[amnhnyc]

Here’s a critter you might not recognize: the ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans)! Found in the forests of Madagascar, this small carnivore weighs up to 2 lbs (0.91 kg) and has a varied diet that includes insects, eggs, fish, and small mammals. The ring-tailed vontsira is an agile critter, an excellent climber, and is known to be playful.

Photo: sympiotr, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[markscherz]

Their diet also includes cured meat and chickens and rubbish. We have to take special measures in the forest to make sure they don’t get into everything, including keeping our chickens in tents at night. They’re like very slender raccoons that have had just a little too big a dose of amphetamines.

[tifaeveart]

[foenixed]

"Why would this character be jealous of their friend's romantic relationships? Clearly they're in love with them" I don't know if you guys have ever Had Friends but it's actually pretty common for people to feel jealous if their best friend suddenly has less time for them and is prioritising someone they just met over them. That's not inherently romantic, that's the general human desire to be valued by the people you value.

[luxmoogle]

"ˢᵒʳᵃ, ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᶠᵒʳᵍᵉᵗ… ᵂᵉ ˢʰᵃˡˡ ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ᵇᵉ ʰᵉʳᵉ. ᴵᶠ ʸᵒᵘ'ᵈ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵛⁱˢⁱᵗ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ, ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱˢ."

[adooble]

husband and wife

[evading-taxes]

i miss thornado

[inke-ri]

unironically best boy for Stoick. Much like Viggo and Grimmel, the TV shows did a much better job at that than the movie with Skullcrusher lol

[anasabdin]

Orion Spur [ 7 colors ]

[guldentusks]

Two tiny unicorn experiments from a couple years ago! I never technically finished them, but kinda liked them as is!

[tillythemenace]

What didn't you like from Astrid in the new LA movie?

Hi anon, spoilers I guess??

So... I already talked a lil bit here about it, but basically (and this is not a diss of Nico and her acting) I have a problem with the line delivery, direction, changed or added dialogue and the lack of Astrid's EMOTIONS. I think in the LA she was just so emotionless and neutral, I didn't buy her anger towards Hiccup, she was FAR more passive in her emotions despite being portrayed as this "leader" and STRONG independent woman™. She actually didn't have that much animosity towards him, which I think she SHOULD HAVE cause she had every reason to in the OG.

Already talked about how i HATED the "I'm going to be chief" addition like no only because it's a clear girlboss feminism moment but because it LITERALLY GOES NOWHERE! It adds NOTHING to her character or motivations to protect the village, it adds NOTHING but making her look even MORE of a girlboss AND it adds nothing to her competitiveness even, if anything it makes her look selfish cause she's motivated then by some delusion of grandeur and personal glory instead of who she is, which is a protector of her people first and foremost. She doesn't CARE about personal glory, she NEVER HAS. Her wanting to be Chief out of nowhere makes her look like something she's not, SELFISH. She MAY have come from nowhere and she MAY want to be the best but that's because she cares about being the best FOR the protection of her people. She's could be bossy yes but unless it's a battle strategy, she doesn't have a plan for the FUTURE until Hiccup makes her see a COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BOX new way. It feels like she just lacks that KICK Astrid has in the OG. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of her character and her relationship with Hiccup and by consequence Hiccup's character himself. They took his actual leadership and decision making and gave it to HER in a flaccid attempt to be more progressive, this happens at the end btw where they actually gave Hiccup's lines to Astrid instead when he's the one giving instructions and has a PLAN. FEMINISM!

Astrid is a very emotional, hardheaded and focused, the only thing she cares about was the village and carrying on the torch. Like, Astrid in the first movie is an angry lil gremlin and I ADORE her for that in particular, she's not this untouchable deity (she might seem like that to Hiccup and that's what makes it cute) but she's just trying her HARDEST, she gets dirty, she's sweaty, she's a jock and she gets so messy... and that was sorely lacking. Not every strong female character has to be a LEADER, a BOSS, a CHIEF. Astrid is assertive yes but she's a SOLDIER. She has stated it multiple times. She has no problem following a leader as long as she believes in their cause. THAT'S what makes her great. Her ideals and her sense of protection don't CHANGE, but what made her such a great character is that despite being hardheaded and more VIKING-LIKE than Hiccup, she was willing to see a change because her ONLY motivation was also to bring peace to her village no matter what.

This weird thing happened where they made Astrid more friendly towards the gang?? which No??? She was BROODING, FOCUSED. She had no time to goof off, she took things seriously ALWAYS. She was a loner for a reason, she trained on her own, was on her own. The rest mostly followed her because she was the best in the village, especially Snotlout. She really did NOT care for them, ALSO RUFFNUT DEFENDING HER FROM TUFF (they gave him the "yeah we noticed" line to HIM instead)?! 1. She doesn't NEED defending! She's ASTRID and legit NO ONE in the gang antagonized her BUT Ruff which to me had more depth that Tuff ebing the one antagonizing her out of NOWHERE and 2. They even took that LITTLE bit of Ruff's insecurities that give her DEPTH and made her an Astrid suckup like holy SHIT. NO!

In the scene of Book of Dragons, she actually STAYED with Hiccup, like???? why? They made Hiccup actually INSIST on talking to her, more confident, when he wasn't! He KNEW he had no shot and was FUNNY, dry and sarcastic about it, that was the point. But in this scene in particular is dumb cause he was already SO SURE of dragons when at that point in the story he wasn't even sure himself yet, so him pushing that idea onto ASTRID made even less sense. She was 0 interested on antagonizing him at that point and didn't have a reason to in the OG because she didn't care for him at first, he was nothing but a nuisance and didn't see him going far BEFORE he started being good in class. Astrid had NO REASON at all to antagonize Hiccup and even LESS for suddenly "wanting to be chief". That whole scene to me was JARRING.

Another thing I HATED was in the Kill Ring scene how they totally CHANGED the dialogue between Hiccup and Astrid. Like?!?! Instead of Hiccup saying "if something goes wrong, just make sure they don't find Toothless" WHICH IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND ASTRID RESPONDING FIRMLY "I WILL" IT SHOWS HOW WILLING SHE IS ALSO TO PROTECT TOOTHLESS! IDK WHY they changed that cause it strips their allyship SO MUCH! and it pissed me off. Instead Hiccup asks Astrid to not get involved because Stoick adores her or smth (when that was NEVER established before even in the live action), like they make it about STOICK liking Astrid and protecting HER instead OF TOOTHLESS WHICH IS THE REASON HICCUP WAS WORRIED IN THE FIRST PLACE! They completely forgot about him and how HE needed protection. This is BAD fanservice and I hate it. I think A LOT of Hiccup and Astrid's interactions that were added misunderstood what made them WORK in the Original. It's so painful to see how you can take a perfectly good dynamic and make it BAD. I HATE that Astrid was used just to pop up some girlboss feminism instead of what she actually was. She was an angry teenage girl that had every right to be mad at Hiccup and then became a powerful ally FIRST and a friend.

Now tbf there WAS a line in the LA where she did state that she cared about protecting the village, but sorry all the negative stuff completely trumps that. SIGHS.... Sorry I just HATE how Astrid was handled.

AND AGAIN this is not a diss on Nico, she already gets enough vitriol as it is, I think she's fine as an actress and clearly GORGEOUS, and she may say she understands Astrid in interviews but sadly that's not the same as actually BEING Astrid (again sorry but the lack of emotions in her facial expressions and her ANGER I can't overlook, it was far too neutral in her facial expressions) I think that's mostly the directing, the dialogue and line delivery. Tho all the acting was not great tbf (I particularly didn't like Gobber he lacked just so MUCH of his charisma), this is a problem for ALL the ppl in the cast. Like I think Gerard Butler was the best among them like obviously he's a seasoned actor but still that's not saying much when the dialogue is so painfully bad...

[sparemoon]

a very quick doodle from this meme lol

[vin-di-kate-or-deactivated20211]

[frumiously]

the spacing on the tumblr mobile app is ui gore. this isn't garphic design is my passion kinda bad this is truly cursed. it's like they designed it on purpose to hurt my feelings. fuckin malicious ux out here

[iinsawdious]

"this movie doesn't hold up bcos of dated special effects :(" to you, maybe. i would clap at a bat on a string

[iinsawdious]

reblogs are back on for october! limited edition

[depsidase]

[bisexual-engineer-girl]

probablemente no causa gonorrea. no podemos saber 100%

[ymutate]

Rukiye Garip,B. (1964) Turkey

Watercolor on Paper 22 W x 29.9 H x 0.1 D in

[lemondoddle]

[I.D. a hyper realistic watercolor painting of stones underneath clear, rippling water. end I.D.]

[thatqueerchoirkid]

WATERCOLOUR?????

[thatqueerchoirkid]

I was like what a nice photo. What a nice painting. WTAER COLOUR???? I was gonna sdume

This was oil paiyt or something DAMN BRO WTAERCOLOUR???

[inke-ri]

Dude, the dragon king kickstarter has frankly pissed me off. They made all this fanfarre about a "new animated series" -- its literally in the main description -- only to reveal that people aren't actually funding the series, they're funding teasers and such. They're paying for the *promise* of getting all those things IF a streaming platform or network picks up the show. Fr dude, why didn't you lead with THAT?

The callout for the kickstarter is this:

Which, y'know. Suggests they are actually making a series. Their promo stuff? all about a new series.

Big header?

Heavily implies its a series.

Choosing kickstarter?

They keep saying things like "the ultimate goal of producing the entire Dragon King arc", which makes you THINK they're actually making one, or at the very least a season of it. Y'know. That the path to the full a new series is the kickstarter campaign.

And then, A DECENT AMOUNT OF SCROLLING PAST PLEDGE TIERS AND STRETCH GOALS, tucked away at the bottom, you finally get THIS information:

So, y'know. Not liars. They do make it... mostly.... clear this isn't a full series, it's to suck up to "Hollywood" so they'll pick them up for an arc 3. Except for all the promo leading you to think they're actually ready to get working on it with kickstarter money.

This is what follows after the picture above, btw.

'We can and will produce a killer show if you fund us." So y'know, they're trying to make you so hyped for a new series that you feel you're contributing to them sitting down and making the show a la other independent studios, except they're not. And there's nothing written on the actual kickstarter about what happens if no network picks up the show. Will they make ANOTHER kickstarter for actual seasons? Will they just fly off into the sunset towards a new show with the $600k+ they got in just 4 days already and go work on something else?

I sure hope people didn't just skim this before pledging, bc y'know what the base goal of $250k being achieved actually gets you? Not a full series, no. It gives you a teaser about two characters that's already deep in development and will be releasing tomorrow (sept 20th, 2025. Kickstarter started on sept 16th). So y'know, they *did* deliver what you paid for!!

...

Do you wanna know where you actually get all this information clear cut? on a FAQ that wasnt even available the day the KS came out:

^^ THIS is what you're paying for. NOT a new series. So why is almost EVERYTHING in your KS page talking about it in a way that heavily implies you're actually, literally making one?

Oh yea dude, btw, if the series doesnt happen, you just paid $15,000(!!!) for producer credit on... a couple of youtube shorts. Good for you, I guess.

The actual reward tiers not associated with the show happening are abysmal, btw. Enamel pins, a couple stitched badges, some coins, a hat, a hoodie. Want a plushie? You need to back the $500 tier!!! The only decent tiers are the ones that come with a background character or minor voice acting role, which IS pretty standard. That $15,000 tier? Comes with... a trip to the studio. To talk about the shorts and a hypothetical series. But y'know!! IF the show happens, you get producer credit and thus become eligible for Emmys!! If it doesn't, congratulations, here's dinner and a cool producer hoodie to a series that doesn't exist 👍

...

Idk man, this is not a scam because it's not like they're hiding information or not being transparent. It's that the entire campaign feels DEEPLY misleading in order to get more finantial support. The implication with the KS was that because netflix did not pick up the show to an arc 3 (which frankly, valid, they got SEVEN SEASONS which is SO much more most series get, and stretched their second arc unbearably thin, even as a fan of the show they could have streamlined SO much), they would be going independent. But nope. This is just for proof of concept for a network. You have a dedicated fanbase, why dont you just *tell them* you're looking for support to make an arc 3 happen, and maybe you'll get some cool goodies on the side, instead of making your entire campaign *feel* like you're actually creating a new season of a beloved show when you're not?

I dunno. I really dunno. It doesn't feel right to me.

[inke-ri]

Just wanted to add a couple of things I neglected to, I feel. First, a post on the official TDP discord confirming that the base goal is the Callum and Rayla short, NOT a new season or anything:

Look at how the wording suddenly shifts to not talking about the series at all, just the teaser. A teaser they're already ready to release in 4 days during a stream. So basically, we're paying $250,000 for them to release a teaser that's pretty much done? They've already started on it way before they even started to ask for funds?

I need to stress out that I'm actually a big fan of the series despite my misgivings on how they chose to divide up the 4 seasons they were given for Mystery of Aaravos. I was looking forward to backing this! The only reason I didn't was because I was going to do it in October for money reasons and because I was upset they didn't ship to my country (and basically all of LATAM) and I was hoping they'd find a way to make it happen.

I'm just so confused about it all.

[inke-ri]

Dude, the dragon king kickstarter has frankly pissed me off. They made all this fanfarre about a "new animated series" -- its literally in the main description -- only to reveal that people aren't actually funding the series, they're funding teasers and such. They're paying for the *promise* of getting all those things IF a streaming platform or network picks up the show. Fr dude, why didn't you lead with THAT?

The callout for the kickstarter is this:

Which, y'know. Suggests they are actually making a series. Their promo stuff? all about a new series.

Big header?

Heavily implies its a series.

Choosing kickstarter?

They keep saying things like "the ultimate goal of producing the entire Dragon King arc", which makes you THINK they're actually making one, or at the very least a season of it. Y'know. That the path to the full a new series is the kickstarter campaign.

And then, A DECENT AMOUNT OF SCROLLING PAST PLEDGE TIERS AND STRETCH GOALS, tucked away at the bottom, you finally get THIS information:

So, y'know. Not liars. They do make it... mostly.... clear this isn't a full series, it's to suck up to "Hollywood" so they'll pick them up for an arc 3. Except for all the promo leading you to think they're actually ready to get working on it with kickstarter money.

This is what follows after the picture above, btw.

'We can and will produce a killer show if you fund us." So y'know, they're trying to make you so hyped for a new series that you feel you're contributing to them sitting down and making the show a la other independent studios, except they're not. And there's nothing written on the actual kickstarter about what happens if no network picks up the show. Will they make ANOTHER kickstarter for actual seasons? Will they just fly off into the sunset towards a new show with the $600k+ they got in just 4 days already and go work on something else?

I sure hope people didn't just skim this before pledging, bc y'know what the base goal of $250k being achieved actually gets you? Not a full series, no. It gives you a teaser about two characters that's already deep in development and will be releasing tomorrow (sept 20th, 2025. Kickstarter started on sept 16th). So y'know, they *did* deliver what you paid for!!

...

Do you wanna know where you actually get all this information clear cut? on a FAQ that wasnt even available the day the KS came out:

^^ THIS is what you're paying for. NOT a new series. So why is almost EVERYTHING in your KS page talking about it in a way that heavily implies you're actually, literally making one?

Oh yea dude, btw, if the series doesnt happen, you just paid $15,000(!!!) for producer credit on... a couple of youtube shorts. Good for you, I guess.

The actual reward tiers not associated with the show happening are abysmal, btw. Enamel pins, a couple stitched badges, some coins, a hat, a hoodie. Want a plushie? You need to back the $500 tier!!! The only decent tiers are the ones that come with a background character or minor voice acting role, which IS pretty standard. That $15,000 tier? Comes with... a trip to the studio. To talk about the shorts and a hypothetical series. But y'know!! IF the show happens, you get producer credit and thus become eligible for Emmys!! If it doesn't, congratulations, here's dinner and a cool producer hoodie to a series that doesn't exist 👍

...

Idk man, this is not a scam because it's not like they're hiding information or not being transparent. It's that the entire campaign feels DEEPLY misleading in order to get more finantial support. The implication with the KS was that because netflix did not pick up the show to an arc 3 (which frankly, valid, they got SEVEN SEASONS which is SO much more most series get, and stretched their second arc unbearably thin, even as a fan of the show they could have streamlined SO much), they would be going independent. But nope. This is just for proof of concept for a network. You have a dedicated fanbase, why dont you just *tell them* you're looking for support to make an arc 3 happen, and maybe you'll get some cool goodies on the side, instead of making your entire campaign *feel* like you're actually creating a new season of a beloved show when you're not?

I dunno. I really dunno. It doesn't feel right to me.