#the random facial expression changes are so funny to me

[nemnomzz]

When there's a big ass spider in front of you but you don't wanna give her the ick

[black-lake]

astro observations 10

Hey -- I miss doing these astro notes, it’s been- years? where have I been? forced into a rat race. I’ve lately been watching a lot of stand up comedies, timeless comedy movies, rush hour, the hangover, you name it, they don’t make shit like this anymore. I’ve also been dealing with saturn transit my 10th house and conjunct my sun fucking up my life. so I got stuff to share.

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⛄︎ Happy capricorn season! I find it ironic that capricorns are hard workers but people don’t work hard in capricorn season, it’s when everybody slows down, enjoys the holidays, reflects and attempts to make new year’s plans. 

Aspects that indicate humor 

☃︎ I said it before and I will say it again, strong mercury-jupiter aspects are the most common in comedians charts, every existing comedian seems to have them conjunct, oppose or square. e.g. Jim Carrey, Kate McKinnon, Kevin Hart (mercury conj jupiter). Chris Tucker, Amy Schumer (mercury square jupiter). Rowan Atkinson, Steve Carell (mercury opp Jupiter).

☃︎ Moon in scorpio or capricorn, top notch dark humor. Chris Tucker, Pete Davidson, Louis C.K. (capricorn moon). Ricky Gervais, Ryan Reynolds, Matthew Perry (scorpio moon). 

☃︎ Moon in gemini or sagittarius, making you laugh at random things, making the small details in life events remarkable and ironic. Sag got that joyful light hearted spirit no matter how sarcastic they get. Bill Burr, John Mulaney (sag moon). Gemini got that chaotic animated twisted humor, can go on endless tangents but you’ll never get bored. Aubrey Plaza, Jim Carrey, and Rowan Atkinson (gemini moon).

☃︎ North node in gemini or sagittarius being a naturally funny storyteller their whole life. I also notice north node in virgo, leo and capricorn in those that pursue public speaking or stand up. 

☃︎ Many comedians or just straight up funny people got MC in gemini, virgo, sagittarius, or leo. 

☃︎ Mercury in aries, leo, gemini, sagittarius, scorpio, capricorn the type of people that tell a basic story but the tone of their voice, choice of words, and the underlying emotion mixed with their perspective and delivery makes it hilarious.

☃︎ Mercury in a fire sign, can be loud, the underlying anger and passion in their voice tone is what makes them funny. Chris Tucker, Kevin Hart and Dave Chappelle all got a leo mercury. Joe List got an aries mercury.

☃︎ Mercury in an air sign, they keep you engaged, animated expressions, great at impressions and mimicking when they tell stories. Trevor Noah is a good example and Jim Carrey (aquarius mercury).

☃︎ Mercury in earth and water, the way they so calmly tell an intense life event story with a straight face and calm demeanor, almost seeming high, a lot of irony and nonchalance. Pete Davidson (scorpio mercury), Ricky Gervais (cancer mercury) and Kate McKinnon (capricorn mercury). 

☃︎ I have mercury conj jupiter in aries and I’m ruled by mercury (gemini rising). I’m super sarcastic and cutthroat when angry, it makes people upset, shocked, amused, wanting to laugh but also butt heads with me. My mind can find irony in literally anything. I also can change my voice and facial expressions easily when I’m mimicking someone. 

☃︎ Those with strong mercury-pluto aspects, the type that could actually give you contractions from laughter. They think intensely, experience life intensely, are cutthroat and skeptical, are super intellectual and deep which is enough to make them ironic in the way they communicate. Their communication style comes across as bold, raw and shocking, saying it how it is, not afraid of joking about taboo or embarrassing stuff. It feels like my life is fucked up my mind is fucked up and I don't give a fuck typa attitude. Matthew Perry, Pete Davidson, Louis C.K, Adam Sandler, Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carell (mercury conj pluto).

☃︎ Heavy pluto and saturn placements can make someone insanely funny especially if they’ve got aspects indicating public speaking. The absolute best at self deprecating humor. They aren’t afraid to share their traumatic experiences, because not only they make people laugh but they give hope to those who can relate. They got where they are by accumulating that much knowledge and wisdom and it came through many wounds usually relating to rejection, abandonment and feeling inadequate. They use humor to heal themselves and others. 

☃︎ Pete Davidson, Ryan Reynolds and Ricky Gervais got heavy scorpio and pluto conjunctions, examples of plutonian humor. Dave Chappelle and Chris Tucker got heavy saturn aspects, examples of saturnian humor.

☃︎ Now Chris Tucker got all the basic comedian placements. He’s easily one of the best and most successful comedians to ever exist. The type to open his mouth and everyone starts laughing. It’s the attitude not even the context. He was the popular kid too, friends with Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Chan, Prince and literally every iconic celebrity in the US. 

☃︎ Chris has a mercury square Jupiter at 0°, leo mercury 28°, capricorn moon, scorpio jupiter, saturn in gemini, jupiter conj neptune (can expand the imagination in storytelling), north node in aquarius (he was a trailblazer in rush hour and many comedians mimic him).

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☃︎ I noticed so many times that people with saturn in gemini can be socially responsible, meaning that they refuse to cuss in some occasions and refuse to talk shit or go against their morals. Partially due to the lessons they learned on gossip and the consequences of misinformation or twisted narratives. Chris Tucker rejected an offer because he refused to cuss and smoke weed on camera, he also avoids vulgarity and profanity in his stand ups. 

☃︎ Those with gemini north node are either so good at communicating clearly, storytelling and entertaining or will learn that in this lifetime. Same goes for gemini risings. One of their missions is to accumulate knowledge from everywhere they go without the need for distant travel and sharing it with others rather than keeping it confined for abstract contemplations (sag south node). They develop a communication style that is so personal to them that allows them to be a messenger, a bridge between people and a powerful speaker. 

☃︎ I have a leo north node and the more I grow older the more I realize I'm never meant to act so old. This inner child in me screams to come out after every tough cycle esp when I'm mentally trapped in societal conformity. Those with a leo nn exude childlike innocence and purity, at their best spreading love and joy wherever they go. Though to get there they go through challenging experiences alone to build so much strength and confidence so they can pursue what they love and share love so freely since they are so used to being cold and detached (aqua south node). 

☃︎ Those with a cancer north node are naturally so good at business matters like building a company or climbing the success ladder (capricorn south node). They learn quickly that material success alone does not bring them fulfillment. Every time they reach somewhere that feeling of achievement is fleeting and they just want to share those moments with others. They have this urge to connect emotionally to their loved ones and create memories. They might desire having a family of their own, a secure home, and a sense of safety and stability.

I somehow always unintentionally post in december and my posts be considered old next month, so I quit my toxic draining job last week, kinda feels like a life crisis, but I’m feeling so safe and cozy in my bed having my hot mocha eating all the christmas sweets and watching funny shit. so share your fav stand ups, funny movies or documentaries, anything you watch during the holidays. stay warm and cozy 🧣🎅🏼

[ilovepaigebueckerss]

can we have emily engstler x fem but masc energy reader like- reader is always trying to hit on the girls and trying to rizz them w a masc energy (reader is TALLLL and has some muscles) and when she saw emily for the first time shes like okay im seeing you and she suddenly turns out as a pick me girl trying to get her attention 😭😭 masc energy suddenly disappears and she just wants emily (very random im sorry 💀💀💀)

just an act.

part 1/?

pairing: emily engstler x fem reader

summary: you were a pretty cocky girl. you knew you were fine and you used that as an advantage to flirt with any girl you wanted and you were pretty smooth. this all changes one night when you meet a blonde basketball player.

a/n: okay so like the dates dont match the ACTUAL game dates but js shhhh🤫🤫🤫but anywho i kinda dont like this but yeah. THANK YOU FOR REQUESTING BTW KEEP EM COMING.

word count: 1.1k

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APRIL 26TH, 1:23 AM

you were at a bar with your friend maddie, taking shots, dancing, and just having fun. you were wearing a short leather skirt with a plain white crop top. (you can imagine whatever you want) you had your hair in a half up half down style and you thought you looked pretty good.

“cmon y/n!!! lets dance” maddie yells to you

you were a few drinks in and already ready to go home. the bar was sweaty and reeked of alcohol. not to mention the loads of guys attempting to get a pass on you.

“you go ahead, i think imma get another drink.” you respond.

she nods and throws you a thumbs up as she walks toward some random dude shes probably gonna forget about tomorrow.

you head over to the bar and order yourself a drink. you noticed the bar tender was oddly attractive. long hair, a septum AND eyebrow piercing. she was wearing a white tanktop with a unbuttoned plaid button up.

one thing about you is, if you think someone is attractive you’re gonna let em know since you were pretty confident.

she came back with your drink and when you grabbed it you made sure to graze your hand against hers.

“thanks” you say.

“welcome” she responds.

“soo.. when did you get into bartending?” you asked. you mentally slapped yourself. ‘really’ you thought ‘couldn’t think of anything better..’ you judge yourself.

she chuckled at your poor attempt to start a conversation.

“2 years ago” she responds, smiling at you. “whats your name?” she asks, continuing the conversation.

“y/n, and you?”

“audrey”

you smile at her taking a sip of your drink observing her features.

“a picture lasts longer you know.” she says snapping you out of your thoughts.

“haha very funny. its not my fault theres an attractive girl standing right in front of me.” you respond slickly

you can see her facial expression changed to a flustered one. ‘im backk’ you thought.

“thanks. your pretty cute yourself” she says. you giggle at her comment “thank you” you say sweetly, still smiling.

maddie comes stumbling towards you. “y/nnn, lets go homeee” she slurs.

“oh my god, let me get her home. it was nice meeting you audrey!” you say grabbing maddie by her waist to keep her stable.

“you too.”

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APRIL 28TH, 7 AM

“morning” you say to a very sleepy maddie. she just groans in response.

“made you some food!” you say smiling big.

“thanks y/n/n” she responds tiredly. “mhm” you hum in response.

“im so excited! today is the mystics game!!” you practically yell.

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APRIL 28TH, 5 PM

you were getting ready for the game making sure to look cute because you didn’t know who you were gonna see.

your rule was ‘always look cute nm where you’re going’ (real)

you were wearing jorts and a random basketball jersey you found on amazon. (again imagine whatever you want) you had big gold hoops on and your hair in a slick back pony with a red bow to match your jersey.

“MADDIEEE” you yelled for your best friend. “LETS GO WE NEEDA MAKE TIKTOKS”

your bestfriend comes running into the room all dolled up.

“AHHHH LOOK AT YOUUUU!!” you yell “looking all fine and shittt” you hype your best friend up.

she sticks her tongue out in response. “BABY LOOK AT YOUUU” she screams.

“mwah” you say making a kissy face.

“okay lemme just put my lip combo on and we good to go” you say excitedly.

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APRIL 28TH, 6 PM

the game started at 7 but due to your best friend being extra she insisted you got there at 6.

so there y’all were at the game; early as hell.

“okay ill get us our seats, go get the snacks from the car.” you say to her. she nods in response and starts walking off to the exit door.

once you found your seats you sat down and started scrolling on your phone. you notice the players starting to come in and you feel your cheeks get hot. you didn’t realize it would be that embarrassing to be here so early.

the players wave to you and you wave back smiling big. you couldn’t help but notice one blonde with tats. she was FIONEEE and coming your way.

‘shit’ you think.

“hey! thanks for coming to our game.” she says smiling

her voice is husk and you melted just by hearing it.

“oh and i like your jersey” she says raising her eyebrows.

you look down at your jersey and see that the ‘random’ jersey you bought belonged to a fairly attractive blonde basketball player.

“oh uh, thank you.” you respond shyly. you could feel your cheeks getting hot. “and uh of course yeah uh good luck” you say a stuttering mess

“well i got to go! but it was nice meeting you..” she pauses “uh y/n” you say “y/n!” she continues.

she runs off but looks back at you “hey! stay after the game!!” she yells to you.

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TIME SKIP

the game ended and the mystics won.

you didnt mention to your bestfriend that emily told you to stay after the game.

“hey uhh, so emily engstler wanted me to stay after the game.”

maddies eyes widen “WHAT” she says shocked and then her expression changes.

“and why did you not mention this?” she asks sassily.

“i don’t know but i’m scared” you say honestly. you never had to hide your feelings from maddie.

“girl, GET UP” she yells louder than she intended. “look at youuu” she says spinning you around. you couldn’t help but smile at her antics.

“i love you” you say making a sad face. “yeah yeah now go get your girl!” she says.

“y/n!” you hear a sorta familiar voice call your name.

your knees buckled at the sound of her voice.

“hiii” you say, sounding way too excited. your cheeks get that familiar sensation.

“hey! i just wanted you to stay after the game cause your pretty cute and i was wondering if i could get your insta” she admits.

you almost fainted.

“oh yeah its ‘y/ncantstandyouhoes’” (real)

Emily chuckles after hearing your username

“well i gotta get going but ill text you okay?” she says

“yeah..”

you stand there dumbfounded trying to process what just happened.

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TIME SKIP

you got home and maddie went straight to bed so you had no one to debrief to.

you decide to just go to bed until you see a notification that makes your knees weak.

‘Emily Engstler followed you!”

[tatsumessy]

Kiss Me! - {Nagi Seishiro}

“Y/n.”

“Hm?” You asked taking a bite out of the chicken and turning to face Nagi, he was staring at you well at your lips but same difference. “I want to kiss you.” You almost chocked on the chicken hearing what he said, you stared at him wondering if he was joking but he facial expression never faltered. “Why?” You asked once your mouth was clear, “because I just want to kiss you, so…can I?” He turned slightly ready to pounce the moment you gave him the okay.

“Um no.” You laughed thinking he was joking and turned your attention back towards your food, before you could even take another bite out of your chicken it was snatched from your hand along with your plate. “What are you doing?” You asked in frustration trying to grab at the food but he had it pulled away from you. So childish. “I want a kiss.” “We aren’t even dating, why would I just randomly kiss you?” “I can change that.” You froze and hung your mouth wide at his statement, this man kept the same straight lazy gaze.

“You’d go on a whole date with me just for one kiss?” He looked off to the side seemingly thinking about something the looked back at you, “no I’d make you my girlfriend just to kiss you everyday anytime I wanted.” He spoke again with a straight face, “Nagi that’s not funny.” “I’m not joking.” You laughed nervously and looked away from him, this was all so random and the fact that he was doing this now, your heart is going to explode. “Plus aren’t we on a date right now?” He asked cocking his head to the side a bit, “n-no we aren’t dummy!” You shouted at him, “so can I kiss you and make you my girlfriend?” You looked at your lap knowing if you kept arguing with him about this he was going to stay adamant about what he wanted.

“Fine.” He dropped your plate of chicken on the floor and clasped your face quickly capturing your lips with his. You blushed matching the energy of his mouth and tongue while clutching onto his arms for support. The two of you pulled away with him leaning his cheek against your cheek then pulling away to flash you a tiny smile. “Thank you.”

[icallhimjoey]

Hiya, love your stuff, man. Could you do Joe and a artist!reader? Maybe she's trying to do his portrait and he just won't sit still cause he's a cheeky cumcum twat

i couldnt not write this (cheeky cumcum twat omg i love you) its a short one! Wordcount: 0.8K

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One Day

Joe caught you in the morning, pencil in hand, eyes fluttering from the paper in front of you to his features and back again. You were sat at the end of your bed, legs crisscrossed in front of you and with a sketch book on your lap. You’d woken up before Joe, the soft light filtering in indicating early morning, and had gotten up and out to pee. When you walked back into your bedroom, the vision of Joe still asleep looked stunning to you; arms tucked up under his pillow, his face buried deep into it, shoulder blades and mid-back exposed above the sheets laying bare his buttery soft skin – you had immediately reached for a pencil to put the sight of him to paper.

The sound of the pencil gliding along the paper, alternating between longer and shorter strokes, had woken him up a little. When he reached an arm for you and found you weren’t there, he’d looked up, finding you at the end of the bed.

“Baby, don’t move,” you gently directed, but Joe groaned softly, stretched, reached a hand to squeeze your ankle and smiled at you before turning over, completely changing his position and facing away from you as he tried dozing back off for some extra minutes of blissful sleep.

You looked at him a second after he resettled before discarding your original sketch, and starting a new one of him right next to it, focusing on the curls on the back of his head this time. Your whole sketchbook was like this; unfinished drawings of Joe, small bits of his body incomplete and facial expressions barely there in the lines.

“Just pretend I’m not here,” you’d always tell him. “I can physically feel your eyes burn on me,” Joe would always answer, shuddering with discomfort, mostly as a joke. “Just a little longer,” you’d encourage and you’d try to be so fast in your work, but Joe’d always falter.

Joe didn’t really like being drawn; the attention and eyes on him would make him uneasy if it lasted too long, which to him, it always did. He blamed it mostly on your eyes; they would change intensity when you’d stare to sketch. Your eyes could rapidly go from expressive, kind, smiley eyes to sudden fervent, observant ones. It was funny, because drawing him was exactly how you and Joe had met.

You’d been sat on the tube, sketch book in hand, drawing random things you’d see to pass the time. A dog laying by its owners feet. A man in a suit looking up at the tube map, counting the stops he still had to go every time the train stopped. A little girl hanging onto her mother’s hand, wearily eyeing the strangers around her. And then, when Joe sat down opposite you, you had drawn him. He’d been wearing headphones, and was reading the newspaper he’d found on the seat before he sat down. Whatever articles he’d been reading had distracted him enough not to have spotted you darting your eyes from him to your sketchbook repeatedly for the duration of his commute.

It wasn’t unlike you to miss your own stop to finish your sketches, but when Joe had gotten up to step off, you realised you’d missed your stop by 7 stations. A new record.

You’d followed him off the train, stopped him on the platform to give him the page ripped from your sketchbook with a shy smile, and then made your way to the opposite side to get onto a train that would take you back the way you’d come. It prompted conversation - the sketch, and the fact that you had clearly missed your stop. Your sketch then hadn’t been completely done, either, you would’ve missed 7 more stops if it meant you’d gotten to finish it. But Joe was impressed - your sketch was good. Furthermore, you also looked really cute.

And now here you were, seven months later, still without a full sketch of him that you considered done. Joe would joke that the second you would finish a drawing of him, you’d be straight out the door, onto your next project.

When after a few minutes of trying your hand at the back of his head, the early morning sunlight dancing along his strands, Joe moved again. This time he turned over onto his back, hiding the swirly shapes you'd found in his hair into the pillow. It made you groan softly, a little defeated. “One day,” you sighed, closing your sketchbook, placing it on your bedside table and sneaking back under the covers. You knew you’d be able to get some cuddles out of Joe still before his alarm would force him to wake up.

“One day,” Joe softly repeated you, not sure what you meant, still half asleep, but arms finding you and happy to have you there. He pulled you in and tucked you into his side, nuzzling into you and breathing you in as the sun slowly arose, breathing the day into existence.   

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[theromaboo]

Opinion on Domina season 2?

Wow thank you SO much for the ask.

I watched Domina season 2 during August so forgive me if my memory isn't perfect. Spoilers!

I feel like this season is much more funny but also much more heartbreaking than the first season. However, I feel like the first season was much more tense than this season. So basically when I was watching the first season I was constantly gritting my teeth and pulling at my hair and when I was watching the second season I was constantly alternating between laughing and crying. Which isn't a bad thing, but I think the majority of the tension in this season was me wondering how they would break my heart again, not from the plot.

Well I guess I should just jump right in.

Some Random Thoughts I Had:

In this season, two of the three characters I was watching this show for died. Luckily the third character isn't due to die for another fifty years or so! I don't have to worry about him dying. I only have to worry about him as a person.

Wouldn't it be crazy rad if Domina just kept continuing, past Livia's life, into the later Julio-Claudian dynasty? And we get to see Agrippina and Nero and Britannicus and Claudius? Ah, that would just be amazing! But it would kind of go against Domina, which is supposed to be a show about Livia's life. At least Livia still has a lot of life to live! I don't know if there's a third season coming. I hope so.

Tiberius got a new actor! But Drusus didn't. Livia actually mentioned this and it was so funny but so weird. She was like "Oh, Tiberius, you changed a lot! But Drusus hardly changed at all!" which feels so uncomfortable to me because Tiberius got a new actor but Drusus didn't and all the viewers know that but we're supposed to pretend like we don't to suspend our disbelief but when the characters themselves mention it ahhh!

On that note, Drusus, his age, and how that's all depicted in Domina is a super weird topic that I just don't have the time to talk about here.

I love Tiberius' new actor so so so much and he feels like Tiberius, but I also miss the old actor! Ah, that's what rewatching the first season is for!

Antigone is gone. It's implied she died in between the first season and the second but we don't get much information about that so it feels like she just vanished into thin air. I miss her ;(

There is so much Tiberius Pillow symbology in this season. They are rubbing it in your face.

Okay now that I'm done with that brain dump, let's review it with more structured topics!

Acting:

Amazing as always. I actually think the acting here was better than in the last season. Honestly the way these people play with their facial expressions like that... oh my gosh it's so good. Domina has phenomenal acting.

However, there are two little moments when I cringed, but they are 100% not the actors' faults. One of them I already mentioned, when Livia mentioned that Tiberius changed a lot and Drusus didn't. That was really funny but just so weird.

And then when a character mentioned that wearing trousers was weird and not fashionable. It's just that all the actors are so British, a line like that is impossible to pull off and sound right. They're all just too British!

But honestly the acting was so so good in this season!

Overall Beauty:

Domina is continuing to be absolutely beautiful. Every screenshot is a work of art. Domina is easily one of the prettiest shows out there.

Plot:

I think it was good. There were some parts that just felt very very random but overall I think the plot was very entertaining and heartbreaking and not historically inaccurate in the way that I'd dislike it, but historically inaccurate in the way good historical fiction is.

Humor:

Amazing as always. This show is so funny. Quickly alternating between two different things is quite a common theme in this season, so they use a lot of heartbreak but also a lot of humor.

Characters:

My favourite character always is and always was Tiberius, even though I don't really think he was created as a character for people to like. Tiberius... he's very very complicated in this show and I don't think I have the brain power to talk about it. But I've liked him ever since we first met him as a teenager in the first season because he's autistic-coded and I was like "Omg he's just like me fr." And then of course I had to like him for the rest of the show. But just because I like him as a character does not mean I like him as a person or condone anything he does.

Dang I wanted to say something more solid in this section but I just can't think of anything.

Anyway, when it comes to the characters as a whole, I think that generally they were all done very well. Vipsania was kind of done dirty, but other than that, I'd say everyone has a strong personality and I never found an issue with the characterization.

Things I Liked:

Honestly, everything I mentioned up there. Acting, humor, prettiness, sadness. I like 99% of this show.

That part when Augustus was getting kinky with Gemina while Agrippa was telling the senate about being more loyal and moral and that sort of stuff. Ohhh that was so clever.

When Tiberius was remembering the dream he had about his father and repeating all the words his father said and it was like Tiberius was becoming him. Ahhhhhh.

This hilarious part after Tiberius and Julia's wedding:

Antonina: Drusus. Did you give Vistilius permission to fornicate in our bedroom?

Drusus: Yes!

Antonina: 🤨

Drusus: No?

Antonina: 😬

Drusus: Possibly. Who can remember?

Antonina: 😟

Oh my god the way Drusus was just cycling through every response!

Antonina and Drusus stole the show they were amazing.

Things I Did Not Like:

They're trying to show Tiberius' mental health issues but I am not 100% agreeing with how they do it. But I don't really know how it could be better. And I'm just not very knowledgeable in this subject so maybe their depiction is actually really good. I don't know. It's just that I think it could be better in some way.

I wanted more Vipsania. And they were so mean in their portrayal of her.

When Agrippa died 😭😭😭😭😭 and Octavian was all sad about it 😭😭😭😭😭 but then Octavian and Livia were suddenly having sex and Livia was saying "Oh, it's okay, you don't need him anymore." 😟😟😟😟😟😟😟 Oh my god, what? I was literally crying but then that scene made my tears go back up to where they came from.

During Tiberius and Julia's wedding, what was simultaneously happening to Livia just felt so random and disconnected to everything else that was happening. Which is a shame because Tiberius and Julia's wedding was honestly my favourite part of the whole show. I remember that it kept jumping back and forth between the wedding and Livia. Watching it kind of felt like "Omg omg I feel so bad for Tiberius and Julia—who are those people in the masks chasing Livia?? Oh dang Drusus you're going to gamble everything away—why is Livia jumping off a cliff??" I know that part with Livia probably had a purpose in the show, but I actually forgot what it was.

In Conclusion:

The second season of Domina was funny, heartbreaking, pretty, and I loved it. It made some decisions I did not like, but it also made a whole lot of decisions I loved. Overall, I absolutely love this show. This is actually my favourite TV show of all time.

But the big question is, which season is better?

I don't know! They both have their strengths and weaknesses.

The first season has Antigone and Marcellus and just a lot of the "children" of the imperial family when they were teenagers, you know, Julia, Tiberius, Drusus, Marcellus, Iullus. And I like that a lot. In the second season, they're older, which is perfectly fine but I like teenager drama, you know?

The first season had two awkward episodes in the beginning where they had to pretty much explain all the context and characters, but they honestly weren't bad episodes. They were just really different compared to most of the show. However, because a lot of actors got changed in between the second episode and the third, it was quite confusing for a while. The very second I'm finally able to recognize most of the characters, bam, they all look different. Which is bad because I'm quite face blind!

Anyway, the first season really had me on the edge of my seat, especially for the last four episodes. But I think I felt even more suspense watching the second season wondering how they were going to break my heart again.

I think the second season was funnier but humor does not necessarily make or break a show, unless it's a comedy. And just because the second season was funnier doesn't mean the first season doesn't have its own fair share of hilarious moments, and it does!

Both seasons are very very beautiful and have great acting. The choice of actors is honestly phenomenal for both seasons.

Honestly, I don't know which season is better! In my opinion, Domina managed to do the rare thing in which the second season manages to live up to the first. But not everyone might agree with me. If you have anything to add, please do!

[blitzgamev]

hi hey hello here are some of my fav spies are forever london bits in a random order :) i am going insane about this :)

Never done a read more! Surely this'll work first try!

- The Deadliest Man Alive stinger. Him coming back on stage just to say it again for the stinger was top tier and the fact Everyone looked into the audience when it played!!

- The fact they had enough cast now to have DMA stand there visibly not enjoy his time at the ball except when people talked about pulling toenails off??

- HOLY SHIT TORTURE TANGO HELLO

- No seriously doing an extra Owen there when Curt said it and not just having him to the lil pose but also walk across stage, look around, notice what's going on AND DOING THE GUN SHOOT WITH DMA HELLO CAN ANYONE HEAR ME

- The wolf whistle during That part of the stairway scene? Whoever did that is my hero that was hilarious

- Managed to get past the booking agent for the banana yippee

- Speaking of the emoting between Curt and Owen during the slow motion fall was top tier love these actors

- The DMA into Owen reveal was so funny because Owen walked on before The Line to stand behind DMA so you couldn't even hear it over people cheering and laughing

- The slow turn while Joey narrated and the little low walk for the trap door?? Top tier

- Vanger visibly cringing every time someone said something negative about the prince was hilarious but also the implication they aren't even trying to keep it down...

- Facial expressions! Some very very good ones between Curt and Tatiana in not so bad

- DMA being like "yeah I did that look how cool I am cheer for me" at Some Point I Don't Remember like I love how the actor played him

- The deafening cheering whenever Mama Mega showed up was the most based we ever got as an audience let's go Mama Mega

- This did lead to the cheering being so much that we didn't stop when Joey came on to do the scene transition and him having to go calm down guys just doing the next scene lol

- That was definitely not helped by the insanely funny Vanger bit to start act 2 like the cyber bullying in the 60s?? Every cosplayer (pog shoutouts btw) being him??

- The little acting choices Tatiana made in general?? The suspender bit in particular

- Speaking of acting choices. The Whole of Owen's appearance at the end felt like a performance for the audience to me and I need to know if that was A Choice or if I imagined it

- Seperate but related point but spies are forever reprise being on the programme... All I've ever needed now add it to the album smile

- Argh the staircase scene... To see that in person is to be alive I think. The shaking on the gun arm on That Bit. How close Owen looked and sounded to crying during the reprise. MOVING ON OKE KING

- Barb

- Did the informant just not die here??? Good for him maybe don't get into the song next time yeah?

- Curt hesitating to take the first shot is also gonna haunt me that's always been the one issue I had with one more shot

- All the little extra flourishes in the songs were very fun love actors making it their own

- The henchmen!! They lived! I don't know that tickles me no quick changes needed so they get to Vibe and giggle

- BARON'S DEATH SCENE "ouch my back *turns around* ouch my front ouch my self *dies" <- he bows after this btw

- Joey shouting out people who were at the matinee but not the evening show was not a planned bit I bet but it Was funny

- The band!!! Hearing overture In Real Life rewired my brain

- Also a shout out to the stage hand we cheered on before the show and act 2 started

- Everyone's faces but especially Tatiana when Sergio was doing the plead reprise were top tier "what are you DOING get away"

- YOU GOTTA y-you GOTTA :) the whole song was really good loved this Cynthia

- The one handed moves for eyes ii was necessary but also just fun

- Also DMA making curt move the whole chair over and him refusing for a while for realism

- HOW COULD I EVEN FOR A MOMENT FORGET DOING THIS TOP TIER SONG TOP TIER ACTING

- The way Curt kept sputtering and touching his lips way after Tatiana got over it and also agreed it was shit way more

- Prisoner of my past is haunting In Real Life holy shit

- One step ahead :) that one moment they kept getting closer to eachother until they did the hand thing again and it looked like Owen was leaning in completely to the hug. Hey you can't do that. I wish I remembered who pushed the other away to mirror the opening betrayal line

- The final pose was so so good to see I adore spy dance and getting to stand up and clap for it was an out of body moment (I hurt my ear cheering)

This turned into a non chronological recap of the show but whatever I wrote all the energy and memory out that I had so good night tri state area . tri london area

[lilysarrow]

mean girl nmixx next?!

⟡﹒⊂⊃ mean girls nmixx ! . 🩷

synopsis: what if nmixx were mean girls?

pairing: ot7 nmixx x f!reader

note: okay but hear me out, them as mean girls? yes ma’am. i mean, they all fit the description (especially jiwoo).

lily morrow + oh haewon (change ups)

lily would definitely be the type to completely bully you until you cry a little, then comfort you completely after. the switch up she does with you is honestly so crazy.. she’s so sweet yet a nasty bitch at the same time..

“pfft.. i mean, if i’m not wrong, just look at you!”

“i’m sorry, okay? just please stop the waterworks. you’ll get your cheap tears on my designer top.”

haewon would be so cruel to you at the start. and I mean VERY cruel. she’ll be the rudest ever, and then when you cry? she has to wipe your tears..with gloves on?! i guess she really means she doesn’t want tears on her while she hugs you.

“loserrr! you just think you’re all that because you’re smart? nerdd!”

“okay, okay, can you calm down?! i didn’t mean it. you’re smart.. but it doesn’t make you a nerd.”

jang kyujin + kim jiwoo (change ups)

kyujin is the cat of the group, so that means she will never stop comparing you to random animals that you probably don’t look like. whether it’s a squirrel, a dog, or even a snake, that’s what you are to her. her change up? speechless.

“you look like a damn squirrel! you’re not talking to me like that, right you little shit?!”

“i-i.. well.. I didn’t mean to call you a squirrel. what I meant to call you was a angel”

jiwoo literally has that attitude of a goddamn meangirl. her visuals, facial expressions, everything. the change up isn’t no “big wave”, it’s a big splash of compliments she will shower you with until you tell her what she owes you.

“oh I’m ugly? you’re the one with the fucked up glasses!”

“you’re pretty, you’re cute, you’re smart, you’re funny, you’re my world, you’re everythi—oh come on!”

seol yoona + bae jinsol + choi jinni

sullyoon never fails to annoy the shit out of you while bullying you completely. if you even talk back to her, she’ll just start singing a random song to block out what garbage you’re saying. and your head is spinning around and round because your head is going in like: “when will she stop that..?”

“love me like this! love me like thaaat!”

“love me like this and i’ll love you right BAAACK!”

bae is the type to insult you but immediately stutters after you gave her a hard insult back. she’s just speechless on how you even get good insults like those?! like, you just said (insert insult), and she just went silent!

“i-i.. well.. y-you look like a—an..um..”

jinni never fails to always go around every day when she sees you calling you the word almost every mean girl uses. “ugly”. she will literally have to keep telling you that the moment you pass each other or see each other at the lockers.

“hey, you’re ugly! wanted to remind you for the (really gigantic number) time!”

[weebtwig]

GTO Review

Great Teacher Onizuka is a beloved and iconic series and in this post I'll talk about both the things I absolutely adored about it and my frustrations.

So, right off the bat I'm gonna mention that I don't often laugh hysterically while watching anime (or anything really) but somehow GTO managed to have a buncha moments so ridiculous that my only possible reaction was pretty much set in stone...

The humour and character writing are both plain genius!! I could never for the life of me predict what Onizuka's next move would be. His recklessness and luck, as well as his gullible and kind nature added a lot to his complexity as a character.

In the artistic department, we got the banger openings and EDs, the on-point animation and variation in facial expressions. In terms of voice acting, every VA fit well and every character's lines were delivered perfectly, tho my personal faves were undeniably Urumi and Miyabi. Kotono Mitsuishi's vocal range and her accurate French pronunciation were a pleasant surprise but I also liked the bite and seriousness Miyabi's voice had, while it was also laced with uncertainty and her screams in that parking lot were simply harrowing ngl, I was 🤏 this close to crying during that scene.

And now, about my frustrations that gave me mixed feelings on the series despite how much I enjoyed every episode, except for the Yoshikawa/Anko part in those last few episodes during the Okinawa arc. It was just unpleasant to watch, honestly. I think Yoshikawa's random personality change and his attitude towards Anko felt out of place, even though it can be ruled out as his pure kindness.

And either way, Giving Mukai and Yoshikawa romantic interests in order to call them "men" as if it's manly to...chase after a girl that's come to terms with the fact that you don't like her and save the one who's made your life living hell from certain death, respectively, just to ditch the subplots altogether and create loose ends kinda sucked tbh. It made me anticipate a lot of stuff that just didn't happen. GTO being a comedy manga (mostly) doesn't really excuse that, as some other series managed pull off some sorta closure to their subplots. My main example is Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou. Unlike with Mukai and Kujirakawa, who only get 1 singular episode together and their relationship never ever sees the light of day, "Literary girl" becomes a running gag in Danshi Koukousei.

Admittedly, I wanted and expected Fuyumi and Onizuka to get together because they're 2 consenting adults which at least kinda have chemistry but I'm convinced that Tooru Fujisawa either:

intended Onizuka to have commitment issues and despite him dealing with other people's problems he never gets his resolved, presumably because he keeps running away from them

struggles to write romantic relationships or doesn't know how to.

Onizuka's struggle to commit to romantic relationships (which is evident in both his relationship with Misato and the one with Fuyutsuki) never gets any closure, from what I've gathered.

The sexism was another thing that occasionally bothered me. While at times the perverted jokes were genuinely well-timed and maybe even funny, other times they felt very awkward, out of place, uncomfortable,, well you get it.

Some things aged poorly, simply put.

especially the ganguro stuff

On another note, the anime's ending kinda left me with a mild sour aftertaste. It felt like an Onizuka thing to do, but at the same time...how and why. Like FYM he's teaching in America now. Dude can't even speak English properly.

It also felt like the ending didn't allow for anything afterwards even tho the manga continues and ngl I'm personally not willing to read it becuz of the ending, Urumi and a few more things that didn't really get resolved.

Either way! It was overall a really fun watch, it gets a 7.8/10 from me

Toodles

[narcissa-black-supermacy]

also,,,top 5 writing tips for us mortals pls thank u 🙏

jkahsdkjghgdj you're funny

well. i do like my writing ngl. i don't think it's exceptional or above fandom average but i'm happy with it.

the only thing i do feel like i can brag about is my writing speed and capacity. when i do find the time, i can easily put out 2k words in an hour. i did nanowrimo this past november and i reached 150k (edited!) words in 30 days which was....i was really proud.

so take this more as tips for Writing A Lot rather than Writing Well:

Make. A bloody. Outline. so many people get scared of this word or avoid it because they have "the story in their head" and they severely underestimate just how much it helps. an outline does not have to be clean, mine are usually messy. its just a doc with all the ideas thrown in there, sorted by types and chronological order. when i have time to write, i don't stare at a blank doc. i pull up one of the ideas/drafted scenes there and just write it. often times i take pre-made dialogue lines and just build the scene around it, add thoughts, actions, fillers etc. this way i can do up to 800+ words in a 20mins sprint, which you will NEVER achieve when writing in a blank doc.

Write down notes! you will NOT remember the flow of that dialogue in your head by the time you get home. trust me. write down literally EVERY SINGLE THING that comes to your head. random ideas. raw dialogues. random lines/paragraphs that pop up in your head. when you get home, add them to the outline and use that later when you write.

Don't edit while you write. this one is repeated all the time but i did not really get it until I got a typewriter (I use the FreeWrite Traveler typewriter), so to break down this advice more clearly: 1) do NOT go back to edit typos. TURN OFF spellcheck while you write! it is time consuming and you are going to go over this to edit anyway. 2) do NOT look up synonyms. already used "angry" 7 times? not quite the word you're looking for? just write "angry" and put a * next to it so you can look it up later. don't disturb the flow. 3) feeling stuck? don't have a filler between dialogue lines? feel like something is missing? do NOT get stuck on scenes. put a placeholder like [brief angsty internal monologue about x] and move. on.

Just start writing. again, very basic, but works. i don't feel like writing 90% of the times i start. usually, i start by re-typing the last thing i wrote and then i go from there according to the outline.

best advice i've ever heard that changed it for me is Stop writing like it's a movie. You are writing a book, not a script, use that advantage. So, to elaborate: movies can't TELL us things, they have to SHOW. so they heavily rely on facial expressions and visuals. however, the whole point of writing is that you can describe things with words. you can tell the reader that someone looks hurt. offended. that the look in their eyes is pained. tormented. it's a power that we often hesitate to use bc of that whole "show dont tell" bullshit advice - but that is the whole point of writing. use it to your advantage as much as you want.

[bonickhausen]

THESE TERRIBLE THINGS

ironically, after telling someone last night that i had gone a couple of months without having a solid nightmare, one could guess why i could barely get any sleep. it's somewhat funny once you stop and think about it!

there's something about transitions that make me feel uncomfortable- the exact moment in which something gets switched over to something else, into something else. i'm not saying i'm afraid of changing the channels on my TV (even though i only really use two of them so its hard to expect a drastic change) but where people usually fear long corridors and hallways with poor lighting, i fear the corners. lights are on, i don't care: it's the turn. the transition leading into what i can't yet see or feel, sometimes hear.

the place i was at felt wrong. a silly game i like to play whenever i enter a room i find pretty is to find all the light sources and look for the shadows they cast. this creates the strange notion in my head that said room is "belieavable" and true.

this place was neither of these things.

a clear sky out the window, somehow grey-ish (so perhaps not so clear after all) in stark contrast to the eigengrau of everything else. there was a couch and a tv set and probably a table with some chairs. it was awfully cold and i walked barefoot on a very sleek floor. at one point something pulled my arm but when i turned around nothing was there or, if there really was something out there, it must've blended with the strange colour of the walls. walls that kept moving despite staying still- i placed my hand on one of them and i could feel their lateral sliding but it didnt feel like their position changed at all. they grinded at their contact points.

this is when a stray chain of thoughts took over me: these walls were all kind-of-moving, almost like conveyor belts. this meant that they could, unexpectedly, conjure some random entrance or pathway or something, leading somewhere or bringing something to me, towards me, out of my sight. at any moment, one of the walls could quite possibly snatch and tear me limb by limb through its new hingeless doorway that wasn't there two seconds ago when i last looked at it. or maybe the walls could present me with a passage so enticing, so awfuly mesmerizing that i had no option other than to crawl into it, to shove my leg into their beartrap, tear my calf in half.

and there was nothing. i could do. absolutely nothing. i was trapped in a place where the walls were very capable of smothering me at any moment and i couldn't do shit. i was at the mercy of four concrete walls and i gave them their facial expressions: i made them angry and i made them accuse me of terrible, terrible things. these terrible things.

after rotating so much, in a hopeless attempt to keep my guard up, i gave up and screamed. panic and despair took over and i shouted, i shouted until my lungs were compressed out of existence, until my throat dried out and turned into a sad desert, screamed the life out of me and my drained body could no longer sustain itself. gravity made me kneel and one last look at the wall with the window made me fall down on the ground. i saw the ceiling open its mouth and i woke up.

the very first thing i felt when i woke up was the impression that my vocal range had been diminished.

on the other hand, i had a kickass breakfast!

[shuuji-thoughts]

on I was Born But... - Yasujiro Ozu (1932)

Initial Reactions

I did absolutely no research before going into this, and it was my first time seeing a silent film, so I was thoroughly lost throughout the first half of the film. Eventually though, the charm of the acting and shot direction caught my interest and I ended up enjoying it quite a lot simply because of how goofy everything is. I also started to notice a wide variety of camerawork/editing techniques that I was surprised were being used this early on. I also thought it was funny that we were doing the movie within a movie thing this early on as well.

Further Critique

At least with my limited knowledge of early Japanese film, this felt pretty impressive from a filmmaking point of view. The variety of shots, the creative camerawork, the consistent reuse of similar scenes to depict continuity and change, etc, were all things that caught my eye.

I especially appreciated the work that went into the acting, as obviously with a silent film, the means by which one can express a character's intentions or emotions become significantly limited. Here though, I was impressed by how well body language and facial expressions were utilized as the main vehicle for communicating the plot. To top it off, the majority of the characters in this film are children, and I thought their roles were particularly well performed.

Another element of the film I thought was interesting was how well it depicted the mundane interactions of children. Small details like the repeated use of sparrow's eggs as a sort of currency, the random knock-over game used to show dominance in the little gang hierarchy, etc, really go a long way in selling the lives that these kids live day to day.

I was a little lost throughout on what exactly the film was trying to get across, but by the end it seemed to be mostly about the intergenerational conflicts that come up amidst economic struggles. The boys are dissilusioned when they see the difference between the way their father acts subserviently towards his boss compared to the usual strict, masculine image he gives off at home. They view this kowtowing behavior as a deviation from the high standards he holds them to, and rebel by calling him names, throwing things, and refusing to eat. Eventually though, they do come to understand that this is simply what their father has to do to provide for the family given their economic circumstances, and they reach an understanding. I don't have enough background to say whether this was a common theme at the time, but I would imagine it probably was given the country's fluctuating social and economic stability.

Overall, not quite as boring as the initial impressions led me to believe. I'd definitely be interested in learning more about the context surrounding this film in better detail at some point.

[dreamingorbeeing]

Impressions Part 2

Dakota waited for a minute, giving Cavendish time to change his mind. But he didn't. Vinnie sighed, shoulders slouching* like the rest of his posture. it was starting to get to him.

Cours' If Cavendish didn't want to talk about it there's nothing he could do. But then again, why would he mention their first hook-up* if he didn't want to talk about it?

"well tell me once you catch up," Vinnie said standing up. He waited for a moment before turning around and continuing his sentence "In the meantime let's get those lollipops!" He raised his eyebrows at Cavendish who only now seemed to get out of his trance

"What?" the Brit said a confused look in his eyes.

"You know the candies you gonna pin to our objectives?" The Italian repeated. "The idea didn't sound too bad. Although we might want to get the multi-layered wrapped ones*. For better Hygiene eh.?

It took Cavendish a while to respond to that. But when he finally did it was in his best sarcastic tone." I already regret my comment. Is there anything that concerns you unrelated to leisure activities? "

"Hey, that's not fair."Dakota promptly replied "First of all leisure is important stuff. You know keeps the boat afloat. Secondly, I do care about other things. I just don't get all worked up about...

work and, guidelines, work relations, and all that twack. You know? I just deal with what gets thrown our way. Why overthink every little choice? Just go with the flow. "

" Well, I just believed you...

, we were... I always saw that day as.. .argh never mind. " The Brit finished shaking his head. He had closed himself off even more while talking. A stubborn look on his face. Eyes pinned to the ground.

Dakota could only smile a sad smile.

He placed one hand on the back of the bench*, carefully leaning in towards Cavendish." Cav.. "he started,

softly laying the words out in his head, when suddenly, he was cut off by his partner.

" I just thought it meant smth. to you " he blurts out*, Vinnie could only blink in surprise " You hijacking my car on the day of the examination. Us saving those kids. I thought we were supposed to be partners. That it was somehow fate. I thought you had some reason for it. That,

at the very least you didn't just choose at random. " He took some deep breaths, " but I should have known." The Brit finished, back to his grumpy self. It seemed he was ready to move on but Vinnie wasn't.

The Italian wanted to talk it out but Cavendish didn't cooperate. He didn't even let him start:

" Don't. -Just Don't. I feel stupid enough as it is ."

There was a pause.

" Don't be so hard on yourself" Vinnie simply said,

"cause you're actually right, you know? The reason part that is...Don't know about fate.. "

Vinnie paused thinking. Index finger against his chin.

"And?" cavendish asked

"And what?" Vinnie shot back.

"what's your reason?" the Brit asked with an impatient eye-roll. Yet Vinnie could hear the nervous undertone in his voice.

"It was because of my first impression of you."

" that I was an unfunny stick in the mud?"

cavendish asked dryly. It made Vinnie chuckle a little. "no, not at first, also I almost changed my mind after you started talking." Vinnie joked earning another dry

" very funny" from Cavendish.

Vinnie didn't stop ": no you weren't one of those dead serious agents. You looked like fun. " Vinnie hesitated. Cavendish's facial expression had thrown him off. He looked weird. Like he wasn't really here, he had a blank look on his face*.

"Like, like the rule book, " Vinnie continued." You got all excited over, over some boring guidelines. Or how you celebrated over a Lollie. It looked silly, but also different,.. passionate." There was a pause " That's what made me wanna know you. That's why I kidnapped your car " There was a pause." And yeah, I almost changed my mind after that. Cause when you just went on about those rules, chin high up and all better than though you seemed just like them, one of 100 boring, serious agents. But I realized that I was wrong. What I saw back then, your quirks, they were still there, Well among other things. But for some reason, you try to hide them.

I don't know why.

Maybe to impress our boss, to get a promotion.

But you shouldn't, at least in my opinion.

I mean we wouldn't have saved those kiddos without you being all nerdy doofie, over some rule tome. Would we? " Dakota gave Cavendish a light clap on the back. The Brit looked more relaxed now. But not nearly as relaxed as two hours ago, when they got there. He still seemed guarded.

" Let's get a drink, " Dakota suggest. Cavendish got up without a word. While they walked over to the stand Vinnie tried to lighten the mood. He made some jokes about his dry throat and that Cav sure

was ruthless making him explain everything in such detail.

Yet when they got to the stand it was already closed. For Milo Murphy related reasons from the looks of it. "Ah, man," Dakota said, those drinks they sold were his favorites. "Well let's head home.." He said already walking towards the park's exit. Cavendish didn't follow.

"Yes, you go home. I think I rather still stay out for a bit," he said.

Vinnie hesitated, one hand on his neck fidgeting. "Cav?" the Italian asked, "everythings alright?*". He thought it came out pretty cool, casual, well he was wrong.

" Yes! For crying out loud, Vinnie! I'm just gonna take a walk around the block!"

Was Cavendish´s energetic respons. He gestured towards the end of the park, all the while staring into Vinnies eyes as if looking could find an explanation for the Italians unusually worry .*

Well, the brit wasn´t as furious as before, but he was back to his old self.

And that was all the reinsurance Vinnie needed.

The Italian nodded. "ok,.. whatever floods your boot." He lazily raised his hand to say goodbye. The Brit tipped his hat in response. Vinnie even caught a glimpse of a shy smile as it spread across his partner's face. Or at least he thought so. It was hard to tell, in the distance.

So Cavendish valued, needed, his opinion of him. It surprised the Italian but he was glad he got Cav to open up.

And while he wished Cav would tell him, what went through his mind after Dakota told him about his quirks and why he really hid them, Vinnie still was happy to have his partner back to normal. For the most part at least. And hey, now that he knew how to get under Cav`s skin, he could get more out of him. And maybe Cav would even let Vinnie help him.

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Well who would have guessed that i actually ever get around to post the second part. I´m sorry it took so long . I really wrote me in acorner with the ending of the first part.

Some of the pics don't fit the location. It´s just about the mimic and gestic.

I added * to the sections where I am not sure about the grammar. Please feel free to respond if it's correct or not. Thank you

[fuckedamygdala]

no one will see this bc i don’t want them too but if someone stumbles on it tw for sh

i genuinely think i was mentally broken in 2022-2023 bc i have sh for years but those two years i broke off random peices of metal off random objects and filed plastic to be sharp to cut when i got my blades took off me and learnt a technique to cut in public without changing emotion or any facial expression so that no one would see me bc i was so suicidal and depressed

i’m not sad rn im kinda laughing thinking about it . i’m 7 months clean of sh and 1 yr 4 mths clean of suicide attempts . i was longer clean for sh but i had a bpd split on my best friend and when she left my room i ripped one of the metal ball on my bedpost off and pelted it at the wall two times (it left a hole and i put my ateez póster to cover it) and cut w a peice of plastic covering the sides of my radiator that i sharpened using my nail file . haha funny . we’re still best friends i just really hit a low that day shes my best friend ever and i couldn’t wish for a better friend i didn’t tell at them i never have which is rare for me bc i’m angry person , with her when j split i take it out on myself which. , is rare for me . usually i take it out on myself and yell at other ppl but with her i care about her so much my fear of losing her takes over

obviously i still get suicidal and depressed and wanna sh but it’s a lot less common , at the time it was everyday but now it’s a lot more manageable and i can hold back from sh . most of the time i’m in a place where there’s no blades so i cant so i feel like that’s why i’m so clean . my house has no blades because they all got taken off me and if i went to get blades / use old techniques i would already have calmed down and switched back to default emotion so i really have gotten better . but as well i really want to make my mom proud and not do it because her face every time when she found out i did it again eas heartbreaking

[the-blue-brand-wrestling-blog]

The Blue Brand Wrestling Blog #2 - Some Random Thoughts (Pro-Wrestling NOAH, Toni Storm & Ricky Starks)

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The Blue Brand Wrestling Blog #2

Some random thoughts (Pro-Wrestling NOAH, Toni Storm & Ricky Starks)

Hey there guys & girls,

I’m Andy Mac, AKA The Blue Brand owner and creator (@The_Blue_Brand) on X / Twitter. I thought I would delve into the world of blog writing and what better thing to write about than my favourite pastime Professional Wrestling.

Today I thought I’d discuss a few random things in the world of Professional Wrestling -

Pro Wrestling NOAH

First of all, let’s discuss Pro Wrestling NOAH, a company based out of Japan, founded in the year 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa. My interest in the company first peaked in Autumn 2022 whilst watching Café De René on YouTube. (If you’re not already watching the live streams Rene Dupree and company upload usually around twice a week you’re really missing out.) Stumbling across this channel by chance, I discovered that René had been working in Japan for quite some time and latterly worked for Pro Wrestling NOAH before returning to Canada from Japan. Don't get me wrong, I had heard of the company previously, but never knew where to watch it, the history of the company etc..

I’d been having a little bit of a slump with my enthusiasm for Professional Wrestling at the time – I was tired of watching my Ruthless Aggression playthrough on the WWE Network that I had started during the pandemic in 2020. The current WWE product is hard to watch at times for a fan who has watched religiously through the Attitude Era and the Ruthless Aggression Era. So, this left me with watching podcasts of stars I enjoyed in the past and fondly remembering the old days with YouTube channels like Wrestling Bios. (Another great channel to check out!)

When I noticed the advert for Pro Wrestling NOAH on the end of a Café De René show on YouTube one day, I thought to myself, why not check this out? Pure wrestling, hard and stiff with great storytelling and a roster full of talent.

Three of my favourites that have stood out so far are Kaito Kiyomiya, Kenoh and Naomichi Marufuji. Kiyomiya is a fantastic young talent, my first NOAH match was Kiyomiya Vs Kenoh for the GHC Heavyweight Championship in September 2022. Kenoh, leader of an awesome faction called Kongo came into this match as the champion, in a stiff and hard-fought battle the two men battered each other for 26 minutes before Kiyomiya managed to get the win.

If you’re looking for some great and hard hitting, back and forth action with good story telling then give NOAH a chance. I’ve found it refreshing and I’ve even signed up to Wrestle Universe, an app / website that can be bought for ¥900/month (Just under £5 here in the UK) I’ve been using it this week to catch up on the N-1 VICTORY 2023 from the 3rd September.

If you want to maybe watch a few matches first, get a feel for the company and what it has to offer then I would recommend checking out the Pro Wrestling NOAH Official English Channel on YouTube. It uploads the occasional full-length match on there – Oh, and don’t worry it has English commentary. If you decide to check it out, let me know what you think!

'The Illustrious’ Toni Storm

Secondly, lets quickly discuss Toni Storm and her recent shift in character on AEW television. Her backstage interviews with Renee Young, Lexy Nair and Tony Schiavone across AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision have been extremely entertaining. She’s nailing it with the change of look, slight change of accent, facial expressions, comedic timing (Bouncing off the interviewer with chemistry, funny moments, and perfect timing – And of course throwing the shoe!) and the creation of an interesting character within the AEW women’s division. I’ll openly admit I’ve only just started paying attention to AEW again in the last few weeks, but Toni Storm has immediately stood out as the best thing going in their women’s division. If they book her right, this incarnation of Toni Storm has a lot of longevity in it – Let’s keep an eye on the illustrious Toni Storm moving forward.

Side note – If there are any other women wrestlers on the AEW roster I’m sleeping on, let me know!

Ricky Starks

And finally, just a quick note on Ricky Starks. Apart from CM Punk, FTR, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe on AEW Collision, Ricky Starks is the most entertaining and interesting character on the show. With CM Punk now gone (As discussed in my first blog) I’ll be expecting Ricky Starks to become even more prominent. I like his pairing with Big Bill (Big Cass), his segments with Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat were entertaining and his feud with CM Punk was an interesting one, unfortunately due to Punk’s conduct we were robbed of this final showdown. (Regardless, Danielson and Starks had a great match at AEW All Out last weekend)

Presentation is a big part of getting someone over in Professional Wrestling – Quite often I have found AEW are average with this, but I must admit they’ve done a good job with Starks. I like his entrance, it makes him feel like a big deal, a star and someone with a desire and determination to become the best by any means possible. He can talk and looks great. I’m interested to see what’s next for him in AEW.

Anyway, I’ll stop rambling on now. Thanks for checking this second blog out. I’m a self-confessed WWE fanboy, always have been since I started watching WWE as a child. However, as you can hopefully and probably tell I’m trying to broaden by Professional Wrestling palate and horizons. If there is anything else you can recommend I’m open to suggestions. I’m taking a break from my 9-5 office job at the moment and trying to fill my time!

Please leave feedback, if it’s constructive then I’ll always appreciate it. I’m always happy to learn and to become better. Please keep it respectful though, everyone is entitled to an opinion.

Take it easy guys,

Andy

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Honeymoon States liveblog thing I wrote in my notes app but I post it a week late lol

Kendall having a poor little meow meow moment over here. Who's fucking house is this honestly do they all just fucking move all the time. Shout-out to Roman drinking from the sink same bro. Shiv looking real forlorn. Wait who's Sharon. SHES FUCKING PREGNANT. WHAT. WHATTT. WHAT. she's upset. Aw man.

The dark piano tones right when they're on an elephant always gets me. I'm surprised they didn't change the intro. Ope, Kendall with the big sunglasses again in the paparazzi, here we go again, back in the penthouse he ain't been in for years. Oh shit, Marcia!!! He spoke every morning and afternoon? Goddamn. Fuck. Oh um. Thanks. Marcia. Who was Hugo cussing out, lol. Kenda is surrounded by a lot of people he doesn't really know right now sitting in his home. Love how Roman's IDed by his finger taps. Like how he went from the dark room to the white room going from random ass sorry for your loss shit to his siblings joking around as soon as possible. Roman not processing it lol. Freight train a coming. Pre grieved. Lol. Coronation demolition derby right as Tom walks in. Love how Greg is just tall. And Shiv looks away on purpose right as Greg looks in. Glad to see Tom stepping into the finances gang - they don seem to mind his presence. He's not focused on it though till he brings up CEO and Franks method of getting them off to another room is fantastic. I get the sense they're more in charge than the kids are. One hour! Wild Oh, look, shit show reference. Glad they're not fired. Oh man Cousin Greg just. Walks in. Bruh. Dude you're not the family. Bruh. Dude. Bro. Greg. Bro. Get a new mommy love you Roman lol. Bro pick the phone up.

Interim thing. What's his face doesn't seem honest to me tbh. They're trying to take over. Tom: screw ups and dipshits *discussing his wife and in laws* lol. They're not gonna like that choice Charles or whatever your name is. They're have power too. Like Katrina vying for Gerri which Roman could swing for. Oh so CFO and Frank are in cahoots then lol. Poor Tom. I don't think Karl wants to leave by parachute anymore. love how Gerris like you were relevant in the 90s :-). Katarina walks off and Toms like yo. Don't fire me.please. Gerri calls him out loll. Good for him to brush it off. I think eating helps. Toms face shshhshssha.that is strong words Karl.bro. Damn dude could a made yourself useful. Mattson is ignoring him because Roman didn't answer. Shiv openly nervous lolll. Reconfigure in a week bro nah man. No lost of momentum. We're gonna do this rn lol. Why is Mattson pushing? Love her facial expressions lol. This is the annual retreat :-) come to us rn lol :-) *swedish accent*

Greg is tall. Marcia is like who the duck is Greg. Marcia's like look how far you've come :-) and Willas like we're both escorts bitch :-). Their honeymoon is a presidential tour. Coolio. She is so mad. ????????? Why would Marcia sell it. How does she own the penthouse. 60 and 70 million WHATTT the fuckkk WHY DOES SHE OWN THE HOUSE. what the fuck was that. She sold immediately. Idk if he wanted to buy at 63 lol. Role as executer.... What's the paper.... Tell us. Bro. Go away bruh. Get lost. Lol. Karl.Im kidding ;-) lol. In a humorous way. Those little princes.... Lol. Gerri wants you out? We might as well show her lol. It's his will ohhhhh nooo. Okay. He penciled something in last minute. Not Germain as long as as they don't know. Gerri is so funny lolll.

Con you gonna tell em they don't have the house anymore. At least Willa gets back to the city if she even likes it. Love how he's not even full front page. Dad sounds great would have loved to meet him. I think Connor really doesn't have a clue well no he's lying lol. That's mature Ken. The reviews are in, 5 stars. Noon. Hugo doing his own thing bruh y'all are so rich. Hugo asking for help :-( insider trading Hugo bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. I can't recollect bruh bro. Hugo. Hugo. I don't think Kendall can fix that. A "complicated man." Roman sitting in his old chair. He won't fuck a child because he won't even hug his grandkids aaaaahhahha okay poor Shiv tho lol. Shiv giving Tom the death glare lol. Bruh what water buddy. You can't say the slate is clean that's their job. Girl?? Lol still curious to see what the will says. Here to serve. Good luck. Yep that's that buddy. Nice doors. They're telling them?? Kendall? It's old damn. 4 yrs ago. Shivs head shake is wild. Look dude it does look like either. Interim position so why vye for it bro. Shiv is correct it's not decipherable but Kendall keys her in asap lol. So he did plan his funeral. Shiv dealing with the fact it was never going to be her. Roman's handling this best. That would be the dream financially speaking bruh lol. Oh they called Greg in? Disbursements. Nice. Penciled addendum with a question. Hwhahaahahah what??? Noooo Greg buddy. You have to work. Poor Karl. You don't have a good rapport bud. Poor Gerri is like this literally has no legal meaning please don't do thissss. Kendall. Buddy. Take the money and run. Is it real. There's that again. He *sometimes* wanted it. Karl really has affection for Kendall. He really does think this. Still Buddhist Kendall? Jackass. No Karl's not gonna follow buddy.

Poor Shiv. Shiv wearing a waist cincher while pregnant. Sad. Tom what the fuck does "you'll regret it" even mean you did pick the wrong horse. Asshole. Shiv is not happy. Shiv thinks she killed him? He was old. He misses the idea of him :-(. Tom missed her implication there. This is sweet. He loves her. He really does. She's trying not to cry. Colon has jeans on??. Lol. Dog without it's person. Not wrong. Secret service sweep?? Bro? Who the fuck is Mencken. Spooky embryo is funny. I think I have a counter veto lol my dad just died too. Who the fuck is doing this bruh. Giant of the conservative moment WAIT IPHONE FROM THE CLOGGED TOILET????? TOM???? bruh???? No compression socks for Kerry's sake??? This is evill!! Aaahhhh ahaha. Into the shape of a dick -> come on - bro Tom buddy lol. Paleolibertarian?? Dude. Connor dude. Shelby is here. Wild. He's literally smiling. Greg kissing up to Marcia for literally no reason bruh. She's crying right away. Damn. Fuck me that's a lotta drugs Christ alive. Arrangements for what. Greg shut the fuck up seriously. Oh his name Sandy. We should talk (walks off) lol.

These scenes flow well. That was sneaky Tom. Lip balm Tom Wam. He's smiling bc it still works. Heyyyyy stewey! Bro. Pulmonary embolism. That's a quick one. Stewey is funny. I hope he doesn't ask to push the sale. Stewey is gonna pull for Kendall ehhhh maybe. I don't think he thinks Kendall should do this. Pubes got singed lol. Kendall is trying to say he got blackmailed without saying it. Hey, haunted house reference. Drinking in the dark sounds pretty good. What's in it for me -> my dad is dead so please 🥺:-( . Willa wants it bigger. Everyone else is trying to avoid the meeting lol poor ken. Kendall. Dude. Who gives a shit? Why push Connor out?? Even Roman doesn't want to.

You have an issue with me that's fine (it's not). Shiv wants to grieve. Ger bear. Not Gerri, just not you. They want it together but it can't happen. Kendall is saying no lol. Hes lyinnnnggggg. This is like a pick 2 triangle. The fucking paper dude bro. Kendall went from yes shiv to no shuv as soon as Roman came in bruh. Roman pushes Shiv out. Ouch. It is but it isn't. It's holding but it isn't. I don't think Roman wants to fuck Shiv here vut Kendall might. Boss bitch eyyy. They tried to bluff Roman but Shiv gets that they don't actually understand or know that voicemail, asking if he's a cunt is pretty good for em lol. They're vying for this like it's permanent but it can't be. God you people are all fucking stupid. Ken and Rome. Ken and Rome. Who is shouting long live the king and the other king. Oh they meet on the steps again. Ouch that has GOT to sting ow.

That's a nice desk. Sudoku. Kendall didn't know bro you're such a shit liar. His jackets still there? Wild. Bring shiv in you assholes. Is Roman looking at his Viagra. The markets.... Dum dum dum dum dum.... Drums dadaddadada.... Operation embalm Lenin. Toughest version is correct. The paper is not strong dude. His kids were pulling the strings. I have quesineess (but is silent) they should absolutely shit on dad tho. Kendall buddy I don't think that's an underline. It wouldn't be. They redid the bathroom. I think Shiv knows he's fucked. Dhshhshs Jesus Christ Kendall what the fuck is wrong with you. What does soft no prints mean bro. Kendall pulling Hugo along with that leverage damn. Ouch. What control does he even have here over insider trading? Nice ending song tho.