flying the delta quadrant

A place for me to post and re-blog about stuff I like. There will be much fangirling happening here. About Me: she/her/hers, ace/aro, 20+.

[hamletslaststraw]

i lied we’re not having a cute date at the park i’m actually asking you to kill the antichrist. yeah a child but listen,

[hamletslaststraw]

@cptnvers YOUR TAGS

[myenterpriseisparked]

Voyager Crew: Cats or Dogs?

The analysis that no one asked for but I’m doing anyway because I want to.

Janeway: Even though she’s had dogs her whole life, Janeway is a cat. She’s crafty, sassy, and flirty in a way that is distinctly feline. Also have you seen the way she sits in her command chair? Cat.

Chakotay: I once saw Chakotay described as a “bored, oversized tomcat” and that was correct. He messes with people for fun. He flirts with Kathryn. He plays little jokes on people. He crashes shuttles with the same energy as a cat pushing a glass of water off a table. 

Tuvok: Cat. Wants to be alone, thinks everyone else is completely irrational. Has some murderous thoughts sometimes. Likes houseplants a little too much. 

Tom: Definitely a dog. He took one look at Harry Kim and decided that they were going to be best friends for life. Easily amused. Tears things apart when he’s bored (like in his car holodeck program). Needs attention all the time. 

Harry: Probably a dog. He’s loyal, ambitious in a very positive way, and seems to benefit a lot from positive feedback. Also the level of floof to his hair in the early seasons looks puppy-soft.

B’Elanna: A dog that was raised by cats. She has the spatial needs of a cat, but the loyalty, bark, and need for positive feedback of a dog. She’s had scrappy instincts trained into her though by the “cat people”  she was raised around. 

The EMH: That level of overdrama is so feline it’s not even funny. He’s the cat who tries to jump on the windowsill, slips and falls, and then acts like he meant to do that.

Kes: She’s a cat that was raised by dogs. She has a nurturing instinct that feels very much like a momma cat, but the loyalty and sociality of a dog. She’s clever in a way that could be feline or canine. 

Neelix: Dog. Wants to be friends with everybody. Only bites when he’s pushed too far. Very upbeat.

Seven: Cat. She likes things a certain way and will change it to the way she likes it without permission. Needs a reliable schedule and holds other people accountable to that schedule. Is actually very nice if you give her the space she needs and build trust with her. 

[cpprcoyote]

I had to draw this!!

[myenterpriseisparked]

OH MY GOSH THIS IS THE COOLEST THING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DRAWING IT I LOVE THEM!!!!!

[cpprcoyote]

Special guest Naomi!!

[myenterpriseisparked]

OH MY GOSH YOUVE DONE IT AGAIN!!!!! IM WEEPING!!!!

[joyful-voyager]

Years and years ago, someone (not me) wrote a fun little Voyager fanfic in which Q, for reasons of his own, turns all the male crew members into puppies. Hilarity ensues. I would share the link here, but I can’t find it anywhere. It’s not on Ao3 or FFN, that’s for sure. I can’t even recall the author’s name. But trust me, the story was cute as hell.

[benadrylthegoodstuff]

another page coming along. i’ve done 16 of 42 now, which is almost 40%. i’m still loving how it’s turning out, but i’m definitely super excited for the upper rows when i get to work on the faces. gonna be good and finish the middle first though.

i’m still continuously amazed at the sheer amount the detail in this pattern when i step back and take these overall pictures. this is going to look So Cool when it’s completed.

[mathysphere]

Seasonal Sun Sine, a pattern by Ink Circles that illustrates how the amount of daylight changes throughout the year

[xeptum]

source here

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[gingerhaze]

i’d watch an entire series about bodybuilders in a tiny town

[everyoneprotector]

bodybuilders in a tiny town

what things will they lift

[elosva]

Each others spirits

[everythingfox]

Clever kitty

(via)

[theartofanimation]

Ariduka55  -  http://ariduka.deviantart.com  -  https://twitter.com/13033303  -  http://ariduka55.tumblr.com

[snapdragonling]

i love characters who could get the absolute Shit kicked out of them and still be fine but as soon as someone touches/handles them gently it’s like “ah. im going to shatter to pieces now thanks”

[part2of3]

Star Trek DS9 S04E10: Homefront

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

Every time someone tells Worf about Greek Mythology he’s just like “The humans know where Zeus lives. Why do they simply not raid Olympus and slay him for his misdeeds”

[keeper-of-the-flames]

YES

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

“If a god were to hypnotise my wife into having sex with a bull and giving birth to a Bull Child I would kill that god in no uncertain terms

RIP to King Minos but I’m different”

[bludragongal]

The Internet seemed to really like the previews I posted of NYC bullying Spider-Man, so here is that episode in its entirety. Enjoy!

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

LISTEN TO HER ADVICE PETER SHE WORRIES ;-;

[nanbaka-82]

“Spidey should drink more respecc women juice”

[bludragongal]

[spocksgotemotions]

Okay okay okay hear me out. so Mudd realizes really quickly that the women aren’t working for Spock. Now the basic explanation is that he knows Vulcans don’t give in to their emotions, but hear me out.

Mudd has a strangely incredible gaydar.

[spocksgotemotions]

Mudd: Of course I understand the importance of having varying products for different… tastes. Terribly sorry I have nothing to accommodate you, Mister Spock.

Kirk: *narrowing his eyes* Mudd if you make another xenophobic comment–

Mudd: Why, I’m not being xenophobic, Captain!

Spock: He’s being homophobic.

Mudd: Precisely.

[parsleysagerosemarytimemachine]

‘Across the Green Grass Fields’ is the latest portal fantasy in the Wayward Children series, about a girl who goes to a world of centaurs and unicorns (and kelpies, satyrs, minotaurs, and basically anyone else with hooves) where she’s destined to save the land - but from what? I grew up with horses, and while I was never as enraptured with them as Regan is, I can still see the appeal, a combination of strength and beauty and love in something that needs and accepts your care and adoration in return. Especially in this world, where she’s sheltered and cared for, and allowed to grow up into her ‘destiny’ without any demand that she shape herself to anything other than who she is, and loved for her differences without being treated as different - it’s a thing that makes it easy to see clearly as her home, regardless of where she came from, and even if it’s not what my world might be, I can envy what she found. If you need a warm story about being different and being loved, or if you want an expertly crafted novella about the joy of magical horses, this is a great place to jump into the series.

[thefinalpaperheart]

;-; they consider each other friends… they would like to continue to consider each other friends!!!!!

[why-i-love-comics]

Superman: Man of Tomorrow #12 - “Superman’s Day Off” (2020)

written by Robert Venditti art by Scott Hepburn & Ian Herring

[mischiefandspirits]

[twitch-lawliet]

@wearepaladin

[dragon-in-a-fez]

consider: teenagers aren’t apathetic about everything they’re just used to you shitting all over whatever they show excitement about

[antigothesis]

Teen: *gets a job*

“I GOT THE JOB!”

Parents: Well, when I was your age, I already had 5 jobs and was supporting my family

[discowitchparty]

Teen: *gets all A’s*

“I worked really hard!”

Parents: Well, of course you did, this is the expectation, not a celebration.

[silver-tongues-blog]

probably why so many teens take to social media where they can enthusiastically share their interests and achievements and get positive feedback that their parents never gave

[moonlighteduniverse]

A LITTLE LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

[bisexual-boredom-deactivated202]

This hit hard

[rowark]

I remember once, when I was in my early 20s, I was an afternoon supervisor at my job, and I worked with mostly teenagers, and the one day this one kid, who was like 15, was bored so I suggested he could clean out the fridge. He did and when he was done I said he did a good job.

After that, this kid was cleaning out the fridge at least once a week, and I was like, “why are you always cleaning the fridge?” Like, I didn’t mind, but it seemed odd. And he said, “one time I cleaned the fridge and you said I did a good job. I wanted to make you proud of me again.”

Literally, I changed the entire way I interacted with teenagers after that. I actually got a package of glitter stars and I would stick them on their nametags when they did a good job, and they loved it.

My manager had commented on how hard these kids work and I said, “they’re starved for positive feedback. They go to school all day then come to work all evening and no one appreciates it because it’s expected of them, but they’re still kids. They need positive feedback from adults in their lives.”

Like, everyone likes feeling appreciated. Everyone likes being complimented and having their efforts be noticed. Another coworker (who was a mother of teenage children), hated that I did this, and said they were too old to be rewarded with stickers, but like… it wasn’t about the stickers. The stickers were just a symbol that their effort was noticed and appreciated. I was just lucky that I learned this at a time when I was still young enough to remember what it was like to be a teenager. I was only 2 years out of highschool at that point and highschool is fucking hard. People forget this as they get older, but ask anyone and almost no one would ever want to go back and do it again, but they expect kids to suck it up because they’re young so they should be able to do school full time, plus homework, and work, and maintain a healthy social life, and sleep, and spend time with family, and do chores and help out at home, and worry about college and relationships and everything else, and then just get shit on all the time and treated like they’re lazy and entitled. And then they wonder why teenagers are apathetic.

[zediina]

For a german exam I had to argue against an article that was essentially „kids these days, they don’t care about anything and are constantly on their phones“ and really it was the easiest essay I‘ve ever written.

Teens don’t talk to adults bc adults only ask „so, how‘s school“ to then interrupt them two sentences in. And because they can’t engage in a conversation about buying houses and working in a bank. I would’ve loved to talk about philosophy and politics and history with family the way I did with friends and in class but because I was young no one took what I had to say seriously.

And no, teens aren’t always on their phone. They’re on their phone when they’re bored. You think I‘m on social media when I‘m with my friends? When I‘m talking about something I‘m interested in?

Maybe the reason kids are so distant and always on their phone during family parties and the like is because you‘re failing to engage and include them.

[aromantic-goldfishdeactivated202]

Whoop there it is

[midwesternlikeope]

When you respect kids, they really respond and learn from you. But if you treat kids like “theyre just a kid, what do they know??” then you’ll never find out.

[imagitory]

As a Disneyland Cast Member, I’ll add my own experience onto this –

Very frequently, when I first speak to a child while I’m at work, they’ll kind of withdraw and act uncomfortable and shy. Their parents will then rather frequently tell them to not be shy and try to coax them to talk to me – whenever that happens, I always, without fail, politely dissuade the parents from pressuring them.

“I’m a stranger,” I’ll tell the kid’s parents. “I don’t blame them for not talking to me – if they were anywhere else, they’d have the right idea, to not immediately trust me.”

I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen that same kid – simply after hearing their initial reaction being validated, instead of reproached – immediately open up to me after that. I also cannot tell you how many times that child and I would go on to start a friggin’ marathon conversation, and I got to hear all about how great their day was or what their favorite Disney movies were or what rides they liked and didn’t like or how much they like a certain Disney character or song…all from me validating that initial feeling and showing genuine interest in what they had to say.

This isn’t just young children, either. I will always remember being positioned outside the Animation Academy one day and starting up a conversation with a young lady, perhaps 12 or 13, who joined the line with her father a full 25 minutes before the class was supposed to start. Now keep in mind, we do a drawing class every 30 minutes: there was no one else in line at that point, and no one else joined the girl and her father in line for a full fifteen minutes. So I could tell pretty quickly that this girl was very emotionally invested in getting a good spot for the drawing class: a conclusion all the more bolstered by the fact that she had a notebook under her arm. I asked her if she was an artist – she said yes, but seemed uncomfortable at the question, so I skipped even asking her if I could see her work, instead admitting that I myself wasn’t very good at art, but that I’m trying to get better and that I love the history of Disney animation. On the screens around us was video footage of different Disney concept art and animation reels, so I pointed one of them out (for Snow White) and asked if she knew the story behind the making of the movie. Upon confirming that she didn’t, I proceeded to get down on the floor so I could sit next to her and her father and dramatically tell the whole story of how “Uncle Walt” created the first full-length animated motion picture, even though everyone and their mother thought he was an idiot for even trying, and how the film ended up becoming the first Hollywood blockbuster. After the story was over, the girl’s father said that his daughter really wanted to be an animator when she grew up, and she finally felt comfortable enough to open her notebook and show me some of her artwork. It was wonderful! Every sketch had such character and you could tell how much work she put into it! And I could tell how much telling her that – and sharing that moment with her, where we got to connect over something we both really enjoyed – had meant. And after the class was over, she sought me out to show me what she and her father had drawn – and sure enough, hers was great! (Her father’s was too, really. XD)

People, kids and teens included, love sharing what they love and how they feel with others. You just have to give them the chance to show it.

[moony-moons-world]

A LITTLE LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

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I feel like I am obliged to add one more thing: don’t ever think that the kids won’t feel your unspoken judgements cause they do!

I felt always like a ‘problem’ in my family, until I was about sixteen, I got this teacher who was litterally the first to tell I was worthy. He changed my life up till this day.

Also how do grown ups imagine how ‘we’ will ever learn to engage in conversations with adults properly if you don’t teach us?

[manifestingdestiel]

This post is

Everything

[larygosomens]

[getinthehandbasket]

#this is what a natural 20 charisma check to bluff looks like#aka#extra as fuck#also what a power move#standing on the chair for hight advantage#tbh is could have been a 15 with stats#cause hastur has a fucking 5 int#lol (via @squeegeelicious)

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