#and send a nice message

[afamiliarsword]

Honestly kids who're being exposed to their first couple of art classes against their own will should just be given pinterest and then told to send nice messages to artists they like. I think that would be cool.

[noodles-and-tea]

You’ve just got this real magic, capturing the sunshine summer of childhood in the tiny Pines twins. Like I am fully convinced I could show the overcast sky one of your pictures of Stanley and the sky would be like. Pack it up clouds, time to get back to the sun.

Ohh thank you :(((((

[nocek]

Miguel is the plan guy in this triad (however useless it is with a chaos incarnate in it) and he'll make sure of it one bad fashion statement at a time.

[forgettable-au]

Does Wingdings have a skeleton shaped teacup from Asgore, like Alphys and Undyne do, or is that an AWD (after-wingdings) thing

This is a very important question

Can we see the teacup if its real

I don't think that's how you're supposed to hold a teacup....

Yeah, Asgore definitely gave him one LMAO but this is before Alphys got one, Undyne might have hers already

Asgore just really likes giving gifts...

[killertoons]

i love your drag queen eddie... just wanted to tell you that. hope you have a nice day today and a great week ahead of you!!

you're a such a sweetie, thank you for the message it made my whole week! 🥹

Scarlett loves you too as well, so have this treat!

💌💋

[cherishedpngs]

did god send you personally orrr..?? you're an angel

thank you, and yes he did

[shepscapades]

sh shep

your sona is so

oughff

i love

thanks for existing

or something

have a good day

OH TAAANKY YOUUU

[linkerbell]

Idk some silly gif i made of feral moon boy

[whalesharkstho]

(sorry if this sent twice, it seemed like my internet shit itself)

Your Jazz art has been so inspiring for me, it's been helping me through really dark times rn and just seeing my favorite guy done so much justice and in such a fantastic style makes things feel less hard. Thanks for posting sm and hope you know you'll always have a fan ❤❤❤ (might be able to convince my aro ass to even ship jazzop but we will see lmao /silly)

ahhhhh this message is one i’ve been staring at for a while it’s been making me giggle and kick my feet i’m SO very glad you like how i draw jazz!!! he’s my fave bot to draw and i’m very very happy my art is bringing you a sense of joy!! it’s genuinely all i desire as an artist for people to be happy when they see my work

anyway, here’s a jazz doodle for you!! i’m wishing you well and i hope things get better for you but in the meantime know there will be a pretty much endless well of jazz content from me X]

[besotted-with-austen]

“Elizabeth had no idea Darcy was flirting even when he was really obvious about his intentions” and “a mix of Darcy actively trying to distance himself and his attitude towards everyone he had in contempt kept Elizabeth oblivious to his intentions” are both true statements and one doesn’t invalidate the other.

[thebibliosphere]

Whenever I get a particularly nasty message, I always check to see if they're following me first. Nine times out of ten, they're not. But they're also, unfortunately, the same people who feel entitled to send me multiple messages in a row, most of them heavily steeped in the language of moralization and purity.

Like whenever I talk about painkillers or pain management, I always get a handful of well-meaning people who are maybe new to my blog or are just young, asking me if I've tried diet/exercise/meditation, etc.

Sometimes I'll respond to them. Other times I'll just ignore them because I get those kinds of messages so often it's like white noise, and maybe part of me hopes if they stick around on my blog, they'll learn it through exposure via my incessant bitching.

When you see me responding to someone offering that kind of advice, it's either because I'm at my fucking limit or because I'm hoping it's a teachable moment and an otherwise seemingly nice person might unlearn some harmful biases.

The people who don't follow me are not interested in any kind of conversation on the subject. They do, however, feel the most qualified to tell me, someone they didn't know existed until one of my posts crossed their dash, how to manage my life, everything I'm doing wrong, and why I'm a bad person.

And for them, my disability is proof that I am a bad person because they view health as a moral issue.

If you're sick, it's because you don't exercise enough, don't eat the right foods, don't pray enough, don't do enough. They genuinely believe that if they say and do all the right things, like a Good Person, they'll never get sick.

It's their security blanket against the harsh reality that anyone is one bad day away from disability. One faulty gene, one bad infection, one bad accident away from a life-long diagnosis. And if they do get sick, it's a test. A challenge to be overcome with Willpower as they learn the True Meaning of Life.

It can never just be a simple fact of life that sickness happens. That disability exists without a moral reason.

And it's suffocating.

Day in, day out. Folks who don't know me from fucking Eve telling me I'm being punished. Not always as outright as that. They don't always use that word. But sometimes I appreciate it when they do because at least then they're being honest. They're not couching it in the softer language of leftist circles. Not hiding it behind concern.

Because the truth is, there are just as many folks who think they're liberal and enlightened who'd be happy if disabled people just stopped existing. They don't like thinking about us because it makes them think about themselves. About their own fragility and mortality, and they hate that. They hate that there's something they can't control with their thoughts and actions. That they can't moralize their way out of.

Honestly, it's a relief when people are just cunts about it because I can hit the block button, safe in the knowledge that they were never the kind of person who would see me as a person. But when it's some 20yo kid with their pronouns, orientation, and "ACAB" in their profile spouting the same kind of moralization, sometimes even with the language of eugenics, it feels like such a betrayal. Like a loss.

And perhaps if I wasn't multiply disabled, I'd have the energy to pull them back. To tell them why they're wrong and hope like hell they realize what they're doing is harmful. But then, if I wasn't disabled, they wouldn't be messaging me, so I wouldn't be dealing with it.

I wouldn't be expected to use my existence as a teachable moment to spoon-feed them compassion. But I am, and I do. When I can. Not always with the grace that's warranted. Not always with the thought and compassion I ought to. (And I don't; I acknowledge that. I'm prone to anger and off-the-cuff remarks that are hurtful too. Though I try to keep most of it to myself or save it for therapy.)

Basically, if you've made it this far through the TED talk, don't be fucking cunts to disabled people. Don't tell chronically ill people to try yoga. Don't moralize pain relief. Suffering is not noble.

You need to kill the cop and the priest in your head telling you otherwise.

And also if you're the nice people sending me nice messages. Thank you. It helps cushion all of *gestures* this.

[joenateuser]

Jack Champion

[visualtaehyun]

The Next Prince Trailer language annotations and various bits and bobs! Let's goooo~

Since I've read the novels, I'm gonna try to keep this as spoiler-free as possible! If you've also read the novels, then please just silently make eye contact with me across the room and give a meaningful nod instead of ruining the fun for other folks :P

Disclaimer: not a native Thai speaker, still learning 🙏

First things first- Their names are Khanin and Charan, yes, but their nicknames (no context or explanation lol) are Nin and Ran so that's what I'll often be calling them ✌

This is Nin's debut / official introduction to the public as the heir of Assavadevathin. I've gone ahead and marked/named all characters:

In the novel, Jay is a stage actor but seeing him be the center of this choir, it seems they've changed that to him being a singer!

In all of these instances we can see a bit of world-building - the hand over the heart is an Emmalian gesture of respect, straight from the novels:

As you can see, characters of different comparative ranks may execute it differently, depending on the recipient. Additionally, you can see some of the commoners or attendants bowing or curtsying in front of the royals.

When the King gives Charan the quest to return Khanin to Emmaly, there's an interesting bit of information getting lost in translation:

Thipokbowon: ปู่มีชรัณคนเดียวที่ฝากฝังอะไรไว้ได้ /bpuu mee Charan khohn diao thee faak fang a-rai wai dai/ = I only have you that I can entrust something to. -> ปู่ /bpuu/ = grandpa

Thipokbowon: หลานรีบไปสืบหาด่วน [...] /laan reep bpai seuup haa duaan/ = (You) hurry and find out [...] -> หลาน /laan/ = grandchild

Thipokbowon can mostly be heard referring to himself as เรา /rao/ in the trailer but with Charan, he specifically refers to himself and Ran in a familiar and informal way! Sidenote: You can hear the King call Nin หลาน /laan/ as well in the trailer.

Similarly, Khanin refers to himself by his nickname when speaking to Tatdanai, as does Tatdanai refer to himself as พ่อ /por/ = dad. Khanin says:

นินได้แชมป์แล้วน่ะ /Nin dai champ laaeo na/ = I won!

The Fencing Club 🤺 And the guy standing closest to Nin?

Likely his best friend Paul! Because he also shows up in the scene where Nin and Ran are at a party with his friends. The two we get close-ups of are probably Paul and Samantha then:

And please disregard the subs cause we can clearly hear them all chant "Kenneth! Kenneth! Kenneth!" As confirmed by P'Den and Nong New, that's Nin's English name:

CharanKhanin will be moving through various pronoun choices, nicknames, and registers throughout the course of the plot (and I shall of course publicly lose my mind about it every single time :P ) but in the trailer, we really only hear a sprinkling of that. When they first meet, they both use ผม/คุณ /pom, khun/ (= polite formal male 1st pers. pronoun and polite formal 2nd pers. pronoun) which they mostly keep using all the way till Emmaly:

Nin: นี่คุณเป็นใครวะ /nee khun bpen khrai wa/ = Who the hell are you?

We can first hear royal register being used by Charan though (in reference to Nin and before returning to Emmaly) when talking about Nin's true identity:

Ran: [...] ท่านชายคณินทร์ พระองค์มีสายเลือดของกษัตริย์ /tan chaai Khanin, phra-ohng mee saai leuuat khaawng ga-sat/ = [...] Prince Khanin, His Royal Highness has royal blood. -> พระองค์ /phra-ohng/ is a 3rd pers. pronoun used for high-ranking royalty like the King, princes, or princesses

Once in Emmaly and when in company or public, Charan is always heard using proper address with Khanin, such as:

Ran: ฝ่าบาท /faa baat/ -> ฝ่าบาท /faa baat/ is a 2nd pers. pronoun used for certain ranks of royalty

Ran: คือหน้าที่ของกระหม่อม /keuu naa-thee khaawng gra-maawm/ = Those are my duties. -> กระหม่อม /gra-maawm/ is a 1st pers. pronoun used by a male speaker when addressing royalty of certain ranks Sidenote: Chakri, Nin's butler, also uses it but as an ending particle (like ครับ /khrap/), not in this trailer but in the novels and the pilot.

Funny intermission-- here's Nin swinging away with god-knows-what to defend himself from the strangers invading his home:

Moving on! Both Nin and Ran can be heard using the male ending particle พ่ะย่ะค่ะ /pha-ya-kha/ that's used with certain royalty. Nin with (who I assume might be) the King--

Nin: ��ันใช้ความกล้าและความตั้งใจจริงต่างหากพ่ะย่ะค่ะ /man chai khwaam glaa lae khwaam dtang-jai jing dtaang haak pha-ya-kha/

--and Ran with Nin sometimes. Here are two such instances:

Ran: [...] ต้องขออภัยล่วงหน้าด้วยพ่ะย่ะค่ะ /dtaawng khaaw a-phai luaang naa duay pha-ya-kha/

Ran: หลังจากนี้กระหม่อมอยากให้เราระวังตัวในการใกล้ชิดกันมากขึ้นพ่ะย่ะค่ะ /lang jaak nee, gra-maawm yaak hai rao ra-wang dtuaa nai gaan glaai-chit maak kheun pha-ya-kha/ = From now on, I want us to be more cautious about being close to each other.

Last notes coming up~ A filming site observation from personal experience:

This scene was surely filmed at Chatuchak market in Bangkok, I recognize the type of numbered sign above their heads!

There is only one character I cannot identify - this mystery lady right here:

I have an idea who she might be but that's top secret :P

And lastly-- (partial) Title drop!

Nin: คุณอุตส่าห์บินข้ามฟ้าไปพาผมกลับมา [...] /khun oot-saa bin khaam faa bpai phaa pom glap maa/ = You diligently flew across the sky to bring me back, [...]

-> The Next Prince's native title is ข้ามฟ้าเคียงเธอ /khaam faa khiiang ter/ = Across the Sky, Beside You ✨

⇒ emblems, territories and royal houses of Emmaly ⇒ royal family of Emmaly ⇒ characters and cast of TNP ⇒ all my TNP posts

[pushing500]

Hehehe, bestowing ceremonies always make people look so strange and wiggly.

The Empire really likes the Jones Boys, and is already prepared to make them Barons—though, for some reason, they say we need a skull throne instead of a Grand Meditation Throne. Maybe they're World Eaters fans?

Unfortunately, I couldn't fix the skull throne requirement by shuffling the Rim of Madness: Bones mod around in the mod loading order, so I had to remove it entirely. It did mean all my bone china sculptures and plumbing fixtures broke, but at least we have the proper Baron title requirements of a Grand Meditation Throne.

We have also received word of another mechlink somewhere nearby. Perhaps we'll see about collecting it someday.

Finally, it seems we're still receiving gifts from our old outposts near Sparks! Arwell sent us a skip psytrainer and six voidsight serums, perhaps as a "congratulations" gift for becoming Praetors. How nice of them!

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[rainbow-sunshine-unicorn]

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[zhukzucraft]

Your latest Quadruple Life update really made me have to stop and and ponder how effortlessly impressive your style. The way you merge the art with actual minecraft screenshots is so unique and it flows so well. I especially love the way you add lighting and depth into it. I'd love to hear your typical process if you're willing to share

hey there! i'm sorry i'm answering this so late, but here's how i draw QL

(dedicated also to everyone who's ever sent me compliments on my style. i see them, and i keep them in my inbox to chew on with my brain)

the first step is getting a background screenshot, then sketching a pose over it at half opacity. Once that is done, i lower the opacity all the way down to 0 and the sketch to about 20% and start filling in the colours on a layer underneath

i usually trace then fill the biggest colour "blobs", then draw the rest of the details over them. Since it's all pixelated, it's quite easy to select a part and then add smaller details within its borders. "Protect Alpha" also helps

once the overall picture is done, i add Chromatic Aberration (from 0 to 4 on either axis depending on how close to the screen the character is) and filters for environmental effects if necessary

then i add the background back in, maybe throw down a shadow, crop it, and it's done!

might not be the most efficient way to go about it, but it works for me!