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Who: Antonia Gentry What: English Factory Checkered Cardigan - $32.00 Where: Ginny & Georgia Season 2 Photoshoot
#ginny & georgia#ginny and georgia#ginny & georgia season 2#antonia gentry#ginny miller#english factory#cardigans#ginny & georgia s2#photoshoots#ginny & georgia fashion#ginny & georgia promo#ginny & georgia photoshoot
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Who: Blair Eadie
What: English Factory Mock Neck Sleeveless Shift Dress in Red ($110.00). And HERE Where: Instagram - July 31, 2024
Worn with: Jeffrey Campbell sandals
#blair eadie#fashion#english factory#2024#july 31 2024#dresses#july 2024#instagram 2024#instagram#fashion inspo
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ENGLISH FACTORY Color Block Blazer in Green Combo ($200)
Simons Barbed wires organza shirt
Diane von Furstenberg Blue & Green Snakeskin Print Pencil Skirt w/ Black Back -$65,99
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REALLY LONG DUMB COMIC. It was based on a thing i did with my bf and then became really long winded. 😭 The lesson we learn here today is that Its okay to be cringe autistic and gay 🙏 This is like half projection so maybee its kind of ooc but its for comedic effect and this isnt meant to be a foray into character writing :p (my time for that will come tho🫶)
#dirkjake#jakedirk#dirk strider#jake english#This took me The Whole day. Good lird.#my art#homestuck#long post#zan0tix#Clocking in overtime at the dirkjake factory every day 🙏#Also do you guys like the hella jeff tattoo. Hes my fav part of dirk. i think more ppl should also draw him matching dirks expressions
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In a Bomb Factory, Bert Hardy, 1941
#bert hardy#photography#vintage photography#vintage#black and white photography#1940s#1941#world war 2#english#british#home front#working women#factory
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Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949), Rubel Bronze and Metal Co. Ltd, 1919. Ink and watercolour on paper, 8 ¾ x 10 ¼ in.
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Our 78 year old Italian neighbour Josie might not remember my name, and may never get my pronouns right, but the thing is: We Are Besties and I am totally obsessed with her. She blasts disco music 24 hours a day. She chain smokes. She is so obsessed with Vegemite that she cut a holiday visiting family back home short because she was seized by Cravings. She took her first ever selfie with me. She flirts with my fiancé. Once I had to rescue her from her finding a lizard in her toaster. She drinks her first coffee of the day at like 4 am. Recently she told me “if anyone tries to take you away from me… I will kill them” with total seriousness and I fully reciprocate it. She is a constant source of chaos in our lives. I would do anything for her and I love her with all my heart
#josieposting#you don’t understand. she’s the best person on earth#she glares and smokes out the front while wearing all black and heavy eyeliner. my friends have asked if we live next door to a witch#she got fired from the arnotts factory in 1960 something because she stood up for an Aboriginal coworker… BEFORE SHE SPOKE ENGLISH#she put up string lights in her house because she liked that WE had them in OUR house#we are going to buy her a record player for her birthday#she is so obsessed with how Charlie does the ironing. she’s not really across how queers work. she’s like wow… he’s helping you…#she was wearing miniskirts out dancing until age 50 like. wow… legend…#she also voted yes in the referendum. constantly unexpectedly progressive woman#she recently asked a new neighbour what his religion was because she didn’t want to say ‘god bless you’ unless it was appropriate 🥲🥲🥲#COBURG BABY!!!!
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from this thing on twt
#vargas#edgar vargas#vargas zarla#zarla s#sunny's art#jthm#shitpost#johnny c#didn't like this one that much so i didn't even post it on twt lolz#i was like " hmmm who should be the big-eyed one#at first i thought nny would be the one asking but i recently read this sidefic where edgar is trying to make things#less awkward by filling the silence with questions#so i was like lol imagine edgar just asking nervously#brusk also told me the same thing and mmmyes#i wanted to wait to do another sketchdump so i could post this one but i didn't want to wait till the trend was ove#also it's not like have anything else to post . i just have some stupid crossover i did of vargas and code lyoko#really poorly made sketches too so i don't think i'll post them they're also in spanish#the only one in english is this one of jeremie taking edgar to the factory#and edgar's like “ a supercomputer ? while jeremie's thinking something like ” i need to launch a return to the past#why would edgar even know about the supercomputer in the first place though#idk all of those doodles were so pointless but fun to do#i have those and some drawings of edgar bleeding to death but i'm NOT posting those#lol i drew nny's boots he looks so silly#i'm currently working on the askblog ( just setting answers together so i can work on them later#idk if i'm happy or if this is just a manic episode but I FEEL GREAT bye#won't schedule this one like the others bc this is just a silly thing
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#TwoForTuesday:
Rabbit Tureens, c.1755
Chelsea Porcelain Factory, London, England
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel-painted decoration
On display at Winterthur’s Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens 96.4.2,3
“Figures of rabbits and hares were popular ceramic ornaments, but tureens in the form of life-size rabbits appear to be peculiar to the Chelsea factory.”
#animals in art#european art#museum visit#porcelain#ceramics#Chelsea Porcelain Factory#English art#British art#18th century art#decorative arts#tureen#pair#rabbit#rabbits#Two for Tuesday#Winterthur#Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens
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vote YES if you have finished the entire book.
vote NO if you have not finished the entire book.
(faq · submit a book)
#fantasy#books#Charlie and the Chocolate Factory#Charlie Bucket#Roald Dahl#poll#result: yes#l: English
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There's been enough discourse about the oxford comma. I'm going to end it by bringing us to the next level: it's time we stop using commas in lists altogether.
#i said this#oxford comma#english#language#grammar#hard at owrk at the 'ridiculous take factory' posting all the silliest things i can think of so people can know how stupid i am
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Hello everyone scrolling The Sign tag on tumblr (or perhaps you've randomly come across this post on your dash? Unlikely owo), the amazing @missmarthanightingale (everyone, pls thank her lots!! she's saving all of us from a mis-tagging mess) has kindly informed me that the canonized aka 'official' ao3 fandom tag for The Sign can be found in -
However, for some reason I'm unaware of, this tag isn't showing up when you search it (both in ao3 and google), or when you want to add the fandom tag when posting a work (you've got to copy paste it, then it shows up 💀). And I mis-tagged myself too :')
So I thought it'll be good to make a post with the direct link to the tag, so when ppl go on ao3 to read/post fics, they can properly search or tag it! (There's already 2 fics in this tag, and perhaps more in the wild thanks to glitchy tags, do check them out!!!)
#the sign the series#the sign#the sign bl#english isn't working for me rn idk if anything i wrote makes sense#but basically The Sign's tag is acting glitchy on ao3 and cant' be found on search#so here's a direct link to it (thanks goes to missmartha she's the best T^T)#phayatharn#phaya x tharn#tharnphaya#phaya#yai#babe tanatat#billy patchanon#idol factory#bl fanfic#thai bl#thai bl drama#thai drama#thai series#bl drama#bl series
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i LIVE in ohio and they are sending MILLIONS of dollars to springfield when nothing happened………………….
the rumor came from a woman struggling with mental health in canton and she had a breakdown and like. tore open a cat and ate it in the street ….. but she was not haitian and having a breakdown
#i hate it here……#i grew up in a town with a lot of immigrants from guatemala in ohio and the racist is fucking ridiculous#even to children like teachers would say stuff about children who couldn’t speak english and what the fuck?#there is also a factory that almost like encourages undocumented people to work there and then will call ICE on them it’s fucking insane
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Tracklist:
Intro ("Optimus Bellum Domitor") by UFC • Warzone by Slayer • Blunt Force Trauma by Damageplan • Live For This by Hatebreed • Cowards by American Head Charge • Power Of I And I by Shadows Fall • Bullet The Blue Sky by Sepultura • Slave Labor by Fear Factory • Born To Crush You by Icepick • Breath Life by Killswitch Engage • Indifferent To Suffering by Chimaira • Face The Pain by Stemm • It's Alright by U.P.O. • Listen by Index Case • Lost Cause by Black Flood Diesel • Dying Here by Scars Of Life
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#hyltta-polls#polls#artist: various artists#language: english#decade: 2000s#Nu Metal#Heavy Metal#Groove Metal#Metalcore#Hardcore Punk#artist: ufc#artist: slayer#artist: damageplan#artist: hatebreed#artist: american head charge#artist: shadows fall#artist: sepultura#artist: fear factory#artist: icepick#artist: killswitch engage#artist: chimaira#artist: stemm#artist: u.p.o.#artist: index case#artist: black flood diesel#artist: scars of life
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Khun Mae talking about how "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is her favorite movie!!!
(& jeffy now having the golden ticket for his first album-)
source link to the interview
#jeff satur#love her she's absolutely adorable and very inspiring#also jeffy is so sweet😭😭😭#he talked about it in the live too and i remembered posting about it on twitter when the golden ticket was announced#absolutely needed everyone to know about this fact and that jeffy is so lovely mamma i will sob-#the whole interview is very wholesome!!!#definitely watch the full thing#i came across it accidentally while searching up other jeff interviews and i domt regret it since#also i lovee when he's shown interactimg with his family my whole heart feels so full it will burst and melt#even the one where jesse had joined it love it love it#its saved in my favs folder i already watched it a couple of times hehehh😅#if y'all know any other interviews or have more of jeff with family or his cats comtent pls share!!!!#i will love you forever#idk rambles#ps. also the interview link is to the english sub version i came across!#space shuttle no.8#space shuttle no.8 album#golden ticket#charlie and the chocolate factory
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Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly Review!!
This is my first ever official, extensive otome review!! I hope y'all enjoy, I went through so many ups and downs with this game. I hope this review inspires more people to get the game, or maybe even helps people realize it might not be for them! I also attempted to keep it as spoiler-free as possible, but there are parts that might dive into spoiler territory. I made sure to mention it, if so! Enjoy~ . . . .
Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly is a visual novel developed by Otomate and published by Idea Factory in 2015, available on the PS Vita and Steam. It’s an extremely dark, gothic story with very heavy themes and romance akin to Shakespearian tragedy. When I first picked up this game, I had been previously warned about the angst it contained but nothing prepared me for what I was about to experience. This game contains themes of death, guilt, regret, grief, trauma, isolation, and more. The last time I cried so much consuming a piece of media was when I watched Les Misérables for the first time when I was 15, so that says a lot. POTBB has an iffy system, but this is easily overshadowed by the incredible storyline, jaw dropping art, compelling cast, and beautiful soundtrack. ��
Before we get into plot points and character routes, I’d like to talk about POTBB’s system. It’s a typical visual novel at first glance, which means mostly just clicking in order to read the text and watching the events unfold. The features that set it apart however were quite interesting- and frankly quite frustrating as well. This includes its combat system and its flowchart.
POTBB has a combat system that pops up a couple times throughout the story while you’re fighting monsters. The instructions for the combat system were very vague and confusing, especially since I played on PC where the button configurations aren’t clarified in the “Options” menu, so it was a lot of trial and error. It instructs you to shoot your gun, but not how (on PC). I had to figure out on my own that I had to use the left and right click of my mouse to shoot/lock onto targets, so the first couple of plays I was very confused and frustrated. The object of the game is to shoot as many butterflies as possible in the allotted time while also getting a good score, which is achieved by getting combos. Playing the game earns you points. Another problem is that it’s quite glitchy and hard to lock onto the butterflies properly to shoot them, but with practice you can improve (with the sacrifice of a couple of hand cramps).
The other unique thing about POTBB’s system is its flowchart, which is useful because it allows you to jump to any point in the story you’ve already unlocked, but it can be very frustrating sometimes. You’re required to use the flowchart in order to access the “Side Stories,” aka extra content you slowly unlock as you play. To access the flowchart, you have to go to the menu. The game doesn’t notify you when you’ve unlocked a Side Story, so you just have to remember to check the flowchart every once in a while to see if any have unlocked. And even if a Side Story is “unlocked”, you still have to spend your points you earned in the minigame to actually view the content. Certain character routes, endings, and choices can’t be unlocked unless you’ve viewed these Side Stories. I actually got stuck a few times during my playthrough because I didn’t realize some of the Side Stories were unlocked, and you need to read them to progress. I found that the process of scrolling through the flowchart in the middle of the story often took away from the immersion, but it wasn’t awful.
On a positive note, I have to talk about POTBB’s art, which was created by Satoru Yuiga. Yuiga has an expressive, sort of water-color art style that adds to the spiritual and mystic elements of the game. I actually didn’t like the style at first; I thought some of the character sprites looked strange, but I quickly got used to it and was soon blown away. The CGs were gorgeous and added so much life to the characters. The facial expressions were so vivid, they displayed perfect depictions of terror, shock, love… I felt every emotion through the art. I’m looking forward to playing more of Yuiga’s games just because of her art. (Images below are promotional CGs)
Now, let's talk plot! (I summarize the Common Route in this section, so feel free to skip if you consider that spoilers!) The story and characters are the best thing about this game, in my opinion. You play as a girl named Beniyuri who has just woken up in a strange mansion with no memory of her past or even herself. You see the world through Beni’s eyes as she traverses the mansion and tries to figure out what’s going on and why she’s there. The mansion is dark, gothic, and scary. Its halls seem endless, every window and door is locked, and mysterious butterflies can be seen practically everywhere. And just when things seem their darkest, Beni hears the loud roar of a beast. Two large lion-like creatures appear and attempt to attack her. Imagine if a Minotaur had a lion’s head; that’s what they look like. She thinks she’s a goner, but suddenly she’s saved by a mysterious man with dark hair and purple eyes. They hide from the monsters together, and Beni learns that this man also doesn’t have any memories. They team up and explore, eventually coming across 3 other men in the mansion who also have amnesia. The four of them find a large hall within the mansion to make their ‘base’ where they’ll be safe from the monsters. They realize that they all have phones on them, and though there isn’t any service, each of them has received one message. “Collect the shards. Complete the kaleidoscope.” They’re in this mansion for a reason, and clearly someone is pulling the strings.
I can’t go into too much detail about the individual routes because the amount of plot twists and spoilers in this game are insane. I will describe each guy and a summary of what their route meant for me and how it made me feel. Some of the routes were phenomenal in their story writing and character development, others not so much.
The first route recommended is a man named Kagiha, the 2nd person that Beni meets in the mansion, and I have complex feelings about his route. He’s a tall, soft spoken, polite man with light brown hair and green eyes. He’s very kindhearted and treats Beni with a lot of care, cheering her up when she’s depressed about their situation. Kagiha was my favorite in the beginning simply due to how kind he was. All of them were in a very depressing situation with no memories and barely any hope, so his kindness was a sort of light in that darkness. I was very excited for his route and to learn his backstory. It turns out, his route is a branch of the “Best Ending” of the game, so you get to learn the truth about almost everything as you play through his route. I certainly wasn’t expecting this. I had been warned in the past about POTBB’s bittersweet endings, but I really wasn’t prepared like I thought I was. Due to Kagiha’s circumstances (that I can’t go into detail about), his route has two endings, and neither of them are “happy” in regard to his relationship with Beni. The “Best Ending” of the game does indeed end on a happy note, but they don’t end up happy together (again due to circumstances I can’t talk about without spoiling). The “Kagiha Ending” of the game does have them end up together romantically, but with very bittersweet conditions that’s more depressing than the alternative, in my opinion. I was very upset and I cried at both endings, regretting that I loved Kagiha so much because neither ending let him and Beni be truly happy together. But even though I was upset, I have to admit that the “Best Ending” was written phenomenally and deals with the concept of death, grieving, acceptance, and change in a beautiful way. The themes in this game are very heavy but discuss them in a beautiful, important way that really gets your brain going. I sat in silence for a while after the “Best Ending” just… thinking.
After that emotional wreck, I was ready for a happy ending or at least some more closure. Hikage’s route is recommended after Kagiha, which surprised me a bit. Based off of the cover art and his introduction, he seemed to be the “poster boy.” Hikage is the first man Beni meets in the mansion, the man who saved her from the monsters. I can barely describe his route without getting into spoilers, but it was intense. I didn’t like Hikage at first because he had this misogynistic mindset and constantly scolded Beni for being “weak, just like all women” and yelled at her for “slowing them down.” I wasn’t excited for his route because obviously it meant Beni would get more of this treatment, but I was honestly surprised at what his route had in store. There’s a major plot twist within the route and you come to understand why Hikage has this mindset, and that it doesn’t come from a place of misogyny, but rather trauma. The ending to his route shocked me so much and I bawled my eyes out. It definitely ends on a bittersweet note as well, but the very last scene offers some sort of closure (though not enough, in my opinion.) I overall liked his route plot-wise and thought it was also very thought provoking, tackling themes of abuse, death, mental instability, and despair. Romantically it was okay, but I felt like it took a side-seat to the plot which can either be good or bad, depending on how much you value romance and/or get attached to the characters. Without spoiling, I can tell you that Hikage is written in a way where it makes sense that romance isn’t the focus. Thankfully I wasn’t attached to Hikage as much as Kagiha, but I still cried a river anyway…
You’d think after two routes with horrifically bittersweet endings that the whole game will probably be this way, but surprisingly, the third route in POTBB filled my heart with joy. This route centered around Yamato, who’s a short-tempered, sporty guy with ice-blue hair. He has a bit of a foul mouth, often yelling or getting angry at their situation, but never in an irrational way. Yamato actually ended up being my favorite character overall. He has an unexpected soft side and his romance with Beni was the most realistic among the cast. I also felt his route was quite tragic, despite having the happiest romantic ending in the game. Yamato and Beni’s relationship is really complex, and they actually bond over grief and guilt. Both of them harbor so much guilt in their hearts and it shackles the both of them to their pasts, but by grieving together and finding strength in one another, they’re able to push each other to move on and grow. I really enjoyed this route in a moral sense. It teaches you that it’s okay to grieve and that people grieve at different paces, and sometimes it’s okay to bond over said grief. Healing and forgiveness take time, and having someone else there to heal with you can make you both stronger. The themes in his route were so beautiful and even watching his bonds with other members of the cast grow were incredible too. He has the happiest romantic ending in the game as well, which just added to how good it was. Interestingly enough, Yamato’s route also helped me come to terms with the bittersweetness of the previous routes. I was finally able to accept the circumstances and reasonings behind the depressing endings, allowing me to appreciate the game more as a whole.
After Yamato’s romantic end, I was excited to finish the rest of the game. I prayed that this next route had a happy ending as well, and that Yamato wasn’t just an exception. I began to pursue Monshiro, who’s a mysterious man who wears a fox mask that Beni has spotted wandering the mansion sometimes. I didn’t know what to expect from him during the first bit of the game because he’s sort of absent until the end of the common route. I was pleasantly surprised, though! I learned more and more about him as I played, even in the other routes, and he’s wonderful. He’s adorable, loving, and incredibly sweet. His route tackles themes of isolation and loneliness, with Monshiro being severely traumatized due to being alone in the mansion for several years. He’s very clingy with Beni and values their relationship more than anything, his main fear being him getting left alone again. His ending was quite happy as well, but their romantic development and deep connection never really got the ending it deserved. Their bond was almost as strong as her bond with Yamato, but I feel like in the end they didn’t get to express that to each other properly. It also felt quite short to me, I wish I could have gotten more content with them that wasn’t plot-related and just focused on their bond and how much they care for each other. Overall, I enjoyed it because Monshiro is so loveable, but the ending just left me unsatisfied and begging for more.
Now, the last route was a doozy. I’d like to clarify before I begin that this is all, of course, my opinion and perspective, so don’t let this discourage you from trying the game or loving this character! I will get into minor spoilers as well here, just because it’s hard to explain my feelings without talking about what happened. The last route I played was Karasuba, who is… not the best. I can confidently say I hate him, and his route didn’t really change that for me. He has bright yellow hair and yellow eyes, so his design was already creepy to me from the start, but his personality is much worse. At first glance he seems like a funny, happy-go-lucky class clown type, but his real personality is much more twisted. He flirts with Beni so intensely to the point of sexual harassment, but then backs off and laughs, pretending it was “just a joke.” Now this is already bad enough, but he’s just incredibly rude to everyone around him as well. He demeans Beni constantly for being “naive” and “cowardly,” all with a smile on his face as he pretends he’s saying it “for her own good.” He also constantly insults the other characters, starting fights with them whenever he can and giggling about it when it’s over. The whole “reason” behind why he acts like this is because he was bullied when he was a child. He projects his insecurities onto others and thus becomes the bully he hated so much when he was younger. He does later apologize for this at the end of his route, but I felt like one sorry just wasn’t enough to atone for the way he treated everyone? He sexually harasses Beni until she starts crying at one point, then backs away and claims it was “just a joke to teach her a lesson at how dangerous men can be.” He’s just awful and I don’t think he develops very much, even in his good ending despite his apology. His bad ending was even worse, which involved him brainwashing and manipulating Beni to be with him. I know some people who enjoyed his route and while I do respect that, it’s just hard for me to understand how someone would enjoy a character like him. I do think he’s interesting because he has deep flaws and trauma and instead of growing from it, he let them taint him and he ended up becoming the very thing he hated. So, he is interesting, but that doesn’t mean he’s a good love interest for Beni or even a good character in general. If I’d have to state one major flaw about this game, it’s Karasuba’s existence and his lack of character development or redemption.
After the 5 character routes are over, you’d assume that’s the end. The game actually continues after this, though, with the “Summer Camp” ending that unlocks last. This was my favorite part of the game. It’s a “What-If” scenario where every single character gets their happy ending, and offers a lot of closure after the despair you experience in the character routes. It healed me and freshened my mind after the tragedy. It’s a wonderful inclusion and I actually cried tears of joy while playing it, due to how emotional it made me.
Overall, Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly was an emotional rollercoaster that I will never forget. While yes it has its flaws, I don’t regret playing it. The topics covered, such as isolation, death, and guilt, were so heavy and intense; but they were also so meaningful and I feel like everyone should experience them. I feel my favorite theme was the deep dive into Survivor’s Guilt and how people process and deal with it differently. The mystery surrounding the mansion and their circumstances was also very interesting and the plot twists were well executed. The whole cast is so full of life and each of their bonds are extremely complex. Beniyuri is a wonderful main character and I found myself rooting for her and her happiness the entire time. I definitely recommend this game to anyone who loves tragedy and complex plots, but I probably wouldn’t recommend this game to someone who’d be uncomfortable with really dark themes like graphic death. This game definitely took a toll on my mental health for a few days, but also offered life lessons that I’ll no doubt remember and value for a very long time.
Rating: 7/10!
#otome#otome game#otome fandom#otomate#english otome#psychedelica of the black butterfly#potbb#idea factory#otome review#otome reviews#otoge review#otoge reviews#otome games#otoge#visual novel#visual novels#visual novel review#otomes
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