#(A-Anyway that's all... while I haven't been promoting myself lately)

[frankiensteinsmonster]

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Hey, sorry I haven't been doing my daily outfit posts lately-- I guess I never mentioned why I started them, but it's this personal project that I'm working on where I take a picture (though, in all honesty, it's a lot of pictures lol) in whatever I'm wearing and I feature my cane to promote awareness and give representation to other cane users and members of the cpunk and Physically Disabled community. I'm working on building up the courage to take these pictures outside as well, because I do them on campus, but we deserve to see ourselves outside as well!

The reason I haven't been keeping up with it is because my partner and I have really been really struggling financially as well as with our mental health (and me with my physical health as well, obviously lol) we moved across the country to go to school and it is So Hard-- I had to drop three out of five of my classes because the course work was just too much in volume and I need a job really bad (which is going to be Hard to do since we don't even know why I'm in such chronic pain yet 🙃 it's hard not to feel defeated!)

Either way, I think going to start posting them with the tag #TheVainCanes and #MobilityAidVainity but I'm also going to host a poll for some options bc I want this to be a widespread community thing!

I'm choosing these names because I've seen from both ableds and disabled elitists this idea that we and our mobility aides need to look like they're fresh out the hospital for us to be Believed and deserving of respect, and anything beyond that voids our suffering and invalidates our experiences-- and I think that's reductive, harmful, and just plain wrong! Our mobility aides are an extension of ourselves and we deserve to dress them up however we want. We deserve representation, and the normalization of Joy and Having Personality While Disabled.

This will be intersectional as well (bc. I mean look at me. Also I don't need a reason!) , people from all identities are welcomed and encouraged to join! This is meant to be a celebration of Us, Disabled, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and All That Jazz! (If you use a mobility aid, you're in!) We're beautiful gorgeous handsome devils and I think we'd do good seeing how good we all look in a designated tag

Also my cash app and Venmo are @/cherubpunque 👀 if anyone has some spare change I could have that would be an amazing help towards feeding me, my partner, and our two cats!!

To kick things off, I am a 2S, Afroindigenous person (Gullah and Kanien'kehá:ka!) who experiences chronic pain and fatigue. I have PTSD and a few other brain things going on, less than perfect eyesight, and a great passion for Art, Music, Subculture, and Helping Others whenever and however I can! I'm majoring in art and am working towards becoming a published graphic novelist. Idk I just have a lot of love and support to give, and a big need for love and support for myself as well, and I'm hoping to offer us a good opportunity for us to connect in a space that's just for us! We're already living outside of society's expectations for health, so why should we let these folks decide the way we look while doing it? Express yourself! (I'll also be tagging myself in future as #mothie so you can find me in the tags! Anyways, I gotta go lay down. My back hurts.)

[em-writes-stuff-sometimes]

Haven't heard from you in a while, hope you're doing well! <3

Hey, nonnie - I'm doing alright. Personal ramble below the cut. Skip if you're just here for fanfic reading and don't care about my silly little melodrama.

Not going to go into too much detail, but I've been really feeling the depression lately. For context, I have clinical depression and take a really high dose of antidepressants, which fuck with other aspects of my life (i.e. weight and lack of sleep). Medical consensus is that I'll need medication for the rest of my life as my brain does not perform the appropriate mood-regulating functions (I'm not super sure what the specifics of this are). I've struggled with low feeling, demotivation, SI/SH etc. for nearly nine years now. I've slipped into a bit of an episode lately - not necessarily related to being online but Tumblr is a part of it - but I'm trying to work my way out of it by picking up some new-old hobbies, such as crochet, and doing things that I like and that don't stress me. I'm safe and don't have the opportunity to action any of my feelings, so please don't worry about me!

Unfortunately, Tumblr has been a source of stress for me since I've come on here. I've made some downright terrible choices in friends, in behaviour, in the amount of energy I commit to this space, and the only one who can really break this cycle is me. This site hosts a really wide range of personalities, and I just... feel like I've encountered some of the absolute worst among all of that, and it's done me absolutely no favours when it comes to making good choices. We all say that as adults, we should know better, but there's no sudden switch that flips, you know? We spend our whole lives making mistakes and learning from them. Adulthood isn't the abrupt entry into moral infallibility, and that's been something I've had to address and work through when it comes to my own failings.

To be perfectly honest, Tumblr isn't a supportive place. Or the people aren't. I don't really know which. To clarify, I do generally speak of the community of artists and writers in this, not the people here who just want to enjoy art or read someone's fanfic. I suppose there's a certain level of - I don't know - self-centredness? - when it comes to creating an online presence and sharing one's own creations on the internet. That mentality, I think, bleeds over into feelings of entitlement in creative communities. Entitlement to other people's time, to people's attention, to people's promotion, and when one doesn't get that, the problems start: (best to worst =) transactional interaction, badmouthing, hate anons, public bashing, and the list goes on. I've definitely been someone who has been upset by people's lack of interaction. I've responded with "oh, I'm not reblogging until they reblog mine" more than once. We all know that I've been involved with badmouthing and publicly bashing others. I continue to be very ashamed of this, and I am honest with myself about what I've done and how I got there in my journey working through my problems and making meaningful change in my life.

Anyway, point is - I'm trying to divorce myself from the entitlement, and I think to do that I need to divorce myself from the notion that we exist as a community. I've put far too much effort into that idea, and it's gotten me absolutely nowhere. There are more people who dislike me than not. Most just straight-up ignore me. I deserve it, sure, but (or maybe and) I have no intention of continuing to engage in a space that either doesn't exist or where I'm not wanted. I've felt anxious and upset at the mere thought of going on Tumblr the past few months. It hasn't been bringing me joy anymore, and that was the whole point of it. There's so much bad blood associated with being on here, but I love writing. I love this show. I can't give up something that makes me so happy in every respect other than this one site.

So I've taken some time off, reassessed the way I'm intending to use this space, and I've essentially decided that I started it for me so I'm going to do it for me. I'm going to interact with who I want and post what I want and damn absolutely everyone who tries to police me (of which there has been A LOT - apparently I have a "responsibility" to support others which I now know is actually code for "I'm jealous that you're getting any kind of attention online, so instead of addressing my issue with this, I'm going to vaguepost about/anon/DM you to try and guilt you into giving my work attention so that maybe it'll transfer to me").

For the casual peruser, no change at all. But I'm done giving my effort to the idea of 'community'. It doesn't exist, or I don't belong. I am going to do what makes me happy now, and only what makes me happy. That's the whole point. I'm sick of focusing on negatives. I'm sick of posting about them, to be honest. I think this mindset will do me good.

If you've gotten this far, I hope that it's okay that I've decided this. I'm feeling positive about it!

[happiestplacehq]

Hey everyone !!

I hope we're all doing okay. I know life is kicking everyone's butt right now. I'm putting out the good vibes!

So, I'm finally on summer holiday and other than having studying to do for my ballet qualification, I actually genuinely have some free time on my hands at the moment. As you can probably all tell, the last few months have not been great for me keeping the main up to date and pushing things out, and keeping on top of everyone else's activity has been hard when I haven't been as active myself. Long story short, my mental health has absolutely tanked the last few months (understandable, given how many things have been thrown at me in a year and a half on top of work stress and studying) and I couldn't in good conscience hound anyone to be active when I was hiding myself.

For now, I feel rested and I'm pushing through the brain fog. I'm committing to being a better mod!

ANYWAY, all this is to say is that I'm planning a small revamp/ reboot of the RP, with the hopes that this motivates all of our players to make a slow and steady return to the dash.

This revamp will include some plot updates, a massive push for the plot moving forward, and an event to welcome the new "era" of the RP. (Trust me besties, I'm excited for the idea I have and I'm already writing things inside my mind!!)

I might change up the graphics and change some bios around here and there too if my mum's laptop agrees with photoshop. I'm not promising new bios just yet (as that is a hurdle unto itself).

The main thing to note going into this revamp is this:

There will be updates to the activity rules. Sadly, being as lenient as I have been has meant that activity has fizzled, which is understandable but not great if we're wanting to keep the RP moving forward, keep everyone feeling included and welcome new writers. (I know the dash has been moving better lately, but sometimes there are points where nothing is posted for a long time.)

I haven't decided on what the new rules will be yet, so am open to feedback and suggestions, but there will be changes to both activity and interaction rules. I will also be messaging each individual character account to ask your plans for the character going forward, or if you would like to drop the character at some point too. (If you're stuck with a character, this is a great time to reboot them.) These rules will not come into effect until the revamp is complete so there's still some time to message me or have a think about what you would like to do going forward.

As always, please send in a hiatus request if you think you will be away for over 2 weeks just so I can keep things as updated as possible.

To help me in this revamp, the RP/ Main will technically be on a semi-hiatus - RP and in character interactions will continue as normal, the main will just be quieter to help me make changes and keep track of everything. As such, I won't be promoting the RP until I'm happy with the revamp, and applications for new characters will be closed for a short while. You can still message me to change character FCs, request hiatuses and all the other usual stuff.

I'm giving myself until mid-August to get as much of this done as I can. I will be away in London for training from the 15th to the 23rd August, so if I put my mind to it we'll have something by then, OR the week I come back. I'll put a poll out nearer the time when we would like the grand-reopening to be!

Like I said, interactions are still to go ahead as normal! The game itself isn't on hiatus, just the main while I change things around and give everything a fresh coat of paint. Thank you to everyone who has stuck around thus far! I can't wait to see what this revamp sparks in everyone ✨

Please give this post a like once you have read it!

[trashlie]

i haven't given a lil update in a while so! hey guys! I've been doing peachtober over on my instagram if you want to check any of that out! i've actually been doing really well on being fairly consistent with art lately, which is great! i'm trying to do all gouache for peachtober! we'll see how that goes! i joined an art server in hopes of being part of an art community and accidentally got myself promoted to mod-lite LMAO I finally fixed my art wall so that I have art prints up there again and it's so niiiiiice to have so much pretty art up there again!

i think i'm going to use some of my reward points from work to cash out some michael's giftcards and FINALLY buy myself some polymer clay and acrylic paint and start making myself lil clay magnets and figures and just all kinds of silly things i've been drawing out for years now!

i've actually been playing a lot of games lately! fields of mistria, of course (my game of the year). tiny glade, because of course! my friend told me sunhaven was good so i decided to try it and aaaahhhhh i'm so glad i have, it's so fun! go-go town is a LOT of fun, too! i've also bought myself spiritfarer finally but i'm saving that for when i'm ready to cry a lot alkfjakfljakfjaf

i had a really scary health scare with Moo - I thought I found a mammary lump and we made an appointment for her, and then the appointment got rescheduled, and I spent a whole week just SOBBING lmao bracing myself for news that my cat has cancer and we need to treat on it, just hoping and praying that it'd be something treatable and that i'd figure out how to pay for it later and then...... we got to the vet appointment and.... no one could find it lkjaflkjaflkakjfjaf lmao the vets felt NOTHING of concern on her belly so.......... :| LMAO most expensive "well thank god that was nothing" lkajfjkafjfa lmaooooooo

work is still stressful and we've finally gotten through a rough, busy period, but I think I'm headed back into another one; my edits are piling up and just thinking about it has me stressed out hhhhhhhhhhhh

anyway this is to say i'm alive, i'm around, you can still find me in the ILY discord server, Elle and I are trying to get TwT back up again (we've both really been going through it LMAO and honestly it's been nice to enjoy the peace of the ILY hiatus) and I will try to bring myself back around a little more!

[rezdragon]

Project Updates (August 8th, 2024)

Art Show So the BIG news with RezDragon is that YES! My art has been accepted into a fine art show. Like a REAL fine art show, with judges and WINE. It's to promote the local artists of the Inland Northwest, which includes ME THIS YEAR! I tried to submit to this last year and I did not get in, but that's changed this year and I am VERY EXCITED AND HAPPY ABOUT IT! So what does this mean? Well, it means I'm going to be HARD focusing on preparing for the show for the rest of August (aside from one project, you know what it is). I have to get everything ready by September. One of the pieces I put in is an installation piece and that is the biggest prep I have. So kinda expect me to maybe go more dark than usual? I dunno, I might post pics as I work on shit.

The One Other August Project (You Know What It Is) It'll be out tomorrow.

TDA - Everyday With how shit my mental health has been lately, I haven't had the motivation to work on this. Rez keeps trying to drag me back in, but it's just not coming back to me yet. I want to start writing the script and I was GOING TO in August, but then the Art Show Acceptance letter showed up and WELL. Sorry Rez, best wait till September. I have been taking notes occasionally when I think of something new. She's on my mind, I swear.

Running With the Devil (what the fuck is this) RWTD is Ash's story that started out accidentally. I was writing up a lot of facts about Ash herself and then the next thing I knew, I started writing scenes and then a month and a half later, I had an 87 page novella. Oops, how'd that happen. This has VERY much been a comfort project to help keep my spirits up while I've been so unhappy lately, and it's been doing a good job of it. It is not meant to be good, it might be, I dunno. It's me giving in and writing cute romance between a demon girl and her lesbian girlfriend. But uh... you won't see it, at least not all of it. I'll be real with you as to why: it's an erotica story and I don't want erotica associated with the RezDragon name. It's not that I'm ashamed of writing it, I'm not, but once you start down that path, that's all you're known for and I do. not. want. that. So I will only be showing the non-horny chapters, or perhaps the story censored. Anyways, chapter 1 (30 pages, yes 30, 20,000+ word count) is available on Sheezy if you so choose. I didn't advertise this because I was a little too depressed to when I posted it.

Next Album Project(s) I have two new albums to place on the stove, or at least their concepts. First one I plan to have it be as raw and uncomfortable at Kintsugi and Tasukete- DE aka more depressing harsh noise crap. Working title right now is "Nothing Has Changed." Second one is another "story" album, i.e. like Horizon. Instead of space, this one takes place in the woods and back in the 80's. I won't talk about its full concept yet, giving myself a break from music work (and also I can't really work on music right now)

Not a Project, but a Health Update So I've been griping about it lately, but my left hip/pelvis/leg area has been in a lot of pain since April of this year. It went away near the end of May and I was able to return to work, but then it came back after a week. I tried to work through it, which only seemed to make the problem way worse. Since June, I have been in non-stop pain, with barely anything relieving it (it's why I've had a lot of extra time to write as of late). I've actually been in a lot of money trouble because of not being able to work and disability being a nightmare, but I've avoided talking about it on my RezDragon accounts (except for Sheezy) to keep that kind of stuff away from my art. I've started physical therapy, which has been going well in giving me some relief. I've been using a cane since April just to get around. I can't say I've noticed any improvements and I'm afraid I might be out of day job work until at least October. I can't even get a new job where I sit all day, because if I sit up for too long, that spikes up my pain; I have to sit reclined or lie in bed. I missed the whole summer, I wanted to go swimming :( So anyways, that's why I've been mostly focused on writing, it's the easiest thing for me to do atm.

[snowbatsims]

VAMPIRE INTERMISSION #1

Let's see what these immortal dorks have been up to since the last time I was posting about their shenanigans.

[AUTHOR'S NOTE: So this will be a soft continuation of the previous vampire shenanigans I used to post here! You don't need to have read them, it has mostly been played as a vampire sitcom anyway, but the past events of that game are still canon to this world.

Don't worry though, I'll provide enough context for you to know what's going on. See, sometimes I wanna play my vampires too, and since they're immortal they'll always exist alongside the legacy :3 ]

Without further ado, let's look into whatever they're up to at the given moment.

Rune has been keeping up his piano skills.

Einarr has been relearning his knitting and embroidery. totally not because i haven't really played in this savefile since before they introduced these skills to the game, nooo

Morten.... decided to quit their job at the culinary career. They had been promoted a bit too much, forcing them to work in the daytime hours, which... obviously doesn't work for him anymore. Due to the whole vampire thing and all.

Meanwhile, Bat just slept through the entire day, as vampires sometimes do, especially ones with day phobia. You'll see him later.

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LATER.......

While Einarr was gone fishing at his night job, the younger three decided to go check up on the kid they raised once:

Kvikindi, the alien-vampire.

MORTEN: hiiiii so good to see you again!! KVIKINDI: what's up!!! MORTEN: the- KVIKINDI: .... and don't say the ceiling. MORTEN: you know me too well

Since the last time we saw her, she has gone to college, she has gotten married to Lilith Pleasant, moved to Forgotten Hollow, and now they have two kids. That's all the context you need.

It has been a few years.

CARMILLA: i don't remember ever seeing you around here. BAT: yeah. CARMILLA: that's it? that's all you've got to say? BAT: yeah

MORTEN: so this is one of your kids? KVIKINDI: sure is. kanaya, this is mort, say hello! KANAYA: hewwo KVIKINDI: are you trying to look human again? MORTEN: ??? KVIKINDI: it's fine, uncle morty is safe~ KVIKINDI: you can show your true self

KVIK: see! isn't she adorable? MORT: "uncle morty"..??? KVIK: well yeah. you don't exactly pass for a grandpa. MORT: grandpa??? oh jeesh. have i already been a vampire for this long?? how old am i even...

MORT: i could have sworn i only became a vampire last year. i'm still in my early twenties... KVIKINDI: nice try! i'm in my late twenties. MORT: what

MORT: man, the passage of time is weird.

MORT: she's so adorable though!! so small and green.... MORT: i didn't know you decided to read homestuck though. KVIK: huh? MORT: you didn't? KVIK: i just named her after myself. that's my middle name. MORT: ....oh my god. this is my fault. KANAYA: weh MORT: you wanna go back on the floor? sure thing.

KANAYA: 😂 MORTEN: should i read you a little book? KANAYA: bah!! KVIKINDI: alright, i trust you to entertain her somehow. i gotta-

KVIKINDI: crap. it's already happeŇƗŇǤ,

MORTEN: wait, what's... oh no.

MORTEN: OH NO............... KVIKINDI: β€ΔỮŦ¥β€ΔỮŦ¥β€ΔỮŦ¥β€ΔỮŦ¥β€ΔỮŦ¥β€ΔỮŦ¥

MORTEN: WHAT!! i thought we cured you!!! we literally went through all of that back in strangerville some time ago, hey-- RUNE QUIT PLAYING RUNE: huh? MORTEN: KVIKKI'S BEEN POSSESSED AGAIN RUNE: wait, what???

RUNE: kvikindi? you there? not this again...

KVIKINDI: ŞỮβΜƗŦ ŦØ ΜØŦĦ€Ř ¥ØỮ ŴƗŁŁ RUNE: OH HELL NO.

KVIKINDI: ΜØŦĦ€Ř Ş€€Ş ΔŁŁ. ΜØŦĦ€Ř ƗŞ ĦΔƤƤ¥ ŦØ Ş€€ ¥ØỮ RUNE: i can't believe i have to get you another cure. how did this happen??? i thought we killed the mother plant???? KVIKINDI: βƗŦ€βƗŦ€βƗŦ€βƗŦ€βƗŦ€βƗŦ€ RUNE: actually, i should go ask your wife, maybe she knows. KVIKINDI: ŦĦ€ ƤŁΔŇ€ Ø₣ ĆŘΔŞĦ ŞΜ€ŁŁŞ ŁƗҜ€ ƤƗŞŞ Ø₣ ĐØǤŞ MORTEN: ... and i should distract the child.

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[tk-productions]

Mystic Sisters- Ch.19 Trader

Masterlist🌙🌹

Hikari’s pov

It was a few days later and we were still in Yokohama. Yua went to get breakfast from the convenient store while I packed up the rest of my stuff. After Yua’s dream a few days ago we thought it was best to find out what this castle was that we kept seeing. We were headed to Yokosuka. It might bold a clue to us and powers. I tried contacting Saki but I couldn’t get a hold of her. When I last talked to her, that's where she told us to go. We still haven't heard from anyone. It had been days and our parents still haven't called. They probably don’t care at this point. I stood in front of the bathroom mirror and braided my hair into two braids. Akio's hat still laid on the counter.

"Well since I still have it and it's cold I might as well wear it" I grinned and slipped the hat over my head. I don’t know why I was obsessed with him and his hat. Did I really just say that? That I was obsessed with him? According to Yua I was but I wouldn’t call it that.

"Im back!" Yua yelled. She was sitting the food on the little table we had in the room.

"Are you done packing?" she asked, sitting my food in front of me. I nodded unwrapping my onigiri. “I brought some more water since someone drank a gallon of water by herself.”

“I’ve been thirsty. Leave me alone.” We quickly ate so we could catch our train. Knowing how long it takes Yua we still might be late.

“When we get there I'll try contacting Saki again.” I told her once we got to the train surprisingly on time.

“If she doesn't answer we’ll stay in Yokosuka until we can reach her.”

Luckily it was only a 30 minute train ride and the train wasn't too packed. I shivered feeling a cold breeze. The same way I felt When Akio was around. I looked at Yua to see if she noticed too but she was too busy listening to music on her phone. Once we got off I felt another cold breeze. Quickly turning around I expected to see Akio like usual but he wasn't there. No one was.

"What's up?" Yua asked after I turned back around.

"Nothing let's go.” I told her grabbing my suitcase walking past her. I swear I felt him around. After dropping off our stuff at the hotel we went to a local ramen shop for lunch. As we walled back I heard my name being called. "Saki?" I said stopping in the tracks.

"Hikari I can't get to you guys right now. I'll come find you just not now. There's something going on. Mom and d-."

"Saki!" I called out, I called her name a few times but she didn't answer. Mom and dad? What was she gonna say?

"She sounded like someone or something was after her. She tried to tell me something but got cut off like last time. "I told Yua who was now standing in front of me.

"We'll just go back to the hotel or go to our grandparents since dad made it obvious he doesn't want us home.” She told me. I nodded grabbing her hand. I looked past my sister staring off into the distance. I could feel him nearly. This time I knew he was here. But where?

"What's wrong? she asked, grabbing my cheeks forcing me to look at her.

"He's here"I said blankly.

"Well Akio was right. You were easy to find."

Yua quickly turned around and Akio and his friend were there.So he was here earlier.

For a second I could have sworn he smiled at me but when I looked closer he still had the same blank look on his face. Akio and I stared at each other, not breaking eye contact until Yua spoke up.

"How the hell did you find us? We're not even in Tokyo any more.”

“Just because you left Tokyo doesn’t mean we couldn't find you.” The older boy pointed at the hat I was wearing. “That belongs to my brother little girl.”

I sucked in my breath and was shocked. “Excuse me I am not little!” I said stomping my feet.

Akio smirked at my reaction. The other boy looked at me and then at Akio. “I guess she’s your type.”

Akio looked insulted. “What the hell is that supposed to mean? What are you tryna say Riyoshi?”

“Oh nothing, don't get all butt hurt now.”

“So your names Riyoshi?” Yua questioned.

“That Princess is none of your business.” Riyoshi told Yua “However you should be worried about your boyfriend though I left a pretty big scar on his face.”

“Try his whole body.” Akio chimed in, chuckling. “Don’t downplay it man you nearly killed that guy.”

“Yea but he can die later he’s not our mission.”

“Y'all are really too handsome for this shit. What’s so important about us?”

Riyoshi seemed to find that amusing while Akio just stood there.

“Well isn’t this a nice surprise .” Says an unknown guy walking up.

“And you are?” Yua asked

“My name is --

“Irrelevant. We're busy, go away.” Yua snapped.

“Right we don't need anymore weirdo’s here.” I said.

“You little bitches. First off my name is Levi.” Levi was definitely triggered.

“Who are you calling weird?” Akio and Riyoshi said in unison.

I ignored them and looked at my sister. “This is getting bad very fast. Let's get the hell out of here.”

“You really think we have a chance there's three of them. Stay put!”

“Looks like they can communicate by just looking at each other. Interesting.”

“It’s called telepathy dumb ass.” Riyoshi shot at Levi.

I decided it was time to shoot some fire and make a break for it since they obviously weren't paying attention at the moment.

“Yua throw that car and i'll blow it up, decent distraction don’t you think?”

“We're sister’s for a reason. Let's do it on 3.”

“1” I started.

“2” Yua followed.

“3!” We said aloud. Catching the boy's attention but the plan was already in effect.

Yua used her powers and tossed a car in their direction and I shot a fireball at it causing it to explode. Yua grabbed my hand and we ran as fast as we could and I was happy because I still had my hat. He shouldn’t have given it to me, it's mine now.

We made it to a nearby ally before Riyoshi literally jumped off of a building and landed in front if us with Akio right behind him. “Damn not gonna lie that was a little hot.” Riyoshi said basically giving my sister the eye.

“Wow you're trying to kidnap us and you're flirting at the same time. You and my sister are made for each other.”

“Hikari now is not the time to promote my antics.” Yua snapped.

“I thought it was pretty funny.” Riyoshi answered.

“What is happening right now?” I asked very confused.

“What’s happening is these idiots have betrayed the VHA.”

“The fuck are you talking about?” Riyoshi said darkly.

“Oh yea when your little brother here saved his little girlfriend I caught it all on camera and showed it to Amelia.” Levi said with a big smirk on his face. “Long story short your public enemy number one now. Both of you. Amelia was so hurt when she watched the video. She couldn’t believe that two boys she practically raised would turn on her and choose to side with the enemy. You know her policy on loyalty right? Since you betrayed her everyone at the VHA will be coming after you. You two aren't welcome back. You're at the top of the blacklist. ” Levi said walking closer to the boys patted me on my shoulder. “Nice job brat you just got your friends here killed.”

Before I or Levi could react Levi was flying backwards as Akio kicked him with the utmost force. Yua and I jumped both our eyes turning white in shock.

It didn’t stop their as Riyoshi grabbed Akio by the back of his collar pulling him back so he could face him. “Seriously Akio?”

“I swear my body moved on it’s own.” Akio explained.

Suddenly 6 more guys showed up and we were surrounded but luckily we knew how to fight. Yua and I got into defensive positions back to back.

Riyoshi Pov

“Well since we were considered traders anyway might as well help them fight. But I will deal with you later.” I said to Akio, giving him the deadliest glare I had. It worked. He looked like he saw a ghost. Since the VHA turned on us we would have to run. Getting caught and brought back to Amelia would be worse than being on the blacklist. Amelia kept a list of people that have wronged her or weren’t loyal to the VHA. If you were to get caught after being blacklisted then she would make your life hell. Because of an incident that happened before Amelia started putting kill chips in us so that way if someone turned on the VHA the other members would kill that person on sight.

I didn’t have my wooden bullets but I had regular one’s and they definitely would work on halflings. Quickly loading my gun I saw Akio pull out his sword and I knew he was serious about this girl right then and there.

“Go do your thing i’ll cover for you.” I told Akio and he took off slicing two of the guys in seconds. He didn’t need my help but I heard a squeal. It was Yua turning my attention to her. She was ok but Hikari was struggling and her goal was to protect her sister. One of the boys came charging at them. Hikari waved her hands in front of her causing the boy to turn into ice. He stood there frozen until Yua ran up to him punching him causing his body to shatter into pieces. While Akio went for Levi I ended up doing three headshots killing them instantly since they weren't worth my energy.

“Aghhhh.” I looked up to see Levi running for his life and Akio chasing him with his sword like a mad man.

“Akio!” he stopped and looked at me confused “Leave him be. Let's go. More members will be here any second!” I then looked towards the girls who were standing around catching their breath.“ You too since you're the ones who got us in this mess.” I walked away Akio right behind me. The girls are reluctant but they followed nonetheless.

“This is Bullshit.” I said to myself as I tried to think of my next step on how to approach this crazy ass situation.  

[kiuda]

I've been thinking recently about how much the Dream SMP has given me, so I wrote it down.

It got kind of long and also probably full of mistakes, sorry about that! ^^'

Some backstory, that you can 100% skip: I've been fortunate enough to have a pretty consistent group of friends over the years. I have several friends that I can't imagine my life without at this point. They helped me in a very difficult time and I can message them at any point, even if we don't talk for a few days or weeks. It's just how it is.

Anyway - during covid we met maybe 2 times. Not all of us - both times we had 2 or 3 people there max. I miss them a lot.

And last year I was introduced to the dsmp by a recommended youtube video! It was an hour long recap of the L'Manburg independence war. I watched that video. Then I watched another one. And an animation by SAD-its. And then I watched a stream. And another one. And another one. And I've been watching dsmp for a few months now.

Where am I going with this? Well... I guess I want to say that the dsmp helped me, because I got to (and continue to) witness so many friendships start and/or become stronger. I get to watch friends flirt openly. I get to see them laugh at stupid jokes, tease each other, but also support each other. Care for each other.

They are so important to me, because that is one of the greatest things you can have in life - a friendship so real, that it doesn't matter how long you haven't seen each other, it doesn't matter if you don't like something the other person does - you do it together anyways, because you just want to spend time together.

I see them support each other and I am reminded of my friends, who don't recognise the characters from my drawings, but are willing to look at them and tell me if they look good. They remind me of my best friends, with whom I have long, meanigful conversations in the evenings and silly 'arguments' over the best shape of pasta in the mornings.

They remind me that love isn't always romantic. I love my friends. And I can see that Dream SMP members love each other.

They support each other any chance they get. Remember when Mask or Roadtrip were released? Or when Your New Boyfriend came out? When Lovejoy released their first album? How all of them promoted them? How they continnue to listen to the songs on stream?

Have you noticed how happy they are when they join a VC together? Especially during late streams, when half of them are falling asleep, but still want to be there.

Do you see how ready they are to defend each other? To help others? How they are happy to donate to the same cause or to the other members?

Can you see how fond the OG members are of each other when they talk about their memories together? How they remember fondly even the weirdest and stupidest stories?

Maybe I'm just sappy today, but I am very glad youtube decided to recommend me that video that day. I'm glad I decided to watch it. Because that decision allowed me to not only be a part of great community here, bot only see those friendships, but also make new friends myself :D (you know who you are and I want you to know that I appreciate you very much <33)

I am glad that Dream and George decided to play survival that day. I'm glad Dream saw the opportunity to boost other creators and that he took it. I'm glad they all want the same in the end - show us an incredible story while having fun.

As one post once said (that I will never be able to find) - new members of the dsmp are congratulated not only because that is a great chance to grow and make money, but also because they are entering a wonderful community and are going to make beautiful friendships along the way, that will hopefully last way longer than server does.

[saintlexii]

A/N: More Saints Row 1 NPC quotes for y'all because I got board. (Quotes come from my 3 different saved games at 8%, 49%, and 77% completion)

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7

- Watch your back, man, I hear Hughes is taking names.

- Maybe my girl would respect me more if I hung out with you.

- I'm buyin' a bunch of purple clothes today, isn't that cool?

- If I don't kill someone soon I'm gonna forget how.

- If my man is asleep when I come home I'm throwing his ass out.

- They don't teach you how to change clothes in the Row?

- Who sold out your boss?

- I didn't wanna be in that stupid sorority anyway.

- Third Street's outta the ghetto now.

- You got us to the top, I hope you keep us there.

- I give the best damn blowjob in Stilwater.

- Remember where you came up from, man.

- There's no way I coulda done what you did.

- Maybe now there'll be some order.

- The Lopez family's gone? I don't believe it.

- So, how does it feel to be the voice of Julius?

- With you callin' the shots, no one can touch us.

- There ain't a man working the docks that hasn't heard of you.

- This whole town's afraid of us.

- The way I hear it, you're lookin' to take the whole damn city.

- You make sure Julius finishes what he started.

- Is Julius gonna stick around this time?

- If you ever wanna start some shit, let me know.

- I think my philosophy professor was hitting on me.

- Don't tell anyone, but I think you might be harder than Johnny.

- Julius better watch himself, King ain't gonna play nice this time.

- Do you like older women?

- I should hookup with a gang, that'll get me some chicks.

- Julius ever mention me?

- Looks like the Saints weren't pussies like everyone said.

- How's Lin doin'? I ain't seen her in a while.

- I wouldn't wanna be in your way.

- The Saints have earned some respect, but that don't mean people are gonna roll over.

- My son was talking about you last night.

- I don't care what people say, you gangsters have pizazz.

- Shit, man, they owe you money or somethin'?

- I don't know of it's just me, but Troy's been acting nervous.

- How come you always doing everything around here?

- All you do is ruin people's lives.

- Laura sure is making a lot of friends at the PTA, I wonder what her secret is.

- I oughta invest in a bigger flask.

- I wonder where I can meet some Asian chicks.

- If I see that ho come by my place one more time I'm gonna slap the black off of her.

- Fuck no, I ain't shaving my shit, that's just nasty.

- How am I supposed to take care of my kids when the government keeps fucking with me?

- It's not cheating if you call me your wife's name.

- I wish Friendly Fire took food stamps.

- What's Tanya got that I don't?

- If I suck one more dick tonight I'll make the rent.

- Next time she asks, I'm gonna say "yes, you do look fat in that dress".

- Shit, you must've killed half the people in this city.

- Wanna catch dinner and a drug deal?

- Damn you look fine.

- Goddamn, I want some cookies.

- I haven't seen Johnny in a while, I hope he's okay.

- Minimum wage my ass, I can't even afford a lighter.

- I'm getting sick of Troy acting like he's better than everyone.

- I gotta stop getting high and talking to myself on the street.

- Hey, you're the guy that finally put down Victor.

- Don't worry, they say jail isnt too bad here.

- Why's Troy always gotta stick his nose in my business?

- I don't give a fuck what she days, he's my man.

- I'd be all over that ass if she put a bag over her head.

- I've gotta see a doctor, Mister Whiskers just smells awful lately.

- I can't believe my dad gave me shit for dating a black guy.

- Be careful, I used to be important, look at me now.

- How did you kill Victor?

- I was there when they found Lin's body.

- I may be poor, but I ain't ever whoring myself out.

- If it ain't the big man himself.

- You're gonna be running this gang pretty soon.

- How come I never see you hitting the bars?

- Next time you roll over on some motherfuckers take me along.

- Make sure Julius knows what's up over here.

- Ah man, I'm from the suburbs, I don't know how to deal with gangs.

- What's this bullshit about Dex being a lieutenant?

- When I finally move outta here I ain't ever looking back.

- You been telling Julius about all the good shit I do, right?

- Vote Winslow, Hughes kicks puppies!

- Is it true you cut some guys dick off for lookin' at your girl?

- We ain't a bunch of bursters no more thanks to you.

- Aisha's just using Johnny.

- So, are you one of those street racers?

- From all the stories I heard I thought you'd be taller.

- You single?

- Unless you wanna end up in jail you better slow down.

- I'm meeting some friends downtown tonight, wanna come?

- I hear you're a good guy to know.

- You better be careful, Stilwater can be a nasty place.

- If I max out another card I'll never hear the end of it.

- You've become quite the local figure.

- You belong in jail!

- I can't wait to cheat on my online girlfriend, that girl has it coming.

- Julius ain't nothing but a washed up banger past his prime.

- You're as hard as Julius said you were.

- I hope the next dead body I see on the street is you!

- Between Gat and that mute motherfucker, we got nothing to worry about.

- I'm gonna kill my parents for naming me River.

- I wonder if the secretary is wearing tose panties I like.

- I heard Julius talking about promoting you.

[nutellarchives]

December Wrap Up!

Oh its the last day of the year already? Honestly I've been procrastinating for this post but today is the last day of December and of 2021 so let's do this! There are personal stuff that happened like family gathering and such but I will be telling in detail the things that are interesting (because my personal life is boring) anyway,

Click that "Keep Reading" button to know the highlights of my December!

The Awaited NCT Comeback~

During my exams and all of the fiasco for my academics, there is one thing that kept me distracted, which is the NCT 2021 COMEBACK. I actually missed (or didn't really anticipated the NCT2020 Comeback, though I really like the NCT2018 ones..) being an NCTzen and ever since they debuted I have peers that stan them or are a fan so I'm always influenced (and I just love SM artists so much even if they are not my ult groups) to just fangirl and it's a very fun experience.

This comeback is quite addicting (the song I mean) with let's play ball and once listened to it, it will just keep on playing in the head. My Thoughts? The choreo is good (and hard how do they even sing live with that choreo) and I want to learn it but lazy and it's a boy's song so nevermind. The combination of the members are quite interesting since it's really mixed up and for the first time there is no Taeyong and Jaehyun for this one (no personal attack /ofc I love them/ but I guess I always notice that the two mentioned are always in an nct u comeback like a major comeback with stages) . This unit hopefully brings members that haven't interacted that much to know each other since NCT is always divided into units and they only unite in comeback's like this (which also feels crammed). I really enjoy the Inkigayo stage they had and quite disappointed that that was their first and last stage for this CB, it's because they had the comeback late that KBS, MBC and SBS don't air music shows anymore, instead they do the year-ender special which is an annual thing.

From the Universe album, I'd say I like the following: (aside from the title track which is also my fave), Earthquake, Miracle, Dreaming, Know Now and Round & Round.

Also I just want to mention like the marketing strategy is strong!! Because of the special card, just like from NCT2020 Resonance where there are limited photocards that are printed with only a limited quantity, wow sm this is a smart move but its sad because a lot of fans will be broke again, due to buying a lot of albums just to get those special pocas or if someone sell it, it will be verryyyyyyyyy overpriced. Another thing is, I really like the Jewel Case ver of the albums but well these versions of albums got fans broke which is pain.

STAY~ by ONEUS and ONEWE

FStay by WeUs is now officially one of my favorite songs during the Christmas season and I will play it whenever Christmas is near (and even if its not Christmas since I love their vocals and the song and the mv are wholesome). Though this section ain't about solely on Stay but me loving both groups. For ONEUS I did a separate post on that on how I became a To MOON~, and usually I really like groups that are like brothers, an example would be SEVENTEEN and NU'EST (which SVT is my ult and NU'EST is my stan) and they had this legendary collab during MAMA 2017 and I'm so happy about it. For this they are really like bro groups since they debut the same year and their names are almost the same except for the We and Us. I knew ONEUS due to their promotions, like being able to read ONEUS and then ONEWE as well and I'm like (before becoming a fan) are they connected or something? and I did google and yeah they are of course! Although ONEUS is an Idol Group while ONEWE is a Band Group. For the past few days I've been keeping myself busy with WeUs content, where I watch youtube videos for guides and compiled videos with funny or interesting context. Originally though, I only planned on stanning ONEUS and they became my ult but since ONEWE is their brother group, they are always involved with each other like mentioning them and having interactions etc. So I was also encouraged (or at least that what I felt) to listen to ONEWE music and good decision there! I watched the MVs of ONEWE from Regulus to Star and at first I'm not really into it but I like the most from the initial listening would be, End of Spring and Parting, which until now is my favorite. Then gradually, I'm diving into their discography and found some favorites (I'll put some on my dec playlist below). All month long it's non stop that I'm thinking about, listening to and watching WeUs stuff. For ONEUS, I was able to finish the first season (like a handful of episodes) of Show me the MWM and it's really funny and cool at the same time since there are moments that looks like its an advantage of the other members but its the other way around. There is an episode there where they are asked to dance various KPop Songs and Left and Right and Fantasia were played... and they are able to dance to those songs esp Fantasia where it felt like a cover oh yeah ONEUS are Monbebes in secret xD. Early days of being a TO MOON, I also was able to watch the Weekly Idol episode of ONEUS with Kihyun and Minhyuk are the Guest Hosts and I AM SO HAPPY THIS INTERACTION IS PRECIOUS, MUST KEEP, they did weekly idol stuff and Woong and Lee Do danced Shoot Out and Fantasia and Kiki & Minmin are proud sunbaes :">.

I also watched To be or Not to be and Twilight MV BTS, it's really cool! I love how they provide the content for those since they were able to give a glimpse of what happens during a MV shoot.

For ONEWE contents, I am happy that there is a lot in youtube and I was able to watch a handful. I watched videos like Memory: Illusion album making, where I saw them produce their songs and it was a learning curve for me since I don't really know stuff about that that much and they shared their experiences and it was fruitful. There are also videos like, where Yonghoon broke his guitar string(?) and they are singing Gift and he was sending signal to Hyungu and he didn't get it so he looked at Dongmyeong instead and DM doesn't know what to do its so funny. Those behinds, their chit chats and friendship are wholesome and I have grown fond of them along with ONEUS, they might not be my ult but I look at WeUs as a whole group that are only divided into units.

p.s. I was able to buy my first ONEUS album! (will do a separate post on it but yeah~)

p.p.s Pingu is my ONEWE bias after contemplating between him and CyA! Though I love all of them of course.

The Rare 10 pull that turned into Gold

Okay, so I accidentally got Itto, which I did plan on skipping since I wanted Eula but got Mona instead and they are consecutive banners. I was originally going for Gorou since I want him! even on my main account I did try to pull but I just stopped since I am guaranteed on that account as well. I did a one 10 pull, which I rarely do since I do singles all the time and I am lazy at that moment so I did 10 and I was chill since I'm not even in the soft pity yet. I did the 10 then the light appear (or asteroid? I sound dumb, I don't really know what is it called) then its gold I'm like is it possible to get another off banner after getting one? and yeah it's the One and Oni Arataki Itto... My initial reaction is surprised then shocked then acceptance. During that day that I got him, I build him immediately but right now he is waiting for his ascension... I don't have enough Onikabuto (which btw Idk where to get) and that boss that I have to fight pain (mainly due to corrosion and I don't have that well built healer). But currently I was able to lvl 80 Whiteblind (which is the F2P option) and raise Itto to lvl 60. I will resume on farming and stuff when I have the extra time to do so. But I guess I've accepted that that alt account of mine is a husbando magnet since I have Zhongli, Childe and Kaeya there ( plus Itto now), I just need Diluc (which can be easily obtained since he is an off banner) and Thoma (since he is a 4 star another easy to obtain).

This SSR Went Home Instead of Artem's

MR ARTEM WING IS DODGING ME!

The current X-Mas banner, I tried to pull since my pull count is almost near 100 (spoiler: I got the SSR on the 100th pull Im- why!?) and since Artem is one of the cards I wanted that card (though I like the Skadi more). I tried to save myself from the temptation to pull and I got defeated! I pulled (and during this time, where I am writing this post, Skadi event was announced which was surprising because it was supposed to be on a later month next year based on the China Server) and I didn't get artem, instead I got a Marius SSR. I was disappointed of course but I said it's fine since Marius is my 2nd fave and Skadi is prolly months away.. and I just clowned myself because that is the next event and Artem whyyyy....

p.s Please Skadi Artem come Home! I need to see your washboard

Finished The Flower of Evil

Last highlight for this month is after 2 months of starting and a month of hiatus, I was finally able to finish watching this drama! Since it is a mystery drama, it gave me a lot of headaches thinking about what might be the answer to a certain situation mystery in that episode and the plot as a whole. It was not as mind blowing though because of so much thinking (and obvious hints shown) I was able to pinpoint the accomplice to the murder's of hyunsu's dad. I want to share a lot but it would be a spoiler. Overall it's an interesting drama although sometimes its kinda boring and it didn't really give me that let's finish this in one seating impression that lead to 2 months of completing. Another factor though as to why it took me this long is it was finals month when I started watching so I was busy too.

Overall, its a solid drama, not really my favorite but I'd give it a high rating. It's engaging and the mystery is really well executed. There are some situations that are predictable and there is no major shocking factor which I am always expecting when it comes to mystery dramas. The one thing that I like about this drama is that in the beginning its the big picture that is shown they slowly they show the small details until the answer is revealed. There are instances where you think you are sure of the answer but suddenly there is a scene that they will show to you that serves as a hint. Small details are also important that they didn't emphasized but it's up to the viewers to observe it.

A thought that I was able to get from this drama is be a good parent (I guess, personal opinion no hate pls). Since Hyunsu's dad and Heeseong's parents are key factor to their children's behavior. Another thing is if you want a person to trust you, be open and honest. This is between Hyunsu and Jiwon because their relationship is always turbulent because of lack of trust and being too secretive.

Congratulations for making this really far! I hope that this post made sense since I am writing this at almost new year's eve. I also hope you enjoy this rambling!

The Playlist for December!

a.k.a WeUs Playlist bcs I literally listened to only Oneus and Onewe songs for the whole month of December oof

LOGO - ONEWE

Rewind - ONEUS

Trauma (Aquarium) - ONEWE

TO BE OR NOT TO BE - ONEUS

COSMOS - ONEWE

That is all for now~ Thank you and Happy New Year! 2022 please be good!

-ella

[canaryatlaw]

okay it's 2 am of course so let's go. today was pretty boring. I didn't have court or clinic so I got to sleep in a bit, I ended up waking up at 10:30 when a client called and I was pretty awake by the end of that. I had been setting my alarm for every 30 minutes so I could check my phone, and at some point I had already answered an email, so it was at least somewhat productive. The client that called, we've been trying to get criminal charges against the asshole to stick for months now, and it looks like it's going to happen now, so that's great. she wanted to know if I could come to (Zoom) court with her just as support, I said I would check if I could, if we were in person it wouldn't be an issue but Zoom proceedings are a bit different, however they do let advocates attend our cases, so I'm hoping I could do something like that, I guess we'll see. but yeah, got up and all, made some oatmeal (from oats, not a microwavable packet) (not that I have anything against microwave foods as I do eat them fairly often) and still didn't really have much to do. I'm mostly just nervous about the deposition we have set for Wednesday. This is very rare for us to actually have to deal with in cases, and I did all I could do prep the client, but I'm scared something's going to go wrong and it'll turn into a shitshow, and I'll feel responsible for it one way or another. but anyway. I helped with some clinic stuff in the afternoon and that was about it, finished up around 5 after taking a while plugging info into our new timekeeping system, which is annoying AF, but it's all because we have to report the information to the grant people we receive funding from, so I make myself deal with it. When I was done with all of that and going to make dinner, I found a patch of ants around and underneath the little kitchen mat we have in front of the sink, which was a major YIKE for me because while I'm not afraid of bugs and not afraid of killing them, I of course don't want them in my apartment. so I stomped as many of them as I could, and after eating I spent like 2 hours doing all the dishes in the sink and otherwise strewn across the kitchen (it was in pretty bad shape) and so far it seems to have solved the problem and I haven't seen anymore ants, so fingers crossed that will work because I really don't want to have to deal with that anymore, especially since I'm on my own at the moment, my roommate being on a 2 week work trip to California, and she's generally the one who handles those things. but yeah, once I finished that I went to the living room and decided I wasn't really in the mood to continue watching what I started last night, and hulu had been having random promotions of "freaks and geeks" which I knew nothing about but decided to give it a watch, and I ended up watching the first 3 episodes of that, pretty entertaining so far. and yeah, when that was done I went to shower and started getting ready for bed and now I am soooo tired because it is way too late (2:25 am currently) so I'm gonna end this here. Goodnight loves. Hope your Monday didn't suck.

[grapsandclaps]

GRAPS AND CLAPS REVIEWS - PCW 'MASTERS OF THE FYLDE COAST'

Hello and welcome everyone to another edition of Graps and Claps this time taking me on a trip to Blackpool for Night One of a PCW Weekender and also the return of Chris Masters to a PCW ring, so without further ado let's get into my day out.

Whilst the world and its wife was in Oberhausen having the best time ever, I was instead looking for the new Northern Monk Brewery pub in Manchester which has just opened in the last week in the old Kosmonaut pub and on first look there hasn't been much change in the furnishings but for a couple of new signs and that's about it.

Drinks wise, there are around 20 beers on tap costing anywhere between £4 - £6 a pint, plus an array of cans from the Northern Monk collection which is a vast collection. I myself on this afternoon had a 4.2% £5.50 pint of Don't Mess With Manchester that was quite fruity in taste but nowhere near the alcohol content of our Geoff's Imperial Barrel Aged Dick Kicker. With that said this is certainly a place to visit if you are in the city.

Next pub was Port Street Beer House who were having a Siren Brewery Tap Takeover, but with that said I have probably already had all of their drinks in bottles before today, so the choice of what I haven't had was slim to none. So I plumped for a 3.8% £5 pint of Yulu which was alright but not one of their best efforts.

Final pub before we set off to Blackpool was The Piccadilly Tap to get a taste of Germany that we were missing this weekend with a pint of Kostrizer Black Lager, sadly though even though it went down well it was lacking a bit in flavour where if we were in Germany it probably would have found its flavour.

Arriving in Blackpool for 5pm, we made a visit to two lesser visited pubs/bars in Blackpool, first of was The Hop which is maybe the closest pub to the station, this pub has plenty of seating and also big space for a pool table and 2 dartboards. Drink selection is up there with the best for real ale in Blackpool with 4 cask ales and around the same number on the cold tap, also costing under the £3 marker.

Next up was a place called Bootleg Social which comes under the Pieminster banner of bars and pubs, this on first look, looks like a new concert venue that has been introduced into the town and I would say it is a welcome addition to a place which is in need of places like this.

Drinks on offer were cans of beer from Signature Brewery of London costing £6 for 2 cans anything ranging from Vienna style lager to Stout, we also had a pool table (£1 a go) and a band who was playing that evening do a soundcheck which in no uncertain terms sounded like Ilja Dragunov's noise what he came out to at Wembley. Toilets in this place were a solid 8/10, very clean and well kept it just needed more decoration in the walls.

A swift pint or two was had in the two Wetherspoons with a Phoenix Brewery West Coast IPA being the highlight costing £1.59 with my 50p Camra discount taken off. Drinks done it was time to get into Blackpool Tower Circus for the evening's action, so lets get into what went down!

With an attendance of 400 which was alright considering that I found out off Promoter Steven Fludder that outside the venue was supposedly one of Blackpool's biggest nigbts away from the illuminations with a show that was being headlined by Sooty and Sweep.

Show started 30 minutes late, due to wrestlers being stuck in traffic and some not turning up for one reasons or another e.g Sha Samuels on a last minute bino in Amsterdam, Adam Brooks having to go back to Australia because his mum isn't too well and so on and so on.

First match up on this evening was a tag team match with the ever confident James Finn and Dave Birch taking on A.C Stryker who has been making a name for himself on the PCW undercard and he was teaming with Kieran Kelly who plys his trade on the underground Scottish scene.

On first impression Kieran did well for himself hitting a couple of dives and not looking fazed on his PCW debut, he is in a singles match with Philip Michael on the Leeds show so I look forward to that. Sadly for Kieran and A.C they ended up on the losing side of things as Finn and Birch hit an assisted Lung Blower with Finn hitting a move which can only be described as the following :- Cock Block/Penis Punch/Dick Dive for the 3 count.

2nd match was a Teacher vs Student match with the returning Philip Michael who hasn't been seen in PCW for a couple of months now despite being one of the best up and comers on its roster and he was taking on our boy Ashton Smith who as ever came out to myself bellowing his theme tune at the top of my voice (proper 'Mania style entrance).

Opening of this match was a feeling out process with both using counter for counter holds trying to outwit each other. Phil along the way hit a perfect plex and a face first buster for a 2 count, whilst Ashton hit a slice legdrop for a 2 count.

When Ashton was trying for a bridge pin to end the contest, it was reversed by Phil into a pinning combination of his own for the win to end what was probably match of the night and welcome sight to see Philip back in a PCW ring.

Third match was Joey Hayes taking on Twitter Favourite Bram. Now I have to be honest here and say that I didn't pay much attention to this match as we were chatting with Fludder during this (as always good value). What I did catch though was the finish as Joey Hayes hit a DDT of sorts to put away Bram in just under 10 minutes, after the match to add insult to injury Bram was chased around the tower circus circle by the kids of Blackpool baying for his blood haha 😂😂.

I think this might have been the moment where Blackpool Tower Circus officials got in PCW's ear to do announcement later in the show to tell parents to keep kids in there seats or they would shut the show down - darn circus killjoys.

Anyways I digress, we then had a Tel Banham Tel-ebration who was out to gloat about being a double champion but not before he was interrupted by Chris Masters who asked Banham if he wanted to test himself in a Masterlock Challenge but Banham was having none of it as he sent his mate BIG T in to do his bidding in this Masterlock Challenge with T locking in the full nelson on Masters.

Sadly for T, Masters was able break the lock by kicking T in the Balls but this only led to Banham, T and Iestyn Rees who had ran in to lay a beatdown on Masters until Dean Allmark and Matthew Brooks interrupted to set up a 6-man tag team main event later in the show.

Next we had Sheikh El-Sham vs T-Bone in a Blackpool Street Fight which was announced by T-Bone during a talking segment between the two where El-Sham was trying to pay T-Bone off so he wouldn't have a match with him.

As good as Sheikh at talking, this talking segment did seem to go a bit long with some of the crowd chanting 'Boring' which is a bit of a shame. When we did get down to action, this as ever went all around the circus with many children trying to get out of the way of flying fists and boots from both Sham and Bone.

Once we got back to the ring, T-Bone was well on his way to victory but not until Bram came up from behind and DDT'd Bone to leave Sham to pick up the scraps and pin the former PCW Champion - This was alright but a bit of an overly long segment as stated before.

Before the next match we had the announcement that the 23rd November at Blackpool Tower Circus had been double booked in the room, so PCW were having to move the show to the 3rd floor and a Jungle Jim's which supposedly you can fit a wrestling ring in. Here is what it looks like 👀

Semi main time we had a PCW Women's title match with Jennie B taking on the Champion Nightshade. This was a short and swift match with Nightshade dominating from the early bell and finishing off poor Jennie after spraying hairspray in her eyes while the referee was distracted to retain her PCW Women's title.

After the match Nightshade went to beat down Jennie but out came Rhio to make the save and set up for the 23rd November another match between the two in of all things - a blindfold match - My Word 😞😞 This feud must end sometime???

Main Event time next with Iestyn Rees, Tel Banham and BIG T vs Dean Allmark, Matthew Brooks and Chris Masters in a 6-man tag team match. Early part of this match was the baddies beating down on Brooks and Deano but it wasn't until Masters got involved that things changed for the good guys.

With the end in sight, Brooks went to clothesline BIG T over the top rope at the second attempt which he succeded in doing but Banham snuck up from behind to take Brooks out, but when Tel turned around he was caught with a Superkick from Deano and then finished off with the Smiles Clash for the 3 count to send the crowd home happy into the Blackpool Wet Night.

Overall this show had 2/3 good matches with Philip Michael vs Ashton Smith being the standout to probably watch back, but being honest it was possibly a skipable show but the company and the day out was still a really good one.

I arrived back in Rochdale for 1 a.m after watching some of the closing moments of the Oberhausen Open which looked great fun and well done to those who organised this for people after the wrestling in Germany, hopefully they do this in March when I am back over there.

I hope you have enjoyed reading this and I will see you next time with a review of PCW's debut in Leeds, so until then - BYE!!