#thoughts from a thot

[emmettmccartycullen]

Listen I’ve already screamed at how they needed to have more serious conversations after New Moon BUT. I really wish we had more scenes of Edward and Bella having a normal relationship. Like. Them talking about their favorite movies or what Edward remembers about growing up. Just like. Normal, everyday conversations. Or dates. Them going to the movies together or just going on drives together. I love them laying in a flower filled meadow and waxing poetic to each other as much as anyone BUT show us Bella trying to teach Edward how to cook or Edward showing Bella his favorite music you know

[bayleavesfromthevine]

Some thoughts about the different teaching styles in JJK

Well. There’s only two that we really know so far: Gojo’s and Utahime’s. And I think the differences in their teaching styles are really interesting. 

Gojo is a very hands-off teacher for the most part. Yeah, he taught Yuuji from the ground-up, but only because he had no other choice - and even then he didn’t do the best job (more on that later). Megumi had to specifically ask to train with him, the implications being that Gojo does not regularly train with his students. Lastly, as far as I remember, Gojo has never even spoken directly to Nobara (outside of when they first met and he called her over to their group). Please correct me if I’m wrong, but he’s only spoken to her when he was referring to the trio as a whole, which is an issue I won’t get into here. Needless to say, he’s not much of a present mentor in his students’ lives.  For all I know, Gojo might be lazy when it comes to his job - I don’t get the sense that he’s all that enthusiastic about the instructional aspect of teaching as much as he likes the final result. Basically, as he’s stated before, he wants strong allies. He wants a jujutsu society in which he is not the only pillar holding it together. He also wants his students to be strong enough to help him change jujutsu sorcery from the bottom-up. Ergo, him entrusting his students to trainings and missions without his guidance seems to be a “tough love” type of approach: they’ll grow when they reach their breaking points, but that will only occur when he’s not around. As such, Yuuji, Nobara, and Megumi are strong on their own. Like Gojo himself.   (Also, he’s only the instructor of the first-years, soooo? Who are the second- and third-year instructors? Ah, whatever. That’s not the point of this post smh.)

Utahime, on the other hand, is very different. She actually trains with her students. She teaches them, guides them, and clearly has a personal relationship with each of them, which I picked up on in just the brief interactions we saw in the exchange event. (When Mai and Miwa were talking about Maki during their break in Miwa’s flashback?? And then they... went back to their training session with their instructor??? .... Guys... Gojo could NEVER.) As a result, the Kyoto students are far superior at working as a team (well, sans Todo lol, but he’s a special case) and they have a better understanding of each others’ techniques, which, of course, we also saw in the exchange event. (Yes, yes. I know Yuuji and Nobara are a powerful duo, but that is an anomaly and seems to have formed from their chemistry and talents, not Gojo’s influence.) There’s also a stronger sense of “family” amongst the Kyoto students that must have been due to Utahime’s influence. (Not to say that the Tokyo students don’t have a similar vibe to them, but it’s just not as prominent imo.)  I can’t help but notice that Utahime focuses on her students supporting each other and working together presumably because of her own experiences. This is only a theory, but, while we don’t know her cursed technique yet, it seems likely that she requires time and support from others in order to use her abilities in battle. It would make sense for her to instruct and nurture her students to be able to support and function with a variety of techniques as a unit - including those that aren’t as convenient to use (Mai’s ability comes to mind here).   I think it’s fair to say that Utahime wants roughly the same thing as Gojo: to build up strong sorcerers that will one day take charge of their society and build a better future. However, the big difference between the two, in my opinions, is that Utahime seems to acknowledge the distinction between herself and her students - she knows she is a mentor whose job is to nurture them into full-fledged sorcerers. There will always be that teacher/student or adult/child aspect of her relationships with them, even, presumably, after they graduate and become legitimate, adult allies. She’s a normal teacher like that (I assume).  Obviously, I think Gojo knows that his relationship with his students is the same deal. However, I can’t help but feel like his actions and words bely that fact. He said he wants allies, and he treats his students as such. I think you can see this the most in his relationship with Megumi. As many people have acutely pointed out, Gojo is all about treating children and teenagers with respect for their agency and allows them to make their own choices. This is a beautiful thing and I love that about his character, but it does add an interesting layer to his teaching style. Mainly: he views his students as equals from the get-go, despite the fact that they are relying on him to guide them. Now, I’m not saying that he shouldn’t treat them as equals - he should because they are, especially when they’re putting their lives on the line and are more likely to die than he is in any given situation - but the student/teacher relationship is an important one for those on the student end of things. When Gojo doesn’t uphold his end of the bargain, certain things are lost and left up to the students to figure out for themselves. (Prime example: Yuuji’s divergent fist. Gojo knew it wouldn’t work long term, or against special grades, yet still said nothing, forcing Yuuji to learn the hard way. Had Nanami and Todo not been there to say something / do Gojo’s damn job for him, Yuuji’s growth might have been stunted or, worst case, he would have been killed.)  (Utahime never would have let it get to that point, but we’re not here to slander Gojo lol) So anyway, my point is: Gojo wants his students to be strong enough to not have to rely on others, believing that jujutsu sorcery is an individual’s game.  Utahime also wants her students to be strong, but she also acknowledges the value in relying on others so that no one person (or small group of people) is responsible for holding up the entire jujutsu world.  And I just think that’s neat.  

[wonwoos-tracksuit]

Do you ever love Jesse Lingard with all your heart? Because SAME.

[ryostrenchcoat]

characterization is so important to me - if people don’t have a good grasp on characters, i can’t enjoy the story no matter how good the plot is

and vice-versa, if the characterization is good, i can love a story that’s just about making toast 

and if anything, this feels particularly important with fanfiction to me since you’re working with established characters, so you should really understand those characters, or it’s just an oc in a wig

[theatrebab]

I’ve started writing down things my friends have said, this has to be one of my favorites “Other girls want a boyfriend, but I wanna be decapitated.”

[imaginestuffandthangs]

Can I sue AMC?????

First of all, don’t worry if you haven’t seen it yet I won’t put any spoilers.

Secondly, I was sobbing for like 30 minutes plus and they do that to me, like AMC really did us dirty. I’ve been watching the show since I was like 9 so I was really getting emotional like it’s been two hours and I can still feel my eyes after crying if that makes sense, no idea how to describe it.

I’ll admit after last season I was going off the show after the bullshit they pulled, and I’ve always been a stan, never having negative feelings towards the show. But bitch they’ve 100% won me back over.However, I do still feel a little scammed by it and overall unsure how to feel, but to be fair by the end of the episode I was living for it.

Also, side note, can people just fucking stay away from horses on that show like Jesus fuck, the horse almost always gets someone killed and then just fucks off. I love horses but just stop.

Anyone got any opinions on the episode they’d like to share, no one I know who watches it has seen it yet and I really want to talk about it. I get some people are mad about it and whatever I’m open to hear all sides, but honestly in this fandom I think some of ya’ll are just so negative towards everything and are overall a little bitter, that’s just the tea.

[neurotransmtter]

Wonder when i and the millions of people on tumblr that have realized that no one is happy with the way our world is will just say fuck it and rise the fuck up collectively and dismantle the government....just little radical thoughts

[arvfz]

I find myself doubting my abilities and what I'm capable of on a daily basis. I seriously sit and think about all of the worst case scenarios that relate to my life and it's almost sad. I end up being excited for the future, but scared to encounter it. I feel I'm not worth it or not (insert the blank) enough. I need to quit overthinking and give myself some more credit.

[bastardofmothman]

The reason I don't reblog a lot of ship content for Eskel or Yennefer is because I want to be the sandwich filling between the two.

[bayleavesfromthevine]

Thinking about the themes in Kn8

Kaiju No. 8 is the kind of story that's set up to have "what makes you human?" as a central theme, but instead it contemplates the notion of succession and how to live up to the expectations of others. Every character has at least one person that they strive to catch up to/impress and they feel that failing to do so would be equivalent to letting that person down.

The power of communication is also a pretty prominent theme in the series imo. There's something to be said about the cameras, recording devices, and headsets they use in battle being able to share everything the characters say to just about the entire cast at any given moment. It speaks to the idea of open communication and collaboration as effective tools to strengthen the team overall. It also allows the Defense Force to not just succeed their predecessors on an individual level, but also as a collective.

Anyway, I'm sleepy so I'm gonna stop here, but please feel free to add to this!

[1vcas]

I want to make friends but everyone is so intimidating!!! even people I've already talked to are intimidating!!!! I rolled this cool guy a cigarette one time and I'm still nervous about talking to him!!! his whole friend group is cool??! i might make a personal blog about life & times in portland and post about friends and peaks and school and work I move to my new apartment in three days

[dontusethisbloganymore-blog1]

someone just yelled "im so hungry" out their car window and man if that aint me

[that-makes-me-awkward]

I have so many stupid things scheduled to reblog on specific dates some even up to a few years from now, and it's funny to think if something happens to me, someone's gonna think I've risen from the dead to reblog a meme about October 3rd

[theshikonjewel]

not quite sure why a hot guy isn’t running his tongue down my thigh? interesting

[dykeofparadise]

every time i see a bmw i have such a strong primal urge to fuckin key it

[bayleavesfromthevine]

writing fanfic at the gym has actually been super helpful. something about the limited time in between sets makes my brain forget that it's been pretending to have writer's block