#honestly a mega bummer

[babymorte]

4am alarms are set, everything is set up so i can just get started right when i wake up and im redownloading forza horizon 5 to play while everything is processing~ can i just actually fall asleep now

[yours-etc]

rereading this series i haven’t touched since middle school. slowly remembering why i haven’t touched it since middle school.

(read: aka the girl doesn’t end up with the guy i’m rooting for)

(further thought: the lack of conversation about this book series infuriates me, like the only posts i can find are from 2013… somebody help me)

[radiance1]

Okay guys.

Dragon Danny, this time not eastern.

BUT HEAR ME OUT, HEAR. ME. OUT.

He's made of....

GOO!

Not just any goo, obviously. But ectoplasmic goo :3

This au is gonna be disconnect from both the Ghost King and Ghost Prince headcanon I should say. Instead of being king of all ghosts, he's basically like...

A mega Blob ghost.

King of the Blob ghosts, even.

Like, basically the equivalent of those giant slime monsters or that King slime boss from Terraria but a dragon!

Whenever he's in dragon form, he can choose if he wants legs or not, if he doesn't, he basically just moves like, well, a snail. Obviously faster than a snail, but still. He doesn't leave a trail behind most of the time though, because he actually needs that stuff thank you very much and leaving a trail behind is pretty messy obviously.

Whenever he uses legs he just walks as any other two legged creature.

Because of his unique biology, he can basically shift between Eastern and Western dragon form at will. He can manipulate his body far more than that, but anyways.

So, Danny has outlived his friends and family, so there isn't much for him to really, well, do anymore. Like, at all.

The GIW was and still is persistent as ever though. Even if he's outlived the original members that were gunning for him.

Apparently, becoming a goo dragon and ascending to his status as King of the Blob ghosts bumped up both his valuableness and his threat simultainously.

Which he guesses is fair because if he saw a guy turn into a giant dragon and he doesn't have a positive relationship with he would see him as a threat too.

So, how did this lead to him being locked up inside of a heavily fortified base created explicitly for him to be contained within.

Well, funny story that (It's not).

He was just minding his business, having recently broken out of another containment facility by the GIW to try and contain him, and he went back to the forest near Amity Park to just chill as he always did.

A few... weeks? Months? He honestly couldn't remember, he was confronted by the GIW. Didn't take them seriously, got this gas/liquid thing shoved inside of him, knocked out, then woke up in contaiment.

Which is basically a giant hole in the ground.

Except that it's a high-tech hole in the ground.

Something, something, ectoplasmic suppressors or whatever that leave him less able to manipulate his own ectoplasm, which is a bummer. He can still manipulate it, of course, just to a far less degree than he could've before, along with that liquid that'll be pumped into him via some metal round in the ground directly below him whenever he gets too rowdy.

Well.

Consider him effectively contained.

So, time passes, how much he couldn't tell you since his concept of time is warped after living for so long plus, it's not like anyone there would really tell him if he asked now would they?

However, today seemed to be an exciting day, because something was happening.

He could see it in the way scientists scramble for an exit and how the guards run through his area. Of course, some still stay to 'guard' him, since he thinks he's some kind of priceless item.

A scientist's words, not his, but being referred to as priceless is nice.

And then wouldn't you know it?

That one scientist that said they would do their best to help him actually pulled through with their words! Thanks, Henry, he has decided that he will not kill you!

(He wasn't going to do it anyways, but it's fun to scare people.)

With both the guards gone, the ectoplasmic suppressors down, and no one to stick that liquid shit into his system.

Well.

You can say he finally gets to go apeshit.

And a dragon is a formidable foe any day. Add to that a rampaging, bored of his mind, petty, dragon that's able to manipulate himself however he wants?

Even better situation for him, how the facility is seemingly being raided right now!

Danny then, no warning, shoves Henry inside of himself. For protection, and then continues his rampage.

Meanwhile, the Justice League, the ones raiding said facility, is currently here because of the Anti-Ecto Acts.

A set of laws they do not, and will not, stand by.

[starter-library]

THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS BY CHAPPELL ROAN LYRIC STARTERS

feel free to change phrasing as you see fit

“I’m so sick of online love”

“Um, can you play a song with a fucking beat?”

“Ladies, you know what I mean and you know what you need”

“She was a playboy, Brigitte Bardot. She showed me things I didn't know”

“She did it right there out on the deck, Put her canine teeth in the side of my neck”

“I just wanna get to know ya guess I didn't quite think it through”

“Fell in love with the thought of you”

“Baby, why don't you come over?”

“Want me to fuck you? Baby, I will 'cause I really want to”

“Well, back at my house I've got a California king. Okay, maybe it's a twin bed And some roommates”

“I heard you like magic I've got a wand and a rabbit”

“Baby, let's get freaky, get kinky, Let's make this bed get squeaky”

“Nothing good happens when it's late and you're dancing alone"

“Cause after midnight I'm feeling kinda freaky, maybe it's the club lights”

“I kinda wanna kiss your girlfriend if you don't mind”

“I love a little drama, let's start a bar fight”

“I really want your hands on my body”

“Baby, put your hands up, Be a freak in the club”

“I'd suggest the jazz bar on Mary Ann Street but you'd buy me a drink and we know where that leads”

“I'll meet you for coffee ‘cause if we have wine you'll say that you want me. I know that's a lie”

“If I didn't love you it would be fine”

“I'd rather feel something than nothing at all”

“If I didn't trust you it would be fine”

“We've done this before and I don't need it anymore”

“Let's not do coffee. Let's not even try”

“I've heard so many rumors that I'm just a girl that you bang on your couch”

“I thought you thought of me better”

“It's hard being casual when my favorite bra lives in your dresser”

“I try to be the chill girl but honestly, I'm not”

“Bragging to your friends I get off when you hit it, I hate to tell the truth, but I'm sorry dude you didn’t”

“I hate that I let this drag on so long, you can go to hell”

“Never waste a Friday night on a first date"

“And so, I take him to this bar, this man wouldn't dance, He didn't ask a single question, and he was wearing these fugly jeans”

“He doesn't have what it takes to be with a girl like me”

“I'm through with all these hyper mega bummer boys like you”

“I need a super graphic ultra modern girl like me”

“We're hot, we're drunk”

“Look at her moving, baby, she's the one”

“At every party we're the party, shaking our asses and making out while the world collapses”

“Get up off your feet, get up on that bar”

“I could be the one, or your new addiction”

“I don't want the world, but I'll take this city”

“Call me hot, not pretty”

“Baby, do you like this beat? I made it so you'd dance with me”

“You can take me hot to go”

“I try not to care but it hurts my feelings”

“You don't have to stare, comе here, get with it. No one's touched me there in a damn hot minute”

“Baby, don't you like this beat? I made it so you'd sleep with me”

“What's it take to get your number?”

“What's it take to bring you home?”

“You coming home with me?”

“If karma's real, hope it's your turn”

“It's hot when you have a meltdown In the front of your house and you're getting kicked out”

“It's hot when you're drinking downtown and you're getting called out 'cause you're running your mouth”

“People say I'm jealous, but my kink is watching You ruin your life, You losing your mind”

“People say I'm jealous, but my kink is karma”

“Wishing you the best, in the worst way”

“No need to be hateful in your fake Gucci sweater”

“Do you picture me like I picture you?”

“Am I in the frame from your point of view?”

“So, tell me now all your perversions”

“I'm too scared to say half of the things I do when I picture you”

“I guess we could pretend we didn't cross a line”

“If you really wanna leave I'll never make you stay”

“Whatever you decide I will understand and it will all be fine”

“And love is a kaleidoscope how it works, I'll never know”

“I know you wanted me to stay but I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA”

“Won't make my mama proud it's gonna cause a scene”

“On the stage in my heels it's where I belong”

“Every night's another reason why I left it all”

“Don't think I've left you all behind”

“I know you're probably busy but I would love to see you”

“I'd love if you knew you were on my mind”

“Boys suck and girls I've never tried and we both know we're getting drunk tonight”

“Touch me, baby, put your lips on mine”

“I know you want it, baby, you can have it”

“If I don't try, then it's my loss”

“Won't you fucking touch me?”

“I just want to touch you”

“I want all of your love”

“Thought I'd be cool in California, I’d make you proud”

“To think I almost had it going but I let you down”

“I fantasize what we would do and how would it taste?”

“Can we drag it out and never quit?”

“Oh my god, you are heaven sent With your dirty mind”

[perspectivestarters]

Perspective's Sentence Starters; The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan (Part I)

FEMININOMENON

Same old story, time again.

Got so close but then you lost it.

Should've listened to your friends.

You sent him pictures and playlists and phone sex.

Let's get coffee.

Let's meet up.

I'm so sick of online love.

I don't understand, why can't any man...

Can you play a song with a fucking beat?

Make a bitch go on and on.

It's a femininomenon.

So, let's say it's working out.

You pretend to love his mother.

He's such a goddamn good lover.

Got what you wanted, so stop feeling sorry.

You know what I mean.

You know what you need.

But does it happen?

RED WINE SUPERNOVA

She was a playboy.

She showed me things I didn't know.

She did it right there out on the deck.

I'm in the hallway waitin' for ya.

I just want you to make a move.

Slow down, sit down.

I just wanna get to know ya.

Guess I didn't quite think it through.

Fell in love with the thought of you.

Baby, why don't you come over?

Let's pick it up now.

I don't care that you're a stoner.

I like what you like.

It's my type.

Want me to fuck you?

I will 'cause I really want to.

I've got a California king.

Okay, maybe it's a twin bed.

Don't worry, we're cool.

I heard you like magic.

I've got a wand and a rabbit.

Let's get freaky.

AFTER MIDNIGHT

Nothing good happens when it's late and you're dancing alone.

It's not attractive wearing that dress and red lipstick.

This is what I wanted.

This is what I like.

I've been a good girl for a long time.

I like flirting.

Can't be a good girl even if I tried.

I'm feeling kinda freaky.

Maybe it's the club lights.

I kinda wanna kiss your girlfriend if you don't mind.

I love a little drama.

Everything good happens after midnight.

Maybe it's the moonlight.

Let's watch the sunrise.

I really want your hands on my body.

That’s my type of fun.

That's my kind of party.

Baby, put your hands up.

Be a freak in the club.

COFFEE

Can't meet you for dinner.

It's where I met your family.

Some words were exchanged.

We know where that leads.

I'll meet you for coffee.

I know that's a lie.

If I didn't love you, it would be fine.

Nowhere else is safe.

Every place leads back to your place.

He said let's do the park.

God forbid it gets dark.

I'd rather feel something than nothing at all.

We've done this before.

I don't need it anymore.

Let's not do coffee.

Let's not even try.

It's better we leave it.

It's never just coffee.

CASUAL

My friends call me a loser.

I'm still hanging around.

I've heard so many rumors.

I'm just a girl that you bang on your couch.

I thought you thought of me better.

We're not together.

Baby, no attachment.

Is it casual now?

I know what you tell your friends.

Get me off again.

I love being stupid.

Dream of us in a year.

Maybe we'd have an apartment.

It's hard being casual.

I try to be the chill girl that holds her tongue and gives you space.

I try to be the chill girl but honestly, I'm not.

You wonder why I'm bitter?

I get off when you hit it.

I hate to tell the truth.

I'm sorry dude you didn't.

I hate that I let this drag on so long.

I hate myself.

You can go to hell.

SUPER GRAPHIC ULTRA MODERN GIRL

Never waste a Friday night on a first date.

But there I was, In my heels with my hair straight.

This man wouldn't dance.

He didn't ask a single question.

He was wearing these fugly jeans.

It doesn't matter though.

He doesn't have what it takes to be with a girl like me.

I know what I want

I'm through with all these hyper mega bummer boys like you.

I need a super graphic ultra modern girl like me.

Look at her moving.

She's the one

Oh yeah, I need a super graphic ultra modern girl like me

Get up off your feet.

Get up on that bar.

Flash the camera.

You're a star.

HOT TO GO!

I could be the one.

It's all in my head.

I don't want the world.

Who can blame a girl?

Call me hot, not pretty

Baby, do you like this beat?

I made it so you'd dance with me.

You can take me hot to go.

I try not to care but it hurts my feelings.

You don't have to stare, comе here, get with it.

No one's touched me there in a damn hot minute.

I made it so you'd sleep with me.

What's it take to get your number?

What's it take to bring you home?

Hurry up, it's time for supper.

Order up, I'm hot to go.

Hurry up, it's getting cold.

Whew, it's hot in here.

Is anyone else hot?

You coming home with me?

I'll call the cab.

[midnightblvc]

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐏𝐓. 3.

sentence starters taken from chappell roan's album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023). change pronouns as you see fit. 

you know what they say "never waste a friday night on a first date"

this man wouldn't dance, he didn't ask single question and he was wearing these fugly jeans ew

it doesn't matter though

he doesn't have what it takes to be with a girl like me

I know what i want

I'm through with all these hyper mega bummer boys like you

we're hot

we're drunk

look at her moving

at every party we're the party

get up off your feet

you're a star

I could be the one or your new addiction

who can blame a girl?

call me hot, not pretty

snap and clap and touch your toes

you can take me hot to go

I woke up alone staring at my ceiling

I try not to care but it hurts my feelings

you don't have to stare

it's like a hundred ninety-nine degrees

what's it take to get your number?

what's it take to bring you home?

hurry up, it's time for supper

hurry up, it's getting cold

whew, it's hot in here

you coming home with me?

I'll call the cab

my friends call me a loser

I've heard so many rumors

I thought you thought of me better

you said "we are not together"

is it casual now?

two weeks and your mom invites me to her house

I know what you tell your friends

i love being stupid

maybe we'd have an apartment and you show me off to your friends

it's hard being casual

it's hard being casual when i'm on the phone talking down your sister

I try to be the chill girl but honestly I'm not

you wonder why I'm bitter

I hate to tell the truth but I'm sorry dude you didn't

I hate that I let this drag on so long, now I hate myself

you can go to hell

I know you wanted me to stay

I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in [insert place]

I'm having wicked dreams of leaving

I swear it's calling me

I know she's gonna scream

God, what have you done?

I'm just having fun on the stage in my heels

I'm gonna keep dancing

lovers in the bathroom and a line outside the door

you've been too good to me

it won't make my mama proud

it's gonna cause a scene

don't think I've left you all behind

still love you

you're always on my mind

I was never told that I wasn't gonna get the things I want the most

if it hasn't happened yet then maybe you should go

I'd make you proud

to think I almost had it going but I let you down

too hard to find reasons to stay

[randomestfandoms-ocs]

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess Prompt List

Prompts for The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan (+ Good Luck Babe as a treat), practice good reblog karma and sent a prompt or two to the person you reblog this from

Same old story, time again, got so close but then you lost it

He disappeared from the second that you said, “Let's get coffee, let's meet up"

I'm so sick of online love

You pretend to love his mother

Lying to your friends about how he's such a goddamn good lover

I just want you to make a move so slow down, sit down, it's new

I just wanna get to know ya, guess I didn't quite think it through

Fell in love with the thought of you, now I'm choked up, face down, burnt out

Long hair, no bra, that's my type, that's right

You just told me want me to fuck you

I heard you like magic, I got a wand and a rabbit

So baby let's get freaky, get kinky, let's make this bed get squeaky

My mama said nothing good happens when it's late and you're dancing alone

She's in my head saying it's not attractive, wearing that dress and red lipstick

I've been a good, good girl for a long time

But baby, I like flirting, a lover by my side, can't be a good girl even if I tried

I kinda wanna kiss your girlfriend if you don't mind

I love a little drama, let's start a bar fight

Cause everything good happens after midnight

I kinda wanna kiss your boyfriend if you don't mind

You'd buy me a drink, and we know where that leads, so

I'll meet you for coffee 'cause if we have wine you'll say that you want me, I know that's a lie

If I didn't love you, it would be fine

Nowhere else is safe, every place leads back to your place

But I'd rather feel something than nothing at all

You'll say that you're sorry, I know that's a lie

If we do coffee, it's never just coffee

I've heard so many rumours that I'm just a girl that you bang on your couch

You said, "We're not together”, so now when we kiss, I have anger issues

We’re knee deep in the passenger seat and you're eating me out, is it casual now?

Is it casual now?

But baby, get me off again, if it's casual, it's casual now

Dumb love, I love being stupid

It's hard being casual when my favourite bra lives in your dresser

And I try to be the chill girl that holds her tongue and gives you space

I try to be the chill girl but honestly, I'm not

I fucked you in the bathroom when we went to dinner

Bragging to your friends I get off when you hit it, I hate to tell the truth but I'm sorry dude you didn't

I hate that I let this drag on so long, now I hate myself

I hate that I let this drag on so long, you can go to hell

You know what they say, "Never waste a Friday night on a first date"

He doesn't have what it takes to be with a girl like me

Not overdramatic, I know what I want

I'm through with all these hyper mega bummer boys like you

I need a super graphic ultra modern girl like me

Telling secrets there on the mattress, wearing nothing but glitter and lashes

At every party we're the party, shaking our asses, making out while the world collapses

Get up off your feet, get up on that bar

Walk that walk, flash the camera, you're a star

I could be the one or your new addiction

Who can blame a girl?

Call me hot, not pretty

Well, I woke up alone staring at my ceiling, I try not to care, but it hurts my feelings

You don't have to stare, come here, get with it

No one's touched me there in a damn hot minute

Who knew that we'd let it get this bad when it ended

It's hot when you have a meltdown

It's hot when you're drinking downtown and you're getting called out 'cause you're running your mouth

People say I'm jealous but my kink is watching you ruining your life

My kink is karma

Wishing you the best, in the worst way

It's hot when you're going through hell

And you're hating yourself, I'm feeling myself

And you're getting pissed off, it's getting me off

Slip off my pretty dress, down my chest when I think of you

Do you picture me like I picture you?

Do you feel the same? I'm too scared to say half of the things I do when I picture you

So tell me now, all your perversions

Am I doing research in a mini skirt?  Am I at the library in your hometown?

I guess we could pretend we didn't cross a line

If you really wanna leave, I’ll never make you stay

Whatever you decide, I will understand

And love is a kaleidoscope, how it works we'll never know

And even all the change is somehow all the same

Love is a kaleidoscope

And it'll just take time to go back to being friends

Every colour of the rainbow, don't be afraid to hold it close

I know you wanted me to stay, but I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA

And I heard that there's a special place where boys and girls can all be queens every single day

Won't make my mama proud, it’s gonna cause a scene

God, what have you done?  You're a pink pony girl and you dance at the club

Oh mama, I'm just having fun, on the stage in my heels it’s where I belong

I'm gonna keep on dancing down in West Hollywood

Lovers in the bathroom and a line outside the door

Every night's another reason why I left it all

I thank my wicked dreams, a year from Tennessee

Oh, Santa Monica you've been too good to me

Don't think I've left you all behind

Still love you and Tennessee, you're always on my mind

And mama, every Saturday, I can hear your southern drawl a thousand miles away

New crush, high school love again, the rush of slumber party kissing

I'd love if you knew you were on my mind

Boys suck and girls I've never tried

And we both know we're getting drunk tonight

Touch me, baby, put your lips on mine, could go to hell but we'll probably be fine

I know you want it, baby, you can have it, oh, I've never done it, let's make it cinematic

An inch away from more than just friends

Won't you fucking touch me?

I want more than you know

Cause I was never told that I wasn't gonna get the things I want the most

But people always say, "If it hasn't happened yet then maybe you should go”

Come get me out of California

To think I almost had it going but I let you down

Think back to what you said and I turn red

Wild thoughts that make me melt

Sometimes I scare myself but I can't help what I can't help

So shame on me and shame on you

I fantasize what we would do and how would he taste and the way you move

Oh, some good girls do bad things too

Oh my God, you are heaven-sent with your dirty mind, yeah, you're perverted

I want this like a cigarette

You give me guilty, guilty pleasure

Feels like pornography watching you try on jeans

You can say that we are nothing, but you know the truth

I don't wanna call it off but you don't wanna call it love

You can kiss a hundred boys in bars, shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling

You can say it's just the way you are, make a new excuse, another stupid reason

You'd have to stop the world just to stop the feeling

I'm cliche, who cares?

It's a sexually explicit kind of love affair

And I cry, it's not fair, I just need a little lovin', I just need a little air

Think I'm gonna call it off even if you call it love

I just wanna love someone who calls me baby

And when you wake up next to him in the middle of the night with your head in your hands, you're nothing more than his wife

And when you think about me, all of those years ago, you're standing face to face with "I told you so"

Good luck, babe!

[scheodingers-muppet]

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

Stranger Things Album Time Stranger Things Album Time Stranger Things Album Time

Femininomenon - Nancy. Guy trouble, for one. "Stuck in the suburbs" The duality of what she thinks she wants versus if that would actually make her happy.

Red Wine Supernova - Robin. It's slightly dorky but still smooth. "Fell in love with the thought of you" "I just want you to make a move" I also love the idea of the "roommates" just being Steve.

After Midnight: Either Chrissy or Nancy. They both kinda fit the "good girl" trope but have a lot under the service, Chrissy with going to Eddie for drugs, Nancy and her monster hunting. We also see Nancy "rebelling" in season one before everything starts. "My mother said...it's not attractive wearing that dress and red lipstick" "I've been a good, good girl for a long time" "I like flirting, a lover by my side" They both deserve to just have fun at the club.

Coffee: Jopper, when Joyce is with Bob. "If I didn't love you, it would be fine" "We've done this before" "Every place leads back to you"

Casual: Robin. She would likely settle for someone who hides her, based off the way she's talked about Vickie. "My friend's call me a loser" compared to Steve trying to get her to ask her out. "I love being stupid" "I try to be the chill girl but honestly, I'm not."

Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl: Max, honestly. Or El! Elmax. But like, early 20s Elmax. "Not overdramatic, I know what I want" "I'm through with all these super mega bummer boys" "Telling secrets, there on the mattress" compared to their sleepovers.

HOT TO GO!: I... have no clue. El is the closest, just in terms of the fun, energetic vibes. It feels very teen girl, in the same way she does to me

My Kink Is Karma: I want it to be Joyce so bad. Or Karen. Joyce about her ex, when he first starts to go downhill. Karen just matches the energy to me.

Picture You: Jancy, but college-Jancy. "Am I doing research in a mini skirt at the library in your hometown?" "Counting lipstick stains where you should be" "Am I in the frame for your point of view?"

Kaleidoscope: Byler. "It will all be fine, just go back to being friends" "Even all the change, it's somehow all the same" "Even upside down, it's beautiful somehow" Both as the Upside Down joke, but also how Will still sees being gay as scary and wrong, something away from what he "should" be, like it's upside down. "I will never understand"

Pink Pony Club: This really doesn't fit anyone super well. I do love the idea of it being the older teens finally getting out and just getting to have fun. Maybe Robin finally goes to a gay club!

Naked In Manhattan: Ronance. "The rush of slumber party kissing" "An inch away from more than just friends" Just so Ronance.

California: El and Will. "I was never told that I wasn't gonna get the things I want the most" being peace. "Come get me out of California, no leaves are brown" I think Will would miss the environment. "Thought I'd be cool in California, I'd make you proud" El talking about Hopper. "My dying town"

Guilty Pleasure: Nancy, just for the line "Some good girls do bad things too"

[neomel]

beat the first Mega Man Battle Network game through Operate Shooting Star!

A very rough around the edges type game and one that definitely took some willpower near the end to beat, it starts doing some really lazy back-and-forth backtracking between NPCs to progress. Shame since the battle system and deck building remains super super good throughout!! I loved fighting new enemies and getting their unique cards and then seeing how I could fit them into my deck, and it really felt as if I was always rotating between playstyles (a bummer you cant save multiple deck loadouts, though)

story was very harmless and plain, felt a bit too barebones and didn't really even do a good job setting up the main cast honestly. Chaud is funny but that's about it. but of course its the MUSIC we gotta talk about ‼️‼️‼️

theres such an interesting vibe to the game's soundscape that im still enamored by. it takes such good advantage of the GBA's original Game Boy sound capabilities althewhile employing samples in such interesting ways. I'm so excited to hear the sound evolve across the 6 games going forward...

All in all, I had a good time, even with some of the more ineptly designed dungeons like the Power Plant. super excited for BN2!!!

[worldsworstmusicnerd]

2023 Album a Day: Day 8/365

Torches • Foster the People

Favorite Track: Helena Beat

Thoughts: While Pumped Up Kicks is an undeniable mega-hit, it’s almost a shame that Foster the People became so defined by that one song, or that this album came out at a time where many artists got stuck as one hit wonders. So many of the songs on this album could’ve been smash hits back in 2011, or honestly would’ve been perfect for modern day platforms like TikTok. So many infectious hooks drenched in synths and danceable rhythms fill out the entire track list, and while plenty of lyrics fall into the “Pumped Up Kicks” realm of “Peppy sounding, but a bummer when you actually hear what they’re singing”, these songs made me want to get up and move nonetheless. This album deserves a spin from anybody who liked MGMT or Vampire Weekend back in the 2010s, and anybody who likes Tame Impala or Portugal the Man nowadays.

[legostarwarsgame]

TT's Masterpiece: The Best LEGO Star Wars Game Yet

As we dove into it, not only did we have a blast reliving the epic moments of the series with these sick new levels, but it also reignited our inner Star Wars nerds, making us want to buy Xbox games to explore even more of the galaxy far, far away. We’re not talking about some back-of-the-store dweeb lamenting about not knowing Star Wars Masters of Teräs Käsi lore. Nope, this is about vibing with another mega-fan over how epic Duel of the Fates is or cracking up over prequel memes. You can totally tell when a dev is all about their game, and it's rare to find one where that’s so obvious. It feels like TT knew this was their last shot to do the series right, and they didn’t just nail it—they made what’s probably the dopest Lego game ever and honestly, one of the best Star Wars games out there.

Explore 20+ Planets with Shorter, More Focused Levels

Looking at it from a third-person view, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is way more lit than the old Lego games. If you’re thinking of how to buy PS5 games that offer this kind of upgrade, this title is a standout choice. Sure, there’s still some of that classic “smash, build, repeat” vibe, but the game switches things up so fast that you never get bored of what you’re doing. Lightsaber duels are on point, the third-person shooting feels super smooth, and while melee combat could use a little more spice, that’s pretty much the only gripe with the revamped gameplay. The Skywalker Saga covers all nine movies from the main Star Wars saga, with each film split into five levels. Plus, between these levels, you get to chill on over 20 planets with tons of open areas to explore. To avoid feeling repetitive, the levels are way shorter than in past Lego Star Wars games. The devs used these shorter levels to make the world feel bigger and more focused, which is a solid trade-off.

Abundant Side Quests with Unique Humor and References

The Skywalker Saga is packed with that classic Lego game humor, but TT Games has seriously upped their game. If you're looking to buy PS5 games that deliver this level of fun and comedy, it's easily one of the funniest games we’ve played in ages. You’ve got the usual Lego slapstick, killer sight gags, and solid voice acting that, while not an exact match for the real actors, totally works. With 45 levels, you’ll definitely feel like you’ve gotten a full Star Wars experience by the end. And if that’s not enough, there are 140 side missions to tackle. Yeah, you read that right—140 side missions, 731 puzzles, 135 level challenges, and 380 characters. There’s an insanely huge amount to do in The Skywalker Saga. Some side quests are quick and easy, but a lot of them are pretty involved, each packed with unique, hilarious writing. It’s clear that the devs had a blast stuffing this game with jokes and references.

Great Replay Value Despite Story Hiccups in LEGO Star Wars

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is straight-up one of the best Lego games ever for me—it totally takes me back to my childhood with just a flick of the lightsaber. This game is hands down the biggest, most epic, and best-looking Lego game we've ever seen! With its killer soundtrack, solid gameplay, massive amount of content, and a bunch of different settings, I’m definitely gonna keep coming back to it. It’s a bummer about the story hiccups and the times it pulls you out of the experience; otherwise, it’d totally get a ten. But if you're a Star Wars or Lego fan, you'll probably vibe with it big time.

[ultimatecutenesspeaks]

Bunny yeah that totally true I’m loved the wings too honestly I’m bet azzy is mega worried sick too soon twilight and spike enter the portal and return to they home as soon the trio enters and return to they world as the portal closes and the wings and ears of the girls completely disappear

*Pinkie soon tries to follow Twilight into the portal, but runs right smack dab into the statue instead.*

Pinkie: Ohhh! Bummer!

*The same thing happens to the trio as they return to Hope's Peak, where it's nighttime and the school is empty. Once they return, the mirror returns to just a regular one, but it soon becomes powered up by some kind of magic again as it spits out a familiar adorable gremlin that immediately latches onto Bunny's chest with a happy purr.*

[gikairan]

A recurring thought from my last few days has just been....

I'm pretty sure I'm never going to get to a point where I think my stories are writeable..... :(

Like, I'm sure it's been around 10 years since I said I was "reworking" one of them and it's still missing like.... An entire middle.

And while I feel like I've made some breakthroughs in the last couple of years, I'm still kinda struggling to get some semblance of... Well.... Plot going on. And it also feels like the characters themselves are fighting against what I want to do..... I need them to do certain things but I also can't find a way to actually get them down that route....

It's starting to feel like every breakthrough just gives me 2 more issues to fight against?

And now I feel like the story I wanted to make SECOND is actually the more fleshed out one, that could actually be wrangled into something much sooner

Except it's ending is.... I guess the simplest term is "a mega bummer". Like, the character development is very much Negative, and I feel like there needs to be a whole nother story all about the Healing from... All that.

..... But I have exactly 0 ideas for a PLOT to do all that in. I've got some idea on a few scenes, but there's no... Actual plot anything is building towards. And I don't want to put out the bummer half of it without the other half ready for a ~complete~ story. But that half doesn't exist in any state.

Like, honestly. I think my brain just stopped being able to make new plots and characters at some point 🙃🙃. I can't seem to make any side characters that actually... Exist in my head. They don't get names. I have barely any idea what they look like. They certainly don't have settled personalities. My inspiration is so unreliable for this kind of stuff, and I'm not sure I'm ever going to wrangle things into some semblance of presentable.

And I kinda don't want to have this stay in my head forever. I wish I could share what DOES exist in my head with people. But the pace in which developments are happening is so glacial, I feel like it'll never get anywhere. And while ive got A Long Time to work on stuff.... It just doesn't feel like it'll ever get there?

[fully-caulked-wagon]

Some of my favourite lines from my plans for shitty One Piece / Zosan drawings + fanfics Part 2

Didn't think I'd be posting another one of these, but my well of content has run dry, my pen for my drawing tablet is at my dad's flat (where I am currently not) and I am desperate. Minimal context, if any, will be provided - just a warning. and they send in an imposter sus among us sussy baka imposter sus sus among us imposter to take his place on the sunny so they don't suspect anything - These dudes kidnap Sanji and send in a replacement. Meanwhile, I reference memes deader than my fucking cats (the entire lineage was cursed, I stg.) then BAM surprise game grumps reference "I'm gonna conclude" the end - Basically, and I plan on writing this fic eventually I swear, it's just one big joke about Zoro using real fancy words he absolutely should not know until my long con is revealed and it was all a build up to a game grumps reference. Straight up. adam freezes for a moment and gets uber mega big boy mad and does this big ass attack - Not telling you cause it's spoilers. Go eat dirt and cry. zoro realises he's into sanji and's like 'oh fuck, that sucks. bummer' - R.I.P this dude's got this roulette wheel goin in his brain or whatever and hucks a manufactured devil fruit thing into zoro's mouth bullseye ding ding ding, right - Good aim. 👍 zoro kinda stews and dwells and ponders or whatever for a bit, right - Just imagine Zoro as The Thinker. when zoro was off in the corner of it and flirting with like 3 whole big tiddy ladies (mad game with the bitches) - "Back when I had a body, I had mad game with the bitches." - Voldemort, AVPM zoro's left there with a little bit of guilt but honestly not nearly as much as he maybe should, conflicting emotions and thoughts, and a raging boner sadge - Insert aggressive twitch emote spam here. there's an area in the twisty turny where the fuck are we bit, right - It's like, this underground set of passageways and shit, idfk. usopp is a saw now - 'pop' - Usopp is a saw now. 👍 so he's gotta train to become the dish drying master and he takes over the dishes duty assisting whatever the fuck full time and it's just his name on all the schedule slots the crew (maybe just nami)'s like 'wtf dude - you okay?' - Zoro is most definitely not okay. sanji's just nosebleedin, dead on the floor, twitchin n shit - R.I.P again. luffy just rises from the ground between their chests and is straight up an eldritch abomination and kinda puts his demon noodle arms on their shoulders - You know those shitty two sentence horror stories about that dude's 'creature'. Luffy is that creature (minus the gross shit.) bottle of sake with like, a bow on it - porn music zoro - blushing, ^^ boner - I am not okay.

[cagenewman]

"I mean… you never know," he laughed, shaking his head, "could end up drawing someone in on a dating site. I'd say you could come stand around one of my job sites and see if the guys end up interested, but if you distract them and put me behind on schedule, I'll have to end this friendship and never talk to you again -- and that would be a bummer," he let out a forlorn sigh, despite the fact that he was fully kidding around, even though Cage did take the work seriously at all times. Creekside was his baby. His third baby, as he often said, now that Rosalyn was in his life. "'Preciate it," he laughed, nodding his head, "if you can't boost each other's egos now and then, why are you even friends with someone, you know? What's your favorite compliment you've gotten about yourself?"

Snorting a laugh at what Vitus asked him, Cage didn't hesitate to give his answer. "Absolutely not. I missed my dad, I missed my siblings, I missed the farm -- missed Cordelia," which should have been a given, considering how attached at the hip they had been when he had left town. "And honestly, I kinda hated the work. I like building and making things, but the last job I was on, we were building one of those mega mansions. Real ugly huge thing with no character at all, you know? All glass and steel and sharp angles, marble this, granite that." His distaste for most things modern was pretty apparent, given that he restored homes to their glory days for a living, recreated furniture and decor pieces from old barn wood. "So as much as I pouted and threw a fit about my dad demanding I come home, I was kinda glad. But I didn't end up getting that romantic, 'honey I'm home' reunion with Cordelia. I think we kinda avoided each other like the plague."

"God, you're so right. Maybe that's how I need to start advertising myself. Looking for strong, capable folks who can help me build a nice cave. I'll let you know if I have any luck," Vitus said, knowing damn well he didn't need any luck flirting after building a career out of it, but amused at the thought regardless. He shot Cage a crooked smile and said, "Yeah, it's fun to indulge in the attention, for sure. No shame in that. And don't worry. I'll keep the compliments coming, as long as you do the same for me in return. We can make each other even more insufferable. That's exactly what friends are for."

He fell quiet as Cage elaborated on some of the details. Nodding along as Cage resurrected details about his work, ones he'd only touched the edges of the day they met. Each one brought Vitus closer to who Cage was—who he'd been, all he'd wanted and needed, how it had changed since then. "It sounds like you're in a very different phase of your life, now, than you were back then. Did you... find whatever it was you were looking for, out there?"

[peccolias]

yeah anything worse than killing a character off in a shocking sudden way (beth; glenn) is letting us know during the mid-season finale that they will definitely die 

:(