#failedfinals

[kalashtars]

Wait is mega heaven above or below "you'll never die"? Because I was psyched about getting the latter lmao

"you'll never die" is above mega heaven! if you got the former you likely have at least like, 5 or 6 opinions that directly match up with my own (because quizzes are obviously a little finicky and you can almost get hell while also getting "you'll never die" y'know?)

[ineskew]

hey about those papers behind paywalls, there's a chrome extension called unpaywall that might help! good luck! also would you mind sharing the titles of the papers? Sounds fascinating c:

Oh, neato! Thanks for letting me know, I’ll check that out.

There are about fifteen more articles I found while bemoaning my fate, but the one I really want is “Up, Up and Across: Superman, the Second World War and the Historical Development of Transmedia Storytelling” by Matthew Freeman in the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. (The other papers were more general fandom & media studies.)

It does sound fascinating!!! I was looking for articles on the Adventures of Superman radio series & how it influenced the politics of its audience, and I found this! The abstract is 👌👌

[upyrica]

this is vaguely related to that ask you got about connecting to slavic deities and i thought you might like it! basically, i grew up with south-slavic folk tales, but because they were fictionalized (I read the Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić versions) for the longest time i didn't connect them to the actual deities. fast forward a few years when i realize i've been giving subconscious shoutouts and prayers to mostly Svarog, Stribog and Poludnica my ENTIRE LIFE. so now i'm trying to be more proactive lol

I did not get such an ask - but I did share my opinion underneath an answer to one. 

Is it not the strangest, most delightful thing, when you realise your gods had been by your side long before you recognised their faces?

[upyrica]

i'm bad at keeping in touch with the powers that be, so i'd be super grateful if you're still doing the bibliomancy readings <3

I am not at the moment. You can either book a reading or wait till fortune favours you next time, ha.

[upyrica]

hey Red! If you're still up for it i'd really love a reading! I've never had one and i'm in a pretty chaotic phase atm so any outside input is greatly appreciated. Much love!

It is curious, it is almost as if you are stuck on the edge of realisation: you see the issue, but not a way out of it.

The truth is, you need to start with yourself. Take care of your health, both physical and mental, and do what must be done for yourself first. You need to find a certain balance within which you can genuinely state that you are more or less well. That done, it will still need upkeep. So, defend your equilibrium. Defend what you value. It may seem hard at times, but not only you deserve and are capable of it, you will need to ensure your own basic well-being to move forward. It is a little about taking control, a little about seeking opportunities; at times the key is simply in not allowing yourself to be bothered by something or somebody.

[systlin]

that "odin hanging himself from world tree" ask activated the absolute worst part of my brain. aka the part that, for years, whenever i see "hung" unsed instead of "hanged" provides a shitty dick joke. in this case it was: Frigga, seeing the post, goes "He hanged himself! He was already /hung/!". what i'm really asking here is how to re-condition my brain so i can finally be free from this reflex

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NOW I CAN PICTURE THEM HIGH FIVING AND GOING “EYYYYYYYYY!”

[thebibliosphere]

ummm mom, i'm pretty sure i'm speaking for more people than just myself when i say this. like... if you ever do a fundraiser for getting your books across the pond i'll gladly chip in, because books are friends (and also the thought of you with an even more extensive research library at hand is magical)

Kind as the idea is (and you’re not the only person to message me this) I’d feel like an absolute shitheel if I ever tried to fundraise something so trivial as my book collection when I am reblogging desperate SoS messages from people literally on the verge of starving. So while it’d be nice to be reunited with my collection, and sentimentally speaking a lot of them are priceless...I’d rather lose them all if they took a dime away from someone in real need.

Thank you though, it’s a kind thought <333

[galacticdrift]

failedfinals that which adoreth (thou art that, and that am I)...

ayyy as of the time i’m reading this: you’ve got 666 hits

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