#more of a vibe check tbh

[tfoxwood]

So the whole "The Phantom Menace" 25th Anniversary

Went to go see "The Phantom Menace" for the whole "May the 4th" day since I've never seen a Star Wars film in cinema before. I vaguely remembered people complaining over it when it first premiered in cinemas due to how politically heavy/kind of dull it was for a Star Wars film (think there's even a Simpsons episode roasting it) and honestly? I can see why but it's still a really good film even without foresight of where the prequels were going to go.

I mean sound-wise? Really cool to hear the sounds of the ships and blasters around you in the cinema and seeing the tanks and droid army be deployed on a big screen does wonders for the sense of scale. Naboo and the underwater city? Absolutely beautiful and illuminative on screen. The costumes? Oh my goodness, the outfits for Queen Amidala alone are gorgeous.

The CGI for Jar-Jar in particular? Actually, Jar-Jar in general? Eh.... can't all be winners.

I can only imagine being a Star Wars fan and seeing little Ani for the first time, maybe not even fully remembering where you heard the name before, and then having it click partway through the movie. Love the misdirect with Padmé's identity as everyone assumes she must be the one in the elaborate costumes, alongside the small hints it's not always her. The main ones I caught were when Anakin tries to say goodbye to her when she isn't there as a handmaiden and when Qui-gon states that the queen trusts him and his judgement and she rebukes that he doesn't know what she wants.

Haven't seen the original trilogy in a while but I don't think the name 'Palpatine' is used for him, think it was only The Emperor or Darth Sidious. Then there's the whole conspiracy with Darth Sidious being responsible for the blockade and the implication from Sidious's dialogue he has some form of control over the senate.

The track during the fight with Darth Maul being called "Duel of the Fates" is amazing considering it essentially changed who would be mentoring Anakin going forward. It's also forever hilarious to me that they brought back Darth Maul because people thought he was too cool and wanted to hang onto him lol. Not to mention the reveal of the lightsaber flickering to display a second half.

Honestly one of my favourite parts about the ending was the shot at the end of Qui-Gon's funeral. When discussing Darth Maul's death and stating there's always two Sith; a master and an apprentice, the scene ends with a lingering shot on Chancellor Palpatine. Behold, the 'Phantom Menace', he was going to succeed whether Naboo was forced into the treaty or if he was elected the new Chancellor. "Every way makes my gain".

Overall I really enjoyed the small little bits and nuances with it, and I can also see why people may have been disappointed seeing it compared to the original trilogy. It was quite dull at points but it does have a lot of detail for what it is.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Whooooo could have predicted this?

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[add1ctedt0you]

"Can't you see the look on jiejie's face?"

[8g-soymilk]

Day 20 of @quezify's Eggtober! Another Sharpie egg for today! Some mid-process pics below the cut:

[eri-pl]

Still doing the reread (I should go write posts) and ...the scene where Ulmo (allegedly) goes to Manwë and asks him to go help the Elves.

I am starting to suspect that "it is said among the wise" is an euphemism for "I [Jirt] have this idea but I don't know who in-world could realistically know it and add it into the book, also I may want to reconsider it later, so let's keep it vague"

Manwë is just like "No, it seems too early (because fate) and also, this doesn't pass my vibe check" and I'm like "my guy, I love your vibe chceck but maybe 'it does not resonate' is not the best way of making decisions (still it is an improvement from the 'inviting Elves to Valinor' situation, bus see: your vibe check does not always check out)' and then Ulmo figures out a way to get it done anyway, using Tuor and Earendil. Ulmo is good at getting things done.

I do get why most of the fandom is angry at Manwë in here, but also, fate&vibe chceck are probably the best decisionmaking tools he's got available (common sense *is* overrated) and also why should he have the emotional reactions of a modern-day person? I don't think that the "we shuold go save the Elves from the consequences" is a natural idea. It is a right idea, I think, but I don't see why it should be obvious to anyone there.

Also, we the readers have the benefit of hindsight, which changes a lot.

TLDR: I love Manwë but I'm not sure he's making the best decision here.

[nick-close]

cw suicide but literally what happened in s2ep45 okay I have to pick ur brain cos I'm still not sure what I think, What's up with Glenn being willing to help TJ kill himself basically??? It's weird right? (Don't get me started on the way this show struggles to understand when characters are self-harming or expressing suicidal ideation. Seriously. Everytime.)

I wrote some thoughts but deleted them because it’s. Tbh it’s complicated to me. Here’s kind of my list of thoughts.

-Glenn is kind of an idiot. Terry could likely very easily rile Glenn up enough to get him to fight.

-That said, Glenn is a 20th level character- Terry is not. It doesn’t make sense that they’d be evenly matched.

-Glenn also doesn’t really seem that invested in the fight. Or that angry, really.

-He stops the fight to let Terry talk to his family- if he planned on actually getting revenge for his kid, he wouldn’t have done that. Glenn was raised by an opportunist- he is one. Even if not to that same extent.

All of this formulates to me thinking Glenn.. didn’t plan on killing him. To me that’s pretty obvious. It was only swords, no spells- and then the question instead becomes “Why did Glenn agree to a fight he didn’t plan on winning?”

I also don’t know the answer! I have some guesses though.

-Simplest solution, he wanted to ‘win’ but not kill him. Make a point about it, maybe show Nick that he did this cool thing for him, whatever. This answer is boring.

-He wanted to bide his time until someone (like Nick, who lives here) could come and actually give a say on the situation- address it directly himself.

-He does not know how to talk feelings with someone so set on dying, or really anyone at all. He figured he could get him to wear himself out and then give up.

-Freddie fr didn’t know why they were fighting until this episode and had to last minute figure out how into the fight Glenn was to kill his friends child- therefore he fell into this weird halfassed state of combat adapting to the thing Anthony threw at him and we gotta fill in some gaps with our brain here to make that reasonable lmao

[morninkim]

Ash and Pikachu designs for funsiesssss

Misty & Psyduck here

Main Trio here

[cuteniarose]

Is this anything

[ween-kitchens]

yk when you can feel yourself starting to stop caring about stuff you love and you are White Knuckling through it because no I Will still love this so fucking help me

[weareuniqueandimportant]

SCARY... THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES...

[bravevolunteer]

the idea of going BACK to the lore that's already been established and over with scares me to my core but at the same time... what i wouldn't give for a fredbear's family diner game

[chaoskiro]

Top 5 fruit

Nectarines. They are the most decadent gift this earth has given us. (They have to be hard with yellow insides though, it is a delicate balance which is harder to maintain now that I live alone and my mom doesn't devour them when they've become too ripe for me)

Oranges. This is a new discovery. While I've been prone to steel a slice (or a boat as we call them in danish) from my dad's after-dinner-orange from time to time, I did not really enjoy this amazing fruit properly until I took one on a whim at circus training. They taste amazing and the gathering of people around the trash can as we slowly uncover the fruit, carefully removing the bitter strands, hands getting sticky with juice and talking about who knows what, holds a special place in my heart.

Lemons. While I may have never eaten a lemon whole (don't get ideas Sif (or do, I guess. It's your mouth)), they just bring goodness to all they touch and so many of my favorite things wouldn't be complete without them.

Plums. (I had to look the spelling of that one up) Though plums are always a precarious business, like nectarines they can't get too soft, but even then each plum can be a revelation or the greatest disappointment you have ever fielded. The revelations are worth it though.

Pineapple. (I feel like they're fruits?) While it's easy to get too much of these I will always take a cube when my grandma offers it, despite the weirdness in your mouth for the next hour.

[thelastspeecher]

WIP Game!

(I apologize for taking almost a month to do this after you tagged me, @novantinuum. I like being tagged and thank you for doing so. I am just very slow at these sorts of tag games.)

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs. I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? DnD campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!

So, I don't have a separate WIP folder. I do have a separate "Completed Multichaps" subfolder within my "Multichaps" folder but there are things that would qualify as WIPs that are not located within "Multichaps". I scavenged the various areas where I keep my stuff and have a list of things. This is not all of my WIPs but it is all of the WIPs that I have an interest in posting at some point. So here they are, in alphabetical order.

A Case of Mistaken Identity

Amphibious Tendencies

North Star

Reverse AT

Spirit Touched

West Coast Outcasts

And since DnD campaigns were mentioned, I'll say that I've been running a campaign with the Smallville Roleplaying Game, which is a DnD-style game using the world of my favorite TV show of all time, Smallville, as the setting. It's been a hot minute since we've had a session, because Life Happened, but to my players, I promise I haven't given up on the campaign and I have Ideas for future sessions. I just need to sit down and plan them out. Oh, and also, during the last session, my players fought ghosts and they managed to roll well enough that they physically hit a non-corporeal being and I am very proud of them.

(I am not including my various Word docs that are the sources of the random ficlets I post. Those are just places I write stuff when inspired, not planned per se. Also, that stuff doesn't really go on AO3. Though at least some of it probably should.)

I'll go ahead and tag six of the homies that I know produce fan content. And my regular disclaimer of "I am not intentionally leaving anyone out; if I forget to mention you despite us being pals, I still love you and it was not a slight against you."

@vulpixen, @nour386, @haberdashing, @elishevart, @darfichihrenhundstreicheln, @eregyrn-falls

[ninjaliike]

can't believe i missed our 6th birthday here! damn ... time flies, eh? ❤️

[tributes-vamps-and-ginnyweasley]

We don't talk enough about what it's like to grieve a parent that's still alive.