#I'm not joking that is a legit lesson I was taught by one of my high school art teachers

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Month 4, day 28, made some slight adjustments to Keen's gauntlets and gave his wings more life instead of just copy/pasting the same wing three times :D

[gemsofgreece]

Thats such a shame re: the Greek class community. I've been trying to do my best to learn greek for the last little bit, but methods for doing so are rather... limited? It's easier to learn basic Spanish here in the US, or Chinese because my partner's family speaks it, but there isn't enough of a Greek community or anything like that in the city/area I'm closest to, and any places that offer a Greek class (not a 1:1 tutor which is hella $$$, but an actual class with a few other students) are in person only and at least a 6 hour drive away :(

Re: apps, so many have started integrating AI to generate lessons that native speakers (of multiple languages!) Have called them out on having down right incorrect information.

I've got vocabulary lists and Greek radio stations, but they talk so fast that it's really just for immersion right now, there's no way I can follow any of it lol

All that to say, I (and I'm sure many others) appreciate your language posts, they've been super fun/interesting/helpful, so thank you for posting them (despite tumblr being... tumblr)

Thank you! I am really happy to know they actually help some people in their effort of learning Greek or deepening their understanding of it.

It might be perceived as sabotaging people's efforts or killing their motivation but I can't help but agree that the resources for Greek are limited and often of low quality. Nobody who is studying Greek should feel disheartened because they struggle with it, because the resources really are not that good and it is totally legit if not expected to have trouble learning due to it.

Also, I have been seeing "entertaining" educational content left and right and even that makes me... angry. I have seen Greek-learning content that has actual mistakes and I am not even a linguist, so they are glaring mistakes and it's unacceptable to see mistakes or limited knowledge in the content of the supposed teachers. So much of the content features unserious and pointless intervals for fun, focusing on funny expressions or hand gestures or malaka malaka malaka tzatziki malaka yassou souvlaki malaka and honestly this is not a befitting image for the Greek language (or any language for that matter). And even serious resources are chaotic for real. It can not be justified because Greek is easier than Chinese, if Chinese can be taught methodically and realistically, so can Greek. Half of the Greeks making educational content don't truly believe others will learn Greek other than to say a couple vacation phrases for fun. And malaka. *sigh*

If it makes you feel any better, if I weren't a native speaker I would not be able to learn Greek with the tools and apps I have seen around, except some basic with Duolingo. Duolingo is solid. I have checked some other apps and have hated them all but people learning Greek swear by Language Transfer. I didn't get the hype at all but maybe it's a me problem. Check Language Transfer if you haven't. It has recorded actual audio lessons of a Greek teacher with a foreign student and it was originally designed with the Greek language in mind. Maybe this one offers that depth of understanding I mentioned earlier and this is why people like it. I still found it a little chaotic tbh but most people say otherwise so give it a try if you haven't.

You said something that works like a trigger in me XD about Greek being spoken very fast and being unable to follow. I admit it's bold of me to say since I am a native speaker but honestly......... I don't think we speak THAT fast. I have seen this comment many times, people joking that Greeks speak like "atdkyfkaugsakikoakistakpidakoltesiki" so I decided to look into it and there was a study confirming that Spanish and Greek said on average the biggest number of syllables per time unit. However, I kept looking into it and I found what could be clearing things out and maybe it's a trick you can use (though of course I don't know your level in Greek):

The trick is that the difference of Greek (and Spanish) is that unlike many others, they are overwhelmingly open-syllabled languages and have MANY open syllabled endings. That confuses people from more closed-syllable lingual backgrounds because they sort of miss the beats in which the word or phrase is ending and they think the speaker pronounces a never ending word or sentence and they can't follow. Furthermore, despite the openness of the syllables Greek has strong and sometimes challenging consonant clusters (quite stronger than Spanish) and people from closed-syllable backgrounds tend to think this is where a word or phrase is supposed to end but this is never the case since Greek has usually open syllables and the words never end in a consonant cluster (just a sigma or a ni at most), so they kind of miss the flow of the language. To make this false perception worse, Greek has some seriously long words and due to the open syllables it makes people feel like a lot more things are said than what is actually said! And the unpredictable stress also perhaps confuses people with a first language that is usually stressed in the same spot within each word.

For example, imagine a Greek saying in a breath:

"o-si-ði-ro-ðro-mi-kós-stath-mós"

"wow hold on a bit now"

"what...? I just said 'the rail station'!"

You know? It's like German but with a lot of vowels which adds more and more length. I don't know if this hits any close to home, maybe the difficulty you encounter is different, but I figured I should mention this potential explanation just in case. If this hits close to home, then try to train yourself to expect the pauses and the endings of words and phrases only in a vowel or a ni or a sigma. And when you start listening to the radio, don't feel defeated but keep thinking "I am listening fewer words than I think" and "I am missing less stuff than I think".

By the way, by radio you mean classic radio or podcasts? Because there are some podcasts where the narration is a bit on the slower side (to my native ears at least). Check the podcasts of LIFO, such as Mikropragmata by Ares Dimokidis. Check in general podcasts with one single speaker (because in dialogues things get more animated and faster).

From youtube, if you like science, check channels like Καθημερινή Φυσική, Astronio, Greekonomics. Obviously the vocabulary is advanced in this context but I feel they speak medium to slow.

If you like Criminology, real crime stories etc, check out Vassilikou's channel, she speaks slowly and is thinking as she speaks so I think it's a good pace.

For some lightheartedness, trash tv references, celebrity news (Hollywood and Greek), LGBTQ+ representation (mild though, he doesn't really focus on sexuality topics), check Eponimos. He speaks slowly.

And as always, I keep recommending ERTFLIX, the entirely free and internationally available Greek state TV OTT platform which has lots of good content with Greek audio and foreign content with Greek subtitles. Available in all devices, apps, platforms etc

I know you weren't really asking for help but I thought that maybe these notes would make it easier for you idk

[wromwood]

Omg please tell me your mufasa complaints, i love listening to people critique movies i will never watch (genuine)

Awesome! :3 I'll give a run-down of my complaints in a nutshell.

Warning, this got REALLY long, so I'm putting this under a Read More.

(Spoiler warning for Mufasa)

My first complaint regards Timon and Pumbaa. This is a surprise to me, as they were one of the 2019 Lion King's saving graces. The 2019 Timon and Pumbaa are not as great as the originals, but they were legit the funniest part of that film while still having unique personalities from their 1994 counterparts. In Mufasa, I was mentally screaming at them to SHUT UP. Timon and Pumbaa are, of course, not present during the Mufasa-based portions of the story. This is not The Lion King 1 1/2. However, they're part of Mufasa's framing device, which is Rafiki telling Simba's daughter, Kiara, the story of Mufasa's youth while she has to wait out a thunder storm without her parents around (more on this later). Timon and Pumbaa are already there as Kiara's babysitters, and they soon become part of the audience for Rafiki's tale. This means that there are semi-regular breaks throughout the film where we are forced to listen to Timon and Pumbaa wisecrack and sadly, it's not that funny. Some of the jokes got a laugh out of me, but most of them provoked eye-rolls. Their input brings the story to a halt, which is technically needed so that we can see and hear what Kiara thinks of this, but that's not very interesting either.

Next is something that's part praise, part complaint, and otherwise context for the following complaint. I actually found it pretty interesting (and satisfying to a small animal-nerd part of me), but it doesn't match with the way the original Lion King (and therefore, the remake) works: Taka's original pride functions on a few real-world lion details. When Mufasa (who is an outsider to Taka's family and pride) first arrives, Obasi (Taka's father) is incredibly against taking Mufasa in. He provides the exposition that when these lions encounter the young of outsiders, they eat them. I'm pretty sure that this references how older male lions will eat younger male outsiders to the pride. I've heard this also happens when a new coalition of males takes over an existing pride, but the former reason is more relevant here. Similarly, Obasi forces Taka to spend time with him and do male "kingly" duties, which is just laying around napping, waiting to "protect" the pride. This results in Taka not learning how to do a damn thing. By contrast, Mufasa is forced to live with the females, which allows him to learn how to hunt, to sense other animals on the wind, and (I assume) pass on similar hunting lessons to his future son. This is actually pretty damn intriguing, and it would provide an interesting explanation for how Mufasa's methods of leading his pride and raising Simba seem so different from real-world lions. It could even connect to how Scar's rule involved a lot of him lounging around and letting the others hunt willy-nilly; it's literally what he was taught to let happen. I don't totally dislike this choice. ... except The Lion King isn't about real-world lions, no matter what the advanced CGI would have you believe. These are slightly humanized animals who have a monarchy. And that monarchy provides the ground for the next actual complaint that I have:

Mufasa and Taka/Scar not being related by blood. My grievance with this isn't because I see adopted family bonds as any less worthy than blood bonds. It's because in the story of The Lion King, the bloodline is important. It's the whole reason Scar kills Mufasa and attempts to kill Simba. Simba is next in line for the throne because he's Mufasa's son. Scar is next in line after Simba because he's Mufasa's brother. Like the previous complaint established, this isn't a real-world pride. This is a monarchy, and the monarchies that this situation was modeled after are HEAVILY concerned with who is actually in the bloodline. If Scar wanted to claim being king because it was his birthright as an actual descendant of noble blood, he could have already done so. This would have at LEAST been brought up at some point. "But couldn't this work if everyone accepted that Mufasa's bond to his adopted family is just as strong as if he were their own flesh and blood?" I hear you ask. "You could still have these weird technicalities if the importance was in keeping things in the family and not in the bloodline." That point would be valid... if Mufasa's adopted family were the ones who established that Mufasa should be king instead of Taka/Scar. You see, Obasi never really accepted Mufasa as a son. While Eshe, his mate and Taka's mother, was happy to informally adopt Mufasa, Obasi never truly got off the "Mufasa is a stray and I hate him being near my REAL SON, the FUTURE KING" train. He gains a little respect for Mufasa after Mufasa saves Eshe from an outsider attack, but even then, when he sends Mufasa and Taka away to start a new pride elsewhere, it's so that Taka can carry and spread the noble bloodline. Mufasa is there to protect Taka. He was never intended to be king. The way Mufasa finally becomes king is that when he arrives at the place that will become the Pride Lands (along with Sarabi, Taka, Rafiki, and Zazu), he rallies all the animals of the soon-to-be-Pride-Lands together against the antagonists and leads them to victory. This inspires the other animals (and female lions of the Pride Lands who just happened to be there) to basically appoint Mufasa as king. Mufasa even argues that this shouldn't be the case, as he does not have a drop of nobility in him, but Rafiki and the other animals insist that it's more than noble blood that makes someone a good ruler. Obasi and Eshe's bloodline doesn't matter in this case. I don't think any of these Pride Land natives even know this noble lion family at all. The movie argues that noble blood should not determine who rules, but the Pride Lands' actions argue that this even goes beyond what family you belong to, period. Mufasa would've been a total outsider even if he were nobility; he's the king now because of his kingly qualities. ... So why. The HELL. Does the situation revert back to bloodlines and/or families for The Lion King?! You ALL basically elected a new king because of the cool things he did and his good qualities, and you had the wise mandrill give a speech about how one's blood does not determine who they are. And yet you're gonna go right into a system where Mufasa's children automatically become the new rulers? What happened to someone's actions and personal qualities? Because fine. Fine! Scar gets the throne when Mufasa and Simba are gone because he's family, even if not by blood. But in Mufasa, EVERYONE knows that Taka/Scar is a betraying bastard. The antagonists are literally led to the Pride Lands because Taka/Scar turned evil during the journey and led them there. There is a PUBLIC SCENE where Mufasa allows Taka/Scar to live in their new home, but decrees that he will now be known as Scar because his crime was so great that Mufasa can never say his true name again. This is KNOWN. So WHY is he allowed to become the new king?! He SUCKS. What system of GOVERNMENT are these animals upholding?

Next complaint: song choreography is hit or miss. While the emotion displayed on these animals has improved since 2019, they're still limited by their "realistic" surroundings. You can't get any of the daring camera shots, lighting, or color changes that animated musical numbers can provide. This means that for at least two songs in this movie, the story that they're portraying comes off as a little dull. The worst offenders are the main antagonist's song ("Bye Bye") -which is sung in the bright daylight (ah yes, famous villain song setting, a sunny plain) and features Kiros the white lion just... climbing a tree and singing down at Obasi and Eshe menacingly while his cronies circle them - and the song that Taka, Mufasa, Sarabi, Rafiki, and Zazu all sing when they're traveling together. The traveling song is so boring. It really is just "we're traveling now! We're traveling together! Yayyyy *cough* Taka is in love with Sarabi *cough* *cough* Zazu is flying now and they're traveling yayyyyyyy" That traveling song could have been more fun if it showed... basically anything more interesting than just a bunch of animals sauntering down a picturesque path. But there's not much you CAN do while remaining "realistic", now is there?

While I'm on the topic: "Bye Bye" isn't great. It's not bad, but without really menacing visuals or actions, it's just the villain singing about how he'll make things go "bye bye." It's just so... silly. Kiros is singing it menacingly, and he's usually portrayed with this sleek bad guy vibe, and yet he's decided to repeat "bye bye" as his main threat. And it's really just for this number! He only uses the phrase once afterwards, so it's not like it feels natural for him to phrase it like this anyway. It just dulls his villainous vibe.

Next complaint: it's not a good sign how many things I missed while watching this movie. I wasn't distracted or nodding off, and yet, I missed some CRUCIAL details. Kiara is alone at Pride Rock during the thunderstorm because Nala is off somewhere else to give birth to Kiara's new sibling. Why did Nala have to give birth somewhere far away from Pride Rock? Who knows. Why did Simba have to leave too? Good question. Why didn't Simba and Nala leave at the same time? Anyone's guess! If the movie provided exposition for this, then I missed it. If I missed it, then they must've used only a line or so of dialogue to explain it. Maybe they had to cut some time to give more to Timon and Pumbaa. If that wasn't bad enough, imagine my surprise when I realized that I totally missed a character death. One of the reasons that Kiros is so determined to kill Mufasa and Taka is because when Kiros's white lions attacked Mufasa and Eshe, Mufasa killed Kiros's son in battle. This was news to me, as I totally missed that anyone died. I SWEAR that I was paying attention. If the fight happened so quickly and was framed in such a way that I could miss the death of an entire lion, then something needs to be fixed here.

Next complaint: Taka's reason for turning on Mufasa. During the journey to the Pride Lands (which, I should mention, is actually called "Milele" in this story), Taka gets a crush on Sarabi. Mufasa actually tries to help Taka flirt with her. He tells Taka to listen to what she says, and to comment on the smell of her homeland's flowers on her fur. After Mufasa saves Sarabi's life while she's unconscious, he lies and says that Taka did it. Mufasa is on team "date Taka" here. This changes after Sarabi confronts Mufasa (while Taka watches unseen from the shadows) and reveals that she's figured out what's been going on. She knows that only Mufasa could've smelled the flowers, that he was the one who rescued her and whispered "I've got you," in her ear. She expresses an interest in him and Mufasa finally reveals that he, too, has fallen for her. Of course, the two of them are now clearly a couple in love. .... which makes Taka start bitterly singing about how he's been betrayed and that Mufasa is no longer a brother to him anymore. TAKA. I know you're a whiny, cowardly guy who was raised to think that he deserves things because he has noble blood. But this is just reaping the consequences of your actions. I can accept you being selfish and petty, but this is just so DUMB. At the very least, your problem isn't really with Mufasa, but with Sarabi. She's the person who is actively rejecting you and choosing your brother. Yes, your brother is technically "betraying" you by admitting his own love to her, but he did EVERYTHING he could to help you. And even if he didn't, it's clear that Sarabi wouldn't want you anyway. She knows the truth! It also doesn't help that, aside from overall cowardice and a bit of a big head, Taka hasn't really been a bad guy up until this point. He always criticized his father's views of what kingly duties are, and was clearly uncomfortable the one time we see Obasi tell Taka that deception is a good quality for a king. He was the most supportive and defensive of his adopted brother growing up, since everyone aside from Eshe would pick on how he was an outsider. Taka doesn't even get an "I'm disappointed in you" speech from either of his parents. Sure, Eshe spent more time with Mufasa and raised him more, but she clearly had enough time to look out for and be present in Taka's life as well. There's no evidence that she wanted to be distant from Taka, and Taka should've seen this. It really feels like Taka's turn to evil only happens because of this apparent heartbreak, which makes it feel so lame.

Next complaint: Scar chooses his new name. This seems like a no-brainer. Once you learn that Scar's name started being used because Mufasa couldn't bear to say his brother's real name again after what he did, then you know deep in your gut that Scar should be called "Scar" almost against his will. Let it be something that other people will always apply to him, no matter what he thinks, so that Scar will be forced to adopt it and spitefully inject his own bitterness and hatred as a result. ... but no, Scar chose it himself! He literally says (paraphrasing), "Then call me Scar, so that I never forget what I did to you today." That just doesn't feel right. Like, I'm all for calling people what they want to be called, but this is Scar of (eventually) The Lion King. It feels wrong for him to pick what should be his punishment, at least in these circumstances. Also, it doesn't feel like a punishment. It feels like this just happened: Mufasa: I will never call you by your name ever again! Scar: Then call me Scar, this new name that I just chose for myself and will willingly adopt for the rest of my life. Mufasa: OK, sounds good, Scar. Also worth mentioning: while Scar's scar was technically a result of him betraying Mufasa and almost killing everyone, it was specifically gotten from a moment of defending Mufasa's life. Because of COURSE, Taka has to have one last moment of brotherly affection and turn on the antagonist so the climax can wrap up. He leaps in front of Kiros's claws before it can hit Mufasa, then joins Mufasa in fighting Kiros to the death. Scar's scar isn't a representation of someone he loves hurting him or forcing a punishment on him. It's now a representation of him remembering the importance of family. Of turning from the dark side and doing what was right. He finally, after years of running and hiding, leapt into battle and was hurt because of it. This is what scarred him. And that just doesn't WORK, does it? Not enough for the story we know is coming ahead. And besides that, his help meant that Mufasa won the battle. If he hadn't helped and Mufasa lived, then he likely would've been banished from Milele for good. If he hadn't helped and Mufasa died, then he would've been living alongside Kiros and being his second-in-command at BEST. Remember, this is a lion who only wants one true king - him. Even if he let a noble-blooded lion like Taka/Scar live, there'd be no guarantee that he would be Kiros's new heir. Scar's scar is a sign that he did the right thing and that his efforts succeeded. His name is the memory of the right choice. Which, yes, is narratively interesting, but it's not The Lion King. Hell, it's not even the remake.

Finally: the names matter now. Many, if not all, of the names in The Lion King franchise mean things in African languages, with Swahili being the most common. Simba means "lion," Rafiki means "friend," Nala means "gift," etc. Well, this movie reveals that these name meanings are also known to the characters themselves. Upon first meeting Mufasa, Obasi comments (paraphrasing), "Mufasa. You know what 'Mufasa' means? It means 'king!' And there is only one king: me!" OK. This isn't necessarily a bad or weird thing. We have names that are essentially words with meanings in the real world too. It IS a little weird that a cub without a drop of noble blood in him is called "king", but I can wave that aside. What I can't wave aside is how Obasi - Mr. "I hate the fact that this child is even NAMED king" - named his son Taka. At first, I thought this was strange because Taka meant "scar," and this would be weird foreshadowing. But then I remembered that no, I was wrong. Kovu means "scar." So what does Taka mean? Taka means "garbage." "Waste." "Filth." How does THAT make sense?! I had heard of Taka as a name for Scar before because fans adopted it from an old Lion King book. This was Scar's name before he gained his iconic scar. However, in this universe (from the research I've done), Taka didn't get along with his own father, was already a disagreeable lion, and wasn't intended to be the king. Mufasa was the eldest blood brother, after all. It makes sense for Taka to have a lowlier name. Although, I don't think the writers of this book intended for its young readers to take the meaning of Taka seriously, much less the characters, so this point could be moot. Apparently, in this story, Taka also asks to be called "Scar" after he gets his scar, but I'll allow it in this case, as the story didn't depict the moment Scar turned evil. It was instead a cruel trick Taka played on Mufasa as "revenge" for taking up his father's time, but that almost got himself killed in the process. Taka has a reason to relent and try to remind himself of his mistakes, since he hasn't reached his evil point of no return yet. What's even more baffling is that this isn't even the only name for Scar the franchise came up with. We also have the less insulting name Askari, which means "soldier." Taka came from a book of short Lion King stories from the mid 90s, but Askari comes from The Lion Guard, which is a much more recent cartoon that aired mostly from 2016-2019 on Disney Junior. I may personally dislike The Lion Guard, but even I have to acknowledge that the show was well-known. It had notable guests to do guest voices, it brought back a few classic voices from Lion King 2 for a few episodes... it was clearly trying to be as Lion King as it could. This didn't stop it from having shaky retconning and weird story choices out the wazoo, but I need to cut it some slack as it's literally a preschool show for babies. My point is that if Mufasa was desperate for a Scar birth name AND it wanted to keep that line about name meanings, then it should have chosen something other than the more niche deep cut that means "garbage." My only guess for their choice is that they didn't want to risk connecting Mufasa with The Lion Guard (which, honestly, is a good decision), but that wouldn't really make sense. You already have the movie ending with a younger sibling being born. They aren't explicitly named Kion, but that's more of a hint for those two works to be connected than Scar being named Askari would've been. And it's not like the new movie is faithful to the old Taka story: it absolutely isn't!

Anyway. Those are all my complaints. I really hope you like reading critiques, as this got. So long. Sorry!

[penroseparticle]

Would it be appropriate for me to be That Dumb Bitch™ and ask for all of the music asks? Because I know I'm gonna ask them all on Anon anyway and I really love your opinions,thoughts, and suggestions on music

Thank you so much💜 ily(platonically)

And I hope you're drinking water

ILY too anon

We both know I’m drinking Diet Cokes rather than water. But I appreciate it! And of course you can be That Dumb Bitch. I approve of all Dumb Bitches as I am one too. all 30 questions coming right up!

your favorite album opener I know it’s pretty basic to answer Arctic Monkeys is a good band, but I am pretty basic so here we are. AM is a near perfect album, which is not news to anyone, but few people know that Do I Wanna Know? is the first track on the album. Masterful. 

a song starting w/ the same first letter of your first name Cheat, by Emily Burns. It’s just a quiet, competent, earworm. And it’s a pretty nice message too- if it were me I wouldn’t have cheated, end of. I like it.

a song outside of your usual genre I’m not super into Metal. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy it, my brother pretty much exclusively listens to hard rock and metal and such, so I have some stuff I like. But it’s just one of those genres someone has to introduce me to songs in. That said, I really like Cold Water by Protest The Hero. Good stuff!

a song that reminds you of your favorite season Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy is SUCH a Fall song, I swear.

a song from a lifelong favorite artist I think my lifelong favorite artist is Ms. Lauryn Hill, if we’re going by the artists I’ve loved longest- that’s obviously influenced by my mother, who LOVES Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, etc. I’m going with a Fugees song, not an independent, but it’s still fantastic- the classic “Killing Me Softly With His Song”.

your current “on repeat” song Montero by Lil Nas X is still on repeat and I’m not ashamed.

a song your friend introduced you to that you ended up loving Shout out Anna for introducing me ti Leikeli47! Girl Blunt was the song and now I just love her in general but Girl Blunt is good. I think my fave is Wash and Set though, so have a freebie on me.

a song that speaks the words you couldn’t say I have a hard time asking for things for myself so Rose’s Turn has always been a song I think but don’t say out loud. Starting now it’s gonna be my turn? Too unrealistic tbh.

a song that captures your aesthetic (can be ideal!) Bambi by Hippo Campus

a song about the place where you live I have played Welcome to DC so many fucking times (By Mambo Sauce because this city is a fucking joke) and I am thoroughly sick of it. When youth hockey teams use a song as their warmup song it gets old REAL fast.

a song from an international artist I LOOOOVE Maluma, sorry not sorry, and El Perdedor is one of my favorite songs of all time tbh.

a song you can scream all the words to Love In The Morning by Chris Jobe. I just really enjoy the song idk why. Also it’s a very simple song and it’s easy to sing.

a reboot of a song/songs you already loved (remix, mashup, acoustic, etc.) I love Passionfruit, but Drake is a... problematic artist to enjoy nowadays. Yaeji did a very slow, lilting, quiet cover of it that I quite like. So now for my Passionfruit fix I support a small artist and not, you know, Drake

a song with the name of a place in the title Oh god. Vienna is literally the name of like 4 songs that I love (The Fray, Billy Joel, Lambert, and Ultravox, so I’ve gotta go with that one tbh. Lambert is instrumental and Ultravox is some chill ass 80′s stuff, and everyone knows the Billy Joel one.

a song that reminds you of traveling Feel It Still by Portugal the Man reminds me of a trip I took to NYC because someone I went with loved the band.

your favorite childhood song My favorite childhood song is What Kind of Pokemon Are You? From the 2.B.A. Master album for pokemon. It is my fave because that cd is the first piece of music I ever bought for myself.

a song that reminds you of a good time Midnight by Caravan Palace. I have seen Caravan Palace three times live, more than anyone but Betty Who, and I ALWAYS have a fantastic time at their concerts. Just. So good.

a song that reminds you of a bad time Season 2 Episode 3 by Glass Animals is how I describe depression to people- it’s not just that I’m like, blank or sad or bland. It’s that I go through the motions and it doesn’t feel like anything. I do things I love and it feels like nothing. You kind of just can’t do anything to get out of it, your stuff just stops working.

a song from an artist whose old music you enjoy more than their new music So it turns out that my favorite album by FAR for OkGo is Of The Blue Color Of The Sky, a fairly old album of theirs. I like most of thier stuff and obviously all of their videos are great, but my favorite song of theirs is from this album- Needing/Getting.

a song that empowers you I like other Lady Gaga songs more but Donatella makes me feel like I can punch through Concrete idk why

a song from a local artist DID YOU KNOW GINUWINE IS FROM DC. ANYWAYS STREAM PONY

a song you related to in the past and present, but for different reasons Let’s Dance To Joy Division by The Wombats is a song I’ve always related to. Back in the day it was just loud and fun and very good, and now I really think the message of “Everything sucks but we’re gonna celebrate what we can” is something I try to absorb as much as possible now.

your favorite cheesy pop song Classic by MKTO is an objectively bad song that I constantly have in my Spotify Wrapped. I legit can’t explain it. Is it good? no. Is it original? Also no. Is it interesting? No! I don’t get it but I’m under the spell

a song from a soundtrack (musical, movie, video game, etc.) A PROMISE FROM FIRE EMBLEM: THREE HOUSES WAS MY NUMBER THREE SONG ON MY SPOTIFY WRAPPED LAST YEAR SORRY MOM SORRY GOD

the song currently stuck in your head OR the song you are listening to right now My music is on shuffle but it just hit Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear

a song that taught you a lesson Which to Bury, Us Or The Hatchet by Reliant K is one of my favorite songs and really is an object lesson in letting things go. What’s more important? The person or the problem? And sometimes it’s the person, so you bury the hatchet, and sometimes it’s the problem, and you bury us (the relationship). It’s a good song imo.

an instrumental song Teleblister by Clever Girl

a song you always skipped, but ended up loving once you listened to it My favorite song from The Blessed Unrest by Sara Bareilles is Cassiopeia and I straight up skipped it every time I listened for the first like, 6 months I listened to the album.

your favorite album closer good kid, m.A.A.d city is a perfect album as well, and Compton is the last song on the album. Perfection.

your all-time favorite song Such a hard question, and not always easy to answer to be honest. It fluctuates. But for me I think my all time favorite song is currently