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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:30:33 -0400

paper-crane: I hope you’re happy in the end The most last...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:53 -0400

paper-crane:

I hope you’re happy in the end

The most last minute print for ANEXT of all time.

MUSICAL THEATRE CHALLENGE| 8 SONGS└ For Good [7/8]

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:42 -0400

MUSICAL THEATRE CHALLENGE| 8 SONGS
└ For Good [7/8]

girlslash: by あてか＠ついったATK0207

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:01:49 -0400

girlslash:

by あてか＠ついったATK0207

chuck-charles: i made a makeup tutorial for all my fellow...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:32 -0400

chuck-charles:

i made a makeup tutorial for all my fellow feminists out there bye

Me, On The Screen: Race in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:09:42 -0400

clockworkworlds: I’m sitting on my bed for the third day in a row. I’m waiting for 5PM to hit so...

hachikat: Amira from Otoyomegatari This amazing costume was...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:31:08 -0400

hachikat:

Amira from Otoyomegatari

This amazing costume was hand-embroidered. It won the cosplayer her way to the EuroCosplay championships in London in October.

@ Desucon 2013

“A yellow rose with red petal tips could indicate that you are...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:37 -0400

“A yellow rose with red petal tips could indicate that you are falling into love from friendship or a plain indication of falling in love with the person you are presenting them to.”

"There is still the feeling that women’s writing is a lesser class of writing, that what goes on in..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:53:41 -0400

“There is still the feeling that women’s writing is a lesser class of writing, that what goes...

forever-the-optimist: sunflowercrossing: cool-crossing: bradof...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:26 -0400

forever-the-optimist:

sunflowercrossing:

cool-crossing:

bradofarrell:

Oh man, all these people are playing Animal Crossing New Leaf and it’s their first Animal Crossing game ever and they’re totally missing out on some poignant story elements.

In each game you can talk to Sable every day and she’ll gradually open up to you and tell you more about her life.

When the Able Sisters were young their parents passed away. Mable was too young to understand the situation, and Labelle was older and frustrated and ran away to the big city leaving Sable to act as the sole parent to Mable. These events left Mable introverted and withdrawn. She works so hard because she had to take on the responsibility of raising Mable after their parents died and her big sister abandoned her.

In Animal Crossing City Folk, you can enter Gracie’s shop to buy high-end clothing and one of her employees is Labelle, the lost Able sister. Through a series of conversations with various characters you can trick Labelle into dropping her phoney proper accent and speaking in a more relaxed “country” accent. She opens up and talks about her past and her family. In New Leaf, Labelle has moved home. In the back of her shop you can see a newspaper clipping and a ribbon that used to be part of her old uniform.

If you consider that newspaper clipping compared to the backstory from the previous games it paints a sad picture. Labelle moved to the city to get away from her family but she fell on hard times and her family took her back. People who haven’t played the previous games don’t realize what a big deal it is to see those three sisters finally reunited in the same store!

In Wild World, Sable would get sad sometimes around January. If you talk to her consistently she’ll tell you this story about Tom Nook:

“Well, the first letter I got from him arrived at just around this time of year… The other day, before bed, I pulled that letter out… and just looked at it. Tee hee! It was adorable! Sure, the handwriting was a little messy, but… You could hear his determination in every word of that letter… Sweet, young Tom Nook… His call to arms, his ethos, was “Dreams before money!” He was so pure that people wondered if he’d survive this crazy old world. I did too. Every night before falling asleep, I would wish him… ‘Please keep Tom Nook’s pure spirit protected,” I’d whisper in the darkness. “Keep him safe from the apathy that breeds in the alleys of the big city…’

I don’t know why I’ve told you so much about Tom Nook and I… All those memories of our shared youth must bore you. Please forgive me.

[Tell Me More!]

…Ohh, OK, if you insist!

“The Tom Nook that left for the big city… He sent me letters quite frequently, actually. One day, I received a wooden box, not a letter. When I opened it, I was quite astonished!

[A ring?!]

Oh goodness, no! Are you kidding?! [NAME], I think you’ve been watching too many made-for-TV movies! …Ohh, I’m so sorry. Heh, I didn’t mean to snap. That just took me off guard.

No, inside the box, there was a pair of fancy, burnt-orange colored… scissors. Incredibly strong and sharp scissors! The finest scissors I’d ever laid eyes on. The enclosed letter said, “Happy birthday, Sable!” So…sweet… At the time, I was so busy that I’d even forgotten it was my birthday. To think Tom Nook had remembered it… I’m sure life was hard for Tom Nook in the city during that time… I know his job paid poorly, so for him to buy those scissors for me… When I think about it, it makes me so happy that I cry!

Oh really, [NAME]… You want to hear my memories again? I’m warning you, not all my memories are fond ones you know…

[Really?]

Well, we shared a lot of good times, Tom Nook and I. Before there was an observatory in dear old [TOWN NAME]… We used to climb up the roof when we wanted to look at the stars… Ohh, yes! We even made constellations together, I remember! I made one called the “Star Shirt.” Tom Nook’s looked like one of those old-time markets. He called it… “The Farmer’s Market Bargain Bin Constellation.” Ohh that takes me back…

[Nice story]

Yes, it is… Shortly after that, Tom Nook moved to the big city… Yes, he left to chase his dreams… When he returned to [TOWN NAME], he came back a totally different soul… I still believe that… if he had just clung to those sweet memories like I do… he would have shaken off the heartsickness of those city years… Memories can be sad, but they can also save you…”

There seems to be a general theme in the Able Sisters storyline of the city representing running away. The implication is that the fast lifestyle of the city can make you sick with ennui and that taking it easy in a small town is the cure. The Animal Crossing series, as a whole, is about not running.

The literal act of “running” is the only thing that the game ‘punishes’ you for doing - you’ll destroy flowers, scare away fish and bugs, and gradually tear away the grass. But the game still gives you the option to run, because it’s about choosing to slow down and enjoy the journey. It’s not about beginnings or endings, it’s about the calmness between those events. It’s sort of like the video game version of the Japanese concept of ma. Animal Crossing is a really beautiful thing and I’m so happy it exists.

damn i know both of these stories and i never connected any of it to the running thing good job animal crossing

It’s not particularly important, but in New Leaf if Sable is mentioned to Tom Nook he blushes. The sisters apparently have tea and rice pudding with him every once in a while. All in all, Animal Crossing gets incredibly deep if you’re willing to look far enough. I remember the first time while playing Wild World when I discovered on my own that you could talk to Sable and befriend her. It offered nothing, but there was something internally rewarding about having the hardworking, quiet, and evasive porcupine open up to you.

To continue the motif of running away to the city as a means of changing the characters, in Wild World Brewster had a somewhat similar origin story.

phantomdoodler: snortrax: Holy shit, I wonder how many bells...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:27:38 -0400

phantomdoodler:

snortrax:

Holy shit, I wonder how many bells that’s worth

9,000

The animal-based bloodlings in #pettitoes have such a wide range of possibilities that I kind of...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:27:02 -0400

The animal-based bloodlings in #pettitoes have such a wide range of possibilities that I kind of...

seppius: #remember when Harry was gonna get some but Dumbledore...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:11:11 -0400

seppius:

#remember when Harry was gonna get some but Dumbledore viciously cockblocked him

ghostier: im really excited about fairy pokes, but this also...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:52:58 -0400

ghostier:

im really excited about fairy pokes, but this also gave me an excuse to work with clean lineart because i may make DR charms…

"Received a message recently. Perhaps my most vocal critic from the feminist blogging world said nice..."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:30:35 -0400

“Received a message recently. Perhaps my most vocal critic from the feminist blogging world...

Thank Goodness - Katie Rose Clarke My favourite performance of...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:59:08 -0400

Thank Goodness - Katie Rose Clarke

My favourite performance of this song on YouTube. The emotion she puts into it gives the song a lot more power and meaning. Often it just sort of comes across as something of a filler song, but here it seems to offer a lot more in terms of how it presents Glinda at this point in the musical. Plus, Katie looks gorgeous in that dress.

niidhogg: hehasawifeyouknow: Possibly the greatest Greek-myth...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:30:16 -0400

niidhogg:

hehasawifeyouknow:

Possibly the greatest Greek-myth trainers ever (and maybe the only).

OH GOD
I NEED THEM
THIS UNNECESSARY COMMENT IS WORTH IT OH MAN

"For women who are tied to the moon, love alone is not enough. We insist each day wrap it’s knuckles..."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:40:17 -0400

“For women who are tied to the moon, love alone is not enough. We insist each day wrap it’s...

It’s strange that a game in which you play a 36-pixel tall...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:48:08 -0400

It’s strange that a game in which you play a 36-pixel tall character would even bother distinguishing between the two playable sexes when it comes to their armour design, let alone have the female’s breastplate only cover her breasts. Is the two pixel tall midriff sexy to anybody? I’m not mad about it, just sort of baffled that they’d even bother.

fripperiesandfobs: Dress, late 18th century From the Nordiska...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:37:18 -0400

fripperiesandfobs:

Dress, late 18th century

From the Nordiska Museet