#btw...been working more on the lyric video too

[rexscanonwife]

HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD-

Just saw a piece of DEVASTATING Rebels fanart that implies that (at least in Kanan's case? maybe) his master PERSONALLY put in his signature padawan braid. It's probably not standard or anything but let's assume that in my universe it IS traditional for a master to braid their padawan's hair once they officially decide to guide them.

Kepler has gone through at least 3 masters before, none of which have stuck with him for very long so he probably had to put his braid in himself and do his best to take care of it with no help from anyone 😭😭 his design is intentionally messy cause it suited his personality but now im imagining he was even MORE disheveled when he was first assigned to Brea I'd making me...

AND ALSO IMAGINING HER CAREFULLY AND LOVINGLY REBRAIDING HIS HAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME...WHAT IF I SHIT AND CRIED

[kanmom51]

Okay so I had to put my thoughts down in words

I just don’t know how to feel about what Jimin said in the bts of Muse, other than sad.

I guess I should start by saying I’d been dreading him saying something along the lines of that since I heard Who, as to why he made it. The MV bts came and went and then bam, we get a mini production diary, with saying he’s looking for love and is alone. Exactly how I thought he would explain it.

I hoped I’d be wrong but alas, he more than confirmed he is single. I suppose it’s not surprising, but all of our collective hope or support seems in vein now.

I’m still going to watch the travel show but I feel sad about it tbh. They make such a cute pair.

I'm really sorry that you feel that way love.

Especially knowing that you are just not taking what JM said the right way.

In any case babe, whatever you might believe about their relationship, that shouldn't take from you supporting them for being the most adorable human beings possible.

I won't go too much into the BTB. I do think you need to watch it multiple times, try to pay attention to JM's body language too. But I will say that I do think that your reaction here is unwarranted, in the sense that JM IS NOT saying he's single or that he is looking for love or that he is alone.

Let's start with the fact that JM was going for the gender neutral lyrics to start with, but that changed, probably because it sounded better with the "she" instead of the "you".

So, yeah, JM originally wasn't looking for a she, but a you. Funny how if this was an autobiographical song that would have mattered, right? Oh, wait a second. It isn't.

The song is not about JM, not about his real life, not about his actual experiences down to the T.

Not this song, nor Muse the album, even though the other songs were written by him.

Not an autobiography. Unlike Face.

JM says it here and he said it in his album exchange with RM!!

See, it looks like you are doing exactly what JM wanted fans to do. And that is get the wrong idea!!

Did you miss this perhaps?

Yeah, you probably missed JM saying this.

Btw, when JM talks about his diary, I really don't believe he means a personal diary where he writes his wants and needs and experiences, lol. He's talking about that diary where he writes his ideas for the album, his ideas for the songs, where he wrote his lyrics to the songs for Face (we got that diary with Face) and for Muse. And JM, he's a shy boy, Idk if you are aware of that. This young man who oozes confidence on stage is so very shy and the experience of having to explain to John Billion the idea he wants for the song and it coming to life left him a little self conscious, shy.

This isn't about the song telling the story of his life. This is about having to explain an idea for a song, his vision, it actually being something that he isn't going through.

Ok, moving on.

Again, JM explaining the vibe he is going for with the song.

And again his shyness.

He continues to say that he poured all his emotions into this so he's embarrassed.

Not because these emotions are his as in this is what he feels right now longing for love, but because he feels embarrassed to explain his emotions about the song, the emotions he's looking for in the song.

I suggest that if you are having an issue with understanding how this song is not JM, not his life, maybe go rewatch the album exchange with RM.

And read my post on it as well.

These feeling JM is trying to encompass in Muse (and Who) are part of the universal language of love, a language he is using in Muse to convey his message, which is not literal.

And specifically when he talks about Who, it's about that feeling of excitement in his work that he's looking for. Those are the feelings he's talking about. Not the lyrics about the "she" (who was supposed to be a "you"). Not the lyrics that are written in the universal language of love. No. It's about the feelings about his work. The feelings about the message he is trying to convey. Which has NOTHING to do with his love life!!!

But again, he's telling us about those feelings through a language we all understand. So that longing he has for that feeling with his work is brought to life as a longing for a someone to love.

This!!

It's a story he wants to tell!!!

And the whole "everyone's living alone" sentence that you are probably clinging to, cause obviously...

a. He could be talking about the fact that at some point of every person's life, they are living alone, as without a partner, a loved one, and as such it's a relatable feeling.

b. It's not like people that are in relationships don't feel alone at times. Even JM, who was in a committed relationship with JK when going through the struggles and feelings he had and poured into Face, into Alone felt that way. I bet you JK was feeling alone or lonely during the time JM was working on Face and Muse. During those lives in Feb 2023. And yet, he was in a committed relationship with the person he loved.

c. He's trying to tell a story, and he's trying to convey his longing for that feeling with regards to his work, and being lonely is how he's explaining it, the way he's conveying it to us. Hence the "everyone's living alone"... meaning - that is something everyone will understand, meaning, hoping he picked the right idea, the right way to convey his message as the 6th song for Muse!!!

THAT IS ART!!!

And JM created art. Not "this is a song based on my own experience" art, which he did with Face, but "this is a story I want to tell that will help you understand my feelings about my work" art.

And he knew.

He knew people will make the wrong assumptions.

Just like you are right now.

Side note, and before I go, Idk if you have noticed this, but Muse, promoting the album, talking about the album, is so much easier for JM to do than Face. With Face all we got was that it's personal, that he was struggling, but not much more than that. JM was pretty much staying quiet, and even when he did talk he was saying much of nothingness. While with Muse he's talking, he's opening up, he's explaining. You know why? Because it's not about his life!!

Just saying.

[yuseirra]

CRINGE MESSAGE COMING LOL. Seeing all the chapters of Oshi no Ko and the KamiAi makes me feel guilty now for being an Ai’s yume / waifuist lol. She's definitely his. Too bad for me ig, but I'm very happy maybe she really found someone who can love her as she is. Your comics are so good btw !

Don't worry about it, anon! And honestly I have no problems with someone feeling that way about Ai- why would you have to feel guilty? Just as much as I'm passionate about what her relationship could have been with another character, you liked her as a character and wanted to explore in that aspect! Even if she canonically has someone she loves in the story, she's a fun character to imagine and work with and she's really charming! But.. I'm really glad at the same time to hear you feel convinced about this ship too as someone who cares about it 🙏💖..your ask is so wholesome. I feel that's lovely of you to feel happy for her having found someone she can love. Ai would be happy to have a fan like you.

To add, I bet I'm WAY more cringe for having discussed about the ship and the characters in literal essays at this point..! I really appreciate your ask, it's happy(and relieving)to see there are people finding this ship the same way as you do. I really, really hope the manga will direct them in the way I anticipate too~~~~, because I can love them all I want if that's the case and it'd make a lot of sense, too! I can explain. I CAN-

Not that it matters a lot in terms of analyzing characters from a manga, but I STUDIED psychology, it IS a field of interest for me and I want to get things right on that aspect... the emotional areas of people. And from what I can infer, I think what these two characters had...could have actually been pretty good. Ai's reaction towards Hikaru and what's related to him aren't really what someone would have towards a bad partner, it's quite the opposite. Things all started to add up after having seen her say on him in the video. I'll discuss a little more about it below but before that:

Right?? What mattered the most for me the most is Ai's say about the guy and it turns out she REALLY loved him and SHE wanted to be together. I could tell from the entirety of the movie arc that Hikaru would have been very attached to her considering his life circumstances. She literally was only person he could really open up to and love, and Ai did so much for him although she later did give him the pain. I totally see how the lyrics for this show are all like "I can't live without you!" or "I'd give up my own life for yours!", it has to be this guy saying it because that's EXACTLY the way he'd feel about Ai. I started drawing a lot of him after 154 and Fatal because they acted as the major puzzle pieces for me to understand his character. You see how Akane wants to understand her role as Sayahime but has a hard time forming a concept due to the little info she has in the scripts early on in anime S2, right? I felt the same way about the guy. I think...I get like 70% of him now, but the other 30% I am yet aware of can completely turn the tables and my insights about him and that's what makes me so nervous. One thing's certain though, he severely loves Ai and every loving feeling he expresses about her are true. And if it is, then it's at an extent where he can literally sacrifice himself for her sake. Pretty intense, right? So about your ask, the part where you say Ai's found someone who really loves her is DEFINITELY true! I'm glad for her in that aspect(is he worthy enough, however?)

About the "worth" of his love, I've said earlier that Ai's say on this relationship's the important bit, didn't I? And it is, since she could be a victim of a terrible crime and if that's true, whatever feelings Hikaru would have about her wouldn't hold weight or meaning(at least for me). Who cares if a stalker claims they can risk their life for you? You'd just want them to stay firmly out of your life, it's imposing and unwanted and even quite selfish. However, Ai seems to have been pretty content, maybe even happy with him during the times they were together.

We don't really get to see a lot of their loving moments together since things keep happening making Hikaru's life plummet and become miserable and pretty reliant on Ai, but we see his happiest smiles in that brief moment they were together and Ai WAS smiling there, too. I believe that's not just a false vision of her Hikaru has formed in his head. She did actually accept, understand, and love him back. Well, how do we know that? Because the way she reacts to him/what's related to him are consistently loving and shows of concern.

-Ai adores their children and swoons about how cute they are, when they resemble him too a whole lot. It's a little similar to how she's commented how cute he is when they had dinner together(although Hikaru says those scenes are made-up, I feel they would hold some clues to how they actually were bc why would something entirely fake take up entire chapters). It's hard to love the kids of someone who's given you a hard time, but Ai shows no signs of such feelings. Rather, I think her feelings towards her boyfriend extended to their kids they had together and she was able to love them even more because they're the children of someone who she really cares about.

-She also comments(I say this a lot)that she wanted to be together forever with Hikaru. That's not something that'd come so easily from her mouth. She believed her own mother didn't want her. She was so wary, and hid her true self even towards her own kids and always smiled, leading even her own son to believe she never cries even until he's entered high school. She's afraid of forming relationships because she gets hurt. But Ai sincerely wanted to be with this guy. This says a lot because if he was bad to her, Ai would have recoiled and left. However, Ai was able to decide she wanted to settle with him and share a future together. That's what love is. She liked her times with him enough to wish for more of it.

-Ai actively tries to cover for him and shield him from the possible harms he may face: she never reveals who the father is, to the president in her firm, even in her videos to her OWN SON. I get the feeling that she is really protective of this guy. The reason she left him was because she was afraid of causing HIM more sufferings, not because of her being tired of him sticking to her etc. There's a cut where she imagines him raising their children together with a smile and she's also there right beside him forming a wide smile. That's what Ai wanted, and it's so far from what a messed-up relationship could be. Ai knows about Hikaru more than anyone else and she doesn't hold any negativity towards him, she's only worried about his sake. That convinced me, they could have really had this happen. He was good enough for her and she wanted him too as much as he did for her. I don't think she would have the wrong idea about who she chose to love, when her whole story revolves around her struggles on forming a genuine one.

How could this be, if he's someone capable of harming her? I say he actually ISN'T, and that could be backed up by how.. timid Hikaru used to be. This is the 30% I am unsure of, I am not sure how crazy he is or how insane he can get. What I can say is that his innate character isn't the type to actively try to harm someone just because he's hurt. He was hurt all the time, always, by others, and he was never able to really fight back and protect himself before he's met Ai who stood with him(and this explains why Ai is so keen about protecting him-she knows he gets very vulnerable and she's seen him suffer all his life. She never wanted to be the one to add to it. She WANTS to help and protect him so much.)

I can also say he has very low self-esteem and values himself way less compared to what he actually is. This attitude of his is there from the very first time he's introduced, he keeps blaming himself and says his life doesn't have so much value. It's a very weird attitude to have if he's in front of someone who he's murdered.... When he is asked to teach Ai for the first time, he says stuff like "Is it okay for someone like me to...?" When you're this degrading about yourself.. You come to sort of.. Accept every bad thing that's thrown at you. I think that's how his mental state is at this point because Ai died and he believes he's responsible for it. He hates himself and has no problem having to be "punished" for it. He describes himself as a crazy murderer but.. I am still not sure if that's really the case. Aqua blames himself a lot for things he never did, perhaps his dad is even more like him on that regard. I need more pieces of the puzzle, but he's... really interesting and painful to analyze because I can sense that he's really suffering. Does he deserve it?

If he's someone that's allowed a person like Ai to form such a strong, loving and protective feeling towards, I don't think he could be so bad in reality. The things he says and his actions don't line up so well. Good grief, the writer really makes me think SO much. Maybe they never put that much thought into it and thought it's understandable the way it is, but.. He's so different compared to how he used to be. There has to be a reason for a person to change their ways so drastically, and the only reason I can personally think of for this character to shift this much would be Ai's death. I don't think he'd have been so different before that happened, and if that's the case, he wouldn't have tried to hurt her because why do that to the only light of his life? Why do that after a whole 4 years after a breakup, not immediately when it happened? Why try to do it after having realized she's been raising your kids by herself and they're said to be growing up smart and healthy? Many questions arise, it doesn't add up for me. Hikaru SAYS he wanted to talk to Aqua. He did with Ruby, he states he HAS fatherly feelings and I sense no hostility in him when he approaches them, he acts pretty KIND to them. That's not so different from how Ai's pictured he'd be with their children, either. His behavior is mostly consistent except for that one thing he claims to have done(sending Ryosuke), and the death of Yura, but even that is ambiguous and we don't actually know what's happened.

I think he just tried to send a bouquet to her but was too sad to go meet her in person lol, that, or there was some outer force that convinced him it's what he should do? The black star, perhaps?

This became a real essay and I'm the embarrassing one here ;v; ahah but!! I do draw with passion! And with a lot of things in mind and I read stuff over a lot like you do anon! ♥ I really hope they turn out to be something I can fully respect and support bc, I want Ai's love to be reciprocated in the way it deserves. It'd be great if they deserve each other. They are the protagonists' parents too, after all! I feel they'd have a pretty good story. Thanks for reading my comic and for expressing your thoughts to me! I hope what you said and what I speculate about them are true!!😊💖💖

[tonydaddingham]

hey….totally unprompted question not prompted by terrible visions but do you have any tips for making amvs / any suggestions for editing softwares (preferabky on mobile but computer can work too) ? 😁

oh babe ive GOTCHU okay so obligatory "im just a girl that can't escape the brainrot" disclaimer. im not an expert, i do not do this professionally in any capacity, and im sure more seasoned video makers and editors will look at this list and think it's horseshit - and they'd be right!!! but for what it's worth here are the things that help me:

okay so first off, i edit everything (inc music, bc i do Not have the capacity to make edits to a full 4 min song) on my phone, so you've come to the right place - this nifty little app here is what i use.

is it good? as long as you're happy with it not being overly flash, yeah sure. does it get the job done? well id like to think so, as long as you're willing to get a bit creative/think outside the box on occasion. is it free? fuck yeah, as long as you don't want the spanglier functions.

okay so as for creating the vids themselves (very good omens centric, btw):

(here is where i wrote loads of shite but i remembered that you, dear anon, would have to read this and probably just want a simple list but always happy to discuss in more detail just lmk)

(edit: turns out, anon, that i still couldn't keep it to a simple list!!! and for that im very sorry)

obligatory start with: get good quality rips of the show. i didn't do this in the beginning and a lot of my old stuff is uploaded in 720p as a result, whereas now i can upload... decently in 2180p. the longer upload time is worth it. oh, and there is a small aspect ratio difference between s1 and s2, and it's the bane of my fucking life especially when i miss it and it's So Obvious To Me that ive missed it post-upload. don't make my mistakes 💕

right. advice. first, storyboard your vid. even if the song is not particularly relevant to the show/story but has Blorbo Potential™. look at the song you've got, and break it down lyrically (if applicable). what are the words saying? what is the story being told? is it thematically relevant/meta (e.g., RUTH), or is it just so applicable to Them that it's a bit embarrassing (e.g., meatloaf)? or is it neither, and it's just a Vibe (e.g., sushi restaurant)? there have been times where ive had to write out the lyrics physically and make notes on what scenes/bits to put to certain lyrics, in order to not feel overwhelmed with the whole thing... even if i change it later on/it ends up not working out anyway. but yeah take a sec to actually look at your song and work out if you have enough material to tell the story you want to tell in it - ie. not just the chorus/a bit of a verse. (ive fallen into this trap Many a time and have a Lot of abandoned wips floating around as a result)

related to the above, and i can't imagine it will be a problem lol, but being Very Familiar with the source material helps. pay attention to blocking and angles, especially if you want to do a cool/slick transition, or want to group together similar shots for a bit of visual interest and satisfying brain itching (e.g., 00:31 onwards of best shot). keep a track of filler bits, like clicks/hand claps/funny faces/dancing/dramatic head turns, because not only is it sometimes helpful for when you've got a musical interlude, but it can help maintain the tempo. (e.g., beginning of darkness)

ALSO related to the first point, and just a general tip - you don't have to start from the beginning. start, for example, with That Emotional Part where you can Perfectly see a part of the show cut to it. (e.g., cut to the feeling, where i started with the 1941 bullet catch at 1:18-1:27 for the bridge, and then built on it backwards). it helps with motivation too, when you find The Good Bit that you knows others will hate you for 🥰

in general, i recommend to keep the big set pieces (bullet catch, kiss, wall slam, in the beginning, on the wall, bookshop fire) in your back pocket for the Big Emotional, Heart-Swelling points of the song, and build on them from there. if you can, exercise symmetry in your scene choices across the choruses (e.g. dog days), or bookend the vid with the same scene (e.g., bon jovi intro and 1:45); i find it keeps a Theme going and drives up the emotional payoff, and again helps with storyboarding (dog days example: i framed as flashbacks, bon jovi example: i framed it as a flashforward)

i know others do this, and it is Not me criticising it at All because it can be soooo effective, but my personal style tries to avoid mouth movements as much as possible (unless it matches the lyrics, and then i keep it in because it's funny - e.g., "yeah" at 0:39 for bon jovi). so to that end, if you're looking to do the same thing/same style, be mindful of when expressions change/mouths start to move - it can literally be a matter of 0.1s, but be jarring if left in. this does regrettably mean losing a lot of source material (bc. yk. they talk in it, not just make Faces at each other), but i personally try to keep it to a minimum or try to keep any mouth movements out of focus.

now. i love a short cut. i go mad for a short cut. i go berserk for fast, sharp scene changes, they're like crack to me. prefer them to using huge stretches of clips. but!!! when actually editing (especially with the above app that whilst great, is not very good on refresh rate/buffering), id recommend exporting your video periodically or after doing a particularly choppy/fast bit, and Checking if it works/it's in time with the music. rewatch it 5, 10 times to make sure. you will constantly have to adjust stuff if you're creating the vid out of sync, unfortunately, but it will honestly help so much. it'll just give you a "ah yes i have 10 fast cuts there, and sure it only makes up for around 5 secs of actual screen time, but it's perfectly in sync and very satisfying, good job me" feeling, which is awesome. if you have issues with timing, consider downloading an overlaying metronome track in the bpm you need, and match it to that. (that saved in me in more of my vids than i care to count)

that being said, don't use short cuts if it doesn't suit the song!!!💕 or at least try to use a mix of them to give the vid some pacing. i like a pop or rock song, me, so i naturally tend to go for higher bpm songs (rip) anyway, but i try to get some longer cuts in there (especially around the intro/bridge) to give the viewer some breathing room (e.g., 0.00-0.44 for hero)

biggest advice tho: just have fun with it. create what You want to watch. do you listen to a song and think GOD THAT SCENE WOULD BE SO GOOD HERE??? then DO IT!!!💕 it doesn't have to slick or flash or overly clever in the transitions or effects, if you don't necessarily want it to be. don't get me wrong, they can look bloody spectacular - some of my favourite vids are really polished and impressive!!! but some of my faves are technically really basic, but they Understand the material and they Understand storytelling. equally some very kind people have told me that mine are some of their favourites (still makes me grin, months later!!!) and my transitions/effects are rudimentary at best. people will see your Vision because it is a Great Vision and will love your work regardless of the quality. you will improve with time, you will recycle bits and use them in new ways, you will learn skills and shortcuts that you will do better the next time. please pls plssss just create and have fun with it, god knows we need it in the world rn 💖

if there's anything else that i can answer or help with, anon, pls let me know!!! good luck my darling!!!💕

[coldpintglass]

For the ship Bingo (tysm for using my bingo board btw <3)

Saw your blog header and have to ask for Jarcus(Jesse Lingard/Marcus Rashford)

THE BOYS!!!! 

First, thank YOU for making a ship bingo just for us footblr shippers! Ahah it’s much nicer than the generic one. 

I have to say I have such enormous soft spots for both of these guys, especially Rashford. Together they are sooooooo funny and such a joy to watch, one of those friendships that so effortless. 

Touch more thoughts on them:

Absolutely platonic, I can’t see either of these guys together romantically/sexually but that’s because never have I seen a footballer friendship scream SIBLINGS more. These two are absolutely brothers, thick as thieves together 💖🥺

On that note please watch this short video that makes me laugh every time I see it. Jesse is such a menace!!!! (Affectionate) 

Coming up through one of the biggest clubs in the world (Man U) is going to do a number on you, I think both of them have navigated it exceptionally well (eh, bar a few bits but I digress!!!) and this has probably made them even closer. Especially on the international scene, they’re both so bloody young!!!! Exceptional talents and to keep a level head through it, Jesus, it’s so be commended. 

I wasn’t aware of Jesse having to be a young carer for his siblings/deal with his mums depression (chronic illness) at a young age. Him and Rashford (with his own challenging childhood with food insecurity/single mum doing her damn best but holy shit the woman worked so hard) mirror each other beautifully, having to grapple with some of the most difficult challenges at a young age. That shit is TOUGH and no emphathy/sympathy from someone whose not been through that will every quite be the same as someone who HAS been through it. And this is before getting to the fucking vile racism both of these guys have faced.  Especially Rashford after the penalty incident in the Euros 2020 final (PS: Gareth if I see you it’s on SIGHT for what you put Sancho, Saka and Rashford through). 

What hasn’t been said about Rashford? A sincere and wonderful role model, he’s saved lives with his campaigns and put his neck on the line for equality. He is absolutely an hero but still that lovely young man. Ah, could spend all day waxing lyrically about him. Lingard seems like a great lad too (bar drink driving lol) and these two clearly care about much more than themselves. 

Finally:

Shallow woman point coming: these two are both so hot LMAO, absolutely delicious. Their fashion sense is sooOOOOOOOo WOOF WOOWF WOOF BARK BARK BARK LINGARD IN GLASSES?????? I AM GNASHING MY TEETH AND WAILING. MEN WHO DRESS WELL WILL BE A WEAKNESS FOR EVER XXX

I have a very vanilla fantasy of going for a long dog walk with Rashford were we hold hands. He’s just 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 AHHHHHH makes me feel like a teenage girl I can’t help it ahahah

Their accents when they’re arguing blend into an utterly euphoric hilarious noise 

The way Lingard teases Rashford despite being older is too fucking funny

WHY WEREN’T THEY AT THE 2024 EUROS GARETH?????

[firesteel-eden]

Am I milking the angst for all that it's worth?, why ma'am and sirs, yes I am

Last chapter has been quite... polarizing, some have sided completely with Aemond and found the entire idea of independence as foolish and useless (might I point out that Cregan is using the fact that they have the undying loyalty of Sansa, the only timetraveller and thus the Greens only chance at surviving and keeping the Iron throne whereas without her they would die and loose the throne?, which is kind of a very big leverage, with or without Aemond's clear feelings for her, which would mean the North could go free and become stronger thanks to the marriages with the Iron throne' dynasty and thus the alliance's points?) and those who have been focusing on Sansa's behavior about Jon and the fact that she had resolved not to change the Stark line to ensure all of her siblings were born, which I think it's very human of her? (she's clever, but even she knows that if she makes too much changes to the Stark line she might completely destroy her family's existence?, also btw, Celia was the original When matriarch as she was a Whent bastard the late lady Whent had discovered and was trying to get under herself as heir as not to marry as she was lesbian, so to Sansa's knowledge if she wasn't to have children the Stark line could continue unbothered to her siblings).

Also some of you get frustrated as Sansa because we know we've seen Sansa and Aemond marrying...but have we seen that?, yes Sara and others have seen Sansa with a Targaryen looking (violet eyes) babe and alternatively with a boy-king...and even if your interpretation of it all was completely, absolutely correct...Sansa is unaware and has just underwent the shock of realizing Jon's parentage AND that she's been working tirelessly to stop the Black line, which she cannot anymore know as she has to at least keep Viserys' line alive. It's bound to be extremely taxing for her. Does it excuse the way she has immediately thought of selling herself to ensure Viserys' line doesn't die out because of her choices until now?, no, but she's said more than enough that she'd do anything for her family. Is Aemond right about being angry with her behavior? hell yes, it's human.

So...peak angst, that's what it is.

Anyway, I love writing angst and, this video is the peak of it, since we have both Aemond's POV (by which they are more like Theon and Sansa — I would die for you, I love you and ask nothing but love in return if you are willing) and Sansa's POV (who sees more of Jonsa as she feels more strongly the strife of being at odds with the only man she actually trusts right now, because their views are completely at odds)

So, if you enjoy the angst, I hope you enjoy this too!

[as always the music, lyrics and such all belongs to their rightful owners, I'm just having fun]

See you next chapter!

[clatterbane]

10 Songs On Repeat

Tagged by @fivekoboldsinacoat. Put the Spotify "on repeat" playlist on shuffle and share the first ten results, then tag ten people. (Or, I guess, if you don't use Spotify, share your top ten songs you listen to on repeat.)

Also, following his lead in linking to YouTube for accessibility. I preferentially went with live performances where possible, unless the sound quality sucked too bad by my own totally subjective standards. Just didn't have the spoons for more translation work today, but I also included a few lyric snippets where I could because why not.

The "On Repeat" can be pretty dangerous, dealing with somebody who is as prone to going off on neurospicy kicks as I am. Instead of, say, a couple of weeks of nonstop Delta blues, '80s synth, or Latin American metal? This time, we've apparently got wall-to-wall Swedish punk-adjacent stuff. (Which is more likely than most other genres here to not be English language. Handier for me learning Swedish than for most of y'all!) It's also mostly from newer bands.

Heavily featuring both Bäddat För Trubbel, who spent the 2010s (roughly) paving the way for trouble here in Malmö--and Trubbel, who evidently already found it in Gothenburg!

Mascara Snakes - "Vakternas Skräck" (live) - ("The Terror Of The Guards")

Bäddat För Trubbel - "Bäddat För"

Svart Katt - "Våld Mot Tjänsteman" ("Assault Against Officer")

Trubbel - "Tro På Mig" ("Believe In Me")

Viagra Boys - "Down In The Basement" (live). (Out of Stockholm, but their singer grew up in the Bay Area. I am still mad I missed seeing them across the bridge in Copenhagen a few months ago.) How're you going to explain your sex life to your wife?

Bäddat För Trubbel- "Bättre Män Än Mig" ("Better Men Than Me")

Viagra Boys - "Worms" (live) - (From an awesome session.) Also, one rather bizarre Korean horror movie (?) fan video I just ran across.

Hjelle - "Arbetsförmedlingen Ringde" (live) ("The Employment Agency Called")- (Yeah, same guy from Bäddat För Trubbel. I've been enjoying his voice and sense of timing, OK? 😅)

Svart Katt - "Bara En Spegel" ("Only A Mirror")

Trubbel - "Gbg City" (This live video is quite the extravaganza of pasty jorts-clad flesh, from last summer. In best Gothenburg style, evidently.) - Better audio studio version.

Continuing on to Spotify's "Repeat Rewind", for some wider representation over the medium term lately. Still pretty heavy on the punk-adjacent stuff, but I guess that's where my head has been.

1. Gnome - "Ambrosius" (These guys out of Antwerp are pretty awesome in general, for what I guess you'd file under stoner/doom metal with a sense of humor--where you can actually hear the bass in the mix. There's no real choreography in this particular lvideo, which is a shame.)

You can eat from the ground

2. Refused - "Summerholidays Vs. Punkroutine" (live) - (Also a Swedish band, btw. In a good 2012 performance.)

And I'm still certain that what motivates me is more rewarding

Than any piece of paper could be...

Rather be forgotten than remembered for giving in

3. Suicidal Tendencies - "Till My Last Breath" (Yeah, really feeling it today.)

But I'll never let all this emptiness win

Until my last breath I'll be a fighting man Not just with my fist, but my mind and I got a plan...

Until my last breath, I ain't nobody's bitch Until my last breath, I'll keep pissin' on the rich Until my last breath, I'm gonna do it, I ain't gonna just try Until my last breath, I'm gonna hold my head up high...

I'm never letting go Until my last breath, the whole world's gonna know Until my last breath, I'll be keeping a score Until my last breath, I'll be fighting for more

4. Ramones - "Mental Hell" (Not their best album, but I still have a weak spot for it.)

I'm not feeling very well

5. Viagra Boys - "Milk Farm"

They say that you can get delirious from layin' off the sauce

But I don't know nothin' 'bout that

'Cause I ain't ever laid off

6. Alien Nosejob - "Television Sets" (live) - (And I finally just thought what one part of this reminds me of. Major flashing lights warning on that video.)

I don't need no cigarettes

I don't need no booze

I don't need the TV set

I don't need the news

7. Riddarna - "Vi Kommer Att Dö" (Keepin' the titles cheery over here: "We're Going To Die". But, better make the most of it!)

8. Dwight Yoakam - "Purple Rain" (live) - (Impressive tribute, when I already respected Dwight quite a bit. Studio version.)

9. Motörhead - "Tear Ya Down - B-Side - 'Louie, Louie'"

Gonna show you what I'm all about

I'm gonna shoot you down tonight

I don't really wanna freak you out

10. Orkan - "Rik Rikar Rikast" (live) - ("Rich Richer Richest" - Studio version with significantly better sound quality.)

To translate the chorus:

Have you forgotten what equality means?

Have you forgotten what solidarity means?

Have you forgotten what generosity means?

Have you forgotten what honesty means

I always feel awkward tagging people for this sort of thing. But, I will have a go this time: @soilrockslove @adrawatcher @theonewhopoops @floorbananamotherfucker @reddragdiva @kelpforestdwellers @queerdo-mcjewface @birdblogwhichisforbirds @supernini235 @ailurinae @katisconfused @ajax-daughter-of-telamon @soilrockslove @medleymisty

[vsnotresponding]

🖊️+ Lyric (it’s been a while 🥺)

Absolutely will not be normal about this. I refuse.

🖊️+ Karma (workaholic train wreck I <3 you)

🖊️+ Sher (dunno if u can tell but I’m a sucker for manipulative characters. I’m just mmm the tension. Explain to me why you being so problematic plz and thank u)

🖊️+ Ira (my queen. Protect ur people girlie)

🖊️+ garavan (did I spell that right??? I wanna know more)

thanks for the ask <3 also long ass post 1k worth of stuff + art

at least i had the decency of sending multiple asks so tumblr wouldn't break with your answers /j

LYRIC

you are right it's been so long, but because i'm actively working on púlsar i don't talk much about UP even tho i do draw them

okay so, for lyric im sharing his literal origin story, as well as some facts about the man and some drawings i like of him.

first some facts:

he's pan and a flirt

in the college au he needs glasses to read

his flower is lycoris radiata (got it from this video, minute 3:35)

origin story:

so i had been toying with the concept of a character named lyric which lived through multiple déjà vus. and he died too. one day (on a plane to ireland with school) i drew this guy:

[who are you? I like you btw 25.02.19] [molt decent 25.04.19]

and i went "oh he's cool i like him". then, like two months later i was drawing ely and i got a revelation:

"lyric & ely belong 2 the same story. ely is the one thing that's different at his new life" which is INSANE of my brain to think about because ely is a character from 2017 i drew ONCE. and now here we are

and then i drew him for the first time, and then in a scene with ely <;3 (and then killing a monster but im not showing it because i didn't know how to draw profiles and it shows)

*trying very hard not to cringe at old art*

and here's some lyrics that i like:

redraw of the og lyric and ely scene // redraw of the redraw // lyric screaming at ely// I like his hair here // redraw of the og lyric fighting lost souls

college au lyric dabbing wearing a behold a pan shirt // first page of a sketchbook// tiny lyric from the afterlife comic look at him so tiny // lyric from a series of drawings I made with my OCs and their flags

where is your rider scene (inspired by the song by the oh hellos)

tiny lyric and akira from the comic based on the song Elsa's song from the amazing devil

and also the most gorgeous man i'll ever draw (from a piece called bring him back) for you to be very normal about (im very normal about this drawing of lyric sooooo normal):

KARMA

i find it hard to say things about karma because with his pov we learn most of the relevant stuff. so you are getting fun facts and a sad fact

first the fun:

in the modern aus he's legally blind. round golden rimmed glasses.

his plushy (you'll meet him in today's chapter i believe) is called jhai

his name comes from me hearing someone call their dog karma and going "oh that can be a name cool im using it" (the other dog was called kraken)

he's the character that has gone through the most extreme character design change of the bunch (mainly because everyone else didn't exist). but he was more of a black sheep of the family cool dude that could use guns (yes there were guns in púlsar early stages idk either). his hair was also auburn. and then idk what happened but i changed it to the mess he's now. very glad i did i love him

and now the sad. check tags for tw because oof:

so, my man is very depressed. his mom's death hit him hard and it was all in general a terrible time for him (also it was around his bday. this was totally unintentional i swear)

on the early days and in spite of the promise he made, he climbed onto his windowsill and thought about jumping. everything was just too much. fortunately, someone knocked on his door and scared him, he slipped backwards and fell to the floor. he hasn't told this to anyone and doesn't intend to, but even if that's two months before púlsar, that's basically the mental state he starts with

and stealing your phrase, spoiler for flavor: he doesn't end púlsar much better

SHER

i can't tell you much. but what i CAN do is show you some baby sher and karma being cute together so you are extra sad about today's púlsar chapter:

"baaaa" "will you stop pulling my hair?" // "mom look he's walking" (chasing a bird) & it's cut but it says "he's so tiny" // sher teaching karma how to read

sher being told he has to leave his mom's home "do i really need to leave?" and it's cut but it says "you need to learn to be a prince with your dad" // sher at the palace // sher and karma's plushy lions

also as a fun(?) fact, he was very close to his uncle (his mother's younger brother). he was a big support for him when he moved to the palace away from his mom, and acted as a shield (or as much as he could) between him and his father. the uncle's name is Ádil.

he was married to Orga (one of the members of the council, arranged marriage), and died shortly after karma moved to the palace (sher was around 16 by then, and for reference, he's 23 now). sher suspects that his uncle's death wasn't fully natural, but he still has to be nice to orga because she's powerful.

ádil was one of the few people in the council that openly opposed the shahin. go figures i wonder what happened there.

IRA

so i already answered an ask for her here, basically a love letter to her character i love her so much.

so you get old ira sketches being happy and free (and chaotic):

GARAVAN GARVAN

you did in fact not write that properly, but that's actually great because it gives a segue into a fun fact about him!

i affectionately call him gman and mostly all my notes refer to him as that. also, once my phone autocorrected his name to garbanzo (chick pea). bean (a nickname for a character from púlsar gen 2) calls him that (ira did totally not correct her when she started doing it because she thought it was 1. funny and 2. that it would annoy garvan). also! karma sometimes calls him G

as a not so fun fact: he often needs to be the balancing component in the friend group, being silly and making jokes. he doesn't look like it, but he's very caring and does worry a lot about karma (not that karma notices lol).

his mom died in childbirth so it was emhi's mom that took care of him (until she too died shortly after). we don't talk about their father.

he was close with sher when they were younger (sher used to beat him at sparring), bonding over being clear aldamu and what it meant for them (sher taught him things about khithi culture that his mom taught him).

(i have so Many Thought about emhi garvan and sher as young teens in the palace, you have no idea, there's some clues sprinkled around púlsar about it but that's all you are officially getting)

man that was long

[twinhood-2dot0]

A Shallow Dive into Sampling, Remixing, and Covering

Before we begin, I will define these words. My definitions are mine alone and there may be official ones, but I’m going to be sticking to mine.

Sampling: Taking a part of another song and using it in key elements of your songs.

Remixing: Taking a song and remaking elements such as melodies and basslines.

Covering: Recording of a song with minimal lyrical or musical changes.

So, I’m a huge fan of sampling, but many consider them copying. Hank made a video on it, which you probably have already watched but I will link it nonetheless.

I think of sampling as writing a love letter to a song. Take Avicii for example. I consider him a master of sampling. Yes, I know, I consider him a master of music, but my favourite things in his songs are his samples. 

So, his first big hit and also the anthem of Tomorrowland, the biggest music festival, as voted by fans, Levels, is a song he made, just to sample Etta James’s Something’s Got a Hold On Me because he loved it so much. I don’t think you can get any closer to a love letter. (BTW you don’t have to listen to the whole songs, just the parts I link)

(Tumblr doesn't wanna abide by timespants so just use the link or listen to the whole song (highly recommended))

(Dumb rule apparently only 10 videos are allowed per post so I will use spotify where relevant)

Here’s Levels

And here’s SGHOM (this one works the sample is at the beginning)

My favourite song of all time, Dear Boy, samples Hymn by Jonas Knutsson Band, a jazz song. He made a prog house bop out of a jazz song.

Dear Boy (Timestamp)

Hymn (Beginning)

There’s a ton more examples, but listing them all would take a ton of time, but here’s one last one.

Kygo, Avicii, Sandro Cavazza - Forever Yours (Beginning)

Sting - Shape of My Heart

I don’t think this shows lack of creativity, I think it does the opposite. I never would have heard these songs if Avicii did not sample them so I got him to thank for that. Moving on, we have Daft Punk, one of Avicii’s biggest inspirations, no idea if he was inspired to sample by them too. (I’m sorry I circled back to Avicii but that’s just how it is with me, I’m sorry.) 

Daft Punk samples lots. And I mean lots. I don’t think lack of creativity even applies here because the samples are creative in and of themselves. Here’s a 2 min video (I’m sorry but you need to see this):

Here’s a song I love that has been sampled a lot.

David Martin - Can’t Smile Without You:

It’s been covered by Barry Manilow and The Carpenters, but I want to focus on the samplers here.

Daft Punk - Instant Crush:

And also by Marshmello in Leave Before You Love Me:

Now, onto remixing. I don’t think I have much to say here, I think everyone knows what remixing is, but anyways, I’ll provide an example (Trying my best to not link an Avicii song but he does make the best remixes even if they’re very few). While in the process of writing this I was watching a video of Daft Punk samples and they even sampled the Apollo 16 and 17 missions apparently. 

Okay let’s get back on track. Kygo in the space between his 2020 and 2022 albums released a lot of covers/remixes of 80s songs. Kygo, Whitney Houston - Higher Love:

Whitney Houston - Higher Love: https://youtu.be/DbmiyLe2OnY

I cannot for the life of me find Whitney Houston's cover on Spotify, so enjoy the original Steve Winwood one:

I call this a cover/remix because according to my definition it should be a remix but the naming of the track seems reminiscent of covers. If it had a different singer I’d classify it as a cover but no, it’s Whitney Houston with Kygo instrumentals so it’s a remix in my eyes. (Also footnote, Higher Love was originally performed by Steve Winwood, covered by Whitney Houston and remixed by Kygo.) Kygo also got big by posting his remixes of songs on Soundcloud, so here’s one of them, it’s an Ed Sheeran one:

Kygo's remix is an unofficial one he posted on Soundcloud so no Spotify :(

Ed Sheeran - I See Fire (Kygo Remix): https://youtu.be/F3o1izxjCkM

Ed Sheeran - I See Fire: https://youtu.be/2fngvQS_PmQ

Imho this is the third best remix ever made behind Avicii's best.

Anyways, moving on to covers. Jasmine Thompson is a famous cover artist, and made a cover of Ain’t Nobody. I guess Felix Jaehn liked it and made a backing track for it. Here there’s new instrumentals and new vocalist, but nothing else has changed.

Felix Jaehn ft. Jasmine Thompson - Ain’t Nobody: https://youtu.be/5j1RCys4R0g

Chaka Khan - Ain’t Nobody: https://youtu.be/-Ro8-ngA8gs

The next song is an ABBA one! This is a unique case in that I love both versions equally. Again, new instrumentals, new singer (I think?), same melody, same lyrics

ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme: https://youtu.be/XEjLoHdbVeE

GAMPER & DADONI - Gimme Gimme Gimme: https://youtu.be/OR5jsmDTUrc

I’ll sign off with a hilarious song I discovered. It’s a song about a girl who’s in utter denial about her breakup. I know I shouldn’t be laughing but holy hell the level of denial:

NOTD, Nina Nesbitt - Cry Dancing: https://youtu.be/Qp-UbtDVf7I

Okay, that’s it from me, I tend to ramble on, sorry, see you on thursday!

-Alia

(Oh wow I overshot by about 5 times damn, the shallow dive turned out to be pretty deep also this took a lot of effort please appreciate not the post it's pretty much a rant but the embeds took effort and also the last minute edits scrambling to somehow get this done by 12 even though I had most of the content ready days ago this is literally the only thing I can get done on time ok thank you bye i'll stop talking now see you)

[dojae-huh]

Hii how are you?

Have you seen this fan edited video?

https://twitter.com/mhsn_presents/status/1574035055907065863?t=2s3CcnIxV9SfEu2teovk3Q&s=19

I think that account is jaedo fan? Or just content creator about jaedo. But it well made I thought.

That link, one of my favorite btw. There's some other video too about jaedo editing in that account. And sub English in yt

If you haven't watching yet, I hope you like it. And give me some your review about it. Cuz, I watched many edit video, and I think it's one of the best edited videos I've ever seen. Because some provide English subtitles, while the other videos I watched were without subtitles, or were in Thai :))

Thank you

Have a nice day

Link The creator's YT channel.

I haven't seen this one, but my YT history tells me I came across the channel in the past.

I can't give an opinion on the linked video with Do "being" on a programme as it's not been subbed yet. But yes, OP is good at making a story and editing.

You can tell apart a beginner fan-editor and a one with some experience by the footage they use. A beginner has a small variety of popular in the fandom photoshoots or scenes from a tv-series, while the one with a bit more experience has a library of less known shots, adds sequences from films and stock shots, looks for scenes that match the story. Some make a story first, others choose a song and work around the lyrics and the mood.

The OP has room to grow, but I agree that the videos are one of the best for the ship.

[cryptidsurveys]

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024.

When was the last time you climbed over a fence? I have no idea. (Btw, I'm just starting this survey to kill time before heading out to the Mountain Park. I'll probably finish it later today or tomorrow. Just letting y'all know in case there's any chronological weirdness in any of my answers.)

Does your pet wear a collar? No. I'd be afraid of them getting it stuck on something, plus they're indoor cats as it is.

What is the first thing on your Christmas Wishlist? I don't have a Christmas wish list.

What would you do if your mom/dad saw a hickey on you? I wouldn't allow anyone to give me a hickey in a visible place…or probably at all, for that matter.

What goal are you working on this month? I don't have any new specific goals. Pretty much everything I'm working on is just a continuation of something already in progress.

What could you say is your biggest time waster? Listening to YouTube videos and taking surveys. Imagine how much more productive I could be if I channeled all that YT time into something useful. :')

When was the last time that you were asked out somewhere, and you declined? I'm not sure. I was considering declining any invites from my mom this Wed-Thurs because I wanted some time to myself without any social obligations, but the movie she wanted to see wasn't out yet so I'm good.

If you’re listening to music, name a lyric from the song. I'm not listening to anything.

Are you a sound sleeper? I'm somewhere in the middle. I don't wake up over every little sound, but I'm easy enough to wake if need-be.

In your opinion, which is more attractive, nice biceps or washboard abs? How about an "average" combination of both - like sorta nice abs and sorta nice biceps - that way they don't look oddly disproportionate.

How do you feel about bands that use pyrotechnics in live concerts? I'm not much of a concertgoer, so I don't really have an opinion on the matter.

Why do you hate your ex? I don't hate any of my ex-partners.

Does anybody hate you? I suppose it's possible.

Trust issues? I've got 'em. I think I may also be spending too much time around untrustworthy people. I'm really looking forward to the upcoming dynamic shift at the animal shelter. Alex leaves on the 21st of September and Diane isn't scheduled back in cattery for the time being, so…yeah. I'm counting down the days. It will be interesting to see how the atmosphere changes. I wonder if Kristen will be the next cattery lead; she's got so much potential.

If you were pregnant, who would you tell first? Ugh.

Do you think that you’re good enough for the one you like? There is no such person. In general, I struggle with thoughts of not being good enough. It's hard to determine where the negative voice in my head ends and the truth begins.

Did you speak to your father today? Yes. I spent most of the day with him.

What is your father’s middle name? Blah.

When was the last time you had alcohol? At that fundraising event about a month ago. I tried a few sample beers.

Last person of the opposite sex you gave a hug to? Nan. She's a volunteer at the shelter who does a whole bunch of our dirty laundry.

Have you ever met anyone who claimed to be a witch? I've met people who practiced witchcraft in some capacity, but I don't think I've met anyone who outright claimed to be a witch.

What’s the weirdest thing in your body that you can crack? Nothing weird. Just my neck and my wrists.

Do you know anyone with asthma? My mom and sibling.

Have you ever been involved in a custody battle before? No.

Who was the best kisser you’ve ever dated? Probably my most recent ex.

Have any of your siblings ever had a crush on your significant other? No.

Are your siblings nice the majority of the time? I don't know what my sibling is like these days. I haven't had any contact with them since 2013-2014. In the past, I would have considered them rather volatile.

Any other names your parents planned to give you? I think Tristan was a possibility. I don't remember any other potential names. Now I'm curious, though. I'll have to ask my dad when he wakes up from his nap.

Are you healthy? I do have some issues (mainly migraines and questionable mental health), but generally speaking…I'd say I'm "functional."

Number of jeans in your closet? I'm not sure. There are probably at least a few pairs stuffed in there somewhere, but I don't tend to wear jeans these days.

Rihanna or Lady GaGa? I guess Lady Gaga.

Which was the last book that really captivated you? The first book in the Dune series. The following two (the third I still have yet to finish) were just "eh." Not bad, but not on the same level as the first.

Do you prefer nail polish with sparkles in it, or matte colors? I don't really have a preference.

Have you ever had a teacher you got really close with? No.

Can you actually picture yourself getting married/having kids, or is that something that seems too distant in the future to imagine? I can kind of picture myself getting married, but it's more like a distant daydream than anything grounded in reality. As for children, I don't want them. I will occasionally imagine it in a purely hypothetical sense (almost like an idealized form of nostalgia for the positive aspects of my own upbringing), but that's it.

When’s the last time you spent time with your cousins? Childhood.

What’s your younger sibling’s name? Blah.

Do you have an idea of what kind of profession you’d like to have? Yeah.

Do you ever pick up your house phone? No.

Is your sister a slut? No.

Do you ever think about what went wrong in your first relationship? Lmao my first relationship was in middle school, so…not really…? I'm more likely to apply that sort of thinking to my last two relationships.

If you had to get a piercing (not ears) what would you get? Maybe my nose. I have a bad track record of piercings getting infected, though. My lip piercings are the only ones that haven't given me any trouble.

If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be? No thanks.

If you woke up naked next to the last person you texted what would you say? What the actual fvck.

Ever been kissed under fireworks? I don't think so.

How would you react if a doctor told you that you were infertile? Whatever.

Do you get along with your best friend’s parents? I don't know my best friend's parents. I don't think they're even in touch.

Have you ever been in a relationship where you didn’t get along with the person’s parents? No.

How many people of the opposite sex have you said “I love you” to? Idk.

The person you fell the hardest for says they never felt anything for you. What do you say? Idk. It doesn't make much of a difference at this point.

Who was the last person to tell you that they find you attractive? A past partner.

What was the last compliment you paid to someone of the opposite sex? I'm not sure.

How often do you listen to music? I listen to classical music on my drive to/from the shelter, so at least five days out of every seven.

Have you ever wanted your significant other to get rid of a friend? I don't think so.

Is the person you last texted single? Yeah.

Have you ever seen the last person you kissed without their shirt on? Yeah.

Is the last person you kissed mad at you? I don't know how they feel about me these days.

Has the person you like ever made you upset? N/a.

Scenario: If you were getting unwanted attention by some creeper, would the person you like stand up for you? N/a.

Does the person you like, know that you like them? N/a.

When angry, do you get loud or quiet? It just depends.

Have you ever been in a secret relationship? No.

Have you ever danced in front of your mirror naked? Yeah.

Are your grandparents still alive? No.

Ever been in a car accident? No.

If you got married to the last person you kissed would you be happy? Ugh.

Do you like any of Justin Bieber’s songs? I've never knowingly listened to a Justin Bieber song.

Do you believe saving your virginity for marriage or no? I don't believe or disbelieve, but I do think I will wait a lot longer before being intimate in future relationships.

When you were a kid, did you ever like Barney? Yeah.

When was the last time you kissed someone? Years ago.

What’s the capital of wherever you live? Denver.

Did you have any beer this past week? No.

Have you ever had champagne? Did you like it? I think so.

Do you like to cuddle? Yesss.

Do you think you’ve changed over the past year? I definitely have.

[notebookmusical]

Omg I've had photos of your bracelets bookmarked as inspiration! I totally forgot those were yours. They're so beautiful!! I think FOB will be a lot of fun even if you don't know their music - one of my best friends is a huge fan and says they're amazing live. I've been debating grabbing tickets to see them too but I have 6 concerts lined up next year and two more I think I'm going to get tickets for haha so we'll see. But I'm also making bracelets for holly, olivia, and eras next year!

Ohhh is notion the digital bujo thing or am I thinking of something else? RWRB is so cute and anastasia and waitress are beautiful. It's cool to connect your bujo art to your current interests and then be able to go back through and remember all the media you enjoyed at different points. I would definitely love to see any bujo art you want to share! And wow, self-taught embroidery - that's awesome!!

Sorry to hear about the awful work environment - I hope you've moved on to something better and have recovered well from grad school! 💜 Your description of everything sounds very similar to the path I've been on. It's encouraging hearing about all the art you've worked on though - I feel really motivated to start pushing through this slump and make some fun things!! I want to do some themed art similar to your bujo theming. I just thrifted a little decorative box with small blank cards in them so I might try to do some mini collages on those maybe with music lyrics.

I hope you feel better soon and can go do some ceramic painting! I'm super lucky with knitting / crafting. My mom knit when she was younger so she taught me and let me have her old needles and yarn. And in general, she's very crafty and taught me a lot of different craft things growing up. I think the collaging was a combination of enjoying crafting as a kid and liking to collect things (in this case, scraps of paper and magazine clippings).

Btw how do you like the new Holly / MUNA collab?

oh my gosh that is so nice of you to say!!! i'm hoping to make more bracelets this week + next so i can send them out with presents, but we'll see if that ends up happening or not! if i do make more i'll post some photos on here for you 🤍

what concerts are you seeing next year? a lot of artists/bands that i like toured this year so aside from olivia + holly + taylor, i don't really think anyone i particularly care about will be touring :( i did really want to see noah kahan and also bleachers, but i don't particularly want to travel travel (especially since bleachers isn't coming to the west coast at all).

notion is the digital bujo thing! i really liked it, and like it for some things, but got caught up in making everything super pretty over actually being functional :( i keep forgetting it gets dark dark here in seattle at like 3pm now, but tomorrow for sure i will take some better photos of my bujo 🤍

i hope you're able to fall back into crafty things soon! grad school really is just ... soul sucking/all consuming. i'd love to see some of your crafts too, if you'd like to share!! 🤍 i'm starting to feel a little bit better — still don't reallllly have a voice (it keeps coming in & out), but i'm feeling a lot better overall! and that's so cool that you got to learn from your mom! my mom isn't crafty at all (she loves to bake though!) and i have no idea who i picked up my love for crafts from!

i really like the new holly/muna collab! i love muna — i'd love to see them live someday, and i think into your room was such a good song for them to be on! what about you? 🤍 if you could have holly collab with anyone, who would you want and why? personally, i'd love her to work with benjamin francis leftwich again — i think about this video often, and i'd love to see her collab with the 1975/matty healy since i really love what they did on sleep tight + please don't leave just yet.

[heybaetae]

it really is amazing! seeing them try out different genres and decide whether to write or not (i still don't see the problem with tae&jk not writing their songs btw...it's literally fine, and i think they got really good songs that fit them🤷‍♀️) and what performances to do and where to appear etc. i really had no clue what to expect from any of them. many people said that jungkook choosing the pop and english way was expected because of the songs he grew up with which is fair, but i personally could never have made that connection or came to that conclusion! so even if something was very obvious, i was still surprised by it :D i couldn't really keep up with jungkook's promo videos today because of work but I think he said somewhere that he would do korean songs in the future, which i know a lot of people wanted for his first album. and i'm really curious about that! i personally think they can sing in whatever language they want, some of my favorite bts songs are from their Japanese albums and nobody called them names for releasing japanese songs so 🤷‍♀️ but i'm really excited to be surprised again in the future because once again i cannot predict or even theorise about what route they will take! namjoon's unreleased song that he kind of debuted on yoongi's tour also took me by surprise so i'm always 👀 for what he's doing next. it's really fun to just wait for new music :D okay that's it from me <3

agreeeee. the songs they chose make sense for what they were aiming for whether they wrote on them or not and it doesn’t bother me that they chose not to write on their albums. of course it’s always nice to hear lyrics they wrote, but it’s not a big deal to me either. jk explaining that he just didn’t have anything to write about rn was plenty enough of a valid reason imo! like yeah, that’s totally fair dude. i hope people aren’t displeased with him for that decision. i remember the fit tae’s solos threw over his promotion schedule and how they thought he didn’t do anything….i must have been living on another planet bc his layover promo was so jam packed to me DESPITE being during a writer’s strike in the states, which is absolutely the sole reason why he didn’t promote here. he literally couldn’t. but i thought he still chose really fun and fitting shows to promote on, so idk man lol. i didn’t feel like he got a short end of the stick, i thought tae’s promo was PLENTY for as short of an album it is. if that makes sense.

i’m the same! it’s impossible for me to make expectations for any of them because they just end up surprising me anyway. i think indigo is my fave because it surprised me the most for some reason. d-day was probably was the closest to what i figured yoongi’s album would sound like. jitb was close to what i expected from hobi too—give or take a few songs like MORE, for example. as for jungkook going for an all english album, that actually didn’t surprise me very much tbh! it’s exactly the kind of challenge i’d expect him to take on and it’s also not lost on me that he is extremely marketable as a solo pop artist, so of course the suggestion to make his album in all english would come up to cater to a much wider audience who otherwise ignored him/bts in the past because they didn’t want to listen to songs in another language. that’s just business lol. it’s not a bad thing and it’s weird that people try to make it that way. and as an english speaker it’s nice to have more songs i can sing along to easier too so i’m not gonna complain lol. i’ll ALWAYS be eager hear them sing in korean though so whenever he releases music in korean i’ll be just as happy. doesn’t matter what language they’re singing in at all, i’m just hear for the music however they wanna present it to me.

[redmidnights13]

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that I read your Bejeweled music video re-recordings post (btw this is the first Very Long Swiftie Theory post I've ever read in its entirety - I love Taylor and her music a lot and have been listening to her for a long time, but don't tend to dive into happenings of the fandom itself that much - just thought you might like to know that I read the whole thing lol)! First, thank you for the time and effort you put into making that post! I can only imagine how much time it took to type out, omg. Secondly, I have very much been (and part of me still is tbh, I love that album) a Speak Now TV is Next person for a while, but now...I'm thinking you could be right. Also wanted to add that some people have pointed out the "You know how scared I am of elevators, never trust it if it rises fast" line in Labyrinth - which I think could tie in really well to your theory, like so many people are making a big fuss over the elevator buttons, but what if it's not the buttons we're supposed to be paying attention to, and that they're more of a distraction from thinking about like the actual floors it's stopping at, and the outfits etc!

First off let me say: Thank YOU so so much for taking the time to read the whole post. I know it was a long one! It also means a lot that you took the tame to read it’s entirety! Thank you so much again!! I had an absolute blast writing this! Speak Now truther almost turned? I’m honored!

Secondly: Speak Now TV is my most anticipated re-recording. I live and breathe Speak Now. So, I, at first was hoping the next re-recording was Speak Now, until… well until I made this, haha!

So, as Anon stated above the theory (which I believe originated on Twitter by who I couldn’t pinpoint, and if I’m wrong on the origins please correct me) basically, because of Labyrinth’s lyric about not trusting elevators we shouldn’t trust the Bejeweled elevator. Now as you can imagine this started some discourse. Some people were pushing the idea around while others were just screeching from the heavens “SPeaK nOw! sPeaK noW! The music video isn’t for Labyrinth so it doesn’t count!”. (for the record if you believe Speak Now TV is next, believe Speak Now TV is next. No harm done). However, even if we eliminate the Elevator sequence from my original theory and just focus on the floors and outfits, as Anon stated, it still works.

Now when that theory came out at first I too said: “But the music video is for Bejeweled?”

However, I took some time to think on Anon’s message and looked back at the theory. Instead of thinking “Nope don’t see it” and moving on it kept nagging me constantly. Yes, it takes away one part of my conclusion on the importance of the …Ready For it? parallel when Taylor steps into the elevator and once again taking the bedazzled hand out of the equation. Funny enough though, my theory still holds weight. Even if we just focus on the order of the levels and the outfits she’s wearing on those levels the order still remains.

I think the best theories are the ones that even when you take away some of the evidence it can still be pieced together cohesively. It speaks volumes that taking away the elevator still leaves my last post completely viable.

Thank you, Anon, for pointing this out! And thank you again for taking the time to read my theory in it’s entirety, I can’t stress enough how much seeing that made me smile!

[kuiinncedes]

lmfao just a bunch of complaining <3

[sayitaliano]

Sanremo 2022 - the post!

Hello everyone! Here you’ll find this year’s Sanremo’s stuff and news (I’ll be uploading this post through all the week). The Festival will start on tuesday February 1st at 8:30 pm (it’ll probably have a 5 minutes “anteprima = preview” every night), and end on saturday February 6th, when the final will be broadcasted.

/ Official website / you can find loads of videos and interviews here + the latest news.

Rai’s website dedicated section (here) | youtube playlist

Also this year we'll have the PrimaFestival, the small show broadcasted on Rai1 at around 8:30 p.m. (January 29th- February 5th). The host are Roberta Capua (host), Ciro Priello (host and part of the Youtube/Actors' group "The Jackal") and Paola Di Benedetto (model). As on January 31st PrimaFestival hasn't been broadcasted because of the positivity to Covid of one of the hosts (Roberta Capua). As from February 1st, PrimaFestival is on (8:40 P.M.)

I’m not sure also if or where the usual Dopofestival, with the analysis of the show at the end of each night, will be broadcasted (here you can find last year program L’Altro Festival)

CasaSanremo- A website about Sanremo and all the artists who will take part, with more infos and interviews (also Italian places and food specialties will be shown). Follow them also on their Social Media Channels, usually they make live video/interviews/shows on FB for example.

On Sorrisi&Canzoni you will find also other infos about Sanremo and every lyrics’s explanation (ofc ask me if you need a translation)

The # on this blog is #sanremo 2022, #sanremo72

To watch it live:

Raiuno -> just click on the first video on the left, or here, to open the Raiuno streaming immediately (I added the whole Rai channels things in case you had troubles connecting directly and wanted to try from there) I’m not sure you have to log in to watch a live, but it’s through just an email or FB btw. You can use an Italian VPN line if the website blocked in your country.

-> FESTIVAL LIS

-> FANTASANREMO the only game! Every person "buys" 5 artisti and marks one of them as a captain. You know how some artists say "papalina" on stage? That's because if they say it, they make the people who has bought them in fantasanremo gain 50 points. That is not the only way to gain pounts tbh: some gestures (kisses or tongues out),exercising on stage, thanking the orchestra or other words, but also the ranking.

I’ll try to write down some more infos/links through the week.

–> It seems geoblock has been removed for Sanremo this year as well!

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Hosts & Guests + Other Stuff

This years’ host will still be Amadeus (who choose the songs taking part into this Sanremo), a TV and radio host. He will be accompanied, as the past 2 years, by a different co-host woman each night: Ornella Muti (actress), Lorena Cesarini (actress), Drusilla Foer (actress, paintress, singer), Maria Chiara Giannetta (actress), Sabrina Ferilli (host, actress). Fiorello (TV host, showman, radio speaker) will be there too, even if he's not in the list of the hosts/guests as in the last two years. Some of the one-night guests: Maneskin (they'll open the first night), Meduza (band, 1st night), Laura Pausini (singer, second night), Cesare Cremonini (singer)and Checco Zalone (actor, comedian), Luca Argentero, Raul Bova, Lino Guanciale (actors), Anna Valle (former Miss Italia and actress), Gaia Girace and Margherita Mazzucco (actresses - L'Amica Geniale)........

How it works

There will be 25 singers in the ARTISTI (artists) section. It will be the only section, differently from the past editions. 22 artists were chosen by Amadeus, while the other 3 are the winners of Sanremo Giovani (held in December 2021). The winner of the competition will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest: if he/she/them won’t accept, the choice will be another artist, usually the 2nd classified. On the 4th night, there will be the usual "covers" night. The artisti will perform (with another Italian or foreign artist) a song from the Italian or International '60s, '70s or '80s collection (songs published from January 1st 1960 and December 31st 1999).

Day 1 - co-hosts: Ornella Muti. Guests: Fiorello, Maneskin, Meduza, Raoul Bova, Claudio Gioè (actors), Nino Frassica (actor, TV host, comedian), Matteo Berrettini (tennis player). Colapesce and Dimartino (singers) will make appearances from their music-boat. We’ll listen to 12 songs (in order of performance: Achille Lauro - "Domenica"; Yuman - "Ora e qui"; Noemi - "Ti amo non lo so dire"; Gianni Morandi - "Apri tutte le porte"; La Rappresentante di Lista - "Ciao ciao"; Michele Bravi - "Inverno dei fiori"; Massimo Ranieri - "Lettera di là dal mare"; Mahmood e Blanco - "Brividi"; Ana Mena - "Duecentomila ore"; Rkomi - "Insuperabile"; Dargen D'Amico - "Dove si balla"; Giusy Ferreri - "Miele"). We have a first rank of the 12 artists who performed tonight:

Day 2 - co-hosts: Lorena Cesarini. Prob. guests: Fiorello(?), Checco Zalone, Gaia Girace, Margherita Mazzucco (actors/actresses). Arisa, Malika Ayane, Laura Pausini (singers). Ermal Meta will make an appearance from the music-boat. The remaining 13 artisti (in order of performance: Sangiovanni - "Farfalle"; Giovanni Truppi - "Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia"; Le Vibrazioni - "Tantissimo"; Emma - "Ogni volta è così"; Matteo Romano - "Virale"; Iva Zanicchi - "Voglio amarti"; Ditonellapiaga con Rettore - "Chimica"; Elisa - "O forse sei tu"; Fabrizio Moro - "Sei tu"; Tananai - "Sesso occasionale"; Irama - "Ovunque sarai"; Aka 7even - "Perfetta così"; Highsnob e Hu - "Abbi cura di te") will perform tonight. We’ll have another rank of the 13 artists who performed tonight:

Complete rank after the first 2 nights (mix of votes):

Elisa - "O forse sei tu"

Mahmood e Blanco - "Brividi"

La Rappresentante di Lista - "Ciao ciao"

Dargen D'Amico - "Dove si balla"

Gianni Morandi - "Apri tutte le porte"

Emma - "Ogni volta è così"

Ditonellapiaga con Rettore - "Chimica"

Massimo Ranieri - "Lettera di là dal mare"

Irama - "Ovunque sarai"

Fabrizio Moro - "Sei tu"

Giovanni Truppi - "Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia"

Noemi - "Ti amo non lo so dire"

Sangiovanni - "Farfalle"

Michele Bravi - "Inverno dei fiori"

Rkomi - "Insuperabile"

Achille Lauro - "Domenica"

Matteo Romano - "Virale"

Highsnob e Hu - "Abbi cura di te"

Giusy Ferreri - "Miele"

Iva Zanicchi - "Voglio amarti"

Aka 7even - "Perfetta così"

Le Vibrazioni - "Tantissimo"

Yuman - “Ora e qui”

Tananai - "Sesso occasionale"

Ana Mena - "Duecentomila ore"

SPECIAL NOTE:

Mika, Laura Pausini and Alessandro Cattelan will host the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST in Turin (May 10th - May 14th).

Day 3 - co-hosts: Drusilla Foer. Prob. guests: Cesare Cremonini, Roberto Saviano (writer/director/journalist), Anna Valle (former Miss Italia and actress), Martina Pigliapoco (Carabiniere - Italian armed forces). Live from the boat: Gaia. All the 25 ARTISTI will perform again their entry to the contest (in order of appearance: Giusy Ferreri; Highsnob e Hu; Fabrizio Moro; Aka 7even; Massimo Ranieri; Dargen D'Amico; Irama; Ditonellapiaga with Rettore; Michele Bravi; Rkomi; Mahmood and Blanco; Gianni Morandi; Tananai; Elisa; La Rappresentante di Lista; Iva Zanicchi; Achille Lauro; Matteo Romano; Ana Mena; Sangiovanni; Emma; Yuman; Le VIbrazioni; Giovanni Truppi; Noemi).

Classification after tonight:

Day 4 - co-hosts: Maria Chiara Giannetta Prob. guests: Lino Guanciale. Live from the boat: Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. The 25 artists will present the songs' covers, each of them will perform together with a guest. In order of appearance:

Noemi - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin - 1967)

Giovanni Truppi con Vinicio Capossela - Nella mia ora di libertà (Fabrizio De André - 1973)

Yuman con Rita Marcotulli - My Way (Frank Sinatra - 1969)

Le Vibrazioni con Sophie and the Giants e Peppe Vessicchio - Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney - 1973)

Sangiovanni con Fiorella Mannoia - A muso duro (Pierangelo Bertoli - 1979)

Emma con Francesca Michielin - ...Baby One More Time (Britney Spears - 1998)

Gianni Morandi con Mousse T. e Jovanotti - Medley

Elisa - What a Feelin' (Irene Cara - 1983)

Achille Lauro con Loredana Bertè - Sei bellissima (Loredana Bertè - 1975)

Matteo Romano con Malika Ayane - Your Song (Elton John - 1970)

Irama con Gianluca Grignani - La mia storia tra le dita (Gianluca Grignani - 1994)

Ditonellapiaga con Rettore - Nessuno mi può giudicare (Caterina Caselli - 1966)

Iva Zanicchi - Canzone (Milva - 1968)

Ana Mena con Rocco Hunt - Medley

La Rappresentante di Lista con Cosmo, Margherita Vicario e Ginevra - Be My Baby (The Ronettes - 1963)

Massimo Ranieri con Nek - Anna verrà (Pino Daniele - 1989)

Michele Bravi - Io vorrei... non vorrei... ma se vuoi (Lucio Battisti - 1972)

Mahmood e Blanco - Il cielo in una stanza (Gino Paoli - 1960)

Rkomi con Calibro 35 - Medley di Vasco Rossi

AKA 7even con Arisa - Cambiare (Alex Baroni - 1997)

Highsnob e Hu con Mr. Rain - Mi sono innamorato di te (Luigi Tenco - 1962)

Dargen D'Amico - La bambola (Patty Pravo - 1968)

Giusy Ferreri con Andy dei Bluvertigo - Io vivrò (senza te) (Lucio Battisti - 1968)

Fabrizio Moro - Uomini soli (Pooh - 1990)

Tananai con Rosa Chemical - A far l'amore comincia tu (Raffaella Carrà - 1976)

COVERS' competition was won by Gianni Morandi and Jovanotti (1st classified), followed by Mahmood & Blanco (2nd) and Elisa (3rd).

We’ll also have a new rank.

Day 5 - co-hosts: Sabrina Ferilli Prob. guests: Marco Mengoni, Fabio Rovazzi, Orietta Berti (singers), Guardia di Finanza (band of the Italian armed forces), homage to Raffaella Carrà. All the 25 artisti will perform again their songs (in order of appearance: Matteo Romano; Giusy Ferreri; Rkomi; Iva Zanicchi; Aka 7even; Massimo Ranieri; Noemi; Dargen D'Amico; Elisa; Irama; Michele Bravi; La Rappresentante di Lista; Emma; Mahmood e Blanco; Highsnob e Hu; Sangiovanni; Gianni Morandi; Ditonellapiaga e Rettore; Yuman; Achille Lauro; Ana Mena; Tananai; Giovanni Truppi; Le Vibrazioni) and after midnight (prob. more like 1.15 am.) we’ll know the competition’s first 3 classified and all the special awards winners. the first 3 classified will perform again and get new votes to decide the final standings. The winner will go to the ESC2022.

Final standing:

01 - Mahmood e Blanco - "Brividi"

02 - Elisa - "O forse sei tu"

03 - Gianni Morandi - "Apri tutte le porte"

04 - Irama - "Ovunque sarai"

05 - Sangiovanni - "Farfalle"

06 - Emma - "Ogni volta è così"

07 - La Rappresentante di Lista - "Ciao ciao"

08 - Massimo Ranieri - "Lettera di là dal mare"

09 - Dargen D'Amico - "Dove si balla"

10 - Michele Bravi - "Inverno dei fiori"

11 - Matteo Romano - "Virale"

12 - Fabrizio Moro - "Sei tu"

13 - Aka 7even - "Perfetta così"

14 - Achille Lauro - "Domenica"

15 - Noemi - "Ti amo non lo so dire"

16 - Ditonellapiaga con Rettore - "Chimica"

17 - Rkomi - "Insuperabile"

18 - Iva Zanicchi - "Voglio amarti"

19 - Giovanni Truppi - "Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia"

20 - Highsnob e Hu - "Abbi cura di te"

21 - Yuman - “Ora e qui”

22 - Le Vibrazioni - "Tantissimo"

23 - Giusy Ferreri - "Miele"

24 - Ana Mena - "Duecentomila ore"

25 - Tananai - "Sesso occasionale"

Other Awards: - Premio della critica "Mia Martini": Massimo Ranieri - "Lettera di là dal mare" - Premio della sala stampa "Lucio Dalla": Gianni Morandi - "Apri tutte le porte" - Premio "Sergio Bardotti" per il miglior testo: Fabrizio Moro - "Sei tu" - Premio "Giancarlo Bigazzi" per la miglior composizione musicale: Elisa - "O forse sei tu"

Mahmood e Blanco will take part at the ESC2022!

Artists (+ lyrics):

Achille Lauro - "Domenica"

Aka 7even - "Perfetta così"

Ana Mena - "Duecentomila ore"

Dargen D'Amico - "Dove si balla"

Ditonellapiaga con Rettore - "Chimica"

Elisa - "O forse sei tu"

Emma - “Ogni volta è così”

Fabrizio Moro - "Sei tu"

Gianni Morandi - "Apri tutte le porte"

Giovanni Truppi - "Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia"

Giusy Ferreri - "Miele"

Highsnob e Hu - "Abbi cura di te"

Irama - "Ovunque sarai"

Iva Zanicchi - "Voglio amarti"

La Rappresentante di Lista - "Ciao ciao"

Le Vibrazioni - "Tantissimo"

Mahmood e Blanco - "Brividi"

Massimo Ranieri - "Lettera di là dal mare"

Matteo Romano - "Virale"

Michele Bravi - "Inverno dei fiori"

Noemi - "Ti amo non lo so dire"

Rkomi - "Insuperabile"

Sangiovanni - "Farfalle"

Tananai - "Sesso occasionale"

Yuman - “Ora e qui"

[all the lyrics can be found on the 2nd half bottom of this page]

(more updates and links once we'll get closer to the event!)