#Canada's Drag Race Season 1

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[tampire]

Lemon cosplays as The Corinthian in Canada’s Drag Race Season 1

[charles-leclerc-official]

Every Grand Prix in 2024 as a Taylor Swift Song

A 24 song playlist to capture the 2024 season vibes. Each song is meant to capture something unique about each race or to convey a notable moment.

Now this is Charles and Ferrari biased, I am not giving Mclaren the happy endings here.

Bahrain: New Romantics

"We team up, then switch sides like a record changer"

"Please take my hand and // Please take me dancing, and // Please leave me stranded // It's so romantic"

Start of a new season with hopes and also old rivalries. Let's go, everyone's excited even though the race was a disaster for most teams with their cars falling apart, but baby heartbreak is the national anthem, so stay hyped!

Jeddah: Fearless

"'Cause I don't know how it gets better than this // You take my hand and drag me head first // Fearless"

Ollie did jump in that car fearlessly.

Australia: . . . Ready For It?

"So I'll take my time // Are you ready for it? // Oh, are you ready for it?"

This was the race that in hindsight was the beginning of a tone shift, Ferrari 1-2 and the whole world saw that the Red Bull car/team wasn't perfect.

And in hindsight I don't think any of us were in fact ready for it.

Suzuka: Dancing With Our Hands Tied

"I, I loved you in spite of deep fears that the world would divide us So, baby, can we dance // Oh, through an avalanche?"

Hard fought race on many sides, especially Yuki and Charles who had the defining drives this race.

China: The Way I Loved You

"Breaking down and coming undone, it's a roller coaster kind of rush"

"But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain"

Rain means we needed some rain metaphors, and also this is when we started to really see some fighting on track between the Ferraris and also between Lewis and Max and Max and Lando. A lot of clashes happened here that would foreshadow tensions later in the season.

Miami: This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

"This is why we can't have nice things, darlin' // Because you break them, I had to take them away"

This is the song the safety car was playing when it came out where it did.

Imola: Out of The Woods

"Are we out of the woods yet? Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet, good"

A race with many questions. Max barely held on to his lead, Ferrari wasn't sure where they were with the upgrades, a lot of questions left to ask after a fairly uneventful race.

Monaco: Long Live

"Long live the walls we crashed through // How the kingdom lights shined just for me and you // I was screaming, 'Long live all the magic we made'"

Really no other song can come close to capturing the Monaco win.

Canada: This is Me Trying

"I've been having a hard time adjusting. I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting."

Another race of struggle. Not just for Charles and Ferrari as a whole, but this was not an easy race for anyone. A lot of things fell apart. Merc messed up, Mclaren messed up, Checo and Red Bull massively messed up. This was the race of the strugglers.

Spain: Anti-Hero

"I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser"

"It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me"

A lot of problems cropping up again, and again, they are familiar battles that still have yet to find resolution.

Austria: Bejeweled

"Best believe I'm still bejeweled when I walk in the room I can still make the whole place shimmer"

"I think it's time to teach some lessons"

Max did teach some lessons, and George did come out of this still bejeweled.

Britain: The Alchemy

"I haven't come around in so long, but I'm coming back so strong"

"So when I touch down // Call the amateurs and // Cut 'em from the team // Ditch the clowns, get the crown // Baby I'm the one to beat"

Taylor wrote this song so it could be played for Lewis' return to the top step. Doesn't matter the rest of the field behind him was having the worst race of their lives, Lewis was the moment.

Hungary: Getaway Car

"It was the best of times, the worst of crimes. I struck a match and blew your mind. But I didn't mean it, and you didn't see it."

"No, nothin' good starts in a getaway car"

Yeah, Oscar bites it turns out. Nothing good starts in an orange car.

Spa: Haunted

"It's getting dark and it's all too quiet and I can't trust anything now. And it's coming over you like it's all a big mistake."

Inside George's head after his win was taken due to the team's mistake.

Zandvoort: I Forgot That You Existed

"I forgot that you existed // It isn't love, it isn't hate // It's just indifference"

There's only one orange army, and it aint Mclaren.

Monza: Sweeter than Fiction

"I will say, "I knew it all along" // Your eyes are wider than distance // This life is sweeter than fiction"

"Proved me right, proved me right when you proved them wrong. And in this perfect weather, it's like we don't remember the rain we thought would last forever and ever"

Charles winning after so many thought it was over, proved a lot of people wrong and reminded the sport why winning in Monza only matters in red.

Baku: Should've Said No

"Yesterday I found out about you. Even now just looking at you feels wrong."

"You should've said, "No" // You should've gone home // You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go"

I mean, intense race, with crashes and an illegal car part scandal that will forever taint the race result? Yeah seems like the classic infidelity song captures the strong emotions from that weekend.

Singapore: Vigilante Shit

"You did some bad things, but I'm the worst of them"

"I don't start shit, but I can tell you how it ends"

Max stole the show in Singapore, not only with his drive, but also with his response to sweargate. It didn't matter who won or how, this is where Max stopped playing nice with the media and the FIA this season.

Austin: I'm Only Me When I'm With You

"Well, you drive me crazy half the time, the other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true. And I'm only me when I'm with you."

Only team worth winning with is red, Charles and Ferrari together in the chaos of this season for the highs and the lows, this being another high.

Mexico: Castles Crumbling

"And I feel like my castle's crumbling down // And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground"

"Their faith was strong, but I pushed it too far. I held that grudge 'til it tore me apart."

A lot of things falling apart this race. Similar to Canada in many ways.

Brazil: Wonderland

"And life was never worse but never better"

"Flashing lights and we took a wrong turn and we fell down a rabbit hole. You held on tight to me 'cause nothing's as it seems and spinning out of control"

Hard to find a song that captures the duality of the high that Max and the alpines experienced alongside the chaos and pain felt by the rest of the field, but life was never worse but never better is as close as I can get.

Vegas: The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

"Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead? Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed? Were you writing a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy? In fifty years, will all this be declassified? And you'll confess why you did it And I'll say, 'Good riddance'"

This seems pointed, but Charles basically recited the bridge to this song in his post race radio. That was the standout moment that people were talking about. Now I also think it fits as this was Max's fourth win and that win sent a message to all the small (likely british) men who questioned his fitness as a champion and tried to stop him at every turn this season.

Qatar: I Bet You Think About Me

"Mr. Superior Thinkin' Do you have all the space that you need?"

"I bet you think about me when you say "Oh my God, she's insane, she wrote a song about me" // I bet you think about me."

Hard to encapsulate the George vs Max of it all in a single song. But the tone of this one I think fits the petty vibes.

Abu Dhabi: I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

"Lights, camera, bitch smile, even when you wanna die"

"All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting "More" I was grinning like I'm winning, I was hitting my marks 'Cause I can do it with a broken heart"

Charles drove like that for the fool's chance at the constructor's, and then they made him act in a stupid movie. In any case losing the constructor's was heartbreaking, but we continue on because it's Ferrari and we come back next year stronger.

That and I think the song is a good finish to the season where so many just had to keep going even when it was hard (physically and mentally)

That's my playlist. Congrats on surviving whatever the 2024 F1 season was.

Hopefully 2025 makes for a banger playlist too.

[dragsource]

part 1

[remodelling]

my mum put canadas drag race on (season 1) and i’m watching the first episode…. the judging… what the hell is going on. why does everybody look a fucking mess. why did a horrid dress with a coat over it win the challenge. what’s the beef against kynes jumpsuit. i’m so lost

[queermtl]

Queer MTL things to do: January 2025

Happy New Year! 2025 begins with another epic calendar of queer things to do, and there’s something for everyone under the winter sun. And like every month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

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🎥 Cinema 👑 Drag 🥳 Parties 🎶 Concert ✊ Activism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans 🏳️‍🌈 Community 😆 Comedy 🎭 Performance 💪 Sports 👯‍♀️ Dance 🎤 Karaoke 🎨 Arts 📚 Literary / Educational 👠 Ballroom / Vogue

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

🎨 Pointe-à-Callière’s exhibition Witches—Out of the Shadows runs until April 6, 2025, Pointe-à-Callière 👑 Helpez-moi live; New Year Hangover with Sami Landri, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, January 2, 2025

👑 Contestant Uma Gahd hosts screenings of Canada’s Drag Race Season 5, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Girls' Night Out with Krystella Fame, Bobépine and EmmÖtional Damage, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le strange show with Demone LaStrange, Asmatix and Jay Show, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, January 3, 2025

👑 Cult of AnarchKey presents SICK NÜ YEAR—Nü Metal Drag Cabaret with Korra AnarchKey, BONES, Honey Jack, Just Hxrny, SALT, Woody Fungi and Yikes Macaroni, l’Escogriffe 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Tracy Trash, Celes, Carmen Sutra and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, January 4, 2025

🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 👑 Madonna: The Celebration Tour with Jimmy Moore, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Tracy Trash, Celes, Carmen Sutra and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, January 5, 2025

🥳 Utopia day rave with Sleaze D, Esme B2B Zi!, DJ Hermano and Max Mira, TBA Mile Ex 👑 Shrek Birthday for Charli Deville with Anaconda LaSabrosa, Butterscotch Blondie, Charli Deville, Démone LaStrange, EmmÖtional Damage, Miami Minx, Selma Gahd, Uma Gahd and Yikes Macaroni, Wiggle Room 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Velma Jones, Aizysse Baga, and Bobépine, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

👑 Full Gisèle : Back to work, b*tch! with Petula Claque, Lady Boom Boom, Victoire De Rockwell, Démone La Strange and Lulu Shade, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 The Golden Girls with Tracy Trash, Velma Jones, Marla Deer and Prudence as Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and Rose from the TV favourite, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, January 9, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 Contestant Uma Gahd hosts screenings of Canada’s Drag Race Season 5, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail 🎭 Dolly Parton-Lesque! with Frenchy Jones, Yikes Macaroni, Miami Minx, Bibi Lolo Bang Bang and Zyra Lee Vanity, Wiggle Room

Friday, January 10, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 DÔMESICLE with Paurro, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 🏳️‍🌈 BLUF Montréal leather men monthly gathering, Bar Le Stud 🥳 Cerise Noire goth night, Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 Soirée HAHA! with Alex Hamel, Maude Dessureault, Olivier Fay and Val Belzile, Pub Le Vieux 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Jessie Précieuse, Jimmy Moore, Lana Dalida and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, January 11, 2025

📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Éric Chacour’s What I Know About You, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Lady Gaga with Jimmy Moore, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Jessie Précieuse, Jimmy Moore, Lana Dalida and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, January 12, 2025

👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Jessie Précieuse, Gina Gates and Krystella Fame, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show : Fiesta Latina with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

🥳 Lana's Valentine: Dance Party, Lana Del Rey X Vanetine’s Day dance party, Turbo Haüs 👑 Full Gisèle : The Last Showgirl with Gisèle Lullaby, Adriana The Bombshell, Foxy Lexxi Brown, Sasha Baga and Esirena, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Taylor's Valentine: Dance Party, Taylor Swift X Vanetine’s Day dance party, Turbo Haüs 👑 Da-Lulu with Lulu Shade, Lady Magpie, Stella Stone, Kelly-Day and Diva on a Dime, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, January 16, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Igloofest with Michael Bibi, Tali Rose, Félix Patry, DJ Minx and Willwash, Old Montréal 👑 Contestant Uma Gahd hosts screenings of Canada’s Drag Race Season 5, Bar Le Cocktail 🎭 John Waters Tribute Show! with Yikes Macaroni, Jolie Lolita, Misty Portugal, Moonshine Sunshine and Sally D, Wiggle Room 👑 Les Productions '90s present: Soirée Drag with Jessie Précieuse, Crystal Starz and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, January 17, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Igloofest with Apashe, Imanu, Jesca, Honeydrip, Marie Davidson and Dileta, Old Montréal 🥳 DÔMESICLE with Turbine, Plug’N’Pray, Lissn, Melodrastik, Kuantum and Trench Foot, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT]  🥳 Virtualis caught a virus! with Pretty Privilege, Dino Nydo, Mossy Mugler b2b Syana, Leathersheets b2b Sperdakos, Vamana and Blanket, Esc 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Adriana The Bombshell, Misty Waterfalls, Krystella Fame and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou : Soirée sans pantalon with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, January 18, 2025

🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 🥳 Igloofest with Claptone, Dombresky, Mandiz, Hangaëlle, Duppy and Akantu, Old Montréal 🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL and Homopop presents CLUB DÉSENCHANTÉE featuring ‘80s and ‘90s French classics and indie sleaze, Bar Le Ritz PDB 🥳 Winter Dolls: Girl-Pop Dance Party with FEVERS, Turbo Haüs 🥳 Homegrown x Tits—Dusk Till Dawn with Ciel b2b Lis Dalton, esme b2b Esther Côté, Lia Plutonic b2b Liv K and cori (fka corinita) b2b XIA, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Adriana The Bombshell, Misty Waterfalls, Krystella Fame and Nana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, January 19, 2025

👑 Afternoon Drag Cafe with Itsh and Timothy Toxic, Agenda Co-op Bookstore  👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Sasha Baga and Misty Waterfalls, Cabaret Mado

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

📚 The Violet Hour Reading Series hosts an interview with Éric Chacour, Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe 👑 Full Gisèle : Disney with Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer, Bambi Dextrous and Bobépine and Lady Guidoune, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 👑 Throwback Disco with Adriana The Bombshell, Moh Dafok, Lady Boom Boom, Foxy Lexxi Brown and Jessie Précieuse, Cabaret Mado

Thursday, January 23, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Igloofest with Bladee, Doss and Coucou Chloe, Old Montréal 🎥 Queer Cinema Club of Montréal and Image+Nation hosts two screenings of David French's Heads or Tails (J'en Suis), Cinema Moderne 🥳 Fundraising Concert for Lebanon and Palestine with Patrick Watson, Radwan Moumneh and Special Guests, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Le Sami Party with Sami Landri, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, January 24, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Igloofest with Zeds Dead, Tape B, Distinct Motive, Melek, Dopamyne, Xaviera and Runa & Asha, Old Montréal 🥳 SUPER TASTE MTL presents What's My Age Again? [Vol. 3] featuring pop punk and emo dance, Bar Le Ritz PDB 🥳 DÔMESICLE with DINA, BitterCaress and NASTYA NVRSLP, Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Saturday, January 25, 2025

🥳 Igloofest with Skepta (Más Tiempo), Syreeta, Lia Plutonic, Surprise Artist, and on the Laylit stage: Cheba Iman, Nadim Maghzal, MNSA and Manalou, Old Montréal 🥳 La Louche with Nicki Doll, DJ Ian Jackman and Reid Bourgeois, Ausgang Plaza 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Sunday, January 26, 2025

👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Marla Deer, Lady Boom Boom and Daisy Wood, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show : Monsieur Michel with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

🎶 Slowdive, L’Olympia 👑 Full Gisèle : Marry, F*ck, Kill with Gisèle Lullaby, Pétula Claque, Velma Jones, Clay Thorris and Tracy Trash, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec

Thursday, January 30, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🎭 Cabaret Rachelle en Franglais with Rachelle Elie, Café Cléopatra 🎭 Les Productions Médusa presents Odyssée with Christopher Delarue and Kevin Veynand, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail 2025 with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Friday, January 31, 2025

🏳️‍🌈 Archives gaies du Québec hosts the queer zine exhibition GÉNÉRATION XEROX, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 DÔMESICLE with Solar & Mozhgan and badgalquirit (MDSM), Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

OTHERS / LES AUTRES

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

🎤 Queer Karaoke MTL hosts regular karaoke events. Follow their Instagram for dates and location.

💪 Montréal Roller Derby hosts regular matches and open boot camps throughout the year. Follow their Facebook page for additional info. 

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud.

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts.

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play. 

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.

💪 Queer Bloc’s monthly bouldering events bring together MTL’s queer climbing community with live DJs, after-drinks and even a tattoo artist on-site. Follow their Instagram for all of the details.

[total-drama-takes-takes-2]

tta episode 1

Somewhere in Toronto, Canada, TV show host Chris McLean steps out of a first-class trailer onto an empty film lot. The sun is shining, the pigeons are nesting, the camera crew is already tired of listening to him complain about the wind ruining his hair. 

It's a beautiful morning, especially for Chris- after the hit revival of Total Drama Island made it to the Donnie's, studio execs renewed Total Takes for two brand new seasons, raking in the cash and notoriety from the new cast of teens on old stomping grounds.

Now, they're back- fourteen competitors with nothing to lose but their dignity, stuck for another six weeks of hell. Chris beams as the director gives him his cue.

“Last season on Total Takes Island: twenty-two teens battled it out over eight weeks for a grand prize of one million dollars, fighting off wildlife, food poisoning, and each other! Michael and McLovin made it to the final two in an ultimate battle of the exes, but only one walked out victorious. Fourteen of those campers are coming back, right here to this brand-spanking-new film lot for another, all-exclusive chance to win the big million, on Total! Takes! Action!”

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A dilapidated bus rolls into camp, stopping with a lurch and a screech. The doors squeak open and a very tired-looking O steps out, yawning. He’s followed by a finely dressed, pink-haired magical girl-esque gentleman. 

“Didn’t sleep well?” Fren asks. O shakes his head. 

“The bumps, man. Who knew the road to Toronto was so jumpy,”

A blue-haired girl dressed in a parka follows, also looking exhausted. She rubs her eyes. “Yeah, that wasn’t the road,” she says before carrying herself and her bags out of the bus. 

Three boys follow, arms over each other's shoulders. They bounce with every step, causing the bus to tremble while they laugh without a care in the world. Michela stands beside O and glares at the three- Sha-Mod, McLovin, and Joner- as they hover in the doorway. 

Scary, a ginger in a lab coat- shoves the boys and they land on the pavement in unison with a thud. She rolls her eyes and turns to drag a few large, heavy bags out. 

Fren nudges O. “Whaddya suppose those’re?”

“What?” O asks, looking at Michela. She shrugs. 

“Scruffy, help, please!” Scary shouts. 

Scary gasps as the other end of the bag is lifted with ease and carried out. A head of neon green hair appears as the duffel drops to the asphalt. They brush off their hands and smile. “Hey, everyone. Nice trip, huh?”

O and Michela groan. 

“Out of my way, Godless heathens!” Frollo hisses, holding out his Bible like a shield and backing away from the group. “If not for the work of that devil incarnate McLean, I would be back in my fellowship!”

“Let me guess,” Scary rolls their eyes. “Movies are-”

“A work of the devil!”

“Well, I’m stoked for this,” Joner smiles, brushing the dirt off his shorts. “Movie-watching is like, a job for me. That’s how serious I’m gonna take this season.”

“I hope there’s a car-racing challenge!” McLovin beams. “I love the [REDACTED FOR COPYRIGHT] franchise, it’s sweet!”

Sha-Mod nods along, carrying their bags to a neat spot by the dilapidated gate of the film lot, which has yet to be opened. 

“I hope there’s a romantic challenge!” Kelly chirps, dragging Austin out of a bus as he tries to take a sheet face mask off. “I just love movies about smart, sassy blondes having their dreams come true.”

Bonnie shoves a stumbling Austin out of the doorway and steps off the bus, carrying a bag slung around their shoulder. “Shocker. Let me guess, the ones where nothing of substance actually happens but everyone lives happily ever after anyway?”

“Bonbon,” Caesar follows them, holding a pair of suitcases with his initials gilded on the front. “Remember what we talked about? Being nice?”

“I am nice,” Bonnie grumbles, stepping off the bus. 

Everyone’s attention is diverted as a loud, painful screeching noise comes from the opening rusted gates of the film lot. The campers cover their ears, some dropping their bags (or friends) to do so. 

Finally, the noise subsides and Chris exits, wearing a red beret, an ascot, and sunglasses. He holds up his signature megaphone and shouts into it, forcing everyone to cover their ears again. “Welcome back, campers! Hope you all had a nice break!”

“Three days hardly counts as a break,” Fren says. Chris ignores him. 

“Nonetheless, I hope you’re all ready for a wicked new season- fourteen campers, thirteen episodes, a world of pain! You know the drill. If you’ll all direct your attention behind moi,” he says, stepping to the side to show a lot tour vehicle, Chef in the driver’s seat. “Hope aboard the Torture Express!”

The campers grumble and begin boarding with their luggage. Bonnie takes a seat next to Caesar and looks around. “Are we missing someone? I’m only counting thirteen,”

“Thoughtful of you, but I didn’t see anyone else on the bus,” Caesar says, turning around to take one last look at the decaying metal hull. The exhaust pipe coughs out a plume of sad, black smoke.

Chris sits beside Chef and the vehic;e starts up, driving into the lot. A small voice from outside the gate pulls the passengers in the back to turn. Peter runs behind the vehicle carrying his luggage and panting. 

“Um,” Bonnie yells to the front. “Man overboard!”

“Slow down!” Michela shouts. Chris and Chef grin at each other and speed up. 

Eventually, the cart comes to a halt in front of a row of different studio sets. Chris clears his throat and stands to deliver his next bit just as Peter catches up, wheezing. Bonnie and Caesar help him into the back. 

“Welcome to the set of Total Takes Action! An abandoned film lot that’ll be your new home for the next six weeks!” he gestures. A few campers ooh and ah at the massive studios. The cart starts up again and drives through a few different outdoor set pieces- though, all of them look out of sorts. 

Kelly surveys a western town set littered with props from a space movie- alien costumes with cowboy hats, spaceships in the saloon, a plywood moon embedded in the roof of the water tower. “This place could use a little touch up,” they say to Austin. “I’ve been watching a lot of organizational videos, I’d know just what to do!”

“Right groovy you would!” Austin pats their shoulder. 

“With a grand prize of a million dollars, the stakes are high- for some of you, at least,” Chris chuckles, grinning at last season’s winner behind him. “Like last season, you’ll be split into two teams, in which you will compete together during challenges. One team will win, and the other will send someone home in the Lame-o-Sine!”

Chris gestures to a sputtering, practically cobbled-together limo sitting on the side of the road by a large golden stage. 

“And this is our award ceremony center- instead of tasty treats, you’ll be receiving gilded Chris statues- except for one unlucky B-list actor, who will walk the carpet of shame,” he grins. “Since we have to stay on theme, we’ve replaced our outhouse confessional with our brand new make-up confessional!”

---

BONNIE: "This is somehow worse than the toilet,"

---

SHA-MOD: “I got real lucky getting chosen to come here with my two best friends in the whole world. Joner was a little hesitant about adding a new guy to the group, but after Michela left there was an opening and I had to take it! The interview and blood test he gave me were a little weird, but anything to be one of the guys!”

---

MICHELA: “Okay, yeah, this is super corny, and I miss Max like crazy, but… while I’m here, I might as well win, right?”

---

Frollo stares into the camera for a few seconds and then sighs dramatically. 

---

“And here’s our craft services tent!” Chef shouts, pointing to a cream-colored and patchy tent off to the side. A family of rats scurries out. O and Fren look at each other nervously. “You’ll be staying in some state-of-the-art trailers, too, but we’ll get to those later! Let’s team up!”

The cart stops and Chris steps out, the campers following. “O, Fren, Michael, Bonnie, Caesar, Frollo, and Peter, you six are the Foley Fujoshis! Everyone else- Kelly, Austin, Sha-Mod, Joner, McLovin, Scary, and Scruffy- you’re the Animation Anons.”

The respective teams sort themselves. A series of thick, dark red clouds roll over the lot, causing the campers to look up. 

“Now, as you might’ve guessed, this season is based on movie genres- and oh boy, did we choose some good ones,” Chris chuckles. “For your first challenge, we’ll be working with one of my personal favorite genres- the apocalypse flick.”

“Th-the what?!” O yelps. 

“You and your teams will be dodging a series of classic apocalypse scenarios in order to get to your trailers- the first player to make it there wins for their team, and the losers will be sending someone home. Ready?”

“W-wait!” McLovin starts to protest. 

“Set?”

“Where are the trailers?!” Scary shouts. 

“Action!”

The clouds rumble and a fleet of tennis-ball sized hail starts pouring over the lot. The campers scream and run in a variety of directions, covering their heads. Chris chuckles from under the shade of the cart. 

---

“Where are we going!” O shouts, his arms pelted by hail as he runs alongside Fren and Michela. 

“Well-” she yells back, using a garbage can lid to shield her body. “On the island, camp was northwest, right?”

“Where the bloody hell are we, then?!” Fren yelps as a slightly smaller ping-pong sized ice ball smacks the back of his neck. Michela shrugs. 

Frollo runs past, not even breaking a sweat. He uses his seemingly indestructible Bible as a shield, completely unbothered by the chaos. The three stare. 

---

Scary cartwheels through the storm, avoiding the hail like an action movie star dodging bullets. Scruffy trails behind her, shouting. 

“You think this is Chris’ weather machine again?!”

“Undoubtedly!” she says, almost completely unbothered. “Has your Geiger counter gotten anything so far?”

“Nope!” Scruffy shakes their head, pulling the device out from their pants pocket. “All normal- uh-oh.”

Scary stops for a second, landing on their feet and jogging backwards. The hail suddenly stops and the red clouds fade away, leaving the scene sunny, calm, and serene once again. Scruffy’s Geiger counter, however, tells a different story. 

“Time for wave 2!” Chris’ voice shouts over the speakers. 

A fleet of rounded, metallic flying objects soar overhead. Scary squints. “Are those-”

A green beam of light shoots down and disintegrates a garbage bin on the lot, leaving a pile of ashes where it once sat in the blink of an eye. 

“Alien invasion!” McLovin shrieks from afar. 

The flying saucers continue blasting and disintegrating objects at random. Joner, McLovin, and Sha-Mod jog by, all connected at the wrists. Scruffy and Scary raise their eyebrows, watching as the three run by them just to get blasted by a beam of green light and disappear. 

---

Joner, McLovin, and Sha-Mod all sit in the confessional. 

JONER: “After I became pals with these two, we made these,”

They hold up their wrists, which are connected by a chain of friendship bracelets. 

MCLOVIN: “We call them the bromate bond of eternity cuffs,”

SHA-MOD: "Name patent-pending,"

---

Joner, McLovin, and Sha-Mod's molecules quickly reform on a silver platform in the craft services tent. Chef walks over, handing each a paper bag. 

“What’re these for?” McLovin asks. 

Chef rolls his eyes. “Experimental teleportation has some… side effects,”

The three look at each other, faces turning green.

---

O and Fren run alongside each other in a beach-themed portion of the set, both shouting in terror as the green lasers disintegrate umbrella after lounge chair after beach ball. 

Fren spots a city set up ahead and points at a building. “Run for that door, mate!”

The two speed up, Fren dashing inside as a blast narrowly misses O, throwing him off course and forcing him to run in the opposite direction. The former steps through the doorway and looks around before realizing the front of the building was plywood, and he’s still outside. He sighs. 

O runs through the city and into the wild west, where Kelly and Austin are hiding beneath a chrome spaceship. The two watch the former pass, screaming in terror, and look to each other. Kelly holds a finger to their lips just as a beam vanishes the prop hiding them. 

Austin screams in pure terror as the UFO above whirs, gearing up to blast them again. 

“I got this, babe!” Kelly shouts, running to another sci-fi piece and tearing off a reflective piece of metal. They hold it over the two as the beam of light blasts them- it bounces right off the mirror. 

“Right on!” Austin shouts. Kelly smiles triumphantly. 

The beam then bounces off the side of the UFO and blasts them anyway, sending them to the craft services tent. 

---

“That’s five Anons down!” Chris’ voice blares over the speakers. “Odds are not looking good, guys!”

Bonnie smiles, nudging Caesar. “We got this,”

“Time for wave 3!”

The sky suddenly goes dark. The two blink and turn to each other as the streetlights in the city district light up green, and a heavy fog rolls in. “What the hell is this?”

Bonnie raises an eyebrow. “If I had to guess, I’d say it’s-”

Peter’s voice shrieks from afar. “ZOMBIES!”

“Alright!” Bonnie laughs, grabbing Caesar’s hand. “This’ll be a piece of cake. Let’s go find some weapons!”

“There’s my Bonbon!” 

The two dash off into the fog as Peter’s screams fade out. 

---

Scary and Scruffy walk alongside each other in the mist, both holding flimsy pieces of wood torn from the city set. They’re somewhere in a dark forest now (though the trees are clearly styrofoam and plastic). 

Fren’s screams sound in the distance and the two make nervous eye contact. 

“Geiger counter?” Scary whispers. Scruffy reads- “Nope, nothing. Chris must’ve thrown us off with the aliens on purpose,”

“Stupid Non-Disclosure Agreement,” she sighs, kicking a plastic rock aside. “I’d go public with what I was told, but now I’m not even sure if that was the truth, either.”

“Hey, we’ll figure it out,” Scruffy says, putting away their Geiger counter. “In the meantime, let’s just try to stay in the game.”

“You’re right,” Scary sighs. “I just can’t- Scruffy?”

She turns, noticing her walking partner missing. A rustling from the plastic bushes grabs her attention and she turns just in time to see a zombie pop out, forcing a scream. They kick the robot in the face and sparks fly, taking its head clean off. 

“What the-” Scary stops, inspecting the wire carnage. “Robots? Dammit!” 

He turns and runs into the woods. 

---

O creeps along a beaten-down back lot between studios, biting his fingernails and looking around him every other second. The fog makes it impossible to see even a few feet ahead, so when he inevitably bumps into a fence between two huge buildings and realizes he’s trapped, he panics. 

O tries to steady himself with some therapy tactics, breathing heavily. “Deep breaths! One, two, three, four-”

A groaning from just ahead forces him to turn back towards the ally, his back against the fence. A horde of zombies trudges up, moaning and dragging their feet. He screams in terror, backing against the chain link as they get closer. 

“Duck!”

“WHERE?!” 

He whips his head around before realizing what the voice meant and dropping to the ground. Michela swings a lead pipe blindly, knocking out two zombies. The remaining undead turns to her and edges forward, but she kicks it back and crushes the metal beast with the pipe. 

She pants, covered in a dark, viscous liquid. 

“Is that blood?” O whimpers. 

“Not unless robots bleed,” she says, offering a hand. “Come on, I think we might be the only ones left,”

---

“Alright, let’s do this!” Bonnie shouts, stepping out of the make-up confessional with a set of handmade num-chuks, face smeared with camo makeup and eyes wild. Caesar follows, carrying a tastefully constructed spiked baseball bat. He looks nervous. 

“Come at me!” they yell, running out onto the city set street and swinging their num-chuks around as the fog recedes and the sky turns blue again. “Where are you? I’ve seen enough movies to know how to take you suckers down!”

“Um, Bonbon,” Caesar taps their shoulder, and then gestures to the empty set. “There’s no one here.”

“What! But there were like… five out here a minute ago!”

The two hear a crackling sound and smell the rancid scent of burning rubber. Caesar points to a plume of smoke rising up from around the corner, which they follow to see Frollo standing over a pile of burning animatronics. He mumbles something in Latin, his Bible underarm. 

“Wh-what?” Bonnie shouts. “But-”

“No creature of the devil is a match for our fearsome Lord,” Frollo says plainly, walking past them. 

The intercom crackles to life. “Everyone ready for wave 4?” 

Bonnie huffs. “Oh, whatever! We're prepared now- How hard could it be?”

A distant screeching sound makes Caesar and Bonnie go pale and look at each other. Before they can even ask each other “did you hear that?” a massive flock of birds descends on the two. 

---

“Birds?!” O shouts, swinging around a plank of wood to knock away six or seven more rabid crows. “What kind of apocalypse is this?!”

“Hey, we’re in movie land, man. Anything we can imagine can be real!” Chris chuckles. 

Michela and O stand back-to-back, swinging their weapons to fend off the flock attacking them. “They can’t be serious!” she shouts. 

Bonnie and Caesar run past them, screaming as they’re pursued by an even larger flock. Michela stares as the birds surround the two, lifting them up and carrying them in the opposite direction. 

“Oh, we’re so screwed,”

---

The craft services tent is abuzz with conversation and laughter as Chef serves lunch to the fallen campers. Bonnie pulls a feather out of their hair and groans as they receive a mandatory antibiotic for bird flu. 

Michela and O are thrown into the ten by a duo of interns in hazmat suits, dazed and covered in claw scratches and peck marks. 

Nurse Chef puts a bandaid over Bonnie’s arm. They step off the corner cot and walk to join Caesar on the other side of the room. “You’re next,” they mumble as they pass by Michela and O. 

---

Scary peers out of the garbage bin they’d been hiding inside of as the birds retreat. They sigh and step out, looking around for any sign of life aside from themselves. 

She walks into the city set, turning her head in every direction for anything- other players, birds, new threats… but nothing comes up. He walks into the old western set, looking from side to side before seeing Frollo sitting under the shaded porch of the saloon, wiping feathers off of his Bible. 

“How?!” Scary shouts, holding their arms out for emphasis. Frollo shrugs. 

“Any inhuman feat is achievable through the power of-”

“The Lord, we know!” She massages her temples. “I’m just- are we the last ones left?”

“Scary and Frollo are the only players remaining- whoever reaches their trailer first, or whoever survives the longest- wins for their team!” Chris’ voice blares. “Everyone ready for wave 5?”

Scary and Frollo- the latter unbothered- look at each other. 

The sky turns a deep crimson red as another set of clouds roll in, these a much more intense shade. The sound of thunder booms, shaking the set. 

A drip lands on Scary’s shoulder. “Rain?” they ask, turning to Frollo. He rolls his eyes. 

Chris’ voice crackles over the intercom. “Oh, yes. But not just any rain,” 

The rain picks up, pouring over the set and drenching everything in a coat of cherry red. 

“My clothes!” Scary yells, lamenting over their now-red lab coat. “Is this blood?!”

“And that’s not all!”

Frollo, still shaded from the downpour, looks around curiously. The distant sound of a plane overhead pulls both of their attention up as the cargo hold of the aircraft opens, raining down a shower of frogs, lice, flies, and locusts over the set. 

“It can’t be…” Frollo murmurs. 

“That’s right!” Chris yells. “This is the Biblical apocalypse!”

“I am so over this crap!” Scary yells, starting off. 

Frollo stands and begins running, not far behind her, looking panicked for the first time so far. The two bound off the western set and dash through the city, re-entering the spooky forest. A sudden wash of darkness consumes them, leaving them blindly stumbling as the insects and blood turn to hail. 

As the light returns, the two find themselves running outside the sets in the final stretch towards the trailers. 

“Let's see, blood water, frogs, locusts... oops, almost forgot my personal favorite- pestilence!”

Chef emerges in a hazmat suit, carrying a large hose. A noxious green gas flies out of the nozzle just ahead of the campers. 

“Good Lord in Heaven!” Frollo yells, holding his Bible in front of him. 

Scary suddenly grins. “Your God can’t save you now! Leave this one to science!” They pull a medical mask from their lab coat, hold their breath and duck and roll under the cloud of disease. 

Frollo coughs as he runs through the noxious fumes before immediately going stiff and collapsing. He twitches on the ground as Scary reaches the trailers. 

“And The Anons win the first challenge!” Chris’ voice booms. The crowd in the craft services tent cheers as they watch Chef walk over and scrape Frollo off the ground with a shovel, carrying him away. “Looks like an elimination ceremony won’t be necessary, either.”

“What was that?” Scary asks, taking off their mask. 

“Oh, just a Bubonic Plague strain, nothing serious. He’ll be fine!”

The campers in the mess hall stare at Chris. He sighs and rolls his eyes. “Fine, we’ll rope off the area for a few days. Now get!”

The contestants grumble and shuffle out of the tent.

---

Kelly opens the screen door to the girl's and such trailer, carrying their bag over their shoulder. They've downsized for this season, deeming much of their beauty products unnecessary (though, of course, they kept a livable amount).

"Hello!"

Scary sits on the furthest bunk in the corner of the room, biting their lip and clicking their ballpoint pen rhythmically as they stare at the blank notepad in their lap.

Kelly blinks. "Are you-"

"Don't bother, they've been ignoring us for hours," a voice from behind says. Kelly turns to see Michela and Bonnie in the doorway behind them, both having just come back from the craft services tent.

"Oh! Well, hello to you!" Kelly says cheerily. "I'm so grateful that we get to spend the season together, just us girls."

"And such," Bonnie grumbles, walking past Kelly into the trailer. They grab their bathroom bag and head back out without another word.

"Well, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Kelly murmurs, setting their things down on a vacant bunk.

"They're still a little touchy about last season's elimination," Michela says. "Not that I blame them."

"Well, remind me to never bring it up!" Kelly nods, eyes-wide. Scary mumbles to themselves across the room.

---

McLovin unpacks his bag, folding his pajamas neatly over his pillow. "Doesn't it feel a little unfair to all of you that the girls-"

"And goths," Caesar holds up a finger.

"Right, and such, get that big trailer to themselves while we're all cramped in here?"

"Not really," Sha-Mod says from the bunk above McLovin's. "I mean, there's only four of them, and nine of us, so of course we're gonna feel a little cramped."

"Nah, I get it, they could've sectioned off a part of their trailer for some of us," Scruffy says, shoulder-to-shoulder with O. "I'd like my own bed, for one."

"Rude," O scoffs, turning over.

"I don't quite mind sleeping on the floor, baby," Austin says, taking a seat on the carpet. "I get along with the insects swimmingly."

"Nah, it's fine," Scruffy sighs. "With the ratio, one of us will probably be gone by tomorrow."

McLovin sits up on his bunk, scratching his head absent-mindedly. "Hey, you know all about this show, right?"

Scruffy nods.

"What's tomorrow gonna be?"

They suck in their breath through their teeth. "Yeah, about that... see, I know all about TDA, but... these challenges are new. There was no Biblical apocalypse in the original season. So... we're completely on our own now."

The boys look at each other nervously.

[laresearchette]

Friday, July 26, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: THE BOY IN THE WOODS (Paramount+ Canada) HELP! I’M IN A SECRET RELATIONSHIP (Season 3) (Paramount+ Canada) LOVE RAT (Paramount+ Canada)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

CRAVE TV THE EVIL DEAD (1983) HOSTEL TROOP BEVERLY HILLS

DISNEY + STAR CLOTILDA: THE RETURN HOME

NETFLIX CANADA BLOCKERS THE DRAGON PRINCE (Season 6) ELITE (Season 3) (ES) HOUSE OF GA’A (NG) NON NEGOTIABLE (MX)

2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS (CBC/TSN/TSN4) 1:00pm: Countdown to the Opening Ceremony (CBC/SN/TSN/TSN4) 1:30pm: Opening Ceremony (SN) 7:00pm: Olympic Primetime

MLB BASEBALL (SN1) 7:00pm: Yankees vs. Red Sox (SN Now) 7:00pm: Atlanta vs. Mets

CFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN5) 7:30pm: Stamps vs. Redblacks

WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP (2023) (Crave) 9:00pm: Two ballers, opposites who are seemingly miles apart, find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.

CANADA'S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD (Crave 2) 9:00pm

CRIME BEAT: MOST WANTED (Global) 10:00pm: An upscale neighbourhood in Saskatoon is rattled after a man is found zip-tied and murdered in the middle of the afternoon; when two other men show up at a local hospital at the same time, it quickly becomes apparent to the police that a violent gun battle had ensued.

[raapija]

Delusions questions I had in the shower

Is Nicole piastri still known / keyboard warrior in this au like Oscar isn't her son but she is still proud of her name and genetics (I'm sorta seeing her as this loving wine aunt)

Lando technically would be 0% British... I imagine he has citizenship due to growing up in the uk but technicaly has 0 British blood. I'm just seeing the whole 'British drivers quiz' thingy they always love doing with the 2019 rookies and George just going 'technicaly I'm the onyl true brit here.'

On that point! Nando and Carlos only having 1 passport each and loosing the passport wars everytime. (lando got 3, Oscars got 2, lance also has 2) like each time travelling not in eu do they split up to go through customs or do they all drag their feet behind the pureblood spainiards.

Though saying that nando and lance might have spouce citizenships? Would nando get ausie visa easy cuase his son is ausie???

Anyway I'm just picturing the fans at every race pulling up wiki going 'is one of nandos lot got claim to this as a home race?' cuase you never fucking know. Spanish gp is probs chaos

Now this is the kinda deep lore shit I was talking about!!!!!!

First of all, I love Oscar's mum so definitely, she needs to be a part of the Nugget au. She probably shares very embarrassing childhood stories about the kids all the time and has like 17 million followers just for that 😭

Lando is British in his heart and I think he would get the British citizenship on his own at some point. But yeah, him not actually being a Brit would be so funny just to add more confusion ✨

Carlos and Nando always having to go through security checks at the airport while the rest of them have to wait... And it's not just because of the passports but also because Nando and Carlos would probably raise some suspicion with acting all unhinged and being way too loud 😭 I imagine Nando making some bad joke at border control and ending up being interrogated for 7 hours 💀

Half the season is just their home races.... Belgium, UK, Australia, Spain, Canada... They dub it The Alonso World Tour (Fernantour???) and there's a separate scoreboard for their races 💁💁 Winner gets to pick the next family holiday location

These two would definitely climb the security railing and get arrested ☝️

[tiredporkchop]

10/4/2024

winsor & newton cotmam watercolors, random watercolor paper.

completed books, movies and tv shows from september below

books:

nēhiyawētān kīkināhk / Speaking Cree in the Home — It feels unfair to rate this as I will continue to reference it to learn so obvs 10/10.

movies:

Rebel Ridge — ❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤

shows & such:

Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! — ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy — ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 —❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2 —❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9 —❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤

those were some seasons of drag race, huh. 🥴

[sportsthoughts]

15 people 15 questions

thank you for the tag @couthbbg !!

1. are you named after anyone?

depending on which of my parents you ask either lucy pevensie (chronicles of narnia) or lucy in the sky with diamonds (beatles) i'm kind of good with either tbh

2. when was the last time you cried?

lol i watched the makeover episode of canada's drag race this afternoon while i ate my lunch and it had me in bits. this season has been a*

3. do you have kids?

not yet. hopefully in the next two years. my inspiration is my sister who has a newborn baby and is still plugging away writing fanfic. best believe if i'm fortunate enough to have a baby i'll be on here doing night feeds and shitposting.

4. what sports do you play/have you played?

very keen gym goer and pilates doer but no fun team sports. did some dance as a kid. i love literally every sport though and will watch and enjoy any sport as a spectator.

5. do you use sarcasm?

does anyone answer this question with no?

6. what's the first thing you notice about people?

physically - hands. not sure why

7. what's your eye color?

what's YOURS

8. scary movies or happy endings?

happy ending. i am not joking when i say you could not pay me to watch a horror movie.

9. any talents?

i am the best houseplant gardener i know. i have never met a houseplant yet i could not revive or make thrive. at this point i maybe have like 50+ houseplants. hmu for gardening tips seriously. its a passion

10. where were you born?

England. not being more specific although if you followed this blog 5 or 10 years ago i actually used to have the name of my HOMETOWN in my blog title. I actually shudder to remember this. what was i thinking. at least i don't live there anymore lol

11. what are your hobbies?

watching sports obvs, pilates, walking, gardening, digital photography, reading, really want to do more crafty stuff but at the moment i struggle to make time for it even though i've hoarded a ton of art supplies. husband is trying to get me into gaming but honestly have 0 patience for it.

12. do you have any pets?

besides my houseplants no. not in a pet friendly house atm. would love a dog but i have to vicariously live through my sister and her cats.

13. how tall are you?

5'4

14. favorite subject in school?

call me crazy but legit all of them. my high school experience was actually pretty positive and i didn't really hate any of school except maths. favourite at a push was probably history although that was mostly due to a very foxy teacher

15. dream job?

feel like most of you know what i do for a job anyway and yeah, it's my dream job. wish i got paid slightly more for it but the work is a dream.

Tagging any of my followers, feel free to say I tagged you! Aaaaaand @heartsoftruth @carlando @geooooooorge @malkinse @queeerkings @cornerihaunt @prettyhockey @ferperss if you're in the mood!

[lipsyncforyourlife]

[quaxorascal]

@grapecaseschoices tagged me to match a song to every letter of my username, so why not!

Queen of the North — The Cast of Canada’s Drag Race season 2

Underneath — Adam Lambert

Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 — The Mountain Goats

Ex’s and Oh’s — Elle King (forgive me this one instance of cheating akdhjf)

October Trees — Ron Pope

Red Wine Supernova — Chappell Roan

Acadia — Marianas Trench

Siren — Colm R McGuinness

Come Along — Pentatonix

Apocalypse Calypso — MIKA

Let Me Let You Go — Mega

I’ll go ahead and tag @simothys @thuranni @jupiterplanetpower @dumpstermaster and anybody else who’d like to give this a shot!

[lettersintheashes]

choose the next drag race season i watch

y’all, i can’t choose, so you get to choose for me. also, these are all seasons i haven’t seen yet!!

your options for other are any international season other than Canada 1, UK 1, UK vs the world 2, and Canada vs the world 2.

for US options other than 6 and all stars 5, i haven’t seen normal seasons 2,3,4 and remember nothing from 8,9. for the US all stars, i’ve seen 2,3, most of 7, and 9

if you want my favs to give me options based from, a few of my fav seasons have been UK vs the world 2, season 7, season 12, and kinda loved canada 1 but that might just be bc of the cast honestly

[thelensofyashunews]

Snotty Nose Rez Kids Drop Explosive New Single & Video, "NO DOGS ALLOWED"

Indigenous Hip-Hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids are back with a fierce new single and video, "NO DOGS ALLOWED," the latest release from their highly anticipated album RED FUTURE, set to drop on September 13th, 2024. Produced by the acclaimed dwilly (Megan Thee Stallion, bbno$, Tinashe), "NO DOGS ALLOWED" showcases Snotty Nose Rez Kids' signature blend of raw energy, sharp lyricism, and unapologetic authenticity. The track is an anthem of resilience and defiance, celebrating the duo's journey and the strength of their community.

Yung Trybez says:

“NO DOGS ALLOWED is for all the outcasts who were never invited to the party, those that never fell in with the 'cool kids.' It's an anthem for the weirdos that walk among us, who never really gave a fuck about your opinion of them! It's for the dreamers that stayed true to themselves no matter the shit they had to crawl through to get there. It's the anthem that'll be bangin’ through the speakers when we kick the fuckin doors down to the spaces that never welcomed us in.”

The accompanying music video, directed by frequent collaborator Sterling Larose, promises to be a visual feast. Larose, who previously directed the video for their hit single "BBE," brings his visionary style to this project, capturing the essence of the song with stunning visuals and  compelling storytelling. The video features appearances by several high-profile influencers, including Indigenous drag performers Ilona Verley of Canada's Drag Race Season 1; writer, producer and singer Quanah Style; and drag artist Shasha Wolfe.

Young D reflects on the collaboration: 

“Shooting with Sterling is always a great experience. So many people came together to realize the vision for this one. Huge shout out to all the hair stylists, the clothing brands and stylists, the makeup artists, and the cast that came through and made everyone look incredible. This is us fully embracing who we are.” 

In conjunction with the single and video release, Snotty Nose Rez Kids are set to embark on their highly anticipated RED FUTURE tour, which kicks off in Vancouver on September 21st, 2024, includes 35 electrifying shows across North America, and concludes in Toronto on December 6th, 2024. Fans can look forward to unforgettable performances in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Dallas, Portland, Chicago, New York, and many more. See full tour details below. Beyond his musical accomplishments, Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce of Snotty Nose Rez Kids is set to debut his fashion line, Savage Kids, during the prestigious Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) Indian Market in Santa Fe this August. The fashion runway show, produced by 4Kinship, Supernaturals Modelling and Build Native with Shopify, will include a performance by Snotty Nose Rez Kids and a pop-up store of exclusive unreleased merchandise. The collection reflects the same bold and unapologetic spirit that characterizes Snotty Nose Rez Kids' music.

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4,12,15 for the ruple ask game

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4: answering this question has made me realise how not into allstars i am, oops. i feel as7 is a really boring answer but that season is such an easy watch with so many great queens that you know youre gonna get something great every week - werk. vs the world tends to be a little rocky, but i'd say canada vs tw is the best of them despite it being a little boring. you can tell how much fun that top4 had.

12: least favourite season .... i suppose down under 1 is a really boring answer, but god, such a great cast of queens (two of them notwithstanding) that was dealt such a shit hand. at least kita my beloved won. season 13 kind of drags at points and season 11 is a bit miserable with everyone shouting at each other, so i'd give those a knock too.

15: my favourite look of all time on the drag race runway is, unsurprisingly, vivian vanderpuss' jackalope.

i love beige . dawn's little creature of the night was also great. mo heart's luck look from ukvstw1 made me piss all over the floor when i first saw it (metaphorically). also mo's butch queen look. yes