#joseph nelson

[roadwanderer]

my lone wanderer, judas

artwork inspired by @kapi-tanka !

[meneeddeadmenyaoi]

A gift for myself as I've gotten to napoleonic fandom for 1000(+3) days🥰!

[putting-eddie-munson-in-places]

Put him in breakfast club <3

don't you forget about him

edit: y'all are so much better at coming up with captions! 💖 (@pedroschka)

[bairdthereader]

Julio Spring, let's have a chat.

I find this man hard to write about because sometimes he makes himself exactly what his son needs, and other times he's almost damagingly quiet. Without knowing too much about Julio's past (I think I've read everything Alice has written about him, but for the purposes of this post I'm going to focus mainly on what we know from the show), it can be hard to parse his motivations and actions. But one thing we know for sure is that Julio is deeply concerned for Charlie.

The most poignant scene between them is obviously when Julio hugs Charlie after Harry's party. He can sense immediately that something is wrong, very wrong, but has the intuition and sensitivity to push aside the intense curiosity he must be feeling about why, or the details of what happened, and addresses the most pressing issue--Charlie's need for comfort and support.

Though we never see it on screen, or even much in the books aside from some narrative flashbacks, this must be a tragically familiar scenario for Julio; after all, he's been through at least a year or more of dealing with the aftermath of the bullying Charlie experiences. How achingly difficult must it be for Julio to repeat "it's going to be okay" to his son when he knows there's a good chance it might not ever be truly okay. The trust that Charlie must have in Julio to allow himself to fall apart in front of him indicates that Julio must have handled those past crises with enough care to make Charlie see him as a safe space. [And we can't assume that Julio is safe for Charlie just because he's his father--Alice makes it clear in other storylines that safety with family is far, far from a given.]

Julio has gone through this enough times that, when it's time to drop Charlie off at the cinema, he's clearly torn between allowing Charlie the freedom he needs, and the space to make his own judgments about what he can handle, versus his parental desire to protect Charlie from harm. The fact that he gives Charlie that space earns him a lot of respect in my eyes.

Afterward, he can tell that the conversation between Charlie and Ben was an antagonistic one, and that his concerns were valid. There's nothing worse as a parent than anticipating hurt for your child and then having that fear come true. But Julio doesn't push, or dig for more. Maybe he should have, but those calls are always hard to make, and even harder to judge from the outside.

A lot of Julio's tender and caring moments happen in the first season, so it's hard to watch in season two when there are many scenes where Julio is so obviously upset, worried, or angry, and yet does nothing. Sometimes, admittedly, it's hard to know what to do, and that's valid, but we need him to try.

We need Julio, who understands Jane and where she's coming from at least a little better than Charlie does, to step in and mediate when she's clearly letting her own past and her parents' critical behavior impact how she's interacting with her son.

We need Julio to follow up on his concern, that niggling worry and doubt that he has, about Charlie not eating and isolating himself.

We need Julio to object when he witnesses Charlie engaging in negative self-talk, to bolster his son with words of support.

Julio Spring is a good dad who cares incredibly deeply for a son he can't always completely understand, but there's room for growth here too. I really hope we get to see that in season 3.

*And fear not, the infamous hanky panky conversation will get its own post.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Joseph Bottoms - The Black Hole (1979)

[glennethph]

Detective Watts has a type.

[behindthesefangirleyes]

I know we all talk about how painful it will be to watch Kit and Joe’s season 3 performances … and it’s 100% real. However, I raise you another painful performance in the future:

Joseph Balderrama as Julio Spring

Think about it. Think about Julio comforting Charlie in the car after the party. Think about how worried he is during drop-off and pick-up at the movie theater.

Worse still, think about the sadness in his eyes as he listens to Nick confront his father about not taking an interest in his life.

Now picture him as Charlie tells his parents about his struggles with eating. We are not prepared, or at least I’m not.

[seaofwine]

the grauballe man - seamus heaney // nocturne - james abbott mcneill whistler // the riverbank field - seamus heaney // by the river - wendy cope // shining night - joseph feely // bluet 134 - maggie nelson

[proustian-dream]

"Towards the Blue Peninsula" o una serie azul de collages de Joseph Cornell.

En orden:

For Angela (manila paper unevenly stained blue), 1969-1970.

Envelope of "Jackie Lane Cinema", 1964.

Robert Cornell, ca. 1914, Nyack, New York, 1966.

Untitled (Tina), mid 1960s.

Untitled (Girl), mid 1960s.

Untitled (wine bottle on shelf), n.d.

Untitled (sun face and pendulum), n.d.

Colombier, or Dovecote, n.d.

[tinyreviews]

Tiny Review: Greedy People 2024. Coen-esque Crime.

Really strong start. Interesting, colorful characters. Rollercoaster murder mystery plot. A ton of good lines. The framing device is odd to me though.  

Really coen-esque. Fans of the crime genre will enjoy this.

Reminds me a lot of Fargo, Pulp Fiction, Red Rock West, Last Stop In Yuma County, LaRoy Texas, Maggie Moore(s), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Logan Lucky.

Greedy People is a 2024 American crime comedy film directed by Potsy Ponciroli and written by Michael Vukadinovich. The film stars Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Simon Rex, Tim Blake Nelson, Joey Lauren Adams, Uzo Aduba, and Jim Gaffigan.

[comicwaren]

From Scarlet Witch Vol. 3 #007

Art by Lorenzo Tammetta, Sara Pichelli and Frank William

Written by Steve Orlando and Jonathan Hickman

[roadwanderer]

the nelson twins take a nap 😴

[geekcavepodcast]

Greedy People Trailer

Rookie cop Will and his partner Terry discover a million dollars while covering up a murder of their own making. After the pair decide to steal the money, the residents of the small island town discover just how far they'll go when lured into a mad dash for the cash.

Greedy People stars Himesh Patel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lily James, Simon Rex, and Tim Blake Nelson

Greedy People hits theaters on August 23, 2024.

[tv-moments]

Poker Face

Season 1, “Escape from Shit Mountain”

Director: Rian Johnson

DoP: Steve Yedlin

[gameofthunder66]

'Tucker & Dale vs. Evil' (2010) film

-watched 8/5/2024- 3 [1/4] stars- on Tubi (free)

85% Rotten Tomatoes

[klutzyghost13]

Kit & Joe Edit

Jonathan Bailey

Heartstopper - Jack Maddox

Bridgerton - Lord Anthony Bridgeton

Fellow Travelers - Tim Laughlin

Joseph Quinn

Stranger Things - Eddie Munson