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That feeling when you rest SO hard that in your dreams, your brain comes up with the conspiracy theory that koalas do, in fact, not necessarily consume eucalyptus trees. But rather that eucalyptus trees are parasites and koalas are actually the trees' host. Like brain. You are absolutely insane. You almost have a point brain, but that is NOT how eucalyptus trees work!

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I am here on this boat to be a weirdo and a menace. Fear me!

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Oh, by the way, in case you couldn't guess, I'm on a cruise right now. :p

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Got on the ship. Ate food. Found a library. Am chilling in there right now. After looking at the books, I sit down, open a drawer, and it immediately smacks me in my knees lol. Of all the drawers I could have opened, apparently I chose the one that doesn't have a bottom on half of it and so is rigged to smack you in the knees!

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Took a flight to Singapore yesterday. 17 hour long flight. I managed to watch 5 movies on that flight and therefore only got about an hour and a half of sleep! I had a positively delightful time! :D And 3 of those movies were Batman-related! Lol Here are my quick reviews!

Sonic 2: It was alright. Plenty cute. But the Uptown Funk sequence made me cringe out of my skin. Of course the best part of the entire movie was everything with Stone. Stone is the best part of any of these films. Love that man. Love Stobotnik! Also I will admit. I am somewhat invested in seeing this secret agent guy getting pegged. Man deserves it after what he put his fiance through in that whole Hawaii wedding subplot! Love the bride getting to kick ass tho. She was a delight! Everything around her was less so. :p Bit always Stone! Forever! Love that man! He deserves to be put into the main Sonic franchise! I would not care if anything else from the movies makes it into the main Sonic franchise. I JUST WANT STONE!

Inside Out 2: It was pretty good! The new emotions were a good addition to the cast. Seeing how they conceptualise and show beliefs and Riley's sense of self was interesting. Also Anger being a bit of a MVP in helping Joy out. Good for him! Probably top 10 in terms of Pixar film continuation. Also Riley is nonbinary. This is what this movie has convinced me of. You cannot sway me! That is the REAL nature of Riley's BIG SECRET! Riley just doesn't know it yet!

Joker: And on a completely separate note... Joker! It was. Okay. :/ For what it was trying to do, it was okay and did it well enough. But just like... Eh. Not really my thing. And I don't really understand why it's so popular or considered to be so much of a cultural touchstone. I don't get the hype. I don't get why people relate to it so much unless they're just real sad and pathetic losers. Also the dudebros were surprised that the sequel was a musical? Did they even watch the first movie!? It was pretty much just a miserable jukebox musical. And I don't care much for jukebox musicals at the best of times. :p It was only just barely not misery porn by virtue of it not particularly lingering nor really relishing in the misery of itself. It was fine. Joaquin Pheonix just spending decent lengths of the film purely vibing to his playlist was entertaining sometimes. I found parts of the movie interesting and funny. But probably in none of the ways that it intended or meant. It was mid. But hey! At least Gary lived! Pretty much the only likable character in the film who didn't primarily exist as a hallucination. Everyone else including Arthur was a (typically ableist) dick to him, but at least he lived, so that's alright with me! 5/10

Birds of Prey: Now this was much better! A lot more fun and interesting of a movie! By far the most fun and interesting iterations I've ever seen of Black Mask and Zsasz! They are deeply nothingburger characters to me typically in the comics. I don't even really know why or how they keep getting emphasis or attention in stories. But they gay here and that's fun! Just a delightful, fun girl's night out! I don't dislike what they did with Dinah and Cass' backgrounds. I probably like the comic iterations of their backgrounds better, but they were pretty a'ight! I just hope that everything that Birds of Prey was doing wouldn't possibly be hostile or alienate people who want to get into comics from that entry point. Because that would be a shame. :p Great and fun movie! Go see it!

The Batman: Now this is a movie that FUCKS! :D I enjoyed it GREATLY! Exactly what I want out of a Batman mystery thriller type of movie! EXACTLY my type of movie! Great time! GREAT fun! I probably should have seen it earlier! I need to read the Long Halloween don't I...? >.>

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Do people like... Think that it's cool to not have an opinion on things...? To not have likes and dislikes and passions and hobbies and things they care about and will stand for...?

Because I've always been of the the opposite opinion and mindset! Not having thoughts and beliefs and convictions makes you a loser and the furthest thing from cool.

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100000 likes!

I suppose that this is... An accomplishment....?

And this is how you know that I've been on this website first too long! :p

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Have I done it? Is this horny enough? I've never tried to draw horny before!

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So @quackerzzz made some suggestions on this post about a Batman roleswap AU that I was playing around with a long while ago, and now my brain is munching good and is having ideas!!!

However I am conflicted... Who should roleswap with the Joker...? My first decent thought was to perhaps do Clayface as parallels between Harvey and Clayface could be abundant, and Clayface could be a GREAT nemesis to Harvey trying to enact vigilante justice! But one thought led to another led to another led to another and just... My second major idea and option is to roleswap the Joker with... Gilda. Harvey's wife that he is rather malewife for! >.< There's certainly lots of juicy story potential there!!! But just... Damn... I'm conflicted on whether or not I'd want to do that to my girl!!!!!! But like... Genuinely within canon, Gilda does serve as like the polar opposite in Harvey's story to what the Joker serves to be........ But TwoJokes being part of the endgame of this AU...? FUCKKKKKK!!!!!

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Almost honored to have had my first ever pat-down at the airport today. :p

Is it for the mask I'm wearing? My ambigiously Asian heritage? Or maybe I'm finally trans enough to always get patted down at airport security! Could be the last one tbh. Though it said that the anomaly was in my crotch area. I thought that for AFAB people, the deal was that they think that your tits are explosive! Or is my nbussy just too powerful for them? Honestly, I'll take that as a win! :D

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A Recent Converstation

Friend: Okay, so Hear Me Out. Gambit from X-Men.

Other friend: Well, it took me a while, but I was into Beast as a kid...

Me: Okay... So I have a MUCH weirder one... So you remember the very first X-Men movie?

Friend: Yeah...?

Me: So Hear Me Out. You know that Senator who got kidnapped by Magneto, was turned into a mutant, and then fuckin' died?

Friend: No...

Other friend: Oh my god! Even today I have to close my eyes when that scene comes on! It's just too disturbing!

Me: What!? That's always been my favorite scene! :D Love that guy! :D

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I have come to the quite frankly shocking conclusion that my mom would have fuckin' kicked ass as an action/adventure ptotagonist when she was younger!

A cool and rad as hell young woman in the 80's- an American-born daughter to two Filipino immigrants. A girl boss who hangs with us queers with undiagnosed ADHD. A woman diagnosed with a tragic degenerative chronic disease that will one day take away her ability to dance, walk, and will likely one day take her life (MS), but also gifted with endless optimism, humor, and joy! And she falls in love with a tall, pure of heart white boy who is kind, loving, and has a tendency to see the good in and befriend almost anyone!

Like just... Damn! Half the story almost writes itself doesn't it? Just give her a cool sword and it is honestly a fantastic vibe!

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That realization when you look at pictures of your own parents from back when they first met...

Like holy shit! Mom was HOT and COOL as hell! Meanwhile my dad was a lanky goober and a DORK! My mom was WAAAAY cooler than him, and honestly, she was out of his league!

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I was looking at pictures my parents and grandparents took when I was a baby and from before I was even born this past night.

The world really is full of love and wonderful things. Isn't it?

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You know what? Color me surprised at how few people are horny over Guzzlord! I mean, just look at that thing! It's deeply vore and belly bulge (and adjacent fetishes) coded! You're telling me that people DON'T want to get swallowed whole by that thing!??? People DON'T want to stroke and conquer that big guy? Surprising! Or maybe the surface internet is a whole lot less openly horny than it used to be which you know. Kinda a shame.

But also leave it to me to come up with an idea that I feel needs to be decently objectifying and horny, but being too asexual and not man enough to know how to execute on it very well. :/ What to do what to do.....

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So I finally got around to watching Transformers One last night. Good movie! Not my favorite take on Megatron, but I'm still firmly on team Decepticon, funny enough :p What can I say? I'm on team "kill your oppressors." >:]

But what I can't help but to want to think about is how Starscream is just a grade A masochistic freak in Transformers One!!! Honestly, a valid reading of his character! And I LOVE that for him!!! It just reminds me of why he's always been my favorite! He may have had some takes that I don't like around, but man. I LOVE him just BEGGING D-16 to beat the shit out of him! Man's just been looking for someone to beat him good enough, and he finally got that in Megatron and good for his masochistic ass! That tickles me so very much! And honestly now I can't decide which take on Starscream I like more... Him just being an entirely shameless masochistic freak that craves for Megatron to beat his sorry ass, or for what they were going for him with Earthspark where he was very clearly in an abusive relationship with Megs, but Megatron feels bad about it now and wants to treat Starscream better (to which Starscream is understandably resistant to have anything to do with Megs now). I can't decide which I like more! Masochistic freak (affectionate) or poor abused little meow meow! >.< But I do find it neat how Starscream was the previous leader of the High Guard or whatever they were called, implying pretty directly that he was just the strongest out of all of them and that's why he gets to be second in command. Good for him and him finding someone at last that doesn't hold back when beating the crap out of him!

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Ever since Giovanni's new Guzzlord Sygna Suit outfit dropped, my brain just wants to make like... A Legendary Vessels AU or like... A Giovanni being a legendary Pokemon's "chosen one" AU and just... HNNNNNNNNG!!!!!!!!!