Be Very Aware Of How You Feel. If A Movie Doesn’t Make You Feel Good, Don’t Continue Watching It.

tag yourself student edition

who cares: reads books in class instead of listening, attention span of 5 seconds when studying, generally starts studying in the day before, lost all their new fancy pens by week 2, still somehow gets A*, sometimes starts arguing with the teacher

i can and i will: motivated af, watches legally blonde 24/7, big dreams and aspirations, bullet journal is goals, sometimes very forgetful but makes up for it through very hard work, wants to figure out everything by themselves before asking for help

hello my name is stressed: signed up for 10000 extracurriculars and can’t get out of them now, time management god, hates the glorification of all-nighters but stays up until 6 am anyway, has the highest expectations regarding themselves, needs a hug

aesthetics TM: desperately wants their notes to look perfect, spends all their money on stationery, loves to doodle, PUNS, is great in one specific class, always tries to help their friends with homework, study playlists!!!, can still easily feel overwhelmed and lost but they try and that’s enough

what: has lost their motivation somewhere along the way, has no idea what’s going on, “there was homework”, messy notes and messy life, really wants school to end, hates the education system, has no idea what they want to do after school tho

Tried to draw Liliana like Luffy to make them seem like twins but couldn't really find a style.

NYALL

Punished: A Ruby vs. Tyrion Analysis

So I loved the latest RWBY episode, but I’m surprised that people are ragging on Ruby to the extent they are for joining the fight, like: 

She’s a kid. They’re all kids, but Ruby is two years younger. People are pretty impulsive at that age. 

That being said, this is very much her characterization. Jaune, for all his improvement, couldn’t hope to stand up to Tyrion, so given the chance he’ll step back and let an experienced Hunter take the lead. Ren is very cautious and logical - same there. And Nora, despite her eagerness, tends to both stick by Ren and won’t pick a fight if others don’t want her to (think back to her offer to break Cardin’s legs. Despite how ‘impulsive’ and ‘violent’ she is, she leaves him be once she knows Jaune doesn’t want that). Ruby though? She’s ALL ABOUT fighting the good fight no matter what. It’s one of the first lines in the whole series - she’s a “simple soul,” she wants to become a Huntress because she was taught to “help people,” and that drive is reinforced strongly on their mission with Oobleck. Ruby is the only one who isn’t questioned about her choice to be a Huntress because she’s the only one who fights without true, ulterior motives. It’s not in her to stay on the sidelines. 

However, she’s VERY strategic here. Qrow tells her not to get closer… so she doesn’t, at least not at first. She gains high ground to use her gun and the only reason she gets closer is because her aim can’t keep up with their speed. Ruby is a Huntress - by necessity now if nothing else - and she obeyed her more experienced teammate’s orders, though when those orders proved to not be enough, she made the decision to take further action. 

“This is my fight too!” It IS. Thank you, Ruby. She was just informed that she has some sort of rare, unfathomable power… without anyone really explaining to her what that means. She knows now that she has an important role to play in this war. She knows some queen named Salem is after her in-particular. Hell, she went to a school (again, two years early) specifically designed to teach her to fight. Ruby reminds me of Harry Potter in that she’s getting mixed signals right and left. Fight, they say, but also stay safe. Do your part, but wait until some perfect, magical moment… but no, we won’t tell you when that is. It doesn’t help that, also like Harry, the adults in her life are torn between loving her as a child (Qrow) and needing her to be a weapon (Ozpin). They can’t expect Ruby to play both roles. 

Most importantly, she just watched two close friends die. For Penny and Pyrrha both Ruby couldn’t get there in time. She was so close to them and she still couldn’t get there. Now her uncle, like them, is literally right in front of her, potentially losing this fight (he did lose his weapon, was pulled down into the house, etc.) and people expect Ruby to just watch again? She can’t. She literally can’t. Even Ren (our logical one) held Jaune back when he tried to stop Ruby. He gets that she can’t stand on the sidelines. She couldn’t before and she sure as hell can’t now. 

There’s even more I can say: like the fact that Ruby and Qrow were fighting so well in tandem - Qrow blocking Tyrion’s strikes at Ruby doesn’t make her a hinderance. As we’ve seen, protecting your teammates is incredibly common and it makes sense that they would fight well/potentially better as a team since Qrow was the one who trained her. Or the fact that the distraction wasn’t Ruby’s fault at all, an accident - if anything Qrow was the one who de-stabilized the house by baiting Tyrion onto the rotten parts of the roof. The fact that fighting together is what allowed them beat Tyrion, and it’s amazing that after everything mentioned in point 5, Ruby was able to keep her cool after seeing Qrow injured and still get a critical strike in at Tyrion. That takes a huge amount of control in battle. It takes maturity. 

For me this fight was pretty damn perfect, a way of showing us Ruby’s personality and her growth. I get that the fandom adores Qrow (god knows I do too), but reducing that fight to “omg Ruby got him injured” really takes away from the incredible amount of detail Rooster Teeth has given us. 

But yeah. That’s my piece. Happy holidays! ;) 

Hey look, actual "unique" questions

1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?

2: Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?

3: Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?

4: Have you ever stolen a street sign before?

5: Do you like to use post-it notes?

6: Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?

7: Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?

8: Do you have freckles?

9: Do you always smile for pictures?

10: What is your biggest pet peeve?

11: Do you ever count your steps when you walk?

12: Have you ever peed in the woods?

13: What about pooped in the woods?

14: Do you ever dance even if theres no music playing?

15: Do you chew your pens and pencils?

16: How many people have you slept with this week?

17: What size is your bed?

18: What is your Song of the week?

19: Is it okay for guys to wear pink?

20: Do you still watch cartoons?

21: Whats your least favorite movie?

22: Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?

23: If you're a girl, bra size? If you're a guy, pants size?

24: What do you dip a chicken nugget in?

25: What is your favorite food?

26: What movies could you watch over and over and still love?

27: Last person you kissed/kissed you?

28: Were you ever a boy/girl scout?

29: Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?

30: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?

31: Can you change the oil on a car?

32: Ever gotten a speeding ticket?

33: Ever ran out of gas?

34: Favorite kind of sandwich?

35: Best thing to eat for breakfast?

36: What is your usual bedtime?

37: Are you lazy?

38: When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween?

39: What is your Chinese astrological sign?

40: Are you horny?

41: Do you have any magazine subscriptions?

42: Which are better legos or lincoln logs?

43: Are you stubborn?

44: Who is better...Leno or Letterman?

45: Ever watch soap operas?

46: Are you afraid of heights?

47: Do you sing in the car?

48: Do you sing in the shower?

49: Do you dance in the car?

50: Ever used a gun?

51: Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?

52: Do you think musicals are cheesy?

53: Is Christmas stressful?

54: Ever eat a pierogi?

55: Favorite type of fruit pie?

56: Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?

57: Do you believe in ghosts?

58: Ever have a Deja-vu feeling?

59: Take a vitamin daily?

60: Wear slippers?

61: Wear a bath robe?

62: What do you wear to bed?

63: First concert?

64: Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart?

65: Nike or Adidas?

66: Cheetos Or Fritos?

67: Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?

68: Ever hear of the group Tres Bien?

69: Ever take dance lessons?

70: Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?

71: Can you curl your tongue?

72: Ever won a spelling bee?

73: Have you ever cried because you were so happy?

74: Own any record albums?

75: Own a record player?

76: Regularly burn incense?

77: Ever been in love?

78: Who would you like to see in concert?

79: What was the last concert you saw?

80: Hot tea or cold tea?

81: Tea or coffee?

82: Sugar or snickerdoodles?

83: Can you swim well?

84: Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?

85: Are you patient?

86: DJ or band, at a wedding?

87: Ever won a contest?

88: Ever have plastic surgery?

89: Which are better black or green olives?

90: Can you knit or crochet?

91: Best room for a fireplace?

92: Do you want to get married?

93: If married, how long have you been married?

94: Who was your HS crush?

95: Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?

96: Do you have kids?

97: Do you want kids?

98: Whats your favorite color?

99: Do you miss anyone right now?

Here’s a little something I did for Trans Day of Remembrance. There won’t be any update tomorrow. <3

So in Rise there’s a small running gag where whenever one of his family members try to assume what Leo’s doing it cuts to him doing basically the opposite of what they’ve just said.

Raph: Hey! Where’s Leo?

Mikey: I’m sure wherever he is, he’s trying to save us

Raph: Leo probably talked his way straight into Big Mamma’s dungeon 

But the interesting thing about this gag is the reverse isn’t true, when Leo guesses his families actions he’s almost always correct in predicting their actions

Leo: Look I bet the only reason we’re here right now is ‘cause Donnie inputted coordinates 

Donnie: After inputting Shredder’s previous coordinates on the X-Y-Z and D for Donnie axis, I have calculated that this is the sight of our final resting spot

Leo: Mikey Razzed his Tazz

Mikey: Whip-o-Rama!

Leo: April finally used her crane license

April: ‘Why would you get a crane license April?’ BECAUSE THIS!

Leo: And Raph is going to put it all together in a plan to defeat that led head with this mystic collar 

Raph: Wow Leo that’s remarkably accurate 

Leo being able to predict his families actions to a near perfect accuracy shows his skill as a strategist & potential as a leader but the fact that the reverse isn’t true, that Leo’s family CAN’T seem to predict Leo’s actions to a almost humorous degree shows that while Leo has an understanding of his family, his family fails to truly understand him.

I just can’t stop thinking about the fact that Leo knows his family far better than they know him.

HEY ARTISTS!

Do you design a lot of characters living in not-modern eras and you’re tired of combing through google for the perfect outfit references? Well I got good news for you kiddo, this website has you covered! Originally @modmad made a post about it, but her link stopped working and I managed to fix it, so here’s a new post. Basically, this is a costume rental website for plays and stage shows and what not, they have outfits for several different decades from medieval to the 1980s. LOOK AT THIS SELECTION:

OPEN ANY CATEGORY AND OH LORDY–

There’s a lot of really specific stuff in here, I design a lot of 1930s characters for my ask blog and with more chapters on the way for the game it belongs to I’m gonna be designing more, and this website is going to be an invaluable reference. I hope this can be useful to my other fellow artists as well! :)

Saw this somewhere else and felt the need to post it cause no one else ever really tells you this stuff

Why Libraries are Important Now More Than Ever

With Net Neutrality possibly getting the ax very soon, I want people to go to their local Libraries and get a Library Card. 

Why? Because Libraries have and always will be the most reliable source for information and entertainment. If the internet is taken away from low income families or individuals who can’t pay to use the internet, Libraries are the best havens you could ask for. 

You shouldn’t be denied access to information or entertainment just because you can’t pay for it. Give the FCC the middle finger and support your local Library now more than ever before! Because they’re the ones who wouldn’t deny someone based on their social or financial status. 

Go to the Library, explore it’s wonders!