I don't understand the desperation to make the show's version of Annabeth blonde when it wouldn't make sense. Like, the "dumb blonde" trope only applies to white people with naturally blonde hair. In my opinion, her being black fits the point Riordan was trying to make about Annabeth being underestimated due to her appearance just as well, and more fitting for the time period we're in. Like, I have never heard someone bring up the dumb blonde trope in 2022, but black girls are still seen as less intelligent than their white counterparts.
Also, the gray eyes are unnecessary because it never really made sense for Athena to affect her appearance when Rick straight up said the gods have no DNA.
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Tumblr cultural knowledge
The phrase 'cultural knowledge' is basically an insult and a criticism in my industry. If something isn't written down and shared in a way that's identifiable, accessible, and clear to the applicable individuals, it doesn't exist. Meaning that the correct usage will be lost as time and people change.
Here are a few things I've gleaned in my relatively short time of being an active tumblr user. (NOTE: 95% of my time here is via the mobile app). Please correct me if I've got anything wrong. I'd adore to see any that you've picked up as well.
Continue Reading Button: it's the last one in the tool bar. Looks like a zigzag line between two straight lines. I've added one to this post after this point. Even if you've selected the 'shorten long posts' option on your profile, that won't apply to reblogs. Save everyone's feeds and add it yourself to posts longer than three standard paragraphs.
Gifs: the search utility for gifs legit sucks. There is a logic applied but I can't say I've fully cracked it. What you CAN do if you want to add a specific gif to a post is paste the url of the gif's post into the gif search. Grab this via the three dots menu of any post, there'll be a copy link option. This will only grab the first image of that post though. BUT it will include the proper credit below the gif. Here's an example:
Gif credit: tapping the username below gif will open the source post.
Reblogs: the reason reblogs are so important for tumblr specifically is because the feed doesn't present posts to you outside of your parameters. Those parameters are mainly: 1) blogs you've followed and 2) tags you've followed. You reblogging a post gives it a chance to be seen again within the parameters you influence. So if you don't have any followers, you've got to add tags that ppl may have followed. If you don't use tags on posts, it can only be seen by those who follow you (theoretically, I've chatted with a few moots about the fact that we don't see each other's posts in the feed).
Post Edits: Reblogs don't sync with the original posts. If you edit a post, all of the reblogs will not update with the edits and will exist exactly as the post was when it was reblogged.
Was this helpful? I've got a few more oddities I've encountered but they seem more like workarounds to defects and I've tried to list the pain points I've personally noticed that seem to result from the intended design of tumblr.
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I didnt post in a while so i though that i might post at least that
My light and shadows on skin study with @blackkatdraws 's Narrator bc apparently he just lives in my head rent free now (also get well soon, Kat! Please eat moderate amount of vitamins-)
If someone interested i am making my game now and consequently I am doing all art and coding and rn i am making monster designs and this is suprisingly hard so all my time is spent on that... also on procrastinating that... //subscribe 4 updates on that disaster)
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Is it another Wednesday already? Fuckin-a. The passage of time will never fail to disturb me in some ways. What do you mean I am turning 24 this year?
ANYWAY, thanks @urban-sith and @martsonmars for the tags.
I am writing at a rapid speed for my dog baker!Blaine and dog party planner!Kurt fic Barking Up The Wrong Bakery and another Smash Mouth joke? Yeah. Look, I considered taking out the Smash Mouth joke in Ebb and Flow so that I could put it in this more comedic fic, but it looks like both are going to have one.
The event is a hit. As Smash Mouth would say, the celebrities keep coming and they don’t stop coming. Well, they sort of are. Smash Mouth is the opening act and they’re welcoming everyone and their dogs inside.
Kurt’s friends have all flown to LA to be here, since they’re all famous. Mercedes is a pop star, Artie is a filmmaker, Tina is a movie actress, Rachel is a Broadway actress, Brittany, Santana and Mike are well-known dancers, Quinn is an influential CEO, Puck has a high rank in the military, and Sam is a model.
Unlike Kurt, they did find success in their desired career paths, but as Kurt looks around and he sees what he’s planned, he cannot complain. And again, it pays well. Better than Broadway ever could.
Since I am writing like mad, I didn’t add to much to Time After Time/“damn Baz, you live like this?”, my Visitor!Simon fic, but it is getting somewhere! For the ones who are new, Baz is immortal and he only sees Simon every 20 years when the Veil is lifted. Of course, they don’t know that right away.
The ghost of Simon Snow is once again in my living room. I know that the Veil has lifted again, but I didn’t expect to be Visited. Simon has had his chance to tell me what he wanted to say. We said our goodbyes, knowing that it was the end.
Now, he’s here.
“What- Snow- What?” I stammer. I never stumble over my words, since I like to boast my eloquence, but even now, Simon makes me look like an idiot. I get up and I walk towards him. This time, I’m not flinging myself at him. This time, I’m too confused.
He’s not supposed to be here. He should’ve moved on twenty years ago.
Simon is looking at me with a frown. “You, uh, haven’t aged a day.”
That pulls me out of my confusion.
“Oh. Yeah. That.”
Tagging @quizasvivamos @blurglesmurfklaine @coffeegleek @esperantoauthor @dragoneggo @otherworldsivelivedin @bookish-bogwitch @caramelcoffeeaddict @thnxforknowingme @sillyunicorn @wellbelesbian @excalisbury @takitalks @captain-aralias @bazzybelle @tea-brigade @cutestkilla @facewithoutheart @artsyunderstudy @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @ivelovedhimthroughworse
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