#m&ms tag

[twisted-tales-told]

hii I just read/caught up to in our midst and it’s soo good. It has me on the edge of my seat. First of all, I really love it when writers go into detail with like theory (in this case for the horcruxes) cause it’s just idk like satisfying. Secondly, was that let’s go to Brazil thing and James saying that he had always wanted to see it a reference to ahb! or just random? And also, the last chapter was crazy and I am scared for Remus (and regulus). This is really rambly, but okay (it’s 8am and I just woke up so). And I wish you luck with all your exams<3

Ahhhhh!!!! Thank you I’m so glad you loved it

Yes that was an Ahb reference!! I’ve been freaking out to @otrtbs about it since I had the idea. It just fits so well there!

There’s also a little choices reference at the end of the very first chapter but it’s very subtle so I totally understand people not picking it up! I love referencing my fav fics in tiny moments. It feels like adding mine to the multiverse in some ways and I am a sucker for a good “subtle feeling of reincarnation” vibe.

I love lore I love world building and you will be getting so much more about Brigid and her creation of the horcrux

[glitteringstardust]

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halloween chocolate stimboard

-inspired by @heartnosekid's stimtober day 21: your favorite halloween candy or candies! my number one favorite candy is reese's cups, but i really just love chocolate of all kinds!

[runboybeneaththemoon]

[ryan-sometimes]

Introducing my fraternity friends with a thing they did:

Alex:

had to zoom into our fraternity elections because he was too busy fucking some guy.

Sattwik:

has all of our live locations on his phone and stalks us throughout the day. One time I was late to a party and Sattwik saw I was at my smoke spot and then proceeded to announce to the entire party that I would be showing up high.

Marlo:

had her phone stolen last month and had to walk around with a flip phone for a while. This was much to Sattwik’s annoyance as he could no longer stalk her location. She now has a burner phone like a drug dealer.

Daria:

once hit a 24 in 24 (fucking 24 times in 24 hours) and she says only the last 8 or so were for the sake of the streak. The first 16 happened organically.

Matthew:

brought a gallon of milk to my 21st birthday party and spent all night drinking it. He went home sober. That wasn’t even his first time drinking nothing but milk at a college party. In fact his Denny’s order is boneless wings and a glass of milk.

Eve:

At a past Denny’s hangout, Matthew was eating a dish with sausages. He went to the bathroom to return to one his sausages missing. He was convinced it was Eve. Eve has taken it upon herself to psychologically torture Matthew by telling other people she’d eaten his sausage, but as soon as he shows up, she denies it with her entire being. This has driven Matthew to the point of absolute madness and he went to the extent of secretly acquiring a recording of Eve admitting to the sausage theft. I genuinely have no idea whether she took the sausage or not.

Blake:

lost his virginity by being invited by a girl he barely knew to cuck her boyfriend.

[vex-lz]

Man ms paint is so underated, I'll try doing more of these.

[incognito-duo]

Reposting some edited art cus I stopped drawing eyes for religious reasons hopefully y'all still enjoy it 🥹

Me when Flowerbyte - designs belong to @moralesmilesanhour !! The true Flowerbyte pioneer, go read their fic about this AU RN, it's so CUTE!!!

[mandoart]

ok im tired of working on this --- Eos, of course, w her new black hair (and optional makeup)

[seaslimes]

Thinking once more about the F/F AO3 stats issue. Really struggling with the urge to write "issue" there too, LOL.

I know that call-to-action doesn't always go well, and that I exist as a drop in the bucket compared to millions of Tumblrites & AO3 users. But the curse of seeing yet another post which discusses how horri-bad these stats are, when the differences within the individual fandoms is often so manageable. It drives me insane.

There's a couple versions of these "wow, M/M fics are more popular and that's bad because of X issue" posts that have screenshots of laughable disparities. Stuff like 500 more M/Ms than F/Fs. That is a genuinely amusing number, because with the help from a fraction of the thousands who share any post like that, this very scary gap would cease to exist.

So, anyway. I'm considering some sort of fandom roundup wherein I have folks vote on a fandom with F/F to M/M "disparity" which I will then run a "break the ratio" event on. Encouraging people to write fics until the ratio evens. IDK, is that something that people would be interested in? I could be crazy but this rubber room squeaks and I think the rats are talking about me.

[supercantaloupe]

so. circus rigoletto!

this production was by an indie opera company based in dc called inseries opera, who apparently focus on performing both new works and old works with creative, "irreverent" (their word) takes on them. this is my first production of theirs i've seen. it was the second show in their 24-25 series, which is based around the theme of shows which were censored and/or banned when they were written. this production took verdi's classic and gave it a new english translation, new chamber orchestra arrangements, and slapped some greasepaint and glitter all over everything.

it was a small production -- cast of seven, very reduced orchestra, small theater and smaller set, but i have long thought that verdi would be suited for more intimate, pared-down settings. and i would say tonight proved my theory correct. while there were a couple of times i wished the orchestra could have had a bit more oomph behind it (though i really liked the organ accompagnato), in general i think it suited the production well and the intimacy invited between the physical closeness between the audience and performers really added to the experience. it's like an oklahoma 2019 thing for me i guess. story's about social ostracization and complacency with oppression, the actors should be able to look you in the damn eye right back lol

i thought the circus setting was used remarkably effectively. there is a heightening and ridiculousness to the clowning that, besides just being funny, works to stand in for the cruelty and carelessness of the courtiers and lend kind of a morbid irony to the whole story by the end. and they use the visual language of the circus to its fullest, thematic/symbolic effect.

for example, the use of balloons: gilda is introduced with a red balloon, tied to her wrist. it's a symbol of her innocence and youth. after her encounter with "gualtier malde," she uses a cup of greasepaint (see more below) to draw a smiley face on the balloon, and then caresses it and dances with it in dreamy bliss. then, at the end of act i when she's captured, the last we see of her after she's taken behind the curtain (and her shadow is cast from the other side -- shadowplay is used a lot in this production), the balloon is loosed, deflates, and falls to the ground. then in act ii when rigoletto is trying to find her, the courtiers all hold white balloons to mock him, and release them to deflate when he discovers what's happened.

another example: everyone in act i except for rigoletto is dressed for the circus. there's a female ringleader (later maddalena, also fills the role of countess ceprano, but mostly she's an unnamed accomplice to the courtiers), a couple clowns (marullo/ceprano (they two rolls are basically combined here) and borsa), a strongman in goofy bodysuit and leotard (monterone), and a mime/clown (duke). everyone (except the ringleader...i'll get to it) is in a goofy costume and greasepaint except for rigoletto. even though he participates fully in the mischief of the court in scene i, visually he's othered from everyone else, with his unpainted face and plain overalls. (also, while the actor does not feign disability through physical mannerism or through any kind of costume prosthesis, throughout the show he's referred to as "hunchback" "hunched" and "crippled" so they definitely aren't overlooking WHY he's so hated here lol). anyway, act i scene ii comes along, and sparafucile arrives -- he's not in a clown suit, but he IS greasepainted, because he's actually doublecast with monterone and the costume change here happens onstage. he's othered too, but still participates in the system of violence his own way. after that, when rigoletto arrives at home, we see gilda, and she is similarly non-circus -- just a normal dress and no face paint. (also, the gilda they cast is TINY. i think their rigoletto was a little on the tall side, but even still, in heels gilda only came up to his shoulder. barefoot in act ii she only reaches his chest. with the balloon and the way she was costumed and acted, this is easily the youngest-seeming gilda i've yet watched, which suits the story.) fast forward to act ii, and rigoletto is frantically searching for gilda while the courtiers watch in silent amusement -- their faces are painted in exaggerated expressions of joy and sadness, both mocking rigoletto and refusing to reveal anything sincere from the people underneath the paint. then, at the end of act ii, when rigoletto swears vengeance on the duke, what does he do? he grabs a cup of greasepaint and smears it onto his face, where it stays through act iii and the end of the show. effectively he became what he hated, tried to join the society that rejects and mocks him -- embodied by the circus makeup -- and it leads to his doom.

now, a word on that ringleader, as i had promised above...she never appears in greasepaint, which i think is something of an oversight, personally. i think by having her and gilda both never appear with their faces painted, it sets them apart from the sins of the courtiers, and is trying to make a point about how all women in the opera are made victims of the duke and the courtiers' behavior. which is fair enough, i suppose, but it only really works if that actress ONLY shows up as countess ceprano and maddalena. but in fact she goes right along with the courtiers as a willing participant at the end of act i and through act ii. this is why i've chosen to call her a "ringleader" here, even though in the program she's only credited as maddalena. sure, i can understand her doublecasting as countess ceprano in act i scene i, and obviously she's maddalena in act iii. but in act i scene ii and act ii, neither of those characters are present, but the actress certainly is, and is just as involved as borsa and marullo (and...monterone? he's also there. he might be intended to be Unnamed Courtier #3 here or something but it's the same costume as monterone so it really reads as monterone. which doesn't make a ton of sense if he's supposed to be in jail awaiting execution but. moving on). at any rate, she also closes the opera by setting off a confetti canon over rigoletto cradling his dead daughter's body and sobbing, so i think she's kind of serving as a leading player from pippin or a cabaret emcee kind of role when she's not specifically being the countess or maddalena. hell, maybe the countess IS the ringleader. not really sure. anyway -- i think she should have also been in greasepaint. even if maddalena is also meant to be a victim the way gilda is, she does also, like, participate in murder and stuff. and if sparafucile is guilty enough of that that he remains greasepainted as monterone was, then i think maddalena should be greasepainted too. it would make gilda's innocence and tragic death stand out even more in the end as the only person left onstage without any makeup or clown costume on whatsoever.

now that's a very longwinded nit i've picked there. but really, i am nitpicking -- i don't have a lot to complain about with this production. my only other big complaint is that the surtitles weren't totally accurate to what was sung, which is weird considering that it's a newly written english libretto, so it's not like we're dealing with translational liberties in the titles. it reads to me like they programmed the titles with the version of the libretto they were using before rehearsals started, and then the libretto got altered here and there during the rehearsal process as things needed to be adjusted to fit the music and facilitate ease of singing/intelligibility, but the titles were never updated to match? which is strange. definitely felt like an oversight. but that's another nit i'm picking. the differences between what was sung and what was written in the titles were all minor wording differences, nothing that changed the actual plot or meaning of the scene.

overall: a great experience, as long as you aren't completely put off by clowns LOL. but i do think the circus design suited the material; they were quite clever to make that connection and draw it out so well. there's more i haven't mentioned here for brevity's (lol) sake, and because some stuff is harder to describe in words than others. the performances were great, with particular kudos to the duke for really nailing the physicality of everything, for doing a great job with the vocals, and for the remarkable talent of being able to juggle while singing "women are featherbrained" (la donna è mobile). he was really entertaining, both funny and sinister/hateable. bravo. but the whole cast did a great job.

i don't know if i'll get to their other shows this season, but i definitely see myself coming back to see what else inseries opera has in store. i might also check out their video archive, since they seem to have videos of past productions available to stream online -- which is an amazing surprise treat from such a small company! i suspect, then, that rigoletto will find its way online at some point to watch -- there were cameras set up to film tonight's performance, so i'll definitely keep my ear to the ground about that. if it goes up online, it'd be good to check out if you're at all interested.

anyway, the show was great. i really enjoyed it. but i could also be swayed by a lot of shows if they sold me movie theater popcorn at the concessions stand.

[ardentpoop]

GNASHING MY TEETH

[paracharas]

The Holy Trinity of Anxious Oranges 🍊

[twisted-tales-told]

Im being tame today, two questions for the ask game, 12 and 15? I hope you feel better soon, may your headache vanish<3

This ask game

Hello, my headache has only increased in size and volume and I feel like ouch

But distraction, thank u sm for providing

12. Characters based on people you know

Hmm, I think it’s more the people I know influence how I view the characters.

For instance @sophsicle definitely influenced my version of Sirius for the better! And the way they talk about him made me rethink how he experiences the world and I’m definitely happier with my scenes with him in it because of this!

And @otrtbs influenced my Regulus (Ahb Regulus is my lil guy. My lil meow meow. I carry him in my pocket as I go about my day fun fact).

Plus like, similar to knowing a song writer any interaction we have serves as inspiration. A whole hockey au has been inspired for me because of Soph and Nat also inspired my seer au. It’s just such a nice way to go about writing things I think. Just letting the people in our world be cool and be themselves and taking those pieces we witness and immortalizing them into our little smaller worlds.

Also the Marylily Dark Ariel au definitely wouldn’t have been a thing had @rollercoasterwords not recced me this song:

15. Scenes im scared of writing:

I’m not so much scared of writing scenes as much as I am about my own unpredictability. Like what if one day I just stop writing. You might think this is silly, but I have horrific adhd and sometimes go months forgetting about a hobby that once consumed me. I am constantly terrified this will happen to me with writing. This fear does also cause me to write more though, so it’s a bit bittersweet.

[ms-all-sunday]

hey guys if you find an east blue polycule fic and it doesnt use the tag for it on ao3 please tell them theres a tag they can use. please god i dont want to be the only person doing this but fics arent accessible to the right audience if you dont tag them properly

@ authors it makes eb5 fic harder to find if you dont tag them properly. i dont care whether "you dont think it counts" or not. i want to be able to see all of the eb5 fic. thank you

[syn4k]

earlier today i misspelled "playlist" as "platylist" and i instantly went "a playlist? PERRY THE PLAYLIST???" and made myself laugh so hard i spit out my snack. so at least ive got that going for me

[tiptapricot]

Ok spiderdads settled pretty quickly ship name wise but I’ve seen a lot of different ones used for Peter/MJ/Miguel and we gotta un-striate if we want any tagging search hope here sO here are the ones I’ve seen/used, if there’s ones I’ve missed add them in the tags and I’ll make a new poll if there’s enough of that.

Small explanations I’ve seen around are given below for context/meaning, so PLEASE READ THEM FIRST before voting. Let’s get this name o7

Pbmigj: plays off the preexisting Peter B and MJ ship name PBMJ and adds Miguel in to put him in a Parker sandwich. Generally unique and shouldn’t get confused with other tags.

Polyspider: poly relationship of spider people and at least to me has a futuristic vibe to it also.

Spideysjane: p straightforward, two spiders and MJ, and pretty clear references to who’s involved in a fandom context. Also generally unique

PBM&Ms: a similar play off the “Peter B shortened to a peanut butter acronym pun” as PBMJ, and with the two Ms involved makes a fun peanut butter m&ms ref. Love this one but am worried it could mix things up with stuff actually about peanut butter m&ms? Otherwise v v fun.

[foundfamilyhq]

Below is propaganda submitted in support of why this character should join the tumblr found family:

Pretzel M&Ms are really good.

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He’s an anxious guy who already has enough issues without adding abandonment to the pile. He’s not to blame for the unethical practices of his company.

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who are we, if not orange m&m adopters. we must.

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He's just a scared and silly little guy!