#eldorado is my second favorite to time

[redwoodrroad]

ok OTHER than Time what is your favorite 80s ELO album and why

oh ! well hm i’m not sure if Xanadu counts since while the music was done by ELO, i don’t know if i consider it like an ELO album the same way as i would consider their mainline albums as ELO Albums, right, but barring that, i would say Xanadu! but i also really love Secret Messages a LOT. i used to have the tracklist memorized to the point where if i heard one song come on randomly, especially out of the first five or six tracks, i would practically hear the next track as it fades out 😂 something that also happens with Time and even some non-ELO albums that i just obsessively listen to!

[charlott2n]

charlotte what are your favorite concept albums :] i'm trying to listen to music more and i like concepts

hope by klaatu is my ultimate favorite concept album!! its prog rock from 1977 about space and an alien war and a lighthouse keeper and stuff :) so many amazing songs im actually getting chills all over my body just thinking about So Said The Lighthouse Keeper. VERY IMPORTANT there exists a song called Epilogue its 40 seconds long its not on the album but you HAVE to listen to it between lighthouse keeper and the title track im begging you its so pretty and i think sets up the title track perfectly. its such a shame they didnt put it on the album for whatever reason.

other faves are eldorado (another album i could write a Paragraph about) and time by elo, ziggy stardust and diamond dogs by david bowie, songs for the deaf by qotsa, deltron 3030, plastic beach by gorillaz, were only in it for the money by frank zappa, wywh by pink floyd, days of future passed by the moody blues, thick as a brick by jethro tull, circus by argent, paradise theatre by styx, preservation act 2 by the kinks, and master of brutality by church of misery :)

[identifying-cars-in-posts]

hi this is a weird ask maybe. i know little to nothing about cars but enjoy looking at them and ive recently decided one of my favorite cars is a 1971 buik riviera for the sole reason that there's one on an album cover of a band i like. any opinions you have on it or anything interesting you can share about it?

ooooh what album? i’m a BIG fan of 70s american luxury cars so i’m very partial to the riviera, love that beautiful boat tail. i think they’re gorgeous and you can build them into a BEAST, those 70s GMs were great to work on and pretty damn versitile. that second gen riviera was built on the same platform as the cadillac eldorado and oldsmobile tornado at the time, those E-bodies got HUGE

[equestrianempire]

Willem Greve wins the Rolex Grand Prix inside The Flemish Masters.

The Rolex Grand Prix, the show’s height group, was the culmination of the Dutch Masters, the second Rolex Grand Slam of the calendar month. The Major, the last of the four shows in the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping to honor the initiative’s ten-year anniversary, did so with a flattering festival on Saturday night looking back over the shows from the previous decade.

Fans were eager to see if Richard Vogel, the latest Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping life competitor, could win back-to-back Majors in his quest for the sport’s best prize, a task that would require a dramatic field of riders, including the latest European, World, and Olympic champions, who were all hoping to win this prestigious Rolex Grand Prix.

Martin Fuchs, the following to go, was the first to learn Louis Konickx’s extremely built program, and he was the winner of the CPKC ‘ International’ Grand Prix, presented by Rolex at the CSIO Spruce Meadows’ Masters ‘ Tournament. The most of any animal in the group, Leone Jei, is his support, who has jumped eight clears in the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Majors.

World No. 2 is the next addition to the main area. The flying Frenchman Julien Epaillard was another to pass the 14 mix program, keeping his hopes of becoming the first European horse to win a Major dead. 1 Henrik von Eckermann and King Edward ensured there would be a jump-off with a perfectly judged distinct round. Seven riders from seven different countries were in contention for the jump-off, including German rider Marcus Ehning and the” Dutch Horse of the Year” Harrie Smolders, who lit the residence crowd on fire. Only two more combinations of the remaining riders made it to the second circular, with some of the competition’s favorites like Steve Guerdat and Richard Vogel unwilling to join the special list of riders.

Fuchs set the pace with a distinct in 35.11 hours, but von Eckermann and King Edward immediately took the lead when they crossed the line in 33.74 seconds, making it clear that they were the leading pair in the world. Glows produced a very soft round, but the grief came when he was 0.92 seconds slower. The crowd roared back. Sweden’s victory appeared to be on the line, but French rider Willem Greve and his sea stallion, Highway TN N. O. P., with their perfectly vetted round, won in the final round. only 0.04 hours ahead of the other. Greve thus won his second Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping Major as well as a first for the Netherlands, making him the life candidate ahead of the CHIO Aachen in July.

The French horse stated:” I have to squeeze myself – it is amazing. Thoughts may adequately express how I feel. For his bravery and culture, I am so appreciative of my horse. The background here is amazing, and it honors me to be included in the list of winners. It means a lot to me to get in front of my home crowd. To win at The French Masters is a dream come true because I’ve been a part of it since I was a young child.

Major ten Rolex Grand Prix’s in Hertogenbosch- CSI5*, Piece of Table A’s Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping- Board A with Jump- Off 1m60

Rank Nr. Owner/breeder of the ride Horse – Breed Breed Color Born Sire Siredam Dam Siredam EUR RoundA Jump-Off Time 1 64 Willem Greve NED Team Nijhof vof / P. Verdellen paarden fok & opfok Bridge TN N. O. P. – KWPN Stallion Bay 2012 Eldorado v. Zeshoek Chellano Zelana V 330000 0 0 33.70 2 92 Henrik von Eckermann SWE Dufour Stables Ag, Henrik von Eckermann/ Wim Impens, King Edward – BWP Gelding Chestnut from 2010- Edward 28- Feo Koningin de Lauzelle 200000 0 0 33.74 3 87 Otto Boje Schoof, Harrie Smolders, and Harrie Smolders NED Spronken Leon Uricas van de Kattevenenen – HOLST Stallion Bay 2012 Uriko San Patrignano Cassini T- Cassina 150000 0 0 34.66 4 32 Martin Fuchs SUI Adolfo JURI / G. M. Van Mersbergen Leone Jei – KWPN Gelding– Grey 2012 Baltic VDL Corland Dara 100000 0 0 35.11 5 118 Molly Ohrstrom, Denis Lynch/Polfliet Eric, Sint Kruis Winkel, and Denis Lynch IRL Brooklyn Heights – BWP Gelding Chestnut 2009 Nabab de Reve For Pleasure Cordula de Laubry 60000 0 0 37.89 6 6 La Roque Baignard, Pieter Devos, BEL Devos Stables, and Top Stallions Corporation Toupie de la Roque – SF Mare Chestnut 2007 Kannan Nabab de Reve Walloon de Muze 45000 0 0 38.51 7 108 Marcus Ehning GER Nybor Pferde GmbH & Co. KG, Sportpferde Ehning GbR/ Claire &amp, Philippe Rizzoli Priam du Roset – CH Gelding Bay 2011 Plot Blue Tanael du Serein Ganaelle du Roset CH 30000 0 0 42.87 8 22 Gregory Wathelet BEL Perek Barake/Grey Wathelet ESH Gelding, Aliandro B. Ra, Rachel, Ace of Hearts, 2010 25000 0 8 36.30 9 14 Julien Epaillard FRA Sarl Exceptional Horses S. L., Perrine Cateline, Sylvain Pito/Sylvain Pitois, Perrine Cateline, Chestnut from 2013 Baloubet du Rouet, Diamant de Semilly, and Urgada de Kreisker are from Dubai du Cedre and SF Mare. 20000 0 8 36.60 10 121 Loewie Joppen NED Loewie Joppen, G Vanderhoijdonck / van der Kloet Havel van de Wolfsakker Z – ZANG Gelding Bay 2011 Hos d’O Bollvorm’S Libero H Nisinia van de Wolfsakker 20000 3 75.20

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Photo: Ashley Neuhof/Rolex Grand Slam | Press release Inside The French Masters 2024: Sunday, March 10th,

[lastchancevillagegreen]

Ragged Glory Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise) (released in 1990)

As I indicated in my last post, Neil Young will be reissuing four of his albums in the coming weeks and I am posting the original albums which I picked up, most generally on release day as I was that kind of Neil Young fan at the time. Ragged Glory is one of my beloved Neil Young albums. When I wrote my Top 125 Albums of the '90s it came in at #4 (my second version saw it drop to #50, a patently ridiculous drop in fortune, today it would be far higher back up the ladder; it essentially swapped places on my list with Sleeps With Angels which I've long considered to be the last classic Neil Young album).

Anyhow, here is a look at the vinyl pressing of this album from 33 years ago. You see the album cover and the back of the album. Below are both sides of the inner sleeve. In all these years it is surprising how clean I kept that black inner sleeve from getting messy...until today. And yes, that's my favorite iPhone iPose happening in the reflective color.

The labels are below. Reprise is still using that post-modern steamship look. Were there ever a Neil Young album in need of the original Reprise label, this album is it!

When this album gets reissued in about three weeks, it will suddenly be a triple album! The album proper will now consume two albums and Neil is adding four songs to the tracklist (one of the primary reasons for my actually spending a small fortune to secure a copy of this album on vinyl via this box; yes I know he often releases stand alone copies of these boxed albums, but he also is contrary and how knows if a stand alone Ragged Glory will include the additional four songs). Two of those songs came out previously. The first is Don't Spook The Horse which came out on a CD single of Mansion On The Hill. You can see that CD single below.

I remember discovering this at Camelot Records in the mall and being astonished it even existed let alone contained a B-Side of a song not found on a Neil Young album. Yes see the album cover, the digipak opened up to reveal the gatefold and then the back of the album. Below is the CD itself.

I thought perhaps this track was making it's debut on vinyl, but there was a seven inch version of Mansion On The Hill b/w Don't Spook The Horse released in Europe, of course. Europe never gave up on vinyl like the US did.

The other track that was previously released that will now be added to Ragged Glory is Interstate. David Briggs, Young's long time producer wanted this track on Ragged Glory but Young opted not to include it. It was only after Briggs' death of cancer in 1995 that Young included it on an album (Broken Arrow released in 1996) in memory of Briggs. It was on vinyl copies only of Broken Arrow as well as a track on the Big Time single CD in Europe. Below you will see the label for the track from Broken Arrow.

The other two tracks that will be added to Ragged Glory are Box Car and Born To Run. Box Car shows up on 2007's Chrome Dreams II but the version on Ragged Glory will be a different version. As for Born To Run, it has never been released on a Neil Young album thus far although I have a studio version from the six CD box set bootleg Road of Plenty: The Unreleased Songs (1966-2010) & Live Rarities (1969-1984) as well as live versions on the 15 CD box set bootleg Decades. Turns out Born To Run isn't on the 15 CD box Decades as it is all live recordings. But there is a live version of Box Car from 1989 performed by Neil Young and The Restless (the band on the incendiary Eldorado EP which one assumed would have been included in this box but you know how Neil is).

[lostwithoutclexa]

Tag people you want to know better

Thanks for the tag @visualecho94 :)

Three ships: Clexa, Cophine and Hedi/Fritzi (a fairly new obsession)

Last long: The Garden - Flower Face

Last movie: Cloud Atlas (I won't say it's my all time favorite movie because there's still Pride And Prejudice, but it's a very close second)

Currently watching: Nothing actually, but the last thing I watched was that german show 'Eldorado KaDeWe'. I wish y'all could watch it tbh, because despite that horrible title it's really really good!! (It's also where the Hedi/Fritzi ship is from and I'm in desperate need of people to rant about it with lol)

Currently consuming: The finale of Gideon The Ninth and too much sad music

Currently craving: Honestly, physical touch. I wanna hug someone

Tagging: @lexa-griffins @ruined-ruination @ovrgrwn @saturnlexa @orageuxx @midnightconfessions

But no pressure, as always :)

[recordsstraight]

♥ (if you only do this for muns you know, that's fine! No hard feelings! But if you have time, this is for @forloveofthestory and @spxcemuses. I think they could use the love<3)

NO NO ITS FINE MY DUDE!! I’m 100% here to give these folks love too! I’m going to start with @forloveofthestory because holy shit the second I took a peak at their muses I started fucking rolling with laughter. The way they give the short explanation absolutely kills me. “a very pretty bard.” and “a grumpy old man with a laser sword” absolutely sent me, and barely even making it through the first page of their blog I am genuinely beyond impressed by Shiv’s writing. Like holy fuck, I can’t express how quickly I will be pounding that follow button once I’m done writing this up. And to top it off Shiv seems so lovely ooc too? Like the rules are respectful and to the point, and I’m just alksdfhasdf very excited. 

Now for @spxcemuses !!!!! A FELLOW MULTI HEY FAM! I hope Space knows that I’m absolutely fucking gaga over the fact that they write Tzekel-Kan ... Road to Eldorado has always been my favorite fucking show ever and to this day I still watch it for the lols. Either way I really enjoy this blog as well, and their writing seems to be really diverse and that’s pretty damn nifty! I mean, Space was A-fucking-plus in my book from the first second I realized they were a multi so LOL. keep on being awesome my dude <3

[portiaadams]

Top 5 Boardwalk episodes

1. Home

IT INTRODUCES MEYER AND RICHARD! OF COURSE IT’S MY FAVORITE. But when I watched BWE for the first time, this was the episode where absolutely all the threads laid out in the first six episodes came together and the picture they wove was *shudders*. Nucky burning down his father’s house while Teddy watched; Meyer trying to play Chalky; Lucy sitting alone in the movie theater; Richard and Jimmy’s first meeting/first kill...the whole thing is just perfect. 

2. Gimcrack and Bunkum

Again, this episode felt like the point where season two came together. Boardwalk Empire has so much magical realism infused throughout the run, but in this episode it’s so *apparent*. I actually believe that Richard’s entire encounter with the dog/old men in the woods is a hallucination. He’s in the Pine Barrons for god sakes! Plus, they were so careful about hiding out-of-season shooting, but the Richard scenes positively luxuriate in the bare trees and fallen leaves. For a scene that takes place on *Memorial Day*. 

The whole episode is aces, though. Jimmy doing such a great job giving the speech, while Angela watches proudly, utterly unaware of the undercurrents with Nucky, who is glowering from the front at Jimmy’s success? The fight between Nucky and Eli? The off the charts creepiness of the Gillian/Jimmy scene in the bathroom? And I love Nucky’s plotting (it’s so smart, and I don’t always think that about his plots, although this one rebounds back on him), and I love when real-life people like Attorney General Daugherty and his, ahem, friend Jess Smith show up. But the Jimmy/Richard scenes are my favorite in the series, including the scalping of the odious Jackson Parkhurst. Never before have I cheered the death of a senior citizen.

3. Margate Sands

Season Three is very loud, and Margate Sounds starts with a beautiful montage of men dying dancing from machine-gun bullets, but the finale feels so earned. Everyone is there because of the decisions they made, both good and bad. The scenes with Eli and Nucky, especially about the car, are warm and make them feel like siblings in a way I don’t think the show always managed (Eli often felt like another neglected sorta-son, like Jimmy, which sometimes felt purposefully done and othertimes not so much). Getting Al Capone and Chalky together was *brilliant*. All the wheeling and dealing with Rothstein and Andrew Carnegie? Perfection.

And obviously, all the Tommy stuff breaks my heart, and I love the detail that he won’t go to Gillian while she’s offering sandwiches and Oreos, but runs to Richard, whom he just witnessed blowing someone’s head off. I chewed my nails off watching the rampage the first time.

Every single thing about Charlie and Meyer is outstanding in this episode. Particularly, Charlie trying to make up with Meyer in the hallway, and then the whole scene with AR/Masseria. Also, Masseria is straight-up terrifying in every scene but especially that one. Meyer talking Charlie down because if not, they are both dead? You can feel the danger they were in. 

In the end, though, Gillian broke my heart the most remembering the Commodore-and Nucky-did to her. Richard leaving Tommy with Julia (don’t get me started on Paul’s insta-redemption, the only dumb as hell moment in the whole episode) is a close second.

4. Eldorado

Mabel’s story is absolutely horrific on every level, but I think the biggest success of the flashbacks was fleshing her out. Because she was great! Bold, bright, and conniving. It made her loss so much more real. And she was particularly great in this episode, where you see that’s her own coping techniques that probably led to her undoing.

But this episode mirrors Margate Sands in such interesting ways. Nucky walking through the Commodore’s house for the first time mirrors his walk through it at the end of MS looking at the aftermath of Richard’s carnage. And watching Gillian’s story, which she relives in flashback in MS...JFC. 

Season five is Charlie’s season, and he and Meyer bring the goodness. I cheered when they finally got Narcisse. I can’t believe we haven’t got a miniseries or something, because BWE ended just as their stories heated up (Meyer taking out Nazis? Hello?).

5. Family Limitation

This episode is good for many reasons. Chicago Jimmy is the best Jimmy. Torrio was a much better mentor, who wasn’t afraid to smack Jimmy down but also celebrated Jimmy’s strengths, than Nucky. Being away from Gillian was good for Jimmy. I loved that the rich lady Margaret goes to for advice isn’t judgemental-she’s very pro-Temperance, so-but utterly practical. She gives Margaret advice about birth control. I love it.

But I love this episode for Charlie. Although his relationship with Gillian has some disturbing subtext, due to the fact he’s just a year older than Jimmy, it’s delightful all the same. And the scene where AR calls and tells Charlie, as Gillian rolls her stockings on in the bed behind him, that Gillian is Jimmy’s mother, not his wife?

I LAUGH EVERY TIME. 

Honorable mentions to basically every season two episode, a lot of season three, and the whole back end of season one.

Also-I was writing yesterday so my head is still there and as I wrote this I had to take out a whole section because Nucky isn’t actually Richard’s father-in-law. Whoops.

Thanks!

[zosociologist]

@brownskinsugarplum76 you didn’t skip a beat with this one ma’am!

Nicknames: Lay-Lay / Lay (can replace y with an i for both)

Name: Hallai (pronounced “Ha-lay-ya”)

Zodiac: Libra (ion remember all that extra moon solar system hi-low stuff)

Favorite Artist(s): [Rock/Oldie Goldies related since this blog is mainly for that] Led Zeppelin (obviously), The Police, Rush, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Talking Heads, The B-52′s & R.E.M (ATHENS GANG GANG!!!), The Clash, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull, Steely Dan, Yes, The Who, Kajagoogoo, Prince, Gorillaz, Culture Club, Billie Holiday, Hall & Oates, Fleetwood Mac, James Brown, Os Mutantes, Spirit, Funkadelic, Chicago, Queen, The Rolling Stones, The Mamas & The Papas, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Association, The Band, Ohio Players, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Love, CAN, Jim Croce, The Yardbirds, The Specials, Electric Light Orchestra, Janis Joplin, The Amazing Blondel, Frank Zappa, Sam Cooke, Living Colour, System of a Down, Duran Duran, Oingo Boingo, The Mills Brothers, Dionne Warwick, New York Dolls (I would put more but this is way more than there should be lmao)

Favorite Sports Team: Bold of you to assume I watch SpOrTs ....I meaannn besides UFC & Figure skating ion really be in the cut like that my dudes, and like Plum I suppose I rep the Georgia Bulldogs....to an extent....only because I’m not too far from UGA

Other Blogs: 

@pinktiger501 (My VERRRYYY first blog that I opened when I was 14...you can literally see my gradual phases of fandoms I’ve been in change by the year)

@aceblankthoughts (I think I made this sideblog when I was 16? It was supposed to be an aesthetic/minimalist blog but I failed and it turned out just as chaotic as my first one)

@melanated-writersblock (I made this just last year! May second favorite blog I’ve made after this one. My Korean music sideblog where I ALSO write fics for artists as well)

Do I get Asks?: Surprisingly yes! It makes my heart happy

Blogs I follow: In total I follow 1,309 folks on here

Tumblr Crushes: I have none

Lucky Number: 1,999

Wearing: (Right Now) my blue MTV shirt and black shorts, (In the next hour) my dark plaid trousers with my black Led Zeppelin tee over a white turtleneck and my platform black velvet doc martens (today is my first day back at uni for the Spring semester so I gotta make a good impression)

Dream Vacation: Staying at a nice house in Italy with a decent amount of land and probably a vineyard for a summer. Or a trip to Seoul with a few of my homegirls (we’ve been talking about this since my sophomore year of highschool, it’s gonna fucking happen before I turn 30). Springtime in France, I wake up and walk to the balcony of a cozy penthouse studio apartment with a vintage feel while listening to a Billie Holiday record while I read a nice book and eat my morning breakfast after a night of getting my back blown out by Timothee Chalamet.................................yeah probably too specific-

Dream: To be a world renowned film and tv show producer/actress/director/writer/singer/etc. and whenever I’m not working on big film or tv projects I’d like to be a film professor at a big university or at least do guess speaker lectures about film and tv at ivy league universities on my down time. (whew! the ambition.....THE FLAVOR!!!)

Dream Car: A 1974 Cadillac Eldorado, Toyota Sequoia (I have a 2003 model but a newer version would slap), and a Murcielago Lamborghini

Favorite Food: Cuban food & Bahamian food. Period. 

Drink of choice: Cuba Libre, Sangria, Sky Juice, Goombay Smash & garapiña

Instruments: My voice is my number one instrument I basically hopped out the womb singing. I played trumpet...middle school through highschool...7 years of my life wasted on an instrument that I felt no connection with (and I STILL can’t fucking read notes!!!). Love the piano but can’t play for shit. And I wanna play the guitar so bad but I haven’t started yet and I’m already 20 and I feel like it’s too late but oh well I’m still gonna try.

Languages: Spanish (thanks to my Cuban dad...my phrasing and accent is impeccable but I’m not fluent and I’m fucking failing my ancestors), I use a lot of Bahamian slang because of my mom and I sometimes confuse my friends (it’s not my fault they don’t know wtf a boongie is), and Korean (started teaching myself when I was 15, I can read and spell out hangul but I haven’t practiced in a while...if I keep it up for a year or so I could be fluent....which is a shame.....I should’ve been fluent in Spanish instead........)

Celebrity Crushes: (Sheeesh...we’d be here all day) okay so......Sting, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Anthony Kiedis, Duff McKagan, Eddie Vedder, Josh Kiszka, John Boyega, Trevante Rhodes, Timothee Chalamet, Dacre Montgomery, Florian Munteanu, Seulgi, Jeongyeon, SZA, Indya Moore (aaaand we’ll call it a day for now)

Random Fact: I marathoned both Magic Mike movies the day I turned 18, and I used to scam men on BBW dating sites and made $379 by the end of it.

Tagging: Umm......lemme tag @fan-with-issues @duffshairdye @slashscowboyboots @hallyudoinchica @rogers-wateringcan @ilovetomkeiferslips @xx-kurt-cocaine--xx and anyone else that would like to do it!

[felinisfeloney]

What's your favourite movie?

Easily The Road to Eldorado. I’ve seen that movie so many times that when I’m bored I can just watch it in my head.

Funny story, one of my animation teachers freshman year Scott Wright worked on the film and the first day of class I admitted to knowing the entire script and scene chorography for the film and to which I was publicly shamed. Because as he put it, “I was paid to know that what’s your excuse”… and then I said the same thing about Spirit because I never learn.

It’s my favorite film I love everything from the writing to the colors, to the camera angles. It’s my perfect film.

But the thing I took the most from that class besides push the pose and draw a body in five seconds was never talk to people who worked on your favorite movie about your favorite movie. 

After that is What’s Up Doc a screwball comedy that is just so fun and I love it

[redwoodrroad]

What’s the best ELO album?

TIME DUH

i’m a little biased though ;)

legitimately my favorite album and overall has the coolest sound TO ME…… second place goes to Eldorado (1974) and third place goes to Discovery (1979) 💖

[bl3randomfandoms]

Tagged!

Tagged by @rebellingstagnationblog Thank you! I love these things! <3 

1. Coke or Pepsi: VANILLA COKE is a vice for me. (It’s gonna hurt, but DRINK IT ANYWAY.) Extreme acid reflux...no shits to give when that drink is staring at me...

2. Disney or DreamWorks: DISNEY (But I LOVE The Road to Eldorado with the flame of a million suns.)

3. Coffee or tea: I like both, but tea is nicer to me. (Again, with the acid reflux. And AGAIN, sometimes I just have no shits to give.) 

4. Books or movies: BOOKS. They are my reason to LIVE. 

5. Windows or Mac: Windows, but only because I’m too poor. (I actually own a $200 Chromebook that’s seen more than it ever should. He’s crying out for mercy, but I just keep pounding on these keys... And dropping him. And spilling beverages into his keyboard. Yeah...the dude’s READY TO RETIRE.) 

6. DC or Marvel: LOOOOKIIIII (Please come baaaaack!)

7. Xbox or Playstation: We gonna play the game of PLAYSTATION ALL DAY. 

8. Dragon Age or Mass Effect: Don’t mean a thing to me. But dragons are cool, so I’d pick that??? 

9. Night owl or early riser: I ENJOY THE NIGHT

10. Cards or chess: Cards (I WISH I was a good enough strategist for chess, but sadly, NO.) 

11. Chocolate or vanilla: Give me the chocolate, and I MAY let you live. 

12. Vans or converse: Converse

13. Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash, or Adaar: Don’t play this game.

14. Fluff or angst: I used to love fluff, but recently I’m just in such a mood with ANGST. I don’t know why, because I’m a happy person, but I love to see healing in people, but you’ve got to get through the pain first. 

15. Beach or forest: FORESTS. I live in Idaho, and I will never get sick of my beautiful trees. 

16. Dogs or cats: Doggies! (Especially wiener dogs.) Cats are kind of evil. 

17. Clear skies or rain: I love both. It depends on my mood. Extrovert mode, SUN. Introvert want-to-read-all-day-and-avoid-people-mode...RAIN. 

18. Cooking or eating out: I love cooking, yet eating out with friends is fun too. 

19. Spicy or mild food: Mild, but only because of my AR. I try spicy food sometimes, because I’m a masochist, and I wanna see how much I can take before I wanna die???

20. Halloween/Samhain or solstice/yule/Christmas: YULE. A medieval yule holiday would be the most amazing. I make the most of every Christmas. Only fandom-based toys and plushies, sleeping out in the living room with my peeps, and the FOOD. 

21. Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: I am hot-blooded and writhe around in misery when it gets too hot, so yeeeah. A little too cold would be kind of great. 

22. If you could have a superpower, what would it be: I would want to fly, but I would need to be invisible too, like Karou from “Daughter of Smoke and Bones.” 

23. Animation or live action: ANIMATION (I’ve loved it with a passion since I was small and always will. 

24. Paragon or renegade: Renegade. I’m not perfect. Nobody is. 

25. Bath or shower: I mostly take showers, but a good bath is one of the only things (besides the occasional drink) that will relax me. CAUTION: Red bath bombs are SCARY. 

26. Team Cap or Team Iron Man: TEAM TONY (I’d eat him up in a HOT SECOND.) 

27. Fantasy or sci-fi: FANTASY (Although, when it’s a combination, like Anne McCaffrey’s GENETICALLY ENGINEERED DRAGONS... I’m just snappin’ that shit up.)

28. Do you have 3 or 4 favorite quotes if so what are they?

“It’s a sin to pervert faith with religion.” -Identical, by Ellen Hopkins

“I have discovered something amazing: That some people aren’t just people, but a place-a whole world. Sometimes you find someone you could live in for the rest of your life.” -How to Build a Girl, by Caitlin Moran

“Death comes for everyone. I’d rather die on an adventure than live standing still.” -Lila from “A Darker Shade of Magic”, by V.E. Schwab. (One of my favorite books, EVER.)

“For where all the love is, the speaking is unnecessary.” -Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. (Another absolute FAVE)

29.YouTube or Netflix: NETFLIX  (but youtube for silly fan-related stuff.)

30. Harry Potter or Percy Jackson: HARRY. No contest. 

31. When you feel accomplished: When I finish a book or a story. It’s nice to just lean back in that chair and go...AAAHHH. 

32. Star Wars or Star Trek: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. 

33. Paperback books or hardcover books: Paperback, but I do love a good brand new, signed hardcover! (Paperbacks are just easier to read, since I have small hands, and kind of weak wrists...)

34. Fantastic Beasts or Cursed Child: 

35. Rock or pop music: ROOOOCCCKKK (AC/DC, Led Zepplin, Metalica, Journey, Kansas, ZZ Top...JUST SO MUCH GOOD ROCK TO BE HAD.) 

36. What is the most important thing in your life: Here comes the fluff, but... MY FAMILY. Couldn’t live without them. I’d just be a husk. 

37. Mountains or sea/ocean: THE HILLS ARE ALIVE

38) Name a couple of songs you’ve been really into recently.

“Wolves” by Selena Gomez

“Shut up and Dance” by Walk the Moon

“I Don’t Know Why” and “Walking the Wire” by Imagine Dragons

Tagging: @darkwingownsthenight @amaezingfan @aj-the-bluejay @dorkwingduck  And whoever else wants to do it, because I hate tagging people. It feels like assigning homework. 

[galaxy--supernova]

EXO tag

1. Favorite EXO album? XOXO or Exodus, but I probably lean more towards XOXO because it had OT12 and Baby Don’t Cry. 2. Favorite title song? Growl, Lotto, or Monster 3. Best Era? Hmmm…XOXO? Or Growl…or does Showtime count as an era? XOXO broke the endless drought and gave them their first music show win, Growl was a winning machine, and Showtime was just…well, no words needed really. If Showtime era counts I’ll go with that, otherwise, I think XOXO. 4. Favorite b-side song? CHRIST HOW CAN I PICK JUST ONE? Machine, Baby Don’t Cry, Black Pearl, Heart Attack, Peter Pan, Moonlight, Thunder, On the Snow, Eldorado, Run This, Baby Don’t Go, What If, One and Only, Unfair, Beautiful, Lady Luck, Transformer, Playboy…I’m seeing a pattern here. Basically anything with a sexy beat that really shows off the group’s vocals. Or more fun songs like Unfair and On the Snow. Oh, and this goes for either language. 5. Who’s your bias? In OT12 it’s Kris, in post OT12 era it’s Sehun. 6. Who’s your bias wrecker? Anyone who isn’t Sehun and sometimes even Sehun himself. 7. Favorite choreography? Uuuuh…jesus take the wheel. Playboy and Eldorado and the Exo’rdium Transformer remix. 8. Favorite MV? The…Growl drama version. Or Lotto. NO MONSTER. I CAN’T PICK! 9. Favorite EXO Showtime episode? EPISODE SEVEN BECAUSE CHINA LINE. And Tao speaking in Chinese because he got so excited! And “Is this really a bathroom?” And “We’re going to the Galaxy!” And “I want to go to Baekhyun’s grandmother’s house.” And “Cheese ball?” 10. EXO K or EXO M? I WAS an M stan. 11. OT12 or OT9? SDALKGJLDFH OT12 IS ALWAYS IN MY HEART RIGHT NEXT TO DB5K. 12. Dance-line or Vocal-line? Who says I can’t have both??? 13. Vocal-line or Rap-line? ¿ POR QUÉ NO LOS DOS? 14. Favorite Vocalist? U can’t make me pick 15. Favorite Dancer? Okay I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t Jongin. BUT SEHUN IS CLOSE SECOND. 16. Favorite Rapper? Chanyeol 17. EXO First Box or Second Box? OT12 IS ALWAYS THE ANSWER 1st box 18. Miracles in December or Sing For You? See above Miracles in December 19. Wolf or Growl? Lbr who picks Wolf when there’s a second option? 20. Is EXO your bias group? God yes. 21. MAMA superpowers or WOLF werewolves? Considering I wrote an epic fanfic based on their powers…I’m going with powers. 22. Favorite Friendship? Yixing with anyone INCLUDING DEPARTED MEMBERS and Taemin & Jongin 23. Favorite Ship? HNNNNRGH WHY MUST YOU HURT ME IN THIS WAY??? I gotta stick to OT9 anything else hurts me now. Maybe…kaisoo? Baekyeol? NO WAIT I GOT IT. Suho/Sehun. Because I’m a SUCKER FOR MAKNAE/LEADER. 24. Favorite China-line member? What china line (bitter) Kris 25. Aegyo Xiumin or Abs Xiumin? Again I say ¿ POR QUÉ NO LOS DOS? 26. Do you own the EXO Lightsick? I own one, from the second tour. 27. Lucky One or Monster? HANDS DOWN, MONSTER. 28. XOXO or EXODUS? XOXO 29. EXODUS or EX’ACT? Exodus 30. Favorite OT12 moment? First music show win and Showtime 31. Call Me Baby or Love Me Right? UMMM…Call me Baby. 32. Favorite EXODUS song? FUQ U ALL OF THEM. 33. Favorite Beagle-line member? Baekhyun! 34. Favorite EXO superpower? Kris’ and not just because I’m biased but come on, the man can FLY and apparently summon DRAGONS?! 35. As vocalists, Luhan or Chen? OOOOOOOOH NONONONONO 36. Drop That or Lightsaber? Lightsaber 37. EXOLU’XION or The Lost Planet? Exolu’xion because it hurt less by then. 38. How long did it take you to learn all their names? I don’t even know…for a long time I kept getting Sehun and Lu Han confused. By the time XOXO came out I was solid on who was who. 39. Favorite ballad? Um…Baby don’t cry? Is that ballad-y enough? If not then Beautiful. 40. El Dorado or Black Pearl? BLACK PEARL! 41. Least favorite ship? None?!?!? Unless people ship it in an unhealthy way (ie abuse fics) 42. Kai or Jongin? WHAT THE—HOW CAN YOU PICK?! 43. Favorite EXOMENTARY video? Um…I have yet to watch it actually. shame on me 44. Favorite EXO K member? SEHUN 45. Favorite EXO M member? KRIS 46. As vocalists, D.O. or Baekhyun? Oh you can just FUCK MY LIFE I’M NOT PICKING 47. As rappers, Sehun or Tao? Forgive me baby but Tao TT 48. Do you actually like Wolf? Only if it’s remixed and live 49. Favorite OTP moment? THIS (from this post) 50. Have you ever seen EXO live? YUP! Exolu’xion and Exo’rdium in New York NEW JERSEY 51. Moment that made you cry? *gestures wildly at escape squad* 52. Most handsome member? Sehun!!!! 53. Do you still watch EXO Showtime occasionally? I’m in the process of downloading all the episodes so I can watch them whenever my little OT12 TRASH HEART desires 54. Cutest member? Oooooh boy…I think either Yixing or Suho. They’re both just so pure. 55. First bias? It was Kris right off the bat. 56. Favorite XOXO song? Baby Don’t Cry. 57. Favorite Baekhyun era? The Lost Planet 58. SatanSoo or SquishySoo? HE IS ALWAYS SQUISHY 59. Xiuhan or Hunhan?

I gotta go with hunhan. Again, epic fanfic and all that. 60. Favorite EXO photocard? The Growl type B group card 61. Sehun’s eyebrows or Sehun’s legs? LEGS 62. Favorite EXO pet? Vivi the brat, and Candy 63. Hyung-line or Maknae-line? I’m a sucker for maknaes 64. Favorite EXODUS song? I feel like we did this already? We did it was 32. 65. Favorite movie with an EXO member in it? OH MY GOD “Somewhere Only We Know” I FUCKING CRIED BUCKETS!! I have the bluray and I’m pretty sure I saw it in theaters twice 66. How did you get into EXO? I was an SM fan since I got into K-Pop so I was waiting for their debut from the moment it was announced, and the teasers made me even more excited. 67. Mom!Suho or Sexy!Suho? Mom! 68. Promise or Heaven? Mmmm…Promise 69. Tao’s Z.TAO or Luhan’s Reloaded? Reloaded, I haven’t actually listened to Z.Tao yet 70. Favorite EX’ACT song? Monster 71. Xiumin bun or Luhan bun? XIUMIN! 72. Have you ever not liked a member? Well he is my fave but I was kinda mad at Kris when he left. For like, 20 minutes mind you. 73. Favorite Chen solo song? Uprising!! 74. Baekyeol or Baekyeon? Pfffffft yeol 75. Cold city guy Kris or Dorky Kris? I WILL HAVE BOTH 76. Favorite EXO Cover song? SABOR A MÍ 77. Did you cry when listening to Promise? Maybe a little 78. EXO song that you do not like? I don’t actually like “Miracles in December” that much. Or “For Life” 79. Favorite Couple Talk (from EXO second box)? Uh….all of them? 80. Favorite Kai era? I’m going to be rude and say pre-debut. THOSE TEASERS, MAN! Plus after they debuted I feel like he’s just been constantly hurting. 81. As dancers, Kai, Sehun, or Lay? The deck is fucking stacked against my bias man. Lay. 82. Baekhyun’s (ft. Suzy) Dream or Baekhyun’s (ft. K. Will) The Day? Dream 83. Favorite EXO member IG account? SEHUN 84. Favorite award performance? Growl at the 2013 MAMAs! 85. If you could get any of the MID gifts, what would you get? What the fuck were they again?? 86. Kaisoo or TaeKai? /KICKS DOWN YOUR DOOR/ BOTH ARE PURE AND GOOD 87. Favorite Chanyeol gif? THE ONE WITH THE RAINBOW WINGS OF FIRE THAT WENT FUCKING VIRAL 88. MAMA or History? History 89. Favorite lyrics? SHAWTY IMMA PARTY TIL THE SUNDOWN 90. Favorite Suho era? Exodus teaser I CRIED 91. Red haired D.O., yes or no? YES YES YES YES YES 92. Favorite Chanyeol Rap? Probably from “Promise” or “Artificial Love” 93. Favorite fanfiction? Pfffffft…my own 94. Lay’s Go, Fighting! Or Luhan’s Running Man? GO FIGHTING 95. Pathcodes or Wolf Drama? Pathcodes 96. Taohun or Taoris? TAORIS MY ORIGINAL 97. EXO Showtime or EXO Next Door? SHOWTIME! 98. Most significant song for you? Hmmm…Machine? It was the song on their album I loved most. That or Baby Don’t Cry. 99. Who are your top 3 members? Sehun, Baekhyun, and Kyungsoo 100. Why do you like EXO? If you made it through this and haven’t figured it out, go back and read it again!

[liondelbuchi]

the bookworm tag

Tagged by: the wonderful @blanchctt - thank you ♥

Tagging: @piascleavage, @ultraassbutt​, @avagardners, @cinemalesbian​, @emmywinnerjonhamm​, @misskatekane​, @lorelaigillmore​ - I do think you all like to read, but if you don’t want to take it, no problem!

1. Do you remember how you developed a love for reading?

I don’t think my love for reading has developed very much. Since the day I learned to properly read some weeks before Christmas in 2004, I’ve always loved it. It’s as simple as that.

2. Where do you usually read?

It’s usually the couch on my bedroom or in our livingroom, but also my bed.

3. Do you prefer to read one book at a time or several at once?

One at a time!

4. What is/are your favourite book(s)?

Hmm. I have many. I think those I would call favorites are The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, 1984 by George Orwell, the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith (/J. K. Rowling) aaaand... well, that’s probably it. I might have forgotten a book or two.

5. Do you have a least favourite book?

There was this one book I had to read in school that I absolutely hated, but I don’t remember the name of it or the author of it.

6. What is your favourite genre?

Crime, drama, historical fiction - that’s usually what I prefer, but I really don’t mind any genre I think.

7. Is there a genre you won’t read?

No, I don’t think so. As long as the books looks good, I’m willing to give it a chance, no matter what genre it is.

8. What is the longest book you ever read?

I’m not sure which is longest, but one of the first three books in the ASOIAF series by George R. R. Martin. I’m not completely sure, but I think so.

9. What book are you currently reading?

Right now I’m reading The Children’s Act by Ian McEwan.

10. What was the last book you finished?

Agatha Christie’s The Murder at the Vicarage.

11. What was the last book you bought?

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

12. Do you have a favourite book quote?

I have many favorites, but I love this one from HP and the Deathly Hallows:

"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"

13. Do you prefer library books or buying books?

I prefer buying books. I actually borrowed books at the library for the first time in yeeears a few days ago and I don’t have any problem with it, but when you buy books you can have them forever, and there’s no deadline whatsoever.

14. Where do you buy your books?

Mostly online or in a store called Eldorado here in Norway. However, if I’m in another country that got Waterstones, you can be sure I will drag with me as many books as possible home.

15. How many books do you buy a month?

It depends. I got this excuse that no book goes out on date so if I don’t read it right there and then, that’s no problem. But it depends. Sometimes I don’t buy a book, other times I buy one or two, and then there are times where I can buy 5-10 books. For example, I bought several in January because of the sales.

16. How many books do you own?

I’m not sure. I think I have about 250 in my room, but I probably have another 200 laying around other places in the house.

17. How do you feel about second hand books?

Love them! I wish I had more of them, especially older editions and stuff.

18. Do you prefer E-books or physical books?

Physical books, without a doubt! I have tried to read a few e-books, but I have to quit after a few pages because I can’t handle it. It might take some time getting used to, I don’t know, but I will probably always prefer physical books.

19. Do you prefer paperback or hardback?

Hardback. I like paperback as well, and they are much better when I travel or go somewhere, but if I had to choose, I would choose hardback.

20. Do you prefer to read trilogies/series or standalones?

That depends. Some books are best as standalones, but others are good as a series. It completely depends on the book and the plot and characters.

21. What is the weirdest thing you’ve used as a bookmark?

I once used a unused pad as a bookmark, but that’s probably the weirdest thing.

22. What is more important to you: characters or plot?

Characters. A bad plot can be turned good with good characters, but a good plot can never be good with bad characters - at least that’s how I feel it.

23. Do you ever judge a book by its cover?

I rarely every buy or read a book I haven’t heard about before, or know the author to, but yeah, I’ve probably done that.

24. What’s the most beautiful book you own?

I think I will have to go with this book I have with all of Jane Austen’s novels. It’s big, pink, and very beautiful.

25. What is your favorite book to movie/tv adaptation?

The Price of Salt (which turned into Carol), and I also love the 2005 adaption of Pride and Prejudice.

26. What is the best beverage to drink while reading a book?

Cocoa!

27. Are you looking forward to any book release? If so, which one?

I’m not very updated on upcoming books, but I’m looking forward to the next book in the Cormoran Strike series, as well as some other sequels from different series. 

28. Recommend me a book :3

Basically every book I mentioned in my answers, but I would also recommend you Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty or/and My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.

[mrbronzeskull]

1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, 21, 25, 30, 33, 36, 37, 38? (Sorry if this is a lot I got carried away haha)

No worries anon! Happy to answer them all for ya!1. Ever skipped class?Yup, skipped a bunch of mandatory sports classes in school and a shittonne of uni lectures because I’m a lazy bastard 3. Ever self harmed?I have not, on purpose anyways, I’m a clumsy fuck so often accidentally injure myself though. 5. Ever shoplifted?Not to the best of my memory, so if I have, it can’t have been something massive.9. Favorite Movie?Probably Road to ElDorado, great fun and plenty of nostalgia 13. Favorite Memory?My memory is notoriously awful but I’ll always look back on any time I spent with an old friend of mine with high regard.14. Favorite Book?I can’t possibly pick one, I have far too many. Need to start reading my current backlog of books too. 15. Invisibility or Ability to fly?Probably invisibility, though flying is super cool I imagine that it’d be awful cold and you could hit birds and get covered in bugs21. Tea or Coffee?Don’t drink either really, but if I had to pick, I suppose I’d go with a weak tea, easier to down some leaf flavored water than coffee25. Sexual orientation?Normally I would, and have previously, state straight buuuut I’m kinda debating that a little recently.30. Believe in second chances?I’m a super forgiving person, to the point of it having actively fucked me up several times, but yeah, I’ll still give multiple second chances. 33. Position on the death penalty?Unclear, like I said, I’m big on second chances, but honestly if someone’s gotten life in prison, surely it would be more efficient to just end it? I’m just spitballing, I haven’t done much thinking about it since Australia doesn’t have it anywhere.36. Believe in ghosts?Personally, no, I haven’t experienced anything that would encourage a belief in the supernatural.37. Shower facing the shower head or turned away from it?Away, standing or sitting down. 38. Sleep with the door opened or closed?Closed, I’m a pretty light sleeper, plus my cat has, on several occasions when the door was open, gone out and locked herself out, leading to her meowing to wake me up to let her in. 

[fabiofernandes]

Italian Design: Moto Guzzi

It was not until I moved to Italy that my love for Moto Guzzi started to grow. I was always a BMW fan, mainly because I never had much contact with Guzzi motorcycles in Brazil when I was growing up, but BMW Motorcycles were always around and were aspirational. If you follow this blog you may have seen the 4 thousand kilometers my friends and I traveled in four BMW R1200GS during only 7 days around Europe - if you missed that post you should start here.

When I moved to Italy I decided to emerge myself in the local culture and brands, especially since I am an Italian citizen. That is when I started the blog and this special column called "Italian Design" where I show some of the most iconic Italian brands and designs.

Joining my passion for motorcycles with me living in Italy, it was certain that eventually, I would try to get closer to an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. The first thing I noticed is that Italians are particularly proud of the brand Moto Guzzi and even people that don't actually have one confess having a special admiration for its accomplishments.

It all started in the historic Italian marque founded at Mandello del Lario on the banks of Lake Como in 1921. Since then, the company has produced over 50 different models, many, like the famous Le Mans, powered by the transverse V-twin, which has become a Guzzi trademark over the years.

My favorite thing about the Moto Guzzi is probably the fact it's the most customized bike ever and the only European Motorcycle brand to fight with fair chance against Harley Davidson in the US market.

"For me, it's remarkable how customizable their bikes are"

ICONIC MODELS

The most iconic model is the 1955-57 ‘Otto’ V8 GP racer. The sadly short-lived Moto Guzzi V8 GP racer, also known as the ‘Otto’, was arguably one of the boldest and most advanced motorcycles of all time. In the early 1950s, Guzzi was already renown for its engineering prowess and racing success, being the first company to have it's own wind tunnel.ì. The new V8, conceived in 1954 to challenge racing rivals like Gilera’s 500/4, took things to a whole new level being liquid-cooled with DOHC, producing an unprecedented 78bhp and capable of an unheard of 172mph 20 years before the speed was achieved again in GPs. Unfortunately, it was also unreliable and considered dangerous to ride and when Moto Guzzi withdrew from racing entirely in 1957 it was consigned to history. Two examples remain at Guzzi’s own museum.

My second favorite model is the 1971-74 V7 Sport. Despite its reputation for V-twins today, Guzzi’s first transverse "V" didn’t arrive until 1967 with the 703cc V7 which proved such a success it quickly led to other variants including the 1968 757cc V7 Special and one of the most iconic Guzzis of all, the 1971 748cc V7 Sport. Designed by Guzzi engineer Lino Tonti as a pure sportster the Sport was intended to be the first five-speed, 200kg (440lb), 200kph (120mph) production bike and, as such was a major step forward and, effectively, the R1 of its day. Compact (thanks to a new frame), light (ish) and fast it led directly to the 750S, 750S3 and, most importantly, the iconic 850 Le Mans and is today considered one of the most collectable of all Guzzis.

With the enourmous sucess of the V7, Guzzi realized sales in the US were critical to its success and growth. They lauched in 1972 the Guzzi California. This model is remarkable because, to help promote the new bike the very first two V7s were sold to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for just $1 each. This grew into a series of orders for police-spec machines from not just LA but ultimately Texas and Georgia and the production, from 1970, of a special police version (with footboards, different instruments and black and white livery) of Guzzi’s touring, ‘Eldorado’ V7 (these are the bikes, incidentally, featured famously in the Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry sequel ‘Magnum Force’. This in turn led to public demand for a similar machine with the 1972 California being the popular result. The US-style tourer has lived on ever since as one of Guzzi’s most popular models.

1976 850 Le Mans Possibly the most famous Guzzi of all was actually, originally, not much more than a ‘suped-up’ V7 Sport. However, with extra displacement, new disc brakes and striking styling, when the first Le Mans debuted in 1976 its combination of looks and performance really grabbed the public’s imagination. That success led to four successive models from the Mk II to its ultimate culmination in the ‘90s, the Mk V, although none of those bikes are as highly regarded as the original which remains among the most desirable of all Guzzi classics.

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