#StandStill

[autisticwriterblog]

This is what happens when someone with no art skills wants to draw. 😂

Seriously though, the lyrics of Standstill mean so much to me as a trans person finally becoming my 'true self'. So I drew this trans pride heart and wrote my favourite lyrics around it.

[trinalwilliams]

Space...

You know that BLANK stare.....

that no where glare...

that empty place...

that empty space...

where we go...

that no one knows

Where feelings subside...

where we glide

A place to go

when you do not know...

I'm there

Tlw

[standstillproject]

Listen/purchase: Manhunt by Standstill

[smashpages]

A preview of Standstill #1 (Image Comics, August 2024) by Lee Loughridge and Andrew Robinson

[addictivecontradiction]

Sleeping with other people, 2015

[itstheghostofmypast]

Hello Everyone!

It took me about six tries to actually come up with a decent way of literally wording what and how I feel. There isn't much to say, honestly, this community has been my safe place for a long time; where I've met great mutuals and people who like my writing. Many of you have sent in requests for which I am truly grateful. Though, as time passes I feel like I have started to lose my touch? Or perhaps some form of inspiration (for whatever I write)

I want to write and I want to give it my best, but if I am unable to do that and meet the expectations of people who've been waiting for so long, I don't really know what I'll do.

It's not that I don't like what I do, it's just that I now feel like it's no longer good enough- again, I feel like this may just be related to my personal insecurities that have begun to creep up, once more. The point is; that at this very moment, I feel as if I've hit a standstill and I guess I just want to know what do you all do to come out of this phase? Even if it is temporary.

[taratarotgreene]

Stay Still when things are extreme

The Solar and lunar standstill feel very frenetic to me. Things are so extreme, The sun and moon have created very unusual unexpected energies. That is also Mercury at declination extremes too. Capricorn Moon and Lilith conjunct at 17° right now, it’s a Leo degree, They trine Juno, goddess of June, marriage and childbirth and feminine genius at 15° Virgo widely trine Mars at 10° Taurus. A nice…

[isolationsandhatred]

OK ok listen.

I love landstill. It's such a cool archetype and so dear and close to my heart but for the most part it is Not Great. It has some glaring issues as an archetype other control lists like Oath or grixis midrange or jeskai tempo or delver or esper control just don't struggle with for the main part, cause we chose standstill as a card draw engine and kind of like Gush it has some Deckbuilding Requirements that make it tick. Part of this is being able to land a threat under a standstill, part of this is managing your standstills vs your absolute tempo and the strange pattern of mana investment that goes along with that, part of that is managing your opponent's tempo while keeping pressure up. I have tried a fair few landstill decks that attempt to balance this: temur landstill with wrenn and oko is a blast but has some card investment/mana spent for the effect issues. UW landstill with Timeless Dragon and Shark Typhoon is great too cause it has a super simplified mana base and can really lean on being able to play wastelands and urza's saga in the same shell as well as having access to stony silence which is just... pretty good. It, however lacks the explosiveness of a t1 oko, t2 standstill kinda start, which is fine, it's just far more control oriented and less midrange which I thought was an interesting dilemma and wanted to play around with.

Enter stiflenaught, a deck that's been around for ages and (a) has a simple manabase, (b) has some explosive clocks (c) has a low manacurve and (d) can toolbox exceptionally well with urza's saga.

I took a stiflenaught shell and modified it to be standstill-compatible and to use lurrus because balance is cracked and we kind of wanted white anyways. This produced a pile of jank so monstrous that it took me a hot second to parse the play patterns associated with it and pare it down to a somewhat-workable pile. We're on a 61 card special because... uh, I like memes? Anyways, here's the list and I've had a lot of fun jamming it. Remember folks, vintage is cool and proxies are based af.

[fieriframes]

[Expressway had been brought to a standstill.]

[autisticwriterblog]

9 10 30 for music asks

I think we can all tell where this is going. 😂Yes, to the surprise of literally nobody who follows me, these are all by Poets of the Fall, so i don't feel the need to add the name of the artist after each song.

9: A song that makes you happy

Can You Hear Me - A lot of Poets songs make me happy, so this was a hard choice. But I went with this one because I rambled only two days ago about how much I adore this song's music video. The music video is an explicit show of diversity, including LGBTQ+ representation, and ends with a message that says 'compassion is the answer'. It really makes me smile.

This is my favourite verse.

There's yet life in these words I speak for peace of mind and our release, And you can have what you want if you want it like you need to breathe, like you need to breathe, like you need to breathe Embrace reality

10: A song that makes you sad

CW: self-harm mention

Save Me - This song is a cry for help. The narrator wants to be saved because he's self-destructing even though he thinks he doesn't deserve love.

Save me I'm my own worst enemy Running headlong to the wall cos I want my freebie Save me You're the only out I see N' I need your love the most when I least deserve it

The first time I heard the lyric "Should I open my wrist again" I nearly cried. It hit too close to home as someone who has scars on my wrist. Although the song still has hope, because like I said, it's about someone asking to be saved.

30: A song that reminds you of yourself

Standstill - This song's lyrics really speak to me. They're about things being shit in the past, but it's okay because they're going to get better. These lyrics especially remind me of my past self and my shitty mental state:

You didn't see how your pain Became your refrain

Whilst these ones remind me of how much better my life has become in the last couple of years. My mental health is manageable, I'm dealing with fewer self-esteem and body image issues, and I honestly think I'm happy some of the time. Which I couldn't imagine when I was a teenager.

But it's alright if you fall You just get up, just go on Never mind the hurt, even if you burn Cos it's all, gonna be so much better The moment your true self's shining through

MUSIC ASKS these are actually pretty fucking hard but why not

[plutoworshiped]

— standstill

i wish you a kinder spring;

∼₊∙♡∙₊∼

music: mistake by NF

[dispatchdcu]

Standstill #2 Review

Standstill #2 Review #standstill #comics #news #art #info #NCBD #previews #reviews #Amazon #image #imagecomics

Writer & Colorist: Lee Loughridge Artist: Andrew Robinson Designer & Letterer: Rob Tweedie Cover Artists: Andrew Robinson & Dave Johnson Publisher: Image Comics Price: $4.99 Release Date: September 25, 2024 A nameless man is using an invention that can stop time to embarrass royal families, kill a murderous motorcycle gang, punish sexual offenders, and damage Burger King restaurants. He travels…

[standstillproject]

Listen on Spotify

[smashpages]

Standstill #1 (Image Comics, August 2024) variant cover by Cary Nord

[derivavertical]

Standstill - Vivalaguerra (2006)

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