#Sh Crack

[psymachine]

two friends who just bought a bar together and have their whole lives ahead of them

[freyholland]

The party at camp: So tonight we’re eating a bunch of random shit we found in barrels, everybody cool with that?

Shadowheart, who’s eaten the same few foods at the House of Grief every day for the past forty years:

[knnylynn]

Made a cool ass edit pls watch this

[hy4c1nthh]

found a pink piece of paper only one option

[mahanaritala]

I-IS THAT OPPARINDER!?!?

(There's more under this post where my Narinder meets this Opparinder-)

I just had the most funniest idea..like....Narinder as a Oppa is so funny 😭. A alternate universe where his still the God of Death... (y'all if you know Goblin, I love you) 😭😭. THIS KEPT ME UP ALL NIGHT- (Plus the other lamb art that I'm not done with yet-)

What if there was a Opparinder-😭

[daintydolldiary]

It's not relapsing if I never meant to stop,,, right? It's just new pretty scars on the blank canvas that is my body!

[samijey]

why are they always like this.......

bonus Jey responding with some serious "i love you // i know" energy:

[lxmitlxss]

How does one unscroll?

[dorothygale123]

I'd say I'm becoming a nerd, but that ship sailed a long time ago. I guess I'm just expanding my nerdiness to other areas.

Anyway, MORE MYTHOLOGY!

So in Journey to the West, the Buddha explains that there are 4 'spiritual primates' that don't fit into any categories for immortals or types of creatures. Fans of Lego Monkie Kid are likely familiar with 2, the Stone Monkey Sun Wukong and the Six Eared Macaque. The other 2, the Long-armed Gibbon and the Red-Buttocked Baboon are a lot more obscure. They only get a brief mention in JttW because the focus of the chapter they appear in is Macaque, but the idea of a set of super powerful Immortal monkeys is just too fun to pass up, you know? So I've been thunking my thinker.

What if each primate was associated with a different realm (mortal, heavenly, lunar, and underworld) and element? I know the 4 elements (earth, water, wind, fire) are a western idea rooted in alchemy and eastern mythology has 5 elements (earth, water, fire, metal, wood), but there aren't 5 monkeys and this is just a thought experiment and not me trying to force western ideas onto eastern culture.

Got it? Good.

Now, Sun Wukong is very solidly earth because he's, you know, a rock. No surprise there. He was also born in the mortal realm and spent most of his life there, so we'll call him the celestial primate of the mortal realm while we're at it.

The Six-Eared Macaque is another easy one. A lot of LMK fannon associates him with wind, inferring that his heightened hearing has something to do with wind magic. He's also very closely tied to the moon because of the line in "Shadow Play" where he directly compares the Warrior (himself) to the moon. So Macaque is the celestial primate of wind and the Lunar realm.

Now here's where we get a bit more speculative and start using information creatively. There are 2 monkeys, realms, and elements left I want to use, so let's start with the monkeys so everyone has a baseline understanding.

The Long Armed Gibbon (Gibs, from now on) is described as being able to "seize the sun and moon, shorten a thousand mountains, distinguish auspicious from inauspicious, and manipulate planets and stars."

The Red Buttocked Baboon (Babs for short) has "knowledge of yin and yang, understands human affairs, is adept I'd daily life and can avoid death and lengthen its life."

Starting with the realms because they seem easiest to assign, I would give Gibs the Heavenly realm because of its ability to move around celestial objects like the sun, moon, planets, and stars. This leaves the Underworld to Babs, which I think fits nicely because their "knowledge of yin and yang" and "understand[ing] of human affairs" would make them a good assistant to the 10 Kings of the Underworld.

Next comes the 2 remaining elements, water and fire, which are a bit tricky because it could go both ways.

Gibs could be fire because the sun and stars are giant balls of burning plasma, but also water because the sky/heavens are often associated with an ocean or other bodies of water in several different mythologies. For example, in Egyptian mythology, Ra sailed his boat through the sky every day, while in early Abrahamic belief the sky was a huge dome with water on the other side, and rain happened when floodgates were opened to let the water through. In Chinese myth specifically, the Milky Way is often depicted as a river that is sailed through by various deities.

Babs could fit with fire as well because underworlds and hell-adjacent places are often shown to have fires to torment and punish the sinful dead, no surprise there. But there is surprisingly a lot of water symbolism in the realm of the dead as well. For example, some people may be familiar with the Japanese idea of the Sanzu River, very similar in concept to the Greek River Styx, as well as the Chinese Huang Quan/Yellow springs.

Personally I would pair Babs with fire because he has red in his name, making him the celestial primate of fire and the Underworld.

That leaves Gibs to be the celestial primate of water and the Heavenly realm.

I feel pretty good about this, but if anyone else has other ideas I'd love to hear them.

Sh*tpost Masterlist

[darabeatha]

[godblooded]

an unnecessary reminder i will go to bat any day of the week for james sunderland.

[drugwhore69]

Breakfast

[daintydolldiary]

:3

Venty vent

Gonna tear into my pretty little porcelain, I promise. One day I'll even shatter it into a million pieces, the red life will spread from my once again lifeless figure in such a beautiful sea of crimson.

I'm such worthless shit, God Dolly should just leave this world. Wanna die wanna die wanna die wanna die wanna die wanna die wanna die!

I hate acting happy for everyone! Did it maybe cross your mind that Doll is *always* messaging because THEY ALWAYS WANNA FUCKING DIE!!! Dolls friends are the only thing keeping them teathered to this earth!

[shinyhappysims]

Wednesday, 7:42 PM, Saelim household, Tomarang

Ramphai: Oh, my Nidnok! You finally came over. My friends’ sons go see their moms more often than you come see me and you live next door!

Niran: You know you could come over to our house if you want to see me so badly.

Ramphai: Alright Niran, I’m just messing around.

Niran: I know. I’m here to tell you Jamilah had our second baby. Courage-John.

Ramphai: You guys sure are popping them out quickly! Congratulations! I’ll come to see him soon.

Niran: Yes. We’re very blessed. Jamilah wants as many kids as God sees fit so hopefully there’s more to come.

Ramphai: More power to her. 2 times being pregnant was more than enough for me. I have no clue how she would want to keep going.

Arun: Because she’s batshit.

Niran: Excuse me?

Arun: You heard me. Your wife is batshit crazy. You stuck your dick in crazy. She’s hot but not hot enough to put up with.

Niran: Well that’s hardly appropriate.

Ramphai: Arun, close the fridge. But, Nidnok, I hate to say this but Jamilah is a tad much. She saw me outside leaving offerings on my altar and chewed me out about it. I came back about 10 minutes later and the fruits were gone and the incense was on the ground. I’ve always been respectful of you guys’s religion but she will never do the same for us.

Niran: I didn’t come here for you guys to say falsehoods about my wife.

Arun: Nah, we’re not lying. That girl ain’t right.

Niran: AT LEAST I HAVE A WIFE!

*awkward silence*

Arun: Yo, what the fu—

Ramphai: Good night Niran! I’ll come see the baby in the morning.

Niran: Lovely. I’ll have Jamilah make you tea.

Ramphai: No, no… that’s alright. No need to stress her out.

Niran: Right, then. I’ll head out. Good night.

[flashthescalesian-art]

Hondo: This should be illegal!

Kitsune: *flatly* It is.

[lxmitlxss]