#you're who i aspire to be

[lafragolina]

just kill me

#this whole article is bad but this was the WORST #not even for the reason you think (819 reasons) #Eliza you've already heard this rant but #if I can be way too sincere and long-winded for a moment #'always if I ask him something he helps' #how many quotes do we have from teammates over the years saying that exact thing #michael latta saying 'it doesn't matter if you're a top pair dman or a 4th line peasant; he'll do anything to help you' #christian djoos saying 'he's always there for you no matter what time or place. if something's up he's always there' #HHA saying recently nicke gave him his number and told him 'if you need anything just call me and I can help you' #carly in that interview when this was announced saying how nicke has been the support for everyone in that locker room from himself and osh #to guys who haven't been there long like strome and even pacioretty #I know holts and batya and andre and rasmus and jojo and tj and tom and karl alzner have all said stuff like this too #and that's just who I can think of off the top of my head #like. that's it. that's nicke. #if you ask him something. he helps. #for such an amazing athlete. for such a crucial part of making hockey A Thing in DC. #what his teammates want to talk about is his kindness #and that speaks so highly of him and is so genuinely admirable to me and worth aspiring to #I don't want to put anyone on a pedestal because we don't know these guys #but like. in terms of impact. nicke really genuinely made me try to be a better more thoughtful more actively outreaching friend #because I saw the way his teammates talked about him and that's how I want to be thought of. #I want people to know I'll be there for them. & not that I haven't been willing to do that but I've been more active about offering it #and part of that genuinely is because of his example #there's a million other things about his kindness I could mention before I even get to his hockey but this has already gone on far too long #so anyway #he is so dear to me #I hope he is happy and healthy #and that he knows how loved he is #nicklas backstrom #hockey

[smol-blue-bird]

today in insane anti-intellectualism: I just saw a post about how aspiring healthcare practitioners shouldn't take classes in biology and chemistry because those subjects are useless and bad. ????

#the op was like “they should have to study literature and the human condition like ME” #and it's like. hmmmm. I can understand where you're coming from here buddy but maybe think for a hot second #about why aspiring doctors have to take biology 101 before they can jump right into microbial genetics and viral pathogenesis or whatever #like. these classes build on each other. you absolutely need a basic understanding of college-level bio and chem before you can do anything #as someone who is very passionate about both science and writing #(I am getting a degree in microbiology and medical HUMANITIES. because I LIKE HUMANITIES) #I hate the rhetoric that certain STEM subjects are lame boring loser classes for closed-minded idiots who can't see the beauty in the world #there is so much beauty in biology and chemistry and physics! the universe is so big and weird and fascinating #but you'll never see that if you have the mentality that YOUR favorite subjects are the Only Ones That Matter Ever #for the record (as someone who's taken a lot of STEM and humanities classes recently) both STEM and humanities majors do this #and it's obnoxious no matter where it's coming from

[mister13eyond]

talking to a friend about getting back into art and i think the #1 most important piece of art advice i could ever get or give is just "figure out what is FUN to you"

like i think there is sooooo much emphasis on how to build SKILL in art but a lot of it really treats art like a job or like video game grinding, like it's this thankless job that you have to work at in order to reach a Threshold and i know it's not EASY to make yourself have fun but like

imo a solid 70% of the reason i create art is because the Act of Drawing is fun to me. it's fun problem-solving and planning and putting down lines and playing with colors and tools. it's fun to depict little scenes in my head or to create outfits or to find ways to fill the canvas. never forget that creating can be fun. sometimes it's hard and sometimes you have to battle through your own blockades to get there but the ultimate goal should always be to ENJOY it, to find what you enjoy doing and then do it forever. improvement will follow enjoyment.

i think especially with all the debate about ML image generation it's more important than ever to embrace FUN. if you're only focused on the end result it's so easy to get in your own head- to think about what doesn't look good or what skills you don't have yet or to compare yourself to other artists. but photography didn't kill the art of drawing and AI won't either because, simply put, there will always be people who want to do the physical act of making art because it's fun to do! using paints and markers, splashing colors around, doing shitty pen doodles, using the symmetry tool in your art program to do abstract mandalas that are just squiggles formed into patterns. do art like you're 5 and you've been handed markers to pass the time. do art like you're bored in class and you're keeping your brain entertained by drawing stick figure comics in the margins. do art like an absent thing, do art because it satisfies your brain. the goal is not to make something beautiful and perfect, the goal is to make something because your hands need to make and your body needs to make.

#i know and love so many people who have intense anxiety about their ability to create art and who are so hard on themselves about the result #and i think that's a REALLY easy thing to feel because creating is also vulnerable & physically difficult and there is SOOOO much to master #but i think for me the people who churn out 300 colored pencil front facing hands behind their backs oc doodles on lined notebook paper- #are the ones with the right idea. they're the ones i aspire to be like #i'm not saying i never struggle either bc tbh #as someone with depression and adhd there are times where the Act of Having Fun is simply not possible #sometimes i CAN'T enjoy things because my ability to feel joy is locked behind a barrier of my mental illness #so i don't think it's an Easy thing to do by far and I don't think you can just Magically Make Yourself Happy And Having Fun #but i DO think that experimenting in a low-stakes low-pressure manner until you find something that clicks in your brain helps #doing things for the sake of doing them is the only way to figure out which ones WILL be fun to you #not all of them will. some things will feel like a slog #but i think you have to look for the passion before you're able to face the slog #if you jump right into the parts that are Hard and Challenge Your Limits it's easy to spin your wheels and get stuck #but if you focus on the super small stakes and the things that are thoughtless and focused more on Sensation- #the sensory experience of mixing paint or the scratch of pencil on paper or the smooth way a specific pen makes lines- #then you can lose yourself in the physical aspect of it FIRST #and then once you've started really ENJOYING those sensations you can start learning new ways to use them #because now you have the drive to want to do more #now you have the desire to find new ways to apply this thing you like doing #long post #even longer tags #art #drawing #artists #art advice

[tricoufamily]

i started a personal not so berry save because i've never tried it and started in evergreen harbor i am using the eco lifestyle gameplay (these two generated as the eco master(?) and entrepreneur npcs at my door and i'm in a love triangle with them and ignoring the gameplay)

#the first one came to my door and i said noooooo you're never getting me to build those ugly ass buildings #i'm gonna make you dislike me for my aspiration we have bad compatibility. wait we're kinda enemies to lovers rn 🤨 #then the second one showed up with amazing compatibility (she's doing a stay over rn and we're woo hoo partners) #and it's like hmmmm. they are opposites #i still don't know who we're gonna end up with first girl should know i am actively trying to make evergreen harbor less green #ts4 #ts4 cas #the sims 4

[ffelii]

Been getting into Thor/Piratesoftware's content the past few days (found him through a super interesting stream with Alok/Healthygamer) and wanted to see if there were any fans of his on Tumblr since he seems to be a huge positive force in the indie game dev community!

Onlyy to see one of the top posts under the Piratesoftware tag is people saying to uninstall his game Heartbound because he decided to stream Hogwarts Legacy 😭 you guys are so unbelievably annoying. Use your brains man.

It was so tiring to watch the storm you guys caused over that fuckin game. As if trying to boycott the game was gonna make any kind of dent in JKR's wallet. As if it was gonna change her, or anyone else's views on trans people.

And then mindlessly wishing harm on people you don't know/don't care to know because you've decided to jump on the bandwagon of "Hogwarts Legacy is an evil to all trans people", trying to rally together to ruin the lives of creators who ever dared to have their own opinions on the matter.

I'll never forget the shit people started over Hasan wanting to stream the game. That man's raised MILLIONS for the causes he supports and you couldn't let him do the same for us? Trans people are being stripped of their rights and you'd give up the opportunity to raise a significant amount of money, just so your streamer doesn't play the stupid Harry Potter game??

It blows my mind to this day.

And then seeing the same bullshit for Thor, like come on. It takes all of two seconds to understand the person he is and the damage you're doing by attempting to take down everything he's built for playing a game you've incorrectly labeled as a harm to trans people.

Use your fucking head. Jesus.

#I just wish people were able to fight for important causes without isolating every single person with a slightly different opinion/approach #the world isn't this black and white #there is hardly ever a case where the world is this black and white #please be better #please think critically #please recognize when you dont have enough context or knowledge to speak on a certain subject #please THINK before doing #feli thoughts #rambling #game dev #piratesoftware #heartbound #it's not like it takes long to understand who you're attacking either #take two seconds and look up 'piratesoftware' on youtube #scroll through some of his shorts #his past stream titles #his most viewed video #a total of maybe five minutes of research will give you a great understanding of how important he is to young aspiring artists #and developers #same goes for Hasan except his impact was changing helping Twitch become a more progressive and safe place for queer and leftist people #along with his dedication to raising money for important causes #more money than anyone else on Twitch has been able to #both Hasan and Thor are a net positive for the platform and the people they work hard to positively influence #and it doesn't take much work to see that before trying to tear those people down #aagh typos in the tags but whatever

[kyeterna]

OC-tober day 8 prompt: past

Featuring (Shilvad)Rei Stekhar from Gondeil Aspirations. For the sake of the prompt present Rei meets their younger self (They are reading baby Rei's favourite book)

‘may the bringers of news be the guards of our futures, and we will tell their stories’

"First born hope" was the meaning of the name Rei's parents chose for their kid. Rei grew up with loving parents in a lovely, close knit community. Sure, being a commoner from the Kharga region sucks economically speaking but their parents always made sure to meet all of Rei's needs and encourage their dreams. Even if their aspirations were sometimes hard to achieve. A Khargan Gondeil [guardian of the Lyrthic stone, a powerful magical artifact]? Unheard of. There hadn't been a new one in over 100 cycles. "The reason is because the universe waited for my birth to choose a new one"

Let's say they end up achieving this dream, but it didn't mean exactly what they thought it would-

Since we are talking about past Rei, as a kid they were a huge fan of stuffed animals and fluffy things, and favourite activity was having their mom read them her academic books on magic theory and history- their favourite one being history of previous Gondeils.

Baby Rei meeting present Rei would have a blast, because in their eyes they turn out to be the coolest person on earth. I mean have you seen that giant hammer?

Some extra sketches of baby Rei from months ago

From bweirdart's OC-tober prompt:

While I am doing this challenge mostly to keep an archive of my characters on tumblr (and to incentivise myself to draw them), if you, person stumbling upon this post, are curious and wanna learn more, my askbox is open >:3c

#oc-tober #bweirdOCtober #kyeterna oc #gondeil aspirations #gondeil rei #Rei is one of the few ocs who have a very normal and actually good childhood #however they go through the ringer throughout the main story sorry babe you're the protagonist it has to be this way </3 #also yes gondeil aspirations as a story has its own language yes i am still working on it #i have the alphabet down and most of the grammar but i seriously need to get down and complete the vocabulary

[cadybear420]

Every time a choices book talks about how a premium outfit will "hug your curves", I think PB should pay me $1000

#as a GNC woman who is not hourglass shaped and does not aspire to be hourglass shaped #it. #fills. #me. #with. #so. #much. #RAGE. #everytime they do this. #gotta always be reminding us how **feminine** and **curvy** and **sexy** and **womanly** our fMCs body is #even if some of us wanna imagine it differently #yknow... “must be sexy because woman” #I mean good for you if you like it #but I personally find it really immersion breaking #look if you're going to default us to the same f!MC body type every damn time #at least have the writing be a little more body type neutral #Witness: a bodyguard romance #Ms. Match #the billionaire's baby #choices surrender #choices roommates with benefits #roommates with benefits #choices the billionare's baby #choices ms. match #choices witness #choices tbb #tbb #choices mm #choices stories you play #choices

[marchlione]

> be me > click on a cute little commentary video about the hunger games and ballad of songbirds and snakes > immediately get hit by anti-union, anti-strike rhetoric because movies are expensive and these ungrateful actors, some of whom haven't been paid in years, are extorting these poor big companies by asking for livable wages > followed by rant about how rachel zegler is the scum of the earth for doing exactly what multiple male actors have done and been loved for over the years

#hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #rachel zegler #why does it feel like misogyny is becoming MORE prevalent? #like i don't think she quite understands the source material #but the whole girlboss slay queen disney princess remakes are a thing outside of snow white and zegler is catching a disproportionate amoun #of flack for it #and honestly she's probably describing it the way it was pitched to her #and current culture has fed us via media that this girlboss narrative is aspirational #and you're mad that she was influenced???? #unprompted rachel zegler hate because she didn't care for the source material of a different movie???? #AND you think that all actors are mega rich and greedy but companies like disney who are far larger richer and more predatory are victims?? #where's that post that goes #you'll say eat the rich and then eat athletes actors and doctors while the real scum at the top aka ceos get off scott free

[encrucijada]

you know maybe i should rewatch the queen's gambit and continue my dreamers au for that. and also because i just love the show and wanna watch it again

#sorry thinking about the benny/beth scenes in new york and how they're sunstars #i'm too dumb for chess so in my version it's upstart rockstar/aspiring prima ballerina #i might still include the chess bets in the new york apartment just because i think the tension is great #and piedad and adam both being decent enough at chess to challenge each other with it compels me #adam grabbing piedad's arm and saying “do you still like my hair?” and then cut to them after having sex? brilliant. actual sunstars scene #the au also features piedad's maternal grandma who is never a thing in keep staring #but if we're following pjo canon that makes her mnemosyne and i am very attached to mnemosyne for no reason at all #i've also been thinking about giving up on making piedad's second lastname thai and just naming them narváez conejo. because jeje rabbit #also if you've noticed me call adam. adam guerra. you're not imagining things i did flip the order of his lastnames for keep staring lmao #he's adam rubio in pjo because rubio feels like a son of apollo lastname. but adam guerra in keep staring because guerra means war <3 #anyway. queen's gambit... sunstars... hear me out #pia.txt #pia writes fanfic

[interludebloom]

coworkers telling me i need to stop being "too kind" with customers vs customers thanking me at the end of my calls for being so nice and considerate fight

#i truly hate the way society is trying to shove down apathy down my throat as if my big heart isn't the most precious gift life has given me #sorry you're a heartless bitch who only cares about productivity and being a slave to capitalism #i aspire to be kind to my peers actually

[sakiye]

some married women are so interesting bc they'll post all these tiktoks which showcase just how incompetent/willingly useless their partners are, and then try and defend them when their partners get called out for it.

#“he's a good man” that man does not respect you #i genuinely hope you find someone who cares for you as much as you do them bc this isn't love #i just saw a tiktok of a woman. who was about to vomit in labor. and her husband gave her a fucking dog food bowl. #im not even mad or anything i just feel bad for them because ofc iff you're told your whole life that marriage is a paradise to aspire #towards then ur going to want to try and make that as real as possible. even with every sign telling you otherwise #sruthi's silly sentences

[j-esbian]

frustrating how so many craft books have a section about "how to sell what you've made"

like on one hand i get it because the person writing the book has obviously made their craft a full-time job. and they might have some tips and tricks that might be useful, and there are people out there who might be trying to start a small business out of it

but on the other hand it's just exhausting and feels like another voice saying "what's the point of having a hobby if you're not going to monetize it"

#the one of those that rly boils my blood. that i still think about all the time. almost ten years later #the art of language invention by david peterson lmao. fuck that. it is NOT actually a helpful resource if youre trying to get into conlang #in the intro he pretty explicitly was like 'yeah i'm only writing this bc the publishing house approached me bc #i made up some languages for the game of thrones show and that's popular so they thought it would sell' #the meat of the book itself is pretty rudimentary stuff iirc. 'here's the ipa chart. this is what a morpheme is.' #some cool stuff in there about how to build your own font and mess with the kerning to make cursive but it was a program i dont have so #and at the end. hoooooo boy. this is where u can tell they told him to put in this kind of section bc he basically straight up said #'if you're reading this because you want to learn how to build a fantasy conlang dont bother :) #if you weren't on this specific forum in 2002 youll never get it. just hire a Real Conlanger instead' #like. that absolutely colored the rest of the book preceding it bc the entire thing was stuff i had literally just learned #in the intro to linguistics class that inspired me to want to learn how to make a language. so it was nothing new #and the added antagonism of basically saying 'if you dont already know how to do this IM not gonna help bc you'd be competition' #again i understand why he had that attitude bc that's probably how the publisher pitched it in the first place #'this is going to be a book for the average joe who knows nothing about language mechanics and might have aspirations #of writing a story with its own language (because obviously gameofthrones was the first to do that /s) and is wondering how to do it' #but just a very weird attitude to have #mine

[bear-cubs-art-things]

you're aspiring quote of the day (that's actually from our drumline show and considering the world rn actually resonates differently to me now than it did before)

"Imagine a world where we are all enlightened by objective truths, rather than offended by them."

If there is an actual source to this quote I do not know it and please lmk if you have the source

#our shows about censorship right? #and this quote reflects that #but also... it just resonates different now knowing all the bs happening around the world #like. What if we took the time to accept each other's beliefs and opinions instead of lashing out when something is even minimally outside #the social norm. #imagine the hate crimes ceasing to exist. Or even dropping significantly. Because we've learned to accept other people's truths #and who they are #what if we learned to love and care for each other instead of clawing at each other's throats every time someone disagrees with us? #anyways. you're aspiring quote for the day #I hope I made you think (/hj) #bear rambles

[soleiltm]

WHO DO I HAVE TO KILL TO MAKE EVERYBODY LOVE ME? / self.

AT LEAST I'M A BIG INCONVENIENCE，THAT'S ALL I ASPIRE TO BE. / about.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO KILL A BUNCH OF PEOPLE，YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SOME FUN WITH IT. / musings.

SHUT UP ANNA-BELLE. / ooc.

ASKBOX. / memes.

#WHO DO I HAVE TO KILL TO MAKE EVERYBODY LOVE ME? / self. #AT LEAST I'M A BIG INCONVENIENCE，THAT'S ALL I ASPIRE TO BE. / about. #IF YOU'RE GOING TO KILL A BUNCH OF PEOPLE，YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SOME FUN WITH IT. / musings. #ASKBOX. / memes. #SHUT UP ANNA-BELLE. / ooc. #tag dump

[wakanai]

people who share their opinions and true selves openly without caring what others might think are so attractive.

#how to be you #random #i love people like this #who say things that others might find weird but still do it anyway without a care in the world #as if what they're saying is the most casual thing ever #i aspire to be like this #thank God #and this is because i saw that one account share their faith and dreams and was inspired right away #christian #yes I am #like I know there's this really big misconception/generalisation that we're all either fanatics or bigots and that just sucks #just because you have different beliefs or are against certain things doesn't mean you're a bigot/jerk or insane

[amaraudermind]

I'm just saying we can't keep introducing characters built on the framework of Steph's origin and not have them all obsessed with Spoiler I mean full on "she's just like me for real😳😍🥰" typea thing like come on

#void posts #was thinking about dax...<3 #and then realized that dc. keeps doing this in gotham specifically like-- #i know gotham has a lot of villains or whatever but like. this is steph's story bloody hell #which they can totally steal her origin but only if we in universe acknowledge she did it first ya know what i'm sayin #ohhhh my dad is a villain but i want to be a hero......yeah yeah who isn't go aspire to spoiler about it will ya #like full on empress and arrowette type shit #steph is just fully annoyed by these idiots and has to work with one of them and they just #'i wanted to do this...because of you. because you're like me...' and she's just surprised_pikachu.jpg #steph having to reckon with becoming the one who is saving others by being their light and inspiration...<3