#t: grand

[vgtrackbracket]

Video Game Track Bracket Round 2

Mordremoth from Guild Wars 2

vs.

Grand from Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy

Propaganda under the cut. If you want your propaganda reblogged and added to future polls, please tag it as propaganda or otherwise indicate this!

Mordremoth:

This song plays during a battle that was built up for the whole expansion it’s from and to an extent even before that. The instruments used are reflected in the rest of the expansion up to this point— the song is very cathartic.

Grand:

it lives up to its name and the atmosphere of the game it's in--grand, yes, but also lonely and forgotten

[verstappentime]

p.s. this is no shade but mclaren didn't do the one stop because they COULDN'T, not because they weren't smart enough strategically to think of it. both drivers ate their front left tire and could not keep going. they tried to ask oscar to do a one stop and he said no. the reason charles won is because he is talented, and because his team had faith he could keep the car on track with 38-lap-old tires because he has been so incredible managing his tires this year. he won because he didn't incur that degradation, because he chose very specific methodical paths to balance the car equally on both front wheels and to get the rear straight in the turns, bc bryan was brilliant and coached him through all of it. mclaren did not "hand him" the win with a mistake. he won because he is an incredible driver. i think we forget because mclaren has the best car that charles has always been far and above the pack in terms of talent, barring a couple drivers. he's not just some guy in an inferior car. he's il predestinato and he earned it

[daekiyu]

my contribution to the gta 2023 fanzine!! go check out everyones amazing works!

[scuderiaspringsteen]

monza is for dreamers

meditations in an emergency by cameron awkward-rich // charles leclerc after winning the italian grand prix, monza 2019 // bryan bozzi to charles leclerc, monza 2024

[morsmortish]

when regulus complains about ‘walking in on’ barty and evan, he’s not talking about discovering them fucking in their room (although that does happen a fair amount). he talking about the times he’s entered their dorm to see evan stood over his boyfriend with his fingers probing around in barty’s mouth, whilst the latter sits on his own hands on a wooden chair in order to stop himself from squirming. he’s talking about having to witness, on multiple occasions, barty lying down on the floor, shirtless and flushed whilst evan’s traces over the key parts of his anatomy with a permanent marker, explaining each label in a monotone voice as barty blushes more and more. he’s talking about being subjected to the sight of barty lying in an ice bath, shivering but grinning ear to ear as evan lazily flicks through a book on his bed as he waits for barty’s body temperature to drop low enough to resemble a corpse. the worst part about living with these two freaks is not their disturbing sex life, but their disturbing everyday life.

[crocuta1]

‼️‼️TEAM PAST PROPAGANDA‼️‼️

[shokansen]

Galahad alter

[anghraine]

It's wild to me that I had heard of the prime Kirk/Spock content in various TOS episodes long before I saw them, but had never heard of what IMO is the shippiest moment of all thus far, in an interestingly O_o goddamn I do not want whatever you two have but you do you?? holy shit though what a moment way.

I'm of course referring to the otherwise rather mid episode "Requiem for Methuselah," in which Kirk has an underwritten love affair with a clueless woman whose various secrets have to be discovered before her inevitable death.

At one point in this relationship, her.......uh, guardian??? sort of???????? had Spock play the piano while she and Kirk waltzed, which (in-story) Spock did perfectly while somehow managing to silently exude even more intensity than usual. After the plot (and her life) were over, we end not with the usual cheerful bit of snark on the bridge that ends most episodes, but with a weary Kirk falling asleep with his head on his arms and Spock hovering not for away. McCoy exposits the last bit of detail and then goes on an unprompted and honestly pretty viciously racist speech about how Spock, unlike Kirk, will never suffer from the joys and travails of love because of his inherent lack of feeling as a Vulcan. The speech is longer than usual and just really mean-spirited as McCoy waxes rhapsodic about all the aspects of passionate true love that Spock will not and cannot experience as a Vulcan before he just leaves.

Spock then turns to look at Kirk, and now just bleeding intensity, takes a few slow, deliberate steps towards the sleeping Kirk, lays his hand against Kirk's cheek and neck, and then very obviously mind melds with the sleeping Kirk while murmuring, "Forget."

Is this healthy respectful behavior that honors Kirk's autonomy? No, obviously. Is it god-tier repressed homoerotic passion between two people who should probably just work their issues out and stop inflicting themselves on anyone else? Yes.

[200grandbeaverave]

[prolibytherium]

Would kill to read animal POV fiction that has the animal POV’s interaction with humans be like, semi realistic to the level of caution most predators take with large prey and/or competitors (including humans).

Like instead of the usual - “the human is such a weak, pathetic creature... so slow, no claws, blunt teeth… completely helpless without its 'Fire Sticks'. how is it the master of the earth?” type crap it’s like, the bear protagonist or whatever approaches some dude who spreads their arms and yells and the bear is like “FUUUUUUUUCK THAT THING JUST GOT HUGE. IT'S LARGE AND MAKING NOISES. HOLY FUCK.”

[suranastair]

The Sacrifice of Souls

[tapeworrmart]

A bullet in his head, finally 💥

[nyxx01]

All eyes on Rafah right the fuck now‼️‼️‼️

They are trying to distract the world with the met gala, it was NOT a coincidence it was planned. Do NOT let them have their way.

If you have any humanity left in your soul, speak the fuck up!!

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Power to the people.

We will never give up, we will never forget.

Liberation for all.

[scuderiaspringsteen]

laughing 'til our ribs get tough, but that will never be enough

ribs by lorde // daniel ricciardo on sky sports after the 2024 singapore grand prix

[astrolovecosmos]

Aspect Patterns

Aspect Patterns are a combination of different aspects that create a clear shape or pattern in a natal chart. See the image below. These patterns give more insight into the relationship between the planets and aspects. Each pattern could truly have a whole blog post dedicated to them, but below are summaries.

T-square and Kite aspect patterns from "The Astrology Bible" by Judy Hall"

T-square: Associated with stress and challenges. This aspect is where at least two planets oppose each other and both square a third planet. This causes a lot of tension, especially towards that squared planet. While the opposition indicates clashing needs, wants, and tendencies the two planets will have frustration and potentially inner stress, worry, or anger with/towards the squared planet. The goal is to balance the opposing energies and find strength, beauty, or maybe usefulness from how different the squared body is.

Grand Trine: When three trines connect and form a pattern it indicates a lot of harmonious and comfortable flowing energy. It can boost intuition, creativity, self-confidence, decisiveness, and many other traits. The positive influence is going to greatly depend on the planets involved. However sometimes frustration, stress, sadness, and anger could be hard to express with a grand trine as there isn't an "outlet" or more challenging aspect to add depth to the dynamic of the pattern. The pattern could promote stagnation in some way.

Kite: Associated with both challenges and potential. A complex pattern with three planets forming a trine (also known as a grand trine pattern) and the fourth planet is opposed by one of the trined planets. This forms a sextile aspect to the other two planets. The trine promotes creativity, harmony, and easy expression however the rest of the pattern presents challenges to meet this. Depending on the planets involved confidence in one's expression may be challenged the most often. However the planet opposite the trine’s focal point is key to unlocking the kite’s potential.

Grand Cross: Introspection, resilience and/or willpower towards obstacles, and tapping into hidden potential and weaknesses are themes that revolve around this pattern. Here two oppositions are connected by four squares. Support and strategy are two needs for those with this pattern. Self-awareness is a must to be able to understand the support you need from others and for avoiding impulsiveness or self-destructive tendencies.

Finger of Fate (yod): This involves two quincunxes linked by a sextile. If a planet falls in opposition to the tip of the triangle the pattern forms then energy can be expressed or released. The planet at the point/tip may be a focal point or set the tone for the entire pattern. This is considered a rare pattern and has themes of spirituality, transformation, heightened intuition, karmic lessons or obligations, and unique challenges.

Grand Sextile: A pattern that has six sextiles linked together to form a circle. Harmony and cooperation may be seen among the planet's "relationships" in this pattern. This means the associations and expression of the planets can easily sync, support each other, or at least won't ever cause tension or overshadow one another. An example of this is the Moon and Mercury being part of the grand sextile would indicate emotions and intellect tend to be in balance or at least never tempt or confuse each other. This pattern is known to be favorable for creativity, intuition, problem solving, and mystic talents or connections. This is considered a rare pattern.

Finger of Fate, Grand Sextile, Grand Cross, Grand Trine