#long ost for ts

[cursedbycastiel]

😭 😭 😭

Do you think Kurt Vonnegut – first discussed by Dean and Chuck in 4.18 – is still relevant in SPN? Because I'm thinking about Chuck's creation as a Swiss watch, angels manipulating time (in s4-s6), the fragmenting of time in heaven and in hell: basically, time as we know it is just part of the fabric of the world/s built by Chuck. 1/

In 13.01 we discover Mary and John met at the film version of Slaughterhouse-5, in which the central character Billy Pilgrim is abducted by aliens who take him away from the trauma of WW2 to the planet Tralfamadore, where all of time exists at once - you are simultaneously a baby/child/adult and can pick any moment or memory by focusing on it. When Billy goes back to Earth he is ‘unstuck in time’ and his life starts jumping around rather than unfolding in one direction. 2/

[Sorry this got long] In SPN, you don’t 'live’ in a linear way in heaven, you jump about between memories (as in 5.16) – solving the problem of 2 marriages etc. Another KV book, Breakfast of Champions, is mentioned in 15.06. From Wikipedia: “Breakfast of Champions makes heavy use of metafiction, with Vonnegut appearing as the narrator/creator of the work, explaining why and how he makes this world as it is, changing things when and as he sees fit, and even being surprised by events.” 3/3

I mean if nothing else it’s still relevant in a passing way, be it Breakfast of Champions writing himself into the book, or the time elements you’re talking about. Chuck’s swiss watch is built into the worlds to keep stories tick tick ticking, whereas heaven’s memories are almost timeless. Even Kelly Kline was in her childhood memories *as* a child. Think of time in SPN as a thing Chuck uses to keep humans subject to his powers of control, something that keeps stories writing forward and keeping a linear storytelling objective, whereas human dreams outside of that are not subject to that, necessarily–or does time even exist there. Dark Side of the Moon had Sam and Dean bouncing around all different sorts of age periods of theirs, and that’s another Dabb piece. Dabb continues to tap on his old work, so I really doubt that’s a dropped thread when it remains so subtextually relevant. 

[bloodydumpsterrp]

primrose— how long does it take for you to get ready for the day what does your routine usually consist of? orchid— when you're being extremely quiet, what are you typically thinking of?

sunflower— in your opinion, what is the best photo on your phone of?

𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚—

|| Depends on the n:ght. : don't ^lw^ys h^ve the energy for the f^ncy rout:nes. ||

|| :f :'m go:ng out, : w^sh my f^ce and h^:r, sl^p some eyesh^dow ^nd eyel:ner on, ^nd get dressed. ||

|| Somet:mes :'ll spend ^ l:ttle extr^ t:me :f :ts ^ club or p^rty. ||

[𝐨𝐨𝐜] Akasha is the lucky duck that doesn't need to do much to look alright. She's reached the age where she doesn't care as much about looking 100% perfect before walking out the door. Quick freshening up, simple eye makeup, and her default outfit. 15-30 minutes. If she needs to look a little nicer, she takes a shower, dries her hair (longest part), full makeup, and perfume. 2-3 hours? but most of the time when she's working at home or not in the mood to leave her apartment, she just becomes a stinky cryptid with no consistency or schedule.

𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙙—

A pointed nail scratches at her face. Fishing out the right words for this one is proving to be quite difficult.

|| Uhhh… : guess wh^tever :s flo^t:ng ^round ^t the b^ck of my m:nd..? ||

|| Th^t's ^ p:ss-poor ^nswer but : don't know how to ^nswer th:s one. ||

[𝐨𝐨𝐜] this one is a tasty one for her. I often imagine that she zones out a lot, especially when commuting or on walks. Sometimes it's a jumbled up mess of intangible thoughts / formless feelings that feels like foggy white noise. Other times it's just head empty brain fog with some fucking silent hill ost playing. She's someone who struggles to put her thoughts into words, even in her mind, but she often dwells on the past, her jadedness, and obscure details in the surrounding environment.

𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧—

|| Not sure. :'m not one to t^ke m^ny photos so most of :t :s just sh:tposts, W:P :m^ges for cl:ents, ^nd the occ^s:on^l ^cc:dent^l screenshot. ||

[𝐨𝐨𝐜] probably a shitty meme of some sort. like the really head empty kind such as hampter, bingus, and that potato cat flopping out of a chair. Her resting exhausted bitch face can be hard to break but silly memes like these can always make her giggle like an idiot at 3am. That's why she likes them cause she does enjoy laughing.

[krisyyydvd]

You are a dream, 2023

Well, I just read online that it’s just 4 days until 2024 and I immediately grabbed a laptop to write this down at 12:39AM. 2023….is a different kind of ride. It’s like something out from a book, something beyond my imagination, it’s like a dream. 

All throughout the year, I thought that I manifested too hard in front of the window in our office looking at the sky and SCTEX road. I just claimed everything that I do this year will be successful because I was born in the year of the Rabbit and it did. This was my winning year. 

My year started with me still selling perfumes, got a Valentines surprise from my boyfriend who always tries his best to give me the best. Then, my friend from Toronto came home and we had a hard catch up of everything we missed even though we almost VC each other. As they said, relationships had it’s ups and downs, I went to La Union with my workmates in March but this is when I related to “I’ve been looking sad in all nicest places.” The sunset is too sad for me because my heart is sad and my inner self is sad cause I can’t swim due to monthly red tide. Good news, we chose to fix it, we chose “US” again. 

Summer came in, my family and I had a roadtrip to Ilocos Norte! It’s a 16hrs long drive. If I will reminisce, this is when everything started to become like a dream. We visited Vigan, I saw the magnificent windmills the first time, swam in a beach with strong tides that it can flip move my mom sitting in the coast. Haha! My sisters and I rode an ATV and all of us, including why niece rode a 4x4 truck in Sand dunes! We are all worried about our lives, but I think “You only live once” kept us screaming and enjoying the ride. Oh, I also glided through a desert. How fearless is that!? Then, one of my bucket list was crossed. We stayed in Vitalis Villas. Back in 2019, I wished to bring our family here and there we are. God is so good! We had an amazing 4 days trip that felt forever and a lot of times made me wanna stop time right there. 

Music festival of course, I was there. Almost went home when I felt suffocated but I glad we stayed. It was magical hearing “Kay Tagal Kitang Hinintay” in live. We also surprised our mom on her 63rd birthday where my dad saved all his money just to give her 63,000 pesos and a gold necklace. Ever since I was young, this was my mom’s dream and now she got it at 63. A love like theirs is really my dream kind of love. My dad was always my ideal man. I will never forget how everyone cried when “Until I found you” played as my dad took my mom’s hands to dance. 

My May was like a great episode in a drama. My friend from Regina went home and we have trips planned ahead, sponsored by him. I probably saved the country in my past life to deserve this. We went to my dream county, Japan together with my eldest sister who helped us navigate everything. We will be completely lost without her. I saw the Harry Potter world, Dotonburi and went to Kyoto where everything felt nostalgic. The OST of Kimi no Nawa kept playing on my head the entire time. Finally, the girl who always talked about anime is in her element. After that, we went to Coron. This place is beautiful from up and down. My bf and I strolled the town using a motor and climbed the mountain. The sunset and the view up there will be forever in my core memory. 

Then June came, my birth month and I bought a car named whom I named “Yuki”. It’s from Snow on the Beach of TS because it’s seems impossible but it’s happening. I never thought I would have a car this year but here it is! Another answered prayer with the help of my family. Back here I thought to myself that it may seem impossible to have everything but for this moment, I sure had everything. A complete family, a new job alignment, loving bf, loyal bff’s, car and a healthy work environment. When my bf’s birthday came, I tried to make one of his dream come true, to have a family picture. This was successful thanks to his family’s effort and love for him. I was so happy to see him emotionally happy. 

Another unimaginable happened again this September, my sister and my niece went to New Zealand. Taking them to the airport was one of the saddest good bye of my life. I still remember crying myself to sleep just imagining that they won’t be around everyday in our house. They are my late night movie bud, cravings bud and the family is just not complete without them. God how I miss them even while typing this. Seeing me and MC’s pics on my gallery feels like a good dream. I tried to make myself busy and not think about them too much, but there are just night like this where I want to fly myself to them and time to go faster so they I will see them again. 

When I said, keeping myself busy, I went out a lot with my friends, learned how to bake, took part time jobs and watched the Era’s tour in the cinema. Then, with the support of my work mate turned mentor, TINTER Bean was born. It came from the idea that my bf is a barista and we are thinking of a small business. From here was like in Timelapse and, we had our soft launch at Nov 1 which is a success! On this day, we already had our events and booked events next year, this is another dream Lord! I realized that we have so many people around us who are genuinely happy for us and gave their support in many ways. I am thankful to have them in my life! My December was so busy that I have to find myself a time to breathe. We had a year end party at work, had a sweet anniversary with bf while juggling events and work in between. 

As we head on to 2024, honestly, I am not that much confident that I will do well next year. Probably because many good things happened this year? I don’t wanna be jinxed. Or maybe there is a big worry for my future because I wasn’t able to go to church often this year. That’s it. So Lord, babawi aka sayo this 2024! You never got tired listening and answering my prayers. You will be my center this year and I will give importance to my health. So Joy, have faith okay. There are still many good things planned out for you and no matter what are the challenges, you have people around you that can help you. You are a hustler and goal digger! You are cool and a very blessed girl. 

2024, I AM READY FOR YOU!

[itsbap]

EXCLUSIVE: Moon Jong Up Talks About ‘US’, His Journey, B.A.P Reunion & More!

Moon Jong Up mononymously known as Jongup, gained popularity as the main dancer and lead vocalist of the now-disbanded KPOP group B.A.P under TS Entertainment. At present, Jongup is signed with Big Ocean ENM as a soloist. He released his solo debut single album, ‘Headache’ featuring Yunhway on May 7, 2020, and garnered much support from his fans worldwide. He also recently featured in Mr Queen’s OST, ‘Venus.’

Besides his amazing vocal skills and dance, Jongup can also rap and is also an actor. He performed in the play ‘The Lost Village’ and has also been cast for the upcoming movie, ‘Idol Recipe’.  Jongup is truly a power packed artist. Ahead of his comeback, he pre-released an MV on 1st July 2021, for the song ‘Find‘, which features Moon Sujin. The song has a slow R&B beat with a soothing melody that reveals a deeper, more emotional side to his music.

Jongup is now back with his first mini-album titled ‘US‘ which released earlier today. The album has five tracks starting with the title song ‘US’, ‘Photo’ featuring Bang Yonguk, pre-release single – ‘Find’ featuring Moon Su-jin, ‘GOUP’ featuring EK from ‘Show Me the Money 8’, and his debut single, ‘HEADACHE’ featuring Yunhway.

Along with the featuring of such talented list of artists, Moon Jong-up also continues to explore his musical capabilities in this album, by participating in writing and composing lyrics for ‘Photo’, ‘Find’, and ‘GOUP’. He further shows why he was the lead vocalist in his former group with ‘US’.

With strong vocals and dance as well as the vintage theme aesthetic music video, ‘US’ has quickly jumped into our playlist and we cannot stop singing to it.

Ahead of his comeback, Jongup spoke with us about his latest album, his growth, B.A.P, Indian fans & more. As 2nd Generation fans, this was a wonderful opportunity to be able to speak with an artist who gained so much fame and made waves, even before internet took over the way it has right now.

From his debut in 2012 as part of B.A.P to now, Jongup believes that among all things, his thoughts have changed the most. He shares that the more he learn and know, the more he need to know and thus, he has a mindset, to live by learning for the rest of his life. He believes that the biggest difference of promoting as a group and as a soloist is that,  “Now I have to bear the burden which I shared with the members when I was in a group but at times, it’s also good to have that much love alone.”

The shift from group to solo, along with years of working as an idol has brought about a process of change and growth and opened new perspectives and views for the talented soloist, “Through many experiences, I have learned and felt that a person cannot live alone in the world. So, I want to say ‘thank you’ to the people who work for me and work with me.”

His former group B.A.P brought about a bad-boy image which was loved by fans across the world and their debut ep ‘Warrior’ landed at Billboard’s World Albums Chart at #10. The group then continuously made waves with their music and topped charts across the world hence showing their global status. Although the members parted ways with their previous company, the boys remain good friends as they continue on their own individual paths while cheering for each other for their solo activities. The boys are also often seen hanging out together hence making their fandom, ‘Baby’ very happy.

While talking about how former B.A.P leader Bang Yong-Guk has participated in his song “PHOTO” as a featuring, Jongup gives hope to the fandom as he assures,

“If the timing is right, I think a reunion of B.A.P is possible at any time.”

– Jongup

The day may not be far off, as along with Yongguk’s featuring, other B.A.P members Zelo and Youngjae also participated in his Listeners; Listen “US” and in the video, one could see how they truly enjoyed being with each other.  The members shared their honest thought on his comeback as they gave their opinions about how they loved the comeback, Jongup’s growth as an artist and that, the fans had lot to expect hence making the fandom anticipate more. This was also the first video in a very long time where the members had appeared together so for B.A.P fans, this was a blessing. The members were definitely right though as with ‘US’ we see a mature side of Jongup in terms of music, vocals or even style.

Jong-up was also recently cast in “Idol Recipe�� and  he gave a sneak peak of his character, “My cast is ‘Jang Jun’, a member of a mixed group. He gets caught while dating at work and gets scolded”, thus building more anticipation for his upcoming appearance.

He shares that in terms of his style of music, over the years, the thing that has changed the most is that, he now listens to all genres and he particularly likes R&B dance hip-hop the most. When it comes to incorporating it to his music, he admits that there are so many genres he want to challenge himself with, but the one that comes to his mind right now is EDM.

For Jongup, the process of creating music/songwriting is mostly done with his friend, Min – “We usually start with the track. Sometimes when a track comes out first, we write melodies and lyrics together.” He further says that he has a lot of influence when it comes to his music but ever since his younger days, he admires Chris Brown and he still loves his music. This however doesn’t come as a surprise to his fans, after all, Jongup’s dancing and vocal skills have always been on point.

With ‘US’, the title track of this album, Jongup shares that, he liked it as soon as he heard the guide.

“I wanted each track to be different from genre to mood. I had a lot of meetings to go in the direction that I wanted. There were some disappointing parts in the process, but all the processes can’t always go perfectly in the direction I want, so those parts were difficult but overall, this was a great experience. ” – Jongup on the process of making ‘US’

Jongup agrees that he has gotten used to the life of an idol, after all, its been nearly 10 years since he debuted as an idol and if he had a chance to do any special activities with his fans, he would want to go camping with them. He further adds that if he could go back and give an advice to his former self, he would tell himself, “Be nice to Baby”.

‘Baby’ is the fandom name for B.A.P but now, Jongup also has another fandom name created by the fans themselves, ‘MOONW4LK.’  He shared his thoughts on his fandom name and also sent a messages for his fans across the world especially in India.

“‘MOONW4LK’ is such a cute name. I love you always. You know that, all this is done thinking only of ‘MOONW4LK’, right? As soon as Covid-19 calms down, I will fly to you.”

namastehallyu

[noctsim]

NOT ANOTHER SIMBLR TAG

I love these but I often forget to post my replies lol *looking at my drafts* Thank you for the tag @yusims  ❤ ❤ ❤

Rate from favourite to least favourite:

3 > 2 > 4

Regardless of all the troubleshooting I had to go through during these years in order to learn how to play TS3 without possibly breaking the game, it’s still my favourite because of the open world. During my childhood I spent long hours playing TS2 on PS2 despite it being very limited compared to its PC counterpart. The one thing I truly will ALWAYS miss is being able to pick random ingredients and hope for a good outcome when cooking. I loved how random we could be instead of being limited to recipes. (please EA, let me be chaotic in the kitchen again) TS4 is good only for pictures, I get bored of its gameplay. ( ; ω ; )

Favourite expansion:

TS3: Ambitions (because Ghostbusters!) | Pets (although I miss rabbits) | Supernatural (because playing with normal humans is boring, right?) | Seasons (snow!)

Small pets or horses:

I love both, but having functional horses is a feature I enjoy a lot in my gameplay!

Favourite active career:

Ghost Hunter

Favourite LTW/Aspiration: 

Don’t have a favourite, all of them are fun challenges~

Whims, wishes or wants and fears:

For my sims, anything that’s not ooc  ╮(＾▽＾)╭

Favourite occult:

Wizards

Cowplants, bonehilda or social bunny:

Cowplants

Favourite non-PC sims game:

The Sims 2 for PS2

Favourite spin off game:

As in, one that’s not in the main sequence (1,2, etc)? If yes, then it’s Urbz because that’s actually the very first TS game I played and oh boy, I know the entire OST from that game after all these years haha

How do you pick the names for your sims?

As an astronomy enthusiast, it’s usually star names. Otherwise it’s a reference to the stars. (´ ∀ ` *)

Create a spouse or find them in game (townies):

I create everyone and let them live freely. Most of the times they don’t get together with the spouse I’ve selected and just create chaos in my town lol It’s difficult being god.

Do you prefer following storytelling simblrs or gameplay simblrs?

I love seeing gameplay simblrs! But I appreciate all the effort storytelling simblrs have with their stories too, it’s nice to see The Sims can be enjoyed in many ways!

What year did you join simblr?

2016! 

[whatdoesshedotothem]

1834 Oct[obe]r Wed[nesday] 1

7 1/2

12 5/..

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pretty good one last night settl[in]g wash[in]g acc[oun]ts – out a lit[tle] whi[le] - br[eak]f[a]st at 9 1/4 - Mallins[o]n beg[a]n

reop[enin]g place for wind[ow] int[o] Hall ch[ambe]r to be call[e]d lin[e]n clos[e]t - g[o]t my gr[ea]t canteen (the fut[ure] lin[e]n chest)

int[o] it – A- [Adney] fill[e]d it w[i]th h[e]r tab[le] and bed lin[e]n - Ch[arle]s and Ja[me]s mov[e]d A-‘s [Adney] mahog[an]y wardrobe and my large mahog[an]y chest

draw[e]rs int[o] tent r[oo]m as als[o] my pap[e]r-draw[e]r and oak cupb[ora]d - mov[e]d A-‘s [Adney] 2 mahog[an]y bureaus int[o] the

north parl[ou]r (n[or]th din[in]g r[oo]m) – busy w[i]th the mov[in]g till 12 50/.. - h[a]d w[i]th gr[ea]t diffic[ult]y g[o]t the new sofa

int[o] my a[un]t’s r[oo]m – she d[i]d n[o]t like it – so h[a]d it put in the blue r[oo]m th[e]re to rem[ai]n – at

my desk at 12 50/.. sleep[in]g and dawd[lin]g and d[o]wnst[ai]rs w[i]th A- [Adney] till 2 3/4 - th[e]n till 4 5/.. dawd[lin]g and writ[in]g

cop[y] of let[ter] to Pearce and Baxter ab[ou]t the carr[ia]ge - aft[er]w[ar]ds till 5 1/4 wr[ote] (and s[e]nt bet[ween] 6 and 7 by John) wr[ote] to

‘Mr. Hutton Tailor 113 Park st[ree]t Grosvenor sq[ua]re Lond[on] P[ost]P[ai]d’ to say the pelisse w[a]s duly rec[eive]d

and fits ver[y] well, and subjoin[in]g ord[e]r up[on] Hammersleys’ for £8 - wr[ote] als[o] to ‘Mess[ieu]rs Pearce

Baxter and Pearce coachmakers 103 Long Acre Lond[on] P[ost]P[ai]d’ – 1 p[age] ord[erin]g the addit[io]ns for inside

of carr[ia]ge and new drag chain and shoe, amount[in]g to 7 or 8 guin[ea]s - ask[in]g for dimens[io]ns of top of front

boot and wh[a]t depth of imper[ia]l it w[oul]d ta[ke] think[in]g the boot imper[ia]l of my oth[e]r carr[ia]ge w[oul]d

prob[abl]y do ver[y] well – wish to kno[w] bef[ore] determ[inin]g ab[ou]t pat[en]t axles if they h[a]d put th[e]m

on man[y] carr[ia]ges for abr[oa]d and if all th[in]gs consid[ere]d they h[a]d been f[ou]nd to ans[we]r – my on[l]y fear

being th[a]t if an[y] accid[en]t occurr[e]d it w[oul]d be diffic[ul]t to get it repair[e]d on the cont[inen]t – ask

how long I might reason[abl]y expect th[ei]r new wheels w[i]th pat[en]t axles to run, mak[in]g allow[an]ce

for bad r[oa]ds – ask th[ei]r adv[i]ce ab[ou]t mail c[oa]ch lamps - obs[ervin]g they seem to shed a stronger light

and be less liab[le] to blow out th[a]n the others – say Mess[ieu]rs P- B- and P- [Pearce Baxter and Pearce] may keep the carr[ia]ge 4

m[on]ths - din[ner] at 6 3/4 - coff[ee] - h[a]d Mark Town – wants me to build for him, and to let

h[i]m sell off his oat straw, ab[ou]t 100 st[ock] of it – no object[io]n if he w[oul]d cart on an

equival[en]t of rotten manure – of w[hi]ch Washingt[o]n to be judge – W- [Washington] to settle and look

aft[e]r th[i]s matt[e]r - b[u]th th[ou]ght Mark might ma[ke] manure as cheap as buy it - s[ai]d I h[a]d told

h[i]m bef[ore] th[a]t when he chang[e]d his mind and ga[ve] up wish[in]g me to build for him just bef[ore]

I left ho[me], I h[a]d made up my mind n[o]t to do it – and I h[a]d no th[ou]ght of build[in]g for him –

w[oul]d n[o]t say I w[oul]d nev[e]r do it - b[u]t h[a]d no th[ou]ght of it at pres[en]t - d[i]d n[o]t mean to do it at

pres[en]t – he bet[te]r provide hims[elf] w[i]th a h[ou]se – an h[ou]r w[i]th my fath[e]r and aft[er]w[ar]ds shew[in]g Mar[ia]n

the tent r[oo]m and explain[in]g how h[e]r own r[oo]m w[a]s to be done - th[e]n 1/2 h[ou]r w[i]th my a[un]t till 10 10/.. –

wr[ote] the last 21 lines – fine day - F[ahrenheit] 60° now at 10 50/.. p.m. – till 11 1/4 – (A- [Adney] sitt[in]g by me

writ[in]g to h[e]r sist[e]r) read fr[om] p[age] 269 to 283 Boase’s prim[ar]y geol[og]y –

[dangermousie]

You guys have no idea how much I am freaking out about Monarch Industry right now. I wanted it for months and months while being sure it won’t air any time soon if ever due to no promotion at all even by scarce period cdrama promotion standards. Some Russian sites I go to kept talking about it premiering in first quarter of 2021 but I took it with a whole store’s worth of salt due to the above. Yet!!!!!!

It’s about to hit and I am freaking out!

1. Chinese historical

2. Centered around a female lead

3. Played by freaking Zhang Ziyi in her first ever drama

4. Nice and long - 68 episodes

5. Zhou Yi Wei who is amazing and way underappreciated (his Shaofeng Heye in Tribes and Empires is unreal; his tragic antagonist in Longest Day in Chang’an is magnetic and repulsive in equal measure) and he is the male lead OMG!!!!

6. Apparently Viki bought rights so we will have subs

7. One of my earliest cdrama crushes, Yuan Hong is in this

8. Have you seen those costumes?

9. Tony Yang. Liked him so much in The Lady and the Liar, haven’t seen him in stuff since he mainly does movies.

10. I like this ost song

https://youtu.be/GC_Q_0T1Hd4

[stillness-in-green]

Idk if anyone told you but the MVA OST leaked, with themes for both the League and the MLA. If you haven't listened to it yet, please do! And if you have, what are your thoughts? I think Mine Woman and RE-DESTRO slap for 2 characters that got shafted hard by canon so I appreciate them a lot.

I have listened to them, and I like several of them! I feel like I need to lead with that, because I'm about to add some criticism about my previous responses to BNHA's score for context, so it's important to know that I genuinely do enjoy quite a few of these.

So, I haven't listened to a lot of Yuki Hayashi's scores, but he's definitely done work I've liked! He composed the music for several of the more recent PreCure shows, including their movies; I particularly loved his finale for the 15th anniversary film, which prominently featured a truly delightful medley of every team's opening theme. I'm also very fond of some of his pieces for Kiznaiver and Welcome to the Ballroom.

His BNHA work, though, I feel like suffers from two main problems: the tracks are too short to work up a good head, and yet, despite that short length, they sometimes feel exhaustingly over the top. (Did Shigaraki's theme really need crying children to get across the point that he's bad news?) I've long felt that the BNHA anime wants me to feel like everything is way more Epic and Stirring and Dramatic than I actually find the material to be, so curiously, the music winds up having a distancing effect rather than drawing me in. This is frequently compounded by placement choices that feel so staggeringly poor that I'm often left wondering whether the staff chose the music out of a hat! (Seriously, why does a fairly rote test of character in Nighteye's office warrant doom choirs?)

As to the MVA tracks specifically, I wish there could have been tracks that sounded a bit more fun or heroic, given that the League in MVA really are the heroes for the arc, complete with Shigaraki suddenly having access to Shonen Nakama Tropes and getting all these little comedic reaction takes. It'd be nice if the music could cue in and let the League have some aural triumph without being all doom all the time ("Oh, no! The villains are winning!" Yes, they are; let them have this for one arc, would you?)

But that said, I do rather like most of these! There are some that I do suspect will fall prey to the This Is Too Much Drama, Would You Please Ratchet Back? problem, but there are also some that I can imagine playing better in the context of the show than they do in isolation, and some that feel like they could even be exactly what I was dreaming about, if they go where I hope they will. For some individual thoughts, see below:

The Mission of the Stealth Hawks: A reasonable enough little tense atmospheric piece. Doesn't jump out at me.

Different Ability Liberation Army: I always approach the MLA as styling themselves as an army, but in reality being more of a sect--far more cult than militia-- I appreciate that if they can't have a good dramatic march despite having Army, like, right there in the title, I'm glad I could get church bells instead. On the whole, though, this is a good example of the first problem I mentioned having with Hayashi's work for BNHA--his pieces tend to be pretty short, and it takes them so long to land on a melody that by the time they find one, there's hardly any time to develop it before the song ends. Even a lot of the hero pieces are like that, and the villain songs, even more so. That said, I do like the horror strings that creep in around the 1.25 mark, blossom at 1.45, and float on through 2.10. I just wish they went on longer. Admittedly, "erratic church bells and horror strings" is still not the choice I would have made for the MLA's main theme. I really would have preferred something with a more militant air; as it is, this sort of feels like it scores a creepy prologue that plays before the opening credits kick in and then the episode proper starts. Which isn't a bad description for the way the dinner scene played in the manga, but thanks to the anime's decision to reshuffle everything, I don't think that dinner scene's going to maintain that feeling of "prologue" when we finally get to it.

My Villain Academia: Better on the melodic front; I enjoy the drama at .43, the dancing tension at 1.05, and particularly the minor strings from 1.25 that just keep climbing until everything else drops out around 2.10. I do wish it found a better place to end rather than noodling on for a further thirty seconds, but the melody will get a more central, and more bombastic, treatment in the final track, so it's probably okay for it to trail off here. (It's also apparently a reprise of a villain theme from the very first season's OST, which is rad. More on that in the Track 11 blurb.)

Second Coming: This is a bizarre one because, while I complained that Hayashi's BNHA tracks are usually short, this one is a full six and a half minutes--except that it falls clearly into movements of about a minute each, with clear lulls in between. I wish it was twelve minutes and everything was twice as long! As it is, I'm highly doubtful that we're going to hear this one played in its entirety anywhere, since I can't imagine what scenes would require this specific sequence of musical passages at this length. 0.00 - 1.01: I love that the song kicks in comparatively quickly; the first minute's passage has a great, thrumming drive that very nearly hits major key towards the end. 1.02 - 1.53: The drive picks up pace in the second minute before the chorus arrives, and for once, I am very prepared to love a BNHA choir piece. I hope this is what plays when Deika's going up in ash. 1.54 - 3.01: I love the melodic line being carried by the intentionally hard to distinguish violin and whatever brass instrument the violin's trading off with in the third minute. It's bit out of place with the rest of the track, but I like it quite a bit on its own, and it does have a similar sound as some of the "dirty" brass in RE-DESTRO and Mine Woman. It's probably too long for RD's childhood flashback, but I wonder if it'll play for an MLA character somewhere? 3.02 - 4.07: The fourth minute has some very fun drums, but otherwise doesn't jump out at me as much of the rest of the track. I'm very curious to know when this will play, though. 4.08 - 5.32: The fifth minute, god bless, has some proper march drums--I like this passage a lot, particularly when it come back in the sixth minute accompanied by the choir. I like this because the key is minor but it's not "oooo scaaaary" minor; it's more dramatic, a bit tragic, but triumphant too--pretty much perfect for Re-Destro, Spinner and Machia's moment of revelation in the crater. I wish it were longer. 5.33 - 6.36: And here for the end we're back to the driving guitar and some fun low-thrum strings and percussive chain sounds. Like the fourth passage, it's fun, but jumps out at me less, particularly as the song's finale.

Gigantomachia: This is an extremely boss kaiju song. Seriously, that brass in the opening could come right out of a Toho flick. Extremely good walking calamity number, love that distorted synth stuff towards the end. It's going to sound great when (if) it plays over Machia leaving the villa, the hand rising up through the floor behind Toga, Momo and the other students surveying the desolation left in his wake, and so on. (I know that's all Season Six material, shhhh. I hope they use this piece there.)

Mine Woman: This is so fun. And so extremely superior that that awful Christmas insert song! I'm glad Curious got this at least, and I love the moment the beat drops at the one-minute mark, and that interwoven sax. So good. It's hard to imagine the fight between Toga and Curious being paced to this song, mind, but it's real good, anyway.

TOGA's Nature: This one showcases the other problem I have with Hayashi's BNHA work, especially his stuff for the villains: it feels very on the nose in a way that tips over into being Too Much. The birdsong, I think, is on the nose but in an effective, playful way, with the natural beauty of the birds undercut by the lovely but ominous piano/synth melody. I am considerably less kindly disposed to the creepy child laughter, which just feels on the nose in a thuddingly obvious way--though I do like the way it slides in when the birdsong fades. I like, too, the sort of cloudy roaring reprise of the melodic line that kicks in around the 1.10 mark. It feels like an effective echo of Toga--cute but creepy as a young girl, and then, after she snaps, creepy in the same way but now you can't ignore it.

Symbol of Fear: The beginning doesn't do much for me, but I enjoy the howl that gives way to the organs at 1.15; while it's too action-heavy to be Tenko, the transition does still put me in mind of Tenko wandering the streets, internally crying for anyone to help him, and the person who finally does is--well. I like that the organ nurtures that howl into something considerably more dire, though you still get a return to that guttural cry periodically. While it is, again, difficult to imagine this scoring the scenes between AFO and Tenko's first meeting and Tenko being formally named Tomura--it's much too bombastic--it does still feel like an excellent representation of AFO sculpting Tomura's formless, aimless rage into something that really could tear down the world.

I Don't Kill My Friends: It would have been really nice if they'd let the most significant, unadulterated personal triumph of the arc sound actually fun. Why does the Sad Man's Parade song sound so upset?? @aysall predicts that it'll play over Twice's confrontation with Hawks and death scene, and I can see it working extremely well there, but it's a pretty weird call for the Dead Man's Parade bit, if that is indeed what this is intended to evoke. Quibbling about the title aside, I do like the way this pulses and throbs, something like an exposed wound, which is not a bad description of poor Jin's mentality. I still hope this isn't what scores his breakthrough, though. As I said previously, the villains are the heroes for just this one arc, and it'd be nice if the score could reflect that at least a little.

RE-DESTRO: I like this one a lot. I love the interwoven layers of that dirty sax and the Big and Dramatic orchestral strings + brass, but both of them undercut with that regular, machine beeping that could almost be a heart monitor, but mostly isn't--right up until the long beep at 1.52/1.53. It feels like a strong illustration of the titular character's different personas--his attempts at casual, friendly villainy (like menacing Giran or chatting with Shigaraki on the phone), him when he's thundering full-volume about the weight of his legacy at people (THE BLOOD OF DESTRO FLOWS THROUGH THESE VEINS I AM RE-DESTRO), and, beneath it all, the constant little thread of stress that Rikiya can never escape (right up until Shigaraki). I probably wouldn't love it so much in isolation, but I'm easy to win over with the right character association. XD

Paranormal Liberation Front: Very fun grubby guitar intro. It also has much the clearest melodic throughline, which inclines me towards it. What inclines me to it even more is the knowledge (per @aysall again) that it's the same main melody as the track Villains Theme from the very first season's OST. That track already having used its allotted Doom Choir quotient, this track makes do with less synth and a lot more orchestra and chunky bass backing, which is much to its benefit, I feel. I do wish it had any of the MLA's theme in it, to represent the merger, but admittedly, it'd be hard to make that very audible when the MLA theme has…next to no central melody, percussive rhythm, etc. Still, as an evolution of the League to something bigger, classier, and far more dangerous, it's real good--just long enough to develop into itself and explore its central leitmotif. Probably my favorite track simply on its own merits.

Thanks for the ask, anon! I'd listened to the tracks once driving around for work, but sitting down with them properly gave me a greater appreciation for them, and now I'll definitely have an ear out for them when we get to this material in the anime…

….whenever that winds up being. *sob*

[holycow99]

石田お寿司 18/9/21 stream summary Part 1

This is not the full translation of the stream. I only translated the parts I could understand & interpret or parts I found interesting/important. I’m still a beginner in Japanese, so the translations may not be accurate. If you want to repost, please repost at your own risk.

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(t/n: ** = translation may not be accurate, SY= Y****, TS= S******)

1. According to his memo, he woke up at 1.30 am that day.  He started recording his daily activities, e.g. what time he woke up and what he did.

2. He got too excited and did 100 pages of draft.

3. He’d forget his goals if he didn’t say it out loud. His goal was to draw 72 pages. Since chp 8 was already 20-something pages, so he only had around 50 pages left. Then, he could release another 2 chapters. He planned to probably release both chapters on 26th sep, but it’s impossible since he had only 6 days to finish them.

4. There are 2 fans he saw had the name Take Hirako (TG’s character) as their usernames and he’s amazed of the character’s popularity. He’d never seen fans using other characters’ names.

5. Someone asked if KotaRAW was named after Take Hirako’s dog and he replied maybe since they both had the same name.

6. He actually didn’t want to play Hitman on the last stream. He just wanted to leisurely chat with the fans. He kept on looking at the comments while playing.

7. Someone asked about the 30,000 subscribers commemoration and he suggested karaoke streaming.

8. He jokingly asked people to fill his wallet with money by buying JJ OST’s album that was released on that day.

9. He’s gonna start eating fan letters bit by bit.

10. There were karaoke versions of JJ songs included in JJ ost album and Ishida didn’t know about it. He said he was probably informed by the staff about that but he didn’t pay attention to it. He was surprised when he got to know about it.

11. He continued that Broccoli might’ve not told him since they turned his illustrations into goods without his permission.

12. Someone asked if he’d get any money from the karaoke. He heard that the fee was around 1 yen per play, but the money probably would go to Mr. Kosemura as well. (t/n: Kosemura Akira is JJ’s composer.)

13. Someone asked him if he’s watched midnight summer. He said he’s watched it. Later in the stream, he googled to see if there’s a movie called Midnight Summer. It turned out OP miswrote the tittle. It’s supposed to be Midsommar.

14. He wondered why people like to ask him or other streamers if they’ve watched this or that. If he said he didn’t watch them, people would keep asking him every single stream, just like with the Tower of God. (t/n: There’s a fan who used to ask him if he’s watched Tower of God every stream.)

15. Someone commented that they probably interested to know if Ishida watch the same thing as them. Ishida replied by saying it didn’t really matter whether he’s watched it or not. Rather than asking him that kind of question, he’d like people to write their reviews about the movies/series.  Tell him the greatness of Tower of God.

16. Ishida checked on one of his former staffs’ manga that’s currently on Tonari Young Jump. It’s something with library in the title. There was a lewd scene between the MC and one of the female characters, but the MC was expressionless throughout the scene. He thought that the MC should be wilder while he’s at it. (t/n: I tried to search for the manga title, but couldn’t find it. If anyone knows, feel free to share it in the comment.)

17. Apart from drawing 100 pages of draft, he did the colouring for magazine as well.

18. SY asked him about the typhoon & he didn’t notice it, so someone asked him if he purposely ignored SY’s question. He later told SY that he was bashing the boy for leaving the stream while he’s giving advice on the last stream.

*Ishida started playing Made in Wario.

19. He felt scared when people wishing him to be healthy or to live a long life since he felt like it was foreshadowing him falling ill.

20. Ishida passed the stages in the game easily, so he felt the game was too easy for him. He wanted to play games where he could die and retry multiple times.

21. Someone commented that Hanae Natsuki also did a playthrough of this game. He said he should’ve watched Hanae’s playthrough first before playing the game to know what kind of game it was. He also mentioned that he watched Hanae’s PUBG’s playthrough and Hanae died a lot times in the game.

22. Someone said that Hanae died in this game as well and Ishida said that Hanae wasn’t much of a gamer then.

23. He was drinking the same sake as the last stream, a honey-flavoured sake.

24. He said he might not be cut out for game streaming. This game would be fun if he were to play it before sleeping, but not at the moment. He played this game because he wanted to experience playing it for the first time with the viewers, but he’s had enough of it already. He wanted to play games where he could go crazy & be noisy.

*Ishida getting confused about what’s going on in the game and what he’s supposed to do.

25. He wanted to play games leisurely, but the game made him panic. If it was Hitman, he could play it in a relaxed manner since it was light. He mentioned that Resident Evil Village was a great game.

26. He’s gonna watch Hanae’s playthrough of the game later.

27. Someone commented that Hanae is noisy. He replied saying that Hanae did that to entertain the viewers. Besides, with Hanae’s voice, it’s nice listening to him talking. The way seiyuus scream was on another level.

28. There were two loli characters in the game. People asked him if he hated kids, and he said he really liked them.

*One of the villains used hypnotism on animals to attack people.

29. He said he couldn’t forgive people who do bad things to animals. The villain was coward for using those sinless animals to do his dirty works. Hearing this, people in the comment was like “sensei is angry.” He kept on saying how he didn’t like it and how pitiful the animals were. He’s gonna write a complaint to Nintendo.

30. He’s not keeping any pets at the moment. He couldn’t even take care of himself.

31. Ishida really liked the one of the loli characters and he confirmed himself to be a lolicon.

32. He goes to the gym now and then.

33. He used to go to a rock climbing place with his staffs in Shinjuku. Goubaru was really sick at that time, so he slept on a chair there. Then, Goubaru got moody when he teased him. He got sick from eating tempura in a nearby restaurant.

34. Ishida fanboying over a character name Ashley.

35. TS liked also liked Ashley & Ishida was disappointed in him, thinking he was different.

36. Someone asked how old is TS. Ishida told that person that TS wasn’t gonna answer it. Instead, he’d return the question back at them. He’d use the phrase “On the contrary”.

37. He said he has a bias view against men who like female characters like Ashley because she’s too moe, though he understood why people like her since she’s cute. It turned out Hanae also liked this character. He ended up fanboying over Ashley as well.

38. He went to the toilet for a while and people were guessing what kind of flowers did he pick this time. Last time it was dandelion, so they guessed flowers such as daisy, lavender, etc. When Ishida came back, he told them it was pansy. He mentioned that there was a grand prize, which was just an acrylic keychain, for the person who could guess it right. Unfortunately, no one did.

(t/n: The term Ishida uses whenever he goes to the toilet is “Ohanatsumi” which literally means ‘flower picking’. This term is used usually by female whenever they’re going to the toilet. That’s why people were guessing what flower did he pick this time.)

39. He’s drinking makgeolli after he just had a sake.

40. He wanted to have a drinking meeting with 500 ppl.

41. Someone thought that his idea of eating letters was just him being drunk, but he’s just hyper because he’s taking a proper break from work. He truly intended to eat the fan letters. He wasn’t drunk. He was like that even before he drank.

Part 2

[doctorporkchop02]

K, so if your Swap Papyrus and Sans were to be in there own Bad time trio team, who would be there teammates?

So I think I got this ask a few weeks after I revealed Papyrus's design and I still haven't forgotten this question... but I still don't know the answer to this.

I mean, I could put DJ! Papyrus in his own version of "The Swap Time Trio" (You know, the one with TS! Underswap Papyrus, The official/Cherry's Swapswap Sans, and Storyswap Color Asriel.)

I could do something like that with DJ! Papyrus being the leader, a "Pigster's Swapswap" Sans... I guess, and a Pigster's Storyswap Asriel I guess...

I actually do have designs for Chara and Asriel for a small little Storyswap take I made but never really made any other designs beyond Chara and Asriel so I would probably use those, and maybe I could make a Pigster's Swapswap Sans design just for fun. I'd imagine it would be like Canonswap Sans but I don't know, he would be an actor instead of a DJ or something, maybe a comedian. That could be cool. But I don't have any megalos for any of those characters, but that's probably how a Pigster's Bad/Swap Time Trio thing would work.

Same would go for for the "Good Time Swap"... Okay so I respect the guy who made the "Swap Time Trio" OST on Youtube, but I don't like the name "Good Time Swap" for what's basically the Underswap equivalent to "The Trio's Squabble" or what I call the "Trousle Time Trio." I don't know, the name "Good Time Swap" sounds like a bad "Engrish" title, I can't think of a better name that's not something like... "Terrificness Times(×) Three" or something dumb like that. But I'm sure there could've been a better name for them. But that's just my opinion.

Actually I have this headcanon thing that in "The Trio's Squabble" fight, Undertale Papyrus and Underswap Sans would fight with eachother over who gets to capture the human, WHILE they're fighting the human. Like The human could be in the Middle of dodging a Combination of Undertale Papyrus and Storyshift Asriel's attacks, but Swap Sans launches a Bone attack at Papyrus and launches him off screen while Sans takes the spotlight and attack the human and then Papyrus comes back and knocks Sans off screen back, and Asriel gets so annoyed with the two that he attacks UT! Paps and US! Sans to get them to stop fighting. It would be really funny to have that happen in a Bad Time Trio fight.

...so maybe for My Swap Time Trio that could also happen where DJ! Papyrus and SwapSwap Sans are fighting for the spotlight while Storyswap Asriel is trying to get the trio back on track. I would love that.

Anyway, sorry Anon that this ask took so long to answer and even though I still don't really know how to answer this, I hope you like the ideas I came up with. :)

[koreanss501-kpop]

Traduction in english:

SS501 Heo Young-sung, establishment of YS Company, one-person agency "will be active in various ways" 💚

Group SS501 member Huh Young-sung will establish a one-person agency YS Company and make a new leap forward.

On the 9th, YS Company said, "Huh Young-sung has established a one-person agency after a long worry.,As I set up my agency for full-scale music activities, I will not only show my musical color clearly, but also act in various fields of entertainment industry. "

Heo Young-saeng also expressed his aspirations through his agency, saying, "I will have the courage to challenge things I have not been able to do in the company, things I wanted to do, and I will show the future of the future."

As a result, Heo Young-saeng renovated YS Company and fan club y.e.s (Youngsaeng's Eternal Supporters) and announced a new start and announced his full-scale solo activities.,Currently, we are spurring preparations for new project albums, solo albums and drama OSTs, and will open a personal YouTube channel to communicate with many fans.

Traducción en español:

"SS501 Heo Young Saeng establece YS Company, una agencia unipersonal" 💚

El miembro del grupo SS501, Heo Young Saeng, establece YS Company, una agencia unipersonal, y da un nuevo salto adelante.

El día 9, YS Company dijo: "Después de largas reflexiones, Heo Young Saeng estableció una agencia unipersonal. Cuando creó una agencia para actividades musicales en toda regla, no solo mostrará claramente su color musical, sino que también estará activo en varios campos del entretenimiento".

Heo Young Saeng también reveló su ambición a través de su agencia, diciendo: "Tendré el coraje de desafiar las cosas que no he podido hacer en la empresa, las cosas que quería hacer, y mostraré la imagen mejorada de Heo Young Saeng en el futuro".

Con esto, Heo Young Saeng reorganizó la YS Company y el club de fans y.e.s (Eternal Supporters de Young Saeng), anunció un nuevo comienzo y anunció una actividad en solitario en toda regla. Actualmente, estamos impulsando la preparación de nuevos álbumes de proyectos, álbumes en solitario y OST de dramas, y planeamos comunicarnos con muchos fans abriendo un canal personal de YouTube.

[arronjustin]

Lover Album Review 2020

Hello, I hope everyone is doing good! How’s the Rapunzel-ing going on?

I just got an email from work confirming about my termination. Great! Keep the good news coming! It keeps getting worse. I just hope that I’ll get my unemployment insurance and the stimulus check. If not… I don’t know. Have faith!

Anywayyy… Soon you’ll get better! We’ll get better! Soon! Just like what Taylor said. Speaking of Taylor Swift… In times like these, when you’re in a quarantine, bored, or sad, she’ll be there to help you fight it thru her songs. Yes T. Swizzle, our queen, our hero haha! I have a lot of time so I am going to make a review of her 7th album, Lover. This is a review from a lover (no pun intended :))) or a fan so this will be like 100% good vibes. Negativity is not allowed here. No rats allowed here. This is a review from a fan that played the album a hundred times already or should I say a million times hehe. This is a review from a fan, not a musician or an expert from the industry so this is a jargon-free review haha! So here we go! And this is gonna be quite long so patience my friend.

“Welcome to bridge city!”. If your town needs someone to build a bridge, just message Taylor. All the bridge parts in this album are phenomenal.  If Red is a TS autumn album, definitely Lover is for summer. It’s perfect that she released it summer. What confused me is, why it got snubbed at Grammys? Why? How? Or at least give the Grammy to Norman Fucking Rockwell! Ugh. Going back to the topic… Lover is like the summation of all her past albums but mostly from 1989 and Reputation. She also introduced new sounds due to new collaborations in writing and producing. From her past pop albums, mostly it’s just with Jack Antonoff and now she’s with Joel Little also. I was expecting a deluxe/extended version of the album though! 18 songs are not enough haha!

*FYI, Taylor brought back the 80’s music in the industry with her album 1989 (2014). She’s the one who started it. The rest just followed. I’m not starting a fight here haha!

I Forgot That You Existed – This song is really a good opening. A feel-good song. The perfect song when you wake up. Also I think, this song will be a good single. The music video can be like, walking on a field or like just biking on the street with a sunny weather haha! With this song, she wants us to know that her dark era (Best comeback & tour ever! Like ever.) is done and that she’s completely over with this DJ (I forgot his name jk. ) who had a show that nobody came haha jk!

Cruel Summer – Best song ever. I mean, aside from All Too Well and Our Song haha! … And Getaway Car. Damn, don’t ask me about her best song coz I’m not sure if can answer that. Because they’re all good! They’re the best. Same with asking me her worst song! My answer will be forever N/A! Anyway, no doubt that this song is the continuation of Getaway Car. Try to put this song next to Getaway Car, I’ll give you $100 if you disagree. The closing beat of GC really fits CS. Let’s talk about the bridge of this song. It’s a masterpiece. This bridge is so good that in the future it can be like historical where students study it for their literature subject hehe. It’s so good that Taylor even repeated the bridge at the ending. If you’ll be reading this Taylor, please release this as a single! Pretty please with sugar on top! When you didn’t release Getaway Car as a single, I got sick. I can’t talk, eat, and even move due to frustration haha jk! But please! Release this on summer! Music video ideas? Just PM haha! Would it be cool if the music video will start at the last part of Getaway Car?

Lover – The first time I heard this, I was like… I wish I have someone right now to dance on this song. Are they married already? Engaged? Definitely, my wedding song. No Lover, no wedding haha!

The Man – This should be the first single in my opinion. The message is perfect and it’s catchy and unique. But I guess, they released Me! because it’s good for all ages.

The Archer – I don’t know but this song makes me really sad. The saddest track 5 song. And I think this track 5 song is kind of different compare to others coz this is about all your struggles in life, not just with a heartbreak? Well, that’s my interpretation haha! Please don’t kill me if its different from yours.

I Think He Knows – Yeah I know, another great song haha! I mean duh, they’re all great. I don’t need to tell it. Everytime I hear this song, Janelle Monáe keeps popping up from my head. She can have this song!

Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince – When I first saw the title I was like, is this a Fall Out Boy song? The first time I heard it, this is a good OST!

Paper Rings – Cute song. Another song that is perfect for OST. A rom-com movie!

Cornelia Street – The storytelling here is really good (Shout out to All Too Well again!) especially when you’re familiar with the place. I even tried to listen to it while walking on the street of Cornelia haha! Then it rained jk. Now I just need to rent a place in Cornelia street. Typed it casually in my room. Not my car. No pun intended hehe.

Death By A Thousand Cuts – This is like Look What You Made Me Do part 2 due to the horror vibe that I get from this song haha! The title and the my, my part along with that background sound that you usually hear in some horror movies. But the guitar part in the chorus makes me want to cry from being heartbroken and how life can be beautiful haha! When the album got released, this song was on repeat.

London Boy – Now everyone wants a London Boy and boys from London couldn’t be more proud of themselves. I hear This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things in this song.

Soon You’ll Get Better – Let me get a tissue first before I start with this song. Jk. I didn’t cry after hearing this song for the first time but I got headache due to resisting it hehe. If this song didn’t do anything for you, you’re a monster, a rat. :))) BTW, it’s so nice to hear Dixie Chicks again after a long time. I love their version of Can’t Hurry Love haha!

False God – Sexy saxophone hello! I feel like it’s a grown up song that’s why I cant relate haha! A coat and tie song. You know what I mean? Don’t worry, me too. It’s a sexy song, a date song. Like a good background when you’re having a dinner date (in NYC) and the next deed after that date. *Insert devil emoji.

You Need To Calm Down – I failed to calm down after seeing the music video of this. Queens everywhere in the music video. The message and video are indeed powerful.

Afterglow – When you want to emote, this song will help you. Feel free to do an interpretative dance. This will help you to calm down and be relaxed after what You Need To Calm Down served us.

Me! – Yes with the exclamation point! This song never fails to startled me especially after playing Afterglow. The silence and then suddenly… “I promise that…” haha! Like, WTF Taylor stop scaring me haha! But I won’t really forget the excitement I had when I was waiting for the release of the music video and the feeling of seeing it for the first time. Priceless. Definitely, this will be the encore song for the tour!

It’s Nice To Have A Friend – Is this about wedding? But what I’m really sure of is that this song is perfect for winter. You’re inside your room next to your window drinking hot chocolate watching snow fall, confirming if all snowflakes are really different from each other and this is your background music.

Daylight – I lost count already on how many times I used this song as a background music for my sunrise/sunset Instagram story. I agree with you Taylor, you are what you love. And the Red reference, brilliant! You know what, even until now I still can’t decide which closing song is the best. Clean or this? Or Begin Again? Here we go again… I. don’t. know. Coz they’re all great haha! Is it just me because I’m a Gemini or is it really hard to decide which one is her best song because all of Taylor’s songs are so good and incomparable!

Andddd we’re done haha! Reading is fun! Right? Haha! Stay Safe!

*This is originally from my WordPress.

@taylorswift @taylornation

[austerlitzborodinoleipzig]

movie meme

@simone-boccanegra invited everyone who hadn’t filled it yet to do it so...

RULES: answer the following questions! you can only use each movie once:

favorite movie: The Tree of Life. Not Malick’s best film but this speaks to me on such a personal level. Like if I were a movie that would be it. 

movie that makes you remember your childhood: Ilya Muromets. One of my favourite childhood movies hands down. Knights, magic, Tatar invading, great music, father reuniting with his long lost son after said son tries to kill him... And a fucking three-headed dragon. 

favorite tom hanks movie: I’ve only seen Forrest Gump, so... Very nice actually

movie that makes you cry: I remember crying when watching L’Extravagant Voyage du Jeune et Prodigieux TS Spivet. It’s not even a particularly tear-jerking film but... Idk they tackled grief (and guilt) over the death of a child very well.

favorite 80’s movie: Blade Runner

favorite comedy: Ivan Vasilievitch meyaet profesiyu. Strangely enough sold in the US by the name Ivan Vasilievitch: Back to the Future. Scientist’s experiment causes him to send his neighbours back in time, under the reign of Ivan IV the Terrible, while the Tsar is brought in 1970s Soviet Russia. Alternatively La Folie des Grandeurs, hilarious remake of Hugo’s play Ruy Blas. And of course there’s Louis de Funès in it. 

favorite sports movie: ??? Not a genre I watch. I remember seing Moneyball. It was good enough to be interesting even though I know shit about baseball. 

favorite courtroom movie: 12 Angry Men 

favorite war movie: The Thin Red Line

favorite animated movie: Spirited Away

favorite horror movie: Shaitan (I don’t really like the genre, but Shaitan is definitely the most WTF of the ones I’ve seen. Like I can’t figure out if it’s a parody, or just a so-bad-it’s-good film, or just pure genius)

most overrated movie: L’Auberge Espagnole. 

favorite gangster movie: Brother. 90′s russian movie about gangsters in St Petersbourg. During the 90s... Absolutely brutal. 

movie you can watch over and over: Little Women, the 1994 one

movie with the best soundtrack: I like Malick’s films’ ST, but it’s not original music, mostly really clever selection of classical music... Kingdom of Heaven’s OST is god-tier. 

most embarrassing movie you love: Rabbi Jacob

favorite christmas movie: Le Père Noël est une Ordure. Christmas in France: everyone is an asshole, people commit suicide, and when the others try to dispose of the body, the building blows up. Dark, and hilarious. 

favorite sequel: Blade Runner 2049

tagging: anyone who feels like it

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Top 10 Most Underrated K-pop Songs of 2017 (Idol Edition)

2017 has come and gone before we knew it.  

Continuing with the K-Pop Timeout Tradition (see 2016 Ver) of listing the Top 10 Most Underrated K-Pop Songs because all the other sites are just bothered with the Top 10 that pretty much everyone will have heard of/have fan wars over, below are our top 10 picks of songs that did not rank high but deserves your attention! Like last year we have a section for underrated non-idol tracks too, but this year we will make a separate post for Top 10 underrated non-idol tracks. A separate post will also be made for Top 10 underrated K-Drama OSTs.

Some of the artists have escaped the list in recent years to stardom (this year the escapees are LOONA and NU’EST) so hopefully it happens again!

This is in alphabetic order NOT order of awesomeness because all of them are awesome. Also, all MVs are linked in the song titles because Tumblr won’t let me share that many videos in one post.

APRIL “APRIL STORY”

With the successful debut and management of K.A.R.D, it seems like DSP Media is finally back on track and they have definitely been giving APRIL a lot stronger comebacks in 2017. The most underrated is perhaps their first banger of the year “APRIL STORY”, which should have propelled them to success instead of their slight increase in attention that was still not enough to help later comebacks like “MAYDAY” and “Take My Hand.” An amazing winter track with Disney-esque instrumentals and killer vocal performance, the song is further complemented by the music video, where the girls’ doll-like visuals sign in the magical dollhouse theme. If you love the dramatic sound of GFRIEND, the fantasy-infused tunes of LOVELYZ, and the Disney musical like pieces of early IU, “APRIL STORY” is the perfect combination for you!

B.I.G “1.2.3”

A comeback missing one member, because rapper Minpyo was sick, B.I.G still managed to carry “1.2.3” as four and slayed with this super powerful track. The song is a mix of the typical dance-pop we are familiar with in K-Pop with a lot of funk and RnB influences and highlights how Benji is one of the most underrated power vocals of K-Pop. The choreo and MV are also super fun and retro, complementing the already great track in many ways. If you are a fan of BLOCK B’s dramatic theatrics and MAMAMOO’s fun power vocals and need an energetic jam to get you started on a Monday or run miles in the gym, then B.I.G’s “1.2.3.” is the song for you. 

Brave Girls “Rollin’”

Sadly still stuck on the underrated list, Brave Girls return with 5 members in another woefully unappreciated banger with “Rollin’”. Featuring the signature Brave Brother’s sexiness and addictive post-chorus instrumental, the song has everything needed in a classy sexy K-Pop track. The memorable chair choreo also furthers the mystery behind the song’s lack of success in South Korea. If like other Brave Brother’s produced female groups like SISTAR, T-ARA, and 4MINUTE, this song is your dance-pop fix!

ELRIS “Pow Pow”

While they only debuted this year and have time to grow, ELRIS and their song “Pow Pow” definitely deserves more attention, especially considering their 2017 rookie competitors being mainly popular girl groups with I.O.I members. This fun girl group track with a strong rock guitar riff blends in intro and dance break plus a catchy electronic chorus makes it one of the strongest girl group tracks of the year. If you are a fan of cutesy girl groups with an edge like TWICE and Oh My Girl, go check out ELRIS in “Pow Pow”!

N.Flying “The Real”

With a long hiatus and the addition of popular PRODUCE 101 member Yoo Hoesung, fans were uncertain of N.Flying’s comeback but the boys delivered with a super catchy track that will hopefully kick off an amazing Korean career for the boys. “The Real” shows all the best of N.Flying - a colorful blend of vocals and rap that only got amplified by Hoesung’s ridiculous vocal range. If you are a fan of other FNC bands like FT Island and CN Blue but also like the crazy fun pop tracks of BLOCK B and B.A.P, “The Real” is the song for you!

9MUSES “Love City”

With only 4 members left, 9MUSES continue to make us ask the question of “Why are they not super famous yet?” “Love City” continues to showcase the unique 9MUSES dance-pop sound and surpasses it with an addictive chorus that goes up the scales (musically and figuratively) and has that Janet Jackson-esque giggle to top it off. If you want a top class and smooth mature girl group banger like those of After School and SNSD during their prime, you better check this song out! 

SNUPER “Back:Hug”

Hopefully “The Unit” will give these boys more attention because “Back:Hug” and pretty much all SNUPER tracks are bops. Produced by Sweetune, the masterminds behind early INFINITE tracks, “Back:Hug” continues with the signature Sweettune 80s synth melodies but with a 2017 twist - tropical house! The distorted tropical house sound adds an interesting layer to the already addictive track makes it insane how underrated this track is. If you like INFINITE and BOYFRIEND’s previous Sweettune produced tracks and like the tropical house stuff from K.A.R.D, you should give this song a listen!

SONAMOO “I (Knew It)”

Sonamoo is one of those groups with a crazy hype debut but through mismanagement, has started being forgotten. While Eujiin is hopefully going to change things as the center on “The Unit”, it would also help if more people listen to their newest track “I (Knew It)”. After TS Entertainment seemed to finally settle on a concept for the girls with “Friday Night”, the sultry and mature image continues with “I (Knew It)”, where the girls flaunt their sharp moves, killer rap and top vocals in this Latin-infused dance masterpiece. If you are a fan of SISTAR’s Latin-infused tracks and some of GAIN’s sexy solo stuff, you need to listen to “I (Knew It)”!

VAV “ABC (Middle of the Night)”

Another group that never stops with bops is VAV, and “ABC (Middle of the Night)” is easily one of the catchiest songs of the year with little to no attention given to it. Not only do the boys have a consistent sound, they also improve on it, with “ABC (Middle of the Night)” being the epitome of it. Addictive beat - check. Playful rap - check. Catchy chorus - check. Honestly, if you are on the cute and smooth boys train of ASTRO and early BOYFRIEND, you should really check out “ABC (Middle of the Night)”!

VICTON “Unbelievable”

Although they come from the same company as popular girl group A PINK, VICTON is still very underrated in South Korea. “Unbelievable” continues with their unique sound from debut - fun, colorful, and laid-back tracks that clearly highlight each member’s unique vocal color. The whistling in the chorus is also super catchy and will keep the song in your mind for days. If you like the feel good and fun sound of groups like SEVENTEEN and recent HIGHLIGHT (B2ST) stuff, “Unbelievable” is the track for you!

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Gay Music Chart Awards 2016 : the winners

Sorry to be so late for the results, but we had so much work this year that we didn't had the time to do it sooner.

Here are the winners :

BEST SONG GAREK - Stray

BEST SONG / MUSIC VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE Benny - Boys Will Be Boys

BEST ARTIST Brendan Maclean

MOST PROMISING ARTIST Lostchild

BEST GAY MUSIC VIDEO Tyler Glenn - Midnight

BEST LESBIAN MUSIC VIDEO LP - Lost On You

BEST BISEXUAL MUSIC VIDEO Silva - Feliz e Ponto

BEST TRANSGENDER MUSIC VIDEO Declan McKenna – Paracetamol

BEST QUEER MUSIC VIDEO Years & Years - Meteorite

BEST DRAG QUEEN MUSIC VIDEO Sharon Needles - Hollywoodn't

BEST COMING-OUT / COMING OF AGE MUSIC VIDEO Troye Sivan – Youth

BEST COVER Pentatonix - Hallelujah

BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE Brian Justin Crum - all acts @ America's Got Talent 2016

BEST DANCE / CHOREOGRAPHY Sia - The Greatest

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Years & Years - Meteorite ("Bridget Jones Baby" OST)

BEST LYRIC VIDEO A Song for Orlando - Hands (Lyric Video)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM ARGENTINA Patricio Arellano - Nuevo Sol

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM AUSTRALIA Brendan Maclean - Free To Love

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM AUSTRIA Virginia Ernst - If Not Tonight

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM BELARUS THE EM - Turn Around

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM BELGIUM Selah Sue - Reason

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM BRAZIL Madblush - Love Love Love

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM BULGARIA Galena & TS. Yaneva feat. Azis - Pey Sartse / Галена и Цветелина Янева ft. Азис - Пей, сърце

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM CAMBODIA តាក់ម៉ា Takma - បែកមួយជាតិ Bek Mouy Cheat

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM CANADA Tegan and Sara - Boyfriend

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM CHILE Namuel - Maldita Ingenuidad

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM CHINA 尚雯婕 Laure Shang - 单身男Single Boy

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM COLOMBIA Fausto feat. Jose Miel - Mi Verdad

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM CZECH REPUBLIC Renato Salerno - Love Emergency

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM DENMARK HEIÐRIK  - Change of Frame

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Los Teke Teke - Deja Tu estres

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM FINLAND Cristal Snow - Love Is Blind

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM FRANCE Alvin Point - Il a dit

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM GERMANY DJ Hell - I Want U

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM GREECE Giorgis Christodoulou Γιώργης Χριστοδούλου - To proí me xypnas me filia /  - Το πρωί με ξυπνάς με φιλιά

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM ICELAND Páll Óskar - Þá mætir þú til mín

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM INDIA 6 Pack Band feat. Sonu Nigam - Sab Rab De Bande

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM INDONESIA Various Artist - Generasi Tanpa Hati

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM IRELAND Markus Feehily - Sanctuary

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM ISRAEL Hovi Star - Made of Stars

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM ITALY Osvaldo Supino - Infinity

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM JAMAICA Maverick Mista Majah P - Gays Belong in Heaven Too

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM JAPAN Hikaru Utada 「宇多田ヒカル」- Tomodachi 「ともだち」

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM KENYA Art Attack - Same Love (cover)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM LEBANON Mashrou’ Leila x Greenpeace - Falyakon (#SunUnitesUs rewrite)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM LITHUANIA Donny Montell - I’ve Been Waiting For This Night

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM MALAYSIA Kay 施长礼 - 《路人甲》Lùrén jiǎ

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM MEXICO Luis Lauro - Adios (So Long)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM NEPAL Samir Limbu - Timile Ta Sajilai

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM THE NETHERLANDS Douwe Bob - Slow Down

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM NEW ZEALAND Lontalius - Glow

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM NORWAY Anna of the North - Us

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM THE PHILIPPINES Sebastian Castro - Feel the Bern

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM POLAND Jakub & Dawid VS ROXETTE - Some Other Summer (fan video)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM PORTUGAL NU3L - Beautiful Tiger

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM RUSSIA CorsA - Hiding in Love

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM SOUTH AFRICA GoodLuck - Thinking About You

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM SOUTH KOREA SISTAR (씨스타), Giorgio Moroder - One More Day

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM SPAIN Mateo Bocca - Quisiera Volar

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM SWEDEN Miike Snow - Genghis Khan

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM SWITZERLAND Michael von der Heide - Paola et moi

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM TAIWAN Jeffrey Tung (董又霖) - Don’t Wanna Be a Stranger《不做陌生人》 [SWAP - OST ]

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM THAILAND ปนัดดา เรืองวุฒิ / Panadda 「 รักไปเจ็บไปไม่เอา / Rak pi ceb pi mi xea / I Love to Go Out」

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM TURKEY Athena - Ses Etme

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM UKRAINE Jamala - 1944

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM Shura - What’s It Gonna Be?

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM THE USA (ARTISTS ON BIG LABELS) LP - Lost On You

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM THE USA (ARTISTS ON INDEPENDANT LABELS) Prinze George - Wait Up

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM THE USA (INDEPENDANT ARTISTS) Lyon Hart - Falling for You

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM URUGUAY Jack Doorman - Wet

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM UZBEKISTAN Райхон ва Лола / Rayhon and Lola Yuldasheva – Куникмадим / Ko'nikmadim

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM VENEZUELA Andrés Badler feat. Steve Bow - Live and Learn

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM VIETNAM Anh Tú - Giấc Mơ Không Nhoà

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No kiss m[u]ch rain in the night and this morn[in]g and damp and a lit[tl]e sm[all] rain this morn[in]g and F[ahrenheit] 47° now at 8 50/.. a.m. sid[in]g

in my study till br[eak]f[a]st at 9 1/2 - A- [Ann] r[ea]d a lit[tle] Fr[en]ch – h[a]d Mr. Husb[an]d at 10 1/4 – spo[ke] to h[i]m ab[ou]t outdoor

etc for the Lodge – ab[ou]t the hay places etc. - A- [Ann] s[e]nt by h[i]m let[ter] p[ost] p[ai]d to Messrs. Heron and Dale ord[erin]g tea

and coff[ee] - out w[i]th Rob[er]t Mann at the dry wall arch[in]g till call[e]d in to Mr. Jubb at n[ea]r 12 - he w[e]nt w[i]th me

to see my a[un]t - I perceiv[e]d a change last night - Matty s[e]nt to sp[ea]k to me (thro’ Cooks[o]n) this morn[in]g –

Mr. J- [Jubb] th[in]ks the coffin h[a]d best co[me] tonight, and my poor a[un]t to be sold[ere]d up - the corpse may be

offensive bef[ore] tomor[row] morn[in]g – ask[e]d h[i]m to be so good as let Greenw[oo]d kno[w] - Mr. J-  [Jubb]

to call ag[ai]n in a few days to look aft[e]r A- [Ann] and Cookson - sat w[i]th A-  [Ann] talk[in]g and help[in]g h[e]r

to measure and cut out 3 serv[an]ts hall tab[le] cl[o]ths - took out at 1 and walk[e]d in the walk and on

the flags in front of the h[ou]se till 2 - then w[i]th Rob[er]t Mann + 3 at the dry wall-arch[in]g and

John Frier (co[me] to help Rob[er]t Mann) scarp[in]g the r[oa]d – Ingh[a]m and his man and boy n[o]t here today or

yest[erday] – wh[ile] w[i]th Rob[er]t who h[a]s h[a]d Joseph Mann help[in]g h[i]m today, Holt ca[me] to go and see the

Long goit - hopes the matt[e]r of Mrs. Machan’s coal will be settled on Tues[day] or Wed[nesday]

and he will call and let me kno[w] on Thurs[day] - Mr. Rawson h[a]s just s[e]nt and offer[e]d £400.

Holt h[a]d off[ere]d £500 to be p[ai]d in ten y[ea]rs at £50 p[e]r ann[um] or 5p.c. on the val[ue] allow[e]d for pay[in]g

the mon[ey] d[o]wn - I s[ai]d they w[oul]d nev[e]r agree to this if they und[e]rstood it - he m[u]st settle

the matt[e]r if poss[ible] - get the coal for the least poss[ible] sum ab[ov]e £400 - he h[a]d heard they

meant to ask me £2000 for the farm (coal inclue[in]g) - I s[ai]d I w[oul]d rath[e]r ha[ve] the coal

separ[atel]y - to manage it if poss[ible] - then w[e]nt to the gard[ene]r and Hemingway, the Wyke gard[ene]r, do[in]g up

the s[ou]th bank of the new appr[oa]ch r[oa]d thro’ the wood – st[ai]d w[i]th them till 5 3/4 when Greenw[oo]d’s man ca[me]

for the cart to go for the coff[i]n - Frank gone to the Long goit w[i]th iron rails – w[e]nt tow[ar]ds

Mytham - met h[i]m n[ea]r the gr[ea]t sycam[ore] and s[e]nt h[i]m off to H[alifa]x – dress[e]d – din[ner] at 6 40/.. –

coff[ee] upst[ai]rs – s[e]nt for Matty Pollard - Messrs. Duncan and Greenw[oo]d ca[me] ab[ou]t 7 – w[i]th their

peo[ple] 2 wom[e]n and men to sold[e]r up – ord[ere]d the corpse to be left upst[ai]rs – w[oul]d n[o]t ha[ve]

the bod[y] in the draw[in]g r[oo]m tomor[row] whi[le] the joiners are hammer[in]g at the hall floor - Matty

ca[me] for me to see my a[un]t - A- [Ann] wish[e]d to go w[i]th me, and tho’ rath[e]r nerv[ou]s and in tears, behav[e]d

bet[ter] than I expect[e]d - my poor a[un]t look[e]d so little chang[e]d, and all agreed (Matty s[ai]d) that there w[a]s

no necess[it]y for solder[in]g up for sev[era]l days, that I w[oul]d n[o]t ha[ve] it done – b[u]t h[a]d the lead coff[in] plac[e]d

on the bed and all made tidy - to ha[ve] the corpse in the h[ou]se, and be unab[le] to see it is doubly

melanch[ol]y - the solder[in]g up is to be done on Sun[day] night – Let[ter] 1 2/3 p[ages] ver[y] kind nice

let[ter] fr[om] L[ad]y St[uar]t Brafield h[ou]se - ‘the melanch[ol]y ev[en]t you wr[ote] to acq[uain]t me of hav[in]g tak[e]n pl[a]ce,

‘I trust and hope you look on rath[e]r as a bless[in]g, for one you so lov[e]d sh[oul]d be releas[e]d fr[om] her long

‘suffer[in]g!’ hopes I shall after a sh[or]t ti[me] be able to leave ho[me] – kind[l]y hopes to see me in

Lond[on] or Richm[on]d Park as may suit me best - the S- [Stuart] de R[othesay]s at Berne - going to Turin – gi[ve] up

Geneva on acc[oun]t of cholera - travel to amuse Louisa who is in low sp[iri]ts tho’ L[ad]y S- [Stuart] nev[e]r ob[serve]d it

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Let[ter] 2 1/2 p[ages] fr[om] M- [Mariana] Lawton – ret[urne]d on Wed[nesday] aft[ernoo]n and wr[ote] that ev[enin]g - she seems sor[ry] perh[aps]

shock[e]d at n[o]t hav[in]g seen my poor a[un]t once ag[ai]n! her 1st impulse w[a]s to co[me] ‘b[u]t a 2[n]d

‘th[ou]ght h[a]s made me pause, perh[aps] you ha[ve] all at this mom[en]t you best desire, and if you h[a]d

‘or wish you w[oul]d ha[ve] express[e]d it, in perf[ec]t confid[en]ce that the fr[ie]nd of your youth and affect[io]n, is

‘alw[a]ys ready to share your sor[row]s, and rejoice in your comf[or]t - call up[on] me as you may, and when

‘you may, I am alw[a]ys ready - Events ha[ve] ind[eed] made a wide gap in your affect[io]ns, b[u]t those

‘you ha[ve] lov[e]d best press forw[ar]d to help to fill up the void, and whilst Mary is left there is yet

‘one to love you ‘dearly fond[l]y and faith[full]y’........ I am sad, I feel ver[y], ver[y] sad – b[u]t, Fred,

‘I am faith[full]y and aff[ectionatel]y yours Mariana’ – Let[ter] als[o] 3 p[ages] fr[om] Mrs. Duffin York condol[en]ce - supposes A- [Ann] my gr[ea]t

# com[for]t , and suppo[s]es ‘your sist[e]r is als[o] w[i]th you who will feel the loss of a good a[un]t; at your

‘sa[me] ti[me] she will aid you all in h[e]r pow[e]r – rem[em]b[e]r me kind[l]y to b[o]th’ - i.e. A- [Ann] and Mar[ia]n –

ann[oun]ces h[e]r neph[ew] Mr. Geo[rge] Marsh’s marr[ia]ge 14 Aug[u]st to Elizab[e]th Frances eld[e]st d[au]ght[e]r of Archdeac[o]n

MacDonald of Salisbury - the young man just in priests orders and induct[e]d to the liv[in]g of

Sutton Beuger in N[or]th Wiltshire - E. [Eliza] Raine m[u]ch improv[e]d in health - wants to ha[ve]

m[u]ch talk w[i]th me ab[ou]t her - a surplus of inco[me] – th[in]ks her old serv[an]t Whiuray might

ha[ve] the £10 p[e]r ann[um] left to her in the will made in my fav[ou]r! – Let[ter] als[o] 2 p[ages] fr[om] Mrs. Bull

3 Friargate Derby – th[in]ks she has f[ou]nd a h[ou]sekeep[e]r to suit me – liv[e]d as lady’s m[ai]d and h[ou]se

-keep[e]r w[i]th Mrs. Evans the bank[e]r of Derby - wages £25 p[e]r ann[um] - a trustworthy manag[in]g

wom[a]n und[er]stand[in]g all sorts of cookery – Th[o]mas the York joiner do[in]g my dress[in]g r[oo]m

both yest[erday] and today – R[ea]d tonights’ paper and then wr[ote] all b[u]t the 1st five lines of today till 10 40/.. at w[hi]ch h[ou]r F[ahrenheit] 42° - damp morn[in]g

b[u]t fair fr[om] ab[ou]t 9 a.m. and finish tow[ar]ds noon, and ver[y] fine aft[ernoo]n and ev[enin]g for the ti[me] of y[ea]r –