#where's the fun in that?

[edwardianmumbo]

I've seen alot of conflicting definitions on nonverbal around Tumblr so I've made an informal survey about it!! Why you might ask, because linguists is a hyperfixation of mine so I wanted to see who and why people use the definitions they do.

This survey will be open until after 11pm BST on September 24 2022 (12 days from posting this) upon which I'll sort the data all out. I'd also greatly appreciate if you could share the link and/or this post around for a greater sample size!!

#actually neurodivergent #actually autistic #survey #emri.exe #This month is actually really busy for me so I probs shouldn't be doing this but oh well #where's the fun in that? #gotta follow the hyperfixation impulses every once in a while /hj /lh

[madwheelerz]

Things I don't get-

1) The notion that Mike is meant to be ugly (the show itself only goes as far as to make the frogface comment. The pilot and pitch both describe him as a cute kid. He gets mistaken for Nancy. His mom and sisters are good-looking, and his father is average at worst. Like this isn't about not meeting the beauty standard of the 80s because none of the party do. They're all losers who don't fit the macho masculine man vibe - yes, that includes Will - so that instance that Mike is considered ugly and that anyone who considers him good-looking is crazy or incorrect is a bit...).

2) The great name debate for El. Eleven isn't like an evil name. The reason characters call her is because El doesn't express dissatisfaction over it. Jane isn't an evil name either, but it's significantly less connected to El. Mike explains it when he gives her the name. Eleven is to El, what Michael is to Mike. It's just a nickname, so anyone calling her by her number in the show isn't out to get her or seeing her as less than unless she says she's uncomfortable with it and they continue.

3) The wave of people being like actually x character doesn't look like their actor. How does this even work with a visual medium? Isn't that what actors are for, to give life to the characters they're playing.

4) This is byler-specific- the anti-au and anti-ooc thing. This is why there's such a lack of AUs. People are so scared of harrassment that they opt not to write and explore the characters through their own perspective. It sucks.

#lowkey just ranting #feel free to respond #that being said interpret whatever you want #but no one will ever be 100% correct to the 'true vision' or whatever #and they don't necessarily have to be fandom space is meant to be fun #and having niche opinions is generally fine in other fandoms #but for some reason the stranger things fandom has a thing for trying to be 100% right to the letter #where's the fun in that? #this is for me

[multicolour-ink]

What if the second movie opens directly where the first left off: by following the brothers wrapping down the pipe and beginning a day of plumbing work together (kinda like how Muppets Most Wanted literally takes place a few seconds after the 2011 Muppets movie)

Seems like a lot of movies are doing that trope nowadays...

I would prefer there to be at least a month time skip; only because I like to get the sense that there has been some kind of settling and growth with the characters.

#if we open the sequel right after the battle of brooklyn #there's no growth #I want to see the bros happily settled and fitting in the mushroom kingdom #not still new and trying to get used to it #where's the fun in that? #super mario #mario #luigi #the super mario bros movie #super mario movie #mario movie #mario movie 2023 #mario movie sequel #multicolour ink answers

[spotlightstudios]

Hehe, Light art! (And my first Canon character in one of these posts???)

Lucio is a horrid lil man/goat, but he is far too fun to draw, so here we are! (Version w/o text below the cut)

Once again I did the thing where I said I wouldn't complicate things, then proceeded to do a full background smh. But! I like this version a lot more lmao-

I love drawing Goat Lucio a lil too much, and idk, it was just soothing working on his portion of this. (Light, on the other hand, made be want to explode lmao-)

Lore Dump rq (for context):

Light (as pictured) used to have a connection to a Forest Heart. As a person who was trying to help cure the plague (Potion Expert), the magic in their heart was p potent, and like in Muriel's route, Lucio would probably seek out Light's heart since it was strong and magic-filled.

Though, I like to think that between Light's precautions and their natural charm they just kinda, evade Lucio. Maybe even get him on their good side in certain loops. One factors common though: Even when he's intangible, the only one who can kill Light is *him*, and usually just appearing will spook off just about anyone/thing.

Anywho, I try to keep my Light content to myself, but this one just wouldn't get out of my head and it was just really really nice to work on ^^ If ya wanna see more I... do post Arcana art every once in a while, but it's mostly my oc so be forewarned.

#light's spot #my art #oc #Lucio #Lucio Arcana #Count Lucio #Goat Lucio #The Arcana #Spotlight #Spotlight Arcana #Light #oc x canon #self-insert #self insert #tw blood #tw injury #I loved drawing Lucio's face/fur #and also the background #almost wishing I hadn't added Light but #where's the fun in that? #and if this circulates again #thanks to the folks who rbed the wip! made my day when I paused working on this to check my notifs hehe♡ #last note: #thanks to my roomie who saw this as a sketch and gave me that knowing look #love ya Neon

[kalessinsdaughter]

Mistborn – The Final Empire

Kalessin reads cosmere

Some (not entirely) random thoughts

The other day, some friends on @athingofvikings' Discord encouraged me to explore my questions on why the spikes in a Steel Inquisitor's skull aren't bronze, when that's the metal of Seekers, and if you could burn any Allomantic metal inside your body, not just those in your stomach.

Here's what I arrived at:

If the metal only needs to be inside your body, not specifically in your stomach, the metal spikes not being bronze imply that Inquisitors can burn more than one metal. Because why else would they have them?

Spikes that massive would give them a reserve of metal to burn that doesn't need replenishing for... years, probably? Which would give them a huge advantage against ordinary Allomancers.

It also makes me wonder whether they have more than one Allomantic metal in those spikes (maybe it's just the protruding parts that are silvery?). If so, that might explain why they're said to be virtually invincible warriors, since it might give them access to all the Allomantic powers all the time.

Also, if it's true Steel Inquisitors can burn more metals than just bronze, then if Kelsier is right (that you're born with either the ability to burn only one metal, or all), that would make them Mistborn. On the other hand, if Kelsier is wrong (which I was later told he is about this), they have somehow acquired, or been given, the ability to burn more metals (which begs the question how?).

As for the question on how they're alive, would constantly burning pewter make it possible to survive having those spikes through your skull?

All of these thoughts are massive RAFO's, I know, but I needed to get them out. 😉

#kalessin reads cosmere #cosmere #mistborn #the final empire #brandon sanderson #what do you mean i could just read ahead and find out? #where's the fun in that?

[monty-glasses-roxy]

Anyway, Nottober starts today for me. Nottober is basically the October drawing challenge thing (like Inktober) but in February because I forgot about it in October but still really wanted to do it. I'd not been on my meds long in October and I didn't feel prepared and stuff, so fuck it I'll pick a different month and do it then! It was gonna be January but um. I started the year with no meds at all so I really wasn't in the best position for that.

Anyway, I'm gonna be making some stuff this month! I'm gonna make my own list of like... Extra prompts in case there isn't a good one on any of the lists for the day, so if anyone wants to contribute some random, SB/Ruin words for it, feel free to send them my way!

#pop rox talks #I'm hoping this gets me back into writing again #cause I've never limited myself to drawing on these things #where's the fun in that? #some days i might just make progress on a bracelet or experiment with painting nails or something #i can draw i can write and i can do whatever else i want so long as it's fun #how much will I actually complete? who knows! #every time I've attempted this I've gotten sick so like #better be careful lmao #there's no rules here #it can be doodles or sketches or i can end up spending two days on something who knows? #not me! #definitely not pushing for what i was doing last time! #i dunno why but i wanted to do big finished pieces every day??? or write a full thing every day??? #not intentionally! i didn't plan for that! #i just woke up every day with the self imposed stress of completing something every day #not anymore! i do what i like now! #even if it just ends up a post talking about an AU or something #maybe even a day answering asks or an art game or something #fuck even just reblogging stuff would be good #i keep meaning to and then just not and it's sad :( #I'm of the belief of treating people how you want to be treated and i want my art to be reblogged #so i want to reblog everyone else's as i used to #i miss doing that #like a LOT #so if i don't feel like making something I'll just go do that! flood the queue again!! #fun stuff!! #I'm winning on all accounts!!! #lets gooooo!!!

[pinktinselmonstrosity]

i'm sorry i'm sorry but i do think shiv loves tom and tom loves shiv and i can't stand the takes i keep seeing saying they're in a "loveless" marriage...... yeah they're fucked up and they're terrible people who don't really know how to be together but to me they definitely do want to be together... are we watching the same show???

#sorry i keep seeing takes like this and it's really confusing me lmao #when u guys were talking about failmarriage did u just mean two people who hated each other and didn't want to be together? #where's the fun in that? #🧃

[norteigr-if]

How much relationship experience does the cast have?

without making another super long post, i think i got them boiled down pretty well here. no info dumping yet today lmao

let's see

vargi's relationships have always been those of convenience, securing alliances and all that. sure, the physical aspect of it works great, but romantically he's completely inexperienced.

when it comes to purely sexual relationships, broki's the most knowledgeable about those, but romance? never saw the need for it and being tied down sounds like a bore.

svala is a priestess, so it's forbidden for her to be in a relationship, or get married. she knows a lot from reading and the ceremonies, but that's as far as it goes.

with actual real and romantic relationships, randveig is the only one with experience since she was, y'know, married for a while. not anymore though, but that's a story for another day.

#asks. #vargi. #broki. #svala. #randveig. #if you read between the lines #you can see i'm not making the romance easy for ya #where's the fun in that?

[dylanconrique]

i am going to binge the fuck outta the rookie when my dvds come in.

#*and this is icarly! #my aunt gave me a gift card for my super belated birthday #of course i had to treat myself and get a boxset of my fave tv show #although i do have to buy s5 separately lol #yes i could rewatch from hulu but i'd have to watch it with ads uggghh!! #where's the fun in that? #I'M FREE NOW!!!\! FREEEEEEE!!!!!! #the rookie

[corgibae]

Y'all are sooo boring...💀💀

#lovelink #where's the fun in that?

[cracklewink]

My Mane 6 Redesigns all together! I was going to post them separately but ended up finishing them all before I got around to it lol

#mlp #my little pony friendship is magic #my little pony #mlp fim #mlp redesign #earth pony twilight truthers where are you #bat pony fluttershy truthers where are you #dark color palette rarity truthers where are you #ALL OF YOU RISE WITH ME #im ESPECIALLY an earth pony twilight truther ever since I saw the old G5 concepts #I love the idea that Twilight's bonds with others are her true magic rather than beams or spells and I feel earth pony twi fits that well #since “the five elements brought together creates the sixth element magic“ aka friendship since FIM she embodies ”magic“ in a #more metaphorical sense #the star in her eyes is also a reference to the first ep when twilight says “the spark” ignited inside of her heart #plus the earth pony to alicorn pipeline is so cool and i like the idea of an earth pony being the bearer of the element of magic as a #fun contrast/its unexpected

[goldensunset]

did you know? if you do your laundry you can get your clothes back

#fascinating stuff. let’s see if i (person with the worst executive dysfunction when it comes to doing laundry) remember it #i literally have this issue where i’ll let dirty clothes pile up in the laundry basket for an entire month #like it takes me that long to get around to it #and then- who would’ve thought- i find that i don’t have anything good to wear. strange! #finally did it last night and i’m like ohhh that was so difficult but the payoff finally #augh #peach rambles #hall of fame i guess #shut up about socks. idc. #this was a fun positivity post of sorts it’s about overcoming executive dysfunction #derailing into jokes about losing socks is. it’s not horrible but just boring and annoying #it was supposed to be celebration!! and encouragement!!!

[roppiepop]

Who’s coming to the cookout?

#bruce wayne #tim drake #damian wayne #cassandra cain #batman #red robin #dc robin #batgirl #dc comics #batfam #batfamily #roppie tries to draw #WE ARE GOING TO IGNORE that comic where bruce seems to be able to cook now #bcs this has been in my drafts for literal years lmao thats how slow i am w these #this comic is also known as ‘wordless communication: how well your family knows you’ #dont think too much abt the particulars abt any aspect of this ok 😃👍 #i had fun playing around w how i color thinngs i hope its not too messy!! #WAIT DOES THIS SAY COOK-OFF I MEANT COOKOUT!!!!!!!! #(its not a roppie piece without a typo but please OTL read that as i intended im on the ground

[inkoutsidethelines]

Thinking about how I would write an adult Scooby-Doo series, because I think it can be done.

The first thing I’d do is make the characters actually be adults.  Still young, but adults, in the mid to late 20s range.  Mystery Inc. is a private detective type business that they run together.  In this universe, the supernatural/ghosts/etc are real, but not necessarily common, so when they take on a case, the culprit might be a person disguised as a monster, or it might actually be a real ghost.  The stakes can be higher; sometimes a bad guy is legitimately trying to kill them.  Sometimes the mystery they’re trying to solve is a murder.  Sometimes they actually get hurt on their cases.

Fred: the core of Fred’s character should be that he’s incredibly kind.  Like, give a stranger the shirt off his back kind.  The “Fred can’t talk to potential clients because he might take a case for free and we need to eat” kind.  He’s an honest and good person and sometimes gets himself into trouble because he assumes other people are too.  While he’s not very good at reading people or noticing ulterior motives, he’s brilliant when it comes to mechanical or engineering type stuff, so he’s the one who keeps the mystery machine running, builds their gadgets, and of course, designs the traps.

Daphne: she comes from old money, and her parents absolutely despise her life choices, to the point where they haven’t officially disowned her, but they have basically cut her off, so she doesn’t actually have access to any family money.  Growing up wealthy has granted her a variety of skills, including speaking multiple languages, horseback riding, and fencing.  She’s very into fashion and jewelry (even if she can’t afford it anymore) and has extensive knowledge of both that can occasionally provide a vital clue in a case. And even though her parents have cut her off, Daphne still has a wide network of contacts she can ask for favors sometimes, because she’s personable, and people tend to like her.  Daphne is also very emotionally intelligent, and is usually the one who can spot when someone is lying to them.

Side note - I ship Fred and Daphne, so I think I would start them off as an established couple for this universe.  Dating, engaged, married, I don’t care.  They are stupidly in love, ride or die for each other.  There’s no will they, won’t they, no worries about cheating.  They are in a healthy, happy, loving relationship, and no one (not even Daphne’s disapproving parents) are going to mess that up for them.

Velma: she is the forensics nerd who sometimes gets super excited about the wrong thing at the wrong time (”He was mummified in seconds? That’s so cool!” “Velma!  His wife is standing right there!” “Oh.  Sorry.”).  She’s not purposely insensitive, she just gets laser focused on her work and forgets to filter herself sometimes.  She’s also the one who can get so fixated on solving whatever mystery they’re working on, she’s willing to bend or maybe break laws.  Is breaking and entering really so bad?  Not if it gets them answers.

Shaggy: he is still the comic relief, but he’s the comic relief by being the only person in the group that actually has common sense.  He manages the business’s finances, he’s the only one who knows how to cook, and the others tease him for being a coward sometimes, but Shaggy maintains that if a ghost with an axe is coming for you, running is the only sensible option.  He should also have a range of random knowledge that sounds useless, but sometimes saves the day (ex ventriloquism, origami, the history of spoons, etc).

Scooby: as this is a universe where supernatural creatures exist, Scooby is an ancient eldritch type being that took a shine to Shaggy when he was a kid, and took the form of a talking dog to befriend and hang out with him.  Aside from the talking dog bit and not aging, he never uses his powers in a way that anyone notices.  The audience is not told upfront that Scooby is an ancient eldritch being; it should slowly be hinted at throughout the series so the audience put it together, but the characters never realize it.  Scooby genuinely considers Shaggy to be his best friend, and cares about the rest of the gang too.

#ink speaks #scooby doo #i like the vibes of a grown up scooby doo #where they're part of a mystery solving business #it needs to be a monster of the week type deal #so that it can play around with the character dynamics #because i think that's fun #long post

[fairydriver]

if you post an image in discord itll round the corners, but once you hit a certain smallness it rounds into a circle. so basically if you make an image that is 32x32 and you post it in discord itll go from this

to this.

so you basically can just draw a little face in mspaint or something and paste it into discord and itll look like a little emoji. you can potentially mess around with this a lot, its proportional to your image going smaller and it doesnt have to be a square either.

#I THINK THIS HAS A LOT OF FUN POTENTIAL #discord #i am reblog locking this bc i lack the ability to properly issue corrections (see replies) #and also because getting notes like this causes me some distress #please feel free to issue a version of this post that is more accurate yourself (any reader) #but i will refrain #i still think its fun tho i initially noticed this at the 16 scale where it works regardless #just have fun and express yourself in a carefree manner

[wolfythewitch]

Painting some studies

#the first one is based on that scene in the iliad where he gets stabbed #because it was a fun scene #ill properly draw it one day #art #digital art #odysseus #digital painting #odyssey #greek mythology