#he’s obsessed with a frog

[funkyfrogoftheday]

today's funky frog of the day is the plaintive rain frog (Breviceps verrucosus)!!!! with their big sad eyes and an expression as mournful as their name would suggest, these little fellows live in south africa, lesotho, and eswatini.

photo (c) Anna Mieke van Tienhove

#plaintive rain frog #funky frog of the day #frogblr #hes plaintive #obsessed w that adjective applied to a frog #Breviceps #rain frog

[junebugdunes]

is this fandom still alive? have some silly frog doodles (and wife)

#i was obSESSED with Rayman 3 when i was a kid #and im gonna be honest i still kind of am today #i love this frog so much hes one of my favorite characters in anything ever #andre and murfy too #rayman #rayman fanart #globox #uglette #traditional art #my art

[linusbenjamin]

James Sawyer Ford + son of a bitch

#lost #lostedit #tvedit #lost spoilers #james sawyer ford #benjamin linus #hugo hurley reyes #nikolatexla #FROG SCENE ALWAYS KILLS ME ASKFHSDJK #i can't believe he was obsessed with a frog and a boar for an entire two episodes #also benjamin kskjgd bastard deserved that #he said 'son of a bitch' 32 times this series (i suppose) #and i giffed 29 of them #and i enjoyed every second

[heartru]

#i believe in boggy supremacy #SO CUTE!!! i am obsessed with this design #the little backpack #he’s just happy to be here #pure happiness contained in a fictional frog #bringing back a classic meme format #adaine o'shaughnessey #dimension 20 #d20 #adaine abernant #the bad kids

[adhd-merlin]

Ok so, @destielification asked about my Simon Amstell joke, and I'm not going to hijack poor @centurieslove's post but...

(Sorry, this isn't Merlin-related but it's tangentially about Colin Morgan, so it is at least Merlin-adjacent.)

Simon Amstell, if you didn't know, is a British stand-up comedian and certified weird little man.

I'm not, like, a Simon Amstell fan or anything, but I do like stand-up comedy. And I became aware of Simon Amstell some years ago after watching one stand-up show of his on YouTube, which is Do Nothing, which is still available, in fact, and you should definitely watch if you haven't because it's pretty good.

Now Simon's openly gay, and in Do Nothing he talks a lot about his romantic life, or lack thereof, and he jokes a lot about the type of men he finds attractive, who he describes as "ill-thin", "timid" and "vulnerable".

And one of the funniest bits in the show is one where he recounts an extremely awkward encounter with one such man — an actor Simon had "fallen in love with", despite never having talked to him.

So Simon went to see a play starring this actor in the hope of meeting him afterwards and maybe talking to him a bit, which didn't happen.

What did happen, though, is that a few weeks later Simon randomly bumped into the very same actor, love of his life, in a shop. And he decides there and then that it's destiny, and he must shoot his shot. (You can skip the quote below if you intend to watch the show, but I'm pasting it here because it's hilarious).

I saw him there, he hadn't seen me. He was about a metre away from me. There, that thin. And what I thought... For some reason, what I thought would be really cool and seductive would be to just stand in the middle of the shop and shout his full name. He turned round, alarmed. I could see the terror in his eyes, but because I'd started at a certain volume, I thought it'd be too odd to get any quieter. So I'm there just shouting about the good reviews this play has had and he's going, "Oh, I don't really read reviews." And he's all timid and vulnerable, which is why I love him. And I think the difference between us, because I think we were both quite shy as children... I say, "I think" — I did a lot of research on him.

And that man's name? Ben Whishaw. Apparently.

Look, I have no idea who claimed it first. I don't know if Simon admitted it in an interview at some point, or what. But it became An Established Fact™️ that the actor he was talking about was, indeed, Ben Whishaw. And if you watch Simon Amstell's show, and you know about Ben, well. It tracks. It makes perfect sense, actually.

Anyway, Simon talks to Ben, gives him his email address with some excuse or another. Ben promises to email him. And then, he doesn’t. Cue sad noises from the audience.

And that could have been the end of it, except that Simon, certified weird man, decided to be weird about it. And instead of letting it go, he elaborates his trauma by incorporating it into his writing.

And in case you think I'm exaggerating — here's what Simon himself wrote about it some time after the fact, in his own book. Straight from the horse's mouth.

A year later, the actor was in another play at the Royal Court. So I thought I’d give myself one more go at making him love me. I felt I’d written and performed all the insanity out of my head and was now ready for something real. I believed this because it would have been unbearable to accept that after all that transformative, healing comedy, I was still the same lunatic. (source)

So what Simon did was write a sit-com, in which he played a fictionalised version of himself, and in it he put a character called Ben Theodore, a pretentious theatre actor and also, basically, Ben Whishaw. (Like, if you know Ben Whishaw, you cannot not see it. That's him talking.)

But hang on, you might say, I thought this was going to be about Colin? Why are you going on about Ben Whishaw?

Well, Simon, in case you don't remember (and at this point I hope you don't) is also the writer and director of the film Benjamin (BENjamin), starring Colin Morgan as the lead and title character.

A Colin Morgan who, I might say, has something of a young Ben Whishaw about him. And he doesn't play a pretentious actor this time — in fact he plays a version of Simon Amstell himself — but the fact remains that he's exactly Simon Amstell's type, kind of looks like the man Simon was admittedly obsessed with, and even bears his name. And Simon cast him in his film to play himself, which is weird but also funny and very on brand for him, because he's self-obsessed like that.

So, to come back to my joke — I just thought the idea of Simon Amstell developing an obsessive crush on Colin Morgan and going to see The Tempest specifically to see him and missing him was hilarious.

But he did get to have him in his own film, so.

(I can't censure Simon too much for his obsession with Ben because... well, same, and also it resulted in Simon giving us Colin Morgan looking Peak Gay and serving cunt in Benjamin — in his own accent! — and I'll be forever grateful for it).

here's another post about it

#I'm doing that thing where you dissect a joke like a frog #and it's not funny anymore #but you deserve to know about simon amstell and his obsession with timid thin actors #you'll never be as obsessed with an actor as simon was obsessed with ben #the fact that ben and colin are friends is sending me SJKDFJSLKJ #i didn't even know!! #i still think it'd be funny if colin did a ben whishaw and just went “oh i have a husband actually” some day #it wouldn't even surprise me #do you think simon saw those b&w pictures of those two in pj harvey's studio and started hyperventilating #like i know HE KNOWS about it #simon amstell #colin morgan #ben whishaw #benjamin 2018 #*not merlin

[mrburnsnuclearpussy]

Downton abbey episode where they are turned miniature by an experimental ray and have to put on a big dinner for their distinguished guests while being too small to hold a knife and fork. The kitchen is in shambles and it takes 6 footmen to carry a single tray of tea across the room

#inspired by my current avatar #I’m obsessed with it #Carson living in a teacup #he stands on the dining table and carries the salt to whoever needs it #avatar also inspired by a picture of a really flat pacman frog I saw

[roffitoucan]

Got UrePiro brainrot rn

i love these lesbians so much

#you can tell im obsessed #heck i got my friend obsessed AND HE MADE A DRAWING OF THE CUTIES AUGHHHH they are so pretty #sgt frog #ケロロ軍曹 #doodles #keroro gunso #orikero #digital art #pastarambles #fanart #sergeant keroro #urepiro #urere sgt frog #urere #piroro #piroro sgt frog #shitpost

[welcometogrouchland]

We all assign Lilith as the Philip parallel when analyzing the similarities between the clawthorne sisters and the wittebane brothers. But have we stopped to consider for a moment that Belos saw Lilith as the Caleb in her situation? An older sibling who makes a selfish decision (in Philip's eyes) and betrays their younger sibling, leaving them a monster outcast from society??

We as the audience know just how different those situations were, but from Belos' pov...

I'm not saying Lilith was seen as so disposable and worthless by Belos, not just bc she was a witch, but because she was a Clawthorne whom Belos saw as a mirror of Caleb...but that's exactly what I'm saying and I'm realizing that Belos must've hated Lilith's guts more than we thought

#the owl house #toh #lilith clawthorne #toh belos #philip wittebane #obviously we as the audience know Eda is more analogous to Caleb #(someone longing for freedom and seemingly running from responsibility to get it) #(all speculation of course since we know so little about caleb but that seems to be the gist of things) #and that Lilith is the Philip in their relationship #(the more emotionally dependent and socially maladjusted one obsessed with conforming as a way to achieve status and love- #-has a (seeming in Philip's case) inferiority complex and can't comprehend their sibling making choices that don't include them) #but i remembered that Lilith is the older sibling and then this dawned on me lol #and yes i think Belos definitely had some kind of knowledge of the curse thing considering him and Lilith's deal in s1 #my personal hc is once Lilith rose the ranks she had a moment of semi breaking down and confessing to her ''sins'' #both in a creepy christian confessional way but. also i was thinking of andrias and marcy from the frog show hsbsjsnfk #anyway. Belos fucking hated Lilith didn't he. he was just waiting to screw her over #it's honestly kind of sad considering how much Lilith worshipped him and craved his (platonic) love and approval #obviously she was aiding a corrupt system but still. if anything that's just another parallel between her and belos lol #we all wonder why Lilith seemingly never interacted with other coven heads or why she resented hunter and I'm like #i think belos definitely isolated her on purpose yknow? he gave her the mission to find eda and then she put all her time into that #she probably barely talked to anyone other than kiki and the scouts. and the loneliness just fueled her desperation to get eda back y'know? #then for the hunter thing like. obviously it's Lilith's own insecurity at this teen prodigy seemingly favoured by Belos #and like. i doubt anyone in the castle besides kiki and some select coven heads really knew what went on behind closed doors #so Lilith just sees this kid who gets to be by Belos' side all the time and she doesn't get what he has that she doesn't #and because she's an emotionally stunted nightmare woman she turns it into this silly rivalry #and because Belos hates her he's like. lol okay i am not reassuring you abt your place in this hierarchy. i want to watch you suffer #and let's her feel these things and poor hunter is just like WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU??? #and he's mad abt it #anyway. Lilith thoughts out of my system for tonight but can you tell i love this cringefail slug woman?

[tyhaliburton]

#i must accept he's officially a member of the wife club i fear #i'm obsessed with him and for what #it's a mystery #just a little guy #little frog guy.... #bruce brown

[electricea]

"We've also got Pickles the Frog!"

#pickles the frog is a recent obsession #i mean come on #he's a frog #NAMED PICKLES #also he comes in different colors and outfits

[gemwolfz]

a keroro panel i like a lot

#sgt frog #keroro gunso #goofy goober waxes poetic about gunpla #i love him and his stupid little gunpla obsession. frogs can have little kahoots with bandai as a treat #if ET can sell reeses pieces (super mid candy) then keroro can sell me merch for an anime i still need to watch :) #he's much cuter anyway >:3

[magicfrogboi]

It's a miracle this theater is still standing

#I refuse to make yet another sideblog for a new fandom #you will all suffer through my new obsession #gonzo the great #kermit the frog #he's off screen but still #muppets #my art

[grassbreads]

my friend recommended me a manga, and I was getting a little annoyed because the only scanlation I could find was kinda low quality and hard to read (and really hard to appreciate the good art), but I looked it up and it was only 11 usd to buy physical copies of the official tl of the first two volumes✌️

#abebooks my best friend my savior #what would I do without that website truly #I've found so much good bargain manga on there #thats $11 including all the tax and shipping charges :) #my irl friend's got me reading clover by clamp lol #it's very atmospheric and I want to keep reading it in a format where I can appreciate the art and vibes better #the friend's been really into it lately. and I think I might've convinced him to try reading vanitas #which. longest yeah boi ever.mp4 #despite most of my friends being anime/manga nerds. I haven't successfully gotten anyone to check out the manga yet #so of course if he's gonna go read my biggest obsession then I have to read the thing he rec'd me in turn #from what he was telling me about the plot. there is a very noteworthy overlap lmao #I'm rambling but anyway. the point of the post is that yay cheap manga #thank you cheap manga #invasion of the frogs

[ifhebreathes-hesasimp]

SEBASTIAN MY LOVEEEE

#me everytime I see him: #he’s my hubby #frog boy #guys im literally so obsessed with him I CANT STOP #sdv sebastian #stardew valley #stardew oc #stardew farmer #sdv

[isekyaaa]

The Frog and the Scorpion is such an interesting fable in regards to the concept of nature and I would love to use it in a story one day. Just the idea that no matter what you do, you cannot betray your nature is such an interesting concept. A monster at birth will always be a monster at death. No matter how much you deny your nature, it will take hold of you sooner or later. It's such a tragic thing.

#story ideas #reading one about a devil that got implanted into a man and slowly started taking over him #over time though the devil starts to take the man's emotions and comes to love the woman the man loves #the woman hates the devil because he's taking her lover away from her #and the devil feels guilt at causing her pain because he truly loves her #but regardless of the guilt he is a devil #and it is within his nature to corrupt souls #this already is a thing in real life too #people that drink and do drugs and are abusive #nobody WANTS to be that way #they don't WANT to hurt the people they love #and yet they do because no matter the pain and suffering they cause they will always love themselves more than they love others #is it a person's nature to be such a way? #personally i have a tendency towards addiction and obsessive behaviors which tend to take over my life #however unlike the story of the scorpion and the frog i do believe that nature can be overcome #that hope gives me something to work towards haha

[elliebeanwilliams]

every time I play this fucking game I notice new things

#I wonder why joel wanted to be left alone #was it Sarah’s birthday #also she had a frog poster on her wall #I’m obsessed w her #rip baby girl #but anyway #always something to think about w this fucking game #the last of us #tlou #Joel not flinching when she kills Robert #she looks and him and he nods in agreement #and everyone inside the QZ knowing joel but everyone in the seedy part of town knowing tess #fascinating