#i live in maryland and my college campus is literally crawling with them

[howhow326]

Noooo, a ladybug + Bitterfly form is too cool for these chuckle f*cks. They suck!

thanks to tumblr i have learned about the spotted lanternfly which is apparently an invasive species but it is also a KILLER inspiration for a ladybug + bee + butterfly fusion transformation

the bottom two are both the adult, when they’re at rest the red and the striped body are hidden, which is so fascinating to me when thinking about incorporating that into ladybeeterfly’s design. though the red peaks through a bit leaving it almost pink!

i feel like a marinette with that kinda design would have been through some shit to be hiding her ladybug and bee under the butterfly. like something about the ladybug being very essentially marinette and the bee being a close combat type power, for her to hide those under the butterfly which is more distant…. idk i’m just rotating this bug in my brain. the way her outside is still pink, the way she’s always pink as a civilian, too… i feel like this would be a perfect design for a marinette who’s gone through some trauma and either learned to hide herself or even for a marinette who’s become a villain, but still has that core goodness buried underneath

anyways i just think this has so much potential and i can’t believe i am having so many thoughts about an invasive species

[sportswithsarah]

64 Things I Hate About You

I’M DANCING, BITCHES.

This is my first year entering a March Madness bracket, mostly because I was too afraid of crushing everyone. For those of you new to March Madness, let me clarify that this is a tournament for NCAA college basketball. It’s an easy mistake to make - we’ve all done it - so don’t beat yourself over it, but just wanted to clarify for new sports fans.

Fortunately for you all this year, you finally get my expert insight into who will be cha-cha-cha’ing all the way to the basketball final. Unfortunately for you, I posted this after the deadline (and edited, it turns out, after the second round), so looks like you’re SOL in terms of remedying your own brackets based on my tried-and-true criteria.

Criteria: First round defaults to cat mascots. Remaining match-ups decided as follows. Now, join me in cracking open an ice cold Bud Light Platinum and conversing about our predictions, whether or not we had the same picks, and how we think that might affect the outcome of our bracket: 

EAST (or whatever other arbitrary category we want to assign to this bracket since apparently the NCAA is living in the Upside Down with these geographic divisions. I’m going to go with cereals. This division is Frosted Flakes)

Villanova (1) vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (16) – Villanova (Cat Rule)

Wisconsin (8) vs. Virginia Tech (9) – VA Tech: home state allegiance

Virginia (5) vs. UNCW (12) – UNCW: UVA has an unhealthy obsession with Jefferson and tbh I don’t want to hear about it in the filler reel if they move on. Also, I drove through UNCW’s campus once and it seemed like a chill beach town and I want to see chill beach kids thrive.

Florida (4) vs. ETSU (13) – Florida: It’s ridiculous that ETSU’s mascot is the Buccaneers even though they’re land locked. Why? 

SMU (6) vs. USC (11) – SMU: Their Wikipedia article is so dramatic that I can’t not reward it.

Baylor (3) vs. New Mexico State (14) - Baylor: Honestly, I just don’t have time to google “[team name] + rape OR assault” for every school, so I’m going with Baylor on the working assumption that every other school is just as rapey but just hasn’t gotten caught yet.

South Carolina (7) vs. Marquette (10) – SC: Gamecocks never gets old because I am 11

Duke (2) vs. Troy (15) – Duke: I’m not an idiot

WEST/REESE’S PUFFS

Gonzaga (1) vs South Dakota State (16) – Gonzaga: I wanted to go with SDS because the only person I know from SD is this really sweet kid who tried to hook up with me when he was at a bachelor party in Austin and I responded “hey sorry just saw this, what’s up” literally eight months after his text because I am the worst.

(Let me be clear: “today” was JANUARY 17 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.) 

In the end, though, I couldn’t go against top seed. Sorry, Tim, and thanks for all the Wild Turkey and Adderall. I’ll Venmo you. Take it easy, and stay consensual.

Northwestern (8) vs. Vanderbilt (9) – Northwestern (Cat Rule)

Notre Dame (5) vs. Princeton (12) – Princeton (Cat Rule)

West Virginia (4) vs. Bucknell (13) – Bucknell: “What did the parent bison say to the baby bison?” “BYE, SON”

This is my favorite pun and I will find any excuse to use it in excess.

Maryland (6) vs. Xavier (11) – Maryland: I know that teams have to follow their respective school’s mascots, but still, I love that an athletic organization is named after a turtle. AN EDIBLE TURTLE. It doesn’t make a lick of sense and I fully support it and want to see these turtles crawl their way to Championship Beach.

Florida State (3) vs. FGCU (14) – FGCU: WHEN YOU GOOGLE FGCU BASKETBALL THIS IS THE FIRST RESULT. #DUNKCITYFL. WHY. HOW. I LOVE IT.

This is going to fuck my bracket and I do not care. Worth it.

St Mary’s (7) vs. VCU (10) – VCU: Home state allegiance, and also ffs we don’t need a St. Mary’s and a Mt. St. Mary’s.

Arizona (2) vs. North Dakota (15) – Arizona (Cat Rule)

MIDWEST/CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH

Kansas (1) vs. UC Davis (16) – Kansas: UC Davis once rejected me from their sustainable agriculture grad program. BOY, BYE.

Miami (Fla.) (8) [ed’s note: oh yeah, as opposed to the other Miami) vs. Michigan State - Michigan State: see Michigan vs. Oklahoma State

Iowa (5) vs. Nevada (12) – Nevada: Guy Fieri went to Nevada and he is mayor of FLAVOR TOWN, people. Easiest pick in the Cinnamon Toast Crunch division.

Vermont (13) vs. Purdue (4) – Vermont: Cat Rule, but not just any cats. CATAMOUNTS. Also, this Cat Rule is really going to bite me in the ass, isn’t?

Creighton (6) vs. Rhode Island (11) – Rhode Island because we’re both ~Aries~

Oregon (3) vs. Iona (14) – Oregon: Oregon also rejected me from their environmental studies graduate program but honestly my bracket is so boned due to cat-based picks that I need to salvage it somewhere. Also, I thought Iona was just a typo for Iowa so it gets docked for Wallflower points.

Michigan (7) vs. Oklahoma State (10) – Wait, didn’t we already go through Michigan? GD it that was Michigan State. Okay, so revising bracket: Michigan State against Miami FLO RIDA NOT MIAMI NORTH DAKOTA because I really like their colors. Also, Michigan, because thanks to a quick Wikipedia search, wolverines are now included in the “Animals that are real but I didn’t think existed once their respective mythical stories were debunked because I have a difficult time separating fantasy and reality” category, along with reindeer and storks.

Guys, am I…dumb?

Louisville (2) vs. Jacksonville State (15) – Louisville: More than one Gamecock team? I can only pick one, sorry, Jax State. Also, definitely making this “one gamecock per capita rule” conveniently to salvage my bracket.

SOUTH/CORN POPS

North Carolina (1)  vs. Texas So. (16): North Carolina: call me a bird feeder because it’s all about the seeeeeeed

I’m a ghost goodnight.

Arkansas (8) vs. Seton Hall (9) – Arkansas: HRC forever <3333

Minnesota (5) vs. Middle Tennessee (12) – Minnesota: I grew up in a Minnesota sports household, so at least if they lose, I’ll be emotionally prepared for the crushing disappointment.

Butler (4) vs. Winthrop (13) – Butler: Their head coach is a Scorpio and I never met a Scorpio I didn’t like.

Kansas State (11) vs. Cincinnati (6) – Kansas State (Cat Rule) and also I will never forgive Ohio for not turning out in 2016

UCLA (3) vs. Kent State (14) – UCLA: Bears have a shockingly high probability of winning over weather/elemental mascots 

Dayton (7) vs. Wichita State (10) – Wichita State: Sandwichita State

Kentucky (2) vs. Northern Kentucky (15) – Kentucky (Cat Rule)

I don’t have an in-depth analysis of other round because, at this point, I start playing fast and loose, flimsy flamsy with my picks. It’s been more than an hour since I’ve started. Teams start blending together. Kansas becomes Kentucky becomes North Kentucky becomes Middle Tennessee becomes West Virginia becomes the Timberwolves, the name of the high school team in Air Bud. XAVIER, I HARDLY KNEW HER. I am not, as they say, going hard in the paint. Picks made my seed priority or angry clicking unless otherwise noted:

Villanova vs. Virginia Tech – Villanova: They call Tech the Chokies for a reason

Villanova vs. Florida - Florida: Oh, what, like a cat is going to beat a gator? Come on grow up.

SMU vs. Baylor – I got it in my head that SMU stands for “shaking my uterus” and I can’t stop cracking up about it. Considering going back for another degree just to buy SMU merch including but not limited to an SMU Diva Cup. Looking forward to my Diva Cup sponsorship when I am a successful and winningest sports player. Or the Mirena. THE BEST DEFENSE IS AN IUDEFENSE.

Midwest/Cinnamon Toast Crunch semifinals – WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BIRDS, IDK A BIRD TEAM WINS WHO CARES AT THIS POINT, IT’S BEEN 84 YEARS I DON’T KNOW WHERE THE HOPE DIAMOND IS

Finals: Believe it or not, accidentally, I have both wildcat teams in the finals. Go figure. I have to go with Kentucky because their student section is called the eRUPPtion zone and I feel like that kind of wordplay will take them far.

So, there you have it, folks, my winning March Madness bracket. Best of luck with your picks, and see you back here for round recaps!