#and yet they don't????

[alisoncooper]

I heard you had Opinions about POTO and strictly come dancing?

i DO.

as much as i LOVE when they do phantom on the show, it's always a reiteration of the same style of dancing and to the same song - it's ALWAYS the title song. which is fair. it's the most recognisable song from the show (and interestingly, they always sing the version where the phantom sings "the phantom of the opera is now your mastermind" instead of "Is there inside your mind" - i don't know why), and it's also one of the most dramatic which lends itself well to tangos and pasodobles.

however, i'd like to see them mix it up a bit. for example, much of point of no return has a spanish theme because they're performing it under don juan. if they wanted to, strictly could absolutely utilise this for a pasodoble or a tango. i'd LOVE to see a version of the amanita dress adapted for ballroom dance. (i quite liked katie derham's pasodoble dress modelled on the dressing gown, so i'd like to see more of that in the strictly costuming)

alternatively, i think they're missing a trick by not doing a waltz to all i ask of you??? like seeing that would be my dream. that song would work beautifully set to a waltz - it has all the right energy for me with plenty of rise and fall in the music which is what a waltz needs - it requires the dancers to have rise and fall in the feet and knees. it would fit well thematically, and the costumes would again be beautiful for this. i can really imagine a traditional tail suit for the man in the dance to represent raoul, and then this gorgeous flared skirt for Christine with layers of shimmering white fabric overlaying pale pink and mint to represent the il muto gown.

i think a waltz could also work for music of the night but i personally wouldn't find this as interesting as all i ask of you, probably because i hate MoTN.

i hate the rumba, but at this point, i'd also accept a rumba to point of no return because i think it has the sensuality to work for that dance style. and they could also do tangos to that song - it has a lot of potential! and yet they keep doing those dance styles to the same song???

basically, i wish when strictly does do phantom of the opera performances, they mixed it up a bit instead of rehashing the same concept of 'oooh phantom of the opera so dramatic, so sexy'

[paintedcrows]

Whenever Bill sees KingOfNJ's fics through Stan's eyes he just thinks they have the same taste in fanfiction (disgusting. unthinkable) continued

[frenchublog]

kosovo miku

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[pigswithwings]

the angel staying over at my house asked for a nightlight in their room and i told them buddy, don't you produce your own light? what're you gonna do with more? and they said they wanted to see why people like it so much. and also that the nightlight i own is blue and they've been trying to understand color. anyways i think they've stared at it for an hour now

[leupagus]

It's really fucked up when you treat characters like people and people like characters.

[ayo-edebiri]

#Iconic!!!!

[walnutmistjamie]

#yes you are

[condensed-ink]

[tiredcupofangry]

Their eyes.... the matching colours...!!!! 😭

[secondbeatsongs]

source

[reasonsforhope]

Literally begging anyone who can vote in US elections to vote, and to vote against Trump. Which means voting for Harris, not abstaining or voting third party.

My family actually did move here from an authoritarian country, where voting literally didn't matter, they literally did throw out your vote, and they literally did assassinate citizens who spoke out against them.

We would all very much like to keep living in a country where those things are not the case!

You know, the same things that Trump and his stooges have openly said they want to do. And two of the main propaganda lines for why people in the US shouldn't vote, which is a lie.

Voting matters. The parties are not the same.

And make sure to vote in down-ballot races!!!

And like. The fact that voting matters in the US is a very real reason for hope. It is something you should genuinely appreciate. We can make a difference.

And a lot of people risked their lives or even died to earn that right, and it's a right not everyone has.

[hummise]

this came to me in a vision

[barghest-land]

your stitches are good, but not the best - your hands are twitching to the beat of your heart. but they're going to be perfect soon, whether you want them to be or not.

[thebrokengate]

Um-

I'll take "Bill seeing Ford the same way Ford sees Bill" for $800, Alex.

[emthimofnight]

In which Sonic gets to show Stellar the world he loves so much, and Shadow gets a much-needed break.

(From my SonDADow AU, which you can learn about a bit HERE!)