#like the outfits they put kermit in

[vampiriamorati]

So I was suddenly stricken with a deep truth.

Is this not Louis and Lestat

[pacmagician]

I didn't realize how many people apparently believe you need to look shrinkwrapped into your clothes until following dieworkwear. IDK if it's like a form of body dysmorphia or something but people can tell the difference between "this person is wearing a big sweater" and "this person is fat". Sometimes a tight fit makes it look like your clothes are the wrong size.

[raygirlramblings]

I did a meme

Ok look I know I’m literally 2 weeks too late for this meme but the concept of The Bride and the Ugly Ass Groom but it’s Kermit and Miss Piggy wormed it’s way into my brain and distracted me like a small child on a drum set until I drew it. Now you have to see it.

I imagine they were going to some fabulous gala in matching custom outfits but then stuff happened and poor Kermit got put through the wringer on his way to the event. Thankfully Piggy has enough style for the both of them so Kermit just gets to stare lovingly at her as she dominates the spotlight.

Honestly I’m shocked I’ve not seen anyone do this yet. Unless someone has done it and in which case I’d love to see it.

The original meme:

[apothe-roses]

I Wanna Ride

Modern Aemond Targaryen x Reader

Part 3

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Summary: the deal is struck between you and Aemond

Warnings: none, really

A/N: Sorry this took so long! I’ve been really busy with work, and this part was kinda hard to write. That’s also why this is shorter

Word Count: 1.6k

“And he didn’t tell you what he wanted?” Aly looks over at you while adding a slice of turkey to the sandwich she’s making? You shake your head. It had been a few days since everything went down, yet you were still trying to wrap your head around it all. The fact that Aemond would consider helping you at all—foreboding debt aside—just didn’t make sense to you.

“Why does he have to be so cryptic and spooky,” Aly asks, adding a generous amount of mayo to the sandwich.

“Beats me,” you reply. A shout startles you both out of your conversation. You and Aly turn your heads to the living room area. Benji Blackwood and his two friends Kermit and Oscar Tully—“the muppets” as Aly likes to call them—are sprawled across Aly’s couch, cursing at a video game they’re thoroughly engrossed in.

“Oi! You tryin’ to wake your dad up?” Aly calls to them. Currently, Aly’s brother Sam was down the hall, trying to sleep off a migraine. The boys cringe slightly.

“Sorry,” one of the Tully boys stage whispers back to Aly. She sighs. “Anyways, lunch is ready.” In a flash, the boys were on their feet, making their way to the kitchen. Aly pushes the sandwich with the mayo mountain towards Benji.

“Would you like some sandwich with your mayo?” She teases. Benji scowls back, but his expression quickly morphs into a grin. The boys make their way back to the couch. Aly turns to you.

“Listen, if he tries to pull anything with you, just say the word and I’ll kick his ass. Then I’ll call Cregan and he’ll also kick his ass.” You laugh in response. “What’s his deal with them anyways? Are they friends?”

“Acquaintances is more like it. They get along well enough, but Creg’s friendship with Jace sorta puts him on thin ice.”

“…Yeah, I still don’t get it.”

“Look, rich people friendships are weird, okay?” Aly explains. “Sometimes it’s better if you don’t ask questions and just go with it. I find the truth usually comes out on its own time.” She starts resealing containers and putting them in the fridge. You follow suit, deciding to take her advice. You two clean in silence for a couple minutes, until your phone buzzes. You look at the name on the screen, suddenly feeling very nervous.

You show the conversation to Aly. Her eyebrows raise, and she notes the tense expression on your face. “You know you don’t have to do this right? I’m sure I could find some time to give you lessons.”

You think about it for a moment. Aly would certainly be a nicer teacher than Aemond. But her Raven is much different than your Meraxes. Plus, you’d be lying if you said you weren’t looking for an excuse to learn more about the enigmatic, handsome Targaryen.

“I don’t want to cut into your time with your family. I know how important it is to you,” you tell her. “Besides, we’re all adults. I can handle a little tough love.”

“Alright then. Lemme know if you change your mind,” Aly relents, leaving the kitchen. You turn back to your phone to text Aemond.

Saturday morning comes far too soon, and you find yourself heading back to Aemond and Aegon’s shop in the passenger seat of Aly’s truck. One of the doors is rolle up, and you can see Aemond working on a bike. He lifts his head when he hears the engine.

“Well,” you breathe, “here goes nothing.”

“Remember, I’m only a text away,” Aly reassures you. You grin then exit out the passenger side door. Before you turn away, you see Aly glare at Aemond, pointing at her eyes then at him before making a u-turn and driving off. You take a deep breath, then walk over to Aemond. By now, he’s standing and wiping his hands with a cloth. He’s wearing the same outfit as when you two first met, only this time the coveralls are unzipped with the sleeves tied around his waist. The white singlet he’s wearing does nothing to hide the definition of his chest or arms. A few streaks of grime decorate his body, along with a few tattoos. He’s not overtly bulky, but he’s definitely in shape. His biceps flex slightly as he cleans his hands; you try not to bite your lip.

You both stand in awkward silence, waiting for someone to break it. You decide to bite the bullet yourself.

“Where’s Aegon,” you ask, peering into the garage, but there’s no sign of Aemond’s brother.

“He doesn’t typically come in on weekends,” Aemond answers. “Prefers to sleep in.”

“Oh.” You’d hoped he’d be here; his easygoing nature could’ve served as a good mediator.

“So I take it you’re interested?” It takes a moment for you to realize he meant the training.

“Oh I’m yeah. But I want to know what exactly you’re hoping to get out of this,” you reply quickly. Get your shit together you mentally chastise yourself. He’s not worth it.

“Hmm, yes. I’ve been going back and forth on what I want from you,” he starts, setting the rag on a nearby workbench. He turns his back on you.

“And you’ve decided on…” you prompt. He drums his fingers on the table, silent. Then…

“The Conqueror’s Gala. I need someone to go with me,” he states. That’s it? He needs a date to some fancy event? You thought you’d have to do something like clean his house or shine his bike for a month. Not this.

“If you want me to pretend to be your girlfriend, Targaryen-“

“No. Gods no. Nothing like that.” Aemond hastily replies. “My mother is always on my as about bringing a date. Normally, I’d just go with Helaena, but this year she’s decided to side with mum. They want me to prove that I’m capable of spending time with people I’m not directly related to.” His mouth presses into a thin line, and he averts his gaze. He starts drumming his fingers again. It looks like that’s something he does when he’s agitated. You let the silence simmer, silently enjoying the way his jaw clenched.

“Hmmm. I suppose I could spare one evening to get all dressed up and rub elbows with the Westerosi elite,” you sigh in pretend annoyance. He gives you a disgruntled look. “Trust me. It’s not the fun time you think,” he says sharply. Of course a cryptic like him wouldn’t enjoy social events. You try not to laugh at the thought.

“Well, fun or not, I’ll take it,” you tell him. His shoulders relax a little.

“Good,” he says stiffly. “Shall we?” he gestures his hand towards the bike. You realize it’s his own, the bronze coloring of the Vaghar catching the late morning light. You make your way over and take your seat. The bike has the same controls as your Meraxes, but his has extra side mirrors affixed.

Aemond leans over you, one hand on the handlebar and the other on the seat behind you. It takes all your willpower not to gawk at his arm.

“Alright,” Aemond says softly. “Now I want you to start the engine.”

You turn and look at him, incredulous. “You think I don’t know how to start a bike?”

Aemond levels a flare at you. “I’m just being thorough.” You scoff and roll your eyes, but you do as he says.

“Good,” he muses. He’s inches from your ear. The soft timbre of his voice sends a shudder through you. “Now what?” You choke out. You hate the effect he has on you.

“I want you to shift to first gear,” he instructs. All you can do is obey blindly.

“Good. Good,” he praises. He has you go through all the gears and how to break, giving a little praise each time you do something correct. It’s all painfully easy, and you should be insulted he’s making you prove such basic knowledge. Instead, you silently relish the rush of warmth you get with each praise. Hell, you’re almost tempted to get something wrong on purpose just to see how he’ll react? Would he gently explain the correction, or would he go back to being rude and insult you?

“Well then,” Aemond says, pushing off his bike. You mourn the loss of his warmth on your shoulder. “It seems you really do know the basics.” He drawls the last part. Oh yeah, that’s what it’s like when he insults you. You get off the bike, and he starts to wheel it into the garage. “But the Dragon Rally isn’t for the feint of heart. You’ll need to be able to ride long distances in potentially rough weather. You need to be adaptable, ready to make a decision at a moment’s notice. And that’s not even including the Rally itself.”

“What happens at the Rally?” you ask.

“Wouldn’t you like to know,” Aemond replies, turning his back on you. You scoff. “Yes. I would. That’s why I asked”

He smirks. “All you need to know is that you need to build up your endurance. I’d like to take you on a ride through the Kingswood when you’re next available. Once you’re comfortable, we’ll take more challenging treks. Sound good?”

You nod your head. At least you won’t have to have weird conversations with him when riding.

“Good. Check your schedule, and give me your next available date,” he says before pulling the garage door closed in your face.

You stand there in stunned silence. What the fuck is up with this guy?

You text Aly, and a few minutes later her truck pulls up to the sidewalk.

“Well that was quick,” she observes as you put on your seatbelt.

“You’re telling me,” you reply, looking back at the garage as Aly pulls away.

You were confused. You were intrigued. Something told you this was only the tip of the iceberg that was Aemond Targaryen.

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[the-nosy-neighbor]

Tic-Tac-Toe (Part 4)

I have been working on this for a couple weeks, so we are at part 4 of 3.

Alternate Theory

Idea:  I wonder if there are two Eddies?  I am only saying this because of the E vs E in the score.  Also, there is such a discrepancy in the number of wins for each.  In Bug-A-Bye, we have two gravestones.  Muppets often have multiple puppets. 

Not only are there scenes like this, where we see multiples of the same muppet, my understanding is that there are back ups, or muppets styled somewhat differently than their usual configuration.  For example, the Welcome Home Halloween puppets might be created differently, as the outfits were too complex to put on the puppet. 

From reddit user @josephphilip22:

I toured the workshop in 1998 or so when they were filming the first season of Muppets Tonight! There were multiple puppets of specific puppets, including Kermit and Fozzie and Piggy. However, some puppets are made of foam and fur, such as Gonzo. And have to be changed often considering how much use that character gets. The foam breaks apart faster over time with movement.

But during the production of The Muppet Show, Carolie Wilcox worked specifically on costumes. She would changed puppets out of their costumes depending on the scene. It does save money, but it mostly saves time to just change characters from one outfit to another.

It could make sense that there are multiples of the puppets from Welcome Home.  Maybe they decommission puppets that become too self-aware?  That image of Frank amongst all his body parts seems to lend credence to the idea of having multiple of the same puppet.  What if we are looking at a world of multiples of characters.  One thing I found interesting about this image is that there are parts of Frank all over, but most of them appear to be small parts or mutated in some way.  For instance:

There is at least that one, with the bad hair.  Actually, on closer inspection, that looks to be a trunk with a black collar from the back, with a random floating eyeball on the top.  Interestingly, this seems like it could either be Frank lying down in a box or standing as those things fall/float down around him.  One thing it did take me a minute to realize is that those hands holding the envelope are not Frank’s.  The hands all around him are his, but this red envelope is being held by human hands. 

It would be interesting if we learn about Sunny and the concept is, the “You’re Free” image is a kind of decommission of the puppet.  I would think as a puppet, a decommissioning would feel like a death or a move to a different realm of existence.  According to posters on Muppet Central, puppets are either stored, given to museums/exhibits, stripped for parts and/or scrapped.  In an earlier post, I shared an image of marionettes being stored, and those were hung by their strings.

Is this Frank in storage?  What gives with the letter?  Is it from Eddie?  Is it for us? In that vein, if I were going to make a story from the image, knowing what we know, I would guess that Frank is sneaking out with a box full of his parts in order to get this letter out.  Still stumped on the human hands. 

I do wonder, though, in terms of framework, if we don’t already have strong indicators that the elements from that world that make it to this world appear like real life to us.  Case in point, the black stuff, which looks sticky and stringy in the art of the neighborhood, is black and stringy in the staff room (with sticky looking black found on the walls). 

We are already dealing with multiple levels of reality, since we have the puppets as drawn, animation, and glimpses of Wally’s puppet (in the Playfellow exhibition and in photos—just the hand.)  I just had a really bad thought, what if Wally was alive at Playfellow in the style of The Christmas Toy or Toy Story? Given that The Christmas Toy is a Henson film, it’s not too far a reach. 

So, presuming there are multiple puppets for Welcome Home, from what we know of the Muppets and the spare parts image of Frank, it isn’t too wild to think that maybe there are multiple Eddies.  If there are multiple Eddies active, it would make for a really good person (persons) to carry the information to our world.  Also, he’s the most human looking of the group, and has access to places as a postal worker.

These are probably more a character reference sheet, but there are a lot of Eddies there. 

Also:  “Reliable, kind, and ever determined, Eddie Dear is the best mailman Welcome Home has ever had, albeit the only one.”  What if he is the only one, because they just put another one together?

In looking into possible clone TV Tropes, I ran across “Clone Degeneration.”  https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CloneDegeneration.  Essentially, the more copies you make of a clone, the less correct and like the original they are.  I think that one goes hand in hand with the  copies of the self trying to destroy the original.  In the article “Clone Angst” (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CloneAngst) TV Tropes describes clones differentiating themselves from prior version or feeling less than real, since they aren’t the original.  “Other unlucky clones will just have birth defects, Resurrection Sickness, or be increasingly inexact duplicates.” OMG, his eye:

That could definitely be an example of an imperfect copy.

Extrapolating from that, what if Eddie’s freakout is a version of birth defects or resurrection sickness?  He’s sitting in the post office isolated because he is being weird or unrecognizable in some way.  The anger and frustration he feels could be related to the breakdown of genetic material or a version of Resurrection Sickness, where he becomes paranoid as a defect, and Frank is trying to minimize the damage?  It is possible that Frank is not the creator of the multiple Eddies, but given the Bug-A-Bye theory, the Frank/Dr. Frankenstein connection is difficult to ignore.  It would be crazy if Wally or Home are tormented or killing Eddie clones and Frank just keeps making more.  The murderers would be very confused.  In this article, there is a note that these characters are highly expendable, since we don’t get attached to multiple copies of a thing.

Looking back on the Bug-A-Bye discussion, this could be the explanation for the 2 gravestones seen in the teardrop, and the reference to possibly more than one goodbye. What if Frank is in the unenviable position of seeing multiple Eddies die, a la Supernatural’s "Mystery Spot?"

Also, we’ve already seen Eddie as Frankenstein and discussed the potential meanings behind that.  In the Halloween video from Wally’s perspective, we see the weird lights flashing/apple biting moment, and the video focuses specifically on Eddie’s apple.  Is that a you’re next? Is it a reference to what happened to Eddie?

And on that subject, what if Eddie’s Frankenstein costume is making a reference to another puppet?  He has some of his regular face, and the same face shape, but a portion of his skin is blue.  Barnaby is blue, (and we have already seen a Barnaby colored patch in the images) but this fabric isn’t furry.  Sunny is blue…but Eddie’s face doesn’t have feathers.  It would be wild if Frank repurposed Sunny’s fabric to make part of his new boyfriend’s Halloween costume/Halloween body.  He also has some purple in his face, which isn’t represented in the neighborhood, other than Eddie’s color.

Just some way overexplained ideas to account for potential meanings of the tic tac toe boards, something that I think about far too often.

[shadowofmoths]

Who would you cast to play mcr out of the Muppets.

oh man. fantastic question thank you So Much. ok so first of all this post does a great job of it and i rly cannot do better HOWEVER i am going to try and do my own take on it. here goes.

gerard: i mean. listen. miss piggy, obviously. i rly tried to have another option but i don’t. and it’s not just for appearance reasons, like it’s not just so we can put piggy in the cute dresses , it’s also bc piggy has this fancy diva aspect to her of course but also has the capability to go apeshit when necessary.

ray: i am going to say something controversial. i think ray could be kermit. “kermit is the frontperson of the muppets!” yes ok sure you could make that case HOWEVER if you watch the muppet show he’s actually responsible for a lot more of the behind the scenes coordination and keeping shit together. whicu makes me think of ray recording in the back of their bus on warped tour, among other things. there’s also a point where someone says smth to kermit along the lines of like. “thank god YOURE normal” and kermit is like. are you kidding me? i hired the rest of [the muppets]! and i think you could argue ray could fit that in the sort of. doesn’t outwardly seem as intense as maybe gerard or frank but very much still is in my chemical romance ykwim. alternative option would be sweetums ONLY because sweetums’ whole bit is being left behind and having to run after everyone else and ray got left at the truck stop, but i think that bit only works once or twice.

frank: i think there’s a lot of options for frank, particularly if you’re going for the “chaotic guitarist who throws himself around stage” route ? like if you RLY wanted to go for that you could do animal which i think could be funny bc i’m imagining animal with the like emo eyeliner etc. but i rly do think the right choice for him is gonzo. gonzo’s got the ability to be chaotic. but crucially, he is also a wife guy.

mikey: i would make a case for mikey as scooter, maybe? both younger than the people they’re working with, can have a nervous energy, and lowkey there because of nepotism (scooter has a job w the muppets bc his rich uncle owns the muppet theatre. lol.) alternatively i guess you could say beaker based on being. tall and uhh not always talking clearly/being quiet? maybe? but i think scooter is your best bet here. or i guess you could do zoot bc he’s just a silent cool-looking sax player. if gerard is gonna be piggy i guess you could pull another pig muppet for mikey so they’re siblings but idk.

ANYWAYS now i’m having fun imagining each of these muppets in like revenge era outfits . also i can’t believe i managed to say This Much on this topic my god

[smile-files]

decided to try and make wally darling in some picrews i like, just for fun (his regular puppet design or his human design, whatever works best)!!! i'll give a rank out of 10 for how well i can recreate wally in each :)

here's a human wally made in this picrew!! gotta be one of my favorite picrews at the moment, and i'm able to capture wally's style really well, all the way down to his pinstripes and pompadour!!! i had to make his human design (no yellow option for his skin!), but given how handsome he is i don't mind at all!!!! 9/10 for this wally!! :D

another human wally, in this picrew!! unfortunately this one wasn't too well suited towards our dear wally - no pompadour or pompadour-adjacent hair, limited color options (and wally dresses with lots of color!) - but at least he's cute!!! 6/10 for this wally!! :]

yet another human wally, with this picrew!! this picrew isn't perfect for wally but i could certainly work with it!!! i especially love how i was able to capture his calm, content (yet kind of vacant) gaze... and even through there was no pompadour, as you can see i found another option which works well!!! 8/10 for this wally!! :)

a human wally made in this picrew!! by golly, what a charming fellow!!! the hair, the eyes, the mouth, the style... goodness gracious, our boy is all here!!!! he's perfect!!!!! 10/10 for this wally!! :DD

a human wally in this picrew!! what a sweet guy, am i right? if not for his hair being too bright, i'd say this picrew was wally-perfect!! either way, our darling boy looks wonderful here!!! 9/10 for this wally!! :D

finally, here's a puppet wally - and he was made in this picrew!! and how perfectly perfect he is!!!! the style suits him so well, there are plenty of muppet references throughout (you can see my dear kermit here, for example!), he has plenty of outfits that would fit him wonderfully... oh it is simply the most!!! and i can finally make puppet wally, yellow fuzz and all!!!!! 11/10 for this wally!! :DDD

this human wally was made in this picrew!! surprisingly, despite the limitations of this picrew, i was able to evoke wally darling very well!!! i guess this style just suits him, haha!!!! (though putting a colorful striped shirt on any blue-haired fellow would likely give the same effect...) 8/10 for this wally!! :)

a human wally made in this picrew!! this picrew isn't perfect, but it has a lot of the necessary wally elements - i especially love the hair!! and i was able to make his halloween costume amazingly well, so i think all in all this one is great!!! 8/10 for this wally!! :)

here's a human wally made in this picrew!! the aesthetic of this picrew is simply lovely, and suits wally very well!!! unfortunately i couldn't recreate his hair very well at all... maybe this is wally with his hair wet? haha. 7/10 for this wally!! :))

a human wally in this picrew!! very cute, but i'm afraid that, although the general style suits him, this picrew doesn't have much for our dear boy wally... this looks more like someone trying to cosplay as wally but who lacks the commitment to either get a wig or an actual pompadour haha!! 7/10 for this wally!! :]

so there you go!! this was just a fun thing for me to do... i love drawing wally myself, but i'm pretty tired at the moment, so this was the next best thing!!! if any of you have any good picrew suggestions for wally i'm all ears :)

[genderjester]

dark kermit in my brain is like. put that man (gojo) in a slutty outfit

[livewireprojects]

A small collection of sketches I did recently, most of these were talked about with my friend @tay-likes-toons who has gotten into Muppets again recently

Left to right

Top:

-This is a new version of Elaith(forgot which version) as a muppet, I’ve only really drawn him from a distance or drawn Arthur in his outfit

-Kermit dressed as Elaith because Vincent joked about the idea of Kermit playing the role of Elaith in something. His face reminds me of Kermit from Scoob & Shag which I need to reread cause I haven’t seen it in a long time. I wasn’t sure how to pose him & mostly had him flip off Merlin cause Merlin is an asshole & I needed an excuse to show his arm to show off his sleeve.

-This is my Welcome Home version of my OC Arthur dressed as Elaith. Partly cause it’s cute & partly cause Elaith is a version of Arthur & since the theme of this collection of sketches is Muppets why not use a version of Arthur that reminds me of a horror version of Sesame Street which is connected to Muppets. I find it funny that when it’s Welcome Home puppet people I give them joints but if it’s Muppet related puppet people they get noodle limbs.

Bottom:

-Vincent asked me to draw to draw this, it’s the Reawakened dealing with Elaith(in muppet form) having a level 5 Kermit style fit. Elaith is usually a calm person but the Unicorn Warriors just bring out a lot of raging. Lao Xi & Clarice are worried about their lover & wondering what they got into. I find it funny how before their return they’re seen as the crazy people but this makes them look like concerned sane people while Elaith is the crazy one. It’s semi funnier cause Vincent made jokes about Elaith puppeteering muppet Elaith meaning Elaith is using muppet Elaith to channel his rage. That likely also means his partners are watching him likely kneel down while making a puppet version of himself rage.(I dunno where I’m going)

-This wasn’t intended to be here but I got nowhere else to put it & didn’t want to start up another sketch dump at the moment. Pretty much Sage & Lou with their daughter Chrysanthemum & her newborn brother Basil. This is an oddly sweet moment between some creepy people & their young kids. I don’t know how Basil looks so I tried to not add many features in.(Then again this is a small pic so it was tricky anyway)

[machtaholic]

Tagged by @kermit-the-hag

favourites tag game

favourite time of day: dusk

favourite aesthetic: cottagecore

a colour that describes you: purple

favourite quote: Robin Williams

current obsession (show, movie, etc): Stranger Things/DJO/Joe Keery

favourite texture: Something that's soft, but a bit rough? Maybe something like velour ...

favourite outfit (or an outfit you wish you had in your closet): Every outfit I put together in my Dreamlight Valley game lol

world/universe/place you see yourself living: Scotland or someplace Scotland-like

favorite flower: Gerbera Daisy

Tagging some peeps I'd like to see try this but only if you want to: @crazyassmurdererwall, @everhaunting, @stevesjockstrap, @halffizzbin, and @literaryoblivion

[hyggehooligan]

Halloween is a HUGE deal in our house. My wife and I usually make our costumes and we keep them a secret from our irl friends and family until the big reveal on Halloween. And I am dying to gush about my costume!!! This year my wife is dressing as Kermit the Frog and I am Miss Piggy, specifically the synchronized swimming outfit from The Great Muppet Caper. I'm buying/finding most of the elements but I am making the purple and silver robe from scratch which has been a fun design challenge so far!

I've been kind of stressing about my face because I wasn't sure if I wanted to go cartoony, or drag, or realistic, or what. A few years ago I dressed as another Muppet, Dr. Teeth, and my facepaint was very cartoonish and I loved it.

I tried a similar look for Miss Piggy and the results were horrifying lol. So I tried again doing my usual "going-out" face makeup but leaning heavily into shimmery silvers and purples. Throw on the wig, ears, and nose, and... helloooooo Miss Piggy!!! I am obsessed!! I am going to do another trial with different eyeshadow because I wasn't impressed with these colors and I need it to be much bigger and bolder. I am also going to wear false lashes, which I never do, so I need to experiment with those. But I'm excited!

A look like this feels very "gender" to me because it feels like putting on a comfy hoodie. This is not how I look when I wake up in the morning, it's not how I always want to look, but when I'm feeling it, it feels good! I've been having a confusing gender journey they last few years/decades/my life but I am happy with where things have been heading. There was a time when I felt uncomfortable with traditionally feminine elements like pink, long hair, and makeup because I didn't want to be seen as a "woman." And I still don't want to be seen that way-- but lately I am finding that when I dress up like this, it feels like putting on armor, and it makes me feel safe and comfortable in my skin. There was a time when I was denying myself the joys of tutus and glitter because I didn't like how I thought it would make others see me. But I don't want to do that anymore. I don't care about looking "pretty" or like anyone else but I want to feel comfortable being myself, I never want to lose the sense of fun that comes with dressing up. Halloween is a great excuse but I want to feel like this every day.

[silvanoir]

Got to hang out with Work Friend after work finally this week (this was on Tues, was too tired to type it up until today).

It took him over an hour to "get ready" only for his outfit to consist of : black and white checkered vans shoes, kraft macaroni pattered socks, normal jeans, kermit the frog playing the banjo shirt, 70s orangish suede jacket with wool collar, gold elvis sunglasses, and a tan coors light bucket hat. Like he rolled around in a thrift store. You know.... a decade ago, when he first started working where I work, I thought he was to much of a cool party guy to want to talk to me... and he was a party guy.... partied TOO hard for too many years of his life and is now paying the price but... he does talk to me now and is far from cool. lol. But that's OK he's got a good heart and we like enough of the same things. But his cool days are behind him.

He fixed my other bike (he also fixed my oldest bike another day, the newer one just needed new tubes in the tires and a tune-up, the other one needed a rebuild)... while we listened to Retro Future Wave music (I introduced him to it, he liked it). Watched "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra" while eating popcorn, then he disappeared in my backyard. Found him looking up at the biggest White Pine, has low branches. I thought from the way he was standing with his head titled up he was making a phone call. But nope, up the tree he climbed. Told me I'd have to call the fire department to get him down. I told him I'd go to work in the morning and when they asked "Where's [name]?" I'd tell them "He's up a tree" he climbed down.

Then I showed him the Lacadaisy pilot on youtube. I let him borrow the book (I have vol 1). He likes animals and the 1920s so I thought he'd dig it.

He's looking forward to next week when he'll have more time to spend with me. Now.... if you think that's going where it would usually go for normal people.... please be aware that WHAT he is looking forward to is..... teaching me how to make balloon animals. This is NOT a euphemism. LOL. Not something I asked for, just something he decided I should know how to do. for some reason.

Ridiculous creature. Muppet of a man.

He told me Thursday to watch "The Last Voyage of the Demeter", not something I had planned to even though I like vampires (I'll maybe rent it someday) ... but a few of his relatives worked on it behind the scenes (I looked at the IMDB credits, he's not fibbing). There's a lot of entertainers in his extended family. Actors and musicians and whatnot. He probably could have more of a chance at fame if he didn't put his musical talents towards shock-rock in punk and hardcrore metal bands.... like he can actually play just not in something anyone would want to listen to (but I think he was more interested in annoying the audience, the performance art of it all, from the stories he's told me). Ah well! Those days are behind him too.

[enigma-absolute]

List five things that make you happy, then put this in the inbox of the last ten people who reblogged something from you, get to know your mutuals and your followers!

okay let's go 5 things

The crochet sunflowers I have in my study and my bedroom! I'd bought them at the beginning of this week since for some reason at uni, there was a mini-fair in the late-morning-early afternoon! So many of us were SWARMING that crochet flower stall and cooing in delight at how WONDERFUL the crochet flowers were before they even opened, but I'm glad I picked out my sunflowers. The physical serotonin is unmatched.

My OCs! It's been kinda weird for me in the blorbo game recently - I haven't found any new blorbos since Kermit the Frog. But the Glunkuses from My Brain just seems to suffice more for the time being!

Some recent outfits I've been putting together have been sparking joy too - on the Monday I bought my sunflowers, I was INTENTIONALLY dressing as Steve from Blue's Clues, green striped shirt and all.

Tony's Chocolonely! Ever since I found out I COULD get my hands on those bars from more local places instead of far-off international yearning, they're a lil treat I love to snack on every now and again.

My Friendly Neighbourhood! While I can't play the game, I have been watching let's plays of it since it's strangely the least fear-inducing mascot horror I've encountered. Do I still get jolted by jumpscares? Yes. Do I get spooked with some other stuff? Yeah. But! MFN is not like other mascot horror - no guts and gore and no spooky ghost possessions happening here with its plot, and if you follow the events into the golden ending, it's actually a really beautiful message and story of hope against the dark. Say, if FNAF is rated R or a very strong M, then MFN is rated at highest, PG-13.

[westmansion]

tagged by @mattibee !! thank u!

Are you named after anyone?

dont think so mom just liked my name, i was going to be named Romana (after the dr who character lol, it was dads idea) but that name went to a cat instead

When was the last time you cried?

Do you have kids?

no but its for the best i think

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

at work sometimes but otherwise i dont think so

What sports do you play/have you played?

outside of PE i played soccer for a bit, i would still love to take up volleyball but im not athletic outside of running rip, i regret not doing too much in college

What's the first thing you notice about other people?

probably outfits, if your shirt is cool i will look and im sorry

Eye colour?

brown

Scary movies or happy endings?

im so soso so so scared all the time forever of scary movies so i dont watch many but im really trying to, my happy ending is "watching" scary movies via their wikis lol

Any special talents?

world record for getting scared for trying to get into horror media as stated above, also world record for becoming obsessed with a game ive only learned about last week

Where were you born?

What are your hobbies?

wuuuugh im not sure anymore, i dont draw as much and videogames are still there but idk, (against my will) i collect figures/art books/hot wheels cars/keychains and i fight 3632828329 wars with CSS everyday and i dink around making music

Do you have any pets?

2 cats, kermit and romaine :) look at them

How tall are you?

5'3" last time i checked

Fave subject in school?

im gonna have to say lit because i wouldnt mind reading the classics or whatever else, its the papers i hated because i get the point but i cant put it in words rip

in college i really loved my storyboarding class, the graphic design classes, and the coding class but coding will be my downfall

Dream job?

i want to archive stuff sooooo bad i just need a good scanner and more harddrives, dont know if thats a job especially now but thats all i wanna dooooo i have things to share!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'll tag @sidetable-drawer since you've tagged me once before :D also i'll tag @happiighost @trick-starr @wickedcr0w @housedurendaire if you wanna!

[spacexfucker]

Just saw a post about people getting loveably ribbed and joked with for outfits and half the people in the replies are like "that's so rude. Let people do what they want/wear what they want. Fuck these people" and I'm like...begging people to get that being elbowed and getting a cheeky comment about something is not an attack. And that your experiences with actual bullies has colored the way you handle good-natured ribbing. Sometimes things are just a joke. And it's up to you to figure out if someone is giving you shit to get a laugh out of you or giving you shit to put you down.

And if you don't care and don't like it, you can say so. You can flip them off. You can insult them back I guess.

If you wear a green sweater with matching pageboy hat and someone asks you where Miss Piggy is, my guess is that they're just poking fun at how you remind them of Kermit, not that they think your outfit is wack.

[lostgenres]

History of Frog Rock

The initial spark for Frog Rock lit in 2005 when childhood best friends Theo Eustis and Lilac Glazier met in a coffee shop in Portland. Theo writes in his memoir, Before We Croak: 

Lilac was wearing her tie dye t-shirt, with a giant frog in the center giving a peace sign. I was wearing a Nirvana shirt that I had spray-painted a giant X on. We had been playing together in some crappy alt-rock outfit, and we both hated it. The rock ethos of the time,  the self-flagellation, moaning “rape me before I kill myself” or whatever, just seemed pointless. Why can’t you rock out and have fun? We were talking about this, getting more and more frustrated, and all of a sudden I stopped, looked at her shirt, looked at her, and said “I’ve got it. Frog rock”. And that’s how it started.

The pair joined up with drummer Kylie Swift and keyboardist Ben Beckham. They called themselves Ribbit, and quickly developed an aesthetic- and a cult following- centered around bright colors, crazy stunts, and a free-for-all attitude. Their first concert was in the middle of  a performance by the Portland Circus, in which the band snuck backstage, ran on stage carrying instruments and pushing a drum set on a trolley, got quickly set up, and played three full songs before getting kicked off again.

Ribbit’s first album, The Ribbit Show featuring Rex the Frog, was released on June 7th, 2007, and was a minor success among college stations and internet users. The record caused a slight controversy when many parents, thinking they were buying a children's record, were shocked to hear lines such as “death metal is for punks/ and punk is for bastards/ we’re not like that, we’re Ribbit, baby/ fuck first, think after”. The scandal escalated to the band being sued for false advertising, after which they were forced to put a sticker on records saying We Are Not Actually A Children’s Band.

The Ribbit Show eventually caught the attention of two other musical misfits. One was Lynne Cason, a 19 year old from Eugene, Oregon, who was inspired to start a similar band called Amphibalicious with drummer Sid Bennet and bassist Clarence Duke. Her brand of frog rock was slightly more fine-tuned, with notes of David Bowie, Prince, and later on Nancy Wilson.

The other protogée was Portlander Ruthie Danniel. He discovered Ribbit at 18 and quickly became part of their small circle of crazed fans, the Froggies. Ruthie briefly had his own frog rock group, the Order Anura, and later started a record label called Skin Shed Records. He is credited with bringing the frog rock community together, and supposedly invented many of their traditions, such as the Frog Rock Circus, an annual music festival (named in honor of the infamous Portland Circus show), and the Frog Olympics, in which band members and fans compete in ridiculous sports such as Rock Paper Scissors Mega and Frogball, a fast-paced combination of tennis, dodgeball, and rollerblading.

The first wave of Frog Rock quieted down around the 2010s, making way for the second wave: the London Revival. Seminal records by Ribbit, Amphibalicious, Chorus of Colors, and Pipa Pipa were imported to indie stores in London, and slowly new bands started to form. The South London music venue Maniac Mansion became a hotspot for these new british Froggers, which included The London Croakers, Darwin Frog, and Poison Dart.

This time around, the ringleader is universally identified as Vincent Cobb, aka Mr. Hopp, aka the Kermit Crimelord. The young musician with bright green hair and a Bowie-esque stage presence was also the co-founder of LiliSounds, the label that pressed most of the important London Revival records.

The London Revival took the bare bones of American frog rock and added a dash of britpop and British dry humor. This is the frog rock (at this point it was always written lowercase) that, to some extent, spread around Europe: to France (Les Crapauds, Empoisonné), to the Netherlands (3eaweed, the first "frog rock boyband", and Superkwak) and even to Basque Country (Igela Izan, jauzi egin).

Nowadays we are living in the third wave of frog rock, kickstarted during the pandemic and thriving on the internet. With a glimmer of hyperpop and gen-z culture, this wave is dominated by bands like Messrs. Marsupial, Tie-Dye-Die-Time, and The Bowling Stoners. Though frog rock is now international, and more and more online, the original frog rock community still holds much weight, and events like the Frog Rock Circus and the Frog Olympics have been going strong since the very beginning.