Frog of Earth

@sonofterra

College Student. Texan. 27. Progressive Democrat. Interests: Fandom, Religion, Philosophy, Transhumanism, Politics, D&D, Art, and Coin Collecting. He/Him "If nothing we do matters - then all that matters is what we do." --- Angel

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Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Jul 14

This kind of thinking is a seductive temptation we nerdy types have to resist. No matter how furious our neighbors make us, the answer is never oligarchy. Our goal should be to educate and liberate our neighbors, not set ourselves up as their lords. Oligarchy will corrupt us just as surely

This is a screenshot of a skeet I want to reply to. I have blotted out the name. The skeet reads: "It's a chink in the armor of democracy, which is why I believe we need another system. [The] "hoi polloi" should not be deciding who runs the country."

This elitist skeet is a response to many of the evils of Trumpism. It is something I comprehend emotionally, but it is an idea we must reject!

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Jul 11

I finished (my most recent!) rewatch of Buffy. It is such a beautiful show. It is surreal to jave finished it again. It's been an absolutely soul-crushing year for me for so many reasons. This show, somehow, helps so much.

Buffy, injured from her most recent battle, looks out to greet the day. She smiles, having been both victorious over the First Evil and also transforming the world forever. She looks forward to a new world of choices and possibilities and freedom. She is no longer alone.

Buffy is a blonde woman wearing a white top. It's day, and you can see the blue sky behind her. There is also a school bus and a young woman with dark hair and a blue top (possibly Faith).

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Jul 4

In Star Trek (TOS) S2E23 "The Omega Glory," the crew of the Enterprise visit a planet which has (through convergent evolution?) developed its own United States and Soviet Union. The two powers have devolved into the Yangs (Yankees or Americans) and Kahms (Communists or Soviets). While the episode is

A rather buff fellow with a blonde pixie-cut is wearing leather armor beneath a fur mantle. He looks up with adoration upon an American flag, his hand on his heart. Behind him, the background is adorned with rich silk curtains of purples and reds making geometric shapes.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Jun 23

We begin with the general, horrifying meme format. Elon Musk has reposted one Liz Churchill, who says, "We actually lived through this."

However, instead of whatever nonsense Liz was on about, there is a picture of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and to fuck Spike's brains out. The implication is that we all actually lived through the Great Terror, also known as Buffy season 6.

For those who don't know, Buffy is a blonde woman. In this particular picture, ahe wears a blue top. Spike, a blonde vampire, is extremely attractive. He wears a black leather jacket as a rule. The pair stair into each other's eyes.

For context, they've been beating each other up for the last several minutes. Now, they will fuck, and literally bring down a building. It's awesome!

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Apr 12

Gotta love Wikipedia nerds (they aren't wrong!):

Wikipedia displays leaders of different parties in Hungary. Under the image of Victor Orban, leader of Fidesz, it labels him as Vladimir Putin. This implies Orban is Putin's puppet. Likely true.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Jan 30

The world if people understood the value of taxes:

A futuristic city. There's a green park where a man walks his dog on a nice sidewalk. Flying cars can be seen.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Dec 30

the conquest of the stars will seem far less outlandish.

Earthrise. This is, in my opinion, the holiest and most beautiful photo ever taken. At the bottom, we see the brownish grey and rocky surface of the moon. It is dotted with chalky craters. We see earth rising above it. It is Earth akin to a gibbous phase, meaning a bit beyond half of the planet is visible. Behind Earth is total darkness.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Nov 28

I stole this meme.

Spike, a very sexy blonde vampire dressed in grey trousers, a black belt, a tight black shirt, and a red blazer, is sitting in a chair. Buffy, an absolutely gorgeous young woman with long blonde hair, a silk top, a red necklace, and brown trousers, ineels next to him. She is tying him up with ropes. The context is not kinky, but the vibes in this image are - HOLY FUCK! Like she looks really into it, and Spike kinda looks into it, which is not how I remember this scene.

Don't watch the episode. It's dumb and racist and not one of the better ones, except for Xander getting syphilis, and Spike and Buffy being hot.

Oh! Almost forgot! The caption reads: happy tie Spike to a chair day to all those celebrate.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Nov 24

In the MMORPG "Pirates of the Caribbean Online," there were these extremely overpowered enemies called "Rage Ghosts." They were insanely hard to kill, and if you succeeded, all you got to loot was a weird Santa Claus style party hat.

Rage Gost: A silhouette of a female pirate with red eyes, short hair, and a long coat. She is surrounded by red mist and stands in front of a rocky wall with some plants in the corner. She has an eerie vibe. It's night-time.
She will kill you, ngl.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Oct 23

Here's another absolute banger!

Verse 46 of EARTHSEED:

"Do not worship God

Inexorable God
Neither needs nor wants
Your worship.
Instead,
Acknowledge and attend God,
Learn from God,
With forethought and intelligence,
Imagination and industry,
Shape God.
When you must,
Yield to God.
Adapt and endure.
For you are Earthseed,
And God is Change."

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Oct 23

I'm working my way through "Parable of the Sewer" by Octavia Butler. I knew I needed to after reading some verses from the main character's 'Earthseed' religion. I really resonate with this stuff, despite this being an unpleasant time to read dystopian novels. This stuff is incredible!

Verse Seven from EARTHSEED:

"A victim of God may,
Through learning and adaption,
Become a partner of God,
A victim of God may,
Through forethought and planning,
Become a shaper of God.
Or a victim of God may,
Through shortsightedness and fear,
Remain Godʼs victim,
Godʼs plaything,
Godʼs prey."

Seriously, isn't this beyond amazing? Like...absolutely perfect!

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Oct 19

I went to my first ever protest today. I actually did it!

A protest sign in red white and blue. It says "a republic if we keep it." There's a heat like Captain America's shield and two crowns crossed out.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Oct 18

No-Kings livestream:

A photograph of the No-Kings digital livestream. An African-American minister speaks, standing beside two other African-American ministers. They are outside, in front of trees.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Oct 15

Here is foggy!

Very pretty tree-frog chilling on a mossy branch. The little dude has red eyes, green skin, and orange feet. He almost looks like he's smiling!

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Aug 2

Behold - the dreadful thesis of Ian Dunt's article!

There is a technique to talking to women which is far more effective. It is called: treat them like a fucking human being. Just actually talk to them. If you must, imagine that they are a man and then talk to them the way you would in that scenario. You will find that your status, if this is the key variable we're worrying about, has massively increased.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Aug 2

This is the article y'all were mad about? THIS?

(Screenshot from Ian's Article)

The most important thing I ever read about dating was from a male writer who, upon being rejected one time, simply said: 'It's OK. I'm not for everyone.' This should be a mantra. It should, ideally, be accompanied with a shrug. Deeply internalising this sentiment will be the most liberating thing you can do.

This is the real reason why someone doesn't fancy you. It's not because you are unfanciable. It's not because you are fundamentally useless as a human being. It's not because you're minging. It's because you're not for everyone and as it happens you're not for this one. In the future, there will be women you are for: beautiful, funny, mischievous women. You just weren't for this one. And this one, incidentally, will have guys she's not for either.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Jul 23

Getting back into coin collecting after many years. I sold my old collection for food and gas. Here's hoping the new collection won't meet the same fate. Behold - shiny wheat backs!

Two very shiny wheat pennies, specifically the reverses. They are both in a simple white coin holder closed the a stable. You can see "One Cent" "E. Pluribus Unum" and "United States of America" along with the wheat stalks forming a wreath. They are sitting in my right hand. Again, they are very shiny!

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Jul 15

Percy Jackson based Meme. Three characters are in the Greek Underworld.
Annabeth, a girl, says, "Look in the fields of punishment! It's Sisyphus!" Percy, a guy, says, "Wow. Poor guy! Damned forever to push that boulder up and down the hill..."
Grover, a guy, says, "Guys...it it just me or does he look happy?"

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Apr 14

Almost finished listening to "Slayers, Every one of Us" by Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs. Their podcast about Buffy has been such a wonderful thing to experience, and I also adored experiencing this book. I can't recommend it enough!

The cover of Slayers, Everyone of Us, by Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs.The art depicts the two female podcasters facing away from the reader, looking out into a starry night, carrying stakes. A crescent moon sits between them. They are drawn in a simplistic art style. The only colors are purple, black, white, and gold. Beneath the title is the tagline: How one girl in all the world showed us how to hold on. It's a hauntingly beautiful vibe. It actually kind of makes me feel like I'm on another planet. I'm not sure if that's what they were going for, but I love it!

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Mar 24

Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Mar 22

Without downloading new pictures, where are you mentally?

At the top, a question asks, "What do you have to be anxious about?"
Below this is a four-panel meme depicting Lady Galadriel, an elegant blonde elf in a white dress, pouring water into a bason from a silver jar. She says the lines, "Things that were, things that are, and some things that have not yet come to pass."

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Mar 4

I've been going to an Episcopal Church for six weeks now. As a joke, I took this test on what type of Anglican I am. The results are not surprising, but I tried y'all!

An elderly Bishop stands up in a lovely Church to preach heresies I largely agree with. Underneath is a caption that says: "Your Result:
Liberal
Forget about discomfort with being Anglican, you're not sure "Christian" isn't a colonial, patriarchal, homophobic, western hegemonic label. You may be an old school"

It's unclear whether or not I really count as a Liberal Anglican or just a really weird Atheist whose currently attending an Episcopal Church. Whose to say? Also, suddenly realizing this, we could right SO damn much in this alt-text section. I respect the real purpose of this alt-text thing, but like, we could so exploit this to skeet out whole essays in one go and write weird esoteric shit. Anyway, where was I going with this?

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Nov 13

I'm reading this incredible novel. I haven't read something this good in forever. This aci-fi novel, The Light of Other Days, is now everything to me lol.

Screenshot of Wikipedia. The visible text says: The Light of Other Days is a 2000 science fiction novel written by Stephen Baxter based on a synopsis by Arthur C. Clarke, which explores the development of wormhole technology to the point where information can be passed instantaneously between points in the spacetime continuum.

Beneath the text is a picture of the novel's front cover depicting the title and authors' names floating in front of Earth as the sun shines in the background.

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Nov 13

Ah, Buffy Season 5. I forget, doesn’t something sad happen during this season?

A young blonde woman in a red shirt. She has a distressed look on her face. There are stairs and a picture frame behind her. This is from a Buffy episode called The Body. If you know, you know!

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Nov 11

If you see this, I'd love to see 4 of your favorite characters from 4 different series! Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Count Olaf (Unfortunate Events) Eleanor Shellstrop (The Good Place), Lorne (Angel)

Buffy Summers - A stunning blonde woman in a bright red top. She may have blue eyes. She has a serious expression on her face. She stands in front of a hazy wall and next to an old-fashioned chair. Her golden hair is effulgent!

Count Olaf - He looks like Neil Patrich Harris but sorta ugly. He has a grey unibrow and gray hair growing wildly. One eye is bulging, and the other is halfway winking. He's smirking. He has blue eyes. He's standing in front of a Gothic-style background. You can see an eye-shsped window behind him. He wears a dusty yellow ascott and a blue coat. He has a goatee.

Eleanor Shellstrop - A cute blonde lady wearing a blue-plaid shirt. She's smirking. She seems to have blue eyes. Her blonde hair is short. She's standing in front of a background with a gray gradient

Lorne - A gloriously flamboyant green demon in a dark suit. He's wearing a blue shirt and a purple/red ascott. He looks to be in mid-laugh. He has spiky hair and red eyes. He has two little red horns sprouting from his forehead. By the Gods, I want to be besties with this guy!

Frog of Earth@sonofterra· Sep 21

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,022,690!