#Reccommendations

[laurasimonsdaughter]

Have you ever heard of the book A Werewolves Guide to Life: A Manuel for the Newly Bitten? It’s a parody self-help book about living with lycanthropy, not only is it well written and funny but it has genuinely great worldbuilding ideas for how werewolves might live and manage themselves. It’s shaped alot of how I view and write lycanthropy and I would throughly recommend it to anyone else who enjoys werewolf media or need ideas for writing lycanthrope characters.

I haven't! It's exactly the kind of book I would have picked up while browsing in a bookstore, but more niche publications like that aren't very likely to be put on the shelves in a Dutch store.

It looks very close to my cup of tea! A little leaning on the dark realism perhaps (what with the "he majority of lycanthropes who do not have access to this book die during or shortly after their first transformations" in the introduction), but all the reviews say it's overall vibe is witty and funny, not grim. So that's promising!

I'm sure lots of my followers would be interested in this too, thank you anon! ^^

[splintergirl13]

Hey all!! Please check out my friend @bi-ocelot 's newest release! It's a really awesome re-write of one of fluff pining and stupidity"s chapters Problems with Pufferfish. Except this time the roles are reversed. They did an excellent job and I am screaming as I read it

[academicelephant]

If you don't have anything important to do, go watch Leo (2023) from Netflix. It's a good one and there's surely something meaningful for you regardless where you're at in life

[thatguywiththetumb1er]

Speaking of media I could write entire essays about...

Sometimes you'll be playing a game and you'll come across a revelation that completely changes the way you look at the world and the story it's trying to tell.

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass has FOUR of those. (Granted some more impactful than others but still.) It's beautiful and brilliant and funny and terrifying and tragic and haunting and BOLD in its storytelling choices.

It's a JRPG with such an elegant central gameplay mechanic that feeds into its themes in such a poignant way.

It's the kind of experience that makes you question if anything actually matters only to realize that actually EVERYTHING matters.

But most importantly... IT HAS A BUTTON THAT LETS YOU SKIP COMBAT IF YOU'RE AT LEVEL FOR AN AREA.

Play it. Play it. Play it. Play it. I got it for pennies as part of a massive itch.io bundle with thousands of games. It was bar none my favorite.

It won't be for everyone but it deserves to go down in history as a classic.

[hoaxghost]

People on the internet love to recommend the complete opposite of what you're looking for

[icebergcab]

Back at it with zenitsu again, if anyone has any recommendations for who i should draw id much appreciate it!!

[vocalcheeto]

i have been trying and failing to get back into reading and writing again. any tips for such activities? direly need help

[flonflonflon]

Some fanart of the Under the Red Hood animated movie version of Jason Todd :'))) ilu son you deserve the world

[emilnikos]

ok now that we're done with all that lets go make potions (mabel juice)

[beelur]

Hey, your art is so beautiful! I was wondering where you get inspiration for the environments you draw? They’re gorgeous and pretty unique I feel

hii gosh… thank you so much 💌 i mainly get inspiration from my surroundings living in norway… so wherever i walk i love to snap a quick photo if i pass by a cute little house, sceneries etc…

if im not feeling very inspired from my own photos some days, i like to look around google earth for some environment insp hehe 🌍

[haveihitanerve]

I need Bruce and Dick’s relationship as early, first Robin and starting out Batman to be like Scottish Batman and Scottish Robin from the SFTH Scottish Batman improvised play,

by which I mean Batman is willing to work with anyone and give up his weapons to save Dick at all costs, he and Dick will scream “NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BATMAN!!!” at the top of their lungs while driving, and Batman does occasionally show up at the police King’s office to be rude and then Dick follows and repeats what he says in his child way and then they fuck off again. 

Also Bruce calling Dick tiny. 

“I gave you your own grappling hook!” “Yeah but its fooking tiny!” “You're fooking tiny!!!”

[absolutelybatty]

Champ from Postal 2 (2003)

[bengiyo]

Ben's Big BL Blurb 4: I Hope I See Jay Sorathon Again

New year, new blurb. Time to reflect on a few shows finishing, talk about some new shows, and see where we're at in January.

Haunted Hearts Sucked

Final Verdict: 5.5, Not Recommended. Y'all don't need to watch this weird mess of a show. Despite joking about "devirginizing" its lead multiple times, it was so chaste in the end. It also did some weird world shenanigans I was not feeling. The leads are supposed to be in another Oxin Films project soon, so we'll see if they're better there.

Caged Again Flopped

Final Verdict: 6, Recommended Only For Jay Sorathon. This one really hurts me, because I genuinely loved the first half of this show. Jay Sorathon as Junior was one of the most refreshing experiences I've had in a while. This young actor is charming in a way that felt different, and I found myself enjoying every scene he was in because he could deliver what he was asked to do. However, the show generally failed to do much with most of its themes, and I think it was a real waste of Nokia and Jaonine as a pair. There were interesting themes about how Junior and Sun wanted different things out of their relationship that didn't get resolved, so all of their skinship felt disconnected from the big themes they were teasing out.

I am sad that I cannot really recommend this as a complete viewing experience, but I do not want that to detract from how much I enjoyed the entire cast's chemistry. I just cannot pretend that this show didn't peak at the gif used above before floundering completely.

An Apology to City of Stars

Final Verdict: 8, Recommended. I skipped this show originally because I was overloaded and unmoved by the first episode. However, this show was actually one of the most consistent narratives we've had about the consequences of fan culture, sponsorship, and commercialization of queer actors we've had this year. Unlike Only Boo!, this show inflicted real consequences on Feuang for coming out to the point that he essentially had to change careers (which happens to real actors all the time, going back as far or further than William Haines).

The leads also kept having sex after getting together! A novel experience! I loved that Krom had almost no swag, and Feuang fell for him entire on family photos and his mom gushing over him. He really won as a tech worker. Watch this if you're interested in seeing a show with clear ideas about the entertainment industry and are willing to deal with some weak acting.

Our Youth Left Me A Bit Wanting

Final Verdict 8: Recommended With Reservations. I wrote my write up for this already, and will say here that I like parts of this show a lot even though I wasn't fully satisfied by the viewing experience.

See Your Love Got All The Important Things Right

Final Verdict: 8, Recommended for the Mains. I will admit that I didn't much care for the side couple, but I loved Shaopeng and Sean's relationship. I loved that this wasn't a story about fixing someone's hearing so they could be in a romance. I also love that one of our final scenes in Shaopeng's dad telling Sean's dad to go fuck himself. The leads reminded me of Jimmy and Tommy from Why R U and I loved their work together.

Love in the Air Koi Was a Genuine Delight

Final Verdict: 9, Highly Recommended. I liked it a lot. I think new and old fans will be able to enjoy it. I have high hopes about cross-cultural adaptations as a result.

Love is Like a Poison Was Spectacular

Final Verdict: 9.5, Highly Recommended. I had so much fun with this show. I love that this show blended multiple genres together, and I loved that Shiba was always in a legal drama. By blending this together this way, the show supports the idea that the different ways we love and see the world are not incompatible in relationships. Shiba and Haruto are one of the best couples we had this past year, because they each made the other better, and they each add something to their relationship. Also, this show was actively horny the entire time. Run, do not walk, to support this show (if you can) on Netflix.

Fragrance You Inherit Was The One of the Kindest Shows I've Ever Seen

Final Verdict: 9.5, Highly Recommended. Thanks to the constant efforts of @isaksbestpillow we were able to enjoy this incredible show. @twig-tea already wrote a great review. I will be thinking about Sakura and Touki for years. I will just add that I really loved that Hoshii was just a goofy dude that loved the women in his home. He respected both of them, and was just so happy to be included in their shenanigans. I cannot overstate how much the episode where we met him properly kicked this show into overdrive for me. I loved that he was a good dad and husband and that it was clear his wife and daughter felt safe and happy around him. I loved that this show was about kind people doing their best.

Okay, on to the currently airing stuff.

Your Sky is Faltering, but I Still Like It (8/12)

Look, I am just not keen on the Oh redemption arc. I'm also feeling the show dragging its feet at this point. I also am not sure what the relationship between the various sides are contributing to this story. That being said, I continue to enjoy the chemistry between the leads, and I am looking forward to seeing their dating era. This show has been riding the line on the bubble, and I am curious to see where it lands.

Ossan's Love Thailand (1/12)

I've grown to love Ossan's Love over the last year, and so I was cautiously optimistic about this adaptation. I don't think the humor is as tight or zippy as I would expect, and I think the branded pair component is hurting some of the initial setup. I also feel like the shower scene shifted in a way that doesn't entirely work. In addition, making Kongdetch a widower slows down his dramatic development. I'll check in again next month.

Call Me By No Name Started Weird (1/8)

gif by @my-rose-tinted-glasses

This show got off to a moody and somewhat intriguing start. I am looking forward to our little gamer's interactions with this possibly-fey creature for the coming weeks. It's difficult when the show starts coy.

When It Rains It Pours Has an Uphill Battle (1/7)

I am personally interested in the journey this show wants to go on as what will more than likely be a double cheating narrative. I like that the show started with boy guys in relationships they feel a bit frustrated with due to a lack of intimacy that is being actively ignored by their respective partners. I'm also intrigued because both partners seem like they're overall committed to our leads. This one started off in a mild note, so I'm curious how it holds audience attention. Still, both leads had sad masturbation scenes, one explicitly remembering when his partner used to fuck him, so it has my attention.

That's all for now! I'll check back in with one of these in a few weeks and we'll see where we're at.

[moongothic]

MY BLANKET OF DARKNESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED

✨👁️✨ I AM SO COZY NOW ✨👁️✨

So I started working on this blanket around June of 2022. Got like, maybe half-way through the blanket and then the yarn I needed for the blanket went out of stock at my local yarn shop. Now I didn't know the yarn would be completely unavailable for like 6 months (until the stop closed permanently), so I just kept on waiting, hoping for it to come back in stock-- but it never did, so in January I finally looked online if I could find the yarn elsewhere and I did, I got the yarn I needed, and finished the blanket. So it kinda took me 6 months to make this blanket but also not

What made this blanket a truly exciting and fun project for me is that this has been the first blanket I actually made for myself and designed for myself. Like I've enjoyed every single blanket project I've had so far, but having a blanket that's Just For Me is just. It's nice

I originally planned the granny squares out digitally because I wanted to have a fun pattern of different granny squares, something that wouldn't be too busy looking and was carefully planned, and here's what I came up with

I had two versions of the square pattern, one with moon phases right in the middle of it and another without them. I do like how the moon version looked and part of me kinda regrets not making that one, but I'm not sure the moons would have really gone well with the eyes... So I did go with the first version

(Sidenote, it's not on the pattern above but I added extra rows of just black squares at the top and bottom of the blanket, so there's two rows of black instead of just one)

(Sidenote 2, although I knew I wanted the blanket to be mostly black from the begining, I wasn't entirely sure what accent color I wanted to use, it really was depending on what colors the shop had available. Like I used yellow as kind of a default color since it worked nice with the stars and eyes, but I could've gone with some other color too. In the end, because I didn't like the color options for the yarn at the shop I ended up going with a yellow anyways) (Also I tested out a reverse color version with the pastel purple and white base and no eyes, just for funsies, it looks kinda neat)

But yeah, that's how the planning of the blanket went.

The blanket is made of 231 squares in total, 11x21 rows. 186 of the squares are plain black, the rest are patterned. The star squares were the worst to make because of how many strands of yarn I had to weave in, 0/10, would not reccommend.

I used the Cedro 100% wool yarn (reccomended hook size 5, 50g=100m), and it took me about 38 balls of yarn to finish the blanket (including crocheting all the squares together and doing a single round of double crochet around the blanket to finish it off)

This is literally all the yarn I have left from this blanket; one untouched ball of black and three partially used balls.

I gotta admit.

I'm kind of shocked by the size of the blanket. Like I very carefully measured it to make it the exact size to fit my bed, and it fits perfectly. But I'm still kinda shocked how big it is. (Which is why I didn't make the border of the blanket any bigger, even though I could've with the yarn I have)

Also

It's HEAVY

Like, of course it's heavy, it's 100% wool and thick, but MAN I didn't expect it lmao

But that kind of makes it perfect for cold winters especially, it's super warm and the weight makes it cozy- like who needs a weighted blanket when you can have one of these lmao

Now I just need to figure out how to protect the blanket from being covered in my white cat's hair...

[mbohjeezart]

Hands of Loved Ones

[ao3-crack]

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