as soon as I heard "friend" I knew he was getting thanos snapped
Gotta say the new digital circus episode slapped and imma have to rewatch it to unpack all that
However one thing I did notice that I find interesting is how while in the pilot people were noting the dynamics being opposite between Ragatha and Jax (I had noticed too tbh), but now with the second episode? I think if anyone's gonna be a parallel to Jax it's gonna be Zooble.
We see right off the bat Zooble refuses to participate in any of the adventures, and presume they're distant or "edgy" or whatnot because of that, but episode two proves that seems to be the opposite. They're the one who set up Kaufmo's funeral, and make it so everyone can come together and remember Kaufmo (it's important to note they're the latest arrival before Pomni, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't have witnessed abstraction before). They engage with others, and really keep the real, human feelings about what's pretty much death
Jax, on the other hand? Dives right first into the adventures, doesn't care about the others' feelings, and needs intense situations. However, he's completely distant from the others, really driven home by the fact he doesn't even bother to attend the funeral.
The takeaway I got from it is Jax needs escapism to cope, while Zooble refuses to engage with this. On the other side, Zooble copes by trying to stay connected to "reality" and the feelings that come with it, while Jax doesn't wanna touch that with a ten foot pole
heartbreak high season 2 felt like this the entire time
inside you there are two wolves
Spider realising the patriarchy harms men too is what I live for
quinni fucking went off with that rant about masking!!
constantly hearing from people “you can’t have everyone go by your rules” is so fucking frustrating to hear when you’re autistic bc you’re constantly having to follow everyone else’s already! people simply do not realize that the burden is constantly on autistic people to learn about how allistic work and follow their rules, and never on allistic people
amerie and harper are both horrible people and i'm tired of pretending they're not
lmao why did spider transfer all of his character development to ant?
A COMINT !!
the internal tension between being a prickly judgemental cunt and someone who loves people to the point of tears has resulted in a maxim i like to call Everyone Is Beautiful and I Hate Them So Much
This is one of the best running gags in cinematic history
THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - OVA 1 (1995)
COVER ART
˗ˏˋ ⌗ 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙭 ⁎⁺˳ ✧ ˎˊ˗
quick are you mythologizing sex again? are you making it seem like a special category of human behavior rather than just a thing people do? are you forgetting that it can be silly or fun or simply pedestrian? are you forgetting that it requires conversation and negotiation just like every other human activity that involves other people?
things that are extremely normal to say and do not kill the mood or remove the romance or anything:
- hey do you want to have sex tonight/tomorrow/later this week?
- would you like it if I say x during sex?
- do you want to put on some music?
- hold on, let me look up how to tie that knot again.
- can we change positions? this one isn't great for my back/arm/whatever.
I don't want to put on like 2014 Sex Positive Educator Voice but like I promise it's not that special or scary and you don't have to completely change your behavior to have sex, it's normal and healthy to talk about it and negotiate and figure things out as you go. and when I see people say things like "I feel like it would be weird to stop and put on music/adjust positions/etc" I feel like that's part of mythologizing sex? like there's not some magical mood that you will ruin by speaking up or making some adjustments or setting something up. it's okay I swear.
this is on my dash and I just want to add in response to some comments that yes, there are some people who will think that things like this kill the mood. those are not the people you should be having sex with. in my experience the mythical "mood" is only easy to kill if a) you are making a bad decision and stopping makes you think about it too hard b) you're afraid of sex and talking about sex.
but also, if something does happen/an interruption goes on too long/whatever and you're simply no longer turned on, you can go back to foreplay or just decide to have sex another time instead. it's okay!
also, read the notes on this post for some pretty good sex stories. my favorite is the person who played rock-paper-scissors with their partner to decide who had to get out of the shower and run around the house wet and naked to get a condom.
-St Augustine, on Alexander the Great
-This girl
They are both right




