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You don’t need to be stupid to need extra time on exams.
You don’t need to be stupid to need to use a laptop in classes.
You don’t need to be stupid to need extended time on assignments.
Stop acting like smart people can’t be neurodivergent.
OHH She's a freak. Oh my god I want her. Haters SHUT YOUR MOUTH, she is Hector's parallel.
My nuanced queen Fantina I ADORE her.
I love the name Fantina already. GOOD LORD I need this messed up autistic baddie so bad
The objectum & yumeship simulator is doing it again 💀 /lh
I love how this game depicts mental illness and mental health dude.
You know what? Growing up and dealing with the school system with autism I always felt very isolated from the world with nobody I could relate and connect with.
Now as an adult, my autism feels magnetic. I get to meet the most amazing neurodivergent individuals without even trying. The autism just finds me. And I feel a little less alone now, with confidence to be myself. I wish I could share this with my younger self.
I am currently obsessed with Call the Midwife. Particularly Sister Evangelina and her relationship with Sister Monica Joan.
So I decided to draw them as animals. Sister Evangelina is definitely a badger in a human body.
2026 - The Year of Ghibli - Pom Poko
Of all the non-Miyazaki films, the one most people are likely to have heard of is… Grave of the Fire Flies. BUT, after that they’re mostly likely to have heard of this film. And by hearing of it I mean saying “isn’t that the movie with the Tanuki who use their ball sacks to fly?”
While not technically inaccurate, I feel it’s unfortunate that this seems to be a lot of westerner’s experience with the movie. Unlike Miyazaki, Takahata seemed largely unconcerned with how his films were seen outside of his home country. In doing so a lot of his movies use Japanese customs and knowledge that, while common knowledge for those in Japan, are either not something we’re aware of or something bizarre to us that stands out in a different way. Case and point, the fact that Tanuki have large testicles that they can transform and stretch. This is universally seen as at least a little bit funny in the west and by and large the only thing people mention about this movie due to how much it sticks out compared to what we are used to. To the point that many of my friends, despite being more in tune with anime culture, only knew about this movie for this fact and maybe a bit of the general premise.
The point is the movie never really treats this fact about Tanuki as this huge joke, it’s just something they have and can do. That’s not to say none of the scenes involving it aren’t humorous, but It’s not nearly highlighted as much by the movie compared to how most people who haven’t seen it perceive it. In fact that scene that everyone talks about, where the Tanuki fly and fight with their balls, it’s one of the most depressing parts of the film and arguably any of the Ghibli movies so far. Oh yea, I went there. Pom Poko is a sadder movie than Grave of the Fire Flies. Look, putting aside my opinion on that movie, Pom Poko legitimately left me a little taken aback by how the movie ends. Straight up the Tanuki lose and either end up all dead or forced to survive in a world they could not stop encroaching on their life. It’s interesting because I critiqued Nausicaä for being a bit too on the nose with its environmentalist themes. And while in hindsight my opinion of that movie has gone up, I still mostly feel that way. Arguably Pom Poko is even more straightforward with what it’s saying. The movie is easily the most blatant of the Ghibli movies, with no real hidden themes to it. The Tanuki are having their forest home encroached on by the growing Tokyo and they spend the whole movie trying to fight back to stop their construction. It’s very much in line with a lot of movies of this era like Ferngully, in showing how bad a disregard for nature is. But unlike Ferngully, this movie is much more successful in conveying its message.
Partly I think this is due to a few factors. The framing of it as a sort of nature documentary I think was a great directive choice that helped to keep me engaged with the characters more so than if it wasn’t here. Despite arguably Shoukichi being the main character, this effect makes the Tanuki as a whole feel like the main characters and endears you to them. It also helps with making the time skips forward feel very natural. The humorousness of the early part of the movie got some legit laughs out of me with clever timing and funny imagery (not ball related.) But I think mostly the fact that they didn't win really took me by surprise. While a downer ending can sometimes really just upset me, here the ending is more bitter sweet which doesn’t lead to it being overwhelming emotionally. But it’s still clear that the Tanuki lost the war handily. Many named characters died and the ones that are left are mostly just surviving. I think compared to Nausicaa, where everyone just listens to her at the end, it really hit me harder than I was expecting. Maybe it’s just the state of things nowadays but I think in thinking about it this part of this movie has aged really well. There is a part where the Tanuki reveal themselves to a news crew and tell them to stop destroying their home. And while the narration states it does have some effect on future construction, ultimately these Tanuki still have their home destroyed. And a part of me was like “people are gonna see these talking Tanuki and these unbelievable things they’re doing and just go on with their lives without making any changes?” And then I look at the world around us today and go “oh yea, they would.” It would just be shot down as being fake and then the people in charge would just do what they want anyway.
I think because of that realization on top of the fact that I was enthralled with the movie from beginning to end, this movie stuck with me so much more than I ever thought it would. It’s not a perfect movie mind you. I think parts of the ending are a bit rushed and while I get what they were going for with the ship scene, I feel like it felt a bit odd in how it was shown even though that might be because of my lack of understanding of every bit of Japanese culture. I also think the ghost parade scene while beautifully animated goes on for way too long in what up to that point had been a mostly well paced movie.
But none of these faults hampered my overall enjoyment of what I think is a very underappreciated film. I don’t think it’s the most impactful Ghibli movie, but I compare it to Porco Rosso which I felt would be deeper than it was and was goofier than I was expecting. Coming into this movie thinking it was going to be just a goofy movie and leaving with how deep it could really be, definitely helped me see it in such a positive light. Score - 4/5 Stars
HAPPY 40th ANNIVERSARY, STUDIO GHIBLI!!!
40 years ago, Isai Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki made animation history when they founded Studio Ghibli toge tuer following the financial and critical success of 1984’s Nausiciaa of the Wind. They both said that they wanted to bring forth a new gust of wind into the animation industry by naming their studio after an Italian name for a certain wind that sweeps through the Libyan Sahara -which is what Studio Ghibli has consistently been doing up to this day.
So here comes this lovingly-made tribute to my favorite animation studio-just in time to celebrate the 40 years that have passed ever since its founding.
Animated movie of the day: Pom Poko (Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko, 1994)
It's 1960. Things are not looking good for the tanuki, also known as racoon doogs. What? No, they're not "regular" racoons! Just look at their round shape and big… pouches. Anyway, the cause of their problems are, naturally, humans. They're always building their blocky concrete structures by destroying the Tanuki's forests and they had enough! Oh, this means war. After all, the magical creatures came to live here first. And sure, they may prank humans from time to time but this is no way to be treated! Oh yes, they won't see what's coming for them. It's not just about comfort, but their own honor! An ancestral way of life can't disappear like this!
…right?
When it comes to Ghibli, much is sung about Miyazaki and him alone. Which is unfortunate: while his name carries tremendous ammount of weight, other talents have flourished and shined under Totoro's house. Case in point, this charming, bittersweet film by Isao Takahata; it is everything you may associate with Ghibli, but seen through a decidedly more grounded lens. Underneath all the magic, whimsy, and testicle jokes (…pretty much core to Tanuki in Japanese art), this movie has little compunctions in presenting the more somber realities of what native wildlife and ancient tradition faced during the modernization of Japan. Seeing this gang of life loving pranksters be pushed to their limits by the urban spread hits quite hard, mostly because it's not presented as a malicious act on humanity's behalf but rather the result of how messy and complex our relationship with nature and our own past is.
Of course, this doesn't prevent the movie from being quite humorous and imaginative. In fact, it probably has one of the best depictions of Japanese folk art in animation thanks to the craftsmanship only a studio like this can bring, not hurt by the score by Shang Shang Typhoon. Absolutely underrated.
POM POKO (1994)
Studio Ghibli - Critter Pfps <3
A gashadokuro, or giant skeleton yokai, from the Studio Ghibli film Pom Poko (1994).
POM POKO 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ 1994, dir. Isao Takahata
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Based on that tumblr post.
Homemade Electrolyte Mix
Guess what, folks! It's summer! And it's gonna be a hot one, because they all are, recently :(
Did you know you can lose about a liter of water, a gram of sodium, and 300mg potassium in an hour of profuse sweating? If you're working outside in the heat, or even just existing in a very hot and humid environment, you're gonna want to replace the electrolytes you're losing, and you're gonna have to be purposeful about it.
But electrolyte drink mixes, while convenient, are surprisingly expensive for what they are. So I'm going to give you a top secret recipe that you can whip up for literal pennies that will replace what you're losing in sweat.
1 liter of water
1/2 tsp table salt (about 1g of sodium)
1/8 tsp potassium chloride salt substitute (about 350mg potassium. NuSalt is a popular brand, it's sold near the salt at the grocery store. If you don't have this, replace 6oz (180ml) of the water with orange juice or eat something high in potassium, like a banana, each hour you're sweating)
6-8 tsp of granulated sugar (you do actually need this and not a no calorie alternative- sugar helps speed up the absorption of electrolytes in the gut. You can omit if using orange juice for your potassium source, though!)
Lemon or lime juice for flavor, optional
Mix together and drink 1 liter for each hour you're profusely sweating. Adjust your intake so that your pee is light yellow.
If you want to make this mix ahead of time, put 1x the recipe of salt, sugar, and potassium, along with unsweetened Kool Aid powder or crystalized lemon or lime juice, in a small baggie. I do not recommend putting multiple servings worth in a baggie, as the ingredients settle differently and you might not get the right ratio.
NOTE: like any electrolyte drink, it works better if you sip it instead of chugging. If you chug it, you end up pooping out a lot of your electrolytes, even with the sugar.
Source: Where There Is No Doctor by David Werner
I had mistakenly absorbed so much bullshit about sports drinks being "unhealthy" that I learned the hard way that when you work outdoors chugging plain water will NOT rehydrate you properly. great resource thx
Greatest hits of FIFA cultural exchanges thus far:
Learning about flyovers and pyrotechnics at American games being a thing
Non-americans discovering the size of American football stadiums....for high schools in texas. Also the size of our stadiums in general.
Going to baseball games as a side treat! Lmao.
Non-americans losing their minds over "like, 100 petrol pumps," at buc-ees.
Related: Americans often forget how huge target and Walmart is.
People discovering American BBQ
Non-americans being obsessed with mid American restaurant chains like Golden Corral and Taco Bell
A lot of them really did feel god in this chile's apparently
The rightful obsession with waffle house
New understanding of American Big Drink With Ice supremacy as summer creeps in
Begrudging acceptance of mandatory water breaks during games
Americans realizing we have a Team USA and we are not, in fact, just "hosting our friends" from around the world — mostly because we won our first match and our team is decent??? Not amazing but not the worst.
Side rant: us women's football team is legendary good and we should care about that more like. Hello???
Admitting Americans are right about air conditioning
Related: the english team did warm ups in Florida RIP, and also the there's a video of the French team just being like fuck the heat, fuck the sun, this is so hot...
Americans who do not normally care about international football but fucking love a sport and cheering so we're just hyping whatever team is nearby, like we see a party and just show up and learn the chant. Like sorry many of us don't know shit about soccer but if we see a bunch of people in viking helmets or kilts or holding a bunch of flags and cheering we're game.
TAILGATING!!!!
I already said this but American yellow school bus is an international celebrity
The Scottish drank Boston dry of beer apparently, like they quadrupled what Boston normally sells for fourth of July weekend. SAM ADAMS HAD TO GET AN EMERGENCY BEER DELIVERY.
Also the English team fans got kicked out of The Londoner pub in Dallas after drinking 5,000 beers and going over max capacity lmao
Free refill drinks, tortilla chips & salsa.
So many non-americans are going to be here for the 4th of July for our 250th anniversary which is going to be great and hilarious
Non-americans discovering ranch as a beloved condiment
Non-americans understanding American obsession with hamburger now
Japan's homebase is in Texas and the cultural differences are frankly great and also the Japanese fans are SO NICE and helped clean up the stadium after a match???
All the short videos with the eagle screech (which I think is actually a hawk but whatever)
