#english is dumb lol

[sanasanakun]

Can we actually talk about how insane it is that Simon removed his mask for the 141? Everything he’s been through has caused him to disassociate entirely from the person he is. He cannot bear to BE himself; to have Simon Riley be someone who exists and is acknowledged by others. He uses the mask to create his nonexistence; to become a weapon only focused on finishing his mission. With the mask, Simon Riley is dead. The only thing left is his “Ghost.”

By creating this barrier, he distances himself from his teammates emotionally and can convince himself that only the objective matters (see: abandoning Soap after Graves betrays them and calling it “a force of habit”).

Simon is not good with expressing his feelings. For example, he’s extremely worried about Soap during “Alone,” but shows it through jokes and talking to keep Soap calm. Any time Soap insists Ghost cares, the man immediately deflects and insists they are only “teammates” and that Soap needs to focus on his own self-preservation.

But we see afterwards that Ghost wants to make an effort to connect emotionally to his team; to show the 141 who “Simon” is, not just Ghost. For example, after Rodolfo assumes that Ghost would wait for his men and Soap begins to express his doubt, Ghost immediately jumps in and asserts that, yes, he would wait for them. He lets Soap know with his own words that he is there for his team. This is a rare instance where Ghost allows himself to be emotionally vulnerable and open, and it sticks out immediately to the player.

And finally, the ultimate showcase of trust: the removal of the mask. Simon rips away that last barrier of distance between himself and the 141. He affirms HIS existence and allows his teammates to see the true person underneath the mask. Price’s “Good to see you again, Simon,” only adds to the fact that this is “Simon” standing with them. In that moment, there is no “Ghost.”

Anyway, I just thought it was really touching. Simon is a deeply traumatized character, but he’s also someone who has bottled up that trauma so well that it can be hard to separate his two identities and their wants. I really hope his backstory gets touched on more in the next game (and please don’t fucking kill him right after that Activision lmao).

#is this analysis? #maybe a little lol #also I know technically his backstory has been retconned but have you considered that I don’t care #his backstory is still gonna be terrible and traumatic don’t kid yourself lol #simon ghost riley #task force 141 #cod #call of duty #mwii #cod mwii #john soap mactavish #rodolfo parra #Alejandro Rojas #john price #kyle gaz garrick #had to fix some grammar and typos because even though English is my first language I am actually dumb lol

[lady-infinity]

My favorite Red Team moment from Day 3 was everyone kindly explaining to Baghera why Dad and Daddy were different. They did it in such a tiptoe manner too. Even Cellbit mentioning Papi was funny!

Which is why I almost DIED when Carre came out of nowhere with a high pitch AYY PAPI CHULO!!

#qsmp #qsmp baghera #qsmp carre #she was so confused and i dont blam her English is dumb lol #qsmp red team

[cuties-in-codices]

Where do you find these manuscripts? Is it like a website or do you find it randomly??

hey, thanks for the curiosity! lenghty answer below the cut :)

1)

medieval manuscripts are typically owned by libraries and showcased on the library's websites. so one thing i do is i randomly browse those digitized manuscript collections (like the collections of the bavarian state library or the bodleian libraries, to name just two), which everybody can do for free without any special access. some digital collections provide more useful tools than others (like search functions, filters, annotations on each manuscript). if they don't, the process of wading through numerous non-illustrated manuscripts before i find an illustrated one at all can be quite tedious.

2)

there are databases which help to navigate the vast sea of manuscripts. the one i couldn't live without personally use the most is called KdIH (Katalog der deutschsprachigen illustrierten Handschriften des Mittelalters). it's a project which aims to list all illustrated medieval manuscripts written in german dialects. the KdIH provides descriptions of the contents of each manuscript (with a focus on the illustrations), and if there's a digital reproduction of a manuscript available anywhere, the KdIH usually links to it. the KdIH is an invaluable tool for me because of its focus on illustrated manuscripts, because of the informations it provides for each manuscript, and because of its useful search function (once you've gotten over the initial confusion of how to navigate the website). the downside is that it includes only german manuscripts, which is one of the main reasons for the over-representation of german manuscripts on my blog (sorry about that).

3)

another important database for german manuscripts in general (i.e. not just illustrated ones) is the handschriftencensus, which catalogues information regarding the entirety of german language manuscripts of the middle ages, and also links to the digital reproductions of each manuscript.

4)

then there are simply considerable snowball effects. if you do even just superficial research on any medieval topic at all (say, if you open the wikipedia article on alchemy), you will inevitably stumble upon mentions of specific illustrated manuscripts. the next step is to simply search for a digital copy of the manuscript in question (this part can sometimes be easier said than done, especially when you're coming from wikipedia). one thing to keep in mind is that a manuscript illustration seldom comes alone - so every hint to any illustration at all is a greatly valuable one (if you do what i do lol). there's always gonna be something interesting in any given illustrated manuscript. (sidenote: one very effective 'cheat code' would be to simply go through all manuscripts that other online hobbyist archivers of manuscript illustrations have gone through before - like @discardingimages on tumblr - but some kind of 'professional pride' detains me from doing so. that's just a kind of stubbornness though. like, i want to find my material more or less on my own, not just the images but also the manuscripts, and i apply arbitrary rules to my search as to what exactly that means.)

5)

whatever tool or strategy i use to find specific illustrated manuscripts-- in the end, one unavoidable step is to actually manually skim through the (digitized) manuscript. i usually have at least a quick look at every single illustrated page, and i download or screenshot everything that is interesting to me. this process can take up to an hour per manuscript.

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in conclusion, i'd say that finding cool illuminated manuscripts is much simpler than i would have thought before i started this blog. there are so many of them out there and they're basically just 'hidden in plain side', it's really astounding. finding the manuscripts doesn't require special skills, just some basic experience with/knowledge of the tools available. the reason i'm able to post interesting images almost daily is just that i spend a lot of time doing all of this, going through manuscripts, curating this blog, etc. i find a lot of comfort in it, i learn a lot along the way, and i immensely enjoy people's engagement with my posts. so that's that :)

#if you ever have any specific questions about any of these tools or my strategies feel free to ask or dm me #i'd also be interested in recommendations of databases that are specific to other languages/regions that are neither german nor english #preferably with a focus on illuminated manuscripts #or useful databases that are just not very well known #ask #medieval art #medieval studies #btw @anon sorry for only getting around to answering your ask now #and re: your following message. first of all never apologize for your english skills. like ever #it's a daily struggle for me as well tbh. i never post anything without german/english dictionary tabs open lol #and i feel like i 'owe' it to the tumblr blogger format to write in smooth english #secondly your question wasn't dumb at all! i'm glad somebody asked :)

[arbolaria]

Ok but i rlly love that the shipp names of sawfandom are not like adamwrence or some shit like that in this place the shipping names are like CHAINSHIPPING ‼️ SHOTGUNSHIPPING‼️ and i think its very epic reject modernity embarace tradition idkkkk

#saw #idk if i wrote this right english its not my first language #but im trying :D #writing dumb things like this lol #saw 2004 #chainshipping #shotgunshipping

[erinsintra]

why is sean pronounced shawn and not sea-n. is it french

#english is a hell of a language smh #fyp #fypツ #memes #tumblr fyp #explorepage #hilarious #funny #explore #fypage #foryou #meme #dumb shit #shitpost #shitposting #tumblr #haha #lol

[seirxi]

i hate being mediocre in languages i get genuine language fatigue when speaking japanese or spanish and anyway this is a really long winded way of saying that a lot of my relatives only speak japanese or spanish and I wear clown shoes the entire time

#sei rants #vent #kinda #it makes me feel dumb that I’m only fluent in English… #like there is NO reason I shouldn’t be fluent in all 3 #plus so many of my friends are half like me #but they’re all fluent #im the only one too dumb fr!!!! #whenever I’m hanging out with my Spanish speaking friends and I’m barely keeping up LOL #this is just on my mind a lot bc I moved to japan for a bit #and my japanese makes me feel so pathetic

[silvermoon424]

I always think I'm so tech savvy until I have to ask for help on something specific from the internet and it's like they're speaking a different language lmao

#'did you check the Flex 92831 command? And did you run disk scanning using the Florp Knight protocol?' #ARE YOU SPEAKING ENGLISH???????? #I deeply and really appreciate the techy people who take the time to try to fix others' problems #but I think sometimes they forget that not everyone is as knowledgable as them and they might have to dumb some of their advice down lol #tech support #tech humor

[sundial-bee-scribbles]

inspired by this:

also, here's the fake thumbnails seen very briefly at the end if anyone wants to see wtf moke's up to on his nonexistent yt channel:

#my video lol #shitpost #talkloid #vocaloid #kagamine len #len kagamine #zhiyu moke #moke zhiyu #lenmoke #I GUESS? #those fake thumbnails are so stupid ahkjhskjhgkj. AND I MADE THE FAKE DISCORD CHAT IN THE BG OF THE 3RD ONE TOO AND IT TOOK SO LONG FML #i was trying to think of the most clickbaity shit b/c i feel ofc this mfer would do dumb shit like that. god bless this dumbass #BOTH OF THESE BITCHES ARE IDIOTS and the friendgroup as a whole. keeps encouraging it. good lord #i think im figuring out the secrets to get moke to english somewhat decently. sorta. he's still a bitch to work w/ though ahsgnkngk #idk what else to put in the tags here. i wanna do more stuff w/ moke but i never have any ideas ourghhhh

[literatureatthebowofnails]

From this:

#autumn #fall #Thor #Loki #Ultron #mcu #lol #language #seasons #leaf fall down #British vs American English #loki of asgard #english #relatable memes #lol memes #memes #dumbification #dumb #talking #dialect

[perenlop]

obviously i don’t think everyone should do a full blown analytical essay on every single book they read, when you read a lot you’re inevitably going to find some duds or books that dont resonate with you or that you just don’t care to think about too hard, it happens and there’s no shame in that as long as you aren’t being unfair or disrespectful, but people who pride themselves on reading 100+ books a year and mock people who can’t keep up are absolutely exhausting

#source: that one guy who would get in trouble for reading in class and read ‘’too much’’ #‘’lol analyzing books is dumb haha curtains are blue english class is worthless’’ #‘’um you only read five books this year? LOL. this is why literature is dying. you dont have to think about it just read faster’’ #banging my head against the wall. read because you want to!! read to analyze what you like! or just for fun just stop being a snob!!’’ #echoed voice

[soriastrider]

doodled some cute boys on paper during a break from studying the other day :) happy (late) birthday to both of them 💚🧡

#dirkjake #dirk strider #jake english #homestuck #my art #they deserve soft cuddles #I’m going to wrap those dumb boys up in a blanket and pat their heads #maybe I shall digitally color them later if my computer behaves lol

[catboybrain]

studying tips

ok so i keep seeing posts saying do a shit ton of work but let's be real, you're an engineering major and you have 5 classes and a lab, you don't have time to read through every little thing before an exam.

the main idea is studying is not confined to a specific time period, like before an exam. to properly study, you passively do it when you work on things for the class! the bulk of the studying i do is NOT in the week before the exam, it's in the downtime i have between exams. i also normally don't call it studying, to me it's just work on a subject. the fun thing about this method is it means you get to generally be lazier over a longer period (my executive dysfunction is very happy @ that) since the work is spread out but more thorough!

your goal should be to fully understand and apply the concepts! to do this most efficiently and seamlessly, you want to master them (or at least be able to wield them) as they come up in lecture. doing problem sets is studying. doing prereading for lectures to give yourself an initial footing on a topic, if that helps you, is studying! if you're trying to put the scaffolding in place some set time before a test, you're eventually going to get into a situation where you can't put it up, and then you're going to be in trouble.

here are some things i do to "study"/ master topics as they come up in class.

go to class. this seems silly but yk I should put it in here. if you need to skip, try and skip on a day where you think you already know what's going on (and it's ok to skip if you need to! just don't let it stop you from mastering the concepts)

do the assigned homework. if a class assigns work but it's not due, do the FUCK outta that work. my basic rule is do 75% of the work that's assigned (100% of work due obvs) if you already feel like you have a type of problem down. but don't stop doing problems until you feel like you completely understand how to do the problem!

rubber duck debug your own learning. talk to people, explain how to do a problem. if you don't know why you're doing a step, you probably don't have a strong enough understanding of the concept yet! talking out loud will help you see much easier.

ask for help. sometimes textbooks legitimately suck. sometimes professors suck! if you're struggling to understand a topic, seek out a bunch of different sources of explanation. normally it just takes one good perspective to click, but it's hard to find that perspective sometimes.

when a test is coming up, be realistic with yourself. oftentimes in this period there will be topics where i'm like "oh, i don't have a great success rate for these problems." that'll be what's important to review. don't spend your time studying for everything if you already know most of it.

if you're right before a test and you haven't been doing the above, pray. no, i'm just kidding. there's a concept in the pikmin games called dandori, the art of organizing your time. become a dandori master. think about which topics (and or ask around! always feel free to ask a prof what will be on the exam, i find they always give you at least some useful information if you're not like "uhhh what problems are on the test" LOL) are most important, and prioritize learning those. cover as much ground as you can, instead of just starting at the beginning.

this one might be controversial but. study to learn, not for the grade. if you're in college, this information will directly help you in your field. obviously if you're in a GE or something this doesn't apply as much but if your only motivation is an A, you aren't going to go as far. if you can nurture your inner curiousity and connect with the content you're learning, it'll be way more fun and it won't seem as much like a slog <3

ok that's all i got. knock 'em dead, kid. and always remember: C's get degrees <3

#studyblr #engineerblr #study tips #d.txt #wonder if this will help anyone #probably not but i see a lot of studying tips as in . study before tests and im ngl #i almost neever hella study before tests except for one dumb english GE i took but even then this still applies! #you can forget it all after the class if its unimportant but like thats another post for another day (wrt keeping info in ur brain LOL)

[kn11ves]

emotional support group for autistics who got called condescending and rude as kids just for responding to things directly and still not knowing how they were being mean

#what did i do #i got constantly told by my mother and step father (and his family) that i always talked like i knew better than they did or that i was #just as mature. i was just fuckjng talking what the hell did you want me to do #why do you feel attacked when a 10 year old speaks to you as an adult????? literally what #i dont know on that note sometimes its just like i dont even feel like ive aged at all #sure i have a giant explosion of time in my head just Gone from my memory because i was getting abused but like i dont feel like ive aged #or really matured ive felt like ive alwats felt #i cant relate when epople are like me when i feel all my ages or i wish i could go back to being x age or being x age everything felt so #different..like no it didnt. or im missing something? #i have never in my life felt like anything has changed. ive always been this old. there is no ''inner child'' and ive never had childhood #innocence or a nostalgia or childhood to go back to. i have no idea what any of you are talking about ever👍 #ugh jst rmemebred skmething that happened with my white step dad's mother #we visited her house and she literally fucking didnt let me go (not physically) until i replied to her with Correct Granmar. what was i #doing? i was reaponding to her by saying ''yeah'' and she kept repeating ''yes'' like telling me to say yes instead of yeah and i didnt #Fucking Get It because guess what you old white cracker i barely fucking speak english and you are just saying things in an aggressive tone #like thats gonna make me get it. and i Didnt i just kept replying yrah to her yes's and then she got tired of it and we left out the door #and theeeeen i got yelled at in the car by being called disrespectful and rude by my parents. WHAT THE FUCK DID I DO????????? #those crackers never liked me LOL i literally know they didnt #ugh i rmemeber this one time my step dads father was like trying to show me some dumb boxing or karate or something punching move and he #told my mother that i was good at it because he felt i had a lot of aggression and then NY MOTHER YELLED AT ME IN THE CAR FOR IT?????? #oh fucking wonder why te kid being abused mighthave aggression but she didnt Know (apart from what She was doing to me) like why would it #be my fucking fault if he thought i had aggression in me HOW IS THAT MY FAULT WHAT DIDBI DO I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO THE MOVE BECAUSE WELL #I WAS TRYING TO GET ALONG BECAUSE THATS WHAT THEY WANTED ME TO DO #she was like do you know how much that embarassed me and WHAT THE HELL HE SAID IT I DIDNT I WAS LIKE #8??? OR SOMETHING???? I DONT FUCKING KNOW!!! I DIDNT KNOW WOMAN WHAT DID YOU WANT FROM ME #mothers when they mother👍

[panthera-tigris-venenata]

Behold, the Christmas story Tiger wrote over three years ago (And that still isn’t finished yet):

Andělka has a light mikado and dark blue peepers. She likes to wear a ladybug clip and a charm bracelet. Andělka is seven years old and those eyes of hers see more than they should.

They know when the teacher wants to cry. They tell her that her dad is happy when she brings him a picture she made and that mommy lights up when she shares chocolate with her.

And Andělka is tired of seeing sad people.

It’s an advent calendar story, meaning a story a day from tomorow till Christmas is here, if you’d like that.

#lol a wattpad friend-author told me I could give it to publishing house in her opinion #provided I manage to finish it #also like it’s not in english #i’d just be putting it into google translate and doing some correction (lot of correction) #(present tense ain’t friends with correct pronouns) #btw Andělka is a affectionate nickname of Anděla and means something like Angel-like #so would you like to see first few chapters at least? #Anyway im back to trying to hack into my wattpad account and/or doing math (ew) #advent calendar #it is my story but I blacked out my Wattpad username because I got Wattpad when I was thirteen and dumb and put my irl first name in there