Inspired by the fact that I am rewatching my first ghibli movie spirited away

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I feel like this is another thing "history" has lied about.

These guys were plenty agile.

I’ve worn Spanx more restrictive than my armor. And mines not anywhere near this fancy and jointed.

What was not a lie

Is the disadvantage on Stealth rolls

@petermorwood

I found the original, without music or colourisation.

NB: there's some business about "the modern salute derives from a knight raising his visor"; AFAIK this is outdated and dodgy, if not actually discredited.

On with the show...

The senshi

Post-covid cons have had an influx of attendees who have never been to a con before, and that's great! But I've also seen a rise in some slightly inconsiderate behaviour so I'd like to do a little post on what is generally considered good manners when attending a convention:

1️⃣ Ask before taking photos, whether it's of cosplays, stalls, traders, or merch. It's very rude to approach a table, take a photo of their stock without asking, and leave.

2️⃣ Don't comment on the prices of merchandise at exhibitors' tables. If you think something is too expensive, keep it to yourself; traders need to make money from their art and have likely already priced items fairly. Related, but in general don't make negative or jokey comments about someone's merchandise in front of them. Or at all, honestly.

3️⃣ Don't try to haggle or ask for bulk discounts. Conventions are not farmers' markets or retail stores.

4️⃣ Please try not to take up too much of the exhibitors' time by chatting. It can be really exciting to meet a creator, and a lot of traders are really friendly and enjoy talking to customers, but please remember that this is also a workplace for traders and they need to sell. If an exhibitor excuses themself because there are other customers waiting, this is usually a good point to thank them for their time and say goodbye so they can continue working.

5️⃣ Try to avoid placing anything on the exhibitors' tables, including bags but especially drinks and food. This can at best mess up a display and at worst ruin merchandise, putting exhibitors out of pocket.

6️⃣ If you are waiting to look at one table in particular, be courteous of neighbouring tables. Do not stand in front of other tables because you are queueing or just standing chatting with friends, as you are likely blocking other potential customers from seeing that table.

7️⃣ An extra point raised by @pppondi - feel free to ask to have a look through books and comics, but don't read the entire thing then put it back. That's why they're on sale, so you can read them!

☀️ I really do hope this helps someone! Some of these guidelines might not be obvious but it makes for a better con experience for both you and the exhibitors; traders are less stressed and you get to interact with happier creators. If you have more suggested guidelines for people who are starting to attend cons please feel free to share, but also remember that a lot of shy, anxious, and neurodivergent folk attend cons. I'm trying to be constructive, not just list "weird" behaviour.

Fall of the Rebel Angels, carved out of a single piece of marble in 1740 by Italian sculptor Agostino Fasolato, it depicts 60 fallen angels.

So my favourite Ace Attorney thing is when they give characters with a mentor/mentee (or a familial) relationship matching sprites. I don't know, Iris and Sholmes' matching sprites are just really cute.

i think my favorite thing abt diana wynne jones is how deeply weird the majority of her work is. chrestomanci yay movingcastle woohoo & the dalemark quartet might have some time-travel divinity stuff but it's mostly straightforward. dark lord of derkholm/year of the griffin/tough guide to fantasyland riff on early post-tolkien epic fantasy. deep secret riffs on 80s con culture!

& then there's like. hexwood & dogsbody & time of the ghost & archer's goon & black maria? the game, even. they're all at least nine layers of mythological references plus occasional multiverse shenanigans plus astrophysics & what if everyone took tropes too seriously, or not seriously enough, & how far can we stretch this metaphor? & at the center there is always a deeply weird little kid, & they manage to break your heart even if you're not entirely certain who was driving which body in which frame of reference when the Stuff happened. what an incredible author

finally finished this painting i sketched out months ago… please click for better quality i know tumblr is gonna kill it (reference used)

Oh my god this is a painting

Guys its a painting

GUYS THIS IS A PAINTING

Me: This is not a painting at all I don’t believe it even though everyone is saying it and the artist themselves said it

*clicks for better quality and zooms in*

Oh my goodness this is a painting

animated fantasy films just don’t make fucked up evil castles like they used to

[ID: king haggard’s castle from the last unicorn (1982), the horned king’s castle from the black cauldron (1985), and maleficent’s castle from sleeping beauty (1959) /end ID]

what pride flag is this (wrong answers only)

From the book Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD:

Reblog and say what project you currently have spread on your dinner table in the tags

raise a glass to the posts you love that end up deleted. to the fanart and fanfics you lose track of and can't locate. to the blogs you used to look through that ended up unexpectedly disappearing. to the things you didn't archive because you always assumed they'd be there.

[Image ID: Tumblr tag reading: #to the creators who decided their work wasn't worth it /End ID]

Howl's Moving Castle painting study with acrylic markers! The colours used shown in circles are Posca markers, and Molotows squares. :)

Has this been done yet

I opened my copy of The Tale of the Body Thief & immediately had to close it again because of this silly little annotation

Before camera cranes were invented, William A. Wellman pulled off this tracking shot in WINGS (1927). It was the first Best Picture Oscar winner.

Cinematic moments

For those that are curious on how this was done: a custom built inverted rig held the camera as it was pushed along an overhead ceiling track. The camera operator laid above the camera on a flat platform.