#ellie-ennui

[punkitt-is-here]

hi punkitt i drew some peachi-keen fanart

(plz excuse the medium 90% of my drawings are done on the paper towels at my work)

I LOVE THAT HIS POMPADOUR REQUIRES TWO TOWELS THATS AWESOME

[symmetryofemptyspace]

“I don’t want to care. If I care about things, it’ll just be worse, it’ll just be another thing to worry about. It’s less painful if I don’t care.” ― Bret Easton Ellis, Less Than Zero

[70sscifiart]

Black Mirror and retro sci-fi paperback cover art

Someone on the Black Mirror team really knows their late-60s sci-fi paperbacks! Spoilers for Season 6 ep "Beyond the Sea." 

This paperback is a 1967 edition of Ray Bradbury's 'The Illustrated Man,' with a top-tier Dean Ellis cover.

Ellis was a great paperback artist: He balanced one central image with intricate details, making covers simple yet engaging. Ellis covers don't usually have this much ennui, which makes this one a particularly good pick for the episode, about an astronaut who also feels alone.

The other main paperback featured in the episode is a 1968 edition of 'The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress,' by Robert A. Heinlein, with a cover by Paul Lehr.

Lehr is an icon of 60s/70s covers, so he's a great artist to include. This particular cover has one of his signature tropes - A crowd of tiny figures gathering around a single object, in this case a moon base.

That said, that particular Lehr cover looks more similar to the style of Richard Powers (a surreal 50s artist who influenced Lehr) than is typical for Lehr. Here are a few other 1968 Lehr covers that I think represent him better, with more shadows and monochrome.

But here's what blows my mind: We never see the cover to one paperback spine in this scene. It's this 1967 Richard Powers cover, with the yellow spine.

It seems to show a man enviously watching a woman from behind a screen - incredibly on-the-nose symbolism for this episode.

I wonder if the prop person for the show came up with multiple options and the Powers cover lost out to the Lehr one. Either way, it's an amazing Easter egg. 

 If you liked this, subscribe to my newsletter - My latest issue covers Black Mirror’s retro sci-fi cover art in more depth. You might also enjoy my art book Worlds Beyond Time, which has a restored version of that exact Dean Ellis Illustrated Man cover in it.

[marcmarcmomarc]

Once Upon a Lamp - list of characters

In honor of Once Upon a Studio turning one year old

EXT. THE STEVE JOBS BUILDING - EARLY EVENING

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

André

Wally B.

Luxo Jr.

Luxo Jr.

Luxo Sr.

Red’s Dream

Lumpy

Red

Tin Toy

Tinny

Gumbo

Flip ‘n Beth

Ace

Clocky

Spot

Zoo Train

Chrome Dome

Rallye Guy

Fire Hydrant

Helicopter Sheep

Toypot

Frodo

Bouncy

Eben’s Car

Les

RenderMan

Knick Knack

Knick

Sunny Miami

Sunny Florida

Sunny Egypt

Sunny Jamaica

Sunny Palm Springs

Sunny Israel

Surf Death Valley

Sunny Atlantis

Toy Story (Toys)

Woody

Buzz Lightyear

Jessie

Mr. Potato Head

Slinky Dog

Rex

Hamm

Bo Peep

Mrs. Potato Head

Bullseye

Mr. Pricklepants

Dolly

Trixie

Buttercup

Chuckles

Stinky Pete

Barbie

Ken

Lots-o-Huggin’ Bear

Big Baby

Twitch

Stretch

Chunk

Sparks

Chatter Telephone

Bookworm

Peas-in-a-Pod

Forky

Giggle McDimples

Ducky

Bunny

Duke Caboom

Gabby Gabby

The Dummies

Billy, Goat, and Gruff

Toy Story (Human side)

Andy Davis

Mrs. Davis

Molly Davis

Sid Phillips

Hannah Phillips

Bonnie Anderson

Bonnie’s Mom

Bonnie’s Dad

Buster

Scud

Geri’s Game

Geri

A Bug’s Life

Flik

Hopper

Princess Atta

Princess Dot

The Queen

Molt

Slim

Heimlich

Francis

Manny

Gypsy

Rosie

Tuck

Roll

P.T. Flea

Dim

Mr. Soil

Dr. Flora

Thorny

Cornelius

Thumper

Aphie

For the Birds

Bluebird Flock

Gawky Bird

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Commander Nebula

Mira Nova

XR

Booster

Warp Darkmatter

Gravitina

N0S-4-A2

XL

Monsters, Inc.

James P. Sullivan

Mike Wazowski

Boo

Celia Mae

Randall Boggs

Henry J. Waternoose

Johnny Worthington

Scott “Squishy” Squibbles

Don Carlton

Terri and Terry Perry

Art

Tylor Tuskman

Val Little

Fritz

Katherine “Cutter” Sterns

Duncan P. Anderson

Roz

Yeti

Jeff Fungus

Banana Bread

Roger Rogers

Suzy “Sunny” Sunshine

Finding Nemo

Marlin

Dory

Nemo

Hank

Boundin’

Jackalope

Lamb

The Incredibles

Bob Parr

Helen Parr

Violet Parr

Dashiell Parr

Jack-Jack Parr

Lucius Best

Edna Mode (E)

Buddy Pine

Winston Deavor

Evelyn Deavor

Mirage

Rick Dicker

Voyd

One Man Band

Bass

Treble

Tippy

THX

Tex

Cars

Lightning McQueen

Tow Mater

Cruz Ramirez

Lifted

Stu

Mr. B

Ratatouille

Remy

Alfredo Linguini

Chef Skinner

Colette Tatou

Django

Emile

Anton Ego

Presto

Presto DiGiotagione

Alec Azam

WALL-E

WALL-E

EVE

Captain B. McCrea

John

Mary

M-O

The Defective Robots

Hal the Cockroach

Partly Cloudy

Gus

Peck

Up

Carl Fredricksen

Russell

Dug

Charles Muntz

Alpha

Beta

Gamma

Kevin

Kevin’s Babies

Day & Night

Day

Night

La Luna

Bambino

Papà

Nonno

Brave

Merida

Elinor

Fergus

Hamish

Hupert

Harris

Fergus’ Dogs

Angus

The Witch

Maudie

Lord MacGuffin

Lord Macintosh

Lord Dingwall

Young MacGuffin

Young Macintosh

Wee Dingwall

The Witch’s Crow

Conan the Clan Dingwall Hunk

The Blue Umbrella

Blue

Red

Lava

Uka

Lele

Inside Out (Mindscape)

Joy

Sadness

Anger

Fear

Disgust

Anxiety

Envy

Ennui

Embarrassment

Nostalgia

Inside Out (Humans)

Riley Andersen

Jill Andersen

Bill Andersen

Grace Hsieh

Bree Young

Valentina Ortiz

Dani

Ally

Sofia

Nour

Coach Roberts

Sanjay’s Super Team

Sanjay

Sanjay’s Father

Hanuman

Durga

Vishnu

The Good Dinosaur

Arlo

Spot

Henry

Ida

Buck

Libby

Nash

Ramsey

Butch

Thunderclap

Downpour

Coldfront

Frostbite

Windgust

Bubbha

Lurleane

Pervis

Earl

Forrest Woodbush

Fury

Destructor

Dream Crusher

Debbie

Piper

Piper

Lou

Lou

J.J.

Coco (Land of the Living)

Miguel Rivera

Dante

Abuelita Elena Rivera

Enrique Rivera (Papá)

Luisa Rivera (Mamá)

Tío Berto Rivera

Tía Carmen Rivera

Tía Gloria Rivera

Abuelito Franco Rivera

Abel Rivera

Rosa Rivera

Socorro Rivera

Benny Rivera

Manny Rivera

Coco (Land of the Dead)

Papá Héctor Rivera

Ernesto de la Cruz

Mamá Imelda Rivera

Pepita

Mamá Coco Rivera

Papá Julio Rivera

Tía Rosita Rivera

Tía Victoria Rivera

Tío Óscar Rivera

Tío Felipe Rivera

Bao

Mom

Son

Dad

Cindy

Purl

Purl

Lacy

Office Bros.

Office Ladies

Kitbull

Kitbull

Dog

Smash and Grab

Smash

Grab

Float

Father

Son

Wind

Ellis

Ellis’ Grandma

Onward

Ian Lightfoot

Barley Lightfoot

Laurel Lightfoot

Corey

Colt Bronco

Blazey

Soul (Living World)

Joe Gardener

Libba Gardener

Dez

Curley

Dorothea Williams

Connie

Soul (The Great Before)

22

Moonwind

Terry

Counselor Jerry A

Counselor Jerry B

Loop

Renee

Marcus

Out

Greg

Jim

Manuel

Greg’s Parents

Gigi

Luca

Luca Paguro

Alberto Scorfano

Giulia Marcovaldo

Ercole Visconti

Massimo Marcovaldo

Daniela Paguro

Lorenzo Paguro

Grandma Libera Paguro

Ciccio

Guido

Machiavelli

Nona

Nona

Renee

Twenty-Something

Gia

Nicole

Turning Red

Meilin Lee

Miriam Mendelsohn

Abby Park

Priya Mangal

Tyler Nguyen-Baker

Ming Lee

Jin Lee

Grandma Wu Lee

Auntie Chen

Lily

Helen

Auntie Ping

Mr. Gao

4*Town

Lightyear

Izzy Hawthorne

Sox

Mo Morrison

Darby Steel

Commander Burnside

Alisha Hawthorne

Kiko Hawthorne

Elemental

Ember Lumen

Wade Ripple

Bernie Lumen

Cinder Lumen

Gale Cumulus

Fern Grouchwood

Clod

Brook Ripple

Harold Ripple

Alan Ripple

Lake Ripple

Eddy Ripple

Marco Ripple

Polo Ripple

Ghibli

Flarrietta

Flarry

Self

Self

Win or Lose

Coach Dan

Vanessa

Rochelle

Elio

Elio Solis

Elio’s Aunt

Ambassador Questa

Ambassador Grigon

Hoppers

Mabel

King George

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Notes

Everybody is all smiles for the group picture, from heroes to villains and everything in-between. Even characters who were otherwise sticks in the mud like Hank genuinely smile for the picture. Villains such as Muntz, de la Cruz, Lotso, Thunderclap and his gang, Syndrome, Evelyn, Randall, Waternoose, Hopper, Skinner, and Ercole, as much of evil psychopaths they were, are seen tenderly and respectfully singing along. Even Sid, who was a massive bully to Hannah, is seen giving her a kind brotherly embrace. Also, most movies’ main cast seem to be cramped together. Even the villains stand near their respective heroes, everyone in a healthy relationship with their families and loved ones are tenderly holding each other close, and many of the larger characters offer their bodies for the smaller ones.

Forky, Heimlich, Dory, Jack-Jack, Mater, WALL-E, and one of the triplets wave at the camera.

Dim and Wee Dingwall give the camera dopey smiles.

The egg-shaped bluebirds and the gawky bird stand perched above the entrance. The bluebirds are happy to have the gawky bird with them, a far cry from how they treated him in their short.

Sulley carries Boo tenderly in his arms. Helen does the same to Jack-Jack, as do Presto with Alec, Carl and Russell with Kevin’s babies, Elinor and Fergus with their triplet sons, Embarrassment with Envy, Massimo with Machiavelli, and Izzy with Sox.

Terri attempts to dance before his other half stops him.

Hank carries Marlin, Dory, and Nemo in a coffee pot.

Voyd and Abby giddily bounce in place, clearly the most excited for the photo.

Linguini carries Remy while Colette holds Django and Emile.

WALL-E and EVE hold the umbrellas from The Blue Umbrella.

HAN-S still can’t stay still, shaking aggressively as the photo is taken.

Kevin and her babies take the time to mimic Carl once again.

Maudie and the Clan Dingwall hunk share a loving look.

Young Macintosh flexes his pecs while giving the camera a cocky smile, the same type of smile given by characters like Terry, Darby, and Clod.

The Witch has her Crow standing perched on her shoulder.

Being stationary volcanoes, Uka and Lele are unable to leave their photo. Thankfully, they have Thunderclap and his gang to hold it so they can be in the group picture.

Nostalgia sticks her head out from behind Embarrassment, clearly hiding from the other emotions.

Riley, Grace, and Bree all carry Knick together while Riley’s parents carry the Miami and Florida knick knacks, Val and the Fire Hawks carry the Egypt, Jamaica, Palm Springs, Israel, and Death Valley knick knacks, and Coach Roberts carries Sunny Atlantis in her fish bowl.

Cindy, Son’s fiancée, winks at the camera as the photo is taken.

Machiavelli gives the camera his standard bored look.

Mei has her red hair, panda ears, and panda tail, continuing to embrace her panda.

Aaron Z gives the camera a thumbs up while Tae Young makes a heart with his hands.

Izzy gives Sox a neck scratch.

Alisha and Kiko’s inclusion also counts due to their backlash following the movie’s release.

[gallierhouse]

Oh, and another major Bret Easton Ellis theme is the slow but sure disconnection from reality due to a combination of drug use and ennui and the generally terrible nihilistic atmosphere of the book that eventually spirals into full-blown psychosis. Hm. I wonder if Louis could relate to that.

[snowybatwheels159]

HELLLOOOOO!!! GUYS!!! IT'S ME ELLIE THAT ONE HAVE ENNUI PLUSH!!❄️

Me:

@bamthebatmobile

[notallrobots]

about me ࿓

22. multiship. i write and draw and ball out

⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖

hey! i thought i’d make an intro post that i can edit as i go. i’m nara (my pseudonym derives from an acronym for Not All Robots, which is a comic i like). i’m turning 23 this year. i got crazyyyy obsessed with inside out 2 after seeing it in theaters. i draw, write fic, and animate. i take drawing and fic requests, but i might put a limit on them or decline them. i’ve never done commissions, but feel free to dm me if you’re interested in seeing something in particular. i only want to draw inside out rn, though…

i use a translator for my French captions / speech bubbles, but i’m trying to learn..

i LOVE fear, ennui, disgust, and bill hader :3

i like ennui (because she is my gf), piña coladas, top-down video games, 2d animation, Bret Easton Ellis novels, CARTOONS, fanfiction, swimming, hair accessories, the post-apocalypse, long skirts, nekojiru, museums, beach vacations, fear, horror letsplays, and white chocolate. (-‿-)

talk to me about fear, inside out, cartoons, movies, music, and writing (especially writing! i love writing of any kind and am happy to proofread or beta stuff)!! i hope you enjoy my headcanon, but it’s okay if you don’t! i know that i can be corny and delusional.

i also don’t mind if you want to critique my art anonymously! please do; i really want to improve.

i have a 9-5, so sorry if i’m replying slow!

me on ze left and the original disear gansta @tokibuns (she drew this!!) on the right

live laugh love fear

[thecatgirl-luvmyrocky]

🖤Ellie and Jake as Crimson and Ennui!🖤

(Art by Ali_Chan46)

[misterah13]

My main fandom characters list (Plus Protagonists)

Yellow Guy

Duck Guy

Red Guy

Micheal Afton

Frisk

Chara

Flowey The Flower

Nicky Roth

The Protagonist (Tattletail)

Baby Talking Tattletail

Henry Stein

Aubrey Drew

Bendy

Alice Angel

Boris The Wolf

Charley

Barley

Edgar

Carley

Six

The Runaway Kid

Mono

The Girl In The Yellow Raincoat

Shadow Six

Nome

Cuphead

Mugman

Ms Chalice

MC

The Player

Mickey Mouse

Spongebob SquarePants

Gary The Snail

Patrick Star

Squidward Tentacles

Eugene H Krabs

Sandy Cheeks

Sheldon J Plankton

Karen Plankton

Gumball Watterson

Darwin Watterson

Anais Watterson

Penny Fitzgerald

Carrie Krueger

Meilin Lee

Miriam Mendelsohn

Priya Mangal

Abby Park

Joy

Sadness

Fear

Disgust

Anger

Anxiety

Envy

Embarrassment

Ennui

Nostalgia

Nyamo

Konata Izumi

Hikage Miyakawa

Hinata Miyakawa

Kagami Hiiragi

Tsukasa Hiiragi

Miyuki Takara

Yutaka Kobayakawa

Minami Iwasaki

Patricia Martin

Hiyori Tamura

Misao Kusakabe

Ayano Minegishi

Skid

Pump

Lila

Jaune

Yuuko Aioi

Mio Naganohara

Mai Minakami

Nano Shinonome

Professor Hakase Shinonome

Sakamoto

Felix The Cat

Sophie Walten

Jenny Letterson

Ice Cream Man

Sergeant Keroro Gunso

Private Second Class Tamama Nitohei

Corporal Giroro Goucho

Sergeant Major Kururu Soucho

Lance Corporal Dororo Heicho

Angol Mois

Carmen Sandiego

Player Bouchard

Zack

Ivy

Suhara

Sonia

Hideo

The Chief

Chase Devineaux

Julia Argent

Agent Zari

A.C.M.E Agent

Four

X

Sarah Henderson

Lily Henderson

Kyle Henderson

Thomas Bentley Artwright

Henry Stickmin

Ellie Rose

Charles Calvin

Red

Classic Sonic The Hedgehog

Classic Miles Tails Prower

Classic Knuckles The Echidna

Classic Amy Rose The Hedgehog

Classic Ray The Flying Squirrel

Classic Mighty The Armadillo

Rayman

Sunny

Kel

Aubrey

Hero

Basil

Mari

Siffrin

Mirabelle

Isabeau

Odile

Bonnie

Pomni

Ragatha

Serial Designation N

Uzi Doorman

Claire

Cuddles

Giggles

Toothy

Lumpy

Petunia

Handy

Nutty

Sniffles

Pop

Cub

Flaky

The Mole

Disco Bear

Russell

Lifty

Shifty

Mime

Cro Marmot

Flippy

Splendid

Lammy

Mr Pickles

Truffles

Raggedy Ann

Raggedy Andy

Babette

Bobby

Penny

Hanazuki

Hemkas

Kiazuki

Kiyoshi

Maroshi

Miyumi

Captain Olimar

The Knight

Rumi

Pancho

Qaru

Nayra

Pacman

Player (Poppy Playtime)

Poppy Playtime

Red Crewmate

Boyfriend

Girlfriend

Pico

Niko

Madeline

Hat Kid

Bow Kid

Kirby

Bandana Waddle Dee

Meta Knight

King Dedede

Rick

Kine

Coo

Marx

Gooey

Nago

ChuChu

Pitch

Adeleine

Ribbon

Queen Ripple

Ripple Star Fairies

Shadow Kirby

Dark Meta Knight

Daroach

Spinni

Doc

Storo

Squeakers

Elfilin

Magolor

Taranza

Sectonia

People Of The Sky

Susie

Francisca

Flamberge

Zan Partizanne

Classic Kirby

[multiplebirthinwebcomics]

Brenda and David, Selva and Warwick, Chunhyang and Mong-Ryong and the PPPPPP septuplets are qualified for the bracket !

[inniave]

50/90 week one recap

one week into 50/90 and i'm already over 1/5th of the way to fifty songs! i've been feeling like shit this week and music has been a welcome release. i've loved listening to everyone's songs and seeing all the creativity!! <3

songs i wrote this week:

1. Wash Me Clean (demo)

2. Ennui (demo)

3. In Bed (phone demo)[private link]

4. Butcher Me (demo) [cw for domestic violence]

5. Night Glory None (demo)

6. Little Pink Slip Dress (demo) [cw for csa]

7. Ellis Attic (demo/sketch)

8. somata (phone demo)

9. What Mouse Mother Knows (demo)

10. U WERE WRONG (demo) [private link] [cw for csa, medical abuse]

11. Saint Masochist (demo) [dead dove lol idk what else u would expect ]

( these are all demos, some of them written & recorded in under an hour for skirmishes & many of them one takes; the point of 50/90 (for me personally) is to just make something and move on quickly; private links are songs that aren't available unless u have the link; lyrics should be on sc for all of them i think; album art is my own unless otherwise stated <3 )

p.s. it's not too late to join meeeeeeeee (and a bunch of other people!!!!)

[truly-sincerely]

Taking a moment away from reblogging webcomic posts and trying to write but being distracted by The Horrors to say: I'm having a really bad time. We're (Elli is) packing all of our stuff because we have to move at the end of the month and I'm barely hanging on. My severe depression has made me a burden to my family. My anti-depressants allow me to feel emotions but do absolutely nothing to combat the paralysis from ennui. I listen to music now explicitly to drown out the sounds of people talking in other rooms. I'm becoming more and more nonverbal as things get worse. Like "stop talking about apartment hunting now because I've started thinking about killing myself again and I have to take a nap in order to stop doing that" feels really manipulative but it's where I'm at. I've gotten so good at turning my brain off and falling asleep on command. I can also shut that shit off by thinking about my wip, and I'm slowly, slowly outlining a novel like maybe someday I'll actually write it and sell it and stop being a burden and stop needing to take naps to escape The Horrors. I'm gonna take a nap now.

[therese-lokidottir]

The Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes & X-Men Evolution series watch

Living Legend Written by Kevin Burke and Christ Wyatt

While looking for the Hulk in the article the Avengers find Captain America's body in the ice and Iron Mand sees that he is still alive. They bring him onto the Quinjet and manage to revive him but he believes them to be Hydra agents and a fight between them starts.

In the meantime, Black Panther infiltrates the Avengers Mansion and discovers more information about the Avengers.

Captain America lands on the Statue of Liberty at Ellis Island and is confronted by Wasp, who he mistakes for one of Baron Zemo's experiments. Wasp takes him to a war memorial with statues of him and Bucky, but Iron Man informs him that there was no trace of him. The Avengers later take him to their mansion and give him a room.

At a HYDRA base, Baron Zemo breaks in and surprises Baron Strucker with his escape. Zemo then learns from a HYDRA agent that Captain America is still alive. Zemo then leaves the base and heads to Arnim Zola's base. There is a flashback to a fight between Zola and Captain America, where Zola ended up mutated after being knocked into one of the HYDRA experiments during the confrontation. In the present, Zola meets with Zemo, who informs him of the situation, and Zola begins treating Zemo to keep him alive.

Zola sends one of his experiments to the Statue of Liberty. Iron Man, Thor, and Ant-Man go to fight it. In the mansion, another one of the monster experiments and Zemo have broken in. Wasp battles a monster while Captain America is taunted by Zemo. As Zemo throws a grenade, Black Panther saves Cap's life with his shield, and Zemo escapes.

Cap jumps in front of Wasp and uses his shield to protect her. Wasp takes Giant Man to Ellis Island, where they discover that Arnim Zola's experiments are being weakened by Wasp's bio-energy. Giant Man changes his helmet to match the energy signature and advises Iron Man to do the same. Together, they defeat the monster. After returning to the Avengers mansion, Iron Man officially welcomes Captain America as a the team.

Captain America asks Tony when he will get a chance to meet the person in a black catsuit who saved him from Zemo. Tony is confused as who Steve is talking about. Meanwhile, at Zola's base, Enchantress and Executioner kill Arnim Zola and Propose an offer to Zemo it's.

Even with the quick pase of the episode it does a pretty good job at showing Cap's shock and ennui at being awoken in the present. I like how it was Janet who stayed and talk to Steve even when there was action. Nice bit of characterization for her considering of thrill seeking she normally is. Not many of the other characters get much to do. But it is nice to see that they all seem to have genuine concerns for Hulk.

Black Panther is way more involved from the very first season. The show does a pretty good job with balancing and synchronizing all the plots so far. A lot is going on but none of the episode have felt crowded at all.

Some fun animated action scenes in this episode with the blob monsters and a few more ambitious camera angles

SpykeCam written by Rick Ungar Christy Marx and Randy Littlejohn

Evan, after failing his report, begs his teacher to give him another chance to do a make-up assignment. The teacher agrees to give him a digicam to make a video report on currant events. Even just starts eavesdropping on the others at home and school.

While Evan is skateboarding home, Sabretooth jumps him, pushes him aside, and briefly takes his camera before running off again. The next day, Evan tries to film Cyclops and Wolverine training outside, but he nearly gets killed by one of the projecting buzzsaws, and he is knocked out of the way by Wolverine.

While trying to erase the footage, Wolverine discovers the message that Sabretooth left on the camera. When he suddenly shows up right there at the mansion, The X-men are able to fight Sabretooth off. Wolverine tries to run after him when he flees, but isn't able to find him.

Wolverine tries to put the mansion on lockdown, suspecting Sabretooth might try to capture one of the other X-men to try to lure him out. Evan, Kitty, and Rogue sneak out to the woods to try to film a music video, and Sabretooth does try to attack them.

The kids and Sabretooth fight a bit before Wolverine shows up and Rogue manages to knock Sabretooth out. Wolverine figures the kid deliberately planed this and is impressed but still grounds them for putting themselves in danger. Wolverine drops off Sabretooth in the artic and Xavier has wiped his mind, so he won't remember where the mansion is keeping them safe for now.

Starting off I just want to say this episode has some really nice flowing animation. This episode has one of the dance sequences that are in the intro and I personally I just associate this series with the characters dancing.

This is another episode that is aggressively 2000s with spyke getting excited over a digital camera, the girls fighting over a CD and even just the dancing.

Xavier Mansion is such a terrible safety hazard. The fact they use real dangerous projectiles during training and anyone can just walk on in when they're active. You are not keeping these children safe Chuck. Sabretooth is the least of your worries when you have a device that just shoots out buzz saws.

Sadly, what I will Say this episode was fairly weekly so on characterization. Spyke is not a very interesting character and everyone else was kind just there. This episode does not give any further insight between the conflict Sabertooth and Wolverine. Even Rogue who just joined the last episode just acts like she has always been there.

[throughsilver]

I'm going to use Tumblr the way it should be used - a way of documenting thoughts and ideas that aren't fully fledged enough for a traditional blog post.

So I read Less Than Zero, the #1985 debut novel from Bret Easton Ellis, known mainly for writing American Psycho.

Yes, I should have read it when I was 18. Such immature reading tastes etc. But you do things when you do them, don't you. I am fine with it. Plus, I'm not sure what a 40-something bloke should be reading.

I love California, especially the dark side. And this novel infamously embodies that. If you don't know the book, it's about Clay, who returns home to LA for Christmas on a break from university. He sees people - friends and non-friends - in a story awash with drugs, parties, ennui, nihilism (or is it really just apathy) and MTV.

What happens? Well,I assumed there was a murder, but there isn't. He just has an increasingly bleak time until he decides it's time to go back to school.

So there's no massive event. At least not that Clay is directly involved in. He sees the odd (very odd) VHS tape. Sees some people shooting up, and the results of people shooting up. He's involved in the hit and run of a hyena. But nothing earth shattering.

It's despite that, or perhaps because of it, that this book was a hit in the 80s. Seems just the documentation of wealthy Californian teens' existence was enough to shake the fiction loving audience of the time.

I loved it even now. Both as a document of a place and a time, and as a portent of what was to come: the public's fascination with aimless but beautiful LA youth. Hilton, the Kardashians, the Hills etc. And as those archetypes get older, both reflected in the likes of the Selling Sunset cast and I assume the people who now write and produce today's shows about aimlessly wealthy teens.

In 2010, Easton Ellis published Imperial Bedrooms, the sequel to Less Than Zero, the characters all growed up. I want to read it. But, given BEE's love of intertextuality, I need to read his other books first. And maybe those of Jay McInerney, Donna Tartt et al, Bret's peers and alleged partners in crime. I've a lot of reading ahead of me...

[branmuffins22]

THE MONOLITHIC NAME LIST

I DON'T REALLY STAND BY A LOT OF THESE NAMES ANYMORE, BUT HERE THEY ARE ANYWAYS

(It's also worth noting that many of these were catalogued with the intention of being "street names" for characters in a punky, vaguely-Jet Set Radio-inspired thing. You've been warned for the weirder ones.)

Kayla Bran Bay Basil Bayla Wren Brine Red Base Lavender Bailey/Baylee(/others) Baylor Bee/Bea/B Mint Moss Holly Apple Bev(-erly) Babble Bramble Barley Brook(-lyn)(-n) Bren(-na) Hazel Heather Layer Ponder Eurybia Maroon Glen Grove Glade Mod Naomi Strat(-osphere/-egy) Maybe/Maybii/Meibi Bread Fen Ivy Autumn Pennym Burn Nova Dots Lemon(-ade) Acorn Dew(-drop) Peony Pine Maple Pepper(-mint) Parsley Penny/Penelope Phoebe Purple Pink Periwinkle Pomme/Pom(-egranite) Persephone Puddle(-s) Pandora Pancake Paj(-ama) Pan(-ts) Ennui Eerie Emmy Amp(-s/-erage/-litude) Aurora Ceres Patience Viridian Bow Lin/Lyn(-n) Ophelia Glaive Jav(-elin) Leaf/Lief(/others) Pith Telly Nemi/Nemmy Resin Amber Luna Jazz Jet Jasmine Jade Juniper Destiny Jive Juice Jolt June(-bug) Ellie/Elise/Elysia/Elysium Chameleon/Cammy Fern Reina [i think this one came to me in a dream?] Petal(s) Flora Fauna Vinyl [hey, there's a character in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk named that!] Notion Layn/Lain(/others) Peony Sicily Fuchsia [i still like "Fuschia" better tho] Alexis Star(-ling) Swift Sparrow Canary Nia/Neah(/others) Winter Summer Atty/Atrium Effie Breeze(-y) Sapphire Sap River Fooly Symphony Photinia Lyre Carpathia Epilet/Epilette [99% sure this one came to me in a dream] Freyja/Freya Num(-ber) Laylola [i think this one was me misreading someone's username?] Vim Pomp Kidd

[psychedelic-ink]

Hello Sil! It is I, your secret santa here to give you a tiny taste of your present!

The first thing Joel noticed about you was your smile. It spread so easily across your face, unselfconscious and radiant. You extended a hand to Ellie first, who suppressed enough of her ennui to act pleasant. Joel was next, enveloping her cool fingers with his large palm. He blanked on your name that time, needing to ask Maria privately for it, but the warmth and lightness of your presence could be blamed for that.  Joel didn’t believe in love at first sight, but that meeting sure as hell paved the way for the private and closely guarded crush he had on you now. 

And beyond that there's Christmas! Presents! Yearning! Joel and Ellie character studies! And a whole stinkin' heap of cuteness for you! <3

AHHHHHH OMG HELLO SECRET SANTA I AM LITERALLY SO EXCITED THIS LOOKS PERFECT ALREADY OMG

thank you for sending me the snippet!! it's literally gotten me so excited!!