despite the fact that jud’s form and view of christianity is a very pleasant one, i appreciate that no part of benoit blanc is converted. it’s not like i expected benoit to become a christian obviously, but i expected him to potentially stay for a service at the end, when invited. or to show appreciation for what jud is building at his church. even just appreciation that he’s welcome.
after the whole movie, when benoit is given the invite, he stillsays there’s nothing he wants less than to stay in that church. it’s very, very reasonable and realistic of a traumatized atheist, but i almost never see it depicted in this way. usually they come around to “see the beauty” in one way or another. i just really appreciate that they didn’t do that.
I think what stands out to me is the Road to Damascus scene. Benoit doesn’t convert, because being religious does not automatically make you a good person. You don’t need it, it’s a community and system that should not be a requirement, it can help you grow and shape you, but it has it’s negatives (which many queer religious people have dealt with, including me). Benoit does not convert, but he is positively influenced by Jud. Jud talks about Damascus, and Benoit ends the movie by ending the game. He “loses”, so that Martha has the chance to truly confess and repent, in fact realizing that Grace was a victim.
Benoit did “see the beauty”, but not in the church. He saw it in the hope, acceptance, and genuine kindness that Jud had in him. He was changed by the people, not the organization
I’m still really obsessed with Ratthi for shutting down Gurathin’s argument that Murderbot was only PRETENDING to watch Sanctuary Moon by tricking Murderbot into having an emotional reaction in front of other people by lying to its face about Sanctuary Moon. A very funny and very clever move but also one that could only be pulled off by someone who is himself familiar enough with Sanctuary Moon to know how to piss off a Sanctuary Moon superfan in 5 seconds or less. An icon and a legend.
Everyone look at the cat blanket I made like .. 3 years ago
Btw don’t believe any Etsy ad or things trying to sell this pattern to you. It’s been free since the 90s. It’s very simple, just double crochet and color changes. Be sure to weave in ends as you go unlike me
Apparently Wells said in some interview that Murderbot is somewhere between twenty and thirty years old and I keep having to stare into the distance about that. No wonder it’s Like That™️. It’s been doing this shit for decades, the organic ghosts of memory wipes all that remains. ~30 has to be absolutely ancient for a SecUnit, unkillable cockroach motherfucker territory, a refurbished model the company probably hopes will just die on contract at this point so they can collect the fee and replace it with a new one.
Constructs probably have some hideous survival curve where the average lifespan is like a couple of years just because so many get ripped apart their first time out of the box. If you get lucky enough to get a boring first few deployments, you get the time to scrape together enough of a personality to survive the first time the shit really hits the fan.
“There’s no hope for the future.” And that’s how they felt during the Atomic Age, during the World Wars, during the Enlightenment Revolutions, during thr plagues, during the Viking raids, during the fall of Rome.
Yet, we persisted.
CS Lewis had something to say about this
Been feeling a bit hopeless of late. Wasn’t expecting to stumble across a quote that would fundamentally alter my perspective and make me cry during my lunch break but here we are
whenever i’m trying to talk myself out of buying something i don’t need i always hear my old russian professor’s voice echoing in my head: “WHAT??? WILL YOU DIE THE RICHEST MAN IN THE GRAVEYARD?” and then i make an unwise financial decision
i’m so glad i happened to see these tags this is the best thing anyone has added to this post so far
in 2010, a camp counselor goon logged on to the somethingawful forums asking for help with the zipline he build from scratch, and with no engineering knowledge, that didn’t seem to be working right. when he tested it with a sandbag, it continued to gather speed during the entirety of the 143 foot drop (19 degree slope) until it slammed into the wooden platform at the bottom at a speed of 65mph, presumably creating a child paste that would have to be scraped off to be sent home. there were pictures.
groverhaus and the child-annihilating zipline are classics of post and we will never forget them
too bad the zipline isn’t as famous. the fucked-up bathroom has even gained more traction than the child-exploding summer camp zipline. there is no justice
i love this but DON’T denigrate the fucked up bathroom that’s a legend
I’m sorry, y’all are selling RIPline (The Machine to Kill Children) short, so I need to bring in YouTuber and generally amazing person Dan Olson in to sum this up for me
That little snippet of conversation Murderbot had with Mensah’s wife paints such an absurd picture. Like, just imagine being Farai in that situation.
She and Tano haven’t seen their partner since before the series started. They’ve been left waiting for news through several harrowing near-death experiences, lawsuits, a whole political shitshow, a kidnapping, and now their wife is finally home.
And if their wife is home with an unsettling biomechanical ethics violation orbiting her like an overprotective armed satellite, well, Farai is prepared to be grateful to it for keeping her safe. Only. She does have to ask. What is the nature of this relationship?
Oh, it doesn’t know. That’s…. fine. Maybe even kind of sweet, in its sincerity. Honey, can you explain what—no, you don’t know either, do you? Great.
My favorite is the fidget spinner space station. It almost feels like someone designed it first and then fidget spinners came out and now everyone laughs at it… instead of the other way around.
It’s Eric! He was one of my best friends in highschool!
He also does series of space cats, and one of the ones floating upside down and looking at you is based on my cat Ginger :D
The kitty herself, Ginger!
He’s a super cool dude and seeing his art on tumblr is nuts!
Oh my god audiobook Murderbot’s picked up Mensah’s accent. Its voice has been steadily changing and becoming more expressive with every book and in the time jump between Exit Strategy and Network Effect it’s subtly picked up some of Mensah’s careful enunciation and vowel patterns. Just like its “act like a human” code picks up gestures and body language. Kevin R Free you mad lad.
Also speaking of. Amena’s voice is usually a little exaggerated and goofy, but in those moments of crisis where she pulls her shit together and takes charge bc no one else is going to she sounds just like her second mom, and it works so fucking good. Really adds something to the dynamic and character.
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