#what a guy what a man

[waltzing-rats]

Sorry i just had a Hob thought

So like we all know the shit this man went through, right? He lost everyone and everything he cared about, was drowned, starved for like 80 years straight, along with other stuff that wasn’t mentioned in the plot.

And he is still going strong and I’m so proud of my boy but imagine. He is a teacher, i think that much we can agree on. I believe he either works with high schoolers or university students but that part isnt that important. My point is every day he sees the modern generation simply living- and by ‘simply living’ i mean being chaotic little shits who love tiktok dances and memes and that troll the shit out of him.

Can you imagine how happy he is seeing children, not necessarily happy every day but so lively? Every time they make a joke he doesn’t understand, he can’t even be mad because, hell, we was born in a time where a child living past their preteen years was a blessing.

I think we can often forget that Hob loves people. He loves living. He is so full of wonder and joy, even when he’s having the worst years of his super long life. I know there’s been some Hob controversies recently (which i can’t really comment on because, well, i don’t know much of the context or anything, just the jist of the thing) but, we can’t forget how amazing his character is. Like i love this guy so much.

Idk if this was at all coherent but i wanted to gush him. I just love characters who represent change and, above all, just a sheer love for life. I think we all need a little bit of that in our daily lives.

[elinekeit-artstuff]

I miss Bruno "best tío rat dad" Madrigal so much

[doppelnatur]

Captain Kirk is climbing [points] El Cap

But not only climbing... he's free climbing.

Free climbing is... uhh... climbing without ropes

hands and toes. Climbing up this granite. [mimes climbing]

Seeking energy, strength... and toe and finger holds

Up thirty... three thousand... almost four thousand feet high in the air

One misstep, and it's- and they- and- and and and he- and they fall

The freeclimbers fall

[inhales] The first scene in the film

is our GUEST STAR, Sybok rides in on a polluted planet

and he has to breathe through a breathing device because evrything was so polluted

and seeks to convert

a... a follower to his way of thinking

the next scene

essentially, the opening scene:

CAPTAIN KIRK IS CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN

WHY IS HE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN?

I've thought often, since, I wrote:

[YOSEMITE. CAPTAIN KIRK, FREECLIMBING]

I've thought often: "Why did I come up with that idea?"

And I had no idea!

For the longest time, I , i i i i-

I had no,,,, uhh... understanding

Subconsciously.

PICKING freeclimbing- which I've never done- and I'm FEARFUL of HEIGHTS

uhhhh

th-ey- to me-

the the the- my worst nightmare- as many people's are- is falling

and i've always found it hard to look overthe edge of aNYTHING

two storey building, let alone...

THREE THOUSAND

FOUR THOUSAND FEET

and then, I began to understand, within the context of the film- let alone in real life- what that climb *meant*.

The climb is not just a climb up the rock, but it's a climb-

the ASPIRATIONS to climb, to reach higher than yourself

man, and this human being, uh, Kirk, representing all of man, climbing higher than himself- there's a line uh, in the scene, I- "I wish to make this ascent," he says, "I'm making an ascent!"

The meaning of that line? Obvious, now, taken out of context.

Free-climbers challenge the rock. Challenge themselves. They are at one with the rock. They become PART of the rock.

There is reason to believe that GRANITE is ALIVE.

The- CRYSTAL formations, and the crystal growing- there's reason to think that a crystal can recreate itself, that's one of the criteria of life!

And- climbers believe that granite IS alive, and they get energy from the granite.

SUN-WARMED by EONS of DAYS in the sun.

THIS. ROCK. can be. thought of as alive-

and so they climb this living body

seeking to be part of the living body

aspiring to climb to the top

and challenging

DEATH

and, thereby, gaining life.

And that's what. I thought. KIRK would be doing.

And we treat it in a funny, in a comical fashion. Uhh... There is great humour in the scene, and- and that was the reason, I discovered for myself, that Kirk is on the mountain.

And the only place he could be [unsettlingly long pause]

was Yosemite.

Because THIS. IS. THE MECHA. [Pause]

For climbers.

From ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Friends of mine who've been on that mountain

over there

have said they have been climbing

and have heard languages from all over the world

and not heard English!

Climbers from every country in the world come to Yosemite

to CLIMB El Cap and the

mountains around it

because it is one of the great climbing places in the in- in the world.

Well. In the erm. In the film. When asked by Spock, uhhh, "Why're you climbing the mountain?"

Kirk says, somewhat facetiously, "Uhhh, because it's there," uhhh, a remark attributed to the climber MALLORY. Uhh. Uhh, who probably did say it, or maybe it was. said by ev'ry caveman who went above the, the lip of the cave 'n, jumped off the top, a-ooh-

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?"

"UH, BECAUSE. IT'S THERE."

You know? uh.

Which. Is a. An answer. That. It. Uhhh. FENDS OFF. The true emotion. Of climbing. A mountain.

The mountain is climbed YES because it's there, because, otherwise, you'd be walking the plains, but the mountain is climbed...

Because I think the climber wants to hug the mountain.

He wants to envelop that mountain within his body.

He wants to make love to the mountain.

And, on its highest and finest level, whether, uhhh, these

tough young guys with their sinewy bodies and their, uhh, one meal a day routine will admit it

There is a

passionate affair

going on

between the climber and the mountain.

[transcript of William Shatner interview by lyrics bot]

[sufficientlylargen]

It always gets me that the name "Gandalf" literally just means "Wand-Elf" or "Stick-Elf". I'm imagining old Gondorians just being like:

Librarian: I saw that weird guy at the library again today.

Guard 1: What weird guy?

Librarian: The old guy with the beard? Kinda elfy-looking, apart from the beard?

Guard 1: Oh, with the big-ass stick?

Librarian: Yeah, looked like he was carrying an entire tree branch.

Guard 2: Yeah, that's the Stick Elf.

Guard 1: Hell yeah, I fuckin' love the Stick Elf.

Librarian: The "Stick Elf"?

Guard 2: He comes by every few years, usually after some weird book or other.

Librarian: Oh. Yeah, he wanted a treatise on goblin breeding habits.

Guard 2: Like, how they have sex? We have books on that?

Librarian: Yeah, turns out we do. I was as surprised as you are.

Guard 1: What'd the Stick Elf need a fuckin' goblin-fuckin' book for?

Librarian: I didn't ask. So you just call him "Stick Elf"?

Guard 2: I mean, he looks kinda elfy and he always has that stick, so, like, yeah.

Guard 1: Dude also has some fuckin' dope pipeweed.

Guard 2: Oh yeah, his pipeweed is awesome.

Librarian: How long has he been coming here?

Guard 2: Oh, for decades. He's, like, super old.

Guard 1: More like fuckin' centuries. Dude's old as balls.

Guard 2: Wait, really?

Guard 1: Yeah, my gran-gran used to talk about him. She loved his pipeweed too.

Librarian: So he's… an immortal pipeweed dealer?

Guard 2: I think he's just, like, a connoisseur. He doesn't sell it or anything. He just always has some really top-notch pipeweed on him.

Archivist: Oh, are we talking about Stick Elf?

Guard 1: Hell yeah we are!

Librarian: You know about the Stick Elf, too?

Archivist: Oh, totally. Stick-Elf's a super chill dude. Gave me some awesome pipeweed when I was maybe 12, and tee-bee-aitch I think I'm still a little buzzed from it.

Guard 1: What'd I tell ya, fuckin' dope pipeweed!

Archivist: Also he's really old.

Guard 1: Old as balls.

Librarian: Yeah, so Éodan and Jenniforomir were telling me.

Archivist: My grandpa used to tell me stories - he said one time he saw Stick Elf enter a smoke-ring contest.

Guard 1: Ooh, I'll bet he kicked fuckin' ass.

Archivist: Apparently the guy made an entire warship out of smoke and it flew around shooting down the other rings.

Librarian: And how much of this "fuckin' dope" pipeweed had your grandfather had by this point?

Guard 1: No no, that's totally plausible. Dude's got weird elf powers and shit for sure.

Archivist: He brought fireworks for the king's birthday one year, too.

Guard 1: Oh fuck, I forgot about those! Fuckin' incredible fireworks! Dragons and knights and glowy trees and shit! I was fuckin' 6 years old or something, they totally blew my mind. Hey Éodan, did you see that shit?

Guard 2: No, I think that's before I lived in Gondor.

Guard 1: Wait, you're not from here?

Guard 2: Oh, no, I grew up in Rohan. We moved here when I was, like, thirteen because my uncle Éojeff said he could get my dad a sweet job. And also that there were houses that didn't smell like horseshit.

Guard 1: Oh shit, are you related to Éojeff and Éosteve who run that æbleskiver stand on Norndîl St?

Guard 2: Yeah, they're my uncles!

Guard 1: Shit, they cook a fuckin' great æbleskiver!

Librarian: Ok, hold up a sec, "Stick Elf" can't possibly be his real name.

Guard 1: Why not?

Librarian: What? You think his parents named him in the hopes that he would carry around a fucking tree when he got older?

Guard 2: Maybe they gave him the tree when he was born!

Archivist: I don't think a baby could carry that stick.

Guard 1: You ever seen a baby hanging onto something? They're hella strong.

Archivist: It's not a strength thing, their hands are tiny. That staff is enormous!

Guard 1: My halberd's bigger 'n I am, I can hold it just fine.

Archivist: You're not a baby.

Librarian: Also why would elf parents name their kid "stick ELF"?! Presumably they know that their kid's going to be an elf!

Archivist: Is he actually an elf? I didn't think they grew beards.

Guard 1: How'd he get old as balls if he's not an elf?

Guard 2: His ears aren't that pointy. Maybe he's just a really old guy? Like, a Numémoriam or something?

Guard 1: Did you just say "Numémoriam"?

Guard 2: Nûnenorman? Munimõrbitan? Y'know, those guys like the king that can get super old.

Guard 1: You mean the fuckin' Númenóreans?

Guard 2: Yeah, the Númenóreums.

Archivist: Even the Númenóreans don't live THAT long.

Guard 1: Plus he carries that fuckin' stick around.

Guard 2: Wait, what does the stick have to do with it?

Guard 1: That's an elf thing. Y'know, trees and shit? Very elfy.

Librarian: Ok, look, but his parents naming him "Stick Elf" would be weird whether or not he's an elf. In fact, it's even weirder if he's not - what human names their kid "elf"?

Archivist: Huh. Yeah, you're right, he probably does have another name.

Guard 2: Yeah, I guess so.

Librarian: He's been coming here for decades and nobody's ever asked his real name?

Archivist: I dunno what to tell you, he's Stick Elf. Even his library card just says 'Stick Elf'.

Guard 1: Fuck yeah, the Stick Elf!

Guard 2: Maybe we could, like, ask him his name sometime?

Guard 1: Hey, look, Elrond's over there. He's old as balls too, maybe he knows?

Guard 2: Oh, we shouldn't interru-

Guard 1: HEY ELROND, YOU'RE OLD AS BALLS, RIGHT? WHAT'S THAT OLD ELF WITH THE STICK'S NAME?

Elrond (coming over): Do you mean an old man cloaked all in grey and blue, leaning on a rough-cut staff, who came to the great library this day?

Guard 1: Yeah, the Stick-Elf!

Guard 2: (Sorry to bother you, sir...)

Librarian: He's got to have a real name besides 'the Stick Elf', right?

Elrond: Indeed, for no elf is he. You speak of the wizard Olórin, wisest of the Maiar, older even than Eä itself. Many are his names in many countries: Tharkûn among the Dwarves; Incánus to the south; Mithrandir he is called among my people, the Grey Pilgrim.

Librarian: Oh.

Elrond: And here in the North he is called Stick-Elf.

Librarian: Oh.

Guard 1: Fuck yeah!

[tariah23]

White people are miserable, racist losers period. They’ve even been getting mad at Japanese people for correcting them about Yasuke as well.

[jabberwick]

Human Bill Cipher

(Based on Alex Hirsch's "canon" design)

And just to be clear, writing dissertations at me justifying why he should instead be a conventionally attractive twink will involuntarily cause me to draw him with even fewer teeth.

[mr-malumm]

Stayed gone but vox narrates his passive aggressive insecure ass scrolling text from the bottom of his broadcast 👊💥📺

[callmeurrbunny]

i'm just a kid

i never use my brain

i only use my heart

and my imagination

[crabussy]

IM GOING TO PUNCH A HOLE IN SOMEONES CAR

[podcastwizard]

this will not be a bridgerton blog but for the foreseeable future i will not be thinking about anything other than bridgerton

(original post @romanceyourdemons)

[qrbits]

gaming at the office 😎

[waltzing-rats]

Ronin from Ninjago was fucking right, stuff comes easier to you if you dont give a shit about anything.

[sadclowncentral]

i helped an older man figure out the picture printing at the drugstore today. he was printing these beautiful pictures of birds he took during his birdwatching adventures. and he printed some extra for me as thanks!!!

aren't these just breathtaking. i asked him for his name so i could credit him and he said "i better not tell you. what if you remember my name and forget the bird's?" now that's a REAL birdwatcher. locked in.

look at this!! the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in all its glory! so so so beautiful...

[starii-void]

going to chb must be crazy like imagine sharing a camp with

-one of the strongest demigods ever who's saved the world like at least 3 times, fought multiple gods & titans and WON (and is a tartarus survivor)

-the literal main architect of OLYMPUS who's also saved the world multiple times (also tartarus survivor)

-THE lord of the wild who's also close friends with the first two (and has helped save the world multiple times)

-an emo kid from the 1930s who again helped save the world and is also a tartarus survivor (TWICE)

-a son of apollo who survived tartarus with nothing but cargo shorts and sheer will (pun intended)

-the main designer and builder for the argo II, also the first hephaestus kid to have fire powers since hundreds of years ago (did i mention killed gaea? no? yeah he did that too)

-a girl who somehow charmspeak-ed gaea into falling back asleep (also side note daughter of super famous actor because why not)

-pretty much everybody is a two-time war veteran

-THE GOD APOLLO who just sometimes comes down to visit in the form of a teenage boy

-did i mention dionysus, god of wine madness and theatre

-also chiron, trainer of pretty much every greek hero ever

[chloesimaginationthings]

Michael Afton's intrusive FNAF thoughts..

[jade-len]

yeah twink shen yuan this hunky binghe that, in all honesty the image of some scruffy awkwardly tall lanky mid 20's nerd with a half shaven tired face standing next to a seemingly perfect almost androgynous gorgeous beauty of a man is 5x more hilarious, bc imagine witnessing an absolute supermodel influencer (who's known to be a ladykiller) crying and clinging to some guy who looks like he's on the verge of having a midlife crisis at only 24 tiredly patting said supermodel's head and in a deep dead pan voice saying, "no dumpling, you can't murder that girl just because she said my xianxia themed legos were stupid." like you can't tell me that the stark contrast and impact would be nearly the same if it were your typical twink sy and hunk binghe.