#taz gone looney

[acmeoop]

The Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1998)

[ericshoney]

Accident~ Brothers!Sturniolo Triplets

Summary: You loved to colour anything but accidentally ruin one of Nick's Space Camp designs.

Warnings: shouting, crying, angst with a happy ending

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You were a very tame three year old. You never really got into trouble, sometimes loud, but never troublesome. You also loved being close to your brothers and loved being in LA with them, which is where you are right now.

You sat at the table colouring some pictures that Chris got you, your brothers were filming a stream in Matt's room but said if you needed anything to get them, as your parents had gone out for a bit to explore LA.

You then saw a piece of paper, which you thought was free to use, so you grabbed it and started drawing all over it, not realising it was a new design for Space Camp.

"Hey kiddo!" Chris exclaimed, as he walked in, closely followed by Nick and Matt.

"Hi! Look!" You replied just as cheery, showing him the pictures you coloured.

"Look amazing, sweetheart." Matt said, softly kissing your forehead.

"Then I draw this!" You added, showing them the drawing you did.

"That looks coo-" Nick began, but froze as he saw the designs on the back.

He quickly took the piece of paper from you and looked, seeing you had drawn all over his new designs for his meeting in a week.

"You not like?" You questioned.

"These are my new Space Camp designs." He said.

"Can't you actually use your brain for once kid! Look at what you've done!" He shouted.

"Hey calm down, she didn't know." Matt said.

"Of course she did! It's obvious these are new designs!" Nick responded.

"You always mess up! Always gotta colour something! This was for a new line and you completely ruined it!" He continued.

You frowned and felt tears in your eyes, none of your brothers had shouted at you before.

"I sorry." You said quietly.

"Dude, back off." Chris said, tugging the eldest back.

You ran to Matt's room since it was the closest and curled up on his bed, crying into the pillows. Both Matt and Chris looked at Nick.

"Bro, she's three." Chris said, disappointed with his brother.

"She ruined something big for me." Nick tried to defend, but the guilt was already setting in.

"She couldn't tell. You also left it out for anyone to use, what if I accidentally wrote a list on it?" Matt called.

"I....I fucked up, didn't I?" Nick asked, both Chris and Matt nodded.

"Yeah dude, again, she's three. She can't always tell what's right and wrong." Chris answered.

"You go cool down and we'll calm her, then you talk to her when your ready to apologise." Matt said.

Nick nodded and went to cool down in his room for a bit. An hour later you had calmed down, not crying anymore as you sat with Chris and Matt watching Looney Tunes. There was a soft knock on the door and Nick poked his head in.

"Can I come in?" He asked.

Matt nodded as you curled up to Chris more, scared he would shout again. Nick frowned and came over, kneeling on the floor.

"Hey sweetheart, I'm really sorry for shouting at you. I didn't mean it and I'm sorry I scared you." He apologised.

"Accident." You mumbled.

"I know, kiddo, it was an accident and I was a horrible big brother by shouting and blaming you for something you didn't fully understand. I got you something as a sorry." He said.

Nick then pulled out a Taz stuffed animal. You smiled as you reached for it, making him smile a bit.

"Thank you." You whispered.

"Your welcome and I'm sorry again." He replied.

You smiled and hugged the eldest triplet, making Matt and Chris smile, knowing things are okay now.

[termiteterraceclub]

Termite Terrace Club - October 9th

1937 - Rover’s Rival - Dir. Bob Clampett

1948 - The Foghorn Leghorn - Dir. Robert McKimson

1965 - Boulder Wham! - Dir. Rudy Larriva

TV

1990 - Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1: “Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow”

2002 - Baby Looney Tunes Season 1: “Tea and Basketball” / “Taz You Like It”

2012 - The Looney Tunes Show Season 2: “You’ve Got Hate Mail”

[marshmallow--3]

I dreamt that Pedro Pascal plays a dad in a horror movie, I didn't get to find out who the villain was though, it was kinda multiple horror movie tropes thrown together in a blender

So it started that you're moving house with your dad (Pedro), and the house you're moving into has this big plot of land with it, like massive gardens, lush green lawns, a little river that flows through the greenery too, and you've got this village cult who get angry when dad Pedro talks about changes he's wanting to make or about whether he'll allow the village to continue throwing their birthday parties and Halloween fêtes on his property, because they always have done, so why shouldn't they be allowed to now

And then kids started to dissappear out of thin air and then randomly constellations will be bigger than they have been before and the night sky will glow the strangest of colours, and the new stars are the kids that have gone missing, and the kids also get transported to this dimension where there were also cartoons, and any human or cartoon who gets touched by the demons there would melt like plastic under a hot sun. There was Jake the Dog from Adventure Time and Taz and a few others from Looney Tunes, I remember Tweety melting into a yellow puddle, RIP

And then there were some ghosts dotted about, the village cult turned out to be a tad racist, there's a scene at the start where you're playing with the other kids talking about how you'd do the house up for Halloween because the village always kept the Halloween celebrations church-friendly, you wanted to go for something scary, and there was this room towards the back of the house that was shaped more like a hexagon and you suggested it should be turned into an evil confessional room, and one of the kids went in there, the doors mysteriously locked and ghosts started walking about them while they screamed but you couldn't hear anything from your side of the door, or even from outside where you could see the kid through the windows. Eventually, when the kid was able to leave the room, they stepped out, face white as a ghost, and it was from that point onwards that kids started disappearing, starting with that kid

And there were hints along the way that something was wrong with dad Pedro, like the way he'd walk or climb ladders, for a split frame, his leg would bend in a way that was impossible for the human skeleton, and then further down the line, he's trying to hypnotise you into waking up at odd hours of the night to look at the new colours and constellations in the sky, and I remember a part where you're watching a movie surrounded by people and you stand up and just hysterically start screaming over and over, "kill Mickey" (as in Mouse)

And there was a kid who got abducted and locked in the basement of the house and he was bleeding a lot, so when he managed to escape, he was running from dad Pedro and he did that trick from the "HERE'S JOHNNY" movie where the kid leaves footprints in the snow to lead the guy in another direction to where he went, the kids does the same with the trail of blood he was leaving behind

And that was that

[danwhobrowses]

One Piece Chapter 1070 - Initial Thoughts

And we return, not sure if it's the last chapter of the year but we get to 1070. I know I may've said it last year but considering how we got chapter 1000 on the stroke of 2020 but still, 70 chapters in 2 years is not bad going, we finished Wano and since then it's just been banger after banger

So let's see what the next one has going for it

Spoilers for the Chapter, Support the Official Release

Man the young MADS crew are certainly...a look? Caesar with the bowl cut is not it my dude, skinny Queen out here looking like a maniac, dunno what Judge's hair is on but WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE TWIRLY BROWS!? There's a slight curl for sure but it explains little! Dunno who stockings would be, part of me thinks it could be Stussy since she is sussy. Younger Vegapunk kinda looks badass but he's still got the giant head

Sentomaru's still alive! He used his ryou toreduce the damage of Lucci's attack, but he's still in a fight for consciousness

Before Lucci can go for another crack at him though, Luffy smacks him with a Taz spin kick

Seems Luffy's Gear Fifth moves are getting the 'Dawn' naming choice

In true Luffy fashion though, Luffy can't stop spinning and drills through the ground XD

The Seraphim meanwhile are cooking the CP0 redshirts, didn't consider the utility of Sr Pink's fruit with Fishman Karate though that's quite effective

Franky though asks if Sr Pink is dead given the use of his fruit though, it seems he's still in Impel Down

It seems that while only Zoans can be manufactured via SMILE, Vegapunk was only able to replicate Mythical Zoans (worry sensors, Luffy is a mythical zoan so does that mean his power can be replicated?), Logia types are 'difficult' but Paramecia had a way to work around

It seems instead of recreating the fruit, Vegapunk could simply harness the lineage factor of Paramecia users to replicate their abilities, which he calls 'green blood'

So like SMILEs are all Zoan-onlys, Seraphim are Paramecia-onlys basically; S-Snake and S-Bear share the same fruits as their originators - unclear if S-Hawk has a fruit still though. Wonder if this means there are Logia-onlys somewhere

Just an additional since it's causing twitter stir: No I don't think the CP0 agents affected by S-Snake's fruit are lusting after a child, I interpreted it as them finding her cute. Boa's powers work on lust because of her physical appearance, but even she's managed to petrify people by simply acting cutesy around them, the fact that Blackbeard was after the fruit also implies that it's likely not just beauty that can empower the fruit's skillset

Vegapunk also calls the Seraphim the 'Strongest Humans', though if Blackbeard can take one I'd bet Whitebeard could've swatted a few

It is however, not lost on the lab group that these Seraphim are potentially future enemies

Lucci leaving a proper looney shaped hole in the wall XD but there's the evil smile as he tries to go for Sentomaru again

Giant Luffy through the ground!

I don't care who you are that should terrify anyone

The chomp down misses so Luffy spits the rubble at Lucci, who uses his haki to knock them away

Luffy deadass manifested some goggles before using a tube to Dawn Rocket his way into Lucci's abdomen, and about a foot past where his spinal column should be

Lucci is definitely cooked, but he's also still barely conscious

S-Snake is a tsundere, getting all flustered when Jinbe called her nicer than OG Boa for helping them, this is our first instance of Seraphim having personality though

Sentomaru gets one last exchange with Luffy before directing Luffy to the vacuum rocket

I guess now Luffy's a bit more duty-bound to have Vegapunk on the ship, even if it's only to move him someplace else

Bonney just now regains consciousness after all the shit has gone down

The Vacuum Rocket seems to be a mix of the Futurama travel tubes and the bullet train, since it got them to the labophase in 32 seconds

Egghead's going on lockdown now though

Despite some credit given to him by Kaku, Sentomaru does indeed pass out, which leaves CP0 with the 4 Seraphim on hand

Lucci you can talk all you like of 'if we wait they'll likely escape' but really you just want to keep fighting we see you

So the lab group learn about Vegapunk seemingly joining on the ship for escort, which does beget a lot of reaction

With Atlas in the med bay, Bonney's storming out in a huff again, locked in on wanting to kill Vegapunk again

Meanwhile CP0 intend to keep everyone in Egghead from escaping

Kizaru's still on his way too, back with his sarcastic stoner personality, and a fleet of warships to boot...

So this was another fun chapter for me at least; we got some more Gear Fifth action with Luffy beating up Lucci, but the scales are soon to shift with Kizaru's approach and CP0 using the Seraphim.

Giving S-Snake some dialogue intrigues me though, because if they have personality then they should have wills of their own, they're not mindless like the Pacifista, so what's to stop them from going against orders? Also I wonder how Oda will play this, since Vegapunk outranks CP0, so surely they would need to KO all the Punks before setting the Seraphim on the Straw Hats.

They also still need to get up there in the first place, but we also have to remember that Zoro, Brook and Caribou (who has to come into play still, but all hope for Carrot is gone at this point, which still annoys me) are still on the ground floor too! They need something to do still, plus they're the only ones not clued in on the Vegapunk deal too.

So basically the criticisms still stand; the non-Luffy characters need a direction beyond watching or waiting on the sidelines, I expect we will get there but it is taking its sweet time, maybe Oda's waiting for the Year of Franky or something along those lines. But this is the floor to get some upgrades for other Straw Hats too, while maybe fighting an Admiral and the Seraphim in the process.

It didn't say break next week so I guess we might get some scanlations on the 29th, but the official for 1071 will be in 2023 either way so we'll have to wait and see what follows.

[marvin-meeseeks]

I wonder how well off the worlds of the multiversus fighters are doing with the fighters being taken out of them? Some worlds like gremlins and Friday the 13th are probably better off.

The DC universe probably has a bit of a power vacuum going on, but it is all fine, because there are so many heroes to help people out unless some very powerful villains take advantage of the lack of the trinity like Darkseid, Brainiac, or Lex luthor. ( I'm sure some folks are glad Joker, harley quinn, and black adam have disappeared)

With the Scooby Doo universe, I imagine the remaining mystery incorporated gang are going to great lengths to figure out where shaggy and velma have gone to.

Even though I have seen a lot of the following shows, I am not that familiar with their timelines because Steven and Finn seem to have been taken mid way through their stories. I think the world of adventure time and steven universe wouldn't hold out well without their heroes because it not just Finn and Steven but also Jake, banana guard for the adventure time universe but also garnet the strongest of the crystal gem.

Never finished game of thrones I assume Arya stark was taken to multiversus after the events of game of thrones.

The looney tunes universe would probably do something wacky with the lack of Bugs, Taz and marvin. Probably just Daffy filling the bugs bunny void.

[pamsplunder]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Taz Gone Fishing 100% Silk Necktie 2002 Warner Bros; Fish, Hooks, Lures & more.

[just-honey-dewd]

I’ll approach this by addressing the motivations of adapting looney tunes dynamics between cartoons and comics.

Since comics are sold like a series, they can afford to have the tunes “know” each other beyond a single canon of a short, so we get the privilege of watching different dynamics and relationships thrive further beyond the 7 min runtime of a looney tunes short. The shorts were originally produced with the expectation that audiences wouldn’t have prior knowledge of these characters.

Notably, the modern comics started running in the 90s, when looney tunes started being marketed as a group. So characters like Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Taz, and Yosemite Sam can namedrop each other like how they would as their “off screen” selves. Meaning you can observe tangible relationships between them.

Throughout media, Bugs finds thrill in the cat and mouse feuds with his adversaries. He likes to entertain things till he figures it’s gone far enough. That’s a developed trait throughout his films. He’s mostly a recluse until he’s provoked, or if he felt extra mischievous. So what bonds he’s forged are from those that pursue him the most. But then we get to older media.

In the 50s Dell comics, Porky and him interact a lot (their dynamic is very akin to Porky and Daffy’s dynamic when friends)

I’d assume the modern comics don’t explore their dynamic because it’s not something prevalent in the cartoons (also because Bugs isn’t allowed to be a ditz as much anymore). New Looney tunes did use them though.

So, I think why Bugs’ relationships with his antagonists (and Daffy) are the most prevalent is because the majority of shorts showcase his interactions with them the most, so it’s easier to translate a pre-existing dynamic than explore something not tried and true.

Generally speaking, it seems to take a lot to get Bugs to be written with toons he doesn’t already have an established good dynamic with. But I don’t wanna attest that to it being “his nature” or that him being reclusive justifies his limited dynamics.

I think he’s friendly as heck, but because he’s been very reduced in emotional versatility for decades, it’s hard to really conceptualize how he’d “get along” with someone who isn’t immediately giving him every reason to make them bite lead.

The classic shorts don’t have time to entertain him having friends because they dedicate that time to gags and jokes above all. But when it wasn’t in the context of shorts, say radio show, audio books, and comics, he was very much acquainted if not friendly with Porky and Daffy at the very least.

there’s no hetero explanation for them literally going on their honeymoon together.

[symphonicmetal101]

Babysitting in the Devildom

Chapter Six: Beel- Dinner Indifference

"Beel n-"

Solomon had to cast a teleportation spell before he could even finish his sentence. Beel's wings fluttered furiously as he burst through a portal and into Solomons arms instead. He immediatly clamped down on Solomons shoulder and started to chew. Solomon sighed as he watched his cloak get drooled on, big violet eyes watching him back as more of the cloth disappeared into his mouth.

Solomon paused. Should he take Beel to you? You seemed to know what you were doing but you also already had Asmo and portioning out food for the rest of the kids...Beel would be in the presence of food either way. He glanced back down and the chipmunk-cheeked Beel and considered trying to take the cloak out of his mouth.  Buuuuut if Beel cried again it was his fault, again...but he really shouldnt be eating fabric...not that it would ruin his appetite but-

He was running out of time to make a decision as the delivery person made their way back to the door. Beel seemed content eating his cloak for now. Beel would be fine, right? Yeah- its Beel. Solomon tightened his grip just slightly on the baby as he approached the front door again, ready to take the bags.

He should have taken Beel to you.

It was like fighting Taz from Looney Toons as Solomon stumbled about, half eaten cloak and a blur of movement around him as he used small portals to keep the bag of food away from Beel.

Barbatos had walked into the kitchen with Luke, wondering if he could help somehow. You had taken Luke from him and used one hand while also sometimes directing him on how to help you while Asmo followed behind him to make sure each plate "looked pretty". Everything was going really well....until the other bag of food appeared suddenly in your free hand and you heard a demonic screech come from the hallway and a loud buzzing noise which was curiously silenced soon after, though Asmo had given you wide berth after hearing that. You sighed and asked Barb to continue portioning things and to go tell the rest of the kids that if they had to go to the bathroom, the time was now. You held Luke close to you as you ventured just outside the kitchen doors and nearly bumped into Solomon.

".....I can expl-"

"Why is Beel eating your clothes?"

You didnt really want to laugh for fear of waking Luke up, but a wide silly smile bloomed on your face as you watched Beel use both his tiny fists to stuff more of Solomons cloak into his mouth, wide eyes staring at you as he cooed a bit and continued to stuff his face, Solomons cloak almost gone.

Solomon had a combination of exasperation and amusement on his face. "Uh...well I didnt want him to cry or attack the food- o-or you so I.....I fed him my cloak."

"....wHY? Earlier you were summoning food for him- you could have done that again right- or multiplied the food we already have even if he ate the bags worth of food-"

You were still smiling, the whole situation a little ridiculous as Beel finished Solomons cloak and started to sniffle, pouting and making grabby hands to the air for more.

Solomon paused before a goofy smile spread across his face as he summoned a popsicle to give to Beel. "I. Dont. Know." He laughed a bit before smiling fondly at you. "This is why you're the one in charge." He started to walk past you into the kitchen, but not before a quick kiss was planted on your temple and a small smirk at your expression was given to you. You gave yourself a moment before joining him and Barb, and a slightly startled looking Asmo.

".....can I have a posicle before dinner too?"

Asmo looked up at Solomon, pleading who just shrugged. "Thats not up to me." He looked at you and smirked a bit. *Motherfucker*

Asmo gasped and skipped his way to you, big, pleading amber eyes as he batted his eyelashes. "May I have a posicle before dinner too please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?"

It was too much. From the way he asked politely, to the way he said popsicle, to his little pose and big ole eyes-

You looked around the table of happy faces as all the kids destroyed popsicles that Solomon had summoned for them, all save for Beel, Barb, Diavolo, and Lucifer untouched food in front of them.

"POPSICLES FOR DINNNNNERRRRR!"

"They said we still have to eat our food if we want to have dessert tomorrow."

"But I'm not hungry anymore..."

"....I guess I can try to eat some food but Im full from the popsicle..."

"LOOKIT IM PUTTING MY FRIES IN MY ICE CREAM!  But I aint havin the green stuff, thats yucky."

"You're yucky Mammon."

"HEY-"

"My father would NEVER let me do this!! Thank you MC!!!!"

A chorus of thank yous came from all of the kids, luckily before another fight. You sighed softly and forced a small smile as you said "youre welcome". You figured they wouldnt eat their food if they had popsicles. The bigger kids had eaten their food, and Beel had no problem eating his portion and Belphies who....oh. Belphie was sleeping in his mashed potatoes. You glanced around the table again, noting all the sticky faces and hands and...bodies in Satan and Luke's case. Solomon looked exhausted as he summoned another piece of food for Beel. Asmo was trying so hard to eat some more of his food but only ate a few more bites and looked a little upset. Mammon had eaten his fries, at least.

".....if youre full, give your food to Beel. Dont make yourself eat anymore, its ok. I just need to talk to Sol for a minute, ok?" You smiled as you walked to take Belphie out of his highchair and gestured to Solomon to put Beel in. He was a little confused but did so as you wiped some of the potatoes off Belphies face.

Levi spoke up very quietly. "Can we still have dessert tomorrow if we didnt finish our food for dinner?" The sound of plates being pushed towards Beel paused as the kids all looked at you, waiting for an answer.

".....it depends on how well you eat your breakfast tomorrow.." you smiled as the kids thanked you again as you asked Barb and Lucifer to make sure Beel didnt eat the actual plates as you took Solomon and Belphie into the kitchen.

"How are you feeling...you look exhausted.." geniune concern on your face once you had Solomon basically alone. His face twisted slightly and he sighed. "I had hoped the rejuevenating spell I casted would re-energize me more than it did...why? Are you worried?~" he smirked slightly, though it fell just short of smug. You rolled your eyes a bit and ruffled is hair, your turn to smirk as his face turned light pink and started to protest, pouting when you stopped, though you werent sure if it was because you stopped or because you ruffled his hair in the first place. You stopped his protesting by asking your next question, also avoiding answering his question. "Do you have enough energy to clean all of them or am I going to bathe them in an actual bath..."

"....I? It should be we..."

"Well if you're tired you should rest...I'll need your help tomorrow too..."

"I can sleep after the baths..."

"But if we're doing the baths then I need you to cast one last spell to keep the water in the tubs..."

"So I'll sleep after that spell...maybe..."

You gave him a withering look before sighing, though appreciative of his stubborness....for once. You smiled a bit.

"Alright then. Bath time. Especially for the babies. The bigger ones can probably just shower.... Belphie, Luke and Satan need baths the most. Beel made sure his food ended up *in* his mouth....the others..." you chuckled as you peeked back into the dining room, seeing only Barbatos' face clean, and Lucifer and Asmo both fussing over the little mess they had on themselves, Lucifer using Asmos mirror, and Asmo following Lucifers every action to get clean. You brought your attention back to the sleeping Belphie in your arms.

"....do you think he'll stay asleep for bath time?"

"Its Belphie. He could sleep through anything."

"Dont jinx it." You sighed softly and looked out at the kids again, some playing tag, others just watching. Satan continued to mash his food onto the platter in front of him, Luke giggling and copying in glee. Solomon tapped your shoulder to get your attention again.

"Are you ok? The bags under ypur eyes could hold all my potions-"

"Shut up- maybe if a certain sorceror had been more careful I wouldnt be as tired....not to mention the popsicle before dinner was a bad mov-" you were interrupted by Barb lightly tapping your arm.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I was just wondering if you want me to wash the dishes or just leave them in water in the sink....or if you have a dishwasher..." you were a little surprised when you turned and saw him carrying all the dishes from the table, and Lucifer behind him with garbage. Simeon was wiping down the table with a cloth, but gave the younger ones in high chairs some room. Diavolo was trying to talk to Lucifer, who just kinda kept nodding and saying "oh thats cool" before looking at you almost desperately. His look brought you back to your senses as you nodded at Barb.

"Just in the sink with water is fine, thank you Barbatos. Thank you for cleaning up Lucifer, Simeon. It makes a huge difference to me."

Barb and Simeon beamed, and Lucifer managed a small smile before shooting Diavolo a dirty look, but the other boy didnt notice, too busy rambling on about how this was so much better than home for the upteenth time. Ypu ruffled Lucifers hair as he walked by, and noted Diavolo's slight stumble in words as he eyed you a bit, but rushed past to go talk to Barb, glancing back at you, almost pleading, though your attention was divided again as you felt Levi hug you and snuggle into your side wordlessly. You patted his head softly and turned back to Solomon.

"I'll answer that question later. For now lets clean up. Then bath time."

Levi squeezed you a bit and beamed. "I love bath time!! I can do it myself! I promise, I can! I can!"

Though Levi couldnt see it, Mammon was mocking him from behind. You gave him a bit of a "look" before the hem of your shirt was being tugged at and you were met with those same amber eyes that had persuaded you into giving everyone treats for dinner. "I love bath time too! Me too! But you have to watch me. I make great bubble hair dos! A-and guess what? In the water, it might look like I have legs, but really Im a mermaid!"

"And Im a sea dragon!!" Levi cried out, still wanting your attention. "And Asmo, you're not really a mermaid-"

"Am too!"

"Are no-"

"Everyone can be who or whatever they want to be, in the water or otherwise. Fooooor example, I'm actually a sheep, see I go baaaaa" you smiled softly, and winked at Levi before turning to Asmo again who was practically dancing at your side, bursting to ask you a question. "Whats the prettiest animal you like mc?!!!"

"....whats your favourite sea animal mc?"

"Whats the coolest animal mc! No wait- whats your favourite animal?!"

"Yeah, whats your favourite animal?!"

"Oi, I asked em first!"

"Guys its ok, you can all be my or your favourite animal. Theres more than one of each." You chuckled, listing off animals as more questions were asked, meowing at Satan as you handed Belphie to Sol and took him out of his chair, who happily meowed back as you lead your noisy little zoo to the communal bathroom.

Masterlist

[thebrownssociety]

What is your take on how filming “Back In Action” was for the Looney Tunes? Are they still in touch with Fraser, Elfman, and Martin?

Hey! Sorry for the delay. I've actually done a back in action headcanon already which I think covers the question, so I've mainly repeated the answer. Sorry about that, but I don't seem to have the energy to come up with new ones.

The filming was quite difficult. The scene when Granny reveals herself to be the chairman was particularly hard. It was achieved with a mix of very good acting [Granny and co filming the first bit of the scene - having to pretend they were humans in disguise - then Steve Martin and co did the next bit. The only one using a genuine ‘Toon-Suit’ was Taz]

Most of the Toons knew B.I.A was going to be a disaster even while filming it. So by the time it got to filming the ‘portrait gallery’ scene with Bugs, Daffy and Elmer the three of them were determined they’d be at least one good scene in it. 

The director had an idea of what he wanted, but was ‘talked out of it’ by Bugs [I.E. “Either ya let us do this, or dere’s no film’] and the toons were allowed to go ahead with their improvisation. As it ended up being awesome no one complained.

Daffy was the only one who genuinely thought the film would be good and would re-launch their careers again. He was gutted when it fell through and still sticks up for the film now.

As for Fraser, Elfman and Martin...they're not really in touch with them, no.

Brenden Fraser and Jenna Elfman were NOT invited back to Toontown, which upset them both a bit. They had heard via the newspapers that Bob Hoskins and Michael Jordan had gone back to Toontown and had assumed they would be to. 

This did not go down well with the toons - who saw it as an act of entitlement, given that they were interacting with a lot of Toons, a situation most people would kill for - but of course, they’re professional and so treated them with courtesy. 

[inktastic69]

[When Fairy’s Meet Toons] (Chapter 5: The Three Miskitoons)

The ground shakes violently as the huge mammal quickly approaches them and with Natsu occupied Gray, Juvia, Wendy, and Carla go out and help out Erza and Lucy who got injured during their brawl with Aku. There's no one to stop the incoming attack..... at least that's what they thought until a roar can be heard echoing through the forest and outcomes Taz in his tornado form blazing through leaving nothing but ash on the floor as he heads straight into the beast.

Natsu: Is that Taz?

Happy: Look Natsu he's all fired up now.

Taz transformed into a demon-like creature with two sharp front teeth and two small horns on top of his head. His fur is now red and his tail now possesses little spikes alongside his tail and his back. Equipped with a spiky club he charges up and strikes down the huge creature in the head. Everyone is shocked at the sight of Taz seemingly one slash down this giant creature.

Natsu: Did you see that Happy?

Natsu: That was amazing!!!

Natsu: Wait a minute

Natsu: Nobody told me he can use fire magic too.

Dot: Well it's not magic but yeah he can use fire abilities in this form he's in.

Happy: You mean he has more than one form?

Dot: Most toons have multiple forms they can use in battle, some more cooler looking than others but they get the job done.

Natsu admires Taz's immense strength and powers for a while until he gets snapped out of it at the voice of Gray saying that they should start retreating as Aku and Ozai have seriously injured them as well and the rest of the group members. Ozai and Aku have proven to be powerful adversaries for these fairy tail wizards as none of their previous foes have had their unique abilities, matched their level of skill and power.

Aku: It seems your little plan of going forward with this new serum has gone out the window if it's that easy to cure.

Ozai: Don't be so quick to judge if he was cured he wouldn't be in so much agony right now.

Aku: No matter, we have withered these wizards down to their last strength, disposing of them now should be a piece of cake.

Natsu: Happy quick, fly me to them now!!!

Happy: Aye sir!

As Natsu makes his way to his injured comrades Yakko and Dot watch Taz as he smashes and trashes the giant mammal that is still holding up strong and shows no signs of slowing down.

Natsu: You're not taking anybody's life here ok!!!

Natsu: Not as long as I'm still breathing.

Natsu makes his grand entrance again with his signature fire dragon iron first and catches Aku by surprise and gets a good hit in before Ozai blasts Happy with a fast sizzled flame that makes him fall to the ground.

Natsu: Happy are you ok???

Happy: Yeah I just need to sleep for an hour or three...

Happy falls to the ground which only leaves Natsu, Wakko and Dot left standing against two tyrants who show no sign of being tired.

Aku: I'll make you wish you were never born!!!

Aku teleports to Natsu and slashes right through him only for him to realize it was just a painting of Natsu and the three remaining fighters all hit Aku at once as their combined force pushes back Aku causing Ozai to start approaching the remaining three with more force. In the midst of all of this Taz is seen breathing heavily and is struggling to stay focused in his battle as he's still is trying to fight off the remaining illness that's still inside his body which causes him to get trampled and stomped on by the giant mammal until he is sent flying and dropped into the ground. Yakko makes his way towards Taz the best that he can and quickly checks up on him realizing the severity of his injuries.

Yakko: C'mon Taz ......

Yakko: you gotta get up

Yakko: What do you think the Warner executives would do if they ever found out that their most marketable and arguably most popular looney tunes characters got destroyed by a couple of nobodies from a rival network?

Taz looked at Yakko with an expression that showed frustration and disappointment in his eyes. Never once has Taz given this look let alone has gone to this extreme to save his fellow toons. Although he's not the sharpest tool in the shed he's the strongest out of the toon squad so when he realized that his brood strength wasn't going to cut it this time around he knew he was in big trouble.

Yakko: Don't give me that look...

Yakko: I know you've been through some unimaginable pain but you need to get up.

As Yakko sees Taz laying there on the floor he notices a scared look in Taz's eye and now realizes what he must have looked like when Dot mentioned he had that same look in his eyes when he sees Taz looking at the others trying to beat Aku and Ozai and the incoming beast.

Yakko: You know what.

Yakko: You deserve a long good break.

Yakko: It's ok, I'm going to bring us all home one way or another.

Yakko gets up and looks at the beast stampeding his way towards them and Yakko does what Yakko does best and quickly thinks of a plan of action that can get him and his newfound allies out of this situation alive.

Yakko: I can't think with this giant walking death machine coming straight for us.

Yakko: Go figure.

Yakko: So I guess I just have to wing it.

Yakko picks up Taz and starts running towards the rest of the group. The giant beast starts to release a toxic goop projectile towards the two toons as Yakko tries to balance not getting hit and carrying Taz.

Yakko: You know a little exercise once in a while wouldn't hurt.

Taz: Sorry.

Yakko: You know I'm just messing with you right?

Yakko: It's kinda the only thing I know that would calm me down.

Yakko: Besides.

Yakko: No matter how scary things get, we have to keep our heads high and wits even higher.

As Yakko approaches the group with Taz in his arms Natsu, Wakko, and Dot realize the giant furry beast that's right behind them.

Wakko: Yakko you're ok!!!

Wakko: And you even brought us lunch.

Dot: I don't think we can eat that Wakko.

Wakko: Of course, you can watch me.

Wakko pulls out a bunch of cooking utensils and in a flash, Wakko puts the giant beast into a  giant pot and starts to cook it. Wakko elegantly seasons and chops up the giant beast and serves him on a giant plate for him to eat.

Yakko: You know looking at him from this angle I have no idea what we were scared of.

Dot: Turns out you just need a very hungry Wakko and all your problems will be solved.

Yakko: Well not all of them sis.

Yakko: No matter how zany we are it won't matter if we can't land hits on these guys.

Yakko: So here's what I had in mind.

The toons discuss a plan of action while Natsu tries his best to keep them at bay however he gets smashed, slash, and trashed as the two enemies have overtaken Natsu in terms of strength as he's trying to conserve as much of his magic power as he can.

Natsu: Whatever you're planning to do, it's now or never.

Natsu continues to try his best to fight and dodge both Ozai and Akus attacks while also making sure his pals are out of danger since they are really hurt but still try to help out Natsu the best they can.

Yakko: Alright Wakko do your thing.

Wakko rushes towards the enemy and attempts to trap both of them with a giant cage, house, and cube but Aku just teleports himself and Ozai away before Wakko can capture them. However, Wakko is persistent and doesn't give up so Aku and Ozai have no choice but to play defensively for the time being.

Yakko: Alright now that we have them distracted this is our chance to make our escape.

Natsu: What about Makko?

Natsu: Will he be alright?

Dot: First of all his name is Wakko and second of all don't worry about him. His energy just skyrocketed from eating the giant beast earlier so he'll be fine.

Natsu: Alright then let's get to the magic mobile.

As the rest of the group goes towards the magic mobile Ozai eventually figures out what their plan is and tells Aku not to let them escape so Aku teleports himself towards them causing Ozai to finally get trapped by Wakko.

Aku: Leaving so soon???

Aku attempts to bite one of their heads off with his new lion form but gets a pillar dropped on his head by Taz instead.

Yakko: Look who's back in action.

Taz, still shaky and dizzy, stands on his feet and is ready to face off against Aku as the rest make it to the magic mobile.

Yakko: What do you think you're doing mister.

Taz looks at Yakko with a confused expression as Yakko prepares to speak again.

Yakko: I may have a swollen eye but I'm not blind. You're not fighting him alone anymore because now you got us right sibs.

The two siblings nod and they are now battling Aku buying some time for everyone else to fit and get on the magic mobile.

Natsu: I wish I can help you guys fight but I'm the only one with enough magic power left to bring us back to the guild in one piece.

Yakko: No worries Natsu, we are just getting started over here.

The three siblings and Taz clash with Aku leading to a lot of objects thrown around, dodging and zany attacks thrown. Aku turns into a crocodile and tries to chomp the toons in half only for him to get completely fooled by them.

Yakko: Woah don't you know you have to wash your teeth at least twice a day? I mean you can't really think you'll land a critical hit on us with those rotten things right?

Dot: Not to worry though because lucky for you I'm a licensed Dentist and I'm more than happy to give you a free check-up.

Wakko: Now there's an offer of a lifetime right there.

Dot: So please take a seat and my assistants will show you the proper procedure during the examination process.

Yakko: Please keep your hands, and feet to yourself during the examination, as to not disturb the process.

Wakko: If you need to go to the bathroom during the examination, well too bad because the toilets are all clogged from last night's taco Tuesday party.

Dot: Alright now that that's out the way let's see what the problem is.

Dot: hmmmmmm

Dot: I see.

Dot: Yakko the rubber duck.

Dot: Wakko the scissors.

Dot: Also I will need two gallons of glue, TNT, hammer, peppers, a button, and a mint, please.

As Dot uses all the items at her disposal to "help" Aku all she does is rearrange all of Aku's facial features and turn him into to ugly beast.

Dot: No need to thank me but a nice tip wouldn't hurt either.

Aku, now enraged, tries all the attacks he can on them only for the Warner siblings to dodge them with ease as their loony antics and physics give them a leg up in terms of mobility.

Dot: I think we made him mad.

Yakko: What makes you think that?

Wakko: I don't know what he's complaining about, he got a complete makeover for free.

Natsu: Hey Yakko!!!

Natsu: We're all ready to go!!!

Natsu: Quick get inside.

Yakko: It looks like our ride is here so we'll be leaving now.

Yakko: Bye!

The Warner siblings and Taz get picked up by Natsu and they all quickly enter the magic mobile and set off at full speed as Natsu magic power blasts them out of there in a flash. But that doesn't stop the enraged Aku to follow them close by. Wakko and Yakko are seated in front with Natsu at the driver's seat while Dot and Taz are at the back with the rest of the others as they all think they're finally safe they hear a malicious laugh behind them and find out that Aku is right at their tail.

Authors Note:

As their battle rages on it seems that this will be the final push to get everyone else back to the guild in one peace. However, as you can imagine they aren't going to let them leave without a fight so it's up to the toons to buy them some time to get away safely. Will they get captured during this process? Or will they go their separate ways as to not cause any more trouble for them? All will be answered in the next chapter so stay tuned for that and as always let me know what was your favorite part of this chapter is and until next time.

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Dearest O'Malley Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Robin, Gonzo and I were trying to think of some challenges to do for a summer fun project. Gonzo thought and suggested; “why don’t we do an Elvis prance or Elvis parade to show off our best impression.”  Robin hummed to himself, thought, and said; “nah, “ I had an idea to start so I said; “I know, we’ll have some sort of pickle challenge, but can’t copy the other kinds of challenges that involve pickles. We need something new. Like a pickle bath and flour challenge.” Robin thought hard about it and asked ; “what would we do with the flour part?” that was a good question to think about. I thought a minute and said; “cover ourselves with it to look like ghosts  to chase people around.” Robin imagined what fun that would be like. He laughed and said; “good idea, man. I know a brand  of flour we could use.” that same day, the three of us; Nathan, Natalie and I went shopping at a big supermarket. I already told Natalie what I needed which was Pillsbury flour. So about 15 minutes later, they came out with groceries, loaded them into the trunk, and we headed home. Gonzo  was there, providing the kiddie pool we were going to dunk ourselves in and told me that Robin went to go get pickles from Sam’s club; a big grocery store that was behind WALMART in town. It was already sunset and he still hadn’t returned.  Gonzo had to go home but he said he and Robin will do it tomorrow since we didn’t get to do it today. Then they’d start the pickle challenge. I told Gonzo; “that would be a good idea since we aren’t really prepared and set up.” Then Gonzo agreed and headed home.

That night, I watched some TV with Nathan and Natalie. I thought about other challenges that Robin Gonzo and I could do. Something different that others could do. I began to think about it but couldn’t think of anything else to try. The pickle bath and flour challenge was the only one I had in mind. I could have suggested a “Mountain Dew” and corn chips challenge but wasn’t sure if Gonzo and Robin liked Mountain Dew” soda pop. I’ve never seen any of them drink it before. I thought of doing a 24 hour challenge to stay awake but that would be hard and a few people were able to do it. Ironically, I wondered what people would do if I pranked Ol’ Reliable by involving firecrackers. Maybe folks would think I was a bully by picking on little cars. I knew I didn’t want to make all the Chevy cars have a bad reputation. I later on thought I’d better ask Gonzo and Robin if they had any ideas for a few other challenges that people could do to spread all over the world.  The next day after the barbeque, Robin, Gonzo came over and the three o us thought up a challenge to do because Robin had a video camera and an account with YOUTUBE. He wanted to post it to see if anyone would participate after we did the pickle bath and flour challenge. So Robin asks Ol’ Reliable to be the cameraman for the day. Ol Reliable cooperated as Robin was directing Ol’ Reliable how to use his camera, Gonzo and I poured about 28 gallon jars of pickles we bought from Sam’s Club into the kiddie pool that Gonzo brought over. The smell was revolting! But at least there was 3 bags of flour setting out and ready on the porch. When Ol’ Reliable got the camera recording, Robin faced the camera and said; “hello fellow YOUTUBERS. Today’s challenge is the pickle bath and flour challenge and what we’re doing is getting 3 people;  meaning O’Malley, Gonzo, and me to roll in a kiddie pool  of pickles and pickle juice and then covering ourselves with Pillsbury flour after we’re nice and covered with pickle brine. Next, we’re going to the park to chase people around for fun. And you too can try this too, just make sure you’re careful. So I challenge you to try this.” Ol’ Reliable  chuckled and said; “This should be fun.” Robin went in first. It was a quick roll and dunk for him, because Robin couldn’t  bare the smell of pickles. He got out  fast and gasped like a fish out of water. I laughed, teased Robin and said; “We should call you ’Pickle Fins’ because you got pickle brine all over you. I mean what are you? A sissy?” Gonzo bursted out laughing and said; “HA! Pickle fins.” Robin frowned ever so fake-like, splashed himself with flour and said; “Oh yeah, O’Malley. Let’s see how you like this.” Robin picked me up happily, and tossed me into the pool. Juice got all over me. Ol” Reliable, Gonzo, and Robin laughed belly down. It might have been funny to them, but I had a better idea. I took a huge sip of pickle brine , swallowed it down, and as they made sick faces, I said; “Hey Robin, come here. I want to tell you something.” Robin came close and he said; “Yeah?” then, I let out a huge deep belch and blew it in his face.  Robin’s face turned green with nausea as he made a sick noise. I laughed and said; “Ah…hallelujah that was swinging.”  Gonzo laughed and pointed at Robin as he looked like he was going to faint. I rolled in the juice and covered my  whole body with juice. Next I got out and covered myself with one of the bags of flour and said; “Okay Gonzo, you’re turn.” Gonzo right away jumped in and spent an uncomfortable retched 10 minutes in pickle juice. Then he got out and said; “Dappa papa mow, how do you like me now?” as we laughed as Gonzo dumped another bag of flour on himself.

The next thing we had to do was drive in town, Ol’ Reliable followed and captured  everyone’s reaction on camera. There were people holding their noses and some were fanning the air. Then Robin started chasing people and dogs as we came to the Brookside park. Gonzo followed after Robin and was making noise that all dogs hated to hear. I watched for a few minutes as Ol’ Reliable filmed. I thought the whole point of having a pickle bath and flour challenge was to roll in juice and get fluffed out by dumping flour all over the challenge taker’s body, but chasing people and animals in the park was stupid. Then Gonzo screamed out “Pickle ghosts!” while Robin did his perfect Taz manian devil Looney toon character noise to whoever they were chasing after. I couldn’t bare waiting. Ol’ Reliable kept filming and said; “Well, go on Grandpa. Join them. I know you want to.” I watched Robin and Gonzo laugh and boy, did it look fun. So I  jumped in the chase and joined the two candy-prats  in their game. Folks in the park ran and ran. One of them fell to the ground and was crawling to get out of the way. Another wet his good pair of pants and darted towards an  SUV our chase lasted up to an hour and when a sheriff arrived, we were done and already gone. Ol’ Reliable stopped filming by the time we got to my house. We got cleaned up as we were laughing from all the fun we enjoyed. Robin bathed first while Gonzo and I waited our turn. We thought of other challenges to do that would be safe. Earlier today, Gonzo suggested we would try the Elvis challenge and I thought that would be a good idea to try. Gonzo put it as the “Elvis prance”  which would be a popular thing to do since so many people loved Elvis Presley. When Robin came out, Gonzo had a turn to clean off. Robin posted the video of the pickle bath using Nathan’s laptop for YOUTUBE.com. I talked to him about Gonzo’s idea. Robin thought about it and said; “I think we should try Gonzo’s idea. You only live once to make your print on the world.”  the question was, who had an Elvis costume, wig, sunglasses and clothes? When Gonzo came out, Robin asks him; “You you have any Elvis costumes around your house? I’ve decided to do the Elvis challenge.” Gonzo looked at Robin, smiled almost too embarrassed and said; “Yes. I have three costumes stored in a room. Their in a tote box. Impa, O’Malley and I used to dress up as Elvis Presley mobiles for Halloween in the seventies . Why?” Robin shrugged and said; “Next challenge is for all the Elvis enthusiasts.” all those memories with Impa had me remembering of Halloween in the’70s  when Gonzo, Impa and I would dress up like Elvis-mobiles and we’d always do the impressions to people walking by. We would go up to people’s doors and do Elvis dance poses and impressions in different positions and make them laugh until the wet themselves. What a bunch of magical Halloween pleasure to be doing that every Halloween year! But enough memories. I was the last one to wash off the pickle brine.

When I got all washed up and cleaned, Robin told me what he and Gonzo were talking about. Robin looked stoked about it and said; “I was discussing  with Gonzo about doing the Elvis challenge. I came to a conclusion that we should try it and I think it’s fair that you and Gonzo  put on the costumes, do impressions and dance in town since Elvis did wear a lot of white. You know, around the plaza. Gonzo has the costumes.” I wasn’t sure if I liked the sound of that idea. Gonzo went home to get the Elvis costumes about 30 minutes later. When he came back, he had two Elvis costumes and he said; “Okay, O’Malley man. Get changed.” embarrassed, my face blushed. I had given up playing dress up years ago. Robin unplugged his fully charged video camera from the USB port and started recording while I was dressing up. The outfit was a bit tight since I last wore it. Robin turned on the video camera and pointed it towards him. He smiled and said; “today’s challenge is for all lf you Elvis Presley lovers, so, O’Malley and Gonzo are going to do impressions in town for people.” then,  the camera turned to me. I had my “Elvis” on. When Gonzo was fixing the wig, I  said; “I knew I didn’t like the sound of this idea. Robin, this is unacceptable.” Gonzo sprayed some hairspray  on the wig and was fiddling with it trying to get to fit right on me. I cleaned off the sunglass lenses while Robin was holding the camera. He giggled and said; “Come on man, do it for all those Elvis Presley fans out there.” I knew I didn’t want to because I was done with playing dress up, but I had no choice. I had to…for all the Elvis fans. For the king of rock and roll and to make Gonzo and Robin to stop begging. I started to feel self-conscious and when I was about to say something, Gonzo cut me off and said; “Don’t worry, I’ll dress up  too so you don’t feel self-conscious.” Robin laughed as he pointed the camera in on me for my facial expression while Gonzo was finishing up putting the wig on me. Then he pointed it at Gonzo. He was getting on the wig himself. The wigs were large and were meant for people who were dressing their cars up for  show. I shook my hood in disappointment and humiliated and said; “You better be happy that I agreed to this and that I love you two kooks.”  Gonzo laughed and said; “Now we go town .”So, out the door we went with the Elvis hip swinging maneuver . Gonzo and I put on our large sunglasses  while Robin met us in the yard and watched us come out. I swear to graham crackers, we looked like the Blues Brothers! It was terrible. Robin laughed with joy and said; “Hey, it’s the Elvis crew, Yo! You two look great” I didn’t know about Gonzo, but I was humiliated to daylights in this costume. We drove to down town and even did Elvis Presley imitations on the side of the road, while Robin kept filming. People honked, stopped to take pictures of us and filmed us doing seven Elvis moves and quotes.  Robin got all the footage on camera and when we went further in town, people gave us money for no apparent reason. Maybe they were Elvis fans or enjoyed watching us make fools out of ourselves. They were sticking twenty dollar bills in our windshields and doors, as we were doing different poses that Elvis did much more earlier in his years. An hour later, we swung by Dairy Queen, got some lunch of burgers and fries with Blizzard ice cream treats. People commented us and took pictures of us. I was starting to have fun today. I usually don’t get attention much from people in car shows, but I get eyes gazing at me when I’m not in a car show. After lunch, we headed to my house while Robin uploaded his video on YOUTUBE.com. Gonzo and I had a beer while Robin’s video got a ton of likes, reviews, and good comments. He suddenly gasped and said; “No way!! Four hundred smacker-roos! We’re practically famous!!” I almost spewed out my beer and said; “Say what? C’mon now!” Gonzo and I looked at the video. Unexpectedly, there were over four hundred dollars donated, before you could say ‘hallelujah, Saint Jordan’. We discovered they all came from the Elvis

lovers of America. Robin had added several Elvis songs in the video including; King of the whole wide world,  Blue Suede Shoes and Don’t be cruel. On a comment below the video, it read out; “Thank goodness for Elvis Presley.” there was also a link to the website belonging to the enthusiasts of Elvis Presley. Then on another page, there was a paragraph about the really real Elvis. Authorities found a body identifying a man that was the actual Elvis Presley in California. We were shocked because all those years of Elvis facts, we didn’t expect to see this. We had been celebrating  early of Elvis’ birthday which was until August 9th. National Elvis day was celebrated in August 9 through the 17th  in Memphis.  But this was summer and altogether we said; “Oh crud” like professional duets. We saw another link at the end of the Elvis website that linked us to some more videos of Elvis impressionists that we checked out. There were many videos of people dressing up like Elvis and doing what Elvis did best.

So there we had it. National Elvis day was a party in Memphis, Tennessee . He really was an inspiration for the world.

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All Good Things… Creative In An Uncreative Place

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6th June 2020

Hello, Chaps and Chapettes, 

Have you ever felt that you are being stifled? You know what you want to do and you may even have all of the energy to do it, but there’s one big ol’ problem that’s stopping you. You’re not in the right place and it isn’t the right time. There’s hope, but to get to that hope we have to crawl through the dung first. 

(Photo: https://latetothegameoutdoors.com/blog/2017/10/25/i-could-never-do-that-and-other-lies-we-tell-ourselves )

Let me put this into a context. Some jobs are not made for people who want to get up, do something, and enjoy what they are doing. There are jobs that are necessary where the fun has to grind to a halt because if it didn’t, nothing would get done and there would be nobody around to have fun with. Sometimes, that job is not for you, but you have to do it because A) you have bills that you cannot contentedly screw up and ignore because then ALL OF THE FUN WOULD STOP AND HOMELESSNESS WOULD START, and B) no matter how much you want to enjoy life, a livelihood has to be a staple to overcome first. 

You’ve probably heard a lot of people say that if you’re looking for a job you enjoy, then you should go out there, quit what you’re doing and go get it! Or, you should work hard for it and eventually the hard work will pay off! While I cannot say the former would work, because I frankly haven’t had the balls or the healthy bank balance to try it, I can say with certainty that the latter is extremely hard. Especially if you have spent a lot of your life saying ‘I’ll do it later’ and sitting on your ass doing just enough important stuff to get by without people shouting at you. For me, it was mostly raised voices but nothing that constituted an actual bollocking (that means getting a serious talking to, to those not familiar with it). 

There’s another reason why being creative is hard, while trying to keep up a job, pay bills, do everything to make your home feel like you definitely ARE NOT homeless, and all the other fun stuff that constitutes being human. That reason is that it is tiring. You come up with a great idea, maybe MANY great ideas, and they’re all exciting and wonderful, and you jot some of them down, you make a start on them, and you’re not even halfway through when… What? Where’s the energy for this gone? Where are the enthusiasm and eagerness and promises that THIS TIME it won’t fall on its arse? 

The answer is that a lot has happened since the point you first got excited. You’ve been to work, you’ve made a meal, you’ve done laundry, done the shopping. Maybe you’ve rested but then done all that again, probably spoken to a few people in between, get excited about something else, even gotten invested in somebody else’s visions on TV or in a book. In the space of an hour of having an idea, you’ve already thought of a hundred other things and done at least a couple of them. The matter is that your body and mind is constantly doing the Tasmanian Devil from the Looney Tunes, spinning about and yelling and spitting, but we’re not cartoons and it is tiring after one rotation.

(Photo: https://www.standingstills.com/taz-the-tasmanian-devil-looney-tunes-cardboard-cutout-standup-standee-cac522 )

So, where is the hope for any of your projects to see a finishing line? This is the hard lesson I’ve had to learn and it was summarized nicely in a chat I heard Ricky Gervais having with his fans online the other day: 

“I've got my next idea, but I mustn't even think about it yet because you've got to put everything you can into every series. Leave it in the ring, don't leave it up to the judges.” 

(Gervais, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qlOJPEeGDc, 2020)

If you are coming up with exciting new ideas while working, and paying bills, and breathing, then it is best and easiest to task your mind on only one of those things until you have mastered it. In Gervais’ context, he was discussing his own projects, explaining that he wanted to keep his mind on his current one (Afterlife on Netflix) and complete that before he started anything new. He realized in himself that if he tried to do too much at once, he did not make a satisfactory job of it. Here’s another quote I like that explains the same premise.

"Never half-ass two things. Whole ass one thing." 

(Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson, Sweet Sixteen” Season 4, Episode 16, Parks and Recreation)

This does not mean you must dismiss other ideas while working on your current one. There’s nothing wrong with writing things down and holding onto them for future endeavors. In fact, in the Creative Writing degree, I’m currently studying, it actively encourages keeping a writing journal at all times for scribbling all the new ideas, titbits and potential plots that come to you from the world you live in. That also leads to another good point.

(photo: https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/12/18/wishing-you-ron-swanson-christmas-12269 )

Don’t treat your world, work, even bill-paying life, as an albatross around your neck. Instead, treat it as inspiration. Look at work with new eyes, look at the characters you meet, the crazy things that happen, the serious stories that come from that happen to you, and the people around you and use that. Don’t use people by name, of course, because that could get you in hot water, but perhaps there’s more to it than just a grindstone. Dawn from the office could inspire that lady with all the juicy gossip in your next play, story, or drawing. The trouble you had paying that last bill will encourage you to find a new, better way to help people with their money or stress. Just because the world is a grindstone, doesn’t mean you can’t imagine it as a carousel with lights and a jaunty tune instead.  

The world, no matter how big or small yours is, has a lot more going for it than you think. 

So next time you feel bored, fed up, lonely, sad or angry, ask yourself one thing. 

How can I make something more interesting out of this? Don’t let boundaries get you down.

All good things, 

Love, Scaramouche.

x

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Termite Terrace Club - October 9th

1937 - Rover’s Rival - Dir. Bob Clampett

1948 - The Foghorn Leghorn - Dir. Robert McKimson (75th Anniversary)

1965 - Boulder Wham! - Dir. Rudy Larriva

TV

1990 - Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1: “Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow”

2002 - Baby Looney Tunes Season 1: “Tea and Basketball” / “Taz You Like It”

2012 - The Looney Tunes Show Season 2: “You’ve Got Hate Mail”

[tazzmanien]

Tagged by the adorabel @scoundrels-in-love. Thank you my love!

Rules: Answer 19, questions and tag 19 people you would like to get to know better! (I’m not gonna tag anyone, so please feel free to do it if you read this and want to do it. I’m always interested to find out more about my followers!!!)

Nickname? Tazz (from Taz from the Looney Toons, apparently my personality resembles his)

Real name? no, sorry

Zodiac? Pisces

Favorite musicians or groups? How can anyone love only one musician or group? I love music to the moon and back, so how to choose? So I will give you a few I can think off at this moment, but honestly this list is nowhere near to be all my favorites: Ludwig van Beethoven, Edvard Grieg, Muse, Les Friction, Misfits, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Queen, System of a down, Barefoot Truth, Hozier, Minor Threat, Hua Chen Yu, GOT7, Crvena Jabuka, One Ok Rock, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Iron Maiden, Jack Johnson... OMG this hurts so much, it’s like choosing your favorite child. I’m totally forgetting someone.

Favorite sports teams? Love doing sports, don’t enjoy watching it (I only rarely watch ice hockey, but have no favorite team).

Other blogs? Only two worth mentioning: @oldgirllearnstodraw and @drawingtodo The others are just trash blogs, where I collect stuff, so I’m not gonna mention them here.

Do I get asks? Not as often as I wish :) But I do and it seemed to have increased since I started blogging about my reaction while reading Chinese BL novels. Please write me more, pretty please. I don’t care about what!

How many blogs do I follow? 341 (I believe many are gone by now.)

Tumblr crushes? Many! We either chat often or just look in your activity and if you see me daily, then you know you are my crush ;)

Lucky numbers? I don’t believe in luck and such stuff so no. But I somehow like 9 and 19.

What am I wearing? Adidas sweatpants and white t-shirt.

Dream vacation? OH I would love to see the whole world. But my top priorities would be New Zealand, Australia, Seychelles, Ireland, Iceland, South East Asia (too many to list here).

Dream car? Mercedes-Benz G-Class (I will never have it, because I cherish the environment more, but I do dream of having one.)

Favourite food?  I love food, almost as much as music, so how to choose. Well let’s say: Pizza, Chocolate, Burrito, Chimichanga

Drink of choice? Water or coffee, sometimes whiskey (mostly single malt scotch from sherry or rum casks) or red wine (pinot negro)

Instruments? Guitar (well only about 13 chords and power chords, but who needs more, am I right? ... well I’m still learning tbh) oh and I sing, does that count?

Languages? Fluently: Croatian, German, English / A2: Spanish / Started learning Korean

Celebrity crushes? Every week another one. HAHA But let me just tell you a few that I have had the biggest crush at some point of my life: Angelina Jolie, Ruby Rose, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lim Jaebeom, Charlize Theron

Random facts? I name all kind of devices. Usually everything electrical is called Awesom-O 4000, South Park inspiration; my car is Awesom-O 666, my motorcycle is “My love”, my bicycle is Olanda, my plants are Schätzecken 1, 2, 3 etc., Acoustic Guitar is Gertrud, E-Guitar is Gustaf, Ukulele is Grätchen, mobile phone is Mimi...

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Tagged by @signomad

List ten songs you really enjoy in no particular order

1. Never Been in Love by Will Jay again afsjffgjkk look it’s catchy and relates to me okay?

2. Still Alive and Want You Gone both from Portal and Portal 2

3. YO I FORGOT TO MENTION THE WHOLE ENTIRE MASQUERADE ALBUM BY GO! CHILD IN THE PREVIOUS THING I WAS TAGGED IN FOR FAVORITE SONGS

4. But specifically the combination of Intro and Rabbit Hole as well as I.D. and the Masquerade itself

5. Stipulation, also by Go! Child (taz fan song)

6. Alien Freak by Komodo Chords (invader zim fan song)

7. Cartoon Craze by Komodo Chords (batim fan song)

8. Elegy for Hallownest by Paul Looney (highly recommend all my hk followers listen to it cuz its really beautiful)

9. Broken Memories, also by Komodo Chords (gravity falls fan song, instrumental)

10. Half Caff, also by Go! Child

Tagging: @wulferson @ginger-goats-galore @hyper-elastagirl @of-bug-and-beast @minty-fresh-raccoon