#lockdown news

[thatskindarough]

They’re going to the movies

#good omens #art #illustration #my art #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #good omens fanart #my new favorite thing is drawing Crowley looking at aziraphale admiring something like 🥰🥰 #they’re seeing life of Brian for the first time after the lockdown is over #aziraphale is so excited dhgsgshsj

[incandescent-mushroom]

the TARDIS is the most technologically advanced vehicle/creature in the whole universe but if you spill one (1) cup of coffee on her when she’s feeling cranky she WILL explode on you and that’s her right

#just watched the new episode folks #i will be on a doctor who lockdown for the foreseeable future #doctor who

[chaoswarfare]

dp x dc prompt #34

Everyone always says that having a good reaction time is a great thing in a town where ghosts attack daily. Nobody ever warned him that sometimes it’s a bad thing to punch first and ask questions later.

Danny gets startled by Bane while wandering around Gotham, and punts him four blocks into a brick wall. Danny scrambles to get gone before anyone notices, but unfortunately for him, Gotham has eyes everywhere. And one Red Robin cannot believe that a twink of a guy just sent one of their physically strongest rogues flying like it was nothing.

#danny phantom #danny fenton #dc x dp #crossover #dc universe #dp x dc #dp x dc crossover #writing prompt #writing #batpham #tim drake #he cannot believe his eyes #he never expected death by twink to be what took bane out for an indefinite period of time #he broke at the very least most of his bones #there’s a new meta in the city and he’s got superman level strength #panic mode #batman’s about to go full lockdown #danny’s just trying to live his best half life #unfortunately for him #:) #that’s not going to happen #superman wants to know if this is another kryptonian or what #he’s definitely heard some concerning things from batman #the lost child senses are tingling #danny’s getting snatched lmao

[shockbot]

practical business solutions

#swindle #lockdown #transformers #tfa #maccadam #ort #swinlock #customer service voice: have a nice day! #y’cunt #you’d never guess the song on loop for this massive waste of my time #opening in a new tab makes it nicer

[moonieisa]

ill never think about march without thinking about march 2020. whether its 2024 or 300 years down the line like what was That

#march #new month march #march 2020 #covid #lockdown

[clonerightsagenda]

I invite you to a reading of my dark academia novel. You expect a bunch of smoldering boys in button up dress shirts. I start reading. Chapter one is a transcript of a two hour faculty senate meeting. You try the doors. They're locked.

#dark academia to ME: your campus having millions in deferred maintenance but we're getting a new baseball field #reluctance to discuss how peer review favors white Westerners #adjuncts literally being worked to death #that 80 year old professor who still refuses to learn how to use the LMS but also refuses to retire #having to do fucking lockdown drills while state legislators loosen gun laws

[tweetingukpolitics]

#russ jones #political twitter #boris johnson #conservative party #lockdown rules #uk news #uk politics

[no-where-new-hero]

I need to figure out just for my own satisfaction why the majority response to Dean Priest of the Emily trilogy is so negative, while the majority response to Tom Lynn of Fire and Hemlock is just kind of…neutral? Like I’ve seen people acknowledge that Polly/Tom is a little bit weird and the age gap is a problem, but it doesn’t translate to violent hatred of Tom as a character. And I’m trying to figure out if the difference lies in the way that their respective authors write them, write the relationship, or if the difference lies in the reader base. Honestly, though, I wonder if it comes down to the fact that Polly knows and acknowledges that she wants to be in love with Tom, while Emily rejects Dean’s romantic love and only wants his friendship. AKA, in one pairing we get the possibility of an equal happily ever after, and in the other pairing, it’s predicated on inequality with no chance of being anything else. Maybe that’s the key that I need—the way that Polly vs. Emily negotiate their way in, out, and through the relationship. Because otherwise, Tom and Dean really act quite similarly—they befriend the young Polly/Emily, give them books to read, kind of hang around and illuminate the world for them—and they do it for their own benefit. It’s true that Tom isn’t angling after Polly to marry her the way Dean seems to be, but at the end of the day, *Fleabag voice* it is a love story. I feel like it’s just kind of splitting hairs because Tom still gets Polly to rely on him the way Emily does to Dean. So it seems to me that the difference lies not so much in Tom vs Dean as Polly vs Emily.

Anyway, I’m curious if any other LMM and DWJ fans have thoughts about this difference in reception.

#emily of new moon #fire and hemlock #lm montgomery #diana wynne jones #dean priest #tom lynn #lmm lockdown #fh readalong #*retreats to corner and cautiously holds some cardboard over my head*

[utilitycaster]

Sort of a distant tangent off my post about Ashton, but I'm growing more and more suspicious of the fandom claim that there's no time for small RP moments in Campaign 3. I do think that it's been challenging to get deeper party bonding or serious conversations that aren't about the big philosophical questions they're facing, since those do take much more time; but then I think about Calamity, or Candela Obscura. I can genuinely give you at least a couple paragraphs about pretty much every relationship in the two Circles, or in the Ring of Brass. I can also point to no shortage of small moments between characters in the Mighty Nein Aeor or Vox Machina Vecna endgame episodes, which were all extremely plot-heavy and fast-paced, and D20 consistently nails character relationships in a fraction of the time.

I think it really does come down to, as Brennan Lee Mulligan always says, the character creation phase. Laying down a solid groundwork in which everyone has a detailed, rich backstory and sense of personality and relationship history (in the case of characters who knew each other prior to the start of the series) is absolutely crucial, and even in the case of characters who don't know each other before going in, a good amount of time spent in character creation ensures that it's easier for them to develop those interpersonal relationships on the fly. I know in actual play there's some degree of finding the character as you play, but there are games for which there is a very short runway, and I don't think it ever hurts to do more extensive character prep than the bare minimum. And if there are gaps, I think it also helps to go back and fill those in mid-way, away from the table - Travis clarifying Chetney's backstory being a great example that allowed the history of Chetney and Deanna to feel realized and full, despite only a few episodes.

I'll also be blunt: most of the time when people complain that there aren't moments because the plot keeps moving...they're mad about shipping. Which has always rung hollow to me. It was a common complaint in C2, that no time was taken for character relationships, despite them taking an entire half of an episode for the Beauyasha date and despite no shortage of moments for all three of the other couples (and plenty of platonic moments between friends). The issue was never a lack of time; it was that the characters they wanted to talk to each other didn't actually have the relationship in canon that the fans had dreamed up, and so, when the chips were down, they went to other people.

It takes two seconds to say something like "I hold their hand", even in the middle of plot-heavy adventuring. If someone doesn't say it, it's rarely the GM rushing them; it's the player either choosing not to do so, or not remembering to do so, and either of those is quite revealing regarding how the player feels about that relationship and where it stands in their priorities.

#i've felt this for a while but like. fundamentally? C3 is just...uniquely not set up for terribly satisfying shipping #even the ships I do like and that get small moments are relatively background #like 80% of quote unquote ship content is like. fanon goggles overlaying either parallel play or standard battle mechanics #which is fine! I think it's a different vibe and approach than the past 2 campaigns #i think especially in character creation; self-insert or easy for new players (c1) #followed by Morally Gray Campaign; Prove We Can Replicate This Success; Serious Characters (C2); followed by Let's Get Silly With It (C3) #which is less conducive to that profound connection of c1 or c2. which is not a bad thing! #but god. if you complain about the D&D show having too much d&d plot and not enough romance...yeah pal it's d&d not a dating sim #like I enjoy when there is romance in my fantasy but it's not a requirement. there is a genre full of romance. it is called romance. #i'm also thinking about this bc I need to watch wot s2 but i've been told that the fandom has gotten weird #like wow so moiraine/siuan is not the A plot? in a high fantasy Good vs. Evil series? WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT. #getting back to this...i'm also thinking about my own life and like. i moved to where i live not long pre-lockdown #and so i'm finding myself a resident of this area for 4+ years but with weaker connections than i'd have otherwise. and that's fine! #but psychologically i feel so weird about just starting to find my place bc it's been so long even though there's a good reason #and i wonder if the cast/Hells feels the same way ie why are we only just bonding now 70 eps in and so they're hesitant #that I Waited Too Long And Now It's Awkward feeling; that I Should Be Past This By Now fallacy #which. again. i think things early on could have been done differently but that time is past you need to live in the present now. #cr tag

[optimistpax]

Transformers: Drift miniseries continuation but it's Above Snakes. I am urging you to see my vision

#tf lockdown #maccadam #transformers #ID in alt text #redrawing that lettering was so fun Hass OE's work is a delight #read above snakes #it's so pretty and it has the best lettering I've come across yet hands down. #my art #drift #idw1 #there is a high probability I will do a redraw with drift as dirt at some point #probably the issue 4 cover bc I am a sucker for a beautiful desert canyon #damn. tumblr really nerfed the size rip #if u wanna read the text look at the alt text or right click and open in a new tab IG smh #did I spell friend wrong?! good grief… my dyslexia at its finest #this is why I need to stop staying up past mt bedtime drawing

[windydrawallday]

Lil' quick thank you doodle to the people that keep supporting me here and especially for these two rascals 💚

Not gonna lie: half of the past month was rough with me and made me put on hold a lot of stuff planned since the past year... years, idk anymore orz

I know is temporal but still, feels like time is only going thinner every moment I look back at all I did. I'm glad I have a hope barrel deeper than the sea abyss but, you know?

Is hella nice to be reminded that what I do is cherished and enjoyed!

#myart #ifellinrobothellagain #lockprowl #im already so done from irl stuff that now all these news about AI and a lowkey artblock creepying me in the distance #just-- i need a break from everything #GIVE ME A PASSPORT TO THE MOON OR PLUTO OR whatever #ill come back when the Earth is barren and humanity is back as a happy hairy gender non comforming monkey #or dinosaur #ya know dinosaurs are cooler than monkeys pfff #tfa prowl #tfa lockdown #THANK YOU SO MUCH REALLY AAA #someday i will go back and put color to these doodles #someDAAAAAY

[lindsaywesker]

Good morning!  I hope you slept well and feel rested?  Currently sitting in my study, fully dressed and ready to go!  Welcome to 2024!

Welcome to the working week although, for those of you working in the NHS, welcome to just another day.

It’s currently 2.30 a.m.  The cab will be here at 3.30.  By the time most of you are reading this, I will be at Heathrow Airport, killing time.  Flight leaves at 8.00 a.m.  Ten-hour flight.  Arrives Montego Bay 1.00 p.m.

I’m going to spend a few days with a mate.  The rest of them are going to the family house.  I will join them in time for the wake.

Many thanks to everyone that listened to the radio show.  If you missed it, it’s up on Mixcloud.  It gave me a lot of pleasure to feature three acts that don’t get enough recognition: Sly & The Family Stone, Sylvester and The Salsoul Orchestra. 

My father in law’s funeral is on Saturday, January 6th, which is why I won’t be able to do my radio show.  I’ll be back live in the studio on Saturday, January 13th.

I wouldn’t describe this trip as a ‘holiday’.  The Trouble is there to bury her dad and give him a good send-off.  She’ll be fragile for a while. 

Definitely looking forward to some sunshine.  It’s 26 degrees in JA today, rising to 31 on Saturday.  I plan to be outdoors as much as possible and get some colour on this sad, pasty skin.

I’m taking my laptop, so I should be able to do some kind of status every day.  I’m looking forward to spending time with my JA family, who will ensure that Daddy’s funeral is a memorable day.

I hope your New Year’s Eve went well, whatever you did.  Some people like raving, while some are happy to drink (and fall asleep) in front of the TV.  I had fun at The White Lion, as you can see from my pictures.

2024 will be whatever you want it to be.  Yes, there will be challenges and disappointments (just like 2023) but that’s life.  Like Frankie Beverley said, life is a subtle balance of joy and pain, sunshine and rain.  Outside of the inevitable ups and downs, 2024 is down to you.  If you work hard and work smart, 2024 will be a brilliant year for you. 

Have a marvellous and momentous Monday.  I love you all.

#mixcloud #mi soul #dj #music #new blog #lockdown #coronavirus #books #weekend #democracy

[spooksier]

the most normal person in the entire world

#art zone #thesis tag #osgood delos santos (oc) #digital illustration #illustration #character design #original character #original character art #oc art #happy new year! welcome to the osgood lockdown of 2023 #if your favorite oc of mine is not osgood? sorry! #it’s his year! #these are all characters (and jerma) i looked at when developing ozzy =] #jobu tupaki #kris deltarune #jerma985 #yellow guy #art zone plus

[alwayschasingrainbows]

I didn't include Barney Snaith, Gilbert Blythe and Hilary Gordon, because they seem to be the best liked.

Also, I am curious about the results.

#emily of new moon #lm montgomery #kilmeny of the orchard #blue castle book club #anne of green gables #lantern hill book club #the blue castle #kilmeny readalong #lmm lockdown #pat of silver bush #rilla of ingleside

[no-where-new-hero]

One thing that’s been lurking about in the back of my brain for a little while but has really kind of hit home as I read Woolf again and see all these L. M. Montgomery posts is how deep a feminist streak runs through Montgomery despite how little her work is talked about as such. And I think the locus of this female self-determination rests on her obsession with place. Woolf talks about the creative woman needing a room of her own, and Montgomery extends that to a house of her own. EVERY heroine has an almost pathological closeness or identification with either her childhood home (Green Gables, New Moon, and Silver Bush) or the home that represents adulthood and building an independent life (the Disappointed House and the Muskoka cottage). Nature and connection to the natural world obviously plays into these connections and contrasts with actual patriarchal ownership of these properties. In addition, despite how much of a “romantic” writer LMM seems, she also expressly links marriage to property ownership and personal empowerment through being mistress of a house. She mentions this everywhere (the condition of being an old maid always means dependency too but often on relatives and less sympathetic people) but I think of this particularly with Emily and Pat: Emily loves that Dean will let her live in the Disappointed House more than Dean himself, and that Emily will rescue it from disappointment is side by side on the page with her wedding to Teddy. Pat makes Silver Bush into her world and can only make a change in her life once the house is gone (the fact that her childhood lover comes back to her literally at the ruins of the burned house always stayed with me. It feels like a very obvious exchange of loves).

A last thing on the subject of feminism though is in Tangled Web, when Margaret Penhallow’s (most unusual for LMM but also in some ways the most on theme) choice of using her money is to buy a house and adopt a son. House-keeping and child-rearing are both traditional feminine tasks yet the fact that Margaret does them alone and independently shows LMM’s priorities and desires to shake off the natural connection between having a husband and being able to have a place of your own.

I’m almost 100% sure LMM and Virginia Woolf would never have read each other’s works and probably wouldn’t have liked them if they did, though considering they were contemporaries, I enjoyed teasing out similar resonances in how they describe the female condition of their time.

#lm montgomery #pat of silver bush #anne of green gables #emily of new moon #a tangled web #the blue castle #virginia woolf #a room of one’s own #immortal poets society #blake’s last braincell #lmm lockdown