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you cannot tell me donnie wouldnt be the biggest vocaloid enjoyer
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entamesubs · 3 months
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Episode 90 Sub Release
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There are translation notes below, so spoilers ahead.
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ドッチ・ジャーニー・ショウ! Which Way the Book Turns!
This is a pun-laden name from Dudi again. It can be romanized literally as "Which Journey Shall/Shows!", but it is also a play on 書 (sho), which can sometimes be used to refer to a book - like the one Dudi is reading in the card art.
I just tried my best here; I'm sure there's a punnier name that makes me go "oh my god why didn't I think of that" once YGOrg puts their article out.
お前の中でこれがしの自我を保つのは難しそうだ "Your body is unable to sustain my ego."
Clarifying here that Kuaidul means this in the sense that if he merges with Yuudias, something disastrous will occur... to Yuudias. He is willingly undoing the fusion, or reversing it, so that it doesn't harm him.
He is "letting go" of Yuudias of his own volition.
種の寿命が尽きようとしている "Our species is approaching the limit of our lifespans."
More accurately, Kuaidul is trying to say "our species is going to exhaust our lifespan", as in "use up" or "run out", but I couldn't think of a way to word this that had the same finality as limit.
It is very much with a finality that Kuaidul says this. Interpret as you wish.
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Some other easter eggs
In order for Shewbahha's card to activate, Yuudias had to send Leviaknight (Phaser's card) to the grave - kinda like giving Shewbahha something to eat!
Nyandestar's Cat Claw Girl is the last obstacle that everyone must overcome, which is fitting considering she was the first ever card created by Kuaidul
Similarly, the last people to give Yuudias the ATK boost he needs are some of the first people he ever met upon arriving on Earth... Yuamu and Yuuhi!
Dudi Nishaw, though he's part of the Dudi Ducasse, is in fact a Velgearian... due to how he's supposed to be one of the three "factions" fighting in the Velgear Star Cluster. You can sort of think of the term "Velgearian" as both a species identifier and a nationality. Dudi is a "Velgearian" species-wise, but he is Dudi Ducasse in terms of nationality. Hope that makes sense!
The "Andromeda-Milky Way collision" is a real thing that is projected to happen... in the next 4.5 billion years. According to Wikipedia, it's actually not going to cause much damage to either galaxy or the stars within it at all, due to how far apart each individual star is. In fact, by the time this happens, all life on Earth would've been wiped out about 3 billion years ago anyway due to the Sun's growing instability
In Mahayana Buddhism, which Japanese Buddhism is derived from, a "bodhisattva" is someone with "a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all" - does it sound familiar? It's Yuudias offering his body to Kuaidul even despite all of the wrongs he has committed.
I guess we now know why the ED is titled "Song of Departure"
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Announcements
Go Rush will be taking a break on New Years weekend and will not air an episode then! The next episode will be on January 7th.
As well, the entameSubs team will be on vacation for the next two weeks. I will be in Japan! That means episode 91 will be massively delayed until I get back.
There will be a dedicated announcement post of the vacation in a day or two, just so people are aware.
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And that's a wrap!
I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am for Go Rush season 3, now that we know that's a thing that's happening! It has always been something I wanted because I adore this show to bits... but I was so convinced we would be moving onto the next series already.
But here we are! The voice actor of Yuudias, Arthur, said that this third year was only possible "with [the fan's] support" - so it's wonderful and heartwarming to know Go Rush is very well received.
Merry Christmas, if you celebrate! Happy Holidays otherwise!
This is one of my favorite episodes of all of Yu-Gi-Oh! as a whole. I have not cried at a finale or even any episode like this since ZEXAL aired Nasch vs Yuuma ten years ago.
I leave you with a quote from one of my favorite games that applies word-for-word to this episode. Just replace "Ardbert" with "Yuudias".
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Yuudias chose love, and Kuaidul was undone.
Happy New Year.
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today is the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the dnd campaign that i am a member of...!! so you know that a long rambling post is 100% in order.
five years ago, i played dnd for the very first time. (the date on that post says the 16th but that's because we played for like a billion hours and it went past midnight. because of course it did.) i remember being so, so nervous about it bc i seriously knew next to nothing about dnd. i had never watched any tabletop shows or anything and i was pretty much totally new to improv. i had no idea what a d20 was. i wish i was kidding. i truly just dived right in there. (fitting, i guess, since the character i play is a triton... LMFAO).
i'm so glad that decided to try it out regardless bc it has paid off in ways that i can't even begin to express fully... this campaign has accompanied me through so many life events - both the good and the bad - and i cherish each and every one of our Merry Band of Misfits' adventures. even when shit hit the fan and encounters got tense or chaotic in some form, it ended up making for some absolutely wonderful memories. i'm so glad that that reides - my lil blue fish lad!!! - is a member of the champions valoris.
reides is a character who is extremely near & dear to my heart and he has really awakened a creative side of me during these past five years. i always strive to be a player who can live up to him and do his character the justice that it deserves. even 'beyond' the campaign, i have so much fun writing stuff related to him, making crafts related to him, coming up with art ideas for him and getting comms of him... simply rotating him in my mind. you know how it is. really, i think it's impossible to sum up what reides means to me because he's just... REIDES!!! (also, peep the original token i had for him vs his current one... so cute. just so cute.) i seriously love all of the stuff that everyone else at the table makes for their own characters, too! playing pretend with your friends is fr one of the most healing experiences ever; we all gently feed off each other's creativity in such a lovely way. the passion we all have for our respective characters and the overall setting of the campaign is infectuous, and that passion - coupled with a whole lot of hard (yet fun!!!) work - has made for a story that is nothing short of legendary.
so i just wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude and say that i am honored to share a table with these incredibly creative individuals who have saved me in so many ways!!! big shoutouts to my fellow player, @mintflavoredwindows, who plays kilwin, the EXTREMELY blessed (teehee cleric joke) blond lad standing next to reides in that little chibi line-up of our characters (and who also takes the time to write AMAZING!!!!!! session synopses which all of us read time and time again; they are fr a lifesaver not to mention an immortalization of everything we've been through), our dungeon master of legend, @killdragons, who puts a TON of effort into the campaign setting as a whole and was the person who offered me a position in the campaign to begin with, @brewswain who has accompanied us on tons of different arcs with his absolutely incredible array of characters AND @sangre who has guest starred with his lovely miré (AND WHO HAS SUPPORTED THE CAMPAIGN SOOO MUCH IN GENERAL i love talking abt alethustria with you bree)!!! nathan (who plays jorah) and cj (who plays ashara and played slumberjack during the first season of the campaign) aren't on tumblr dot com so i can't give their urls a little shout-out in this post, but i'm still going to restate that being able to share in this adventure with them - both in-character and out-of-character - has been fucking incredible. the adventurers formerly known as the pog champions are eternal. viva la champions valoris. etc etc etc.
i also want to thank everyone who's supported reides / the campaign as a whole on the sidelines, bc you guys are absolutely amazing. and i can't possibly post this without showing off our lovely campaign wiki. bc it's iconic.
thanks everyone :') so excited for future adventures!!!
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lemon-wedges · 10 months
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Just wanted to ask (and feel free to not answer), but how do you draw so much so quickly? I'm always impressed by how fast you doodle or paint. Also, wanted to say that I appreciate your Barok and DGS art as a whole.
and with this ask i have finally reached an artist milestone 😭
Well theres a short answer and a REALLY long answer (which ill put under cut when i get there).
short answer: practice + refs
which.....can be an annoying thing to hear. And as someone who studies art and has bought a LOT of online courses trying to figure out how industry people can just churn out work like nothing. it feels like a let down every time i find out their big secret. just practice and photo refs. Every. Single. Time.
LONG ANSWER:
its how you studying your refs. heres how i do mine
sorry if this is rambly. but ill try my best to at least be clear. BUT THIS is the EXACT way i taught myself how to be quicker.
I do not know if youve taken any art classes but essentially one of the ways to study gesture drawing is by first tracing ur photo ref to get a sense of the flow/proportions of the body. youve probably seen a billion of these tutorials floating around:
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So last year around hmmmm june/july? i was NOT looking to get better at my anatomy or gesture. i was actually trying to get better at clothes. but my problem was it took me so long to draw out a figure (which i was fine with cause i liked how my people looked at the time) that i could never really just focus clothing part.
So i told myself look. ur not looking to draw in this style like this forever. so for now SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY!!!! I WANT THE BAREBONES OF A HUMAN HERE TO MAKE A MANIQUIEN FOR CLOTHES OK
but how do i do that....
Im gonna use this piece as an example from my rise and yosuke fashion palooza month. FIRST u see i got all my photo refs together. i like those poses on the right and i want to switch out the clothes for the other ones i picked out. i trace out my poses. kind of like the tutorial up top but since this is about draping i was focused the exact places their waist/arms/legs/etc would bend.
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and like the tutorial u turn off the photo ref and do a drawing based off that traced piece.
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then i would turn on my refs and add on my clothes
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And after a month of just doing that over and over and over. i was surprised to find that figures and poses were so much easier to understand when i would break them down like this. and once u get familiar with them the faster and more confidently you'll draw them.
I and still do this btw. heres my otasune from the last week
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i used photo refs for all my sketches. if i cant find anything online to match what i want i just take photos of myself. and some might say well arent u just relying on reference TOO much?
AND AGAIN take it from someone who has spend a lot of money buying classes from their fav artists in the industry. The Secret of how they churn out so much cool work so fast always turns out to be this. practice and photo refs.
Every. Single. Time.(tho this is omitting a lot. im not getting into like they way they stylize their art work. that actually the fastest and funnest thing to do once u have ur base down)
Now PAINTING
The thing is, i dont actually post up all my work on this blog. So theres a ton of stuff you havent seen me do. These are some paintings i did 2 years ago for a class.
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I already know how to pick my values and set up lighting. When you see me painting my figures now. i am not focused on learning these basics im actually just honing a technique.
you might see me post readmores with these kinds of wips. I lay in all my colors and lighting with the lasso tool. ALL THE MAJOR DECSIONS ARE DONE HERE
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(the little miniature i add on the side basically tells me what the overall feeling is going to be when i blend in the lineart to be cohesive with my colors) ( also if you had any questions on my prepainting process tho. feel free to ask!!!)
and if you compare this wip to my finished piece youll actually find that i dont stray that far from what i've laid in.
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everything happening at THIS stage is about feeling out how i want the textures to blend with one another and getting funky with some brush strokes.
and thats it? im not sure if any of this is helpful but if anything. i hope you come away from this feeling like what ive been doing here is nothing special. "THATS IT???? THATS ALL THERE IS??? well i could have done that :T"
exactly man. you can do ALL OF THIS aND MORE!!! I BELIEVE IN U :D
but ill let this be the last thing i leave u with my friend: my barok sketch and the refs i used for his boobies
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edsbacktattoo · 6 months
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hi lets show some love for our mutuals. tag your favorite mutuals and tell them why you love them
oooh bet u thought i forgot about u anon. i didn’t. i’ve been here. scheming and plotting. and i am soooo full of love to give. hold onto your hats
i’m putting the gushing under a cut because this post is getting too long haha whoopsie
@tisziny my darling beloved and dearly cherished friend. one of the first people to reach out to me and i am eternally grateful for their wonderful heart and friendship. my sweetest cheese! 🧀 an incredibly skilled writer and artist who i sincerely admire <3 not enough words to describe my love for them tbh
@skysofrey kaitlin my beautiful and cherished friend and wife. we were cut of the same cloth and then separated at birth but we defied to odds and joined forces anyway! so insightful and kind and sweet and hilarious and overall wonderful (and also sooooo pretty have u guys seen my wife she’s sooooo pretty wtf) 🖤💜❤️
@blackbeardskneebrace miles blackbeardskneebrace the absolute marvel that you are <3 so incredibly nice and extraordinarily talented! every time they post art it adds 100000 years to my lifespan and puts tears in my eyes. genuinely astounding
@blakbonnet despite the angst and antagonising me for Ed’s beard, i will always love Meow with my whole chest. and she can do it all!!! she writes, makes art, makes gifs! she’s even funny and smart and hot and NICE! save some for the rest of us babe come on <3
@gentlebeard ohhhh my sweet wonderful Ella (now with a new and improved url!) so incredibly kind and friendly! always willing for a hot makeout session in the bathroom and will gladly kill someone to defend your honour (i’ve seen her do it). makes edits that make you laugh and then WHABAM!! another that makes you feel like your lungs are being pulled out. love you ella <3
@snake-snack-stede we all know that olivia is the funniest mfer on this whole idiot website. it’s literally not even a contest. but did you guys know she’s also extraordinarily talented? she makes art and animates and makes edits that are gorgeous to look at. also i’m in love with her. she’s the sweetest candy apple at the fair and i’m a snot-nosed kid with an appetite.
@flightoftheconnie sex on legs. i become hot and flustered and feint when i think of her. makes me blush and giggle and kick my feet and she’s funny and smart and hot enough to be in a gallery but she’s here with us instead. give her kisses or die by my sword
@bizarrelittlemew we may not talk often but goodness gracious do i adore you 🥹 my god you’re hilarious and you make some of the most gorgeous gifs ive ever put my gay little eyes on. and yet another blessing to the world of ofmd fanfic <3
@saltpepperbeard JODI!!!!!! if jodi has a billion fans i’m one of them. if she has 100 fans i’m one of them. if Jodi has 0 fans then i’m dead. literally so sweet and kind and enthusiastic and an absolute treasure. and my GOODNESS can she write!! her work feels like a warm hug (just like her!)
@sherlockig literally too hot to be on the hellsite with us but we are so blessed to have her. an absolute TREASURE to this fandom and to anyone who knows her. the amount of lockscreens i’ve got that are just alexz screengrabs is absolutely insane. thank you for all your work i love you forever
@dickfuckk josh — a living breathing legend. any time you need a file? a link? an image? josh has got your back. one of the funniest people i’ve ever interacted with. also makes edits devastating enough to kill a man <3
@xoxoemynn Em my wonderful Cherub From Heaven!!! pure charm and grace, and one of the most enthusiastic and delightful people i’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. such an accomplished and skilled writer as well!
@vampirebutterflies my #1 date to the observatory and my partner in crime <33 so effortlessly funny and kind and has the best taste in music ever. every single song they’ve sent me has been an absolute banger and has been put in the frequent rotation (huge shoutout to Vacations)
@bunnyandthejets my dear and darling friend Bunny who is so incredibly kind and sweet. has been so vocally supportive and enthusiastic since we met and i’m so grateful to have her friendship and support. she’s also made me cackle like an insane person on enough occasions to be criminal.
@wearfinethingsalltoowell don’t let the angst fool you, Joy is actually wonderful and a ray of sunshine <3 i’m convinced she just enjoys causing us pain for fun. she’s creative and wonderful and the World’s Number One Olu Enjoyer (and therefore objectively correct)
@sassygwaine is one of those unabashedly kind souls who simply oozes love into everything they do and create. so genuine and resilient and smart!!! writes like an absolute dream too
@chocolatepot a complete sweetheart who was one of my first friends in this fandom, and who has been consistently friendly and supportive ever since. unwaveringly kind and nice. also her writing. oh my god. 😭 a huge inspiration to silly little me
@jellybeanium124 nina is so effortlessly hilarious. she’s had me giggling and twirling my hair on numerous occasions. she’s also full to the brim with good and correct takes. (also a Button’s truther and the world needs more of those.)
@awkward-fallen-angel heather is just soooo lovely!! another one of the people that’s been here since the very early days and i’m always so grateful for her insight and enthusiasm and the sheer joy she puts into everything.
@stedebonnets i mean this so sincerely and with my whole heart: Ara is one of the nicest and most loving people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. an absolute angel who drops in to consistently check on her friends and spread love and joy. we need more Ara’s in the world. also has one of the most beautiful ofmd tattoos i’ve ever seen <3
if you haven’t been included in this list, please know that i love you so so so dearly and that i genuinely am just a little bit stupid (on account of the short term memory issues lol). if you’re feeling left out, send me a message and i’ll say something sooo niceys about you 🥹 i love you all. thank you for being here. <3
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Ilsa, I’ve seen you posting a lot of Trigun and well I’m intrigued by it, to say the least. But just for giggles, would you try to convince me why should I watch it? 😆🤚🏻
AHHHHH!
I didn't think Trigun was going to worm its way into my brain so much but here we are. There is so much to love about it and I adore so many of the characters for a billion different ways. The character type of someone who is made into a killing machine and then is slowly convinced to accept love and forgiveness is my favourite and is all over trigun. So many characters see themselves as monstrous but choose to do what they see as right for the sake of / with the help of their friends. There are moments of silliness and of tragedy, all with an incredibly interesting setting which slowly gets revealed.
Because of the recent release of Trigun Stampede, the community is really active rn (esp on Tumblr!) and it's really cool to see so many incredible fanarts, comics, fanfics and discussions being made. It's very fun to be part of a very active fandom, but also one that is 25 years old and has fanworks that are older than I am.
I really love it, and I would recommend it, but unfortunately I also have some caveats which I gotta mention.
What you gotta know before getting into Trigun is that there are 4 different canon versions and each one has its problems. I wish I could recommend X version as the definitive and best, but that just doesn't exist which is very annoying.
1) Trigun Maximum: the manga
Good: incredible nuances to characters like Wolfwood, Knives, Livio/Razlo. Vashwood subtext is off the charts and their dynamic is incredibly fascinating and central. This is the most detailed and complex story of Trigun and has lots of themes, characters and plot points that don't exist in other versions. Has elements of sexism and sexual violence, but (imo) to show how shitty the world is, rather than to revel in the misogyny. The tone is tragic, with equal mix of hope and pain.
Bad: the female characters of Meryl and Milly get massively sidelined in comparison to their depictions elsewhere. It's a very long manga and has (imo) pacing issues that limit the impact of emotional moments. The art style is beautiful, but notoriously difficult to follow, especially in the many long fight scenes (particularly bad in volume 5). There's lots of disagreement about 'correct' translations and it can be hard to tell which character is doing/saying/thinking what at points which can make it confusing and frustrating to read at times.
Overall: 7/10, I would recommend but maybe not as your first bit of exposure to Trugun
2) 1998 anime Trigun
Good: the silliest of Triguns with some great voice acting. The friendships between Vash, Milly, Meryl and Wolfwood are very sweet and engaging (although it would have been nice to see more of the four of them together). It's a fun overview of the Trigun story and has a very entertaining mix of comedy and serious emotional moments. Lots of hijinks and lots of fights. Milly and Meryl are core characters and get time to shine (it is impossible not to love Milly). This is personal preference but the animation style is kinda goofy in the way it changes styles to exaggerate characters' feelings which I love. The first 12 ISH episodes are very Saturday morning cartoon vibes without being too inane and childish.
Bad: because it only had the first couple of volumes of the manga to adapt from, the mid-season tone shift and later fights feel rushed, a little confusing and ultimately lead to a less satisfying conclusion than in trimax. The misogyny is noticeable, especially in the first couple of episodes, though is limited to a couple of comments in some episodes and doesn't (I think) make it unwatchable. The antagonists are rushed through and it's hard to work out who the 'main' villain is. Tone change is quite abrupt. Wolfwood is a less developed character with a less intense (back)story, Livio/Razlo doesn't exist at all etc
Overall: 7/10, this is what I'd recommend you start with. It has pacing issues and uncomfortable sexist comments, but I think they're outweighed by the strengths of the main casts relationships and the pure entertainment value of it. Not the most satisfying ending, but they were constrained so :/
3) Badlands Rumble (film)
Good: animation is SO crisp. Wolfwood is at maximum chest exposure and actually his character is pretty interesting here. Milly and Meryl are back, but in limited roles. Some interesting world building and Vash and Wolfwood go thru their divorce arc TM which is dumb and funny and angsty.
Bad: Wolfwood is far too pale. The first half an hour is made almost unwatchable by the decision to make sexism and sexual harrassement a way to pad out the runtime. Vash is such a creep it just makes for uncomfortable watching.
4/10 don't watch if you're not already invested, and honestly do yourself a favour by watching the opening scene, then skipping to the 30 min ish mark and watch knowing that Vash has some very tough dried meat in his front coat pocket.
4) Trigun Stampede anime
Good: really cool 3D animation and music. Has Wolfwood's manga backstory and some manga characters like Livio and Crimsonnail, but with very different characterisations. I really liked the episode looking at the childhood of two orphans and how their love for each other was manipulated against them both. Much bigger focus on Knives than the original and more elaboration of his motivations and plans. Zazie is SO much better here than in the original anime. No uncomfortable sexism yay!
Bad: I... don't like tristamp very much. The characters are watered down from their manga versions and Knives is just kinda evil because he was en evil child, rather than the much more nuanced version in trimax. Milly doesn't exist (yet) and they added in a new character Roberto whose role in the story is (or at least was to me) obvious if you know the basics of the hero's journey structure. Everyone has been twinkified and Wolfwood doesn't even have his tits out smh. Vash just comes across as having less agency and his motivations feel weak. I really just dont like a lot of the character decision here BUT to be fair, that's because I'm comparing them to the manga. But also, a main plot point is someone taking over his brother's body so that his sisters can get pregnant and it definitely still feels weird in context. The focus on the two brothers makes other dynamics a little weaker, and has led to a lot of incest-y fandom things which is ehh.
5.5/10 there are some things it does very well and it's very popular for a reason but I personally think the characterisations are disappointing. It's trying to strike a weird balance between being its own, new thing and also nostalgia for original elements, leading to some questionable pacing and plot choices. It doesn't even have Midvalley the Hornfreak.
I would love to be able to talk about Trigun with you and be passionate about the elements of it I love, but also I don't want to recommend it without giving you a fair picture of the parts I'm more critical about. I genuinely love the world building and characters, which are expressed best in the less accessible form of the manga but are also found in the animes. What I'd recommend is watching the original anime first, but also you might need to give it the benefit of the doubt for the first couple episodes which is where the dodgy 90s sexism is most obvious. I'd be super interested in hearing your thoughts and reactions to it if you did watch it, and also please bear in mind that my complaints about tristamp are personal and there are many who love that version so don't take my negativity as fact.
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jariyala-string · 3 months
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Has anyone asked me any questions about Jariyala? Actually, yes… But only family and some friends. Most of these questions are ones that I think would be asked, so, I’ll just answer them here.
Read tags before reading this if you’re here for Saku content! This post doesn’t actually have anything to do with Sakuverse, I just mentioned him lol
What is ‘The String Of Jariyala’?
It’s complicated. Years, millennias ago, the Gods of Dochke created the first planet ever (to be known by them), Crenat. This planet was beautiful. Trees covered the lands, pools of water peppered across the plains and mountains. It was luxury, paradise. It was so beautiful, they wanted more planets like this. 27 total planets were created over the course of 900 years, each one having different people, cultures, landscapes, yet all of them were gorgeous. The greenery, the clear water, the birds that flew overhead. It was perfection.
But, of course, bad people must revoke others pleasure. Unknown beings came and attempted to colonise these planes, unaware of the almighty God, Callitri. Her power was like no other, she was the creator of Jariyala and majority of its contents. She created the other Gods using matter of space. She was the ultimate creator. It seemed like they wanted to challenge that, though.
Liviam, the person leading the attack on Jariyala taunted Callitri — leading to a battle. It was lengthy and tense, though the people on Crenat (where the battle took place) did not worry as they knew Callitri always came out victorious. And that she did, yet her power was stripped from her being. No more planets or supernatural life could be created, leaving the 27 planets to stand as they were.
There was another problem though. With the arrival of Liviam and her ‘minions’ from a different time line and dimension, it broke the time string in Jariyala. Time splits and threads connecting and straying from the planets were now visible. Although it created a fine piece of art, the time gaps were presumptuously dangerous.
What’s Vaularan and why is it important?
Vaularan is not technically anymore important than the other planets, though it’s the planet I’ve been putting the most care into. I don’t know why I’m so attached to it, I just am…
Who is Callitri?
A star. One singular star in an epitome of darkness. The only source of hope, the only light, the only life. This star developed for billions of years, until it finally exploded and a being was born. A woman. Long, white hair, pale skin, rose tinted cheeks. A radiating complexion, delicate features. She was Callitri.
Who are the Gods of Dochke?
Ah~ I couldn’t possibly answer this all in one post. Their lore and stories are so incredibly lengthy, I’d have to make a post for each individual God! In short, they are all ‘humans’ born from Solar matter. All of them contributed to the making of Jariyala, and each God has at lease one planet to their name. There are 11 Gods total. There is also a superstition with the people that the reason Jariyala was invaded was because they didn’t have an even number of Gods.
Why are you making a fantasy world?
To occupy myself for the next decade.
How long have you been doing it for?
Around 4-5 months. Not super long, although, I feel as if my progress in that time is quite commendable.
Do they speak English in Jariyala?
No. I am working on a universal language for them called ‘Faytir’.
How do you come up with names for planets, languages, people, etc.?
I’ll be honest… I just put a bunch of letters on a page and combine them together LOL. It usually comes out with a good name, though I should’ve really started the language first as I’ve made it harder for myself.
Are you going to turn the story of Jariyala into a book?
Hm. I have thought about it, yet I’m still not so sure. I think I’d have to really think about it. But, the chances of me doing so are low.
What made you want to start a fantasy world?
*Sigh*. I listen to a lot of ASMR boyfriend type audios on YouTube… yes, I know. It’s strange. But, if I didn’t, I wouldn’t of started doing this. There’s this one VA called @/zsakuva, his story audios are INSANELY good btw. He focuses more on lore and not gushy mushy romance, so I’d recommend checking him out! But, yes, Saku has been making his own world for 10 years I believe? And the amount of progress he’s made and the WORLD he’s made is fascinating. I was so unbelievably impressed with what he has done, and my mind was like ‘woahhh I wanna do that!’. So, here I am! Thank you, Saku! (If he for some reason sees this plsplspls I need another Xanthus audio… his story is so interesting!)
Do they have holidays like Earth do?
Yes! But, not like Christmas and Halloween and all the other corny, expensive holidays.
Each year, in June (I haven’t thought of names for months yet), they have the ‘Soldena Xyomen’ [pronounced sul•den•uh uhks•yo•men]. The Soldena Xyomen translates to ‘Summer Starting’ and the event is literally that. The Jariyalan’s LOVE soldena. The food, the dancing, the performances. Everything about soldena is exciting for them. So, the seventh Dochken God (Ywoei) decided to make it a holiday.
Another large holiday is the opposite of Soldena Xyomen, it’s Kaopana Xyomen (Winter Starting). Again, they love kaopana for the same reasons they love soldena. There are more holidays, but they’re still a WIP.
So, that’s all the questions I can think of for now! If anymore get asked, then I will add them to this list.
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kurosukii · 2 years
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hello everyone !! this is probably an overdue announcement already lmao but i think it's for my peace of mind as well because i feel guilty for being shit at interacting for the past months. (this is not me leaving tumblr btw, just lessening interactions and trying to recover from a burnout) navigation.
i don't usually like talking about things that are going on in my life because this is a safe space for me to get away from the shit happening in reality but as much as i want to escape it, it will always catch up.
the last time i posted a fic and properly interacted here was december 2021. since then, life has been a constant turmoil for the past 5 months. you may or may not know, but it's the national and local elections here in the philippines (in just a few days actually). because of that, the lives and future of millions of filipinos are so unsure. and before i am anything else, i am a filipino first.
can you imagine the son of a dictator that selfishly ruled the philippines for over 20 years, plunged my country into billions in debt (that we're still paying to this day), committed heinous crimes against humanity, and many more atrocities actually having the chance to rule over the land once more? it's absolutely sickening—how history has been easily forgotten, how historical revisionism is their main goal.
it's not an exaggeration but the 2022 elections are a do or die, now or never, good vs evil moment. the whole world is watching every move we make, trying to see if we filipinos are truly a forgiving, gullible, stupid culture or if we filipinos are hungry for change, good governance, and can fight against a political dynasty that will ruin our very democracy. they are the marcos family.
we have a good fighting chance, actually. it's why the stakes are so high. there's a woman that emerged from the ashes of disinformation, heckles, negative campaigning, and every other shit they threw against her. she is leni robredo, the lone female presidential candidate. the only one who is qualified to lead the country and lift us from the despair we've been living in for over six years. the best man for the job is a woman, and with her, we can clearly see the hope that we have been desperately longing for.
indeed, the future is female.
standing by her side is kiko pangilinan, the only man qualified to be her vice president. he is running against the daughter of our current president, the president that sowed hate and discord within the hearts of filipinos, grew troll farms, and committed crimes against humanity with his extrajudicial killings for six years. they are the duterte family.
but i digress, because of everything that is going on, i can't be the person that i like on this website. i'll still be here, lurking and probably reblogging art and fics when i feel like it but i've turned off my asks because i feel overwhelmed. i don't know when i'll really go back to writing and interacting, but this is me for now.
i hope that this time next week, life will be different. but the good kind of different, the good different that every filipino deserves.
tumindig para sa bayan, para sa kulay rosas na bukas, para sa radikal na pagmamahal. tara na, at ipapanalo natin ito, dahil sa gobyernong tapat, angat buhay lahat.
if you want to know more, i'll be leaving some links below.
the marcos revival || international criminal court goes after duterte's drug war || who is leni robredo || the last man standing is a woman || bakit si leni? (why leni) || who is kiko pangilinan || bakit si kiko? (why kiko) ||
mabuhay at laban pilipinas, bayan kong minamahal.
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Good morning Alice!!! I remember the pain of 2008, too. Scab writers who didn't know the character bibles destroyed some of my favorite characters!!!!
I still hope for an October resolution also, but I am getting worried. Luckily, Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom have been getting involved. The early projections of loss for my state is 600 billion, but we all know it's more than that. I was there last week for work, and places that should have been bustling are completely dead. Plus, a lot of people in the industry are unable to collect unemployment and have to borrow from the unions. This after just getting back ahead after the pandemic.
I agree about the quality of waiting till September. But for everyone from the restaurant workers around there to the stage employees, costume people ext..... I wouldn't mind if maybe they did a soft 8 episodes. Like just to test and see their new brand. Just don't make big decisions!!!! I just can't wait for it all to be over. It really is hard when shipping is my favorite hobby!
I hope your treatment is going well!!! Staying safe and feeling good. Sending you lots of love from CA!!! On an exciting note, I just mailed out all the Jewish Film Festival invites. Had a lovely dinner with the beautiful ladies and checked out the movie list. The fall festival is my favorite time of year for sure!!
My lovely! *hugs* Always so good to hear from you!
Thank you for bringing up others being affected by the strikes, too. It's important to remember them and how many people are being hurt by the AMPTP's greed. That said, while I fully support every demand the writers and actors are presenting, I think the most important ones are about AI. We're facing a new technology that is not yet regulated and that WILL affect workers in almost every single domain, as well as non-workers (since apparently apps like Zoom can now reserve the right to use your voice and your likeness once you use them). I feel like forcing those who want to use AI theft (because that's what it means to use someone's words, art, voice or image without their consent OR compensation) to line their pockets even more is going to be SO crucial for SO many people in SO many fields, that I personally am willing to endure this strike however long it takes. We can always re-watch old shows, discover new ones, tackle that "to watch" list that was only getting longer... but if workers (and non-workers) lose the first test on what our rights are vis a vis AI, I'm not sure we'll be able to turn back the clock and get it right.
So I want 911 back, and I would love for it to be sooner rather than later so long as the quality doesn't take a hit, but I'm willing to sit this out even if it becomes a really long wait. And it WILL be hard for me as well, since as a hopeless romantic, IDK how not to ship. So we can just hold each other's shipper hand through this, my love. ;) *hugs*
Oooh, I'm so happy for you, and it IS so exciting! I would love to hear your thoughts on the movies participating in the festival, if you'd feel like sharing them. I have to admit that I've been thinking of making a post about the stuff that's been awful when it comes to Jewish representation between Red, White & Royal Blue, Oppenheimer and Maestro. But I just don't currently have the energy for it.
Thank you for the kindness! My treatment is... going. Hoping for eventual good news. And sending you so much love right back from Jerusalem! *all the hugs and kisses in the world*
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I posted 1,378 times in 2022
363 posts created (26%)
1,015 posts reblogged (74%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@unforth
@subtlybrilliant
@ltleflrt
@foxofninetales
@fangrui
I tagged 1,376 of my posts in 2022
#art - 435 posts
#unforth rambles - 374 posts
#spn - 122 posts
#tgcf - 104 posts
#cql - 87 posts
#meme - 84 posts
#dmbj - 82 posts
#random - 81 posts
#destiel - 70 posts
#svsss - 57 posts
Longest Tag: 132 characters
#dear tumblr thank you for treating me like a fucking adult and letting me call bullshit and swear like the new york city native i am
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
My five year old just said "don't they know lava is good? It makes new islands" while watching Moana and with a single sentence completely changed how I see a movie I've watched about a billion times.
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Every time I see a "Wei Wuxian isn't morally gray!" post I kinda want to interpret it as "He's morally black!" Because the alternative is to believe that so fucking many of you read "Wei Wuxian forced Wen Chao to self-cannibalize his legs" and went "this is a morally white action because I like Wei Wuxian and I don't like Wen Chao and also Wen Chao was mean first" and like literally drive me to despair that I share a fandom with so many people who think that's completely okay because Wen Chao was a bad guy so any level of harm to him is justifiable.
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Heyo Danmei Fans and Twitter Refugees!
Do you love danmei? Do you love fanart?
WELL HAVE I GOT THE SIDEBLOGS FOR YOU!
Hi, I'm unforth, and I also love danmei and fanart, and I wanted to just make a huge gorgeous pile of art and roll around in it so I've made and run for years eight, yes eight, side blogs of danmei art, all with the kind of organization and searchability that twitter can only dream of.
So, if you want to flood your dash with fanart (or if you're an artist and want a little assist getting more eyes on your work now that you're posting here - you can DM me or @/me), why not consider giving a follow to...
Mo Dao Zu Shi/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation/The Untamed: @mdzsartreblogs
Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven Official's Blessing/Eternal Faith: @tgcfartreblogs
Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong/Scum Villain's Self-Saving System/Scumbag System: @svsssartreblogs
Erha he Ta de Bai Mao Shizun/The Husky and His White Cat Shizun/Hao Yi Xing and Yuwu/Stains of Filth: @erhaartreblogs
Daomu Biji/The Graverobber's Chronicles/The Lost Tomb/Too Many Other Names to List: @dmbjartreblogs
Zhenhun/Guardian: @zhenhunartreblogs
Tian Ya Ke/Faraway Wanderers/Word of Honor and Qiye/Lord Seventh: @tykartreblogs
Literally Everything Else I Can Find (especially works by Meng Xi Shi, works by Priest, manhua on Bilibili, books by Fei Tian Ye Xiang, books by Please Don't Laugh (so yes, baihe too!), and so much more): @cnovelartreblogs
All blogs run on a queue; I post at a "the queue will last for 7 days" rate that changes more-or-less every day and varies from 30 to 40 posts a day (mdzsartreblogs) down to 1 to 2 posts a day (zhenhunreblogs) and everything in between.
Note that these spaces are all ship and let ship, don't like don't interact, and pro-kink. (I won't reblog everything, but I do reblog almost everything, and even if I'm personally too uncomfortable with something to reblog it - I SUPPORT YOU.) I tag extensively - you can check the pinned post on each blog for currently used trigger warnings (they're consistent across all the blogs) and many of the other tags I use for characters, ships, etc., and I strongly encourage you to use the tags to find That Rare Thing You Love, and also to blacklist anything that's not your thing. Antis kindly fuck off challenge.
Welcome to Tumblr (or welcome back, as the case may be), don't be a stranger, like and reblog works to support artists, and have fun!
(help signal boosting much appreciated. <3 )
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Saw a pic that reminded me of my favorite head-canon-i-forget-isnt-canon for TGCF.
Hua Cheng chose the San Lang form because that's how he wishes he looked when he first met Xie Lian. Like, Xie Lian is 17, a prince, an amazing martial artist, dressed in the finest robes in the kingdom of Xianle which specifically esteems luxe stuff. And fucking Hua Cheng has to meet him as a ratty little bandaged boy who just fell off a building. Way to fuck up the meet cute huh?
So when he gets a second third fourth look ive lost count okay chance to meet his idol he's had 800 years to imagine how he wishes it could have gone. And he ends up having two competing fantasies:
Fantasy 1: the suave mysterious stranger who sweeps Xie Lian off his feet and leaves him wanting more.
Fantasy 2: the sweet good-looking boy next door, about the same age, knowledgeable enough to impress this prince who's strengths are physical and social.
And Hua Cheng, being the extra ghost king he is, decides - ¿porque no los dos? - and enacts BOTH those fantasies.
(Something something not all eggs in one basket?)
And that's why San Lang Looks Like That.
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My #1 post of 2022
Sometimes I think this is the darkest timeline and then I see the New York Times literally sharing Goncharov fanart
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(art is credited to Elena Asofsky, no idea what their Tumblr name is, sorry. Article is here.)
...and I realize that the timeline can always get darker. (but it will never be as dark as the end of Goncharov, wtf was up with that?)
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thetragicallynerdy · 2 years
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Getting To Know You Meme!
Rules: tag a few people you want to know better; make a new post, don't reblog!
Tagged by @eldritchjackalope - thanks for the tag, pal!!
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Favourite Colour:
Deep red (merlot), or some shade of blue-green. Or deep green. I have many favourite colours!
Currently reading:
She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (absolutely stellar), Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (sadder than I expected it would be so far), and A Natural History of Transition by Callum Angus (just started this one, so far it’s very good). 
Last song:
Found by Jacob Banks. It’s on my witch au playlist, and I have been playing it (and a few others) all the time lately. It’s so good.
Last movie:
The Princess Bride! It’s one of my absolute faves, and I hadn’t watched it in a long time. And I watched it in one go, which makes it the first full-length movie I’ve made it through in one sitting in 3 years, which is kind of amazing to me!!
Last series:
I’m guessing this means TV series - in which case, Leverage. I’m currently on the 5th season, which is fantastic so far.
Sweet, spicy or savoury: Both! I tend to go for savoury when I’m snacking, but have a pretty big sweet tooth too.
Coffee or tea:
Both! I tend to drink more tea, because it’s easier than making french-press coffee, but I very much enjoy both.
Three ships:
The Ever Given, the Bluenose, and the Titanic.
Okay, but in all seriousness (and trying to go from different fandoms for funsies):
Aly / Clayton / Matthew, from UnDeadwood. Or any combination of the three, really. 
Arthur / Eames, from Inception. This is one of my long time absolute favourite ships.
Gideon/Harrow, from The Locked Tomb quartet. I don’t really read fanfic for this fandom, but by god do I ship them so hard.
First ever ship:
Oh boy. I legitimately can’t remember what the first ever one was, because that was around 17-18 years ago, and timelines are a bit fuzzy. 
However, Ban/Ginji from The Get Backers was a big ship of mine around that time, so lets go with that.
Currently working on:
Too many things!!
Fanfic wise, the current list of “actively working on it” is: 
the witch clayton au
the nemesis au
the ps i love you au
the jaws that bite the claws that catch
but don’t you shake alone
I’m also working on a lot of art lately, and am consistently working on several DnD campaigns that I DM for. I’m also (very slowly, sorry to the pal that will receive it) working on a physical mail ttrpg that I’m doing with a friend.
Favourite piece of clothing:
Currently, a few t-shirts I have: my fat bear week King Otis shirt, my shark tshirt, my Reading Rainbow t-shirt.
Of the not t-shirt variety, my white hat with the red flowers on it, and my Iron Ranger boots.
Comfort food:
Baked goods - muffins, sweet breads, toast, that sort of thing. I like baking when I’m stressed. Also grilled cheese and tomato soup.
Favourite time of the year:
Fall!! I love fall. The colours, the cooling weather, the comfy sweaters I get to wear - all very good.
Fave fanfic:
Oh gosh. That’s a tough one. Probably my fav fanfic of all time, that I’ve read a billion times over, is:
Blake’s Corollary by Pagination
There’s also like, a bajillion UnDeadwood fics that I love with my whole heart:
LoveWithAGirl’s when everything was broken/the devil hit his second stride
afearsomecritter’s oh how these waters rise
redhood’s hold back all my dark
savage_starlight’s laurel wreath
nevershootamockingbird’s in the night i am wild-eyed and you’ve got me now
KC_Polar_Bear’s 7 shots
wollfgang’s the heart is a fist
And probably many more I’m forgetting about, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head!
Tagging (but only if you want to!!): @a-tired-space-ace​, @primelinchen​, @lovewithagirl​, @swallowtailed​, @nevershootamockingbird​, and/or anybody who follows me who wants to do this!
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Fighting Back
It’s the saga that keeps giving. While it is typical for consumer boycotts to be forgotten after six months, this one is now approaching seven months, with no signs of abating.It’s just that the victim company is fighting back, acting as if nothing happened, and basically saying to all those who left the brand, “We couldn’t care less about you anymore.”
Of course, I am talking about Bud Light, which was America’s biggest beer brand until what happened last April. The PR disaster that ensued following the one-off beer can produced for transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney sent many beer drinkers off in righteous indignation. In exchange, they adopted Modelo as their new beer brand, an import from Mexico.
Now let me try to explain a little bit about Modelo, because there’s a very unique situation at play here in the States. Globally, AB-InBev, parent company of Budweiser, also owns Grupo Modelo in Mexico, which also makes Corona, Pacifica, and other popular brands. It’s just that when this purchase went down a few years ago, to appease the US and their fears of antitrust, AB-InBev had to agree to a unique licensing and distribution agreement with someone else.
That someone else is Constellation Brands, which produces and distributes a wide variety of beers, wines, and spirits. Constellation is the sole licensee for all Modelo products in the US. Essentially, Constellation is more marketing company than manufacturer, and all that Modelo Beer we hear about crushing Bud Light these days comes from Mexico.
From a brewery owned by AB-InBev.
So while Bud Light may have been toppled from its throne here, it kind of has the last word. It’s just that Constellation gets a slice of the action and bragging rights locally.
Yeah, that’s a mess. Now back to Bud Light. In the wake of April’s incident, the brand has partnered with many college football teams for a huge promotion this fall. And now comes news of their sponsorship of mixed martial arts league UFC, or Ultimate Fighting Championship. It’s a deal worth north of $175 million.
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Interestingly, Bud Light is the more or less official beer here at WT. There are banners hanging inside our basketball arena, and at the Homecoming Tailgate, only Bud Light and Michelob Ultra were available. My son-in-law bought me a “cabottle” of Bud Light. That’s slang for one of those 16-ounce aluminum bottles frequently sold at stadiums, beaches, and anywhere else that glass is not allowed.
And that “cabottle” I drank is a commemorative one for Folds of Honor, a charity that provides educational scholarships to family members of fallen and disabled service members as well as first responders. Bud Light has directed $21 million to this organization in the last 13 years.
I do find this sponsorship to be eyebrow-raising, given what happened here last March and the cancelation of a drag queen show. Because values. I’ll let you mull over that one. Here, have a pint of irony.
Now some of you may be thinking that Bud Light is simply aloof and has turned a deaf ear to the folks who still insist on posting a snarky laughing face emoji any time they see a social media post regarding Bud Light. I truly think that AB-InBev simply no longer cares if it shed some customers. After all, it’s still getting a few ounces of profit from every one of those Modelos sold instead of a Bud Light, by virtue of owning the brewery.
More importantly, AB-InBev is huge, with $57 billion in global revenue. US operations are but a small piece of that. While 2Q revenues dropped $395 million, or about 10% overall of company sales, AB-InBev can ride out this storm for a long time. And while retail sales of Bud Light are down 30% year-over-year for the last month, that does not account for sales on tap. Those rough-and-tumble guys boycotting Bud Light may not want to bear the stigma of waltzing through the store with a 24-pack of Bud Light, but they can order one in a glass with virtual anonymity.
This year’s fiasco may take longer to iron out the wrinkles than the norm. In fact, maybe it will never come clean. But there’s one thing you can count on: Bud Light is not dead, and its well-heeled owner will continue to pump money into it because it can. While Bud Light is consumed primarily by men (60%), it also tracks highly among Gen-Zers. And as we have discussed before, Gen-Zers have a far more progressive worldview than their elders.
I suspect in the long-run that big truth will hold sway, and older folks who stormed away from the brand will do their own thing until they fall off the radar completely. AB-InBev is in this for the long game, not just 2023. Here’s to you, Gen-Z, and here’s to AB-InBev. This saga is far from over, and I think I know who the ultimate winner will be.
Dr “Have A Drink On Me” Gerlich
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weegeechan · 1 year
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For the first time ever I regret opening my fucking mouth. Fucking fuck.
I give deviantart on compliment and they fucked it up in less the a week. WTF
I'm not moving anywhere because I'm stubborn (been thier for 10/11ish years) but fr what the actual fuck DA :/
I'm not like mad like everyone else is, but I am bery disappointed because I actually like DA
evertime they take a step forward by doing something good they fall down 20 steps back by making stupid decisions. It's sad to see in real time.
I'm again not leaving because logically unless the art community itself makes a website from artists from the grounds up, moving to non-art related sites won't do anything. Like I understand why people are upset about having no where to go but honestly we just have to pick a place and suck it up for now. It makes no sense to get mad at sites like Instagram and tumblr for "not being good for artists" or "the algorithm sucks here" when the site wasn't meant for us to begin with. On top of this idea of algorithm is dumb because it literally doesn't exist. Your posting on online with billions of other people at the same time around the world, thier is no way your gonna stand out all the time. It's literally just luck and if you're not lucky you just gotta keep trying...? WELCOME TO THE INTERNET!!!
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Nightcore Books rages War against Broken system Author Jake Bannerman a suicide survivor off of the writing grid for over ten years has returned to the scene TEN YEARS AFTER RUNNING ON FIRE INTO THE HORROR WORLD WITH HIS FIDDLE FINGER RAISED IN PRIDE BURNING FOR ALL TO SEE AUTHOR JAKE BANNERMAN WENT INTO HIDING AFTER 2 BOOK RELEASES FAMILY OF DOG: THE HARVEST AND THE PITCHFORK DIARIES LEFT BEHIND WERE THE PITCHFORK DIARIES 2 AND THE 2 REMAINING BOOKS IN THE Family OF DOG TRILOGY “RETURN TO SENDER AND “AMERICAN REICHMARE” DIVING INTO MARRIED AND FATHERLY CLARK KENT MODE HE ABANDONED HIS BOOKS AND HIS WRITING TO PURSUE HIS FIRST TRUE LOVE MUSIC AND WENT ON TO HOST A SUCCESSFUL SYNDICATED PODCAST AND RUN A PR COMPANY. ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR A DESIRE AND MEANING HE STOPPED EVERYTHING ALTOGETHER MUSIC THE WRITING AND JUST BECAME…… ALWAYS CONVINCED HIS BOOKS WERE UNLIKE ANY OTHER HE WENT THROUGH A LIFE CHANGE LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD IN 2020 THAT PUT HIM IN THE MIND FRAME OF IM JUST GOING TO BE ME DAMN THE CONSEQUENCE NOT THAT THIS WASN’T HIS WAY ALREADY BUT THIS TIME AROUND HE WAS NOT LISTENING TO WARNINGS OR HOLDING BACK PUNCHES. WITH HIS MIDDLE FINGER STILL ON FIRE AND NOW FIRMLY CRUSHED BETWEEN HIS TEETH HE RETURNS ON A MISSION R RELEASING HIS BOOKS WITH NEW ARTWORK AND LOST IN THE SHUFFLE INTERVIEWS PICTURES NOTES AND A RENEWED FERVOR.
I started Nightcore 60 days ago reissued 2 books droped a short story built a blog got my books published and distributed on almost every platform have been on a blitzkrieg of peomotion sunk money and endless hours so far with millions more to come and my vision and passion are bigger and more aggressive now than ever. The Ultimate goal of this campaighn is to make a documentary that spotlights the changes that are desperetaly needed
As lives are lost every minute in the world orginisations like Nami are paying 225k to thir C.E.O. and not a single person from ANY mental health orginization has contacted me. This is a scream from deep in my soul and very hard for me to ask but I NEED YOU!!! Without support this falls on deaf ears and not to be dramatic but every minute that passws another wrist gets slit another rope crack the neck and another body hits the pavement falling from a building and millions of pills are swallowed. I cannot be a non for profit not only do I not understand how it works but i cannot afford the help with tax and promotion etc so I am choosing to take money from book sales and anything Nightcore related and putting it aside to hold small events to keep building to bigger events. Last night I released a 2000 word short story at Name your price and even included a prize for the highest buyer i promoted it everywhere and I was excited brand new sory brand new art and a chance to get some real engagment!!! Zero copies sold not one….. mh heart is truly bruised I am trying so hard reliving a nightmare daily and aia cannot seem to get support so I am begging you on my knees PLEASE buy a book digital books are $2 and i know $2 right now is hard to come by but if you cannot buy a book pleas share my tweets facebook post etc. I am also looking for people who horror blogs , websites , podcast etc i will send alll of you free copies of books for review and possible interview! Also i would love anybody who has a company to help us make shirts and stickers we need all the people pushing this as we can get
Covid-19 continues to rage and almost a year since the murder of George Floyd, it’s once again Mental Health Awareness month. With everything going on, the number of Americans experiencing anxiety and depression is up — 42% of U.S. adults reported symptoms, up from 11% in previous years, according to a December survey from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Spending on mental health treatment and services reached $225 billion in 2019, according to an Open Minds Market Intelligence Report. That number, which is up 52% since 2009, includes spending on things like therapy and prescription medications as well as stays in psychiatric or substance abuse rehabilitation facilities.
It doesn’t take into account indirect costs, such as lower workforce participation rates and decreased productivity. In fact, depression alone is estimated to account for $44 billion in losses to workplace productivity, according to a recent report from Tufts Medical Center and One Mind at Work.
With one in five people suffering from some kind of mental health issue, the answers for how to prevent, treat and cure these disorders simply cannot come fast enough. Add in the stressors of the past year, and it’s easy to see how critically help is needed. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re taking a look at the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorders to see where the research is headed.
Addiction to alcohol and other substances has devastated families and communities around the world, impacting nearly 200 million people globally. The impact of alcohol abuse alone brings on other diseases, destroys families and is devastating during pregnancy. Substance use disorder is responsible for more than $400B annually in economic cost to society
NAMI CEO SALARY $228,992 NAMI's main grassroots rival, Mental Health America, reported revenues of $4.5 million with net assets or fund balances of $4.6 million. Although MHA had less revenues and assets, it paid its CEO, Paul Gionfriddo, $228,992 with $7,026 in additional benefits or roughly the same as NAMI.
NIGHTCORE And Jake Bannerman want your soul and invite you to Hell https://sixsexsatan.blogspot.com/ NJIGHTCORE PHONE (405) 595-0083‬
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Ahhhhhh fuck it, let's get some good old headcanons for if you dated the one and only Princess of the Kamisato clan, Kamisato Ayaka, yes I am aware I am an Ayaka simp, shut up
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dating ayaka headcanons
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Synopsis: you’re dating the Princess of the Kamisato clan, what more is there to it? You silly little goose /j
Pairing: Kamisato Ayaka x GN!reader (they/them)
A/N: Yeah I know it’s been like ten billion years since I last posted. I’m back from the dead (for now, I might die again, can’t make any promises lol). Anyways enjoy your Kamisato Soup (Art by @/treetree233 on Reddit)
TW: cursing. That’s literally it.
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Gotta start this off with this
How did you manage to pull her?
Like genuinely. She’s probably the most graceful and elegant woman in all of Inazuma, you’re a lucky bastard
First off, I feel like the relationship would start out a bit awkward
Ayaka grew up very lonely, so putting herself in a romantic relationship with someone she truly cares for is a huge step for her
So for the most part, you had to do most of the affectionate gestures, such as kisses and cuddles
Because of her shyness, Ayaka has a habit of using fan language to show affection
Something about little hand movements with something so delicate was very endearing to the both of you
If you’re not local to Inazuma, she’d explain to you what the gestures meant
She’s be very shy about it however, which would be an open window for you to tease her
“Awwww love! You’re so adorable and sweet!” You said while engulfing the Cryo Princess into a bone-crushing hug, making Ayaka squeal in surprise and laughter.
“Heh- thanks love but— can you let go of me please? I can’t breathe—“ “OH I’M SO SORRY, DEAR—“
Once she started to get more comfortable, she slowly starts to get more expressive around you
She loves holding your hand! It’s so warm and comforting compared to her icy cold ones
Hand holding was something she loved doing, mainly because she finds the fact that doing such a small gesture can be so beautiful
Gets teased by Ayato endlessly
Not even kidding, will poke fun at her for the cutest things you do with her
“Awww! Dear sister, I never knew you had the guts to do that with your significant other!” “Brother, I love you, but if you don’t shut up I’m gonna hit you with this fan.”
Dancing with her is a MUST
She loves to put on little dance performances for you, but if you join her, she might just explode on the spot
Dancing has always been one of her key hobbies, so just please, dance with her
If you have a vision, she’d probably ask you to combine it with her Cryo vision while dancing! Just to make the dance all more beautiful
FESTIVAL DATES! She loves going on event dates with you
Street food is also something she really enjoys, especially sakura mochi, so get some of that for her
Also fireworks! Have Yoimiya whip something up for ya and bam! Firework show
I’d like to think Ayaka really enjoys the fireworks because it was the one colorful thing she had in Inazuma for a really long time
So fireworks have a special place in her heart <3
Overall, dating Ayaka would be very sweet and lovely to be around. Shy at first, but has an absolute heart of gold
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Sunday 25/9/21 - Media Recommendations #19
Contents:
Twilight Princess (Manga)
Dr Stone (manga/anime)
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Lately, I have had a lot I want to write about on this blog, but lack that activation energy to actually start writing an article. Ideally I will at least word vomit more onto the blog in the coming week or so, because I have the topics in mind, just unsure how to start any of it.
Media Consumption has also slowed to a crawl, but I'm getting back into it. This week I wanna discuss a manga series I've been reading slowly as it has released, and an anime I have long been reading the manga for.
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (Manga)
Akira Himekawa
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Zelda fans have a unique schism between their fans that many other longer running series may not experience. Because most games star a relatively unique cast of characters, a unique spin on the world, gameplay, and even artistic style, what your favourite in the series is will throw you into a hard debate against fans of other games. There's this post i saw somewhere(?) once where it was said your favourite Zelda game is the one that came out when you were 12, presumably because this is the one you experience first, or at least earlier in your Zelda journey, and I can completely relate to that.
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess was the first Zelda game I played, and it has been my number 1 or 2 in the series consistently. Compared to the games that came before it, it was darker, had a richer world, and just a grander scope. But today I'm not here to explain the game, I'm here to talk about the manga.
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Akira Himekawa is a pseudonym for a pair of female manga artists that have been writing manga together since the early 90s, and I know them well for their Legend of Zelda adaptations. They have covered most of the main games everyone knows, Ocarina of Time, Majoras Mask, A Link to the Past, and even a couple volumes of Four Swords Adventures. Their most recent work has also been the most long and in depth adaptation, my first Zelda game, Twilight Princess.
Like all of their Zelda adaptations, Akira Himekawa's Twilight Princess follows all the same plot beats as the main games. The order places are visited, the main characters Link encounters, the dungeons and their bosses, but the mangaka add... more to the world. Link has a deeper back story explaining what led to the start of the adventure. What in the games are essentially blank slate NPCs become characters in their own rights with personalities and arcs and motivations. The Twilight Realm, which is essentially just a dungeon in the game, is fleshed out as its entire world, with society, and lore.
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In the game, Link is cool, and a bit of a himbo, but the manga's take on him is so much more interesting. He's a brooding edge lord, with a damaged past. He's a do-gooder, but he's also flawed and suffers from caring too much. Link is a character full of regrets who constantly bounces between "become a hero to prevent the atrocities of the past coming back" and "give up so that you don't make things worse". I understand that the games leave Link as a blank slate so that players can fill in their own ideals, but seeing Link as a fully fleshed character with his own motivations is cool as hell.
The supporting cast is similarly fleshed out compared to the game's take. Zelda, Illia, and Midna have complex motivations and evolving personalities. Midna was already a great character, but the manga truly does not skip out on making her deep and interesting. The "Resistance", for those who've played the game, are all multilayered characters now, all with arcs that are actively explored as they actually go help Link on his adventures, instead of just telling him info and leaving him to it. The dungeons do not take nearly as much plot time as they do in the games, essentially minimal theme building and then boss, but this works better for the format in my opinion.
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If you like high fantasy manga, or are just a Zelda fan, I highly recommend this series. I haven't finished reading it, but Book 9, which I think is the final in the series, has recently been released in English. Obviously playing the game first is a good background, but I think you could 100% enjoy the series without it.
Edit: Finished book 9 and there's definitely at least one more book to go.
Dr Stone (anime/manga)
Inagaki, Boichi; TMS Entertainment
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Ok so must I remember wrong because I thought I recommended this one, but apparently I never talked about Dr Stone before, which is a complete travesty. But now I am both up to date with the manga and most of a season deep into the anime, and I have A LOT to talk about.
As those who have also read my dinosaur blogposts will understand, I am a big science nerd. Biology, palaeontology, space, chemistry, it's all so interesting, and sometimes I struggle to understand how a passion for science is not a universal human experience. I share that in common with the main character of a manga I've been reading for maybe a year now, Dr Stone.
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In Dr Stone, the world of 21st Century humanity is brought crashing to a halt when a bright wave of mysterious light blankets the entire planet, and everywhere on the entire globe, humans have been turned to stone. 3700 years later, a young man who has kept his mind active within the stone forces himself awake and breaks out. Around him, nature has reclaimed the Earth and millennia of human progress has been all but buried.
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Senku is a young man of science, and spent years obsessing over every scientific domain he could comprehend in order to one day travel to space. In this stone world, armed with this wealth of science progress in his mind, Senku begins efforts to restart the scientific age, and free every single person frozen in stone. He starts with a mysterious acid that breaks down the stone. Then he develops tools, machinery, electricity, and eventually, he wants to push humanity back to the space age within his lifetime. Senku may be a know it all, but knowledge only gets you so far. Thanks to the allies he makes, a wealth of expertise will be harnessed to bring his dream to fruition.
Dr Stone is a must read for anyone who enjoys Scifi. Although the rate at which progress is made seems absurd, every single scientific process the kingdom of science works on is real science. Although post apocalyptic themes establish the base for the story and the supernatural force that turned humanity to stone is the main adversary, Dr Stone is a very scientific story based on real Earth and its just... exhilarating!
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The scope of the story begins on the small scale in primitive villages, but the story eventually reaches a global scale. There are adversaries at each step, those who wish to rule the Stone World with might, free of the tyranny science had in our age, and there are also those who wish to use science as its own form of might, but Senku and his allies want to use science for the benefit of everyone. So that one day, all of humanity will be restored, and that eventually, he will get to moon.
I will refrain from speaking any further on story specifics because you really should experience the plot for yourself. So I will end with the presentation itself. The art and format of the manga are beautiful. Character designs are rugged, stylised, and exciting, it's very easy to determine what a character is all about just by their unique appearance.
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In the last week, I have begun watching the anime, as it has been long enough since I started reading that I can experience parts of the plot anew. The anime is very beautifully made, the world is lush and beautiful, and characters move in such a fun and interesting way. I'm watching the English dub, and characters sound exactly like the voices I had for them in my head.
If you have even an inkling of interest in Dr Stone after reading what I've said today, you should definitely experience the story for yourself, 1 billion percent.
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