#the stakes could not be lower

[academiaipromise]

it’s almost claim to fame o’clock time to be reunited with my favorite group of reality tv idiots

[sevenines]

i saw this tweet and found it interesting for two reasons. one is that some people base how good cartoon network would be to toh by how it treated su, and despite the fact that su’s treatment by the network was considered poor at the time, now its thought to be exceptionally good in comparison to modern shows.

two is how exactly su got impacted by a limited budget. a common criticism is how characters like connie, peridot, and lapis are left out of missions. but balancing a lot of characters is not only hard but also costly (extra animation, extra voices—it’s been revealed that the show is limited to a set number of characters per episode otherwise they’re over budget). animation mistakes are not uncommon since retakes cost extra. the entire reason the original show got cut short was due to loss of funding!

[arthur-lesters-right-arm]

Yk there's a version of Arthur out there who failed to kill Eddie and was caught by the police sweeping his office. That Arthur would've been arrested and god knows he'd try his hardest to explain what John is despite Johns fight for secrecy. That Arthur would spend the rest of his life in an asylum, believing that he truly is crazy

[the-adventures-of-dave]

who tf sends actual cats death threats??? they're cats. they can't read, much less comprehend something like that

I assume they were trying to get under my skin, but honestly it just reads as really funny to me. We're a cat blog, the stakes are so low here. It's tumblr. What are you doing sending death threats to cats when there are actual problems in the world haha

[shepherds-of-haven]

Throw back to my first sofh gameplay were I immediately opted for the "my job here is done byee" option during Prihine wedding bc that would most likely be my actual reaction in that kind of situation. I was sad for Cain but I didn't want to go back on my choices and didn't even realize he could have been reappeared often during the rest of the story. Flash forward to our meeting with Lavinet: I didn't think a piece of fiction could ever make me feel that level of second hand(?) embarassment ever again. The guilt tripping was next level (granted it takes me almost nothing to feel guilty BUT STILL LOL)

The surprise jumpscare of Lavinet hating you on-sight is the game pointing a gun at you and saying it hasn't forgotten your choices no matter how much time has passed! ❤️

[wurdulac]

i don't like my art. i see what it lacks and i see my limited range. i'm not sure why do i keep trying to work on it. i don't know what it does for me. it doesn't feel like expression of creativity or imagination. i don't even do it the way i admire in art by my favorite artists. does it feel joyful or fun, the activity of it? i don't think it does. so i don't know if trying to "perfect it" is even a good goal. apart from never being satisfied from the work currently being done because of the unreachable goal it's also just... for what. so i can do something technically okay but also just soulless?

one thing that i can say is more of a positive effect is that doing art staves off the state of anxiety and guilt over not trying to do it. i guess it's better to just do something over feeling sick over not doing it and cursing oneself for not improving and your hand forgetting how to move.

there's another aspect that was always difficult for me to grasp but... there are artisans. like making things for the sake of making something that looks nice and not just serves the intended function is something people have been doing forever. things like working with patterns too. tattoos. and i can't internalize it for myself that doing things for the sake of it being pretty is fine too. because then maybe i could like i don't know, put my being mostly fixated on faces into other work...

i don't know how to unclog myself.

[toastsnaffler]

yeah I'm not gonna talk abt it am I...

[greatbigbellies]

I'm asking specifically about interaction levels because I KNOW if I ask "do you want me to run a preg kink rp sideblog" it'll be an overwhelming yes, but I want to know if I'll have people sending in asks, because really that's 75% of the fun.

I'm not sure how consistent it'll be since I'll need time alone to get pics and stuff for it, or how long it'll last, buuuuut if people pinky promise to send asks... I'll happily get one set up. I've seen a couple other ones pop up that seem like fun to do!

[atalana]

me watching sab season 2, just mentally repeating to myself: it's not an adaptation it's high budget fanfiction, it's not an adaptation it's high budget fanfiction

[aeolianblues]

Man if they genuinely think this album was good writing then there’s no hope for swifties

[wellnoe]

for a long time i thought bc i mostly made fanart that my drawings were not personal or telling the way other people’s were. and i have discovered that in a lot of ways that is less true than i thought.

[calypsolemon]

I'm curious about your take on Beatrix, Ras, Rapton, and Imperium as a whole. I know we're only halfway through the season, and some people like to wait till they see the whole big picture before making judgments, but I wanna know how you personally feel about them!

honestly its mostly None Thoughts on the characters. Ras is probably the most interesting character in terms of I think "something more seems to be going on there that we're not privy to," but without further info i can't exactly say what. Rapton is just kind of afunny guy. And Beatrix... I'm going to be honest my first impression of her is "that girl is not giving me ruling empress of a cult-kingdom vibes" but thats again, based on very little info.

As for imperium itself I do think its a little.... poorly thought out at times? I feel like so far we've seen this sort of flip-flopping between imperium citizens being scared of dragons, seeing them as mindless beasts that can be easily beaten down, and seeing them as friendly companions that work alongside imperium to give them energy. This could be somewhat intentional as a "mixed-messaging" thing on the part of imperium, but I think this combined with how quickly sora was convinced that hurting the dragon was bad makes their indoctrination look incredibly weak in a way that... doesn't really align with the amount of power they supposedly have? Personally I realyl think that sora should have spent a good montage or so working with LaRow getting increasingly doubtful of what she was doing, rather than immediately jumping to rebelling against them.

[choices-binglebonkus]

I don’t know of anyone in Choices who had more ridiculous plot armor than the love interests in WTD.

They miraculously grew from small children into young adults in a mutant zombie apocalypse, some of them surviving outside of secure communities for the duration of the apocalypse like Eli and Angel. And somehow, none of them had ever seen any of the mutant variations aside from the drones. Ever.

IMO Angel’s plot armor was the worst. She survived in a zombie-infested mall alone from probably around 5 or 6 years old until young adulthood.

It made the stakes considerably less severe and made me feel detached from the love interests because they felt more like untouchable beings than characters who could live and die depending on the story’s outcome.

[criticalrolo]

3zun is so wild because in canon it’s the most toxic combination of three people of all time that all are going to tear each other to shreds but in a modern au. They would probably literally be fine

[01tsubomi]

hi!! if you dont mind me asking, how did you manage to end up teaching in japan?? ive been researching but info online is so extense and overwhelming and i never have good answers....

hello!! first of all i wanna say i understand the stress - i applied to j/et first and was going to work on backups like int/erac and private hiring if that didn't work out and i'm always thankful that i didn't have to. honestly now that i'm here it feels funny that i stressed out so much during the application process bc i always find myself thinking "damn they'll let anyone in" (often about myself lmao). it can be really odd and unexplainable who j/et does and doesn't take but japan needs a lot of ALTs to keep the system going so if you've got the enthusiasm for it there's definitely a place for you!!

i would definitely recommend trying for j/et and int/erac first before worrying about the other options!! since j/et has the biggest reputation ofc there's the double-edged sword of it feeling the most prestigious and hard to get into but again they do hire a ton of candidates every year, plus it has the highest guaranteed pay and takes care of so much for you pre-departure. idk where you're at in life/when you'd plan on applying but if you wanna start the job as soon as possible, int/erac has pretty much a rolling application and their main recruiting cycle is for spring departures (while j/et won't start recruiting again til october, for departure in summer 2025). int/erac gives you a little less pay and a little less initial help, but it's still very reputable. int/erac ALTs also have a few more freedoms once you're in japan bc i believe int/erac has your school hire you directly intead of employing you to your city's board of education. so for example my BoO doesn't let ALTs commute by car, but int/erac ALTs and private hires don't have that restriction. knock on wood, if neither of those work out, there are lots of sites like gaijinpot posting private hire opportunities. i don't know about the competitiveness of those and they do often require you to sort out visa application or housing on your own, but opportunity is always out there! seriously though i wouldn't worry about that at first. that's the backup plan ace up your sleeve

in terms of what you can do to raise your chances of getting hired, again, i think the enthusiasm is the key!! people say the j/et interview is a glorified vibe check bc they've been known to reject people who sometimes seem overqualified for the position (maybe for good reason - the amount of responsibility you get and teaching you get to do is suuuuper variable and dependent on your school, and probably about ~1/3 of my work days every year i have no classes and little relevant work to do, if any). i don't have a background or certification in teaching but i did a lot of tutoring in college and minored in japanese so i had a lot to say about my passion for language education. i know j/et really loves the angle of "what will you get out of the position, and what will you give back" - i can tell you're excited about the idea of teaching in japan so i'm sure you already have your answers!! if you have hobbies related to japan it's good to explain how being in japan would help you continue them. or you can always research what you could do with your non-japan related hobbies in japan! i love cooking and i started taking classes at a chain studio that does a mix of japanese and worldwide cooking. again i know the hit-or-miss element of it is scary but really they just want friendly open-minded people who can share their culture, have enthusiasm about education and exchange, don't mind the hours/job restrictions, and are down to pack their bags and live in japan. if you have any other questions please ask!! i know this is random but i've helped a couple of friends with their applications so if you do want some extra eyes on a statement of purpose my inbox is always open!! cheering for you!! 🎉🎉

[ahalliance]

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