#gurt says stuff

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

I've been reading Exodus lately and I've just gotten to the portions where God gives the first commands to the people via Moses (twice), and then goes on to give detailed instructions about the tabernacle and how it should be built, and I'm just... we think art is unimportant?? we think things only mean as much as their functionality?? we so easily fall into the trap of believing that beauty means nothing, that it's cheap and only worth whatever mindless distraction it brings, that it's barely more than a cheap sensual thrill, that buildings should just be practical and plain and cheap, that everything should be functional but ultimately disposable, that paintings and dresses and mugs and curtains and carpets are just pretty but have no real value, that beauty is fleeting and vain and therefore shouldn't be thought about too much, if even looked for at all... we fall into these traps so easily, and we forget that there are chapters upon chapters of painstakingly detailed plans to build one portable worship tent, and those plans have been handed down through thousands of years of human history, because beauty and art and skill in craft is important

[starfish-sonnyangel]

so bored you might... come out of fanfic retirement? you must be really really bored,,,

squad's favorite terran foods in your hcs?

-from @auroracycle-enjoyer

guess who has two thumbs and is working on this instead of their lit final! 🤗🤗🤗

THANK YOU FOR THE ASK!! again please please ask me things i promise ill respond even if it takes me a couple months lmao!

he squads fav terran foods

ty - 

had a gym rat phase during the academy so for like 3+ years he was literally only considering how much protein a certain food had not how it tasted or anyyyything

seasoning? we dont know her here

if you ask him he’ll probably say salad (he’s lying)

auri introduced him to pizza and he’s hooked

fav is margarita bc he likes to pretend that the basil add some nutritional value

auri

SOUPPP SOUP SOUP

ugh i just need her to curl up with a good book and music and a bowl of soup she deserves it

literally any kind of soup as long as its hot n served with some kinda bread

loves chicken noodle/irish stew/really heavy soups like that bc it reminds her of what her mom used to cook

also egg drop soup, oxtail, lanzhou beef noodles, all the stuff her dad used to make

give her a mug of chicken noodle and some sourdough and she’ll literally love you forever.

its canon from aurora rising that she likes spicy food so i know she loads allll her food up with spice

everyone’s learned to not ask for a bite of her soup if they dont need to give their sinuses a deep cleanse

ty was the first to learn the hard way, snuck a sip of her food secretly and 2 minutes later was curled up on the floor with a box of tissues and a jug of milk

“ty are you cryin-” “IM NOT CRYING SHUT UP MY EYES ARE WATERING”

again, he’s not a big seasoning guy

Scar

any kind of pasta

she got really into making fresh pasta during the academy, bc she obviously needed a hobby to fill up all the time she spent not studying

is lwky a pasta prodigy can lecture you on any type of pasta

her favorite kind is fusilli (“because it’s extra, like me!”)

also a pesto fanatic

goes vegan at least 4 times each year

her current record is 2 weeks

sweet treats!!

fav cake is tirmisu

can always be trusted to have a snack tucked away in her bag

Fin

survives off energy drinks and caf, you wouldn’t really call him a foodie

that being said, he’s a sucker for a good sandwich

clean, compact, won’t get into his suit, tastes good, sandwiches check off all necessary boxes

would sell his suit for a good turkey panini

took him a while to get used to terran food but he is now a confirmed fan

with that being said he cannot cook

once set off the fire alarms across the entire academy after forgetting about a baguette he had toasting in the kitchen

i feel like he'd also be straegly obbsessed with random terran snacks like goldfish and graham crackers

is a FIEND for those yougurt chew things that are for babies

"fin, two go-gurts and a family sized bag of chex mix is not a well-rounded dinner"

looooves those nerd gummy clusters

to be completely honest he'll eat literally anything if he's hungry enough

as previously stated i need to get on my academic grind so ill be completing everyone else soon, just wanted to get this out bc i havent posted in a while

this was so much fun to do, thanks again to @auroracycle-enjoyerfor the ask!

[unfortunate-songbird]

Maroon looks up

“Hey, how’d it go?”

Navy looks him dead in the eyes. “A depressed murder-hobo Donnie just completely obliterated me.”

“Wow, even worse than that laser?” Violet calls. He ducks the spatula chucked at his head. “That’s okay, bro,” Maroon says, clapping his brother on the back. “You’re always a champion to us.”

Navy, even after all these years, tears up at that very specific reassurance. “You are the actual worst,” he sniffles, because Maroon absolutely knows what he’s doing. The smirk confirms it. “You’ve got probably half an hour before the kids wake up and bully you back into your grave,” Coral warns, appearing from actual thin air. Navy groans, already dreading the sheer amount of mockery that’s about to come his way. He was hoping to distract them with-

Oh. Oh, yeah. Whoops. (Now that he’s actually out of the apocalypse and can actually live a normal ish life, he should probably look into actually getting that ADHD diagnosis)

“When they see what I brought back from the tournament, they’ll be a little too distracted to harass me.”

Maroon snorts doubtfully. “What, did you bring them a unicorn?”

Navy turns back to the doorway, realizes his new friend (kid) friend is nowhere in sight, and sighs. “Pspspspspspspsp,” he calls into the sewer tunnels. “I’m not a cat,” a cloaked figure says. It’d sound impassive and empty to most, but Navy’s been around enough miserably depressed and just all around wrecked people (himself included) to detect the slight petulance in his tone. “Of course you aren’t,” he responds unconvincingly. Then he turns to his brothers. “Come meet Ghost!”

“Oh, is that the-“

Navy flares frantically at Maroon, who does not shut up like he should. “-depressed mur-“

Navy, through sheer force of Will and mortification, manages to activate his flaky ninpo enough to portal Maroon directly into Draxum’s apartment. “Anyways,” he says hurriedly before either one of his remaining brothers can cruelly embarrass him by exposing what was supposed to be a private joke between confidants about his first impression of the guy. “That’s Violet, that’s Coral, and the other guy is Maroon. Don’t worry, he’s fine. I sent him to Mikey’s grouchy second dad’s place.”

Ghost does not vibe well with portals. Navy probably should’ve remembered that before abruptly dropping his brother through one. “You should totally bring your kids around next time!”

“Great, like I don’t have enough migraines,” Casey grunts, shuffling over to the fridge to rifle through it. “When did you get here?” Navy asks, both perturbed and proud. Ghost looks a tad more of the former than the latter. Casey shrugs and waltzes away with his Go-gurt. “If yours are anything like mine, the Donnies are going to kill each other and the Leos are going to drive everyone else to kill them,” Ghost huffs. “Consider: free responsible babysitting. The kids go blow up stuff or whatever and you can take a long, hot bath and sleep for a full eight hours. Consecutive, even.”

“Okay, fine. Couple weeks from now?”

“…. I was actually kinda hoping in the next thirty minutes before my kids wake up and start brutally mocking me.”

Ghost sighs. “I’ll go get them.”

gshshhdhfg I have zero idea whatsoever if this is in character or just completely ridicouslt but that comic made me happy stim So Much and I had to write something before I exploded

@amevello-blue <— super cool author of Ghost in the Shell !! (That’s where Ghost is from. Considering the size of the ghost cult i don’t think anyone reading this wouldn’t know abt it, but just in case if you haven’t read it go read it it’s so cool)

[lumpiya]

ash makes dumb puns in the store when him and babe go shopping.

———

*domino sugar lined up on the ground*

ash: BABE LOOK

*knocks one down and they all fall*

ash: ITS DOMINO SUGAR.

babe: asher…

—————

ash: OH MY GOD BABE LOOK

*sits down in rocking chair*

ash: SOME MAY EVEN SAY… THIS ROCKS

babe:

ash: wait no come back

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ash: babe what’s this?

babe: it’s bug spray. it kills bugs.

ash: oh…

*swings can around*

ash: I KILLED ONE. IT WORKS.

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babe: hehe honey do something with that! *points at pharmacy sign*

ash: huh?

babe: make a pun out of it!

ash: what does it say babe? i can’t read it. it’s to phar-

ash and babe: MACYYYYYYY

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ash: why is everyone trying to find him? i found him so easily.

*brings babe a nemo lunch box*

babe: god dammit-

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ash: what kinda name is this?

babe: hm?

*holds up happy birthday sticker pack*

ash: happy birthday aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz

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ash: YES. GO BEER GO BEER. GO GO DO IT DO IT.

babe: oh… root beer

ash: hehe yeah :)

babe: that wasnt that great babe…

ash: oh… well… i think i have some work to dew *pulls out mountain dew*

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ash: what are these diapers?? why does it say extra protection???? is it for soldier babies?? oh my god

babe: no honey it’s for babies that poop more.

ash: well of course they’re pooping more they’re in the army that is TERRIFYING.

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babe: oh my god ash they have heated blankets!

ash in the distance: yeah. uh huh. that’s what you get.

babe: ash?

ash who’s pushing the heated blanket on an olaf plushy:

babe: ASHER.

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ash: ooo babe can we get these?

babe: yeah what is it?

ash: *starts dropping the candy on the ground*

babe: honey-

ash: lets get 2 *keeps dropping the candy*

babe: ash-

ash: ooo 2 for 3 *continues*

babe: asher. *picks up candy*

babe: *reads hershey’s drops*

babe:

babe: istg-

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babe: tch big sour patch kids? arent those just sour patch adults??

ash: oh my god im going to marry you-

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ash: BABE BABE BABE

babe: hm?

ash: THEY HAVE FROZEN YOGURT.

babe: WHAT??

ash: SEE LOOK.

*shows them frozen (the movie) themed yogurt

babe:

ash: im sorry-

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ash: they told me they wanted to play volleyball with me but i told them i aint gon play with you unless you raisinets *holds up raisinets*

babe: ash-

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ash: someone real stupid asked me what this was *holds up can* and i was like it’s a can-uh-dUh (holds up canada dry ginger ale)

babe: wait i want that

ash: *sighs and puts it in cart*

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ash: i had a friend named Gertrude and we called them Gert for short, and they were in track so we would be like “GO-GURT. GOOOO” *holds up go-gurt*

babe: YOU HAVE FRIENDS??

ash: :(

babe: okay im sorry-

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me and my cousin were watching old liza koshy stuff and i thought of this :)

[tyrannosaurus-trainwreck]

A note about resolutions, part the second

So you’ve looked into the abyss, and the abyss has looked back and said, “Okay, yeah, there are a few things you really could be doing to take better care of yourself, bud.”

The thing you’ve decided to do to take better care of yourself has been verified as a 100% reasonable, doable thing that will in fact accomplish what you want it to accomplish and is not, say, trying to weight-loss your way into being worthy of love or making a secret one-sided bargain with Death to take a kpop star in your place if you switch to half-caff coffee after 3pm.

The thing that you’ve decided to do is in fact so reasonable and so straightforward that you’re not sure what the hell is going on with your inability to consistently do it.

If you’re having a hard time sticking to a resolution, it’s probably worth taking careful stock of what failure mode looks like, because the problem with the habit you’re trying to build is very frequently either a different habit that you’ve already developed or a life infrastructure issue.

I should note that this isn’t for the “I just forget to do it” people.  That’s a different problem, and it’s probably either relatively easy to solve or is going to be A Whole Thing, and you’ve already got some sort of system for helping out with that.

Say your goal this time around is “floss on a daily basis.” This is for the people who look at the floss that they’ve resolved to use daily, the floss they want to use daily, the floss they feel like they should be using daily, and actively go, “Oh, yeah. That’s not happening today, pal.”

So, what’s going on when that happens?  What needs to change so that that stops happening?  Is it that by the time you start getting ready for bed, you’re already so exhausted that the thought of putting off crawling under the covers by another five minutes is intolerable?  Is it that you hate messing with your mouth, and doing that for ten minutes straight is the worst?   Do you hate the way the floss tastes, does it hurt your fingers, etc.?   Any/all of this is stuff you don’t have to just ~*~willpower~*~ your way through.  

In fact, you really shouldn’t be willpowering your way through it, because that’s a monumental waste of emotional energy that could be better spent on other, less-easily-fixable things like wrangling your landlord or disputing some bullshit debt on your credit score. It also practically guarantees that when you hit a rough patch elsewhere in your routine, flossing is going straight out the window.

Once you identify the underlying problem, do what you can to address that.   Start getting ready for bed earlier.  Floss right after dinner and then brush your teeth right before bed, so the tooth stuff is happening in more bearable chunks.  Switch to a floss that’s a fun flavor, or try those floss picks, or invest in a water pick.  Once you’ve made some progress there, see where you’re at on how easy it is to stick to your goal.

This gets more complicated with more complicated resolutions, unfortunately. 

If your goal is “Cook a healthy dinner more often,” the underlying problem might be “Half the time you get home already starving and reach for whatever will be ready fastest,” and the solution might be “Suck down a go-gurt as soon as you punch out so you get home ninety minutes later hungry but not ravenous.”

Or it might be “You have to clean the kitchen and wash a bunch of dishes before you can even start making dinner, and then by the time you’ve done that you don’t want to cook anymore and you’re hungry and you actually never want to see the inside of the kitchen again,” and the solution might be “Try to deal with your dishes before you go to bed so that the next day you’ll be able to just cook dinner.”

It might even be “You’ve been standing for 6 hours at work, and then you stand for another hour on the subway home, and if you have to stand for yet another hour in the kitchen, giving you a knife is going to be the worst idea anyone has ever had.” and the solution’s going to be “reconfigure the kitchen so you can sit the fuck down while you prep stuff” or “take the bus instead of the subway so you can sit the fuck down on the ride home.”

You might even need to sit down and put together a 'dopa-menu’ or something similar if you’re trying to stop complex, long-standing ingrained behavior like stress-eating or retail-therapy. Trying to come up with alternatives to a years-long go-to way of dealing with stress once you’re already stressed is a recipe for giving up and going back to the years-long go-to way of dealing with stress. 

It also helps you divert to harm-reduction activities more easily.  If you go to the movies instead of the mall, you’ve still gotten out of the house for a few hours and exposed yourself to new stimuli, but you spent twenty bucks instead of who even knows, and you’re not trying to find places in your living space for a bunch of junk you now feel guilty about having bought.  If you cook yourself a new dessert instead of just reaching for a pint of ice cream, you’ve had a new experience, maybe learned a new recipe, and spent more time doing something concrete with your hands, all of which should give you more bang for your buck in terms of actually feeling better about whatever was bothering you.

Once you figure out where the bottlenecks are in the behaviors you’re trying to change, you can at least set yourself up for success instead of leaving a bunch of obstacles in your way and then wondering why you can’t stop tripping over them.  And frequently once you’ve started picking this stuff apart, you can usually find other points where you can reduce the friction of your life overall, which helps conserve your energy for more quality-of-life stuff or emergencies instead of leaving you tapped out from basic-survival stuff.

[witchthewriter]

Hi!! Here for the matchups!!

Level: 3

Fandoms: Stranger Things, Marvel and The Umbrella Academy.

Energetic af, also depressed?? My counsellor says I always look sad and unhappy, even angry sometimes. Um, smart but dense. Quite dirty minded at times. Lots of anger issues. Music tastes be random. (I love Metal and Rock, but got a small spot for sad/good hearted messages like Alamo, devil town, etc. and just random over songs too.)

Pansexual, she/her, absolutely love my birds (I got 2) and my dog sadie, only got like 1 friends, I shoot boxes in my backyard with a bow and arrow. Im a self taught skater (since I was 7-). I also own heelies. I hate drama, yet always get dragged into it. (I get into a lot of (physical) fights at school.)

Do not like my mom is putting it lightly. (Lots of mommy issues over here.) Have a randomly high pain tolerance. I laugh at pain, to make it worse? I built my my own treehouse?? I mean, my dad helped me take the crates apart for the wood but everything else was up to me. I can sew? Currently learning to crochet. LOVE Ghostbusters.

Ginger, white, lots of freckles, face, arms, shoulders and even a few on my lips. Greenish/blue eyes. Short mid neck-shoulder hair. All over the place nest of hair. Thick thighs and a little chubby. I weigh around 65kgs, which is 143 in pounds.

This got very long, lol

Thank you I’m advance!!

Want one? Here be the rules 🦋🌈

Um okay I absolutely love your introductory sentence. "Energetic af, also depressed?? My counsellor says I always look sad and unhappy." ITS A VIBE. I too look like I've stepped on a bee and hate everyone.

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

She was the first person who popped in my head when I read your message. She would absolutely love that you have such a twisted outlook on the world, and find solace in your trauma. She feels seen with you, and you bond so fiercely. 

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・Sitting around her bedroom, talking about the most randomest topics because conversation is so easy. There’s nothing taboo or inappropriate with Robin. She loves talking about fricken EVERYTHING

・”Wanna go annoy Steve?” “Fck Yeah”

・ice cream ice cream ice cream ice cream!!!!!!!!!!!! she always wants to go get ice cream and usually ends up dripping it on herself 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:

↬ Rebel Yell by Billy Idol

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:

↬ Similar Personalities 

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

I ship you with Bucky Barnes. I think he scares a lot of people off eventually because of his grumpy moods. But you found it endearing. He knows he can open up to you, and you can do the same with him. 

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・Bucky LOVES banter. When you guys first met, he said a few comments and thought in his head, “shit, they probably freaked ‘em out” but you gave it right back

・You like to show him stuff he’s missed out on. His favourite things that you’ve introduced him to are Ghostbusters and croqueting

・Will pick you up and throw you over his shoulder...

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:

↬ Black Dog by Led Zepplin

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:

↬ Initially Distant But Mutual Yearning

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

I ship you with Klaus Hargreeves! I think he would find a way to make you smile. Your mind seems to quiet whenever Klaus is around, he has this ability to make all issues seem small. 

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・Loves to read to you, and not only books. He’ll just start reading things out loud and getting sad when you aren’t listening to him 

・Likes the sound of you laugh, and will do anything to hear it

・Petnames are absolutely ridiculous: “sugar pie”, “sweet cheeks,” “giggle-gurt”, “honey-pie” 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:

↬ From Ritz To Rubble by Arctic Monkeys

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:

↬ Tragic Past x Ray of Light (works both ways!)

[stillthesunkenstars]

Heyy, I hope it’s ok to send you a message about this and it doesn’t cause more anxiety or anything for you (and feel free to ignore or delete this if you want, that’s totally fine by me). I know I don’t follow your main here, but I do scroll through it every now and I just did that and saw all your posts about leaving tumblr and the BS fandom.

it’s late and past my bedtime and my brain is kinda fried rn, so I hope this comes out the way I want it to, but all I wanted to say is that I’ve loved your art ever since I first saw it and your drawings are a very big reason why I first started messing around with the DWEU/BS myself. I still haven’t been able to read as much BS stuff as I’d like to, but I do plan to do that someday, and the character and her stories have been a really big inspiration to me over the past couple of years. like the way she keeps being a good person and choosing to be kind and loving her friends and trying to hold her family together in spite of everything the universe has throw at her to try to break her down… that’s meant A Lot to me, and I think your posts and artwork were a huge reason for that. like they really kickstarted my interest if that makes sense.

I’m sorry you feel so alone here, and I really hope you have a better time on other social media sites! we all have to do what’s best and healthiest for us, and social media is a thing meant entirely for our own enjoyment, so if you’re not enjoying this place, then definitely don’t feel bad for moving on!

but I don’t ever want to look back and realize that I didn’t tell someone they mattered when they did, so I wanted to send this message to you and say everything I just said. and also that I think your art is amazing, like not just your DW/BS art, but your whole style and everything is so cool and inspiring to me. anyway, yeah I have to go to bed now lol :’) but I hope you have a good time posting on other sites, and maybe I’ll see you there sometime! and thanks so much for all the amazing Brax art you’ve given us, as someone who also cares about that character it’s always made me so happy to know there was someone else out there who cared about him and that I wasn’t the only one. I wish you all the best! ✨🌟

Hey gurt!! Thanks for this message that is so kind of you to say😭😭 leaving tumblr for a while is kinda an impulse decision because for a consecutive week my mom just decided to trigger me about my art unprompted and it made the loneliness I felt because of tumblr worse in a way? But now that I left tumblr for a few days I really do feel much better, I want to return to make drawings for those of u who also enjoys BS but I know making drawings with the intention of ‘feeding’ other people within such a small fandom is what drained me in the first place so I’m hesitant. I’m going to therapy this week to talk about this (and a lot of other things on my mind I’m not only going to go to therapy bc tumblr lol) but if/when I return I must sort out my relationship with this website. I’m not a very nice person I think and I don’t always act rationally here but I want to just. Take a break for a while on tumblr

And YES BS is just such a good piece of media!! Like for all its dysfunctional family shenanigans like everything everyone ever does is out of love mostly… I like brax for the corpse party esque mindgames horror stuff but knowing that before everything he really started his descent into madness wishing the tragedies like what happened on dellah would not fall upon his friends and thus taking the matters into his own hands is just. The road to hell really is paved with good intentions 😭😭 that being said I don’t think I would quit drawing bs art ever because while it is a hyperfixiation it is a genuinely good piece of media that captures my almost every aesthetic.

Genuinely thank you for this message again, I’m very happy to know you enjoyed my art 😭😭

[lordofchickens]

Last session of DnD we didn't actually get much done, lot of distracted talking and such but it was kind of welcome cause we've run out of the stuff I've had prepped for a while and the lack of progress gives me more time

The party sits down with Gurt and has a mostly pleasant chat, he tells them that a few folk are interested in meeting them after what happened in the arena and that he himself can't believe someone took down Ulturo like they did. He takes them into a more secluded part of the Hive and introduces them to some fellow members of the Colony that specialize in thieving, they state that they're interested in seeing what kind of havoc the Party can cause and want to get in good favour with them, so they give each member a choice of magical items they've procured.

Rostam chooses an ice covered shield of silverlight that punishes enemies who fail to strike him. Vahlok gets a charm for his chains that allow him to paralyze anyone he's frightened. Cronwer got a fishing rod that calls lightning down on where ever it's been cast. And Dave picked a pair of bracers that let him dual wield heavy weapons.

After they've taken their new items Gurt leads them back to the underground inn and lets them know that the Scarab is back from his business, warning that he's not entirely too pleased. He then leads them into the Scarab's chamber and hurries off as soon as he can.

Before the Scarab can say anything Vahlok boasts about how he killed Glarenthy and the show he put on doing it. Unfortunately all this does is anger the Scarab, as he chatter and chirps in his insectoid language his translator flinches, relaying to Vahlok that there's no boasting to be done by someone that's failed the same job twice.

Vahlok not understanding protests by saying that Glarenthy is dead so the job complete, the translator reminds him that the kill was meant to look like the work of their political rivals and not one of their own and that having two head priestess killed by the same person raises a lot of questions.

The Scarab clicks out more and the translator continues, telling Vahlok that while the Scarab is not one to tolerate repeated failure, he's willing to give another chance to his favourite hunting dog and tell him to travel north to the city of Trife. There he's to find and kill a man named Ger'esay, a deformed man who's been collecting the riffraff and orphans off the street and housing them, taking away the Colony's chance to recruit those without a place of their own.

A requirement of this task is that he must bring back Ger'esay's head to prove that the deed is done and done correctly.

The Party decides to head out right away before the night ends, the trip north is mostly uneventful, along the way they notice that grass all along the countryside looks like it's withering away, and that most other foliage is just dead. They stop the fork outside of where Medina Mince used to be and overhear a nearby carriage talk about how the roads have been much safer since the bandits of Snail Pass were dealt with.

Passing through the swamps near Wiesht they see the withering of plants is all over the place, even in the these lush areas. It slips their mind that they never went back to Quay to place the blessed relics they attained.

They stop in Wiesht for a little while, deciding not the visit Timmy, Tommy and their grandparents and instead just do some trading, before they leave they visit the stables and pick up a carriage and some horses to make their travels easier. Dave is sad that they're leaving their handcart behind but Rostam comments that they could just tied it to the carriage somehow.

As they're buying feed for their horses a messenger rides passed them, shouting about monsters and men laying siege to Trife, but they're unable to question him before he rides further into the city.

Heading out shortly after the Party is passed on the road by the occasional military horse or fleeing person. The night before they arrive they see a few shooting stars, one in particular burns brightly as it seems to change course.

A brilliant blue fireball sails towards them and passes overhead into some trees, a few of the Party follow and find a shining blue rock imbedded into the ground. The stone seems to wobble and shift as Vahlok goes up to touch it, he fingers meet what feels like the hilt of a sword as the stone suddenly reforms into a large sword. He gives it a few swings and then the Party returns to the camp.

In the morning they arrive at Trife, the City of Light, a beautiful bright city of white stone and colourful banners, the walls of the city have defensive mirror turrets and towers with large solar crystals in them. As the Party comes closer they realize some of the banners are actually guardsmen and citizens that have been strung up or throw into the stonework and are now hanging in a gory display.

The Party walks through the gates and immediately spot twisted figures chasing the cityfolk around, Cronwer fills with dread as he recognizes some of the creatures as the deranged creations of a brilliant but mad wizard in his hometown of Gooly.

We leave off with the Party with the horrifying scene of mounds of flesh with too many limbs attempting to tear apart of group of people as other abominations close in on them.

[followthebluebell]

Is cat gogurt a new thing? I've seen a boom in the past year or so, and every cat I know goes crazy for the stuff. idk why they love the gurt so much but it feels like "meat slurry" is something we would have figured out a while ago

I remember seeing Inaba Churu treats starting around 10 years ago, but they were mostly a Japanese product. They had to be special ordered, so they weren't easy to get. Like. First step was just being aware that they existed, you know?

And that's where social media came into play. A video of a cat eating meat slurry from a tube is inherently hilarious. If that video gets a lot of notice, people ask about the product and start buying it. It becomes more popular, so Churu was able to branch out more into the US.

Other brands picked up the idea, so now we've got a lot of different meat slurries in a tube (or pouch; there are a lot of brands using pouches instead, since it allows for more tube meat per tube, so to speak).

I think it's also worth noting that, as a whole, Western attitudes towards pet cats has been changing a LOT within the last decade or so. I remember when cats were mostly regarded as 'disposable', for lack of a better word. I won't say people didn't care about their cats--- they very much did. But I will say they had an entirely different level of care compared to dogs. If your dog died, it was a tragedy. If your cat died, it was just a thing that happened to cats, often frequently. With this attitude shift, there's been a rise in demand for cat specific products, including meat slurries.

In particular, there's been a higher demand for senior cat foods. As cats get older, it's pretty common for them to get more interest in drinking gravies and slurries. So really, I think this is just the market trying to fill a niche it didn't know existed.

[imtoohotmilk]

I had a dream and the basic premise was Thomas opened a interactive museum (although my mind forgot ab the interactive part halfway through)

that feature the sides rooms.

Me and my sister wanted to check it out so we went while it was still under construction (all the rooms wernt finished).

We started with Janus's room witch was HUGE. A bunch of people in fancy Victorian era outfits were there as guests. Everyone had to have a top hat on to enter the room.

There were a bunch of features such as chess, swimming (???), and snake judging. I asked out loud if "is anyone really qualified to judge snakes here" to witch Thomas Sanders walked up to me and said with a dead look in his eye "No" and walked away.

The next room to tour was Logan's.

(my brain gave up on the interactive part here)

I don't remember exactly what it looked like but it was very blue and very bland. It was a a basic Hotel room and nothing more.

Patton's was next.

It was my kitchen but sqished so there was no walking room and you had to crawl on top of the counters instead of walking.

The counters were also detached from the walls so you could see 4 small doors witch is how you got out. We opened the cabinets and this is what I found.

- go gurt pouches (apple flavoured)

- various bags of chips

- red vines

- too many hot chocolate pouches

- a stuffed animal (cat)

after that we got out of the room via the weird behind-the-counter doors.

We went to the middle of the lobby where there were two big dogs who were there for protection. One of the dogs name was buckaroo

At this point we saw the under construction sign for Romans room and left to come back another day.

The next time I came back without my sister.

Roman's room.

Roman's room was more of a story.

He had an outdoor room that was a lot more of a wooden ramp than it was a room. If you know jungle wood planks from Minecraft that's what it was. I walked up the ramp where I found Roman (?)

It was open air and there was a Street near by where a car drove up and out stepped someone who looked like the human version of the king from SpongeBob and a kinda princess.

Roman and I met them halfway down the ramp and the King (who was Roman's father) addresses him as "-- Bifvord"

And I started laughing bc that means Roman's and Remus's last name was Bifvord and I found that funny (?).

Roman kissed the princess's hand and the King started saying stuff like "it's time for you to marry here I've found you a bride" and Roman Looked Horrified. This was a good a time as any to leave so I'm gone.

I then spent a while looking for Remus's room witch was next to Virgil's.

It looked like one of those Pinterest rooms but very messy. Fanart of himself was on the wall and it actually looked like a normal bedroom.

(side note: up to this point Logans was the only room to have a bed)

Remus's bed had white really fluffy sheets and there were fairy lights sparked about.

On the wall was fanart of him in the sides dress. It was an off the shoulder with a corset top? It was kinda light green (sage?) and very floral.

he was surrounded by pink petals.

I then got excited at the idea maybe he put my fanart up in here? So I walked around and at the top of his bed coverd by a little cloth was my fanart of roman.

(I looked through my entire Tumblr this morning because it actually looked like something I drew but couldn't find it)

He also had a drawer witch just had a bunch of colourful socks.

Then it was time to leave the museum.

I guess I didn't want to see Virgil's bc it was already in the show and didn't feel like it'd be any different? though I got a weird sense it would be hello Kitty themed for some reason??

I think it's a good time mentioning that went we left the museum the first time I woke up check the time and fell back asleep.

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

C. S. Lewis being a complete mood, as usual

(from Surprised By Joy, ch. 9 ‘The Great Knock’)

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

Drat. Wrote you a big long message about Anasazi and the Blessing Way and then Tumblr ate it. 🤦‍♀️

BUT. I’m finally ready to wail/flail over those episodes now.

I’ll be honest—I spent this long deciding whether I trusted Skinner or not. And it wasn’t until he sat in a pool of light and faced off against the cigarette smoking man (who stood in the dark) that I made up my mind (almost solely due to the lighting).

I may not trust him entirely, but I trust him more. Unfortunately, now I have to worry about him.

The part with Mulder’s dad was heartbreaking (and the way he stumbled in her door and into her arms after), but Scully’s sister killed me. I’m an older sister, and it just—I can’t even. 😢

This was an interesting contrast between how Scully and Mulder behave when they think the other’s dead. Mulder in Ascension got increasingly frantic and self-destructive. In these episodes, Scully went stoic and hid her pain.

But her face when he crashed in that door alskshakaki 😭

Also can I say how I loved that whole scene? With almost no context he found his two coworkers pointing guns at each other and instantly took her side with no question. It was like a default—he didn’t even do a double take.

Oh, and I loved the Native Americans. I’d be interested in knowing how actual Native Americans felt about their portrayal here? It seemed respectful, if slightly mystic, but I’m not really in a position to judge.

I had hoped Melissa would live like Mulder when we saw the same man come to pray over her, and that was just cruel of the showrunners to give us that hope and then take it away.

Anyway, yeah. And also ouch. These episodes. 😫

ahhh yeah, those eps are a lot.

I love Skinner actually shsjdnsksks, he's like an exasperated father at times 😂 i feel like everyone who watches the show kinda takes Deep Throat's "trust no one" from the s1 finale to heart bc I get pretty suspicious of pretty much everyone too lol. oh but that lighting thing... yeah I love that, it's so subtle but it really makes you think!!

aghhhhh yeah Mulder's dad... it hurts because you know they didn't have a very great relationship, but it hits Mulder so hard it's devastating. the way he immediately just falls into Scully's arms... 🥺

and MELISSA shsjdbsjsjsj ok listen I wasn't sure about her at first, but I actually ended up really loving her and I'm still so sad about what happened to her. she deserved so much better.

ok but yeah, the way they react when they think each other is lost to them — Mulder kinda loses it, he can't handle the loss; but Scully in turn kind of shuts down, like you said, and she starts to almost try to fill Mulder's space by doing the things she thinks he would do in a situation. (@fortes-fortuna-iogurtum we've talked about this in reference to LTAU!)

that scene when Mulder crashes in is so good hssjshsjsks, his FIRST instinct is not only to take Scully's side, but to immediately ask her if she's okay. her face when she sees him again is just... she thought he was dead and she would never see him again but here he is and like... idk Gurt got me thinking about what she calls "sacramental analysis" and when I think about that scene it hits me that you can basically *see* Scully suddenly realize this is an act of Grace, if that makes sense.

yeah I'm not in a position to really know, either, tbh. it didn't seem disrespectful at all to me — there are a couple of episodes where it's kinda :/ about representation of this kind of stuff, but I'm of the mind that you can't hold something from nearly 30 years ago to the same standard as today's media, so — but idk. I'd be curious to know as well, since that was such a major part of the story.

aah yeah, I really hoped Melissa would be okay and I'm still so sad she died. Mulder coming into the empty room at the end and Scully quietly and almost numbly telling him she didn't make it.... and she tries to pull away a little bit but then lets him hug her and it's just ajsksjdkdnddkdjjddkmddjd

uggjhjh yeah. just wait til you get to like... Pusher. that one's gonna get you i think, bc it did me. 😭

[vegetalass]

RDR2 Boys Cooking + Eating Habits

Arthur 

Somebody else on here wrote some headcanons about Arthur not being able to cook and just eating microwave food all the time and I just have to say…. That’s canon 

Lowkey though he’s trying his best to get better at cooking

Probably the only thing he knows how to make is pasta 

He adds a bunch of random frozen veggies to water as the noodles are cooking 

And then smothers the whole thing in butter and calls it a meal

Or he puts marinara sauce on it straight from the jar 

And yes, that means it’s cold

He’s also getting better at friend rice, too

But he’s really bad at actually making rice 

If he doesn’t add too much water… He burns the bottom 

Charles makes a mental note to buy him a rice cooker for his birthday 

Makes his own popsicles out of random fruit juices and eats them 24/7 

Thinks this qualifies him as a chef

Eats pickles and olives straight out of the jar with a fork 

And sauerkraut too probably 

Just goes over to john’s house on his pizza nights 

Puts ketchup on eggs

John 

Pizza dad 

Probably orders pizza, salad, and a 64oz soda twice a week 

Everything else is just Dino chicken nuggets, Eggos, hot dogs, quesadillas, and frozen peas and corn 

Food you feed to little kids, basically 

Mostly because he does have a little kid 

But also because it’s easy and takes minimal effort and he doesn’t mind eating it, too

Abigail would be mad but she has no room to talk

The most you’ll see him actually make is buttered pasta (like Arthur) or sometimes beans and rice 

Abigail bought them a rice cooker a while ago so that’s one thing he doesn’t have to worry about 

Probably always has some type of dessert laying around 

Doesn’t mean it’s good, but it’s there 

Abigail buys a bunch of those gross, low calorie ice creams and John ends up having to finishing them 

Family lunches consist of a bologna sandwich on wheat bread with American cheese and mayo, a piece of fruit, a bag of chips or crackers, a go-gurt, and some gummies 

And yes he makes them for himself and Abigail too 

They’re all eating good at the Marston household 

(Not really)

Charles 

Everything he cooks are things that can’t be made in single batches 

Lots of healthy soups, chilis, stew, etc…

Most of the time, he makes too much of whatever it is so he always has leftovers 

Everyone is jealous when he brings them for lunch

Probably finds all of his recipes in the newspaper or random magazines he reads while at the grocery store checkout line

Everyone is like, “Charles… Why are you reading Women’s Fitness?” 

And he’s like, “Check out this salad recipe, though”

Puts hot sauce on everything 

Salad, macaroni and cheese, hamburgers... You name it 

And he’s the king of snacking

All of his snacks are healthy, though

Raw veggies and fruit and quinoa chips from Whole Foods or something like that

Nobody likes this

He’s one of those people who brings hard boiled eggs everywhere as a “snack,” too

And yea, he puts hot sauce on those, also 

He really likes those weird protein bars that are hard to bite into and taste like chalk 

The flavors are either normal stuff like white chocolate macadamia or Protein Power Punch with whey, chia and seaweed 

There’s no in between 

He’s also a charcuterie board legend

Hosea is jealous of this talent

Micah

Spends all his money on take out 

He’s totally one of those weird people who’s entire trash can is just filled with take out boxes and cans of coke or beer

Constantly eating fast food 

You ask him what he bought at the supermarket and he’s like “Pub mix and bud light” 

SIR 

Everything that he does manage to cook only involve one step of preparation 

Unseasoned, fried meats and boiled veggies 

Sometimes scrambled eggs and bacon

If he’s feeling fancy, he will make plain sandwiches

This is very rare, though

Can and will complain about anyone’s cooking

Even if it’s good and he he likes it

There are certain people he can’t do this to, though, or they won’t let him eat

The only person’s cooking he doesn’t complain about is Dutch’s

Constantly snacking from an entire party sized bag of chips

And yes, he eats straight out of the bag and wipes his fingers on his jeans

His oven is dirty

Hosea 

A meal for him is probably a handful of almonds and an applesauce or yogurt cup 

He is constantly making a bunch of those Tik Tok recipes where you just put a bunch of random stuff into your crock pot and add ranch seasoning and cream cheese

*insert all of those memes about mom pulling out the crock pot*

If you complain, he says “Well, you’re always welcome to cook, too”

Wears an apron when he cooks

Constantly eating plain toast with butter

And bananas 

And cheese sticks

Thinks that this makes him “healthy” 

Definitely likes to snack on those cocktail fruit cups and canned mandarin oranges

His entire freezer is just full of ice cream 

It’s all weird flavors like Cherry Garcia, chocolate banana, and pistachio though

Everyone hates him for this

Raisins are his late night treat 

Has a secret stash of candy no one can find 

That’s okay though because it’s mostly Werthers Originals

And Chiclets gum

He picks out all the orange ones, though

Dutch

Tries to re-plate takeout so he can call it his own

Everybody sees through this but they stopped commenting on it like four Thanksgivings ago 

Buys a bunch of those meals from Costco that all you need to do is heat up in the oven

He does like fast food but only from the less popular places

Carl’s Jr., Wendy’s, BK, Arby’s, etc. 

A&W, too, because he’s old and weird

He can totally cook, he just never does 

It’s just normal stuff like spaghetti and meatballs or chicken and rice, though

Tuna fish casserole

He over-seasons everything, though

Mostly because he’s trying to prove that he’s a good cook 

Eats dessert twice, every night 

Once right after dinner, and then later when he’s feeling like a treat 

Will eat in bed

Uses a little bib and tray and everything 

Likes pumpkin and sunflower seeds

Would eat hot wings with gloves on 

He’s the one who taught Arthur to put ketchup on eggs 

Kieran 

The second I realized that Kieran would probably be white trash, my life changed 

Hamburger Helper meals for LIFE

That one cheeseburger pasta? Kieran probably eats that three times a week 

He 100% makes the ketchup-butter sketti from Honey Boo Boo 

“It’s been a while since I done had roadkill in my belly”

His favorite dessert is ambrosia salad or that weird yogurt/Cool Whip covered jello that was popular in the 2000s

Probably has a TV dinner every once in a while, too

Instant mashed potatoes and minute rice type of guy 

Also gives me big microwave cheddar broccoli vibes 

I’ve said this before, but his house is probably stocked with all kinds of on-brand goodies 

Probably always has some kind of chip and cookie around 

Eats dinner in front of the TV

Dips french fries in mayonnaise

All of this said though, he isn’t a picky eater and will eat whatever is put on his plate 

That’s why he’s great to take to restaurants, because he never complains

Honestly it’s just so sweet to think of him making big crockpot meals to share with ppl even if his cooking is a lil.... strange 

Javier

Thinks that the hot dog combo from Costco is a suitable dinner 

Also gets hot food from the grocery store for dinner a lot

Literally will just heat up a can of something and eat it plain 

Beans, chili, soup… 

Doesn’t doctor it up or change it at all 

He’s happy to share but no one wants any

Chips and dip, 24/7

And it’s just Tostitos Hint of Lime chips and hummus

Probably puts hummus on everything, too 

Corn chips, tortilla chips, tortillas, vegetables, sandwiches, etc. 

Will put anything in a tortilla and call it a sandwich 

Eats leftovers cold 

The rest of the gang thinks this is a sin

Makes stir fry with whatever is laying around the house

It’s a little gross because he will try to add leftover beans

Refuses to eat fast food

The only exception he’ll make is for french fries and ice cream

Walks around and eats at the same time

Isn’t above asking the other boys to share with him 

Despite the fact that this only happens if what they’re eating is good

Which is almost never

Sean

Sean can’t cook. That’s the end of it

The most he can make is that weird microwave Mac and cheese where the pasta is boiled in the mug?? 

He never does it tho and just sticks with the normal, frozen Mac and Cheese you can microwave instead

Uses his microwaving ability to make mug cakes

And microwave scrambled eggs

Burns his popcorn every single time

He’s probably set of the smoke detector or fire alarm multiple times

He’s Irish though so of course he’s addicted to potatoes and cabbage

And since he’s from the UK, he likes stuff like beans on toast and marmite

He’s a little nasty too so catch him eating bologna sandwiches on wonder bread

Not even the Marstons are that bad

When he does get takeout, he overspends trying to use a delivery app 

He’s like, “And do I need the extra side of special sauce for $5…? Yes.” 

Cooks like this 

[notasiren21]

Me: I know I hate dairy in general

Me: but I’m 75% certain I’m lactose intolerant when I do eat dairy stuff

Mom: you probably are since you get sick from it

Me: *eats three Go-GURTs in front of mom*

Mom:

Me:

Sister: didn’t u say you think you’re lactose intolerant ?

Me: yea and?

Sister: mom???

Mom: I don’t care, someone has to finish those

[fandomn00blr]

Some old dude at Costco, enjoying watching me struggle to parent a toddler who is intent on eating her hot dog as slowly and disgustingly as possible while smearing mustard everywhere and complaining that the bread is too soft and screaming "Into the UNKOOOOOWWWNNN!", has the nerve to do the whole "Oh, she's gonna be trouble for the boys when she gets older..."

To which I snarkily respond (I'm not my best self right now...it's fucking Costco, okay?!), "For her sake, I'm hoping she prefers girls..."

And without missing a beat, he says, "Girls are fun, too..."

And he winks at me. And I laugh. And then he gathers up his stuff and leaves and waves at us when we see him on our way to our car with our 300 pouches of go-gurt and 67 pounds of coffee and I feel like we just shook hands across some giant, gaping generational divide.

[gurtsjseincorrectquotes]

Sah dudes! I’m Gurt, and this is my first Tumblr post!

This is a theory about @therealjacksepticeye’s character Anti

I got bored, so I dug around tumblr for a bit, as you do.

Occasionally, I would see things about Antisepticeye, y’know, Jacksepticeye’s evil alter ego.

They were talking about how Jack said that nobody had figured out what Anti was yet.

I’m gonna take a crack at it.

Okay. So you know how his full name is Antisepticeye?

Antiseptic.

Antiseptic is basically like cleaning stuff for infections, like germ-x (I know you don’t put germ-x on wounds, shush.)

Funny that the antagonist of the ego story has a name that starts with something that gets rid of the bad stuff.

People say he’s a virus, a glitch, a bug, you name it. What I think he is, isn’t that far off from any of that. I think he’s an infection.

He’s annoying, and if you don’t pay attention to him, he gets angry. Just like a cut that’s been unattended for too long. And I think I can take a stab (hehehe) at what can defeat him. What the protagonists (Chase, Henrik, Jameson, Marvin, Jackieboy man,) can use to get rid of him.

With a cut on his neck like that, I find it hard to believe he can just let it flow without consequences. Even if he doesn’t obey the laws of Earth (he literally glitches), that’s still gotta suck. It SURE would suck if a certain sad dad or doctor poured a shit ton of antiseptic on it, wouldn’t it?

I think that the egos can use some good old antiseptic to defeat him. They’ve got a doctor on their side, it shouldn’t be that hard to find.

That’s my take, if you find this post, leave some feedback! Leave some ideas! I’m always ready to shovel more content down my throat!