#paying for netflix doesn't count because i don't ''own'' it either

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Is it me or does like very few stuff on Netflix I love/really like that have already been either cancelled or overshadowed isn't really worth the $16 a month? No, Squid Game doesn't count.

I miss The Midnight Gospel forever and always. But at least now I don't have to fork over money to a company that only cares about popularity because someone on eBay literally made a bootleg DVD that contains all 8 episodes of this show. And I would rather pay $25 once for a DVD I can watch over and over for free from now on than pay $16 a month for stuff Netflix ignores.

I'm not usually vocal about piracy and bootlegging, because that just seems to be the thing most people do because "skurew da compahnii" but the thing is this, Netflix isn't losing money. They're a billionaire company just like the rest. And they flat out refuse to do physical media copies of their own stuff unless they can outsource it to other home media distributors.

That being said, Netflix fumbling the bag for one of my all-time favorite shows is one mistake I can't forget, nor honestly forgive. It makes it even worse they straight up told its co-creator Duncan Trussell that they were happy with the show when it premiered. Fucking two-face liar. If anything TV show cancellations are very confusing to me. Because the thing is Netflix is a multi-billionaire company, if the show wasn't successful for them, they have like all the other shows that are super successful, why not put some of the money they earned from that one successful show to give to the people to work on a new season for that show, specifically for those fans. Not every show on there needs to be on the line like Squid Game, Stranger Things, or in animated terms, Big Mouth. Like at this point, what was even the point of opening up the animation division if you're not going to let the artists and animators in the division have their projects take off by letting it just die after one or two seasons? It makes no sense.

Not like it matters anymore, because it seems like to me Netflix's future of adult animation wants to line up with Fox's adult animation lineup; just nothing but soulless adult animated sitcoms. It's not even just Family Guy clones anymore. It's just the goofy quirky character goes on stupid adventures and says "fuck" and "shit" and there's TONS OF NUDITY AND POP CULTURE REFERENCES HAHAHA. It doesn't even help the fact Netflix's most recent adult cartoon is resulting in the company being boycotted by Black people because they thought using BLACK STEREOTYPES was a great way to make a show for black people. Meanwhile, shows like Midnight Gospel and Inside Job are left rotting away because Netflix didn't give it a chance but are literally looking for ways to make the next Big Mouth.

In other words, if you are wanting to do a cartoon, avoid both Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery. They're not into animation for passion, they're in it to make a quick buck.

Anyways, here's my annual doodle for the show's 4th anniversary. Again, I know it's long gone, but it's still an amazing show that I highly recommend even if it's only 8 episodes. If you don't have Netflix, just buy the DVD off of eBay. It's worth the 25 bucks.

Happy 4th Anniversary, The Midnight Gospel! 2020-2024

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Fairytales for fuckwits: Meghan, a children's book, and the school bully tactics of the British tabloids...

Piers Morgan's obsession with Meghan Markle continues, while Mike Graham appears worried there may be too many big words for him to understand.

Mic Wright

May 6

On May the 4th, there was a great disturbance in the force, as if thousands of tabloid reporters and talk radio pundits cried out at once: The Duchess of Sussex had announced she was writing a children’s book.

Since the earth-shattering news that Meghan has written a story about the relationship between father’s and their sons — apparently based on a poem she wrote for Prince Harry — the tabloid press and talk radio stations have gone into meltdown.

The Sun has managed to crank out seven hysterically-pitched stories on the announcement since it dropped — the book isn’t out until June 8th — with each more unhinged than the last:

MEG TO PAPER Meghan Markle writes children’s book inspired by Prince Harry and baby Archie about ‘bond between father and son’

MEG-A MOVE Meghan Markle’s first priority should be mending broken relationships with royals not writing kids’ book, expert claims

SOUNDS A BIT WOODEN ‘Schmaltzy’ Meghan Markle ‘on dodgy ground’ with kids’ book celebrating fathers ‘after own bust-up with dad’ says author

DOUBLE DUCH Meghan Markle accused of copying her kids’ book The Bench from another story – but author defends her

NOT WRITE Piers Morgan slams ‘hypocrite’ Meghan Markle for kids’ book on ‘father-son bond’ after ‘ruining Harry and Charles’ ties’

'RIDICULOUS' Meghan Markle using Duchess of Sussex as author name ‘laughable’ after she wanted to cut Royal ties, says royal expert

CUT PRICE Meghan Markle’s kids’ book has price slashed already at Amazon and Waterstones

You’ll notice that Piers Morgan — a man who has turned one drink with Meghan after which he claims she “ghosted him”, which took place in 2016, into a five year and counting obsession — gets his own story there. That’s The Sun filleting Morgan’s spittle-flecked Daily Mail column on the book for its own news piece.

Morgan, who trails his columns on Twitter like they are exciting new releases rather than the tabloid equivalent of a letter scrawled in faeces forced through your letterbox, dashed out his thoughts on The Bench with the indecent haste of a man running along while his trousers fall down.

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Piers Morgan’s obsession with Meghan Markle is genuinely disturbing. He’s really just using the guise of journalism to be a public stalker and harasser.

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Beneath a typically screaming Mail headline — How the hell can Meghan 'I hate royalty but call me Duchess' Markle preach about father-child relationships when she's disowned her own Dad, and wrecked her husband's relationship with his? — Morgan howled:

… she continues to cynically exploit her royal titles because she knows that's the only reason anyone is paying her vast sums of money to spew her uniquely unctuous brand of pious hectoring gibberish in Netflix documentaries, Spotify podcasts or children's books.

Of course, her equally cynical publishers don't give a damn about any of this shocking double standard.

Forget the fact that Meghan had a good degree of personal fame before she ever met Prince Harry, Piers Morgan accusing anyone else of being a cynical fame chaser is beyond parody. From his earliest days as a gossip hack, Morgan has muscled into pictures with the rich and famous, desperate to be someone.

When Meghan was willing to indulge him, he showered her with praise, but once she stopped taking his calls, he turned into the Tinder match from hell. That he has been married to his second wife, fellow controversialist columnist Celia Walden since 2010 seemingly did nothing to dampen his obsession.

Having repeatedly interviewed Meghan’s estranged father Thomas Markle — another man aggrieved because a woman would rather not spend time with him — Morgan sneers:

If she really cared about father-child relationships, she'd take a chauffeur-driven limousine on the hour-long trip to see her own father who's never even met either Harry or Archie.

It’s projection again: Piers Morgan’s ego is so egg-shell thin that after Meghan decided that one drink was more than enough, he’s spent 5 years seeking revenge and convinced that he’s been wronged, just like her ‘poor old dad’. That’s the ‘poor old dad’ that insists on talking about his daughter to journalists at every possible occasion.

At the end of an article that implies Harry and Meghan contributed to the death of Prince Philip — he died of natural causes — and rants on about “the woke”, Morgan ends with this:

But then as we've seen from her gruesomely self-interested behaviour during a pandemic that's caused so much devastation and pain to billions around the world, Meghan Markle doesn't really care about anyone but herself.

Remember, the Duchess of Sussex’s only ‘crime’ here is to write a children’s book which people will be free to buy or ignore with equal ease. But, as ever, Piers Morgan treats the news with all the proportionality of a US drone strike.

The real story here is about how Morgan — the bittiest of bit-part players in the narrative of Meghan and Harry’s lives — is so desperate to upgrade his place in the cast list that he will rant and rave to stay relevant. His departure from Good Morning Britain came after his last stream of invective about Meghan and he knows this schtick gets him the attention and money he craves.

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Meghan Markle inside the tiny space called Piers Morgan’s head. #duchessofsussex Tap Dance GIF by Miss America

May 5th 2021

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Aside from Morgan’s column, MailOnline has published 9 other news stories on or related to the book announcement. The most telling of them is one that links the Duchess of Sussex’s book to another one… by the Duchess of Cambridge.

Headlined Bookshelf battle royale! Kate Middleton shares a glimpse inside her Hold Still photobook just a day after Meghan Markle unveiled her own £12.99 children's story, the story unsurprisingly treats Kate with kid gloves while continuing to imply that Meghan is the kind of person who would make gloves out of kids if it suited her devilish schemes.

There’s no shade thrown at the Duchess of Cambridge for revealing further details of her book just hours after Meghan’s announcement. Instead, the story — lavishly illustrated with images from the book — gushes:

The Duchess of Cambridge has shared a glimpse of her photography book Hold Still ahead of its release on Friday…

… Kate, 39, a keen photographer, launched a campaign during the first lockdown last year to ask the public to submit images which captured the period.

It even includes a mention of an image of a BLM protestor saying:

Over the course of the project, the Duchess shared a number of her favourite images on the Kensington Royal Instagram page, including a Black Lives Matter protester holding a sign reading: 'Be on the right side of history.'

If Meghan had done the same she would have been decried for “supporting extremists”. Remember the contrasting way their mutual taste for avocado was covered?

15 Headlines Show How Differently The British Press Treat Meghan Markle Vs Kate Middleton | Bored Panda

Over at The Daily Telegraph, Spiked alumna Ella Whelan offered her thoughts on a book that isn’t released until next month under the headline Meghan Markle’s fun-free children’s book may put an entire generation off reading, which makes it sound like a grimoire full of dark magic rather than a gentle children’s book about kids and their dads.

Just as with the Mail’s story on Kate’s book, it’s worth imagining what Whelan would say if the Duchess of Cambridge had written The Bench. Look at the following section…

It reveals something of the political superficiality of Harry and Meghan’s activism that an “inclusive” book would use the military father as its promotional message. Perhaps it’s a cultural thing, but if my kids have to read about soldiers, I’d prefer Hans Christian Andersen’s tin version rather than the woke posturing of a former royal.

… and notice that because Meghan is the author including a father who is in the military is “political superficiality”. If Kate had written a story that featured an analogue for Prince William — who also spent time in uniform, though in less dangerous circumstances than his ‘spare’ brother — Whelan would likely deem it a ‘touching tribute to their love’.

Similarly, Sarah Ferguson — the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, top Yelp! reviewer for Jeffrey Epstein’s houses and noted avoider of FBI questioning — uses the title Duchess of York on her many execrable children’s books.

Now that Meghan is the tabloid’s new monster in the monarchy, Fergie’s antics are pointed to as a positive with her books flattered even as Meghan’s as-yet-unpublished book is panned.

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Meghan Markle is releasing a new children's book about father-son relationships.

Mike Graham: "It's so juvenile. This is somebody who acts like she's still in high school... it's not exactly Tennyson, is it?

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May 5th 2021

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Over on talkRADIO, Mike Graham — a melting mass of expired meat — ranted about a children’s book, worried perhaps that it will contain too many long words. Speaking to his colleague, Mark Dolan — Dennis Pennis without the charm — Graham crowed:

It’s so juvenile. This is somebody who acts like she’s still in high school… I don’t have anything against her for any particular reason, other than she’s a bit too American, you know. She thinks everything is just great and cheesy. Rhyming the words ‘joy’ and ‘boy’. It’s not exactly Tennyson, is it?

Ah yes, that famous children’s author, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, known for such devastating rhymes as this one from The Lady of Shallot: “She left the web/ She left the loom/ She made three paces through the room.”

I’m not saying The Lady of Shalott is rubbish — though I do still hold a grudge against Tennyson after some very tedious teaching in high school — but that focusing on one rhyme in a poem is an easy trick if you want to say its shit. That Graham cannot see the irony in decrying writing a children’s book as “juvenile” is just one of the reasons he’s employed by a station with less than 1% reach.

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Piers Morgan ranting about the one who got away in 5, 4, 3.......

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Meghan wins copyright claim against Mail on Sunday over letter https://t.co/cJZTgDMvgz

May 5th 2021

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There’ll be a new round of these columns, stories, and talk radio segments when the book is released, particularly as The Mail on Sunday just lost the second part of Meghan’s copyright claim against it.

There’s nothing that either Meghan or Harry could do that wouldn’t drive these rats in a sack rabid. If they did nothing, they’d be called lazy. When they make things, take jobs, or really say anything the very media that benefits hugely from stories about them scream that it’s a cry for attention. And yet Piers Morgan regularly pissing himself in public is “commentary”.

[jaehyunsuh]

Limitless; Yuta // part 1

part 2

"The space is opening from the bottom up,

a persistent call inside a strange darkness.

then I saw you, who resembles me

I’m you and you’re me."

series: songs for you🌃

REQUESTS ARE: OPEN

— pairing: yuta x reader

— genre: fluff/ slight angs/ au

— words count: 1.1k

summary: Yuta and you have been friends for about 2 years now, ever since your friendship started you have always like each other. You aren't really sure if you are friends something else since you are always together. All that you know is that you have already told Yuta to many times that you want a serious relationship with him but he always avoids the talk changing the topic. You have now made a decision of 'take it or leave it', telling Yuta for the last time that if he doesn't want to start a new phase with you, you might have to end this and move on.

you and Yuta have a weird thing between you two, you aren't friends but you aren't boyfriend and girlfriend either, just somewhere in the middle. Since your friendship started it was impossible for the two of you to hide your feelings so you immediately confessed to each other and started to be clear that you liked the other, but that was it.

since that day, about 2 years ago, you both have hang out together all the time, spent valentine's day and even christmas and new year together. You cuddle and watch movies while having deep talks at night, and it would be unfair if you didn't mention the endless makeout sessions everyday, yes, everyday. 

the things is that since the tension between you two increases every day, since the first time you kissed it never stopped, that's one of the things that confuses you even more. Yuta always listens to you, supports and even tho doesn't open easily to people he shares his worries with you too. If he liked you so much and even confessed to you why can't he get serious, did he lost someinterest? Is he playing around with girls? Or he just doesn't like you anymore?    

you are driving to Yuta's apartment to finally have the talk with him. You have tried countless times to have a serious talk with him about seeing where this relationship is going, he always avoid the talk changing the topic or kissing you, you are tired of this, it's been to years of this thing, so today is the day were you are gonna put the cards on the table for him making him choose if he wants to start a relationship or if he is gonna let you go, not be friends anymore and find someone who is looking for the same.  

you open the door with the keys Yuta gave you, you walk in and find a messy hair Yuta who has probably spent the whole night having a netflix marathon.

"Oh, hi y/n." He turns at you as soon as he hears the door open and gives a bright smile. You grab the remote and turn off the tv.

"W-what happened? What are you doing?." 

"Yuta, we need to talk." You look at him with no expression and he seems confused, he rolls his eyes and nods at you.

"Uhm, okay talk." He grabs a handful of popcorn and you take the recipient off his hand and place it on the table. He looks at you shocked and slightly annoyed.

"I'm serious." You sit on the couch next to him and cross your arms.

"Okay, okay, i will listen." Yuta positions himself in the couch looking at you.

"I'm tired to having to come to you and have this conversation maybe once at month. And don't even try no change the topic." You point at him angry.

"Yuta, you know i like you and i know you like me too. I enjoy spending time with you, cuddling, kissing and all of that, but it has started to be tiring now. When people sees us they always asks us if we are a couple or if we are dating, even our families! But we have to laugh it off and say 'Oh no, we are just friends'." You shake your head showing disappointment.

"You know how tired i am of seeing couples walking around being all happy, holding hands, hugging in public, knowing that i could have that but you freaking don't want too!" You look at him and express with an angry tone.

"I want to be able to show the world how much i like you and how special you are to me hut i can't. Even our friends start making jokes about us saying that we are two unstable people who can't even build a relationship." You close your eyes and take a deep breath.

"Yuta i really like you but if you don't want to give step with me and gonna do it my own. I'm gonna move on, start a new chapter and leave you and this friendship behind. I'm sorry but it's been two years of this game, to freaking years! and i don't want to play it anymore." You are upset about having to take this out of tour chest but if you didn't you were going to explode and mess up with your emotions.

Yuta was serious during the whole talk looking and paying attention to everything you had to say, not even moving a bit.

"Oh my god, this again." He crosses his arms and smirks looking annoyed. 

"No, don't worry I'll not change the topic." He put on an angry expression.

"Y/n, the reason why i never answer it's because i don't want to hurt you. I'm not ready to be in a relationship, in fact, i don't want to. You are amazing and such a good friend, but that's all that i can consider you." You feel how your heart starts breaking in tiny pieces and Yuta looks unbothered, not showing any emotions.

"The kissing, cuddling and spending time together, i enjoy it, but because I'm not involving any deep emotions in it, just having fun with a friend." He smile sarcastic not caring about how broken you look. He approaches to you grabbing your jaw softly in between his hand.

"Y/m let's be honest, if we started a relationship in means breaking up someday also leading us to fights, jealousy and not talking anymore. Let's just keep like this, we are chill, not having problems between us, okay?" He smiles like a winner thinking that he could convince you. You push his hand away and step back.

"I can't believe you are such an idiot." You look at him shocked by his words.

"No Yuta, i don't want to keep 'having fun' with you and no, i don't want to be your friend either. Like i said, if you don't want this I'll just move on and keep living my life." You grab your bag and throw his keys aggressively on the living room's table.

"You are overreacting as always, but you know what? You can do anything you want." He says annoyed.

"Okay i will, bye." You make your way to the door placing your hand on the lock about to open it.

"And by the way, when i said i like you i meant as a friend, not that i wanted you to be my girlfriend. Don't misunderstand." Yuta says in a quiet tone and then head to his bedroom leaving you at the door.

You open the door and run to your car crying. You can't believe what Yuta just said. You were so brave at talking to him and he just acted so unbothered and not caring a bit about your feelings. You drink water and tell yourself to calm down. You said you had to move on and you were going to, sadly saying goodbye to Yuta.  

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Eleven Tips on Having Your Own Apartment/Living On Your Own.

This list is compiled by me and my next door neighbor Tami, who was once a man named Todd but isn't anymore and is now living her best life like the amazing woman she is. She is 30 and has lived single in an apartment since she was 19, so she has some interesting tips. I've only lived on my own for a little over a year now, since I started college, but believe me. You gather quite a few little nuggets of knowledge in as short a time as 12 months. Anyway, here we go:

Don't buy expensive furniture (like your parents), at least until you buy an actual house. It just gets dinged up and scratched and then you have to scream and there is unnecessary stress. IKEA has perfectly nice shit that doesn't cost a fortune and is quite durable. This counts for plates and cups too.

Buy cleaning supplies/shampoo or soap of any kind regularly and especially right after you sign the lease. Keep up with when you'll need more. A little list on the inside of the cupboard door where you keep the cleaning things is very handy.

Don't be an obsessive little bitch about every bad thing that happens. It's just not worth it. Okay, so, you dropped a lightbulb and there's glass all over the floor. It's not like anyone died. Clean it up. Act like a normal, sane adult. Fake it till you make it.

If you have a pet(s) (I have a cat, Tami has three parakeets that hate each other), keep up with their litter box/cage. It's no good at all to just let it sit and get more and more disgusting as the days go by and you're just sitting on the couch rewatching Stranger Things on Netflix and cookie baking videos on Instagram. You'll thank yourself when you daily scoop the poop, and there's no horrid cat pee stench wafting around the apartment.

Don't pick up the phone, he's only calling cause he's drunk and alone — wait. Sorry. I mean, pay the bills on time. Put incessant reminders on your phone if you're forgetful like me. Tami says have two calendars. One in your room, and one on your refrigerator, and write all the dates you owe money and such down on both. (We also have auto-pay nowadays, where the company takes the money out of your account automatically every month, and this is nice as long as you make sure you always have enough money in your account to ensure you don't get overdrawn.

Make friends with your landlord. Bring him/her/them cookies and shit around the hollydayz. If you learned anything from the college/job application process, it's that to know people and have good relationships is a good, nay, great thing.

Do your laundry on Friday nights. If you live in the city like Tami and I, chances are people are more busy at parties or hanging out with friends than doing their laundry and the laundromat is usually pretty empty. Also, never leave your washing machine or dryer while your clothes are in there. This is a recipe for disaster, and your clothes will either get stolen or dumped on the floor. Also, try to wash your bedsheets every two weeks or more, and have extra pillowcases, especially if you have skin prone to breakouts. Grease and dead skin cells build up super fast on your pillows. Clean pillowcase = clear skin.

Keep your food stocks up too! I know grocery shopping is annoying and how easy it is to get sidetracked by the prepackaged Little Debbie/Hostess dessert isle, but you just gotta. Buy a loaf of bread. While we're here on the lovely subject of food:

Stick to a diet. You'll be amazed how quickly you jump from size 6 to size 12 when you live off cheap spicy Ramen, pizza, and garlic knots. Buy lettuce. Buy tomatoes. Love yourself. Drink water.

Okay, now this one isn't a must, but it's nice. You really should know what foods and things you're allergic to, if any. Go to a doctor and get allergy testing done if you can afford it. You don't want to end up puffed up and dead from suffocation on your living room floor because oh hey, you were allergic to shellfish. Hindsight is 50/50. Tami says, "I didn't find out I was allergic to peanuts until I was passing out in the restaurant. Don't be like me. Get allergy testing."

If you're actively having sex, don't depend on your lover to have condoms/protection. No glove, no love, y'all. Remember that, because it's sound advice. If you're on birth control, you need to get tested for STDs. Keep your test results organized, and go as regularly as your clinic says to. This isn't a laughing matter, and if you can't handle sexual responsibilities, then you shouldn't be having sex.

All right then. That concludes this talk. Good luck adulting, everyone, and don't forget to replace your mascara every three months.