Quarter-Life Crisis Zone

Mostly a space for yugioh and dnd anymore. Lace. Ace/Aro-spec???. She/He/They/I don't know man I just work here

[proteusolm]

The Ojibwe nailed it. Wawa is exactly the right name for a goose.

[happilyloudwonderland]

Speaking of Ojibwe! There’s a new point and click game to help teach the language! It’s called Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, and is currently on sale on Steam!

[crimsonservbot]

You ever hear that old chestnut about how most people neglect the part of the story of Icarus where he also had to avoid flying too low, lest the spray of the sea soak his feathers and cause him to fall and drown? You ever think about how different the world would be if Icarus died that way instead? If the idiom was to Fly To Close To The Sea? A warning against playing it far too safe, about not stretching your wings and soaring properly? You ever think about how Icarus died because he was happy?

[earlgraytay]

I do not disagree with this at all, but there's something you have to keep in mind whenever you're studying the classics: everyone used to live on the edge of a knife.

Everyone- kings, priests, 'nobles', scholars, craftsmen, and ordinary people alike- was subject to the will of the harvest and the will of the weather. One drought was enough to cause mass famine and mass death. Five years of bad weather was enough to destroy a kingdom.

50% of all children born- to king or slave alike- would die before they reached the age of 5. (In the worst shitholes on earth today, that number is 14%. In countries with access to proper medical care, it's less than 1%.)

A lot of stories written in the past- Greek myths, the Bible, the Torah, or Chinese legends- caution people against hubris. If you are living at the edge of a knife, any risk you might take doesn't just harm you. It harms your family, your community, and (if it's bad enough) possibly the entire world.

If every man in your village goes off to war and plays hero, you might not have enough men come back to harvest your crops. If you leave your family behind to go off and seek your fortune, and you fail to find your fortune, you're risking your family not having enough to eat, your children (or your parents) dying while you're gone, or dishonour and scandal on everyone you care about.

....If you have access to Tumblr, you no longer live on the edge of a knife. Your society has enough food to feed you, regardless of a bad year; if you take risks, the person they're most likely to impact is you. We've invented wings of steel that can fly so high that there is no "air"; the sun is no longer our enemy.

You have the power to be happy in a way your distant ancestors could never have dreamed of. They fought like hell to get you here. Reach for it.

[vibrantstarfire]

ladies… has anyone ever told you it’s okay to be feminine 🩷 i’m sure no one has ever ever ever reinforced this deeply held secret, that’s it’s okay for you to be feminine. 🩷 i know the world totally tries to tell you that you have to be manly and masculine and grow your body hair and eat as much as you want and get strong and stand up for yourself and make waves and take up space and show your bare face and show your anger. but it’s okay to do the exact opposite actually. 🩷 it’s okay to shrink yourself down to the exact same mold every other woman is expected to conform to. 🩷 did you know that it’s okay to be feminine. 🩷 did you know it’s okay to be feminine. 🩷 did you know it’s okay to be feminine. 🩷 has anyone ever told you it’s okay to be feminine. 🩷 will you be feminine. 🩷 will you be feminine. 🩷 will you be feminine. 🩷 will you just be feminine already. 🩷🩷🩷

[ehlihr]

A joke

[piratehunted]

[skywerse]

something something to be loved is to be changed

[asmogorna]

Witches ..

[wha-shitpost]

[joshuallyman]

the dissonance between ch. 39 olruggio and the typical olruggio we're used to seeing is so insane like his emotional intelligence and social awareness is unmatched in ch.39. he's actually so impressive lmao.

to start he reads between the lines and immediately clocks the issue with turning the glowstones blue. without the princess having to explicitly tell him.

his charm is off the charts here getting the princess to trust his plan and getting her on board to help him sell it. dropping a knee, all deference.... omg....

he shows a crazy amount of confidence to navigate a pissed off king (who has already yelled at olly for helping out the townspeople when the king is the one paying him). like olly's on thin ice here.

you wouldn't blame a witch for feeling nervous in this situation, for being intimidated by this powerful, rich king. however olly moves with confidence and ease. "this will suffice" is bold, assertive. like... hey, olly.... *tucks hair behind ear*

this grumpy old rich man is already pissed and olly's next move is to dance with his daughter lmao what an insane choice. like... he could just step on the stones and show her dad how it works but no he chooses to make it a show. a performance.

it works wonders and he wins over the grumpy old man AND charms the princess. his clever idea works AND he has the ability to sell it.

the princess is so won over by his intellect and charm that she's like pls stay forever. (very real of her.)

which is another potentially awkward social situation, but olly handles it with poise and grace. he denies the princess' request without offending her. they end up on the same side.

that olruggio of the torch mask is powerful as hell. he navigates multiple complex, potentially awkward social situations with grace and poise.

and then you compare chapter 39. olruggio with... this... olruggio.....

bwuH???? bnRGH!??!

whOoosh?

huh?!

ACK???!

like......

[villtura]

exit wound

[yug1-w0ah]

Just realized I never posted this guy, Genderbend Mai!

Very inspired by @nerdstify 's genderswaps

[naturalnecrosis]

mogami tv show box set is $40. mogami variety show appearances free on youtube

[alena-draws]

Peace of mind

Been some time since I put so much effort into a fanart, but Witch Hat Atelier does that to you...the manga is just so pretty!

[rynsketches]

these tags by @vaguely-concerned cracked me up so I had to sketch it as baby Orufrey

bonus:

[hagiomoto]

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[hagiomoto]

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[talontarget]

jkr is literally posting upskirt photos to her social media. when will it finally get through to harry potter fans that their support makes her feel confident and correct enough to do things like this

[dodykeahedron]

If the holocaust denialism SOMEHOW wasn't enough for you to shut up about your favourite kids book as an adult; JK Rowling just committed a sex crime IRL against a transgender woman.

When do we start to care.

[vicarfriedrich]

It's sad that she had so little time…