Whaley's Slice of Geekdom idk

She/Her 20+ Likes: Sci-Fi, Mecha, Marine Bio, language learning, Animation history. I'll add more stuff as I go ahaha. I probably won't be super active here, but hope to meet new ppl who share my special interests, so feel free to say hello!

[whaleydraws]

About this blog!

Alright! Sooo here's my obligatory about me post. (Actually, mostly what this blog will mainly focus on ahaha)

I will post:

Art stuff, especially fanart of my special interests

Music analyses from time to time

Marine bio nerdposting

Maaaybe my worldbuilding stuff, as I have a solarpunk story I've been working on for three years, but we shall see

I will NOT post:

NSFW (⚠️still, minors DNI⚠️)

Political content (This is a blog for my hobbies and for making friends over my special interests)

Special Interests:

SRW/Getter Robo

Animation history and artbooks

Marine Biology (my major)/Biology/Endless Ocean

Playing Instruments (Violin, acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele)

Music analysis

Learning languages (associated with my minor)

Baking (IDK if I'll post about this yet tho haha I do like to make cakes and cookies and stuff)

Okami

Densetsu no Stafy/The Legendary Starfy

Various animated space soap operas lol

Metal Gear Solid

Xenoblade (I've only played Definitive Edition)

Rhythm Heaven, Deemo, Everhood and Taiko no Tatsujin

Ace Attorney and Professor Layton

I think that's everything I wanted to say. Lol

[whaleydraws]

Wait wait wait, sooo I just realized that the track 愛の夢, "Ai no Yume," which means Dreams of Love, from Getter Robo Armageddon is essentially just an orchestral arrangement of Liebestraum ("Dreams of Love" in German) No. 3 by Franz Liszt (1850).

I adore when mecha as a genre uses classical romantic compositions for storytelling sm!!!

Especially when in this case, it plays as some secondary theme for Professor Saotome, when in the Armageddon OVA he had good intentions, but was so distraught with grief and anger over Michiru's death that Liebestraum No. 3 as a piece becomes pure bittersweet lamentation, and it works so well. ✨️ Also there are three variations of it in the OST. The first is pure piano, which is largely unchanged from Liszt's original, but the other two are gorgeous reprised arrangements, so I included 2 and 3.

Also Liszt's composition for reference.

[midnightharddrive]

Stairs of Reflection

[mbari-blog]

Two teams, one deep-sea mission 🌊🚢🌊

Earlier this month, a team of @montereybayaquarium biologists completed an expedition to Guide Seamount aboard MBARI’s flagship research vessel David Packard to explore the seamount’s rocky ridges. 

Located approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) offshore of Davenport, California, Guide Seamount is an underwater mountain made up of four parallel volcanic ridges.

Previous MBARI surveys documented the community of marine life that lives on the seamount and in the waters above its summit. After studying this seamount, the team conducted midwater surveys in Monterey Bay and Ascension Canyon. 

With the support of MBARI’s marine operations team, including R/V David Packard crew and ROV Doc Ricketts pilots, the expedition team successfully collected several animals for exhibit at the Aquarium, some species on public display for the first time anywhere in the world.

MBARI and the Monterey Bay Aquarium have a rich history of collaboration. Together, we’re working to raise awareness about life in the deep sea. Learn more on our website.

[xgetterxkvamii]

art dump

[spenjelly]

Sometimes growing up is realizing that 2003 clone wars existed and was not a fever dream

[sithfox]

Darth Vader (2020) #16 - Variant Cover by Chris Sprouse

[cyborg00-why]

Image source x

[xanaxfarts]

Waterfalls seen in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)

[artemykairyak]

[importantpics]

[pxrce-lain]

꒰ 🍀 ꒱⠀݃⠀Frutiger Aero Dividers

[reesieroo-spark]

Sea slugs 🐌 (I know that’s not a slug emoji shut up)

[mrpeepee2000]

GO, MY AQUARIUMS

These aren't mine

[everynineyearsandthirtyfourdays]

ASSASSIN'S CREED BLACK FLAG RESYNCED (2026)

[bbcsherlock]

i dont understand people who never reread a book or rewatch a movie or series. the best art will always improve upon being revisited. girl. let it reveal more of itself to you.

[markerofthemidnight]

you 🫵. make a self-indulgent au now

[whaleydraws]

Me with my Getter Robo frutiger aqua AU