Please Don't Call Me Elsmaster

Well over 30. Been here since the dawn of time. See pinned post for more.

[elsmaster]

Pinned post because the bio isn't enough

Hi, I'm Elina, I'm an old millennial, and I've been here since 2011, because Tumblr was where we could scream about BBC Sherlock before the second season came out. Hashtag sherlocked, etc.

I've been

cosplaying for 20+ years (cosplay tag)

writing fanfic for even longer, but with a decade-long break in-between (writing tag + fic tag & AO3)

My fandoms are all over the place, but on here I mainly yell about franchises that include doomed narratives and morally questionable characters, and/or comic relief sidekicks who are, in fact, deeply tragic. You'll figure it out. Have a browse.

I have no idea what most post-2020 fandom lingo or discourse is all about, and I do my best to keep away from it. I will, however, defend Anders from DA2 and all his wrongs until the day I die.

[syn4k]

burning text gif maker

heart locket gif maker

minecraft advancement maker

minecraft logo font text generator w/assorted textures and pride flags

windows error message maker (win1.0-win11)

FromSoftware image macro generator (elden ring Noun Verbed text)

image to 3d effect gif

vaporwave image generator

microsoft wordart maker (REALLY annoying to use on mobile)

you're welcome

[mmelete]

[carby]

[voidsentprinces]

[autism-official]

[autism-official]

obligatory reblog of this after I forgot to bookmark them (again)

[elsmaster]

Being a non-native English speaker means casually writing the word "transcendence" correctly without much thought, but constantly having to look up which L in "fulfill" has a buddy.

[elsmaster]

The Antivan Crow

Myself aka. @elsmaster as Zevran; costume made entirely by me.

Fantastic photo by @jesmoth

[elsmaster]

I let the rumours Turn me into a legend ‘Cause I’m only human But a good myth is hard to kill

Zevrain Arainai from Dragon Age: Origins / The World of Thedas illustration

Costume made and worn by me Photo by @jesmoth

[slyrivers]

I love this so much, I’m gonna start saying “nuts” we need to bring it back

[libralthinking]

I love b&w proper ladies breaking character with “sonofabitch”

[yooterus-deactivated20220126]

"OHH you're following me, oUUhhh I didn't know that!"

[cowboy-garfield]

It brings me such joy that people seem to have always done the *sputters and blows raspberries like you're having a stroke* thing when they stammer

[mooncustafer]

If you’d like to see more of these, go on YouTube and search “breakdowns of 1938” (or 1939, 1940, etc). The editors at Warner Bros used to save them and make a blooper reel for the whole year to show at the staff holiday party.

[arteei]

i am cringe but i am not free 💔 im cringe and extremely self conscious

[elsmaster]

I realised I'm going to be in a "competing at a Japan themed convention" type situation in France for the ECG finals, again, which means I will have the added stress of "will I have food I can eat" on top of the whole competition thing. Because somehow "vegetarian who is allergic to soy and nuts" is still a completely shocking concept in far too many places, and the food I've had at these events over the past decade ranges from "one french fry and a leaf of lettuce" to "fish sandwich" to "tofu is fine right" and "oh yeah, we had vegetarian options at the buffet but you were the last to come in because your ride was late, so there's none left". Also, one of my favourites: "we put a proper note at your seat at the table that lists your diet and allergies, so here's some fried tofu and fish, because we couldn't make you anything else, sorry about that."

The last time I was in France and planned on having a vegetarian burger at the hotel restaurant, the answer to my "what is the patty made of" was "vegetarian stuff". They also fed me the same ratatouille at the venue, two days in a row, for three meals, while everyone else had a variety of options. And I really do mean "the same" because it really was the same batch reheated over and over.

[elsmaster]

My children (Hulda, 13 years, and Tyyne, 11 weeks old at the time) had a cherry blossom photoshoot a month ago.

Photos by Diana Kortelahti

[ms-demeanor]

How do you feel about driving?

I can drive, I am good at driving, I enjoy driving.

I can drive, I am good at driving, I do not enjoy driving.

I can drive, I am bad at driving, I enjoy driving.

I can drive, I am bad at driving, I do not enjoy driving.

I haven't learned to drive, I think I would enjoy driving.

I haven't learned to drive, I do not think I would enjoy driving.

I can't drive anymore, I was good at it, I enjoyed driving.

I can't drive anymore, I was good at it, I didn't enjoy it.

I can't drive anymore, I was bad at it, I enjoyed it.

I can't drive anymore, I was bad at it, I didn't enjoy it.

Remaining time: 21 hours 41 minutes

[dailynarnia]

is jake gyllenhaal gay??

why would you ask us, a narnia blog, this

[helloitsbees]

happy pride month to this post specifically

[charmwasjess]

Having someone ask ChatGPT in a meeting is like being a grown-ass professional adult in a room full of other grown-ass professional adults trying to solve a problem, while a colleague with one of those baby toys that makes animal sounds repeatedly presses the cow button. And we all have to stop what we're doing and listen to cow go moo and say "wow hm yeah that's not really what we're asking but the cow does definitely go moo, good thoughts"

[zevzevarainai]

>>I've always thought that myself. People with power never fail to abuse it. Even those with good intentions.

[slutdge]

"American Psycho is misogynist" were you under the impression going into this movie that you were supposed to be on the side of the rich guy that murders people? like if all you took away from that book/movie was "the writer thinks killing and beating women is cool" i think you need to go back to the 5th grade.

[slutdge]

Its almost like in order to satirize and criticize something bad you need to depict it in the work!!! insane concept, i know

[apolladay]

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Thank you Mod H!

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Remaining time: 3 hours 47 minutes

[animentality]

[elsmaster]

I have discovered that I really enjoy writing a Shitty Guy™️ Hawke, and a Varric who supports his best bro unconditionally, and thus fully agrees that Anders is the Shitty Guy™️, actually.