#hoping thats not an optical illusion

[p-redux]

NEW fan Pic of Sam Heughan all hot and sweaty, seemingly biking in Crieff, Scotland! Lucky lasses! And TMGD also seemingly making a BIG appearance. 😊

His brother bikes a lot, so he's probably with him. Let's see if I get more info.

Aside from Sam being all hot and sweaty and looking adorable, what my eyes went to IMMEDIATELY was something BIG, dare I say, HUGE. Um, are you seeing what I'm seeing? 🍆🤗 👇

How about now? 😉👇

I mean, if that's an optical illusion, I don't want better eyesight hahaha. 🧐 😂

Imma just pretend that IS TMGD making an appearance to brighten our Monday.

For those who are new, TMGD is short for The Magical Golden Dirk aka Sam's Magical Golden Dirk. 😜 And it's been known to make grown women lose their dang minds...some, more than once.

PS. If you find my post offensive, you're on the wrong blog. Here, I celebrate ALL of Sam Heughan from top to bottom, with some LONG stays in the mid lowlands. Have a problem with that? Then, shoo.😘 Don't have a problem with that, then stay and SWOON with me.

[terriblethoughtterminal]

Listen, I understand that alot of inocent palistinans are suffering right now. and netanyaho and his extremist goverment are only making life worse for the lebenise, palistinians and even israilies.

I want peace

But

My main problem with pro-palistinian movments is that they seem incapable of using good optics and rhetoricall divices. Yes its important! why do you protest if not to change peoples opinions?

I hope the "from the river to the sea slogan was retired" because it is hypocritical (altho not as bad as the retired israily slogan "two banks of the jordan river")

I see people waving palistinan flags over burning american flags and I think: what message is that supposed to send? to whom? It only serves to reinforce the opposition that will say "those muslims hate america" and it will at best give those who already agree with you a satisfied smirk. the "all publicityis good publicity" shtick is a fascist tactic that only works to radicalise.

I saw a youtube video criticising a cnn article for humanising an idf soldier. a soldier that commited suicide due to PTSD. and I think that he is (or was) a human. somone so scarred by the horrors of war that he kills himself is not a genocidal maniac. in the begining of the war israily media interviewed a few captured terrorists (or whatever you want to call them) who talked about how Hamas decived them and promised imposible things to convice them to participate in that horrible day and I think its important to humanise the other side regardless of how horible they are to understand their motives so we can stop further conflict, and also because

we are all human

I saw people discribing the october 7 attack as a "minor retaliation" or somthing along those lines and thats just dumb. A retaliation should make your situation better. no one should cheer for the 7th of october because its the day a war started the killed thousands on both sides. vengeance is an illusion that drags us into a cycle of violence. Israelies should morn the death of a palistinan child more then the palistinans because the death of that child will inspire an idiot to kill 10 israelies. palistinians should morn the death of an israely child more then isralies do because that death will fund a bomb that will kill a hundred palistinans. It dosn't matter who was lived in there first, it dosen't matter who started it, it dosn't matter who's the bigger victim, it dosn't matter who's white and who's democratic and who's just acting in self defence

it needs to stop

Pro-palistinian shouldent be anti israeli, thats counter productive. BOTH sides should do the brave thing and put the gun down.

[klonpa]

i,ve decided to stop giving a shit abour what people think is meaningful or impactful to them. like if its that deep to someone thats their perception it doesnt matter if the depth is more of an optical illusion or if its truly that deep. if someone else sees itfor what it is and has no reason to try and find any depth in it then thats fine too it can literally also be shallow as fuck. the thing im deciding to not care about is people being affected by that percieved depth 👍 attempting to be less of a hater because we all have incredibly wildly different experiences and art affects us in massively varied ways especially depending on the point in our lives we are in hope this helps

[guarionexjr]

Love your portraits!! It's very inspiring for me. ✨ I have a couple of technical questions :) What lights do you use in the studio? And how do you scan your film, any particular scanner that you prefer? Are there any behind the scenes photos or videos of your work? Favourite lenses on the RZ67? Too many questions...

Hey Anon,

Really appreciate the kind words. 💖💖💖

I split my lighting between constant lights, available light, and strobe. Usually just controlling the light through exposure to get the right depth of color in the photos. At the moment I scan most of my film digitally on an epson V850 scanner. Don't have a favorite lens but because i love creating optical illusions, i like to use a longer lens instead of a wider lens.

Hope that answers any curious technical questions. But would love to add that all these techniques came from curiosity and playfulness. In the past I tried to recreate my own photos over and over again just to practice getting the same results but ended up with new results every time. Then in time I understood which technique worked best for me. I encourage to use your imagination and be open for any errors because thats usually when the magic starts to happen.

-Guarionex

[actualbird]

omg can we talk about the R cards they give you in the event for a second?

What are Vyn and Artem wearinggggg

like Luke and Marius look so good as always, Luke blushing is the cutest thing ever <3

but with the other two. I’m too distracted by their… weirdly asymmetrical outfits. Not that asymmetrical outfits are bad in general but. It sure is Something™…

omg yes we CAN talk about the R cards i love these R cards so much hhhh and jhvjVKJHV AGREE ON UR OPINIONS,,,,actually i wanna go thru all of em one by one (particularly only the first evolutions cuz i find those much more endearing than the second) for fun

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precious blushy treasures, casual and looks GREAT

im biased, im Obviously biased, but luke is my fave. theres no misses here whatsoever. nor for marius, imo.

also why are yall in matching color schemes, did u guys plan this. im not complaining cuz the plan execution came out great, i like these outfits

both their expressions r SO CUTE, SO ADORABLY NERVOUS, I WANNA SQUISH them

but whats getting me the most here is that luke---notorious for wearing for certain perplexing outfits that are so confounding that even if it doesnt happen all the time, it's still really frigging hard to forget---is wearing something fantastic. it's simple but it WORKS and that already is a FEAT IN ITSELF

my favorite thing about both outfits is the little chain attached to the belt loop cuz idk why but thats ridiculously attractive to me???? what does that chain do? i dont know. i dont care. it looks GOOD

i do have to admit that the see-through pocket of his denim jacket is funny to me. it looks nice but also luke, i hope ur not putting like, ur credit card in there absentmindedly

black jeans. enough said

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[said lovingly] what r u guys wearing?

jus so it's outta the way: no complaints about their expressions, theyre both also very cute. vyn stifling his laughter and artem looking away, badly concealing the box gift....theyre cute :((

and now onto the cruz of the matter: the outfits

i can see that theres a matching theme going on. the younger boys get the light blue/dark colors casual matchy theme and the older ones get a more sophisticated and primarily black deal

and also asymmetrical designs. which, as u said, theres nothing wrong with that! i even like asymmetrical designs a lot! but these ones have me tilting my head JHVSKJDHKF

artem is the lesser evil here. his shirt isnt bad, per se, it just takes me a second glance to understand whats going on cuz the pattern acts a bit like an optical illusion at first

but vyn....

okay, the one half of the shirt being untucked is something i maybe couldve gotten used to. eventually

but having just a Single Suspender is making me go nuts omfg. additionally, there seems to be a second strap coming out of the longer portion of his shirt? is that the other unused suspender?? or is it something else altogether? i have No idea what it does but unlike the chain in belt loops for marius and luke, my confusion trumps the an aesthetic merit i'd end up seeing JHKJSDHFKSD

i must say tho that i like the gold detailing on vyn's shirt, thats pretty :DDD

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full verdict: luke finally gets his moment to shine with an R card outfit that makes sense. vyn has had too many wins in the past with awesome outfits, so for the sake of equality, it is Him who gets the confounding piece of apparel this time

[cablestwisted]

im going to alton towers for my birthday in march and will be spending moat of my time in x sector, is there anything i should look for lore wise??

OOOH have fun!! I really hope you have a fantastic day out!

Something I always tell people to look out for is the vents - there are vents all over X-Sector, indicating the underground facility - the main thing, though, which I always tell people to check out is the door round the back of Oblivion's drop! There's a large door which is quite little known but a very fun addition. I talk about this more here!

There's plenty of themed signage, too, thats quite commonly overlooked - the majority of signage in the area is very themed, even the signs for the toilets, and the phone charging station in X-Cite. It's always fun to keep an eye out for anything new to do with that. Also, don't forget to read the signage at the entrance to X-Sector - it was damaged last year with one of them actually being cracked by someone likely jumping up and grabbing the top of it, so we may see new signage there this season!

If you take the main queues for rides - keep an eye out in the queuelines. There's a lot of very interesting things in the queues, including the various optical illusions in Smiler's queueline, the cables going into the floor on the Marmaliser which are implied to be actually going into the underground facility, and the machinery in Oblivion's queueline. Check out the screens in the area, and listen closely - there's various ambience played around X-Sector and especially around Oblivion that's easy to miss, but obvious once you realise it's not part of the soundtracks!

Also one of the warning lights in Oblivion's queueline spins faster than the others <3 speedy light my beloved. One day we will meet again. If ever I take the main queue. Which has not happened in 2 years as I'm a RAP pass user for various reasons, but you never know!!

You can find the remnants of old signage in various places, and Submission's queueline is still in place - iirc, it was used for Mixtape last year, though I don't know how much of it was used!

Enterprise uses the old music for the Black Hole, which is just, my favourite thing. Enterprise has a bunch of interesting stuff around it and I've no doubt there's stuff in the queue, but, again, I don't take main queue for any rides anymore and have never actually used the main queue for Enterprise, even before I was a RAP pass holder. So if you get a moment to check out Enterprise and you're using the main queue... Please lemme know if there's anything cool in there XD

Also, keep an eye out for anything to do with the Festival of Thrills - any set pieces or general preparation for that etc. The event begins on the 4th of April so you may see some ads for it or the beginning of stage construction in late March.

The shows on the lawn often have elements of lore to them - Sir Algernon's Time Travelling Starship last year was an excellent example of this, being the precursor for the 2021 Fireworks.

[squidshadow]

2, 4, 11, 12, 13?

this got long bc i hate myself, here

2) what work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?

patchwork, hands down. what a shitshow lmao

4) favorite character you’ve written

mmmm even though patchwork Bad, boko and sunlight were two of my favs for very similar reasons. theyre fun to write imo. outside of the pw realm, maybe dana? or… dana as she appears in eight adapts, is a better way to say it. (patchwork Bad)

11) what aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing?

i guess grammar… maybe pacing? and characterization, to a lesser degree. 

12) your weaknesses as an author

i feel like my word choice is often kind of odd? not odd in a quirky cool way but odd in the way that optical illusion of obama is where his eyes are flipped upside down and you cant quite figure out whats wrong with it. i also notice my stuff is often incredibly dialogue-heavy and im bad at dealing with especially heavy scenes. or… i can write my way into a heavy scene but im emotional constipation squared so im really bad at digging my way out of it. again with word choice, its bland and i find myself reusing the same actions over and over again. im trying to fix that but…

im scared im also just recycling the same plotthreads over and over again, if that makes sense? or just reusing the same personality for all characters, leading to them seeming especially 1d. im sure they already seem one-dimensional but i doubt the lack of variety is really helping much.

im bad at thinking of beginnings and endings to a chapter due to my writing style of Chunks.  i think in a chapter those are my two weakest parts

im sure the plots of chapters ive written seem kinda flimsy or “saved by an ungodly amount of coincidence!” which again isnt great. anyone with more critical thinking skills than a box of crayons can probably tear apart works ive made to shreds in seconds.

and i think that my plots are sort of recycled a lot as well, only within the story. a character will develop and then cycle back to square one all over again.

i fear im not creative either and that im simply just stealing from more successful people. eight adapts is really just a glorified op24 knockoff tbqh, im surprised at the reception its gotten. i think its sort of undeserved.

grammar is another thing i struggle with despite being a native english speaker and a monolingual one at that. my grammar is good enough to get by but there are mistakes there that i shouldnt be making if i ever want to actually go anywhere with writing which, again, i doubt i will. you really just have to be the best at something to make it anywhere in an art field, you know? its a silly dream for me. ive never taken a writing class and i cant meet deadlines worth shit (which you all know). everything ive learned is just self-taught since i can count the amount of friends i have on my nipples and i dont want to annoy them more than i really do. its a hobby and a way for me to just fantasize and vent really.

OH ACTUALLY THAT LEADS ME TO A NEW POINT w similar chars. i just project super hard onto them. im sure they seem immature because of that. it doesnt matter how mature i THINK i am, im really still 16 and i dont know much about the world at all. another thing to add on the “horrible at dealing with emotions” list i guess. you should write off experience, i guess, which i do, kind of. but all of the romantic happy bits are just hopeless fantasy. i dont see them getting any better nor do i see myself ever dating anyone. im kind of a mess you see but at least ill have more time to write barely decent fics about homosexual squids.

i dont know. i dont think im a bad writer, but im nowhere near good. im just decent. thats all.

13) your strengths as an author

im scared of really saying anything here because no matter what i think im good at theres going to be someone better than me, you know? theres no point in claiming youre good at something unless youre the best, otherwise youll just be getting peoples hopes up.

if i had to choose, i think dialogue, but only about 55% of it. humor to a much lesser degree since im not really that funny but its one of the few parts of my writing i can sort of tolerate.

[superemeralds]

I don't really understand why everyone is waiting for a sonic adventure sequel. The adventure series has ended years ago and it's perfectly normal for SEGA to prioritize new original games like Sonic Forces. I'd rather wait for a new fresh, creative game than a sequel they would have a huge chance of messing up (like they pretty much did with Sonic 06, but i still like the game tho). But what if they made a one (officially)? What would be a good new sonic adventure game for you? (i'm curious xp)

for the last time they didnt mess up with 06 !!!!!!!!!!! they didnt do anything wrong!!!!!!!1 it was just lots of events that couldnt be stopped inconveniencing the production and in the end they just didnt have the time and resources to flesh the game out; if they did have time and help they could’ve totally made this game revolutionary :(

content:

what i hoped/theorized forces would be

why forces looks like an adventure game, but isnt an adventure game

what i want in a new sonic adventure game (doesnt need adventure in the title)

lemme just sum up why i think forces is lacking and what i thought it would be when the first trailer dropped

I thoguht we’d get a 3 story game again. where each character shows us a different perspective of the same story.

I thoguht sonic story was about sonic fighting the eggman empire and infinite, perhaps being trapped in infinites illusions and breaking out after noticing that things are VERY wrong when infinites clones of his friends start acting weird

the avatar is on their way to protect their city and about to give up until they see sonic and they decide to be a hero themselves to help others and therefore go on their own journey to confront infinite (back then i theorized that infinite was their childhood friend)

and classic story (as much as i hate it) would be about classic dimension warping and perhaps overhearing eggmans plan abt the ruby (bc like. he came with the ruby from mania but like. okay.) and through him being a lil spy we get to know more about the origin of infinite until he eventually joins with the main cast becuase a final story where all 3 fight eggman together was inevitable.

however story perspective is not necessary considering unleashed’s placement

ofc multiple gameplay styles and/or multiple playable characters are THE mandatory thing for an adventure game BUT forces gameplay didn’t have a very varying feel to it. the controls were a little tweaked for classic and avatar had the wispons, but essentially it was the same as sonic but with Gimmicks/Tweaks.

also the spirit of the game’s story didn’t have this strong adventure vibe. It preached the power of friendship, yet it was so….. hollow and empty. due to the avatar being a passive character their friendship with sonic was just so….. fake.

“power of friendship” was just hollow words in this game.

personally i also think the ost was lacking, theme of infinite is the most iconic song to come from it , and the only memorable song next to it was fist bump. which is sad (mainly bc it wasnt even the final boss theme)

also remixes and reuses arent a taboo in adventure games (sa2 did it too) but i think it’s different if character themes and maybe… one or two level themes are reused. there should be plenty more original content.

some ppl say crush40 is mandatory, but I don’t think so. the crush40 version of his world IS NOT the main theme for 06, and unleashed also didnt have c40 (jun did do the guitars tho)

i already debunked chao garden so like. not necessary

on the topic of original content i also want to say that the levels in forces were lacking variety. the environment was different, yea, but the way you get throguh the levels didnt really change much despite more 2d sections in eggman base levels and like. more spikes in urban areas and more slides and 3d in the “jungle” level. it wasnt even really a jungle it was jsut ruins… and green hill… AGAIN….. was not really anything special or new either

what i mean is that even when the optical stuff of the levels is different there was zero change of atmosphere or feel. no change in stradegy to get through. it was all just……. the same.

sonic forces was…………..boring.

there i said it. it was boring.

the most exciting part was the customization and i bet kids loved it. ppl who dont know much about game design and just are in to pass time and have some fun probably loved this game. but like. the game doesnt entertain anymore after its beat for the first time. replaying is a real drag, the fun was literally just…. in the story and getting enough customize stuff to make ur dream avatar.

if anyone feels different, as said, thats valid, but from a design point this is terrible.

WHAT I WANT IN A NEW SONIC (adventure) GAME

i do have a game concept for a silver game lying around (with gameplay, controls, story, levels and some dialogue) that would be an adventure-esque game but i cant leak that yet its too unfinished still

let’s start at the bare minimum: no ooc sonic anymore. writers take notes and be serious for once. sonic knows when its time to joke, and in case yall dont know the answer is NOT 24/7

also maybe more than just sonic playable OR have other characters be relevant beyond a bunch of jokes and random voice lines. (preferably both)

the story should be engaging and have a deeper meaning and a strong vibe for justice and/or freedom; the characters have to undergo development and learn from their mistakes. also the story CAN be dark/more serious while still being suitable for children.

we need a minimum of ONE plot twist.

gameplay styles should be varied and not just sonic, and sonic but with a gun

there NEEDS to be some kind of open world/exploration element in the game. be it a hug world or ingrained in the levels themselves. (things can be open world and still linear just saying)

iconic music!!! vocal theme!!! character themes should be representing the characters personality again!!!!11

story perspectives arent mandatory, but definitely a plus!!!!

minor puzzles in the levels please…. make it challenging to get through !!!1

100 rings=+1life

i cant stress this enough ok

the game also needs something innovative and new. (which is most probably the new gameplay style due to new character or something but ykno) adventure games have always introduced something new and it was AWESOME and fun and refresing!

and my mind just cant focus anymore akjshfkjshfakj i might revisit this some time but for now this is all i can say

man i wish i was neurotypical

[sadpretty-blog-blog]

11/8/22

everything is so boring and i am so boring and i have no hobbies. all i do when im not working is laying in bed or cleaning my room or watching videos online of other people my age enjoying their lives. idk what i’m doing wrong or what i need to do. there’s nothing that feels compelling or interesting to me besides going shopping or eating or obsessing over how i look. i should go to the gym or take walks or something but even that would only fill a portion of my day. i feel like a shell of a human and i’ve felt this way for so long like i’m so empty like my body is just a vessel and my brain is a void and it’s not just missing something it’s missing everything. i used to feel like this much less often. i used to have times where i felt so excited about life and so hopeful for the future but i haven’t genuinely felt like that since i was a teenager and now i’m about to be 22 and my life is so dull. i used to dream about this when i was younger and i imagined all the freedom that comes with your 20s as being so fun and amazing and liberating with so many possibilities but now its here and i just feel empty and numb and like i’ve wasted so much of my life. i feel like i’m wasting my life. for so many years i’ve told myself things will get better soon and i’ll change soon and i’ll be the person i want to be soon but it hasn’t happened yet. i really think that a lot of it is because i’m single and when i was a teenager i always had a boyfriend or a crush or some guy i was flirting with to make me feel important or whole or like there were things about me that were worthy of figuring out or i dont know what. and now i don’t have anyone who i feel that way about or who makes me feel like i’m special i’m just alone with myself and my thoughts about myself which are increasingly darker each day. and dull. i see myself as so dull and kind of dark and like i’m just a black hole that does nothing but exists and works and wastes time and money. i add nothing to any conversation. i add nothing to any friendship or any group event. i have nothing valuable to contribute to any situation. i’m just here wasting away and observing other people living their lives. i don’t know how to live my life. i don’t know how to do things that will bring me joy. everything is so depressing and my already low expectations of life somehow seem to be lowered each day. my family is so stressful and nobody likes each other. i know my family has always been stressful and dysfunctional and thats okay i don’t think anyone’s family is perfect. but i miss being a kid and at least being naive enough to believe that we all genuinely loved each other and enjoyed spending time with each other. nowadays its so rare for my whole family to be in the same place at the same time. but i get it my cousins are older and have families and lives of their own and my mother doesn’t have any siblings so without that part of the family it’s just us living in this house so nothing feels special anymore. i miss being little and going to zia marias house and seeing everyone together and feeling like nothing could ever change that because we were a family who loved each other and we all had a bond which i never thought could be broken. i guess everyone still loves each other but it doesn’t really feel like everyone likes each other anymore. i also miss being a teenager and always having something going on to share with them, like stuff in school with orchestra or field trips or college applications or my first job or other things which felt so important at the time. now i have nothing new to share besides “yeah work is really good i like my job” .... i feel like i am nothing but a human with a job and a bedroom. nothing more. no interests no hobbies nothing that makes me the person i am. i’m just flesh and a skull holding a brain as smooth as a grape. i miss having things to look forward to. a light at the end of the tunnel. an optical illusion in my mind that really really made me believe i would only suffer for so much longer. i do have some things to look forward to now, and i have some goals, but i lost a lot of my optimism because against my will i have given up on the idea that good things happen to me. my friends and i are going on a weekend trip next month. and i was really excited for it. but then jenna said she can’t afford it so she isn’t coming and now i already have so much anxiety about going because she’s kind of an emotional support person for me because i know her and i are almost always on the same level energetically and emotionally and she helps me keep from feeling drained or like i’m not doing enough because we’re usually in it together on the same page. and i don’t really know some of the girls going but my brain has decided that they’re prettier than me and cooler than me and have nicer bodies and more money to spend and less anxiety and less weight on their shoulders and it’ll be so easy for them to have a good time but i’ll be second guessing my every movement because i’ll be spending a weekend with girls i’m not comfortable around and i have no fucking idea how to make connections with new people without feeling like a nuisance or like people can see right through me and they can feel how hard i have to try to fit in. so i’m nervous to go and the excitement has worn off and it’s happening in 3 weeks but now i can’t wait for it to be over. i haven’t even thought about my birthday, which is in a week from tomorrow, because i have nothing planned for it and i dont even want to plan anything because it’ll require my brain to form expectations for the day and i don’t want to be let down on my birthday. it’s not a special one it’s just 22. i think after 21 there’s not many important birthdays and the “important” ones just mean you’re getting really fucking old. so yeah i’m not excited for my birthday i don’t want any attention (which is rare) i don’t want to ask for any gifts i don’t want to plan anything i don’t even want to go out to eat i don’t even mind if i work i don’t even wanna think about it. and then after all these things comes christmas and ever since covid christmas has been so fucking depressing because we don’t go to zia marias anymore and laying in my bed alone on christmas eve has made me cry the past few years and i’m not looking forward to it. and christmas day at my house is just so uncomfortable and i don’t dislike al’s family but they still don’t really feel like my family i feel like i don’t belong with them. and my moms birth family is kind of annoying and i also don’t feel like i belong with them but i don’t really care if i fit in with them i just don’t like their presence because i have to act like i care that they’re in my house and it’s a holiday. last christmas i drank an entire bottle of prosecco and got so drunk i cried and threw up and my ex boyfriend who i really fucking miss had to help me. new years since covid has sucked just as bad, if not worse. 2021 i got kicked out of my house. 2022 i spent it crying in bed because vic didn’t want to see anyone (for good reason but still couldn’t help but cry because i wished things happened differently). then there’s valentines day. valentines day has been good the past 2 years because i had vic. but now i don’t and i wonder how i’ll feel about our situation once february is here. i wonder if i’ll spend the day crying over him like i’ve been doing almost every day the past week or so. i think even if i’ve accepted the situation more by then it’s still gonna hurt a lot and it’s literally november right now but i’m thinking about how much february is gonna hurt me and i’m sad about it. but then soon after february ends spring will come and maybe then i’ll start to feel better and the sun will set later in the day and i won’t be wearing a jacket and i’ll start shopping for new bikinis and i’ll love my body because i’m currently forcing an eating disorder on myself to get my old body back. so i guess that’s something to look forward to.

another thing that used to bring me a lot of emotion was the idea of getting an apartment one day and thinking i’d have moved out by now. but that was before i worked full time and realized that even with my 40 hours a week i can’t afford a studio anywhere within a decent range on long island. everything i should be looking forward to has a dark cloud over it and i can’t find anything to bring me any type of joy. i feel ugly all the time i have nobody at all who makes me feel okay and the important things in my life are things i just want to end so i don’t have to think about them anymore. 

[zeynepartukmac]

“La Maison ensorcelée” with sound

Hi again! This week we were assigned to re-create a silent movie by using music and sound. Obviously my love for strange entities and horror showed itself once again and I chose a film by Segundo De Chomon, a spanish cinematographer, the only person in 1907 who managed to create such horrific films without sound. One thing about Chomon that allows him to create and give the effect of horror so good is his skills with optical illusions and outstanding camera tricks. Even without sound I felt really uncomfortable while watching his film “La Maison ensorcelée” (The Haunted House) Thats why I decided to use it in my assignment. The scene I chose is a tea party where the tea is served on its own and the cake is cut by haunted spirits. Therefore while creating the sound I used plates, bottles, knifes, teacups and all the other materials you can think of when it comes to a tea party. Honestly it wasn’t easy and took many...many...many hours to complete. Thankfully last year I took a sound design course which was really helpful with this assignment. I watched videos of successful foley artists and tried their techniques at some parts. I had some trouble especially with the scene where the bread is sliced because the bread I had at home was not crunchy enough so the sound didn’t fit. Then I tried biting celery stalk as a way to create the crunch sound of the bread and surprisingly it worked! Even though it was tiring I had a lot of fun doing it.

Here’s a link for you to watch, I hope you enjoy! 

https://youtu.be/nEyXW2xD8HE

[marvel-lously]

Hi! Congratulations on 300 followers, thats amazing! I would like a (male) ship please! I am 5’6, I have curly brown hair, brown eyes, pale skin, and freckles. I love to read, listen to music, work out, and I am a swimmer. I’m also a huge science nerd! I hope this is a good enough description. Once again, congratulations on hitting 300 followers!

I ship you with Bruce!

You two meet when you come to visit Tony’s lab. He’s doing some research on how stress affects his cells and the science nerd you are you can’t help but give comments on his work like “okay so with normal humans, stress can alter the genetic material and it looks like with you the effects of gama-rays are making this change in genetic material all the more extreme, so maybe you should try and find a thing that can protect your genes, so the effects of stress won’t be so extreme instead of trying to find a substance that will stop the transformation?”. He’s surprised that you know so much about this and is immediately intrigued by you.

For your first date he takes you to the museum of illusions. You have so much fun, exploring the optic illusions, and taking funny pictures of you two in the process. He loves how you’re such a science nerd, he finally found the girl he isn’t afraid to be nerdy with and who shares his enthusiasm for new science experiments.💛💛

However your favorite moment with him isn’t when you two work together in a lab, you like it even more when he takes time off to go swimming with you, which after an hour or so ends up with under water kisses💗😘

P.S. Sorry for the late response and thank you so much for being patient with me💛💛🌼I hope you like your ship!

[pearlyswirls13]

ok so i just wanna preface this real quick: i get weirdly vivid dreams when i drink also im a super lightweight and its finals week

here i am at this mall next to this stoner/skater kid from high school (danny???) who i had a few classes with and we’re people watching. and we make up dumb little stories about the people at the mall. i think were in the macys department store area?? anyways were talking about these two little kids who look like theyre middle school and then suddenly they reappear behind us all creepy like. u know how kids in scary movies always have that creepy grin and the pigtails? yeah that

so they ask us what were doing and then invite us to their house like thats normal. anyways we go to their house which turns out to be this giant mansion type thing in a suburb area. the inside of the house is huge but everything is beigey-white. and the stairs are weird, like that optical illusion staircase. so the kids want us to meet their dad and we go along wit it. 

as we go up this illusion staircase i feel something funny in my mouth. you know when you chip a tooth and you get little tooth chip in your mouth? my mouth fills up with tooth (teeth?) chips just as we meet the dad who looks a lot like my lab pi who i just asked for a job from (hes this very large and imposing intimidating indian guy. super terrifying and scary when he gets mad)

anywho i excuse myself to the restroom in hopes of getting rid of all the tooth/teeth chips but as im rinsing my mouth out i feel the rest of my teeth coming loose. like when you have a loose tooth and you can feel the gums kinda squishing and that little tug. also im coughing up coffee grounds and then i wake up

TLDR: im very stressed and i had a dream about my teeth falling out while meeting with my lab pi

[designationpinknoise]

Can I please get Drift,Rodimus,Brainstorm,Megatron and whirl. with an organic SO who has eye powers like in Kagerou daze?

Okay! I love the Kagerou daze series! my fav character is Ene, hope you don’t mind them being female? I’m used to writing for girls.●◆●◆●◆●◆●◆●◆●◆

Drift: stealing eyes/mind-reading.

Drift was very curious about his girlfriend, even before asking her out. from her love for exploring, to her upbeat attitude and smile was addictive, And nothing ever seemed to bring (Y/n) down!

Or so Drift thought, as he wandered passed Ten who seemed with someone, the swordsmech thought nothing of it, until he saw (Y/n) leaning against the wall, eyes glowing red as Ten continued chatting with her.

“I never seen them live, are they any good?”

“Ten…”

“Really? I might consider it, ever hear of Trocadero?”

“Ten?”

“Oh yeah, they’re awesome!”

Drift hummed and continued on his way to Swerve’s then stopped glowing red eyes?! he immediately back tracked; and froze, when he saw his girlfriend’s eyes glowing like two red rubies! instead of their normal (y/e) color! She noticed Drift staring and blinked her eyes went back to normal color.

She looked horror-stricken and took off running with Drift in hot pursuit which is pretty dumb of her; considering her boyfriend can turn into a sports car. he caught up to  her, and drove to his hab-suite for answers... needless to say Drift was disturbed when he learned about the Medusa ritual, he avoids (Y/n) for a little bit.

then comes back because he missed her. and realized if the other person hadn’t sacrificed themselves, then Y/n wouldn’t be with him and he would be alone.

…That and, now that Drift knows she can read minds. he can tease her, with all naughty thoughts he wants.~ and no one would-be the wiser.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Rodimus: concealing eyes

Rodimus was stumped with his human, one minute she standing in front of him staring having a staring contest.Next thing he knew she disappears! well to his optics anyways,

his thermals scanner could see her along with some weird bubble thing.was she using some sort of cloaking field generator?

He shook his helm no, humans don’t have that sort of tech! He pouted and slowly reached over and tapped the “bubble” like it’s soapy counterpart; it popped and he could see (y/n) clearly along with her glowing red eyes, instead of the usual (Y/c).

“now, I’m no expert on humans. but, I know they don’t have red eyes…or turn invisible”

“I’m a ghost.”

“Yeah, and I’m the princess of Canada.”

“I’m serious! sort of…if only I hadn’t jumped.”

Rodimus was still skeptical as his girlfriend explained her story, her family was abusive and ignored as she was the result of her fathers cheating and one day Y/n had enough.

she just wanted to go away to disappear. so, she went to the highest place in town and jumped.

But, she wasn’t alone an old man. a complete stranger followed after her, he saved her that day. but, at the cost his own life…

“Then I woke up on bench in park nearby. I didn’t go home that night or the next” (y/n) frowned as Rodimus stared at her with a frown “So, you really think you’re a ghost?” Y/n went to yell at him.

only for a pair surprisingly warm metal lips suddenly pull her into a heated kiss before pulling away “you taste and feel pretty alive to me.” The (y/hc) face turned bright red, matching her eyes before disappearing again

Rodimus snickered and made mental note to ask if her little trick can make bots invisible too?■▲■▲■▲■▲■▲■▲■▲

Brainstorm x mute reader: Deceiving eyes

Brainstorm thought he was going crazy! he swore up and down that he saw Magnus’s and Nautica’s Holo-avatar walk passed him in the last half hour but, he just got of the comm with Nautica.

The femme swore she was with Magnus at Swerve’s, and they weren’t using their avatars! So,then who the hell was?…it was probably the twentieth time he’d seen them pass when he finally got a look at these phantoms.

Brainstorm then noticed the difference in details..The hair, was (y/c) the clothing was same, but had (y/fc) hoodie tied around their waist and their eyes were glowing red!

His first thought was a Decepticon snuck aboard! But, the more he kept looking, the more familiar this mystery person was to him.

“Y/n?” the Nautica double froze as Brainstorm curiously approached them “That is you isn’t it?” the scientist asked curiosity rousing inside him. the girl shook her head “I know it’s you, there’s only one organic on this ship.” He stated she would’ve got him but, if it weren’t for the red eyes and hair!, Now how she got her hands on an avatar projector Brainstorm would like to know!

The illusion disappeared as he scanned her body only for the blue and white mech found no projection tech on (Y/n)! Brainstorm blinked as she grinned turned into Whirl’s avatar. stuck her tongue out at him and ran with Brainstorm running hot on her heels.

When he finally caught up to (Y/n) it took Brainstorm a few seconds, to realize his girlfriend was feeling lonely and wanted his attention. Maybe after a little loving he’ll ask about her abilities later. ⇒⇔⇒⇔⇒⇔⇒⇔⇒⇔⇒⇔⇒⇔⇒

Whirl: Immortality eyes

Whirl was actually happy for once why? because (Y/n) The cute A.I. chick living in that earth crummy earth computer, finally accepted to be his girlfriend! He even had Perceptor work on this hovering orb projector so she wasn’t just stuck in the computer anymore!

She can form a holo-avatar and roam around the ship when she wants, though there was a downside; she couldn’t form her legs, they sort of faded into shiny shimmery pixels past her.

…uh what did Ratchet call it? Timbits!…no, Tibia that’s it! so she just sort of floated around instead walking.

Not that it bothered Whirl though the others were a little weirded out by it.sometimes for shits and giggles she’d hover up behind them, Her red eyes glowed gleefully. just to see how long it would take before they realized the digitized girl was behind them.

The copter bot and his girlfriend had a good laugh hearing Rodimus scream like a little femmeling as he shouted.

“where did you come from?!” and in an instant Whirl stopped laughing and paused that was good question…

Where did (Y/n) come from? sure, he heard that earth had AIs. but, not as advanced or “alive” as his girlfriend, there was always something he couldn’t shake off about her. So, one night he asked.

that’s how he learned about the Medusa legend, her and her classmates murder the lost of her body and waking up in this one. “So, you’re like me?” his claw gestured to his body his yellow optic dimmed as she thought it over.

“I suppose…”

“Do you ever miss it?”

“My body or earth?”

“Both…I guess.”

“Earth? I’m gonna have to say no, humans are douchebags! And My memory is a little fuzzy. but. I recall having some sort of terminal illness. caused me to blackout a lot. So, not like I had all the time in the world.”

(Y/n) said with a shrug

That was first time in a longtime,that Whirl felt something other then anger

Empathy.

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Megatron: Petrify eyes the half Medusa girl.

Megatron was stunned when he walked into the medbay and saw the stowaway Skids had found in the vents. The woman looked up at him equally surprised

“(Y/n)That’s not possib-I… How are you still?” his optics scanned her face from the odd scale like patterns on her cheeks, Red eyes and long hair . First-aid looked between them “You know her?”

The ex-warlord nodded he explained that the two of you met on earth, when she was just child no older then 13 that was over 50 years ago! Rodimus jumped in on this; staring her directly in the eyes as the human looked up at him fearful.

“she definitely looks good for a sixty year old granny! are you sur-…”

“Yes! I am sure she…Rodimus?”

“_”

“Rodimus stop playing around!”

Megatron grabbed his shoulder and the flame colored bot, fell to the floor stiff like a statue still in his leaning position First-aid quickly scanned him.

Megatron looked on concerned when suddenly! Rodimus jumped to his feet confused and horrified before looking at the woman.

“m-monster.” and ran out of the medbay “she put him in stasis!"First-aid said showing Megatron the results; the two bots looks at the woman berth staring forlornly at the direction Rodimus ran to.

her hair wiggled in agitation before glancing at them, then averted her eyes as both mechs cautiously approached her, as Megatron spoke up.

"Why did you do that to Rodimus?”

“I didn’t mean to! he called me names and he got to close! …and.”“You were scared, hmm. How did you do it? you have no weaponry or tech that would’ve.”

“I just looked at him! my…eyes they’re special like my mothers and grandmother…I’m not a monster!”

The following weeks were rough, Rung and Magnus had come to see the so called “Monster.” only to deem her non-threatening; all she did was put Rodimus is stasis, it’s not like she did it on purpose!

Besides that ability could come in handy with their more rowdy crewmates. though, that went over like a lead balloon with Megatron.

who was obviously fond of the little Medusa, she had explained her heritage and ancestors curse to the ex-warlord, It definitely explained why she hadn’t age much is 50 years “How old are you by the way?” he asked while the sat in his Hab-suite reading.

“196, I age one year every ten years.”

“Well that’s good to know.”

“Why’s that?”

“Because now I can court you without "robbing the cradle” as you earthlings say.“

Y/n eyes widened a looked Megatron straight in the eye accidentally freezing him "Nath ah amaig!” she heard Rodimus scream and saw him frozen mid-step holding a data pad “oops.”

[hgfstreamchats]

The Room

Welcome to the 'highglossfinish' room. Jalaperilo: Hello! Knock Out: Hello, Jalaperilo human! Jalaperilo: *squints* Jalaperilo: what the hell? Knock Out: I have no clue. Jalaperilo: haha Jalaperilo: who made you do this? Knock Out: Excellent question. Jalaperilo: somehow, this isn't worst than The Room? Knock Out: Oh, that's encouraging. Jalaperilo: Oh doc, you're in for a treat Knock Out: I can't wait.

Jalaperilo: the first time I watched this was also on a random stream i found. it was also the stream where I found the epic horror that is Re-Animator Knock Out: Which we also need to stream someday. Knock Out: Are...are they all interfacing with each other? Jalaperilo: please dont judge human interfacing on this film Knock Out: No promises. Knock Out: Dear Unicron, get on with it. Jalaperilo: im dying Knock Out: Gah! Jalaperilo: i have my head in my hands Knock Out: That was completely relevant and necessary. Jalaperilo: just like this movie Jalaperilo: cause hes terrible in bed Knock Out: What, humans don't like spastic little hip twitches? Jalaperilo: that arent in the vicinity of where they should actually be thrusting? Knock Out: He tried. Sort of. Jalaperilo: does he get a gold star with 'you tried' on it? Knock Out: He gets one of the lopsided ones. Matches his technique. Jalaperilo: hahah! Knock Out: Gladly. Jalaperilo: hehe Jalaperilo: oh no. please dont. he's my friend *DOES NOTHING TO RESIST SLEEPING WITH HER* Knock Out: Way to stick to your guns there, human we just met. Jalaperilo: he has the breaking strain of a kit kat Knock Out: Hah! Knock Out: What actually is he supposed to be penetrating? Knock Out: *exactly Jalaperilo: unless she has some weird random holes in her, i dont know what theyre stabbing at Knock Out: That's the plot twist. Jalaperilo: thats she's actually a sponge Knock Out: Or in possession of some kind of prehensile protein sleeve. Jalaperilo: erg Knock Out: Go back to the fat pug. Jalaperilo: this kid is creepy Knock Out: He grew up to be one of the sex offender shufflers. Jalaperilo: hahah! Jalaperilo: she ordwered the worst pizza Knock Out: Isn't that supposed to be one of those human foods you can't ruin? Knock Out: And yet, somehow, she did? Jalaperilo: please dont maake love again Knock Out: Oh, please, no. Not again. Knock Out: Have mercy. Jalaperilo: you cant get away ko Jalaperilo: we both have to live with this Knock Out: We have to live with his sloppy twitches. thenightetc: ...What did I walk in on Jalaperilo: get out while you can Jalaperilo: hello btw Knock Out: Run, and live well. Knock Out: And hello. thenightetc: (Lost track of time and tumblr decided not to alert me that there were new posts!  :') ) Jalaperilo: blah blah blah btw i have cancer. anyway.... thenightetc: the acting is really... something. Jalaperilo: have you never seen this before either? Jalaperilo: you're in for as right treat thenightetc: I have not.  I've just heard it's notoriously terrible thenightetc: It's the... Wisseau thing right? Knock Out: It is indeed. Jalaperilo: yes Knock Out: Who's this unfortunate soul? thenightetc: :( Jalaperilo: urgh thenightetc: I was 80% sure that was leading up to murder thenightetc: Just felt like one of those scenes, y'know? Jalaperilo: probably would have done the plot a favour with a murder or two Knock Out: That makes it worse! Cardinal: Hello, hello! Knock Out: Cardinal! How good to see you! Jalaperilo: hello! Knock Out: But how tragic you're here. thenightetc: So, ah, what all did I miss in terms of plot? thenightetc: ...Oh?  Murder time NOW? Jalaperilo: tommy is the best ever, lisa hates him one minute and loves him the next Jalaperilo: you also missed2 bad sex scenes Jalaperilo: there is no cohearent plot Cardinal: I see what you mean by tragic. thenightetc: He was JUST yelling about money, it's obvious "what he wants" Jalaperilo: how does one accidentally buy drugs lol thenightetc: Where did that guy come from Knock Out: They obviously care deeply for the 36 year old man they adopted. Jalaperilo: haha thenightetc: oh no Jalaperilo: stop making aliens think humans are terrible at sex! thenightetc: Please tell me they're not going to phone sex now Starscreamapillar: Good, I have not missed out on too much madness. Knock Out: No, just several abysmal fragging scenes. Knock Out: Welcome to the disaster, by the way. Cardinal: Oh, did I miss the stair sex? Cardinal: ha ha ha what a story mark Starscreamapillar: I am not at all displeased to have missed out on those. Jalaperilo: lucky you cardinal thenightetc: Yes count your blessings Knock Out: What a charmer. Jalaperilo: thanks for dissing my gender thenightetc: I wish they'd both fall off the roof. Starscreamapillar: This human learned how to speak from the Internet, didn't he. Knock Out: Shuut Cardinal: *gun fingers* shuut thenightetc: What is he implying here Jalaperilo: there is a big theory on the net that tommy wiseau isnt actually human Cardinal: hahn? Knock Out: That's...actually quite plausible? thenightetc: It's not nice to mock whatever speech impediment or accent or whatever he has, guys. Starscreamapillar: Are conversations normally carried out at a recline like that? thenightetc: Why is her friend all shocked that she doesn't want to marry the guy who hit her thenightetc: Terrible friend Jalaperilo: this is how humans emote yes? Starscreamapillar: Apparently. FeralDog: goonai lisa Starscreamapillar: Ah yes. They are in the totally real alley. Cardinal: Of course! FeralDog: this looks so.... buffy the vampire slayer knockoff FeralDog: I keep expecting the undead to strike thenightetc: I keep hoping for the undead to strike. FeralDog: you know... Knock Out: This movie is like a victim of head trauma, dazed and wandering through a field somewhere. FeralDog: there supposedly was a vampire subplot that Wiseau nixed? Jalaperilo: hyoomans throw football as bonding yes? Cardinal: ((Apparently Tommy Wiseau did originally want to enter onto the roof on a flying car Cardinal: ((and--yeah, the vampire reveal)) thenightetc: Oh boy!  Is he dying Cardinal: ((But he didn't nix it, he wanted it Cardinal: ((they talked him out of it Starscreamapillar: And then he ate that younger man. Jalaperilo: he ends up eating somethign alright thenightetc: ...well, that's not alarming Jalaperilo: the only plot this film has is everyone is terrible except tommy who is perfect Starscreamapillar: Somehow I get the feeling even watching this from the beginning wouldn't have it make any more sense. FeralDog: he's not even looking at the psych Starscreamapillar: I doubt that man's credentials. FeralDog: he says dejectedly Jalaperilo: time to tell us how *** women are? FeralDog: yep Cardinal: oh no the psychologist knows thenightetc: Johnny does sort of look like he's halfheartedly dressing up as a vampire Cardinal: "Can I meet the married woman you're boinking?" thenightetc: Totally normal question to ask Knock Out: I feel like I've blown a neural circuit. Jalaperilo: you made love twivce in this film already FeralDog: You keep playing psychologist with us! now let me ask you questions a psychologist should answer! Cardinal: Shh, shhhh.  Let the words eat away at your processor.  The pain will recede soon. Jalaperilo: cheep cheep cheep thenightetc: oh god Starscreamapillar: .... Cardinal: cheep cheep cheep thenightetc: is he going to--No, I guess not Cardinal: I NEVER ATE SO MUCH FeralDog: the only sane comment Jalaperilo: *wink* FeralDog: this sounds like he's making it up as  he goes and the music is not helping thenightetc: ...I don't think that's how checks work Jalaperilo: just ndissing the *** outta you lisa Starscreamapillar: I don't think any of this is how it works. Cardinal: Denny why are you sitting on the floor Starscreamapillar: Sit on the floor, with the front door open. Jalaperilo: denny asked her for a kiss earlier thenightetc: Do iiiiiiit FeralDog: i almost feel like the vampire subplot would make this make sense. in a he's hypnotized too many people and now can't keep control of the illusions so the wor;d's gone mad around him,,,,,, Jalaperilo: is knock out still with us or did he actually fry his processor? Starscreamapillar: I envy him if he did brown out. This is painful. Knock Out: Theoretically, I'm still here. Jalaperilo: sorry i tried to throw you off a building? Jalaperilo: good. was worried you'd left us to suffer on our own FeralDog: yeah, man it's totally fine. happens all the time Cardinal: He already knows your secret. Cardinal: I'm so depressed bro Jalaperilo: aint we all? Starscreamapillar: That small door. thenightetc: The roof bothers me more.  Looks so fake. Jalaperilo: none of these suits fit even slightly Cardinal: *ominous music*  He shaaaved Starscreamapillar: They found the suits in a box in their fake alley. FeralDog: wwwwwwwwwhat Cardinal: . . . . . Jalaperilo: lol Cardinal: well Cardinal: I wish Trogdor were here to see this. Cardinal: Maybe he could make sense of it. Jalaperilo: is tommy trogdor's holoavatar? Knock Out: Fact! Starscreamapillar: Did they have a reason to be wearing tuxedos earlier? thenightetc: Maybe they were trying them on to make sure they fit? Cardinal: . . . nice segue. Starscreamapillar: No one paid for those drinks. Starscreamapillar: Drat. Now I must suffer through this. Jalaperilo: god Knock Out: For the love of Unicron, no. Cardinal: Shield your optics! Jalaperilo: can unicron come eat us? Starscreamapillar: I think exploding again would be less painful than this. FeralDog: do we really need to see the ENTIRE sex scene FeralDog: a fadeout would be appreciated Starscreamapillar: How is this still going on?! Jalaperilo: in all 4? sex scenes, no one seems to have thrust anywhere near her vagine Knock Out: What I tell you? Protein sleeve. Jalaperilo: oh year lol Jalaperilo: *yeah FeralDog: more football based bonding Starscreamapillar: I feel as though you could replace these actors with golden retreivers and lose nothing. Jalaperilo: 'i saw a hyooman program with this so all hyoomans do this bonding' Knock Out: Please, no. Cardinal: AGAIN? thenightetc: Again?! Knock Out: Not again. No more. Cardinal: *weeps quietly* thenightetc: Please let something burst in and eat them Knock Out: Oh, thank you! Cardinal: Wow, Lisa. Jalaperilo: was there anything like this on cybertron? thenightetc: Some of the audio seems a little... desynched or something thenightetc: Is this... dubbed? Starscreamapillar: If there was, I certainly didn't watch it. Knock Out: I think this might be one of those "once in a universe" things. Jalaperilo: *** Jalaperilo: we really are the worst species Cardinal: Well, you are the spawn of Unicron. Knock Out: Take a bow. thenightetc: Excuse me, I'm not taking the blame for this movie. thenightetc: How dare. Jalaperilo: us all watching this now are now linked in a shared, horrific experience Starscreamapillar: As if I didn't already have enough horrifying experiences in my life. Jalaperilo: i like being the spawn of another species' devil thenightetc: ...Yikes thenightetc: What the *** Starscreamapillar: The film's writer clearly had some unresolved issues. thenightetc: You think? Jalaperilo: would you believe that tommy wiseau wrote ANd sirected AND acted in this? Jalaperilo: *directed Cardinal: Yes. Knock Out: And funded it, and apparently no one knows how. Starscreamapillar: Yes. Yes I would. Jalaperilo: alien money Cardinal: Deal with Unicron. Jalaperilo: probably traded a load of shanix with a skuxxoid Starscreamapillar: Are you certain he didn't kidnap these people, and force them to be in his film? thenightetc: Oh god, they're going to sneak off for another sex scene, aren't thy Starscreamapillar: 'Sneak'? thenightetc: Well. Cardinal: As Shockwave would say, "illogical." Jalaperilo: shockwave would shutdown at this film Cardinal: . . . Cardinal: I'm going to show it to him. Cardinal: Whoa, someone did the impossible and came BACK into the house. Knock Out: Sensitive with genuine human emotions. Cardinal: Leave your STUPID comments in your pocket! thenightetc: That's where I keep all *my* stupid comments. Cardinal: Good thinking!  Inviting my friends! Cardinal: What are they doing outside? Cardinal: I just? Cardinal: Alternate, help. Jalaperilo: cardinal is crashing lol thenightetc: Oh god. Knock Out: I can't help you. I'm so very, very sorry. Knock Out: I'm lost. I'm gone. Cardinal: *whimpers* thenightetc: *facepalm* Starscreamapillar: Surely he won't be able to count to nine months from now. Jalaperilo: haha thenightetc: That guy does look sort of like Xander Knock Out: Who *are* you? Jalaperilo: i think they swapped out an actor Starscreamapillar: No one will notice this loud conversation in public about her cheating. Knock Out: Doesn't matter, had cake. Jalaperilo: haha! thenightetc: They're hardly subtle about it.  Maybe everyone already knows. Cardinal: What do you mean, look at this subterfuge Cardinal: What do you mean, look at this subterfuge Jalaperilo: what planet IS he from? thenightetc: What do you mean, I always slow dance with my platonic friends Knock Out: I've spent the last hour pondering that same question. Starscreamapillar: He is fed up with this world. Knock Out: Most alien species that can mimic other species tend to be good at it. thenightetc: Hey, you know what would be funny after this? Knock Out: What? Jalaperilo: icepick lobotomy> Jalaperilo: ? Cardinal: "And I DEFINITELY have breast cancer." thenightetc: Just look for "arrested development chicken dance" on youtube Knock Out: Consider it done. thenightetc: I'm sure there are a BUNCH of clips caffienatedglitter: henlo Starscreamapillar: Someone had better end up murdered at the end of this. Knock Out: I hope it's me. thenightetc: For some reason I'd gotten the impression this was a horror movie Jalaperilo: you may just get your wish tonight screamy Starscreamapillar: The horror is in sitting through it. caffienatedglitter: oh god caffienatedglitter: EWWWW Starscreamapillar: Do Not call me that. thenightetc: :( Knock Out: I think we can agree we've all lost something precious tonight. caffienatedglitter: what did i walk in on Jalaperilo: you are the lucky one, to only suffer the end of this caffienatedglitter: how is the audio from the other end of the phone line so clear thenightetc: ...He already knew they were cheating together though? caffienatedglitter: what is his accent thenightetc: https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/1gs6ol/what_the_heck_is_going_on_with_tommy_wiseaus_voice/ caffienatedglitter: he angery thenightetc: Not sure if there's an actual answer there, per se caffienatedglitter: he screm Thebes: Oh man, I appear to have been late to the worst movie thenightetc: You are correct caffienatedglitter: KNOCKING THINGS OVER IS THE ONLY WAY A MOVIE CHARACTER CAN EXPRESS ANGER thenightetc: Chew that scenery!  CHEW thenightetc: Aren't they just upstairs from him?  Can't they hear this going on? Thebes: How delicately he moves those bedsheets Starscreamapillar: I am disappointed at the lack of murder spree. Jalaperilo: this is more acting than the rest of the film thenightetc: Uh caffienatedglitter: ewwwww thenightetc: Why this Jalaperilo: i forgot that bit! Cardinal: . . . caffienatedglitter: ewvwwhw wnvjhwvg' Thebes: I think this is ... supposed to be pathos? caffienatedglitter: oh god caffienatedglitter: dude stop Cardinal: I've been asking myself the same thing. caffienatedglitter: holy Knock Out: FRAG. caffienatedglitter: he's dead Thebes: yes. yes he is. thenightetc: dramatic slow-mo caffienatedglitter: ... caffienatedglitter: YAAAAAAAAAAAY Jalaperilo: well at least he got his daily amount of iron? caffienatedglitter: no, he's sleeping Starscreamapillar: Yes, just put your hand right in that. thenightetc: Yeah, get his blood all over your hands caffienatedglitter: so many diseases Jalaperilo: bet you werent expecting that Doc thenightetc: Disturb the scene a little more Thebes: PATHOS caffienatedglitter: seriously pathogens love to travel through blood Knock Out: I can honestly say I wasn't. caffienatedglitter: what do you mean you lost him YOU DUMPED HIM caffienatedglitter: ALSO MARK DIDNT YOU WANT TO SEX HER BEFORE Thebes: YES. YES HE DID Cardinal: LEAVE US thenightetc: Wow Knock Out: Don't leave that one alone with the body! Jalaperilo: this whole film is about tommy's messiah complex caffienatedglitter: CALL THE COPS caffienatedglitter: CALL THE COIPS YOU IDIOTS Jalaperilo: knock out! haha thenightetc: No, no, they'll want to handle the gun a bit first too thenightetc: Get their fingerprints all over it caffienatedglitter: i tyhought he saids he didnt have any friends now everyones sobbin over his body caffienatedglitter: piugblswk caffienatedglitter: ive only been here for TEWO MINUTES Thebes: WAIT Cardinal: Amazing. Thebes: HE WAS GRABBING HER HAIR caffienatedglitter: WHY Starscreamapillar: Well, that was about as bad as having my head blown off again. caffienatedglitter: WHAT IS THIS MUSIC caffienatedglitter: INAPROPRIATE MUCH Jalaperilo: sexytimes on the corpse music FeralDog: good god Thebes: There's appropriate anything in this movie? Knock Out: Denny is there also. caffienatedglitter: "assistant to mr. wiseau"???? five people??? FeralDog: I feel like I just survived a deadly fever caffienatedglitter: those poor performers Jalaperilo: they were the five humans that taught him how to act like one of us Thebes: oh, man, there's abook about the weird, troubled production of this movie. It's so out there it's getting made into its own movie caffienatedglitter: i wish i'd gotten here earlier thenightetc: You shouldn't. caffienatedglitter: you misunderstand caffienatedglitter: i am a masochist caffienatedglitter: more assisstants jesus caffienatedglitter: welp caffienatedglitter: is that it Knock Out: The assistants were there to keep the Wiseau human from poking himself. caffienatedglitter: oh dear Thebes: yeah you missed the bit about Denny being into drugs and the bizarre casual cancer subplot caffienatedglitter: the room is a meme, i know the basic plot caffienatedglitter: wait caffienatedglitter: cancer caffienatedglitter: WHEN DID CANCER GET INVOLVED thenightetc: Yeah, there was cancer Jalaperilo: the mum is all i'm dying, its deffo cancer, andyway, marry tommy FeralDog: This lady casually announced that she had breast cancer caffienatedglitter: ooooh right caffienatedglitter: what Knock Out: I just take the suggestions, I don't question them. caffienatedglitter: at least it isn't the cheeeep cheep cheep thenightetc: They ALL have one caffienatedglitter: cheeep chepchepcheepcheep Starscreamapillar: . . . . caffienatedglitter: wait caffienatedglitter: frag for a second i thought his voice was robin williams Knock Out: ... Knock Out: ... Knock Out: ...Well, this has been an enlightening evening. Starscreamapillar: I think that's misrepresentative. Jalaperilo: well. its 3am here. i hope you appreciate my sacrifice to watch that film Jalaperilo: goodnight all! Knock Out: I do. caffienatedglitter: it's only 10:00 here Knock Out: Goodnight! FeralDog: 7:00 here FeralDog: https://xkcd.com/1400/ thenightetc: Awwww, the chicken dance bit is great though.  Even if that was a little poorly edited together. FeralDog: ^relelvant! Thebes: ikr? caffienatedglitter: my god Knock Out: Makes sense to me. thenightetc: Huh. Thebes: ... there's a trailer for a movie where someone is paid to act as Tommy Wiseau FeralDog: oh dear god thenightetc: ...Not sure if I want to see that or not. caffienatedglitter: that or he's the devil made flesg Knock Out: You can't replicate what's going on with this human (?). And no one ever should. thenightetc: That would explain why he looks slightly uncanny Thebes: they get weirdly close. The Disaster Artist trailer, if you want to see for yourself caffienatedglitter: he looks like he's a collage of body parts cut froma magazine caffienatedglitter: but 3d Knock Out: My credits are still on "alien." caffienatedglitter: and also a pervet thenightetc: I read that as "flaming disaster" Starscreamapillar: I think he is a mimic of some kind. Starscreamapillar: And the football is there. Of course. Thebes: it kinda was? Like it's based off the book The Disaster Artist, which is entirely about trying to get this weird alien sock puppet to act thenightetc: Oh god, I didn't notice. caffienatedglitter: is that actually him caffienatedglitter: does he actually think people like this unironically FeralDog: maybe he's one of the fair folk. But he's bad at it. Thebes: maybe he's a bunch of groundhogs trying to pilot a human Knock Out: I like the news scrolling by. caffienatedglitter: they're trying Knock Out: "Also, some humans died or something." thenightetc: "Like us on Facebook!" Thebes: yeah, kinda. Underscores this. caffienatedglitter: it's a special kind of *** caffienatedglitter: jesus he's like caffienatedglitter: idk thenightetc: Yeah, sports references, that's what I look for in a movie Thebes: how is he keeping a straight face Starscreamapillar: His sunglasses are unsettling. Knock Out: He's hiding something behind there. I'm not certain I want to know what. thenightetc: Soundwave's visor. caffienatedglitter: he's hiding madness, and not very well Knock Out: Tommy Wiseau confirmed for Soundwave. caffienatedglitter: YOU STUDIED PSYCHOLOGY caffienatedglitter: NO caffienatedglitter: BULL caffienatedglitter: what is this thenightetc: We've all been where now? Starscreamapillar: His insane word-salad rambling. caffienatedglitter: is he a human???? caffienatedglitter: knock out please advise thenightetc: The other guy looks so embarassed Knock Out: No advice. He landed on your planet, he's your problem. Starscreamapillar: The other guy is likely concerned if he upsets Wiseau that he wil be consumed. Thebes: I would be thenightetc: Yeah, he does look like he could just unhinge his jaw and, y'know... caffienatedglitter: ubigowj caffienatedglitter: but he's scary caffienatedglitter: he talks like he's got marbled in his mouth Knock Out: If you have to ask, the answer is probably "Tommy Wiseau can most definitely unhinge his jaw and kill some people." caffienatedglitter: HES A SNAKE Starscreamapillar: Snakes do not talk so much. thenightetc: Lime green shirt with matching lime green tie :( Thebes: it's like he agressively doesn't care. caffienatedglitter: this is not a man of earthly cares caffienatedglitter: oh god what'sthis Starscreamapillar: He only cares for how many souls he can harvest, and how much flesh he can consume. thenightetc: SOUNDS LEGIT thenightetc: Is that a hearse Starscreamapillar: Yes. caffienatedglitter: "family kidnapped by ninjas" yeah totally believable caffienatedglitter: ew caffienatedglitter: what\ caffienatedglitter: EWWWWWWWWW thenightetc: What the *** Knock Out: Alright, enough of that. caffienatedglitter: HE IS THE EATER OF FLESH Thebes: what was THAT caffienatedglitter: I NEED TO KNOW HOW IT ENDS Knock Out: Tommy Wiseau is clearly a dangerous entity. Starscreamapillar: I feel the pressing need to awaken Unicron, so he can shake off the Earth and ensure Wiseau's destruction. thenightetc: Er caffienatedglitter: how well did that work out for you last time Knock Out: There we go. Much better. Starscreamapillar: Just because it didn't work out for my alternates does not mean it may not work out for me. caffienatedglitter: oh right caffienatedglitter: alternate universes caffienatedglitter: still though caffienatedglitter: starscreams are universally jinxed thenightetc: This actually looks familiar.  Huh Starscreamapillar: I know. caffienatedglitter: Is this car porn Starscreamapillar: But I strive to escape whatever unpleasant fate is in store for me. caffienatedglitter: car porn is pretty chill caffienatedglitter: lol jk Smokescreen: woojit woojit no thenightetc: Nice and relaxing, except when they jerk the camera around. Smokescreen: dont watch the room Knock Out: I just needed to end the night on something other than the question of how many pounds of human flesh Tommy Wiseau can fit in his hollow abdomen. Knock Out: Too late. Smokescreen: .... wait did i miss thenightetc: Too late!  We saw the whole thing! caffienatedglitter: o hai smokescreen Smokescreen: ARGHHGHG Smokescreen: did you like it Smokescreen: Hey! caffienatedglitter: it's the room thenightetc: I don't think it's really something you "like" caffienatedglitter: exactly Smokescreen: Was it... Was it an experience? caffienatedglitter: technically caffienatedglitter: yes Starscreamapillar: It was an experience in madness. thenightetc: Everything is an experience. Smokescreen: it sure was a movie, right? caffienatedglitter: no caffienatedglitter: not particularly Starscreamapillar: It being a movie is debatable. thenightetc: In the broadest possible sense. Smokescreen: a film? caffienatedglitter: it was a venture intop insanity Knock Out: It was a whole lot of something. Thebes: it was filmed. I would hesitate to call it a film Smokescreen: someone sure recorded it on a camera! Thebes: technically Smokescreen: hey woojit have you ever been in a sauna before Knock Out: I think so? Smokescreen: How was it? caffienatedglitter: why are you asking? caffienatedglitter: sorry im curious\ Smokescreen: I've got one, and I wasn't sure what to do with it! caffienatedglitter: nvm Knock Out: You sit, you turn up the heat, you cycle special smoke meant to clean out your vents. There are other things I'd rather spend credits on at the bath houses, but it was nice enough. caffienatedglitter: wait whjat caffienatedglitter: lol jk Smokescreen: woojit woojit no thenightetc: Nice and relaxing, except when they jerk the camera around. Smokescreen: dont watch the room Knock Out: I just needed to end the night on something other than the question of how many pounds of human flesh Tommy Wiseau can fit in his hollow abdomen. Knock Out: Too late. Smokescreen: .... wait did i miss thenightetc: Too late!  We saw the whole thing! caffienatedglitter: o hai smokescreen Smokescreen: ARGHHGHG Smokescreen: did you like it Smokescreen: Hey! caffienatedglitter: it's the room thenightetc: I don't think it's really something you "like" caffienatedglitter: exactly Smokescreen: Was it... Was it an experience? caffienatedglitter: technically caffienatedglitter: yes Starscreamapillar: It was an experience in madness. thenightetc: Everything is an experience. Smokescreen: it sure was a movie, right? caffienatedglitter: no caffienatedglitter: not particularly Starscreamapillar: It being a movie is debatable. thenightetc: In the broadest possible sense. Smokescreen: a film? caffienatedglitter: it was a venture intop insanity Knock Out: It was a whole lot of something. Thebes: it was filmed. I would hesitate to call it a film Smokescreen: someone sure recorded it on a camera! Thebes: technically Smokescreen: hey woojit have you ever been in a sauna before Knock Out: I think so? Smokescreen: How was it? caffienatedglitter: why are you asking? caffienatedglitter: sorry im curious\ Smokescreen: I've got one, and I wasn't sure what to do with it! caffienatedglitter: nvm Knock Out: You sit, you turn up the heat, you cycle special smoke meant to clean out your vents. There are other things I'd rather spend credits on at the bath houses, but it was nice enough. caffienatedglitter: wait whjat caffienatedglitter: WHERE DID YOU GET A SAUNA Smokescreen: also if woojit wants to use this sauna I was gifted caffienatedglitter: WHERE DID YOU GET A GIANT SAUNA Smokescreen: I don't know! It was a gift! I'm kinda suspicious which is also why I'm offering Woojit a whirl in it! Knock Out: Suspicious bath house? I'm sold. thenightetc: Gosh, hope it's not cursed or something. caffienatedglitter: DUDE caffienatedglitter: THERE'S PROBABLY A CAMERA IN IT OR A BOMB Starscreamapillar: Why would a camera matter? Knock Out: Lucky camera. Smokescreen: Awesome! I'll promise to fix you up if it goes horribly wrong but hopefully it won't Smokescreen: wouldn't the lens get covered in steam? Knock Out: Excellent! caffienatedglitter: oh right caffienatedglitter: giant robots caffienatedglitter: nudity isnt a thing Starscreamapillar: Not really, no. caffienatedglitter: eh Smokescreen: woojit i found this anime also i've been meaning to watch and i need thosughts Knock Out: Yes? Smokescreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVPnaHRgNb8 caffienatedglitter: ooooh knockout you should stream death parade thenightetc: Oh, I love that show!  In a way. caffienatedglitter: oh my god thenightetc: ^Initial D thenightetc: Haven't seen Death Parade caffienatedglitter: it's amazing Knock Out: Yes. Knock Out: Whatever this is, yes. caffienatedglitter: it's only a few episodes long, so Thebes: Initial D is awesome, caffienatedglitter: what is this thenightetc: But you have to not mind the animation. caffienatedglitter: HIS FACE Smokescreen: the humans look dead inside thenightetc: Yeah they do a lot of that thenightetc: You get used ot it Smokescreen: ... are they actually humans or just holo-matter avatars? Smokescreen: i've seen avatars with faces like that Knock Out: Who cares? Smokescreen: true caffienatedglitter: technically they are anime caffienatedglitter: not hoomans Smokescreen: am i anime caffienatedglitter: no you're american animaation Smokescreen: what Smokescreen: i'm not american Smokescreen: i'm praxian caffienatedglitter: your show isn't Smokescreen: WOOJIT HIGHER VOLUMNE Smokescreen: RAISE THE VOLUME thenightetc: And they're proud of that terrible animation, too, lots of closeups of misshapen dead-eyed faces Thebes: all the humans are in love with their cars and will go to absurd lengths to show it Smokescreen: thank you woojit Smokescreen: good Smokescreen: they should love their cars caffienatedglitter: um Starscreamapillar: Is it uncomfortable to squeal your tires like that? caffienatedglitter: smokescreen splease rephrase Smokescreen: it feels good to me! caffienatedglitter: unfortuinate implications Smokescreen: Uhhh- they should adore their cars? caffienatedglitter: smokescreen Smokescreen: what Smokescreen: I don't see the problem! Knock Out: It's not comfortable, but worth it for the sake of drifting. thenightetc: Oh believe me there is drifting in this show :) Thebes: and for wiping a smug smirk off someone's face? Thebes: because there's lots of that too Smokescreen: woojit woojit what if: we raced and played this kinda music at top volume to recreate this stuff caffienatedglitter: NO Smokescreen: but caffienatedglitter: BAD IDEA caffienatedglitter: RECREATING ANIME ONLY BRINGS PAIN Smokescreen: but Smokescreen: :( Knock Out: I'm not hearing a downside! Thebes: This anime is basically nothing but car appreciation and winning races in a way that's petty and satisfying Knock Out: Let's do it! thenightetc: It totally is. caffienatedglitter: knockout you have doomed yoursel Smokescreen: I probably won't be able to do it now, but sometime soon, we gotta! Knock Out: It's a date! thenightetc: Haha, have fun! caffienatedglitter: you fools you will invite them into our world, they will consume reality Smokescreen: I'll look for places with turns like these, too Knock Out: Perfect! Knock Out: That seems a marvelous place to pack it in for tonight. caffienatedglitter: lovely caffienatedglitter: goodnight Knock Out: Goodnight, everyone! Smokescreen: Sounds good. Night, everyone! Knock Out: Thank you for enduring this with me. caffienatedglitter: try not to turn the multiverse into a singularity thenightetc: This was good fun; thanks for the stream. :) Starscreamapillar: I am not sure I should thank you for exposing me to the horror of the Room. Starscreamapillar: Goodnight, and may I be able to atend again in the future. thenightetc: Goodnight! Knock Out: Here's hoping! Smokescreen: Hopefully, I can get here on time one day! Thebes: nighy!

[ladytutus]

Conflicted

I've never met someone so in the way. You only want me when I'm doing me. I fell back in lust with you because you're familiar... but even then its not enough to keep me captivated... I know you're a temporary person in my life and it sucks that I've known it for a while but never had the guts to be upfront with myself... I lost all of me trying to love you, I lost my independence, my free will, my opinion, my voice.... With you, your personality was so strong it took over mine... You left me no room to be me that I found myself in silence to frequently... Holding my tongue because you didn't like my witty comments. Staying focused on whatever task I'm doing simply because being aware of my surroundings was to alert for you... I found my past being constantly brought up, my every mistake , my every flaw, my every hope and dream spat back in my face along with a clever insult. I became so filled with rage I became the person I am now who is filled with regret and anger... Regret because I regret not putting my foot down, regret because I told myself I'd never let anyone change me, I told myself I'd never let a person have the power to control how I viewed myself, I told myself I'd never let me hurt again.... And I let myself down... I let myself become so constumed with my surroundings and personal misery I stopped fighting... I stopped fighting for me... I gave up and settled.... I never wanted to be the girl who forgot about her hopes and dreams because the opticals were to hard... I never wanted to be the girl who let harsh words get to me... I never wanted to give up and for years I did... for years I let myself become so self observed It swallowed all of me.. I never wanted to become this person... I'm angry I didn't love myself harder, I'm angry I didn't put myself first... I'm angry I put myself in a position to lose.... I deserved so much more than what I settled for.... So now I've come to terms with the fact that this is my fault... I've finally hit a point where I want to rebuild myself, grow from a toxic situation and pull myself from the depths of this ocean inside me that I'm drowing in.... I'm finally ready to go through the weird feelings , I'm finally ready to push myself to the limit again... to strive and be this strong independent person I know I can be, I am.... I am ready to grow... because I've out grew the old me... theres no where to go but up.... I catch myself supressing my feelings by falling back into old habits because it's familiar.... I guess thats why I find myself telling myself that you've changed or that I've changed instead of accepting the fact that you and I have so much history and so many unhealed wounds that we fall into the same old routines because its hard to live with eachother yet its hard to act like we're not use to one another.... I guess thats why we only miss eachother when we're apart... Because we both know we can't go 20 minutes without bickering... We're 2 different types of people.... But we have history... history is the only thing in the way of moving forward... History because when you look at the time spent together we could look at one another and say damn... but we've come so far, there has got to be light at the end of the tunnel... I'll read some cliché quote and tell myself that it's all okay because "nothing worth while comes easy" ... If you died I'd cry, I'd cry because you've grown on me... you changed my life.... weather you enjoy me as much as I enjoy you... a part of me loves the fact that you and I have 3 ties to one another.. The other half of me feels troubled and sad that this could never end on a clean break... the same half that tells myself you never cared from the beginning because if you did things wouldn't of ended up the way it did... But it takes 2, it takes 2 to tango just like it takes 2 to make us work... I fell short on a lot of things... I lost the tinkle in my eye... I lost the love I once had... I let past events replay in my mind like broken records to remind myself that I was holding grudges or that it would never forgive.. The same way I feed my confused mind the illusion that you never cared.... I'm stuck between 2 worlds and so many thoughts that I can't focus... Coming off you is like coming off the hardest drug.. I'm an addict for you attention, for your approval, for your lust and for your love... Idk if I'll ever recover off you... but like an addict I've quit you 1000 times... yet I've never truly escaped you... because we always come back to one another.... I'm lost in my head... and I probably went in circles... but this is the type of thoughts that cloud my mind, the cold truths and battles between my heart and my mind....

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Main Challenge #2 - Canvas Queens

This week, the girls got messy and gave us walking works of art inspired by iconic art movements. Let’s see how they did!

Analyse Thropic

When I was assigned Surrealism, the first two surrealist works that came to mind were The Persistence of Memory by Dalí and The Son of Manby Magritte. I took a cue from the challenge description and interpreted “[n]ot actual art, art movements” to mean that I should represent Surrealism as a movement, so I took some of the most iconic imagery from famous Surrealist paintings (Dalí’s melting clocks, Magritte’s apples, and umbrellas and eyes, which appear in multiple Surrealist painters’ works). I also wanted to incorporate elements of Surrealism in the look itself, so I included the umbrella headpiece and a surrealist makeup look. My art medium was acrylic paint, which I used to hand paint the appliqués and the headpiece.

Lila: WOW. The level of meta that this has, you’ve got to look at it at a distance to kind of gage your references, but girl, Surrealism down. I love LOVE the melting clock poncho and I think you should make another one but with much more sturdier fabric because it’s such an iconic and original thing. When you strip the elements down to just your dress, ehh, it’s a stretch, but nevertheless, I do enjoy it. One thing you might wanna focus on is getting the black paint on your neck to kind of match the face if you can? and also what would’ve really improved this look would’ve been some black tights rather than your beige skin tights, try to remember that when you’re giving an illusion makeup, you’ve gotta conceal more of the non-illusion (skin colour). Overall, great submission this week!

Gluttoni:  This week I'm completely floored by the depth you are trying to offer the competition. You totally got behind the fact we wanted you to play with a different silhouette while being edgy as well and I totally think you nailed that aspect this week. Surrealism is definitely one of the difficult movements to portray and I think you totally grasped on to the key elements that would put yourself over the top this week. I'm a sucker for a club kid like face paint as well as the motif of melting anything so I'm a fan of your paint and poncho. I thought the  costume was very well balanced especially with the placement of certain lines and vocal points plus the shoes with this look just shows your attention to detail. If I were to tell you to fix anything I'd say you finally have the fit right on your costume but the pad need work. I'd suggest making new ones altogether and I realize face paint is hard to master but I'd love more clean aspects because the smudges on some parts completely threw me from the look you were trying to give. Anal, your work is definitely not going unnoticed, keep pushing!

Letha: This is stunning work, Analyse! Your movement is clear from the jump, and your use of typical Surrealism elements really helps sell the look. If I’m honest, the dress itself is a tad blah in terms of shape/silhouette, something like a melting clock hemline could have broken up the lines and added interest, but I love the poncho. I’m not the biggest fan of your padding, it could be smoother, I appreciate the effort and we can work on refining it. The makeup is honestly so cool. The shapes, particularly the lips on your neck, are very graphic and bold. In some places, your lines get away from you and get a tad muddy, and the black needed to be set with a strong matte black to really intensify the shapes, but the impact is still there. As always, I am blown away by your creativity and concepts, and you should be so proud of the amazing work you did this week!  

Toni: Bitch!!!! You can’t be..surreal with this look! The most striking thing about this whole look is the makeup! You really push yourself every week to grow and this is showing us that! I do wish that the white was more pigmented but a minor thing really! This week you gave us two designs and went with the more simpler one and I understand why but I do wish youdpushed yourself a bit more to give you that edge. I love love love the look I think it's cute and I love a good applique! The poncho is everything to me I wish there were hands on the clock though!! Over all well done this week!!

Soju: Great job! I love your mug and your effort on making your own outfits. It’s tricky to use black and white paint because it can get a little messy or muddy. Having cleaner lines will def. Help you out in the future. I love your umbrella! It’s a good touch ;)

Avana Noir

Hello Judges and TDR community! For this weeks challenge I was assigned the look of graffiti and girrrlllllllll was this challenge a fucking challenge! I wanted to go for a very structured and edgy design for my outfit since thats what I usually think of when I think of graffiti as well as avant-garde. I made the prism shapes with cardboard and spray painted them bitches as well as the bodice of the dress. I added the colors that usually go with graffiti which are very bright and bold! I also included the black which is what makes the graffiti pop! I also wanted to keep the idea of our mini challenge which was to make an optical illusion! So i wanted to make myself into graffiti artwork that complemented my outfit and the overall look!. This is also my other media that was suppose to be included since that is paint on my body.  I also made a little headpiece out of a spray can and tool and fake nails out of poster board and spray painted those as well!. I really enjoyed this challenge and was very VERY happy with the outcome. I hope you all enjoy it. Thank you so much!

Lila: OH MY GOD. This is fucking A R T. I love it, honestly an unconventional masterpiece. I like how it looks like you’re trying to blend in, and your ideas for fascinators are so fucking adorable and fun like I can’t deal. You’ve put in a lot of effort with this look and it shows. Now, one major problem I have with this is that you are standing still in each shot with your hand on your hip and the other looking like it’s holding onto something? Make sure you move a little or serve more poses, because the illusion thing with the wall is cute for a taste, but for the whole meal? Anyways, I love this look, I love you, great submission this week!

Gluttoni: Avana! This is SO GOOD. You are already growing from being this environment and I couldn't be anymore proud. As the weeks continue I hope to see you flourish even more. This week I think you gave IT to us because I love the overall shape of this look. It's definitely the edginess we were asking from all of you girls. With so little time I think this look shows that you know how to use your time effectively and you are definitely in control of whatever is thrown at you. I do think there are still some kinks you need to work out with the technical aspects of your makeup and hair because again I am getting abuela... If you were to sharpen the eye and add more overall angles to your face, I think that could totally shave off some of the age you are putting on yourself. Also graffiti is such an urban and contemporary art form I think this look could have benefited from being more inspired by street fashion instead of a couture leaning type of look but that's just me nitpicking. Nonetheless I see the work and effort you are putting into this game and I think you are definitely standing your ground.

Letha: A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT IN HER HAIR, BITCH! Honestly, Banksy who?? This look is incredible, Avana. The shapes and colors you used all make sense for the movement, and even your staging shows a great eye for detail. There’s an overall sort of “blended structure” to the look, that has all these sharp lines from the chest piece that are then blown out by the paint itself, it’s very intriguing. The hair is simple, but it makes sense because there is SO much else going on with the look. If there was one part of the look I wasn’t sold on, it would be the makeup. I wish it was  bit more graphic, perhaps with some dark, angular brows? Making those out of cardboard and gluing them on would honestly been a nice touch. A red lip might have also had more impact here, since it would be more cohesive with the look. All in all though, I am VERY impressed by your work this week Avana, great job!

Toni: YALL WANTED ART EH? I am so proud of you this week! You really did push yourself and it shows!!! I love love love that you painted your whole body bitch, and I love that you painted a background, it really adds to the fantasy!! I think you did well, but I do worry that this may not be totally stable, it does look a bit like you were built into the garment. The head piece was super cute! I do think you need to spend some time to speak to your judges to really work on your makeup!! But I am so proud of you!!

Soju: I love your nails! I can tell that you put a lot of time and effort into this look. You’re idea was very creative. I would like to have seen some of the colorfulness translated onto your face and your mug. That would’ve made the whole look cohesive. Also becareful when mixing too many colors. It can get muddy and messy.

Daddie Dearest

Dada Dearest is h-e-r-e, here this week. Dadaism is a post WWI movement that critiqued society by using nonsensical collages, sculptures, and cut-up poetry. I'm a really great collage maker, so I focused most of my energy on that. The piece in totality does not coordinate, but it's not supposed to. Each element of the piece attempts to make commentary on modern social trends and the political bourgeoisie. It's abstract, it's informed, and it's going to make an impression. - xoxo, daddie

Lila: This is Dadaism to its peak. There’s little context in the eyes of a random passerby that has no idea about art, but you can see a lot of connotative value in your look which slays my gay ass to the fullest. Screaming at the glory hole, living for the nail polish cutouts as nails, loving the titty-ice cream bitch, like, there’s a lot to gawk at here which is amazing. Which is also a problem too. Likewise, if you’ve got a lot to look at, you start to see some areas don’t have that much to compensate? I don’t get the kneepad motifs, nor do I really understand why you didn’t put nail polish on the other hand too, it’s just that the amazing full-ness of aspects of your costume make areas that aren’t as full stand out. Overall, however, I love, LOVE this look. Great submission this week.

Gluttoni: Can you be my Dada, phlease? Daddie you when the fuck in on this! The sheer amount of detailing alone makes me want to shower you with praises. I didn't personally ask you about the story of each element of you look because I want to to be surprised and figure it out when I got to see the whole vision. That's what this look is, A VISION. Dada is definitely a storytelling art movement and I'm so grateful that you took the time to really hone in on that and really make this an enjoyable story to witness. The ice cream tripped me out for a second because I thought you were holding it but nooo it was just an incredible nod to the optical illusion assignment we gave you all before and I love you for that. The gloryhole face mask is just the right amount of cheekiness to make me want to sit through a fashion show with a whole bunch of looks similar to this. Overall ma'am you completely slaughtered my expectations and served it up to me on a plate. I want more, more, MORE!

Letha: Daddie give me Dada! This look is stunning, there’e so much going on and that is A-fuckin-Okay. The head/face piece is honestly my favorite part, it’s so voluminous and busy, and I love the shape it created. I like the boob motif, but I am lacking some shape in the body. The illusion there doesn’t work as much when it’s not a straight on, straight up/down pose, so either a cinch or some padding could help add a bit of curve. The accessories are hella clever, I wish the other hand had a little more going on (the nails being carried over, maybe?). All that in mind though, I think you perfectly captured the movement and I’m blown away by your work this week!

Toni: I am dripping from this look. Honestly I love so much about this look. You worked with your judges every step of the way and It really showed!! I’m glad you did makeup under your mask and didn’t jsut rely on the mask. You look so amazing, the head piece/wig is amazing and I know how hard you worked on it so good job. I do wish there was a bit more below the bust and I do wish you had really padded and cinched to get a more dramatic shape but over all this is such an amazing look!

Soju: YES! I love that you focused on your eye makeup when you knew it wouldn’t be the focus. This is very well thought out and flows very nicely. I like your body shape and the collage is not overwhelming the look. Also can we get into the hair?! It’s so good

Dotte Com

Dotte dotte dotte..Look at me it’s pointillism! Using the art medium of SCREENPRINTING I was able to serve to you some self-absorbed, fan-art realness. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a big Dotte made up of little Dottes. Get it?

Lila: I’ll start with the good about this, I love your face. Your makeup has improved and your eyes are so fucking beautiful in this picture I can’t. But, I have to also be real. I had SUCH high hopes this week. Your look isn’t reading couture and is getting lost in the crowd, because this is essentially a tank top dress with a picture of yourself on it (which you could’ve told us you were using in your concept rather than keeping it hushhush). There’s really been no research here and it really upsets me because I know how strong of a competitor you are and how much you want to win this, it’s just that this isn’t a strong submission this week.

Gluttoni:  Dotte.... I'm utterly disappointed with this. I see so much sheer talent and potential from you that I find myself rooting you on in every way possible but this... I can't even defend or get behind you on this submission. To me it negates all my praise of your work ethic because this just screams a big fuck you to all the people rooting for you. If not for this having to be written you'd definitely be hearing a huge interpretation of my own "Tyra Rant" for you. I don't even want to waste time in telling you this look was just a total Miss for me. Your face is definitely improving but let's be real this look is just a BLATANT cop out. I wish you all the best but gurl...

Letha: I must say I’m a bit let down this week, Dotte. You were given pointillism, perhaps the most open-ended art movement on the list, which really gave you free reign creatively as to what design you would want to do, but I don’t see much creativity here. The makeup is okay, it ended up looking somewhat similar to your mini challenge makeup, but it does make sense. The look, which is essentially just a printed tank top when you break it down, it just too simple. You had the entire world as your oyster to do make what you wanted, and this sadly isn’t enough for me. The pictures are pretty far away and blurry so that small design is even harder to read as pointillism. I wish you had been in more communication with the judges with what you actually ended up doing, because I think you know you could have had a stronger submission. 

Toni: Dotte, I am so disappointed this week. Lets start with the good. I really like your makeup!! I think it is a much better and more polished (and dotted) version of your mini, I think if you worked on it a bit more this could be a solid makeup for you, and I am glad to see your highlight this week! Onto the look...For lack of a better terms i feel it is lazy, uninspired, and missed the mark a lot. lila unfortunately isnt a master of pointilism, to be frank she isnt a master at anything,  maybe buying pringles? I feel like you got frustrated and jsut kinda gave up and tossed this together last minute. I wish you had taken one of the many suggestions you were given instead of taking a design someone else made for you and putting it on a tshirt.

Soju:It’s really hard to see the picture but the idea is lovely. 

Ebony Boss

Lila: I like this look, I really do. Your gown looks beautiful and you’ve kept to your strengths of a really clean colour scheme and I commend you for that. But, this wasn’t the challenge. You gave us the textbook definition of symbolism, while we were asking for the art movement of symbolism, with examples from that art movement as your inspiration. Edvard Munch, Henri Rousseau, Pierre Bonnard, those types of artists would’ve been so great to see, but this look isn’t what we had in mind unfortunately. I know how much you want to prove yourself in this competition, but it’s just not reaching high enough this week.

Gluttoni:  Miss Ebony, you and I both know this is not your best. Yes while this leaps and bounds better than what you gave us the first week, it's still notably weaker in technique and concept than some of your sisters. I'm struggling to actually see the symbolism in your look trying to convey purity. Yes it's white and sure the there is a delicate paper crane on your head but is that enough for a challenge meant to push you out of you boundaries? I think not. You look very beautiful and the look is very sweet but I'm just getting homecoming from this instead of avant-garde. You need to push yourself more my love.

Letha: I must admit, this look isn’t my favorite, Ebony. On its own, it’s okay, if a tad simple. When associated with an art movement like symbolism though, it just doesn’t stand up. While I don’t think you had to necessarily recreate another artist’s work, drawing some more concrete inspiration from the works of the time would have helped your concept. The makeup is improving each week, which is great to see, but there isn’t a lot of creativity with it, same with the hair. I can see your tried with the crane, but when there have been queens on this very cycle who have done much bigger/impressive looks with paper birds, it sort of sets you up to fail if you don’t try to do more with it. All in all, I’m not that impressed with the look, but I’m glad I can see your skills improving each week. 

Toni: Hello dear! It conserns me a bit that innstead of focusing on art symbloism you focused a bit mroe on the standard symbolism. Lila gave you many ideas so its sad to see you not take her advice. That being said I think this dress is nice on you and I’m glad to see you taking the tips for makeup!! This hair is nice but i do think it needs a bit more teasing at the base to get better volume. I want to see you a bit more padded and chinched as well and I want to see boob contours. Good luck dear!

Soju: I like that you picked purity. I also hosted a Purity Ball and I had to create an all white look. It’s harder than what most people think. I’m glad you decided to pick a pink hair to go with your look. The white dress is little bit too pedestrian for my taste. The headpiece also looks unfinished.

Judah Kiss

Hi judges! This week I was assigned 'art nouveau', and I can now firmly say I have a least favorite art movement! While this was not my style at all, I am glad for the challenge. The main elements of art nouveau that I identified, were religious symbolism, feminine beauty, and depictions of nature; my idea was to incorporate equal parts of all three, while still not losing Judah as a drag character. I changed things up with my makeup this week in order to meet the challenge of a more 'natural' face; and hey! Flowers are very natural. All of the images I saw of art nouveau depicted a beautiful woman with long hair in an equally long, flowing skirt of some kind, alongside nature scenes and flowers. I incorporated flowers into the makeup and the belt, and using an embroidered fabric, I made my halo look religiously beautiful. I used fabric moss to give a ‘back to nature’ feeling, while not losing the overall picture of a woman, one with the Earth and its divine creator. Femininity is not something that comes naturally to me, especially in makeup; so this was a real challenge for me and I'm so very happy with how it turned out!

Lila: For how pressed you were for time, this is gorgeous. The entire outfit is giving me Lana Del Rey meets Jesus Christ Soap Star Superstar, and I’m definitely getting great Art Nouveau vibes from this. From the waist down, it gets a little boring, not gonna lie, but I can’t knock you for having a day to do this challenge. The makeup is really beautiful and natural looks on you are absolutely breathtaking, so don’t shy away from doing it from time to time in your drag outside of this competition! For me, I love this look. Great submission this week!

Gluttoni: Judah! I'm quite in love with you this week. I think it has something to do with how much you got the romantic vibe down from the movement given to you. You just look so angelic yet so down to earth which I think are the key elements of making a look like this work. You're a breath of fresh air when all the other looks are so color heavy. I'm loving your styling for this! The color palette you chose is beautiful and brown hair on you is just so fitting. Your makeup is gorgeous, I think the eyebrow and eye could be a tad more clean but overall you look so soft & pretty. The moss added so much to this and definitely made it a Judah look! This is definitely a strong strong submission and I'd be honored to see more from you in the upcoming weeks.

Letha: Okay, so I may be biased as I love me some art nouveau, but I really do like what you turned out here, Judah. You got a lot of the elements of art nouveau (plants/vines/flowers, round/flowing shapes, and femininity) and really made them your own. The makeup is perhaps a little softer from what we usually see from you, but I still definitely see Judah. I really like the moss/plant accents, it makes sense with the look and really adds to it. If I had some crits, it would be that wish there was a little more color on the makeup side of the face, as it reads most just brown right now, and that there was a little more flow to the bottom of the garment, perhaps with some vine trim or something? Besides that though, good job this week, Judah!

Toni: Let me start by saying how proud i am of you for pushing through this week, because I know it was hard for you. This is stunning to me and I really like your inspiration! It looks like you’re giving me drag jesus and I’m so into it. I think the moss was a fun way to put in the nature aspect. In the future I do want to see you start to push yourself and feel comfortable trying new things. Good job this week!!

Soju:  I’m so into it! Your mug… I think it’s breathtaking! I love that you used moss on your face. The whole look really works well together and you look sickening. You look like a drag Jesus really to bless the children in nature hennnnny.

Klinker

Cubism was the form of art that used and abused of asymmetrical shapes and tons of shades of color. It's about making it look non-proportional and edgy. I truly thank I was able to embody this art form and serve my cubism soul on the runway.

Lila: When we were discussing your elements in seperates, I was totally for this concept. Its just when everything came together it seems like it’s not matching up as well as I expected it to be. I thought you would’ve pushed your makeup a lot more, since a lot of Cubism is colour and layers and all sorts of craziness, so I was expected some form of body art that had lines or shadows to kind of make it as distorted and edgy as your outfit. With your outfit, I loved that you used the style in that manner to kind of come up with the patchwork you have, its just a little lacking in desire. I thought you would’ve had the sleeve a lot larger, or at least have some on the other side of your body. It just feels a little lost and although it’s an okay submission, I wish you put a little bit more effort into this.

Gluttoni:  Klinker, I'm hoping we'll get a new silhouette from you in this competition because this seems to be your safe space in term of things you can do. Cubism is definitely something I did in the challenges video and I was hoping for more of a nod to that because although cubism is wacky is it's still controlled chaos. This just gives me more messy than thoughtful and artsy. C'mon qween I know you have more to give than this. Focus this next week on being cohesive and completely worked out head to toe.

Letha: Heya, Klinker! This look has a lot going on, and I enjoy the concept, I just wish there was a bit more polish. The lines on the makeup should be cleaner, and the blue side of the lips should be as precise as the red (the red side is great though). I see the shapes on the garment and how they go along with cubism, but I wish there was a bit more structure to the look, instead of being mostly drapey/flowy. The nails are a fun accent, I wish you had more of them on! All in all, it’s an okay look, but I’m left wanting more.

Toni: I am so glad you talked to this judges this week, the more you do it the better your chances are. I really like this level of creativity from you, i love the patchwork! I do wish that there was a bit more boxy shape and that  said “cubism”! I like your makeup and its improved a lot but I want you to make sure you’re setting your makeup so that you don’t look wet! Good luck dear!!

Soju:I see that you understand the element, but I think it was a bit too literal. I see that you tried to use shapes and colors, but to me it felt flat. ;) *rattlesnake sound* I do love your poses its super fierce. 

Lexi Lamour

My name is Le Voleur. I was genetically engineered by a French mafia boss to be THE ultimate thief. Originally able to completely change color to match my surrounding environment and equipped with an appendage capable of creating an opening in any material, opening any safe, and being used as a working weapon. However, I was caught stealing from a wealthy and well known practicing Seer. Impressed with my capabilities she allowed me to leave with my life....but not before cursing me. The curse was that if I were ever caught again I would permanently take form of whatever my surroundings were leaving me permanently visible as whatever I was trying to steal. I became very careful and diligent in my work for years, but then I began to get complacent and sloppy again. One fateful day I was caught stealing a famous piece of Op Art by a museum guard. And thus....I became this walking piece of art. I was cast out by the mafia, but ended up finding work as a high fashion model for avant garde designers. While I love the fame and fortune....I truly miss the heist! Hello, Judges! This week I was given Op Art and I couldn't be more excited! I felt that there were so many different directions I could've gone with this but my concept instantly hit me! I decided to play with the lines and angles depicted in so many pieces of Op Art. Starting from the top: the headpiece was made from a piece of plastic that I cut into a circle and shaped into the form. I outlined it with giant black and white pipe cleaners to add some fluffy effect to break up the harsh lines of the overall look. It's also lines with checkered tape. At the top I made a cube out of pieces of construction paper and used black and white paint to draw different Op Art designs on each side. The hair I'm wearing....idk...to me I just loved it when I saw it and thought it would go perfectly with the challenge. For my makeup I attempted to do a black and white face for the first time(I'm trying to go outside of the box and give you something different/try something different every week). I drew lines following parts of my face inspired by some Op Art makeup I had seen. And the paint, as you can see continues onto my arms, neck, and chest. The top piece is a bolero I handmade using lined fabric. Underneath is a striped bodysuit that I had. For the bottom....starting underneath.....I have a black tulle skirt that I handmade. And the main skirt is 8 different parts. 8 pieces of poster board that I striped with different tapes in different angles, folded, and pieces together to make a full skirt. For the "adaptable appendage" I used a styrofoam craft cone, created a black paint swirl, and hollowed it out so that my hand could go in it and it would look like it was the end of my arm. Now, I am aware of some things. For one I know my makeup lines could be cleaner. And I know that my descriptions could be shorter, haha. But I just feel that I need to go into detail about how much effort I put into my submissions. Especially since I only had, with personal life, one day to work on this and accomplished exactly what I wanted in a 15 hr time frame all together.....I'm incredibly happy with my work and I hope you enjoy it.

Lila: HOLY SHIT. You come to our competition saying you had no creative energy and you turn out THIS? You’re giving me New York Club Kid meets Aaahh!! Real Monsters vibes with this and it’s so amazing to look at and hard not to look away either, like a real Op Art piece. This is just really hard to critique because you definitely are stating your claim as a look queen this cycle, and I hope this translates when it comes to selling performance and comedy too, because girl, you’re proving to us that you can climb this mountain to the top. Amazing submission this week, keep the momentum going!

Gluttoni: I'd be shitting brick if I were competing with you at the moment. Because you are proving yourself as a force to be reckoned with in this competition and no offense you wouldn't expect that from a girl named Lexi. THIS LOOK IS WITHOUT A DOUBT GLORIOUS! In my eyes you have went on a piss on this entire competition to stake your claim for this crown. If you bring that fire every week, it can sure as he'll be yours. I don't really have much to critique because I love this look so much and you really captured the vibe of your art movement so well! If I had to nitpick anything I'd say just the lines around your eyes and mouth could have been cleaner but overall this is perfection and I'm sure you know that. Keep fucking me up because right now I'm totally SHOOK.

Letha: Bitch, shut the fuck up. This is LITERALLY ART. Like if the body pictures were taken in a more “staged” environment, you would have me fucking SOLD. It all works so well together, and with your story it only adds to it. The garment itself and the headpiece are STUNNING, I’m so blown away. The tool thing I could take or leave, but it makes sense with your story so that’s fair. The hair and makeup make sense, and I know we talked about the pop of color and I’m glad you decided to NOT take my advice and use it, because it totally works and adds a nice contrast. The hair is cute as hell and also works amazingly with the look. All in all, I am just stunned by this look, and so thrilled that you continue to bring your absolute best each week! Fantastic job!

Toni: HEY BITCH OKAY YES!! Firsts off I love the story behind this and I think it really sold this look to me.  This also out off all the looks, reads the most as high fashion avant garde look out of all of them! I love this so much, mostly the drill and the head peice. I dont have much critques on the look. I Wish your makeup was a bit rough but thats something you could fix up next time you do this look! I love this so much, amazing job!!

Soju:  I can tell you put a lot of effort and time into this look. I do agree your lines on your face could be cleaner, however this outfit really makes up for it. The head piece, skirt, gloves, and everything I would strip it off of you and wear it myself. Great job and great execution. I’m really proud of this one.

Marcella Fox

Hello dear judges! Lana Del Ray here, coming to you from an 1872 Dias Los Muertos themed party hosted by Edgar Degas :]

My art movement was Impressionism - to incorporate an art medium, I decided to paint the whole dress in acrylic paints, mimicking the brushstrokes that impressionism is known for. I wanted to look like the reflection of a moonlit sky, so I used blues and yellows, with a touch of magenta as an accent colour. I also replicated this effect in my make-up, leaving raw brushstrokes unblended and blotting my lipstick. I also hand-sewed some lace cuffs and a collar, evoking the style of dress during the impressionist period. For an avant garde silhouette, I cut off the sleeves, turned them upside-down and attached lace to the bottom, making long, dropped sleeves. I made a headdress from a paintbrush and a silk scarf, and left some of the sleeve area unpainted, as if to suggest that I could simply whip the brush out of my hair and resume painting my outfit. And I finished the whole look off with a handmade sodalite pendant from my friend (Heartfelt Amulets if anyone is interested). So that’s my impressionist look… I hope the impression I’ve made is a good one!

Lila: Ugh, you’re honestly so beautiful and I won’t start a critique without saying that. I can definitely feel your art movement coming through this dress and I’m honestly living for this silhouette, it’s giving my Katherine of Aragon meets like a Wes Anderson film with how the colours are coming through. The scheme flows through the outfit really well and I love it. One thing that I would’ve liked to have seen is that you could’ve done some sort of impressionist contour? I know it’s not much of your style, but it’s difficult to critique this honestly. Great submission this week, Marcie!

Gluttoni:  Marcella! You are sooo talented! I think what I love most about your submission for this challenge is that beautiful material motherlike look to you that a lot of artist like to paint their women to be. You look wise yet super edgy. You'd definitely be a muse of someone! Your hair looks so shiny and laid for the gods. The makeup is so clean and really highlights the beauty of your face. I'm soooo happy you gave us a new silhouette for this because it shows you can follow directions and be versatile. Your art movement is very blatant in your look and gives you an effortlessly polished vibe with how you executed it. I'm so eager for more from you, it hurts.

Letha: This is a verrrry good look Marcella, and it’s clear what movement you got. The makeup is soft but colorful and it goes with the rest of the outfit. I love the headpiece, it’s very Mother Mary,  and flows so well. I think the dress is cute and the length is very you. I see where you were going with the sleeves, but they end up looking a bit awkward with movement, I think something that still had a dropped/dagged sleeve while still allowing the hands to be free might have been better? But I am still in love with this look, so I can’t complain that much. Strong work, Marcella!

Toni: This is so classically beautifully and so eye catching. I think it gives me a little shakespearean feel to it and I really like it, it reads very much as high fashion!! I love how you hand painted the fabric to look like a classic painting. I wish it was  billowing with fabric that way you can have this holy, virgin mary-ish look!!! I love your makeup and over all good job this week!!

Soju: I think your look matches the name. Very Lana and very vintage. I think you know how to use color well. It doesn’t look messy and the right color pops. Simple, yet not busy so my eyes are happy with what they see! If that made any sense. I really like the vibe of this look, it reminds me of the old Romeo and Juliet.

Paprika

So when the challenge was first announced, I looked through all the art styles and I was in LOVE with superflat when I saw it, so I asked Marcella for it and I got it! Looking further into it, I found that a lot of superflat art plays off of consumerism and Japanese pop culture, and what represents that better than Hello Kitty? I went through 3 packages of photo paper and all the ink in my printer, and made my WHOLE outfit out of paper Hello Kitty faces. It was hell to put together, but I look fucking adorable. For the makeup I tried to do the big anime eye thing, it came out really shitty and I don’t know what happened. But this was a lot of fun to make and something different for me, so I hope yall like it!

Lila: UGH. God, I love this SO much. Your research is so sound and I’m so glad that you’ve used the medium to your advantage, and how the hell you constructed an outfit entirely out of unconventional materials, I love it. From your mini, I was really excited to see how you’d do your makeup for this challenge, because it was so exciting, and I feel like this a little step back? if your fake eyes’ colour was done in liquid matte, it’d pop a lot more. I wish you had a little extra on your body though, because it’s very beige in areas and if you weren’t wearing the blonde wig with Hello Kitty on your titties and skirt, you would’ve blended in with your wall in the background. If you wore a pink shoe and maybe painted your hands or wore gloves, it could’ve tied this concept together a lot better! However, great effort and submission this week, Paps!

Gluttoni:  Paprika! You are too adorable. This look is so innocent and simplistic. Which is something I live for because it's almost the direct opposite of myself. I don't think I'll ever be over how cute your runways are. The idea is definitely there along with the commercial elements of your art movement but it's just not as innovative as some of your sisters. I think the proportion of your makeup and hair is great and is showing great strides in your skill. Just polish up the rough edges if your presentation and you are sure to get high praise in the future.

Letha: Paprika, this look is so cute, as always! The elements that are there make sense with your art movement, I just wish there was a bit more? Having from the shoulders all the way down to the fingertips be completely bare really detracts. Something like wrist accessories (or any jewelry, for that matter) would have helped the look a lot, and totally could have been hand made and gone with the superflat aesthetic. The makeup is a nice attempt, but I think there needed to be more graphic lines and bright colors to sell it (the whites and the blues of the eyes read a touch dull, consider using clown white or something similar set with powder to really make it pop. All in all, it’s an okay submission for me!

Toni: Girl…. I love you to death but what is this? I really love the wig and think thats the highlight (i own five of these wigs soooo). I do wish you had done MORE MORE MORE because this commes off as boring and lazy and I want you to START STEPPING IT UP BITCH!!! I think it was a cute concept and it jsut..wasn’t full through out. I want to see you pad and cinche as well as nails. Step it up girl!!

Soju: I personally didn’t know what Superflat was so I googled it. There are so many more images and artistry you could’ve done then this. I think it lacks motivation and uniqueness. If you would’ve made hello kitty style dress with a interesting silhouette it might have helped your cause. I do think it’s adorable because who doesn’t love Hello Kitty, but I think it looks a bit lazy.

Phoebe St. Jefferson

Hey judges! For my challenge I got Toyism! After being middle of the road last week, I really wanted to step up my game and do something unexpected of me. This week’s mini challenge make my confidence in make up go up a lot, so i knew i wanted to make my face really cool. I used a style from a mask i saw, and tried to make it very fun and interesting to look at. My outfit is a table cloth, and essentially two circle skirts, one for my top and one for my butt. To bring in more toyism elements, I cut up pieces of cardboard paper and painfully hot glued it to the table cloth. I hid lots of fun designs in the skirt, such as a snail, a bunch of faces, some stars and even a cross. Toyism was all about playing with art and having fun, and thats what i wanted to come across with my submission. Also for my art medium, I chose to go with sculpture and make a nice mask. Hope you all enjoy!

Lila: No thanks, I didn’t wanna do TDR a third time. BITCH STOLE MY LOOK! Just kidding, I love this. It’s super fun and really intriguing to look at. Your creativity is shining through this and it’s so exciting to see that. I love the colour scheme, I wish there was a little bit of cohesion with your wig colour and choice with that, and I live for the mask, really exciting and fun. One thing I want you to consider as this is an illusion makeup, try to conceal the non illusion (i.e. skin) with a similar makeup colour to what you’re wearing, i.e. black/red/white tights, gloves, even if you cut out hosiery and use it around your waist or something, that’d help a lot. Overall, a really fun submission!

Gluttoni: You slayed me this week Phoebe! I love your color palette I think the most this week. It's so playful and warm much like your personality. I don't think many other girls in the competition could have pulled off the art movement like you so you definitely get my praise for that. I live for the simplicity of the hair and shape of the garment but the funky textile you created just takes it over the edge on how great this look is. The face paint come off a little dry and I wish your lips stood out more in your makeup but I totally applaud you for this experimental look from you. I'm overall super happy with the strides you are making in this competition!

Letha: I quite enjoy this look, Phoebe! Toyism was one of the movements I wasn’t as familiar with myself when we were talking about which categories to use, but after some research I can easily see your inspirations and how this look fits into them. The look is simple yet bold, which is very toyism in my opinion, and the mask is cute. The face makeup I like, but don’t love. We talked about doing a red for the forehead/upper face, but I wish you had used something a bit more primary and pigmented, as this looks a bit “sunbrnt” instead of a bold red. Still, the paint itself is effective and I like it. The hair I’m not totally sold on, I know we had discussed a high pony, but I wish more of the hair was in that pony and back off the face, as it makes the neck area really busy when it could be sleeker. All in all though, I still really like this look! You did some very good work this week, so keep it up!

Toni: I love this so much!!! I love the masc a lot but this shape is so good for you. I think tis girly and very ,much your style by still being high fashion. The masc is weird and scary and  i hate it and love it. I do wish your makeup lines were clear and a bit more pigmented but over all it was nice. Good job this week!

Soju: I applaud the amount of creativity you put into you work! I like you think about your whole look when put together. Sometimes we focus so hard on one aspect that we forget or just rush to finish everything else. The makeup could use some cleaner lines, but I still liked the design. Also give me that wig.

Sugar Monroe

Week 2 done! Score! Lol Hey Judges! This week I was assigned Pop Art as my art style and I immediately knew I wanted to be the comic girl in so many pop art pieces. But I didn’t want to be the played out crying bitchc Oh No! I decided to pump up the color and become the Neon Dream she was meant to be! So I present to you, Sugar Monroe as the Neon Comic Bitch. My art medium was paint and I used it to craft the purse and bow for accessories. I hope you enjoy!

Lila: While I was really living for this to emerge, I’m kind of disappointed by it. Seeing all of the seperate sort of elements starting to be produced, then culminating in this concept, it’s not working for me personally. I wish you considered going the extra mile and perhaps using a pair of pantyhose or something and using the dotting technique that you were opposed to doing on the pantyhose to give your legs that dotty-skin-look (although I see some on your nose to highlight, that would’ve been fun in pops of places!) I don’t know, I think it’s the calibur of the other contestants that have put me in a questionable mood this week, because I really see elements of Pop Art here, but not enough to dissolve my questions. I do think you’ve done a great job in portraying Pop Art in the makeup, it’s absolutely beautiful, but at the same time, I’m sort of on the fence leaning backwards on this look at this point. It’s an alright submission, I just wish there was a lot more to be desired.

Gluttoni:  Sugar, I'm not going to take to long with this because this look is cute and honestly just that. I was preparing myself for you to take it there with the look this week and I must say you left me a tad in the dark with this. Pop Art is just a tad bit more bold than what you're giving us this week. That being said I love the makeup and you always get it right with the hair but the accessories you made just don't make you pop as much as you were hoping. GIVE ME MORE!

Letha: I’m pretty neutral on this look, to be honest. I know you wanted to more/go bigger with it this week, and we want that for you, but I feel like we’re still waiting for this emergence to come through. I do see the pop art elements throughout though, and I can appreciate that. The makeup is great and it makes sense, just pull that wig forward to be ON or just behind that graphic black line you made. The accessories are hella cute (nails ayyyy), I wish the shoes were more fun though. The dress is probably my least favorite part? Up close the pop art style shows through more, but gets a bit lost at a distance. All in all, the look is okay, and an improvement from you, but one I hope to see you continue to grow from.

Toni: I know you can take it so ima be 100% with you. I think from the neck up (plus the purse) is really amazing and shows your hard work!! but I wish the actual dress was so much more, and I know that was out of your ability but girl… pedestrian  and i know you hate that word so I know you’re gonna step it up now. I think your original idea would have been amazing but...sigh. Good luck!!

Soju: I like the mug! I always wanted to try that myself, I think you did it right. Maybe try going heavier on the blush or contour. You are a drag queen after all. I do love the purse and the bow too, but what if you did that with the dress? I think the dress is making me question the whole look. It has small drawings init, but I can’t really see? Maybe a one neon color dress could’ve been better!