With how fucked up the Great Beings are, I'm surprised they hadn't thought of this yet.

I fail to see a flaw in this system I proposed.

...other than the fact that I stitched corpses together.

Passing as a trans man is a nuanced and complex topic, but one thing I have been noticing as somebody who is a cis-passing (white) trans man is the way I'm treated when there is conflict.

I've noticed that in conflict, people are almost meek around me, willing for me to try working with them up until a woman is involved. When a woman (or, really, anybody who the other party assumes is one) is part of the conflict, they direct all their anger and rage to them. It's fucking insane the way a woman is treated when there is conflict, even if it isn't her fucking fault. These people are fundamental cowards for seeing my manhood as the only reason they can't be openly hostile to me, but it reveals a lot about how a misogynist thinks on an almost primal level.

I'm watching the women and people around me I care about being torn apart by people, and that's unacceptable. I can't sit around to watch it, and I don't want to do that. I need other people to perhaps read this and remember to not stand by if there is something that you can tangibly do to help, even if it's to lend a listening ear or let the person vent.

No but Kyle is such a realistic leftist man of color because he’s the type to fight against oppression, call out institutions, prioritize human rights, punch homophobes, but then he’ll turn right around and make a misogynistic joke without even thinking

re: dimidue, my writing, & fic

it's important to me that dedue also gets to be weird and traumatized and difficult; it's important to me that dedue gets to be supported by dimitri as much as dimitri gets support from dedue

dedue's PTSD manifests very differently from dimitri's, whose trauma and mental illness are very obvious and externalized, but while it may be less obtrusive, "subtler" internalized mental illness is no less difficult to navigate

dedue gets passive-aggressive; he isolates himself and snaps [in the most plausibly-neutral manner possible] at attempts to draw him out; he's prone to insecurity, reticence, and self-abnegation, and to sink into dissociative apathy; he overextends himself trying to care for others as a coping mechanism that gets worse the worse he's doing; he denies that he's anything but fine even as it's increasingly obvious that he absolutely isn't, & to some extent even believes himself

unlike dimitri, who for all his issues is very self-aware about what he's experiencing and why (at least to the extent that he understands it), dedue is more inclined to denial and avoidance; he's opaque even to himself (dimitri's emotional intelligence complements him, in this respect)

dedue is in some ways even more prone to black and white moral thinking than dimitri -- when he's not actively in the midst of an episode, dimitri is constantly conflicted over the morality of his actions. he knows how he gets when his PTSD triggers, and it terrifies him, and he hates himself for it. he tears himself to pieces over it to the point of self-destruction and immobility. meanwhile dedue isn't nearly so passive or unquestioning in his judgment as some people (felix) accuse him of; he wouldn't accept or enable the murder of civilians, but i do think there's an extent to which he sees dimitri going Ape Shitt on the battlefield and goes "yep :) there he is, the man i love :)" the berserker rage worries him to the extent that it affects dimitri, but it doesn't really concern him in its own right. which on the one hand is often something dimitri needs -- someone to affirm, hey, this part of you comes from a good place, it doesn't frighten me, be kind to it instead of beating it/yourself with a stick -- but on the other hand ... mmmmm it is probably not normal for a person to be so blasé about barehanded dismemberment

dedue is a strong stabilizing & affirming influence on dimitri, but by the same token dimitri is a strong activating & encouraging influence on dedue; they are good for each other

Starting something new over on Instagram, where I am posting easy to digest part and build technique guides for those who want to get into more original LEGO building for their displays and minifig photography!

Here’s the first guide of many!

Each guide will have a specific theme and will showcase the pieces used to help build that type of creation! And at the end of the list, all the parts used in the guide will be listed for you to search and purchase yourself, whether it be from LEGO.com or sites like bricklink!

Hope this account will help all those who are struggling to get into the more creative build side of the LEGO Hobby!!

You can follow and learn more over @ my new Instagram account here!

Hey Ninjago fans! According to Niek van Slagmaat, Lloyd's Hydro mech is one of the few things that evolved out of being a crab, (Specifically a $40 Kai Crab Mech), which sounded way cooler than what we got, so much so that I made my own!

octane is 26 y/o let him be responsible for his fuck ups once i challenge you apex community

Open Studio Series Ultra Magnus? Nah. I'll do something I haven't done in 15 years: Build a semi-original Lego set USING BIONICLE PIECES! 😅

I named him Frank. He's essentially a modified Vorahk set. I used another Rahkshi's legs to give him elbow articulation and added fingers for good measure.

I pulled the Shadow Kraata that came with Makuta to give to Frank since I don't have any Kraata-Vo anymore (long story).

Since Frank's articulated fingers can't properly hold anything, I decided to make his Staff Of Hunger into claw-like weapons that can rotate on a Technic friction pin.

It's a 50/50 split if Frank is going to hug you or attack you. 😅

Close-up of Frank's hand articulation.

Dude's in a mood.

So yeah, Frank's design isn't anything special, but this is the first time I've done any creative Lego building in well over a decade. I really should try to get back into this.

It's just that. Chuck lies. ALL the time. The writers use him to retcon things, but he also just simply can't be trusted at his word. He's an unreliable narrator.

I am a simple girl, I just really like it when a robot or suit of armor's chestplate leads into the center, with a nice pleasing arch, or maybe a wedge, or quite possibly, a point?

Oh hey, a custom Bionicle/Hero Factory head pack

(cannot seem to find any on the web, or I'm bad at finding things, so)

There is mainly two head types in the pack, Matoran Universe head and Agori/Glatorian head. Had to differentiate them cause apparently they have different eye heights and the latter type is a lot less forgiving in space

The Matoran Universe head is compatible with Mata, Metru, Okoto connections (except Hewkii Mahri's Garai, rip, also prolly Teridax's Kraahkan). The Agori/Glatorian head is compatible with Agori/Glatorian, HF Breakout, HF Brain Attack (screw HF 2.0 and 3.0 heads)

(Edit) Things to note about the models:

-Garai is incompatible due to space needed for the Okoto's mask connections, may be revised soon

-had to cut a bit of the bar from the HF Brain Attack to make the head fit into Agori/Glatorian helmets

-Agori/Glatorian heads are smushed to make sure Brain Attack visor+helmet fits

-the heads are a little bit taller (half an axle/pin taller) for light pipings

-will prolly edit the models soon so the light pipings will work better, especially for the nyan head

-idk why but stud.io seem to make the parts ricochet wildly when inserted

Also bonus torso piece and foot, its articulated (why haven't they thought of this)

Also apparently every rendering software I had broke when I tried exporting the stud.io model for render

File is here, idk what other free anonymous file hosting sites there is, remind me if you want it reuploaded since PixelDrain only hosts it for a few months

A new LEGO steam locomotive MOC from me - GWR 1340 'Trojan'!

Alpha 1 Squadron

Howdy y'all!

Here's my new Carrd hub with links to all my socials.

Twitter will be my main account, with Tumblr/Google Drive being an archive for pictures, and AO3 for my stories.

Any likes, shares, and follows are much appreciated! https://thetexantrain.carrd.co

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

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

[SWB 200] Imagination

Pretty wild that it's already been 200 of these! As they say: Time flies when you're having fun.

I want to take the opportunity of this milestone to thank everyone who has been supportive and interested in my builds since I started with "Sokoda's weekly builds" all the way back in January 2019. The nice comments, suggestions and interactions are always a big part in what keeps me going, motivated and inspired. Some of you who have been with the project for a while might recognize that this build, is a bit of an homage or sequel to the 100th weekly build. I wanted to expand on the idea of the brick being the basis that bursts out into worlds of imagination and creativity. This time maybe less of an explosion like in [SWB 100] Creativity, but more like an egg out of which new creations hatch.

This build is once again fully buildable, and I made instructions in case anyone wants to recreate it:

I also did build a physical version of this one myself: Here are some pictures including one together with [SWB 100]