eschergirls:

dresdencodak:

Inspired by Anita Sarkeesian’s Video Game Tropes vs Women, I wanted to pitch a Zelda game where Zelda herself was the hero, rescuing a Prince Link. 

Clockwork Empire is set 2,000 years after Twilight Princess, and is not a reboot, but simply another iteration in the Zelda franchise. It just so happens that in this case, Zelda is the protagonist. I’m a very big Zelda fan, and worked hard to draw from key elements in the continuity and mythos.

This concept work is meant to show that Zelda as a game protagonist can be both compelling and true to the franchise, while bringing new and dynamic game elements that go farther than being a simple gender swap.

Hope you like it!

This seems like it might be of interest to many people who read this blog. :)

I want this so bad I can taste it. 

I had no idea I was actually Bobby Hill. 

PS also this is amazing. 

What I’m doing with my life:

Beyond living like a bachelor in my mid 20’s I also am quite the geek. You can often find me tinkering around on some sort of electronic but my forte is computers. I’m a huge nerdy PC gamer and I can admit it.

I’m mostly a professional redditor.

“Professional redditor” is both the worst and the least surprising thing I’ve read on fedorasofokc.

imnotamisandristbut:

I’m not a misandrist, but when I see a boy at the gym I always ask him if he needs help, especially with the really heavy weights. I can’t help being polite, my mother raised me to be old-fashioned and ladylike!

I just can’t help that I’m so much stronger than most boys. They shouldn’t be intimidated by us ladies getting all up in their business and also being far more physically powerful than them! 

(sarcasm off) This is a totally accurate mirror of what happens to a woman working out in the gym. I used to get all sorts of unsolicited advice when working out. It stopped pretty quickly after I got to lifting things too heavy for male amateurs; I guess I intimidate douchebros now. I’m sure it’ll start again once I start lifting heavy enough to be considered skilled, because clearly I’ll be deluding myself in thinking I’m strong and/or know what I’m doing. 

jsmooth995:

“Laughing to Keep from Crying”

(in which the stress of this debate season reduces my voice to one long melodic high-pitched whine.) 

This is brilliant, as always can be expected from Jay Smooth. 

Though I actually do have some information on why the debates never touch actual problems like poverty, mass incarceration, etc. It turns out that presidential debates are run by a company that answers to both parties, and they sign contracts limiting questions and times that they debate. 

There’s a video (and transcript) available here.

duedlyfirearms:

Wow!! Thank you guys so much for over 10k followers! I know a ton of you followed after Andrew linked to me, so, hi!! I have never done a giveaway before but I thought it would be fun to do something special!

So! What does the winner of this giveaway get? You will receive a free drawing of yourself (or your fantroll, or your favorite character, or whatever you want) as a god tier or trickster in Calliope’s art style! COOL, HUH? I am going to use my position as “UU ghost artist” to do something fun for fandom, ehheeh. 

ANYWAYS, here are the rules!

-you don’t have to be following me to enter but go ahead and follow me if you want, i’m awesome. 

-one like and reblog per person! that means a max of two entries! i really dont need this clogging up dashboards. 

- have your askbox open so that i can contact you if you win!

- i will be choosing a winner via a random number generator on July 3rd, 2012

good luck everyone, and thanks for following! i am floored by the amount of positive response i’ve gotten for my art. you all rock!

this is heartbreakingly cute

duedlyfirearms:

its okay calliope i draw myself as a troll sometimes too