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“The fake is of far greater value. In its deliberate attempt to be real, it's more real than the real thing.”

[trgrgrgr]

Hello helloooo

Relatively inactive(?) Tumblr user here, I'm Tigris. I go by any pronouns (including neos) except it/its. You'll mostly find reblogs here, but I occasionally go on a mini ramble.

Feel free to contact me for any reason. I tend to have trouble with words and explaining stuff clearly, but I'll try my best!

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(New?) art blog: @tigrisstar

#tgrs art - Drawings

#tgrs talks - Text posts

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Pfp - Ougi Oshino from the Monogatari Series

Quote - Kaiki Deishu in Nisemonogatari

Header - Girls Last Tour by Tsukumizu

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Thanks for reading, have a great day :)

[trgrgrgr]

Why does everything require an app now. I get apps for basic functions like playing music or texting people but why do I need an app to do my homework. Why do I need an app to get rewarded at work. Why do I need an app to schedule meetings. Why do I need an app just to drive, and why can't I uninstall apps I don't use for fucks sake.

[espyrat]

Rat Experiments Lain - 4/11/26

(based on serial experiments lain)

[stat-isticallyimdoomed]

If you ever think you are annoying just remember that people watch TikTok with their sound up on buses

[kissed1996]

If you had to sing a child to sleep RIGHT NOW what would you sing and it CANT BE a lullaby it has to be a regular song

[wolfythewitch]

Dog years

[saltedcaramelreblogs]

@sorbusaucuparia

[zephyrine-gale]

happy witch hat atelier day!

[0x4468c7a6a728]

kyujitai formal number kanji phone keypad...

[molsno]

these are used all over monogatari, in most scenarios in which numbers appear, and I find them to be an interesting detail in illustrating araragi's alienation

araragi is good at math. it's one of the few things that he's been able to rely on, in fact. so it's safe to assume that numbers are something that feel natural to him

but here, and in other places, numbers are all written in kyujitai kanji. these aren't numbers that bring him comfort—they're just another use of language to isolate him, to make him feel like he has no place in this world. it's the same reason that so many place and character names, even most words, are written in katakana. araragi feels like a foreigner in his own home

I didn't know this until my wife pointed it out, but in china, these characters are used in financial contexts, such as on checks and in bank notes, because their high stroke counts make them difficult to alter. for example, if you wrote 一 on a check, someone could just add one stroke to make it 十, and the amount will have increased by a factor of 10. so 壹 is used instead

I'm not sure if this is the case in japan as well, but if it is, that would add an additional implication to their use here, wouldn't it? these numbers would have a connection to the world of finance. in addition to representing araragi's alienation, they would also symbolize his disillusionment with capitalism and economics. we can already see this in some cases. araragi's family is rich, but he doesn't seem to comprehend money, or have any sense of scale for it. when oshino asks araragi for 5 million yen, araragi pays it off without much trouble

so what does it say that the araragi family phone is emblazoned with digits written with characters used in finance? everything in his life has been set up for him to achieve the same level of wealth and affluence as his parents—police officers who enforce capitalist property relations—but all of it only makes him more alienated, and more miserable

[0x4468c7a6a728]

it's not even just the numbers! most of the writing you see in the background is using pre-1945 orthography, with kyujitai kanji, katakana okurigana, and right to left reading order on single lines instead of just in vertical writing (e.g. レマ止 rather than 止まれ on stop signs, 險危 rather than 危険 on warning signs, etc.)

[fffkorobka]

[queersona]

ooooojhhh i hate how Europeans think they're not just as racist as USAmericans, they have such a holier-than-thou attitude about it all. As if they don't have such harsh views about the Romani people. Or just as racist views against immigration as the US. Or a staunch hatred against Muslims. Or even a weird hatred against white Mediterraneans who are just a liiitttle tanner than an someone in Norway or some shit

[buttpoems]

[espyrat]

Glass Beach > nobodyratgirl

4/31/26 - 5/07/2026 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A week ago, my favorite band broke up. Glass Beach got me through so much in my life. I would blast bedroom community during church sermons in my beaten up hand-me-down 2008 wired earbuds. Play "Glass Beach" on repeat after drawn out arguments kept me up all night. bawl my eyes out to "orchids" in the allotted 1 minute moment of silence after the album ended. I went through a lot in the period of time Glass Beach was together, found out I was a trans woman, had my parents try and force me to be cis, which led me to some dark places, but eventually Glass Beach pulled me back out, Id find my girlfriend on the Glass Beach discord server and we would run away together. Its still hard sometimes, but me and her have been through worse. And we will make it out of this, someday we will be there, safe on the shore, the seaside of Malibu. Each page is inspired by a glass beach album (or adjacent) as well as a song.

Credits to the album designs by go to @daxeart As well as J, William White, Jonas Newhouse, and Layne Smith, the former members of Glass Beach.

Thank you for everything Glass Beach. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ + [ Here it is again / A heart of excitement ] + + [ In the form of a girl who / Hates her life] + + [ As she sits alone, on the floor- ] + + [ -Of her bedroom ] + + [ waiting for answers ] + + [ Wasting time. ] + ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

[possessable]

it's fine i don't even need to be part of social groups or friend groups anyway (giant hole appears in my chest spontaneously) ? what's that

[espyrat]

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner > Nobody Rat Girl

4/22/26

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Equipment: Stove, Oven, Pot, Oven Sheet. Cost: 2.25$ per meal. Ingredients: Garbanzo Beans, Rice, Salt

I make little comics with advice directed at trans people, because we are so often struggling or poor.

I hope this is helpful for anyone who needs a cheap recipe. Remember that there are also food banks and snap programs depending on your needs. It isn't selfish to be hungry, you are alive. It's natural. We're going to be ok.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ + { One day, we wont need to worry. } +

+ { We will eat what we want } +

+ { We will finally rest }  +

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[espyrat]

Hyperreality > nobodyratgirl

4/28/26

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CW: Dissociation, Existential

Somedays it feels like i'm just playing a character in my head. It becomes hard to know who I am, and everything I do feels insincere.

A quote that helped me is "we are who we pretend to be" - Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night.

Another is Descartes's rationalism. If you think you are fake, you are probably just authentically the person you think you are pretending to be.

Baudrillard writes about hyperreality, which is when a simulation becomes so realistic, it is real. Im simplifying, but its just more likely you are real, and if you aren't, well your ability to think proves that you are.

--- I think trans people are more susceptible to this kind of dissociative spiral. ---

We learned that we weren't our gender at birth, so what else is fake? I think we've sorta been questioning ourselves ever since. All the best movies on hyperreality are made by trans people, The Matrix, I Saw The TV Glow, probably more. Trans people, the world around you, and your identity, are all real. Remember not to overthink it!

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+ { Reality is what we interpret as real } +

+ { If reality is flawed, we can change it } +

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[trgrgrgr]

Making a list of things to diy cuz summer is coming up and I fear school has made me reliant on external motivation (the motivation is scrolling through my blog 3 months later only to find that I did none of these....)

Open that grommet set I bought a month ago and finally attach them to my hat

Finish embroidering that Tsubasa Hanekawa patch

Finish painting that cybersigilistic design on my jeans

Make more embroidered and stenciled patches!! Maybe more Monogatari, maybe Madoka Magica, maybe Cowboy Bebop, maybe something more political. I'm trying to patch maxx here because I have the tools, I just need to actually do it

LEATHER HAND WARMERS

Not sure if these count since it's digital but...finishing those Monogatari blinkies too.....

[agfgoth3]