#really apprecaite you all hope everyone has a great day

[casdeans-pie]

Happy Christmas / Happy Holidays to you all !!

It's hard to believe I've only been in the spn fandom for just over a year and in that time I feel like I've made so many friends and beloved mutuals 💕

I truly wish you all have the most amazing 25th of December, no matter what you celebrate or where you are!!

[rins-reviewz]

Rampage (2018) 3.27/5 $$$

(Just a Quick memo for anyone reading. I will not mention anything that will spoil the movie unless you see -->(!@#$POILER!@#$) Just skip over that part. I will Close the Spoiler with the same message. ENJOY)

This movie was actually not as bad as it should be presumed to be. 

        I want to start off by saying there is a reason that DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON is the highest paid actor in 2018. He deserves every single dollar of the reported 20 Million he was paid for this film (Forbes). The rock has certainly seen an uptick in the number of movie appearances he has made recently, and I just had to see what the hype was all about. 

        I have to admit I was skeptical about watching a movie that looked forced, from the pure thought it was a movie about a random NES Nintendo video game from 1986. After I watched, I must say you should at least give this movie a chance due to the fact of how convincing The Rock is as an actor.  This movie also gets a great boost from whoever did all the CGI of all of the Mutated Monsters in this movie.  CGI is Computer Generated Imaging, basically animation.  I also enjoy the casting decision to have Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the antagonist in this movie.  Now he is more of an internal antagonist and is mainly a subsidiary when picturing the movies entire story as a whole as explained in the spoiler. Irrelevant kind of, but it could have a slight effect that I have seen the AMC tv show The Walking Dead, and he plays Negan a violent antagonist in that series. He essentially plays the same character in Rampage as well. This movie does a pretty decent job at portraying a video game through Hollywood Live Action Flick, just hammered with a big name actor, as well as a decent antagonist with great supporting actors. Like every movie, it has its ups and downs, but I did enjoy the film minus a few parts which I will get into in the next paragraph. 

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        Previously I stated that Jeffrey Dean Morgan was the antagonist, but he actually is not.  He plays more of a superiority that is supposed to go against what the rock wants until he ultimately just comes around and sees that what the rock is doing is actually the right way to proceed.  Classic movie character storyline, to have an internal conflict, as well as an external conflict in the story of the main character.  What really helps make this a decent movie is the number of issues the rock is dealing with in the movie, such as evacuating the city, keeping people safe, and the military going against his ideas, mutants running around destroying the city, and he also has the company responsible for the mutations creating a chaotic situation for him to endure. 

        I really enjoy when a director, kills off stupid characters.  When this one girl gets eaten by the gorilla, just awesome.  I also enjoyed him killing off the assistant I absolutely hated the entire time, by having a giant piece of the building crush him after Jeffery Dean Morgan’s character gives him an eery talk about the laptop he's carrying.  (Subtle reminders of the Walking Dead during the Season 7 Opener, 

       I have to give credit to Jeffrey Dean Morgan for being able to create a strange tension and feeling of psychopathy vibes prior to someone dying, I would really like to see him in a movie about a serial killer or something.  Could be a stretch or even just plain weird, but WHATEVER I just feel it could be a great role for him. 

      I am not sure if the Rock had improved his own lines at certain points, but when he beat up the two security guards after the sergeant kicked him out of the headquarters he said some funny lines.  He also has some great one-liners throughout.  I decently enjoyed every interaction with the gorilla named George and the rocks character.  They were so sentimental, and the whole backstory flashback to when the rock found George, and how George watched his mom get hacked apart by poachers was just crazy.  The first time the rock introduces all of us to the animals, and one of the other male characters says, poachers,, I think he improves the scene by saying “it is not nice to say poachers around women” just a classic rock flirting with girls to appear to have a strong sentimental side, is just purely great comedy as we see through various Rock films.

        I also wonder what the potential this movie could have had as an R-Rated movie, and a lot more gore, and violence just like the original game that seems ahead of its time.  

         This movie never felt like it lost me too much, and felt like the story was well thought out.  I would assume this had to be well thought out even more thoroughly then we could even imagine.  If anyone has ever played that video game from 1986, you would never be able to get this type of backstory for that game, by simply plugging in your NES, and playing it.  Not even in 20 years did I think this complex of a backstory was possible.  Let alone would any producers or people funding this movie be 10000 percent on board with investing 20 million into the rock (Forbes), or however much more they spent to get this movie done.  I looked it up after I typed the previous sentence, and it was approx. 120 Million according to Bing.  Also felt they closed the movie well with the ending and everything, plus everyone loves the rock I guess. 

        I feel like they wrote a strong romance between rock and the girl he is alwys with out of the movie as well, and attempted to make the romacnec more on the Gorilla George with the Rock.  Great ending to the film, and I enjoyed it enough to give it over a 3.  They gave the charcter of the gorilla a cool personality too. 

(SIDE NOTE) Yes I use bing, and not paid to mention that, but technically I feel like I am because when you use bing you can convert the rewards points into real money, any questions ask me happy to share the awesomeness info.  (SIDE NOTE END)

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        This movie was worth a watch, I mean what else are you doing, besides hanging out with that friend who claims they saw everything already.  This movie had some points where actors had some bad lines, and The Rock really helped provide a supplemental balance for all of that. Like I stated before, the CGI was done right in this movie, and we all have to remember this was a live action movie based on a video game. They did tons of promotion on it, and I am sure it did what anyone would expect it to do at the box office, but that does not really even matter because who cares what the box office thinks or how much money the film made.  I just want to get the knowledge of this movie out and will continue to do this with many films as often as possible.  What I am saying is give the kid a chance.  LET me guide you into cinema selection heaven, and help steer you clear of the BullS***. This movie could be considered that, but I tend to enjoy movies with the rock since we grew up with the people's elbow, and IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOU THINK at the end of the day.  ( That was just a slight joke referring to something the Rock used to say in his WWF days.)  If you have nothing else to watch and you have already read all my reviews then feel free to give this movie a shot and let me know what you thought after you loved or hated it.  Thanks for reading I apprecaite you all hope to do giveaways eventually.  

I give this flick a 3.27 out of 5. 

[the-appreciation-zone]

I LOVE jalexy's taz fics. Raise and get Razed is fuckin hilarious, and Do You Remember Me is so sad and sweet and Im so excited for the next update <3!

Jalexy I don’t really know you that well but from what I’ve seen you are very nice and I love seeing your icon in the chat discussions!!

Galexy is really jazzed about dnd! And she knows her stuff! It's really fun going back and forth when talking about the pros and cons of spells in different situations!

Hey Jalexy! It’s been a lot of fun seeing you around on the writer’s discord! Thanks for giving boom and me ways to customize the server to maximum non-readability – I’m sure we’ll use that information in totally responsible ways and not at all for fun and goofs. Your ideas for the potential Pacific Rim au were great – you mentioned that you like to make connections between the different stories and that’s one of my absolute favorite parts of coming up with aus. We should talk more about aus sometime! I love them so much, come and talk and share this au pit with me. (Then we can trick other people into writing them.)

I read your fic, “Raise and get Razed” and it was wonderful! I really like that you took a look at what necromancers might be beyond very goth and hiding out in caves; those are fun too, but the necromancers in your story are original and interesting! I love the idea of average people getting creative with a dark form of magic for relatively innocent reasons – I never would have considered a person using necromancy to help their farm, but asking a parent for advice using plants as a sacrifice are excellent ideas.

I think my favorite part, though, were the pun names and Lup’s reaction to them! I have no idea how you came up with so many but that entire section where the group is being asked for their names was wonderful. My absolute favorite line is this: “B- Buddy- Buddy Corpse? His name’s Buddy Corpse. It’s- it’s ironic how he- he died really c- cause I can admit that it sounds like bloody corpse but th- that’s his real god given name.” (Poor guy, how did he never notice this trend?) Lup going back to retrieve the bodies just so she could see if their names were also puns was hilarious and absolutely something Lup would do. Poor Kravitz is trying to be professional and Lup and Barry aren’t helping; it’s a mess and a delightful peek into their dynamics together!

Thank you for sharing this work and some wonderful experiences on discord, and I hope we can talk again soon! I hope you feel every bit as appreciated as you deserve to be!

I’ve also read your fic “Do You Remember Me?” that you’re collabing with hyperInactive, and I am so excited to see where you two go with it! I’m incredibly fond of aus, and especially those that explore what might have happened differently in the story with even a slight change. I really love the idea of Lup getting out of the Umbrastaff early, and this is the first time that I’ve seen it explored with Lup leaving the Umbrastaff during the Rockport Limited arc. (While I was reading I hoped that the au aspect was going to be Lup being freed early, but I was not expecting it to happen in that moment! I had to stop and try to remember if that was how the fight went down - and then the crab snapped the staff and I had a great “oh shit” moment.) That’s such a unique opportunity! Lup has the chance to see what’s happening on the moon base and react to it, but is also able to more obviously interact with events of the story in a way that she couldn’t in canon. There are so many possibilities here! I’m not sure what you’re planning with the rest of the fic, but there are several arcs filled with potential and I’m so excited to see where you go with it!

What I especially liked in the fic - something else I haven’t seen before - is Lup refusing to believe that her brother would have forgotten about her. There are a number of fics that explore Lup learning things from inside the umbrella, and in most of them she figures out almost immediately that Taako has forgotten everything, including her. I love the difference of, despite all of the evidence that might hint otherwise, Lup doesn’t believe it. (And the moment on the train when she wonders if Taako stopped looking for her after a couple of years broke my heart - she’s not angry, but she never would have stopped looking for Taako.) That’s such a realistic way to portray that realization; it’s the one thing that Lup refuses to accept until she absolutely has to, and that gives her moment of realization so much more impact. I’m very excited to see what you do with both this and other fics in the future!

"Jalexy, the apprecaition zone has led me to your Ao3 and i have never been more greatful. 'Raise and get Razed' was hilarious and all round a wonderful short read! All their names are puns and it took me a while to get it but once it clicked I died laughing. Also the setting of the barn, and their reason for summoning (pumpkings, the first instinct when pumpins arn't growing is ask a demon. im.)  was great?? I loved it. Im not very far into 'Do You Remember Me' that you have been writing with hyperInactive but bOY is it good. The lup feels are so heavy in this one, and I can assure you I'll be binging the entire fic sometime soon. Theres this wonderful mix of lines straight from the podcast as well as explorations of scenes from Lup's perspective and its just. The feels. Its just all so good."

Cool. Well I would like to say that I read some of her fics and that her strongest skill, one I really envy, is her ability for description! It’s really easy to picture what she’s saying and it’s all so real seeming. Honestly it’s an amazing skill and makes her writing great in a way that keeps my attention and I just assume everyone else’s

Their angst is absolutely A+ and their tumblr has the perfect balance of fandom v memes, and i enjoy following them v much (although I don't understand their homestuck references, which i assume are very funny based on other experiences). They're a warm and funny presence on the discord, which is mainly how I know them, and they're always around to chat or to help generate Horrible Ideas. They are eminently quotable and the discord would be an emptier place without them.

Ive got my addition! Ive read and reread your gift for candlenights sooo many times!! I love your works, but that one in particular was so funny i was dying! Badass dysfunctional reaper squad is the absolute best, and I love how you write them! You’re a ton of fun to have in the chat, from the thousands of cursed jean jokes that get dropped to the fun ideas tossed around (even in the dangerous waters of the homestuck tag). Stay cool!!

Raise and get Razed was one of the funniest TAZ fics I've read!! Barry is a nerd, the characterization was spot-on, and the sheer amount of puns... I kept laughing through the entire thing! Also, I love your blog and blog theme,, it's so soft and nice to look at.

I hope this isn't too late but for galaxies good good feels thing I wanted to say that I knew them in the McElroy party server and they've always been extremely fun to be around and just a joy to be near. they always have soft, fluffy ideas that they execute beautifully, it's good enough to be published as a children's book, and honestly, their ideas are great for when you just want to unwind with a warm and fluffy story.

Sorry this is so late ive been moving house while working full time things been slipping x.x Jalexy! Holy jazz you beautiful human, you are a day-brightener in every possible way! You're so positive and easy to talk to and an actual literal Great Human with a tumblr that is aaaaaall Good Shit (bc I legit scrolled through for a couple hours because all of it was so good?? You know how to pass on that good good content and it's ALWAYS a good day when you're on my dash. Thank you for being one of the sunshine people <3

"Hey!!! I don't get to talk to you nearly enough for how fucking cool you are, but you are super fucking cool. I wish i had so much more substace to put in this than i do, but school is kicking my ass (like always, really, fucking developmental disorders, why are they like this???) and i am a nervous bean who has seen your url and your killer handle (seriously, that nickname and handle are to die for!!! good shit right there) many times and been too weenie to talk to you. I know you are super chill and super cool, and i admire you a lot, and hopefully we talk a lot in the future. <3"

Time To Appreciate the Shit out of Alex!  Like, ok, you are just so good???? im giving up on anonymity here, you're gonna know its me by what I say.  If I tried to be vague and anonymous, I wouldnt be happy with what I said.  (Also this is gonna be super sappy bc i have two modes: Angst and Sap, and this sure as hell isnt gonna be the former).  Anyway, you are so much fun to write fics with.  Like, hands down I would write endless amounts of stories with you bc you have such good ideas, constantly.  Half the time our brainstorming is me sending you an idea that I think is decent but not that great, and then you sending back an idea that is just So Damn Good.  Your story ideas are super original too, and they're stories that if I saw them in a bookstore i would buy them in a heartbeat because I've seen nothing really like them.  And your writing never fails to make me laugh, because you just have this way of adding humor to stories that doesn't seem forced at all and I'm convinced its a whole different art form because I could never be as funny as you when I write.  And then, when the humor is super obvious in the writing it doesnt even feel wrong or clunky in any way it's just hysterical.

Your writing style is just so unique and I could read it forever.  Youve been one of my absolute Best Friends for four years now, and you've motivated me to write so much, I can never repay you for all the ideas youve given me and the beta-ing help and the brainstorming we've done that most of the time turns into us making jokes about Everything.  Do You Remember Me is one of my favorite things to write, and thats largely thanks to you.  You're just so supportive of all my writing, no matter what it is, and I hope that I'm doing a good job in return because honestly?  I think one of the reasons I'm so intent on making that fic perfect is because I want to make you proud?  You're just a huge inspiration to me and I really want you to be happy with the fics we make together.  And you'd better know that when you publish your first novel, I'll be the first one to get a copy because its gonna be amazing! You're gonna be amazing!

[catastrophic-creation-blog]

love?

lately ive been seeing lots of osts about staying strong in times of hardships but not man about my more hippie followings and i just saw a post and it basicly said that if you keep puting out love into the universe it will eventually find its way back to you even if not in the time frame you thought to begin with and this made me think today i went swimming and had a great day with my teacher and and friend from school we do small group outings and we went to the ymca my teacher and i were talking and she has a phycoligy degree and i told her about when i was younger than nine how i had a swimming party at the ymca and how theyre was a boy nick who came to my party and he couldnt swim he brought his swim stuff but had never been taught to swim and i would swim for a while then check on nick and be like nick if you want to come swim you can id stay in the shallow end with you and maybe i could teach you some strokes swimming has always been my happy place and ive always wanted to share that happy place with people today my teacher lets call her E E said finn not many kids that young would take time out of their day to help another kid and ive been thinking about it for a while but all ive ever put out into the world is as much good as i could no matter how many people threw my niceness back in my face i always had hope for another person ive only had one friend that stayed long term his name is jonathan and he has autism mental retardation and fragile x sydrom the more i think about life the more i see how the universe tested me and pushed me i was the “ happiest kid alive” from the day i was born until about age 11 and from the day i was born i wished the best for every one i remember wishing on birthday candles and wishing flowers for love love was the big thing i wanted even when i was the happiest kid alive when i was about 11 i started slowing down rapidly my depression was setting in more and more by the day by age 12 my psychcatrist doctor ordered that i do not attend school i didnt go to school from age 12 to 15 when i was 15 they found my miricale drug but very quickly i realised what had been happening when i wasnt really there within a month of finding my miricale drug i was put into foster care and i gave nothing but kindness to everyone there theyre were all kinds of kids some days wed have 3 fist fights break out and id have to take the little kids and lock us in the art room so no one would try and take their anger out on and 11 year old having a panic attack i just kept putting love into the air putting light into the world with every breath i get out and witin 2 years of getting out im sexually assulted i have trauma from it still but i dont think hes really that bad of a person and i find a silver lining as i always do now i can help other people who have been sexually assulted too i am soon 17 and i work from the moment i wake up to the moment i go to bed because i live with my mom again i wake up go to school until 2-2:30 get on the bus until 2:30-3 then start my shift at my job making money i dont have many people who treat me human there but greatly apprecaite the ones who do i just keep pumping out all the love i have to offer into the world one day a coworker and i message and she says you remindme of my cousin her cousin and i date for about a week we dont click at all then his sister messages me and he says dont talktoher shell tell you things i dont want you to know i say fuck that i talk to who i want and start talking to her and make a connection unlike ive ever had with anyone ever in my life she just gets it i break up with brother and date huntyr for so long ive been trying to pump out enough love for some to cirule back to me to have someone cherrish me half as much as i cherrish every person i meet vaulue me highly respect me and for a long time i didnt think i was going to live to be 18 my 18th birthday is in 18 days and im still a little bit confused how i got here how i got the girl of my dreams and she just turned 17 and i am about to turn 18 she is the first time ive invsioned the future every timebefore her in my life i saw my self ending by my own hands before i would be a man now ihave the kind of feeling that only fears death because theyres just not enough time i want to spend every moment with her ive spent so much time with her over the last 11 months and i have been faced with so many hte fulled people who tried to teach me how to full my heart with hate and then every spot that feels a little bit empty using hate like duct tape sealing over any cracks so i wont crumble but isntad i chose to let the weak spots be extra fausets to let my love drip out of every vulnerable part of me exposed to let more people feel this contagious feeling of happiness and love and i think im to a point in life where its not “i will be genuinly happy finally IF “ and have finally found the reason i have needed to shine so brightly when people are in our own fogs and funks of life we need to have a lighthouse to guide us to each other so when i let the rays of my inner love and happiness seap out of me and grow into someting beautiful she can see it too i feel like ive been in a forest for a long time just going you know how if someone drops you off in the middle of the forst without anything you just keep going one direction because forest doesnt last forever you dont know what will great you when you reach the edge you just know that forests will not go on forever thats whatlife has been for so long not knowing why i keep moving why when that i have enough energy to shine like a light house i do and why i wake up in the morning i think this feeling is what ive been waiting for i feel like i could live with out everything excet her i feel like selling everything i own to make more room for her more roomto hold her more room to dance when no ones watching more room to kiss her softly and make her know she is the true one for me . when you make a scientific mind belife in soul mates thats a great task in itself but making her believe in soul mates AND that your her soul mate is something beautful