Jo, Adult. Occasional writer/artist. On AO3 @ the Sagest Brush. Currently thinking about Mass Effect @one-little-nerd-stayed-home. Art at @onelonelydragon
wait. cancel post. gung-ho cannot be English. where did that phrase come from? China?
ok, yes. gōnghé, which is…an abbreviation for “industrial cooperative”? Like it was just a term for a worker-run organization? A specific U.S. marine stationed in China interpreted it as a motivational slogan about teamwork, and as a commander he got his whole battalion using it, and other U.S. marines found those guys so exhausting that it migrated into English slang with the meaning “overly enthusiastic”.
Hey anybody going to talk about rescued sacrificial maidens. Like yes a guy with a fuck off sword turned up and so you're not getting fed to the dragon/water creature/mountain spirit/vague embodiment of all things scary and you get to go back home, but is that really home? Your mom hugs you and your dad says he's so happy you're alive and you know that when they said they'll do anything to keep you safe they didn't really mean it. They have a feast prepared and you get to taste what they cooked for your funeral, help wash the dishes after. And it's selfish to think that between the whole village with everyone in it and you they wouldn't pick the lesser evil but it still leaves an emptiness in your chest, knowing exactly how much your life is worth. And the neighbors smile at you awkwardly and the neighbors' kids yell "hey! I thought you died!" because they don't know not to do that yet and maybe you did. Maybe you did.
And the hero with the fuck-off sword rode off into the sunset the way they always do but you're still here and you herd the cows by the cliff where you were tied up in your cleanest clothes waiting to not be alive anymore and sometimes you think that would be easier and when you don't come back one day, you can imagine it's a relief for everyone involved. Maybe you'll be the new thing to haunt the mountain, or maybe you'll follow down the road and listen for cries that sound like yours did. Either way, there's little left to fear. You know exactly how much your life is worth.
Ever seen someone lipsync an entire song underwater?
Edit: I should have added more context. This is Rose the Mermaid performing at Blue Zoo Aquariums.
The song is from Morgan Clae, who is just as beautifully intense out of the water as Rose is in it. She's performing a part for Epic: The Musical, which is about Odysseus.
Jorge Rivera-Harrans has been crowdsourcing the cast for a while now by asking them to sing along to the backing tracks. Wild way to audition; hundreds of people will see you regardless.
The song involving Athena was also pretty popular a while back, so it's been pretty fun.
Crisis averted they got done and there's still water left peace love etc I'm going to go sit my ass in a tub for at least half an hour
Helped with cattle work today I knew it would kick my ass and It Kicked My Ass and I've been dreaming about a bath since like. 12pm and I just got home (8pm) and someone else started running a bath like. Blease.
Helped with cattle work today I knew it would kick my ass and It Kicked My Ass and I've been dreaming about a bath since like. 12pm and I just got home (8pm) and someone else started running a bath like. Blease.