#blue squares

[wbmwrites]

I will post more about these four later on.

[notaplaceofhonour]

you will not be surprised to learn that not only was the commercial spot in question not “about how we all need to stand with Israel”, but israel & palestine are not referenced or alluded to in any way whatsoever.

here’s the ad:

it’s not even an ad primarily about antisemitism. it’s a campaign called “Stand Up To All Hate” about standing up to racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, sexism, antisemitism, etc.—all hate, as the name suggests.

and, for a split second, there’s a kid wearing a kippah. that’s it. shaq appeared in an ad where a kid wears a kippah and that is what is getting him accused of “supporting genocide”

[deep-space-lines]

I know Gabriel is canonically really popular with Heaven’s residents but there’s bound to be some heavenly loser with pronoun envy

[intotheelliwoods]

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST <- <-

Fullmetal Alchemist

My entry (well, entries) for this weeks theme "Heros and Villains" for the @tmntfashioncompetition !!

Its Sprout! Dressed as the guy I might have taken inspiration from back when I first designed his prosthetic- I mean automail-

My opponent is the lovely one and only @bluesgras <3 <3

Bonus:

References:

[ginumo]

if i had a nickel,

thank you myth. very cool

[veryberrybad]

wanted to try my hand at a vintage vox design! i was REALLY inspired by 2013 baby vox and his black and white screen (and by vox in @mothballmilkshake ‘s Competing Frequencies, just write that fic on my tombstone at this point)

so here’s vox in his debut!! an upstart who’s a bit less confident but a bit more passionate

and more orange!

i wonder where the orange went

base lineart of the sketches !

[faunandfloraas]

fav skz // Canteen! Canteen! Canteen!

[sergle]

color accuracy is lost bc of lighting but this was the start of the granny blanket project, I gotta take another progress picture when I knock out a significant amount

[yansimss]

silly frame i made again , f2u , credit appreciated but not needed ^_^"

pls reblog if u use!

[the-home]

[3liza]

I know exactly who needs to hear this: the reason models and actresses have smooth lipstick borders and the haggard fujoshi in our mirrors dont is because you have to get rid of all the peach fuzz around your mouth to be able to get a solid line with a brush or a liner pencil. otherwise it's like trying to get a crayon to make a solid line on top of a kiwi fruit. no one tells you this. they just expect you to either figure it out by yourself or look bad.

item 2: almost no one can easily or reliably get even, smooth, non-lopsided lipstick application by putting the actual stick of lipstick directly onto your mouth and dragging it around. I mean you sort of can, if you're just dabbing or swiping a light application or a color close to your lip color, but that thing in movies where the lady puts on a full mouth of dark red lipstick in a mirror in one layer in one movement like she's outlining a ghost on a paranormal video screenshot is a male fantasy. you have to use a lip brush or pencil (i really recommend lip brush, pencil still has the crayon texture to it on skin usually) to get a really precise border or edge and to make avoiding fuckups easier and also removing fuckups easier.

you can shave around your mouth with a regular leg razor and it's fine, I do it dry all the time and it's not a big deal. you can also use one of those twinkle razors. or an electric shaver

[wbmwrites]

Durarara SH Volume 5 Fan theory:

This will contain spoilers from the Durarara SH light novels.

With Earthworm of Amphisabaena and Shijima Hiroto of Heaven's Slave set out to destroy Ikebukuro.

Primarily I believe they want to destroy the place that Izaya Orihara loves the most and ruin the people within the city.

Their main ploy is using the legend of the Headless Rider to bring out the fanatics and worshipers of the Dullahan. Forming the cult of the headless rider, by bringing in believers or kidnapping individuals and framing the urban legend by doing so.

Later on, Shijima attempts to buy the demonic blade Saika from its wielder Anri Sonohara or at least to get cut by it to be a part of Saika's army. Shijima learns info about Saika from Anri's former teacher Takashi Nasujima at the end of Durarara x2 Ten cour and throughout X2 Ketsu cour. Most likely he will look up a new weapon to use to destroy Ikebukuro.

Shijima and Earthworm may recruit a new member for their inner circle. Making them somewhat like an Anti-Raira trio.

That member will be Nakura.

Quick backstory, Nakura was a classmate of Izaya Orihara and Shira Kishitani. After stabbing Shira by accident with the intent to threaten Izaya. He vowed to make Nakura suffer. Throughout the series, Izaya uses Nakura's name to cause chaos in Ikebukuro. Manipulating Akane Awakutsu to attack Shizuo Heiwajima, making Nakura the fake leader of both Heaven's Slave and Amphisabaena only to use them as pawns. Even having Shira Kishitani use his underground plastic surgery skills to change Nakura's face to look similar to Izaya's. But with Izaya leaving Ikebukuro and being bound to a wheelchair, there's no telling if he's informed about what's going on in the city.

Which leads Nakura to gather up the resources from Izaya's old hideouts. Especially with the supernatural type of books and try to find an individual who they could use. Similar to how they use Jami within Volumes 3-4.

Himeka's map and meeting of the two trios.

By the end of the 4th volume, it appeared that the fountain pen that Himeka Tatsugami picked out for helping out at the Sonohara antique shop had a secret treasure map within it that was discovered. Kuon Kotonami of Snake Hands informed Celty Sturluson that X marked the spot by the coast of Enoshima.

Celty thought about using her new source of income to take Shizuo, Yahiro and the others on a summer vacation.

Not knowing if her and the Snake Hands members head out to Enoshima with the friends and allies to see what treasures lay before them. Money, Jewels, unique artifacts with strange powers. Who knows? That would remain a mystery. This could be the reason to bring back Masaomi Kida and Saki Mikajima into SH. As he is the last of the Raira Academy Trio that the New Gen aka Snake Hands members haven't met yet

The sister connection: With the assistance from Nozomi Kotonami on media article and decrypting computer files. She has been an asset to her brother and Snake Hands. With Aya Tatsugami advising her own sibling and the other Snake Hands members with information with her connections as a reporter in Ikebukuro.

New friendships: By the end of Volume 4, we are properly introduced to Awayuki Natsugawara and her white snake Hakujoushi since we first saw them and Durarara X2 Ten.

Seeing her befriends others her age like Akane Awakusu and her classmates Ai Tatsugami. Finding common interests in one another especially some mutual connection with the Headless Rider, Celty Sturluson.

Saika's legendary battle: In volume 4 it states that Saika had a tremendous and fierce battle in World War 2 with a bamboo spear with a mind of its own.

It was never confirmed what happened to said weapon and no name was given to it. So the possibility of it resurfacing is strong. Especially with characters like Kasane Kujiragi and Shijima Hiroto manipulating things behind the scenes.

Causing Saika wielders Anri Sonohara and Shinra Kishitani to be on high alert. Especially if said weapon can match Saika's powers. It could attack people connected to the hive mind. Like the new employee at Sonohara shop Orca, Mizuki Akabayashi of the Awakusu or even Mikado Ryuugamine, who in the Volume 3 of SH reveals that he's still connected to Saika's hive mind.

Jan-Jaka-Jan: A biker group of delinquents operating under the Awakusu executive Mizuki Akabayashi. With no distinguished leader of the gang taking the orders from Akabayashi. The members of the gang go at it with Libei Ying and his gang Dragon Zombies.

With no hierarchy seen in Jan-Jaka-Jan so far, perhaps any Awakusu executive like Haruya Shiki could employee them to do any task or perhaps the other executive Shu Aozaki would hire former leader of the Blue Squares Ran Izumi to keep Jan-Jaka-Jan in line. Since Izumi has worked as a freelance street mercenary for the Awakusu before.

The fate of Bannanjin: By the end of SH volume 4, Yukihiko Natsugawara was confronted by Mizuki Akabayashi of the Awakusu. After being released to Celty Sturluson to accomplish her courier job, there's no confirmation that he still possesses the bizarre hammer known as Bannanjin. Meaning that Bannanjin could be in the possession of the Awakusu or within the confines of the megaplex mall at the book's conclusion.

Not knowing if a random punk like Horada comes across it and being hypnotized by the bizarre pattern on the hammer.

The Reunion of the Urban Legends:

Even since the Adabashi arc in X2 Ten cour. There hasn't a gathering of the known figures that the urban legends of Ikebukuro were based on since that period.

The group gathering consists of Celty Sturluson, the Dullahan, Anri Sonohara, the wielder of Saika, Ruri Hijiribe, the killer known as Hollywood and Shizuo Heiwajima, the strongest man in Ikebukuro.

Now since the arrival of Yahiro Mizuchi aka Snake Hands as the new urban legend and Shinra Kishitani possessing the Saika owned by Kasane Kujiragi. A tremendous event would need to happen for these individuals to me up in a group.

Return of a Friend:

Since the end of the actual series. Masaomi Kida retired from being the leader of the Yellow Scarves once more. He assists at the Sonohara antique shop along with his girlfriend Saki Mikajima. Finding old items for Anri to sell at her store. Also being employed elsewhere.

Unaware of what has occurred in the city. Not knowing about Snake Hands and the Dragon Zombies leader. Don't know how Masaomi and Saki would react seeing Nozomi and Kuon Kotonami. The one who still worships Izaya and the one who tries to become like him. Especially since we never witnessed Masaomi confrontion with him and the true Blue Squares leader Aoba Kuronuma.

The Baccano Connection:

By the end of volume 4 of Durarara SH. It was confirmed that the organization was monitoring the Natsugawara family and the business group.

Confirming that Byakuyamaru Natsugawara has ties to the SAMPLE cult, which tiesinto the author's Ryohgo Narita other series Baccano!

Unknown if other elements from Baccano will find it's way to Durarara. Since Nebula has reappear throughout both series. Darling thieves Isaac and Miria appeared twice in Durarara and even became members of the Dollars.

With SAMPLE being mentioned, other elements from Baccano could make an entrance in Ikebukuro, whether it's an immortal, an alchemist, a homunculi or another wild card opinion. Like the Gandor and the Martillo families make a deal with the Awakusu.

Snake Hands' mysterious foe:

Jami Natsugawara, adopted into the family with the same name was confirmed to be superhuman by his adoptive father Byakuyamaru. Jami's was subjected to human experimentation, giving him exceptional strength and speed of an Olympic athlete.

It is confirmed in Volume 4 of SH, Jami meets Hiroto Shijima and Earthworm at their underground casino operations. Later used Jami to disguise himself in a Dark Owl outfit from the series Owl of the Peeping Dead, an in series based anime. The same outfit the serial assaulter The Slugger wore. Jami faced off against Yahiro Mizuchi aka Snake Hands.

Unknown to Yahiro that Jami was wearing said outfit. Hiroto Shijima could create a villain to disrupt the Snake Hands (group/person) and furthering his process to destroy Ikebukuro.

Celty's past in Ireland:

Celty Sturluson made a brief mentioned the snake hands code names. Yahiro Mizuchi aka Snake Hands himself, Kuon Kotonami aka Snake Eyes and founder of SH, Himeka Tatsugami aka Snake Skin and Celty Sturluson aka Headless Rider aka Snake Tail.

Kuon mentioned that it was a play on folktale. Which led Celty to remember a time when she met a snake woman in France named Meline.

Unconfirmed, if Celty met Meline before boarding the ship to Japan or when she was vacationing with Shinra Kishitani. But it'll give Shigen Kishitani of Nebula or the mysterious organization that Orca is a part of as an excuse to return to Ikebukuro.

Mikado Ryuugamine enters the fray:

Mikado Ryuugamine the founder, unofficial leader and admin of The Dollars. He has returned to a somewhat normal life, as he tries to graduate from Raira Academy. Becoming the library committee president and befriending the newcomer to Ikebukuro, Yahiro Mizuchi. Who has come to Mikado for advice as he becomes an urban legend in his own rite of passage and becomes Snake Hands.

Mikado dating his former classmate Anri Sonohara and managing his new sense of normal.

In Volume 3 of SH, it was revealed that Mikado is still apart of Saika's hive mind. With his information gathering skills as the Dollars admin, he can connect to other Saika slashed victims. With Igor, freelance mercenary for Nebula and Orca being an agent of the mysterious organization.

Mikado can keep tabs on what's going on Ikebukuro. Or becoming an ally to Yahiro under his guise as Snake Hands.

No one can tell what the future has in stores with these characters. Only time will tell.

[acquired-stardust]

Final Fantasy IX Playstation 2000

[barbieaemond]

For science 🧪

[satanzayoru25341]

Oh flark!

🟩🟩🟩🟩 = Mantis

🟨🟨🟨🟨 = Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot

🟪🟪🟪🟪 = Kraglin and Nebula

🟦🟦🟦🟦 = Yondu

Connections Puzzle #156 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

[thelezzer]

as a spiritual successor to this post:

if you have old spotify wrapped playlists saved, what was your #100 song each year?