#ginormous flag

[redbeardace]

How To Make Ginormous Flags

You may have seen the ginormous pride flags I have. If not, here's one:

Many of you have asked where I obtained such large flags. Read on, for I shall reveal all.

These flags are roughly 20 feet wide and 12 feet tall, or around 6m x 4m (I know those dimensions aren't really equivalent, but more on that later...). It actually is possible to just buy flags of that size (and bigger) from a flag maker. It will probably be better quality than these, but also significantly more expensive. It didn't take me long to find a queer-owned flag maker that's selling 50' pride flags, if you've got $1600 to spare. This size, it looks like they have one for about $450, which is cheaper than others I've seen.

I didn't go that route, though. I didn't actually buy a ginormous flag at all. And it still wasn't cheap, each of these flags probably cost $150 for materials and took a couple of hours (at a bit of back pain) to assemble. Keep reading to see what I did.

Part 1: The Four Quarters

If you've followed me for a while (or if you've looked in the Tumblr GIF selector for all manner of pride flags), you've probably noticed that I have some very large flags. These very large flags are "only" 10'x6', or 3m x 2m. Here's an example:

As you can see, that is a very large flag. Large, but not ginormous. However, it's the largest size that digital flag printers seem to do, at least without custom orders that involve talking to salespeople and getting quotes, etc. The rest of this post could be seen as the extremes I will go to in order to avoid having to talk to someone.

I got a bunch of flags this size from a place called Anley. Don't consider that an endorsement, it's just who I used because I didn't have to talk to anyone. Their prices start at $30 for a flag that size, but they have a volume discount to drops it to about $25 if you order four.

Why is that notable? Well, because each of these ginormous flags is actually four of those smaller size flags fabric taped together. If you look at the animated GIF at the top of this post, you can see where the seams are, especially in the middle of the white stripe on the trans flag.

So, the first step is to split the design of the flag you want to make into four quarters, like this:

In the case of the non-binary flag here, you can see that the top two quarters are the same, and the bottom two quarters are the same. That's convenient, because you only have to buy two different designs, just buy two copies of each.

Symmetrical flags, like the trans flag or gray-ace are even easier, because they actually just need four copies of the same design, as seen here:

Some flags, like the demi flags, will end up with four completely different panels.

A note of caution: Any flag with an odd number of stripes will end up with the center stripe being split down the middle. This means that the width of the stripes on each panel will vary, with the center stripe only being half-width. When you order the panels, be sure to tell them that this difference is intentional, and be sure to check the proofs they send you. I learned this from experience. I was three quarters of the way through taping together an aro flag when I realized that the central stripe was twice as tall as it should have been. Wasted a lot of time, tape, and money, on a flag that ended up looking like this:

That's clearly not what you want to have happen.

These flag makers will ask whether you want grommets or a sleeve, and where you want the grommets. For the purposes of flying it from a flagpole, you'll want the "Two Side Grommets" option. That should give you a reinforced edge along one side of the panels. (If you had a flag that required four completely different panels like the demi flags, you'll probably have to reverse the images for the right half of the flag so that the reinforced edge doesn't end up in the middle, or you'll have to do "four grommets" or something so there is no edge, or you know what this is too complicated for me to think about right now because I haven't done it so I'm just going to leave that as an exercise to the reader so good luck.)

Here's what the panels for the ginormous flag will look like when you get them:

Part 2: Assembly Prep

After you've received the flags, you're ready to assemble. If you have a sewing machine and the skill to sew in long straight lines, then you can do that to connect the panels. I, on the other hand, have zero confidence in my ability to sew like that, so I used some permanent fabric tape that I got at the craft store. Either way, a lot of the same strategies will work.

One thing you don't want to do is use both tape and a sewing machine, unless you want to get your sewing machine all gummed up. Learned that one the hard way...

In order to connect the panels, I taped together the left side panels and the right side panels separately, then taped the left and right halves together. Like so:

The main reason I did it this way is because it keeps each individual run about the same length. Seams 1 and 2 are 10 feet each, and seam 3 is 12 feet. If you taped the tops and bottoms together first, you'd have two 6 foot runs, followed by a monstrous 20 foot run. My assembly room floor (literally my kitchen floor...) isn't nearly big enough for that. It can't even fit the 10 foot runs...

I used permanent fabric tape to stick things together. It looks like this:

No matter how you decide to put the panels together, you're going to need about 32 feet of this stuff. For this brand, that's about a roll and a half.

Now, get your work area ready. I used the kitchen floor because it was the largest space to work on, and the hard surface meant I could press firmly on the tape and not have it sink into carpet. If you have a large table, that will probably work, too. If you use the floor like I did, be sure to clean it first...

Part 3: Assembly

Before you start taping things together, let's pause for some quick words of advice:

Double check everything before you start taping things together. Be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that you have the stripes in the right order and that you're taping the right edges of the flags together. You won't be able to undo.

This tape is very sticky. It will stick the flags, which is great, but it will stick to you, it will stick to itself, it will stick to passing pets or friends, it will stick to the wrong parts of the flags. And if it does stick to any of those things, it may never want to let go. So be very very careful with the stuff. I rarely peel the backing off more than a few inches at a time. Anything more than that is a waiting catastrophe.

Double check everything again.

If you ever twist or fold the flags, make sure that you're taping the same sides together. I'll make a note of that in a bit where I've run into problems with that.

Start by placing the two parts of the flag you want to connect on your work surface and aligning the correct edges.

Okay, now, are you double checking everything? Do you see what's wrong here? I almost connected the wrong sides of this flag, which would have been an expensive mistake. So again, double check EVERYTHING. Even if you think you know the order of the stripes on the flag you're doing, don't wing it here. Go get an example and compare it to make sure.

There we go, that's better.

I always start from the reinforced edge, because it's a nice wide thing to connect, and it makes me confirm that I'm taping things the right direction.

Cut about an inch of the tape and press it firmly onto the edge of one of the sides. Peel off the backing and carefully line up the edge of the flags, make sure that you're overlapping the tape entirely, and press firmly to stick the two pieces together.

Congratulations, you can't back out now!

Before you move on, pay very close attention to how the two panels are overlapping. In this case, I did the purple side over the white side, but it doesn't matter which one you choose, just that you're consistent along the entire seam.

Now, you might be tempted to just continue taping the seam all the way to the other side, but do not do that! I learned from failure that is not a good idea. You'll end up pulling the two flags at different tensions and the two flags are probably slightly different sizes anyway, so the end result of trying to do it all in one big run will be a couple of inches of mistake at the far end. You don't want that.

Instead, what you want to do is connect the two flags at the far end first. This ensures that the ends are perfectly aligned, no matter how far off your tensioning is. However, remember how I mentioned that you want to make sure that you pay attention to how the panels are overlapping? This is where that is critical. You have to make sure that you tape the other end the same way you taped the first end. I did the purple on top the first time, so it's purple on top this time, too.

Just to make that point clear: Do both sides the same way! It's easy here because it's purple on top, hiding the white seam. But if you have a flag where both sides are the same color (which you will no matter what, a few steps from now...), you really have to be careful here. Do not press the tape or sew anything until you're sure about it.

Okay, so now you've got the two ends stuck together, and a whole bunch of loose seam in the middle. You still do not want to tape this yet! First, you need to put a couple of "checkpoints" along the way. ?You see, if you just connect the two sides as-is, you'll still have the tension problem. Instead of having the end misaligned by a few inches, you'll have a few inches of slack on one side, just hanging freely. You don't want that.

So what I did was tape together another couple of places along the way. Specifically, I taped together the middle and then the midway point of those two halves. This divided the edge into four sections. Here's a diagram showing where I taped, and the order that I taped in:

Start with the edges, do the middle, then do the last two. You don't have to be exact, you just want to be close enough. I usually fold the panels in half to get point 3, then unfold it and eyeball where 4 and 5 should go.

What this does is divide the edge into four smaller pieces. Instead of building up the error across 10 feet at a time, you're only going 2.5 feet at a time. That means that any mistake you accumulate will be much smaller, and you'll be able to adjust your taping to make it less noticeable.

Oh, and again, make sure that you're taping things the right way at each of these points. You don't want to have a bit where you suddenly flip which side is on top.

Okay, so now that you've got all the checkpoints in place, you're ready to tape the rest of the seam together. Start by putting the tape on one side, and unroll a few inches.

Be sure that it's aligned with the edge of the panel, then press firmly. You only want to do a few inches at a time. If you unroll too much, the tape has a magical way of sticking to everything, including itself, and you'll end up with a tangled, sticky mess. It's a good idea to press the tape down as you're unrolling, to prevent mishaps.

Run your fingers along it to make sure that it's pressed strongly against the fabric. However, do not peel off the backing just yet. Just unroll a few inches, press, unroll a few more, press, but don't join together the two panels yet. Keep going until you hit the first checkpoint, then cut the tape.

At this point, you have tape firmly pressed against one side. You don't have to get the tape all the way to the existing tape on the checkpoint, but get it close.

Okay, now you're ready to peel off the paper backing, a couple of inches at a time.

Peel off the backing, then align the second panel with the newly exposed sticky tape, and carefully press it down. There are a couple of things to note:

First, only do this a couple of inches at a time or you end up with a sticky, tangled mess. I know I already said that, but it bears repeating.

Second, make sure that you align the edge of the panel with the edge of the tap, and NOT the edge of the other hem. You can see in the picture that the tape is nearly twice as wide as the hem is, so use all of that. If you align hem-to-hem, you'll leave a bunch of the tape exposed and, you guessed it, sticky tangled mess.

And finally, watch your tension! You want to pull on both sides equally so that everything aligns properly. If you start getting to the edge of the section, try to see how much fabric you have left to work with, and adjust as you go. You want to try to hit that checkpoint with as little slack fabric as possible.

However...

You should expect to have a little bit of slack on one side or the other when you get there. Try to fold and pinch the fabric a bit to even out the extra as much as you can.

Congratulations! You've now stuck together a quarter of one of the three seams you have to do!

Run your fingers firmly over the part of the seam you've just done several times. Push hard. You want to make sure it's all stuck together well.

Now, repeat these steps until you've gotten the entire seam between the two panels stuck together firmly.

When I have a full edge taped together, I'll pick it up and check that everything is taped well. Look for gaps and fix them. Grab both sides firmly and quickly tug the pieces to make sure they hold together. I go down the whole edge, tugging every foot or so.

You've now assembled half of the flag! Only 22 more feet to go!

Now do the second half the same way, then proceed to the next section when you're ready to join together the two halves.

Part 4: Assembly, Part 2.

You've got two halves of a giant flag, now it's time for the final assembly. This actually ends up being a bit easier than the first part, because you can match the stripes together.

You basically do this the same way you did the first panels. Start with the ends, like you did the first time.

Remember a while back, where I mentioned having a flag where both sides are the same color? And I said you were going to have one no matter what? Well, here's that "No Matter What" moment. You have to be EXTRA cautious here, because both sides of the flag that you're joining are going to be the same color. So be super sure which panel you're putting on top and which you're putting on the bottom as you go.

One thing that's really convenient about doing this last seam is that the stripes themselves can show you where to put the checkpoints. Make sure you align the color transitions exactly as you go.

For the most part, taping the rest of this seam will be the same as the ones you've already done, so all the same tips apply. Go slowly, press firmly, avoid sticky tangles, and always keep track of which side is on top. Then press along the seam firmly several times when you're done, and do the tug test.

Step 5: Victory!

If all went well, then congratulations! You now have a ginormous flag!

I'm apparently out of pictures for this post, which is probably a good thing anyway, because the flag is kinda too big to take a picture of anyhow.

Now that you've got a ginormous flag, you have to fly it somehow. I use a 20 foot tall telescopic painter's pole, and clip the flag to that. It can be very hard to wrangle, so be careful and don't fly it in the middle of a lot of people. You really should have a 40 foot wide safety exclusion zone around the pole to keep people safe...

Anyway, have fun with your new ginormous flag!

(And if you sew, I apologize for my technique...)

[heavenlydreamangelflyhigh]

fucking up this jamoca cappuccino blast from br while listening to cibo matto. im going to impale myself on yhis straw because i am Half Asleep

[resande]

SCAM ALERT

all arists watch out.

Ok so “storytime”😂

I got a commission on tumblr of two portraits. With selfies n all. It seemed pretty normal. Then they sent me 200$ through paypal in advance, ignoring the price, which was cheaper than this, because they “wanted to show me appreciation for my art in general And to make sure i do a good job with the portraits. (I had this happen before, with a smaller amount of money than this and it was legit, that commissioner was a total sweetheart). So because of this, i didn’t see it as a red flag.

Then i received an email from “paypal” Which again, seemed legit (until later on i looked at some subtle details, and realised it’s not the real thing).

Told me my account needed to become a business account and some long bullshit and short story short they told me to send the customer the money back from my own sources, and send the receipt back to paypal, so they can let the pending go and for security reasons and idk what else bullshit they sold in that thing. Or else, legal actions that will lead to arrest will take place if not done immediately.

I was talking the entire time with the customer and sent the money (that i made from previous commissions) to them and all said and done.

Then another email from paypal which wrote that the company took 500$ from the commissioner’s bank account and hold the summ in pending,

next to the other 200$ summ, again “on my account.”

Told my peers abt this and they opened my eyes cause that was a full on scam.

The thing is, the commissioner acted as panicked as me and it was easy to not see it from an objective point of view, since i was under pressure for hours on end. Also not eating anything today and panicking isn’t a great combo.

Told them i reported the emails to paypal and they blocked me on tumblr.

After that, searching the @ on tumblr, i see other two artists that were scammed at the same time

As me and posted their @ publicly and also other various scammers, which i’ll attach below.

So yeah i feel pretty fucking ginormously stupid right now and if i’ll look back on this the next week, i’ll laugh my ass off but right now? It was pretty much psychological torture for more than 5 hours on a broke ass student lol. And i was always the one to tell my people to take care of these kinds of situations because they get trickier and trickier by the day. Plus that was my first full on scam ever so i had nothing to compare it to.

So. Yeah. Take care and take a step back everytime so you can see it from other perspective or just talk with someone you trust immediately. I’m not really well right now mentally but i’ll get around.

Down below i’ll attach screenshots of the @ of the scammers.

Oh yeah and the commissioner also sent me screenshots with sending money to paypal too so it seemed pretty real too. That added to the whole thing.

[simplyalexeiofficial]

This is not Eloise hate, but the “since when are you worried about Penelope?” line from the trailer is rather a critical example of just how much she was in her own world in her friendship with Pen.

Like, I had some thoughts about El not noticing Pen’s ginormous crush, but to also be seemingly ignorant of the Polin friendship is a big ol flag if I ever saw one.

Anyway, I love El, but I cannot wait for here character growth 🥲😩

[one-highfalutin-sonuva-gun]

Newsie: Glasses

Actor: Will Jenkins

Glasses is a Newsie, flag-bearer, fanboy and scab. (Don't mind Jake abusing Boots in the back.)

He waits and watches at the Horace Greeley statue for the other Newsies to arrive.

He's friends with Harrison and Teeth.

Don't mistaken him for Specs as they have similar fashion choices with their dark vests over light shirts and dark pants. They also both wear glasses. Their hats tell them apart.

Although he dresses like Specs, he really only wants to be like his hero, Cowboy.

He favours a rope to carry his papes like Jack. And his dress style is also similar to Jack's.

Glasses has no dancing skills, but makes up for it by being the official Newsies flag-bearer. He waves a ginormous flag for the entirety of Seize the Day. What he lacks in dance skills, he makes up for in having great arm strength.

And continues to do so during the attack on Weasel's workplace. However, he finally has to stop when the bulls arrive and they cheese it.

If Glasses wants to be more like Jack, he's going to have to learn some moves from Jack.

But he figures it's easier to just follow Jack into scabbing. Glasses looks up and down at Jack's expensive new suit and imagines what it would be like on him. Although he could never afford it even on his inflated scabber salary. He wonders if it was worth scabbing.

Glasses decides that it's better to be part of the strike after all when Jack goes back to leading it.

New ship: Swifty x Kid Blink = Swink. (Swink is an archaic term meaning: to work under difficult conditions or for long hours, which really suits them being Newsies and all!)

Alternate Universe where Glasses is in Saved By the Bell:

[theprinceofliones]

List of MY OWN PERSONAL LGBTQ 4KOTA/NNT HEADCANONS PT1/?

(Again, for those who can't fucking read, this is MY OWN PERSONAL headcanons and NO ONE ELSE'S! You do not have to agree or like my own personal headcanons, but please respect them thank you besties 🤪)

(ALSO! I will say that there are some flags that I made sure to look up and research to make sure everything is accurate! But, if something on here is NOT accurate nor used correctly, I'd love it if you guys could let me know and keep me educated! Thank you!)

Tristan

My boy is transfeminine and a PROUD bi-mlm (bi w/pref for men) icon 🥰 While he was born with male pronouns, he's very feminine leaning but doesn't really mind any pronouns used for him, so he's a little agender as well. He's found that he is attracted to both genders but most definitely prefers men (COUGHS LANCELOT COUGHS).

2. Lancelot

GAAAAAY!!!!! This is a one hundred and twelve thousand percent GAAAAAAAY man right here. But, in saying that, he's is ALSO aromantic as he has an extremely hard time forming a romantic bond with another person whatsoever. Sure, he'll go out and have fun with other guys from time to time, but he's never felt any romantic feelings for another, everything is just purely sexual whenever he has these 'encounters' (...enter one Tristan Liones. and Lancelot's whole world is flipped upside down).

3. Percival

AAAAA Percy my beloved 🥰 my boy is proudly Pansexual! He'll find himself being attracted to anyone no matter how they identify! All that matters to him is what's in your heart. But, he's also demisexual as he very rarely forms sexual attraction to those around him. He DOES have a big fat ginormous crush on Naisens though! Although he doesn't really realize it lol.

4. Gawain

GAWAIN MY BUTCH LESBIAN ICON!!! She's VERY much into women and women ONLY! She's never had an attraction to men, in fact she thinks that the whole world would be better if there were only women (oml same queen). She's not a very feminine leaning lesbian which is why I assigned her the butch lesbian flag! She prefers to present more masculine-like as she wants to be seen as strong and dominant, but does not identify nor use male pronouns.

5. Naisens

That kid is non-binary all the WAAAAY and Nakaba PLEASE you have the chance to do the funniest thing ever and make it canon with Naisens PLEEEEAAAAAASE. Post-time skip Naisens uses they/them pronouns and dresses more neutral to not assume either or any gender. They're also pansexual! Any gender, any sexuality works with them as long as your name is Percival LMFAO

Part 2 will come soon! I want to try and do as many characters as I can! Stay tuned and I'd love to hear your guys' OWN headcanons as well!

[catslvrr]

heaven sent — 10. costume festival

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You woke up from the best sleep you had in years, face smushed into Danielle’s hair, and her face buried in your neck, legs tangled together. You could feel her breath fan against your neck, and you tried not to combust on the spot.

You observed her sleeping face — the way her eyelashes curled and the way the moles on her face were like constellations, and you tried to commit it all to memory. She shifted slightly, her nose brushing against your jaw as she began to wake up.

She sluggishly blinked her eyes open, and smiled shyly as you locked eyes. You frowned as she pulled back after leaving a chaste kiss on the corner of your mouth.

She tapped your nose. “Go brush your teeth. I’ll meet you in the kitchen.”

Of course angels don’t have morning breath.

Minji was already eating breakfast and conversing with Danielle when you came out to the kitchen.

“Bro,” Minji said, mouth full of rice. “I was telling Dani about the festival that our uni is hosting tonight.”

“Dani?” You looked at her questioningly.

“Don’t get jealous that we’re on a nickname basis,” she attempted a wink. “She’s all yours.”

You rolled your eyes, pulling out the stool next to Danielle’s to sit. “I wasn’t jealous.”

“We should go,” Danielle smiled, pushing a bowl of rice and spam towards you. “It sounds fun. I’ve never been to a festival before.”

“Really?” Minji gasped. “Do Australian universities not do that kinda stuff?”

“Oh, no,” Danielle backtracked. “They do. I just never found the time to go.”

Nice save.

“You do know it’s a costume festival, right?” You said, eating a spoonful of rice. “We don’t have any costumes.”

Minji checked her Apple watch. “You guys have around six hours. That’s plenty of time to go shopping and find one.”

Your eyes followed the grain of rice that flew out of Minji’s mouth in disgust. “What are you going as?”

“I’m dressing up as a minion,” she said proudly, as if it was something to be proud of. “I got the goggles and everything.”

“This is why you get no girls, bro,” you sighed. “Couldn’t you have dressed up as a somewhat hot character? Like, I don’t know, Harley Quinn, or Catwoman?”

She pouted. “What’s wrong with minions? Aren’t they funny? Don’t girls like humor?”

Danielle patted Minji comfortingly on the back. “I’m sure you’ll find someone who likes you for you.”

Minji glared at you. “You should be more like your girlfriend.”

“Whatever,” you puffed your cheeks. “Shut up and eat.”

“I didn’t know angels could sleep,” you said as the two of you entered a random clothing store. “Messengers of God, sorry.”

“Technically, we could live without sleep,” Danielle explained. “But, I think anyone would go crazy if they didn’t shut their brain off for a few hours. So we choose to sleep.”

You hummed. “Smart choice.”

You walked over to the costume section, grimacing at the horrendous costumes on display. You grabbed a mask of an unknown hairy creature. “What the fuck is this? Who is this meant to be?”

She giggled at your appalled face. “Look at this one.” She presented another mask of an unknown green creature with bulging eyes and ginormous teeth. 

You almost gagged at how jiggly it was. “Get that away from me.”

You scoured the shelves, frowning at the disappointing choices.

“What about this one?” Danielle pointed to a matching devil and angel costume. It wasn’t a costume really, it was just a halo and wings for the angel, and a horned headband and tail for the devil.

It’s basic and overdone. But she looks like she likes it.

You smiled. “It suits us. You are an angel after all.” 

Your smile quickly fell when you saw her teasing grin. “That wasn’t meant to be a cheesy line. I meant it literally.”

“It’s okay to be cheesy,” she pinched your cheek affectionately. You grunted in response, pulling her to the checkout.

Danielle gasped at the bustling crowds of people at the university campus, which was lit up with fairy lights and decorated with party flags. There were a plethora of stalls scattered around, some selling food, others offering prizes for games, and some even had brought in dogs and cats to pet.

“Woah,” her eyes shone in astonishment. “This is amazing.”

“Yeah,” you bit your lip at the sight of her. She managed to make the cheap costume look so good. “Let’s go find Minji.”

It wasn’t hard to find her, since she was half yellow. You were not surprised to find her at a takoyaki stall, munching away happily. She looked like an idiot with her baggy overalls and ugly goggles.

“Hello to my favorite couple,” she grinned sleazily. “Cute costumes.”

Danielle turned to face you, a pleading look in her eyes. “Can we buy some? They look so good.”

“Sure,” you mumbled, following along as she pulled you in line. While Danielle was busy admiring the festival, Minji directed an exaggerated look at your intertwined hands, then made childish kissy faces at you. You flashed her the middle finger (with your free hand), mouthing ‘fuck you’, to which she responded by sticking out her tongue like an immature brat.

Unaware of this interaction, Danielle turned back to face Minji with a smile. “You should join us tonight! I haven’t had a campus tour yet.”

Please say no. 

“I’d love to,” Minji accepted graciously, like the spawn of the devil she was. You just knew she was internally cackling at your misery. You paid the vendor and fed the takoyaki to Danielle, and forced a smile.

“Where to first?”

The three of you went to explore every single stall at the festival, much to your chagrin, but seeing Danielle radiate with joy made it better. Minji was still irritating as always, feeling the need to share unnecessary anecdotes every five minutes.

“You know, at this very tree, I pretended to confess to Y/n as a prank. You should’ve seen the look on her face! She was so flustered she started stuttering and shit,” Minji laughed boisterously.

“Shut up,” you glowered. “You wouldn’t have known what to say either.”

“You’re so cute when you’re shy,” she teased. “How did you react when Dani confessed to you?”

You choked when Danielle responded. “She confessed to me first.”

Minji gasped. “No way.”

You opened your mouth to explain yourself, “Actually-”

Danielle shoved ice cream (sprinkles and all) in your mouth and kept going, “Yes way. It was so romantic. She set up a cute little picnic and scattered rose petals everywhere.”

What the fuck. Where did she even get that story from?

“Oh my god,” Minji fanned herself obnoxiously. “Y/n, you charmer.”

You had to resist the temptation of throwing the icecream in Minji’s face. Karma did strike later, though, when she tried to pet a cat and it smacked her square in the face, knocking off her minion goggles. It left a red imprint of a paw on her face.

(Danielle had to pull you to the side because you were laughing too hard.)

This cycle continued for the rest of the night. Despite Minji’s intrusive presence, the kiss you and Danielle shared at the end of the night during a fireworks display made it all worth it.

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[redbeardace]

So, fun fact, after all the hype about debuting the ginormous enby flag in the park on Saturday, I hardly took any pictures of it because I was hit by heat exhaustion or something like it and was barely able to focus. But, it was there! Here's one of the few pictures I took.

[missveryvery]

Have you watched episode 1 of tgcf season two yet? 👀

Are you kidding. It's literally the only thing that's keeping me alive. Now my life is "hold out until Wednesday, buddy, we can do this."

I'm not sure but I think they fixed up the animation from the preview we got before (like a million years ago) of the scene where they're all assembling because I remember thinking "oh no they lost their budget" and now the scene looks like "here are a hundred gods we made look incredible just for the background"

(Still salty about Mu Qing's hair getting nerfed, make it bigger you cowards)

The part where Pei Ming is about to kick Pei Xiu came off as cartoony in the book but they made it really intense here! I guess because they're trying to hide his clown nose for as long as possible.

I feel very gratified that I was correct that the person we saw for a split second in the preview FROM BEHIND was in fact sqx and my brain worms have again served me well.

I think if I was watching this and had no idea what the story was, I'd think sqx was another love interest because holy shit. The way they shot Shi Qingxuan after transformation where her hair falls and her eyes are locked on him is from Xie Lian's POV, right? Three people have "hair that falls prettily" scenes in this and it's Hua Cheng, Xie Lian, and Shi Qingxuan.

Gif set by @murcielaguitos

They're really going "she's BEAUTIFUL" and you can get the impression that even Xie Lian thinks so. I love the way Shi Qingxuan is looking at him here and her cute smile ; ; like "see? :)"

This is the first time I realized how massive her boobs are. They're INSANE. I really like how Shi Qingxuan's other form is so different! I like to think the trans color scheme is on purpose but idk if they care about flag stuff in China? I don't want to like, push that on them.

In the book, there are a couple people Xie Lian remarks as being attractive, I think Shi Qingxuan is the only lady?

Also the shot earlier of Shi Qingxuan glancing at Xie Lian's chest like ":) I could put some ginormous bazoons there for you, friend"

(Lmao, He Xuan is so fucking stupid 😭 what kind of idiot...?!?? This could have been yours, you absolute clown.)

I was surprised they kept Lan Chang!!! Like wow you're gonna do that part, huh?!

The presentation of the mission's circumstanses also gave me a theory about why Shi Qingxuan was sent with Xie Lian on this specific mission...!

I saw someone talking about how lonely the opening of Xie Lian waking up seemed. But then he gets such a cute friend...! That's so similar to him! It's so nice to see him happy. I like to think that if Hua Cheng didn't exist and all that other background shit wasn't happening, Xie Lian's third go around might have been nice, Shi Qingxuan could have gotten him settled in, reconciled with the clown boys, etc.

The way he looks at Lang Qianqiu ;0;!! he's like "My baby ;0;"

Also losing my mind over this rando. I need to see what the uniforms for each god looks like or I'll die. Why was this dude so well designed and animated ;0;! I love him?!? So exasperated with his dumbass god ;0;

[evviejo]

so it seems i suddenly have dozens of gifsets flagged for Mature Content, which seems to include indecencies such as:

patrick stewart's nipples (okay, that's nudity; which apparently is more threatening to the public of tumblr than george takei's nipples)

seven of nine standing by the sea, fully clothed (unless you take the lack of her facial implants for nudity)

pink, animated, ginormous tribbles (is someone on staff secretly a klingon?)

and it feels like i barely scratched the surface

[jerichogender]

Color-picked aromantic Hal flags for @sinhal

Green Lantern

[ID: A version of the aromantic flag with the colors Spring green, lime green, icy grey, medium grey, and deep black for the five stripes. End ID]

Parallax

[A version of the aromantic flag with the five stripes in grass green, neon green, optic white, blue-grey, and cool black, respectively. End ID]

Spectre

[The aromantic flag with a modified color scheme. The stripes are olive green, light army green, off-white, taupe, and warm black. End ID]

Original covers under the cut:

[ID: Hal Jordan, in his Green Lantern costume, flying as he faces off against a ginormous gila monster in the desert. They are both shooting energy blasts at each other. End ID]

Green Lantern Vol. 2 #8

[ID: Hal Jordan flying menacingly toward the viewer in his Parallax costume. A trail of light follows him away from Oa’s power battery, which is mid-explosion in the distance. End ID]

Green Lantern Vol. 3 #50

[ID: Hal Jordan as the Spectre standing in front of gears, chains, and hooks illuminated by a giant green flame. The green lantern symbol on his chest also glows with a smaller flame. End ID]

The Spectre Vol. 4 #2

[xoxochb]

going to con again but this time as book accurate percy bc I'm evil and gay (wearing my chb shirt and jeans) hopefully the shirt vendor is still there bc I really REALLY want a camp jupiter shirt so I can cosplay frank zhang bc kandie said I looked like him just with longer hair and I will DIE on that hill also my homophobic dad asked me about my GINORMOUS pansexual flag (bc he doesn't fully know/remember my sexuality) and I had to lie and say that I got it custom made as a flag of my friend's fictional country... was also given two (2) very large chocolate bunnies for Easter and I'm eating one of them and saving the other for after con!!!! if we even go bc my dad and mum are taking my nana out for birthday lunch and con closes at 4 :( it's like 1:24 now and it takes about an hour to get into the city where the con is and my anxiety is telling me we won't make it in time :(

ooooo a camp jupiter shirt would be SO COOL!!!!!! also the flag excuse is genius tbh I never could’ve thought of that

[jarmes]

Valentine’s scars are a cool character design element, but they also don’t make much sense when you remember he got them as a pow. Like why did the Mexican army give him a cool America scar? Why not a Mexican flag scar? Why not a dick? Why didn’t the Mexican military carve a giant penis into Valentine’s back? Just a ginormous throbbing cock scar

[severedpup]

eek hai !!! cant sleep cuz my tummy hurts .... XP wanted 2 say hi n that ur icons and flags r soo awesomesauce !!!! u are the coolest puppy EVER dont let anypuppy tell u otherwise !!!!! i m so excited 4 break n i hope u are too !!!! our breaks will be so whimsical #trust

oh nuu𓈒 ay am sorry my silly puppy friend𓈒 X C ay hope yur tummy is back tu normal holding yur paw in solidarity𓈒 also sorry fur da late response ay keep forgetting about asks ( ദ്ദി ˙ᗜ˙ ᵕ)𓈒 but EEP yip yip !! ! ay smile a big ginormous puppy grin at yu with my tail wagging so hard it knocks over all da stuff on my desk𓈒 tyu sao much shaunie eek ૮(´∇｀ა*)ノ" 𓈒 licks yu licks yu licks yu𓈒 ay am de Most xcited fur break my mommy ish coming tomorrow & we're gonna go out fur pizza yayay !! ૮(o^ ︶ ^o)აノ" also our breaks will be da most whimsical i really wanna wear my tail but da only time i wore it out people made fun of mi errr ૮('~')ა 𓈒𓈒𓈒 & my dad is a meanie so it might hav tu love at uni𓈒𓈒𓈒 my tail droops between my legs𓈒 ay fear my dorm ish a Dump tu ay am cooked becus ay hav tu clean before goin' home𓈒 beleeghhh ay no no wanna ૮(¬⤙¬ )ა

[oscarwiide]

i’d pledge allegiance to the flag. if the flag was a picture of sam’s ginormous TITS

[hischariotsurplus]

Great American Scream Machine: Mercian

Opened in 1989 at Six Flags Great Adventure, formerly known as the tallest coaster in the world at one point, The Great American Scream Machine or Mercian was the throne leader due to his incredible height. Each theme park established height as a sign of leadership, so instantly Mercian became leader. Mercian was known for his hard work around the park and keeping everyone safe to the extent.

Mercian and The Dawn of The 2000’s

Around the turn of the millennium, Mercian was wondering what new coasters would be built in his park in the coming century and years. Getting to see and meet new coaster friends was his favorite thing for sure. However, when it comes to some coaster like in 1999, Medusa, Mercian didn’t enjoy her company. In 2001, Nitro was crowned the leader due to his height and Mercian never new roller coasters could get that big. The sheer size difference was getting to him. Maybe people want bigger and faster coasters. Maybe they don’t want loops and instead airtime based hills and ginormous drops. Always afraid of being replaced was his biggest concern. Around 2002, Arrow Dynamics went out of business. As a roller coaster from that company who wasn’t really doing the best physically and mentally, Mercian’s nightmares were only starting. 2005 came fast and it was already five years into the new millennium. Mercian gave up his spot of leadership for the second time in 4 years. This spot wasn’t leadership, but royalty.

Mercian was worrying a lot for the park around this time as bankruptcy was really bad for Six Flags Great Adventure at this time. After so many new additions to Six Flags Great Adventure, this would draw crowds to Mercian, but even so, he’d still get many people to ride him. Mercian still had hope and was feeling better after Kingda Ka explained to Mercian that he’s still a popular attraction to still get lines at this time in age for a classic like him. Deep down, he still had fears of being removed since in 2007, the closure of Batman, Robin and The Chiller was announced.

The Downfall of The Great American Scream Machine: Mercian

Towards the end of the 2000’s, Mercian was happy, despite all of the hardships and issues he faced as an Arrow Dynamics coaster. Being slightly scared of what the future is like for him, seeing all new attractions and making so many more friends was just all he wanted in life. Back in his day, competition was his main motivation of being the best there was for Six Flags Great Adventure. Eventually losing his records to other coasters and losing ridership to newer additions to Six Flags Great Adventure, Mercian was still loved by many and saw it through the ridership he got during his last days.

Closing on July 18th 2010, Mercian was given a ceremony to commemorate his greatest achievements by the park's modern coasters. Hugs and celebrations to honor such a great leader for his time and dedication to the park to keep it running was all the new coasters could ever ask for. Mercian gave every new addition a chance at shining like the “Star Spangled Banner.” Even if he would never see the park's progress, he’d still have his chance at meeting the friends that changed him and changing the park for the better.

Green Lantern And Mercian’s Purgatory

Mercian felt immense pain from the deconstruction process. With no euthanizing numbing, he felt every welded piece of track be removed and taken apart. Eventually, from the pain, he passed sooner than expected. The Great American Scream Machine would soon be removed to make room for a new attraction called Green Lantern. Mercian never knew that he’d be replaced, and that being his biggest fear. Fortunately for Mercian, one last piece of his track remains today in the safari at the park. This is a very important factor as he is still alive but living in the safari. To this day, The park's coaster never knew he’s still alive.