#and yes it IS especially gross if you picked this one to feminize because he's thin and short due to his CHRONIC (AND FATAL) ILLNESS

[hellfridge]

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not all character interpretations are valid some of you are sexist

[deamabilisworld]

The first thing a gay person should do is find a community.

So blue is the warmest colour.

First things first, Emma's outfits make me fall in love.

We oftentimes understand genres from superficial features. Horror for instance by threatening situations, death, etc.

But once in a while a radical author arrives into the scene and triggers all the emotions related with the genre, without actually repeating any of its tropes.

It is easy to classify lesbianism as girl on girl relationship. And the relationship with sex, and so lesbianism with a girl on girl sexual relation.

It is more difficult for a trans lesbian such as myself to understand what it means and why was I not satisfied with relationships with women who saw me as male, even disregarding penetration and the assumption that I should be the dominant partner.

So when I try to realize what it means, I try, like many of us, to reflect on lesbianism in media. And throughout the past few months it helped me understand what I was missing, even though I'm yet to theorize or put it into words.

The first hour and a half of the movie was all that for me. I connected what was going through Adele. Especially when she sees Emma for the first time. Having a confident butch wrap her hands around you as you walk in the streets, seeing it from afar and longing.

As for her sex with men compared to the sexual fantasy, that's also interesting.

Men tend to be very focused on penetration. What's more interesting is that they almost have no discussion about their own personal enjoyment in sex.

Think about it: the market for male sex toys is very poor, and men freak when you discuss penetrating them, even though the anal region is filled with nerve endings which guarantee enjoyment.

This leads to their sexual interaction begging technique-driven. Very linear and centred on specific tasks in an almost mechanical way.

I obviously also talk from my own personal experience.

Maybe I'm not the right person to speak about it, but I couldn't find much pleasure when having sex as a guy. The experience was stale, repetitive and motionless. I was not driven by my sensations, rather by my imagination and the need to please the other. It reached to situations where I used to throw my used condoms as fast as possible since I didn't really climax in these interactions.

Which obviously also limits the other's capacity to enjoy the interaction.

The most affirming first experience in my transition was when I was treated as a woman in sex, and I actually reached orgasm for the first time in my life.

Having said that, the first actual sex scene with Emma also bothered me.

When I think of lesbianism and sapphic, I think of things I can actually do as a woman, and to what I relate. Which is obviously very gay scenarios, but rarely penetrative sex.

I imagine cuddling in the middle of the night, a dildo pulled out, we both climax and low key going to bed as if nothing.

I imagine looking her in the eyes as she plays with her fingers inside of me, her dominant eyes give me comfort.

Eating her up.

But having said all of that, vaginas gross me out.

I mean penises gross me much more.

I love breasts and buttocks.

But I really find it difficult being attracted to the vagina, playing with it, kissing it.

One time in the army, I sat with someone as she guarded the base entrance and she told me she usually finds the penis appalling, but when she has sex, it becomes the most beautiful thing in the world.

Dejana once made me insert my fingers to her in the shower, but I couldn't find joy in it.

Let's talk about Dejana for a second.

While she saw me as a hetero and despised lesbians, BITWC was one of her favourite movies. And I could see a reflection of our dynamic in that relationship.

I was stronger in that dynamic. I came from abroad, I had more money, I was her boss's daughter.

I read more, especially and of course philosophy.

Our relationship was a form of escapism.

She wanted the classical type of romance, that which doesn't exist in the rural parts of Serbja. Love, warmth, real human affection deeper than sexual lust.

I was looking for a simple relationship. Cooking together, travelling, I didn't want to think about the fact that I was a lonely outcast in an unfamiliar country.

We laid in bed. She was playing some game on her phone, I was reading for a philosophy essay. In truth, I was avoiding the need to interact with her. Because when we didn't do recreational activities, we didn't have a connection.

For someone who often speaks about the need to hear as many narratives as possible, to understand and relate to the earth, and to understand emotions rather than thoughts, I failed miserably connecting with her.

Dejana would have probably been content with such a relationship. She is used to male detachment, and she is very willing to deny issues in a dynamic, but I couldn't go on with it.

I didn't feel guilty when I broke it up. I felt relief.

Emma tried to change Adele, to educate her. But in so doing she clearly doesn't understand her.

Which comes to an analysis of the movie itself.

It is a classical rich-poor romance story. But instead of the American-dream infumed version of the story, we get a cynical, french depiction.

Emma tries to connect with the rural schick. Her last exhibit is presented in very oriental streets, that almost remind me of Jaffa.

Emma uses Adele to relate with this simpleton lifestyle. In all of her relationships, she is strong, in control, and she uses her girlfriends to tell her story.

Emma is open with her sexuality because her family is embracing, Adele hides her true identity because in her society she would be isolated and categorized.

Emma can study whatever she wishes, Adele needs to be practical.

She has the time to educate herself and discuss many worlds, Adele cannot, she has only her own experience to reflect upon.

And Emma doesn't understand why is she content with these lives, how can she live like that.

But is it better for Adele to dream big and see it get crushed?

Well sorta yes.

After all, when they break up, Emma bounces back but Adele is lost. Without anywhere to sleep, no one to love her or to understand her.

And yea, it is partially because of circumstances. Emma is far richer. But with these circumstances came the fact that Emma is groomed to live free.

And let's talk about grooming and praying in the gay community and why Emma is an awful person.

When I started to come out, I immediately joined the BDSM community.

When I had to move and lost my family, I digressed a lot.

I returned to my horse only when I met my rugby community.

A gay community gives you power, a place to discuss, to understand yourself better, friends to relate with and gossip who is dangerous within the community.

Two days ago I woke up a mess after 5h sleep and a lot of packing to do for my new flat.

Right in that morning, I received a message.

I met that girl in the philosophy common room.

She was an economics student. Like many other Bulgarians, she knew her way and got the code for the room from a friend to steal coffee, tea and food.

We became friends. She was always a powerful person, one of those Nietzchiens who understand everything as a power dynamic.

I told her my radical feminist theories and she was dazzled.

She graduated, moved to London, found a boyfriend and started dating.

It wasn't a common relationship.

That person was her feminized slave. I suggested to her that perhaps he was actually a she, but the person denied it. Until recently.

But she messaged me not to ask for help with her transitioning. The opposite, she was overwhelmed by the fact that her bae wants to transition and she wanted confirmation that her transitioning is wrong. I was horrified. That day, the Bulgarian convinced her bae not to go on hormones so she won't hurt her, and so the Bulgarian won't leave her.

In a society where people discover their sexuality and gender only in sexual surroundings, natural predators would abuse them as a means of gratification.

Adele could only discover her homosexuality in gay pick up bars. Emma naturally picked her up and raised her.

Adele, who didn't know anything gay other than Emma, relied on what Emma was willing to teach her.

Becoming Emma's toy, she was dependent upon her.

The first thing a gay person should do is find a community.

Although Emma tried to pamper Adele, pushing her to express herself in writing, she never introduced Adele to friends or to the community.

The only way Emma knew how to pamper Adele, was to try and make her a copy of herself. Which failed.

While the film attempts to escape the male gaze upon lesbians, it flirts very directly with the burgeois-gaze upon the poor and oriental.

Can that power dynamic be non-abusive? and if so, how?

We want to say that Emma should understand Adele's culture and embrace it as much as Adele needs to embrace Emma's.

But Adele's culture has unavoidable ugly aspects. It is grotesque, not refined, narrow-minded and closed. And it is a central aspect to her cultural as much as the other, beautiful, aspects are.

Do gays have any choice? Can you be gay and poor, gay and be part of the ethnic 'simpleton' culture? or are these aspects inherently negating?

My answer was to escape. I lived in poverty in the streets, away from my home, where I could define my own culture as a mix of orientalism, punk and classical beauty.

But not everyone is as lucky to do that.

When I write that 'hetero culture is boring' I fully say that I find it difficult to relate to Dejana. And part of me is sad because there are some morals and beauty in her world which I couldn't connect to.

For while I was attracted to my representation of her culture, I was not attracted to her, she was just a canvas for me, a cynical tool beyond my comprehension.

I could have found beauty in her only when I painted her in my own likening.

[johns-prince]

I think it was more dangerous for Paul to come out compared to John. Back then being queer was bad enough but being perceived as the 'woman' in a gay relationship was particularly shameful and people really feminized Paul a lot already. Lennon's Princess, John's ex-girlfriend, adjusting his tie was a 'wifely' gesture etc. Of course it was gross and unfair that he was called the 'girl.' I think he was afraid of copping the brunt of the ridicule if they went public.

Honestly, I think this is a really good point, and I’m not sure why I haven’t thought of it myself. 

I think I read a post somewhere that talked about how Paul would sometimes push a bit too hard on how he [and John] would have so much sex with so many women, like, to the point it would make the other Beatles a bit irked or uncomfortable. It’s most likely due to the fact Paul was indeed, constantly feminized by practically everyone; fans, coworkers, friends, friends’ families, even the other Beatles. 

Like, John’s issue growing up to avoid being picked on and such was simply not wearing his glasses, other than that, he looked like a boy, you know what I mean? Like even I gush over the fact that, in my opinion, John’s the perfect male physique, he’s like a Roman God [regardless of what he thought about himself the man was a fucking SNACC] Paul wasn’t as... lucky? because the boy couldn’t just change his face, couldn’t change how soft he was, how thick and heavy his lashes are, how full his lips are-- basically, how pretty he was. Paul is always described as pretty, as cute. Not saying Paul isn’t handsome or manly or whatever, like that would be stupid of me, because he is handsome, and he is 100% male. 

But the reality of it is that Paul is pretty, he’s very pretty for a boy. And I bet you he got a lot of flack for that growing up, which is incredibly unfortunate, as that can do a lot to someone’s security and confidence of one’s self. 

So I think that would explain Paul’s instances of obviously trying to overcompensate for this fact, for the fact he’s a pretty boy, and not always seen as the attractive young man, a handsome man, like the rest of his cohorts [especially, in my opinion, John] 

I could also see this playing a large part in Paul being extremely afraid of ever questioning his sexuality, because then that might mean what people have said about his masculinity was right. Paul being terrified of ever exploring maybe the deeper meaning of his relationship with John, because then-- well, what would that make him? It’d make him a fucking girl, is what. A Nancy boy, a fag, a queer, a poofer, etc... and Paul could NOT have that. 

Not to say John never experienced having his masculinity and sexuality questioned [because it was questioned hardcore, though partly due to John’s actions and words in regards to the same sex-- i.e Brian Epstein, Mick Jagger, Elton Jon, David Bowie... and probably others too] and this is just me speculating, but I don’t think John had to deal with it as consistently as Paul might have, growing up. Maybe that’s why John had an easier time experimenting, opening up the possibility of “Oh, well, maybe I do like blokes,” but remember, John only likes specific blokes, men who meet his incredibly high expectations and standards of beauty and intellect [coughcoughPaulcoughcough] so while John may have had an experimental session with Brian during their Spain runaway, John never really saw Brian in that way, and while it sounds mean, Brian didn’t really meet those standards of John when it came to John having intercourse with another male.

ANYWAY, I’m veering. It certainly would be worse, at least to Paul, during the era and society and culture he grew up in, to not only be a queer, but also the bloody bitch in the relationship. I know I sound harsh, but like, this is probably exactly how Paul would see it. Even if technically John was the one Catching in the relationship, people would still see Paul as the girlfriend, a the female in the relationship, primarily because of how he looked, compared to John-- that and how he did in fact do rather wifely things with/for John, like affectionately fixing John’s tie [even during performances!] and there’s footage of Paul basically directing people on how to fix up John’s hair and all that. 

So yes, I have to agree, I do think Paul would’ve gotten... “worse,” shit from, at least admitting that he indeed felt something deeper for his bestfriend John, so I could see why that would be a major deterrent. It is unfair, and gross. I mean I find it silly and cute that people heard Paul being called John’s little girlfriend, fiance, princess, and then you had people even comparing them to husband and wife [and we can guess which role was given to whom] but I mean, I could understand if Paul never really found any of that shit funny, or cute. Of course things have changed now, so who knows, Paul seems to be a lot more secure in his masculinity.

[cosmicpopcorn]

Captain Marvel (2019): Feminism, Diversity, and the 90s, oh my!

Warning: Spoilers, possibly. I always like to warn a nigga just in case.

Note to Readers: Yes, Cosmic Popcorn is back up and running! Last year, I went on an impromptu hiatus due to life being...well, life. Now I’m back and determined to pick back up where I left off on my journey of providing informal movie and TV reviews and discussions on astrology and all things cosmic. 

Without further ado, let’s get into Captain Marvel. 

If ya’ll remember the post credits scene from Avengers: Infinity War, Nick Fury sends one last message to someone, somewhere on an old ass looking communication device right before he turns to dust...and we see a star-shaped logo confirming that his message has been sent. 

He was sending that message off to good ol’ Captain Marvel aka Carol Danvers. Captain Marvel has a very diverse, interesting history in the comics...in fact, Carol Danvers is the 7th Captain Marvel in the comics. To read more about that dope history, check out this article here: The Weird and Diverse Comic Book History of Captain Marvel. 

Now, the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) do divert from the comics in a lot of ways. So MCU Carol Danvers is a former air force officer who was under the mentorship of physicist Dr. Wendy Lawson, who was actually a Kree scientist who disagreed with the Kree’s war with the Skrulls and had fled to Earth. Dr. Wendy Lawson (her alias) aka Mar-Vell (her real name) was using the Tesseract (Space Stone) to create an engine that would have helped the Skrulls to live beyond the reach of the Kree empire and she had enlisted Danvers’ help in this mission. But they are discovered by Yon-Rogg, a Kree commander who is the leader of Starforce (a Kree military task-force). During the fight between Mar-Vell and Yon-Rogg, Carol shoots the engine in an attempt to prevent Yon-Rogg from getting it and it explodes in her face, causing her to absorb the Tesseract’s energy/powers, thus making her Captain Marvel. Her memories of who she is and her life on Earth are mostly altered/erased and she becomes one of the members of the Starforce, under Yon-Rogg’s direction and mentorship. 

The movie was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel is played by actress Brie Larson. I first remember seeing her in United States of Tara and really enjoying watching her character on screen. She has also played in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Community, and Room (which she won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role). Obviously, she’s been in a ton of other shit, won a bunch of awards and been nominated for others but I am not about to lay this woman’s resume out for y’all - just know she’s been here for awhile and she’s accomplished. Lol.

Nick Fury is obviously played by the wonderful Samuel L. Jackson, and y’all should damn well know who he is. He’s one of our national treasures in my opinion, right along with Terry Crews. Not to mention he’s already been present in the other MCU movies. He’s the character with the second most screen time in the movie outside of the obvious Captain Marvel. 

Other actors worth mentioning: Talos/Keller is played by Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law is Yon-Rogg, Annette Bening is Dr. Wendy Lawson, and we have Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau, with Akira Akbar as her daughter Monica Rambeau. The cast overall is very diverse - comprised of people of color and women in starring roles. And based on what I’ve personally read on Captain Marvel’s comic book history, this is the essence of her story - breaking through barriers and giving power to a range of different people who may not have had it before, who were not usually represented in certain roles and positions of power.

I’ll be honest, it’s difficult for me to review and critique Marvel movies because the quality of their movies these days is usually pretty high...even the mediocre or bad ones are significantly better than other mediocre/bad non-superhero movies. I go into these movies with a bias towards them and it’s hard for me to see flaws unless they’re extremely obvious and detract from the overall quality of the movie in a major way. I will always try to be honest about a movie...but how I feel is how I feel and I feel Marvel movies are usually pretty great. So when it comes to these movies, I’ll present my thoughts on various aspects of them instead of the usual pros vs. cons approach unless it calls for it. 

I basically really liked and enjoyed Captain Marvel. I don’t regret the experience at all and feel it’s worth the movie ticket. Here are some thoughts on the movie: 

Brie Larson was a good choice for Captain Marvel: I’ve heard people complain about the decision for Brie Larson to play Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, with some of the main reasons for their complaints being that she appeared to be too stoic, didn’t smile or laugh enough and that her portrayal of Captain Marvel was bland. I felt that she expressed the appropriate amount of emotion for the character and for the scenes she had. We must also keep in mind that Carol Danvers was an air force officer on Earth, a member of Starforce on Hala while being with the Kree, and also had been taught to not be emotional and that her emotionality was a weakness. So...why the fuck would she be super emotional and expressional?! I’m not sure what was expected - did they want lots of crying and giggles? We don’t ask for Captain America, Iron Man or the Hulk to be more emotional or smile more and this specific critique reeks of sexist undertones to me.

Captain Marvel was portrayed well in this origin movie and Brie Larson did a fine job. Yes, I am saying this as someone who did not grow up reading the comics. We are discussing the MCU Captain Marvel, not the comics. And we already know that when converting books or comics to movies, shit gets changed. They have the same source, but they are still different.

As a 90s baby, I enjoyed the blast from the past: This origin movie is set in 1995 and has things like pay phones, Blockbuster, slow ass internet, internet cafes and the music, oh my, the music. I loved it all. I don’t miss any of that, except maybe the music, but it’s nice to wax nostalgic sometimes. 

Nick Fury and Captain Marvel are cute AF: I loved watching Samuel L. Jackson and Brie Larson on screen as Fury and Marvel. They had just the right amount of chemistry and played off of each other very well. I know Fury has gone to dust, but maybe we’ll get to see a nice, cute reunion in Endgame? One can only hope. 

They did well at helping Samuel L. Jackson go back in time as Fury: I was pleasantly surprised how good Sam looked as young Fury - usually aging actors and actresses, whether younger or older is something that has a high possibility of not being done well and they did a fantastic job here. My man looked good!

I loved that Nick Fury got a lot of screen time: We got to learn a lot more about the character, his past, and really see his personality shine here. We also learned about how he lost his eye. Once again, I really do hope to see more of Fury in Endgame. And with Fury and his eye in mind, shoutout to Goose the cat, that’s my nigga. 

Captain Marvel doesn’t have a strong villain and it doesn’t need it: One of the complaints about the movie was the lack of a strong villain like Killmonger or Thanos. However, with this being an origin movie, I see it being more focused on how Captain Marvel comes to being and how she becomes a hero, any villain present is only there to showcase her powers and as a plot device. That’s not how it is in all origin movies - Black Panther had a very strong, well-developed villain, but here, it appears the villain almost takes a backseat to other aspects of the movie. Her “villains” are more of society’s sexism, her own self-doubt, identity struggles, and her rejection of the emotional parts of herself. The people around her either enforce, support and/or represent those “villains” (e.g. Yon-Rogg) or push her to break against those barriers and embrace her power (e.g. Nick Fury). 

Captain Marvel has a diverse cast and clearly wants to empower young women and girls: I loved the fact that our main character was a woman, her main supporting character was a black man, and the other important supporting characters were a black woman and a beautiful black girl. Yes, there were white men and other white people all around, lol, but a good amount of the ones with a lot of screen time were not. The movie also rejected sexist ideas such as: emotionality and being emotionally expressive being a negative trait, women having to smile for men and always appear pleasant or pretty, women not being capable of being in traditionally male-dominated fields and not being capable participating in male-dominated or traditionally male activities. It says a giant FUCK YOU to all these things. It also hints towards Marvel’s first African-American female superhero, Photon. 

Brie Larson was right in her Crystal Award for Excellence in Film acceptance speech: In her speech, she presents statistics regarding movie critics - bringing to light that a large, overwhelming amount of movie critics were older, white men and that white women, women of color and men of color are largely unrepresented when it comes to movie critiques. She explains the importance of reviews and the impact it has on what movies can be bought and seen, how much money a movie grosses and what movies are nominated for awards. Overall, she encourages more inclusivity and for critiques of movies to be done by a more diverse group of people - a group that includes more white women, women of color and men of color, especially since some movies are, let’s face, simply not made for white men or with white men in mind. Not mention, as she said, people other than older white men also like Star Wars. You can hear that speech here.

She ain’t say anything wrong and anyone who has a problem with this speech obviously has some unaddressed sexism they need to tend to. Because, I mean...are you saying only older white men like these types of movies? Are we saying their opinions on media are the most important? Do we not want to hear from white women, women of color and men of color...since we are, you know, also part of this world and consume this media? And considering the diversity present in Marvel comics and films, considering the messages about sexism, racism, feminism, etc. that are present in the stories of heroes like Black Panther and Captain Marvel...are you really trying to tell me these were only made for and primarily focused only on older white men? Get the fuck outta here. I don’t care what a 40-year-old white dude has to say about what he doesn’t like about A Wrinkle in Time either. 

All in all, I enjoyed this movie and it got me hype of Avengers: Endgame. Instinctually and based on conversations with others and hearing about flaws they felt were present such as pacing issues, actress choice, etc., I feel these flaws were mostly based on opinion (opinions that I don’t agree with) and in my opinion either are subtle (such as pacing issues) and/or simply don’t exist (such as actress choice being a problem). However, this isn’t Black Panther and while it doesn’t really have any cons (major or minor) that come to mind, it does lack the aspects of Black Panther that earned it a 5 Caramel Popcorn Pieces rating. With that in mind, I give it 5 Butter Popcorn Pieces. 

Rating: 5 Butter Popcorn Pieces

[tiniechankai]

my favourite sailor moon season 1 episodes

since i’m rewatching the sailor moon series (again...) i thought i would rank all my favourite episodes from each season then compile them all together and see which episode is my absolute favourite of the entire show. considering i have no idea what my favourite episode is... maybe i’ll know now, hah. 

Episode 8 - The Girl Genius Is a Monster: The Brainwashing Cram School of Horror

so uh... as a stressed student i can relate to this a lot. the kids going into the cram school is me going into school every morning. this is definitely not my favourite episode of the season but the introduction to ami is really sweet, especially when people whisper about ami behind her back but then when usagi actually meets her, ami ends up being the sweetest girl. 

i also just love the fact that ami freaking owned everyone in that arcade on the sailor v game?? like wow feminism right there

Episode 10 - The Cursed Bus: Enter Mars, the Guardian of Fire

mars is my favourite inner senshi and she’s honestly so cool in this episode. this is probably the only episode in the entire series where she’s quite akin to her manga self, and while i love her in the anime, i think her aloof manga self is great too. it’s interesting to me to get a look into japanese culture through shinto. watching this as a kid i had no idea what was really japanese religion and such so learning about this was cool (i had like 4 sailor moon episodes and they were all the introductory episodes to the senshi). also the bus was really freaky and scary and just what the heck. rei’s reaction to jadeite is also quite funny (she basically has heart palpitations of him, and not the good kind)

Episode 17 - Usagi's a Model: The Flash of the Monster Camera

one of the few episodes that aren’t the finale that i can tell you that usagi kicks some legitimate ass in here. like what a badass! i can’t say i know the last time usagi has done this, hah. this entire episode includes everyone telling usagi she can’t be a model because she’s not a good enough person or she’s not pretty enough. i mean even mamoru is back being the asshole he is in this first season, even though he goes on about how she won’t be picked because she’s not pretty on the inside and what not (like wth dude you don’t even know her) but usagi is picked anyways (like everyone who signed up but... whatever) and then she is left alone to fight the youma and then she is to fight the monster by herself. she does so by cleverly using the mirrors. one of the saddest bits in the show is when he family is watching the tv while usagi is asleep in her room they talk about how they wish usagi was as great as the girl who saved the photographer’s life (sailor moon) but ?? do they not care about the factt that usagi was AT THAT PHOTOSHOOT?? GETTING ATTCKED?? i know they don’t know she’s sailor moon but heck she was there she might’ve been attacked. the tsukino household can be so annoying sometimes hfksdh i digress

Episode 20 - The Summer, the Beach, Youth and Ghosts

this is a genuinely hilarious episode. poor mitsuishi kotono, she spent most of the episode screaming at the ghosts lmao. i like this episode because we see the girls get up to their usual loud shenanigans (and hell i love me a beach episode). this is also a episode about a heavy topic of a girls’ father forcing herself into a duty she is too young to deal with. it gets pretty dark too and i can see why they didn’t put this into the dic dub (she literally starts CRYING and i get these sort of like... really bad rape vibes. I KNOW HE’S HER FATHER BUT IT’S SO GROSS). anyways, it’s really dark but has it’s funny moments as we focus on some other characters, it’s a really good beach ova. 

Episode 21 - Protect the Children's Dreams: Friendship Through Anime

this episode is so great, i really do love it. it might might be my favourite in the season. i just love these two friends a lot, especially hiromi as a character (the shorthaired one). hiromi deals with being jealous over her friend’s sketches in animating and it gets so bad that nephrite has to come by with his stupid self and ruin everything. anyone with low self esteem such as hiromi can relate to constantly feeling like you’re in the shadow of your colleagues, your best friend. nephrite’s episodes tend to be my favourite because we see that our actions, when we are selfish and snobby that it affects others a lot. even though i despise nephrite his episodes have become a favourite of mine. 

Episode 28 - The Painting of Love: Usagi and Mamoru Get Closer

one of the few episodes where mamoru isn’t a complete ass to usagi (i think?) and he’s actually kinda ... civil with her. he still treats her like a child but i mean she acts like one so... i like this episode a lot because you can really see the difference in usagi and mamoru with the help of this really cute artist lady yumemi. i also think it’s really funny how usagi even meets yumemi is because she’s going to call out mamoru for cheating on rei lmao. this episode is really nice just because it starts more heavily foreshadowing about mamoru and usagi’s backseat relationship.

Episode 31 - Love and Chased: Luna's Worst Day Ever

if you don’t like this episode then there’s GOT to be something wrong with you. this episode is pure crackhead goodness while we get a spoof of sailor moon’s own show with loveable luna and righteous rhett butler, luna’s love interest before we even knew artemis’ name. this episode is just pure gold and this might be my second favourite episode of the season, not gonna lie. when i saw the cat bone instead of tuxedo mask’s rose, i remember laughing so hard i couldn’t breathe. i love this show.

Episode 37 - Let's Become a Princess: Usagi's Bizarre Training

being princess hard. not my favourite episode for any particular reason other than it’s REALLY enjoyable to watch. i also just love how usagi sucks at literally everything i suck at and she is just so relateable in this episode. i also love how she’s not the only one who sucks at ballroom dancing, minako can’t dance and rei is too much of a dom to let the other guy lead. feminism!

Episode 38 - The Snow, the Mountains, Friendship and Monsters

this episode marks one of my favourites because it begins rei’s total understanding of usagi’s relationship with mamoru and this continues from this episode until SAILOR STARS (yes i know she was kinda understanding of usagi in episode 35 but she also slapped usagi so...) but this episode is full of clumsy usagi goodness and the great friendship of usagi and rei. 

Episode 43 - Usagi Abandoned: The Falling-Out of the Sailor Guardians

i love these sorts of episodes, and just like the previous one, we get even MORE usarei friendship moments and i’m LIVING for it. even the senshi think mars actually hates usagi but noooppppe she’s actually her bestie. this is a great episode.

Episode 44 - Usagi's Awakening: A Message from the Distant Past

ok so i don’t really like mamoru and usagi BUT i like serenity and endymion. this backstory episode is GREAT and i wish i had a short show based around fun at the moon kingdom because that would be great? i love sailor moon don’t get me wrong but i don’t like mamoru and usagi. cough. this episode gives off a more ethereal quality and is sucha beautiful episode animation wise. 

Episode 46 - Usagi's Eternal Wish: A Brand New Life

while the last episode was HEARTWRENCHINGLY SAD i can’t get over how sad this episode is. not even mentioning how awesome it is when the beginning of moonlight densetsu comes on when usagi pull out her moon wand. this episode rips me apart because while i dislike usagi and mamoru this dialogue just makes me so sad “Live a normal life. Find a cool boyfriend.” “Nobody’s cooler than you.” AND I CRIED. nobody’s cooler than you, the asshole who called me fat, stupid, and ugly for 30 episodes. but whatever, i’m still sad. and then usagi’s monologue at the ending (i’m not a big fan of kae araki as usagi but i still... love the monologue so much) and just wow. what a great ending. 

this was more episodes then i expected

[hamimagines]

Tango Part Three (John Laurens x Reader)

Part One - Part Two 

Masterlist 

Warnings: none, this part’s a little boring but sometimes plot progression has to happen

Song- The Mighty Fall -- Fall Out Boy ft. Big Sean Spotify/Youtube 

“They say I got screws missing, well hell, only when I’m missin you 

And hell yeah I’m a dick, girl, addicted to you” 

Words- 2,317

You were laying on your bed, staring up at the ceiling. Your phone was vibrating next to you, but you kept ignoring it. John had called you four times already without an answer. You would have thought he’d get the hint by now. You held your phone above your head and watched his name until it disappeared. A few seconds later you got the notification that had another new voice mail, in addition to the four other.

You relented and decided to listen.

Y/N, I know you’re probably pissed at me. I’m really sorry and I, uh, I hope Lee’s okay. Can we please talk? Call me back.

You saved the message and waited for the next one to start.

Hi it’s, um, John again. Look I know you’re mad, but can you please just give me a chance to explain? I don’t know what you’re thinking right now and I don’t know what Lee told you or whatever but I...I just want to talk to you, I guess.

You rolled your eyes and kept listening.

Okay you not picking up is started to make me nervous. Burr said you drove Lee to the hospital which means you’re alone with him and, ugh I don’t know that just makes me feel uneasy. Just like text me or something. Please.

Y/N please pick up. I’m worried, and I know it’s probably dumb to be worried, but I am. I’m sorry just please respond to me. I need to hear your voice.

Just text me so I know you’re alright. Please.

Guilt twinged in your heart. You were about to text John when your phone rang again. This time it was Alex. You reluctantly Answered.

“Y/N? Are you-”

“I’m fine,” you interrupted Alex. “Tell John to chill.”

“Uh…I don’t think that’s gonna happen. He’s kind of losing it right now.” Alex whispered.

You sighed and rubbed your eye. “Is he alright? From the fight, I mean.”

“Yeah, he’s fine. Lee got a few good ones in but- oh. He wants to talk to you.”

“I...I don't think I want to talk to him yet,” you said, despite the fact that you wanted to hear his voice as much as he wanted to hear yours.

“Please, Y/N. He’s dying over here.”

“Okay, fine. Give him the phone.”

There was a pause and then, “You’re okay!” John said with relief. His voice gave you chills.

“Yeah, of course I’m okay. Why wouldn’t I be?” You tried your best to keep your voice sounding cold. You were mad at him, after all.

“I don’t know, I just thought Lee might have tried something.”

You furrowed your brow, feeling defensive, “He’s not a bad guy, you know. He’s just...complicated.”

There was a scoff on the other side of the line. “You didn’t hear the things he was saying about you.”

You gripped your phone tighter. “The what? He was talking about me?” There was an unnecessarily long pause that was filled with static from the phone.

“Never mind. Forget I mentioned it.”

“Um, fuck no I’m not gonna forget it! John Laurens, if he was talking about me, I have the right to know.”

John sighed, “Alright, fine. The reason we were fighting, well, I- the fight was my fault, okay? Because Lee was acting all high and mighty and saying some shit about how he owns you and his plan was finally working. It was some sick shit and I-”

“So you told him,” you cut him off, “You told him exactly what I told you not to. And how did you think that would help, John?”  

“I don’t know. I thought it would shut him up. I couldn’t let him keep saying those things about you.”

“And then you resorted to violence. Real classy, Laurens.”

“Jesus, Y/N! I was defending you!”

“Oh my god!” you shouted, “Why is everyone so obsessed with defending me? I can defend myself!”

“You weren’t there! And I couldn’t let him get away with it!”

“Just stop John! I don’t need your help! We’re barely even friends!” He was reminding you of Charles. You thought back to the first time you’d had sex with him. John had been pretty possessive, and you hadn’t even noticed. Had you gotten yourself involved with another Charles Lee?

“What are you saying?”

“I’m saying that I don’t need you. Especially if you’re gonna cause this much drama in my life.”

John was silent for a while before he spoke up, “Fine. See you later.” The line clicked dead. You threw your phone down with a frustrated grunt. Turning over, you buried your head in your pillow and screamed as loud as you could.

You did this for several minutes, punching the pillow and shouting into it about how much you hated the world before you finally came to your senses. You didn’t have time to be stressing about this stuff. You had chores and homework and the talent show.

“Oh god, the talent show,” you complained to the air. What was it gonna look like if you lost another dance partner because of stupid drama? You knew who you needed to talk to.

You grabbed your phone, thankful that you hadn’t cracked it, and called Angelica.

“Y/N. Y/M/N. Y/L/N. I have had a death grip on my phone waiting for your call. The fuck took you so long?”

“I’m sorry, I….it’s been a bit of a day. Do you have time to talk?” you asked quietly. You had a headache from all the screaming, but your brain wouldn’t shut up.

“I can do you one better. I’m coming over.”

You sighed with relief. “Thank you. I love you.”

“I love you too. See you soon.”

Angelica hung up, and you laid back against the pillows. You closed your eyes for a few moments in an attempt to relieve your headache.

The door to your room opened a few seconds later. “Wow, that was fast Angie. Were you already-”  Angelica wasn’t standing in your doorway, but Charles Lee was. You sat up quickly. “What are you doing here? How did you get in?”

Charles only shrugged in response before stepping closer to your bed. Your entire body tensed in anxiety. “What do you want?” you asked again.

“You,” Charles replied. “I’ve always wanted you more than he has.”  

“You need to leave right now.” You stood up and grabbed a lamp. It felt strangely light in your head.

“I’m not leaving.” Charles’ voice started to change. It became slower and deeper. “I’ll always be right here.” He took another step closer and tapped one finger against your temple. As he did so, something shifted, and you realized it wasn’t Charles at all. It was John. “Right here, Y/N.” John tapped your head again.

“Y/N! Will you wake up?” A voice shouted.

You opened your eyes slightly. Angelica was sitting on your bed. You sat up slowly, trying to sort reality out. You took a deep breath. It was all a dream. Charles and John had never been in your room. Well, not this night at least.

“Are you alright?” Angelica asked, sitting back. You nodded and wiped at your mouth. Sleep drool is gross. “You sure? You were like...shaking while you were asleep. I thought you might be seizing. I was about to turn you on your side.”

You laughed at Angelica’s concern. “No. I was just having a dream, a really weird dream.”

“A sexy dream?” Angie raised her eyebrows. “About John?”

You shook your head. “Not sexy, but John was there.”

“Is he alright?” Angelica asked. “I didn’t see much of the fight. I only heard stuff from other people.”

“John’s fine. Charles is too, I think. I kinda left him at the hospital so I’m not sure.”

Angelica slapped your thigh. It was something she did when she was shocked or thought something was hilarious. You figured this was both. “You didn’t! You just left him stranded there?” Her voice sounded more excited than most people’s would’ve.

“His parents were on the way!” you defended. “Besides, he was saying all kinds of weird shit again.”

“The usual weird shit?”

“Yeah, ‘‘I know you better than anyone, Y/N. He’ll never love you like I do, Y/N,’” you imitated your ex-boyfriend.

“He really said that about John?” Angelica’s jaw dropped.

“Yeah, are you really shocked? Seemed like typical Charles to me.”

Angie shrugged. “I guess, but I didn’t think he’d heard about you and John. Even then doesn’t he know it’s just casual.” You looked at Angelica silently. “Oh god. It’s not casual is it?”

“No, it is!” you said quickly. “I just, I don’t if it’s still casual for him. I mean we’ve only had sex two times. I all but hated him until last Friday, and now John’s fist-fighting my ex because he said some stuff about me? That doesn’t feel casual.”

“You’re right. That doesn’t sound casual at all,” Angelica agreed. She leaned in closer and smiled. “So what did Charles say to John?”

You rolled your eyes. Angie always loved hearing about drama, even though she claimed she was too smart for it. “I don’t know exactly. I think it was the same stuff about how Charles thinks I’m still in love with him. Whatever it was, it was enough for John to think he had to tell Charles that he’d slept with me the night before.”

“The one thing you told him not to do.”

“Exactly! So you don’t think I’m wrong for being mad at him?”

Angie pursed her lips and looked to the side. “I mean, I do think you overreacted a bit.”

“Come again?”

“Y/N, I know you and I are all about feminism and sticking up for ourselves, and that’s great, but Charles was saying shitty things, and John did something about it. He stood up for you.”

“I can stick up for myself. He didn’t need to fight.”

Angelica nodded. “Yeah, I think the fighting was a bit unnecessary, and John was definitely wrong to tell Charles about you two, but Y/N, think of it from John’s perspective. He wanted to protect you from your manipulative ex.” You opened your mouth to speak, but Angelica cut off. “Yes! He did do it in a shitty way. But do you really think Charles is gonna fuck with you if he knows John will punch him in the face?”

You shrugged. “I don’t know. The whole thing makes me feel weird. When I think about what John did, it makes my stomach turn and it’s hard to breathe.”

Angelica gave you a dumbfounded and annoyed look. “Damn bitch. I didn’t think you were this stupid.”

“What?”

“Y/N! You have feelings for John! Just admit it!”

You threw your hands up. “It doesn’t matter if I have feelings or not! I told him I didn’t need him, and now he’s never gonna speak to me again.”

“Nope.” Angelica grabbed your phone out of your hands, and before you could protest, she was talking again. “You are going to make up with John Laurens. If not for your own sake, then for the sake of my talent show. We have come too far, and he’s a good dancer.” Angie finally handed you your phone back. She had texted John.

“I’m sorry. I’m just stressed and angry right now. Can we talk tomorrow in person?”

“I hate you for making this sound exactly like me,” you said to Angelica.

She smiled and winked, “What are besties for?” You hugged her and thanked her profusely.

You didn’t have any more weird nightmares that night, but when you got to school on Wednesday morning, you were still thinking about the one you’d had before Angelica got there. What had it meant? Would Charles always be in your head? Would John?

You didn’t have much time to think about it because once you were in the building, people started to stare. Most of the other students were minding their own business, but you’d definitely grabbed more attention than usual. Rumors must have been circulating all night. When a fight breaks out in school, people like to know the cause. Unfortunately, it looked like everything came back to you. They weren’t wrong so you couldn’t blame them. You and John had planned to meet at his locker fifteen minutes before the first bell. Now you were regretting that choice. Everyone would be watching you, but sneaking off together seemed worse in your mind.

You turned down that hall that John’s locker was in. He was standing there staring into his locker blankly. You approached him carefully, “Hey.”

“Hey,” he replied in a monotone voice.

“I’m sorry I got so mad. I know you were trying to help me.” You bit your lip and waited for a response. It took awhile, but eventually, John looked at you.

“I’m sorry too. I blew this all way out of proportion and made things worse.”

You waved your hand, “The gossip will blow over in a few days.”

“And Lee?”

You rubbed your arms. “That is a topic for another time. I don’t really feel like talking about it. It’s a complicated situation.”

John nodded. “I get it.”

“Yeah.” You looked down at the ground. There was an awkward pause, and you could feel John’s eyes on you. Eventually, you took a deep breath and faced him. “I just wanted to apologize and say that we should be friends. Just friends, no benefits. That’s probably what’s best for everybody.”

If John was surprised, he didn’t show it. “Yeah, you’re probably right.”

You smiled and stuck your hand out for him to shake, “Friends?”

John ignored your hand and pulled you in for a tight hug. “Friends.”

You smiled and squeezed him back.

[lesmotsincompris]

Thoughts on GoT S07E01

I’m a little late for this discussion, but since I decided to watch the show again I figured it would be nice to have my own notes here. 

For those who don’t know, I quit the show during season 5 (guess when). After that I’ve seen a couple of episodes here and there, a few loose scenes, but never actually watched the show regularly as I used to.

Until now.

For some reason I decided to watch it again. Maybe because it seems like one can’t escape the show these days, so I might as well watch it and form my own opinion about it.

Others have already expressed most of my feelings for this episode, but I’ll try my best not to be repetitive:

I confess I was a little nervous, like when you know you’re gonna see your ex in a party. In the end it was easier than expected, mostly because I barely felt anything. I wasn’t as angry as I expected to be, my eyes didn’t roll as hard as I expected them roll, but the big moments didn’t do much for me either. I always compliment the show’s direction, acting and setting, and indeed all of that was correct. But that’s it.

Arya

I’m not sure what to make of her? Several people poked holes on Arya’s contrived plan, so I won’t go there. I wanna question D&D’s goal with her in terms of themes/characterization (I know, I know). 

They paralleled Arya’s massacre with the Red Wedding itself, so are we supposed to assume it was a bad action? Mind you, in the books is Lady Stoneheart who is killing Frey by Frey and might be responsible for an upcoming Red Wedding 2.0, but LSH is hardly a character we’re supposed to root for. Arya also compares herself to a wolf and the Frey to sheep, but sheep are nice and fluffy, so more points to Arya Did a Bad Thing. Yet they ended the scene with triumphant music and an Empowered Smirk™, so what? Am I supposed to root for her? Am I supposed to think she did something awful?

The ‘Ed Sheeran and the Nice Lannisters’ scene makes this all the more confusing. It wasn’t a bad scene, though the Lannister soldiers were perhaps too nice (oh, the ever-changing patriarchy of show!Westeros, where the setting is oppressive or friendly to women depending on the needs of the plot), and that music was very much out-of-context. I’m surprised Arya didn’t say she was going “wherever whores go”.

Before I forget: is 'killing the men, sparing the women' D&D’s version of feminism? But why would Arya do that, really? Do we have any indication that no woman took part in the Red Wedding? That no woman could seek revenge against her just as she did with the Freys? This is the kind of stuff that earns D&D the title of faux-feminists, especially when even Arya’s way of preventing the child bride from drinking wine was quite misogynist.

Bran vs Evil Dead

How did Bran acquire his powers? He now has visions without weirwoods or ravens or anything, he simply ~knows~ stuff about Edd... But when/how did he learned all that stuff? He got a power upgrade simply because Bloodraven died? He says he’s the Three-eyed Raven now, but what does that mean, exactly?

My issue are not the powers themselves, because I do believe book!Bran will boldly go where no greenseer has gone before, but how those powers are suddenly more impressive than what we got last season. I didn’t watch the season properly so maybe this was explained.

Is it too much to hope that Edd (or anyone, really) is gonna send a raven to Winterfell saying that Ned’s legitimate son is alive?

The other Starks

I gotta say this is my least favorite plot, maybe because book!Jon and book!Sansa are among my favorite characters of anything ever, but here we have two stupid, jerk people who fail at basic communication because the writers don’t know how else to write conflict.

Sansa raises valid points, but the place to raise them was pre meeting and not during the meeting. And I can see no reason why she and Jon couldn’t have sit down to discuss their common strategy before this gathering, but this isn’t the first time the writers use lack of previous communication as a source of conflict for the Stark siblings.

Much like the Kingsmoot or smallfolk everywhere, crowds in the show are there just to fill a room, but they have no opinion and no influence. They just cheer for whoever is talking.

I’m already done with Lyanna Mormont, but she’s one of D&D’s pet characters. Faux-feminism strikes again in her speech: teaching girls how to fight too is actually super important in this moment, but this point could be delivered without diminishing the importance of knitting. It’s winter, knitting is more useful than ever. But hey, knitting is usually associated with ~girly things~ and D&D like to show how Empowered™ their female characters are by having them dismiss typically female activities, so there you have it. It’s not the first time something like this happens, so I have no reason to believe it will be the last.

I love Alys Karstark in the books, yet here I felt nothing. Who is Alys Karstark in the show? Why is that moment supposed to be meaningful? The Northern theatre was so confusing over the last two seasons that I can barely keep track of who was an ally and who wasn’t, and mostly I wasn’t invited to care.

Much like Alys, Jon’s struggles with leadership also belong in his tenure as Lord Commander. We see Sansa complimenting his skills, but we don’t see any actual demonstration that Jon is a capable leader. You know what, book!Jon was ten times the leader show!Jon is, but book!Jon paid for his blind spots and struggled with the job because the job is hard. Show!Jon is incompetent at best, but keeps being rewarded because we’re told he is a good character, so he must obviously be a good leader. Remember GRRM’s remark about Tolkien and good kings? D&D are writing the exact kind of fantasy story that GRRM criticizes in his books. Oh the irony, it hurts.

“When I was Lord Commander I executed men who betrayed me”. Well, technically you had already died and resurrected, so you were no longer Lord Commander and only a common murderer. But if you were still LC, then it means death didn’t release you from your vows, so you’re now LC or a deserter and have no business being King in the North. You can’t have both, but D&D want both so let’s have it. Nobody questions this because of reasons.

Speaking of D&D trying to have it both ways, I’m always a fan of Sansa burning Littlefinger, but the effect is undermined when in the very next scene she says how much she depends on him. They need the Vale men, very well, but I can’t see why they wouldn’t at least try to use Lysa’s murder or the Bolton Marriage Plan against LF. And, you know, preventing the icepocalypse is in the Vale men’s best interests too, so it’s not like they’ll just go home.

Repeat after me, children: Ned and Robb weren’t stupid. They made mistakes, yes, but everybody in this series makes mistakes. Those mistakes didn’t cause their deaths, no more than being backstabbed means you threw your back against someone else’s knife. Honor isn’t a mistake, kindness isn’t a mistake. Compare Ned’s legacy vs Tywin’s legacy and you’ll know that. Book legacy, that is.

Jon is a bit of a jerk during this episode and I can’t see why he would think Sansa admires Cersei… and then Sansa is silent and admits Cersei taught her a lot. I give up. No, wait, I remembered that famous Sansa book quote, if I’m ever queen I’m gonna bomb all my enemies.

The Lannisters… and Euron?

Speaking of Lannisters, I fail to see how Cersei is still queen. She has no claim, she has no army to force her presence in the Throne for much longer, and she just bombed the Vatican with everybody’s favorite pope plus Princess Diana inside. Knock, knock. Who’s there? Not an angry mob because that would require D&D to remember that smallfolk are a thing and exists.

How does Cersei knows everything she does, from Tyrion being promoted Hand to Jaime releasing his brother? Does she read the scripts too?

‘A dynasty for us’ is my new pick up line. Hey baby, I want to build a dynasty just for us.

‘Do you think I listened to father for 40 years and learned nothing?’ Well, D&D listened to GRRM for five books plus several meetings and learned nothing, so it’s not impossible.

Everybody already made all the good jokes about Euron’s rockstar look, I knew I should have watched the episode the night it aired!

The Brotherhood without Stoneheart

Probably the moment that worked best? Kind of undermined by Sandor’s lust for violence last season, but hey, I’ll take what I get. To be honest I didn’t remember anything about the father/daughter, so this undermined the scene a little bit too. It’s amazing that D&D expect us to remember those two, but Tysha? Naaaah who’s Tysha man nobody is gonna remember that better pretend she didn’t exist.

Two more nitpicks that are not actually that nitpicky. One: that fire vision came super easy and super straightforward for Sandor. Why? Can anyone do that? It makes Melisandre look an idiot.

Two: death doesn’t affect Beric that much, as it didn’t affect Jon. I mean, what’s a little dying, right?

Sam Potter

Fun fact: I had to interrupt this episode because my dinner was ready… and I interrupted right before the Oldtown montage, so I had the benefit of watching all that shit and food and shit being associated with food with a belly full of actual food. Yay! Having Sam perform humble tasks while in Oldtown is a good concept, but this was deliberately meant to be gross. Why? We just don’t know. Happy shitting!

How many episodes Sam wasted in learning what Stannis had already told him ages ago?

Hey, refresh my memory: what was Gilly’s arc over the last four seasons?

Creepy Jorah is still creepy and still being framed as romantic. Great.

Daenerys

I honestly expected this would be my favorite moment this episode. The show is always good with visually impressive moments, and the scenery and sountrack do help. It was indeed a nice scene, but that was it.

‘Home’ is a very dear concept to book!Dany - whether this ‘home’ means Westeros, the house with a red door, etc is another issue, but this has been a major motivation for her during her journey. Show!Dany’s journey was more erratic, so the moment lost a bit of its emotional significance.

Who is show!Dany? What was her arc? What has she learned? How is she any more prepared to rule Westeros than ADWD!Dany? What does she want? To rule Westeros, but why? How? What do her supporters want? Missandei and Grey Worm just want to follow their white savior, but what’s in it for Tyrion or Dorne or Olenna? They’re just supporting her because they hate the other candidate more?

(wait, I take that back, that actually happens a lot)

It’s still a pretty scene, but eh. I legit thought I would be more excited to see this. And I agree with everyone that pointed this would be better as the ending of a season than the ending of a first episode.

Also let’s trash Stannis, because why not, right?

Extra comments

Gee, look at all that foreshadowing about the Wall falling, I wonder if something bad is gonna happen soon.

Now that they got rid of the direwolves, can’t they use the extra budget to pay for better wigs? Sophie Turner’s was especially bad, but Emilia Clarke’s wasn’t that great either.

Lol what’s with the black battle dresses and shoulder pads. That looks so silly and anachronistic. I usually like the show’s costume choices (ignoring all their reasoning for it in-universe, that is), but those outfits are just ugly.

I really, really don’t like the design for the Night’s King. Too artificial, too Power Rangers villain. And ah, it’s so D&D to center the threat of the Others in one single dude.

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See you next week, y’all!

[owly-sims]

Sunday Replies Pt.1

I put off replies and then I regret it because I have SO MANY. Thank you for all the comments, guys. (:

buckleysims replied to your post“Personal Replies”

Regarding what willky12 said and your response, I once got thrown out of my government class for arguing something stupid about feminism and women's pay that I didn't really believe at the time and I definitely don't believe now. I was 17, it was my first semester in college, and I was testing boundaries and being all *edgy* and *rebellious* (and obnoxious and I regret it even to this day), but maybe that student picked those topics and her stance for similar reasons.

I can only hope, because otherwise that's really sad. :|

But also, my father is a college professor, and I remember many, many times when he would come home ranting about his undergraduate classes. He usually teaches MBA students, but during those semesters when he'd pick up an undergrad course it was a common frustration for him, their lack of attention and stuff like that. So yeah, I don't think you should feel bad that you're frustrated. The student didn't adhere to your policy. Anyone would find that annoying! :)

Thank you for your response, and I’m so sorry I let it languish forever. XD I read her end of the semester reflection and she stated the reasons why she chose her topic. I think she’s really not thinking critically about her choices (that sounds mean but it’s the most diplomatic way to put it), but I realized she wasn’t being intentionally contrarian or anything. Nor do I think she understood the racism implicit in her child labor argument. It’s still sad, but I remember believing some truly gross things up until I went to graduate school.

Honestly I get what you described A LOT though I’ve only kicked a student out of class once (btw if I’m correctly guessing what your argument was, I had a student who made similar arguments all the time—I never kicked her out of class, but I laid a sick burn on her once and everyone laughed, which felt nice XD). College is a time when a lot of people get to really test their beliefs. Even though I teach writing I spend a lot of time talking about race, gender, postcolonialism, etc., and since my students are 18-19 I hear some pretty *edgy* stuff. I usually roll my eyes and ask them embarrassing follow-up questions. I think I just got so ranty with that post because it was the end of the semester and I just wanted to be DONE. XD Otherwise I’m really used to teaching undergrads, especially since I can’t teach graduate courses (I don’t have a PhD because I like being happy).

A nice teaching story to balance out the bad: I had a student come to my office on the last day of the semester and tell me all about the huge crush she had on one of my other students. It was just really cute and sweet, and I told her she should have told me sooner so I could have put them into group discussions together.

hyperkaos replied to your post“Personal Replies”

*crosses arms back to back with buckley nods* eyup

I’m imagining this, but it’s Buckley’s avatar backed up against a unicorn. XD

willky12 replied to your post“Moar Replies”

A deer stole some of my fruit salad off a plate in a house we were holidaying in Yosemite! Then stuck her head in the window for more! So I guess they have a sweet tooth, sooo??

Wow! I’ve seen deer in person but it’s usually on hikes and such so I’ve never met a gutsy one. I also didn’t think they’d have a sweet tooth,

lifeasasim replied to your photoset“Lark wonders if she should call animal control. But before she can...”

Majestic deer 😂

It was so beautiful! A little bit of nature right at the festival. XD

buckleysims replied to your photoset“Lark wonders if she should call animal control. But before she can...”

Hehehe! The deer. XD Also, I love these pictures.

Thanks! I’m worried my pictures are spammy but I seriously take hundreds of pics each time I play and want to share some of them. XD

ashuriphoenix replied to your photo“ashuriphoenix replied to your photo“Lark, don’t make that face while...”

You ARE a terrible pervert. Admission is the first step to recovery. xD

Fine, I AM a pervert! Join me, Ash, in a wonderful world where everything looks like penises. It’s BEAUTIFUL!

sims3hasstoppedworking replied to your photo“Lark, don’t make that face while looking at something vaguely phallic....”

B=====D

See, this is what I’m talking about.

treason-and-plot replied to your photo“Lark, don’t make that face while looking at something vaguely phallic....”

lolol yes I agree with Ash mr owly has been neglectful in his husbandly duties! ;=)

he does NOT neglect them, I just don’t see anything because I close my eyes and think of England. (:

treason-and-plot replied to your photo“ashuriphoenix replied to your photo“Lark, don’t make that face while...”

Still with Ash all the way lololol

I am embracing my perversion. >:)

craftywritelovessimblr replied to your photoset“Um, Luke,” Lark pants, “can you help me out here?” “Not now, sis,”...”

Snow cones are more important then your sister being in labor. :)

acquiresimoleons replied to your photoset“Um, Luke,” Lark pants, “can you help me out here?” “Not now, sis,”...”

Priorities :D

Exactly! He *just* got the snow cone. He can’t put it off any longer!

sims3hasstoppedworking replied to your photoset“Um, Luke,” Lark pants, “can you help me out here?” “Not now, sis,”...”

BABY'S COMING OMG OMG OMG

sims3hasstoppedworking replied to your photo“Nikolas and Lark make it to the hospital.”

I'm so excited!!

I’m so sorry for putting off Bjorn’s birth for so long. XD I won’t do the same for future babies, I promise.

gaiahypothesims replied to your photo“Nikolas and Lark make it to the hospital.”

I love Aurora Skies, and I do think it has some rather good looking residents.

It’s really pretty, with the exception of some of the architecture (specifically the box houses in the center of town). And the residents are really good looking. I initially made Nikolas because I wanted Lark to breed with someone okay looking (that sounds awful but w/e) and then I realized later that some of her peers were pretty attractive.

heavensims replied to your photo“It’s a quick labor, and Lark is discharged that night along with her...”

I love her delicate pinky too. lol

Ha, I hadn’t even noticed that! She’s holding her floating baby like a ~*lady*~

teltoadstool replied to your photo“It’s a quick labor, and Lark is discharged that night along with her...”

So... his name is Bear Bee? That's awesome! I'm guessing he's going to really like honey.

HA! That had never crossed my mind. XD Yes, he’s definitely going to love honey. He’s gonna eat it straight out of the pot like Winnie the Pooh.

willky12 replied to your photo“It’s a quick labor, and Lark is discharged that night along with her...”

hahaha, sweet, congrats ;)

declarations-of-drama replied to your photoset“Please don’t throw your newborn baby like that, okay?”

Hey congratulations guys!

Lark and Nik say thanks. ;)

sims3hasstoppedworking replied to your photo“It’s a quick labor, and Lark is discharged that night along with her...”

SHE GOT THEM POWERS

Seriously! No one cross Lark! She might float a baby at you!

sims3hasstoppedworking replied to your photo“It’s a quick labor, and Lark is discharged that night along with her...”

Bjorn is adorable tho, I can't ;-;

sims3hasstoppedworking replied to your photo“An off-center closeup of Bjorn. Idk why since he’s a little clone...”

LOOK AT HIS GREEN FOOTIES THO

sims3hasstoppedworking replied to your photo“An off-center closeup of Bjorn. Idk why since he’s a little clone...”

HI LITTLE GREEN PEA ;-; I LOVE HIM ALREADY ;-;;;

Haha! He is cute, isn’t he?? I need to hurry up and get to his birthday because he grows up to be a really cute toddler. Too cute, almost.

[thedoctorishereguys]

Things I Would Respect, Or Another Reason We Need Feminism

I would respect any cisgendered single man who buys a pack of maxi pads because he has vagina-owning friends who will be visiting his house and may suddenly need a maxi pad. Any man who thinks ahead like this and thinks, “You know, some of my friends have vaginas, and sometimes they have periods, and sometimes they aren’t prepared, and it would suck for them to have to leave early because of that” is an awesome guy. (If any guy asked my opinion on what he should stock, I’d say pads instead of tampons because not everyone can wear tampons but pretty much anyone can make a pad work on short notice, so he’d have a better chance covering everyone with a pack of pads.)

 But I have the feeling a lot of guys would be deeply uncomfortable with this for so many reasons. I list some below

 -- His buddies might tease him and imply he’s not a man. Thankfully not every man is party to this ‘but if I don’t do xyz I will lose my manhood’ idiocy. Guys – real talk time: You cannot lose your manhood. It cannot be taken away. There are not roving gangs who decide whether or not you’re a man. YOU decide if you’re a man or not, and that’s it. Here’s how to test if you’re a man. Ask yourself: Do I feel like a man? If you answer yes, congrats, you’re a man. If you answer no, then you’re not. You may now drink Cosmos, watch Real Housewives, and buy an itty bitty dog, because you are still a fucking man.

Anyway, I can imagine a lot of guys would tease a straight man over having pads in his bathroom, ranging from “secret girlfriend” to “OMG dude are you secretly trans?” And there’s a dirty undercurrent to it, that anticipating women’s needs can’t be the answer and is somehow ridiculous. “Why would we need to appease their needs? They’re not real people!”

 -- Periods are fucking gross (and I don’t want to think about them). I’m not gonna say that periods are lightness and rainbows and unicorns but there is so little discussion in schools, in pop culture, in anything about what exactly a period is that it becomes this utterly unknown thing to guys that leads to just rampant misinformation and the lack of knowledge leads them to believe it’s far grosser than it actually is. Some guys actually ask, can’t we just hold it in? Like you know, you do with pee? Which is just a really sad indictment of the educational system. And the only time it’s mentioned in pop culture is to write off a character’s cra-a-a-a-azy actions “OH she’s PMS-ing”. No. That’s not OK. Don’t do that.

 -- Ugh why can’t my friends just be prepared? Especially since it comes regularly every month? So so so much misinformation. First of all, well into your 20s, it does not come regularly for many women, swinging around the 28-day mark. For some people, it never settles into clockwork for a varying number of problems, such as (to name just one) polycystic ovarian syndrome, which can swing it wildly in either direction by weeks. Even for those for whom it comes like clockwork – some of us are really fucking bad at remember “oh yeah it’s period day”. Shit, man, I can’t remember the fucking day of the week, I don’t remember when it’s period day (assuming my period is regular). I suppose I could set a reminder on my phone but that’s just… yeah. Just think about something that you have to do once a month and think how often you remember to do it at the exact same date – then remember you don’t remember to do it, your body just does it.

To be fair, most women do tend to carry some kind of emergency supply. But we’re all human, we’ve all run out before or grabbed the purse we forgot to put tampons in, or driven our boyfriend’s car, and he doesn’t have any pads, or whatever. Here’s a quick test: A bottle of ibuprofen costs about as much as a pack of pads. Would you be annoyed if a friend asked you, “Do you have any Advil? I have a headache.” Yeah, sure, you probably have the ibuprofen anyway… but is it so hard to plan ahead for your friends? And given how many of us are prepared, you aren’t going to run out of pads any time soon – you’ll be good for a year or two. So that’s a $5 purchase, lasting you a year, and possibly helping out at least one vagina-owning friend. Not bad.

 -- I’m uncomfortable with all the… down-there-y… stuff… There is a really powerful anti-vagina thing in this country. Like to the point where politicians will not say the word vagina when discussing programs that directly influence women’s health, even though you kind of need to use the word in discussions of women’s health. Apparently the word vagina makes people uncomfortable. Correction: it makes people uncomfortable unless we’re talking about sex. Otherwise, ugh, what is it even doing? This anti-vagina thing leads to rampant misinformation about sex, sexual health, reproductive health, and vaginas. Every time I see a woman buy douche, it saddens me, because it is so bad for the vagina (the vagina is, under pretty much every circumstance, self-cleaning), but women have been aggressively marketed to that their vaginas are unclean and shameful.

So there’s a really powerful anti vagina thing going on right now. Look at even the language the magazines use – va-jay-jay (which I think is absolutely fucking ridiculous) or the ever-pretentious yoni (what is this I don’t even). It is so bad that the vast majority of people don’t know the difference between a vagina and a vulva.

So yes, hypothetical man, I can imagine you’re uncomfortable with all the … downstairs stuff, at least until it comes to sex. But that’s a really restrictive attitude that harms a lot of people and leads to rampant misinformation, which leads to women getting hurt. Also, if you’re going to be uncomfortable with it when it comes to our health, I demand you remain uncomfortable with it when it comes to sex. You don’t get to pick and choose when the vagina is an acceptable part of a person’s body. All-or-nothing.

 So this is (yet) another reason why men need feminism. Because I don’t actually know any guys who have menstrual products in their bathrooms. My brother, when he moves out, would probably be the first, and only because I’ve said to him, “Hey, this wouldn’t be a bad idea.” Because many people who found maxi pads at a single cisgendered male’s house would immediately wonder why he has them instead of just going, “Oh, he’s prepared for his vagina-having visitors.”

 Maybe I just have a really limited friendgroup and all sorts of single guys have maxi pads in their bathrooms. But somehow I think if my friendgroup throughout my life, which has typically been made up of extreme feminists, socialists, anarchists, etc, still hasn’t progressed as far as ‘hey this is a good idea’, I doubt it’s an every-day thing. But maybe I’m wrong.

[boyjadzia]

omg sara @shinelikeastarlight tagged me to do this super long tag game hlep

tagging: @void-for-president, @the-alexandrian-alchemist, @starboysisko, @magnmite, @yacobeanreign (of course only if y’all want)

last text sent: "cool [thumbs up emoji]”

list three favourite colours: ???? don’t do this to me

what time did u wake up at today: 11am, it’s reading period don’t judge me what were u doing last night at midnight: playing drunk rock band name something you can’t wait for: this godforsaken quarter to be over when was the last time u saw ur mother: over winter break/new year’s one thing u wish u could change abt ur life: the crippling depression/abandonment issues are getting kinda old, I’d like to feel like I have a stable community/family who love and support me whats getting on ur nerves rn: the discourse favourite tv shows: star trek (all of them but esp DS9), idk I’m sort of obsessed with yuri on ice at the moment, those two are the main ones tbh? first best friend: my girl India who doesn’t have a tumblr but we’ve been best friends since we met on the playground at age 5. our moms are also tight. listening to rn: nothing, the sound of my laptop fan straining to keep my computer from bursting into flame

3 fears: never having a group of people I feel I can call family, never being in love, cavities

4 turn ons: self-awareness/humility, being sensitive about & respectful of my dysphoria, trust/willingness to be vulnerable, being honest & vocal about what you like 4 turn offs: being boring, being insensitive/distant, not being conscientious about how you interact with my body (i.e. assuming you can just treat my body the same way you’d treat a woman’s body and that’s a-ok), heterosexuality of any kind sexual orientation: gay tbh senior year quote in my year book: oh god some generic hillary clinton quote about feminism I don’t even wanna remember it first thing i notice in a person: ?? what they look like? shoe size: 7M/9W (US) eye colour: hazel hair colour: brown favourite item of clothing: probably my leather jacket, close runners up are my high-waisted black jeans that look good with pretty much anything and my crop top that says “I got to second base at Jonah’s bar mitzvah, January 7th 1978″ what colour of underwear i’m wearing rn: blue/brown/white stripes favourite season: whichever one has like 60-70F weather, used to be summer but now that’s spring lol how much time i spent on designing my blog: not much I just picked a theme the reason i joined tumblr: this is pretty sad but... I wanted to make friends do i ever get “good morning” or “goodnight” texts: only if I’m like talking to someone right before going to bed when did i last hold hands: don’t remember how long does it take me to get ready in the morning: depends, anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour have i shaved my legs in the past 3 days: LMAO try the last 4 years where am i rn: on my couch do i like music loud or at a reasonable level: reasonable, loud noises are scary 3 things i love: my friends, dogs, idk earth? how i feel rn: I need to gtf to sleep lol something i rlly, rlly want: to feel like I don’t have to radically change my body to be attractive to the people I want to attract 3 things that upset me: feeling like I’m hurting or burdening other people, straight men trying to hit on me, the persistent feeling that being transmasc somehow makes me a bad person what i find attractive in other ppl: appreciating subjects other than your field of study, confidence, ambition, someone who’s accomplished interesting things in their life, being friendly, genuine & not condescending 3 habits i have: staying in bed all day on days when I don’t have to do anything, only eating part of my lunch during lunch time and eating the rest for dinner, carrying off ridiculous amounts of free food from events something i fantasize abt: feeling comfortable and secure in my attractiveness vis a vis how my body looks, and in my presence in gendered spaces something im talented at: singing, memorization, embarrassing myself the blog i give the most notes to: idk, probably sara tbh last person re-blogged sth from me: I haven’t checked my notifications in a while o_0 do  i smoke/drink: I drink with friends my favourite food: I’m a big fan of things with cheese in them. also guacamole. my favourite dessert: it really depends ugh I guess cake? what i did yesterday: had my last day of classes, went to work, went to an award ceremony/opening gala for an integrated DNA technologies sponsored exhibit at the field museum (it was so fancy I felt so grown up and fancy), went to kat’s birthday party number of kids i want: ???? number of siblings i have: none something thats constantly on my mind: trangst (trans angst)

last person i messaged on tumblr: teddy (void-for-president) can i drive: nope :/ what state or part of the world do i live in: Chicago, from Brooklyn am i in school: 3rd year undergrad do i get grossed out easily: not generally, but certain specific things will do it (ex. dead animals especially FISH) somewhere i would like to visit for a week: hm maybe go back and see Alaska again? check on that mountain biking trail I helped build in 10th grade i’ll love u if: make an effort to spend your free time with me/take the initiative in telling me that you value my being in your life last show i binge-watched: I binged legend of korra over winter break, probably that what words upset me the most: idk I guess people telling me I’m wrong for existing in the spaces that I occupy? what words make me feel best abt myself: when people tell me they value having me in their lives and that I make them feel good about themselves a wish that i’ve wished for repeatedly on 11:11: that’s not a thing that I do :/ who i would switch lives with for a day: idk maybe someone who’s already gone on T and sings just so I could get a sense of what the voice change is like for a singer? or like. a famous celebrity or something. my favourite ice cream: green tea I think? allergies: minor allergy to raw eggplant I think, every time I eat undercooked eggplant my mouth starts to feel like it’s swelling up, not like my throat is being blocked off but just my mouth starts to hurt quite noticeably sexiest person to come to mind immediately: alskdjfsldk this is really hard uhh uhhh ok see my first thought is like star trek characters but I can’t say that ok let’s go with john boyega he’s gorgeous and seems like a ray of sunshine my childhood career choice: biologist! one of my insecurities: that being transmasc nonbinary and still participating in some women’s spaces/not letting go of some aspects of womanhood makes me a bad person and specifically is harming transfeminine people how many blogs am i following: just over 100 I think how many tabs/different windows do i have open at this very moment: 2 windows, this is the only tab open in this window because my internet sucks and tumblr is a monster website, the other window has 13 tabs coke or pepsi: not super into either, I guess coke although my aunt used to work for pepsi so I should be loyal tea or coffee: tea movie or book: movie probably, I don’t actually read that much it’s embarrassing, although frankly I don’t really watch movies that much either a sense i would be willing to lose: none omg! I guess if I had to pick taste? since taste is mostly smell anyway quote i live by: I don’t really? type of accessory i wear the most: does the leather jacket count? otherwise none last awkward situation i found myself in: I kept trying to pet eva’s dog today but I just ended up scaring her what time is it rn: way too late

a song that made me cry: hallelujah by leonard cohen, not actually, just like made me v emotional (yes I’m thinking abt that yiddish cover) first song u ever sang at karaoke: are we talking like legit karaoke at a karaoke place or like hanging out in my best friend from middle school’s basement singing along with her CD of karaoke tracks for the hottest hits of the mid-2000s bc I don’t remember the former but the latter was definitely sk8r boi

[galarian-varian]

(For the get-to-know-my-character post) the main team (plus Jack and Alex) - 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 20, 23, 27, 28, 43, and 49

holy stuuuuff brooooo thank you ;3;

this is a long one, bare with me XD

6.  Do they have any hobbies that their lover finds unusual, odd, or otherwise annoying?

Ricky collects stuffed animals/plushies, which kinda weirds Selena out….a lot :3…Jazz’s hobby includes swooning over Mac, which he absolutely hates and constantly tells her to stop XDSelena has an obsessive need to correct people, even if it means cutting them off when they’re talking. Ricky’s polite and lets her do so, but he’s kinda hurt each time she cuts him off, but he doesn’t have he heart to tell her to kindly knock it off :’3Mac’s pretty normal and doesn’t have any hobbies that would bother Jazz (she loves everything he does…except she wishes he’d warm up to her faster already)Jack actually is completely repulsive to Hex, so she hates everything about hiiim. Jack having grown up in demon world had to eat a lot of gross things to survive like bugs and dirt, which sometimes he reverts back to in the human world if he’s desperate. Daphne is kinda grossed out by this and feels bad for the bugs…Alex…doesn’t have a lover…but she can be rather irritating. Trent sees her as competition, so he wants to break her oh-so annoying pride. Ricky’s not a fan of how she’s so outwardly aggressive and constantly tries to control his life, but again, he’s too sweet to say anything to her. Jazz is not as annoyed as Ricky about that stuff, but she does notice it and just hopes it’ll help Ricky in the long run. Selena and Mac don’t really interact with Alex, but they’d both probably be annoyed with her forwardness and bluntness. 

8.  What is, perhaps, their biggest flaw? Are they aware of this or oblivious to it?

Ricky’s faith in his friends. He’s pretty oblivious to it because he’s too trusting.Jazz’s big mouth. She can be aware of it sometimes, but not often ;;Selena’s is that she wants to solve everyone’s problems, which means getting all up in their business. She’s not aware of it at all until Jazz and Mac start to yell at her for it.Mac’s is probably his temper and the fact he worries too much about what others think about him. That’s what got him in trouble in the first place with Hex, and it causes a lot of conflict with the team :’3 He’s slowly becoming aware of itJack’s is probably his narrow-mindedness.He’s so absorbed in his own goals it consumes him, and he puts waaaay too much faith in Hex. He has nooo clue.Alex’s is her overconfidence definitely, but she’s not aware of it at all.

9.  Do they have a favorite season? What about a favorite holiday?

Ricky loves all the seasons and all the holidays. He doesn’t want any day or season to feel unwanted (yes, even you, Arbor Day!)Jazz loves warmth, so she’s a summer babe, and her favorite holiday is her birthday Fourth of JulySelena’s favorite season is either spring or fall. She likes transitions, but not extremes. Her favorite holiday is probably ThanksgivingMac’s favorite season would also be fall, and I wanna say his favorite holiday is New YearsJack’s favorite season would be winter (more dark = more demon power), and his favorite holiday is HalloweenAlex loves spring and summer, but her favorite holiday is Winter Solstice

11.  What is something that would make your character fly into a rage?

Ricky’s is gonna be on another ask~Jazz can be set off very easily. She doesn’t like being corrected, or when someone points out her size, or if she doesn’t get to eat.Selena’s a bit temperamental and can get set off by a number of things. Some include her own beliefs being challenged, racial topics, anti-feminism stuff, and anything Jazz has to say about herMac is set off by pretty much anything :3c Mostly Hex, magic, anything involving both of those things, and being referred to as a “monster”.Jack is just a ticking time bomb of anger. He has a lot of rage towards the Logans for multiple reasons, so usually anything having to do with them can set him off in a heartbeat. He also hates being reminded he’s “half human”Alex is another character that isn’t quiet about her rage XD Trent is a biiig instigator of her anger. She’s usually set off by him because he pushes her buttons and challengers her a lot.

12.  Is there some particular talent, skill, or attribute that they simply could not give up?

Ricky likes to whistle, so that might be something he wouldn’t wan to give up. He’s not very talented in other stuff ;;Jazz couldn’t give up flying. She loves that too much, and she would be very upset if she had to like actually walk to get to places :PSelena’s is gonna be in another ask too~Mac couldn’t give up archery or violin. Both mean too much to him and he’s a sentimental jerkJack can’t give up his demon abilities. He’s lived with them his whole life, so taking those away from him would probably do a lot of damage on his body, and he could end up being pretty sickly without them. Also, flying is cool. Why would anyone give that power up?Alex can’t give up monster hunting. She’s good at it, and she’s trained her whole life to do it. It would be a shame if….she…lost an arm and….couldn’t hunt anymore…. 

13.  What are your character’s sleeping habits? Heavy or light sleeper? Blanket stealer? One that always rolls onto the floor? Pushes their lover onto the floor?  Sleep talker or walker?

Ricky can just curl up in a little ball and sleep anywhere, but he’s a light sleeperJazz is the wooorst bed hog. Despite being a tiny thing, she WILL take up an entire human-sized bed and kick anyone else off. She’s a super heavy sleeper, a blanket stealer, a sleep talker, and sometimes a sleep walker/flyerSelena’s a heavy sleeper, but won’t sleep through an alarm clock. She tosses and turns a lot, and quite possibly would roll off the bed. Selena also talks in her sleep, but it’s in Spanish most of the time. Ricky will still stay up and listen to what she has to say and has a conversation with her.Mac is a light sleeper too who will try really hard to steal blankets back. If anyone is sleeping with him, he will make sure that they are as faaar away from him as possible. There will be no snuggling with this chimera (even if someone wanted to, he might stab them with his horns oops)Jack’s sleeping habits are similar to Ricky’s. He can curl up and sleep anywhere too, and he’s a light sleeper. He needs to sleep in complete darkness tho. He WILL steal blankets, and he will push others out of the bed.Alex is a light sleeper, blanket stealer, and kicks others out of bed~

20.  Does your character like animals? What are some of their favorite animals? Would they want pets? What about mythological creatures?

Ricky is a friend to all, be it bird or fish or tiny mole! 8DJazz does noooot like other animals, especially anything bigger than she is. Dragons are her favorite~Selena’s not a big animal person, but she can warm up to friendlier ones (so long as they’re not crazy shedders). She thinks sloths and mules are really cuteMac isn’t really an animal person either, and he especially doesn’t like mythological creatures (sorry Jazz). He hates snakes and horses, but he likes dogsJack is noooot an animal person either, but he likes the idea of a pet, someone who is subservient to him and will obey him. He would probably own a cat and then realize the cat has him trained instead. He likes the ideas of mythological creatures, but he doesn’t like the idea of things out there that are stronger than him.Alex is an animal lover, and of course she’s a big fan of dragons. She also loves big cats especially lions and panthers. If she had a pet though, she would have a snake and not just a little one, I’m taking like a full out python

23.  What is your character like when it comes to school? What subjects are they good/bad at? Do they get in trouble a lot or are well behaved?

Ricky sucks at everything except lunch, but he’s a good kid. He only gets in trouble for his grades or with bulliesJazz is the same as Ricky, but she’s also good at her Monster Skills class. She’s a trouble maker though and often gets herself in trouble at school for picking fights with students (that normally start the fight by picking on her or Ricky)Selena is good at history, english, and art to an extent. She’s not very good at math or science, and she’s well behaved other than the instances she first had access to her abilities and accidentally injured a studentMac was an average student who excelled in physical ed, music, math, and languages other than english. He was terrible at history and english, and he was a trouble maker, most of the time it was because of his friend ChessJack hasn’t had any schooling, but he would probably be good at vocab…everything else he wouldn’t care about (he just wants to know all the synonyms for words like ‘murder’ and ‘maim’). He’d get in trouble…a lot…Alex is an ideal student. She was top at all her classes, but her favorite were phys ed hunter classes and science. She wasn’t the best at math, and she was very well behaved

27.  If your character was going to get arrested, what would be the most likely reason for it?

Ricky would be arrested for a crime against fashiooooonJazz would be arrested for theftSelena- traffic related crimeMac’s is on a different ask~Jack for murderAlex- aggravated assault 

28.  If your character became a celebrity, what would they be famous for?

Ricky is already famous for being the worst hunter everrrJazz too is already famous for being the tiniest dragon ever :’3Selena would be famous for writing some kind of big feminist book or somethingMac for archery I would think. He wanted to be in the Olympics when he was younger :’3Jack would be infamous for murderAlex is already famous for being the best hunter in her class xD

43.  Does your character have a switch that changes aspects of their personality whether they are around friends, family, etc. Is there someone who gets to see their true self?

Ricky’s super outgoing with his dad and friends, but he’s completely submissive around his mom, sister, and teachers. When it’s just him by himself though, he’s completely quiet and reclusive Jazz is snappy pretty much all the time especially to people outside her family/the LogansSelena’s the same around everyone pretty much, but she’s definitely more polite to adultsMac’s a completely different person to his mother. He’s sweet and a huge mama’s boy. When he was around Chess, that was when his uglier colors showed. He was self-centered and a huge snot-nosed punk. After the situation with Hex, he just became a big angry furball to everything and everyone (until he warms up to the squad c: ). He’s a softy on the inside tho~Jack is the same to everyone except to Zephia who he looked up to, and to Hex, who he thinks he’s in love with.Alex is suuuper aggressive towards Ricky, but she’s a rather decent person to everyone else.

49.  What is something that your character has nightmares about? Are these frequent? Do they heavily affect your character’s mood?

Ricky’s fear is of disappointing his mom and failing his final hunting exam, so he’s constantly worrying about that. He tries not to let it show and continues to smile despite them being so frequentJazz has a fear of being replaced/forgotten, so she’ll often have nightmares of Ricky leaving her. She reflects this by not letting anyone else come close to Ricky, which becomes more frequent as Selena joins the groupSelena has nightmares of her mother being upset with her for leaving home without telling her. She keeps it hidden from the others rather easily as they’re not too frequentMac’s pretty much already lived his worst nightmare, so his dreams are usually instant replays of that. It’s no secret to the others and they are rather frequent Jack’s nightmares aren’t frequent and they’re just of him not being able to kill Ricky like he really wants too (oh boy do I have a surprise for you Jackie)Alex doesn’t have nightmares until I brutally rip her arm off and she’s then reminded of her failure and becomes a secluded hermit who never wants to do anything again everrr

[selfiecharmedlife]

RE: So How Does It Feel

           A friend of mine visited me on my third night in the hospital. As soon as my caretaker left the room, there was a pause in our conversation and she whispered to me “So...how does it feel?” At the time, I was under heavy drugs and couldn’t really give a solid answer. However, a few other people have asked me different flavors of the same question. I wanted really get down to unpacking my experience in the hospital and first days at home both to answer that question without protective irony and to maybe put another resource out there for anyone also contemplating a vaginoplasty.

           As I said in my prior entries, I was not sleeping well in the days leading up to my surgery and was a wreck of anxiety. I picked up my caregiver on Monday evening from the airport and took the next day off work. Prior to surgery, my surgeon requested that I go on a clear liquid diet and bowel cleanse. Before I drank the bottle of magnesium citrate that would glue me to the toilet for the rest of the day, I cried to my caregiver about my cold feet. My aunts (on my mom’s side) and my mom had been sending me passive aggressive texts about how much I was hurting my mother and how worried they were that I would have regrets. Their manipulations worked and I was terrified that I was making the wrong choice. Part of me wanted to run away. However, after I drank that awful lemony liquid, I couldn’t run very far from the bathroom. I was committed.

           Early the next morning, my caregiver and I walked to the train station. Along the way, I kept ruminating on the sinking feeling in my gut and how scarred I was of what the next few days would bring. After we got to the hospital and I got checked in, she pulled my head onto her shoulder and told me it was ok to be nervous and even more ok the cry. Right there, all the tears I had been choking down came pouring out as we sat in the waiting room. Even though her daughter had broken our engagement, she was still treating me like her family and I felt like I had a mother for the first time in years. Eventually, they called my name and I went up to the prep room. After signing some forms, talking to doctors and fainting after they put an epidural catheter in my back, they wheeled me off to the OR. I don’t remember much past that. I was joking with the surgical team to help with my anxiety and then I woke up a few hours later.

           I don’t even remember being moved from the recovery room to my own private room. I would later find out that I fainted again when the staff moved me to the hospital bed. As they nurses were scrambling to get me stable, they started referring to me with he/him pronouns. Apparently, I met this with something to the effect of “I just cut my dick off, can you please respect me enough to call me a woman.” Go low-blood pressure Morgan! As I came back to reality, there was a sign on my door saying “I identify as female” that my caregiver had made and a note of my diagnostic board requesting that anyone use she/her to refer to me. Tragically, this didn’t stop the misgendering by some of the staff. Being stuck in a hospital bed for days and dependent on someone that is deliberately disrespecting you like that is an awful experience that I would not wish on anyone. Even a week later, it still hurts and has undermined a lot of my confidence especially in my face. Beyond that, I mostly just slept and ate for the rest of the first day.

           The second and third days were difficult. I was stuck in a bed and unable to move or feel my right leg thanks to the epidural having been placed off-center. I shitposted on twitter to pass the time and watched a lot of dateline mysteries on my hospital TV in between naps. My lower body was mostly one big bruise which made rolling over or even sitting up incredibly painful. Sleeping was hard and the tight surgical dressing around my thighs and lower abdomen was itchy at first and gradually became saturated in my blood. I had to sit there and wait 48 hours until my surgeon could remove it so by the second night I was sitting in a heavy wet medical diaper saturated in my own fluids. It was disgusting and I felt sick every time I moved. The relief I felt when it came off was short-lived because that was also the first time I would see my vagina. It just looked like a big bloody sore where my penis had been. It was swollen and covered in dried blood. I didn’t even call it my vagina during my stay in the hospital. I kept referring to it as “the surgical site.” When my surgeon left after the visit, I cried alone in my room.

           The next major step before being discharged was walking again. On the third day, a doctor removed my epidural and the nurses helped me up once I had feeling in my legs. The pain was excruciating, but I wanted to be out of that hospital so bad. I managed to waddle past the nurse’s station outside my room before my blood pressure crashed (for those of you keeping score, this makes three times) and I was rushed back to my room. I’m a very fit person with a low resting blood pressure. I also lost a lot of blood during the procedure, so I was a fragile maiden there for a few days. My catheter was removed around midnight that night and I had the big girl job of learning to pee again. It was a weird and painful sensation with more blood than urine. Unfortunately, the amount of packing in my vagina eventually put pressure on my urethra and I was unable to pee normally after that first time. I ended up sitting on the hard-plastic toilet next to my bed in tears because a nurse had left me there and I was both afraid to stand on my own and unable to pee. I felt like a disaster of a human and had to be re-catheterized when the backed-up urine in my bladder became too painful.

           I was eventually able to walk with assistance and that was enough for me to get sent home on the Saturday following my procedure. My caregiver and I climbed into a lyft and headed back home. The next two days were miserable. I spent a lot of time struggling find comfortable ways to sit, bleeding through my clothes, almost fainting again and crying. There was a moment where I was struggling in the shower and almost accepted that my aunts were right.

           It did get much better though. On Monday morning, I had my first post-op appointment. Again, I almost fainted on the drive there because my body screamed in pain whenever the driver took a turn on Rock Creek Parkway. There are a lot of twists and turns on Rock Creek Parkwat. I got into the stir-ups and probed my surgeon and his PA for feedback on how I was doing and told them how awful I felt. After they took out the packing and went over the process of dilating, they left me in the room. I cried in the stirrups before I cried even more while getting dressed. Something had changed though, standing didn’t hurt as much anymore. They had been able to get so much width and depth out of me that the amount of packing in my vagina was adding a lot of pressure. For reference, I am able to get to the second to last dot on the biggest dilator which is apparently much wider and deeper than the average cis woman’s vagina. From that point on, every day has been a massive step forward. I went from being unable to leave the house, to walking assisted, to walking unassisted for short walks, to being able to now walk almost normally.

           To answer the question “how does it feel.” If feels flat and that’s wonderful. Every day since I’ve had the packing removed and started dilating has been better than the last. As much as I was dreading the weird alien-looking medical dildos that are now with me for life, having to take time to feel my vagina and stretch things out has helped a lot both mentally and physically. It feels like part of me now and I love it. As the swelling has gone down, I can imagine how it’s going to look and seeing myself in the mirror without a bulge gives me the biggest rush of dopamine. I’ve been smiling for days now even though my abdomen is still a big bruise and I have some significant discomfort. Still, I’m way ahead of where I was told I would be mostly thanks to my level of fitness prior to the surgery. Yes, having low-resting blood pressure did cause me to faint a lot, but having low body fat also meant that there was less tissue to cut during the procedure. As of one-week post-op, I’ve been able to move around well enough to restart HRT and re-feminize my face and figure after the three weeks of discontinuation was starting to show. My pain is also manageable with just Tylenol and I’ve been able to avoid oxycodone.

There is still a lot of work left to do, but I’m *so* glad I did this. For all the pain and all the anxiety, I feel like me right now. I have a vagina now and I really love her a lot even if she’s kinda gross sometimes. I’m looking forward to getting to know each other better and whatever adventures we’re going to have.

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8 Couples Halloween Costume Ideas That Perfectly Represent 2017

Remember when the internet declared 2016 the year of the dumpster fire? LOLz. 2017 is the year of actual fires: wild fires and hurricanes have decimated entire communities, tiki torch-wielding white supremacists were called “fine people” by our nefarious dotard, and a “fire and fury” threat triggered Kim Jung Un to re-up his nukes. (Excuse me while I pop a Xanax.) The not-even-really silver lining? From Don and Kim to Don and Ivanka, couple costume ideas 2017 are fit to be lit. (Pun semi-intended.)

As I sit here mulling on how many months are left until the world ends, I realize that now more than ever, Halloween is the escape from reality we all need. I for one am pumped to get dressed up and pretend I’m a kid again for one night. Since 2017 is inherently terrifying, why not go the topical route this 10/31? I love a good pop culture reference in the form of a costume. I would posit that a meme-inspired costume will collect 1.5 times as many Instagram likes as your run-of-the-mill movie character duo. You could just wear a Romphim, or you could grab your salt bae, and pick from this list of 2017/apocalypse-inspired costume ideas together:

1. That La La Land Producer And An Oscar

Get the name wrong? We offer 24hr grace periods to correct minor errors. So you won’t be left in La La Land. #Oscars https://t.co/OJfTN8vOrA http://pic.twitter.com/NVtD9TDeB3

— Ryanair (@Ryanair) February 27, 2017

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An oldie but a goodie. In perhaps one of the few moments of “right” triumphing over “wrong” this year— sorry, La La Land fans — actors Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty accidentally announced Damien Chazelle’s musical as the winner of “best picture,” when Moonlight had most definitely won. The cringy-est part? The La La Land producers made it all the way up onstage and cradled their Oscars before realizing the mistake. Woof.com.

This costume is simple, especially if you’re dating a boring-looking dude. Just pop him into a tux and then pop yourself into this gold bodysuit. Make sure to make the envelope that correctly reads “Moonlight” as the winner and feed your partner a tequila shot to give them that “excruciatingly-uncomfortable-but-trying-to-be-brave” look. There’s a reason that “SNAFU” is an acronym that stands for “situation normal: all fucked up.”

2. Salt Bae And His Meat

Yeah, you knew this was coming. In a colorful moment of meat-dusting exuberance, Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe became a meme god when he posted a video of him preparing a steak. This sh*t went so viral that Leonardo DiCaprio requested a personalized “show” from Salt Bae himself.

Since Gökçe is nothing without his steak, one of you can be the meat while the other can rock the white tee, retro round sunnies, low ponytail, and draw some facial hair on to complete the look. Your real life bae can wear this cheap AF meat costume and you can throw salt on them all night. (Thought: If you are in a hetero couple, have the dude be the meat and you can be Salt Bae because, #feminism? Maybe?)

3. Dr. Phil And The “Cash Me Outside” Girl

OK, so I’m admittedly the most excited about this because of the dressing up like Dr. Phil part. Still, this strange slew of offenses to the English language was an internet fire-bomb, and it will be more recognizable in a couples costume situation. Your bae’s Dr. Phil outfit will explain why the F you’re wearing those super huge hoop earrings and terrifying claw nails. Add a tank top, make sure your white bra straps show, and straighten your hair to complete the look. Your partner can wear this Dr. Phil wig and mustache and an ill-fitting suit, and you’re good to go.

4. Melania And Michelle On Inauguration Day

Michelle Obama is not impressed by Melania Trump's gift giving ability. http://pic.twitter.com/QxJzQGnQDa

— Adam Johnson (@AdamJ_NBAGL) January 20, 2017

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Melania Trump can wear this or any long-sleeved light blue dress or coat. Michelle Obama can sport a burgundy wool coat. The most important part of this costume? The Tiffany’s box. (Weirdly, you can get them on eBay.) If you’re the “Michelle” in the situation, make sure you perfect the “what-alternate-reality-is-this?” look.

5. The Ryan Gosling Whispering Meme

gosling literally had her SHOOK and ready to dump her fiancé on live television lmao #oscars http://pic.twitter.com/v4KSO8ABFY

— joseph™ (@maloonds) February 27, 2017

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Remember the bizarre “let’s parade some plebes by the stage!” moment at the Oscars this year? That was gross. Still, it produced a great meme that you and your partner can recreate easily. All you need is a gray hoodie, black windbreaker, a selfie stick, and a look on your face that says, “Holy sh*t, Ryan Gosling’s warm whisper is in my ear right now.” For Gosling, a tux and smug look will do. Definitely act the moment out.

6. BBC Dad And His Toddler

I LOVED this clip and may have watched it upwards of 14 times in a row. The moment the daughter busts into her dad’s home office like she was busting into the club on a Saturday (yes, I stole that from the meme-version of the incident) had me on the crest of peeing my pants every time.

Here’s the thing: You can dress as the BBC dad in any navy blazer and red tie — I personally think you should be pantless in true WFH fashion — and his yellow-shirted, kiddie-glasses-wearing daughter, OR you can choose to be the baby boy who comes in hot on wheels. The second baby seems tricky though, unless you can somehow fit this around your mid-section somehow. (Or put a baby doll in a walker on a leash and pull it around.)

7. The Distracted Boyfriend Meme

http://pic.twitter.com/Ll1gM4N84J

— Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott) August 23, 2017

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One of the more solid memes of the year, the Distracted Boyfriend costume is super easy to put together, especially if you are in a couple IRL. The “distracted boyfriend” just needs this shirt and the “girlfriend” just needs this light blue top. Add a blow up doll — I’ll let you Google that one on your own — in a red shirt and the meme is complete.

8. Kellyanne Conway And A Couch

I have so many questions about this photo, but chief among them is why nobody is telling Kellyanne Conway to get her damn feet off the couch http://pic.twitter.com/tU0CBS36Fe

— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) February 28, 2017

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Ah, yes, the moment we knew we were all in good hands (feet). Putting your feet on a couch in the oval office is perhaps the ultimate “F you” to the haters. The couch component of this costume is tricky, but I found a very in-depth couch-costume manual here. For Kellyanne, wear this dress and skin-tone socks/shoes on your feet. Was she wearing shoes? Who knows. Also, iPhone required.

OK, so that is the best I could do in terms of 2017-specific costumes. I hope you and the Kellyanne to your couch find a ridiculous and relevant costume to match the year we are in. If none of these float your boat, don’t worry, because you know something ridiculous is going to happen between now and October 31. Happy never-ending Halloween, America!

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8 Couples Halloween Costume Ideas That Perfectly Represent 2017

Remember when the internet declared 2016 the year of the dumpster fire? LOLz. 2017 is the year of actual fires: wild fires and hurricanes have decimated entire communities, tiki torch-wielding white supremacists were called “fine people” by our nefarious dotard, and a “fire and fury” threat triggered Kim Jung Un to re-up his nukes. (Excuse me while I pop a Xanax.) The not-even-really silver lining? From Don and Kim to Don and Ivanka, couple costume ideas 2017 are fit to be lit. (Pun semi-intended.)

As I sit here mulling on how many months are left until the world ends, I realize that now more than ever, Halloween is the escape from reality we all need. I for one am pumped to get dressed up and pretend I’m a kid again for one night. Since 2017 is inherently terrifying, why not go the topical route this 10/31? I love a good pop culture reference in the form of a costume. I would posit that a meme-inspired costume will collect 1.5 times as many Instagram likes as your run-of-the-mill movie character duo. You could just wear a Romphim, or you could grab your salt bae, and pick from this list of 2017/apocalypse-inspired costume ideas together:

1. That La La Land Producer And An Oscar

Get the name wrong? We offer 24hr grace periods to correct minor errors. So you won’t be left in La La Land. #Oscars https://t.co/OJfTN8vOrA http://pic.twitter.com/NVtD9TDeB3

— Ryanair (@Ryanair) February 27, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

An oldie but a goodie. In perhaps one of the few moments of “right” triumphing over “wrong” this year— sorry, La La Land fans — actors Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty accidentally announced Damien Chazelle’s musical as the winner of “best picture,” when Moonlight had most definitely won. The cringy-est part? The La La Land producers made it all the way up onstage and cradled their Oscars before realizing the mistake. Woof.com.

This costume is simple, especially if you’re dating a boring-looking dude. Just pop him into a tux and then pop yourself into this gold bodysuit. Make sure to make the envelope that correctly reads “Moonlight” as the winner and feed your partner a tequila shot to give them that “excruciatingly-uncomfortable-but-trying-to-be-brave” look. There’s a reason that “SNAFU” is an acronym that stands for “situation normal: all fucked up.”

2. Salt Bae And His Meat

Yeah, you knew this was coming. In a colorful moment of meat-dusting exuberance, Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe became a meme god when he posted a video of him preparing a steak. This sh*t went so viral that Leonardo DiCaprio requested a personalized “show” from Salt Bae himself.

Since Gökçe is nothing without his steak, one of you can be the meat while the other can rock the white tee, retro round sunnies, low ponytail, and draw some facial hair on to complete the look. Your real life bae can wear this cheap AF meat costume and you can throw salt on them all night. (Thought: If you are in a hetero couple, have the dude be the meat and you can be Salt Bae because, #feminism? Maybe?)

3. Dr. Phil And The “Cash Me Outside” Girl

OK, so I’m admittedly the most excited about this because of the dressing up like Dr. Phil part. Still, this strange slew of offenses to the English language was an internet fire-bomb, and it will be more recognizable in a couples costume situation. Your bae’s Dr. Phil outfit will explain why the F you’re wearing those super huge hoop earrings and terrifying claw nails. Add a tank top, make sure your white bra straps show, and straighten your hair to complete the look. Your partner can wear this Dr. Phil wig and mustache and an ill-fitting suit, and you’re good to go.

4. Melania And Michelle On Inauguration Day

Michelle Obama is not impressed by Melania Trump's gift giving ability. http://pic.twitter.com/QxJzQGnQDa

— Adam Johnson (@AdamJ_NBAGL) January 20, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Melania Trump can wear this or any long-sleeved light blue dress or coat. Michelle Obama can sport a burgundy wool coat. The most important part of this costume? The Tiffany’s box. (Weirdly, you can get them on eBay.) If you’re the “Michelle” in the situation, make sure you perfect the “what-alternate-reality-is-this?” look.

5. The Ryan Gosling Whispering Meme

gosling literally had her SHOOK and ready to dump her fiancé on live television lmao #oscars http://pic.twitter.com/v4KSO8ABFY

— joseph™ (@maloonds) February 27, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Remember the bizarre “let’s parade some plebes by the stage!” moment at the Oscars this year? That was gross. Still, it produced a great meme that you and your partner can recreate easily. All you need is a gray hoodie, black windbreaker, a selfie stick, and a look on your face that says, “Holy sh*t, Ryan Gosling’s warm whisper is in my ear right now.” For Gosling, a tux and smug look will do. Definitely act the moment out.

6. BBC Dad And His Toddler

I LOVED this clip and may have watched it upwards of 14 times in a row. The moment the daughter busts into her dad’s home office like she was busting into the club on a Saturday (yes, I stole that from the meme-version of the incident) had me on the crest of peeing my pants every time.

Here’s the thing: You can dress as the BBC dad in any navy blazer and red tie — I personally think you should be pantless in true WFH fashion — and his yellow-shirted, kiddie-glasses-wearing daughter, OR you can choose to be the baby boy who comes in hot on wheels. The second baby seems tricky though, unless you can somehow fit this around your mid-section somehow. (Or put a baby doll in a walker on a leash and pull it around.)

7. The Distracted Boyfriend Meme

http://pic.twitter.com/Ll1gM4N84J

— Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott) August 23, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

One of the more solid memes of the year, the Distracted Boyfriend costume is super easy to put together, especially if you are in a couple IRL. The “distracted boyfriend” just needs this shirt and the “girlfriend” just needs this light blue top. Add a blow up doll — I’ll let you Google that one on your own — in a red shirt and the meme is complete.

8. Kellyanne Conway And A Couch

I have so many questions about this photo, but chief among them is why nobody is telling Kellyanne Conway to get her damn feet off the couch http://pic.twitter.com/tU0CBS36Fe

— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) February 28, 2017

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Ah, yes, the moment we knew we were all in good hands (feet). Putting your feet on a couch in the oval office is perhaps the ultimate “F you” to the haters. The couch component of this costume is tricky, but I found a very in-depth couch-costume manual here. For Kellyanne, wear this dress and skin-tone socks/shoes on your feet. Was she wearing shoes? Who knows. Also, iPhone required.

OK, so that is the best I could do in terms of 2017-specific costumes. I hope you and the Kellyanne to your couch find a ridiculous and relevant costume to match the year we are in. If none of these float your boat, don’t worry, because you know something ridiculous is going to happen between now and October 31. Happy never-ending Halloween, America!

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