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grandpa and granddaughter 🥹🧡✨

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MONKES…

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i wish people who dunk on “silly” southern accents and vernacular could experience the total derealization that comes with listening to yourself talk and realizing that it’s not your real voice anymore. i spent so many years flattening my accent to sound smarter that i have to remind myself constantly that it’s okay to use my real fucking voice. i’ve had customers at my job make fun of me to my face when i let it slip. when i’m public speaking or even speaking in class with my peers it goes away completely because i’m so terrified of being perceived as a hick. just imagine opening your mouth and hearing a strangers’ voice come out. i can’t stress how viscerally upsetting it is to not know what the real you sounds like anymore. just think for two seconds before you yell about how you can’t take southern or appalachian dialects seriously or i will blow you up with this bombbbbb i swear to godddddd

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until we meet again.

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I just found out that Akira Toriyama has just died and I am devastated because he was such an inspiration to my life. His characters from Dragon Ball brought not only joy and happiness to my life but also shaped my life through their lovable personalities and strong wills.

I remember days of feeling helpless only to be brought back to life by their words and actions, and how hopeful they are for the future. I remember knowing the feeling of pride for myself because of Vegeta. I still make jokes about family members having a Saiyan's diet because of his animes. I will always remember that if it wasn't for Future Trunks, I would never had a love for science. I will always cherish these memories as I mourn and thank Akira Toriyama for being a huge part of my life.

Rest In Peace Akira Toriyama. April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024.

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The creator of Dragon Ball died in the Year of Dragon....holy crap.

Wherever Toriyama is, i hope he finds a new journey.

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Rest in Peace, Akira.

I was actually going to come back to writing soon, but it may be a little later than expected now…

I don’t know how to make memorial posts, especially for someone I don’t know personally. I really don’t know how to react… I know I’m heartbroken and devastated though. To anyone who may be reading, I’m sorry if this is how you found out, though I have a hopeful feeling it won’t be.

On March 1st, 2024, Akira Toriyama passed away at the age of 68, due to an Acute Subdural Hematoma. The announcement was made by Bird Studio on March 7th/8th, or the day of writing this. 

First let me say; Rest in Peace, Akira Toriyama. You’ve given a family, a successful career, art, and fully fulfilled stories. One story of which has given life to a continuously blossoming community of people who want to share your work with the world. A story that I doubt hasn’t touched a huge amount of countries, and the people’s hearts. Your legacy will live on. I’ve had many criticisms of his work, and possibly his character (related to certain works) and do still feel weary of them. Regardless, I’m still a huge fan, and am honestly in a bit of distress writing this.

For many people, his works are just something that they have a lot of interest in. Maybe it was their childhood, or their adulthood, something to help them get their mind off of the hard things in life. Or maybe, you’re like me. Honestly, all the options I stated are probably way more healthy than how it affected me. I’m a little embarrassed to share what I’m about to say. Regardless, here I go. 

When I discovered the Dragon Ball series and read it for the first time, I knew it was the start of something wonderful for me. I was in a lot of turmoil at this point and needed something to help me cope. I really liked the way anime/manga looked but never got into it, so I thought I’d start with a classic, the original Dragon Ball. I immediately fell in love (somewhat overlooking the… interesting jokes that happened), I was reading it everyday and every night. Then I watched it, then I drew it, I daydreamed about it, I sang the songs, I wrote about it, I fully immersed myself into the fandom. It even helped me to finally gain the courage to learn Japanese, even though I had already been interested in Japanese! If I were to be honest and blunt, it took over my life, almost quite literally. First, it was just my special interest, then my Maladaptive Daydream issues made it all I daydreamed about, and then slowly became part of, what I best would say, *possible*, fictives of a system. I think my friend @favszamasu (on instagram) put how I feel best, “Dragon Ball was a great escape for me. It’s my second life and for a long time I acted like it was my first”. Despite this, I honestly don’t mind. My love for this series has been fulfilling in so many ways. It has helped through my darkest days, my weakest hours, and so much more. You’re very much allowed to call me dramatic, as I mean it quite literally; there is no way to express in words the way Dragon Ball has helped me, or how much I love it. My room is filled with plushies and figures, my bookshelf is almost completely dedicated to the Dragon Ball series. Yet even saying this, does not fully express it.

I mention all this to give an example of the effect Akira Toriyama has had. His works have reached so many different corners of the world, so many people look up to him, there are literal festivals that he inspired. His death is one that possibly thousands will mourn, and are mourning. I can’t even imagine how his family is feeling. I wish the best for them and I hope they find some peace in life right now.

Rest in Peace, Akira Toriyama, Rest in Peace.

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Akira Toriyama is an inspiration to many, myself included. Many people I know have yelled like Goku turning into super saiyan as kids. It was an irreplaceable memory.

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I finally made a minecraft skin for the first time since, like, 2018. I decided to draw it and I’m actually really proud of it now!

Goku gets turned into crappy pixel art?!?!?!?!?!!!?

Minecraft carrot gets anime-ized?!?!?!?

Why did I create this… I DIDN’T EVEN USE IT FOR MY MINECRAFT MODPACK COVER WHAT THE HECK IS THIS

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I forgot to post this ABSOLUTELY HORRID piece. Idk even know WHY I’m posting it, I guess cus it’s kinda like my "journey" to kinda getting better if that makes sense

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❗️TW❗️ drawn bl00d, drawn cens0red r4z0r (nothing serious, no drawn h4rm)

First art in a while, I'm actually pretty proud of it, well I was until I added a background lol. A little bit of a v3nt art?

I know it may not seem like it, but it is me, goku lol. Just in a more creepy cute form. I think I might draw my hair like that from now on

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Canon

Big jackets gang! 🧥

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Keeping this here because I’m reading this now and I want to cry I’m struggling so hard

I haven’t even learned pitch accent of Japanese yet so I can’t imagine how I’m gonna fail tonal language 😭

hello cyan. you have the cutest voice! one thing i’d really like to hear is the MDZS character names. it’s my fave thing in your podfics, the contrast with english is so beautiful! if you could go through birth name / courtesy name / title at like, the normal speed & then more slowly it would greatly help me both as a fan & as a mandarin learner. totally okay if you don’t have the time/would rather not do this. you are great & i wish you an awesome day!

requested by anon!

lksjdflkjs ;A; thank u so much?? honestly the amount of flubbed codeswitching that happens during podfic recording is uh, a lot so I’m glad you like them!!

anyways, have this uhhh, fairly long recording. D: you should be able to download it with xkit, so you’re not trapped on the tumblr audio player.

it’s entirely possible I might have made a mistake somewhere in this post? I was mostly going off memory!! if anyone notices one, drop it in the notes, thank you! mentioned it in the actual audio, but I’m also willing to do a second one with like, swords and weapons and minor characters, if anyone’s interested in that haha.

Characters in this post:

Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Yanli, Lan Xichen, Nie Mingjue, Nie Huaisang, Jin Guangyao, Jin Zixuan, Wen Qing, Wen Ning, Song Lan, Xiao Xingchen, A’Qing, Xue Yang, Lan Sizhui, Lan Jingyi, Jin Ling, Ouyang Zizhen

Sects etc:

Yunmeng Jiang, Gusu Lan, Qinghe Nie, Lanling Jin, Qishan Wen, Yi Cheng (Yi City)

Full list of names and tones under the cut.

EDIT: now with a part two! see under the cut. + pinyin basics post!

Keep reading

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I came all the way here because I needed to find it and keep this somewhere, I love this so much lol IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DO THIS ITS BEEN A DAYDREAM WAY TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT

Thank you @gokustits for the meme gold

This gave me so much brainrot that I sat for seven hours straight to finish this 🤣

Link to the original audio!

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I've been meaning to finish up and post this for like 2-3 months now ;-; uhh here it is lol

Edit: I have realized a... mistake... the "(+ m" was supposed to say "(+ more)", I'm so embarrassed about that please ignore it I don't want to do anymore work ;-;