lindsayvanek:

My latest piece: Our Blessed Rebel Queen, Carrie Fisher

done in watercolour and ink. 

Carrie Fisher has always been a great inspiration to me. As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety, I wanted to create a piece to bring me and comfort and strength. To look upon Space Mom and say “yes, I can face today.”

prints available: https://society6.com/product/our-blessed-rebel-queen-carrie-fisher_print

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsayvanekart/

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:
“ infernoking:
“ An amazing piece of history.
@thefingerfuckingfemalefury
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SO MUCH LOVE
For Marsha Johnson and all those who were part of the Stonewall Riot and took a stand against the jackbooted thugs who tried to...
thefingerfuckingfemalefury:
“ infernoking:
“ An amazing piece of history.
@thefingerfuckingfemalefury
”
SO MUCH LOVE
For Marsha Johnson and all those who were part of the Stonewall Riot and took a stand against the jackbooted thugs who tried to...
thefingerfuckingfemalefury:
“ infernoking:
“ An amazing piece of history.
@thefingerfuckingfemalefury
”
SO MUCH LOVE
For Marsha Johnson and all those who were part of the Stonewall Riot and took a stand against the jackbooted thugs who tried to...

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

infernoking:

An amazing piece of history.

@thefingerfuckingfemalefury

SO MUCH LOVE

For Marsha Johnson and all those who were part of the Stonewall Riot and took a stand against the jackbooted thugs who tried to oppress and persecute them

This woman, right here, is what a hero looks like <3

jessfink:

I listened to the audio book for The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue recently and I loved it so very much, I had to draw these fools.
I can’t recommend this book enough.

stevetwisp:

magnus introducing taako to his dogs

(thank u @anxietycheese for this one!!!!!!!!!!!!)

striges13:
“ wilmawrites:
“ politicalpadme:
“ Reasons the Jedi should end 4/?
“Qui-Gon tells Shmi Skywalker, a slave asking him to help her also enslaved child, that slavery is not his problem.
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To me, the greatest moral failing in the PT was the...
striges13:
“ wilmawrites:
“ politicalpadme:
“ Reasons the Jedi should end 4/?
“Qui-Gon tells Shmi Skywalker, a slave asking him to help her also enslaved child, that slavery is not his problem.
” ”
To me, the greatest moral failing in the PT was the...
striges13:
“ wilmawrites:
“ politicalpadme:
“ Reasons the Jedi should end 4/?
“Qui-Gon tells Shmi Skywalker, a slave asking him to help her also enslaved child, that slavery is not his problem.
” ”
To me, the greatest moral failing in the PT was the...
striges13:
“ wilmawrites:
“ politicalpadme:
“ Reasons the Jedi should end 4/?
“Qui-Gon tells Shmi Skywalker, a slave asking him to help her also enslaved child, that slavery is not his problem.
” ”
To me, the greatest moral failing in the PT was the...

striges13:

wilmawrites:

politicalpadme:

Reasons the Jedi should end 4/?

Qui-Gon tells Shmi Skywalker, a slave asking him to help her also enslaved child, that slavery is not his problem.

To me, the greatest moral failing in the PT was the treatment of Shmi Skywalker. She gave up her only child to people who didn’t care enough about her to save her. She hoped that they would protect and care for him even as they refused to protect and care for her. Qui-Gon and Padme were on a time-sensitive mission to save an entire planet full of people and decided that Shmi’s sacrifice was an acceptable cost. 

At no point after the blockade of Naboo was ended did Obi-Wan make an attempt to free the woman whose sacrifice gave the Jedi their Chosen One. He was okay training Anakin, but not okay making sure that the woman who loved him was safe. Even if the Jedi insisted on denying her any communication with Anakin per their code, they still could have freed her and set her up somewhere else. Or if the Council wouldn’t help, Obi-Wan could have gone rogue and freed her himself. 

Or Padme could have freed her. Naboo was a rich and prosperous planet; even with the costs of rebuilding, there would have been enough money to free one slave. Padme could had said to her people “the reason we are alive is because of this young boy and his mother. Will you help me raise enough credits to secure her freedom? I can’t save all the slaves, but I can save her and use my political power to advocate for the freedom of slaves on a galactic scale.” Or Padme could have used her family’s money or her salary as Queen to personally pay for Shmi’s freedom. Or Jar-Jar (who also met Shmi) could have asked the Gungans for help raising money. 

Anakin never held enough power to free his own mother. He was so scared of being rejected by the Council that he didn’t dare ask them for a favor. And so he too was failed by the responsible people who surrounded him, who were supposed to look out for his best interests. There was no reason why his mother had to be left in slavery just so Anakin could be free from all personal attachments. 

Sometimes it’s hard for people to understand suffering on a grand scale when they are so far removed from it. But Padme and Obi-Wan saw Shmi and young Anakin’s pain up-close and took no action to fix it. If Padme and Obi-Wan and the Jedi could fail Shmi so painfully and completely, then of course they would fail others who live under shackles. Of course they would see no problem using clone troopers to fight their war. For characters that are noted for their compassion, where was the compassion for Shmi?

This is something that bugged me for a long time. I thought about it in terms of ‘why the heck didn’t the Jedi buy her freedom and set her up somewhere, even if they still didn’t allow Anakin contact with her per their code? Like, say, Alderaan, with Bail? Then Leia might actually have known her Grandmother. 

I hadn’t thought about Padme and Naboo, which makes the situation doubly wrong. There were two wealthy, powerful groups who could easily have purchased her freedom, but did not.

know-your-paradoxes:

lesdienne:

gay culture is trying to telepathically communicate to visibly gay people you see in public that you’re one of them

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tretijreznor:

im so tired of this life. i want to be a roomba. i want knives taped to me. and i want to be set loose.

123 Ideas for Character Flaws

slitheringink:

thewritershandbook:

  1. Absent-minded - Preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one’s immediate surroundings. Abstracted, daydreaming, inattentive, oblivious, forgetful.
  2. Abusive - Characterized by improper infliction of physical or psychological maltreatment towards another.
  3. Addict - One who is addicted to a compulsive activity. Examples: gambling, drugs, sex.
  4. Aimless - Devoid of direction or purpose.
  5. Alcoholic - A person who drinks alcoholic substances habitually and to excess.
  6. Anxious - Full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous.
  7. Arrogant - Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance. Inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior. Snobbish.
  8. Audacious - Recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; braze, disobedient.
  9. Bad Habit - A revolting personal habit. Examples: picks nose, spits tobacco, drools, bad body odour.
  10. Bigmouth - A loud-mouthed or gossipy person.
  11. Bigot - One who is strongly partial to one’s own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
  12. Blunt - Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. Frank, callous, insensitive, brusque.
  13. Bold - In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. Abrupt, brazen, cheeky, brassy, audacious.
  14. Callous - They are hardened to emotions, rarely showing any form of it in expression. Unfeeling. Cold.
  15. Childish - Marked by or indicating a lack of maturity; puerile.
  16. Complex - An exaggerated or obsessive concern or fear. (List specific complex.)
  17. Cruel - Mean to anyone or anything, without care or regard to consequences and feelings.
  18. Cursed - A person who has befallen a prayer for evil or misfortune, placed under a spell, or borne into an evil circumstance, and suffers for it. Damned.
  19. Dependent - Unable to exist, sustain oneself, or act appropriately or normally without the assistance or direction of another.
  20. Deranged - Mentally decayed. Insane. Crazy. Mad. Psychotic.
  21. Dishonest – Given to or using fraud, cheating; deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.
  22. Disloyal - Lacking loyalty. Unfaithful, perfidious, traitorous, treasonable
  23. Disorder - An ailment that affects the function of mind or body. (List the disorders name if they have one.) See the Mental Disorder List.
  24. Disturbed - Showing some or a few signs or symptoms of mental or emotional illness. Confused, disordered, neurotic, troubled.
  25. Dubious - Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. Undecided, doubtful, unsure.
  26. Dyslexic - Affected by dyslexia, a learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
  27. Egotistical - Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance. Boastful, pompous.
  28. Envious - Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages; covetous, jealous.
  29. Erratic - Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric: erratic behaviour. Eccentric, bizarre, outlandish, strange.
  30. Fanatical - Fanatic outlook or behaviour especially as exhibited by excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions on some subject.
  31. Fickle – Erratic, changeable, unstable - especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.
  32. Fierce - Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid.
  33. Finicky - Excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy. Too much concerned with detail. Meticulous, fastidious, choosy, critical, picky, prissy, pernickety.
  34. Fixated - In psychoanalytic theory, a strong attachment to a person or thing, especially such an attachment formed in childhood or infancy and manifested in immature or neurotic behaviour that persists throughout life. Fetish, quirk, obsession, infatuation.
  35. Flirt -To make playfully romantic or sexual overtures; behaviour intended to arouse sexual interest. Minx. Tease.
  36. Gluttonous - Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink. Voracious, ravenous, wolfish, piggish, insatiable.
  37. Gruff - Brusque or stern in manner or appearance. Crusty, rough, surly.
  38. Gullible - Will believe any information given, regardless of how valid or truthful it is, easily deceived or duped.
  39. Hard - A person who is difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand. Hard emotions, hard hearted.
  40. Hedonistic - Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.
  41. Hoity-toity- Given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous. Prone to giddy behaviour, flighty.
  42. Humourless - The inability to find humour in things, and most certainly in themselves.
  43. Hypocritical - One who is always contradicting their own beliefs, actions or sayings. A person who professes beliefs and opinions for others that he does not hold. Being a hypocrite.
  44. Idealist - One whose conduct is influenced by ideals that often conflict with practical considerations. One who is unrealistic and impractical, guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.
  45. Idiotic - Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless.
  46. Ignorant - Lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge.
  47. Illiterate - Unable to read and write.
  48. Immature - Emotionally undeveloped; juvenile; childish.
  49. Impatient - Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant.
  50. Impious - Lacking piety and reverence for a god/gods and their followers.
  51. Impish - Naughtily or annoyingly playful.
  52. Incompetent - Unable to execute tasks, no matter how the size or difficulty.
  53. Indecisive - Characterized by lack of decision and firmness, especially under pressure.
  54. Indifferent - The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally, remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern. Having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless.
  55. Infamy - Having an extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act that affects how others view them.
  56. Intolerant - Unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion and narrow-minded about cherished opinions.
  57. Judgemental - Inclined to make and form judgements, especially moral or personal ones, based on one’s own opinions or impressions towards others/practices/groups/religions based on appearance, reputation, occupation, etc.
  58. Klutz - Clumsy. Blunderer.
  59. Lazy - Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness.
  60. Lewd - Inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. Obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.
  61. Liar - Compulsively and purposefully tells false truths more often than not. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
  62. Lustful - Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires.
  63. Masochist - The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused. A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.
  64. Meddlesome - Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner, given to meddling; interfering.
  65. Meek - Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.
  66. Megalomaniac - A psycho pathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
  67. Naïve - Lacking worldly experience and understanding, simple and guileless; showing or characterized by a lack of sophistication and critical judgement.
  68. Nervous - Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
  69. Non-violent - Abstaining from the use of violence.
  70. Nosey - Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. Offensively curious or inquisitive.
  71. Obsessive - An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.
  72. Oppressor - A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures, to keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority.
  73. Overambitious - Having a strong excessive desire for success or achievement.
  74. Overconfident - Excessively confident; presumptuous.
  75. Overemotional - Excessively or abnormally emotional. Sensitive about themselves and others, more so than the average person.
  76. Overprotective - To protect too much; coddle.
  77. Overzealous - Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
  78. Pacifist - Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes. (Can double as a merit in certain cases)
  79. Paranoid - Exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others.
  80. Peevish - Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction. Cantankerous, cross, ill-tempered, testy, captious, discontented, crotchety, cranky, ornery.
  81. Perfectionist - A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
  82. Pessimist - A tendency to stress the negative or unfavourable or to take the gloomiest possible view.
  83. Pest - One that pesters or annoys, with or without realizing it. Nuisance. Annoying. Nag.
  84. Phobic – They have a severe form of fear when it comes to this one thing. Examples: Dark, Spiders, Cats
  85. Practical - Level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative. No-nonsense.
  86. Predictable - Easily seen through and assessable, where almost anyone can predict reactions and actions of said person by having met or known them even for a short time.
  87. Proud - Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem and will often shirk help from others for the sake of pride.
  88. Rebellious - Defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
  89. Reckless - Heedless. Headstrong. Foolhardy. Unthinking boldness, wild carelessness and disregard for consequences.
  90. Remorseless - Without remorse; merciless; pitiless; relentless.
  91. Rigorous - Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.
  92. Sadist - The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. Deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
  93. Sadomasochist - Both sadist and masochist combined.
  94. Sarcastic - A subtle form of mockery in which an intended meaning is conveyed obliquely.
  95. Sceptic - One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.
  96. Seducer - To lead others astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt. To attempt to lead or draw someone away, as from principles, faith, or allegiance.
  97. Selfish - Concerned chiefly or only with oneself.
  98. Self-Martyr - One who purposely makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy from others, as a form of manipulation, and always for a selfish cause or reason.
  99. Self-righteous - Piously sure of one’s own righteousness; moralistic. Exhibiting pious self-assurance. Holier-than-thou, sanctimonious.
  100. Senile - Showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.
  101. Shallow - Lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious.
  102. Smart Ass - Thinks they know it all, and in some ways they may, but they can be greatly annoying and difficult to deal with at times, especially in arguments.
  103. Soft-hearted - Having softness or tenderness of heart that can lead them into trouble; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection. They cannot resist helping someone they see in trouble, suffering or in need, and often don’t think of the repercussions or situation before doing so.
  104. Solemn - Deeply earnest, serious, and sober.
  105. Spineless - Lacking courage. Cowardly, wimp, lily-livered, gutless.
  106. Spiteful - Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; vindictive person who will look for occasions for resentment. Vengeful.
  107. Spoiled - Treated with excessive indulgence and pampering from earliest childhood, and has no notion of hard work, self-care or money management; coddled, pampered. Having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or over-solicitous attention.
  108. Squeamish - Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.
  109. Stubborn - Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bull-headed. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute.
  110. Superstitious - An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear from an irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome.
  111. Tactless - Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.
  112. Temperamental - Moody, irritable, or sensitive. Excitable, volatile, emotional.
  113. Theatrical - Having a flair for over dramatizing situations, doing things in a ‘big way’ and love to be ‘centre stage’.
  114. Timid -Tends to be shy and/or quiet, shrinking away from offering opinions or from strangers and newcomers, fearing confrontations and violence.
  115. Tongue-tied - Speechless or confused in expression, as from shyness, embarrassment, or astonishment.
  116. Troublemaker - Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble, intentionally or unintentionally.
  117. Unlucky - Marked by or causing misfortune; ill-fated. Destined for misfortune; doomed.
  118. Unpredictable - Difficult to foretell or foresee, their actions are so chaotic it’s impossible to know what they are going to do next.
  119. Untrustworthy - Not worthy of trust or belief. Backstabber.
  120. Vain - Holding or characterized by an unduly high opinion of their physical appearance. Lovers of themselves. Conceited, egotistic, narcissistic.
  121. Weak-willed - Lacking willpower, strength of will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans. Easily swayed.
  122. Withdrawn - Not friendly or Sociable. Aloof.
  123. Zealous - A fanatic.

I had an anon asking about how to make their character not so perfect. Well, here’s a great list of some flaws you can try to use to balance out his good traits.

-Morgan

robot-guts:

staurolith:

robot-guts:

robot-guts:

I have this really stupid and terrible Stolen Century headcanon that during one cycle Barry decides to grow a full beard and almost every other member of the IPRE fucking hates it. (It doesn’t look BAD, exactly, it’s just you get used to someone’s face looking a certain way once youve known them for almost a hundred years and its WEIRD)  

The crew begs him to shave it off for months. He refuses because Lup thinks it’s cute. 

Davenport: Barry, that beard is against IPRE regulation.

Barry: Since when? Merle and Magnus also have beards?  

Davenport: Since… … Uh… … … Please?


He looks over Lucretia’s shoulder and she’s drawn a little cartoony illustration of him in one of her journals and written “INCORRECT” underneath it in big block letters.


Magnus: Barry I love you and you’re my family and you’re perfect but I can’t stand your face right now and I refuse to look at it


Taako leaves a straight razor on his bed and he’s not sure if it’s a gift or a threat.


Merle: Who the fuck are you?

(No one can tell if Merle is joking.)


Lup: ♥‿♥

Sorry to hijack this and ruin it with terrible formatting but these were so good and I was inspired and had to doodle all of them:

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OH MY GOD!!  ♥ ♥ ♥

I LOVE THIS SO SO MUCH AAAHAHA

this-artist-rushes-in:

Here’s a good good fashion boy~

radicalmayhem:

tsix-xist:

bace-jeleren:

wildlifewednesdays:

The dangers and troubles of being a panda zookeeper.

LET! THEM! IN! THE! BASKET!!!!!

This poor woman is just trying to clean the leaves. #allpandas.

if you’re having a rough night, watch this. trust me.

radicalmayhem:

tsix-xist:

bace-jeleren:

wildlifewednesdays:

The dangers and troubles of being a panda zookeeper.

LET! THEM! IN! THE! BASKET!!!!!

This poor woman is just trying to clean the leaves. #allpandas.

if you’re having a rough night, watch this. trust me.

Never mind the “Who shot first?” stuff; THIS is the defining moment of the Han Solo character:

morethanslightly:

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

deathpigeon:

kittykat8311:

mysharona1987:

cumaeansibyl:

mysharona1987:

mandatheginger:

mysharona1987:

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Everyone else was just like: “Oh, fuck: It’s Vader!” and standing around in shock and terror when Vader was revealed. Even Chewie.

Most people, I suspect, would have that reaction. 

Meanwhile, Han’s first reaction, instinctively, in less than a second, was to grab a gun and try to flat-out end the guy.

He failed, of course. But God Damn if you can’t appreciate the effort. 

Also, he grabs his girl’s hand. Not only is he going to end Vader, he’s going to do so while reassuring the woman he loves that this monster who tortured her won’t hurt her again as long as he’s there to do something about it.

The point of this scene:

Han was nothing to Vader. Not really. Han was just a normal, average guy. Vader didn’t think too much of him. 

“I have superpowers; you don’t!”

But then: doesn’t Han show more love, affection, guts and courage in this moment than any Jedi warrior ever could? 

Thus, Vader is shown up.

Attempting to kill an evil wizard with a regular gun is one of the most Han Solo things ever. I don’t think most people would even bother trying, because you can’t just shoot Darth Vader, right? Of course not. But Han’s gonna goddamn try it anyway.

Yeah, basically’ Han tried.

Sometimes that’s all you can ever ask of someone. 

Just one of many reasons I love this man

With Han, you never have to wonder, “Why didn’t he just shoot them?” Whenever you’d think that, he shoots them.

Han Solo is a practical soul and if he’s got the chance to just shoot them he’s gonna take it

#ironically this turned into a thesis on why han probably shot first

smartass-stripper:

matociquala:

ariaste:

Relationships are scary and complicated ONLY when you start thinking of your partner as some kind of adversary. 

You know how to stop being scared of relationships? Remember that it’s got a goddamn buddy system *built in*. That’s all a relationship IS: “Let’s approach life with the buddy system.”

Check on your buddy. Make sure your buddy doesn’t forget their lunch box on the schoolbus. Hold hands with your buddy so you don’t get lost. If your buddy wants to look at the monkey cage, look at the goddamn monkey cage with them. If you are the one looking at the monkey cage, ask your buddy what they want to do next, and when they want to feed the giraffe, help them find a quarter for the little food dispenser. Be a good buddy, and if your buddy isn’t a good one too, tell the teacher and ask for a new one.

This isn’t fucking rocket science, people. 

I have reblogged this before. I will reblog it again. And it’s not just romantic relationships: it’s family members and friends as well.

This kind of woke my ass up because of the amount of times I’ve had a buddy who didn’t check on me, didn’t want me to check on them, but didn’t want me to leave.

southbeachtacos:

taako and lup had a really intense goth phase and they always tried to one up each other in their gothness and like a century later when Lup starts an undead relationship with her necromancer bf she’s like ha bitch i win.

and then taako starts dating the grim reaper and lup is so pissed it’s the only thing she can think about when she gets out of the umbrella and he’s like pumpkin you thought