#ive met so many lovely people

[zorangezest]

in honour of it being around my tumblr anniversary i have to say this site was the last place i thought i would be posting to consistently but. ive grown to love it a lot i would fight for this app like it were my country

[hootyhoowoo]

A little 15 min doodle but first post of the year has to be Bingqiu!

[lifeismarvelous]

Wherever you go, just always remember That you got a home for now and forever And if you get low, just call me whenever This is my oath to you Wherever you go, just always remember You're never alone, we're birds of a feather And we'll never change, no matter the weather This is my oath to you

[puckpocketed]

ok the stick story is this

according to The Hockey Media, who as we know do not actually follow any teams closely so know NOTHING, ovechkin was finally hit by father time. he's finally slowing down. he's a shell of his old self. he has old man syndrome. blah blah blah

as a caps fan, i know that this is false, because our russian machine never break. he's a freak. who btw had like 13 goals disallowed or something crazy like that in the first half of last season but i digress

gee i wonder why ovechkin's goals went down? is it because his longtime center and future hall of famer nicklas backstrom retired in all but name? is it because our other top 6 center in evgeny kuznetsov had by far the worst season of his career (from point a game to not even half a point a game) and then went into the player's assistance program before being traded to the canes and then bolting for the KHL?

actually, as it turns out: no.

i mean probably those were factors, but there was another factor. a factor that many caps fans are very aware of but almost no one reported on for some reason (probably because they were too busy writing about how SiDneY CrOsBy was having SuCh an AmaZiNg season for a 36 year old despite ovechkin literally having just as a good a season the year prior at the *checks notes* age of 36. also this is a reminder that one of those two actually led their team to a playoff berth and it wasn't crosby)

ovechkin is, among other things, an elite shooter. like many elite shooters, he is EXTREMELY picky about his sticks. he has been using the same CCM model for the last 7 seasons...and prior to this season they discontinued it.

the first half of the season (roughly), ovi was constantly trying out new sticks from CCM, from Bauer, whoever. he tried quite a few different sticks. results: 8 goals in 43 games.

then, ovechkin found an independent supplier. apparently (i can't remember where this info came out, maybe 32 thoughts?), these guys have an "ovi pro curve" model based on his old stick with CCM and he bought it and tried it out. curve was identical, and it felt right to him. started using those. results: 23 goals in 36 games.

am i saying that he is going to continue on that pace this coming season? probably not. do i think that the rumors of his demise as a goal scorer are greatly exaggerated and almost surely mistaken? yes. am i optimistic that with some stability in our center depth and stability in stick choice, ovechkin will have a 40 goal season again and possibly break wayne gretzky's all time goals record? YES.

what this means for PLD our beloved failhorse wife: he's not getting some washed up old man former great on his wing. he's getting the greatest fucking goal scorer in the history of the sport. and i, for one, am excited to see what they can do together.

link i thought about this all morning during baking and while i was out!! thank you for the stick explanation and all the sources i LOVE citations i am eating them up like theyre cakes at teatime....! more under the cut but heres what i was thinking about when i read this:

thinking about how,, particular some players get about their equipment, how superstitious, it's crazy to me that a manufacturer can just do all that. if it were me and MYE special stick got discontinued id be suing for damages

i was super interested in what actually changed in the second half of the season because i saw ovechkin was back to scoring basically at-will again, so really thank you for explaining.. the bond between a hockey and their stick is so beaugtiful <3

cr-sby is my babygirl-in-law and i fear i will always be fond of him because of this, so i shall tread carefully here (pens friends look away) it DOES suck that they're not recognising your old man for his achievements while that old man gets hyped. is it like, weird anti-russian sentiment? or a more general anti-caps bias? every team fan space i dip into feels unfairly maligned one way or another - which, yeah! clenching my fist of rage.......

you spin such a tale and im VERY excited to see how next szn shakes out in light of all this and also . grabbing dubois by the scruff of his neck like i will stan either way but PLEASE dont embarrass me in front of my cool new friends kjlasdklasdkl....

thank you so much for stopping by and for the warmest welcome ever <3

[dirtyassvoiceactors]

Absolutely had to rewatch e116 cause what a fucking battle,

And truly the Nein are unfuckingstoppable, especially level 20, they are a mechanical beast of a party, they are truly the polycule of this fight, as Caleb himself said “Set ‘em up und knock ‘em down” in technically less then 4 turns(if you don’t count the little beau turn before fjord could stop her and talk to them) therefore in less than 24 seconds or a little more than 18 seconds, fighting THE moon’s baddest poly hive mind IN THEIR OWN LAIR, against new types of attacks and spells and abilities they’ve never seen or know of, against lair actions and bunching them in AOE trigonometry bs, their big monk move of turning invisible didn’t help shit, with their wizard and cleric loosing 5+levels of spells each completely, their wizards mirror image not working once so taking all the damage, with one of their clerics not even having their armor equipped half of their fight, their rogue sluggish+exhausted+blinded etc, most of them exhausted, them literally betting against each other during the fight…

*sighs in mechanics nerd* they are THE D&D Party

[crescentfool]

the persona 3 protagonist 25th anniversary nui in food appliances!

[leezuhh]

man anytime i see people complaining about AAA games and how games suck and are not creatively interesting i just get so depressed. come on. just play indie games. play webfishing play lethal company play ultrakill play i am your beast play slay the princess play a little to the left play unpacking play firewatch. fucking play placid plastic duck simulator, a game where you sit and watch plastic ducks spawn in a pool and name them and literally do nothing else. do it.

[jils-things]

i may not be the most informed in current events but i know for damn sure he doesn't deserve the seat and i am giving you all the biggest hug. please don't do anything reckless, please keep yourself safe, there are many people who still care about you, both irl and online. the least you can do for now is to stop doomscrolling because not only is it a waste of time, but it consumes your mental health. so step back and enjoy what you can do while there's still time before what could potentially happen. tell your pet you love them, tell your close friend you love them, tell your mutual you love them. you are so strong, you are still worthy of love.

you guys do not deserve an asshole.

and more importantly, get off my blog if you support him

[karkatbug]

1 year old!!

[blueberrybeomgyu]

TWO HUNDRED REGULARS!!!!!!!! WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL AMAZING CAFE GOERS TYSM <33333333 i hope u all know i appreciate you being here with me 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[zukkaoru]

sorry for getting into bnha. it's just that mid media with tons of interesting characters is my biggest weakness and also i was promised tragic siblings and tragic sapphics. so,

[monards]

everyday i cry a bit over how wlw media will never be as popularized/accepted in mainstream as anything else

[ghostboyhood]

dude im

i think this is the first time in... as long as i can remember that life's actually going well. like sometimes life just Goes By until something bad happens or whatever... but like, ive had a lot of pretty good days in the past month ish? ive gone to two really amazing local shows recently, plus some other concerts, im seeing my favorite band next week, i might be making merch for another one of my favorite bands.... and yeah ive had shitty days and i got sick but like.. i remember those days well so the inbetween is just, that.. the in between... god idk becoming more involved in my local scene has been so fucking surreal..

[pickled-flowers]

Every time I go to a party I'm reminded that it's not that I can't interact with people, it's just not a desire I have :(

[scatteredraysofhope]

A post for my favorite mutuals<3

@kayrielwrites the first person to ever reach out to me on here and it genuinely one of the kindest people I've ever met. Idk what I did to deserve their kindness but I am forever blessed.

@mirokata Miro<3 literally my best friend that I met on here!!! I love talking to them so much. I love our ridiculously long messages. I never thought I'd find someone I have so much in common with.

@urlocalsadkid-l :3 no words. Venus. They are the coolest and kindest person ever. Talking with them makes me smile so hard. And they deserve all the love in the world!! :c

@a-wondering-thought I love them. they are soososo amazing and poetic and kind and sweet like they give the best compliments and introduce me to art and literature asdfghjkl you just can not say enough about Julian. ever.

@strawberryfaced Zo<3 they are sooo wonderful and sweet and full of love. I lovetalking to them and seeing the world through their eyes in their posts <33

@my-mind-is-frozen Willow<3 They are so incredibly kind and sweet. I remember you giving me moral support through my exams. I want to here more about you. I'd love to get to know you more!!

@s0lit4ir3 greyyyyy <33 one of my first friends on here. I feel like we actually have a lot in common and sadly haven't interacted with you much recently but you are a lovely and supper cool person and Id love to talk more!!

[cxlrose]

Yes, you may retire, but I will not reveal my identity just yet.

It’s hard to comprehend just how long I’ve known you. Five is such a small number. Your hand could count to it so easily, but years stretch out the quantity of such a digit. And in every one of those days ever since I met you, I don’t regret the passing that led us to this relationship.

I enjoy the moments when you return to tumblr for a checkup or a hello, but you have a life to live in the real world. You are someone I look back to within the five years with a smile, knowing I that I had the chance to befriend such a lovely person.

I’m sure all the many friends you’ve made on this site agree.

I, as dottore mod and your mutual, wish you greatness in the future when the distance of the internet separate us. May the joy and happiness you provided me be reciprocated to you in the future by a tenfold.

I’ll give you many hugs in return. Thank you for being who you are and giving me laughter when the air around me filled and emptied my lungs in dull cycles—they, too, thank you for that change of laughter once in a while.

Ah, I seemed to have gone on a slight tangent. Perhaps, sappy cal brings out the sappy mod in me. All I wanted to say is to live your life to the fullest because it is what you deserve for all the positive moments you’ve brought to people. <3

~ dottore mod.

no wait there r actually tears in my eyes oh my gkfofnfjjf