we should talk more about cities that are vampires. cities that are cold and wet and sink into your bones and stay there. cities that are hungry and want to live. dead cities that dont know they're dead and suck the life force of their people to maintain the delusion. cities with harbors that are actually mouths; one-way entries. cities that are devastatingly lonely and see consumption as love
it's the holidays, you know what that means
Leslie’s Sinister Concoction
the new discord update really sucks huh
Barbie 🤝 The Lego Movie
A toy begins to question the nature of their initially seemingly-perfect reality and must travel to the real world to heal the rift between a parent and child and also Will Ferrell is there.
#life advice from barbie
WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS
- What’s the lie your character says most often?
- How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?
- How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?
- What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?
- Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?
- What’s their favorite [insert anything] that they’ve never recommended to anyone before?
- What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?
- How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’?
- Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?
- What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?
- If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?
- What’s something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!
- When do they fake a smile? How often?
- How do they put out a candle?
- What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?
- What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?
- What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?
- Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?
- What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they’ve been avoiding?
- Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?
- What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?
- What simple activity that most people do / can do scares your character?
- What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn’t / don’t even remember?
- Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?
- What subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?
- How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?
- What’s the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?
- What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?
- How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?
- When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?
- When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?
- If they committed one petty crime / misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?
- How do they greet someone they dislike / hate?
- How do they greet someone they like / love?
- What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?
- Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?
- What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?
- What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?
- Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?
- How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?
- What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?
- If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?
- What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?
- What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?
- What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?
- Are they a listener or a talker? If they’re a listener, what makes them talk? If they’re a talker, what makes them listen?
- Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?
- Who would they say ‘yes’ to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn’t want to do?
- Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?
- What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?
- What’s a phrase they say a lot?
- Do they act on their immediate emotions, or do they wait for the facts before acting?
- Who would / do they believe without question?
- What’s their instinct in a fight / flight / freeze / fawn situation?
- What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?
- If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?
- What’s a simple daily activity / motion that they mess up often?
- How many hobbies have they attempted to have over their lifetime? Is there a common theme?
Genuinely one of the best most effective commercial I’ve seen in years i literally want to go there there’s nothing they have that’s any different from the gas station by is but the energy here is evocative and i want to gooooooo
can you buy me some apple juice but for when you’re sad?
He's waiting for some crepes
2023 list of luckiest to unluckiest birthdays
Ages ago a friend of mine gave me a collection of teeny-tiny feathers from her pet budgies & I've finally found the perfect home for them - as antennae for these little MothPals!!
I love how the contrast of clay & dainty feather really brings these guys to life (though I have no idea how I'll protect the feathers when these guys get shipped...guess that's a problem for Future Me!).
@theohnocorral @fluffbeast7 @eyenaku @fungi-out @kibbits @madame-mongoose @skizabaa @little-sw33tie @jess-themess05 @deadlybean2019 @bitty-by-bit @bittysteam @celinolesunshine @cero-sleep @buwnii303 @chlorenw @oobbbear @cory-bug
Sorry for tagin the whole hood I just think you should see those...
Downloading the album cover and adding it to each song manually back when all album covers were a picture taken on a camera of a physical CD and uploaded to Google in random file sizes
tumblr users: hey we don't want twitter users migrating here :/
tumblr: don't worry i got you *fuckign crashes*
it took 25 seconds for this to load so i could reblog. the website is having a volatile reaction to the sudden influx of new users. we are witnessing a hostile defense mechanism.
Team “I can hear the near silent hum of electrical appliances and the bubbles fizzing in the can of soda on the coffee table, but can’t watch tv without subtitles and processes conversation at 1/4 speed”
reminded me of this interaction i had once
@she-lamassu