I just had a good rant about the state of comics today over on Pillowfort.

Spent the last few days hanging out around Shenandoah National Park and yesterday I toured Luray Caverns. It was really spectacular and the nicest show cave that I’ve been to. I see a lot of caves go overboard with lighting but this cave did a great job at using to highlight the structures of the cave.

I've really taken to 'wild' as a catch-all emphasis word (picked it up from MBMBaM I think.) I've worked to eliminate a slew of ableist ones¹ from my vocabulary, and it's been great, in part because - as I've just realised - it has three power levels, making it very versatile, in addition to the variance granted to it by tone and context.

• 'Wild', useable with a 'That's', or on its own, is one of the greats; a versatile cornerstone of the most casual level of friendly conversation, a one stop shop for easy demonstration of active listening².
• 'Buck Wild', goes up a notch, punctuating the first half with the same incredibly satisfying syllable found in 'fuck', but useable in more settings! Safe for work and kids! An energetic energy to it, no matter the context.
• 'Buck Fucking Wild', ohoho, you thought we were skipping out because of 'buck', but then WHAPAH! 'Buck' was just the jab; following with 'Fuck' lands like a haymaker! High caliber, both barrels, one after the other for maximum demolition! It even rolls off the tongue in a more satisfying way (imo) than many other combos, and you can play with the timing and speed of each word to really make take it into the stratosphere.

Fuck yeah. That's all. Enjoy these brainfruits of mine.

1. (by preference more than severity, words like 'crazy', 'mad', 'insane', etc)

2. (just make sure to actually be actively listening, or it means something much worse!)

When you find electrical tape on something that's really old and the adhesive has turned to goo.