#an encore of roses

[m0chigang]

January wrap up ✨

This is what I read this month after promising myself to get back into reading.

(just in case, there may be spoilers)

1. The Song of Achilles - 5/5

I started the year strong, I cried like a little b*tch for 2 hours. The best book of the month and my favourite just because of how much it messed with my emotions and how much I needed it to. I have read the criticisms towards this book, but those only make me like it more. At the end of the day, this book is a reinterpretation of Patrocuos' and Achilles' relationship, it's the point of view of a person who is in love with his soulmate. It's not accurate to the rest of the world, but it's his view.

2. A Dowry of Blood + An Encore of Roses - 5/5

Another favourite. Queer vampires? Polygamy? A masochist bratty twink? Murder? Sign me UP. If it wasn't for TSOA, this would be my number one. The way the author wrote the gaslighting in the relationship would make me fall for it and forgive Dracula. ME. The overthinker. The paranoid. The anti-romantic. And then the Encore. THE ENCORE. From the POV of my favourite baby boy? I was smiling in public.

3. Galatea - 4/5

It was so twisted, and poetic, and beautiful, and everything. My only complaint is that it was too short. But Madeline Miller will definitely be on my TBR forever. I'm just loving the way she is twisting these myths and stories we are familiar with. Circe and Heracle's Bow are already on my list, and the book she is writing about Persephone will automatically be added to my cart.

4. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - 4/5

I loved this, I was solving the mystery alongside Pip, and I got a lot of things right, but I was still surprised at the end. It's a great book for crime show watchers. I've read how people find Pip annoying, but that is kind of the point, to see how obsessive she got, how it was changing her. I loved this book and that's final. HOWEVER, Barney deserved better. And I don't know if I like Pip's and Ravi's romance.

5. It Ends With Us - 1/5

I only read it bc of my friends. I had already read Ugly Love in the past and I hated it, and this was no different. I admit I have a different perspective on this topic bc I have witnessed DV, but still, this book is just problematic. Ryle does not pay the price for the HORRENDOUS crime he committed, and that made me mad.

[adowryofblood]

I already know this is going to become an all time favorite i can't believe i have to wait until 2024 for it

(Also this description SCREAMS Maggie please let her be a big part of the book - actually let them ALL be a big part of it i miss my fucked up little polyamorous vampires)

[demontamerarts367]

Yippe Sonicverse Encore Ref time :)))

[theknucklehead]

Umbrella and Fukua's alts of Amy Rose and Shadow the Hedgehog.

And hang on, this pose looks familiar...

Those sneaky little devs.

[sonicverseaus]

Man who would it thought that this AU came out 4 years ago by @zimisnotdrifting , and I feel I wouldn't have managed to open up to people know then before… Thought I still need to work on my communication more, This AU has helped me alot. :)

[kwangyanese]

locked in for voting for wayv even tho there's 3 other artists cockblocking us from getting a weekly award....

[kitty-but-im-scarlett]

꧁𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐲𝐚𝐧!!!!!꧂

Jeheheh the rose pic took me 3 tries. I love em so much and they my favorites.hope they happy

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

"no you guys maxwell isn't really converting to charlie's side. he's got a plan up his sleeve. he wouldn't betray the others. he's in wilson's debt, remember?"

ok. but it would be really funny if he did though. you agree. reblog.

[snailtowne]

Part one of the reference sheets I'm drawing for the cast of Encore!!

[ro275805]

Kaitou Joker Encore chapter 2

This chapter was really exciting, wow... Phoenix managing to break through his body being controlled to yell for Joker to run, and then also pleading Hachi to stop what his body is being forced to do... Phoenix being possessed by some kind of evil alien being is REALLY fun. And then also there's Hachi who feels absolutely horrible that, despite vowing to become a phantom thief himself instead of just an apprentice, he couldn't protect Joker from being horribly hurt. I really want to see what happens in a situation where Hachi's gone off by himself to try to help Phoenix without Joker. It's super rare to see Hachi by himself during dangerous situations, and this will truly be Hachi's biggest (and most high stakes) test to see if he's anywhere near close enough to graduating. You can do it, Hachi!!

[thebowerypresents]

Pulp Get Get Reunited with NYC at Kings Theatre

Pulp – Kings Theatre – September 14, 2024

Four decades as a band and the Britpop darlings Pulp haven’t skipped a beat. Lead singer Jarvis Cocker, keyboardist Candida Doyle, guitarist Mark Webber and drummer Nick Banks returned Stateside for the five-city North American leg of their This Is What We Do for an Encore Tour. They hadn’t played the United States since their 2012 Coachella reunion — and it’s been a long wait for their return.

Despite another famed Britpop band’s reunion announcement, the steady and uncomplicated Sheffield, England, four-piece might be the better bet for that nostalgic ’90s alternative-rock laced with melancholy lyrics. After playing Chicago and Toronto, Cocker and company arrived at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on Friday for two sold-out appearances. Per the opening intro text projected onstage on Saturday, the night was the band’s 556th show. 

Enshrouded in darkness against a moon, Cocker sang, “I Spy,” but quickly leaped on top of floor speakers to the roar of the crowd. To celebrate Webber’s birthday, Pulp broke from their setlist to play “Bad Cover Version,” and then upon its conclusion, a fan led the audience in a hearty “Happy Birthday” sing-along. In another honorary moment, the band dedicated “Something Changed” to their recently departed longtime bassist Steve Mackey. 

Cocker was the centerpiece on Saturday, gyrating across the stage with freeform movements, from languid voguing to exclamatory leaps. He lounged in an armchair bathed in red before igniting in syncopated arm gestures for “This Is Hardcore.” And then the room was quizzed on the year, month and day of Pulp’s very first show in New York City (as the opener for Blur), a fitting segue into “Do You Remember the First Time?” 

The band would return for not one but two encores. The first was a trio of fan favorites, “Like a Friend,” “Underwear” and “Common People,” while the second offered a new song, “Spike Island,” based on the historic Irish island that housed a former prison and hosted a legendary 1990 Stone Roses concert. Fittingly, Pulp closed with the 1994 standout track “Razzamatazz,” from His ’n’ Hers, and “Glory Days,” off 1998’s This Is Hardcore. —Sharlene Chiu | @Shar0ck

Photos courtesy of Dana Distortion | distortionpix.com

[giamee]

as a sampo lover.... yeah aalto's automatically a pookie bear <33

[roseband]

[theknucklehead]

And here are some alts of Umbrella, Parasoul's little sister.

Princess Peach

Ash Ketchum from Pokemon (Hungern as Pikachu)

Iris from Black & White (Hungern as Axew)

Amy Rose

Roll from Mega Man (Hungern as Rush Coil)

Hat Kid from A Hat in Time

May from Guilty Gear

Chihiro from Spirited Away (Hungern as Haku)

[me-myselfandziall]

FB Group for BP Tour in LV

If you’re attending (or hoping to attend) the Las Vegas tour stop for Blackpink in August, I made a facebook group so people can connect with other people who are going! Join here!

[encore-comic]

At last, Encore’s full reference sheet!

Sketchpad - she/her

The Magic Shell - they/them

Teabag - they/them

Fabric Rose - she/it

Lighter - he/they

Stickynotes - he/him

Jelly - she/any