#*insert rest of the meme*

[thoughts-of-loyalty]

Plagiarism and You(Tube)

I must say, as someone who is (or was) a fan of Internet Historian and iilluminaughtii (I wasn't a huge fan of the latter, and had fallen off of the content a few months ago, but I did subscribe and have up videos as background noise while doing stuff, so I can't pretend I wasn't a fan at all), I won't deny that it stings to see them be revealed as plagiarists. I really enjoyed their content, because of the way they can really give a good voice to their work, but to see the proof of their theft up on the screen... it sucks.

hbomberguy really put it well well describing *why* people do this: that they're sure they won't caught, figure they can get a lot out of it, and have no desire to put in the effort it takes to truly make it their own original piece or do the research themselves. For instance, you can *see* the production value in place in the visual parts that Man in Cave has, and they're entertaining to watch (I won't lie, I watched Man in Cave at least three times within the first week it came out), but the fact that the words being spoken and the layout of the events described aren't his own is... well, it brings the rest down by association.

I won't pretend I was ever aware of their issues - I tend to stay in my own lane when it comes to the media I consume, I don't spend much time on Twitter, and I don't seek to involve myself on YouTuber drama - but seeing the curtain pulled back sucks to consider, it's a real breach of trust as a viewer too because you want to believe what you're being shown is earnest work that is all their own, or at least properly attributed if being borrowed. I hope they'll actually learn their lesson and improve their work, do their own research, etc etc... but I can't be fully trusting, because we see the number of examples where they get called out and don't learn a thing/spin the story to protect their reputations/deny everything and continue on. A loss of trust like that is hard to reconcile, if it ever can be.

As a closer, I do think an interesting point that wasn't touched on as much as it could've been, in the parts about James Somerton is the topic of discussion, when hbomberguy refers to how someone who was actively supporting him discovered their plagiarized work in a piece of his... it really does indicate the level of lack of consideration these people have for the content creators they steal from. Like, they think so little of what they're taking from, and only for their own success, that they wouldn't care one whit who they hurt with it - this could be someone who actively admires them, and they wouldn't think twice about treading all over that person. Just... sheesh.

#hbomberguy #internet historian #iilluminaughtii #plagiarism and you(tube) #for the record #I don't have anything to say about the rest because their content wasn't stuff I paid attention to #But don't think that means I don't feel distaste for them either #I just wasn't a fan of theirs so I can't give my personal input #but still #a lesson to learn from all of this #don't think you're above not noticing #i was fooled for years because I wasn't looking closely at these people #As 99% of people tend to because that's a thing not often done #So y'know... #insert meme about not being immune to propaganda

[andr0nap-wf]

i think it wouldve been funny if albrecht was haunted by wally like we are

imagine randomly spotting the shithead sitting on pom-2 in the sanctum and calling albrecht a bitch

#andro talks #warframe #albrecht entrati #insert 'doll that drinks all your pepsi and calls you a bitch' meme #wally resting his head on loids shoulder to taunt albrecht and al is 2 seconds away from trying to strangle the thing #actually i think this couldve been possible before rell #but the logs mention that wally only appeared on the other side of the void door during the cavia experiments iirc #i wonder why #unless al just didnt write it down

[fumifooms]

My first itabag! A bit of this a bit of that, ROTTMNT, Tsuritama and Chainsaw Man with a touch of Sonic, Dorohedoro, Gintama, Pandora Hearts, Osomatsu-san and ocs.

It’s a bit of a mess but I love the hobby and I doubt this’ll be my last one, I might tweak this one a bit too, or get another insert to swap out. Some charms at the bottom hang too low, and there were other things I wanted to put in the bottom corners too. I might put a big Hozuki keychain I have on the side hmm… With this size it’d have been fun building around putting in my 12" Metal Sonic Jazwares figure and a Metal Sonic plush I have, but ahh some other day… I struggled with it because the weight of it all made the insert sag and fold over, I didn’t see anything on the topic online so what I did is I found a big sturdy cardboard, and pinned the finished insert to it… Two cardboards for good measure. Oh also my badges have reflective plastic covers.

List of the items under cut.

Fanmade TMNT bow by Maidenskiss on Etsy, item listing is gone.

Ocs! Drawn and made by Auunko

Fanmade ROTTMNT charm by Malelo1002 on twitter

Fanmade ROTTMNT charm by MortinfamiART, item listing is unavailable.

Fanmade ROTTMNT patch by GiraffeCatCo on Etsy, item listing is gone.

Official Tsuritama merch

Bootlegs I found without credit. If you know do tell me

Official Chainsaw Man merch

Fanmade Chainsaw Man charm by 118ween: link

Official Dorohedoro merch

Shadow fanzine merch, link. Artist for pin: Yureimori on twitter. Artist for keychain: Snaggypeets on twitter.

Official Pandora Hearts badge and official Osomatsu-san charm

Fanmade Tsuritama charm by Hachibani: link

Rainbow Loom craft project of pikachu I made a decade ago, I don’t have a link to the tutorial.

#ita bag #itabag #Tsuritama #Chainsaw Man #rottmnt #Not tagging the rest #I got a bunch of other stuff and chains too. Hyped for my next ones <3 #When all the dunmeshi stuff I ordered arrives it’ll be over for everyone. I think a green fabric insert would be nice for dunmeshi #Hehe in an ideal world I’d make a marchil one #Some stuff here I fixed with bobby pins and others with double sided strong tape. Help #With where I am I’m starting to look for other bags too. With gimmicks. For a Tsuritama-only itabag I found a sunfish one that could be fun #I saw a “do it for them” meme one that I soo want too hehe I could truly do the OTPs with that #This one’s nice because it has a lot of place and can truly be used as a bag. I just worry a lil about the weight tearing off the straps th #Thank you Nagi Usui for showing me the world of itabags

[magicalshopping]

♡ Red the Crab Utensil Rest ♡

#insert the dancing crab meme #crab #home #kitchen gadgets #kitchen goods #utensil rest #kitchen #fashion blog #shopping blog #amazon #under 20 #affiliate #affiliate links

[pesceterra]

The only dark urge I have is the urge to make another drow character

They are so scrunkly to me

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #drow #dark urge #except my only dark urge playthrough i actually played a half orc #all my drow have been goofy goober characters with a sever case of resting bitch face #insert the i just think they're neat meme

[bookwyrminspiration]

brb crying the kind old guy at my local bookstore whose been there for as long as I can remember since I was a little kid just referred to me as family oh my god

#shitpost #insert that jerry crying meme #he saw me walk past his desk in the back so I waved and we started chatting #and he asked if the rest of my family was around and I said no just me. picking up gifts #just need to find this one thing I can’t find #and he was like oh? gimme the title lemme help kiddo #and he found it and was like dw I don’t mind at all #especially not for people I consider family #head in hands Courtney I’d die for you #and then complimented someone’s bracelets I think. they were another queer person #so I wanted to be like hey. I see you and you’re cool <3 #and they were very nice #anyway #gonna sob

[moonchild-in-blue]

A little something my gremlin hands are working on 👀

And a bonus ugly quick sketch from yesterday. I have since learned the masks are actually golden, so there's that.

#insert “if the Vesselettes have only one fan that fan is me” meme #I'm obsessed #i should be doing some work but my wifi is not working all that well so. pc is resting for the moment #sleep token #sleep token fanart #sleep token vesselettes #darya does art #wip

[burkleswinifred]

Maybe it's the constant S/pike worship I see online, but I can't stand looking at him. I don't think I'll ever get the hype he gets. Truly the most overrated character I've ever seen.

#ramblings #btvs #anti spike #anti spuffy #not really but tagging it to be safe #insert that i've had enough of this dude meme here #despite having almost everything related to that character blocked #i still see s/pike content in the show tags or having it in my your tags section #it hurts even more when i see nothing but angel hate alongside it #sorry your fave wasn't interesting enough to get his own spin off #it's so hard having superior taste compared to the rest of the fandom /hj #sorry for the rant #may or may not delete this later

[mirror-to-the-past]

Okay, now I've finished-finished KH2, and like... I don't have *terribly* much to add (post-mortem edit: lie), since I was pretty much on the brink of the final battle when I last posted about the game, but DAMN. That was actually really sweet/heartwarming.

First off, holy SHIT that final battle was movie-like as all hell. The choreographed action and reaction commands... woah. I was such a dumbass during multiple Xemnas phases, though, it was a wonder I beat him first try. Buckle up for my dumbass endeavors, it's a trip.

That part where you're flying to his little throne thing and he's tossing buildings at you was fun, because I kept launching myself against his fucking barrier and getting repelled/damaged and Xemnas was all "why do you despise the void," over and over again. I was so confused, but just... kept trying like a bullheaded idiot until my health was nose-diving and Riku started healing Sora. Cue me screaming into the void like "WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?" Started playing Marco-Polo when Riku would say "Sora!" every time his health dropped, and eventually found him on a building at the bottom of the map I was supposed to fling at Xemnas apparently? 😂

Two other cringe-fails on my end... when Xemnas was tasering Sora and you briefly shift into Riku to complete mission 'Save His Guy,' I was beating the decoy Xemnas to death like "DON'T WORRY SORA, I'VE GOT YOU," only to realize right before Sora bit the dust that you were supposed to walk up to the other Xemnas actively doing the electrocution and just... y'know... tap the reaction command. I'm sensing a common theme here...

And to top it off, on that scene that would Otherwise Be Really Cool where Sora and Riku are meant to deflect the lasers from Xemnas, I must've missed my chance for the reaction command, and it was really fucking hilarious to watch actually, because you have the action movie sweeping spiral shot, where Riku's Understood The Instructions, leaping around and deflecting everything like a ninja, whereas Sora was utterly stunlocked, and just sort of... standing there... getting hit over and over again... it looked so pathetic, haha.

Anyway, actual plot aside from me being bad at the game, and by plot I mean Sora and Riku just being the heart and soul of the cracked out finale, apparently:

(Although shout-out to Roxas for making me feel all weepy just by saying "Look sharp," I'm eternally sad. Someone free him.)

I just... I don't even know where to start, guys. Riku being angsty, "How am I gonna face everyone?" only for Sora to go "Like this!" And make the goofiest little face to cheer Riku up, and it WORKED. That was just... I cooed, y'all.

These faces (I tracked down the GIF because I was just appalled the animators in a 2006 game had them make goo-goo eyes at each other, Sora looking away like that is what gets me):

Xemnas trying to pit them against each other in his boss fight, but you know it just wouldn't matter, because of *course* Sora trusts Riku, he can't imagine thinking otherwise, and of *course* Riku was jealous of Sora in some aspects (which was addressed later, wooo), but it didn't matter, because he just wanted to be able to be with Sora over any misgivings he might've had about his self image.

(Side Note: What in the Sam-Hill did Xemnas mean when he said there were falsehoods in their hearts? Excuse me? Will that be expanded upon? What are they denying??)

And like... they literally ended up trapped in KH Hell-equivalent, and they were just... fine?? with it?? Just completely zen on the beach (I can't help but find it interesting that the realm of darkness is a beach like Destiny Islands, and wonder if there's some light/dark parallels about the trio involving that), staring out at the water side by side, fully knowing they could just wither away there, but it was cool, because they were together. "I've got something you could never imitate too," (Which was being Riku's friend, godDAMN Sora you're gonna make me cry 😭) says Sora, just chilled out as all hell.

For further laughs, in the post credits scene where and Riku and Sora were sitting on the Paopu tree, and Sora was like 'where'd the door to light come from?' and I was all excited like a kid paying attention in class or something "Kairi Princess of Heart ex-machina, she and her letter must have been tied to-" and then Riku poked at Sora's heart and was like "From here 😌 It's closer than you think," and then I'm over here, being a vaguely disappointed nerd, like "Oh, no lore. Just... Riku saying Sora is filled with light. They're just... still having a moment. That's fine." (And they were just looking and smiling at each other while the camera was focused on their faces, which is completely interrupted by Kairi running up, pfft- bless her for the tonal whiplash)

Edit: I also loved that credits clip of Sora walking through the secret hideout cave and running his hands along the drawings, you could see his eyes combing over the memories, it was so touching. I loved when he found the drawing him and Kairi made, because I thought of that KH1 cutscene of them as small children carving it out, and you could *see* it in his eyes that Sora had a "Look where I am now," kind of moment. I will never stop screaming about the facial animations for these games.

Anyway that ended up being longer than I expected. The boys are back together and they're mushy. Kairi still has abandonment issues and they'll probably just get worse from here. Someone, somewhere curls up into a fetal position every time a KH villain gives another darkness/light monologue with the dumbest sounding lines known to man. Maleficent's entire subplot this game was just her house-hunting. Michael Mouse acts like a war veteran, and it would be hilarious if post-Ansem the Wise (I missed hearing your voice, Christopher Lee RIP) explosion he starts having survivor's guilt too. Roxas makes me want to cry, and Naminé does too. The mystery of Kairi's Keyblade has not been answered. Nobody has told Sora about Castle Oblivion even though Naminé was Right There. Next time... on Kingdom Hearts...

I wish I could caption this in the KH subtitle font but I'm too lazy to figure out how zip files work at this hour so here's comic sans

#extremely long post mb friends #I'm a bit sleep deprived #kingdom hearts #what's the ship name for the idiots #if i had a nickel for everytime I got way too invested in a wonderfully silly anime based media where the light haired emotionally reserved #best friend of the main protagonist proceeded to compare the protag to light #id have 2 nickels #*insert rest of the meme* #anyway yeah ship name... idk it could just be their limit break name #'Eternal Session' #'Eternal Session' of what bro- us enjoying spending our lives side by side as defenders of the universe? thats pretty ga-

[radarchives]

"athena'd"

Yeah checks out

i love describing it as that bc the next best option would be lucifer mpreg and i really don't think i'm quite ready for that

#answers #back on my refusing to call satan lucifer's brother bs #like the rest of them were all brothers from celestial realm trauma times satan's got nothing to do with all of that #insert she doesn't even go here mean girls meme #that's lucifer's kid and that's on that

[hazelcephalopod]

Yay for Imogen.

#Idek why I care #Tbh just like to see someone realize they deserve better and go for it #Good for her #insert meme #heartstopper #heartstopper spoilers #I love all the rest of them so much #Dumb adorable babies. They are learning so much #But that is so hard

[born-to-lose]

Ultimate relationship anxiety verse

#this is literally me every time and then i turn out to be right after seven months max 😭😭😭 #insert all those crying and aggressive ms paint stickman memes #gonna stay single if this part is the relevant one in the end and not the rest of the song <3 #mel talks #tbf it wasn't like that every single time but still the ratio is too high and i'm Tired #the last line... no shade but. yeah. happened three times

[fizzytoo]

reading pumpkin night……

i know the translator not black bc it doesn’t make sense in the situation it was used in…..

not to mention another more recent translation says something completely different. you are not funny or edgy, you're fucking lame

#the eng translations in general just suck major ass the translator just puts random fucking british slang and fucking memes and then this??? #that's how i know theyre just trying to be ''funny'' but youre fucking corny and youre going to hell #im sure im late to this bc its already 2 years old but shit #and the new translations havent caught up so the rest of the fucking 80 chapters is full of this bigoted racist bullshit that this #translator felt inclined to insert #it takes out all the joy in reading this #also like massive trigger warning for blood and violence if you're interested in looking into this manga #nonsims #pumpkin night

[cemetrio]

Hi, little update, there will be no intro post today as two of our members are sick. Thank you for your understanding! Regular schedule comes back next week!

#kuro talks #cemetrio update #*insert that one ''[x] down !/confetis/'' meme* #(/lh they're resting and i'm threatening them to sleep at a more reasonable hour #when i pay attention)

[seventh-district]

why have i suddenly been gripped with the desire to get back into fishkeeping

#Seven.txt #fish stuff #fishkeeping #fish keeping #fishblr #i’m not complaining cause i’ve lowkey missed feeling so passionate about the hobby but. my brain couldn’t have picked a less convenient tim #me: trying to spend less money and manage my time better #my brain: hey hey hey you know what you should do? you should get back into a really expensive and time-consuming hobby!!! it’ll be fun!!! #and i mean. it’s not like i truly ever got out of it i just sort of dialed back the number of tanks and fish i have over the past few years #so i’ve currently got a bunch of empty tanks and equipment sitting around collecting dust #i do still have three fish that i thought would be my last for a While. i’ve had them for a number of years and they’re all old by now #so i’m just trying to help them live the rest of their days as comfortably as they can #well. Paprika and Thing One are near their end but in spite of the Mystery Growth on Thing Two’s head that little guy is still doing fine #so he could still be here for awhile. who knows. but anyways #fishkeeping was one of my first really intense and long lasting special interests/hyperfixations so it’s such a strange feeling #to have it come back so strongly and for no obvious reason. but. that’s the nature of fixations i suppose! #insert Drake and Josh ‘I do not control the hyperfixation’ meme here #anyways. the project to finally set up the 75gal that’s been sitting empty for years is finally underway!!! so that’s exciting! #now i’ve got to make a list of things i need and find somewhere to set up a quarantine tank. hrmmm #and also cry over the fact that the filter i need is 200 dollars ahahahaaaaa why did my brain have to latch onto this hobby oh my god #oh man. i’ve gotta order the snails and activated media before the weather gets any warmer or they’ll cook in the bag on the way here ugh #This Post Brought To You By- me sitting here refreshing my email every 10 mins. waiting for Cynthia to let me know if she still has #these two adorable Sakura Ranchus avaliable to purchase. i mean. they were listed in Sep. 2021 so i will be Shocked if she still has them #but maybe the universe will smile upon me and i'll get lucky!

[balteus]

gonna be honest i am becoming a little bored with all the european based medieval fantasy worlds. I kinda wanna see pre colonial Americas, SEAsia, golden age MENA, and similar.

#'ooh bbbut nobody ever talks about [insert european culture or mythology]' #they literally do. witcher 3 has sold over 20 million copies gowr is a hit series #you have asscreed and civ and dnd and age of empires and dark souls #literal patrick gorging on cake meme you know the one #this isn't a slight against dark souls btw i love that series #and elaborate metal armor will always have a special place in my heart #there's just. you know. the 90% of the rest of the world's cultures and mythology to explore #edit: i am not playing genshin impact sorry <3