#nostalgia dump

[soicysandwich]

I saw a post by @noperopesaredope about PBS Kids childhood TV shows, and the nostalgia flooded back to me, so yes. PBS kids nostalgia dump!

Curious George: One of my all time favorites! I don’t know what it was, but I remember trying to replicate George’s fun hat thing when I was like four or something. Catchy music (especially the Inside Story Song). Standout Eps: The Inside Story, the one where George goes to Allie’s preschool, the airport one, the snow shoes one, and the pirate ship one (S.S. Dignified).

Oh Noah: Nobody seems to remember this one, but I explicitly remember watching it on the website when I was a kid. Was always one of my favorites! Standout Episodes: The balloon one, the ball in the sewer one, and the cheese one.

Dinosaur Train: Barely remember it, mainly from watching it in barbershop waiting rooms. Oddly nostalgic and it was sweet.

Thomas the Tank Engine: Same as above, except I have a bold image of the Cask of Amontillado scene (one of my classmates pointed it out while we were studying it).

Arthur: I watched more of the mid-later seasons. I never understood the D.W. hate though, the Tibbles were much worse lol. Never watched it as religiously as Curious George, but still great! Standout Eps: Seeking Shelter from the Storm, The Last Tough Customer, etc

Martha Speaks: I think I’ve only watched one episode of this, but it was good when I saw it.

Word Girl: Watched slightly more episodes, but still not many. Also really good! Kinda reminds me of the PPG art style ngl.

Super Why!: I watched this show a lot as a kid, but I can’t really remember many of the episodes. I was always fond of it, however, and the theme song is a banger.

Cat in the Hat Knows Alot About That: I never see that many people talking about this show, which is kinda saddening. Again, this was one of my favorites, and some of the music was extremely catchy. Extra shoutout to the games on the website. Standout Eps: the one with the “Red, Orange, Yellow Green Blue, Indigo and Violet to” song.

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: God I loved this as a kid. I think I only watched the first season, but damn it was good. I loved most of the characters and the show was overall really sweet. Standout Eps: The Vaccination episode.

Caillou: I. Hate. This. Show. My parents never let me watch it as a kid, and now I understand why. I still can’t believe this tragedy is getting a reboot.

Liberty’s Kids: I remember watching this in elementary school history class. It was pretty good ngl.

Sid the Science Kid: The animation freaked me out and some of the character designs were questionable. I freaking loved their school’s playground though. Even when I was seven or something, I found the show to be extremely annoying and the voices to be grating (no offense to the VAs, of course).

Honorable Mention: Wild Kratts: My mom never let me watch this as a kid, but I watched it with my friend during lunch periods, and good lord, I missed out!

I will probably mention other non-PBS nostalgic shows for me in a different post

[awesomeduskangel]

I finally deactivated my old DeviantArt account after having it active since 2011. I feel simultaneously at peace and sad. I think the word I’m looking for is “bittersweet”? I feel like going on a bit of nostalgia trip, soooooo read on if you want.

I joined DeviantArt in 2011. This was back when I was first getting into anime and looking at fanart of characters I liked. My first anime were InuYasha and Tokyo Mew Mew, but I’d browse through and like fanart of other anime I came across as well. Over time, finding those fanarts (and thanks to Quizilla, but that’s a whole different story) led me to watching other anime I still hold dear to my heart today (I’m sure my middle school self would feel this 100x more lol), such as Soul Eater, Shugo Chara, etc. It became a way for me to engage with those characters and others who liked them. It was my introduction to fandom. I remember going back-and-forth in the comments with other users for pages -- and I mean pages and pages of comments -- on how great these characters were. I made a lot of friends this way, most of whom I don’t really talk to anymore, but I really cherished the times we spent together.

This site was also one of the biggest reasons for my writing development. After posting some fanfic on my account (which I ended up taking down maybe...a month later lol), I happened to come across Fanfiction.net while scrolling through stuff. I think it was mentioned in someone’s post. Anyway, being on DeviantArt led me to creating a Fanfiction.net account. I posted fics on there from middle school to the end of high school, and then one more in college. From there, I moved to Ao3 and stopped using FF.net altogether. Anyway, tangent aside, if it weren’t for DeviantArt, I don’t think I would’ve gotten into writing or reading fanfiction. Both on DA and FF.net, I remember how I’d talk to other users about our OCs, what we were writing about, etc. It was really amazing to find people who were just as passionate about writing for certain fandoms and characters as I was. If it weren’t for that, I’m not sure how my writing would look now. I could go on a whole tangent about how my original writing has developed since then, but that’d take a while soooo...moving on.

Of course, I also developed a lot of my drawing and photography as well. I look back on my old art and compare it to now and think, “Wow! I did that!” Being able to show my pictures to people and create something I envisioned gave me even more motivation to get better. I wanted to reach the level of the kinds of artists who could evoke feelings from looking at their art. I’m still not at professional-manga-artist level by any means, but when I compare my old work to now, I feel proud to see how far I’ve come.

I miss those journal memes where you’d put your OCs or favorite characters into situations. (E.g. “4 and 7 are locked in a room together! What do they do?”) I miss finding fanart of anime I’d never seen and going down rabbit holes before eventually deciding to watch them. I miss the weird little badges you’d get like the Llama Badge. (I think that, by the time I deactivated today, I was up to the Super Albino Llama.) I miss making connections with other fans in ways that other sites can’t replicate.

Being a member for 12(ish) years shaped a huge part of my youth and being. I know there’s a lot of mess going on right now with DA, but I’ll always look back on those memories fondly.

[brutalcomplex]

[inthesovietsnow]

[renxxzy]

✿ ‧₊˚ source source

[gh-st3d]

Leon🖤

[chiamezzano]

2014 starbucks🥤

[aarabbella]

🩷 July 🤎

[marchioness-of-the-flowers]

You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.

[r0ttdweller]

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[pinkestgal]

beyoncé x samsung f300, 2007

[brutalcomplex]

Deer and white fawn

[inthesovietsnow]

[gigliosgualcito]

[gh-st3d]

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a sound soul, dwells within a sound mind, and a sound body

[chiamezzano]

No need to miss this era anymore!