And I'm Still Here

Armando Muñoz, often known as Darwin. Not dead, not dust, not done. [Indie X-Men movieverse roleplay blog. Player and character are over 21, but do not write smut.] [Tracking "adaptedandsurvived".]

[adaptedandsurvived]

Major shuffling

So, the fact is, this is supposed to be a roleplay blog, but it effectively isn’t anymore. I’ve been thinking for ages that I need to acknowledge that instead of just messing around and delaying the inevitable.

I’m switching my roleplaying to @sansabascruggs and @punybutpretty (I may have already followed you from the former). I’ve deleted an unnecessary sideblog. I’m going to start doing normal Tumblr stuff on my old normal Tumblr stuff blog (I may have already followed you from it). Please IM me if you want the URL for the normal Tumblr stuff blog.

I will not delete this blog, but I will, in the course of the next few days to a week, stop using it. This does, in fact, make me sad, but it will ultimately be for the best. I’ll let you know when the shuffle is complete.

[adaptedandsurvived]

I started crying after making this post; wow.

[adaptedandsurvived]

Major shuffling

So, the fact is, this is supposed to be a roleplay blog, but it effectively isn’t anymore. I’ve been thinking for ages that I need to acknowledge that instead of just messing around and delaying the inevitable.

I’m switching my roleplaying to @sansabascruggs and @punybutpretty (I may have already followed you from the former). I’ve deleted an unnecessary sideblog. I’m going to start doing normal Tumblr stuff on my old normal Tumblr stuff blog (I may have already followed you from it). Please IM me if you want the URL for the normal Tumblr stuff blog.

I will not delete this blog, but I will, in the course of the next few days to a week, stop using it. This does, in fact, make me sad, but it will ultimately be for the best. I’ll let you know when the shuffle is complete.

[adaptedandsurvived]

ooc: I am yet STILL angry about Darwin's death.

Ah, and so am I. I always will be.

[gaelgarcia]

KNIVES OUT (2019) dir. Rian Johnson 

Bonus:

[theslowesthnery]

the wretched abomination known as the minotaur has discovered some chalk

[corellian-smuggler]

To me Luke Skywalker will always be the young man who rushed to the aid of a girl he’d never even met—whose selfless courage and desire to help defined both the beginning of his journey, and its end.

To me Luke Skywalker will always be the character who was disbelieving and angry to learn that the apparent mercenary he’d met was choosing money and self-preservation over the rebellion—the PEOPLE—who needed him. He’ll always be the character to whom it was unthinkable and inexcusable to abandon those in danger, to refuse to fight for what’s right. He’ll always be, “They could use a good pilot like you. You’re turning your back on them.”

In my eyes Luke Skywalker will always be the man risking his life for the cause—for the galaxy—so that others might one day live in freedom and peace. He will always be the pilot, the rebel, the soldier who would not let tyranny stand unopposed.

And to me Luke Skywalker will always be—indisputably—the character who would never forsake his loved ones. Who would never give them up, and never give up on them. He’ll always be the character whose loyalty—to his friends, to his family—was unfaltering. He will always be, “I’ve got to go to them.” Will always be, “They’re my friends. I’ve got to help them.” Always, “And sacrifice Han and Leia?” Always, “That is why I have to go.”

Luke Skywalker will always be faith. He’ll always be hope. Irrevocably and without question, Luke is the very embodiment of it. To me, Luke Skywalker will always be the character who says, “I can’t kill my own father.” The character whose belief in the Light and the Force and in humanity is so true and so strong that he saves the galaxy—so powerful that he saves his father’s soul.

Luke Skywalker is “Never! I’ll never turn to the dark side.” He is, at his heart and in my heart, the man who sees so clearly, who understands so completely, that he casts aside his lightsaber rather than fight to save his own life—not because he’s given up or because he’s weak or a coward, but because of his faith—because Luke Skywalker will die sooner than give into hatred. He will lay down his weapon sooner than turn to darkness.

To me, Luke Skywalker will always be this truth, this goodness. He will always be the hero that realized the TRUE meaning of the Force, who understood what, for all their wisdom and good intentions, his masters did not: that it is love, not detachment, that saves. It is the strength of love, the belief in love, the power of love that saves us. Luke Skywalker will always be this, for me. He will always be this love, this faith where faith seems impossible, and this enduring hope where it seems that all hope has been lost.

And most importantly of all, to me Luke Skywalker will always be not only the character who loved, who hoped, who had faith, but the character whose story tells us—implores us, promises us—that this love is not in vain. That such faith is not foolish. That GOODNESS like that—because to me, Luke Skywalker is and will always be goodness—is not weakness, but strength that overcomes all else. Luke Skywalker is the Light Side. He is the long-awaited hope. He is the hero we all need to believe can exist—the hero that reality—that war and violence and maliciousness—so cruelly tries to tell us could never be.

That is Luke Skywalker. He is this beacon. Luke is the hope that prevails. The faith that is rewarded. The journey that tells us that love can and will overcome evil even against the most impossible odds. Luke Skywalker is the story that begs us not to give up, that leads us to take a stand against oppression, and hatred, and hopeless darkness—the character who tells us to believe as we all, as human beings, so desperately want to.

To me, no matter what, Luke Skywalker will always be,

“I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”

[animals-extreme-love]

Although you bite me, I still like you very much.

[medusagirlfriend-blog]

[gay-irl]

Bi🥞irl

[scope-dogg]

[amegaotaku-hater-archive-deacti]

simple way to know which houses to rob

[sexhaver]

this is like the polar opposite of smearing lamb’s blood on your doorframe to spare your firstborn

[itsatru]

I love being bi there are no limits to the lust my brain can accumulate

[jamsradio]

[velocicrafter]

anyone know what this is from?

[baroncaveyeti]

“Judgement Day” by EC Comics. From wikipedia:

The story depicted a human astronaut, a representative of the Galactic Republic, visiting the planet Cybrinia inhabited by robots. He finds the robots divided into functionally identical orange and blue races, one of which has fewer rights and privileges than the other. The astronaut decides that due to the robots’ bigotry, the Galactic Republic should not admit the planet. In the final panel, he removes his helmet, revealing himself to be a black man.

Apparently the Comics Code Authority tried to prevent the author from making the main character black.

[lakidaa]

Boy did they! It took the writer (and the company) threatening the CCA with a lawsuit and telling the guy to fuck off (literally) to get this thing printed: 

Comic Historian Digby Diehl recounted in Tales from the Crypt: The Official Archives:

This really made ‘em go bananas in the Code czar’s office. ‘Judge Murphy was off his nut. He was really out to get us’, recalls [EC editor] Feldstein. ‘I went in there with this story and Murphy says, “It can’t be a Black man”. But … but that’s the whole point of the story!’ Feldstein sputtered. When Murphy continued to insist that the Black man had to go, Feldstein put it on the line. ‘Listen’, he told Murphy, ‘you’ve been riding us and making it impossible to put out anything at all because you guys just want us out of business’. [Feldstein] reported the results of his audience with the czar to Gaines, who was furious [and] immediately picked up the phone and called Murphy. ‘This is ridiculous!’ he bellowed. ‘I’m going to call a press conference on this. You have no grounds, no basis, to do this. I’ll sue you’. Murphy made what he surely thought was a gracious concession. ‘All right. Just take off the beads of sweat’. At that, Gaines and Feldstein both went ballistic. ‘Fuck you!’ they shouted into the telephone in unison. Murphy hung up on them, but the story ran in its original form.[18]

[lb-lee-deactivated20180415]

You know, it’s times like this that I am deeply comforted, knowing that history isn’t just everyone being nice and polite and better than the current generation.  Sometimes it really is just people bellowing swear words over the phone to get shit done.

[kaylapocalypse-deactivated20201]

OH WOW

[a-method-in-it]

And by the same token, the past was not a flat, monochrome landscape of bigotry. This comic came out in 1953. That is a full year before the Brown v. Board of Education decision, meaning not only was segregation the law of the land, but the process of dismantling it hadn’t even begun. Integration wasn’t even a political topic yet, because there was no integration actually happening, and as far as everyone in 1953 had reason to believe, there wasn’t going to be any any time soon. 

And yet, in 1953, two white Jewish guys from Brooklyn not only wanted to put out this comic, but were willing to swear at the Comics Code Authority and threaten to hold a press conference – which, by the way, was enough of a threat that the censors did back down; they didn’t laugh and say “Who would care about your press conference?”

And, not only that, but in the end they did put out the comic, this comic that at the time all but explicitly said the United States of the day would not be fit to join the Galactic Republic.

All of which is pretty damn cool.

[mathcat345]

Something I never knew until today. This comic did “boldly go.”

[chokemeanakin]

Anakin’s hair is hammered bronze, amber sunbeam chestnut honey, end of story

BRUH WHAT KIND OF BLACK MAGIC IS THIS 😂😂

HOW DID YOU GET IT SO SPECIFIC I actually think I might cry I’m scared.

Okay ladies and gentlemen this anon wins 😭😭😭 WHAT THE FUCK I’m still freaking out WHAT???

[shatouto]

hi my name is Anakin Amber Sun’beam Chestnut Honey and i have hammered bronze amber sunbeam chestnut honey hair (that’s how i got my name)

[aubrey-plaza]

okay everybody go home this is the best one

[mama-green]

important PSA about when your car is smoking

like literally smoking from the engine

white and you smell pancakes? it’s the coolant. panic and pull over, but you’ll live

a slight blue tinge? it’s the oil. panic and pull over, but you’ll live

grey, looks like fire smoke? gasoline; the most combustable and dangerous. pull over and leave the vehicle, pray.

sharing because i didn’t know this when my car started smoking white yesterday and i was so afraid for my life.

[alicatchrist-deactivated2019031]

Reblogging because a dear friend of my Moms with mechanic experience told me the same thing when I got my license.

[critgemhero]

Idk how old this post is, but I’m almost hoping it’s responsible for saving my dad’s life. If someone on the highway didn’t chase down and scream to him that his engine was on fire with grey smoke, he would have died because only seconds after he pulled over and got out did his whole car BURST into flames.

[ginazmemeoir]

it’s the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century.

you can only reblog this today.

[oh-in-italics]

Living in DC right now is really fun because you’ll go to the grocery store for the first time in over a week, see a white man buying tiki torches, and instantly decide that you don’t actually need eggs or milk or fresh produce and hightail it 

[oh-in-italics]

Living in DC right now is really fun because you’ll clock in at your place of work, which happens to be across the street from one of the city’s largest synagogues, and you’ll see four white bald men with american flag neck buffs as masks and black hoodies walk towards it and you will, for a moment, question whether people are about to die and debate what exactly it is you need to do about it

[oh-in-italics]

Living in DC right now is really fun because my family has decided to make the choice to stay in the city and stockpile groceries for the next two weeks. An estimated 20% of the city will be leaving to shelter elsewhere for the week of the inauguration. Any other time in US history, an inauguration draws in Washingtonians and Americans from across the continent. It is supposed to be a celebration of democracy. Instead, we have empty houses and a city preparing for violence waged by non-residents while our streets and our homes pay the cost.

[oh-in-italics]

Living in DC is really fun right now because you’ll get woken up at 6:17 am by the sound of humvees driving down your block. They are on their way to secure one of the dozens of streets, bridges, and highways that are being shut down to keep out white supremacists. A soldier in uniform waves good morning while you get your usual order from Dunkin’ Donuts. He has kind eyes behind the mask. You wonder who he voted for.

[oh-in-italics]

Living in DC right now is really fun because we are euphoric. You wake up early in the morning to watch Trump’s helicopter fly over for the last time. You watch DC residents blast Lady Gaga music at Qanon protesters who decided that a local pizza joint is worthy of their wrath. You can feel the energy in the air. This is the city that held parades on November 7th. This is the city that has gone blue every single election since we’ve gotten the right to vote. This is the city that overcomes and fights tooth and nail for justice. This is the city that can breathe again.