Always Trying to Fly

I'm many things, and so is this blog; a miscellany, a collection of things I find interesting or inspiring or (sometimes, probably) distressing. Expect queerness, occasional snippets of wisdom, poetry, and, hopefully, an underlying theme of wonder and the importance of hope. That's my life in a nutshell.

[zolf-loadsahitpoints-smith]

This Planet Needs A Name-Character Moodboards

This Planet Needs A Name is a beautiful new audio drama about a group of incredible people who leave Earth to make a new home for civilization on an unknown planet. Please give it a listen it’s so impactful and hopeful and just all around a great experience (it’s also super queer)

Quill Clements

Zahava Silberberg

Corenna Zeigen

Cyrus Castillo Rodríguez

James O’Dowd

Mandry Cyr

Izley Kolian

[sasharacket]

This Planet Needs a Name makes me cry literally every time I listen to it, but it isn't a sad show! It's usually the hopeful, kind end notes, but sometimes it's the stopping in the middle of a heated argument to make sure your found family is ok. It's characters played by people who clearly care about each other and the characters. It's the love that shines out of it, always.

[evantessuraea]

The light loved me for a moment or two #selfie #nofilter #reallymyeyes https://www.instagram.com/p/B_F1KnmnzFM/?igshid=80zap00gky5y

[evantessuraea]

Me. #selflove #transgender #nonbinary #quarantinehaircut https://www.instagram.com/p/B_AEIVbH3J7/?igshid=5r2jmla2vkxw

[evantessuraea]

I got a really lovely care package yesterday... #ifeelloved https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ADvH_HNTr/?igshid=1uqc6qrmvhqya

[evantessuraea]

I am befriending the squirrel who lives in my bedroom wall. #AngrySquirrelFriend #PandemicFriend #squirrel (at Portland, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ADPN6nKbT/?igshid=8ymeu4ukqumy

[sneakerdoodle]

This Planet Needs A Name was showcased at the beginning of one of the recent Penumbra eps but honestly the trailer could not have prepared me for what it would actually be... the feeling of it is incredible, like an atmospheric impressionistic exploration game but make it a podcast? think like. Firewatch but instead of a national park it is a whole new planet with turquoise-colored plants...

it really nails the somewhat melancholic but profoundly hopeful high-altitude atmosphere so suitable for a plot about creating a new home for humanity, and the main cast of characters being a specifically built trained team of people who work well together creates a very pleasant comforting feeling. it’s a story of people who truly love each other and create something beautiful together, and i didn’t know how much i needed that. what we end up with is a weird beautiful combination of tight genuine friendship and connection and poetic loneliness of a small group of people being the first ones to land a beautiful blossoming and lonely planet, knowing they will spend the rest of their lives with each other and likely no one else. creating a future for people they will never meet. it is incredible. and the soundtrack supports and enhances this feeling perfectly, the music is truly beautiful!!! plus characters sing quite a lot which is a weakness of mine, and the voices are divine...

not to mention the diversity, something that specifically lights up my heart is persistent Jewish representation that ends up in the frame time after time and is not only established in a couple of throwaway lines!! bi polyamorous Jewish legend Zahava has my heart...

and to top it off, being conscious of the fact that the story is still very much a story of colonization, the creator-director-lead writer makes sure to urge the listeners to support Indigenous people native to the lands the cast lives on at the end of every full episode, providing links to specific fundraisers

they say the show is a product of love and belief that together we can create something beautiful, and that is the feeling that shines through every episode of it! it absolutely deserves a listen

[evantessuraea]

Reading this was one of the best damn experiences I've had making this show so far - and that's saying a lot. 💙💙💙

[squeeneyart]

buff friends but make it color

[squeeneyart]

anyway, This Planet Needs a Name released its first full episode and everyone should listen to it

zahava and quill are Buff Friends

[exitstageleft-pursuedbyabear]

Cyrus shows his affection by giving gifts.

Mandry? Gets a whole parlour and a bunch of food.

Quill? gets a fancy new jacket plus offers for dirt and new jackets.

[the-slut-verses]

this planet needs a name is so sweet y'all,,, the first ep is only like 5 minutes long and I'm already tearing up it's just so sad but also really hopeful and optimistic and the music and sound design are do phenomenal I Cannot

It's this new podcast about a group of colonists building a new home on an alien world and just,,, I don't think I've seen another podcast this hopeful and optimistic about the future please give them a listen

[sneakerdoodle]

Visit Original Link

[audio description: Quill Clements singing in a loud clear powerful voice while working (we can hear the occasional noises his gardening tools make). The lyrics go “Behind some dark clouds, when no one’s around, I’ll make love to my man on the moon”. Quil then makes a quiet satisfied “hm” sound and continues to hum the tune quietly. end desc]

[evantessuraea]

Sawyer's a hell of a singer. 💖

[zolf-loadsahitpoints-smith]

This Planet Needs A Name-Character Moodboards

This Planet Needs A Name is a beautiful new audio drama about a group of incredible people who leave Earth to make a new home for civilization on an unknown planet. Please give it a listen it’s so impactful and hopeful and just all around a great experience (it’s also super queer)

Quill Clements

Zahava Silberberg

Corenna Zeigen

Cyrus Castillo Rodríguez

James O’Dowd

Mandry Cyr

Izley Kolian

[artblahrg]

Q: “Oh a forest. A forest?” 

M: “Well, I don’t know if things are really trees? But… yeah.” 

… 

Q: “It’s so beautiful.” 

M: “Yeah.”

[artblahrg]

Secret Cuddles!

[ID: image of Zahava asleep in bed cuddling two slitherfluffs. She is pale-skinned, muscled, has short brown hair, is wearing an eye mask and a grey tank top. There is a holographic family photo standing on her headboard, and her tablet is on the built in shelf below it]

[squeeneyart]

been working remotely which means access to my tablet during the day, im Unstoppable

from This Planet Needs a Name’s first episode: the gang’s (almost) all there

[remnantglow]

six fanarts thing from over on twitter!! (characters from: Incredible Hulk, X-men, Zoo podcast, Girl In Space podcast, X-men again, and This Planet Needs A Name podcast!)