#just makes me nostalgic in a fun way and i think thats neat

[critterpdf]

good MORNING everyone, i was thinking of my old finn cosplay the other day and decided to draw one of the pics i had of it (and add jake, because i couldnt Not add jake) (he is probably tooting)

[josiedoe]

funny weird fursona from ages past hours while i wanna take this opportunity to share my art, i kinda also wanna reach out to everybody who had cringy neon old fursonas and oc's that they're embarrassed of or feel like they need to shittalk every time they mention them bc "theyre totally better at making characters now i swear!" this is my fursona splash. i've changed sonas a few times, but none of them will be as important to me as her. she's not there yet, but next year in february, on my birthday, she will be 9 years old. i made her feb 22nd of 2015, my 9th birthday. i stopped using her eventually, because i thought i'd grown out of her. i used to show her to people and laugh about how stereotypical of a mary sue she was, how she had a demon AND angel form, how i'd ship her with characters from whatever media i was interested in at the time, how she had super secret sparkle powers that could do anything and how she's "not me anymore" then i remembered how crushed i felt when my friends at the time first started calling her one. i was knee deep at that point in thinking mary sues were dumb, and felt really bad about it when a friend said she was a huge mary sue and how i should probably change her. they even got mad when i said i didnt want to and told me i "couldn't take criticism". ive tried so hard over the years to distance myself from her while trying not to be too hard on her, to enjoy her in an "ironic, more experienced way" and regard her as what NOT to do.

this is the first ever drawing i did of her. another oc of mine turns 9 on my bday, and ill do art of her too, but this is where i made her. she was a drawing of firestar that i got bored drawing and decided to slap some neons on from the ms paint advanced preset colors. as you can see, she hasn't really changed much. her name used to be colordrop, because i had a stuffed bunny around that time with the same name. i think i renamed her to splash because i liked splashkittyartist. is the art good? no. did i really care? not really! i didnt even know it was bad at the time, because it honestly wasn't. i just wasn't as far in my art journey as i am now. im glad i never deleted my deviantart account, and i plan at some point to go through and save the images that are important to me on a google drive of some kind. aslong as im able to remember and keep her, she's an important part of myself. she's still me, just from a different time, and also so much more than that. im not sad about her, not in a nostalgic "i wish i could go back way". im happy, if anything, because i only recently realized we shared a birthday. isn't that cool? to not only have an oc that was made on your birthday, but reaches milestones with you? when she turns 18, i'll be 27. when she's 27, i'll be 36. i think that's pretty neat. i think it's important for every artist, if they struggle with this, to look for their old oc's and fursonas and whatnot from when they were kids and instead of looking at them through a lens of "im better now, do you see how bad i used to be at this whole character making thing though? its funny.", instead be kind to your old creations and go "wow, i had alot of fun with you. i wonder if i can have even more." if you're able to, start using them again. write with them again, even if its small and silly and more out of whimsy and joy than actual plot development. i implore you to be kinder to kid you. even if kid you wasn't very kind themselves. if you would look at another kids drawing and oc and go "wow thats amazing! you're so creative!", then you should regard what you made then with the same enthusiasm. put your own work on the fridge if nobody else did. anyways, ramble over. i'm very passionate about this subject because i lived it, and i deeply enjoy reclaiming what i was made to feel embarrassed of. so moon darkraven, demon wolf with an anime scythe and scene bangs and red eyes and neon colors that don't mix, i think you're doing great. i hope you're doing well, wherever you are now, and that so is the person who made you. happy early birthday to me and my special little gal

[nordsea-horizons]

hi! i just wanted to say that you are absolutely my favorite acnh creator, i always look forward to your posts, as i find so much inspiration from your content. i love your decorating style so much, it’s so simple and almost nostalgic. i always look forward to visiting your islands, i enjoy them immensely, they give me such a warm and comforting feeling. so thank you for that!

i think it’s super neat that nordsea is your forever island. i was wondering if you would be able to post a picture of every map from each version of nordsea you’ve finished thus far. i think it would be fun to see all the different versions next to each other, to see how many ways you can design the same island. i’ve never even finished one island, but you’ve finished so many, with the same exact canvas. your creativity and talent truly knows no bounds!! :)

hii, tysm for this super sweet message😭💛 i appreciate your support so so much, thank you for taking time to write this to me😳🥺💕 sharing my islands and talking about them on here brings me a lot of comfort and makes me enjoy the game so much more!! im happy to be here and i do truly appreciate anyone who stops by my blog💛 the fact that it can be a comforting place for others and not just myself makes me feel so happy😭

now the reason it took me a minute to respond to this ask is bc of this post request! i dont mind at all if anyone wants to make a post suggestion like this, its all good and fun, but.. you really got me here😂 i dont loooove my maps in general and im also sadly terrible at saving the ones from nordsea bc the da has been the same for two years now so i dont need to keep track u know👀 i already know i dont have every single one saved so im sorry about that! however i will do this for sure with as many maps as i can find, im working on it now💕

this is the oldest map i have of nordsea! you can still see the original version and im always surprised bc this is not at all the map i would pick today👀 but yea, thats the base, i’ll get back to you on the rest😅💛

[everythingsinred]

Okay with the character bingo, I must inquire about your fandoms bc I don't want to be like "ahh what do you think of this fine lad"

And you being like :/ idk who that is nice bird tho

Like that would be kinda funny, but also it would be neat to hear about your other fandoms than GA. Like I've seen Go Piss Girl (Gossip Girl, but the only thing I know about that show is that meme 😅), The Office, something to do with spies? And one with characters that have big ol eyes but idk what it is.

In any case, for the time being, what your thoughts about ✨Mikan✨? My impression of her has changed a lot over the years, I first thought she was annoying but now I'm just kinda sad for her :,)

hi!!

yeah i dont watch owl house but im pretty sure thats hunter? if its not im sorry i only know what i see on my dash in passing lol. nice bird tho (hehe)

yeah i like gossip girl! i was at the height of that when i was 13 but its a nostalgic show for me. its not a show that i think too much abt ig. mostly i just quote it all the time w my sister. i have a gossip girl character as my icon now bc i like having matching icons w my sister! we like to switch through fictional friendships/sibling dynamics. 

i also LOVE the office and also all sitcoms of that nature (i love parks and rec, superstore, new girl, etc. i love funny shows that focus on sentimental relationships that end up making me ugly cry. i think the office might be my fav but tbh i thought that abt superstore AND new girl before so idk if i even have a fav).

spy x family is a new anime im into these days! its found family and very cute!

and show w big eyes... im not sure which one u mean hhh. i like a lot of anime, my favs being ga (ofc), jibaku shounen hanako-kun, and fruits basket. im also really into the webtoon hooky, which is abt witches.

anyway mikan time:

ONE OF MY FAV CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME. i talk abt natsume all the time so it might feel like hes my all time fav, but he and mikan actually share that place in my heart. 

yes similarly i also felt she was annoying when i first watched the anime (i was twelve when i first got into it). at such a young age i had a tendency to get irritated with the female mcs in media (internalized misogyny, etc) and mikan was 1. loud 2. bold 3. stupid, which are naturally unforgivable traits for a character to have (sarcasm). when i rewatched/reread at 14 i realized that i was looking at her all wrong. around the time i started observing the ga tumblr fandom around age 15 (i only recently started being active in the ga fandom bc i was too nervous before), there was a pervasive idea that mikan was a mary sue.

UGH so let me go off real quick. i will talk way more abt mikan in my next nm essay, but ill summarize some of my ideas briefly for this. mikan’s arc is all about feeling useful, having agency, and how best to help others. she is maybe one of the few characters who undergoes OVERWHELMINGLY negative character development. i dont mean she was flanderized or ruined, i mean that this little girl started developing the idea that she should smile all the time and hide all her negative feelings in order to make OTHERS feel better. this is not good! but its treated like its good, like thats the best choice she can make (this is the actual reason that i only ship her romantically w natsume actually, but ill go into that in my essay). it can be fun for a character to devolve, to make the wrong choice, but this change wasnt treated that way.

another issue is i genuinely HATE mikan having the stealing alice. she should never have had the stealing alice. do i realize thats more than half the manga im talking about? YES. it completely upended her character arc. her nullification alice was so understated! she felt like it was useless and was SO insecure about it. then all of a sudden she has the stealing alice, which can be dangerous, but definitely cannot be called “useless” and her story about uselessness/having a “boring” alice just. falls short. yukas story w the stealing alice was so meaningful and impactful on its own. mikan ALMOST being the next yuka couldve been compelling if it didnt ruin the set-up that the entire first half of the manga was focusing on. 

anyway mikan is NOT a mary sue for the above reasons. she is not effortlessly perfect. many people in the manga call her plain. she can be really stupid. she doesnt always save the day. in fact, other people often have to save her, making her feel useless (which is why she shouldve saved natsume. they were each other’s key to resolving arcs and yet. and YET.) she can be loud, brash, bold, and often says the wrong things. she has a really apparent character arc and calling her a mary sue ignores all that. ppl who think mikan is a mary sue are my worst enemy and i will fist fight them.

now ill talk a little about mikan in fanfics bc i think its worth mentioning, especially since i filled out that square abt her being done dirty. like i said, mikan is stupid. im not insulting her. some people are stupid. shes not good at academics. shes a lot more sporty than she is brainy. she rushes to conclusions and doesnt always think things through. shes not really a rational person all the time. fanfics often treat this stupidity as a negative trait to be fixed. maybe shes stupid when shes little but she’ll be a genius when she gets older! look how smart she is now! instead of just letting her be dumb. she has other traits, like deep empathy, athleticism, passion, optimism, that are often sacrificed in fanfic in order to make room for her made up intelligence. 

mikan in fanfic (especially if shes supposed to be older) is often painted as more subdued than her loud manga counterpart, more often cynical, introverted, skeptical, etc., and ALWAYS pretty even if SHE doesnt see it (despite being described often as plain in the manga). i have some theories about this. 

1: western fans are more comfortable making mikan like a western mc than one more typical of anime. if u think abt what a typical western female lead looks like, she’s usually less feminine, “not like other girls,” a smart bookworm who is cynical and rational. this is familiar so i think a lot of western fanfic writers end up leaning mikan this way even at the cost of making her unrecognizable. so mikan being stupid and loud and optimistic are all traits to be fixed, bc theyre not as familiar in a lead role. 

2. fans want to have a mature mikan, and they think theres no way she can keep her childish traits, like stupidity, boldness, impulsiveness, and idealism, and NOT be a child. i find that ridiculous. why cant mikan be a giddy, happy, upbeat adult? why does she have to lose all the traits that make her mikan in order to demonstrate maturity? 

3. i might be off base with all of these, but this one... i feel the most strongly about. mikan is the main character. in a lot of stories, the reader is invited to relate to the main character, to project onto her. often, the main character is vague or universal BC imagining her as you is the whole point. fanfic (especially the older fanfic) turns mikan into that easily recognizable and relatable mc we can insert ourselves into. 

anyway i have a lot more thoughts on mikan, way more than i could ever say in one post (which is why im doing an essay series) but these are some basic thoughts i have. im sorry its so long. 

[veeranger]

can you maybe talk about Va-11 Hall-A? you talking about it a little made me remember i had to play it so i did and I liked it a lot and would like to hear your opinions as I respect you

its only been a few days but i think ive reached all the conclusions about the game i need to. i think VA-11 HALL-A is a really good game and a great visual novel yes its a visual novel dont @ me im right. actually i think its funny the game tells you to curl up with a blanket and snacks like its gunna be a chill relaxing experience because like tonally speaking its kind of not. theres some heavy shit in the game especially near the end and its not the kind of light chatting simulator you might think it is. not saying i think its a stressful game or anything but i alwys thought that was funny. 

anyway heres my real thoughts. im gunna put it under a readmore for spoilers after a certain point

oh also make sure you play the prologue chapter and the anna demo. those are extremely important despite being hidden behind a nondescript menu icon that the game makes no effort to tell you about. thats genuinely my only complaint about the game 

there’s a quote by mike pondsmith, the creator of the cyberpunk ttrpg about how cyberpunk “...can not be about saving the world. You’re saving yourself or your community. The stakes have to be something that involves the player. You can’t just say, ‘The world is craptastic and you can’t do anything about it.’ No. You don’t have to save the world, but you need to be able to save your mother or the apartment you and your friends live in.” 

and i think that ideology was, intentionally or otherwise, probably otherwise because im pretty sure pondsmith gave this quote a few years after VA-11 HALL-A came out, very clearly captured in this story. Jill and her friends live in this terrible shitty city in a terrible shitty world but thats just the setting yknow. glitch city is a backdrop to tell a series of small scale personal stories, not about “surviving in a hellish dystopian” but just...living in the real world. thats just real life for these people you know. every story told in the game is very personal. nobody is blowing up corporate buildings or igniting a revolution its just like, dorothy reconciling her anxieties about being close to her mother, alma’s family troubles, stella and sei’s mutuals traumas and their close relationship, Jill’s grappling with her own life choices. its nothing crazy its very pedestrian and lowkey, its not exactly something you’d expect from a game with CYBERPUNK stamped on the subtitle but it fits the genre extremely well. 

if nothing else VA-11 HALL-A is extremely well grounded in the reality its set in, everything feels lived in and real, like glitch city is a real place you could go to or something. all those newspaper articles about big events right next to articles about some lilim idol or reruns of a nostalgic anime and the danger/u/ posts about weird conspiracies and arguments about stupid weeb shit it just creates a wholesale sense of realism. i once saw someone complain that in persona 5, you only ever hear other students and people in the streets of tokyo talk about whatever is currently happening in the story and at the time i dismissed it as nitpicking but after VA-11 HALL-A i understand that a little better, it creates a game world that only revolves around the player’s actions and story as opposed to a world that keeps turning on its own that your character just so happens to live in. the story of the game might be about Jill and her friends but the world itself is not centered on them, it doesn’t even know they exist. that’s just excellent worldbuilding imo. 

now at this point i want to talk about Jill’s story and please if you haven’t played  VA-11 HALL-A yet and are reading this and you have any thoughts about playing the game please stop here and go play it first I don’t want to spoil this really good story for you.

man i really liked Jill’s story. i had no idea it was coming so the whole thing sidelined me as much as it did Jill when she heard that Lenore died. the way every aspect of the story was handled was so good. i felt the same way Jill did when she lashed out at Gaby for lashing out at her, i felt the same regret she did after she calmed down and realized she screamed at a grieving little girl and i felt the same kind of anxiety she felt when she had a second chance to talk to Gaby and make things right. every note of the story hit for me and it was just good good good. i liked that Jill was able to come to terms with her own poor choices without hoisting all the blame on herself or absolving herself of any wrongdoing either, i liked that she was able to move on and free herself from feeling shackled to her past but was still able to say that she loved Lenore and still does. i liked that it was a gay story even if it was tragic, it was respectful and well written. i also just love love loved how she was able to reconcile with Gaby and start being her big sister again. obviously if you know me you know that’s something i love and so i was extremely pleased with how they were able to continue that relationship. 

just yknow...its like pondsmith said. you cant save the world but you need to be able to save your mother or the apartment you and your friends live in. Jill is able to save herself, save Gaby, not from dying or anything but just like...just from pain yknow. she helps Dorothy save herself and commit to wanting to be with her mother and that in turn helps Anna. she helps Stella and Sei find closure for a traumatic experience in their lives. But even then she can’t save the bar, or save everyone she loves from living in a horrible world. VA-11 HALL-A still closes down in the end but hopefully if you mixed your drinks right everyone you love is able to move forward a little better than how you found them and i think thats pretty damn cool. VA-11 HALL-A is a really good story and its a neat little game. 

oh also i loved Anna she was such a fun presence. make sure you play the Anna chapter after you beat the game!

[simptasia]

Cats 2019 😌

Oh, thank you, I’m gonna gush about this movie without even a DROP of that “i knoooow it’s bad” stuff, y’all know that I know. Okay maybe a few drops sneak in, in a back handed way, but MOSTLY this is me gushing and fawning

For context, since i’m putting this in the tag, the prompt was this was somebody gives me a topic and I respond with what i like about it. Like, the opposite of that “send me a thing and i’ll tell you what i hate about it” one

sometimes, like half the time, the CGI actually slaps. like, the close ups are amazing. proper look at some of these cats and it’s like, wow

mr. mistoffelees is precious. he’s my favourite and he’s adorable and his song makes me cry! specifically the bit where old deut is back and it cuts to his happy “oh my gosh i did it” face. triumphant! heck, i just like that whole song, as like the character thing that it is. and yeah anyways, misto is a cutie pie, he’s so shy and awkward and nervous, i wuv him uwuwu

misto is my fave but munkustrap is actually the best character in this movie. i cannot gush enough about robbie fairchild’s acting, singing and dancing in this. he is the backbone of this movie and i adore him! there’s a reason i’ve reblogged a bagillion gifsets of him being so expressionate, he’s so good! you can tell robbie loves being a part of this. and like, very often munku will absolutely be the best aspect of a scene

plus he’s beautiful too. munku, misto, victoria. beautiful kitties

now that i’ve adjusted to the art style, i find these kitties adorable. i love the ears and tails, they make me happy. i like how misto’s tail curls and the movement of everybody’s ears

i really like the music, shoulda mentioned that first. like, when its good, its really good. memory is of course a powerhouse. skimbleshanks is the movie’s highlight, so fucking good. i like mr. misto’s song, fight me. jellicle cats is a fucking bop. rumpleteazer & mungojerrie, I Just Like It. robbie’s performance in... well the whole movie... but also in old deuteronomy is beautiful and soothing. i’ve actually gotten every song in this stuck in my head.... SKIIIIIMBLEEEESHAAAANKS THE RAAAAILWAAAY CAT

legit, making that number include tap dancing was an actual stroke of genius and i cannot praise steven mcrae enough. whomst is also australian, im so proud. i also like skimble’s pants

OH ALSO regarding the music, another thing i love about this movie is that it introduced me to the concept of this musical. i never had any exposure to cats the musical before this movie happened. all i knew before was a couple of references i saw and i had heard memory. but i didn’t know that memory was from cats. and like, think of all the great songs i wouldn’t be aware of if this movie never happened. i’ve also, by extension, become enamoured with the 1998 version of cats too. because of this! i wouldn’t have had a reason to care before! i had no interest! so besides the fact that i actually do like this movie, there’s that

this is true of the stage musical thing, but a lot of cute and fun character moments are gleaned from like background stuff and facial expressions, that sorta thing and i find it really fun to notice stuff (or see somebody else point stuff out). like it’s all very simple but still with some depth, ya know?

the dancing in this is so good. so so good. especially munku because his actor is a magnificent dancer. it’s also funny and cute how misto clearly isn’t as good a dancer as everybody else, so they have him doing clumsy doofy stuff in the background. but im not insulting laurie davidson’s dancing, he’s actually good considering he had to learn for this movie. i just have to praise the dancing in this movie because i’ve seen people say that “the dancing isn’t impressive in this movie because it’s CGI” and i WILL EAT YOU WHOLE. no n no no people HAVE to know that the actors are actually doing that. robbie and francesca are professional ballet dancers, most of the people in this are. the movements are real, they just painstakingly overlayed CGI cat stuff over it. the stuff that isn’t real is like, stuff humans can’t do, like the big fuck off leaps, they used wires for that

Rumpleteazer’s Lesbian Energy Is Palpable

Munkustrap’s Chemistry With Everybody Is Stunning

victoria, misto and munku are OT3 and they’re bicons in my heart

oh i already mentioned the music but i just wanna say i think beautiful ghosts is a lovely song/motif/character thing. i haven’t mentioned victoria much, i think she’s rather sweet in a like endearingly dumb way. and her singing and dancing is, of course, lovely

the sets are practical, they built that! bruh

i have to give my respect to the poor overworked effects artists who worked on this movie. they were pushed so hard and for so long and i think they did a great job and they don’t deserve even a drop of the scorn they have received

i love misto’s jacket, it’s so good. and the pencil as a wand is clever!

the last scene is refered to as a living hell by a lot of people but i love it because just. watch munku’s face the whole time. so good. just watch munkustrap, he makes everything better

ooh on that note, i like how they made it so munk lives in a flat thats literally right by the junkyard. i find that a nice touch and fitting

i like the nuzzles <3 (furthermore i love how misto is so much taller than victoria so he has to bend down so far for a couple of those nuzzles)

i dunno, you can tell most of the people doing this were like really into it, like really loved doing this movie. like these performances are good, y’all! and like, these cats come across as so happy to hanging out and dancing and being together (for the most part, there is bickering and... cattiness too) that it’s like infectious. it makes me smile!

and there’s like a bagillion little things here and there that i like, like my list could go on even more. for example, shout out to that one cat that kept smiling when skimble was spinning upwards into the air (due to being kidnapped) probably under the assumption that skimble can just fucking do that djksakjdsa

so yeah i can’t exactly call this a Good Movie but i can genuinely call it a movie i enjoy, that i adore even, because i’ve never liked anything ironically in my life! also im autistic and this has become my special interest, so choo choo, this trains a chugging. i’m having a lot of fun, and i think that’s good enough

and i feel like it’s already on it’s way to becoming the world’s most expensive cult classic. like, friends getting together and watching it and having a good time, for one reason or another. and i like that. i hope in like 5 to 10 years time, people are gonna be endeared and nostalgic for cats 2019, cuz that’d be neat

[asexualzoro]

Cradles + Freak by Sub Urban, Blue Monday by Orgy, Blood//Water + Dirty by Grandson, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac, Yuve Yuve Yu by the HU (there's a version w/ english lyrics), Smooth + Into The Night by Santana, Dance Macabre + Square Hammer + Rats by Ghost BC, Novocaine by the Unlikely Candidates, Vertigo by U2, Still Feel by Half-Alive, Deeper Deeper by One OK Rock, Carnival Of Rust + My Dark Disquiet by Poets Of The Fall, Closer by Lemaitre, (sorry about sending 2 asks chock full of songs).

i listened to these while scrolling thru tumblr / playing subway surfers (yeah.) so i was less focused and thus have less detailed thoughts. still here they are

Cradles by Sub Urban

neat!! a little creepy and discordant in a fun way. ill probably be back for this on a slow music week

Freak by Sub Urban

also creepy and discordant in a fun way

Blue Monday by Orgy

cool!!!!! i liked the vibes on this one

Blood//Water by grandson

SAME HERE this one was very cool

Dirty by grandson

i liked this one too! i think it sounded a little similar to the song before (i mean, same artist at all, that happens w some artists) so it bored me a little, but it sounds nice

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

im not particularly big on this sort of sound or fleetwood mac. music thats this instrumentally uncomplicated just feels sort of empty. it sounds nice tho i only listened to a verse and a chorus

Yuve Yuve Yu by the HU (there's a version w/ english lyrics),

also sounds neat! i like the violin. i dont listen to enough songs with violin

Smooth by Santana

my dad’s band used to sing this song so listening to it made me feel nostalgic but also the original sounds. wrong.

Into The Night by Santana

oh i liked this!!!! i liked the guy’s voice. i added it to my playlist

Dance Macabre by Ghost

fun but not varied enough instrumentally. i liked the chorus

Square Hammer by Ghost

also nice! but i think this band’s just not quite instrumentally varied / lyrically quick enough to be engaging for me

Rats by Ghost

same as before. they all are nice but feel little empty.

Novocaine by the Unlikely Candidates

i liked this!! especially the chorus. i was bopping along most of the song. ill probs come back to it on another week when i have less songs to add bc i like it but i added plenty of songs i liked more

also i exclusively picked up the jumpy sneakers powerup in subway surfers while this is playing which is my least favorite powerup. not strictly relevant but i wanted you to know i think this song is cursed. or perhaps this game just agrees with me its a song worth bouncing along to?

Vertigo by U2

neat! also a little unvaired for me but i liked it

Still Feel by Half-Alive

i know this song! it’s in my playlist already i like it. half alive makes nice music

Deeper Deeper by One OK Rock

I USED TO LOVE THIS SONG IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I LOST IT AND COULDNT REMEMBE THE TITLE DO YOU KNOW HOW EXCITED I AM YOU BROUGHT IT BACK TO ME??

its not quite my taste anymore but god im so excited to see it again

Carnival Of Rust by Poets Of The Fall

i was like eh on this on the first verse but when eh chorus hit and it got like much louder and more exciting i loved that

My Dark Disquiet by Poets Of The Fall

same with this tho i liked this one a lot more than the last one

Closer by Lemaitre

i liked this one too!! probably one of my favorites on this list

don’t apologize for sending me two asks!! i appreciate it, and there wasn’t a single song i didnt enjoy!!

[haojun]

All Yours Final Thoughts & Song Ranking <3

Work has kept me busy so pls ignore how late this is ok? ok thx. Teehee she's Very Long so i added a cut... let me know if we share any opinions or if u wanna share ur own thoughts... my ask box is always open and i love a good ask abt the boys...

Dear my universe - very soft and feels like a welcome home hug :') I genuinely love that the album starts with a song like this... im very full of love for miss dear my universe (((((tinie bit of rocky vocals do help boost her up the ranks))))) [ #6 ]

Butterfly Effect - do not TOUCH ME i love this song SO MUCH i actually replayed her three times in a row on my first listen through of the album :'-( the beat? the vocals? the rocky??????? ((((i swear im still mj biased guys i just have Rockgie Brain this cb)))) This song feels like something you play when you are feeling nostalgic i can't explain why but... overall i would die for miss butterfly effect ten times over <3 [ #2 ]

ONE - ok don't come for me, i love her, but she was not what i was expecting!!! and thats ok!!!!!! i love her a lot!!! i just prefer other songs on the album! I will say i absolutely love the like "we come as woooooo" part where they wiggle their hands in the choreo :-) I have many things to say abt how little justice mr myungie got this title but i digress...(((((do not speak to me abt sir rocky's parts i will go into cardiac arrest if i think about it for too long)))) [ #9 ]

Someone Else - !!!!!!!!!!!! "just wanna be your star" you already are!!!! and i love all 6 of you!!!!!! Myungie vocals are Very Much Hitting in this one and i am Living Breathing Rejoicing!!!! also the very first like 10~ish seconds of the song is so neat!!! very fun!!! the last high note myungie hits at the very end of the song has healed me!! ~gotta go gotta go~ [ #7 ]

SNS - i think this song really showcases Dongmin's soft vocals beautifully!!!!!! the soda can opening sound was so cute i love it so much its my fav part of the song ngl.... I have nothing to say except: summer bop! i have fun listening to this song! I bet they had fun recording it! Its very happy and fun and it suits dongmin's vocals the best out of all the other songs imo so i am VERY MUCH IN LOVE WITH HER!!!!!!! [ #5 ]

All Good - IM GONNA SAY IT: SHE DESERVED TO BE THE TITLE!!!!!! ARE U KIDDING ME?????? ARE U K I D D I N G ME WITH THIS SONG!!!! ITS SO GOOD!!!!!! ITS UPBEAT!!!! ITS FUN!!!!! IT REMINDS ME OF BABY!!!! LIKE BABY'S OLDER SISTER THAT TANS ALL SUMMER AND WEARS GLITTERY MAKEUP AND DANCES AROUND THE HOUSE!!!! I PLAY THIS SONG ON LOOP!!! I CANNOT TELL U HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SONG IT GIVES ME SO MUCH HAPPINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INSTANT FAVORITE!!!! NOTHING CAN TOUCH HER!!!! I COULD GO ON BUT I WILL SAVE U FROM MORE GUSHING!!!!!!!!!!! [ #1 favorite ]

All Stars - EVERYTHING IS OKAY! EVERY TIME IS OKAY! EVERYONE IS OKAY! pls this song is so fun too god i would jam to this in the car with my friends goin to the summer 4H fair and that's just the BEST VIBE!!!! i really don't have anything to say but jinwoo yellin everything is okay made me believe it :-) [ #8 ]

Our Spring - sanha vocals PLS he really stole the show :''-) he has grown so much as a singer and it SHOWS!!!!! i love bin's parts in this song too i think this kind of song really goes well with bin's voice idk im not a singer or musician by any means but i just feel like they match well!!!! she is overall a song i am definitely gonna put on my cleaning playlist!!! [ #10 ]

Stardust - i will really lose it if i think too much about this song bc i truly love it so MUCH.... i love the more ballad-y songs they do and this one did not Disappoint.... "baby you are stardust" dongmin pls my heart can't take it :-( also sanha's voice fits this song PERFECTLY i could listen to his parts alone on loop! This is a stargazing song and not just bc of the name but the Vibes Alone.... very sweet and warm and a little bit like a kiss on the forehead <3 miss stardust, my beloved [ #3 ]

Gemini - Myungie helped a lot with the creation of this song so ofc im very emotional about it!!!! he did so WELL!!!! this song is right up there with bloom for me and that's really sayin smth bc i *still* cry when i watch that one bloom stage (u kno the one...) this song makes me want to cry but in a good way!!!! i love astro so much and i am so proud of them and listening to this song.... sigh.... it feels like they are singing specifically for us with this one ((( i kno they sing for aroha always but i mean especially this song feels that way))) [ # 4 ]

[rhimorechill]

1-30 can i just have your opinion on all of them please

KDHSKHFKFB whoever u are anon ur actually my only follower ever

1. are you of the “tom nook is a crook” or “tom nook is an honest businessman” opinion ?

HES AN HONEST BUSINESSMAN !!! ur loans have NO interest and he was handing out 100k interest/month for a good while there !!!!! the only reason it dropped to 10k is b/c i accidentally made a mil while tryna get dreamies ok. the whole "nook inc owns the entire island" thing is KINDA WEIRD but like ! i mean. its still a pretty sweet deal

2. do you play as yourself or a made up character ?

i play as me !! and then everyone tells me my character is cute which ROCKS

3. where is your house located ?

well CURRENTLY. its just at the center of the island. but once i get terraforming (which will be as soon as i get lolly, mitzi, and purrl) it will be on its own little island in the middle of the island

4. who were your first villagers ?

hamlet and renee ! and bea and agent s and broccolo. oh and quillson. theyre all gone now but i moved bea into a friends island so i can visit her later !!

5. preferable method of earning bells ?

turnip runs babey !!! srsly i will pay like 500k tips and make a million in PROFIT (per run !!) its fucking awesome. i never use turnip exchange tho that shit website always stops telling me where i am in the queue

6. what villager personalities do you typically get along best with ?

i love all of them. so much. normal and lazy villagers might take the cake, but ankha was on my island for 2 days and nearly stole my heart, so snooty villagers r up there too. smug villagers ? like i mostly have experience w raymond b/c i fucking HATED quillson and keaton n ed i barely paid attention to (ed gets points tho. he shares my bday) but that goddamn nerd has a war with slugs. we love to see it. peppy villagers rock (i have THREE on my island rn... but ugh i gotta kick out merry sometime..... i love her but i just !! have too many). i CANNOT hate jock villagers those guys just wanna work out !!! and talk abt working out !!!! theyve done nothing wrong in their whole lives. uchi villagers are great too and cranky villagers r trying their best !!! every villager is good is what im saying. even quillson (i guess)

7. who is your current best friend in the game ?

MGHGSHGD felicity or raymond !!! they send me mail all the time and also i really like raymond. b/c hes such a fucking NERD of an accountant. and felicity was the first of my dreamies to move in so im 💚 when it comes to her...... SOMEDAY. lolly will also be my bff. lolly come home

8. is there a villager you want to get rid of ?

MERRY WHITNEY VELMA. PLEASE GO AWAY. U R ALL SWEETIES BUT NONE OF U MADE THE CUT. ONLY ONE OF U IS EVEN A CAT. (if you want whitney or velma pls dm me !!! someone asked for merry already but id love for them to be on islands where ppl love em)

9. do you hoard a lot of items ?

YES. i did a purge the other day and laid a fuckton of items out to give away. it did not fit and i had to shove some on the cliffs. i still have a big pile waiting to be taken. meanwhile my storage gets new items added

10. take medicine or save & restart ?

medicine is for chumps.

11. where is your favorite spot in your village ?

HMMMM i rlly like my entrance !!!! its rlly neat and has green AND pink mums + trees..... and fencing and a path. IDK i worked hard on it and think it turned out rlly well !!!! other than that maybe my shopping area ? i dont have terraforming yet so theres a lot i Havent Gotten To wrt my island (like my cliffs are almost entirely undeveloped b/c i havent placed any inclines. so theres no pathing)

12. what achievement do you want to hit the most ? (ex: golden equipment, all fish / bugs, etc)

its not REALLY an achievement but i want all my dreamies real bad. after that i want a 5 star island !! i would like a lily of the valley. or 20.

13. do you know any secret tips ?

HMMM i dont think so ?? i dont really know any secrets. ive been trying out campsite cycling and it has Not been going well tho. if u need tips on tting to move villagers out or smthn i can help w that !! this is such a vague q that im like DO i know smthn ??? that is a secret ?????? i also vaguely know abt *m**b* sp**f*ng but im not allowed to do that soooo. thats a pipe dream. fun fact: its not a secret but gardening is SO fucking complicated theres genetics n shit. its wild. thank god someone straight up gave me blue roses so i dont have to go thru that shit. also do not tt backwards when dealing with turnips. not even 30 mins to save ur 600+ prices frm closing time. They Will Change

14. who are your dreamies ?

THESE CATS (i know major shocker from tumblr user pumakittycat. app is acnh life)

15. favorite furniture item ?

HMMMM THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. maybe mum cushions ? those r cute as fuck. i love every flower item, honestly, frm garden wagons to flower stands to pansy tables to hycanith lamps to. idk the bonsai shelf ? i have one of those. i also love my sea globe. its great. WAIT DO RUGS AND WALLS/FLOORS COUNT THERES NO QUESTIONS ABT THOSE i love so many FUCKING items. also autumn woods wall, if ur out there,

16. favorite clothing item / outfit ?

my green clover dress !!!! its the best thing EVER. my full outfit also consists of a silver tiara, a cherry blossom pouchette, white fishnets, and green rubbertoed sneakers. and, ofc, clover facepaint. ALSO FOR CONTEXT. my island is named clover bay thats why im like Clover Time. Theyre Important To The Aesthetic. im also an aro bitch who loves overall dresses. b/c they slap

17. favorite museum room ?

I LOVE THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY ROOM do not even TALK to me unless ur the butterfly room in the museum THERES SO MANY AT ALL TIMES ITS SO NICE

18. cedar, fruit, or palm tree ?

FRUIT. i literally chopped down every single hardwood tree on my island and replaced them w orange trees

19. favorite fruit ?

.......Oranges

20. favorite fish ?

HM. bitterling has a special place in my heart for being my Only fish model. whale sharks also rock tho. and thats only of the ones ive caught !!! i also love frogs, turtles, and obligatorily catfish. oh and seahorses and bettas

21. favorite bug ?

HM. ladybugs maybe. and both birdwings ! maybe also emperors butterflies. possibly others as well

22. favorite flower breed ?

MUMS !!!!!

23. favorite crossbred rare flower breed + color ?

GREEN MUMS.

24. favorite villager personality ?

havent we been over this ? im a dumb bitch who likes all of them way too much

25. favorite time of day to play ?

i uh. play. all the time. i tt a Lot tho so i like setting my time to 1pm ? idk it Feels like a good time

26. favorite special visitor event or reward ? (ex: selecting an art piece from redd, aiding guliver and getting a special item, etc)

SAHARAH. im obsessed w the fucking rugs and the tickets and the lottery. i also love celeste, and gulliver has a spot on the faves list for providing lucky cats sometimes (also a fave item) and for having been to space

27. favorite kk song ?

call me basic, but bubblegum kk plays at all times in my living room

28. favorite animal crossing game ?

ACNH lmao. i never really sat down and got Dedicated to city folk, which is the only other game ive played

29. if you’ve played animal crossing before, are there any animals you’re nostalgic for ? if this is your first game, has any animal in particular left some effect on you ?

ROVERRRRR come home :( also harriet.... i Miss Her. and resetti (i REFUSE to use rescue services dont @ me). and also the bus driver guy who took u to the city. If You Were An NPC In City Folk I Miss You Now

30. share a story from your gameplay

SO. i love the little alien easter egg. i set up a photoshoot and made like a little storyline abt the aliens and stuff. i even got a flying saucer and put that down and used it. and every fucking time !!!! i do shit with aliens !!!!!!! gulliver shows up on my beach. i know he went to space in cf n stuff (I GOT FLAVOR TEXT ONE TIME-- DURING NH-- ABT HIM NOT WANTING TO GO BACK EVEN) so i think its fucking hilarious that the aliens show up.... so does he

[pbandjesse]

We are sitting in the car waiting for James to get his bike all attached to the back. Which is taking a little while but that's okay. I'm just really tired. We just finished dinner with his family again and it was excellent and a lot of fun. But we did a lot today and I am just really looking forward to sleep. 

I did sleep okay last night. But I heard everyone awake around 9 so I got up too. 

To find that the water was turned off. Because one of the water heaters in the building broke. Dang. So I washed my face and brushed my teeth with my water bottle. 

I felt pretty good. James and Jess were having coffee. And James had scones baking for us. I finished getting dressed. And soon Jess was sitting with me and we were doing our makeup together. It was fun. 

Eventually we headed out and walked over to the café for real breakfast. 

And it was good. And I am glad we have two nice cafés in walking distance. But mostly I was just really happy to be with Jess. I'm sad she's going home tomorrow because this weekend has been excellent. 

Once we were done with breakfast we headed back to the house to get the car. 

Off to the thrift stores we went. They were calling for snow but it only lasted a few minutes once we were inside and then it was just horrible rain. But that was okay. 

I had an interaction that upset me a little though and could have dampened my whole day but I saved it. Through kindness. Me and Jess were looking at stuff and went over to the toys and another girl our age was looking took and she found a baby furby. And I was so upset I didn't find it first but excited for her. And her boyfriend came over and was like I saw that! And I said to them it's a lamb baby and they are my favorite and if you don't get it I will. And he said they are trying to fix some furbies right now and I was like that's so cool. And was trying to be positive but then she shot me a look and was putting off this vibe like she was upset with me. Like I was trying to take that furby from her. And I wasnt! I was just excited. So we walked away. 

But then I was sad. And Jess went to look at shirts while I looked at coats. But I was sad and trying to shake it. 

But I told Jess why I was sad and shook it off best I could and we went to look at dressed. 

We loaded up this cart. Just everything we even only kind of liked went in the cart. It was hilarious. I went around the corner to the other dresses and there the girl who got the furby was. And I decided to reach out and have a conversation. Turns out she sells nostalgic 80s and 90s toys on ebay! And I told her about my Instagram and now we follow each other. And I told her if she posts furbies I'll make a post about it! It was so nice and it made me feel 1000% better. 

Once me and Jess decided we had enough things we went to the dressing room. Jess went first and I organized the cart so our stuff was easier to grab. She tried on some ridicules things I picked out for her. And many just silly things she found. But she found some stuff she looked beautiful in and it was just really fun to see what she found. I tried things on a lot quicker even though I had about the same amount of stuff. I ended up getting a couple dresses and skirts. But my main great find of the day was an LL Bean jacket in light blue that I am so obsessed with. Im going to wear it tomorrow. It was a maybe at first and I actually put it back because its a little big. But I couldnt stop thinking about it and it was only $7.  

The line to check out was very long. So we wandered around for a while longer. Jess found this really neat faux antique mirror but it would have been a huge production to get it to New York. So after much hemming and hawing it was left. But I did find a kneeling chair and I have wanted one for as long as I can remember so that was a well spent $15. We spent a good amount of money but we got so much stuff. Including 2 really great pairs of shoes. One are beetle boots in blue velvet with buttons, and the other are leather shoes with sherpa interior that spills out and they are while but incredible. Im really jazzed about them.

We finished up there and it was raining. But we got to the car in one piece and headed to the small goodwill down the street. I do not like this goodwill. I find them rude. But we each got one good thing. She got a bottle shaped like a fish and I got those hand gripper exercise things I wanted. But I got really upset because there was an amazing vintage suitcase I wanted to buy that didnt have a price ad that goodwill wont just go to the back and find out and they have signs about it all over. And I was just really bummed. And they were like. Well you could try again tomorrow. And my feelings are this store, of all the good wills Ive been too, has the highest amount of unpriced stuff I have seen. And they wont sell it without a price! But they also wont put a price on it. Like guys. You are just wasting everyones time. You continue to be the worst goodwill. It sucks. 

So I just felt upset and wanted to go. We wanted a snack so off we went to the amish market. Except somehow I chose the wrong one? this was not the one I had been to before. It was very strange. But we did find one and I got a pretzel and she got a pickle and it was nice to walk around for a coupe minutes before we were back on the road. 

We went to the other goodwill. But honestly I was a little burnt out on shopping. I didnt want to look at anymore clothes. She did get a pretty excellent planter and I got an amazing 4 set of plates shaped like sea shells. They are great. But thats all we got. And that was just fine.

We went to a diner for a late lunch. It was so cute and chrome. My favorite type of diner. The food was good but alll very hot. And I was starting to get tired. 

We were about to be on our way home when I remeberd one of the things I wanted to accompish today was getting more snails and maybe a second frog and a heater. So we tried a pet store near where we were. No luck. So into Towson we went where we had great luck. I got 3 black snails. The same kind as my white ones. And a heater. No frog but as soon as we got home and got everything inside I put the snails in the tank and its like a switch was turned on in the frog. 

He starts swimming around. And the snails werent all the way out of their shells yet but he was just sitting and as soon as they started moving he started moving. And now they are all motering around in the tank and I am so excited. He seems so much happier now. And the tank is already free of old worms and food. This is great. 

Me and Jess sat in the living room taking tags off. And figuring out where James was. I knew he was with his friend but we were going ice skating and wasnt sure if we were waiting for him. 

But we ended up going and meeting him there and it was a blast. It was so nice skating with Jess and we took pictures and I just had a really good time. James got upset after we left because he somehow lost a glove. But I keep telling him its okay. But hes mad at himself. I wish he wasnt but it happens. 

We all left there and had dinner with his family again. Very expensive weekend! But the food and company was lovely. We were there until like 1030 and we were also celebrating James's mom's birthday and it was just really good. I felt really happy. But also really tired. 

But once we went back to the park to get his bike we headed home. Which is where Im finishing this post. Jess just got a shower and I am going to do that next. I am very happy but also very sleepy. And tomorrow is another day. I hope you all sleep great. Have a wonderful night. Pray for snow. 

[tumblunni]

Hhhh bunni legs pain accomplishment day

I HAVE FINISHED THE SHOPPING OF HELL

Tfw u only get paid 4 days before christmas and have to rush everything aaaa

It was bad enough today so i'm so glad i got it done before it got even more busy!

Misc boring essentials i bought for myself: new phone charger cos broken, new trousers cos i spilt hair bleach on my only two pairs, new shoes cos my left shoe literally snapped in half down the middle like wtf even happened there, cheap pink hair dye from a discount store cos i wanna try different colours but in a thrifty way

Now for EXCITING CHRISTMAS PRESENT TIME!!!!

First off SO MANY pc and xbox 360 games from Every Charity Shop In Cardiff, St Mellons, Rumney and Llanrumney. My sis has been trying to find some games to play but was like 'dont worry about it i can just wait til the charity shop gets something good'. So i thought i'd get some stocking stuffers via all the charity shops on my side of town. By our powers combined we will blitz the entire vale of glamorgan's discount gaming scene!!! I found SO MANY good stuff for £1/£2/£3 like holy shit i love when charity shops dont know the proper price for shit XD

speaking of which i also found a WEBCAM for £2! If its that cheap it probanly isnt great but itd still be fun to play around with! :D and the same store also had an old vintage G1 My Little Pony coffee mug in excellent condition. Oh god the nostalgia! My support worker gave me a lift to llanrumney so i had to awkwardly explain why i had an armful of weird 80s mugs and big teary eyes!

Speaking of vintage, i found this new vintage toys and games shop in cardiff called Galactic Attic! The name hooked me in and then they actually DID have pokemon inside! As well as all sorts of stuff ranging from 40s to 90s, wow! There was even a lil pile of old 90s gaming magazines in the corner, covered up by a bunch of boxes. I'm glad i noticed them! I got the announcemt issues for pokemon diamond pearl and platinum in a weird old pokemon fan magazine that i loved as a kid. Im kinda sad that nowadays we just have one official magazine fpr each console and not the wild madness of amateaur journalists failing horribly to get news from japan. Shame they didnt have Beckett Pokemon cos that one was infamous fot drawing its own terrible interpretations of pokemon sprites to avoid copyright. And speaking of terrible, they even had bootleg pokemon!! I talked to the cashier and he was like "you know those are fake right" and i was like "yeah its so nostalgic thats why i want em" and he was like "lol yeah they actually sell pretty well so i'm not mad my supplier ripped me off". It was a pretty good and awesomely terrible fake at the same time? There was this exact replica of some japanese display stand for the product and then the actual pokeball toys looked perfect BUT the mini pokemon inside were.. Really not. I am so damn happy with the surprise inside my one, surprise inside has never been more accurate! I can't take a picture now cos my phone is charging but REGICHEETO. Just..just imagine that, and whatever you're imagining it is probably worse. I love it so fuckin much. Also less hilariously there were some bootleg mini pika plushies with actually (as far as i can tell) their own unique design? They have cute lil winter scarves and an art style that reminds me of the Magical Pokemon Adventure manga. A really cute and good bootleg that i would have loved to see as a real product! The only way you can even tell its a bootleg is because there's no marking on the tail. I dunno, maybe if i still have some brown fabric in the cupboard i could fix it? Or maybe its unique tail makes it even more special! I mean there's Cosplay Pikachu with its double tail marking so maybe this is her cousin Accessory Pikachu with no markings? He just likes wearing scarfs and hats and stuff. OMG HE'S THE POKEMON GO EVENT PIKACHU!!!!!!

Along the miscness of finding a few things for myself, i also found: cute lil pokemon pencilcase, kingdom hearts blind bag, cheap copy of Fruits Basket volume 1 cos the new remake is coming out soon and i wanna Get Hype! The KH blind bag was really weird cos i didnt know they now have an entirely different set as well as the keychains i bought before. Its kind of a shame the art style doesnt match cos vexen is only in the keychains, alas! But i do really love these ones! Theyre apparantly made by funko pop but dont have the art style AT ALL, they just look like really accurate versions of the characters in mini form. Its kinda like the 'distance animation' style in steven universe? (Incidentally they also do SU ones but they missed the opportunitu to actually use the distance style, lol) I got a Sora in his kh2 outfit and i'm decently happy with that, its not one i really wanted but its not a bad one either. But i think now i've tried the fun of surprise once i'll just buy the actual ones i want off ebay later. They have roxas in his organization outfit! With a happy smile!!!

Oh oh and then EVEN MORE XBOX GAMES OF THE WILD THRIFT STORE VOID! i managed to find the whole fable series, two assassins creeds, saints row, gta, some misc shooter games and racers that she wanted but i dont know much about, mass effect 2 and ff13. I think maybe one or two others cos i cant fully remember right now. Theyre all in separate bags strewn across the room and my shoulders feel like death so i'll sort through them later.

Aaaand i wrote up like 14 paragraphs more but tumblr didnt save my draft fpr some fuckin reason and now im way too tired to do it again

Briefer summary:

* had a huge horrible panic attack getting stuck in a skyscraper shopping centre clothes place full of screaming and every perfume smell and WHY DO I HAVE TO NAVIGATE THIS HELL MAZE TO FIND THE ESCALATOR and seriously i was my most primal animalistic self and i went full fight or flight on this bitch

* had a lovely time visiting Cool Shop Grandma and rambled the story of how i met her and how we became friends but hhh too tired to rewrite. But anyway today i gave her a christmas pikachu plush as thanks for everything and cos her shop is moving on to its next location soon. She got really teary and gave me a big hug! She's gonna be at a comic con in march so i hope i'm able to go to that and see her again.

* went on a wild goose chase looking for harry potter merchandise and eventually found a gold plated replica of the movie prop version of the time turner and HELL YES my sis will love it!

* rambled about several market stalls that were cool but i can make a separate post about that in the morning when i find their contact details to advertise them

* got a plushie delibird and decided to take selfies with it everywhere to try and fight my social anxiety somehow. We went to a neat lil restaurant and had cheesy fries and a coke float!

* asked for a refund on an item for the first time ever and im proud of myself

* went off on a mystery bus trip to buy a preowned 3ds and pokemon games from a lady in an online preowned stuff facebook group and it didnt go horribly and i am glad! She was really nice and i witnessed A Good And Smart Parenting Moment and man it healed my heart and i wish i'd been raised that way. Again i'll probably ramble about the details later when im less tired, it really touched my heart seriously! And now i have MANY GIFTS FOR SIS!

* in total i was out present shopping from 9am to 8pm and i clicked my shoulder out of its socket for a split second from.all the heavy bags. Now im in a lot of aches and i need a sleeps

The End

[god-hunter]

Avengers #6

I love the Avengers, but I have to admit.. I’m not loving Waid’s main title...

This is issue #6, but it really feels like Issue #12, thanks to his .1 issues. By this point, that nostalgic back-story ended, and one subtle thing of continuity from all the way back then is supposed to tie-in to this issue.

This issue is really about the crazy, warped up, hard-to-wrap your head around Kang War that’s been going on.

Now.  Like I said.  I enjoy Waid’s style, and I was really impressed with his first issue of this new era.  But its a weird one.  All of this Kang stuff is hard to understand.  Beyond that, the team itself is good, but...  I dare say, almost too new.  Vision is the only notable vet on the team, and I’m whatever with him.

Yes, Hercules has been an Avenger before, but.. he was always sort of a D-Lister.  And so far, I don’t really see that changing, although Waid does give him a fun voice.  Spider-man was a New Avenger via the Bendis era, so yes.  I absolutely love that.  Sam Wilson and Jane stepped into the roles of Captain America and Thor since All-New All-Different, so seeing them interact is not foreign to us any more.  But still...  there’s something weird about seeing Sam lead.  [Which is strange to say, because we sort of saw it in Al Ewing’s Captain America and the Mighty Avengers series.]  And then there’s Nadia Pym, the new Wasp, who really seems out of place on that team.  Why didn’t they bring back Janet Van Dyne??  Then it’d really feel like old-school Avengers are back.

Well, anyway.  Thats exactly how I feel about the team.  They’re good, and work pretty well together.  But... they’re not all that interesting.  I really hate to say that.

Last issue and this one are better off for having them interact with the Avengers from different eras.  And what makes this type of arc interesting is to see who plans affecting time can really backfire fast.

But, as fun as they are to read.  They’re really hard to explain.  Its all a bit much.

So with all of that said, I will attempt to talk about the conclusion of the Kang War arc.  And I’m hoping that further continuity in this book will get stronger and become more enjoyable as a whole.

[SPOILERS]

So Bam!  This issue starts with time being fluid.

(I forgot why, but one of the Avenger teams failed.) Vision and his eerie future-self watch this from I don’t know where.  I forgot where they are.  Doesn’t matter.

Eerie future version asks Vision what’s wrong and he’s basically like, ‘you mean besides my Team dying?’  He brings up that “It is disconcerting to learn that I am destined to outlive all whom I know and love.”

Eerie Future version isn’t concerned with that.  They focus on the Teams in different times.

The ‘Egypt Team’ in 2948 B.C. is...  well I don’t know what they’re doing, but when they blow up a pyramid, it ends up destroying all of Kang’s future weapons.  So that’s pretty cool.

On Planet Sacniaa in 7215 A.D. Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne take note that Kang is stealing the future.  “Without it. There are no Avengers.”

We see Spectrum, and both Thors sort of melt away.  Spectrum gets sent back home, or so she thinks.  Jarvis doesn’t recognize her and calls Stark Security.

Time seems to have erased Avengers Mansion completely at this very moment.

Meanwhile, the Thors combine hammers, to fight back against... whatever monster they were fighting.

This releases the ‘future stealing’ machine, which Giant Man is able to use to bring back Janet, Thor, Jane and Monica back to full, whole vitality.

[You lost yet?]

Monica suggest to Jane that they focus “on breaking up Kang’s little Time Farm for good.”  She’ll carry out the rest of whatever their mission was.

I don’t quite know how, but I’ll take Hank’s word for it that they “shut down the ket to Kang’s financial empire.”

With 2 of 3 missions successful, one had to go haywire, right?

And that would be the one in North America, 4022 A.D., hosted by Captain America, She-Hulk, Namor and Iron Man.

As they’re fighting off Kang and whoever his people are, She-Hulk decides to change up the plan.  “Isn’t changing history exactly what we came here to do?”

So... I forgot what they were supposed to do, but instead, Cap takes Jenn’s advice and orders them to “Hit anything and everything until it’s rubble!”

[Jeez.  Way to fly off the handle.  Thats hardly the same cap that ‘stuck to the plan’ from Issue #5.1]

It was neat however, at this point to see Kang’s weapons all disintegrate out of nowhere, because technically they never existed.

Nadia is in charge of dealing with some sort of time bomb, and it explodes.

At that point, I still don’t know where they are, but the Visions pull all of the Avengers teams to their location.

They think the day is won, but suddenly the Scarlet Centurion and Immortus show up, indicating that they have no idea what they’ve done.

At this point, they’re confused and Sam Wilson realizes he bit off way more than he could chew here.

Doctor Doom even showed up out of nowhere and calls them fools for challenging them at a time when they’re all at their greatest power.

[I don’t... even, understand right now.]

...Doom kills everyone.  And I do mean everyone.  Past teams.  Current teams.

The only one left is Hank Pym, who is running away in his Giant Man uniform.  Immortus and Scarlet Centurion let him do so, because in their words.  “He is the least among them.”

[Damn, guys.]

This is when Giant Man has an awesome, epic moment.  Out of desperation, he runs to grab that confusing Future Stealing machine again.  I guess he steals it from a helpless Kang who is in the room.

Then he uses it on all of them, including the Doctor Doom who basically destroyed everyone.

In doing so...  I don’t know HOW, but all of our current and past guys are back.

“explain to the back of the class...?” Hulk asks.

Using it, basically... erased all the actions of his future selves.  Meaning, those attacks never technically happened?  And thus, our Avengers never died...!?

[Ugh, God.  Waid.  This is getting so hard to follow.]

Future Vision sends all of the Avengers Teams back to their respective times with no memory of their own futures.  The current roster does no need to be mind wiped, however.  “Unless, you, Vision, would prefer not to know of me--?”

Vision shakes his hand.  “... Leave the memory.”

Before they go home, Cap apologizes for botching this whole thing up.

Vision says that it wasn’t necessarily a bad move.  “...his entire future is now held captive within the weapon Dr. Pym used.  ...Which if I do say so myself, is now in the most trustworthy of hands.”  He says as we see a panel of his future self holding the device and looking inside at the trapped versions of Kang.

“We are at last free of his villainy...  I would suggest we savor the victory... and hope there are no consequential aberrations in the time stream.”

At this point we find that 37 stories below them is a grave stone that reads, “Here Lies Avenger X Bravest Of Us All”

-To be Continued-

Damn.

But where WERE they!!?

Now that I’ve read Avengers #5.1, I know that Cressida was buried somewhere on Earth in the woods, but this thing seemed to just appear at whatever facility they were in.

So... is she just an anomaly now?

This doesn’t make sense man.  I swear.  But it has been entertaining.

And I’ll be veeeery happy to move on from this awkward arc.

Next time, apparently Iron Doom is entering the mix!  And he may even become a member of the team.  That would add some much needed life to this group dynamic, IMO.

...until Avengers #7.

[pbandjesse]

I couldn’t get my hair to do anything I wanted it to do today. This is probably because I went to sleep with it wet and inside my hoodie. Not a great plan and I ended up with floofy hair. It’s fine. Was just a little annoying. Today was long but thankfully I washy as tired as yesterday. I went to be fairly early last night. But I got woken up around 230 because Jess was having a crisis. So I stayed up for a while talking to her and then went back to sleep until 630. I didn’t want to get up but mostly because it was cold and my bed is warm. This is probably going to be a continual problem this year. I’ll have to come up with a solution. Probably wearing a robe or something. Getting a cuter house coat. I’ll figure it out. I made egg sandwiches for myself and did yoga. Which helped a lot with my shoulder pain. The bus was a few minutes early but I got there with plenty of time. On the bus the emergency exit window kept flying open when we took turns and it was very scary! I didn’t know how to fix it but I let the driver know when I was getting off. Glad it didn’t hurt anyone. I got it on video and it opened so much! I got to work a little early. I had my sandwich and got ready for the day. Worked on some cleaning. We were going to a pick up around 930 so me and Laura and Norm from the ers side got ready. He drove. I sat in the middle seat but it was just a short ride so it was whatever. We talked about how Norm is from baltimore and whats different around the country and foods and such. We also talked about all the drama at work. People quiting and getting suspended and stuff. Hopefully it all settles out soon. I’m glad I’m not a part of it that would stress me out so bad. We got to the site and it was wild. Like it was a huge huge fire at a recycling plant. I’ve never seen anything like it. I wish we were allowed to explore the burned out part a little more but it was fascinating to see. We had a lot of art to handled. About 70 pieces. A lot of Rothko style paintings and knicknacks and maps. Some real art! We were a pretty good group working together though. We met the adjuster who was a pretty interesting guy and told us about the fire and the insurance side of things. But mostly we just worked for like 3 hours on this project. We took all the big stuff down first. That took a lot of brain power and just regular muscling. We found some bullets in the office?? The whole place had no power and was a bit creepy. Once we got all the big stuff down to the truck I went through and pulled all the small stuff into the halls so we could quickly pack it up. Norm helped at this point since he was done with his stuff. They grabbed all the medium sized art while I packed up all the small things. Like awards and globes and a alligator head. Real neat stuff. We took a break in there somewhere and Norm played us some stand-up on his phone and while it was pretty cold, it was a beautiful day and I enjoyed seeing the site. I hope that their insurance is better then the guy thinks and they’re able to get their business back on track. They seem like nice people from their objects. That’s a weird thing I’ve noticed more and more. I’m building stories about people based on their objects, what’s important to them, and just really humanizing them from afar. Its fun and a good way to pass the time but I also think it helps me be better at my job. Makes me care more about the stuff and take more time with things. I almost fell down the stairs and that scared me so for the last few minutes I went and sat in the truck. It was nice and warm in there. And soon enough we were heading back to the shop. We had lunch and rested before we unloaded everything. I got everything out of the packaging and into the big drying room. Laura made a joke about me being fast like a cat. Which made me think of my friend Suyao because she used to say the same thing. And now I’m nostalgic for minnesota. I have to send some emails soon because I’m missing people pretty bad. The rest of the day went pretty quickly. Texting my brother to tell him that thanksgiving is mandatory and feeling a little upset when he didn’t just say he would be there. I mean like we talked about it in September when we realized it was my first one home in years and how I was excited and he seemed excited and I just felt really let down. I hope he comes and cooks with me like he had said he would. Mostly I listened to podcasts. Complained about my lack of music in my phone. I worked on some mom art. Which is what I’m calling silly things with inspirational phrases on it. And soon enough it was time to go home. The sky was beautiful when I left work. And then 2 buses went by just to far for me to catch but the next bus wadny to far behind. They really need to work on getting their buses on time here. They always seem to have one on time and the next one way to early so there are 2 buses right next to each other. It’s stupid. Buses should never be early. If it’s running early it should pull over. Thats what they do in Minneapolis and it makes everything better. At least I got back to my neighborhood around 530. I had $6 in bonus bucks at CVS so I walked there and got soda and headed home. I had dinner and chilled with Sweetp and then worked in my studio for about 2 hours. I painted my birds with India ink. It’s transparent so I’m hoping you’ll see some of the other colors under. It worked on the flowers very well. And then I spent a lot of time cutting out for my collages. I’m excited to get to work on those. I need to get a big piece of foamcore or something to mount it on. But for now I’m just sorting and getting ready to put it together. Making a plan. Sweetp was funny though sitting in my scrap box and keeping my company. I have my little space heater down there so it’s very nice and cozy. Makes me actually want to keep working. But I really need to get a shower and go to sleep. Its been a long day. I hope you all sleep soundly tonight. Be safe. Goodnight!

[pbandjesse]

I don’t know if its because I hit that 100 diorama mile stone. But I just cant seem to into the swing of things. It also doesn’t help that it got real cold today and I was uncomfortable and couldn’t focus. Maybe tomorrow.

Today was a good day. I slept great last night. And even though I woke up and had a belly ache I was in a good mood. Like I said it was grey and chilly out though and so I had to wear both a turtle neck sweater and a heavy coat. I got up at 8 and had a Danish for breakfast. I got a shower and got dressed and felt pretty cute.

Last night after I finished my post I downloaded a bunch of music I used to love in JR high and just had a nice little nostalgic time. One of the bands I used to love was AFI, and while I was looking for some of their songs I discovered that they recently put out a new song. And its great! I have always loved how their music changed and grew over each album they put out and this one feels so contemporary and good but still has the emo charm. Plus the lead singer is still hot as hell so that helps. I’ll post the video later.

I had a good morning listening to that music though and just putzing around. I headed to my studio around 10 and worked on getting stuff together for my portfolio for the ISC competition. I'm photographing those on Monday so I just wanted to prepare that stuff. I tried to relight my one diorama but the power strip I had is broken so I have to see if I can get one this weekend or it wont have a light and that will be disappointing. I got some work done though and that’s good. I didn’t work on thesis stuff much but that’s alright.

I went to the school and chatted with Don about the plan for the day. I went and had some lunch and walked around looking at the art. I went to check on our classroom to see if anyone was confused about where we were meeting. As Don’s email was confusing and not clear that we were having class directly in the shop. We spent forever sitting and looking at students’ sketches for their wood projects. I tried to contribute and help make them really out of the park projects. I hope I was helpful and I think half the time I was. I'm not super proficient at these types of projects so Don was much better on that kind of technical stuff but I would still say the way I would approach something.

There was some really neat projects though like a house for stuffed animals and a yarn ball stool and storage, a low table thats color coded, and just some really neat ideas. It was nice to see everyone working hard today. But the meetings for the sketches took over 2 hours and was a bit draining.

We had demos for lathe which was fun and how to drill out your waxes. I had drilling out my pieces but I wanted to set a good example so I did that. The rest of the day was for working and so I spent the majority of that walking around and problem solving and sometimes just siting and playing on my phone waiting for someone to ask for help. I taught people how to use the chop saw. It was a good day.

Everyone started leaving around 530 and so by 6 I was ready to go. I chatted with Anders about my thesis project and how I want to use the lathe a little before I graduate. I let Don know I was leaving and he thanked me for the help. I wish I could be more helpful but I try.

I got home and had dinner and sweeTP just bit me because he is a monster. but its all okay. I'm ready to get in bed though. I'm going to wash my face and lay down soon. I have work tomorrow and I hope to spend time in my studio for a bit. I really hope to get my structure together while I'm at work! Wish me luck! Goodnight everyone.