#still on the g.o.

[jude-thedude98]

When some people in youtbwo4lr make you feel like an inconvenience you conveniently still make your life the convenient store that you gas yourself up at|for|with. Pump yourself up because no one pays the gas bill that it takes for you to drive yourself to do better every day. No one but you.

— pimpanigga bread (pumpernickel bread) s.a.n. d.m.f. & r.j.h. convoz

[spacerangersam]

Anthony Janthony Havers...

[dracolizardlars]

I'm gonna be real. Every time I think about Good Omens Season 2 I feel an increasing sense of dread because apparently Gabriel is going to be a very major character and I, personally, absolutely cannot stand him (or the actor who plays him) and I'm very worried it's going to ruin the entire season for me. Anyone else feel this way?

[woe-is-tuli]

My fave songs: MBLAQ(엠블랙) - STAY

[musical-chick-13]

I think another piece of this whole, "I hate her because she sucks, not because she's a woman 🙄 how dare you think this is related to misogyny at all" is that for plenty of characters, the issues they face and how they look at the world are deeply entwined with the fact that they are a woman. In something like ASoIaF, ALL of the women would have completely different relationships to themselves and the world around them if they were men, because power and opportunities would be afforded to them that they don't currently have. Catelyn wouldn't have to worry about her kids being passed over because Catelyn would be the head of the household. Cersei--a character so influenced by how trapped she feels in her womanhood--wouldn't make ANY of the choices she makes. Arya and Brienne wouldn't face the particular struggles they do (and react accordingly) because their more "masculine" qualities would be celebrated instead of disparaged. Sansa wouldn't keep being traded as a pawn (in a highly sexualized way) if she were a young man. Shae probably wouldn't be a sex worker at all. (I will stop here before I go through every single character, but I think you know what I'm getting at.)

And this isn't the only work where that's the case. Even like...BBC Irene. "Dominatrix" is very much seen as a Woman Profession. The idea of a woman being sexually active or a formidable threat is still pushed to the fringes of society. This character is able to play the protagonist so well because she is similarly "other-ed" by society to a similar degree which he is. That goes away if she were, in this particular work, a man. If Rebecca from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (which, thankfully, because of how small and niche this show is, I haven't actually seen A Ton Of Hate for this character) had been a man, there would be much less of an insistence from the world around her that all she has to do is find a Nice Opposite-Gender Partner To Settle Down With And Then All Her Problems Will Be Solved (which...this internalization of "solving your problems with romantic love" is A CORNERSTONE OF THE CHOICES SHE MAKES FOR A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF THE SHOW). The idea that you exist solely to be someone's Perfect Partner is pushed on women a lot more than it is on men. (And also, because of the cultural idea that women can't Actually Be Evil Or Threatening, Rebecca's machinations against Josh probably wouldn't have been able to fly under the radar for so long--Rebecca herself even brings this up after she starts routinely going to therapy, saying to Josh that if she were a man, she would not have gotten that far without being labeled as bad news). Rita from Doom Patrol having such a complex over her appearance and how it affected her acting career (and how both of those things affected her relationship with her mother) wouldn't have been nearly as much of an issue (if at all) if she had been a man, and this complex is a key part of understanding why she makes the choices she does.

So, yeah, maybe you don't hate this character because she's a woman, but in some cases, her being a woman (and not being a man), is why she feels some (or even a lot) of the significant things she feels and is deeply related to some (or, again, possibly even a lot) of the significant choices she makes. And when the outcome of those choices (war crimes, murder, bad parenting, being mean, withdrawing from society, being sexually promiscuous, being "annoying" or "cringe," etc.) is proven time and time again to not be a dealbreaker on its own considering how many well-loved male characters do things that result in those outcomes...considering that male characters do those things for reasons that are not tied in any way to them being women (because. they aren't women.), then in some of these cases...yeah, your hatred is still related to her being a woman.

[gnaga37]

new and updated diy evil arc playlist and it's just Low Res Tunes vol 1 by lowresbones

[vavoom-sorted-art]

hello!

i saw the reblog of your old g.o art, and i got intrigued (this is out of pure curiosity, and i'm really, really sorry if it could be seen as judgy- i adore your art and think it's gorgeous)

i was just wondering and want to ask, if that's okay, why did you stop drawing wrinkles to aziraphale?

I guess you were mainly talking about this panel, where he's supposed to look extra tired and wrung out, which is why I accentuated the eye bags a bit.

Back when I drew these first comics I was still figuring out how to draw the characters and veering into a more realistic direction. Since then I spent a year developing my art styleand gradually getting more stylized and simplified. I still draw his wrinkles but way less pronounced! here's some artworks showing the progression in chronological order.

honest to god I resent the first drawing (one of my first aziraphale drawings), it doesn't look like him at all and I'm really happy with the development I made!

[athenashaw]

Ok ok holy holy shit

I only just saw this

And apologies if it's old news, but

Do you guys know who tf Saraquel is?!?

This may be utterly irrelevant.

Just reusing a name and a bit of old characterisation. But way back in 1992, Neil Gaiman wrote a short story called "Murder Mysteries". If you haven't read it, go read it, especially as a G.O. fan. Beautiful story, well told.

If you haven't and you can't, here is what happens (SPOILERS BELOW)

The story is set before creation, with the birth of a new angel, Raguel. This is pre-Fall too. Raguel is -- to put it simply -- the first homicide detective. But homicides surely don't happen in Heaven?

Raguel does an investigation into the death of angel Carasel, one of the best designers in the Hall of Being. His partner is Saraquel. Together, they excel beyond expectations on projects such as Love. They were researching Death, when Carasel died.

The thing about Carasel: he always got very involved in his projects, wanting to try them. Lucifer, the angel to find his corpse, thought it was merely suicide.

But then why would Raguel, Vengeance of the Lord be needed?

In the rooms of a wingless Zephkiel, Raguel reveals what has happened. Carasel always wanted to try the concepts he created. So, when working on love, he took Saraquel as a lover.

But soon, his attention waned, as he was given a new project. Saraquel, jealous and hurt, resolved to send him to this new "lover", demanding all his time. Saraquel thought the pain would stop. But it did not.

So Raguel took Vengeance. And Saraquel was killed.

Lucifer, witnessing this, is led to doubt. Zephkiel, the wingless angel, is revealed to be quite a bit more than an angel. And to have had a large part to play in pulling the strings for this to happen.

Ineffable, right?

Obviously, the Saraquel of Good Omens is still alive. But their first incarnation leads to speculation about their purpose in the season 2 plot.

This angel was the first murderer.

This angel was the first to love.

[ome-magical-ramblings]

Good deeds, virtues don't sell.

The idea of talking about Virtues and Good deeds isn't as big or popular but it's a good enough topic that I feel deserve a post here. Mainly that the results from our livelihood deserve this aspect of action in the world...that sounded a bit weird writing it out. What I am saying is that your action in the world, your behavior with other, and a lot of the stuff you do "off the cushion" or "with normies" matter a lot when you go and do the rituals or even meditate.

The essence of all the practices is some kind of finicky adjustment and the real meat is what you do when you talk to people, when you act with people, and how this feed back into the whole equation. It doesn't matter how you talk to random people politely, what matter is how you talk, deal, and act with people close to you.

What are you doing in the world, how are the stuff manifesting in the world, is it all internal? you have to ask yourself these questions.

"The wrong person even with the right knowledge will come to no good end. But the right person even with the wrong (or incomplete) knowledge will make it work."

Some people might think of it as "oh I don't have a lot of money", it's not even about the money, if not by the money then you can help with time, with effort, with talking, with guiding, etc. It's not about always gain and loss in that sense. I think you can see it yourself, but if you don't do anything bad or anything good which is most of population they just tend to "blob" along the sea of life not sinking nor floating, most of their action are morally ambivalent or not even considered "actions" just motions. Paul Sedir in his book about how to Pray have a very good quote on this:

To make ourselves heard, our heart must speak the language of Heaven, and that language is charity; our person must become aware of his nothingness, and in this inner void infinity rushes in to fill it. Thus, belief is not enough; believing in God and not obeying Him is what only too many Christians do. I prefer those who claim not to believe yet obey the Divine Law. Praying without previously performing an act of charity can do nothing; whereas charity without faith still moves Heaven. Remember the wonderful stories of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan. It isn’t faith that begets charity, it is charity that begets faith. Faith isn’t an opinion of the brain, it’s a conviction of the heart. To have faith in someone isn’t to believe that the person exists; it’s to trust them, and to trust them wholeheartedly.

Faith means love of God, as charity means love of one’s fellow beings. These two flames grow through one another and feed one another.

I hope, this doesn't remove the importance of the experiences, the rituals, the practices, and so on. One of my friend said he didn't appreciate the Quran or wasn't moved by the Quran until he worked with Jaljalutiya prayer. So again it's a very tricky situation, there's no one way to crack this egg and some people who over-emphasize the charity too soon don't realize it could be a bit too bad for the people who didn't have the experience or understand why they would do that. I am not telling you to go out right now and do charity just because you read it in the internet, but think about it and contemplate it. Just like Paul Sedir said, they're two flames(prayer and Faith) working in conjunctions, your rituals, invocation, spellwork, etc AND your behavior irl, how you deal with people and how people see you, your actions, thoughts, and words. You can't just practice 1 hour a day and do shit for the rest of the 23 hours. The WHOLE thing is your practice.

Let me end this two points, first a quote and lastly a technique. The Quote from G.O Mebes' Minor Arcana course:

An isolation for too long could harden your heart and damage the intuition. A period of self-analysis lasting too long, developing the principle of reason, could take place at the cost of sensitivity, which is also necessary. This is the first danger that the disciple encounters on the Way and that you need to avoid, instituting an adequate "modus vivendi" in your environment. Ethical Hermeticism teaches that it is preferable to take just one step forward and advance your environment - even a tenth part of that step - than to take ten steps, giving nothing to the environment. It is by giving that man receives.

The technique is either the Planetary Charity which you can read about extensively here and the other one is that aim to just do one good deed a day, to counsel a friend, to drop one cent in a charity box, to pray for the dead, or to help a friend with a problem. Again, Charitable and good deeds have a lot of ways to come about them so why not try praying to be in the position to help people ;) maybe that prayer can be answered. May the Divine Creator open the way for us to help one another as brothers and sisters.

Sincerely, From the Heart.

[icarusissleepy]

TW : Mentions of suicide and attempts at it, if you're sensitive, please scroll! G.O. SPOILERS AHEAD : Contains mention of 'EVERY', if you're trying to stay clear of spoilers for s2, I request you not to read this, if you do not mind spoilers, go on ahead! OKAY. THIS IS A RANT ABOUT THE WHOLE SUICIDE ATTEMPT THING IN EPISODE 3 (AND POSSIBLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO 'EVERY'.) Keep in mind I am not a theorist AT ALL, this is just my delusional thoughts. I've been thinking about this a lot lately and just felt like I got to share it. I can't help but think that, what if the suicide attempt mentioned in this post is done by Aziraphale, and the reason it failed is because Crowley walks in/interrupts him? I mean, it makes sense to me, and it would prompt a LOT of angst. Imagine walking into your angel trying to hurt himself like that! I assume Crowley would immediately be worried and angry, who made Zira feel like he needed to do that? How come he hadn't noticed? I, personally ADORE hurt/comfort, and the thought of seeing the husbands go through the initial shock of being caught in the act, then perhaps trying to cover it up, failing and giving in, leading to them possibly sobbing into each other's shoulders makes my heart ache and leap at the same time. Plus, it seems that Crowley is comfortable not wearing his dark glasses around Aziraphale, so I would LOVE to see how his eyes would show that kind of emotion if it does happen. - AND! Hear me out here, maybe, JUST MAYBE it pulls one of those "Oh, for heaven's sake, shut up! I love you more than life, and would do anything for you, so don't you dare speak of yourself in that way! *Suprise kiss*" and initiating the EVERY scene. Now, I'm sure that someone already thought of this before, but I just wanted to share my thought process. But still! Just a theory.. 👀

[i-am-become-a-name]

was thinking about Tegan and Goth Opera while I was vacuuming, and what if, even after destroying their turners, Nyssa and the Doctor had remained vampires?

The great thing about the G.O. vamps is that's they're not unreasonable slavering beasts unless they're starving starving, so their lives in the TARDIS could continue on in a relative simulacrum of how they had been before, provided the Doctor and Nyssa had... food and avoided the sunlight. And rather than going the dark ick way of oh yum, human companion always hanging around, they succeeded with a faux blood, or found some humane way to survive. I still think Tegan would move to her own room and very much lock the door, but I also think even if the Doctor and Nyssa had become resigned to it (it feels like they are more... defeatist? more willing to accept fate or death if they believe it is inevitable kinds of inevitable, than Tegan) it would be Tegan forever searching for an answer. She's lost one of her pillars of faith - the Doctor, if one adores that passage in the Crystal Bucephalus as much as I do - but she still has that deep well of faith in herself, and she would stop at nothing to try and help her friends, in spite of her lack of scientific and xenobiology knowledge. This is the woman whose first reaction to see the sun coming up on a turned Doctor was to rip his coat off and cover him with it, then pull off her own jersey to reinforce his coat and finally tackle him to the ground and use her own body to cover him. She wouldn't abandon them, and she wouldn't give it, and it would be glorious.

[archived-diegesis]

✖ How has Tumblr RP changed since you started?

the salty af munday meme // accepting

Ehhhhhh

I've started dumblr rp around when Fate g.o rp was big so like maybe three-ish years ago ?

I'm still to "new" to say anything when it comes to tumblr rp but i can say the discord rps are new. I think its hella neat that you can just yeet the stuff onto discord if you feel comfortable with someone

I do know "clicks" are a thing such as i feel way more comfortable with writing with so and so and it seems like its always been a thing ?

I find the "mains" new, but i could be wrong. I know i sure as hell do "mains" but more in the sense of i fall into the ah yes this is so and so's baby and adopted said rp partners ideas as head cannons for interactions. I know their interpretations are always the first in my mind for a verity of reasons and personally i feel bad when i do that because i don't wanna make anyone feel less then. but that's a me thing -

carrds are new i think- so are DNI lists but I'm dumb so i could be wrong

[stephenjaymorrisblog]

Read!

A Nonentity Turns 70

Stephen Jay Morris

2/20/2024

©Scientific Morality

Easter Sunday falls on my birthday this year. The last time that happened was in 2013. In my mind, it represents a kind of resurrection in my life. Maybe I’ll become famous—like Colonel Sanders or Grandma Moses—in my later years. Nah! That is one big pipedream of mine. This is the only life I have known and probably will be the only one I have. I hope that religion is wrong. I don’t want to live forever in bliss or in agonizing pain in hell. I embrace my mortality.

My past was littered in pain, struggle, humiliation, sickness, failure, lousy sex, poverty, and other negativities. However, I had moments of happiness, in 15-minute gradations. I was happy when I married Pamela on May 3, 1987. Plus, the time my song was on the radio in 1980. When I did have them, my periods of happiness were intense.

Before I fall asleep at night, I think about my past. I know it’s bad for my mental health, so I try to avoid reminiscing about the past. However, I don’t think about the bad times, only the good. I think about people I liked and wonder what ever happened to them. A lot of senior citizens like to bore younger people with long stories about their past—another thing I avoid. But the past can be informative to a new generation. There is that famous Winston Churchill quote: “Anyone who was not a liberal at 20 years of age had no heart, while anyone who was still a liberal at 40 had no head!” My head is attached to my torso just fine, thank you very much. My political views are to the extreme left at my old age. Why? Because, in my opinion, pragmatism is not a sign of maturity and creativity is a sign of happiness. Regardless, I have never wanted to be part of the two-party system.

So, what about the present? It consists of problems, more problems, and many more problems. I’ve got major health issues and, thanks to the untaxed one percent, we’ve got inflation. Yesterday I saw a single serving can of soup for $2.10. Jesus! The present sucks as far as G.O. politics, American politics, and religion goes. And thanks to the Likud party dropping bombs on Palestine’s innocent civilians, anti-Semitism has made a big comeback.

What about the future? At this point, I just don’t know. Pamela and I no longer like living here and want to move. The Catskill Mountains is a nice vacation destination, but we’ve come to find that some of its inhabitants are obnoxious white trash. We’ve got deer hunters, meth head Zoomers, MAGA dick heads, paranoid old ladies, and a gas station that sells over-priced junk food. Oh, and there are the Orthodox Jews who are a-social. Not a desirable location for us at all.

Being a nonentity is like being invisible. The way my life is going, I have zero influence. I am learning to control my ego. I am settling for less because I have no choice in the matter. I am going to be featured in two books, so I was told. My story will be in print if anybody cares. I do want to travel and see other lands before the grim reaper comes for me. Maybe death is just closing your eyes and never opening them again. I don’t know; I just don’t know.

And now, here come the 70’s. I could live to a hundred years old or die tomorrow.  When you are my age, you can go at any time. Life expectancy for males is now 73. Yeah, I am afraid to die, but I can’t stop it. It’s all about acceptance of physical law.

I wonder, who is going to die first? Biden or Trump? – Socrates said: “Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

[meatmensch]

another thing i hate about g.o.2 is how crowley becomes more likeable and aziraphale becomes less likeable and how their relationships with their respective previous organizations are pretty different. like in s1 we get a taste of aziraphale having more faith in the heavenly host and angels and god than he should but he's still a massive hater just as crowley is a massive hater of hell. a.z. fell not enough of a hater this season by far

[mala-santa-radfem]

hosting G.Os has made me so jealous of people with enough disposable income to spend on their interests and hobbies. i bought my first kpop album years ago and im still suffering the economic repercussions of it 😭