Draconically Inclined

Mostly just a random blog for random things. (Mostly dragons.) I wont post much, but if you send me a question, I'll answer it if I can. *thumbs up*

[fuckthisbloganditscurses]

Happiness Will Come To You.

[12goblins]

when tho

[fuckthisbloganditscurses]

When You Least Expect It. Probably Late March

[wizardshark]

reblog for happiness to come for you in late march!

[zigxortega]

[zac--efren]

I reblogged this last year and I hung out with blink-182 backstage on March 30. Reblogging again because it worked the first time.

[scientiablr]

honestly, last year one of the best days of my life happened in late March

[mnsreetusa]

I have my interview with Disney this week…

[tardisandtiaras]

I reblogged this a couple weeks ago, and then found out I finally got approved for a house and i move in at the end of March!

[swompwolf-deactivated20200619]

[antibutch-deactivated20180507]

this post literally got me my new job

[sinsays]

I could use a good luck charm

[pokeballssohard]

so I got a new job at sephora and im trying to research some high end skincare “glamglow is a popular prestige brand” i think to myself “i should become more familiar with their line” i look it up and this. this stares back at me. sonic the fucking hedgehog. nothing makes sense right now. im having an episode. sonic what are you doing on a $70 dollar prestige firming and lifting mask i need a play by play of what led to this marketing decision i need a video of the copyright permission conference i need context i need answers i need

[drakeoflight]

Not 70$. Sixty-Nine, specifically. Not 69.99$, not 68.99$, 69$.

[blindbee]

[avodaco]

me when i get my student loan

[g8dtier]

this is the money cat. reblog in 30 seconds and you will find yourself with more wealth

[strikercorbie]

#this is the only money cat i will reblog because it’s actually doing the manekineko pose151,646 notes (via lolwhutninja)

OMG YOU’RE RIGHT

[nonespark-blog]

and it has its right paw up! the correct paw for this. and from the markings on its ears, it looks like it might be a calico cat. which is the luckiest kind!

[carrionbeast]

extremely lucky cat

[ladynorbert]

I don’t even care if it actually works, I’m mostly reblogging because it’s freaking adorable.

[sweet-cherry-fairy-deactivated2]

cute cat and need money, good post, 10/10

[allthenamesilikearetaken]

in case anyones interested in the other versions

http://www.namaii.com/manekineko/maneki-neko-types.html

[mmusclechan]

Y’know I reblogged this a bit ago and was saved from financial probation and getting kicked out of school because of it, just mere months from graduation. Got a call from the financial aid advisor telling me that they made a mistake with filing my account (or some other sort of clerical error) and said that, basically, they owe me money. Welp.

[winjennster]

Last time I reblogged the money cat, I won two $100 gift cards at work.

[drakeoflight]

I mean, it's not like I have anything to lose by reblogging it.

[writing-prompt-s]

Your super power is that you are average, at everything you do.

[rameldrive-deactivated20170511]

no, no- imagine how amazing this would be! you’re average- but the key here is at EVERYTHING you try and do

try and get the cure to cancer? well, aint a fingers snap and done cure but its a cure. doctors worldwide are astounded

try and learn how to communicate with an alien race? well, youre not fluent but its passing and humanity hasnt even invented deep space flight- you just managed to get their signal and have a chat

want to fly? well- youre a bit wobbly but goddamn its working

being average at everything is amazing bc if we assume anything you try works then eveything is at least working a bit

[jewishdragon]

Jack of all trades, master of none, better than a master of one

[drakeoflight]

The hero's weakness? They're a perfectionist.

[whisperhaze]

A deconstruction of the anti-joke

I’ve seen a lot of people say that an anti-joke is simply a joke without a punchline, and I’m tired of it. No you little shits, that’s called a question. Anti-jokes are more nuanced and clever, you can’t just not make a joke and call it an anti-joke, because an anti-joke is still a form of joke.

Let’s explore the depths of the anti-joke with an example joke that has both a joke answer and an anti-joke answer.

“What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple?”

To begin with, humor is based on a subversion of expectation. A joke expects that we go in with an ordinary mindset. What’s worse than a worm in your apple? Well, many things. There is literally an endless amount of things worse than finding a worm in your apple. But then we get the punchline. “What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half a worm.” It directly references the worm from earlier in an unexpected way, deriving humor. That’s how a joke works.

An anti-joke expects that we go in with a joking mindset. What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Well obviously, the answer must be a reference to the worm, or maybe the apple. Perhaps something related to a doctor, because “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Or maybe something related to the Garden of Eden, because many Renaissance paintings famously depict the Fruit of Forbidden Knowledge as an apple. Of course, because we’re making anti-joke we won’t be following the traditional ruling structure of a joke. We want an unexpected separation of the question from it’s answer, a dichotomy where the extremity of our answer vastly dwarfs the mundane nature of the worm in the apple. So…. “What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Genocide.”

Of course, the dichotomy of extremity vs mundanity isn’t a good match for every anti-joke. “Two men walk into a bar. The third one ducks.” That’s a perfectly serviceable anti-joke because it still works on the idea that humor is a subversion of expectation. It works because it had hundreds of predecessors that already built on the “Two men walk into a bar” structure, leading us to expect that the bar in question is of the variety that serves alcohol and then subverting the expectation with a homophone, a metal bar at head height.

The point is that an anti-joke is still a joke. It still works on the basic structure of a joke, and the humor is still derived from a subversion in our expectations. The difference is in which expectation we’re subverting.

[744miles-near]

Reblog if you're far away from someone and you want to hug them SO BAD.

[drakeoflight]

She knows who she is ❤️

[sixpenceee]

A dragon made from recycled metal by Tom Samui

[leokey]

Omggg soo beautiful

[drakeoflight]

Badass.

[malkshake]

HECK YEH

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I wanted to make myself a visual reminder of the types of dragons there are. The glasses one started a joke that people liked… A LOT :|

[drakeoflight]

This is a thing I wish I could like more than once.

[drakeoflight]

Another note about my followers:

Those of you who aren't robots are great! Those of you who aren't abandoned blogs are even better! I went though and I'm pretty sure there's around 36 of you who aren't bots. Of those, I'm not sure how many are abandoned, but thanks for the follow nonetheless!

[drakeoflight]

Selenophilia

         I love the moon. Its presence never fails to calm me, to make me relax and be happy. I can talk to it, watch it, and yet, no matter how much I try, it's just too far away for me to grasp. To hold in my hands. To show it how much I love it. And yet, my love never falters. It will hold out until the day where the moon is finally close enough.

         I love the moon. Even when it's beautiful presence is shadowed by clouds, for days or even weeks, I do not lose hope that it will return just as beautiful and radiant as it was before, shining like a sparkling beacon when I'm feeling as dark as the night. 

         I love the moon. And I wish I could do so much more for it than I can, to defend it against all the grasping forces trying to take it away, to keep it for themselves or to destroy it. However, I will never stop trying to protect it. 

         I love the moon. With all of its faults and flaws, I love the moon. And words cannot begin to describe how happy I am that she loves me back.

[drakeoflight]

Holy Crap

It's been quite a while since I touched this blog... Not that I haven't been using tumblr of course, just that I was planning on doing more with my blog than just rebloging things and liking posts. So let's at least get that started, eh? I wrote a little poem earlier today, because I was overtaken with inspiration for a while xD I'll post it shortly, but it may or may not be for a certain someone.

[dragoninanerdbody]

I am a Dragon, and I am tired. Reblog this if you too, are a Dragon and tired

[vampiremasochist]

Proofs that I'm a dragon:

-hoarding useless things -Like to have money -eating a lot -sleeping a lot -hiding inside my cave forever -avoiding humans

[carminecrossroads]

“May I please draw your OC?”

Reblog this message if you encourage anyone that wants to draw your OC to do so.  No need to ask for permission in advance.

Go for it.  Draw my OC.  If you want, I’ll even give you reference posts.  Go to town on it.

You are welcome to draw my OC and surprise me with the result.  Seriously.  In fact, I encourage it.  I will proudly display whatever it is you submit to me regarding my OC.  There is a chance that I will squeal about it for several days.

Even if you feel you aren’t good at whatever artistic adventure it is you do, please feel free to submit it to me.  I want to see what you have done.

[djdashieticktock]

P le a S e

[drakeoflight]

Seriously, if there are /any/ artists willing to draw some character art for me as practice, don't be shy. Talk to me and I'll give you as many details as you need. :D (Oh! And if anyone's willing, my significant other is looking for someone to draw their sona. So, again, don't be shy! :D)

[drakeoflight]

Okay, so...

Because of various... Factors, I realize that I still haven't done anything notable with my blog. So, from this moment on, I'm going to start seriously thinking about what I'm going to be doing. It's probably going to be along the lines of writing or roleplay, but undoubtedly contain dragons. For quite a while, I've pretty much been a tumblr lurker, not really wanting to venture out or talk to people. Heck, I still use anon sometimes, but I really do want to do something. Maybe, at some time in the future, it could be art... But that's probably a long way off. Longer than it needs to be because I'm a lazy butt, who has all the resources to practice with digital art, even a nice drawing pad (that's technically my brother's, but he doesn't use it either)... Anyway, to wrap things up, I'll end this one like the last one. If you are a legitimate follower, who is a real person, I don't care if you do anything with your blog or not, I would /love/ to hear from you. Like, suggestions for writing, ideas for stuff to do, even just saying 'Hi!' I'm hoping out of the 138 followers that Tumblr Mobile says I have, at least a couple of you are willing to respond. ^w^

[drakeoflight]

*boop*

Oh hello.

*screams internally because cool artist person, and also fluffy dragon!*

[sizvideos]

[durendoll]

this is some anime bullshit

[drakeoflight]

You can even see the camera shake from the unbridled power.