#so we went and saw it in 3D which he really enjoyed! :)

[tiskycat]

Just watched Avatar 2. Thots under the cut

A three hour movie cut into three acts on the hour. Well balanced, but some scenes dragged, especially in the second act. The real bad flashing lights were only for one short scene, contrary to some reports (which made it sound like it would have been a recurring instance… it Definitely Was Not. But the scene with it DID make me have to close me eyes for a second and I’m not even particularly sensitive to flashing lights so. Take that how you will)

Act 1: the actual sequel part. Tells the story of what Jake and Neytiri have been up to since the first movie (fucking. They’ve been fucking.) Also, somehow, Palpatine the colonel has returned -_-

Act 2: literally just a condensed version of the first movie, but with Jake’s son. Like plot beat for plot beat.

Act 3: Well now James Cameron is just trying to re-film the last half of Titanic (DOWN TO THE MUSIC…… LITERALLY THE SINKING STARTED PLAYING……. DUDES IN THE BOILER ROOM SWEPT OUT BY WATER…. THE MAIN FEMALE LEAD STUCK IN AN AIRPOCKET WITH THE LIGHTS FLICKERING…..,,. KATE WINSLET WAS APPARENTLY THERE?? SOMEWHERE????)

[mimiyewaffles]

A FEW INTERESTING THINGS

I guess I need help

So if y'all dont know, I'm trying to revise my boyfriend's d3ath.

It's been two months since I have been affirming and a few days since I got into the concept of void. Now, I'm trying to get into the void.

I've noticed a few crazy things, that I would love to share.

I've always affirmed that “everyone will forget about my boyfriend's demise because it was just my nightmare and no such thing ever happened. He's all alive and healthy” So I guess my affirmations are kinda playing out.

1.

When I got to know about his demise, I sent him like 100 texts that day, I was so emotional and poured down everything to him. He not only is my boyfriend, but also is my best friend. The bestest friend ever and it was the worst day of my life. I was never ready to lose him.

I sent those 100 texts to him on Snapchat and obviously, my texts were just delivered. Nobody read them because that "nobody" Was long gone. I'm talking about feb, 2024. So I checked his snapchat after a few days of emotional ranting, and those texts didn't show up. I thought it might be a glitch and now after like 3 months, I went back to check on him because I missed him and guess what? ALL OF THOSE TEXTS ARE GONE!

Now idk if I'm tweaking but wtf? Snapchat has this feature where messages get deleted after 24 hours of being seen. But nobody saw my messages to begin with, where are those texts????

Like... All the snaps, that were sent before those texts and even after those texts are still in delivered, not seen.

Can anyone tell me if this is a glitch? This couldn't be, right? It's been 3 months to that incident, if it were glitch, it would have been fixed by now but idk-

2.

My bf would post about his travelling and stuffs in Instagram reels and I often visit his account to look at him all alive once again and one day, I noticed one of his reels cover has changed 💀 and I even showed it to my sister and friend and they were shocked too. I thought it might be a glitch too. But it stayed like that for 3 days and then switched back to what it was before.

This might be a glitch idk honestly but my friend said it might be a "timeline/dimensions overlapping"

3.

Two of my close friends are really logical minded and I never told them about my manifestation/shifting to a reality where my bf never got into an accident, because they wouldn't believe me. They don't even believe in multiple realities... So, not worth it.

A week ago, I texted one of these friends, saying that I feel like my bf is alive (emotional ranting) and all she told me was to hold up and move on, I'm thinking way too much 😮‍💨

And that's that. We didn't talk much about it.

After a few days of that, she texted me herself telling me that she feels the same. She feels as if my bf is alive too and maybe faking a death. We didn't get into the conclusion but yeah, we are still in doubt.

Also I would daydream about meeting my bf once again and i would make infinite possibilities to proof my reasoning mind that he's alive. So one of my imagination was my friend texting my bf's brother (they have nothing in common, they don't even know each other yet I imagined them talking) and his brother would say that my boyfriend is actually alive. And that scene exactly happened, except for the alive part. my friend talked to his brother to get his "last" Pics and guess what? They don't have that. Which is super weird because that accident just happened this year and those photos are gone. I texted one of his other brother who always replies to my texts and always give me updates about how their family is grieving but when I asked about pics, he left me on seen— again very weird.

Moreover, all of them (his family members) have moved on completely. They are enjoying and travelling. Idk how but like in a month of my bf's demise, they started partying a stuff which is super weird to me.

.....

I guess my affirmations are kinda becoming true. My 3D is maybe conforming slowly (?) Idk 😭

Lemme know what y'all think. Any tips on revising such thing would be appreciated. Thanks for reading 🎐

I'm sorry if I don't make any sense, I'm probably being delusional. Sorry for the rant 🥲🤌

[novaazurite]

Making my grand return after 3 weeks of inactivity! (Though I may not be active all the time) Lets talk about TPOT 14!

While I did enjoy this episode a lot, the only downside I have with it is how it was a little too fast paced, I can handle that for BFDIA, but I think knowing how TPOT usually is maybe it was a little offputting, I might need to do a rewatch, but I remember a lot from the episode so im still goin with this post.

So with that said...lets start the ramble session!

So I just want to point out how Pencil is clearly living in the past on how obsessed she is to desprately reform FreeSmart by getting Book and Ice Cube, idk why it just feels funny and weird, you can clearly tell how uncomfortable they were in this and last episode that they want nothing to do with her, whatever the hell she did to them in IDFB (im still having thoughts the 'FreeSmart downfall' is gonna hppen in IDFB with Match being the first to leave the LOL.)

Ill admit the shot of the new TCOA was pretty cool, I like it when they implement 3d things into BFDI

Now... onto the CAS. I freaked out so bad in vc when I saw Pin and Ice Cube safe, ik Taggy and Book was gonna be safe so i didnt worry, but felt like Pin was in danger because she couldnt do much being stuck to Gaty, I thought Icy was gonna be out because she was used just to try and kill the fish monster, she couldnt really do much. But OH MY GOD.

I FUCKING GOT IT RIGHT. FOR A WHILE I HAD A FEELING ERASER AND GATY WAS GONNA BE OUT. Ill be honest Eraser didnt have much going on anymore because of Teardrop being eliminated in TPOT 9, so what else did he have left? I dont know exactly, I really had expected him getting out. Now TREE? I didnt expect him to be in the bottom 2, I thought he would be third to last safe, Pin and Gaty being bottom two because both of them didnt do much but be stabbed and used as a weapon by Robot Flower. As much as I love Gaty, I had a feeling she was gonna be out, and finding out I was right about her and Eraser being out made me insanely shocked. The first time I ever got a TPOT prediction right, though I thought One was gonna immediately snatch them up soon after, but good thing Book took notice of it and try to have and her, alongside Pin try to keep Gaty safe. While the others threw Eraser around basically.

Now im glad we got to see the elimination space again, and seeing the others are trying to escape, Fries and Puffball trying to break what seems to be a barrier? Also I noticed Saw, Nickel and Coiny are not there, ik they arent snatched by One but maybe theyre somewhere?

This genuinely made me sad, I had a really good feeling Two was gonna be upset about Gaty being out, I was definetly aware they couldnt bring themself to send her to the elimination space knowing how close she is to them, I didnt expect them to send her to kitchen, however, seeing the scene of One staring at her makes me feel like Two should had sent her there, Gaty is at risk of being snatched, which is gonna upset them even more or hell, send them into a panic, from what ive seen, they seem to brush off the fact Bell/Bomby/Barf Bag/Needle are missing, but what happens if Gaty disappears? Will they try to keep running the show? Theres a lot of predictions you can go off from.

I just wanna show this screenshot its so funny that Taggy is just staring at Book like this 😭😭😭

Glad to see Firey Jr again!

Its funny how DPYA tried to do the same thing from last episode trying to defeat that venus flytrap(?), like sure that would totally work again.

Kind of like how Pin thought doing this again was gonna work in BFDIA 15, LOL.

Closing out my post on the post credits scene, I kind of wonder where the other exitors went. I completely freaked out seeing Match end up in the Pillary Ruins, and this shot here is so cool like.... Knowing last episode we saw Firey and Leafy, are we gonna see more of the BFB contestants again? I wonder what they will have for the plot in future episodes...

And something tells me FreeSmart may reform again, knowing Match is with Ruby and Bubble, and apparently Pencil trying to get Ice Cube and Book back, though its not gonna happen.

[a34trgv2]

Why It Worked: The Bad Guys

SPOILER WARNING: This post contains majors spoilers for The Bad Guys. If You haven't seen this film, you might want to before reading further. You've been warned.

Introduction: The Bad Guys is an animated action, comedy, heist film based on the children's book series by Adam Blabey. Directed by Pierre Perifel, the film stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Marron, Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Zazi Beets, Alex Borstein, Richard Ayode, and Lilly Singh as Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Ms. Tarantula, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark, Diane Foxington, Police Chief Misty Luggins, Prof. Marmalade, and Tiffany Fluffit. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film was released on April 22, 2022. Critics were very receptive to it as 88% of 172 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes gave an average rating of 6.9/10. The film was also a massive success, even by pre-pandemic standards, as it made $250 million on a budget of $69-80 million. When I first saw the trailer, I thought it looked super dope and upon watching it on Blu-ray I was absolutely blown away. This film excelled at all the aspects of it's filmmaking and I'm more than happy to talk about it on Why It Worked.

The Plot: Set in a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals coexist, a group of convicted felons plot to pose as good samaritans to pull off the biggest heist of all time. Things start to go awry when Wolf, the leader of the group, starts to find that being good actually feels really good. This puts his friendship with the guys, particularly Snake, to the test and uncovers a conspiracy that puts all of LA in great danger. Right out of the gate, this film hooks you with an amazing opening chase sequence that brilliantly introduces the characters, the world they inhabit, and the main conflict at hand. In addition to witty dialogue and hilarious jokes, the opening showcases what the tone of the film is and why we sympathize with these characters. The best part? The film keeps the momentum of the first 7 minutes going for the rest of the picture! This film has exquisite pacing with each scene showcasing wonderful use of show, dont tell, clever jokes, and excellent camaraderie between the characters. The greatest highlight of the film's story is its happy marriage of 2D and 3D animation, clearly taking a page from Sony's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The film brings these characters to life with remarkable cel-shading, unique body types based on their personalities, and very expressive facial features. LA also looks gorgeous with vibrant warm colors in the daytime, contrasting with soothing cool colors at night. The city also feels lived in with an abundance of people populating the backgrounds and the city feeling like a huge playground for the Bad Guys. The biggest highlights of the animation are the action scenes, which best showcase the speed, veracity, and vibrant colors the film offers. This film's story was already funny and unique, but the filmmakers went above and beyond in making this a masterclass of visual storytelling.

Cast and Characters: This has got to be among DreamWorks' best casted films! Everybody brings their A game to their roles, and they all have such great chemistry with one another. Our leading pickpocket and chief, Wolf, is such a swave, charismatic and funny leader who at first enjoys the life of crime he's chosen, but grows so fond of doing good he starts to drift from his original beliefs and becomes a really complex character. Major props to Sam Rockwell for delivering such an authentic and funny performance. His best friend, Snake, is a crusty, deadpan python who relishes his crime life more than Wolf, and they become at odds as the film progresses, and Wolf gradually becomes a different person. Marc Marron gave a very nuanced performance, making him sound crusty but also funny and fleshed out. Shark is a big, lovable master of disguise who adds extra comedy to the film thanks in large part to Craig Robinson's performance. Tarantula is the sassy, tech-savvy arachnid that serves as the group's hacker and is played brilliantly by Awkwafina. Piranha is a psychotic fish that acts first and thinks never and has some really good singing chops thanks to Anthony Ramos. Governor Diane Foxington is a sly, sassy, and clever public official who makes for a great foil for Wolf and is played wonderfully by Zazie Beets. Family Guy alum, Alex Borstein, absolutely kills it as Police Chief Misty Luggins, making her sound boisterous and manic in her pursuit of the Bad Guys. Lilly Singh did a really good job as Tiffany Fluffit, making her sound like an eccentric and bubbly news reporter. Then there's the film's surprise villain, Professor Marmalade. I honestly never saw the twist coming because, at first, he seemed like a genuinely good person who believes the Bad Guys can change, and everyone deserves a second chance. Once his true colors are revealed, that's when it all clicked. All this time, Marmalade was using the Bad Guys as a ruse to keep everyone's eyes off him so he could take the meteorite and harness its power to pull the biggest heist the world has ever known: using mind controlled guinea pigs to steal $1 billion dollars that was going to charity! Wow, now THAT'S evil! Richard Ayode provided such a brilliant performance, perfectly playing the kind, optimistic, good-hearted Marmalade while also devouring the scenery when his true colors are revealed. This is such a wonderful cast of characters, and everyone deserves a round of applause for their voice work.

Where It Falters: 👏I👏want👏more! No seriously, this film is a 10/10 and the only gripe I have is I want more. The film is 100 minutes long and it very much feels like this is the beginning of DreamWorks' next big franchise. So I definitely expect a sequel to be made at some point. Yes, I know there's a holiday prequel on Netflix, but I saw the trailer for it and it looked like a very pale imitation of this film. Might as well just watch The Bad Guys again, which I did.

Conclusion: The Bad Guys is now among my all time favorite DreamWorks Animation movies, right next to Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Prince Of Egypt! With a fast paced and hilarious story, well developed characters, excellent vocal performances, amazing animation, and a killer sound track, this film didn't meet my expectations: it EXCEEDED them! I can't recommend this film enough, especially if you're a fan of heist movies. This film should also be studied for aspiring storytellers on how to brilliantly showcase visual storytelling and how to write clever and witty dialogue. Thank you all so much for reading and I'll see you soon 😉

[un-pearable]

okay post sonic symphony post recap :D

1st mezzanine sweep (could see both the orchestra + the singers excluding when they went in the audience at one point) + we were right next to the projector (cool!!!!) and some of the speakers (ouch)

orchestral:

setlist (as best i remember, i wasn’t writing it down, PLEASE correct me):

sonic 1

sonic cd

sonic 2

sky sanctuary

sonic mania

“welcome to 3D”

believe in myself/it doesn’t matter medley

chao garden

“three new ones”

rooftop run

aquarium park/planet wisp

frontiers medley w/ stuff from third DLC

i was so excitedly surprised to see the new visuals!!! they did a really great job combining the new origins cutscenes with gameplay and the timing was INCREDIBLE esp for a live show. infinite kudos and honestly i can appreciate them waiting two years to actually do this since the cutscenes really tied to first few medleys together

conductor absolutely CRUSHED IT dude was very understanding that the audience was going to be Losing It consistently and he made it work. so much love to that orchestra they did a stellar job and im so sad they’ll get overshadowed by the vocal parts (which. yeah obviously. but they did SUCH great work and the conductor did a great job directing the audiences applause to them)

felt bad they had to stop between every single medley for applause but such is life . also experiencing live audience reactions for stuff like the chemical plant zone drowning trap and amy being playable in the metal sonic race was amazing

enjoyed the sky sanctuary medley even though it took the place of the sonic 3k music overall, so much kudos to the video team that was SO cool (AND IT HAD THE FRONTIERS ANIMATED SPECIAL!!!!! YEAHHHH WIN FOR KNUCKLES FANS EVERYWHERE)

the believe in myself/it doesn’t matter one’s are always so sweet to me i love how they frame them using the cutscenes from each of their respective stories + the end card 🥺 now do that for everyone else’s themes!!!!!!!!!!

i’m definitely forgetting at least one bit in there but it was so delightful all around, the new arrangements were so fun, unleashed sweeps as always but one guy near me was SUPER passionate about aquarium park im glad he was happy. the frontiers medley ended w/ the new supersonic form and having not watched that trailer this was the BEST possible way to see that new content holy SHIT!!!!!!!!

intermission: that was the single most positive bathroom i’ve ever been in and i mean that in the least weird way possible. everyone was so so so excited and complimentary (ty to the person who liked my pins and whose fiancé liked the tails one. i like it a lot too :]) also kudos to the stunning wave cosplayer i saw she was killing it!!!!! molly whoever you were i hope you enjoyed the second half as much as i did

vocal tracks:

setlist (i actually did write this one down):

i am all of me

what i’m made of

open your heart

knight of the wind

escape from the city

(new!!) superstars intro theme

his world

reach for the stars

fist bump

endless possibility

(fake out ending)

break through it all

undefeatable

live and learn

the fake out of having only the orchestra on stage and then l having i am all of me just START even before johnny + jun got on stage. incredible. we were all so distracted i have to find a clip of the audible chaos when the music started going and everyone clocked it was SHADOW FIRST. anyway so so so funny they only showed cutscenes from shth . no gameplay. gee wonder why

interesting structure too, compared to the order of the OG one in 2021 (which focused more on ramping up to the classics + live n learn at the end) this order bookended some of the less popular songs (reach for the stars and the new superstars theme particularly) with the BIG names

you should have heard how much people lost it when johnny said “you are… what i’m made of” i’m so proud of you sonic symphony audience. we are all sonic heroes appreciators

oh also johnny + everyone’s clumsy attempts to name drop/imply song names in their inbetweens. hilarious. astounding. i’m glad we’re your knight johnny

^ re: prev i NEED a recording of that it was glorious. if anyone has one hmu

literally two minutes before the second half started i was telling my beloved friend i dragged along that all i needed to be happy was for them to have kept knight of the wind and it was the FOURTH SONG . WIN FOR JAY. 3 of my top fives within the first twenty mins of act 2. incredible

obviously escape from the city floored everyone. i think that got the most people singing but we were all already exhausted vocally it was very funny hearing what lines people mumbled. but it DID have the most call and response, with the biggest songs they would really just shut off the mics and let the audience sing a lot of lines it was so so fun

johnny took his leave from the stage (and complimented + thanked dave vives and also the fandom), said goodnight, and sometime around now tomoya ohtani was brought on (he deserved more applause and did eventually get it)

superstars theme was cool!!!! but right after city escape was funny bc . no one knows it. you go from most singable theme imaginable to everyone sitting as upright as possible and the half that wasn’t already recording to whip out their phones to capture it especially as they introduce it as “the first time this song has EVER played on this side of the ocean” lmao. hope you liked it london i’m glad you took us down a peg

his worrrrrrlddddd we all love it. we were all so tired. also we kept fumbling the lines bc we all like the zebra head version and rappings hard. i get it. video team did a fun job remixing the visuals for sonic + shadow + silver focus sections though it was really cool

reach for the stars really had people peetering out over the length partly bc we were all exhausted vocally and partly bc it’s sadly less iconic

i could not take fistbump seriously bc they had our beloved ian jr front and center for the whole video. it was glorious. they started w gadget for the opening bit and then bam ian jr everywhere. amazing . got a whole games worth of cutscenes with his beautiful face you did your creator (who was IN THE AUDIENCE) proud

good break before endless possibility though

possibilities are endless. ‘nuff said

jk the video was STUNNING and a lot of it was the opening cutscene which remains some of the best sonic animation ever to this day. and this song REALLY showcased how well the orchestra worked simultaneously with the band it was glorious . the use of the werehog transformation scene in time with:

mwa. stunning choice. and once again damn the band’s vocalist (dave vives) CRUSHED IT. johnny gave him a shout out for being a worthy successor at the shows he can’t attend and it was so so so deserved y’all are in for a treat

around here my ears + voice started genuinely feeling weird. the sacrifices we make for an absolutely wild experience (it’s all fine now though dw <3)

at this point they thanked everyone for coming + the band walked off stage and they turned all the lights off for a joke. me knowing they wouldn’t leave w/o live and learn was skeptical <- totally forgot they had a whole other guest star who hadn’t done his signature contribution yet

“one more” chanting ensued and my bro says he thinks they definitely had someone planted to say that but like. they did way more than one more. no way that was an intentional phrase

the band returned!!!! KELLIN QUINN KILLED IT

it’s dead. it’s dead and gone . my hearing and also the ability to play sonic music it’s been forever changed . hearing those incredible songs from frontiers + a full live orchestra backing up the astounding vocals (HOW) was incredible. this is when i could feel the literal balcony shaking . my vocal chords are going to kill me tomorrow

obligatory “just one more” was undefeatable and ngl im so glad they did it second, the hype up with break through it all made it even better despite them going the opposite in the game . should have used the cooler going supersonic clip from the trailers rather in game though . no one is immune to undefeatable + the extending music video was crazy good

ANOTHER “one last one” in which johnny was called back on stage, pretended to not know what people were asking for/what he was supposed to sing, got the ENTIRE crowd yelling the name of the song, and then and he + kellin absolutely crushed live and learn

it’s live and learn. it’s the perfect end note ft. quinn’s unparalleled vocals. what more do you need

they showed the really funny still shot of shadow overlaid on the moon for the last shot of the video and i know it’s the actual ending but it lingered for like 15 seconds and i couldn’t stop laughing . they showed all the dialogue captions leading up to him dying so i though they were going to show him falling to earth but nah. stock render brain store ass pose

still COOL AS HELL!!!!!!! they had us congratulate EVERYONE and all the individual band members and the orchestra and im so so so happy with how it went . one million thanks to these wonderful people they did a great job

a couple literally got engaged in the lobby. one group started belting sonic underground on like the third floor of the stairway. it was incredible. the oscar’s could never top this ty dolby theaterrr

absolutely incredible all around . special shout out to: the people lowkey cosplaying while still in formalwear (woman in a beautiful white dress wearing a rouge hairpiece i salute you. guy in blue suit and guy in orange suit you’re amazing. woman in the fanciest amy rose dress i’ve ever seen im in love). the people with awesome t-shirts i am among your ranks we love a fandom with cool shirt designs. people in full on cosplay i am so so happy for all the diversity in characters i saw. the line for merch that stretched all the way back into the theater at the end: what was the theater staff doing that was bonkers. the people handing out stickers that i missed i Will be stalking your online stores. all the people in normal formal wear carrying their plushies? amazing. the world is beautiful. goodnight everyone

[pbandjesse]

Happy Halloween!! This is our first year in our house for the holiday and we have had a few trick or treaters and it makes me so happy. I put a sign in the door for people to ring the bell. And it just has made me so happy.

And today was a really good day. I was so stressed out but everything would work out totally fine.

I slept fine. The newly stuffed pillows helped a lot I think. I was much more comfortable. I still woke up a few times but it wasn't to bad.

I woke up at 9 again. And I would slowly get up. I made the bed and took a shower. I rewet my hair and it dried much better then it had yesterday and I felt better about how I looked. I would feel really cute today.

I love this two piece set. I did not love that it was 80 degrees on Halloween but at least this outfit worked for it.

I had breakfast and worked on sewing froggie legs. I made sure Crabcake ate. And I have Sweetp his special birthday breakfast or cream cheese, sour cream, over a bunch of crunchy treats. He's ten years old now! Absolutely wild. I love him so very much and I feel so lucky that I've had him for so long. His literal entire life. I spent a lot of time today just letting and scratching him and telling him how special and good he is. He is the best cat anyone could ask for.

I would sit outside and sew for a bit. I got two more rows of my puff quilt done. I listened to my podcast and enjoyed how beautiful it was outside. Even if it absolutely should not be this warm the day before November.

I was getting very anxious. Which was making my stomach hurt a lot. I went upstairs to lay down for an hour before I needed to leave. I had a yogurt. And tried to think through all of my fears. Is baby alive? Is baby a girl? Is there a surprise two babies??? Like those things were just rattling around in my head.

Before every appointment I just feel like I have to get anything done I wouldn't be able to do if something had gone wrong. Joyful things. Cleaning things. I don't know why that's where my brain goes but it is. So I cleaned up the house. I worked on my projects. I tried to not be focused on my fears. I talked to my belly and just asked them to be okay.

I left here at 1215 to go to the parking garage. It's a 7 minute drive. James left the museum around then too and would be locking up their bike as I was parking. I hate parking garages but I got a fine spot near the stairs and walked the two blocks, uphill, to find my husband.

James made a fuss about how pretty I looked. I liked their Halloween shirt and socks. They looked so cute. And we got inside and didn't feel as lost as last time. Though we struggled to figure out how to open the clinics door but we figured it out.

We had to wait a little while. Everyone was at lunch. But we would get called back soon. Me and James were both pretty emotionally tired and nervous. I was also really struggling the understand the girl at the front desk. Between the plastic divider and her mask and her quiet voice I was struggling. But soon enough we were taken to the room.

I was scared. But as soon as she was on the screen I felt better. We saw her heart right away. I don't think this ultrasound went as well as the last one there. She was sitting kind of to the side in a weird way. The tech also pushed the probe thing way to hard and was legit hurting me a bit. But I tried not to complain. I just wanted to see my baby as much as possible.

It took a while to get confirmation because she had her legs crossed. But after I got jul and walked around a little bit she moved enough that we are sure now she's a girl. And she had all the right bones. And organs working. And we even got one 3D image. I wasn't entirely sure what I was looking at at first. But there she was. Our little baby.

I kept making jokes at first. About seeing a skeleton on Halloween. Creepy eyeballs. But soon I just had little bit of tears coming out and just wanted to watch.

The room was dark and cold though and me and James both were struggling to stay awake by the end of the appointment. James would be a nice support but they also were looking at their phone when the were nodding off or to emotional. Silly. I think we also both got so tired because of the drop in the anxiety once we saw she was fine. She was turning around and moving and kicking me. And it was just. A relief.

We had to wait a few minutes for the tech to confirm that we were looking good. Where I asked if we could please go to Friendly's for dinner. Something that is absolutely out of the way but I desperately wanted. James said yes. And once we made our next appointment for a month from now, we were off.

James was so tired and was getting frustrated putting their bike on the car. But I was just happy to be with them. And then we drove out to dundalk.

And Friendly's was great. It was an old school one, no updates there. Which I found very comforting. We got our sodas and sandwiches and had a mostly quiet meal. Just listening to people around us. And enjoying our food.

We headed back to our neighborhood after eating. I was in a really good mood but I was also tired. We still needed to stop at the grocery store and get our Halloween pictures done. And we were right on my mental schedule. Excellent.

We got the few things we needed from the grocery store. Milk and orange juice and cookies and gummy prenatals. Which were $25!! But also buy one get one free so I can across the store to go get the second bottle. Hopefully these ones don't make me throw up.

We went home after that. Got an excellent parking spot in front of our house. Showed out neighbor the ultrasound pictures. She congratulated us on baby girl. I am very excited for the confirmation.

We would pretty quickly go and get changed into our costumes. We have been planning the Juno costume for weeks. And I think we did an excellent job!! Especially since we just used things we already had. We struggled with the setting sun making weird shadows but we figure fit out. And I felt like we really knocked it out of the park. It made me feel really happy.

But also I was way to hot in that hoodie. I was wearing James's jeans too!! To hot.

So I went and got changed. I made a sign for our front door for trick or treaters. And put out candy bowl together. James only bought chocolate so I put some mints and fruit leather in there. Which the teens who came to the door were super excited about so that made me really happy.

I was feeling exhausted though. I laid on the couch and scrolled on my phone and waited for trick or treaters. James went upstairs to work on painting our baby room. They got most of the one wall done with its first coat. I am thrilled. We still need to color match the other two walls but I'm very happy with what has been accomplished.

James would come downstairs and we played a visual novel video game. I was just enjoying James reading the narration out loud to me. I love my husband so much.

Sweetp was trying to steal my jolly rancher. But mostly just wanted to be scritched and pet. And I did that for most of an hour until my allergies became unbearable.

I took some meds. And stayed downstairs until James was getting ready to do their podcast. And I went upstairs to change out my earrings (bye bye Halloween set). And would take a shower and put eye drops in and slowly would feel a lot better.

I changed into a big T-shirt. James became in charge of the trick or treaters. And we would get another group and they were so cute. But I think I just heard James take the sign down. And so that is the end of that for this year's. I think it was a successful Halloween! Sweetp's birthday, seeing our baby, the anniversary of us starting to look for a house, and making our pregnancy announcements on social media! It was a very full day.

Now it is time for rest. Tomorrow James says I need to stop pushing myself so hard and to rest because this upcoming week is very full. And they aren't wrong. So tomorrow I hope to just chill. And it will be a good day.

I love you all very much. Sleep well my friends. Goodnight!!

[familyofpaladins]

tmnt asks #2

When were you first introduced and what was your first reaction/thoughts on the franchise?

thank you for the ask!!! <3

this is a (hopefully)funnily long answer

SO, when I was little I used to go to an in-home daycare (meaning it was just one lady babysitting about 10 different kids). When I was little we got a whole two (2) channels to watch tv, because we lived out in the country and didnt (couldnt) pay for cable. My babysitter however DID have cable, so for the hour or two we were allowed to watch tv, TMNT (2003) was occasionally watched when ever it happened to be on during tv time. Once me and my siblings were old enough we stopped going to the babysitter and no more tmnt. I could not have told you much about what I remembered of the show from that time but I know I liked it. That was roughly around 2005 or 6, so the show was still ongoing.

Fast forward (pun not intended) another 4 or 5 years and my family moves. When we move I suddenly have access to over 20 channels. I spent a couple different Saturdays watching differnt saturday morning cartoons to find ones I liked. One of those channels hosted 4Kids Saturday morning cartoons. On one of my channel surfing escapades, I saw an advertisement of Tmnt, and remembered that I liked it before. So I started watching that channel. Now this was in 2009, so I'm not sure if Back to the Sewer was just airing or it was on repeats already, but I remember watching parts of fast forward and Back to the sewer. I even got to see Turtles Forever air on TV at the time!

Then they stopped doing reruns of it, and showed other shows and I forgot about 90% of the show.

I Did know that I liked the show. And that Either Leo or Mikey or maybe Don (I was indecisive lol) was my favorite. But not Raph. I didnt like Raph because he was always so mean to Mikey and picking on him. (And this is HILARIOUS now because, Raph is one of my favorite characters lol).

Fast forward another 10 years or so and I start seeing random stuff here on tumblr about Rise of the tmnt. I wasnt sure how to feel about the style/ fact that the turtles were all different species, but well I liked the other tmnt show, so I decided to go ahead and watch it.

I LOVED IT. I wasnt sure how I felt about Leo not being the leader at first, but I LOVED this Raph, and he was a good big bro and leader. At first I also didnt know how I felt about splinter, and didnt like how distant from the boys he seemed to be. But as the show went on I loved him more! I really liked the rise series and was sad that it ended.

Another year or two later I decided to rewatch the 2003 series since I didnt remember a whole lot of it. I honestly expected not to like it as much, or that watching it as an adult would make it seem silly. But it was serious!! It had EXCELLENT continuity! I had expected things in one episode to be forgotten in the next, but it wasn't!!! It was so good, I fell in love with it all over again, (and appreciated Raph much more this time round lol).

Chilled out with other media for about 6 months, then decided to watch the 1987 series for the heck of it, enjoyed it more than I thought i would (Turtles Forever, as much as I love the movie, did the 87 boys dirty).

I had seen a clip of the Batman vs tmnt movie here on tumblr, and couldnt find anywhere to watch it online. So when I saw it in a set of tmnt movies at the store I bought it.

Also included was the three 1990's movies and the TMNT 2007 movie.

I like the 90s movies a lot more than I thought I would, the puppetry was AMAZING, kudos to all the stunt guys fighting in those suits!

At that point of watching the 87 cartoon and all those movies, I became obsessed with the franchise and have been now for over a year lol.

I got the 2012 series on dvd and was worried I wouldn't like the 3D animation style, but I actually enjoyed it WAY MORE than I thought I would. They did fun things with the eyes and backgrounds which was cool.

Each iteration is so unique, and yet has so many ties to other versions, it's just a wonderful universe and I'm so happy to be here. :)

Am now realizing that all of that is WAY more than just "initial first thoughts of the franchise" lol. but yeah I think I just really liked the serious tone of the 2003 series when I was little and the fact that it wasnt a "baby show" that brb I was allowed to watch. And turtles are cool!! So yeah little me loved it and remembered it even though if you had asked little me to tell you anything about it, all I would have probably been able to say is "WATCH OUT FOR SHREDDER" from the theme song, and that Leo got hurt at one point and the others all told stories about him and that in raph's story they fought a giant crocodile.

[sakuramiku]

03/01/24 - 03/03/24 💐

if i'm being honest, i'm still in such a huge funk but i really wanted to escape so i thought it might be the perfect time to go see the love of my life. i think the timing was honestly perfect because his birthday was on the first day that i arrived.

i left my house for the airport around 4:30am which wasn't that bad. i was so anxious that i was going to sleep through the time my flight would take off but i was thankfully sleeping very light so i didn't have to worry. i charged up my 3DS so i got to start re-playing majora's mask but i didn't play for very long. when i landed, my love actually passed me in passenger pick up and had to double back. i truly hate being picked up from any airport. after he picked me up, we had a very long talk for the drive. he hid his hair the entire time because he didnt have time for a haircut.

when i go to visit him, we have to drive from north carolina to south carolina as he lives very deep in the country. i didn't eat any sort of breakfast because we were supposed to go to eat as soon as i got down there but the drive was so long that he wanted to rest. we took a nap together for the first time in forever, i love sleeping next to him. he holds me so tight. it's perfect. after he got up from his nap, we went to get his haircut and GOD. we waited over an hour to be serviced. so damn annoying. it was loud as well. i met his cousin though and he introduced me as his wife,, AHHHH. it made me so happy. he actually asked me if it was alright when he introduced me as his wife. after we did that, we quickly drove to a sushi restrauant that he likes in town because we thought going to cracker barrel wouldnt be worth it because we were so hungry. i got this tempura based roll and god was it delicious. i really enjoyed eating sushi with him . . though, he got steak and rice. we briefly picked up a few items that i needed from walmart & went back to his house.

i got to truly meet his son in person which made me happy. he is such a cutie. he asked me to pick him up and take him to his room so we could watch tv . . when the loml followed us, he yelled that his father needed to get out and leave us alone. he spent the day calling me his girlfriend and played nintendogs with me and his dad. it was nice. his mom asked us to go get groceries so we decided to take a nap, but we overslept. i haven't been sleeping much and whew. i slept for twelve hours that first night. it was really needed because i was DRAINED. when i woke up around 3am, my lover and i watched a movie but eventually i fell back asleep.

the next morning, we decided to go to cracker barrel for breakfast as that's usually our spot when i go down there and our spot in new york city is this chain restrauant called BBQ's. that was the place where my parents and i enjoyed. we would always enjoy going because times square is always so beautiful. after the breakfast, we explored the mall. we went to barnes & nobles and a bunch of clothing stores including target where my bf got me some stuff. now for the best part, WE WENT TO BUCEES. I LOVE BUCEES. my husband got me some water because i was nauseous and bought myself + my friend some merchandise. i fucking love bucees. i couldn't find the plush slippers which sucked. but the stuff i got was still cute. we drove back to the house and saw all the children including his at his grandmas house. to which his son yelled "my daddys girlfriend" cute as hell. for dinner, we drove to wingstop. it was his first time and he thought it was decent. we are trying american deli next time.

on sunday, we decided to stay at home until it was time to go to the airport and everyone tempoarily left the house so yeah. i got to meet more of his family which was nice. i hate that i had to leave. i am already planning the next trip.

[detectivecatstorm]

i had a long conan dream the day before and i wrote it down so im just gonna copy and paste it ENJOY

I was watching a Detective Conan movie which was very confusing. first there was a crossover with fairly odd parents and I was freaking out but then I couldn't prove it to anyone because it didn't come back on the TV. I tried flipping the channels and I saw a Eastern European cartoon style that made me relax because it was good. I was standing in some sort of card store or collectible store because I was watching this TV with a bunch of items around me on shelves. I was trying to prove it was real to (friend who doesn't watch DC) for some reason. then a bunch more Conan stuff happened, there was some sort of ice cream or sweets store that was actually evil and it kidnapped all of the DB except Ai who did not appear in the show at all. there was a pixel art section with agasa and the DB running around at the bottom of the screen in profile. they were put on a cruise ship and Conan and Mitsuhiko were trapped in these gift boxes for a whole day and I wondered if they had to pee. the bad guys were torture guys that were really evil and I thought to myself that this was really extreme for the show. but then they broke out of the office room that they were trapped in and on the shelf they saw another box that probably had a dead child in it from 2016. at this point Conan said to ran “ this was when we were younger don't you remember?” and Ran understood but didn't acknowledge that he was saying something that sounded like shinichi. they didn't open the box and moved on and I thought they probably didn't want to scar themselves with what was inside. then they rescued everyone else and they had to like jump across these hand hold things like at a playground and then there was a giant conveyor belt that you had to choose items as you went down, there was coffee that Conan wanted and at the bottom there was a death barrier that you had to avoid for some reason. Then the next part was where there was a movie in England and Conan had to rescue the queen who seemed to be a completely different person than the real queen from xivu arath who looked like a purple alien like from the movie alien instead of being a hive. She wanted to marry the queen by winning the soccer tournament or something. there was a cutout section that was basically a trailer for destiny 2. she said a bunch of lore stuff about destiny that made sense to me and I thought it was foreshadowing for the plot that was happening in the game. but Conan kicked a giant soccer ball at her and then he took apart an evil machine piece by piece with extreme prejudice. and then I was at the set at the end of the movie and I was taking pictures of these 3d set models that look like dinosaur aliens and I was like oh look at the shine on these and they had a brown color but when you got up close they had a blue or yellow sheen depending on the angle and I was trying to take photos of them for (friend who likes destiny 2) but it was hard. and then they turned into pillows with the sequins that you flip over but I still tried to get pictures of them. and then Conan told me to like change the angle or something. I thought it was weird but helpful. and then I guess my dad or something or someone was looking at this and was thinking about how Japan was obsessed with detective Conan for some reason. I think this is where I woke up

[struggle-but-its-all-ocean-floor]

I'm sorry I left this bitter ask earlier on. I didn't mean to rain on your parade. I'm just trying to work through my feelings and I really wish I could go back to enjoy a comeback. BTS really was my comfort place and I need it with everything going on my IRL. I miss them so much, I fear I'm never getting that feeling again, even when they comeback. I already have been pushed away from the fandom because I couldn't express how uncomfortable I felt with Seven and now I feel so lonely. I'm trying to just enjoy the older music, but letting go of keeping up to date and being 100% invested is hard. Really hard.

I'm happy for you that you can enjoy this comeback, but he lost me for good. "These are love songs, to comfort ARMY" and then he goes on to perform 3D Jack Harlow version. What's comforting in being compared to a dead body? Before release maybe he didn't get it, but we know he monitors fandom reaction, and there is an alternate version. He just wants to be cool and edgy but banks on ARMY blindly supporting him no matter what. I feel betrayed, not because he went explicit, I was fully expecting it, but because he's doubled faced. Comforting ARMY my @ss. Just admit you wanted the fuck boy image. He's so talented, but he just throws BTS legacy out the window. Namjoon sit next to the SK president and explained how he consulted scholars to avoid misogynist lyrics ffs. And 3D isn't the only song I have a problem with, just the worst. "It's just lyrics and images" and what are BTS songs? It just feels like a slap in the face.

I think he performed the Jack Harlow version because the alternate version is not in Golden, which he was promoting - it's the feature that opens the album. I also doubt he saw fans objecting to the lyrics, unless the Koreans fans were complaining as well, and a lot of them probably don't speak English well enough to be as bothered by the lyrics as the international fandom as a whole was. Although a lot of Armys didn't like Jack Harlow, the song still did well, and tons of people did the TikTok challenge. Jungkook probably concluded that, while Seven was better received, people still enjoyed the song. BTS may monitor what Armys say but there is ton of stuff they miss, or ignore...

Jungkook isn't doubled face. "Comforting Armys" doesn't mean lyrics like Spring Day. He brings comfort to Army by delivering cool songs, performances, and content which distract Army from their daily lives, providing them with comfort and entertainment. Also, Seven is chill and relaxing - just hearing his voice in the track is comforting. There are three ballads in Golden as well, and all songs except for SNTY and 3D are rather chill and comforting. Jungkook's voice is comforting to me regardless of the lyrics or genre. He wasn't lying when he said he wants to comfort Army. Giving back the love we give him is one of his biggest motivations. He wasn't fully sure that he wanted to release an album, but I think Army was a huge factor in him doing so.

Jungkook doesn't want to be "cool and edgy". I mean, yes, in a way, but he isn't counting on Armys blindly supporting him. He trusts we will support him because we have so far, and he's also confident in the songs he's putting out because he's making music he'd like to listen to, and expects Army to be big fans of pop - kpop is pop after all... He's not interested in lyrics or a message, so he doesn't get that fans might be. Is he supposed to live in fear? Is it not his career and his life, his choice? Armys for the most part have liked his solo career. There was only a somewhat negative response to 3D. Obviously, Seven divided a few Armys, but the reaction was generally positive. Same for Golden - even on Reddit it's mostly positive. Plus, like I said, he is much more aware of K-Armys' response to his music, and, from what I've seen, they are even more positive than international Armys.

Jungkook is not RM, and I'd say you're giving RM too much credit. BTS have performed Boy in Luv and Danger in recent years, despite acknowledging how sexist their early music was. Girl of My Dreams has some disturbing lyrics from Juice Wrld yet Suga is on it. Jimin was in a song with a rapist. Bad Decisions featured Snoop Dog who defended Bill Cosby. There are plenty of examples of BTS, including BTS, collabing with, or expressing admiration for, very problematic artists. MJ, for example, was a pedophile, yet Jungkook and Jhope in particular are big fans, as are the rest of BTS (and the world...).

I don't understand how Jungkook is throwing out BTS's legacy. He built that legacy too. Sure, the "fuck boy" image that he pushed a bit with Seven and 3D, but not really with SNTY or Golden as a whole, contrasts a little with BTS's image, but it doesn't contradict it. The sexist lyrics in 3D were not his. RM and the rest of BTS get along with Bang Si-hyuk and support New Jeans and are okay with MHJ despite both being objectively terrible people. They also support brands that are unethical (they support consumerism, aren't environmentally conscious, and the brands they endorse are corrupt and built on labor rights abuse and the inhumane treatment of workers). BTS's legacy is a mixed bag and always will be. It's build on fans mass buying albums and merch, and spending their money recklessly just so a bunch of millionaires can top the charts. Also, if we're talking about meaningless love lyrics, V didn't write his own lyrics either, and BTS didn't write the English trilogy.

I feel like you're romanticizing BTS too much, even if I understand that a big part of BTS's selling point, and what I love about them as well, is them writing their own lyrics. But that was mostly always RM, and the rap line, and BTS could only give their input on concepts that the company wanted and never had the freedom to freely pick the songs on their group albums. A lot of BTS's songs are just "lyrics" and "images". Their early music, for example, had a lot of romantic lyrics that RM wrote because Bang PD wanted them to have a softer concept that appealed to fans (eg., I Need U).

Anyway, thank you for the follow-up ask. I've been harsh about BTS, and particularly Jungkook, before too. I understand that when you're upset everything seems worse than it is, and I understand that it can be really isolating in the fandom because everyone's aggressively positive all the time. I had to unfollow tons of people after Seven because I was so disappointed in the song but kept seeing everyone praise it. On Friday I also blocked out the fandom because I couldn't relate to their reaction to Golden. I also struggle with wanting to be up to date with everything BTS do and not having enough time or even interest. This is especially worse with Jungkook (that pressure).

I could tell you that it's okay to let go of BTS, but it's a bit like giving up on a huge part of you - like losing a limb. I get it, that's what it means to be Army, it's sad sometimes too. If you feel lonely you can talk to me. If not for my anons, I'd feel really lonely in the fandom as well, which I don't even consider myself to be a real part of. I'm Army but I'm not in the fandom, if that makes sense.

It might take time, but perhaps after they've all enlisted, you, and I, will have time to reconnect with BTS without the pressure of keeping up with them. The constant releases and content fatigue me too - it can be overwhelming. When BTS reunite, it won't be the same, but hopefully we'll all come together again, even if for the last time...

Thanks for the ask!

[justalia]

okayyy so i’m boutta just vent tbh and i’m asking for advice. i’ve been a little lost so i might ask other accs lol. basically i’m 17 and i was in a relationship with this kid for a year. we were on and off but we never broke up for more than a week. i knew abt the law of assumption so i used that to my advantage everytime we broke up. this time when we broke up in april it didn’t work…. i learned from sammy that all you have to do is affirm and persist and i did that all the time. well now it’s may and lemme tell you, i don’t have that man 😐. now that we’ve been broken up he’s actually been a whore. yk that is my fault bc that was definitely my assumption. i told myself he’s a whore and he’s gonna be one and that he doesn’t care which showed up in my 3d. he had volleyball season and he asked for girls snaps and literally went to six flags with one of this girls. then he constantly is being a whore, flirting with girls who i hate (and he knows) 24/7. i applied states to this once because i see them every single day in class and it worked but then 10 minutes later it was different. i’ve been in a relationship before him too and i definitely want a boyfriend but idk if i should go with him again. if i don’t choose to manifest him again, i want that man obsessed with me for the rest of his life… i’m genuinely such a possessive and jealous person and he knows that bc he is too so the stuff he’s done….if we got back together i would need him on his knees crying and begging for me back. dude has me blocked rn tho…and you guys recommend to go straight to the end. but i want that man crying like a little baby apologizing at my house with flowers and shit. like would that still happen if i went straight to the end of me and him getting back together? idk if i want to manifest him or my dream dream man. i think i’m still attached. i just want him to apologize and shit and then after revise all of it. he’s always been a good bf tbh so this rly all started to happen once i assumed he didn’t gaf. but that man gave me princess treatment. and i love his family and his home. and he’s always being cute and taking me out and stuff but after all that he’s doneeeee??? idk. either way i still want him to be sobbing on his knees telling me how miserable he is without me but can that really happen if i just go straight to the end? bc i don’t see him as the type to cry. he only started acting like a bitch once we broke up. i see him as the person with a bunch of ego. and i’m using the distraction technique.

girl-

if you want a relationship w that man you need to forgive him for what he has done OUTSIDE of the relationship BASED ON YOUR ASSUMPTIONS!!! how the fuck can you be so mad at him when you recognize he is only acting like that bc you assumed he would? how is that his fault? why are you mad he’s simply enjoying his single life instead of being miserable for the breakup when you literally decided that’s how he was gonna act? makes no sense if you ask me. you can’t desire an healthy relationship and want the person to be miserable for you just bc they are not as sad as you over the breakup (bc you assumed it) 💀

you’re the only one deciding your 3D hasn’t changed by taking it as fact and looking at it through your state of lack. if you say you switched state and saw movement right away and then got mad bc you didn’t get more were you really in the state of the wish fulfilled?? be honest w yourself. you can approach this manifestation by going to the end only after you have let out all your feelings of jealousy and resentment towards him, if you truly want a relationship w him and want it to last you need to forgive that man bc he was only acting according to your assumption. that’s all other people are able to do, mirror your assumptions.

you can decide to manifest your dream man by deciding his traits and giving them to your sp, you still seeing your sp as not your dream partner is keeping you tied to your current circumstances and not allowing him to show up in the way you want him to. again other people are just messangers of your assumptions.

you’re imagining to get instead of just imagining to be. imagination is the only reality and all you will ever be able to experience. your sp could come back right the fuck now and according to your current state you probably wouldn’t even believe a word coming out from his mouth and would dismiss him. bc again we are only ever experiencing imagination.

if you love someone why would you want him to cry? bc you are miserable over this and he isn’t? why would that be his fault? if you want to manifest him do it, if you prefer to move on do it but remember: other people are just reflecting your assumptions.

[zeondraws]

Okay so I thought of making a post showing all my art related books. I shall begin with DC comics

I am a fan of the Legion of Super-heroes, it is unfortunate that they don't get alot of attention in todays media and are barely known in Germany. I had to import a bunch of them from America which was already a hard task to find a seller who'd be willing to do that. But I got them either way!

Only thing I didn't read here was this thick book I bought at a comic store all those years ago, somehow it doesn't speak my interest that much but it also showcases all the appearances of the legionnaires in the old comic books.

Then I have these 4 magazines from ImagineFX, I find the content really cool where they showcase so many different artists I haven't seen before. Also the old magazines have the extra content on a website where you can easily access the downloadable files of any other magazine from that time by editing the URL. Tho alot might not be useable or because I don't use Photoshop. Well I could pirate it, but also I am spooped of catching viruses.

These ones got recommended to me by a friend, I am so amazed of Simons works and the way the storytelling takes place. I wish to be able to draw like him one day, it would be so cool to be able to properly visualise everything I'd imagine.

Oh boy this is a big bunch.

I haven't read all of them thus far, my school stress and worries made me not touch some of them at all since purchase, but I'll try to change that the coming months.

I wasn't a big fan of Conan and Metro, it's not my taste in comics. Perdida for example was a really neat one with a huge twist at the end. It honestly flabbergasted me.

And Myre + Radius are my favourite ones among these comic books. They're the first ones I purchased from Splitter Verlag.

Oh boy and here we have all my books from 3D total (tomorrow I'll get a few more)

Some I still have to read, two I already finished and 3 of them I already started reading.

I got the Composition & Narrative one on Christmas day. The Hermes delivery guy was also playing music when he was at the door. Like a Santa Claus haha.

These ones are from all different kinds of book retailers. I saw the Procreate one in my local bookshop and was like, "I need that" and it helped me greatly.

I remember importing the Legends of the Guardians book directly from Australia. It took a while to arrive but it came in December of 2020? I believe. Really gorgeous artworks in there, I love owls so much.

4 of the books were gifted to me, which are equally as cool. I loove the animal anatomy books I got from my dutch friend.

Last books I have here are from different things. Firstly blender... I, I know there are free internet tutorials. But I am stupid so I need a book where everything is written down so I don't melt my brain trying to google a solution. It's reaaaally big

I haven't read the Nier artbook yet, but maybe soon.

The other two are as seen from avatar and alita battle angel. I went through both of thwm and really enjoy the contents presented in there. I still remember watching Alita back in the cinema, I was soooo mindblown by everything, and the OST of the movie just rocks.

Oh boy I don't think my artbook obsession will ever stop, they atleast greatly help me learning new things for my own artworks. Yes there are youtube tutorials but I also would like to read up on things.

I can't wait to look at the contents of my new books tomorrow. I must absorb the knowledge into my brain!

[giahasopinions]

disney's wish - movie review

★★★☆☆

This movie was somewhat disappointing. From a watcher's standpoint, it was fine. Unremarkable, but a pleasant enough watch if you're sitting around. The premise was fascinating, but left something to be desired in execution.

visuals:

Visually this film was really interesting and beautiful!! I really enjoyed the character designs, aesthetic of the magic and the effect of the 2d backdrops against the 3d characters. I'm usually a bigger hater of 3d animation but I think with the contrast it was cute.

characters:

Asha as a protagonist was somewhat unremarkable. I personally don't love the 'adorkable' Disney girl character trope (Rapunzel doesn't count she's my baby) and right from the start Asha's little quips ("just let me catch my breath") are giving that. Otherwise, she is bland but palatable; cares about her family, a good person who doesn't always do the right thing.

Her friends were boring, and there easily could have been less of them. Don't ask me any of their names, I don't remember. I saw someone say that they were supposed to be the dwarves which is cute, but as human characters, they had no real development apart from Simon. I really did like his story arc though, I liked that his friends could tell a tangible difference pre and post-wish, and his betrayal of Asha had a good ground to it. I wish there was a bigger reaction to his betrayal though, it felt very swept under the rug.

As a villain, I liked the idea of Magnifico. However, his characterisation felt messy. He is spoken of as an excellent leader who is beloved by his kingdom, however, we barely see any of this goodness, left to blindly believe the opening song. The second he believes he is threatened he loses all grace and level-headedness. Adjacent to this, his use of forbidden magic came around too fast. There was one single instance where he was talked down by Amaya from using the book, there was no internal struggle or grappling with any consequences. Additionally, the second the threat presents itself he sheds his image to the public, losing his temper and behaving rudely which should have been more alarming to the people who praise him as the perfect king. It is interesting that Magnifico is not redeemed in the end, which is a break in the trend of recent Disney animations, and I think it is particularly funny as a metaphor for the greed of the rich being unredeemable coming from Disney of all people. Chris Pine was wonderful though, let him do more musicals!!

Queen Amaya is an icon, she is the moment. I love when a partner of the villain persists and does good despite the odds. However, I wish there was a bit more depth to her relationship with Magnifico. They reference terrible events they both went through but I would have liked a bit more detail so the audience can see why she initially supports him blindly. Give her a reason to trust he knows best.

Hated the goat. Initially cute and a lovely little animal companion, as soon as he started talking it felt like a cheap attempt at comedy which fell flat. He never really came in handy and seemed like his sole purpose was to make jokes which easily could have been skipped. Conversely, I thought the star was cute. There were times when I thought Asha always knowing what they were thinking was too expository or just to hurry the plot along but the star had a cute design and I actually like the recurring yarn gag.

music:

Wish's music was unremarkable and unsuited to the film. Please can we not have pop writers who clearly aren't familiar with writing musicals make soundtracks? I've seen people joke that they couldn't get Lin Manuel Miranda and while I personally do like his previous Disney work, I think that Wish really could have shone with a more traditional Alan Menken-esque soundtrack. As the 100 anniversary film, I think it would have been a nice homage to the older catalogue. Plus, as a more 'traditional' Disney film (fairytale kingdom setting, idea of wishing on a star), the style might have been more appropriate (in my opinion) than LMM's more contemporary, rap-oriented style. Still, either would have been better than the overly radio-sensitive, pop style they settled on.

As an opening song, Welcome to Rosas is supremely disappointing. Whilst a catchy enough radio tune, it is functionally useless as a narrative device. We get all the necessary information about Magnifico's wish-granting powers from the true introduction with the storybook, meaning Welcome to Rosas is just repeating information the audience already knows. Additionally, the premise of the song is that Asha is giving a tour of Rosas, yet we never actually get a tour. This could have been a great opportunity to delve into what good Magnifico had done to make everyone so happy apart from granting the occasional wish. Instead, we just get vague descriptions of how great and welcoming it is that could be applied to literally any other town.

On a technical level, the song is similarly disappointing. The rhyme scheme is insane and not in a good way. Trying to rhyme "surprise" and "collide" may work in pop music, but it's simply not the same for musical theatre. It makes the song sound rushed and careless like Julia Michaels had a day to write it (she probably did, in her defence). Additionally, the phrasing is nonsensical, with seemingly random pauses in the middle of sentences to sync the words to the beat. It feels disjointed and unplanned, miles from what you would expect Disney to present as their opening number.

In general, the biggest failing of the music I found was the pop vocal style that all the singers adopted. While I understand it's trendy and commercially more palatable, it's not appropriate in a musical. It makes the soundtrack sound messy and unfinished and has a lack of discipline come to be standard in Disney musicals. Particularly in Welcome to Rosas, Ariana Debose has a trill where she has a slight upturn in pitch on the end of "Rosas" in the chorus where ensemble voices try and mimic her pop tone, and it just comes out feeling messy. In her solos, it is more acceptable because it can be explained as characterisation or a show of emotion, but putting personal touches on an ensemble number only creates more mess.

Overall, all of the voice actors were great, I am a big fan of them all and especially Ariana Debose, I just think the writing failed them and was an inappropriate style for the film.

[peppy-jester]

The last remaining time Fizz spend with the twins. Looking after them playing around with Precious who had a time of her life. Gladly Mammon was not witnessing this or the poor Queef would have been booted out so fast, thanks to the dark lord the guy was busy for the rest of the day.

Once it was time for Fizz to make his leave he quickly packed everything up. Meaning the booking tickets to the hotel he and of course forcibly Mammon chose for the others to stay in this weekend and last but not least his Queef! Precious was placed in her carrier bag as Fizz bit adieu to his sisters for now. Oh Fizz knew he was gonna meet them soon enough.

The trip went well even tho few randos stopped Fizz to have a photo with them and write an autograph. Fizz got to the café, saw no familiar faces in there. Ordering himself one of the house's special called Blue Cool Coffee and a cup of refreshing water with ice cubes for Precious to enjoy. He managed to sit there a solid ten minutes already thinking a way to send the booking tickets to the trio asap if they decided not to show up. But a sudden swoosh of air current going pass him made the jester fix his eyes on Robo who had sat across the table.

The hell was he wearing? Hardly ever seen Robo in such a dark colored clothes. Fizz put his drink down before clearing his throat. "Bro looks like he just got here from morgue, who died?" sealing his lips tight together, this was not time for jokes. Even Precious who were sitting next to Fizz made a little buzzing sound.

"I mean, looking great. Sharp might I add." he quickly corrected himself as he sat up straight on a chair. "Don't really blame you for not dragging those two with you. It got pretty crazy yesterday, am I right?" Fizz would have nudged Robo with his elbow if he was next to him, as a joke. This was his coping mechanism to make overly serious situations less serious. Never have Fizz ever been in such a deep shit before "Yeah I promised Oz to try and fix this as fast as possible and not let anything brew for too long. We don't want another me and Blitz situation. You know, fifteen years apart and such. Anyway the reason I asked you all here was..." Fizz paused for a moment as he dug out the booking tickets, sliding them over to his brother to see and read. For himself Fizz dug out his trusty 3D glasses he liked to use as a prop as he ever read anything.

"Mmm'kay, let's start with some damage control. I made a reservation in one of the famous five star Spa hotels in Sloth Ring for you, your boyfriends and for Oz to relax. Have a one Fizzarolli free weekend away from everything. I have people covering your and Jaws' shifts at the club, Oz's secretary takes control over the club and well cowboy doesn't have anything planned since I had a three hour argument with Mammon to get that weekend off.. seriously it's trying to reason with a brick wall at times" Fizz shook his head in disbelief. "The weekend is fully paid, every activity there will be free for all of you. All the spa treatments, relaxing stuff, pool.. hell even the waterpark. Breakfast, full day buffet and some little snack at evening. There's karaoke bar, some live music.." Fizz was reading this all from the pamphlet which he also slid across the table to Robo.

"Oh and this place is owned by Belphegor herself. No co-operating with any of the sins. So-.. what do you say? Fun getaway weekend from everything stressful and spend it with the ones you love. . . . And Ozzie. He can be hoot during vacations. Any questions?" finally he could get another sip out of his drink, all this talking made his throat dry. Just hoping this was something that even peeked Robo's interest. Besides who could say no to a pampering weekend? Fizz wouldn't. But unfortunately this was not an option for him.

To be honest, most of them at least slept well. Ozzie was out like a light fast enough despite being in his clothes still which he generally tried to avoid, but he still felt rested, though he quickly realized Fizz was gone, along with Precious, which the other Quieves seemed quite depressed about. He decided to just shoot Blitz a text asking him if Fizz was there, and try to go on about his day, giving Fizz his space, even if the surge of calls of people wanting to cover the trio's shifts was self explanatory given the circumstances. Least Fizz seemed to be trying.

The trio on the other hand, while exhausted and groggy for the most part upon waking up, the information they had yet another day off, with no string attached it seemed was nice, and they opted to spend the day in, just trying to relax and unwind from the awful day. With whatever ranting, conversation and assurances they needed with eachother, eventually enjoying themselves as they tried to put it behind them with eachother's company and any memes and shit that'd get them all laughing.

Then the text came in.

Noone responded, but it was clear it was at least read a good hour or before the time said. And upon the time coming up, Fizz and everyone would feel a woosh of wind accompanied with a blur, blow through the cafe, and as if he just appeared, A very done looking Robo sat in front of the clown. Dressed in a black coat and fedora with iridescent lining and detailing. His hat tails accented with black with more vibrant pops of Lime, teal and pink. an over all darker look with his usual attire under the coat.

"You got guts not even wai-waiting a day I'll tell you that mu-much. What do you want OG? Im not gonna drag my boyf-boyfriends into this again if you've got more half hearted wo-words and apologies for us.." Robo said nonnegotiably with a intense look at his brother, jaded and bitter for sure. Acting darker to go with his look.

[dausy]

I'm back in town! we survived! So as I have said in multiple videos. The husband is about to leave on a 9month rotation and I won't see him again until next year. This was his vacation before he leaves though I'm not sure exactly when he's leaving but it'll be a few more weeks.

I know I was just in Vegas, but that was a holiday weekend so we both had 4 day weekends and we did splurge to get there. I feel like I have to apologize for going on vacation but in hindsight the last time we went on vacation was actually back in December when we were in the process of moving and this year is over half over now...don't even know how that happened.

My MiL wants to try and go to Disneyland for Christmas and invited me so I won't be alone during the holidays but we were both looking at the prices for tickets and I'm not sure thats going to happen.

Anyway I'm going ramble on about our trip more (including comparing Universal orlando vs hollywood) below.

So again, my inlaws live in Arizona so we drove the 8 hours to their house and spent a couple days before picking up my SiL and driving another 8 hours to Los Angeles.

We had discussed what kind of vacation we should take this year. Besides this past Vegas trip my SiL hasn't really had a vacation (kinda) and wanted to go to the beach for the first time ever. Some of the logistics for other trips we were just too..tired...to handle...so we both wanted to see the new Super Mario World so California was an easy enough thing to plan.

When we got to Los Angeles we checked into our hotel..which hilariously was having some sort of water inspection and they gave us an apology letter saying the water would be shut off until the next day T_T so we dropped off our luggage and went and wandered around the City Walk which is like Universals version of Downtown disney. The shopping district. Now I have been to Orlando many many times living close on the east coast. This city walk in Hollywood was super tiny. We ended up going to go see the new SpiderMan movie which was fabulous. Little long, but wonderful. Ate dinner and then went to bed.

Next day we actually went to Universal Studios and I have some safety issues. Now US really has a pretty view up on their hill but somebody didn't think about these logistics of these escalators. We got let into the park early but the mad rush for mario at the bottom of the 3 escalators felt like a dangerous human stampede. I don't know how people werent falling off or getting squished and dying. Thats dangerous. And I'm sure they had them but I didn't see any elevators. My FiL is disabled and though he wasn't with us, I honestly don't know how anybody in a wheelchair or scooter manages to get around this park at all. Its small and cramped and very dependent on going up and down hills. I will say too that I was actually disappointed with the Mario ride. The land looks cool even though it isn't magically hidden. Like at disneyworld or universal orlando they hide the buildings and structural supports within a facade so you "forget" you're in a themepark. Mario you could see the wirings and supports..which was fine..but the ride sucked. I was honestly expecting some sort of 3d immersive ride. Maybe not a real rollercoaster but one that felt like you were on one. This was just another Buzz Lightyear or Men in Black. Instead of lasers you are shooting turtle shells. 8( sad. I didn't get to try any food because we planned poorly and are broke (not really but yeah).

I will say that Jurassic World is great. I wish they would update the one in Orlando. I also really enjoyed the studio tour. And I could be totally wrong but I think we accidentally saw a celebrity from afar idk. But I liked how they incorporated F&F and kingkong into it. I'm not a fan of the individual rides over in Orlando.

Overall we finished the park quickly. Very small. P.S. we did single rider for mario because it was a 2 hour wait from rope drop and I aint about that wait. Near walk on with single rider.

And then the next couple of days were spent at Santa Monica Pier and Little Tokyo and Hollywood BLVD. I had no desire to visit Hollywood at all but we accidentally drove by the Line Friends store and miniso so we stopped. I was hoping for korean make up and then I just like looking at anything cute. We did see an angry woman screaming at somebody who then pulled her naked boobs out and swung them like nunchucks and then saw another naked man applying sunscreen(?). So that was about accurate to what my inlaws said Hollywood was like, I guess.

In Santa Monica we ran into 2 celebrities. One, I don't know who he was but a group of Chinese tourists were taking photos of him. I asked who it was and they showed me what looked like an IMDB page for him but I couldn't read..the..chinese..its fine..he was handsome and smelt good up close?

and then Logan Paul was filming literally behind me. Photo was posted to twitter. So like..catch my butt on his youtube later I guess. I had a simba backpack on.

But mainly I wanted to go to Koreatown or Little Tokyo. For times sake, we went to Tokyo because I was told its less "ghetto" and just better. Tokyo I had high hopes may have art supplies but korea had make up..ugh...I did see art supplies in Tokyo but the amount of people just brought on stress anxiety. One of the bookstores I went into had sets of 5 copic markers for 7.99...that is...impressive. Looking back theres some stuff I kind of wish I'd bought but I got stressed out I left the shop.

but overall, I could spend another day or two for sure. But I know we got scammed a bit with parking costs, traffic made me nauseous, it was kind of cold too...I was honestly expecting weather to be like Florida (hot and muggy), so I brought summer clothes and ended up cold. And oddly enough, I think I also expected the landscape to look like florida. I've definitely heard of the "hollywood hills" but in my mind I was still expecting swamp..and yes..LA is very dirty. I don't think I need to live there. I do however like some of the architecture on the outskirt cities.

also, I finally got some decent pastries and a matcha coffee. /highfive/

[pbandjesse]

Oh man it has been a long day! I am sad that our trip is 3/4 done but today was great. We got to do so many things! I am tired but I feel really good at the same time. I feel happy. 

Pi slept okay last night. I really liked Luca. I didn't know it was a fish boy who turns human, I thought it was the other way around. It was great though and I really enjoyed it. 

But right before I went to sleep, right after I turned off the TV I knocked the remote off the table and thankfully did not knock over my cup of water but I scared the hell out of myself and was all awake for a few minutes because I had scared myself so bad. 

But it was a really good sleep. Waking up was tough. But I knew once I had a little caffeine I would be fixed. I felt a little self conscious today. I don't know why. But I tried to put it out of my head and just enjoy the day.

We decided to split one order of eggs and potatoes and that was actually perfect. I got a soda and Jess brought her coffee from last night. And things were good. 

The bus didn't take quite as long today. It was still very weird seeing the different buses come through but not the one we needed. So strange. But once the bus came it was a quick skip to Hollywood studios. 

This was the park I had the least expectations for. And it was not my favorite day but there was a lot to really enjoy! 

For one the weather was very warm but also absolutely beautiful. When we first left the hotel it was very very cold. But by lunch we were so warm that I had to go take my tights off. I was much better after that. 

We got to hit a lot of things today. Our big goal for the morning was to rope drop the run away train. And this was so fun

 Like I didn't expect it to be as amazing as it was. It was like a 20 minute wait from the moment we got in line. And lucky us they had actually let us in the park before 830. So we got in line and got to enjoy all the decorations and people watching and then we were inside!

I liked how they did this one. We are going in a theater. Then we are seeing a little cartoon where Minnie and Micky are going on a picnic. But then Goofy is driving a train and the engine explodes! And the screen exploded! And we had to walk through the screen! It was so fun! Then once we were all the way through we got to sit in a train car and go on a run away train adventure. And while this one was a lot of screens it was very well integrated and it relied more heavily on projections onto animatronic forms. Which was way better and I really liked. 

This was a really fun ride and I really enjoyed that. 

When we got off we were like. Well that was our only planned ride. So we got to just enjoy wandering in the spaces. 

And we started with Star Wars. I am really glad we got to go over there early because it was a lot less busy then later in the day. We started in that area on Star Tours! Which is supposed to be a pleasure tour through space but that was a lie! I did love seeing all the droids and robots but once we were in our space pod, with our 3D glasses,  we were attacked. And the 3D nature of the ride with the movements made me very dizzy and that I did not enjoy at all. That's okay though. It would pass pretty quick. 

We exited through the gift shop and I saw a porg shoulder friend. I have been interested in these magnetic shoulder guys all week but hadn't found one I liked. And I really liked him. 

When I picked him up I was surprised to find that he had one leg! And I was like. Do they all have one leg? I knew that the porgs were invented out of necessity because there were so many puffins where they were filming. And I was thinking maybe because puffins could stand on one leg? But no! I picked up another and it has two legs! I just happened to immediately find the disabled one. And even though I haven't seen Star wars. I decided I had to get him.

The person at the counter tried to get me to replace him with a bipedal one but I said no. And left with my porg. Who I have named Hopscotch. 

We headed deeper into the Star wars land. And while not as shocking as Pandora was I was still very impressed. The droids, the ships, the costumes. I think it felt more real and less alien then Pandora. It's more desert so I wasn't as transformative but it felt more real. 

As we were walking through someone saw our happy birthday pins and asked if we had celebrated today yet. And we said just being here was the celebration. He asked if we wanted to go to the smugglers cantina. And I wanted to say yes. I didn't actually want a snack yet but I didn't think we would get this chance again. So we said yes and went to find the place. 

When we got there we got in right away. I loved everyone's outfits. And the droid dj playing music. We got the blue milk and cookie. Which was actually a coconut rice milk and tastes like pineapples. It was a little to sweet for us but I drank half of it. The bartenders were teasing me about eating my porg!! Everyone kept saying that. Rude! I would cover his ears. 

We would get to see the mandalorian and baby grogu. I loved seeing the build your own droids but I could not justify paying $200 for it even if I really wanted it. 

We would soon leave Star wars and headed to the Indiana Jones show. Which was super fun. Jess got us a pretzel beforehand and we shared that. I liked seeing the explosions and the storyline about how a movie is made was fun. 

This was not my favorite park but there were a lot of fun things. Like we went into a little museum about Walt Disney and we played our own game where we tried to find all the places they photoshopped the cigarette out of his hands. We even found one where they missed it. And it was really fun seeing the dioramas and sketches and things around how Disney world and land came to be. 

Something I have appreciated more and more is how there is a real separation between the IEP of Disney films and the parks. Like there are places where the films don't come into play at all! I was really surprised by that and I don't even really know why. But it's been fun to see. 

We would go to toy story land and decided to order a sandwich to share but it wouldn't be ready for pickup for an hour. So during that time we actually got a walk on to on the toy story shooting gallery game. Which was also 3D but didn't make me dizzy. I really thought that was fun and I absolutely adored all the giant toys. And taking pictures and just really being immersed. It was great. 

We would go and have our little sandwich. While Jess was waiting to pick up the food I had to be very brave and ask two ladies if we could share their table and they were super nice and let us. I had to go and get a chair from someone else but I was just really happy to sit. 

The sun was beating on us really hard core and we were very hot. This sandwich wasn't the best we've had but it was fine. We decided we would do one more thing and get a Micky ice cream bar and then head back to the room. 

We would get Jess an iced latte and that's when I realized how exhausted I was. I was desperate to take my shoes off and lay down.  

We headed to the bus. This was a longer wait then I wanted. My feet were hurting and I was to warm. But soon the bus was there and I was thrilled. 

We got back to the hotel around 2. And got cozy and fell asleep. 

Jess had thought that setting an alarm from 4 would be so much rest but by I think I only actually slept for an hour. And when we woke up we were STRUGGLING to get up. Like I wasn't sure we were going to go through with it. 

But we did. And we actually got redressed and ready pretty quickly and w we are out the door by 430. 

We stopped to get me a little soda and then to the bus stop again. And this time the bus only took a few minutes and we were the only ones to get on! A whole bus to Hollywood studios just for us. The bus driver was very sweet. And we got there in no time. 

We wandered around to see the things we missed. In and out of shops. We decided to get a little gluten free pizza to share since we had an hour before our reservation we decided to treat this as our appetizer. 

And it was pretty good! We would walk around and see the cats movie stuff. And where the rocking roller coaster is. We took pictures of the sun setting on the Hollywood tower of terror. And then as we walked towards where our restaurant reservation was we saw the Muppets 3d experience. And it has a low wait so I asked if we could go. 

Jess didn't have any feelings about the Muppets but I love them so I was really excited. And Bean bunny is a main character! I loved the show though and thought it was very fun. It was a mix of movie and real life animatronics. But the only one I was disappointed in was Bean! He was all wrong! It was crazy like he looked like a real rabbit and not himself?? All the others looked good? It was very strange. But I tried to not let it bug me because the rest of the show was so good. 

And that took us right to our reservation time. We mottered over to the Sci Fi Dine In theater. 

This was so darling. It was not what I had expected. We got to sit in the backseat of a fake car and there was a movie screen and we watched trailers for 1950's sci Fi and it was so silly and I loved it. The food was fine. And our waitress seemed exhausted. But I loved the experience. It was also a wildly quiet restaurant which was actually really nice after how loud the park was. We paid with the end of our dining gift card. 

And then we were off. The sun has gone down. And we were just people watching. During dinner Jess had looked what else there was to see and said that Tower of Terror had a low wait time. And I said I wanted to try to that. Jess said she had never been on it and it's like the one ride I have really really strong memories of. So even though she was scared she said yes. 

When we got over there it had an 75 minute wait but I said I wanted to do it. And it wasn't even a half hour in the end. The line was actually really fun and I even got to give a little Lin to a child who didn't have any at all and that made me feel good. We also saw a lizard. 

I loved that it's twilight zone themed. And  the ride was better then I remembered. It was an absolute blast. It's funny, I was scared but my brain was more able to know I wouldn't actually get hurt. So I was more excited. I was actually writing this post while in line. And paused writing to ride. And it was amazing. 

Like I still think I liked dinosaur better but this was so fucking fun. Jess screamed so loud. I am sure I did too. I planted my feet on the ground and closed my eyes during the drops and was laughing and screaming and it was so good! We got off and I was so happy and my hands were shaking and it was so fun. It has a short 13 minute wait after that but Jess said she couldn't do it. This is fair. 

We took a few minute break. And then we headed to where I am sitting now. To fantasmic the end of the night show. Pausing writing to watch that. Will return. 

We are in the line for the bus back to the hotel now. That show was excellent. Like I'm just so glad we stayed and saw that! Like I felt like the projections of movie clips was still the weakest part, but the actors (both face and fur) and the pyrotechnics were so outrageously good I was just thrilled. It was so fun and even though we had to leave the park with 10,000 other people it wasn't terrible. We made it out and even stopped to use the bathrooms. And once that happened we were just a hop skip and a jump to the bus. Which is letting us on now. 

We will be going to sleep ASAP. Because tomorrow is our last park day. We going going to the OG. We are going to Magic Kingdom. This is going to be our finale and I'm really looking forward to a good day. 

I hope you all get rested and feel good tomorrow too. Sleep well everyone. Wish us luck!