#awesome people doing awesome things

[optionalcausality]

Rampant speculation, but.

The animals of the Blue Forest are different. My guess is that the Blue is some local phenomenon that turns ordinary mammals into something a bit different, probably gradually (although perhaps not always; see Thorn not having a name of his own before).

5e is a system for saying "okay, ordinary people can do these things, but Heroic Characters can do additional things and here's how we can represent those differences mechanically" which dovetails nicely.

And of course also leaves room for additional exposure to the Blue, or travel through Blue-influenced territory, to unlock additional abilities as time goes on. The leveling mechanics could be a parallel for whatever the Blue does to those who interact with it.

(Burrow's End is, what, ten episodes? This is going to be amazing. Love to see it.)

#Burrow's End #storyteller tag #spoilers cw #meta and worldbuilding discussion #Dimension 20 #'actors and performers and talented people' tag #awesome people doing awesome things

[shinesinthenight]

I know I rarely make original posts on this website, but I’ve been going through a hard time with my cat being sick, potentially seriously. My best friend sent me a surprise care package with my favorite desserts and a game and I just feel so emotional and loved. I have to document this here.

#awesome people doing awesome things

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

#unforth rambles #this wasn't really prompted by anything #I'm just sick and tired and distractable #or i should say it wasn't prompted by anything recent or that happened now #like no one has disrespected me #but as i hit the point that it's regularly taking me an hour plus every single day to queue things for the danmei art blogs #i just think of all the times people go WAIT YOU RUN ALL OF THOSE??? BY YOURSELF??? #like i just don't think a lot of people realize how much work it is to really do background fandom labor long term #and i appreciate places like rec blogs and networks and events and just everyone #y'all are awesome #thank you so much

[knifearo]

being aromantic is like. hey btw you're going to live a life that is the culmination of most of society's worst nightmares. sorry lol ✌️ but then you turn around and take a really good hard look at it and it turns out that living in that nightmare is fucking awesome and you get to wake up every day and take that fear that other people have and laugh and hold it close until it's a great joy for you instead. and being happy is a radical act that you define instead of someone else. and you're sexy as fuck that's just a fact of life i don't make the rules on that one

#aromantic people are just sexy i'm not making the decisions here it's just facts #course ur hot as fuck. it came free with the aromanticism #being sexy is just default settings for aromantic people 👍 #hope this all helps. anyway i'm on my 'i hope i die alone <3 i can't wait to die alone <3' kick rn #i think the existential fear that people have of Not Partnering specifically is so. well. #obviously that shit is strong and it is SO awesome to be free of it. #realizing you're aro and you don't Want a partner can be such a hit to the solar plexus #cause society says that's the only thing that'll make you happy. so either you go without that thing or you force yourself #into doing something you don't want which would make you unhappy anyway. #so you think it's a lose lose situation and you have to come to terms with what amatonormativity presents as the worst possible situation #but then! whoa! turns out personhood is inherently valuable in and of itself and romantic partnering is just a construct! #and that nightmare is now your life to do with as you please... define as you will... structure as you want... #best case scenario. is what i'm saying. #every day i wake up ready to spit all that amatonormative rhetoric back in life's teeth by being alone and being happy #and it's so fucking satisfying. every day. #fucking JUBILANT being by myself. and i love being a living breathing 'fuck you' to the romantic system #you need a partner to be happy? oh that's sooo fucking crazy guess i'll go be miserable then. in my perfect fucking dream life lmao #yeah obviously it's the worst possible outcome on earth to die without a partner. so terrible. can't wait for it :) #aromantic #aromanticism #aro positivity #aroace #arospec #sorry to bitches who are sad about not having a partner. i could not give a fuck though get better soon #you couldn't EVER pay me enough to go back to a mindset in which my inherent value wasn't enough by myself. #FUCK that shit. absolutely miserable and a bad life outlook in general. like genuinely do the work w/ amatonormativity and get better #life is something that can be so fulfilling whether someone wants to kiss you or whatever or not #i'm on antidepressants and i have people i care deeply about. what the fuck would i need a partner for lmao

[silvers-starrway]

So the wildest thing happened where @mactheactor decided to dub over (if that's even the correct terminology) the Chaos Sonic animation I made!!!!

I'm still in utter awe about this like, hands down the coolest thing ever I've been thinking about this non-stop. Hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!!

#starrway art #sonic prime #chaos sonic #okay now that the nice text for the post is done AHHHHHHHH!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! #I've been screaming about this for the last 24 hours and the shock of it has worn down just enough for me to post this #NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN A MILLION YEARS???? #Sonic Prime is what got me on this long hyperfixation in the first place and I've met so many cool people in the fandom #and generally having a blast making art and it's been such a great time #so to then have Deven Mack come in and think that my stuff is awesome is such an insanely cool thing #it means a whole lot is what I'm trying to say haha #I do have to like microdose on this video because it makes me so incredibly happy that I get very overwhelmed by it #In a very good way though it makes me want to run laps outside #thanks to everyone I've met/interacted with so far being some of kindest people y'all are awesome #idk if this post is even like coherent I've been writing it in my mind for the past day because I have no idea how to even go about this #ok good night hehehe

[shevr]

whats down there

#shevr #my lines #experiment in expanding on a rough thing which i don't think turned out stellar but i still spent too long on it so it goes here #should i try to get in a habit ofsharing stuff easily so i can get gratification on doodling a few things and so do it more often ? #or should i knock that off and be cooler about it and just do things for myself ? idk i still haven't figured that out #wanna be one of the cool people who share a cool cool piece once in a while but still do tons of awesome sketches that r never shared yknow #that's maybe not me yet but maybe someday aaaah hey. hey you should go listen to Get Inspired by Genesis Owusu btw

[bonetrousledbones]

so when are we gonna start appreciating undertale AUs for fueling a metric fuck ton of the creativity and longevity of the fandom because if i see one more person calling them the cringiest part of the last 8 years i might lose it

#trousled rants #been feeling a bit salty about this for a while but im letting it out now because i Can #but its insane seein ppl say “oh the fandom's mellowed out a lot its way more peaceful now” and agreeing bc it IS #and then “yeah now that AUs aren't so popular anymore its way more bearable” and its like :) okay #and if i told you that fan game you've been talking about for the past month is an au. what then #sighsghs its just like man i GET that a lot of aus are just edgy for the sake of it but shit dude!!! people were just having fun!!!!! #a lot of them were an avenue for ppl learning how to make their own stories!! even if they're not perfect or in character #making a shit ton of papyrus aus is one of the main things that helped me realize how much i love character design #and i KNOWWWW i'm not the only one and youre trying to tell me that's not awesome as hell!!!!! #yeah i probably i have nostalgia glasses but maybe i do kinda miss when everybody was a bit more insane actually . maybe i do #undertale

[enbeemagical]

normalize being a little bit in love with your friends

normalize being not at all in love with anything

normalize love being confusing and weird as hell

normalize love not being romantic

normalize love not being

normalize not loving

normalize loving in the wrong way

just. normalize being unapologetically yourself

#sleepyposting #i 100% should not be awake right now #i'm a little bit in love with a lot of things and people #aromantic #actually aromantic #lovequeer aro #loveless aro #this post is loveless aro inclusive #cuz it's awesome #it's like being around people who say they don't do bad things bc god says not to and rhen not understanding why an athiest doesn't do them #and by it i mean: being around people who think love is necessary to be good or a person or whatever #and oh it doesn't have to be romantic. and then they get confused by loveless aros and they go #like oh you actually do feel love you just don't call it that. oh you actually do believe in god you just don't call him that #like no actualy #god and love are unnecessary for goodness and personnenes and uh. *draws a big line around everythung* that #OKAY GOGOD NIGBT NOW <3 #i primise #probanly

[bluesgras]

RAHHH THERES 1000 OF YOU WOOOO

i don’t even know what to say but thank you all so so so so so so much. that’s like at least 10 of you. that’s a lot man

ANYWAY DTIYS RULES OR WHATEVER

#bluesgras1k so i can see it, you can tag me if you’d like to as well!

uhh it can be anything vaguely similar or themed around the photo and SD leo? yeah i think that’s it. no deadline, though i guess if you want one, the end of november. other then that go wild tumblr

and thank you

#can you tell i have no idea what i’m doing #anyway yeah #go wild #i will be happy with any and all things anyone creates #you guys are awesome #special thanks to the sep council and the beans server for talking me through making this thing #especially when i lost half my progress (fuck you clip studio) #y’all some of the nicest people i’ve ever met #blues notespad #tmnt #tmnt snapdragon #rottmnt #rottmnt leo #bluesgras1k #right it’s 2am #bed time

[crescentfool]

the persona 3 protagonist 25th anniversary nui in food appliances!

#lizzy speaks #persona 3 #minato arisato #makoto yuki #guys friendly reminder that this is what adulthood is about dont listen to anyone who calls you cringe #hence why im putting these in the main tags. i mean they're not incorrect for what the photos are about. lmao #anyway this was a very fun birthday!!! i feel very loved and supported by so many people and i got to do very fun things (like this)... #i think... birthday is like thanksgiving to me. in the gratitude respect. #a reminder of all the lovely people that i have gotten a chance to meet and how i've learned from them #it makes me very happy to have been born... i think every day is a great day to celebrate life's grandeur + brilliance + magnificence #it's just a very poignant and strong feeling that i have that i'm happy to have met so many wonderful people #and while there are some people i've only known for brief periods of time or people who i havent really been good at keeping in contact wit #i do cherish it! im so grateful. so happy that there are people who cheer my silly shenanigans on #while there are ways in which aging makes me go “oh hmm” i think overall i'm happy that i get to keep on living and learning #i have so much fondness for humanity and people... like even if i dont get to talk to ppl directly i just get very emotional yknow #like wow.. you exist.. thats so fucking awesome... i hope you have an awesome day... im glad our paths could cross #if you have read up to this point of my tags.. thank you for reading and being part of my life #i will keep on being the silliest guy ive ever known! cheers to more shenyanigans and self-discovery :3

[optionalcausality]

I have finished Sleep No More by Seanan McGuire, and have many feelings. I need to pre-order the companion book.

(It is so good. I am going to need a re-read just to try to figure out how the author managed to make Toby so recognizably herself even with -gestures at the entirety of the enchantment affecting that part of Faerie-.)

Other books acquired, not sure of best reading order.

The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers, Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor, Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, and Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree.

#storyteller tag #seanan mcguire #musings and mundanities #fannish delight #'s makes a comment or says something' tag #awesome people doing awesome things

[buttercup-barf]

The Mario movie was cute, best scenes are the ones with the bros just being. Bros.

Peppino is their cousin. That's it, that's the funny.

And per tradition? I guess? Some more (unfortunately Mario-less) doodles under the cut.

... Yeah. Twinsomnia again. These damn sibs are still on my brain. They're here to - Oh? Oh, Peppino's not a kid? They had the wrong address? Oh well. Might as well help him get through the tower!

Something-something functioning as a single character, something-something throwing each other around, something-something basically Gus and Brick.

Some more self-indulgent crossover'ish nonsense...

Same mirror, same man, different time, different reflections. Shoutout to @/rascal-rose for the idea of young Peppino having curly hair!! I cherish him.

And some wholesome stuff to top it off. (I feel like my handwriting is especially bad on the last one, so just in case, it goes "Buongiorno, ranocchio. Do you want the coffee?".)

#mario movie #LMAO AS I WAS TYPING OUT THIS TAG TUMBLR SUGGESTED ''m*ri om*ri'' (censored to avoid infiltrating that tag) #imagine. #anyway #mario mario #luigi mario #pizza tower #peppino spaghetti #fake peppino #twinsomnia #not gonna use the f///nf tag because i feel like i'd be pushing it #like listen. so many times i go into the tag of a thing. and i'll see posts just briefly mentioning that thing and barely having it. #maybe i'm more upset than i should be but i just UGH!! someone out there may be STARVING for g*stavo content and me mentioning him here- #-brings that person to this post.. BUT THERE IS NO G*STAVO!!!!!! NO BLORBO!!!!!!!!!!!! #i could never do that to someone. i know that pain all too well to put someone else through that. #also why i wanna refrain from tagging people i don't personally know. like yes awesome artist look at my insanity that has one brief- #-mention of your awesome idea. obviously credit is necessary but emnemnemne i'd rather do it quietly

[potatobugz]

scenario in which butters runs away from home & disguises himself as professor chaos. grins

#south park #sp #butters stotch #kenny mccormick #mysterion #professor chaos #mysterion ofc knows its him #sorry if this is 'he would not fucking say tgat' moment i am ill #had the worst day ever today:thumbsup: #and an even worse time trying to post this lol #but im ok now things will get better etc etc #sorry 4 rambling on a south park comic. anywaysni like butters #first time trying to use panels too. very hard idk how you people do it #tginks abt this concept forever and ever bc i think mysterion and proffesor chaos friendship is awesome #(on a desktop ignore my piss poor spelling pls)

[werewolfest]

There’s a lot to be said about the ofmd fan base (scary and terrible) but at least there’s a billion other people who believe in making that old man transgender

#never have I had such an easy time finding trans content of x character I like #ofmd #static #like if I wanted to I could live solely in transgender izzy world and for the most part I do and it’s awesome #funniest thing I’ve seen as a result of this is people tagging their fics ‘cis Israel hands’ like honestly there should be more of that. #I need to know so I can avoid it. thanks

[gobstoppr]

hey guys am i allowed to say on main that i dont like metadad . am i gonna get beaten up for saying this.

guys i think we all took the term found family too literally and now everythings flattened into a boring nuclear family. guys can we stop. hello . is anybody there

#text #it was kinda charming at first but it feels like everytime i try to look at the mk tag its always the same shit . guys. guys. #we can do so much more w/ their dynamics than just dad and son ugh its so . ughhh. #every since i realized i was like . really really aroace. ive started to grow a bit of a distaste for shipping culture #this is relavant i swear. iwanna talk about metadede #like ok in fandoms right. theres often #the enforcement of specific roles onto characters for a simplified understanding of them for memes and drawing ideas #we want gay rep but we dont quite have it canonically so we make our queer headcanons seem more legit #by giving a char a same sex partner. ok easy we did it. gay people are real now #and we get awesome art and its wonderful bc people are wonderful #but its like . the relationships themselves feel flat a lot of the times. #metadede never seems to be about dedede. its about mk having a boyfriend. bc we need him to date someone. #and im not like . mad at anyone about this. i participated in it back in the day. but like. #ok so. gay hcs are the most popular in most fandom things bc its easy; hot; and sweet #but things like aro or ace hcs? its just. they. how can you depict that in a single framed drawing of a char?so theres none at all. #its not even that i actively hc chars aroace its jsut this is my world view; how i default to reading chars #maybe this rant in the tags is unrelated after all. #but idk. ive got lots of thoughts about things. #anyways as ceo of meta knigth im right about everything #i can talk more about metadad stuff specifically if people want

[uncanny-tranny]

I love pre-op and no-op trans people and their bodies, and I wish we could accept and appreciate all types of trans bodies regardless of how they look. Pre-op and no-op trans bodies deserve to be seen. They aren't a curse, they aren't taboo, they aren't a secret. To be in the presence of such a person is the will of the divine

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #we as a society won't progress until we are normal about trans bodies that look different than is expected 👍 #if you can not stand the sight of a woman not tucking for example that says nothing about her. her body is neutral at *worst* #one small thing i wish people represented more was no-op and pre-op trans bodies #saw an artist depict loz link as being a no-op/pre-top surgery person and like. that's fucking awesome #i love when people casually do things like that. like they don't make it a big deal they just... depict it #anyway i want to see more kindness to pre-op/no-op people. i love us i love transsexualism i love love