Does anyone know what this instrument is called? Its like a Marimba but it is very large and made out of huge stones. Listen to that tone! haha Love it!
It’s a type of Vietnamese lithophone (literally rock sound instrument) called a đàn đá. Some ethnomusicologists think that these are likely the oldest type of man made instrument.
she looks like shes having fun lol this is bringing me joy
asklyra said: (How does one get a character who doesn’t want to talk actually talk about upsetting moments, anyways?) A question for the ages.
I know, right?!
It’s like I was telling Raindrops the other day. I got this great OC, Albert, but I never get to talk about him. And even if I did, it’s like, where do you even start?
If you start at the beginning then you have all this context but when you finally get to the thing, its impact is muddled. If you just go straight into the thing, then the impact has no context and might not even mean anything to your audience!
This is probably the best ukulele playing I’ve ever seen.
It’s always wild when people are amazed by proper Ukulele playing because what they consider “good” is whatever mainlanders are attempting to play while asserting some “quirky” vibe. Ukulele has become trendy on the mainland and people are amazed by what we consider BASIC skills and boring same chord repetition over and over. PLUS malihini don’t even pronounce the name right (what the [redacted] is a yuu-kuu-lay-lee hahaha).
Here in Hawaiʻi we are busting it out (like these killer wahines) every day in ways you can’t even imagine. Half my nā hoahānau play like this!
We stay laughing. These wahines choke deadly.
This must be what surf rock guitarists were trying to emulate in the 60’s. It’s so [reacted] good.
Lyra: Huh. Those clouds look sorta funny…
Raindrops: The picture is sideways. We’re in the middle of the vertical climb in a loop-de-loop.
Lyra: Woof. I never really thought about all the orientation-screwing those kinds of maneuvers must cause.
Blossomforth: You haven’t got a clue…
Raindrops: Oh! And I saw Rainbow Dash come back with Princess Twilight! Just as Twister and I were finishing up. I think they were, like, guest instructing some applicants with Captain Spitfire.
Blossomforth: I still can’t believe you’re in the Wonderbolts Academy.
Raindrops: Eh heh heh… Sorry…
Blossomforth: For what?
Raindrops: … Uh-? Lyra: How did you do? Raindrops: Oh! I did…! I mean, I think it was… I, uh, probably did alright- Lyra: That’s great! Congratulations! Blossomforth: Yeah! Great job!
lmao, yeah i know, i figured. I was just [reacted] with you. I started on a joke answer actually,, then i was like “what if i just humiliate her instead?? just fill out her boring request with no loopholes. thatd be funny”
He tries this literally EVERY Year, and it never gets a laugh, everyone is just miserable while they have to shovel snow out of their cabin for an hour. He is a burden to The Annual Family Skiing Trip
I like how his face is flush from the cold. That’s a good detail!
That phrase right there is one of the reasons I started this whole blog. A friend of mine whom I still have the pleasure of knowing today told me something very similar a long time ago when it came to drawing and art. And here we are, nearly five years later. I started this blog as a means of practice, because I had never really even drawn before. And if anything, it helps show that practice will help your skills. And that with a bit of effort, anything is possible. Comparing the first post to this one, it’s easy to see how well that works.
I want to thank everyone for reading! From anyone who has followed me recently, to the ones who have been there from the very beginning. For showing me support, even if it was a little push of the like button. Or something more! I greatly appreciate that you enjoyed my work on here. I hope it has been a pleasure to read about greybutt here as much as it has been a pleasure to create it.
Where do I go from here though? This story is all wrapped up, and that means I think it’s time I give myself a bit of a break. And to put this page to rest in an archive mode. That doesn’t mean this dork won’t be around though, and I always have lots of other things on my project list if you like the work I do.
There will be a text post coming after this one that will have some information about what’s going to happen involving me and my other blogs. Stay tuned if you want to know what’s gonna happen. Gotta make a few changes.
Also please note that the ask and submit boxes are now closed.
Again, thanks to everyone who’s been here to read this. I made a whopping 190 of update posts throughout this thing! And I hope you enjoyed it!
Until next time, folks. Adios!
The ponies above were a callback to the previous story arcs or otherwise important faces. I couldn’t include everyone but there’s some characters in there that had a huge impact on the story or on me personally. Some of which are no longer active but still just as respected for what they’ve done for me. Their blogs in no particular order:
While I was looking up that song to link, I found this and wanted to share!
Had a dream, short one as far as I can remember, where Bon-Bon told me she joined a band. And I’m all “Oh my gosh! That’s great!“ And she was trying to show me the kind of music they’d be playing and I’m figuring something slower and spiritual with, like, personal stories tied to them. Folk/Bluegrass-paced at the very most. And then she brings up a window playing this song and I’m just losing it.
“Bon-Bon-hahaha-what?“ “What’s wrong, Lyra?“ “HA-hahahahaha!“ “You don’t like this song?“ “No!-Hahaha-It’s fine!-Hahahahaha! W-… What instrument do you play?“ “I’m the singer.“ “HAHA~! AH hahahahaha!“
