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[dask1124]

Three years ago today I joined tumblr.

(Well if you want to get specific, three years ago today I first started using tumblr).

Today, however, I must say goodbye.

Over the past two months or so, I’ve have just found it harder and harder to give a damn about this website. I think mainly because I finally stopped feeling like I would be missing out on something by not continuing to use it, or that I had some obligation to continue using it. I checked up less and less frequently until about a month ago, when I stopped using it altogether. This post is really just to confirm that I’m not dead, I’m just leaving.

I’ll probably come back at some point in the future. As much as I rag on this website, I did use it for three years. But son’t expect anything.

I’m not going to delete the blog, of course. It will stay up for as long as tumblr does, unless I get deleted for inactivity. Feel free to continue browsing the 4500-odd posts to your heart’s content.

So, for the foreseeable future, I must bid you adieu. So long, thanks for all the posts, and all that. I’ve been Dask1124.

In case you hadn’t realized by now, I’m as good at ending things as I am coming up with titles.

Hmm.

[dask1124]

The fact that an epilogue has been confirmed has greatly assuaged my dislike of Homestuck’s ending; I had assumed that there wouldn’t be one based off of the incorrect belief that Problem Sleuth’s epilogue had ended one year after the webcomic began, rather than the main comic itself.

[dask1124]

I guess, in the end, I will remember the ending of Homestuck in much the same way that I remember the ending of the Grapes of Wrath; that is, neither really ended so much as they simply stopped.

[dask1124]

oh my god the last update was to make homestuck the anime real jesus fuck

[dask1124]

ALL THE SPRITES

[dask1124]

Welp.

So a couple of months ago I bought the shirt The Seer Is In off of WeLoveFine. I’ve worn said shirt at most ten times and as of today I won’t be able to wear it any more because of the large holes it has sustained.

I have several cats, and cats have claws. Needless to say, I have been scratched in the past, but whenever my clothing has sustained damage in has been no more than a few threads being torn loose. Today one of my cats’ claws rubbed against my shirt while I was holding him and tore open too very large holes, one large enough to fit my thumb through.

I am very disappointed in the quality of WeLoveFine’s shirts and as a result of this will almost certainly not be purchasing anything from them again.

[cmirael]

The game is coming to an end.

[therealraewest]

seeing homestuck upd8 culture one last time for the next two weeks is gonna be an experience. Frantic midnight textposts and IM’s that only say “upd8″ or “update” to alert friends and followers. The rush to be the first to make art or cosplay of the new panels. The immediate flooding of your dash with screencaps and textposts and memes and theories. This is so surreal. This is the actual last time, you guys, and it’s been an honor to ride with you all.

[oneanddun]

April 2, 2016 || Houston, TX @NCAA March Madness Music Festival

[dask1124]

[wyvernsdreams]

Your follower count is what Pokémon you are. What kind of Pokémon are you?

If your count is higher than 721, then divide by 2 until you reach the first number to land in the 1 - 721 range and round up!

I’m currently a Treecko.

[emerald-city-games]

hitmontop

[shinysnivygiveaways]

also a treecko

[memesonaplane-deactivated201804]

Pidgeot Huh

[pokemonpixelbypixel]

Aipom

[hypnosplices]

Corsola~

[bluelavawater]

Xatu

[roachdance]

crowtez

shitaskblog

endelech

[dask1124]

I am a Golem!

[dask1124]

Dask Watches One-Punch Man Episode 6: The Terrifying City

<-- The Ultimate Master (The Terrifying City) The Ultimate Disciple -->

Sonic returns and begins attacking civilians to lure Saitama out. Saitama slaps him into the ground. The Hero Association, meanwhile, sends a duo of heroes to investigate the area of Z-City near Saitama’s house - which has become a ghost town - but not before attracting the ire of S-rank hero Tornado, who’s upset that they won’t just send her instead.The two heroes confirm the suspicions of the Association - large numbers of monsters have been attracted to the area by the rumor of a far greater monster who has made the place dangerous for humans and monsters both.

First off let’s talk about how awesome Spring Mustachio is. The dude looks awesome and he managed to make A-rank hero with no special powers other than having a sword that changes shape! Plus his weapon isn’t something lame like a slingshot so he lasts longer than five seconds! I am so glad that he didn’t do the ‘next time’ narration, because it opens up the possibility of him returning.

As of this episode, I have to say that I am really surprised with direction that the series is taking because  it is the complete opposite of what I thought - namely, that it’s not only parodying superhero and Shonen tropes with an all-powerful protagonist, but also deconstructing said all-powerful protagonist - namely, in this episode, learning that he’s gained a reputation among the monsters that’s led to more monster attacks and in turn a mass exodus of the residents of his suburb. This is, when you think about it, entirely believable as a realistic consequence of having such a powerful hero.

It doesn’t seem to me that Sonic will be appearing again, which is ultimately pretty disappointing, given that he just wasn’t ever really that impressive. The only real notable character trait that he had was his desire to beat Saitama, and as a result he just never left much of an impact. Maybe I’m wrong and he does appear again, but given how he was just brushed aside and presumably arrested, it doesn’t seem that way.

Notable Scenes.

Tornado’s introduction. If you couldn’t tell, I was very much anticipating her arrival, and her introduction scene did not disappoint. Although I was expecting her to finally appear in this episode, I was still caught off guard by her just suddenly being there. Although it was a short scene, it still definitely left a large impact on me and left me eager to see more of her.

The discussion of the reputation of Saitama’s suburb. As I mentioned earlier, I am very interested in the direction that the show seems to be going, and this scene did a great job of establishing it, what with the cutting around and showing the conversations between multiple different groups on the matter.

My least favorite scene was the whole scene with Sonic coming back and getting stomped; not because it was a necessarily bad scene, per se, but because it just took up so damn much of the episode.

Also, swords are an important part of a balanced breakfast.

[sleepysipher]

you fuckers dont know about my knife stick

its a knife taped to a stick and its the ultimate weapon

[mechanical-machinations]

Spear

[sleepysipher]

blocked

[magicalminimallow]

im enjoying the rapid stream of upd8 memes because it just goes to show how desperate we are to get in as much memeing as possible before the end

[bumtickley]

[dask1124]

Dask Watches One-Punch Man Episode 5: The Ultimate Master

<-- The Modern Ninja (The Ultimate Master) The Terrifying City -->

Saitama and Genos take the Hero exam, with Genos becoming an S-rank hero and Saitama becoming a C-rank hero. An A-rank, Snek, who thinks that Saitama’s position is unjustified, tries to beat him up; this goes about as well as one would expect. With his new arms installed, Genos decides that he wants to spar with Saitama. Although he puts on a much more impressive display, this still goes about as well as one would expect, albeit without Saitama actually punching him. Later at dinner, Genos is approached by Amai Mask, the top-tier A-rank hero, who sinisterly welcomes him to the order. Genos then decides that he wishes to move in with Saitama.

This was easily the best episode so far. The reason that I haven’t been keeping up with my schedule is because so far, I just haven’t been anywhere near as impressed with the series as I was expecting, mainly from the seeming disconnectedness of the plots at the fairly lackluster two previous episodes, but this episode magnificently tied together the past four and also set up a probable main antagonist in Amai Mask. 

But probably my favorite part of the episode was how characters are really starting to take notice of Saitama being far, far stronger than he has any right to be given his training method. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if this was going to be brought up any further than the joke in episode three, but now there’s the Hero Association saying that beneath his exterior lurks the power of a god and also how effortlessly Saitama defeats Genos after he tells him to go all out... It makes me think that, from an in-universe standpoint, it’s a very good thing that Saitama is so mellow.

Seriously though. Ass-chin’s dad started the Hero Association. Genos only got S-ranked because of his destroying the House of Evolution. The fight between Genos and Saitama, which was every bit as amazing as I was expecting it to be. This was the episode that I was wanting, and this was the quality that I was expecting when I went into this series.

But the green-haired girl still hasn’t appeared. Damn it.

Notable Scenes: 

The Fitness Test. The second there was that slow pan up on Saitama, showing him in extreme detail only to end on the smooth face I knew that this was going to be a hilarious scene, and it was, with Saitama absolutely demolishing each test they three at him - high speed side jumps, slamming his head through the ceiling on the high jump, and the punch test... well, going about as one would expect.

The Saitama/Genos Fight. It was exactly as amazing as I expected it to be with Genos pumping out tons of awesome, powerful moves only to not land a single scratch on Saitama, followed by Saitama effortlessly defeating him when he goes all out. Genos’s line summarizes this scene: “He’s on a different level”.

On the one hand I can’t think of a third scene that really stood out from the rest but I also can’t think of any subpar scene, so just two from this episode.

Also, I supported Snek for tumblr Decision 2016.

[futonmania]

[sheldony]