#and learning

[forever-and-whats-left]

Vroom vroom here comes a stupid poto analysisssssss. Once more I've run into that plot point where they point out "Would you have loved him if he were an ordinary man?"

IDK DUDE.

Her silence is important because it says a lot more than whatever else words would. She doesn't hate him, she is disgusted by him. That is what is clearly stated. But more broadly, who the fuck would Erik be if he WERE ordinary? His name wouldn't even BE Erik. Would he still be so into music? Would they have met? Would Erik even have spent the time to develop her singing skills because, let's be honest, the whole "dead" father bit definitely made her more open to manipulation? So whenever people say, "It's her saying she's in love with him" I feel like people are missing the big picture, because, the WHOLE theme of the book is how we treat those who are "different". Literally. The end of the book has a monologue about questioning whether we should pity Erik. (and the answer is a lot more complicated than a simple yes or no).

SO. IDK. MAYBE???

[randomwordzard]

I love being a tiny human on a big earth under a big sky. I love being alive to learn and create. The world is full of stars for me to draw constellations with. I'm going to drink in every moment of it. peace and love

[jttwlmkaddiction]

Theory: Macaque is partly the reason Wukong sucks at communicating with MK

Don't get me wrong, the Monkey King just straight up sucks at talking things out, but I don't think Macaque helped.

We don't know how long they knew each other before the Brotherhood but we can assume it was long before that point. He almost seems to be a relationship that mimics not just friendship but an informal mentee-mentor one as well.

Wukong is a natural leader, loud and charismatic where Macaque clearly is confident but prefers to be his 'shadow'.

He's more like a right hand monkey to Wukong, but their relationship isn't necessarily defined in that way, or at all. The two have no trouble speaking their minds or messing around so there is definitely a mutual respect. Wukong doesn't necessarily listen to Macaque, though this doesn't seem to really upset him, nor does it seem to bother him that Wukong treats him as something like a younger brother (or whatever) where he expects him to just always be there and to go along with his wild plan of the day.

If you look at it as a Mentor/Mentee situation, their fight might look a little different relating to modern day.

Macaque finally breaks and now that Wukong HAS to listen, he tells him exactly how he screwed up, not with the Jade Emp fight but with him, specifically. Wukong is angry too, but once Macaque leaves, his anger doesn't seem to linger.

I think he listened, and we can tell in modern day. And not necessarily in a good way. Wukong withholds a lot from MK. He doesn't treat MK as an equal until the end of S4. He holds him at bay, and focuses on their mentor/mentee and friendship relationship. Macaque had made him realize that he'd ignored his best friend's 'military' guidance because he'd taken his friendship for granted rather than seeing him as his right hand man. Wukong doesn't want to hear that from MK, wants him to remain MKs hero rather than equal that he would have to listen to, because he failed so badly with Macaque and can't really open himself up to that kind of potential to fail so badly again. He was afraid MK might turn on him or fail him like Macaque did, and he might get MK hurt by not letting him help.

However - when MK and Macaque retrieve Wukong from the scroll, the two have their little non-verbal exchange and after that point Wukong changes his angle on teamwork. His guilty conscious probably got a kick start from the Samadhi fire thing and failed LBD fight, and after spending so much time in the scroll alone reliving his mistakes and subsequently getting Macaques forgiveness or approval or whatever that was, he was finally ready to swallow that fear of screwing up his relationship with MK and to work with everyone else.

[ukusreticence]

this man is a comfort character for me at this point, coping via self indulgence again after artfight #2 drawing

uriel design belongs to @hunterkhean

[flightyalrighty]

zuurmmm

She's listening

[spacekadit]

i am happy

[winke77e]

Checking In

Hey Y'all

Just wanted to check in and announce that I am NOT DEAD.

Okay? Cool cool

I'm in a Homeless 'shelter' right now and the wifi they have is so terrible that I can't even load a gif, so I have leave to use public libraries just to get stuff done.

Don't know how long I'll be here. I'm getting a lot of assistance but I still need to find a job that pays enough to actually allow me to rent a fucking apartment. And, you know America, the place where costs are high and pay is so low, it's deadly.

Lucky I have someone helping me job hunt too :) It's all about who you know, and I am meeting all the people, Istg

[evilbubu]

I love being creative. I love drawing and doodling. I love writing stories. I love paiting. I love editing videos. I love editing pictures. I love making things online like moodboards and posters. God put me on this earth to create and enjoy my hobbies, and if I'm not going to have a fucking blast while doing so <3

[vivilove-jonsa]

Reminders for me 😆 “Write the damn book”

[abc-felixx]

call me a marine coastal zone the way I’m shallow, warm, and nutrient rich

[kiera-raelyn]

This sounds like perfection to me. I always say I wish someone would pay me to be a student, so I could just learn all the things, all the time. I genuinely enjoy college classes and would love to take more, just because.

Alternate universe where I literally just to go to school forever (for free) so I can just learn about art and literature and history and languages for 100 years. No job skills. No credit requirements. No student loans. Just learning.

[elexuscal]

"what did students do before chatgpt?" well one time i forgot i had a history essay due at my 10am class the morning of so over the course of my 30 minute bus ride to school i awkwardly used by backpack as a desk, sped wrote the essay, and got an A on it.

six months later i re-read the essay prior to the final exam, went 'ohhhh yeah i remember this', got a question on that topic, and aced it.

point being that actually doing the work is how you learn the material and internalize it. ChatGPT can give you a short cut but it won't build you the the muscles.

[catmask]

i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

[minicy]

I love talking to kids about disability bc

1. they often just Get It, and

2. they have 0 concept of disability as a tragedy or something pitiable.

I've watched kids get into an argument with a teacher bc they thought wheelchairs were cool. I told a kid that I can't stand for too long sometimes and they replied, "That's okay, I can't do cartwheels sometimes, but I just do other stuff then. You can sit down with me if you want". Today a girl asked me what the headphones on a classmate's desk were for and I told her that headphones are important for some kids because noises bother them, and she said she wished she had headphones at home, because her baby brothers make a lot of noise and it makes it hard to think. The idea that different people could use tools at different times is intuitive and simple and when accessibility aids are explained neutrally, kids don't see them as bad or unfortunate, they're just things that are useful.

Even mental disability!! In Kindergarten the other day one of the kids asked me why his table partner got stickers when nobody else did. I started off by saying, "Well, when you do your work well, it feels good, right? That's your brain giving you a reward," and the kid just right away went, "Oh, and the stickers are like his reward?" YES! You are 5 and have a better grasp on ADHD than most adults! Kids blow me away every day.

[so-much-for-subtlety]

I'm watching breaking bad for the first time, and I really can't stand Walter. Like what as asshole. But if I'm being honest, if I'd watched even just a few years ago I think my smooth brain would have seen him as the underdog hero.

Guys. Guys please. We have to remember that protagonist is not a stand in word for hero and antagonist is not a stand in word for villain. Please. We learned this in middle school. The protagonist is the character the audience follows. The antagonist is the character who is working against the protagonist.