#thanks for coming back

[artist-issues]

Hey, it’s me again

I know this was a while back but I just remembered what you said about cultivating tastes

My unwillingness to do so cane from my experience from those who lectured me to do the same but they themselves did not practiced what they preached

"You need to curate your tastes if your tired of being disappointed with shows"

Fine *does so*

"Ugh, you're so close minded and immature, why don't you take risks, broaden your horizons, and cultivate your tastes?"

Okay, why don't you do that too?

"Well I prefer the broad and nitty gritty things tragically, which are broad and risky by default so I don't need to do that."

It just felt like people like me had to keep bending over backwards and follow all these rules and regulations while those who preferred things tragically could just do whatever and act however they want

They were kinda like Uncle Andrew from The Magician’s Nephew, they have these deeper knowledge of things and are not bound to the same rules as us ordinary people

Hey, I'll be honest, I can't find my answer to your original ask and I don't fully remember our conversation (I vaguely remember the context, though!)

I mean, Uncle Andrew was wrong and being ridiculous when he said that rules don't apply to people like himself. But I guess that's your point.

I don't understand. So people are telling you that you should like things that are "gritty and tragic?" And that that is where your deficiency in taste is? Thats silly. A story is not high-quality because it has "grit" or "tragedy" in it. It has high quality elements if the "grit" or "tragedy" support the main point of the story well. But tragedy or grit for the sake of shock-jock emotion-grabbing is a waste of time and energy.

Also, I'm not advocating for adjusting your tastes so that you like disappointing shows. I don't know who is doing that, but whoever they are, that's a silly goal. It's like telling someone who got sick because they ate a whole can of spray-cheese, "you know what, it's just because you're not used to it. Eat another can of spray-cheese and you'll gradually start liking it."

Okay, well, that's a terrible goal to have. I don't want to have a taste for something that is bad. I don't want to like spray cheese, which tastes awful and also has no nutritional value and is going to make me sick. There's no point in me liking it. It's a good thing that my body's (my tastes') natural response is to reject something that is bad. Why would I want to dull it? Disappointment in a show that is poorly made and has no value is a defense mechanism that you shouldn't disable.

All I'm saying is, why are you disappointed in the show? Is it because it's poorly made? Is it because the story has no point, or makes its point badly? <- Those are good reasons to be disappointed in the show.

Or is it just because the story doesn't have the kind of "flavors" you are used to liking? Maybe the tragedy serves the story (like Sydney Carton dying in a Tale of Two Cities) but you don't like to feel sad for any reason, (even though feeling sad in the case of A Tale of Two Cities can lead you to appreciating the lesson better) so you don't read/watch that story because it's not your "flavor." <- That's an example of a not-very-good reason for being disappointed in a story.

And ultimately, who cares what other people are doing or liking? Figure out what is good, true, beautiful—objectively, whether anyone believes it or not. Then measure everything by that, whether everyone else does or not. And shrug off people's badly-thought-out reasons for liking or disliking something.

I believe and have found it to be true that God invented storytelling by inventing this reality we're living in. And His story has a point. And everything He put in His story—the setting, the characters, the mood, the way it all works—points back to the point of the story, and it does so in a beautiful, engaging way, with no shortcuts or laziness in craft. Therefore, all human-made stories are echoes of that. Some of our echoes are really good, close resemblances to God's story, because they support the main point of their story in an engaging way. But some are not, because they don't. It's a simple metric to measure things by.

But some people's standard is just "does the story entertain me?" And that's a fine sub-standard. Stories can't be engaging if they're not, on some level, entertaining. But it's a terrible ULTIMATE standard—because your tastes in entertainment can be bad, or change, or be inconsistent. Other people's standards are "does the story make me feel something?" But that's another poor ultimate standard. Because an emotional bit of music can make you feel just about anything, for a moment, even if the story behind it makes no sense. Better to ask, "what is the story making me feel, about what?"

Anyway. Thats what I believe. So I don't give two shakes of a lamb's tail what other people think I should like or dislike. I mean, I'll consider it, if they have good reasons for me to like or dislike something. But the point is, I know what I believe about the world. So I know what I believe about storytelling. And I'm trying to train my tastes to match up with that—regardless of who agrees or disagrees with me.

[zot3-flopped]

I looked up Louis and Paul Roberts’ interaction. Where We Are - the San Siro concert. 8:15 mins in. Rehearsals. It’s hardly anything, and if you are a Louis fan you probably see it differently. Unfortunately I grew up with a bully who talked to me like this so I’m sensitive about it, but (thanks to therapy!) I’m also good at spotting it.

“I don’t think you’ve been good enough today, Paul. And that’s the god’s honest truth.” [Cut to shot of Paul looking downwards, possibly pondering his life choices.] Liam joins in, because of course he does. “You’ve let everyone else do the work for you.” [Paul turns away, pretending to laugh.]

There is something about the way that Louis says it that is just nasty. He seemed to want to humiliate Paul on camera and of course it looks like a joke, nothing more. I think it shows Louis’ unpleasant, bullying personality really well. I also think Liam is a bully (remember the podcast he went on where he let rip? Nasty) but he’s not as clever about it.

Agree that Liam is also a bully. With Louis, he was the beta bully who followed Louis' lead.

[tea-tarot-and-me]

Hii 😊

I want to participate in your mini reading

I am sc

Colour - blue 💙🔵

Favorite beverage - cold coffee

I want green tea and white tea

Thank you for mini reading game☺️😇

Green Tea - Messages for Clarity and Focus

Cards: Ace of Pentacles; Knight of Wands; The Chariot rev. (Temperance clar.); Oracle: Nothing is yet set in stone

The immediate notion I get is that one of the current issues you're dealing with or celebrating is regarding a job. I'm not sure if you're looking for one or have just been offered one but you're currently gung ho about the plans you've made regarding this job and this passion has you Energetic.

Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with this passion you have, you were offered or will be offered an opportunity because of it but you need to hone it in such a way that you're using it to fuel yourself moving forward. Pick a direction, a path and walk in it without losing yourself to the motions or the excitement of a thing. Take a step back when needed and pull back from the extremes if you see yourself heading in that direction. There's no need to rush, it may feel like it because of societal pressures, but you are writing your story. Write it well with compassion for yourself along the way. You still have to walk the path you've chosen in the future.

~

White Tea - Messages for Peace and Intuition

Cards: King of Swords; 2 of Swords rev.; 10 of Swords; 8 of Wands; Oracle: Brown - Establish Boundaries

Things have begun to move swiftly in some areas of your life and you've got a lot on your mind as you sort yourself out. Perhaps you were stuck when it came to making choices and moving forward. You were stuck overthinking, which lead to stress, which lead to feeling stuck and even more overthinking and so on.

You need to borrow energy from the King of Swords and be clear about your (emotional/spiritual/physical/mental) boundaries with yourself and others. As hard as it may be, you can't rely solely on your feelings when you're feeling stuck. Let your feelings inform you about when things need to change, but don't let them dictate the changes you make. You're more clearheaded than you think and you've been putting the pieces of your circumstances together. You're already on your way, this is just a reminder. Break the situation down with a pros and cons list, if need be, to approach it logically and gain new perspective.

[bluegiragi]

catch up.

early access + nsfw on patreon

[demonphannie]

i guess i'll come back for you...

[firefox-unofficial]

CATCH ME (firefox-official) ON @electronicmail

PLEASE STOP MAKING ME SAY IT

[helpallthenamesaretaken]

i hate how sometimes people make out rachel to be this tragic heartbroken mess. WELL FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT

she was the one who dumped percy in the first place

and the scene after that she said "I don't have to tell you what you have to do now, right?" with the next scene being percy confessing to annabeth

she genuinely CHOSE to be the oracle, if she was really serious about percy she would have not have gone along with the whole thing without being a tiny bit sad about not dating percy

she flat out admitted percy was just a vehicle for her to be involved with the greek world

she is not august by taylor swift. she is not driver's license by olivia rodrigo. she did not care less about percy once he didn't reciprocate pls 😭

[zebratimw]

"All those empty rooms

We could have been anywhere, anywhere else

Instead, I made a bed with apathy

My heart knew the weight

Ten years worth of dust and neglect

We made our peace with weariness and let it be..."

(Song: The Moon will Sing by the Crane Wives)

[hansoeii]

Lokius commission for @uf-oh's fanfiction "i look up at the gaps of sunlight (i miss you more than anything)" ⭐

[xxplastic-cubexx]

this_is_stupid.mp4

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I'm not going back to Gusu with you.

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[azfellschild]

Good and Evil wrestling, with Evil triumphing

bit different from my latest work but something in me told me i needed to draw this

[nancywheeeler]

hopeless time loop. the way out isn’t to save everyone. the way out isn’t to save even one person. the way out isn’t to change anything. the way out is accepting how it happened the first time is how it always will be. that’s how you acted, that’s how they acted, that’s how you would have acted every time if you weren’t given the curse of hindsight. the way out is accepting you can’t fix the past; you can only forgive yourself for it.

[qifreyplushie]

If you're still taking art requests 👉👈 perhaps Xie Lian holding Hua Cheng princess style?

hua cheng: ok now benchpress me

[potatosaresweet]

it doesn't matter how many times i read it, xie lian's "it's been so long since anyone listened to me talk, won't you stay?" always fucks me up so badly, this man was completely alone for 800 years but managed to finally find someone who truly loves him for who he is, who listens to what he has to say, who is simply happy being near him, only to lose him again. the entire scene is heartbreaking, from xie lian learning the truth about wu ming to hua cheng dispersing in his arms, but it's that one quote that hits the hardest for me. finally getting a taste of happiness only to lose it again.

[hayden-christensen]

#THE RETURN OF THE KING

HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN as ANAKIN SKYWALKER/DARTH VADER in OBI-WAN KENOBI (2022) and AHSOKA (2023)