#thesecondtolastgemini

[adobe-outdesign]

You ready to be disappointed (but not surprised) on the 10th when we inevitably get something super vague and confusing from the Meatly? You ready for something that answers none of our questions and leaves us more frustrated than excited? You ready?

this sounds like a band trying to get us hyped up for a concert and the fandom’s over here cheering “FUCK YEAH LET’S GET DISAPPOINTED”

[a-dragons-explanations]

Don't bother trying to debate with atasteofwaffles, she's just super disrespectful to so many groups including aces. Also, I just wanna say your work is amazing. I love rhetorical analyses and your logos and ethos are off the charts. Not to mention your complete control over your pathos, and your ability to see past the logical fallacies is amazing. All in all I hope you have a great day!

(Now that I know the conversation is almost definitely over, I can reply to this :P)

I mean. You do know what this blog is for, right? :P

More seriously: Like I’ve said in the past, generally speaking, the point of engaging with posts like that the way I do isn’t to convince the OP - usually, though not always, the people making those posts have made up their minds so strongly that they’re not really open to changing their opinion.

Primarily, it’s more about making the opposing viewpoint visible at all and basically performing for the benefit of third-party lurkers who haven’t made up their minds quite as strongly yet. (That being said, in a very rare few cases, I have actually convinced the OP of a post like that to change their opinion - which is a great feeling when I manage it.)

Secondarily, it’s also about trying to understand OP more than it is about trying to convince them - pointing out the contradictions and flaws in their arguments so that if I’m misunderstanding something or they have an explanation as to why it’s not a contradiction or flaw that I’m missing, I can learn from them. If I’m wrong, I want to know - if someone actually has a strong argument against otherkinity, I want to hear it and dissect it. If it’s strong enough, it should be able to stand up to my dissecting and criticism. So far, I haven’t seen an argument that does - but that doesn’t necessarily mean one doesn’t exist. I don’t want to become  the person who’s so set in their opinion that they’re not willing to listen to other opinions and change their mind if they’re exposed to new information that actually does stand up to logical examination.

That explanation of my motives for continuing to engage aside - thank you! I really, really appreciate that; this is basically mental stimulation and exercise for my brain, and I enjoy debate and discourse very much when it’s anything resembling civil. I put a lot of effort into maintaining a polite, professional tone and focusing on logical consistency and factual accuracy over emotional reactions (which is not to say I don’t have emotional reactions behind the screen, just that I make an effort not to let it slip through into my words too often). I also put a lot of effort into being as polite and kind as possible so the discussion doesn’t shut down because I made the other person defensive and unwilling to listen. It’s really nice to get such detailed feedback, especially positive feedback.

...Tl;dr, I took one (1) conflict management course and learned a lot from it xD Highly recommend doing that to everyone who hasn’t already; mine was from The Great Courses and their DVD lectures.

[corruptimles]

I love your art, especially your Grant design and your OCs! Have a nice day

thank you! :)

[leavaloo]

I hope you have a great day!

I am!! Its dead at work and im really bored but its been a good day so far.

[cozylittleartblog]

Here's a request: Draw us a space core

its not bad until you look at the optic design

then its cursed

[ask-joeydrewstudios]

I have one final question before I go: Is Grant even aware of the shit that's going on with Samsie? Or is he just sulking in his office, totally unaware?

“Studio-wide census says the latter, and we’re pretty sure he’s not even gonna find out before it all goes back to normal...”

[adobe-outdesign]

Being in the BATIM fandom is like sitting in the doctor’s office waiting room and the receptionist keeps saying how the doctor is so good and it’s gonna be great when it’s our turn but the doctor is uncomfortably slow and he’s been trying to diagnose for the past eight days

then it turns out that the reason the doctor is taking so long is that he fired all of his nurses and secretaries and is now going to re-earn his PHD from scratch

[adobe-outdesign]

If the studio employees were a vine, which vine would they be?

Henry: “Are you okay?” “What is okay?” “Maybe get some rest?” “My resting heart rate registers as a panic attack”

Joey: “When I think about my worries and I think about my strife, here is what I have to say~… AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”

Sammy: “I am DISGUSTED, I and REVOLTED, I dedicate my entire life to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and this is the thanks I get?” while stuffing himself in a washing machine

Jack: That one of the guy playing the birds on the telephone lines as a little song

Susie: “remember that time I said i liked you?” “no” “good because it never happened! ha”

Allison: ‘I bought this knife but I can’t open it. I’d use my scissors, but I can’t open the package. THAT’S WHY I BOUGHT THE KNIFE”

Wally: That guy skateboarding over the stair edge while “fuck this shit I’m out” plays

Norman: “I have a wife and a kid and a mortgage and if I drop a bag of my favorite chips on the ground [voice breaks] I don’t cry about it”

Thomas: “haha, you’re a cute one! do you like squeaky toys?” [bites] AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH”

Shawn: That Irish guy getting hit by a bus while everyone else yells at him

Grant: “Your tuition comes to $23,000 dollars.” “dO YoU AcCePt tEaRs”

Bertrum: “who do you think the hottest girl in school is” “…the epcot ball”

Lacie: Literally any Chelcie Lynn (that one southern woman) vine