Solens Kriger

[cyclic-abelian]

The anime is wonderful.. I am so inspired! i needed to finish this right away!!

[lamuliz]

Brook and jinbei join the cuddle pile !! <33

close ups!

[fluffyartbl0g]

Shout out to that one tumblr post that was like: "You know it's not just trans people who ponder their gender, it's healthy for cis people to take a look inside and be like! Yep that's all good!" And I read this post and was like.... like what do you look at inside though T O T??? I asked my boyfriend how he knew he was a boy and he said he just felt this unexplainable intrinsic feeling he was a boy... and I'm like... I HAVE GENUINELY NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WTF 😭😭😭!!!!!!!! So apparently its like. Normal for people to feel this inexplicable 'Gender' feeling or whatever,,, I feel like how asexual people feel when they discover people around them aren't making up the fact they experience sexual arousal T O T

Obviously all my sciency stuff is just speculation! But I'm the type of person who believe that everything has a rationale behind it, and like an adopted child who is curious about their biological parents, I just am just interested in my origins! The field of genetics still is mostly just like,,,, hmmm we think this whatever MIGHT be a contributing factor to a person turning out this way... maybe. If you are more interested in the topic I discussed, just look up 'Genetic Memories in Animals' and there should be some more stuff OuO!

I'd love to hear how this 'inexplicable gender feeling' feels to gendered individuals! For those willing to share, I'd love to listen!

[caffeinatedpunk]

On the genetic topic, trauma and its responses are passed down by epigenetic traits (meaning it's not directly the dna but the proteins that wrap the dna and change which genes are expressed or suppressed). It's probably the reason why we have phobias! So it is a trait that is visible in humans, not only animals! It's a cool genetic features that allows the survival of a species! So it could make sense that our response to gender is also a form of generational trauma. However, always remember that genes and genetic are never 100%: having a genetic trait (genotype) doesn't mean you will for sure express said trait (phenotype), and the social context and enviromental factors around you play an important role!

[fluffyartbl0g]

THANK YOUU FOR THISSS!!!!

[fullofsoupp]

my 3 apple tall child coco 💚🥥

[stupiderat]

What if Arkco as La Belle Dame sans Merci

Twitter | Tiktok | Prints available!

[stupiderat]

Short hair alt

[hanromi]

Coco, the Brim Hat Witch Spoiler tagged since it does show some stuff from the manga..but her brimmed cap outfit is so awesome, I thought it'd be a great contrast to my other illustration of Coco surrounded by her loved ones🥺

[frymaform]

As a lifelong One Piece enjoyer, I can say there's literally nothing more enjoyable than Zoro's "It's Luffy's world, I'm just living in it" attitude.

You notice it a lot in the anime of course, but especially reading the manga, I feel like there are so many times where Zoro's idiocy is only a genuine parallel of Luffy's to remain on the same page as him. Don't get me wrong, they're both dumb as hell - but the amount of times something Zoro's saying comes off as nothing more than a push in the right direction for Luffy to figure something out or simply Zoro playing dumb to be in complete and total agreeance with his beloved captain is insane.

It's always either "Hey Luffy, what do you think of this?" when it's time to get the guy to lock in, or "Yeah, that's just how it is." after hearing the way Luffy has already taken an adamant stance on something that may be objectively not true, but won't hurt anyone.

I am a big fan of same-braincell Zolu, but noticing and very possibly exaggerating every bit of Zoro's devotion means so much to me.

[conis1234]

My brand of zosan where Sanji never realizes he has it down bad for Zoro but Zoro realizes he’s in love he just does absolutely nothing about it

[quaintpanic]

I WAS BORN YESTERDAY. I JUST BLEW IN FROM STUPID TOWN. THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME.

[pululintu]

I have so damn shitty directions. I just realized how bad they are yesterday when a 20min drive took me 2h because I had to avoid highways and also am a dumbass. My tactic is literally:

Look directions on maps

Put phone back into pocket

Drive confidently to the wrong direction

Surroundings seem suspicious

Take a confident wrong turn

Stop and finally pull out maps again

Repeat 1-7

If all else fails call dad or friends

There is a reason my favorite one piece character is zoro. Also I got mild frostbite and had accidentally followed the wrong route. I know like 8km zone around my house really well and outside of that if the road ain't straight I ain't making it.

[saisaixchan]

Things One Piece is about:

Piracy

Adventure

The power of friendship

Fighting against oppression no matter what form it takes, be it a corrupt king, rival pirates, or a system of government that controls the whole world

The only way to make a change when stuck in a situation that's actively taking away your freedom and rights is by force

Racism and discrimination are complicated issues that cannot be solved over night, it takes a combined effort to reach an understanding and to change people's views, and even if you can't let go of your own hatred because of the horrible things you've experienced, you shouldn't pass that hatred onto the next generation and instead allow them to form their own opinions through their own lived experiences

Freedom and liberation are basic human rights

Everyone, no matter who they are, should have access to food and water

Healthcare should be readily available to anyone who needs it

It's incredibly important to not only learn, but understand and preserve history, because those who seek power will go out of their way to destroy inconvenient information, erasing the stories of those who no longer have a voice, dooming society into forever repeating the same mistakes without ever learning from them

Children shouldn't suffer because of the actions of their parents

Queer people

Finding the One Piece

[chaoticargeltal]

• Never apologise for being alive / It is never a sin to exist

[sandersstudies]

I feel like in the rush of “throw out etiquette who cares what fork you use or who gets introduced first” we actually lost a lot of social scripts that the younger generations are floundering without.

[sandersstudies]

A lot of tough situations where we now feel like we “don’t know what to do or say” had social scripts just a couple of generations ago and they might have been canned phrases or robotic actions but they could still be meant sincerely and unfortunately we haven’t replaced them with any more sincere or easier new script.

[beemovieerotica]

a lot of people are giving examples in the notes of things they just find annoying like not using headphones in public, but OP is talking about actual literal scripts of things to say in awkward situations

if you have a date or two with someone and you don't see a relationship developing? most millennials / gen Zers just end up ghosting. but a social script that might have been taught and rehearsed in the past could be:

"I really appreciated getting dinner with you the other night and I enjoyed your company, but I'm afraid I didn't feel a spark. I wish you the best, and hope you find that special someone!"

like it sounds kind of trite but it was at least something to say and it can still be meant with kind sincerity. it also communicates in 2 sentences that you don't want to see them romantically again, but there aren't any hard feelings about that. that's it!!! that's all it takes!!!

[misfit-toy-haven]

Another example is that at parties a lot of people talk about how awkward it is to mingle or talk to people they dont know. But at old timey parties that was traditionally the HOST'S job, and there was a specific scripted way of doing it that eased the process! The host would bring you in, introduce you and maybe even a little bit about you like what you did for a living, and then guide you to a group you could talk to. They didn't just let you in the door and then ditch you to fend for yourself in a sea of strangers. That would be unthinkable and no one would be surprised if a get-together like that wound up being awkward.

[demonprincex]

I still do the party-host thing and yall can, too! (Thanks Mad Men for teaching me a lot of outmoded social scripts... no really tho)

Remember things about your friends! Ask people about their weekends, hobbies, holidays, studies, and jobs! Listen for the concerns people have and what they are working on! Draw connections between one person and another to get the ball rolling. "Oh, Maura, you just got your first cat! You should talk to Felix, he used to work at a rescue. Felix, please tell Maura all the new-cat-guardian pointers."

"Bill, Sheila, Xan, this is my friend Kale. Kale is really into Star Trek, Bill you and them should talk about it!"

Orrr whatever! After you make the introduction and draw the connection you just float on into the next interaction with someone else at the function. Just listen, care about your friends, get our of your own head, and think of how you can bring other people together and you will feel 100% less awkward.

[3liza]

hi i am so excited about this post because i have posted this exact thing MANY times on here, often in the specific context of how formal etiquette is so useful for autistic people especially, but also for everyone. even if you come off a little bit formal, which you will sometimes, having Old School Manners (or just knowing what they are) for various common scenarios is like having a magic ticket that will just sail you through all kinds of social iinteractions, gatekeeping, social weirdness, and as is pointed out in the above posts about introducing people to each other, can make you into a really valuable and helpful person for an entire gathering or group of people.

i also want to point out that knowing what the polite thing to do in all situations makes you a lot more effective at being rude and obnoxious when the situation calls for it, which is also a valuable and necessary adult skill

[dailymanners]

#things to write#but also#things to do#I could certainly benefit from a manual...

If you're looking for a manual on these sorts of things; social etiquette, social scripts, how to handle difficult and/or awkward social situations, etc. then I highly recommend picking up any book by Miss Manners. Her books really are the gold standard for learning the types of skills this post is talking about. I should also mention that Miss Manners is witty and hilarious so her books are also fun to read.

The best book by Miss Manners to get started with would be Miss Manner's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior. This one is probably the best starting point because it gives the best overview of all the basics.

If you're the type who likes to listen to podcasts, I recommend checking out "Were You Raised By Wolves?" and/or "Awesome Etiquette". Both are also great tools for learning the type of social skills this post is talking about. I'm personally a fan of "Were You Raised By Wolves?" because not only are they pretty funny and informative, they also bother to try to teach the underlying social intelligence behind various manners and social etiquette so that you can have the skills to solve social dilemmas on your own. However, "Awesome Etiquette" is also pretty fun and informative.

[dailymanners]

#long post#I feel like 'i dont do small talk nobody cares about the weather' had a negative impact on social interaction#I mean yeah sometimes small talk about nothing gets awkward. but often it leads to the most interesting conversations#just asking 'what kind of music do you listen to at the gym' or 'have you read any books lately' could be such a lovely subject#I'm sometimes socially awkward despite being a huge extrovert. that's why etiquette is such a great thing#if you don't know how to act around people just stick to the etiquette rules. if they have a problem with it they're not for me anyways

Sorry @darlingdear but I couldn't let this stay in the tags.

I say this as someone who is neurodivergent had grew up very socially awkward, but recently I find the "screw small talk, I wanna get to know the REAL you" attitude to be pretentious as well as a demonstration of a lack of boundaries.

But also, I think a lot of people who have this attitude don't actually really know what does qualify as small talk. The definition of small talk is any topic that's of no real consequence and includes topics like food, pets, sports, music, whatever show you're currently streaming, whatever book you're currently reading, and yes, the weather. A lot of people who have this "I hate small talk / I don't do small talk" attitude probably think it's only reciting a bunch of secret scripts about the weather, and don't realize how much they engage in small talk whenever they talk about their pets or their favorite foods or the really cool show they're watching right now.

Small talk is just about boundaries and getting to know someone *before* you move into more serious and personal topics. The older I get the more I learn you really can't just trust anyone with more serious and personal subjects. Small talk first is important to gauge if they're someone safe and trustworthy first before moving into more serious and personal subjects. If you really genuinely refuse to get to know someone before immediately discussing serious and personal subjects you may have an issue with boundaries and should consider working on that.

[littlehouseontheaerie]

Oh my god, so much the last point. All of them, but especially the last.

Small talk is a way of sounding out a person’s attitudes. It’s about finding out if they’re a rabid asshole or someone you want to spend more time with.

I had a professor who got angry at a group of (mostly women), from five countries, all of whom met yesterday, for talking about daytime TV. He basically insulted us and called us shallow.

Dude, we were figuring each other out with a safe topic! We were the best of friends three weeks later. We could broach harder topics because we understood each other’s boundaries better. If you immediately demand people bare their souls, you’re not likely to get them to be honest.

[wellfine]

WHAT LURKS BENEATH Comic

It's the spooky season...! To celebrate, please enjoy this 7-page horror comic featuring Brook that I made for "WHAT LURKS BENEATH", a One Piece horror zine full of incredible talent. After sales are only open until the end of October so please consider checking it out and grabbing a digital copy absolutely PACKED with amazing art & stories, and some of the nicest merch I've seen from a zine!

[where-does-the-heart-lie]

This came to me.. in a dream……

[where-does-the-heart-lie]

i manifested curly hair'd opla ace ill accept my thanks in the notes section below please and thank you <3<3<3<3<3<3

[televisionenjoyer]

tf is the pink house supposed to mean is that like a meme

Yassified white house. we predicted the barbie movie btw.

[televisionenjoyer]

Concept is admittedly similar to the white house in that it is indeed the president's workplace but it doesn't double as a residency. Also it has been pink since like 1860ish??? And it was built where the viceroy's residency used to be.

[televisionenjoyer]

alto it's not pink in a teehee pink is so cute :3 way but more like. In a "we should paint this building using blood" way

[televisionenjoyer]

I'm no historian but actually this topic hypes me up. There were actually a bunch of pigments available in the region that had been around for a long while, Mayan architecture was notoriously colorful if we want to go that far back, but there's a theory that the mix of red and white was purposefully chosen by Sarmiento to symbolize the end of the civil war between the Unitarian and Federal factions (though the unitarians identified with light blue rather than white, so it doesn't hold up very well).

Regardless of whether this is true or just a legend, the alleged mix of blood and lime was very popular at the time, not only because cow blood was cheap and easy to obtain (we were and still are after all one of the top meat producers of the world), but because it was thought to have hydrophobic properties which prevented humidity damage from any kind of filtrations. And I think that's very cool y'know. Sadly the pink house uses regular mass produced paint nowadays, and there's even controversy about the tone of paint they use every now and then

[buggywoogie]

the wrath of a gentle man

[the-lincyclopedia]

Is it just me or does having a positive interaction with a stranger scratch a very particular itch? I think it's the reassurance that the world is not split solely into people who already love you and people who never will.