dan harmon creating autistic characters and giving them a brownish green messenger bag

pou Jerry.....

May I ask for *anything* birdrick, just because I love seeing your art sm and I wanna eat your colouring skills :3

YESSS OFCC!!!! drew flesh curtains rick in a cool outfit + ponytail + eyeliner i saw a while back from one of my fav dnd players :3

"What's your life without me?"

Finally drew my own contribution to the episode that broke me

Drawn this in watercolor class, hoping the teacher thought they were cute too.🙏✨

I was making something for MerMay for you rascals, but my tablet just died out of nowhere and this is all I was able to save (he was supposed to be in the background so he is nothing special, sorry).

There have also been some asks about the brushes I use and while this is somewhat of a complicated answer for me to make (I tend to be somewhat of a brush-whore), I still was excited to talk about this.

But it seems this is jet, another level of escalation my tablet has in store for me, and it's honestly killing my drive.

Can we get some information on VE birdperson

Took bloody weeks tinkering with this thing so you know what?

Eff it. Throwing it up so I stop fussing with it.

Rick and Morty if Autism Speaks and Autism Moms focus-grouped it to death:

Rick: Everyone, I have a terrible confession to make. Summer [scrolling through her phone]: Sure, Grandpa Rick. How many planets did you blow up today? Rick: No, Summer, it's much worse than that. I... [sighs and sticks his hands in his pockets] I just got back from the doctor's office. I...I have autism. [The entire family gasps in shock. Summer drops her phone. Morty's hands fly to his mouth.] Beth: No! Rick! Why didn't you ever tell us? Rick: I didn't know, sweetie. Bird Person noticed that I'd been flapping my hands a lot and said, "Mubba rubba nub nub," which means, "I'm going to give you a referral for an autism diagnosis." I just got back from the clinic. I'll be honest with you--when the word "autism" came out of the doctor's mouth, I couldn't decide if I wanted to hide the truth from you or crash my ship directly into the building, killing me instantly. [Jerry stares at him. Summer starts sobbing. Beth glances at Morty with horror and disbelief.] Beth: But--what about Morty? He flaps his hands sometimes, too. Do you think that--maybe--oh God, I don't even want to say it-- Rick [looking at her sadly]: I don't know, sweetie. Autism is a genetic disease, and it's not looking good. Morty: No! NO! Why, Rick? This is the worst thing you've ever done! Rick: I'm sorry, buddy. I wish I could go back in time and delete the autism from my genes. Summer [sobbing]: You've ruined our family! I always knew I was the one normal child, and now you've just confirmed it! Beth: I'm sorry, Morty, but I won't be able to look at you the same way again. I knew there was a reason I favored Summer all these years. And Rick, well--I don't know if you can keep living here. Our budget is already tight without you spending $500 a month on math textbooks and model train sets. Jerry: Wait, hang on. If I can get meta here for a second--doesn't Dan Harmon play Bird Person? And isn't he, you know...in that way? Rick: Autistic? [Beth and Summer gasp at the sound of the word.] I don't know, let me check. [He opens a portal and disappears, then returns a few seconds later, his eyes heavy with sadness.] Yes. Dan Harmon is autistic, which means...Bird Person is autistic, too. I'm sorry. [The entire room is silent.] Beth: Well...at least you'll be able to get together now. I know you autistics can't date normal people. Summer: Autistics can't date anyone, period. Sorry, Morty, but I guess Jessica and Bruce Chutback both dodged a bullet. [Morty bursts into tears. Beth rubs his shoulder.] Beth: It's okay, honey. Look at it this way--you'll be able to go on lots of adventures with Grandpa since we have to separate both of you from the general population. Jerry: And "different" doesn't mean "worse." I mean, in this case, it absolutely does, but it doesn't mean that in other contexts. Morty: I'm sorry that I'm burdening everyone. [glances up] Hey, um, Rick--maybe you can find a cure, right? [smiles weakly] Some planet out there must've found a cure for autism by now, right? Rick [forces a smile]: You've got it, buddy. I'm sure there's a universe out there that's...found a cure for this tragic disease. [Everyone looks silently down at the table. Morty stands up.] Morty: I'm going to sit in my room for a while. Let me know when you've decided if you're going to keep me or put me up for adoption. Beth: We'll let you know, honey. [Morty walks upstairs. The rest of the family turns to Rick, who sighs.] Rick: Well...I guess I'll go to the garage. The noise-cancelling walls will protect you from the sounds of my incessant stimming and hand-flapping. I know you don't want me back in the house, so you can turn my room into extra storage space. Jerry can even turn it into a man cave if he wants. I don't care if he does. I don't care about anything anymore. Summer: Neither do we, Rick. Neither do we... [Rick walks into the garage and sits quietly on the stool. After a few minutes of silence, he hesitates, then reaches inside his coat and applies a sticker to his ship. The camera zooms in to reveal a puzzle piece that reads Autistics On Board.]

im so miamipilled i didnt notice u mention regular reqs on ur post........ very humbly requesting ricardo and/or big fat rick when miami weeks over..... keep up the gr8 work solider o7

THANK UUUU here be gotron boys

I love how the first thing Evil Morty did after killing multiple Ricks and intimidating the rest was look for validation, he really is the Rickest Morty isn't he?

Try to combine lovely things together.

A little thing that makes me feel better😌

I realized Prime’s death scene is very easily interpreted as a conversation between a future and past version of the same person on its own.

It’s not like this is a theme with Rick’s character that they haven’t touched on before. For instance:

A character study on most Ricks (at least when they were younger) would probably be full of rumination about the past and resentment of the future.

This ties back to the Prime monologue. He resents the life C-137 built in his name, but C-137 has grown to appreciate things that Prime never could.

Anyway, back to my interpretation of the scene.

Younger Self: ‘You’re welcome, by the way. I made you... What’s your life without me?’

Older Self: ‘Let’s find out.’

Younger Self: ‘Admit it. You would’ve been me… YOU LIVED IN MY HOUSE!’

The funny thing is, this lines up with what the scene represents.

They are, in multiple ways, one another’s past and future.

Their most significant difference is that Prime can never outgrow himself, especially in death. He’s stuck, and he trapped himself. That’s the point.

I don’t think this is the main or intended interpretation of this scene, but… I don’t know. I got emotional because I relate to that metaphor. Who we are now is often built on a broken, fucked up version of who we could’ve been. We learn to hate the people we used to be because we have the privilege of being older, wiser, and further removed from the painful experiences of our pasts.

We kill older versions of ourselves and assume their identities. We enjoy what they worked to give us, benefit from what they learned, raise their could-be children, live in their houses, and appreciate the things they didn’t have the capacity to. They get left behind.

That leaves a pretty big window for past selves to hate the manifestation of who they will become. You could say their ‘values are wrong.’ They have lessons left to learn, for sure.

Simultaneously, we have a license to blame them for everything wrong with us— everything we still hate about ourselves.

I’m sure Ricks feel that way, too.

After all, with age comes wisdom. Prime literally never got older, and I think there’s something symbolic about that.