Back to the studio!

bren - mid 30s - arg I love uhhh Critical Role, TAZ, DnD, BomBARDed!, MP100, etc... plus the usual shenanigans >i make things >find me on Twitter and BlueSky >ko-fi page! (it's new still)

[cosmic-bren]

as promised, a new round of essek having a Time in aeor

(mild cr c3 spoilers up to ep102)

link to previous video

essek's pov of this crazy day: woke up in zadash, was rejected by eiselcross teleport weirdness like thrice then took a nap, was in high level battle twice including an ancient demon, MF ludinus shows up and doesnt even look at him, is witness to INSANE historical events, battles a necromancer ghost mage, then immediately has guests for tea by nightfall, all while babysitting a bunch of powerful unpredictable idiots (who are now at his home having said tea and eating his cookies)

[elbiotipo]

More than "here in the Southern Hemisphere we have inverted seasons :)" thing, which is TECHNICALLY true, I would go a step further and encourage to think about that "much of the world does not exactly has a spring-summer-fall-winter season sequence as they show in cartoons"

[paperdragonsong]

I will scream about this to anyone who listens forever. AUSTRALIA DOES NOT HAVE "ENGLISH SEASONS BUT BACKWARDS" and the insistence that it does creates a massive layer of alienation from the natural world.

I never really realised how much difference it makes until I went to England and realised that here the change of seasons is an obvious, visible, physical change in the world. Like, everything REALLY IS orange and foggy in autumn! In spring there are flowers EVERYWHERE, so much more than any other season, and the trees really do have all blossom and no leaves. Even if it doesn't snow, in winter there's frost all the time and the trees are bare and the sky is visibly greyer all the time. You don't need to be told "this date is the first day of spring", you can SEE IT (although this is getting way messier and less precise due to climate change).

By contrast, most places in Australia the seasons we're taught feel like arbitrary categories - and is it any surprise considering they're colonial constructs? Orange-leaved autumn and blossom-covered spring is a cartoon stereotype with no relevance on a continent where ALL NATIVE TREES ARE EVERGREEN!! Snowy winters are a joke in the desert, and even sunny summers don't ring particularly true considering that much of the country is in the tropics, where summer means monsoons - not that I've ever seen the concept that WE HAVE A MONSOON SEASON taught at an Australian school.

Most Indigenous nations around Australia had six or more seasons, revolving around wet and dry times as much as hot and cold, and marked by the appearances of certain native animals and flowers. Schools need to start teaching the real seasons, and explaining that climate cycles are too complex to generalise globally, or else we will keep raising generations who view the natural world as hostile and unpredictable and climate predictions as generally irrelevent and frequently wrong - and I'm sure I don't need to spell out why that's a problem in the era of climate crisis.

[tiredtransgal]

i want to add that 40% of the world's population lives in the tropics, and the 4 season model just doesn't make much sense for a lot of places in there. usually it's just the wet season/monsoon season and the dry season. it's often hot year round.

the 4 season model as you and i know it is a european invention, though 4 season models aren't unique to europe! most notably china has the same type of season subdivision.

in general the way humans define seasons is largely subjective and varies across cultures. the one you were taught is not at all universal!

[what-is-love-babey-dont-hurt-me]

You guys ever see a DNI that makes you break out into laughter and almost cry

[what-is-love-babey-dont-hurt-me]

If graphic design is your passion then !!! GET OUT !!! 🚫🚫👎‼️🥶🥶🚫

[cosmic-bren]

new vid! i call it mmv but should it be cmv? gnmv?? who can say lol

i animated a bit of the graphic novel which i wanted to do for a while and it took me forever, hope you enjoy

happy the 11th hour 10 year anniversary to all who celebrate

[prontaentrega]

listen to me young man. you are going to whichever app website or thing you use to listen to music. You are gonna look for Oktubre by Patricio Rey y Sus Redonditos de Ricota. But watch out! It might say it is by Los Redondos instead. Pay this no mind. You will listen to Los Redondos' 1986 album "Oktube" from start to finish.

[northirish]

Bet it feels good as fuck to be disassembled, cleaned and then reassembled as a firearm

[swedebeast]

[quinnspinkcamera]

when people are like "i didn't come here to make friends" i'm like thats sooooo unrelatable. i am always on the look out for some girl friends. I would be in that hunger games cornucopia like "your ex boyfriend did WHAT."

[hymnism]

[pompompompeii]

[gilgameshhimself]

(Getting swindled by a genie) it’s like talking to a fucking tumblr user with you

[higglety]

the genie: how dare you say I'm fucking a tumblr user

[sobadbad]

Look, I-I just wanted to see you. We're still friends, aren't we?

The Fox and the Hound [1981]

[kritzenkriegen]

*thinks up an idea for a silly quick piece* okay haha let's whip something up real quick

*idea gets more complicated*

*idea gets more complicated*

*idea gets more complicated*

*idea gets more complicated*

oh no

[erewile]

a little comedic balm for a stressful scene

[kingpoliwhirl-deactivated201908]

If this isn’t the greatest and most accurate representation of Dwalin and Nori’s relationship I do not know what is, but I will stand to be corrected. || The Hobbit: AUJ Extended Edition Appendices (x)

[thedreadpiratecam]

microdosing hell by being awake and literate

[littleguysdaily]

This was a Patreon Request

[littleguysdaily]

I'd like your attention for a moment, after some internal review we need to issue a rare rebalancing for Rocky.

NO CHUCKABILITY - We had not seen Rocky with earth-like gravity, and so needed to adjust for this oversight. NO BONES - We were unsure how to solve this, but after much deliberation, we have come to the conclusion that whatever Rocky has got ain't bones. MAX MEDIA LITERACY - We had an unchecked earth bias that clouded our judgement. Rocky's ability to adapt to a culture which is literally alien is extremely impressive. That they were chosen for such an important mission must mean that they are an exceptional Eridian, and their ability to communicate across such a wide gap should have easily gained them that third star.