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the whole mutual thing is really overhyped on this site. sometimes interests don’t match up and that’s the only reason why there isn’t a mutual following. if you’re a regular in my inbox or my notifications, i have visited your blog before. if i didn’t want you around for any reason, you would be blocked. so yeah. you can spam my notes and/or talk with me (and possibly become my friend) even if i’m not following you back. no worries.
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I love that everyone in TMA is just. Unremarkable. Jon isnt a heroic character; he's self-loathing and depressed and he exhibits the same self-pity as I do when I'm self-loathing and depressed. He doesn't stand out for his strength of will or quick-thinking or virtue. He's a good person but he stops trying to stay human when it gets uncomfortable. He's everything that a regular person is when theyre trapped in a horrible situation and it's ugly and insufferable and Real.
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Should I start listening to Welcome to Night Vale? What's it aboot?
Oh boy. Oh boy.
(Let it be known that if my irl friends heard you ask this, they would tackle me to prevent the rant I would go on)
I definitely think anyone who likes audio drama should listen to Welcome To Night Vale because it is one of the first contemporary audio dramas and possibly THE first wildly successful one. So much of what you hear in recent audio dramas is inspired by/draws from WTNV. But even if you don't like or are new to audio drama, there is so much to love about Night Vale.
So, the actual plot: Night Vale is a friendly, Midwestern, desert community where everyone's favorite radio show is hosted by Cecil Palmer. Cecil is the cheery "voice of Night Vale" who updates listeners on community news like the angels living by the old car lot, the mysterious glowing cloud which drops dead animals from the sky, and the teenage militia defending their right to read at the library. Cecil occasionally (all the time) interjects with his own personal thoughts and experiences like how terrible the scones Steve Carlsberg made for the PTA meeting were, his niece's basketball team, or the handsome new scientist who recently arrived to study Night Vale.
I would talk about the themes of the show, but they cover so much and it all is so important to me. Everything from family to growing up to feeling different to trauma to grief to growth to capitalism to community to fear to love to the dangers of teaching a spider to read.
It's really an incredible show and I recommend at least giving it a try. It has a dry humor I think everyone can appreciate (including my 58 year old mother who listened during blackout when there was no internet and it was the only thing I had downloaded), even if audio drama or creepiness isn't your thing.
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might be my fav podcast couple ever tbh,, sorry jmart </3
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This is who's voting in the sexyman poll
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HOLY SHIT I JUST REALIZED THAT THE
"Many residents have called in to report that illiteracy, unwanted pregnancy, and violent crime are on the rise in the tarantula communities. Animal Control is addressing these concerns through after-school programs called "Teach A Spider To Read: Stop The Madness. Those interested in volunteering should stand in their bathtubs and weep until it is all gone."
THING IS PROPAGANDA. UNWANTED PREGNANCY AND VIOLENT CRIME = AGGRRSSIVE TARANTULAS ARE EVERYWHERE. ANIMAL CONTROL ISNT DOING ANYTHING EXCEPT SETTING UP POINTLESS VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS THAT YOU CANT SIGN UP FOR. THEY GOT ME I FELL FOR THE PROGANDA
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I just got a good grade in social interaction. Something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve
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I love that everyone in TMA is just. Unremarkable. Jon isnt a heroic character; he's self-loathing and depressed and he exhibits the same self-pity as I do when I'm self-loathing and depressed. He doesn't stand out for his strength of will or quick-thinking or virtue. He's a good person but he stops trying to stay human when it gets uncomfortable. He's everything that a regular person is when theyre trapped in a horrible situation and it's ugly and insufferable and Real.
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Hyperfixations are an unstoppable force of nature. The euphoria rush is stronger than any drug I've used. I'm literally about to kick my nicotine addiction bc my hyperfixation is more rewarding. Good god.
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I forgot how intense hyperfixations are
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I think the thing i love the most about night vale is how, like, the whole story is in the background. Like obviously we sometimes get more contiguous clusters of episodes like the uowii segment or the thing with Strexcorp at the very beginning, but the majority of the episodes focus on largely unrelated monster– of the week crises.
The main characters' lives only exist in the moments between the random chaos of night vale at large. Idkidk i just something something it's an inverted reflection of the idea that everyone is the main character from their own perspective. Idk how to explain this
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Girl help i sent 3 messages in the discord and now im on the verge of an anxiety attack
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i think my favorite part about the tma liveshow with the Dog Incident is the fact that it's canon. like the fluff episodes are cute and fun but they also aren't canon and weren't written to be considered potentially canon, they're just fun lil fan things. the liveshow tho is meant to be considered canon. which means that yes, jon did in fact canonically go "like, in general?" to being asked if he'd seen a dog (which let's be real that's a mood i would also do that if caught off guard)
but also essentially jon was like "okay so you work for me, cool, and i could Fire You If Don't Fix This Immediately" and martin literally Looked This Man In The Eyes and said "i mean yeah, probably heh :) oH-" with the gayest processing delay i've ever heard in my LIFE. i honestly don't think that was any of his little manipulations of getting people to underestimate him or whatever i really think he was just that gay about Handsome Man With Nice Voice Speaking Authoritatively At Him that it took him a minute to process. and that's CANON. that's REAL. he DID THAT. i can't get over that.
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im actually an anatomy students defender until i DIE they didnt do anything wrong!!! they just wanted to learn about the body they even WAITED FOR THE TEACHER TO LOOK AWAY before they adjusted anything!!! they didnt want to scare him!! they showed up every class and waited for him and paid FULL attention you KNOW if that man just stopped fucking judging them for not being able to get their hearts right the first time they would be the best class he ever had. they even left him an apple!! they didnt know apples dont have teeth its not their fault!! anatomy student haters dni actually
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georgie barker is a deeply insane woman. "police show up on my doorstep asking about my ex-boyfriend who recently moved into my house on no notice and has been acting extremely sketchily? eh he's asleep I'll just lie idc. friend of mine seems to be getting increasingly irrational and violent and might have recently committed a mass murder? sounds like... maybe... potential girlfriend material 👀. but only after therapy. my ex wants me to point him in the direction of the door he needs to climb up the evil tower and potentially save the world? woah nellie, that sounds dangerous, I'm going to need a few days and some clandestine conversations to think that one through."
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georgie barker is a deeply insane woman. "police show up on my doorstep asking about my ex-boyfriend who recently moved into my house on no notice and has been acting extremely sketchily? eh he's asleep I'll just lie idc. friend of mine seems to be getting increasingly irrational and violent and might have recently committed a mass murder? sounds like... maybe... potential girlfriend material 👀. but only after therapy. my ex wants me to point him in the direction of the door he needs to climb up the evil tower and potentially save the world? woah nellie, that sounds dangerous, I'm going to need a few days and some clandestine conversations to think that one through."
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