Harp the Wigglytuff @wigglytuffitout@computerfairi.es

want to discuss psychedelic music and how the hippie movement really impacted the entire musical landscape? good news, jimi hendrix is RIGHT THERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsI15ei76bg and let's be real, that's better music than 'yellow submarine'. it also goes a whole lot harder so historically you can talk about how this style flowed into what we now think of as classic rock. and you can give credit to those non-white-dude artists too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdOkQ6THDVw

you want to talk about 60's boy bands? go listen to the monkees instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcXpKiY2MXE (which i think is a better bop anyway)

you want to talk about the development of rock music? MOTOWN IS RIGHT THERE, and again, you'll end up listening to much better music lol, while giving credit to the non-white, non-male artists who defined the musical scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPBkiBbO4_4 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C_3eYj-pOM

they get mentioned a lot because i think they functioned as an aggregate of styles, often making those styles accessible/palatable to their audiences - sometimes by virtue of being white/middle class enough - but when you look at basically every single phase of style the beatles went through, you can find other artists who did it better and who you should really be paying attention to instead. if i were teaching a class on this, i would basically never mention the beatles for this very reason.

probably my spiciest take yet on mastodon:

the beatles are severely overrated

@legendaryjoeb joke's on you I CONSIDER THAT A LEGIT BOP

honestly, carry me to the hallowed halls of Whamhalla over that. i bravely welcome the blow to be struck down by LAST CHRISTMAS~ I GAVE YOU MY HEART~ over this

i am hoping now that the christmas season is over, as much as i enjoyed it, maybe i can get SIIIIIMPLY. HAAAAAAAVING. A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIIIIME. out of my head

@baronnarcveldt that is completely valid and also that last sentence really does sound like we're now negatively reviewing something very lewd oh no

@eightbitsamurai@elekk.xyz please accept these capybaras of sympathy, and also official license from my burger king crown dps wearing head that if you are running out of mana and there are any rdm, blm, or smn in the party, they are bad and should feel bad and you should tell them to feel bad for not remembering that mana shift is a thing (and also verraise/raise, in the case of rdm and smn) (which are the two classes i main.) (i may have Strong Feelings there.)

@BoringKate i can say from experience that those like, fabric grid drawer organizer things? fucking lifechanging. i have never felt more competent at life than i have after putting all of my socks and undies in one of those. well okay i got like a 4-pack of different sizes but you know what i mean. anyway the larger size slot i used for undies would probably be great for thigh-highs

@baronnarcveldt don't forget grape salad (grapes, walnuts, in a lightly sweetened mayo-like base) and broccoli salad (broccoli, shredded cheese, sometimes dried cranberries if you're feeling fancy, crumbled bacon, in a more tart mayo base).

which are two things i will genuinely throw elbows for because i am white enough to love them.

plus, of course, green fluff. https://www.thekitchenismyplayground.com/2015/03/green-fluff-pistachio-watergate-salad.html

@duncandahusky oh jeez, joint stuff always sucks, but as i see things drift by on the fediverse, https://www.askdoctorjo.com/ is a really good site if you're up to trying trigger points/stretches. if you can, get some ice or menthol spray on it, that should help. feel better soon!!

@Toromino that's why i suggested the other options, like film SLRs, to start with.

unfortunately there is very much a spectrum. you can look for point and shoot cameras, but honestly it's going to take about 100 dollars to get a point and shoot camera with significantly more functionality than your smartphone.

if you don't want any advice or input, you can also just tell me, instead of leaving me to wander on to my fed timeline and see you ragging on me : /

after glancing at topical current events for a moment, i must say, to be entirely honest,

jack black is probably one of the very few hollywood celebrities i would actually watch doing a let's play.

@Toromino oh right before i forget it again! https://www.format.com/magazine/news/photography/free-photography-course-study-at-harvard-online this i believe is still up and may be of use to you! there's also an analog/film course up i think? or at least remember hearing last?

but no matter what kind of camera you choose, you'll still learn some cool basics about processing your photos digitally (no matter what you took those photos with), as well as what all the buttons/terms are (most of which are applicable to non-digital slrs too), composition, etc. 📷 💖