#Disney doesn’t know basic science

[tanadrin]

IP law as it is currently framed seems to me to be about outputs: is the thing you made obviously a duplicate of a competing product? Is the thing you made taking important and original features that make it obviously a ripoff? Regardless of what the inputs are, if the thing you make or sell bears no resemblance to the original or isn’t even the same kind of thing, it’s not really a violation of IP rights. If I sell a table that consists of nothing but hashes of the individual sentences of Dune according to a proprietary algorithm that’s not (as far as I know) copyright violation. It’s not a competing product, it’s not even vaguely recognizably the same. It’s certainly not masquerading as a novel by Frank Herbert.

And this makes sense insofar as IP law is a fairly recent creation in historical terms designed to promote the arts and sciences. It’s a set of commercial incentives, basically. Reframing all of IP law around the idea of inputs would be a drastic renegotiation of what it is and what it is for and it would radically transform the jurisprudential philosophy behind it as a body of law: does this mean pastiche is now illegal? Is it illegal if your work is obviously inspired by Dune? Should it be? I could certainly see how big rightsholders might want to lobby to make even such inspiration illegal, since if you’re buying indie superhero comic books maybe you’re not buying Marvel or DC ones.

But IP law doesn’t exist to prevent alteration or remix or modification of art. It doesn’t exist to prevent training computer programs on the public internet. I think in order to use IP law as an instrument to do that, you would have to break it, to make it do something it was not fundamentally designed to do, and you would open it up to become a vehicle of a legal regime far worse than anything the CEO of Disney could imagine in his darkest dreams right now.

Also, you know, as someone who writes and draws, I think the idea is morally objectionable! If you want your writing and art to be immune from giving inspiration or being altered in any way or being part of the great conversation of human culture, do it in private and burn it afterward. But putting it online and then complaining that people look at it, download it, do stuff with it beyond passively look at it seems to me to miss the point of creativity.

[daily-rikukingdomhearts]

I’m not the figment anon but my brain decided to fixate on him for a few months in 2023 so

Figment’s animatronics can be wonky and his 3D animation is really really bad. But he’s a cute fellow. He’s from EPCOT’s Journey Into Imagination, a ride that was [uh. Can’t think of a word] enough that Figment basically hijacked his way to mascot status alongside Mickey and Tinker Bell. Because of budget concerns (Euro Disney, WESTcot now DCA) the original ride was shuttered and cut in twain in 1998? iirc. It was really really bad. It was very preachy and mean, and the characters of Figment and Dreamfinder that people had fallen in love with were completely gone. There was a huge public outcry and so a few years on Disney slapped a temporary bandaid over it by placing Figment in to grate against science dude Eric Idle. The temporary bandaid has now turned 23 as of the third of this month, having survived longer than the original.

Also you wanted sources: Original ride digital restoration

Documentary Part 1 | 2

Written history with photos

Listen I adore Figment. But it’s only because I went down the rabbit hole to search out the original one. 2002 Figment is just a complete jerk. He’s missing the spark of curiosity and childish delight that made the original so poignant, and he doesn’t have a warm encouragement/grounding in Dreamfinder to bounce off of, instead grating against a scientist who hates him. It doesn’t work at all.

Nodding. I am listening and learning! Thank you for all of this. Any of you please feel free to send me ask/messages like this so I can accurately pull off a joke. I've gotten stuff about Descendants and the Once Upon a Time stuff was also helpful..... In a way. I will always be the first to admit that I'm ignorant about anything like the dreamlight valley stuff. I was wrong! I don't know why Minnie Mouse has trauma from the hell dimension but I know it's not a stardew rip off! I'm sorry if I come off as abrasive, it's never my intention. I will be better about it ✌️ thanks again for all the info, chithiry!

Love & peace & whatever!

[lizzie-harper]

Modern AU Lyney - Headcanons

🪄 Definitely a theater kid. You cannot convince me otherwise. His top 3 musicals are: Heathers, Wicked, and Hamilton

🪄 His fave song from Heathers is either Meant to be Yours, or Freeze Your Brain

🪄 His fave from Hamilton is Say No To This

🪄 Takes you to see musicals with him if you enjoy them

🪄 One of those “naturally gifted” kids

🪄 Still lives with Arlecchino, Lynette, and Freminet

🪄 Scared of you meeting his ‘Father’ but never says anything about it

🪄 Really good at English, but sucks at math and science (he’s barely passing) so he gets you to tutor him 👍

🪄 The tutoring sessions consist of you teaching and him giving you a lovesick stare and just looking at your lips

🪄 The tutoring somewhat works because now he has a reason to do decent in tests (he lives for your praise)

🪄 Loves ancient history. Don’t know why, he just has a fascination with it

🪄 Took French as a subject in school so he could do really well on the assignments since he’s French and is basically fluent

🪄 Also takes drama

🪄 He deffo uses those cringey TikTok pick-up lines on you to try and flirt, I’m sorry

🪄 He’s so glad you get along with Lynette — a bit jealous though of the amount of time you spend with her outside of school and inside school

🪄 Gives you roses and chocolates every Valentine’s day without fail, even before you two start dating

🪄 He wrote fanfiction when he was 12 (it was about Miraculous Ladybug)

🪄 He still watches Miraculous Ladybug. He’s too invested in the show to stop even though it sometimes infuriates him on spiritual levels

🪄 Forces you to have Disney marathons with him and his siblings

🪄 Looks like he knows a lot about fashion, but he just got style advice from Lynette and Freminet

🪄 He’s the kinda guy to play Geometry Dash instead of paying attention in class

🪄 However, if you miss a class for whatever reason, he will pay attention and give his notes to you (he only wrote them for you, he doesn’t plan on ever using them)

[elysia-nsimp]

OC introduction: Ignacio Hayes (Twisted Wonderland)

Basics

Ignacio Hayes (Igni for short, he/him) is an Ignihyde student based on Pain and Panic from Disney’s Hercules. He’s a third year, and is 18 years old. Igni is pansexual and polyamorous.

Igni is a… generally unidentified species of shapeshifting alien, but he’s lived on Earth his whole life—it’s his parents who came from another planet. He has two main forms—the one you see in the drawings of him, and a small squishy pile of orange jello with tentacles and organs. He prefers his more humanoid form, since it’s more durable.

Igni is around 6’ tall and underweight. He excels in most science classes, especially potionology. He’s also good at physical classes like flight and enjoys the arts. Generally, he’s well rounded in his schooling abilities. He’s a part of Board Game Club.

Hobbies, Talents, Preferences

Igni is an artist, spending most of his time in his room drawing while anime plays in the background. He’s almost always seen listening to music, sometimes playing instruments of his own (usually guitar).

His shapeshifting is his most unique talent, something that comes naturally due to his species. He can shapeshift into anything he can see in front of him, or as far as his imagination can take him… though, the latter ends up with flaws often and makes him appear uncanny.

Igni enjoys being LEFT ALONE to his own devices… but if you’re going to hang out with him, he loves playing video games and is surprisingly cuddly. He has little preference for or against any foods, eating whatever is put in front of him. He does not appreciate it when people point out his eating habits. Believe me, he knows his eating habits are bad.

Backstory

Igni had to move often as a young child, traveling all over the place nearly every year. He spent quite a while in the Isle of Woe, where he met Idia. They had similar interests, and became friends. Once Igni had to move again, he stayed in contact with Idia over the internet.

While his mom took care of him and his sister, Emberly, Igni’s father was usually out at bars with friends. It was fine, Igni missed his father, but he was taken care of so he dealt with it… until his mother died from illness. His father became severely depressed, and turned to drinking his woes away. Igni, being around 12, took over taking care of Emberly, since their father couldn’t. Their father gave up on being a parent after the death of his wife.

Igni had a lot of stress on his shoulders, and receiving an invitation to NRC made it both better and worse. On one hand, he could escape the terrible home life he got stuck in, but on the other… who would care for his sister?…

Once sorted into Ignihyde, Igni was quick to recognize Idia. They caught up with each other and returned to being friends after being separated for years.

Igni has a… condition. For years now, he’s had issues with flowers appearing in his hair, mouth, and clothing… They appear more frequently the more he bottles up his emotions, so he often compares it to the fictional hanahaki disease (this also being what sparked his interest in said disease). It’s not hanahaki, but it’s the closest thing that exists to it. He doesn’t tell anyone why he has this condition, just that he has it and there’s no known cure. The presence of flowers often gives away whether he’s lying about his feelings or not.

Unique Magic

Igni’s unique magic is never spoken about, even by Igni. Actually, Igni doesn’t use magic very much.

However… I can give you a name.

River of Narcissus.

Relationships

Azul Ashengrotto

Igni thinks Azul is so pretty. So, so pretty… you think he has the confidence to approach him? No lmao.

He overblotted over the unrequited feelings he has for Azul. His online handle isn’t g0th1c_hanah4k1 for nothing.

Floyd Leech

Igni is incredibly physically strong.. especially those tentacles on his back. Floyd squeezed him once and he squeezed back with just as much might. They gained a mutual respect for one another, which lead to friendship.

Idia Shroud

Introverted best friends. They can sit together in silence for HOURS doing nothing i tell you!!!! Also Igni is very much in love with Idia but he’s not gonna say that

Ortho Shroud

…Igni misses Ortho.

Other Works

Talk to Igni at his tumblr account! Dw he’s very friendly @g0th1c-han4h4k1

His playlist [Twst OC] Ignacio Hayes - playlist by TheFairyOnEarth | Spotify

Fun facts

Media

[maliciousdemeanor]

intro post ⋆ malicious demeanor ᝰ.ᐟ

socials | x/twitter instagram

Hey everyone! My name is Courtney, I go by she/her, and I’m hoping to find mutuals that not only will have the same interests as me, but also enjoy the content that I provide.

My blog will consist mostly of wrestling, though I may add some other content here and there. Some things you can expect to see — art graphics, oc writing, fantasy booking, match review, etc.

If you’re are someone who enjoys art, writing, and especially wrestling, don’t be afraid to message me here as I would love to make more friends.

DNI : minor 🔞, racist, homo/transphobic, xenophobic, zionist, straight up bullies

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[BASIC INFO.] : 20s | uni student | psych major | autistic | ace | comes off as shy | hard time with interactions | hopeless romantic | music lover | artist | beginning writer

[INTERESTS + HOBBIES] : wrestling (obvs), music, art, snoopy, disney, psychology/science, romance movies/literature, harlem renaissance, baking/cooking, painting, completing puzzles

[NOTE] 🗒️ — I plan on doing a more detailed “get to know me” post so this introduction doesn’t become so overwhelming plus you can get a better idea of me !

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[LINKS] making in the process…

get to know me.

requests + what/who I write for.

masterlist/works.

[hooded-hawks]

burt fabelman headcannons :-)

Note: None of these are romantic or sexual, these are just silly ones i have about him. This is also REALLY LONG because i am normal and totally not hyperfixated

· BASEBALL DAD!! He loves baseball, anytime he was free and had the money, he’d take Mitzi and the kids to go see a game. usually roots for the home team unless they’re playing the cincinnati reds, then he roots for them. Tried to catch a baseball once and it ended up smacking him in the face and giving him a black eye for a week

· won multiple science fairs as a child

· 4.0 GPA throughout his entire school career, even during college

· He LOVES purim, he always gets dressed up and made Mitzi wear matching costumes with him for multiple years in a row

· bisexual.

· HATES hot weather, despite living in california. He hates having to mow whenever it’s 85° or hotter, doesn’t like to get sweaty

· Autistic, i can see him having OCD as well

· Modern orthodox, he’s fairly frum aside from a few things and keeps kosher almost all the time

· absolutely loves ice cream, he goes to ice cream parlors all the time. his favorite flavor is chocolate

· he’s fluent in english, ukrainian, yiddish and hebrew, and he knows some basic words in ladino and judeo-arabic after he got hyperfixated on jewish languages in high school

· he’s fairly left leaning, and considers himself bundist aligned, although he disagrees with them on the antitheism and yiddish being the main jewish language. votes democrat almost 100% and is apart of a labor union

· very rarely calls mitzi pet names outside of “mitz”, the occasional “honey” or “sweetheart”, and a few yiddish ones here and there (מײַן לעבן). he finds most others cringe worthy

· he loves going to diners when on road trips, it’s one of his favorite things to do. they always go to at least one they haven’t been too before whenever the family goes on a trip

· went to disney land with Sammy and the girls soon after it open, and ended up enjoying it more than they did (he was fascinated with roller coasters and all the tech in the park)

· spent a lot of his time in the library in his university

· after the divorce, he and mitzi stayed close friends, they write to each other after mitzi moved to Arizona, but it took a while for Burt to move on from her

· The kids would call him “daddy”, “dad”, “tatti” or “tateleh” when growing up, he honestly didn’t care what they called him, but now they all just call him dad

· him and Mitzi ended up at a drag show on their night out and the entire time he just stared in awe

· bear, sorry not sorry

· loves cruises although he rarely goes on them. he loves the ocean as long as he isn’t on the beach (he absolutely hates sand and has to wear socks and sandals when he’s there)

· started bawling his eyes out at Sammy’s graduation and had to go to the bathroom to calm down, only to come back out and cry again when Sammy hugged him

· doesn’t travel outside the us much simply because he’s kinda scared of planes. He usually only does it for work. if he cannot drive there, he probably hasn’t been

· He honestly loves going to the movies with his family. Even if he was resistant to Sammy perusing it as a career, he loves movies, and he loves movie theaters

· He also really enjoys opera and theater shows, mostly because Mitzi performs in them occasionally. But he also loves yiddish theater, unfortunately there’s not a whole lot of performances he’s been too.

· After the divorce, and he ended up getting his own house (either on his own or with a partner), he took up gardening. He also really enjoys flowers, he has multiple types growing in his front and back yard

· his favorite soda is cream soda or root beer floats :-)

[therehereeverywhere]

Jakarta.

After 4 long years.

I am now part of the esteemed division in my company, where the self-proclaimed “the smartest” people are. It doesn’t make sense at all if you ask me. I guess I have always been a social science kind of person, only didn’t know how what exactly that is before my master. My biggest takeaway from my master is the profound love of development econ that I found there, a whole world of wonder that quench my thirst.

I have always thought economics is too cold, too unfeeling. It talks about efficiency and market allocation as if it’s not affecting real human, who are suffering in the name of efficiency. The invisible hand who suspiciously favours those who could give more to it, well, to be fair, it is called the invisible hand, not the just hand. I’m so fed up with people glorifying models, as if it holds the answer to all social questions, which I can tell you 100000%, it doesn’t.

So being part of crème de la crème in this very distinguish institutions doesn’t bring joy to me, at all. I find it lacks the stimulating discussions, and a lot more backstabbing and office politic intricacy, which I detest to the core of my cell. The work I did here is not even half of what I had to do back in my previous dept or Bali, but the people, oh God, the people.

I keep telling everyone I don’t belong here, and they brought out the fact that I graduated from the top 3 econ school in the world, of course I belong here. But see, Hercules did all the tasks given to him, and he was granted the status of demigod. But eventually (at least in the Disney version), he realized he doesn’t belong in Olympus, his realm is down in the foot of the mountain. The same is true for me. Just because one is capable or deserving, doesn't mean one belongs.

I was also, absolutely horrified when the head of my division suggested months ago for us to do a charity as part of the social outreach. That’s when he said, let’s find the poorest, most broken down orphanage so that it would be good for us. Like, WTF?

Why does gratefulness have to be a zero-sum game, where in order for one to be grateful the other must suffer? Why can’t we feel grateful for the sake of gratefulness itself?

Don’t even let me start on the whatever blueprints I am working on. Blueprints for digitalisation in payment system: for an inclusive future. But nowhere in that blueprint talks about those at the bottom 40%, who couldn’t even afford to save, let alone purchasing a phone. Their cognitive ability is so overwhelmed by the various problems they need to solve, limiting them to see beyond today. When I raised this issue, the answer is that well, it would be inclusive for those already fit the basic assumption but still not benefiting from them. I laughed. How dare we say an “inclusive” future when our definition of inclusive itself is already exclusive?

If there in one thing that I could say I detest the most, it’s hypocrisy. And now I become part of the machine. What a world. 

[sketchiemix]

In Disney’s Hercules, why does Hades’ fire hair turn orange when he’s mad even though blue flames are a much higher temperature??? The flames should’ve turned violet cuz it’s hotter than blue flames. Was it just the use of complementary colors? Cuz that’s fine but that means he’s weaker when he’s angry so him looking scary when angry is just him overcompensating or something. But if he’s supposed to be more threatening and stronger when his hair goes orange then that means Disney just got science wrong. Bad Disney

[nighttimeebony]

A collection of my thoughts, reactions, predictions and whatnot that I had and wrote down while I was reading The Sea of Monsters. So spoilers for that under the cut.

EDIT: part 1, part 3, part 4, part 5

Ah, I just now realized that Percy’s sword, Riptide, is another nod to his Poseidon heritage

Where the hell was this kind of school when I was Percy’s age? You don’t get grades, and you just get to blow shit up in science class?? I fucking wish

Tyson kind of reminds me of some of the special ed kids I knew in elementary school. Or kids with low-functioning autism. That’s probably what Percy figured, too, since he didn’t know that Tyson was a cyclops at first. Percy is such a sweetheart, and he does his best to treat Tyson kindly and to protect him from bullies. And he does it not to feel better about himself but because he wants Tyson to feel better. And he doesn’t just protect Tyson and leave him alone afterwards and hope he doesn’t talk to him. He genuinely considers Tyson to be one of his friends and he cares about him. I just. I love this kid.

Ah, yes. Tantalus. I remember you. Your son had sex with Percy’s dad.

I like that whenever Percy sees Grover in a wedding dress, he says nothing about the fact that Grover is a boy wearing a dress, he’s just like, “bro, that does not fit you at all, you need a size 9 at least before we can call it kosher”. I love these kids.

I like Silena Beauregard and Charles Beckendorf. I imagine that they're a couple, because it would be a cute reference to the fact that Aphrodite and Hephaestus are technically married. In a very crack shippy kind of way.

I just now realized that the name of Luke's sword (Backbiter) was foreshadowing for his inevitable betrayal. Backbiter is a term used to describe someone untrustworthy, or used to describe a traitor. It’s basically a synonym for “backstabber”. The trickster Norse god Loki is actually frequently referred to with the epithet Backbiter. It could also be a reference to the fact that Hermes is not only a trickster god, but also the god of liars and thieves, which would make sense considering that Luke is a son of Hermes.

Holy shit, Luke is trying to Voldemort this shit!

“‘Percy,’ Annabeth said, trying to keep her cool, ‘we’re going to Polyphemus’s island! Polyphemus is an S-i-k… a C-y-k…” She stamped her foot in frustration. As smart as she was, Annabeth was dyslexic, too. We could’ve been there all night while she tried to spell Cyclops.” I love this book.

Percy’s like, a donut shop in the middle of nowhere is a little weird, but donuts aren’t all that high on my list of threats to worry about. Percy, last book you were almost murdered by Medusa at a diner. I think you should know by now that free food is sketchy as hell when you’re you.

“‘I DON’T CARE WHAT IT SAID!’ Ares bellowed with such force that his image shimmered. ‘You will succeed. And if you don’t…’ He raised his fist. Even though he was only a figure in the steam, Clarisse flinched.” Oh, baby…

I think Clarisse should swear. She deserves it.

Annabeth talking about weaving and Athena’s skill with weaving specifically makes me wonder if we’re ever going to meet or get some other mention/reference to Arachne.

“‘But…’ Annabeth’s voice sounded hurt. ‘What’s wrong with my hair?’” Annabeth saying this broke my heart, but then I remembered that she’s going to be Black in that new live action series, and thinking about this scene with that context in mind hurt me even more considering how Black kids are often shamed and punished for their natural hair texture. I’m just imagining little Annabeth getting made fun of by other kids for her hair and teachers punishing her for being “dirty” or “ungroomed”, and then thinking about the way this cunt is manipulating Annabeth to feel like she’s lesser than because of it. That new live series Disney+ is making better not mess this up.

Holy shit, did C.C. also invent the concept of Instagram?? Why is she obliterating these thirteen-year-olds’ self-esteem???

Oh, because she’s a witch. Yup, Circe, that checks out

Amelia Earheart was a half-blood? I love that. Also, yes! Thank you for mentioning Atalanta, I adore her! She’s one of my favorite characters in Greek mytho-history.

Also, Blackbeard being a son of Ares makes way too much sense

Percy being good at sailing is amazing. Finding that one interest that’s very niche and obscure that’s almost useless in modern society and nailing the hell out of it is very neurodivergent of him and I’m so proud of him for that

“I looked over, expecting to see Annabeth, but the girl wasn’t Annabeth. She wore punk-style clothes with silver chains on her wrists. She had spiky black hair, dark eyeliner around her stormy blue eyes, and a spray of freckles across her nose. She looked familiar, but I wasn’t sure why.” Wait. Is that Thalia?

"'But… you're still getting married?' Grover sounded hurt." Grover, baby, he was going to kill you. This is not about you not being hot enough for him.

Annabeth calling herself Nobody to get Polyphemus's attention—I remember that myth; I read it in elementary school. I thought it was hysterical. It still is. Also Annabeth's burn game is on point.I didn’t know that that hero was Odysseus specifically, but now that I do, it makes a lot more sense.

By the way, isn’t Odysseus related to Poseidon? I can’t remember, but I could swear that Odysseus was a grandson of Poseidon… (two Google searches later). Nope, it was Hermes. He’s a grandson of Hermes, which, yeah, that makes more sense than Poseidon.

"'Not a traitor,' Tyson said. 'And you are not my kind.'" YES, BABY!!

Percabeth. Just Percabeth. I love these children and I love them together.

Percy is one of the best protagonists ever. When Polyphemus was crying and asking Percy not to kill him, Percy spared him. Not because Polyphemus didn't deserve to die, but because Percy didn't want to kill him and felt bad for him. He sympathizes with Clarisse when she's upset, even though she's insulting him and Annabeth is angry with her. He remembers the way Ares had treated her on the boat, and instead of yelling back at her, he treats her with kindness and patience. He lets her complete her quest and have the glory that comes with it, because Percy doesn’t care about getting recognized by the camp for what he did—he just wants the camp to be saved, and as long as the Fleece is delivered to do that, he doesn’t care how. I just. I love him so much. He's such a sweet kid.

I love that Annabeth is the bloodthirsty, petty one between her and Percy.

Holy shit, Tyson's watch thing!! Damn, Tyson!

Percy proudly calling Tyson his baby brother is everything to me.

I love that at this point in the story, Percy is only 13 and has canonically been wanted by the police on two separate occasions.

HOLY SHIT!!!!! THALIA'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!! I AM READY TO LOVE HER!!!!!!!!

[lestcat-de-lioncourt]

Let’s talk about some recent Pride Capitalism.

[pictured: Disney’s recent Pride pin reveal justttt in time for Pride month]

This article below lists where you can buy Pride pins from small business LGBT+ creators! Otherwise I’ll link them all after I’ve written a bit about my thoughts on it.

Full article! As some may know, Disney has released a range of overpriced Pride pins.

And okay, Disney always are overpriced, but the point is, they don’t ever include queer people tbh on their creations lmao, and it’s nothing to do with their work, it’s literally just randomly profiting off of us ready for pride, like a lot of businesses do.

Now, some have said it’ll be good for awareness and showing that they’re an ally to promote support for us, but if they wanted to do that truly, they would make sure we were a part of their stories instead. Not just for making a bit of merch to cash in a quick buck for Pride time when manybof their Disney villains have been queer coded and we're yet to see really any positive depiction, and maybe that’s pessimistic but I have not much of a reason to trust any company who has never truly served who I am aside from when it’s the popular Pride month of the year when profits will be guaranteed. I will believe it when they include us and celebrate us in their work, like all of the other people they depict in it, and maybe when they utter a sentence on LGBTQIA+ days of awareness.

Dreamies cat food, have done the same.

I guess at least they’re giving a reason that it’s to support LGBTQ+ mental health apparently, (I’m happy that they mentioned this to raise awareness, but that is just basic consideration) and it’s partnered with a charity which is clear. This doesn’t discount though that they are going to be profiting just because of adding the flag. Profiting from marginalised communities does not make you an advocate of that community's rights, though at least a charity will benefit. What all of these companies NEED to be doing, is pointing people in the direction of small businesses, which there are many of, who offer things that are for us, that celebrate us, and that are made by us, whilst donating themselves, to charities and not just using public (mostly money gathered from the targeted LGBTQ+ community due to the rainbow) money to do it but make them look like good people for getting the money for these donations, from us. They’re getting LGBTQ+ to BUY this stuff, to give this money as donations to charities FOR US. We are just being made to pay for ourselves, once again.

An awesome selection of pride flag pins! I’ll post a couple of links to them below. 😸

For fans of Animal Crossing, they do gay, lesbian, bi, trans, non-binary, pansexual, asexual and aromantic pins

Of dinosaurs (they’re currently away but will be back, it’s worth saving the shop though!)

For science loving/scientists in the community and more dinosaurs

Diamonds, hearts, spades, shields, parallelograms, triangles, and variety in shapes. These have polyamory, gender fluid and demisexual pride flags on top of the ones I listed for the Animal Crossing pins!

Music lovers rainbow pride flag

Progressive pride flag pins

No! To rainbow capitalism pin

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This pronoun pin includes a slider which you can place next she/her, he/him, they/them or ask me

Lesbian pride sheep pin

Now go and enjoy Pride and let’s support each other when we celebrate it if we can! Love to everyone enjoys whatever you do during this time now it’s looking like we may be able to tentatively start doing bigger celebrations again within the months they get put on in the towns and cities!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎

[jimothy-hopkins]

Random Bully HCs idk man

Russel and Pete are very good friends.

Everyone thinks Dr. Slawter is a murderer. He most definitely is.

Thad is non-binary.

Bif has had two nose jobs thanks to boxing.

Bo and Mandy are dating because I said so and because it cute.

For Halloween I’d like to think Lefty pulled up as fancy Elvis Presley.

Pete went trick or treating with Russel when he had enough of Gary’s antics that night.

Davis has so much childhood trauma that he doesn’t even realize is trauma.

Tom and Ethan are very concerned for him.

The townies and punks would probably be best friends.

Dr Slawter has a degree in vet science.

For a lesson a colt (baby male horse) was brought in to be gelded. (Neutered)

He had Gary help him with that and had him hold the horse’s testicles and take a photo.

Yeah Gary was a little bit traumatized after that one.

Regardless he went out of his way to interrupt whatever class Pete and Jimmy were in to show them.

If he has to be mentally scarred so do they.

Trent can’t swim very well.

Johnny has shattered his pelvis. Twice.

Also broke his femur.

Broke his Pelvis from a fall and his femur was broken by a car in a freak accident.

Johnny to use a walker both times he broke his pelvis and got made fun of so much.

Derby is a big fan of sweets.

Beatrice collects animal bones to study.

Chester was a stray puppy Chad begged his parents to let him keep.

Kirby eventually joins the cheer team cause he found out that’s where it’s at.

He’s Bullworth’s first official male cheerleader and is VERY proud.

“It’s not gay! I’m literally picking up chicks!” -Kirby to his dad.

Wade absolutely kills it on the drums in band.

Earnest plays the clarinet and yes he gets called squidward.

Tom and Jerry actually do argue with one another a lot and will try to pull up on sight.

Constantinos and Ivan are besties,

Constantinos could be a jock. He sit at their table and everything but he just doesn’t bother initiating himself in.

He clowns Justin for being such a try hard.

Justin has a Disney Channel Original Movie way of showing his affection.

It’s so cringeworthy but you gotta let him do it for entertainment purposes.

Ivan has at least 10 missing assignments and homework that’s a week overdue.

Pedro follows Jimmy around like a little sibling.

He’s one of Jimmy’s favorite little kids.

Sheldon and Ted are cousins, their dads are brothers.

Many injuries/accidents occur in shop class.

Neil is like Farmer’s Insurance he knows a thing or two cause he’s seen a thing or two.

He’s trained in CPR and more than basic first aid.

Neil also teaches agriculture classes.

Mrs. Phillips does ceramics too.

Mrs. Peters is band, choir, theatre, orchestra, and show choir.

Burton and Hattrick are both fired thank god.

Dr. Watts teaches physics and astronomy.

Dr Slawter teaches biology, zoology, and human anatomy.

Galloway also helps with theatre and teaches creative writing.

Jimmy calls the hobo grandpa and they actually have a pretty nice friendship.

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✨MORE DETAILS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED!✨

Have you guys taken a closer look at the ‘bibles’ Deceit gives the Sides to swear on in Selfishness vs Selflessness? It’s quite fascinating! Let’s deep dive and examine these one by one!

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First up is Logan who gets Grand Design by Steven Hawking! Logan’s ‘Bible’ would be a book that says “One can't prove that God doesn't exist, but science makes God unnecessary”. The book also addresses what the universe is and how it contains every possible history.

It’s fitting that Logan would have this book to swear on, he believes in facts and anything written down, and he loves science and space. He is committed to telling the truth as he knows it, but wouldn’t swear on an actual Bible, no doubt due to all the ‘inaccuracies’.

Roman’s ‘Bible’ is a VHS copy of Disney’s Pinocchio. This is an interesting choice. It makes sense for Roman to swear on something Disney, he worships those films because they are a big part of the foundation of inspiring Thomas’ creative side.

But Pinocchio is interesting because it’s a story about learning that lying is wrong and can get you into lots of trouble. Only if you’re honest and true will you be a hero and become a real boy. Roman is basically living out this message throughout the episode. He does become a ‘real boy’ at the end of SvS because he makes the grown up decision for everyone.

Thomas has the official King James Version Holy Bible to swear on. They don’t do this is real courts any longer, but swearing the oath of truth on the Bible used to be a long established practice. And taking into consideration Thomas’ faith (Catholic) it’s clear that he wants to be honest with himself, and he is eventually, which is why he gets the official Bible to swear on. And it’s clear Deceit wants him to tell the truth because he knows deep down the selfish things that Thomas wants for himself.

Next, Virgil’s ‘Bible’ is Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm. Not only does this fit with Virgil’s aesthetic, fairy tales being sometimes very dark stories, but it fits that Dee would give him this to swear on because he knows Virgil doesn’t think of himself as a ‘beacon of truth’.

The term ‘fairy tale’ is another way of saying ‘lies’. But it’s important to note that Virgil doesn’t swear on a book of lies, he’s dedicated to helping Thomas and telling the truth. Or, at least, lying by omission. 👀

Lastly, Patton’s Bible is the Catholic Youth Bible. It’s interesting to note this version of the Bible is written in a way for Catholic teens to understand the moral teachings within in a modern way. And while that may seem cheesy, like a dad trying to relate to a young person in a lame way, it is also basically the foundation of Patton’s moral make up. Patton holds all the morals of right and wrong from Thomas’ Catholic upbringing, he would swear on this book which is the truth as he sees it, to guide Thomas on the right path to be a better person.

One final thing: I think it’s important to note that Deceit here doesn’t swear on his own Bible. He says the other sides will suffer the pains and penalties of perjury if they don’t tell the truth, meaning Thomas will be punishing himself if he lies. But Dee tells the truth (for the most part) on the stand.

In fact, Dee wouldn’t swear on a bible, he would swear on one to lie because he usually lies. But this time he wanted to tell the truth on the stand.

The simple fact of it is, he uses the truth for his own motives as opposed to helping Thomas. He doesn’t only speak in lies...only when the truth gives him the greater advantage.

Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed!

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010)

 

Smoking: Papa Smurf {I had attempted to rolls some jays for the movie but for some reason they wouldn’t stay sealed 😥}

 

Here is the little description from Disney+ “A modern-day sorcerer must make his seemingly average recruit into the ultimate apprentice.” I feel it sums it accurately. Now for my high mind to write this week’s entry 😊

We start off with a background on the 3 sorcerers that worked under Merlin, James A Stephens, and the evil Morgana, Alice Krige. We have Nicolas Cage playing Balthazar and Alfred Molina playing Horvath the dueling for good and evil. Then we get a glimpse a little more into the future of a young boy named Dave who is found out to be the Prime Merlinean.

Now we go 10 years later and adult Dave is played by Jay Baruchel. The voice of Hiccup in How to Train Your Dragon. I love the relationship Dave has with Bennet, played by Omar Benson Miller. Bennet wants to help him not be by himself and spend time with friends so he doesn’t get stuck in his science projects alone.

Nicolas Cage coming into save the day by turning wolves to puppies while riding a giant metal eagle. I mean can you talk about an entrance!

One of my favorite parts is coming up. The fight in China Town, and on top of that during a festival! We have the fight between Balthazar and Sun-Lok played by Gregory Woo. He has this really cool power where he turned one of the festival paper dragons into a real dragon and chase Dave around. I love how they use the confetti. Its just floating down gracefully, and then they use magic to manipulate it as well.

I’m watching the movie right now on Disney+, but I also have the DVD as well. In the special features they go into details about how they made the Merlin Circle because they didn’t want it to be put in but have it be real. Now I don’t remember a lot about what was said, okay okay, any of what was said ahahah, but I remember thinking it was interesting lol.

Watching Jay try to make a plasma bolt is hilarious! It’s like a whole training sequence where he is basically failing, and failing hilariously.

Now we have Horvath trying to get some more help by reaching out to Drake Stone, played by Toby Kebbell. He uses his sorcerer abilities to be a magician and make money by doing shows. Very good looking and killer accent 😍

There is a Star Wars reference in this movie. Thinking about it. I wonder if in some how Disney new that 2 years after this movie came out they would take the Star Wars franchise?

Then they is the wonderful scene where Dave leaves his lab to be cleaned by his magic. This scene was done with a lot of people in green outfits being different kinds of cleaning supplies. It is an ode to the scene in Fantasia where Mickey Mouse puts on Merlin’s hat and does the same thing with the brooms and mops. They did a REALLY good job putting it all together.

And I just got a 10min interruption by a cat. Calcifur apparently needed my attention for a little while lol.

Snack Break!

I got this way too huge slice of cake. Its soooo good and coconutty 🤤

Can’t believe I’ve gotten almost 600 words in and haven’t even mentioned Dave’s love interest Becky, played by Teresa Palmer. They have a very cute relationship that buds throughout the movie.

Now we get to the last battle. Morgana has been brought back through the 3rd sorcerer Veronica, played by Monica Bellucci. Morgana’s soul is connected to Veronica’s and she is trying to complete the ritual she was stopped from in the beginning of the movie.

We have Balthazar and Horvath battling each other while she is shooting fire balls up in the sky and no one in New York is paying any attention to it. Nor was I for the last 5 mins lol. I got distracted on my phone for a minute there.

Dave gets to battle Morgana in the end, and you know, stuff happens. Once again, trying not to ruin stuff here lol!

Hope you enjoyed this week’s review! Till next time ❤

 

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Cursed Z-o-m-b-i-e-s x Spiderman AU or Cursed Descendants x Spiderman AU

………..Ok, fuck it, I’m giving this my best shot

Zombies:

The zombie outbreak was actually more like… an arachnid outbreak maybe??? Zombies and spiders though. “Zombies made by a spider disease~”, whatever ok you get the idea. And the genetics passed on have an Insane variety of powers. Zed just happens to be one who gets web with extremely strong tensile strength. I just. Spider-Zed. SPIDER-ZED C’MON MAN WE CAN’T NOT USE THAT SOMEHOW— this one for me Has to be set in a grimier Seabrooke, like it’s Zombies mixed into Spiderman

This is kind of like the Spider-Man mixed into Zombies. All of the events of Zombies basically occurs the same, except somewhere we get an arc where Someone (don’t know who yet) gets bitten by a radioactive (or moon crystal infected whatever, you get the idea-ish) spider. I’d also heavily agree within this category the existence of just. Spider people. Arachne are just another type of monster and that includes Peter and Gwen and Noir and whoever else from Spiderverses we want. I mostly want that so Addison is bitten by a regular spider and has her usual crisis, hahaha

Descendants:

The Isle has stopped relying on magic in the 20 years away from it. Does Disney have evil scientists????? Does Professor Callahan from Big Hero 6 or the villain in Meet the Robinson’s count? Is Meet the Robisons Disney??????? Ok who cares you get the idea, maybe the kids just learn the power of science. Point is we pull a Garfield!!!! That is, the webbing is synthetic. It’s something all the Isle kids have? This would almost be a war movie by the end I’m realizing, where the Isle has incidentally created this army of radioactive children…

I want Carlos to be the star in this variant for some reason. Carlos the one with the bite, and it happens in lieu of the events of D1. Maybe Carlos does the web as a side project (Garfield-esque), like he originally makes it so he can grab things from his mom’s insanely weird little mansion faster. He’s already been super sensitive when sensing she’s been near, but he always thought it was just trauma stuff. When he gets to Auradon, he starts using it in secret to zip around the city to learn more about it and it’s really helpful. With his tech, Carlos feels useful for once, like he’s not always running away. To the Core 4, he’s the scouter with ~mysterious ways~ of collecting intel. Ben notices him zipping around first but doesn’t tell anyone, but Evie quickly catches second. She uses it as an excuse to sew Carlos his own Spidey suit!!! Soon though, with Auradon’s advanced labs, Carlos can make wayyy stronger tech. And from there I can’t decide if he just makes stuff for the Core 4 or if Mal & Jay steal it (to abuse it for petty crimes and/or schemes to stalk Ben), or really just where to go generally

I guess there’s always the thought too that someone other than Carlos gets these powers, but they’d have a far less tech-y approach. Mal and Jay would absolutely use it from the get-go whereas Evie would hide it because “gross” spider glands make me ugly. I’m even considering Ben now. He’d sneak off into the night with his powers to do some rebellious-ish things, anything to escape the pressure of kinghood so young. I’d kind of love it if Mal began finding/admiring these weirdly unique spray paintings in town and they’re Ben’s

If you have any ideas anyone, PLEASE let me know, I am DYING to see what the hell we can do with this insane prompt because there’s potential!!!

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Heya! So, as mentioned in the tags of my most recent art post, I’ve finally gotten around to watching Ducktales (2017)!

Tonight, I just watched The Golden Spear! (Season 2, Episode 11), and as much as I love Della’s mission to come back home, I’m also HUGELY freaking out over Ducktales finally showing molting!

Google’s Definition:

Molting; (of an animal) shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth.

I LOVE it when ducks do duck things!! A quick elaboration — I love it when animators and writers take the time to add basic quirks from real life animals and add it to the animated character. In a way, I believe it makes the character more “real” and it’s honestly so satisfying to see.

Just got out of a lake for a swim? Rapidly shake to get rid of the water sitting on your feathers. Are you super excited to see someone/something? The tail is wagging super fast because you can’t contain it!! When given certain feral aspects, I really think that it makes the character more whole. From humans, we can expect regular, or overexaggerated behaviour. However, if you see a character do a small quirk, like Dolores (From Encanto) walking quietly as to avoid too much noise, then it’s a quirk that adds to their persona. It works for animated ducks just as well!

Some quick Google searching can tell you that ducks molt because they’re shedding old feathers to create new ones, just like how a lizard sheds its old skin to create newer, healthier skin. By molting feathers, it helps to replace damaged feathers that could negatively affect the insulation and water resistance they provide. Plus, newer feathers have brighter colours, which aids in finding new mates.

However, this episode focuses on stress molting. I’ve tried looking around for some information, but it appears I’d have to do some deeper research if I’d want to get into specific causes from the body itself. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to do that right now. The way I think of stress molting is like when humans lose their hair because of stress — It’s just a natural reaction to a stressful environment. However, I don’t know the different sciences behind each stress molt, so I’m not sure there’s any connection. It’s just seemingly similar circumstances to me.

Anyways, the point I’ve been building up to here is that while I’m sad that Donald is overly stressed in this episode to the point where he molts, I’m ecstatic that they’re finally including features like these! In my free time (and admittedly some of my not-so-free time), I’ve had a lot of ideas about how molting would work for Disney ducks. So now that I get to actually see evidence of it occurring canonically, it’s really exciting!! I have a ton of questions that I wish I could find out the canonical answers to. For example: Do ducks isolate when they molt, or is it so common that the public is unbothered? Maybe they try to cover up exposed skin? When molting, would there be any factors that could affect the mood of the molting duck? Things like that, plus simpler ones like if a duck is molting, would they keep some of their feathers for sentimental value? Even if I don’t get the answers to these, there’s always headcanons.

It doesn’t stop at molting, though. I also have a soft spot for when the characters make reference to their bodily features, like their tail or their bill, like it’s just everyday talk. That’s because it is for them! They’re anthro ducks!

“I’m freezin’ me tail feathers off!” - Glomgold

This is from Raiders of the Doomsday Vault (Season 2, Episode 13), and I’m crazy about it already. I can’t wait to see what else the upcoming episodes hold in store!

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Can we get like a soft drabble on College AU SaMo in Sana’s POV where she’s spending time with Momo (you can decide what they’re doing) and slowly falling in love with her because of it, but she herself doesn’t realize it yet? Basically just Sana in the early stages of Falling In Love With Your Best Friend 😭😭

ohhh yes you can

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It had been too nice a day to pass up; the cold weather was finally beginning to fade and spring was breaking its way through. The forecast had called for a cloudy day but the sky had turned out completely clear when Sana left her Wednesday afternoon gen-ed math class, the sun on her face making her forget already her annoyance at the teacher keeping them over time yet again.

She felt a rush of happiness as found her best friend waiting outside the sciences building, as was Wednesday tradition, with one hand in her sweatpants pocket and the other lazily scrolling through her phone.

“Momoring!” she sang as she approached her, tugging on her hair. She had her hair parted in two braids today and wore big round glasses; her heart fluttered at how adorable the taller girl looked.

“Yah, you make me wait and now you pull my hair?” Momo batted her hand away. "Nayeon worked hard on these braids."

Sana giggled. “Sorry, doctor Lee was really on a roll about integrals today and I didn’t want her seeing me leave early. And the braids are cute.”

Momo rolled her eyes playfully. “Doesn’t she know we have a date every Wednesday?”

Sana got an odd feeling like butterflies, her face stretching into a smile involuntarily when Momo said it. Yes- a date every Wednesday. She’d never had a friend like Momo, and the prospect that Wednesdays were just as important to her (even if she had been joking) as they were to Sana warmed her heart.

“I’ll make sure she’s aware of it next week.”

Momo smiled. “I’m sure you will. Come on, I’m starving.” And she started up the hill towards the dining hall.

“Wait!” It came out of her mouth before she could stop it. “I was wondering if, maybe we could go to the park instead? We could pick up some kimbap and have a picnic…” She felt herself blushing, suddenly hyper-aware of how dumb of an idea that was. Why would Momo want a measly convenience store lunch when freshman had unlimited swipes at the buffet in the dining hall? “You know, I just thought because – the weather is nice, but, it’s kinda-”

“Yeah, actually, that sounds amazing. I’ve been missing the sunshine.” And just like that, Momo changed directions, walking towards the park and leaving Sana to stare after her. Why had she felt so self-conscious all of the sudden? “You coming?”

“Yeah!” Sana squeaked, rushing to catch up with her.

“You okay, today?”

Sana swallowed. “Yeah, fine! Just… I don’t know, I guess I’m overthinking things.”

“I noticed.” It was good-natured. “Well, relax. It’s just me and you. Whatever’s bothering you can wait until later, right?”

Sana nodded. Momo bought them both lunch and rambled about the dance team, about school, about Jeongyeon and Nayeon being insufferable. She stopped and listened attentively whenever Sana had something to add to the conversation and they wound up relaxing in the park until dinner. When it started to get dark, Momo stood and helped her up.

“Well, I guess we’ve drawn out our lunch date a bit long.” She mused. Sana only chuckled. “So what are we going to do for dinner?”

Sana chewed on her lip, joy overtaking her again at the prospect of even more time spent with the girl. “Ramen and movie night?”

“Genius. Truly.” Momo linked her arm in hers and they started back to campus. “But only if we can watch a Disney movie.”

“Sounds perfect.”

Momo beamed. Sana’s heart fluttered.