#being without internet is interesting

[silverstrying]

stay safe!! didn't realize you got hit with the hurricane too :[

You care🥺🥺❤ No worries though!, we don't have internet but we do have power, and theres no trees on the house or cars👍which is more than I can say for most people in my area.

Hopefully the gas stations will be open again tomorrow, the lines down the street waiting for a spot at the 1 gas station open within 50 miles are craaazy.

[ganondoodle]

sometimes i wish i was one of those artist that make people go "this is a PAINTING???" or "with WHAT programm/medium???" but its just not what i can do or find fun :/

[irregodless]

so the continuation of snowgrave is interesting

noelle says the night before kris visited her and kiiiind of but not really? apologized for the snowgrave route. at least we can assume kris is remorseful for that because when we resume control and reassert our dominance over her they fuck up a trash can in a rage

noelle is also excited that kriss old deadpan voice was back. meaning that kris never used to emote and any enthusiasm that we make them exhibit is not their true reaction. even the nice friendly pacifist things though thats not too new information

i didnt talk to catti yet but in a pacifist route she resents kris for becoming friends with susie which. is a pretty extreme reaction. in fact everyone has a pretty extreme reaction to her that doesnt seem. entirely justified. catti also puts a hex on kris (jockington neutralizes kt with the power of SPORTS) and mentions their past of studying the occult together

we also know that kris has like. monster dysphoria. they wanted to be like their adopted momster family even having a horn headband like we see in tennas flashback. its possible since humans couldnt do magic as well as monsters kris studied it with catti to try and find a way to cast magic as a human

i wonder if the human soul we play as isnt like. a demonic possession they conjured. but i also wonder if kris wasnt born without a soul. the idea of a deadpan voice aligns with how we usually depict a "soulless" person

at the same time kris ALWAYS returns the soul to their body which means that kris NEEDS it to some extent. whether thats that they cant survive without a soul for extended periods of time or because they need us the player to do their bidding and play into their plans

maybe kris needs a bustling dark castletown to achieve their goals. maybe this time playing the pacifist is playing into the goals of the villain

[uncanny-fellow]

My only take on the KHML news is that I'm really surprised they even tried to make another mobile game while UX was dying and DR didn't even get to finish properly, if I recall correctly? (Of course correct me if I'm wrong — my memory is hazy.) Obviously UX saw a decent amount of success for a while but I just don't think the odds were ever looking good for the future of another KH mobile game by the time it was announced.

I hope they put what they've accomplished so far into a new project, in whatever form. Because I really do want to see what they cooked up. But also Kingdom Hearts has been one of my favorite series for 20 years and I have to admit the mobile games era has not been my favorite. I love their stories, DR especially, but the storytelling always feels really limited by the mobile format.

[farrahda5hy]

as someone who is literally about to dedicate my life to teaching writing, literature, and critical analysis. I do believe there's a place for 'booktok' type books. Just as I would want my students to have an enjoyment of reading, I think it's important that other people also enjoy reading. however, I think my issues with "booktube" and "booktok" is that the enjoyment isn't really from reading. It seems that the enjoyment comes from shitting on books that isn't for them. Everyone's taste are different, and I totally get that. I think the larger issues are the publishing and watering down of reading to be a commodity. I also wish to encourage people to read things that doesn't just appeal to your likes. Read "challenging" books as well, whatever challenging may mean to you. For example, I am not a horror person by any means, but a good and trusted friend who I also consider a colleague in my field (who knows who they are) recommended me this book. It's challenging for me because I'm not fond of the genre and the other works by this author seem to have been a little "young" for me, which is fine. The point is that due to the fact that so much of my experience with reading is 90% academic, I push for the idea of a "popcorn" read. I either am like "oh, I ate this whole bag of popcorn" or "Oh man, I shouldn't have ate all that popcorn. @koshertaako I know you are a librarian. Do you have any insight from your expertise? I imagine you have a more hands on view of what people are reading in general.

[lord-squiggletits]

I was at a "making friends" kind of social event just this past week and ended up having two subsequent conversations with different people that gave me an interesting reflection on my own reasons for writing without me even intending to make the conversation about it.

First conversation: The person talked about the feeling of awe from being at a music concert and how incredible it is that so many complete strangers can be united by a singular love of music. I related to it with regards to my own writing and how many people have read my stuff. Ended up telling this guy about some of the AO3 comments I've gotten from people to the effect of helping motivate them to live/just reflect on life in general. Somehow went into a tangent about a suicidal friend of mine who died when we were in high school, and me saying that maybe the reason I write so much about the things I do is because of the influence his death had on me. And the other person ended up asking me, 'So do you think it's like every time you write, you're doing it in his memory in a way?'

Subsequent conversation was with someone who was a psychologist for a day job, and I ended up telling them that I was kind of thinking of getting a degree in psychology/therapy one day because writing about mental health issues had gotten me so interested in the world of helping people heal themselves. But then I was also like, "Well, I don't know, it could be that I don't need to become a psychologist to help people with mental health. Maybe helping people by being a writer and telling stories is enough."

It was just a surprising, but topical realization for me to have talking to a bunch of strangers. For someone like me who's often preoccupied with doing and having knowledge and expertise, I often fall into the idea that you need to be directly involved in helping people to really be making a difference. I've literally had thoughts in my mind along the lines of "I'm so smart, hardworking, and dedicated when it comes to writing, but wouldn't it have been so much more of a net gain to the world if I'd decided to be this passionate about something like being a doctor or activist that actually helps people?" It's not like I truly regret being a writer (or ever will, because there's nothing else that I love so much), but in my bad moments I truly do sometimes think "Why does it make a difference if I entertain people or make them feel nicer for a while if it doesn't actually change anything in the world?" To quote one of my favorite Transformers fics of all time, "There was nothing that would have been more worthwhile, but that didn't rule out the possibility that the whole damn universe was wasting its time."

I guess the answer is that making someone feel better, even in a small way, is changing the world, even if it's just a few people, and even if it's just as simple as making someone's day better.

[isekyaaa]

The Genshin_Romance subreddit is honestly one of the funniest places on Genshin related reddit. Like I'm used to Tumblr and Ao3 being so incredibly gay, that being recommended that subreddit in my feed, a place where gay ships aren't allowed, is such a culture shock. The best part is that there are 14k members and they all have literally the worst and most boring taste in heterosexual ships like I think the funniest one is Wriothesley x Clorinde.

[dors-ee]

Hmmm. No. I still don't take it as canon. I mean it actually isn't canon or truly official, but even if it was made canon and truly official by Riot, I still would reject it.

(Quickly :I am genuinely happy for those that liked it and love the fact they kissed btw! I'm happy for you you got something you like! Truly!)

I don't think they kissed. Like i reject the MV making them kiss and for me they didn't kiss. I don't think whether it was 1 or 2 days or a few weeks or a month, that they did anything. Not with the situation, not with their past, etc.

I prefer and think it better, where they don't kiss and where they know there's something, the love is definitely there, but don't act on it, in in a very very... idk. Conventionally romantic explicit way I mean. I'd rather have this realism, like in term of psychology, and this... I don't know. It is terribly romantic* too, whilst realistic. (* wide meaning including artistic/literary movement.).

For me, timebomb is romantic (wide meaning. encompasses the artistic/literary movement) and poetic, and not into stereotypical and conventional romantic gestures. Not yet I mean, for the MU. (one can be romantic/poetic and have conventional romantic gestures yes. Those are not exclusive in general. Depends how it's done and the context.) Because that's how it was made in canon and what fits their story and them for now.

Ofc in the future I wouldn't mind kisses and all. Would more than welcome them actually. It depends how it'll be done, but I would really more than welcome them in the future.

But right now, where they were in s2, it didn't fit. Even with notions of poetry and romanticism and conventional romantic gesture and personal preferences and thoughts aside I mean. It didn't fit. (psychology and characters and relationship developments and story and context etc )

We didn't need a kiss. (I can like kisses, and more, in pre war, in purely fanon exploratory stuff. But purely as a "this is imagination and fun to explore". My mind is open to exploration and fun. It's for what wants to pass as canon that I take issues with.)

If I go further and into more personal territory, it actually bothers me that one was made. I get it, for most people kisses are needed as a show of romantic love. Like I get it.

And i do acknowledge this is partially personal, why it bothers me that well. we got a more stereotypical conventional show of romantic love. But it bothers me. It feels like a "you all want a conventional show of love in the form of a kiss so here!" whether it truly works or not... It's what's expected so it's what is given.

and it does feel like fan service a little.

I don't like that there's a kiss and I don't want it and... whatever pple believe for themseleves, like be free of course (and again, genuinely happy for those that liked it), but it isn't canon. Like objectively it isn't, but again even if it was made canon by riot I would still reject it personally.

to summarize : I don't think that they kiss fits -where they were with their relationships, where they were individually in their development, the context of the story, psychology, etc.- and was even needed as a show or romantic feelings, like that is outside of personal taste and preferences and feelings I mean.

And ... well inside of personal taste and preferences I also do not like it. I do have a preference for romantic -wide meaning- poetic and not conventional romantic gestures but the love is still there everywhere type of dynamics. (which the mme mv did do and do so well and it has inspired and pushed me so much.)

Also, for me, where they where in s2, it is tentative. For me there is a knowledge and acknowledgement of feelings but no action. Things are still tentative, there's still an open wound, or several, plus the war looming over. They can't show overt big reciprocated gesture of affection yet. It is there but it can't flow freely yet.

I mean again, everyone is free etc etc. But bc everyone is free, i say nope. Not for me.

I am not saying it is a bad MV. I am saying not for me and I think it doesn't fit timebomb in canon to have kissed pre war. And I also as a personal preference prefer them to not have kissed.

(and yes, as a more general parenthesis and tangent: I will be picky about content. It's not bc we don't get a lot that we have to settle for anything. I saw this opinion recently and like no. No no no. We can be picky, we can expect, and demand quality. Actually we should. We can be grateful for what we got without being doormats. we should ask for quality, or we won't get it, if we just settle for anything.

I'm not saying this specific world collide mv is not quality. I am speaking in general. We can be picky. And we can demand better. We should actually, and not just with timebomb or arcane. Bc this sentiment "be grateful don't ask for more" i've seen it with other medias and outside of it and... no? we can and should ask for more and better.)

also : yes. it's not that serious in the end and it's just fiction. Doesn't mean emotions and opinions about it can't exist. But it's just fictional characters and fiction at the end of the day. I am aware.

And it's just a kiss, i'm aware of that too. Would I be sooo upset if it was made canon? no. Would i still reject it for me? yeah. but I wouldn't be upset.

[bisexualcreature]

enough. stop making content out of people's pain

[katyspersonal]

[lokh]

oh my god. a manga where everyones actually wearing masks???

edit: NEVERMIND jumped the gun here it was just for one scene cos they were at a nail salon 😭

edit 2: hmm actually. depending on how recently this manga was drawn it could just be reflective of how not everyone wears masks. the customers are wearing masks in the salon but outside usually not but Sometimes. they are

edit 3: I WAS RIGHT??

[itwoodbeprefect]

i love websites that contain text-based information

[wild-at-mind]

If you ever see me becoming one of those transmisandry people, please fucking call me out immediately.

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads

The Last

slow building apocalyptic thriller

an american academic is at a conference in a remote Swiss hotel when a nuclear apocalypse strands him with just 20 others

50 days in, a body is found in a watertank and he becomes obsessed with investigating to find out who did it

even though the remaining people are just trying to quietly survive as supplies slowly dwindle and the winter approaches

[tortellinigirl]

i will never understand the people who see someone wearing one of those tails on their pants and are like “omg it’s a BUTTPLUG!!! EW!!!” Firstly because, like, 9 times out of 10 the person in question is just some tween/teen expressing themself with silly fashion and it’s so weird to imply anything sexual is going on there, especially as a grown adult?? But secondly, I’m sorry but, like. Do you know where your butthole is? Because i PERSONALLY have never worn a buttplug tail, but i have a butthole, and i feel like if i wanted to display something attached to it, i’d have to cut a hole in the seat of my pants or something. Like how do they think a tail attached to the WAIST of someone’s pants could ALSO be simultaneously inside their asshole???? Like MAYBE if it’s a really long tail? but i feel like you’d be able to see that it’s coming from INSIDE the pants rather than attached to the outside.

obviously i agree that practicing kink requires consent and it’s wrong to involve unconsenting members of the public in sexual roleplay but like. I am so convinced that is almost NEVER what’s happening with the tail wearing. People just see something a little out of the ordinary and automatically assume it’s a sex thing bc they lack whimsy and zest for life.

[dapperinsanity]

GUYS!

HOLY FUCK

I couldn’t remember the name of this old creepypasta comic series for the life of me (for a literal 2 years) but I found it and…

you’re telling me…

that all these years I’ve been gone…

and out of the loop of creepypasta in general…

that PASTAMONSTERS has STILL been going on?!?!

At least until 2023?!?!

GOTDAYUM

I gotta reread the whole thing, my memory is fuzzy.