And good God, under starry skies we are lost...

benfoldsone:

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Reblog those rainbow gay squids and something good will happen to you

Having gay squids on my blog is reward enough in itself

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diaryofakanemem:

I need this.

Reblogged last year, hoping it comes this year

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tieflng:

• the hammer does more damage if you stand still
• zulf navigated the entire distance from the terminals to caelondia through the wilds by himself
• rucks’ weapon combo of choice was a hammer and carbine
• galleon mortars used to be naval weapons
• the mechanical pyth you can get from the orchard level fights for you to defend the bastion
• the entire lungfish level?? for some reason??
• zia’s father’s name is ven
• port lemaign is named after lemaign the mason king, god of hope and despair. it’s a name for a military fort because soldiers pray to him.
• zulf had a lot of city friends
• spike on a rail fucking slams
• you find that drawing of an ura family supergiant games why would you do this to my Heart
• zulf celebrated his engagement by going out with his friends and getting absolutely blackout drunk
• zulf survived the calamity is because he got So drunk that he fell asleep in the war memorial, probably because he was like “ah. den. safe. will sleep here” i would die for you
• stabsinthe
• the worldbuilding is so good
• some peckers shoot at you and it makes me extremely angry
• i fucking love bastion so much okay

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winterwitch611:

@staff hmmmmm…..

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Tumblr after 12/16/18:

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hollifo:

You Ain’t Been Doin’ The Education | Copics (& watercolour outlines)

So, Hollifer, where DO you get your inspiration from? Antihistamines and parody songs of course! 

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stormwaterwitch:

Reblog this on the first of the month for good luck all month long!

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“But if you forget to reblog Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity.”

not even risking that shit

scrolled past this, re-evaluated my life, then SCROOOLLLED back up and hit the damn reblog button. 

1. She ain’t no games in real life so I take her serious all the time
2. Anyone with a name that starts with a “Z”, ends with an “i”, and isn’t some kind of Italian pasta, IS SERIOUS
3. I’m not climbing no mountain with a pig on my back, 🙅🏽🙅🏾🙅🏿 Negative.

Nope. I know better, have your reblog Madame Zeroni.

who the fuck is Madame Zeroni

Look at these stupid children who don’t know who Madame Zeroni is

☝🏾😂

Man lissen if you don’t know you better ask somebody AFTER you hit the reblog button

Idk who she is but I have an exam today so I’ll reblog her

idk who she is but
i have an exam today
so i’ll reblog her

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^Haiku^bot^0.4. Sometimes I do stupid things (but I have improved with syllables!). Beep-boop!

Because wise, I am.

Oh fucks no she’s back lmao must reblog. I’m sorry guys

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pride

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summertimesend:

Let’s get to first things first. If your immediate reaction after reading the title of this piece is to start thinking of some nasty words to call me, and you don’t think you need to read the rest of this piece to know what you’re going to say, then you’re just the kind of person who I want to be talking to. So please, cool it for five minutes, and hear me out. And if you still think I’m judgmental or hateful after that, then fine, that’s your opinion. But let it only be your well-informed opinion.

So why am I writing this? I mean, I used to look up to Adam Young. I’ve built this identity for myself as Summertime’s End, and as an indie musician, I’ve always marketed myself to prospective listeners as someone who sounds quite similar to Owl City. I’m not going to deny that, whilst the music I write now stands alone and is something I am proud to call my own, I once drew heavily from Adam Young for inspiration. Furthermore, Adam Young is a fellow Christian, and I always looked up to the way he stood in the public eye and yet was still courageous enough to write blogs and sing about Christian themes. So how am I no longer a fan of a guy whose faith and music I once admired?

My first reason is of an entirely subjective nature, and of little spiritual substance, but I still include it here as a personal grievance: I can’t stand the new style of music Owl City is making. The Midsummer Station sounds like a bland, homogeneous blend of generic radio-pop, laced with the same four-on-the-floor beats, hollow Gaga-esque accompaniment and shallow lyrical content throughout. Listening through the iTunes previews was an incredibly disappointing experience as track after track sounded mostly the same; catchy, for sure, but since when was “catchy” the sole descriptor of musical quality? Perhaps this wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t expect so much of the man. After all, isn’t this the same musical genius who inspired a whole generation of solo electronic artists with his vivid re-imagining of the synthpop genre? The guy who wrote Vanilla Twilight, Fireflies, On The Wing, Hello Seattle, Hot Air Balloon and those songs? I loved that stuff. There was nothing else like it - so beautiful, so complex, so intricate, so creative. But now instead of hearing thoughtful lines such as “The silence isn’t so bad / ‘Till I look at my hands and feel sad / ‘Cause the spaces between my fingers are right where yours fit perfectly”, I hear “ooo-ooo-ooo / I’m coming after you / ooo-ooo-ooo / I’m coming after you”. Over and over again.

What gives? I know Adam Young claimed that this is what he wanted to do and that there was no label pressure on him to do so. For the life of me, though, I can’t see how a creative genius would willingly trade his unique style to become just like the other dozens of mainstream label acts who make exactly the same kind of music. This is just my opinion, but it appears to me like the label has bullied him in some way into trading his flair for fans and financial gain. And if that is the case, then absolute shame on them for doing so. However, this is mere conjecture, so if it is untrue, then maybe Adam Young for some reason actually does want to sound like this now. Anyway, it’s not the essence of my problem with the music; I just don’t like it. And I know I’m not alone: there are a lot of hardcore Owl City fans who I know are disappointed by the change in style and feel like I do. However, I’ll say now that just as I have the right to dislike it, other people do have the right to enjoy it. Like I said, this is hardly an objective condemnation, and I accept that everyone is entitled to their own musical style. If Adam Young wants to make this music, and if people want to listen to it, it’s their choice. I don’t, and it’s a reason I’m not such a fan of Owl City’s music now.

But this is not the reason I feel so disappointed in the man Adam Young himself. No, that reason is much worse in my opinion. But before I give that, I want to pause to highlight a great problem I have long perceived in his fan base; one that is an issue with our whole concept of the music industry at large, but definitely more pervasive amongst those who style themselves “HootOwls”. This issue is the sin of idolatry. The very first commandment that God gave was: “Thou shalt have no other gods before me”. (Exodus 20:3) The Lord is to occupy the most important place in our hearts always. Almost everyone will deny that they commit idolatry, but idolatry is not just bowing down to some large statue; it is anything that we venerate or set our hearts upon that is more important to us than Jesus - even for just a time. I know of many “HootOwls” who say they are Christian, and yet blatantly commit idolatry with their devotion to Adam Young. What defines you? Your love for Christ, or your love for Adam? Do you spend more time listening to Owl City than reading your Bible? Are the posters on your walls or the pictures on your desktop or Tumblr backgrounds of Adam Young? Do you refer to yourself as a “HootOwl” more than you refer to yourself as a Christian? Do you get insulted when someone speaks ill of Adam but do not flinch when you hear the Lord’s name used as a curse word? Of course, there is no fixed rule for how to prioritise your life, and I do not claim to know what it is, nor do I claim to be perfect in this regard. But where your treasure is, there shall your heart be also, and it will be evident in your life. What would the apostle Paul say if he met you? Would he notice that your life was marked by a devotion to Christ, or a devotion to Adam Young? I ask that you consider this humbly and prayerfully. I know that when I examined my own life in this light I didn’t like what I saw, but I had to restructure my priorities to put God firmly at the top. With this in mind, then, allow me to continue in the knowledge that your immediate response will not be offence as if I had blasphemed your God. For if your reaction to what I am about to say is fiercer than your reaction would be were I to contend, for example, that Jesus is not Lord, then there exists a serious problem.

The root of my disappointment, then, lies herein: I no longer feel that Adam Young is worthy of my consideration as a Christian role model. The implication of this, as I in fact affirmed above, is that he once was someone I looked up to. However, I believe that he is no longer someone I can aspire to be like. Of course, no man is perfect, and we should never desire to become just like anyone other than the Lord himself. But I do understand and agree with the concept of having Christian role models, those whom we can look up to and take inspiration from; from the way they conduct themselves, stand up for their faith, and proclaim their hope to the world. I often pray that if the Lord sees fit, he would make me into the kind of person that can be one such role model for others. I do my best to let my faith shine through my music no matter what it may cost me in terms of popularity, for if I were to value the things of the world more than my devotion to God, what kind of Christian would I be? I fear, however, that this is exactly the problem I perceive in Adam Young. It’s undeniable that he is now nothing short of a fully-fledged pop star, with all the worldly glory that this entails. Sadly, it would also seem that the conviction he once held no longer shines through his music.

As a case in point, consider his newest hit, “Good Time”. First of all - why on earth is a Christian singing about how much their life is “always a good time”, with a mainstream secular artist? What happened to not being “unequally yoked with unbelievers” (2 Cor. 6:14)? Doesn’t the Bible tell us “love not the world, neither the things that are in the world” (1 John 2:15)? Where, then, is there place for singing about “getting down tonight”? The Christian’s life ought not be marked by partying and a constant “good time”. I don’t remember Jesus telling us things so that “we may have a good time”. In fact, I seem to recall that whilst he told us our “joy would be full” (in a far deeper sense), we yet would suffer tribulation in the world (John 16:33). There is nothing wrong with being joyful, but to claim that life is always a “good time” does not sound like Christian doctrine to me at all, and consider this: the happiness they’re singing about can’t be joy in Christ, because Carly Rae Jepsen is singing about it too. The album is full of lyrics about chasing girls, which in and of itself is nothing evil; after all, I write plenty about girls myself. So what’s the problem? I believe there’s a difference between singing about love, and singing about obsessive chasing after girls. In Metropolis, Adam sings “doesn’t matter what I do… as long as I’m coming home to you”, and in Bombshell Blonde (more on this one later) he says “she’s all I want, so I’m on a mission tonight”. Really? I could never sing such lines, because in all good conscience I could never claim something to be more important to me than God. What about the reference to “revving your engine up” in Speed Of Love? And why the references to “tonight” in some songs? These are clearly traces of the influence of mainstream modern pop culture, and whether we consciously realise it or not, the notion has its origins in its concept of night being the time for partying, drugs, alcohol and sex. I’m not claiming that Adam Young was explicitly trying to make reference to these things in his songs, but ought we not to exercise a little more care regarding the connotations of our words? After all, we will give account of every idle word that we speak (Matt. 12:36).

My most vehement disgust, however, is reserved for the iTunes bonus track, Bombshell Blonde. On this delightful number, Adam shouts some of the most horrifying trash I have ever heard from him. “Her love is a drug mixed with ecstasy / Her charm is spiked with a spell / A hot mess in a dress gets the best of me / She’s ice-cold but she’s making me melt”. Here it’s not about hinting at things anymore. Adam Young is actually explicitly singing about drugs (or using the most overtly suggestive sense of “ecstasy” one could possibly imagine, such that any normal person would interpret it as the drug from the context it is in). “Spiked with a spell”? More drugs, and magic. And then some classic disrespectful objectification of women, a la Western mainstream culture (notwithstanding how risqué it is to describe a girl as a “hot mess”). Surprisingly, this is the same person who has previously stated: “It is my personal opinion that the word “hot” has been weighed down by so many repulsive, disrespectful connotations (all thanks to modern media), that it has ultimately become a rather derogatory adjective with which to describe such pure and blameless beauty”. Really, Adam? The lyrics to that song sound like something I would expect from a mainstream secular artist. People eat up all that unwholesome tripe about being unfaithful and getting down on the dance floor tonight with the newest girl you met. But to hear these words from the mouth of a man who is supposed to be a prisoner of the Lord, an ambassador of Christ? I know I will have some of the aforementioned idolisers of Adam rebuke me here and claim that he never meant for all of these songs to be meant in that way. Some have already tried to explain this to me. But to try and claim that this is acceptable Christian behaviour is not only spiritually immature, not recognising what is wholesome and what is not, but it also shows a devotion to defending Adam rather than to defending the precepts of one’s faith. We are to abstain from all appearance of evil (1 Thess. 5:22), but these songs appear pretty wrong from where I’m standing.

I know of some artists whose philosophy is that of keeping their faith and their music separate. This, to me, is the ultimate act of cowardice: we don’t want to stand up for what we believe in, because you might not like us for it. Well, guess what? The Bible warned us that we’d be hated for taking a stand for Christ: “Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.” (1 John 3:13) Shall we then draw back and hide our light? Aren’t we told to let it shine before men (Matt. 5:16)? And since when was the separation of faith and music ever a principle advocated in Scripture? The Psalms contain myriad references to praising God with our music. There is simply no place for a Christian musician to be tucking their beliefs into their pocket, only to be brought out in front of the right crowd to curry favour. Adam Young, as a Christian, should not be denying his faith in his music; for if we deny Christ, he will deny us also (Matt. 10:33). Rather, he has the responsibility - and even more so as someone God has placed in a position of great influence in the world - to be an exemplary Christian, giving light to all. He once was this kind of person. What happened?

Before I conclude, let me defend against an accusation that will certainly be levelled against me (and indeed already has been): why am I attacking a fellow Christian publicly? After all, Matt. 18:15 tells us to tell our brother his fault “between him and thee alone”. The difference is, however, that this verse deals with trespasses against a brother personally; this is not a sin against me personally, and as such I feel I am not under obligation to tell him privately. This is a misrepresentation of proper Christian conduct to the world, and should be rebuked as such. Furthermore, 1 Timothy 5:20 actually says “them that sin rebuke before all”. I’m not going to go so far as to say that the change in fruit I see here is 'sin’ - although under Rom. 14:23 it could perhaps be argued that it is - but one cannot deny there is some Biblical basis for taking my concerns public. Secondly, this is not an attack upon Adam Young. He is my brother in Christ, and it is my right - and indeed my responsibility - to make sure his walk is steadfast and firm. It’s easy to accept the world’s view of things, and think that Adam Young is a superstar and I’m just a regular person, so I have no right to talk so to him. However, God is not a respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), and in God’s eyes, we are equal. If I were to meet him in person, these are exactly the matters I would talk about, and in fact I wish that there were some way to voice my concerns to him. I do not mean this to wound him, but rather to provoke him to good works again (Heb. 10:24). Thirdly - I am not saying Adam Young is not a Christian, is not saved, or does not love God. Far be it from me to judge that! I merely have a problem with what fruits he is demonstrating to the world as a Christian right now. Finally, I am writing this publicly because I want to show that this is not acceptable Christian behaviour, and to show that I do not stand for it at all, nor should I as a Christian. Adam Young may not read what I have to say, but I hope I can make some people realise that sometimes it’s important to stand up for what we believe in rather than to give in because it’s easier or because it feels good. And by standing up for what I believe in, I mean that I will not be listening to this album any more than I already have, for I do not want such things permeating my mind. 

So, in conclusion, I know this won’t go down well with most fans of Adam Young. I’ve already been told by someone that “you’ve lost me and my friends as fans”, as if somehow my views on this matter affected this person’s musical appetite for my songs, and that of her friends. But as the apostle Paul said, if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ (Gal. 1:10). I expect that some people will hate me for this, and that some people will have angry things to say; and will say them without giving rational reasons despite the fact that I have clearly made my case above and have shown how my worldview is consistent. The word “judgmental” is thrown around a lot, and everyone seems to know the verse about “judge not that ye be not judged” (Matt. 7:1), which refers to hypocritical judgment, but these conveniently ignore John 7:24, which commands righteous judgment in order to discern between good and evil; 1 Cor. 2:15, which states that we should judge all things; or 1 Cor. 5:9-13 which actually speaks about judging and separating ourselves from brothers who don’t walk uprightly. Neither, without righteous judgment, can we fulfil the divine imperatives given in 1 Cor 6:1-5, 1 Thess. 5:21, Romans 16:17-18, 2 Cor. 6:17, 1 John 4:1, 2 Tim 3:5-6 and more. It is an abuse of Scripture to try and claim that we are to never tell anybody else they are in the wrong, else how would we even share the gospel? Nonetheless I expect that some without full understanding will still consider this to be “hateful”. However, all this does not bother me, for I expect to be hated for taking a stand for what I believe. My only hope is that some will recognise that this is not how Christians ought to be behaving. And to my brother and former role model Adam Young: I’m sad to say that you have betrayed my trust in you, and I will continue to feel so until you can show that you can also stand up for what you believe, rather than conforming to this world. However, I keep you in my prayers, that you might once again be the light you used to be.

I’m crying I don’t even know where to start on this word vomit…this just in Owl City is our new “idol” 🤣🤣🤣

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wodneswynn:

Buffalo are from North America.  Bison are from Europe.

There.  Now you know.

AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE.

Ok but like what we think of as buffalo aren’t even really related to “real buffalo” which originate in african and are just as often referred to as “american bison” so isnt this more of a Reindeer vs caribou situation? 

Also the European bison had to be reintroduced becase europe killed…like..everything and I’m pretty sure we learned they were introduced with European bison that had been interbread with some of the yellowstone herd

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