#it was exactly what i needed

[ckerouac]

I’M SO HAPPY TO HAVE MY RICHMOND HIMBOS BACK

[blackthornfaery]

just watched summerland (2020) and oh my god

[tenspontaneite]

How about: 16, 18, 20? (If desired.)

All under a readmore for length! No spoilers herein.

16: Do you have a method for getting characters to sound/feel in character?

,,,, I will be honest, no I do not. I write a thing and there is a constant ongoing vibe check that checks the written character against my brain's perception of their vibe, and this happens always constantly every second of my writing and daydreaming about writing, forever.

18: What is the most obscure thing you've researched for a fic?

yeah I literally don't know what to pick here. Is cyclogenesis more or less obscure than the precise nerves and muscles involved in the movement of dog ears? If I say I've been reading a book about the various mass extinction events our planet has experienced throughout its history in order to better worldbuild the ancient history of one of my fics, is that more or less obscure than the time I read one particularly helpful paper on the experimental study of limb ischemia via limb compression (i.e. torniquets) in order to research PIAJ Rayla's hand damage?

(I'm going to take a wild guess and say the most obscure thing I've researched for worldbuilding is cytoplasmic incompatibility, maybe??? but who knows maybe that's basic shit to cytologists)

20: What is your favourite thing about writing fanfic / writing in general?

So like, not to get overwhelmingly genuine on main or anything but. These days, I have to say, it's the...synergy? The synergy moments. The more I write at longer projects like PIAJ, the more it happens where I'll just be thinking about something in a story - maybe a stubborn blank space in the story, or a bit I intentionally left unplanned to allow for flexibility, or something I'd not even considered before at all - and then I'll just have...a thought, and then it unwinds and expands, and then somewhere down the line I have something that fits seamlessly into the greater whole like it was always there, and the entire story is instantly better and richer for it. I can practically feel the weaving of it into the greater story, almost like a physical sensation in my mind, and it just feels...not even being artistically dramatic about this here, it feels golden. Like, in a pseudo-synaesthetic way, it feels golden. It's just a perfect experience.

There's a lot I find rewarding about writing, but nothing else quite on that level. It's basically rapture every time ngl. Apotheotic, even.

[bonesandthebees]

one of the most infuriating things about becoming an adult is when you realize that it actually is 10x easier to solve problems by making a phone call vs literally any other communication method

[mkscatgirl]

I'm so happy loosemble is making good music

[muppetfreak]

Mr. Riordan, it is truly a pleasure getting to experience your second draft.

[ikpwecanfly]

Something I haven't seen discussed yet is not only did buck and Tommy kiss, but they JUST kissed. Tommy kissed him once, just communicating that "okay is this what you want us to do?" And then he set up a real romantic date where he's going to pick buck up at 8 and everything.

Buck who has a shit load of trauma from partners wanting him for nothing more than his body. From always having to be the person adding the romance into every relationship to convince people there's more to him then sex.

Baby boy just got asked on a wholesome date and got promised romantic helicopter flying lessons and he won't even have to drive and goddddvdhebusjabsjsjdnxns

[katesofheaven]

I just rewatched Barbie! It was so much better the second time.

1st time I saw it I gave it a solid 7.9. 2nd time it’s a fucking 11.

It was so beautiful. So so beautiful

[catharsistine]

The scene in the Barbie trailer when Barbie is skating around with Ken and asks "Why is everyone staring at me?"

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE AN ADOLESCENT GIRL.

Living in Barbieland (childhood girlhood) but then suddenly you're all grown up in the real world subject to scrutiny and sexualisation (the guy slapping Barbie's ass) and feeling like existing is a crime?

Being forced by adult men into a box (which leads to the not like other girls syndrome) and exploring the 'real world' (being forced to grow up too quickly) while fighting the realisation that maybe the world sucks and being a woman is so difficult while hoping with all your heart that it's not always going to be this way.

Losing touch with the very things that made you happy because they're considered immature and girly? (The group of teens that said they hadn't played with Barbies since they were five.)

Older women telling you that you have to learn the truth about the world and that you can never have your old life back (Kate Mckinnon's Barbie) despite it being the only thing you yearn for, but also older women being a bright spot and support (the old woman on the bench) in the endless slough of life.

And this is just the trailer!!! I'm so excited for this movie I can't breathe, Greta Gerwig the woman that you are 😭

[stoopidstapler]

SO IVE BEEN GOIN INSANE SINCE THIS TRAILER DROPPED. JUST. SIMON. SIMON. SIMON.

[moonssugar]

back at my house from spending a week at my friend’s and their partner’s house who are very queer and it was like spending time in trauma recovery and i mean that in the best way possible

[thefleshyougoveggie]

to the girl at the maggie rogers concert tonight who let me take her place at the barricade during dog years:

thank you so much<3 it was such a nice, sweet and wholesome thing to do<3 it literally made my week!!! (honestly my month tbh)

dog years is my favorite song by maggie and i have a strong connection to it, so out of all songs you chose the perfect one without even knowing<3

it literally meant so much to me!!! ill never forget it<333

[blackbird-brewster]

I was trying to edit ch 4 for Friday, while also writing out a tragic backstory for a character, but got distracted by _someone_ (not tagging you lol) sexting me. And then brain went to horny land and I couldn't get work done.

Which means I gotta push through editing an entire chapter tomorrow 😂

[pebblesmustard]

I think my movie watching slump is coming to an end. I could cry. Thank you Pedro Almodóvar 🥹

[egophiliac]

Hi it's just to let you know that the official romanization of Revaan's name is Raverne ! Also they have romanized Baul's name to Baur !

Twst coming back at us again with the least expected romanization! thank you everybody (oh god my inbox) (no it's great, I literally asked for this and the reactions have been INCREDIBLE, thank you all!)

I do like Raverne though, I think it's got a nice fancy sound to it! (I had kinda suspected it was going to be an R instead of an L, so the fact that it's SO close to Laverne except for that is hilarious to me personally.) and Dragoneye Duke is honestly probably the best translation for his title, I wasn't envying the localizers that one. :') Baur instead of Baul I was NOT expecting, but in retrospect I think his name's supposed to be a reference to the Bauru crocodile, so that actually makes way more sense!

someone else also said Meleanor has become Maleanor, which is the REALLY weird one to me, because I was so surprised it was written as Mel instead of Mal in the first place?! oh god no I can't decide which one I like better. 😭 (I wonder if they might change it to Mal...they have made romanization changes before) (like I remember House of Distraction being corrected to House of Destruction in Playful Land) (I did check and she's still Mel for now, but I dunno, they might Mal her up and some point and save me from having to make a decision about which one to use) (HECK I CAN'T DECIDE)

uhhhh thank you for letting me ramble about anime names, let's just say MONOGRAMMED SWEATERS FOR EVERYONE

[ghostlyarchaeologist]

Always ensure your resident hitter receives adequate enrichment to fulfil his needs.

Leverage S04E10 The Queen's Gambit Job.

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