turns people into cowboys or samurais depending on which place you’re in
That explains why cowboy movies and samurai movies are so similar.
Cowboys are Alolan form Samurai
So in Japan it’s called Kirinomitake while in Texas it’s called either Texas Star (because after releasing spores it’s unfolded into a star shape) or the Devil’s Cigar because it starts out as a long oblong mushroom but then it unfolds with an ominous hissing noise and releases a big smoky black cloud of spores.
It only grows in these two places, and people did genetic testing and a bunch of math to determine that the two populations started diverging from each other nineteen million goddamn years ago, so it’s not possible for humanity to have moved it from one place to the other. They’re at the same latitude, but 11,000 fucking kilometers apart not to mention the goddamn ocean in the way.
“this is only another illustration of the unusual and unpredictable distribution of many species of the fungi. It would be difficult indeed to account for it, and we merely accept the facts as they are.”
So apparently it’s pretty common in the mycological world to find some bullshit that can’t be explained and would probably drive men mad to look at too closely, and just sort of shrug and move on with your day.
The species is also the only example of its genus.
Your daily reminder that anyone who devotes their life to studying fungi is not to be trifled with because their brain is full of things humanity was never supposed to notice.
They’re going to be on the run. Literal living mountains fleeing in blind panic, destroying cities in their wake as they try to get as far away from the wrongness they sense on the horizon as possible.
Lobbyists are pushing a bill that would be super bad for copyright. Think SOPA and Article 13 + 11 meshed together. Like THAT bad.
It’s called H.R. 1695/S.1010, and what it would do is allow the president to appoint who will be the next Register of Copyrights. Right now that office is under the control of the Library of Congress. It’s a non-political position. But Hollywood has been lobbying hard to get this into a political position.
Whoever Trump picks is obviously going to be someone who bows to the whims of Hollywood and pushes for things like website blocking, upload filters, etc. It’s bad. It’s like BAD bad.
Anyway, it’s heading into a Senate committee meeting on December 12. I’m not going to lie, it looks dire. BUT it hasn’t passed the committee yet so it’s not headed to the Senate yet so I mean idk, let’s TRY to at least get them to not pass this law?
Dial 1-916-823-9612 and enter your zip code to call your Senators and ask
they stop this legislation before a crucial committee vote.
So I decided to do one last video before starting to finish the year with videos o best and worst of the year. A question – do you guys wanna me to gush about good comics – Ironheart, Shuri and Unstoppable Wasp – or to complain about Uncanny X-Men?
Yes, I know nobody is watching my videos but still
Not a lot of people like it, to the point where it’s ruined all their hopes for the movie. I don’t like the design either, and truth be told, the only thing about the movie that truly had my attention in the first place was Jim Carrey!Eggman. So yes, the reveal of Sonic’s design didn’t fill me with much enthusiasm either, and I’m not likely to go and see the movie. But that’s not the point of this post.
Do you know one of the reasons for why I’ve been gone for so long? Because I’ve been trying to make myself a little better mentally, meaning I’ve been trying to spend less time obsessing over things that I hate, and subsequently, I’ve been trying to spend less time in environments that enable and reinforce those kind of obsessions. And as much as it pains me to admit it, the Sonic fandom is very much that kind of environment.
Saying people are getting obsessed with their vitriol towards Movie!Sonic (or the film in general) is obviously an early statement to make, and I will admit that it is perhaps judgemental on my part. But I’ve been part of this fandom for a very long time, and I know exactly how this is going to go. It happened with Boom. It happened with the Avatar system in Forces. It’s been happening for years with Ken Pontac and Warren Graff. And now it’s going to happen with this. I’d almost bet on it, even.
It’s natural to critique. And yes, it’s natural to feel an emotional level of frustration or upset when the thing in question relates to something that you care for deeply. I’m not knocking anyone who holds the movie’s design in contempt, because I know it’s important for us Sonic fans, and again, I flat out hate the way he looks as well. I’m also not saying you should forget about it because “it’s just a film”, or because “it’s just a video game franchise”.
What I’m saying is not to let it dictate you. Don’t focus on it so hard to the point where it’s an obligation, and certainly don’t have it on your mind 24/7 from now till the end of next year. Because if you spend all that time on it, fuming over it, proclaiming how you or whoever else could do better… you’re going to feel very miserable that way. Trust me, I know how it feels.
If you truly have no hope for the film at this point, don’t go to see it. Don’t give them money for something you hate. Don’t waste your time on something you know you’re going to hate. Don’t give yourself needless frustration.
I love this franchise, but there are things about it that annoy me, upset me, and yes, occasionally anger me. But I refuse to devote all my time and energy on those things. Ican’t devote all my time and energy on those things. Because, that’s a miserable and unhealthy life.
Does that lifestyle sound any different to you…?
TL;DR: Frustration is justified. Criticism is justified. But don’t ruin yourself emotionally and mentally over it. It simply isn’t worth it.
Also, don’t harass @aawesomepenguin for “misleading” you about the movie. Unforseen circumstances are often very much a thing in these situations, and I know them well enough to know that they wouldn’t have malicious intent like that.
Not a lot of people like it, to the point where it’s ruined all their hopes for the movie. I don’t like the design either, and truth be told, the only thing about the movie that truly had my attention in the first place was Jim Carrey!Eggman. So yes, the reveal of Sonic’s design didn’t fill me with much enthusiasm either, and I’m not likely to go and see the movie. But that’s not the point of this post.
Do you know one of the reasons for why I’ve been gone for so long? Because I’ve been trying to make myself a little better mentally, meaning I’ve been trying to spend less time obsessing over things that I hate, and subsequently, I’ve been trying to spend less time in environments that enable and reinforce those kind of obsessions. And as much as it pains me to admit it, the Sonic fandom is very much that kind of environment.
Saying people are getting obsessed with their vitriol towards Movie!Sonic (or the film in general) is obviously an early statement to make, and I will admit that it is perhaps judgemental on my part. But I’ve been part of this fandom for a very long time, and I know exactly how this is going to go. It happened with Boom. It happened with the Avatar system in Forces. It’s been happening for years with Ken Pontac and Warren Graff. And now it’s going to happen with this. I’d almost bet on it, even.
It’s natural to critique. And yes, it’s natural to feel an emotional level of frustration or upset when the thing in question relates to something that you care for deeply. I’m not knocking anyone who holds the movie’s design in contempt, because I know it’s important for us Sonic fans, and again, I flat out hate the way he looks as well. I’m also not saying you should forget about it because “it’s just a film”, or because “it’s just a video game franchise”.
What I’m saying is not to let it dictate you. Don’t focus on it so hard to the point where it’s an obligation, and certainly don’t have it on your mind 24/7 from now till the end of next year. Because if you spend all that time on it, fuming over it, proclaiming how you or whoever else could do better… you’re going to feel very miserable that way. Trust me, I know how it feels.
If you truly have no hope for the film at this point, don’t go to see it. Don’t give them money for something you hate. Don’t waste your time on something you know you’re going to hate. Don’t give yourself needless frustration.
I love this franchise, but there are things about it that annoy me, upset me, and yes, occasionally anger me. But I refuse to devote all my time and energy on those things. Ican’t devote all my time and energy on those things. Because, that’s a miserable and unhealthy life.
Does that lifestyle sound any different to you…?
TL;DR: Frustration is justified. Criticism is justified. But don’t ruin yourself emotionally and mentally over it. It simply isn’t worth it.
Monsters and Stuff 