#me and clive's dynamic i fear

[avernusfuries]

EVER WRITTEN WITH SOMEONE AND YOU KINDA SHIP IT, BUT AREN'T SURE IF THE OTHER PERSON DOES TOO? What a coincidence, me too! Let's say bye-bye to the grating anxiety of putting yourself out there with a small teensy-weensy I'm open to this kinda call! Rather than hm'ing and ah'ing, let's get a little bit of clarity.

Drop a like on this if you are comfortable with the following:

Romantic shipping: let the muses kiss. UNAVAILABLE TO DEVILS / HELL ALIGNED CHARACTERS.

Familial shipping: for protecting the ones we love unconditionally because they are family. UNAVAILABLE TO DEVILS / HELL ALIGNED CHARACTERS.

Platonic: for Upper City pub crawls that leave them hungover for three days and waking up in the dungeons after a bar brawl gone wrong! UNAVAILABLE TO DEVILS / HELL ALIGNED CHARACTERS.

Enemies: When the world gets tough, the antagonists make it infinitely worse!

Please note, I do practice ship-exclusivity with canon characters & I would prefer for this to go both ways. Have no fear if you ship with another Karlach, platonic/antagonistic ships are always open for business! I will not be writing other romantic dynamics for these muses:

Minthara Baenre (Baldur's Gate 3).

Astarion Ancunin (Baldur's Gate 3).

Gale Dekarios (Baldur's Gate 3).

Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate 3).

Dane Whitman (Marvel).

Caleb Widogast (Critical Role).

John Hancock (Fallout 4).

Clive Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI).

Helaena Targaryen (House of the Dragon).

Thor (Marvel).

Deadpool (Marvel).

P.S: As I treat Tavs/Dark Urges as their own, stand alone muses and treat each one as unique, it is difficult to stick to just one. I don't want to lump all your wonderful Tavs into one little column. So go buck wild. :)

[oathofpromises]

      Tag drop: Relationships/Dynamics Tags

— ❛❛ // DATA MOCHI ¦ You are my Star the one I never want to lose ・ 「diademreigned」

​— ❛❛ // DATA MOCHI & G’RAHA TIA ¦DYNAMIC・ 「Across time and space you have always been my always」

— ❛❛ // DATA MOCHI ¦ Tempered Light ・ 「 diademreigned sin eater au」

—  ❛❛  // T'SORI  ¦ My other half, my love and my hope・ 「 Diademreigned」

— ❛❛ // MAKO & T'SORI ¦DYNAMIC・ 「All the things you make me feel like a star in the darkness」

— ❛❛ // ALISAIE LEVEILLEUR ¦ With you at our side, I know everything is going to be all right・ 「 diademreigned 」

—  ❛❛  // CLIVE ROSFIELD  ¦ When all was lost you are my guiding star, the greatest gift・ 「 petrokhelidon」

—  ❛❛  // CHRIS REDFIELD  ¦I hope you know That you're my home ・ 「 valour-bound」

— ❛❛ // CLAIRE REDFIELD ¦You make it look easy even when I'm hard to love・ 「 heavenmcde」

—  ❛❛  // LEON SCOTT KENNEDY ¦ How much do you sacrifice just for a world without fear? ・ 「 unprocione」

—  ❛❛  // LEON SCOTT KENNEDY ¦ You are my light in the darkness ・ 「 destallo」

— ❛❛ // KARL HEISENBERG ¦I've got a Rebellion to Lead ・ 「 blitzkriegers」

—  ❛❛  // JILL VALENTINE & CHRIS REDFIELD ¦DYNAMIC・ 「Sun always seems to wash our fears away」

—  ❛❛  // CRYSTAL EXARCH & LYNA¦DYNAMIC・ 「 FATHER & ADOPTED DAUGTHER」

— ❛❛ // Meiko Mochikoko ¦ Tillana of the Seventh Dawn ・ 「 vierandancer」

—  ❛❛  // CLIVE ROSFIELD & JILL WARRICK ¦DYNAMIC・ 「Even in the darkness you were my brightest star」

—  ❛❛  //THANCRED WATERS¦・Fought tooth and nail for people I hold dear 「 hyaciiintho 」

—  ❛❛  // THANCRED WATERS & RYNE WATERS ¦DYNAMIC・ 「Family Bonds」

—  ❛❛  //ALISAIE LEVEILLEUR¦・Our homes! Full of life and love and hope! 「 ichoric」

—  ❛❛  //SEBASTIAN CASTELLANOS¦・When did I lose sight of what's real? 「knightfeared」

—  ❛❛  //VENAT¦・They are my meaning and my purpose. My love. 「naturesbeat」

—  ❛❛  //G'RAHA TIA¦・Across Time and Space You have always had my back 「 heavnsblade」

—  ❛❛  //DARCK EVE¦・you've always had my back throughout everything 「 darckcarnival 」

—  ❛❛  //ERENVILLE¦・Honest heart and inquisitive mind 「 CRYSTALMARRED」

—  ❛❛  //K'AEHA TIA¦・Gentle hearts are always the ones forced to endure the most「oadventurescall」

—  ❛❛  //EYDIS LJANTA¦・Dancing amidst the moonlight's gentle ray 「naturesbeat」

—  ❛❛  // Swan Sirenia¦・I've always believed in you, my friend「phantomrune」

—  ❛❛  //LEON S KENNEDY¦・Definitely going on vacation after this."「 hyaciiintho 」

— ❛❛ // BALLISTER BOLDHEART¦When everyone else saw a monster, you saw the real me・ 「 knightfeared」

— ❛❛ // K'alian ¦ A Song in her heart and a dream on her lips・ 「fadedheroicxxdreams」

— ❛❛ //G'RAHA TIA¦・Eternal wind and Crystal promises 「 inkbloodcd」

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Candyman Commentary - Fear of Black Poverty

I know I’m late to the game, but I recently finished watching Candyman. I viewed both the 1992 and the 2021 versions back-to-back. I want to share my thoughts on each film because they were extremely different.

1992

Take yourself back in time to the early nineties. People were wearing jorts with fanny packs… What a time to be alive. Anyways, amongst a slew of bad decisions, was Candyman, a movie that greatly exaggerated fears of low-income, Black communities. What most interesting about the film is that the directors and producers were trying to be progressive by having Black representation in the horror genre. This is evidenced in the film, as exposition on the projects, specifically Cabrini Green, is info-dumped to provide historical context and an oh-so-scary back story.

Yet, while attempting to solidify the Black presence in horror media, those who made the film purposely perpetuated stereotypes and false narratives to further the “fear” aspects. For example, a video/doc of the film’s production shows producers explicitly stating that Cabrini Green didn’t look destitute enough, so they brought in more trash to make the projects look slummy. If you think about it, how does seeing trash add scare factor? It does if what’s to fear is Black livelihood and Black environments. The film heavily relies on Cabrini Green as a character itself. In doing so, it draws on the fears of White, wealthier audiences caused by Black crime and other stereotypes of Black communities. This leaves POC viewers, like me, questioning what hyperreal world the plot of the movie is taking place in and why it was considered scary.

Additionally, Candyman himself had several socially charged aspects to him. For example, his slavery related origin story and the dynamic of a Black man chasing after a White woman prompted emotions and imagery during my viewer that brought me out of the film. In some ways the movie was very socially unacceptable, even for the early nineties. My mind called back to Emmet Till and similar themes in King Kong. I presume much of this was ignored though, seeing as how the strong, Black presence of actor Tony Todd was enough in terms of social achievement for some.

For these reasons, the movie did not scare me. It also made me question how the residents of Cabrini Green, which is a very real place, felt about such representations of their community. Additionally, Clive Barker’s original story for Candyman took place in the UK and had a major emphasis on class. It wasn’t until the film was conceptualized that race was inserted as a prominent plot device.

2021

I have less to say about this film because it was very straight forward. It was obvious that its purpose was to subvert practically all the defamatory and stereotypical misfires that its spiritual ancestor displayed. It directly supported Black creativity, empowerment, and history. Its reception may have been significantly different if it was released on it’s original timeline in 2020, at the height of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

This movie had a greater discussion about gentrification and continuous violence against Black people. It did a great job of showcasing Black family and wealth, despite most people not associating the two. It also sparked an interesting conversation around Black artistry and how it can go beyond focusing solely on Black trauma. Instead of having most of the scare factor lie in Black poverty, the film chose a more relatable, loss of self/identity. Psychological thrillers are scary for everyone, regardless of one’s background or biases.

Final Thoughts

I believe the newer film succeeded where the original did not. However, neither film did much for me. I think I’m just not a fan of the Candyman story in general. It’s much more of a revenge movie than a horror for me. I also don’t enjoy summoning rituals being such a key plot device of a horror film, rather than the typical one and done and the plot progresses. Guess I’m just not into Candyman but, I’m sure he’s living in the hearts-and mirrors-of his biggest fans.

[good-beans]

For the Echoes ask game 3, 4, 8, 17, 31 and 36!

Thank you pal!! These were so much fun! ☺

3. Who's your favorite character from Celica's side?

Celica herself! For a war strategy franchise with mostly warrior protagonists, it was so cool to have a main character who's constantly pushing peace and faith -- and it's not in a naive way. She's very smart, strong (both physically and mentally), and has such powerful love for her friends, her kingdom (even before ger identity is revealed) and everyone she comes across. She's willing to sacrifice her life for all of theirs, regardless of the slack she gets for it.

4. Which Act of the game is your favorite, gameplay or story-wise?

Ooh, it'd probably have to be Act 3! You get both armies, and by then you've pretty much recruited everyone. You get pirates, knights, castle sieges, classic rescues, everything to satisfy my simple fantasy needs 😂 Act 4 starts getting deep into the drama and angst, so 3 has the perfect balance of adventure and excitement and drama!

8. A scene or character moment you really liked?

I mentioned it real quick in my other answer, but I really like the scene where Alm confronts Mycen about his past. He doesn't hold back because Mycen's his grandfather -- he's mature and independent enough to demand answers to why he was treated like that (and he's right). The emotion, music, and voice acting always Get Me.

Support-wise, Python and Lukas’s A support just constantly ives in my mind, it was so beautiful and amazing!

(And, if you're including the drama cd, I could rant about the Python/Alm fight and Lukas/Forsyth fight because they were both so painful but revealed deep love and fears in these characters)

17. What's the flavor text quote that made you laugh the most?

Haha, I really liked this question! There were a ton of good ones, but it's gotta be between Alm looking directly at the sun, the urn pun because I'm a sucker for bad puns, and Celica's "booty... heh..."

31. Which characters do you think should have had a support together? (Characters from different routes are fine, too!)

Okay, I got a bunch and they're mostly from Alm's army so bear with me 😅 Celica with basically all the Ram kids, I want them to catch up after "growing up" together. Faye with literally anyone that isn't about Alm 😔 Sonya and Delthea about angsty witch stuff. Mae and Delthea just because they'd be a fun chaotic bunch. Silque and Celica because I love Silque and they were at the priory together if I'm not mistaken? Tatiana and Mathilda about their relationships. Mycen amd Forsyth, since he's a legendary knight Fors would have looked up to. And honestly? I just want so many more between the Deliverance knights: Clive, Clair, Mathilda, and the trio. They're my favorites and I think they have such fun dynamics to play with. They have a bunch, but there are still a ton more I'd love to see!

36. If you could make a small change to the game, what would you do?

I know it's because the game is a remake, but I wish there could have been the pairing up mechanics like in the other games. Not a whole marriage thing, no kids, just that mechanic during battles. It added to the strategy element of planning dual attacks/defense/stat boosts, and also allowed for those neat lil quotes to each other! I just really enjoy it and was sad echoes didn't have it.

These were great, thanks again! :D

[snorinlauren]

The Best Horror Movies Streaming On Netflix Right Now

The number of digital platforms on which fans of horror movies can find a good scare is just as frightening as the films they have available to stream. In fact, there is even one that specializes in bringing the best the genre has to offer (and then some). Of course, for those who only have so much time and money at their disposal, settling on Netflix to help deliver the spooks would not be a mistake.

There are enough horror movies available on the popular platform to keep you streaming into the wee hours of the night, mainly because you will not be able to sleep. Among the many fears you would be facing during this binge with iconically creepy classics, modern masterpieces of the macabre, and even some of Netflix’s own ominous originals, one you should not have to worry about is the fear of disappointment.

That being said, we understand that some phobias are more challenging to get over than others, so allow us to be a beacon of despair and point you in the right direction of what the best horror movies currently available to stream on Netflix. We figured that 13 would be an appropriate number, starting with an influential cult favorite that arguably pioneered the “cabin in the woods” thriller.

The Evil Dead (1981)

A weekend getaway and an old cabin becomes an unrelenting nightmare for one man (Bruce Campbell) after his four friends are possessed by an ancient spirit that turns them into grotesque and cruel creatures.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Writer and director Sam Raimi became the patron saint of low budget indie horror with The Evil Dead, that remains a timeless classic of astonishing influence that spawned two campy sequels, a brilliantly brutal remake, and a hilarious TV series that serves as a perfect send-off for Bruce Campbell's chainsaw-handed hero, Ash Williams.

Stream The Evil Dead on Netflix here.

Poltergeist (1982)

A family seeks help when their youngest daughter is kidnapped by malevolent spirits that have invaded their suburban home.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: From producer Steven Spielberg and directed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre creator Tobe Hooper (well, depending on who you talk to), Poltergeist is an essential haunted house picture for how it expertly taps into traumas that people of all ages an relate to and may lead you to develop new fears as well, such as television static, perhaps.

Stream Poltergeist on Netflix here.

Child’s Play (1988)

A single mother (Catherine Hicks) enlists the aid of a homicide detective (Chris Sarandon) after discovering that the doll she bought for her young son (Alex Vincent) is possessed by the soul of a dead serial killer (Brad Dourif).

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Before there was Annabelle, there was Chucky, who may not have been the first toy responsible for giving children nightmares, but certainly became every horror fan's favorite of that kind upon the release of Child's Play, a classic slasher but pokes great fun at modern commercialism.

Stream Child's Play on Netflix here.

The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

To catch a deranged murderer who skins his victims, ambitious FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Academy Award winner Jodie Foster) enlists Hannibal Lecter (Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins), a former psychiatrist and notorious cannibal, to help get into the mind of a criminal.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may prefer their choice for the Best Picture Oscar in 1992 not be called "horror," with Anthony Hopkins' chilling performance and breathlessly suspenseful direction by Jonathan Demme, it is hard to imagine The Silence of the Lambs in any other category.

Stream The Silence of the Lambs on Netflix here.

Candyman (1992)

A graduate student (Virginia Madsen) investigating Chicago myths for her college thesis becomes especially interested on the story of a supernatural entity with a hook for a hand whom locals believe can be summoned by saying his name five times.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Tony Todd created quite a "buzz" in black horror history as the title character of Candyman, a creation from legendary writer Clive Barker based on the deliciously creepy concept of an urban legend whose existence depends on those who believe in him.

Stream Candyman on Netflix here.

Insidious (2011)

After their eldest son (Ty Simpkins) inexplicably falls into something even doctors hesitate to call a coma, a family (led by Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne) begins to fall prey to a relentless evil that seems to follow them whenever they try to escape.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell, the dynamic duo behind Saw who have since gone onto great successes on their own, created an indelibly frightening new classic to the haunted house sub-genre with Insidious, particularly for a nearly unprecedented twist that might actually have you thankful when it keeps you up at night.

Stream Insidious on Netflix here.

Sinister (2012)

Desperate for another bestseller, a true crime writer (Ethan Hawke) moves his family into a house where a disturbing murder took place, which he plans to research for his latest masterpiece, only to learn that the truth behind the incident is much worse than he could have imagined.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke became an unexpected "scream king" after playing the tragic hero of Sinister, from Doctor Strange and The Exorcism of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson, which is, arguably, the most ferociously unsettling supernatural crime thriller ever made.

Stream Sinister on Netflix here.

Creep (2014)

An amateur filmmaker accepts a request over Craigslist to film a terminally ill man's final message to his son, but quickly comes to regret the decision when his host's progressively concerning actions lead him to question if he is the one about to expire.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Conceived by its own stars Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice (the latter of which also directs), Creep is an underrated found footage gem that mostly lives up to its name (with a almost equally haunting 2017 follow-up that is supposedly the second of a planned trilogy), but the biggest shocker is how mumblecore pioneers Duplass and Brice essentially improvised the entire story from scratch.

Stream Creep on Netflix here.

The Invitation (2015)

A man brings his girlfriend to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife and her new lover, but is immediately, and unshakably, convinced that something sinister is afoot.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: As this tenuous, high-wire act from director Karen Kusama progresses, you may not be sure who among these party guests, even Logan Marshall Green's protagonist, is worth your trust, but one thing I can confidently guarantee is is that the final moment of The Invitation will rupture your brain.

Stream The Invitation on Netflix here.

Train To Busan (2016)

An emotionally distant businessman's commute for his young daughter to visit her mother turns out to be a one-way trip into hell when someone carrying a virus turning people into mindless cannibals invites herself on board.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Not only is the live-action debut of Korean filmmaker Sang-ho Yeon’s one of the most exciting and clever zombie films in recent memory, but Train to Busan, which has spawned a highly anticipated sequel, also succeeds as a moving thriller about the sacrifices we make for ones we love.

Stream Train to Busan on Netflix here.

Terrifier (2017)

Two beautiful late night partygoers (Jenna Kanell and Catherine Corcoran) are in for the worst Halloween of their lives when they fall prey to an unfriendly clown who has plenty of sadistic trick and treats in store for them.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: If you ask me, Pennywise has nothing on Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton), the future slasher icon whom the title of Terrifier appropriately refers to for his whimsically morbid imagination and tenacious blood thirst that makes director Damien Leone’s third feature a masterpiece of unapologetic shock and "ugh."

Stream Terrifier on Netflix here.

In The Tall Grass (2019)

A pregnant woman (Laysla De Oliveira) and her brother (Avery Whitted) follow a young boy's cry for help into a large field of high-growing grass, but it soon it becomes apparent that there is no way out.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: Based on a novella by father/son writing duo Stephen King and Joe Hill, In the Tall Grass is a survivalist thriller with startling fantasy, engrossing mystery, and a menacing performance by "scream king" and The Conjuring star Patrick Wilson that makes this Netflix original one of the coolest surprises in horror of its year.

Stream In the Tall Grass on Netflix here.

Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil (2010)

An idyllic vacation in newly purchased cabin turns into "a real doozy of a day" for a pair of well-meaning hillbillies (Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine) after an awkward misunderstanding with some young campers leads to a bloodbath.

Why It's A Good Option for Horror Fans: The old slasher trope of shady country folk is turned on its head in a most brilliantly hilarious, yet uncompromisingly graphic, way in Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, which may prove to be perfect way to end your Netflix horror binge: with a morbid laugh.

Stream Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil on Netflix here.

What do you think? Have we captured all the best haunts on Netflix, or is the absence of your own favorite horror flick the scariest thing you saw on our list? Let us know in the comments and be sure to check back for additional information and updates on the freakiest genre in cinema, as well as even more rattling recommendations of movies and TV shows you can stream, here on CinemaBlend.

What is you favorite horror film currently available to stream on Netflix?

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@nurotoxin​ sent;

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Just something neat (might vary between OOC and IC)

You got me screeching with your app hsdfjkn, had feared it'd be difficult to interact seeing how overwhelmed the starter call sure was (Think it was long over 10 when I liked it??) as well as the usual /oh boy their writing is great what do I do/ panic whilst lurking— But I'm glad it worked out!! I love your portrayal of GLaDOS and can absolutely hear her voice in your writing — as well as am a huge fan of Clive & GLaDOS 's dynamic! Have someone who absolutely loves science speak with someone who bloody loathes it, surely that will go well;;

And haha, I still remember pulling an all-nighter for Portal back then because I wanted to finish it immediately, was (even) young(er) with no responsibilities + summer vacation so t'was fine—

Oh!! by the way I know I never do the same/reply to them but I wholly appreciate ur commenting and the like to ask replies and stuff, I always smile like an idiot;; just that I usually hide away in the tags so it's difficult to do the same but, yeah just wanted you to know that I read'n'love em!

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Roaming the Greenwood

Fandom: Maurice — E.M. Forster, Maurice (1914), Maurice (1987) Pairing: Kitty Hall/Violet Tonks, Maurice Hall/Alec Scudder Rating: Gen Status: Complete Word Count: 949 Summary: Kitty discovers two men so very similar to herself and her friend, but their differences cannot be reconciled. Tags: Slight Canon Divergence, Social Commentary, Intersectionality Issues, Gays in Love But They Don’t Know How to Support Their Community, Set in 1934, My Version of an Epilogue  Story: 

The sanguine greenwood, unkempt, looming, and ancient in its prowess reminded Kitty very little of the pristine and bordered Domestic Institute she once attended as a girl. She said as much to her Violet, with whom she walked arm in arm.

“That’s why I suggested we take our walk here. There’s a privacy to this place unlike any other in England,” her friend said intelligently.

Always a fanatic for learning, Kitty never minded the way in which she was continually reeducated by Violet. Goodness knows their heads were filled with nothing but rubbish at that girls’ school where they met so long ago.

“I should think that would be ideal for our purposes, don’t you think?”

Needing no further prompting, Kitty took Violet’s face in her hands and kissed her sweetly, her pert, soft lips melting into Kitty’s own. Their kisses were languid and unhurried, neither passion or fear of discovery propelling them forward. Their bodies were comfortable and attuned to each other, and Kitty began to stroke Violet’s cheek gently with her fingers while her lover’s arms circled round Kitty’s waist. Their love was practically palpable in the air, chorused by birdsong.

Of course, it would only be when Kitty was contemplating leaving daring violet marks upon Violet’s neck that a thwack! noise unidentifiable in the deep woods startled them and had them apart immediately, smoothing down their skirts consciously.

“Couldn’t have been an animal, I suppose,” Kitty surmised, pulling out a cigarette and lighting it to calm her nerves. All her friend had to do was extend her hand, and Kitty placed one between her proffered fingers, cupping the lighter as it set the cigarette alight before Violet brought it to her deliciously wet, swollen lips.

“It’s likely a hunter,” Violet said after taking a long drag. “Although they shouldn’t be this close to town. We really ought to tell them off before they kill one of us by accident.”

“Really Violet, you say the most morbid things,” she admonished lightly even though she liked it.

Her friend rebutted her firmly still. “I say the most morbid things about men, you should note. I radiate perfect pleasantness when I speak of any other subject, especially you, my dear.”

Kitty scoffed, knowing this was meant to mollify her. A teasing remark came to mind, and she could not help but pursue it. “The hunter could be a woman. You don’t know.”

“As if! A gentle lady or a woman of lower rank in our society would never. I doubt even if we Socialists were to have our way women and men would all occupy the same positions. Besides, it goes against our teachings at the Domestic Institute. I think Miss Forster would have a conniption if women were to take the traditional places of men.”

“We did in the Great War,” Kitty contested. “I think anyway that Miss Forster would have a conniption if she saw what we’ve shared in the woods. And in dormitories, and our bedroom…”

Kitty was unable to finish this thought as they both burst into giggles unceremoniously at the thought of the red-nosed, severe, Christian-suffering school marm discovering they were disciples of Sappho and Radclyffe Hall.

Twigs snapping in the near distance sobered their newfound mirth, however, and again they were on guard. The sounds were closer than before, and the women sought out each others’ hands for reassurance, choosing to hide behind some towering shrubs. Once the figures could be seen through a small parting in the bushes, Kitty realized they hardly had any need to be worried. Two woodcutters lumbered through the greenwood, and somehow it seemed as though the men belonged there and always had, like the trees that shrouded the four of them, herself, Violet, and the woodcutters, altogether from the prying eyes of society. There was something so familiar in the gait of the one man, perhaps the color of his hair as well, but Kitty simply could not place it in that peculiar moment. Transfixed as she was, she was equally disgusted. It was very rare that she had to encounter anyone outside of clean-cut suburbs, and the result produced in this instance had her distressed at how unabashedly dirt and filth clung to their clothes, how they were so uncaring of how they were perceived. It seemed simultaneously a great mistake and privilege they held unlike a woman of her upbringing.

The one man with curiously curly hair turned to his companion in confusion. “I could’ve sworn I’s smelt smoke in bout these parts.”

“Well, I see no fire or any indication of one. I think we’re in no danger today, Alec,” the other replied, in a voice much more polished and well-bred, finishing with an endearing smile.

“If there’s was someone or other, I’d chase ‘em out. This place belongs to you and me alone, sir,” the last word placed with some kind of emphasis, an inside joke or tell Kitty could not understand. The fair-haired man threw back his head and laughed mirthfully. He wrapped an arm around his shorter fellow’s shoulders and staggered on out of the clearing deeper into the green.

It was clear the nature of their relationship, a friendship tinged with illicit intimacy, a dynamic she knew all too well. But there was something about the two, of their status (or lack thereof) and immediate call to seek out and identify, as though the greenwood was theirs alone. It did not settle well in her stomach at all. Silently, she turned to Violet, pressing a finger to her own lips to indicate they should leave this place quietly. It was evidently never meant for them in more ways than one. 

Author Notes: This idea obviously comes from Forster's concept for a potential epilogue with Kitty, Maurice, and Alec; while I am aware that there is an existing version of this epilogue, I wanted to explore some of the nuances of Maurice's and Kitty's characters, especially Kitty since we see/read so little of her in the film/novel.

This also serves as some steaming hot commentary on class privilege with lesbians who identify as sapphic versus those who are more comfortable with dyke and less intellectual terminology. I also try to address early gatekeeping in the mlm community, which you will hopefully see what I mean in a bit. I feel like Forster's oversimplification of the female characters in his novel (like saying Kitty would immediately disapprove of Maurice/Alec, which serves no other purpose than being a mouthpiece for society rather than being her own character) stems from his misogyny, and I wanted to address that through this fic. 

While this novel was Way ahead of its time and so important, it's exclusively focused on a gay male narrative and thoroughly assumes all women are attracted to men; plus my lesbian brain couldn't help but ship Kitty and Violet after Kitty *brought her friend home* in chapter 29 much like Maurice had many times with Clive, no? And Kitty never marries in the novel so this could totally happen. I am aware Violet is not a character in the film and that she was not mentioned in Forster's epilogue, but I added her anyways. Please let me know what you think of my version! 

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Gimme all the book recs Please :D

yaaaaaaaaaaaas okay great. i love sharing books i love.  

1. The Thief of Always - Clive BarkerGenre: Dark FantasyBig personal favorite of mine. My father read this to me when I was a kid, and it literally has stuck with me since then. Every now and then I go back and reread it just for fun. It’s a wonderfully spooky little story, accompanied by some really lovely and somewhat off-kilter illustrations. Much like Coraline, it’s a novel that is a fable for children, and a tale of terror for adults.

After a mysterious stranger promises to end his boredom with a trip to the magical Holiday House, ten-year-old Harvey learns that his fun has a high price.

2. House of Leaves - Mark Z. DanielewskiGenre: Postmodernism, horrorHands down an absolute favorite. This is a book I literally recommend to everyone. This is a book that made me viscerally uncomfortable, at times I didn’t even sleep in the same room as it. I made it sleep in the living room. There is nothing overtly terrifying about the book, but its format and its unsettlingly immersive nature will lead you down a road unlike any other. 

In 1997, Johnny Truant has stumbled upon a chest full of scrap papers that had once belonged to a man named Zampono. The papers aren’t just scraps though, they’re a chaotic but detailed transcription of a series called the Navidson Record. The Navidson Record is a series of videos made by a family who has discovered that their new house appears to change dimensions almost daily, it has hallways that shouldn’t exist, doors that should lead outside but instead lead into nothingness. Johnny attempts to re-order and reconstruct Zampono’s papers, and along the way begins to lose himself as well. 

3. The Postmortal - Drew MagaryGenre: Science Fiction, Postmodern DystopiaReally funny, really dark, and full of a surprising amount of morality and humanity in a pre-apocalyptic world. 

Imagine a near future where a cure for aging is discovered and-after much political and moral debate-made available to people worldwide. Immortality, however, comes with its own unique problems-including evil green people, government euthanasia programs, a disturbing new religious cult, and other horrors.    

4. Horrorstor - Grady HendrixGenre: Comedy, HorrorHonestly this book is just balls to the wall fun. It’s a horror novel that’s laid out like the world’s most messed up IKEA catalog. Spooky at times, ridiculous and funny, at times moving, while also offering great social commentary on consumerism and the the current status of retail workers. 

Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes. Sales are down, security cameras reveal nothing, and store managers are panicking. To unravel the mystery, three employees volunteer to work a nine-hour dusk-till-dawn shift. In the dead of the night, they’ll patrol the empty showroom floor, investigate strange sights and sounds, and encounter horrors that defy the imagination. 

5. Rant - Chuck PalahniukGenre: Science Fiction, Horror, SatireThis is a book I read several years ago and that I still think about from time to time. I haven’t had time to sit down and reread it, but parts of it still resonate with me today. This is a very peculiar story and it is told in a rather peculiar fashion (it is an oral history, and as such is told in a very conversational way by a number of different characters with a wide variety of thoughts and opinions on the titular Rant. It’s hard to properly describe this book, but let’s just say it’s been in my reread list for a while now. 

Buster “Rant” Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, Rant Casey escapes from his small town home for the big city where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death, after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life. 

6. John Dies at the End - David WongGenre: Comedy, Horror, Dark FantasyHoly god what do I even say about this book? It is just hilariously and marvelously insane. A perfect mix of cosmic fantasy, horror, comedy, and lunacy, and I loved every minute of reading it. I still have the rest of the series lined up to read, too!

The drug is called Soy Sauce and it gives users a window into another dimension. John and I never had the chance to say no. You still do. I’m sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very dark epoch the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: None of this was my fault. 

7. Sphere - Michael CrichtonGenre: Science Fiction, Deep Sea HorrorThis is one I actually JUST finished, and I absolutely adored it. I had a couple small complaints about it, but overall, it was a wonderful read and very engrossing. Plus, I’m always a sucker for deep sea horror. 

A group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting on the ocean floor in the middle of the South Pacific. What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently, undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old…. 

8. I, Lucifer - Glen DuncanGenre: Religious Fantasy, Occult FictionThis book is incredibly well researched, thought out, and characterized, as well as funny and extremely thought-provoking. I’d never expected to see a story that would give me a realistic and modern look into the Devil’s side of the story. I especially never expected to see a story that would make the Devil learn what it is to be human, either. All in all just an A+, fantastical read. 

The Prince of Darkness has been given one last shot at redemption, provided he can live out a reasonably blameless life on earth. Highly sceptical, naturally, the Old Dealmaker negotiates a trial period - a summer holiday in a human body, with all the delights of the flesh. The body, however, turns out to be that of Declan Gunn, a depressed writer living in Clerkenwell, interrupted in his bath mid-suicide. Ever the opportunist, and with his main scheme bubbling in the background, Luce takes the chance to tap out a few thoughts - to straighten the biblical record, to celebrate his favourite achievements, to let us know just what it’s like being him. Neither living nor explaining turns out to be as easy as it looks. Beset by distractions, miscalculations and all the natural shocks that flesh is heir to, the Father of Lies slowly begins to learn what it’s like being us. 

9. The Wasp Factory - Iain BanksGenre: Psychological HorrorLook, I want to say this right off the bat. This book is… not for everyone. Trust me when I say this is an extremely dark book with a lot of dark content. I would say that if you have any potential triggers, you may want to message me first and I will give you a better rundown of what all this book entails. This is a true piece of horror fiction. But it’s also incredible. I ate this book up in about two days and it is one of my favorite pieces of dark fiction to date. So yeah, chat with me if you have any concerns, but if you enjoy truly dark fiction, then this is up your alley. 

Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different and more fundamental reasons than I’d disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim. That’s my score to date. Three. I haven’t killed anybody for years, and don’t intend to ever again. It was just a stage I was going through. 

10. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (the whole series, trust me)Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Cosmic FantasyJust trust me when I say this is a series that literally everyone should read at least once in their life. They are unflabbably hilarious in a way that only Douglas Adams could be, and they are just truly unique. This series is (rightfully) a classic and shouldn’t be missed. 

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide (“A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have”).

11. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Max Brooks Genre: Zombie horror, Faux HistoryI beg you - do not judge this book by the very terrible movie that was made about it. It is an entirely different animal than that mess of a movie, I promise. World War Z is a masterfully crafted book that details the zombie apocalypse in ways never before done in fiction. The Battle of Yonkers scenes and the testimony of Tomonaga Ijiro still stick in my head to this day. This book is a triumph of horror, ‘history’, and humanity, all balled into a distinctly unique experience. 

The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years. 

12. The Raw Shark Texts - Steven HallGenre: Fantasy/Realism, Meta-fiction, MysteryThis is a tough one to put into words. I read this many years ago, and I remember it more as a series of emotional experiences rather than just as a singular plot. Which I think really speaks to its character as a book. This is a book that deals with dissociation, memory loss, our sense of self, how easily we can lose that sense, and our struggle to hold onto or to rediscover the world we know and the people we believe ourselves to be. This book is just… an experience, much like House of Leaves. It’s immersive, and at times quite unsettling. 

Eric Sanderson wakes up in a house he doesn’t recognize, unable to remember anything of his life. All he has left are his diary entries recalling Clio, a perfect love who died under mysterious circumstances, and a house that may contain the secrets to Eric’s prior life. But there may be more to this story, or it may be a different story altogether. With the help of allies found on the fringes of society, Eric embarks on an edge-of-your-seat journey to uncover the truth about himself and to escape the predatory forces that threaten to consume him. 

I think 12 should be good for now! I certainly have more though, if you want them!! 

Bonus, Currently Reading: The Library at Mount Char - Scott HawkinsGenre: Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Dark FantasyI don’t have a whole lot to say about this yet since I’m not very far into it, but so far it’s been extremely intriguing, and Hawkins’ writing is truly beautiful. 

A missing God. A library with the secrets to the universe. A woman too busy to notice her heart slipping away. Carolyn’s not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts. After all, she was a normal American herself once. That was a long time ago, of course. Before her parents died. Before she and the others were taken in by the man they called Father. 

Bonus 2, Up Next to Read: Dark Matter: A Ghost Story - Michelle PaverGenre: Horror

January 1937. Clouds of war are gathering over a fogbound London. Twenty-eight year old Jack is poor, lonely, and desperate to change his life, so when he’s offered the chance to join an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. Spirits are high as the ship leaves Norway: five men and eight huskies, crossing the Barents Sea by the light of the midnight sun. At last they reach the remote, uninhabited bay where they will camp for the next year, Gruhuken, but the Arctic summer is brief. As night returns to claim the land, Jack feels a creeping unease. One by one, his companions are forced to leave. He faces a stark choice: stay or go. Soon he will see the last of the sun, as the polar night engulfs the camp in months of darkness. Soon he will reach the point of no return–when the sea will freeze, making escape impossible. Gruhuken is not uninhabited. Jack is not alone. Something walks there in the dark… 

(also if any of y’all have read these, i’d love to hear YOUR thoughts on them too)

[ibmiller]

Missed opportunities

Every now and then, I am reminded that Moriarty wrote “Dynamics of an Asteroid” (mentioned in The Valley of Fear, given a lovely spin as a lecture with asteroids as scattered remnants of another world, now lost, by the BBC radio drama starring Clive Merrison and adapted by Bert Coules), and become sad that some of my favorite Elementary-related things reference it completely by accident. First, there’s an amazing fic about an asteroid hitting earth in which Holmes turns to Moriarty to help calculate the best place to survive. But the author had no clue what I was talking about when I complimented them on the reference. :( Then the show itself did an episode revolving around asteroid collision detection technology, and no connection to Moriarty is revealed. :(

It just makes me kinda sad. But then I headcanon that it’s ACTUALLY intentional. And it’s good again. :)

[holmesoverture]

Sink or Ship - Audio Holmes (Clive Merrison & Michael Williams)

No, this is not an April Fool’s Day joke, this is a Real Genuine Addition to my long-dormant Sink or Ship series! :D

For reference: I’ve listened to ten of the BBC Radio 4 series of Sherlock Holmes programs.  Bert Coules is the writer most associated with the series, but to give credit where credit’s due, some episodes were written by Peter Mackie, and others by Vincent McInerney.  And yes, I know Andrew Sachs took over as Watson after Williams died, but I haven’t heard any of his episodes, so I can’t tell you whether or not the dynamic changed.

This is one of the easiest possible versions to ship.  If you are on the verge of shipping but aren’t sure, or you want something where the subtext is so blatant even your mom is bound to notice, this is the adaptation for you.

As in the books, Watson constantly risks the annoyance of his wife to hang out with Holmes.  The ending of The Blue Carbuncle is probably the most obvious display of this.  Even on Christmas Eve when he and his wife have guests, Watson is more than happy to charge out the door to Holmes’ aid.  As for Holmes, he clearly wants to spend at least part of the holiday with Watson but can’t bring himself to ask.  He does, however, easily accept Watson’s lame-ass excuse for why he should spend Christmas morning at Baker Street instead of going home to Mary.  But hey, why am I telling you about it when I can link you to a clip of the relevant moment?

Speaking of Mary, she is extremely tolerant of Watson’s absences.  In The Red-Headed League, it’s practically explicit: Watson recounts how, after once again abandoning her without warning to investigate a case, Mary remarked that he only married her to hide the fact that his heart belongs to Holmes.  Mary knows what’s up and is 100% cool with it. Heck, the only reason she objects to Watson inviting Holmes to dinner in The Boscombe Valley Mystery is because she knows Holmes well enough that he won’t come, and Watson sadly concedes her point.  Given events in A Scandal in Bohemia (which I’ll discuss in a minute), I think it’s fair to say Holmes refuses the Watsons’ dinner invitations because he’s still having trouble reconciling himself to their marriage.

Personally, I don’t feel like this Holmes and Watson ever got the chance to be together as anything more than close friends.  I know it’s radio, so the actors have to exaggerate their tones to compensate for the lack of visual, but whenever Holmes and Watson get a private moment together, their every inflection just screams PAIN and UNREQUITED LONGING, as though one or the other or both allowed their fears of discovery to stand in the way of any potential romance.

That would certainly explain the beginning of A Scandal in Bohemia, where Watson gives the usual spiel about Holmes hating emotion, only for the show to cut to Holmes and Watson in the midst of a blazing, wildly emotional row about whether marriage—specifically Watson’s—is a good idea.  Watson then mentions he and Holmes drifted apart following the marriage, and when they finally meet again, they’re awkward with each other at the start and at the conclusion of Watson’s visit, as if not sure how the other will react.

All of this, to me, points to some unresolved romantic tension between the two, which just makes the “I am lost without my Boswell” line even worse.  There’s such a strong sense of wanting but not having that I’m glad these personal moments are few and far between; I don’t think I could handle this show if they happened in every episode.

SINK OR SHIP?: Does it count as shipping if I don’t think they ever actually get together?

[assranlegacy]

Flora for the character thing!

do I like them: my!!!! daughter!!!!! whom I want to be happy and confident, and she deserves so much!!!!!!!

5 good qualities: her resilience, perseverance, bravery, adventurous nature, and positive outlook on life.

3 bad qualities: fear of abandonment, naivety resulting from being detached from the rest of the world, apparent social anxiety.

favourite episode/etc: when hersh and luke get to her in the mobile fortress so cute..... the Hug and how happy they are to see each other;; I love that she says clive owes her an apology for being a jerk.

otp: none.

brotp: her and luke!!! good puzzle kids. they’re very different people, but their sibling-like dynamic is sweet. they care about each other a lot.

(bro)t3: original trio again.... I love them so much.

notp: any ship with her and an adult.....

best quote: “The people who live here have been with me for so long. Curious as this village is, it’s watched me grow up. I want St. Mystere, my village, to stay just as it is... forever.”

head canon: she likes bugs. she thinks they’re cool.

[bylethstimewheel]

Fire Emblem Echoes Shadows of Valentia Review

Now that I’ve finished the game I believe it’s time for a review.

9/10 First and foremost, it’s a 1992 plot.  Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the story and was able to get to know the characters really well. They all had a nice part in it and had good reasons for being involved. but obviously, the plot was predictable and rather cliche. i saw someone saying earlier that the romance between Alm and Celica was forced, and now that I think of it, i see where they’re coming from, but again, 1992 plot. 

Gameplaywise, echoes was Barebones Fire Emblem. no crazy classes, no crazy skills, and limited promotion classes and stats. i think it’s a good game for people who might just be getting into Fire Emblem. I loved how classes are character dependent except for the villages. i mean I know that it has always been this way for the most part, but there are no seals to worry about. You get Clair as a pegasus Knight and go to a Mila Idol and make her a falcon knight with no cost to you and also no competition for who the better flyer is in Alm’s route, Assuming you didn’t make Faye a flyer. Finding seals in the games that have them was always tricky when there was no DLC to grind or castles to buy them from, so Echoes not having those was good. 

i really liked the dynamic between certain characters like Gray and Clair, it was funny and nice to have a noble girl who didn’t just fall for the first guy that said nice things to her. There were others however, that were a little disappointing, and i’m not just talking about Alm and Faye, though Faye’s character is a problem in and of itself. I wanted Alm to be able to support al of his villager friends. Kliff was my favorite of the villager bunch and i was very disappointed that he had no supports with Alm, Gray or Faye. his support with Tobin didn’t add anything too special about him. Clive and Lukas, Forsyth and python were good too. on Celica’s route, I thought the supports were good but Kamui and Leon left me confused? I don’t know how to feel about it because again, it added nothing we did’t already know about the characters. 

I could tell who Conrad was from the start. again, 1992 plot. but the story of how Alm came to be Rudolf’s son was actually convincing and I was moved by the emperor’s story, I think he was redeemed. You know who gets no redemption though? Berkut. i don’t care how many Berkut apologists i get sending me asks, what he did is unforgivable, and don’t you go sound trying to blame Duma, HE made that decision, not the fell dragon. It did leave me with an interesting philosophical question though. At what point did Rinea’s soul become his to offer as a witch?

I think Mycen was the bravest character in this story. He raised a Rigelian royal and took in a Zofian princess and never faltered. He must have asked himself if he was ding the right thing a lot or what he would do if people found out. hE WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT all not from common thugs or anything but also the Faithful. and raise him so he could fight. i know he was reluctant to see Alm leave the village, and that might show a hint of fear, but still, he raised the boy like his own. That’s not easy to do as someone his age. 

I think the soundtrack was ok. I still prefer the Fates soundtrack, but that doesn’t mean this game didn’t have its good tracks. Song for Bygone Days is my favorite, and Twilight of the Gods is a close second. 

I’m really loving the character redesigns. the 3D models are so good too! they don’t look awkward at all, at least not like Awakening’s missing feet and Fates’ ridiculously long arms. It kinda looked like for and RD, but better. 

The dungeons were AMAZING! I really liked that mechanic and i don’t know if they’ll implement it in future games, but it was very well done. Still can’t Alm-Link out of my mind, smashing pot with Alm felt so much like a Zelda game i loved it. Even the controls for the dungeon mode felt very natural because of his much Zelda i play. The fatigue factor was interesting. It was a little scary at first when rations were scarce, but towards endgame i had to feed bread to my units even if they weren’t fatigued just to clear out the convoy. I didn’t mind doing this though, I LOVE giving bad food to people and hear them complain. There’s someone who goes like “IS THIS EVEN FOOD?” and i find it hilarious. I also did give them good stuff, don’t worry, i’m not that mean. 

Overall, I really liked this game. I didn’t have to grind too much and I was able to clear it without the use of DLC. i would recommend it to anyone, even if they’ve never played a fire emblem game before. 

[chicagoindiecritics]

New from Kevin Wozniak on Kevflix: What’s Streaming This Month? – June

At the end of May, HBOMax launched and really elevated the streaming services to a new level.  Along with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and the Criterion Channel, HBOMax is another streaming service that is loaded with infinite content.

Even with so many streaming services, the quality of content coming to streaming is possibly the best I’ve seen in a long, long time.  Some true classics will be available for viewing, along with some fun genre fare and some new 2020 films.

Here are my picks for the best movies coming to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+, the Criterion Channel, and HBOMax in June.

          NETFLIX

Full list of everything coming to Netflix in June can be found here.

    CAPE FEAR (Martin Scorsese, 1991)

Underrated in every way: an underrated Scorsese picture, an underrated Robert De Niro performance, and an underrated remake.

    CASPER (Brad Silberling, 1995)

A silly, childhood classic that is still a technical marvel 25 years later.

    CLUELESS (Amy Heckerling, 1995)

A timeless classic that could be argued as the greatest Shakespeare adaptation ever made.

    DA 5 BLOODS (Spike Lee, 2020)

Spike Lee’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning BlackKklansman is a look at a group of African American vets who return to Vietnam to find the remains of their fallen Squad Leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.  One of my most anticipated movies of 2020.

    THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco, 2017)

James Franco gives a brilliant, uncanny performance as the legendary Tommy Wiseau in this look at the creation of the midnight classic, The Room.

    E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (Steven Spielberg, 1982)

Not much to say about this one other than it’s one of Spielberg’s best and bonafide cinematic masterpiece.

    INSIDE MAN (Spike Lee, 2006)

Spike Lee’s fun and twisty heist thriller features a trio of stellar performances from Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster.

    THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathon Demme, 1991)

As good as thrillers get, Jonathon Demme’s Oscar-winning masterpiece is one of my all-time favorite movies.

    STARSHIP TROOPERS (Paul Verhoeven, 1997)

My favorite Paul Verhoeven film is a delirious, violent, darkly funny war satire.

    WEST SIDE STORY (Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise, 1961)

A bright, lively, beautiful, stunning musical.

    ZODIAC (David Fincher, 2007)

One of David Fincher’s best films, Zodiac is one of the best movies of the 2000’s.

    AMAZON PRIME

Full list of everything coming to Amazon Prime in June can be found here.

    CRAWL (Alexandre Aja, 2019)

A fun little thriller about a woman trying to survive a siege of alligators during a hurricane.

  DIRTY DANCING (Emile Ardolino, 1987)

An 80’s classic.

    GROWN UPS (Dennis Dugan, 2010)

It’s stupid and peak Sandler-is-on-vacation-movie, but it’s mindless, funny entertainment.

    HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, 2010)

As good as any Pixar movie, How to Train Your Dragon doesn’t get nearly the love it deserves as one of the best animated movies of the 2010’s.

    KINGPIN (The Farrelly Brothers, 1996)

Featuring a great performance from Woody Harrelson and a scene-stealing performance from Bill Murray, Kingpin is the best Farrelly Brothers movie and a great sports movie.

    KNIVES OUT (Rian Johnson, 2019)

One of the best movies of 2019, Rian Johnson’s whodunnit gets better with every viewing.

    MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Brad Bird, 2011)

Featuring one of the best action sequences of the last decade where Tom Cruise climbs the tallest building in the world, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is one of the great action movies of the 2010’s and a perfect mix of a maniac director working with a maniac actor.

    THE NATURAL (Barry Levinson, 1984)

One of the great baseball movies and a great Robert Redford performance.

    SEX DRIVE (Sean Anders, 2008)

A wildly under-seen and utterly hilarious sex comedy.

    WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (Spike Jonez, 2009)

A visually stunning, emotional adaptation of a childhood classic.

    HULU

Full list of everything coming to Hulu in June can be found here.

    THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (Rob Reiner, 1995)

A charming political romance featuring a pair of lovely performances from Michael Douglas and Annett Benning.

    A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (Marielle Heller, 2019)

Tom Hanks becomes Mr. Rogers in Marielle Heller’s beautiful movie about love and forgiveness.

    BUFFALOED (Tonya Wexler, 2020)

One of my favorite movies of 2020, Buffaloed is a wild and crazy crime film featuring an off-the-wall, brilliant performance by Zoey Deutch.

    CASINO (Martin Scorsese, 1995)

A sprawling gangster epic from the crime maestro Martin Scorsese.

    CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR (Mike Nichols, 2007)

A solid movie, but worth the watch for some solid Aaron Sorkin dialog and a top-tier Phillip Seymour Hoffman performance.

    CLEMENCY (Chinonye Chukwu, 2019)

Alfre Woodard and Aldis Hodge are outstanding in this powerful, heart-wrenching look at the relationship between a warden and a death row inmate.

    I AM LEGEND (Francis Lawrence, 2007)

A smart and intense movie bolstered by a one-man showcase performance by Will Smith.

    OUT OF SIGHT (Steven Soderbergh, 1998)

One of Soderbergh’s best, Out of Sight is a stellar crime film features George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez at their absolute best.

    TRUE ROMANCE (DIRECTORS CUT) (Tony Scott, 1993)

Quentin Tarantino’s writing plus Tony Scott’s plus an all-star ensemble equal one of the wildest movies of the 90’s.

    YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN (Dennis Dugan, 2008)

One of Sandler’s weirder movies, but really entertaining and funny.

  DISNEY+

Full list of everything coming to Disney+ in June can be found here.

    ARTEMIS FOWL (Kenneth Branagh, 2020)

Director Kenneth Branagh and a stellar cast of Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, and Judi Dench look to bring this YA adaptation to life.

    PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTING THIEF (Chris Columbus, 2010)

A fun but forgotten adventure film.

    TARZAN ( Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, 1999)

A late-90’s animated classic with a banging soundtrack.

    CRITERION CHANNEL

Full list of everything coming to Criterion Channel in June can be found here.

*The Criterion Channel does things a little differently than every other streaming service.  The Criterion Channel, a wonderful streaming service that focuses on independent, foreign, and under-appreciates movies, doesn’t just throw a bunch of random movies to stream.  They get more creative, by having categories like “DOUBLE FEATURES” or “FILMS FROM…”, giving us curated lists of films that somehow blend together or feature a specific artist.*

  DOUBLE FEATURES

  CITIES OF SHADOW:

The Naked City (Jules Dassin, 1948)

In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)

A pair of noir murder mysteries presented by directors Josh and Benny Safdie.

    FIGURES IN LANDSCAPES

Museum Hours (Jem Cohen, 2012)

Columbus (Kogonada, 2017)

Two movies that look at unexpected human connection between two people in which art, architecture, and environment serve as characters themselves.

    DIRECTED BY MIKE LEIGH

Mike Leigh is a huge blindspot director for me.  I’ve seen a couple of movies of his, all of which I’ve liked, yet have dove more into his filmography.  Thanks to Criterion, nearly his entire filmography (the only films missing are his last two films, Mr. Turner (2014) and Peterloo (2018)) will be available to view, which has me very excited.

Meantime (1984)

High Hopes (1988)

The Short and Curlies (1987)

Life Is Sweet (1990)

Naked (1993)

Secrets & Lies (1996)

Career Girls (1997)

All or Nothing (2002)

Vera Drake (2004)

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

Another Year (2010)

    SCORSESE SHORTS

Criterion just dropped this on Blu-Ray not too long ago.  The collection features five Martin Scorsese short films from his time at NYU to through the early 60’s.  Martin Scorsese is my favorite director ever, so seeing his early films has me very intrigued and excited.

    JAZZ SHORTS 1929-1939

Another short film series, this one focusing on tune-filled shorts, featuring some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time in their electrifying prime.  These films were made as preludes to accompany feature films and feature the legends of Jazz like Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday.

Black and Tan (Dudley Murphy, 1929)

St. Louis Blues (Dudley Murphy, 1929)

I Surrender Dear (Mack Sennett, 1931)

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (Aubrey Scotto, 1932)

A Bundle of Blues (Fred Waller, 1933)

Sing, Bing, Sing (Babe Stafford, 1933)

Cab Calloway’s Hi-De-Ho (Fred Waller, 1934)

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (Fred Waller, 1935)

Artie Shaw’s Class in Swing (Leslie M. Roush, 1939)

Hoagy Carmichael (Leslie M. Roush, 1939)

    HBOMAX

Full list of everything coming to HBOMax in June can be found here.

*HBOMAX is brand new, but it has already changed the game of streaming services.  The content is so extensive and features something for everyone, whether its a Hiayao Miyazaki masterpiece, an Oscar winner from the last couple years, or a Hollywood classic, HBOMAX has it and their library is so expansive, it’s easily worth the price.*

    AD ASTRA (James Gray, 2019)

One of the very best movies of 2019, James Gray’s moody space drama sticks with you long after it’s over.

    ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING (Chris Colombus, 1987)

This 80’s gem is also a Chicago classic.

    DOCTOR SLEEP (DIRECTORS CUT) (Mike Flanigan, 2019)

One of 2019’s most underrated films is a bizarre, haunting sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.

    FIRST MAN (Damien Chazelle, 2018)

Damien Chazelle showed us the difficulty and horrors of going to the moon in 1969 in stunning fashion.

    FORD V FERRARI (James Mangold, 2019)

Another one of my favorite movies of 2019, Ford v Ferrari is a classic American sports tale featuring a pair of dynamic performances from Matt Damon and Christian Bale.

    HE GOT GAME (Spike Lee, 1998)

Spike Lee’s powerful look at basketball, redemption, and family.

    THE IRON GIANT (Brad Bird, 1999)

One of the greatest animated movies ever made.

    MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER (Robert Altman, 197

A Robert Altima Western starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie.  What else do you need?

    SPEED RACER (Lily and Lana Wachowski, 2008)

Panned on its initial release, Speed Racer is a gloriously bizarre and visually astounding triumph that needs to be revisited by all.

    TITANIC (James Cameron, 2007)

A movie that literally has everything.  It’s a big, bold, epic movie with romance, action, comedy, and drama and I love all 194 minutes of it.

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Hummingbirds Quotes

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();  • A day so happy. Fog lifted early. I worked in the garden. Hummingbirds were stopping over honeysuckle flowers. There was no thing on earth I wanted to possess. I know no one worth my envying him. – Czeslaw Milosz • A rhododendron bud lavender-tipped. Soon a glory of blooms to clash with the cardinals and gladden the hummingbirds! – Dave Beard • Across the downs a hummingbird Came dipping through the bowers, He pivoted on emptiness To scrutinize the flowers. – Nathalia Crane • After a few mouthfuls of moon-flavored air, even the stubbornly drowsy can find themselves wide-eyed.. All the normal noises of life were gone, leaving behind the secretive sounds, the shy sounds, the whispers and conversations of moss disputing with grass over some soft piece of earth, or the hummingbird snoring. – N.D. Wilson • And in time it will be as though men had never come to this perfect corner of the world-never called it paradise on earth, never despoiled it with their dream factories; and in the golden hush of the afternoon all that will be heard will be the flittering of dragonflies, and the murmur of hummingbirds as they pass from bower to bower, looking for a place to sup sweetness. – Clive Barker • As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on. – Leslie Marmon Silko

jQuery(document).ready(function($) var data = action: 'polyxgo_products_search', type: 'Product', keywords: 'Hummingbird', orderby: 'rand', order: 'DESC', template: '1', limit: '4', columns: '68', viewall:'Shop All', ; jQuery.post(spyr_params.ajaxurl,data, function(response) var obj = jQuery.parseJSON(response); jQuery('#thelovesof_hummingbird').html(obj); jQuery('#thelovesof_hummingbird img.swiper-lazy:not(.swiper-lazy-loaded)' ).each(function () var img = jQuery(this); img.attr("src",img.data('src')); img.addClass( 'swiper-lazy-loaded' ); img.removeAttr('data-src'); ); ); ); • By the way, did you fellows know that a hummingbird weighs as much as a quarter? Do you think a hummingbird also weighs the same as two dimes and a nickel? But then she asked a question of her own: How do they weigh a hummingbird? – Calvin Trillin • Charm is the enchanted dart, light and subtle as a hummingbird. But it is deceptive in one thing: like a sense of humor, if you think you’ve got it, you probably haven’t. – Laurel Lea • Coming eyeball to eyeball with a hummingbird on my terrace is as exciting to me as any celebrity Ive met as a result of Downton Abbey. – Lesley Nicol • Dancing is such a despised and dishonored trade that if you tell a doctor or a laywer you do choreography he’ll look at you as if you were a hummingbird. Dancers don’t get invited to visit people. It is assumed a boy dancer will run off with the spoons and a girl with the head of the house. – Agnes de Mille • either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird. – Henry Miller • Flutter like a hummingbird, Dive like an eagle, Ain’t no bird that’s my equal. – Twilight – Kathryn Lasky • furious flutter awakened hummingbird heart hello hello love – Megan McCafferty • Gentle day’s flower – The hummingbird competes With the stillness of the air. – Chogyam Trungpa • He has the attention span of a hummingbird. – Christopher Moore • He was becoming unstuck, he was sure of that – his bones were no longer wrapped in flesh but in clouds of dust, in hummingbirds, dragonflies, and luminous moths – but so perfect was his equilibrium that he felt no fear. He was vast, he was many, he was dynamic, he was eternal.- Tom Robbins • He wasn’t that good looking, he had the social skills of a wet cat and the patience of a caffeinated hummingbird – Karen Chance • How do you view God in a desert? There’s two types of birds. There’s vultures, and there’s hummingbirds. One lives off dead carcasses, rotting meat. The other lives off the beautiful, sweet, nectar in a particular flower, on a particular desert plant, in the same desert. They both find what they’re looking for. Do you know – take it all the way back into the Old Testament – and the Muslim and you, we actually serve the same God. Allah, to a Muslim; to us, Abba Father, God. – Brian Houston • I always loved those little creatures [hummingbird], always feel blessed when they appear nearby. There’s a magical quality to them. I finally put one in a song. – Leonard Cohen • I had the metabolism of a hummingbird on crack. – Ilona Andrews • I like snakes. I like hummingbirds. There’s nothing on earth I don’t like. Frogs. Salamanders. The bunnies, the giraffes, the hippopotamuses. – Ted Turner • I love devastating movies, documentaries and hummingbirds (yes, in that order). – Tig Notaro • I would say the hummingbird really deserves the royalties on [some of my songs]. – Leonard Cohen • I’d like to be like a hummingbird. You see them every now and then. You don’t see them everywhere. – Shailene Woodley • I’d written a lot of songs with hummingbirds in them. None of them ever came to anything, but I did write a few lines last month. It went like this: ‘Listen to the hummingbird whose wings you cannot see. Listen to the hummingbird, don’t listen to me’. – Leonard Cohen • I’m a Gibson guy. I play anything from Hummingbirds to J200s. – Corey Taylor • I’m more of a culture hummingbird. – Jai Rodriguez • In Mexico people wear hummingbird amulets around their necks to show they are searching for love. Here people pretend that they aren’t. Searching. – Francesca Lia Block • it doesn’t matter if Prince Charles falls off his horse or that the hummingbird is so seldom seen or that we are too senseless to go insane. coffee. give us more of that NOTHING coffee. – Charles Bukowski • Most elegantly finished in all parts, [the hummingbird] is a miniature work of our Great Parent, who seems to have formed it the smallest, and at the same time the most beautiful of the winged species. – J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur • Much still remains to be learned about his sex life because the Hummingbird is quicker than the eye. – Will Cuppy • My mind, I know, I can prove, hovers on hummingbird wings. It hovers and it churns. And when it’s operating at full thrust, the churning does not stop. The machines do not rest, the systems rarely cool. And while I can forget anything of any importance–this is why people tell me secrets–my mind has an uncanny knack for organization when it comes to pain. Nothing tormenting is ever lost, never even diminished in color or intensity or quality of sound. – Dave Eggers • My mother’s eyes were large and brown, like my son’s, but unlike Sam’s, they were always frantic, like a hummingbird who can’t quite find the flower but keeps jabbing around. – Anne Lamott • My work is the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. – Mary Oliver • One day a hummingbird flew in– It fluttered against the window til I got it down where I could reach it with an open umbrella– –When I had it in my hand it was so small I couldn’t believe I had it–but I could feel the intense life–so intense and so tiny– …You were like the humming bird to me… And I am rather inclined to feel that you and I know the best part of one another without spending much time together– –It is not that I fear the knowing– It is that I am at this moment willing to let you be what you are to me–it is beautiful and pure and very intensely alive. – Georgia O’Keeffe • Question four: What book would you give to every child? Answer: I wouldn’t give them a book. Books are part of the problem: this strange belief that a tree has nothing to say until it is murdered, its flesh pulped, and then (human) people stain this flesh with words. I would take children outside and put them face to face with chipmunks, dragonflies, tadpoles, hummingbirds, stones, rivers, trees, crawdads. That said, if you’re going to force me to give them a book, it would be The Wind In The Willows, which I hope would remind them to go outside. – Derrick Jensen • Quick as a hummingbird…she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart. – James Oppenheim • Regularity chauvinists are people who insist that you have got to do the same thing every time, every day, which drives some of us nuts. Attention Deficit Disorder – we need a more positive term for that. Hummingbird mind, I should think. – Ted Nelson • Shortly before she died Janis Joplin gave me the Gibson Hummingbird she recorded “Me and Bobbby McGee” on … Janis was a good guitar player, for her purposes .. she just wanted to play along with her songs, and she had a real pure and nice style for that. – Sam Andrew • Some of my old memories feel trapped in amber in my brain, lucid and burning, while others are like the wing beat of a hummingbird, an intangible, ephemeral blur. – Mira Bartok • Some people never find the right kind of love. You know, the kind that steals your breath away, like diving into snowmelt. The kind that jolts your heart, sets it beating apace, an anxious hiccuping of hummingbird wings – Ellen Hopkins • The first and most important thing for me is that people feel how beautiful fashion can be and that it is not just a case of well-made and expensive clothes. Fashion is so rich and it is such an amazing occupation because we can draw on so many different sources of inspiration – just as a hummingbird feeds on a multitude of flowers. – Dries van Noten • The retriever took each bit of meat from his master’s hand with a delicacy almost equal to that of a hummingbird sipping sugar water from a garden feeder, and when it was all gone, he gazed up at Dusty with an adoration that could not have been much less than the love with which the angels regard God. – Dean Koontz • There is a difference between our wisdom and nature’s simplicity. That reflects the burden of a complex intelligence. A complex intelligence like ours is impotent compared to the intelligence of a monarch butterfly migrating from Canada to Mexico, or the intelligence of hummingbirds that have co-evolved with the flowers all along their migration route. That seems so simple; it just happens, it just unfolds. – Alison Hawthorne Deming • There’s as much chance of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment as there is for a hummingbird to fly to the planet Mars with the Washington Monument tied to its tail. – Morris Sheppard • They always mean beautiful things like hummingbirds. I always reply by saying that I think of a little child in east Africa with a worm burrowing through his eyeball. The worm cannot live in any other way, except by burrowing through eyeballs. I find that hard to reconcile with the notion of a divine and benevolent creator. – David Attenborough • Up north, you could find these radio stations with no name on the dials that played pre-rock ‘n’ roll things – country blues. We would hear Slim Harpo or Lightnin’ Slim and gospel groups, the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Five Blind Boys of Alabama. I was so far north, I didn’t even know where Alabama was. – Bob Dylan • We at Google have made tremendous advances in understanding language. Our knowledge graph has been fundamental to that. The new algorithm that we launched today called Hummingbird has been a great leap forward. – Amit Singhal • We spend so much time, these days, on forms of literature that don’t rise to be literature, and I’m speaking about Twitter posts and quick and hot takes on different websites. We sort of zoom from thing to thing like a hummingbird. – Ben H. Winters • We’re constantly being bombarded by problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed. [But] we should always feel like a hummingbird. I may feel insignificant, but I don’t want to be like the other animals watching the planet go down the drain. I’ll be a hummingbird, I’ll do the best I can. – Wangari Maathai • We’ve all led raucous lives, some of them inside, some of them out. But only the poem you leave behind is what’s important. Everyone knows this. The voyage into the interior is all that matters, Whatever your ride. Sometimes I can’t sit still for all the asininities I read. Give me the hummingbird, who has to eat sixty times His own weight a day just to stay alive. Now that’s a life on the edge. – Charles Wright • When I did the Abyssinian mass, I went through the whole history of the church music and the gospel music, even with the Anglo American hymns, the Afro American hymns, the spirituals and how it developed, up to Thomas Dorsey and the Dixie Hummingbirds, going through the history of the music, jazz musicians. – Wynton Marsalis • when you are convinced that all the exits are blocked, either you take to believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird. The miracle is that the honey is always there, right under your nose, only you were too busy searching elsewhere to realize it. The worst is not death but being blind, blind to the fact that everything about life is in the nature of the miraculous. – Henry Miller • You are Life passing through your body, passing through your mind, passing through your soul. Once you find that out, not with logic, not with the intellect, but because you can feel that Life-you find out that you are the force that makes the flowers open and close, that makes the hummingbird fly from flower to flower. You find out that you are in every tree, and you are in every animal, vegetable, and rock. You are that force that moves the wind and breathes through your body. The whole universe is a living being that is moved by that force, and that is what you are. You are Life. – Miguel Angel Ruiz • You are so high in the tree.If you jumpyou will live a full lifewhile falling.You will get marriedto a hummingbirdand raise beautiful part- hummingbirds. You will die of cancerin mid-air. I will not lie. It will be painful. You are a brave little boyor girl. – Zachary Schomburg

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Hummingbirds Quotes

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();  • A day so happy. Fog lifted early. I worked in the garden. Hummingbirds were stopping over honeysuckle flowers. There was no thing on earth I wanted to possess. I know no one worth my envying him. – Czeslaw Milosz • A rhododendron bud lavender-tipped. Soon a glory of blooms to clash with the cardinals and gladden the hummingbirds! – Dave Beard • Across the downs a hummingbird Came dipping through the bowers, He pivoted on emptiness To scrutinize the flowers. – Nathalia Crane • After a few mouthfuls of moon-flavored air, even the stubbornly drowsy can find themselves wide-eyed.. All the normal noises of life were gone, leaving behind the secretive sounds, the shy sounds, the whispers and conversations of moss disputing with grass over some soft piece of earth, or the hummingbird snoring. – N.D. Wilson • And in time it will be as though men had never come to this perfect corner of the world-never called it paradise on earth, never despoiled it with their dream factories; and in the golden hush of the afternoon all that will be heard will be the flittering of dragonflies, and the murmur of hummingbirds as they pass from bower to bower, looking for a place to sup sweetness. – Clive Barker • As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on. – Leslie Marmon Silko

jQuery(document).ready(function($) var data = action: 'polyxgo_products_search', type: 'Product', keywords: 'Hummingbird', orderby: 'rand', order: 'DESC', template: '1', limit: '4', columns: '68', viewall:'Shop All', ; jQuery.post(spyr_params.ajaxurl,data, function(response) var obj = jQuery.parseJSON(response); jQuery('#thelovesof_hummingbird').html(obj); jQuery('#thelovesof_hummingbird img.swiper-lazy:not(.swiper-lazy-loaded)' ).each(function () var img = jQuery(this); img.attr("src",img.data('src')); img.addClass( 'swiper-lazy-loaded' ); img.removeAttr('data-src'); ); ); ); • By the way, did you fellows know that a hummingbird weighs as much as a quarter? Do you think a hummingbird also weighs the same as two dimes and a nickel? But then she asked a question of her own: How do they weigh a hummingbird? – Calvin Trillin • Charm is the enchanted dart, light and subtle as a hummingbird. But it is deceptive in one thing: like a sense of humor, if you think you’ve got it, you probably haven’t. – Laurel Lea • Coming eyeball to eyeball with a hummingbird on my terrace is as exciting to me as any celebrity Ive met as a result of Downton Abbey. – Lesley Nicol • Dancing is such a despised and dishonored trade that if you tell a doctor or a laywer you do choreography he’ll look at you as if you were a hummingbird. Dancers don’t get invited to visit people. It is assumed a boy dancer will run off with the spoons and a girl with the head of the house. – Agnes de Mille • either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird. – Henry Miller • Flutter like a hummingbird, Dive like an eagle, Ain’t no bird that’s my equal. – Twilight – Kathryn Lasky • furious flutter awakened hummingbird heart hello hello love – Megan McCafferty • Gentle day’s flower – The hummingbird competes With the stillness of the air. – Chogyam Trungpa • He has the attention span of a hummingbird. – Christopher Moore • He was becoming unstuck, he was sure of that – his bones were no longer wrapped in flesh but in clouds of dust, in hummingbirds, dragonflies, and luminous moths – but so perfect was his equilibrium that he felt no fear. He was vast, he was many, he was dynamic, he was eternal.- Tom Robbins • He wasn’t that good looking, he had the social skills of a wet cat and the patience of a caffeinated hummingbird – Karen Chance • How do you view God in a desert? There’s two types of birds. There’s vultures, and there’s hummingbirds. One lives off dead carcasses, rotting meat. The other lives off the beautiful, sweet, nectar in a particular flower, on a particular desert plant, in the same desert. They both find what they’re looking for. Do you know – take it all the way back into the Old Testament – and the Muslim and you, we actually serve the same God. Allah, to a Muslim; to us, Abba Father, God. – Brian Houston • I always loved those little creatures [hummingbird], always feel blessed when they appear nearby. There’s a magical quality to them. I finally put one in a song. – Leonard Cohen • I had the metabolism of a hummingbird on crack. – Ilona Andrews • I like snakes. I like hummingbirds. There’s nothing on earth I don’t like. Frogs. Salamanders. The bunnies, the giraffes, the hippopotamuses. – Ted Turner • I love devastating movies, documentaries and hummingbirds (yes, in that order). – Tig Notaro • I would say the hummingbird really deserves the royalties on [some of my songs]. – Leonard Cohen • I’d like to be like a hummingbird. You see them every now and then. You don’t see them everywhere. – Shailene Woodley • I’d written a lot of songs with hummingbirds in them. None of them ever came to anything, but I did write a few lines last month. It went like this: ‘Listen to the hummingbird whose wings you cannot see. Listen to the hummingbird, don’t listen to me’. – Leonard Cohen • I’m a Gibson guy. I play anything from Hummingbirds to J200s. – Corey Taylor • I’m more of a culture hummingbird. – Jai Rodriguez • In Mexico people wear hummingbird amulets around their necks to show they are searching for love. Here people pretend that they aren’t. Searching. – Francesca Lia Block • it doesn’t matter if Prince Charles falls off his horse or that the hummingbird is so seldom seen or that we are too senseless to go insane. coffee. give us more of that NOTHING coffee. – Charles Bukowski • Most elegantly finished in all parts, [the hummingbird] is a miniature work of our Great Parent, who seems to have formed it the smallest, and at the same time the most beautiful of the winged species. – J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur • Much still remains to be learned about his sex life because the Hummingbird is quicker than the eye. – Will Cuppy • My mind, I know, I can prove, hovers on hummingbird wings. It hovers and it churns. And when it’s operating at full thrust, the churning does not stop. The machines do not rest, the systems rarely cool. And while I can forget anything of any importance–this is why people tell me secrets–my mind has an uncanny knack for organization when it comes to pain. Nothing tormenting is ever lost, never even diminished in color or intensity or quality of sound. – Dave Eggers • My mother’s eyes were large and brown, like my son’s, but unlike Sam’s, they were always frantic, like a hummingbird who can’t quite find the flower but keeps jabbing around. – Anne Lamott • My work is the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. – Mary Oliver • One day a hummingbird flew in– It fluttered against the window til I got it down where I could reach it with an open umbrella– –When I had it in my hand it was so small I couldn’t believe I had it–but I could feel the intense life–so intense and so tiny– …You were like the humming bird to me… And I am rather inclined to feel that you and I know the best part of one another without spending much time together– –It is not that I fear the knowing– It is that I am at this moment willing to let you be what you are to me–it is beautiful and pure and very intensely alive. – Georgia O’Keeffe • Question four: What book would you give to every child? Answer: I wouldn’t give them a book. Books are part of the problem: this strange belief that a tree has nothing to say until it is murdered, its flesh pulped, and then (human) people stain this flesh with words. I would take children outside and put them face to face with chipmunks, dragonflies, tadpoles, hummingbirds, stones, rivers, trees, crawdads. That said, if you’re going to force me to give them a book, it would be The Wind In The Willows, which I hope would remind them to go outside. – Derrick Jensen • Quick as a hummingbird…she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart. – James Oppenheim • Regularity chauvinists are people who insist that you have got to do the same thing every time, every day, which drives some of us nuts. Attention Deficit Disorder – we need a more positive term for that. Hummingbird mind, I should think. – Ted Nelson • Shortly before she died Janis Joplin gave me the Gibson Hummingbird she recorded “Me and Bobbby McGee” on … Janis was a good guitar player, for her purposes .. she just wanted to play along with her songs, and she had a real pure and nice style for that. – Sam Andrew • Some of my old memories feel trapped in amber in my brain, lucid and burning, while others are like the wing beat of a hummingbird, an intangible, ephemeral blur. – Mira Bartok • Some people never find the right kind of love. You know, the kind that steals your breath away, like diving into snowmelt. The kind that jolts your heart, sets it beating apace, an anxious hiccuping of hummingbird wings – Ellen Hopkins • The first and most important thing for me is that people feel how beautiful fashion can be and that it is not just a case of well-made and expensive clothes. Fashion is so rich and it is such an amazing occupation because we can draw on so many different sources of inspiration – just as a hummingbird feeds on a multitude of flowers. – Dries van Noten • The retriever took each bit of meat from his master’s hand with a delicacy almost equal to that of a hummingbird sipping sugar water from a garden feeder, and when it was all gone, he gazed up at Dusty with an adoration that could not have been much less than the love with which the angels regard God. – Dean Koontz • There is a difference between our wisdom and nature’s simplicity. That reflects the burden of a complex intelligence. A complex intelligence like ours is impotent compared to the intelligence of a monarch butterfly migrating from Canada to Mexico, or the intelligence of hummingbirds that have co-evolved with the flowers all along their migration route. That seems so simple; it just happens, it just unfolds. – Alison Hawthorne Deming • There’s as much chance of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment as there is for a hummingbird to fly to the planet Mars with the Washington Monument tied to its tail. – Morris Sheppard • They always mean beautiful things like hummingbirds. I always reply by saying that I think of a little child in east Africa with a worm burrowing through his eyeball. The worm cannot live in any other way, except by burrowing through eyeballs. I find that hard to reconcile with the notion of a divine and benevolent creator. – David Attenborough • Up north, you could find these radio stations with no name on the dials that played pre-rock ‘n’ roll things – country blues. We would hear Slim Harpo or Lightnin’ Slim and gospel groups, the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Five Blind Boys of Alabama. I was so far north, I didn’t even know where Alabama was. – Bob Dylan • We at Google have made tremendous advances in understanding language. Our knowledge graph has been fundamental to that. The new algorithm that we launched today called Hummingbird has been a great leap forward. – Amit Singhal • We spend so much time, these days, on forms of literature that don’t rise to be literature, and I’m speaking about Twitter posts and quick and hot takes on different websites. We sort of zoom from thing to thing like a hummingbird. – Ben H. Winters • We’re constantly being bombarded by problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed. [But] we should always feel like a hummingbird. I may feel insignificant, but I don’t want to be like the other animals watching the planet go down the drain. I’ll be a hummingbird, I’ll do the best I can. – Wangari Maathai • We’ve all led raucous lives, some of them inside, some of them out. But only the poem you leave behind is what’s important. Everyone knows this. The voyage into the interior is all that matters, Whatever your ride. Sometimes I can’t sit still for all the asininities I read. Give me the hummingbird, who has to eat sixty times His own weight a day just to stay alive. Now that’s a life on the edge. – Charles Wright • When I did the Abyssinian mass, I went through the whole history of the church music and the gospel music, even with the Anglo American hymns, the Afro American hymns, the spirituals and how it developed, up to Thomas Dorsey and the Dixie Hummingbirds, going through the history of the music, jazz musicians. – Wynton Marsalis • when you are convinced that all the exits are blocked, either you take to believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird. The miracle is that the honey is always there, right under your nose, only you were too busy searching elsewhere to realize it. The worst is not death but being blind, blind to the fact that everything about life is in the nature of the miraculous. – Henry Miller • You are Life passing through your body, passing through your mind, passing through your soul. Once you find that out, not with logic, not with the intellect, but because you can feel that Life-you find out that you are the force that makes the flowers open and close, that makes the hummingbird fly from flower to flower. You find out that you are in every tree, and you are in every animal, vegetable, and rock. You are that force that moves the wind and breathes through your body. The whole universe is a living being that is moved by that force, and that is what you are. You are Life. – Miguel Angel Ruiz • You are so high in the tree.If you jumpyou will live a full lifewhile falling.You will get marriedto a hummingbirdand raise beautiful part- hummingbirds. You will die of cancerin mid-air. I will not lie. It will be painful. 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Reflection

Unit X Educator series has offered so much in terms of professionalising my practise it has introduced me to areas of work I may not have otherwise discovered. For example, our visit to ARC an art for wellbeing centre in Reddish redefined the meaning of arts for health. I’d always thought of it as a sort of therapy. But I now understand they are two completely different professions: Arc delivers creative engagements which improve health and wellbeing and increase confidence, these engagements are open to the public yet also can be prescribed by the NHS. I think they are vital to society especially due to the current health care climate, mentally ill patients are often put aside due to illnesses being ranked by severity. Therefore, places like ARC offer an alternative form support for these people and because it’s not specifically signposted for vulnerable people, more are likely to attend.

Below are some statistics produced by ARC to just how important art can be for wellbeing:

 A talk led by Clive Parkinson our arts for health representative reinforced this by explaining his role in society. I am so inspired by these figures who use their passion for art, to go out and help susceptible citizens, because they are genuinely doing it for the greater good of society, as manager of ARC honestly told us there is little income provided by leading workshops of this kind. I would love to work with the community in this way but remain unsure that I have the correct mentality. I found Clive Parkinson’s talk very emotional (more can be found on this in my blog post for this day) and so I fear I would get too attached to the patients. And I have to admit unfortunately the unsustainable income is a worrying factor purely because of the rise in living costs today I’d want to be earning enough to live comfortably. This is the reason why I opted into the schooling placement rather than the Mahdlo placement. However, looking back I regret this as a day’s placement could have been the perfect testing ground, without ruling it out I think volunteering during spare time in this field would be the best option.

Not only did I learn about professional environments but how to behave in them, Tutors El and Clare crafted unusually scenarios that acted as aid for reflection. For example: on Day 1 we were not introduced conventionally: The room remained silent with no welcome, not only was this an uncomfortable experience it made us think about how we would like to be welcomed and how we should introduce ourselves in the workplace environment. I have found these engagements really useful because although we all should know how to behave during employment no one is ever taught it. These little reminders will serve me well in future placements or interviews.

Overall, I feel like I have engaged well with the unit by attending all the workshops provided I’ve been able to develop my confidence in group work. However, it wasn’t all easy going: I found it difficult to juggle attending events that coincided with my time on placement. A key example of this was the workshop run by two fellow students at Cass Art, an event I was keen to be involved in but landed on the same day as my last day at Werneth. Although I contacted the students to ask If there was anything I could do externally, it was proven difficult via social media, it was awkward to understand what exactly the workshop would entail, disabling me to devise a way in which I could contribute. I suggested meeting up with the participants but there was little consideration of my commute from placement or home as I don’t live in Manchester. Although I created some flyers as a contribution (see below), I am disappointed in myself since I think there was a lot more that could have been done on my behalf to assist the group in their workshop planning. For example, taking leadership in organising a time when we could all meet rather than just accepting I couldn’t make the time they had decided on. I felt particularly guilty after hearing few students remained to help de-install the event. I was conscious of just turning up to help de-install, in case the participants who ran the workshop thought I was coming to take credit for an event I didn’t contribute to organising. What I’ve learnt from this is in order to actively contribute sometimes you need to take leadership and have ‘voice’ within the group dynamic.

 For me the most influential aspect of the unit has to be my 4 weeks spent on placement at Werneth High School, through enjoying my time there I was able to solidify my decision to pursue teaching as a career option and gain contacts that would help me do so in the future. (For more information about my time on placement see individual blog post).