#they really gave us this

[baronessblixen]

I know people are poo-pooing the podcast with Gillian as being the same as his other ones (it's not. He has 3, 3! Sections for her. 2 are premium listens), but he doesn't have this depth of engagement. Even with Jason, there was a great comfort but still somewhat of not fully letting his guard down to maybe be hurt.

My theory is to embrace these two and support their story so that they know they have the Fandom support and are willing to feed us more. We are a safe community here to embrace you, Gillian and David, and your story with open arms, open hearts, and a willingness to gobble down whatever you feed us for the sake of getting to know the X-File that is the Mulder/Scully to David/Gillian paradox.

Why this convo with Gillian is different other than those 2 having claimed to be BFF at some point:

Case in point: 1. Asking her about the moment she thought their relationship was dysfunctional (his plane story). He didn't know if it was the same one (we didn't get to hear her event), but this opened him up to ANY of their tense fights, BTS events, etc. in which he would have to possibly defend himself if he was made out to be the bad guy.

Point 2: saying that he felt she ditched him. He expressed a feeling of loss OF and BY her. I took it as if he felt rejected by her. A man expressing this emotion, from my experience, is trying to connect with someone in a deep manner to heal personal and intrapersonal pain or ruptures in the relationship. Let's not forget that David is of a generation in which men were taught to be "macho" and tough, but he is sensitive it seems. So, putting this out in permanent podcast world is a foray into showing a "human emotion" that is not necessarily stereotypical for him and of men from the Boomer era. Yeah, he's a poet but it's easier to write than to say. Plus, how often, in all of their interviews, did he express such a deep and personal emotion? I am genuinely asking the last question because I would like to know where I have gaps in my info.

I read that some viewers see this conversation as a "goodbye" and that's fair. It is a closure to the unending question of "why didn't you get along?" They gave us an intimate look into the why and hopefully began to close that discussion part of their past because they did overcome it as fans saw with their closeness at the IWTB red carpets and during the promos for the revival seasons. Personally, I see this conversation as a new beginning for them.

They came back TOGETHER! She could have zoomed. They didn't have to share the drink (I got the impression it was shared. Dammit you 2, release the video!:))

I personally didn't see any poo-pooing. I do agree that it did have a certain depth that may not have been as obvious as in the other episodes; the Jason Beghe one, as I've said previously, came close, though. Might have been different because the friendship is different. That one in particular was very open and vulnerable, too, though.

We really did get three sections - and that really is new. It's like, let's really talk about something substantial on this podcast, and have the rest be a bonus. I felt like they could have talked even more in that bonus content. And THAT is special to me, too.

I'm not sure how much they care about fandom support. I mean they know we wanted this (a lot) and in that way, part of it, was performative. Most of us really are out here with open arms, though, just waiting for them to feed us new content like this. I mean say what you want, but it was heartfelt, and it was fun. No matter what, there is just something between them that makes you want to watch and listen.

I wish Gillian had given an answer on when they were most dysfunctional. I think he really did some soul searching and I just love that. To me, his apology felt honest. I think there's still so much between them that they probably should talk about without an audience (but probably won't).

I was surprised that he said he felt like she was quitting him when she said she was done. I know some people see that as him making everything about himself, but some people only work things out by relating them to themselves. Personally, I find it so profound that he thought she was leaving *him*. And I'm glad it made him reevaluate her feelings when he left the show. I agree with you that this felt like someone trying to heal personal and intrapersonal pain. I don't think they've ever been so openly emotional in interviews before and that's because it was always in the frame of the show and promotion. This podcast was about them (well, and failure - but in relation to each other).

Interesting that people view this is as a goodbye. Fair, sure. We all see things differently and come to different conclusions. I personally don't see it like that. Like you, I see it as a new beginning for them, and I truly hope they will continue the conversation. For me, there was no closure (for us) on why they didn't get along. I mean obviously lack of communication, but I think that's only part of it. They gave us a glimpse and it's on them to close that chapter in private.

Right? They could have zoomed! They obviously wanted to do this in person. I love that for us and them. DD said they were sharing. It was just so sweet. I'm so glad we got this.

[inkskinned]

the thing about art is that it was always supposed to be about us, about the human-ness of us, the impossible and beautiful reality that we (for centuries) have stood still, transfixed by music. that we can close our eyes and cry about the same book passage; the events of which aren't real and never happened. theatre in shakespeare's time was as real as it is now; we all laugh at the same cue (pursued by bear), separated hundreds of years apart.

three years ago my housemates were jamming outdoors, just messing around with their instruments, mostly just making noise. our neighbors - shy, cautious, a little sheepish - sat down and started playing. i don't really know how it happened; i was somehow in charge of dancing, barefoot and laughing - but i looked up, and our yard was full of people. kids stacked on the shoulders of parents. old couples holding hands. someone had brought sidewalk chalk; our front walk became a riot of color. someone ran in with a flute and played the most astounding solo i've ever heard in my life, upright and wiggling, skipping as she did so. she only paused because the violin player was kicking his heels up and she was laughing too hard to continue.

two weeks ago my friend and i met in the basement of her apartment complex so she could work out a piece of choreography. we have a language barrier - i'm not as good at ASL as i'd like to be (i'm still learning!) so we communicate mostly through the notes app and this strange secret language of dancers - we have the same movement vocabulary. the two of us cracking jokes at each other, giggling. there were kids in the basement too, who had been playing soccer until we took up the far corner of the room. one by one they made their slow way over like feral cats - they laid down, belly-flat against the floor, just watching. my friend and i were not in tutus - we were in slouchy shirts and leggings and socks. nothing fancy. but when i asked the kids would you like to dance too? they were immediately on their feet and spinning. i love when people dance with abandon, the wild and leggy fervor of childhood. i think it is gorgeous.

their adults showed up eventually, and a few of them said hey, let's not bother the nice ladies. but they weren't bothering us, they were just having fun - so. a few of the adults started dancing awkwardly along, and then most of the adults. someone brought down a better sound system. someone opened a watermelon and started handing out slices. it was 8 PM on a tuesday and nothing about that day was particularly special; we might as well party.

one time i hosted a free "paint along party" and about 20 adults worked quietly while i taught them how to paint nessie. one time i taught community dance classes and so many people showed up we had to move the whole thing outside. we used chairs and coatracks to balance. one time i showed up to a random band playing in a random location, and the whole thing got packed so quickly we had to open every door and window in the place.

i don't think i can tell you how much people want to be making art and engaging with art. they want to, desperately. so many people would be stunning artists, but they are lied to and told from a very young age that art only matters if it is planned, purposeful, beautiful. that if you have an idea, you need to be able to express it perfectly. this is not true. you don't get only 1 chance to communicate. you can spend a lifetime trying to display exactly 1 thing you can never quite language. you can just express the "!!??!!!"-ing-ness of being alive; that is something none of us really have a full grasp on creating. and even when we can't make what we want - god, it feels fucking good to try. and even just enjoying other artists - art inherently rewards the act of participating.

i wasn't raised wealthy. whenever i make a post about art, someone inevitably says something along the lines of well some of us aren't that lucky. i am not lucky; i am dedicated. i have a chronic condition, my hands are constantly in pain. i am not neurotypical, nor was i raised safe. i worked 5-7 jobs while some of these memories happened. i chose art because it mattered to me more than anything on this fucking planet - i would work 80 hours a week just so i could afford to write in 3 of them.

and i am still telling you - if you are called to make art, you are called to the part of you that is human. you do not have to be good at it. you do not have to have enormous amounts of privilege. you can just... give yourself permission. you can just say i'm going to make something now and then - go out and make it. raquel it won't be good though that is okay, i don't make good things every time either. besides. who decides what good even is?

you weren't called to make something because you wanted it to be good, you were called to make something because it is a basic instinct. you were taught to judge its worth and over-value perfection. you are doing something impossible. a god's ability: from nothing springs creation.

a few months ago i found a piece of sidewalk chalk and started drawing. within an hour i had somehow collected a small classroom of young children. their adults often brought their own chalk. i looked up and about fifteen families had joined me from around the block. we drew scrangly unicorns and messed up flowers and one girl asked me to draw charizard. i am not good at drawing. i basically drew an orb with wings. you would have thought i drew her the mona lisa. she dragged her mother over and pointed and said look! look what she drew for me and, in the moment, i admit i flinched (sorry, i don't -). but the mother just grinned at me. he's beautiful. and then she sat down and started drawing.

someone took a picture of it. it was in the local newspaper. the summary underneath said joyful and spontaneous artwork from local artists springs up in public gallery. in the picture, a little girl covered in chalk dust has her head thrown back, delighted. laughing.

[sameboot]

Simon petrikov coping FAIL compilation

[thelien-art]

Am I the only one who will be discouraged with interacting with any type of media if it has a picture made by AI with it??

Like I can love a concept and want to check it out but if I see it has been attached to a picture of AI by OP I just won't touch it. I won't check it out or even give it a chance even if I really want to!?!??

Am I the only one that feels like that??

[ashoss]

this idea wont leave my brain please help me !! YIPPEE HADES BATKIDS !!!

without the bg and text under the cut :))

asdhj probably gonna post like,, two at a time because thats ,, a lot,,,, of drawing ,,,,,,, so heres tim and jason! i think i got the hang of it more with jason lol

ALSO ALSO!!!

thank you to those who helped me with the titles for the batkids!! they were all really good :D (all on insta lol)

timothy: the tenured - thomson_at

[apas-95]

I don't support the notion of killing you! I just support the right of this knife to exist - like, inside of you. I'm fairly sure we can work out an equitable agreement on which organs, limbs, etc, I can have for myself, and which ones you can have.

Oh, now this is rich - after all that talk on 'human dignity' and 'medical attention', here you are, trying to violently take my blade from me. In one fell swoop, you intend both to take up a cruel, offensive weapon; and also deprive me of my self-defense and right to existence! Negotiations are over!

[chamberkat]

"Everything is gonna be okay."

[soosoosoup]

rewatched treasure planet

[tiffanyachings]

Matching T-Shirts for You and Your Weirdly Codependent Cousin

based on this excellent post by @casgirl

[ruporas]

captain's warm hugs! (id in alt)

[theghooligan]

daemon and all the ghosts of harrenhall living it up every night:

[xxplastic-cubexx]

oh boy 2AM !!!!!!

[riseandfallofsecunit]

That one scene where Murderbot fights by “wrapping itself around the other SecUnit’s face”

[autisticsonic]

My take on a Sonadow fankid! She actually existed for a while now, but the trend gave me motivation to finally draw her!

Most sonadow fankids are purplish and tube-grown, so I decided to make her neither!

Background for the story under cut, in case it gets long!

So in this AU, stories from the more recent games happen when Sonic and Shadow are at most around 20 years old. Back then Sonic was rambunctious and reckless as we know him to be, and Shadow was a depressed, traumatized emo kid. While at first they were rivals as depicted in the games.

Over the years tho, just like their friends, the two matured. They started getting along a lot more, and became official friends, which eventually lead to dating. They both were afraid of getting serious though, so they took things slow and casual. Due to some of their unresolved issues, they couldn't get any closer. But not for much longer.

Some of it has been brought on by a Particular Event, and some of it due to restructuring how they go about saving the world, but things changed. As Forces has shown, putting so much responsibility on One Guy isn't wise. Sonic felt so quilty for failing, but it never should've been his job alone, so they created an organization, to share the load more evenly!

The org became global, with local groups of heroes being recruited all around, meaning that now the characters we know and love now had more time to take care of their personal lives.

While for some the change hasn't been much, Sonic, and to a lesser extent, Shadow, struggled quite a lot. Many of things happened in between, but eventually both of them grew to quite enjoy the domestic life.

They moved in together, and started taking things to the next level, now that both have done some healing and therapy. They found that they get along quite great. After a bit longer, they decided to start a family :)

Shadow came up with the name. He wanted to honor his sister's memory, but Mar-Mar was also a symbol of all his progress. He did go to therapy to make sure that he can handle them sharing a name, to see if it's a good idea, and well, it was!

She's now 4 and very loved, and her dads love each other very much as well. For a certain Sonic though, things won't go so great.

[ribbononline]

Callie and Marie posting in honor of their Splat 3 designs which I love dearly

[hyunpic]

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