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What started off as a weekend hobby, has turned into a full bodied obsession.

My apologies, y'all. But I'm going down with this ship. I don't know when I'll be back, if ever. My TBR list is a mile long now.

It's been a pleasure being here with you all, and I will surely miss our beloved Super Soap Sundays.

Much love. And happy reading.

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Oops! I've fallen, and I can't escape my new obsession.

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I love soulmates but also this-

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So basically dating Mothman would be great

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I love when people depict Ghost as Just A Guy™

just a regular dude who has a handful of facial scars, decent communication skills, and semi-healthy coping mechanisms

everyone expects him to be a dramatic edgelord and sometimes he plays into that, but he’s also a little goofy. He does sudoku puzzles and takes bubble baths and loves fuzzy slippers but can’t wear them around base

he’s not an extrovert but he’s not an introvert either; he’s the life of the party if you get a couple of drinks in him but no one ever invites him to go drinking because they’re all scared of him

he had a couple of years of mandated therapy that actually managed to do something so now, twenty years later, he’s just a regular dude in the military who made wearing a skull mask his shtick that he still gets a kick out of but doesn’t really care for the dramatics of it all anymore

Just A Guy Ghost is my favorite Ghost

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I'm curious. Reblog this if you know how to cook

I don’t even care if it’s macaroni, ramen or those little bowls you stick in the microwave. Please, I need reassurance that most of the population on tumblr WOULDN’T STARVE TO DEATH if their parents couldn’t fix them food or they couldn’t go out to eat. 

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Pretty pretty please drop your thoughts and feelings on the ACOTAR books :) gonna need a play by play of your reactions as you read ❤️

I just started ACOWAR this morning, so I'll give a quick play by play on the first two.

The world and character building of this series is borderline addicting. It's not uncommon for me to read a lot, but I'm going at +250 pages a day. That's how obsessed I am with these books. I literally can't put them down.

I will keep the details vague so as not to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it. But if you have, you'll know what my reactions mean. And I will only be reviewing characters, no plot. It's best to be discovered on your own.

By the end of ACOTAR, I loved Tamlin and hated Rhys for obvious reasons.

I like Feyre. I like her spirit, her tenacity, and the will to live. And to love (it's cliché I know), but it's integral to her character and becomes more prominent as she goes.

Lucien stole my heart the minute he opened his sassy little mouth. Still does, three books in. (Must protect golden eyed baby!)

Amarantha can eat shit and die.

So can the Attor.

Elaine and Nesta, I really didn't get a good feel for them until later. But I liked Nesta by the end of the book. She can see right through the bullshit, and I appreciate that.

My reaction after finishing the first book..

ACOTAR is a good starting point. But ACOMAF is where shit gets real good.

It's safe to say I am a full Night Court heathen, and I will stand by the High Lord of the Night with my dying breath. You gotta read it if you want to find out why.

I went back and forth between Rhys and Tamlin for nearly half the book. It wasn't until the cabin that I finally fell for Rhys completely.

And my God, the cabin. Whoa. That was nice. (And I cried like a baby, thank you very much)

Hate's a strong word. I would say I greatly loathe Tamlin. (man needs a redemption arch in the worst way)

My honest reaction when he shows back up...

Lucien still holds my heart. (Always will)

Feyre's arch is spellbinding. I love it. Including her shortcomings and faults.

Amren is a bad bitch. Two thumbs way up.

Mor is probably my favorite. Especially with her relationship with Feyre.

Elain is the embodiment of innocence. Nesta is hard and hates the world. I appreciate her character the most.

Azriel and Cassian? Yeah. I'm digging some bat boys. And their wings. I wanna touch 'em. (That little sensitivity detail is hot as fuck, btw. That's all I'll say.)

How ACOMAF ends...

I'm already 100 pages into ACOWAR, and I can't stop. I've yet to experience a series this enthralling. I appreciate SJM's character development and world building and already planning on moving to The Thrones of Glass series once I finish this.

I will most likely take a break and come back to write between then. But for now, my ass is going back Prythian.

Much love.

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Yup. Still reading. And I'm not sorry about it.

Also not sorry about my newfound fondness for bat wings.

There will be no fic this Sunday.

I am in the midst of a fantasy romance binge, and I don't feel the need to pull myself out to write just yet.

Wish you all a very pleasant Super Soap Sunday.

Much love.

-💛

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𝖠𝗋𝗍 𝖻𝗒 𝖠𝗇𝗇𝖺-𝖫𝖺𝗎𝗋𝖺 𝖲𝗎𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗇 | 𝖨𝖦: 𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗋𝖺_𝖺𝗋𝗍

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Chris being able to punch Wesker is so funny because Wesker is flat out a superhuman with super strength, speed and durability yet he actually gets laid out if the player can manage to do the full QTE event on him as Chris.

And when I say laid out, I don’t mean make him stumble backwards from the punches; I mean face on the floor laid out:

Wesker can catch rockets but literally can’t catch Chris’ hands.

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Some helpful searches for finding blogs that support/use chat ai platforms.

I suggest searching content and then tags separately. Sort by most recent posts rather than top posts so the search will yield more results. Tumblr searches are weird that way.

c.ai

c ai

character ai

[insert fandom] ai

examples: cod ai, hotd ai

janitor ai

j.ai

j ai

janitorai

janitor.ai

janitorbot

bot

bots

c bots

[insert fandom] bots

[insert character name] bot

[insert character name] ai

chat

chat bots

chatbot

chatgpt

[insert character name] chat

[Insert character name] chat bot

**I'll add additional searches as I discover more.

I do not support the harassment of blogs that use a.i. However, I block them because I prefer not to see their posts & I'd prefer they neither see nor interact with my blog in any way.

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NEIL ELLICE on Instagram

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But what’s happened now is that this has happened so often with so many shows, that Netflix has created a self-fulfilling loop with many series that probably could have gone on to become valuable catalogue additions otherwise.

The idea is that since you know that Netflix cancels so many shows after one or two seasons, ending them on cliffhangers and leaving their storylines unfinished, it’s almost not worth investing in a show until it’s already ended, and you know it’s going to have a coherent ending and finished arc.

So you hold off watching new shows, even ones you might otherwise be interested in, because you’re afraid Netflix will cancel them. Enough people do this and surprise, viewership is low! And the show ends up cancelled. The loop is closed, and reinforced, because now there’s yet another example cited, causing even more people to be cautious the next time around. And now we’ve reached a point where unless a series is some sort of record-breaking fluke megahit (Wednesday) or established super franchise (Stranger Things), a second or third season feels like not even a coinflip, but more like 10-20% shot, at best.

Netflix’s cancelation policies have informed its viewers that if you want a show you like renewed, you need to watch it immediately, you need to tell all your friends to watch it immediately, and you need to finish all episodes in a short period of time. Anything less than that will result in likely cancelation, with the problem being, of course, that this runs contrary to the entire promise of a streaming service like Netflix in the first place. The core concept of “on demand” streaming was that ability to watch what you wanted, when you wanted to. But now binging a series in its opening weekend isn’t just an option to have, it feels almost mandatory, lest the negative data reflect poorly on a show you might otherwise like.

Something has broken with this model. It’s now created a system where creators should be afraid to make a series that dares to end on a cliffhanger or save anything for future seasons, lest their story forever be left unfinished. And viewers are afraid to commit to any show that isn’t a completely aired package lest they spend 10-30 hours on something that ends up unresolved, which has happened dozens and dozens of times, creating a vast “show graveyard” within Netflix, full of landmines viewers are going to be discovering for years.

More at the link.

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I've wondered if it's driving creators to their competitors too.

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Jennifer Connelly as Sarah in Labyrinth (1986)