#i told her about some stuff

[existentiol]

something that pisses me off in RA is that Flanagan will occasionally hype up Pauline as this super important and prominent figure in Will’s life, even treat her as a proxy for the mother he never knew, and yet will just refuse to show it beyond the like. two or three (personal) conversations that they have in canon. I get that he was attempting to make her an important person in Will’s life but why not do that by actually making her an important person in Will’s life

#hey Flanagan I hate to tell u but just because she’s married to Will’s father figure does not automatically make her his mom figure #what REALLY annoys me is how easy it would have been for him to connect her & will #like hey. if only there were a pretty clear gap in Will’s education that halt couldn’t fulfill - say for example mmmm diplomacy? #(​cause we all know how gifted halt is at conflict resolution) #then he’d have a valid reason to seek out a master of diplomacy for lessons in negotiating compromises & treaties #but no I guess not. Will’s just naturally good at diplomacy despite never really being exposed to it #yk what extra sucks? #if Pauline HAD taught will about treaties & stuff then him receiving the last name treaty wouldve been 1000x more meaningful #it would’ve spoken to her influence on him and solidified her as a sort of parental figure in her own right #AND as an extra extra bonus: if she came to the cabin to teach will about negotiation tactics and such #then we could’ve gotten more halt/Pauline interactions. as in: we could’ve actually seen them being in love ON SCREEN instead of just being #told that they loved each other #will could’ve had a chance to see how much the two of them mean to each other. and then he would’ve had some actual basis for a speech #at their wedding or whatever #but yeah no why do that when we can just imply that will & Pauline got super close off screen? same effect right????? #ranger’s apprentice #pauline dulacy #halt o’carrick #will treaty #I love these books so so much don’t get me wrong. but there are just some things…… #anyway. #jackie rambles

[perilegs]

oh... you get to sit under the starry sky next to gale even when you're friends with him and not in a romance... karlach has been waiting all her life to touch someone, and now that she can, you can choose not to sleep with her and she respects that and your romance still continues... astarion holds your hand ever so sweetly no matter if you're a friend or a lover... i'm feeling so much love in this game

#bg3 #i watched some gale romance scenes online and when he asked me to join him via the fake gale i was like '' #''my love i've rejected you twice already and you still want to romance me?'' #but i was wrong!! you get to sit there with him talking about wanting to save him and stuff!! your relationships with these characters can #be equally deep no matter if you're in a romance or not #and god. i told astarion maybe what he needs is a friend not a lover and he was like ''i.. i would like that...'' and he still held my hand #and karlach. god. i saved before talking to her to try out all options. and i wanted to see how she'd react to you being like ''i dont want #to fuck'' and instead of having sex in the cutscene you cuddle :')

[rabbiteclair]

a while back my mom discovered that the owner of the company was stealing basically all of the money that he was supposed to submit for things like 'taxes' and 'health insurance' and 'court-mandated payments' for the employees, listing them on the pay stubs but then pocketing the money to help keep the company afloat

she then made sure that everybody in the company knew, submitted her resignation effective immediately, and spent about the next week calling government offices to report every crime, regulatory violation, and breach of employment contract that she could think of. and now it looks like the series of investigations that she kicked off might be the thing that finally destroys this man's company.

sometimes I'm proud of her

#and if you want a succinct summary of the American labor situation #after she told her coworkers about all of this #including things like 'turns out we all lost our health insurance a month ago because he stopped paying for it' #nobody else quit. everybody else decided that it was worth putting up with very direct wage theft and tax fraud to avoid unemployment #even the people in very in-demand positions who could trivially find work elsewhere #also i used to work for the guy too because he owned a good chunk of the businesses around my home area when i was a teenager #i met him once and it was when he walked into the store unannounced and then grabbed some stuff and tried walking right out #and got all 'do you even KNOW who I am' pissy when I informed him that this isn't how stores work and you pay for things here #being rich rots your fucking brain i swear to god

[freakartack]

voice-anon again, yeah Ive been trying to figure out how you’d imagine Mona’s voice, too. Shes always presented as Ms Popular Nice Girl Cheerleader, and you always draw her lanky and a bit geekier, like a Wari-otaku who hangs out with aliens and nerds out about showing them the world and mischievously messing with their preconceived notions of Earth with little white lies.

LOL yea I had always drawn her pretty lanky but i think over time she kinda stretched out like a rubber band. What's funny is that the first time i drew her i hadn't gotten to know her well enough to realize just how how wacky she was - my goal was originally just to draw an Extremely Teenager teenager, but the design kind of grew into itself that way. that was a LONG time ago, holy crap.

I do think she's still really popular though, just not in the stereotypical sense. One of my favorite things about mona is that she always comes out on top just by being unapologetically Mona - she can beat out powerful corporate rivals and established pop stars just because she's so darn likable. She's very friendly and doesn't hide who she is no matter how strange she may be, and she always speaks her mind. I think she just naturally draws people in because of that, and I also think she's the type of person to go out of her way to make everyone feel included no matter what - she treats orbulon the alien like one of her own and she's even the first to offer a friendship to Ashley, who is notoriously troubled and difficult to befriend. She's friends with everyone, not just a clique, and that's what makes her the best.

Well...almost everyone.

#doodles #she is a mischievous little shit but i do think she would never lie to orbulon about earth stuff. She's probably his most reliable source o #information as long as he takes some of her weirder habits with a grain of salt #if he had heard about mr claus from her instead he would have been golden but alas he had to be told about it by a ten year old #mona warioware #vanessa

[sciderman]

How did you feel about young Cable during the Krakoa age?

you guys think I read comics? (i don’t)

#there are so many young cables out there. I read some of them. not all of them. #I know the word krakoa and im sure I’ve read things about it but any time i hear it my brain tells me i don’t know anything. #sci speaks #people have told me about krakoa. And i forgot about it almost immediately. #my brain is useless. #i feel so bad when you guys ask me about comics and my response is “comics? what’s that never heard of her #what kind of comics hater slash fan am i #fact is I’ve read very little x-stuff #it’s Spider-Man or Deadpool and that’s mostly it. I’ve tucked into a lot of cable but BARELY.. barely. #lots of his solo stuff. barely any of his team stuff (which is like. Most of his stuff.) #it’s too much.. it’s too much…

[pariaritzia]

Queerness in Indian Media

↳Film: MAJA MA (2022, Hindi) dir. ANAND TIWARI

Maja Ma follows Pallavi Patel (Madhuri Dixit), a closeted lesbian who gave up her beloved, Kanchan (Simone Singh), decades ago and has since become a devoted mother, housewife, and adored member of her community. While making preparations for her son's (Ritwik Bhowmik) wedding, however, Pallavi is outed to the entire town--and subsequently must deal with the consequences to herself, her former beloved, and her family.

Madhuri Dixit discusses her role in this movie, how movies like this are more possible now because of OTT streaming, and the "unexpected reactions" to the story here.

Madhuri Dixit discusses this movie coming from "a place of love", wanting the LGBTQ community to "feel seen", and "accepting people for who they are" here.

The actress Madhuri Dixit has been in multiple gay and gay-coded media, both as a supportive character and as the gay character herself. She has also been supportive in real life of the LGBTQ community.

#bollywood #maja ma #queerness in indian media #I love how in every interview they're like 'so was it difficult to accept? were you afraid? were you nervous? did you hesitate?' #and every time she INSTANTLY is like 'no not at all. I loved the script. it is a story that needs to be told.' #queen of the gays!! #also if I had a dollar for every time gajraj rao plays the confused husband/father in a movie with gay people I'd have two dollars #which isn't much but it's funny that it's happened twice #anyway I have mixed feelings about some of the side stuff in this movie and the ending felt incomplete and too safe #but I understand that they already took such a big risk with her saying 'lesbian' outright rather than just coding #and then kanchan being gender non conforming in the past #which by the way. that moment during the dance when pallavi accepts that part of her too...[lies down] #it's so rare to see gnc people even in gay media so it was good. #which is why I had to include it in the gifset

[seenthisepisode]

woah truly nothing fucks you up like family

#so it's sunday and i have been calling and inviting people to my wedding...... and hooo boy did i get some answers #my grandmother told me she doesn't know who i am and hung up on me :) #(we haven't been in touch a lot due to some family conflict that i had no part of because i was a child when something happened - i still #dont know what but something clearly did - so i was expecting maybe a cold No Thank You or whatever but jesus fucking christ.... #and it affected me more than i expected.... just wow.) also my godmother was very polite but cold i don't even expect her to come and #it was a truly awkward conversation but i survived..... #also my mom is having some kind of depressive episode or something so there is that #and i have pms and want to cry and sleep and throw up all the time actually now double because additional stress #uhhhhhhhh. FAMILY. anyway - this is and has been my diary since 2011 so where else am i to vent about stuff like this #personal

[vixenicks]

sorry for reblogging fugly trends from 2012 it's for my enrichment

#have i ever told u guys about my early 2010s fashion and pop culture fixation #i got a gen you ine aeropostle skirt recently ive never been happier #also gonna try and get my hands on some freshtops tanks #eventually #also their shorts though ive only found one secondhand listing in my size #i need the naked1 pallet or i'll die #its funny to me because like #yes within fashionblogging and lifestyle teen youtube girls from that era #consummerism was a massive thing (it still is but its so obvious when you look at blog archives and videos from that era) #youtubers with non disclosed sponsorships #bethany mota and amanda steele vaguely saying “this brand sent me this product to give to you guys!” #it was really just watching the birth of what we know as influencers today and its really interesting to me #theres a lack of cuts theres a lack of scripting theres long tangents #people were only just then realizing you can make money via haul videos and makeup tutorials #bethany mota had a fashion line at aeropostle purely because of her status as a youtuber #there was a big rise at the time of people being against flaunting overpriced designer during that time because of the recession #but there was still a hugggeee hold with consumerism and classism #hauls with brandy and f21 and ae like i cant afford that im sure you cant afford $600 at american eagle on a weekly basis #i have lots of thoughts idk #anyways backtracked #i think its funny because here i am talking about how horribly i need b&bw and vs pink #but like its all secondhand shit for $15 online now #nobody wants this stuff!!!!!! cycles!!! capitalism!!!! i dont know you get what i mean!!!!!!!!!!! #skyler posting

[brittlebutch]

forgive any incomprehensibility but the notion that the world can be cleanly split between the two immutable categories of 'the neurotypical' and 'the neurodiverse' ignores the reality that any person can at any point for any reason be arbitrarily 'diagnosed' by a 'professional' and shuttled between categories with no regard for the notions of 'accurate traits' or 'specific symptoms'. nice dichotomy what lies outside of it? you understand me?

#N posts stuff #i'm reading some old issues of 'Phoenix Rising' and a line in one of the articles really caught me #''we are questioning the very foundation of psychiatry which uses mental illness; which is often just behavior that is judged strange #by some usually conventional middle-class-standard of morality'' #also thinking about that post i reblogged yesterday claiming that 'posture sway' is a Symptom of adhd like. #Embracing the pathologizing of average behaviors VS the like. weaponizing of diagnoses against 'undesirables' #idk am i making sense? lol #like people talk about this re: disability - the notion that anyone can become disabled at any time but that's usually in the context #of like. 'anyone is one bad accident away from being disabled' but Neurodiversity in particular does not even require that much #another Phoenix Rising tells the story of a woman who like. got a little sick at work and diagnosed as 'stress' and prescribed a #heavy tranquilizer that caused side effects no one had told her about; she got confused at her appointment and her subsequent #panic got her involuntarily committed as psychotic where they upped the medications and gave her ECT until the combo #caused so much brain damage that she seized and died. bc she threw up at work one day. the categories are not immutable and #the people who define them have agendas. who benefits from buying into this dichotomy? you understand what i'm saying? #anti psychiatry

[marcmorrigan]

they dont know how long it takes / waiting for a love like this

every time we say goodbye / i wish we had one more kiss

ill wait for you, i promise you, i will

OCs: maive (she/her) | rauel (he/him)

#my art #digital painting #my ocs #KatH #maive #rauel #raive #i was listening to 'ruin' by the amazing devil on REPEAT while i worked on this. devastating for themmm #he was supposed to have a shirt but idk where it went. its fine shes technically not wearing a shirt either #theyre doing some chilled out shirtless summertime lap hangouts. platonically. #i told my boyfriend this is from years before they date and he went 'YOURE INSANE' and my bestie called them 'incomprehensible for that' #so i feel pretty good about how it turned out #it was so nice to do something self indulgent Just For Me... very relaxing! i might do more little paintings like this in the future #i had a lot of fun with it ive been doing back to back exchange/event arts and comms and stuff so this was a really fun breather #was talking to same bf abt this piece and we decided as cute as itd be for rauel to be putting the flowers in her hair #its MUCH more likely that he pulled that one out of her hair to play with QAQ hes so obnoxious i love him. my sweet boy... #type of guy to turn fully around in his seat to talk to her during class and get them BOTH in trouble for it. problem causer #ANYWAY. BEHOLD. TITTIES.

[thenamessparkplug]

shoutout to my old 4th grade teacher for being more supportive of me one time 6 months ago than my own mother's ever been< 3333

#it was like such a tiny interaction but i also never forgot #it was during some kind of family party thing for kids parents (and siblings) to come and eat pizza and some other stuff i dont remember #and anyways my brother(who currently goes to this school) wanted to go so my whole family went #and while i was there my mom saw my old 4th grade teacher and was like “omg you should go talk to her” #and i was like yeah i should she was a really cool lady actually #so i nervously was like “hi” and didnt think shed recognize me at all #but she IMMEDIETLY was like “ITS YOU! /pos” #she then points to my shirt and asks me “hey are those your pronouns now?” #and this was back when i still wore pronoun/pride pins in general #and i was like “yeah actually!” because no adult had ever asked me about it before and i was so happy to like be recognized as a person #and she gave me a hug and told me she was proud of me and how much id grown and i /maybe/ got a little close to tears but ignore that #and my mom just stood there the whole time #she didnt say anything #she didnt smile #and this was not my first time wearing my pronoun pin my TRANS FLAG pin even #never once did she acknowledge it #also like a month later she made fun of me for it and i havent worn one since #uh yeah anyways #sorry for ranting lmao #or ig venting?? this was not my intention mb mb #trans #transgender #lgbt #lgtbq #lgbtqia #(to be clear my mom has made it very clear she will never support me on numerous occasions it wasnt like a one time thing lmao) #tw vent?? #tw vent

[shoutsindwarvish]

you ever be really vulnerable with someone and it feels good and cathartic in the moment but then the next few days it sinks in and even though you feel 99.9% sure nothing bad is going to happen from it your stomach lurches when you think about it?

it’s reminding me of the time i went to the top floor of a skyscraper and went onto a viewing platform with a glass floor. the odds i’m going to fall and die are extremely low but holy shit is it high up here

#i’ve absolutely had this happen other times but #this is about talking to my rabbi about my god stuff on thursday #puts him on a very very short list of people i’ve talked to about some very specific experiences #probably the sixth person? #like i’ve talked about my family trauma to loads of people (both irl and on tumblr) #this though? this is PRIVATE private. like my partner and best friend and one ex-friend (ex just due to distance) and two priests #(ex-friend was christian and my neighbor and i’d wanted her thoughts on at least some of it) #i’m glad i told him but i feel naked and weird #and feeling anxious that i didn’t explain it right (because words are hard) #i need to stop picking at it #this is literally his job #my posts #realized i’ve told certain edited versions to a few more people #but i’ve only told ALL of it to a very tiny group

[gamebunny-advance]

Today's NSR Trivia: Rare(?) DJSS + DK West Art

Likely due to being the first proper boss in the game, DJ Subatomic Supernova has a lot of unused/cut content, including a theme for a nonexistent "approach" level (which can be heard in the "NSR Approach Megamix"), cut voice lines, and no debriefing profile.

While the official twitter has shared what this hypothetical debriefing would have entailed, I don't think the unused art for his profile has ever been posted through a first party source or exists in the game's files.

However, it is viewable in a Steam trading card.

Similarly, DK West, who also lacks a proper debriefing, is a part of this set and thus also has unique art only shown in these trading cards.

Whether this art was drawn specifically for the trading cards or if the art existed prior is currently unknown. (Though I personally suspect the latter.)

#nsr #no straight roads #dk west #djss #dj subatomic supernova #i've been working on other stuff #but nothing i can really post #so here's some trivia i found that you may or may not enjoy #we've had the unused profile for a while #and access to the trading cards for as long as EE has been out #but i've never seen them posted so here ya go~ #since i can't talk about NSR without bringing up my favorite guy: #i think it's funny that the DJ is the one instance where kliff would have blatantly told B2J to beat a man to death #it's like the opposite of the yinu situation #'no you don't have to murder this child just destroy everything she holds near and dear to her heart m'kay thanks :)' #for the dj he's just: #'kill him' #i don't think DK West has an unused debriefing because he was never supposed to be a part of NSR #(even at early stages of conceptualization) #thus kliff would have no reason to gather data on him #but i still wonder what it would have been like~

[queerstudiesnatural]

oof difficult day at school

#a kid told me some very upsetting stuff about her home life and how she wants to run away #so i had to tell the principal who contacted her dad and the school counsellor #and now the kid is upset that i told anyone #she wanted to just confide in me and didn't want me to take action #except i have to #as a responsible adult i have to get to the bottom of this #anyway it's all really hard #rain.stuff #chronicles of a teacher

[newtness532]

my mom asked me if id rather date a guy or a girl and i told her idk (bc im awkward and couldn't answer truthfully but also im bi so technically it wasnt really a lie) and that happened in a coffee place with a big rainbow colored sticker that said happy and proud which my mom mentioned that is sort of known as a gay cafe

#i know it doesn't really count as coming out but it's a start #also i saw this coming bc she was asking all this questions about my future and uni and things and then when i was pretty much avoiding all #of them she was saying that she wants to get to know me and my thoughts etc and that she could ask more gossipy questions #and me thinking im smart turned the conversation and asked questions about my sister bc i havent talked to her in a while and she has #but after she told me all about her instead of forgetting about me like i hoped she remembered and she asked #anyway maybe some day I'll figure out how to open up to people #jo says stuff #personal ramblings

[moregraceful]

Also I deleted the post bc it was a bad version of myself, but I'm gonna say it again, it is bananas to me that Taylor Swift only sang one song off of her self-titled album in the Eras tour movie. like girl you cannot hide from "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops On My Guitar" even if you were just cosplaying Tennessee country like those songs put you on the goddamn map and this is how you repay them??

#the thing abt the eras tour movie is. it unlocked many opinions about taylor swift's music i didn't realize i had #''is fearless her greatest album'' i asked myself. ''all these songs are bangers i still know all the lyrics'' #no dummy you only know all the lyrics bc your 15yo sister put the house in 24/7 tswift lockdown every time she released an album #these songs are fun but more importantly your sister is 6in taller and an athlete so you didn't control the aux past the age of 17 #i haven't listened to a taylor swift album in full since 1989 was released (when my sister moved out)...some of her newer stuff is fun #don't blame me is pretty good. wish i had not been surrounded by middle schoolers the first time heard it. #but she's got some bangers. DON'T tell me anything about her personal life i don't wanna know and i don't care to learn #(my coworker: ''i forgot she swears so much on reputation and midnights 😭 oh well our kids probably see worse tiktok every day'' #me: 🫠🫠🫠) #also side note my 21yo coworker was like do you ever call our kids ''my kids'' around people and do people get really confused #i was like yes. people think they are my real kids and ask how old my kids are and i say high school and they get kinda worried #she was like yeah....my college classmates asked how old my kids are when i said i was taking my kids to the eras tour movie #and when i told them middle school they got really really alarmed and worried about me #nonprofit work lol. i'm stressed all the time about other people's children. i call them my kids. they all lowkey hate me. life this is it #fresno oilers.txt