#upon which i reflected

[rayofsunshinc]

Good morning. Which of your muses are members of The Tortured Poets Department? Mine are:

And Chairman:

#out of sunshine #i saw a tik tok that was like characters that are members of ttpd #upon which i reflected

[nattikay]

so I started playing the new Frontiers of Pandora game last night, and was pleasantly surprised that not only did the opening cutscene feature a few lines of spoken Na'vi dialogue, but said dialogue was actually pretty accurate!! Good job game!!

Here’s the lines transcribed as far as I can tell:

Aha'ri: Plltxe po nìtsleng! He speaks falsely/he lies! Player: Ma tsmuke, ftang! Sister, stop!

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Aha'ri: Ma Nor? Ma Nor, tìtxen si. Awnga ngahu, tam. Nor? Nor, wake up. We [are] with you, it’s ok. Nor: Tsat oel uniltsola nìmun…tsatxon a fol awngat kämolunge. I dreamed about it again…that night they took us.

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Aha'ri: Awnga kä ne kelku! We go home! Player: Za'u, ma Teylan. Oeng kivä ne kelku. Come, Teylan. We [may] go home.

#lì'fya lena'vi #frontiers of pandora #there was one spot where I initially thought might be a mistake #aha'ri says the “we’re going home” line a couple of times #and one of the times she says it in English to Mercer and then repeats it in Na'vi #at first I thought she was still talking to Mercer in which case it should’ve been “ayoe” instead of “awnga” #cuz “awnga” would imply that Mercer is “going home” with them which….yeah no lol ^^; #but upon further reflection I think the intention was that she’s addressing Mercer in English #and then switches to addressing her friends in Na'vi #in which case “awnga” would indeed be correct #they did also get the awnga vs oeng distinction right so good job!! #(awnga being “we” as in a group of 4+ people vs oeng being “we” as in only the speaker and listener (in this case the player and Teylan)) #on a side note Alma sounds like she’s coughing every time she says Aha'ri’s name :P #welp at least she’s making an effort

[forgetful-river]

Women are always talking about "long live the new flesh" then immediately exploding, it's a real problem.

#HI I'M SO SORRY I'M EXPERIENCING THE HORRORS!!!! I'M STILL AROUND #Painting metal is so soothing #100% vibes based. knowing how light actually reflects is for nerds #I keep thinking about arabot which I'm sure means nothing and is in no way a reflection upon my psyche :) #aradia medigo #aradiabot #hs #homestuck #my art

[milogoestogreendale]

i think maybe one of the reasons i don’t really watch s6 id that im afraid im not abed-nadir autistic: loveable, confident, pop-culture obsessed and part of the found family despite his quirks and eccentricities. sometimes i feel more like frankie-dart autistic… perceived as a cold, detached outsider who never really feels like a true member of the group

honestly i see a lot of myself in frankie, she’s just trying to help greendale in her way of understanding the world which can be very black-and-white. she doesn’t see the point of all the magic that makes greendale what it is because she doesn’t feel like a part of it. we as the audience go in expecting to dislike her, because she symbolizes the change we’re not ready to deal with. they see her as sucking the life out of greendale which im sure is really disheartening to someone who just wants to be loved like everybody else. and it’s kind of heartbreaking to me that frankie never really finds that sense of belonging that made the rest of the group feel unconditionally accepted at greendale

#i just rewatched s6 ep1 for the first time #which if you know me is insane #ive rewatched so much of this show over and over #but i still struggle with the changes of s6 #i like it a lot more upon reflecting #community #community nbc #abed nadir #frankie dart

[ferretwhomst]

ghost brothers healing arc real?!?!?!

#i keep thinking abt that suggestion from an anon back in august/sept #where they were like What if when the ghost bros finally found happiness and comfort in each other #their ghost forms changed for the better as well to reflect that #and it makes so much sense to me because like #the physical injuries left on their ghost forms signify the unfinished business that kept their spirits from passing on #stan's brand symbolises the contempt he still has for ford after all the pain he caused him in life #(...and another thing but i'll keep quiet about that for now) #plus of course his wrists; the injuries which actually did him in. #and ford's eye... i mean losing his eye in life means obviously he . won't have it as a ghost #but the fact that it still bleeds. #bill had a huge fucking sway over how his life played out. and the fact that the trauma he inflicted upon ford carries on even in death.. #(and idk what the significance of the neck injury is specifically i just wanted to show that ford was super fucking battered) #ANYWAYS YEAH I HAVE THOUGHTS #gravity falls #blood brothers au #ghost stan #stan pines #ghost ford #ford pines #ferret's art

[teeth-draws]

“What do you mean he’s scary!! Look at him!”

— taking artistic liberties to scrunkle the face of @shepherds-of-haven’s Blade Bronwyn - a man with 0.6% body fat lol

#shepherds of haven #if games #blade bronwyn #this is mc privelage at work #hc mcs but especially the ladies are like no he’s fine!! look he’s a lamb!! but if someone else tried this they’d get their wrists broken #being an artist (like being a writer) makes your proclivities rly obvious because in this instance you can tell that I love #babying men who could kickflip me into the sun #picking fights with famed assassins like… wow blade ur so confident for your height! and leave #blade likes girls with good hearts and Halle is not quite that but she IS an efficient worker so she always comes back with the win… #and a bunch of rescued orphans and mages and stuff it’s… not a reflection of her personality but rather her work ethic which even then #is reluctant and put-upon #she didn’t want to be a captain let alone commander she was meant to be using this gang of do-gooders to fulfil her fate and then bounce #but they’re all so wholesome and now she loves them despite her better judgement #and he’s so cute!! with his poetry and plants and the googly-eyed clam he keeps on his desk and talks to about his feelings!! #what’s a girl to do? #there’s only so strong you can be in the face of a man who tells you straight-faced he’d mcfucking die for you #talking the talk and walking the walk even to the most wary of wilderness orphans #as always blade you are a nightmare to draw I lost sleep over your skin tone #my foe of four years aka blade’s left elbow is cunningly hidden #their child would be a serious force of nature and also really tall #fanart #shoh #can you imagine the name? between austere ket names and whack mage names… #these are my parents: blade and halwendi. my name is steele mechanicus and I DONT want to talk about it #just realised that if his brother saw this shit he’d get blade stoned for being a public hussy gosh sorry better make an honest man of him #new blade hairstyle is a shaggy wolfcut bc I think it’s cute on him lmao #this is a really autistic couple honestly #not quite sure where to put his hands #like when you flip a shark upside down

[pangyham]

been thinking about the liyue gang and how id draw their physical builds so here are some thoughts i had for xy cy and gm in particular

- xingqiu, unsurprisingly, would be quite lanky. i like to think he has broad-ish shoulders, like a thin athlete's build? hes a long boy to me haha, long face, neck, limbs, fingers etc, so naturally hes stands (comparatively) tall at 5'6" or 5'7"

i like to think hes most physically attractive one and has that handsome princely and boyish charm to him because it adds a lot to his fuckass duality LOL

- chongyun is a lot like xiao imo! short stature but with muscular arms. he seems nimble and flexible because of his normal attack animations (which bears a lot of similarities to xiao's actually! this + the fact that chongyun's normal attacks create gusts of wind further reinforces my hc that xiao trains him). sometimes i watch high energy choreography vids on youtube and some dancers look incredibly light on their feet, almost like their body is inherently bouncy? and i imagine chongyun to have that agility to him. chongyun has a delicate face and aura and i let that bleed into my hcs for his fighting style and physical capabilities hahaha. hes kind of like a cat who's deceptively strong. as for height.. just a few inches taller than xiao, so perceptibly short at 5'4"

- ga ming my new beloved. pretty much similar to chongyun but more muscular and stronger just because he wields his claymore with ease. theres a noticeable weight different between cy and his claymore the way he lugs it up after he swings (or even other claymore users like razor who, on his last hit, bounces from impact). meanwhile ga ming literally slams his to the ground LOL. i love his movements though hes very swift and expressive and radiant.. if cy has delicate movements then ga ming's is fierce and (charmingly!) assertive

ga ming is wonderfully charismatic though, i know hes not well known in liyue harbor yet, but he seems like the type to gain a reputation from his friendliness. how could no one adore him hahaha. 5'5" for height! just between xy and xq

#tangy talks genshin #chongyun gets analyzed most my bad #this was super fun though #while thoughtful ; genshin chara designs will always look distinctly gacha and flashy so a lot of the designs kinda blur together in my hea #this is why i really like looking into their animations particuarly their normal attacks #i think it conveys their personalities really well! it's always something to look forward to when new characters release #i gravitate towards swords polearms and claymores most though because i like the act of swinging and slashing hah. it also requires a lot o #body movement and reflects a lot of irl martial arts fencing and other combat techniques #sword users are always really fun to watch because theyre inherently graceful hahah. i will admit it gets kinda repetitive #i think my favorite NA animation has to be albedo's.. very simple clean and refined. he stands elegantly and puts his arm behind his back o #his 2nd attack which ive been transfixed by since be first came out in 2020 LOL. i love albebo #wow these tags are long as hell #but anyway i actually have more thoughts on xq's physical appearance but its just me rambling about how i think hes funny as fuck #im a proponent of dashingly pretty princely xingqiu not necessarily because i want to bestow upon him desirable traits #but because i think its funny knowing hes just a bit of a loser under all that #hes well known (mr worldwide one might say) and the heir to a prestigious guild and chivalrous talented and prolific #but he writes self insert novels hates carrots had bad handwriting sings really bad #hes just a teenage boy #as always i will 100% have more to say about chongyun but ill save that for another post #ga ming on the other hand.. i dont have anything substantial to say but hes super fun to think about #hes such a likable character #wow these tags are LONG as fuck ill stop now.

[age-of-moonknight]

“Two Minds,” Superior Spider-Man (Vol. 3/2023), #4.

Writer: Dan Slott; Penciler: Mark Bagley; Inker: John Dell; Colorist: Edgar Delgado; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

#Marvel #Marvel comics #Marvel 616 #Superior Spider-Man #Superior-Spider-Man vol. 3 #Superior Spider-Man 2023 #latest release #where’s moony #Moon Knight #Mr. Knight #Marc Spector #been a hot minute since I could use a panel for both my Moon Knight and Kaine blogs! #and this is one of those «trapped in the mindscape» sort of situations so it has no impact on reality #nor needs to reflect it #and while I may have my beef with Slott and the whole Superior Spider-Man story thread as a whole #I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon this and it is sweet that Peter considers Moon Knight an ally #(although that may be more Bagley’s input???) #and even more of an ally than Ben Reilly at this point asldhk RIP unless one of those vaguely spider-person-shaped #silhouettes is supposed to be Ben which puts him at a disadvantage to even Howard the Duck hahaha

[autumngracy]

Not me creeping up to the wordcount of the fourth longest book ever written

#A Reflection of Starlight #AROS #valvert #fanfic #writing #Hey I switched back to LibreOffice again after setting up my new computer #(RIP my old computer's installation of MS Office 2009) #And also my old computer in general as it is now giving me the blue screen of death upon boot #but ANYWAY #does anybody know how to make LibreOffice stop highlighting formatted areas? BC with Dark Mode it's highlighting white text #which makes it impossible to read my footnote and page numbers #Also I CANNOT believe this program was coded to be so that 'Ignore' and 'Ignore All' options only do so for the CURRENT SESSION ONLY #Like what in god's name??? #I spent 3-4 hours reformatting AROS after converting it only to learn that all the 'errors' I told it to ignore just popped back #the second I reopened the document like jesus christ #Why even offer those options if it doesn't do it permanently for that document file #HHHHHHHhhhhhhHHHHHH #I then spent another several hours being forced to change the language formatting to French for all the French bits #JUST so it would stop underlining all of them in red #And there's no way for me to get rid of the underlining on things like cut off bits of dialogue #bc they are NOT proper words and I refuse to add them to my Dictionary (thus polluting it) just to get rid of them #Ugh #So anyway remember years ago how I joked about what if I accidentally wrote a fanfic longer than the source material itself #That being one of the longest books ever written (technically THE longest book ever written #if we're counting the FRENCH version of it and not the English translation #And yeah I know I technically split AROS into 3 books but that was only for reader convenience #It's still one book in my heart #And also because I think it would be REALLY funny to surpass Hugo's wordcount #Which is entirely plausible bc in English it was only about 531k so I only a little over 100k off and I think I can easily make that #with the material I have left to write but is already mostly plotted out

[genocat]

this one iterator OC i never post because his trauma is too fucking severe for anyone to even be able to comprehend in one sitting

#i threw every single issue i had up until this point onto him #which is a lot #he is severely fucked up and wants to die #pretty sure like every piece i have of him is a massive TW LMAO #poor guy #why did I do this to him #that one pink guy I posted a while back is responsible for most of it btw #just . because . yay #anyways most all of my funny robots are connected in some way or another #this guy just got the absolute worst of the bullshit #i decided to throw at these characters #i love angst #he looks super pretty with all his flowers too auuughh poor baby #unfortunate fucking name be upon ye ! ur gonna have to live with a name #that basically reflects all of your trauma #have fun !!!!!!!!!

[grymmdark]

i love how sometimes i will have wholeass conversations with myself which are about things which would probably make for an insanely good philosophy doctoral thesis. but i dont write em down anywhere or tell em to anyone else so i forget them like 15 minutes after I say them and then just move on with my life

#grymms spectacular fucking posts #i was in the shower having a whole convo about the human tendency towards labels and how they are usually applied and how they can reflect #upon the groups and cultures and societies within which they exist and how oftentimes they can be counterproductive by overcomplicating #communication as opposed to streamlining it #this might be a bit more of a linguistics and/or anthropology thing than philosophy but thats just the most recent example of this #also im not saying this to brag or say im smart cus being a good philosophy doctoral thesis doesn't mean something is intelligent #being a philosopher doesn't necessarily require intelligence. just reflection

[forecast0ctopus]

I kinda spam liked your merthur posts so sorry if that was annoying haha,,, anyway! Do you have any ocs?

no apologies needed i love it when people like a lot of my stuff !! im not much of an oc person, but ive got a few from my films over the years..... none of them have names lmao theyve just got titles

hitchhiker from Stranger Danger (2019) cowboy from The Cart Before the Horse (2020) and ballerinas 1 and 2 from Barre Fight! which brings up the perfect opportunity to let you guys know im releasing it TOMORROW (may 1, 2023)

im not that great at promoting my original stuff but im really proud of my films! so if u guys wanna check them out.................

#its not that i dont like making characters #but im better at expanding upon them and characterizing them through actions and such? which is probably why i love doing fanart #and storyboards and rough animation #once ive got a character im good to go #but making a character from nothing is kinda weird for me and idk i always seem to like to make my characters super vague as far as details #like i give em a personality and such but im not giving them a backstory #i dunno the way i make characters might just be a reflection upon me as a person (vague) but we dont need to get into any of that #ask #hex-is-vexxed

[tacosaysroar]

I took these early(ish) in the morning, cleaning the kitchen, and got distracted before posting. Now I’m in the kitchen again. Guess why. (Least loved Sisyphean chore.)

One day, I’m going to have the world’s weirdest crow’s feet because of the scar around my orbital bone. You can see the crinkle pattern in that top left photo. It looks like how little kids draw rays around a sun. Or eyelashes on creatures. And that’s just fine. I’ll take interesting crow’s feet over skin cancer any day, thank you.

Three cheers for modern medicine and sunny kitchens and silky robes.

#also this is the third and fourth selfie I’ve taken in the kitchen recently #including that one where anon thought I was wearing eyeliner #and upon reflection #I think the combination of natural backlighting #and my lash line and deep set of the eyes #DOES make it look like I’m wearing eyeliner #which is kind of interesting #maybe I should take more kitchen selfies

[carco5a]

does anyone want to look at my favorite metal gear solid comics panel with me on this fine morning. here it is

thanks for looking at it with me. stay safe out there

#image of my crazy old man which i often reflect upon

[fellhellion]

hey Tunes, do you know whats happening in the Miguel tag? I'm too afraid to check it out myself so thought I'll ask you.

essentially the atsv screenplay was released two or so days ago, which you can read in its entirety here, and there has been valid crirtique regarding the language utilised to describe Miguel within said screenplay, including allusions to bloodlust and the screenplay describing him as an animal twice I believe.

#insofar as my own personal thoughts this does really make me concerned that theres a real lack of consciousness to #emphasizing miguel's anger and the nature of his being in that he's half spider as primary tenets to his character #its deeply concerning to me that regardless of whether the authorial intent was more in vein of providing direction to animators #or was an attempt at shorthand for his emotional state to emphasize his threat AS an antagonist #that this kind of language pertaining to a moc wasnt examined more closely and that it wasnt something picked up upon throughout the #creative process (because lbr Lord + Miller + Callaham are notorious for creatively echoloating their way to the final product and even the #screenplay we HAVE has elements which never made it to the film that exists right now) #its concerning that this mindset on part of the creatives (esp in contrast to Spot as others have pointed out who doesnt contain the same #kinds of language descriptors) that this is something that appears to have been integrated carelessly and without consideration as to just. #the implications of always referring to a moc within bestial terms and characterising his emotions as such. and i think thats something #which is important to point out and criticise as part of the authorial intent (which is what i read the screenplay AS yknow) #but yeah tldr theres been a lot of issue taken with the language used there and i think its a very warranted point to make critique of #and its one i personally hope the creatives HEAR and reflect on. because theyve shown they can do so in regards to characters like Peni or #elements like getting the texture of Miles' hair wrong at first #ask games #anon

[sailorstarr-chan4]

Honestly, the more I read Mao, the more the "carbon-copy Inuyasha" accusations make no sense. You know what IS a good Rumiko Takahashi earlier work comparison?

MERMAID SAGA/FOREST

Themes of immortality being a curse? immortals either doing good or wrecking havoc? a stoic immortal protagonist who's lived on the Earth too long?? a plucky female protagonist who holds her own in a fight and SHARES THE SAME CURSE AS AFOREMENTIONED IMMORTAL???? Mystery surrounding WHY said curses exist to begin with???? Hello?????

Not everything goes back to Inuyasha, or even Ranma. Takahashi has been doing this shit longer than most of us online have been alive, so of course, she'll have recurring themes, tropes, styles, etc. No shit. So does practically EVERY SINGLE MANGKA IN EXISTENCE.

#Starling ramblings #manga #Rumiko Takahashi #Mao #Mao manga #Mermaid Forest #otaku issues #50 notes #may I introduce you to: Yuu Watase and Arina Tanemura #both are shoujo artists I adore but I swear to GODS their characters are ALL identical! #look them up. I dare you to tell me that you can directly (without context) tell the difference #between the art style of Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne and The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross and Full Moon wo Sagashite #or Absolute Boyfriend vs Imadoki! Nowadays or Fushigi Yuugi #the differences come down to: Story; Hair Styles; Fantasy vs Non Fantasy #....... and that's about it lmao #so yeah bitch about Yashahime and Mao and Rinne and whatever the fuck #orrrrrr just shelf your nostalgia for two seconds and recognize that an artist's style is almost always reflected in ALL of their work #and if that's not your cup of tea that's FINE! #lord knows I don't exactly worship the ground Takahashi treads upon #(considering the amount of times I've roasted my favorite series by her which is - you guessed it - Inufuckingyasha)