#put logic first

[inkskinned]

sometimes we just need someone to pay enough attention.

for the longest time i had been trying to read The Lord of The Rings. everyone had sung the praises for it, over and over. i'd seen clips of the movie and it seemed like it could be fun, but actually reading it was fucking horrible.

my parents had the omnibus - all the books squished into one big tome - and in the 4th grade i started sort of an annual tradition: i would start trying to read TLR and get frustrated after about a month and put it back down. at first i figured i was just too young for it, and that it would eventually make sense.

but every time i came back to it, i would find myself having the exact same experience: it was confusing, weird, and dry as a fucking bone. i couldn't figure it out. how had everyone else on earth read this book and enjoyed it? how had they made movies out of this thing? it was, like, barely coherent. i would see it on "classics" list and on every fantasy/sci-fi list and everyone said i should read it; but i figured that it was like my opinion of great expectations - just because it's a classic doesn't mean i'm going to like experiencing it.

at 20, i began the process of forcing myself through it. if i had to treat the experience like a self-inflicted textbook, i would - but i was going to read it.

my mom came across me taking notes at our kitchen table. i was on the last few pages of the first book in the omnibus, and i was dreading moving on to the next. she smiled down at me. only you would take notes on creative writing. then she sat down and her brow wrinkled. wait. why are you taking notes on this?

i said the thing i always said - it's boring, and i forget what's happening in it because it's so weird, and dense. and strange.

she nodded a little, and started to stand up. and then sat back down and said - wait, will you show me the book?

i was happy to hand it over, annoyed with the fact i'd barely made a dent in the monster of a thing. she pulled it to herself, pushing her glasses up so she could read the tiny writing. for a moment, she was silent, and then she let out a cackle. she wouldn't stop laughing. oh my god. i cannot wait to tell your father.

i was immediately defensive. okay, maybe i'm stupid but i've been trying to read this since the 4th grade and -

she shook her head. raquel, this is the Silmarillion. you've been reading the Silmarillion, not the lord of the rings.

anyway, it turns out that the hobbit and lord of the rings series are all super good and i understand why they're recommended reading. but good lord (of the rings), i wish somebody had just asked - wait. this kind of thing is right up your alley. you love fantasy. it sounds like something might be wrong. why do you think it's so boring?

#thanks for reminding me this happened #writeblr #warm up #i don't think this story translates well to the page #IRONIC!!!! :) #but yeah man i read the Silmarillion before i read the hobbit #the omnibus didn't explain what it was and i figured - you start at the beginning and then you read from the beginning #that's how books work #how was i supposed to know #EDIT IN THE TAGS: hi i think i worded this in a confusing way #the omnibus had ALL the stories in it - the silm #the hobbit #and all of LOTR #they just put the silm in the front so i thought logically it was the first book #that's how an omnibus usually works after all - the first book in the series is the first book in the tome #to be fair i GUESS the silm takes place “before” the hobbit????

[foundfamilynonsense]

It’s so sad to me that a huge part of the Star Wars fandom still talks about how the Jedi lost their way and one of the main reasons is that the fought in the clone wars.

Because this is a children’s show. For children. And in the Jedi crash episode they literally bring up this argument.

“It takes two to fight”

And:

This old man goes off on them. He chooses peace. But what does his peace look like?

The separatists come in and are like “our planet now” and he’s like “ok fine”

And then they use the planet to test out a HUGE weapon that would killed MILLIONS of innocent people and clones. So already his “peace” is just breeding more violence.

But then they decide to use his people as test subjects.

What he was doing wasn’t “peace” it was compliance. He was aiding colonizers and invaders and then they were going to kill him and his entire community because of it.

The separatists were literally conquering planets and killing and enslaving the inhabitants. You wanted the Jedi to sit back and go “sorry man. We like peace. Can’t get involved.”

I just… how can so many people in this fandom misinterpret something that was shoved down their throats??

#in that same ass arc Ahsoka learns a very simple lesson about attachment to but hey guess who fucking missed that point too #she was worried about Anakin and she wanted to stay by his side and protect him. #but LEAVING anakin. and knowing that he may not make it. is HOW she saved him. #she put the needs of everyone first. if she had let her attachment to Anakin over-rule her logic— #she would have stayed by his side to make HERSELF feel better. which would have helped no one #pro jedi #star wars

[beaulesbian]

im just noticing some similarities

#something something all bark no bite bc they love luffy so much already #zolawlu #lawlu #zolu #zolaw #bc of reasons #mine #one piece #gif:op manga #i just need more for this ridiculous ot3. the 2 swordsmen who would do anything for luffy #2 captains and the first mate/ protector #the chaotic zolu duo and one fondly annoyed guy who gave up on trying to explain logic to them #the three very aro and/or ace coded characters- im taking them and putting them all in a qpr polyship #so they can cuddle and fight and have some good reassuring hugs. but also the devotion ! the fate etc etc good night im tired #rlly bad and weird day here so im just thinking about these instead..

[daftmooncretin]

if captain kirk irresponsible? why huge baby cow eyes???

if captain kirk bad captain? why-

you thought i was gonna talk about his voluptuous titties fat ass sparkling personality and unflinching moral character ? no.

if you say kirk is a bad captain i will kill you. I will shoot you into space like they did to bill shatty when he wouldn’t shut tf up about going to space

except unlike bill shatty ill send you up naked and defenceless into the vast chasm of space your lungs will explode and your eyes will fall out or some shit (i saw that in a doctor who episode)

kirk drift is getting out of hand and my response to this is ending all kirk drifters and repopulating the earth with kirklophiles such as myself and my dad paul.

#also kirk is neither irresponsible or a bad captain he leads with and incredible mix of compassion logic and patience #he deeply respects star fleet and the work he does for it but has no problem challenging both their views and his own for the good of other #puts his crew first at all times #deep curiosity and hope for the future #also cunty #kirk drift #i have not slept in 36 hours #i spent 5 hours writing wwdits fanfiction on microsoft notes and eating icing out of a tub #im trying to get into the next gen but i miss kirk so much #picard is so bald and straight #and the sexism is somehow worse #idk #im so tired #and i need to clean my depression room cause my moms coming to visit #boooooo #star trek tos #star trek #spirk #jim kirk #spock

[plead-au]

a compilation of recent PLE:AD AU-related drawings. sorted by oldest to latest

#ple:ad au #object show au #object show community #hfjone #bfdi #bfb #inanimate insanity #ava ledger #airy hfjone #david bfdi #dora bfdi #golf ball bfdi #basketball bfdi #test tube ii #i was actually planning on putting the first 2 images in it's own post but #i dunno i think bundling everything recent into one post would be better i guess #also yes i KNOW i forgot the 'b' in 'remember' if ur even gonna mention it...grr... #also i still need to figure out what David & Dora are gonna look like in PLE:AD AU #y'know(rhetorical) with the whole humanization logic in this AU & such #i had just drawn the last image right now. i think the background fade makes it look pretty cool #also !! if you have any questions for more context about any of the drawings u can ask me !! i will do the answering

[paimonial-rage]

cocky bastard vibes - zhongli

ship: zhongli x reader

synopsis: in which reader shares their free thoughts on the liyue statue of seven

notes: standalone snippet part of the bookkeeping!verse

It was a beautiful day in Liyue. The grass was a luscious green and the birds were singing a beautiful song. After a nice stay at the Emerald Maple Inn, you and Mr. Zhongli decided to have a cup of tea next to the Statue of the Seven before heading on your way to Qingce Village. You were to accompany him to pick up supplies for the next funeral rite, and with the way the morning was going, you knew nothing would ruin this peaceful day.

"So how much do you want to bet that Rex Lapis was hot and knew it?”

You ignored the choked sound that came from your side as you gazed up at the picturesque statue. Though your companion would probably consider your question quite out of the blue, you couldn’t say it was the first time you wondered such a thing. Whenever you passed by one of them in Liyue, the thought always plagued your mind for a few hours after. Judging by Mr. Zhongli’s reaction, though, it seemed he did not share your sentiments.

"Ehem… That… certainly is an interesting thought. I can’t say whether or not previous records touched on such a topic."

You hummed, gazing up at the statue. Really? That couldn’t be true. Why wouldn’t anyone talk about a statue looking like that?

“Well there are many reasons why I’d say I’m right. First off, his outfit. He has a hooded cloak on while also being shirtless. There’s absolutely no logical reason to dress like that unless they’re from the deserts of Sumeru, wouldn’t you say? It obviously was a conscious fashion decision. If you pair that with the seductive way he’s sitting, I’d be inclined to assume he’s quite clearly feeling his look.”

Silence came from your side. Hm, Mr. Zhongli still wasn’t convinced? Then you would go on.

“You do see it, right? His posture is relaxed, yet confident. Not to mention the way he’s looking at that cube in his hand with practically bedroom eyes. His knees are apart too. My friend from Sumeru told me that when a man sits like that, he’s displaying his dominance.”

Still silence.

"You can't sit in a seductive pose like that without on some level being aware you look good doing it. I mean look at him! He's shirtless and everything! I've heard even macho fishermen say that they pray to the statue for a good night before coming home to see their wives. You can’t blame them, right?"

A hesitant cough.

"I-I'm sure it was a younger time when those statues were sculpted."

You groaned.

"Maybe, but you’re not even looking! If you did, you’d agree with me that Rex Lapis is clearly exuding such massive 'cocky bastard' vibes!" You countered.

For some reason, the more you spoke, the more flustered he became.

"C'mon, Mr. Zhongli! Why are you so embarrassed? It's not like I'm slandering his good name! I mean, if Rex Lapis didn't want us talking about him like this, maybe he shouldn't have made a statue with abs clean enough to eat off of!"

Okay, maybe at this point, you were piling it on a bit thick. Could anyone blame you? His face was in his hand as if he had a headache, and were his ears tinged the slightest hint of red? It was an interesting sight. Never had you seen him look so completely flustered. Sure you were rather blunt, but you didn't think your words were that provocative. Mr. Zhongli really was practically a 65 year old man.

"I thought you respected the Geo Archon…" He muttered weakly.

You gasped in offense.

"I do! I’d even consider my words the utmost of pious behavior. In Mondstadt, the sisters of the church consider themselves married to Barbatos, the Anemo Archon. So finding the Geo Archon to be a sex god is pretty much the same thing, right?”

“No, it is not.”

#genshin impact #genshin #genshin x reader #zhongli #zhongli x reader #in which the author converts their first thought upon seeing the liyue statue of seven into written verse #like legit why he sit like that tho #like i’m not the only one right? #why is he sitting like he wants to seduce someone #there’s no logical reason anyone would sit like that unless they thought they looked damn sexy doing so #also if it isn’t clear reader is purposefully laying it on thick through this whole thing #it’s their turn to be amused they deserve it #he’s put them through enough #this is the dumbest thing i’ve ever written but i’m also not sorry #this is my magnum opus not the fischl one uwu #milk u made me finish this how dare you #bookkeeping!verse

[novelconcepts]

In watching more interviews with Liv about Van and the escalation of Van's pragmatism to such dark degrees, I find myself genuinely baffled that anyone could ever think Van the bad guy. I mean, I'm perplexed at finding ANY of these girls The Bad Guy. The bad guy is the situation. It's being lost. It's freezing. It's starving. It's being scraped down to the barest bone of being alive. They make choices that might be snippy, or cruel, or hard-headed, sure--Shauna refusing to just hash it out with Jackie; Jackie being too stubborn to come inside; Taissa refusing to discuss her situation plainly; etc--but by the time we reach the end of season 2, it doesn't even matter. Petty bullshit doesn't matter. Jealousy doesn't matter. Those things are still going to be present and complicated, because--for all their choices, for all the distancing they're trying to do--these kids ARE still human beings. But it isn't the point.

The point is survival. Plain, simple, straightforward. Van's pragmatism is survival. It is the difference between living another day with blood on your teeth or dying pretty. It is the difference between fighting forward through the fire and the snow and the hell of it all, and laying down to die. Van knowing, in watching the ritual violence of Shauna beating Lottie nearly the death, that they will be killing and eating one another soon. Van coming up with the cards for the hunt. Van not blinking when the moment comes, Van choosing a weapon that doubles as a tool to bring the body back, Van refusing to apologize for staying alive--it's not evil. It's not Bad Guy behavior. It's purely about survival, because there is nothing else left to her--or to any of them. They can play the pretty little Sweet Angel Girl game and die, or they can get dirty, bloody, horrific and fight. Van chooses the fight. Van chooses to fight for herself, for her lover, for her team, even knowing not everyone is going to make it out...because the alternate path there is that no one makes it out. Van knew the baby wouldn't live. Van knows the rest of them won't, either. Not unless they start making the hard choices.

And, honestly, the fact that Van sees this narrative coming. Comes up with this plan. Brings out the cards. To me, that is the opposite of Bad Behavior. That is as close to justice as anyone can find in the wilderness. If someone else came up with an idea, maybe it would have come down to voting--but that would have had such a human element to it, with bitterness or hostility or whatever ultimately petty shit always comes of humans selecting who to Other. The cards don't leave room for that. It isn't fair, because the situation isn't fair, because Man vs. Nature isn't fair, but it's as close to a just system as they could possibly find. It's the kindest solution to an unwinnable game. Not to bring it back to American Gods again, but all I can think is "it's easy, there's a trick to it: you do it, or you die." Van gave them that.

#yellowjackets #yj meta #van palmer #i simply cannot ever accept people blindly hating ANY of the girls for their actions at the end of S2 #because by that point it's not about personality flaws or errors of judgement or teenage bullshit #it's survival. it's literally do or die. #be mad at the stuff they did the first few weeks out there. THAT was in their control. #but by the end of S2 it's 'do i want to live? cool. then this is the next step. there IS nothing else. we are eating belts.' #every once in a while on instagram or somewhere i see a hot take like 'oh this whole thing is THIS girl's fault' #and it's like no no. no--apart from misty busting the black box--NOTHING these girls do will change the fact of their situation #they might make it worse or make it more palatable but in the end #it's the purity of man vs. nature as a story #and any of them getting darker. more logical. more pragmatic. just means they're putting another day breathing first. #the human element of it comes in with the faith and the ritual and the acceptance of violence--but the violence was coming either way #'this place cannot be argued with. and that is how we survive: by giving into that.' exactly. liv hewson you genius. exactly.

[coquelicoq]

does. does lee jihye still think yoo joonghyuk and kim dokja had a baby together. when she finds out about biyoo is she like master how do you feel about your baby daddy having a baby with someone other than you? do you want to talk about it? master? hey master where are you going?

#she was so confused at first like how can two guys have a baby? did they adopt? #but then biyoo comes along and it's like. ah maybe they hatched a baby before. it checks out #orv #omniscient reader's viewpoint #ljh #yjh #kdj #my posts #f #maybe she thinks shin yoosung is their baby. oh no wait i've got it i'm putting on my lee jihye logic goggles #shin yoosung of the 41st regression is yjh and kdj's baby. kdj is mad because yjh abandoned her/sent her on a doomed quest #she shows up as the disaster of floods and kdj saves her. then he goes to all the trouble to get her soul from the underworld #THEN he hatches her as a dokkaebi and calls her biyoo (bi after bihyung and yoo after yoo joonghyuk) #so now yjh has to coparent his and kdj's resurrected kid with bihyung. while kdj is off being died #man master's life is so hard! abandoned by his ex to raise their lovehatchling with his ex's new boytoy 😩 #i've connected the dots i've connected them

[bigmammallama5]

#poll #adhd #baby’s first poll #also tagging #deadbiwrites #bc she is very patiently putting up with me right now lmao #the disorder is disordering #i hate it #i know why its doing this #logically i know its not a big deal #but It Is #please dont judge me for this horrible grammar im tired on every single level today

[condorclaw]

All this is doing is convincing me that Mumbo made this poll JUST so he could go "see guys??? My thumb thing ISN'T the weirdest way anyone's played" because Keralis's isn't the same in the slightest

#I might put Mumbo in first just because everyone else's sounds more logical in some way #yes etho's setup is a monstrosity to god but how many gay people also play the same way. checkmate #this is fucking hilarious though mumbo I love you #hermitcraft #hermitcraft s10 #mumbo jumbo #keralis #my post

[mishkakagehishka]

#i love living in the 21st century bc i cwn just make memes to cope #but it's soooo stupid like . yeah. i'm turning 20 soon. and i feel like i have no actual close interpersonal relationship #i'm not my favourite people's favourite person #i feel like. it's stupid to say i'm unwanted bc i'm sure i'm not #logically i know some people like me. but i feel like. there's nobody who would choose me as their first choice #and i feel like it's bc there's smth inherently wrong with me #but i guess that's what it's like #idk least i can do is recognise how i feel and recognise that me thinking ''i would do anything to feel wanted by somebody'' can put #me in harm's way. i can't just Not think that bc i really truly would. but i can at least recognise it and use that self-awareness to #like... i dunno keep myself safe i suppose

[figofswords]

anybody remember the stephanie brown essay I was working on under a research grant fully last summer? yeah it’s not done yet it super needs to be done and I’ve been avoiding working on it for weeks. someone tell me to just do it already

#the problem is. actually there are several problems #1) I’ve been out of the Batman/dc comics phase for almost a year so I don’t care that much about the topic #2) I am fifteen pages in and have not touched it in months so I’ve completely lost my train of thought #3) I can’t just reread it because I hate first five pages or so and I know I need to change it but I was trying to finish before editing #so now my only solution is I need to open up a new doc and completely restructure the whole thing by splicing together the existing writing #so that I can figure out where the hell im going with this and make sure things fit together better #unfortunately that sounds fucking exhausting #but I told my mentor I would have an update for him by the end of the week and. well. it’s the end of the week #I have to present it in April. I have to write and submit an abstract in March #the school gave me $1500 for this stupid essay and if I don’t have anything to show for myself. #well. I don’t know they can’t take the money BACK but it’s not a good look #and also I would feel bad #I did the research!!! i interviewed comic writers even!!! I just haven’t finished WRITING IT DOWN #and I KNOOOOWW once I get started it’ll be fine once I’m going I’m going #but STARTING is hard because I feel like I have to finish it in one go which makes it so huge and daunting #I’m like. slamming my head into a wall. just write a couple sentences Jess something is better than nothing #just start it you don’t have to finish just START just MAKE the new DOC #I know!!!!! that is what my therapist would say!!!! Jess you’re trying to oneshot it bc of your dumb adhd brain!!!! #stop looking at it like that and making it scarier!!! #but even tho I know that logically I’m still like oh I should put away the dishes o should make bread #I should work on my six different art pieces I should do laundry i should play with the puppy I should go for a walk I sh

[gammija]

a little thing I like about this episode is the way it sets up Jon's injury to his hand:

first it shows us the consequences of hand + molty wax person in Jude's own statement ("It would be a long time before I was able to use the hand again,") then it shows us Jude is also a molty wax person, and then of course Jon shakes her hand anyways and screams.

So afterwards, we don't need a scene of a doctor/hospital telling us, 'yup, this hand is seriously burned alright and will hurt to use for a long time', because we already know that and can just move on to the interesting scenes

@a-mag-a-day

#it's just good efficient story-telling #there's no 'As you know-' exposition #the first chunk of info also introduces the waxy people concept and that they run hot; #the second also explains why Jude doesn't look as old as she is and is a direct answer to a logical question from Jon; #the third... well ok Jon burns his hand in exchange for information. not a lot of double duty there but #it does build Jon's character as someone willing to do that #(he's heard the same statement we just did; i think it does him a disservice to interpret it as that he just genuinely #thought it wouldn't hurt) #a mag a day #the magnus archives #magnus archives #jonathan sims #jude perry #tma meta #tma #jonathan #yk its a little thing but its these kinds of things put together that make tma like. good. #tma s3

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

.

#My issue with side y discourse generally is when they say you shouldn't use queer lables because your identity in Christ should be first. #like yes it should but if you're also comfortable calling someone straight then you're being a hypocrite #because that is an identical kind of lable #and same with other labels! are you comfortable calling yourself your ethnicity? your age? your gender? your job title? #then you're doing the exact same thing and in none of those cases is it considered that you're not putting your identity in Christ first #if I said I'm british people wouldn't be like ooh you're prioritising being British above God #like I COULD but not by using the label itself #I'm British. I'm female. I'm 21. I'm straight. #vs I'm british. I'm female. I'm 21. I'm bisexual. #I think if people have an issue with the latter but not the former that logic just doesn't follow through #and i know some people are more comfortable saying SSA #which I totally respect #but a. I personally am not because it feels stigmatizing and b. that's still a label in the same way #idk man I just don't get this specific approach. #also I know that's not all side y. but it defo is some of them!!!

[snekkerdoodles]

Also WTF is with you and using slurs that you as a heterosexual man can't reclaim and using them as a cute quirky punchline in your art?? Even if you were a lesbian like you pretend to be you have no right using the word f*ggot and portraying beloved characters as homophobic lesbians.

does this image scare you

#d slur #f slur #lesbophobia #transphobia #homophobia #also lmao does saying a slur magically become ok just because you put an asterisk after the first letter?? #weird logic is to be expected from you proto-terfs.

[thatonewierdo]

SCENE FROM CHAPTER 6 OF A TALE OF SPIRITS by @unorthodoxx-page​.

Check out the fic cause I promise it’s worth your time, my first impressions of it were like “wtf how is this so good?!”

took some time given I’m preparing for college at the moment and way underestimated how my almost 2 year art break affected my digital skills but now that I’m back I’m just PUMPED to get back into it. Might do some other scenes in the future who knows (send recs and I might just be tempted to do other scenes and fics).

Beware they may be simpler than this tho cause wtf even is coloring and backgrounds? Give me my pure sketchy goodness

(segue into my messy sketch. idk man I just like seeing artists being messy and not giving a fuck about ‘clean’ art)

#rottmnt #Rise of the Teenage Mutant Turtles #avatar the last airbender #a tale of spirits #fanfic art #fanart #okay look I know some details are off like the position donnie descends and the fire nation boots/shoes #but look #you seriously telling me those mutant turtle toes of his are fitting in those god awful shoes? #have you seen how fitted those things are? no way jose #I wasn't putting my boy donnie inside those for my first attempt at drawing him #also the arm screen thing is mostly a pre-movie thing I know #I have no excuse for that one I just sketched him based on how he looked in the series since I had more references that way #and halfway through I realised 'wait fuck this is post-movie and movie donnie has those cool black wrappings not this purple stuff' #so I just kinda... colored it black and said it looked good enough? yeah let's just say that in my headcannon donnie got his arm screen back #flawless logic #damn I suck at this tagging stuff #donnie rottmnt #rottmnt donatello #avatar gaang #yeah that ough to do it #welp it's midnight so g'night everybody