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Quarantined (hibernating) Hedgehog 🦔 I found while gardening...
Que noche con estas bellas
Guess who’s Arcana Valentines just came in~!!!
And the stickers I bought too!
ok here i am again with another meta analysis for rick and morty season 6 because of course my obsession phase isn’t over yet
apparently this season is a lot focused on the family smith. it was a big hypothesis when he only had the titles for the season to base our opinions on, but also when it started to air it was pretty clear ALL the smiths are the main focus on this season. the dynamics they have as a family, the nuances, the ups and downs, how they (dis)function - it appears to be explored very heavily this season. lately (a little bit in season 5 too) all five of them seem to be treated as a family, and not just a bunch of people that happen to live together.
which is nice, i really appreciate it, especially because they seem to mix that with sci-fi stuff and humor and honestly i couldn’t ask for anything else (i can’t be the only one laughing the shit off myself this season all the jokes are landing to me please)
my point is, i wonder if the reason why they decide to explore this theme so much is due to quarentine.
right now the smith family are stuck with each other. with the portal gun broken, rick and morty can only go so far in their own dimension, and since they can’t afford to screw things up, they really seems to be doing things tamer and less dangerous than before. in other words, they have nowhere to run and rick needs to deal with his family more often now.
this sounds A LOT like quarentine to me. you going a little bonkers, but also needing to deal with your peer’s crazyness as well. it’s the time you need to confront how disfunctional your family really is but how you love them so deeply you have no other option but to endure them. (i’m talking about non-abusive homes here, please). personally, i think i got a lot closer to my parents and brother after this hell, and it seems fitting the writers went through that as well.
considering season six was written during a more flexible but still real part of the lockdown, i find it a good hypothesis they decide to write the show analog to what was happening in the real world. the smith family can go to school, work, go out to ice cream, but at the end of the day there’s not a lot they can do but to be under the same house for long period of time - they can’t travel, they can’t pretend their problems don’t exist, they can’t go out often. they need to confront each other.
with this new premiere for episode 4, night family, it got really clear to me how they are willing to just dive deep into the family dynamics, making it more smith-centric. it has been a common theme that rick is acting more like a grandpa rather than a crazy asshole scientist lately, how beth is actually willing to be a good mother now, how jerry is finally being assertive about his place in his home, how morty and summer seems to have a more love-hate bond than just a i-cant-stand-you bond. they are still all fuck ups in their respective areas, they are still horrible people, but they are their OWN horrible people
also the fact that the smith family CHOOSE each other rather than just accept they need to live together adds a new layer to things. no one is from that reality, in the first episode they had the choice to be in their origin dimension if they wanted to and they’ve had tons of opportunities to just walk away before. after a long, long jurney with the same people since half the season 1 (and this jerry from season 2), we can say that the smith family aren’t connected because rick is a control freak, but because they do love each other and this is their burden to carry. in the end, family is a burden you can’t throw away, but it’s your burden and i love that.
and the fact that they actively made the choice to keep each other close is so much nicer than whatever the abusive dynamic they had in later seasons. it’s a found family, they became a found family even if disfunctional as hell. i love that
First Poem on Tumblr
I looked at you tenderly
You looked at me cunningly
I was staring
The beauty of you
forever daring
Now its your name
WIth words i am swearing
I loved you
and you're not caring
Guess who’s school just got quarantined!!!
Also, bonus cat for this special occasion
Whelp, it’s official. My aunt has COVID. Which means it’s very likely it’s in my household as well as she and my sister see each other every day at school. And so we are self-quarantining. Hopefully that and the end of finals means I’ll have more time for art.
ESP || Hace unes meses hice para una persona muy especial, mi madre, una ilustración que representara la sanación, el tomar consciencia de nosotros mismos, cuidarnos y querernos. La ilustración partía de una casa sobre una flor y evolucionó a un corazón en una flor llena de constelaciones. Estos días, en los que siento como si la ansiedad, el miedo, el aburrimiento y la preocupación estuviera en el aire, es más importante que nunca conocernos y cuidar de nuestra salud, no solo física sino también mental. Espero que todos os estéis cuidando mucho, en la medida de lo posible, a vosotros y a vuestros seres queridos! Aunque estemos encerrados en casa tenemos que mantener la ilusión y dejarnos florecer! Ánimos!🌷
ENG || A few months ago I made for a very special person (my mother) an illustration that represented healing, self-consciousness, taking care and loving ourselves. The illustration started from a house in a flower and evolved into a heart in a flower full of constellations. These days, when I feel like anxiety, fear, boredom and worry surround us, it’s more important than ever to know ourselves and take care of our health, not only physical but also mentally. I hope you are all taking good care of yourselves and your love ones! Even if we’re staying at home we have to keep hope and happiness and let ourselves flourish!🌷
CAT || Fa unes mesos vaig fer per a una persona molt especial, la meva mare, una il·lustració que representés la sanació, el prendre consciència de nosaltres mateixos, cuidar-nos i estimar-nos. La il·lustració partia d'una casa sobre una flor i va evolucionar a un cor en una flor plena de constel·lacions. Aquests dies, en els quals sento com si l'ansietat, la por, l'avorriment i la preocupació estigués a l'aire, és més important que mai conèixer-nos i tenir cura de la nostra salut, no només física sinó també mental. Espero que tots us estigueu cuidant molt, en la mesura del possible, a vosaltres i als vostres éssers estimats! Encara que estiguem tancats a casa hem de mantenir la il·lusió i deixar-nos crèixer i florir! Ànims! 🌷
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ESP || Como tenemos que quedarnos en casa unos cuantos días, al menos intentemos hacerlo lo más divertida y relajadamente posible! Ya hace casi un año hice una ilustración enorme de un bosque fantástico inspirado por mi amor a la lectura y las infusiones. Con todo esto de la cuarentena os la vuelvo a compartir! Podéis descargarla, imprimirla y pintarla con la técnica que más os apetezca, Si os gustan más las nuevas tecnologías también podéis colorearla en procreate o Photoshop! Las que la queráis, podéis escribirme a mi mail (annaflorsdefum@gmail.com) y os lo haré llegar! También podéis descargarla en este link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aP6E_XlPnBzhjxwsQBPxLHhel_FbJfO1/view A mi me relaja mucho pintar y jugar con los colores así que ya he empezado a dar vida a este abundante bosque. Y vosotras, os animáis? Me encantaría ver vuestros resultados! Si os animáis a pintarla compartid y etiquetadme en vuestras creaciones! Un abrazo, muchos ánimos y cuidémonos!♥✏️
ENG || Since we’ve to stay home for a few days, at least let's try to make it as fun and relaxed as possible! Almost a year ago I did a huge illustration of a fantastic forest inspired by my love of reading and herbal teas. With all this coronavirus quarantine I decided to share it with you again! You can download it, print it and paint it. If you prefer new technologies you can also use it as a template on procreate or Photoshop! Those of you who want it can write to my email (annaflorsdefum@gmail.com) and I’ll send it to you for free! You can also download it in this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aP6E_XlPnBzhjxwsQBPxLHhel_FbJfO1/view Painting and playing with colors relax me very much, so I’ve already begun to color this abundant forest. Are you up for it? I would love to see your final results! Share and tag me in your creations! Let's take these days with calm… Have fun, enjoy the ride and stay healthy!
Summer is gone
Just a heartbeat away
My life feels empty
As I waste my days
Sitting inside
Seeing no one at all
Maybe life will be easier
At school in the fall