today is a good day to do what has to be done by me

Some writers: *meticulously plan out every plot point and the tone and meanings before they start writing*

Me:

his words were but the ramblings of a tortured mind

im taking media away from some of u guys until you can pass a 6th grade literary analysis test

you guys think im fucking joking but im not. i cannot deal with another second of people complaining about stories "glorifying" their subject matter just because no one turned to the camera and said, "hey guys, just so you know, this thing is Bad and Not Good, and this story is about Why it is Bad and Not Good."

i say this with love in my heart. But i genuinely do believe some of you on this horrid webbedsite are so used to only consuming media that explicitly tells you what you are supposed to take away from it (i.e. children's media) that youve lost the ability to examine media beyond a surface level

this is not to say that children's media is bad. or that adults can't enjoy it. i'm an adult, i love cartoons, and i probably always will. but if all you are consuming is tv shows made to teach children about kindness, you are going to rot your brain

If ur annoying on this post you will owe me 300USD

Discussion questions:

1) When OP says "I'm taking media away from some of you guys until you can pass a 6th grade literary analysis test," this is an example of a rhetorical device. Which rhetorical device is an example of? Is it effective? Why or why not?

2) Why might OP only mention the website he is posting on? Does this mean he thinks every other website is without these issues, or is it in order to make it relevant to the viewers?

finally went thru the arduous process of getting all the mods installed on my new computer to start up MELE for reals, so I'm using this opportunity to do some design tweaks to Marco to make him look more like his twin sister Alicia. i just wish broshep had smoother complexion options.... i gotta do some digging

these two are 29 years old i feel like even after all the shit marco's gone through he shouldn't look THIS weathered

update: found a decent replacement mod that should swap out marco's complexion to something a little smoother. installing it right now so we'll see how this goes

ok, noticeable improvement! i appreciate the blending on the lip texture too, much better

i will continue tweaking....... should hopefully come up with something I'm happy with

finally went thru the arduous process of getting all the mods installed on my new computer to start up MELE for reals, so I'm using this opportunity to do some design tweaks to Marco to make him look more like his twin sister Alicia. i just wish broshep had smoother complexion options.... i gotta do some digging

these two are 29 years old i feel like even after all the shit marco's gone through he shouldn't look THIS weathered

update: found a decent replacement mod that should swap out marco's complexion to something a little smoother. installing it right now so we'll see how this goes

ok, noticeable improvement! i appreciate the blending on the lip texture too, much better

finally went thru the arduous process of getting all the mods installed on my new computer to start up MELE for reals, so I'm using this opportunity to do some design tweaks to Marco to make him look more like his twin sister Alicia. i just wish broshep had smoother complexion options.... i gotta do some digging

these two are 29 years old i feel like even after all the shit marco's gone through he shouldn't look THIS weathered

update: found a decent replacement mod that should swap out marco's complexion to something a little smoother. installing it right now so we'll see how this goes

finally went thru the arduous process of getting all the mods installed on my new computer to start up MELE for reals, so I'm using this opportunity to do some design tweaks to Marco to make him look more like his twin sister Alicia. i just wish broshep had smoother complexion options.... i gotta do some digging

these two are 29 years old i feel like even after all the shit marco's gone through he shouldn't look THIS weathered

look. i am a creature of simple needs. all i want is a character who seems kind and open-hearted and easygoing, a character who seems angry and cynical and armored, and a story in which the latter is absolutely wrecked, sexually, by the former

Stupid idea but it's done at least.

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You tie me up and handcuff me for freak gay sex, but you look away for a moment and as soon as you look back I've Houdini-ed myself out of everything and you have to restart all over again

There is a parallel universe where Tumblr is actually a great functioning site

its exactly as shitty but every other social media site is worse by comparison

Thinking abt the Themis + Hephaistos ‘say my name’ scene and also thinking about the ‘the colonel calls me Risa when we’re alone’ Envy scene from FMA:B and rotating them in my mind

I want to. Comic

fucking hate it when the stuff everybody says "actually works" does actually work.

hate exercising and realizing i've let go of a lot of anxiety and anger because i've overturned my fight-or-flight response.

hate eating right and eating enough and eating 3 times a day and realizing i'm less anxious and i have more energy

hate journaling in my stupid notebook with my stupid bic ballpoint and realizing that i've actually started healing about something once i'm able to externalize it

hate forgiving myself hate complimenting myself more often hate treating myself with kindness hate taking a gratitude inventory hate having patience hate talking to myself gently

hate turning my little face up to the sun and taking deep breaths and looking at nature and grounding myself and realizing that i feel less burdened and more hopeful, more actually-here, that i am able to see the good sides of myself more clearly, that i am able to see not only how far i have to grow - but also how much growth i have already done & how much of my life i truly fill with light and laughter and love

horrible horrible horrible. hate it but i'm gonna do it tho

Bad ending