#rambling with dodo

[foldingfittedsheets]

In college I did this production of Alice in Wonderland. I got cast as the Dodo who’s part of the caucus race and it was really fun. As part of my character I developed this absolutely unhinged laugh, because our scene is basically just chasing each other around in a circle screaming.

The laugh was a full throated undulating crazy burst of sound, like a mashup of every other 90’s anime villain and SpongeBob, if they were tripping balls and having the best time of their life. It is not a laugh for indoors.

As the production got under way our costumes rolled out and it was Very low budget so my costume was a purple tshirt with a feather boa wound through it, feathers spirit gummed to my face, a purple skirt, and purple pantyhose.

Now the trouble was that my scenes were all running, and there wasn’t shoes in my costume. The pantyhose slid on every surface like ice, from the stage to the aisles. I brought up concerns about falling but basically got told to just be careful.

The show must go on and so I took to the stage with my extremely slippery feet, vowing that if I fell I’d stay in character.

We had two performances and a dress rehearsal and in each one we run out three times and on the last we run down through the audience. The dress rehearsal and first performance I got through and kept my feet, slipping but flailing myself upright each time and laughing my insane character laugh at the foibles.

The final show dawned. I was confident I’d be able to manage. The first two caucus races went by and I stayed up. On the third I circled the stage okay but as I was dashing off stage through the aisle, my foot slipped out from under me.

It was slow motion for me as I felt the eyes of the audience tracking my slow tilt forward. I reached out to catch myself and landed with a hard whumpf on my stomach, seeing stars as all the air left my body. A hush fell as everyone waited with bated breath to see if this was part of the show or if they’d just watched a performer eat shit and injure themself.

The second I could reinflate my lungs I shrieked out with, “AhAhaahaHaA!” Scrabbling to my feet I flapped my arms and followed after the dormouse and turtle, laughing hysterically.

My elbows and pride were bruised but by god, I stayed in character.

Afterward my friends said, “Did you have to do that every time? It was my favorite part! Your laugh was so good!”

#ramblies #ffs foibles #funny #story #theater #acting #alice in wonderland #dodo

[fleshdyke]

is anyone else feeling fucking insane about extinct animals

#i just remembered thylacines and dodo birds and passenger pigeons and carolina conures. for the love of god. #rambles

[thresholdbb]

i have a VOY confession: I skipped Threshold because the rating on imdb was SO so low... is it required viewing???

I was holding off on this question so I didn’t give you the most insane rambling answer, so thank you for your patience. Short answer: I definitely think it’s worth a watch. I, thresholdbb, am obviously biased about this, but imo Star Trek isn’t quite Star Trek without its delightfully campy side.

Threshold is often pointed to as the worst episode of Star Trek, and it has also been voted as such. That said, it really isn’t that bad. The science is iffy at best, but it’s science fiction and that part gets a pass in my book. It only veers into the ridiculous in the last act, otherwise it’s actually not bad. If it didn’t take a hard left at the end, people probably wouldn’t rag on it as much as they do.

Tom Paris has some excellent moments and Robert Duncan McNeill was having a blast being a mutant, chewing up all the scenery. The EMH has a bit that makes me laugh every time. Janeway is delightful as always. Plus, the episode won an Emmy for make-up.

Really though, I love what episodes like Threshold (and the like) represent: a willingness to take risks. Some of that has been lost in the bigger budget productions that have come after (they’re coming back around), but I unabashedly adore that these “bad” episodes exist. Plus now we get to poke fun at and enjoy hyper-evolved salamander babies for eternity. What’s not to celebrate?

#all Star Trek is good Star Trek #even bad Star Trek? #especially bad Star Trek #every day is threshold day #thresholdbb is threshold posting again #my answer might still have been rambling and insane I apologize #is it even star trek if you can’t poke some fun at it? #if you talk to other Star Trek fans often they will have a threshold and Tuvix opinion #I am always staunchly pro threshold and I don’t care #plus it spawned delightful art and a whole celebration day!! #mark your calendars January 29 is threshold day #taking risks means sometimes you fail and that’s perfectly ok #but I don’t think it’s a terribly bad episode I really like it #when I first saw it I was like ??? but then it grew on me and now I love it so much #I adore “bad” Star Trek #I feel the same about move along home and rascals and relics and and and #except for code of honor that one can die ok ilubye #but also like choice exists you don’t have to watch it if you really don’t want to I’m just some dodo on the internet idk

[forestshadow-wolf]

#dodo bird #northern white faced owl #el rambles #el questions

[wayward-wren]

Am I the only one who doesn't think that 60s era Doctor Who's trend/themes of 'protect women' isnt sexist?

Most of the complaints I see about 60s Who sexism, and the male characters of that era is largely due to the men being like 'girls stay back.' But a) there is nothing inherently sexist about that imo? Men protecting women is the most healthy masculine thing possible. And b) when the women are like 'no lol' the men are like 'okay fine let's go' and respect their decisions on the whole.

Like that isn't sexism? That's just recognising men and women are different?

#wren rambles #doctor who #classic doctor who #this is mostly about jamie #who yes he does make sexist comments appart from his drive to protect #but only ever does that in the context of trolling his female friends #honestly i feel like if i look close enough i could argue that modern who is MORE sexist than 60s who #tempted to make that argument shfhs #i mean just look at the variety of women we have in the 60s era alone! #theres people from the past (victoria) and the future (vicki) #theres people who hang back and tend to be more damsel in distress (susan) vs women who are on the front lines (polly) #theres ladies who are pretty streets smart (dodo) and ladies who are able to keep up with the doctor intellectually (zoe) #there's BARBARA WRIGHT #the 60s era ladies are so different and all stand out in their own way #they have different skills and gifts and personalities #and (on the whole poor dodo) are pretty well developed characters #vs the same trope of 'Contemporary British Woman Who Adores The Doctor As The Best Ever Who Can Do No Wrong' fits like 70% nu companions #idk man. #i get tired of people saying 60s who is sexist #cos i dont see that it is? but maybe im missing something #i will say that i love all the 60s ladies soso much #and find some of the modern ladies less developed #ANYWAY RANT OVER THANK YOU

[queermentaldisaster]

WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME THAT DODOS WERE IN THE SAME FAMILY AS PIGEONS AND DOVES!?!?!

(or did el mention it at some point and I'm just stupid)

#elo rambles #doves #pigeons #dodos

[midnight-coffeebreak]

#niles ramblings #jackbox #dodo re mi

[barsikscorner]

WHEEEEEEZE

WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY TO ME I CAN'T

AAAHAHAHAHA

#my ramblings #lmao #dodo moment

[dodorimo]

I've been here for only two weeks and i'm already tired of astarion discourse, how do you people put up with it?

#this shit is boring #im glad i'm a raphael person first and foremost #at least people here seem to embrace his evilness #and everyone seems cool and chill #dodo speaks

[lockandkeyhyena]

psych2go? more like psych2go away please

#words cannot express how much vitriol i have for that channel #beats my hatred for the dodo #yeen rambles

[majestydeerakuma]

Played the Causal Saxophone in the song Dodo Re Mi and I got a perfect combo :D

(Casual Saxophone is an instrument that’s set on hard by the way, lol)

#rambling #jackbox related #dodo re mi

[fleshdyke]

i’m so obsessed with this pic from anoop desai’s ig. it looks feral

#like that beast is going to bite someone!!!! #anyways this whole episode i was fighting the autistic urge to criticize the dodo design #i want the puppet though. that would be sick #rambles #wwdits #wwdits spoilers #wwdits s4 #shroows

[raphidae]

Here’s my first drabble in a while, a reply to @allvalley100’s Chemistry prompt!

Chozen approaches Daniel tentatively after his impromptu lesson on Master Kim Sun-Yung’s unorthodox technique; the memory of Daniel on the ground under him just minutes ago stirs something primal in his gut, but he cannot let his unseemly desire push Daniel away, he cannot stand the idea of losing Daniel-san’s trust now—

Daniel won’t stand for the shame in Chozen’s eyes.

Daniel rubs the back of his neck and whispers, his eyes alight with something unspoken as he moves close enough for lips to touch, “I trust your hands around my neck, Chozen.”

I think I like them there too.

#danzen #allvalley100 #chozen toguchi #daniel larusso #poor chozen feeling shame in his desire #and daniel refusing to let chozen feel that shame #because he feels that desire too #dodo rambles #cobra kai #the karate kid

[forestshadow-wolf]

So dodo birds...

These fat phucks (/aff) could weight up to 50 pounds (20 kgs), they could NOT fly, and their wings were USELESS (i love them)

They lived on an island just off the eastern coast of Madagascar, and is a not so distand relative of pigeons and doves

They were found in 1507, and sadly went extinct around 1690, witht he last confirmed sighting being in 1662.

And they went extinct due to human activity. Not only were they "hunted" because sailors were looking for a change of diet, but human-introduced animals such as pigs, rats, ect likely ate their eggs and chicks. As well as environmental changes such as deforestation. AND due to a lack of need for it, they didn't reproduce quickly, with females only laying one (1) egg a year

This was possible because they had no natural predators on their island, so they nested on the grounds, and did not fear humans, making them both easy to access and easy to hunt. Ironically it earned their name 'dodo' originating from the word 'doudo' or simpleton.

ALSO ON TOP OF THAT!! THEY WERE APPARENTLY NOT THAT GOOD TASTING TO EAT, AND YET...

They largely ate a collection of seeds, nuts, fruits, roots, and (probably) occasionally crabs and other shellfish they could catch.

They ALSO ate small pebbles and rocks to help grind up food into smalled pieces to aid in digestion. Pigeons also do this, as well as crows and parrots (sometimes)

#dodo #dodo bird #extinct animals #extinct birds #birds #i like birbs #el rambles

[sleepynegress]

What is this trend of recent romance arcs that are done well being used to boost and uplift lesser predecessers? First, I noticed that w/ IWTV and all the all-white queerbait being weirdly compared... NOW, it's beeing done with Sauron/Galadriel and Reylo...*facepalm* The reason why these recent turns of good tropes in ships have worked, -the reasons why you need their lens to prop up the lessers that came before is because *they worked the tropes well* and those ones before did. not. In IWTV, the ship is not bait. It's not bland yt dudes in proximity that fandom latched onto because they are in proximity and the showrunner decided to bait you some. In ROP, Halbrand actually IS at a compelling stage...which is what made him accessible for Galadriel... He wasn't a weird incel who smashed his stuff when he got mad. He was truly trying to figure out who he was and where to go next after being at his lowest point and doing evil for thousands of years...(i.e. this isn't some spoiled teenager)... Though Galadriel ultimately made the right choice, (and we know will continue to do so)... In other words, their chemistry and maturity makes this iteration of the enemies/strangers/lovers/enemies trope so interesting and good... These are two hot adults... ULTRA-grown. Who come together for grown-ass reasons. It's also so fun to know where she ended up, and having added context for that. Girl WANTED THAT.

And he tempts her with a grown-ass reason. -I see your light...that will temper my shit choices (because he does regret!) and make our ruling over everything better. Hello, compromise. Love isn't enough... in mature relationships. You have to be looking/moving in the same direction. He tempted her with her goal, in compromise, basically. I'll go your direction, you show me... and WE'LL go. Because I appreciate what you can give us.

And then she turns him down for a grown-ass reason...."You killed my brother, you are too far gone and so am I, so far past it... i.e. I have been HUNTING YOU FOR THIS for hundreds of years!! WTF?!" They both played this brilliantly... She didn't go into a rage...She was more hurt by knowing this wasn't possible. A GROWN response. He didn't try to harm her or beg her. He stopped her from hurting him and presented his case straight out. Like this is what I want us to do now, that you're acknowledging that I'm Sauron...Then he took her no, and left... didn't hurt nobody on the way out. These are ancient beings, who are well past most of the experiences of life, jaded beauties who basically had that "oh no...this person is making me feel things..." happen (ironic in a fantasy) who'll always wonder... what if? Not two kids, one evolving idealist, the other spoiled and brash. P.S.

OH SHIT... just remembered one delicious detail. He didn't stop her blade at first, because HE. KNEW. she would stop it herself. But did the second time she did, because yeah... he read correctly that she was serious that time. But again... he never deigned to think fighting her for this was the way.

#rambling #fan mess #shipping mess #yall got amazing ships now #to truly get into the goodies you got now! #iwtv #rop #but too stuck in the dodo you had no choice but to swim in in the past #also lol at the folk going oh no he's hot... #the most evil folk always. are. #haladriel #loustat #aww these two ships I will savor #we've had trash for sooo long #he's gonna be like my greatest enemy because she knows meeeee aaahhh!!! #and she's regrouping like #damn he an even bigger threat than we thought!!

[dododorinda]

Started Trigun Stampede today(finally!). And now the TS brainrot starts....I watched the original anime way back when and loved it but always wanted a reboot and finally got my wish. My thoughts so far:

The visual animation is stunning. Still don't like the character animation, it's just weird to me? But overall very beautiful animation

Story line is moving fast and we start off with knowing about Knives and that he's the Bad Guy, which is cool

Wolfwood. That's all.

Really good antagonists. I'm excited to see more and what atrocities they commit 😁

Roberto. I loved Millie but Roberto is just great

I love how Vash is even MORE compassionate in Stampede. He was already so kind and loving in the original but in TS he doesn't seem to want to even injure anyone and will check on his opponents immediately if they do get hit

Overall, I love it and both look forward to and dread what's coming because I know....and I wish I didn't. So go watch it!!

#trigun stampede #vash the stampede #nicholas d. wolfwood #dodo rambles #anime