#can't wait for wonka 2

[djuvlipen]

every once in a while i get a message like "wow i can't believe you enjoy [media with a man in it]. so much for feminism. 🙄🙄 get blocked you mra" and it's like man i wrote a whole master's degree dissertation on the struggles romani women faced during wwii. i write academic articles and i attend academic conferences to talk about this. i've been volunteering in a romani rights organization that focuses on securing romani girls' access to education once a week every week for the past two years. i give yearly to a radical feminist organization in my country. i attend female-only radfem and lesbian radfem events about once a month. atp my entire life revolves around activism because i'm also in charge of a (left-wing) political party's youth section in my city where, guess what, i've been mostly doing stuff to support women too. like recently i drafted a whole paper for the upcoming congress to push people to support abolishing surrogacy and i've been trying to organize a conference about abolishing prostitution with radfem abolition groups and just yesterday i was editing a political training on feminism to remove the tra stuff. and on top of that i've been supporting the bds movement and trying my hardest for the past few years to get my carbon footprint to the lowest it can be and to stick as much as i can to a vegan diet (which is not always that easy considering i'm always broke as fuck and i've had to rely on food donations where i can't really decide what goes in the bucket). i don't really talk about that stuff because i don't want to sound like i have a "holier than thou" mentality and because i don't want to be serious all the time but also what more do you guys fucking want from me. and like i'm sorry that i like the wonka movie so much but also what have you been doing for womens rights. anyway

[tropiyas]

she wonka on my willy

[book--brackets]

Summaries under the cut

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan, has arrived in this verdant corner of Prince Edward Island only to discover that the Cuthberts—elderly Matthew and his stern sister, Marilla—want to adopt a boy, not a feisty redheaded girl. But before they can send her back, Anne—who simply must have more scope for her imagination and a real home—wins them over completely.

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg.

She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Charlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden Tickets and wins a whole day inside the mysterious chocolate factory. Little does he know the surprises that are in store for him!

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's choice will change her world forever....

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a perfectly normal boy. Well, he would be perfectly normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the world of the dead.

There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard: the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer; a gravestone entrance to a desert that leads to the city of ghouls; friendship with a witch, and so much more.

But it is in the land of the living that real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives and he has already killed Bod's family.

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.

The BFG by Roald Dahl

Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater, the Bonecruncher, or any of the other giants-rather than the BFG-she would have soon become breakfast.

When Sophie hears that they are flush-bunking off in England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!

Graceling by Kristen Cashore

Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.

She never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po.

She never expects to learn the truth behind her Grace—or the terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel.

[theviolenceplayingmysong]

So

I don't really know what to say, bc this is probably one of those things that you have to experience yourself.

It's true that I saw Ateez in 2023 when they came for Kpoplux, but they performed only 5 songs, and besides, I barely knew them back then (I was going more for Shinee tbh).

So I was really excited to see them now bc they have become my favorite kpop group and I love them so much ❤️

I was a bit disappointed when they announced Barcelona and not Madrid, bc I wasn't sure I could go, but I HAD TO. My sister and I haven't really traveled that much on our own, but we've invested a lot to make this possible (I know people do this all the time, but this was the first time for us so yay 💪)

It truly was an experience. Like, I'm there and I'm not really believing that they're breathing the same air as me? Bc I'm used to them being these fantasy people that I only see on the internet if that makes sense.

One thing that I found "funny" is that people always say those things about seing Yeosang irl, like he's so beautiful in person (and I know he is, that's why he's my bias duh), but, for me it was Seonghwa. Like he has this presence, this charisma onstage, I couldn't get my eyes off him 😯😯 he's just something else idk

Another thing is that for a concert this long, it certainly didn't feel like it. I was having fun at all times, they're so funny and silly, and every song was just amazing.

And everything I was expecting (like Mingi-wonka or that Seonghwa performance with the feathers or the notes [which I thought it was always Wooyoung but this time was Yeosang]) they did it, so I was happy with that too 😊

These are some pictures I took. Luckily my sister has the good ones 😁

On a side note, we had the chance to visit a different city which was cool. We also took the chance to visit some kpop stores from where we usually only can order online. One of them was like paradise, like I want to live there omg (I bought the 2 txt albums bc I wanted to buy something 😭 aaand they told you which member it was in that version, unlike other stores that want me to go with random 😒😒 and I can't have that bc I will end up with Hueningkai, the same way I ended up with San in the free pc at the concert).

Aaand we saw this:

Fingers crossed that we can go too 🤞 bc we have tickets, but what we don't have is train tickets, a place to stay or free days at work 🥲

Oh, and a nice thing that happened is that, when we were waiting to take the train back to Madrid, some girl approached us and gave us fanarts of them (they must have seen our pc holders or something). It was fun to see people that you knew were there for the concert 🥰

To finish, the pictures they posted ❤️

[ryttu3k]

Thoughts on Doctor Who - Rogue, which is largely theorising on who the character is! (Yes, yes, I'm a truther for that theory.)

So we got: 1) Kylie and Lady Gaga (and Billie Eilish which I didn't recognise), 2) Dungeons and Dragons (roll for initiative), 3) Libertango!, 4) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, 5) cosplay, 6) Bridgerton (which, not my thing but pretty important overall), 7) a Shalka reference?? and 8) gay longing.

Oh yeah we're back.

Shades of the Family of Blood with the Doctor wanting revenge for Ruby's apparent death. Dude trapping someone for centuries in an empty barren dimension is worse. That's worse, right? Doctor, babe, you see how this is worse, right?

Love the foreshadowing with Ruby's earrings.

Rogue mentions a new boss and paperwork. I wonder if this is the same new boss that Beep the Meep mentions?

Spent the entire episode trying to work out why the Duchess looked familiar. Took me until the credits to see it was Indira Varma. Welcome back, Suzie Costello!

Who is Rogue?

Fuck it I'm a Master!Rogue truther. The evidence, as I see it:

The name. The Rogue seems quite appropriate for a notorious renegade!

lbr setting up an intrigue involving cosplaying bird aliens for Doctor Enrichment 100% feels like a Master thing to do.

The Kylie. The Master is a Known Pop Music Enjoyer (see: Rogue Traders, Scissor Sisters). Also 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' is hilariously on the nose for the Master's… everything.

The ship, complete with TARDIS-esque central column and also being a mess.

He lost someone. The ship was made for more than one, and he lost someone.

The Master, gaming, and crit fails.

The TARDIS got grumbly. She, of course, has a history with the Master.

Rogue has to be a time traveller instead of just a human-looking alien from the same time period because. D&D and Kylie weren't around in 1813.

The ring! The ring! Come on!

Arguing across the stars.

So apparently it wasn't just Libertango they were dancing to. At least one site makes mention of the fact that given the rest of the contemporary music in the episode, it was most likely the 1981 Grace Jones song that heavily makes use of Libertango - called I've Seen That Face Before.

Okay so one major thing against him being the Master - more or less sacrificing himself to save Ruby. And that's where I keep coming back to the ring. What if it's something like a chameleon arch? It literally wouldn't be the first time an arched Master became generally more altruistic and caring, it happened in his first story back. Which was, needless to say, written by RTD! (I realise this one was not but he's still showrunner and lbr if he told me, "Hey, do you want to write a Doctor Who episode that references D&D, cosplay, and the return of the Master?" I'd be jumping up and down saying, "UM, YES?" at quite a volume.)

Not necessarily the Master specifically, but 'the one who waits' could be an apt description for someone whose last words to the Doctor were, "Find me."

Like yes there are 100% Jack vibes but also. Look. Look…

Continuity

Another Susan Twist appearance, this time in painting form. We'll be getting the payoff for that next week, looks like!

Ruby mentions some of her past, including the snow, which feels like a significant thing to mention.

Absolutely playing with the stories are real theme here, with cosplayers taking things entirely too seriously, and Rogue's entire Thing being based on D&D.

Season ranking

As of s40e06:

73 Yards

Rogue

The Devil's Chord

Dot and Bubble

The Church on Ruby Road

Space Babies

Boom

[jhermes]

Masterlist

Started : 01/25/25

Last updated :

Total works : 92

Ryan Gosling

- Happy birthday to my favorite actor of all time / edit

- Goose edit fr / edit

- Another glowy mans / edit

- He Kenned so hard on that stage / edit

- This man really be real / edit

- What the audio said / edit

- He Kenned again / edit

- This ad was so GuUd / edit

- b&w glowy mans / edit

- Nothings an act around you / bot

- He is Ghostface / bot

The Fall Guy (2024)

- Colt COLT ! My man / edit

- More Colt ! More Colt ! / edit

- The edits everyone's been waiting for / edit

- He's on a roll / bot

- His muscles on full view / bot

- Yeeing his Haw / bot

Barbie (2023)

- My first Ken edit I ever made / edit

- More Ken, cause Ken will never die ! / edit

- He depends on your attention / bot

The Gray Man (2022)

- I don't like this one that much, but whatev / edit

- Forgot to post this / edit

- Childhood friends -> enemies / bot

- He'd do anything for you / bot

- Papa Six, you're his kid / bot

First Man (2018)

- He loves you to the moon and back / bot

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

- Officer K edit I did a long while ago / edit

- I love this robot / edit

- He feels something for you / bot

- You make him feel special / bot

Song To Song (2017)

- All he wanted was to be real / bot

La La Land (2016)

- First Seb edit I made ever / edit

- Much better Seb edit than my last one / edit

- He is finally understood / bot

- He's drawn to you / bot

The Nice Guys (2016)

- Second fav detective edit fr / edit

- He'll protect you / bot

The Place Beyond The Pines (2012)

- Hot biker boy edit I did a while ago / edit

- My fav bikerboy / edit

- His heart roars to life for you / bot

- You're his own slice of the quiet life / bot

Only God Forgives (2013)

- First Julian edit I did a while ago / edit

- My best edit I did, I think / edit

- He only fights for you / bot

- He's a werewolf / bot

Gangster Squad (2013)

- You're his type / bot

The Big Short (2015)

- You're his assistant, you don't annoy him / bot

Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

- I don't like this one, but at least Jacob is hot / edit

- He changed for you / bot

Drive (2011)

- I should edit this mans again / edit

- 80s vibes on this / edit

- He'll drive / bot

- It's his line of work / bot

- You can't figure him out / bot

The Ides of March (2011)

- I hate politics, but I'd let this man give an hour lecture to me / edit

- He could use some help / bot

All Good Things (2010)

- I like this one huehue / edit

- You're perfect to him / bot

- He needs a break / bot

Blue Valentine (2010)

- He wants you / bot

Lars And The Real Girl (2007)

- He's not shy around you / bot

Fracture (2007)

- He's serious about you / bot

Half Nelson (2006)

- He's addicted to you / bot

Stay (2005)

- You're his safespace / bot

The Notebook (2004)

- Forgot to post this huehue / edit

- What he feels is real / bot

The United States of Leland (2003)

- He knows you're okay / bot

Murder By Numbers (2002)

- He's cute, he's a MURDERER, but he's kinda cute / edit

- He's crazy about you / bot

The Slaughter Rule (2002)

- He feels right about you / bot

The Believer (2001)

- He could never hate you / bot

Remember The Titans (2000)

- He's not just in the background to you / bot

Young Hercules (1999)

- He's yours for eternity / bot

Timothée Chalamet

- He appreciates you / bot

- He's a vampire / bot

Dune (2022)

Dune Part 2 (2024)

- Did this first Timothée edit here / edit

- He's the same with you / bot

Little Women (2019)

- Laurie edit cause yes / edit

- His love is different with you / bot

- He's never met someone like you / bot

Bones And All (2022)

- My fav cannibal / edit

- You're safe with him / bot

Beautiful Boy (2018)

- He needs your care / bot

Wonka (2023)

- He's sweet, like chocolate / bot

Call Me By Your Name (2017)

- You're everything / bot

The King (2019)

- You're the light in his dreary world / bot

Ladybird (2017)

- He wishes you were his / bot

[kt--extinction]

Can't wait for a youtuber to make a 2 hour video about the Glasgow Wonka event.

[mattapparentlystumbltourneys]

Giraffe Girumble - Initial Roster + Preliminaries

Hello, and thank you all for waiting! We're going for a 32 Giraffe tournament, and we got 45 valid submissions (44 if we take into account the recent Girafarig/Farigiraf decision). With that in mind, here are the giraffes that received enough nominations to qualify!

Kaku (One Piece)

Girafarig/Farigiraf (Pokemon)

Geoffrey the Giraffe (Toys R Us)

The Giraffe/Kirin (Revue Starlight)

Melman (Madagascar)

I'M A GIRAFFE guy / Scriberat (Vine)

Giraffes (The Owl House)

GG the Giraffe (Steam Powered Giraffe)

Miyushi Kazunari (A3)

Hamlet (One Piece)

Longrack (Transformers: Beast Wars NEO)

Gracie (Animal Crossing)

Durpleton (Centaur World)

Additionally, 2 autoqualified giraffes that I had hidden to gain propaganda (the others got some, but they didn't) include:

Wattgiraffe (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Giraffes (...like real ones. I'm surprised no one nominated them)

The other 2 that got propaganda were Kaku and Farigiraf. Since Farigiraf is split with Girafarig (and because we're 1 away from 16 qualifiers), I'm also adding one more auto-qualifier:

Agent G (Short Giraffe)

So, we've got 16 spots left and 28 giraffes remaining. Next week, we'll have 14 randomly-sorted autoqualifiers to fill out the spots, and then divide the remaining 14 randomly into 2 more polls to determine the last 2. These random qualifiers are...

Giraffes (r/nosleep) vs Queer Giraffes (Gladiator)

LPS Giraffe 1488 (Littlest Pet Shop) vs The Giraffe Height Chart in Boo's Room (Monster's Inc.)

Chirinmon (Digimon) vs Box Art Giraffe (Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure)

Unnamed Giraffe (The Promised Neverland) vs Cube Giraffe (Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger / Super Sentai)

Patty's Giraffe (Soul Eater) vs Abigail (Wonka)

Giraffe Wildzord (Power Rangers Wild Force) vs The Dangiraffe (Phineas and Ferb)

Satoshi Nagashima (Oddtaxi) vs Jemmy/Jeremiah (The White Giraffe)

Tallneck (Horizon Zero Dawn) vs Raging Bolt (Pokemon)

Getup (The Animal Shelf) vs The Giraffes from The Circle of Life (The Lion King)

Giraffes (Un Lun Dun) vs Giraffe (Giraffe Town)

Gerald (Giraffes Can't Dance) vs Valkyraffe (Mega Man ZX)

Kipekee (Real Life) vs Twigs (Beanie Babies)

Giraffe (Melissa and Doug) vs The Giraffe (Loranga, Masarin, and Dartanjang)

Giraffe Prototype (Heaven's Design) vs Tiptop the Giraffe (TY Pluffies)

[bowofbalance]

Summary of my birthday so far:

1. Cat spent like a solid hour or more being unusually cuddly even for him

2. A bunch of classes

3. I had to buy new shoes that are a few sizes too small because I did not come prepared for a formal event at ALL

4. I need to leave my next class early for said formal event

5. The event apparently will drag 4-5 hours but I get one entire glass of wine so. ?

6. My Spain mom baked me an amazing carrot cake, which the cat tried to steal out of my mouth (I can't be mad because he's so freaking cute) (seriously he is SO cute)

7. My Spain mom also gave me a book and a really lovely card that she somehow also got my Spain brother to sign, no idea when because he's never home

8. I got to talk to both sets of grandparents

Overall impressions (pre formal event)

My Spain family is great but I wish I had the option to skip the formal event.

Tomorrow I will actually be celebrating properly, I invited some people to go to see Wonka and get ice cream. I actually can't wait because that won't be nearly as formal and I have a few people I really enjoy coming.

[destinyc1020]

How Timmy did really good and happy for him he’s really a draw but I’m waiting to see with a original project not a franchise and him being the lead

Yea, I mean Wonka is a pretty recognizable IP, so I'm sure many flocked to theaters in part because of the familiarity of the character. Plus, during this time of year, most people ARE looking for smthg family-friendly that they can take their kids to. 🙂

I will say though, I can't belittle Timmy's part in this as well. Timmy actually did a pretty good job.... He was likable in the role, he actually sang pretty decently (didn't know he even knew how to sing lol 😅), and the movie was cute and very feel-good, so I can def see why may people may have enjoyed it and recommended it to others. 😊

My little nieces are STILL singing some of the music from the movie lol 😆 💕

Next up is "Dune: Part 2", and I'm sure that's going to do pretty well at the box office also. It should actually break the "Dune: Part 1" record because we were still in the midst of a pandemic when it came out. So, I imagine part 2 will do even BETTER at the box office.

That's just my prediction anyway.... 🤷🏾‍♀️

[kindheart525]

Auraverse Soundtrack: Characters (Part 2)

Triple Threat

“Good Morning Baltimore” from “Hairspray”

“I Love Play Rehearsal” from ”Be More Chill”

“What’s Gonna Happen” from “Tootsie”

“There’s a Fine, Fine Line” from “Avenue Q” (Sarah Stiles’ version)

"Oh Ana" by Mother Mother

”Orange Juice” by Melanie Martinez

"Prom Queen" by Beach Bunny

”Scars To Your Beautiful“ by Alessia Cara

“We Are Who We Are” by Little Mix

"Who Says" by Selena Gomez

"Little Me" by Little Mix

”Fuckin’ Perfect” by P!nk

Seaweed Swirl

”Scream” from ”High School Musical 3: Senior Year”

Pacific Rose

"Lean on Me" by Bill Withers

”Lay It All On Me” by Rudimental ft. Ed Sheeran

“Never Gonna Let You Down” by Colbie Caillat

"Step On Me" by The Cardigans

"Doombop!" by The Toxhards

Rainier

"Life is Beautiful" by Tim McMorris

”I Make My Own Sunshine” by Steven Tyler

Red Delicious

“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”

"Waiting in the Wings" from “Tangled: The Series”

”Son of Man” from “Tarzan”

"Roar" by Katy Perry

”Zero to Hero” from “Hercules”

”Hall of Fame” by The Script

Southern Belle

”Fabulous” from ”High School Musical 2”

“Primadonna” by MARINA

”Material Girl” by Madonna

"I Want It Now!" from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"

"When Veruca Says" from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (The Musical)

Red Cedar

"Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee" from "Grease"

Blue Velvet

"The Record Player Song" by Daisy the Great

"Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae

”Human Nature” by Madonna

”Man’s World” by MARINA

”Sharada” by Skye Sweetnam

Violet Petal

"Panic Room" by Au/Ra

Tea Cake

"Hair" by Lady Gaga

"I'm A Princess" by Bill Wurtz

"Wind in My Hair" from “Tangled: Before Ever After”

"When Will My Life Begin?" from "Tangled"

Brazen Plumage

"Hook" by Blues Traveler

Trailblazer

“I Am Not A Robot” by MARINA

"Soft Bitch" by Rio Romeo

"Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy" by Fall Out Boy

Stockholm

"Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" by Sabrina Carpenter

"Morning Person" from "Shrek the Musical"

“Belle“ from "Beauty and the Beast"

”Pocketful Of Poetry” by Mindy Gledhill

Bumblebee

"Who I'd Be" from "Shrek the Musical"

“Go the Distance” from “Hercules”

Milkweed

”Innocence” by Avril Lavigne

Blueberry Sticks

"Rockstar" by Nickelback

“When I Grow Up“ by the Pussycat Dolls

"Are You Satisfied?" by MARINA

”Numb” by MARINA

”Like Janis” by Rodriguez

”Famous” by Big Time Rush

"Haven't You Noticed (I'm a Star)" from “Steven Universe”

”Ruler of Everything” by Tally Hall

"Paint The Town Red" by Doja Cat (Rain Paris cover)

"Gone" by Jack Johnson (or the Black Eyed Peas)

”P.U.N.K. Girl” by Heavenly

"My Prerogative" by Britney Spears

Minted Glacier

"dear insecurity" by gnash ft. ben abraham

"Doubt" by Twenty One Pilots

Yngvlid

"Never Gonna Not Dance Again" by P!nk

Rosewater

"Cry Baby" by Melanie Martinez

Marmalade Meringue

"She Had The World” by Panic! At The Disco

???

”Cleopatra” by The Lumineers

NextNextGens

Cupid

"Waiting On A Miracle" from "Encanto"

[rona-yoo]

Oh my god. ‘The misunderstanding has green eyes’ was BEAUTIFULLY written. Please tell me there’s more parts. There’s rare of angst with the recent wonka and yours is one of the best. The writing style is amazing too. Looking forward to more <3

Hii! Thank you for the feedback! I almost cry when you guys tell me that my writing is good. As a non-native speaker, I'm very grateful, and I'm glad to hear that you like it! At first, I was afraid to write and post something in English because I thought it would be odd to read. My friends and family say that I have a very difficult style of writing, and I agree with them, but it makes it even harder to translate. So, long story short, I am happy that you liked my work.

And yes! It would be part 2! I haven't started it yet. Work on the first one was very exhausting due to translation (that I did by myself), but I liked the process. Personally, I don't really like to separate one story into chapters. I like to read and write the whole thing at once. But I realized that I can't wait to post it, and maybe I'll catch creative burnout if I keep forcing myself to write until the very end. So I decided to do it that way. I need a little rest after this, and I also have other things to do, like documentation and game projects for my college. Also, I'm in the process of writing my first book. But I'm sure I'll find time to let you know how this will end.

Lot's of love!❤️‍🔥

[robotslenderman]

Eurovision Semifinals 2

I just found this in my drafts from 2022 Eurovision and I thought I was hilarious so I'm posting it.

I have no idea what past me is talking about half the time. Altho it's interesting to note how my tastes have changed over time - I'm quite fond of Finland's song now and I LOVE Estonia's 2022 song (I HOPE, I HOPE, I HOPE) so was genuinely surprised to see I didn't like them so much at the time.

You know, when I was a kid my parents used to always put presenters and hosts on mute and say they were unbearable to listen to. Believe it or not, I have made it to 30 being largely sheltered from the tyranny of hosts.

Now I get it. I absolutely get it. Every time the three stooges show up I feel like I'm being treated like a four-year-old. Exaggerated facial expressions? Constant "WOW!" vibes? Overdramatic acting? That's how you act when you're trying to entertain four-year-olds.

At the risk of sounding like my mother I got spoiled with British presenters --

"my name is Chicky! Chicky Chicky Chicky!" oh my god please shoot me I was being facetitious when I made the comment about four-year-olds that was NOT AN INVITATION --

oh wow the guns on Laura.

Anyway I'm going to tune this two out until the show starts and oooh, Finland. I always like the aesthetic of Finnish musicians.

Finland -- And right away we're treated to IT. And English. And -- actually I take back what I said about Finnish aesthetic. The balls and lights are cool but the raincoat and shirtlessness are not. Decent song, much better than most of last night, so marks go up, but was ultimately less interesting than the really big hole I'm digging in Minecraft to keep my ADHD happy while I watch this, and therefore fails the Minecraft Hole Test. 6/10

Israel -- I was about to wonder if this song being really gay was deliberate or not then the limp wrist showed up. This is super gay. Sadly, the gay is not enough for it to compete with the Minecraft Hole, which distracts me for most of the performance, so fails the Minecraft Hole Test. Song is decent, costumes cool, and the gayness gives it an extra point, but I've already forgotten the song. 6/10

Serbia -- I feel like I'm watching a Christo-Vulcan 007. But at least it's not in English. The performance is cool and has successfully made me look up from my Minecraft hole. Song itself is okay, once again, wouldn't change the radio away from it. The flowers are super cool, the costumes are also great, like the aesthetic. Passes the Minecraft Hole test. 7/10

Azerbaijan -- So apparently these slower songs are ballads, which honestly I don't mind. This one has cool atmosphere, and he's not singing in English, so bonus points for that, but my attention goes back to the Minecraft hole. Wait. No. That sounds like English? I genuinely can't tell. I do briefly look up at the way they've lit up the waterfall tho. Song itself is beautiful so I'll probably get it afterwards, but performance is dull and docks points. 7/10

Georgia -- So these guys have Willy Wonka and a pirate and a dude in an Elizabethan collar. And my Dunmer Nightblade as drummer. Hm. For a moment I look to see if this'll get interesting or not, then return to the Minecraft hole. I briefly look up when my computer monitor drops some LSD and -- okay that chest compartment with the diorama is really cool, but not cool enough to salvage this. Points added for cool costumes and the unique presentation, but the song itself sucks. 5/10

Malta -- Very pretty. Lady at a piano classic aesthetic again. Like the -- shit, I forgot what the mist stuff is. Song gives me "will either be great or meh" vibes this early in, but then the Minecraft hole wins again. 5/10

Break time. Minecraft hole takes all my attention. Except for the brief sighting of what I think is Maneskin, which stands out to me bc @ryttu3k has been treating me to Ethan Torchio gifs for the last year. Yep that's definitely Maneskin. Maneskin passes the Minecraft Hole Test, it turns out. The hosts do not.

San Marino -- I didn't even know this was a country. Delightfully, the song is not English. I love this guy's outfit -- OH MY GOD IT'S THE COWBOY GUY. his hat has SEQUINS. He passes the Minecraft Hole Test. Also this is very gay. And I love the purple guitar -- WOW I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS ACTUALLY GAY UNTIL THEY DID THAT. God I keep expecting queerbaiting only to get actual queers, this is AWESOME. 9/10

Banana host is caught gazing lustfully. Banana host has excellent taste, if not in clothes. Australia's performance is apparently delayed, from what I've heard it's probably because of the clothes. Time to see our friend and boy!

Australia -- Come on, darling, don't let me down, you have a Minecraft hole to compete with! Also wow his voice is DEEP, I thought he was like sixteen. Nice voice, nice costume, performance itself is meh. Altho the swirling mist is a nice touch. Like that little headshake when he takes the veil thing off. Ultimately fails the Minecraft Hole Test, but was pleasant to listen to and I liked it. 7/10

Cypress -- Oooh, pretty aesthetic. Like the way the song is starting. Aaaaand then the song starts and the hole wins. 5/10

Ireland -- Oooh, I like the energy of this. Then the singing starts and I'm like "nah" and get back to digging my hole. Also starting to get really annoyed by singers yakking after the song. Australia did it too, Jesus, give the audience a moment to have some afterglow! 5/10

North Macedonia -- English. BOO. Song is a bit slow at first but then picks up and I quite like it and AAAUGH SHE TALKS AFTERWARDS TOO SHUT UP. Fails Minecraft Hole Test. 7/10

Estonia -- Minecraft hole is so interesting I almost miss whose turn it is. More English. Confused as to why Estonia suddenly likes American country but it's very Johnny Cash. Decent enough I guess. 6/10

Ah shit Banana Host is back. Cue Toreador discussion about beauty. and oh god there's a baby no make it go away. They make up for it with a dog. and then there's another baby. ew.

Romania -- More fucking English. They make up for it with a LITTLE bit of Romanian, as a treat. It's meh. 5/10

Poland -- Sigh. More english. Fairy lights are pretty but song is meh. Energy picks up but somehow makes it sound worse. I do love the poeple dressed up as, what, drowned spirits? That's so cool. Quality goes up a bit towards the end but wow this guy is obsessed with rivers and stuff. I guess it beats another goddamn love song. But yeah those spirits are really cool. And of course he talks at the end. 5/10

Montenegro -- The Minecraft hole is starting to bore me so I'm wandering off to build a ship in Starbound now. And it's... more English. And she talks at the end. 4/10

Belgium -- This is going to be English isn't i -- yep it's English. Love the dude's jacket but it's the only interesting thing about the song. He's also a talker. 4/10

I think I'm judging harsher tonight because I'm getting bored and also because SO MUCH FUCKING ENGLISH

Sweden -- More English. My mother said she thinks this one'll win but I don't see it at first until it picks up and then it is actually really nice. Presentation isn't great -- that green is awful -- but wow this song is actually pretty good now it's picked up. Also dang she's gorgeous. (please don't be a talker please don't be a talker please don't be a talker ah fuck she's a talker) 6/10

Czech Republic -- English. And singing in an American accent, no less. Yeah I think I'm done for the night because I'm pretty "meh" over just about everything that's been on tonight except for the gay cowboy. Eh, it's not too bad I guess. Maybe I'm just hangry. 6/10

Anyway I'll do a score/pass post next.

[zealouscanonindeer]

People I'd like to get to know better

Thank you for the tag @peonierose and @tveitertotwrites

1. Last song : Bored by Talia Mar

2. Favorite color(s) : Green, pink, indigo.

3. Currently watching: The Crown, Friends, Modern family (I'm always watching the latter two on repeat, especially modern family. Sitcoms are my favorite.)

4. Last movie: Wonka (2023)

5. Currently reading: Hidden in plain sight ( book 2 of the William Warwick series)

6.Sweet/ Spicy / Savoury: I can't handle spice at all. I might lean a bit more towards sweet but really it just depends on my mood at the time.

7. Last thing(s) I googled: incisura and v2 graph in acute anterior wall infarction. (Yeah, college sucks rn 😭)

8. Current obsession(s): Nothing right now(this is the longest I've been without something to obsess on and it's so boring)

9. Currently working on: THIS!

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I hope to read everyone's answers soon and getting to know more about them. Can't wait.

[mrchalamet-mrstyles]

So Timmy is working with Ryan Hastings now 👏 His style has always been pretty great but all the Chanel Blue + Cinema Con looks were a total SERVE. The Wonka + Dune 2 era will feed us even better than usual. Can't wait to see him kill it on the red carpet!

Did I miss an announcement?

[missspringthyme]

February 29th, 2024

The most notable things today (besides my deep admiration for the Glasgow Willy Wonka experience) were that my grocery shopping trip decisions resembled what a 12 year old would choose (lots of snacks and 2 types of sweets, no actual meals except for a frozen pizza) and that T called me even though he said he wouldn't.

During the call I realized that something I say a lot, "I don't know if I've told you this..." T was taking as me honestly and literally caring if I had already told him something instead of just qualifying the news I was about to share. He's been getting very irritated every single time I say it and now I know why. The call wasn't that good anyway, T brought up school which he said he wasn't going to because it ends up annoying him.

On the bright side, there was a new episode of fantasy high junior year that was incredibly funny. I can't wait to find out what the vulture dimension is. I also took a nice shower and now my hair smells incredible.