#well water system

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

putting my prediction on record now that the coming decade is going to see the rise of viral-marketed fancy at-home water filtration systems, driving and driven by a drastic reduction in the quality of U.S. tap water (given that we are in a 'replacement era' where our current infrastructure is reaching the end of its lifespan--but isn't being replaced). also guessing that by the 2030s access to drinkable tap water will be a mainstream class issue, with low-income & unstably housed people increasingly forced to rely on expensive bottled water when they can't afford the up-front cost of at-home filtration--and with this being portrayed in media as a "moral failing" and short-sighted "choice," rather than a basic failure of our political & economic systems. really hope i'm just being alarmist, but plenty of this already happens in other countries, and the U.S. is in a state of decline, so. here's praying this post ages into irrelevance. timestamped April 2023

[rawliverandcigarettes]

Thinking about Mass Effect, as you do, and how I'm kind of sad that the way it's been engraved in pop culture has more to do with the way internet reacted to it at the time than what the actual game is about. Yes sure, it's about romance (and not that much all things considered) and it's pulpy (but not solely because of hot lady aliens), but it's also intricate worldbuilding that touches on a lot of sharp ideas, and a complicated tug-of-war between a genuine and vulnerable belief in reconciliation and community VS post 9-11 US military propaganda and steadfast belief in heroic exceptionalism, and the melancholic yet energizing mood, and the daring narrative systems, and so so much more than the 'We'll Bang OKs" and the "There's No Shepard Without Vakarian" and the whole ME3 ending situation

It's all there, but I'm sad the impact of the series is often reduced to (what I think is) the least interesting parts of its sum

[hellamorte]

do you ever think about how lucanis keeps losing and losing and losing — his entire life? losing his parents, losing his childhood because of the crow training, losing his freedom, his sleep, and one year of his life due to imprisonment. then the maker smiles upon him, and he's discovering something good (rook, the veilguard team, purpose), acquiring something back (his family, his life, his freedom, his job, his city), finding some peace in mundane things (coffee, cooking, taking care of others). it feels like the scales are finally moving, balancing — only for him to lose again. he loses caterina, he can lose his city to blight, he loses at weisshaupt, he loses grip on himself (thanks to spite), he loses control — he loses himself, piece by piece. rook can help lighten the load on his chest (thanks to spite), he gets caterina back, and breathing feels a little bit easier. but loss is not done with him. he loses illario, and it feels like losing a limb, a large piece of himself violently torn away. he's visibly shaken, but no one truly knows what it takes to string the assorted pieces of himself together and keep functioning. and then loss deals what seems like the final blow: some of his friends are dead or lost, and rook is gone, too. he failed; he only knows death, doesn't he? life only takes, and takes, and takes, giving only to tease and take it back. at that moment, he's falling apart completely — until they find rook, and there's a sliver of hope once again. the scales are moving, the team wins, they eventually go back to their lives — and that's when he realizes that the final blow is the life as the first talon.

[aspiringjester]

i relate to yue qingyuan bc i too am fundamentally hardwired to act like a sobbing wet kicked puppy around shen jiu and pitifully crawl away when he insults me and demands i leave and then drag my sopping wet pathetic self back for more time and time again and maybe this time he'll even hit me with his fan--

[alongtidesoflight]

i swear my stepdad is so illogical AND stubborn it hurts

[venndaai]

I remember, back in the day, there were a lot of complaints about various Inquisition companions being hypocritical liberals who didn't want to change the status quo, but like, on replay, it seems obvious that this is very much a Theme for the game. DAO and DA2 star ragtag groups of outcasts, but in DAI, every companion joins the Inquisition under the banner of "restoring order". Despite their wildly different perspectives, every single one of them has a vested interest in returning Thedas to the status quo- much to the frustration of Solas, and yet Solas himself is seeking a return to the original status quo that he now regrets disrupting.

To me, DAI is posing to the player the question that Solas is also asking. "Should this broken, unjust world be destroyed?"

Sera hates nobles and enjoys killing them, but she's not going to lead a peasant rebellion, because she's not willing to pay the price in peasant blood. Iron Bull hates the suffering under feudalism, but he's not willing to lead a Qunari invasion and see the people he loves suffer and die. Vivienne wants power, but she doesn't want the uncertainty and chaos of war. Dorian hates what Tevinter is, but can't give up on reform. Cullen's been physically and mentally destroyed by the Templars but doesn't want them disbanded. Cassandra bitterly disagrees with Chantry doctrine and corruption, but is haunted by every decision that leads to destruction.

Cole learns that killing is not the only way to help.

And they're not supposed to be Right, I think, they're just there as a counterpoint, to show that even in a world as fucked up as Thedas, most people don't want dramatic change. Particularly people who have managed to survive and thrive.

[rontra]

I hope you’re having a lovely time with your viddy games and rest! Whatcha playing lately?

i am thank you!!!!!! its nice to kick back a bit even tho i really wanna continue my comic. absence makes the heart fonder(?? 😂)

i've been playiiiing... Wilmot Works It Out.... picking at my FFXIV msq again (Stormblood gaming!!) (and spending a loooot of time gposing also LOL).... Minecraft ofc. Maneater blipped back onto the radar out of nowhere cause its low brainpower gaming and i remembered i need to re-get all the chieves on steam 🥰 AND i got back into Valheim after like 2 years. also a little Buckshot Roulette with friends bc ive always wanted to be in a dank basement with them w/ all of us repeatedly failing to count to four with deadly consequences

also my warrior cats friend got me on Clangen which is less of an active "videogame" and more a "spin the rng wheel to see what happens next" program but i spent like hours staring at it to see what would happen to my poor pixel cats next so i guess it counts 😭

also ive been watching a show w my mom every day and my cats are warming up to her presence. everybody say good job bouba & kiki. it was their birthday 2 weeks ago :)

[muzsmocsing]

Constructive Criticism for the Black Water Arc

Now, I am still shocked and angry but something has been bugging me. The plan might've been hundreds of years in the making but If Black Water actually put his whole He Xussy into this he wouldn't have used those shit tier skeleton fish. They look like what you'd find if you kicked over a cartoon trash can, along with a banana peel and a liquor bottle. Some more creative suggestions:

A) Orcas. Scary alive, even worse when dead. Bite force over 4 times that of a white shark's.

B) Dunkleosteus. Late Devonian fish that sans flesh looks like an underwater tank with massive saw blades embedded in it's mouth. Horrifying.

C) Megalodon. Would look no less stupid than the trout remains Mr. He has going on but I just imagine huge shark jaws flapping about trying to attack like a dumb flock of toothy butterflies. It's an aesthetic.

If you're going to ruin the It Girl's life at least put some thought into the minions. Because what are you serving? Cold, bloody revenge? Or yesterday's leftovers? Thank you for coming to my TED-talk.

[toxooz]

SURGERY WENT WELL apparently my appendix did rupture overnight so its hella good I got it checked out when I did😬 I just feel a lil bloated and like I got shanked but that's better than before🤘

[illgiveyouahint]

2 years since the full scale invasion. 10 years of war. We stand with you, Ukraine

[yellllowstar]

slowly I'm recovering the beauty of discovery

(creature by half•alive)

(textless + timelapse below cut)

[thesmokinpossum]

Didn't felt like mentioning it immediately but shoutout to my sick and twisted brain for getting so triggered by an unexpected Christmas parade that I ended up havin the absolute worst panic attack of my entire life (potentially the only real one? I've had a couple other episodes I thought of as panic attacks but they were not even close to that so who knows) to the point where I spent the very last day of my 30th year on this earth in the ER, good times, good times ��

[blankieisablankie]

I think I’m having an episode yes it’s the beach episode/ref

[aortaobservatory]

Happy Halloween Month, wish you were here!

Rip 😔 another soul(player) lost

(/lh)

Hello again! I do apologise to everyone for my absence; I have been going through a lot of real life things. I received your other ask inquiring about my well-being; sorry that I did not answer it, but I am well! I've finally got some semblance of a plan together for my life.

I've returned to university and finally figured out what path I want to take. I am a creative person, and touching other people with the stories I tell and the art I create is something I believe I was born to do. (Emphasis on the 'other people' part. My art is important to me because it is for others, and I enjoy fine-tuning my work to evoke specific emotions in those who view it.)

I have been busy with other projects, but October is my favorite month, and Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I'll likely be around, if not on this blog, then on my main blog or other sideblogs. I am keeping my main blog a secret, however; I enjoy the anonymity of this blog, and I enjoy the lack of bias it provides to my followers. To everyone here, I am just the Seer of Heart, and that's all I intend to be.

When Homestuck comes back around in my hyperfixation rotation, I'll return here and begin to post again, but I thought you all deserved an update. Thank you for your care <3

[callmemossbrain]

suffering from ssri-withdrawal-vertigo. only known cure is my head upon a man's chest with some head pats and a good show/ movie on in the background. obviously.

[caution-we-bite]

This is your sign to make yourself some food.

This is your sign to drink water.

This is your sign to take a break.

This is your sign to care for yourself.

This is your sign to keep living.