#i learned basically nothing

[nocherrybombs]

Starting to think that we should be taking the "gifted and talented" students out of class once a week to send them to therapy.

#nothing ruins a child quite like excessive praise and delusionally-high expectations #gifted and talented #former gifted kid #child development #i was one too #i learned basically nothing #so that was a good use of my childhood #school

[daeyumi]

i tried out procreate dreams

#zelda #legend of zelda #totk #tears of the kingdom #zelda tears of the kingdom #zelda totk #link #totk link #zelda fanart #daeyumi art #animation #BotW #breath of the wild #i know basically nothing abt animation process lol #but i hope to learn more #(i’ve animated 1 time b4 in 2021) #anyways idk if i will finish this one or not but it was helpful in starting to learn the program a bit

[lazylittledragon]

y'know i always wondered why it always felt like i was sick for SO long whenever i caught something when i was younger?? then i realised i was waking up at 6am and going to school and doing homework every day so no wonder i spent 2 weeks fighting off colds. the last time i got sick as an adult, i slept in and sat in bed and did nothing as often as i could and i was almost over it in 3 days.

so anyway fuck attendance rewards and shaming kids for taking days off school. let them rest.

#ramble #this ABSOLUTELY applies to disabilities and chronic illnesses as well #when i was at school i always remember the argument was 'but you'll miss important stuff' #if a missed week of school is enough to forfeit a child's education then you're probably not a very good teacher #also let's not even start on how going to school while sick is basically starting a bacteria farm #did we learn nothing these past 3 years

[essektheylyss]

It is SO wild when people in this fandom are like "Pelor better watch out before people really start thinking he's the bad guy, the sun can scorch as much as it can grow" as if that's a new take and not, like, an accurate summary of ancient sun worship in real life history.

#like WHAT #begging everyone to learn about like. I was gonna say any polytheism but like. #as always just ANY non-christian religions. jesus fucking christ. #did anyone take world history. at any point. did you learn NOTHING about early human civilization. #this is BASIC. THIS IS LIKE LESSON ONE. HELLO. #cr spoilers #that's WHY pelor is played the way he is! #that's why his representatives in game have been Stubborn and Contrarian sometimes if not often to a point of fault

[unknownartiste]

speedy bullet,,,

(just didn’t feel like drawing clothes on the 2nd one ok i wanted to draw the collarbones that’s it don’t banish me pls ＿|￣|○)

#nothing is too embarrassing if u don’t rlly exist 🕺🏻 #jk kill me #tf2 speeding bullet #speeding bullet #tf2 fanart #tf2 scout #scout tf2 #tf2 sniper #sniper tf2 #my art #tw suggestive #cw suggestive #suggestive #ugggh #i want 2 learn anatomy but i also want to do basic tasks and i don’t have energy 4 either #maybe one day maybe maybe ok bye

[front-facing-pokemon]

#alt with eyes hidden under the cut #cofagrigus #their eyes are shiny. made of plastic. so they're looking a little bright. apologies for this #so. generally when i have quarrels about the pronunciation of a pokémon's name (since i don't watch anipoké) #where someone else and i pronounce the same pokémon's name differently. which doesn't happen very often‚ since typically i talk about #pokémon mostly entirely in text. because most of the communication about things i like happens in text. and the pokémon games #are not voice acted. so pronunciation of their names is sparse and sometimes limited to anipoké but even they're inconsistent i think #but whenever i have quarrels about the pronunciation of a name. someone else and i pronounce it differently. i go to pokédex 3d pro #on the 3ds. because every time you go to a pokémon's dex entry‚ the pokédex guy says their name out loud #i basically treat this as gospel for how to pronounce pokémon names. i've been proven wrong a lot but i've also been proven right a lot #and this guy. oooohhh this guy. before pokédex 3d pro i pronounced this guy's name as though the F-slur was right in the middle #only recently did i learn that it kinda sounds like “grievous‚” [kʰɐ.fə.'gɻiː.gəs] #at least. that's how the pokédex 3d pro guy says it #whereas i had been pronouncing it [kʰow.'fæg.ɻɪ.gəs]. so. you can see the issue that arises with that pronunciation #a lot of these pronunciations that i have to double-check just live in my head. and it's only when i say them out loud that i realize #how i'm saying them. like how i pronounce “centiskorch” as [sɑ̃.t͡si̠.skoʁʃ] for some fucking reason. my brain sees it and is like #yeah that's? a french word? even though it looks nothing like one #i also tend to pronounce “grumpig” as ['gʀʊm.pɪç] because of the “ig” at the end. i guess. german instinct #of course these are pronunciations i never say out loud but the first time i Have to say this pokémon's name out loud i'll go #oh yeah! it's not pronounced like that. i should probably not say that #and then i do not. just a fun little story about my twisted and fucked up mind. a little peek into my enigmatic brainspace #jesus christ these are some of the longest tags i've ever written. i'm gonna stop

[esshades]

I finally finished my watchthrough of the 2 MDZS shows and here are my thoughts from my notes

#basically i am saying that im glad i started with untamed bc boy would i have been lost if i started with donghua #now the perfect adaptation would have the animation format with the length of untamed. or maybe a little shorter #saw someone on reddit say mdzs gave almost nothing to the wangxian shippers and wdym?? theyre literally gay married and have a child #...i think im so used to censorship my standards are on the ground #also. the cool thing with actors is that you can tell them apart with their faces. for the donghua you tell them apart with their bangs #was very shocked to learn the yin iron was cql-only lol. dunno how to feel about that #the untamed special effects are really something you have to power through. but it was worth it #also apparently wen qing was gonna be wwx's love interest??? holy fuck insane #finally and most importantly: the yiling laozu fucks #mdzs #cql #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #mxtx #mo xiang tong xiu

[the-obnoxious-sibling]

I must admit I always thought buggy wouldn’t want to brag about his romantic connection to shanks because people who know him see him as someone who’s worthless and tries to beg his way through life And sleeping with someone much more powerful in that situation seems like using bed to get what you want and I don’t think buggy would want to be seen this way especially when it comes to shanks

i think that's definitely something to take into consideration with a shanks/buggy get-together in buggy's pre-emperor days.

if they've been together since they were both young upstarts, well, the people who think he's a gold-digger simply can't do basic math. but if they don't get together until shanks is widely recognized as one of the most powerful pirates in the world, then... yeah, it looks suspect. same as anyone attempting to romance an emperor, if it doesn't appear to have political motives then it appears manipulative.

which... buggy is, but he's not sexually manipulative. he steals his treasures honestly, thank you very much.

#asked and answered #one piece #shuggy #ik emperors and warlords are presented as basically equally powerful politically--they're two of the three major powers in the world & all #but that's four emperors v seven warlords... i think even warlord buggy would worry about how the relationship looks #......to say nothing of whether the marines might revoke his warlordship if they learn about his relationship w shanks

[mokeonn]

Before I go to sleep I leave you all with this piece of advice: sometimes you don't actually have to answer big political questions, sometimes you can just say "I am not smart enough to know that, I just know the small things I do to help." Like you can often times completely avoid making a fool of yourself if you just say you don't know.

#simon says #to explain here and not in a reblog: #sometimes when you try to explain big picture solutions you're gonna sound dumb #you might not have done enough research #you might not have a rebuttal to a counter argument #you might not be articulate enough to explain why you think this #sometimes you gotta take a step back and give the simple solution. the one man solution #you do what you can to fight against the problem #you talk to people to help spread awareness and how to fight the bad problem #and you vote and invite others to vote for bigger steps towards solving the problem #like you can talk about theory and how you believe we need to do a huge drastic thing to solve and issue #but people will disagree and argue til you're blue in the face #they'll poke and prod until you mess up or lose your temper and use it against you #and you'll feel dumb and they'll learn nothing #sometimes the best thing to do is step away from the big picture and just say 'idk what the solution is I just know the things I can do“ #sometimes you gotta admit you're not a scientist/expert and you can't answer that #i used this while talking with my Dad tonight #he brought up our climate crisis and space travel as a possible solution #and I said I think that's just addressing the symptom and not the cause and we need to care for our Earth now #and he asked me what solutions I think would fix it #and knowing my incredibly smart Dad who is articulate and ready to throw rebuttles at a moments notice to play devils advocate #and my past experience in struggling in this topic with him before #i just told him I didn't know. all i knew is the little things I can and do do to help #and that hopefully by spreading the word and habits and encouraging others to vote for those bigger solutions I could help make a change #but all I really could do is the little things I have control over #and the topic became much less stressful about the little things we have control over #like planting native plants and recycling and adopting habits that are healthier to our planet #which was 100% more preferable to if I tried to give a big solution. because I would reveal i didn't have all the knowledge needed to argue #and my articulation would make me sound like a stupid kid who only thinks they know what's best #so yeah I basically suggest that if you dont wanna feel like shit after debating someone just step away from the big picture for a moment

[maskyartist]

i KNOW i said i'd draw putt putt branch but i cant control the vibe and the vibe rn is feral clay

he vaguely remembers floyd. vaguely. he knows floyd was...there. at some point when his mind was whole. but he cant see where he'd be. a lot of his past memories were pushed away to make room for survival instinct, so his memories mostly consist of good ones with (Sp)Bruce and the night he left, the argument with JD mostly

floyd's kinda be pushed to the back of his mind, so its like meeting someone new. Clay smells death on him. Decay. But he stands and talks like a living creature.

Floyd confuses Clay. He calls him Pink. He'll remember his name eventually.

#masky says #trolls dreamworks #feral putt putts au #putt putt trolls #trolls clay #trolls floyd #finally doodled floyd! :D idk i like his gay lil vibe #hes so twinkish its ridiculous #i wanna put him under a microscope #clay's very curious about floyd he lingers around him a lot #his reactions and existence confuses him...he smells like death but hes living. baffles his mind #meanwhile floyd's trying to handle this being his big brother now. the same big brother who read to him every night #who taught him math and basic science. the things he needed to know. who taught him fun facts. #is now an animal and knows less then he does. its like a nightmare. its terrifying to see someone you love reduced to nothing #hes pushy on clay's recovery i think. he wants him to get better. makes him push himself too far #but he just wants normalcy again. he wants clay back to himself so he can feel normal #he wants to meet his REAL big brother not this monster who has his face #meanwhile clay's just watching. learning. trying to figure him out. put faces to memories #its hard when his instinct for when things get too hard is to retreat into viva #bury his face in her shoulder hide in her pelt he just shields himself from the world with viva #and she lets him she protects him always and forever they're each others half to a whole #did yall know im obsessed with my own au? :D

[flaskoflethe]

This is, I think, the most hilarious part of playing games in a group mainly composed of trans women. Being in an operation, everyone being serious. TeamSpeak is mostly quiet, minimal radio chatter... And then the clock hits say 10 EST, and probably 75% of the group goes afk for a minute. Because their alarms went off. Because it was hormone time. Really hope the person running the opfor doesn't capitalize on everyone's distraction, it'd be an easy wipe!

#Nothing wrong with it but it was a really funny thing to feel kinship over? #Like “ha you do that too!” (Because of most people with smartphones who take medication at specific times probably do!) #Gaming with a group is fun #Anyway ARMA's way more fun with people #It's campaigns are... Not great? #Like they're there and fine to learn the basics of the game with i guess #But the sheer autism potential... It's impressive and a lot better than I expected

[blujayonthewing]

if a human asks a gnome when gnomes reach adulthood, they'll probably pin it somewhere between 20 and 40, depending on how they're interpreting the question; if an elf asks, they'll say "oh, we don't"

#speaking of 'getting mad because people don't meaningfully engage with fantasy lifespans' #EVERYONE overlooks the cultural nuance in dnd that elves are /physically/ mature not much later than humans #but are not considered an adult until some self-declared point of maturity usually around the age of 100 #that is. DIFFERENT. than 'a 50 year old elf is basically a literal child' no it ISN'T! it's a CULTURAL RECOGNITION #elves don't think it's possible for humans to mature into a really meaningful adulthood because they literally don't live long enough #'poor things have to settle down and work and marry and have children and die before they can even figure themselves out :/' #gnomes don't subscribe to this because of course they don't it's a cultural viewpoint but also they largely think it's stupid #oh yeah? you're all done growing up after 100 years? nothing left to learn about yourself as a person? #you Become An Adult when you're Wise And Mature which is a single static thing that happens in the first 1/6th of your life? #wow amazing it must be cool to be so enlightened 🙄 #... I need a general worldbuilding musing tag agsjkfdhsj #I guess for now #gnome thoughts #it's almost entirely elf thoughts but that's my only relevant established tag :'D #gnome stuff

[virsancte]

good days aren't easy to come by

#simblr #ts4 legacy #valentine gen 4 #fun fact for context on why i care so much abt him finally choosing to play the piano on his own #but it's gonna get Long so strap in #basically. the guitar he used to have had been with him since he was like...... my god. probably about 15 #he bought it at a yard sale for pennies from an older woman #it belonged to her late son originally and it wasn't even . supposed to be a part of the sale in the first place. she just took a liking to #devin and figured that really it's better in the hands of someone who would use it than for it to collect dust in her garage forever #and he couldn't really practice at home. his parents... are not exactly the kindest people you've ever seen #he was too afraid of them destroying or throwing it away so he'd sneak off to god knows where and learn how to play it from old #youtube videos on his busted up phone #it quickly became Everything to him. his most prized possession. and it wasn't a shitty guitar either. the son was a professional musician #that's how ellie and devin met in the first place. he was playing at the market she used to sneak out to in the evenings to #and she instantly knew . this boy is going places and really they might as well go together #enough backstory of the backstory. long story short: he was struggling to make rent eventually and was out of vinyls to pawn off #so he had no choice left. it was either that or he'd get kicked out along with his sister. who was still struggling a lot w/ addiction #so he sold it. and it broke him. he's literally just not been the same since losing it #his sister stole him a guitar from a music shop she'd go to sometimes but it just wasn't the same and he had not played an instrument since #until now anyway #still not a guitar. but maybe someday #or he can find his old one and buy it again......... #lmfao if you made it here congrats. you win nothing bc im broke but i do respect you

[curiosity-killed]

you cruise you lose

[ALT ID: A digital illustration of Malia and Callebero, two teenagers, in what appears to be a throne room of sorts. Malia is sitting in the throne, smirking up at the Callebero, who leans on the back of the throne and looks down at her with a somewhat unamused expression. Malia has dark skin and long locs and wears a coral, gold, and teal crop top and a gold pleated skirt. In her loose hand, she holds a small package wrapped in paper. Callebero wears dark robes and a cape and leans on a saber. Behind both of them is a tapestry showing a knight falling off horseback as a lance pierces their chest while a second knight reaches for them.]

#the theme music for this was 'teenagers scare the living shit out of me' #and i do mean entirely and exclusively that one line bc i don't know the rest of the lyrics #anyway periodically i am reminded that #callebero came home from capall and started being hailed as #basically #a living saint #at about the same time that malia came home from a season in soldato #where she was basically learning how to be queen* and decided that she was going to rule that country** #they were both 15-16 at the time so. important context. #and i think about the poor poor people handling these teenagers #and i cackle #(*some day i will revise the titles for soldato nafyr and jimar but. that is not today) #(**through marriage rather than conquest. tho at the time her brain was like 'they're not THAT different' bc again. 15-16.) #my art #story: tcp #ch: callebero #ch: malia #does the tapestry have any symbolic relevance? noooo of course not it's totally benign nothing to see there

[hecksupremechips]

Junpei hitting on Sigma in the infirmary in vlr is extra funny after playing the game when you know not only the deal with both of them, but the fact that Junpei knew Sigma was zero the whole time. My man really was like “okay so I’ve already been screwed over by this exact kinda situation before but listen. I’m old, he’s old, we’re both lonely. It’d be stupid not to shoot my shot….right?”

#zero escape #virtues last reward #vlr spoilers #junpei tenmyouji #yeah i think junpei basically just has the worst taste ever #he has learned nothing actually #then he hits on carlos in ztd and thats obvious bad taste just cuz #carlos is fucking lame #but idk at least he isnt like. gonna put junpei in the saw trap

[felizusnavidad]

In The Room: Leigh Sales with LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, 2023

#ok so this is very important to me #the way he explained it just speaks to my soul #i swear to god there is nothing that his mind cant do #im helpless #i really wanted to have it on my blog and i couldnt find any gifs from that interview so i decided to do my own #i know its not perfect guys but i tried #and please dont judge my skills cause im just learning ok??? #i basically made those for myself anyway lol #hamilton #lin manuel miranda #lmm #in the room with leigh sales #alexander hamilton #aaron burr #sir #poor girl working on a gif*