#dundee998

[callmearcturus]

do you have a particular fic of yours that you wish had gotten more recognition?

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not in TMA fandom, no?

I have been unduly blessed with feedback and excitement about my work, and it feels callous to wish I got even more. I’m always thrilled to read what ppl think, and sometimes tear up at the really great comments.

It’s truly incredible, and I’m grateful for the engagement.

[pangur-and-grim]

how do you like to play niche? i've found that it is really challenging, just on the level of keeping track of all my pack's traits and compatibility and whatnot. it's a puzzle on a scale i've never attempted before.

well, there are a few very important steps you have to hit: peacock tail, toxic body, bat face, caribou horns, and spots.

will this help you survive? no. will it actively detract from your survival? yes. but will your nichelings look bomb as fuck? again, yes.

[focsle]

CONGRATS ON PUBLISHING THE BOOK!!!!!!! OH MY GOD I BOUGHT IT IMMEDIATELY I CANT WAIT TO READ IT TONIGHT BEFORE BED !! ! ! ! ! !

Thank you so much Dundee! For your support and readership. I hope you enjoy it!! WAUGH, MY HEART SWELLS.

[splickedylit]

hi! i'm in love with your amvs, and have fallen, once again, facefirst into motorcity. i was wondering if when you first started doing amvs, you had some sort of how-to that you followed? if not, would you be willing to share some advice for people who want to make amvs but are intimidated by how much they don't know about the process?

I’ve been sitting on this for a hot second because it’s kind of a process to explain, but I’d say my big priorities when I’m making an AMV are:

A song with words that I can match to my content.  There are a lot of videos out there that are STUNNING in terms of timing and effects and stuff, even though they either don’t have lyrics or don’t match them--but I personally am struck a LOT harder by videos where the words and images are somehow interrelated or add to each other, so if the words don’t mean something I don’t make it.  

finding beats and cutting clips to match them!  The program I use doesn’t really have effects to speak of, so I make do by fine-tuning my timing as sharply as I possibly can. Sometimes those beats are the rhythm of the song (ie percussion) and sometimes they’re in the lyrics!  I’m especially proud of my Motorcity video to Bottom Of The River--BOY that song has some crisp beats, it was so satisfying to make a video to.  

There are other fine-tuning things I’ve started to focus on more as I figure out my process; being judicious about using clips where somebody is visibly talking, making sure I don’t flash up my clips too quickly, trying to limit my own rampant tendency to use fade transitions--but honestly at the heart of pretty much any video that I love enough to favorite, there’s solid timing and meaningful lyrics. :D

Addendum: this is a lot easier on a good program, which can be kind of hard to find especially now that windows movie maker is a flaming pile of crap--that’s why I STILL have my sister’s ancient mac now that she’s moved away, because imovie has been my AMV software for actual decades lol.  I’m looking at Vegas Movie Maker as a possible replacement, but that’s not free and is pretty intimidating from my experience. I’m afraid I don’t have any super good program recs for newbie video makers--if my followers do, feel free to add on ofc!

[triclopsrabbit]

what was your experience like the first time you watched gravity falls? how'd you get into it, and how far was the series along when you caught up?

i definitely started watching it when it first started, but bc of the crazy airing schedule i p much fell out of it just watching a few episodes here and there sometimes. loved what i did see of it though, AND GRUNKLE STAN WAS DEFINITELY MY FAVE

i remember tuning in when Not What He Seems aired and flipping the fuck out much like everyone else, and then after that i p consistently watched new episodes as they came out, usually like a day or two after, like i was into it but i wasnt INTO it into it, and then, hoo boy and then The Last Mabelcorn happened and i was down the rabbithole, i went back and watched every single episode and my life was absolutely taken over, as im sure you were here for if you’re asking this question l;MFAo and then a sad mere several months later it ends-- VERY SAD, WISH WE HAD GOTTEN A THIRD SEASON. i know i know what hirsch says about it and all but THEY REALLY COULDA DONE A THIRD SEASON OF THE SHOW LMFAO 

[endermen]

bex-themed horror game themes, GO

SKSKDDJDJS lmao

Y’know, I thought your icon was a brain for several years.

Seeing things out of the corners of my eyes but it’s just a curl (I think...)

There is something in the basement that stares from the shadows and I try to figure out what I’d say to it if I ever met it

At night I swear I hear voices from the basement when I know everyone is asleep and upstairs

There used to be a trap door in our front room before a previous homeowner remodeled the house and I think about it a lot

My sister used to dream of ghost rats living in our house and swears the house is haunted

I was extremely sleep deprived at my old work to the point where my paranoia convinced me that people could read my thoughts

We found newspapers in the wall from the 20s when we remodeled our bathroom

I hope those were interesting or something. I might have missed the point on this.

Thank you so much for sending me an ask; I really enjoy them 💖😔✨

[gurguliare]

bookelfe replied to your post “anoteinpink replied to your post “Talk to me about discworld, I will...”

the problem with late stage Carrot is he turns into a Dorothy Dunnett protagonist

A Dorothy Dunnett “protagonist,” is he

dundee998 replied to your post “This is a safe space for you to state your opinion of a Discworld book...”

reaperman was too excellent of a book to be marred by the stripmall scenes and it's very tragic

haven’t read reaper man in eons but I have to confess that while I obviously found the a-plot touching and deeply meaningful, I... fucking love Windle Poons. And for that matter. the Area X stripmall. And Pratchett’s anti-suburb agenda. Holy shit, sorry, I JUST put the pieces together on the fact that the stripmall ruined Annihilation for me ten years in advance, don’t mind me. 

thislousytshirt replied to your post “if i've never read a discworld and wanted to start, should i start at...”

ugh every time you mention small gods i am POSSESSED with the primal need to read it but then i never do because i cant read books anymore fucking rip. still best book

I hear the audiobook is nice ;)))

[wolffyluna]

mira-eyeteeth replied to your post “TMA Liveblog: Up To Ep 40”

Jonny Sims has said that all of the stories that get shown within the podcast are Genuinely Spooky Happenings, because otherwise it isn't fair to the folks trying to put the pieces together.

That makes sense, and is pretty sensible-- though I’m irrationally salty that now all my guesses have to be consistent for all episodes. (What do you mean I can’t ignore any episodes that make my theories fall over.)

dundee998 replied to your post “TMA Liveblog: Up To Ep 40”

reading this analysis is very charming and fascinating!! i love watching the process of a person who clearly loves puzzles working on putting the pieces together.                    

Thank you, I’m glad you like it! I’ll admit I really do like analysing fictional works, especially things that stand up to analysis and I can really sink my teeth into. And one of the reasons I like TMA is that, even though the author does have to keep some of his cards close to keep the horror working, trying to work out what the metaplot is ahead of time is a thing you can try and do, and over time you will get drip fed more information to try and work it out.