For once you have taken to the sacred blue above,
you will forever walk with your eyes turned skyward.
For there you will have been, and to there you will long to return.
30s - Kiwi, European - Working to live, but I belong in the sky
brokeback mountain, my own private Idaho, dead poets society, the talented mr ripley, scream
2. one character that describes you?
todd anderson,,, 😢
3. favorite song at the moment?
in the aeroplane over the sea – neutral milk hotel
4. all time favorite album?
grace – jeff buckley
5. favorite fruit?
apples who could have guessed
6. favorite time of day?
morning!!!
Okyes ummm i’m sorry these are kind of boring questions but hi guys @jealousguy-blue @apocolypticvamp @googoomeister @jakegyllenhaalsteeth/@teeth-sucker @trentreznorsbutthole @ziggysbolterxx @viansparkles @becausetheyaremyshoes2 @noodlezxy @fatboytitstoucher @dannyelfmanstattos @freakyolivelady ,,, anyone else who wants to join,,,
Oof, that's a tall order. I don't really have a metric, so I'll just name five movies that I really, really like, in no particular order;
Rango,
The Simpsons Movie,
The Big Lebowski,
Dragon Ball: Battle of the Gods,
Ed, Edd, N Eddy: Big Picture Show
2. one character that describes you?
Hm... I dunno, it's kinda hard to really point at a character and go, "That's totally me~!" But if I had to choose one character that I relate most to, I'd say;
Kasuga Ichiban from Yakuza: Like A Dragon
3. favorite song at the moment?
I've got a couple of songs on my mind, earworms and all that, the loudest of them being;
Show Me by Melv
4. all time favorite album?
I was gonna say something like one of the NSP albums, since they're my favorite band, but I'm gonna instead give it to the album that I can't think of a single bad track to it;
Star Lord: Space Rider from the Guardians of the Galaxy video game
5. favorite fruit?
Apples. Always apples. Bananas are a close second, but bananas don't have over a dozen varieties that I also love.
Oh, favorite food? In that case, then I'd say pierogis. It's mashed potatos inside of a pastry~! What could be better~?!
6. favorite time of day?
Out of the whole 24 hours? Hm... I guess I'd say 7pm, since it's the end of the workday, bath/shower is done, and there's still plenty of time to relax with a game or book or other hobby.
i think americans should have to put a banner above their post that says U.S. CENTRIC ADVICE/INFORMATION. i think political posts should clarify that they are giving protest/societal/class information relevant only to the USA i think i would like to stop getting halfway through a post with really good information and then realising it is not widespread advice and is only applicable in the united states of america
for the love of GOD can we PLEASE stop treating us-centric advice as applicable to the whole entire world. Please. beyond anything else, i do not think you guys understand how difficult it makes it for young people to interact with and learn information relevant to them.
at a certain point, treating us-american advice as universally applicable borders on misinformation. i am not saying that it is done maliciously, but it is dangerous at worst. i do not want younger people going around assuming that certain laws do/do not apply to them and getting in trouble because of it. i worry about what 'fundamental/constitutional/labour rights' are only legally defensible in the USA. i worry about kids who do not know yet to wonder where the advice is for, and take it as fact because a post that reads "EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS" begins with "EVERYONE".
okay yes all the tags are very very good points but i would like to point out the main reason i made this post, which is that
if you are non-american then it can be dangerous to hold beliefs about your rights that are only applicable in the US.
i am australian and i have seen young australians have completely us-american perceptions on the rights they hold (or do not hold) in regards to protest, police officers, self-defense, medical care, higher education, debt, and legal proceedings. i am not talking about "boooo americans" i am talking about the genuine danger it might present to have us-centric assumptions in high-stakes situations
(please do not chalk this up to 'if you don't do research then you are stupid'. i made this post with young people in mind. that being said i am willing to bet it also applies to others, ie those who are newer to non-local internet, older folks, or those escaping high-control environments.)
When you're a kid you just take trees for granted. Then when you get to be an adult you realize that a fully mature tree cannot be created in an amount of time that fits in a convenient landscaping timeframe for love nor money nor all the powers of science. Then you realize that people are very very very cavalier about chopping them down
(The scene - Pyrrha and Nora are sitting on the couch with Ruby and Weiss. Pyrrha has an arm wrapped around Nora's shoulder while the former is on her scroll. Weiss is sitting with her bare feet on Ruby's lap while the leader is on her scroll. Oh, and it's also Non-Descript Winter Holiday.)
Pyrrha: I've been thinking about getting Jaune a juicer for the holidays.
Nora: Oh, really?
Pyrrha: Mhm. I've been seeing him drink a lot more juice lately. What do you think, Nora?
Nora: I think whatever you get him will be fine~.
Pyrrha: You know, talking that way doesn't help me!
Click~!
Ruby: (Realizes her scroll's flash is on, Immediately set scroll aside, Folds hands)
Pyrrha: ...
Nora: ...
Weiss: (Slips off the couch)
Ruby: Um... Sorry, Weiss.
Weiss: No, no, it's- it's fine.
Ruby: I, uh... I didn't know the flash was on.
Weiss: No, I- I get it.
Pyrrha: ...
Nora: ...Do you really think Jaune drinks enough juice to warrant getting him a juicer? I could ask for you.
Pyrrha: Would you? That would be feet- I MEAN, NEAT. It would be neat.
Weiss: I... I'm going to go.
Ruby: What? But we still need to pick a movie to watch!
Weiss: I have some late-night holiday shopping to do.
Pyrrha: I should go, too, so I can get that juicer.
Nora: I'll come, too! The juicer might be heavy!
Ruby: I can come, too, in case Weiss' feet get tired. I'll even give her a foot rub. I think I would be especially good at it because I can get my fingers in-between those cute, little toesies of hers.
Pyrrha: That won't be necessary.
Ruby: ...Can you guys promise not to tell anyone about this?
Weiss: Of course we won't.
Pyrrha: I don't think we can do that in good conscience.
Ruby: That... That's fair. (Picks up scroll) I'll delete the picture.
Weiss: You don't have to.
Nora: No, I think deleting it is the best choice here.
Pyrrha: Make sure you go to the trash and delete it there, too, that way it's gone for good.
Ruby: Shut up, you lesbian! I don't want to hear another word out of any of your mouths unless it's Weiss saying she wants to stick her toes into my nostrils! Now everyone get out of here!
----------
Cinder: Well, well, well... Look has come to bless this pyromaniac's bodacious booty-cheeks with her flowery presence~.
Ruby: What do you want, Cinder?
Cinder: I should be asking you that, my queer little rose~. You're the one in my dorm room~.
Ruby: I'm not a queer! I am heterosexual! The animalistic desires I have for other girls means nothing if I don't act on them!
----------
Blake: ...
Ruby: Oh, great... Not Blake... (Approaches)
Blake: ...Ruby.
Ruby: Blake.
Blake: Happy holidays.
Ruby: I need to get inside. Weiss is acting like a useless lesbian again.
Blake: So I noticed.
Ruby: (Has smear on cheek)
Blake: You have something here. (Wipes)
Ruby: (Shoves off) Keep your filthy paws off me, Blake! It's... It's just soot and ash from fighting Cinder, that's all! Heck, I don't even know why I'm even bothering talking to you! You know I don't talk to girls who swing that way!
Blake: ...Are you implying you don't?
Ruby: (Grips Blake's coat) NO. I DON'T. NOT ANYMORE. You made sure of that!
Ruby: (Ladybug memories flush back, Winces) You taught me that there's no such thing as true love between two girls. And if there was, you and I would still be together like last year!
Blake: (Doesn't flinch as Ladybugs crawl)
Ruby: (Turns away) I need to go find Weiss.
Blake: Then you're running away. Again.
Ruby: (Remembers kissing Blake, Grits)
Blake: (Remembers Ruby leaving, Sighs) After everything that happened, I have no idea why you continue to blame me when you were the one who threw me away. Especially when the reason is because you're so dead set on being the main character, you can't stand the idea of people looking past you to see who your arm is linked with, seeing them as your equal. Like you are the only one who deserves the spotlight.
Ruby: And what exactly is wrong with that? Confidence and self-pride are the pinnacle of being the baddest bitch in Beacon~!
Blake: You can be the baddest bitch in Remnant, but if you ain't got no bitches yourself, then are your sacrifices to become top bitch really worth it?
Ruby: ...
Blake: I still love you, Ruby Rose. Even if it is one-sided.
Ruby: (Walks away)
----------
Ruby: (Sitting w/ Weiss under mistletoe)
Weiss: ...I mean, we are already sitting so close to one another... Maybe you and I could...
Ruby: WEISS. Absolutely not. Do you know what this day is? It's the most important holiday of the year. It's the day our lord and creator was born and made us. It's not about... that.
Weiss: It would only be a silly, little kiss.
Ruby: Even that is too much. Girls kissing girls is the gravest of sins, Weiss. The gravest. Would Salem have stuck her tongue into The Blacksmith's mouth if she asked? No shot. Temptation... Temptation is how it starts. Giving in for a second would scar us, and we would carry them for the rest of our lives and after. Then all that's left for us is oblivion.
Weiss: (Slumps sadly)
Ruby: (Blushing) But... It is tradition, though, that a girl should kiss another girl when under the mistletoe. And... maybe even the Brothers can have a sense of humor... every now... and then... (Lunges)
Weiss: (Stunned by sudden kiss)
Ruby: (Breaks away, Lunges)
Weiss: (Melts into Ruby, Strokes)
Ruby: (Ladybug memories fade)
Weiss: (Breaks away, Smiling) Were you as you were afraid you would be~?
(Setting - Ruby and Weiss are hanging out with them wearing slippers while Ruby is kicking over Weiss's lap. Ruby's slippers bear the Schnee Family symbol while her partner bears the Rose Family emblem. Ruby is on her scroll, sucking on a lollipop while Weiss is reading a book. Oh, and also, it's not the holidays anymore.)
Weiss: (Smiling)
Ruby: (Pop~!) I always feel so gay when I'm around you, Weiss~.
Weiss: (Blushes) YOU- YOU WHAT?!
Ruby: ...
Weiss: Um... You know, I... I always feel gay when I'm around you, too! P- Perhaps we could keep this gayness going? I can pick you up tomorrow at eight and we can go to the bowling alley and share a soda and maybe some cheese sticks? If you want, of course...
Ruby: Mm, I like the sound of that~. We'll make it a date~! (Gets up) I gotta get back to the dorm. It's Tuesday, so he gets a can of Spam.
Weiss: I'm here to pick you up for our first official date as girlfriends~!
Ruby: ...GIRLFRIENDS?! Since when were we each other's girlfriends?! Girls can't be together; it's weird and gross!
Weiss: But... But you said you feel gay when you're around me! I... I thought-
Ruby: I meant gay as in happy, you idiot! The original definition of the word "gay" in the dictionary is literally to be carefree and joyful! It was a wonderful word before the gays selfishly took it for themselves! Are you aware that the Non-Descript Religious Book says that it's a sin for two girls to be each other's girlfriends, right?
Weiss: Oh, er, yes! Of course! This- This was a prank! I just wanted to trick you! Ha ha ha ha~! Surprise~!
Ruby: (Glaring, Narrow eyes) ...Can you please leave now?
Weiss: Oh, um, of course. (Steps back) Are we... still going out for soda and cheese sticks?
Ruby: (Shuts door)
----------
Ruby: Emerald? What are you doing here? And why do you keep looking over your shoulder?
Emerald: I... I need you to hide me! It's Cinder! She's angry and she keeps trying to hit me!
Ruby: (Brings her inside, Sits)
Emerald: (Sits) I just... don't know what to do, Ruby. It's been like this since before we were together.
Ruby: Well, unfortunately, Emerald, what you go through is just the norm for gay couples like you and Cinder. It's why I don't partake in such urges.
Emerald: Urges? Ruby, are... Are you gay?
Ruby: Nope! I'm homophobic~! Most people have urges, (Gazes at Weiss bikini photo) and I would love nothing more than to ravage Weiss's mind, body, and soul and claim her for myself...
Emerald: That sounds extremely gay, hon.
----------
Cinder: Do you honestly think Pyrrha Nikos's team will love you after what you did to them~?
Ruby: Those polyamorous bisexuals don't need to love me! Just fear me!
Cinder: Well, which are you, then? Loved or feared? You can't be both. The cold, hard truth is that we all fucking hate you.
Ruby: (Tears in eyes)
Cinder: I... I didn't mean it like that. I-
Ruby: (Runs off, Crying)
Cinder: (Finds her, Sits next to her) Hey... I wanted to say... I'm sorry.
Ruby: You weren't exactly lying before. You're totally right.
Cinder: What I said may have been true, at least about the others hating you so much to whisper behind your back, but it might make you feel better to know that I never took any part in the trash talking.
Ruby: Yeah... Right... Why wouldn't you?
Cinder: Because that's not how I do things. If I have a problem with you, then I tell you to your face. There's no need to hide behind others with you, my rival.
Ruby: ...
Cinder: Ruby-
Ruby: (Lunges, Kisses Cinder)
Cinder: (Leans into the kiss)
Ruby: (Pushes off) I... I'm sorry, I... I don't know what happened. I... I think I tripped and fell into you. I'm not gay.
Cinder: Yeah, no, I- I get it, Big Dawg. I- I fell, too. It was an accident.
Ruby: Do you have anything else to say to me? If not, I'd rather be left alone right now.
Cinder: (Looks over, Smiles) Actually, I think there's someone else who wants to talk to you~.
Ruby: ?! (Turns)
Weiss: (Blinks away tears) H-Hello, Ruby! I know you didn't want to go on that date we talked about, but I went to the lien store and picked up a 2 liter of soda and frozen mozzarella sticks. We can't heat them up because we're outside, but I bought these six hours ago, so they are soggy enough that we can eat them the way they are now!
Cinder: I'll just leave you two little girls alone then. (Walks away, Glances)
Weiss: (Glares unblinkingly at Cinder)
Cinder: (Turns away, Leaves)
Ruby: How much of that did you see?
Weiss: Enough to say I wish I hadn't. (Chugs)
Ruby: Do you... maybe want to go on that date tomorrow like you wanted?
Weiss: I... I would like that, actually. (Flush) If... If you're serious about it, that is. We don't have to, and it's okay if you change your mind again.
Ruby: Weiss, I want to because... I always feels so gay around you, you know~.
Well, damn. I never thought I'd see a bit actually following with Ruby being homophobic.
Equally so with the actual phobia part of the word that you did for Jaune.
The wider stage of the world's social media has oversaturated people with the stupid notion that being against something is because you're afraid of it.
Trauma is a real thing. I don't know how people got under the impression that being LGBT makes you unable to inflict trauma on people.
Gotta say though, Blake and company in the linked post are going the entirely wrong way about it. Really, they see one person being what they aren't happy with and they immediately dogpile him.
This is the sort of thing which pushes someone to backing their own fears by justifying them.
(The scene - Pyrrha and Nora are sitting on the couch with Ruby and Weiss. Pyrrha has an arm wrapped around Nora's shoulder while the former is on her scroll. Weiss is sitting with her bare feet on Ruby's lap while the leader is on her scroll. Oh, and it's also Non-Descript Winter Holiday.)
Pyrrha: I've been thinking about getting Jaune a juicer for the holidays.
Nora: Oh, really?
Pyrrha: Mhm. I've been seeing him drink a lot more juice lately. What do you think, Nora?
Nora: I think whatever you get him will be fine~.
Pyrrha: You know, talking that way doesn't help me!
Click~!
Ruby: (Realizes her scroll's flash is on, Immediately set scroll aside, Folds hands)
Pyrrha: ...
Nora: ...
Weiss: (Slips off the couch)
Ruby: Um... Sorry, Weiss.
Weiss: No, no, it's- it's fine.
Ruby: I, uh... I didn't know the flash was on.
Weiss: No, I- I get it.
Pyrrha: ...
Nora: ...Do you really think Jaune drinks enough juice to warrant getting him a juicer? I could ask for you.
Pyrrha: Would you? That would be feet- I MEAN, NEAT. It would be neat.
Weiss: I... I'm going to go.
Ruby: What? But we still need to pick a movie to watch!
Weiss: I have some late-night holiday shopping to do.
Pyrrha: I should go, too, so I can get that juicer.
Nora: I'll come, too! The juicer might be heavy!
Ruby: I can come, too, in case Weiss' feet get tired. I'll even give her a foot rub. I think I would be especially good at it because I can get my fingers in-between those cute, little toesies of hers.
Pyrrha: That won't be necessary.
Ruby: ...Can you guys promise not to tell anyone about this?
Weiss: Of course we won't.
Pyrrha: I don't think we can do that in good conscience.
Ruby: That... That's fair. (Picks up scroll) I'll delete the picture.
Weiss: You don't have to.
Nora: No, I think deleting it is the best choice here.
Pyrrha: Make sure you go to the trash and delete it there, too, that way it's gone for good.
Ruby: Shut up, you lesbian! I don't want to hear another word out of any of your mouths unless it's Weiss saying she wants to stick her toes into my nostrils! Now everyone get out of here!
----------
Cinder: Well, well, well... Look has come to bless this pyromaniac's bodacious booty-cheeks with her flowery presence~.
Ruby: What do you want, Cinder?
Cinder: I should be asking you that, my queer little rose~. You're the one in my dorm room~.
Ruby: I'm not a queer! I am heterosexual! The animalistic desires I have for other girls means nothing if I don't act on them!
----------
Blake: ...
Ruby: Oh, great... Not Blake... (Approaches)
Blake: ...Ruby.
Ruby: Blake.
Blake: Happy holidays.
Ruby: I need to get inside. Weiss is acting like a useless lesbian again.
Blake: So I noticed.
Ruby: (Has smear on cheek)
Blake: You have something here. (Wipes)
Ruby: (Shoves off) Keep your filthy paws off me, Blake! It's... It's just soot and ash from fighting Cinder, that's all! Heck, I don't even know why I'm even bothering talking to you! You know I don't talk to girls who swing that way!
Blake: ...Are you implying you don't?
Ruby: (Grips Blake's coat) NO. I DON'T. NOT ANYMORE. You made sure of that!
Ruby: (Ladybug memories flush back, Winces) You taught me that there's no such thing as true love between two girls. And if there was, you and I would still be together like last year!
Blake: (Doesn't flinch as Ladybugs crawl)
Ruby: (Turns away) I need to go find Weiss.
Blake: Then you're running away. Again.
Ruby: (Remembers kissing Blake, Grits)
Blake: (Remembers Ruby leaving, Sighs) After everything that happened, I have no idea why you continue to blame me when you were the one who threw me away. Especially when the reason is because you're so dead set on being the main character, you can't stand the idea of people looking past you to see who your arm is linked with, seeing them as your equal. Like you are the only one who deserves the spotlight.
Ruby: And what exactly is wrong with that? Confidence and self-pride are the pinnacle of being the baddest bitch in Beacon~!
Blake: You can be the baddest bitch in Remnant, but if you ain't got no bitches yourself, then are your sacrifices to become top bitch really worth it?
Ruby: ...
Blake: I still love you, Ruby Rose. Even if it is one-sided.
Ruby: (Walks away)
----------
Ruby: (Sitting w/ Weiss under mistletoe)
Weiss: ...I mean, we are already sitting so close to one another... Maybe you and I could...
Ruby: WEISS. Absolutely not. Do you know what this day is? It's the most important holiday of the year. It's the day our lord and creator was born and made us. It's not about... that.
Weiss: It would only be a silly, little kiss.
Ruby: Even that is too much. Girls kissing girls is the gravest of sins, Weiss. The gravest. Would Salem have stuck her tongue into The Blacksmith's mouth if she asked? No shot. Temptation... Temptation is how it starts. Giving in for a second would scar us, and we would carry them for the rest of our lives and after. Then all that's left for us is oblivion.
Weiss: (Slumps sadly)
Ruby: (Blushing) But... It is tradition, though, that a girl should kiss another girl when under the mistletoe. And... maybe even the Brothers can have a sense of humor... every now... and then... (Lunges)
Weiss: (Stunned by sudden kiss)
Ruby: (Breaks away, Lunges)
Weiss: (Melts into Ruby, Strokes)
Ruby: (Ladybug memories fade)
Weiss: (Breaks away, Smiling) Were you as you were afraid you would be~?
(Setting - Ruby and Weiss are hanging out with them wearing slippers while Ruby is kicking over Weiss's lap. Ruby's slippers bear the Schnee Family symbol while her partner bears the Rose Family emblem. Ruby is on her scroll, sucking on a lollipop while Weiss is reading a book. Oh, and also, it's not the holidays anymore.)
Weiss: (Smiling)
Ruby: (Pop~!) I always feel so gay when I'm around you, Weiss~.
Weiss: (Blushes) YOU- YOU WHAT?!
Ruby: ...
Weiss: Um... You know, I... I always feel gay when I'm around you, too! P- Perhaps we could keep this gayness going? I can pick you up tomorrow at eight and we can go to the bowling alley and share a soda and maybe some cheese sticks? If you want, of course...
Ruby: Mm, I like the sound of that~. We'll make it a date~! (Gets up) I gotta get back to the dorm. It's Tuesday, so he gets a can of Spam.
Weiss: I'm here to pick you up for our first official date as girlfriends~!
Ruby: ...GIRLFRIENDS?! Since when were we each other's girlfriends?! Girls can't be together; it's weird and gross!
Weiss: But... But you said you feel gay when you're around me! I... I thought-
Ruby: I meant gay as in happy, you idiot! The original definition of the word "gay" in the dictionary is literally to be carefree and joyful! It was a wonderful word before the gays selfishly took it for themselves! Are you aware that the Non-Descript Religious Book says that it's a sin for two girls to be each other's girlfriends, right?
Weiss: Oh, er, yes! Of course! This- This was a prank! I just wanted to trick you! Ha ha ha ha~! Surprise~!
Ruby: (Glaring, Narrow eyes) ...Can you please leave now?
Weiss: Oh, um, of course. (Steps back) Are we... still going out for soda and cheese sticks?
Ruby: (Shuts door)
----------
Ruby: Emerald? What are you doing here? And why do you keep looking over your shoulder?
Emerald: I... I need you to hide me! It's Cinder! She's angry and she keeps trying to hit me!
Ruby: (Brings her inside, Sits)
Emerald: (Sits) I just... don't know what to do, Ruby. It's been like this since before we were together.
Ruby: Well, unfortunately, Emerald, what you go through is just the norm for gay couples like you and Cinder. It's why I don't partake in such urges.
Emerald: Urges? Ruby, are... Are you gay?
Ruby: Nope! I'm homophobic~! Most people have urges, (Gazes at Weiss bikini photo) and I would love nothing more than to ravage Weiss's mind, body, and soul and claim her for myself...
Emerald: That sounds extremely gay, hon.
----------
Cinder: Do you honestly think Pyrrha Nikos's team will love you after what you did to them~?
Ruby: Those polyamorous bisexuals don't need to love me! Just fear me!
Cinder: Well, which are you, then? Loved or feared? You can't be both. The cold, hard truth is that we all fucking hate you.
Ruby: (Tears in eyes)
Cinder: I... I didn't mean it like that. I-
Ruby: (Runs off, Crying)
Cinder: (Finds her, Sits next to her) Hey... I wanted to say... I'm sorry.
Ruby: You weren't exactly lying before. You're totally right.
Cinder: What I said may have been true, at least about the others hating you so much to whisper behind your back, but it might make you feel better to know that I never took any part in the trash talking.
Ruby: Yeah... Right... Why wouldn't you?
Cinder: Because that's not how I do things. If I have a problem with you, then I tell you to your face. There's no need to hide behind others with you, my rival.
Ruby: ...
Cinder: Ruby-
Ruby: (Lunges, Kisses Cinder)
Cinder: (Leans into the kiss)
Ruby: (Pushes off) I... I'm sorry, I... I don't know what happened. I... I think I tripped and fell into you. I'm not gay.
Cinder: Yeah, no, I- I get it, Big Dawg. I- I fell, too. It was an accident.
Ruby: Do you have anything else to say to me? If not, I'd rather be left alone right now.
Cinder: (Looks over, Smiles) Actually, I think there's someone else who wants to talk to you~.
Ruby: ?! (Turns)
Weiss: (Blinks away tears) H-Hello, Ruby! I know you didn't want to go on that date we talked about, but I went to the lien store and picked up a 2 liter of soda and frozen mozzarella sticks. We can't heat them up because we're outside, but I bought these six hours ago, so they are soggy enough that we can eat them the way they are now!
Cinder: I'll just leave you two little girls alone then. (Walks away, Glances)
Weiss: (Glares unblinkingly at Cinder)
Cinder: (Turns away, Leaves)
Ruby: How much of that did you see?
Weiss: Enough to say I wish I hadn't. (Chugs)
Ruby: Do you... maybe want to go on that date tomorrow like you wanted?
Weiss: I... I would like that, actually. (Flush) If... If you're serious about it, that is. We don't have to, and it's okay if you change your mind again.
Ruby: Weiss, I want to because... I always feels so gay around you, you know~.
Well, damn. I never thought I'd see a bit actually following with Ruby being homophobic.
Equally so with the actual phobia part of the word that you did for Jaune. had been done by the great @infoglitch
The wider stage of the world's social media has oversaturated people with the stupid notion that being against something is because you're afraid of it.
Trauma is a real thing. I don't know how people got under the impression that being LGBT makes you unable to inflict trauma on people.
Gotta say though, Blake and company in the linked post are going the entirely wrong way about it. Really, they see one person being what they aren't happy with and they immediately dogpile him.
This is the sort of thing which pushes someone to backing their own fears by justifying them.
stop making shows about americans in europe… try europeans in america instead. the outrage of not knowing exactly what something costs at a store,, no public transport,, everyone smiling in your face and waiters scaring you by constantly popping up at your table… ice in your water for some reason,, the kind of culture clash i want to see!!
all his neighbours immediately distrust him because he’s russian and they haven’t gotten over the red scare and also no one new has moved in to the town in almost a decade
but then he participates in podunknowheresville’s annual lawnmower race with a monstrosity made from scrap metal and far too much duct tape and he wins second place in a neck-and-neck final round against sam americason, the most anti-russian man in the village
and ivan is scared that he blew his one chance to get accepted by the community but then sam jumps off his lawnmower and pats ivan on the back and says “you did good, brother. i’m sorry i misjudged you. looks like hillbillies are the same no matter what country we come from. you’re just like us, ivan. guess our redneck town has room for a little extra red” and everybody laughs and the credits roll while the ussr national anthem gets played on a banjo and washboard
From the depths of /k/ arrives something to fit this perfectly.
If text is to be translated to how the character is, then IVAN CHESNOKOV is confirmed to be partially deaf, and have terrible English. He is also forklift certified to a professional degree.
Generally fine and dandy with most things in America (as is normal for people coming in from the second world) but man, oh man, does his temper and passionate fixation surge when he sees people being stupid with firearms.
It's like Borat, but more violent.
In the words of Bajur for Jorge-052,
"He's got some confusing mannerisms, I don't fully understand him, and I love him with all my heart."
It was a huge milestone of scientific and technological advancement. (Plus, at the time, politically significant). Humanity went to space! We set foot on a celestial body that was not earth for the first time in human history! That’s a big deal! I’ve never thought about it before but now that I have, it’s ridiculous to me that that’s not part of our everyday lives and the public consciousness anymore. Why don’t we have a public holiday and a family barbecue about it. Why have I never seen the original broadcast of the moon landing? It should be all over the news every year!
It’s July 20th. That’s the day of the moon landing. Next year is going to be the 54th anniversary. I’m ordering astronaut shaped cookie cutters on Etsy and I’m going to have a goddamn potluck. You’re all invited.
PITCH: We call it Moon Day, and then every 7 years when it falls on a Monday, that's an even BIGGER deal and we call that Moon Day Monday and go absolutely apeshit about it (the next Moon Day Monday is in 2026 so we have a couple trial runs first)
Friendly reminder that Moon Day Monday, the day in which we celebrate the American moon landing of July 20th, 1969, the first moon landing in human history, 57 years ago and the triumph of humanity over the limitations of not only the world within which we live, but also over ourselves, happens
Prometheus, they said
brought gods' fire down to man
and we've caught it, tamed it, trained it
since our history began!
Now we're going back to heaven
just to look him in the eye...!
And there's a thunder 'cross the land,
and a fire in the sky!
Gagarin was the first, back in nineteen-sixty-one
When like Icarus, undaunted, he climbed to reach the sun...!
And he knew he might not make it,
for it's never hard to die...!
But he lifted off the pad!
And rode a fire to the sky...!
Yet a higher goal was calling
and we vowed to reach it soon
and we gave ourselves a decade
to put fire on the Moon!
And Apollo told the world we can do it if we try!
And there was one small step
and a fire in the sky!
Then two decades from Gagarin, twenty years to the day
There was a shuttle named Columbia to open up the way!
Though they say she's just a truck,
she was a truck that's aiming high...!
See her big jets burning!
See her fire in the sky...!
Now, the rest is up to us. There's a future to be won!
We must turn our faces outward
we must do what must be done!
For no cradle lasts forever! Every bird must learn to fly!
We are going to the stars!
See our fire in the sky!!!
A thing no one talks about re: ADHD is that you can't... gain experience, the way other people do.
I don't mean you can't get good at things through repeated practice. You can do that, I have done that, but I don't trust it.
I was driving this morning and thinking about how I have never developed the blasé contempt for it most people seem to despite never having caused an accident in 20 years because my sense of time is such that I might as well have been driving for a week. I'm a good, safe driver, but I do not have a heap of confidence in my driving despite having regularly done it for two decades because my sense of time is such that those two decades may as well not have happened.
I finished editing a novel today. When I publish it, it will be the 64th novel I have published in the last 10 years, not counting ghostwritten work. You'd think after a decade and 63 novels I'd be confident that I was capable of writing, editing, and publishing a novel—even be confident about the timeline for this—but no. No, I feel like I'm doing it for the first time, every time, and I was surprised to have finished the editing at all, let alone on time. Because those other 63 novels were published in a past I have a vague at best concept of. I have a record that says it happened but I do not feel it.
I cannot trust my future behaviour because for me there is functionally no past. I know it occurred, I have records, but I don't feel it the way people without this kind of memory issue do. I feel inexperienced at everything I've ever done and I cannot accurately estimate my skill level at anything, particularly not on the fly.
I don't have a solution to this I just find it an incredibly frustrating phenomenon.
It's not helped by the internet at large, which by function encourages the constant dismissal of information after it's parsed and processed.
In terms of schools of thought - the likes of things which are passed on to others to teach, or build common ground - consistency is more than load-bearing.
It is foundational.
When few things are consistent, the building-up of things becomes prioritized lower than making sure what you relied on hasn't been fucked with.
When very few things will reliably not pull the rug out from beneath you, it's difficult at best to care about the wider whole.
Information, or rather the memetic structures built up from information that withstands the test of time, becomes less valuable when what it conveys does not pass the reality check.
Every day being a new day means nothing is guaranteed to pass that test.
With anything and everything being able to be anything, and do anything, in terms of available options for laying down roots there comes to be few to be seen.
That is the metaphor to use, alright; gaining experience is the same thing as laying down roots.
The act is necessary because its outcome feeds the growing and developing of what you know you can rely on.
Trees do tend to grow, but not even that is trustworthy.
Not when how you live shows clearly that the ground's just going to give way, crumble, dry up, turn fallow or what-have-you.
So, says the unconscious mind; 'just what is the sense in trying?'
Going back to my own past posts and prior words might as well be archaeology, with how every time I have to puzzle out what I had been thinking when I wrote what I did.
Whether the information is crucial, life-saving, trivial, job-requirement, casual trivia, fun entertainment... all of it blends together until it's a staticky mess.
Few things are the same across time, and like so are the reference points.
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