til that the “Cara Mia Addio” in Portal 2 (better known as the “Turret Opera”), when translated, is a full on love song in which Glados refers to Chell as “beautiful” and “dear” throughout, with Ellen Mclain saying in an interview afterwards that the song is meant to essentially be taken as “I’m going to miss you, goodbye, my beloved”
I like to think then that Cara Mia Addio was a song created by Glados in a foreign language that Chell wouldn’t understand so that way she could tell her how much she meant/means to her without being too direct because she’s scared of attachment
In conclusion, happy pride month to whatever the fuck they had going on
polyamory hate is so weird to me, because “having casual sex with multiple people at the same time” is considered like. a sign of being a cool person, until those people are like. fat or have blue hair and pronouns or whatever
This was a painful one to put together. My short autobiographical comic for the anthology “When I Was Young…” Edited by Michele Abounader. I’ll share the link for where to buy the full book when it is available.
Once there was a father who had two sons. The older son was obedient; he followed his father’s rules and he worshiped his father’s god. The younger son was restive and rebellious, and as soon as he came of age, he left home.
“Fine, then,” his father said, “take your inheritance and go. You’ll come crawling back home soon enough.”
And so the son set out to make a life for himself. But when he checked his saddlebags he found that his father had given him far less than he had promised.
He soon spent what money he had on frivolry–a haircut, and a new set of clothes, sex and wine and a kiss in a dark club. He struggled to find a job, and at last he found himself working for another rich man. There, he was paid so little that he went hungry, and as he fed the pigs their daily meal of scraps, envying the animals, he said to himself:
“I will return to my father’s house and beg for a job, for even his servants are treated far better than this.”
When he returned home, his father ran out to meet him with open arms.
“My child! My child who was dead has returned!” he said, and embraced him. “I will slaughter the fattened calf for you, but first you must do this thing for me: let me call you my daughter, and dress yourself in girl’s clothes, and leave your friends, and follow my god, and don’t go out at night to kiss in dark clubs, and obey me in everything.”
His son turned away, with tears in his eyes, and said, “I would rather eat the pig scraps.”
“Ungrateful thing!” his father shouted after him. “Prodigal, sinful, lazy and lascivious slut! My child is truly dead!”
When the older son came outside to ask what the racket was all about, he found the old man alone, standing in the middle of the road.
I fully believe that in season 4 of TMA there’s a point where Basira walks in on Jon and Daisy all cuddled up on the sofa listening to the Archers, and has a moment of “OH MY GOD ARE THEY-” before remembering that Jon is ace and Daisy is as lesbian as a girl can be and the tonal whiplash of that is enough to make her burst out laughing, and Jon and Daisy are really confused as to why Basira is even laughing and that’s even funnier and-
This is the only time Basira has ever laughed herself unconscious
I’d say this is an anomaly but seriously roos are sometimes nosy and just need to be in your business, OR they will fight you if you look at them funny. I love them, they’re great, but they make little sense.
The fucking horror I felt in my soul of the 3 seconds it took to try to and work out what the fuck this animal was
I know this is going to make me sound pretensions but I have to get it off my chest. I feel an unimaginable rage when someone posts a photo and is like “this picture looks like a renaissance painting lol” when the photo clearly has the lighting, colors and composition of a baroque or romantic painting. There are differences in these styles and those differences are important and labeling every “classical” looking painting as renaissance is annoying and upsetting to me. And anytime I come across one of those posts I have to put down my phone and go take a walk because they make me so mad
In case you’re curious here’s what I mean.
Renaissance(distinct lines, stability and the individual man):
Baroque (bold, chaotic, dramatic):
Romantic(romanticize the simple hard working life):
Do you see the difference?
this post has re-wired my brain in the best way
Oooh, thank you! I don’t know much about the differences of art periods and styles, so this was a very neat and concise depiction to introduce me to the idea. I’ll have to go read more at some point!
Okay so this got me thinking about game changer where this was referred to as like a Renaissance piece, and it seems much more romantic (but sad) to me:
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Like, maybe it’s none of the above? But the emotion is candid, and calm, and this could easily be part of a romantic series of images from the game changer set in the same way that an image of four exhausted factory workers slumped on a bench after their shift could be- there’s a camraderie present even though the figures are so separated.
Now, THIS is a Renaissance picture.
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LOOK how he’s framed in the void! Staring at the wreckage of an item that represents his career and position! The slump of his shoulders, the inscrutable expression, the useless goggles loosely clutched in his hand! The instrument of his destruction behind him, discarded! AN EMPTY HOURGLASS AT HIS BACK AND AN EMPTY SPACE AT HIS FRONT god I wish I could paint this the composition is WONDERFUL
this could easily be part of a romantic series of images from the game changer set - @jackalpants
to distact myself from debt, i have selected another image that I belive would exist in this series
This really captures the core essence of the show: friends playing games together. There’s tension (hands hovering over the buzzer, Erika’s focused gaze) but it’s still playful (Becca’s grin, Rekha taunting Sam) and the close up makes it feel rather intimate, as many Dropout productions do; they make you feel like you’re also hanging out with them.
I don’t know enough about art to go futher than that but I think I did a devent job with this one.
Some of you are asking for a Magnus Archives “Avatar Fuckability Tier List.” I am afraid to make one. I suspect this fear is related to the Eye - though in this case it is the fear of knowledge itself. I fear that by creating this tier list I will distribute forbidden knowledge.
That being said. I am pinning this post. If we can get to 1000 notes, I will put some serious effort into a Robert-Smirke-Certified tier list. Be careful what you wish for.
Reblog this or comment with the avatars you want to be in the running. I will do my own research once we get close to the threshold.
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