#j funk

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Awe yeah Hitman JD art (+ semi-unrelated doodle bc I wanted to put something over the cut)

!! Blood warning for the art under the cut !!

@lemony-and-zesty HI I stumbled upon your Hitman John Dory au while looking at trolls fanart and I'm SO NORMAL abt him!!!! I just had to draw him I hope that's okay

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Author Stats for BFB

When putting together the Best Fantasy Book polls, I noticed that a lot of authors were popular choices, so I thought I'd do a little post about our most popular authors from ones that are in the list only twice to the most common author we have!

The preliminary round for BFB starts tomorrow!

2 Times

J. R. R. Tolkien

Erin Morgenstern

Cassandra Clare

Eoin Colfer

Terry Pratchett

Laini Taylor

Jim Butcher

Robin Hobb

R. F. Kuang

Samantha Shannon

Shannon Hale

Jonathan Stroud

Seanan McGuire

Enid Blyton

Clive Barker

Alix E. Harrow

Scott Westerfeld

Raymond E. Feist

Wayne Thomas Batson

Xiran Jay Zhao

Lloyd Alexander

Meagan Spooner

Katherine Addison

Christina Henry

Gene Wolfe

N. D. Wilson

Emily Rodda

Jude Watson

Ellen Kushner

Cliff McNish

C. J. Cherryh

Garry Kilworth

3 Times

Rick Riordan

Roald Dahl

Brandon Sanderson

Cornelia Funke

Gail Carson Levine

Garth Nix

T. Kingfisher

Patricia C. Wrede

Robin McKinley

Kieron Gillen

Francis Hardinge

4 Times

Holly Black

V. E. Schwab

Naomi Novik

5 Times

Diana Wynne Jones

6 Times

Tamora Pierce

9 Times

Neil Gaiman

Mercedes Lackey

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Flava In Ya Ear (Remix) - Craig Mack, The Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes (1994)

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Tracklist:

Beginning • ナルシスト (Narcissist) • Dress Down* • Two Call • 夜が終わる時 (Yoru ga Owaru Toki) • 嘆きのPuzzle (Nageki no Puzzle) • 我がままなハイヒール (Wagamama na High Heels) • 今日はひとりきり (Kyou wa hitorikiri) • Love Letter • 月夜 (Tsukiyo)

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Submitter's Note: The song Dress Down is known for being sampled in “82.99 FM” by MACROSS 82-99, a song more people might know

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Listen-

Revamped my old Trollsona I made back when World Tour came out. She's a Ska Troll (my own concept... you should ask me about it /j) other two:

Golden Tempo- @goldendaydna

Cécile Labelle (name under construction- @novastar134

Additional VeggieTroll undercut

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Meet Jake, another Funk-Rock Troll inspired by @zivazivc's OC Flea.

Jake is Reuben's older brother. He's the leader, manager and bassist of Stardust Dice. He's a rocker and a rapper because, like I said in my Tyrese post, I refuse to believe Prince D is the first Hip-Hop/Rapper of his tribe!

When Stardust Dice was just a ragtag group of kids, Jake would try to keep his brother and the twins Beck and Biff out of trouble and keep them from going too far in their mischief, and was often pushy about it. However, he was never above things like pulling a chocolate pudding heist (that Floyd may or may not have been roped into 🤭) with the group at their local school at night on a weekend.

Jake's bossiness carried into Stardust Dice's activities when they became a band, but he would ease up thanks to Floyd's intervention.

Side note: Jake is Floyd's age while the rest of Stardust Dice is three years younger.

[TW: drug use, drug addiction, alcoholism]

Jake is a chill dude when he's not under stress nor pissed off while under the influence of alcohol.

Jake started smoking when he was 18 (his two moms and dad wouldn't let him and Reuben smoke or drink until they reached that age). It helps calm the nerves and relieve stress from managing the band, keeping his bandmates outta trouble, or being in crowded areas for too long (when he's not high or drunk). That habit would come back to bite him in the ass in the form of headaches, coughing fits, breathing problems, and addiction.

As time went on, Jake's role as the wrangler and his bandmates' as the ones needing to be kept out of trouble would be reversed as he got deeper into drugs.

As indicated by Jake's tail, his dreadlocks aren't natural. Here's what it looked like when he was a kid before he had it done.

Here's what Jake's fur pattern looks like without the fuzz effects:

Jake is also inspired by D Smoke during his part in Rare Americans' "Rythm Kitchen". Which reminds me, Jake can cook a mean dish, but he can be a bitch in the kitchen when it comes to sanitation and making sure the food isn't ruined. In fact, he keeps the hair band on his wrist (plus a few spares in his mane) so he would tie his hair up at any moment when he's about to cook or clean.

Fun fact: When Jake was a kid, he had a squeaky voice which would later shift to a baritone as he went through puberty.

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I need to convince myself that it's okay to slow down and take my time with these drawings

[moontrinemars]

a Few Notes on Writers and Storytelling in Vedic Astrology - and how to use that in your own chart!

Researched for my use, published for your reference. Disclaimer in bio. I use Sidereal placements but suggest checking both.

✒️ Ardra has massive connections to Gothic fiction. Mary Shelley (Frankenstein) and Lord Byron (romantic poetry) both had Ardra Ascendants, with Shelley also having Ardra Saturn and Indu Lagna. Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre) had an Ardra Mars and Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights) had an Ardra moon.

📖 This makes sense! Ardra is the Star of Sorrow. It is also called the Star of Oppression. The Vimshottari Dasha says Ardra can be connected to condemnation and sacrifice. It is ruled by the Howling God, Rudra, born crying for he had no name. He was the god of Destructive Storms and Thunder, and also the Lord of Wild Animals and Medicines. This aligns with many common Gothic motifs!

📖 As a result, Gothic fiction can be an amazing introspective dive for Ardra natives... if they aren't too afraid to see their own wounds reflected back at them. Like Frankenstein's monster, Ardra natives often end up rejecting or being rejected by their "creators" - whether that's their families or their gods. Catherine and Heathcliff and their tragedy will speak to the wild Ardra native's inclination to lash out or run away out of fear of being trapped or abandoned. Etc!

✒️ You can look at an author's D5 for common threads in their popular works. For example, D5 Mars in its own sign or house is common for suspense and noir authors, as is prominent Scorpio. Both of these things are true for Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot books and other mystery novels), Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes series), and Truman Capote (In Cold Blood)!

📖 If you are a creator, you can look to it for inspiration, or use it to analyze your works for patterns you never even noticed! For example, I also write original fiction in my own time. My D5 Ascendant is Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter, and faith, fate, and the divine are common themes. My D5 sun is 6th house Taurus and my works usually explore one on one relationships with lots of dialogue. Venus, my D5 sun's sign ruler, is in the 12th and Scorpio and the plots typically involve secrets, mysteries, and the link between life and death. Etc. etc. etc.

📖 Even if you don't consider yourself a creator, you can use your D5 to look at the creators that helped shape you! For example, my D5 has a Mula Ascendant and a triple conjunction in Bharani under 1º, and my favorite author as a child, Cornelia Funke, has Bharani Mars and a Venus/Saturn conjunction in Mula under 2º in her D1. I also loved Peter and Wendy, and on top of us sharing D1 Ardra Risings, J. M. Barrie has his D1 sun in Krittika, same as my D5 Jupiter.

✒️ Fairy tales are usually associated with Punarvasu, Hasta, and Revati. Hans Christian Anderson (The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes, etc.) had Punarvasu Rahu, Hasta Saturn, and Revati Sun and Mercury. J. M. Barrie (Peter and Wendy, later iterations known as Peter Pan) had Punarvasu Jupiter, its ruling planet, in the 1st and D10 Hasta Ascendant and Pluto. Hans Grimm (Grimm's Fairy Tales) had Hasta Moon, which is its ruling planet, and Revati Rahu.

📖 Punarvasu is the Star of Renewal. It prospers the greatest only after experiencing failure - a common theme in fairy tales. There is a Rags to Riches element to this nakshatra, or the reverse. It's not a romantic nakshatra but it is well suited to travel. I personally associate it with The Emperor's New Clothes, The Lost Princess, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

📖 Hasta is the Hand, which has more than one meaning. This nakshatra puts what you want in your hands, but there is also a connection to palmistry, fate, and magic. These natives have the quick wit and mystical audacity that gives characters in fairy tales the happiest endings. They're also willing to 'take with both hands'. I associate this nakshatra with Jack and the Beanstalk, Rumpelstilskin, and The Seven Ravens.

📖 Revati is the Star of Wealth, because they find what has been lost or overlooked and appreciate it appropriately. They are at their best when they act as guides, or as guardians, to those who need them. I associate them with The Blue Bird, The Frog Prince, and Thumbelina.

Hope this was useful, thanks for reading. If you have any questions, feel free to message, ask, or reply ♡

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Bauhaus Posed

LONDON - 1st AUGUST: English band Bauhaus posed in London in August 1982. Left to Right: David J, Peter Murphy, Kevin Haskins, Daniel Ash. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)

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J. Wilfred Funk, Manhattans, Bronxes and Queens, 1931. Illustrations by Russell Patterson. (The text on the back cover is legible if you enlarge the photo.)

Funk was an elegant man about town, the son of the founder of the Funk & Wagnalls publishing house. His book dealt with the café society of which he was a member and can be seen as the printed equivalent of the Hollywood escapist movies of the thirties. The poems included “From a Downtown Skyscraper,” “The Einstein Blues,” “A Tippler’s Litany,” and “The Insatiable Sex.”

Sources: Nick Harville Libraries, ABE Books

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Round 1, Poll 11: Encyclopedia Brown vs Igraine the Brave

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PERFORMER TIME feat. NAOTO, GUN, Yamashita Kenjiro, ELLY

(Chi-Ki-Chi-Ki-Haa + JSB in BLACK + FUNK JUNGLE + LOCO)

From JSB LAND

※ Video is from JSB3 Official Fan Club and was allowed to repost for sharing

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Tracklist:

Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There • Phantom • 脱出 • Life Will Change • 逃走~逮捕 • 尋問室 • 回想~暗示 • 全ての人の魂の詩 • Beneath the Mask (Instrumental Version) • 出会い • 異世界へ • 緊迫 • 覚醒 • Will Power • 王と王妃と奴隷 (Another Version) • 王と王妃と奴隷 • Last Surprise • Talk • 勝利 • Tokyo Emergency • 告白/秘密 • 告白/秘密 (Piano Version) • Layer Cake • Life Will Change (Instrumental Version) • Blood of Villain • Blooming Villain • Regret • 色欲の崩壊 • Beneath the Mask • 終わらない日々 • スターフォルネウス • パンチdeアウチ • 垢太郎鉄道 • 豪血寺一味 • はったれ五右衛門 • プロゴルファー猿田彦 • Tokyo Daylight • Butterfly Kiss • メメントス • Have a Short Rest • Suspicious Person • My Homie • Wicked Plan • A Woman • A Woman (Another Version) • Sunset Bridge • Days of Sisters • Beneath The Mask (Rain) • Bar にゅぅカマー • 疑惑 • High Pressure • Price • Price (Another Version) • Keeper of Lust • Life Goes On • 夏の日の思い出 • 灼熱の砂漠を往く • 母のいた日々 (Another Version) • 母のいた日々 • Alleycat • 憤怒の崩壊 • Alright (Elp Version) • New Beginning • Hawaii • Alright • Break It Down (Elp Version) • The Spirit • What's Going On? • Sweet • ビッグバン・バーガーのマーチ • TRIPLE SEVEN • クレーンゲーム • プラネタリウム • 家電量販店 • おかえりなさいませ! ご主人様♡ • 懺悔のお時間 • デスティニー・ランド • 闇ネットたなか • Beneath The Mask (Rain, Instrumental Version) • Break it Down • つまらない • 廃人化 • Sweatshop • Sweatshop (Another Version) • RUN,RUN,RUN! • 放送事故 • 不穏 • The Whims of Fate • 脱出 (Another Version) • 逃走 (Another Version) • Betrayer • Nothingness...? • Trick • 底知れぬ傲慢 • 方舟 • 次期総理の船路に捧げる即興曲 • Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There (Instrumental Version) • Rivers In the Desert (Instrumental Version) • 欲望 • Rivers In the Desert • 傲慢の崩壊 • 自由と安心 • Erosion • 対峙 • Jaldabaoth • Swear to My Bones • Our Beginning • 星と僕らと (Piano Version) • 星と僕らと • Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There (Opening Movie Version)

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