#fish monet (aesthetic)

[vangoghcore]

by aguirrecaro

[imprvdente]

Fish Monet at the Capitol’s aquarium

[tokiro07]

Started thinking about Monet’s ships and how surprisingly varied they’ve been over the years, so I’m going to rate them

Law: the ur Monet ship; she asked him for wings, he gave them to her, it’s really easy to extrapolate that into an intimate moment for her, and her flirty interactions with him suggest the kind of gratitude that she feels. S

Doflamingo: as close to canon as the Law ship, except we know for a fact that she feels some form of love for Doflamingo, she probably wouldn’t have tried to sacrifice herself for him otherwise. Aesthetically, they also just work really well together with green and pink feathers together. S

Caesar: I get it, but I do not like it. I just plain don’t like Caesar, personally, and the idea of him being intimate with anyone is uncomfortable for me, but Monet’s constant roasting creates a fun dynamic, so she pulls up the rating a bit. D

Vergo: Not much interaction between them, but the idea that they both survived Punk Hazard and helped each other get back on their feet creates a lot of opportunity for something fun. Lots of potential, but barely any foundation. B

Luffy: she hugged him, so that’s a plus on aesthetic, and Luffy loves snow, so that’s a plus on interaction, but Luffy’s staunch aromanticism very promptly kills its potential. They’d make great friends, but that’s it. C

Nami: they both have weather abilities, they’re both women, and orange and green go well together. Not enough interaction to work with, but damn they look good together. B

Zoro: they’re both green and they fought. Certainly more to go on than Vergo, and they’d make a good looking couple. I’ve seen cute fanart of their hypothetical child, and damn if that doesn’t give them a few extra points. B

Tashigi: they fought and they’re girls, so not much more to go on than Zoro, but the yuri angle has led to more popularity among fans and Monet thrives when she has the advantage in the ship, so I think it’s a little more fun than Zoro. A

Robin: similar to Nami in that they’re both women in One Piece and Monet stabbed her once, but that’s the extent of it. It’s pretty arbitrary, and the art I’ve seen of it...wasn’t the most flattering. C

Kuzan: both have ice Logia, and similar to Vergo, some believe he played a part in her survival; I like Kuzan more than Vergo, so that’s a plus, but Monet has had canon interactions with Vergo, so they approximately balance out. B

Bellamy: I don’t think anyone’s done this one other than me, but as Doflamingo stans that may both become disillusioned and ally with the Straw Hats, their common ground is a lot of fun to think about. Similar to the Vergo situation, but I’m super endeared to Bellamy whereas I’m neutral to Vergo. A

Viola: Monet used to work as an attendant for Viola, so while we never saw them interact, we know they had a master/servant dynamic, which is prime shipping material. The subsequent betrayal creates an opportunity for some juicy angst, especially with the potential nuance that Monet may have been the one to convince Doflamingo to let Viola live. A

Gladius: Only just saw this one, so while there’s nothing to go on, they at least look good together. I’m sure they’d work fine, but I don’t feel connected enough to Gladius to give it a particularly high rating. C

Carrot: I came up with this because I originally believed that Carrot would get the Snow-Snow Fruit and started thinking about Monet’s spirit living on through Carrot. Beyond that, the aesthetic of a bird of prey shipped with a rabbit is really cute, and their personalities seem like they’d complement each other pretty well. B

Camie: basically the same as with Carrot, just a fish instead of a rabbit, and the shared aesthetic of both being green-haired. This one is fairly popular and I see it a lot, so it beats out the Carrot ship if for no better reason than ubiquity. A

Marco: another one based solely on aesthetic; snowbird + firebird, both wearing glasses. It’s cute, especially when Marco is in hybrid form to match Monet’s body type, I just don’t feel connected enough to Marco to really get behind it. B

King: same as Marco with the ice and fire aesthetic, it gets a slightly higher rating for two reasons; 1) King is hotter; 2) I’ve mentioned before that I think there’s a connection between Monet and the Lunarians, so it’s easier for me to imagine the sorts of interactions they’d have. A

This isn’t an exhaustive list, these are just the ships that I’ve seen and that come to mind easily. The rating system is pretty arbitrary and subject to change. Maybe I should have just arranged these in order of how much I like them, but I think that factoring in canon, aesthetic and dynamic was a good way to help account for my biases. At least a little

[katzemda20009]

WEEK 7: BODY MODIFICATION ON VISUAL SOCIAL MEDIA

Public Health Campaigns

Although body modification has become more popular and accepted, there are potential health risks associated with certain practices such as tattooing, piercing, and excessive body modification. => Public health campaigns promoting safe body modification practices are required to educate people about potential hazards and aid in the prevention of the spread of blood-borne illnesses. These initiatives can also assist in lessening stigma and discrimination against those who choose to have their bodies.

Public health campaigns may assist promote safe practices, prevent the spread of infections, and encourage individuals to make educated decisions about body alteration. discernment towards their body. The downside of these initiatives is that they can occasionally stigmatise those who choose to alter their bodies, leading to discrimination and unfavorable societal views.

Image 1: Some examples of Public Health Campaigns. How many have you recognised and participated in?

Microcelebrity

What is "Microcelebrity"? https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleymielkee/video/7114362008589536558

Microcelebrity is the construction and maintenance of a highly controlled and branded online presence in order to obtain status and prominence on social media platforms. The influence of microcelebrity culture may be both beneficial and harmful, with some individuals achieving fame and money through their online presence, while others may suffer significant mental health consequences from continually performing for their audience. Influencers on Instagram, YouTube vloggers, and Twitch streamers are instances of microcelebrities. These individuals frequently utilise their internet platforms to sell items and lifestyle choices, establishing a sense of closeness and connection with their followers.

Visibility Labour

Visibility labour is the effort that people perform to make themselves visible online in order to attract attention, followers, and, ultimately, money. Creating and curating social media material, communicating with followers, and participating in online communities are all examples of this.

Social media influencers who create sponsored content for brands are examples of visibility labor, as are individuals who build a large following on platforms like Instagram or TikTok and monetize their audience, and YouTube content creators who rely on advertising revenue and sponsorships to make a living. While there may be financial and personal benefits to participating in visibility labor, it can also be a time-consuming and emotionally draining task.

Aesthetic Labour 

Aesthetic labour is the effort made by someone to project a particular aesthetic or image to others, usually for economic gain or in the job. Everything from how someone dresses and presents themselves to the use of specific poses, accessories, or body language can be considered.

Aesthetic labour may be seen in a variety of industries, including hospitality and retail, where staff are required to convey a certain image or aesthetic to consumers. Aesthetic Labour is also performed by social media influencers who curate their online presence and convey a specific image to their audience. Aesthetic labour is performed by fashion bloggers who take meticulously arranged images of their ensembles or food bloggers who utilise specialised accessories and lighting methods to make their foods seem more appetising.

Image 2: Overview of aesthetic labor.

Aesthetic Templates

Instagram aesthetic templates can range from postures and body work to the use of filters and editing tools to improve the appearance of images. Hand gestures such as the "duck face," "fish gape," and "peace sign" have grown popular among Instagram influencers. Body work might encompass cosmetic surgery, cosmetics instructions, and exercise regimens, all with the goal of creating a specific image. Furthermore, the use of filters and editing tools, such as Facetune, is widespread on Instagram, allowing users to smooth out flaws and improve their physical appearance.

Image 3: Examples of an Aesthetic Template (Woman).

Image 4: Examples of an Aesthetic Template (Man).

Body Dysmorphic Disorder & Identity Dissonance

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a mental health conditions characterised by intense worry over one's physical appearance. It is not merely discontent with size, but a fixation on a certain trait that interferes with daily living. Identity dissonance, on the other hand, is the sensation of discomfort or conflict that occurs when one's real self-perception differs from their ideal self-perception.

BDD symptoms might include excessive worry over what one perceives to be faults in one's nose, complexion, hair, or body shape, which can cause one to seek cosmetic surgery or engage in dangerous behaviours like obsessive grooming or skin picking. An illustration of identity dissonance may be someone who projects an image on social media that is inconsistent with how they actually see themselves, which causes them to experience worry or discomfort.

REFERENCES

Author links open overlay panelSara Quach a et al. (2017) Aesthetic labor and visible diversity: The role in retailing service encounters, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. Pergamon. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969698916305914.

  Phillips, KA 2017, Body dysmorphic disorder : advances in research and clinical practice, KA Phillips (ed.),, Oxford University Press, New York.

[seleneschariotblog]

tag yourself - writing styles in word

formal: telling others to shut their mouth instead of speaking ill about people,so not sorry for not living up to expectations, their well-done-smile makes people want to change for the better and improve

coloured: did their thesis on impressionism regarding Monet and his techniques, can’t sit still for long, sometimes imagining to be history in the making, eternally grateful to social distancing due to COVID

bold: always walking like a fierce warrior queen, patiently waiting for their enemies unhappy ending, shouting with their inside voice, gets mistaken for a goddess due to their ethereal presence

cursive: very into the noir aesthetic, their sweet taste might surprise the ordinary mind, embarrassing moments and failures too often, thinking of their mistakes, just wanting to talk sometimes

underlined: holding it all together quite desperately, looking at their face might blind you, already planning the next party at their current one, promising to be early and managing to be late every single time

crossed through: ready to love, feels like one of many fish in the sea, waiting for a champagne shower, looking at the clock over and over, actively wanting another human being to be around all the time

[avatarfromtheashes]

art by yueqqi

Introducing our first character and main protagonist, Leaf! No last name, nothing that seems to anchor him anywhere, he’s a free soul and an earthbender from a humble, crime-filled fishing village named Gaohai in the northeastern district of the Earth Federation governed by the nearest most populous city, Ba Sing Se. At first glance, Leaf looks and acts like your average scoundrel with half a bucket of mastery over his birth element, but he is one surprise after another...

The year is 539 AG in a world still slowly recovering from a devastating nuclear war and winter triggered by the old Earth Republic and Fire Nation several generations ago, and the human and spirit worlds remain at a disbalance after collateral damages. After the last Avatar, Niraq of the Northern Water Tribe, wreaked havoc upon an already unstable world, the new Avatar remains missing since birth. A tentative peace has settled, but tensions can only be ignored for so long...

Avatar From the Ashes is a fan created project dedicated to a 1980s aesthetic story focusing on found family, sociopolitical conflicts, and non-Nickelodeon-safe topics. We are non-monetized and volunteer-based. First chapter is coming soon!

[beaubcxton]

tag game

tagged by my lovely friend @ginpctter ily and i love your url. thank youu

rules : bold your preference and tag your friends!

tagging : @movie-net @mythsociety @lilyevcans @lilyevaxs @evotter @athneas @aster-ria @the-castle-crew @lovesickjily @jilyloveswolfstar @bluevsargent @wonder-witch-weasley @blitheringmcgonagall @elanev91 @petals-to-fish @its-webbin-time @prongsno @draamione @evnses @foxway @thejournalofshite @maraudersftw @storiesofchaos @pleasantduckdestiny @inkshila

+ anyone who wants to do this

also : this is @thelaziestgeek @beaubcxton @hectatte @plaggtastic IM TAGGING FRIENDS FROM DIFF ACCOUNTS

coffee or tea

early bird or night owl

chocolate or vanilla

spring or fall

silver or gold

pop or alternative

freckles or dimples

snakes or sharks

mountains or fields

thunderstorms or lightning ( as long as the animals aren't scared )

egyptian or greek mythology

ivory or scarlet

flute or lyre

opal or diamond

butterflies or honeybees ( none, thank you. both are out for me )

macaroons or eclairs

typewritten or handwritten ( i love the aesthetic of letters and stuff but lets be real, im going to spend hours trying to deciphering whether the swirl is an a or an s )

secret garden or secret library ( could you imagine @jilyloveswolfstar )

rooftop or balcony

spicy or mild

opera or ballet

london or paris

vincent van gogh or claude monet

denim or leather

potions or spells

ocean or desert

meramids or sirens (im sorry petals ily)

masquerade ball or cocktail party ( um excuse me fanfic au )

[pavlovers]

some time ago @britneyshakespeare tagged me in a couple of those things where you bold the one you prefer so im finally gonna sit down and just knock them both out in one post. merci diana <3

honey and lemon or milk and sugar 

musicals or plays

lemonade or iced tea

why would i choose when snapple’s pink lemonade and raspberry iced tea flavors both exist in peaceful harmony like that

strawberries or raspberries

winter or summer

both can be somewhat lonely. at least one doesn’t give me chronic sleep deprivation

beaches or forests

diners or cafés 

i barely am up early enough to frequent either

unicorns or dragons

not really sensing a strong opinion brewing forth on either. y'know ill just pick dragons because jane and the dragon was a cool show growing up even if the animation was a tad atrocious

gemstones or crystals

who cares theyre both just cool rocks

hummingbirds or owls

kinda arbitrary but eh. at least one doesnt throw up bones for you to dissect in elementary school

fireworks or sparklers

both fine, just dont get them near me because ive got sort of an irrational fear of getting burned

brunch or happy hour

sweet or sour

ive never gotten the hype behind sour candies like. why are sour patch kids so popular??? theyre just gummy candies with shitty tasting salt on them. 

Rome or Amsterdam

oh idk. im quite partial to Paris myself

classic or modern art

the only art medium i frequently and consistently consume is probably music and well.. you don't really see me getting down to classical music unless i need "claude debussy - CLAIRE DE LUNE (5 HOUR LOOP)" to help me focus on studying. i mostly listen to stuff post-1950s, really none of which i would consider "classic art".

sushi or ramen

sun or moon

polka dots or stripes

ill finally come into my own once i obtain a pair of flared striped pants

macaroons or croissants

glitter or matte

ive no preference on the shininess of most surfaces

Degas or Seurat

my art history knowledge is just too limited for this

aquariums or planetariums

fish r cool 🐠 my middle school had a planetarium but im pretty it was long broken before i ever got there

road trip or camping trip

if i ever stop becoming completely exhausted after a mere 45 minutes of driving then yes, id love to do a road trip someday

colouring books or watercolour

fairy lights or candles

well i just straight up dont own fairy lights. and i barely use candles for aesthetic purposes

and here commences the 2nd one:

coffee or tea

i really don’t like either as hot beverages but yeah,, iced tea >> iced coffee

early bird or night owl

although ap season is approaching and that really requires you to be both honestly

chocolate or vanilla

spring or fall

nothing against spring weather wise i just am not at ALL excited for testing rn tbh

silver or gold

pop or alternative

i think both of those genres tend to overlap a lot these days so i really couldn’t say i have a stronger preference for one than the other. they both have their respective great and not-so-great moments

freckles or dimples

i have neither but they’re both v cute on others! :)

snakes or sharks

hmm ive pet both and snakes feel really cool while shark skin can like?? cut you if youre not careful so

mountains or fields

civilization?

thunderstorm or lightning

well yknow one’s loud and scary sounding and the other just makes a little light streak across the sky

egyptian mythology or greek mythology

honestly i just wasnt a mythology kid growing up

ivory or scarlet

flute or lyre

eyes or lips

mostly because i can draw the former a lot better than the latter

witch or fairy

opal or diamond

i just looked up opal on google images and honestly those things look way cooler than diamonds 

butterflies or honeybees

nothing against bees! just have a really strong fear of them because when i was a kid i had a bee crawl into my ear and sting me on 2 separate occasions and ive never really gotten over it

macarons or eclairs

typewritten or handwritten

just for convenience’s sake and the fact that i am not my handwriting’s biggest fan

secret garden or secret library

god that would be my 9 year old self’s DREAM,, creeping in there late at night and falling asleep in an oversized office chair with a leather bound copy of the grimm's fairy tales wide open on a big mahogany desk

rooftop or balcony

spicy or mild

opera or ballet

london or paris

vincent van gogh or claude monet

im only familiar with a few of either’s works so i guess its not up to me to say

denim or leather

potions or spells

its like basically the same thing except you get to drink something out of a strange funky little bottle

ocean or desert

would prefer to not be dying due to severe temperature extremes

mermaid or siren

masquerade ball or cocktail party

not that i’d attend either but showing up somewhere in the most decadent ball gown and have no one know who the fuck you are sounds pretty ideal

umm ill tag @curebian @britishsixtiesbeat @johnwettons @dalliscar and @villarosie if any of them feel like doing either one (or both) of the tag games. 

[vangoghcore]

by kazupiro1

[imprvdente]

Fish Monet's childhood house in District 4 (and her mother's boat)

[naomi-coulee]

My Favorite RPDR Queens

1.) Naomi Smalls

Naomi is the most beautiful queen I have ever laid my eyes on. Her mug is FISH & her fashion is everything I live for. I see a lot of myself in Naomi. Put her on season 7 & she could have giver Violet a run for her money in my opinion.

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2.) Shangela Laquifa Wadley

Shangela is actually the first drag queen I had ever actually met & seen before I watched drag race. We have the exact same sense of humor which I adore. Her looks my be hit or miss but I have nothing but respect for my mother.

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3.) Monique Heart Aquaria

Honestly at the cast announcement & the events leading up to the premier I hated Monique. I thought she was too loud and annoying, but when the show premiered oh honey. For a queen who had nothing but fabric SHE MADE IT WORK EVERY TIME. She was ROBBED for the first challenge. Monique is a phenomenal performer in person, and I relate to her more than I expected. She is hilarious, stunning, and beautiful. Facts are Facts America.

4.) Aquaria

I have been following Aquaria since my freshman year of college (I’m now a Junior). I love her for her LWEKS AND MUG. She has a concise aesthetic that she sticks with and it’s perfect. Her beat is FISH and she can perform like nobody’s business. Excluding us being in the same generation, there’s something about her that just clicks with me.

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5.) Bob the Drag Queen

Bob is in the exact same boat as Shangela, I just personally connect with Shangela more. Her charisma is magical and is a really nice person.

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6.) Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova

Ms. Katya (as well as Trixie) hadn’t been a favorite until I started to religiously watch UNHhh, but she is one of a kind and I love that about her.

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7.) Aja

I actually hated Aja at first, but after Valentina got exposed & I heard Aja’s side I was like “ok. maybe i can get on this train” When she came back to AS3 she became a favorite. SHE IS SO FUCKING RELATABLE. I almost put her above Katya. Plus her post AS3/RPDR LOOKS are STUNNING. I’m sad she couldn’t showcase those on the show.

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8.) Tatiana

I personally started watching drag race from season 4 and above so I was late to the game for a bit. After AS1 I went back and watched seasons 1-3. I didn’t like them very much but I did like Tatianna and Shangela. Tati was a strong competitor at such a young age and she knew how to stand up for herself without being shady or messy. Which I applauds her for. She is a BIOLOGICAL WOMAN and there is not a single runway of hers I didn’t like. I aspire to look as fish as she does. Thank you.

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9.) Monet X Change

I have been following Aquaria for over a year now & she would alyways talk about Monet. I wasn’t that into her until I got to see her personality shine on the show. If we were the same age when I move to NYC year after next I could swear up and down we would’ve been best friends.

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10.) Trixie Mattel

I stan our AS3 winner. It’s not her fault the producers fucked up Shangela. Im ashamed to say that I have the SAME laugh as Trixie and also a similar humor. If you can’t laugh at yourself how the hell you gonna laugh at somebody else?

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[fpsharleyraven]

game maps

Genshin Impact is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. The game features a fantasy open world environment and action based battle system using elemental magic, character switching and uses gacha game monetization for players to obtain new characters

the map is very colourful and full of different foilage. the game map reminds me of like a Japanese anime sort of theme as the map is filled with vibrant example s 

Anthem is an online multiplayer action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows

the game is  filled with life like plants and trees and it very futuristic with jumps suits. the landscape is very realistic as there is loads of different terrian

tGrand Theft Auto V is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the first main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series since 2008's Grand Theft Auto IV

the map is based on los angeles and the building with in the game closely resemble actual building within los angeles. like the  del perro pier resembles the santa monica pier. the game itself is very pleasing and fun to play

Subnautica is an open world survival action-adventure video game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. In it, players are free to explore the ocean on an alien planet.

the game look is very good i like the aspect of using the sea as a very big part of your game. i thought you would be very limited with the stuff you can do having your game based predominantly at sea however this game has every thing within the sea within it down from the different types of fish to the different type of coral. this game also is very good as it actually included the different depth  of the sea. however the map is also very big as there is loads of different islands you can visit.

Firewatch is an adventure game developed by Campo Santo and published by the developer in partnership with Panic. The game was released in February 2016 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and PlayStation 4, for Xbox One in September 2016.

the thing i like a bout the firewatch map is that there is 3 predominant colours that make up the map these are redish and brownish colours however the developers done a very good job in making the game aesthetics look very good with these colours.

[brothermouzongaming]

Games I’m excited about for 2018

Spider-man (PS4 exclusive): This list is in no way ranked. That being said this is my most anticipated game of 2018. I have been waiting for a Spider-man game to grab me since Spider-man 2. When I was at E3 the gameplay looked really promising and showed that the developers knew what made the good games good. From what I can see they even were able to pull some of the things that made the bad games good a la “Web of Shadows”. I’m not going to say much else for fear of this whole post turning into a Spider-man rant. Don’t let me down Insomniac. Do not.

Dragon Ball FighterZ: This game looks SHIT HOT and I’m excited to have a fighter I really want to get into from this generation. Smooth seamless combat at breakneck speeds and so much source material it was probably daunting. DBZ is special to me and many people like me, the guys at Arc Systems have their work cut out for them and I’m excited. My fighting games thus far have been Soul Calibur 3, MvC 2, and the little I dabbled in Injustice 2 ....yeah as you can see fighting games aren’t my thing. This, however, this is gonna be something I commit to. Come January 28th these hands will be on sale, come and get it

Days Gone (PS4 exclusive): 28 Days Later-esque pandemic centered in a rich yet frightening wilderness with survival mechanics? Single Player based?Yes please and thank you I will be having all of it. The gameplay looks great and just as importantly, the story seems engaging. Yes, it’s the same Last of Us scenario we’ve encountered time and time again in both games and movies. This time I think that may have been taken into account. There’s a somber yet rooted tone that though again has been done before, really seems to hold up even in the brief cutscenes available online. Am I worried that the developers have really only accomplished the Syphon Filter series (dating myself here which is a scary thought), two PS Vita Uncharted games, one unremarkable Resistance game, and Bubsy 3D in ‘96.... NOPE fuck it cause it’s almost promised to be free of micro-transactions and actually be an enjoyable and enthralling experience.

Monster Hunter World: The beta was fun, combat felt a little empty at times but once it gets going there is no stopping this game. Something about hunting a Slug Fish creature in a swamp, turning a corner only to see some unholy being vaguely reminiscent of a T Rex fused with an Armadillo. At that point I realized that we may be the monster hunters but holy shitfuck we better come correct. Really really really deep equipment and tools settings. Your main weapon is just the beginning with perks, buffs both passive and active, as well as a few other key tools also being at your disposal. I got a buddy to join me and the two of us dragged each other through that ordeal but it was hard because it was new, I was still having a good time. I’m excited to see what Capcom brings to their first console rendition in 11 years for a franchise that is as highly acclaimed as this one. 

Far Cry 5: This is a series that has always done an amazing job at the whole “Hunter v Hunted” aesthetic. I always feel so powerful and dangerous when I play Far Cry and 3 was a huge step in the right direction. 4 had a lot of things that I enjoyed, the gunplay, vehicles, and characters were really good. It did, however, fall a little short story-wise as well as some worn game mechanics with this being the fourth in the series. I did not get to play FC5 at E3 because that line was absurd. That being said, from the gameplay available on Youtube and various interviews it does seem that Ubisoft is aware of the potential stale twinge Far Cry has developed over the years. I’m looking forward to cutting down zealot cultists in the open Montana landscapes. March 27.

Anthem: This game is important, after the fuck-shit-stack that was Battlefront 2 and the cacophony of backlash that came with it; EA have to get this right. This loot box based online shooter, the “Destiny-killer” it’s being called. How does one kill what is already dead? Fuck if I know but I am interested IF they can do it right. That being said, my hopes aren’t high, but this game will be a barometer. This will show whether EA is willing to bend at all on their plans for monetization. They know a BF2 scenario is totally on the table now, and if they misstep, there will be more backlash. Either way, we win, either we get a good game or EA get put on another stake to burn.

Vampyr: From the developer that brought us Life is Strange and Remember Me comes a new game set in London 1918 during the Spanish Flu pandemic. We will play a vampire (sigh prime journalism over here folks) in town with a set number of NPCs and each death will have consequences for both you and the city. Semi-open world with an RPG and combat focus, I’m so down and I really hope this game can do new things. Q2 (Jan., Feb., Mar.) 2018

Soul Calibur 6: My fighting game is back and this is going to be a weird year for me with not one but two fighting games that will find my focus this year. Mitsurugi, Sophitia, and around 20+ are back to beat the everloving snot out of each other. I’m excited because this is supposedly a “reboot” of the franchise which means a lot of the original characters will be back (Nightmare, Maxi, Ivy, Taki, Kilik, etc). Things like armor breaking are both interesting and worrisome. I suspect Taki, Ivy, and the other unreasonably busty women of the series will be left awfully vulnerable sans armor by the mid/end of a battle. Regardless, this revamp maybe what the fighting franchise needs to enter the ring against the big boys of this generation. 

Death Stranding: DEATH MOTHER FUCKING STRANDVXIRJORWTMDNGHF  Let me tell you something, Kojima is going to save us all. I’m serious he is going to take all our hands and walk us into the sunlight of gaming where there are no microtransactions, the singleplayer is an epic odyssey, the multiplayer is fun but unnecessary, and the gaming experience is not only unique but has a lasting impression on every gamer brave enough to hold a controller. This game is going to test us, change us, and maybe most importantly: make people rethink the way games are made/designed. The third person sci-fi nightmare adventure will be here before we know it and great Scott am I ready to dive in. 

Red Dead Redemption 2: Had you asked me about RDD2 and it’s hypothetical production about 3 years ago; I would’ve said something along the lines of  “Fuck yes yippie kai yay mfs where mah horse at”. After Take-Two (parent company of 2k and Rockstar) came out and essentially supported EA’s usage of loot boxes. The CEO stated that “Recurrent consumer spending was the way of the future,” which is concerning to say the very least. I’m worried my West World sim is gonna turn into well...something more like West World. “Oh what’s that want a new hat? 5 bucks. New horse? 10 doll hairs plz. New gun? 15 smackers and the skin off your respective genitalia. Thank you come again.” My once resounding and honestly strange response is definitely more tepid and cautious. GTAV is lending itself quite nicely to the ways of the microtransaction and I can just see little buckets of gold nuggets or some dumb shit like that hinging in front of me or at the local shop. If so may there be backlash, and lots of it. 

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Greedfall: Developed by Spiders, a team with an... interesting track record in gaming (Sherlock Holmes v Jack the Ripper, Bound by Flame, and Technomancer [yikes]). On paper, this game sounds like it might be worth a damn and this is the most publicity any of their games have gotten so that does peak my interest. That and the publisher is Focus Home Interactive, makers of games like Divinity 2 and The Surge as well as my highly anticipated Call of Cthulhu and Vampyr. Who knows, this team up might just work. An open world RPG with online mechanics sounds fun.

God of War: I have never played a God of War game all the way through. With this being my first PlayStation that does make sense. That being said, I’m very excited to sit down and try my hand at this rebooted series. Given the reputation and clear influence a game like GoW has had, it does lead my expectations up rather than down. Santa Monica is developing, Ready at Dawn for some reason isn’t but it’s good to see the original team getting another crack at the Spartan. This time Greco-Roman gods are put aside for a more Nordic feel. The chain blades replaced with a hefty ax as well as a few other tools from what I’ve read/heard. Another interesting single player experience for those turned off by multiplayer and microtransactions. Not to say it won't have them just look at Shadow of War. It does, however, make it considerably less likely.

BioMutant: Traverse an open and changing world as an also everchanging bio-genetic mutant. Supposedly going to have big rpg mechanics involving the fact that your character’s schtick is evolving and changing. Brought to you by THQ Nordic the people that brought us the highs of the Darksiders series, Painkiller: Hell and Damnation, and Red Faction (2001). As well as some lows like the recently imploded Elex, Alan Wake, and the classic Spynx and the Cursed Mummy. I really don’t know what to make of this resume let alone what to expect. I am however excited for something new in the third person adventure genre. 

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Fromis as Youtubers

Disclaimer: In this world the Fromis girls are all aged-up, as the youngest is in high school instead of middle school and 2000-line are freshmen in college. Enjoy!!

P.S: I can’t edit for my life I’m so sorry for the bad edits

Lee Saerom

➥ One of the pioneers of makeup and fashion tutorials on K-Youtube

➥ Known for her on-point eyeliner tutorials because she explains in a really easy to understand way

➥ Nowadays she’s starting to get into yoga so she makes “How to be Healthy” videos bUT no one buys it because she talks about healthy living while having a STACK of chips in the background (tbf she does exercise regularly)

➥ She keeps getting invited to fashion events but usually declines because she gets anxious about her fashion style

➥ Has a collab channel with Hayoung where they post their daily vlogs or some similar domestic crap

➥ Roommate: Song Hayoung (Youtuber, college student/animation major, freelance artist)

➥ Channel Name: romsae | Subscriber Count: 3M

➥ Top Video: Top 10 Things You SHOULDN’T Do With Your Eyeliner

Song Hayoung

�� Does storytime videos using animations but shows her face here and there (kinda like sWoozie’s videos)

➥ Her videos are very relatable and funny, often revolving around her mess of a student life

➥ She started off posting original songs with her guitar but wanted to share life stories that’s why she’s what she is now (but she does post her songs in her Instagram or Twitter)

➥ Her fans know (No thanks to Saerom) that she professionally trained in hip-hop dance before but she gets really shy when she talks about that

➥ Whenever she poses for her fans she usually imitates the cartoon character Peko-chan so it became a nickname of hers

➥ Roommate: Lee Saerom (Youtuber, beauty guru)

➥ Channel Name: SHY girl | Subscriber Count: 820k

➥ Top Video: MY COLLEGE PROFESSOR SHAT IN FRONT OF THE CLASS

Jang Gyuri

➥ Mostly does storytime vlogs; her life never gets boring so she has new content almost every day

➥ Keeps doing livestreams on Periscope because she speaks more naturally there

➥ The first few videos she posted were filled with “My grandfather didn’t allow me to do this before” so it became an inside joke inside her fandom

➥ Slowly gaining more popularity after being featured in a FBE/Youtubers React video for her cuteness (It was Youtubers React to Aegyo and EVERYBODY was all over her eyesmile)

➥ Sometimes posts skits as well

➥ Roommate/s: Bae Eunyoung (College student/business major) | Yoo Jina (College student/architecture major)

➥ Channel Name: Gyuri Jang | Subscriber Count: 580k

➥ Top Video: What NOT to say to East Asian Kids

Park Jiwon

➥ Originally a viner and her first few videos on YT were compilations of her vine edits (all her friends make fun of her for this but she’s proud of her work... except when she watches them because CRINGE)

➥ Now she mainly does react videos?? She usually reacts to underrated videos (from funny videos to conspiracies) that blow up because of her

➥ Occasionally does Lets Plays too but only for horror games (because she likes screaming)

➥ Sometimes does pranks (mostly on her roommate Chaeyoung #rip)

➥ She’s a popular meme all over the internet. Literally everything she does becomes a huge meme (she’s a 9gag favorite)

➥ Her videos’ intro is her screaming

➥ Roommate: Lee Chaeyoung (Youtuber, college student/law major)

➥ Channel Name: GWon | Subscriber Count: 2M

➥ Top Video: Jiwon Reacts to Her Vine Compilations

No Jisun

➥ Makes domestic videos like Rosanna Pansino

➥ Known for her pretty DIYs. She sometimes makes slime videos but she HATES them because she make a big mess after

➥ She also makes unique cooking vids. She mixes the MOST BIZARRE food together and make them taste EDIBLE?? Like one time she deepfries a chicken leg then dips it in a CHEESE and MAYO combination, and everybody?? liked?? it??

➥ She didn’t want to monetize her content but everybody wanted her aesthetic products so she opened up an online shop

➥ She’s in a culinary course and everybody is scared of her weird ass experiments

➥ Roommate: Lee Dahee (College student/culinary major, freelance singer)

➥ Channel Name: No Jisun | Subscriber Count: 2.5M

➥ Top Video: lettuce + ketchup + fish = ?? || cooking experiment #5

Lee Seoyeon

➥ Mainly a music youtuber (song covers, dance covers, freestyle raps ─ she’s very multitalented) but often posts vlogs

➥ Her fans wanted to know why she didn’t try to make it as an idol and she said that she did train in an agency before but didn’t like how her artistic freedom was kept from her

➥ She used to cover up her eyebags but after opening up about how it made her anxious, she slowly started to leave it as it is

➥ Used to do Lets Plays but she just LAUGHED throughout the games so she stopped

➥ Collabs with a lot of people who people didn’t know were good singers

➥ Roommate: Yoon Jiwoo (College student/music major)

➥ Channel Name: SEOYEON | Subscriber Count: 500k

➥ Top Video: Sunday Morning - Maroon 5 (Acoustic Cover by SEOYEON & GWON)

Lee Chaeyoung

➥ The “Challenge/Tag Youtuber”

➥ Cinnamon Challenge, Spicy Noodle Challenge, Try Not to Laugh Challenge, BFF Tag, Girlfriend Tag (she doesn’t have a girlfriend so she did it with Jiwon)─ you name it, she has it

➥ Not all her attempts are successful though, especially not with Jiwon as a roommate. In some videos, half of the time was spent on Chaeyoung chasing Jiwon who stole the brush she needed

➥ She talks in a very slurrish and not understandable way so she doesn’t do livestreams

➥ Her fans have to talk her out of a dangerous challenge,, When they went to Paris she wanted to do a “Fall from the Sky Challenge”... You’d see how that would have turned out

➥ Roommate: Park Jiwon (Youtuber, college student/psychology major)

➥ Channel Name: CHALLENGE CHAE | Subscriber Count: 790k

➥ Top Video: Roommate Does My Make-up Challenge (MESSY)

Lee Nakyung

➥ A world-famous gamer

➥ Her most popular Lets Play series is Overwatch (mostly because it’s also her favorite so she gets REALLY hyped in them)

➥ Whenever she’s agitated she starts full on SCREECHING at her screen (”Idiot why did you go there!!! NO FCKER THE BASE IS GOING TO OH MY GOD STUPID”)

➥ If she doesn’t post serious Lets Plays she plays the most obnoxious games in the internet

➥ Used to cosplay video game characters but hated having to exert effort all the time so she quit (but her photos are in the internet)

➥ Roommate: Jo Yoori (College student/piano major) but she doesn’t go to college

➥ Channel Name: kyunglixe | Subscriber Count: 10M

➥ Top Video: WHAT NOT TO DO WHILE PLAYING | overwatch #13

Baek Jiheon

➥ Started in Instagram with studyblr that’s why she has a loyal fanbase

➥ Now she does aesthetic Study With Me, What’s in my Backpack, Book Reviews, etc. videos

➥ Her videos are ALWAYS in low saturation AND in pastel or pink and purple. There is NO in between

➥ Sponsored by A LOT of stationery brands that liked her videos, that’s why she has an unending supply of washi tapes and blank notebooks

➥ Occasionally posts vlogs whenever there’s something interesting in school or if her friends come up with something stupid

➥ Roommate: n/a, still in high school but is planning to move in with Nakyung and Yoori

➥ Channel Name: studynread | Subscriber Count: 900k

➥ Top Video: How I Take Notes!

Extra:

↳ Aspiring voice actress Seo Herin is also planning to move in with Dahee and Jisun when she graduates high school

↳ Lee Sian and Jo Youngju live in the room next to Chaeyoung and Jiwon’s so they usually visit over and things go REALLY messy

↳ HaRom is easily one of the most popular ships in the community

↳ Chaeyoung and Nakyung collaborated for a gaming video and people started to ship them

↳ Gyuri sometimes makes videos in the wee hours of the night and over the audio you can hear Eunyoung screaming “SHUT THE FCK UP GO TO SLEEP”

↳ Seoyeon tried to collaborate with Bin Haneul but they played Mario Kart and didn’t finish anything

↳ Jiheon and Jisun collaborated for a DIY video and everybody was BLINDED with the amount of organization and aesthetic in their video...

↳ Don’t tell Nakyung but Jiheon’s better than her in story-based games

[merismos]

The Forgotten Forest

Lucian Freud

Two Plants, 1977-80

Garden, Notting Hill Gate, 1997

'I wanted it to have a really biological feeling of things growing and fading and leaves coming up and others dying' 

Freud captured the elusive essence of plants like no other. 

Plants have always played a major role in human history. In traditions from every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. All living things were traditionally placed into two categories: plants and animals. This classification may date from Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) . Due to this, in art, subjects were ranked by scholars  of 16th-century Italian academies and a hundred years later, André Félibien, set the rule in stone when he declared: 

“He who produces perfect landscapes is above another who only produces fruit, flowers or seashells. He who paints living animals is more estimable than those who only represent dead things without movement, and since man is the most perfect work of God on the Earth, it is also certain that he who becomes an imitator of God in representing human figures, is much more excellent than all the others.”

Félibien’s words profoundly changed the course of western painting and there has since been a fraught relationship with plants in art. Furthermore, our inability to take paintings of plants seriously owes much to a patriarchal thread entangled in gender and social biases. 

Luckily, modern artists know how to disrespect classical rules. From impressionism and surrealism to pop art, plants have quietly been at the forefront of the most important artistic revolutions. However, the importance of plants has been grossly diminished by critics, curators, and art historians who have subscribed to the old rules. 

Defining our humanity through the arts has come at the cost of pushing plants and animals to the side. For centuries we have posed as sole protagonists on the historical stage and when, through art, we have turned to plants, all we could ever see was ourselves. 

Art institutions are now rushing to acknowledge the threat of the climate crisis, but in truth, the writing has been on the wall – or shall we say on the canvas – for the past 500 years. Our lack of regard for plants and animals in art is indicative of our lack of appreciation for nature itself. The current climate emergency is surely linked to this longstanding cultural attitude. 

The other problem with plants and western art is symbolism. During the Renaissance, plants were turned into the trustworthy keyholders of visual narratives. So, cherries, red carnations and poppies evoked blood in Christ’s passion, and the whiteness of citrus blossoms, lilies and jasmine incarnated the purity of the Virgin. Thereafter, the overindulgent flower compositions of the Dutch golden age added to the glossary, as did the hyper-detailed paintings of the pre-Raphaelites, who fondly drew from the wave of floriography, the interest for the language of flowers that swept Victorian England. Seeing symbols wherever flowers bloom is undeniably poetic, but symbolism replaces one thing for another and invites us to see ourselves in the subject rather than see the subject itself.

Van Gogh, Monet and Georgia O’Keeffe have painted flowers that bypassed obvious symbolic meanings. However, Van Gogh’s sunflowers and other floral subjects are revolutionary only on the surface. Beneath the thick brushwork, their roots are firmly planted in the tradition of Dutch still-life painting – they are simply beautiful, albeit modern, reminders of death. Monet’s waterlilies are transfigured landscapes of spiritual longing in which the artist’s obsession with reflections on water and atmospheric effects could be explored to the full. And O’Keeffe’s explicit closeups of flowers are far too carnal to be truly vegetal.

In contrast, the originality of Freud’s paintings of plants is directly linked to his rejection of classical symbolism – he knew how it could blind us. Unabashedly stripping off symbolic layers, Freud uncovered a raw essence so it could rise to the surface of his canvases in the most unforgiving and unnerving of ways. This quality pervades his nudes and portraits of plants in equal measure. Both are laid bare in the truth of their existence, voided of messages and meaning they cannot naturally own.

Freud wasn’t interested in idealisation, either; he composed or synthesised but never attempted to lift his subject out of life’s gutter. As a result, his painted plants couldn’t be more distant from the tradition of still-life painting. Not for him the exotic cultivars or the baroque pyrotechnics of the Dutch golden age: Freud preferred weeds and straggly potted plants – ones he encountered and lived with. Every single portrait of a plant he made feels like a slap in the face to still-life painting and botanical illustration. Freud’s plants are irremediably engulfed in their laconic character and imperturbable demeanour. Their awkward realism and enigmatic presence are a ground-breaking attempt by a modern painter to allow plants to shine with an unsettling sense of individuality.

At times, as in the case of the lush pandanus dominating the canvas of Interior With Plants, Reflection Listening (1967-68), plants are silent witnesses to the artist’s personal life. Is the imposing pandanus in Freud’s studio akin to a wise old friend who has seen it all but knows better than to speak?

In other works, plants seem to hold the key to impenetrable enigmas, such as the one he staged for Still-Life With Aloe (1949), in which, on a white table, an uprooted variegate aloe lies next to a fish.

On canvas, the stillness and silence of Freud’s plants are perfectly wed to the stillness and silence of painting. The artist was acutely aware of the affinity between his aesthetic language and the enigmatic essence of plants he attempted to capture. Painting is at its bravest when it confronts bare life, reaching where language begins to crumble and only brushstrokes dare to speak. In no other subject painted by Freud is this perfect alignment more pronounced than in his plants.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/24/lucian-freud-nudes-magnificent-painter-of-plants-climate-emergency

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