#118 funny tweets

[peggingeddiediaz]

118 funny tweets 23/?

[diazsdimples]

The 118 as tweets

[epicbuddieficrecs]

Weekly Recap | May 20th-26th 2024

Soooo looks like I had a slow week?

Happy 911 Finale week everyone, may the odds be ever in our favour 🙏

Complete

The Valentine's Grinch by giselleslash/@gigi-gigi (Valentine's Day, Getting Together | 2K | General): Eddie hates Valentine’s Day, but Buck loves it and everything is awful.

and we can stay all day by trippedandfell/ @trippedandfell (Zoologist Buck AU | 3K | Teen): “So let me get this straight,” Hen says, once she’s stopped laughing at him. “Your nerd crush-” “-Evan Buckley,” Eddie miserably interjects. “Your nerd crush,” Hen repeats, waggling her eyebrows. At the kitchen table beside her, Chimney is grinning like Christmas just came early. “Read your drunk tweet and then sent you animal facts via DM?” or: Buck's a zoologist. Eddie's pretty sure he's in love. (Part 1 of zoologist buck)

doing the things that animals do by trippedandfell/ @trippedandfell (Zoologist Buck AU | 3K | Teen): “Hey,” Buck says, reaching out to grab Eddie's hand. “How do you feel about red carpets?” “Tacky in a bedroom, decent in a living room,” Eddie deadpans, because he likes to think he’s funny. or: Buck's still a zoologist. Eddie's definitely in love. (Part 2 of zoologist buck)

perfect boys with their perfect lives by littlesnowpea (Post-7x04 | 4K | Teen): Eddie storms into Frank’s office, sits in the chair across from him, and crosses his arms.Frank waits. “I’m not homophobic,” Eddie explains, and Frank raises an eyebrow. “I’m not! I love Hen and I love Karen and I have never been homophobic in my life.” “So what’s the issue?” “Buck is bi,” Eddie bites out. “And I don’t like it.” There’s a long pause. Then: “Okay,” Frank says. “Let’s unpack that.”

🔥 This May Be Practice, But I'm an Experienced Idiot by giselleslash/ @gigi-gigi (Fake Dating, kinda, Getting Together | 10K | Teen): Buck overhears a conversation between Eddie, Hen, and Chim and misunderstands it all. Or, the one where Buck thinks Eddie’s only asked him on a date for practice.

🔥 change the prophecy by Daisies_and_Briars/ @cal-daisies-and-briars (Alternate Timeline, Curse/Magic | 30K | Mature): Buck has never felt secure in any of his relationships; he’s been searching for someone to see him the way he feels he’s meant to be seen, but after things start going downhill with Tommy, he thinks that person might just not exist. Eddie cannot figure out what’s wrong with him when it becomes clear things with Marisol aren’t going to work out. But what if they’re both forgetting something?

WIP

🔥 Any Other Way by Daisies_and_Briars/ @cal-daisies-and-briars (Canon Divergent, S2 | 11/19 | 53K | Mature): In a switcheroo alternate universe, Buck spends young adulthood in the military, while Eddie, who has no idea Christopher exists, spends his twenties messing around, finally enjoying freedom away from his family’s expectations. When they both end up in Los Angeles, at the 118, some things are different, and others will be the same in any universe.

🔥 stuck now so long, we just got the start wrong by Daffi_990_ao3/ @daffi-990 (Canon Divergent, Different First Meeting | 6/10 | 24K | Not Rated): Probational Firefighters Evan “Buck” Buckley and Eddie Diaz meet on a call which ends with them at odds with each other. As the months roll by, they keep running into each other on the job, much to Eddie’s dismay and Buck’s delight. Can they put aside their first opinions and misunderstandings and allow the seeds of friendship, and possibly something more, to take root?

Podfic

🔥 [Podfic] help me hold on to you by MistMarauder/ @mistmarauder for theyarnmaidstale/ @theyarnmaidstale (Getting Together, There Was Only One Bed | 1-1.5h | Teen): Hotel mix-ups happen. Buck knows this. Mistakes get made. Certain firefighters named Eddie Diaz forget to make a reservation and they're left with whatever the hotel has available when they walk in requesting a two-bed room when all that's left is a single queen-sized. Or, five times Buck and Eddie share a bed, but not their feelings and the one time they share both.

🔥 [Podfic] I, Hildy by MistMarauder/ @mistmarauder for whileyouresleeping/ @allyourfandomsbelongtous (S4 | 1-1.5h | Mature): It's not often that Buck is the sensible one in their little fire family - but seriously, someone has to let Eddie know that Hildy isn't taking over the world. That is, if Eddie would stop panicking about sentient technology long enough to listen to him. (or - the many ways in which Hildy interfered with Eddie and Buck's life, until they got the picture.)

🔥 [Podfic] beauty in the small things by MistMarauder/ @mistmarauder for thisissirius / @thisissirius (Canon Divergent, Writer Eddie | 45-60min | Mature): I don’t want therapy. I don’t want to self-medicate. I don’t want to be a failure to my son. How, then, is a guy supposed to deal with everything he suffered during war without damaging himself and his family? Yeah, writing wasn’t my first thought either, but here we are. (Part 1 of the trees of vermont [Podfics] )

🔥[Podfic] preceded by chaos by MistMarauder/ @mistmarauder for elisela/ @elisela (Canon Divergent, Not Firefighters | 30-45min | Mature): It’s easy to find work tending bar, easier still to flirt with everyone who passes by, to spend every night in a different bed. He tells himself that he’s having fun; he’s young, he’s sowing his wild oats, he has plenty of time to settle down. He tells himself it doesn’t matter if nobody wants a second date, if they don’t even want a first. (Part 2 of the trees of vermont [Podfics] )

🔥[Podfic] peace was never an option by Cass_Caelis/ @cassiopeiacaelis for trippedandfell/ @trippedandfell (Soulmate AU, Crack | 20-30min | Teen): Buck closes his eyes and tries to think of something that isn’t the curve of Eddie’s smile. Like the fact that he’ll have to try and beg Ravi for his couch back. Or that he’ll have to figure out a place to store said couch. Or that there’s something honking insistently beside him in the Jeep, far too close for comfort. Which - what? Or: it’s a beautiful day in LA, and Buck is being harassed by a horrible goose.

🔥[Podfic] Carbon Date Me, Excavate Me by MistMarauder/ @mistmarauder for extasiswings/ @extasiswings, letmetellyouaboutmyfeels/ @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels (Archeology AU, Enemies to Lovers | 45-60min | Explicit): Evan "Buck" Buckley has made a name for himself as the independent bad boy of archaeology. At least, until Professor Eddie Diaz shows up with his fedora and good looks and starts beating Buck to the punch more often than not. Buck hates his stupid six-pack covered guts. Except for how... he might not.

🔥Medicine Man (PODFIC) by ToughPaperRound/ @toughpaperround // fic by LovelyLittleGrim / @lovelylittlegrim (Getting Together | 20-30min | General): Buck doesn't know what to do when Eddie kisses him on the forehead the first time (or the second time) but he does know he wants him to do it again.

🔥[Podfic] paint me a heaven with your bloodied mouth by MistMarauder / @mistmarauder for extasiswings/ @extasiswings (Getting Together | 30-45min | Teen): Buck. Four letters. One syllable. Eddie knows it’s a nickname. He doesn’t know why Buck picked it or why Buck seems to use it exclusively, but he figures it isn’t really his business. And also that it probably isn’t that deep—all of them use nicknames at work or otherwise in their daily lives. Eddie himself might find it weird if anyone outside of his immediate family suddenly started using his full name regularly after so many years of only rarely hearing it from anyone else. So. Eddie calls Buck Buck. And he doesn’t think anything of it. At least…not at first.

🔥[Podfic] and longer by far by MistMarauder/ @mistmarauder for farfromthstars/ @buckactuallys (Marriage Proposal | 1.5-2h | Teen): Eddie’s been married once, and after Shannon asked him for a divorce and then died before they could do anything about it, he figured that was it for him. One marriage with all its ups and downs is enough for a lifetime. Granted, he didn’t think he’d fall in love with Buck and be lucky enough for that love to be returned. OR Everyone seems to expect Eddie to propose to Buck any minute now, which is annoying because Eddie doesn’t want to get married again. He's sure of that. Or is he?

🔥[podfic] I'll Scrawl it on Every Wall I See by Itty_Bitty_Blondie/ @itty-bitty-blondie by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels/ @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels (You've Got Mail Fusion, S2 | 3-3.5h | Teen): When Eddie joins the 118, he and Buck don't exactly hit it off on the right foot. Or continue to walk on the right foot. In fact they kind of can't stand each other. Good thing they each have a beloved anonymous pen pal to share their daily woes with, someone completely unlike their insufferable coworker. Or, in which Buck and Eddie love each other before they know each other, and know each other before they love each other.

🔥Even the Bartender Knows (PODFIC) by ToughPaperRound/ @toughpaperround (Outsider POV, Getting Together | 20-30min | Teen): The Bartender at The Manhole gets a lot of guys coming into his bar who are questioning their sexuality. Helping them through it is kinda part of his job. But when a pretty Blond comes in and starts going on and on about how in love he is with his best friend, only for a man fitting said description of that best friend, walks in a few nights later going on and on about how in love he is with his best friend, well he's never seen that before.

[mischiefbuckley]

“Meanwhile, Bobby becomes a technical advisor on a “ridiculous firefighter show that’s nothing like reality”’

LMAO okay I am very excited for Hot Shots that’s gonna be so funny and I need someone from the 118 to be obsessed with the show or bring back Athena and her live tweeting her favorite shows from season 2 because I can’t wait for like us to be like omg that’s such an insane call for the 118 to go to like what even is going on and the director of Hot Shots calls cut and you have my man Bobby over here annoyed about again how ridiculous the calls are and that would never happen again the meta of how this is going to be will be intriguing to see… here’s also hoping for the characters on Hot Shots to mirror the main cast that again is also what I’m hoping to see from this

[lucimimari]

I keep getting 118 followers on Twitter then it lowers by one and goes back up to 118 like every few days. I'd like to think it's the same person each time who just keeps following and unfollowing me over and over because the mental image is so fucking funny to me, like someone in a love hate relationship with my tweets lmaoooo

[datguytv]

Sorry – ME, Mr. Ross – Not You or the new employee wiping at 118 PM EST Time zone Hair Color Tones to Thieving – StreetNOW – TWEET STATION NEWS (TSN T'Vee) by StreetNOW-Tennis Specifically Also of StreetNOW SPORTS Tennis Center – with Entities of News, Sports, Beauty and Beau Style

[fedtothenight]

very bold of amanda knox to talk about italy's women's rights. italy: where, of the 118 women murdered in 2021, 70 were killed by their partner, or ex partner; where an average of 70% of gynaecologists are conscientious objectors, with stats rising to 80%> and 90%> in many southern regions, making it virtually impossible to get an abortion within the 90days the law allows & forcing women to either get one illegally or travel miles and miles to find one available, performing doctor. the south of italy, which incidentally is also plagued by rising levels of poverty (19% of people in relative poverty in sicily; 10% in absolute poverty); with the numbers of foreign nationals in absolute poverty being 4x times higher than italians. so she can tell me how easy it is, for all women in italy, but especially for women of colour, to get an abortion. please. i'm listening. or she can type another horrific, poor-taste like-grabbing tweet some of you will retweet because haha so funny. go fuck yourself.

[matan4il]

They have Eddie the Technophobe man the official lafd twitter account, and less than a year letter, Twitter is dying. Coincidence?... Probably, but it's still funny.

*snooooooorts* Hi hon, I have to tell you it is not nice to make me choke on my drink like that! XD I’m laughing so hard. OMG, what a mess Twitter is going through! And look at the effect that will have on other social media sites, too. I do wonder, what are the odds that this is all some sort of a master plan implemented by Buck? He was deep diving - as a trivia lover like him does - into Musk’s biography and decided that the man needed to be taken down. So when Eddie asked to be transferred, Buck saw his opportunity. He knew that it can only eventually cause Twitter to implode if Eddie is left anywhere near it, so Buck talked to Bobby and while no one else is aware, he’s the one who planted the idea in their captain’s head of where to get Eddie re-assigned. Buck got Eddie to tweet on the LAFD account stuff that Musk wouldn’t be able stand in order to lure him in, and the rest was just inertia the second that Musk, Twitter and Eddie were all on a collision course. Of course, there’s was no way Eddie would stay away from the 118 for too long if he had to deal with that much technology every single day, so eventually, he would have to quit and come back to being a firefighter. Two birds, one stone smug Evan Buckley who got everything he ever wanted, especially his work husband back. ;)

Thank you, I hope I managed to amuse you no less than you did me! Have a great day! And as always, here’s my ask tag. xoxox

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#5

MAN

they're Really keeping Idia/Ortho's OB design a secret huh

The painnn

I have so many things to talk about idk where to start??

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR LATEST CHAPTER 6 UPDATE

i cannot add a spoiler tag on mobile so SCROLL PAST!!!

Okay now...

First up:

the Pomefiore fan in me is So SOO happy??? Epel got his UM - Sleep Kiss, Rook being a good senpai and guiding Epel with his new magic spell, Vil being so happy to see them, Mann

His voice when he saw Epel like-🥺🥺🥺 Villl you missed your friends so muchh

I love Pomefiore so much, their dynamics are eVeRYTHiNG

Next

Ortho?? Um- Ortho?? He really went "Sayonara bitches" the moment the dorm leaders didn't agree with the plan to reset the world like- Buddy??

And also-

What happened to Ortho from "That Day" that Idia gave up so easily?? He really went down to the Titans chamber, then Phantom Ortho was all, "Nii-chan, I've been dreaming of the day i could see you!" and Idia was all, "Leave it up to your big bro" and just- OBed...

It's pretty cool seeing his OB gem tho. At least now we know where it is?

Finally:

Grim... It's crazy how he can sniff out blot immediate honestly. By the end of this chapter, Idek if Grim will be the same after this. Any sign of someone OBing sets him off into feral mode. Yuu is going to be so heartbroken when they find him.

Also, Idk if he broke out already, but if he hasn't, someone is going to get hurt when he does.

It'll be pretty funny if they found him gnawing on OB Idia's heels tho lmao

Anyways...

we now have to wait until April or longer... Man... and I read this in one sitting too

118 notes - Posted March 24, 2022

#4

Speculations on Claude's difference in character in 3 Hopes vs 3 Houses

Writing this because I'm so tired of seeing so many angry comments and tweets and posts about his supposed character assassination (among other things) and because I have faith in my guy. As of writing this, I've only just finished Part 1 of Golden Wildfire and only know some tidbits from spoilers (which I willingly exposed myself to)

The main gripe people seem to have about Claude's character is to do with how forceful and unwilling to hear people out and inquire about situations and people's motives. Personally, I don't see it as character assassination but rather a different way he could have developed if he hadn't gone through White Clouds in 3 Houses or met Byleth, or hadn't had to kill his half-brother, Shahid.

What I think was the turning point for Claude's forceful and aggressive actions, was very likely the event that he killed his own brother. We see traces of 3 Houses Claude, him trying to reason with Shahid and wanting to talk things out but alas, Shahid doesn't care and Claude ultimately makes the decision to kill him. Post-battle, we see Claude is very clearly affected by that event.

6 months later, Claude reforms the Alliance into the Leicester Federation and is placed as its king.

Perhaps it's all the stress built up from the war. The Alliance has been going through battle after battle and it's taking a toll on him. It doesn't help that because he wasn't in the Academy for a year to get to know his classmates and learn to trust others, he feels like as the Alliance Leader (as of Part 1), he has to shoulder all the decisions and be responsible for everything that happens. The Roundtable Conferences don't help with his frustrations either.

Through supports and the story itself, Claude has shown signs of disdain for the Alliance's system, but he hasn't really seen the need to change it, although it is inefficient. Then Shez comes along and goes, "Hey, why don't you make yourself the sole leader so decisions will go by faster during wartime?" and it opens up a possibility he hadn't even thought about. If he becomes the sole leader and doesn't need to go through the endless circling of decisions waiting for all 5 lords to come to a unanimous decision, things will be done faster and he can do what he wants to do quicker.

Back to Shahid's death and his impact on Claude's mental state - it definitely changed him. Perhaps after making the choice to kill his own blood, he made the decision to no longer hold back. He can't be too "soft" or hesitant anymore. He needs to be more resolved in his decisions and perhaps that is why we see the Claude we see in 3 Hopes. The aggressive, cutthroat Claude who doesn't consider choosing to hear people out. This can be seen in his decision to send troops to the 3 lords' territories to create public order instead of Lorenz's suggestion to send an envoy first. Claude even says that they'll "probably make half-baked excuses anyway" and that there's no point talking things out. This is pretty much where I've left off from the game, but it's clear that Shahid's refusal to reason with him still affects him.

I do think that perhaps the writers could have shown that a bit more, but Claude is way more reserved in his emotions and willingness to express himself and it may have been difficult to show that internal turmoil. Either way, I still think calling Claude's change of character, "character assassination" is going too far especially if you don't consider the prior events and the what-if's and differences in situation and events that occur between both games.

119 notes - Posted June 28, 2022

#3

I have a big weakness for self-aware, yandere characters so your headcanons are a miracle to me. Could you do something with Deuce where the player always compliments him whenever they get a card or see him? He is my best boy and I love him so darn much that I always louldy anounce it when I see him :,) Thank you!

A/N: Figured I should get this out since the 2022 January Masterchef event and the New Years event are so Deuce-focused. (he's a good boy and I love him)

Yan! Sentient! Twst AU - Deuce being complimented

Every time Deuce receives a compliment, he can't help but feel all warm and shy inside

You're just so nice! So kind! The fact that you acknowledge his efforts and his presence is so rewarding. He sometimes feels like he doesn't deserve all that praise

The compliments you give him fuels his desire to make sure the mirror gives you his cards more often - his Dorm SSR, his Birthday Suit SSR and more!

Unfortunately, despite having a UM, his magic still isn't strong enough to really have much of an effect on the gacha system

It does mean however, that your praise has a greater effect on the blue-haired first year

"You came home! My precious boy!"

Deuce has to do everything in his power to not overload in embarrassment

Yes, he's your precious boy and he hopes he won't ever lose that position

He's also especially thankful towards the developers of the game whenever he gets an event that he features in

It just means that you'll be paying more attention to him!

Deuce truly hopes that you'll always love him and that your attention and love for him doesn't wane any time soon.

If it does, he'll be truly heartbroken...

309 notes - Posted January 11, 2022

#2

Yandere! Mammon and his obsession with being "first"

Mild/Implied NSFW

Note: This is slightly spicy, and completely unprompted. Just something that's been sitting in the back of my mind lol. Please don't send me NSFW requests! My NSFW rule still applies to even mild spicy requests.

Mammon who learns that you're a virgin who's never had their first kiss

Mammon who insists on taking all your firsts upon learning about it, cockblocking all his brothers when they attempt to have some alone time with you; he can't risk you casually giving away your first kiss or first time to someone else, after all

"[Name], you've never had your first kiss?"

His eyes are wide, and his body trembling with pure ecstasy

"If you haven't then... I'll do it! I, the Great Mammon will be the one to give you all your firsts! After all, I am your first demon!"

If you let him, he's over the moon, bragging about it to anyone in passing

If not, well...he hates to do it, but he'll have to take it by force

Cornering you in your room, forcing you down on the bed as he steals your first kiss, impatiently undressing you, eager to take everything

Mammon's not going to let this chance slip by

He's the avatar of Greed and he's desperate to take and take whatever you've got

359 notes - Posted February 6, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Yandere! Asmo has been on my mind a lot lately

Mildly spicy headcanons, so mild you'll barely notice it

Asmo who claims to be so deeply in love that he wants everything about you

He wants to be in you, in some way or another and vice versa

Exceptionally clingy

"Hey MC, why don't we take a bath together? Just you and me~?"

If you refuse...well, he'll just take whatever you may have left behind

your bathwater

Absolutely loves it if you ever borrow his makeup or skincare products

It's like having his scent all over you!

May or may not take up the habit of using your lipbalm or lip products on his own

It's an indirect kiss! How romantic, no? Though he'd much prefer the real deal

Hates it if you ever wear someone else's perfume or get someone's scent on you

"Hey, whose shampoo did you use?"

"Mammon's?! Why didn't you ask me?!"

This simply won't do. He's dragging you to the bathroom to smother anything of his own onto your body

It's how he stakes his claim on you, after all

366 notes - Posted March 9, 2022

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#5

who needs IDs, how do they help and why are they used? i've always been curious, i mean no harm by asking, so sorry if this is rude

Not rude at all anon, I'm so glad you asked!! Image descriptions are accessibility aids for vision-impaired folks and anyone who may have issues parsing an image (ex: an autistic person unable to comprehend a visually busy art piece). For people who can't see an image for any reason, IDs provide a way to understand what's on screen, whether it's a meme or tweet or art. For example, a blind person using a screen reader (a device that reads text out loud) wouldn't know what an undescribed all-image post was talking about, but with an ID they could know it's a tweet and then a meme mocking it

IDs can look abstruse and intimidating when you're unfamiliar with them, but I promise they're not! The simplest step to making your blog more accessible is scanning the notes of a post to find a comment with an ID and reblogging that version of the post instead! If you're interested in learning how to write your own IDs, I really love this post as a resource, plus the amazing People's Accessibility Server if you have questions or want to request descriptions! I'd also like to plug my pinned post, which has a link to a doc with templates for a ton of memes so you can describe posts yourself!

I hope this wasn't too much text and that your question was answered clearly, anon! Please feel free to go through my "image descriptions" and "accessibility" tags for more info!

115 notes - Posted October 13, 2022

#4

Copying tags in accessible ways on mobile

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People screenshot tags all the time, whether to share a funny joke or add important commentary, but they often don't realize that this is inaccessible to vision-impaired people and many others. This is a problem because a lot of people primarily use Tumblr on the mobile app, which doesn't let you interact with tags at all unless you screenshot them. However, accessibility is always worth the extra time and effort you can spare, so here are some ways for you to easily copy tags without spending too much of either!

Image-to-text softwares

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If you simply must screenshot those tags, you can still convert them back into usable text! There are plenty of easy-to-use websites that allow you to take any downloaded image and extract the text from them. I prefer onlineocr.net, but the Google Translate app has the same feature! All you need to do is input the image and hit the button, and it'll spit out the text for you to copy. This method is fantastic for images with lots of text, not to mention it's easy to do and generally accurate, and I use it all the time to great effect!

Going to browser

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If you're on mobile, it's probably a safe bet to say that your phone also has a browser app. If so, all you need to do to copy the tags from a post is copy the link of said post into a browser and then copy the tags from there. This method can mean extra formatting, since hashtags and links won't copy over, but it's relatively low-effort to do and doesn't take long at all!

Going on PC

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If you're on mobile, you can also consider saving the post with desired tags to your drafts. This means you can easily access it on another device, aka a computer, and copy the tags there! Copying tags on desktop is possibly the easiest way to do it, since all you need to do is highlight the text and paste it later- it'll even save the link formatting when you do! The only extra step you might have to do is add spaces between the tags, since they'll automatically come smushed together and only separated by hashtags. This method might mean you take a little longer to reblog the tags, but it is very much worth it to make the post accessible to all!

Going forth

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These methods are a smidgen more effort than just screenshotting or prev tagging, but I don't think it's a bad tradeoff at all! I hope this can provide quick and easy ways for everyone to get more used to thinking more conscientiously about accessibility. And these aren't your only options- alt text helps people who use screenreaders, and you should always add an image description below screenshots if you're going to add them. Hope this helps!

TL;DR: Instead of screenshotting tags, which makes them inaccessible, other options are: using image-to-text software, copying the tags on a mobile browser, or copying them on desktop Tumblr.

290 notes - Posted January 5, 2022

#3

Gif makers will be like "how can I fit as many inaccessible font options as exist on planet earth into one three-word movie title"

413 notes - Posted June 28, 2022

#2

How to Keep Doing Descriptions (from someone who does a fuckton)

Plain text: How to Keep Doing Descriptions (from someone who does a fuckton)

This is a list aimed mostly at helping people who already write IDs; for guides at learning how to do them yourself, check my accessibility and image description tags! I write this with close to two years of experience with IDs and chronic pain :)

Get used to writing some IDs by using both your phone and your computer, if you can! I find it easier to type long-form on my laptop, so I set up videos and long comics on my phone, which I then prop up against my laptop screen so I can easily reference the post without constantly scrolling or turning my head

I will never stop plugging onlineocr.net. I use it to ID six-word tags, screenshots of posts, and even comic dialogue! On that last note, convertcase.net can convert text between all-caps, lowercase, sentence case, and title case, which is super helpful

Limit the number of drafts/posts-to-be-described you save. No, seriously. I never go above 10 undescribed drafts on any of my four blogs. It doesn’t have to be that low, but this has done wonders (italics: wonders) for my productivity and willingness to write IDs. If I ever get above that limit, even if it’s two or three more, I immediately either describe the lowest-effort post or purge some, and if I can't do that then I stop saving things to drafts no matter what. No exceptions! Sticking to this will make your life so much easier and less stressful

My pinned post has a link to a community doc of meme description templates!

Ask! For! Help! Please welcome to the stage the People’s Accessibility Server! It’s full of lovely people and organized into channels where you can request/volunteer descriptions and ask/answer questions

I make great use of voice-to-text and glide typing on my phone to save my hands some effort!

Something is always better than nothing!!! A short two-sentence or one-sentence ID is better than no ID at all. Take it easy :)

If you feel guilty about being unable to reblog amazing but undescribed art, try getting into the habit of replying to OP’s post to let them know you liked it! This makes me feel less pressured to ID absolutely everything I see

I frequently find myself looking at pieces of art which feel like they need to be considered for a bit before I can write an ID for them, and those usually get thrown into drafts, where the dread for writing a comprehensive ID just builds. Don’t do that! Instead, try just staying in the reblog field for a bit and focus on the most relevant aspects of the piece. Marinate on them for a little; don’t rush, but don’t spend more than a handful of seconds either. I find after that the art becomes way easier to describe than it initially seemed!

On that note, look for shortcuts that make IDs less taxing for you to do! For example, I only ever describe clothes in art if they're relevant to the piece; not doing that every time saves a lot of time and energy for me personally

Building off of that, consider excusing yourself from a particular kind of ID if you want to. Give yourself a free pass for 4chan posts, or fanart by an artist who does really good but really complex comics, whatever. Let it be someone else's responsibility and feel twice as proud about the work that you can now allot more energy to!

As always, make an effort to find and follow fellow describers! It’s always encouraging to get described posts on your dash, and I find that sometimes I'm happier to ID an undescribed post when the person who put it on my dash is a friend who tagged it with "no ID"

TL;DR: To make ID-writing less stressful and more low-effort, use different devices and software like onlineocr.net and voice-to-text, limit the amount of work you expect yourself to do, and reach out to artists and other describers!

442 notes - Posted November 8, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

[ID: A cropped screenshot of two crabs on the tumblr dashboard. They are right next to each other and both say “love <3.” End ID]

PEACE AND LOVE ON PLANET EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Plain text: Peace and love on planet earth!!!!)

821 notes - Posted April 1, 2022

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[peggingeddiediaz]

118 funny tweets 26/?

[ambrodesiac]

I posted 23,677 times in 2022

That's 13,260 more posts than 2021!

6 posts created (0%)

23,671 posts reblogged (100%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@joey-wheeler-official

@feraligatr

@catgirldick

@hummerous

@loop-zoop

I tagged 96 of my posts in 2022

#pokemon - 5 posts

#cute - 5 posts

#wholesome - 4 posts

#animals - 4 posts

#prev tags - 3 posts

#aww - 3 posts

#art - 3 posts

#genshin impact - 3 posts

#reblog - 3 posts

#funny tweets - 3 posts

Longest Tag: 118 characters

#they still dont have a name yet bc i know if i give them a stupid name they will be stuck with it like meow and shrimp

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

:3

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#4

25000 likes!

Tumblr has forced me to acknowledge my sins

0 notes - Posted October 5, 2022

#3

Ngl I'm like 90% sure that you're either ace or pan.

I’m bi so you’re close

1 note - Posted November 29, 2022

#2

I joined Tumblr after the porn ban, so I was tragically denied the experience of opening the app in public and seeing porn

Now it's not a perfect replacement, but going to your profile and seeing the dick rat banner does make up for that at least a little bit

You’re welcome

2 notes - Posted October 17, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

5 notes - Posted November 26, 2022

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[go-learn-esperanto]

I posted 7411 times in 2021

956 posts created (13%)

6455 posts reblogged (87%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 6.8 posts.

I added 14 118 tags in 2021

#mcyt - 5686 posts

#dream smp - 1693 posts

#wilbur soot - 1623 posts

#grian - 1109 posts

#hermitcraft - 887 posts

#tommyinnit - 766 posts

#mcc - 676 posts

#mcytblr - 608 posts

#liveblogging - 591 posts

#dreamwastaken - 479 posts

Longest Tag: 68 characters

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My Top Posts in 2021

#5

I love the fact that the first thing Grian properly said after winning MCC was “I wanna thank Wilbur for the Buildmart”

While this is his in-game chat:

I love them.

1780 notes • Posted 2021-09-18 22:49:32 GMT

#4

Mcytblr favourite (cursed) posts

This is supposed to be an archive for myself for my favourite cursed posts I've been collecting over the times. I might add to this in the future.

(click here to check if it has been updated)

If some posts that are really funny are missing it's because I probably haven't seen them (Or can't find them).

Some of these might be a little nsfw

Mumbo is Grian's cat

Is C!Jschlatt heterophobic?

C!Wilbur is a whore (mpreg)

Grian's top surgery

C!Tubbo's execution (mpreg) (a personal favourite of mine)

C!Wilbur swallowed Sally's eggs (mpreg)

Sootcest

Sootcest flag

Thicc Grian Tuesday

[Closed RP]

The Tapeworm Post

The Tapeworm Post (SBI Edition)

The Tapeworm Post (Hermitcraft Edition)

The Tapeworm Post (Empires SMP Edition)

Dream impregnated Lil Nas X (mpreg)

Call Grian Irrelevant— (with probably the funniest reblog from the op after I made my addition to it):

You are Mark, you are my husband, and I will not support these- these childish delusions!

Gay High School (Ⅰ. Ⅱ. Ⅲ. Ⅳ)

Can We Pretend the Airplanes in the Night Sky Are Like Shooting Stars?

How Wilbur Got His Name (mpreg)

A collection of Penis SMP posts I've made before

THE IMAGE WAS AN ACCIDENT (Penis SMP)

C!Wilbur sand popsicles (I know there are others on the list that can kinda be considered nsfw but please believe me when I say this one is on another level)

MILF Grian Monday

Dream SMP Furbies

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2003 notes • Posted 2021-11-21 23:13:58 GMT

#3

Check it Out!

See the full post

2105 notes • Posted 2021-10-25 12:22:17 GMT

#2

I think my favourite thing in Grian's Last Life video has to be him declaring solemnly “We lost two people today… 😔” like he wasn't the person who killed them both.💀

2146 notes • Posted 2021-11-02 21:00:32 GMT

#1

[Passerine Spoilers please scroll fast and don't read if you haven't read Passerine yet]

Ok, I decided to go to Twitter to search for a Tweet that I like (I'm almost never on Twitter) and I stumbled through Thcscus tweet explaining she wrote Phil's wife as the Samsung Smart Fridge.

Now I already knew she had done this —It's not the first time she revealed this detail —but I read the replies to her Tweet and I can't breathe

See the full post

2392 notes • Posted 2021-08-07 21:17:11 GMT

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[callmebrycelee]

9-1-1 REACTION

This reaction is for the season 5, fifteenth episode titled “FOMO” which originally aired on April 25, 2022. The episode was written by Nicole Barraza Keim and directed by Marita Grabiak. Spoilers ahead!

The OG episode is back with another fun episode which is lending further credence to my notion that the back half of this season is way better than the first half. I love that we have Maddie and Chim back because those characters are such a major component to the show. I do miss having Michael (Rockmond Dunbar) around, but I’ve noticed that without him on the show, we get to see more of just Athena and Bobby together which is nice because while I liked the idea of their blended family, it’s refreshing to see them by themselves. I also think the show is doing a great job of balancing a rather large cast and no one ever feels like they are being short-changed.

So, let’s get into this week’s episode which has a few of our characters wondering if there is a life out there they are missing out on. We start with a social media influencer named Selene giving a tour of a home she claims is hers. At first I thought this was the same social media influencer from a few seasons ago, the one who had the botfly in her cheek, but this is a completely different person. As Selene is walking through the palatial home, she takes her viewers into a sauna and pours water on the rocks to get the steam going. As she is trying to talk and keep her camera trained on herself, the construction going on causes her to slip and fall face first onto the hot rocks. Cue 9-1-1 call.

May gets a call from one of Selene’s viewers detailing what’s just happened. May sees that there have been six other calls received in regard to Selene’s accident and Linda tells her she is on the phone with someone else calling about the same thing. People are calling from all over the country about it. There’s a funny moment where May is trying to explain what a ‘luxury influencer’ is to Sue Blevins and she says, “it’s her job to be rich”. I cracked up at hearing that because there are people out there who literally get paid to be pretty and rich and hey, kudos to them for cracking the code and reaping the benefits. Sue enlists Eddie to tweet about the emergency in hopes of getting more information about where Selene is located. It's still weird seeing Eddie working at the dispatch center but I do like that it gives us the opportunity to see him interact with characters like May and Linda and Sue Blevins.

Eddie tweets a photo of Selene while May figures out the house Selene is in is somewhere in Brentwood. Together her and Eddie are able to at least locate what street the house is located on. Eddie sees that his tweet is getting a lot of attention and notices one of the comments is from someone claiming to be Selene’s mother. We then see Selene’s parents at the police station talking to Athena and this is when we learn that Selene is not the influencer’s real name. Her name is Rebecca, and her parents are shocked to learn that she’s been living a double-life unbeknownst to the both of them. They’re both upset about the situation and Athena reminds them that while their daughter has made a mistake, she is going to need her parents to get through this situation. Athena then asks how Rebecca gets back and forth to college. The dad tells her that she has a car but it’s not in her name, it’s in theirs.

This information is relayed to the 118 and they comb the street looking for Rebecca’s vehicle. When Bobby approached the house he sees there is construction going on. He tells one of the workers he needs to get in the house because there’s someone trapped in the sauna. The 118 finds the influencer formerly known as Selene unconscious inside the sauna and Hen and Chimney access her injuries. The side of her face is stuck to the hot rocks, so they have to use saline to carefully remove her. Chimney mentions she has third degree burns on her face which is rough to hear because this is someone who makes money off of their appearance. Rebecca is then loaded onto a gurney and taken away to a burn unit.

Back at the dispatch center, we get to see May and Eddie interact which was fun. Eddie is very cynical about the whole situation and says that it’s a high price to pay for a fake life. May plays devil’s advocate and suggests maybe the Selene/Rebecca felt like she was missing out on a life she could have had if she’d been born someone else or made different choices. May asks Eddie if he’s ever thought considered the ‘what if’s’ and Eddie quickly answers no which means he is definitely not being honest. May then explains the concept of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) to Eddie and I love this is the second time to episode she’s had to explain something to one of the older characters. Eddie says FOMO sounds like a sickness and May says it sort of is.

Next we see Maddie bring Jee-Yun home to Chimney and it’s so lovely seeing them coparent together. I’m still confident these two will find their way back to each other in the romantic sense but for now I love seeing them interacting with their daughter together. Maddie sees that her baby box which is now Jee-Yun’s baby box is sitting out on the counter and Chimney explains that he found some things from Boston that he wanted to put inside. Maddie opens it up and sees several photos of Chimney and Jee-Yun and we get our second case of FOMO this episode. Maddie laments missing out on many of Jee-Yun’s milestone moments but Chimney says it’s okay because he documented the moments so she can catch up.

Maddie talks to Buck and she says that while it was sweet of Chimney to keep track of the moments she missed with Jee-Yun, she hates that she wasn’t there to experience them first-hand. Buck reminds her that even if she was there, there would’ve been moments he missed out on anyway because it’s not like she can be with the baby 24/7. Maddie says it’s fine to miss out on a few moments, but she’s missed out on all of them and that makes her feel like a bad mother. Buck assures her that she’s not a bad mother and that Jee-Yun will never think of her as such. Maddie mentions how Buck knew something was wrong in their family before anyone ever spoke up about it and worries that Jee-Yun feeling something similar. Buck says his situation is very different from Jee-Yun’s. It was their parents’ inability to deal with their own emotions that led to all of the deception and that Maddie is dealing with hers. Maddie fears she’s scarred her daughter for life, but Buck says she hasn’t because this isn’t her first time at the rodeo. Jee-Yun may be her first child, but Buck is the first person she raised. I wanted to hug Buck is this moment because he truly is one of the best parts of this show. He is such a great friend and brother, and I don’t feel like he gets the credit he deserves.

Athena brings a shit-ton of food over to May’s apartment which is such a mom thing to do. I love their relationship so much. They have truly come so far. May asks if Athena she’s ever wondered what life would be like if she hadn’t met Emmett. May says that prior to meeting him she was in law school and plan but all of that was dropped in favor of becoming a police officer. Athena says that she didn’t drop her law school plans because of Emmett. That seed had already been planted before him. The only thing that Emmett did was teach her to be brave enough to pursue her dream. Athena says she regrets nothing about her life choices. May then tells Athena she received a letter from USC saying her deferral is over and that she has to decide if she’s going to enroll for the fall semester or give up her spot to someone else. What I like about this scene is that the old Athena would’ve told her what she needed to do but new and improved Athena leaves the choice up to May. May is feeling conflicted because she’s always wanted to go to USC, but she loves being a dispatch. She doesn’t know what she should do but Athena reminds her to be brave.

We then see Hen and Karen (yay Karen is back) leaving one of those restaurants that is zero degrees, and you have to wear a special jacket. When they get to their vehicle, they see that it’s been broken into. At first I thought this was about to go in a hate-crime kind of direction, but it turns out Karen’s purse with all her IDs and cards was stolen out of the backseat.

Our next emergency involves a young guy who is dressed to get married. At first I thought we were on the set of a soap opera or a TV series because of the guy barking orders while wearing a headset. We quickly learn the guy in the tuxedo is filming a reality show where the bride and the groom don’t meet each other until they’re at the altar. I’d like to take a moment to get on my soapbox and say that for all the talk I’ve heard over the years about queer people ruining the sanctity of marriage, I think this is a classic example of how straight people are doing fine on their own running the “sanctity” of marriage. Now I will step off my soapbox.

The groom collapses before vows are exchanged and the 118 arrive on the scene. I love how Buck is always so excited whenever he realizes he’s on camera. While Hen checks on the groom, the cameras keep rolling. The bride seems annoyed by the whole situation even though the groom is suffering a real medical emergency. Hen realizes the groom’s organs are all on the opposite side of the body so rather than his heart be on the left-hand side, it’s located on the right side. I honestly didn’t know something like this could happen but kudos to Hen for figuring it out. By the way – is Hen still in med school? We haven’t heard her mention med school since the prison breakout episode which was several episodes ago. I hope she continues to pursue medicine because she’s really good at it.

The groom starts to code, and Hen manages to drain the blood filling up his chest cavity while Buck ventilates him. Eventually his heart rate returns to normal, and the groom is taken to the hospital. On the way out the same guy with the headset tells the 118 they will need to sign some paperwork so they can air the episode. They all decline but you can tell that Buck was seriously considering signing the paperwork.

At Hen and Karen’s house, Karen tells Hen that she feels old because all of her coworkers are significantly younger than her. She talks about how their lives are much different from hers and how they go out every single night.  They take road trips, and they backpack. She feels her coworkers are making the most of their lives and while she loves her family and the time she spends with them, a part of her misses being the age or feels like she missed out on the things that come with being that age. Hen broaches the topic were her coworkers at the 118 and Chimney tells her that you can’t change what is and there’s no such thing as making up for lost time.

In our final emergency of the episode, we see a mother and her three daughters on a nature hike. The oldest tells her mother that she no longer wants to live with her dad, but the mom tells her that the arrangement they have works out best for them. Since she works during the week, they get to stay with their father during that time, which means she gets to see them on the weekends and do all of the fun stuff. The mom assures her oldest that no matter what she can always reach out to her, 24/7. It was at the moment I knew things were not going to turn out happy for this family.

The two youngest girls stumble upon an abandoned missile base that’s been out of commission since the cold war. When the mom and oldest daughter catch up with them, they start playing a game of tag. When the oldest daughter starts chasing her sister, a portion of the ground starts to give way underneath her. The mom pushes her out of the way just in time for a hole to open up. The mom falls through while her three girls look on in abject horror.

I felt really bad for this family when the 118 arrived. I had a feeling that unlike the other two emergencies this episode, this one was going to end in tragedy. Bobby consoles the girls while the rest of the 118 springs into action. While Chimney and Hen repel down, Buck and Lucy find a tunnel leading down to where the mom has fallen. Hen and Chimney find the mom barely hanging onto consciousness and she’s in really bad shape. She can’t feel anything which is not a good sign. Hen accesses her injuries and believes she may have a pelvic fracture. To make matters even worse her abdomen is filling up with blood. Things are certainly not looking good, and the mom knows it. She tells Hen and Chimney she’s been trying to make up for loss time with her daughters. She asks to speak to them, and they arrange for her to call her kids who are waiting for her up top. The conversation between the mom and her three daughters, two of whom look very, very young, is so heartbreaking. It’s not often that 9-1-1 gets a tear out of me, not sense season one, but this scene was very reminiscent of when Hen accidentally hit the young girl in season 3.

The three girls ride in the firetruck ahead of their mom who has been carried away by ambulance. When the middle daughter notices the siren isn’t on, the oldest responds by telling her that their mom doesn’t need it. It’s the first of many moments she will have to step in and be a maternal figure for her two younger siblings and this broke my heart as well. These kids are way too young to be losing a parent. I think of all the pivotal moments they’ve yet to experience that she won’t be there for. We do get a bit of closure to this storyline when we see the three girls and their father visiting the same spot where their mother died. It looks like they’re going to be okay, but it will be hard. Hopefully the four of them have learned the importance of enjoying the moments they have together instead of trying to make up for things that never came to be.

We head back over to the dispatch center to visit my new favorite pairing: Eddie and May. The two of them watch a video of the influencer formerly known as Selene and she tells her followers the truth about who she is. She leaves her fandom a powerful message about embracing who you are and who is important. Her parents are in the hospital room while she films her video, so it looks like she’s learned her lesson. I do wonder if she will eventually get in trouble for breaking and entering though once she is officially on the mend. May seems to be affected by her message and wonders if she is living her life for herself. She tells Eddie the only reason she took the dispatch job was because she wanted to be able to look after Athena she almost died. In the process she forgot about her own dreams. Eddie can relate because he is in a similar boat. I love how these two can relate to each other. Maybe May will go to USC after all and maybe Eddie will make a return to the 118.

At Hen and Karen’s, Karen has made the decision to enjoy what she currently has instead of yearning for what could have been. Hen receives a fraud alert on her phone saying someone is using one of their credit cards at a club nearby. Rather than decline the charge, Karen gets the idea to confront the person who has stolen Hen’s identity. The two of them head over to the club and confront the woman who is using Hen’s identity. I thought this was a funny scene, but I also thought it was dangerous. What if the person who stole their credit card was a dangerous person? This whole scenario could have turned bad. Really bad. Ironically going after this woman has seemed to reinvigorate Karen. I love her. I love her and Hen together and I really wish we got to see more of them.

We then head over to Chimney’s, and we see Maddie feeding Jee-Yun. Jee-Yun is refusing to eat the food that Maddie is trying to give her, so she decides to make her some fish sticks. Eww! As she turns around she hears Jee-Yun making eating sounds. When she turns around she and Chimney see Jee-Yun feeding herself. Maddie is thrilled by this because this is a milestone moment for Jee-Yun, and she is there to witness it. Maddie realizes there will be plenty more milestones for her to be present for. I love how proud Chimney is and he’s definitely going to be that dad who is at every performance with camera phone in hand. Rather than record the moment, Maddie tells him to just enjoy the moment.

At Athena and Bobby’s, Bobby comes home to see Athena going through some of her old things. She talks about her friends and her dreams, and he asks her if she has any regrets. She tells him she is exactly where she needs to be. I love that.

The last scene of the episode is Hen and Karen at the club dancing, having a great time. Living in the moment. No more fear of missing out.

So, here are my thoughts on “FOMO”. I thought it was a pretty solid episode and I like that we got to shift the focus to couples we either haven’t explored in a while or at all. I love any moment we see Athena and Bobby together. They’re my favorite couple on the show and I love how settled they are. I love seeing Hen and Karen be happy because things were pretty rocky between them in the first couple of seasons as they dealt with Hen’s infidelity and their fertility issues. Then they had to give Mia back which was soul-crushing. I’m happy they made it out on the other side and are doing well and thriving. I like that we are getting to see Maddie and Chimney co-parent. I like that Maddie is becoming more and more confident in her ability to be a good mom. Of course, I love any scene where we get to see Buck and Maddie chat. We don’t have many sibling relationships on this show so it’s nice to see how they have each other’s back no matter what. Lastly, it’s refreshing to see Eddie and May interact. On the surface they have very little in common, but they are both still processing trauma. May is still learning to cope with her mom being in a profession where her life is constantly put in danger and Eddie is still battling his own demons. They both became dispatchers to protect the people they love. I’m glad they are realizing that they can no longer hide and that they can no longer deny their true calling.

The emergencies were also pretty solid as well. We got the same kind of setup in this week’s Long Star episode. Two of the emergencies turned out to be fine and one ended in tragedy. I know some people watch the show for the character development and some watch for the big emergency scenes. I prefer the episodes where we get a balance. This show has amazing characters and I love getting to visit with them week after week. Next week’s episode is called “May Day” and it looks like May and the rest of the dispatch center may be in danger. Will this be the thing that causes Eddie to return to the 118? I guess we will find out next episode! Until next time …

[bookishbea]

Black Friday Reaction

Okay so I’ll be live tweeting Black Friday but none of it will have any sense to it but it’ll just be my reactions

1. The Paul thing is really bothering me

2. I really love the mention of the other characters

3. If Jane is mention is the story about the mom mentioned some more

4. Is the delivery man ted (cause he’s also a sleazeball

5. It’s weird seeing Cory not play a pure bean

6. I love California MIA

7. The little sister (Im sorry I’m bad at names) I self project as autistic and she something else idk

8. Did anyone else noticed Robert’s Australian accent come out?

9. Like I said this is out of order so yeah but I personally think the second song in the show was very shocking as I’m not used to very serious starkid songs

10. When Robert gestures smoking i think its lowkey a refrence to the smoke club

11. I have a crush on lex

12. I love Lauren’s charecter so much

13. I love the name linda becuase it could be like a karen without using that name

14. Not to get poltical but i choose to belive they made an antivax joke

15. Also the marvel nerd in me loves the name becky barnes

16. I know its probaly not on purpose but joeys charecters costume in line looks like the homeless guy’s one

17. Jaimey is great as always

18. The conversation is so cringe i love it

19. I kinda hope torture porn is a fanfic refrence (i know most people would want me to say spies are forever but nope)

20. I love Lauren but shouldnt her accent be included when she sings

21. I love Jeff’s reaction

22. I may get some hate for this but what was bothering me in tgwdlm and i notice in starkid is lack of fan comments in the captions

23. As a theatre fan i love the toy zone song (i am not sure if thats the right name) espcially the do wop becuase it reminds me of older musicals

24. Also since i watched tgwdlm and black friday a day apart its weird to come from songs happening because they are infected to songs happening cause its a musical

25. i love the love the line we are not relaibly to anyone who dies becuase they clearly show in the trailer that someone will die (this is not a spoiler if you watch the trailer for Black Friday)

26. I love Corey but when he dances i notice a bulge (i am not a perv he makes it very obvious)

27. So i rewinded it to make sure i wanst going crazy and realized something as lex says the pepper spray line. She would be good as janis ian

28. I love the touch money part its so cute even if its not supposed to be

29. Jaime plays a perv really well

30. I love Jon’s charecter its hilarious

31. Also i love jon and lauren interactions so it was cool seeing them together not as paul and emma

32. I love seeing more of Jon because although hes reaally good at playing paul paul doesnt have any flavor and its cool seeing jon do something diffrent

33. Jeff’s fuck you

34. Okay I was right it was the homeless guy and i bet the money is paul’s money

35. And this is not a sterotpye as i am jewish myself but i bet Laurens charecter is jewish

36. Its sad that the price thing is true

37. So i am a theatre fan and do not watch got but that music kinda reminds me of got

38. Cant tell if jeff’s charecter is gay and a perv or just a perv (i realzie this could be mmisinterpreted as homophobic i just mean to say that jamie’s charecter just seems like a full out perv where as i cant tell with jeff’s)

39. Obviously you shouldnt be that insane but i do like the lines about how you are in charge of life and dont care about what others think. its goood life advice

39. Looks like Paul’s boss got his wish

40. They are all idiots for holding up the doll when everyone wants to get it

41. Corey’s charecter is like shit, money isnt that imporant

42. Becky why are you a part of this you have moral high ground (yes i am ignorning the fact that cast usually join in dance numbers even if their charecter isnt a part of it)

43. Shouldnt tom get ptsd (see above)

44. Lex you already have one (see above)

45. So i may be overthinking things but how curt says never should settle is in the tune of spies are forever

46. Is it just me or did anyone else notice when the security guard comes in the tune of show me your hands comes in

47. I dont know why but i do love soft bullies because hes like hey im punching you but only for the kid

48. Some may say its schizo or something hannah has but its anxiery or something from how shes expressing it

49. I feel like hannah has a superpower and can tell whats happening

50. Maybe webby is actually wiggly

51. Baby (both hannah and robert)

52. Please tell me my babies not dead

53. Jon’s eee is adorable and silly

54. Wait hes alive

55. Wait no hes dead, im sad liek starkid is supposed to be fun and happy this is the darkest star kid yet. Even oregon deaths were silly

56. I love starkid but this is making me anxious i cant tell if its good anxious or bad anxious

57. Also i relate to the black and white thing not fully but liek whenever i dont feel well sometimes my brain is overstimulating but only in my head its very hard to explain 

58. Also i think sometimes kids on the spectrum and im not an expert but i do have it kind of make a friend in their head and i do that too sometimes just to give me advice

59. Also i hope they dont get rid of the black and white as sometimes people go more crazy without the figurative voice in their head

60. Like i said this is going to be random order so i like that emma adopted paul;s Okay and no im not making a tfios refrence

61. Poor Tim

62. Poor becky but even less

63. i thought they were supposed to be mad at g-d but in this and tgwdlm they like g-d

64. I cant tell the other pins on joey’s jacket but the first two i notice are mr wiggly and paul

65. I love Lauren’s acting you can see the very sublte sadness in her

66. Lauren and Joey together ahhhh

67. I know its probaly not a big deal but they should give a seziure warning before the tv scene

68. Did they reuse curts spies are forever outfit

69. Really starkid the obama refrence seriously, i cant tell if im mad or laughing 

70. How did Bob get one

71. I do realize they are talking irl but i cant help but wonder if the nazis were a spies are forever refrence

72. Does wiggly have a special power or something 

73. I think its similar to the metero the closer you are the more power it has over you

74. The starkid special effects we all know and love

75. Also is that mcnamara

76. Also maybe shooting it (the doll) does the same thing that shooting the affceted does. Give them no power

77. I cant tell what the music reminds me of exactly but the tune does kinda refrence a diffrent star kid song

78. Jeff looks so proud of himself for the peeps line

79. I love the purposeful i presume reuse of lines

80. Is peip like men in black

81. Also hatchetfield kind of reminds me of night vale

82. Is the black and white like the upside down?

83. I wonder if the point was purposeful since someone was filming or just choreographed

84. Yes Jon Singing!!!!!

85. I love the act two opener

86. Did his parents really name him christmas?!?

87. Oh hes literally related to santa

88. I love lauren and joey as eleves

89. Noel another christmas name

90. Isnt the little dance move like a genie move or something

91. Its so cute that she insitincitvely went to their seats

92. Also carving is goals

93. Even though its a penis its still goals

94. I know what you are, say it, santa clause

95. Tom dont yell at your girl

96. Poor Tom

97. But also dont make this about you

98. They probaly werent the head of the school since they were nice, i am sorry but thats true

99. Yass girl fight his ass

100. Also the theatre kid in me is picturing all that jazz

101. he ran into my knife he ran into my knife ten times

102. Yes Becky’s husband (i forget the name sue me) is bad but i feel like becky is more sinister then we realize

103. Becky’s line even if it isnt meant to be is so funny

104. The girl who plays Becky could play Barbara

105. I love how Joey and Lauren look into the camera

106. Jamie saying santa awww such a pure bean

107. The person in the wiggly onsie is goals

108. Matrix glasses for the win

109. Is wilbur a refrence to Charelots Web?

110. Its a cult a cult of wiggly

111. I feel like Sherman young is around 30-40

112. I love how its mommy to sound less pervy

113. Oh wait never mind Linda is mom

114. Shit thats fucked up they killed him

115. I am right a jew no non jew says mensch

116. To quote jared klienman kinky (shoe kiss scene)

117. Also i love this song the adore song

118. Why does them picking up Lauren give me Draco vibes

119. Wait he isnt dead?? im so confused

120. Wait he is dead???

121. Also ethan is creepy now

122. But Roberts expressions are goals

123. Robert your proffesor hidgens is showing

124. What the how does he know her name

125. Savage Wiggly

126. Wiggly is more funny than scary

127. But my poor baby dont be scared

128. What the fuck tom

129. Also poor baby number two

130. At first you think becky is made about him hurting a child but no its about the doll

131. What the fuck Becky

132. Also I wonder if thats the same serum that Hidgens used

133. Tom yelling at the audince is hilarious

134. Also Becky singing is giving me little shop vibes

135. Becky are you drunk or something you so stupid

136. But yayy my baby doesnt get hurt

137. More starkid special effects

138. Also the lighting nod to tgwdlm

139. Also why did they take my baby (see i told you random)

140. So the perv is wiggly

141. Also if he can appear in regular formation on earth why does he need to be the doll

142. Oh wait never mind he explains it

143. Joey talking to the audience and making them hold the apple is goals

144. I love Joey’s song

145. MIA = Missing in Action = Made in America

146. Wait im wrong Joey cant be Wiggly unless he has super powers he cant be in two places at once

147. I know they dont mean sex but still wtf

148. Lauren looks so done i cant

149. Seziure warning after mr presidnet leaves the black and white

150. Unless it was purposeful they should have hidden the dolls better backstage

151. Wait didnt hannah say something about two doors earlier?

152. Seriously Sherman ponies

153. I love the going back line

154. My poor baby lex

155. No Lex dont die not you too

156. Haha throwback to tgwdlm

157. Yes baby you got the gun

158. Also die perv die

159. Eagle screeching is goals

160. Yes lex use that logic

161. Also it makes sense only the adults can be brainwashed

162. There were only adults no children, scary (not sarcastic i promise)

163. Seriously starkid Fortnight

164. Thats why you should never fully grow up

165. Woah what Lex says is deep

166. Yessss Tom

167. Wait Tom dont hold the gun

168. Wait is Charolette alive or just a reuse of costume, if so why would they have jaimie wear it

169. No dont take her magic hat

170. Haha stupid hats cant be magic only dolls obviously

171. Does lauren say something like fucking knife in another show too?

172. Lauren screaming gives me my father will hear about this vibes

173. Also give my baby her hat back

174. Yass Lauren get it girl (i do realize shes playing the villian but still)

175. Yass Robert get it

176. Even though shes a viilain i dont like seeing Lauren get killed

177. But also how did they get the bullet wound on her so quick im impressed

178. Haha the way Gary stops everything to talk to gerald is goals

179. Like hes like oh shit money

180. And then hes like oh wait i have to pretend to care

181. I love how exagerated their dying is

182. Thats an impressive quick change

183. Yess Emma Hidgens

184. But also no hell fuck up again

185. Also Paul interupting is goals

186. Haha hannah you go girl

187. First off I love the song

188. Song off Hannah’s voice

189. Is paul scared normal or because of the hive

190. Wait all the tgwdlm charecters are back like nothing happened im confused

191. Haha the Hatchfield band is back

[eggymovies]

2018-A Year In Review

I sat down and watched a movie 206 times this year. Of those, 118 were in a movie theater. I’ll spare you the long essay about what movies mean to me and why I go to the theater. Simply put, I love it. I thought I might suffer from fatigue this year as I committed to my goal of seeing 100 movies in theaters and 200 total including movies viewed at home. I didn’t at all. I’m still as excited for my next trip to the theater as I was a year ago. Thanks to anyone who recommended a movie, or talked to me about a movie, or went to the movies with me this year.

My top 20 is listed below, with some notes and photos, getting more detailed from 15-11 and again from 10-1. This list has changed constantly, even today as I added the final touches. It will change again, but the top 10 feels fairly secure. I loved so many more movies than just 20 this year. I’ll share a full list of everything I saw soon, but for now, here are my 20 favorite movies I saw in a theater in 2018.

20. Hereditary (Ari Aster)

19. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Marielle Heller)

18. Set It Up (Claire Scanlon)

17. Suspiria (Luca Guadagnino)

16. Free Solo (Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi)

15. Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse (Peter Ramsey, Robert Persichetti Jr., Rodney Rothman)

The cure for the common comic-book movie, which seems counterintuitive when praising as the first major-studio comic book movie to properly utilize the medium it’s adapted from. Refreshing, rich, diverse characters in a fun, tightly written and brilliantly voice acted 120 minute film that feels like 80.

14. A Star Is Born (Bradley Cooper)

Hollywood myth-making and storytelling bordering on parody, but so self assured it succeeds. That the audience believes and cares about Brad Cooper as a 2018 country-esque rock star getting drunk at a drag bar and discovering/falling in love with a Gaga-esque star played by Lady Gaga is a miracle. Except it’s not. It was by design. Cooper’s design.

13. The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos)

A three-headed monster of devilish humor and deceptive charm. Olivia Colman should (and probably will) win an Oscar to match her academy-award winning costars who are equally brilliant. Rachel Weisz is equally brilliant. Also, it’s hard to be a massive movie star AND a generational acting talent, Emma Stone is somehow both, with ease, and she’s just getting started.

12. Paddington 2 (Paul King)

The antidote to whatever ailed you in 2018. A monstrously charming and disarming delight. Just too damn enjoyable and uplifting to not include here. Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson are shockingly committed in what could have otherwise been mailed-in performances for a quick paycheck. You’ll fall in love, I assure you.

11. Black Panther (Ryan Coogler)

“I’m just feelin’ it”-Erik Killmonger

TOP 10

10. Burning (Lee Chang-dong)

Lee Chang-dong adapted an 11-page Murakami story into a 2 1/2 hour movie, creating a world and character view point so lived in and fully realized that the mystery taking shape at the center requires no flash or flare to thrill. And good lord does it thrill. I suspect this will move higher with a second viewing. Steven Yeun has received worthy praise, but Yoo Ah-in gives this movie it’s point of view and captures the mystery and tension building throughout.

9. Support the Girls (Andrew Bujlaski)

One of the most heartfelt, empathetic, funny, and purely pleasurable movies I saw all year. An “everything that can go wrong will go wrong” day in the life of the manger at Double Whammies, a Hooters-esque sports bar. Regina Hall is stunning in one of the year’s best performances by far. Haley Lu Richardson has as much (or more) charisma than any actor currently working. More of both, please.

8. The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs (Joel & Ethan Coen)

I have many thoughts and feelings about the Netflix distribution model but being able to watch The Coen Brothers, an anthology of death set in the American West, 3+ times since it was released only two months ago has been a treat. Each chapter is so darkly funny and sharply written that I fail to keep a consistent ranking of all six in my mind, though “All Gold Canyon” and “The Mortal Remains” are usually around the top. The latter has some of the best dialogue the Coen’s have scripted, which is impressive considering their filmography. Watch it now. Watch it whenever!

7. Lean On Pete (Andrew Haigh)

A gorgeously written film about determination as a result of, and in an attempt to avoid, one’s grief. Slow and controlled, with a deeply moving conclusion that has not left me. Charlie Plummer is wonderful, and Sevigny+Buscemi disappear into their roles with such ease. 

6. Beast (Michael Pearce)

When I walked out of Beast I tweeted: “Watching BEAST felt like holding a stick of dynamite, lighting the fuse and being so mesmerized by the spark, you forget it’s going to explode... until it finally does.” Haven’t thought much about the film since, but sometimes it’s just about the thrill of the moment, which this movie gave me.

5. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Christopher McQuarrie)

A masterclass in movie entertainment so absurdly enjoyable that, during my SECOND viewing, I consistently laughed out loud from sheer surprise at how genuinely thrilled I was. McQuarrie and Cruise’s prime objective is to entertain, and though the latter may legitimately die trying, they continue to achieve their goal in breathtaking fashion. Between Edge of Tomorrow (written by McQuarrie), and MI:5 (Written and Directed by McQuarrie) these two are on a tear and I hope they never stop.

4. First Reformed (Paul Schrader)

Delicate and destructive. A deliberate and direct story about the damaging physical and emotional violence humans inflict on each other, themselves and the world in acts of self-preservation. How can we fix the damage we have done? Is there a god, and will he forgive us? Can we forgive each other? Ourselves? This movie sits with me every single day, and I can’t shake it. Ethan Hawke is transcendent. 

3. Roma (Alfonso Cuarón)

Astonishingly gorgeous portrait of one year in the life of an upper-middle class Mexican family, told through the eyes of their nanny; a micro story told with macro sensibilities and massive scale. Equal turns heartbreaking and life-affirming. Cuarón (who was his own cinematographer) imbues each frame with more beauty than most movies accomplish in their full run time.

2. Minding The Gap (Bing Liu)

I’m still struggling with how to talk about Minding the Gap, a film about young men, skateboarding, generational cycles of abuse, and trying to grow up and survive in a dying suburban America. That may sound lofty and overly ambitious, but Bing Liu’s honesty, empathy, and vulnerability as a filmmaker and subject make this one of the most moving and surprising films I’ve seen in years. Watch it on Hulu right now.

1. First Man (Damien Chazelle) 

Stories about space, especially the moon, have always made me emotional. They fill me with as much wonder as they do dread, simultaneously evoking connection and isolation in extremes. Damien Chazelle’s focus in this film is on the man, not the mission. We all know what Armstrong said when he touched down and I can’t stop thinking about that in relation to this movie. The moon landing was a collective achievement, a crescendo, witnessed by the entire world, marking the culmination of technological advancements and evolution millions of years in the making. Neil Armstrong was a hero, an avatar for the entire human race, but what he experienced was solitary. He was alone in that moment, and perhaps long before. This movie is the story of someone so sad and desperate for a moment of peace and quiet that he risks his life and goes to the moon for it. I wept openly with mouth agape for 20 minutes at the end. This movie will eventually be realized as the masterpiece it is. Chazelle is special, and the Justin Hurwitz score is incredible. I'll be watching this movie for the rest of my life.