normal guy

just a normal guy

[aysufs]

Ibn al Jawzi رحمه الله said

"Be kind to those who are unkind to you,

conclude your affairs in private

and make people your acquaintances and not your friends."

[Saydil al-Khātir, pg. 953]

[audhdspacewizard]

Knowing that Eridians have much longer lifespans, and also he can't be at every school on the planet at once, Ryland Grace decides to record a bunch of entertaining science lessons with Rocky's help.

Hundreds of years later, Eridian kids still get excited when the substitute teacher rolls in the 3D shape projector, because they know they're in for an episode of Friend Grace the Science Ace.

[han-leia-solo]

May the 4th be with you

[autisticlittleguy]

"Grace Ryland is Rocky's dog" is such a funny fucking dynamic when you think about it

Eridians are further behind than humans technologically right? They dont have computers, relativity, quantum mechanics, etc. In fact, Eridians probably dont even know about the Big Bang because their atmosphere would filter out most of the cosmic microwave background radiation we use to detect it. On a human timeline, theyre anywhere between like early-mid 20th century. Rocky's basically a cosmonaut.

So the human civilization is pretty advanced from Rocky's perspective. Rationally he understands this. On a conceptual level he knows this to be true.

But at the same time... imagine youre one of the first ever cosmonauts to make it into space. Then you meet a 10 year old alien dog who cant do 2+2 without pulling out its calculator. It forgets everything constantly and has to keep notes everywhere, like it basically lives in Memento (2000). Also if it doesnt nap constantly it gets even stupider. And you somehow has to reconcile this with the fact that this dog has a better understanding of physics than your entire civilization does. Like the dog knows how the universe started.

[autisticlittleguy]

This isnt better from Grace's perspective btw. Eridians never developed computers, so all their ship systems are steered using basically the manual labor of 24 Eridians. Also theres no radiation shielding on their ship. Actually im pretty sure half the reason why Rocky is always busy fixing shit is because the radiation keeps frying all the onboard electronics, so hes always building and fixing and replacing components

Like imagine being a modern day sailor navigating the Pacific with GPS and strong hulls to protect against the raging ocean. And from portside you see like an honest to god viking ship. Except its made of some high tech carbon fiber material. But like, its still very definitely a viking ship. You can clearly see there's 24 oars along the hull where sailors are supposed to use to manually row their ship. Also the ship is leaking and theres like one little dude on board whos skittering around patching the holes constantly. Also this little dude is blind and doesnt know about water. Thats how insane Eridians look being an interstellar species without computers or radiation shielding.

Both of them thinks the other one is the completely ridiculous and absurd one and theyre both totally amazed at how far the other has come in spite of it

[aroace-ryland-grace]

The way Rocky pushes up into the xenonite so he can be even closer to Grace and the way Grace wraps his arms tighter around him have I ever mentioned they make me fucking ill.

[scullee]

here’s some project hail mary studies i did recently in heavypaint

[sushiisiu]

ily (avaliable as a print in my pinned)

[sparrow-olli]

This scene absolutely floored me. So much emotion in this moment. It's so beautiful!

[freakytikigifs]

Ryan Gosling and James Ortiz as Ryland Grace and Rocky PROJECT HAIL MARY

[brellstudiosart]

the obligatory trolley problem post

[rovermcfly]

rocky's crew dying from radiation exposure, something humans go to great lengths to prevent and are very scared of and ryland's crew dying in their "sleep" with nobody watching, something eridians go to great lengths to prevent and are very scared of. cool book that is easy to read through your tears.

[deenemaan]

those who believe and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.

Surah Ar Ra'd Ayah 28

[vbdulrvhmvn]

وَإِن يُرِدْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَلَا رَادَّ لِفَضْلِهِ

and if He intends any good for you, there is none who can repel His Favour 

10:107

[boykavalier]

1.15 / 2.09 / 2.15

[writtenduas]

‎The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said:

‎“whoever goes to bed in a state of wudu, then wakes up at night and asks Allah for something in this world or the hereafter, it will be given to him.”

‎📚 Sunan ibn Majah, 3881

[heartbeatsallah]

Abu Hazim (رحمه الله) said:

انظُرِ الَّذِي تُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَكَ فِي الآخِرَةِ فَقَدِّمْهُ الْيَوْمَ، وَانْظُرِ الَّذِي تَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَكَ، ثُمَّ فَاتْرُكْهُ الْيَوْمَ

“Look at what you would love to have with you in the Hereafter and send it ahead today. And look at what you would hate to have with you, then leave it today.”

Hilyat al-Awliya: (1/525)

[expressions-of-nature]

by Arseny Kashkarov