GUESS WHAT IT’S TIME FOR INSECTICONS
Shrapnel: Sadistic master of electricity. Also gives the best hugs. It’s a real risk, I mean.
Kickback: Sweet-talker and salesmech. Can kick a bot’s helm clean off their shoulders.
Bombshell: Awful little gremlin with a lot of mind control grubs. Tiny babu.
Some additional sketches and images under the cut!
Thanksgiving PSA
It is Monday. go take your turkey out of the freezer and put it in the refrigerator. It needs to sit there overnight to start to thaw before you can put it on the counter tomorrow night. I know at least six people last year on my Tumblr feed who were still trying to thaw out there turkey as of mid day on Thursday.
If, like us, you have not bought a turkey yet that is fine. Just make sure when you do buy it it’s refrigerated and not frozen. Or you will be fucked.
IMPORTANT
NOOOOOOOO DO *NOT* THAW YOUR TURKEY ON THE COUNTER.
Thawing your turkey on the counter or in hot water can result in the outside of your turkey sitting at over 40 Degrees Farenheit for a long time, even while the core is frozen. At those temperatures, Harmful bacteria like Salmonella start to multiply, drastically increasing your chances of food poisoning or death for any already compromised people eating turkey. YES, even if it’s still in the bag.
You can safely thaw your turkey by leaving it in the fridge the whole time, or in cold water, which will keep it too cold for bacteria multiplication. This article here details how to do it safely and effectively.
i don’t normally chase after my crushes but if they’re 20-30+ ft tall and transform into some vehicular mode then a bitch might just powerwa- no wait sorry i do have to chase them after all, these transformers walk really fuckin fast,, oh shit that ones flying away lmao Now i remember why i don’t chase after my crushes
Opinion | Crucified man had prior run-in with authorities
Born (possibly out of wedlock?) in a stable, this jobless
thirty-something of Middle Eastern origin had had previous run-ins with
local authorities for disturbing the peace, and had become increasingly
associated with the members of a fringe religious group. He spent the
majority of his time in the company of sex workers and criminals.He
had had prior run-ins with local authorities — most notably, an
incident of vandalism in a community center when he wrecked the tables
of several licensed money-lenders and bird-sellers. He had used violent
language, too, claiming that he could destroy a gathering place and
rebuild it.At the time of his arrest, he had not held a fixed
residence for years. Instead, he led an itinerant lifestyle, staying at
the homes of friends and advocating the redistribution of wealth.He
had come to the attention of the authorities more than once for his
unauthorized distribution of food, disruptive public behavior, and
participation in farcical aquatic ceremonies.Some say that his
brutal punishment at the hands of the state was out of proportion to and
unrelated to any of these incidents in his record.But after all, he was no angel.
Both scathing current events commentary and probably the best media writing I’ve seen on Jesus’ death, tbqh.
So whenever i would watch movies and see The Badass Female Character fighting in various ways, something about it always bugged me. I just assumed it was internalized misogyny that made me dislike characters like black widow and Tauriel and tried to make myself like them.
Then I was rewatching Mad Max Fury Road the other day and I noticed that nothing bothered me about watching Furiosa fight and I realized the problem wasn’t watching women fight in movies that got on my nerves.
Watching the stereotypical Badass Female Character she always has these effortless moves and a cocky, sexy smirk on her face as everything is easy. Watching Furiosa, she grunted and bared her teeth. Her fighting was hard and it took effort and it hurt like fighting is supposed to. For once her fighting style wasn’t supposed to seduce the audience it was to be effective.
I wasn’t disliking these characters because they were women I was disliking that their fighting was meant to remind me they were women. High heels and shapely outfits and not showing effort or discomfort because it’s more attractive to effortlessly lift a long leather clad leg over your head rather than rugby tackle someone.
It’s the same with the Wonder Woman movie too. Fighting is hard and it takes effort, blocking bombs and bullets with a shield makes her grimace and bare her teeth with the effort it takes. She’s not flip kicking bombs she’s yelling and straining, not because she’s weak or bad at fighting but because that’s what it would be like.
I really hope we’re moving into an era of women having fighting styles designed for realism and not how hot it looks for the men in the audience.
I’ve taken martial arts most of my life, and the way women fight in action movies has always bothered me. They overreach; they swivel too much; and their hair is always down. For a long time I wondered whether this was an effect of stage choreography. As a kid I briefly wondered (with horror) whether that was what women just looked like when they used martial arts. It doesn’t feel that way. It feels short, sharp, and forceful. You stay grounded. You control the distance between you and your opponent so you don’t have to lean way out. It’s practical, not pretty.
But then I finally (only recently!) saw a couple of examples of Action Women who looked like they actually knew how to fight, and it has healed me.
sure, not all men, but a lot of men, and we have no way of knowing which ones
“sure, not all black people, but a lot of black people, and we have no way of knowing which ones.”
This is exactly how you sound.
“sure, not all muslims, but a lot of muslims, and we have no way of knowing which ones.”
lettuce consult the fbi data:
Of the 1,864 women murdered in 2010, 91% were killed by men. (by contrast, of the 3,872 men murdered, only 9% were killed by women). Of all the women murdered (by either sex), over a third were killed by a husband or boyfriend. women have legitimate reason to fear men, even the ones they know.
Of the 3,327 white people murdered in 2010, only 13% were killed by black people. 3% were killed by other or unknown races. white people do not have a statistically legitimate reason to fear other races.
women’s fear of men is based in reality, not bigotry. white people’s fear of other races is based in bigotry, not reality.
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There are two types of writers…
Writer A: “I’ve fleshed this character out to the point where they’re more real then I am. I know everything about them, including their blood type, their thirty-first favorite song, what they did for their sixth birthday, and which brand of apples they prefer.”
Writer B: “This character exists as a full person in my head, but I know absolutely nothing about them. Once I forced them to talk about themselves, and they simultaneous lied about their past and told me accurate trivia facts I don’t remember learning.”
I am absolutely 1000% B
“I’m invisible.” [video]
The abyss looks back and it is adorable.
I WILL PET THE ABYSS
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