#41 vs 49 continues

[freyadragonlord]

"Why would another version of myself attack me" Oh idk Dokja.

The child in the subway station you tried to stab probably asked himself the same question.

[spikes-got-anger-issues]

I recently listened to The Sit and Chat (Jake and Bradley's podcast) episode that had Kelli on it and decided to create timestamps where they talked about anything relating to MM, LR, or LR:EF

But seriously go watch it for yourself, it was neat listening to Kelli talk about her life, insightful in general, and very funny!

11:46 - 12:31 - They talk about first working with each other on LR:EF and the Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med episode

20:40 - 21:08 - Billy is briefly mentioned due to Jake mixing up where Kelli is from with where Billy is from

25:00- 26:22 - Bradley and Kelli talk about how thankful they were to be on Disney as kids and their experiences

27:16 - 28:17 - Kelli talks about starting LR and how she grew up with Bree/as Bree and was happy with her character arc and where Bree ended up

28:17 - 29:22 - Bradley points out how Kaz, Oliver, Skylar, Bree, and Chase were essentially all different characters in LR:EF compared to who they were in their original respective shows

29:22 - 30:20 - They talk about how all five of them in LR:EF were ready as lead actors but were confined down to the writing of the show and how difficult that became as the characters switched leading parts in different episodes. Bradley says that they weren't angry at each other because of this, but Jake and Kelli say that something deeper than that was going on. Jake expresses that he wished he could have done more on LR:EF

30:20 - 31:09 - (continuation of conversation above) Jake talks about how he was interested with where Oliver's character arc would go in LR:EF and didn't know what to expect going from MM to LR:EF. He said he trusted the creators of LR who went on to create LR:EF and their writing for Oliver, but quickly realized in LR:EF that it wasn't what he was expecting for Oliver (I feel so bad for Jake). He still appreciates his time on the show and being on Disney, but views that time as a transition into more serious acting

31:49 - 35:33 - Bradley talks about how funny it was that Kelli always had a difficult time hitting her mark, especially when he was directing an episode ("Sheep-Shifting")

41:09 - 42:13 - They briefly talk about how they weren't allowed to do other projects without approval after LR:EF ended while they waited to find out if the show would get a season 2 and how the holdout on that was for one year after season 1 came out. Bradley says that they weren't even told what was going to happen to LR:EF and how it just dissipated out

[thgfanfictionlibrary]

E Rated Fics Masterlist (49)

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Created: May 27th, 2024

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Ode To Sleep-Joshs_left_earlobe (ao3) Summary: My name is Katniss Everdeen. I’m seventeen years old. My father is dead. My mother is useless. My sister is separated from me and living with strangers. I’ve failed to kill myself twice. Outside Expectations-katnissdoesnotfollowback (ao3) Summary: Sometimes, the best person for you is the one you don't expect. An expansion of the "Outside Chance" universe focused on Graham and Savannah and how they wound up in that ivory and estrogen tower with a pack of daughters. Outside the Lines-katnissdoesnotfollowback (ao3) Summary: Blue lines painted on the outside edges of alpine courses help guide skiers as they race downhill at high speeds, sometimes as fast as 70 mph. On freestyle ski courses, the blue lines provide contrast between sharp edges and blind dips in the course, giving airborne and sometimes upside down athletes a point of reference in an otherwise completely white set of obstacles. The lines are guides, not rules. You don’t have to stay inside the lines. Which is good, because Ryen Mellark’s never been too fond of rules… Outtakes from The Borrowed Wings Universe-LemonLuvGirl (ao3) Summary: A place to expand on the backstory of the Burning Bright and Blazing Free & its sequel story (Golden Cages & Borrowed Wings) Universe. Most of these stories will center around Katniss and Peeta during their two years as mentors. Deen will get more backstory as well, and there will also be the occasional smut chapter for the fun of it. After all Katniss and Peeta had around a month and half of freedom before they made their escape in Blazing Free. Paper Hearts-LemonLuvGirl (ao3) Summary: “My name is Katniss Everdeen. I’m 17. I’m stubborn and good with a bow and that’s pretty much it.” I say dryly, and it gets a few chuckles. After that, the spotlight of my peers' attention moves on and no one spares me a second glance. Which is exactly how I prefer it. Everyone here already knows I’m not very interesting. My life is a series of responsibilities and expectations that my classmates could never relate to. And their lives are a carefree existence of parties, dances, and soap-opera-like romance and drama that I have no interest in. They live in their little bubbles and I live in the real world and we will go on co-existing in this way until graduation breaks the cycle." Pinnacle-JHsgf82 (ao3) Summary: AU. Katniss Everdeen is disgruntled over needing a new roof put on her house, but her irritation quickly melts away when she meets the man who'll be doing the work for her, and develops a powerful attraction to him. Does Peeta Mellark see her as more than just a customer? Will he ever return her feelings, or will she be forced to continue watching him from a distance? Promise Me, Little Brother-LemonLuvGirl (ao3) Summary: When his middle brother is Reaped along with the love of his life in the 74th annual Hunger Games, Peeta Mellark makes a promise. One year later he is still struggling to fulfill the last request his brother made before he was killed. It's simple really, all Peeta has to do is talk to a girl. The only problem is that girl is Katniss Everdeen, victor of the 74th Hunger Games and the person who killed his brother. Pure-katnissdoesnotfollowback (ao3) Summary: I’m a survivor. At least that’s what someone once told me. He was probably right, which explains a lot about me. Survivors are selfish and despicable, although I think he meant it as a compliment. Problem is, what I’m surviving for is sometimes hard to tell anymore. Science vs. Romance-loveleee (ao3) Summary: Katniss Everdeen is twenty-two years old, slinging burgers and beer at Hawthorne's Bar and Grill the day the vampires come out of the coffin.

Señorita!-LemonLuvGirl, MegaAuLover (ao3) Summary: Katniss Everdeen is a young break out Latin music sensation who has hit a rough patch after a very public breakup with her boyfriend and music partner. Desperate to prove the naysayers wrong and reinvigorate her career she agrees to try to partner with a new solo artist for a Spanish to English crossover collaboration. Peeta Mellark just got out of the music recording contract from hell, and likewise just finished cutting ties with his nightmare of a momager. He’s trying to break away from the boyband image that defined him in his early youth and start making real, honest music. Not the cookie cutter sugar pop he’s been forced to sing for years. But to reinvent his image he’ll need the help of someone in the industry who is seen as both edgy and authentic. Can these two struggling artists work together to cultivate a spark that will light the music world on fire? Or will their personalities and cultures clash too much and lead their careers to crash and burn?

[covid-safer-hotties]

Also preserved in our archive

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD

A recent study published in The Lancet provides a global overview of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination programs among the elderly.

Achieving COVID-19 vaccine equity Despite the emergence of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially withdrew the status of ‘public health emergency’ from COVID-19 in May 2023.

Vaccination has been instrumental in reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and preventing severe disease in infected individuals. Updated booster vaccine doses have been developed to ensure continued protection against novel viral variants, particularly in high-risk patient populations.

Vaccine equity aims to distribute the most effective and variant-specific vaccines to eligible recipients rather than providing any available vaccine, as many COVID-19 vaccines are now ineffective against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and subvariants. Achieving vaccine equity requires continuous monitoring to update strategies that will expand access and uptake.

About the study Data for the study were obtained from public databases that provided information on the different types of vaccines used, vaccine regimens, eligible age groups, and vaccine coverage stratified by each country and age group. The last available information was dated July 10, 2024.

Sources included government and health department websites, official reports, institutional and organizational data, and cross-checked media reports based on official sources. The aim of the current study was to assess the degree of success in achieving complete primary series immunization of older adults and providing an additional booster dose to 80% of them.

Official data was the only source in 45 countries, whereas media and combined sources provided data for 77 and 70 countries, respectively. Most countries provided medium-quality data, with over half of the metrics reported.

Types of vaccines in use Using data from 192 countries, 71 vaccines, 49 of which were monovalent, were administered to older people. Seventy-nine countries used one or more of the 22 vaccines developed to protect against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), including eight monovalent and four bivalent vaccines that targeted the original and Omicron strains, respectively.

Monovalent SARS-CoV-2 Beta vaccines and one Gamma vaccine were used in 12 countries and one country, respectively. Monovalent vaccines against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 have mostly been stopped or discontinued, although some are used as boosters in 41 countries.

Multivalent vaccines were approved in China. These include bivalent vaccines against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain followed by a series culminating in quadrivalent vaccines targeting Beta and various Omicron subvariants.

In 122 countries, older people were offered an additional booster dose, whereas the remaining countries offered a primary series or a single booster dose. Seasonal booster doses for the elderly were offered in 33 countries during fall or winter months, some of which also provided spring booster doses. Older people were among the high-priority groups in 96 countries.

Primary vs second/later booster coverage among older people Although 81% of people completed the primary series, this varied from 91% in the Western Pacific region to 47% in African regions.

A median of 53% of individuals received their first vaccine dose, with 74% and 5.5% of individuals in the European and African regions having the highest and lowest coverage, respectively. A total of 40 countries provided the second booster dose at a median coverage of 44.3%, which ranged from 0.4% in Romania to 87% in Denmark. About 23.6% of nations offered a newer COVID-19 vaccine.

Overall, elderly people were significantly less likely to receive either a second booster or a newer vaccine. Across countries, the COVID-19 vaccination program shows unequal progress, with vaccine inequity largely affecting the elderly.

It is essential to establish robust and timely vaccination surveillance systems, especially to facilitate data-driven policies that promote COVID-19 vaccination campaigns worldwide.”

The WHO goal would be met with a target of 1.01 doses for each person among the older population, compared to 1.43 doses for each person for the second goal. This varies by region, with 1.92 and 2.72 doses for each person required for a second booster or newer vaccine, respectively, in the African region compared to 0.70 and 0.71, respectively, in the Americas.

Conclusion COVID-19 vaccination coverage has progressed unevenly throughout the world. Moreover, 1.01 and 1.43 doses for each person are needed to achieve complete primary series and booster coverage or 80%second/newer booster coverage, respectively, among the elderly.

A collaborative surveillance system similar to that for influenza… would enable real-time monitoring and adjustment of vaccine compositions.”

High vaccine coverage demands significant resource allocation to healthcare systems due to the high costs of vaccinating the population, even when vaccines are donated. Thus, these federal budgets should be prioritized to achieve complete vaccine coverage.

The relevance of COVID-19 vaccination has declined due to high levels of population immunity. Thus, these programs must be periodically assessed to determine their cost-effectiveness.

Journal reference: Zheng, W., Dong, J., Chen, Z., et al. (2024). Global landscape of COVID-19 vaccination programmes for older adults: a descriptive study. The Lancet. doi:10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100646. www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00172-7/fulltext

[namor-shuri]

Marvel Studios Assembled & Wakanda Forever Podcast: Namor/Shuri + Tenoch/Letitia Moments

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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Wakanda Forever [available on Disney +] [w/ time stamps to follow along]

▻ The whole cast comforted and gave Letitia a group hug at San Diego Comic Con as she broke down [Tenoch kissed her shoulder] [0:27]

▻ “We know what Black Panther is but what makes it a Black Panther movie? If we were to do another one….how would audiences recognize it?” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [5:44]

▻ We learn that Namor’s character was discussed to be in Black Panther 2 while the first movie was being written. “In the comics, the two worlds have a great rivalry” - Joe Robert Cole [Screenwriter] [13:25]

▻ Ryan was interested in Meso-American culture for the Talokanil and “…upon research it became more clear that the people of the Yucatán made a ton of sense.” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [14:40] They wanted to give Namor a culture/background different from the comic book version [a white man]. “Their [Mayan] artwork and their advanced agriculture…all of these things that they accomplished, it was a perfect palette for us to delve into.” - Joe Robert Cole [Screenwriter] [16:40]

▻ Namor’s costumes and headpieces are curated from post Yucatec Mayan culture roots. “We used a lot of kelp and things to make the headdress and hand wove his cape, but we kept it pure to what he looked like in the comics.” - Ruth Carter [Costume Designer] [17:50]

▻ Ryan and Hannah Beachler [Production Designer] show us the set of Namor’s cave and explain the time/labor that went into creating this elaborate set. Ryan points to the mural painting of Namor and the Black Panthers fight. “This one’s my favorite one” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [22:25] We learn that the style of art is “Bonampak”

▻ Letitia had to learn how to swim for her role, along with the majority of the cast. “I struggled with it. Ryan called me and he was like ‘Tish, can you swim?’ I was like ‘Sir, sir, I’m in the lab. What more do you need from me coming out of that lab?” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [26:06]

▻ All of the water scenes were half filmed under water, called “wet for wet”, and filmed outside of the water, called “dry for wet” scenes. The exosuits [Shuri is shown wearing one when exploring Talokan] were real suits that were also filmed underwater and were about a million and a half dollars each [explained by Chris Denison, Stunt Coordinator] [29:40]

▻ A clip of Letitia Wright’s “Screen Test (2016)” from the first Black Panther is shown [41:54] and we learn that Dominique Thorne [Riri Williams] also auditioned for Shuri’s role a while back

▻ The cast had differing emotions/opinions than Ryan about the decision to kill Queen Ramonda [played by Angela Basset]. “When I read that Ramonda was going to die by the hands of Namor, I was very upset. I think I almost cried on the phone to Ryan.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [43:43] Ryan and the writers felt her death would be a big “motivator”/ transformative moment in Shuri’s development and the eventual break down of her character to become the Black Panther [her arc]

▻ Ryan supported and pushed Letitia during the whole process of becoming the Black Panther to do her best work and continuously reminded her of who she was and what she was capable of when stepping into the role. Letitia wished Chad could have passed the torch to her himself to do it [46:02] + [55:03]

▻ [Referring to the making of Shuri’s Black Panther suit] “We were working with the design language of silver being representative of T’Challa, gold being representative of T’Chaka, and the little bit of where Killmonger’s coming from…We’re essentially taking those two elements and combining them.” - Ryan Meinerding [Head of visual development] [46:58]

▻ “Shuri vs Namor. We put alot into that fight.” - Aaron Toney [Fight Coordinator] [49:59] We see that a lot of the BTS of their big fight on the desert were shot with different individual sets with Tenoch, Letitia and stunt actors, separately and together. “I’m so proud of it. Shuri’s looking amazing, Namor’s looking amazing.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [50:27] Their fighting styles are explained to be very different, where Shuri is more calculated and Namor is more in his body. “With Namor, when it came to fighting styles, I pulled from….cultural aspects like Lucha Libre…asian cultures…I pulled from a style called Baji.” - Aaron Toney [Fight Coordinator] [50:49]

▻ “Processing in a way of expressing her pain and fury towards Namor, she thinks that’s going to be satisfying to her soul and it’s not….I think that’s a beautiful way to complete that arc, to realize that my brother wouldn’t do this, my mother wouldn’t want this for me….We see Shuri become a woman in her own right.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [53:00]

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Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast [Hosted by Ta-Nehisi Coates]: Chapter 5 w/ Letitia Wright, Tenoch Huerta, Dr. Gerardo Aldana [available on Spotify]

▻ “What does it mean when Wakanda and Talokan give us a beauty created not to justify enslavement but to celebrate freedom?” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ Tenoch continues to put the spotlight back on indigenous communities/culture and does not claim to be apart of their experiences. “I don’t practice the culture so it is impossible to name myself indigenous….I’m not pretending to be something that I’m not…I’m just trying to honor my ancestors.” - Tenoch Huerta [Namor]

▻ A fan went to the movies with his Mayan grandma and she began to translate scenes herself while watching the film with him. “The Mayan group in LA said it [the character’s Mayan in the movie] sounds beautiful. You have an accent, it sounds good! They were happy with it.” - Tenoch Huerta [Namor]

▻ “Why are these two groups [Wakandans and the Talokanil] fighting each other? Why can’t they get together and go beat the colonizer?…I am a huge Black Panther fan but I was sitting there and found myself rooting for the Talokanil!” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ Letitia was bullied in school for her appearance when she was growing up (ex. her size, being African, etc) “I kind of let that go…I talked myself out of the idea that I should be like anyone else.” She found comfort/ amusement in going viral on TikTok. “It’s definitely flattering but I’m really shocked…I’ve never been crushed on before in school…As a black woman, I’m moving into a space where I’m finally being called beautiful but I didn’t wait for them [the media/world] to tell me that at first. I told it to myself.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

▻ “This is the highest grossing movie with the lead character as a black woman and it’s you [Letitia]. How does that feel?” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ “The love that Shuri has for T’challa is the love that Letitia has for Chadwick and that’s intertwined.” Letitia shares her initial hesitancy about doing the film without Chadwick after his passing and taking on the mantle as Black Panther. “I see it as I’m a vessel. I’m a trusted vessel that’s here to honor my brother.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

▻ Letitia laughs about fun moments they had on the set of Wakanda Forever. “He [Ryan Coogler] would say Namor and the Black Panther are having a conversation. It’s a big movie. Turn your phones off!” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

[mostbelovednjpwtournament]

Most Beloved WWE Wrestler Tournament: Round 1 Statistics Dump

Followers: 230

Total Votes: 22087

Times my modem crashed so I was without wifi for two weeks and had to go to my neighbors' house so I could ensure the tournament could continue undisturbed: 1 (thankfully)

Beloved By Gender

Starting out, we had a tournament of 209 women against 931 men, with percentages shown below.

After voting, the pie chart looks like this:

Which means on average, tumblr loves female wrestlers more

Voting Trends

During the first round of voting, we had a low of 309 votes per day up to 593, with our highest voting day being the day of the Great Naomi VS Scott Steiner debate

The 100%ers

In the first round, a good number of wrestlers did not get a single vote against them

Tony Atlas (26)

Cedric Alexander (33)

Rick Rude (35)

No Way Jose (36)

Dusty Rhodes (46)

Kofi Kingston (53)

Eddie Guerrero (53)

Owen Hart (56)

Damian Priest (69)

Public Opinion

Tumblr has long been known for going against the grain of "wrestling professionals" opinions, so I collected a few opinions of the highly regarded to compare ours to (I left out the names of the wrestlers who were not included in this tournament)

Sports Illustrated's 101 Best Wrestlers Of All Time (2016)

Ric Flair (18, lose)

Shawn Michaels (53, win)

Steve Austin (29, win)

The Rock (23, lose)

The Undertaker (53, win)

Dusty Rhodes (46, win)

John Cena (47, win)

Hulk Hogan (10, lose)

Sting (51, win)

Andre The Giant (56, win)

Randy Savage (37, win)

Roddy Piper (54, win)

Chris Jericho (27, win)

Harley Race (17, win)

Mick Foley (58, win)

Bret Hart (52, win)

Randy Orton (58, win)

Kurt Angle (45, win)

Antonio Inoki (28, win)

Ricky Steamboat (28, win)

Daniel Bryan (61, win)

Triple H (31, win)

Buddy Rogers (21, win)

Edge (41, win)

Bob Backlund (26, win)

Brock Lesnar (23, lose)

Stan Hansen (22, lose)

Bruno Sammartino (30, win)

CM Punk (57, win)

Ted DiBiase (27, win)

Bruiser Brody (33, win)

Hideo Itami (34, win)

Rey Mysterio (48, win)

Vader (32, win)

Dory Funk Jr (17, win)

Mr Perfect (37, win)

Eddie Guerrero (53, win)

Jake ROberts (32, win)

Arn Anderson (25, win)

The Sheik (31, win)

AJ Styles (40, win)

Goldust (70, win)

Samoa Joe (61, win)

Terry Funk (27, win)

Verne Gagne (14, lose)

Mil Mascaras (10, lose)

Rob Van Dam (43, win)

Tatsumi Fujinami (25, lose)

Rick Rude (35, win)

Owen Hart (56, win)

Jeff Hardy (52, win)

Goldberg (23, win)

Ivan Koloff (15, lose)

Chris Benoit (17, lose)

Larry Zbyszko (4, lose)

Ultimo Dragon (9, lose)

Scott Hall (44, win)

Trish Stratus (38, win)

Dean Malenko (37, win)

Ultimate Warrior (28, win)

Fabulous Moolah (18, lose)

William Regal (62, win)

Gene Kiniski (14, lose)

Scott Steiner (44, lose)

Rick Steiner (26, win)

Chyna (68, win)

Seth Rollins (55, win)

Kane (40, win)

Jimmy Snuka (9, lose)

Davey Boy Smith (22, win)

The Iron Sheik (49, win)

Pedro Morales (20, win)

Michael Hayes (10, lose)

Johnny Valentine (14, win)

Shinsuke Nakamura (58, win)

Diesel (39, win)

Batista (53, win)

Lita (46, win)

Christian (56, win)

Ron Simmons (25, win)

Big Show (41, win)

JBL (10, lose)

Christopher Daniels (26, win)

The Miz (34, win)

PWI Wrestler Of The Year

Pedro Morales (20, win)

Jack Brisco (17, win)

Bruno Sammartino (30, win)

Terry Funk (27, win)

Dusty Rhodes (46, win)

Harley Race (17, win)

Bob Backlund (26, win)

Ric Flair (18, lose)

Hulk Hogan (10, lose)

Randy Savage (27, win)

Sting (51, win)

Vader (32, win)

Diesel (39, win)

Big Show (41, win)

Lex Luger (25, win)

Steve Austin (29, win)

The Rock (23, lose)

Brock Lesnar (23, lose)

Kurt Angle (45, win)

Chris Benoit (17, lose)

Batista (52, win)

John Cena (47, win)

Triple H (31, win)

Randy Orton (58, win)

CM Punk (57, win)

Daniel Bryan (61, win)

Seth Rollins (55, win)

AJ Styles (40, win)

Adam Cole (47, win)

Dean Ambrose (58, win)

Roman Reigns (51, win)

PWI Woman Of The Year

Joyce Grable (30, win)

Susan Green (21, win)

Stephanie McMahon (26, win)

Lita (46, win)

Trish Stratus (38, win)

Victoria (27, win)

Candice Michelle (24, win)

Mickie James (47, win)

Michelle McCool (29, win)

AJ Lee (48, win)

Sasha Banks (44, win)

Charlotte Flair (45, win)

Asuka (58, win)

Becky Lynch (58, win)

Bianca Belair (34, win)

TOP 10 MOST VOTED THUS FAR

Naomi, 173

Billy Gunn, 138

Goldust, 70

Damian Priest, 69

Chyna, 68

Shotzi Blackheart, 65

Finn Balor, 65

William Regal, 62

Samoa Joe/Daniel Bryan, 61

Toni Storm, 60

A big thank you to everyone who voted and I hope next round brings even more vicious infighting to shatter the dreams of old men who have had their egos boosted way too high over the last 40 years (yes, I'm directly roasting Ric Flair)

[isaidwhatisaidyt]

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[duhragonball]

Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episode 50

The finale of the Supreme Kai of Time arc finally came out a few weeks ago, so let's wrap up my liveblog of it.

Just so we're all up to speed, I covered Episodes 41 through 49 here , here, and here. But if you're not in the mood to read that: this arc introduces Aeos, the previous Supreme Kai of Time, who has now returned to take back the position from Chronoa. Aeos believes that there are too many alternate timelines now, and Chronoa's refusal to deal with them has only made things worse, so Aeos and her four attendants take over the Time Nest to resolve the problem instead. Aeos's solution is to hold a big tournament with warriors from different timelines, and the losing teams get their timeline erased.

This all gets thrown into chaos when Demigra shows up, having recently gained a power boost from the Dark King energy once held by Fu. I'm not sure if this was just a coincidence, or if Demigra somehow manipulated the Aeos/Chronoa dispute to his advantage. Anyway, he tries to seize control of the Time Nest and destroy all the fighters who oppose him, which culminates in this climactic beam struggle against Goku, Bardock, and Future Gohan.

Just so we're clear, the Bardock and Future Gohan we see here are variants from other timelines, recruited by Aeos to serve as her attendants. Bardock was the "Hooded Saiyan" who occasionally helped Goku during the previous arc. Gohan hails from a world where Trunks died fighting 17 and 18, while he survived.

Anyway, the Father-Son-Grandson Kamehameha ends with Bardock daring the boys to push even harder, which leads to Bardock turning SSJ4, Goku going Ultra Instinct (again), and Gohan turning SSJ2. This overwhelms Demigra and he dies.

However, before Demigra is beaten, Aeos and Chronoa have this nice little reconciliation where Aeos points out that Demigra only got this far because of the multitude of alternate timelines. Even if he's defeated, some other menace will just rise up to replace him. She asks Chronoa how she can continue to support sparing the timelines if this is true, and Chronoa replies that a lot of good has come from the alternate timelines as well, and she's willing to trust the heroes to rise to the occasion. Then they hold hands and do some sort of time stuff, which might have helped tip the scales against Demigra, but I don't know. When it's all over, they use the Scroll of Eternity to restore everything to the way it was before Demigra attacked.

Goku is satisfied with this outcome, but he has one last bit of business to discuss with Aeos: Goku wants the Super Space-Time Tournament to be restarted, since he never got to finish his match with Xeno Goku earlier in the arc. Aeos agrees, and this time it's just an exhibition, with the fighters who still want to fight having 1v1 matches with no brackets.

We get some brief glimpses of the other matches, like Piccolo vs. Pikkon, Master Roshi vs. Grandpa Gohan, and so on, but none of these amount to anything. This episode spent a decent two minutes re-telling the beam struggle from Episode 49, which could have been used to show a little more of the cool fights they teased instead.

Credit where it's due, Goku vs. Xeno Goku actually gets some time, and there's some cool spots, like SSJ4 Goku trying to use a Warp Kamehameha on UI Goku, only for UI to try to float over to avoid it. Then 4ku snares him with his tail, but UI-ku is still too nimble to be trapped for long.

As everyone watches, Aoes reflects on how Goku impressed her, and I think the implication is that Goku's the one who convinced her not to erase the other timelines, at least for the time being. Then there's a credits sequence, like this is a big finale, but it's not.

They do the finish of the Goku/Vegeta fight from DBS: Super Hero, and it's UI Goku who wins. Sound booking, but I wish they could have come up with a different way to end it. I mean, Aeos's tournament was already a rip-off of the Tournament of Power, and Demigra's invasion was just a retread of his invasion in Xenoverse 1, and now this. It's tough to find anything really fresh in this story.

With the match settled, Aeos announces that she'll be leaving again to survey the alternate timelines for herself. She says she wants to re-check everything to re-evaluate her decision, and warns Chronoa that if she finds she had it right the first time, she'll be back to erase everything like she intended. Chronoa seems to accept this. Maybe she's confident that Aeos will see things her way, or maybe it's just that Chronoa has no choice. This arc suggests that Chronoa cannot, or will not, challenge Aeos' authority. I guess with Aeos leaving, Chronoa is reinstated as Supreme Kai of Time, but they never explained why Aeos left the job in the first place, or what claim she had to take it back. There's a lot of unanswered questions in all of this.

Aeos's four attendants will be joining her on her new mission, including Vidros, who proposed to Yamcha during the tournament. So what about that? Well, it turns out Vidros can't marry Yamcha right away. Her people have a tradition that says she can't marry until she reaches a certain age, which is still a dozen centuries away. So she intends to go with Aeos and return for Yamcha 1200 years from now. D'oh!

This did not go over well with the fandom, who were pretty hyped for the idea of Yamcha getting the girl. I think we all knew that there'd be some kind of catch. They weren't going to marry off an established character in a web series for crying out loud. I choose to look at this in a positive light. Yamcha's still got a fiance. And just because she has to wait 1200 years doesn't mean that he has to wait the same amount of time. Aeos might do her a solid and bring her back to the present day so she can still marry Yamcha during his natural lifespan.

At least Vidros had some sort of character arc in this story. I have no idea what this alternate version of Piccolo was supposed to be about. He just shares some meaningful looks with Gohan and that's it. Future Gohan says goodbye to Xeno Trunks, Bardock takes a last look at his son, and they all head out.

I seriously wondered if Episode 50 was going to be the finale for the entire web-series, since this arc seemed to wrap up the last plot threads of the whole show. Most of SDBH was about Fu's rise to prominence, and then he got defeated with the help of Demigra and Aeos's team, who settled all of their business in this arc. So this seemed like a pretty good stopping point, but no. There's an Episode 51, which promises a whole new arc that will probably take another two years to finish. I guess Super Dragon Ball Heroes will be around for a while longer.

And I'll probably cover those future story arcs one of these days, but this seems like a good place to stop for now. It's a lot more satisfying to watch this show several episodes at a time, and it'll be at least a year before we're far enough along to make this worth my time. But we'll see how it goes.

[im-out-of-it]

part three of season 1, episode 13 continued

41. well, at least Lydia remembered hodge was the one who whacked her

42. “No way. we’ve known him our entire lives.”- well Izzy, never say never

43. well what would you know Izzy 😭

44. it’s one thing for hodge to be a traitor but for Maryse and Robert to be traitors is a stretch jace. I don’t agree with everything they do but they’re always focused on doing what the clave needs. if they’re doing anything enough, it’s having the clave’s best interests

45. my double standard I see often is the stuff Alec says or does vs jace. Alec outed his parents of being members of the circle and jace and Izzy thought that was crazy. Alec was messed up after and apparently was the bad person after his choices with meliorn. (not defending his actions) but when jace says “that’s what you said about hodge” about being traitors, no one bats an eye or defends them

46. look, I’m not Maryse’s or Roberts biggest fan but it’s a huge stretch to make. I get that jace is upset he let Valentine go and that hodge turned out to be playing them but why doesn’t anyone say anything vs when Alec did, suddenly he’s gone mad????? Alec had every right to be mad that he didn’t know about his family’s history and jace can be mad about Valentine but it’s the double standard for me

47. just because hodge ends up being a traitor, it does not mean that everyone they know is. literally jace was so hard on Alec this whole season and then when jace does similar shit, it’s okay????? because he’s been through a lot????? it irritates me that no one ever smacks the shit out of jace. Alec has had nothing but issues all season

a. he’s had to sort through feelings or feelings of friendship for jace

b. found out his parents were in the circle and never told him

c. had an arranged marriage

d. wasn’t sure if he should come out or not

e. taking the blame for every decision jace and clary made

f. all the shit he dealt with Jace and clary- watching jace fall in love with her while babysitting her and taking the blame and all the hurtful words Maryse and jace threw at him

g. Maryse practically disowning Alec for doing something for himself

48. like I could literally go on. Alec has had nothing but snide remarks and bullshit all season and this has only been a few days. it’s the fact that almost no one says anything to jace when he throws tantrums and all the fucked shit he does. and Alec does get better treatment later on. but I can’t stand the way Alec gets treated vs jace. he practically gets away with any type of behavior

49. side note- show jace is at least better than book jace. but he almost pays zero consequences for any decisions he makes and it’s like everyone is expected to drop everything to save him. literally goes off to join Valentine, a decision he made and almost everyone is like omg let’s save him!

50. honestly it’s easy to see why hodge does what he does. I love my lightwoods but he was basically banned to spend all his life in the institute while the lightwoods got off for probably doing worse 😬 it’s not very often I call out my fav family but I try to look at things from all pov possible. (punishment for Maryse and Robert tends to be incomplete though at this stage) but it’s understandable why hodge does what he does. Alec and Izzy thought they treated hodge like family but that’s not the way hodge felt about it

51. just because you think you treat someone well, it doesn’t mean it’s how they feel. look at alec and jace. alec does about everything for jace no questions asked cause wE’rE pArAbAtAi (ban this word please) and jace treats him like utter shit- and Jace doesn’t see anything wrong with his behavior. I mean, he’s toxic on a whole but he thinks he treats alec fine if I would guess. just like clary and Simon, as well as clary and Izzy. she does hurtful things to both but in her mind, she treats them well. these comparisons obviously aren’t all equal to each other- but point being, you never know what someone is going through and how their actions affect you. either because that person is a dick, shit at communicating, not paying attention, or some other reason. sorry for my rant!!!!!! (am I though?)

52. point being, so many treated Alec shitty in season one and I didn’t see much apologies or changed behavior towards Alec. MY BOY DID NOT DESERVE THAT

53. I haven’t noticed this in forever but apparently they have a Russian flag just hanging at the place Valentine is in???? На хую видеть 💀

54. Valentines actions will never make sense to me

55. “I hate downworlders but I’m going to inject my children with demon and angel blood so they can be the ultimate warriors” so you want them to be downworlders then? IM SORRY HIS ACTIONS DO NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME

56. “when I was trying to find my mom, I didn’t care about anything else”- clary. are we missing some development on clary because I don’t see it. like did she just magically change or something????? because she still seems pretty selfish to me. was she not the one two days ago that was trying to rummage around ragnors stuff when he had just died???? or having Simon have to go to Camille for the book of the white? like am I missing something lmao

57. Jace is like I already have this evil inside of me (we already knew you’re a dick, this isn’t news to us) and clary has to remind jace they’re related lmao

58. nothing like a good reminder that the girl you “love” is really your sister 💀 that’s some good old fashioned karma

59. why does jace have to be like stop thinking with your stele to Alec? so sue a man if he wants to see his boyfriend

60. how nice of Luke to use his wolves for his own agenda. not saying he can’t use them but he’s always telling them to do what HE WANTS but when it comes to keeping them safe, he’s like y’all are on your own bye

61. “the shadowhunters have no business interfering in the night children’s affairs”- tell clary off Raphael 🔥 I mean, they really don’t

62. Hodge: I was a prisoner. not agreeing with his choices but I understand in a way. I don’t agree with what he’s doing because putting the cup in valentines hands is asking for a war but I understand why he did it

63. BEAT HIS ASS HODGE! BEAT HIS ASS HODGE! BEAT HIS ASS HODGE! now y’all got me rooting for hodge lmao

64. why is jace’s facial expressions so weird?

65. it’s so extra lmao I don’t know if it’s because I can’t stand the character but it’s so cringe to me

66. “he’s a traitor, he deserves to pay.”- jace. at least when Alec was following claves orders, he wasn’t actively cutting off meliorns hand. (AGAIN NOT DEFENDING) and jace went out on his own

67. went from “Robert and Maryse raised me to my mother is Maryse to Robert and Maryse aren’t my parents” in short of 10 episodes. well, make up your mind jace. I get he’s going through a crisis or whatever but I can’t sympathize

68. I’m tired of seeing the “I’m going through something” trope so I can do or say whatever. like if you want to be a villain? wonderful! I could probably sympathize but when you go through that villain stage and you don’t adapt, grow, and use excuses. I’m not sorry but get out of here. and that’s all jace does. everyone is constantly fighting for him and saving his life and he’s like ahhhhhh I’m about to go do more reckless shit because I can

69. he’s just as bad as clary doing whatever he feels like while everyone else pays the consequences (mainly Alec)

70. RAPHAEL 🥰 (couldn’t find the gif but I love Raphael’s iconic lines)

71. Raphael and Camille are some of the characters I felt were also underutilized. I understand why they decided not to keep Camille around and Raphael at least gets his storylines but I wished to see more. I think the show could have turned things around and done more for the downworlders or featured them more. yes it’s called shadowhunters but show some growth for fucks sake

and Camille is super iconic and was in like four episodes

72. “Valentine really messed with his head. He went through a lot recently.”-alec. I guess he gets a pass?????

73. CAMILLE IS BACK

74. Simon: I beg your fucking pardon?

75. Camille: you’re such a predictable lot

76!!!!!!!!!! I’m going to forget that but part 4 coming soon!

I’m sorry this one was so long. Jace breathes and irritates me so I rant

[thee-horny-thicky]

Jujutsu Kaisen:

FES Ask #1

Would Geto Cheat? (FES Ask #2)

Birth Control (FES Ask #3)

FES Ask #4

Geto and Period Sex (FES Ask #5)

Sex Initiation (FES Ask #6)

Non-Sorcerer Child (FES Ask #7)

Post-Partum Body (FES Ask #8)

Pregnancy Punishment (FES Ask #9)

Normal Conversations (FES Ask #10)

FES Ask #11

Pre-Crazy Geto (FES Ask #12)

FES Ask #13

FES Ask #14

Geto's PEEPEE (FES Ask #15)

FES Ask #16

Yua Dying (FES Ask #17)

Surprise! Squeal (Surprise! Ask #1)

FES Ask #18

FES Ask #19

Guilty Geto/Favorite Position (FES Ask #20)

Would Geto Ever Wear A Condom? (FES Ask #21)

FES Ask #22

Geto and body hair (FES Ask #23)

Surprise! Ask #2

FES Ask #23

FES P2 (Ask #24)

Surprise! Ask #3

Surprise Ask #4

FES Squeal Plot (FES Ask #25)

Yua abortion or birth control (FES Ask #26)

FES Ask #27

Geto's hair (FES Ask #28)

Who would Geto choose? (Surprise Ask #5)

Cutting Geto's hair (FES Ask #29)

FES Ask #30

Geto's favorite child (FES Ask #31)

Online shopping (FES Ask #32)

The Twins vs. Jona (FES Ask #33)

Confessional Continuation

Suguru's Favorite Names (FES Ask #34)

If Yua Cheated (FES Ask #35)

Yua vs. The Twins (FES Ask #36)

How do the kids look? (FES Ask #37)

Marriage and Babies (Surprise Ask #6)

Wife or kids (Surprise Ask #7)

FES Ask #38

FES Ask #39

FES Ask #40

How many kids? (Confessional Ask #2)

FES Ask #41

FES Ask #42

If Yua Escaped (FES Ask #43)

If Yua died (FES Ask #44)

BF Surprise!Gojo (Surprise Ask #8)

FES Ask #45

Consensual Geto (FES Ask #46)

FES Ask #47

FES Ask #48

FES Ask #49

FES Ask #50!

Anal (FES Ask #51)

Sexual Bribery (FES Ask #52)

Yua without Geto (FES Ask #53)

FES Ask #54

FES Ask #55

Geto's Gift (FES Ask #56)

Getting a pet (FES Ask #57)

Yua's age (FES Ask #58)

FES Ask #59

Gojo's Reaction (FES Ask #60)

Who's the abuser? Find out now!

Yua's body (FES Ask #61)

Yua loving again (FES Ask #62)

Geto's Crush to Obsession (FES Ask #63)

Geto Cheating aftermath (FES Ask #64)

Consent and 'Sane' Geto (FES Ask #65)

My Hero Academia:

Favorite Ships

BKDK Thoughts

House of the Dragon

HotD thoughts

Aemond/Cole/Reader

[kylereadscomics]

Wildstorm Comics Reading Order

So at various times over the last year I’ve been binge-reading Wildstorm comics (Jim Lee’s imprint at Image Comics, originally named Homage, and later sold to and continued at DC Comics). While I’ve been reading, I’ve been organizing them into a good, clear reading order that keeps series and stories together in chunks, but also tries to avoid spoiling anything.

This is where I’m at so far, which goes from the beginnings of the universe in 1992 to about when it was sold to (and began publishing as an imprint of) DC Comics in 1999.

1.       Team One – Team One WildCats #1-2, Team One Stormwatch #1-2

2.       WildCats – WildCats v1 #0-4, WildCats Special #1, WildCats Trilogy #1-3, WildCats v1 #5-6, Cyberforce v1 #2, WildCats v1 #7, Cyberforce v1 #3, WildCats v1 #8-9

3.       Deathblow – Dark Angel Saga – Deathblow v1 #0, Darker Image #1 (Deathblow story), Deathblow v1 #1-12

4.       Stormwatch – Stormwatch v1 #1-3, 0, 4-5, Stormwatch Special #1, Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Stormwatch story), Stormwatch v1 #6-8

5.       Union – Union v1 #1-4, 0

6.       The Kindred – Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Kindred story), The Kindred v1 #1-4

7.       Gen13 – Gen13 v1 #1-5, Gen13 #1/2 (AKA Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Gen13 story)), Gen13 v2 #0-1

8.       Deathblow v1 #13-15

9.       WildCats solos – Warblade: Endangered Species #1-4, Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Maul story), Spartan: Warrior Spirit #1-4, Zealot #1-3

10.   WildCats – Gateway – WildCats v1 #10-13, Wildstorm Chamber of Horrors, WildCats v1 #14, WildCats v1 Annual #1, Voodoo/Zealot: Skin Trade, Grifter One Shot

11.   Wetworks v1 #1-7

12.   Team Seven – Team Seven v1 #1-4, Team Seven v2 #1-3, Team Seven v3 #1-4

13.   Spawn & WildCats #1-4

14.   Stormwatch – Images of Tomorrow – Stormwatch v1 #9, 25 (yes read 25 after 9), 10-17

15.   Wildstorm! #1-3

16.   Deathblow & Wolverine #1-2

17.   Backlash #1-7

18.   Union v2 – Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Crusade story), Union v2 #1-3

19.   Wildstorm Rising Prelude – WildCats v1 #15-16, Stormwatch v1 #18-20, Stormwatch Special #2, Stormwatch v1 #21, WildCats v1 #17-19

20.   Wildstorm Rising – Wildstorm Rising #1, WildCats v1 #20, Union v2 #4, Gen13 v2 #2, Grifter v1 #1, Deathblow v1 #16, Wetworks v1 #8, Backlash v1 #8, Stormwatch v1 #22, Wildstorm Rising #2

21.   Grifter v1 #2-10

22.   Grifter & Badrock #1-2 (no conclusion)

23.   Stormwatch v1 #23-27 (yes, read 25 again here)

24.   Union v2 #5-9, Union: Final Vengeance one-shot

25.   Deathblow #17-19

26.   Cybernary – Deathblow v1 #1-4 (Cybernary backups), Cybernary v1 #1-5

27.   Brass v1 #1-3

28.   Gen13 – Lynch #1, Gen13 v2 #3-7, Gen13/The Maxx, Gen13: The Unreal World, Spider-Man/Gen13, Gen13: Ordinary Heroes #1-2, Gen13: Rave, Gen13 Zine

29.   Wetworks v1 #9-15

30.   Stormwatch v1 #28-34

31.   WildCats v1 #21-28

32.   Grifter v2 #1-7

33.   Backlash v1 #9-14

34.   Brothers-in-Arms – Deathblow v1 #20-21, Gen13 v1 #8-9, Deathblow v1 #22-23, Backlash v1 #15-18, Deathblow v1 #24-25

35.   Fire From Heaven – Fire From Heaven #1/2, Sword of Damocles #1, Sigma #1, Deathblow v1 #26, Fire From Heaven #1, Backlash v1 #19, Gen13 v2 #10, Wetworks v1 #16, Stormwatch v1 #35, Sigma #2, WildCats v1 #29, Deathblow v1 #27, Gen13 v2 #11, Backlash v1 #20, Wetworks v1 #17, Stormwatch v1 #36, WildCats v1 #30, Sigma #3, Sword of Damocles #2, Fire From Heaven #2, Deathblow #28-29

36.   WildCats v1 #31-36

37.   Grifter v2 #8-14

38.   WildCats v1 #37-50

39.   Voodoo – Dancing in the Dark #1-4

40.   Savant Garde #1-7, WildCats: Savant Garde Fan Edition #1-3

41.   Gen12 #1-5

42.   Allegra #1-4

43.   Hazard #1-7

44.   Black Ops #1-5

45.   Grifter/Shi #1-2

46.   Grifter and the Mask #1-2

47.   Shattered Image #1-4

48.   WildCats/X-Men: The Golden Age, WildCats/X-Men: The Silver Age, WildCats/X-Men: The Modern Age, WildCats/X-Men: The Dark Age, JLA/WildCats

49.   Wildstorm Spotlight #1-3

50.   Stormwatch – Change or Die – Wildstorm! #4, Stormwatch v1 #37-47, Wildstorm Spotlight #4, Stormwatch v1 #48-50

51.   Gen13 v2 #12, 13A-13C, 14-15, Wildstorm Halloween: Trilogy of Terror #1

52.   Wetworks v1 #18-35

53.   DV8 v1 #1-4, ½, 5-8, DV8: Rave

54.   DV8 vs. Black Ops #1-3

55.   DV8 v1 #9-13

56.   Gen13 Interactive #1-3

57.   Gen13 Bootleg – Gen13/Generation X, Gen13 Bootleg #1-18, Generation X/Gen13, Gen13 Yearbook 1997

58.   Gen13 v2 #16-17, Gen13 3D Special #1, Gen13 v2 #18-25, Gen13 Bootleg Annual #1, Gen13 Bootleg #20

59.   Gen13/Monkeyman & O’Brien #1-2

60.   Backlash v1 #21-24, Backlash & Spider-Man #1-2, Backlash v1 #25-32

61.   Wildcore – Wildcore Preview, Wildcore v1 #1-10

62.   Phantom Guard #0-6

63.   Wetworks v1 #36-43

64.   DV8 – DV8 Annual 1998, DV8 Preview, DV8 v1 #14-23

65.   Gen13 v2 #26-29, Gen13 Bootleg #19, Gen13 v2 #30-35

66.   Slipstream – DV8 v1 #24-25, Gen13 Annual #2, DV8 Annual 1999

67.   Gen13 v2 #36-41

68.   DV8 v1 #0, 26-32

69.   Stormwatch v2 #1-10, WildCats/Aliens #1, Stormwatch v2 #11

[threebooksoneplot]

Episode 15: "Happy New Tear" (Show Notes)

listen along here

Yes, G was sick when we recorded this episode. And what about it

[00:04:25] An example of the type of Rhink youtube compilation Appa is talking about

[00:04:49] A definition of "ficlet," for anyone unfamiliar

[00:06:15] Appa writing 500k words of Rhink fic

[00:09:13] The Twilight book covers in Finnish: Temptation, New Moon, Doubt, Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun, and Life and Death

[00:10:53] The Good Mythical Morning episode about the "Finland doesn't exist" conspiracy

[00:14:02] “Speaking of chapters” has to be the world’s worst transition from summary to summary I'm moving to Antarctica goodbye

[00:14:30] Shannon’s summary:

TGITC everybody! Thank God for the Cullens, they are truly the stars of this chapter in so many incredible ways. Alice gets to meet her best friend even though she has never once actually had a conversation with said best friend. Rosalie promises to try not to tell Bella she’s a dumb shitbitch for both finding Edward attractive and willingly being around vampires. Emmett is off doing damage control because Edward has upset Rosalie again, and Jasper is keeping his distance but somehow still having a great goddamn time fucking around with everyone’s emotions and laughing at Edward. Carlisle and Esme are just relieved that Bella isn’t scared shitless, and Bella is thirsting for some more of that sweet vampire info, baby. And Edward’s there too I guess.

[00:26:06] An example of an attempt to imagine the khaki skirt as tolerable

[00:32:17] Edward be like

[00:40:49] Turns out there actually were witch trials in Finland, notable because most of the accused were men. Also note that in this case the witches were strangled before they were burned 😬

[00:41:16] A few historical witch hunt misconceptions, including hanging vs burning

[00:43:18] Tumblr user @panlight's debunking of the "sewers in 1660s London," complete with a few sources and a better potential explanation

[00:42:57] Hear/read more about the origins of vampires in folklore in Episode 7 and its Show Notes

[01:24:31] “Doing like a Benjamin Button thing”

[01:47:35] Follow Appa on tumblr here and check out Rowan Menerva's children's books here!

Thanks for continuing to tune in to our wacky little podcast in 2023, y'all!

[mangowavves]

a mistake 2: electric boogaloo

so last year i posted my spotify top 100 here, and seeing as this was a tradition for me on twitter (which i have since deleted) i will continue to post my top 100 here. i have not even looked through this yet, and like last year, there'll be a tl;dr link at the bottom of this post for your convenience.

xlxlx 1. good luck babe - chappell roan 2. your graduation - modern baseball 3. red wine supernova - chappell roan 4. hot to go! - chappell roan 5. the pugilist - keaton henson 6. apartment - modern baseball 7. two beers in - free throw 8. casual - chappell roan 9. caroline, please kill me - coma cinema 10. unlucky - lunar vacation 11. need 2 - pinegrove 12. new flesh - current joys 13. what once was - her's 14. time to pretend - mgmt 15. art school wannabe - sorority noise 16. i'm your dog - joy again 17. take me to church - hozier 18. god bless eric taylor - marietta 19. a portrait of - sorority noise 20. タイム・リミット - casiopea 21. kids - mgmt 22. float on - modest mouse 23. blonde hair, black lungs - sorority noise 24. re-do - modern baseball 25. like a star - mike krol 26. ティアーズ・オブ・ザ・スター - casiopea 27. cloud animals - icelandiceland 28. marcel - her's 29. Клетка - molchat doma 30. scottie spliffen - dikembe 31. next to you - macseal 32. careless mountain - icelandiceland 33. Судно (Борис Рыжий) - molchat doma 34. unknown / nth - hozier 35. still beating - mac demarco 36. east coast - riva lv 37. fine, great - modern baseball 38. little dark age - mgmt 39. dashboard - modest mouse 40. pretend - alex_g_offline 41. sober haha jk unless - hospital bracelets 42. dizzy on the comedown - turnover 43. brazil - declan mckenna 44. you are going to hate this - the frights 45. cherry wine - hozier 46. holiday - green day 47. 4000 - icelandiceland 48. cinco de mayo shitshow - marietta 49. work song - hozier 50. welcome to paradise - green day 51. crust bucket - the frights 52. i'm my own doctor - remo drive 53. a detailed and poetic physical threat to the person who intentionally vandalized my 1994 dodge intrepid behind kate's apartment - pet symmetry 54. wtf - boy pablo 55. tongues - the frights 56. dramamine - modest mouse 57. Люди Надоели - molchat doma 58. tommy's party - peach pit 59. among the wildflowers - the hotelier 60. missed the boat - modest mouse 61. show me how - men i trust 62. strawberita - remo drive 63. idk - fake tears 64. an ambulance - mike krol 65. death cup. - mom jeans 66. tarot cards - saturdays at your place 67. beach song - the read pears 68. keepaneyeout - beach bums 69. moonlight on the river - mac demarco 70. kilby girl - the backseat lovers 71. the bug collector - haley heynderickx 72. my kink is karma - chappell roan 73. art school - remo drive 74. where the sun sets - mars water 75. post party depression - night gaunts 76. organ of the wind - icelandiceland 77. yer killin' me - remo drive 78. dad rock - trsh 79. scott pilgrim vs. my gpa - mom jeans 80. ***hidden track*** - prince daddy & the hyena 81. evergreen - richy mitch & the coal miners 82. disco - surf curse 83. rock bottom - demo - modern baseball 84. to fall is not to fail - dear nora 85. white water - mock nine 86. the same - alex g 87. northern attitude (with hozier) - noah kahan, hozier 88. heart cooks brain - modest mouse 89. star catcher - vansire 90. young - vacations 91. too sweet - hozier 92. under my skin - jukebox the ghost 93. lampshades on fire - modest mouse 94. the spins - mac miller, empire of the sun 95. wildflower and barley (feat. allison russell) - hozier, allison russell 96. after midnights - chappell roan 97. lee - icelandiceland 98. my girlfriend is a witch - october county 99. from the subway train - vansire 100. season of the witch - donovan xlxlx link for the impatient

join me next year when i do this same thing again and half 60% of this be the same shit and the other 40% be total wildcards!

[fyimprovement]

Finding Self-Love in a Judgmental World

In this episode, we delve into the complexities of self-awareness, self-love, and emotional maturity. The discussion explores how overgeneralizations like 'okay, boomer' fit into broader prejudicial-isms and the necessity of individual self-reflection. We debate the importance of loving oneself fully, the obstacles to forgiveness, and the impact of childhood wounds on adult life. We also touch on the role of social media in eroding personal growth and the journey towards authenticity and acceptance.

  00:00 Understanding Overgeneralization

01:36 The Role of Self-Love in Overcoming Judgments

02:55 Teaching Self-Awareness and Self-Love

04:34 The Importance of Forgiveness

07:19 Navigating Relationship Betrayals

11:41 Resilience and Self-Trust

14:56 Self-Love vs. Narcissism

15:45 Continuous Self-Improvement

17:28 Maintaining Your Body and Health

18:49 The Importance of Self-Awareness

19:51 Self-Love and Emotional Maturity

20:53 The Path to Self-Improvement

23:09 Childhood Development and Self-Awareness

26:01 Emotional Scars and Adulthood

28:42 Navigating Social Media and Authenticity

31:49 Embracing and Cultivating Your Flaws

34:42 Conclusion and Podcast Outro

Check out this episode!

[mysterycharacterbracket]

ACTUAL Actual Format

Now, I said I had the format down before. But once again, I did my math wrong. But this time I just put the bracket together, so I know I have it.

These 12 characters won their polls with 16 or more votes, and will start in the winners bracket second round: 7, 12, 15, 19, 24, 32, 42, 58, 72, 74, 96, and 102.

These 23 characters won their polls with 16 or fewer votes, and will start in the winners bracket first round: 1, 5, 17, 27, 29, 35, 37, 43, 47, 49, 51, 54, 56, 61, 64, 69, 78, 81, 82, 87, 90, 92, and 99.

These 17 characters lost their polls with 8 or more votes, and will also start in the winners bracket first round: 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 23, 28, 30, 31, 45, 63, 65, 68, 79, and 93.

These 13 characters lost their polls with 7 or 8 votes, and will start in the losers bracket third round: 16, 33, 34, 39, 41, 46, 50, 71, 73, 86, 88, 91, and 101.

And these 36 characters lost their polls with 7 votes or fewer, and will start in the losers bracket first round: 4, 11, 14, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 36, 38, 40, 44, 48, 52, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60, 62, 66, 67, 75, 76, 77, 80, 83, 84, 85, 89, 94, 95, 97, 98, and 100.

The characters were seeded randomly within each tier above.

A round by round explanation is under the cut. If you don't wish to read it, just know that it will make more sense when the brackets come out tomorrow.

Round L1: 18 matchups, 36 characters

Round W1: 20 matchups, 40 characters - 17 winners vs 17 wild cards and 6 winners vs each other

Round L2: 19 matchups, 38 characters - 18 L1 winners vs 18 W1 losers and 2 W1 losers vs each other

Round L3: 16 matchups, 32 characters - 13 new entrants vs 13 L2 winners and 6 L2 winners vs each other

Round W2: 16 matchups, 32 characters - 12 new entrants vs 12 W1 winners and 8 W1 winners vs each other

From there, we will continue in very much the same pattern as last time:

We will have a loser round featuring the winners of the previous loser round.

Then a winner round featuring the winners of the previous winner round.

And finally a loser round pitting the winners of the previous loser round against the losers of the previous winner round.

Then we will cut the number of characters in half and repeat steps 1-3.

[starfriday]

Ministry of Power

REC Limited declares financial results, records highest ever annual net profit

Posted On: 30 APR 2024 2:56PM by PIB Delhi

The Board of Directors of REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise and leading NBFC under the Ministry of Power, today approved the audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended 31st March, 2024.

Operational and Financial Highlights: Q4 FY24 vs Q4 FY23 (Standalone)

Revenue from operations: ₹ 12,613 crores vs. ₹ 10,113 crores, up 25%

Total income: ₹ 12,643 crores vs. ₹ 10,124 crores, up 25%

Net interest income: ₹ 4,407 crores vs. ₹ 3,409 crore, up 29%

Net Profit: ₹ 4,016 crores vs. ₹ 3,001 crore, up 34%

Total Comprehensive Income: ₹ 5,183 crores vs. ₹ 3,645 crores, up 42%

Yield: 10.03% vs. 9.65%, up 38 basis points

Average cost of funds: 7.14% vs. 7.17%, reduction by 3 basis points

Spread: 2.89% vs. 2.48%, up 41 basis points

Net interest margin: 3.60% vs. 3.29%, up 31 basis points

Return on net worth: 24.06% vs. 21.34%, up 13%

Operational and Financial Highlights: 12M FY24 vs 12M FY23 (Standalone)

Total sanctions: ₹ 3,58,816 crores vs. ₹ 2,68,461 crores, up 34%, of which sanctions to renewable sector: ₹ 1,36,516 crores vs. ₹ 21,554 crores, up 533%

Renewable sanctions comprise:

Solar: ₹ 20,956 crores vs. ₹ 9,301 crores

Module manufacturing: ₹ 21,565 crores vs. ₹ Nil crores

Large Hydro: ₹ 32,450 crores vs. ₹ 682 crores

Pumped Storage: ₹ 28,304 crores vs. ₹ 6,075 crores

Green Hydrogen: ₹ 7,997 crores vs. Nil

E-Mobility: ₹ 7,214 crores vs. ₹ 2,429 crores

Wind turbine manufacturing: ₹ 3,195 crores vs. Nil

Wind: ₹ 3,453 crores vs. ₹ 2,436 crores

Hybrid: ₹ 10,098 crores vs. ₹ 220 crores

Others: ₹ 1,284 crores vs. ₹ 411 crores

Disbursements: ₹ 1,61,462 crores vs. ₹ 96,846 crores, up 67%

Revenue from operations: ₹ 47,146 crores vs. ₹ 39,208 crores, up 20%

Total income: ₹ 47,214 crores vs. ₹ 39,253 crores, up 20%

Net interest income: ₹ 16,167 crores vs. ₹ 13,714 crores, up 18%

Net Profit: ₹ 14,019 crores vs. ₹ 11,055 crores, up 27%

Total Comprehensive Income: ₹ 15,063 crores vs. ₹ 10,084 crores, up 49%

Yield: 9.99% vs. 9.73%, up 26 basis points

Average cost of funds: 7.13% vs. 7.28%, reduction by 15 basis points

Spread: 2.86% vs. 2.45%, up 41 basis points

Net interest margin: 3.57% vs. 3.38%, up 19 basis points

Return on net worth: 22.17% vs. 20.35%, up 9%

Market capitalization: ₹ 1,18,757 crore vs. ₹ 30,400, up 290%

Owing to the improving asset quality and effective resolution of stressed assets, and resetting of the lending rates and effective management of finance cost, REC has been able to record its highest ever annual profit after tax of ₹ 14,019 crores. As a result, the Earnings Per Share (EPS) for the year ended 31st March 2024 accelerated by 27% to ₹ 53.11 per share as against ₹ 41.85 per share as at 31st March 2023.

Aided by growth in profits, the Net Worth has grown to ₹ 68,783 crores as on 31st March 2024, registering an increase of 19% YoY.

The loan book has maintained its growth trajectory and has increased by 17% to ₹ 5.09 lakh crores as against ₹ 4.35 lakh crores as at 31st March, 2023. Signifying improving asset quality, the net credit-impaired assets as at 31st March, 2024 have reduced to 0.86% from 1.01% as at 31st March 2023 with Provision Coverage Ratio of 68.45% on NPA assets, as at 31st March, 2024.

Indicating the ample opportunity to support the future growth, Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) of the company stands at a comfortable 25.82% as at 31st March, 2024.

Continuing with the tradition to reward its shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company has declared the final dividend of ₹ 5 per equity share (on face value of ₹ 10/- each) and the total dividend for FY 2023-24 is ₹ 16 per equity share.