side — East Egg condescending to West Egg, and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic gayety.” (Fitzgerald 36).

West Egg and East Egg are situated between New York and Long Island and overlooked the Long Island Sound. In The Great Gatsby West Egg is where the newly rich such as Gatsby resided. The East Egg is where old money, such as Tom and Daisy, resided and both were able to see each other over what is the Manhasset Bay.

This is based on an actual places called Great Neck and Port Washington peninsulas on Long Island. In the 1920s Fitzgerald lived in Great Neck in a house similar to Nick’s. Fitzgerald was well acquainted with the rich and famous of the area and like Nick and in the process of writing the first three chapters of The Great Gatsby attended many parties in the area.  It’s likely that he modeled West Egg and East Egg after Great Neck and Port Washington based on the wealth of the area and the houses of his neighbors. 

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/05/where_is_the_real_jay_gatsby_mansion_from_f_scott_fitzgerald_s_the_great.html

https://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/setting.html

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@spectroscopic-gayety frog mugs!!

Frog Mugs // Jade Flower

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@spectroscopic-gayety

Frog.