So I find out they’ve cast a woman for the Doctor. (Squee.)
And then my hand slipped. While my mind imagined her not dressing too differently from when she was a guy, except she keeps the clothing nicely tailored so it all looks perfectly natural on her. Because clothes don’t have any gender, and if Time Lords don’t give a crap about that, they definitely don’t see clothes the same way we do.
The Doctor is so weird because you look at these two
and go “yep I absolutely can see them as the same person”
but then you remember he’s also this guy
and this guy
and these nerds
God I love this character :)
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I always love opinions on federation versus dominion society and ideals
With this and @picturesinhismind’s request to hear about the Federation’s parallels with the Cardassian Union, it seems I should just share my thoughts on what The United Federation of Planets IS in the Space Future!
This is a really big question.
We’re talking about a group of people who have, quote, “decided to abandon currency-based economics in favor of some philosophy of self-enhancement,” but who ALSO tacitly allow factions like Section 31 to go about their shady dealings.
I mean there’s no doubt that the Federation is Good, this is a net good sort of situation for sure. They fight against oppression in all its forms (here’s not looking at you, Cardassia and the Dominion). They embrace science and art and cool ships. They send their people out into space to make discoveries and connections, and get all excited when they meet new people who want to team up for knowledge.
There are some things they do not handle all that well. Section 31 we’ve mentioned, and what went down with the Maquis was not great. There are several episodes in Deep Space Nine expressly concerned with Starfleet officers having a very complicated time with something they’re learning about their people. Oh no, they wonder, could the Federation be in the wrong?
Of course they could be. They’re mostly Humans, after all. Humans make mistakes. To err is us. And creating an inclusive socialist utopia out in the stars doesn’t mean we’re gonna stop fucking things up sometimes. But the Federation isn’t about perfection, it’s about striving. The Federation always looks forward, always dreams of making it better, always hopes.
But most of all, if you ask me about the Federation in Star Trek, my mind usually goes to one specific conversation between a Ferengi and a Cardassian:
Quark: “And the worst part of it is, my only hope for salvation, is the Federation.”
Garak: “I know precisely how you feel.”
Quark: “I want you to try something for me. Take a sip of this.”
Garak: “What is it.”
Quark: “A Human drink. It’s called root beer.”
Garak: “Naw I don’t know.”
Quark: “Come onn. Aren’t you just a little bit curious?”
Garak: [sighs, drinks]
Quark: “What do you think?”
Garak: “It’s vile!”
Quark, quietly resigned: “I know. It’s so bubbly and cloying. And happy.”
Garak, pleased: “Just like the Federation.”
Quark: “But do you know what’s really frightening? If you drink enough of it, you begin to like it.”
Garak: “It’s insidious. :)”
Quark: “Just like the Federation.”
Garak, a real question: “…Do you think they’ll be able to save us?”
Quark, weary: “I hope so.”
Ah, don’t you love them, rocks. So fun to animate too.
If you’re into drawing pixel art rocks, boy does Patreon got you covered.
The above was a joke posted by Pedro ‘Saint11’ Medeiros (on Tumblr as the game dev team @studiominiboss) before releasing his real rock formations tutorial.
Pedro’s is probably the #1 Patreon page to follow and support if you’re into condensed tutorials about pixel art. Even though they seem on the surface as being about different concrete things to draw, they hold an even stronger underlying narrative about pixel art style.
Follow Saint11 on Patreon and Twitter.
Nauris Amatnieks a.k.a. @namatnieks is a newcomer on Patreon and also has some hard knowledge to share with you. His tutorials stand out by also showing weaker ways of completing each step, things you’re usually looking to avoid.
Follow Namatnieks on Pateron and Twitter.
Finally, a fellow Deviant who I’ve been following for a long time, Kat ‘RHLPixels’, completes the current rock trend with her newest tutorial. In good old DeviantArt fashion, the format is a long image instead of the eye-catching GIFs popularized by Pedro. There’s plenty of more of these old-shool long-reads in her DeviantArt album Palettes and Tutorials.
sisko: .96 gal deco
kasidy: l-3 nozzlenose
jake: inkbrush nouveau
kira: wasabi splattershot
jadzia: nzap 83
ezri: aerospray pg
odo: slosher deco
miles: tempered dynamo roller
julian: luna blaster neo
garak: bamboozler 14 mk ii
worf: heavy splatling deco
keiko: forge splattershot pro
quark: zink mini splatling
rom: sloshing machine
nog: carbon roller deco
ziyal: octobrush
and dukat doesn’t get to play because he hacks
weyoun doesn’t get to play either because he a.) doesn’t understand what video games are, b.) always wastes time inking the walls because he likes putting the colors everywhere
most likely to booyah: jadzia, julian, ezri, kasidy
most likely to squidbag: jadzia, julian, quark, keiko very artfully like she does a figure 8 while doing it, sisko after getting anyone in his family + either dax, garak only after splatting julian
most likely to become the squidbagging police: odo, nog, worf
most likely to start a squid party: rom
fishyfishyfishtimes
mallsharks
coworker told me he “hates all mollusks” today. and to each their own obviously but like… theres 100k species of mollusk… you really hate all of them bro? nautiluses and oysters and snails and nudibranches and chitons and thousands of animals youve never even heard of???? what did ammonites even fucking do to you
he hates sea bunny?
AND leaf sheep??
