#bd is a cat bc i say so

[jokerislandgirl32]

I SAW A POST ON MY DASH SAYING ITS YOUR BD JIG IS THIS STILL VALID BC IF SO HBD GIRLIEEEEEEEE

Hellooooo!!!! That post was accurate because…. yes!!! My 28th birthday was last week, 10/04! I was sick that day, and I’m still not feeling well, so my posts about it (like my response to this ask, so sorry for the lateness) have been delayed. But thank you so much for the birthday wishes!!! I truly appreciate them!

The birthday wishes honestly have played such a great part in helping me to overcome some trauma that I used to associate with birthdays. So thank you for this ask, and thank you to everyone who sent birthday wishes my way! You all are the best!

Here’s a cat who’s ready to party 😆.

[sprinklewinkles]

im going to post my thoughts here too... Genuine thoughts to the UC changes. From my perspective. For context i own 16 ucs, that i have gotten via trades, gifts and adoption apps. My first UC, given to me as gift, to trade (which i kept) in March 2019. I have 1 VWN UC the rest are DN -> VBN name formated. To put it out there. I think im okay with this.

My UCs i havnt owned for as long some other folks around for sure, and honestly in the time that ive been trading the announcement that UCs are "coming back" in some form had been around since 2021. So my PC trading period had been spent more in the years leading upto this release vs not.

Trading for UCs was honestly a blast, ive met so many cool people and made many friends over the years. Many whom i speak on a daily basis still. Though it was tough. It was had as fuck. When you start with nothing (i joined neo my first account april 2008. 1 year after conversion) there were so many points in time where i wanted to quit and give up and just convert my UCs pound them and close my accounts. I trained like 5 pets to lv 250 1500hsd. To trade into ucs with. I timer trained with NC training cookies, had FQCs going aswell and ruined my sleep schedual for months. Just to have the quickest outcome to jump into UCs again to work toward the goal of the cat clowder. I dont regret it. And pending on the price of the NC tokens for the upcoming UCs release, i could wager i have spent more NC on training and quest cookies to BD train pets to break into UCs with VS what the tokens will cost. But i had fun doing it! And updating the friends at the time with the progress and where i was going with it!

Honestly i would never wish upon anyone to do the grind to work for an UC it was all consuming (an addictive personality doesnt help here lol) I cannot even bring myself to train pets now, like i have had Sprinkle since Nov 2019 she had lv100 and 300hsd when i first got her. I only got her to lv250 late last year. And shes ment to have been my main BD this whole time. The burnout of the grind was so real. And the struggle and obsessive hours spent trying to work toward a funny little creature. So yeah i dont wish it on anyone. I wish for it to be easier for folks to get their cool art pet, bc not everyone has been as lucky as me to get UCs.

I see alot of folks saying as soon as they get the token they will be pounding their less then VWN UCs in favour of a name they create etc. Which is so valid for starters. But idk the BN names have so much charm. And ppl talk abt UCs liking the nostalgia factor with this change, But like the nostalgia factor could also b the name too. Like SprinkleWinkles is so cute. DN by PC standards. Stinky_minky_2004 has so much funny charm but BN. I wanna know what was stinky in 04 for a kid to make this pet. Love_u_4ever like i just have the name nostalgia w them. I choose my UCs for the names first. Theyre all just funny and make me smile. But the other way is so valid too. Im not discrediting that either. And old pets get a trophy too. Im assuming if theyre older than conversion so april 27th 2007. Which isnt a bad thing!

Idk ive waffled on. But i think im happy w the change and UCs being more accessible. Esp if theyre going to be at a good price point, which a comment from tnt ivy saying she was "plesently surprised" with the price from her as a PCer player whos going to buy them. Going to be providing critical but constructive feedback on thin lined UCs as they come out though cause those will likely be the most changed UCs.

Ive been so done with UC trading for years. And im so ready to get my final 3 UC cats and complete my clowder x3 And im so ready to see other folks get their goal UCs and funky lil pets

[gaybd1]

Glad That’s Over

(Chris Suffers Through Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 for the First and Last Time)

ok last one thank god lol

this budget looks BIG

UH OH the credits say the Vampiric Council is back yikessss

Lee Pace??? Rami Malek??? DAYUM

I actually know like zero plot points we’re gonna see in here so my mind is wide open

Wtf I didn’t know Forks had Yosemite….

she just TACKLED a MOUNTAIN LION JESUS

oh okay wow so she’s just automatically good at everything I see

Okay yes I’m DEF gonna bd having problems w this baby, like the massive budget of this film and they can’t even cgi a normal looking kid or get a real baby for this stage

Jacob is such a mom

YEAH BELLA GET MAD THIS IS CREEPY

Lmao Edward w heart eyes like “she’s amazing right look at my wife”

YOU NAMED MY DAUGHTER AFTER THE LOCH NESS MONSTER???? HOLY SHIT LINE OF ALL TIME

Why is Rosalie so obsessed w this baby though

She oughta check in with her parents soon eh

So interested in what their vampire sex is like but also I feel like that’s not my business at all and have no desire to see it

Oh damn lol the fangirlies def went feral over this one in theatres

Lmfao Jacob just stripping in front of Charlie like same tbh but this is hilarious

I do appreciate Jacob letting the cat out of the bag though

This was a dumb conversation just tell him

Bella he’s gonna wonder in a few years why you haven’t aged at all

This goddamn baby he’s obviously gonna figure out where SHE came from

Or maybe not lol

Yeah if I was Charlie I’d be pissed after all that

What did they do wrong why are they in trouble

Immortal Child omg what is that ohhhhhh

Lol Jacob speaking logic like “just tell the volturi they got the wrong idea” and everyone’s like “nah anyway how are we gonna fight”

Alice and jasper peacing out okay???

ohhhh convenient the kid can show people her memories eh

Ok so we got rami here as a waterbender

Oh shit he’s the AVATAR

So yeah I don’t actually know what’s happening

Okay Lee pace. Still confused.

I’m just so bored by all of this the whole series should have ended after the first cutesie half hour of this movie

Anyway all this attempt at like woke international vampires is like near-Harry potter levels of lazy racism…

Alice only told Bella her message bc they love each other actually,

so WHY are they abandoning their daughter??

Are we… gonna get an explanation of how renesmee even exists?

Anyway so if Bella’s a shield that STILL doesn’t explain how she was one before she was a vampire??

Now Alice is back bc sure I guess

Like this ENTIRE last hour of the movie is just unnecessary

Oh fuck and now Carlisle’s dead like come the fuck on

Another one bites the dust

Why are they even fighting? I fucking forgot bc the stakes are really SO low

Idk who any of the dying wolves are sorry am I supposed to be able to tell them apart??

I am not emotionally invested in the outcome of this fight At All

Just fighting to break each others necks k

WHAT THE FUCK THAT WAS ALL NOT EVEN REAL. BIGGEST WASTE OF MY TIME EVER

oh jeez are they sending renesmee to live in the Amazon or

Oh slay

This weird little walk down memory lane amv? Also unnecessary but I mean yeah I guess the fans would be into it

Cool that she can like…. Unshield?? Obvs we won’t get a real explanation for that either lol

Amazing that I’ve seen this couple for 5 whole movies and still don’t care about their relationship at all

A thousand years IS an appropriate song to end on though I’ll give it that

Okay yeah I mean I’m glad to know what happens but this whole movie kind of sucked it didn’t need to exist tbh

Glad it’s over

Overall? Interesting franchise. It was whatever but it did kind of hold my interest enough. Will I ever understand why it was such a huge fandom phenomenon? No lol let’s get teen girls crazy about HEALTHY relationship dynamics next time

[facelessxchurch]

Oh no I know they already dropped him but I meant why they dropped him. The style of the comic book was very fnaf or maybe a better term would be “kiddie horror” it’s a style obviously meant for children (and possibly also to be done quickly) which despite having a primary audience of literal children I don’t think is what derek wants for the series.

Specially when compared to what appears in the grimoir.

Haha, ok so here is the thing. I put on my conspiracy theory tin foil head in a private chat and was like "imagine if Landy kicked PJ Holden bc he didn't like sharing the the spot light" bc Holden did get to be at some signings alongside Landy and sign stuff too.

But then I watched the Forbidden Planet TV interview and omg I think that theory is actually correct??? I even feel like this interview is what was the biggest reason for Holden to get gone. The interviewer was clearly far more interested in Holden than Landy and you could see how bitter Landy was about it, like, he wasn't hiding it at all.

Here is the link to the interview.

So here are my notes from that interview below the cut bc it got kinda long:

These were written before I got the ask, so I just wrote down stuff that got my attention in the order they showed up instead of just stuff relating to this ask.

Landy's cat is named Groomer. [Fitting]

The interviewer is more focused on Holden than Landy in the beginning.

Holden and Landy were following each other on Twitter but had barely spoken. It just happened that about the time Holden was open for more work, Landy got the OK for an SP comic. So Holden getting hired was a coincidence.

We have it confirmed that the SP comic only got the OK from HarperCollins bc the "Heartstopper" comic was successful and now every publisher wants a comics department. SP/Landy were chosen as their first graphic novel bc Landy already had comic experience writing for Marvel.

"Bad Magic" takes place in the middle of the gap between book 15 and 16. It's a 6-year gap, so that's 3 years after UtE.

Originally the plot of the comics was going to be intertwined with the books. He MIGHT still do that. But for now comic readers should be able to follow the plot of the comics without having to read the books.

Landy is certain the book readrs will read the comic bc "they are hooked".

The interviewer doesn't ask follow-up questions about what Landy just said. Instead moves to Holden and compliments his creature design then asked him how it was to handle pre-establed characters like Skul and Val.

Holden: everybody sees a different version of Skul in their heads since he hasn't really been physically represented apart from covers and tie in merch [aka contradicts himself]. The challenge was making him emote since visually that's harder than just writing it [unfortunately the video did not show Landy's face at that part]. Valkyrie is a harder character to get right apparently.

Holden got little notes for all the monster designs. Apparently, there were histories to each monster but they didn't really get into that. [surprising, I thought the designs were random tbh]

[this segment starts at 23:31] Landy was unprepared for the comic thus Holden didn't get the whole script at once. It's implied Landy was still writing chapters while Holden had already started drawing the pages. So on Landy's request he had to go back and edit previous pages to make "tiny alterations". At some point "they" told Holdens they needed an extra page in every chapter bc they needed the page turn to be on a certain page since they hadn't taken into account that every chapter break would be a page. Landy sent a panicked Email to HarperCollins to suggest putting in an extra page. At that point they were already halfway through. Fortunately they could use a 'moment' from each chapter and expand it over the corresponding chapter break page.

=> AKA the comic was badly planned.

Landy says he doesn't know how well his books sell (in this particular case BD) bc he will be disappointed if it doesn't meet his expectations. He doesn't even follow sport, named the example on refusing to watch a rugby match with Ireland's team bc he doesn't "do disappointment". He "hasn't got a clue how they are doing". [a lie so he doesn't have to disclose the sales are bad? or is he really that immature?]

He thinks the readers have embraced "Bad Magic".

Interviews says their (Holden and Landy) creative chemistry was good and the artworks and designs were brilliant, once again praising Holden more than Landy.

Holden seemed more excited about the comic. It was well visible behind him the entire time and in the end, he showed it off excitingly. Landy did not display such enthusiasm.

Landy was giving death glares every time Holden got attention instead of him. He seemed really unhappy here when Holden tried to include him in the conversation.

I guess Landy hopes rotating artists will prevent the artist(s) from outshining him. But I do worry it will cause him to choose an bad artist on purpose. I could see him tanking his own series for petty ego reasons, believing his writing alone is good enough to save the comics. Not how comics work. Also his writing is shit and gets worse with each new book, so there is that.

[strawbrygashez]

top ten postal dude headcannons (any postal person actually doesn't have to be specific)

😯 I answered something like this just a bit ago so Ill share just my own random hcs this time!

1. P1 has a special interest in g*ns, wolves, aquatic animals/creatures, technology, and a interest in gaming tho it’s not as much as those others.

2. P2 special interests are g*ns, krotchy, and shows like the twilight zone. He likes old horror movies :)

3. P3 is online a lot when he has free time. That’s why he says so many stupid internet things in postal 3. He has that poster of a cat that says “just hang in there” 💀 he has some online friends and a small following.

4. P4 gets really bad aches and pains but still goes out and does his usual stuff when he probably shouldn’t :( but he feels bad when he isn’t out doing things for a while. Someone needs to tell him it’s okay to take a break.

5. Corkscrew lovessss all the different pdudes. He tells them all he is here to protect them :,) his favorite pdudes are p1, p2, and Poostall dude but he won’t admit that bc he doesn’t wanna hurt the other dudes feelings.

6. Alt Pdudes are soooo in love with their other version of themselves it’s crazy. Alt bd loves bd and redux loves p1 even tho he’s soo mean to p1.

7. P1 wants to be Poostall dudes friend so bad when they first meet since they r both kinda fall into the ‘younger’ pdudes group. P1 went like •_• when he first saw Poostall and Poostall was like 🤨. But they soon became really close and Poostall sleeps over sometimes. P1 becomes noticeably a bit happier having a friend like him around. He’s probably awkwardly hugged him before out of nowhere bc he appreciates him so much.

8. The only pdude not into rock or metal is Corkscrew. He likes fun party music and pop. He will tell the other pdudes to turn their music down if he’s with them.

9. The pdudes I picture having the most ‘normal’ parents are p3, Doe, movie dude, and corkscrew.

10. P4 doesn’t mind helping Poostall dude out with his own aggression and whatnot. (P4 feels the same about helping out p1 but everyone knows I think that 💀) He really cares for Poostall dude and wants to try to steer him in the right direction the best he can

[beldaroot]

ANITA !!!! aaahhh ok so i’ve been super busy these past few weeks so i’m just catching up on buddy daddies ep 9&10 now and!!!! I NEED TO SCREAM ABOUT IT TO SOMEONE!!!

ok first of all, any kind of sports day/festival episode in an anime is my absolute favourite and this one did not disappoint !!! i was literally smiling like an idiot the entire episode because of how into it kazuki and rei were, like rei sneaking into the school the night before so he could get the best seats in the front???? the cutest thing i’ve ever seen HELP OTL and rei getting all depressed because he tried to cheer on miri and accidentally made her trip ??? you’re telling me this man is an cold blooded assassin?? gsbshagsjshsk except i have to admit i fully sobbed at the end when miri had to find “family” for the scavenger hunt and she got her papas!!! i was crying just like kazuki in that scene T^T

but ohhh my god episode 10….. this one hurt so bad!!! of course at this point we know that kazuki and rei love miri and that they’ve grown used to this little family of theirs, but in this episode it really hit them of HOW MUCH of a family they really are and it’s really shattering my heart to see this family break up just when they’re all starting to be happy together T^T i loved kazuki taking miri and rei out for one last fun day together it was so sweet but the entire time i was only thinking about how they’ll have to say goodbye to their little miri soon…. i’m so anxious about what’s gonna happen next i just hope that these 3 will have a happy ending…. but i have a feeling we’re in for a bit more hurt :’[ do you have any theories for this show?? i’d be interested in hearing them if you do!!!

anyways sorry for this super long ask!! but you’re the only person i know who watches bd and i need to let all of my emotions out haha!! have a lovely day/night <3

ahhhhhh sunny i'm so glad you've caught up with the episodes!! i should've warned you how emotional these last two episodes were, i'm sorry!! but i'm so glad you enjoyed them :')

ep 9 was soooo silly and fun! i also love festival/sports day episodes and i knew kazuki was gonna be competitive as hell but it was so nice seeing rei be just as supportive and protective! i cracked up when he also wanted to kill that lil boy for getting to close to miri lol but i was also crying at his face when he made miri fall and when he realized miri gave him the "family" paper! rei's just stepped up so much (like the cereal onigiri OTL) and is really allowing himself to be emotional and i'm glad kazuki doesn't pressure him to change, that it's coming naturally bc rei genuinely cares for this lil family he has :')

and ep 10..... oh you don't understand how much i was BAWLING my eyes out over it!!! right when we see rei and kazuki open up to be a family and start anew, it all has to come crashing down OTL kazuki trying to lighten the mood by having one last fun day was precious, but then it got to the ferris wheel ride and i couldn't see past my tears bc it was so bittersweet! and then realizing that kazuki wrapping the scarf is a direct parallel to the cat in the first episode?!? i honestly don't want to make many theories bc i don't want to get my hopes up.... but i wish that it all ends with a happy ending. i think this show has been v successful so i wouldn't be surprised if they had an ova/movie in the works? if they do, then i can see it ending bittersweetly, like miri stays with her mom but comes visit kazuki and rei still, but then the ova goes into eliminating rei's family so there isn't any threat to miri anymore and then they can all live together? i'm not sure what's gonna happen with miri's mom though... like i don't want her dead lol but if she leaves again i feel like that would hurt miri a lot :( UGH it's all so sad to think about! but no matter what, they've all changed bc they've met each other and their one year together will always make them a family! <3 if you have any theories let me know!!!

[swiftfootedachilles]

I love the Ghost Hunters AU and I really want more of Salem. Especially Salem with the Milkovich siblings.

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 thank you. ive always wanted a black cat named either princess or salem and i thought it would make sense since its a ghost hunter au (even tho i skipped over all the ghost stuff so my post wasnt a million words long) with terry not around i feel like the milkoviches would love playing with animals. Salem is a very adventurous, people-loving cat! you know, the kind of cat people say were a dog in their past life. of course she loves the gallaghers too! even carl makes a point to be nice to her (after, when she was a kitten, ian beat him up for making a joke) but the milkoviches dont really get to show affection ever, so they love getting to play with her and scratch her lil belly and give her treats they stole from the pet store. they all adore her but ofc after ian and mickey get together and he comes over to the gallaghers a shitton, mickey becomes her 2nd dad. he goes to the top of her favorite people list. nobody else plays with her the way he does! hes not afraid to get a little rough, but he knows whats signs to look out for when a cat is not playing/irritated. shes still young and she loves playing!! imagine toddlers who like getting thrown around because its fun, shes like that. she gets kicked out and put in a different room when they fuck, and she uses this time to get in as much trouble as possible, knock shit over, and annoy anyone else in the house. ALSO she LOVES liam!! they literally grow up together and fiona teaches him how to treat animals so by the time hes like 5, she moves from sleeping with ian to sleeping with liam

i imagined ian and mandy meeting at the same time, so when salem is 2 that would be s3 ish. when he first found her, ian had just started his job and scrounged up every penny he could find to take her to a low cost clinic to get spayed and vaxxed. other than being skinny and dehydrated (and ofc separated from her mom as a kitten) she was in surprisingly good shape! now shes so used to being spoiled by everyone! ian LOVES taking care of others and being of service so he really found a home in Salem, treating her like his kid and giving her the best life possible. i definitely think once he gets diagnosed with BD, he pays (with mostly mickeys money lbr) for her to be his emotional support animal and takes her to as many pet friendly places at possible!

like i said she becomes kinda the mascot of the ghost hunting youtube channel they eventually start. its not something they see as a career or anything, they do it as a hobby, but they gain decent attraction and make extra money on the side from ads and a few brand deals. ofc Salem is the reason everyone watches the channel 🙄 she's in pretty much every video, and they chose her as their icon bc 1. black cat spooky duh 2. she brought them together 🥺 3. she really does show up A LOT in videos, especially when they're not urban exploring/hunting and at home recording the historical backgrounds and debriefings for each location. also yes they do urban exploring as well, thats mainly mickey and mickey and whatever milkovich wants to tag along and graffiti an abandoned building. imagine a combination of The Watcher and Dan Bell (omfg now im imagining them doing Another Dirty Room???? 😭 they would be so offended at paying money for rooms worse than their own back in the southside) but with less production value

ok omg i wrote so much im gonna stop now before i go off the rails again. how did i fall in love with this random ass au from a trope generator. reminder that i accidentally deleted the og post so it wont turn up in searches unless youre on my blog or the blog of anyone else who rbed it :)

[the-cat-chat]

June 15, 2024

Father of the Bride (1991)

With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.

Warning: Review may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.

JayBell: It's father's day weekend and to mark the occasion we have The Father, Steve Martin. Honestly I'm conflicted about this movie.

There are some definite good bits. I like that it captures a very specific moment of a father/daughter relationship and all the pain and grief that comes with it. Steve Martin's character is very dramatic, but he actually acknowledges how dramatic he is and how he has passed this propensity for drama onto his daughter. It's another thing that bonds them together.

Despite it being a father/daughter movie, I actually enjoy the relationship between the father and mother more in the movie.

I don't have a problem with Martin Short's character or his actions but god I HATE his accent. It's unbearable. I like that he ends up kind of "friends" with the dad but I just can't handle the accent. I think this is a very 90's type of joke that doesn't age well.

A baby Culkin appears in this movie, and as usual with a Culkin kid, he acts wayyyy to mature for his age. He is just kind of here in the movie acting as a mini-adult. Also they let these baby children drive cars? And why are they worried about only two parking attendants when they had no place to park all these freaking cars? This as an obstacle for the father not being able to say goodbye to his daughter is stupid.

I think the ending is missing something. I don't think the ending phone call between the father and daughter has enough emotional weight to end the movie. I think it needs a final father/daughter dance where the arc can conclude ("I may be growing up and leaving but you'll always be my father blah blah").

So I don't know. I think it's an entertaining movie, but it's difficult to rate it really high when it left me frustrated.

Rating: 5.5/10 cats 🐈

Anzie: I have to start by admitting I’ve always wanted to watch this and I don’t know why I hadn’t? But alas we’re here and we did it. And I also have to admit it’s worrisome when I begin to identify and agree with the dad in the movie. (Even if he is somewhat obsessed with his daughter).

Okkk. So I really liked this at first- although it hurt as it has began to when characters in movie or books happen to be under the age of 25. You’re a child, Steve Martin is right, and I can’t handle it. I also have to agree Annie’s meet cute is one inch from a Dateline episode. I don’t like what’s his name and like I said..even tho Steve Martin is weirdly obsessed… and I get she’s daddy’s girl…. If my kid came home from Italy with a bf and getting married a good 60% of me would be running a background check.

And can we just discuss the whole plot. And I did the math to include inflation from the last 30 odd years…. And again. Dad is NOT wrong. To have a party at your house??? Wowzers. (I also really can’t handle Martin Short with black hair or the accent or BD Wong that young or with that hair). Ohhh and the blender thing. If a man gave me a blender bc he knew I wanted to make smoothies and milkshakes and salsa and spaghetti sauce and margaritas and the price of a blender, I’d think I’d found my soulmate. Also it seems dumb that she’s not going to give her job up or this or that yet she’s decimated at the thought his blender gift is an attempt to domesticate her- it’s a blender??? Imagine smoothies so you’re healthy to go be an architect. Geez. I’m mad.

And the actual wedding. No dinner. No cake. No father daughter dance. No bye dad thanks for spending a fortune on a wedding even though my husband’s parents had seven bathrooms- I was sooo peeved. I’m still peeved. I really hate Diane Keaton?? I think that’s always been a thing for me tho and not isolated but it doesn’t help? The way she and the daughter guilt the dad into bleeding money for essentially a party.

Anyway I’m interested in ways the original and remake differ or are similar and I’m simply stoked for the sequel. ( that sounds sarcastic bc I am I tad peeved but it’s genuine)

Rating: 4/10 Swans 🦢

[edwardsvirginity]

Is it just me or did Edward's looks shift drastically from one movie to another? It seems kinda weird that Edward from twilight is the same Edward in eclipse and bd. The makeup in the latter movies did him no favors really, he was gorgeous in the first movie. Do you think it was intentional to alter his makeup? And why did they not mantain the look of the first movie? Robert Pattinson himself didn't change much looks wise from the first movie to the last. It seems like no one notices this (1/2)

...or talks about it much lol. Also could you pls tell me what site are you watching the movie on with your friend? (2/2)

So I think that in twilight, since it was an indie film, edward’s styling was more minimal... he was meant to look sort of boyish and handsome, sure, but to some extent... sort of “real”? like a pretentious high schooler with a jawline sharp enough to use in battle, but still sort of believable as a person at home in a high school cafeteria. to me, this is the most authentic edward, because edward in the books is fun and sassy and somewhat down to earth (even if he is overbearing). i think they probably also didn’t have the budget to do anything dramatic with his styling.

but then the movie was an overnight smash hit and the next movies had these HUGE budgets and people suddenly realized edward was this heartthrob... and i think there was this effort to make edward this sort of... idk... Everything Boyfriend. The Marty Stu of boyfriends. he had to be serious and masculine enough to appeal to the large contingent of soccer mom fans, otherworldly enough to make the monsterfuckers happy, dark enough to appease the emo girls. his styling became a lot older and more masculine, and i DO think that was intentional. it might also have been an attempt to make him more appealing to (potential) male fans-- and you can see the movies attempting to court a male audience, in the way they focus so much on the battles and war-like drama and honestly so little on tender romantic moments or lighthearted cullen shenanigans. plus, arguably, the way they cast the wolf pack and had them parading around shirtless all the time and tearing apart vampires was much more “male power fantasy” and less “female romantic daydream”. so i think that edward became more serious and masculine in both writing and styling in later movies to court that male audience (and counter his floofy, girly, sparkly, “gay” image) and honestly it’s a shame. it was the sassy, lighthearted edward of the books that the audience really fell in love with (and adored about the first movie-- -everyone loves the edward jumping on bella’s car scene, the “is the even italian scene”, the “cat” scene, and the whole first movie more than the rest) so it was disappointing to see later directors abandon that in favor of a supposedly more universally appealing, masculine, dark edward. but i like pretty boys, so i’m biased. 

i will say, there are 2 edward styling decisions that i will never forgive slade or condon for and they are 1- edward’s sideburns in eclipse (g r o s s and weird and plot-inconsistent) and 2- edward’s makeup at the wedding-- honestly he looks deathly ill to me, insanely pale with these bright red lips that look like he’s just been coughing up blood, and i don’t even know what was going on with his eyes. the whole thing is just hideous. 

my friend and i are watching movies on twoseven.xyz -- it’s been working really well for us! if one of you has a file of the movie you want to watch, the other person can stream it from you, and it’s the only site i’ve found that allows that and consistently works. but i also physically gave my friend all my twilight movie files (yay SD cards) so it’s often less glitchy if you both have the same file and the site can just sync it. (with other friends, i have us both torrent the same file to save time) but i really like the site and it’s been working great for us, and you can chat while you watch the movie (via message, audio, or video), and either of you can pause/rewind/whatever the movie and that’s pretty much all we need lol. and it’s free, which is important bc my broke ass doesn’t like paying for shit. 

[boganodawns]

Heres some adorable distractions! In the everyone lives au, cal is everyones security blanket. Hes really huggable, okay? And after a while, cal noticed a few of his most worn ponchos are gone. Confused, and a little worried, he goes to the living area to look around. Just to find trilla and merrin bundled up in his ponchos on the couch, napping. Even BD got his hands on one and is currently making a little nest for himself, happily chirpping. Cal doesnt bring it up, it was too adorable.

BD-1 IN A PONCHO NEST IM- Friend this is by far the most wholesome ask I could ever receive, thank you so much for opening my eyes to this glory.

But also consider: Cal who knows from experience how comforting and warm his ponchos are (sure, Trilla, they’re not the most fashion-forward clothing items, but they’re useful and dynamic!!) and seeing say, Trilla, asleep at the kitchen table amongst all the notes she’s been compiling on the empire. Its late in the sleep cycle so its cold and dark and sleep space is limited and waking Trilla is. Not Smart bc Trauma, and she’s still very proud. So instead Cal takes his Least Hideous (by Trillas standards) poncho and drapes it over her shoulders while she sleeps.

Cere taking a quick cat nap at her chair in the cockpit and Cal putting his warmest poncho over her lap bc its the coldest part of the Mantis.

Merrin waking from a nightmare and Cal wrapping her up in a devastating Poncho + Hug Combo until she passes out again on his shoulder!!!

Even Greeze wakes up buried in a poncho when he passes out in the captains chair after a stressful lightspeed escape from imperial forces.

THE MANTIS CREW WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND CAL A PONCHO FOR EVERY NEW PLANET THEY VISIT.

They love the ponchos bc they’re Recognizably Cal!!! And Cal, being his caring and wholesome self, gives them away to his friends bc they deserve warmth and comfort too!! And they’ve done so much for him and been through so much themselves!!

[unicornery]

For my own amusement, I started tracking how the songs from the Billboard Hot 100 from this week in 1974 have been used in movie soundtracks. Feature Films only people! As you read, you will see the “gimmes” that made me think of the idea, but I’m putting this behind a cut because there ended up being so many which had a soundtrack match. As a reminder, you can follow along as I do the Hot 100 each week corresponding to which classic AT40 and VJ Big 40 get played on SiriusXM ‘70s on 7 and ‘80s on 8 respectively with my ever-changing Spotify playlist. 

100. “Beyond the Blue Horizon” - Lou Christie. This one is a cheat because when I looked it up on Spotify it showed up on the Rain Man soundtrack. The only song I could have told you off the top of my head was in Rain Main is the Belle Stars’ version of “Iko Iko.” Rain Man marked the first soundtrack appearance for Christie’s version. 

98. “The Air That I Breathe” - The Hollies. Very memorable appearance in The Virgin Suicides, which had the score done by, wait for it, French electronica duo Air. The song would go on to be heard in other movies. 

90. “Billy Don’t Be a Hero” - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. The Paper Lace version appears in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Both acts topped the charts with the song on opposite sides of the pond: Paper Lace in the UK and Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods in the US. [Update: the BD&H version may be in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday"] 

87. “Hollywood Swinging” - Kool & the Gang. This oft-sampled track first appeared in a feature film in the 2005 Get Shorty sequel Be Cool. 

84. “La Grange” - ZZ Top. Armageddon first, followed by others. 

68. “Band on the Run” - Paul McCartney and Wings.  I didn’t search for this at first because I didn’t think there would be anything, but then Jet was on the chart at #27, so I did a twofer search on imdb. Jet has not been in any films (save “One Hand Clapping, a rockumentary on Paul, which I don’t count for purposes of this discussion) but “Band on the Run” appears in The Killing Fields, in a shocking scene that contrasts the light tone of the pop song with the horrors of the Khmer Rouge’s executions of Cambodian citizens. 

66. “For the Love of Money” - The O’Jays. Has been used many times, according to IMDb the first feature film use was the Richard Pryor roman a clef (if I’m using that right, I only know it from Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man) Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling. 

59. “Rock Around the Clock” - Bill Haley and his Comets. Notably used in Blackboard Jungle, the song is on this 1974 chart for its appearance in American Graffiti. 

55. “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” - Rick Derringer. First one that comes to mind is Dazed and Confused bc I had that soundtrack, but it has been in others.

49. “Love’s Theme” - the Love Unlimited Orchestra. The swirling strings of this song indicate that someone is indeed falling in love. That’s my way of saying, if you think you haven’t heard this, you have. Imdb has it in Mean Girls, among others. 

47. “The Way We Were” - Barbra Streisand. The titular song of the 1973 film The Way We Were, starring Barbra and Robert Redford. A little long, but worth a watch bc Barbra is amazing in it. At the 1974 Academy Awards, Marvin Hamslich won Best Original Song honors for this tune, and was awarded Best Original Dramatic Score for his other musical work on the film. I always think of Lisa Loopner’s big crush on him.  

44. “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” - Stevie Wonder. First feature film usage was the 1998 Eddie Murphy flop Holy Man, which surprised me as it’s such a good song, you’d think it would have been in something earlier. Notable given Eddie’s impression of Stevie Wonder he performed on SNL! 

42. “Rock On” - David Essex. Michael Damian’s cover (or remix as described by Patton Oswalt) was recorded for the 1989 2 Coreys classic Dream a Little Dream, and per imdb, David Essex’s original appears in the alternate-history comedy Dick, from 1999. 

37. “Oh Very Young” - Cat Stevens/Yusef Islam. Surprisingly, this sweet song appears in the gross-out bowling comedy Kingpin. 

36. “Jungle Boogie” - Kool & the Gang. This song may have been used in the most films and tv shows of any I’ve researched so far, but its first appearance was in Pulp Fiction. 

34. “The Payback - Part 1” - James Brown. First feature film appearance was in 1995′s Dead Presidents. A different James Brown track appears on the soundtrack for racist-ass Melly Gibson’s Payback from 1999. 

33. “Help Me” - Joni Mitchell.  Another why’d-it-take-ya-so-long shocker, this mellow tune first appeared in the 2018 sci-fi movie Kin, narrowly beating Welcome to Marwen from 2019. 

31. “The Entertainer” - Marvin Hamlisch. The title theme from the Redford/Newman team-up The Sting. Hamlisch won a record-tying third Academy Award in 1974 for Best Original Score for The Sting.  It seems at this time Best Original Score and Best Original Dramatic Score were separate categories. Hamlisch would win Grammys for both this and “The Way We Were,” eventually becoming an EGOT winner in 1995.

30. “Eres Tú” - Mocedades. This Spanish Eurovision entry notably appears in the buddy comedy Tommy Boy when Chris Farley and David Spade’s characters sing along with the radio. 

28. “Midnight at the Oasis” - Maria Muldaur. Catherine O’Hara and Fred Willard perform their own rendition in the Christopher Guest film Waiting for Guffman. That should be all you need, but imdb has the first film appearance for the song as 1995′s Falcon and the Snowman. 

24. “Let it Ride” - Bachman-Turner Overdrive. This lesser-known but not less great BTO jam has appeared in a handful of films, the first being Ash Wednesday, starring Elijah Wood and directed by Edward Burns and not Garry Marshall. Note: it does not seem to be in the Richard Dreyfuss gambling movie Let It Ride, a classic VHS cover of my youth. 

18. “Mockingbird” - James Taylor and Carly Simon. Memorably performed by Harry and Lloyd in the dog van in Dumb and Dumber, later joined by a Latinx family on guitar and vocals.  Before that, Beverly D’Angelo and Chevy Chase’s characters also sang it on their road trip in National Lampoon’s Vacation. I couldn’t find an instance where James and Carly’s version played in a movie but I am sayin’ there’s a chance. That it could be someday. 

16. “Tubular Bells” - Mike Oldfield. This instrumental is best known for being the theme to The Exorcist, but I was surprised to learn from the Wiki entry that it was not written for the film. Tubular Bells or something that’s meant to sound like it has been in a ton of other things, generally uncredited. Of note: Mike Oldfield would go on to do the score for The Killing Fields. 

14. “Seasons in the Sun” - Terry Jacks. Now here is the type of song that ‘70s haters point to as an example of the whiny wuss rock that they feel over-dominated the era. It’s not one of my favorites but I appreciate it for how weird it is. I suppose being translated into English from a French/Belgian poem will do that to ya. Before I did my search, I imagined I would find it in a Farrelly Brothers movie or two, possibly the Anchorman sequel. However, the only feature film match I found was the 2002 indie flick Cherish, a movie I have never seen despite being confronted by the cover many times at rental places over the years. Before today, when I watched the trailer, I would have told you it starred Jennifer Love Hewitt and was about “a band trying to make it.” It turns out I am thinking of the 1999 film The Suburbans. Anyway Cherish seems aggressively indie and very of-its-time in a way that makes me want to watch it. 

13. “Dancing Machine” - The Jackson 5. The song appears in the Blaxploitation spoof I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, as well as the movie of Starsky & Hutch.

11. “Lookin’ For A Love” - Bobby Womack. This was in the movie of The Ladies Man starring Tim Meadows as his SNL character Leon Phelps. I almost skipped this one but I’m glad I didn’t because Tim Meadows rules.

8. “The Loco-Motion” - Grand Funk Railroad (the single and album it was on are credited to Grand Funk). We have our second song from the Kirsten Dunst/Michelle Williams movie Dick. Since that was satirizing Nixon and Watergate, well done to the filmmakers for including these 1974 hits!  It appeared in one earlier film, My Girl 2. 

5. “Come and Get Your Love” - Redbone. Known to modern listeners for appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy. [Sidebar: if you can find a way to listen to the With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus episode T.G.I.G.O.T.G.OST (Thank God It’s the Guardians of the Galaxy Original Soundtrack) with Sean Clements and Hayes Davenport, do it!] The song first appeared in Dance Me Outside, a Canadian film about First Nations youth, which is a cool parallel with Redbone being composed of Native American musicians. “Come and Get Your Love” is also in Dick! 

4. “Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me” - Gladys Knight & the Pips. Another SNL feature pops up on our list, 1994′s It’s Pat: The Movie. 

3. “Hooked on a Feeling” - Blue Swede. ALSO known to modern listeners as being from the GOTG, but possibly only in the trailer? I’m fuzzy. The song ALSO also appears in Dick, and its first feature film appearance was Reservoir Dogs. 

2. “Bennie and the Jets” - Elton John. You know it, you love it, you cackle at the gag in Mystery Team. IMDb has this song down as first appearing in the low budget feature Aloha, Bobby and Rose, from 1975. It is ALSO in My Girl 2, with proper credit for Sir Elton. 

1. “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees. IMDb says this appeared in the Al Pacino film Carlito’s Way, and I have no reason to doubt them because it means we are done! Thanks for readin’ and rockin’ along. 

[seaselkie]

20 Questions Tag

I was tagged a while back by @seylaaurora to do this and I’m finally doing it :) Here goes

1. Name: I can’t say it lest the faeries take it for nefarious means

2. Nicknames: In most places I’m Tatty, which I’ve had for years. I was previously called Elfie by friends in school because I guess?? I look like an elf... But there have been others here and there which didn’t stick so much. I spent four years while I was in college and Uni going by my middle name just because I felt like it, though.

3. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (and I’m more irrationally happy about this than I probably should be, especially for someone who really puts no stock into horoscope or zodiac lore).

4. Height: 5′1″

5. Languages spoken: English. I knew a little German years ago but I’m very out of practice and couldn’t string together a full sentence, now. There was one summer I tried to teach myself trigedasleng but that didn’t go far. And I have picked up odd words or phrases here and there of Italian and Japanese, the former thanks to a week in Europe with friends last year and the later thanks to watching a tv series in the original language. But yeah - fluent only in English.

6. Nationality: Neverlandean ¬¬

7. Favourite season: Autumn

8. Favourite flower: Orchids

9. Favourite scent: hmm...I tend to veer towards jasmine and honeysuckle for bottled smells or candles. And I have a ‘winter spice’ candle - whatever that is - that I won’t light anymore because it’s almost out and I love the smell. But I’d also say I love the smell of a campfire, or the air right after heavy rain. That last is probably my favourite, honestly.

10. Favourite colour: Brown

11. Favourite animal: R e d  P a n d a s. I’m sure people who know me will be SHOCKED to read this haha. I’m obsessed. They’re such beautiful, adorable, goofy little creatures and they’re so endangered. Getting to hold a red panda is on my fairly short bucket list. But other animals I really love include: Orca whales, Quokkas, owls (specifically barn, snowy and malasian wood), fruit bats and Arabian horses.

12. Favourite fictional character(s): oh dear. oh no. um. So, the thing is - I fandom hop a lot and characters I’m obsessed with at the time I’m in the fandom I can also feel fairly apathetic about months later if i’m really deep into a different fandom. So it’s tricky but I guess ....ones that I’ve loved for a long, long time and tend to sort of stick with me (and this has no bearing on my opinion of the show/movie/book itself, or their storylines): Jess Mariano from Gilmore Girls, Percy Jackson from Percy Jackson and the Olympians (books not movies), Faith from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Stiles Stilinkski from Teen Wolf. These are ones that I have a long history of always liking but that said I really very quickly fell in love with BD-1 the little buddy droid from the Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order video game. so. There’s that.

13. Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: hot chocolate, hands down. I’ll drink tea occasionally but I’m not overly fond of it and coffee very literally makes me nauseated. Even the smell turns my stomach, so that’s a no-go.

14. Average sleep hours: maybe 7? Sometimes I sleep in to make up for routinely going to bed late, but not always so i fluctuate a lot.

15: Dog or cat person: Both. Hands down. I never want to pick between these because I just can’t. 

16. Number of blankets you sleep with: Varies. Usually at least one but sometimes i’ll pile on a few more if it’s cold. I’m a blanket hoarder - I love buying all kinds of different ones so I can pick and choose.

17. Dream trip: Probably something that incorporates a bunch of things I want to do, But that’s not possible. There’s a lot of things I want to do, not all of them for the first time. There’s places I want to see, not all of those for the first time, either and I just want to have fun doing them. I think any trip that enabled me to cross off some of those things would be a dream. Which means I’ve already had more than one dream trip.

18. Blog established: Oh heck. Years ago? I have no idea. I’ll go look..April 2013. I guessed it was spring-time ish but nice to get the year confirmed. I do remember I got this blog thanks to the Percy Jackson books, so there’s that, too.

19. Followers: No idea about this either. I don’t even know where to find out. Checking...Whoa 298. ....I appreciate all of you so much, just fyi, but equally...how did you all get here? I hope it’s not boring bc I have no idea what I’m doing.

20: A random fact: Have one about red pandas - they’re not genetically closely related to any other still living animal in the world. They are on a divergent evolutionary tree of their own, that branched off before Giant Pandas, other bears or even raccoons or cats. But there finally is conclusive proof that there are two entirely unique species of Red Panda; the Chinese and the Himalayan. (and turns out choosing which random red panda fact to provide was really difficult).

...

Welp. There we go. I have no idea who I’d tag for this, though - most people probably already have been but if you haven’t and you want in, consider yourself stamped :)

[pfandghoul]

what the sokovia accords really are

a quick study bc what the fuck guys

(copied from the mcu wiki entry about the accords - all of it and not just parts of it)

here goes:

The currently known regulations established by the Sokovia Accords include:

Any enhanced individuals who agree to sign must register with the United Nations and provide biometric data such as fingerprints and DNA samples.

- Any who AGREE to sign. I dont think this is asking too much. If ur working for a government agency, if ur using force in any way during ur work, I think its fair to ask you to give them biometric data. And if its only so in case there is an investigation afterwards (which their always should be imo) its clear distinguishable who was where and did what.

- Also, what if someone suddenly decides "something happened, im changing sides, imma take revenge" (no matter if its a concious decision or brainwashing 👀)? Would probably be good to have some data and perhaps be able to track them. If its managable or not- hm. But theres no harm in giving that data if ur only goal is working towards a safer world.

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Those with secret identities must reveal their legal names and true identities to the United Nations.

- Oh nooo, no unknown vigilantes that might make mistakes while fighting on their own and then cant be held accountable? No one is perfect, OF COURSE, but from a realistic pov I wouldnt feel safe with someone running around fighting whoever-

And I know we love the romantic comic fantasy of "everybody can be a hero", and I swear I love it as much as you! But imagine ur just a normal person while spiderman is swinging above ur head- or even imagine ur spiderman- and then one tiny thing wents wrong. The normal person is crushed, dead or paralysed- Spiderman is in shock because that was Not supposed to happen and he is so so sorry!- But what now?

- If enhanced people were to work under an organisation (that is ideally not as shady and riddled with Hydra as Shield was) then those incidents would be covered. Yes it would still be terrible but Spiderman would get mandatory therapy session to work through it and the normal person... well if theyre dead then i guess the organisation would at least pay for the funeral and compensate the family (like if they were the only one providing for partner and kids), additionally a conversation between both partys if possible.

-Basically: nothing can be swept under the rug. The enhanced people can be protected!!! PLUS they only have to reveal their identity to the UN and not the world.

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Those with innate powers must submit to a power analysis, which will categorize their threat level and determine potential health risks.

- This would benefit the person with power too, you realize that, dont you?

You cant possibly know how much power you actually have. Is there gonna be another level-up for you? Are you Jean Grey? We wouldnt want to repeat that specific clusterfuck, right?

But if you submit to an analysis it can help find ways to train you, circle ur weaknesses, etc.

Yes the UN would know ur threat level- and that would be bad why? Are you planning to attack Them? If not then no problem. Instead they would know if they should send you in or not- depending... you dont need a level 5 when there is a cat in a tree. We want to avoid unnecessary damage, thank you. If ur a level 1 you also dont want to be on the front lines against an alien invasion for example- better help evacuate non-powered individuals and not die immediately.

- Also worth mentioning: this is all still part of the "if you agree to sign" paragraph

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Those with innate powers must also wear tracking bracelets at all times.

- Yes I admit this one sucks. I could argue the pros but I dont really want to because this one is literally just a "we want to control you" rule and should be scratched.

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Any enhanced individuals who sign are prohibited from taking action in any country other than their own, unless they are first given clearance by either that country's government or by a United Nations subcommittee.

- I really want to think I dont have to say anything here but I feel I do.

No I do not want a guy wearing an american flag running around in my country if my government didnt explicitely allow it. Same for a giant tin man or a creepy spiderlady.

- If anything then this paragraph would help improve the communication between countries. Yes people fear that in emergencies this will all take too long but 1) thats not the Accords fault and 2) I think we already have situations like this irl and most times it does work.

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Governments are forbidden from deploying enhanced individuals outside of their own national borders, unless those individuals are given clearance as described above. The same rule also applies to non-government organizations that operate on a global scale (including S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers).

- Same reasoning. I really really dont want Shield around with their shady everything.

- And always needing consent before weaking havoc in other countries? nice

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Any enhanced individuals who do not sign will not be allowed to take part in any police, military, or espionage activities, or to otherwise participate in any national or international conflict, even in their own country.

- Basically if you dont sign up then you cant be a super-cop. Groundbreaking.

(This is very much explained in the first paragraph already.)

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As a corollary, they will not be allowed to participate in any active missions undertaken by private or governmental law enforcement/military/intelligence organizations (such as S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers).

- s a m e t h i n g

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Any enhanced individuals who use their powers to break the law (including those who take part in extralegal vigilante activities), or are otherwise deemed to be a threat to the safety of the general public, may be detained indefinitely without trial.

If an enhanced individual violates the Accords, or obstructs the actions of those enforcing the Accords, they may likewise be arrested and detained indefinitely without trial.

- Cancel the without trial part and then Id say its just. This way it stinks and I feel Ross had his hands in this. No, I am not defending this one. Its Not Okay.

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The use of technology to bestow individuals with innate superhuman capabilities is strictly regulated, as is the use and distribution of highly advanced technology (such as Asgardian and Chitauri weaponry).

- You cant just experient and turn urself into the Hulk anymore??? Where is the fun in that?? //sarcasm//

- I dont need to go deeper into this, do I?

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The creation of self-aware artificial intelligences is completely prohibited.

- Here comes a problem. For Tony mostly.

- I can think of a few reasons for this but I dont think many people are even capable of doing this. I think it would bd enough to file a request if you want to try and build an AI.

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The Avengers will no longer be a private organization and will operate under the supervision of the United Nations.

- See.. all of the above on why this is a good thing?

- The Avengers as a private organisation is actually a super scary thought. And if you arent at least a little freaked out about this (all from the point of looking at this as if it were real) then idk what to tell you.

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For the purposes of the Accords, an "enhanced individual" is defined as any person, human or otherwise, with superhuman capabilities. This includes individuals whose powers are an innate function of their biology as well as individuals who utilize highly advanced technology to grant themselves superhuman capabilities. However, individuals with advanced prostheses do not seem to be considered "enhanced", even if their prostheses give them capabilities beyond those of ordinary humans. 

- Basically just explaining what they mean by "enhanced individual": people with powers. Doesnt matter if you are born with ur power or built urself a supersuit.

-If you got leg protheses that are super bouncy you arent considered an "enhanced individual" (to put it as simple as possible).

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All members of the Avengers are subject to the same conditions as enhanced individuals, even if they are not enhanced themselves: Black Widow was required to sign so she could continue serving on the Avengers, and Hawkeye was incarcerated on the Raft after violating the Accords.

- I think this is fair because if you consider urself an Avenger and fight with them then you also should be held accountable.

- You wouldnt want a Someone to work in super-person capacity which both gives a great deal of responsibility and allows a high chance of fuck ups and destruction without them having any regulations, okay?

AND THATS ALL THERE IS

THATS ALL THE MCU WIKI SAYS THERE IS

Which is ofc bullshit because the Accords were thick and 117 countries worked on them for idk how long. Do you understand what that takes? The compromises and politic battles thats been fought over this document?

And yes it is still not perfect.

But who in the seven Hells said that this was the final draft? Who??

"I dont wanna sign away my freedom of choice" F you! What about my freedom of choice of having some costumed weirdos run around my town blowing stuff up killing people?

"We cant save everyone" yEAH but maybe just mAyBe if you werent a dumb cunt then mayyybe with some teamwork with the countries respective secrurity personell (as every fucking country does have) then maybe Kyle, Maria and Dembe would still be alive?? Who knows.

So what I hear is "I dont wanna give up my freedom and continue to do as I see fit. Because I think I am a better judge than a UN committee and 117 governments that dont want me breaking into their countries on a semi-regular basis."

and thats why im generally pro-Accords :)

[dolliedarlin]

the point of the evil scientist organisation is to make new powers to porbably use it agains the world. maybe world domination maybe sth else but they want to make the powers thay have stronger, and influence the parents to give their kids trauma (hiding it with dicipline) so they can have more.

Mentari is actually not the mc lol she's one of the students, yes, but she's not the mc. Mc doesn't have a name currently but the video was mc and adam's first convo! i'm kinda excited to write those two.

and i've never actually played animal crossing before! I usually spend my time bing-reading books/fics to ignore reality. I write them too sometimes depending on my mood

i also have a huge stationery collection but i like notebooks and stickers the most. If anyone asks me what i want for my bd its either stationary or earrings because iw ore the same boring ones for 15 years and now im bored of them

that said i have a huge sticker collection that i probably won't use for a while and i bought more yesterday. giving me access to money was a mistake on my parents' behalf tbh

also my math test results came in and either im blind or my math teacher mixed the results because there is no way i got a 53/100 when i was expecting at least 80/100. I'm currently thinking of ways to hide said results from my dad for a week before school opens again (damn my math teacher for not coming to school on friday so i could take a look at my mistakes!) because unfortunately i value my life

i also realized i never wanted to be a doctor but my dad says i need to go to med school (i wanted to be a genetic engineer for a long time) but now i'm not sure what i want to be

options are:

a) genetics because there is no way im being a doctor

b) a chef? i've always liked cooking

c) i will open a bookstore + cafe with cats. this has been my dream since i was like 9 so i actually wanna do this

d) i will marry a rich man (or woman)

i'll probably go with one of the first three leaning toward a & b but idk

ooooh! i see i see! thank you for clarifying, dollface! i can't wait until the real mc is established more

and that's valid! XD i would be the same but bc of the pandemic, my brother and i got a switch and now i get these moments where i get obsessed with it <3

lol it's just so nice having cute stationary, i'm more of a cute notebooks and pens girl but stickers are cute too! maybe you can try scrapbooking or journaling with your stickers???

goodness, don't worry too much, we have our ups and lows, im sure this is a one time thing and as soon as you can review your results and what you did wrong, you can make the appropriate changes to do better in the future

i'm in the same boat, i talked to my parents about it and thankfully they're chill about it and said that as long as i'm happy and have a good education, i can do whatever makes me happy - i think its worth having a long talk to your parents about bc my parents weren't always like that, i had to talk to them often about not wanting what they wanted for me and now they're more open to it - you've got this! i believe in you!

i say go for what makes you happy, you don't want to live a life of regrets and 'what-if's, right? you're still young so you should take risks as the impact won't be as big as, say, you being 30 and wanting to finally have a career change

[blubeloved]

tw- venting so theres a lot im sorry i just need to get it out. pls feel free to ignore this.

I don't think things will ever get better for me. They start to. Like the light at the end of a tunnel. But then i figure out that light it actually a train. Its getting my hopes up. But then something awful happens. If this keeps up idk how long ill be able to deal with it. I dont wanna be here if its just going to be bad. why do i have to be here only to feel pain. I cant run away. Theres no way for me when my dad has contact with officers who will track me. And, once i do get away what then? I do know what im going to do but will the pain finally go away? Will i be happy once i get away? I really hope so..

And , what if i, for some reason, never do get away. My parents could keep me here. I dont know why they would, not like they want me here, but they could.

And idk how long i can take the disphoria. I just want my chest to bd flat! I want to cut my hair! Even just cutting my hair would help a lot! But of course that would look ugly because my mom told me and shes always right as mother knows best right!?

And if my anxiety keeps up- we are going to havs issues. Can people whisper without me thinking its about me? Why would it be about me? Theyve talked to me like once and jt was only like two words. Maybe it was my voice. My voice is annoying. And i dont like worrying about everything all the time. I wish my parents would let me have meds for it but they wont bc they dont realize how bad it is bc i dont talk about it a lot. And i don't talk about it a lot because I feel like im worrying over nothing. And i am!

I also really want a hug from the people online. Theyre more of a family than my irl family ever will be. I dont want to see my irl family ever again. I just want to run away to Cali to see my s/o.

Most of my family probably wont support me being genderfluid , omi , ace , or demi. They probably dont know what any of that is. I wish i could tell my grandpa bc i figure he would be supportive. But hes dying. And the grandma that would most likely be supportive is dead.

i wanna be confident. I wanna want to live.

AND PLEASE STOP ACTING LIKE GRADES ARE TJE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD!! ITS NOT LIKE IT DEFINES MY PERSONALITY!! I REALLY DONT CARE ABOUT A STUPID FUCKING LETTER OKAY??? I COULDNT CARE LESS ABOUT GETTING AN F. I ALREADY KNOW IM A FAILURE ALL I NEED IS THE F TO PROVE IT. MAYBE THIS IS WHERE THE FEELING OF NEVER BEING ENOUGH COMES FROM! BC IT NEVER SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH. A? NO YOU NEED ME TO BE BETTER BECAUSE YOU ARENT GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE. AT LEAST IM FUCKING TRYING ANYMORE. YOURE LUCKY I HAVENT COMPLETELY GIVEN UP AND GIVEN YOU A STUPID FUCK UP. PLEASE STOP CARING ABOUT A STUPID LETTER IT DOESN'T MATTER.

and dont take my cat. yes she throws up a lot. but can she control her fucking digestive system!? no! that cat is one of the things keeping me alive because i know the first thing you would do is get rid of her if i died. and who knows where you would put her and what that would do. and how long she would live.

AND WHY DO YOU PUNISH ME FOR BEING MEAN!? MY SISTER ANNOYS ME AND YOU SAY "shes your younger sister, its what they do." BUT WHEN IM MEAN I GET IN TROUBLE. WHEN BEING THE MEAN OLDER SISTER IS TJE STEREOTYPE. BUT OFC YOU FAVOR THE YOUNGEST. AND YOU ACKNOWLEDGED IT!

also i believe that people take long hot showers to replace the missing warmth from lack of whatever bc i take showers rlly hot and long.

also im tired of having different personalities. idk what to do. i want one personality. please.

okay im done im sorry im sorry im sorry.

[strawbrygashez]

P1- he would think no one would like him but he’s super popular. He’s always sweating and nervous when talking to customers but for some reason yall don’t mind 🤨 he wins employee of the month a lot so a bunch of photos of him are on the wall. He hates seeing them bc his smile is like 😬

P2- a mix of aggressive and nice to customers. If you take too long ordering he will threaten you or if you stay there not ordering anything. If you ask him to pose he will flip you off. But if his boss is near by you get a pose with a very threatening aura radiating off of him 😦 if u play it right u can get him blushing though.

P3- pretends to not give a damn but he so does. He’s fixing his outfit every couple of minutes. When ppl try to fluster him it works almost all the time. Sometimes though he gets over being so self conscious and has fun with it. He likes teasing the others about how good they look (😧🏳️‍🌈?)

P4- It’s funny bc he’s like a old cat. If business is slow he sits at a table near a window and sleeps with the sun shining in on him. He’s pretty ‘meh’ about the whole thing. He’s done almost every weird job ever so this isn’t anything crazy. It’s very surprising he doesn’t get fired tho bc if his s/o comes in or someone he has a crush on does, he drops the whole owo act for everyone and just sit with them & naps on them..like I said, old cat core.

Redux (demon)- he’s a shithead. He does his job pretty good but man he loves making P1s job harder. He will say shit to mess with him like “That couple over there says ur taking too long :/ they might never come here again because of you.” And shit like that to make him constantly think he’s messing things up. (If any of the other dudes hear tho they’ll beat him up.)

Bd- no.

Java- he’s somewhat fine with everything as long as he gets to drink a root beer float at the end of the day. If he doesn’t he gets aggressive :0c

Dude sr- 😐 uhhh. No one picks him so he ends up being the janitor.

Movie- “>_<;; ehh how did I end up here?!” I never seen the movie but he’s very confused all the time.

Corkscrew- isn’t embarrassed at all. He’s half maid half security guard. He beats up weirdos and kicks them out.