#in which shane is very very digital

[koushirouizumi]

Meanwhile with DigiAdvs 02 + O.C.s

Ken, wiping away a Single (very fake) tear: Today we lost our dear friend Shane. SHANE (Hiding if not actually Stuck in Digital form): STOP Telling everyone I'm dEAD--- DAISUKE (Confuse?): Sometimes I still hear Shane's voice...? SHANE: SHANE: I'm not playing games with you two tonight. DAISUKE, DISTRESSED: Oh cOME ON-----

[ananimice]

I have a headache, but this is all anyone's talking about, so let's talk about it.

Watcher TV. No matter where you stand, I think it's safe to say you love Shane, Steven, and Ryan. If you only love one or two of them over the others, I think it's safe to say your opinion doesn't really matter because you're blinded by your own biases. Frankly, it appears like a lot of the fandom was secretly harboring some pretty hateful thoughts about them, which is arguably more disappointing than the whole situation put together.

Yeah, when it was announced, I was bummed. I know people who had caught on to the idea of it before the announcement who stated they would be bummed too. We worried about the accessibility of their content and the availability, the impact it would have on such a small and young company, but y'know what? We all had the same concerns when Watcher was first founded. We worried about BuzzFeed Unsolved and how they'd ever have such a popular show, wondered if they'd still grow or if they'd have trouble finding a fan base on their own. When covid hit in full force, I think it those concerns grew ten fold with content becoming completely digital and distance based. But we made it through. That first episode of Too Many Spirits, with them all outside under the stars and that beautiful fire lighting them up - that was like a beacon of hope in itself. Things were going to be okay, no matter what.

I guess what I'm trying to say is... Just give it a chance. Put your irrational fears behind you and trust that these three guys have it under control. I guarantee Ryan and Steven at the very least have gone over every angle of their business model and came to this as the best solution for them. If you can't afford it, find a friend or two and split it. If you don't have a digital payment method, go buy a visa gift card. Support your favorite creators.

[lucy-the-demon]

Lucy goes on a ramble about character designs and how Harveys character design sucks in comparison to others

Hear me out.

The best character designs in my opinion are designs that tell you something about the character, very few times deviating from that actually work

Let's start by comparing Raymond to Harvey Both work in an office of some sort, they're similar looking, but Raymond has more personality and looks way better then Harvey (in my opinion)

Raymond is a smug villager from animal crossing, they're charismatic, snarky and full of themselves.

Harvey Is there.. but let's talk about what little personality i can see with him. He's anxious, he's quiet but he's apparently kind and extremely patient

Theirs a reason why people were in love with Raymond in 2020, overrated or not the character is well designed.

When i look at Harvey, I see a serial killer or a creep, intimidating perhaps, not an anxious guy who's sweet and extremely patient with everyone. His older designs looked more like that than the final design.

When I look at Raymond, I see a snarky charismatic, office worker. Which is exactly what he is

And Sdv has great character designs,

Like Shane he looks disheveled, he looks tired, his hoodie has holes in it and it's stretched out implying it needs to be replaced, it's been overused. his hair is oily, it implies that hes messy and doesn't care about himself which is exactly what he is. It's amazing character design, it's absolutely fantastic and it makes me absolutely go feral

Sam is another great example, his collar stands up, showing he's rebellious, his clothes look like something a rock star would wear, but his color palette is bright and welcoming which makes him look friendly and approachable, charismatic even, which is exactly who he is, he's very friendly to everyone he meets it seems.

I could go on forever about all the great Stardew valley character designs (Elliott, Sebastian, Maru, etc..) but we dont have all day.

I'm very passionate about character design if you can't tell.

But Harvey's character design says nothing that explains his personality, it says nothing, it shows the opposite of kind, patient and friendly, he looks intimidating to me, I don't think that's what concerned ape was going for when he made him as I said his older designs portrayed that anxious patient and sweet personality more than his final design does.

This really is a shit post and a half but I don't know what to say really, i just wanted to talk about character design and how Harvey's character design isn't very good. In my opinion at least

Disclaimer:

Even though I don't like Harvey, I won't shame you for liking him as a character, I like to poke fun at fans of Harvey but that's just it, just poking fun. It's a joke, I like to make jokes but whether they're funny or not is up to you, but this is a genuine thing I feel, that his character design doesn't reflect him as a character and it doesn't make him feel approachable or friendly to me, he freaks me out really and scares me away. His character design poorly reflects his personality to me at least.

The artists of this fandom do better work reflecting his character with than the game itself does despite the poor design he was given, but that's just the magic of art style and expression it's probably hard to reflect his personality despite the design he has. It can be done, I've seen people do it very well but sadly the game did him dirty I'd say at least in the design category. No offense to concerned ape though, most of this game is very well done and absolutely beautiful, honestly i could never do pixel art as well as he can and i won't even attempt it honestly, I'll stick to my mechanical pencils and paper to sketch and my tablet to digitalize it.

But that's all really I gotta say here, I'll see ya later..

[gamesderesmes]

I imagined how it would be if the bachelors of Stardew Valley advanced in their professions and changed their routines. For example:

Harvey: As he mentioned in the game, he plans to expand his medical business to neighboring towns. I imagined he would take the bus at 9 AM and return at 6 PM, three times a week, due to a job at clinics in nearby towns. He would receive a salary on the days he works out.

Emily: She starts making clothes and selling them online. I believe she would leave her job with Gus to dedicate herself to this new activity. Her salary would be quite variable and on random days.

Haley: She becomes a photographer, going out on random days to photograph weddings and photo shoots. When she has no appointments, she photographs for her social media,kinda becoming a digital influencer. Her salary would be received on the days she works out.

Elliott: He publishes his books and receives a percentage of sales at the end of each month, which can vary. He continues to write and his routine wouldn't change much.

Leah: She starts selling her artwork online, spending her days next to her house creating sculptures. She receives high payments on random days.

Penny: She becomes a teacher in a neighboring town and is responsible for taking Jas and Vincent on the bus. She works from 8 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday. Her salary is fixed and receive at the end of the month or daily.

Alex: He could become a sports coach at the same school where Penny works or a player for a team. He would work from 7 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday. As a coach, he would receive a salary similar to Penny's; as a player, he would have a higher salary on game days.

Maru: She gets a job as an inventor in the big city, working from 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday to Friday. Her salary is fixed and received at the end of the month or daily.

Sebastian: He works from home as a programmer, keeping his routine almost unchanged. His salary is variable and received on random days.

Sam: He becomes a musician and composer, working gigs wherever he can, like on the radio, in bars and restaurants, some TV shows, and even for bands and singers. He takes the bus on random days and gets paid (random payment) the same day.

Shane: He helps on the farm, especially with the chickens. Although he doesn't receive a salary, his help is very valuable for the farm's maintenance.

Abigail: She joins the adventurer's guild, going on cave expeditions on random days. She leaves in the morning and returns at night, receiving varied amounts on the same day.

[blueskygelato]

Fancuries FYC, Heck Yeah!

Hi, folks! I hope you all are doing well. I’m InfiStudios, friendly neighborhood jumping spider and fanseries fanatic, and I’m so, so excited for this year’s Fancuries. I always love seeing everyone’s amazing creativity, and because this year is the first where I’m actually participating, I finally have a chance to babble about my own fanseries. 

Speaking of my own work, the bulk of it is my Halloween fanseries. They’re an annual tradition for me, and I consider them my main fanseries. 

HORRORIFFIC PRETTY CURE

Horroriffic is the first of the Halloween fanseries. Its motifs are classic monsters, light, and Victorian/gaslamp aesthetics, and its core themes are power, connection, and legacy.

It has an info doc that’s very much under construction here if you’d like to read more about it!

HORRORSHOW PRETTY CURE

The second of the Halloween fanseries, Horrorshow has films as its core motif and draws a lot on 1950s aesthetics as well, and its themes are treating others and yourself with kindness. It follows Ethel Bleak, a horribly anxious star student who works part-time at the Caligari Film Library…a job that gets far too interesting when an accident sends the malevolent spirits housed within cursed films on a destructive rampage through the city of Hitchworth. Luckily, there’s a solution to this. Using the power of the three remaining Curses, Ethel and two of her co-workers - annoying, cruel know-it-all Cebe Wood and laid-back, sarcastic Shane Tamboli - can transform into warriors called Pretty Cure and fight back against the monsters. 

Its characters have toyhou.se pages here.

MONSTROSITY PRETTY CURE

The third of the Halloween fanseries, Monstrosity’s core motif is monsters under the bed, and its core themes are the bonds between people and the idea of community. 

Pellinore Valiente Denton was only six when the tip of Mount Etna exploded, sending a brilliant beam of light into the sky and calling the monsters out of the shadows. She’s lived her whole life in a strange world, a world lit every waking moment by fluorescent lights and constant, thrumming fear. In the midst of all this, her parents have moved back to their hometown of Huerta, TX in order to work on some sort of project, which Pellinore isn’t over the moon about - she’s tired of having to say goodbye to every friend she’s ever made. Fortunately for her, though, she’s about to make another one. Not two days into their stay there, Huerta throws off its sleepy small-town guise. In the middle of a celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the lake the community borders erupts in exactly the same way Mt. Etna did. It showers the community in a strange light, brings a rainstorm that lasts for days on end, and rockets the populace into a new state of terror - terror that turns out to be well-founded, because soon after the town is attacked by a bizarre monster that can walk in the light and resembles a member of the community. Pellinore is terrified, but somehow, she knows she can help fight it. Drawing on her love of magical girls and a new kind of power, she transforms into a warrior known as Cure Weaver. 

The only catch? Her powers called a monster to her - Aracan, a cocky smart-aleck who’s Pellinore’s opposite in every way…and also, apparently, her partner as a Pretty Cure. Now, Pellinore finds herself under new pressure - not only must she succeed as a student and make new friends, she must hide Aracan from the populace, deal with the monsters, and unravel the mysteries of Huerta. 

Its characters have a work-in-progress toyhou.se page here. 

I also draw! I'm a traditional artist (digital art scares me), and I really love it. Here are some examples of my work!

Horroriffic's vampiric team leader, Ifiok/Cure Rise

Her teammate, Cure Whirlpool...

...and Whirlpool's successor, Cure Abyss!

The members of Team Horrorshow! From left to right, Cures Haunting, Abduction, and Verdant

Thank you so much for your time; I so appreciate it! I'm so excited to see what this year's Fancuries have to offer, and I hope you have a lovely day!

[notafunkiller]

I've seen that they talk about some of Blake's problems but I haven't understood very well, can you tell me what happened?

She is using a DV film promotion tour to promote her brand, acting as the film is a romcom: “grab your friends, wear your florals, and head out to see it!”, being dismissive of the actual subject aka DV, people who have been through this.

She thanked her husband (who seems VERY problematic and controlling in my pov; wanting the woman by his side in the shadow or connected to him so it's THEIR success all the time & she seems just as problematic... tbh even their acting range is the sane aka the play the same way every character) on the red carpet, not screenwriter Christy Hall or even CoHo — giving him credit for writing the movie’s “iconic” rooftop scene. Which based on the timeline... would have happened during the strike🤡.

She brought him and Hugh Jackman to promote IEWU and also Deadpool & Wolverine (she wants the Oppenheimer x Barbie effect so badly).

She dismissed a good opportunity to give resources for DV help in an interview in a horrible way and let's not forget how she said basically that you're more than a DV victim, minimalizing the impact and basically implying you're not enough if you let yourself being definied by a freaking trauma.

More and more people started to share how rude she was on sets, people remember how most of her costars did not get along with her etc.

She and Ryan got married on a plantation... and they 100% got together while he was still married based on the timeline and if I remember right, she was with someone.

In 2014, Blake created a digital lifestyle and e-commerce site: Preserve. One of the first spreads was titled The Allure of the Antebellum. The shoot was a romanticized version of the pre-Civil War South - should I even mention how those outfits were connected to the slavery time? (source)

Kjersti Flaa, a journalist, uploaded her 2016 clip with Lively on August 10, where Flaa congratulates Blake on her pregnancy and asked about wardrobe (which was an essential subject in the film) and she was offended (even though they have already made the info public), and was a mean girl in response: “congratulating” the woman (who was not pregnant) on her own bump. Which is so "funny" since she accused Justin that he fat-shamed her

The context: Justin has a history of back problems and before a scene involving him lifting Blake into the air: "he went to his on-set trainer and asked how much she weighed and how could he train to protect his back from injury."

(And she also said she “felt he lingered longer than he should have with the kiss” and made her “uncomfortable”, but they did not get along anyway)

Sources have told THR that there was a fracture between Baldoni and Lively in the postproduction stage, wherein two different cuts of the movie emerged. Lively commissioned a cut of the movie from editor Shane Reid, who was an editor on Deadpool & Wolverine, according to multiple sources. (source)

And let's not forget how she defended Woody All*n and acted in a film of his after everything... She said he is very empowering (source).

Lively criticized a host at the Cannes Film Festival last month for making a r*pe joke referring Allen as well as other comments about other attendees. She separately declined to comment about the allegations to the Los Angeles Times, saying, “It’s very dangerous to factor in things you don’t know anything about. I could [only] know my experience. And my experience with Woody is he’s empowering to women.” (source)

More info: here and here

Some videos: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here

[ectonurites]

This is sooo not anything but I think it's funny to see a red streak in (SPOILERS) SB:MOT on his evil clone guy man and then see pics on tumblr of him with the shitty red dye in That backup... Queue buzzfeed unsolved Shane and Ryan: "I've connected the dots" "you haven't connected shit"

LMAO YEAH. i got another ask bringing that up the other day right when the issue had dropped too:

And like. it's funny! it really is funny to try to think of an in-universe rationale for why that would happen. but honestly, truthfully, i think this happening speaks to the greater problem here which is that DC editorial is not communicating well between teams/books and it is glaringly obvious and insanely fucking frustrating.

To have two books released the same week physically (Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #6 did get digital release a week earlier, but still, it and Action Comics #1057 both hit the brick & mortar comic shops the same release day) where in one Kon goes up in a big intense fight against a clone of himself with a red streak in his hair (that he GLADLY BEATS THE SHIT OUT OF FOR CATHARSIS) and in the other Kon suddenly bleaches & dyes a streak of his hair red out of nowhere...

Yet there is NO acknowledgment of this very specific similarity???

Like, the writer of the AC #1057 Kon backup mentioned that the artist initially tried blue but it blended in too much so they went with red—so it pretty clearly wasn't intentionally a reference to the situation with Travv to begin with—hence no acknowledgement. It genuinely seems like just a random coincidence.

I've been mulling it over in my head a little bit this week and it clicked to me that... the one direct reference AC #1057's Kon backup makes to SB:MOT—to Pa saying 'you just need to find your Metropolis'—is something that was literally part of the 10-page Round Robin preview for the book before it even won the vote. It's from issue one. Nothing else from the mini is directly referenced and frankly characterization, character development, and costume changes from the rest of it were flat-out ignored...

And I just personally find it really really fucking hard to believe that an editor—someone whose job is supposed to include making continuity at least sort of make sense between books—would actually read SB:MOT #5-6 (in which the Travv inhabiting the clone of Kon situation occurred) and see NOTHING weird/off about having Kon then go dye his hair nearly the exact same way...

So I really am starting to think they (team behind AC #1057 Kon backup) may have just... read the SB:MOT Round Robin preview and maybe the rest of #1, figured they got the gist of the mini from that, and didn't look at the rest/discuss what was happening in the rest of the book with the team making it.

[autisticdreamdrop]

they're all autistic kiddos!!

autism has no look.

autism is a spectrum.

there is no one way to be autistic.

being an undiagnosed autistic child was very hard on us. shout out to the autistic kids, teens and adults.

we were born autsitic, and we will die autistic.

oh and *whisper* the child on the right is nonbinary..

art - drawn by Shane and Theo

art account - @germcore

🎭 - The Dreamdrop System

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image description : a digital art drawing of 3 children. left to right there is a boy stimming, a girl sitting patiently, and a nonbinary child stimming by rubbing their rabbit plushie. top text: which child is autsitic? bottom text: answer: they all are! autism has no look. end ID

[jacketrepresents]

i have been Tagged by @dare-g - thanks :D

last song i listened to: nick cave’s performance of a rainy night in soho at shane macgowan’s funeral

last movie i watched: the talented mr. ripley - what a picture! for some reason i didn’t think i would like it at first, on some level i am suspicious of matt damon even though by now i’ve really liked him in a few things. and i was totally wrong, very cool movie. in a way…. we are all the talented mr. ripley #godbless

currently watching: six feet under with my mom, we always have some network tv show we’re working on, usually one she wants to revisit that i’ve never seen before. this one isn’t really my thing but that’s life. frances conroy slays though & my late uncle plays a homophobic deacon in a couple episodes, i always love seeing him pop up in things :)

other things i’ve watched this year: oh god, so much. as far as tv goes, my favorites have been peep show, veep, succession season 4 (the prior two are both succession writers’ projects as well lol) and a rewatch of (most of) search party. vis à vis movies… oh man. i’ll do an end of year list soon (the year is ending soon????) because there have been so many i’ve absolutely loved

currently reading: well. not much. :/ though for some reason the past few years i’ve found that i’m able to focus on reading better when i’m away from this house (who knows what’s going on there) so hopefully i can get a book or two in when i’m dog sitting in a couple weeks, fingers crossed!

currently listening to: i have been in screamales mode since the breakup a couple days ago

currently working on: a final paper about nēhiyawēwin, the Plains Cree language, which has been very interesting to learn about

current obsession: an end to western hegemony within our lifetime

i never know whether to tag or not to tag with these things so feel free to do it or not!!! but here goes @wickedbitchin @digital-bitch @dinosaurbitingyoubitingyou @unrealityofhere @gaspard-de-la-nuit @polarorangedry @lesbianjonimitchell @lamplightjuniper @multisockdrifting @indominusalex

[nauticallyhypnotical]

Sunflower Fields (work in progress)

Read more here

It was the thunder that boomed overhead that roused Penny Baxter from her slumber. She rubbed at her eyes as she sat up, ignoring the ache of exhaustion as she swung her legs over the side of her twin-sized bed. The small digital clock on her bedside table was blinking, indicating that the trailer she shared with her mother, Pam, had, at some point in the night, lost power; this was a common occurrence during storms.

Groggy, Penny shuffled first to her table to switch on the lamp. Now squinting from the offensive light, she moved towards her desk, picking up a comb and working at the knots in her copper-colored hair. For now, the only sound throughout the trailer was the echoing pitter-patter of raindrops against the tin roof. Penny cherished peace and quiet whenever it was given to her – her relationship with her mother was turbulent, to say the least, and avoiding conflict meant avoiding Pam completely. Unfortunately for Penny, ever since Pam lost her job as cashier at Joja Mart, if she wasn’t drinking at the saloon, she was home picking fights.

Deep down, she knew she loved her mother. That was her mom, after all. They were all they had left after her dad walked out on them. Penny never understood how it was so easy for him to leave. She knew Pam was difficult, but for him to just throw her away, like she meant nothing to him was worse than anything her mom had done to her. But just because she loved her mother, that didn’t mean she liked her or liked being near her. It was quite a conundrum.

Penny sighed deeply as she began to plait her hair, manipulating the braids into two buns that rested against her neck. She walked over to her small wardrobe and picked out a modest yellow dress, seemingly unfit for the weather that raged outdoors. However, she loved dresses, no matter the occasion. In fact, she loved them even better in the rain—it was a secret pleasure of hers to go in the middle of Cindersap forest on rainy days and twirl around as the skies cried over her. Of course, it often left her shivering, but she always felt free doing so. She felt like the protagonist in her favorite novel Siren’s Call, Lily Adams.

In Siren’s Call, Lily gains the courage to break free from the bonds holding her back from a life of happiness. Penny felt she could relate to some of Lily’s struggles, and only wished her inspiration gave her the same courage.

Penny listened as the rain slowed until it only dripped, dripped, dripped outside. Carefully, she opened her bedroom door and peered out, looking for any trace of Pam. Satisfied when she found none, she stepped into the kitchen and quickly out the front door. The cool morning air kissed her cheeks as a gust of wind blew past her, and she inhaled the fresh petrichor. It often rained in the valley during the spring season, as Pelican Town sat along the coast of the Gem Sea.

Pelican Town itself wasn’t very large, but the surrounding wilderness enclosing the town stretched on for miles. The closest city, Zuzu City, was over an hour away. It didn’t seem like much to outsiders, which were few and far in-between, but to Penny, it has always been home. She had lived at 2 River Road her whole life and had taken up the role of teacher to two incredibly smart second graders, Jas and Vincent. She felt sad for Jas’ home life; her guardian, Shane, spent more nights at the Stardrop Saloon than he did with the girl, and Penny knew all too well the effects an alcoholic parent can have on a child. She was thankful she at least had Marnie, the kind older rancher that lived just west of the town, in Cindersap Forest.

At 1 River Road lived one of her oldest friend, Alex Mullner. The Mullners, Evelyn and George, were an old married couple who took in their grandson when Penny was eight. Alex was only a couple years older, she would later find out. Penny never met their daughter, Alex’s mother, as she had gotten sick and died when he was a child. His father was a cruel man who currently sat behind bars for drug possession charges. Alex didn’t like talking about him, but when Penny’s dad left and things got worse with her mom, he opened up to her about his childhood.

Penny had always loved the Mullners, spending quite a bit of time with the couple even apart from Alex. She often helped Evelyn maintain the flowers in town, and the older woman taught her how to bake and sew her clothes. The yellow dress she had on was one of the first ones she made on her own. George was a bit rough around the edges at first, but eventually he’d tell Penny stories about when he was younger, when he and Evie (as he’d lovingly call his wife) first got married and moved here after their honeymoon. He’d told her about his job working in the now-shut down Joja mines back in the day, and how he’d lost the use of his legs after an incident involving the collapse of one of the mine shafts. He was lucky to only lose his legs, he’d say, but he still lives with pain from the accident. Others that day weren’t so lucky.

Alex was outside stretching when he saw Penny sauntering over to him. He greeted her with a smile as he took out one of his earbuds, and as he did so she could faintly hear the beat of rock music emanating from the device.

“Hey, Penny,” he said as she got closer. The cool air had already begun to cause her porcelain skin to flush, a rose hue dusting across the tip of her nose and her cheeks, accentuated by her red hair.

“Hi, Alex,” she says cheerfully, “going for a run?” The brunet man nods. It had been his dream, as long as Penny had known him, to one day become a professional gridball player. He was always fiercely dedicated to his passion and was always seen running around the town or tossing a gridball for practice.

“I’m running laps around the mountain today,” he says. He brings an arm up to scratch at the back of his neck awkwardly.

“I just hope I don’t run into that weird goth kid up there, gives me the creeps,” he was talking about Sebastian, the elder child of Robin Carter, the local carpenter. Penny knew Sebastian a little bit, having been friends with his younger half-sister, Maru; she’d been to their house many times throughout the years.

“He’s not weird,” Penny said defensively, “you just don’t know him.” Alex smirked and held up his hands in defeat.

“Right, sorry to talk about your boyfriend like that,” he teased. Penny blushed with embarrassment. Though she didn’t mind the man, she could never imagine being with Sebastian of all people. In fact, the person she admired was already standing in front of her. Alas, he cared more about gridball and Haley Anderson than he was interested in her.

Sure, Haley was beautiful. She had thick blonde curls that cascaded over her shoulders, was never without glossy lips and she always smelled like coconuts when she walked past. But she had a heart of stone, and, for as long as she knew her, referred to Penny as “Pocket Change”. Penny would never understand how someone as nice as Alex could fall for someone so wicked.

“It’s not like that!” Penny exclaimed, “I just know him enough to know he’s misunderstood.” Alex’s grin got wider.

“Right,” he says, drawn out with sarcasm.

“Anyways, what are you doing out and about? Got anything planned for the day?” He asks her. She shakes her head.

“No, I’m just going for a walk to clear my head. Been thinking about a lot recently,” she says, looking up at a bird’s nest in the tree beside the Mullners’ house. Three little baby robins were crying out, asking for food from their mother who had just flown in.

“Oh, yeah?” Alex asks. “What about?”

“Well,” Penny starts, “if a certain gridball player were to go pro, who would keep her majesty Haley Anderson entertained and away from me?” Alex just laughs and reaches a hand out to pat her endearingly on the head.

“You know, I actually think you two would get along,” he says. “You just gotta give her a chance.” Penny scoffs. Her? And Haley? Friends ? Pigs would sooner be flying.

“Yeah, right,” she says. “Go on your run, maybe you’ll clear your head, too, and stop saying such crazy things.” Alex’s toothy grin doesn’t falter as he shakes his head and puts his earbud back in his ear. He turns to jog up the mountain and Penny heads in the opposite direction, going west of the town towards the old, abandoned farm. Penny heard stories from Granny Evelyn about the farm in its prime, back when the old farmer McGuckin was young and full of life. She’d wished she could have seen it in all its glory, before the land was reclaimed by weeds. Years of neglect were unkind to the cabin that sat at the northern most part of the property, several of the windows had been broken and the roof was in various states of disrepair. It was hard to believe, seeing the state it was in now, that anything beautiful had grown here at all.

Just as she had reached the bus stop, she heard several voices talking over each other. She got closer to the sound and saw Robin, the mayor Lewis Mitchell, and a third figure she didn’t recognize. He was a bigger man with black hair and glasses, wearing a navy-blue suit.

“This land will be perfect for further Joja Co expansion,” the bigger man said. Robin immediately started to argue.

“Mayor Lewis, you cannot let him take more of the town! He already wants the community center, how long until he pushes us all out of our homes?” she pleads. The suited man scoffs.

“Oh my, we would never push anybody out of their homes! That would be bad for business,” he chuckles nervously. Mayor Lewis tugs at his collar anxiously.

“Well, Robin, McGuckin never willed the farm to anyone in his family, and no one else is going to do anything to the land. This could be good for the economy,” he tries to reason. Penny couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Before she could think, her body moved on its own, her voice surprising her as she calls out “you can’t do that!”

Suddenly three pairs of eyes are on her. Penny tries not to sink into herself as she once again says, “you can’t give him this land.” Robin looks from her back to the mayor.

“See? That’s two against two. If you’re so concerned, why don’t we have a vote?” She spoke.

“Mayor Lewis, how much is the old farm?” Penny says, voice shaking slightly. She couldn’t believe what she was thinking of doing. She had a little bit of money saved from doing a few substitute teacher gigs in Zuzu, money she had to keep hidden from Pam lest she drink it all away. She just hoped it was enough, please let it be enough...

“50.000g,” the mayor says after a moment of hesitation. Penny’s shoulders sink. She was about fifteen short.

“H-how about a down payment? I can give you everything I have, and once I get the farm cleaned up, I can pay you more?” Tears threaten to spill from her eyes as she looks down, hands clenching the skirt of her dress. Mayor Lewis ponders for a moment before he sighs.

“Penny, are you sure you can handle it?” He asks. She looks up at him, determination lighting up her green eyes.

“I know I can,” she says, and a huge grin spreads across Robin’s face behind the mayor. He looks between her and the suited man before reaching over and grabbing Penny’s right hand, shaking it.

“Well, Miss Baxter, come by to my house later and we can sign some paperwork, but for now you have yourself a deal.” Penny couldn’t believe it. She was about to be a homeowner. She was about to be a farmer.

She still had to tell her mother.

[biographytribune-com]

The story of Garrett Watts, who is an online influencer

Internet influencers make an impact on adults due to their outstanding skills. Moreover, they inspire them in various ways to become successful in life. Garret is an online personality who became famous for his YouTube and Vine videos. He earned more subscribers for his videos, which helped him build some reasonable wealth. Those who want to earn money online can follow Garret because they can get more ideas easily. Another thing is that they can focus more on other things that help them get name and fame.

The early life and education of Garrett

Garret is an American citizen who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, on June 15, 1989, and the details of her parents are unknown. He grew up with his brother Andrew when his family moved to Mesa, Arizona, and attended a local school. Later, he enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, to study for a degree in filmmaking.

Garret’s career

Garret began working as a casting coordinator for a film in 2011 after being hired by the Nigel Lythgoe Productions Company. It is his first work after completing his degree, and he was on the project for one year. Garrett Watts turned his attention online as he was gaining popularity on the social media app Vine. He soon launched his YouTube channel on May 30, 2012, and uploaded various videos with creativity when Vine closed down. Furthermore, he collaborated with another YouTube personality, Shane Dawson, to create videos for his channel.

His YouTube channel currently has over 3 million subscribers and more than 92 million views. He gained a high reputation among the viewers, which increased his popularity. In 2014, Garret started to work as a digital content creator after joining the website Funny or Die, which is well-known for its contributions from other popular celebrities.

The personal life and net worth of Garrett Watts

Garret openly said he is gay, and he is in a relationship with his YouTube collaborator Shane Dawson. He has formed friendships with various YouTube personalities who have featured in his videos. Also, he is very active on social media platforms, and his Instagram account has more than 2 million followers. His net worth is around $800,000, and he earned money after building a strong online presence. If he continues his current efforts, then his wealth will likely increase in the future. He is an inspiration to adults who want to build their fame online. For more details visit: https://biographytribune.com/garrett-watts-wiki-age-height-net-worth-gay-boyfriend-family/

[koushirouizumi]

Meanwhile with DigiAdvs O.C. Shane [...and some other 02 O.C.s]

Sometime before the initial "battle" with a strong enemy involving their friend, O.C. Shane is Drifting in Digital Limbo when...: GoldVmon: Oh, wow! There's another HUMAN here! SHANE: SHANE'S MON: GoldVmon: Wow, I thought I was truly a goner! Hey, you two, do you know how I can get back to my Partner?? Her name is "Hikaru"-- S H A N E: SHANE: YOU know Hikaru?? (I knew she had a 'Mon similar to this but I didn't see him up close...) *You're* her Par--?? GoldVmon interrupting: YUP!! But I can't talk now, there's a SUPER HUGE FIGHT going on and I NEED to GET BACK There *before* Hikaru gets hurt--!! SHANE, LOOKING at Shane's Mon: (DO SOMETHING) SHANE'S MON: I said before, this is akin to "Limbo", even if Not Quite... SHANE: (UGH) GoldVmon: ...Huh?? We can't get back from here--? Wait, how do YOU know Hikaru--? (*BLINK*) Wait. GoldVmon: (*BLINKING*) NO WAY S H A N E: GoldVmon: SHANE?!?? Shane: (He finally 'recognized' me.) {Somewhat...} GoldVmon: Huh?? Shane? But we last saw you way back at Hikaru's old place before she moved to Odaiba!! And you were... (*looks Shane up & down*) Not like THIS then?? (I didn't actually get to Talk to Shane much, and me and SilVmon only really noticed him *near the end*, but!!) SHANE, FLOATING IN PLACE: Shane: ... Uhhh, a lot of Things happened. Shane: (He doesn't Know I Was part 'Digital' That Time, Too, And I Was Just Posing *As If I Was* Physical because I wanted to Mess With "Daisuke" A Little.) Shane: Anyway, how did YOU Get... here...?? GoldVmon: ..Uhhhh, I kinda got deleted, I think--?? SHANE & SHANE'S MON: Shane: You got KILLED?? By who?!?? GoldVmon: It doesn't matter, he didn't mean it! He's Hikaru's friend on our team, but it wasn't his fault--!! (*attempting in vain to Explain while Heated & Genuinely Emotional*) SHANE: ... ... ("HE"??) Shane's Mon: (Another boy Hikaru knows, hmm...) SHANE, Glowering: . .I'm gonna--- GoldVmon, realizing mistake in Telling: Wait, no!! Shane's Mon: You're going to 'what', Exactly? You're completely Digital yourself right now, with absolutely no (major) control over your own movements except "drift forward" (continuously) or "backward" (unexpectedly) and "pause while floating in place". S H A N E: ...You don't have to be THAT Specific... GoldVmon, Confuse: ...What happened to YOU, anyway?! We thought your group was *back at* Hikaru's old place! Shane: (How Do I Explain I Vanished Years Prior---) Shane's Mon: (This is going to Take a While.) SHANE: (...) (Wait.) S H A N E: (If *THIS ONE* is Here, and got KILLED, actually Killed then that means *I*---???) Shane's Mon: (A long, long while...)

[shanie-the-toyaddict]

I don't want to hijack anyone's post so I'm putting my two cents about media piracy/preservation here.

As someone who literally grew up in the era of "Keep Circulating Those Tapes", I have this thing about keeping things. About "owning" them.

If I like something, be it a fanfic or a tv show or even a yt video, I save it. I literally pay money for a yearly subscription to one of the best stream ripping programs out there because I'm obsessive about this. Before that, it was ripping websites. Before that? P2P. Before that it was literally copying and pasting text into a MS Works document and printing it out.

I have fanfictions still printed out from 20 years ago. Catherine Semerjain, one of the biggest authors of Shane McMahon fanfiction in the 90s... I have her stories printed out and saved in little books. Encyclopedia Xenaica, a proto-version of a fan wiki, I have printed out and saved in it's ENTIRETY from before it was taken down.

Yes, I printed a WIKI. This was 2000, the internet was small back then.

This behavior has never stopped.

It has, however, transformed.

So damn many data discs. SO MANY. I have volumes upon volumes of data discs of media that I saved because you literally never know when or where shit will vanish. Somewhere, I have a full series burn (absolute potato) of "You Can't Do That On Television" because that series evaporated for decades until someone uploaded the converted tapes, only for it to vanish again.

But it is preserved. I have it. On disc. On file. On backup.

My backups have backups.

I have FIVE external hard drives, the smallest of which is 3 TB. That's also the oldest and everything on there is backed up at least one other place.

The point I'm making is that I am obsessive about hard copies of things and I have even more digitally.

And it's all because I remember the 90s.

I remember before the internet, before there was streaming, before TV on DVD. Back when if you liked a show you damn sure better have your VHS running when it was on because you might not get a second chance. (I'm looking at you 90s Shanie who accidentally taped over the original broadcast of Xena's banned episode). I have been hardwired to distrust the internet as an archive because I've gotten hurt so many times.

Listen to me closely.

Streaming has never been a savior.

If it's on the internet it is, by definition, temporary. They say "the internet is forever" but that's a lie. Very few things on the internet are truly forever. Everything ends, everything fades, and if you don't preserve these streaming shows while they're around you're gonna find yourself empty handed the moment that the winds change and the mood shifts. Seriously, there's tutorials out there on how to do piracy right. Read them. Learn them. Love them.

Then start doing it.

Because it's been made very clear that corporations don't give a shit about preserving media. It's up to us.

It's always been up to us.

[olivia200312]

So Long~ Bay! Optimus x Human! Reader (Lemon) *Request*

Requested by the lovely RudyPascall456

Plot: Bayverse Optimus (Tf5) x Human! Reader. They have been through so much. So much that it's impossible to remember it all. Currently, the reader and Optimus in cuddling each other whispering sweet words to the other. Optimus purrs from the warmth of his sparkmate. Primus how he loves her. Optimus pulls her close and kisses her. They share loving kisses, just wanting to show their love for each other in every way possible. Optimus shivers in delight when the reader touches his hips so gently. Optimus says it's been 5 years that anyone who had touched him liked this. The reader kisses him and continues to feel his metal muscles that she missed so much. Optimus lightly kisses the reader down her neck as the reader giggles. The reader then said she forgot how much of a cute mech he could be. Optimus purrs and shares yet another kiss. Optimus then begins to kisses the ready feverish. And says through the kiss he wants to show her how much he loves her. The reader pulls their bodies together making Prime growl. Oh, how he loved skin-to-metal contact. The warm skin mixing with the cool metal. It made it feel special and wanted something of this love that could never be betrayed. Optimus then undress the reader as the reader moans softly. Optimus purred and kissed the reader's breast softly making the reader moan softly. She knew Optimus adored her body he can be so gentle at times and so rough. She loved it either way. In return, Optimus stopped and allowed the reader to remove his codpiece and see his spike. Optimus then smiled and locked their lips into a heated kiss of passion. The reader stroked his spike as Optimus teased her pussy. And from there they fragged. In the end, Optimus says if there was one thing he would ever need in his online it would be her and no one else. The reader said the same goes for you, Opty. Optimus then cuddled with the reader and recharge the reader fell asleep.

Lol, another smutty request from the same user. But it's a human this time. Once this is done, I have other requests to finish since others are old requests and some are new. This book is damn growing fast! When the 100th one-shot is published, then the book is complete! But I will also publish the last one-shots.

Head area: Brain: Processor / Brain Module Head: Helm Face: Face plate Ears: Audio receptors / Receptor Orifice / Audials Nose: Enstril / Olfactory Sensor Eye brow: Optical Ridge Eyes: Optics Mouth: Intake Lips: Dermas Teeth: Denta/Dentas Tongue: Glossa

Chest area: Chest: Chassis / Thoraxal Cavity Back: Hexa-Lateral Scapula Spine: Bipedalism cord / Back Strut

Chest and back armour: Chest plate Back plate Mid-section plating Neck guard Side plating

Arm area:

Arms: Arms / Restarlueus Forearms: Bitarlueus Hands: Servos Fingers: Digits

Arm armour: Gantlets Shoulder pads Arm guard

Lower area:

Pelvis: Pelvis Butt: Aft / Skid-Plate Thighs: Tibulen Calves: Cadulen Feet: Pedes - the high heel bits are called Struts or Heel Struts.

Lower armour: Skirt plates Aft plate / Skid plate Thigh guard Ankle guard

General/Internal components: Muscles: Cables / Pistons - It depends on the area in question. Veins: Fual lines Stomach: Tanks Lungs: Vents - used to stop the con/bot from over heating. Heart: Spark Tattoos: D-con/A-bot Insignias and the lark T-Cog: The thing that allows all Cybertronians to transform, be that their arms or their whole body.

Bonus:

Penis: Spike

Vagina: Valve

Body: Frame

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Everyone was at the fields of England. The battle was finally over. Optimus Prime was back himself instead of being Nemesis Prime. He was being processor controlled by Quintessa, an evil manipulative femme who brainwashed the Prime and even blamed him for Cybertron's death, which was not true at all! Once Optimus was being controlled, he got send back to Earth to get the staff.

Before The Last Knight story started to play, Cade was being involved, together with Shane, Tessa, and Y/N. If you know the story, then you know what happened. After the Age of Extinction story was over, Optimus said his goodbyes to others, including to his sparkmate, Y/N, and left to find his creators. Everyone was heartbroken, especially Y/N. Tessa took off to college and Shane was with her. Cade and Y/N eventually had to go hiding from the world so they moved into a scrapyard. The Autobots followed, along with some Dinobots. They promised to work together after all when the Autobots freed them. Both Cade and Y/N were known as heroes since they helped the battles like in China and to stop Lockdown for good. Optimus managed to offline him for good.

Do you think that's where the story started? In the middle ages of England when King Arthur was the ruler? Transformers did exist much longer than you think than humans. Primus created the Cybertronians and Cybertron. Everyone was happy when Optimus returned but immediately, his behavior, especially his optics, gave everybody a sign that something was awfully wrong with him. Look at his optics. Instead of gentle blues, it was like purple/magenta. He was being controlled. Bumblebee managed to at least bring him back but however, he was more awake when he saw Y/N... His sparkmate. But after Optimus was awake, he had one thing to finish: destroy Quintessa. Actually, the glitch mysteriously disappeared. It was like out of nowhere. After the battle was over, the Autobots split up to start a brand chapter in their lives. But they promised to stay in close contact for any emergencies. Do you know where Optimus went to live? With Y/N.

After being through so much in their lives, they were cuddling on their two-person bed. Optimus was in his bipedal holoform to not hurt Y/N. He still had to be careful though since he's metal while Y/N was soft and had skin. Optimus was also whispering sweet things into Y/N's ear, causing her to blush and giggle. She was currently in her loose comfortable tank top and lace panties matching Optimus' colors. She was at her home and in bed so why? She became very wealthy when the fight was finally over with Quintessa. Cade also got wealthy so he finally lived in a house instead of a scrapyard with Y/N, the Autobots, and the Dinobots. He also fell in love with a woman named Viviane. She was nice. Since Cade's wife died when Tessa was young, he was single for years. Tessa wanted her father to find love and be happy. Cade finally found a new love while Y/N and Optimus were together for years.

"Oh, Optimus," Y/N giggled as she nuzzled her lover.

Optimus, in response, purred as he felt warmth from Y/N. He was the knight in shining armor, Y/N's savior. Primus, he loved her so much. He wanted nothing but to make love to her and keep her safe. He will do anything to protect her. He then cupped Y/N's cheeks in his servos and kissed her with passion. They shared loving kisses as they were lost in pure love. Y/N then touched her lover very lovingly, causing him to purr. He wasn't in fact touched like this 5 years ago when he was starting a relationship with Y/N.

Optimus pulled away from the kiss, staring lovingly into her gorgeous E/C eyes. He stroked her cheek softly as he pressed his forehead against hers, carefully. "It's been 5 years, Y/N. May I make love to you?"

He was so cute when he asked for permission. He was treated with respect by many Cybertronians than you think. He had a kind spark and he was smart as well since he loved to read datapads as Orion Pax. He had good leadership when he was transformed into a Prime. He changed his name or destination (Cybertronian's language) from Orion Pax to Optimus Prime.

Once Y/N heard Optimus' question and permission, she pulled their bodies together, making Optimus growl. "Does this answer you?"

Optimus clearly understood the message. Y/N wanted this. She wanted Optimus to make love to her. It's been 5 years when they had sex or interfaced. So lovingly and romantically, Optimus undressed Y/N until she was naked under him. Optimus remembered the first time he saw her naked. He was so in love, wanting to take her body as his. It was his. They were together. And, oh boy, was Optimus so ready to take Y/N's body again. Once Y/N was naked, she stared into Optimus' optics and saw that it was full of lust. Her eyes were full of lust too. She then moaned when she felt Optimus kiss her breasts as he massaged them and squeezed as well. She felt Optimus suck on one nipple since it got hard like the other one. He was sucking on it like a baby that drank milk. Y/N threw her back in pleasure for a second before she lifted it up and stroked Optimus' helm as he sucked. Eventually, he moved to another nipple and gave it the same attention as he did to others. Sucking it like a baby but also licking and biting it softly. Y/N moaned from the pleasure. Oh, how much she missed having sex as well with Optimus Prime here. Optimus missed having sex too with his human sparkmate.

Y/N's head was very gently pushed back on the pillow as Optimus hovered above her. "Take my codpiece off." Y/N was a bit surprised when he said that. She wanted to secretly take his codpiece off and see his big, hard spike again. She saw Optimus smile and she took his codpiece off. His spike was big and hard, happily in the air. "Such a big boy.~"

Optimus spread Y/N's legs more open to reveal her womanhood that was soaking wet. By the sight, pre-transfluid came from his member. Y/N grabbed Optimus' spike and started stroking it as she felt him tease her pussy with his digits. They both moaned as they kiss each other heatedly. The tongue and glossa made contact with each other. It was wet that was also full of saliva, probably. Y/N moaned the most into the heated kiss as Optimus continued to tease her pussy with his digits. She heard Optimus grunt since she's stroking him. That's when they both stopped and Optimus got between her legs on top of her. Y/N giggled sexily as she wrapped her arms around his neckcables. That's when Optimus just couldn't take it anymore that he slammed himself right into Y/N's pussy. Y/N screamed as Optimus rammed into her like an animal in heat.

"Take me, Opty! T-Take me! Oh, fuck!~" Y/N was talking dirty now. She felt just like in heaven. It had been 5 years ever since they had fun in bed. Optimus watched her expressions as he enjoyed seeing her in pleasure. He enjoyed it, even more, when Y/N talked dirty.

"Look at you... Locked under me, making noises. You'll bear with my sparkling. You'll look perfect with a swollen human tank." Now, it was Optimus who was talking dirty. He was imagining his mate being sparked with his sparkling. Even pregnancy sex was also possible but then the female was pregnant, of course. Optimus was planning to have sex with her while she's pregnant. He was aware that his future sparkling will be half-human or half-Cybertronian. He will still love them dearly just how much he loved his sparkmate.

"P-Put your babies inside me! G-Give them to me! Aaaah!~"

Optimus rammed into her harder he watched his spike for a moment that was turning white because of Y/N's juices. He enjoyed it a lot. He then buried his helm inside of Y/N's neck as he left love bites. Y/N moaned and screamed loud as enjoyed this every second. That's when finally a knot formed into her stomach. "I-I'm cumming!~"

Optimus grunted into her neck in response and he felt Y/N's walls clasp tight into his member. Since he was big, he felt almost nearly impossible to pull out. He thrusts final times before he finally came, hearing Y/N scream as well since she also came. They both panted as Optimus stayed inside for a while to let his hot and sticky transfluid adjust. He then slowly pulled out and laid down next to Y/N, panting.

"That was so good," Y/N panted as she snuggled up to Optimus.

Optimus hummed in agreement as he held her protectively in his arms, spooning her as well. He then laid his servos on Y/N's stomach as they snuggled up and fell asleep together.

[only-johnny-deppp]

Johnny Depp, Victoria Mary Clarke and Shane MacGowan, Last Thursday (February 17, 2022) during the  special party of “A Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan”, in Dublin, Ireland.

The photo was taken at the InterContinental Dublin Hotel, in Dublin, Ireland, after the screening of Shane’s documentary and shared by Victoria Mary Clarke on her Instagram, along a message: 

“This book started out as an idea for an immersive experience, inspired by the Van Gogh digital exhibition, we found that we had a really cool collection of drawings and sketches and lyrics and stories that Shane had written and created over the last fifty years and we decided to make a really special and exciting and interesting limited edition book of the collection. It was a very intense project and it was a lot of hours of sorting and scanning and photographing and editing but it is very nearly ready and we are extremely grateful to the beautiful soul that is Johnny Depp for encouraging us and contributing a foreword and for helping us to celebrate the book and the film last night! He made every single person who met him feel special and important and he was as always gracious and graceful and warm and wonderful and generous and radiant with humour and kindness and a gentle regard for his fellow beings that is exceptional and inspiring and we love him."

Shane MacGowan's new book, titled “The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold” will be officially released on  April 2022 with limited print of 1,000 copies filled with art, never seen photography and unpublished writings all curated by Shane himself. It has 504 paged book, which weighs approximately 4 kg (8.82 lbs), will cost £5,000 ($6.800 US Dollars) and includes a handwritten note from Shane and a certificate of ownership.

The book is available for pre order on Shane MacGowan’s official site, and has an introduction written by Johnny, along a drawing of him made by Shane.

 > Johnny’s Introduction: 

“Assume I do, that if you’re reading this book, you’re aware of Shane MacGowan, and his work as the genius punk-poet of The Pogues: a band so powerful and beloved that neither their importance nor influence can ever be undervalued.

But, as you also may guessed from picking up this book, noting the title and possibly a few teasing images for that which is soon to follow, there is another side to my great friend Shane. 

Another side that doesn’t get quite as much acknowledgment as it should. 

Well, that ends here. In the book you’re holding (and hopefully if you’ve gotten this far already, purchased). 

Now, it’s a rare for a creative genius like Shane to have one avenue of output.

Such an incendiary talent is likely to have a multitude of facilities whereby his talent might infiltrate the atmosphere and change the climate as know it.

And so, revealed here, is Shane’s propensity for the wild, for the absurd, for the political, for the beautiful, all funneled and threaded through the needle of his pen.

But, this time, not via the tool of language. Instead, Shane’s visual acuity will take the lead here.

His vision will speak for themselves.

Sometimes they will invoke wonder, sometimes they might appear decidedly threatening, but, regardless of medium, his work will always be full of poetry – a bit a like the great man, and my great friend, himself, the artist, Shane MacGowan.” 

- Johnny Depp.

[brokehorrorfan]

Mid-Century will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 26 via Lionsgate. The 2022 horror-thriller will first be available in select theaters and on Digital on June 17.

Sonja O'Hara makes her feature directorial debut from a script by Mike Stern. Shane West, Sarah Hay, Chelsea Gilligan, Annapurna Sriram, Jon Park, Vanessa Williams, Emmy Perry, Mike Stern, Bruce Dern, and Stephen Lang star.

The only special feature is the trailer, which you can watch below.

Looking for a change one weekend, ER doctor Alice and her husband, Tom, rent a glamorous mid-century modern home designed by architect Frederick Banner. As they investigate the home, they learn that Banner and his two wives died mysteriously—yet their spirits are very much alive. As they meet Banner’s deranged son, they realize they must escape the home or succumb to its madness.

Pre-order Mid-Century.