#now back to your regularly scheduled program...

[an-albino-pinetree]

Last few months left of 2023 to nearly the end of 2024

That you have, buddy! 🩶

It’s only been a year and a half, that I’ve been in this fandom, but it sure feels like a lot longer! Thank you to everyone, for your continued support! <:] 💚💚🌲

[harblkun]

[turtleations]

Interview with Sakaguchi Ken (Designer)

Published in the hide BIBLE (by Akemi Oshima) 2008

Note: This interview is the reason I have not posted anything for so long. Originally, I mean to skip it, because my brain took one look at this this in it's original form and said "Nope!" But here it is anyway. I do not believe that my translation does it justice but I did my best to at least uphold the structure, which is doing things to the Japanese language that should never be done.

Althought this is a "short", I am placing most of it under a cut for length.

Q1: When did you meet hide for the first time?

A: Us,   encountering  “hide”   on this star   for the first time   was BUCK TICK’s 1990.8.2 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM concert   Seibu stadium   Gekko-san   MOOL LIGHT    a wonderful night. SAKAGUCHIKEN FACTORY as well   the time of activation   and tomorrow   and overmorrow   until morning   the drinking   party   party   to the next place   to the next place   it doesn’t end!   Even today   and tomorrow   and overmorrow   it doesn’t end!  Doesn’t end!  Doesn’t end!  Obviously  it is   unending… Us, too   Kazumi Town Red Shoes   Ah   our own   outer space   swimming smoothly   flying   leaping, into   a new   session   drinking   too much   until then  to live  merrily   is to live   forever! Forever! Forever! Aah   even now   though it   doesn’t change   the rock music then   was foreeeever! To say   let it evolve   no way!   To see a new sun   the beings are   once again   ready   to release   a new   future  !  maybe   surely   so!  Directly   that was   a session! Already   from the   beginning!  Until the end… I say.   That’s right!   That we encountered “hide”   for the first time  was in Kazumi Red Shoes   that night. During the bubble period? Who knows   anyhow   it was an era   of illegal partying   pissed off by   the stupid cars   jumping on those stupid cars   while bussing   in this world   shaaan! Wanting to change it!   Overflowing with a sense of justice   a guy like that! Us, too   together   again   maybe   surely   so   to release   that new future!  Because he did!

Q2: Please tell us what kind of impression you had at the time.

A: Our first proper meeting was   after all   thoroughly drinking   from dusk till dawn   you know!

Coming from Extasy   this time    having made their major debut    from a newborn record company    the after party   of the rock band   “LUNA SEA”    we who handled the art direction and   “hide”    “INORAN”    “J”    the four of us    drinking    going past all limits    a cosmic time of seriously    talking to each other.    There was the “DANCENOISE004” compilation album. Released in 1993, I was handing the artwork. The participating artists were bringing in cutting edge dance beats, this album was, well, a digital beat album made as a unit. “SUGIZO”, “M-AGE”, “FUJITA-CB.GB.-TAKASHI”, and others. The unit “MxAxSxS” made of “X JAPAN’s” “HIDE”, “LUNA SEA’s” “INORAN” and “J” was participating. Actually, the art direction of that shot and the artwork for that album were the first time I had a session with “hide”.    In a wrecking yard    in Yokosuka.   Rocket.   PARK SIDE X…    I properly met    Matsumoto Hideto   and his roots.   A  n  d   t  h  e  n        a    n  d     t  h  e   n         A n  y  w  a  y    “hide”’s    existence   blood   was earnest.  Serious.

Also   because he was    someone   who said “I tell you   let it evolve”   I worked with him again   and   again.

Q3: Please tell us of an episode with hide that left an impression on you.

A: I did the art direction of the “hide” 1996 calendar we did together in L.A..

That! Yeah! “hide”   in his head   You! Art director! Supervisor! he said   as expected   someone   who   understood the universe.

There are many episodes.

Many    times    when   we joined   extremely    so amazing =☆   A    representative    of    Earth.

By the way    “hide”    has    in his time    as representative    gone beyond his time on Earth    with a BOOM.

At the record company    who was doing overtime    was    certainly   “hide”   and such.  The ideas for the jacket   are endless!    Endless!    Endless!   That    again   until the end    planning.    Moving on    from Earth time   fully   let’s expaaaaand it; he said    and did so    indefinitely…

Nevertheless    a beloved     important person   whatever happens    I won’t betray him ���

In that L.A.   this again    right in front of    the beautiful stars    hide suddenly asked me, “Ken, when you broke your skull, what did you dream of?”

Me: “Only,,, only,,, a long pathway under the earth,,, fluorescent lamps going on endlessly,,, I was riding a stretcher,,, why am I being carried,,, that image” I said.

Hide said, “You ○○○”, such an ill omened thing to say,,,”Don’t be stupid, hide!” I answered. I guess–    hide was like no one else.

Over and over   after this    that’s right!    ∞,,,   No, again, again, not enough. Forever! ∞

Q4: What kind of person was hide to you?

A: He went around, went around, went around, went around, went around, went around, went around, went around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around   To the end   “hide”’s existence is right in front of me    Earnest.    At any time    whatever happens    without    betrayal    goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around,   at any time   at the start    next to me    laughing and saying    “Stupid Ken is gonna be stupid.”

Q5: If you ever saw him live, please tell us of your impression.

A: The event at Chiba Marine Stadium that was “hide” announcing LEMONed.

“LEMONed presents hide Indian Summer Special” !!!

Only chatting through an international phone call,,,   That I got to meet “hide” in person again, a long time since L.A….   The backstage guest since before the opening     already    beer was served    (we who loved alcohol took anti-nausea-medicine from hide’s younger brother and manager, “Hiroshi”-kun),,,  from that point I was exited for long, loooooong, for “hide” to start.

Anyway    that day too    Earth time or something    left it behind with a “BOOM”.    Really    exceeded it.

“KIYOSHI”   “PATA”   “CHIROLYN”    “JOE”    “DIE”    “INA”    Those seven people ,    extremely ,    already popped!   Blown away by the excitement    for the festival    around there!    Well, or weren’t they! “hide” was already throwing off the image of “hide the guitarist” like a set of clothes,,   !!   Leaped out of Chiba Marine Stadium with momentum, flew around on the stage. There were laser rays! Parachutes! A dog! Crossdressing CHIROLYN! DIE-chan’s fall! Bone fracture! There was!  Then, the final magnificent fireworks display! That kind of feeling,,, well.   Even on Earth    even in Japan,,,   There can be such a fun event! To say, really, they slayed it! We all got “hide’s” strong message that said, Let’s move on to the next world!

The afterparty of such an event, as maybe expected, began in a club in Ebisu, that “hide drinking version of autumn festival”, got terribly lively, turned into an even in the back! Goes without saying. The girls from the fashion show were also there, it was gorgeous…

No matter what, the mysterious people gathered there, they were,   a bottomless pit    of heavy   drinkers!!!!!!! That fun atmosphere went all the way to a food stall in front of Ebisu Station. From the main station, already at work rush, the salarymen and office ladies were hurrying to their companies in a flurry of activity. The party of mysterious people, and some OLs [office ladies] who happened to be nearby, went to buy bentos in a convenience store and eat them, until past noon,,, That laughing voice continued to eternity. (I was later shown group photos taken at that food stall in front of Ebisu Station by “Hiroshi”-kun, but,,, somehow, it was really a party of mystery people!)

“hide” and, “BUCK TICK’s” IMAI and, our time to go home was,,, Already! What! That’s all! Drink until the end!   ,,,,,,   No, no, that anti-sickness-medicine! I say, it worked well. Mr. Sun!

Q6: Out of hide’s songs, which is your favorite and why?

A: “SCANNER”

Really! We are skull-fracture brothers! We discussed the cosmos    a lot   plotted   of course   all the fun to come    after this    therefore

Even with this    this questionnaire    I can’t express it    like I want toooooooo–

Well! From that    let’s start    again and again    from this    that’s right! ∞ ,,,No, again, again, it’s not enough.         Forever! ∞   That’s right!   I guess so    we, too    the incomparable “Sakaguchiken”      We’ll laugh – okay!    G - g -   good waves  ,,  69! ∞

[colinfirth]

FANTASTIC MR. FOX 2009 – dir. Wes Anderson

[moonstruckme]

Hi my loves! I realize a lot of us use this site as an escape and I don't tend to talk about this stuff on here, but with the election coming up soon and everything going on I have to make a plea to anyone of voting age in the US

Your. Vote. Matters. I know the electoral college system is fucked, and it can feel hopeless, but a lack of faith in our ability to create change is part of what keeps unpopular people in power. Even if your state doesn't go the color you want it to during this election, your vote could tip the scales that little bit to embolden more people to vote in the next. We'll never know if we don't try. As cheesy as it sounds, change really does start with you

I’m not going to tell you who to vote for, but don’t let anyone else tell you either!! You can respect the opinions and intelligence of your friends and family without taking their word as gospel, and voting based on those without doing your own research is borderline negligent of your role in all this. Try to research both sides. Take stock of your values. Vote for who you believe can give us all the future you want to see, and don’t tell people who you voted for if that makes you more comfortable. Just make sure you're registered and make sure you're thinking for yourself. Your thoughts are important!

Also, I think it can be easy to forget, but the election in November isn't just about who will be president. Every role is important and shapes our country. Learn what is going to be on your ballot, and do what you can to figure out who you prefer for the various roles. Not all states allow you to use your phone while you vote, so I usually write down a list of names beforehand to go off of. If you don’t feel prepared to do all that, voting for just your presidential candidate is still enough, but these other officials are often the ones making the decisions that affect our day-to-day lives.

I know it's work, and with the systems in place it can sometimes feel thankless, but if you want a chance at feeling represented by the country you live in it's important to be an informed and active citizen. If you care about our impact abroad, if you've felt neglected by the government, if you want to make a difference for minority groups in the US, this is a giant part of that. Do your best. Thanks for taking the time to read and I hope you all make the decisions that are the best reflections of your true values <3

[natelawtism]

PAUSING THE NATE TALK TO APPRECIATE COVE HOLDEN. I love this scene so much. I love clingy Cove. I love Cove who wants to stay with his boyfriend the whole time and wants a kiss goodbyeee

[mousy-nona]

I truly believe that Alastor is scarier than Lucifer? Like ofc Lucifer is stronger and all that power scaling-wise, considering he's literally the Biggest Bad Of All Time, but this version of Lucifer has expressed how disappointed he is in humans because they're bad. I don't think he's the type to kill or go all Machiavelli on someone unless he really, really needs to. He's shown as an optimistic, kind, generally good-hearted and goofy guy.

But on the other hand you have Alastor, who kinda makes up his own rules as he goes. Like you've seen him be super nice when he wants to, but that's not his default setting. He likes to eat people?? He's LITERALLY a serial killer?? He has no limits other than the ones he puts on himself, and that's an actual villain.

So yeah yeah Lucifer is strong enough to like cause a nuclear winter but it doesn't really matter because he'll never use it!!

Anyway what I'm saying is that if Alastor were ever to get into a radioapple-style thing with Lucifer I'm pretty sure he could play the king of hell like a fiddle and destroy all of hell if he wanted to. And that's terrifying, and that's why he's scarier than Lucifer.

okay rant over!!!

[fuckyeahisawthat]

Y’all WISH this was the series finale of America but I guarantee there’s gonna be 7-10 more seasons of increasingly overwrought apocalypse fatigue plotlines and fourth-rate guest stars until the whole thing stumbles to a conclusion so monumentally stupid it’ll kill the whole fandom overnight

[azure-clockwork]

“I can dry swallow the Zoloft this once; there’s enough spit in my mouth that it’ll be fiiiiiiiiiine—” no. That’s the devil talking. He’s lying to you. Go eat food and drink water.

[umareba]

this ain't my first rodeo when it comes to vocaloid songs and ships >:3

“ーAfter all, that's just a sign of boredom.”

[salesshark]

he lost a bet to Val probably

[senselessalchemist]

hate using them but the flashing fans are highly aesthetic

[sallymew4]

woah cringe alert

i was feeling nostalgic and crazy so i doodled :) i dont know if i'll ever draw them again but it was fun figuring out some designs

close ups

[ibeewashere]

Fjord: I swear there’ll be buttons and shiny shit if you go into the water with us!!

Nott: Oh really!!! Wow I’ve totally changed my mind!!!! Look at this fucking bastard Jesus fucking Christ

[madsmilfelsen]

nw longlegs :)

[lovelbear]

Okay so I just finished the latest mer episode and my only thoughts after you know sobbing was in fact the Ricky when I catch you Ricky.

Connor and heyhay are about to make me cry as much as Art and Heyhay make me sob in all the best ways I think.

My long tangent just to say Connor and heyhay your acting hurts me in the best way possible.