#sydney hord

[fanofspooky]

Scream Queen - Sydney Sweeney

Requested by @cultofcreatures

[awkwardplant]

been listening to camp here and there and for some reason the elephant man is my favourite character

[realasslesbian]

Can us lesbians actually stop just letting casual homophobia slip by in movements that are supporting us for this hot second. Because y'all did that with the queers and the transes and now y'all doing that with the rad fems, and my old homosexual ass is telling you these rad fems ain't gonna keep supporting lesbians once they don't need us no more. So when you see these hetties bad-mouthing the rainbow or gender non-conformity or whatever even small ass thing, can we, for once, take no fucking quarter?

[a-lil-perspective]

Idk why but Cyare and Hunter date ideas…

book store dates cause i say so. hunter insists on buying cyare all the books she wants but she gives herself a price limit. hunter also probably religiously hoards barnes and noble gift cards specifically to buy books for Cyare just cause i say so.

sushi date cause i 100% believe that hunter has never had sushi. he lowkey has something against raw fish and ends up getting shrimp tempura sushi. cyare on the other hand gets a whole ass plate straight up raw fish. why? because she can.

amusement park date. but none of that cheesy ferris wheel kissing stuff. cyare wants those fun thrill rides and if hunter isn’t use to that g-force feeling from tech’s tokyo drifting then something is serious wrong.

in honor of the holiday season, they bake and decorate cookies. the kitchen is a mess. they’re covered in flour. zero cookies were actually made.

Hunter and Cyare!!!!! Let’s talk about them.

Omg Sydney I love this SO FREAKING MUCH haha I always love your asks, they’re so clever and you just get them to a t. Makes my day.

1. Okay yeah Hunter hoarding Barnes and Noble gift cards for Cyare because it’s her favorite place to shop??? Heck yes. Also imagine her taking the babies there to pick out a fun book to read.❤️

2. LOL Cyare is a badass and can eat an entire raw sushi platter with a straight face. It kind of freaks Hunter out.

3. They LOVE amusement parks and you can bet your buns Cyare is dragging him over to every single ride. Of course he should be used to it! This is nothing compared to Tech’s flying. This is mild g-force. XDD

4. Hunter and Cyare covered in flour + their curly-haired babies covered in flour. <333

[propertyofwhitney67]

Dol Lls dealing with a zombie a apocalypse? How good are they at surviving, collecting food and protecting Pc from zombies and other survivors who aren't very nice ( ranging from raiders to straight up cannibals )

You had me at apocalypse and cannibalism

This will be on a scale of 1-10 of how good they are at things

Whitney pretends to be so prepared but hasn’t a clue what he’s doing. He’s going off of instincts and doing his best. Surviving is a 7-8, he’s got the fight in him and wants to survive but he’s not good with other people. Scavenging he left up to you till you almost got bit so now he comes with you, I’d say a 7-8 with your help. Protecting you is an 8-9, he does his fucking best to keep you safe but this new world is dangerous. Whitney is more the raiding type and turns his nose up at the idea of having to eat someone. He’s not good in groups because he wants to be in charge. In the end he goes out fighting to protect you from a horde of some kind or other people.

Kylar isn’t all that prepared either but has a better idea of what he’s doing. He’s played a lot of games and seen a lot of movies, ok. Surviving is at a 6-7 or 9-10. In the beginning it’s a 6-7 but as time goes on it’s a 9-10. Scavenging is a 10 because he was already good at it. Protecting you is an 8-10, he’s pretty good at it and will kill anyone he needs to. Kylar is more of the seclusion type but is willing to join a group if things get bad. He doesn’t like groups but he knows you’re more likely to survive if you do. In the end you get bit and he can’t live without you.

Robin is either semi prepared or not at all, I’m fighting with this…Either way, this poor baby isn’t gonna make it far. A few years but he hates hiring people and that’s what gets him. Scavenging is an 9, he knows what he needs and gets in and out quick. Protecting you is an 6? You’re protecting him more than anything but he does his best to protect you too. Robin is the group type and that’s how he lives as long as he does, without a group he would have died much earlier. In the end he gets bit on a run.

P!Sydney is scary ready, like why are you this ready? Surviving is a 9-10. Scavenging is a 10. Protecting you is a 9-10. He’s good at everything. Kinda does a cult thing and that’s why everything is so high, his skills help a lot too. There is 100% cannibal stuff going on but he’s not proud of it. In the end he dies of sickness.

C!Sydney is exactly the same but he’s proud of the cannibal stuff

Alex isn’t prepared but is at the same time. Scavenging is a 10 since you’re on a farm. Protecting you is 8-9, the farm does most of the work really. I’d say a seclusion type but willing to help the occasional person. In the end you are hold up at the farm till it’s overrun.

Avery is not prepared at all. He’s panicked and has no idea what to do. Probably some of the first to die, max a few weeks to a month or so. Scavenging is 4-5 since he doesn’t know what he’s looking for or needs. Protecting you is 0-1, he’s an everyone for themselves kinda guy, which same. He either dies to other people or a bite.

There is the off chance he’s good at it and lasts longer but is that asshole that people hate and try to take down.

Eden is so fucking prepared. The forest man knows what he’s doing. Scavenging is an 8-9, he hates going to town so he doesn’t know where everything is and relies on you for that. Protecting you is a 9-10, overall pretty fucking good at it. There’s the occasional person that comes across the cabin and in town but he easily kills them. He’s the seclusion type and refuses to join a group.

[notsorryforbeingbluencold]

Zombie apocalypse CHNT. Discuss. /j

No but fr. it's so silly to think about who would survive and that.

I feel like Sydney would be like a neutral third party in this event. The zombies won't do anything because he is too undead and they can tell but also if he gets involved they'd just turn on him, I think.

Elijah.... I'm not sure. I mean, it depends on if his fervor works. Obviously, it worked on Sydney, but I feel like Sydney is a different category of undead almost, so it might have different affects, or just not work on them. If I did work, he'd thrive, but I feel like he'd be really bad at surviving if it didn't.

Jedidiah would definitely have planned for this, point blank. He's deffo got a whole separate journal for "how to survive the apocalypse 101 (now with new scenarios)".

Anyways chat. did I. did I cook, chat.

🦇

well the fervor didnt work on the rabbit so chances are he gets eaten by a horde

[cyberrose2001]

Get To Know Me Better Tag Game

I got tagged by @tfp-is-my-lifeblood-lol ! Thank you <3

(making a seperate post bc the original creator of the post I got tagged in wished to not get bombarded by reposts :) )

Rules: Tag ten (10) people you want to get to know better

Relationship status: Single and never been in a relationship! (and ready to mingle)

Favorite color(s): Turquoise (but I’m really liking emerald green atm)

Three favorite foods: Dumplings, any kind of seafood, and ice cream 🍦

Song stuck in my head: What Was I Made For? - Billie Eilish (still not over the barbie movie 😭)

Last Song I Listened To: Plans - Birds of Tokyo (a nostalgic song for me)

Last thing I Googled: The map for Sydney international airport, specifically the international terminal 😭 im gonna get so lost in there I just know it

Dream trip: Currently Canada. In fact, I’m going there in 10 days and I’m so excited! Heading to both the east and west side! My next dream trip would be to Norway to see the northern lights, it’s on my bucket list 🌌

Anything I really want right now: Uhhhhh to be warmer bc it’s fuckin’ freezing in my room rn, and for my headache to go away pls thank u

Tagging (let me know if you don’t want to be tagged in these! I’m just gonna throw down some names from the top of my head aksjbsb): @uselessmicrowave @robot-horde @transformersartist @mariacrow @image-thot @vivifruit

[adreamemporium]

Hiii i just want to ask if ewan seemed bothered with all the attention he received or if anything went the wrong way

Hello, anon! First of all I wanna say this is gonna be the last ask I answer about their visit, I don’t want to spam his tag and I would prefer seeing gifs, fanarts or whatever new content hbo gives us during the next weeks.

So, about your ask. No, he didn’t seem bothered at any moment from what I could perceive. I don’t know if from the outside it looked like there were hordes of fans but it wasn’t like that and things were under control all the time. In the same avenue there are lots of corporate offices inside huge towers and a friend of mine works at one of them. She said all the days were quite calm cuz she have seen when other celebrities have stayed there that even the whole street that it’s at the side of the building is closed as well as the entrance to the hotel. So again, it wasn’t horde of fans flooding the place and as I’ve read, everyone was respectful and they weren’t uncomfortable.

Like I’ve said a few times, it seems like he truly enjoyed meeting fans and talking with them, he was really kind and even tried to calm everyone that looked nervous. One thing that I remember from the day I was working was that the girl of their team mentioned me that as long as they were open to meet fans, talking to them or taking pictures, they (their team) weren’t going to say no, meaning that at any moment they didn’t want to do it, their own team would have said no to anyone. Even Ewan’s manager/publicist or whoever she was, was really kind with everyone and it was her who took a lot of the pictures. They aren’t naive and they knew fans were showing up to meet them but they were happy to received them with open arms, so don’t try to transform this into something toxic. I’m pretty sure Ewan took lots of lovely memories with him back home and he will still care about his fans, nothing will change. And also, once again, and I’m quoting myself from another ask: the hotel would have done something if it had been necessary and neither Ewan or Tom were rude or seemed annoyed towards any fan at any moment, both were welcoming with the fans they met and both mentioned they were really enjoying the city.

If you ask me, there was nothing wrong with the interactions they had with fans. Those hotels that are so used to have famous or important people as guests have the capacity of moving them around with a security army surrounding them and if any of them didn’t want to see the fans, no one would have seen them. There’s even this story about Ewan trying to defend a girl while he was saying everything was okay and after that he even went outside to see her.

I would also like to mention that there were other celebrities at the same time and a few events during those days in the same hotel. One friend of mine was there to cover the media conference of the new Sydney Sweeney movie and she was at ccxp too. I’ve read about two fans that were there for Sweeney’s conference and met Ewan at the same time. Ewan also recognized a fan that was at the hotel for other event and said hi to him.

Finally, I just want to add that during the Thunder Stage panel the four of them were the happiest. I don’t know how many times an almost teary eyed Eve said viva México, Steve and Tom kept repeating chingón, Tom and Ewan dancing during the mariachi performance, Steve saying it that video of the host that it was overwhelming also during the mariachi. There was a moment when Tom also said viva México and, I’m quoting, “I fucking love Mexico” after everyone was screaming after the bts or the trailers, I don’t remember which one.

So yeah, tl;dr: No, he never seemed bothered and anything went wrong. Same thing with Tom. They enjoyed their visit and even at the end thanked the fans that showed up.

In the meantime, anons are going to be turned off but if you want to reach me out for anything, my inbox and messages will still be open for anyone. :)

[az-cain]

Hey! I saw you were taking requests. And I kinda have two because I need some fluff in my life rn. I have been so sick and just need some relief. Could I get one Bob x reader where maybe his SO is an advocate and she is traveling all the time. So, it can be like her coming to visit after being overseas. And one Rhett Abbott x reader. Maybe him taking care of a sick reader. Or whatever you decide. ☺️ thank you so much.

thanks for the request!!! only thing i didn’t know/couldn’t figure out was what you meant by an advocate, so y/n is a professional pilot.

i hope you’re feeling better <333

tw for: idk being really tired? also being sick w like the flu. other than that, nothing.

The airport was always so damn loud. The clash and clamor of thousands of angry customers, grumpy fathers, and wailing children created a din comparable to a jumbo jet. When you emerged from your plane, having spent the last 15 hours manning a plane on a flight from Sydney, Australia, it was even worse. The contrast from the noise-canceling headgear and the occasional chatter with your copilot was nothing in comparison to this auditory hell.

Hauling a light suitcase, you weaved through the hordes, dodging children and parents left and right. Some smiled kindly at you, to which you sleepily nodded in return, but mostly you kept your eyes on the next doorway you had to pass through.

After about 20 minutes navigating the inside of the building, you finally emerged into the line of cars waiting for their passengers. After lethargically searching your pockets for your phone, you dialed Robby’s number and called him. Two rings sounded from directly behind you before you whipped around, only for his arms to wrap around you swiftly.

“I missed you, honey,” he murmured into your hair. Tears slid down your face, so glad to see him again after he’d been deployed for months. On top of that, the hard trip you’d just had only amplified your loneliness.

“Missed you too, Rob.” You whispered, squeezing him tightly. “Can we leave, though? I’m so tired.”

Nodding with a smile, he released you only to clasp your hand as tightly as he had your body. He guided you to the car that Jake had driven here and let you in before he walked to his own side. You’d buckled yourself into the middle seat so you could lean against him. The car shifted into drive after you thanked Jake, who responded only with a nod and a smile, and it remained silent for a few minutes as he navigated through the convoluted airport roads.

“They delayed us three times. Diverted us once.”

“Oh, god,” he murmured, looking down at you in disgust.

“Yeah. That was on the way out. On the way in, they just diverted us after about 30 minutes’ talk with ATC.”

“I’m sorry, darlin’. I’m sure you’re tired.” You nodded against him. “Get some rest. I’ll take you inside.”

You hummed quietly, sleep overcoming you. “You don’t h…”

—

Apparently he did have to, because all you remembered the next morning was a brief flash of light when the car door opened, strong, warm arms being wrapped around you, and a slight jostle as you were pulled from the car.

You found yourself in clean underwear and Robby’s Navy PT shirt, wrapped in his arms and surrounded by the scent of him.

His bed was warm, the sun shining onto the white comforter with all its morning might, but his body was warmer as you turned to face him. You found his eyes already open, the deep blue perusing your face like the two of you had all the time in the world.

Hell, maybe you did.

He kissed your nose and asked how you slept, and you melted. Absorbed by how much you loved him, by all of the thoughts, emotions, vows, and proposals running through your mind, you forgot to answer for a moment.

Realizing that he’d asked you a question when he leaned back to grab his glasses, you shook back to consciousness and responded with a kiss to his nose and an “I slept really well. You?”

He grinned lazily, those glasses pushing up on his cheeks, and told you that he slept better than ever.

—

The first thing Rhett heard when he woke up was coughing. Hacking, really. It sounded like someone’s lungs were coming out in pieces, being ripped to shreds. The second thing was groans. Maybe that person’s lungs were being ripped to shreds, by the sound of those groans.

You were sitting in the sun-decorated living room, haven gotten up to grab some water, convinced this coughing fit was due to allergies, and collapsed to the couch with a dizzy spell. And yes, your lungs were being ripped to shreds. Rhett sidled up next to you, arm around your shoulders, and cooed gently. “Oh, baby, why didn’t you wake me up?”

Glaring lightheartedly at him, you wheezed, “Apparently I did.”

“Not intentionally,” he nudged your side, “and you’re burning up. What have you taken?”

Mother goose Rhett was a rare treat that few got to see, but right now you felt that he was overexaggerating the needed response to a high pollen count.

“Rhett,” you paused to hack loudly into a tissue, “I’m not sick.”

“Well, then, I’m sure the doctor will say the same,” he raised his brows in question.

You leaned your head back against the back of the couch with a wheezing whine and conceded, “Okay maybe. But just drug me up, don’t make me go to the doctor.”

“Yes ma’am, now what hurts? Just the cough?”

You buried your face in his shoulder and shook your head. Muffled, you said “Head. And my throat. And also my bones. Everything?”

One hand rubbing over your back, he pushed you off of him slowly and stood up, heading for the kitchen. He returned with, you noted through one cracked eye, bottles upon bottles of medicine. “Open up, sugar.”

“Mm-mm.”

“Open uuuuup,” he poked you in the sides, trying to get you to laugh, but you just wheezed in pain and opened your mouth. Still, it accomplished his goal, because he stuck two pills in your mouth and you opened your mouth in distaste and beckoned for some water.

“What the hell was that?” You asked, throat dry only moments after drinking water.

“Tylenol and a decongestant,” he said, already grabbing something else. “And this is Vitamin C,” he said, handing you a little gummy.

Once you’d chewed it up and swallowed it, he settled in beside you and nestled your back against his chest. Pinned between his legs and reclined just enough to let yourself breathe, you laid against him. His hands came up to your head, rubbing at your scalp and temples. You moaned quietly, thanking him and taking his hum as permission to sleep. By the time you fell asleep, his hands were pressing into your aching temples and he was watching you silently, a smile on his face regardless of the fact that he knew he’d be sick by noon.

[eretzyisrael]

by Phyllis Chesler

Just last week, pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators tried to stop Congressmen Richie Torres and Mike Lawler, from speaking about Israeli-Arab peace through the Abraham Accords at the 92nd St Y in New York City.

Approximately twenty to twenty five protestors stood up in waves, one after the other, yelling out "Free Palestine" and "Genocide is not peace." It took about twenty minutes to clear the room. The assembled audience booed them and eventually started yelling "Get them out" and "Yeah, free Palestine from Hamas."

Torres sat on the platform entirely unfazed. Afterwards, he tweeted: "No amount of Astroturf Anti-Israel agitation is going to bully me into supporting a ceasefire that perpetuates the genocidal terrorism of Hamas. I refuse to be intimidated by a fanatical fringe that represents no one and nothing but itself."

This demonstrating-in-waves is hardly original. It is an Islamist/Marxist tactic long in use.

For example, in 2008, female students, members of the Muslim Student Association (a creation of the Muslim Brotherhood), chose to interrupt my friend and colleague Nonie Darwish's lecture about eight Iranian women who were facing execution and about Sharia law. Each hijabbed student sat at the end of each row, cleared their throats rather loudly, and then proceeded to leave, one after the other, for the bathroom. Their interruptions continued as Nonie spoke.

In 2010, ten Muslim students interrupted Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren's lecture at the University of California's Irvine campus. They continued to heckle and shout him down. "Michael Oren, propagating murder is not an expression of free speech" and "Sir, you are an accomplice to genocide." Amazingly, the students were charged, found guilty and sentenced to three years of probation, 56 hours of community service and fines.

For the last twenty years in America outside lecturers, professors, and students have been bullied, cancelled, and shut down all across America. Loud mobs have harassed politicians at their homes, on the street, and while dining out with their families.

These anti-Israel demonstrators have also disrupted High Culture.

In October of this year, at least 1,000 pro-Palestinian Arab hordes demonstrated outside the Opera House in Sydney, Australia. The government had illuminated the House in the colors of the Israeli flag following Hamas's 10/7 brutal terrorist massacre against Israeli civilians.

More recently, at the end of November, climate (!) demonstrators managed to interrupt and delay the performance of Wagner's Tanhauser at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House for one hour. In tried and true Alinsky/Marxist/Black Lives Matter/Antifa/Islamist form, the protesters sat in different parts of the audience and then, one by one, they stood, screamed, dropped banners over the balconies, resisted being escorted out.

Makes sense. Environmentalist poster child Greta Thunberg has moved on from saving the planet to "doubling down on (her) anti-Israel stance, accusing it of "genocide" in Gaza. She has taken to chanting "crush Zionism" at rallies.

I guess all those who need attention go where the action is.

Such demonstrations, delays, and interruptions are precisely what I'm talking about when I say that a Red/Green alliance is trying to destroy Western culture and civilization.

Right now, we are living through near-constant demonstrations replete with drums, megaphones, and loud and aggressive marchers; they are shutting speakers down, blocking the entrances to trains, obstructing traffic by blocking roads and bridges all over North America.

Slowly, surely, our sense of safety in public spaces is being eroded.

These "smaller" but almost continuous interruptions have begun to unravel our democratic rights to free speech, lawful assembly, civil society, and street safety. This is what I mean when I write that Islamists/Marxists are destroying Western culture and our civilization.

They must be stopped

[alanaartdream]

More drawings of my dreamworlds based trolls oc

Or I should say what I think I’d be like if I was a dreamworks troll kinda inspired by the music for up and coming trolls band together movie *let me take you to a better place* song

I’d say being as my adhd self can be a bit odd (been under lockdowns here in Australia 🇦🇺 Sydney & works for a hospital kitchen and I tend to horde things to my interests like a dragon might do I think my troll would be from Viva (poppy’s long lost sister I believe) abandoned golf course troll village (probably has a collection of lost toys (and keychain nicknacks) that she found around the abandoned golf course that she’s cleaned up and fixed up;; she some days wants to have a collection of troll sized books to add to her collection of stuff she’s found)

[tippenfunkaport]

SPOP Alias AU

This is just a full on incoherent ramble about some misc thoughts I had about this so I am putting it under the cut 😅

for the benefit of the youths, Alias was a show about spies! and plot twists! and wigs! and how Jennifer Garner looks good in literally any outfit you put her in (seriously, just google Sydney Bristow disguises)

(so this is not a 1:1 AU but general spoilers for the TV show Alias to follow)

Adora is Sidney basically and working for what she thinks is the CIA doing nerd stuff at a desk job. And then her finance, Catra, is murdered!

And she's still mourning but Light Hope sends her on an undercover mission to do sexy spy work in Outfits! and Wigs! and while on a mission could swear she sees… Catra, whaaa?

So she's like WHAT is happening and goes back to Light Hope who is cryptic and says if she wants answers she has to join the CIA. And Adora is basically like, "…do i not already work for the CIA?" and finds out, in fact, she does not and her entire team (which is basically all the Horde characters) are actually working for SD6, an evil organization pretending to be the CIA. The real CIA (the princess alliance) wants her to go undercover and help take SD6 down from the inside. And she agrees because she wants to find out what happened to Catra. (And I know you're thinking why not make Catra Vaughn aka her handler but it's more fun if Catradora are both kinda on opposite sides for a while so her handler can be Mara and Adora is never really sure how much to trust her bc her girlfriend Light Hope is also a double agent working for SD6 and whose side are any of them really on?).

Light Hope and Mara kinda share the role of morally ambiguous Jack Bristow/mentor figure and Shadow Weaver is Sloan.

Anyway, meanwhile, Bow is Adora's innocent civilian roommate / best friend who has no idea that any of this spy nonsense is going on (so, he's Will aka Bradly Cooper before he was cool) but has been very earnestly trying to investigate Catra's "death" because something doesn't add up. He accidentally uncovers too much though and Light Hope thinks that he is a weak spot that SD6 could use to keep to Adora in line (bc Adora is starting to doubt their mission, the same reason that Catra had to fake her death). So Light Hope sends one of their best agents (Glimmer because I am who I am) to spy on and eventually eliminate Bow.

Meanwhile, Catra is basically a combo of Irina and Nadia (obviously not actually related to Adora) but where it's unclear which side she is on or how much influence SW as Sloane has on her but she ultimately prove to be on the side of good after lots of homoerotic fighting in Wigs! and Outfits!

So, in the show, (big spoilers for Alias) Adora's two best IRL non-CIA friends are Will and Francie and eventually Will and Francie start dating... but it turns out that the real Francie was murdered and someone else stole her face and is posing as Francie to spy on Will and manipulate him. (Alias is WILD, man) And Will eventually finds out and has to murder this person who l looks like his best friend that he loves in self defense. So! Clearly we are not doing that!

Instead, we are going to steal some of the vibes and have Glimmer (who Bow has no preexisting relationship to) sent in as an agent whose job is to seduce him and get close to him and pretend to be his girlfriend to keep an eye on Adora (bc Light Hope doubts her loyalty knowing she's trying to find Catra). And Glimmer starts to become torn about her mission as she starts to genuinely like Adora and feel bad about betraying her and to actually fall for Bow for real. So when she gets the order down to kill Bow, she can't do it and flees. Her only ally is the disgraced Shadow Weaver, who fled when SD6 fell apart and is perfectly happy to manipulate Glimmer in her darkest hour.

She teams up with Catra who recognizes she's not a bad person and then two of them take down SW and get back into the CIA's good graces.

Meanwhile, Adora puts Bow into the witness protection program which protects him because everyone wants to kill him now, but also means he has to cut all ties with his family. So he HATES Glimmer for all those months of lying to/using him and ruining his life. He starts to work for the CIA as well because what else is he going to do after all that? and Glimmer is working there too after it's revealed she ultimately protected Bow and Adora and her and Catra took out SW so she comes to work there and ✨ tension✨. Because he's really mad at her and doesn't trust her at all but they have to work together and have been fake dating for a year and how much of those feelings were real and something something eventually they start to become actual friends for real this time and decide to try dating for real and they kind of pretend they just met and try to keep it all sweet like a real first date except they have too much history and end up fast burning.

And while Glimbow are being a disaster Catra and Adora are trying to rebuild what they had but the whole war between the factions have made them very different people and they need to figure out how to get back to each other while stopping SW who is back from the dead and looking for magic First Ones artifacts that lead to immortality / the end of the entire world.

Standard stuff, really.

[paulagnewart]

Sonic the Oz-Hog Act 9/12: Livin' on the Hedge!

Sonic the Hedgehog issue 3 AU Publication Date: 24th September 1993 Price: $2.25

There's something wrong with the world today, and it's not just like a case of deja vu. September 1993 was immensely important for the enduring success of everyone's favourite blue boy over in the Land of the Free, but how did Australia stack up by comparison?

The ongoing adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog were far from many a mind when the late Juan Antonio Samaranch infamously proclaimed "The winner is… Sydderny!". Thousands packed Circular Quay in celebration of securing the 2000 Olympics bid. Pre-dawn fireworks swept over Sydney Opera House for lucky locals, while the rest tuned in early on Channel Nine for overnight coverage, then Channel Seven's afternoon recap. Or at least when they weren't watching the premiere of 'Stay Tooned: The History of Tom and Jerry', a half-hour feature promoting their grand cinematic outing which opened a week prior.

For those with kids or simply being kids at heart, the morning was instead another romp on Agro's Cartoon Connection. Having gnashed his teeth in the late 1970's, everyone's favourite talking bathmat underwent an extensive rework come January 1990, now joined alongside youthful cohost Ann-Maree Biggar. This dynamic duo were by 1993 indomitable, winning the nation with their two and a half hours of animation, antics and a rambunctious live studio audience.

Not that it stopped other networks attempting to muscle in on their success. Launched on the week of Christmas 1992, Channel Ten attempted to fight back the timeslot with 'The Big Breakfast'. Hosted by equally youthful larrikin Tim Bailey, their prime directive focused on quantity over quality, airing upward seven different cartoons a week. For that day, sandwiching the penultimate episode of all-new 'Capitol Critters' were repeats of 'Bionic Six' episode 'Ready, Aim, Fired', and 'Speed Racer' episode 'The Desperate Desert Race: Part 2', the latter ironically stolen from their competitor.

Speaking of fight backs, the conservative branch of Australian politics were in shambles after their centerpiece policy failed to swing voters. At 650 pages, the highly contentious Fightback! manifesto offered among other things higher tax cuts for the wealthy and striking a proverbial axe to low income earners. Riding off the back of "A Recession that Australia Had to Have", the mainstream media months earlier declared the left-leaning Labor party's chance of retaining power an "unwinnable" prospect. But they did, and Prime Minister Paul Keating was on top of the world. Plus leaving his mark on the world, that month exchanging pleasantries with US counterpart Bill Clinton while pushing for Australia to officially sever constitutional ties from the UK.

Yet there was an even larger development which swept Aussies off their feet. More than Meat Loaf ruling an unopposed 8 weeks with his megahit "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)". Higher than Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg's adventure some 65 million years in the making which sent Harrison Ford tumbling off the proverbial box office dam. Enticing thousands more than the launch of Australia's first ever Toys R Us at Belconnen, complete with Sonic mascot greeting visitors at the door. And yes, arguably even more than The Dinky-Di's potential animated film and guaranteed tax write-off Mephisto's Web. All those and more paled in comparison to the rise of the Internet.

Once the experimental plaything of Melbourne university students back in June 1989, technology had become more widespread and affordable for the common layman. Internet Service Providers sprung up, ready to compete in the inevitable web wars while fans across the land stretched their fingers, ready to type away to complete strangers about all the important information of life, like commenting and speculating over whether or not a storehouse in Toronto housed a horde of missing Doctor Who episodes.

As for the Blue Blur, it's hard to gauge a consensus on this and numerous other early issues as the organized Archie Sonic fandom was by that point nonexistent. Granted the comic sold thousands of copies across multiple nations, but it would take more time for fans to escape the confines of playgrounds and mingle over his monthly adventures online. As far as then-Hedgehog enthusiasts were concerned, Archie Sonic was but a supplement for his new cartoons. And it's through the likes of early fan pioneers like Ron D. Bauerle, David DeSimone, Serinthia Kelberry, Lindsay Cibos and Dan Drazen the success (or lack thereof) of Sonic's formative years are measured.

"If you read the comic book put out by Archie Comics, the characters featured there also come out in the series." One early reviewer commented. "They have Princess Sally, Bunny Rabbot, Antoine, Tails and of course Sonic. Being an animation fan and having seen DIC's earlier derivative works(there are too many to name), I expected it to be a hodge-podge of scenes/situations lifted directly from the video games(As DIC did in "Captain N", a lame lift from Nintendo). Actually, this show introduces some new, interesting characters, allowing for more original stories. Instead of ripping off the game, this show expands on it. The voice characterization is good,too(cast includes voice veterans Jim Cummings and Charlie Adler). So if you're a Furry, a gamer, or just can't get a chance to see ANIMANIACS, give this one a try."

"I think it's one of the better NEW Saturday morning 'toons, and probably the best thing I've seen from DIC in years." More swiftly agreed. "Anyone who's seen the weekday versions of Sonic would probably agree with me that the weekday episodes have nothing on the Sat AM ones.", or how "I've seen the daily Sonic show (TAOFSTH)… and I can safely say it's poorly animated cartoon swill.". Yet a few treated it with trepidation. "While not great, it's better than the Bonkers dreck. I had decided to skip it, but saw the ABC preview last night and there were some cute-looking furries in it.".

But as the weeks progressed, a divide slowly formed between cartoon and comic counterparts. "It is true that the television show derives from the Archie Comic, but from what I've seen in SEGA VISIONS, the cartoon's artistry and storyline is MUCH better than the comic. Besides, the Furries ARE neat, and the voice characterization is well done". Future long-running debates were born including "The editor of the letter column in Issue #5 of the Sonic comic says she's a squirrel, but I don't believe him - not with a short tail like that. I still favor chipmunk myself.".

It drew new fans like "Sonic's superspeed is interesting (but then, I liked "The Flash"). Jaleel White does an adequate job of voicing him, Kath Souci does the princess, and Christine Cavanaugh (Gosalyn from Darkwing Duck, I believe) does the bunny. Does anybody have a better explanation of the basis of the show? How about the video game? (About which I know nothing.) I'll keep watching for the furries, if nothing else…". Praise was short lived however, and by the conclusion of its first season, "These stories are really going downhill. Where did all the light come from in that underground world? And sorry, but I can't believe in any magic fertilizer water that makes trees grow instantly. I'd rather have seen a continuing story than all of these disjointed lame ones. E.g., are we ever going to find out what happened to Sally's father? Probably not, with only three more to go.".

Sonic the Hedgehog fans. Fawning over the female cast, criticizing plots and bashing the Archie series since 1993.

Time changes, and yet some things never change.

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Jackpot Review

In the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been newly established in California -- the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (John Cena) who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize. However, Noel must face off with his slick rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also seeks to collect Katie's commission at all costs.

(Context: Last week, me and few of my favourite people were planning to travel the beautiful countryside of Yorkshire. But got lazy and watched some movies at my Best Friends house instead)

My friend reommended this movie after about 8 minutes of searching through movies to watch. It was difficult to find the right movie for the FIVE of us. But one of our friends, that none of us trust to take us the right way around her childhood home town nevermind trust her to pick a good movie. Said "My Dad was watching this and it looked good". Oh how wrong she was

Anyway, now to the actual serious review. It wasn't as bad as I'm making it out to be (I'm being fr, this isn't sarcasm. Or is it?????). Jackpot was a very mid movie. It's the kind of movie you watch with your friends in Primary School during a sleepover. Your Batman and Robin, your Disaster movie. For the more younger audience, they probably watch Madame Web and Morbius nowadays and tell everyone how skibidi the villain is and how Baby Gronk rizzed up Sydney Sweeney (god help us all)

John Cena was one of the highlights of the movie. His acting is consistant throughout his movies, he's not reeling in the energy for the paycheck. He genuinely seems to enjoy these kinds of movies and I'm all for it.

The action is the true highlight of the movie. I wanna know how much they paid the choreographer for this movie because they were genuinely really creative with the fight scenes. And it really helped move the story along from one predicament to the next that you would expect from a movie like this. The pacing was only so good because the action was good. Simu Liu, I wanna see more of in terms of a villain. He kind of somehow brought this calm creepiness to his role I think he could translate to a well scripted, doesn't take itself too serious horror movie and excel at it. This may be the bias talking because I have liked a lot of the projects he's been a part of.

Now, the negatives. There is a lot.

First of all. The concept was fucking stupid; *plot is about to be explained* You buy a ticket to a jackpot that is worth billions because the economy is fucked for the working class. But the twist is that if you kill the winner of the draw you can win the money yourself. Why not have it where at the end of 24 hours, whoever has the winning card, wins? You can have all the rules of the game and everything. It just then makes it much more interesting, cos it's longer, more difficult and it makes more sense in terms of the universe you have actually set up originally. Rather than just to help the plot?

Katie just screams the entire time. She's a modern day Kirsten Dunst. She has no arc, she's goes from being scared and terrified. To bold and brave, straight back to scared and terrified. What was the point of her other than to tell Noel (an actually interesting character)'s story. I feel like she could have had more of a part to play in the entire thing than what she actually had. What if her mother was the previous winner we saw at the beginning? And was hunting her own daughter to win the bigger prize? Or what if her mom is the one running the competition in the first place. So she has to wrestle with accepting her mom as a fucking psycho. Whilst also partially benfitting from all of this in the first place. Her mom just dying at the start of the movie doesn't do anything, doesn't help, at all.

*spoilers for the ending* How long does the competition last? Is it 24 hours, 2 hours? 8 hours? The plot states "the randomly selected winner must survive until sundown" but at no point of the entire movie, is it going dark!! It's noon, the entire movie. Also the final 2 minutes last about 6 minutes. Katie falling of the rocket takes about 2 minutes, even tho the fall is about 30 feet, at the least.

The final act is just messy. The comedy doesn't land most of the time. Katie's 'roommates' are just stupid and fucking insane for the sake of being insane. They could have explained that, but they didn't. Literally one piece of dialogue would have been fucking nice.

Overall, the movie is a messy comedy, that sometimes isn't really comedy. But it is fun and the action pays off for the bad writing. I would recommend this at a sleepover or movie night with friends.

5/10

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Study MBBS in Abroad: A Pathway to a Bright Medical Career

Choosing to Study MBBS abroad is a progressively well known choice for aspiring medical students around the world. This choice opens up a horde of openings, giving rise to world-class education, different social encounters, and progressing medical offices. For many, it speaks to the primary step toward a successful and satisfying career in medicine. In this web journal, we'll explore the various benefits of studying MBBS abroad, the top destinations for medical education, and the steps you need to take to set out on this exciting journey.

Benefits of Studying MBBS Abroad

Quality Education and Infrastructure

Studying MBBS abroad frequently implies picking up prevalent instructive infrastructure and cutting-edge technology. Many remote medical universities are famous for their thorough academic guidelines and progress inquiries about offices. Nations just like the United States, the Joined together Kingdom, Germany, and Australia are known for their high-quality restorative education systems.

Globally Recognized Degrees

One of the critical preferences of pursuing MBBS abroad is getting a degree that's recognized as all inclusive. This acknowledgment can upgrade your career prospects, permitting you to hone medication in different nations. Many universities are authorised by worldwide medical bodies just like the World Well Being Organization (WHO) and the Medical Council of India (MCI).

Cultural Exposure and Diversity

Examining in a remote country offers a unique opportunity to involve distinctive societies and associated with individuals from different foundations. This presentation can broaden your skylines, making you more versatile and socially touchy, qualities that are important in the medical profession.

Advanced Clinical Exposure

Many foreign medical schools give broad clinical preparation, frequently in organisations with well-established clinics. This hands-on involvement is significant for creating viable abilities and understanding real-world medical scenarios.

Affordable Education

Opposite to well known conviction, examining MBBS abroad can now and then be more reasonable than seeking after it in your domestic nation. Nations like Russia, China, Ukraine, and the Philippines offer high-quality medical education at comparatively lower educational cost expenses. Also, many universities give grants and money related help to worldwide students.

Best Destinations for Studying MBBS Abroad

United States

The US is domestic to a few of the world's most prestigious medical schools, such as Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins University. The education system here emphasises research and commonsense involvement, planning students for a competitive medical career.

United Kingdom

The UK offers an exceptional medical education system with a centre on patient-centred care. Universities like Oxford, Cambridge, and University College London are famous for their medical programs. Graduates from UK medical schools are exceedingly looked for after around the world.

Germany

Germany is known for its amazing education system and free or low-cost educational cost expenses for worldwide students. German medical universities offer strong preparation and are recognized globally for their research output.

Australia

Australia brags world-class medical schools and a differing, inviting environment for worldwide students. Educate just like the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney offer top-notch medical programs.

Russia and China

These nations have gotten to be well known goals for affordable medical education. They offer English-taught MBBS programs and have many universities recognized by worldwide medical chambers. The education system in these nations is well-structured and centred on commonsense preparation.

Philippines

The Philippines offers medical programs that take after the American education framework, making it less demanding for students to move to the US for advanced studies or practice. The cost of education is relatively low, and the medium of instruction is English.

Steps to Study MBBS Abroad

Research and Choose Your Destination

Begin by researching different nations and universities that offer MBBS programs. Consider factors such as the quality of education, educational cost expenses, living costs, and dialect of instruction.

Check Eligibility Criteria

Each nation and university has its own eligibility criteria for worldwide students. Guarantee you meet these requirements some time recently applying. This regularly includes having completed tall school with a solid foundation in science subjects.

Prepare for Entrance Exams

Some universities may require you to require entrance exams such as the MCAT, BMAT, or other standardised tests. Get ready well in development for these exams to extend your chances of admission.

Apply to Universities

Submit your applications to the universities of your choice. Make beyond any doubt to supply all fundamental reports, including academic transcripts, letters of proposal, and an explanation of reason.

Secure Money related Help

See into grants, gifts, and student credits that can offer assistance to fund your education. Many universities offer monetary help to worldwide students based on justification or require.

Get a Student Visa

Once you get an admission offer, apply for a student visa for the nation where you'll be considering. This process may include a visa meeting and accommodation of different records.

Plan for Flight

Make courses of action for settlement, wellbeing protections, and travel. Familiarise yourself with the culture and customs of your nation to ease your move.

Conclusion

Choosing to Study MBBS abroad is a noteworthy choice that can shape your future as a medical proficient. It offers unparalleled openings for individual and academic development, making it a beneficial venture. With cautious arranging and arrangement, you'll set out on this energising travel and accomplish your dream of getting to be a specialist. So, take the jump and explore the world of possibilities that anticipate you in the field of medication.

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Week 15 - Thai-ing up Loose Ends, A Slow Start in Bangkok

G’day everyone,

This was my last week of pure studying. The final push culminated in another all-nighter that rolled into our late-morning flight to Bangkok. This time, however, the whole house joined us for a much better night. I think we’re all realizing how rapidly this is all coming to an end, and they wanted to spend more time with us, even if it was studying. 

The night we got into Bangkok, Joe and I searched for midnight food. We took alleys and canal ways, coming up empty-handed with every store. The city at night was all but deserted that Tuesday besides the hordes of cats, rats, bats, and canal fishes. 

“McDonalds?.... Dude, McDonalds!!”

The Americans ordered a car to McDonald's to enjoy their first meal in Thailand. It was unironically amazing. We had a spicy McChicken with fries and salt levels reminiscent of the States.

The next day, we woke up at the crack of 2 pm. Cursing ourselves, we had slept for over 12 hours, so it felt like half the day was already gone. I stayed in the room for the rest of the afternoon to continue working on some projects due Friday. It was a short-lived work session, though, because after the girls returned, we got ready for the food tour. The tour took us on LED-lined Tuk Tuks, which cut through the city to each night market. We tried pastries, Pad Thai, wings, Thai pancakes, mango sticky rice, and more. The tour intertwined the food stops with visits to historic temples and one of the largest flower markets in the world.

We learned about the history of the Kingdom of Thailand and how the lineage of kings has shaped this country in general and Bangkok in particular. 

The following day, we wandered around the city center. We ate a delicious meal over the water, and then I headed to the Bangkok City Library until our flight to Chaing Mai that afternoon. The library was much better than I had imagined. It was full of natural light, universal outlets, and even a luggage check for my duffle bag. But yeah, there are better ways to see Bangkok in a short amount of time. 

I’m headed to Chaing Mai and then Ko Samui before returning for exams in Sydney. I’ll catch you guys next week with my penultimate blog!

Grant Touchette

Aerospace Engineering

University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia