#improves learning ability

[mindbodyhealth-blog]

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[moongothic]

Going back to this thing briefly

When adapting this chapter into an episode Toei did not explain nor demonstrate to us what the fuck that spike was (instead they gave us Sables #378545), so we're no closer to finding out what kinda new moves Crocodile might have up his sleeve, whether that really was a Haki-infused sand spike or what

But when I was checking the melting point of sand out of curiosity (to figure out if Crocodile has a fighting chance against Akainu, which in theory he does because Akainu isn't hot enough to melt sand (in theory)), I was reminded of the fact that sand is mostly made of silica

Or, in other words, quartz. Sand is, on average, made of crystal. Of course, sand is also made of other things and other minerals (not just quartz), but if we wanted to assume Croc's DF is made of one element and one element alone, then let's just assume it's 100% silica, right

And now I can't help but to wonder now though

Could Crocodile have learned a new technique where he somehow compresses and hardens his sand so much it can turn into large, solid crystals? Or more specifically, sharp pointy stabby weapons to murder people with? 'Cause. How fucking cool would that be

Also considdering how much Crocodile likes his bling, being able to form crystals to murder people with would arguably be on-brand for him

[unordinary-diary]

Remi and Swimming

Why can’t Remi swim?

That’s a genuine question. Why does Remi, at seventeen years old, not know how to swim?

After some quick research, I found that being unable to swim is actually way more common than I thought. Still, I want to speculate on Remi’s reason.

The Red Cross lists fear as the top reason people cited for not learning to swim. Other reasons I can think of for not learning to swim are: couldn’t afford lessons, didn’t live near a pool or body of water, disability, or simply never made time to learn.

However, in Remi’s case, I think it’s much more likely because of her ability than anything else.

It could be because her parents wanted to wait until she had better control of her ability before putting her in water with other kids. This of course, raises the question of why she didn’t learn before her ability developed. It could also be that someone in her family had an incident in the water, and the family was very cautious after that.

I personally like to believe that Rei had an ability-related incident when Remi was quite young, and her parents wanted to keep Rei out of the water until he could control his ability better. Because it would be mean to take Remi swimming and make Rei stay behind or on land, Remi’s lessons got put off indefinitely until they were forgotten about.

Of course, this scenario also means that Rei never finished learning to swim either.

I also like the idea that their mom was the one who had a swimming accident, and was somewhat traumatized by it and therefore extremely paranoid about putting her kids in the water. This explanation would also mean that Rei probably couldn’t swim.

I will now kindly place here for my own enjoyment, a reminder that Blyke was the one who taught Remi to swim and it was cute as fuck:

♡

[lacomandante]

HELLO i'm alive, I just barely survived 9 days in Girona doing costumes for Assumpta's short film reels.....and immediately after we came back I had to do some frantic sewing in time for the week of events planned for the Dos de Mayo. I met up with some new friends I had met at the Museo de Traje two weeks or so earlier, and my Spanish has improved SO MUCH during my time here. I am so happy and having SO much fun. I based this spencer off of one Assumpta wears in Rossini, Rossini!, and had two days to make it. I did my hair how Teresa's looks in a snood in Company, but made a madroñera instead- it's a little lower class than Teresa would've worn, I think, but it was appropriate. (I want to make all of the costumes Assumpta wears in her films and make a pre-war Teresa wardrobe, though I'll be remaking this red spencer!) Over the course of the week we walked through many parks, got to see the changing of the guard, we went to many palaces, and I got to participate in the Dos de Mayo parade and battle, which was insanely cool, and where the first two photos are taken! I also got to go to a wonderful ball and danced with all my friends, which I'll post photos of soon. Now that the events are over, I'm rereading Sharpe's Command bc I have my review in my drafts and want to revisit it.

[batfossil-fr]

I’ve been really thinking of reopening my art shop soon… I’ve been taking some practice doodles (hence all the posting lately) while I shake off my rust and I’m finding things I enjoy working on again. I miss trying my hand at more dragons/OCs and colors. my shop’s so broken rn lmao but that’s a problem for a later date it’s just nice getting back into art

[aesfocus]

On the subject of needing to improve on my art; this has been in my drafts forever. You'll remember I had been making sticker sheets to mail to folks?

The printer I used at the time hated browns so I kept having to adjust the colors, but as with the FO4 sheet this is way too simple. I might redo this whole sheet at some stage tbqh.

[thegifmakersapprentice]

Bubble & Parkour

[trixstriforce]

botw was a good story about coping w/ tragedy, the dangers of expectations and pedestals, and how to live after disaster

totk could have been such a good story about generational trauma, coming to terms w/ grief, and how to really on others after a life time of being alone but it just...wasnt. it had so much potential to build on the themes of botw and give a good thematic close to zelda and link's archs and it set all that up but just...did not

[elirluna]

i don't know why people are so afraid of being mediocre at things and even discouraging to those who aren't. hobbies don't have to be lifetime commitments. the act of creating and the desire to learn are such primal needs, sometimes your mind and soul just have to be fed. you don't have to prove anything to anyone. as long as it makes you feel good that's all that matters

[anachrosims]

Honesty time: I wish I was one of Those Creators that gets listed on all the historic builds before people give up and go "& other creators"

I also wish I wasn't so consistently exhausted/sick that I could put more energy into doing the creative projects I really want to do

[seravphs]

I’m scared to post knight Gojo thank you for being so nice to me about it bffs 💛

[stellarwaffles]

Yearly redraw that I procrastinated for a month :)

2021 2022

[vickyvicarious]

hmmm talk about mina murray harker?

MINA HARKER NEE MURRAY where even to begin

There's too much to say, so let me pick just one thing for now:

Mina takes care of others. She's willing to sacrifice herself to do so, and it can honestly be an issue. But again and again, Mina gives and gives and gives. She is emotionally intelligent as well as just generally intelligent, and good at building and maintaining connections. I really love all the examples of everyone in the book being so supportive and loving, but Mina is the only character who has strong individual bonding moments with every single other protagonist. I can even think of a specific impactful moment in which she cares for each of them:

Lucy: dipping her feet in mud and giving Lucy her shoes

Jonathan: many, but especially sitting with him on the park bench after he sees Dracula

Seward: the gentle way she offers to type up his diary so no one else listens to it

Arthur: hugging him and letting him cry on her

Quincey: not letting him brush off his own pain and making him choke up in gratitude

Van Helsing: driving so that he can get some sleep

Even more so than for some of the others, I can vividly picture each of these moments. Mina likes to help people and take care of them - several of the above examples are even very deliberate efforts to go out of her way to offer comfort. She will put herself last and take care of everyone else's emotional needs first. But the thing is, she's not just this one-sided mothering figure. She is so so eager to be Jonathan's wife and to help him in his career. She breaks down sometimes, she gets upset, she speaks her mind and makes things happen. And she gets the support she deserves as well, she is beloved by everyone around her and they all try to support her in turn whenever they can. (My favorite examples are Quincey getting her the typewriter and everything Jonathan does.) She is the heart of the novel right from the start, when Jonathan's love for her gets him through the terrors of Castle Dracula, all the way up till the end, when everyone's motivation to save her drives them onward to kill Dracula. Yes, Lucy's tragedy takes precedent for a large portion of the book and Mina isn't even there, but she is a throughline. Even in the worst times with Lucy, Mina's letters keep us connected. Mina plays this role logistically as well by collating all the information amongst the group. And the only way this can work so well is because she loves so much, she reaches out to people constantly. Her words on love are some of my favorite quotes from the entire book.

I just... I love Mina so much.

[age-of-moonknight]

Hellooo

I dont wanna bother you, but would you wappen to know what that concept art of old marc was for?

Also i love your blog, makes me happy to read the tags too

Hello! Thank you so much for stopping by; I’m glad you’re enjoying this blog! :D And please, never wonder about bothering me, as I always love having a reason to go down a Moon Knight-related research rabbit hole hahaha

Nonetheless,,,,I know y’all can’t see me, so just imagine some vaguely human-shaped entity, head in hands. When I tell you I spent hours going through my posts and spinning up some increasingly bonkers boolean searches for this 🤣 and don’t get me wrong, it was absolutely a labor of love, but I’m still not entirely sure I found the exact concept art you’re referring to.

Closest thing I could find was the concept art for an aged Marc Spector in Battleworld: Secret Wars Journal (Vol. 1/2015), #1 by Luca Pizzari (which objectively I think is dope as all get out and I’m glad I found it, but I’m still not sure exactly if it’s what you’re looking for).

Hope this is of some use to someone out there! Sorry if I’m off-base; I completely respect the desire to remain anonymous, so please feel free to send another ask or perhaps a DM with any more possible details or the exact image you would like to learn more about (as again, I don’t need much of a reason to keep researching Moon Knight things :D).

[thethingything]

deleted a bunch of the posts from yesterday because the paranoia finally caught up with me 🙃 but anyway we can't taste properly, we're constantly shaky and wheezy and dizzy, and the cough we've got has gotten significantly worse, and I called our GP to ask about paxlovid or similar treatment and got dismissed before I could even speak to a doctor and I really, really just want to go scream at someone but that would be a shitty thing to do.

I fucking hate that people keep going out while ill and not taking even basic precautions to avoid infecting others. I hate that we're basically at the mercy of everyone else because no matter how hard we try people still infect us and doctors just end up dismissing us. this is... what, like the 6th time we've had covid and we don't even fucking go outside.

I just want a break. I just want to be able to get on with life and get my shit together without being constantly screwed over by other people's reckless decisions and a frankly ridiculous amount of bad luck

[stepseduworldblog]

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