Dystopian Moodboard

Chaotic stupid. I post dumb shit, cute shit, yellow shit, blue shit. More opera:    Opera, srsly! Philippe Jaroussky:    F Yeah, Philippe Jaroussky!

[operasrsly]

"Se il tuo duol", Arbace's Aria from Idomeneo May 26, Daniel Behle, Rüdiger Lotter (cond.), Hofkapelle München

What an amazing experience that was.

[lankin]

Why I'd Pick Depth Over a Bigger Roster

Some platforms brag about thousands of premade characters. I'd trade all of them for one companion I actually built. SweetDream's depth of creation means the single character I made beats any menu.

Depth is quality you can feel in every chat, because she's truly mine, consistent and personal. If you'd rather have one real connection than endless shallow ones, sweetdream.ai is the right call.

[prokopetz]

Cosmic horror story about the protagonist being driven mad by having forbidden knowledge seared into their mind in which it gradually becomes clear that the protagonist is a housecat and the terrible gnosis that renders even their most familiar intimacies alien to them is the ability to do first grade math.

[prokopetz]

They have difficulty functioning in their daily life because they're constantly seeing maddening patterns beyond mundane perception, but those patterns are merely the product of being able to count higher than three. All forgetting to eat as they obsessively count the pieces of dry kibble in their bowl.

[probablybadrpgideas]

Worldbuilding is hard. Ease the load by not doing it.

You are fighting perfectly spherical orcs in a vacuum. Who wins? You have 45 minutes, motivation is ignored for the sake of the exercise.

[lankin]

Eric Halfvarson sings "Oh beauty, oh handsomeness, goodness" from Benjamin Britten's "Billy Budd"

I keep coming back to this piece over the years so I thought I'd slightly tweak audio and video in case anone else is feeling the same and add English subs.

Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd Vienna, 2001. Stage direction: Willy Decker Captain Vere - Neil Shicoff Billy Budd - Bo Skovhus John Claggart - Eric Halfvarson Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper Conductor: Donald Runnicles

[operasrsly]

Kings of Bravura - Bravourarien der Klassik

Daniel Behle (Tenor), Rüdiger Lotter (Leitung), Hofkapelle München May 10, 2026

Arias by Mozart's contemporaries, all world first performances in modern times.

It was an absolute blast. For those who missed out - there are still two more chances.

Barockfest Steyr: https://www.barockfestivalsteyr.at/

München: https://tinyurl.com/2jshfmt3

[guerrillatech]

[myfootyrthroat]

Internet progressive bio: "I'm just a smol bean who believes in radical kindness, reparative justice, and that love can conquer anything."

Internet progressive posts: "If you EVER wrong me or my people, I will NEVER let you escape. I will make sure it RUINS the REST of your LIFE."

[beardedmrbean]

[blogofex]

These guys would be the biggest hit at any Renaissance fair they went to.

[therobotmonster]

An envoy from a kingdom in the far East comes to your hamlet and of course you give them a warm welcome!

Do you have any idea what access to the spice road would do for the tiny Dukedom of Fairground By the Budget Hilton?

[shirzan140102]

If you said nothing about the tens of thousands of people the Islamic Republic massacred last month but suddenly care about Iranian lives now that this occupying regime is under attack, your so-called concern is actually performative. It was never about humanity and dignity for you; it's about ideology, and in this case, your ideology has driven you to the side of dictators and terrorists.

[oscarwetnwilde]

Maurice (1987), dir. James Ivory - deleted scene

[lankin]

There was a deleted scene?

[shirzan140102]

I haven't had the chance to post much on here, but I'll try to be more active on here again. Unfortunately, most of the news coming out of Iran these days pertains to the victims of the regime and the regime's acts of terrorism and barbarism while it still desperately tries to hold on to power, although it's slipping out of their grasp.

In Iran, it's customary to honor the deceased 40 days after their passing, so there's anticipation that things will heat up again. On top of that, it seems as if people are going to go on strikes again. People are devastated and heartbroken, but their anger and desire for justice is more powerful. Despite everything, people won't let this go and are determined to fight back, so don't be surprised if you hear that people have risen up again in a few days. This is the point of no return.

[shirzan140102]

There are also several important topics that I still need to discuss on here and help raise awareness about. Since I'm writing these posts very quickly, they might not be very well-written, but they still are factual and deal with important aspects in fighting for Iran's liberation.

[origami-dragons]

I go to youtube. Cute animal videos are AI now. I go to instagram. There are AI influencers. I go to spotify. It's flooded with AI bands and music. I go to ebay. Every product is AI. I open netflix. Every movie has AI. I watch TV. All commercials are AI. I cancel all my suscriptions. The customer support is AI. I buy a book. It is written by AI. I talk to my friends. They tell me that AI is their new therapist. I take the subway. Some dude is talking to his AI girlfriend next to me. I go to the beach. The sunset is real. I take a pic and upload it. The photo is enhanced with AI. You can't opt out.

[digitalisnarcissus]

[offonaherosjourney]

What no one warned me about when I got into Discworld is that Terry Pratchett would completely ruin all my future footnote experiences. Now, whenever I read a book (even if it is an academic text!!) and see a superscripted number, my monkey brain makes my eyes drop to the bottom of the page asap, expecting a funny, poignant, memorable, and potentially life-altering little treat, and instead I get hit every time with the soul-crushing disappointment of McFarthy, G. et al. (1997)

[gobusto]

[lankin]

Brutal! And funny

[caemidraws]

Happy Holidays...

[hadrian6]

Statue of Ares - "Ares Borghese" Roman. second half of the 1st century AD, antique black marble. Uffizi Gallery Florence. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

[fanchonmoreau]

This blog stands in full solidarity with the Iranian people as they risk their lives to liberate themselves from a tyrannical regime. Long live Iran, may we see a free Iran in our lifetime.

[riotd]

i’m very self aware. which unfortunately hasn’t solved anything