#no but seriously gregg who are you

[podsontour]

Lads on Tour Episode 30 – Whose Gregg is it Anyway?

The lads make off with some loot, take the rickshaw to a new location, and finally get some answers.

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[siremasterlawrence]

Santa’s List # 1

I am a grown man that wishes made a wish upon a star passing my house as it zooms on past smashing in to the rooftop head on in a sea of rage it collapses to the backyard in a huff and I finally feel the power of full impact radiate over my body.I fall in to a deep sleep waking up wearily early in the next day as my eyes roll up in the morning with the dew in my eyes, my hand wiping it away as I yawn rising from my bed as I notice something strange wrap his arms over my body. I look up then to the side to see my young sexy next door neighbor literally naked in my bed sitting up as his back laying on the pillow with the covers on top of him and he stares at me with this profile shadows over me.

I sigh in confusion with complete utter love in his eyes as he smiles brightly it’s wide, as well as toothy smile shining so bright on meas he checks me up and down removing myblanket from me and quickly runs on top of me. He climbs up till his full lengths meeting my body like a blanket he takes my hand inhis kissing both of my hands, he digs his head under my shirt kissing up my chest and I feel the pleasure of his servitude toworship me. I come to my senses shoving him off with love, lust and deep desire as I cup his chin yanking him in to a kiss very slowly with every effort as he touches meslowly and begin to kiss him once again with all power.

“Hey babe!”

“Do you love me?”

“Gregg? What are you doing here?”

“Oh come on! You know I love you “

“More then anything “

“I worship you “

“How did this happen?”

“Last night !”

“I am your slave “

“He came in to my dreams “

“He told me”

“Who did? Who told you?”

“Santa silly “

“Santa!”

“Yeah the fictional character “

“No! He is real “

“Seriously!”

“He gifted me to you “

“This cannot be real “

“You think it’s impossible “

“I can’t believe this “

“Believe it or not”

“Now come here sexy”

“You think I am sexy “

“Oh yeah”

“Hell yeah !”

“My Great love!”

“My God”

“My love”

“My heart”

“Do you care for me?”

“You wish “

“Am I your heart “

“Your life “

“Your existence “

“Your everything “

“Will you serve me with your all?”

“You are my entire life “

“Your mind shall succumb “

“To please you “

“You body will follow “

“As you will “

“Stand up right now “

“Walk over…”

“Yes Master!”

“No idiot “

“Infront of the bed “

“Good boi! Don’t be a fool again “

“Turn on the light “

“You look sexy “

“Just for you”

“Pose for me show me your guns “

“Hahaha hot!”

“Blow me a kiss “

“Your shirt goes first “

“Now your pants “

“You socks “

“Under shirt “

“Under pants “

“Grab some baby oil”

“Yes Master”

“Lay it over “

“I mean rub it”

“All over “

“I’m hot”

“So what?”

“I said spread “

“All ever”

“Everywhere”

“Yyyyeeeessss”

“I am hard”

“I am about to cum”

”Eat bitch”

“Yes Master”

“I am ravenously hungry”

“Must grow, must get muscular huge “

The end

[megabuild]

this was like a five minute doodle just to get the concept down but ive been thinkin about greggory..

obvious full disclaimer him being more human shaped is inspired by qsmp fanarts ofc. pushes that out of the way

ive talked a little about nl!olipix here and here but tldr oli ""dies"" at the end of empires and runs away and leaves olipelago to greggory. pixelle gets nothing in his will btw which he doesnt really care about on like a physical level because hes more upset about his boyfriend fucking dying but there is a part that stings that hes not even mentioned in the will despite them being so close he feels a little like oh so did that not mean anything to you.. but thags his issue.

the most immediate problem is that greggory is like not competent enough to live alone or maintain the olipelago. sorry. he's still in his shell at this point and like six months old tops he's baby. pixelle was already lowkey his parent because he babysat and hung out with oli a lot so it sort of happens naturally.. plus as a dragon its honestly a bit more like a slightly higher maintenance cat. who can breathe fire once hes out of the shell a couple months down the line. thats scary.

pix wraps up work on the ancient capital and moves back to the city to continue his previous job but things don't work out for .. various reasons. he's literally still like part ghost. but when he moves he takes greggory with him ofc because like he can't leave him alone... pix doesn't actually like children he was really bad with hermes but gregg grows on him. maybe in part because he's not really a child he's a dragon like i said. until. har har.

at about a year old greggory starts mimicking the humans around him a lot better than he was before. like. he starts walking on two legs. and at first pixelle is like lol how cute and then he seriouses because oh shit what the fuck raising dragons is sort of not really that common especially not in this sort of environment. on the rare occasions they've been tamed before they've been wiled beasts and this is an ender dragon which is nigh unheard of. (Violet from arc 1 still exists but is a very difficult and separate case that doesn't apply.) so suddenly instead of a little kittycat this thang is trying to walk and grab things with his little claw hands and vocalising (he doesn't have vocal chords capable of human speech but he does little grunts and stuff it's cute.) pixelle is equal parts fascinated from a scholarly pov but also like oh my god i am not qualified at all for this what the fuuuck

this is the point that makes pixelle sit up and go ok i need to unghost myself because i cant. raise my weird son like this. (his entire ghost thing is a weird metaphor for depression and trauma and grief because all the ghosts in aoyuer are about that. so yea) and then him and greggory go do that and its a whole thing i wont get into but it leads into him entering the land that new life is set in and meeting oli again who he had kind of figured out was alive and was trying to track down but didnt expect it to happen here. and so begins their divorce arc

fun notes though: pixelle calls greggory omelette sometimes as a cute nickname! he suggested that as a name when he was still in his egg. sort of mean. also since gregg can't speak english pix learns and then teaches him sign language ^_^ at the start of new life / arc 3 he's only a basic communicator but can get his point across usually.

oli is by no means a bad dad he's just not a great one either. it's clear he tries very hard and he does love gregg. part of the reason he leaves him is BECAUSE he loves him and he recognises he's not really able to raise him and it would be unfair to drag him along wherever he plans on going post empires... but that doesn't make it right etc etc. Hes aware of that too and feels generally awful about the whole thing... His and greggorys relationship is weird and strained at the start but he tries by god does he try. And they make it work eventually. They have to get through the horrors first though.

[keanuquotes]

What do a grocery store, a diner, and The Matrix Resurrections have in common? We can thank all of them for Dogstar's origin story and comeback.

Keanu Reeves, Robert Mailhouse, and Bret Domrose's rock band formed in 1991 after a chance encounter in Southern California's supermarket Gelson's, when Reeves saw Mailhouse wearing a Detroit Red Wings top and struck up a conversation with him. The two bonded over their shared love of hockey and became fast friends.

"It turned out that we lived in the same neighborhood," Reeves tells EW, "and then we started to jam together, and then we started to write songs, and then we played the first shows as Dogstar not that long after."

Doghouse members Robert Mailhouse, Bret Domrose, and Keanu Reeves

| CREDIT: BRIAN BOWEN SMITH

In their early days, bassist Reeves, drummer Mailhouse, and original singer and guitarist Gregg Miller (who left the group in 1995) would play in Reeves' garage. "It was fun," Reeves recalls. Until Miller's amplifier broke.

So he reached out to Domrose for help. "I was bartending with [Miller] when I first moved to Los Angeles, and I happened to have a similar amplifier to his," Domrose says. "So I went over to the house to help him fix it, and that's where I met these two guys. I just thought I was going to help some guy fix a piece of equipment. I didn't know I was about to change the rest of my life."

Reeves and Mailhouse were instantly impressed by Domrose's guitar skills — "Bret's a shredder, man," Reeves says — so a few days after watching him play, they invited him to join them at the iconic Los Angeles venue Troubadour. "I just wanted to go and drink beers and watch you guys," Domrose recalls. "I didn't realize I was going to be on stage."

"That set the tone for us from then on," Reeves says, rubbing his hands together. "Jump into the deep end. Man, that's us. We are not afraid."

Much like with that first serendipitous meeting in a Gelson's, food, at least in a roundabout way, helped lead them to a musical collaboration — this time, their return, which includes a tour and their upcoming third album, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees.

"There was a premiere for Matrix 4 in San Francisco, and the next morning we had breakfast," Reeves says. "That was the initial spark." While the band never officially went on hiatus, they hadn't recorded or released new music in more than two decades, playing together only every few years in basements or at smaller gigs nowhere near the size of their old concert venues. But what started as a post-Matrix Resurrections chat about equipment turned into a full-fledged plan for them to reunite in L.A. to start working on fresh material.

"We got excited, one thing leads to another, and then we all took it extremely seriously," Mailhouse says. "It wasn't going to be another one of those casual get-togethers. You could just tell. It was like we were on a mission."

Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees is full of anthemic, sweeping, beautiful, and rousing songs that embody what the band is today. "The inspiration was three guys wanting to have fun and reconnect and be honest with our emotions, and so that's what you get," Domrose says.

If the music is different from their earlier, post-grunge records, it's all by design. "There's a maturity," Reeves says of their sound today. "The most challenging day [recording this album] was when I played 'Dillon Street'" — a track on the new album — "really basic when we were writing the song. When we get into the studio with the guys, I'm just playing it very simple and holding it down, and they were like, 'I think you need to do something more.' I tried to come up with the bass line in the moment, and it moves around a little more than I usually do, and so it was pushing me."

Reeves continues, "It was scary making stuff up in the moment with all ears and eyes on me, but everyone was cheering me on — just like, 'Dude, you got it. Let's go, Reeves.' So it was challenging, but also a fun moment."

The trio have never felt prouder of an album, and they can't wait to finally release it to the world. "We should have the record release party at a Gelson's, the one in Beachwood Canyon [where we met]," Mailhouse jokes to Reeves.

Adds Domrose with a laugh, "They do have a bar now!"

Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees is out Oct. 6.

[warningsine]

Having finished season 1 of "Good Girls," let me say that:

It is a hilarious series with 3 disaster leads (affectionate), but for all of its slapstick humor, its heart is: working class women trying to stay afloat.

Retta, Hendricks and Whitman give amazing performances that complement each other. Their chemistry truly is the biggest strength of the show.

Joan on "Mad Men" was understandably guarded, so it's refreshingly different to see Hendricks let loose as Beth. The way her voice switches from sweet and girly to sharp and authoritative on the spot? 11/10.

Retta nails both the comedic and dramatic bits with ease.

Whitman is charming as emotionally immature yet completely lovable Annie.

Truth be told, the season drags a little towards the second half despite the fact that the series is fast paced in general. They could have gotten away with 8-9 episodes instead of 10.

Yes, the concept is not entirely believable or original, but who cares? Didn't see anyone criticizing "Breaking Bad" for its straight up cartoonish moments. Why do we have to be so harsh when it comes to soapy delights that do not take themselves seriously like this one or "Why Women Kill"? Prestige dramas are good and all, but please give us a break from the typical male antihero narrative.

My point is, it is not the most scathing or poignant take on #MeToo and feminism, but so what?

Watching Beth hit the guy that almost rapes her sister reminded me of that moment in "Kevin Can F*ck Himself" where Patty injures her brother to protect Allison.

They paraphrased "Thelma and Louise" during that very scene. <3

Allison Tolman, here you are again being a total gift. If only she had more screen time/were a regular. Let her extort the ladies all she wants, but get rid of Leslie.

Say whatever you want about Dean, but Matthew Lillard's scenes with Hendricks are [chef's kiss].

Really loved Annie's child. Ruby's was also a delight. Both family arcs were touching.

Ruby and Stan. What a loving relationship. It was inevitable that the lie would leave their marriage in shambles, but it still is upsetting when that happens.

For a moment there, I was afraid that they were going to make Nancy the 1D "bitchy" wife so that the audience would root for Gregg and Annie (I do like them, but I do not think they will work out). Suffice to say, I gave a sigh of relief when they had Annie sympathize with her and call Gregg out on his shit.

I do not get the hype about Rio. He was funny in the beginning, but his generic/1D bad guy shtick got repetitive and annoying pretty fast. He shows up, puts on that growly voice, recycles 3 facial expressions while threatening the ladies and flirting with Beth, leaves. It does not help matters that Hendricks outshines the actor in every scene they share. From the way people talked about him, I thought he'd be more of a male Villanelle (s1 Villanelle), but without APD. Mea culpa. Knowing that they were actually initiating a romance, not just sexual tension between them, does not surprise me in the least, but it does leave me unimpressed.

[waitineedaname]

idk if you still want uk tips, but here they are if you do:

people will be weird and/or excited about your accent, especially people who live near you

brits love a budget german supermarket, lidl and aldi have a lot of fans in the cost of living crisis

gp visits are a nightmare, and if you're moving from another country there will be LOADS of paperwork, but you should get signed up with a surgery ASAP - also, you can go to the pharmacy for a lot of stuff

queue culture - we love standing in lines

if you don't like tea, don't bother (lots of us don't) but it's a pretty big cultural thing so give it a go (we're such a nation of tea drinkers that the national grid [electricity] has to compensate for the number of kettles we use daily

wear whatever you like - nobody really cares

if you drive, you'll need to retake the test for UK roads

greggs is the iconic lunchtime place for mid tier pastries (sweet and savoury) and lunches

also, pie in the UK is typically savoury, filled with meat and/or veg and gravy

meal deals - a sandwich, crisps/chocolate/another snack, and a drink - are absolutely everywhere and an incredibly common lunch

we love double carbs - chip butty anyone?

fish fingers are such a good food that i don't think americans have? baked beans are nice but you can add spices/flavourings to them

you don't have to like marmite - if you try it, ONLY HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT. any american who puts a full spoon of marmite in their mouth is basically unknowingly undertaking the british cinnamon challenge

basically everywhere has a chippy (fish and chip shop), at least one curry place (thanks, colonisation(!)), and a chinese. curry's almost always good, chippies can vary, and be VERY careful with the chinese, because they're iconic for food poisoning (although absolutely delicious as well)

all restaurants have a food hygiene rating on the front door - 3 or less is questionable

find out if you qualify for any travelcards and get familiar with your local public transport - buses are often late, coaches are typically on time, trains often don't come at all

seriously. don't take the train if you can POSSIBLY help it - it's BONKERS expensive and often cancelled and replaced with a coach

know a bit about uk geography, if poss - lots of usamericans don't seem to know what wales is, or how north and republic of ireland are different

main tv networks are channel 4, itv, sky, and the bbc. c4 & itv are free with ads, sky requires a subscription, and the bbc is free but can only be watched by households with a tv licence (if using iplayer, the bbc's website, you can just lie about this, but there's a whole debate about whether they can/will catch you - look up tv detector vans)

british people end their texts with 'x'. it is NOT FLIRTING, we literally do it to everyone and often you'll get two or three - it's basically a punctuation mark. don't look into it

york specifically is like the north ? with emphasis on the question mark. england has a lot of perceived cultural differences between the north and the south, with the south stereotypically richer, ruder, entitled, busy, unfriendly, and the north stereotypically more rural, insular, prejudiced, and working class. it's not always true, and afaik york's a pretty afluent area, but it's something to be aware of

ahhhhh you are so kind, thank you for sending me all this! unfortunately, I am no longer moving to the uk because I was tragically fucked over by the university, so I'm moving to canada now. but if I ever end up moving to the uk after getting my master's (which is not out of the question!) this advice is incredibly useful, thank you so much for going into such detail, I really appreciate :')

[ballplayersxo]

https://www.tumblr.com/ballplayersxo/732566555741831168/anybody-got-tea-on-the-current-spurs-they-used-to?source=share

i came across this ask which ill give my first shot at answering in my own way cause im a spurs fan! and girl all i can say is i wish there was more tea to report on 😭😭 not to say that theres zero drama going down in san antonio.. ive always asked myself: theres so much nba tea floating around but so little on my guys?? but now i understand that drama doesnt happen as regularly bc gregg popovich has more control over these niggas off the court than you would expect. in other teams its not really a common thing for coaches to hold players accountable for non basketball related things but id compare pop/the organization to a teacher/school because in a way they operate as figures of authority (similar to college-style basketball). its tougher to find spurs drama since he keeps the younger guys on a tighter leash after learning the hard way from tim duncans messy ass divorce/tony parkers cheating scandal but i assure you tea is there even tho its harder to find. i do agree with anon that sochan and vassell look like hoes but idk if we'll ever get to know that (unproven rn) side of them aside from speculation by who they follow on insta. including jeremy whos the most active on socials, all of them trained to move in silence + being a small market + tight pr means less reports but yes there is some tea and hottakes id like to spill although its not much

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speaking of primo hes an ex spur but josh primo signed a new contract after joining the clippers and proposed to his (white) gf (story in attachment above). congrats her ig he has the face of a child whos balls havent dropped yet AND is a sex offender 🤷🏾‍♀️

context for everyone who doesnt know: primo was waived (even after he signed a contract extension apparently) because he flashed his ugly d*ck to a team staff member and then claimed he did it bc he had mental health issues. after primos babyface was sued by his psychologist (the woman he flashed) he was waived without so goodbye to his creepy ass. (on a personal note i really hate how "mental health" is used as some excuse for these sorts of things. like this nigga seriously thinks theres any valid excuse for flashing his tiny pp at women?? especially the woman whos job was helping out his "mental health" shit in the first place?? foh). it had way less info than an event like the kpj case but i think the lack of it is a testament to the spurs pr so there could be other stuff in the bg we as the public simply dont know abt

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on a more positive note ik julian champangie has a gf. shes makes frequent cameos on his insta and vice versa and have been together since high school. also i dont have the link but i clearly remember another anon in an old post here claimed that sochan is bi and follows trans women but ill put that to sleep since its false. being bi isnt 100% out of the question obviously (literally anybody can be bi without us knowing. looking at you dwight.) but theres no real evidence besides: omg look he dyes his hair and has an aesthetic he must be bi!!! i think people see a nigga who has an eccentric sense of style and instantly wanna jump to label him but nawww ive seen his following on insta 😂😂 anon was confusing "trans women" for TONS of polish/british/american (all white) insta thots. hes a cutie but it wouldnt be farfetched to assume hes not into black women. yall he aint bisexual hes biracial 😂😂

https://x.com/RTNBA/status/1691153501299134464?s=20

unrelated: sochan rookie hazing wembanyama during the offseason was kinda funny tho

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https://youtu.be/1VZykbSv7nk?feature=shared

dejounte and jaina are always on and off afaik lmfao girl secured some big bags. anyways dj talking about his experience with the spurs was insightful for me. i wasnt aware before there was alot of clash between ghetto behavior and how the organization wanted him to behave but frankly im not surprised by it

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not really gossip related but stories of irl players ive encountered:

(retired spur) i met david robinson at church when i was really young. i remember being scared of him at first cause he was so tall lol but i remember him sitting down to shake my hand and my parents taking a picture of us. its kinda embarrassing since it has the vibes of a baby crying on santas lap but funny nonetheless 😂😂

got an autograph from demar a few years back. it was quick and we didnt talk much since he had to leave after but he was cool when i asked

the only current spur ive met is devin vassell in a random encounter at the gas station (this was last yr). i recognized him but wasnt sure how he was gonna react to being approached for an autograph/photo but he was really sweet w it. i asked him where he was headed to & he said the gym but joked after that, a nap at home with his dogs lol. the names of his two dogs, iirc he told me: donovan and ace. very warm, he has a pleasant voice and smile too, if hes a longtime spur he should join our broadcast team once he retires lmao

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thank you for coming to my sas analysis despite my team lowkey tanking right now. have a great day owner, ill go back to lurking now, god bless you.

lmao anon thank you for this, i appreciate when you guys send long asks about things you care about!! but the josh primo case was definitely something that never made much sense to me. like why would he do that? i just can’t comprehend the thought process. it was a thing here in canada and a bunch of people were talking about it cause i know people who used to play with him. it’s getting weird. idk where to start with dejounte and jania but they’re both very annoying and belong with each other tbh. & gay/bi allegations are everywhere it’s crazy. lmao this was interesting overall though

[i-revolve-around-you]

I think it's about time I wrote a proper introduction post

Hey y'all, welcome to my blog! I'm a tumblr veteran but decided to start over on a new account recently. Why? Your guess is as good as mine.

🎵 the basics 🎵

nick ~ 28 ~ he/him ~ bi ~ white author ~ musician ~ gamer ~ nerd multi-fandom/shitposting this blog will be (mostly) SFW, but i still would rather not have minors following me. i just prefer interacting with adults, sorry. it's not personal. my likes, however, will be N/SFW, so be warned

my messages and ask box are always open! feel free to hit me up!

more info (including other links, and a list of fandoms/things i like) under the cut

tags: my ramblings | my face

🤩 a bit more about me 🤩

heya! the name's nick. i've been on tumblr since like...2011 or so? i was really big into it in my college years (2012-2017) but after The Great Tumblr Porn Ban of 2017 I've sorta been drifting in an out. When The Great Twitter Debacle of 2022 happened, I decided to migrate back on a new account so I could start fresh.

this account was immediately suspended because of my side-blog. which was a bit too unsafe for work for tumblr's guidelines ig 🙄 not mentioning that they had just recently updated their policy and everything i was posting was PERFECTLY FINE under them but w/e

so i started another one lmao and that's the one that you're looking at right now! my other account has since been restored but at that point I was already situated over here so like. whatever i guess. lol

i'm currently 28, and bisexual. semi-recently out of the closed as bi, actually. for years i identified as gay, but over time i started realizing "actually...i do kinda like girls?" i still identified as "gay" cuz it was easier than saying "so like i'm bi-sexual but mostly homo-romantic but also maybe potentially demi-sexual but only when it comes to real people?" then around 2020 it just kinda clicked with me, and the label of "bisexual" just felt right

anywho you didn't come here for my full life story. here's just a little bit more about me:

i'm a total nerd. i love video games, playing Yugioh, DND (just starting to get into that one), etc. i'm a writer. i've written several fanfics (some of which i'm really proud of, some of which i'm...less), and have a goal of one day publishing a novel (my main genre is YA contemporary with queer themes and characters). i'm a musician. i actually got my bachelor's degree in music (BA in Music). my main instrument is drums/percussion, but i'm learning a bit of guitar and can play a little bit of piano. i'm also a composer/songwriter, though haven't been writing as much these days. if i write anything cool i'll be sure to post it here!

🎭 the artist formerly known as 🎭

previous account: @excuuuseme-princess other previous urls: musicdork, sincerely-whelmed, futuremehatesme, @nickplayswhat, @spearfeld, among others, probably

🔍 other places to find me 🔎

tumblr sideblog (N/SFW, seriously be warned): @fadingfast1 twitter: @libromancerfire n/sfw twitter (again...be warned): @whatifitspriv tiktok: @libromancer_fireburst ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/darkjaden825698

⚔ fandoms/things i like ⚔

Books 📚

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz

Darius the Great is Not Okay / Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram

TV shows 📺

Arrowverse (especially Legend of Tomorrow [r.i.p. 😢])

Doctor Who

Travelers

Manifest

Movies 📽

Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

Love, Simon

Cartoons/Anime 🍞

Yu-Gi-Oh! (DM, GX, 5Ds, ZeXal, Arc-V, currently watching VRAINS and Sevens, have yet to start Go-Rush)

Code Lyoko*

Video Games 🎮

Resident Evil (played all mainline games, some spinoffs, faves are RE2make, Village, and Revelations 2, Ethan Winters is my husband)

Horizon (Zero Dawn, Forbidden West)

Persona (mostly 3 and 5, still need to finish 4, but Kanji is bae)

Fire Emblem (have played all except FE1, 2, 3, and about halfway through 5 but keep losing interest, Engage was FANTASTIC, but Ike is my favorite character)

Zero Escape (999, VLR, ZTD, Sigma Klim is my husband)

Life is Strange (particularly LiS2, but I love them all)

The Legend of Zelda

Golden Sun*

Music Artists 🎼

Paramore

Neck Deep

The Wonder Years*

Other

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG

*fandoms/media I was once very involved in, but not as much anymore, still enjoy though fandoms/media i consider to be some of my faves/am very active in will (try and remember to) update as new things become relevant to me lmfaoo

[influencermagazineuk]

Snoop Dogg has thrown his name into the mix as a surprising candidate to take over hosting duties on MasterChef, should Gregg Wallace not return to the popular show. Wallace is a long-time presenter on the BBC show, and lately, he has been embroiled in a flood of allegations regarding inappropriate sexual comments and behavior. In the wake of the allegations, the presenter declared that he will step down from the show as the BBC holds an investigation into his conduct. The surprising twist was from none other than Snoop Dogg himself, who declared he wants the job. The rap legend told The Mirror, "You better believe Snoop could be the new MasterChef judge." And he continued with some glowing words, including mentioning how close a buddy he is to top chef TV icon Gordon Ramsay and all that culinary training to support his suitability for the post. Gergely Csatari, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons My boy Gordon judges on the US version of the show, and I know he would back me to be able to judge on the UK version," Snoop said. "He knows I am not playing when it comes to food. He knows I can cook—I have even given him some tips.". Of course, I showed over here , and I was always vocal about wanting to work on a UK show. I love the place—and for real, this could be the perfect opportunity. The suggestion comes as Wallace faces increasing scrutiny. Complaints against the presenter reportedly span over 17 years, with accusations from 13 individuals about inappropriate sexual remarks and behavior. Additional allegations have surfaced, including claims that Wallace frequently made inappropriate comments about sex, domination, and spanking during his work on Channel 5’s Gregg Wallace’s Big Weekends in 2019. Other reports indicate that the BBC had been informed of similar allegations against Wallace in a letter received in 2022. No action was taken despite the warning, and the criticism of the network's handling of the situation only increased. Wallace's lawyers have vigorously and vociferously denied the claims, referring to allegations of sexually harassing behaviour as "wholly and completely false." Last weekend Wallace tried to downplay allegations in a video, telling viewers that they were complaints from "middle-class women of a certain age," and that the source had been former participants in the Celebrity MasterChef show. "In 20 years, over 20 years of television, can you imagine how many women, female contestants on MasterChef, have made sexual remarks, or sexual innuendo, can you imagine?" he said in the clip. As the controversy around Wallace continues to unravel, having Snoop Dogg host one of the shows has elicited curiosity and excitement in some fans. With an interesting mix of charisma and careers, Snoop always ends up venturing into unrelated domains. From the food show with Martha Stewart, to culinary icons collaborating on projects, the rapper reveals a genuine interest in food and entertaining. Whether or not the BBC takes Snoop's offer seriously, it certainly does add a rather interesting twist to an already dramatic situation. For the fans of MasterChef, Snoop Dogg's energy and humor might bring a welcome shake-up to the usual format of the show. As the discussions on Wallace's allegations continue and the BBC continues its investigation, the future of MasterChef and its hosting lineup hangs in the balance. Snoop Dogg's enthusiasm and vibrant personality make for a great alternative that could redefine the show for a new generation. Read the full article

[kdnss77]

Mysterious Skin (2004)

basic info: directed and written by Gregg Araki on the basis of a novel by Scott Heim under the same title. listed among the genres of coming-of-age and drama.

overall ratings: imid: 7,6/10 rotten tomatoes: 86% letterboxd: 4.2/5

plot summary: the story follows the ups and downs of two seemingly unassociated boys - first kids, then teenagers, and ultimately young adults. they both end up gaining the burden of experiencing an overwhelming trauma at a very young age, although its outcomes happen to push the two boys onto completely separate life paths, irreversibly altering their perception of themselves and the values, they treasure. Brian, having crammed the events of summer of 1981 in the very back of his mind, believes he had been abducted by aliens and has been a victim of odd, extraterrestrial occurrences ever since. Neil on the other hand, had subconsciously converted the sexual abuse used against him into a sense of validation and love, searching for which he continued after becoming a sex worker. we're able to accompany the protagonist through their upbringing, leading to a point the two finally meet and momentally join the dots regarding the memorable (yet hard to remember for Brian alone) summer their innocence was taken away and forever. the movie comes to an end with Neil comforting Brian in the house once belonging to the Little League coach who violated them, while listening into the christmas carols and wishing none of this happened.

my thoughts: it's one of those movies thats is just straight out good. it doesn't need any sophisticated dialog sequences, breathtaking frames (except for those shots, in which the actors look directly at the camera. it's so simple, yet almost intimate) or excessively twisted, complex characters. it's relatable. and it's enough to call it a good one, because the seriousness and exceptionality of the topic it features is just enough on its own. i might be a little biased, as i personally adore Araki's works in general, but my statement on this one is invariably reckless and equally favorable. the movie leaves you with a deep void, mainly because at first you're nothing but a witness of some rough patches in a life of a depraved 15-year old and an alien-obsessed nerd. however, as the events unfold, that void grows bigger and more extensive. Neil becomes more and more self-destructive, whilst Brian gets closer and closer to uncovering the truth about his strange, in-dream encounters. they both seem rather helpless in their actions, as everything in the movie involuntarily comes down to the beginning of all things - the summer of 1981, when a really nice coach was still in town and the boys were signed up for Little League. we're presented two severely different scenarios in terms of coping with generally put, childhood trauma from now on. firstly, Neil: the affection coach granted him made him feel special, especially because his single mother wouldn't always be there for him due to her vivid and unstable love life. he had started to figure out his sexuality at a very young age too, which might have ensured him back then, that his feelings for a grown man (which were reciprocated too, although by an adult fully aware of his doings) are rightful and not inappropriate - just fun, as Neil was told by the coach. he felt loved by someone, in the sickest way possible. sexual abuse became a way for him to satisfy the lack of validation, which he couldn't fulfill anyway - neither by having sex with other men, by whom he was treated no better then a piece of trash, nor by giving himself up to their demands to feel better. Brian on the other hand, stands as a complete opposite - he unawarely wiped the hurtful, traumatic experienced from his consciousness, which he replaced with unclear, alternated glimpses of the actual truth. the dream Brian continuously had about having his face stroked by an alien, in reality consisted in the coach doing so. he didn't want to remember and his parents never asked about his absence on that rainy day. over time, he slowly regains those small pieces of subconsciously hidden memories, until it all hits him after he reunites with Neil and is told the real story. that scene hurt me physically. the void growing, my chest clenching. there's nothing you can do anymore, because it all has already happened and it couldn't have gone differently. nothing will ever be okay, and they can't do anything about it. I'm fully aware that i rather pointed out all the good aspects of this production instead of objectively and critically reviewing it, but i don't care. it deserves it.

my rating (on a scale from 1 to 5): 4/5

favorite quote: "There was nothing we could do. So I just stayed silent and trying to telepathically communicate how sorry I was about what had happened. And I thought of all the grief and sadness and fucked up suffering in the world, and it made me want to escape. I wished with all my heart that we could just leave this world behind. Rise like two angels in the night and magically... disappear."

the images were found by me on the internet, credit to their original uploaders.

[theunitedstatesoffemale]

How To Make A Trick A Treat

I won't question this. That is not my desire.  Here is my goal:

HOW TO MAKE A TRICK A TREAT.

I love to write. I love to create, basically.  I have a few books of poetry that can be purchased (selfish plug) and if I am not creating, I am bored and I just plain out don't like it. But when it comes to my mental, emotional, and spiritual health, one of my favorite forms of alchemic healing and prophetic, prolific soul transformation is writing. So here is a blog for me to discuss how to take something "dark" and make it "light".

Let's face it: we need the sun and moon. We need light and dark. I don't know how they do it in states and countries when it's either more daylight than night or vice versus. I like balance. I need it. So when we discuss, or rather, I discuss "dark" and "light", let's talk the difference between your shadow self and soul and truly malignant and evil beings (since today is All Hallow's Eve, I will basically put on blast negative spirits, beings, entities AND people).

I don't know about you but I like sleeping when it's all dark. To me, where there is darkness there is rest. Peace and restoration. A time to shut down or quiet down enough to be still and travel to places within me and in other spaces of Time, Space, Local. I like that. I'm a Christian Shamaness, which means TO ME that YSHUA of the Hebrew bible also lovingly and sacredly known as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, is real and then some along with what GOD, male and female (that means GOD and GODDESS. No detracting or minimizing the Feminine Divine here. That's my Momma and Daddy we're talking about. Deal with it).  And all that GOD/GODDESS, to me in Hebrew El Elyon Elohim created - rocks, crystals, energy, elements, words, thoughts and deeds made sacred through purifying intent, spirit, soul and body - has the life of my Heavenly Parentage, who created the Universe for their children to bless in the reaping and to teach as well. What we sow we reap. It's a law that one cannot get away from, and it's present in various thoughts, spiritualities, religions, paradigms and as I study quantum physics (I'm enjoying Pam Grout, Gregg Braden and others) I understand that in dealing with the spiritual and soulful, some things need to be addressed that mainstream or New Thought/New Age believers or workers have as I have read, hear and studied, either ignored or make irrelevant or rather, part of a dying religion or faith.

I love Jesus. In that one name there are many names and in course with believing in Him, I believe as well in the spiritual architecture or framework in hierarchies in this faith of His.  I don't do or believe in religion.  To me, it has put GOD in a box and has been the primary way I have experienced being in proverbial caskets so therefore I take the Bible, the writers of it lately with a grain of salt because religious man had their way with something sacred and ancient, toying with it as they do in systems and well, I believe in Jesus and His message, principles and character. I also believe that there are demons and diabolical entities, male and female. So many believers in Christ are not aware of demonology or angelology (the study of angels, spelling in question..HA!).  I personally due to my own faith structure believe a third of celestials, from seraphim to archangels to elemental angels some call fae,  before Time became non-Love, non-Life, non-GOD yet two thirds remained to stand guard, assist, worship GOD and do the will of the ALMIGHTY.  I believe what the New Testament says about being "ambassadors of Christ" and in being a shaman worker in the way that I am, I take this very seriously.

To say I have dealt with malignant and downright evil people and things is a small statement.  And let's not forget there is a difference between a "demon" (anglicized for fallen celestial) and a "daemon", in Greek for a warrior who has passed who chose or was chosen to be a guardian.  I don't know of any churches personally that teach the difference or acknowledge but in "studying to show yourself approved before GOD" and "My people perish for lack of knowledge", I do not want to be one who doesn't have knowledge or isn't studying or searching for the higher consciousness of Christ and of GOD, where the bible says we could "have the mind of Christ". So that means we could know and experience the love that has no height, width, depth or length, the Love that conquers fear perfectly. So on a day and night like this, there is, to me, always battles, confrontations, strategies to be made and as a believer it is my duty to partake of the Love that strategies to conquer evil.

So how does this correlate with "How To Make A Trick A Treat" and mental health?

The picture I posted with this blog is me. The many, perfect me's that make up the imperfectly perfect me. Some are not so perfect.  And today, as I have sought to lay down the search for my identity and rest, I find that I am requesting to be a spiritual and soulful gateway not just for the ancients and for the deities who serve Love (to ME, GOD is Love and GOD is the MOST HIGH so the sons and daughters of GOD that the Psalmist writes of and says are heavenly beings are NOT sons and daughters of man and women...get it?).   See, I tend to use spirit and Spirit, my soul and the Soul of GOD, my Abba and my Mama, to heal and to rest because sometimes the light is too bright and because of my mental and emotional health and difficulty finding outside treatment for the Dissociative Identity Disorder diagnosis I only received ONCE after a lifetime...and OLD lifetime of hospitalizations and programs and paradigms of old...I have had to reach outside the box of the Christianity I had known and some may even call me a "witch".  I have been told "you are a witch and the bible says I should kill you" by a Christian family member who then took back saying it for whatever reasons, but the fact she said it AND believed it is something that has always had me questioning if I was evil or crazy.

And I am neither evil nor crazy. So there!

How to make a trick a treat.

Believe in you. I believe in me. I believe I am a Most High Daughter of the Most High GOD.  I also have now chosen as said daughter, to not fight what I could use as a second armor of GOD. That is where medication and treatment come in, even though I'm not in the type of treatment to help me integrate the many of me that are now so silent my memory is gone of substantial past and history but awaken when they desire and it is a...challenging existence.  So as I say "believe in you", I actively believe in the What I am because the Who?  There are deep questions of who I really am, my age, my name, my birthplace and I don't dislike "Deborah Ramos" because that is one beautiful name but it isn't me. SHE isn't me because once upon my lifetimes I have lived in these years due to the dissociation, I was told and made to be a "Trick", not a "Treat".  Labeled a sin and a demoness yet I gotta tell you, I'm neither. And in understanding that, the worlds I survey as a creatrix and as a goddess (daughter of GOD, people) and the truths I have chosen to live by and believe, well, the worlds are beautiful. With shadow and sunlight and fire and earth and water.  I belong simply because it is time to "be".

Be beautiful in my skin that doesn't at times feel my own.

Be secure in the knowledge and wisdom and discernment that come with Spirit that my Momma Wisdom who Jesus said knows Her children knows me and I am loved, loved, loved...

Did I say I was loved?

So no matter what is done, what is said, burned, blood-let, chanted, tried to tie and bind or kill and destroy or hinder me by men and women who just hate me because of my faith and other reasons I don't really care to try to find the why's to...no matter what they do or sow, I am reaping beauty. I am my own treat and a gift to others and as for my mental health treatment, I ain't fighting the tide anymore. I believe I need a little more help and I don't have to be like the Magdalene with her seven demons or the Gadarene being tied to a rock in a cemetery, chained rather because of her disorders and sensitivities that had made her a toy or puppet because she was NOT loved or UNDERSTOOD or trained up to be a spiritual master or worker or a Graced One. "Grace" I was taught is "the ability of GOD", not this gentle thing all the time and in that Grace, I live.

I live.

I love.

I believe.

And I am.

I AM.

Therefore, I have turned trick on the Tricksters and have made myself what my Momma and Daddy GOD have designed me to be.

A treat.

[devoralilyramos]

How To Make A Trick A Treat

I won't question this. That is not my desire.  Here is my goal:

HOW TO MAKE A TRICK A TREAT.

I love to write. I love to create, basically.  I have a few books of poetry that can be purchased (selfish plug) and if I am not creating, I am bored and I just plain out don't like it. But when it comes to my mental, emotional, and spiritual health, one of my favorite forms of alchemic healing and prophetic, prolific soul transformation is writing. So here is a blog for me to discuss how to take something "dark" and make it "light".

Let's face it: we need the sun and moon. We need light and dark. I don't know how they do it in states and countries when it's either more daylight than night or vice versus. I like balance. I need it. So when we discuss, or rather, I discuss "dark" and "light", let's talk the difference between your shadow self and soul and truly malignant and evil beings (since today is All Hallow's Eve, I will basically put on blast negative spirits, beings, entities AND people).

I don't know about you but I like sleeping when it's all dark. To me, where there is darkness there is rest. Peace and restoration. A time to shut down or quiet down enough to be still and travel to places within me and in other spaces of Time, Space, Local. I like that. I'm a Christian Shamaness, which means TO ME that YSHUA of the Hebrew bible also lovingly and sacredly known as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, is real and then some along with what GOD, male and female (that means GOD and GODDESS. No detracting or minimizing the Feminine Divine here. That's my Momma and Daddy we're talking about. Deal with it).  And all that GOD/GODDESS, to me in Hebrew El Elyon Elohim created - rocks, crystals, energy, elements, words, thoughts and deeds made sacred through purifying intent, spirit, soul and body - has the life of my Heavenly Parentage, who created the Universe for their children to bless in the reaping and to teach as well. What we sow we reap. It's a law that one cannot get away from, and it's present in various thoughts, spiritualities, religions, paradigms and as I study quantum physics (I'm enjoying Pam Grout, Gregg Braden and others) I understand that in dealing with the spiritual and soulful, some things need to be addressed that mainstream or New Thought/New Age believers or workers have as I have read, hear and studied, either ignored or make irrelevant or rather, part of a dying religion or faith.

I love Jesus. In that one name there are many names and in course with believing in Him, I believe as well in the spiritual architecture or framework in hierarchies in this faith of His.  I don't do or believe in religion.  To me, it has put GOD in a box and has been the primary way I have experienced being in proverbial caskets so therefore I take the Bible, the writers of it lately with a grain of salt because religious man had their way with something sacred and ancient, toying with it as they do in systems and well, I believe in Jesus and His message, principles and character. I also believe that there are demons and diabolical entities, male and female. So many believers in Christ are not aware of demonology or angelology (the study of angels, spelling in question..HA!).  I personally due to my own faith structure believe a third of celestials, from seraphim to archangels to elemental angels some call fae,  before Time became non-Love, non-Life, non-GOD yet two thirds remained to stand guard, assist, worship GOD and do the will of the ALMIGHTY.  I believe what the New Testament says about being "ambassadors of Christ" and in being a shaman worker in the way that I am, I take this very seriously.

To say I have dealt with malignant and downright evil people and things is a small statement.  And let's not forget there is a difference between a "demon" (anglicized for fallen celestial) and a "daemon", in Greek for a warrior who has passed who chose or was chosen to be a guardian.  I don't know of any churches personally that teach the difference or acknowledge but in "studying to show yourself approved before GOD" and "My people perish for lack of knowledge", I do not want to be one who doesn't have knowledge or isn't studying or searching for the higher consciousness of Christ and of GOD, where the bible says we could "have the mind of Christ". So that means we could know and experience the love that has no height, width, depth or length, the Love that conquers fear perfectly. So on a day and night like this, there is, to me, always battles, confrontations, strategies to be made and as a believer it is my duty to partake of the Love that strategies to conquer evil.

So how does this correlate with "How To Make A Trick A Treat" and mental health?

The picture I posted with this blog is me. The many, perfect me's that make up the imperfectly perfect me. Some are not so perfect.  And today, as I have sought to lay down the search for my identity and rest, I find that I am requesting to be a spiritual and soulful gateway not just for the ancients and for the deities who serve Love (to ME, GOD is Love and GOD is the MOST HIGH so the sons and daughters of GOD that the Psalmist writes of and says are heavenly beings are NOT sons and daughters of man and women...get it?).   See, I tend to use spirit and Spirit, my soul and the Soul of GOD, my Abba and my Mama, to heal and to rest because sometimes the light is too bright and because of my mental and emotional health and difficulty finding outside treatment for the Dissociative Identity Disorder diagnosis I only received ONCE after a lifetime...and OLD lifetime of hospitalizations and programs and paradigms of old...I have had to reach outside the box of the Christianity I had known and some may even call me a "witch".  I have been told "you are a witch and the bible says I should kill you" by a Christian family member who then took back saying it for whatever reasons, but the fact she said it AND believed it is something that has always had me questioning if I was evil or crazy.

And I am neither evil nor crazy. So there!

How to make a trick a treat.

Believe in you. I believe in me. I believe I am a Most High Daughter of the Most High GOD.  I also have now chosen as said daughter, to not fight what I could use as a second armor of GOD. That is where medication and treatment come in, even though I'm not in the type of treatment to help me integrate the many of me that are now so silent my memory is gone of substantial past and history but awaken when they desire and it is a...challenging existence.  So as I say "believe in you", I actively believe in the What I am because the Who?  There are deep questions of who I really am, my age, my name, my birthplace and I don't dislike "Deborah Ramos" because that is one beautiful name but it isn't me. SHE isn't me because once upon my lifetimes I have lived in these years due to the dissociation, I was told and made to be a "Trick", not a "Treat".  Labeled a sin and a demoness yet I gotta tell you, I'm neither. And in understanding that, the worlds I survey as a creatrix and as a goddess (daughter of GOD, people) and the truths I have chosen to live by and believe, well, the worlds are beautiful. With shadow and sunlight and fire and earth and water.  I belong simply because it is time to "be".

Be beautiful in my skin that doesn't at times feel my own.

Be secure in the knowledge and wisdom and discernment that come with Spirit that my Momma Wisdom who Jesus said knows Her children knows me and I am loved, loved, loved...

Did I say I was loved?

So no matter what is done, what is said, burned, blood-let, chanted, tried to tie and bind or kill and destroy or hinder me by men and women who just hate me because of my faith and other reasons I don't really care to try to find the why's to...no matter what they do or sow, I am reaping beauty. I am my own treat and a gift to others and as for my mental health treatment, I ain't fighting the tide anymore. I believe I need a little more help and I don't have to be like the Magdalene with her seven demons or the Gadarene being tied to a rock in a cemetery, chained rather because of her disorders and sensitivities that had made her a toy or puppet because she was NOT loved or UNDERSTOOD or trained up to be a spiritual master or worker or a Graced One. "Grace" I was taught is "the ability of GOD", not this gentle thing all the time and in that Grace, I live.

I live.

I love.

I believe.

And I am.

I AM.

Therefore, I have turned trick on the Tricksters and have made myself what my Momma and Daddy GOD have designed me to be.

A treat.

[minimanic]

JUNE MOVIE ROUNDUP!

Made it 33% of the way through my aspirational pride month list which is a little less than I'd hoped for but not the worst I've ever done. Viewing overwhelming skewed 90s with some notable exceptions.

Handful of unrelated and late additions that I also feel some type of way about.

Opinions and links under the read more

✨In which 90s queer cinema makes me nostalgic for a period of time that I was technically alive during✨

But I'm A Cheerleader (1999) Directed by Jamie Babbit: An absolutely adorable romcom about conversion therapy that handles its premise with more grace than anyone could have possibly expected. None the less, it stressed me out so bad i nearly ground my teeth to dust.

💚 But I'm a Cheerleader available on Internet Archive here, Tubi here

Nowhere (1997) Directed by Gregg Araki: I like to joke about how insufferable i would have been if I'd found Araki's films as a teenager but i think this is the one I would send back to myself if I could. The man takes teenage angst both seriously and honestly and that's a talent and a level of compassion that sets him apart. Also this one has aliens in it.

The Watermelon Woman (1996) Directed by Cheryl Dunye: The drive to find people who were like you within the history of art and culture, especially as a marginalized person, can be a consuming force and it's portrayed beautifully here. Also it absolutely rules to see a classic 90s indie slice of life film about black lesbians.

💚 The Watermelon Woman available on Internet Archive here

Bound (1996) Directed by Lilly and Lana Wachowski: It Just feels Good man. This one was a re-watch but it's a re-watch at nearly 20 years and it hits just as good today as it did when i was 15. If the Wachowski's excel at anything it's a commitment to catharsis.

✨More Pride month flics✨

You and the Night (2013) Directed by Yann Gonzalez: Admittedly, I don't have a ton of experience with low budget french films about supernatural events happening at an orgie but even so I'm confident this is the best of the genre or at the very least the sweetest. An absolute comfort film.

Apocalypse After (2018) Directed by Bertrand Mandico: It resonates. It's also full of goo and fun outfits and practical effects!

Pink Narcissus (1971) Directed by James Bidgood/Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp) (2022) Directed by Peter Strickland: Pink Narcissus is a homoerotic fever dream that appreciates the erotic power of ass more than anything i have literally ever seen. It works completely. Blank Narcissus is equal parts cheap parody and fairly compelling rumination on lost love. It doesn't quite work but i get it.

💚 Pink Narcissus available on Internet Archive Here

El Pico (1983) Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia: I mean... its absolutely the prototype of the don't do drugs kids type dramas of the 90s but its noteworthy that it came out a solid decade before Trainspotting and co.

Lucifer Rising (1972) Directed by Kenneth Anger: Finally found a screener for this movie with more than 4 pixels! I'm gonna level with you. A couple weeks later I have forgotten literally everything about it despite my best efforts. I was certainly enthralled while watching it though. I'll give it that much.

💚Lucifer Rising available on YouTube here

💚 Most if not all of these can be watched through Solidarity Cinema. They're doing really excellent work over there. I use their streaming option through Plex and its been an absolute dream so far.

✨Movie I did not know was queer but oh my god holy shit✨

Anchoress (1993) Directed by Chris Newby: Threw this on for summer solstice and... its a revelation honestly. Part of the Folk Horror box set that came out a few years ago and definitely one of the best. The cinematography is beautiful. The ethos is immaculate. And who among us wouldn't have risked it all for a janky statue of Mary at some point in our life.

✨The Best of the Rest✨

Twister (1996) Directed by Jan de Bont: I am saying, truly and genuinely, with my whole chest: this is the best disaster movie ever made. Every single character is a delight, the effects inspire a mixture of fear and awe, it essentially watches like a road movie, Helen Hunt is trying to get revenge on a tornado. Its the rare perfect film.

Witch's Cradle (1944) Directed by Maya Deren: The best experimental films carry a sense of genuine magic with them and this has that in spades. Absolutely hypnotic.

💚 Watch Witch's Cradle on YouTube here

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Directed by George Miller: I fully forgot how good this movie is. You can really see a lot of the themes and sensibilities that would eventually come to fruition in Fury Road start to form here.

Moby Dick (1956) Directed by John Huston: Appropriately epic and perfectly cast, who doesn't want to watch Gregory Peck fight a whale?

💚 Moby Dick available on tubi here

Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Directed by Stanley Kubrick: First time watching this one all the way through and in a packed theater no less! Tragically, the jokes still land just as hard as they did when it first came out. The whole theater lost it during Ripper's fluoride in the water bit. Kubrick's signature style is wildly successful when employed for comedic effect.

💚 Dr. Strangelove available on Internet Archive here

Galaxina (1980) Directed by Wilim Sachs: Is it a good movie? No absolutely not. Does it inspire a powerful fondness within me? It sure does! Imagine if Space Balls had no budget and periodic delusions of also being a real science fiction movie. That's what you're working with here and it is a delight.

💚 Galaxina available on YouTube here

[anthonysstupiddailyblog]

Anthony’s Stupid Daily Blog (763):Fri 19th Apr 2024

It was raining this morning so I had to get the fucking bus to work and the Greggs at Concord was closed so I couldn't get a hot chocolate. Show me one person in the world who has worse luck than me and I will show you my middle finger. I really can't wait for next week when I go out to the car room to pick out my first ever car. As much as I've enjoyed cycling to work on the days where the weather was alright it's not exactly ideal to show up to a physically demanding job already looking like you've been for a workout at the gym. I'm already dreading Christmas because I suspect they'll get us to work an extra hour a day and an extra day a week like they did last year but the fact that I will be going to work in a warm car rather than on a freezing cold bus and I won't have any more anxiety over the irresolution that goes with riding on a bike to work during the winter when there are still patches of ice dotted around should mitigate the situation somewhat. On my lunch break I saw that Rishi Sunak has released a video saying that he's not happy with the levels of destitution among the unemployed and the mentally / physically handicaped, he actually wants to see them augmented ASAP and so he's going to start taking people's universal credit away if they are unemployed for a year. He actually had the balls to say "Just because you're depressed doesn't mean we should assume you shouldn't work". No fuckhead, we should assume you shouldn't work if a qulified doctor examines you and determines you shouldn't work. Seriously fuck this cunt and his fucking rich parents who didn't give him a smack when he was a kid. I can't wait until these wankers are finally out of power. 

[markanthonydyson]

This is Why Hiring is Really Hard For Employers

  In this episode, Keirsten Greggs, Jack Kelly, and I discuss the hiring challenges and what job seekers and hiring teams do to hurt the process. 

Kristen's LinkedIn profile

Jack's LinkedIn profile

Omissions, lies, and deception during the hiring process.

It's a tight job market, and there's lots of angst on both sides of the hiring table. 

"...recruiters who are desperate and got to get someone in there. So they tell a tall tale of how wonderful things are, and it doesn't turn out..."

Job seekers must ask in writing for promises stated during an interview so they can consider them seriously in their negotiation strategies. 

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Viola, I apologize in advance bc I have so many thoughts this will be long, but...

Tom + Shiv: After Roman, Shiv is my fave Roy. I can't get enough of that spoiled princess! When she nonchalantly pours a drink as Tom whinges about the trauma of pulling hose from his dog's ass bc she carelessly left them out, I was snorting. That's their entire relationship in a nutshell. However, they do have some nice comedic moments ("penis cat", come on? That was at least a giggle.) And they were decent company for one another in a place where no has any real friends.

Tom + Greg: I totally agree about Greg being the more annoying one. I have to watch through my fingers at times bc he's awkward af. However, he makes the perfect minion bc he's not only replacing Tom as the newcomer, he's also the only person who's a bigger suck up/fuck up. I think Tom is v smart, but not nearly as ruthless as he should be as part of that family. The Roys certainly don't think so. I love the episode on the yacht when they're all discussing who should take the fall and they unanimously agree he's not part of the family 😂 He shifts a bit in S4, but he always has this kicked puppy look about him that doesn't make me take him seriously as a player.

I def understand why you're obsessed with the dynamic between Tom and Greg. The "Tomlette/Greggs" quote was this amazing, twisted analogy. (I adore the writing on this show so much!! 😍 ) Tom bullies and abuses him to the point of breaking him down enough to commit a crime, but alternately takes to mentoring Greg I think bc he feels a kindred spirit. There's probably something even deeper there tho. I mean, Tom spends more time with Greg than Shiv. During crucial moments like the shooting, they're together. They might be going to prison together, they call themselves "the disgusting brothers" and Tom even tells him he would marry him! So yeah, I'd say there are some "Greggs" in that "Tomlette."

Roman + Gerri: Roman's mommy kink makes so much sense I was screaming at the tv when his gf wasn't getting it. It was literally the only thing they hadn't tried in the bedroom. I thought Gerri was so clever the way she indulged it, but kept up plausible deniability. In the beginning, I was a bit conflicted by my feelings about it bc it bordered on non-con. I worried she was doing it to keep her job. After all, she's the one who always says do what's in your best interest. However, the way it plays later is far more complex. (I must say the cherry on top was Logan playing dumb to get Roman to explain dick pics 😂)

Also, this might be reading far too much into it, but I find it terribly interesting that Logan refers to Roman as "Romulus" at times. As a mythological figure who is abandoned by his father (a god) to be raised by a female wolf, then becomes king, I wonder if that's a hidden clue about his potential? Roman started as the family's jester, but what if Gerri's mentorship prepared him for more? Kendall may have control for now, but Romulus killed Remus to gain power after suffering his taunts. Will Kendall finally push him too far?

Kendall: Fuck him. He's my least fave and the least interesting to me. Oedipussy...they nailed it. I just know he will fuck this up.

Connor: He's such a limp noodle, but so pretentious at the same time. I want to feel bad for him, but he's also a rich douchebag so I don't. The person I actually feel sorry for is Willa bc she seems like a decent human being who's trying to be happy in the moment. She's v honest about why she's there. The fact that he pressured her into marriage to keep his pathetic 1% disgusted me. Their heart to heart at the rehearsal painted such a dismal future (I do...for today, basically?) and their wedding was even more depressing.

One last thing bc I have written you a novel. (Sorry, I got excited to share my thoughts 🙈 ) I love the threat of poison throughout the show as a dark joke. Examples: the "cynaide pills"/mints from Tom to Greg, the donuts at Rava's flat, Logan making Ken's son take a bit of his mozzarella, etc. *chefs kiss* The writers are obsessed with food metaphors in general, I think, but I'm all for it.

I'm caught up on Succession!! And I have to say that I'm happy Shiv and Tom are getting divorced. I know that sounds mean, but I never liked them together. Tom irritates me and I kind of wanted him to go to prison so he'd be outside the group for a bit 😬 My sense of relationships is a little fucked up tho bc I'm kind of obsessed with whatever the fuck is going on between Roman and Gerri.

Fuck yeah let's gooooo!!!!

Shiv and Tom: Agreed. They were never a good match. Tom is scared of Shiv and she is as toxic as any of the Roys... imagine being their kid 😬 I was so happy for Tom when they were on the beach and he managed to say "Sometimes I wonder, if the unhappy I'd be without you is less than the one with you" (something like that) 😭😭😭

Tom is annoying: Yes, obviously. But we love him for it, right? He is a very fine example of how far strategic ass kissing can getcha 😏 He might be annoying, but he's not dumb (although it kind of seems that way sometimes haha)

Speaking of Tom, what do you think of the phrase "You can't make a Tomelette without breaking a few Gregs"? Or tomgreg in general? Only asking bc I'm a BIG FAN haha (you're not the only one obsessing over fucked up dynamics lol)

Also, you say Tom annoys you - I'd say Greg annoys me more. But I wouldn't be without either of them. Greg makes me cringe in ways I never knew possible and I think that's beautiful ngl 😌

Roman and Gerri is/was 🔥🔥🔥 I kinda hate how Logan killed it, as one of his last actions on earth, when he asked Rome to tell Gerri she'd be fired. I hope they get back together in their own twisted way somehow 🥺 It is a very fucked up reltionship, I agree. But like everything else on this, goddamn show it makes. fucking. sense.!!! 💗

Btw Gerri is my fave, if I had to pick one. She's so good at playing both sides. She is simply divine 😌👌🏻

Lastly: Kendall's smile at the end of the newest episode got me feeling all kinds of ways, but most of all NOOOOOO bc you know the cycle of abuse is about to repeat itself 😭 THEY WERE SO CLOSE GODDAMNIT KENDALL WHYYYYYYY

Oh and Connor! I always forget Connor (the irony lol). What do you think of him and Willa?