#2017 resolutions

[kodachrome-net]

Recursion, 2017

[laurarolla]

Well, after the unfortunate failure to find enjoyment in Daggerfall, I got a bit lucky with the random number generator and got a few immersive sim games to pick from. This poll will be up for a week and I'll play something of my choosing in the meantime.

[voidpunkanathema]

My crack horror headcanon: The entity from Skinamarink and the one from Resolution and The Endless are a child and adult of the same fucked up species. Thier time loop MOs are very similar, as is thier petty sadism, near-complete invisibility, and controlling natures, The Endless is just able to affect a much larger area and do it to A LOT more people.

[archive-of-fear]

Name: The Mountain

Source: Resolution (2012), The Endless (2017)

Category: Stronghold

Alignment: The End, The Eye

Description: The Mountain is a stretch of land in the backwoods of California, marked by a series of stakes in the ground whose reality is under the influence of a mysterious entity. Within it’s boundaries, the world is trapped in an eternal cycle marked by the changing phases of it’s three moons. Anyone is welcome to enter and leave the boundaries during this time – so long as they leave before the end of the third full moon. If they fail to leave, or die upon the Mountain before that time, the person (or people) become trapped within a pocket of time – which can range from a few weeks to ten seconds long, in which they become unable to leave the newly created loop or are even able to see beyond the boundaries of it. It will observe those trapped on the Mountain constantly, and will often make scare appearances to make itself known – and to remind them that they are never given a moment to themselves, as it is always watching them. At the end of their loop, it will kill the people within and/or cause them to experience a gruesome death. Throughout the loop, the entity will torment them with recordings (film reels, video tapes, records, etc) of their violent deaths from it’s perspective, and the brutality amusing. Those within are aware of their situation, and will often end their own lives in order to avoid whatever fate the entity has in store for them (and out of spite). At the end of the Mountain’s cycle, on the night of the third full moon, the entity will fully manifest and destroy the Mountain and everything within, killing anything that remains within its space.

[mikomiio]

Just a quick look back at 2023

[exghul]

i hate the fanon interpretation that the gotham public adores damian. they don't.

bruce wayne, who's best known through the public eye, has many children ( most are nicer to cameras than his youngest ) & therefore damian isn't the focal point of many tabloids, especially given how young he is. moreso, entertainment/gossip journalists are interested in who dick grayson is dating.

damian also does not treat the reporters kindly. any time a camera is shoved in face or a microphone is offered for comment, he's anything but pleasant. he's sour, a foul boy. he's no prince of gotham, not in the sense that any of his older siblings may have ever been considered. damian will break cameras & rip cords out of hardware if he's solicited for entertainment value.

the public in general had a lot of interest in this scandalous new child when he appeared in gotham at age eight --- that interest quickly turns to empty headlines along the lines of bruce wayne's newest child needs therapy? shortly after damian was first approached. he doubles down on this behavior when it sinks in that when he acts out of violence, people leave him be.

this sentiment stays regardless of anything bruce tries to teach him: damian has learned from how the public treats him that his short temper will make people leave him alone.

[askfentoncrackshellcabrera]

What are your plans for the NEW YEAR?

OH!! Easy!! Make more new and innovative inventions!!

[christianstonem]

[caraudioexpertaustralia0]

Headunit with Carplay for FIAT 500X | 2014-2019

Headunit with Carplay for FIAT 500X | 2014-2019

[herewithinthevoid]

Thirty-one days of my favorite horror movies in no particular order. Late again, but it kind of works out in the end because I get to smack these two together in a single post.

Day Ten - Resolution (2012)

Day Eleven - The Endless (2017)

Cosmic horror holds this lovely little warm corner in my heart, and these reside there with other books and movies and whatnot. Honorable mention to the rest of these directors' works below the cut, too, since they're all worth seeing at least once, imho.

Spring (2014)

Synchronic (2019)

Something in the Dirt (2022)

[laurarolla]

So the next main game I play will be Prey, a game that got its name from a completely different game that has nothing to do with it. That sounds like a disaster in the making but from everything I've heard and seen, it definitely didn't end up that way at all. I mean, its from Arkane, and I can only recall one game they've made that was famously bad. This should be a good experience.

[kayhanaudio2]

The big 10-inch touchscreen display of the Kayhan Audio Car Stereo with SatNav for Toyota Aurion (2012–2017) allows your dashboard a modern and stylish alter. For fast media streaming, hands-free calling, and app integration, it has Bluetooth, USB, and Wi-Fi connectivity in addition to GPS navigation with real-time traffic updates. With its elegant functionality and easy interface, the high-resolution screen elevates your driving experience. Website:

https://kayhanaudio.com.au/product/satnav-for-toyota-aurion-2012-2017/

[heritageposts]

Harris has been a staunch supporter of Israel for years. In 2017 she addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual conference and reminded attendees that the first resolution she co-sponsored as a senator was aimed at combating “anti-Israel bias” at the United Nations. “Let me be clear about what I believe. I stand with Israel because of our shared values, which are so fundamental to the founding of both our nations,” she told the crowd. In 2018 she gave an off-the-record speech to the organization, but eventually released her comments. In that speech she claimed that she raised money for the Jewish National Fund as a Girl Scout. “Having grown up in the Bay area, I fondly remember those Jewish National Fund boxes that we would use to collect donations to plant trees for Israel,” she told the audience. “Years later, when I visited Israel for the first time, I saw the fruits of that effort and the Israeli ingenuity that has truly made a desert bloom.”

For those unfamiliar with the Jewish National Fund (JNF), they're a Zionist organization that has been instrumental in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

See Stop the JNF for more information on their history, the way they operate, and their decades-long campaign of greenwashing (i.e. destroying native plants, crops, and agriculture under the banner of 'making the desert bloom').

Continuing, the Mondoweiss article goes:

“The vast majority of people understand the importance of the State of Israel,” she added later. “Both in terms of its history and its present in terms of being a source of inspiration on so many issues, which I hope we will talk about, and also what it means in terms of the values of the United States and those values that are shared values with Israel, and the importance of fighting to make sure that we protect and respect a friend, one of the best friends we could possibly have.” While running for President in 2019, Harris was praised by the lobbying group Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) for running to the right of Obama on the Iran deal. On the campaign trail Harris told Kat Wellman, a voter affiliated with DMFI, that she would reenter the agreement but “strengthen it” by “extending the sunset provisions, including ballistic missile testing, and also increasing oversight.” “I was very impressed with her. I thought she gave an excellent speech, she gave a very detailed, responsive answer to my question,” Wellman told a local paper after the exchange. “I’m pro-Israel, so I was I was very concerned and all about making sure we limit nuclear missiles in any country that could possibly destroy us all. I thought her answer was very good.” Harris has condemned the BDS movement and claimed that is “based on the mistaken assumption that Israel is solely to blame for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” However, she voted against an anti-BDS bill in 2019 citing First Amendment concerns.

For the full article, which includes Kamala's response to Israel post Al-Aqsa Flood, see Mondoweiss (July 22, 2024)

[bread-tab]

i'm trying to make an old DVD work on my PC using VLC media player and OMG. the technology nostalgia is hitting hard. and it's *weird.* i grew up installing everything from CDs (floppy disks were phasing out when i was learning to computer) and obviously there was no concept of an alternative at the time. the "cloud" wasn't a thing. and here i am fumbling my way back out of that cloud, leaning away from my PC tower as it loudly whirs at me... and this all transpires because i got a DVD player for free from a thrift store liquidation sale a few months back and. uhhh. forgot to look for a remote

[aajkaakhbaar]

Healthy & Happy New Year Resolution Ideas

[creatingnikki]

another year is ending and I want you to know that it is okay if you:

have not healed from the things that happened/did not happen from six months ago. just because the year is ending it does not mean your grief is too.

don't have any "fun" NYE plans to ring in the new year. this life is yours to live across days and months and years, and you can celebrate days other than the ones heavily marketed and shoved down your throat to shroud you in severe FOMO.

have no resolutions or goals for 2024 laid out in elaborate lists or shared on social media or with your friends. you are braving through this life trying to do your best every day and hold the fort and so of course you know, deep down you know what is needed from you for you going forward and of course you are going to work in that direction. good luck love.

have not become a "better" version of yourself by any of the tangible or conventional measures. that kind of bettering is mostly to serve others, not yourself.

are not happy with yourself/your life as it is now. you're a work-in-progress, remember? and if you're progressing in a direction you do not like, then it's time to change the blueprints and the strategy.

take time off social media around this time to protect your mental health and whatever little joy you have managed to keep.

don't want to spend too much time reflecting on how this past year went and doing various forms of 2023-wrapped. again, it's your life. you can also revisit this year in memories and pictures and feelings whenever you'd like. it's not like you don't still visit 2012, 2017, and 2022, right?

feel disconnected from your friends, family, lover. I know this is "ideally" a time to be celebrated with your loved ones. but life is not ideal, is it? it's just life. and if right now you are not feeling the love, the joy, or just don't have the headspace or social energy to engage , that's alright.

are finding comfort in simpler things like a TV show from the 90s or that book you first read at sixteen or that slice of strawberry cake or a random post like this you come across.

don't feel hopeful, encouraged, or excited for 2024. given everything that's happened in the last couple of years, on the macro and micro level, it's only natural for you to feel weary as well as wary. when the good things happen, when the healing happens, when things begin working in your favour over time, you will automatically feel all those things. it's okay if until then you choose to be neutral.