The Undying King

Returning from the dead like its a normal day... Might as well call it Sunday

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

cr: 百变花央

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

I’m out here buying tshirts and pants like a chump while some people are just wearing the world’s best rectangles

[papermariosuggestion]

[unaffiliatedhorseblog]

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[thyrell]

i dont even care that much about the joke here op i just wanna say this is the most skilfully rendered meme ive seen in my entire life

[flexwave-deactivated20220415]

Mikemuscle1 on Cam

[self-loving-vampire]

They really should teach people how to cook in school.

[octopuscato]

This was physically painful to watch.

[arsanatomica]

[maln0x]

This is what getting distracted with ADHD sounds like

[ms-demeanor]

Okay but as someone with two dragonfruit plants on my porch that have had budding issues this is valuable information and I will be grafting the broken plant to itself.

[guysthatgetmehard]

[satyronmars]

[top-raw-men-deactivated20240109]

[homo-erected]

[nikosheba]

A couple job interview hacks from someone who has to give a job interview every single goddamn day: (disclaimer: this goes for my process and my company’s process, other companies and industries might be different)

1. There are a few things I check and a few questions I ask literally just to figure out if you can play the game and get along with others in a professional setting. Part of the job I interview for is talking to people, and we work in teams. So if you can’t “play the game” a tiny bit, it’s not going to work. Playing the game includes:

- Why do you want to work here? (just prove that you googled the company, tell me like 1 thing about us, I just want to know that you did SOME kind of preparation for this interview)

- Are you wearing professional clothing? I don’t need a suit just don’t show up in a ratty t-shirt and sweatpants.

- Are you able to speak respectfully and without dropping f-bombs all the time? Not because I’m offended but because I don’t want to be reported to HR if you wind up on my team.

- Can you follow simple directions in an interview?

2. Stop telling me protected information. I don’t want to know about what drugs or medications you’re on, I don’t want to know about you being sick, I don’t want to know if you’re planning to have children soon, I don’t want to know anything about your personal life other than “can you do the job?” 

3. When we ask, “What questions do you have for me?” here are my favorites I’ve heard: - What does the day-to-day look like for a member of your team?

- If one of your team members was not performing up to his usual standard, what steps would you take to correct that?

- What can I start doing now to accelerate my learning process in this job?

- What are some reservations you have about me as a candidate? (be ready for this emotionally….it will REALLY help you in the future, and I’ve had people save themselves from a No after this, but can be hard to hear)

- In your opinion, what skills and qualities does the ideal candidate for this job possess?

- What advice would you give to a new hire in this position/someone who wanted to break into this industry, as someone who has worked here for a while?

Those are just my tips off-the-cuff. I work in sales in marketing/SAAS, so these can be very different depending on the industry, but I wish the people I interview could read this before they show up. 

[brehaaorgana]

Yes STOP TELLING PEOPLE PROTECTED INFORMATION IN INTERVIEWS. do not volunteer anything including “I’m currently pregnant.”

[a-really-hot-caterpillar]

One of the best writing advice I have gotten in all the months I have been writing is "if you can't go anywhere from a sentence, the problem isn't in you, it's in the last sentence." and I'm mad because it works so well and barely anyone talks about it. If you're stuck at a line, go back. Backspace those last two lines and write it from another angle or take it to some other route. You're stuck because you thought up to that exact sentence and nothing after that. Well, delete that sentence, make your brain think because the dead end is gone. It has worked wonders for me for so long it's unreal

[shadowerrata]

I don't remember where I heard this now, but I absorbed the advice, "if you're stuck, count ten sentences back and start again from there". It's not always ten sentences back, for me, but it does force me to look at the last handful of lines I've actually written on a sentence instead of a story level, and that is eminently helpful in unsticking myself most of the time.

[theothin]

I recently resolved a point where I'd been stuck for months not by changing anything in the scene I was currently writing, but by realizing I needed to add another scene before that one to establish key information I couldn't work into the current one

[mackthecheese]

HEY WRITER MUTUALS COME GET YOUR WRITER JUICE

[superkursunaskr]

[elizabethplaid]

"The Roses of Heliogabalus" by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

[prole-log]

[mar64ds]

if you give me brotherly love your movie is good, here is a compilation of the movie punching me in the face with emotions

[lethalhedgehogs-deactivated2023]

just uh. just reblogging all the mario clips i come across. yep. thank you.

[the-brucest-fan]

CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT AND HEARTWARMING THIS SCENE WAS??

I was like... WOW!! After Bowser shoot the fire at Mario and then he came out unharmed, I knew it had to be Luigi the one protecting him, but I thought he would've learned about the Power-Ups and used one to stop the fire, but no. It was him alone, a regular human using a manhole cover as a shield to protect Mario from the flames.

Let's remember that before that, he was hidding in a dumpster because he was afraid. It wasn't until he saw Mario coming back to face Bowser, even though he was injured and with no Power-Ups to help him fight, that he knew he had to do something. He has been protected by Mario his whole life, so it was his turn to protect him. He didn't think it twice, he didn't hesitate. All he knew was that his brother was in danger.

You can even see him struggling to keep his stand because of the flames' force, but he never let go. Little Luigi put all of his strenght on keeping the cover to shield his big bro. He even told him the same words Mario had told him before to comfort him after entering the Warp Pipe: "Nothing can hurt us as long as we're together."

And then, this happened:

The cover was starting to melt, it was red hot already. You can see that he's scared and worried about the cover melting, but he still kept his stand and didn't let go, even though he was going to get burned first. He was willing to die here just to save Mario! Luigi a coward? BULLSHIT! HE'S THE BRAVEST OF THEM ALL!

This movie made me love him even more 💚

[obiwan]

#Barbie (2023)

[elitadream]

Been having feels all week about these two, so here: have more brotherly art. ;_;  💞

[robotpussy]

Specific Barbie references in the Barbie movie (2023) based on the promo and teaser trailer (so far)

Margot Robbie as Barbie - 1959 Ponytail Barbie Doll (The first barbie doll)

Emerald Fennell as Midge - 2003 Midge and Baby (BANNED FROM WALMART!)

Issa Rae as President Barbie - 2020 Candidate doll from the Barbie Campaign Team Set

Michael Cera as Allan - 1964 Allan Doll (He's Ken's Buddy!)

(Unsure) Dua Lipa as Blue-Haired Mermaid (potentially Nori from Mermaidia (2006) , or Dreamtopia (2017-2018)

Kate McKinnon as messed up, played with chewed feet Barbie Doll (Transcends time and generations)

[multicolour-ink-deactivated2026]

Ok but I NEED TO TALK ABOUT MY TWO FAVOURITE FRAMES FROM THE BROS HUG

After the first hug, Mario immediately goes to gently cup and pull Luigi's face towards him. He needs to take in that his brother is right here. He needs to make sure that he's not hurt.

And stars help Bowser if Luigi was!

THE FOREHEAD TOUCH

Oh stars the forehead touch. So much meaning in this one moment ❤💚

Now, forehead touches can have various meanings in many cultures; but in general, touching ones forehead to another person's is a way to get across love, soothe anxiety, and can be seen as a protective gesture.

And that's exactly what's happening here. The Bros are grounding themselves in the moment. And look at the way their eyes meet! In various cultures as well, the eyes are believed to be windows to the soul. The Bros are not just communicating through their physical affection - they are healing each other's hearts.

And given what they have been through, they need it 💗

In this one moment, the Bros can forget about the terror and danger around them.

In this one moment, they are able to focus on the one thing that matters the most to them.

- - -

Also a side note: Luigi doesn't say a word during this exchange (not counting after, when he makes the bear comment 😁). And some will probably think "Oh man that sucks!", but honestly it says a lot about these characters. Luigi chooses to remain silent, because he knows that if he attempted to speak in that moment, he would burst into tears and be unable to stop💧

[turnways]