#Total: 4 Hours 46 Minutes

[thedailyvio]

328 - 335

WIP Below:

[ahcoffeebeans2]

THE FINALE OF PALISADE aka FINALISADE: FINAL SCORE!!

wanna know all of the fun stats associated with PALISADE now that the FINAL EPISODE has been released? I've got you right here!

on palisade...

Palisade Length: 5 days, 18 hours, 56 minutes, and 51 seconds (or 138 hours, 56 minutes, and 51 seconds) over a total of 62 episodes

The exact middle of PALISADE occurs at 69 hours (nice), 28 minutes, and 25 seconds or 2 days, 21 hours, 28 minutes, and 25 seconds - or 46 minutes, eight seconds into PALISADE 33 (AKA Cori's introduction to her Dust world). Cori, therefore, is the heart of Palisade

the road behind us...

Road to Palisade Length: 2 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes, and 1 second (or 65 hours, 12 minutes, and 1 second) over a total of 20 episodes

Together, the Road to PALISADE + PALISADE equals 8 days, 12 hours, 8 minutes, and 53 seconds (or 204 hours, 8 minutes, and 53 seconds) over a total of 82 episodes

For those curious, the 69th episode of Road to PALISADE + PALISADE is PALISADE 49: A Palette of Colors pt. 4

This means that PALISADE overtook The Road to PALISADE about 18 minutes and 8 seconds into PALISADE 33: Seize the Chance pt. 4, where Austin and Janine discuss how Thisbe attacks The Ingrate on Chimera's Lantern.

The exact middle of Road to PALISADE + PALISADE occurs at 102 hours, 4 minutes, and 26 seconds into the seasons - or 4 days, 6 hours, 4 minutes, and 26 seconds. This occurs at 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 09 seconds into the episode PALISADE 17: Upon Our Grace pt. 4 (or when Austin reveals Broadleaf's death and the success of Baseline) (AKA the episode with Need 2 in the episode description)

the stats at the table...

The total length of Friends at the Table is 38 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes, and 46 seconds - or 917 hours, 44 minutes, and 46 seconds.

The exact half of Friends at the Table now occurs at 458 hours, 36 minutes, and 23 seconds - or 19 days, 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 11 seconds. This occurs 3 hours, 43 minutes, and 46 seconds into the Spring in Hieron Post-Mortem (previously, the exact middle of Friends at the Table from Sangfielle below was during the Twilight Mirage Post-Mortem - coincidence!!). This is where Austin discusses The Road to PARTIZAN and reveals the PARTIZAN theme.

In approximately 92 hours of Friends at the Table - which, given their track record, is around 23 episodes of your average season - we will have reached 1000 hours of fatt. Fitting, given that the aniiversary is less than one month away

palisade errata

The Palisade playlist (youtube mirror) ends at 114 - 115 tracks (one track was removed from all streaming services for unknown reasons hence the approximation), clocking in at around 6 hours and thirty minutes

The Palisade soundtrack clocks in at 16 songs for a total of 57 minutes and 30 seconds of music.

PALISADE is the longest season of Friends at the Table in terms of hour count, beating out Twilight Mirage (5 days, 13 hours, 26 minutes, and 4 seconds) by 5 hours, 30 minutes, and 47 seconds. Twilight Mirage currently reigns supreme at 70 episodes (68 episodes plus the Post-Mortem and Episode 00)

[lonelydiary]

12.Pine

"Kara, what happened?" Alex saw her sister sitting on the sofa, sulking miserably and watching cartoons with a bowl of popcorn and an ice cream, as she entered her apartment.

"Nothing" was the sad answer and a pout, aimed her way.

"Honey, if you are watching cartoons with a popcorn AND an ice cream - it's not nothing. The only missing piece are potstickers.. and here they are" her big sister was always so observing.

"So, what happened, Kara-bear? Are you hurt?"

"Stop, Alex, you know I hate this nickname." said Kara, but smiled nonetheless, because it reminded her of the times, when they were kids. "And no, I'm not hurt, everything is ok"

"When what, just tell me, I'm starting to really worry, and I'm serious right now."

Kara signed. "Lena went to Metropolis for a business meeting"

'Ah, I see" the readhead smiled that secret smile, that she had everytime Kara was talking or looking at Lena. "I should have known"

"Alex, it's not funny!' Kara whinined. "She was supposed to land like 10 minutes ago and still hadn't answered my text or calls!"

"Honey, I'm sure she is simply busy and will answer you as soon as possible. Also, why can't you just fly to her?" She tried not to smile at the goofiness of her sister.

"Because she specifically had told to me not to, because it will distracting for both of us and tiring for me in the end!" Kara was showing how unhappy she was with this decision. "It's been like 4 hours 30 minutes 46 seconds and I don’t know how is she! Also, nothing is distracting me: I watched this cartoon like a hundred times, the ice cream is warm, popcorn is burnt already and nothing is right without her, Alex, and I just..." The sound of the message had stopped her rambling.

"Let me guess, judging by your smile and shining eyes its Lena, right?" Alex said, almost laughing now.

"She said that she is sorry for not answering earlier and that she loves me and will talk to me a little bit later in the evening!" Kara's smile was brighter than the sun.

"Well, in that case let me join you here to watch cartoons and eat this delicious ice cream and also to listen how you were totally not pining after your wife"

"Alex!"

[chasemakesart1]

Total Watch Time of the Life Series

I recorded the total watch time for all POV's for each Life Series Season, then the Life Series as a whole to find out how long it truly is.

Third Life💚💛❤️ is about 3,616.53 minutes or 2 days, 12 hours, 16 minutes, and 32 seconds with each episode being about 36 min and 9 seconds long and having a total of 100 episodes.

Last Life❤️‍🩹 is about 4,634.98 minutes, or 3 days, 5 hours, 14 minutes, and 59 seconds with each episode being about 36 minutes and 47 seconds long and having a total of 126 episodes.

Double Life💕 is about 2,889.22 minutes, or 2 days, 9 minutes, and 49 seconds with each episode being about 36 minutes and 66 seconds long and having a total of 80 episodes.

Limited Life⏳ is about 3,446.57 minutes, or 2 days, 9 hours, 26 minutes, and 34 seconds with each episode being about 34 minutes and 7 seconds long and having a total of 101 episodes.

Secret Life📜 is about 6,004.83 minutes, or 4 days, 4 hours, 4 minutes, and 50 seconds with each episode being about 41 minutes and 42 seconds long and having 144 episodes. (Etho combined sessions 8 and 9, but Jimmy had an episode after his death so it balances out)

Wild Life🎲 (as the time I am writing this they are on session 7) is about 5,471.55 minutes, or 3 days, 19 hours, 11 minutes, and 33 seconds with each episode being about 43 minutes and 46 seconds long and having a total of 125 episodes.

Real Life🫀(If your including it) is about 399.87 minutes, or 6 hours, 39 minutes, and 52 seconds with each episode being about 30 minutes and 45 seconds long and having a total of 13 episodes.

As of writing this, the total run time of the Life Series (excluding Real Life) is about 26,063.68 minutes, or 18 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes, and 41 seconds over the course of 676 episodes. If you are including Real Life, the total run time is about 26,463.55 minutes, or 18 days, 9 hours, 3 minutes, and 33 seconds over the course of 689 episodes. That is over two and a half weeks of non-stop watching, not including adds, loading, bathroom breaks, etc. For reference, the total watch time of One Piece is around 26,208 minutes, or 18 days, 4 hours, and 48 minutes long. The Life Series is the new One Piece. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

[spacefrontier]

Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off the pad at the Kennedy Space Center during STS-51-I. August 27, 1985.

STS-51-I's primary mission was the deployment of three communications satellites. The Australian Aussat-1 and American ASC-1 were deployed on the first day of the mission, and the Department of Defense-leased Leasat 4 was deployed two days later. All three satellites reached their geosynchronous orbits without issue.

Discovery over the Pacific Ocean during STS-51-I. Typhoons Pat and Odessa can be seen. This is the first ever photograph of paired typhoons taken from space.

Discovery also performed a rendezvous with the malfunctioning Leasat 3 satellite, which was repaired during two extra-vehicular activities performed by Mission Specialists William Fisher and James van Hoften. Both EVAs totaled 11 hours and 46 minutes, owed in part to an issue with the Space Shuttle's Remote Manipulator System.

STS-51-I on-orbit crew portrait, from left: Mission Specialist James van Hoften, Mission Specialist William Fisher, Commander Joe Engle, Pilot Richard Covey, and Mission Specialist John Lounge.

Discovery completed STS-51-I on September 3, 1985 when it touched down on Runway 23 at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Discovery landing at Edwards Air Force Base, completing STS-51-I.

NASA 1, 2, 3, 4

[fadelbison]

https://x.com/fktstay/status/1844487446001746380?s=46

Is this the famous FK clip you’re always referencing? the one that got you into them if so I sooo get it

asdjasfldlaskfdjf i have genuinely never taken any of the asks into *my* origin story seriously because I'm sure everyone would prefer I focus my waning attention span onto the boys but this is...the third one LOL and I've been cornered into revealing what The Scene was that one shot KO'd me into this life - two years and counting 😭 And while that BTS you linked is excellent, my friend when I talk about Khaotung pinned underneath First on that judo mat, I am literally talking about the scene in the show

On August 19th, 2022 I watched The Eclipse Episode 2 Part 4/4 as it was being released because I was playing hooky from work for unrelated reasons. I saw Khaotung say "What's wrong Bigfoot. You're tense" and then that mind numbing little "Hmm?" I called my then best friend like "Oh no, I'm in trouble." Proceeded to talk about this for an hour; of which the way Khaotung said "Hmm?" took up at least 15 minutes of that convo (/one sided monologue). You have to understand that all I knew about them at the time was TonChon, Not Me, that one Poddkhao cooking with mommy Offgun episode where Khaotung's mother calls podd her son in law and the EM group episode where Mix calls First Khaotung's best friend.

But I felt it? Whatever it was. The cosmic expanse that their feelings for each other occupies - I felt it, I felt it in this poorly lit scene of First and Khaotung jostling. Every thing I didn't know about them but would go on to find out over the next two years?

I felt it.

I don't know how to explain it. I knew - even before I found out that Khaotung has an immersive approach to acting, that they feel goosebumps and heightened emotions when they act together - that the depth of the connection between the characters that I could see on screen wasn't just the characters' own.

Everything I found out about them came after, including the clip you sent where Khaotung does look like he's falling in love. I mean, I felt something that was clearly there. I spent the first six months of stanning them totally unable to decide whether I thought they were great actors or terrible ones, because every Akk and Alan and Ayan and Gaipa came with a little edge that never stopped feeling like First and Khaotung.

tagging @infinitelyprecious @pandasmagorica and @kattyangel from memory of having interactions that seemed like you'd be interested in seeing this answer

[4narecipes]

Grilled Lime Chicken (2 Servings) -

Ingredients -

2 medium - boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (260)

1/8 cup - lime juice (1)

1 medium - spring onion (46)

1 large - garlic cube, minced (4)

1 pinch - dill

calories in brackets

total calories - 311

calories per serving - 156

Instructions -

Place chicken breasts in a shallow dish, combine the lime, chopped onion, garlic, and dill.

Cover the chicken and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.

Drain the chicken, discard the marinade.

Grill the chicken over a medium-hot heat for 3-4 minutes on each side.

Sprinkle with dill at the end and add pepper to taste.

[kbirbpods]

Summer Podfic Stats!

Back in January, I said I wanted to do this monthly but then I instantly got too caught up in life. However, this summer was my most productive season yet so I thought I'd do a little stats round up for the season ~

January-August Quick Stats:

Podfic made: 42 hours, 28 minutes, 38 seconds Most podded fandoms (including crossovers) so far: Star Wars (69) & DC (46) Most podded sub-fandoms so far: Clone Wars (45), Batfam (16), DPxDC (10) Most podded authors so far: @wanderingjedihistorian (16) & @flowerparrish (12) Music? Top two choices: No Music (30) & Taylor Swift (27)

Summer Round Up!

JUNE: I waffled on including June in my "summer roundup" but technically my summer starts mid-June. It just so happens that right after work ended, we moved. And it took a minute for my podfic space to be set up. So, in June, I made 1 hour & 41 minutes of podfic. It was quite literally just Chapter 47 of the Sansukh multivoice project. I posted more in June but it was all recorded/edited in May.

JULY: July brought 7 hours, 31 minutes, and 53 seconds of podfic. Much of this was not posted until August when Summer Podfic Swap revealed but it was all recorded in July! In July, my most recorded for event was Summer Podfic Swap with 11 podfics. My longest podfic was The Jedi Within at 3 hours & 16 minutes. My shortest podfic was Red Bones at 6 minutes & 37 seconds.

AUGUST: In a weird coincidence, I made 7 hours, 32 minutes, and 38 seconds of podfic in August. (I've never had two months in a row be almost the exact same.) My most recorded for event was again Summer Podfic Swap with 19 podfics recorded for it this month (I used one podfic I'd recorded another month for the exchange). I also began recording for CCPA this month and did one Pod Together project. My longest podfic in August was Aliit Ori'shya Taldin (Family is More Than Blood) at 37 minutes & 28 seconds. My shortest podfic was Race at 1 minute & 11 seconds.

EVENTS: - 31 podfics posted for Summer Podfic Swap 2024, plus one I provided the voice for as well! - 10 podfics made "just because" - 3 podfics recorded so far for the Chromatic Characters Podfic Anthology V (the link is to the information post, reveals are at the end of September!) - 1 Pod Together Project with Wander & Flowerparrish [text | podfic] - 1 podfic for Fandom Trumps Hate posted (Lights Up! for hoebiwan)

+ large multivoice projects: Chapter 47 of Sansukh, one scene in Chapter 50 of Sansukh, & Chapter 20 of QKP

SUMMER SWAP BREAKDOWN:

For my main giftee, I made 14 podfics that totaled up to 4 hours & 12 minutes of podfic. Some of these treats were also treated to others! I made 12 podfics as treats for Flowerparrish. Again, many of these were also treated to others. These treats totaled up to 2 hours & 7 minutes of podfic. In total, there was 7 hours & 16 minutes of podfic that I posted for the event. I recorded 51,787 words! The top fandoms I recorded for the exchange were DC(+ crossovers) at 15 & Star Wars(+ crossovers) at 12. This includes the three SWxDC I recorded (so it would be 12 DC and 9 SW if not)! I did 5 DPxDC podfics, despite how recently I got into it again. The other fandoms included were Mass Effect (2), Stranger Things (2), & The Locked Tomb (1). Crossing over with DC, I had one Tomb Raiders and one Leverage.

WRITING: I actually wrote this summer! I wrote 3 works that can be read now and have more that will reveal for later events! All writing was for DPxDC x Stop trying to make the Olympic Village Tinder Trend happen, Dick! (Jay/Roy, Batfam dynamics, side DP characters) x gold medals and golducks (POV Damian, Jazz Fenton is an Olympic fencer & his hero, Pokemon Go shenanigans) x falling in the dead of night (eyes so green) (Danny/Jason soulmate AU)

& here is the graph:

Okay to anyone who looked @ this and cared, thank you! Reply with your favorite animal if you read this far ;)

[rot-blossom]

At Last It Is Here!

After a grueling 4 hours straight of putting together the playlist it is done! At a whopping 46 HOURS AND 26 MINUTES, Tumblr Gets Fucked Up!

There are a lot of songs the were not on Spotify, I’m sorry, but if there were any that I missed my ask box is totally open!

Here’s the og blog that i got the song list from @fuck-you-upmusicbracket

[stedesbonnets]

as my beloved friend @theosrose said yesterday when we were talking, the sheer lack of any scenes between stede and ed this season makes it feel very strange, and since i've got nothing better to do today, i've decided to compare the amount of screen-time stede and ed share in season 1 vs season 2*

* i mean scenes in which they are alone, or in company but the focus is only on them (like the restaurant scene)

season one:

ep3: their first meeting (25:17-25:38). total: 21 seconds

ep4: opening (02:22-02:42), "who's this mary then?" (09:51-10:48), stede wakes up (13:41-14:31), aux wardrobe (14:57-16:56), "do you wanna do something weird?" (18:36-21:11), "we need to be a lighthouse" (26:51-27:38), ending (29:43-31:10). total: 535 seconds

ep5: books looting (01:32-01:49), dining lessons (02:26-04:18), going to the party (04:51-05:21) (i cut it right when frenchie enters), entering the party (09:10-09:48), ed playing the piano (15:29-15:57), stede telling ed to stand down (20:31-21:04), passive aggression (25:17-25:36), moonlight (26:11-27:12). total: 337 seconds

ep6: opening (00:11-02:30), ed almost kills stede (15:46-16:00, 16:16-16:25, 16:49-16:55), bathroom scene (18:00-20:44). total: 332 seconds

ep7: opening (00:10-01:10), treasure map (05:11-05:56), the moth (10:45-11:12), restaurant scene (12:00-13:30), after lucius calls ed out (17:35-18:40), co-captains (24:29-25:07). total: 325 seconds

ep8: "i mean in hindsight i probably could've guessed" (11:22-48), nature walk (12:40-12:52), the beach talk (16:43-17:28), ed leaves (22:18-22:52), foot nudge (33:07-33:35). total: 145 seconds

ep9: ed shaves off his beard (13:33-15:27), the kiss (16:44-19:58), last conversation (21:02-21:35). total: 341 seconds

interesting note: although stede and ed share the last amount of scenes in ep9 (only 3), the total amount of time spent together is the second longest in the entire season. also, the kiss scene is the longest scene in s1.

TOTAL NUMBER OF SCENES: 35

TOTAL NUMBER OF TIME: 2036 seconds, or 33.93 minutes

the total runtime of s1 is 5 hours 6 minutes 45 seconds, or 306.75 minutes. 33.93 out of 306.75 in percentage is 11.06%

season two:

ep1: opening (01:12-02:17). total: 65 seconds

ep3: reunion (27:43-29:44). total: 121 seconds

ep4: opening (00:00-00:28), "you're not a mermaid" (03:17-03:35), "i like your beard" (10:09-10:46), "i love everything about you" (17:23-19:43), stede inviting ed back to the ship (24:00-24:53), "buttons turned into a seagull!" (26:40-27:02). total: 298 seconds

ep5: "i'm your captain" (03:22-04:50), moonlight kiss (25:20-27:44). total: 224 seconds

ep6: guilt room (03:01-03:22), poison into positivity (04:53-05:47), don't be pirates, kids (07:47-08:17), the almost dance (11:38-11:54), the love scene (22:10-22:27, 22:43-22:50, 23:25-23:32). total: 152 seconds

ep7: the morning after (01:02-02:18), dining and dashing (04:19-05:57), ed giving stede a lesson in being famous (06:03-06:43), ed leaving (11:59-13:51). total: 326 seconds

TOTAL NUMBER OF SCENES: 21

TOTAL NUMBER OF TIME: 1186 seconds, or 19.76 minutes

the total runtime of s2 (minus the finale) is 3 hours 16 minutes and 2 seconds, or 196.033 minutes. 19.76 out of 196.033 in percentage is 10.07%

CONCLUSION:

while the amount of screen time in percentage is similar between the seasons, s2 has significantly fewer scenes with stede and ed. additionally, the time they spend together per episode in s1 is much longer than in s2, and the scenes are stretched out throughout the episodes evenly. even during s1ep8, in which they share the least amount of screen time due to being separated, stede and ed still share 5 scenes, unlike s2ep5 which separates them for the longest amount of time (20 minutes!)

so far in s2, stede and ed share way less scenes than in s1, and when they do, they are shorter and often oddly spaced. for me, the best laid out episode is episode 4, while the worst is episode 5. interestingly, they share the least amount of screen time (after ed wakes up) in ep6, despite having the love scene in it. in my opinion, most of their scenes in s2 feel less earnest than in s1, and are so short i can barely savor them. this is ultimately the result of hbo cutting off two episodes, but also an issue of giving the crew too much spotlight, making stede and ed's plot line feel rush and poorly planned post ep3.

i have no doubt the finale will fix most of stede and ed's issues, but the scarcity of the scenes they share (and their contents) make their arc feel watered down to me, like the writing crew keep beginning to say something meaningful but getting cut mid sentence

[jojasimp]

I did a week-long thing where I documented every single YouTube video I watched, along with what day and time I watched them. Why? I don't know, but here are the results analysed by four categories.

Length of video

The longest video watched was on Wednesday, 12:35 AM with a duration of: 5:36:55

The shortest video watched was on Monday, 4:08 PM with a duration of: 0:06:58

The total amount of time spent watching this week was: 22:40:12

The average duration of the videos I watched this week came out to: 1:15:34

Style of Content

All the videos I watched this week fell into one of three categories:

Informational: 3 (~17%)

Commentary: 2 (~11%)

Gameplay: 13 (~72%)

The amount of time I spent watching each category is:

Informational: 3:46:54

Commentary: 1:29:38

Gameplay: 17:24:12

Creator of video

The videos I watched this week came from the following creators:

AstralSpiff: 7 (~39%)

The Queer Kiwi: 2 (~11%)

EasySpeezy: 2 (~11%)

CallMeKevin: 2 (~11%)

SpooknJukes: 2 (~11%)

Night Mind: 1 (~6%)

Atmospheric Gaming: 1 (~6%)

Awe: 1 (~6%)

Out of all the creators, the most time was spent watching AstralSpiff, with a duration of 13:39:26

Date and time of viewing

The amount of videos watched this week goes as follows:

Monday: 3 (~18%)

Tuesday: 1 (~6%)

Wednesday: 3 (~18%)

Thursday: 5 (~28%)

Friday: 4 (~22%)

Saturday: 1 (~6%)

Sunday: 1 (~6%)

Dividing the day into four sections, this is how many videos were watched within each time slot

12:00 AM - 06:00 AM: 9 (~50%)

06:00 AM - 12:00 PM: 1 (~6%)

12:00 PM - 06:00 PM: 5 (~28%)

06:00 PM - 12:00 AM: 3 (~18%)

Author's note: I could break the last category down by hours, minutes, and seconds like I do every other category. However, I am lazy and I don't want to. Do with that what you will. Also, if the numbers are wrong, no they are not. I hate math and I don't know why I did this to myself so I will not be taking corrections, thank you.

[thedailyvio]

Day 47 - 53

WIP Below:

[spacejammie-eimmajecaps]

20 Q's for Fic Writers

Thanks for the tag @grungeeuvu

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

At present, I have 46 fics posted on ao3. Used to have over 50 but I deleted/orphaned some

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Haikyuu is the only fandom I write for right now

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? 

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes, almost always

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably this one

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Most of my fics have happy endings so this question feels impossible to answer lol

8. Do you get hate on fics?

No, I've only ever gotten 1 comment that was a bit rude, though it didn't seem intentional

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Not often, the vanilla kind

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Setting counts as a crossover, right? I used to have a haikyuu fic that was set in Neverland (like from Peter Pan) but I deleted it because I wasn't happy with it. Was going to fully rewrite it, just have not had time/energy to do so. And I have an outline made for a haikyuu fic that's set in the Jurrasic Park universe (starts out similar to the first movie and goes from there, and almost every single haikyuu character is in the story somewhere)

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of

12. There was no question 12 so I'll make one up myself: What's the longest you've ever spent working on one fic? And the shortest?

I've been working on SGB for almost 2 years now, that's the longest. The shortest would probably be just a couple hours.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Impossible to pick a favorite

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

SGB😭😭😭 (jk, I'll finish it no matter what, it's just gonna take a few more years probably)

On a serious note, I don't think I'm actually going to rewrite the Neverland AU I deleted, and I'm not sure if I'll ever get around to finishing the Jurrasic Park AU

16. What are your writing strengths?

Ermmmmmm I'm not sure, maybe dialogue? I think I've gotten much better at that than I used to be

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Adding last-minute details that aren't necessary and only serve to create openings for plot holes that I later have to fix somehow

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Don't really have thoughts on this

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Haikyuu

20. Favourite fic you've written?

Tie between these two

I'll tag: @astrowaffles @wewindondowntheroad @paintbrushyy @stormears @axreliono @redrocketpanda @maybe-a-dinosaur @sunflowersatori @themultifandomdisaster @chameliyun @kleiner-ghost @tsukikitsune-exe @novatix

[mint-mumbles]

I apparently doubled my Muse listening

(Spotify Wrapped below)

I listened to music on Spotify (the main place I listen to music) for 15,388 minutes (256.5 hours, or 10.7 days) this year

August 16th was my “biggest listening day” as I listened to music for a total of 276 minutes (4.6 hours)

I played 1,011 songs this year

My top song was Aishite Aishite Aishite (covered by Will Stetson and ReeK). I was also in the top 0.05% of listeners for the song

I listened to 482 artists this year and my top 5 were:

1. Muse (my longest listening streak was 13 days)

2. My Chemical Romance

3. Mindless Self Indulgence

4. Wonderlands x Showtime

5. Will Stetson

Here are my Top 100 most played songs of 2024!

Brace yourself!

1. Aishite Aishite Aishite (by Kikuo, covered by Will Stetson and ReeK) (played 47 times)

2. Nonsense Bungaku (by Eve)

3. Magical Doctor (by Maretu)

4. Shut Me Up (by Mindless Self Indulgence)

5. What’s Up? Pop! (feat. Hatsune Miku) (by Capchii)

6. Absolute Territory (by Ken Ashcorp)

7. Sarcasm (by Get Started)

8. lower one’s eyes (by Lanndo)

9. Abnormality Dancin’ Girl (by Guchiry)

10. Love Ka? (by Hiiragi Kirai)

11. Lights Out (by Mindless Self Indulgence)

12. Hunter (by Ken Ashcorp)

13. Young Girl A - one day After Another Remix (by Siinamota and sasanomaly)

14. Gocha Gocha Urusee! (by Owata-P)

15. Stupid MF (by Mindless Self Indulgence)

16. INTERNET ANGEL (feat. Aiobahn) (by NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE and Aiobahn)

17. Planetary (GO!) (by My Chemical Romance)

18. Death city (by 6arelyhuman and syris)

19. Antichlorobenzene (by Owata-P)

20. Cubibibibism (by NEEDY STREAMER OVERDOSE)

21. Hysteria (by Muse)

22. 2econd 2ight 2eer (that was fun, goodbye.) (by Will Wood)

23. Freakin’ Freak (by Dot Dot Curve)

24. What Do They Know? (by Mindless Self Indulgence)

25. Futurism (by Muse)

26. Echo (by Crusher-P)

27. INTERNET YAMERO (by NEEDY STREAMER OVERDOSE, KOTOKO, and Aiobahn)

28. Since Yesterday (by Strawberry Switchblade)

29. Girl A (by Siinamota, covered by Will Stetson)

30. MACHINEGUN POEM DOLL (by cosMo@Bousou-P)

31. Bitter Choco Decoration (by syudou)

32. The Cat’s Dining Table (by Kikuo)

33. Identity (by Kanaria, covered by Will Stetson)

34. You’ll Rebel to Anything (by Mindless Self Indulgence)

35. Roleplaying Game (by soramafuurasaka)

36. This Is How I Disappear (by My Chemical Romance)

37. King For a Day (by Pierce the Veil and Kellin Quinn)

38. The Small Print (by Muse)

39. Venom (by Kairikibear)

40. Sucks to Be You (by Prozzak)

41. Mind brand (by Maretu)

42. Choke (by I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME)

43. Never Wanted to Dance (by Mindless Self Indulgence)

44. KING (by Kanaria, covered by Wonderlands x Showtime (Hirose Daisuke and Toki Shunichi))

45. Kyouran Hey Kids! (by THE ORAL CIGARETTES)

46. Give ‘Em Hell, Kid (by My Chemical Romance)

47. Shine (by Muse)

48. Sugar (by System of a Down)

49. In the Flesh (by Pink Floyd)

50. Parasol Cider (feat. HATSUNE MIKU) (by Nanahoshi Orchestra)

51. Showtime Ruler (by Karasuyasabou, covered by Wonderlands x Showtime (Kino Hina, Machico, Hirose Daisuke, and Toki Shunichi))

52. Non-breathe oblige (by PinocchioP)

53. Prescription (by Mindless Self Indulgence)

54. Coin locker Baby (by Maretu)

55. Apocalypse Please (by Muse)

56. Lost One’s Weeping (by Neru)

57. Newly Edgy Idols (by Mitchie M, covered by MORE MORE JUMP! (Ogura Yui, Yoshioka Mayu, Furihata Ai, and Honnizumi Rina))

58. To the End (by My Chemical Romance)

59. Gommene Gommene (by Kikuo)

60. PYRO (by Shinedown)

61. Escape (by Muse)

62. You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison (by My Chemical Romance)

63. Young Girl A (by Siinamota)

64. Eclipse (by Pink Floyd)

65. meltdown (by iroha(sasaki))

66. Aishite Aishite Aishite (by Kikuo)

67. The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You (by My Chemical Romance)

68. You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween (by Muse)

69. BUG (by Kairikibear)

70. Violent Pornography (by System of a Down)

71. Comedy (by Bo Burnham)

72. Resistance - Tiësto Remix (by Muse and Tiësto)

73. Brain Damage (by Pink Floyd)

74. Because You’re Here (feat. Miku Hatsune) (by PinocchioP)

75. all I want is you (by Rebzyyx and hoshie star)

76. Darkshines (by Muse)

77. The World Hasn’t Even Started Yet (by PinocchioP, covered by Wonderlands x Showtime (Kino Hina, Machico, Hirose Daisuke, and Toki Shunichi))

78. Hello Builder (feat. Hatsune Miku) (by Utsu-P)

79. The Trial (by Pink Floyd)

80. Feed the Ground (by Periphery)

81. Death Of An Executioner (by Pierce the Veil)

82. Fixer (by nuyuri, covered by Wonderlands x Showtime (Hirose Daisuke and Toki Shunichi))

83. FREELY TOMORROW (by Mitchie M)

84. Absinthe (by I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME)

85. Hyper Music (by Muse)

86. Man in the Box (by Alice In Chains)

87. Bullet With Butterfly Wings (by Smashing Pumpkins)

88. Mary On A Cross (by Ghost)

89. Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) (by Muse)

90. Roki (by Mikito P)

91. Gigantic O.T.N. (by gigaP and Matsushita)

92. Dappou Rock (by Neru)

93. Salamander (by DECO*27)

94. Agitated (by Muse)

95. Virtual Insanity - Remastered 2006 (by Jamiroquai)

96. Meant to Be Yours (by Ryan McCartan)

97. INTERNET OVERDOSE (by NEEDY STREAMER OVERDOSE, KOTOKO, and Aiobahn)

98. The 2nd Law: Unsustainable (by Muse)

99. Odo (by Ado)

100. Comfortably Numb (by Pink Floyd)

[pretentious-art-love]

Album Reviews #46 - Be Here Now by Oasis

I am a person who is completely deep into excess, I love excess and I am indulged by excess, my soul, my being, it is dominated by excess, and if there are times where I need to find a middle ground, my brain fails to compute at all, I live for excess and I breathe and transpire excess, so this album, being an ode to excess in its own musical sphere, becomes such a shining gem that is just deeply satisfying for the bottomless barrel that is my stomach, it just keeps unloading more and more stuff in every front, and I just can't help but keep eating, because my being demands more, more, more!

The songs are longer than ever, just like Disintegration, thanks to the creative spirit of their songwriters, most songs are longer than 5 minutes, making them feel more like symphonic screams played through a megaphone, with only two songs being close to 5 minutes alone, and it is fascinating, because if there is one thing that always haunts me is how the songs I love eventually will just end, and sometimes when I am really needing that song to comfort me, I cry because I don't want it to abandon me, and when I am happy, I will do whatever possible to not break my vibe, because I want to stay at the top, and live at the top for the longest I can. I can always repeat a song, and yeah, most of the times, I will usually do that and repeat them, but we all know it is not the same, right? Repeating a song carries its consequences in our pattern recognition brains, and there is only so many connections our neurons can make until we eventually go numb with a song, wouldn't it be better if the songs were as long as possible on their own? Wouldn't it be better if they were stretched towards the complete infinite?

That is something I want to live, and if there is always an idea I love, I will always want to stretch it toward its extreme logical conclusion, stretch it so hard until it breaks completely, I always want to go beyond, go further, further and see the end of that concept alone, I want to live it, I want to experience it! This is what Be Here Now is, it is a tribute to excess, the songs just keep going, they are absolute monsters that will continue forever and ever, and won't stop until you feel a little bit satiated, and what is funny is that you could go even longer! What if we took all those hooks and choruses and stretched them even longer? What if we made them repeat for 10, 20 minutes as the most well known drone pieces? What if we slowly changed the verses until we reached the bridge of the song around the 35 minute mark as if it was a minimalist piece, just with hooks and vocals? Or just not use a bridge at all? Do you imagine a pop song that lasts an hour? Wait! That already exists! The result is actually interesting too! Totalism focuses in this kind of Minimalism sound with a more pop approach, as seen in albums like Dennis Cleveland, and the result? I can tell you, it is really pretty great.

Oasis excess reaches this point alone, songs that reach their climax around the 4 minutes, and then they keep climaxing for 5 minutes straight, and even then, even then, they are still pop songs with all that fluff that comes with pop music fanfare, the catchy lyrics, the upbeat rhythm, it is on the verge of being happier than life itself. Aside of the structure and parts of the songs, we still have all the great elements that make me enjoy Oasis, the noise pop, almost Shoegaze sound, which is just abrasive here, so abrasive, that there will be moments where you will feel Les Rallizes Dénudés possessed Noel, so abrasive that you will feel showered in a rain of sound, Be Here Now comes is an ode to excess, not just in song, but also in sound. Liam's voice is also a plus, as always, nasal high pitched voices reach the point that make everything feel unreal, and here they follow the tradition that could already been seen in the 90s with some other bands like The Smashing Pumpkins and Waltari.

If there is one thing I can agree with is the flow of the album is not the best, at least, for me, we start with these triumphant, uplifting songs for the first 2 tracks, and then we continue with the third track, Magic Pie, which is nostalgic and wistful, and feels more like an ending song than one you would put at the beginning. This is a strategy most albums follow, you get similar tracks at the end of a recording session, so you scatter them through the album so you do not get the same thing for a whole chunk, and it feels more varied all around. That usually works a lot, it helps, but sometimes I just like to keep all tracks that are similar and structure them in a way that they flow together from similar track to similar track, and they evolve slowly as if you were creating a suite, the tracks will feel the same, blending together, and creating a bigger sense of excess, as it if it was a one big song, that just doesn't stop until you feel numb.

If you want to try it out, as always, I can leave my track list as an example, I also added the Around the World demo and chopped it a bit so the final bridge only appears at the song proper, connecting the album together and reaching an even bigger climax. This is what Be Here Now is for me, starting with a single lonely song (tracks 1) and then kicking with the most uplifting, carefree and optimistic tracks (2 to 5), slowly descending into the songs with a confident, challenging attitude (tracks 6 to 9), and then the most emotional and wistful, sad songs (tracks 10 to 14) to finally resurface in the triumphant, larger than life songs (tracks 15 to 17), that is the Be Here Now Suite, a suite, and album, about excess, an album of epic proportions that it is more happy that you could ever, ever bare.

1.01. All Around the World (demo) 1.02. D'You Know What I Mean 1.03. My Big Mouth 1.04. I Hope, I Think, I Know 1.05. The Fame 1.06. Be Here Now 1.07. My Sister Lover 1.08. Street Fighting Man 1.09. (I Got) The Fever 1.10. Stay Young 1.11. Going Nowhere 1.12. Fade Away (Warchild Version)

2.01. Angel Child (Demo) 2.02. Sad Song 2.03. Fade In-Out 2.04. Stand By Me 2.05. Flashbax 2.06. The Girl In The Dirty Shirt 2.07. Don't Go Away 2.08. Magic Pie 2.09. All Around The World 2.10. It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) 2.11. All Around the World (reprise)

8/10

[lintuwaterfall]

RWBY Time

Volume 1 - 1:54:00

Volume 2 - 2:32:06

Volume 3 - 2:58:05

Beacon Arc total run time - 7:24:11 - Volume 4 - 3:15:02

Volume 5 - 3:46:36

Volume 6 - 3:12:23

Mistral Arc total run time - 10:14:01 - Volume 7 - 3:59:35

Volume 8 - 4:26:39

Volume 9 - 3:08:53

Atlas Arc total run time - 11:35:07

Total time in just Atlas - 8:26:14 - FULL TOTAL RUN TIME - 1:05:13:19 (so 29 hours, 13 Minutes, 19 seconds) - V8 is the longest run time, while V9 is the shortest post-Beacon