Avatar

Very official Terry Pratchett Appreciation blog

@theverybestpencilsoftuscaloosa / theverybestpencilsoftuscaloosa.tumblr.com

Andrew! 22. I voice Teddy on @stationarcadia and I love Discworld a whole lot and that's all I have to say about anything. Writing is tagged with #mine creation. Also orcs were robbed give them trains now AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/elephantuna/works
Avatar

see 0 note flop posts aren't that bad when they're personal but 0 note fandom posts feel literally so bad. like if you don't wanna play toys with me anymore just say that. i'll pack up my super cool awesome things and go and i'll sit on the other side of the playground by myself and i won't even look at you. fuck

Avatar

Where is my fantasy female protagonist who's a little too socially adept maybe I'm tired of the assumption being that all fantasy female protagonists don't really understand the nuances of conversation in politicised situations. I want a girl who knows exactly how to play people and is always a little privately concerned that she's evil for it.

I don't know her very well but to clarify Irene Attolia is not actually an example of this because she's good at politics for sure, but her machinations don't make her loved. I want a female protagonist who is the life and soul of the party and can make anyone do anything by saying just the right thing, who is beloved by all, and like, it's all manufactured.

I don't want someone cold and calculating and like, everyone knows it. That's easy, that's everywhere already. I want someone so cold and calculating that everyone thinks they're spontaneous and bubbly and completely sociable.

Avatar
Avatar
criptochecca

oh he 100% doesnt know what year it is

Avatar
weaselle

i am not happy with our choices this election. But you should know that the reason he's the first president to "refuse" a cognitive test is because one isn't included in the presidential physical exam in the first place.

There was a petition of doctors who wanted Trump's cognitive function tested during his physical exam, and everybody involved on the republican side said no, and then Trump himself actually insisted he did take one in a fit of ego. He was, as far as i can tell, the first president to ever take one while in office.

At his request for the cognitive testing, Trump's doctor administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment which is like 5 questions and has not been proven to be an accurate test of much at all. It's a lot like when you hit your head and they ask you the date and your name and stuff -- answering correctly in no way means you don't have a head injury or concussion or whatever, it's just a couple of first step questions. Then Trump said a lot of lies and bullshit about his "cognitive test"

Now republicans and right leaning publications are spreading shit like this. Biden didn't "refuse" a cognitive test, his aides confirmed that, as usual, a cognitive test is not included during the president's doctor visit.

again, i think our choices are shit this election, i don't like how old Biden is, and i think the way our first-past-the-poll voting system automatically results in an extremist two party system fronting candidates that the majority of the country doesn't like is some fucked up bullshit

but our house is on fire and one candidate is a bucket of water that won't help much and the other is a bucket of gasoline, and, y'know, angry as i am about it all i am still going to vote for the bucket of water while we look for other solutions

Don't let them trick you into letting gasoline get thrown on this fire please

At this point I’m not even posting this for politics reasons, I’m posting it because my GOD you gullible bitches need to learn how extremely basic propaganda works. Jesus christ.

Avatar
Avatar
theygotlost

talkijg about the discworld illustrators is so stressful cause theres one named josh kirby who is awesome and one named paul kidby who i hate and kirby and kidby are only different by 1 letter and josh and paul are both really generic 4 letter names so i have to do a ton of mental calculus before mentioning either of them to make sure im thinking of the right one and not mixing up their names

This but the exact opposite. I love Paul Kidby's art but get annoyed at Josh Kirby's.

imagine hating something this badass. this is embarassing for you

I prefer Kidby but I can't get over how all his illustrations kind of look like him