#and instead was face to face with a bear

[wholesalerats]

Stressful text chat with my mother this morning

[chopshajen]

Eepy time

What was intended to be a very casual doodle did not stay casual LOL

[vanityangel]

YOU NEVER LOVED ME!

[gomzdrawfr]

So in my off time, I started a modded singleplayer world to explore the Biomes o Plenty and Farmer's Delight mods, so far I've been having a fun experience

Pretty bad spawn though cuz it was a small island with this swamp biome with barely any food

Started farming at a village to get some roots down, I'm gonna be building my base elsewhere in a huge plains area instead. Not sure what vibes I'm aiming for but I want to have a bunch of large crop fields!

MY BRETHEN (there was just a single panda at the cliff of the mountain, I will return for it)

FROGS (my fav mob)

Holy shit that's a lot of polar bears

I also attempted the trail chambers (died 2000x times), stumbled upon this lil area with beds and went aw! for when people do it with friends! very cute

lastly RAINBOWWWWWWWWWW the sapling itself is rainbow that is so cool, I wanna grow these around my base HAHA

[skullsandcorals]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @apiratefellinlovewithastar 🤭💜💜💜 !!!!

I hope you like it ;)

(click for better quality if you're on the mobile app. do not repost.)

[skitskatdacat63]

Fernando Alonso & His Relationship With Cards

I'm sure we're all familar with the cards on the back of Fernando's Vegas GP helmet by now, but did you know his relationship with cards goes a lot deeper?

I. Magic Tricks

You've probably seen or heard someone at least mention Fernando's propensity for card tricks. As far as I can tell he was doing them(publically) as far back as 2003 all the way to as recently as 2018. Even once performing a card trick, with a condom and a teddy bear(!??!?!??!!), in front of Valentino Rossi who said "How was that possible?"(x)

But how did this start? According to James Allen, "Fernando admits to having been heavily influenced by his grandfather, a mercurial figure, who taught him magic and card tricks, still one of his passions away from the race track."(x) And I'm not sure the validity of this one, because I couldn't find an actual source, but apparently he once said: "My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician's kit."

In several interviews he described it as his hobby off track, and that he loved learning new tricks and surprising others in the garage with them! So clearly cards are pretty important to him both as a hobby but also to who he is as a person since they've been with him just as long as racing has.

II. Card Symbolism in His Helmets

This is the reason I originally made this post, but I thought I should also explain the origins of his card fascination first. As I said, we probably all remember the cards on the back of his helmet in Vegas, but did you know that wasn't the first time he had cards on the back of his helmet?

From 2008-2013, he used to have a pair of cards on the back of his helmets. The symbolisms of the cards themselves as well as the evolution of their design is really fascinating to me! Even more so with the recent development of the card choice in 2023.

Fernando said he wanted to reference his two titles in some way on the back of his helmet and after his friend sent him several ideas, he decided on having two cards(an ace of clubs and an ace of hearts, sometimes pictured with 05 and 06 on them as well), saying: "I picked the cloverleaf [the ace of clubs - Ed] to give me luck, but the only pity is that it doesn't have four leaves!"(X)

2008.

Here's the very first appearance of the cards! They're displayed flat, with the 05 and 06 clearly visible

2009.

Very similar to 2008, but with a slightly different design, and they're maybe a bit more straight with less shadow?

2010.

This is the first major change! I was sad they didn't have the years on them anymore, but then I realized they're sparkly to match with his signature lightning bolts on the top of the helmet!!

2011.

Honestly I'm still somewhat unsure if this is the actual 2011 helmet? It's pretty difficult to find clear photos of the back of helmets from older seasons. It's easiest to find them on replica sites or auction sites so I'm not 100%? But anyways, I like that this has the championship years on the underside of the cards

2012.

This is when I started getting weirdly emotional about the helmets. Do you see how they've progressed from being a centerpoint to being curled up and sad at the bottom of the helmet? Not listing the year anymore??

2013.

Same thoughts as 2012. And after this season, they cease to exist (just like his ferrari chair in the garage, WOAH CALLBACK), until cards make a reeappearance in his Vegas helmet, albeit in a different form

2013 Monaco(Honorable Mention):

For some reason 2013 helmets were easier to find proper pictures of, so I happened to witness this absolute beauty. The creativity of this helmet genuinely blows me away??? Wanting to keep the card motif, but making sure to incorporate it into the rest of the puzzle piece design?? Mwah! There was another special 2013 helmet but they didn't change the cards at all so I really applaud this one

2023 Las Vegas(The Return of The King):

The magnificent return! But look! The cards are different cards! Instead of being two aces, it's now an ace of hearts, a four of hearts(his driver number of course!) and, the, now iconic, representation of himself as a Joker. I literally could not believe my eyes when this helmet was released and I saw the Joker card, what a fucking silly old man....I really wonder if he felt nostalgic having cards on his helmet again or if he didn't think about it all and was just like, "ah cards because Vegas!!!"

III. Why Does This Matter?

*The rest of the post was factual, this is moreso my personal thoughts on the symbolism of the cards/designs

This post spawned from me recently watching the 2010 Bahrain gp and noticing "hey wait a minute...are those CARDS ON THE BACK OF HIS HELMET!?" It's a really tiny detail that's unfortunately covered up by the HANS device pretty much whenever he's wearing the helmet, so it's really difficult to spot! But I became fascinated with the fact that he had cards on his helmet before that recent helmet, and now here we are!

There's something to me about how the design of the cards evolves over the course of six seasons from the cards being front and center to being smaller, more folded up and closer to the bottom of the helmet. As I said, the 2012-2013 ones genuinely made me depressed because it feels, symbolically, like his hopes for getting another Ace are becoming more and more unlikely and falling away until they eventually fall falt and fade away entirely after 2013 and disappear for basically a decade.

But when they return? They're not the same cards! Instead of representing Fernando's championships, they now represent him as a person, displaying his driver number and his persona of being a Joker!! Though I do think it's interesting he happened to keep the Ace of Hearts, even though he talked more about the Ace of Clubs before. I'm not sure it's actually this deep in reality, but I like to think that it's him not letting his championships(and the lack thereof) define him, but rather letting who he is as a person shine and be the centerpoint instead! But on a sadder note, as @suzuki-ecstar said to me, maybe the Aces aren't there anymore because he's lost all hope for a chance at a third Ace entirely :(

[hamletthedane]

I hate dating apps I need to meet the love of my life more organically*

*in hand-to-hand combat before the great walls of the City of Troy

[akabloom]

interrupting loquat week w shinobu 😇

[bogkeep]

hi

[angelic-waffles]

I feel so annoying for head cannoning Simon as having narcolepsy instead of epilepsy but like

Idk narcolepsy makes more sense to me cuz he’s got lowered muscle mass and also sees the lord of the flies right before fainting which, hallucinations right before or right after falling asleep is a symptom of narcolepsy (although I do love the hc of Simon also having a mental illness that causes hallucinations)

Anyways this isn’t a dig at anyone who hc’s him as having epilepsy, he doesn’t have a cannon diagnosis, nobody’s more wrong or more right

[katyspersonal]

Ngl chat, I have plans to do an art project for every Soulsborne game (original DeS, DS trilogy, BB, ER + ER Fortnite and maybe Sekiro) where I just draw every female or female-adjascent character jthyrtthr This is exactly the goal my "autistic collector" fix needs I guess XD (Though with how I am cursed with this dumb "having life" shit I'll probably be like, 40 when I finish all them.. -_-)

I guess I'll also have to be objective! For example, 'Melina is GEQ' is a subjective theory, as compelling as it is, so they'd be drawn as a separate characters! (I have tons of ideas and headcanons for GEQ anyways tho so it will be a banger!) But 'Snowy Crone used to be Renna' is an objective theory, so I'll just draw her. The hardest one is the matter of "I don't even think this character is female, they're probably some flavour of transmasc, but objectively developers probably implied a girl so I gotta include her". Etc etc..

I can confirm that my specific brand of autism is the most unfun thing to have possible tho because I always feel "obligation" to be objective with character compilation art projects like this even though it is not like someone is paying me or holding me at a gunpoint hfhfjjyfg The enemy is always in my head... 🤦‍♂️ Though thankfully I still posses at least enough creativity to sprinkle repetitive, boring designs with some headcanons (DS2 I am looking at YOU violently reusing faces and clothes!!!)

[spaceflower07]

You know who I think Alfred would like irl? Chris Pine. Specifically from the Wonder Woman movie. He got that pilot outfit, the blue eyes, the jawline, he's hot but could also be considered cute. He just needs to be more blonde and not have any stubble, oh and have glasses BUT THE FACE CARD IS THERE

I mean look at him thats peak american

[daylighteclipsed]

I think if you convinced Astarion not to ascend, he’s there for the Haarlep encounter, and you fail the CON check (push Haarlep away), he should lose his cool and fire an arrow at Haarlep or something and interrupt Haarlep’s magic, giving you another chance to fight instead. I do think the sex abuse survivor witnessing his friend or lover being coerced into sex would notice when they want to escape and would have something to say about it.

[kenyleft]

Um changing moltens design slightly again I gave them a shock collar and this is my explanation of how it happened mike just glued that thing on

[cherrymoonvol6]

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[thefabelmans2022]

fascinating how a teeny tiny little transplant can completely change your relationship with your whole body.