#the men who caputre my life

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People people people I'm in love with an old man again 😭😭. I blame this all on @cryingwriter

I need someone to tranq me. Put me out of my misery.

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There's absolutely nothing normal about how much I love this man. He looks so handsome and it makes me want to cry 😮‍💨🫠

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Anime/Donghua 2024 Wrap-Up!

 This was a great year for women in Anime! More and more series by female creators are making it into people’s all time favourites. From Apothecary Diaries to Delicious in Dungeon to A Sign of Affection, it’s been great to see so many women making huge successes! I also don’t think we’ve seen so many series gracing people’s top 10s that have so effortlessly passed the Bechdel-Wallace test! Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Dandadan both featured main female characters who talked with their fellow named female co-stars about things other than men! 

Whilst obviously passing the Bechdel Test is not the be and end all for feminism, given how many beloved series have absolutely failed to pass this basic test, it’s certainly something to be celebrate! Heck, if the test was to all be about Lesbians being able to see themselves in media, then look no further than the flood of Falin X Marcille art, meta, edits, and fanfic that’s been all over my feeds. 

For me, personally, I was delighted to see the Female Centric arcs of Blue Exorcist getting animated at long last, showing why the manga sucked me in to begin with! We got an actually good traitor reveal that felt like an actual betrayal of trust, and fantastic development for a character who had previously been just another Tsuendere. Even as Izumo has her agency taken away as part of the narrative, Katou-sensei gives it back to her at every opportunity to ensure that this is her story and her arc. And that shone through in the anime too! Even with the tiny budget, she was still the one given the biggest moments. 

Heaven Official’s Blessing, A Sign of Affection, and Cherry Magic? 30 Years of Virginity can Make you a Wizard?! were all fantastic non-heteronormative romances that shone in their own unique ways! Heaven Official's Blessing had some of the best dubbing I've seen all year with so many side splitting jokes and swoon worthy sentences! Cherry Magic perfectly caputred the heart and humour of the series and I was especially excited to hear Kurosawa's internal song monologues. A Sign of Affections blew me away with its beautiful animation, in particular the care taken in animating the sign language. Which were all perfectly encapsulated in its elegant opening:

There were plenty of other series out this year that were just made of pure fun. Vampire Dormitory and Demon Prince of Momochi House both had me binge-reading their mangas. Mr Villian’s Day Off was the perfect slice of life comedy for these dark days. Sasaki and Peeps was an unexpected reverse-isekai X salary-man X evil-magical-girl mix up directed by Mirai Minato. The dub was great too, with Tyeson Reinhart perfectly encapsulating the exhausted middle aged man who just wants to have an easy life, and Erin Nicole Lundquist showing their incredible range as both a stoic, power magician… and an adorable little birb. Plus I loved both the original Japanese Gag of hiring a bunch of actors called Sasaki for the background characters, and the English Dub matching it with a bunch of Chris-es!

There were also a lot of great films that came out in the UK this year! Blue Giant was a great way to start the year, with the music being so good I felt like I was at an actual concert. It was followed by Spy X Family: Code White which had everything a weeb to ask for: MILFs with knives, DILFs with shirt sleeves rolled up, Cute Dogs, and the most beautifully animated poop joke ever put on screen. Look Back Short got brought to UK Cinemas, and was just as good as I thought it would be! Although I would have liked to see it dubbed because I think some of the subtitle choices took away some of the emotional impact felt in the manga. My favourite by far though was the Lord of the Rings Anime, War of the Rohirrim. It hasn’t been performing as well in cinemas as I would have liked, and I’m disappointed by the lack of merchandise available for it. But it was definitely a series made with me in mind specifically! With epic fight scenes, sword lesbians, horises, and an Incel getting his just desserts. It’s definitely the film I’m gonna be recommending the MOST out of this year! 

Overall, I had a great time this year. Whilst some seasons were definitely more jam-packed than others, there was still always at least SOMETHING I wanted to watch! I had my favourites, sure. But whilst I’m sure that at some point this anime bubble is gonna burst again as it did back in the 2000s, I’m happy to be enjoying all the great art currently being made!

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I visited the Henry Cartier-Bresson ‘India in Fullframe’ exhibit at the Rubin museum.  This black and white project encompassed life in India in the mid-20th century and, and emotional portrayals of  monumental moments such as Gahndi’s death and funeral. This floor is vast, and while I look at the photos, it feels as though the individual is not only looking at me, but staring, trying to tell me something.  Every photograph in his project is displayed on a light gray wall, with every photo placed with an even amount of space between it and another.  The gray on the walls seem as thought they are almost white, causing the conrtrast of the black in every image to stand out.  A monontone tune is played in the background on this floor, and the mood seems a mysterious as well as unsettling.  

Two pieces stood out to me immediatly.  The first encompasses individuals at Gahndi’s funeral.  A mass of men and women are hurled together, trying to grasp a decent view of the funeral.  A couple of hands are outstretched with fingers splayed wide as though they are reaching for something.  Expressions of distress occupy almost every face in the moment he captured.  I can tell that the sun is shining brightly, causing many of the men and women to squint.  Maybe this is why they seem in distress, becasue they are not able to make out any action that is happening during the funeral, or because they are mourning for him.  

The second photo that stood out to me portrays a man resting in a busy setting, which is in fact busy because of the art surrounding him.  This piece portrays a man who is a photographer that Cartuer caaptured sleeiping in front of another world it seems.  The tapestry stands in stark contrast to the sleeping individual’s reality. The man seems to posess very few valubles, one being his camera perched on the tripod, and a couple of other miscseleneous objects.  For some reason this camera seems like a very important device in this man’s life.  The subject appears as though he is in a different dimmension because of how vivid the the tapestry appears.  The goal of Cartier seemed to be to caputre the detail in the setting of the subject rather than his expression becasue of the emhpasis the tapestry brings to the photo.  It is interesting that the relaxed body language of the subject is near some regal, elaborate place.  It seems as though this man could get up and walk into a whole other world, a fariytale, yet is caught in his harsh reality.  The immense detail also constrasts next to the drab, mute brick wall.  

These photos pose as a statment to the world today.  One of the first things that I thought of were that the setting in India during the 1950′s and 60′s is so different than the setting of some areas in the United States during this time period.  Life was much more difficult for individuals in these photos, and the same exists today.  The world is so much larger than the United States, and Cartier’s work puts a lot of what I feel is important in my day to day life into a new perspective…  

Anna Brown 

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Please tell me there's SOMEONE out there who I can helplessly yell at them about my love for Stanley Tucci. PLEASE

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@obiknights DR. JONESSSSSS AHHHHH

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Genuinely me....right now at Anders Lassen.

Alan should not have been that fucking hot.

@chelseasdagger , this is for you after what I just sent you 😝

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Ima need u to recommend thing to watch cause I’ve only seen Pablo as pornstache LMAO and he’s so fine everytime you’ve posted him on my feed 🤭

Oh! Yess! Absolutely! Let's do this!

A lot of the time, Pablo plays "bad" guys because of his size. But since when does that stop us? Lol. I've seen many of his films, but a lot of the time he plays a very small part lol.

1. Den of Thieves

2. Halo (this one gets hate for not being close to the games, and I respect that, but I, as a non game player, enjoy the show and will not take criticism)

3. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

4. Lorelei

5. Big Bear

6. Defending Jacob

7. First Man

He's in these a good bit. Except for First Man. His part is much smaller in that one than the others. Defending Jacob is also a little bit of a smaller part!

Also, wanna give a right shoutout to @mrssylargray always coming through with some of the best gifs ever! Thank you to @schreiberpablo and @ncytiri as well!

But yes! These are my recs! Pleaseeeee come to me and scream if you want about Pablo, please. I need it!

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Major shoutout to my boo @cryingwriter for listening to me cry over Alex Hassell in a film for the last hour and a half. I'm down bad, and she is supporting me every step of the way 😝.

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Sorry he's so beautiful

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When you realize there's more than one attractive character in a film. Oh, the woes of me. What am I to do?

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I'm so not normal over Tom Hardy right now. Please, no one look at me.

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It's 'I miss Tony Stark' hours 😔 someone come save me.

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I am very much right here yessssss

is there a vice principals fandom on here? pls guys i need to find u 🙏🙏

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For the ‘Send Me A Character Post’, tell me why you love Frank Castle and Ray Merriman! 🤭

Lore! My beloved! Thank you for sending this in. This is probably going to be too long. So I guess just buckle in.

Why do I love Frank Castle? I love Frank because in certain ways, I feel as if I relate to him. That would be extremely hard to explain, so I won't go into that too much.

He always seems to go out of his way to protect the people he cares about. I mean, we see him multiple times willing to die to ensure the livelihood of someone he cares about. While that is often infuriating as someone who hates watching characters I like die. That aspect about Frank is admirable. I crave that kind of commitment from someone.

There always feels like there's this sense of urgency in Frank that I often don't see in other characters. This one is hard to explain. I just feel like he's the type to just do it.

I also love seeing the certain softness he has with women in his life. I'm such a sucker for that it's embarrassing.

There aren't enough words to say about Frank, and I don't think I'll ever have them.

When it comes to Ray Merrimen. I love him for all the wrong reasons. They'll make you laugh for sure 😂.

Pablo Schreiber has everything to do with my love for Ray. I'm pretty certain I wouldn't love him as much as I do if it weren't for him.

But I also feel like there's this 'i can fix him' aspect to him that I like.

But let's be honest, he's big, tall, and has broad shoulders. Why wouldn't I of ALL people love Ray Merrimen? That fucking gun range scene still to this day KILLS ME. Don't get me started.

I don't have as many "sweet" things to say about Ray. It's allllll he's hot for me. He's an interesting character, to say the least, though.

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Praise @cryingwriter for being my thirsting bestie. She's a real one.

I've watched a show twice already. And it only has 2 episodes 😭. Yall I'm down badddd