#which i excel at!! | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

sunflowersandscreams · 1 month ago

Text

just. so excited.

#it feels like everythings gonna be ok yk <3 #i just found out this new job is paid much better than i realized!#so i can afford a good laptop for uni and textbooks etc without taking out another loan #and i'll even have some extra to go out and eat good food and have fun with my friends. yk. young adult things.#yeah im just. really so excited about life #and this is a very customer-involving job and i get to interact with new and exciting people from all over the world #which i excel at!!#and it's a very close-knit company which means i can make really good connections. which could also potentially lead to a career #personal

0 notes

littlemizzlinguistics · 1 year ago

Text

Studying linguistics is actually so wonderful because when you explain youth slang to older professors, instead of complaining about how "your generation can't speak right/ you're butchering the language" they light up and go “really? That’s so wonderful! What an innovative construction! Isn't language wonderful?"

#linguistics #gen z slang #english #as people in the reblog pointed out!#most gen z slang comes from (or was appropriated from) aave #honestly I was just excited to talk about how people in my field actually get excited about non standard uses of English #instead of ridiculing speakers #and I tagged incorrectly and didn’t point out the very real issues of language and power and appropriation inherent in modern slang #in that much of it was appropriated #and even that which experiences language change in the wider culture still originated in aave #aave is just as linguistically valid as any other English dialect because it is a proper language #and the grammar is incredible!!!#habitual be is fantastic and an excellent example of how a richer case system or a certain case can render an adverb unnecessary #and the phonology is just beautiful #anyway I’m very sorry #I fucked up

29K notes · View notes

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year ago

Text

the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order #at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers #90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies”#serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent #like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries #but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate #and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited...#i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something #cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare #and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest.#it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!'#'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members...#..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)'#anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language?#maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity #and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media #and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons #and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators #instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period #anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value”#and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives #so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs)#happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world #(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills)#and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on...#...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin #oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works?#beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value #and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the #important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)

24K notes · View notes

humming-fly · 8 days ago

Text

was anyone gonna tell me shadow saved rouge's life in sa2 or was I just supposed to find that out playing the game myself

(this worked out as a rather fitting closer for the Final Day in Year of Shadow haha, hope ya'll have a fun new year! 🎉🎉🎉)

#happy new year!#closing 2024 with an actual honest to god comic layout I know I'm shocked too #that scene wasn't in the fandub and that's all I'd ever seen so it was a Fun Surprise!#shadow the hedgehog #rouge the bat #sonic #sonic adventure 2 #sa2 #my art #doodles #comic #no words though! rare form #fun fact the white jungle route is the Only route I ever executed Flawlessly first try #just give me a good countdown and suddenly I know how to play video games #and a fun one too! love the Drama #fun fact originally his dash was green since i assumed he was teleporting around as usual #but my friend pointed out he actually didn't have an emerald on him at the time #which meant if he Didn't find rouge in time or if she Didn't have an emerald they were Both going to die #which is Excellent fun #I do have a shitposty bonus to this because of course I do but we'll see if I have time to make it tonight or not haha #if I was a Little better laying this out the final panel would've centered under panel 2 shadow's hand #tragically it was late enough in the game when I got to that point I didn't want to fuck with the layout anymore #maybe next time I make a comic layout in 4 years!

3K notes · View notes

russenoire · 5 months ago

Text

GO HARD OR GO HOME.

7K notes · View notes

egophiliac · 7 months ago

Note

Wait, the tsun event has a whole bit dedicated to Malleus bragging about what kitchen appliances he knows how to use? Twst EN just got the milk culinary crucible, which means at the same time Malleus is showing off, the entirety of the EN players are learning Leona doesn't know how to use a microwave. The timing really just makes it feel like Malleus is flexing on Leona XD

it's in Mal's card story rather than in the event proper, but yep! after teaching his tsum proper microwave usage, he takes it on a tour and very proudly shows off his extensive knowledge of household appliances. (except when he thinks his tsum fell into the washing machine and doesn't know how to unlock the lid, so he just. explodes it instead. hashtag just diasomnia things. 🤷)

I do think he and Leona should get into a fight about who has done a better job of learning how to use kitchen tools! Leona has the advantage of having grown up in the modern world, but Malleus has the motivation to actually do literally anything. who will win

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #tsumsted wonderland #guest starring leona tsum for no reason other than i felt like it #i really should do more with leona and malleus tbh #because i do love how leona tries so hard to not care about anything #but mal just annoys him SO MUCH he can't help it #and on the flipside malleus is (all things considered) remarkably chill #except when someone is a dick to him at which point he instantly becomes the world's pettiest asshole #it's all so excellent #also there's one bit where leona calls him a coathanger and i will never ever get over it

3K notes · View notes

aeviann · 12 days ago

Text

The Twilight Princess A christmas gift to @ hyrinku (instagram), who is so, so dear to me.

#also she has excellent taste so I'm glad I can just draw characters for her that I love anyway >:)#I haven't drawn TP Zelda in forever so it was about time anyway #speaking of which I have hardly drawn anything at all this year which I am quite sad about but it was just more of a cosplay year #feeling major art urges lately tho so >:)))#zelda #the legend of zelda #legend of zelda #tloz #twilight princess #zelda twilight princess #princess zelda #artists on tumblr

1K notes · View notes

evercelle · 1 year ago

Text

( just follow the script. )

#in stars and time #isat spoilers #ever makes art #i binge played this game over the weekend. IT'S EXCELLENT!!#i really enjoyed all the attention to detail in the progression of game sprites and UI... and the art is so good...#if i had a nickel for every incredible indie rpg debuting in '23 with the word Stars in the title id have 2 nickels. which isnt a lot but--#2023 has been a buck wild year for gaming. play isat

4K notes · View notes

cry-ptidd · 6 months ago

Text

” Am I not right to weep? O my children, cursed children of a hateful mother - ”

#medea #my art #cw blood #cw mild nudity #euripides medea #greek tragedy #greek theatre #this play is Female Rage by excellence #hmm yes the blood of her sons on her face hands breasts and belly the parts of her body that her children knew the most yes indeed #im really proud of this #:)#lots of symbolism here #the red shawl is her hate while the black one is a mourning blanket #it's dwarfed by her heartbreak which enveloped her whole and bears no blood bc it's already red #her eyes are golden like Circe's who's her kinswoman #the handle of the dagger is Jason who isn't explicitly wounded by her but drove her hand (the blame of the murders actually befalling him)#<that's why it's not bloodied unlike the blade which was used to hurt #her tear washed down the blood on her cheek representing her being absorbed of her crime by both the gods and her grief #on the mural behind her is Medea enchanting the dragon while Jason steals the Golden Fleece #and above (right) is Hera and Iris and (left) Helios in his chariot #with female chorus masks lamenting Medea's crime like the chorus in the play #the pose and expression are inspired by the poster for Médée by Mucha for the Théâtre de la Renaissance starring Sarah Bernhardt #overall proud of this #i think women deserve to go a little mad and violent when they're angry. as a treat #anyway thanks Euripides for the 500bc feminism

2K notes · View notes

merrigel · 1 year ago

Text

I want it back = I drag its dead weight forward

#artists on tumblr #animation #in stars and time #isat #illustration #in stars and time spoilers #isat spoilers #like for real #anyway I'm still thinking about Siffrin Instarsandtime #shoutout to tumblr user jb-blunk for the words from the caption which inspired this whole deal #literally finished the game and had those words looping (haHA) in my head like 'how do I use this what can I do to match this feeling' LMAO #if you haven't played ISAT well. first of all stop looking don't glean anything from this shhhh- but also GO PLAY IT IT'S EXCELLENT #heavily based off the astronomical clock in Prague! I love that thing so it was really fun to try and make it more ISAT-like #bc the themes are already there yanno!! Stars n' whatnot! And then of course the craft types instead of the astrological signs!#Loop and the King for the sun and the moon!!#can you tell I thought about and planned this one for like. A while. Longer than I usually spend LMAO #so yeah go play it immediately come be absolutely ILL and SICK and PLAGUED about the secret boss with me #fanart #pic

4K notes · View notes

jonnywaistcoat · 10 months ago

Note

Did you make Needles for the atrocious amount of Michael Shelly stans out there (a group in which I can be counted) or were the similar vibes just a happy little accident?

Neither, really - sometimes you just gotta write a nasty sharp man, then part if your brain goes "the shellyfellas are gonna love this" and another part goes "is that a problem?" and the first part goes "no, just sayin" and then you go make a cup of tea.

#tbf I think a lot of the Michael vibes are from the VAs excellent performance #Which I don't have any real control over #But also #Stabby boys be stabbin

3K notes · View notes

serenfloras · 2 months ago

Text

grand line more like gay line lol [proceeds to get executed starting the gay pirate era in the process]

818 notes · View notes

puppppppppy · 2 months ago

Text

whatever. go my scarab

ive been watching scruffys pikmin 4 playthrough (go check it out!!!!)

#specifically referencing ep11 for anyone curious but i dont wanna spoil anything.. youll know it when you see it lol #ive never played pikmin and i already know for a fact id suck ass at it bc i can only do one thing at a time. i have zero dandori #actually i have zero interest in the dandori challenges bc im more focused on the creatures and areas. id be cooked #but its still fascinating to watch how the planning and strategy works in real time and goes so well with exploring #and if youre like me and has shown little interest in pikmin games his videos are a nice warm hug for looking into it #scruffy has a nice voice and explains everything like pointing out which enemies are from prev pikmin games and how they work #and pays special attention to the adaptive music cues which pikmin is known for and its really cool to see it dissected #his other videos also pick apart sound design in other video games i highly recommend his fnaf ones. theyre excellent #scruffy youtube #myart #my art #doodles #pikmin #pikmin 4 #flying pikmin

262 notes · View notes

markscherz · 3 months ago

Note

what's your LEAST favourite herptile? the stupidest frog? the ugliest lizard? no, not either of those. so which one is it?

it's actually the very word 'herptile'. It's like saying 'birdosaurs'.

I'm guessing it stems from people wanting to expand 'herp' out into a longer word that is a noun for the animals we study as herpetologists or are interested in as 'herpers'. But that doesn't really exist. So we get this weird portmanteau of herp and reptile, apparently forgetting the amphibians. Reptibian or Amphibitiles would be better portmanteaus if we actually wanted a reasonable word representing both groups.

#in which I find out that I have a possibly unjustified but remarkably visceral dislike of the world herptile #and then try to justify it #all actual herps are excellent #in their natural habitats they are incredible creatures and none deserve any hate #answers by Mark #yurimartyr #sorry #original version of this post sounded very grumpy

268 notes · View notes

canisalbus · 4 months ago

Note

seeing all those sheep/goat vaschete asks inspired me to draw these (they got a bit more lazy as i went on but it's whatevs)

i like to imagine that machete could be a long haired goat breed which would give him his signature floof! couldn't choose which one to settle with tho ^^"

.

#aaaa these are so charming #I'm having trouble deciding which one I like the most #the goats have the floof and impressive horns #but the two sheep are also really appealing from character design standpoint #border leicester is one of my favorite breeds of sheep they have such excellent shapes #intense roman noses and big rabbit ears #and it's kind of comical how little Machete's face changes when you switch from dog to this specific sheep #and jacob sheep are simply iconic in their own right #these are lovely #thank you!#gift art #sloppygoaty #Machete #own characters #you have a lot more faith in his capability to grow a pair impressive horns than I do #I feel like his would either be kind of unremarkable #or he would have them removed entirely to look more sheeplike

379 notes · View notes

micamicster · 2 months ago

Text

"I'm... I'm here to tell you..." To tell him what? That it's fine? That I don't hate you? That everything is fine? That I don't blame you for having killed Jin ZiXuan? It was impossible. But she couldn't say anything that was the opposite either. And so, she didn't know what else she could say to Wei Wei WuXian, under such circumstances. It was just that she felt like she had to see this brother of hers once more. / "You ran so fast, I could hardly get a look at you."

The Untamed vs Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat

#there is an EXCELLENT jiang cheng wei wuxian edit out there to this song and i think jiang yanli deserves a little leonard cohen too <3 #as a treat <3 #just that line that i guess that i miss you i guess i forgive you!#and yes i DID change the last line so it suits her final sacrifice better #that quote is from the novel which i am becoming frighteningly close to reading one day #anyway!#jiang yanli #the untamed #theuntamededit #that shot of her and wei wuxian staring at each other her in her mourning clothes is one of my favorite shots in the show it makes me WAIL #so apologies for using it in every edit ever #also if you're wondering why no gifs? my screenrecorder function is buggy so :/ screenshots only for me alas

191 notes · View notes