i don’t know what’s going on anymore

#Repost @mattxiv

may the universe reward their bravery

first image by @soulwork6

Sudden desire to draw Murderbot jumping off of a building with Mensah. (Just for the vibes, did not re-read Exit Strategy, so I don't remember the details)

The children's show villain is a figure who sadly is not seen outside the children's show. There are few stock characters who as succinctly declare, from sheer stage presence, "the world is unloveable and it is painful to live here; that which delights mankind is like ash on my tongue" without being too fucking whiny about it.

maladaptive suicidal ideation: "i'm going to kill myself"

productive, growth mindset: "i'm going to steal all the instruments from Musictown!"

I love the idea that murderbot looks like just some random inconspicuous dude. Cus like it just looks like any other dude walking down the road without the sec unit armor yet has the brute strength to rip limbs off. You hired this guy to be your IT Consultant only to watch it beat the shit out of everything in the room.

Every time I see Murderbot fanart it's always with very neutral, robot-typical facial expressions but I think we need to acknowledge that canonically Murderbot has very little control over it's expressions and frequently makes really weird faces that make its emotions very clear to everyone present.

And that is so much funnier.

we need to invent a way to explain how deep running and pervasive and subliminal racism and antiblackness is without immediately sounding like an insane conspiracy theorist

female characters are always lighter than male characters. strong characters are almost always dark. aggressive characters are almost always dark. peaceful and intelligent characters are almost always light. even amongst darker characters the lightest one is usually either the leader or the girls. dark is evil and light is good.

if you try to explain this to a white person they look at you like youre insane

doodling murderbot everyday until i get someone to read it - day 11

Go you funky little SecUnit! Go!

(One of my favorite scenes from the newest Murderbot novel: System Collapse)

"came back wrong" but it's food that you heated up in the microwave

OK SO

For anyone who hasn't heard my Microwave Rant:

Microwaves are designed to be used at a broad range of power levels. If you're getting bad results reheating your food, and you're doing everything on full blast, try a lower power setting! 50% power for twice the time, just give it a shot. It gives the heat time to spread evenly, and prevents overcooking of parts that are exposed to more radiation.

People complain about reheated pizza a lot -- that's bc overheating the crust makes it tough and chewy. I usually do pizza on 30% power for THREE times as long because it's especially vulnerable -- and my crust always comes out nice and tender.

I think there's a good metaphor for Came Back Wrong here too: if you actually take the time to do your necromantic ritual and/or unholy experiment right, and don't rush it at 100% power, you're likely to get better results.

Since reading this post and following its advice, my microwaved good comes out so much better.

Since reading this post a d following its advice, my necromantic rituals have come out so much better.

"If I wanted to take over the station's systems and kill everybody, I'd have done it by now."

im a public school teacher part time and despite the gloom-mongering narrative you’ll see online i find that on the whole the kids have been far more kind attentive and curious than i expected. however one of them is named naruto. and another is kanaya

men love to make fun of women for overreacting in emergencies when they are, in fact, massively under-reacting

we have this conversation every hurricane season but if your man is refusing to evacuate for a natural disaster or shelter for a tornado because “it’s not that serious”, just leave, stop arguing, let him die. that’s my opinion. don’t die with him. write your number on his arm in permanent so they can call you when/if they find him in the floodwater and go. if he’s right, he’s already shown you his true colors by mocking your concern. if he’s wrong, he’s fucked.

According to the National Weather Service, 65% of direct hurricane victims are men. Not deaths during cleanup efforts, direct hurricane victims. So leave his ass to join that 65% and do not die with him.

What are are you gonna do stay with the dipshit and die too? Are you gonna fight the hurricane with the power of love?

It’s the general consensus from the safety community too, evacuate yourself and your pets and your children even if your spouse is stubbornly refusing to go. Do not kill yourself, other people you love and potentially future rescuers because your spouse thinks he’s stronger than a hurricane.

I was debating whether or not I should share these doodles but I simply can’t hold it in anymore!! Please I need to talk abt Murderbot w someone

Yeah so unfortunately, my friend was right. Muttering 'I'm gonna put on the greatest talent show this town has ever seen' darkly to myself is not only vastly funnier than saying I'm gonna kms, but is also somehow more concerning to anyone who might overhear it