#overall the experience was great

[treestargarden]

the sutures in my tongue r finally fucking out. i can eat in 5 hours. im fuckin starving. havent eaten since friday ;-; been fantasizing about food for 5 days.

#tongue split #tongue bifurcation #overall the experience was great #i had little to no pain n i mostly only experienced soreness or discomfort which r both easily manageable for me #the worst day was yesterday bc the buildup on my tongue had reached the point where it just destroyed my appetite #i wrote journal entries for each day #with pics from day 1 day 2 day 3 and after the sutures were removed on day 5 #so ill be posting that soon

[mikimeiko]

The Fall of the House of Usher | Miniseries (2023), Mike Flanagan

#the fall of the house of usher #tfothou #tfothouedit #tw flashing #i am very sad and a little upset because #some mike flanagan shows have an atmosphere and a tone and a general vibe that i find very compelling #that makes for an intense and pleasurable viewing experience even when the story or the pacing are uneven #and ep2 felt so much like that and i was so in - but then it wasn't there anymore and i kept waiting for it to come back #the cast was great and the cinematography mostly on point but... overall very meh #tv shows i watched in 2023 #i made this #i just want a tag for the things i personally put out into the world

[abrielarnold]

i was able to snag a scene for the rephanimated project! (it looks SO good so far. everyone did an amazing job!!)(super excited to see the whole thing!!)

#dannyphantom #danny phantom #rephanimated #dannyversary #abrielart #i was reminded why lineart is really hard while animating this #but moving things makes you really aware of how it exists in space #so overall it was really fun and a great learning experience! #look at tucker. look at my boy. aaaaaaaaaa! #i think it comes out in may????

[alyona11]

Tbh rewatching the OBC Hadestown cast bootleg I’d say that no one quite hit that awesome Hades/Persephone dynamic in the show as Amber Gray and Patrick Page. They are so 👌

And with them the show works in its fullest.

#I could write a big post about how their characterisations of these characters work remarkably well for the narrative #hadestown #also now you can’t @ me for not seeing it live #that’s not to say I other characterisations are bad or anything! I watched boots and we show and they were great #but I also got to see London proshot with OBC and once again appreciate the og take on the character in good quality #so like I do think other casts work as well but it seems to me that where Orphedice work 100% with literally any pair of actors you see #hadesphone gives from 85 to 100% of overall narrative experience #maybe I’ll explain what I mean later if you’re interested

[kanerallels]

I know if no one else got me, the Sabezra fandom got me

#listen #maybe this isn't everyone else's experience #but DANG the sabezra girlies are kind and welcoming and encouraging and helpful #when i've posted about my sabezra stuff they've been so welcoming and encouraging #and they're so enthusiastic! #plus listen. i've been posting this fic lately for this other fandom #4 chapters in and i have four comments #(and this is not me complaining. would i like comments? of course! but no judgement if you don't comment) #meanwhile i posted a new chapter of the sabezra aladdin au #like a week ago #and i already have seven comments #ON THE ONE CHAPTER #100+ COMMENTS OVERALL #that's insane to me #though honestly the swr fandom in general is pretty great. but this is a specific shoutout to the sabezra side of the fandom #love you guys #sabezra

[uncanny-tranny]

Something I think ought to be more readily-available and encouraged is simply... taking parental classes. I wish it were more common for people to realize just how hard - and important - parenting is, and indeed, that we all could use help with taking care of young folk. It's really alarming that popular opinion is still that parental classes are only for the "fuck-up" parents, or the parents who utterly failed. It should be seen as a good thing to take parental classes - especially on your own volition. It should be seen as imperative for one to take them, it should be a free, accurate, and scheduled occurrence so that people of any background are able to attend.

#politics #parenting #i might have posted something like this before but who knows. certainly not me (the blogger) #of course some cities and states in the USA for instance will have programs like this but it's not.. across the board from what i understand #my city has a few free parenting classes for really any parent and i am really happy to hear that #my dad talks about the classes he took and most of them are geared toward fathers (the classes he takes). i think that's a great thing #i wish that was more common when i was a kid. when i'm older you bet i'm taking advantage of parenting classes <3 #even if i have no children i won't be child-free unless i live in isolation. i want to treat them well #i would be devastated if a kid were to have a horrible experience around me because i was an asshole or i was uncompassionate or ignorant #the overall message i got as a kid was that parenting classes were a punishment for the fuck-up parents and THAT is fucked up to me #the idea that parenting is simultaneously natural AND that you're Always Correct and Never Wrong is dangerous at best #like i bet my abuser thought they were a good adult to me and that i was just a fucked-up *child*

[paradox-n-bedrock]

me in big fandoms: oh cool, it's so active and there's so many people to vibe with, this is amaz-

*finds my niche angle that appeals to approximately six people*

me: okay, folks, it's you and me now

#doctor who #shaun temple #doctor x donna #donna noble #fourteen x donna #doctordonna #fourteendonna #donna x shaun #this used to be how romantic doctordonna felt back in the day #but now it's wanting to know why shaun is how shaun is #like why are you THAT chill with all this #what life experiences have led you to this place #and where the lines where he would actually get frustrated with the doctordonna shenanigans are #coming up with a reason is more interesting than just blaming it on a flaw in the writing #though that absolutely may be what it is #why he can seem a bit flat #because rtd does not have a great history with black characters #for the record #i respect the different takes #mostly #but i always seem to do this with something #and overall i think donna might have a more complicated time adapting to the new situation than either shaun or the doctor #but let's not reduce shaun to a cardboard cutout

[ddeck]

scrunkly. all three of them

#whatever artstyle the clone wars comic books have going on is uhhh not that great #its does make the overall experience funnier tho

[revvethasmythh]

nott: I don’t really—I don’t really remember my first kiss—

jester: that’s weird. you JUST said you never forget it

nott, weakly: I…I sure did. I sure did just say that

#I know jester was intending to seek out beau for this convo but I am SO glad she ended up talking to nott about it instead #yes another c2 rewatch #cr2e41 #like genuinely she cracks some jokes to deflect but overall she’s so…wistful. sad. thoughtful #about her own experience. there’s a palpable sense of loss #it’s GREAT

[azems-familiar]

i commissioned @valkblue to draw Revan and Senya as they appear post-Vitiate's death, and the result turned out so lovely <3

#kotor #swtor #darth revan #senya tirall #oc: revan adarii #canon: like a moth to you sunlight #blue was delightful to work with and i'm SO happy with how they turned out #senya's armor looks so good and revan looks exactly like she should #and the poses and expressions are so soft and warm #and the watercolor! anyway. highly highly recommend :D was a great experience overall

[goldkirk]

question: have any of you personally seen a dietician (not looking for experiences with nutritionists, only dieticians), and did you find it helpful or useful, and if you did see a dietician and you ALSO have seen a GI doctor, how did the experience compare for you in terms of helpfulness + how much you felt listened to and helped?

#i'm trying to figure out which doctor appointments I want to bother making and spending money about for potentially no return on investment #and right now i'm trying to figure out if I'd get way more practical help from a dietician or if I need to suck it up and find a #not-elderly not-male not-dismissive GI doctor first and THEN see a dietician #although I cannot afford a bunch of tests #so like??? #trying to figure out if a dietician would be more helpful overall with me not HAVING any GI diagnoses or eating disorders #and just really struggling with food in both sensory ways and unpredictable digestion ways that don't correlate with food allergies #god i sometimes wish i had food allergies so i could have some predictability #but yeah. i'm leaning towards dietician but figured i should crowdsource experiences #since I know a lot of you have health issues you've also been trying to manage for years and probably have good advice #if it helps i'm also in a major city now and have a decent-but-not-great health insurance plan so I'm good on those two fronts #to do #health #I know a dietician can't diagnose anything but I'd love help figuring out how to get maximum nutrition even when i can barely eat anything #or when my body decides to start getting sick from or (tw emetophobia) puking up fiber or fatty foods #which thankfully isn't often #now that I do cannabis daily in microdosing I have so much less pain and bloating and nausea #but when it hits it HITS #and the last time I tried going without cannabis for a couple days and then eating a fiber muffin I was sick six times in one morning #and didn't get my normal eating ability back until dinnertime #luckily that's not normal for me #but my issues bounce up and down so much #and I lose weight so fast whenever my appetite goes from 'barely ever there' to 'negatively nonexistent' #and I had like. two months last year where I think i reached my body's natural healthy set weight #and i needed so much food but it felt so good energy wise and temperature wise #and i'd like to STAY THERE FFS #and I feel like a dietician would be helpful for making meal options for good #*good and hard and nuclear alert level eating difficulty times #anyway. crowdsourcing. yay!

[crowsflag]

gonna rewatch qualis and races oscar did well in to make myself feel better lol

#spa japan and qatar of course but he had some great ones before that #his first q3 in saudi #kept out of trouble and scored points in his home race #got a point in monaco #at silverstone he got p3 in quali and p4 in the race #his rookie year overall has been pretty stellar even with all the bad luck following him around #and his potential!!!! #he’s gonna be a force to be reckoned with when he gets more experience under his belt i just know it #oscar piastri #f1 #snow.post

[dying-suffering-french-stalkers]

Listening to the score for Princess Mononoke rn. For some reason I don't listen to this score as often as I do, say, the ones for Castle in the Sky, Nausicaä, and Porco Rosso, and friends that is a shame bc this score in isolation is blowing my tits clean off

#“battle drums” is such an insanely good percussion track. what the fuck #joe hisaishi #never lets me down #princess mononoke #someday i should try and rank his scores #the problem is the divide between “good overall score” and “good main theme” #for example: the main theme from the wind rises shot me point-blank and had me crying within the opening credits the first time i saw it #but the rest of that score is just Okay imho. you spend much of it waiting for the main theme to come back #whereas mononoke and laputa are just banger after banger #totoro is the middle ground where a lot of it is great but there are also some odd tracks thrown in that make it an uneven experience #howl is one of my favorite ghibli scores but if i'm being honest one of my less favored ghibli movies #etc. #personal

[glorious-blackout]

According to my best friend, Käärijä has possibly ruined all future concerts for him. It was the first gig he's ever been to where he went in knowing only one song and came out having had the time of his life and loving every single song that was played, so now he's worried that few other concert experiences will match that 😂💚

#it came up because he saw Fall Out Boy yesterday and found his enjoyment waning a little during unfamiliar songs #he had a great time overall but apparently couldn't stop thinking about how he'd loved every minute of Käärijä's gig #anyway that only further supports my theory that everyone can enjoy a Käärijä gig even if his style isn't usually their thing 💖 #(I had a similar experience with Sparks a few years ago - went into the gig knowing only one song and came out of it a massive fan) #Käärijä #jere pöyhönen

[rozaceous]

ok so like, fanowrimo 2023 reflection thus far, since we're actually p close to the halfway mark which is already a terrifying concept.

total word count, i'm at 9.6k (abt 400 words under target for today but i'm probably not done), so yay! but holy schmokes have i not been consistent in output in the last week lmao. via nanowrimo's stats page, which is honestly excellent:

(nov 5th and 9th were rest days, and even tho on the 5th it says 0, i did still outline. ofc some of what i've written i've since scrapped--tho i've p much made up the difference while editing--and i've also done abt 600 words of not-tcba writing bc my brain needed a break.)

building habits is so hard...

and that's really what it is? historically speaking, i'm not a very consistent writer, i'm more motivated by whimsy. having a structured approach where i wake up in the morning and write for an hour has been good for me, but it's also really challenging bc i am a creature of indolence. normally i take ages to think about what's coming up next, and when i write i have the internal editor in my brain constantly giving me feedback on word choice and word frequency, on consonance and where to break the sentence with punctuation or how to re-word it so that the tone is right and making sure that i mention x and do the lead-in for y. at the same time, when i take a lot of time to percolate is usually when i'm able to do 1-2k in one go and it doesn't need any editing after except for typos. (measure twice, write once...)

so breaking it into writing only, and editing separately has been great, but it's still kind of a struggle bc it's still energy expenditure, just in a different form. but i think the other part of why i've always taken so long to write is that i don't have a job where i can just daydream abt my stories, or sneakily write. i have my commute and my lunch, but sometimes i want to think abt literally anything else. in general, i have obligations that take up enough of my mental bandwidth that it can be really hard to also be creative, esp when i have v strong meta-cognition going when i do write.

idk thus far w this project i've really been trying to give myself a lot of grace, and mostly succeeding. but yeah, if mariko is my wish-fulfillment in any sense it's that she has the energy to enact her stubbornness into discipline way more consistently than i do.

#and i would've quit a week ago if it weren't for verm #having someone give me insta feedback is the chicken soup for my soul #so many vibe checks. i owe them sm. #and i guess the other portion of the energy bit is that i manage an autoimmune condition and my primary symptom is fatigue #so yknow that always helps lol #and is why i may or may not do more tonight--overexerted myself yesterday #i felt great at the time!!! #alas that's how it always is #fanowrimo 2023 #rozisms #overall this has been a fabulous experience but yikes the self-reflection involved

[crackmonkeytrash]

Renee Rapp is very beautiful and an excellent actress but Regina would Not have fucking worn those outfits, it was like a shein catalogue istg

#music was good #didnt realize auli'i cravallho was janice until the credits i was like OH thats why i knew her voice #but overall it was. not great. #was a fun experience! but not gteatt #great* #mean girls 2024 #means girls #mine