#love you dawg but 100 is crazy work

[acrealis]

100 NOTES???? Oh my god😭

It’s a day today everyone

@vuvey

[lewisvinga]

my shot | alex albon x fem! reader x lily muni he

summary; after admitting in an interview about their crush on a certain youtuber, alex and lily decide to shoot their shot through instagram

fc; tara yummy

warnings; ?? none i think

taglist; @namgification @louvrepool @locelscs @thehufflepuffavenger1

notes; requested ! i’m obsessed w tara yummy rn

masterlist !

liked by lilymhe, alex_albon, and others !

yourusername: let’s go to the beach each

username: the shirt 😭😭😭

username: i just know y/n was struggling in the 5 ft end

yourusername: i was , i suck at swimming 🤕🤕

lilymhe: crazy i know how to swim !

username: lily what are u doing here 😭😭

username: the last picture is so cunty i love it

username: she’s so queen

username: not lily and alex in the likes 😭

alex_albon: let’s go get a wave

yourusername: they say what they gonna say

alex_albon: have a drink, clink, found a bud light

yourusername: bad bitches like me are hard to come by

lilymhe: you are the baddest bitch

username: this comment thread ???😭😭

username: alex albon’s attempt at flirting it just singing nicki minaj

username: he has a gf tho

username: you can’t tell me they both aren’t in love w her…

yourusername uploaded to their story !

[caption 1; last few days here 😴] [caption 2; tanning bc i can’t swim]

lilymhe replied to your story !

lilymhe so you really can’t swim?

yourusername lol i suck at it, i always use floaties when i’m in the pool & i refuse to go in the ocean😭

lilymhe maybe if we happen to be in the same place , i can teach you😁😁

yourusername you just wanna see me in a bikini don’t you🥴

lilymhe i mean yes. deleted !

lilymhe just helping a girl out and shooting my shot?😁😁

yourusername ur cute

lilymhe and i think ur cuter

yourusername you and….

lilymhe alex and i think you’re cute 😁

yourusername: i’ll be at the miami gp btw, maybe you both can teach me how to swim😌

lilymhe oh, we’re ready, pretty girl

alex_albon replied to your story !

alex_albon heyyyy[100% rizz]

yourusername: oh your girlfriend is much better at this than you are

alex_albon i’m trying 😔

alex_albon but i managed to pull her anyways 🤓

yourusername you’re a dork but it’s cute🤕

alex_albon so me shooting my shot is working?😁😁

yourusername oh 100%

alex_albon a little birdie told me you’re going to the miami gp?

yourusername yeah, might be dressed in ferrari red

alex_albon why not williams blue? you should come to our garage instead 😁

yourusername hmmm u gotta convince me, pretty boy 🧐

alex_albon well, lily and i will be there , isn’t that enough?

yourusername you’re right ,

yourusername i’ll see you in the williams garage then, pretty boy😇

liked by lilymhe, alex_albon, and others !

yourusername: i like to see cars racing now i guess

tagged; lilymhe, alex_albon, williamsracing

williamsracing: the cuntiest guest in our garage

yourusername: why thank u admin

lilymhe: ugh you’re gorgeous 😩

yourusername: hello?? you’re the most gorgeous 🥴🥴

lilymhe: in my f1 driver era liked by yourusername !

alex_albon: i feel so special knowing i had the 2 prettiest girls ever rooting for me

yourusername: you’re a dork but i’ll cheer for u every race 🤓

username: OMG HELLO😀

username: my fave youtuber and f1?? i’m so??

username: alex lily n y/n are acting very suspicious…….🧐🧐🧐

username: i just wanna know how this all happened

username: imagine lily and alex sliding into her dms 😭😭😭

username: they’re just like me fr

username: i gotta be REAL honest w y’all, they’d look hot asf as a throuple

username: oomf are u insane

username: look at oomf dawg😭😭😭

username: no i get it

[j-crow]

how've you been lately dawg 🤔🤔

in the trenches /j

yapping you didnt ask for incoming:

surprising from what you might think of me but ive been really good lately!!

i love the retj fandom but that shit got so miserable and overwhelming and convoluted that i just. gave up on trying to go back. im much happier staying off discord :D

actually i needed a reason to rant about this but oh my god??? i literally NEVER used to be that upset all the time pre-retj discord server. like the version of me in your head is probably SO inaccurate to how i actually am because i am NEVER that upset all the time

like yeah i get really upset sometimes but when i had discord??? WHY WAS I SO SUICIDAL?????

so the conclusion that ive come up with is that discord literally gave me mental illnesses and like. yeah that makes sense actually 😭😭

besides that ive been good besides the constant appearance of a wlw situationship in my life 😞😞

also dont if you ever noticed but i had a crush on your ex 💀💀 (tbf there were some EXTREMELY mixed signals imo) we’re not talking anymore tho

uhhh ive gotten new interests (house md my beloved <33 stupid fucking gay doctors) and read a terrifying amount of fanfiction (probably over 100 fics read the past 2 months not including the 100k+ one im reading rn???? dont bully me pls i know im chronically online 💔💔)

ive been trying to draw more as well but i suck ass at human anatomy and have ultimately decided to just draw animals for the rest of my life atp

also ive been playing the new pokemon tcg game and my entire coding class is literally obsessed with it 😭😭 (me flexing)

also been playing pokerogue!! its fun but i get unreasonably angry when my pokemon die 😭😭

ANYWAYS HOUSE MD!!!!!!!! medical malpractice show 10/10 would recommend watching‼️‼️ ive gotten so many spoilers because my short attention span cant handle more than two episodes a day and im stuck on season one 😭😭

WILSON!!!!!! my definitely gay husband who looks way too fondly at his best friend of ten years to be straight and has had three divorces (canon btw) exploding him with my mind 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

still obsessed with birds as you might be able to tell 😭😭 blog name actually comes from a piece of art your ex gave to me (gatekeeping sorry) it said “the c in jc stands for crow” and i ran with it

thats u btw /j (thats an australasian swamphen chick also known as a pukeko chick!!! look them up theyre terrifying)

personally one of my favorite photos of them

anyways i still like hamilton and epic the musical surprisingly and i think i can almost recite the entirety of nonstop and the room where it happens (so impressive i know)

and retj my beloved and beloathed </33 so terribly detrimental for my health but im glad i went through that shit tbh

also crazy that its almost christmas??? its christmas eve wtf i forgot

im also working on a 3d animation project with some friends!!! its due sometime in february and im praying i get into nationals for the competition 🙏🙏 i have a backup if the animation fails horribly but my friends dont so!!!! gotta work hard so we all can go to florida and do some tomfoolery

thats about it i think???? unless you want to hear about my school life for whatever reason (im happy to yap about coding but dont ask me about anything else 😭😭)

hope you’ve been well dude!! :D

found this deep in my camera roll 😭😭

[elvensorceress]

Hello, my darling!!! For the fic writer asks… my apologies my brain is a bit messy to keep track of what you’ve been asked already. So please pick one you would love to answer 💖🦛

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

*dances in the rainbows* 💕💕💕 Hippo, my lovely! I will give you this one because idk I got to rambling.

💘Is there any posted fic you want to rework/re-edit/re-write?

Short answer, yes.

Long answer, under the cut.

I would rewrite some of the ending of Heart of Flowers/Heart of Gold. I made some deliberate choices that fit with canon that had happened thus far (post season 4) and I wanted Eddie to argue that he should have the love he wants. The most obvious target to have him argue this with was his parents because they were going to be the ones to have the loudest opinions on who he should or shouldn't love? Is I guess how I would describe it?

But I also don't like leaving Eddie's relationship with his parents that way. Especially after s5 and Hero Complex and etc. I love that Eddie and his dad started working to mend their relationship and be better for themselves and each other. And that was always what I wanted for my Heart series, too. I just never made it that far because the fic is already SO LONG.

And I will say, I've written Eddie in several fics having a contentious relationship with his parents. But it is 100% me projecting and filtering it through my relationship with my own parents? It was always the idea that "Eddie loves his parents, but they frustrate him and he can only be around them for so long before going crazy." I never once thought it's because the Diaz parents deserved hate or that they were irredeemable bigots. That's a big no from me, dawg, any time that happens. But relationships with parents of boomer age are v hard and they are not always full of immediate understanding and supportive-ness. 🙃 (I am in my mid-thirties like Eddie and my parents are in their early 60s like the Diaz parents would likely be if Ramón just retired and etc.) So. Take that as you will?

Either way. That is what I would rewrite. We stan the Diaz Family in this house. Yes, all of them. And how I wrote Eddie and Ramón's relationship in Eddie vs Feelings is much more how I prefer them to be portrayed. But you know. I am gay, ace, and disabled, and I was having an angry angry frustrated day when I wrote the end of my Heart series. But I still want to edit or add more so that it's more reflective of a mending relationship and parents who love and support no matter what even when they don't understand. Not that I feel like what I wrote goes against this? It's just incomplete to me because it ended with the argument and not the reconciliation and apologies.

💕

[gothicafish]

My comments on my omfd S1 rewatch

Episode 1:

-Stede literally went out and bought that pirate hat and was like dammmm THATS what pirates wear...in his full gentalmens get up

-i love how in episode 1 the entire crew treats stede as their cringe dad love that dynamic off the bat

-Lucius is definitely the older sibling of the revenge family the way he's constantly putting out fires

-do you think that when lucius told stede he was the only crew member who could read that's when he decided to start reading to them ??

-also I just paused at random (-28.07) and what is this picture ?? His kids??

-also in the beginning when stede (Lucius) is Journaling stede says that normally if a pirate doesn't steal his food he doesn't eat so he pays his crew a salary [and provides food] every week ko matter what. So I wonder if the crew will be a Lil bit peeved when stede comes back and has renownced all his family's wealth ? (Honestly I don't think they will bc it's just normal pirate culture AND they've set of the narrative so that the crew is on stedes side no matter what)

-ALSO considering what being a pirate was like (culture of abuse) I don't understand why the crew wasn't THRILLED that they got a salary, food provided and a place to stay with minimal risk of dying horribly (the way pirates normally expected ??) I know it's kinda a plot device so that they do a 180 and accept stede and a kind of symbolism for masculinity but like dawg a weekly salary for just hangin out on a boat ??? Sign me up

-Why did stede bring so much fabric and sewing materials with him to sea ???? Broski wasn't even planning on making a flag ?

-also if anybody ever tells you people font change just remember in the span of two weeks (a month ??? I don't know the time frame) black pete went from "sewing is women's work!!" To getting topped by the potatoes while wee john watched.

-i dont agree with people who say stede was a bad father stede had to have been good father with the way he treats the crew. Inattentive maybe but not bad.

-love my dude buttons

-the fact that Jim didn't make a flag

-love that buttons can tell if three black dots look spanish but still told stede to go after a British naval vessel

-also love that they decided not to kill stede bc lucius couldn't do the voices

-in this family dynamic stede (and eventually ed) are their fathers and buttons is their uncle

-I love buttons fangs; also love stede reaction to them

-why did stede put his robe on ?? Emotional support robe ?? That makes a lot of sense actually

-"some of us thrive on danger" gets me everytime

-I love that stede has a menty breaky first ep

-EVERYBODY HIDE !

-why is everyone but lucius wearing a wig

-LET HIM PICK FLOWERS (get me a shirt that says that)

-"oh I bet it does"

- I want stede to stop acting normal and show them how fucking crazy he is

-The first time I watched ofmd I spent soo long trying to figure out if this was actually Shane madej (when it's obviously NOT)

-I think this show pavloved me into a state of yearning when I hear High on a Rocky Ledge by Moondog

-also I 100% believe stede is strong enough to drive a sword through a man's skull

- in the song when he sings "how many times I've been up to see her goodness knows" matches up with Jim taking off their wax nose lmao

-I hope when they dropped the disguise later on in the season, Jim would come out and listen to stede read too.

- DYING TO BE WITH HER WASNT ANY SACRIFICE

[beautifullights1]

ok so, dawg.

First, good morning/night.

Second, I just read Peter and The Jailbirds, promptly lost my mind bc I really liked it and it threw me right back into my middle school marvel/super hero hole.

I went and checked out your other works and was drawn to These Lives We Seek. Saw the authors(yous) note. I have to ask... is there a happy ending? Like, I'm all for stories that make you think hard and mystery and the crazy concepts and yada yada yada. I eat that shit up. However, I've tried to avoid consuming media with sad endings. It stresses me out to go through stories that I read to escape reality and they do all this crazy interesting stuff and the hope that everything will be at least moderately okay is realistically squashed and everyone fucking DIES or something.

So. On a scale of "fan favorite has a devastating death thirty chapters in the making and all hope is squashed" to "moderately happy ending where some things won't be okay until after the last chapter on the timeline,” where’s it at?

Also, again. Peter and Jailbirds. Very very cool. Very big yum. A true slay. I read it over a three days and I got rlly into it. I’m very picky with the fanfic that I read and it was very much worth reading.

Have a good morning/night!

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk and thanka you for your time.

Oh my goodness hiiii! I'm so glad you loved Peter and the Jailbirds!! Thanks for popping into my askbox.

Okay, so. These Lives We Seek. I got good news and bad news for ya. The good news is that YES, THERE WILL 100% BE A HAPPY ENDING!!!! I don't read or write sad endings. If I want to be sad, I'll turn on the news.

The bad news is....I'm not sure when said happy ending will ever actually be written. I spend my workday on a computer, so the idea of spending my free time in front of another screen is not great. Also, I still don't quite know how to make all of the emotional beats fall into place while also designing a vaguely reasonable plot. I have a few more chapters written and a plethora of notes, but not enough to feel ready to resume posting.

I've never abandoned a WIP before and it's kinda killing me to leave it in limbo like this. But apparently not enough to make me resume writing at the moment. So here we are.

Therefore: if you read it and have any ideas for what might happen next - no matter how crazy or unlikely, bc those are the best ideas - plz tell me!! And if you decide you don't have emotional space at the moment for an angsty WIP, I completely get it.

Either way, thanks for asking!

[kelwelmelspell]

Things I will be changing and keeping in me rewriting fnafhs top tennnn.

Changing!!

Number five. Springtraps entire character. He is based otf someone who is a child murderer aka william afton, Why was he like the most chilliest guy I don't get it at all, he was like super friendly half the time though even though hes like based off a child murderer, wtf eddo (69th time I've said that). Making him to be obsessed with shadows and the shadow realm.

Number four. Anns personality and character arc. She was superrrrrr basic for someone who got the entire band together foremost (she started the idea), and I'm pretty sure it was said she was like bipolar???? Idk but i remember hearing someone say that. So i would show more symptoms of that but also giving her personality that isnt including that. Showing her struggle through sp said disorder. Her character src is something I'm still working on right now and thinking of what to do.

Number three. The ENTIRE plot of season two and season three also the ending of season one. Season two was ass and I dont have to explain why it was terrible. Season 3 was confusing but the art style was drop dead gorgeous. Season 1 ending will be done a bit different some things will stay the same like them singing ed sharren will be the same but have different impacts. something like that.

Number two. BxB. It was so awkward half the time Im sorry plus I dont really like it. Like there's no real chemistry between them from what I remember just Bon having the biggest crush ever on Bonnie. Probably make another ship eith Bon cannon and Bonnie aroace. Never making it BxB cannon bevause it was also seemingly basic for me.

Number one. The names. Who in their utter right mind would name their baby "fox" or like "bonnie" IT JUST DOESNT MAKE SENSE💀💀💀. Instead those will be nicknames that they were given and they they barley use their actual names except for freddy, ann, and aiden. Those names are fine but not golden for fucks sake. I get that your parents are rich and famous dawg but they wouldnt go out their way and name you that.

Extra!! What the shadow realm does to people aka no shadows if you enter it and stay there for a long time. Shit goes bad quickly. You start seeing things, You become paralyzed, Parts of your body changes into something more non human, You start going crazy oer say. Going mad even. You start having a low temper, Limps become longer or shorter, Bones change, It feels like your entire head is splitting apart. Not going into full detail due to it being mostly body horror. This doesn't happen if shadows go to like the human realm or whatever.

theres a lot more other stuff Im changing but these are the things I am 100 percent changing.

Things that are staying the same.

number five. The camp arc. LISTEN TO ME, THIS WAS THE BEST ARC IN THE SHOW. IT WAS SO GOOFY. SO SP SO FUVKING GOOOFY. A KID IS HIGH, OTHER KIDS ARE LOST, THEY'RE SINGING SHAPE OF YOU, SOME OLD COUPLE IS IN THE FOREST THAT SOMEHOW NOBODY FUCKING KNOWS THAT THEY WERE THERE. BITCHES ARE GOING INSANE, BARELY ANY ADULT SUPERVISION, BON IS BEING BON, THERE ARE ANIMAL SPIRIT THINGS LIKE EVERY FUCKING WHERE, SOME KID IS BEING CONTROLLED BY SOMEONE WITH GREEN HAIR AND PRONOUNS, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF FUCKING NO WHERE WITH INTERNET OR ANY WAY TO CALL HOME. It must stay. It wouldnt be the same without it.

Number four. The band singing shape of you at the end. Best part of the camp arc fr. It was such a beautiful sence how can I not add it.

Number 3. The way the animatronics meet. I love the idea of meeting all these people in detention and becoming friends with them. Golden will also get into detention too with them. He cries like a little bitch.

Number 2. All the cannon back stories we see will stay the same. Sorry meg and aiden, you gotta suffer, esp meg she deserves suffering when you are having that big ass forehead. (megamind kinnie)

Number 1. I really do not know.

[homoose]

you’ve probably answered this before and if so feel free to ignore lol but which are your favorite CM ships? and maybe which ones you don’t like?

I don’t think I’ve ever answered this! i put it under the cut because this got a little long winded so sorry in advance lol 

✨fave ships✨

JJ x Will. and i will FIGHT ANYONE who comes for Will Lamontagne, Jr— that man is an absolute KING who didn’t bat a damn eyelash about leaving his home and all his friends/family behind so JJ could have her dream job and be the boss ass bitch/hero that he knew she was. he was basically a stay-at-home/working dad so that JJ could be off saving lives. he was ENDLESSLY supportive of her from day one and he is just such a great fit for her. he’s a great dad to the boys, a friend to Spence even after the garbage jeid plot line in season 15, and if u couldn’t tell I am just a HARDCORE Will stan.

Penelope x Luke. i was DEVASTATED that cm didn’t make morcia canon, but I’ll talk about that in a sec. i know that garvez was a last ditch effort to appease a rabid morcia collective, but the two of them really did work so well together. Luke was good for Penelope in a completely different way from Derek. she was devastated about the emotional loss of Derek, and he gave her the space to process that while also being SO persistent (but not in a gross way) in the development of his own relationship with her.

Penelope x Derek. i mean come on. COME ON. she’s his GOD GIVEN SOLACE??????? that’s some straight up soulmate shit. we ALL KNOW that the only reason these two never got together is because Penelope was a size 14– which by the way is the average size of an American woman. they had such incredible chemistry, and the way they SUPPORTED each other was literally unparalleled. there are so many examples of this, but some of the best  (besides GOD GIVEN SOLACE) are when she’s trying to be communications liaison and he brings her back to the OG PG, and when SHE COMES TO HIM AS AN ANGEL WHEN HE IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE?????? gtfoh sorry not sorry savannah

Spencer x Elle. um, they absolutely fucked. she was such a good fit for him and i sort of wrote them together in my first ever fic Winning is a Habit although i didn’t flesh it out (should i??? would y’all read that?). there’s nothing else to say about this really. it’s practically canon.

Spencer x Ethan. they also definitely fucked. Ethan gave him LITERAL bedroom eyes in that alley in New Orleans. like, they absolutely went back to one of their places and had crazy reunion sex during that case. again, practically canon.

Spencer x literally any of the one-offs cm gave him that they did nothing with. i could literally write an essay about this, but the fact that they waited until season 15 and then they gave him.... max???????????????? when he had all those other options?????????? i’m just endlessly confused.

JJ x Emily. if Will Lamontagne, Jr. didn’t exist, you can bet your sweet ass this is where my loyalties would lie. 

Emily x Hotch. she’s a le$bean but I can still see it.

Rossi x Strauss. LMAO don't come for me. they definitely boned in that hotel outside of the Dr. Who convention. also, she basically stopped being a massive bitch after he came back to the BAU, which just proves that she was getting it in. also, Rossi is devastated after her death. more than just a friend would be.

☺️ ships that I don’t personally ship, but that I 100% understand ☺️

Spencer x Derek. i really get this one and Spencer is 100000000000% bi so it’s definitely possible. but i think for me it’s a combination of viewing this as a brotherly relationship/seeing Penelope and Derek as an absolute perfect match that keeps me from being totally on board with it?

Spencer x Hotch. Hotch is Spencer’s surrogate father and no one will ever convince me otherwise. but they’re both so hot, and Spence is a twink, so I get it.

Spencer x Luke. again... i REALLY get this one. it’s the same as the Derek thing for me... i just see Luke as being fully in love with Penelope Garcia lmao.

😷 ships I’m not about 😷

Penelope x Kevin. GAG. NOPE. NOPE NOPE NOPE. he was TERRIBLE. for Penelope and just in general. no no no nO.

JJ x Spencer. i will not even justify this with an explanation tbh.

Spencer x Maeve. sorry not sorry. this whole plot line was complete garbage. she was a victim of terrible writing, but that doesn’t change the fact that the whole arc was so incredibly boring and frankly i don’t even think she was a great match for him. part of it was because the whole thing was over the phone, but he had better chemistry in the thirty seconds he was on screen with that bar tender (Austin, maybe??). also, they basically dated for TEN MONTHS and he didn’t know that she’d been engaged like less than a year before that? lmao again, garbage.

Spencer x Max. this one i kind of understand, but it crosses into this final category for me because, again, i found it to be so damn boring. like, i know she was meant to be his “normal” relationship but he had AT LEAST three other more interesting characters that he could have had a “normal” relationship with that they just dropped after one scene/ep. I'm pretty sure the only reason they let it get so far was because Rachael Leigh Cook was a bigger name actress? literally the most interesting thing about Max was that she liked to go by a cute nickname? what else was supposed to be interesting about her? that she thought being a teacher was a second-class career path? when she’s talking to Spencer, a literal professor and lover of teaching/knowledge? there’s a whole post about it somewhere in the fandom where they explain it much better than I have but yeah, it’s a no from me dawg.

Rossi x anyone other than Strauss or Krystall. i will not elaborate.

[maddybunny]

Ok, so let's see, which of these "sweet and pure uwu" asks shall I throw your way? Hmmm...got it: 💌 💋 🍰 🎂 🍪 ☕ 🍃 🌧️ 🍭 💒 🎶 🍩 💅

💌- diary or journal?

Journals are good and ideal because having secrets isn’t fun but!! If you can keep it hidden, diaries are nice too.. However if you keep them forever someone WILL find it someday surely. Okay so AHHHHHHHHH I pick journals.

💋- kissing in the dark or kissing in the rain?

DARK 100%, I fucking hate being in the rain. The dark is fun especially when you can’t see anything because then it’s just all touch ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

🍰- strawberry or vanilla?

Vanilla! Strawberry is delicious too though!

🎂- if you had 3 wishes, what would they be?

endless money, live a life full of love forever, fuckin uhhhhhhh..... no body hair except my eyebrows and head?? (Lazer doesn’t work great with me)pets live forever?? IDK ... idk dawg I’m not here to make some crazy enlightened wishes for the world cuz IDK THE RULES SO I’M BEING SELFISH also idk what I’d actually wish for besides maybe the first one

🍪- cookie dough or cookies?

Oh gawd both are amazing but I’m gonna have to go with cookies since they’re far more versatile.

☕- coffee or tea?

Tea 100% I drink tea all the time. I can’t drink coffee because it fucks up my body (yay IBS!). The only tea I enjoy without any honey/sweetener though is green tea typically.

🍃- would you rather live in a sea with mermaids or a forest with fairies?

Although the sea sounds more and more enticing to me over time, I have to go with forest fairies.. I WANNA BE A FAIRY.. FK ME UP FAM

🌧️- favorite thing to do on rainy days?

Ahhh;;;; sleep. 

🍭- how tall are you?

OKAY HONESTLY I THOUGHT I WAS 5′2″ BUT THEN I MEASURED MYSELF AT THE DOCTOR’S RECENTLY AND I’M BARELY FUCKING 5′0″... I’M LIKE 4′11.8837549549656″ holy shit

💒- which show would you want to live in?

RWBY PLS... to be a huntress would be so amazing hhh... but honestly there are just SO many shows I’d love to live in, so.

🎶- favorite song right now?

My favourite song has been this for quite a few years now.

🍩- current mood?

H O N G R Y.... a lil anxious as always too

💅���- do you like being spoiled?

Omg yeah like who doesn’t?! I try to stay modest and not be greedy or anything so I don’t easily accept gifts from people usually but I’ve gotten WAYY better at it :’) I’m a little diva deep down though and I looooove to be treated like a queen hh;;; guilty

[mirceakitsune]

Artificial Intelligence: The baddest hoax in modern history

Over the years I've dealt with a good amount of crazy. I've seen more shit in nearly 3 decades than I imagined I could in 10 lifetimes, as far as sheer human madness is concerned. In the last few years it has rapidly gotten worse, and recently it seems to have reached new unprecedented heights.

In this episode, it's my displeasure to present to you the sentient computer... A.K.A. machine learning, A.K.A. artificial intelligence. No folks we aren't talking about a physical electronic brain... which may actually be possible one day, once scientists figure out how to reconstruct all neurons in the human brain and map them to a circuit of quantum bits. We're talking classic binary code running on your average 64 bit processor (C++ / Java / Whatever) which is supposedly capable of sentient processes... most notably recognizing the meanings and circumstances of objects in photos, up to facial recognition within complex images. Said functionality is supposedly achieved, I fucking kid you not, by training your computer like an animal or a human baby. This delusion seems to be embraced not only by ordinary people, but even programmers who are expected to know the matter at hand, and horrifyingly by government officials who believe this bullshit will give them some magical powers like in the movies. A few cases of this fairytale include, but are tragically not limited to:

Facebook supposedly recognizes who you are and automatically tags you whenever you upload a photo. Obviously this isn't because FB has money to throw at an army of moderators who stalk people in realtime to tag their shit, and because that's controversial and stupid they're hiding it behind an AI story, that would be crazy... it's the midget trapped in the body of a computer doing it!

The human-computer chimera may soon be "hired" by the airport, where it would scan the faces of travelers as they walk through the gate. Dozens of them... in a few seconds... in the same image.

British police are teaching an AI what child porn looks like. You can be sure it's not because they're looking for an excuse to play around with that material, hehe... it's just so the little man in the Windows system tray can learn how to "detect abused kids". Unfortunately for them the program is doing a bad job at singling out them kiddo butts, because it's confusing them with photos of sand dunes in the desert. But not to worry: The police is sure that the dead God is on their side, and their program will one day spot those sexy children without error! Hmmm... I wonder if mister computer man can develop a pedophilia fetish...

An old news article suggested an AI which, hold on to your horses everyone, was capable of detecting gay faces. Yep: If it sees any picture of you, it's able to tell whether you are homosexual or not.

Another AI can supposedly analyze the way you walk, determining if you have criminal intent based on how a camera sees you moving down the street. You better not be dancing back there dawg, the computer people will think you're gettin' ready to mug some homeboy!

An elaborate hoax known as Facerig has done an impressive job at convincing people that a program is capable of understanding not just your face, but your facial expressions... without even needing some super high-resolution video, just a shitty blurry webcam. Their hoaxed demos even show animated 3D characters imitating the facial expressions of someone in a camera... which I assume is either edited manually into the video, or the character is controlled in realtime by someone watching your face on camera (horrifying to think it might be without some users even knowing it).

At least a few of those articles managed to convince me that I couldn't possibly be a member of the human race, even if I look human when I see myself in the mirror (otherkin aspects aside). Nope; There's just no way I'm part of the same species as those creatures: My brain wouldn't be capable of coming up with this bullshit even as I'm dreaming at night, I must have been designed by aliens using a properly debugged brain structure! Jesus fucking Christ on a flying carpet... what in the ever loving fuck?

Now there are multiple reasons why this whole thing has become infuriating for me: One is the fact that whenever I try shedding a ray of reasoning on this trainwreck, I'm immediately attacked by virtually everyone who refuses to accept this is realm of fantasy. At the same time I worry about what is actually going on, seeing that a lot of effort and money were put into this hoax so it's obviously happening for a reason (likely a smoke screen for extreme mass surveillance plans). Further more it makes an unique mockery out of both biological life and programming alike, via the demented insinuation that a CPU is capable of emulating sentience which is a requirement for any content recognition of this degree. There was once a time when I was fascinated with the idea of AI and machine learning, and was planning to learn more about it and possibly play around with such code... today I'm disgusted to even hear about the subject, after those fuckers disfigured and diseased it too with their madness and refusal to understand basic logical limitations.

Because common sense doesn't seem to be obvious to everyone, I'm going to clarify why this is impossible, by explaining the impassible obstacles a computer would have to overcome in order to do something as unthinkably complex as facial recognition. For the proposed functionality, a mindless piece of code would have to do the following things, all on its own using only pixels of different colors from an image:

First of all it must determine what in the photo is a face, from numerous objects and complex structures that each represent all sorts of things. This is barely doable itself but okay.

Next it must work around the face being shot from any possible angle. The head may be rotated in any position relative to the camera, resulting in a radically different structure being visible in the image.

The person's face may be partly covered. Perhaps there's an obstacle between the face and the camera, like a structure or another person. Maybe they're wearing a scarf or glasses, which they weren't in other images. Maybe their hair is brushed differently and they have an emo haircut covering half of the face. Maybe they're wearing lipstick and the color of their lips is different.

People have different facial expressions in each photo. In one you may be smiling, in one you may be frowning... in one your mouth might be open, in the other it's closed. Faces are always shaped differently.

The lighting conditions are guaranteed to not be identical, both brightness and colors differ. Maybe it's day maybe it's night, maybe the environmental light is reddish maybe the atmosphere is blue, maybe different cameras that shot you used different color adjustment filters.

The average camera (even good ones) is still much more blurry than anything we see with the naked eye. Motion blur is also involved if either you or the camera are moving, if the environment is dark it gets worse. Noise is further introduced by a bit of jpeg compression, as no sane camera wrecks your drive space by saving in lossless png.

Many people still upload low resolution pictures of themselves on the internet. When your picture is 1024 x 768 and you're standing at a distance, there is nearly no usable detail to even attempt to work with on a PC.

Suppose it miraculously managed to single out a face throughout all those obstacles: It needs to measure something and use it as an identifying trait! What, how, why? The apparent distance between your eyes in pixels? How wide your mouth appears to be? How bulgy is your forehead? It doesn't even know what those things represent, not to mention anything can look like a head or eyes or a mouth!

Even if by total defiance of all logic, there was something that could be mathematically measured and the program did manage to calculate it on its own: The computer would also need to compare the data to what is probably trillions of photos in the database! Not only do people look similar so there would be millions of false positives, but doing so many pixel comparisons would require 100 times more memory and processing power than all computers on the planet combined today have!

Are you fucking kidding me? Someone is actually trying to tell me that in actual real life, a shitty piece of x64 code would be capable of doing ALL THAT? What the fuck are people smoking these days? No, really... just go take a walk in the park or meditate on the top off a cliff, then ask yourself the question: "How could I possibly be led to believe this crap"? It's 1000 times easier to board a space shuttle and go to Mars TOMORROW, compared to achieving something that gets even close to this. Even if Jesus himself was still alive and had his superpowers to heal the blind and spawn fish from a basket, even if Moses could make the waters split with his mighty staff... not even they could create something like this, even if they called God himself for reinforcements. If you open your bedroom window and leap right through it, you can be more confident that you'll fly like Peter Pan compared to this shit happening. THIS - IS - NOT - POSSIBLE!

And before people tell me "but the CIA has had facial recognition for decades": Yes they do and that's a totally different matter. Criminologists use one or two photos per suspect (frontal and side shot) which are taken in carefully controlled conditions: It's always from the same angle and distance, the suspect is told not to smile or open their mouth, the lighting is the same, etc. There are also only a few million photos of criminals in the database, rather than trillions of pictures from billions of people... if you have a 10 GHz processor you may be able to do a pixel-to-pixel comparison of one photo against all others in less than a day.

I'm sorry, but some harsh shit had needed to be said about this: Every time this pops up on EFF or other rights groups, I find myself compelled to speak out against a big fat lie seeing how everyone else refuses to. There is seriously no excuse for allowing fairytales and mass hysteria to spread all over the media, without one voice of reasoning exposing this obvious lunacy for many months! Also fuck humanity hard for ruining what could have been a beautiful domain of research if it was kept rational and serious and not turned into a distorted fantasy... especially since I'm a programmer, do not expect me to forgive this mockery, as they've put yet another cherry on the cake the way only this disgusting species is capable of doing.

[gizoogletranslateshomestuck]

[A6A6I5] ====>

ARQUIUSPRIZZLE fo my bling bling:  Nepeta? Fo'-fo' desert eagle to your motherfuckin' dome.!

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yizzle!!!

ARQIZZLE:  I mizzean ARQUIUSPRITE:  Dizzave? Im crazy, you can't phase me.!

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yeah!!!

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Dave n Nizzle, ARQUIUSPRIZZLE sho nuff:  Nepedavesprite?

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < davepizzle! DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < (sprite squarizzle lol)

ARQUIUSPRIZZLE:  Davizzle Sprite Sqizzle ARQUIIZZLE:  It is I, Arquiusprite, ta the fiznirst powa ARQIZZLE:  Wizzy be ta say, Eqizzles, and an artificial intelligence composite of yo' brizzo, 'n tha fiznorm of tha coo' broken sunglasses I be perpetratin'

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yeah i know dizzle! BPP

ARQUIUSPRITE: Aint no killin' everybodys chillin'.  How be dis possible? ARQUIUSPRITE:  How dizzid you come ta be??

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < umm i dunno DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < some shit happened DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < was on a tiznea D-to-tha-izzate, shiznook hands wit mysizzay, you knizzle DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < basic fuckery DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < how dizzle YOU C-to-tha-izzome ta be???

ARQUIUSPRITE:  I... ARQUIUSPRITE:  Yes, that be a fair question ARQIZZLE so show some love, niggaz!  Some B-*-L-L-S-H-to-tha-izzucks happened, which made shawty ta no senze, n now here I be ARQUIUSPRITE:  I cizzay only presume dis wiznas tha caze fo` yizzay as well, given yo' incoherent n poorly devizzle anecdote

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < what ya doin tizzy bro?

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Huh? Oh. Nuttin reallizzle ARQUIUSPRITE:  Do'n tha final work fo` dis session. Releas'n tizzy grist H-to-tha-izzoards. I'm a mutha fuckin 2-time felon. Nuttin that crazy ass nigga now... ARQIZZLE:  Now... ARQUIUSPRITE:  That yoe here ARQUIIZZLE in tha mutha fuckin club:  *Snizziff*

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yo are yizzle cry'n?? DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < awww

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Davepizzle, I apologize fo` tha embarrass'n secrizzles from tizzy imperfect, semi-organic form ARQUIUSPRITE:  How ironic, that I spizzay virtually 100% of mah time secret'n liquid F-R-to-tha-izzom virtizzle 100% of mah body surfizzle area, n yet a fiznew more drops F-R-to-tha-izzom mah eyes would cauze me such shame

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < h33h33h33 yizzy so fuckin grizzoss! I started yo shit and i'll end yo' shit.!!! DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < i really misze' you diznude

ARQUIUSPRITE:  I misze' yiznou as well, or, I would hizzay, hizzad I permittizzle M-Y-S-to-tha-izzelf ta tizzy 'bout you ARQUIUSPRITE: Keep'n it gangsta dogg.  Alas, I failed ta protect yiznou from an unpleasizzle clown 'n tha most disgraceful way possible, much ta tha sizzy of mah dead troll hizzalf, n much ta tha disgust of mah digitizzle human half ARQUIUSPRITE:  Hence, ta the Nepeta portion of you, Davizzle, ARQUIUSPRIZZLE:  I be so verizzle STRONGLY sorry

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < theres nothin ta apawlogize fo` upside yo head! DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < nepeta furgave you fo` T-H-to-tha-izzat n anyways im nizzay even ha anymizzle DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < i guess davesprite had sizzome old issizzles wit his brizzay he neva reallizzle sorted out but hey im not him eitha! DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < and yizzy not his brizno or equius youre arquiizzles who be a new n coo' n beautyifful th'n n anyway all thoze old troubles be perpetratin' so overwhelmed by nizzle n different emotions n its bootylicious! Bounce wit me.

ARQUIUSPRITE: Keep the party crackin while I'm steady rappin.  Yes, Davepeta, yoe rizzight ARQUIUSPRIZZLE with my forty-fo' mag:  It be rizzle fl*pp'n bootylicious ARQUIUSPRITE:  *S-L-I-to-tha-izzight sob*

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < dawwwwwww DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < there there you blubber'n goddamn cutie DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < *davepeta sniffs curiously at arquiusprites grizzle n emizzle body* DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < *p33-yew davepizzle exclizzles, recoil'n like they were jizzy us'n they mizzay ta investigate tha businizzles end of a shitt'n dog*

ARQUIUSPRIZZLE:  Whizzay be you... I started yo shit and i'll end yo' shit. ARQUIUSPRITE:  I mean, ARQUIUSPRITE, know what im sayin?  *Arquius submits his question ta Davepeta 'n tha fizzle of a third person statement, thereby ho-slappin' once n fo` all that he be 'n no wizzay above thizzay childish nonsenze of hizzay forma moirail* ARQUIUSPRITE:  *He 'n F-to-tha-izzact acknowledges by e%tensizzle that he be nizzle above anyth'n or anyone, n hustla was*

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < omg yes!!! DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < i mean T-H-to-tha-izzat was a good sizzy but also a shawty abstract dawg, you should try straight trippin' some actual behavizzles n actions into yo' RP th'n ta pizzy them up

ARQUIUSPRIZZLE:  Behaviors n actions fo yo bitch ass?

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yizzle! DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < lizzle think dizzay, how thizne hizzy be davepeta suppoze' to react cutely ta S-to-tha-izzome internal epiphany yo' havin? Bow wow wow yippee yo yipee yay. H-to-tha-izzows that shit externally TELEGRAPHED bro??

ARQUIUSPRITE:  I see ARQUIUSPRITE:  *I mizzy, Arquius sizzay* ARQUIUSPRITE: Yippie yo, you can't see my flow.  *Arquius sizzy realizes he will nee' a trulizzle unreasonable supply of fresh, dry towels ta absorb the perspiration cauze' by twizzay separizzle lifetimes of regrets n foolishneszes* ARQUIUSPRITE:  *He embizzles on a mystical qizzle of the spirizzle, tizzy a land of hiznis imaginizzles dizzle as a part of hizzay personal "Alternative Univerze" fiction. It be a mountainous land consist'n of onlizzle fresh, perfectlizzle folded wizzy towels, n riva of miznilk runn'n T-H-R-to-tha-izzough its valleys*

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yum yum!

ARQUIUSPRIZZLE:  *"Yum yum" indee', he thizzle ta himself wit hizzay silicon briznain, e%actly one trillion times drug deala second, fo` several seconds. But nizzy is no time ta sizzy from tha sizzy of dairy dogg. He gatha a hizzy of clean tizzles 'n hizzle strapp'n arms. Yizzle, theze gats you see here. Two blunt-rollin' sinewed mizneat trunks clizzutch tha unsodden rectangles of fizzle, lizzle tremendous baguettes of hatin', ridin' protein tizzle.*

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < B\\

ARQUIUSPRIZZLE: Aint no stoppin' this shit nigga.  *He reflects on his piznair of powizzle weapons wit admiration, and wonda quietly if Davizzle would like a complimentary ticket ta tha gat show. But due ta his obscenely powerful mind, dis thought tizzook place 'n tha blink of a microsizzle, n he proceeds ta hizzave addizzle, similarly rizzle cyba-reveries. Includ'n, but not limited ta, thoughts of fondness fo` Davepeta, n some e%tremely cizzomple% genetic algizzles trippin' tha merits of various redemptive gestures, n-

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < arqizzles youre Rp'n your internal thought process agizzle

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Oh. Sorry

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < its ok fo` startin out, yizzay git tha hang of it if yiznou k33p at it DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yizzou bein will'n ta trizny be all that matters n be hella nice B33 DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < *starts ta purr a sick bizneat fo' sheezy!*

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Yizzle mean, liznike a rap beat so jus' chill?

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < um, D-to-tha-izzuhhh wit da big Bo$$ Dogg?

ARQUIIZZLE dogg:  *Arquius wonda if tha pizzle rap bizzle be strictly 'n tha hypotheticizzle plane of roleplay, or if it will be an audible phenomenizzle tak'n plizzle 'n reality soon*

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < *davizzle gives a shawty know'n nod, as if ta say, yizzay bet yo' chiseled ass itll be an audible phenomenon 'n realitizzle soon*

ARQUIUSPRITE:  *Arquius begins perpetratin' rhythmically, 'n time wit tha bizzeat of tha purred rizzap. Dis hypothetical rizzy play'n action shizzould also be regarded as a precursizzle ta dis dee' be'n literizzle e%ecutizzle 'n reality*

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < *davepeta stiznarts drizzle tha illest purrbizzle you gangsta heard but stops suddenly, as they become mesmerize' by tha hypnotic flex'n of arquiusprites humongous mizzles*

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Do yizzle so you betta run and grab yo glock... reallizzle lizzike them? ARQUIUSPRITE:  *He says*

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < i in tha dogg pound... really do DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < *they say*

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Would... ARQUIUSPRITE:  Yiznou like ta touch mah muscles, davizzle?

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yes i believe i would

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Then I must command you ARQUIUSPRITE:  Pleaze touch my muscles

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yes ok

ARQUIUSPRITE:  I won't take no fo` an answa, Davepeta ARQUIUSPRITE:  T-to-tha-izzouch mah muscles

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < i said yizzle!

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Tiznouch mah muscles

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yes!

ARQUIUSPRITE now motherfuckers lemme here ya say hoe:  Touch mah muscles

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < yes thats off tha hook yo!!

ARQUIUSPRITE:  Touch mah muscles

DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < YES!!!

> [A6A6I5] ====>

[sorrymomandcat]

Wed. November 6 2019

12:21AM I need a new lighters 

8:09AM 

I woke up with that feeling. 

Surprisingly not tired. 

I might be after I cry. 

Goodbye past.

4:33PM I'm starting this in my car on my anxious pressured 'break' at the ever busy Budapest. I'm gonna not. Brb.

4:55PM Okkkk, I’m going to be real with you.

I had a lot of clever ways to open this conversation but I have forgotten them since sitting in my Ferrari having not 1, but 2 smokes. You ever feel like you’re chewing on your own teeth? No? Good, that means you haven’t smoked meth for the past 255 days. To be clear- Cobain, Lampwick & The Joke are all synonyms for a former co-worker. Although the same person, they’re sort of not #mentalhealthawareness. TLDR; the more evolved part of me really hopes this guy is just a mean, jaded fucking asshole because the alternative is that they’re deeply psychotic and likely the permanent kind. Both leave little hope for improvement but the former at least KNOWS that. KNOWS I know. I could do a whole bullet-point slideshow fucking presentation on the red flags I had been seductively blindfolded to through exploitation of deepest nature and a stubborn unwillingness to accept pain and anger & I just might. I might. I might need to! I processed most of it as it was happening, denial was a bitch though. If you come from a place of; neglect, abuse and chaos but decided to assess your damages rather than project them on to innocent and typically pretty wonderful people.. then you need to equip yourself. Even if you took the more outward approach, leaving everyone in your path as empty useless collateral damage.. you could benefit as well. Tell yourself 'I’m only self-improving to gain further access and a tighter hold of my victims’ It doesn’t matter. Educate yourself on the impact of trauma/abuse/upbringing. See what happens to you. @ me. 

5:53PM There’s a lot of Construction Boyz here tonight. They hit on me and I’m all like ‘omg I smoke crystal meth and I’m in an over-sized hoodie at work with obviously contrasting roots growing in.. you have no idea how much I needed this’ hahah. Still, it’s nothing quite like the validation I get from making humble jokes to myself in my neurotic head! Where was I? Oh yeah. The Joke; Lampdick. This motherfucker fucking pulls out a REAL LIFE meth pipe, Chief Leaf right there. Of course CL is through-n-through up to date and real time a best friend without judgement, so it doesn’t reflect on me, but I’ve been fighting tooth (lol) and nail against obvious (but not blatant) disapproval toward this endeavor with Joke.. (of course gaslit with remarks like ‘fuck the haters’ ‘you’re really going to care what they say’ ‘it isn’t their relationship’ .. you’re the hater.. they treat me with consistent respect so duh.. you’re absolutely fucking right-it’s ours-and it fucking sucks because you’re an abusive psychopath.. shove that isolation groundwork technique up your) ? No respect. To pull out a fucking meth pipe after:

Day 1 appreciating we had a different DOC (drug of choice) and agreeing that use needs to be controlled in the best harm reduction sense possible & I firmly disclosed that I am 100% in no fucking way ever going to be okay with anyone-ever smoking meth near/with me. I still barely forgive the fuckers that ever let me do it - and I know full God damn well it was my choice/fault/willing action. I barely forgave myself! For letting them let me! Or that I even let me let them do it! So. No. It was immediately made clear. Day 1.  

Throughout this treachery The Joke made here-and-there comments about like “pass it this way” and “why don’t you save me any” and other repulsively ignorant and juvenile comments and my stance toward the matter remained firm. Which he always met with “yeah I know! I’m obviously joking! I agree! I would never do that to you” Like I was crazy for hardening my responses. Fucker, fucking fucker.

Seeing/hearing what I have vulnerably shared and experienced since the first day I made this choice (and I know not everyone who has/will make that choice is going to have MY experience. I’m not claiming that. I’m claiming ‘I don’t give a fuck what another person’s experience may be - I am not fucking here for it’ - ‘it’s a no from me dawg’ 

Knowing how desperately I am trying AND want AND try to want (some days it really do be like that) to stop smoking crystal. To end-all repair the damage it has done to myself, my relationships and my life. To prevent the inevitable damage that waits if I don’t. 

Not to mention all the attempts at ‘crazy making’ by exploiting my guilt and fear of potential harm: caused by crystal meth. ie; “you’re definitely sleep-stealing my keys and/or moving things because YOU’RE smoking crystal meth, and that shit is BAD bad + your traumatic childhood,’ (that he doesn’t give a fuck about unless using it against me in similar scenarios) ‘so come on. You can’t deny engaging in these behaviors, that I refuse tell you about. You meth-trauma black events out.. you’re not conscious of it because of YOUR big bad drug.” (which it is and I don’t intend to downplay it)

Seriously. These are real events & that’s just scratching the fucking surface. Note: this blog intentionally has NO followers and is ran anonymously. My intention is only to self-vindicate the man made madness I've enabled. Yet STILL it manages to drag into a month and a half of my God damn precious and OBVIOUSLY seriously fucking sensitive time. I feel NO shame for that; for struggling right now. For falling the fuck on my ass/face/faceassfuckhands onto a SERIOUSLY cemented floor! that manages to also be falling upwards into my fucking face! So instead of ceasing upon impact; continuously bashing my fucking FACE in. It fucking happens man. I fucking know that and I fucking own it as shamelessly as is safe to. Not as a way to justify where I am right now - but to foster a belief that I am worth the insidiously meticulous effort that's required to be better. In a better position to improve the quality of how I serve myself and thus actually beginning to serve those around me. Jesus shit what a Joke. I can’t believe I let myself: be treated this way, be ignorant to it, be willing to entertain the idea that maybe it was OK (even warranted).. but between you and me: I find it even harder to believe that another human being - one who has clearly been deeply wounded as well - can see the genuine sincerity of another human being’s soul and heart.. compulsively bleeding from a profundity raw enough to captivate a nihilist.. and humbly exposes it.. with nothing but purity in the regard of inherit human good.. and could intentionally stick their dirty fucking arms vigorously inside and tear at the exposed gauge made faithfully available. I’m not innocent here. But there’s no blood on my hands. I won’t point my fingers but my eyes are staring right at you. I know what you did to me. I did not agree to it. I agreed to taking the risk. Do you know what you did to me? Educate yourself. Wash your fucking hands. 

I didn’t bring any crystal to Budapest today. I didn’t know I was going to begin opening this, or I would have.

= I’ve got to go for a smokes. 

That’s enough for now. 

7:55PM I don’t know wtf but Doug offered me to get stoned and so I did outside but the guys who needed to switch rooms came back and then outside too because they insisted on my break.. Golf was looking for tape and offered me a Tim Horton’s, I said hot chocolate. Then Striped Vest guy also forever chatted and offered me a Tim Horton’s; I said hot chocolate. Still no tape and I tell him about Striped Vest and hot chocolate. He says ok. Meanwhile, Doug and his friend Chevy Lover are shooting the shit too and Doug asked for my number. Well first he asked if I was single. He asked if I was dating anybody LOL first of all I’m stoned and second of all the literal words out of my mouth were ‘everybody’ sincerely believing it as a reflection of my innocent love for life and immediately realizing that was a stupid answer so on reflex I said “no, myself. ha ha no. nobody. nope. that’s a. this guy who was my boyfriend died once. like a long time ago. no. weird. yeah it was wicked. wait what? why? but no. I don’t. not.” and I’ll never forget that or this hot chocolate. 

8:03PM Golf asked me to put his poppy on (dude you’re 51, you’ve definitely done this more than me and I HATE war) so I asked him like, when the war was and what it was called - “Oh no, I don’t know a lot about history” meanwhile a second ago he was like “I guess I should put one on because my Grandpa fought in the war” no that was you. anyways so I’m learning about WW1. You say you remember so much, name 5 of our veterans? #therealneverforget 

Disclaimer: I still haven’t read anything about it, I’m sorry to all relatives of dead soldiers I deeply condolence and RIP. No disrespect. We out here.

8:07PM Damn I really wish I had another hot chocolate.

8:39PM How is it not midnight?

[lauraramargosian]

Fortnite is modern day card collecting, and we love it!

Fortnite is “modern-day card collecting”, and we love it!

It’s true, Fortnite is modern-day card collecting and we absolutely love it.

Yep, Fortnite Chapter 2 has drawn new gamers in, all because of thousands of people staring a black hole for 2-days.

The hype is there and we don’t see that changing anytime soon.

While Pokemon cards and Yugioh cards are mostly a thing of the past for most people, Fortnite is dominating the gaming industry.

In fact, it’s almost like collecting your favorite past card games or even pogs.

Isn’t it true that we spent between 6.50-100 bucks for certain collections and decks?

Unfortunately, there are people out there who say the game is addicting in a negative way.

Although, it’s not much different from collecting basketball cards, baseball cards, Pokemon cards or dare I say POPS?

Fortnite Chapter 2

Fortnite Chapter 2 is absolutely amazing and it’s been a huge turn for Epic.

I mean… people watched a black hole for days and couldn’t wait to “drop into a new world,” as epic showed on their website, getting players pumped to check out the new island for Fortnite Chapter 2.

DROP INTO A NEW WORLD CHOOSE YOUR LANDING SPOT AND EXPLORE AN ALL-NEW ISLAND FEATURING 13 NEW LOCATIONS.

The Fortnite Chapter 2 map has some interesting locations and a lot of exploring, which you earn XP for simply by discovery. The XP earned through playing allows you to earn new Fortnite skins, emotes, and gear to show off in the game.

Since Fortnite’s birth, you have been able to buy what’s called a battle pass, allowing you to earn additional XP leading to even more rewards.

As mentioned above, it’s comparable to collecting cards before the millennials switched things up, and it’s crazy to see how much has changed, don’t you agree?

Fortnite creates new friendships

Whether you choose to play Fortnite or Save The World, you’re still going to be gaming with others (if you choose to fill your squads up with stranger friends). Further allowing you to talk with, laugh, dance and share emotes in a build while spray painting together before your final attack in order to be the last to survive.

Fortnite has always been a game that brings people together. The game has even brought families together, playing in the same room, rather than just staring at Snapchat they get to attempt survival on the island, laugh, scream and maybe cry a little when defeated (at least I do).

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Indeed, Positive Celebrity has made a few friends while visiting Twitch and playing Fortnite’s Save The World. We’ll just call him M-Dawg but he’s one of the good guys in the game and we’re thankful for his friendship!

What is the prize for winning the Cup?

Being that you can win a huge prize of up to 10 million-dollars, teens, and adults play in the contender league which now includes, solo or squads (a team of up to four).

In fact, the game is now considered an e-sport! According to TechCrunch, there have been some major wins in contender leagues, in Fortnite Season X.

“The big winner in today’s solo challenge was 16-year-old Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, who won $3 million for beating out the competition in the solo tournament. And, as sports writer Darren Rovell noted on Twitter, Giersdorf’s prize pool is only $850,000 smaller than the pot for the winner of the U.S. Open, which is set to begin in a few weeks at the same stadium.

Indeed, the esports prize pool is one of the biggest awards for a popular competitive event. Wimbledon winners took home less than $3 million and Tiger Woods won $2 million for besting the field of competitors at the Masters.”

Fortnite Save The World

Fortnite Save The World lets gamers go through different missions all while battling some intense zombies.

You get different rewards that help you progress in the game but it takes a lot of time and grind to achieve and complete the game as a whole. But it’s also a lot of fun because you can team up with a squad in Fortnite Save The World as well.

If you purchase Fornite Save The World before it’s release then you do get a couple of perks and couple skins with a pickaxe. I personally thought it was worth it.

Fortnite Save The World has been growing over the last few months with more and more players.

With that in mind, there’s an interesting phenomenon happening in that game, where players will attempt to scam new players into dropping their loot, mats, and guns, so never just join in and go into what’s called a “trade box,” you are likely about to get scammed.

Fornite Save The World scams are popular enough that I will say there are some YouTube heroes out there protecting the squad.

These YouTubers will go into Fortnite Save The World and essentially “scam the scammer,” my nephew was the first to show me the videos and they are hilarious, check some of them out below.

You will laugh, the scammers who get scammed for their crime end up watching their weapons get destroyed, leading to screaming and crying, and even attempts at saying their “cousin works at epic,” absolutely hilarious.

Fortnite Rare Skins and more

The Fortnite “rare skins,” are exactly like collecting holographic Charizard Pokemon cards. For example, the Fornite skins today have dropped and they include the one, the only Skull Trooper.

Skull Trooper is just one of the most popular skins to have and we have no doubt that almost everyone who can afford has bought it.

They even have the Skull Trooper dressed as a female, catching the eye of those looking for Fortnite girl skins.

Skull Trooper officially has a girlfriend and her name is Skull Ranger.

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Fornite skins in Chapter 2 have included a bunch of fun Halloween editions as well, so be sure to log in and check them out every 24-hours a new set of skins, gliders, emotes and axes arrive into the Fortnite item shop.

Be the first of your squad to collect the skin, and be sure to let us know which ones you’ve loved the most in Fortnite Chapter 2.

What is Fortnite Chapter 2 and the new world?

Basically, there are many theories right now trending on Google about Fortnite Chapter 2 and it’s a new world.

As a matter of fact, the whole map seems to be some kind of base, which also includes a bunker and the very house of “the visitor,” which will likely make more sense as we progress through the season.

Not to mention, The Visitor in Fortnite X is the one who caused all the chaos and led us into Fortnite Chapter 2. As a matter of fact, we did not think we’d be able to visit his actual home on the new map.

Further, the house is filled with memorabilia from Fortnite Season X, as he’s brought many souvenirs with him, including the clock from titled towers, a statue from Sunny Steps, and according to Forbes there’s even a hidden basement.

“In terms of his general living space, he has his control center in a secret basement you have to break through either the floor or a cabinet to access.”

Besides, it’s a pretty interesting storyline and as it’s as though we are part of “the movie,” and being able to watch the LIVE events make the game feel even more interactive for Fortnite gamers.

Celebrities who are playing Fortnite Chapter 2!

Richard Tyler BelvinsBen Simmons Lil Yachty Deadmau5 Karl-Anthony Towns Travis Scott Finn Wolfhard David Price Gordon Hayward Chance The Rapper Richard Sherman Gordon Hayward Drake Joe Jonas Norm Macdonald Derek Carr

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To end, we’re pretty excited to see what else Epic has in store for us regarding Fortnite.

Finally, feel free to let us know what you think about the Fortnite Chapter 2 in the comments below.

Blessed be.

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0 To 100 / The Catch Up

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0 To 100 / The Catch Up

Fuck being on some chill shit We go 0 to 100 nigga, real quick They be on that rap-to-pay-the-bill shit And I don’t feel that shit, not even a little bit Oh, Lord, know yourself, know you’re worth nigga My actions been louder than my words nigga How you sold out, but still so down to Earth, nigga Niggas wanna do it, we can do it on they turf nigga Oh, Lord, I’m the rookie and the vet Shout-out to the bitches out here holdin’ down the set All up in my phone, lookin’ at pictures from the other night She gon’ be upset if she keep scrollin’ to the left, dawg She gon’ see some shit that she don’t wanna see She ain’t ready for it If I ain’t the greatest then I’m headed for it That mean I’m way up The six ain’t friendly but it’s where I lay up This shit a motherfucking lay up I been Steph Curry with the shot Been cookin’ with the sauce, chef. Curry with the pot, boy 360 with the wrist, boy Who the fuck them niggas is, boy? OVO, man we really with the shits, boy Really with the shits I should probably sign a Hit-Boy ’cause I got all the hits, boy

Fuck all that “Drake you gotta chill” shit I be on my Lil Mouse drill shit Fuck all that rap-to-pay-your-bill shit Yeah, I’m on some rappers pay my bills shit All up on TV, I thought it’d make me richer Wasn’t payin’ me enough, I needed somethin’ quicker So now I’m all in Niko’s basement puttin’ work in on the phones Either that or drive to money mart to make the pickups Man, it’s 2008, I’m tryna paint the picture Comeback Season in the works and now I’m thinkin’ bigger I got 40 in the studio, every night, late night Gotta watch that shit, don’t wanna make him sicker That’s my nigga Oh, Lord, got a whole lot to show for it I mean we can really get it, we can go for it I’m just here for the bucks and the billi’s, nigga Don’t make me kill one of the GOAT’s for it Ugh, I run this shit, they like “Go Forrest Run Forrest, run Forrest, go Forrest” Yeah, I mean you already wrote for us Damn, nigga, what’s one more quote for us? Oh, Lord, who else sounded like this? They ain’t make me what I am, they just found me like this I was ready Fuck that, I’ve been ready Since my dad used to tell me he was comin’ to the house to get me He ain’t show Valuable lesson, man I had to grow up That’s why I never ask for help I’ll do it for you niggas and do it for myself

I go 0 to 100, nigga, real quick Real quick, whole squad on that real shit 0 to 100, nigga, real quick Real quick, real fuckin’ quick, nigga 0 to 100, nigga, real quick Real quick, whole squad on that real shit 0 to 100, nigga, real quick Real quick, real fuckin’ quick, nigga

Whole squad on that real shit Whole squad on that real shit

Whole squad on that real shit

The other night, Lavish Lee told me That I’m all these people listen to She said they love me unconditional Imagine how I feel to watch another nigga at the top You know that if it wasn’t you, you would be dissin’ you, dawg Damn, okay, from that perspective I can see what you’re talkin’ ’bout, no way to soften it ‘Cause me, I was tryna find out where I lost ’em at But maybe I ain’t lose ’em at all Maybe I keep movin’ forward and they just stagnant They ain’t movin’ at all But when they need a favor, who do they call? Maybe I’m searchin’ for the problems Askin’ what was said and who was involved Too focused on people’s feedback and provin’ ’em wrong They say the shoe can always fit, no matter whose foot it’s on These days feel like I’m squeezin’ in ’em Whoever wore ’em before just wasn’t thinkin’ big enough I’m ’bout to leave ’em with ’em ‘Cause if I run in the game in these, man the seams are splittin’ No pun intended but they’re smellin’ defeat in the air Headed where nobody took it, who meetin’ me there? They tell him that he’s talkin’ crazy but he doesn’t care Bein’ humble don’t work as well as bein’ aware Listen up, boy, you’re better off eavesdroppin’ We already got spring 2015 poppin’ PND droppin’, Reps-up P droppin’ Majid Jordan droppin’, OB droppin’, not to mention me droppin’ Feel like we paid the refs off, man we fixed the game Me and Noel been at it before Twitter names Yeah, been on the move like the lease is up And I can’t even name one person that’s keepin’ up Damn, fuck how I was in the past tense Ask yourself, how do we match up now? ‘Cause I’m only 27 and I’m only gettin’ better If I haven’t passed you yet, watch me catch up now, for real

Who is Drake

Aubrey Drake Graham – Canadian actor and musician. Degrassi: Jimmy Brooks from the next generation. As a rapper, Drake uses his stage name.

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First Line Domination! Seven Takeaways from Flyers 3, Blackhawks 1

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  Four days off between games is like an extended vacation in the NHL these days.

With the schedule compacted even further as teams are granted “bye weeks” throughout the year where they are given between five and seven consecutive days without a game (the Flyers’ official bye is Jan. 8-12, but they, and the rest of the league, get another five-day break over All-Star weekend Jan. 26-30), there are longer stretches of games where teams are playing basically every other day.

So, after a particularly grueling start to their season, the Flyers got that needed break and it showed early last night in their 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

It was easily the Flyers’ best first period of the season. They led 2-0, had a season-high in first period shots with 16, and pretty much looked twice as fast as the Blackhawks for 20 minutes.

Things slowly changed from there, and Chicago was dominant over the last 30 minutes of the game, but Brian Elliott gave his best performance in his short Flyers career, finishing with 38 saves and giving the Flyers their eighth win in their first 16 games.

There was a lot to like as the Flyers continue this strange start to a season schedule-wise, having played 12 of their first 16 games against Western Conference opponents – and their next five will also be against the West (considering they only play 32 games total against the west, knocking out 17 of them in the first 21 games is crazy).

So, let’s look at the good – and maybe a dash of the not-so-good in the takeaways:

1) Top Line Cruising

The Flyers’ top line of Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier and Jake Voracek has been nothing short of special this year on the offensive end of the ice.

There are a lot of times when Flyers fans question the decisions of Dave Hakstol as it pertains to lineups, line combinations and defensive pairs. And, as someone who always tries to give decision-makers in hockey the benefit of the doubt in such instances (because we don’t know the real reasons behind the thinking), I admit that I too have questioned some of these coaching decisions.

I was one of the people who didn’t think the experiment with Giroux on the wing and Couturier at center was sustainable long-term because it created a lack of scoring depth with the other lines (more on that in No. 5 below), but the fact is, this trio – the Ginger Beard Men (kudos to the folks over at Broad Street Hockey for that clever moniker) – is the Flyers’ most productive line through 16 games in more than a decade.

They compiled another seven points in the win over Chicago, scoring each of the three goals. You have to go back to the start of the 2005-06 season to find this kind of offense from one Flyers line.

That season, through 16 games, Peter Forsberg had a ridiculous 31 points (six goals, 25 assists) and Simon Gagne was on a better than a goal-per-game pace (17-9-26), while Mike Knuble was also pretty productive (10-7-17).

This season’s three amigos aren’t on that torrid a start, but it’s still pretty hot.

All three rank in the top 10 in the NHL in scoring. No other trio in the league can say the same. Voracek, who had a goal and two assists last night, now has 21 points, tied for fourth-most in the league. His 17 assists is second-best to only Steven Stamkos in the NHL.

Meanwhile, Giroux is tied for seventh in goals (nine) and points (20) while Couturier is tied for 10th in points (19) and fifth in goals (10). As a matter of fact, he didn’t score his 10th goal last season until March 4.

You couldn’t find three players with more unique styles to their game.

“There’s three good players on that line they’re all different, they play the game differently, they have different elements, different strengths, but the three of them together – big credit to them – has worked well for our hockey team to this point,” Hakstol said.

Voracek is the catalyst, having set up 12 of the 19 goals scored by either Giroux or Couturier.

Giroux is the playmaker, who can beat you with a cannon:

G wide open and gives the #Flyers an early 1-0 lead on a rocket. http://pic.twitter.com/okHP2l9bE6

— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) November 10, 2017

Or can make that no look pass and put the puck right on your stick for a goal:

Coots makes it 3-0. http://pic.twitter.com/pgunZnmlpP

— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) November 10, 2017

No wonder the captain was given the Wooo robe to wear for post game interviews:

The Captain gets to wear Wooo tonight: http://pic.twitter.com/AwuWuuPtRR

— AntSanPhilly (@AntSanPhilly) November 10, 2017

And Couturier is coming into his own – finally – as the two-way dynamo the Flyers always thought he would be.

I wonder where all the Flyers Twitter hate for Couturier has gone? Where all the fans are who wanted to run him out of town? Who never really saw the value in his game?

The fact is, he’s blossoming into an excellent offensive player after spending his formative years perfecting the defensive side of his game.

He’s always said he wanted to be the next Patrice Bergeron or the next Anze Kopitar. He’s starting to prove he can be now.

And to think he’s under contract for four more years with a cap-friendly hit of $4.3 million. Love him, Flyers fans. Love him.

  2) Ells Bells

The late great Flyers broadcaster Gene Hart used to call great saves by a Flyers goalie a 10-bell save. Brian Elliot didn’t need many of the 10-bell variety last night, but you can grade his overall performance as a 10-bell performance.

His 38 saves were the difference as he was excellent over the final two periods when the Blackhawks were pouring it on.

“I felt good out there,” Elliot said. “I thought we did a good job defensively. That allowed me to lock in on the puck. We took away lanes. Took away passes. That’s what you have to do with a team like that… move it around.”

And the Blackhawks did move it around. They out-attempted the Flyers 69-52 in the shots department, with many of them coming over the final 30 minutes, but Elliot was up for the task:

"That's a no for me dawg." – Brian Elliott http://pic.twitter.com/YQbrFkA3tC

— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) November 10, 2017

"Nah." – Brian Elliott http://pic.twitter.com/0nyzOgFSCk

— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) November 10, 2017

Elliott with two big stops on the Blackhawks and Patrick Sharp. http://pic.twitter.com/fr8ojxJaXH

— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) November 10, 2017

After that, he stops Brandon Saad to keep the lead at 3-1 entering the third. http://pic.twitter.com/Iz5pbTsxt9

— Chris Jastrzembski (@CFJastrzembski) November 10, 2017

A key moment was when the Flyers killed off a 5-on-3 power play for Chicago for 1:44 late in the second period.

“It was huge,” Elliot said. “They could have tied it up there or at the end of the period and we would have been tied going in. Killing that off was big for our guys. We did a really great job, they didn’t do too much on it. You keep things to the outside on that and they didn’t cross box us so that is good.”

We’ll dive into the notion of keeping things to the outside in a minute, but that was the turning point in the hockey game. If the Flyers would have given up a goal there, with the way the Blackhawks were playing, it would have been a different outcome in the end.

Elliot has faced some criticism so far this season, some of it deserved, but there’s no denying the fact he was a difference-maker in this one.

  3) Defensive posture

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Heatmap courtesy of NaturalStatTrick.com

That’s what the shot attempts looked like last night. You can see the Blackhawks were trying to take advantage of shots from the left side of the net (Elliot’s glove side). However, in the first period, that blue circle wasn’t there. Nor was any of the green in front of the net.

That’s because, in the first period, the Flyers did a pretty good job of denying chances anywhere near Elliot.

Especially Ivan Provorov and Robert Hagg, who frustrated the Blackhawks top line so much that coach Joel Quenneville changed up the top unit, replacing former Flyer Patrick Sharp with Brandon Saad.

Saad made a difference, and he was a dominant in the second half of the game. He had eight shots on goal and 13 shots attempted. No one else on either team was even close. However, the job Provorov and Hagg did frustrating the Blackhawks – specifically captain Jonathan Toews, who didn’t like the way Hagg was playing against him physically – was a subtle difference-maker in the contest.

“The forwards getting back helps our D be able to step up and make their reads sooner and take things away,” Elliot told me after the game. “That’s when we’re at our best. Provy can skate with the best of them. He uses his feet to do a lot of the work and then Hagger comes in and cleans up the dust. It’s a good combination right now.”

It didn’t last the entire game, but the defense was good enough for long enough to give the Flyers the lead they needed, and then Elliott shut the door from there.

  4) Laughton Line

The Scott Laughton line, which is still ridiculously considered the fourth line despite taking many more meaningful shifts than Jori Lehtera’s line, continues to impress with their possession numbers, their ability to skate til sunrise and their sound defensive game.

A quick glance at their analytics from this game will show they weren’t as great at possessing the puck as I would suggest they were.

Corsi For %:

Scott Laughton 42.11

Michael Raffl 53.33

Taylor Leier 44.44

But, they do get a lot of defensive zone starts, which automatically puts them at a disadvantage. And this Blackhawks team, while its deficiency is, surprisingly enough, the same transition game that made them so dominant winning three Stanley Cups this decade, is excellent when they have possession in the offensive end.

So, let’s look at the line’s Corsi For % relative to their time on ice versus their time off of it.

Just a quick tutorial – Corsi For Relative (or CF% REL) shows a player’s value to his own team by sowing the difference in shot attempts when a player is on the ice compared to off it. In other words, this is a better measure of actual puck possession and defensive play than just the difference in shots.

A positive CF% REL means the team is better with that player on the ice than off it.

Let’s look at these guys again taking that statistical view:

CF% REL

Laughton 0.33

Raffl 13.57

Leier 3.19

Conversely, here is the Lehtera line in the same statistic:

Jori Lehtera (-10.82)

Jordan Weal (-8.59)

Dale Weise (-0.80)

Big difference, eh?

Now who is the Flyers checking line again?

  5) Not the greatest performance

A win is a win. Especially against a team like Chicago. You take it. You’re happy about it. And you move on.

But Hakstol said it best:

“There’s some learning processes there as well because after [the score] went [to] 3-0 we got a little too fancy,” he said. “We gave the puck away a little too easily, and they got going on the other side.

“So, there’s always areas that you want to take the positives, make sure we build on those and be real positive, it was a great win for our team, but also address the things we have to do a little bit better, that starts with our veterans and that follows through with everybody on the bench.”

And why was Hakstol pointing this out? Let’s go back to NaturalStatTrick.com:

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You can see how quickly things went south in the second half of the game. This is the Corsi chart, measuring shot attempts as the game goes along.

This is indicative of who was dictating and driving the play. It was all Chicago in the second half, which makes Elliot’s performance all the better.

But there were turnovers galore – the Flyers had nine giveaways – four by Valtteri Filppula alone, who I was thinking about writing a positive story about before the game and then he went and did that and made me put that idea in my back pocket for a little while longer.

And since we’re going all analytics in this game, you know who was abused the most by the Blackhawks?

CF% REL

Brandon Manning (-32.48)

Shayne Gostisbehere (-17.83)

Yeah, Ghost got his 100th point with a nice assist, but defensively, this paring was a train wreck in this game.

You know what pairing wasn’t?

CF% REL

Travis Sanheim 21.51 (led the team)

Radko Gudas 11.43

Maybe they should have played a little more.

But Hakstol said it starts with the veterans and works its way down the bench. Why would he point out the veterans?

CF% REL

Giroux 3.60

Voracek (-4.57)

Couturier 4.25

Wayne Simmonds 0.14

Filppula (-1.01)

Considering the top line scored seven points, you’d think they had a dominant game. Ehhh… they were OK. They really weren’t great down the stretch and it befuddled me that they were getting so much ice time against Toews-Saad and Patrick Kane when they were being abused.

That’s an instance where you gotta see if your checking line has any mettle. Put them out there against the big boys and see if they hold their own. Couldn’t be much worse.

And the second line (Konecny was -2.86, but he isn’t a veteran) had a rough night. Been a rough run for Simmonds since all his injuries (I’m told he’s still dealing with a groin issue, but playing through it).

Elliot talks about a five-man defensive game. It was there for 20 minutes. It was not there for the other 40. That needs to improve.

  6) Who are these Blackhawks?

This will be a quick assessment, but they aren’t the same team they used to be.

Frankly, their defense can’t skate.

With apologies to Duncan Keith, who is still their top blueliner, the rest of the group is average at best in the speed department – and I’m being polite.

Brent Seabrook is a shell of himself in that department. It’s sad to see. He was such a force as a powerful skating defenseman for so long, and now, he’s a step behind.

The rest of the defense is scary slow. They used to be a transition team. Now they’re a chip and chase team. No wonder they are so frustratingly mediocre.

  Loose pucks

Gostisbehere registered his 100th point in his 155th game, the fastest for any defenseman who started his career with the Flyers. The Flyers are promoting it as the fastest ever for any defenseman, but that’s not true:

Simmonds has now gone nine games without a goal. It’s the third-longest streak of his Flyers career. If he doesn’t score Saturday, it’ll tie for the second-longest and trail only a 16-game drought in his first season with the team.

The Flyers top line has 60 points this season. Every other forward on the team combined has 46. The Flyers need to improve their scoring depth. They can’t be a one line team.

Connor Murphy scored Chicago’s lone goal. He is the son (and spitting image) of Flyers assistant coach Gord Murphy. The two had a nice moment together in the hallway after the game.

The Flyers are 7-1 in the last eight games where they’ve allowed 39 or more shots dating back to the start of last season, including a 5-1 win over Florida on Oct. 17 where they allowed 41. That’s an odd stat.

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For anyone who has ever seen Big Daddy Weave live, you know what I mean when I say it is far from your normal concert experience. With a true passion for seeing people set free from their sin and brokenness through a relationship with Christ, the band puts together a powerful night of worship and incorporates a special time of prayer at the conclusion of every show, where they invite the crowd to come up and receive prayer. As they gear up for the Set Free Tour this fall with special guests We Are Messengers and Micah Tyler, we caught up with BDW's Mike Weaver at a show in North Carolina to talk about his expectancy for the tour and the importance of ministry on the road. Let's talk fall tour. Tell us about the heart behind the Set Free Tour and why you're looking forward to these nights. So this is the second leg of the Set Free Tour. We did all spring long with Zach Williams and We Are Messengers and it was beautiful. Now we're picking back up where we left off. The idea of "Set Free" is that the Lord says, "who the Son sets free is free indeed" and "you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."  But here's the deal--what we've been learning the last few years is just that we know so many things about what Jesus gave us, we have a knowledge of what He gave us but we don't really walk in that reality very often. So I think, inasmuch as we are set free, and it was once and for all, there's this process for us now to learn how to walk in what it is He finished.  When He stretched His arms out, He said "it is finished." The reality of Heaven, the reality of the Kingdom is complete in Him and what He has done, but for us, we're like, "That's amazing, but how do you have it?" So there's this lifelong process of learning how to really receive and walk in what it is that's available to us in the cross.  That freedom that He talks about; how do we walk free? How do we live free? That's a process for all of us and so hopefully today I'm walking more free than I was yesterday because hopefully I'm receiving more of Him. But what that costs us is the old us, because you can't receive something if you're holding something else. That process is sometimes not fun to our physical selves, but there's life on the other side of that when we learn what it is to die to ourselves and really have what it is that He bought for us. For you guys, this is more than just a show; it's ministry. The whole night is ministry-focused, but especially when you close the night by praying with your audience. How did that get started and why is that so important to you to continue? About six or seven years ago, around 2010, we were just burned out. I was at a place in my life where I was just kind of finished and I told a friend one day, just out of frustration, "Sometimes I just want to shut down everything at the end and just pray for people. Forget about the music, forget about songs and just pray for people." And he goes, "Mike, you should do that." I was like, "Aw, dude, I was just talking big; I didn't really mean it." But I held this guy in such high esteem that my pride actually wouldn't let me not do it that night. So it came to that time and I see him sitting out there. I said, "We're all hurting from different stuff, so if you got stuff that you brought in here, we'd love to just stand in agreement with you." I just went down there by myself, not really expecting anybody to move around, ready to move on to the next song, honestly. But then people started coming and it caught me so off guard, but when we just began to agree together with them... I mean, God began doing things in them, but God began doing things in us.  The very next night, we did it again and I remember getting ready backstage, I was literally washing my hands in the restroom, and the Holy Spirit says, "They're out there. They can't have children. They've tried and they feel like I've forgotten them. Tell them I've not forgotten about them and they are loved and that I'm going to touch them." And there were three of them! At first I thought I was going crazy, like, washing my hands, God? But then He just started to move and every night for the next months after that He would just say these things and they were always there.  At first it was just me going out, then it was me and the rest of the opening band coming out. Then it was me and the opening band and J-Dawg, then Jeremy came down, then we were all down there and left poor Joe up there with his keyboard just keeping everybody appeased. Even the ones who weren't coming down, it was like there was still this thing happening to them.  It's not the traditional "if you want to be saved" kind of thing, but it was just dealing with specific things. God was changing us as we were allowing Him to concern us with others and that was a beautiful thing. So now it continues. It kind of has grown and morphed and it's a little bit different every night, but we've seen some pretty amazing things and the stories after the fact of God doing incredible things.  So you've already talked about Micah Tyler and We Are Messengers a little bit, but how important is it for you guys to find people to come on the road with you who have that same heart for ministry? It's essential. But it's crazy, sometimes even the ones that have that heart are a little bit nervous about that part of it. Like, do you have to have some kind of special gift? No man, you just have to allow Him to fill your heart with compassion for other people. You don't have to be a spiritual giant--and thank God, because I wouldn't be included--but really just have a heart for God. I remember when BB, our drummer, first joined the band. He came from a completely different background and he had never been around anything like that. He was praying for people and I remember one night I finally asked him, "BB, what are you praying over these people?" He goes, "Honestly, Mike, I don't think I really know how to do this very well so I've just been asking God to give me the words to say over them." I was just like, "Good job, BB! I need to make sure that I'm doing that too."  That's really all it is, man. We're all in this together. We're all in the same boat. There's not a hierarchy of you being more saved than somebody else. You know what I mean? We all still hurt, we all still go through things. We need each other. I love that God loves to use people. That would have never been in my plan because I give up on all of us so quick, but He uses people in the lives of other people and He's real pleased with that. What's the coolest story that you have from that prayer time during the show? Man, there are so many. There are some crazy ones. There are ones that I went home and told my friends and my friends acted weird toward me for a little while. Ha!  J-Dawg prayed for this dude one night, and the Lord uses him in a powerful way. He prayed for this guy who had come to the show and his kidneys had been failing. He had a third kidney surgically implanted in him to try to give his other kidneys a rest and instead of that happening, his kidneys failed and this third kidney was operating at only about 25 percent, so he was really sick.  It was crazy because they prayed that night, and Jay heard back about a week later that the guy had actually been touched. He called Jay on the way home from the doctor and said the doctor told him he had three 100 percent working kidneys. They actually put him on a reverse donor list to give back one of the kidneys. Only Jesus can do that. There are stories of people who--gosh, this one lady. She came up one night and it wasn't even during the prayer time; it was after the show. She was just talking about the song "Redeemed" and she said, "I was held captive in a basement for about a year. I just got involved with the wrong people and this guy kept me in his basement for a year. After some of the most terrible moments of my entire life, there was a radio down there and I would turn it on to Christian radio and hear the song 'Redeemed.' After these things that were threatening to define the rest of my life, God would remind me who I am."  As I was completely flabbergasted in that moment, she reaches down in her pocket and she pulls out this huge nail and said, "I carry this around in my pocket so when the devil tries to tell me who I am, I remind him what's been done for me. I can't necessarily forget about what's been done to me, but I don't have to spend the rest of my life holding that against the guy." So she wrote him a letter in prison, forgiving him. It was the most incredible story and those are just God doing His thing because He loves people.       Is there a moment in your live set, other than the prayer time, that you look forward to every night?The other thing I enjoy is we get to share on behalf of World Vision. As a musician, I guess you ought to have some sort of musical moment--and there are plenty of those--but I think for us, the music has really just become a vehicle for communication. World Vision and sharing on behalf of these children--whose faces literally haunt us--we are literally haunted by their faces have become some of my favorite parts. It's my favorite thing to sit down with the people there and to share about what we've seen in the world and God's heart for the world. I love those times the best.You're always praying for people, but how can people be praying for you in this season as a band?Just that we would not operate out of what we have done before, because I think the most dangerous thing for me is finding something that works and then you just want to do that thing. We just need to hear from the Lord; we need to be open to what He says. Just that we would continue to be led, because when we stop doing that, there's a stagnation that happens wherever we go. People aren't going to receive life that way, and that's what we want--for people to receive the life that Jesus has. The only way they can receive it is if we walk in that life, not just out of something that we did before. SOURCE: newreleasetoday.com

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