#but here's the thing

[whoisspence]

"omg this episode is directed by matthew gray gubler it must be so fun !"

me:

#not quite #but here's the thing #nobody warned me so #i shall not speak #spencer reid #matthew gray gubler #criminal minds #whoisspence

[thelaurenshippen]

made to love resident evil games, born to be afraid of spiders

#spiders #cw spiders #tw spiders #(yeah I know there are no actual spiders in this post but whatever) #frantically googling “how many spiders are in resident evil 3” #bc I just got to a REALLY TERRIBLE BIT #and then woke up in the middle of the night and had one of my little hypnogogic hallucinations #(or hypnopompic? idk the one when you're waking up) #that spiders were crawling all over me #but here's the thing #I REALLY ENJOY THESE GAMES #I think re2 is an objectively perfect game #and re4 is about as perfect an action game as you can get #the combination of combat and strategy and puzzle solving? #great games! #but why are they so FUCKING gross #I can deal with body horror #I cannot do bug stuff #ESPECIALLY not spider stuff #BUT I WANNA PLAY THE GAME #anyway

[troiings]

Myanna Buring as Melody Munro (Hot Property, 2016)

#she is baby #myanna buring #hot property #melody munro #don't ask me why i suddenly felt the need to gif her crying #so shoot me she just does it well #yes i took the most emotional scene out of the weirdest most unhinged film #but here's the thing #it may be unhinged but goddamn you feel for her character #like she's so fucked up. she's SO FUCKED UP!! #she's grieving!!! #she's fucked up because she's grieving and she doesn't know how!!! #arwen makes gifs #my hot property #hot property 2016

[rawliverandgoronspice]

the more time goes on and the more I think that the way communication breaks over the way people criticize totk and why is perhaps the doylist/watsonian dychotomy, but I also believe, from having seen several things, that it also hinges a lot on whether we come at the game relying on assumed authorial vision (Nintendo's) for clarity, or if people follow more a "death of the author" sort of approach (to simplify immensely).

I don't think either model of criticism is ideal to be honest, but I have seen a Ton of people rebutting some of the criticism going "but Nintendo would obviously want to tell a great story about good heroes fighting against true evil, not do [whatever the criticism is]", which assumes Nintendo's intents as what should be extrapolated upon and taken into account first and foremost, while a lot of the critique side is like "this is the game I have in my hands, this is what it reminds me of, this is the connexions I pull from it, and they make me think about X, Y, Z, which I don't think is ideal", and either does assume intents of Nintendo, or leaves Nintendo and the makers out altogether --but still asks questions about why this wasn't considered or adressed while the game was being made.

Which seems very difficult to comprehend for people from the authorial group, from what I have noticed, since their reply is, surprisingly often, "But why would you assume Nintendo wants to do bad?"

And then we're stuck at a stalemate of mutual incomprehension at what the other doesn't get about the point we're trying to make, and I get weird asks and even weirder reblogs.

#thoughts #totk critical #when will my brain return from the imprisoning war... #death of the author #it's weirdly interesting to unpack honestly #never been up that close to something like this so I'm Looking #I think both authorial intent and death of the author have their place #but here's the thing #following the authorial theory to this degree? #nothing would ever be racist or sexist or homophobic or transphobic or ableist or anything #sometimes authors don't see the shit they put in their work or won't admit to it #vOv #a great example of authorial theory going wrong would be a.... Certain Wizard Lady #and we alll saw how well that went

[reitziluz]

Hey! For the ask meme- 18 and/or 19, for Vaal?

18. What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

weirdly enough. the fact that e actually fucking loves to thrown down. for a long time i approached em as someone who is fully pacifist, just a ray of sunshine, friend to all kittens etc. it felt wrong, but the thought of em being angry and vengeful felt more wrong. eir thing is like, growing and learning to be a person and reclaiming a life for emself. but actually going on 1v1 on dragons and shit is something e misses from eir former life. and if e had been able to live the childhood e was denied, it would have 100% involved chokeslamming a sibling more than once.

19. What is your favorite fact about your OC?

again skipping story event stuff. despite the moth theming, vaal isn't a moth. or even an insect. e actually has eight limbs. there's the humanoid arms and legs. then there's the wings, that could be mistaken for insect wings, but are actually some real magical bullshit. e has a flight mode e can shift into, so the wings aren't present all the time, and more like jets of magic anyway. but! there actually are two small modified limbs on eir back! like rudders! so that's six, right? but surprise! e also has praying mantis like limbs on eir hips!

so technically our buddy is an arachnid! :D

(also a more meta favorite fact is that vaal is my oldest oc that's still active. i should redraw the first design and put it next to the current one, and list the biggest similarities and differences, because it would be hilarious)

#igotasked #depending on the whims of the narrative #e might get to chokeslam eir brother after all dgsdgdfs #also yeah the mantis limbs don't really show much #but here's the thing #i've actually been making them larger and more functional in recent designs #but also. especially talking about how eir old uniform looks #it includes boots. sabatons. in a human foot and ankle shape #e does not have human ankles and feet #eir prison was the demand to pass as a human #even after being able to stop literally tying the mantis limbs down #e's so used to folding them up that e needs some intense physiotherapy to get their full range of mobility back

[heyitsthatonesmolgay]

Today I learned I want to traumatize some Small Beans(TM) so...

Stranger Things AU except the adults are the teenagers and the kids are the kids

#the adults have arcs in Stranger Things too #but here's the thing #I'm not watching Stranger Things for the romance subplots #I'm there for the horror and suspense thriller #connie.txt

[of-a-toast-and-tea]

*

#i need some help from the tumblr hive mind #because everyone i know #has big preexisting thoughts and feelings about this situation #i am going away for the weekend with some old friends #and one of them messaged me today #to tell me that she isn't comfortable with me driving for 25 minutes with cheese in the car #if it isn't in a cooler #she thinks that this is why she was sick last year #but here's the thing #it was sub-zero last year #and the car definitely didn't warm up all that fast on the drive #and no one else got sick #so i find her conviction that this made her sick #unfounded at best #and this is a real trend with her #she has a lot of anxiety about food #like complaining about non-dairy offerings with coconut whipped cream #because it was creamy #but every time i push back #i'm accused of not respecting her dietary restrictions and comfort level #because i always accommodate dietary restrictions #but she will never be happy #because i 100% think it's an anxiety thing and anxiety always finds something to fixate on #but she 100% believes that the rest of us are IDK poisoning her or something #like what is the way to move forward in this situation? #i hate that it always ends up with a few of us complaining behind her back #it's shitty #but how else are we to manage it? #and just to be clear #i am bringing a cooler

[bear-cubs-art-things]

Guess who drank 32oz of water during the day today :D

#this is such a small victory for me #but here's the thing #I don't drink enough water during the day #yes I drink water #but not enough as I should be drinking #most of my water consumption is in the evening so #the fact I was staying hydrated all day 💪🏼 #anyways. Small victory I wanted to share :3 #stay hydrated #bear rambles

[idollete]

oii um menino q eu fiquei sexta passada me mandou mensagem dizendo q está sentindo minha falta, o que eu respondo?? me ajuda pfv sos

oiie, bebê!!! então, eu acho que depende...como você tá se sentindo sobre ele? foi só uma ficada pra ti ou rolou uma coisinha que te deixou querendo mais? se a resposta for sim, se joga, mana!!!!! diz que curtiu o beijo dele e que gostaria de ver de novo (ou você pode também jogar um charminho né rsrsrsrsrsrs ser bem lobona). mas se você não quer, você pode desconversar delicadamente o assunto

#papo de divas 𐙚 #gente eu me sinto muito adulta quando dou conselhos aqui #but here's the thing #99% do tempo eu não sei o que tô fazendo da minha vida :D

[sherlock-is-ace]

.

#ok i'm going to complain of an extremely petty thing #but i'ts eating me inside and i need to get it out without ruining my brother's day #he passed his last exam today he finished uni today and we're all very excited and happy for him he deserves it i love him #my aunt and a friend of her are coming to my house with food to celebrate this achievement #a lovely thing for them to do #my mom hasn't stopped saying how happy she is that he finished and passed all exams and she's proud and excited #all valid feelings ofc #there's special food for a special celebration for how special is my brother for finishing his studies #cute and fun #and i'm supposed to be the same level of hype (which i am don't get me wrong this IS exciting) #but here's the thing #i don't think ANYONE in my entire family has ever said ANYTHING about the fact that i graduated my university in 2018... #and they know... today in fact my aunt literally told me she didn't even know when i graduated #and listen i know this is petty and i don't want them to do a big thing that would be in fact annoying for me #but like... i can't help but think this is because what i studied was art and my brother studied programming... #you know a Proper Respectable Smart Career #while i'm here just doing silly drawings and starving to death like all artists... #i'm literally working on my field! #and i'm upset although i shouldn't be because it's stupid and the alternative would be them doing a big celebration for me #WHICH I DON'T WANT!! #so this whole rant is useless and stupid... #anyways i'm SO FUCKING PROUD OF MY BROTHER! he struggled so much with this degree and he's finally done :') #i'm getting him a present skjfsd #ok that's it #i'm done thanks for reading ksjdfhgdf #i had to say it here cause obviously i can't say any of this out loud lol #it's not only a dick move but also embarrassing af kdfjhfg #angel talks #personal

[montanabohemian]

i'm sad about the USWNT going down in penalty kicks (which is a heartbreaker no matter who wins or loses). i think i'm more sad just because they were finally able to gell and find their rhythm and the right lineup and i wanted to see that against other teams (fuck you vlatko). naeher is still captain america and i love her.

the best part of all this tho? sweden may have won, but i get to have a normal sleep schedule now. suck it, losers. I HAVE WON.

#uswnt #wwc 2023 #i got 3 hours of sleep and the game was at 3am and it's now 6:30am #so #yeah i'm not gonna miss that #also i lost count how many penalty kicks there actually were #that's how insane it was #IT WAS A GREAT GAME #but here's the thing #the only reason keeping sweden alive during the game? their keeper #the rest of their team didn't do shit #so like .... GOOD LUCK?

[mikacynth]

kaemika idol au anyone?

....i'm listening

#NO BUT LIKE I HAD A DAYDREAM ABOUT THIS #kaeya's an idol #but here's the thing #i'm so detached from pop culture i don't know anything (but i do hum a lot of catchy songs i hear) #so i don't actually know he's an idol even after we're in a relationship #and he decides to see how long it'll take before i figure it out #and one day i'm like doing the dishes or something and i'm humming a song #which turns out is one of his newest singles (that i happened to hear on the radio or something idk) #and he just smiles to himself

[iqmmir]

oh my gosh i know now what is happening

#this is more guesswork than anything else #but here's the THING #did she ask me to let her know or was she asked to ask me to let her know #.mimiming ❜

[esseastri]

...

#op #bookbinding #I'm removing staples and I'm terrified #I got into bookbinding so that I could bind up my Hawkeye floppies into a big hardcover #because I reread them so often they are falling apart #like the staples are already falling out falling apart #BUT HERE'S THE THING #the collections are all out of print and over 500$ on second-hand sites #so IF I FUCK THIS UP I'M SCREWED #I can't replace these #so I'm pulling staples in preparation for sewing up the textblock and I'm just kinda of quietly panicking #I've done enough binding that I'm pretty comfy with it!! and I've sewn up floppy comics into big collections before!! #I purposely left this project for after I was more comfy doing this!!!!! #BUT!!!! AAAHHH!!!! #anyway this is my fun project for today wish me luck

[triflesandparsnips]

🌹

For the WIP sentence rose ask meme, I am again fucking awful at only giving one sentence, but I have this whole little series of getting-back-together fics I want to write, something something "12 Ways It Won't Happen" something, and of those mostly what I have are the vague outlines, the first of which is:

Concept: So before Stede leaves home the second time, he says to Mary, "hey, remember when we were married and you tried to do that thing with your mouth and my nether regions and I got very upset"

Mary: "I recall"

Stede: "Any, ah, further information on that? Since then?"

Mary: "Quite a bit."

Mary: "Spoiler it's great."

Stede: "I see. I see I see I see."

Stede: "So."

Stede: "Um."

Stede: "I may have been too hasty in my initial impression of the concept."

Stede: "So if you have any... advice?"

Mary: "...are there courgettes at sea?"

Stede: "Afraid not."

Stede: "....we've got bananas, though."

Mary: "Are they about the same shape as... a courgette?"

Stede: "Well, mostly. And curved, of course."

Mary: "I see."

Mary: "So you're going to want to get yourself a lot of bananas."

...fast forward to current day

Blackbeard has captured Stede and is being Really Very Evil at him

And he's going through Stede's things in order to Mock His Class

And he keeps finding all these fucking bananas

Stede likes oranges what the fuck are all these fucking bananas doing here

Oh, oh, are bananas something your wife likes, huh?

Bet she just loves bananas

Bet she thinks oranges are stupid

Well if you like bananas now, how about I be Very Very Evil and make you eat them all

In front of me

Right now

Stede: "...well."

Stede: "If you insist."

(Stede had nothing to do but row around the ocean and fellate bananas. He did not waste his time at sea.)

#ask meme #asked and answered #our flag means death #listen I know NOW that apparently bananas were bad luck #but here's the thing #...I don't care #WOO

[confinesofmy]

it is really funny that a dentist tried to tell me i needed like 8 fillings and a cap shortly after my mom died and like 100 other terrible things happened to me and i was like "oh okay," never went back, went to a new dentist for my next scheduled cleaning out of sheer avoidance and was told my teeth were fine. you can't scam me, bitch. i'm too traumatised. you're not gonna scare me into making an expensive decision based on terror, i'm past terror bitch!! good luck making your house payment but it's not my problem!!

#i do still feel like there's something going on with my teeth #but here's the thing #that was like 11 months ago #if i desperately needed fillings then‚ then my teeth would be ruined now #like cavitations left and right‚ sensitivity all over the place‚ something #but nah #always get a second opinion if someone tells you they need you to give them over a grand i guess #adam talks too much