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Until your very end

Warning: My blog is nsfw, be aware if you click on my blog, This post however is not.

PART 1/?

Probably written as imagine series

Rating: Gen for everyone

Reader is not distinctly anyone, may lean towards feminine words as I am used to that.

Prompt: Reader is from a world, where no matter what stage of life you are, you see the Grim Reaper. Based on that Grim Reaper prank. 

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In all your life, you have not once thought that crossing worlds to be a reality you face one day. Sure there are those 'true' odd cases of mysteriousness you grew up with and those tales of slips in the gaps

But not fully living in a world where magical people, fairies, mermaids and even animals who can speak back to you— to be real.

You were normal as can be. Average, and have no magic.

Nothing truly special about you- except one little thing. Something special from your world that all beings see.

Grim snores loudly in his sleep, his body round as loaf in your arms as you cradle him. The direcat, flickers his ears, the cute blue flames spark, warm as sunlight when it touches you. Before Grim's flames burned easily and marked your skin in glossy specks but now…it just loves you. His body is warm and soft as you both head home after waving good-bye to your friends. The first-years and yourself had thrown a small party together and after breaking food fights, sharing stories about their lives and about their dorm leaders– Vil and Malleus being the favorites despite varying reasons. 

To goad Sebek you even begin to join him and his one man crusade about Horton making the poor knight weep realizing he had an ally. Ace has never looked so betrayed. Of course a rallied Sebek gets louder and then Ace is loud and next thing you know a food fight starts, Epel climbing Jack like a tree– when Riddle breaks down the door and orders everyone out.

Even getting kicked out, you were laughing and waving good-bye to a bemused Trey and Cater.

You felt content.

You were so happy and alive.

Crossing by the plaza, where they had a map of the campus installed for future tourists, you pass it under the bright lamps. There was nothing extraordinary about it. Just plastic, and guides to the stadium and school grounds. Even your own little Ramshackle has its own spot. 

Perfectly normal. 

Nothing important.

Nothing except the grim reaper who trailed behind you.

Your heart hammers quickly, your arms hug Grim tightly enough he begins to yowl at you. Grim's complaints fall deaf on your ears as your body stays put, and your blood chills. The heavy thumps in your ribs make you want to vomit, but you don't. The night breeze felt like ice as sweat pours down your skin as you stare at the figure who looks back at you through the emptiness of his hood.

Grim wiggles in your arms, swiping at you to get your attention, his yowls now touching uncertainty.

"Henchman?" Grim paw hits your cheek but not once do you bat his hand away. Too focused ahead to look at him. Annoyed Grim follows your gaze and notices you're staring at the new map. Letting out a loud huff, he crawls onto your shoulder and under your chin,"Is that all! Sheesh, henchman you got me scared something bad was happening!"

Grim felt a mixture of annoyance and relief seeing you must have been dumbstruck at the sign. You find your voice.

"You don't see it?" You ask him, breathless.

"Of course I do!" You breathe in harshly thinking of course a magical direbeast—, Grim continues," Look! They finally put us on the map! That nut bird finally recognized us!"

Your heart drops. 

Of course….of course he doesn't see it. Your teeth clench enough you hear small pops in the jaws of your teeth. Helplessly thinking back to the party you had with your friends and no one has blinked at the figure behind you. 

Something you have been dreading to see for years just as everyone back home has.

Swallowing the lump of tears in your throat you pet Grim neck, the ribbon so graciously tied with his little own gem he proudly polished every day.

You taught him that.

You taught him how to polish and groom. 

Pulling Grim back into your arms you walk back down the lonely brick road."Let's have fish stew tonight." You tell him as glimpses of the figure trail behind you in the reflection of the street lamps.

"Oh!! Let's have tuna!" Grim outstretched paw touches your chin childishly," henchmen more meat! No veggies!"

"Okay no veggies, just for you," You tell him. In a second you kiss his head right between his fire ears.

"Gah! W-What was that for!" Grim said trying to sound upset but he ducks his head away, his body feeling much warmer. The flames rise giving away his embarrassment.

"Just felt like it," you tell him as you make it pass the gates of Ramshackle. It makes a heavy creaky noise as you shut it behind you, and no noise is made as you climb the stairs.

You left the lamp outside on, and looking into your reflection of the door's glass panel you see the figure right behind you. Not so close, but enough you know they are there.

"You're so weird," Grim grumbles as he snuggles into your chest.

"No, I just love you a lot." You breathe, your heart still thumping as you unlock your door, the key missing the door knob many times as you open it and go inside.

Turning to close it, the reaper is not there.

But in the reflection of the glass his scythe gleams.

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Know Me

I think you can get to know a person pretty well when you know what their preferred media to consume is. And I guess in an effort to let a couple people here know me better, I have made an unordered, inexhaustive list of movies, TV shows, and books that I really liked. I know I've left some off, especially the books list. There are a lot of books and movies I've enjoyed but these are ones I'd repeat, some over and over and over without ever getting tired of them. I didn't include any music or visual art here, because that's too hard to list and it's too mood dependent. Maybe I'll make a musical artist list some other time. Anyway here you go.

Movies

Ghostbusters; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Return To Me; Field of Dreams; My Big Fat Greek Wedding; The Crow; The Breakfast Club; Coco; Twister; About Time; Everything Everywhere All At Once; The Shape of Water; Coming To America; Casablanca; Forrest Gump; Young Frankenstein; Stand By Me; Up!; Dogma; Jaws; The Goonies; Groundhog Day; The Royal Tenenbaums; Moana; O Brother Where Art Thou; Inglorious Basterds; When Harry Met Sally; Bull Durham; Four Weddings and a Funeral; Moonrise Kingdom; Almost Famous; Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon; Clueless; Encanto; Remember the Titans; Splash; Spotlight; Blazing Saddles; Knives Out; Glass Onion; Soul; Sixteen Candles; Unbreakable; Slingblade; The Blues Brothers; The Great Outdoors; Ghostbusters Afterlife; It's a Wonderful Life; Juno; Mr. Holland's Opus; Fargo; Fried Green Tomatoes; The Burbs; Booksmart; Scott Pilgrim vs the World; Lady and the Tramp; Yesterday; Wristcutters a love story; Timer; A Few Good Men; Rain Man; Good Will Hunting; Hoosiers; Moonstruck; Dazed and Confused; Amelie; West Side Story; Hairspray;

TV Shows

Scrubs; Sesame Street; Derry Girls; Psych; The Bear; Crazy Ex Girlfriend; Letterkenny; Jane the Virgin; Schitt's Creek; King of the Hill; Barney Miller; Phineas and Ferb; A Different World; Northern Exposure; The Great British Bake Off; What We Do in the Shadows; Bob's Burgers; Only Murders in the Building; That 70s Show; Scooby Doo (the original TV series and star movies from the 70s); All in the Family; MASH; The Muppet Show; Seinfeld; Ted Lasso; Never Have I Ever; Brooklyn 99; The Get Down; Daria; ghosts; Columbo; normal people; Alice and Jack; Hilda; Southside

Books

A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh series; Charlotte's Web; Ferris; To Kill a Mockingbird; Horton Hears a Who; Horton Hatches the Egg; Little Tree; Prickly Jenny; A Friend For Henry; Sing Unburied Sing; Knuffle Bunny series by Mo Willems; The Boy the Horse the Fox and the Mole; Counting By 7s; Turtles All the Way Down; The Lightness of Hands; Everything Everything; The Things They Carried; Hocus Pocus; The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store; Just Kids; A Long Way Down; Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine; Let the Great World Spin; The Poisonwood Bible; Little Altars Everywhere; The Double Bind; When Breath Becomes air; Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow; You Don't Have to Say You Love Me; The Bean Trees; Imagine Wanting Only This; The Joy Luck Club; The Martian; The Art of Racing in the Rain; East of Eden; Song of Solomon; The Color Purple; The House on Mango Street; The Wind Knows My Name; In Five Years; Tuesdays with morrie; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; And Then There Were None; Sharp Objects; Homegoing; The Perks of Being a Wallflower; Under the Whispering Door; Maybe Next Time; Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing; How To Be Good; The Friend; Heaven: Dinosaurs; Redhead by the Side of the Road; Julie and Julia; Attachments; My Grandmother Said to Tell You She's Sorry; I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; Lily and the Octopus; The History of Love; Take Me With You When You Go; Big Trouble; The Alchemist; Dear Fahrenheit 451; I'm Not a Mourning Person; The Outsiders; All About Love; Georgie All Along; Postcards From the Edge; Breakfast at Tiffany's; The Secret Life of Bees; Nothing to See Here; The Book of Two Ways; Cat's Cradle; Wonder; The Giver series; The Squish;

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I keep giggling at this

Imagine the family watching Horton Hears A Who and when they get to the fact that the mayor has 100 kids Jack says "G-d I'd kill myself" out loud and all 24 of his kids turn to look at him

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We're All Going To Die from Stefan Hunt on Vimeo.

We’re All Going To Die takes on the simple task of exploring the meaning of life. Through colour, imagination, humour and fart jokes, Director Stefan Hunt asks you to look at the what ifs, the why nots and the oh wells that might flash before your eyes when paid a surprise visit by Death. With your internal monologue played by Jared Jekyll and Death played by Hugo Weaving (The Matrix, Lord of the Rings), you’re prompted to get existential whilst grinning from ear to ear during this independent short film of fantastical weirdness.

The film is an adaptation from Stefan Hunt's illustrated book 'Were All Going To Die' and part of a multimedia extravaganza of that same name that was launched in October 2017. The project uses death and art to empower its audience to fear less & live more. "Years ago I was crippled by fear. Reminding myself that I'm going to die has changed my approach to life. It's the most powerful force to live by." says Hunt, who independently funded this project alongside a successful Kickstarter campaign.

A huge thank you to everyone who has been part of the journey. Let's keep kicking fear in the balls.

For more information visit - wereallgoingto.com Official book available here - wereallgoingto.com/book

Director - Stefan Hunt Producer - Yingna Lu Director of Photography - Campbell Brown Editor - Stefan Hunt Man - Jared Jekyll Death - Hugo Weaving Production Designer -Ian Kanik Art Director - Mohini Herse Art Director - Courtney Covey Costume Designer - Christina Bouzios Costume Designer - Rosa Spring Voss Hair and Make Up - Katy Clucas Hair and Make Up - Lisa Mangion Sound Composer - Jonny Higgins Casting Director - Felicity Byrne Unit Production Manager - Maren Smith Unit Production Manager - Nicole Hofstädter 1st Assistant Director - Stuart Beedie Stunt Coordinator - Mark Duncan (TwinStar Stunts) Stunt Rigger - Neal Horton Production Assistant - Olivia Carolan Production Assistant - Yasmin Blake Production Assistant/Reader Emele Ugavule 1st Assistant Camera - Joel Eames 1st Assistant Camera - Sid Tinney 1st Assistant Camera - Tim Keith 2nd Assistant Camera - Luke Tysoe 2nd Assistant Camera - Chris Moore 2nd Assistant Camera - Rhavin Banda BTS Jack Shepherd Wardrobe Assist - Amber Theron Gaffer - Mat Wilson (Focus Film Lighting) Gaffer - Steve Schofield (Lumen Arty) Best Boy - Nathan Grant Best Boy - Richard Hawkins Best Boy - Charles Gray Key Grip - Chris Davies Sound Recordist & Boom Operator - Martin Demian Stills Photographer - Sam Shepherd Locations Services - Emelie Fagerman and Alex Intihar from Search Party Locations Online Editor / Colourist - Matt Fezz VFX Supervisor - Matt Fezz VFX Supervisor - Matt Campbell Storyboard Artist - Amber Theron Graphic Designer - Sam Shepherd Designer - Hui Ying Kao Designer - Courtney Brookes Animator - Andrew Khosravani Animator - Michael Chen Post Sound Supervisor - Jonny Higgins Voice Over Recordist - Rob Hughes Voice Over Recordist - Simon Lister VO recorded at Nylon Studios Special Thanks to; Paper Moose Crater Studios Mrs Nina Tattoli Vanessa Marian Helena Rosebery Southern Cross Cameras Australia Stef Smith Matt Pike Whitney Oliver Alexandra Kent Adam Benton Liam Riley Ant Pawley Kei Yokokawa Williams Management Andrew Wilkinson (Sydney Prop Specialists) Alt.vfx

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Dr. Seuss Net Worth 2023-Books, Wife, Death & Biography

Dr. Seuss was an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for his book The Cat in the Hat, published in 1957. Dr. Seuss's other books include Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who!, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss's net worth is approximated to be around $100 million In honor of Dr. Seuss, let's examine why he is one of the most beloved children's authors. First and foremost, his books are incredibly imaginative and fun to read aloud. They are also packed with valuable lessons about life, friendship, and being yourself. Additionally, his use of rhyme and rhythm makes his books extremely catchy and memorable. Finally, Dr. Seuss's illustrations are truly one-of-a-kind - they bring his stories to life in a way that no other author can match. Pick one up today if you've never read a Dr. Seuss book!

Dr. Seuss Biography

Real Name:Theodor Seuss GeiselDate of Birth:March 2, 1904Age:87 years oldDeath:September 24, 1991Height:184Cm Weight:80KgBirthplace:Springfield, MassachusettsNationality:AmericanMarital status:Married Husband/WifeHelen Palmer​Audrey Stone Dimond ​Profession:Author and CartoonistDr. Seuss Net Worth 2023:$100 Million (Approx)

Dr. Seuss Net Worth

Dr. Seuss’s Net Worth is approximately $100 Million.

Dr. Seuss First Book

Dr. Seuss's first book was published in 1927 and was called "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street." Twenty-seven different publishers rejected the book before finally being accepted. It became a bestseller, and Dr. Seuss became a household name.

Dr. Seuss Early Life

Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904. He was an only child, and his father ran a successful brewery business. His mother stayed at home to take care of him. He had one sister, Marnie. As a child, Dr. Seuss loved to read and write stories. He also enjoyed making up his own words and rhymes. When he was six years old, he wrote his first story, "A Tale of Two Bad Eggs." After graduating from high school, Dr. Seuss attended Dartmouth College, where he became the editor of the school's humor magazine "The Jack-O-Lantern." He then studied at Oxford University in England to become a professor of English literature. However, he found that he didn't enjoy living in England and returned to the United States after just one year. At around this time, Dr. Seuss began working as an advertising writer for Standard Oil Company. While working on an advertising campaign for flit insecticide, he came up with the famous line "Quick, Henry, the Flit!". He went to Dartmouth College and then Oxford University in England, where he met his future wife, Helen Palmer. They married in 1927, and she encouraged him to pursue a career in writing. His first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was published in 1937 after being rejected by 27 different publishers! He wrote dozens of wonderful children's books throughout his career, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Horton Hears a Who!, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and The Lorax. Dr. Seuss Net Worth is approximately $100 Million. Many of his books have been made into movies, including The Grinch (2000) and The Cat in the Hat (2003). Dr. Seuss died on September 24, 1991, at 87, but his legacy lives on through his books which children still love all over the world.

Where Did Dr. Seuss Grow Up

Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904. He grew up in a middle-class neighborhood with his parents, Henrietta and Theodor Robert Geisel. His father ran a successful brewery business while his mother stayed home to care for her children. Seuss had two older sisters, Marnie and Henrietta. Seuss's childhood was filled with music and reading. His father sang German songs around the house and at family gatherings. Seuss himself learned to play the piano and banjo. Reading was also encouraged in the Geisel household. Seuss's mother read stories to him and his sisters every night before bedtime. This early exposure to literature would later inspire him to become a writer. In 1925, Seuss graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He then studied at Oxford University in England for two years but left without earning a degree. Upon returning to the United States, Seuss began working as an illustrator for various magazines, including Vanity Fair and Life magazine. It was during this time that he started using the pen name "Dr. Seuss," which was derived from his middle name "Seuss" (his paternal grandfather's surname) and his title "Doctor of Veterinary Medicine" (which he never actually pursued).

How Did Dr. Seuss Die

Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, died on September 24, 1991, at 87, from cancer. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 1988 and underwent surgery to remove a tumor in his left vocal cord. However, cancer returned and eventually took his life. Throughout his career, Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated over 60 children's books that have been translated into more than 20 languages. He is best known for classics like "The Cat in the Hat," "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" His unique writing style and illustrations have captivated generations of young readers and will continue to do so for many years. Dr. Seuss Net Worth is approximately $100 Million.

Dr. Seuss-The Children's Author

Dr. Seuss is one of the most beloved children's authors. His books have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Dr. Seuss's books are known for their rhyming text, whimsical characters, and unique illustrations. While many of his books are geared toward younger readers, he also wrote several for adults. Despite their serious messages, his books are always enjoyable to read aloud or alone.

What was Dr. Seuss's Last Book

Dr. Seuss's last book was 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' published in 1990. Dr. Seuss passed away in 1991, aged 87. What is Dr. Seuss's Most Famous Quote? "Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened." -Dr. Seuss This quote is from Dr. Seuss's book "Theodor Seuss Geisel: A Biography," published in 2004. The book is a collection of quotes by the late author and illustrator, who passed away in 1991. As an author of children's books, Dr. Seuss was known for his playful use of language and imagination. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages and continues to be enjoyed by readers worldwide. This particular quote encourages readers to find happiness in memories, even if they are sad ones. What other memorable quotes would you add to this list? Share your favorites in the comments below!

How Old was Dr. Seuss When He Died?

Dr. Seuss was 87 years old when he died in 1991.

Was Dr. Seuss a Real Doctor?

Dr. Seuss was not a real doctor, but he did receive an honorary degree from Dartmouth Medical School in 1955. Dr. Seuss was the pen name of Theodor Geisel, who is best known for his children's books. Although he did not have a medical degree, Dr. Seuss used his imagination and creativity to write many beloved stories that are still enjoyed by children today.

Conclusion

Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel, was a world-renowned children's author and illustrator. He published over 60 books during his lifetime, many of which are now considered classics. Dr. Seuss's use of rhyme, meter, and absurdist humor has made him one of the most popular authors. Dr. Seuss Net Worth is approximately $100 Million. In addition to his work as an author, Dr. Seuss also worked as an advertising executive and political cartoonist. He passed away in 1991 at the age of 87. Data Source: Wikipedia Read the full article

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The order pokemon au

Vera - psychic

Vera is the leader of the order of the blue rose, she recruits Jack unaware that he is also a part of the knights of saint christopher and is secretly using information he learns to eventually use against them. Her alakazam is one of the toughest pokemon most trainers have ever seen and no one in the order questions why she was chosen to be the head of the group. 

Jack - ground

Jack came to the Belgraves academy searching for a secret society of elite pokemon trainers, he ends up discovering there are actually two of them and becomes a member of both. He and his golem are equally as hard headed and stubborn but have a unique bond being that golem started out as a geodude that his grandfather had given him to start out his pokemon journey. 

Hamish - dragon

Hamish's dragon pokemon are just as poised as he is. He was gifted a dratini as his first pokemon from his parents that they paid quite a pretty penny for. He's the unofficial leader of the knights being the oldest and most experienced along with his dragonite being nearly impossible to beat since very few trainers have ever encountered one. 

Randall - fire

Randall became a fire trainer to get his brother Todd to keep his bug pokemon away from him. His Cinderace is just as much of a dork as he is, for a pokemon that is supposed to be good on its feet it is a major clutzs and is constantly tumbling into Randall. Randall was recruited into the knights on accident, Hamish saw him when one battle by pure luck and once Randall completed initiation he basically said no taksies backsies. 

Lilith - dark

Is it really a shock that Lilith's specialty is dark pokemon? Her and her Grimmsnarl love to scare other trainers and many don't even have the guts to battle her. Her lycanroc is also the perfect team sweeper when someone thinks they have her cornered in defeat of battle. She very rarely loses and when she does she trains even harder and demands a rematch in which she always wins and why she was a perfect candidate for the knights. 

Gabrielle - fairy

Gabrielle only trains pokemon that are as fabulous as herself. She is originally recruited to be a part of the blue rose but leaves to join the knights when she realizes the order is not entirely what they appear to be. She doesn't battle very much because what's the point in getting her beautiful pokemon dirty but when she does accept a challenge she is a force to be reckoned with. 

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Welcome Back to Luxor Academy !! Please see below for all of our returning characters who are re-joining us for the next year. 

 Is that HUNTER ROCKWELL? Wow, they do look a lot like AUSTIN BUTLER. I hear HE is a TWENTY year old  SOPHOMORE who are studying PRE-MED at Luxor University. Word is they are a(n) ARISTOCRAT student who is FOR The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be SARCASTIC and FLIRTATIOUS, but on the bright side they can also be LOYAL and OUTGOING. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

 Is that JULIET MCCOY? Wow, they do look a lot like MADELAINE PETSCH. I hear SHE is a TWENTY year old SOPHOMORE who are studying NURSING at Luxor University. Word is they are a(n) REGULAR student who is FOR The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be STUBBORN and WITTY, but on the bright side they can also be OUTGOING and FEARLESS. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that LAVENDER JONES? Wow, they do look a lot like LILI REINHART. I hear SHE is a NINETEEN year old FRESHMEN who are studying PRE-MED at Luxor University. Word is they are a(n) ARISTOCRAT student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be ANXIOUS and INSECURE, but on the bright side they can also be KIND and DEDICATED. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that SAVANNAH GREY? Wow, they do look a lot like MADELYN CLINE. I hear SHE is a NINETEEN year old FRESHMEN who are studying UNDECIDED at Luxor University. Word is they are an ARISTOCRAT student at Luxor Academy who is FOR The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be PRECOCIOUS and DISMISSIVE, but on the bright side they can also be LOYAL and HONEST. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself.

Is that NATHANIEL SHAW? Wow, they do look a lot like FELIX MALLARD. I hear HE is a TWENTY year old JUNIOR who are studying ENGINEERING at Luxor University. Word is they are a SCHOLARSHIP student who is FOR The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be SHORT-TEMPERED and SARCASTIC, but on the bright side they can also be FUNNY and PASSIONATE. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself.

Is that ROB IOANE? Wow, they do look a lot like QUINTESSA SWINDELL. I hear THEY are a NINETEEN year old SOPHOMORE who are studying POLITICS at Luxor University. Word is they are a REGULAR student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be SANCTIMONIOUS and UNPREDICTABLE, but on the bright side they can also be OPTIMISTIC and HUMANITARIAN. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself.

Is that LENNON WINTER? Wow, they do look a lot like SYDNEY SWEENEY. I hear SHE is a NINETEEN year old SOPHOMORE who are studying FASHION DESIGN  at Luxor University. Word is they are a(n) ARISTOCRAT student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be STUBBORN and RECKLESS, but on the bright side they can also be CAPTIVATING and DETERMINED. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself.

Is that KAI HARRINGTON? Wow, they do look a lot like DANIEL SHARMAN. I hear HE is a TWENTY year old JUNIOR who are studying PRE-MED at Luxor University. Word is they are a(n) ARISTOCRAT student who is FOR The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be ARROGANT and BLUNT, but on the bright side they can also be ALLURING and PASSIONATE. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

 Is that MORGAN REYES? Wow, they do look a lot like CAMILA MENDES. I hear SHE is a NINETEEN year old FRESHMEN who are studying PRE-LAW at Luxor University. Word is they are a(n) REGULAR student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be IMPATIENT and GUARDED, but on the bright side they can also be OBSERVANT and AMBITIOUS. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that KENZIE HORTON? Wow, they do look a lot like NINA DOBREV. I hear SHE is/are a NINETEEN year old FRESHMEN who are studying UNDECIDED at Luxor University. Word is they are a(n) REGULAR student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be INSECURE and SELF-DEPRECATING, but on the bright side they can also be PROTECTIVE and FRIENDLY. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that SKYLER PAGE? Wow, they do look a lot like DECLAN MCKENNA. I hear HE is a NINETEEN year old SOPHOMORE who is studying FILM STUDIES at Luxor University. Word is they are a REGULAR student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be PESSIMISTIC and SENSITIVE, but on the bright side they can also be COMPASSIONATE and CREATIVE. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that RICHARD SMITH? Wow, they do look a lot like CODY CHRISTIAN. I hear HE is a EIGHTEEN year old FRESHMEN who are studying PRE-MED at Luxor University. Word is they are a(n) SCHOLARSHIP student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be CLUMSY and SHY, but on the bright side they can also be KIND HEARTED and SMART. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself.

Is that JACK KELLY? Wow, they do look a lot like TIMOTHEE CHALAMET. I hear HE is a NINETEEN year old SOPHOMORE who are studying AEROSPACE ENGINEERING at Luxor University. Word is they are an ARISTOCRAT student who is FOR The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be PHILOPHOBIC and INSINCERE, but on the bright side they can also be WITTY and IMAGINATIVE. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that HELENA SPENCER-MAY? Wow, they do look a lot like PHOEBE DYNEVOR. I hear SHE is a NINETEEN year old SOPHOMORE who are studying ART HISTORY at Luxor University. Word is they are an ARISTOCRAT student who is FOR The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be SNOBBISH and CHILDISH, but on the bright side they can also be GENEROUS and CHARMING. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that MAIA CROFT? Wow, they do look a lot like ZENDAYA. I hear SHE is a NINETEEN year old SOPHOMORE who are studying AEROSPACE ENGINEERING at Luxor University. Word is they are a SCHOLARSHIP student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be NEGLIGENT and IMPULSIVE, but on the bright side they can also be LOGICAL and HARDWORKING. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself.  

Is that JACKSON KING? Wow, they do look a lot like GREGG SULKIN. I hear HE is a NINETEEN year old FRESHMEN who are studying GRAPHIC DESIGN at Luxor University. Word is they are a REGULAR student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be SELF-PITYING and ESCAPIST, but on the bright side they can also be COMPASSIONATE and RESILIENT. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that LUCA VALIENTE? Wow, they do look a lot like LUKA SABBAT. I hear HE is a TWENTY year old JUNIOR who is studying PRE-MED at Luxor University. Word is they are an REGULAR student who is FOR The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be BRASH and INCONSIDERATE, but on the bright side they can also be EASYGOING and CHARISMATIC. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself. 

Is that RHIANNON GAIA? Wow, they do look a lot like KRISTINE FROSETH. I hear SHE is a NINETEEN year old SOPHOMORE who is studying MUSIC at Luxor University. Word is they are a SCHOLARSHIP student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be FICKLE and DECEITFUL, but on the bright side they can also be DREAMY and BUBBLY. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself.

Is that MARCELLO DE ROSA? Wow, they do look a lot like LORENZO ZURZOLO. I hear HE is a NINETEEN year old SOPHOMORE who is studying ENGINEERING at Luxor University. Word is they are an ARISTOCRAT student who is AGAINST The Unhinged. You should watch out because they can be DOMINEERING and INDIFFERENT, but on the bright side they can also be ROMANTIC and GENTLE. Ultimately, you’ll get to see it all for yourself.

[badstargateimagines]

Imagine

Daniel starting to watch Wormhole X-Treme ironically, but by the end, he ends up high key getting invested. He joins a small yet mighty fandom for the show on the internet. He gets super involved within the fandom and ends up entering in a fic exchange. Meanwhile, everyone at work notices something is up, as he’s spending most his free time off base. Jack and Teal’c show up to take him out to the bar and find him writing a hurt/comfort about Colonel Danning and Major Monroe. There is an intervention for Daniel’s Friend-Fiction writing, and Daniel ends up defaulting on his exchange.

AD TIME

Have you ever wanted to engage in Stargate fanfiction writing? Do you already engage in fanfiction writing? Then do I have the proposition for you! Head over to @stargate-winter-fic-exchange for a super cool franchise wise fic exchange! Certified no interventions (on our end), really cool way to engage in the fandom, and you get at least one fic to your specifications. WOWEE!! It’s running on AO3 with a deadline of February14th and sign ups are as open as a Tim Horton’s in a blizzard. So head on down to @stargate-winter-fic-exchange for some spicy details of this neato fic fic exchange! First round of sign ups closes on December 29th! See you there? Maybe? Possibly?

[fictionalcharactermbti]

NEW ARROWVERSE CHARACTERS MBTI

Typed July 2020.

Rene Ramirez [ESFP] Arrow

Strengths: Bold, Original, Aesthetics and Showmanship, Practical, Observant, Excellent People Skills Weaknesses: Sensitive, Easily Bored, Conflict-Averse, Poor Long-Term Planners, Unfocused

[ESFPs] people love vibrant experiences, engaging in life eagerly and taking pleasure in discovering the unknown. They can be very social, often encouraging others into shared activities.

Curtis Holt [INTP] Arrow

Strengths: Great analyst and abstract thinkers, Imaginative and original, Open-minded, Enthusiastic, Objective, Honest and Straightforward Weaknesses: Very Private and Withdrawn, Insensitive, Absent-minded, Condescending, Loathe rules and guidelines, Second-guess themselves

[INTPs are] flexible thinkers [who] enjoy taking an unconventional approach to many aspects of life. They often seek out unlikely paths, mixing willingness to experiment with personal creativity.

Dinah Drake [ISTJ] Arrow

Strengths: Honest and Direct, Strong-willed and Dutiful, Very Responsible, Calm and Practical, Create and Enforce Order, Jacks-of-all-trades Weaknesses: Stubborn, Insensitive, Always by the book, judgmental, Often unreasonably blame themselves

[ISTJs] people tend to be reserved yet willful, with a rational outlook on life. They compose their actions carefully and carry them out with methodical purpose.

Cecile Horton [ESFJ] The Flash

Strengths: Strong Practical Skills, Strong Sense of Duty, Very Loyal, Sensitive and Warm, Good at Connecting with Others Weaknesses: Worried about their Social Status, Inflexible, Reluctant to Innovate or Improvise, Often Too Needy, Too Selfless

[ESFJs] are attentive and people-focused, and they enjoy taking part in their social community. Their achievements are guided by decisive values, and they willingly offer guidance to others.

Ralph Digby [ESTJ] The Flash

Strengths: Dedicated, Strong-willed, Direct and Honest, Loyal, Patient, Reliable, Enjoy Creating Order, Excellent Organizers Weaknesses: Inflexible and Stubborn, Uncomfortable with Unconventional Situations, Judgmental, Too Focused on Social Status, Difficult to Relax, Difficulty Expressing Emotion

[ESTJs] possess great fortitude, emphatically following their own sensible judgment. They often serve as a stabilizing force among others, able to offer solid direction amid adversity.

Nora West-Allen [ENFP] The Flash

Strengths: Curious, Observant, Energetic and Enthusiastic, Excellent communicators, Know how to relax, Very popular and friendly Weaknesses: Poor practical skills, Find it difficult to focus, Overthink things, Get stressed easily, Highly emotional, Independent to a fault

[ENFPs] people tend to embrace big ideas and actions that reflect their sense of hope and goodwill toward others. Their vibrant energy can flow in many directions.

Lena Luthor [INTJ] Supergirl

Strengths: Quick, Imaginative, and Strategic Mind, High Self-Confidence, Independent and Decisive, Hard-working and Determined, Open-Minded, Jack-of-all-trades Weaknesses: Arrogant, Judgmental, Overly analytical, Loathe highly structured environments, clueless in romance

[INTJs are] thoughtful tacticians love perfecting the details of life, applying creativity and rationality to everything they do. Their inner world is often a private, complex one.

Lex Luthor [ENTJ] Supergirl

Strengths: Efficient, Energetic, Self-Confident, Strong-willed, Strategic Thinkers, Charismatic and Inspiring Weaknesses: Stubborn and Dominant, Intolerant, Impatient, Arrogant, Poor Handling of Emotions, Cold and Ruthless

[ENTJs] are decisive people who love momentum and accomplishment. They gather information to construct their creative visions but rarely hesitate for long before acting on them.

Nia Nal [INFP] Supergirl

Strengths: Idealistic, Seek and Value Harmony, Open-Minded and Flexible, Very Creative, Passionate and Energetic, Dedicated and Hardworking Weaknesses: Too Idealistic, Too Altruistic, Impractical, Dislike Dealing with Data, Take Things Personally, Difficult to Get to Know

These rare personality types tend to be quiet, open-minded, imaginative, and apply a caring and creative approach to everything they do.

Querl Dox [ISTJ] Supergirl

Strengths: Honest and Direct, Strong-willed and Dutiful, Very Responsible, Calm and Practical, Create and Enforce Order, Jacks-of-all-trades Weaknesses: Stubborn, Insensitive, Always by the book, judgmental, Often unreasonably blame themselves

[ISTJs] people tend to be reserved yet willful, with a rational outlook on life. They compose their actions carefully and carry them out with methodical purpose.

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***Descriptions from 16 personalities

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Is It Really THAT Bad?

Dr. Seuss is no stranger to cinematic adaptations, and even less of a stranger to animation. And whenever Seuss gets animated, you can typically expect good things, as opposed to when his work is live action, in which case you can expect…

Yeah…

Anyway, imagine the excitement people must have felt when the creative team behind Despicable Me and the writing team behind the underrated gem Horton Hears a Who got together to do a fresh new take on The Lorax! This was in Illumination’s heyday, before they ended up showcasing that they’re more interested in churning out cheap products for maximum profit, so there was plenty of hope that this could be good. Then came all the commercial tie-ins.

Now, this alone shouldn’t be indicative of the final product. Maybe stuff like this is just a bunch of suits horribly missing the point of the original story! Maybe the actual film will be better! Well… while the film was no flop, and while it certainly got a better reception than most of the films I’ve talked about here, the film was derided by many for being an extremely shallow and lacking adaptation that adds unneeded junk to a story that didn’t need it in such a way that ultimately dilutes the message. It turns a story that operated on shades of gray and turned it into a cartoonish spectacle that would make even Captain Planet blush. Not helping was the rabid fanbase on Tumblr who shipped the Once-ler with… himself… or Jack Frost… forever tainting the film in the eyes of those on the internet.

Things got so bad eventually even the [REDACTED] Critic reviewed the film in his usual over-the-top, accentuate the negative style, and as some people still treat his word as gospel, this has most likely colored the perception of the film. So while it’s certainly not to the same level of infamy as the usual subjects of Is It Really THAT Bad? I still wanted to put this movie on here and ask one simple question:

How ba-ah-ah-ad can it be?

THE GOOD

So let me just get it out of the way: the movie’s villain song, “How Bad Can I Be,” legitimately is awesome and is frankly one of the best villain songs ever. No, I’m not kidding. It’s just a fun, rocking number with some neat visuals, and while it’s a shame the cut rock opera-esque “Biggering” is probably the better song, this one is definitely more fun and meme-worthy. Shake that bottom line!

Now, the casting is, for the most part, pretty fantastic. Minor characters like the grandma played by Betty White are a lot of fun, but really, the main piece of awesome casting is Danny DeVito as the titular Seuss creation. DeVito as the Lorax is just so incredible, perfect, and inspired that it boggles the mind how anyone could possibly come up with such amazing casting.

As far as antagonizing forces in the film go, the Once-ler’s awful, vile family are enjoyable in a “love to hate” sort of way. While it’s certainly kind of iffy that they felt the need to give the Once-ler more of an excuse for his actions beyond just simple greed, it isn’t so bad that what they came up with was familial pressure. In fact, they’re actually much better at antagonists than O’Hare, the actual villain of the film, and the fact the movie give him so much focus despite having such fascinating characters that would have had a really great thematic purpose; hell, they should have been the rulers of Thneedville instead og O’Hare! There’s so much untapped potential with these, quite frankly, very interesting characters.

I guess I should say the Once-ler is a pretty decent character in and of himself, but he very much suffers from the same problem the Jim Carrey Grinch does – he’s a good, enjoyable character in his own right, but he’s not a very good Once-ler. In fact, he at points borders on “in name only” territory. Still, he does have a pretty solid arc, and that villain song slaps, so… I think he’s solid, and Ed Helms does a good job voicing him.

THE BAD

Jon Lajoie, while in character as his misogynistic moron rapper MC Vagina, said this:

When I first heard this lyric, I didn’t understand it… but his words were a prophecy, because that is, in all honesty, the plot of this film. Our flavorless protagonist Ted really just wants to get the Truffula trees back so he can get into the pants of the local smoking hot redhead hippie, Audrey. It gets to the point where Ted’s motivations are so boring and shallow that Audrey actually would have made a far more interesting and compelling protagonist, seeing as she already has an inexplicable knowledge of the trees and cares about nature. When they already changed so much in the story I don’t see why they couldn’t just make the protagonist a girl while they were at it. As it is, she barely has any presence and feels like a waste, which becomes all the more awful when you know she’s being played by a stunt casted Taylor Swift instead of an actual voice actor or even an actor period. At least Ted is Zac Efron, an actual actor, though he doesn’t do a particularly good job himself.

Then we have our villain, O’Hare. O’Hare has all the subtlety of a Captain Planet villain but none of the cheesy goodness and fun. Sure, Rob Riggle does some good delivery and gives O’Hare some memetastic moments, and sure, his selling of canned air is oddly prescient of things that happened in real life in India (though technically President Skroob Spaceballs beat him to the punch by a few decades) but it doesn’t really redeem O’Hare from being an excessively weak villain who is shoehorned into the plot solely to turn the story into a black and white morality tale. It… doesn’t work at all. What also doesn’t help is that O’Hare has an absolutely repugnant character design, looking like if Edna Mode got mangled by a sixteen wheeler and left in a ditch on the side of the road.

Finally, this movie just doesn’t really respect the story to any great degree. As mentioned above, it waters down a story that presented arguments from both sides and, while still ultimately showing the Once-ler to be wrong and shortsighted, did have him make some valid points. Here, the story is presented as there being a clear cut good and evil in a horrendously unsubtle and unpalatable way. Yes, we get that extreme deforestation and overuse of resources is bad, you don’t need to beat us over the head with it. It doesn’t help that the film also crams in a bunch of cringeworthy pop culture humor that really doesn’t add much to the story; say what you will about the anime scene from Horton, at least there was a bit of substance and reason for it. Having characters sing the Mission: Impossible theme is just making a reference for the sake of making a reference.

Is It Really THAT Bad?

So I’m gonna say that I don’t particularly find this movie to be good, per se. It’s very dumbed down and more than a little undermined by the various brand tie ins. It is a poorly executed black and white morality tale that was crafted from a very deep and engaging piece of children’s literature, and on that level, I don’t think this movie works even a little bit. Still, there’s some enjoyment that can be mined from this, particularly from some of the more so bad it’s good moments, as well as DeVito’s performance and some actual good moments of story and character. There’s some stuff to like here if you dig a bit, but really, I don’t think you really should have to do a deep dig into The Lorax to get some enjoyment.

Overall, I wouldn’t really say this movie is totally bad, but it’s definitely not good, either; it veers more into the territory of “so bad it’s good,” which is a shame but also kind of refreshing. It’s definitely an interesting film to talk about, and there are a few things about it that work, but ultimately it’s not enough to really raise the film to the level of the classic animated Seuss adaptations or even to the level of Horton. At its best, it’s okay, and at its worst, it actively undermines its own messages. I think the 6.4 it has is pretty fair… maybe a bit too fair, if I’m being honest. I’d give it something like a 5.7 or 5.8.

Again, it’s not the worst thing ever like some might tell you; hell, the adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas Illumination would go on to make is probably a worse movie. But it still doesn’t really do anything that adds to the story its telling, and it ultimately comes off as saccharine, forgettable childish fluff. It’s really a harmless movie, but it’s still probably gonna grate on anyone who holds the original story in high esteem. The {REDACTED] Critic was a bit hyperbolic in his review, but I do think he was right in principle. This movie feels like a calculated, corporate adaptation meant to be as inoffensive and marketable as possible much like every Illumination film post-Despicable Me. And if there’s one thing The Lorax shouldn’t be, it’s “inoffensive and marketable.”

[andrewuttaro]

New Look Sabres: GM 41 - TBL - Warm Bodies

6-4 Regulation Loss

The season is now halfway over. It’s also got halfway to go. I suppose it’s a glass half full, half empty kinda situation. I imagine the first half of this season has evoked some pretty strong feelings along those lines of optimism and pessimism one way or the other. There’s a lot to unpack there and Midseason Thoughts will be out tomorrow so read that. This is only going to be an incomplete lookback on the first half that was. After all, there was a New Year’s Eve game last night and a big narrative coming into that game. Jeff Skinner got injured in one of the games against Boston and here we find ourselves once again down another forward. And here comes the snide remarks about the surplus of defenseman that don’t really help the problem with forwards dropping like flies. Well guess what: I’m there. I’m ready to be mad about this shit too! It’s January when you’re reading this. January 2020! Jason Botterill was hired in May 2017. He’s closing in on three years on the job. Sure he didn’t get the coaching choice right the first go around and we restarted the rebuild and yatta yatta yatta; but how has Rebuild 2.0 gone so… uh… terribly? There were poultry changes in summer 2018 after the accidentally super shit season that got us Rasmus Dahlin and then in 2019… uh… he moved out Nylander for Jokiharju. You can’t look past the Jeff Skinner trade and signing, the risk and reward of that, but barring the Henri Jokiharju trade that was far and away his best move. The defense is changed but the forward ranks are… actually remarkably similar to Dan Blysma’s last game behind the bench. That whole conversation was brewing and then came the Skinner injury. The Sabres are now the furthest out of a playoff spot they’ve been all season at five points back. That’s something we’ll talk about in Midseason thoughts. The team was up and down in the first half but mostly down. Meanwhile everyone is sorta thinking one move for a top six forward saves the day. True or not we were hungry for a move when… *drum roll*… Rochester American Dalton Smith is signed to a two-way contract so he can be called up to the NHL… uh… say what now?

This is literally the kinda thing you joke about a lazy General Manager doing. At first glance he’s just a goon you’re signing for the kinda things boomers dribble about on Facebook: he’ll bring grit to a roster the Coach and GM say doesn’t need any more grit! Smith wasn’t at Training Camp you see! His game is improved dramatically you see! He’s got… lots of penalty minutes in the AHL! Okay, I give up. I don’t know what they’re doing now. If you’re going to tell me with a straight face Smith was brought up as a Skinner replacement I guess I’ll agree he is in fact a warm body. This is just a team of Jack Eichel and a bunch of warm bodies right now anyway, eh? The most logical answer is a very unwelcomed one: the idea he was brought in to “take care of unfinished business” with the Tampa Bay Lightning. That is, the Sabres needed a guy to avenge the Dahlin injury back in November. So we used up a contract on a guy to come up from the A to punch Erik Cernak in the face? Is that the plan? Look Jason, we understand trades maybe risky, but we’d prefer you make one before going with the lowest common denominator within the organization. Remember a dozen games back or so when I theorized it was never the plan for the team to make the playoffs this season? I put together some pieces including the opinion of John Vogl who said exactly this. The huge salary opening this summer allow a lot of room for movement… but they’re also somehow in cap hell too? Is that what’s stopping you from taking this season seriously, Jason? The theory is basically confirmed now and I’m not going to lie: I am very turned off by it all. Other NHL clubs should take note: this is how you turn off your fanbase. You’re already on a pretty ugly skid? Make a really bad roster move when the obvious choice is clear as day for all to see and make it about fighting. Honestly, who was dying to see Dalton Smith fight Erik Cernak? Whose opinion of this club’s season is now changing because of him skating four shifts all game and almost getting into a scuffle? We even got a video of Cernak getting fighting pointers from a teammate at the Bolts practice! You have one of the most talented rosters of the decade coming to town for a New Year’s Eve game your billing as a big deal and you’re intending to give them a punching match? To top it all off about an hour before puck drop Joe Yerdon at the Athletic broke the news that Evan Rodrigues asked for a trade upping that number to three players who want out. Summer 2019 Sabres twitter would have gone to Defcon 5 with that news but five months without a GM has made us cold, hopeless husks. On that cheerful note, let’s do that hockey!

To be clear I am not, nor have I ever been a hockey player. Anyone who makes the NHL, even for a single game like Dalton Smith, is a better athlete than I will ever be. Each and every player on that ice could murder me quite easily. However what unfolded in the first and third periods of this game was a glorified badminton match. The shots were 10-3 in favor of Buffalo in the first, but the game did not even kinda look that way. At least two of those Bolts shots were off the post, the team MVP candidate hot on Jack Eichel’s heels. Ding-Ding-Ding. The Sabres got another impotent powerplay early on after Steven Stamkos tripped Eichel. Ralph Krueger did a very interesting interview this morning on WGR550 where he was asked about the lackluster powerplay. One quote sticks out: “Whether we score or not [on the powerplay] is irrelevant.” There is very little additional context needed, that’s the quote. He was making a point about how even fruitless powerplay help team confidence 5 on 5. I’m no hockey coach either but… uh… I think that’s some motivational bullshit, Ralph. Luckily I didn’t actually rear end the car ahead of me in the Tim Hortons drive thru when I heard that line. The slight edge the home team developed in this game became apparent late in the first and the Sabres got a goal almost by accident. Curtis Lazar peeled a puck off the Lightning as they attempted to exit the zone and shot it over to Conor Sheary. Sheary, tardy on getting out of the zone evidently, almost one-timed it and the shot snuck past Andrei Vasilevskiy to put Buffalo up 1-0.

Steven Stamkos and Jack Eichel both had shocking misses in the first; like wow, you had the whole net and didn’t get it in kinda misses. Both visibly realized their mistakes. In the second period Conor Sheary got an early assist when he put the puck on net where Marcus Johansson edged the puck in. All of the sudden the Sabres were up 2-0 and I doubt many of those assembled in Key Bank Arena thought this would be the way it would go based off everything going on off ice. Linus Ullmark and a tough defensive scheme wouldn’t hold up forever and almost inevitably Andrei Palat shot one in five hole. The powerplay goal for Tampa felt as mocking as it did inevitable. But then somewhere deep down in this team they revived the clap-back energy, just for a little bit. A minute later Jimmy Vesey takes the puck over after a fortuitous bounce and gets his first goal since the dawn of time. If you took even a minute to be shocked you’d be forgiven but you’d miss Jake McCabe doing what Dalton Smith got an NHL contract for: fighting! McCabe got into a bloody boxing match with Andrei Sergachev after a hit on Eichel he took issue with. To be fair to the cavemen not reading this, Dalton Smith did have a little spat with a player in a white jersey earlier in the period, but McCabe was the one who really brought your almighty grit. The lengthy penalty record now somehow put the Sabres on the penalty kill. Enter Jack Eichel stripping a Tampa forward on a botched pass before charging down the ice, undressing two defenseman and a goalie to backhand it in for the 4-1 lead and a shorthanded goal. That was at about the halfway point of the game. That beautiful Jack Eichel goal that will certainly be in the season highlight reel… was halfway through this game. Before the second period ended the disaster would begin: five unanswered goals started with another powerplay goal for Alex Killorn followed by Tyler Johnson snipe about three minutes later. The second period ended 4-3 Buffalo. The game would end 6-4 Tampa. The Lightning completed their season sweep of the Sabres in a comeback fitting of the next level shitty decade this club just concluded. Shattenkirk, Killorn again and then Anthony Cirelli with an empty netter, I’m not going to torture you with the details, it’s easy to imagine how that went just off experience.

Like, comment and share this blog. Tomorrow we’ll be discussing the first half of the season in Midseason Thoughts. We’ll be looking ahead to the back 41 games as well although it seems very clear they don’t matter to the Front Office. This club is within spitting distance of a playoff spot and are posturing to try and get further off by the end of the month. When I say this team is a collection of warm bodies and Jack Eichel, I mean it! I think I speak for a large swath of this fanbase when I say I’ve lost confidence. A move was necessary six months ago, but it never came. Sure I still like the Coach but if he’s going to pass off motivational smart talk as a definitive strategy for a hockey team to win enough games to make the postseason even he is going to lose me at some point! Tomorrow we get Edmonton coming to town and I doubt they’ll succumb to the Sabres quite as easily as last time. I have no more confidence in this club and honestly I feel like they’ll need to win us back when there is a playoff team in town! Well… that’s all folks. Happy New Year! Talk to you tomorrow. Let’s Go Buffalo!

Thanks for Reading.

P.S. The Winter Classic was fun this year. I wish somebody had told me Dallas and Nashville hated each other two years ago.

[chiseler]

Franklin Pangborn: Only Yesterday

There is a 1927 photograph of Franklin Pangborn with his parents, both of whom had strongly disapproved of his acting career when he was first starting out. His father appears distant and uncomfortable, but Pangborn’s mother, who looks a bit like him, is smiling in the same “switched on” way he is. This photo expresses the complex and tense position that Pangborn was in as a performer who was less able to hide his homosexuality than other character actors of the time like Edward Everett Horton, whose dithering didn’t have that flamboyant edge that outed Pangborn nearly every time he appeared on screen.

Pangborn was born in 1889, and he left home to go on the stage as a young man and played Armand in Camille, if you can imagine that. He served in World War I and finally moved out to Hollywood in the mid-1920s, where he made his feature debut in Exit Smiling (1926), a backstage comedy in which he was a fussy leading man menaced on stage by Beatrice Lillie in male drag. In Getting Gertie’s Garter (1927), Pangborn sends mixed signals as the dim-witted, nervous Algy Brooks, who at one point accidentally rubs a man’s foot and looks ecstatic about it, as if his desire can only be fulfilled by mistake. Later in the film, when he has been manhandled by Gertie (Marie Prevost), Pangborn’s Algy cries, “I like rough girls, do it again!” This film seems to suggest that the best bet for feminine Algy would be to get himself a masculine woman to marry.

Pangborn dominates his sections of King Vidor’s Not So Dumb (1930) as Vincent Leach, an ambitious scenarist who swoons when he hears “Liebestraum” played on a piano and regales guests at a house party for nearly two hours with the story of the new movie he is working on, an epic morality play called Sin. Pangborn’s default mode here and in many other films is disapproval, even when there is nothing to disapprove of, and this hypercritical gay culture vulture outsider spirit is often mocked by Pangborn’s films but sometimes taken seriously.

Pangborn attempted to butch it up as a guy named Sport in Tay Garnett’s Her Man (1930), and he almost gets away with it, though not quite. But then in John M. Stahl’s Only Yesterday (1933), Pangborn is seen on the day of the stock market crash of 1929 with a good-looking younger man who seems to be his boyfriend or boy toy. “Oh, that silly stock market,” he says dismissively before peering at a painting in a window. “I say, Thomas, look at that heavenly blue against that mauve curtain…doesn’t it excite you?” he asks. “You know, blue like that does something to me.”

When he goes to a party with the comely and “sensitive” Thomas, Pangborn’s character says that he designed the house they are in, and he knowingly tells his young companion that the bedroom is “a sensation.” In the Pre-Code Only Yesterday, Pangborn actually gets to be a confident, appealing, sophisticated urban gay man with a sex drive, but with censorship he found himself more often playing small roles as hotel managers and tailors and hair dressers who were always in a “nervous nelly” tizzy.

As a theatrical producer in Design for Living (1933), Pangborn is handed a play by Miriam Hopkins, who tells him, “I’m sure you’ll adore it, it’s a woman’s play.” He blanches at that and signals, “I’m vaguely offended and perplexed,” as he always does on screen when people regard him as female. Pangborn gets flustered when a busty chambermaid comes on to him in Flying Down to Rio (1933), where he seems to be wearing make-up as a hotel manager named Mr. Hammerstein who was “imported from Switzerland” to “enforce discipline.” He runs the treasure hunt at the start of My Man Godfrey (1936) and asks William Powell if he can check his facial stubble to see if it is real, a flimsy pretext for caressing Powell’s face that Pangborn immediately thinks better of, moving his hand away as if it might get burnt. This is a moment that expresses Pangborn’s trapped urge for tenderness better than any other.

He sold hats in Easy Living (1937), and the usual Pangborn schtick was firmly in place by this point: the use of pretentious words, a love of beauty and artificiality for their own sake, and fuming that is a stand-in for his sexual tension. (When a door hits his ass here, he reacts as if he has been goosed.) Pangborn’s Harcourt in Stage Door (1937) is the perfect butler, walking backwards on tiptoe and willing to be a public beard for his boss Tony Powell (Adolphe Menjou) and the various women that Tony sees. He was an orchestra leader in Joy of Living (1938) who swoons in response to Irene Dunne’s singing, and then in The Bank Dick (1940) with W.C. Fields he played his most convincing heterosexual, a drained little man named J. Pinkerton Snoopington who does everything by the book.

“Swish swash!” Pangborn cries as a producer in another film with Fields called Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941), but then he set Bette Davis up with Paul Henreid in Now, Voyager (1942), and so it should be remembered that it is a gay guy who makes sure that Davis’s repressed Charlotte Vale finally gets laid. In Stage Door Canteen (1943), Pangborn washes dishes with Johnny Weissmuller and cries, “My goodness, but it’s hot in here!” When Weissmuller takes off his shirt, Pangborn is overcome. “Oh my, what a chest!” he marvels, and then he tries to make the joke about his own lack of manliness by attempting a Tarzan yell in a soprano voice before he faints and Weissmuller catches him.

Pangborn worked five times for Preston Sturges in the 1940s, most felicitously in Christmas in July (1940) as a self-infatuated radio announcer, but he was stuck mainly in “fume and then fume even harder” bits, and by the 1950s his career on screen largely dried up. He appeared sometimes on television and was the original announcer for The Jack Paar Show in 1957 before he was replaced by Hugh Downs. Pangborn died in 1958. Not nearly enough is known about his life, though he did live with his mother and an “occasional boyfriend” according to William Mann’s Behind the Screen. What kind of personal life did he have? And what did he feel about the parts he was given to play? Pangborn was friends with Edna May Oliver and Edward Everett Horton, and it’s pleasant to imagine him cruising for sailors with Horton.

If Pangborn was starting out on his career today, he would most likely be cast in similar roles, but contemporary comedies are so crude that he would probably be reduced to bathroom humor and jokes about gay sex for laughs. Maybe Pangborn would have been happier in the more open social atmosphere of today, but in his day he was a part of some of the best films ever made in this country, and in Only Yesterday he hinted at what might have been for him on screen.

by Dan Callahan

[whoacanada]

Consider: jack introducing Bitty to roll up the rim™ and Bitty becomes OBSESSED and strategically plans all of their trips to see Jack’s family around roll up the rim™ season Jack “honey I can just buy you a car” Bitty, surrounded by large timmies cups, high on caffeine and with 16 free donuts “it’s the PRINCIPLE OF THE THING JACK, I WILL NOT BE BESTED BY A STUPID CANADIAN COFFEE CHAIN”

One of my personal headcanons is Jack faces a Gretzky-esq situation where he leads the Falconers through a few dynasty years but when the team goes into rebuild mode he gets traded. Montreal, eager to say they have a Zimmermann back in Quebec, picks up the contract immediately.

Using that as a jumping off point for your ask: when a 35-year-old Jack returns to Montreal with his husband in tow, Bitty finally achieves his dream of experiencing ‘Roll Up The Rim’ season firsthand.

(That said, when Peyton Manning went to Denver and became a spokesperson for Papa John’s, part of his compensation was a stake in like 30 Denver area franchises. 

Imagine Jack becoming the face of Tim Hortons in Quebec and coming home like ‘haha Bits, we own like ten Timmys now,’ and Bitty being horribly devastated because ownership disqualifies you from winning promotional prizes.)

[tamishaloum]

Torch Song on Election Night

While everyone is buried in think pieces on this historic election, I want to talk about “Torch Song” on Broadway. Call it “Broadway Talk” if you want (as long as you say it with a strong Brooklyn accent á la Linda Richman). “Torch Song” is Harvey Fierstein’s laugh-out-loud play about a gay man (Michael Urie), his on-again off-again lover (Ward Horton), and his Jewish mother (Mercedes Ruehl). It’s pretty brilliant and the performances are phenomenal. Also, as my dear friend (and theatre companion) Marissa pointed out, “Torch Song Trilogy,” the original Tony-award winning iteration of this play in 1981 cast beloved soon-to-be “Golden Girl” Estelle Getty as Mrs. Beckoff, mother to Fierstein’s Arnold. This is where her acting career began...at age 58! Talk about a second act!

So I saw this play on election night and two things struck me:

1. During intermission (around 8:20 pm), some women on the bathroom line were nervously chatting about the election results, saying they were too anxious to check their phones. The worlds collide. No longer can you enter a theatre and be transported. At least not when there’s an intermission (one argument against intermission, which I have mixed feelings about).

2. We still really need more stories like this. The world of the 1980s and the world 30 years later don’t look all that different. There’s still too much hostility toward LGBTQ people and this is one of many plays reflecting that injustice. There’s something really wrong with that.

As many plays, TV shows, movies, books, podcasts, etc. about gay people are out there, we need more. We need ALL the gay stories and ALL the trans stories. And, sadly, all the Jewish stories and Muslim stories. And all the stories about people of color, and women in power, and all the scary things that keep conservatives up at night so much they simply cannot accept that this is in fact normal. So let’s saturate our culture with as many stories as it takes so that we don’t ever have to talk about it again. Let’s flood humanity with humanity. There is nothing alternative about us. There is nothing to fear.

Okay, rant over. Now to the play because, well, the play’s the thing, right? “Torch Song” is, in short, excellent, which is not to say it isn’t without it’s faults. Going in you should know it’s very talky. That means for those of us in the cheap seats, many words tend to get lost. And the words are so good (some might say Fierstein has the best words....shhhhhh don’t tell Trump). Mercedes Ruehl is the number one offender in swallowing her lines. The house is thankfully intimate, but not small enough.

And speaking of words, can we give Michael Urie a Tony for his accent alone? He plays the main character Arnold, a New York drag queen known for singing torch songs. For a goyish Texan, he’s got the Jewish Brooklyn thing down. Of course, we already knew he could nail it from the wonderful “Buyer and Cellar,” a one-man show in which he sort-of portrayed Barbra Streisand, among other characters. Sorry if you missed it. It was pretty great.

Urie’s a bit slight for a drag queen but I guess if you’re singing Judy Garland, you want to represent. I would have liked to hear/see some performances by Virginia Ham (Arnold’s drag alter ego) but I guess Urie isn’t much of a singer? Or, more accurately, Fierstein isn’t. But I guess it’s not really about the drag.

Also great is Jack DiFalco as gay foster teen and truant David (originally played by Matthew Broderick, so you can just imagine the charm emanating from him). Arnold is in the process of adopting David and their interactions are equally hilarious and moving. They are platonic soulmates who bounce off each other in wondrous ways.

And, aside from the line swallowing, Ruehl happens to be more than competent with a difficult role and she manages to deliver the most uproarious line in the entire play (I won’t ruin it but it’s a line that can only come from the most homo-ignorant). So she’s kind of a bigot. She’s old...and also a Depression baby (“that stays with you”). Is being old and in a heteronormative bubble your whole life an excuse for bigotry? Discuss. It’s messy and “Torch Song” does a fine job of addressing the mess.

As if the play isn’t seeping with talent already, the inimitable Moisés Kaufman directs. Okay, there you have it! Topical, talented, terrific...all the Ts! Go see it.

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yk Records 2021

By all accounts, 2021 was a better year than 2020. That's not to say it wasn't without its hardships but we did get to see vaccines be distributed and accepted by millions. We saw restaurants, bars and venues re-open to some degree. We also felt a tiny twinge of normalcy return. The bar was very low but 2021 was an improvement, for sure. I hope you were able to enjoy it in some form or fashion.

Looking back at the year for yk Records releases, it was an enjoyable success on all counts! We made a conscious effort to focus on digital releases this year just to see how it felt... and it felt pretty good! We'll always be drawn to putting things out physically (and will continue to do so) but it was good confirmation that digital releases are still exciting.

Below you'll find a list of official releases for the year but don't forget to also check out our list of Music Video Releases for the year, as there's additional goodness to enjoy there, too.

Find us on Bandcamp, on Spotify or wherever you like to stream. Here's a Spotify playlist of everything shown below; shuffle and enjoy.

No Stress - Prelude No. 1 The debut release from No Stress, aka Paul Horton, blends together a wide range of influences from hip-hop and jazz to lo-fi ambient and even a little glitch. Tons of great guest musicians on here too.

Coupler - The City Is a Lie We Tell Ourselves The third EP from a series of releases investigating different ideas and executions. This release ponders the idea of "place" during a pandemic. If we're all stuck indoors, what does it matter where you are? It's a beautifully sprawling collection of works; great for deep ruminations.

Stone Jack Jones - "I'm Made" / "Heaven Knows" A digital single featuring two brand new tracks with Adia Victoria (who released her own fantastic album in 2021 as well). If you enjoyed the dark psychedelia of Black Snake, this is an excellent addendum.

Jack Silverman - Now What The debut EP from Jack Silverman is three songs of "noir psychedelia." Produced with Roger Mountenot, each of these soundscapes largely focuses on Silverman's excellent guitar skills but it's an immersive batch. Be sure to listen to "Cerulean" - which was also featured on the Nashville Ambient Ensemble album of the same name (of which Jack is a member).

Jay Leo Phillips - DAYS The first of two EPs for the year giving JLP some room to explore new sonic territory. Fans of Tortoise, The Sea and Cake or Jim O"Rourke will feel right at home. This isn't what you may except from Phillips but it's a refreshing change of pace.

Cody Uhler - Darbo's Island & "Purple Barreling" Maxisingle For years, Uhler has been studying and tinkering within the constraints of making music on vintage 8-bit and 16-bit videogame systems. Out of this exploration grew Darbo's Island; an imagined soundtrack to a game that never existed. It doesn't play by the rules of the original systems but its an absolutely fascinating listen. It's not chiptune, we call it "Saturday Morning Cartoonica." Be sure to check the maxisingle for some amazing remixes as well.

DM Stith - Double Singles To celebrate the fifth anniversary of DM Stith's full-length album Pigeonheart, we put together two new singles culled from b-sides and alternate versions of the original recording sessions. "My Impatience" / "Cormorant" and "High Tower" / "Imperial Leather" are beautiful pieces of work and hard to imagine how they ever got cut.

You Drive - "Such a Perfect Thing" It's been a few years since we heard from the Makeup and Vanity Set + Jasmin Kaset collab outfit You Drive so when they sent me this track to release as a single, I was very game. The track was featured in season 3 of The Girlfriend Experience but didn't make the soundtrack; we're happy to help get it out into the world.

The Robe - The Jason EP The first of what we hope is many future collaboration EPs. The Robe - aka Rollum Haas - connects with longtime friend JB Bennett to create this absolutely magical EP that feels like a modern blend of new wave, krautrock and pop gems.

Jay Leo Phillips - EP 2 The second sonic exploration from JLP in 2021 focuses more on ambient soundscapes. I don't believe there's a single guitar on this one; which is rare for Phillips but, clearly, not something he should shy away from.

Jasmin Kaset - "Have You Met Me Yet?" / "I Will Never Let You Go From Me" These two tracks had been waiting in the yk Release hopper for almost a year and it felt great to get them out into the world. Kaset brings an undeniable rock track combined with a Prince-esque R&B ballad.

Uncle Skeleton - Golden Hour & "Double Dip" maxisingle The very first yk Records release was from Uncle Skeleton back in 2009. Now, twelve years later, he's released his sixth album. It's an album designed to be listened to in one sitting, preferably during sunset with no distractions. It's a starkly different vibe from his original release but the elements of dance, ELO influence and incredible texture are all still present; as well as a load of new vocal influences and collaborators. It truly is a golden release.

[finishinglinepress]

FLP FEATURED AUTHOR OF THE DAY:R. W. Haynes, Professor of English at Texas A&M International University, has published poetry in many journals in the United States and in other countries. As an academic scholar, he specializes in British Renaissance literature, and he has also taught extensively in such areas as medieval thought, Southern literature, classical poetry, and writing. Since 1992, he has offered regular graduate and undergraduate courses in Shakespeare, as well as seminars in Ibsen, Chaucer, Spenser, rhetoric, and other topics. In 2004, Haynes met Texas playwright/screenwriter Horton Foote and has since become a leading scholar of that author’s remarkable oeuvre, publishing a book on Foote’s plays in 2010 and editing a collection of essays on his works in 2016. Haynes also writes plays and fiction. In 2016, he received the SCMLA Poetry Award ($500) at the South Central Modern Language Association Conference. In 2019, two collections of his poetry were published, Laredo Light (Cyberwit) and Let the Whales Escape (Finishing Line Press)

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ADVANCE PRAISE FOR Heidegger Looks at the Moon by R. W. Haynes

Replete with floor traps and velvet curtains, Haynes’ theater-poems include Texas, Mexico, a conference in Tennessee, a backyard barbecue, and meeting rooms at work among their many interchangeable sets. You’ll watch the duels of characters named, alluded to, and unnamed. You’ll hear the ghosts of Dickinson, Stevens, Shakespeare, and Berryman floating somewhere near the tracked lighting above the stage. Characters named include Heidegger, of course, Jack Ruby, Cicero, Medea, Hurricane Dolly, sometimes central, sometimes walk-ons, sometimes the costume and mask for the unnamed characters or the poet. And you’ll recognize the unnamed characters, those people at work vying for power and career advancement, those writers at conferences needing acclaim. Always startling and unexpected, part of the intrigue is wondering who will appear next and where, at a Texas thrift shop, perhaps? Tragedy and comedy mix. Acts of eloquent end-stopped lines, meter, rhyme and hard-won contemplations give us a glimpse beyond the human mess, like a hawk, “Gliding with dignity, unthought intent, / Like part of the wind itself, its weightless ascent.”

–Suzette Marie Bishop, author of She Took Off Her Wings and Shoes (May Swenson Award), Horse-Minded , and Hive-Mind, teaches Poetry and Creative Writing at Texas A&M International University.

Whether Heidegger ruminates on hopelessness and desperation in downtown Waco, or Cicero rants at Cleopatra and Caesar, Haynes’s well-wrought phrasing and spontaneous wit enliven his speakers throughout Heidegger Looks at the Moon. These meditative poems span the emotional spectrum, showing us a writer of uncommon observational power. The dissolution of Aristotelian form is found in a desert landscape blurred by rain, Gadamer contemplates imagery from Wallace Stevens, the line between the canine and the human is questioned. In this book of musical and philosophical poetry, Haynes not only displays a radiant intellect, but he also ushers us into the hauntings of human interiority, revealing to us both “marvels everywhere” as well as the wounds the “nurse of philosophy” leaves.

–C.H. Gorrie, Editor at Consequence

These are wonderful poems. In the best poetic tradition, they come alive and prod memories through elegant allusions to classical mythology, literature, and popular culture. Thinkers like Heidegger, of course, pop singers like Sam the Sham, writers like Harry Crews, common folk like Big Jake, as well as literary, classical, biblical and historical characters, populate the world found here. R.W. Haynes’ masterful command of language and poetic forms inspires the reader to come on board and enjoy the ride, and we are the richer for traveling along with the poet to Waco or Ft. Stockton, crossing the Rio Grande with Charon, and visiting imagined pasts or literary spaces with Oswald Alving or Chaucer.

–Norma Elia Cantú, Norine R. and T. Frank Murchison Professor of the Humanities, Trinity University, author of Canícula and numerous other works of prose and poetry.

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