#Obligatory new years post

[pickedpiper]

It’s still genuinely insane that we managed to get an OFF remake before the end of the year oh my god it’s the best thing to ever happen never in a million years did I think it was even possible but look where we are now

SO HAPPY NEW YEARS TO ALL ESPECIALLY THE OFF FANS BECAUSE HOLY SHIT WE WON! WE WON!!!!!

[sepiamestus]

Before 2024 ends does anyone wanna admit they have a crush on me

[moonjellybeans]

It's just kicked in that this trip is happening soon, and I need to start getting my shit together.

So here we are, my first little comic of 2024.

2023 was mostly good for me, I started dating again, finally realized how fucking gay I am, I did lots of drag shows, I got back into comics and doing the Panel One con. I even went back to school and got certified to work in the school libraries!

My new partner is an incredible woman, and I'm not used to having someone be so genuine, so thoughtful and romantic towards me with no strings attached. We've already made travel plans together <3

It was also a LOT. A member of my drag family passed away, which shook all of us up, my chronic pain was really bad over this winter, not to mention dealing with my ex.

It was a year. I like to think it's still mostly good. I feel like I have had a lot of growth compared to the last couple of years. I've let myself accept help, I've been more honest with my flaws, and confronted a lot of trauma.

I'm not arrogant enough to be all "2024 is gonna be MY year!" or anything, but I feel like I can walk into the new year and know that I will do my best, and accept that I still will grow, and that I can handle myself better than I ever have.

[noodlearg]

it’s the way i felt absolutely nothing when the ball dropped.

[rickycantdraw]

(Don’t have a fancy pic for the new year unfortunately… so here’s me at a Hot Topic as Chris Pratt.)

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The curtain call of 2023 is upon us, lads! And although this marks my first year hanging with the Tumblweeds, I’d still wanna thank y’all for giving me (and my smelly artwork) a chance to thrive on here!

I still have so much more plans left up my sleeve for the upcoming year! (a good chunk of ‘em coming from SCAD, but hush)

In the meantime, I’m sending some love to everyone of my friends and fam tonight, and I look forward to seeing y’all in 2024!

[dualitieds]

Happy (late) new year everyone!

I hope 2025 is a bit more productive than the last

[xmascritter]

As we danced in the night, remember

How the stars stole the night away, oh, yeah

bonus party reaction beneath cut:

you can tell which image I had put more effort into, lmao sorry

[kiiingsnake]

sketch from last night

[wintercrystal]

(A late merry Christmas/ happy new years :) )

Venti loves to decorate the house for the holiday season, the wreaths, ornaments and especially the placement of the mistletoe.

Every year, he tries different ways to get you under the mistletoe with him. You find it kinda funny and surprising. You wonder how he keeps finding new ways to do it.

Whether he succeeded or not doesn't really matter because he gets a kiss in the end. (When he did fail, you just held the mistletoe above you two.)

It's a tradition you've grown to look forward to.

[yuri-alexseygaybitch]

cult leaders pass around the Dalai Lama like a twink at a circuit party

[badgerhuan]

happy new year everyone but especially to manga!itonokogiri who sacrificed his already measly salary to get mitsurugi a tonosaman themed sugoroku

[pickedpiper]

Sorry I’m just posting this before new years ends so I had this New Year’s resolution that I’m gonna draw more so I can actually get good I’ve been putting it off for too long due to executive dysfunction but this year I’m gonna grind my ass off and draw as much as I can

[seaofreverie]

Today I want to share the joy that Reading A Newspaper has brought me recently (yesterday).

Because you see, it's not very often that I can read a several pages long good quality feature on a band that I'm something of a fan of, considering that until last year at best, all and any musical favourites I had were next to unheard of in the, let's call it, professional music business. And said feature also gave a few mentions to the one and only fav band of all time which I'm also still not used to being able to read about in my language (because it only happened like 5 times in total so far anyway, but still). And I can buy the newspaper in my local store in this minuscule town and find Sparks inside, like wow, it really is My Sparks, in this real life physical newspaper that I just got. This was like a belated but very epic christmas gift for me and I'm not kidding.

But well yeah getting to the point now, Franz Ferdinand are starting their tour soon promoting their upcoming new album and they're stopping in Poland too, so there was this whole 14-pages long overview of their whole career, and while I was obviously interested in the whole thing I was most hyped about the fact that there would have to be something about FFS and Sparks there and this brings me to my delighful observation that wow, all of this is so, connected in a way. Like how there are these connections in inspiration and collaborations between many of my favourites that I didn't even think about probably being a thing before, but when I think about it it just makes so much sense. Like how in this interview with Alex Kapranos, the interviewer brings up Talking Heads and specifically Fear of Music, because the new Franz Ferdinand album also has this sort of overarching theme of fear. And it's funny because that's the first Talking Heads album I've ever listened to and still my favourite from them to this day and overall one of my all-time favourite albums. And I guess it shouldn't be that shocking that it'd come up here because Talking Heads were super influential and inspired thousands, but also until now I didn't think about how both these bands share the general direction of creating dance-able type of rock with lyrics that are often on the more reflective and "intellectual" side. And also that album has been recommended to me as the most TMBG-like of theirs so. Wow I wonder why I like it.

Ok there were also all these other things that I want to mention too, so, other miscellaneous points of interest:

In the debut album review, the reviewer said that during Tell Her Tonight Alex sings a lot like Russell Mael, who likes to sing in falsetto. And well I know there's also the Sparks connection in the form of FFS to come later but still, this was such a great SPARKS MENTION!!!! moment for me anyway. But also they got one thing wrong, because it's not that Russell likes singing in falsetto, Ron forced him to sing in falsetto by writing all of his songs in this crazy uper range of notes, and that's a very important detail !!!!!!

And ok I had no idea that Piss Off already existed in some form as far back as 2004!! Or I knew about this and then I forgor. Either way, fascinating piece of information

I need to know more about how these star-based ranking systems work because why would you call FFS an "excellent album" and then rate it 4 stars. Instead of, I don't know, 4 and a half or 5 maybe?? Especially since it apparently has only 2 "weak songs". And I have some major objections when it comes to this too, because we're calling Things I Won't Get a weak track now?? It's just underrated as heck, and that's a hill that I will die on

Also I could never be a music reviewer because these people can fit their whole commentary on one song within one sentence and I feel like I would have to write at least 3 paragraphs on even the least exceptional of songs on a given album before I can feel like I did it justice. I mean, this whole post itself shows how much of a problem this is for me, lol

Also guys were we all aware that FFS turns 10 next yeah. Oh god. Well I need to remember to keep my tradition and preapre a cool piece of fanart for that occasion then. Maybe they should give us FFS 2 to celebrate, I'm pretty sure there'd be lots of interest among the fandom in something like that. Anyway

Well also this wasn't the only article in this whole thing of course and CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, there was a little bit on the Harrison & Belew Remain In Light Tour, which I will also be attending!!! Lots of great stuff is cooking for the first half of 2025 for me musically I can't lie

And also CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, that a year and a half since it was supposed to be released "worldwide" and long after I already lost hope that I'd ever see it in a cinema, they're releasing Stop Making Sense in cinemas over here too. Fucking finally!!! By gods and heavens, that rare moment when you learn about something crucial through a goddamn instagram ad of all places. And then they also reminded me about this in an actual article so well wow. Can you believe this. I can't. So stocked for next saturday when i'm seeing this movie the way it was always supposed to be seen hehehe

Ok I think that's it. Thank you for reading and maybe I should really make that personal website for my rambles in the new year. I'd definitely put that thing to use.

[diagonal-queen]

it's the last day of the year and, for me, two hours until midnight. i don't have any fun fancy posts for it, or any prepared fics, which is my bad but still. i just wanted to thank everybody who has followed me, liked or reblogged my posts, interacted with me, all of that stuff. i have made lifelong friends this year on tumblr (maybe not, but thats how it feels in my little cracked heart ok T-T). i love all of you. you guys mean the world to me and you've made me happier than ever.

@gettinshiggywithit @pinkiipeachiikeen @jesterph0bic @small-chaos @well-dressed-sewer-rat @kxmikomrade @kokoenjiandco @darling--angst @jackofanon @cloudyyoimiya @qupiikaaa @geo-metric @autistic-ranpo @aroacesigma @socialbatterycharging @jounosparticles @pyro-for-president @rxyyyyy @bsdlvvr @lettuce-on-toast @smol-sorrows @fyodorkitkat @celestial-cupidity @skyflower2405 @railleriee @fyodor-summer-nights @nightv4mps @maskeddivine @runboybeneaththemoon @schoolofdecadence @flower-of-darkness @breadsoup00 @arsonistclown @tachiehara @chuyasthighs0 @detachedlimb @2383-lines-of-code @katsuragimyprince @dandybabbler @otakufimi @lupvium @dazais-crab-addiction @nakaharaswife @gardenlilgnome @queerrocket

i love all of you. from those of you that i talk to every day to those i have never talked to. if you do not feel the same i hope this post has reminded you to unfollow me sshkjhfhsdg but yeah. for those who dont talk but would like to, just shoot me a dm and let's become besties!! (please)

i love all of the rest of you as well. thank you for everything. let's hope 2024 is...at the very least just alright. yknow?

[elloitts]

You have no idea how much i love this car, the model and the texturing are MENTAL

and im only panicking a little over the animation (:3」∠)

[seizeourdestiny]

Happy New Year!