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you know it'd be so nice if there was a way to like. color code the posting dates so I could see "oh this reblog is interesting but it's also like. a year old. given the general nature of this question this person is probably no longer interested"
#do i have any clue how to make that? no#but is it tempting to try to find out??? ...a little I might try#'raaj just pay more attention to timestamps' I try but like my brain is only oriented to certain kinds of details#timestamps apparently aren't it
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EDIT: This post was made about the first wave of basic barebone copy-and-paste scams. It is now outdated when it comes to identifying REAL, VETTED gofundmes that exist
If someone sends you an ask asking for help in Gaza, look for vetting done by a real person (do NOT trust ones that simply claim they are vetted if you donāt SEE the vetting), and check that their gofundme address isnāt clearly publicly listed in some other place. Then reblog their post. And block writing-prompt-s or anyone else that runs actual genocide survivors off the platform with poorly researched scam accusations
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so apparently the tumblr donation scam farms are moving in on Palestine; this includes both slapping basic phrases like "Free Palestine" into their blog headers, but also some of them go so far as to claim they are Palestinian refugees who need donations.
Here is your routine reminder that whenever you receive an ask in your inbox requesting donations, check their ass. 19 times out of 20 it'll be a brand new blog who reblogged a few posts to seem older than they are, is sending out spam asks to random blogs, and will be deleted in a few days once they've already scammed people.
Check their blog's age by trying to scroll to the bottom and checking the post timestamps. Turn on post timestamps by going to Settings > General Settings > Dashboard Preferences. On any device, you can also see when a post was made by clicking on the 3 dots at the top right of it. Scam blogs reblog an amount of posts to try to seem like they aren't brand new and pretend to have older accounts, and itās very successful against people who donāt scroll down enough.
Check the location and area code of a PayPal link where/if it says something like country.x=xx. The xx will be a country code. Most tumblr donation scams are for some reason in the Philippines and will have the code PH. No I am not saying to distrust anyone in the Philippines who needs donations, but if a brand new blog is claiming to be a refugee in the Middle East but their PayPal link is from halfway across the world, then well...
Reverse-image search any of the images they use and find if it was stolen somewhere. Remember that these images are often edited to prevent people from easily doing this, and this is not reliable but can be an easy sign if successful
Be careful with blogs that request people send donations through "Friends and Family" on PayPal because you cannot refund money sent in this manner. This isnāt a dealbreaker as many regular users also request this to avoid fines, but is an addendum to scam blogs when enough other red flags are raised. It isnāt unusual for them to insist on receiving money through FaF to the point that some will refund money not sent through that manner to prevent accountability
Follow scam busting blogs like Kyra45 that might pull up evidence you otherwise would not have access to. I guess I'm going to start bringing back my habit of recording the exact paypal addresses that scam blogs use which has sometimes been the only evidence of a new donation blog being a scam, and no one would know this if I hadn't been tracking them
It is disgusting that people would take advantage of an ongoing genocide for their own gain. Please remember to keep an eye out for yourself and the people you follow reblogging suspicious donation posts trying to steal aid from people undergoing a tragedy
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So, this week's episode...
[spoilers below cut]
oooohhhh, so we're doing another one of these, eh? let's have some fun!
(the following is my live reaction:)
ah yes, the new TADC episode, which was fantastic btw
HELL YEAH
I honestly didn't expect that bc I was like, "what kinda trip would it be for them to take a bike? camping maybe???" (I still don't get the "trip" part about it tbh)
sooooooo teasing and banter are part of your (platonic/romantic) love language?..... [*writes it down*]
3, we all know Mario is basically invincible right? betting 4 dollars on him winning this race
ooooohh, a prize š though based on past episodes, 4 doesn't have the greatest ideas for prizes, judging by the Crew's reaction at least (I would still want your autograph, 4)
LET'S-A FUCKIN GOOOOOOOO
honestly mood
"imaging yourself as a jet plane will not help you zis time, jet" (gotta add the riders fandub in here man)
That wasn't even Mario's fault, that was a bigass rock
PFFFT ASHD;LAF four tf are you doing dude, can i join you
[*looks at moon*] don't say it don't say it don't I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENTā
If Mario's flexible enough to reach the moon and the sun and the Great Beyond, you can too š
oh my god, i get it /ref
WHY IS THAT ROCK STILL THERE?
whelp Kev, looks like you aren't voicing Boopkins this episode
I miss your pink reading glasses 3 (wait did you somehow lose them on that island?)
also you do need glasses, my guy? i think you would cute in them btw
so um... who's gonna tell him?
(actually now I thought about it, the drawing that 4 had was on his PC and it got thrown away. 4 please tell me you saved that file somewhere else, was the printed-out version in 3's notebook actually canon? can it be?)
apparently fanartists, we need to make for fanart of 3, let's get to it!!!
loved the way James delivered that line "ouchie" (timestamp 5:29)
OH HEY slenderman, it's been a while, hello!
Kev, is that you? I can hear a bit of Shroomy in that voice
š¤ huh
Tari and Luigi are so sweet, I love them š
"I don't have eyes so I can't see you!" š§ not gonna question it
Mario, what were you so afraid of? it's slendy, your bro (looks like they didn't put that lore in smh, it's fine tho)
slenderman being here kinda fits tho bc we first saw 4's locket in the "Lost in the Woods" episode to come back in the "Plane Trip" and now slenderman comes back in another "Mario's Trip" ep
if only those cowards would show us what pic is inside that locket this time (I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IT'S A DIFFERENT PIC, 4, I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE)
anyway, he's just a little guy (i'm still waiting 4)
Tari, sweetie, this is 3 we're talking about here, ofc he would cheat
[*italian gibberish argument*] ah yes, just another normal sibling moment
MARIO LOCK IN, BRO
SONIC?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? :D
alright, now we gotta do it: š¢š¶I'm hanging on to the other side, I won't give up to the end of meāš¶ [*gets run over by a bike*] OH C'MON
LET'S GOOOOOO WOAH DUDE ANIMATION
WE'RE GONNA TOKYO DRIFT IN HERE BOYS
nothing person-el, kid /ref, and the rock came back full circle
AKIRA SLIDE BABYYYYY
kinda half-expected slenderman to accidentally win the race but CONGRATS MARIO š
it was really gonna be sweet but yeah, that's our Mario
I'm sure the mar3 shippers are enjoying their crumbs
AWWW 4 HONEY I WOULD ENJOY YOUR GIFT
i would protect him at all costs (no don't look at what I did for the episode concepts shhhh)
and i oop
well um congrats to Abbie/Abit (@/jYMylD9Rm84xxCX) for your art featured at the end credits š
.ć»-: ā§ :--: ā§ :-ć».
This was a silly little episode and I have indeed enjoyed it. Not as emotional as the last one but I had fun nevertheless. Though, it didn't feel like a "Mario's Trip" episode, compared to the other ones. Maybe that's just me idk.
The animation and references, peak. As for the plot itself, it felt very on-brand for SMG4. Strangely, the chaotic energy in this one was toned down which is new. Like I said, it was still fun, had plenty of laughs. There isn't much to say about this but yeah, good to have a silly goofy time overall!!!
and yes, I will gladly take that bell, 4 [*ding ding*] :)
#smg4#smg4 spoilers#ink reviews#so anyway each of you guys owe me 4 dollars /silly#smg4 smg3#smg4 mario#smg4 meggy#smg4 luigi#smg4 tari#smg4 boopkins
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Is the liam article that you read the new one behind a pay wall? I can't access it but I would be really interested to see what it says about how things went. Would it be possible for you to tell how does it explain what led to his fall? Maybe under a cut so anyone who doesn't want to see can skip it?
Thank you and you don't obviously have to do it if you're not comfortable.
oh that's weird it wasn't blocked for me- here this should work for everyone if not lmk. @ other anon there aren't really very graphic pictures imo that's just the clickbait bs but text is below
basically he suggests that the hotel staff took Liam up to his room and then he changed into incognito type clothes (black jacket and cap) and attempted to sneak out of his room by going from the balcony along the side of the building, as we know he (and others of them) have done many times over the years, and which he apparently is documented as having done pretty recently, and presumably lost full or partial consciousness and fell. The waiter Braian who he spent time with in the weeks in Argentina talked in his first interview about Liam jamming the keycard slot in his door previously, which would explain the part here where employees say they can't get into his room.
It is a picture that will shock music fans around the world: the late British pop starĀ Liam PayneĀ being manhandled through a hotel lobby by three men, just minutes before his fatal fall from a third-floor balcony.
The tragic image, which has been given to the Daily Mail, was taken from CCTV footage recorded inside the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires where Payne was staying at the time of his death on October 16.
High on drugs, Payne, whose face we have chosen to obscure, appears to have been picked up by the trio of hotel employees ā he had, according to one witness, been āconvulsingā on the lobby floor. He was taken, via the elevator, back to his third-floor suite.Ā
The question is, why did they move him at all, if he was so ill? Why did the hotel not call an ambulance straight away?
The timestamp on the still image shows 16:54:48. Bizarrely, however, a second picture taken from CCTV outside Liam's room shows the three employees and Payne at 16:54:37. In other words, apparently eleven seconds before they were in the lobby.
The journey from the lobby to the third floor takes at least 90 seconds, according to one guest. Clearly at least one of the timestamps is incorrect.
In an image that will shock music fans around the world, the late British pop star Liam Payne is manhandled through the CasaSur Palermo Hotel lobby by three men, just minutes before his fatal fall from a third-floor balcony. One witness claimed he had been 'convulsing' on the floor
He was taken, via the elevator, back to his third-floor suite. The tragic footage given to the Daily Mail was taken from CCTV recorded inside the hotel in Buenos Aires - where Payne was staying at the time of his death on October 16
This picture outside Liam's room shows the three employees and Payne at 16:54:37. In other words, apparently eleven seconds before they were in the lobby. The journey from the lobby to the third floor takes at least 90 seconds, according to one guest. Clearly at least one of the timestamps is incorrect
What we know for certain is that shortly after 17:00, Payne fell 13 metres from the balcony of his room into the hotel's inner courtyard. He died instantaneously.
At 17:11, an ambulance arrived and certified the singer's death. A subsequent autopsy found Payne had suffered 'multiple traumas' causing 'internal and external bleeding.' The toxicology report found traces of 'alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressant.'
Just days after Payne's funeral, which took place on Wednesday at St Mary's Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, the images perhaps offer a somewhat clearer picture of what happened leading up to the tragic accident. They also raise two serious questions.
To repeat, the first is why would hotel staff ā who expressed concern in their call to the emergency services that Payne could come to serious harm on his suite's balcony ā take the intoxicated singer up to his room and leave him there alone?
And second, for reasons I will explain, did Liam fall from the balcony while attempting to leave the hotel undetected - a trick he had been pulling since his days in One Direction and which he had repeated just a month previously to evade a concerned bodyguard in Florida?
If the CCTV timestamp is accurate, the sequence of events begins at 15:53 on October 16 when Liam enters the hotel with his friend, the Argentine-American businessman Roger Nores.
Liam is at this point wearing a black cap ā which he donned to avoid being recognised by his legions of Latin American fans ā and carrying a small bag containing his personal belongings.
The star appears in good spirits and chats with fans in the lobby before heading up to his room with Nores shortly after 16:00.
Payne died after he fell from the balcony of his third-floor suite - just minutes after hotel staff escorted the pop star through the lobby
Payne's suite was found in disarray, with drug paraphernalia strewn across one of the tables. Furniture had also been destroyed
A few minutes later, at 16:05 if the timestamp is right, the pair return to the lobby. Liam has brought his laptop down with him and ā crucially, where this timeline is concerned ā left his cap and bag up in his third-floor suite.
He continues to chat with a small group of American fans, discussing his life in Florida, where the singer was renting a $12,000 a month house with his girlfriend, the American influencer Kate Cassidy.
At 16:06, Nores says goodbye to Liam and leaves the hotel. At this time, Liam remains in good spirits and continues to interact with hotel guests. At 16:26, Liam is pictured lounging in the lobby, scrolling on his laptop.
Two minutes later at 16:28, Liam is photographed making one of what witnesses later described as three or four trips up to his room in a roughly 30-minute period. Each time he returns to the lobby, his behaviour appears increasingly erratic.
At one point, a witness recalled Payne receiving an email to which he exclaims: 'F*** this s*** mate,' before striking his computer on the floor.
In a separate outburst, he tells another hotel guest: 'I used to be in a boyband ā that's why I'm so f***** up.'
It now appears that on the occasions Payne is said to have gone up to his room, he is likely to have been ingesting narcotics. The next known picture of him is this desperately sad one of him being hauled away by the hotel staff at 16:54:48.
Two of the men pictured carrying Payne away are dressed in the uniform of CasaSur reception staff. The Mail understands that one of the two is chief receptionist Esteban Grassi. The third man ā wearing trainers, shorts and a T-shirt ā works as a masseur in the hotel spa.
A vigil is held by fans for Payne in Buenos Aires the day after his death. Mourners were filmed singing his songs in candle-light
Heartbreaking moment Liam Payne fans break down in tears at vigil
A few minutes after taking the singer back to his room, the hotel put in a call to the emergency services.
'I'm calling you from the hotel CasaSur Palermo,' says chief receptionist Esteban Grassi. 'So, we have a guest who is high on drugs and who is trashing the room. Erm, so we need someone to come.'
The line then cuts out, but Grassi calls 911 again and continues: 'We need you to send someone urgently because, well, I don't know whether his life may be in danger, the guest's life. He is in a room with a balcony and well, we're afraid he might do something.'
The transcript from the 911 call shows that the operator asked reception staff whether they could gain access to Payne's room. The staff replied that they could not.
But why on earth, if Esteban Grassi was indeed concerned that Payne's life was in danger because his room had a balcony, did the hotel allow the singer to be taken up to that room and seemingly left there? And why would they call 911 just a couple of minutes after doing so? At the time of writing, the hotel has not responded to a request for comment.
It would surely have been more appropriate to hold the 'convulsing' Payne in the lobby and call an ambulance immediately. Did hotel staff prioritise keeping the lobby clear for other guests over Payne's safety and well-being?
The Mail understands that no members of the CasaSur hotel staff ā including the three men who carried Payne away ā are being investigated by Argentine authorities.
Three individuals have been labelled as 'people of interest' in Payne's death. They include 24-year-old Brian Nahuel Paiz and 21-year-old Ezequiel David Pereyra, both on suspicion of dealing Payne drugs.
An Instagram post by 24-year-old Brian Nahuel Paiz, who stands beside the late singer before he fell to his death last month. The post reads: 'Fly high, Chief. Thank you for having enlightened me and for crossing you into my reality. I will always remember you'
The third man is Roger Nores, who ā despite having left the hotel long before Payne's erratic behaviour began ā has been accused of 'abandonment of a person before death'.
Nores strongly denies the allegation and told the Mail two weeks ago: 'I never abandoned Liam, I went to his hotel three times that day and left 40 minutes before this happened. There were over 15 people at the hotel lobby chatting and joking with him when I left.'
The prolific entrepreneur ā who in 2017 featured in the Forbes '30 under 30' list of influential young people for his role in the energy industry ā continued: 'I could have never imagined something like this would happen. I'm really heart-broken with this tragedy, and I've been missing my friend every day.'
But while the behaviour of hotel staff leaves more questions than answers, this new picture published by the Mail today leads back to that second question ā and a new possibility as to what actually happened when the singer died.
Quite clearly, the picture shows that as the pop-star is taken back to his room, he is neither wearing his black cap or clutching his bag.
And yet, when Payne's body was recovered by the emergency services at 17:11, he was found to be wearing the black cap and to have on his person the small bag he used when out and about.
In other words, it appears that between being returned to his hotel room and being found dead, Liam Payne got dressed to go out.
Could it be that Liam Payne slipped while attempting to leave the CasaSur hotel via his balcony, in a bid to avoid detection by hotel staff?
The Mail understands that hotel staff remained outside his room ā according to a statement in the prosecutor's file ā seemingly to ensure he did not return to the lobby and disturb other guests.
Police found a host of drug paraphernalia in Payne's room, including burnt pieces of tin foil and traces of white powder. It is certainly plausible Payne may have panicked in his paranoid state and made an ill-fated attempt to purposefully climb out of his room from his balcony.
In a further revelation, a source close to Payne has confirmed to the Mail that the pop star frequently climbed out of hotel balconies in order to avoid detection. In fact, it was a trick he and his bandmates learnt in the early days of their fame to evade their management team while on tour with One Direction. And, shockingly, the Mail can reveal it is also a trick Payne used just one month prior to his death in Florida.
My source revealed that on September 15, while staying at his rental property in Palm Beach, Payne wanted to go out and purchase drugs. His bodyguard, aware of the singer's problem with narcotics and attempts to stay clean, had closed the door to his room and urged the singer not to go out looking for a 'hit'.
Undeterred, my source says the singer escaped via his balcony, stringing a set of sheets together to act as a rope.
Further proof of Liam's high-risk stunts emerged shortly after his death when a picture resurfaced from 2014 showing the then 20-year-old singer standing on a narrow exterior ledge of the 34th floor of his London apartment building ā some 350 ft in the air.
The photograph was taken following a night of raucous celebrations marking One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik's 21st birthday.
Later that day, the singer issued an apology to his impressionable young fans, saying: 'You may have seen a photo of me today, taken on top of a building. I regret being there and having a photo taken of me.'
'I do not endorse any fans trying to repeat this as it is extremely dangerous,' Payne's apology continued. 'It was a stupid and irresponsible thing to do. I am sorry.'
Fans have since taken to social media to point out the tragic foreshadowing between the 2014 picture and Liam's death five weeks ago.
The truth is that no one will ever know for sure what Liam Payne's intentions were on that fateful afternoon of October 16. However, the release of this latest picture from the CasaSur hotel lobby helps fill a hole in the sequence of events that led to his fatal fall.
One thing is for sure, the image of Payne as he is taken out of the lobby, at a time when he appears to have needed care and immediate medical attention, raises new and profound questions about where responsibility lies in the tragic tale of the deeply troubled star.What the fuck
#cw death details#the idea that a trick they learned and started doing#because they were trapped in the hotel rooms by the smothering crushing love of the fans#eventually resulted in liam's death.... it's a fucking lot#I'm mad at people for trying to make a story out of this tragedy trying to make it a movie or true crime podcast story#but honestly fiction couldn't come close to that kind of... what#irony? metaphor? it makes me feel insane to think about it's just... so fucking terrible#I love them so much. and there are real actual ways that sometimes that hurts them and fucks up their real actual lives#and I HATE it and don't know how to reconcile or fix it#I don't want to open a big discussion about the article and details it doesn't feel super comfortable#so no promises to answer more stuff about it idk#but sharing the article#hey speaking of feeling uncomfy why the FUCK are people sharing pap pictures from the funeral on here???#also what is the POINT it's hardly a secret moment in which they had their guards down what in gods name do you think a picture taken#in front of a wall of pap photographers#tells you about anything at ALL
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continuation about themoonbunni: misuse of donations.
original post about psychological manipulation, lying, stalking, gaslighting, and victim blaming sexual assault here.
as someone who was in bunni's situation once, this actually broke my heart and infuriated me when I found out today. When I was with my mother that was beating me and screaming at me and stealing my disability funds, while essentially entrapping me with her via holding my ID and everything hostage, so I couldn't work. I made a gofundme to escape.
it's still active so I'll link it below.
Bunni and his friends at the time had lovely colorful comments about the situation.
keep in mind the BIGGEST PURCHASE was before the gofundme was even made, as you can see by timestamps.
they genuinely attempted to get people to NOT DONATE despite this abuse occurring.
also, my money was saved as much as possible on food and essentials, problem is I had a mother who stole and demanded it lest I become homeless.
so, now I get to show hypocrisy
I will not say this is me saying Bunni doesn't deserve donations. but I'm sick of him acting like he's better when I have this evidence
in 2022 bunni made a gofundme, I even donated because I empathized. he threw the money back at me.
ok.
well, what's he done online since this gofundme?
so people have suspected and called out Bunni for this for a while. and well
uh....I think this says everything I need it to.
calculating this currency to US
....so thats a lot...alone... his gofundme had about 1'300 in donations around this time.
and throughout the year after he's spent....all this.....
Bunni has a job, but why would you ask for donations and then IMMEDIATELY SHOW ALL THIS STUFF YOU BUY? like LITERAL THOUSANDS.
Bunni is apparently blowing money for donations on anime merch and merch in general recently. after also recently asking for donations to something in his room, and donations to escape his abusive home....again. and people aren't happy
if you and your buds get to shame me for asking for shit after losing everything I own to domestic violence? you get to be called out for WASTING MONEY YOU RECENTLY ASKED FOR. you've WELL OVER POSSIBLE SPENT your funds for escape.
this is legit bullshit. hypocrisy af. worse than what MY SPENDING WAS. FOR FUCK SAKE Y'ALL CRITICIZED ME FOR HAVING ICE CREAM I GOT WITH MY FOOD STAMPS.
and yes, bunni is aware of and friends with her, so he's just as fucking guilty.
Bunni can have donations, but people also deserve to be aware.
#themoonbunni#moonbunni#psa#cookie run#habzin hotel#gravity falls#donation misuse#embezzling#fraud#the amazing digital circus#hazbin hotel#helluva boss#queen of mean#spokenmind93#abuse#self shipper#self shipping
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Our yard guy. Lucas, is a hunter. I hunted in my younger days but in my old age I'm too sentimental to kill any animals. Sometimes when he's taking a break from mowing we talk about shooting. I've been wanting to try some target shooting on a 1,000 yard range but there aren't any I'm aware of near where we live.
Lucas told me about one in the Boerne area and one near DFW. I decided to spend a couple days at the one in the Boerne area and made reservations. My wife didn't want to put our dogs in the kennel to watch me shooting so she decided to stay home.
Off I went with my Ruger Precision Rifle. My plan was to leave early in the morning, do some shooting in the afternoon, spend the night, and drive home after shooting on the second day. I enjoyed the shooting but I missed my wife. On the rare occasions I'm staying overnight somewhere without my wife I call her and we talk on the phone before calling it a night.
I called home that night around 10 PM. No answer. I figured she might be out walking the dogs, or taking a shower, so I left a message for her to call me back. When I hadn't heard from her by 11 PM I called home again. Still no answer. At this point I felt the worry creep in. We hadn't been separated much in our decades long marriage and this was the first time my wife did not either call me herself or answer the phone when I was on an overnight trip.
I started calling every half hour. Every 30 minutes felt like an eternity. I didn't know what to do. I was worn out from the afternoon and fell asleep around 3AM. When I woke up about an hour later There was still no word from her. I tried calling with increasing frequency. I had a drink to relax, then another and another until I once again fell asleep.
I woke again at about 930 AM and checked my phone. There was a message from my wife. I'd had my ringer on vibrate and hadn't heard it. The timestamp on the message was 8:06 AM. She apologized for missing my call and said she was tired and going to bed, and that we could talk when I got back.
When I got back that evening she apologized again, said she didn't know what came over her, but she wasn't in the mood to talk about it. She told me I needed to give her some time. I'd learned over the years that pressing her was not only useless but could also be quite counterproductive so I just let it drop. It took almost a month and a lot of alcohol before she was ready to talk and I was glad I'd waited.
āSo where we you when I called,ā I asked her when she finally told me she was ready to talk.
āI was with Orin and Tonyā was her surprising reply. I wrote about Orin and Tony in āYoung Lust,ā posted a few months ago, referring to them as O and T.
I immediately grasped the implications and felt my cock starting to harden in anticipation of what I was about to hear.
āWhat does being with Orin and Tony mean exactly,ā I queried? āWith them where, how? All night?ā
āThey took me out and then we went to a motel room.ā
I was actually trembling a little when I asked ādid you fuck them again?ā
āWe didn't go to a motel for Bible Study,ā she quipped rather snarkily. āOf course we fucked, you're my husband not my owner.ā
I had a raging hard on at this point, and out came my cock.
āCome on baby,ā I coaxed, ātell me everything. I need to hear details. Don't hold anything back.ā
Apparently, Tony had been unable to keep that first time with him and Orin and my wife to himself and had mentioned it to Lucas. Orin was embarrassed when Lucas asked him if it was true that the two of them had fucked my wife.
āWas your friend Tony bullshitting me or did the two of you really fuck Mrs. Dā he asked?
āFucking Tony,ā he replied, āI told him to keep his mouth shut.ā
āSo it's true then,ā said Lucas. āI'd love to get some of that myself, I can't believe you two beat me to it.ā
āWell,ā he continued, āif you want to try your luck with her again her husband is going to be out of town overnight next week. Let me know how it goes.ā
Orin and Tony rang our doorbell at around 730 PM the night I was gone. Orin was holding a bouquet of flowers.
āThese are for you Mrs D.ā he said. āWe heard from Lucas that Mr. D isn't home tonight so we thought we'd see if you'd like to go out to dinner with us. Our treat. Or maybe we could just go for a ride?ā
āWhere are your scooters,ā asked my wife?
āAt home tonight,ā he said, āmy parents finally bought me a car. I just have to pay the insurance/ā
āIt's sweet of you to ask,ā she replied, ābut I'm not really dressed to go out anywhere.ā
āPlease Mrs. D, you've been nice to us and we'd like to do something for you. We can wait while you get ready, or come back later.ā
My wife couldn't help but feel flattered that these two young men were basically asking her out on a date at her age. What could it hurt she thought.
āOk,ā she relented. āWhy don't you two give me some time to get ready. Come back in about an hour, and it's a date.ā
As she got ready she downed a couple martinis feeling like if she was going through with this she needed to have a good buzz on. Even before an hour had elapsed she saw them on the security cameras waiting in the driveway. It was cute she thought, two young men this attentive. She wasn't naive though, she knew what was on their minds, what they really wanted, which was why she needed the martinis. Alcohol relaxed her and made her horny.
When she was finally ready she walked out to their car hoping they'd appreciate her outfit, and of course they did.
Tony couldn't restrain himself, āfuck do you look hot Mrs Dā he said as he exited the car to make a place for her in the front seat.
āWell thank you Tony,ā she replied, āI was hoping you'd like my outfit.ā
āFuck Mrs D, I love it,ā Tony replied, climbing into the back seat. āNone of our friends mom's are anywhere near as hot as you are.ā
āFlattery will take you places,ā my wife said in return.
|āWe know a club where they don't check ID'sā said Orin as my wife climbed into the passenger seat.
āI thought we were going to dinner,ā said my wife. āNow I'm thinking you two just want to get me drunk and fuck me.ā
āSorry, Mrs. D, we were just thinking it was kinda late for dinner now,ā said Orin.
āIt's ok,ā my wife said, āthe club sounds like it might be fun. I haven't been clubbing for years, much less with two handsome young men as my escorts.ā
She'd already down 3 martinis by the time they picked her up. You know what they say I'd quipped to her in the past, 3 martinis under the table, 4 martinis under the host. My wife joined the two of them one martini away from being under the host.
Sure enough, no one at the club asked for any ID. Orin and Tony ordered drinks for my wife but were careful not to drink much themselves. After another couple martinis my wife behaved very much out of character for her in a public place. She took turns sitting on their laps being fingered and making out with each of them, but no one else in the club really seemed to be paying them much attention.
By midnight my wife needed assistance just getting back to their car.
āWhere are we going nowā she asked, noticing they weren't headed in the direction of home.
āMy parents are home,ā said Orin, āso Tony and I got us a motel room. Is that ok Mrs D?ā
āSure,ā replied my wife pretty much having accepted where the night was heading when the two of them showed up at the door with a bouquet of flowers asking her out on a date. āBut I can't stay all night, I have to get home and let our dogs out.ā
āI was surprised to see you two tonightā my wife said once they were in the motel room. āI thought you'd had your fun and were no longer interested.ā
āNo, ā said Orin, āwe've both been wanting to fuck you again but this is the first time we've really had the chance. My parents haven't gone anywhere since the first time.ā
āYeah,ā chipped in Tony, āwe didn't think you'd want to do anything at your place, and we were afraid to try again with your husband around.ā
āWhen Lucas told me your husband was going to be gone tonight we decided we'd try to see you again,ā added Orin.
āWhy would Lucas say anything about my husband, does he know what we did?ā
āHe does,ā replied Orin, āTony couldn't keep his big mouth shut.ā
āHe wants to fuck you too,ā chipped in Tony. āHe told Orin he couldn't believe we got you before he did.ā
Somehow, thought my wife, it all seems rather disturbing, but she was too drunk at the moment to object or care. My husband is away and I'm in a motel room with two young guys who want to fuck me, so why complain? I'm so horny right now I don't care about anything but getting fucked said her inner monologue.
Tony wrapped his arms around my wife and kissed her. Orin took out his cock and began to stroke it watching the two of them making out. Tony slipped one hand down to unzip his pants and my wife extracted his cock, stroking it as they kissed.
Tony put both his hands on her shoulders and applied pressure to push her down onto her knees.
āSuck my cock,ā he told her, ābe a good wife and put that hot mouth of yours to work for me.ā
Tony was the bigger of the two of them and had the biggest cock. He also was the more aggressive of the two and inclined towards arrogance and swagger, an attitude my wife claims to dislike. I have no doubt that his arrogance was at least partially the product of that fat 8 inch cock that was now poised with its own seeming arrogance in front of my wife's face.
āCome on,ā said Tony putting both hands behind her head and pushing his cock to her lips, āswallow that fucking cock.ā
She was aware of Orin behind them stroking his cock, enjoying the show, even though she couldn't see him. She opened her mouth and did as requested, swallowing that big cock until Tony's balls were pressing against her chin. He relaxed his grip on her head but used both hands to guide her mouth up and down, bouncing his balls on her chin with each stroke.
āFuck yes,ā Tony said to Orin, ālook at this fuckin' slut swallow cock. The bitch has zero gag reflex.ā
From āMrs D,ā to ābitch,ā and āslut,ā she felt an atmospheric change in the room but she didn't let it interfere with her performance. She wrapped her left arm behind Tony for support and used her right hand to squeeze and milk his balls as she sucked on that big flesh pipe, determined to drain those heavy balls.
āFuck, the slut is going to make me cum,ā said Tony, but I want to fuck her. Help me stand her back up Orin.ā
They each took an arm and lifted her to her feet. She stood before them in her short black dress, hot thick thighs sexily exposed under flesh colored pantyhose hose, and high-heeled black fuck me boots. Tony had resisted the urge to fuck her in the car even before they got to the club but he was going to satisfy that urge now.
āOh god I so want to fuck you,ā said Tony, lifting her dress and exposing her pussy in crotchless pantyhose.āBut first I want to suck on those big tits,ā he said, tearing open the top of her dress and just pulling her bra down to get them out.
āGod I love your big tits Mrs D,ā he told her, sucking first one nipple into his mouth and then the other.
Between the making out and fingering in the club, sucking on his big cock, and now Tony sucking her tits, her pussy was gushing. She couldn't remember the last time her husband had made her this wet, if ever.
Meanwhile, Orin grabbed some astroglide they had left on the nightstand when they'd rented the room earlier in the day. He approached her from behind and felt his friend Tony push his cock into her pussy and start fucking her. Orin generously lubed up his cock with the astroglide and then tossed the rest of it onto the bed.
āHold her still for a second Tony,ā he said, then grabbing her hips, began to slowly push his well lubed cock into her ass.
She froze with surprise and the initial pain of anal penetration.
āDon't move,ā pleaded my wife, ālet me adjust.ā
āOk, go slowā she said momentarily.
Orin eased his cock in balls deep and said, āI'm in her all the way. Fuck is her ass tight. Go ahead Tony, fuck her.ā
My wife wrapped her arms around Tony's neck, kissing him deeply as the two boys began to establish a rhythm. Now that the initial pain of anal penetration had dissipated she shuddered in pleasure at the sensation of the two of them pushing into her at the same time. The pressure of two cocks thrusting into her was simply exquisite. She felt like she was being hoisted into mid-air by young cock. She'd always enjoyed anal sex, or at least tolerated it, but with a cock in her cunt at the same time she remember how good it felt and wondered why she hadn't indulged it more frequently?
She felt Orin behind her turning her head away from Tony, wanting to kiss her. It was a little awkward but she kissed him back as best she could then turned back to Tony. The lust these two young men expressed for her ignited her own passion, deepened by a pending explosion of pleasure she felt about to overwhelm her. She was glad she hadn't gone with her husband but she felt a brief flicker of guilt at the thought before returning herself completely to the moment.
She suddenly felt Orin wrap his arms over her shoulders and push her body down into him. He thrust up on his tiptoes trying to push every millimeter of his cock into her ass. She could feel his body shudder and knew he was about to cum.
āOh fuck,ā he exclaimed....āoooohhhhhh....fuckā and she felt his cock pulsating and emptying into her.
She had been trying to hold back, to extend sensation as long as possible, but Orin cumming as he did pushed her over the edge and she was unable to contain the explosion. She saw light flashing behind her eyes and felt momentarily like she might pass out.
Oh my god,ā she cried out, āoh my god,ā feeling her whole body flooded with wave after wave of orgasmic bliss.
Orin pulled his cock out of her with an audible āplopā and settled back, practically falling into the chair behind him. Tony wasn't done yet and continued pumping his cock into her married pussy with increasing vigor. He turned her around and began backing her towards the bed as he fucked her.
His cock never entirely left her cunt as he re-positioned her onto the bed and climbed on top of her. He reached up and squeezed her big tits, and then started sucking her nipples, first one, then the other, alternating continuously as he fucked her.
She felt another orgasm building. As Tony continued pistoning into her and working her tits with hands and mouth, she reached down between their bodies and fingered her clit. She thought she'd felt Tony cum in her but he didn't get soft or stop pumping that big cock into her so she wasn't sure. She came again and just laid there as his cock kept sawing into her.
She was aware of Orin approaching and was surprised to hear him tell Tony to turn her so that her head was at the edge of the bed.
āHelp me with her then,ā said Tony, āI don't want to stop fucking her.ā
Between the two of them they managed to move her into the desired position without Tony having his cock slip from her pussy.
āAgain already,ā she asked Orin, looking up at his hard cock hovering over her face.
āWe both took some Viagra before we left the club,ā he replied to her surprise. āWe didn't know when we'd get another chance like this with you and didn't want to waste a minute of it.ā
She didn't know whether she should feel flattered or used, but in the moment wondered if it really mattered.
Getting her head just right over the edge of the bed Orin bent his knees slightly, placing his cock against her mouth.
āSuck my cock Denise,ā he told her, using her name for the first time.
He'd always called her Mrs D before and she didn't realize he even knew her name. There was something about it that seemed to make it feel more intimate, narrowing the gap between them, and yet at the same time a little threatening.
āOh yeah, that's itā he told her as he pushed his cock into her throat. āI've missed this mouth Denise, I've never met another girl who can suck a cock like you do.ā
He called her a girl. Was that a good thing or a bad thing she wondered? As Tony continued to fuck her pussy Orin now fucked her throat, pushing into her until his balls were pressing against her nose. Not pulling all the way back each time but keeping most of his cock in her warm mouth then pushing back all the way into her throat.
Tony had never stopped pumping into her, never gone soft, but she thought she had felt him cum in her two or three times without slowing down. Now Orin seemed renewed and kept plunging his cock into her mouth and throat until her jaws ached. She fully understood what it meant to be spit roasted. She felt like meat on a spit but there was something about the idea of it, of her, a married woman three times their age taking cock like this, that overcame with lust any doubts or reservations.
She wanted to be the āgirlā of their sexual fantasies, to be the unforgettable female they would savor the memory of for their entire lives, and she threw herself even more completely into the moment and into the night. They need not worry about having another chance with her, she'd make it happen, and she'd get her cuckold husband to help. Not help sexually, but to help create the opportunity for her to enjoy them like this again.
Orin interrupted her reverie by pulling his cock out of her mouth and dangling his balls over her lips.
āSuck my balls Denise,ā he told her.
She took his heavy balls into her mouth and sucked on them, something she had never done for me, and the idea of it increased her arousal. She felt him pushing down with his cock as she sucked, apparently trying to get it into her mouth at the same time. She opened her mouth as wide and she could and heard him moan as she managed to get both his balls and his cock into her warm wet mouth.
āOh fuck that's good,ā he moaned. āSuck it, fuck, I'm gonna cum,ā he said, and pushed in with his cock just as he erupted down her throat.
She didn't miss a drop and neither did she stop sucking on his cock and balls. He never softened. Maybe she could make him cum again like that she though and decided she would try. Tony was still sawing his big cock into her cunt. She didn't want the night to end. She kept hearing her cell phone ringing in her purse. She knew it had to be her husband calling like he did whenever he spent a night away but she didn't care. Good cock had to come before good husbands.
āLet's change up,ā said Tony. āLet's DP the slut again, and this time I want that ass.ā
Orin got on the bed and Tony helped my drunk wife straddle him. She guided his cock into her married cunt and he pulled her down to suck her big tits which were hanging out of her dress.
āIf Lucas was here we could make this bitch airtight,ā said Tony, climbing onto the bed behind her.
āMaybe next time,ā said Orin.
Tony picked up the astroglide Orin had earlier thrown on the bed and lubed his cock to fuck my wife up the ass.
āOh my fucking god,ā he said as he pushed his big cock into her ass. āThis shit is fucking tight. I was wasting my time in the slut's cunt.ā
āYou belong to us now Denise,ā said Tony as he fucked my wife up the ass. āWe won't be waiting so long to have you next time.ā
At some point everything became a blur. Memory faded. She woke up between them and looked at her watch. Fuck, almost 8 AM. Her husband must be worried and near panic. She shook Orin awake.
āYou have to take me home,ā she said, āright now, if you ever want to do this again.ā
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Subjects, Faceless and Voiceless ARG Analysis
ELLOELLO ā¼ļøā¼ļø you might've heard a friend of mine started an ARG, and so, tis the time to analyze everything we've gotten so far >:D
BEYOND THIS LINE INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR MY FRIEND @honeyzee312 's REALLY COOL ARG ON YT ā¼ļøā¼ļø
real quick disclaimer, I do have confirmation on some of my theories and small pieces of trivia bc at the time of initial analyzing I was chilling with zee irl TvT
ANYHOW;;; here's the pieces I have so far
Miscellaneous (not a video/common knowledge) :
- that hot pink color (we see it during the first video, Stars, at timestamp 0:28) is important
- the videos of the ARG are all mixedmatched at different times, so not all of them occur one after the other
- it all takes place sometime between 2015 and 2024
- there's an odd glitchiness that appears whenever we change scenes or somebody gets hurt
- soneone hit and killed somebody with a car in 2015, that's why that year is so important
Stars :
- Purple first appears
- Pink color and static for the first time
- Red first appears
- Blue first appears
- We learn Blue's name is Kayebee
- Red asks if Blue/Kayebee remembers something, to which they respond they do
There's not a whole lotta lore in this one I don't think, but I have been told to look deeper. The phrase 'lose the stars' is interesting and quite ominous :o
Liar :
- Teal first appears
- Teal is calling somebody ('he' pronoun) a liar as Blue/Kayebee narrates
- Pink and static again, scene changes
- Splotches of pink in the background of the next scene ? (I have gained confirmation that pink will not be a subject/character in the future so that's been ruled out)
- More pink, it fills up the entire screen but only ever when purple is talking and disappears when Red's dialogue appears
- I've received confirmation that there's three separate scenes; first one with Teal and Blue, second with Purple and Red, third with Red and Teal
- Purple asks if Red hates them, Red doesn't know
- Teal begins saying a name to Red in the next scene, 'Koki-' before getting cut off
- The two both call each other liars but never deny the accusations that either of them are liars
This one's interesting.. The scene switches confused me for a bit, but overall just raises more questions
Sorry :
- Scene begins with a conversation between Teal and Blue
- Teal asks if 'he' is okay and Blue asks Teal to define okay
- Teal says sorry a lot 0-0
- 'He doesn't forgive you!' from Blue to Teal
There's not a whole lot in this one that I can see either, but as I write this it has reminded me to check the descriptions more often
Trees :
- I've received confirmation trees aren't symbolic of anything, they're just pretty and something to be adored lol
- Blue, Red, and Purple chilling
- Red insults Purple, Purple hits Red, then static
Okay this one's just pretty and chill š„¹
6/8 :
- Title is a reference to a measure of music, and is a reference to Le Cygnus I've been told
- Blue and Red open up a scene
- Red is extra tired today :o
- Blue wants to show Red a song, static fills the screen as we switch scenes
- Purple is trying to calm Teal
- Static, we switch scenes
- Lilac first appears :DD
Lilac !!!!! Lilac intrigues me like a bug intrigues a scientist.. I wanna put them under a microscope and study them
Rain :
- 'on that night..' the night of the vehicular manslaughter, I'm assuming
- Static appears, switch scenes
- Green first appears!! welcome, world, to my handwriting >:]
- Red is either concussed or the rain gives them headaches
- The show begins being mentioned, and apparently Lilac wasn't tipped in on what it's about
- Blue, Green, Lilac, and Red all watch the show together
- Static, scene swap
- 'oh. my. god' from Purple, supposedly something bad
Oughh Green also intrigues me (partially because they have my handwriting lmao),, I wanna see more of them
The Show! :
- Blue begins narration
- Static, we return to Teal and Purple, Teal is panicking. Maybe the show was a news broadcast of some kind ?
- Teal apparently tipped off the cops, and told them 'they' (they as in plural, two or more) were nonviolent; I assume this is referring to the vehicular manslaughter TvT
- Static, we return to the bigger group
- Lilac is asking where 'she' is
- Green tells Lilac 'she' ran
- Lilac maybe didn't watch the show ??
- Static
- Red has a high fever, blue picks them up :,]
The plural 'them' is very interesting, I wonder if we'll ever get to meet them. It's been so long since I've had to pick apart a puzzle like this before I didn't realize how much I missed it lol
I most definitely haven't put together everything yet, but I eagerly await new material (no pressure btw Zee !! dw if u start running outta steam, it happens to the best of us lol) to put under my brain microscope :0
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Violet and Geronimo: seriously we need a crossover involving the two please
So here's the dealio. I've got way too much time not-studying that I'm giving myself, and whenever this happens in particular, I am reminded of the fact that these two have not met in-canon yet, excluding every single Italian-only book where Geronimo meets the Thea Sisters for interview shenanigans ever (like the one time Thea got married). Whenever these thoughts spiral, I am left to think about how similar and yet different these two are, and I'm now thinking of ideas where they switch spots for a limited time. So here's a thesis on why I hyperfixate on these two in particular, their similarities and differences, and all the entertaining shenanigans we can get from these two hanging out.
Let's begin with the general stuff, specifically the general agreement that yes, these two are very similar to each other. Even looking at these two generally, it's clear that they're very similar to each other. Think about it: a shy, sensitive bookworm who's into classical music, gets motion-sick easily, and tends to get dragged into shenanigans that they sometimes can't be bothered with. Yeah, it describes both of them, doesn't it? Besides the "sometimes" part, everything matches both of them perfectly-- in Geronimo's case, he always gets dragged into shenanigans he can't be bothered with, every single time; meanwhile with Violet, if I had a nickel for every time her sleep or routine was shut down by either the plot or her friends, I would have a handful of nickels and one sleep-deprived Violet in the Caribbean. Anyway, there's that. The both of them are crazy similar in canon.
For the more niche things they have in common, both of them are planners; they hate being told things at the last minute and being dragged into things they never planned for, unless it's something urgent. Both of them have terrible luck in things they do (Geronimo's entire series is fueled by his bad luck, and Violet has gotten screwed over in the special editions by RNGesus so much that her alive state is held together by duct tape and chewing gum), both of them are night owls who like sleeping in and waking up late and chilling inside all day (see Geronimo's Awesome Agenda for an Amazing Afternoon, and Violet's vacation plan in Prince's Emerald until plot happened and the one time Colette called Violet "lazy" in one of the Thea Sisters' secret diaries in the Italian series--), and they both love art of the traditional/classical variety.
(Both of them also have unconventional pets-- Violet has Frilly the cricket and Geronimo has Hannibal the goldfish. I can't believe I'm only noticing this now.)
Canon also likes to bring this up. I dunno if this carries into the later books in Italian/not-English, but Thea in the early books is implied to have a soft spot for Violet. Thea opened conversation with her in Dragon's Code and gave her advice, later in the same book she is shown pondering about Violet and how she'd get along with the other girls, and I will ask you right now to read the non-English translations of Ghost of the Shipwreck because they are very cute and Violet giving Thea the Jade of Truth in the original plot (that Scholastic completely butchered) gives me the same energy as a kid timidly showing their parent a drawing they made, and I adore it. As far as I know, the Thea Sisters' existence in the Geronimo Stilton franchise is only brought up in special Geronimo Stilton books that are unfortunately not translated to English and probably never will be :'D. In the Italian books, there are books where the Thea Sisters cameo for Geronimo to interview them on certain things happening, like that one time Thea was getting married. No, it wasn't a bluff, apparently.
And on top of that
YOU
GUYS
AREN'T
HELPING!!! /affectionate (the timestamp of this clip is G saying "I'm a sensitive mouse". Guess who else is sensitive. Eeyup.)
Anyway, now that we have their similarities fleshed out, what would a crossover situation offer? Why would this be palatable? And to that I say, it's the differences between the two sillies, which can be summarized in one sentence:
Geronimo is resting angel face, Violet is resting bitch face.
I make it a point to establish that Violet has canonically dished out THE most shade out of all the girls, being capable of roasting anyone and everyone just from listening to them and then opening her mouth (Secret Invention had Colette deal with the Karen students from Mousebridge, I'm telling you right now if Violet didn't have to babysit a group of wholesome Russians and was stuck with them, we wouldāve have roasted Brits on the buffet). From her own friends to pretentious jerks to menacing villains, Violet has roasted every single one of them at least once. Imagine if G and Vi had a crossover where maybe they're sharing things about their interests and having a good bonding time together, and then Trap or someone else suddenly bursts in like "HI G I'M ABOUT TO BE A DICK TO YOU AND PEER PRESSURE YOU INTO ROLLING WITH IT", and then Violet simply roasts the living crap out of whoever it was in a way only Violet can. For example, a scenario:
Trap: Hi, G! I just got a coupon to a cool restaurant in town! Wanna come along?
G: Wait, really? You mean it?
Trap: Yeah! Cross my heart and hope to die, this is legit!
G: Why, thank you! I'll be more than happy to come along, but I do have Violet here, so erm...
Trap: She can come along if she wants!
Violet: Oh, I couldn't possibly. I doubt the coupon would cover a third person.
Trap: Don't worry about it! It's all on me!
Violet: No, I'd hate to take a chunk out of this coupon's coverage just because I'm tagging along.
Trap: It's fine! I'll take care of it!
transition weee, all of the food was very spicy because it was a new Southeast-Asian restaurant and also Trap hoarded like crazy, and plot twist, Trap never had a coupon and was planning on paying for the meal with Geronimo's credit card
G: *silently crying over the price of the meal because of Trap's binge-eating*
Trap: Whoo! That was delicious! My compliments to the chef! What'd you two think of the meal? It was nice, right?
Violet: It was, yes. We should eat out again next time, my treat.
Trap: You mean it??
Violet: Of course. A friend of Geronimo's is a friend of mine. Please don't see me as a stranger because we just met today.
Trap: Geronimo, this girl's so nice! How'd you meet her?!
G: S-she's Thea's student visiting from Mouseford for an interview... *silent sob*
Trap: Whoa, cool! We should totally hang out today!
Violet: I'm afraid I can't. I have things to do later. We should keep in touch, though. Feel free to call if you need anything.
G: Wait, WHAT--
Trap: Cool!!
G: Violet wait no you don't understand--
Trap: This is-- holy crap-- we should ex--
Violet: I'm terribly sorry for the interruption, but I must go. We'll keep in touch, don't worry.
Trap: Okayokayokay here's my-- OOOHHH IT'S DESSERT TIME!
it was only until after that lunch that Trap realized three things: Violet never gave him nor Geronimo her phone number, she never received Trap's phone number, and Violet's interview with G that day was already finished, so she technically had nothing else to do in NMC.
If you need more context, then here's a video to explain:
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I also find immense entertainment in swapping out G for Violet in certain situations, like for example getting dragged into something she never wanted to do. Violet is the exact opposite of G in terms of the whole doormat situation, because she does NOT let people walk all over her, and she isn't the type to tolerate behavior that irritates her. In fact, she is the type of person to passive-aggressively remind people of her presence if they do stuff that pisses her off without any acknowledgement of her presence. If she passive-aggressively called both Colette and Pam out because their behaviors pissed her off (Colette multiple times for her diva thing in the early books and Pam because she liked blasting rock music in her dorm), then just imagine how much smoke would be filling the room from her dealing with people like William, Wild Willie, Bruce Hyena (which is funny because he was her professor at one point), Hercule Poirat, and moooaarrrr. Sheād be roasting them so hard that the smoke alarms would be triggered homies, it would be beautiful. Yes this is why I hyperfixate on these two so much, having them interact would be so entertaining, especially how much Gās and thus Viās behaviors tend to get roasted by the members of the Geronimo Stilton cast.
Cāmon, Gās watching a historical documentary being called āboringā and āold newsā by Trap? Thea and Trap both calling G boring because heās an indoor person and enjoys a peaceful and mundane life? Wild Willie and Bruce telling G that heās as exciting as a clam and really needs to go out more?? Do you hear the wok hay sizzling yet? Youād better be, because deep-fried mice is on the menu tonight and the serving is so big that only the two-handed wok was big enough to house it :]
Anyway, you get the idea, Geronimo canāt assert himself to save his life, Violet asserts herself to the point of being a roast lord, amazing, hilarious, would like to see these two gel with each other and deal with each othersā crap. Aight thatās enough from me, Iāll let you come to your own conclusions about it :3
#geronimo stilton#thea stilton#thea sisters#I will elaborate on Vi roasting the crap out of everyone at some point#I definitely will be doing something for that itāll be amazing#the fact that itās all canon makes it even better
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Sing 1 Commentary and Review Pt. 1
Like I said yesterday, I will be giving commentary through out the run of the movie here! Is this an elaborate plan to distract me from my fic being with my beta reader? Yes! Am I using it for content? Also yes! I will try to remember to include timestamps and screenshots. But probably will just end up doing screenshots most of the time, sorry. Welcome to the madness!
(There will be multiple parts because these take a while and also there's a limit of thirty photos per post so yeah. I got 9 minutes in? I talk a lot during movies ok? It's an AuDHD thing.)
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I feel like now is as good of a time as any to mention that I despise minions (aka was forced to watch Despicable Me in art class way too much as a child). So yes, we're not even past the opening credits and I'm already complaining, welcome to watching a movie with me everyone.
Ok just noticed this for the first time, but Old Moon Theatre had lyres (a symbol of Apollo, the Greek god of music) and grape vines (a symbol of Dionysus, the Greek god of theatre) on it, which is just super cool!
I love the fact that Buster canonically talks to himself and narrates his own life. Like same bestie. Love this for you. You're in your delusion era rn but go for it mate.
Lesbians!!
(No I will not be taking criticism here. That pose is one of the gayest things I have ever seen and I just looked in a mirror.)
HE HAS APPEARED!!!!!
Ok three things. One, these cops appeared out of literally no where. Like we just did a circle around the boy and we did not see them. Can they teleport or something???
Also, two, what the hell is in that box? I'm typically not one to judge what random stuff you leave in an alley (yes, yes I am, but to be fair this is the cleanest alley I've ever seen), but is that just a box of cut up springs??
And for number three, you thought you heard someone singing??? You thought you heard someone singing and only spare one glance down the alley behind the bank during a spree of bank robberies??? Ok no, these cops are terrible. The bank being robbed is absolutely their fault, what the hell?!
Ooooo, eight ball keychain!!!
I mean... Johnny did warn them, ten seconds too late, but he did warn them. He's still absolutely grounded but you know, he tried. Also, I just realized they took the license plate off the truck for the robbery. Insanely smart. The best boys. I love them.
āØĀ š¶He's a runner, he's a track star!Ā š¶āØ
Also, apparently Johnny can catch up with a accelerating truck... ok then.
Glad to see this skill that I'm absolutely sure will be used again in the multiple other applicable scenarios. What was that? It never comes up again? Yeah, that seems about right.
Ok, how the hell have the not found these guys yet??? Like the rest of the gang are in disguises, horrible ones but still disguises, but Johnny wears the exact same clothes throughout the movie and is not hiding his face in the slightest. You're telling me no one, not a single person, recognized him???
Also, just how many vintage trucks are in this town? Like just look up the truck model and go down the list of all the one's owned in Calatonia. Boom, done. The police in this place suck at their jobs.
ROSITA!!!!
Ok, so the piglets are definitely around first grade judging by the alphabet and number chart on the wall. Also, a learning chart on the wall is so cute and sweet, I love it!
(Theory) So... we can all agree it's summer right? Because not only are Johnny and Meena home (ok Meena's home, Johnny's being a felon, but that's not important) at lunch time but so are the piglets. They for sure aren't in school yet. And yeah, I know they leave with backpacks later on but that could just be daycare (it's likely daycare). So, since a lot of daycares aren't open on weekends (or at least ones near me), Sing 1 starts in the summer on a weekend! That's cool!
Awwww Rosita. I'm so sorry honey. I love you, we all love you, and I wish I could say you have a normal, relaxing life after this movie but... I'm sorry. Not even close to one.
Ok wow, forgot how vertigo inducing this movie was. Wow.
Ash has arrived!!!!
Also, super interesting how Ash's guitar looks a lot more worn that Lance's. It has scratches and faded stickers while Lance's looks shiny and new here.
And Lance... ewww.
Fair man, fair.
And before people get on to my man Harry for kicking them out without pay by the looks of it, most restaurant gigs I know of are not paid, the musicians get tips and exposure, and I'm pretty sure there is not one single person in that restaurant soo... yeah. They weren't getting paid either way.
One of the best expressions all movie.
I'm gonna punt him. I don't care that he's been on screen for 10 seconds, I'm gonna punt him.
(Moments where Lance is puntable counter: 4)
And now we have everyone!!! Meena, welcome aboard!
Also that cake looks amazing. ...Hold up, I'm getting lunch.
Ok, I'm back! Let's dive back in to my lovely ramblings that are hopefully semi entertaining.
Oh boy, let's talk about the happy birthday scene. For one, Meena is a kid. Stop being mean to a kid.
For another, the rest of her family just stops singing??? Like excuse me, that's not how the happy birthday song works. I don't care if one of the singers is a grammy winner, you don't stop singing just to listen to them. It is a group effort. Either everyone sings or no one does. It's the birthday song rules people. They really put her on the spot here and I do not appreciate it, the poor baby.
So, Meena has tried out for choirs and bands before but it never worked out. That makes me think her social anxiety is not new and I am very much disappointed with her grandfather's perspective on it.
Oh great. He's here.
(Mike puntable moments counter: 1)
Their money must be different than ours since that is the design of a penny.
Also: (Mike puntable moments counter: 2)
OK. This is a straight up mugging. Why is no one doing anything?! Like excuse me?!?!?
Oh and now he gave the guy an asthma attack. Sod off Mike.
Why is everyone siding with the mouse man?????? He sucks??? Hello????
(Mike puntable moments counter: 5)
Ok, ignore the monkey man for a minute. The restaurant is legit named 'The Squids'. So do they own it? Do they work there? Was the founder a squid? What's the situation because I'm guessing the don't eat them since they are sentient.
For such a fancy restaurant, they have terrible taste in lighting decor. I'm pretty sure those are the same ones at my doctor's office.
Oh Eddie, my favourite trust fund baby of the series. It's so good to see you.
Ok, let's talk about the implications of what Eddie is saying here. He says that his dad has been paying for the shows. And Buster's theatre has been struggling for way more than one or two shows.
And I don't know about you guys but I personally wouldn't pay for my adult kid's friend's failing theatre more than once if it turned out to be a bust. It's a waste of money and have you seen today's economy. Now if that was my kid's partner? Different story. I would probably be more willing to pay for a few more for both of their sakes.
What am I saying here? Noodlemoon. They're dating. End of story. ----------------------------
I'll be right back with part 2!
(And 30 more screenshot taking up memory on my dying laptop.)
#sing#sing johnny#sing buster#sing marcus#sing ash#sing big daddy#sing eddie#sing noodlemoon#noodlemoon#sing mike#sing meena#sing rosita#mike is the real criminal here#also is johnny the flash? please discuss in the comments#the lance and mike counters will continue until they are both on neptune#i have the attention span of a goldfish#sing stan#sing barry#sing the gang#sing meena's family#i've mentioned the summer theory before but i'm sticking with it because i have already written it into everything#I also once forgot to change the date on my calendar for six months so I do not trust calendars at any point in time. like ever
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phosphor rewatches voltz (the only episode he remembers is 'the bomb') and collects little lore/headcanons/other bits, the post (with links):
warnings for: my taking their silly bits far too seriously, past members who were in voltz, too much focus on xephos, citing reference material supporting my headcanons (i am sorry)
Episodes 1 -5 under the cut
claustrophobic xephos is just cannon, apparently
lalna with no proprioception bashing his way through doors is as well
the sphax battery texture is just a duracell and xephos and lalna know who the soviets are, all lore is canceled everyone go home (its the "pokedex entries reference elephants and india" problem all over again)
these two goofs are just smashing stuff together until something works. it must be hellish to work in a lab with xeph and lalna, honestly. one of them is furiously trying to read the paper for the first time while handling explosives while the other is trying to smash enriched uranium into powder with a hammer.
no specific timestamps, but lalna and xeph never remembering to eat during a science binge is also canon supported, lewis and duncan have spent the multiple episodes nearly starving, feat.: "I am starving to death, ever so slightly."
the simultaneous awkward 'no idea what's going on here' laugh
in this house we baby talk our machines
have we ever had "xeph just canonically has magic" headcanons before? because i almost feel like we should. adds a little spice.
xeph's planet might have had startreck style food creation machines. he certainlly shouldn't be allowed to cook.
the faintly pouty "well you don't feed me!" - i love the idea of xeph who is more comfortable with his friends feeling secure enough to whine about silly things.
another clip to add to the 'xeph is afraid of the dark' pile
the line from lalna like "im used to being invincible, frankly. Um - so I'm not really - y'know - used to having to worry about dying." - working that into my 'reasons lalna put a nuke under rythian's base' personal canon (dont think about the timeline too hard)
xeph tries to smelt uranium which i think gave lalna a heart attack
xeph and lal both with echolalia repeating the same word back and forth across the lab
for your consideration: xephos being scared of bugs. honestly xeph being kind of useless when he's scared is very cute.
lewis considering jumping off a building because he's on low health and hunger and he can just regen to full vs xeph the character considering that action are so different, tonally. we love a horror comedy.
lalna - voted world's worst scientist at lab safety 11 years running
has the shade of xephs eyes changed or am i loosing it a little? they look more royal blue here, where i'd have said they were pale blue in recent content? maybe it's just the lighting engine having updated somewhat over 11 years.
xeph and lalna realise they aren't alone on the server (also xephos proceeds to refer to sips/sjin collectively as spacemen, lorewise - xephos, at the very least, doesn't believe he's the only extraterrestrial on minecraftia, but do they ever call themselves spacemen?)
whats the lore behind this lot feeling the need to murder each other with explosives? did we get a lore reason?
xeph: "if they're not talking to us, they are definitely our enemies" this says a lot about him, as a person i think.
#ridgedog#sjin#<- as a warning for those who block these tags#i'll mention them if they have a lore role in duncan's cut of voltz#im also only watching duncan's eps also so sorry if you wanted lore from another pov!#this is gonna get *long* - i'll have to split this up#we need a wiki guys. desperately. otherwise all we will have is my stupidly long lore posts#and that would rightly drive anyone round the bend#why is lewis' mic so much worse than everyone elses for *so* long#like he's got a terrible mic for about 3 years longer than anyone else#i love it -its nostalgic as hell - but like. why.#yoglore#voltz#lore posts
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Love Sea + Special Live Blogging
I was pretty invested in Prapai/Sky in Love In The Air even when I was frustrated by their storyline, so I'm really curious to see how this show is for them. I know bits and pieces of this show (writer with a writer's block, puppy Fort..., a side GL that everybody was annoyed with and that apparently didn't get resolution?) and I'm curious to see how it goes, I think I've seen generally good reception even if people think the story's a bit of a mess.
I'm watching this right now because I have a week of iQiyi free VIP, though I'm sure that I'll have to just note the timestamps of NC scenes and watch those later, not trying to watch it all on the subway lol
Ep 1 (Aug 22) - Chapter 1: Love Begins with the Flick of a Pen
watching their inital interaction like :D ^-^
oh, Ja! I didn't know he was in this, is it a cameo or a recurring side character?
lmao crying at the nong trying to relay his P'Mut's coolness to Tongrak
but also I hope so badly that Mut is younger than Rak by a couple years plsssss I know in LITA Prapai was older than Sky but I feel like their dynamic would be even more delicious if the age gap is like their irl one
Mut is known and beloved across the island
ahh they're really leaning into the cat Rak thing. and we've got dog Mut coming up hehe
oh yeah, I also heard something about the skin tone comments, especially in the earlier episodes. (though it seems like it's meant to be funny/satire and not actually serious here)
The Vi and Mook beginning shenanigans are kinda cute, sad to know that they apparently don't get resolved and aren't well-liked
ah, Rak's gotta have sex to write about sex lol
a dramatic reaction to Mut going into the water early on in the series to hint at trauma but also to get the couple close even though they're not in their relationship journey to do it on their own yet. but yknow what? it worked on me. they're cute
After watching this episode, I must say... how tragic to me that Peat's surgery changed some key features of his face that make him look quite different (to me at least) because I really like Peat's face and look here. At least we'll always have his face in LITA and here (glad he didn't get it done before this show). but maybe that's just me because I've seen other people talk about how it was money well spent lol
the cinematography is so pretty, gorgeous island and beach, I wish I could go to Thailand bruh. and I'm giddy watching FortPeat-MutRak, they're so good as a pair fr.
Ep 2 (Aug 23) - Chapter 2: Echoes Across the Endless Blue
I watched the sex scene before going to sleep last night because I was like I'm gonna have to skip this when watching the episode on my commute to work, might as well watch it now. However, I only watched a few minutes of this on my commute, so I didn't even get to the NC scene to skip it.
I stopped around the time Rak started sucking on Mut's finger lol
As usual, I'm kinda disgusted by all this licking and tongue but somehow I can handle a lot more with this pair than in general
Fort looks sooo cute at Mut being all confused and annoyed about sitting on Rak's bed instead of having sex while Rak writes
Unfortunately I am nothing if not an enjoyer of someone making their crush run around and do errands and chores for them so I like VieMook for now, even though Vee is rude and entitled and thoughtless - that kinda comes with this trope territory. I'm more worried about them apparently not getting resolved by the end
The money and buying Mut think is a repeating theme
Woof!
the forehead kiss from Vie didn't actually do anything for me hm
not this lmfao. and Mut being dense like "what hurts?"
ah, Mut's estranged from his father, disowned since he was 15 years old. His dad has a boat but it looks like a regular-looking boat, not a rich ppl one
Palm calls Mut Phi just in a general familiar way right? Not actual familial way.
Why did Rak jump off to do diving without informing Mut when just a day or two ago he got scared when Mut jumped off the boat without telling him... smh
oh, in this trauma flashback where he's consoling his crying pregnant friend, Rak/Peats looks like Sky a lot
I think Fort reminds me a little tiny bit of Park Gunwook
[Linguistics] Mut -> Rak: Khun. Rak about himself with Mut: Chan. Rak -> Mut: Nai
Ep 3 (Aug 24)
I like learning more about the rumours Vie faces as a female lead and how sheās faking being unaware of them + how she was doing the āoh donāt you know Iām a fragile female leadā schtick with Mook
Oh, Rak has an older sister
and his dad is hanging around presumably for money
rude as fuck Rak omg though I get he doesn't wanna do whatever Mut's planning
not the paid boyfriendship while on the island
fake dating girlfriends? well not right now it seems but maybe in the future
"Possessive of my owner too. In case you didn't know" is so akldsfjlkasdfjlk;ajdsf l;kjasdf
a little coral education
ah, Vie's forcing the fake gf thing on Mook. rip. "rumoured to be boobing my way to the top" is so funny though
Vie saying "I'm not bi" and Mook probably thinking she's straight but just has fake gf but Vie likely means she's a lesbian
environmentalist Mut
"If I'm a good boy, could you use your mouth on me next time?" i'm sooaklsdfjalksdjf
omg why is the "stay on the island" convo so good and like emotional considering we're on ep 3. it reveals so much about the characters though, the way Rak's desperate to be asked and Mut's so afraid of asking
not Mut crying omg
aw, Rak has to go even though he said he'd stay
I'm nervous about them going back to the city because people said they liked the island episodes but not the city ones. hmm
Ep 4 (Aug 24) - Ch 4: From Seaside to Skyline
"If you can't bear to say goodbye, just buy and take the guy with you" lol
they really are doing the money and sex thing hmm
poor Mook lmfao they can't stop talking about fucking, these menaces. i'm torn between she's too naive/prudish vs you actually shouldn't have to hear about your boss's sex life at work
a whole contract goddamn and the clause of it ending whenever Rak wants which like yknow obviously it should end when either party wants but there should be like a "but you still get living expenses for 1 more month afterward to sort yourself out/figure out new income" or whatever
I can't read Mut right now. is he annoyed? frustrated? feels disrespected? still into it?
sugar daddy sugar baby i would actually be cringing so hard usually but yknow what... here it's somehow ok even though it's (purposefully?) a little uncomfortable
I don't fully understand their relationship because the asking to stay and island stuff was so full of emotion but now it's like contracts and money and also apparently Only Sex No Feelings (from Rak at least)
Vie/Mook are cute here
Ep 5 (Aug 25)
the thing with the making your crush run around doing errands thing is that thereās supposed to be a breaking point where the person actually listens to their crushās complaints and hurts or whatever. whereas it's ep 5 and Vie is still ordering Mook around
damn, so much drama with Prin. and apparently everybody in their family is obsessed with men lol. it was actually an interesting argument because Prin was clearly getting to Rak and somehow... Rak and Prin are similar?
ah, the changing room talk is good
Ep 6 (Aug 25/26)
more of Ramās backstory and Mutās understanding
I like it when the supposed ātopā and ābottomā in different ships are friends (Kom and Mut) bc it sometimes feels like only the semes can be friends with each other and the ukes with each other lol
aw pouty jealous babies lol
childish fight lolll
Rak going to Vie after the fight is so cute. he knows that Mut caring about him feels fucking fantastic and that heās also got too much of an ego to say sorry
Vie needs to just grow a backbone and decide to confess to Mook or smth because thereās gotta be a limit to the manipulation smh
Meena is so funny lol
damn, is Mut supposed to tell little child Meena that Rak paid for Mut's company?
finally the blowjob that Mut's been asking for for like 3? eps already. also Rak putting Mut's hand on his head multiple times was killing me omg
oh that's crazy, face fucking in my thai bl
oh, Vie speaks French?
Ep 7 (Aug 27)
I have no patience for the Prin drama
oh Boss and Noeul cameo
canāt they see that Rakās glass is full while the glass in front of Prin is empty and itād be difficult for Rak to reach for it?
The Boy Next World is a novel within Love Sea? ah, so Boss Noeul are also actors within this show who will be adapting TBNW as well as in real life (theyāre filming right now i think?)
9-10 years age diff? lol i thought like 4-5
Ep 8 (Aug 27)
āThatās fiction. This is real life. Donāt mix them up.ā Mame @ us lol
Prin and Rakās dad teaming up how annoying
So Meenaās 13 (she really gives like 9/10), Mut is 20-21, Rak is ~30
we literally have āpracticing linesā + kiss for acting trope for the lesbians oh my god. and youāre telling me they donāt get resolved after this kiss? are you kidding. also i feel like people were doing too much with the ātheyāre so annoying i skip the gl side plotā bc weāve def had worse/more boring/more annoying side BL couples but alsoooo I don't understand this couple and why Vie hasn't already come clean/confessed/apologized for making Mook do all the things.
yeah Mut going along to have a chat with the dad was indeed a waste of your time and you shouldnāt have done it
the dad killed some Uncle Doctor???
Ep 9 (Aug 28)
oh my iQiyi VIP is over (~12 hours ago) but my downloaded episodes are still here? I shouldāve downloaded more stuff if Iād known.
I was finding typing out Uncle Doctor a bit funny but once I heard them say Na Maw, it reminded me that in Bangla too I might call somebody Daktar-Auntie/Dentist-Uncle etc lol
nooo Rak begging on his knees in front of his dad for Mut
Kwon doesnāt seem to think that he dad actually killed Doctor Uncle but rather just took credit of an accident the doctor was in
oh yes Iāve seen multiple gifsets of Mut beating the shit of the dad after the contract is torn. āYou took off my collar, are you ready to face me?ā
itās November now and apparently Mutās been here for a couple months
Ep 10 (Aug 28)
I can watch my downloaded thing even after ~20 hours later.
bit over 1h20 minutes
Ah, theyāve gotta deal with this being a whole contract thing and Rak not being ready to face his feelings
Itās a little satisfying to see Mut be harsh with Rak at the beach after heās just taken so many insults from Rak
I took a break and have ~25 minutes left and I think it's been a day since my VIP expired and I can't access the downloads anymore.
cute enough ending
Overall:
Mahasamut and Park Gunwook are not the same, they don't have the same personalities, but some of Mut's puppy behaviours and general mannerisms... also his age gap relationship with an older person... cute round face with built body... oh man.
Anyway.
A fine enough show, I think the dynamic and characters were interesting and the show/relationships threads were good for the main couple, especially the class difference rich/poor conversations and how their dynamic evolved. I think my SkyPrapai might still be my preferred FortPeat roles, which again makes no sense, but this one was a welcome addition, especially because during LITA I kept thinking Sky should've been the older one while Pai was supposed to be a younger puppy. On that note, thank you forever for all the puppy/dog Mut.
Unlike most people who were so over the side-GL, I was actually quite into Vie/Mook (esp because they have some tropes I enjoy, such as celeb/non-celeb and one person makes their crush do chores/errands) and kept hoping for... something to happen, for their dynamic to progress. Was there a scene of them making up cut in the last episode or something?? They didn't get a proper ending, which is sad. Vie was also such a good friend to Rak, I don't know why she was such a terror with Mook and then never progressed past it.
Loved Meena, what a cutie.
The drama of it was... okay, I guess. I get why Rak's father was such a menace (greedy bastard) but why was Prin doing all that beyond just jealousy? I do agree with the general consensus that the island episodes were better.
I keep debating 6 or 6.5 but I'll go with 6 for now because the show's writing was wobbly at some places + I didn't really get brainworms.
Rating: 6/10
Special (Aug 29)
So are Vie and Mook just supposedly dating now? Or like what?
wait, it's so fun that Rak's the one trying to do the "ooh can I get a little kiss" thing because in BL dynamics, I'd expect Mut to be the one pulling that while Rak's like noooo as if they don't fuck on the regular
It's cute to see Rak try hard with the speaking his feelings + doing things for Mut like making breakfast. a reciprocal relationship
Vie and Mook are so cute when they're clear about this being flirting or whatever
gorgeous, gorgeous girls of the world
more dog references
I'm gonna ignore Vie saying that about Mook drinking. their kiss is good though, their ep 10 kiss was also good
I love whiny4whiny when Rak's whining about wanting AC when camping vs Mut's whining that it'll ruin the experience
A cute special overall. It's about Rak and Mut's progress and lives together in the future and how they've met each other in the middle rather than random drama. Vie and Mook are cute too, it makes me sad that their story wasn't given a proper conclusion in the original series. Also, I wanna go on vacation so bad.
Rating: 6/10
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THIS IS A LONG POST. A PERFECT CALLBACK FOR THROWBACK THURSDAY. I know we know that Courtney said she wants to keep her dating life private in her vlog this time last year. Literally yesterday, I randomly watched Smoshcast 46 - Should We Keep Our Relationships Private? and I was surprised she already mentioned some of her opinions there and it makes perfect sense to what we know about them now. (This was back in January 2020. This is the same ep where Court mentions that Shayne sent her a care package when she got sick at timestamp 9:25) Here's some other stuff that's mentioned that perfectly aligns with what we know of Shourtney's relationship now: 54:22 Court: "A relationship is a commitment. In a way, the internet is an even bigger commitment..." 54:32 Damien talks about people's reception and reaction to a public relationship like commenting/overanalyzing body language + constantly asking if everything's okay with the couple just because one of them isn't in a video. So it is challenging to be in a public relationship and Courtney agrees. 54:56 But then Ian also talks about how it's okay not to keep a relationship a secret as long as you're not posting too much and you're posting because it felt right at the moment. Court understood that sentiment (55:23) 56:01 Court to Ian about his relationship with Pam back then - "You keep it (the relationship) just open/private enough and people don't feel like they're entitled to have an opinion about something that you aren't really open with." 56:14 Ian: "I don't keep a lot of things a secret but I also don't share everything in my private life because I think it's important to have that separation." 100% THIS. I think I read a comment somewhere that Shayne is good at being open without revealing anything. And even though we know Court's quite the opposite because she's typically an open book, she gets to choose what to be open about and that every move they make is thought-out and intentional. 56:57 Court also says that there is a kind of freedom with public relationships like thinking "WHO CARES?" and "This is me NOW. This is my relationship NOW. I'm happy NOW." 57:26 Ian: "It gets a little dangerous when you mix personal stuff with business." I feel like, as a boss and as a friend, Ian already gave this advice to Shayne and Courtney. 57:31 Court: "But I love watching Youtubers that are together... I enjoy watching them and their dynamic." SHE'S JUST LIKE US š„¹ 58:07 Court: "If I were to have a relationship that is so apparent in my life that people are gonna know about it, I don't think I would ever make it a part of my brand." I feel like we should also take note of this when we discuss how public with the relationship they're going to be and that it's okay to be satisfied with them liking and commenting on each other's tweets and posts and them being in a Smosh video together is fine, too. 58:59 Court: "I feel like I want and need to be dating someone in the similar industry like film and movies and stuff." YOU KNOW WHO ELSE IS A YOUTUBER AND IS AN ACTOR??? (I really can't believe this ep is scary accurate.) Overall, this was a good episode to go back to and Court's sentiments and opinions still align with what we know of their relationship. Obviously, things have changed but also nothing's changed. Whatever it is, we should be grateful that they share what they can and we shouldn't ask for a lot. It is an open secret and it is what it is, and that's okay ā¤ļø
This was a really long one! Thanks for writing it up and summaried from the video! Definitely a good insight into Court's idea on the private relationship.
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Scammer & mistakes were made
I took a little too long to get to this post & made the mistake of humoring this scammer.(Link to scammer)
Please do not interact with them(I already made that mistake) just report them.
I deleted this cause I was stupid enough to think whoever this is wasn't a scammer for the simple fact they started messaging me. To be fair there were a few times I blocked/reported people by mistake cause they're new & didn't know about the spambots but this was red flags cause her account didn't even show her art.
After talking to me whoever this is posted this as proof they had a project.
Here is a links to the person this scammer stole the art from.(LINK1)(LINK2, not the same image as the one on the left but all the paintings are the same)
Now I bet you're wondering why I keep saying "Whoever this is" & not Alley like their account says. Well the actual artist's name is Jennifer, I wanted to see what'd happen & this person forgot their fake name until I pointed it out. They also said they were from NY when their bio says DC.
I also want to mention the artist Jennifer is black & the scammer has an image of a white woman in their avatar & banner. There's enough images on Jennifer's tiktok that makes this clear & given everything these images were likely stolen too.
Here is the full conversation I had, yes I made the mistake of chatting with them but this is good to show this person's bullshit. Uncropped to show some kind of timestamp(I'm aware I took a little too long to do shit about this), ignore the "not charging" my charger is buggy if I'm not careful.
I'm aware I made the wrong move of giving tips but I doubt they'll keep this in mind.
And after that I stopped talking cause I saw their bullshit.
As I said before after talking to me they made a post with the stolen art. They had no art of their own on their account before.
Around the time they sent the images I decided to do a google image search & that's how I found the actual artist's tiktok.(Why I asked if their name was Jennifer) I'm guessing there's an account with other pics elsewhere cause while there's enough proof on the tiktok that this is real Jennifer's art fake Alley has images that aren't on the account.
So another thing to note is that not only do they not have their art on their blog nor a link to it or anyway to see that they actually are telling the truth about this project(except the art I found after talking to me) but their likes are visible. This is notable because whoever this scammer is has LIKED POSTS THAT ARE RESPONSES PEOPLE GAVE TO THEM SPAMMING PEOPLE.
Please don't bother these people
The last one is the most notable message cause it went apparently they went from dating scam to artist scams at some point
You may not be a bot but you are definitely a scammer & spammer.
Again don't make the mistakes I made by interacting with just report & block this person.
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this is about to be really long, just a warningā
update on the film iām making with my friend (if thatās ringing a bell, i canāt remember how much iāve mentioned this to you): we finished our july shoots yesterday and wrapped for a couple of our actors and itās been amazing in the sense that the performances are great and the shots are looking awesome. however, our assistant director has apparently taken a liking to me, and while heās very professional about his position and clearly knows what heās doing which i greatly admire, iām very much not interested. the first day the flirting wasnāt too egregious and i was able to laugh it off, but yesterday was almost unbearable for me. he would follow me on my heels everywhere i would go, come up behind me during takes and just breathe down my neck, and always move to sit next to me. i started testing it by moving around the room between takes to see if he would randomly followāhe always would. as the scripty for the film, itās my job to be taking notes on pretty much everything happening during takes (timestamps, lenses, camera angles, line deviations, performance notes, shot types, etc.) by the time we were breaking for lunch, my hands were shaking so badly i couldnāt type. i felt like i was gonna suffocate. why do men do this again and again and again? completely tarnish valuable experiences for women because they think theyāre entitled to their personal space? he wouldnāt stop talking at me, repeating back what i would say as if heād just had the idea himself and was gracious enough to explain it to me. he would stare at me across the room, always. glance down at my chest every single time we would talk. our final shoots are in august and iām not sure what to do. this is my film, a project i adore, and i refuse to let him take it away from me. but i just donāt know if i can stomach him again. i already feel like such an imposter on setāmust i also feel like a piece of meat? i guess so.
iām sorry for the totally downer message, and i certainly donāt expect you to come up with any solutions here, haha. i just wanted to share this. i feel pretty alone with this these days. thank you for reading if you do <3
My love ā„ļø
First of all, I'm so insanely sorry you're having to go through this, especially in a place that's supposed to be a safe environment for you and everyone else!
Is there any way you can either have him fired/removed from set/made to stay away from you (like opposite end of the property) OR is there anyone else you can talk to about this so they can make sure he doesn't get close?
You should never be made to feel like an object EVER. End of. And to disrespect you so publicly (and at all) is so far over the line, you can't even see the line anymore. If anything, it's inappropriate workplace behavior, and can be dealt with as such!
I know he might be in an important position for the film, but truly, it shouldn't matter. Assistant director or not, he's making somebody on set feel uncomfortable and deserves to be dealt with and punished. I know it's not an easy conversation to have, but please let me know if you have anybody to talk to about this so at least somebody else can be there with you so you aren't alone with him.
I'm so proud of you all for finishing and I'm so excited to hear about how it all goes! This is amazing work and I'm truly so impressed and inspired by you! And I hope this man doesn't get even a second of your joy and pride in your amazing work! And again, I'm so sorry this is something you're having to deal with. I know apologies don't help, but it makes me so upset to hear, and I'm sending you the biggest hug in the world ā„ļø
Please know you can message me any time (about this or anything!) and I will absolutely be here to talk or help you feel a little less alone! Especially if you end up seeing him again and want an escape!
I hope you're all right and taking care of yourself! You deserve to feel safe and respected everywhere and I hope you feel that way again so soon!
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day 3 of the tally mark logs.
frankly it might benefit the readers if I made it clearer, here, what is happening, plot-wise.
the last thing we saw, jordan was running down an alleyway. then he saw something. and then the journal stopped. now, every day, at the same time every day, jordan writes a tally mark in his journal, and that's all we get.
I can't quite remember, but I wouldn't be surprised if I wrote it this way in 2011 for the purpose of just.. skipping some days. I'm not too happy about the laziness of that, but clearly I wasn't happy about it even then, because I chose to make up for it by making the Secret Explanation Of This Mystery kinda complicated, actually providing for a lot of plot threads that... arguably last us all the way to the end.
rapture is hard work, and it looks a lot easier to make than it is. and I wanted it to be that way. I wanted to allow for some laziness, but any laziness must be offset by something else requiring more work. I can attest to this. having written an entirely new act 2 in the course of two months this year, and having begrudgingly started a new act 3, like. it's kind of a serious pain. even down to the most basic element, the Single Timestamp Entry. hour:minute, contents of entry in a specific voice. writing them to a pre-established plot outline is a chore. because I never outline the Single Entries; I need those to be written from the bottom-up to maintain the flow of the character. writing them from scratch... is a fucking challenge. because then I'm also composing the plot, as this nebulous thing far above me (and far ahead of me), while just focusing on some minute detail, jordan kicking a can down a fucking road or looking at some ducks.
and if you think the writing style makes it easier? ...well, perhaps. maybe jordan's writing style is inherently familiar enough to me that it facilitates the ambitious scope of the project. but it doesn't just come to me, I promise that. these aren't real thoughts, because they're not reactions to real events. it feels more like... acting. it's alright in short bursts, it's fun to act for, like, a scene or even thirty. but thirty scenes is barely even one log. and acting and writing it at the same time is, uh, less fun.
rapture is a serious investment of effort and time. is it worth it? by itself, I mean, it does become worth it. it is kind of a "sum of its parts" situation, and we're still getting used to all the parts. but it's definitely worth it when I have readers along for the ride.
see you tomorrow. maybe I'll ramble about the slender man, since there's apparently some anniversary stuff going on in the slender man mythos.
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I once reported my local bus operator to the council (licencing agency) because of shit like this.
It was mid-winter, so it was dark and effing freezing. I was still walking, but only just.
The bus was early. I could see it already at the stop as I left work. I should have had plenty of time, but no, early.
I quite literally held out one of my crutches to try and get the bus to stop and let me know, but she drove right past. This woman KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY left a disabled woman on her own, in the dark, in sub-zero temperatures, to wait for the next bus, due in over an hour.
So, I managed to get myself to the bus stop and, following the company's published queries & complaints procedure, reached out on Twitter. (yes, it was still twitter, and even then I don't care what The Idiot says, it's still bloody twitter) to ask what their policies were about leaving timed stops early, and leaving vulnerable people behind.
They failed to respond.
You may also not be surprised to learn that the next bus was 20 mins late. I waited about 90 mins in the end.
Multiple tweets happen, over weeks, all of which were ignored. So eventually I reached out to the council, since they're the ones who licence the bus companies. Asked for their help, gave them all the tweets, the company complaints procedure - everything.
They get me a BS reply that basically blamed me for being late, though they admit that the driver should not have left me behind. They even thoughtfully included a video from the dash-cam clearly showing me hailing the bus. It was timestamped (just, by about 2 seconds) after the time the bus should have left, justifying their victim blaming.
However, their Twitter policy? That's how to reach them? That turned round and bit them in the ass. How?
I didn't even look up their complaint policy until I got to the bus stop. Using mobility aids isn't exactly conducive to browsing on the go, after all. Then I had to find them on twitter, type out the tweet, and send it. That took several minutes. And Twitter timestamps its tweets, to the actual, correct time. My tweet was sent two minutes BEFORE the bus should have left.
I still had to involve the council to get a response to that! And even then it was still along the lines that I should have been at the stop, waiting, when the bus arrived. Never mind that they were probably almost 10 mins early. And the council guy would be well aware that they aren't allowed to leave a timed stop (one where they HAVE to wait if they're running ahead of schedule) until the actual time it's due to leave. And this is in a 100% commercial estate - only the workers use it, and we kind of have working hours... It's not exactly our fault if they can't keep to their own schedule.
Still never got an actual proper apology, or any form of recompense. Just excuses that I very easily managed to disprove as legit even though they still clung to them.
Oh, and apparently my complaint, which by the point it would have been read was more about the systemic disregard they showed for their customers and their complaints procedure, made the driver cry - yeah, they went THAT LOW with the victim blaming.
No - she "cried" (if that's to be believed) because she got caught. On her own dashcam, no less. She knew exactly what she was doing when she veered into the centre of the road to leave my disabled ass behind. My hail to her was THAT clear, that obvious, she pulled out to go around my extended crutch. And that's on the dashcam too.
A woman made an active CHOICE to leave another woman behind, in the cold and dark. And somehow she and her boss managed to make it my fault.
And they wonder why people don't want to use public transit even when it is available...
the bus stop sunk cost fallacy
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