#a small rant

[noswordinourlake]

Every time I see that post that's like "every organization of sufficient size has a middle aged woman named something like Janet without whom the entire institution would collapse" I do sigh a little

Because yes the unacknowledged labor of women

But as someone who fills half of the Janet role in the organization I work for. In my experience it's not that Janet has knowledge other people are not exposed to.

If only people would READ HER EMAILS PERHAPS—

[a-sad-mage]

LAGRAVIS my chaotic good king

Hi, it's me again. The Sad Mage that likes to think to much and I'm going to think to much about the King of the Lions, Lagravis. Because he's a chaotic lawful good badass who loves his son and is a hypocrite.

So Lagravis exiled not only his son, but his brother as well.

lots of feeling their one might say.

if Lagravis chasing after who he thought was Laval in 'Laval in Exile' is anything to go by.

Because for all his 'we have rules, we gotta follow them or society will implode' Lagravis can and will break them for his son.

I mean yes, he did exile Laval, but immediately regretted it and couldn't take it back. So the first chance he gat to speak with his banished son he took, even if he wasn't supposed to. Hence me calling him a hypocrite.

And Lagravis, he's super excited to see his son, and begrudgingly agrees to Laval saying he's only going to stay until the whole thing with Cragger is delt with and then resume his exile.

He both hates and respects it. Because dispight everything that shows that even though Laval is reckless Lagravis did raise him right and he couldn't be more proud.

And then, after the thing with the Crawlers and the Legend Beasts being captured and Laval and his friends going to save them. He just never brings up Laval going back to exile. NO ONE DOSE.

And it's hilarious.

More or less the same with Lavertus.

Because he remembered his weird brother, and cared about him so much, he partly named his son after him.

[That bits an HC because, come on, Lavertus, Laval, Lavertus]

Anyway

He also casually kicks butt like it's no one's business even if the writers turned him into a damsel in the last season. Like he, Cromonus and Crunket wiped the floor with the Crawlers. Like they were nothing to the point Laval, Cragger, Li'ella and the others were like, 'yeah... they mad mad'

Lavertus may be my favorite for his chaotic good nature but Lagravis is a close second.

[madammidnightsblog]

I never talk about myself in a personal manner on here but I’m too happy to not talk about it. But, I am finally making a recovery with my hypersexuality!

For years, it was unnoticeable for me as I didn’t even know what it was and never talked about my issues with anyone as I thought what I was experiencing was normal. But until mid to late last year, I had finally come to terms of my problems and discovered what it was. And I have been struggling with it since then but I have been noticing for the last weeks, I was making progress. That my intrusive thoughts are slowly coming to a stop and my actions are becoming less distressful for me.

I’m sure no one else really cares about it, but I’m so happy to see what was a toxic, damaging, dangerous, and destructive behavior is starting to become a faded memory. That what was slowly becoming worse is starting to become better and less of an issue. My hope is I make a full recovery and I can finally be at peace with my past and I can fully come what happened wasn’t my fault, that I was a victim. 🥺

[sleepiesttoken]

do some people just not understand multiple genre/genre bending bands? like i really don’t think music has to fit into one box.

i constantly see the argument that sleep token (and plenty of other bands) is “not metal, not rock” well it is. but it’s also alternative, r&b, pop, hip pop etc. AND THATS SO COOL!!!

ticking so many boxes in terms of genres means so many different people can enjoy one band, despite possibly having vastly different tastes in music. i know the metal/rock scene is notoriously known for gate keeping what does and doesn’t fit but can’t y’all just accept music for what it is? not everything needs to be cookie cutter

[possiblynotpayingattention]

I just faked a family emergency at work so I could drive back home temporarily— all so I could use the restroom.

Because period poops are no joke and I wasn't going to experience that in a retail restroom stall.

No way in hell.

[deadghosy]

Ermm..chat I’m bored asf again lol

I mean, I do got some ideas and requests to do fr, I kinda miss my motivation when I did TBH and Hazbin Hotel but like at the same time I’m practicing my own writing for fandoms and I might just do my own writing like oc’s type shit.

BUT YEAH

[suzyisgone]

You know what confuses me the most? When people refer to Long Quiet as "hideous". They're really not. I quite like the look of them, and I don't understand why others don't. :/

Maybe it has something to do with the lore? I don't know. I've never played it. I only have seen gameplay on it, so maybe I'm just being uncultured.

But still. I like how we look! :) <3

[cambrioleur]

I kinda get the sense that most people on Tumblr (and Reddit; they're two sides of the same coin) don't understand that just because a certain show has an active and passionate online fandom doesn't mean it's actually that successful. Pretty much every notorious Netflix cancellation that has these two sites up in arms could have easily been predicted if anyone had bothered to look at the numbers they put out every week.

Then again maybe I'm just salty because my favorite show does do good numbers (~50 million completed viewings for part 3 as of right now) but doesn't have much of an online fandom at all. 😐

[droomwolkje]

Happy start of Pride month 🏳️‍🌈🥳

From last weekend, Pride Month kicked off in Utrecht, a big city in the Netherlands. I’m still grateful for living and being in an accepted place where everyone can love who they want to love and be how they want to be. It’s making me truly happy to see so many queer people in one place. Lots of old and new queer songs and the most iconic gay anthems! I definitely should create a new playlist for all those new songs. Just some queer pals who wanted to party, or lovers who came here to party as well. The energy was absolutely amazing.

[forthehpfanboys]

My dad went back into the hospital.

I don't think I ever really posted about it, but about a year ago, my dad went into the hospital and had a pretty massive surgery. I won't go into major details but he did flatline on the table a bit before they finished.

Granted, he made it out alive and recovered but something's acting up again and he might be going into surgery tomorrow. We don't really know yet.

[possiblynotpayingattention]

I'm always surprised when I come across a post like this that is just so me and it's like WOW!

Maybe I'm not such a freak cause clearly the 100,000+ people that reblogged this post feel similarly.

So maybe it's kinda normal to not be normal.

I dunno but it's a nice warm feeling to experience solidarity with a bunch of random online strangers when you feel like you can't even sit on your front porch without feeling weird or being perceived as wrong.

Thank you, Tumblr peeps, for helping me somehow feel less like a [redacted] and more like a regular human being. 🥹

me hyping myself up before entering any public area: i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal i’m normal

[a-sad-mage]

So revisiting my first post ever on this particular Blog

And, I just wana say the whole Magic, soul imbued into objects thing is still very fucking important to me

Because, again,

A KATANA HAD THE LITERAL SOUL OF AN EVIL NINJA TRAPPED IN SIDE OF IT AND SAID KATANA WAS FULLY ABLE TO POSESS PEOPLE AND USE THEM AS A VESSEL

And it's not a metaphorical thing- we literally see the Ninja in question, in the swords reflection.

For an action adventure, sci-fi show, that is quite the fantasy thing to just have and never touch on again-

So because of this, I firmly believe there is a secret society of magic users in the MaxSteel(2013) cannon, and they just, do fuck all?

Like they all keep to themselves and don't get involved with whatever bullshit is happening unless they absolutely need to, and even then, it's situational at best.

All I'm saying is forget making an Ultalink oc, I have a Sorceress oc who just wants to do her own thing and not deal with whatever is happening around her- but is forced to interact.

[mijaki07]

Being strong yet vulnerable at times is hot.

Admit and assume mistakes is hot.

Being kind and respectful is hot.

Repairing mistakes is hot.

Being self-aware is hot.

Being assertive is hot.

Being devoted and steadfast is cool !

Having a hobby is cool !

Being forgiving is cool !

Being yourself is cool !

You're cool.

Taking up space seems fine.

Healing yourself is nice.

Valid.

[deadghosy]

Oh how I wish to be a very aesthetic blog 🙁

Yes you can be aesthetic in your own way, but I fucking love how clean and neat their blogs are for their first pinned post and UGH! It’s literally magical.

[possiblynotpayingattention]

I just watched Shark Tale (2004) for the MILLIONTH time. I LOVE this movie!

I know a lot of people don't like it though... In fact, this movie failed terribly upon its release if I remember correctly. I guess people took it too seriously? The animation wasn't the prettiest?

I dunno but I love this movie and no one will ever tell me otherwise. There are so many reasons I love it too:

1. Oscar has great character development. He has to face the consequences of his actions over and over in spectacular fashion while he also learns how to love himself and his "culture" despite other fishes' negative perceptions of it and himself. He is a very realistic character who has relatable goals to "rise above his assigned class" and he ISN'T afraid to show just how much he values money and what he would do to get it. He's unabashedly greedy and it's one of his biggest flaws which he has to overcome. He's a habitual liar and he pays dearly for it. In more recent movies I feel like protagonists' faults get watered down a lot because duh they are the good guys so they need to be "good" and "blameless"... and boring, very two dimensional. Oscar has an intense desire to do the right thing but it's overshadowed by his ambition. He always thinks he can do "bigger and better" even if it isn't always the most morally correct choice. He is forced over and over to confront his faults and poor decisions, ultimately becoming a better person.

2. I actually liked the character designs and personalities! None of the main characters felt two dimensional but realistic and well-rounded. The neon colors, the expressive faces/fins/mannerisms and the callbacks to a RL celebrity's reputation, voice or most popular movie. Will Smith as Oscar definitely had "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" vibes. Robert de Niro is a wisened and deadly shark as a reference to the infamous "Godfather II". Angie being an "angel" fish, a connection to her loving nature and natural compassion (angel fish in real life are little bastard fish who bully the hell out of their tank mates and perhaps some of that heat is displayed in Angie's righteous anger against injustices and blatant stupidity).

3. As a kid and adult, I liked the huge celebrity presence. I knew who Will Smith and Angelina Jolie were when I was a kid but as I grew older, I figured out there were SO MANY big name celebrities and cameos like Martin Scorsese, Ziggy Marley, Vincent Pastore, Robert de Niro, Katie Couric and Peter Falk.

4. The world-building was very interesting to me. The Reef being styled after New York City, the obvious classism and discrimination for certain fish types, the crime/mafia being run largely by sharks, the lower class black community references in Oscar's backstory and behavior, tons of references to real life events, movies, pop culture and history and of course, the insane amount of detail in the background like writing, signs, locations, economics, etc.

5. Lenny being a vegetarian is a reference to being queer. It's an really outdated reaction to being queer but the movie has subtle LGTBQIA+ themes that had to be snuck in under the radar for the movie to be "suitable" for kids in the early 2000s but I can appreciate the effort however small (I think in recent times some younger queer folks forget how far we've come with general acceptance, recognition and exposure; even in the early 2000s, anything other than just "being gay and/or in the drag scene" was hardly recognized or accepted in many first world countries, the last two decades have seen a crazy amount of progress for the LGTBQIA+)...

6. Lenny's vegetarian journey being a metaphor for what queer person's life is often like... trying to be accepted by your family especially your conservative father for something "unorthodox" that you can't control, the trying to hide your true identity in fear of social isolation and rejection by your family, the running away in attempt to find freedom to be yourself and the seeking of support and like-minded folks, finding your place in a world that will seemingly always see you as "unorthodox" or "weird"... I could go on.

7. The whole toxic masculinity vs queer identity. Sharks being the epitome of powerful masculinity and Lenny despite being a big scary shark, actually being far more gentle, compassionate and soft spoken than what is considered "acceptable" for a man shark. Coupled with not wanting to eat meat (which is technically a shark's real diet) being the idea of rejecting the status quota for his kind and going against what "nature intended" to be uniquely himself in a way that doesn't "make sense" to others. I mean, there is A LOT of this.

8. I like the humor. A lot of it is clearly adult humor which was popular to sneak into kids movies in the 2000s... but also black humor which wasn't seen much outside of "black movies" in the last 2-3 decades. Combining black humor with the staple comedy of the age was a new concept that was beginning to see a massive positive reception during the 2000s and Shark Tale was an example of how a kids audience could be reached too even if said audience couldn't understand the significance of including black humor at the time.

9. This movie came out a year after Finding Nemo (2003) and as everyone knows, any Disney movies that followed Finding Nemo's release in the following years, struggled to measure up to even a fraction of its predecessor's success. Pixar's The Incredibles and DreamWorks' Shrek 2 completely dominated the animated genre of the box office in 2004. So Shark Tale, being a fish movie like Finding Nemo and from DreamWorks who at the time was still riding the highs of their previous releases like Sinbad, The Road to El Dorado, The Prince of Egypt, Joseph King of Dreams, and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, just couldn't hold a candle to it's competitors... I mean, Shark Tale had no chance to compete with it's competitors and was unfairly contrasted to Finding Nemo. Nothing about Shark Tale could be appreciated on its own compared to every other box office hit during that time. Too much of the movie was risky, from the black humor to DreamWorks first foray into a new animation style that wasn't what they were known for and there was the LGTBQIA+ themes... Shark Tale was doomed. The only people who could truly appreciate the movie and who actually liked it were kids. Like me. Who loved the humor, the bright colors, the cool watery fish world, the fun and diverse cast and compelling themes that kids could relate to no matter their age.

10. This movie is a comfort movie that never fails to make me laugh, giggle, snort, grin and roll my eyes no matter how many times I've seen it. I think it's one of those movies that had to have been watched as a kid to really appreciate its nuances. I can understand why many adults thought it was a crappy movie but I've come to the conclusion that it was misunderstood. This movie is like Mega Mind (2010). It was not well received when it first came out but was later appreciated by its audience and even held in higher regard when we got older because we now understood all the details better. I have the same opinion of Mega Mind as I do Shark Tale. I love both of these movies and I'll defend them to the death if need be.

Underappreciated movies for the win! ✨

[xnoworneverr]

There’s a reason why we feel lonely even though we aren’t alone. It’s because loneliness is not about how many friends we have or how many people are in the room with us. It’s a disconnection from others. Being social doesn’t cure loneliness, loneliness comes when there is not a single person close enough to see past the illusion to who we really are and what we really feel inside.