Fawning over Fictional Characters

30. She/her. ENG/SPA Series I enjoy: Trigun, Nier, Fire Emblem, Lies of P

[sparklespeckles]

Im sinking into Nier Replicant again

[sparklespeckles]

The most unfortunate thing happened. Dopamine hit critical levels just thinking about this game and Im crashing so bad.

[sparklespeckles]

Im sinking into Nier Replicant again

[sparklespeckles]

I finished reading [U]ndecided Option on the Nier wiki yesterday and Im still having feelings.

[sparklespeckles]

Im finally learning to use my gifted embroidery machine properly and I now know (i think) the difference between and embroidered patch and an applique.

I think.

[romeo-meow]

romeo, king of puppets

[everythingfox]

Most unserious animal

[truelovevip-deactivated20190324]

being as i am an idiot, and having been one my whole life, i just wanna say that i find it very easy to do nothing, and go nowhere. i eat chocolate late at night in the dark. i stand in the garden also. and i’m often waiting for something to happen. and i’m stupid.

[sparklespeckles]

Hold on, I think Ive had a revelation.

I think representation matters ya'll.

I dont think I've ever been so excited for a character I've never heard of before after hearing their nationality. But since its the same as mine, Im like... elated???

[sparklespeckles]

I said this as a joke to someone earlier, "I have a fear of social media".

Guys, I think Im afraid of social media.

[gh0stienj0yer]

i need to get off tumblr i’m at the aquarium admiring the fish and my brain goes “posts that make you want to get in the water” what are you talking about. these are live fish in the room with you. what post.

[gh0stienj0yer]

posts that make you want to get in the water

[marisatomay]

This Pride I hope that all of you never ever forget that no amount of sanitizing your sex life or sanding down of your LGBT edges will make bigots accept you. So, don’t debase yourself by capitulating an inch to them, especially in ways that throw your fellow community members under the bus.

[marisatomay]

You are a degenerate faggot in the eyes of bigots whether you’re wearing a nice button down and slacks with combed hair or leather daddy kink gear. So stand with the freaks who will stand with you until the end—long after the bigots have abandoned you despite your claims to be “one of the good ones.”

[triforce-princess]

sony just announced that by 2028 they will no longer be selling any physical copies of games and that their future consoles will not have a disc drive. a lot of other companies are also slowly shifting towards this approach. while i know many are currently outraged and taking the approach of harassing companies on social media, the better course of action would really be to change your spending habits around gaming. if you're really upset about the shift towards no physical copies, then don't buy that digital game, don't buy the 1,000 dollar console that has no support for physical copies of games, don't play that live service game with microtransactions. don't let yourself forget in a month from now, two months from now, a year from now, when all the sudden a digital only or live service game is trending and it seems (this is a very important keyword here) like everyone is playing it and you have to get it to be cool with everyone. don't let yourself be influenced when your favorite streamer or youtuber or any kind of influencer picks up a digital only game or live service game and you feel sold on putting money into the very thing that just two months ago you swore you'd never support. you need to be aware of the cycle of advertisement and how easily companies shfit the narrative quietly without you noticing. they can pay anyone they want to make it seem like their product is the cool new thing everyone wants. they wait for you to forget and then they re-implement the very change they may have claimed they were going to reverse their decision on. we've seen this happen so many times with many companies, the most recent example i can give is with discord and their age verification. online outrage and high school kind of bullying doesn't create long term change. you need to put the work in to change your own habits and invest your money in places that align with your beliefs. because it doesn't matter how much you roasted that multi-billion dollar corporation in the QRTs, the only thing they care about is that they will get your money eventually. they are patient and they are conditioning you to be impatient and impulsive. don't let them be in control of your decisions in the long term.

of course this doesn't mean never ever try anything new, we don't want to go to the opposite end of the spectrum and be crippled by OCD, but we need to reach a medium where we can still use critical thinking to decide whether or not we're using our money wisely and if it's going towards the change we want to see in the world.

[fullcry]

Given the bleak outlook of the future, may I recommend turning your attention to the past?

MISTer fpga hardware

MiSTer FPGA Hardware

The MiSTer is an open-source project that emulates consoles, computers and arcade boards via FPGA - This is different from software emulatio

SuperStation fpga retro game console

SuperStationᵒⁿᵉ (Batch 4)

Ships June 2026 or Earlier // Limit 1 Per Order The world's first affordable FPGA gaming console. Inspired by the PSone. Supports PS1 games,

Retro game discs are still sold at GameStops and old consoles are still available from secondhand retailers for cheap. So many incredible games are made for each console and generation, there’s plenty to enjoy out in the world without having to buy the latest thing.

And wouldn’t it be nice to play a game with no ads in the corner, no unwanted stats making you experience FOMO, no random UI changes because Jeff in management decided he was bored with the interface, no content locked behind paywalls.

Wouldn’t it be fucking nice?

[tharenia]

your ergo is whispering

[crimeronan]

sometimes i have strong opinions but they're also so inane that halfway through writing a post i'll be like "yeah, this is Absolutely not worth the energy it's taking" and delete everything. but then the opinion is still in my head. and i still want to share it. so within five minutes i go "you know, i bet i can phrase it more succinctly this time" and anyway. you all see where this is going. sometimes i do this four times in a row before i give up on the specific inane opinion and instead write a vague post about the concept of opinions as if that'll satisfy the urge to post the entirety of my inner monologue online. may or may not be relevant to what you're reading right now. and now all our lives have been enriched. you're welcome

[commandersheena]

In one of my film classes last semester we had to tell a story in 3 pictures for a mini assignment so my friend and I did this

[vangoghcore]

by lianamodonova

[anachrosims]

just in case anyone forgot how wildly colorful Georgian interiors could be, even among the working class to the wealthy:

[anachrosims]

and EVEN WHEN things were more muted/neutral, the neutrality was OFFSET by ACCENT COLORS and HIGH CONTRAST between the wood tones and everything ELSE

ALSO AMERICAN COLONIAL INTERIORS POPPED OFF, Y'ALL (IN TERMS OF COLOR/COZINESS)

PEOPLE USED WHITEWASH AND COLORFUL TRIM OR EVEN JUST COLORFUL FURNITURE IF THEY COULD AFFORD TO DO SO

AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON FRENCH AND BRITISH AND AMERICAN WALLPAPERS

"ELIZABETH" YOU CRY, "WHY ARE YOU BEING SO EXTRA THIS MORNING?! IT'S MONDAY"

Because, my friend, my war on GREIGE will NEVER end.

Historic interiors were filled with LIFE and LIGHT and COLOR. ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

Part of the reason we don't see a lot of textile art is because, frankly, textiles tend to degrade over time - especially ones that had utility! And yes, pigments and weaving and dying all boosted the expense of things, when we were finally reliably block-printing fabrics and broad reams of paper, it was no longer just the wealthy who could afford pretty patterns!

In the Americas, a far wider variety of pigments also became available because of the abundance of... well, a shitton of flora and minerals, some of which weren't as common in Europe.

WHY THE HIGHLIGHTER COLORS? you ask.

CANDLES.

Those colors reflect candlelight and natural sunlight REALLY WELL.

Humans LOVE bright colors, it's NOT just a thing for kids. We live in a brilliant, vibrant, multifaceted world. We ALWAYS have.

(STOP MAKING YOUR HISTORIC SIMS 4 BUILDS BE BLAND. STOP IT.)

[periodinteriors]

On the subject of Colonial America: don't forget, even if you couldn't afford wallpaper, wall stenciling might still be in reach!

(If ever you have the opportunity to visit the Stencil House at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont (pictured above at 3, 4, and 5), I highly recommend.)

And that's before you get into American painted murals:

Embrace the decorative arts, folks!