#australia is sexy though <3

[mitchmarner]

i just think it’s targeted & malicious that mitch lost his record point streak against the rangers and they prevented his 100th point all in the same season. what do the rangers have against pretty girls with kind smiles?

[everythingne]

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ ➛ wing damage ch 3 (mv1)

Australia ends up hotter than expected when Nadine finds herself in a mess of unwanted feelings left over from her fun night in Monaco. Max isn't too confused about how he feels, he just knows he shouldn't be feeling it.

halliwell!reader x max verstappen / fc : sophia la corte

warnings/notes: I UPDATED THE PAST CHAPTERS. PLEASE READ THOSE BEFORE THIS!! holy fuck i finally got this out? yippee!! pretty chill chapter compared to the last few. mentions of alcohol,weird flirting, overprotective max

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nadinehalliwell: bring ur eldest daughter to work day (australia edition)

user1: we love and support the halliwells in this house ‼️

user2: literally redbull royalty.

gerihalliwell: My good luck charm!! Looking beautiful.

⤷ nadinehalliwell: ily mama ♥️

monanotlisa: AAAAA SEXY!!! LOVE UUUU COME BACK TO MONACO SOON ♥️‼️‼️

⤷ nadinehalliwell: if u let me drive the porsche i’ll be back asap.

⤷ monanotlisa: ur such a whore for a porsche 911

⤷ nadinehalliwell: ITS A BABY PINK PORSCHE 911 GT3 WITH WHITE INTERIORS. EVERYONES A SLUT FOR IT.

allycameragirl: OMGGG 😭 BACK ON THE TRACK BABYYY ‼️‼️ SEE YOU IN AUSTINNN!!!

⤷ thenadinehorner: CANT WAIT MY LOVE ♥️♥️♥️

Australia is hot. Blazing hot. I've decided for the next several months to spend time with my mother and sisters, travelling the world and distancing myself from the hell that is home for a bit. Even with my roommates at home with me, my apartment in Monaco doesn't feel like a home.

Ally's not home half the time, too busy being a bit shot movie producer, and Mona's got a huge job lined up. We're never home together anyways. Even though we all love each other to bits, we're all living such different lives. Maybe we should just go our own ways again.

It was nice to live together even for a bit, though.

Dipping into the garage, I pass Checo and give him a fist bump before finding Max and whack his shoulder. GP laughs softly as I dramatically drape myself across Max's back, popping my head atop his as he huffs.

"How's it going, Mad Max?" I muse, "New racing strats?"

I can hear the grin in Max's voice as he says, "Nothing I'm telling you, paddock princess."

"Paddock princess? Excuse me, do I look like George Russell?" I huff, which gets a full body laugh from GP and a decent one from Max as I pry myself off his back and come to just sit next to him like a normal person.

"What's the occasion for the dress? Just the paddock fashion?" Max looks up and down the pink sundress I'm wearing and I perk up, happily blabbing on about how I'd bought the dress in Sydney a few days before the race and wanted something to wear to the race and the part tonight.

"What party?" Max asks, leaning over to fix a hair thats gotten stubbornly stuck to my earring.

"My mom is having a yacht party tonight for all the teams to celebrate the beginning of the season. She couldn't do it in Saudi or Bahrain because of how busy we all were." I look at the notes Max is focused on reading, even though they make little sense to me. GP excuses himself to speak with Hannah, leaving Max and I alone in the little outcove of the garage.

"Ah." Max sighs as a mechanic moves past, tossing a helmet to his colleague as they set up to do some sort of extraction training. Max catches my attention as he says, "and I take it I'm set to attend this?"

"Of course you are. My mom would be devastated without her 'eldest son' there, right?" I lean over to peck a kiss on his cheek as I stand up and brush off my dress as if it'll have anything on it, "gotta run off and find my mom, I'm helping her with media."

"Good luck." Max smiles to me and I can't help the grin that finds my lips as I whisper back the same words and rush down the garage hall to hide the blush that threatens to run up my chest to my face.

There's no fucking way I'm letting this get to me. No, no, no. What Max and I had done was a mistake, and that was how it would stay. Some drunken mistake I thought about a bottle or two deep on a friday night.

I did not love Max Verstappen, and that was that.

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nadinehalliwell: my photographer @ maxverstappen <3

user1: cannot get over how much she actually looks like geri.

user2: MOTHERRRR

maxverstappen: stop drinking all the champagne the party hasnt started yet !!

⤷ nadinehalliwell: no <3

user3: i swear every story post of nadine recently has been her drinking

charlesleclerc: very pink today

gerihalliwell: so so pretty!!

user4: UGH SHES SO PRETTY LET ME BE HER.

By sundown the party was in full swing. The yacht massive, even by my mothers standards, but comfortable enough to fit everyone with room for plus ones and random additions to the roster. Leaving the bar I make my way to the little longue chair area on the top deck, waving happily to some of the drivers and such who mill about up there.

As I go to snag my spot between Max and Charles again, I'm intercepted by one of the newer Sky News reporters. I peeked over his shoulder from the conversation he had left, and saw some people just casually milling about. So I felt a bit better about this random guy coming up to me.

But, from the corner of my eye, I could see Max lean forward a bit more.

"Hello, sorry, I don't think we've met." He holds out a hand with a small grin as he looks me over, "I'm Luke."

"Luke, I'm Nadine, it's nice to meet you." I shook his hand, keeping my eyes firm on his face as he then chooses to keep his eyes firm on my mine. His eyes light up, as if he's realized exactly who he's talking to and it makes me want to scream. Of course.

"Geri's daughter, correct?" He grins and I nod, biting the inside of my cheek as I curl my hand a bit tighter around the fruity little margarita I got from the bar, "Wow, it's great to meet you. I'm sorry about everything that's been happening to you within the past few months, that must be rough.."

"It's been rough but I've got a good support system here, and I'm here with my family too, so they've been very helpful." I keep up the usual wall I keep up with any reporter. I know Luke notices, at the tick of his jaw, but he doesn't say anything else.

"That's good. I'm really glad to hear they're supportive." Luke smiles, "other than doing media for Red Bull, what do you do for work?"

"Just influencer stuff. I post fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content on social media, mostly Youtube, TikTok and Instagram. I also have a podcast on Spotify." I use my usual elevator pitch, "I pay for everything using the creator fund, sponsorships, and other means of ad revenue."

"The whole -- creator fund thing, thats fascinating to me." Luke starts to talk, continuing on and on. The more he talks, the more I begin to realize that this guy just wants to blab on and on about himself. I nod, keeping my interest as he talk about reporting and doing media, and then asking if I do it too.

"I've done some sort work for Sky News before. When Seb did the beehives I was one of the reporters over there with him, which was nice because he and Mark kinda raised me a bit and I hadn't seen him in a while." I smile and Luke nods, and before he even says anything I can tell he's about to try something stupid

"Well, someone as gorgeous as you would definetely be succesful in any field." Luke grins, taking a sip of what I think is an Old Fashioned in hand before his grin falls to a smirk, "and man in charge would be an idiot to not promote a face like yours."

I don't dignify him with any answer. Taking a long sip of my drink as my eyes are level with him. I can tell he's nervous at my lack of response, but before he can talk, Luke's eyes flicker to the side of my head. He squints before a firm, warm hand is pressed to the small of my back.

"Sorry to interrupt," Max smiles placidly, his hand sliding to grip onto my hip, his fingers warm against the skin of the cutout of my dress and sending a shiver down my spine, "but Miss Halliwell here has a certain seat she needs to snag again."

"No worries." Luke gives a stiff response, before turning away with a soft goodbye over his shoulder. Max turns me and tucks me back against his chest as he leans down to ask, "You alright?"

"Yeah. He was just a weirdo." I roll my eyes as he guides my back to my seat, securing me between him and Charles once more, and I happily fall back into conversation.

Not failing to notice the fact Max's hand never leaves my back.

"Max Emilian Verstappen, I swear to god." My voice rings across the quiet hotel room, nails clicking on my cracked phone screen as I type a reply to his comment. Charles laughs softly, his hand pausing midway through fixing my hair as he looks over at my hungover state in my bed. Thanks to him and Carlos, I managed to get back from the yacht party last night with all my belongings and my dignity.

"You're getting full named." He says to Max as if he isn't actively ignoring my complaints. I watch Max peek at my tiny lump in the blankets behind him in the mirror he stands in front of, the back of his hair still drying from the shower. We had to leave for the flight back home within an hour and I was still laying in a ball, still nauseous, still tired and aching.

"Because of the reporter?" He asks, turning his head to Charles who smiles at him with a shrug.

"What was so bad about him?" I ask, "You and Charles are all up in arms about it! I don't even know what he said that was so outlandish!"

"He looked like a damn predator." Max says and if I wasn't as nauseous as I was from blacking out last night (not my proudest moment) I would've chucked a pillow at his head, "and I can't control Charles."

Charles laughs, moving from the mirror to come sit at my side, letting me pop my head onto his lap as he absentmindedly toys with my hair, before he starts braiding it back for the flight home and I groan and cuddle into his touch. Charles was basically my new brother at this point, ever since I moved to Monaco last year.

"He flirted with her infront of everyone, I don't take back my attitude about this." Max turns around, walking over and kneeling in front of me. Brushing the side of my face to feel the heat from my red cheeks, "did you even drink water, Nadi?"

"It was kinda funny!" I protest, careful not to move too much as Charles' nails run along my scalp to collect little sections of my hair, "and I did drink water, and Gatorade. I had like... four big bottles of Gatorade."

"Drink more." Max sits now, long legs folding under himself as he sighs, "before your mom kills me for letting you go out with us."

"Oh hush, you're more of her kid now than I am." I grumble out a complaint before Charles taps my shoulder so I sit up and roll to the other side so he can braid it too. Before Max can reply, the door is knocked on and I close my eyes--pretending to be asleep is easier than being hungover.

"Geri, hey!" Max calls at the door and I groan, Geri suppressing a laugh into a soft huff through her nose. Sitting me up slowly, Charles used the comforter to hide my dress that I was still in, and I curled a bit deeper into its warmth and his touch.

I would literally do anything for Charles in this moment.

"Morning, morning," my mother gives Max a tight hug, the two more mother and son now that team owner and racer. As she comes into the room, she laughs at my burrito, leaning over to peck my forehead.

"Late night?" She asks and I grunt in response. My mother shrugs her bag off one shoulder and digs in it--handing me a water bottle and a thing of Advil.

"Yes, Mama. And I love you." I say as I take the items, popping two Advil and washing it down with the entire bottle of water.

“Mhm.” Geri laughs, taking the empty bottle and tossing it as she shoves the Advil back in her bag, “and you love liquor more.”

“Mama, they had soju.”

“My daughter’s an alcoholic.” Geri huffs as he stands and Max laughs. I made grabby hands at her much like I would when I was a kid and she was my lifeline.

“Oh, she’s very hungover.” another voice calls, before someone comes running into the room and tackles me to the bed.

“Daniel!” I complain, hitting him as I writhe under his weight, “get off!”

“Stop talking to that reporter, and I’ll get off.”

“What is it with him? I’ve been seeing stuff online.” Geri pops her bags down next to Max’s, watching as Max climbs on top of Daniel—effectively putting about three hundred pounds on my already nauseated self while Charles just laughs.

“Did you see that guy yesterday?” Daniel says, whacking Max’s head, and begrudgingly both of my pseudo brothers climb off of me. But Daniel is hungover as well, I can see it in his eyes, so I let him stay on the bed while we shove Max off. Giggling when the Dutch driver unceremoniously thumps to the floor.

“The reporter was flirting with me, apparently.” I shrug, leaning forward to lay my entire body weight on Charles who grunts in response.

“Apparently? He called you gorgeous!”

“Could be a compliment.” Geri smiles, looking over at Max to gage his reaction. He looks less than pleased.

"Alright, well, come on. We have to be at the airport in like... an hour or they won't let us take off until later." Max huffs, taking Daniel's hand to help him up and then Charles. The two of them grab most of the bags and before I know it we're at the airport, me using my Airpod Max's on their soundproof mode to keep my headache at bay. Luckily it doesn't take long for us to get on Max's jet, and my mother takes me to where the bed is so I can sleep.

The little bedroom has a door to close too, so my mom sets herself up on a chair to answer her emails and shuts the door so the boys can be louder without bothering me.

Which, leaves Max, Daniel, and Charles alone towards the front of the jet. Charles stretches out, sitting on a chair next to Max as Daniel sits across from Max.

"Nadine looked sick," Max sighs, running a hand through his hair as he takes a long sip of water, "and I know turbulence gets to her stomach, so I imagine it's worse now that we're in the air."

"I'm sure she's fine, Max. Geri's in there with her." Daniel hums, looking over at the door as if reminding himself of that.

"How do you even remember turbulence gets to her?" Charles yawns, taking a sip of his own water in turn with Max. Leaning back in his chair as he watches Max.

"I just... I dunno. I remember weird shit like that." Max shrugs, looking out the window as they dip through the clouds. He looks back at his two friends, who are sharing looks, and he raises his eyebrows, "what?"

"Why did that Luke guy piss you off so much? Nadine has dealt with her fair share of sleazy reporters." Charles finally bites the bullet and asks, making Daniel raise his eyebrows in shock over the question being asked, and Max sighs.

"Do you really wanna know why that Luke guy pissed me off?" Max murmurs against the rim of his water bottle and both Charles and Daniel nod.

"Because he was flirting with her." Max shrugs softly, capping his bottle and setting it down and he leans back and stretches his back. His hands run through his hair, tugging on it, and closing his eyes as he sighs.

Daniel picks up where Charles left off, "But he flirted with a lot of girls, and it didn't bother you, but the second he set his eyes on Nadine? Why did you get so pissed off?"

"I really don't know but..." Max's voice is almost dark, "Oh, god, it was like seeing red. And he was flirting with her so boldly, in front of everyone, like he owned Nadine and it pissed me off."

"And you still think you don't like her?" Charles groans, kicking Max under the table, "you're so dense."

"I can't like her, you guys know how it is. Geri would fucking kill me, that's her daughter." Max complains and when Charles and Daniel raise their eyebrows he groans and slumps back, "okay, alright, fine. Maybe."

"Maybe?!" Daniel exclaims, getting hushed by the other two. And as Charles carries on the teasing, Max can't do anything more than gnaw on the inside of his cheek and try to swallow his smile.

He's in love with you, and that is that.

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[a-dowryofblood]

💌 Sabrina Carpenter Nonsense Outros | The Eras Tour LATAM 💌

- Australia | Singapore -

🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico 🇲🇽

Night 1 (Thu, August 24, 2023)

“I only date him if he pays my rent-ay. If you are a Swiftie you're mi gente. Let me hear you make some noise DF”

Night 2 (Fri, August 25, 2023)

“He said where you at I said I’m busy Sipping on tequila getting tipsy Con mis chicas in Mexico City”

Night 3 (Sat, August 26, 2023)

“I’m full grown but I look like a niña. Come put something big in my pusita casita. Mexico I think you are bonita”

Night 4 (Sun, August 27, 2023)

“Felt so good he made me hit the top note. Eras tickets girl you won the lotto. Mexico I kinda think te amo”

-

🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷

Night 1 (Thu, November 9, 2023)

“How to ride it, I can think of 5 ways. My head goes so hard I’m giving migraines. How loud can you get in Buenos Aires?”

Night 2 (Sat, November 11, 2023)

“He said ‘What’s your name?’ I said, Sabrina. Saw that obelisco said ‘que linda?’ Who’s the loudest here in Argentina?”

Night 3 (Sun, November 12, 2023)

“When I'm in the bedroom I feel sexy. He's having a ball he calls me Messi. Argentina will you be my bestie?”

-

🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷

Night 1 (Fri, November 17, 2023)

“Sippin on me like a caipirinha. How to turn me on boy I can teach ya. My new name is Ipanema Brina”

Night 2 (Sun, November 19, 2023)

“It's kinda small but I don't even care though. cupid must have hit me with an arrow cause I'm in love with Rio de Janeiro”

Night 3 (Mon, November 20, 2023)

“Boy come over this is not a drill He said get on top, I said I will Then he made me come... to Brazil”

-

🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷

Night 1 (Fri, November 24, 2023)

“Just give it to me boy I’ll tell you how slow. I’ll be your loirinha on the down low. I love it when you sing to me, São Paulo”

Night 2 (Sat, November 25, 2023)

“I’m a nine, but I’m a ten without clothes He said im the prettiest, but how so? Cause all the hottest girls are in São Paulo”

Night 3 (Sun, November 26, 2023)

“He said ‘let’s get married’ I said ‘chill’ Boy I said I'm hungry get my fill I heard the nuts are better in Brazil”

[genericpuff]

Hi from Australia!! Honestly I was trying to think of a cultural thing I could properly talk about (Given, I am both white and a dual citizen who moved here from another country as a child which I will admit skewed alot of my perceptions of things) and I settled for just a variety of things!! (I have only NOW noticed you asked for just 1 fact. Uh. Sorry D:) We mock our prime ministers (and other public officials to be fair). I don't think I'll ever be able to forget the fact someone started a rumour about our at the time PM Scott Morrison shitting himself in a McDonald's and he had to actually address it. SEVERAL TIMES. Wish we could have the claim that we threw a dildo at a politician, but that fame goes to Aotearoa, but we have thrown alot of boots and shoes.

(A very tangential note, but I must include it since we're talking about PM's, We had Harold Holt just completely vanish after going swimming in 1967- which came with alot of conspiracy theories with one of the more bizarre being that he apparently was a spy for the PRC and was whisked away in a submarine)

Outside of politics we do use an insane amount of slang terms (which. I think is at least widely known). Things are shortened, you add 'o' to things, words can get slung together- but also incredibly regional!! Bottlo- Bottle Shop, Maccas- McDonalds, 'Skanon- Going on, Thongs- Flip Flops, Togs- Swimsuit but was primarily used in primary school (Contentious!! I'm from Queensland but most states have wild names for swimsuits, I have heard someone call them Cozzies though??)! We also pull the 'Yeah, nah' and 'Nah, Yeah' thing

I grew up around Gumtrees, Eucalyptus and Paperbarks, which growing up my Ma always referred to widow makers. Have no idea if the tale she told me about them were anything outside of her, but its a good point to talk about folktales (if its even the right term for it asdfad).

With widow makers apparently a man fell asleep beneath one, the wind was blowing and a branch came down on him- leaving him with a widow. There's a focus on the bush, bush rangers, swagmen- the ones i were exposed to the most was Waltzing Matilda (a folk song telling the life and death of a swagman, ending the song with his ghost) and Ned Kelly (A real man whose become a legend, he was an outlaw and bank robber)

I say this all this genuine love for my country, but also that everything is incredibly white. The area I grew up in was not diverse, so the stories I've heard and what I've learned and seen IS coloured by that.

(For an added tidbit, I present a few cute birds for you to check out native to Australia, Crimson Rosella, Blue-Eyed/Faced Honeyeaters and Willie Wagtails my personal favourite)

more than one fact is absolutely allowed!! y'all understood the assignment and then some 😘

i stg y'all down there in Australia have some of the craziest shit going on, you got me wheezing at nearly 2 am in the morning reading about Scott Morrison, jfc LOL

also yesss I've heard SOME of these slang terms but not all, 'thongs' always makes people laugh in NA because as I'm sure you know that's a word that's typically used to describe sexy underwear LOL also not shocked at all that you also do the 'no yeah' 'yeah no' thing, iirc there are a lot of similarities to be found between Canada and Australia simply by virtue of "we both became independent from British rule and are now part of the commonwealth". But there are also a lot of massive differences because we're living in entirely different continents LOL

ALSO HELL YEAH MORE BIRDS AJAJFDKSLAFJASDKL <3

[ffjj5]

Jimin, there is something wrong with your watch.

The live started at 20:54 KST on 1st September but your watch is showing something very different 🤔

I took this screen shot myself because I couldn't believe what I was seeing on SM.

Thanks to alice in boraland on X we have a clear picture

The following images are taken from this post by alice in boraland, so credit to them for all the hard work.

Jungkook has told us himself in his live the time he was born and it is the time on his watch tattoo

So we first see his watch at around the 3 minute mark and at this point it is showing the time to be approx 3:26, that math is matching for me and I'm not that good at maths at all.

Now I know some will say "but maybe he just hasn't changed his watch from when he travelled". Firstly very few countries have minutes adjusted in their time zone, those that do are India, some territories in Australia, Chatham Islands in New Zealand, Newfoundland in Canada, Sri Lanka, Iran, Myanmar, French Polynesia and Iran. I am going to take a wild guess and say he hasn't been to any of those. And these are the only countries that are in the time difference window.

I am going to give the not resetting his watch excuse a big NO!

So even though on the surface this live wasn't for JKs birthday when you get into the details it was all about JKs birthday.

The house tour, a very JK thing to do and not a very Jimin thing to do. Including a demonstration of his mood light in his bedroom.

The time on the watch and the year the watch was launched, it all points to Jungkook.

The attention to detail they both have always amazes me. It shouldn't because they have a rich history of it being all in the details, but it does.

It is romantic, it is beautiful, it is sexy and it is so damn Jikook.

Love them both to the moon and back 🌙

💜💛🌈

[stitchtehzombie]

My esc 2023 opinions no one asked for

Way too many ballads

Switzerland having one of the worst ballads, being pretty insensitive

Käärijä on stage:👁👅👁💃🏋

Käärijä in the green room: 🧍‍♂️😐

Irelands literally going down in esc history as "the guy with the golden cameltoe" who was winy about not qualifying

CZECHIA BEING ABSOLUTE GIRLBOSSES although i wish it was entirely in czech cos i didnt really like the english parts

Austria girlbossing their tits off with a funny, original song that fucking SLAPS

Some of the most disappointing results in history. My stomach actually hurt after the final result because i did not expect the generic sweden ballad to actually win points with the audience when sexy finland man was RIGHT. THERE.

No i dont hate her. I hate the jury

And on top of that, even though I got the impression that Austria and Czechia were fan favourites, their scores were soooo low. Which saddens me because they really stood out between all the boring entries

"12 POINTS TO ISRAEL" 👁👄👁???

Im sideyeing anyone who voted israel

I genuinely do not remember anything from italy except for the trampoline and his glitter shirt

Sweden vaguely sounding like "the winner takes it all" by abba

Graham norton going 😐 when he was listening to his earpiece

The hosts utter confusion when the crowd was chanting "käärijä" and "cha cha cha" which they handled pretty awkwardly imo

EBU does not care what we think about the results. Any sort of publicity or engagement is still engagement.

Albania is so overlooked imo T-T i really liked that they were performing as a family and the song was pretty good! The vocals were impressive! And it wasnt an english ballad !

France is tall vampire mommy <3

the jury system is inherently rigged. This is not new. But this year it was just very apparent.

Netherlands was boring and no one was surprised

Australia casually eating sandwhiches during the jury results not expecting douze points from anyone and then having cameras on them while their faces were stuffed gave me life

Germany deserved better

[otakween]

Digimon Frontier (Manhua) - Volume 1

Weirdly I wasn't able to find this manhua by searching "Digimon Frontier," the keywords to use are "Digimon 04: Infinite Zone"...for some reason. It says "Digimon Frontier" on the cover so, IDK.

Also, I just noticed that this particular release is from Australia?? That's pretty rare for scans.

Ch. 1

Right away, this manhua feels odd because it only partially follows the dub's naming conventions. Lobomon is back to being Wolfmon, Kazemon is "Fairimon" (not Fairymon) and JP is Junpei. However, Izumi and Tomoki are still Zoey and Tommy. Also, they for some reason had Takuya say "Spirit Revolution!" instead of "Evolution?" That part just felt like a mistake.

As usual the storytelling is crap because they cut out so much and sped towards the punchline within a few pages. Anyone who did not watch the anime would likely be confused.

I did enjoy the character intro page that laid out everyone's spirits, at least that was helpful in terms of orientation.

Ch. 2

They just found out that the digital world exists yet for some reason they already understand the concept of digivolution? They also didn't bother explaining that there were chunks of the land missing so them celebrating when it was restored made no sense smh.

It kinda felt like this chapter had no dialogue, just a battle and some sound effects. I think the target demo for this is a kid who just wants to watch monsters battle and doesn't care about characters at all.

Ch. 3

I enjoyed this one, but maybe that's just because I like Chackmon lol. The pacing seemed more reasonable and the rubbery art style was really fun.

Not sure what a "digital password" is, this translation keeps pulling random phrases outta nowhere...

It's interesting revisiting the lore dumps now that I have the full picture.

Ch. 4

They keep introducing themselves as the "10 legendary warriors." Guys...there's only 5 of you. Stop.

This chapter felt really faithful. I think Frontier might actually be suited to the manhua treatment since its story is pretty simple and action-based. Junpei's digivolution sequence was really well done. There's definitely some artistic merit here.

Ch. 5

Damn, they somehow managed to give Izumi even more of a short stick than in the anime. Not only is her debut off screen, but pretty much the moment she appears as Fairymon (spelled Fairimon here) she's knocked out. Wtf...

Again, no idea why they gotta keep the fact that the kids are warriors a secret (especially since it just gets revealed two seconds later anyways)

Ch. 6

In another instance of this manhua getting things slightly wrong, they inexplicable call Agunimon's attack "pyro tornade" instead of "pyro tornado..." wut

This was just an action/battle chapter. If I didn't know the anime so well, I'd probably have trouble following what's going on.

Ch. 7

This has gotta be the laziest translation I've ever seen. On one page the evil warriors had the correct names and then on the next they had their Chinese names inexplicably. Also they spelled "reflection" as "relflection" lol

Ranamon seems to have been toned down a bit in the sexy department (smaller chest).

I'm never going to get used to "Spirit Revolution!" 😑

The crappy adaptations continue! Luckily, I think this is the last anime series to get this treatment. I don't even want a better adaptation, I don't think Digimon needs a manga adaptation (original stories would be good though).

[tutuandscoot]

Ice Dance Falls, Fails and Flubs

Part 2

1. The Aboriginal Dance

Cultural appropriation at its finest. Seriously. How was this not banned??? VM’s Carmen gets banned but not this??

Points for not going with the standard ol’ Russian folk dance but this should never have been allowed. Aboriginal dance is an ancient tradition that dates back 60 000 years, it is a religion for the aboriginal people. There were once over 700 different tribes across Australia, each with their own unique storytelling. It is part of Aboriginal Dreamtime culture and is a way of passing down legends and stories through generations.

So, what specifically is wrong with this above, well other than ALL OF IT:

The music: this is not Aboriginal music, idk what it is but it is not utilising traditional instruments, the “singing” is not culturally accurate.

The costumes: this is just so offensive and inappropriate. Yes, aboriginal culture and dances use face paint (oca to be exact) but not like this. They do not where leaves all over themselves, nor do they wear strings. At one point in the season, he was dressed in a darker unitard and black face- AT LEAST that was banned.

The choreography: this is just not the kind of dancing that can be done on ice. Flamenco, yes, waltzs, yes, country dance, sure. Not this. This Russian team makes it out as though Aboriginals are Neanderthals. They are not. Their dances are are pieces of art and communicate 10s of thousands of years of history. The nose rubbing is not aboriginal but more a Māori (new zealand/ pacific islands) custom.

How this wasn’t deducted all the component scores I have no idea, it’s a disgrace this won an Olympic medal

2. Yuri Balkov: Human Turd 💩

Partly responsible for the shit show that was 1998 ice dance. Banned for a year then back on the panel several times again, and was up to his same shit once again here in 2002. Spineless turd with no respect for the sport he is.

3. Nailed the Ending

This is much better with volume (timestamp 1:11:00 on the Beijing FD video).

Point 1. The lil ‘sexy time’ moment 😖

Point 2. Why is it necessary to put a move like this right at the end when you have just done a lift?

Point 3. Who came up with this? Of course he was gonna dropped her! She has no point of contact on him so how is she suppose to get upright again when she does not have Tessa Virtue’s core of steel??

Point 4. Obviously on the first watch you notice the drop first, but just before that you get an elbow to the face- lovely.

Point 5. The perfectly timed crash drop on the music. Art. I hope she was ok, this is a horrible thing to happen, but the musically comedy of it is just gold.

Also this was a very bad fd.. so boring, bad music.. this ending kinda came par for the course.

4. Weapo’s Twizzles

Bobble bobble bobble bobble fall over bobble bobble

5. FP/M Salt Lake City Edition

Splat.

Come on man! How hard is it to stay up right? (ice skating is very hard but these are Olympic level athletes… supposedly).

It truly does not surprise me it was considered taking this “sport” out of the Olympics. Thank god they didn’t and two precious bby angels came among to rescue it.

Oh yeah btw.. this won a medal 🫣😵‍💫🥴

6. 22 year old high level athlete doesn’t take responsibility for her own costume; chaos ensues.

I was always taught from starting dance at 3 years old- your costume is your responsibility. If it doesn’t feel right, you get the safety pin or needle and thread and you fix it, or you at least make sure someone else does it up for you PROPERLY, obviously no one wants this to happen to them esp not on global television but it was solely her responsibility to fix it (things are different in shows/companies where you have costumers , but you individually- your own costume you are responsible for). To continue complaining about this for the next 4 years is a childish joke and even if the hideous green dress had stayed together you still shouldn’t have won 😘

7. ISU after 1998: “We’re gonna fix ice dance judging”. ISU in 2002: “Psych”.

I hate this and love this an equal amount.

The synchronicity of Rod and Tracey: “They’ve been beaten, by the Israelis”. (Pls don’t take that out of context rn). Tracey was just 100% DONE with all of this.

From Margarita and Povilas in their crowns, her throwing hers off and storming out. Jeff Buttle shouting ‘WHAT THE FUCK??’ Iconic.

8. Scooter’s Nose Bleed

Poor bby. Iconic way to finish off your first National Championships win. Then they make you go out and do an encore 🤦‍♀️. I love in the first gif how Shay pops into the shot 😂

Also ironic thinking about a certain team at 2017 worlds getting blood on each other and their reaction… do you think T even blinked twice at getting S’s nose blood on her?? I don’t think so..

[blubushie]

The bee hummingbird is roughly 2.25in long and weighs 2 grams at adulthood, their nests are about an inch in diameter and lay eggs each the size of a coffee bean. Their wigns flap from 80 to 200 times a second, the latter acheived in courtship dances. Dorcus titanus yasuokai can reach 10cm including mandibles, and have heads so large it can match up to the length of the pro-thorax and abdomen combined. Some Asian cultures assign aphrodisiac qualities to it and it is native to India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and other Asian countries. A bloom of approximately 10 million white-spotted jellyfish, native to the waters from Japan to Australia, invaded the Gulf of Mexico and decimated the ecosystem by consuming the eggs and larvae that would've been the food sources of actually native species. They also clogged pipes and fishing nets, and some claimed you could walk on top of the swarms of jellies. But they're adorable 1 day post-hatch. Most spiders have setae on the tarsus, enabling them to climb surfaces like glass. Arboreal spiders have thick pads of micro-setae that allow their feet to create a stronger suction on surfaces to be better suited for their environment. Still, some spiders are unable to climb glass and may need help entering their enclosures, oddly endearing. The bite of a Brazilian Wandering spider can cause several symptoms such as priapism, tachycardia, arrhythmia, cardiogenic shock, acute pulmonary edema, convulsions, and sometimes death. Most infamously, it can give males an erection for several hours. I doubt it's sexy, though. Just really embarassing.

[Animal Fact Anon. It's been a while, whoops]

I FUCKEN LOVE ARBOREAL SPIDERS

Have my favourite arboreal spider!! Just for you, Animal Fact Anon <3

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roadhog

favorite thing about them his titties Jk. while it is pretty stereotypical (rough guy in the wasteland, we've all seen it before) i like both his general attitude as well as his canonical backstory. even though blizzard does a pretty shit job writing these dudes, i think there's a lot of growth potential from where they've set roadhog up. it'd be interesting to see an arc where he's able to rediscover some of the joy he lost after australia became mad max fury road, and perhaps soften up a bit. i know it'll never happen, but its nice to think about

least favorite thing about them the fact blizzard is too afraid to let him be the slut he was born to be. like hes GAY he's so GAY why won't they let him do poppers and sniff pits like he was born to do

favorite line "Fresh meat" 😳

brOTP people never really talk about roadhog outside the context of junkrat which is a shame. anyways, i think it'd be fun if he were best friends with one of the more positive upbeat characters, like mei or lucio.

OTP honestly take any adult human man in the cast and pair him with him and i'll be happy. reinhog shippers ftw

nOTP junker queen. 1) thats like his boss or something 2) he's gay and a bottom and 3) i hate her design she should be stinkier

random headcanon roadhog had an insanely successful instagram account where he posted a variety of content including plushie reviews, environmental activism content, cooking guides, the occasionally sexy shirtless pic, and other generally wholesome and cute stuff before the omnic crisis. he never talks about it anymore.

unpopular opinion roadrat is... eh? I don't hate it i just never really saw the appeal. i know fanfiction does a lot for overwatch but in canon roadhog seems ambivalent towards junkrat at best, and even in fanfic i never really vibe with their whole dynamic.

song i associate with them the song that plays during like. toyota commercials.

favorite picture of them i like it when he sits

[mojo-dojo-cracka-house]

Ayo buddy, watch it I'm waukin 'ere (Pinned Post)

Sup bitchesssss, we're a bunch of crazy people who are insane but also slightly funny but just slightly.

3 Mods:

@thebluekid-underyourbed

@chaosreinbrothered

@unknowncorvidae

This is a silly little family AU because we're a silly little hypothetical family!! We're a little stupid so be warned you might lose braincells.

Ursa: the world-weary mother. She’s given up trying to reign in the family and now just sits back and watches them commit arson and kill the world. A raging alcoholic but only for comedic purposes. She has a high tolerance to alcohol and never gets drunk. Could chug vodka without blinking. Loves both her queer and cishet kids and would snap the neck of anyone who dares even look at them in a rudely. Penguin.

Ad: the neighborhood kid. He’s not even part of the family biologically and legally speaking. One day they waddled up to Ursa and the next day Ursa announced everyone now had an emotionally adopted sibling. They hang out around the house and create chaos with the family. Tortures people for the heck of it (a telltale sign of potential serial killers, according to rumors), threatens to fuck people with Cranberry, commits arson with the Roomba (and is sometimes caught actively encouraging it to run over the dog poop and track it around the house), etc. A pleasure to have in class.

Splat: elder sibling who is shorter than everyone. Very smart and super cool. She’s probably the second-most sensible person in the family. Has her own fair share of a criminal record. Mostly physical assault and some light arson here and there. Barely has her life together but it makes her a funnier person so there’s that. Fucking legend. Controlled chaos.

Osmosis: younger sibling who towers over everyone. Has never cussed, will never cuss, does not cuss. He does, however, willingly be the Guy In The Chair. Is the distraction in most crimes. Is the sneaky boi too. Likes setting off the plan. He’ll throw the bomb that will distract the guards, light the dynamite to draw away the police, etc. Enjoys coding. Has been known to tell the Roomba to draw dicks. Wholesome but will snap all 206 of your bones before finally killing you without hesitation or remorse. Weirdly obsessed with shoulders and Pokemon. Can code though, so there's that

Cranberry: middle child and middle height. Threatens to fuck literally everyone. Helps Ad catch the animals he tortures and watches. Points at every single fictional character and draws attention to their asses. Thinks the monkeys from Wizard of Oz were sexy. Cleans faer glasses with soap and water. Excels at school because of course fae does. Will break your shins. Enjoys finding loopholes to even the simplest instructions. A pleasure to have in class.

Ai: tired wine aunt. Aggressively ADHD. Best sister and aunt ever. Always sneaks candy in pockets, encourages crimes, doesn’t care about bedtimes, tells Ursa the kids behaved very well while she was out of the house thank you very much, etc (obviously Ursa knows but the house isn’t on fire so she considers that a win). Is drunk all the time, but somehow always manages to be a light drunk. Not drunk enough to crash the car, not drunk enough to be loopy, nothing. She is just always seen with a wine glass filled to the brim (never spilled anything in her life) and she always just seems sliiiiiightly tipsy. Never more, never less. Ursa says her sister seemed like that ever since they were kids.

Jiyuu: hobo. Always seen carrying around a sieve for some reason. Not even carrying around - it’s just in his pockets all the time. Jun Leaf calls it a holebowl and nobody has called it anything else. Hobo with a holebowl. Cranberry took one look at Jiyuu on his first visit to the family and promptly said, “You look like a hobo.” Jiyuu has never lived that down. Jiyuu enjoys teaching crimes and controversial stuff. He makes sure all the kids are aware that Australia is a lie. He talks about WWII and stuff and pins it on random people. He says murder is good and the kids repeat his arguments to everyone they meet. The hotdog guy at the baseball stadium did 9/11. Always manages to look 36 and 93 and 12 at the same time.

The Roomba (AKA Jun Leaf): mix of BB8 and Roomba. There’s no question in anyone’s mind that it is alive. It showed up one day and has just been in the house ever since. One day Ursa complained about the constant mess around the house, and the next day there was the Roomba. A few days later, Splat commented that the Roomba kept showing up in places that there was no way it could reach and it was almost like it was alive. They name it Jun Leaf as a joke. The next morn, the Roomba has Googly eyes taped on it. Nobody knows who taped the Googly eyes. Every 18th of November, the Roomba is found with a blue birthday hat.

Jun ?: an alternate? One day there was a kid on the couch sitting crisscrossed with the Roomba on his lap. Said he broken out of the mirror. He showed them the mirror that sat in the supply closet where the Roomba was supposed to always return to after doing it’s periodic cleaning of the house. It was broken. Nobody believed vim until ve said vis name was Jun ? and then held up the Roomba and asked for its name. Hangs around the house. Always has pieces of mirror in vis hair and clothes. Is the human embodiment of the Roomba. Often found with the Roomba in vis hands.

NotAd: Sometimes Ad shows up to the house hollering for blood. Other times NotAd shows up hollering for food. Ursa worried something happened to her child the first time NotAd made an appearance. NotAd is Ad just reversed. The family speculates NotHim to also be from the mirror (mostly because NotHim looks exactly like Ad but is left-handed). Somehow always has a mirror shard on NotHim (similar as to how Ad somehow always has a pocket knife). Palms of NotHis hands have scars that look like NotHe pushes their way through glass.

Oscar: Osmosis but as a virtual entity. Odiend2 first appeared on Osmosis' computer, much to Osmosis' surprise (he just walked in and there Odiend2 was, a perfect reflection of him waving at himself). Odiend2 has also showed up on the TV screen, spoke to the family through the TV speakers, and occasionally beeps the microwave in some form of code. The Roomba beeps back (somehow; the Roomba has no voice box). Odiend2 helps Osmosis out with coding but also enjoys randomly deleting files. An oddball (like Osmosis, lol) but he gets an excuse because he’s a virtual thing and cannot wreak actual havoc.

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I've taken forever to post this, but here's my full ESC2023 ranking!

With comments and scores out of 10! Long post obvs:

#37 Romania: DGT - Theodor Andrei: (0.5) Gross, boring, just all-around terrible. The staging is awful. The singing is bad ("aLL oF YouR DEmoNs coMe SCREEEMIMANNEHHH" haunts my dreams). The lyrics are gross, and the attempt at wordplay doesn't even make sense? All of it is trying so, so hard to be sexy and failing miserably. Half a point for having some Romanian, but that's it.

#36 San Marino: Like An Animal - Piqued Jacks: (1.0) Worst singer this year and it's not even close. The lyrics are also terrible and kinda give me creepy vibes. 100 songs in the national final and this is the best they can get? But it does get one point for having a pretty good instrumental, and the drummer is killing it.

#35 Albania: Duje - Albina & Familja Kelmendi: (2.0) Really overdramatic. I don't like the instrumental, it's way too sparse and random. The message is meant to be pro-family but it just comes off as anti-divorce? But the intention is nice, and Albania having a song in their own language for once is nice.

#34 Greece: What They Say - Victor Vernicos: (2.5) Just generic. There's not much I can say about this song because I forget it every time I stop listening. It's not intolerable to listen to, I guess?

#33 Germany: Blood & Glitter - Lord of the Lost: (2.5) It's unique, but somehow really boring. I don’t really like this genre so I'm biased, but this is just noise to me.

#32 Switzerland: Watergun - Remo Forrer: (3.0) Nice voice and piano, but wtf is Switzerland doing singing about war? I don't like the lyrical execution of the concept at all. Definitely not a fan.

#31 Malta: Dance (our own party) - The Busker: (3.5) It's a nice sax riff, but they run it into the goddamn ground. The rest of the song just isn't very good. It's cool, but kinda annoying.

#30 Ireland: We Are One - Wild Youth: (3.5) Also very generic, but it has a nice arena-pop sound to it. The message is well-intentioned, though so incredibly overdone.

#29 Lithuania: Stay - Monika Linkyte: (4.0) Nice concept, but it just sounds really bland to me. I don't really know what I don't like about this song, but it just doesn't click with me.

#28 Denmark: Breaking My Heart - Reiley: (4.0) It is very much corporate TikTok bait. But there is a good song underneath all that, and I actually like the vocoder.

#27 Croatia: Mama SC - Let 3: (5.0) Yeah, it's very weird. I don't like the repetition, but I do unironically like the instrumental in the "Onaj mali psihopat" part. Not the best novelty/political song, but not the worst - solid 5/10.

#26 Azerbaijan: Tell Me More - TuralTuranX: (5.5) I like it, it's quite nice and feel-good. But it seems like a complete rip-off of Something Good by Bic Runga?

#25 Poland: Solo - Blanka: (5.5) Ignoring the context and that live performance… It's a bop! It's not super original but it's really catchy and fun.

#24 Israel: Unicorn - Noa Kirel: (6.0) Kinda disappointing, after all the hype. (Why couldn't she have saved Thought About That for ESC instead!) But it has a nice chorus, and some good hooks.

#23 United Kingdom: I Wrote A Song - Mae Muller: (6.0) Very British, and very pop! But that chorus just doesn't really hit for me, and I'm not a fan of the spoken word part.

#22 Cyprus: Break a Broken Heart - Andrew Lambrou: (6.0) This is actually a banger though! I'm biased because Australia, but still. Simple concept but good execution.

#21 Georgia: Echo - Iru: (6.0) No, I don't know what on earth is going on in the lyrics either - guess that's just Georgia though. I love the drama of the instrumental, and Iru has a really powerful voice!

#20 Portugal: Ai Coracao - Mimicat: (6.5) It's cool! I love the culture, and Mimicat has a great voice. But for some reason it doesn't really click with me.

#19 Moldova: Soarele si luna - Pasha Parfeni: (6.5) I'm usually a big fan of the folktronica entries, but this doesn't quite hook me as much as Fulenn or SHUM. But it's still pretty good, and I love the concept of the lyrics!

#18 Serbia: Samo mi se spava - Luke Black: (7.0) Super unique! It's good, it's just that there's so many good entries this year, so it doesn't stand out so much. Gives me Grimes vibes, like a hybrid of Violence and My Name Is Dark.

#17 Belgium: Because Of You - Gustaph: (7.0) So incredibly unapologetically queer, and I love it for that. Such a fun song, makes me want to get up and dance!

#16 Iceland: Power - Dilja: (7.0) Uplifting, upbeat, poppy - this season needed a song like this. She absolutely kills those vocals, too!

#15 Italy: Due Vite - Marco Mengoni: (7.5) Really gorgeous and emotional, with incredibly beautiful lyrics. I get chills when that second chorus comes in, honestly. But it's just not quite as good as Italy's other entries.

#14 Armenia: Future Lover - Brunette: (7.5) Has a real 2000s pop/RnB diva vibe, and I love the lyrics. The instrumental is amazing, and I love the blend of genres.

#13 Ukraine: Heart Of Steel - TVORCHI: (7.5) I love the RnB groove mixing with the dramatic violins! It's really grown on me since it was first released, it's just super slick.

#12 Austria: Who the Hell is Edgar? - Teya & Salena: (7.5) So wacky, and yet such a bop. It manages to successfully balance a hilarious concept, catchy beat, and somehow a serious and relevant message? I actually can't believe they managed it. Well done, enjoy your gas station champagne from me streaming it, lmao.

#11 Latvia: Aija - Sudden Lights: (8.0) There's no other song like it this year (or maybe any year!), and I love its post-rock sound. However I admit that at least 50% of why I love this song is that outro.

#10 Norway: Queen of Kings - Alessandra: (8.0) THE pop banger we needed! I love the electronic bassline and Alessandra's incredible vocals.

#9 Australia: Promise - Voyager: (8.0) Not at all my genre, but I love it! That electronic intro and his vocals are everything. I don't like the scream after the second chorus, but the rest is amazing.

#8 Czechia: My Sister's Crown - Vesna: (8.5) Unique, cultural, powerful, and arguably the best chorus of the year. Those harmonies, man. Czechia is absolutely killing it at the moment.

#7 Estonia: Bridges - ALIKA: (8.5) This makes me really emotional, as I definitely relate to the lyrics. But even without considering that, this is just everything good about ballads - gorgeous piano, excellent vocals, and beautifully convincing delivery.

#6 Spain: Eaea - Blanca Paloma: (9.0) I'm so glad Spain went traditional this year. Hypnotising, gentle and yet powerful. The imagery of the lyrics is so beautiful, and of course Blanca's incredible voice carries the whole thing.

#5 Netherlands: Burning Daylight - Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper: (9.0) The Netherlands continues its sad era with this gorgeous song. I love the two voices, the lyrics, the slightly detuned piano... But most of all I love the outro - I relate to it so much.

#4 Finland: Cha Cha Cha - Kaarija: (9.0) THE icon of the season. This really is worth the hype - fun, dancey, crazy, party! It really hits its stride in the second half, but honestly I just love the whole thing.

#3 France: Evidemment - La Zarra: (9.5) I'm a France stan, what can I say! But they just keep sending quality - from the dramatic intro to that incredible disco-pop beat drop to the amazing bridge.

#2 Slovenia: Carpe Diem - Joker Out: (9.5) Basically my favourite from the beginning! It puts you in a good mood from the first line, and just keeps the energy all the way through to the end. My favourite part is the guitar solo after the first chorus leading into the second verse. It's so cool...

#1 Sweden: Tattoo - Loreen: (10.0) Right in my dance-pop loving heart. Loreen is truly like no other - a once-in-a-generation performer. When that second chorus hits... It's almost too perfect. But I love how there's that unusual chord progression to keep you interested, too. There's just nothing to fault about it, I love every single second!

[racingliners]

F1 2022 Re-watch: Round 3 - Australia 

So yeah re some previous rambly posts, I subbed to F1 TV because I was kind of tuned out for the bulk of the 2022 season and bc it ended up being Seb’s last season in F1, I wanted to re-watch all of them in full. bc Seb caught covid (😭) I’m starting from Australia!

Since I’m mainly doing this for the laughs I have no idea what I’m doing avwvguhrgug I’ll probably put a lap number before any sarcastic comment for context.

Anyway, onwards! (under a read more bc this will get chatty)

Starting with the F1 intro. noice. (quietly bops)

As I am a religious Channel 4 viewer I just got major whiplash from Will Buxton doing commentary esblhrlbi.

I actually really like Albert Park, it’s not a bad track, dare I say it quite underrated.

Seb in 17th, the AMR22 really was a tractor 😭

Jolyon Palmer?!?!? I forgot he worked for F1 these days.

I’m also really not used to Aus not being the tradional season opener. Does not pass the vibe check.

[Start/Lap 1]: A clean turn 1???? sounds very fake.

A clean first sector???? sounds very fake

My god I can’t believe the grid all had their braincells on the first lap. Astounding.

[Lap 2]: nvm Sainz spun into the gravel. (I very vaguely remember this from C4 Highlights)

Unrelated, Zhou’s helmet design is really pretty.

[Lap 3]: Aston Martin Safety Car!! My beloved!! (The soft spot I now have for them after Seb’s two seasons with AM asdfghjkl)

[Lap 5]: Oh, pitting Lance to run the mandatory compound for 1 lap, then pitting again for hards. That’s clever. (Bernie Collins and Seb shared AM’s braincell lets be real).

I’ve also very suddenly realised that while I’m re-watching all of Seb’s races from 2022 bc it was his last season, there is no guarantee I will see much of Seb. I did not think this through.

I have once again slipped back into the routine of constantly checking for Seb’s name on the leaderboard. (pls don’t ask me how I’m going to cope this year bc I probably won’t)

I’m also humming the jaws theme everytime one car gets close to another.

Still not used to Will Buxton commentary eagheguh Palmer & Sam Collins are great though!!

[Lap 11]: Not Seb going through the gravel and dropping to plum last 😭

[Lap 12]: The McLarens following the Mercs. Merc on Merc powertrain violence

[Lap 13]: “Lots of unforced driver error” It’s because we had such a clean first lap that the racing gods demanded clownery as payment.

Unrelated but I said this to a mate the other day, but I miss glossy car liveries!! The matte ones are fine but shiny liveries just hit different. (Merc please go chrome for 2023 it would be v sexy)

[Lap 16]: Anyway Seb in P16 woo

Kevin mowing the lawn at turns 9 and 10

[Lap 18] Ah Leclerc leading Verstappen by almost 9 seconds. Remember when we had hope for the title fight? (Man watching the season long Ferrari clown show back is going to be fun, and by fun I mean devastating).

Speaking of car liveries, please have less black on the car this year McLaren. It just makes the car look unfinished. The accents of blue are so pretty though.

(I love how this is the most important thing on my mind rn eaugheuigh)

[Lap 22]: Seb thinking about an overtake!!! And the camera cut away!! why???

[Lap 24]: Seb DNF noooooo 😭😭😭😭

(I really should have looked up race results before starting this huh)

Well, zero joy sparked. But I have paid for F1 TV so we carry on through gritted teeth.

The AMR22 was a tractor, but damn it she was a beautiful tractor.

[Lap 25] “Keep getting unlucky with safety cars” Me 🤝 Lewis: Permanently traumatised by the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

“The only time we will see an Aston Martin leading the race this weekend” Will Buxton I will fight you

[Lap 26]: THE FUCK Yuki, Mick do not frighten me like that.

I still keep checking for Seb on the leaderboard even though he’s out. Pain.

Back on livery watch: The blue and pink Alpine my beloved.

[Lap 30] oh we have passed half-distance. yay.

Lewis getting past Nando: ‘Cause I seee sparks flyyyyy’

[Lap 33] Bold of anyone to call Magnussen “Alonso’s rear gunner”

[Lap 35] Cuts to Leclerc in case we forgot about him

[Lap 36] “Is that Ferrari very slow or...?” “No that’s just how it looks” And yet Apollo gave them the gift of prophecy re the second half of the season 😭

Another livery watch update: Alpha Romeo v pretty.

[Lap 39]: Oop Verstappen DNF

Back to livery watch: Red Bull I’m begging you to go back to having a dark metallic blue instead of the matte navy. Keep the bright red tho.

The “Leclerc you’re my red flag”  sign. Bestie that does not mean what you think it means.

[Lap 41]: The midfield once again saving the entertainment value of the race. I fully support Fernando’s rights to go a little bit feral.

Albert Park when the sun starts to go down >>>>>

(Yes a circuit’s aesthetic/surroundings completely plays into whether or not I like it. shh)

[Lap 45]: ...did AM tell Lance that he got a penalty or?????

[Lap 46]: How did I not notice Albon in P7??? pet power! (he still had to stop but whatevs)

[Lap 48] Albon on 46 lap old tyres 😳

I have now learned I’m watching the F1 TV feed and not the global feed (which I’m assuming is Sky F1???) so I’ll need to actually pay attention to what I’m clicking on for the next race 😅

[Lap 49]: It’s taken almost the whole race for Nando to start bitching on the radio iaefbhsebh. At least it feels like a race now (said with the upmost affection for my favourite menace to society)

[Lap 51]: There you go Nando, Pierre got past Lance

also is Alex going to pit at some point???

“I think don’t hit the one [car] painted the same as yours” F1 TV make Sam the lead commentator pls.

“The McLaren is a quick car” words I thought I would never hear

[Lap 54]: Charles 🤝 RBR Seb: Can I go for the fastest lap 👀

I also think it’s bs that you have to finish in the top 10 to get a point for the fastest lap. If you get the fastest lap, you should get the point. Don’t disrespect the non-points finishers like that @FIA 

[Lap 56]: Three laps left and Albon still hasn’t pitted

Williams did you forget about your driver????

Shit I’m emotionally invested in Albon now

Oh man if his tyre fails I will not take it well

[Lap 57]: Don’t cut to Leclerc!!! I need to know if Albon has pitted yet!!!

There he is!!!

[Lap 58] “Are you still awake” Perez @ Williams pit wall

Oh thank fudge Albon pitted

[Lap 58/end] Charles & Ferrari taking a dominant win. doesn’t feel real tbh.

Albon got P10!!!! hell yeah!!!

Charles really did learn from Seb by going for fastest lap despite being told not to vvuuehrfgusrhguh

Rocky name drop!!! Yes I’m still fond of him shhh 

Okay so that race was a bit of a slow burn, ty to the midfield for bringing the bulk of the entertainment. Overall 6 and a half front wings out of 10.

[dadbodsandbots]

Round 2: 3, 6, 7, 15, and 16 for Digs and you because can’t get enough of y’all! (via @me-myself-and-my-fos)

3. What would their song to each other be?

please know that I've been listening to 70s/80s Oz rock the entire week to try and build a Catarang playlist, but god do I just not vibe with 99% of Aussie rock lmfao • "Come Back Again" - Daddy Cool • "Send for the Man" - AC/DC • "Up to My Neck in You" - AC/DC

6. What small quirks do they love about each other?

I love Digs' confidence, even if he talks a lot of shit and usually gets rocked for it, but sorry it's just sexy! His Australian pride is also charming because he'll shit on his hometown but no one is allowed to make fun of Australia except him. He's not used to someone actually encouraging him to talk, much less about things that make him happy and reminds him of the few good things of growing up, so he'll soak up any attention I offer. He really loves that I came up with an affectionate nickname for him - makes "us" feel more real, more official. I'm the only one who's allowed to call him Digs - no one else! He also likes watching me verbally dress someone down until it's aimed at him lmao We're the She Yaps / He Can Fight couple

7. Who makes the other laugh more?

Digs is consistently the funnier of us as a pair and lives to hear me devolve into snort laughs. He can't get enough of my sarcasm and we will playfully roast each other over the pettiest things. Someone who wasn't aware of our dynamic would think we despise each other, but those in the know are painfully aware that this is also a barely concealed form of foreplay.

15. Who has a hobby only the other knows about?

Even though his intelligence gets downplayed or straight-up mocked, Digs is really smart from a technical standpoint even if he isn't eloquent in his execution. I'm not math-smart, but he can explain the physics necessary behind aerofoils and how certain scenarios influence his boomerang designs (wind resistance, velocity, etc.). He learns from every encounter with the F.lash and has a genuine drive to improve and be recognized for his hard work, even as a criminal. He's actually really smart and I'll never not be impressed by his work!! Also has a passing interest in stick-n-poke tattoos which he started doing as a kid and picked up again in exchange for cigs/snacks whenever he was in prison. His lines are shaky as hell and his hygiene is questionable, but he hasn't gotten Hep C yet so he must be doing something right, right? On the other hand, Digs can't stand traditional academia (" 's too damn stuffy") and zones out if he thinks he's being lectured at. Whatever I'm interested in, he's happy to kick back and listen to me yammer about whatever interests me at that moment be it a show, a cool bug fact, or a vacation I've been saving for. He loves that I'm a planner like him because neither of us are content with coasting by on the day-to-day. Digs appreciates that I'm passionate about a lot of different things, even if I don't necessarily make money from it. Hell, he might even respect that (doesn't stop him from stealing tho, someone has to fund these daydreams). He interrupts very rarely because the one time he did, he wished that he had a teacher like me when he was young because he might have actually stayed in school, which activated my Crybaby Mode ;;

16. How do they hype each other up?

WE GAS EACH OTHER UP SO HARD 🗣️📢 Digs gets a MASSIVE ego boost when I cheer him on and either absolutely solo's Barry for once or completely eats shit; it's literally 50/50 whether or not it works in his favor, but he's not about to flop when his girl is watching! Whenever Digs gets in his head about his losses or bad childhood, he knows that I love him too much to patronize him with soft support but can kick his ass into action by reminding him that Captain Goddamn Boomerang is a household name for a reason and never those hick shits who gave him hell.

This man WILL NOT SHUT UP when I get dressed up, he's howling and whistling like a Tex Avery cartoon even if I'm not wearing something outright sexy. He's weak for the librarian/teacher look, ESPECIALLY on me. He is sooo loud when cheering for me I'm just like "thank u babe 🧍" get this man a muzzle he's gonna get us kicked out of every possible public venue

[ginnsbaker]

Oh my God, you were still answering them!! I'm so glad! And, no worries, you can ask lol I guess it's only fair, right?? Can I ask new ones though? 

Athuna, Harpe, Dyonysus and Nymph.

First, you have a very sensitive way of meeting new people. It's nice. The first thing I see is probably jaw line 😳 Also, it's curious. I'm not really afraid of dying, but I see it'd be a cruel fate to have parents bury their kid. I'll say I'm afraid of someone I love falling ill with something that can't be cured, something fatal.

Lightning bolt: what are your top three favorite movies? Boy, I don't think you could've picked a harder one lol okay, okay, I'll try. Just Like Heaven, 13 going on 30 and The Emperor's New Groove (I have tons of favorites, but these are comfort movies 🙈).

Sparta: do you have a bucket list? If so, what's on it? Gosh, there are so many random things lol like, exploring Ireland and seeing the cliffs, or learning how to drive (yeah, I don't know yet 🙈). Or being fluent in Italian and going on a road trip on my own.

Ares: what's a big pet peeve of yours? Uh, normally it takes a lot to truly annoy me, but I guess people who complain all the time, about every little thing is a big one.

Heracles: have you ever had a dream come true?Yeah, actually. Ever since I was little, I dreamed about being a doctor. I did it! 🥰 it's the one thing I'm most proud of achieving.

Sorry, this ended up getting ridiculously long lol

The jaw line! that's a sexy feature that also always gets my attention lol I think the emperor's new groove is the only movie i havent seen in your top three, and i love both the other two! just like heaven is so underrated. Mark Ruffalo's movies are top tier! omg, Ireland! one of my bucket list countries. I hope you get to cross them all off :) And congrats on achieving your dream!!! That's amazing, I have the highest respect for doctors.

Don't worry about it, I'm used to long asks because of ILGOSS discussions, so you're good!

Athuna: If you could live anywhere in the world for the rest of your life, where would it be? - If i can bring everyone i love with me, maybe Iceland :) but if not, I will stay in my current country. home is wherever they are <3

Harpe: What are your top 3 favorite places? - New York, Tokyo and Bali

Dionysus: Are you and extrovert or an introvert? I'm very chatty online but I'm an introvert. I like when scheduled dates get cancelled lol. I like staying in more than going out on a Friday night.

Nymph: Last dream you remember? - this is random but i dreamed about a friend who boarded the wrong ship in Australia and she was charged $200k for trespassing lol

[alexin-wonderlust]

Day Two: Osaka

8th November 2022

When we arrived in Japan (Tokyo) — our next task was to go through the Quarantine/Covid Entry procedure. You receive a card with “express access” if you have completed the app successfully and are vaccinated. Fast tracked!! We still filled out the entry card, even though the information was the same. Just to be safe. Once through the customs line (took about … 30-40 mins) we grabbed our bags and had to “declare” anything upon entering.

That’s it!! We are officially IN JAPAN!! 😭😭😭

Next — to find our mascot. Ben decided on a sexy Hamster, he named “John Hamm”. Time for 7/11 fix, then the train to Shinagawa to get our Shinkansen to Osaka.

I originally had a connecting flight but again, Qantas made a doozy out of my booking … we went from having a 3 hour transit in Haneda to an EIGHT HOUR LAYOVER … pff. No thanks. I cancelled the flight and booked a train because we wanted to hit the ground running.

Shinagawa is just as I remembered. Organised Chaos. Getting the train was easy. Deciding what to eat was hard. We sat down outside and waited for our train, and got some fresh air. Masks are recommended at all times so we haven’t breathed our own breath since — 11am yesterday. It was lovely.

The bullet train was so amazing and Fuji-san even popped out to say hello.

When we arrived at Osaka, we still had some time to check in so we went for a quick walk to get some substantial food and decided a burger was the best, quick fix. Something we don’t have in Australia. Lotteria! We had the 200% extra cheese burger. It was peppery and delicious. We sat upstairs and looked over the canal and Dotonburi Street. I’m still feeling dodgy so I just wanted something small, plus — we are going to the Pokémon cafe once we check in.

The hotel is… okay. Small. Good location. Right near Dotonbori! But I’m pretty sure it’s a red light district … oops.

We walked to the Pokémon cafe which is inside a massive shopping centre. It was different from the one in Tokyo — very minimal and the menu was mainly drinks and some sweets. Which… was weird?! Ben and I shared the Gengar Fondue Soup set. It was tasty, but I wanted a burger. Ah well.

We walked back down Shinsaibashi Shopping Street, back to the hotel and realised our hotel is in a bit of a sketchy area. It still feels safe but it’s full of people just hanging out, being weird.

IG Posts:

"Osaka🏯

We arrived in Osaka via Bullet Train because Qantas/JAL had us waiting in Haneda airport for our connecting flight for 8 hours. Jumped on a train and straight to the Pokémon Cafe. Then we wandered through Shinsaibashi and Dotonburi. 🦀🚅🗻"

"I haven’t been feeling the best (I usually eat quite clean, and my tummy has been playing up…) so I’ve opted to share a lot of food.

Lotteria- 200% cheeseburger while facing the canal.

Giant (fake) cheeseburgers

Pokémon cafe — Gengar cheese Soup, “fondue-ish” dipping stuff."