#and it’s true imo that creative people

[aibidil]

“Doing is Being,” Ray Bradbury

[Image ID: A poem by Ray Bradbury titled “Doing is Being.” Doing is being. / To have done is not enough; / To stuff yourself with doing—that’s the game. / To name yourself each hour by what’s done, / To tabulate your time at sunset’s gun / And find yourself in acts / You could not know before the facts / You wooed from secret self, which much needs wooing, / So doing brings it out, / Kills doubt by simply jumping, rushing, running / Forth to be / The new-discovered me. / To not do is to die, / Or lie about and lie about the things / You just might do some day. / Away with that! / Tomorrow empty stays / If no man plays it into being / With his motioned way of seeing. / Let your body lead your mind— / Blood the guide dog to the blind; / So then practice and rehearse / To find heart-soul’s universe, / Knowing that by moving/seeing / Proves for all time: Doing’s being! End ID]

#ray bradbury #doing is being #what I love about this that might not be clear from the poem alone #but is clear in the context of the book this is in #is that he’s not talking about capitalist productivity #he’s talking about honoring the creative authentic self #and it’s true imo that creative people #(and aren’t we all creative people?) #will wither if we can’t create and make things into the world #But what’s key to me is #that doesn’t have to be writing #creation is cooking or knitting or making something in your home #teaching someone something they need to know #organizing something to solve a problem #making art #making music #making words #our creative selves need to find expression #and this is entirely separate from the toxic productivity that so many of us have a history of trauma about #this isn’t about money #it’s about soul

[asgardian--angels]

it's kind of funny to me, albeit very interesting, that I'm a very picky eater and yet have also become a locavore and something of a 'foodie' per se, I really enjoy food (and cooking!), and going to unique and sometimes upscale restaurants serving ~local ingredients~ and I really value a quality dining experience and learning the character of new places through their food. yet I got a 29 on that picky eater test lol

#is this a contradiction? like im just wondering if there's other picky eaters out there who also are really into food #picky eaters get stereotyped into 'so you only eat chicken nuggets and french fries' #but I almost never go out to eat unless i'm traveling #I cook all my meals and I love discovering new combinations of foods and flavors I like and I eat quite healthy #(I don't really like fried foods or fast food so like. what foods one is picky about varies way more than is commonly realized) #like an average dinner for me is wild-caught salmon with garlic-sauteed swiss chard and wild rice #but the number of foods i do not like is. through the roof according to mainstream society or smth. #and it's true i dislike a Lot of vegetables and fruits. but the things i do like I try to eat a lot of #there's a pretty small sliver of flavors and ingredients i enjoy from the total global pool of foods. but within it i try to be creative #and i love food and cooking more than anything #food is one of the greatest joys of life for me #idk. i just have not heard about others having this sort of dichotomy and i'd like to know if this is a thing #maybe bc i'm an ecologist? like all my coworkers are either vegans or hunters or locavores #i'll eat p much any game or fish #my desire to eat local is an ideological one as much as a flavor and nutritional one #and because of my ulcerative colitis i have additional restrictions (not enforced. but Recommended) on my diet #such as reducing processed sugar for unrefined sugars and using gluten alternatives when i bake etc #it's just an interesting mix of things imo and it seems inexplicable to people i try to explain it to irl

[sanstropfremir]

i love your blog and need need NEED to ask you if you have any opinion on this because people were talking abt it on twitter recently. if u don't tho it's fine! just wanna hear your thoughts. someone was talking about moments in kpop that were popular with the ppl but actually shouldn't be because they were designed for the male gaze and the two cbs mentioned were monster by irene&seulgi which, shocked me a bit. but more so the second which was sumni's tail. do you feel like tail stages/mv were designed to appeal mainly to men? genuinely this took me a aback a bit because yeah sure choreography makes sunmi appear extremely attractive and she wears revealing clothes but the power dynamics in the choreo and just in general in the camera movements in her performances during tail always made me think she's actually mocking men more than catering to them? anyways I hope this makes sense. sorry. just read it and immediately thought of u so I came here lol

;ALSKJF;LASJKF;LKJF THE CB WHERE THE ORIGINAL CHOREO WAS HER DIGGING HER HEELS INTO A MAN'S THIGHS????? THE MV WHERE SHE TIES A MAN TO RAILROAD TRACKS?????? THAT TAIL????????? god this is such a fucking stupid take i'm so sorry you had to read any of that anon. anyways here's my analysis post on the costumes in the tail mv and how they illustrate sunmi's (character's) reclaimation of power and masculine imagery.

but besides tail specifically, there is actually something i want to talk about here in regards to how this particular take smacks of an inability to understand basic critical and media analysis theory.

when you say that something shouldn't be enjoyed or engaged with, you imply that there is a should; a 'correct' way to engage or interpret a work. and there is NO correct way to interpret art. a massive problem with social media is that there is a hegemony on moralistic opinions. you have to have a 'good' opinion, you have to like the right things and hate the right things and why. because reasons. because some anonymous icon on the bird app said it was male gazy and therefore that apparently means it's bad. and yea i'm gonna sound like a fucking crank about this but you need to do your own readings. the male gaze is not a code of ethics, it is a theory of media analysis. and theories are tools that are meant to help you better understand the life you live and the ways that you engage with the world. YOU are the one that uses the tool, that makes the choice on when and how and where you use that tool, and also if you take into account the information that that tool provides. it's all about the nuance. unfortunate that the internet went and shot it in the back.

#nuance is dead long live nuance i guess #kpop questions #sunmi w #also honestly this take also screams of internalized misogyny #like these people are recognizing that something might not be for them so they immediately decry it as being bad #(im assuming these people are mostly cis str8 female bc that is a big demographic of kpoppies but of course this may not be true) #theyre unable to conceptualize any perspective outside of their own so therefore it HAS to be male gaze. obvs. #like why are you going after an artist that is known for having strong creative control over her concepts #have you literally not seen a single thing sunmi has done in the last four years???????????? did i hallucinate noir????????? #like please god get a grip and go read a book or just take a basic media analysis class #tail was for the bisexuals sorry i dont make the rules #ok i am simplifying a lot of this there are much longer discussions to be had here #text #answers #like here's an example: i just got back from going to see mamma mia live #and it was some of the most fun i've had at the theatre in a long time! #does that negate that the script has problems? no! but i am aware of those problems despite my enjoyment! #its very simple really #sorry if this sounds kind of angry this isnt directed at you anon #like imo u made the right choice. seeing something fucky and going to ask a question about it to someone who's opinion u trust #when u dont have the personal knowledge base to inform yourself. that's v smart and a sight lot better than many other people #not that im an authority on any of this bc im very much not. but if i can help fill in some knowledge gaps im v happy to

[the-defendery-189]

ASTROLOGY OBSERVATIONS #2

Sag moons are often so carefree they might not take responsibility for their actions, be the perfect example of this Vivziepop.

I dunno how is astrology related to this, but I'll offer my neck it's the Scorpio sun - alll Scorpio suns I know do this - when somebody calls them out on something, they're never the problem and always try to save their face by calling the accusations bullshit, even when it's blatantly obvious they're wrong.

Also, a lot of Scorpio suns hate people just constantly criticising everything and despise the cinema sins and criticism of movies/books/ect culture.

Your 4th house sign is the relationship you have with your mother and 9th house the same with your father. Take it like your sun(dad) and moon (mom) sign, just better --- like seriously, mine are in the signs that my parents actually have.

Gemini are like the freakiest signs, but can piss a lot of Scorpios off. They can like do a lot of sex impulsively an be just too flirty and cutesy - which they themselves can find cute, but, sadly, the Scorpios - probably the only sign to do so - I'm also thinking capricorn but I never saw it irl - don't. They can also piss them off with their fake bullshit a lot. Scorpios are all about truth and raw and real things and Geminis talky falsely gossipy, twisting all the true things nature, goes directly into it and seeps into their veins like a venom.

Also, even if the scorps are extroverted, with people like Gemini and sags they suddenly are so closed off and introverted in comparison to them. And not even that they become like so closed off and detached BCS they're uncomfortable with them, no, just they can be the most comfortable and still be just more quiet in their presence.

Also, Geminis have the same with Leos and Pisces imo.

Also geminis are definitely more freaky in bed than scorps, even they are sometimes scared of them.

Leo suns can hate pisces suns a lot, they can view them as fake, sly and just straight up disgustingly manipulative and egocentric.

Sag suns are literally so imaginative, like the most creative sign I know imo, actually more than pisces who get praised for this a lot.

#saggitarius #scorpio sun #scorpio #sagittarius #leo sun #pisces sun #gemini sun #sag moon #scorpio sun x gemini sun #astro #astro community #astro observations #astro notes #astrology notes #astrology

[penny-anna]

you do not have to like fanfiction. if you think fanfiction is cringy & annoying you can just Say That. but any attempt to argue that fanfiction is inherently inferior to other types of writing falls apart under scrutiny.

'most fanfiction is badly written' sturgeon's law is an adage that states '90% of everything is crap'. this was first coined in defence of science fiction, a genre often maligned as inherently inferior to 'real literature' (sound familiar??)

'oh but most fanfiction is worse than published fiction' yes; this is because pro published books go through a heavy selection and editorial process before the public see them. when it comes to quality of writing you are not comparing like to like. the appropriate 1:1 comparison would be fanfiction & amateur original fiction.

i have hung out in multiple online writing spaces & in 'anyone welcome' RL writing groups and can say with reasonable confidence that most original fiction getting produced is just plain mediocre. there's so so much bad original fiction being produced every day. u just never see it.

'you have to wade through so much garbage to find anything worth reading' you ever hear like. a fiction magazine editor describe what their slush pile experience is like??

'ok but fanfiction is bad because it lacks originality, it's better to come up with your own story & ideas' nobody actually thinks this!! people trot this out about fanfiction but like pro published literature is full of retellings of public domain stories and no-one ever argues that they're inherently worse or less creative than works with original plots.

the dividing line between fanfiction & 'original' fiction generally isn't actually originality, it's whether or not it's transformative of a text that's currently under copyright. & i would hope it's self-evident that the copyright status of the text a work is transforming shouldn't have any bearing on its literary merit. why on earth would it??

'but most fanfiction is trope-y and formulaic' yes this is true and yes i do think there's an argument to be made that a work of fiction that's interchangeable with thousands of other works of fiction is lacking in 'literary merit'.

however this is also true of a lot of pro published literature. whole swathes of genres like eg crime & romance exist to give readers the same experience over and over again. are these books bad? maybe! does their existence mean the entire genre they belong to should be written off? obviously no.

'but fanfiction is all about shipping' yeah a lot of fanfiction belongs to the romance & erotica genres. you do not have to like this. but disparagement of romance as a genre has its roots in the fact that it's mainly written & enjoyed by women. its just sexism lads. :(

'fanfiction encourages bad habits in writers' there's some merit to this argument IMO (that's a different rant) but see above re:90% of everything is crap; the presence of bad writing in a genre doesn't mean that the whole genre should be written off.

'what so you think fanfiction is as good as *insert classic novel here*' nobody is saying this; if you see someone arguing that fanfiction is real writing and jump to 'this person thinks MCU coffee shop AUs are culturally significant works of literature', to be blunt, that is a you problem.

'fanfiction just isn't real literature' ok so fiction divides into 'real literature' and 'not real literature'. got it.

[ID: screencap of a tumblr post by user theislandofmisfittoys:

Okay… nice dichotomy, IDIOT ‼ what lies  outside it???]

(OP)

#i realise i am preaching to the choir but i wrote this out so u guys have to read it

[starsworldd]

astro observations part 6

i am back!! please take with a grain of salt per usual. to all my people finishing up ap exam week hope you still have some life left in ya and know that i support you❤️ i only have one ap exam left!!! woo hoo🥳

✢ while many people on here say that cancer risings look like 🌝 in all honesty it depends a lot on their moon sign like everything else with a cancer rising😭

✢ venus in the chart shows where we express our harmonic side the easiest. it may show where we sacrifice bold, assertive energy in exchange for contentment and satisfaction with the people around us or the things (physical or non-physical) around us. venus represents ease

✢ 6th house placements feel restricted often and may feel as though the everyday routines they complete lack a purpose to the bigger cause. although this is very much so a purposeful house, this house also does highlight repetition and with so much repetition these placements can easily feel as though they’re stuck in an ever-perpetuating cycle of the same exact thing everyday — coming from a 6th house sun ☀️

✢ 6th house placements especially sun are also really good at community service, they will put their heart and soul into that stuff

✢ virgo placements get along with saggitarius placements. same with virgo and scorpio

✢ somebody mentioned saggitarius and scorpio both being signs of transformation not just scorpio and i could not agree more. saggitarius being ruled by jupiter wants to expand and make things bigger. making something that was once limited to something large takes transformation and change does it not?

✢ water and fire signs are the 2 sides of the same coin in my opinion. i think the majority of people think that fire energy is too much for water energy, but water energy can be just as overwhelming as fire energy. they both prioritize their emotions and intuition. but people paint water signs so passively and as if they lack confidence which is not necessarily true. fire expels their emotion and intuition through action. water often expels their emotion and intuition internally or metaphysically. this doesn’t make water less motivated, both fire and water are equally motivated. i would say that water is motivated by a bigger purpose or sacrifice. but fire is motivated by feeling and power. but the main takeaway is that water and fire are both intuitive and emotional. just different outputs!

✢ mars conjunct venus in the natal chart often points to some sort of artistic talent, songwriting, performing, singing, etc…

✢ people with both mars and venus in earth signs are very attractive. earth being physical and associated with touch, mars and venus being the feminine and the masculine energy…you get the point

✢ virgo venus and scorpio mars people are the real heartthrobs around here

✢ scorpio is so similar to fire energy it’s so true. scorpio is fire energy but somebody put a dampener in their room or something like that

✢ scorpio placements are good at turning pain into power. i think this is why people often associate scorpio placements with fame or high professional positions

✢ gemini give off the color yellow to me 💛

✢ libra moons have an amazing taste in fashion

✢ mercury retrograde people are really creative

✢ fixed mars people are so attractive im not really sure why but they just are (to me at least). they can also be good dancers especially taurus and leo.

✢ i went on a date with a guy who had an aquarius stellium and boy was he boring…standing out this, standing out that, yes those things can be true but aquarius represents society and the “audience”, and in these contexts people can appear the same from one another (not all aquarius people are boring just offering a different pov bc people always saying aquarius is different and unique from the rest)

✢ jupiter 5th house people have an elite sense of humor

✢ capricorn placements and having naturally good teeth

✢ jupiter in the 6th house is such a blessed placement imo. it’s giving “everyday is a new adventure” 💫

hope you enjoyed!

#astrology observations #aquarius #midheaven #neptune #pisces #aquarius venus #pluto #pluto aspects #saturn #10th house #aries zodiac #taurus #gemini #cancer #leo #virgo placements #libra #scorpio #saggitarius #capricorn #astro observations #astro community #astrology community #astro tumblr #6th house #5th house #mars and venus #taurus mars #libra moon #scorpio placements

[kryovene]

the house leo rules in your chart can give you insight on what you prioritize and what you’re passionate about

aries rising - leo 5h prioritizes pleasure, fun, creativity, friendships. one thing about them they are going to make everything fun!!!

taurus rising - leo 4h is going to prioritize comfort and safety. their home is going to be filled with expensive self care and anything that makes their lives easier at home. to some it’s aesthetics and some it’s just practical

gemini rising - leo 3h is going to prioritize information, learning, new ideas!! gemini is always taking in new information whether it’s through media, books, gossip (it’s good for you). gemini and information is a correct stereotype lol

cancer rising - leo 2h. most cancers i know put a lot of effort into their material gain l. even if it doesn’t seem like it, they always have their shit together when it comes to the physical world imo. house, money, car, job whatever. they got it

leo rising - leo 1h ok do we even have to talk about this? c’mon… /j

virgo rising - leo 12h. this one is kinda tricky for me but i do feel virgo prioritizes healing and i think that can be seen in the 12h. for some reason virgo hides a lot of their strength sometimes too

libra rising - leo 11h prioritizes their social circle which is a known libra stereotype but i have to agree. they are going to shine if they put their effort into social networking and making friends. libras can make connections if they want to and make their dreams come true fr

scorpio rising - leo 10h. no matter how often people say scorpio is secretive, we all know they want the attention and power and they are good at getting it.

sagittarius rising - leo 9h. the sag archetype can be seen as philosophical and cultured and that reflects through a leo 9h. not to be stereotypical but i do feel sags seek out experiences and knowledge in whatever way they prefer whether it’s irl or online

capricorn rising - leo 8h, this isn’t surprising as the 8th house rules investments (and debt) and mostly expendable money rather than personal day to day money. a capricorn isn’t going to just make enough money to survive they are going to exceed in financial matters

aquarius rising - leo 7h this might be an unpopular opinion but i think aquarius aspires towards companionship more than we think

pisces rising - leo 6h. this may sound contradictory but i do think they really try to establish routine lol or try to be less chaotic mentally. in that effort i think that is why they are seen as withdrawn and “in their own world”

#astrology #astro #astro notes #zodiac #astro observations #sagittarius #aries #taurus #gemini #cancer #leo #virgo #libra #scorpio #capricorn #aquarius #pisces #rising signs #astrology houses

[youchangedmedestiel]

As promised I said I'll give you fic recs to celebrate the fact that I have more than 100 followers now. Again, thanks a lot! This makes me happy! :)

So now, here's my gift to you:

Every fucking fic by xylodemon

The writing is always perfect! I'm not kidding, this is my favorite writer so far! I've never been disappointed by their fics. NEVER! I haven't finish to read all of them but I certainly attend to.

Fics written by deancaskiss

If you like reading about Cas and Dean "just" kissing, then you should try reading those, if you haven't done it yet. I haven't read all of them yet, I read only around 10 fics for now, but same I'll attend to read more.

Then, more specifically:

Blackberries Wild by SaltyWords (agent4hire22) Angst, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Canon divergent after 13x12, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, brief mention of suicidal ideation - around 2500 words

This is so well written, the descriptions are everything, especially the ones for the kisses. It could totally happened like that. It's very true to their character if you ask me.

a kiss for every season (literally) by sobsicles and it is also available as a podfic here read by Scintillating Gatria (LadyLoralye) Canon typical level of violence, Canon Compliant, Brief Dean Winchester/Benny Lafitte - Freeform, Angst with a Happy Ending, Kisses, Smut - around 22000 words

The title says it all, a kiss between Cas and Dean happens every season and since there's never enough kisses between these two, that fic is therefore perfect.

People Who Are Good Like Pie by sobsicles Blowjob, NSFW, Castiel is a Little Shit, Dean is In Over His Head, Flustered Dean, Confused Dean, Creatively ties eating pie into sex, Sounds disgusting but it's really not I promise, it's hilarious, fluff and porn - around 1800 words

And it is indeed hilarious imo as well as very hot. It's short and easy to read, really different from the above. But it's human!cas and I'm weak for him in a sense that there is so much potential with him in a fic and that I love him.

You and I Know the Way by aishitara Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Series, Canon Compliant through 15x18, Fluff, a smidgen of angst, PWP, Porn with Feelings, Castiel Loves Dean Winchester, Mentions of Blood, Mild Hurt/Comfort - around 4300 words

There is human!cas in there too, so yeah I'm sold. Plus some amazing, beautiful, stunning art from winchester-reload is included in the fic so it's even more perfect. This is smut yes, but, BUT you can really see all the love there is between them and that fucks me up. That's the type of porn that makes me cry. I never thought I could say that about porn one day. But maybe it's because it isn't, this is just LOVE!

Humans Do It Better by Hatteress Episode: s06e10 Caged Heat (Supernatural), Excessive Drinking, Light Angst, First Kiss, Second more heated kiss, Kinda Funny.

I invented the tags here because it isn't on AO3. I need to mention this fic because it was like one of the first fics I read. It was more than a year ago and I still remember it. Maybe because I wished it had a next FUCKING chapter. I want to read more about it. I want to see what happened when they meet again later. I want to see what's going on in Dean's mind the next morning when he realized what he did, thinking about how he corrupted a fucking angel. Feeling guilty about it because it's Dean. I - I, maybe I'll fucking write this second chapter one day. But I don't know if it's a thing, you know, writing a sequel to someone else's fic.

Anyway, I hope you'll like reading those if it's not already done. I for sure have more fics to recommend but I have to save some for the 200 followers I guess lmao. One can dream.

BUT if you need specific fics, like from an episode in particular for example, you can still ask me because I sort them by episode tag too.

#destiel #deancas #castiel #dean winchester #fic recs #it's according to my taste #so basically it's canon fic #canon compliant #episode tag #angst #fluff #smut #kiss #there's all that #and sometimes there is some funny ones too #I hope you'll find what you like #or discover new types of fics #new writers #destiel fanfiction #fic authors #I write some to #if you haven't already check my ao3 #ao3 fic #my destiel fanfic

[cowgirleddiediaz]

Can I ask you why you think that queer Eddie isn’t happening? I agree with you, but for the different reasons (I think): Tim writes for himself and that’s true, but there are things related to ABC and views and general audience -these people aren’t fully on board with bi!Buck, I wonder how they could actually react to queer Eddie. Do you have any opinions on that?🌻

so from a buddie angle, i think if this bucktommy arc specifically was meant to be setting up jealous/pining eddie they would've made it obvious by now. imo there's not really a narrative reason to drag that realisation out until the end of s7/s8 (at least not one worth taking the risk that a longer arc gets derailed by some irl problem)

just thinking about eddie's sexuality, tim said in an interview after 7.04 that he wasn't interested in telling a coming out story weighted down by angst, which combined with the fact they apparently did consider giving eddie a coming out arc but decided against it, makes me think they're just not interested in telling the kind of story that a gay!eddie arc would be.

obviously bi buck was apparently pitched earlier on and they eventually came back around to it so who knows. however, from what (very little) we know it seems like that was killed by someone higher up whereas (to me at least) the decision not to make eddie queer looks like it could've been a creative one.

as far as the general audience goes, idk the reaction to bi buck seems to have been a net positive for the show, however there's always the risk they don't want to take another big swing.

#911 abc #eddie diaz #evan buckley #tommy kinard #bucktommy #911 discourse #dia answers stuff

[rainy-astrology]

ATEEZ San Birth Chart Analysis

Based on my opinion and observations. Not a professional astrologer. May change later.

July 10th, 1999

Jinju, South Korea

10:08 AM

☀️♋️, 🌙♊️, ⬆️♍️

Sun in 11th shows a drive and ambition towards his future dreams and goals. San has always wanted to be a singer since he was young and has worked very hard to achieve his dream. He has improved his performance and vocal skills immensely over the years, often being the most eye catching member for many people who aren't ATINYs.

Mercury Leo in 11th shows a preference for like minded people. San seems to really enjoy the company of others - seems considerate of others feelings and cares to be on good terms with people. He has a natural charm and sweetness about him.

Moon in 9th also adds onto his ambitiousness - he truly seems to want to make a great influence on the world and be successful. Especially as a Virgo rising...I've never seen a lazy Virgo placement, they always work so hard for they want. He's very strongly opinionated, all of his beliefs come from the heart.

Saturn is also in 9th, which solidifies his strong beliefs/opnions. Saturn here puts a heavy focus on building future career and life. He makes sure to implement a sense of strictness and discipline into his routine.

Saturn trine ASC can make him appear serious and quiet. Physically, it can give people sharp features (Saturn and prominent bone structure), which San definitely has: sharp cheekbones and jaw, nose and eyes, prominent brow bones. Angular brow shapes suit him the best too (at least imo - it looks more cohesive with the rest of his features compared to straight brows). This is also likely why many people may find him intimidating at first or think he's older than his real age.

Mars Scorpio in 2nd is such a possessive and protective placement. It also creates an incredibly hardworking individual who always goes for whatever they want with no limit. San may be especially inclined to working hard towards his finances and can be particular about things he owns (iirc he has a black card but also won't bother to buy new things sometimes).

Jupiter in 8th...this could be about being good with finances, it is a priority for him (could obtain wealth from someone else maybe). This could also be about transformation of himself as 8th house is "death" and Jupiter is expansion. San seems to focus a lot on being authentic and true to himself, so it would not be too surprising if it is about him constantly trying to improve his character for the better. Maybe he has gone through a lot of life changing experiences or will be/is going through them.

Venus Leo in 12th is interesting, especially since Venus squares Moon and Pluto too. He's certainly loyal and devoted to those he loves (Leo's loyalty + Pluto's possessiveness). In 12th though, perhaps San is shy at first? Or at least very selective. It seems once he trusts/loves a person though, he really clings onto them (just look at the way he's glued to the other members and how he always says Yeosang is his. Venus square pluto behavior). Moon square Venus can add onto his attached and affectionate nature (though, many Leo venuses are just affectionate in general)

Uranus and Neptune in 5th makes for a creative and expressive individual. San clearly loves the arts and always expresses his passion in every performance. He may be a bit strange and unconventional, but I think that's just an artist thing in general

Pluto in 3rd explains his thoughtfulness so much! San is a little silly at times, but he seems to have a very deep side to him due to this placement. You can especially see it in the way he talks/writes in his letters to the members and fans - he writes in a way that pulls at heart strings (even I've gotten emotional at one of his letters and I'm not the type to get soft hearted so easily) and makes people reflect. It also explains his strong beliefs and opinions - he's such an advocate for authenticity. Pluto in 3rd folks have a very specific way of talking and thinking that makes them stand out.

Chiron in 3rd may make him feel insecure about the way he talks and thinks though - maybe San is going or has gone through a period of feeling misunderstood by others. A lot of Chiron in 3rd ppl do. Although he does like spending time with others, I think he may accidentally drive people away by oversharing and/or talking too much...He seems a bit intense and clingy, which may be overwhelming for others. Communication and self esteem is a struggle for many with this placement.

Being a Virgo rising, he may appear quiet and serious, observant and disciplined. Hard working with high standards. Pluto and Saturn aspect his ASC so it adds onto the natural stern energy he has.

North Node Leo in 11th is focused on building community, contributing to groups, and celebrating the individualities of others. I think he is doing a pretty good job at this as he's very encouraging and kind to others and is always advocating for people to simply be themselves.

Gemini MC can appear sociable, curious, and optimistic. San is a pretty positive person, I don't think I've seen him be negative to himself or others much...He always seem to be active on socials as he talks to ATINYs a lot. ATEEZ considered him one of the more talkative members in the group too.

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#san #choi san #ateez #ateez san #ateez astrology #astrology #birth chart #kpop #birth chart analysis #kpop astrology #kpop birth chart analysis #cancer sun #gemini moon #virgo rising #leo venus #leo mercury #gemini midheaven #also why do me and him share like 7 placements #thats so weird lmao #not that theres anything wrong with that. just wasnt expecting that

[currantlee]

A few comments on a recent post about RWBY I made got me thinking about something. Basically, I think that Rooster Teeth – and possibly by extension its parent companies – have artificially inflated RWBY as a media project and franchise rather than letting it grow organically. Therefore, it became a bubble that was bound to burst at some point. RWBY might never have been a profitable IP, which might be very relevant for its future.

This is not a problem that arose after Monty Oum‘s passing, I feel like this was already coming before that. Shane Newville‘s open letter (which absolutely comes from an emotional, mentally unwell state of mind, but has had many of its contents confirmed over the years, even beyond being one of the first descriptions of the toxic work environment at Rooster Teeth) makes a few points that support this impression. Whether you agree with the letter or not, you cannot deny that the first two volumes of RWBY, while they also had merch accompanying them and stuff, were not produced following industry standards – starting with the 3D software used, Poser Pro (Monty Oum‘s preferred tool for animation). This led to some really creative animation work that, while not always high-quality by industry-standards, was certainly pushing boundaries. It was creative and it worked for what RWBY was: a passion project created by someone who saw animation as his strongest suit – as his preferred medium to tell a story. I‘ve seen a lot of people claim that Monty Oum wasn‘t a writer, and while that‘s true, I feel like the implication of that statement is always that he couldn‘t tell stories on his own. I don‘t think that‘s true. I think Monty Oum was a great storyteller when it came to expressing certain things through animated action scenes. It‘s just that he wanted to tell a story that included more than just that and a few lines of dialogue – which is where Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross come in, two at the time very inexperienced writers (who possibly had a fallout with Monty Oum over creative differences later), as well as some talented folks – people like Shane Newville. They were chosen to work on this because Monty Oum acknowledged their potential and liked to work with them, and I feel like that created an environment where they were really allowed to flourish. Volumes 1 and 2 are certainly not flawless, but I feel like I can tell the people making it had fun.

To Rooster Teeth however? I think RWBY (and by extension, Monty Oum as a creator) might have been little more than assets to them. RWBY was first created around a time when RT first tried to be more like, well, an actual company. At least from 2014 onward, but possibly even earlier than that, this included an effort to conform to industry standards more, mostly in order to be able to hire more people – very visibly so in RWBY in the form of the switch to Maya (my opinion about that is, the way they did it didn’t do RWBY any favors at all). I think they saw RWBY and Monty Oum as an opportunity to appear… More important, bigger, than they ever really were.

So what did they do? Again, I kind of have the feeling that they “upscaled” RWBY to a size where it appears like this big thing, but it became far too much to handle. Essentially, they created a mock giant, or a metaphorical quasi-star: something that can appear big from afar, but is actually very small / unstable (and if we go with the quasi-star metaphor, disturbs all of its surroundings). This is what I mean when I say that RWBY was a bubble bound to burst, because no star lives forever – and quasi-stars can only exist under very specific, very unstable conditions (I linked a Kurzgesagt-video in case you’re interested what exactly a quasi-star / black hole star is / was, cosmology is so fascinating IMO). Once these conditions exist no longer, they both fall apart and collapse into the black hole that is their core at the same time.

My main argument for this is that RWBY was essentially a huge money sink for RT (Source: Barbara Dunkelman’s unprofessionalism). They pumped so much money into this… Perhaps even more than they ever made from it. While this isn’t 100% confirmed, it is very much possible (and IMO not exactly unlikely) that RWBY was never profitable — which it might have been if RT hadn’t been so hellbent on creating the illusion of a multi-million-dollar franchise.

This is purely speculative, but this might also be why Volume 10 was never greenlit. We know that Volume 9 was to a significant part funded by Crunchyroll and in fact would not have been possible without them (probably because RT was already out of money at this point). They might have bought into this mock giant, then realized they had pretty much been scammed once Volume 9 aired. This might have led to Crunchyroll’s unwillingness to fund another season for something they knew now was effectively a money sink. Since RT at this point lacked the funds to produce Volume 10 alone and therefore was dependent on investors like Crunchyroll and Warner Brothers… Volume 10 was never greenlit, no matter how hard they attempted to get their fans’ hopes up and start a hashtag campaign on social media (as far as I remember, that was started by Rooster Teeth, not the fans. I don’t have my Twitter account anymore though, so I can’t check). Again though, this is speculation.

The worst part? This refusal of RT to just… Downscale RWBY again, this determination that it had to be this huge franchise… Was all put on the backs of the creatives working on it. We know at this point, from multiple sources, that RWBY and other RT productions have had an incredible amount of crunchtime, working overtime, employee abuse, … going on behind the scenes, which seems to only have gotten worse after Monty Oum’s passing. At the end of the day, all RT does and has ever done is blame others for their incompetence. Like, no shit, I’ve seen fans claim that it’s the FNDM’s job to “keep the show alive” (particularly in the light of #GreenlightVolume10), which… No, that’s not the fans’ job. It’s the job of the company who has been entrusted with this beloved IP, and said company has proven to be utterly incompetent on multiple occasions, which is unfortunate, but a sad reality for all those who love RWBY. And while Rooster Teeth has never directly said such a thing, they have certainly implied it and taken advantage of the existing sentiment within their fanbase, as well as their parasocial relationship with it (again, see #GreenlightVolume10 for reference).

To clarify, I’m not saying none of this would have happened if RT didn’t insist on making RWBY this big franchise (and biting off far more than they could chew in the process) – again, RT was far too notoriously incompetent at everything a company should manage – but I do think it might have played a role. It also isn’t an excuse for all the employee abuse. Again, what they should have done is downsizing the project, not inflating it further and further.

If I’m not somehow completely in the wrong (because IMO this just makes way too much sense to not be at least partially true – but let’s face it, a lot of this is just me connecting dots, and there is always a chance I’m connecting them wrong, even though I don‘t think so), then it kinda blows my mind that there are still people who believe in this scam. Though I will say, emotional attachment can do that to anyone. If anything, I’m honestly sorry that those folks lose something that means so much to them, and that false promises were made to them.

At the end of the day, the story of RWBY (the “franchise”) is twofold. It’s a story about an incredibly talented creator who passed away far too early, who was given the incredible opportunity to make his dream come true. It’s a story of people he trusted taking up his torch, and maybe getting lost in the dark along the way. It’s an inspiring story regardless, and I hope to see it continued at a downsized scale so it can grow organically, preferably in the hands of an indie animation studio like Dillon Goo (🤞)

But it is also a cautionary tale to both creatives and companies who employ them, a tale about false promises, abuse of both employees and fans, as well as how to not run a project. Don’t blow your thing out of proportion too early, don’t create a mock giant / metaphorical quasi-star. Let your ideas and projects grow and flourish organically and sincerely.

#RWBY #Rooster Teeth #RT Shutdown #Rooster Teeth Shutdown #Corporate Meddling #Theorizing #Speculation #Behind the Scenes #Rooster Teeth‘s corporate incompetence #Rooster Teeth toxicity #Monty Oum #Shane Newville #Shane‘s Letter #Open Letter to All who Treasured Monty Oum #RWBY Volume 10 #RWBY Volume 9 #RWBY V9 #RWBY V10 #Greenlight Volume 10 Meta #RWBY Discourse #RT Discourse #RT Critical #Does this count as RWDE? #Anyway #RWDE #Currantlee here

[youremyheaven]

Is it true mercury nakshatra girls steal men ?

tbh in my experience they have but i won't say every or most Mercurial girlies are like that

its interesting to me bc Mercury is a eunuch planet and the only one that is androgynous by nature (equal parts man and woman) which again ties to Mercury and intelligence because our minds are supposed to be left and right brained, one side more creative and another is more logical/rational but both come together to form the full experience. this essentially sets them apart from others. but another thing about mercury is that its the smallest planet and mercurials feel easily threatened. jyeshta has rabbit yoni, ashlesha has cat yoni both of which are domesticated animals by and large, revati has elephant yoni and although elephants are much larger than these two animals and not domesticated, elephants are also extremely vulnerable as they're poached etc basically mercurials feel vv vulnerable and exposed and easily threatened. they take offence easily and always feel the need to "prove themselves", they know that they have things to offer that others dont but at the same time, they feel inferior to or insecure by the very people they look down on?? theyre insanely competitive, not just about grades or work or whatever but just random stuff, they want to be "picked", they want to be everybody's fav (imo mercurials are the OG pick me girls), theyre also HIGHLY critical of others and themselves, the insane standards they impose is just 😤 i have heard many people say that Mercurial girls will steal your man but tbh they dont give a shit about your man, they just want to have what you have because they think they deserve it as much as if not more than, you do,,, they just love the experience they see others have and want it for themselves. one time i was out with a mercurial girl and im "better off" than her financially but that day i didnt have much money on me and she actually laughed?? she took care of everything and was super nice but she realllyyy enjoyed being able to "one-up" me like it was some "gotcha" moment lmao, it left me feeling bitter

[whereconfusionisarhyme]

Hobie Brown Headcanons

cause some of y’all wildin

his hair is like his therapy. he always looks forward to wash day, and he’s gone through many different styles

when he was little, his parents didn’t take great care of him, so his hair was always kinda nasty. his older siblings would try and help him out, and he developed a love for it. doing his hair takes him back to simpler times, sitting in front of his older brother as he twisted it or his older sister as she braided it down.

he can cook, and he can do it well, but will short circuit if you put him in a fully stocked kitchen

like there’s so much option and choice that he’s very much not used to so he just kinda stands there like 🧍🏿‍♂️

mans body is. so broken. he don’t know what’s wrong with it exactly, but there’s always some sort of ache or sting somewhere

learned to cook with chopsticks since they’re more versatile and convenient than five million different utensils

always bring a small sewing kit in his pocket wherever he goes. did this even before becoming spider-man, but the habit has definitely saved him from more than one suit mishap since

the inside of his mask is lined with satin to protect his hair, like a bonnet

although some of his patches and pins are made by himself, most are actually gifts from friends or fans. he prefers it this way, like he’s carrying a bit of his loved ones all the time

an avid reader. is on a first name basis with the workers at his local library

worked hard to get his own place when he found out gwen was homeless. he wanted to let her crash at his, but was living with a bunch of roommates at the time and didn’t want to overwhelm her. she doesn’t know this, and he has no plans of telling her anytime soon

will slip in completely made up phrases into conversation and lie that “it’s a british thing, trust”

was a maladaptive daydreamer when he was little. has since stopped, but the habit still remains a bit in the way he can makes up stories about anything and everything

is actually really bad at lying when it’s just straight up saying something that’s not true (imo this is actually a consistency among all spider people), but he gets creative with it and always lies with half-truths, or purposefully plays into the way people view him so they don’t take him seriously when hes actually being honest. like a, hidden in plain sight kinda thing

#i have more if y’all want more #just say the word 🙏 #hobie brown #hobie spiderverse #hobie brown headcanons #hobie brown hcs

[joesalw]

“Her whole activism era started because Joe was an activist. He didn’t stop it after the breakup because it's a part of his personality, he still signed the ceasefire letter. But Taylor didn’t utter a single word about genocide, she's busy learning football and crying about how oppressed she is in her billionaire lifestyle. And somehow she is the Person of the Year in Times magazine.” 👏👏👏 you couldn’t have said that better.

activism is a vocation imo. it’s not just something ppl pick up like a habit then discard once it’s no longer. millions of people have died because they’re activists. most of the time, their families and loved ones don’t even get to bury them because their bodies are forever lost due to the people they’re standing up to. that’s why when i see celebrities (here taylor swift) use activism as an aesthetic, as an era, as a brand—it literally makes me sick. it’s vile and cruel and a huge slap to the face of true activists who dedicated their whole life to the causes they believe in.

i began to detach myself from her back in the og 1989 era after being a fan since i was a little girl bc there was just something off that i couldn’t put my finger on. then i got back into her during folklore/evermore bc i was shocked to see the growth and maturity in her lyrics. after her & joe broke up, i detached again because i began to see the old vindicative taylor who weaponized her real experience of misogyny and bullying. then, the whole ttpd. which i can only say what the actual fuck was that?

she regressed both in maturity, personality and creativity. wonder what societal and political issue she’s going to make her new aesthetic on the next album. so far, lgbt + mental health + misogyny are off the list. lol

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#anti taylor swift #swifties dni

[nico-esoterica]

ASTRO INSIGHT: Her releasing this shortly after the New Moon in Taurus in her 1H is a great idea on its own but if you combine that with Jupiter and Uranus there trining her outer planets and MC in her 9th, it's spelling out 'localizing the foreign' and appealing to a larger non-western audience. She really does love Japan, lol. With the New Moon trining her Ascendant and Venus, this will go down as possibly the greatest she's ever looked or it'll be up there. And with her Uranus and Neptune being hit, it being unique and creative will be celebrated opposed to slept on. Because she's given us surreal before (the Young Thug feature song) but that wasn't as appreciated.

CULTURAL WATCH: This is what creatives can learn -- From now on, THIS is how you will be expected to move. Be inspired. Meaning, a la with Pluto in Aqua settling for good in December, that the name of the game is individuality. Hyper-individuality. Being unique and standing out. Since the first decan of Aquarius occupies Venus and it'll be in that range for several years, this, imo, represents a creative renaissance of artists who've been on the outskirts or rejected who are moving the culture by doing their own thing and investing in themselves and their craft. We're not going to be moved by who's the biggest or most popular but who's being the most authentic and true to themselves. And who's 'relatability' is organic.

Despite waves of incel weebs criticizing Megan for years for not being a 'real' anime or gamer nerd, one of the many ways she stands out is by showing off this side of her personality that isn't inherently based on being likable. She's not trying to gain accolades or clout by being into nerd shit. It's something she's been into for years and now that it's clear to people that this is actually who she is and because she's under a better company that most likely gives her more creative control (the astro checks out rn at least), she's setting a standard which says that you benefit the MOST by being yourself.

Money helps but you're gonna get it easier in the times we're in by distinguishing yourself from the rest. Specializing. Aquarius is for the weirdos, rebels, and odd ones out. That's in but in an underground sort of way. Anti-mainstream. What'll be in is developing a healthy and supportive fanbase that'll be smaller but loyal, consistent, and resilient.

#celebrity astrology #astrology #megan thee stallion #megan thee stallion astrology #Youtube

[tonyglowheart]

Thinking again (more, lmao) about The Contentious Chapter 45, and my Why It Needed to Happen thesis, so here are some more semi-organized thoughts on this topic:

Why It Needed to Happen: Yan Wushi edition. So, we don't ever really know what specifically Yan Wushi went through/experienced in his life and more specifically his childhood - we get hints here and there that seem to imply or can be interpreted to be that he's gone through some shit as Xie Ling, and that's (partly? mostly?) what led him to reinvent himself as Yan Wushi, and then there's also the New Years Extra that has a line about how he'd (already) witnessed countless evils borne of the human heart - but the text does tell us he has this belief that human nature is wicked, slash humans can be pushed to do wicked things no matter how "good" they may think themselves to be. As far as YWS knew by Chap 45, SQ was no different -- he'd received no proof yet that SQ was different, he just hadn't found SQ's bottom line. This is sort of similar to the abused child or abused dog thing, where they will lash out to try to provoke the abuse they're expecting either to "get it over with" or so they know where the line is with this new person (except these are purposeful tests that YWS is doing and not like a reactionary mechanism). Basically, this needed to happen for YWS to know/believe that Shen Qiao is different from what he's observed of human nature -- he needed this proof of concept that the world isn't just rival(/rival peers) -- the closest to equals he has, and rabble. This needed to happen to show/prove - to him and the reader - that there may be a thousand Chen Gong's in the world, but there is only one Shen Qiao.

Why It Needed to Happen: Shen Qiao edition. Shen Qiao is a good guy, but he WAS very sheltered and naive. He holds his beliefs firmly, but his worldly experience was limited and so his character was untried. It's the "it's easy to be a good person when you're rich" idea -- he doesn't know if he has a bottom line yet if he would snap. It's easy to say that you will stay true to your principles when they're not tested - it's when they're put under the stress test that you can truly say that you know yourself and your character. Yan Wushi threw him into a fire, yes, but in many ways this was a tempering of his character, much as one would temper steel. This whole experience very much was an absolute low for Shen Qiao, and it's easy to see fire (analogy) as only destructive, but fire can also be a creative force -- e.g. the forging/tempering analogy from earlier, fires used to clear out brush and weeds choking up the land so that new growth can germinate in the new fire-enriched soil, that kind of thing. This isn't to say that Shen Qiao doesn't experience agony in this metaphoric fire, but he also very much textually experiences a sort of epiphany and rebirth. This is both a spiritual (character-based) sort of rebirth, as well as a rebirth of his wugong. It's after this and after traveling with Yan Wushi that we see Shen Qiao exhibiting much more wisdom when it comes to people, where he's not just naively believing and expecting the good in everyone (I don't have specific citations but iirc this is textual, there's whole parts where it's like, before he might have thought x, but now having traveled with YWS he knows xyz, etc.) Yes this was "bad," maybe, but it tempered Shen Qiao, catalyzed his recovery/"rebirth," and overall led to the strengthening of his wugong and his character. (The conversation they have in Chapter 124 underscores this point, actually.)

Why It Needed to Happen: Yanshen edition. Or maybe more like, what does it do for us from a yanshen perspective lol. Cuz imo, it does a lot. I've posted about this elsewhere before lol, but like aside from the above for the YWS side of things, an argument can also be made that this was YWS going "wait. oh shit, I'm experiencing... feelings? for him" (narrator voice: that feeling was friendship, although he had never experienced it before) and like, lashing out at Shen Qiao like "that'll show you for thinking of me as a friend (and maybe making me feel friend-like feelings towards you..)" -- he was already softening before this (him digging that grave for the dead boy unasked, for example), and the way he's like. ....so you think of me as a... friend? before he pulls the rug from under SQ's feet. But this is important because it tells us that YWS *does* care. He's flippant and teasing and gives the impression that he does it for personal amusement and not really out of affection or anything, so really Shen Qiao may be his latest target of amusement, but it could be anyone. But the fact that he reacted like this to Shen Qiao declaring him a friend instead of just dismissing him as not being worthy of being his friend, not being on his level, etc (I mean he does also do that, but it's not the FIRST thing he does, and also I'd argue that when he Declared it contextually he was purposefully trying to hurt Shen Qiao's feelings), or like, just laughing at him and ridiculing SQ for something so preposterous -- this tells us that he IS feeling some kind of way about Shen Qiao already, that something HAS changed and Shen Qiao went from "latest disposable amusement" to at least "point of fascination." We're not in the endgame yet with this, but it does show that for all that Yan Wushi is trying to influence and "experiment" on Shen Qiao, traveling with Shen Qiao/being around him is conversely having an effect on him, too. That he's not just some unchangeable flat "evil" archetype but is also a complex character that responds to stimulus/reacts to his environment and is capable of being influenced by Shen Qiao. Theirs isn't just a one-sided relationship of one influencing the other or one trying to change the other-- it already by this point is a mutual communion between the opposing but complementary worldviews they hold and embody. They're already like if the taijitu were people (sans the dots in each section-- that comes through the course of the story with their mutual temperings). The same or similar actually holds for the SQ side of things too. Actually, the very fact that he feels anguish from this act and finds it a betrayal is also a very huge indication that Shen Qiao also already cares. I mean, yes, he declared YWS his friend, but like YWS said when they were burying the boy - you didn't even cry when your shidi Yu Ai betrayed you - or later when YWS was about to face Hulugu and SQ says if he were to do it, it would seem natural, but if a friend were to do it, he'd worry. and YWS is like, a friend? If LQY were to face Hulugu would you feel the same way? -- Basically, a similar idea holds here. Would you feel the same way if it were someone else? Yu Ai betrayed him, we didn't see him experience this level of individual, personal anguish. Chen Gong betrayed him, he just kind of sighed and moved on. But coming from Yan Wushi... he reflects on how much it hurt, actually. I still hold to my theory that SQ fell first and by this point was already at least kind of in love with YWS, but even that aside, the very fact that this "betrayal" hurt SQ shows that Shen Qiao, like Yan Wushi, despite seeming above worldly/petty matters slash is disconnected from such normal-people-problems like getting your feelings hurt or, godforbid, heartbreak -- are very much not above that, at least, not when it comes to each other. They're not just two ships passing each other in the night -- they're already mutually entangled together, and this growing bond will only grow stronger as they travel more together

#qian qiu #thousand autumns #qian qiu meta #qianqiu #yanshen #yan wushi #shen qiao #edit: o yeah got all the way to the end posted and then later realized. o I never did a conclusion or sth like that lol #anyway. this is why ch45 is important and needed to happen and is like. nbd stop making a big deal out of it #it happened. it needed to happen. get over the like getting so caught up over it #now with textual justifications and not just 'you just hate yws's toxic yuri swag'!