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hello. everyone avert your eyes as i go into overthinking mode. idk. something rlly fucks me up abt the way sol quietly and resigned goes "but this isnt really you" and "okay" (at like 38 min 45 seconds or somethign. and then when they attack him sol has the alert feat and cant be surprised. hes not surprised. is it even a betrayal if you knew this was the way it had to go down. sol sees two versions of swag in his challenge room and is already steeling himself for what he has to do. anyway. obviously this is very small and insignificant . BUT. idk. with these themes of hope & potential vs denial & refusal vs acceptance & resignation. man it fucks me up okay. sol started out being so naive and openly trusting. now sols just mad at the world.

[shirecorn]

Your reindeer designs give me such childish joy I can't wait to see the rest. What's your process (aka any advice) for designing from scratch with something like just a name or concept?

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Here's a preview using comet! (nevermind the preview thing I wrote you a whole lecture lol)

initial sketches in 2021:

Revisited in 2022 and 2023

I was constantly asking which design was the weakest, why, and how to fix it. Whenever I tested without the magical comet behind it, people could only guess who comet was by process of elimination.

I didn't want to rely on throwing icons into the design. I wanted each one to communicate through shape and silhouette alone. It would be like drawing a little cherub with a bow and arrow floating along with cupid. If you have to include a nametag to communicate, your design can be improved.

So I tried a few different strategies to say "comet" before I realized I could twist the antlers into any shape I wanted. I was worried I would have to discard the drawing and restart from scratch! Which is what I did for rudolph about 6 times before I had a breakthrough.

Then I gave my patrons a brief lesson in antlers to explain where and why I was placing the tines. When I stray from the caribou structure, I do so knowingly in order to achieve something that cannot be achieved within the caribou shape, like dancer's tutu. Know the rules before you break them. My goal is to make animal nerds (myself chief among them) happy when they see species-specific anatomy instead of cop outs.

I tried a few things before figuring out antlers could become comet

Another thing that often caribou have is an unsymmetrical "spork" that comes forward off only one antler. I figured this out by looking at hundreds of reindeer pictures and saving them to my reference folder. A few of my designs have this, that's what the little spiral is in the final comet antler design.

When I put comet in my lineup, I realized that the antlers I drew were way more stylized, chunky, and "tribal" than the others. I had already changed the proportions on one of my designs to match, so then I had to hack away at the basic comet rack to make it look natural.

I already knew that comet's colors would be easy because a basic reindeer already Has the big comet on the shoulder. But here's a peak at all the reindeer images I posted for my patrons to look at.

As you can see below, I chose reindeer markings for all my designs instead of other deer or animals. Even vixen is tied to actually possible reindeer patterns rather than copy-pasting a fox. Almost all of my designs have light-colored anklets on dark colored legs, which is very common with caribou of any color. This is the sort of thing no one tells you; you have to observe it yourself.

Ft cupid's early design! I was continually testing out my reindeer silhouettes and colors on new people, taking their feedback, and fixing what wasn't clicking.

I know I could have made vixen sexy and curvy to play into a recognizable trope, but I really wanted them to be scary and fox-like. Sometimes you gotta do what you want and not what you think will appeal to audiences. Reindeer Days is a purposeful exercise in audience resonance. Most of my art is 100% me and what I feel like doing with no regards to anyone else. So it was a fun challenge!

My patrons also got to see me making fun of corporate designs for recognizably/cliches at the expense of literally anything good

One of these is going to get a lot more "that must be vixen!" results from people who aren't constantly thinking about animal colors, markings, hunting strategies, and teeth.

And one rocks.

Vixen changed the least from the initial 2021 concept!

A Vixen is a female fox. In english slang, it means a cunning, fierce human woman, and sometimes sexually attractive or promiscuous. Quite often an insult to someone because she won't date you!

But to me, a vixen is an animal. A predator.

When designing to reference something, I like to hit it at multiple angles, referencing obscure trivia about something to delight and educate. This is done by researching a topic deeply, far below surface level and beyond what you think you need to make your design. Or in my case its just knowing a bunch of animal trivia already.

After researching/dredging your knowledge, sit there and Think. Don't draw anything. Come up with several ideas and then throw them all in at once for the ultimate trivia design.

Trivia about red foxes:

They have Long bushy tails

They have teeth that include large sharp canines, flat incisors, triangular premolars, and chunky molars with points on them that slide scissor-like with the molars above to cut meat via chewing

They hunt rodents in burrows under the snow by jumping into the air, arcing, and slamming down with their face through the snow

They are orange

They have a dark vertical stripe on their snout

They have black legs, with the backs and bottoms being orange

Translated into the design:

Pose based on a fox jumping, about to land in the snow

Antlers twisted to resemble teeth

Long (for a reindeer) bushy tail

black mark on snout

Some adjustment to the pose to be at the top of the arc and flow better.

Tinkering with the design to make it recognizable but not 100% copypasta fox

I was finally happy with a design that absolutely showed "fox" while still being creative and plausibly caribou shaped. This would absolutely communicate who it is! I thought!

The most obvious one of the bunch! After all, everyone knows what a vixen is!

Nope! No they do not

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Breaking my silence:

Fighter is the worst class in DND. Not for optimization, it's just redundant. I think fighters are unhealthy for the rest of the martial classes. Most fighter features are better suited for other classes, who then don't get those features because fighter already has them. This is coming from someone whose favorite class IS Fighter. Let me explain.

Levels 1 and 2 are great. My only complaint is that I think fighters should eventually get a second fighting style. Maybe it could be tied into which subclass you pick later!

Level 3 is when you get your subclass. All of the most unique ones straight up belong in other classes. More on that later.

Extra ASIs: I think this fits the Monk class fantasy more than it does Fighter.

Extra Attacks: Ditto. Either monk or barbarian should get the extra attacks

Indomitable is fucking lame anyway. It could stay, but it also fits barbarian imo

Subclasses:

Arcane Archer: I don't have to say Ranger, because you already thought it.

Banneret: I like this. Team player, gives you an out of combat option through persuasion expertise. It's swag.

Battlemaster: This should just be how fighters work

Cavalier: I like the focus on opportunity attacks, but I think the mounted combat thing either works better on paladin, or should be THE single focus of its own subclass, maybe one that gets the find steed spells

Champion: it's just 70% more fighter per fighter. It fits here just fine, but it's certainly not the most interesting option

Eldritch Knight: I love spell swords dearly, but EK just doesn't deliver. I propose a paladin Oath of the Arcane. Weapon Bond could become a channel divinity if it let you make an attack (action?) as part of the summoning.

PSI Warrior: I think this was Wotc trying to give us a Jedi subclass. I think it would make a better monk than fighter. It would finally give monk a second resource pool, give their poor ki points a fuckin break.

Rune Knight: The growing in size feature should have always been a barbarian subclass, and rune carving should be given to the artificers.

Samurai: I like it, I think fighter is the best home for it. I like Temp HP, but tireless spirit is a bit *honk shoo* for my tastes. At least it's not the samurai capstone ability ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

To me, fighters are the intersection between strength and intelligence. Look at the other d10 hit dice classes; Paladins with their charisma, Rangers with their wisdom. Fighters should be students of war, some real Sun Tzu shit. However that is represented, I think it should scale off of intelligence. My suggestion would be to give them selectable "tactics," basically battlemaster maneuvers but they would be closer to battlefield control effects than "I attack... But different..."

Some ideas for these tactics could be:

Divide and Conquer!: A sort of AoE version of the 4e paladin's Divine Challenge. Up to your Int mod number of enemies take damage (or a different effect, both, even) if they attack anyone but you for a minute, or a round, whatever. I don't know how this would work in-fiction without magic, but it sounds cool.

Fear Me If You Dare!: When you reduce a creature to 0 hitpoints, any of their allies that watched make a wis saving throw (vs your intelligence) or become frightened. If they fail by 5 or more, they break ranks and flee on their next turn. You break armies by your overwhelming battlefield presence alone.

I think they should all end in exclamation marks. Adds a bit of joy and/or whimsy. As for balance, they should be powerful but limited use, like a cleric's channel divinity. I specify cleric, because they eventually get multiple uses of it, which is not something I think paladins get, off the top of my head.

That's my take on fighter. My favorite class, and the most toxic for the design of other martial classes.

[bougiebutchbitch]

gai calls in a favor and gets kakashi his own private tour of the next icha icha movie in production as a birthday gift/anniversary present. kakashi gets his faves autographs!! he gets selfies with the actors!! he gets swag!! gai gets the gift of listening to kakashi’s nonstop fanboy gushing!! (anyways you’re amazing i ❤️ u)

(and you are SO CORRECT ghfdfhdhdghdfg)

I love the idea that like. Kakashi desperately wanted to go, because we all know he's a massive nerd, but maybe this was while he was still Hokage??? So he figured he couldn't abuse his state powers by giving himself time off for something so trivial.

Which meant that instead of going to the film set, he spent hours staring glumly out the window and sighing.

It takes Yamato and Shikamaru approximately one day to get sick of this, whereupon they give Gai their express permission to kidnsap Lord Rokudaime and take him on a fucking date to see Icha Icha in production already.

Gai was absolutely planning to do so anyway, but he has to admit, it IS easier without worrying about being chased through the filmset by an angry ANBU captain.

(Not that he wouldn’t have found that a fun challenge!! But the springtime of youth is no longer upon them, and in his maturity, Gai has seen the appeal of taking the path of least resistance. Every now and then.)

Now he's got Kakashi gushing to the film director about the plot and the character motivations and his theories about how the entire series should've concluded, rip Jiraiya. Given that this is basically the in-universe version of Fifty Shades, the director is very confused. But all the actors are glad to talk about something that isn't their on-screen and offscreen sexlife, and Gai gets to see his stressed-out husband relaxed and happy (and super-excitable and bouncy) for once in his life!

And Kakashi gets a photo of him and Gai hugging on the bridge where --- saved --- from falling to certain doom on page 43 of book 2, even though it's just a cameo in the film, and Gai-Gai-Gai isn't that cool??

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Which of your 5 senses would you give up? I’m not a fan of this question.

One word that doesn't describe you? Religious.

Would you ever consider becoming a nun? Nah, not even as a kid in Catholic school. My school was ran by nuns and we were made to occasionally visit the school convent, so I was definitely in an environment where it would’ve been easy to influence kids to become nuns; buuuuut I was hellbent on being like an astronaut lmao.

What do you miss most about your childhood? Just not dealing with grown-up problems as a whole.

What do the majority of people think of you? You’d have to ask them; I never pay deep attention to this.

Have you ever washed your phone when doing laundry? Not phone, but I’ve left cash in my pants before.

Do you like your first name? I’ve warmed up to it in the last few years. It’s nice to be unique.

What makes you laugh? Cooper, shitposts on Facebook and TikTok, BTS.

Do you ever keep arguing when you know you're wrong? Not for the most part. If I realize midway that I’m wrong, I’ll start to quiet down and validate the other person’s points. But other days I’ll feel like being stubborn and still keep defending myself, haha.

What is something you find yourself saying a lot? That I am going to resign but of course it never happens.

Your Internet service goes down. What would you miss the most? Not really miss, but I’d freak out more than anything because I work from home and would be restless about important calls and conversations I’d potentially be missing out from.

If you suddenly turned into a dog or cat, how would you prove you're human? This is a really good question hahaha. But uhm, maybe booping my way through entering the passcode to my phone since neither of my dogs are trained to do that.

Would you like to know the precise date of your future death? I would honestly be more at peace if I knew this, yes. I hate not knowing things.

Do you believe in forever, as in 'love forever'? I mean sure I believe in the concept, but I don’t believe it’s for everyone.

Do you photograph well? I’ve always been terrible at photography; I’ve never had an eye for the proper angles and such. I did try to dabble in it as a teen, but at the end it turned out that the knack for it belonged to my sister.

Is joy more stressful than stress is joyful? I don’t relate to the second one at all. I fucking hate being stressed and having a constantly busy schedule.

What is your favorite flavor of coffee? Caramel macchiato is my usual order.

What non-obvious website should everyone check out? If you’re making a Powerpoint and have to use images without backgrounds, you can use remove.bg. Saved my ass a thousand times.

Are there any animals you flat out refuse to touch? Fucking cockroaches.

When was the last time you were up all night? It was about a couple of weeks ago.

if you could have one thing right now what would it be? An entire sushi boat and a ton of wasabi.

What do you put on your french fries? Just salt and mayonnaise.

Have you ever been to the state of Washington? Nopes.

At what age did you feel you were an adult? Mmm, maybe when I was 23, I got my first job, and had to get a bunch of IDs that I was required to submit in order to be processed properly.

What's your biggest 'first world' problem? It’s hard to have first world problems when you live in a third world country lol. But idk...maybe struggling to get what food to have delivered when I have a lot of cravings at once? That’s the biggest ‘challenge’ I can think of, at least.

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word fun? The song We Are Young by the band.

Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy? At this point, less work. I’m fucking done with being busy for now.

Are you a hug or handshake person? Hug. Handshakes terrify me as I’m terrible at giving them.

Have you ever received a swag bag? I had to Google this because I’ve never heard of this before, and apparently they’re just what we call giveaways here lol. Anyway yeah, these are given away at every party or event so I’ve received my fair share.

What holiday don't you like? There isn’t really any that I’m not a fan of.

Do you speak any other languages? Filipino is my first language.

How often do you wear jewelry? Almost never.

Do you think you are a hypochondriac? No.

What age were you when you learned how to swim? Around 3 or 4, I think? Swimming came naturally to me and I always liked being in the water as a kid.

Can you whistle properly? Yes.

What brand of batteries do you usually get? Eveready.

What will instantly make your day? Receiving a million pesos in my bank account.

What super power would you refuse, if it was offered to you, and why? Mind reading. I think it would make me too paranoid and sensitive, so I can go easily without it.

What's a small thing you take a stupid amount of pleasure in? Bucket hats.

What's your favorite discontinued product that you wish would come back? This Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie mix that my mom used to buy. Eating those cookies was practically a daily routine for me when I’d get home from school, so it was a major bummer when they just discontinued it one day.

If adults had show and tell, what would you bring into work? Cooper.

Do you have a particular number that you see all the time? I do, actually. When I check the time in the afternoon, I *always* manage to catch it at 4:21 PM, which corresponds to my birthday; sometimes I’ll catch it at 4:20 or like 4:23 too lol. I’ve always found that interesting.

What are some things that are cheap, but bring you a lot of satisfaction? Instant noodles, socks, and shawarma.

If you had a reset button for the last 10 years, would you press it? No way. That’s just way too long of a time to rework.

Have you ever fired anyone? I’ve never been in the position to.

City or nature person? City.

Who is someone you would never swear in front of? My grandparents.

Have you ever won a contest or competition? Sure.

Where was the last place you fell asleep other than your bed? The living room couch, which is quickly turning into my favorite place to fall asleep at. My bedroom makes me anxious these days since it doubles as my work area.

How many social media sites are you registered with? All the major ones - Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr. I have a Snapchat account but haven’t opened the app in a couple of years; and I also have a Linkedin??? if we count it as social media.

Would you rather go to Canada or California on vacation? Canada.

Would you be surprised if Facebook started charging? Surprised? Definitely not. It seems like the type of thing they’d eventually go for anyway, especially with the amount of ads they show per video.

Do you sleep with the bedroom door open or closed? Closed. I would be infinitely bothered if it was ajar in the slightest bit.

When have you felt most free? The first few months after I started to genuinely move past my breakup.

Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture? Take the picture.

Have you ever caught a fish? Nope.

Someone knocks on your window at 2:00 a.m.: who do you want it to be? I would hope nobody knocks at all because otherwise I would scream and tell my dad to grab his baseball bat.

Have you ever stuck a foreign object up your nose? No, I never did that lol. My brother once got a peanut up his nose though, when he was like 3 or 4.

Which shoe do you put on first? Never mattered to me; I think I switch it up every time.

How many rings before you answer the phone? I’m not sure, maybe five or six times.

Would you ever consider living abroad? Oh absolutely.

Have you ever ridden on a motorbike? No.

Do you like to dance? Only when I’m alone or buzzed enough.

When shopping for clothes, what most influences your buying choices? Deciding if I’ll feel confident in the clothes is my biggest priority.

Who is your favorite TV character? Gus Fring, Glenn Rhee, Mr. Peanutbutter.

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My pitch for the eventual ‘Community Movie’

The film opens in 2023. After a brief bounce back from the efforts of the Save Greendale Committee, Greendale came upon hard times during the global pandemic (due to a poor attempt to transition classes like “Ladders” and “Nicolas Cage: Good or Bad” to an online setting.) Frankie left long ago to help hospitals rearrange their budgets for life saving PPE.

The Dean informs Jeffrey that things have gotten so bad that he has to let him go, and Jeff ends up at Britta’s bar for a drink. On the TV in the corner they see a commercial for a film that looks oddly familiar, about a community college study group that goes on wacky adventures. Jeff looks the movie up online to realize that Abed is the director and the film has a ton of buzz from Indie Film Festivals.

In “Community: The Movie,” Timothy Olyphant stars as Jiff Wanger, with Alexandro Daddario as Allie Anniston, Nicole Byer as Sally Benton, Dev Patel as Abed Nadir (no name change), John David Washington as Trey Burns, and Abed’s hero Harrison Ford as Piers Hawksworth.

Jeff tries to call Abed on the phone and realizes that Abed has changed his phone number since they last spoke. Feeling more disconnected from his old friends than ever, Jeff announces to Britta that they’re going to get the study group back together and confront Abed in L.A., intent on suing him for using their likeness without permission so that they can save Greendale. Britta says, “But neither of our cars can make it across the country.”

“But mine can.”

Jeff and Britta whip around to see Rick. Britta and Rick start making out over the bar counter. Jeff takes the keys from Rick’s hand and goes to “warm up the car.”

In their Honda CR-V, Jeff, Rick, and Britta go to D.C. to pick up Annie. At first she’s reluctant to take time off work, but when she realizes that Greendale is in trouble of closing for good, she throws her FBI badge in a nearby fountain.

Cut to the group looking for Annie’s badge in the water. “I wanted to be like those people that throw their cellphones in the ocean, in movies,” Annie sighs. “But you never think about them going back to get them.”

After they get Annie’s badge they head for Atlanta, Georgia to scoop up Shirley. Shirley’s sons are now old enough to attend college, and it breaks her heart to realize that her old school is closing down. “Not that I want them to go to Greendale,” Shirley adds. “They’re going to an Ivy. But if they need a back-up for their back-up’s back-up…”

Throughout their whole journey the group does their best to find out where Troy is, but no one has heard from him in years. Every time someone wonders aloud if he died in a horrible boating accident, Annie starts sobbing and they turn on the radio. A song by a popular new rapper Kiddish Bambino seems to be always playing whenever they turn the radio on. Shirley says she hates rap but she nods her head along with everyone else.

Rounding out their journey through New Mexico on the way to L.A., the gang stops at a Mexican restaurant on the side of the road. Annie pretends like its Jeff’s birthday to make up for “all those years of birthday cards I owe you.” And Britta says, “What about my birthdays? Are mine less important because he’s a man?” At which point they all tell the waiter they are celebrating a joint five-way birthday. The waiter goes to get the manager to catch them in a lie, and the group worries that they pushed it too far. Until they realize that the restaurant owner is Chang, speaking perfect Spanish. He’s so excited to see them that he says, “Birthdays on the house!” And every patron in the restaurant gets trashed on free margaritas.

As they’re drunkenly catching up, Chang fills them in on what happened to him after season six. With a renewed sense of ambition, Chang realized that he was happiest when he was a student-torturing Spanish teacher. But before he could let him get his job back, the Dean challenged him to actually learn Spanish. He moved to New Mexico to take classes and learn about Latin Culture, and ended up marrying a woman and having three kids. “Now I dog on my kids instead of dogging on students,” Chang says. “It’s great.”

After hearing about their road trip across the country, Chang decides to join them. He makes the joke “And my axe” at an off moment and over-explains his reference. Everyone groans but Rick asks to hear more, because he never actually watched Lord of the Rings, “Though of course I love it in the way that people love things they’ve never seen in person, like the Northern Lights or God,” Rick says genially.

So Jeff, Britta, Annie, Shirley, Rick, and Chang end up in L.A. to storm into Abed’s office, only to be told that he’s getting ready for the theatrical release of “Community: The Movie” at the Chinese Theater. The gang pulls a scheme to get into the premiere and bumps into the movie-star versions of themselves on the red carpet. Classic trope.

When they finally slide into their seats at the theater, the film starts. And it’s amazing. There’s laughter, there’s tears. Rick and Britta hold hands…Jeff and Annie accidentally brush hands but look away as Sara Bareilles’ “Gravity” plays on screen. Chang tries to hold Shirley’s hand but gets slapped away with a “Ben, you’re married” as he defensively says, “As friends. You never hold hands with your friends?”

At the end of the movie Abed stands up for a Q&A. The old study group was moved to tears, so they’re not angry anymore, but Jeff is enraged. He wrestles the microphone away from a fan and wakes to the middle of the aisle to confront Abed.

“That Greendale on screen is a lie built by Disney magic and Timothy Olyphant blood money. Do you know right now the real Greendale is a sinking ship?” Jeff asks. “Our home is about to plummet under the waves and here you are, weaving movie magic to show the ‘perfect’ version of our lives. Well the truth is far from perfect. Because in reality, Abed doesn’t even care about his friends. He hasn’t called in years.”

Jeff starts to tear up as he talks. Abed tilts his head.

“Jeff, this isn’t some Sony Pictures presents Marvel’s Disney project. This was a kickstarter, Zach Braff style. This was my ‘Wish I Was Here,’ but better because I’m not a famous movie star asking people in a lower tax bracket for money. This wasn’t funded by corporations, it was funded by the people.” Abed stands up. “The first tier got donors a ‘Community: The Movie’ pin. The second tier got them a swag bag. And the third tier…well the third tier paid admission for a semester at Greendale Community College. The real one.”

Abed looks out to the audience. “Could all the third tier donors in the audience stand up?”

Jeff, Britta, Annie, Shirley, Chang, and Rick look on in shock as three-fourths of the audience get to their feet. Even Timothy Olyphant stands up from the front row. “What?” He asks his co-stars. “They’ve got a class on Nicolas Cage. Is he good?”

Jeff approaches the stage and Abed helps him up. Their silhouettes are backlit by the stage lights as they hug. “But…” Jeff says. “You never called.”

“I threw my phone in the ocean when I got to L.A.” Abed shrugs. “I see it in movies all the time when people have fresh starts. I didn’t realize it would be so hard to get back.”

The rest of the gang comes up from the audience to hug Abed. The Q&A host (maybe a Josh Horowitz type) says “The real cast of Community!” as the crowd cheers.

End-credits scene is Abed and Troy hanging out in the green room after the movie premiere, just chatting normally. Everyone else stares at him.

“And after I found Abed in California I became a famous rapper and I changed my name to Kiddish Bambino,” Troy says, finishing his story. “You can kind of do whatever you want when you’re a millionaire.”

Troy and Abed do their handshake.

“But you never called,” Annie chimes in.

“Oh I threw my phone in the ocean like Day One on the boat,” Troy says. “Not to get a fresh start. I was just trying to give a mermaid my phone number.”

“Troy got heat stroke 12 times,” Abed says.

“The doctors say my brain is ‘basically’ normal,” Troy says.

“Same,” Abed responds.

Handshake.

“Don’t you work at Subway?” Troy asks Rick.

The group laughs.

End credits (Elroy watches “Community: The Movie” in his RV after it comes out on DVD, with Julie from Natalie is Freezing at his side. “I knew most of those people you know. They’re all uglier in person. Nice kids, though.”)

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Best NXT Matches of 2020 - The Top 5

5

DIY vs Moustache Mountain - Worlds Collide

Man that Worlds Collide card was great. This was a simple tag team dream match between two awesome tag teams that have never really crossed paths. Crazy talented Tyler Bate has some silky smooth wrestling sequences with Gargano and Ciampa that makes me clamor for singles matches with both of them. Ciampa and Seven have a funny posedown where Seven bows out before he officially hold his L. Its a fatphobic moment, but I ain’t gon trip. It’s a playful babyface tag match until Ciampa remembers that he’s a psychopath and he decks Seven with a forearm. Repentant babyface Gargano joins Ciampa and superkicks Bate and from there this match takes off with high octane action and some creative sequences.

Ciampa and Gargano tear into Bate and Seven gets the hot tag in a fun reversal of how they usually do things. Gargano hits the Final Beat DDT at the same time that Ciampa hits the Widows Bell DDT. Bate goes for a flying back elbow on Ciampa, but gets V Triggered out of the sky. There’s a great sequence where Gargano tilt-a-whirls into Gargano Escape on Bate, but Bate counters to the Airplane Spin, but Gargano rides him back down into it. Ciampa locks in a double armbar on Seven and we got a flashback to DIY vs Revival at Toronto. Bate and Seven escaped the stereo submissions and we get a fun double airplane spin. Bate accidentally rebound clotheslines Seven and they have a sweet moment where Seven protects Bate from Meeting in the Middle. They coldcock DIY though and land a sweet Burning Hammer/Flying Knee combo on Ciampa. In the end, DIY kills Seven with Meeting in the Middle and end this dream match.

4

Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly - NXT Title - Takeover 31

Kyle O’Reilly being in the main event of a Takeover was a pretty far out idea, but one torn shoulder and a seemingly unplanned 30 day turnaround between Takeovers has made it so. Balor beat Adam Cole for the vacant title on September 8 and O’Reilly won a Gauntlet Eliminator for the title shot two weeks later. NXT’s always succinct video packages edged Kyle babyface and boiled him down to a dude who just really loves wrestling. And wrestling is exactly what we get. Not just wrestling, but some of the best pure wrestling of the year.  This is a great display of matwork, pacing, and psychology. This reminds me of Shingo vs Ibushi from the G1, where they could easily go full throttle all action, but instead they’re way more patient and we still get a great match from it.

Kyle has an awesome performance here as his selling is super sympathetic, while his work attacking Finn’s arms and legs is vicious. Finn, in my favorite Balor incarnation as The Prince, appropriately responds with his own nasty offense. In particular, one spinning kick looks like it ruptures Kyle’s spleen. Kyle goes for a cross armbreaker at one point and there’s a great sequence as we get a close up view of Balor’s fingers unlocking one by one until Kyle locks the armbreaker all the way in. Kyle legit breaks Finn’s jaw with a running knee in the corner and shortly after that, Finn ends it with the Coup De Grace. The ending was a leeeeetle too sudden and out of nowhere for understandable reasons. It definitely feels like they had a 4-5 more minutes to really build to their ending. No matter what, its an excellent wrestling match that basically sealed Finn as NXT’s male wrestler of the year and elevated Kyle to another level.

3

The Broserweights vs The Undisputed Era - Tag Team Titles - Takeover Portland

You know that point in long-ish tag matches where there’s a hot tag and everything breaks down and everything is just super entertaining chaos. This match is like that from the start and its awesome. There’s a relentless amount of double teams, nearfalls, nearfall saves, and momentum shifts. I had the very sneaky suspicion that one of the Broserweights were gonna turn on each other. The match kinda supported my theory because there’s moments where Dunne accidentally hits Riddle & moments where Riddle accidentally hits Dunne. Throughout it all, the Broserweights win this tornado of a match and take the tag titles. This was by far the best tag team match I saw this year. Unfortunately, the pandemic forcing Dunne to England and Riddle’s sexual assault allegations and call down to Raw broke up this team and completely derailed NXT’s tag team division for the entire year.

2

Candice Lerae, Toni Storm, Dakota Kai, & Raquel Gonzalez vs Shotzi Blackheart, Io Shirai, Rhea Ripley, & Ember Moon - War Games Match - Takeover War Games

Once the Charlotte experiment was over, the women of NXT were featured more and more on TV and emerged in the fall as the best division in the world that carried the show while the fellas were affected by injuries and weird direction and stuff. Shotzi and Candice lead their stacked teams to this WarGames match that felt like a violent feather in the cap of a tremendous year for the ladies.

Ember & Dakota start things off and have a great five minute segment showing off their chemistry before Shotzi comes in. The babyfaces having the advantage is an odd decision, but they work pretty simply and Dakota is crafty enough to not make it a weird dynamic where she turns herself face. Big Momma Raquel is next and things get ugly for the faces. Rhea is next and has a great staredown and brawl with Raquel. Toni Storm is next and she chooses violence bringing in numerous kendo sticks and takes off the turnbuckle pads. The action is brutal, creative, and constant and very rarely feels phony or choreographed. There’s a required Tower of Doom spot and a lot of weapon shots. Io Shirai is next and she wants to introduce more weapons, but Raquel keeps her out with a few hard big boots. Io dropkicks a chair into her face, but Toni locks the door to keep Io out. Candice Lerae is finally in and she has Indi Hartwell take out Io so the heels keep their handicap advantage, but the match can’t officially start without Io. In one of the funniest spots of the year, Io climbs to the top of the cage puts a garbage can over her head and leaps onto everybody.

With the match officially started, we get a bunch of super entertaining action. Rhea and Io have some awesome tag team moves, Ember hits Dakota with a crazy Eclipse two chairs, Shotzi sentons Candice off a ladder onto chairs. Its an awesome blend of skillful wrestling, creative spots, and brutality. In the end, Raquel catches Io going for a super rana and powerbombs her through a ladder to secure the win for Team Candice. An awesome spectacle of lady excellence.

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Io Shirai vs Rhea Ripley - Women’s Title - November 18

Io Shirai had an incredible year as Women’s champion and saved the title from the terribly booked Charlotte reign, by being one of the most consistent performers in the world and having great matches with the every name worth a damn in NXT. Rhea’s momentum from early this year was severely damaged by her disappearance after her loss to Charlotte Flair, but she slowly recovered, had some damn good matches and before you know it, she had all her swag back. It makes sense for this to be a big match up, but the unique thing about it is that Io Shirai took the initiative to call out Ripley. That instantly gave their match a very different dynamic that they play into and we got one of the best matches of the entire year.

Io’s brings the aggressive mentality of her challenge to the match and goes right after Rhea. She gets the best of her with her athleticism until Rhea yanks her into an electric chair drop on the apron. Even when she’s being overpowered though, she never alters her approach and she never sticks and moves. Staying in the pocket with Rhea is a dangerous proposition, but Io is just that crazy. Io slips out of a superplex attempt and delivers a sick German suplex from the turnbuckle. As great of a powerhouse that Rhea is, her bumping and selling is brilliant and she really puts over Io’s damage. Rhea gets extra angry after booting the hell out of Io, but Io snatches her left arm and goes crazy trying to disable Rhea and limit her power.

Rhea is still strong lady and gets a superplex and her reverse cloverleaf while still selling the arm, but when she goes for the Riptide, Io brilliantly counters to a cross armbreaker. Rhea escapes and decapitates Io with a clothesline, but Io counters another Riptide attempt to a spike DDT. In the awesome final sequence, Io catches Rhea on the apron with a sunset flip powerbomb THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!! Rhea is a dead woman, but she manages to drag her corpse in the ring, but as soon as she crawls in to beat the count, Io crushes her with a moonsault to the back and ends this classic match. Great unexpected psychology, great selling, great finish,. The Ladies of NXT just got better and better as the year went on and this is probably their crown jewel example.

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These are my notes for the second episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I’m so sorry these are so long this time. I had a lot of questions and long comments. Also, if you haven’t checked out the first one of these, go do that. I explain some basic things that would seem weird otherwise.

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Season 1, Episode 2: “The Harvest”

There goes the narrator again

Great teamwork, guys

Oh, RIP Jesse. F’s in chat for him, guys

Title still hasn’t changed to the iconic look we know

Quick question: everyone headbands to the theme song as much as I do, right? Cause like, this time, I feared I’d hit my head against the wall when I did it, so I just need to validate my actions

I feel that instead of having that depressed gothic teen, they just have Giles instead

Buffy, was that suppose to make them feel better, cause it didn’t really seem like it

Also, Buffy stole the words out of my brain, Willow you are sitting

Thanks Giles, that made complete sense

So I talked to my dad about Darla and he said that it seemed like they wanted Darla to be a teenager but then made her an adult instead unless that came from group chat I can’t remember

I totally thought the Master was going to say House of Mouse

Okay, but cutting back and forth for info dumps are really effective, especially for me, an adhd person who can lose focus fairly quickly

That right, Xander, don’t be stereotypical. Don’t assume vampires turn to bats. Dracula’s the exception, not the norm

Look at everyone contributing a little to finding the vampires location. See, Xander’s not all dumb, just somewhat

If Scooby-Doo taught me anything, it’s that being bait is just as bad as being food

Also, what’s this advanced technology in the 1990s

Also, thanks Joss for saying mentally challenged. There are so many worse words you could’ve put in but you didn’t👏👏👏👏

Now there’s the reality of public schools

But seriously, who’s he kidding? I bet kids leave campus all the time, they did at my high school

Also, why is the gate open if it’s a closed campus? Why was it left open? Is it so close to the beginning of the day that the custodians hadn’t quite gotten around to closing it yet, and if it’s not, then that raises so many more questions

I thinks it’s cool how Xander’s character develops over time. Like, I can see him struggling with the idea that a man is supposed to be doing the hard work and saving, but later, he’s very content with staying on the sideline for the most part and letting Buffy do all the work

Hi Angel

They already set up the tension between the two, don’t they?

Again, Buffy, do you really think no one is going to notice the door?

I think Angel had friends once but once he got turned, he lost them through fear and time

Ah, of course, the harvest is going to start right under the school

Awww, he already cares so much about her

Wait, did Xander hear the conversation between Buffy and Angel, including his good luck?

Also, how was Xander able to leave but not Buffy? I smell sexism in this thing....and also the fact that Xander has been to the school for a year or two at this point

Also, what was the interaction between Angel and Xander like if Xander followed her?

Xander, don’t you dare disrespect chem class! Chem is the best science out of all of them, excluding computer science. Chem and computer are tied for the sciences

Interesting bonding moment between Buffy and Xander

Hi me

Omg they’re programming and in Linux no less!! Which makes sense cause they didn’t have much in the 90s

Okay, but she wasn’t screaming, the only one who screamed was me

I love how the guy just randomly joined in

Weren’t you just asking your friend to find out what Willow was doing, also she wasn’t talking at all???

Why is other me the complete opposite of actual me. She can’t code, doesn’t know what keys mean versus I can code kind of complicated things, knows how to do basic things like save, etc.

Also, my soul hurt so much watching her hit that delete key smh😔

That’s morbid, Buffy

Round of applause to my boy Jesse who feigned death to get a surprise attack on future attacker, though it didn’t quite work

Yes, I sure someone heard that

Why do their eyes and claws grow in the dark?

Oh, Jesse, you did suck her blood

Why is closing the door so hard for her? She’s supposed to be super strong

Don’t leave the door, Xander, you wait till the escape is ready

Of course, they end up at the power plant

Tbh that whole tunnel segment was pretty underwhelming. You’d think there would be a big fight but no, just some vent crawling

I know that Colin wasn’t gonna go by unscathed but damn, finger to the eye and no response to it. That a strong vampire. Also, thanks for sparing us the image of a finger to the eye. I can handle some gore but it still unsettles me, and many other people are more sensitive than I, so yeah

Only Giles would think murder is great

I rather wish it wasn’t coming together, either

🎵I can see what’s happening, and they don’t have a clue🎵

I’m sorry but isn’t that kind of cannibalism

Hey look, it’s Rafiki putting the blood on simba’s forehead, right? That’s how it goes in the movie?

Xander, don’t take it out on the recycling bin next to the copier/printer(?)

Also, Willow seems pretty non-phased hearing Jesse’s gone. Guess she didn’t really see him as a friend

Really, we’re already doing the end-of-the-world thing?

He has a fidget spinner on his head that or a bad ninja star, seeing as those have 4 points

Of course, the one good place in town, just where I’m gonna be, and all the action and drama is going to take place there, perfect

Oh look, it’s the leather jacket or at least a leather jacket. I mean with her lifestyle, I’m sure she went through multiple of those

But Joyce, it’s literally the end of the world

Is the word I’m looking for “je ne sais quoi–” oh no, it’s cars

Hey, this is kind of a good song

I love how vampirism give you an ultimate swag, even if you didn’t have it before

Hey, this song is also really good

Oh god, the slow mo walk

Apparently, vampirism also gives you the desire for theatratics

See, you can not tell me that was overly dramatic

Why is he groping her while he feeds

Come on, let him have me

How did no one hear the glass?

Buffy’s so cool with those backflips and roundhouses and all of it

Giles, how could you lose that easily to a girl? Granted, he didn’t know she was there but still

Shouldn’t Darla be dead and like not look as pretty in the future cause of that holy water?

Wow, they really just gave Jesse the accidental death, huh?

Nice deception, Buffy

Nice power shot, Buffy

Aww, Angel’s impressed

Is it just me, or is the wrap up of the fight lacking something? maybe singing

You’re right, Xander, nothing’s ever gonna be the– oh okay just cut to a perfectly normal day at school. That’s fine

Why does Willow sound kind of off here? Like, it’s not her voice or they had to redub her lines cause it didn’t pick up right when they recorded I don’t know it’s just seems weird to me

Yup, Giles is the gothic depressed teen

I love these ways of getting kicked out

Omg the mummy! Did they not have that in the first one or is it just me

No, they did. I went back. I guess I just missed it or just didn’t react to it the first time

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“God fucking dammit, why are you still awake Mason?”

“I can’t sleep.”

Dark brown eyes blinked tiredly as he sat up, groaning in frustration and looking at the younger man standing on the other side of the room. His pale pink hoodie was looking older and older with each new day, light brown hair mussed from so much pulling. Mason stared back at the tired man with blank eyes, frozen stiff as the older glared.

“Eri-”

“Don’t call me that.”

A few moments of silence followed his remark as a gentle hand was placed on his shoulder.

“Swagger, leave him be. He’ll sleep when he feels like it.”

“Doesn’t help the fact the rest of us are dead fucking tired and this dumbass decides to just walk around like he owns the place.”

Mason still hadn’t moved from his spot.

“I know you’ve had a long day, but you know how he gets. Come on, come back to bed.”

With a last glance at the younger man standing like a statue, Swagger slowly laid back down, feeling as the other man sighed softly and also laid back down beside him. They placed their head on Swagger’s chest and traced patterns into the worn-out grey shirt the older man wore, glancing back up when he felt a hand on his back.

Pit-pat.

“Ignore him, just try and get you rest.”

“How can the others just sleep through this?” he said aloud, hoping Mason would hear him and knock it off.

Pit-pat.

Nope, he was wrong.

“Cam, tell me a story.”

“What kind of story?” the taller man asked, not surprised at the sudden statement. He felt Swagger shrug his shoulders underneath him, his chest rising and falling slowly and his heart beating calmly.

“Well let’s see. . a long time ago, there lived this knight. He was the best the land had seen, succeeding in all his lessons and challenges his teachers put before him. When the king saw this, he gifted this knight a sword. This sword was unlike all others any warrior had seen before. It was beautiful, covered in heavy iron and precious diamonds too rare to be found anywhere else.”

“One day, the king’s wife fell severely ill, so the king gave the knight a mission. He was to travel across the lands to find a sorcerer named Fitz, who had the only known cure to his beloved wife’s sickness. So the knight gathered his things and set out on the journey across mountains and oceans, in search of said sorcerer.”

Swagger closed his eyes and imagined himself to be the knight, a heavy helmet with silver and gold sitting atop his head and armour mounting his body. On his hip was the sword the king had gifted him, glinting proudly in the sun as he crossed the ocean blue. Cam stared up at the tired man with a soft smile, golden curls falling against the other’s chest as he cleared his throat and continued his story.

Pit-pat.

“After many tiresome weeks of searching, the knight found himself stranded in the woods, surrounded with nothing but the tall trees and endless brush. In a desperate attempt to save himself, he started running. Deeper and deeper into the woods he went, the only noises being that of the lush hitting against his armour, the metal clinking with his every movement, and his heavy breath echoing loudly in his helmet.”

“Just as he started giving up hope of getting out, he stumbled upon a clearing in the woods, a little shack in the middle of the thick flora. After endless weeks of searching, he had found the sorcerer. Fitz told him he would heal the queen, under one condition.”

Pit-pat.

Looking over at Mason, Swagger caught sight of the younger man in the same spot, however, he was facing the instead, frozen in place like a painting. Looking back up at the ceiling, Swagger once again closed his eyes, bandaged hand grabbing Cam’s and squeezing it gently.

“The knight had to find the heart of the strongest and most courageous man in all the lands and bring it forth to complete the potion. So off he went, searching high and low for a man who fit the description. He slaughtered hundreds with his mighty sword, silver caked in blood and no longer shining like before. In a last attempt to bring forth the heart of a strong man, he stopped and took in his reflection in the running water of a river, looking at the crimson stains covering his armour and sword.”

“It was at that moment that realization hit him. But by then, it was already too late. He had left a bloody trail behind him, soiling his honour and destroying his reputation. He had not only killed men who he met on the way, but he had also killed some of his closest companions as well, their blood the brightest on his armour. In the end, he had failed to bring forth the potion to save the queen, and she tragically passed, leaving behind a heartbroken husband and motherless children. The king soon after had him hanged for failing to complete his duties, and thus, the once strongest knight fell victim to the gallows.”

Swagger shivered under Cam, his brows scrunched as he silently took in the story. Cam stayed quiet on his chest, closing his own eyes to listen to the heartbeat of the other.

“That. . was rather dark. .”

“You told me to tell you a story.”

Swagger hummed in response as the room grew quiet, a tired yawn leaving chapped lips. Looking over to his right, above the bed, he watched at the night outside grew brighter, birds starting to chirp gently in the distance.

Had he really not slept all night?

Pit-pat.

“Looks like it’s going to be morning soon.”

“Yeah, it does.”

“You know what that means.”

Swagger sighed as Cam sat up slightly, leaning against his bent arm on the bed and staring down into the tired chocolate brown eyes he grew so fond of.

“Please don’t go. Stay, just a while longer, please?”

“You know I can’t, Swagger.”

The older man sat up in silence as he watched Cam crawl out of bed, wearing a wrinkled white shirt and faded jeans. Calling Mason over, the two men stood by the edge of the bed, watching Swagger with blank eyes. The older frowned as he laid back down, rolling on his side to watch them.

“Go to sleep, Swags. You’ll feel better later today.”

He wanted to respond to them, he really did, but a sudden wave of sleepiness overtook him, causing him to yawn and close his eyes for good, falling into a dreamless slumber.

Pit-pat.

The brown-eyed man later found himself sitting in a courtroom, looking up at the judge with a blank stare as his voice echoed around the room.

“Eric Vivian Matthews, you have been found not guilty to the murders of your 5 roommates, of which include Cameron McKay, Mason Bradford, Matt Stein, Toby Eaton, and Jay Nicholls by reason of insanity and will be committed to a psychiatric facility for life.”

As the courtroom exploded in protests and cries from the grieving family members and reporters, Swagger couldn’t help but zone out, lost in his own fairytale and wondering.

When was Cam coming back?

[hyungwons-overbite]

2019.02.26.jooheon

late night silent hill: homecoming vibes

“Baby, come to bed! You’ve been playing this for hours!” You nearly jump out of your skin as Jooheon pops his head into your room where the only light source is your dimly lit television screen. You pause the game and the chilling sounds of Silent Hill swirl into the darkness around you.

 “Honey, you scared me!!” you exclaim as you let out a relieved sigh and bring a clammy palm to your face. Jooheon laughs, surprised that you’re being so jumpy. “You wouldn’t be laughing if you were the one playing this game alone in the dark,” you suggest matter of factly. Jooheon is the biggest scaredy cat you know, but he always tries to man up when you’re around. It’s adorable.

 “Is that so?” You knew Jooheon couldn’t resist a challenge with his competitive nature. He saunters into the room trying to maintain his swag. He plops down on the floor next to you and you wrap the comforter you had draped over your shoulders around the both of you. You hand him the controller before reaching for another handful of honey butter chips. The crinkling of the bag cuts through the silence causing Jooheon to gasp.

 “Pffft… are you scared already?! You haven’t even unpaused the game!” You laugh as Jooheon starts to spill out excuse after excuse. “Yeah, yeah, okay, big shot. Let’s see what you got.”

 You hear him gulp nervously as he selects “Resume Game.”

 You can feel him holding his breath as he starts to move Alex Shepherd around the virtual dimensions of Silent Hill. As you finish crunching the sweet chips in your mouth, the clicking of Alex’s boots on the crisp pavement is the only sound. Suddenly, a mutilated zombie dog lunges through the fog and Jooheon nearly throws the controller back at you, simultaneously pausing the game.

 You burst into laughter, “I knew you couldn’t last more than five minutes!”

 “I don’t understand why you’re always making me do things I don’t want to do! I just wanted you to come to bed and instead you’re here laughing at me in the dark!” Typical Jooheon, always whining and changing the subject when he doesn’t get his way.

 You scrunch up your nose and lean your face closer to his. “You know you’re real cute when you’re scared out of your wits.”

 “Ah, baby, I don’t want to talk about it anymore! Let’s just go to bed!”

 As you save the game you make sure to place a kiss on his dimpled cheek while teasing, “Don’t worry, Honey, I’ll be sure to cuddle you extra hard tonight so you don’t have any nightmares.”

[fybillielourd]

If you didn’t already know Billie Lourd for her powerhouse performances on American Horror Story and Scream Queens, as the daughter of one of Hollywood’s most beloved figures of all time (the late, great Carrie Fisher), and even as an influencer in her own right with more than a million Instagram followers, you’d never know it from her demeanor. In a cozy suite at West Hollywood’s iconic Sunset Tower Hotel, where we’re shooting her in our holiday collection, she comes across more like an endearingly bubbly and unfiltered theater kid than a major superstar. The tint of irony here is that, technically, she never studied acting—Billie graduated from NYU’s esteemed Gallatin program, one of the few in the country that allows students to literally create their own major (hers was “Art and Business as Religion”). “Working on AHS and Scream Queens was kind of like the best acting school you could ever ask for, because I could just go to these legendary people’s trailers and ask, ‘What did you think of that scene? What would you do differently?,’” the LA native shares between quick bites of chicken fingers and fries, name-dropping the likes of costars Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sarah Paulson, among others. “Everyone was so open and so communicative that I learned so much, and I just really tried to use it like a second college.” So far, this tactic has worked out pretty well. On top of her starring roles in Ryan Murphy’s hit shows, Billie has a recurring gig in the modern-day Star Wars franchise as Lieutenant Connix—a role that, one might easily argue, is in her blood. “I call myself the keeper of Leia now, and I feel like that movie is my family and is a part of me,” Billie says of her mom’s seminal role as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars film. “It allows me to connect with my mom in such a special way that I’m really lucky to have. It’s like a family reunion. I feel like she’s really with me when I do that role.” Another thing that’s part of Billie’s DNA: strong, powerful, unapologetic womanhood. (Her late grandmother was another film icon, Debbie Reynolds.) Her mother was shamelessly outspoken about the mental health and addiction challenges she faced, and Billie intends to carry that torch in both her personal and professional endeavors. “I feel like not only is my mom with me, she is me and I am her,” Billie says with just a tinge of palpable sadness. “I feel like I channel her every day; I try to be as eccentric and open and funny and as full of life as I can be. She used to say, ‘If life isn’t funny, then it’s just true, and that’s unacceptable.’ And that’s something I think about every day and that’s what I try to do: stay positive and enjoy every day. Be a yes person… to fun stuff, of course. “Speaking out about mental health is the most important thing,” she continues. “It helps so many other people if you’re honest about it; I get so many comments from people saying she saved their lives. I really hope to be able to do the same thing, to be able to speak out about bipolar disorder and opiate addiction and all the things I observed as a child. The stigma surrounding it is awful. I’m trying to find projects to do that are about that.” She reveals that she has such upcoming projects “up her sleeve—just you wait!,” but is forbidden from revealing them just yet. She’s very transparent, though, that it’s important for her to imbue her work with a deeper meaning—especially in a post-#MeToo culture. “I’ve been trying to choose projects that are more passion projects and things that I really believe in. I have a 10-year-old little sister, and she is so confident, has so much swag, and is such an open person, and I think that’s a result of all these incredible people telling their stories that are so hard to tell,” Billie observes, in awe. “It’s really changing the next generation, and that’s so, so important. I think what people are doing is incredible, and I see the difference it’s making through my little sister.” To be fair, swag has never been in short order in her household. Billie’s confidence extends well beyond the set, into her own personal fashion choices. Her go-to #OOTD is a classic pair of jeans, a rock ‘n’ roll tee, and a good boot. “That is my jam! I wear jeans all the time. Honestly, I‘ve been wearing J BRAND jeans since middle school. In fact, I must say, I brought J BRAND jeans to my middle school,” she says with an aura of indisputable pride. “And if any girls refute that, they’re lying! I started this J BRAND trend. When I got the call about this shoot, the little middle schooler in me was like, ‘I’m so excited!’ I’m obsessed. J BRAND makes the most classic, comfortable, well-fitting jeans. I don’t have, like, a “normal” body—I don’t think anybody has a “normal” body. And I swear that J BRANDs are the one jean that fits everyone. I’m short, and somehow they all fit my legs! It’s the one jean I don’t have to hem. A capri fits me as a normal jean—that’s my move.”

[andrebearakovsky]

This Week in Caps: Week 17

Welcome to This Week in Caps, a weekly newsletter where I recap everything important that’s been going on in the world of the Washington Capitals this past week.

This Week’s Games

01/22/19 vs San Jose Sharks, L 6-7 (OT)

The Caps are on a losing streak, the Sharks are on a losing streak. It was shaping up to be a nutso game and by golly it was.

The Caps like to give up early leads, but this time it was especially early. Just 12 seconds into the game, Joe Pavelski swept it in past Braden Holtby, 1-0 Sharks. The Caps didn’t score until halfway through the period, when they were on a power play and Alex Ovechkin cleaned up the rebound by the net to tie the game 1-1. Less than two minutes later, Andre Burakovsky roofed it top corner to give the Caps a 2-1 lead. Then the Sharks tied it up again two minutes later on a Tomas Hertl power play goal. But the Caps took the lead again a minute after that; Ovechkin drove into the zone and passed it to T.J. Oshie, who slipped it around Martin Jones for the 3-2 lead.

The Sharks scored early in the second period; Evander Kane scored at the front of the net to tie the game 3-3. Two minutes later, the Caps got the lead back on an Evgeny Kuznetsov sharp-angle goal. A few minutes later, Ovechkin scored once more from the back of the circles to increase the lead to 5-3. The Sharks inched closer near the end of the period with Logan Couture scoring a breakaway goal just after a Sharks penalty expired.

In the third period, Ovechkin completed the hat trick off a rush play, making it 6-4 Caps. But then Hertl scored another power play goal midway through the period, and Kane scored with less than a second on the clock, and the game was tied 6-6 and required overtime. Hertl scored in overtime to complete his own hat trick and send the Sharks home with an overtime victory.

The Caps were just outshot 43-39 and had the faceoff disadvantage at 46.9%. The Caps went 1/3 on power play chances and the Sharks went 2/6 on theirs. Holtby saved 36/43 shots.

If you’re gonna lose, do it while having fun. It was heartbreaking, sure, but at least there were thirteen goals in this game.

01/23/19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs, L 3-6

No bullshit introduction from me this time, I’m tired of losing. Brooks Orpik was scratched before the game, so both Madison Bowey and Jonas Siegenthaler would be in.

The only action that happened for much of the first was Alex Ovechkin accidentally colliding with T.J. Oshie; they were both fine, though the concussion spotters pulled Ovi from the game for precautionary reasons. He returned just in time for a power play late in the period. The Capitals scored on that power play, with Nicklas Backstrom getting the tip in front. But the Leafs tied it up forty-five seconds later on a Nazem Kadri goal.

Three minutes into the second, Ovechkin ripped home a rocket to send the Capitals up 2-1. That goal would tie him with the great Sergei Federov for most points ever by a Russian player. They kept the lead for much of the period, but lost it about ten minutes later when Nikita Zaitsev scored from the point to tie the game 2-2. And then a few minutes later, the Caps took a penalty, Auston Matthews scored on the power play, and the lead was gone.

Things did not get better in the third period. Kadri scored two more times, securing his hat trick. Matt Niskanen scored from the point with just a few minutes left to make up a little more ground, but it was moot at that point. Mitch Marner scored an empty netter, and the Leafs won, 6-3.

The Caps outshot the Leafs 44-37, but were schooled on faceoffs, winning only 35.6%. Each team went 1/1 on the power play. Braden Holtby saved 31/36 shots.

The Caps looked good during the first half of this game, almost like a functioning hockey team again. But they just couldn’t hang on. They’ve lost seven in a row, and the All-Star break/bye week could not have come at a better time. Everyone will have a chance to get refreshed and then come back stronger in just over a week’s time.

Current record: 27-17-6

What’s Going on in the World of the Caps

All-Star Weekend

This weekend was All-Star Weekend in San Jose, and John Carlson, Braden Holtby, and Todd Reirden were there representing the Capitals. At the Skills Competition, Holtby took part in the Save Streak challenge, and Carlson took part in the hardest shot. Carlson won the Hardest Shot, taking home the winning prize with a 102.8 mph rocket, beating the speed at which Alex Ovechkin won the event last year. In the All-Star game, they helped the Metropolitan division to victory. Holtby tallied the victory in the semi-final against the Atlantic and made numerous great saves. Carlson, on a line with Sebastian Aho and Claude Giroux, tallied one assist on a Giroux goal. The Metro division split the million-dollar prize, and the Caps brought home the victory.

ASG Content: RMNB (1, 2), Media Day, Red Carpet, Red Carpet swag, Sights and Sounds - Skills Competition, Carlson Mic’d: Skills Competition, Carlson wins Hardest Shot (1, 2, 3, 4), Carlson and Holtby ASG Player Announcements, Game highlights (Holtby save on Matthews, Holtby poke check, Holtby save on Kucherov)

The Oshies and Alzners went to Disney World together

The Capitals and their families all went off to different places for their bye week vacations, but the most notable was the Oshies, who reunited with former Capital Karl Alzner and his family and went to Disney World together. (x)

Christian Djoos skates

Christian Djoos continues to make progress. On Tuesday morning, Djoos took to optional skate in the light blue non-contact jersey. Still no timetable for his return. (x)

Upcoming Bye Week

The Capitals still have about half of their bye week; they do not return to play until Friday, February 1. And when that happens, they will not have the services of Alex Ovechkin, who will be suspended a game for skipping the All-Star game.

Other Miscellaneous Happenings

Vrana signs things despite having “yoga”

Kuzy wrestles Jaskin

Oshie was not allowed to watch Beavis and Butthead as a child

Kuzy and Bradley Beal

Player of the Week

The Caps may not have gotten any wins, but they sure did score some goals. Alex Ovechkin led the pack in that category, scoring 4 goals in the two games, including a hat trick. He tallied 5 points total on the week, tied for the team lead.

Social Media Post of the Week

The Caps dispersed for their bye-week vacations, and a number of them went off together (the Connollys, Jakub Vrana, Tom and Taylor, and Andre Burakovsky). Taylor posted a picture of her and Tom, Tom’s brother and his partner, and Andre. We will never know whether it is Taylor or Andre who is the fifth wheel. (x)

Stars of the Night Season Leaderboard

Over the course of the season, I will be keeping track of the Caps stars of the night, translating them into points, and organizing them into a leaderboard.

1st star = 5 pts, 2nd star = 3 pts, 3rd star = 1 pt

1. Holtby — 45 2. Ovechkin — 44 3. Kuznetsov — 20 4. Backstrom — 19 5. Carlson — 18 6. Wilson — 13 T-7. Burakovsky — 11 T-7. Copley — 11 T-7. Kempny — 11 T-10. Oshie — 8 T-10. Vrana — 8 T-12. Connolly — 6 T-12. Orlov — 6 14. Lewington — 5 T-15. Niskanen — 3 T-15. Smith-Pelly — 3 T-17. Boyd — 2 T-17. Eller— 2 19. Stephenson — 1

Achieved and Upcoming Milestones

John Carlson is 5 assists away from 300

John Carlson is 2 power play goals away from being tied for 7th in Caps history in power play goals among defensemen (25)

T.J. Oshie is 10 assists away from 300

T.J. Oshie is 10 points away from 500

Jonas Siegenthaler is searching for his first NHL goal

Next Week’s Upcoming Games

02/01/19 vs Calgary Flames (7 PM) 02/03/19 vs Boston Bruins (12:30 PM)

[readingontheedge]

Princess of Dragons

Dragon Mage Academy Book 1

by Cordelia Castel

Genre: YA Fantasy

 A disguised princess. A murder most malicious. A dragon condemned to death.

Desperate to escape a forced marriage, seventeen-year-old Princess Alba disguises herself to join the all-male Dragon Mage Academy.

Her plans go wrong when a dragon accused of murder forms a telepathic link: the deepest possible bond between dragon and rider. 

And it can only mean one thing:

If the dragon is executed, Alba will die.

With her fate intertwined with that of the condemned dragon, Alba must prove its innocence to save both their lives.

But can she achieve this before the Academy’s rigorous regime breaks Alba’s spirit?

If you like Eragon and Dragon Riders of Pern, you will love this page-turning fantasy adventure! 

Goodreads * Amazon

Poacher of Dragons

Dragon Mage Academy Book 2

 Alba and Fyrian face another challenge — all the dragon eggs vanish from a magically secured incubator, leading the dragons of Mount Fornax to revolt. With the already country on the brink of civil war, an outbreak of furious dragons will leave it vulnerable to King Magnar’s army of invaders. Alba and Fyrian suspect the devious warlord of ordering the theft, but they cannot act without evidence. They have twelve hours to retrieve the eggs, or the dragons will break through the wards of Mount Fornax and burn the country to ashes. Now, Alba and Fyrian must uncover King Magnar’s deception before he transports the eggs across the border. 

  Goodreads * Amazon 

Plague of Dragons

Dragon Mage Academy Book 3

  When disease strikes the dragons of Mount Fornax, Alba and Fyrian suspect the sinister new troll instructor of performing dark alchemy. 

But a twist of magic sends suspicion falling onto Alba, making her the target of unwelcome scrutiny. With Fyrian too weak to help, Alba must join forces with an old enemy to to uncover the truth behind the plague before it turns deadly. 

Goodreads * Amazon

We stood on a grassy, outdoor terrace of verdant greens brightened by the afternoon sun. It stretched about twenty feet in width and ran all around the mountain. On our left was a grass-covered mountainside with the same vegetation growing beneath our feet. The terraces below were even wider, some growing fruit trees, others crops. They stretched out in an endless stream of green, and several levels below, stood cattle grazing on the grass.

My breath caught. The landscape reminded me a little of home, but instead of an expanse of fields and forests stretching for leagues, we were on the side of a mountain in full view of the surrounding scrubland.

'This is level one of Mount Fornax'. He pointed upwards. 'The reception building is a level up.'

It was difficult to see the surface of the mountain from where we stood, although I did catch glimpses of tree branches.

Phoenix strode ahead, gesturing to the left wall. 'Each dragon has their own spacious stall, and everyone gets a good view of the skies. The stalls also link to a communal area in the hollow of the mountain.'

I continued after him and stopped at a giant opening in the wall. A crocodile-green dragon lounged deep within a cavern, resting its head on folded arms. Shadows obscured most of its features except for a thick, serpentine scale adorned with horns.

'What a lovely dragon.' I reached my hand out, only to meet an invisible barrier. 'Ouch!'

The tip of its tail flicked at me, and I hurried away.

We continued over the terrace. 'How many dragons live in Mount Fornax?'

Phoenix rubbed the back of his head. 'That depends on how you define a dragon. Including eggs and cocoons, I suppose we have about seven hundred.'

I was about to ask what he meant about cocoons, but an ear-piercing roar shook me to the marrow. My head snapped to the side, and I stared into another stall. The dragon lying inside widened slitted, scarlet eyes that seemed to reach into my soul. Each eye was as big as my head, and the dragon’s head was as high as I was tall. My breath caught, and I stilled, not taking my eyes off the massive predator.

'How friendly!' said Ivan from up ahead.

This dragon looked nothing like Aunt Cendrilla’s steed, Fogo. Its face was shaped like that of a lion, with a regal snout and emerald green scales instead of fur. Where there would have been a mane, scale-covered horns, each as long as my legs, curved back from the top of its head. Olive-colored horns protruded from its lower jaw.

When the dragon rose to its feet, it did so with the grace of a giant cat, but its body reminded me of the iguanas that dwelled on the tropical forest region of Bluebeard Mountain. It stood on thick, muscular legs with forearm-length claws splayed out for balance.

'Ah,' replied Phoenix. 'That's the dragon I caught lurking around the courtyard.'

'The..'Words caught in my throat. I coughed. 'The one who killed Mr. Jankin?'

'No one else could have done it.' Phoenix walked back and stood next to Ivan.

 'Madam Maritimus' security witches accounted for the whereabouts of all the others.'

I shook my head. Although whatever caused the fire was hot enough to turn a man and his desk into char, something still didn't add up. 'This dragon could never have fit through the hallways, let alone the doors.'

The green dragon tilted its head to the side, its eyes seeming to track our every word.

'Jankin’s office had a skylight,' replied Phoenix.

Ivan nodded. 'That makes sense. The dragon could have blasted poor Mr. Jankin from above.'

Phoenix didn’t reply for a long time, then he raised a shoulder. 'I wouldn’t exactly describe Jankin in such sympathetic terms, but I suppose even he didn't deserve a fiery death. 

About the Author

When Cordelia Castel isn't riding dragons or trying on glass slippers, she's writing tales about heroines who wield weapons, defeat the villain and save the prince all in time for the ball.

Cordelia is the author of two young adult series: The Seven Kingdoms: an action-packed, Young Adult series where all the fairytale heroes and villains exist, and it's next generation, Dragon Mage Academy, set in the same world.

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[dementedgnomicwizard]

richie as things ive done

-maxed out my phone storage because i saved too many pictures of flags after deciding that i was going to text exclusively in semaphore

-walked up a 2-story railing because i was bored and then did it again because the first time my friend didnt get pictures

-crawled underneath a train because i dropped my flip flop

-spent too much money on thrift store knick knacks with cursed energy (puppets, garden gnomes, ceramic figurines, other peoples’ family photos, etc)

-spent too much money on awful thrift store clothes

-made a valiant attempt to bring silly bandz back

-ate over 100 rolls of smarties in a 48-hour period

-ignored the fact that i had the flu or something for a week. just genuinely did not realize until someone pointed it out

-locked myself in a school bathroom stall with my friends so i could draw sunglasses on her nipples with expo marker

-got in trouble for holding a baby doll like a real baby in english class

-filled said baby with chocolate milk and barbecue sauce “to feed it” and punted it across the bathroom

-bought my friend a custom life-sized body pillow of her fav actor for her birthday and hid it in her locker for a terrifying morning surprise

-bought a ball gag at goodwill

-gave a chemistry presentation to my entire class and forgot to remove the slide with a picture of a frog with a speech bubble that said “hnnng… i need… your spit”

-ate a lock of wig hair for a video that we were filming

-accidentally yelled “FUCK” in french class as soon as the room had gone silent

-kept loose cheese puffs in my desk drawer

-kept a dixie cup of chocolate chips in my desk drawer

-accidentally came into possession of 78 decorative gourds and didnt know where to put them so i left them in the top of my locker and they rotted

-got in trouble in sixth grade on valentines day for giving a boy a small potato instead of a paper valentine

-tried to wriggle my body through a saint patrick’s day wreath at a thrift store and got very, very, very stuck

-was the ringbearer for a wedding and said “oh, swag” on reflex when i dropped the rings

-challenged myself to write all my in-class essays so that they could be read to the tune of ‘two trucks’ and no one ever found out

-brought pot brownies to an anime convention

-stayed up for days on end until i was so tired that i fell asleep while writing an in-class essay and kept writing gibberish while fully asleep

-got an a in a class where i literally never turned in the homework

-changed my text tone to an audio recording of my best friend saying something embarrassing

-went through a phase where i would write several pages of notes on one page in different colors until it looked like just horrible scribbles “to save paper”

-bought parchment and a quill pen on amazon and used them to take notes

-had to leave a party early but i was eating fishsticks and i wasnt done so i put them all in my coat pocket

-kept loose dumplings in my hoodie pocket

-wore a fanny pack with a speaker in it and blasted ‘two trucks’ and also used the fanny pack to carry a bag of gummi worms and give them to people when they were upset that i called ‘emotional support worms’

-bought a whole-ass rocking horse and then took it home on the bus

-drank monster energy out of my parents’ wedding-gift wine glasses

-babysat some kids and helped them turn the entire first floor of their house into a fort for a brutal nerf gun war

-started a black market in third grade where the primary trade was colored pencils and cap erasers

-made direct eye contact with my teacher and said ‘because i am a dumbass’ when asked why i didnt have the homework

-went to a burger place where the workers yell out the order numbers and when they yelled “69!” muscle memory took over and i yelled back “NICE”

-tried to convince my friend to chug a glass of dairy free creamer until i got tired of waiting and grabbed it out of her hands and chugged it myself

-bought an animatronic bear at a thrift store and spent an hour trying to pry open the battery case to discover that it sings When I’m 64. like the whole song all the way through

-got lost in best buy for two hours and ended up leaving with a Dory backpack that was on sale

-kept a headless antique mannequin in my room at the foot of my bed to train myself out of feeling fear

-in fifth grade i attempted to physically fight another fifth grader over our minecraft fanfiction

-skipped swimming class for an entire trimester and somehow faced no repercussions

-stole a girl’s hair out of her hairbrush in fourth grade and used it for crafts

-pinned my friend to the floor and rubbed a gluestick on her face i don’t remember why

-got my friends to pool all our money at sky high so we could put cotton eyed joe into the jukebox as many times as possible

-started an uprising against our lunchtime therapist in fourth grade by convincing all of my friends to make warriors ocs with me instead of participating in the activities (this culminated in the four of us getting kicked out of lunchtime therapy)

-made my first friend in high school because she saw me secretly eating twizzlers out of my sleeve in english class

-found loose jelly beans in my school bag and ate them without question