#was it made before? i just finished ep 6 and this appeared in my brain i had to make it

[diavkhan]

[iamanartichoke]

Fic prompt: If you feel like doing another hurt/comfort with Mobius, I would love a version of that end scene where Loki's freaking out but it actually is our Mobius. So Mobius listens to everything Loki has to say, and then they just kind of...take a breath, I suppose, before whatever they're going to do to fight Kang - perhaps Loki gets some tea, and/or an actual meal, a little sleep maybe (has he eaten since that cake on the train or slept since that brief nap in ep 2??), or whatever comfort-y stuff you want - I just need that sweet fic healing lmao.

@scintillatingshortgirl19 Thank you for the prompt and I hope you like it! <3

Summary: Takes place at the end of episode 6, where instead of saying "Who are you?" Mobius knows Loki and they pick up from where they left off in the void. Word Count: 1956 Author’s notes: I'm not feeling super confident with these prompts, so please don't judge me bear with me as I dust off my little writer-brain gears and try to find my footing with these new characters and characterizations.

Completed prompts.

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“Whoa, whoa, whoa,” Mobius is saying, holding his hands up, but Loki can’t stop talking. The words are spilling from him; he’s tripping over them, and from the look on Mobius’s face Loki knows he’s not making sense, but still, he can’t stop.

“He’s set on war,” Loki babbles. “We need to prepare, Mobius.”

“Hang on.” When Loki pauses to take a breath, Mobius reaches out and places his hands on Loki’s shoulders. It’s almost comical, the way he needs to reach, as Loki towers over him. Yet Loki feels very small, too, and doesn’t protest the contact. “You’re speaking faster than my brain can process words. Breathe, okay? Start at the beginning.”

Loki doesn’t know when the beginning was. It could have been the moment he’d leapt up and grabbed Sylvie’s arm before she could land a fatal blow to their enemy; it could have been all those days (or months, or hours, Loki has no idea; time, for him, has completely ceased to exist) ago that he’d landed in a Midgardian desert and the TVA immediately swarmed upon him.

“You’re not understanding me.” Frustration colors Loki’s tone. “There’s no time to stop; he’s - they’re - coming.”

“You’re right, I’m not understanding you.” Mobius lets go of Loki’s shoulders and rubs the back of his neck. “I want to, but you gotta slow down and fill me in, okay?”

“Maybe we should take him somewhere,” says B-15. Loki had barely noticed her but now he steps back, his gaze flicking from her to Mobius, taking in the confusion on both of their faces.

“You don’t look so good,” B-15 adds, taking in Loki’s appearance. He must be a sight, he realizes; his hair is matted and tangled and he feels grimy, his skin caked with so much dirt and blood from injuries he doesn’t remember getting.

But, what difference does it make? Loki turns back to Mobius, desperate. “Mobius, listen to me. Sylvie and I -”

“Come on.” Mobius cuts him off. He moves in, taking one of Loki’s arms. “You can tell me everything, okay, Loki? I just need you to calm down and to come with me, preferably before you pass out. Hauling around a five hundred pound demigod wasn’t on my to-do list today.”

Loki bites back a sharp retort. He’s vaguely aware of B-15 taking his other arm, and it’s only once Loki’s shoulders slump and he allows himself to be led away from the shelves that the exhaustion hits him. He’s been running high on adrenaline for hours, and now that he’s moving slowly, supported on either side, all of that energy seems to drain from him at once. His knees buckle.

“Careful,” Mobius says. Were it not for him and B-15 holding him up, Loki is certain he would have collapsed. He squeezes his eyes shut and focuses on placing one foot in front of the other, not caring where they’re going. The archives, the time theater, one place is the same as another.

They move through halls that are bustling with activity, minutemen running and disembodied voices crackling over speakers. They don’t know it’s pointless, no amount of hunters in the field will matter or make a difference.

He thinks he says so, or perhaps he just imagines he does. Neither Mobius nor B-15 acknowledge him, at any rate; they only keep moving and after awhile, they arrive at the dormitories, where Loki has not been since the first day Mobius brought him here as an official TVA employee.

“Why are we here?” Loki asks, confused.

“So you can get a shower and a change of clothes,” Mobius says simply, “and then we can have some coffee and you can tell me what happened after the void.”

Loki sighs, and then nods, resisting the urge to insist that everything else could wait (until when?), because Mobius isn’t understanding the precariousness of the situation, but he knows it won’t do any good.

“Fine,” he says instead, giving up. The sooner he does what Mobius asks, the sooner Mobius will listen.

He’d not realized just how badly he needed that shower and change of clothes until he’s scrubbed the dirt and blood from his skin and allowed the hot water to beat over his sore muscles and rapidly-forming bruises. For lack of anything else to wear, he puts on a clean suit, fastening the cuffs firmly around his wrists and buttoning the collar up to his neck.

He’s sick of this outfit; he never wants to see it again but, without his magic, he has no other choice.

In the dormitory kitchen, Mobius is brewing a pot of coffee. He looks up when Loki walks in, and his mouth quirks in a half smile. “Better,” he says, “but you could still probably use some sleep and a meal.”

“Stop fussing,” Loki snaps, irritated with Mobius’s sudden desire to hover over him like a governess hovering over a petulant child who won’t eat his peas. “I hate coffee, by the way.”

“You’ve never had my coffee,” Mobius retorts, sounding unbothered. “Just sit down, okay? You still look like hell, is my point. When’s the last time anyone fussed over you, anyway?”

Loki makes a scoffing noise as he drops down into a chair at one of the small kitchen tables. “I’m sure my mother did at some point, I don’t remember.” Actually, he remembers very well that it was always his mother who looked after him when he was sick or tired or lonely, until he’d grown too old to allow himself to seek her out for comfort.

But he doesn’t want to think of his mother, who is lost to him and perhaps lost to the real Loki as well, the sacred timeline’s Loki, if enough time has progressed and Malekith has indeed run her through with a sword and left her bleeding out on the palace floor.

Loki shudders as he thinks of it, remembering the sight of his mother’s lifeless body projected onto a screen. He’d been helpless to stop it, utterly powerless, just as ultimately he’d been powerless to stop Sylvie.

His mother, dead. Sylvie, lost to him. The timeline destroyed - the end of everything. The weight of it all crashes over him; had he not already been sitting, the sheer despair of it would have brought him to his knees.

Loki drops his head into his hands instead, thinking back to Mobius’s words that first day: you were born to cause pain and suffering and death.

In retrospect, Loki knows that Mobius was merely fighting dirty, using whatever words necessary to break Loki down - the ends justify the means, and all that - but he wasn’t goddamn wrong.

How could Loki have ever believed, even for a second, that he could possibly change?

We write our own destinies now, he’d told that creepy little clock hologram, and she’d smirked, seen right through the words because they were rubbish and they both knew it.

Good luck with that.

Loki doesn’t realize he’s crying until Mobius sets down a steaming mug of coffee in front of him. He lifts his head and rubs tiredly at his tear-stained cheeks, unable to meet Mobius’s gaze as Mobius sits down across from him with his own mug.

“Here,” Mobius adds, reaching into his inside blazer pocket. He pulls out a slim, red candy stick wrapped in plastic and hands that to Loki as well.

Loki stares at it. “What is this?”

“Something better than grapes or nuts,” Mobius says dryly. “It’s a Twizzler. Popular Earth candy. I’d say don’t tell anyone I’ve stashed a bunch, but …” He trails off and shrugs, glancing around at the kitchen with forced amusement. “Doesn’t really matter anymore, does it?”

He pulls out a second Twizzler and unwraps the plastic, then bites into the candy. Loki watches him for a moment, and then imitates him. “Gross,” he says, after he’s taken a bite. It’s a very bland candy, with texture not unlike rubber. “Think I prefer grapes.”

“Well, maybe Twizzlers are an acquired taste,” says Mobius.

Loki finishes the Twizzler anyway, and then takes a sip of coffee. He does usually dislike coffee, but either he’s hungrier than he’d realized or Mobius has a gift, because this cup is actually quite good.

“Okay, now let’s go back to the beginning,” Mobius prompts, after a silence. He drums his fingertips against the table. “What happened? I’m assuming you were able to enchant the murder cloud?”

All of the words that had been spilling from Loki’s lips before, so desperate to be released, now get stuck somewhere in his throat. He wraps his hands around his mug and takes another sip of coffee, wondering idly how long it had been since he’d actually had something warm to drink. Or eat, for that matter. The train on Lamentis, perhaps. A moment ago, a lifetime ago.

“We did,” he finally says. Despite the coffee, a chill breaks out over his skin and he sets the mug down, choosing to fold his arms as if to fold into himself for warmth. “We made it past Alioth and found him - the one who’s responsible for all of this.”

Just like that, the words are no longer stuck. Loki pours out the entire story, starting from when he and Sylvie had crossed the threshold into the citadel and ending with his own tumble back through the tempad’s portal into the TVA.

But he omits the kiss, only mentioning that Sylvie had distracted him to get the upper hand. He’ll never speak of it - either that Sylvie had used his feelings for her in order to betray him, or that he’d fallen for it (of course he’d fallen for it; for a few seconds there, he’d let himself believe - but, it doesn’t matter, it wasn’t real, and there are bigger problems now).

“She closed the portal before I could get back through it,” Loki says. He notices that he’s twisting his fingers together so tightly that his knuckles are turning white. He forces himself to stop. “I can only imagine she finished the job after that because, well.” He barks a laugh that sounds, even to his own ears, broken and pathetic. He used to be so good at maintaining a cool, calm facade but it, like so many other things, had been steadily breaking apart, piece by piece. There is very little left to guard the scared little ice runt who trembles at the core.

“Look at the timeline,” he adds; he laughs again and rubs his eyes against a fresh wave of tears.

For a long time, neither of them say anything. Loki finishes his coffee and Mobius eats two more Twizzlers before another word is spoken.

“So we lost.” Mobius’s voice is hollow. “We lost before we could begin to fight.”

“I’m sorry.”

Mobius shrugs. He runs a hand over his short, gray hair before letting out a laugh of his own. “He Who Remains,” he repeats, more to himself than to Loki.

Loki allows a beat to pass. “We have to try to fix it, Mobius.” The only way to ease the weight of his guilt, Loki knows, is if he goes back and tries to make it right - or to die trying.

“How are we supposed to do that?” It’s Mobius’s turn to rub his eyes. His shoulders slump and for a moment, he looks very tired. Older. Loki studies him and wonders, fleetingly, if the real Mobius is someone’s father. “I don’t even know where to begin, Loki.”

“I might.” Loki straightens. Deep down, beneath the anguish, a seed of determination has taken hold and he focuses on that; a lifeline. “But you’ll need to trust me.”

[irradiatedsnakes]

btw if any of yall are new to iz and have just seen the movie and/or the original show- i implore you to check out the unfinished episodes! there’s a whole mess of episodes that never got made but did have a full finished script, so the meat of the episode’s all there. a lot also have voice recordings by the cast, and subsequently fan animatics. for the audio ones, i recommend having the script open so you know what’s going on visually.

here they are in no particular order! (i personally recommend checking out mopiness of doom, ten minutes to doom, and the trial if you don’t wanna go through them all.)

1. mopiness of doom

my personal favorite of the unfinished eps, contender for my favorite iz episode as a whole. basic premise is dib decides to give up his studies of the paranormal, including zim, to work on Real Science with prof. membrane. some great z+d frenemies stuff here.

this one was properly animated by the soapy waffles project! it was never fully completed- some scenes are still in animatic form- but it feels like a whole, proper episode. definitely give it a watch! and for good measure, here’s the script, too.

2. nubs of doom

this is minimoose’s intro episode!! it was originally planned to be before the xmas episode, which minimoose appeared in, but due to the cancellation it was decided that the xmas ep would be made and not nubs of doom. also prisoner 777′s makes an appearance!

here’s the script, and here’s a fan animatic!

3. roboparents gone wild

in this one, you may be surprised to find out, zim’s roboparents......go wild. i haven’t actually finished listening to this one yet. there’s a badger-monkey in it.

script and audio!

4. invader poonchy

in this one zim tries to convince dib that poonchy (the orange (purple in the show) haired kid with the sweatband- minimoose stole his mom’s pizza sticker in florpus? that kid.) is an irken invader.

script, audio!

5. day of da spookies

zim (+gir and minimoose) pretend to be ghosts in order to humiliate dib on live tv. but more importantly, SKOODGE!!! skoodge is revealed to have been living in zim’s basement since he conquered blorch (and presumably left the holding pen of pain on hobo 13). i love skoodge, everyone should love skoodge. also dib has a pet lizard?

script

6. simon says doom

i read this one a long while back but hvent recently....i dont really remember what happens...something about zim getting small children to do his bidding via a game of simon says.

script, audio

7. ten minutes to doom

this here’s a great one. zim’s pak is knocked off, and attaches itself to dib. zim have just 10 minutes to get his pak back (with a countdown clock visible on the screen the whole episode, which wouldve been very neat to see. just visualize it in your head i guess) or he’ll die.

script, audio

8. the trial

another really really good one. the scene in florpus with the control brains and zim getting reprogrammed was an homage to this episode. here, zim stands trial for his many failures to the irken empire. it’s cool, plenty of neat lore.

script

9. return of keef

another one i havent yet checked out...keef returns, that’s all i can tell you.

script, audio (couldnt find a nice quality audio of this one, sorry)

i’m fairly sure that’s all the ones that had a script finished and released! (a script was apparently finished for “top of the line”, which HAS TAK IN IT, but never got into the public’s hands. i am so sad about that.) enjoy! nearly half of these episodes have the word “doom” in the title.

[mae-gi-writes]

Deobi Playlist (EP 2) | The Boyz Imagine

The Boyz x Hospital Playlist inspired drabble series.

Episode 2: in which Hyunjae is a drama queen.

Genre: fluff, friendship, slice of life

EP 1 | EP 2 | EP 3 | EP 4 | EP 5 | EP 6 | EP 7 | EP 8 | EP 9 | EP 10 | EP 11

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Hyunjae is in the middle of playing a battle game when the sound of someone busting the door open causes him to yelp, fingers slipping over the keyboard as he watches his character die in front of his very eyes. 

He swivels around in his seat, glowering with anger, “KEVIN!” 

“Oops,” the said man slides in, totally unfazed by the glare that would’ve killed anyone else off, before looking around at the empty office that is stacked with piles of paperwork, most of them probably belonging to Hyunjae since he had always been messy. 

“Where’s everyone?” Kevin frowns while checking his watch, “I thought we were having dinner tonight.” 

“Too slow, romeo,” a voice chimes from behind. The pair turn around to see Mae holding up three takeaway bags. Kevin squeals in delight, rushing over to throw his arms around her in a hug.

“You are the best,” Kevin singsongs before grabbing one of the bags. Mae tuts at him, “woah wait a minute Kev, that’s not--” 

Too late, for Kevin’s hands have already opened up the box. He stares at the multitudes of shrimp on a bed of fried noodles, and a grimace falls over his face, “ew no, that’s not mine--”

Mae proceeds to snatch it away, “that’s why I told you to wait,” she huffs, handing him his rightful dish; fried pork and vegetables with rice. 

“Wouldn’t mind having him choke on some shrimp,” Hyunjae mutters gloomily, still sulking in his desk chair like a five year old child being denied cookies. Mae’s brow quirks up in curious amusement, before they flicker towards Kevin. 

The latter, already stuffing his face in like he hasn’t eaten for days, mumbles out through a mouthful of rice and meat, “he’s mad ‘cause I distracted him and his character died. The usual.” 

“You always lose, anyway Hyunjae. It wouldn’t have made a difference,” Mae opens up her own takeaway, a Chinese Korean dish named Jajangmyeon. She motions him over, “come on.” 

But Hyunjae’s pout only deepens. He slides into his seat, unwavering.

“You sure you don’t want it?” she taunts him, “I ordered it specially for you.” 

Still, the caramel-haired man twists his head away adamantly. Mae huffs, turning back to roll her eyes at Kevin, “fine then, suit yourself. I’ll just--” 

Hyunjae’s out of his seat in mere milliseconds, grab his dish, and sits down onto the shared couch with crossed legs and face looking as though he’s going to murder anyone who even tries to get within touching distance. 

“By the way, you remember the patient I was telling you guys about?” Kevin says, chewing on a mouthful of food, “the one that had a weird extra bone in her foot?” 

“The one who kept asking you to marry her?” Mae confirms. 

“She mustn't have high standards,” comes Hyunjae’s mumble, causing Kevin to cluck his tongue at him in disapproval before answering, “yeah, we had to shave it off cause she’s a rising ballet star. Her mother was livid when she heard that she wouldn’t be able to dance for a good six months.” 

“Sunji, was it?” Mae asks. 

“She came to see me today,” Kevin beamed, warmth practically alighting over his face, “gave me flowers and a box of chocolate.” 

“Did she give you a ring too?” Hyunjae adds mockingly.

“At least she likes me,” Kevin retorts while sticking out his tongue.

“Please! It’s not like she had a choice. You’re the only doctor she sees.” 

"Just a game, Hyunjae," Kevin reminds him, gesturing towards the computer with a roll of his eyes since he knows exactly why the older man is being salty at this particular moment. 

“Do you know how much time and effort I took into staying alive all that time?!” Hyunjae shoots back, leaning forward in his seat, “It was my fifteenth time!” 

“It. Is. Just. A. Game,” Kevin’s words punch through like staccato notes.

“I care about that game, like it or not!” Hyunjae moans, “now my life is over!” 

“Shakespeare needs to see this,” Mae mumbles behind her bowl of noodles, “he would’ve loved to write a story about you.” 

“I think that’s the greatest compliment you’ve ever given me,” Hyunjae smirks.

“It’s...not a compliment.” 

“I hate you. I hate you both,” Hyunjae sniffs before pouting and looking away, once again the very picture of a spoiled brat. The pair meet each other’s eyes before Kevin throws Mae a shrug. 

“Don’t look at me, I didn’t raise him.” 

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The week, it seems, keeps getting worse for the titled drama queen, who proclaims that the heavens must be against him this week and that his astrological must be definitely off balance. Hyunjae’s shifts seem longer, tougher to handle this week, while the line of patients have suddenly multiplied by a tenfold the moment he thought that he could use a bit of a break. A few nurses have taken some time off for some last-minute vacation, meaning that he’s had to scramble around for help with no assistant by his side to jot down his every day needs. 

Most of all, he still hasn’t been able to finish that damn game, and he has no one else to blame but dear Kevin for that. 

“You look like shit,” is the first thing that pops out of Juyeon’s mouth the moment he stumbles into their shared office. He’s looking particularly dapper, with his freshly cut bangs and his usually hooded eyes alight with a sparkle that can only mean one thing:

“Did you guys kiss or something?” 

Colour blossoms across Juyeon’s cheeks, hooded eyes widening in alarm, “What?” 

Seemingly undisturbed by lack of sensitivity, Hyunjae proceeds to shrug off his beige coat as he opens his locker, “you look like freshly snogged material." 

“I--That’s--That’s not--” Hyunjae can’t help but smirk at the flustered expression on the younger man’s usually bland face. One of his favourite pastimes is to make fun of Juyeon, mainly because he seems so much younger than what he appears to be, for they are only a few months apart in age. Not to forget the fact that he's so innocent, despite his mature, bedroom eyes and the lazy, sensual smile he gives to women. It's, as Hyunjae had once stated, incredibly misleading.

"Want to shadow my surgery?" Hyunjae asks, picking up his clipboard to scan the patient's profile. The younger man stretches out in his seat and yawned, "what kind?" 

"Brain tumor I believe."

"Hm, I might shadow noona--"

"Oh right, loverboy's got a girlfriend now," Hyunjae rolls his eyes and lets out a soft sigh, "ah well, I'll just get one of the newbies on board. I love teasing them."

"They're all scared of you, you know," Juyeon can't help but point out.

"Oh really?" Hyunjae flashes a wicked grin.

Juyeon proceeds to roll his eyes, "that is not a compliment."

"You know, Mae said the exact same thing."

"No surprise there."

A few hours and a long trail of patients later, Hyunjae lets out a loud, noisy sigh when he finally allows his body to flop in his office chair, his feet aching from constantly running back and forth between wards. Mondays are always especially tiring, but he's quite satisfied that most of his patients seem on the track to recovery. 

His hand quickly darts towards his mouse, when his phone suddenly rings. 

Pressing the device to his ear, he murmurs out a quiet, "hello?"

"Son," his mother's terse soprano echoes through the receiver, "how are you?"

"Are you stressed, Ma?" Is the first thing that pops into his mind. There's only two reasons why his mother would call; either 1) she wants to give him food or 2) she has fought with his father yet again. 

It is no secret that Mr. And Mrs. Lee have been living apart for more than seven years now. The scar that Hyunjae still bears is now covered by nonchalance, and the fact that his two parents have kept an amiable relationship has helped balance out his upbringing. He has to admit that for a child with divorced parents, they handled him pretty well.

"Can't I call to ask about my son?!" Mrs.Lee retorts back. 

"Ma."

"Alright alright," she huffs, "I might have made some extra Kimchi stew and--"

"Ma, I told you not to cook so much," Hyunjae groans, one of his hands going up to ruffle his hair, "can't you just freeze it?"

"Freeze Kimchi Stew? Are you insane? I would never! Anyway, I already let the leftovers with--"

Knock knock!

Hyunjae glances back just in time to spot Mae standing in the doorway,  holding out a cooler towards him. 

"Ah," Hyunjae gestures for her to come in, "you met Mae?"

"Right right! Such a wonderful girl that one! Are you sure you've never had anything for her?" 

"Ma--"

"No no, if you're going to tell me that you're just friends, I don't want to hear it."

"Listen Ma, she's--"

"I can't believe you didn't even try it out with her--"

"Hey Ma, I got a surgery soon," Hyunjae hurriedly says while watching Mae stuff the cooler inside the fridge he shares with Juyeon and two other doctors. He holds out a finger for her to wait, "I'll talk to you soon  okay? Okay. Bye."

Cutting off the call right before she's about to keep on insisting how amazing Mae would be as a wife, Hyunjae lets out another trepid sigh before shaking his head at the said woman, who's gazing at him with raised eyebrows. 

"My mother really wants me to go out with you," Hyunjae rubs a hand over his face, clipboard in hand, before following her out into the corridor.

"Yeah I know, she told me the exact same thing when I bumped into her in the lobby," Mae shoves her hands in her pockets, smiling slightly. 

"I mean, if you weren't so much into Kevin, maybe--"

He doesn't get to say anything more because of Mae's hand slamming down atop his mouth. He groans in part pain and part protest, "that hurts!"

"I should've sewn your lips shut when I still had the chance," Mae hissed under her breath, careful to drop her hand and smile as they pass by a group of older doctors. 

"You guys are like turtles. By the time you ask him out, you'll both be dead," Hyunjae mutters loud enough for Mae to hear. 

She scowls back, "last I checked, I was the only one who decided what I could and could not do with my love life."

"You're doing a terrible job of it."

"I am not!"

"Okay, then where are the four children you said you wanted!? That's all you could talk about in college!"

"I was young and stupid, as were you."

"Ah, to be young and in love again--"

"Hyunjae?" 

The pair turn instinctively towards the sound only to fall upon a familiar face, a face that Hyunjae remembers almost instantly as one of the girls who had pined after him for years' on end. He briefly recalls breaking her heart once and for all when she'd decided to give him a box of chocolates during their second year Valentines. 

"Oh," Mae seems to be thinking the same thing as he does, for she doesn't waste time to smile up at him, clap him on the back and say, "see you then!" 

 And she's off, running down the hallway and leaving him to deal with the awkward aftermath of a rejected confession. 

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I honestly just love Hyunjae because he's so loud and annoying and straight up transparent. Surprisingly, I wasn't attracted to his physique as much as I was to his natural genuine personality.

Hope you enjoyed this one! Next Ep will be out on Monday!

Episode 3: in which Juyeon has a complicated relationship with food.

[neopuff]

OKAY I’ve finished Love Death & Robots, so here’s my short review/summary of each one where I also rate them on accuracy to the show’s title:

"Sonnie's Edge" - excessively violent. setting is neat. animation was cool but watching a lesbian get stabbed and then get her head stomped on repeatedly isn’t fun.

Love Rating 2/10 (there were tits and make outs) 

Death Rating 10/10 (plenty of on-screen and an off-screen death) 

Robot Rating 8/10 (there was robotic tech but this felt more like futuristic monsters than robots...)

Overall I give it a 4/10

"Three Robots" - really fun! it was funny and charming and cute. animation is nice. Josh Brener and Chris Parnell do some voices...yeah. it was fun!

Love Rating 0/10 (no sex? no romance? alright) 

Death Rating 7/10 (no death but lots of skeletons) 

Robot Rating 15/10 (robots!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Overall I give it a 9/10, would watch again

"The Witness" - this one is really cool. like, i dont know...its cool, i enjoyed it a lot. the animation is amazing i LOVE the style and the character designs were nice.

Love Rating 8/10 (lots of sex and idk. erotic dancing. lots of tits and bush) 

Death Rating 8/10 (yeah. well. yea? not gory but it was there and it happened) 

Robot Rating 0/10 (i recall no robots)

Overall I give it an 8/10 only because there were no robots

"Suits" - a LOT better than i expected! animation was cool, story was interesting, characters were lovable. i highly recommend this ep though it is sad its very good.

Love Rating 10/10 (many emotions. no tits and no sex but much love) 

Death Rating 10/10 (a good emotional onscreen death. quality storytelling style) 

Robot Rating 10/10 (lots of robots!)

Overall I give it a 10/10 but its still not my #1 favorite it just gives you everything the show title says it will

"Sucker of Souls" - ehhh. like the animation was really cool and the cat stuff was funny but overall its just pretty boring? character designs uninteresting story is blaaahhh. best part is Gary but she doesnt make up for how boring the rest is. 

Love Rating 0/10 (some cats fuck at one point but thats it) 

Death Rating 12/10 (everybody dies)

Robot Rating 0/10 (were there robots???? there were draculas. so many draculas)

Overall I give it a 2/10 but really its just boring

"When the Yogurt Took Over" - this one is fun. i mean, its only 6 minutes long and it was funny and entertaining and the art style is neat so yeah id recommend it to anyone.

Love Rating 0/10 (i recall no love) 

Death Rating ?/10 (genuinely cant remember if anyone dies but the economy collapses so thats significant) 

Robot Rating ?/10 (i think the yogurt was mutated rather than filled with nanobots soooo...no robots? idk)

Overall I give it a 7/10 cuz it was fun

"Beyond the Aquila Rift" - too confusing to be good and yet also somehow pretty good? animation was nice and pretty. greta is hot. but i dont know, something about it felt like....lazy. the story was lazy.

Love Rating 8/10 (we get tits and sex right on screen) 

Death Rating 0/10 (i dont think anyone dies?) 

Robot Rating ??/10 (really hard to say. very matrix-y story so whats a robot? whats not? who knows bitch)

Overall I give it a 5/10

"Good Hunting" - :( this one is really sad and violent. theres a lot of tits including i believe on a very young character??? but it wasnt in a sexual context but still kind of uncomfortable. anyway the story is interesting and good but mostly just REALLY sad. theres a scene where you watch a guy saw off a girl’s legs while she screams and even tho it only lasts a brief moment it really gets to you.

Love Rating 10/10 (i know liang and yan dont actually get together but their relationship was really good) 

Death Rating 10/10 (plenty of death, thats for sure) 

Robot Rating 9/10 (yea! robots! but in a sad way)

Overall I give it an 8/10 because the story is interesting but the girl character just goes through every possible kind of torment and even if things end up alright it still hurts to watch

"The Dump" - i just didn’t really like this one. it was sad and kinda gross and didnt really give me anything to work with. the animation was cool at least.

Love Rating 1/10 (man and pet love? idk) 

Death Rating 9/10 (two deaths at least, and one implied animal death? or we see a dead dog? or something? i dont remember) 

Robot Rating ???/10 (i mean...is otto a robot? i dont think so??? i dont know)

Overall I give it a 3/10 cuz i didnt like it at all

“Shape-Shifters” - yeah this one should not have been boring but it was. the characters were fine but i feel like US Army stuff just makes my brain turn off (then again, i do love gi joe, so who knows). anyway the werewolf soldier concept i guess could be interesting but, again, it just wasn’t. it sure was sad though.

Love Rating 8/10 (those werewolf soldier boys were kind of, like, pals) 

Death Rating 10/10 (lots of death, for suresies) 

Robot Rating 0/10 (werewolves are not robots)

Overall I give it a 6/10

"Helping Hand" - so, like, this one is super boring unless you like watching someone floating in space and then ripping their own arm off with realistic crunches and screams. the girl was cute at least.

Love Rating 0/10 (she sure didnt love her arm) 

Death Rating 0/10 (she didnt die, so) 

Robot Rating 0/10 (no robots!!!!)

Overall I give it a 4/10 cuz the animation is cool and the girls design is good but it had none of what the show title promises

“Fish Night" - this one was cool but weird. Yuri Lowenthal plays a guy who gets eaten by an astral space shark. so i guess theres some anti-shark propaganda but it sure LOOKED cool.

Love Rating 0/10 (i guess old guy and young guy were close but not close enough for me to care) 

Death Rating 10/10 (yea) 

Robot Rating 0/10 (i mean...there was really cool astral space ocean thing whatever but it wasnt robots)

Overall I give it an 8/10 because i liked it a lot

"Lucky 13" - i wanted to like this one cuz of Samira Wiley but it just wasnt very interesting. it had potential but tbh it just wasnt memorable? i remember how it started and how it ended but nothing in the middle which isnt a good sign.

Love Rating 2/10 (cuz she loves that ship? i guess) 

Death Rating 9/10 (yeah. i mean, yeah) 

Robot Rating 0/10 (i could be remembering wrong but i have no memory of any robots)

Overall I give it a 5/10

"Zima Blue" - FAAAAAAVE! FAVE FAVE FAVORITE!!!! i fucking LOVE this one i watched it twice cuz i loved it a lot. really really great and it was done in the style of Motorcity/Tron: Uprising which made it even better. a really cool story and just fun to watch and interesting and charming. really really enjoyed it.

Love Rating 10/10 (a love for ART!) 

Death Rating 10/10 (two deaths and one was on screen and very sad but non-violent) 

Robot Rating 10/10 (yeah!!!!!!)

Overall I give it an 11/10 because i love it and want everyone to see it tbh

"Blindspot" - zzzzzzzzzzz. i mean ok it wasnt terrible but it just wasnt interesting. girl robot’s design is cute at least.

Love Rating 0/10 (some sex jokes but thats it) 

Death Rating 9/10 (fake deaths) 

Robot Rating 11/10 (yea its 100% robots)

Overall I give it a 3/10 cuz i was bored

"Ice Age" - this one is really funny and charming BUT the animation is almost...TOO realistic? uncanny valley or something. it looked like live action and it was a little weird but its fine cuz it was really really really good and just fun to watch. funny/charming/cute you name it!

Love Rating 7/10 (main couple seems to be in love or whatever but its not relevant to the story) 

Death Rating 10/10 (an entire civilization dies and starts over again, so) 

Robot Rating 8/10 (i mean...at the end of the civilization there was something robotic going on or something idk it was cool looking)

Overall I give it an 8/10 cuz i just really liked it a lot

"Alternate Histories" - this one is funny!! nothing really special just a bunch of funny shorts about how hitler sucks. a lot of these movies went for a hyper realistic animation style so this one is a nice change of pace.

Love Rating 1/10 (one of the shorts has a lot of fucking but that one was just kind of uncomfortable) 

Death Rating 10/10 (how many times can you watch hitler die? a whole bunch) 

Robot Rating 4/10 (future hitler appears in a robot suit at the end, so, like, i guess?)

Overall I give it a 7/10 cuz it was funny

"The Secret War" - okay so initially this one was super boring to me but it REALLY kicked it up a notch towards the end. i ended up rewatching it because i wanted to fully take in everything before it got good and yeah i liked it a lot. 

Love Rating 8/10 (family love no sex no titties no romance) 

Death Rating 16/10 (yeah. its a lot of limbs being ripped off and a guy shoots himself in the head) 

Robot Rating 0/10 (there were monsters and airplanes but no robots that i can recall?)

Overall I give it an 8/10 because there were no robots

[good-rwbyaus]

HellsingAbridged!AU Vampire Tyrian and Watts break into Hellsing's massion, where Alu!Mercury, Seras!Ruby, and SirIntegra!Emerald are. (Basically Ep. 2)

While we do have a no crossover policy going on...I can’t resist this because Mercury as Alucard is perfection because two of my favorite characters as one? Thank you! ~ Green

Yatsu: The following is a fan based parody. Hellsing Ultimate is owned by Kouta Hirano and Studio Madhouse, and licensed by Geneon, Madman Entertainment, Manga Entertainment, and Funimation. Please support the official release... you protestant fuckbucket.

[on phone]

*on the phone*

Sir Emerald: Hello, Mercury. How was your mission in Japan?

Mercury: Eh... I'd say 99... *Switches to zombie at a gate of a high school from the anime, High School Of The Dead* ...point 9 percent done. 'Sup, bitch?

Sir Emerald: I need to talk to you about some important guests coming today.

Mercury: Are they hookers?

Sir Emerald: No.

Mercury: And like that, you've lost me.

Sir Emerald: They're our financial suppliers.

Mercury: Oh man, they have to hate us.

Sir Emerald: They do. That's why they canceled our budget.

Mercury: Oooh, that's bad. We need that, right? Ozpin, we need that right?

Ozpin: Yes, very important.

Mercury: Thank you, Ozpin.

Ozpin: Of course, sir.

Sir Emerald: Over the last couple of years we've had some... expensive claims.

Mercury: Like what?

Sir Emerald: First off, property damage.

*cut scene of an explosion and people running away from OVA 6*

Mercury: Good times.

Sir Emerald: Dozens of noise complaints...

*cut scene to Police Girl and Mercury blasting Nobody by Skindred* 

Mercury: Sorry! I can't hear you!

Sir Emerald: Killing at least a dozen innocent people...

Mercury: Oh, so did Anthony Hopkins, and he got a fucking Oscar for it!

Sir Emerald: And... all of the clothes stealing.

Mercury: ...I'm not apologizing.

Sir Emerald: Listen, I know this is asking a lot, but...

Mercury: But...

Sir Emerald: I want you to keep yourself locked in the basement until all of them are gone.

Mercury: ...I get the distinct impression you're embarrassed of me.

Sir Emerald: Mercury.

Mercury: I'm gonna go with no...

Sir Emerald: This is important, and I don't need you causing another scene.

Mercury: I don't have to take this. I'm going for a walk.

Sir Emerald: No you don't!

Mercury: Oh, what are you going to do? Grab that guy who can stop me? What was his name...? Michael McDoesn't-exist?

Sir Emerald: *Sigh* ...What do you want?

Mercury: What?

Sir Emerald: What.. do I need to give you.. to keep you down here for the evening?

Mercury: I'm going to need a new gun. Also, one for the police girl.

Ruby: But I already have a gun!

Mercury: Get that bitch a cannon; Bitches love cannons!

Sir Emerald: Anything else?

Mercury: A seventy-inch plasma widescreen tv.

Sir Emerald: Really?

Mercury: With Netflix.

Sir Emerald: Should it also be 3D?

Mercury: NO! That's a stupid fucking gimmick and everyone knows it!

*scene changes to the board meeting*

Sir Emerald: Hello, gentlemen. Thank you very much for accepting my invitation.

Sir Shelby Penwood Well, considering the direness of your financial security, we thought it was the least we could do.

Sir Emerald: Now before we begin, I was under the impression our budget was handled directly by the queen.

Sir Hugh Irons: Oh, it is, however, we're having a distinctly difficult time justifying some of these expenses.

Sir Shelby Penwood: Most of them under the name... 'Mercury'.

Sir Emerald: *inhale* Continue...

Sir Hugh Irons: For example, some of them were frankly labeled... "entertainment".

Sir Emerald: Entertainment?

Unknown Council Member 1: Quite. Like in my report; Twenty thousand for a... Candi?

Unknown Council Member 2: That's Candi with an 'i', by the way.

Sir Emerald: I see.

Sir Hugh Irons: Not to mention the priceless antique car... I believe the note on the claim was, "I thought I could paint it red, but I couldn't find enough goats, so I scrapped it".

Sir Emerald: So that's why we found my father's car covered in goat blood and rammed into a Dairy Queen.

Sir Shelby Penwood: Oh, yes, and then there's also the Dairy Queen. Sitting at about ninety-five thousand in damages. *rambling*

Sir Emerald: *thinking* I would do fucking anything right now to get out of this.

*cut scene to Tyrian and Watts walking towards gates of building*

Tyrian: And so halfway through kissin' me, the fuckin' escort OD's on heroin!

Watts: I really don't like discussing my ex-girlfriend with you.

Tyrian: I mean, I still finished, but what kind of shit is that?

Watts: For God's sakes, Tyrian, think of Salem!

Tyrian: ...I ain't jerkin' off right now.

Guard: Oi, You two! The grounds are currently closed.

Tyrian: Aw man, that totally sucks! And we came all the way out here with these foreign exchange students on a field trip through England!

Guard: Where from?

*countless machine gun barrels; MP5 Navy+Suppressor, to be exact, appear from the bus*

Tyrian: Texas! *Snaps fingers*

*Sub-Machine gun fire; guards killed*

Tyrian: Aw shit, looks like we need more prayer in schools.

Watts: If you're quite finished, ready the ghouls. I'm going to find Mercury. You overrun the rest of the mansion.

Tyrian: Alrighty! *ghouls begin filing off the bus* Attention all bitches! Off the bus and line up in order. *Readies dual custom P90s* I've got a class assignment for all of y'all!!

*cut scene back to the board meeting*

Unknown: And while the mime did survive, he'll never walk again.

*lights cut off*

Unknown 2: That's funny, we weren't cutting the power just yet.

Sir Emerald: Oh, shit...

*dials phone*

Sir Interga: Front desk report. What's going on?

Front Desk: Oh um yeah, hold on, just give me a second... whoa. Oh, yeah, it's ghouls. Definitely, definitely... *ghoul snarls* OH MY GOD!

*phone disconnects*

Sir Shelby Penwood: Sir Emerald, do something!

Sir Emerald: Calm down! We have over one hundred trained guards on the premises at all times. We have everything under control.

*explosion*

Unknown: What was that?

Sir Emerald: That was probably the escape chopper exploding. As I was saying, let me just contact communications and get an update.

*dials phone*

Sir Emerald: Communications, come in! We need a full report.

Man On Phone/Communications: *weeping*

Tyrian: Read the fucking paper.

Man On Phone: Hey there, Emerald,

Tyrian: Read it fucking RIGHT, cockhole!! *Clubs Communications just as he says Right!*

Man On Phone: Hey there... you... fat English trollop!

Tyrian: That's more like it, now keep goin'!

Man On Phone: Me.. and my big brother Watts... are killing... all of your men... and turning them into ghouls. So... I... hope... you've made peace... with yourself... 'cause when I find you... I'm gonna... oh god!

Tyrian: Keep reading, or I shoot the other testicle!!

Man On the Phone: Cause when I find you, I'm gonna sting every hole you've got! And then I'm gonna just keep making more holes to sting, until there's nothing left but your riddled corpse full of blood... and venom! Oh god, this is horrible!

Tyrian: You ain't finished yet!

Man On the Phone: So prepare your dried-up quim... for my huge vampire stinger. Now, pardon me, while I blow this bitch ass ginger's brains out -- OH GOD NO-!!!

*gunshot*

Tyrian: *laughing* His fucking face, man! Oh-ho ho ho fuck!! Oh, now that shit is priceless!

*hangs up phone*

Sir Emerald: Mercury, get up here now! I'm locked in with the committee on the third floor and...

Mercury: Listen, I'm going to have to stop you right there. You see, I'm under direct orders from my boss, who is a total bitch by the way *gives off an aroused grunt*, that I am not to leave this room until such time as the committee has left the building. I was even bribed. Imagine that...

Sir Emerald: Mercury, you vampiric asshole, I will --

Mercury: Sounds great, but I'm gonna have to go now, I've just queued up an episode of Adventure Time on Netflix. Bye~...

*Adventure Time sound clip, phone hanging up, Emerald snaps her cigar in utter anger*

Sir Emerald: Ozpin!

*cut scene to mansion; Watts slaughters four guards and picks up a phone call*

Watts: Hello, Tyrian.

Tyrian: So, how's my favorite big brother doing?

Watts: Oh, you know, just killed a group of guards...

Tyrian: Shit, bro, you too? What's your kill count at? Nah, don't tell me. *observes countless dead guards and the ghouls feasting upon them* I'm winnin'.

Watts: *Opens said passageway up* They were guarding a secret passageway downstairs. Not really keeping it a secret if you keep a bunch of armed guards standing around it.

Tyrian: Well, you have fun with that, bro. I'm gonna go skull-fuck that Hellsing bitch... And the old guys... Ah, fuck it. Skull-fuckin' for everyone!! Come here, ghoul!!

*ghoul moaning. Watts hangs up and smiles wryly*

Watts: Well, you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

*cut back to board meeting*

Sir Emerald: Alright, Ozpin and his assistant should be here any second now..

Sir Shelby Penwood: But if there's no way to get upstairs, how are they going to -- aaaghh! aaghh!

*Ozpin and Police Girl fall from ceiling, accidentally knocking Shelby over.*

Ozpin: Tally ho!

Sir Emerald: Good to see you, Ozpin.

Ozpin: Of course, sir.

Sir Emerald: The first two floors have been entirely overrun. Communications with the outside have been cut off. We lost all of our men, and Mercury is being --

Ozpin: Mercury?

Sir Emerald: A total ass, yes. Now tell me, do you have any plans?

Ozpin: Of course, sir. I shall do exactly as the butler does, and tidy up.

*cut to mansion hall, Tyrian marching down it with his army of ghouls*

Tyrian: I don't give a shit, I don't give a fuck. I don't give a shit, I don't give a fuck. Though if I give a shit, I might just give a fuck, but I don't give a shit, so I don't give a...

(Ghouls are suddenly slaughtered.)

Tyrian: ...fuck was that?

Ozpin: Hello, my name is Ozpin C. Dornez. Ex-Vampire hunter and butler to the Hellsing organization. I answer the door, I clean up the estate, and I take out the trash. And I also kill self-entitled little twats like yourself.

Tyrian: Well ain't you just the textbook fuckin definition of classy, but guess what, Jeeves, that garrote wire won't do shit for dick against armor this thick. What's that, Alfred, how thick is it? Well, half as thick as my dick, so thick enough that you need a fucking anti-tank rifle to pierce it, and I don't even see a piece on your wrinkly old ass.

Ozpin: Police girl, if you may.

*Zoom cut to Police Girl with said anti-tank rifle at the other end of the hallway*

Ruby: BITCHES LOVE CANNONS! *Fires rifle and kills several ghouls*.

Tyrian: Oh fuck, that's an anti-tank rifle. OH FUCK, THAT'S AN ANTI-TANK RIFLE!!! *Gets shot*

*cuts to Mercury watching Adventure Time; Watts breaks through the wall, destroying the plasma TV*

Mercury: That was a seventy-inch... plasma screen TV. *inhales* So, how can I help you?

Watts: You must be the great Mercury.

Mercury: S'uuup?

Watts: I've heard quite a lot about you.

Mercury: Oh, really?

Watts: The night walker... who glides through oceans of blood. Beyond human, a monster whose power radiates with a darkness that casts a shadow on darkness itself --

Mercury: Oh, you dirty bitch, work the shaft!

Watts: Ex-cuse you..?

Mercury: Oh, I'm sorry, I like to dirty talk when someone's sucking my dick.

Watts: ...Perhaps I should just skip to my point. My name is Watts.

Mercury: And I'm Carmen Sandiego. Guess where I am!

Watts: I'm trying to have a serious conversation with you here...

Mercury: Oh, so am I, and I'm failing, and I'm sorry for that. It's just that I'm so agitated; because this blond little shit strolled into my room, destroyed my seventy-inch, plasma TV, and is trying to impress me like I'm his alcoholic father.

*Watts dashed towards Mercury, Watts’ modified M1 Garand and Mercury's Jackal Pistol pointed at each other's heads at the ready*

Mercury: Be a sport and grab daddy another beer, would you~?

*Watts fires at Mercury in the head*

*cut back to Tyrian, Ozpin, Police Girl, with the ghouls all defeated. Police Girl has Tyrian pinned to the ground in an arm bar hold.*

Ruby: Arm bars everywhere!

Tyrian: Let me go, you stupid bitch!

Ozpin: That's quite impressive, where did you learn that hold?

Ruby: Oh wow, it's almost like I'm a police girl or something!

Ozpin: Sarcasm is unbecoming of you.

Tyrian: Wow, gee willickers, mister, I sure am sorry for slaughterin' all your guards, and tearin' up your mansion. I promise I've learned my le- *Ozpin stomps on Tyrian's hand* Aw, fuck! Take a joke, asshole!

Ozpin: And everything you say just pisses me off! Now you're going to tell me everything I want to know.

Tyrian: Alright, alright... what you do, is you go down to the local pharmacy, ask for something called Viagra, and it will help you go fuck yourself!

*Ozpin loses his patience and prepares his wires, but then more ghouls appear and Tyrian breaks out of the submission hold*

Tyrian: And now, for the upcoming company picnic! *Presents an army of former Hellsing employees now turned into ghouls.* Unfortunately, all your douchebag co-workers are bringing is their own rotten flesh! Still better than potato salad, if you ask me. Now if'n you don't mind, *Jumps over the two of them* I'm-a go eat that Hellsing bitch!

Ozpin: I've got your arm! *Tears off Tyrian's right arm with his wire*

Tyrian: SO SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS!!!

*Tyrian laughs maniacally as he busts opens the door, frowning as the Council members draw their guns*

Tyrian: Well, that's not fair at all.

Sir Emerald: I'm sorry, *Draws her Sig P226 as she quips* we don't give a fuck!

*Rapid gunfire tears Tyrian to shreds. Tyrian screams (and curses) in surprise and pain*

Tyrian: Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck... agh! Fuck! *Slumps against a wall* Where the fuck did my ghouls go??

Ozpin: Oh, they've been dealt with.

*Ruby, in a blood rage, slaughters ghouls; Dragula by Rob Zombie plays in the background*

Tyrian: Well, at least I'm gonna die with a raging boner...

Sir Emerald: All right, shit for brains, you're going to spill every single thing you know, or I'm going to have Ozpin here peel your dick like a banana!

Tyrian: *Laughing* I don't know what's fuckin' funnier; the fact that you think that your titless ass intimidates me, or that you think my boss would let me live if you did! *Is suddenly enveloped in blue fire, ala a Dr. Merlot; as he declares* AND NOW I'M ON FUCKING FIRE! SO NOW IT'S FREE GAME! The one who sent me... WAS... NAZIS!

*Tyrian burns to Ashes, leaving only his hand flipping the bird.*

Sir Emerald: I heard George Lucas. Who else heard George Lucas?

Ozpin: I heard Miami Heat.

Ruby: I heard the Motley Crue with my vampire hearing.

Sir Emerald: Wait a second... where's the big brother?

*Back at Mercury's room, Mercury is clearly outmatched by Watts(at least that's what he's making it look like).*

Watts: You can't touch me, I was hand-crafted to kill you. My speed, my stamina, my power all rival, nay, dwarf yours! In comparison to you, I am a demi-god!!

(A Brief silence, as our "hero" registers what was just said.)

Mercury: ...Really? Really.

Watts: Really.

Mercury: Really?

Watts: Really!

Mercury: *Excitedly* REALLY?!

Watts: Really!!

Mercury: Release Restraint, level one.

Watts: Level what? *As in the Cromwell seal restriction has been lifted to level one; Totally not Kaio-Ken, for obvious reasons.*

*Watts loses a leg, thanks to the "dwarfed" Mercury's Jackal, fired ala Baskerville the Big Black Dog. God of War theme plays.*

Watts: Aaagh, aagh, fuck!

Mercury: You know, they say that TV makes you violent, but I say that not having my TV is making me pretty fucking violent!!

*Mercury's shoots his Jackal Pistol at Luke's OTHER leg, blowing the said, right leg clean off.*

Watts: AAAAAOOOOUGH-!!! *thinking* I'm near the stairs! Gotta get to the stairs! If I could just get up the stairs, I... *Suddenly sees just how long said stairs really are, much to his dismay.* Aaaaaw, fuck...!

Mercury: Come on! You were talking all of that good shit a second ago, then I blew your fucking legs off!!

Watts: But, I... you... what the fuck?!

Mercury: What's wrong "demi-god"? Just grow back your legs! *As he SMASHES the leg in his hand* Summon up your demons! Hit me! FIGHT ME!!! ...Give me a hug~!

Watts: Really...? *Baskerville the AFOREMENTIONED Big Black Dog descends upon him as a certain soon-to-be bloody Valentine cries: * OH GOD NO-!!!

*Cut to conference room phone, as the committee members and Emerald listen to Watts being violently eaten alive. By the Big Black Dog. Emerald smiles wryly.*

Mercury (on speakerphone): We're here on Epic Meal Time!! I'm the sauce boss, and tonight, we're eating this blond little wannabe demi-god bitch!

Sir Shelby Penwood: Who... is that, exactly?

Sir Emerald: Oh, that's Mercury, the one we talked about earlier. This is what happens when he has to entertain himself. Oh, so what was that issue with our funding?

Sir Shelby Penwood: Issue?

Sir Hugh Irons: What issue?

Sir Shelby Penwood: I don't see an issue!

Sir Jacques Schnee: Shut up and take our money!!!

(Back at Emerald's room)

Mercury: Ah, and just like that, everything turned out alright in the end.

Sir Emerald: Yes, everything turned out just fine, except that ninety percent of our staff were killed, turned into ghouls, then killed again by the police girl in a blood rage.

Ruby: What's a blood rage, and why don't I remember anything?

Mercury: Oh, that reminds me, for whatever reason, did we ever find out who sent them? 

*Brief Pause once again.*

Mercury: It was the Nazis, wasn't it?

Sir Emerald: No!

Mercury: Bet you I'm right!

Sir Emerald: Bet you you're wrong!

Mercury: Bet you you're a skank~!

Sir Emerald: Bet you you're an asshole!

Mercury: BITCH, I EAT PEOPLE!

[rockmywings]

Korean Crime TV Series Review#2: VOICE (보이스)

THE MAIN CHARACTERS TRIO:

Lead Male (Moo Jinhyuk “Mad Dog”): A veteran detective from Serious Crime Unit, being demoted as a leader of Golden Time Team under Emergency Call Department. 

Lead Female (Kang Kwonjoo “Kang Center”): A profiler who has super hearing ability, The chief of Emergency Call Department.

second lead male Main Antagonist (Mo Taegu “Mr. Mo”): CEO of Sungwun Express, an upper-classman. Psychopath.

PLOT:

Main: To catch the criminal who has murdered both Mad Dog’s wife and Kang Center’s dad and who also committed several crimes. 

Sub: To save a life who is in crucial danger from their emergency call.

OFFICIAL ENGLISH TRAILER:

REVIEW BY GENRES:

1) Various Crimes: There are Serial Killer, Kidnapping/Abduction, Child Abuse, Gangster, Illegal Immigrant, Stalker, Human Organ Trafficking, Corrupted Company, Corrupted Police--so complete. The series touches from individual crime to organizational crime, from marginal society to upper-class community. And the gruesome of crime scene places us in reality how horror the real crime is, why they are deserved to be censored in blur like News do on TV Channel (although it’s bothersome to me who use to see gore scenes in The Walking Dead and violence in any US Crime TV Series). I like how Golden Team looks so smart along with Kang Center herself as the profiler and with a hacking skilled officer to get any information. Though, there’s one staff whose multi-language ability is seriously wasted because what she did most times are similar to the hacker, as she also seeks information through internet. However, because our protagonists come from Emergency Call Center, we see how Serious Crime Unit are always outsmarted, making us wonder if they’re a bit competent in investigating while this one should be their expertise. For example, there’s no forensic or CCTV investigation ever shown here but somehow it makes sense because all of the victims who died here are under the main antagonist’s control who could ask to be covered while Golden Team successfully rescues all victims who made the emergency call.

2) Horror Elements: A part of the success of any popular scary movie is the perfect killer. There’s no other character more interesting in the show rather than the killer himself and I can guarantee Mo Taegu would steal your attention in every of his appearance. Let me explain it: A man wearing a black raincoat with face covered behind hoodie but his devilish grin is walking closer in calm steps, a sinister voice with a gravel-like quality of his jaw cracks then strikes the fear of a tormented fresh-faced woman before brutally murdering her--that’s your first impression of him. But, it wasn’t just a typical random unfortunate person whom a serial killer encounter in the dark street with certain modus operandi, nope!! More the killer is introduced, you realize he’s a type who could appear right in front of your door or behind the window creepily, making a hiss like a dinosaur to enter your room whether he decides to kill or just intentionally scare you--we’d find he did it at least 4-5 times in the series!!! (and my fave is when Kwonjoo met his eyes behind the lookout lens of her door) And behind the mask, there’s a rich, smart, and classy-typed businessman wearing an elegant suit with charming face who enchants everyone--so charismatic. Well, there is one episode that doesn’t really makes sense when he’s brutally murdering Madam Fantasia off-screen. The body is nowhere to be found in the building while he clearly didn’t have enough time to hid it in his car unnoticeable, laundry his suit (I mean, look at how much the blood he spread on floor and wall while he killed her not under his raincoat), peeking on Kang Center who has arrived 10 minutes after the phone call only to see her reaction finding his crime scene, then come back to meeting room he left before. But fuck off the logic, once again, this is horror show; let’s enjoy every killing scene of every bone he’s crushing using his kettlebell, or grotesque art of blood he painted on the wall citing Bible quote, or when he keeps the body wrapped in his house then doing bloodbath like Elizabeth Bathory, it’s all horrifyingly entertaining. Don’t forget that his victims also made a bad move tropes to meet him and give us a death flag. As if it wasn’t enough, Taegu also has some hallucination things, how creepy it is when he stared at the policeman in the car like a supernatural horror and when he’s being murdered on his mind like a zombie scene. Although those all aren’t enough to scare me, I’m sure there are some audiences who maintain to keep watching this show with eyes peeking behind their fingers but you can’t leave it yet to see who he’d murder next and who’d be survived. You’d be surprised when it reveals he commits more crimes through his company and more number of murders he had done for years with many different sizes of his weapon that will freak you out!! And with high status to work with gangster and a certain police to cover it all whom he could just eliminate as his next murdering target if he wanted, I’ll say “Welcome to Sungwun City, Mo Taegu’s World.” He is too complete to be a psychopath, an extremely powerful evil case with intellect brain to know what he does. He could be starring his own horror movie if Voice ever made a prequel. Maybe the only thing he hadn’t done yet (or ever shown) is cooking and eating the victims' meat LOL. But seriously, as the citing bible, doing bloodbath, and keeping body or organs, comes from nowhere (that is kinda different persona from the mysterious killer in eps 1-3); the writer even can add if he was ever cannibal too.

3) The high suspense in every episode: While the main villain is horror enough, the co-villains in some emergency cases also could raise the suspension that makes you hold your chair and grit your teeth. This was the most exciting thing because you could see desperate emotions of the victims transported through the call and how The Golden Team is rescuing them, battle in countdown timer minutes by minutes, second by second. Even after the first two cases that you become to feel every rescue is predictably success, you won’t lose the suspense. Voice is directed in plot-driven like a formula one’s car and once you’re seated there, you can’t stop ‘til finish line. My fave case is the child abuse, we feel so pity and hopeless because the one who makes a call is a little boy hiding in washing machine and bleeding. The least suspense is the rescue of bus passengers as the last rescue case in eps 15, probably I’ve been pretty surfeited of the repetitive rescue (but the case is important to show how crazy Mr. Mo runs his business).

4) Full Packed Action: Well, a premise of a lead male seeks revenge for the murder of the person he loves is cliche and standard in action movies; this how Mad Dog vs Mr. Mo’s confrontation has been lead since the series prolog, we know their final battle should happen. Jinhyuk himself wouldn’t be called “Mad Dog” without reason if this genre were absent. Look how his action is performed throughout the series, especially when he beat up all the gangsters in the meat house—so intense and brutal!! Don’t ever ask his nonstop energy, this is how action genre treats the main hero. Then, I expect a same intense hand in hand combat scene as to how action movie’s climax battle should be handled, main hero and main villain are equal although it’s predictable who’d be the winner in the end. Both Mad Dog and Mr. Mo are canonly brutal, you can see the same of them staring terrifyingly and intimidating when they talked to Nam Sang Tae in different scenes; you see how strong they are. Instead, we just get a short gunfighting?! I don’t complaint the gunfighting, but I mean, can they also make a duel with Jet Kun Do vs Tae Kwon Do as the two actors have the martial art skill for real? The director could make they ran out of bullet, then fight brutally, then the cops stop them to arrest him. It’s a wasted potential because the director even had given Mad Dog’s fight against a South East Asian assassin for two episodes! However, Taegu’s ending in the rooftop scene is still satisfying. Maybe the concept of Mad Dog vs Mr. Mo kinda like Batman and Joker. Despite being evil, of course Joker is powerless compared to Batman’s strength if he ever challenged him in combat. The purpose isn’t about which one is stronger. Same as Joker provokes Batman, Taegu also enjoys provoking Jinhyuk to kill himself even by telling him how he killed his wife, to prove he’s just another monster like him. And although we see how Jinhyuk doesn't hesitate to shoot Taegu four times in the rooftop brutally, he didn’t kill him at the end as he pities his enemy. But audiences would know later how it punishes Taegu in a very cruel way unexpectedly compared to what if he just died in Jinhyuk’s hand as he wishes. And of course, he deserves it.

5) The Drama is about The Victims: As well as how the credit title is presented, it tells us that this show is about the victim’s voice in asking help that used to be abandoned by slow police procedural--including our hero and heroine’s beloved one. But not only that, the profiler’s approach to seeking the Criminal’s motive then trying to calm them, making them tremble, and feeling sympathy really reminds me of Criminal Minds; criminals can be born because they were a victim too in the past--trust me, even you’d pity Taegu in the end!

6) Almost Zero Romance: 

Tbh, I don’t like the cliche that the lead male and lead female eventually hook up in the end (although I’m okay with the possible idea) so I’m glad it doesn’t happen with Voice. Even though they start to work together as a team professionally, they didn’t have to fall into an affair like duo Mulder and Scully of The X-Files. Their relationship is amazingly platonic ‘til the end as you watch them developing trust, teamwork, bond, and care to each other. 

If there’s any romance ever sparking, two Kwonjoo’s staffs in Emergency Call may be hinted. The woman is cool at first while the guy is cheerful and kind of a flirt. An obsessive fan of him is even jealous of her. But as I said, it was just hinted. Their occasional heartwarming interaction may be made for taking a break in all suspense and violent cases. It wasn’t out of place since it’s just a little and eps 9 could give you space to breathe. 

Well, this one depends on interpretation, but Taegu seems to have special attraction/interest of Kwonjoo sexually (of course, in a sick mind only psychopath could describe), for example when he stalked her, caressed her bed, stared at her picture, gave her a gift, happy when she found him, claimed that both of them are different from common herd, and show a disappointment that she doesn’t like it. On her profiling, Kwonjoo said why he’s “soft” at her probably because she reminds him of his mother, the only person he genuinely loves. Their chemistry is something the audiences not expecting before, especially in the rooftop scene as their climax. But I'm sure no one complaints [laughs].

Nah, the only true romance no one can’t debate is Jinhyuk’s love for his deceased wife; how he’s broken, how’s he seeks revenge, and then how he finally let it go.

OTHER POSSIBLE FLAWS:

Voice is an easy story and predictable with those action, suspense, and horror elements (although there’s still a twist); the ending is also clear, not open. The main mystery isn’t something that makes you heavily think to guess who is the culprit or suspect someone. Well, it’s enough to thrill for half series because once Taegu’s character is introduced at eps 8, the focus itself actually isn’t about a conspiracy behind the police/prosecutor institution like TvN Signal or TvN Stranger since the mastermind is the person outside it. Some audience may be fooled or even disappointed about it but I’m not (once again, I said Taegu’s character as psychopath fits more in horror tropes). The procedural pace, the variety of crimes, and the plot-driven won’t make you bored that you probably forget to ask for character development and question the logic; though, sometimes the running clock is too long to make us question if the run really happened just in 5 minutes. 

The lead female’s super hearing ability is the reason why all the emergency rescues success where the title “Voice” comes from, it’s full an entertaining fiction, we know real life isn’t like that. Still, it isn’t without flaw; for example, she could amazingly hear the boy’s slow tap behind the wall through communication but she failed to hear the hitting sound Taegu made when he’s smashing Daeshik’s head in the basement right when she’s entering his house. And her ability might be useless if the criminals were smart enough to make sure there's no cellphone being kept in their victim's pocket to be able to make contacts.  

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

Voice is definitely my fave Korean TV Series so far. It isn’t perfect but somehow I don’t feel this is a Kdrama at all. Look at those three main characters: 

The nuance I feel around the lead female’s department and how she handles the cases is almost like when I watch US TV Series of Police Procedural Dramas (many felt like Criminal Minds mixed with 9-1-1), 

the lead male’s fighting scene is like The Raid, Bourne, or John Wick (also the Surim-dong case reminds me of NCIS: New Orleans’s case “Clearwater”),

the main killer’s approach is like Wes Craven’s SCREAM and his personality is like American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman. 

With these references, I don’t recommend this series to those who can’t stand to watch gruesome violence. The age rating in Korea's Standard is 19+ and if it was measured to my country's rating standard (Indonesia), it'd be 21+.

I haven’t mentioned yet that the actors and the actresses, both leads and supporting, are amazing. I don’t watch much Korean entertainment (movie and show) so this is the first time I’m introduced to them all, and suddenly both Jinhyuk’s actor (Jang Hyuk) and Taegu’s actor (Kim Jae Wook) are added to my fave list for me interested to watch their other projects. I also like the veteran actress who plays a granny in Surim-dong incident; she could act as three different characters!

I’m looking forward to Season 2 aired on 11th August 2018. Now, without Jinhyuk and Taegu’s characters anymore as their confrontation story is over; I wonder if this time The Golden Team somehow ever fails to save a life like TvN Signal and have kind of a sociopath as main villain like OCN Tunnel. Who knows? I still can’t imagine someone more psycho and charismatic than Taegu yet haha. And with a different director, it’s probably not horror as season 1 anymore, but more thriller. But most importantly, I want to see and know more about the heroine, Kang Center, she’s at least need character development since she was the core of “voice”.

[kanaruaizawa16]

Kanaru Abe Presents: Elkin Ramírez, vocals & leader on Kraken until 2017

From: Kraken Photosets Series 7/7

Banner: Photo from the Mägo de Oz Fest 2013 at Bogotá, Colombia, November 9th 2013. Drawing by Kanaru Abe 1- With bassist Luis Ramírez on Vive Latino 2014, on Ciudad de México, March 2014. 2- I don’t know the time where this photo was taken. Found as one of the banners of the official page of the band 3- Again with Luis Ramírez and having him as his “pillow”, apparently performing “Vestido de Cristal”. This photo is from June 20th 2015, his last live, in Royal Center Theater in Bogotá, before he was diagnosed with the illness which would end up taking his life. 4- From 2011, originally was taken for an interview with “El Colombiano” Journal. It was included later on the last pages of “La Fortaleza del Titán” book, written by Rafael González Toro. 5- Full-band photo, in 2013 in México. Apparently the transporter did not pay some taxes and they ended up with the car inmobilized... 6- From a 2012 year live in Bogotá. 7- Being “sandwiched” by Luis Ramírez (left) and Andrés Leiva (right), with Rubén Gélvez (up) being the “topping” of the “sandwich”, on a photo inside their hotel room in México in 2013 year. 8- Playing with one of the cameras who were used for the recording of “Kraken 30 Años: La Fortaleza del Titán“ DVD, at the end of “Sin Miedo al Dolor”, at the Orquideorama of Jardín Botánico of Medellín, Colombia, December 18th 2013. 9- Taking a rest and eating a “cholado” (a typical sweet drink with fruits of Southwest of Colombia) in Cali, Colombia, in March 15 2015, while promoting the “La Fortaleza del Titán” book there.

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Name: Elkin Fernando Ramírez Zapata Nicknames: El Indio Pepe (childhood nickname), Jefe/Jefecito (”Boss”, by his bandmantes and some fans), Titán (reference to the band, most of the fans call him this way), Nando (”Fernando” variant, by his mother; his parents didn’t call him by his first name) Birthplace: Medellín, Colombia Birthdate: October 26th, 1962 Day of death: January 29th, 2017 (Medellín, Colombia) Entered on Kraken in: June 18th 1984 (founding member) Positions: Vocals, Lyrics, General Director (until his passing) Albums he appears: Todo Hombre es una Historia Demo-EP (1986) (Vocals, lyrics) Escudo y Espada Demo-EP (1986) (Vocals, lyrics) Kraken I (1987) (Vocals, lyrics, cover artwork) Kraken II (1989) (Vocals, lyrics, cover artwork) Kraken III (1990) (Vocals, lyrics, cover artwork) Kraken IV: Piel de Cobre (1993) (Vocals, lyrics, cover artwork, production) Kraken V: El Símbolo de la Huella (1995) (Vocals, lyrics) Una Leyenda del Rock! (1999) (Vocals, lyrics, production) Huella y Camino (2002 & 2005) (Vocals, lyrics) Tributo Nacional al Titán (2004; cover album produced by Andrés Felipe Muñoz, drummer and leader of Tr3s de Corazón) (Vocals on “Escudo y Espada” self-cover by Kraken) Filarmónico (2006) (Vocals, lyrics) Humana Deshumanización (2009) (Vocals, lyrics, cover artwork) Kraken VI: Sobre Esta Tierra (2016) (Vocals, lyrics, production) Kraken 30 Años: La Fortaleza del Titán (live DVD 2014&2017) (Vocals) El Legado (2017; compilatory, limited edition and collector-targeted EP release produced by Psychophony Records) (Appears as vocals in all the tracks; the booklet included some of his manuscript writtings) 

Other bands: Former member of Lemon Juice (1980-1981), Kripzy (1982) and Ferrotrack (1983) Guest vocals for several bands on Colombian rock scene, among them Arckano (”Milicia”, 2012) and Tr3s de Corazón (”La Estupidez de Este Mundo Demente”, 2011)

Other work info: (Former) owner of Athenea Producciones (independent music label, where Kraken is) Former singing private teacher Formation in painting, sculpture, writting and singing; self-taught, since he decided don’t go to University

One day, a nameless band by young guys of Medellín needed a vocal, and then it was recommended a guy with a powerful and skilled voice who was getting some name in the underground rock scene of Medellín. But Elkin already was in Ferrotrack, so he put a condition to the guys: They had to practice a lot for a year, and if they were able of pull it the repertory, he would join them. Clearly, they got it. The day Elkin decided to leave Ferrotrack and join this project was June 18th, 1984. By then it was also decided, by idea of Elkin, the name of that band: Kraken.

The reason Elkin became the de facto leader was because he was the oldest one and he was the only who had the time for manage things such as the money of the lives, representate the guys or travelling in bus for get people for lives, since all his mates were still finishing school or doing University, by then. Also, his mates of then trusted him to write the lyrics of all the songs, something that he always liked.

The demo EPs made enough noise on Medellín, and eventually they earned enough attention to sign a music label contract and record Kraken I, who was successful on the local scene, a major goal, and eventually Kraken II, who led them to mainstream recognizement with Vestido de Cristal.

But Kraken also had loads of lineup changes, mostly because of the struggles to stay on a band, responsabilities, and in some cases the economical issue, since Colombian labels weren’t (and aren’t) really interested on support rock. By late 1995, the only remaining original member in the band was Elkin himself. Because of this, he decided to take a decision: To protect the band legally and make it an organization where he would be the general boss, because of suffering of the project because of the greed of the intermediaries. This is because for him, Kraken was not only his band, it was his life project. So, since 1996, he was the legal boss of the band, not only a leader. This did not save the band of too many changes until 00s, but was a warrant of survivance for the project over the years.

Only after of this decision, Kraken could eventually manage to do a live album, the Huella y Camino, their most sold release. But in 2003, Elkin decided to move from Medellín to Bogotá, tired of the stagnation of the scene of his hometown. He even dared to say that if the band stayed in Medellín, it would have disbanded. Only then, he could form what is today the actual lineup, and the project Kraken Filarmónico, pioneer in Colombia and Latin America, as well as a theater-concept live such as the 30 years lives and stay in the scene, with high-quality albums and international tours for several parts of Latin America, even despite of the issues with mainstream media.

But in 2015, he was found with a brain malign tumour, what put temporally Kraken VI in a hold because of surgeries and very expensive treatments, but still he managed to record the vocals. Sadly, after of the release (September 2016), his health decayed fast, though most details of the actual situation were known only by 2017. While his passing was for most fans a shock, because they did really expect Elkin to survive, when the details of the situation were known, it was revealed that by December 2016, his days were already numbered.

The moment I decided to get interested to Kraken, officially, was January 26th 2017, because of a class of German. It was three days before of Elkin’s passing as final result of his illness: January 29th. I still remember the shock and surprise when I did see a tweet of a journal here, as well as remembering my classes. One week later, I looked for them in Spotify, and then my life turned out a madness.

If I have to describe him from what I learned all this time, I realized this guy just caused me a major shortcut in my potato brain. Even after he left this world, his music and legacy had kept touching the hearts of people. It shocked me seriously that he was already describe as kind and humble by others even when he was alive, I remember clearly my drama when I got Filarmónico album, from 2006, and I did read the text of Mr. Jaramillo (director of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá for this album) talking about Elkin. I think it’s a major drama to me because a band like Kraken I found it when I was already dealing with major disappointment of people, and I had became a very gloomy person. I still have some of these traits, but I admit that they had subdued.

It is impressive he had this powerful stage presence, this powerful voice, and at same time being a soft-spoken guy, and very sweet from what I could analyze. I still feel sometimes very angry with myself that I took forever to find about him. But, life allowed me to meet his son and his bandmates of the actual lineup. And, this talks more of him than what I would think: Andrés Ramírez is obvious his sweetness is because he was well-raised and his job for the band had been very good. And the kindness of the actual lineup and their compromise for keep the job, is a good reason to understand why this is the most stable lineup of Kraken.

In March 2016, the guys of the actual lineup organized a pair of small lives as a in-life tribute to their boss. About this, Elkin only said that what he dreamed the most with his band was to have something like a family, and that day he realized that he had it.

With this part I finish the “Kanaru Presents” series with Kraken.

#GraciasTitán

[darkicyninja]

My Journey

I would like to share my story because it took me years upon years to rise to the Phoenix that I am today.

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite movies Beyond The Lights is Blackbird, both by Nina Simon as well as Noni. The lyrics in Noni’s version, second verse, are:

“Now I rise as the phoenix escapes from me…

…through the fire, through the flames

leaving ashes underneath…

I'm free at last,free from you

free from the past

freedom at last

what is life, other than a cage to me…”

Fibromyalgia will claim me no longer

I first started feeling pain in my back around the age of 14. I have had several injuries: fractured left wrist, fractured left hip, torn MCL in left knee, blunt force trauma to my left eye multiple times, broken toes, broken fingers, swollen meniscus, bursitis, sciatica, solar plexus issues, sprains & strains especially in my neck and spine as well as majority of joints and other issues. All of this was discovered from X-rays and MRIs. The doctors could see my spine very out of alignments with some slight unnatural curvatures acquired from poor posture and other bad habits. Massage, topicals (especially CBD, tiger balm, biofreeze, and Penetrex), and stretches/yoga helped tremendously. By the time I was 17, the pain was so unbearable that I could only lay in bed crying and I had to resign from my job & also had a tough time working ever since.

My father took me to a chiropractor named Dr. Bob W. He adjusted me several times, however the adjustments would not hold. My mother took me to the doctor and he said I needed to see a neurologist. I went and had to get several tests done including a nerve test where they insert a needle into your nerves in your arm. They could see that my muscles were twitching but could not find the cause.

I was referred to physical therapy. I worked hard for 3 months but my pain only got worse. Eventually my pcp prescribed me muscle relaxers, tramadol, and a seizure medication in college. A few days later while taking mt world civilizations exam, I noticed that I could not sit still. The seizure medication was causing tremors which my pcp said was an adverse affect and I was having micro seizures. They took me off of the medication however it took around 96 hours to get out of my system according to the half-life. I still actually have a mild tremor/twitches to this day. After that was the trigger point injections which were very painful as the doctor inserted a need in all of the fibromyalgia trigger points generally near joints as well as nerves and vertebra. Eventually those stopped helping as well.

Then I tried marijuana for the first time. I used to be very against all drugs (straight edge XXX), however marijuana saved my life. Most of my pain was instantly eased away. So I went from social smoker, to buying on occasion, to full bud smoker is a matter of months.

My mother was upset about it though and the stress of moving in with my mom and only smoking bed when she was asleep and outside at that made me pick up the horrible habit of smoking cigarettes. I tried K2 but we all know the horrible adverse affects of that. I first got the Marlboro Skyline but then they discontinued them so I switched to menthol. I just recently switched to menthol golds/lights and actually prefer American spirit but they are so expensive. I started rolling my own cigarettes and blending different tobaccos for a a smoother taste. Then I remembered my friend Age in college used to smoke herbal cigarettes, Luna I believe to be the brand but I think they discontinued them. So I decided with my business (Skull Treats), we will bring back herbal cigarettes and detox from tobacco together. I have been using foot detox pads and they are amazing, another product I am working on.

I actually mix CBD with my THC and it is delicious and makes the bud last longer. I am working on getting my medical marijuana card as well as assisting in legalizing recreational marijuana (clinical trials are being planned). Marijuana assists with so much and I had even read before in a scholarly article that it helps detox your lungs of the harmful tobacco byproducts. I don’t believe that experiment was replicated enough in diverse enough populations, but another research experiment I would love to try.

A slight bio, I graduated from Robert Morris University (BS in Biology 2013), attended Chatham University (MS in biology 2014; did not finish), and Devry University (MS in project management 2014; did not graduate). I am currently attending Harvard University (Certifications in Spanish, Japanese, Psychology of Personal Growth, and Oracles - Omens & prophecies 2021) as well as Shaw Academy (Tarot, Crystal Healing, Alternative Therapies, Jewelry Design, Video Game Design & Development, Mini MBA, Coding, Writing 2021). I will be working on my PhD in biology & psychology hopefully next year at University of Pittsburgh, an affiliate of Skull Treats (most organizations mentioned are or are in the process of becoming official affiliates and majority of research shall be conducted with Pitt/UPMC).

Anyway, I had seen that my friend Jordan was a reiki practitioner so I booked an appointment. The appointment was amazing, she gave me the background of reiki as well as crystal healing before playing some zen music. During my session I kept seeing purple and lilies. She told me after she had seen the color purple as well!

“The color purple symbolizes power, insight, and tenderheartedness, purple boasts numerous good qualities. On a more negative note, purple can also be overly sensitive and unnecessarily vigilant. Fortunately, the good outweighs the bad when it comes to this marvelous wonder. With its uplifting spirit and undeniable beauty, purple entices with ease…”

- color-meanings.com/purple-color-meaning-the-color-purple

I did my research and seen that Savella was the newest drug approved to treat fibromyalgia. My doctors had not heard of it so they needed to conduct their own research. After a month, they agreed to let me try it and it has completely changed my life! The only pain I have left is my knees and joints which are apparently arthritis which I will get treatment for as well. My doctor recommended aqua therapy as well as occupational therapy for small more focused tasks.

If anyone is suffering from any chronic pain, whether minuscule or severe, try Savella. I have tried majority of the popular antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-anxiety, muscle relaxants, nerve and other medications and therapies. Gabapentin and lyrica ( a GABA isotope) did not help even in high doses and neither did Cymbalta.

“Savella is a prescription medication for the management of fibromyalgia in adults.

Savella is a prescription medication for the management of fibromyalgia — a common, chronic condition that causes widespread pain and affects an estimated 6-12 million people in the United States alone. The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown.

An antidepressant, milnacipran is one of three drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat fibromyalgia. While relief of fibromyalgia pain can help people feel less fatigued, milnacipran appears to have an additional effect on fatigue — separate from that associated with pain relief.

Many experts believe that fibromyalgia is associated with changes in the processing of pain signals in the brain and spinal cord.

In clinical studies that compared Savella to placebo, patients who took Savella said:

* They felt less pain and

* their fibromyalgia overall was improved

* their physical function was improved

Savella is categorized as

An antidepressant, belonging to a class of drugs called serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI).

Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are a class of medications that are effective in treating depression. SNRIs are also sometimes used to treat other conditions, such as anxiety disorders and long-term (chronic) pain, especially nerve pain. SNRIs may be helpful if you have chronic pain in addition to depression.

SNRIs ease depression by affecting chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) used to communicate between brain cells. Like most antidepressants, SNRIs work by ultimately effecting changes in brain chemistry and communication in brain nerve cell circuitry known to regulate mood, to help relieve depression.

SNRIs block the reabsorption (reuptake) of the neurotransmitters serotonin (ser-o-TOE-nin) and norepinephrine (nor-ep-ih-NEF-rin) in the brain. SNRIs approved to treat depression.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved these SNRIs to treat depression:

* Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)

* Duloxetine (Cymbalta) — also approved to treat anxiety and certain types of chronic pain

* Levomilnacipran (Fetzima)

* Venlafaxine (Effexor XR) — also approved to treat certain anxiety disorders and panic disorder

- Savella.com

- mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fibromyalgia/expert-answers/milnacipran

- Hopkinsarthritis.org

Summary:

In summary, with the right combination of hemp (CDB and/or THC), topicals, heat/ice application, yoga and stretches/meditation (with HZ sound therapy), as well as a medication such as Savella, you will actually have more energy and with less pain, that increases your quality of life so that you can accomplished what you need to do! I also became a distributor for amazing weight loss nutritional spray as well as a energy spray (more overall cellular energy/ATP) and we are also about to have a cash giveaway challenge! This will be so much fun. Let me know if you are interested in the challenge, the products or becoming an affiliate yourself and becoming your own boss with the flexibility to set your own hours from the comfort of your home

[dramaqueensjokerkings]

what are your top 3 castle episodes in each season?

Hey, Anon. I’m sorry It took this long, but this is a longass post and it needed to be done with a lot of thought. Took me like 2 hoursto write. So first of all, how dare you make me choose. :P Loved writing itthough. Disclaimer: I love the dark anddangerous ones the best. But the equal serving of light-hearted moments is thereason this show, in my opinion, will forever be the best show on the planet tome. And that’s just my opinion, so no hate. I probably missed a lot of episodestbh.

Season 1 (Pilotseason. Changed the course of my life.)

EP-1: ‘Flowers forYour Grave’: For obvious reasons. I fell in love with the show from thefirst second. (Note: The line “You have no idea.” With that signatureKate Beckett lip-bite? I swooned.)

Tie between EP-4: ‘Hell Hath No Fury’: Castle reading “N-no one, will see my tears…” while thoroughly distracted byBeckett’s stunning appearance in that red-dress™ will never get old.

And EP-5: ‘A Chill Goes Through Her Veins’: Wesee Caskett playing house and building theory for the first time. CUTE™

EP-3: ‘Hedge FundHomeboys’: It’s the first time we see Kate Beckett take down a bad boy.

Season 2 (The onewith the line: “You smell like cherries.”)

Do the two-parters count as 1? Yes.

EP-17&18: ‘TickTick Tick…Boom!’: I loved the idea of a serial killer coming after thereal-life version of a fictional character. There were so many layers of guiltand emotion in this one.

EP-13: ‘SuckerPunch’: Our first real look intoBeckett’s mother’s case. And we get Beckett saying she would like Castle to bearound when she solves it. *heart eyes*

EP-12: ‘A RoseForever After’: The first time I shipped Castle with anyone other thanBeckett. Intense.  (Note: Lanie shows herself to be theembodiment of the entire fandom with the line “Honeyy, just because youdon’t see what’s going on, doesn’t mean everyoneelse can’t see what’s going on!” and Stana’s improvised “Shuut upp!” gets me every time.)

Season 3 (MYFAVOURITE SEASON and the one where Beckett has the best hair)

There are so many on here I can’t choose. That’s why, in noparticular order:

EP-6: ‘3XK’: Thebeginning of a saga. This was a twist I did not see coming.

EP-13: ’Knockdown’:CASKETT KISS. CASKETT KISS. CASKETT KISS. Even if it wasn’t real, in the wordsof Castle: “That was amazing!”

EP-14: ‘Lucky Stiff’:Solely because we get to see Beckett drive a Ferrari (HOT) and go clubbingundercover. Martha (Castle’s mother) has a significant arc in this episode,loved that.

EP-21: ‘The DeadPool’: We get to see jealous writer Castle and Beckett thinking it’s oh sosweet. “From now on I’m a one writergirl.” *SQUEAL*

EP-16&17: ‘Setup’& ‘Countdown’: Castle andBeckett GO ROGUE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I SCREAMED.

EP-22: ‘To Love andDie in LA’: Rogue Beckett appears again, goes to LA, and Castle followswithout hesitation!! I love Rogue Beckett. She’s my favourite. So intense. Plus, this is when she finally realises she might be falling hard for this guy.AND we get to see Kate undercover in a swimsuit? HOT.

EP-24: ‘Knockout’:“I LOVE YOU, KATE.”  (This episode also had the biggest twist everregarding her mother’s case. I gaped for ten minutes straight.)

(Honorary Mention: EP-5:‘Anatomy of a Murder’: A weird Grey’s parody but ended up being one of thesweetest cases, which included Castle’s mother confirming that Beckett was histrue love. LOL.)

Season 4 (SO MUCHANGST IN THIS SEASON. IT FELT TOXIC)

EP-1: ‘Rise’: Somany emotions. Castle’s the one who gets to be mad this time. Loved all thecryptic messages in their conversation on the swings. And the way he gets herto stop going down the rabbit hole again? Beautiful.

EP-9: ‘Killshot’:PTSD Kate Beckett was fascinating to watch. Stana Katic deserved an Emmy forher performance in this one.

EP-23: ‘Always’: “What do you want, Kate?”  “You.”  I DIED OKAY? I DIED. (This episode also hadROGUE BECKETT and HIGH EMOTIONS.)

(Honorary Mention: EP-21: ‘Headhunters’: It was fun to seeCastle flounder with an aggressive cop while Castle and Beckett silentlydrifted away just before the finale. In the end, Beckett comes through anywayand saves his sorry ass because she always has Castle-Man-child’s backapparently. Heart-warming.)

 Season 5 (THEY’REFINALLY TOGETHER. YAY!)

EP-1: ‘After theStorm’: WE SEE BECKETT’S MOTHER’S KILLER. And more Rogue Beckett. Love thefact that she gave Bracken a scar across the face.

EP-5: ‘ProbableCause’: The return of 3XK. I love these episodes. They’re the ones with thebest writing. The ending though: “Youshot him. He’s dead. It’s over.”  “…Fornow.”

EP-13: ‘Recoil’:Beckett finds herself protecting her mother’s killer. HA LOVED THAT, and thedeath glares she kept giving him the entire episode.

(Honorary mentions: EP-15&16: ‘Target’ & ’Hunt’: LIAM NEESON CASTLE FOR THE WIN,and Alexis is a badass in her own right.And EP-24: ‘Watershed’: “Katherine Houghton Beckett, will you marryme?”   DIED DEAD. DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. SECOND HAPPY FINALE IN A ROW? I couldn’t believe it.)

Season 6 (I love but also feel kinda weird aboutthis one)

EP-9: ‘Disciple’:All the doppelganger victims and chaos turn out to be 3XK’s doing (kinda). KellyNeiman gave me chills. (Even though she spent the entire episode gushing aboutBeckett’s gorgeous face, I mean who wouldn’t?) “We’ll meet again. Don’t know where, don’tknow when.”

EP-17: ‘In the Belly of The Beast’: This isone of those episodes where Beckett is at her sharpest, and own her own. One ofmy all-time favourite episodes. The ending was unexpected; gave me chills.

EP-22: ‘Veritas’:SHE FINALLY CLOSES HER MOTHER’S CASE CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? IT WAS WAY TOOSATISFYING TO WATCH. ALSO, WHAT A TWIST THAT WAS. Poetic justice indeed. And of course, the entire episode is just ridden with Rogue Beckett moments, whichyou know I love.

(Honorary Mention:EP-7: ‘Like Father, Like Daughter’:An Alexis centric episode that I ABSOLUTELY loved. I’ve always regarded Castle’srelationship with his daughter as GOALS, so this one highlighted that, theintelligent side of Alexis, and Beckett’s insecurity- that was a great touch.Very real.)

Season 7 (Thelast season according to me)

EP-6: ‘The Time ofOur Lives’: Castle wakes up in a world where he never met Beckett and we get tosee her crush on him for a second time. CUTE™ and puts things into perspectivefor everyone. THEY’RE FINALLY MARRIED. YAY.

EP-14&15: ‘Resurrection’& ‘Reckoning’: 3XK and KellyNeiman are BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER. Too bad, Castle and Beckett beat them at their own game. EXTREME CASTLE ANDBADASS BECKETT IN ONE EPISODE. I WAS CRYING. 3XK finally goes down after like…4years. Amazing.

EP-23: ‘Hollander’sWoods’: This one just tied up the entire series in a bow. We got to seewhat made Beckett who she was, and this one shows Castle’s own can of worms. Ilike to think that this was the perfect ending to the show, but hey season 8was great too.

Season 8 (Theloopy one)

EP-1: ‘XY’: Thisone and the one after were both extremely wild rides from start to finish.CAPTAIN Beckett on the run is very intense to watch.

EP-12: ‘The BlameGame’: More like a psychological thriller. Exposes the different kind ofhumans and their thinking process. I loved seeing the roles Caskett played whenfaced with mortal danger without each other. They always seem to be wordlesslyin sync. I wish I had their beautiful brains too.

EP-22: ‘Crossfire’:Even though this was kind of a sloppy ending to Castle’s disappearance andLOKSAT and finally putting an end to Kate’s can of worms, the twists continuedto keep me on my toes. Plus, the Senator-Beckett-with-three-kids prediction came true and thatsatisfied me to no end.

 The one thing I absolutely LOVED in season 8 was Alexisbeing a full grown competent adult with a brain just as sharp as her father’s.And the introduction of Hayley, who more or less SAVED the season with her wit.

(I wish this show never ended to be honest, but when theycancelled Stana for season 9, I knew I couldn’t watch anymore. I’m glad theynever got the chance to do that, with abc cancelling them and all.)

Okay enough of the past. I hope you watch their new stuff, anon! Jon Huertas (Esposito) is on the show This is Us, which is BEAUTIFUL and deserves an Emmy tbh. And now Stana Katic (Kate Beckett) is the lead in Absentia, which is on its way to becoming another one of my favorites. It’s very intense, and her acting is brilliant, obviously. Not to mention, Jon and Seamus Dever (Ryan) are now an actual musical duo (i always loved their bromance tbh) called shayjeanmusic! They’ll be releasing music soon! Nathan Fillion…well…he was in Cars 3! I don’t know what future plans he’s got though. I’d love to watch anything new of his too.��

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So here’s my thoughts on pokeani theme songs that absolutely no one asked for

I freaking love music. Music is my life. Add that to the fact I’ve just finished watching through AG, and you end up with me prattling on about pokeani dub themes.

I wish I’d had the sense to do this after I finished OS. But I didn’t. So I’m combining OS and AG now.

Warning: long post...

POKEMON THEME (Indigo League)

Instant hit or grower? Instant, obviously! This will always be the quintessential pokemon theme, you ask me to sing pokemon, this is what you'll get.

Musicality: It's catchy, love the piano, can't help but dance to the guitars, great vocals and kick-ass harmony, it's really hard to try and sing the words AND the music at the same time. Love it! 10/10

Animation: MEW!! Pokemon in space! Everything fits to the beat, and matches the lyrics too. Points for Gary and Delia. 9/10

TR appearance: Once. 3 seconds. They look good though. Posing!! 5/10

Bonus points? It’s the original! 10/10

POKEMON WORLD (Orange Islands)

Instant hit or grower? Not a fan tbh, worst of OS.

Musicality: It is kinda catchy but that's the only thing going for it. That whole shout and reply thing (’so ya wanna be’… ‘number one’) annoys me. It feels like it's trying too hard. Nothing special musically, at all. Just nope. 2/10

Animation: Mandi!! We had a bit of a crush on him back in the day. And yay for Richie, and more Delia and Gary, and Duplica too. And Gio! Yay for Jigglypuff! Overall a lot more visually energetic than the last one. Plus pretty rainbow background makes Kel happy. 8/10

TR appearance: Once. 5 seconds. Cute posing plus comedy.  7/10

Bonus points? Bonus points because I love the 2nd movie so much. 5/10

POKEMON JOHTO (Johto Journeys)

Instant hit or grower? A grower. I hated it back in the day. But when I started my adult pokeani watch-thru I LOVED it! I think I only hated it way back because I was such a fan of gen 1 and the original theme.

Musicality: THOSE BACKING DO DO DOOO'S! GAH! It's so damn catchy and singable! Good harmonies too, not quite on the first one's level though. Fab beat, love the drums. 8/10

Animation: The twerp running sequence at the start and the way it fits with the music, I freaking love it! More Gary :D and Jigglypuff :D CHIKORITA! GET AWAY FROM ASH! Stupid chikorita trying to take Pikachu's place. It really bugged me during Johto. Yay, Mew's back, being all cute, and Lugia too :D 7/10

TR appearance: Once. 3 seconds. Cute sleepy rockets!  5/10

Bonus points? It will always remind me of one of my fave gishwhes items. 5/10

BORN TO BE  WINNER (Johto League Champions)

Instant hit or grower? Instant, kinda. No, no, what are you doing? You can't do this! Stop destroying the original! You're sullying it! STOP! Wait, what's happening, holy… HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME!! I LOVE THIS!!

Musicality: JFC when it kicks in at ‘my whole life’, it's incredible!! That fucking beat!! Those chords after ‘time to test my skills’ make me so happy inside. And that chord on ‘show the world’! This was the first one that I used to actually animatedly sing and dance and tap and clap to, every damn time. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SONG IS AMAZING! 10/10

Animation: Man, the twerps mean business at the start! Delia! And Tracey too! And reminds me so much of my fave movie with the Lugia stuff near the start. Entei! Mew's back for more too!! Don't really care for any of the gym leader cameos tbh. They haven't made as much effort to get the video synced perfectly to the audio as in previous ones, it seems a bit chaotic? 6/10

TR appearance: Once, 4 seconds, but really only 1 second close up.  2/10

Bonus points? HOLY FUCKING WOW AT THE SONG! 10/10

BELIEVE IN ME (Master Quest)

Instant hit or grower? We've just had a kick ass theme, and now we have another one??! Instant!! 

Musicality: It's rocky, that bassline, rockin’ guitars, fab vocals. No harmony except the last line but I don't miss it, it works well without. Toe-tappingly good. 8/10

Animation: Back to making an effort to make everything fit to the beat, which is good. Yay for Gary, Richie and Casey! Those stairs remind me of the 3rd movie. Legendary dogs and birds, Lugia too. Awww Celebi!! 7/10

TR appearance: Twice!! 5 seconds in total. And both freaking awesome! The second one especially is one of my faves of the gang. 9/10

Bonus points? The song rocks. 8/10

I WANNA BE A HERO (Advanced)

Instant hit or grower? As much as I freaking love it now, it wasn't instant, but it was a quick grower. The chorus was an instant hit though.

Musicality: 'town' and 'learn' sound whiny and annoy me, I think that's why the verse wasn't instant. That beat is awesome tho. The wee bridge 'take a step' to 'again' - it's growing, it's growing... Chorus hits, and it's just YES!! That first line with the harmony, gah I always launch straight in to singing the harmony full blast. I can't help it. Plus the fact the music stops for that line makes it even more epic. That wee guitar bit behind 'pokemon advanced' I freaking love it! 8/10

Animation: It's fine, I don't love it, it's nothing special, lots of action, no cameos (apart from Aqua and Magma). Though bonus points for the very end with all the pretty colours. 6/10

TR appearance: Once. 2 seconds. But yay for James getting a hug from Cacnea. 4/10

Bonus points? Awesome song. 8/10

THIS DREAM (Advanced Challenge)

Instant hit or grower? It was a grower.

Musicality: A bit of a step down after I wanna be a hero, but still awesome. It lacks the singability and toe-tappiness of some but it's catchy enough. Great harmonies in the chorus. Every song ends with the usual 'pokemon' and this was the first where I thought the theme song didn't lead well in to it, it feels like it was just shoved on to the end with no through of the previous chords, and that annoyed me. 7/10

Animation: Starts with space and an aurora so bonus points right from the get go. I liked the appearance from the Kanto starter final evolutions. Pikachu is so damn cute sitting on Ash's knee on that hill. Watching it now I'm like Yay Drew!, but at the time I wasn't fussed, he was a grower lol. Medicham annoys me with that wee head thing. 8/10

TR appearance: Once. 2 seconds but blasting off so they're barely there. 3/10

Bonus points? Crotch shot (blink and you’ll miss it). 5/10

UNBEATABLE (Advanced Battle)

Instant hit or grower? FUCKING INSTANT!

Musicality: How freaking epic is this?!?! This wins the award for the pokemon theme sung most often by Kel. It was constantly in my head. In fact I used to sing from 'woah' to 'pokemon', point at hubby, who would roll his eyes before saying 'advanced battle' and I would cheer. Good times. Harmonies are fantastic. Guitars are fantastic. I can't help but air-drum at 'they'll never last'. That bassline!! What is not to like about this? It's brilliant!! 10/10

Animation: That whole things with Brock, Munchlax, May and Max shrugging, love it! I like the way Drew and Harley appeared behind May. Yay again for Celebi and the legendary dogs and birds. That wee nose rub Ash does, I don't know why but I adore it! DANCING TEAM ROCKET!!! Fucking Batman??! Yay for Delia and Tracey and Misty! Who even are those shadowy dudes in 'come to play - never last'? Good mix of action-packed vs funny, plus everything fits to the beat. 9/10

TR appearance: Twice! 5 seconds in total. DANCING! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS! 9/10

Bonus points? EPIC SONG! Also, in case I hadn't already mentioned, DANCING TR! 10/10

BATTLE FRONTIER (Battle Frontier)

Instant hit or grower? Ugh, not a fan. Worst of AG, plus worst so far.

Musicality: From 'if you're strong' to 'find your destiny' eventually grew on me a little, but the rest of the song is abysmal. There is nothing about this song that is special, even the half of the chorus that I don't mind as much is nowhere near the level of the other themes. Big thumbs down from Kel. 0/10

Animation: I kinda like that sequence with May, Drew and Harley with the pokemon in front of them. I don't care enough about the frontier brains to enjoy their cameos. The fucking bit with Ash during 'it's the master plan' and he's turning round to the beat, ugh it annoys me so much! Overall a bit chaotic. Nothing special at all. 2/10

TR appearance: NO TEAM ROCKET!! -10/10

Bonus points? Everything’s shit, plus minus bonus points for the god-awful song at the end!! Fucking hell. -20/10

POKERAP GS (SHORT VERSION) (Pokemon Chronicles)

Instant hit or grower? Grower

Musicality: I wasn't fussed on it at first but damn it's catchy. Can't help singing along and bopping your head. But it's nothing special. 6/10

Animation: Yay Celebi. Everything fits to the beat. Yay Tracey and Misty and Richie. Nothing else really to say. 5/10

TR appearance: None, but this is about side characters / 'old friends' (even tho TR have their own eps) so I forgive them. 0/10

Bonus points? The song is catchy as hell. 4/10

[calorieworkouts]

How Do I Find My One-Rep Max?

Go large or go residence - appears straightforward sufficient, right? However there's a fine art to locating that one-rep max (read: the heaviest weight you can move as soon as on an offered workout) - and security is crucial. Some use mathematics, others, brute force. In any case, it is very important to prepare the body and the human brain for the full-blown effort (as well as see to it spotters are prepped as well as all set!). Keep reading to figure out simply how strong you are - securely.

Heavy Stuff - The Need-to-Know

There are 2 reasons to test a one-rep max. First, the one-rep max is a classic test of strength One-repetition maximum strength test represents a legitimate ways to examine leg stamina in vivo in human beings, Verdijk LB, van Crazy L, Meijer K, et al. Division of Human Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands. Journal of Sports Scientific research, 2009 Jan 1,27( 1):59 -68. . Having logged day in day out in the health club, it's time to see what those shoulders and upper legs could really do (as well as recognizing that can help establish new physical fitness objectives). Second of all, understanding that max is crucial to specific weight training weight loss programs, since they could supply a measurable template for progress and also periodization (i.e. differing a training class at routine time periods to optimize efficiency).

For circumstances, a class for muscular hypertrophy (read: landing bigger muscle mass) might suggest a shoulder press for five collections of five repetitions at 75 percent of a one-rep max. Without a strong guestimation, also the savviest lifter will be shed. But why use portions? It's an extremely standardized means of adding workable weight weekly - and backing off when need be. So 75 percent becomes 77.5 percent the complying with week, and more, up until you're lifting more compared to ever prior to (geeks call this progressive overload).

Of training course, the occasional lifter or class-goer will most likely not have to worry themselves with the numbers as much (although keeping an exercise log is fantastic to track development). And for newbies or those returning to strength training, keep in mind, a one-rep max test isn't really for day one. Some strength trainers, including Dan John, suggest taking at the very least two months acquainting the mind as well as body with the activities before trying a max initiative lift.

As for which workouts deserve a one-rep max examination, everything depends upon the nature of the class (frequently they will define). But the most common motions generally consist of variants of the squat, deadlift, Olympic lifts (take and clean and also jerk), overhanging press, and bench press. Alright, sufficient stretching - let's figure out merely exactly how strong we really are.

Mad Max - Your Action Plan

Lifters have two avenues to locate a one-rep max. To avoid a wrong turn (or automobile wreckage), first make certain the body is totally recuperated from previous exercises since a max lift need to be using the extreme upper limitation of one's strength. be sure to properly warm up, (consisting of foam rolling or some various other type of myofascial release) to obtain the muscle mass primaried as well as prepared to work. Lastly - and this is key - employ some able-bodied good friends as spotters. (Maximum effort lifts require optimal supervision!)

The predicted one-rep max: Mathletes, this's for you. Pick a rep array (three and also five are the most preferred). Warm up sufficiently, functioning to the heaviest possible weight at this offered number of representatives with solid form (with upwards of 2 to three minutes remainder in between each collection). Then, struck the mobile phone - or a helpful dandy graph - to calculate your forecasted one-rep max making use of a workout science-approved formula Prediction of one repeating maximum toughness from multiple repetition optimum screening and anthropometry, Reynolds JM, Gordon TJ, Robergs RA. Exercise Physiology Laboratories, Workout Science Class, College of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Journal of Stamina as well as Conditioning Research study, 2006 Aug,20( 3):584 -92. . If you banged out three bench presses at 225 pounds, type that amount into the formula, and also bam! Your expected one-rep max is 238 extra pounds - all set, set, lift! (Certainly, if this number seems seriously out of grasp, best to hear the body and also bring it down a notch.)

The true one-rep max: Prefer to press the formulas aside? For this technique, the workout is crucial - some experts suggest lift-specific warm-ups together with a sufficient dynamic warm-up Combination of general and also particular workouts enhances leg-press one repeating optimum compared with certain workout in trained individuals, Abad CC, Prado ML, Ugrinowitsch C, et al. Bandeirantes College of São Paulo (UNIBAN), São Paulo, Brazil. Journal of Stamina as well as Conditioning Research study, 2011 Aug,25( 8):2242 -5. . Next, you'll need a pretty good idea of your goal weight (you do not wish to attempt a lot more compared to 3 to five extremely heavy singles). As soon as you've finished a lift that uses every little bit of your stamina, unassisted, with proper kind, congrats! You have actually discovered your real one-rep max. Note: If at some point during the repetition the spotter( s) must assist, go down the weight in the adhering to set as well as attempt again.

Which test is best for me? Convenience is essential. Truth one-rep max examination will certainly be much more ideal for the knowledgeable weightlifter (since understanding your very own strength is essential). As well as while the predicted test is not ONE HUNDRED percent precise, it does give an appropriate step of toughness for the daily lifter.

If this appears a little intimidating, there are alternatives to finding a one-rep max and utilizing its portions. Rather, some professionals recommend working up to a heavy weight to rep proportion day-to-day while concentrating on proper form. Eric Cressey and Greg Everett give excellent guidelines on this natural technique at their websites.

And don' t pursue a new one-rep max each time you hit the gym. Offer muscular tissues plenty of time to recover and also reinforce. Various class require varied varieties of one-rep max examinations in a single day, yet it is not often that more than 3 tests are carried out in a solitary session. Consider performing examinations every 6 to 12 weeks, or as your class deems necessary. And keep in mind: Larger gains in stamina will certainly be made as a novice than at other factor in a toughness training 'occupation.' Don't be prevented - obtaining more powerful is a tortoise's online game, not a hare's Influence of previous encounter on resistance training on dependability of one-repetition maximum test, Ritti-Dias RM, Avelar A, Salvador EP, et al. Institution of Athletics, University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil. Journal of Toughness and also Conditioning Research study, 2011 May,25( 5):1418 -22. .

Posting a new PR from time to time ensures a healthy confidence increase, and also could aid framework objectives for the future. Be secure as well as have fun. Getting more potent is only component of the equation.

Experts' Takes

This post has prepared as well as approved by Greatist Professionals Kelvin Gary as well as Joe Vennare. Right here's a little bit more on just what they needed to say:

Kelvin Gary: "In enhancement to verifying just how difficult you are, discovering your one-rep max is a terrific means to evaluate just how you're finishing with your toughness training program. As pointed out, a well believed out weight loss program utilizes weights that are a portion of your one-rep max at varying representative varieties. Understanding your one-rep max and re-assessing after six to eight weeks is a terrific means to make sure you're educating at the right intensity.'

Joe Vennare: 'The concept behind finding as well as using a one-rep max is to determine and track performance. If someone is putting in the time find or determine this number, it just makes sense that they are likewise taking treatment to tape workouts as well as weights selected throughout workouts. Keep it simple with a pad and pen or (nerd alert!) produce a spread sheet as well as line chart to chart each training session. In any case, the endgame ought to be the very same: come to be stronger as well as a lot more muscular by using the principal of modern overload (read: gradually, increasing the quantity of weight utilized for each exercise). Later on, retest your one-rep max. If you have the ability to relocate more weight, congratulations, your had job is repaying. If you have not improved or, as well as it pains me to claim this, you have gotten weaker, it's time to review your nutrition as well as training programs.'

Have you evaluated your one-rep max prior to? How did you get on? Inform us in the remarks listed below!

[courage-a-word-of-justice]

ACCA 2 | Nanbaka 16 | SGRS 16 | Marginal #4 2 | Classicaloid 15 | Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 2 - 3 | D Gray Man Hallow 1 | ReLIFE 2 - 6

The idea for D Gray Man Hallow from now on: Once all 2016 shows are done (rewatches or not), expect the 2016 ranking.

(ACCA 2)

What in Dante’s Inferno? I’m properly listening to the OP as it was intended in the anime…and it doesn’t quite look like what I expected.

I don’t like tomatoes, so no bread for me.

This is a cute…albeit unconventional way to introduce the series’ core concepts. Also, acorn berets.

Kabocha = pumpkin, while murasaki = purple. That’s made from purple lettuce, so I don’t blame ‘em for calling it that.

Mushroomhead = Rail.

I thought ACCA paid really high if he got cigarettes for free.

Oh no, is Nino going to go against Jean?

Bihinshitsu = equipment room.

2m 22 cm is over 6 foot…wow.

Walnut-topped cake filled with nuts.

The systems managers seem really incompetent…I suspect something’s up.

The guys all deilberately seem to have the same face.

A-hah. As I thought. (Dang you, title spoiler.)

If this ED were to evolve, it would be even better than Yuri on Ice’s OP. (That’s saying something.) Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be happening…

Doesn’t seem like there’ll be any title spoilers next time either.

(Nanbaka 16)

I’m less likely to skip Rin! Rin! Hi! Hi! than some of the other Ops when I’m watching. That does make it slightly unwieldy as a rewatching show, though.

“Wow, he’s trash.” – Dat me.

Samon has a brother?

In a world full of filial piety, the worst one can do is to insult someone else’s family.

I’m not very good with “kept secret” stories, which is why I’m trying to do “Next to Me” well enough…at least to my standards, anyway. My standards are very high, you know.

They must’ve done something to the snacks…

(Showa Genroku: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 3)

The fireworks are so lifelike in this ep!

Daiku Shirabe…I found out about the story from an ANN article, so I should’ve seen its appearance coming…“Tamaya” is something you yell during fireworks displays. Apparently it was the name of a fireworks company somewhere along the line.

The flattening refers to how Yota had to bow for forgiveness, but I think I kinda explained that already.

“Shinuchissei”…Yota seems to slur the end of his sentences.

I actually went “WHAT?!” at Yota not being fazed by the big daddy boss.

Note for later: The baby (I heard his name was Shinnosuke) was born November 23rd.

The jazz soundtrack really sells this show.

...so this is the rant from Daiku Shirabe. It’s fast (compared to even the usual), but it has lots of heart. Plus the showcasing of the tattoo really did its significance justice.

I think the bridge is called Matsubashi (Pine Bridge).

Yota could’ve fabricated the shaking of his hands.…wow. Yota has such yaoi hands. Just what you’d expect from a former BL artist.

I thought Yakumo was more of a cat person. Whose dog is Hanako?

Aw. I felt sorry for Matsuda, even if I have a suspicion he feigned those tears. Well, regardless, now I know Matsuda has grandkids anyway…so win win.

I knew he was either summoning the master Sukeroku II pissed off or Sukeroku himself.

“Tou-chan” was an unexpected nickname I didn’t think Konatsu would use.

Update: I thought about it, and even Shinnosuke’s name takes after the legacy. Remember? Sukeroku used to be called Shin! 

(Marginal #4 2)

One of the things that makes this show stand out is the space-styled episode titles.

Ooh. Pretty cherry blossoms.

Pan shots. Of course.

I know this isn’t the sort of show that gets too much coverage, and I even think it looks a bit ugly at times (not to mention a bit weird) but when you’re not caught up on most of the other big idol shows, this is the best you can do.

I think game boy (orange twin…er, aka R)’s trying too hard with his terms.

Now that Atom is talking about heart, it really does look like he’s a Toshiki Masuda character through and through, although he doesn’t look very angry when he sounds angry. I’ll chalk that up to the art department.

“Don’t think, feel” seems to be attributed to lots of places, so I don’t know the original source. However, since game boy (um, aka R) cites a movie star, it’s apparently Bruce Lee (if my Google-fu serves me right).

L makes stuff sound deeeeep.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?! Rui wasn’t surprised by the juice.

Atom is such a Ryuu sometimes...

…okay, enough with the underwear jokes…The twin jokes are a bit weird. Plus the ships can be smelt from a mile away…but that’s not enough to save a show.

“Ore-sama”? I only just realised Atom uses such a term.

Enough about the lucky underwear! *flips table*

Oh, I saw Ayanokouji in the background at one point.

I’m with Rui most times, including the need for deduction.

I’m still questioning the sanity of someone who wrote an entire episode plot about lucky underwear.

Alright, since I feel brain dead after that, I’m going to drop it, meaning ACCA is the show that forges ahead. Well, I’m lucky I was hoping to watch FLCL to fill in the gap once I’m done with my 3 remaining rewatches at this point in time (ReLIFE, D Gray Man, Morose Mononokean). The latter two will have, from ep 7, fresh impressions, so hopefully you can look forward to them.  

(Classicaloid 15)

Selfies: a worldwide phenomenon…I never got into that stuff, but if I were to analyse ‘em, I’d say they tap into the human need to be self centred.

There’s something sad about seeing someone rejected, eve if that someone is a piece of trash like Sousuke…

The game the Classicaloids are playing appears to be a game of Life.

Unfortunately, Kanae’s right…again. Sad life for you, Sousuke.

Motz literally became a flippin’ Akoya, right down to wearing a dress. Plus, the Amazon brigade came back.

Aw, I really felt for the glasses guy, even if briefly.

“Basics of Programming”? Don’t need that for Garage Band, Sousuke.

Hanted house and cosplay café...

…eh? Tchaiko still calls herself a former member of Cla:Kla?

Oh. I never realised until now, but Hamamatsu + festival (matsuri) = Hamamatsuri.

With that song (Sousuke’s song), it’s a sad blooper reel.

(Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga ep 2)

I got a wallpaper of Shima trying not to laugh (it was from the official Blue Exorcist anime page, but only for a period around Shima’s b’day). So this ep is where it comes from.

“Bon” means “young master” anyway, so it doesn’t matter.

“…a herbal tea antidote…”

Kyoto is meant to be the imperial capital…at least around the 1700s, it was the imperial capital.

Mamushi means “pit viper”. She’s not one to mess with.

He’s got some reflexes, that Ryuji.

Uwabami is also a type of snake…I forgot which one though.

Wait, Uwabami’s the man?! Uwabami was a woman in Oumagadoki Zoo…

Seriously, are they all getting drunk on juice…? Oh, okay. So that’s what happened.

(ep 3)

Rin’s shirt says “Sankyu” in goroawase and English, LOL.

Even if you love weeds, please don’t smoke ‘em, kids.

I thought Rin was going to pull a Shaft head tilt out of nowhere when he looked back at Konekomaru.

Update: For efficiency, the tag for this one is “Chesarka watches AoEx”. However, I don’t normally refer to it as such. I’d probably refer to it as “Ao Eku” if I wee speaking (due to the season 1 DVD extras), but “Blue Exorcist” is the shortest mode of the name I’d use in typing format.

(D Gray Man Hallow ep 1)

I am familiar with this source material, so do be aware of that. However, I didn’t finish the anime the first time around, so do be aware of that too.

Sometimes the art style for this anime can be a little off. The noses can be a little too pointy and too close to the eyes, so on and so forth.Allen doesn’t even look like he’s blushing with this art style too…that’s a bit of a disappointment.

Even the golems have it in for each other…LOL.

Johnny has apparently been stealing the spotlight for quite some time, but I haven’t noticed it all that much. Probably because I read volumes 21 – 24 in one go…

I think.Cross Marian looks more like Grelle (Black Butler) than ever in colour.

Why does Lenalee have such a short skirt?

When even the masked guy has a sweatdrop, you know there’s trouble.

(ReLIFE ep 2)

Unfortunately for Kariu, I understand there is no “next time”…

I’ve found out even at 18, people don’t judge two people of different gender sitting together eating lunch…of course, cultural standards notwithstanding.

Stud earrings are fine if you play sports, I think.

According to Google-sensei, it’s only about $11, my country’s money. It’s not that much if you work…but knowing Japanese standards (which say you should focus on getting into uni before getting a job), it does seem a bit much for someone who doesn’t work and doesn’t get any allowance. So in a weird way, it does make sense to me.

...but you took Kariu’s hand when she offered you the rubber, Arata?

Hey, that joke was in Erased too.

Kazu-kun = Karamatsu…kinda. LOL.

I always seemed to understand Hishiron, and yet also understand Arata to some extent too. Maybe I’m the perfect in-between for these two. Probably because I tend to break off friendships as soon as the year ends, and yet prior friendships are a core part to my social strategy.

Unfortuately, the downside to “minimalistic” is that it’s obvious when it goes off model.

LINE sticker…LOL. LINE’s very popular in Japan.

(ep 3)

I’ve wondered whether Yayoi Sou is a lady or not. Considering the circumstances, it probably is that Sensei is a female.

Hideyo is the dude on the 1000 note, obviously.

Ah…fitness tests. The bane of youth. No one says “stupid loud” though.

Oh. Tamarai’s there around the time of Asaji’s throw.

Lookit that rabbit on Usa-sensei’s shirt. No one says “crazy athletic” either…you outdated subbers.

Akira (Inukai) is kinda like Yurio, come to think of it, eh?

Didn’t you just say it yourself (about you being old) though, Arata?

Yoake literally had a blank face there, LOL.

There appears to be a Sato GP on the way to Aoba. Huh.

Ah…a show’s a real classic if it makes you laugh every time…

(ep 4)

Where’s the guy who does sad interpretations of OPs and EDs? (This guy.)

I know your feels, Kariu. (see the Tumblr debacle for an instance of this)

There appears to be something about whales near the fishtank.

The cityscapes in this are so nice.

There’s a map of Japan on one wall of Kaizaki’s place.

Go forth, young Kariu! Pick up your fallen balls! (teehee)

CGI balls, LOL.

It’s creepy (but also dramatic) when the lights of the eyes are the last to move.

(ep 5)

Sumire! Her name means “violet” (the flower).

There are some nuances lost in translation, like yappari and the levels of formality…but those are typically lost.

This “lecture” is probably the highest point you can get in the show (so far). It’s times like this you can really see an author’s strengths in storytelling.

The piano really sells the Hishiro/Kaizaki meeting.

What a strange angle that “lean to the left” shot is.

I’ve found out swear words have a lot of leeway when it comes to levels of “oh no”. These swar words include yabai and temee. Due to the context of Wan! and the fact it was Chuuya who kept using them, I went with the nastier variants [in my scanlating days] but sometimes a non-swearing variant is enough. However, kirai (to dislike) is pretty nasty if you use it in Japanese.

Kaizaki’s delivery of these lines really sells their comedic effect. The electronic keyboard makes it sound like night, but also makes it sound 1) like night and 2) creepy, for some reason.

Freeter is almost as bad as NEET, Kaizaki.

There appears to be a 100 man (10 thousand) coin bank behind Yoake, which makes that...1000000 yen. (chorus in back: One million yen?!)

(ep 6)

Apparently someone tried to type the same Japanese words into Google and didn’t get the same results, LOL.

Hishiron uses a Mac, LOL.

“Thanks for having us” probably isn’t the right words for it. Ojamashimasu means “sorry for intruding”, but it sounds heavily formal when translated, so I can see why the subbers did what they did though.

*laughs* MDs (minidiscs)? I know what they are, even though they’re meant to be completely dead by now. Apparently they’re a product of the 90s that never caught on..although I admit I’ve never used an MD in my life, let alone held one. It does kinda look like a floppy disc, though. (chorus in back: You poke through old stuff too much, don’t you?)

Those fadeout cups are so cool! I want one.

Ah, maths. The sad thing about my life is that up until a certain point I was good at maths. Then the hard stuff came up and I started to fail.

I thought it was Third Street Oga was talking about, but it’s 3rd chome, sort of like a suburb.

Knowing An, she may have deliberately put Oga out of the way for her own purposes…if you know what I mean.

CGI car just ruined the suspenseful mood, dangit.

Sometimes I just turn off my volume and turn on some music on Spotify. That way, you can make your own soundtrack.

Why did Arata have such a dumb face in the thought bubble?

Wow, she’s a real fujoshi, that one [An].

“Dude”? I cringe so much at her use of it, despite the fact I use it myself. 

You liar, Onoya. Knowing who subject 1 was means that I know they couldn’t have even thought about that part…

[pinkdolphinmusic-blog]

Welcome To Corridor 13!

Today’s post is about a recent album that is so fantastic I had to write about it. It is by an indie artist who I adore - Lemonade Kid.

‘Welcome To Corridor 13′ is the result of a year’s work by Lemonade Kid. The attention to detail clearly shows in this collection if finely crafted and performed indie-electro-pop songs.

The album is at home in the collections of pop music lovers, indie fans and those who like electronic music equally. All of Lemonade Kid’s releases so far have been fantastic, but with this album he has surpassed himself by creating a masterpiece that is so clear and vibrant it excites me every time I listen.

Lemonade Kid is the brain-child of musician and songwriter Dominic Lack from Shrewsbury in the middle-ish of England. I spoke to him about his musical roots and creating this album (which was not an easy road for those involved) and found that his formative years watching ‘Top Of The Pops’ on the BBC as a young child and forming bands whilst at school mirrored my own youth and musical journey. Here is what he said...

“My earliest memories are of music. I can remember sitting in my mum and dads front room listening to ‘Sgt Peppers’ with big old headphones on. I remember listening to 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' and closing my eyes imagining colours. Then dancing on the table to Gary Glitter on Top Of The Pops. Those were the days! I can remember writing songs and making up bands from the age of about 6. As a youngster I drifted in and out of loving music. Adam and the Ants were one of the first bands I fell in love with. I suppose I always liked bands that had a degree of flamboyance and odd front men! It wasn't really until the mid eighties indie scene when I was a teenager that I started being in little bands at school and so on. I fell in love with The Smiths and the C86 indie pop scene that showed that anyone could make music and that the music was more important than the success I guess. Bands like The House Of Love and The Stone Roses were a big influence on lyrics and also blending in different styles. Then the acid house scene was a big thing and it was at this time I got really into the 60's Psychedelic scene. I guess these things remain a big influence to this day. Being in bands around this time gave a real sense of identity but also demonstrated the difficulty of being in a group with 4 other blokes and the various inter band relationships that would appear...

Music has always been a release and an escape from every day life. I guess everyone needs some kind of release whether it be poetry , art or kicking a football about on a Sunday morning! With music of course there is a wonderful release of words and expression through music also. Back then of course it was difficult to get your music heard. In bands in the 90's we had tapes pressed and sold them at gigs and so on to other people who were into 'that kind of music'. The wonderful thing now of course is the internet where you can easily release music and have people listen all around the world. It's also easy to send music to some of the amazing DJ's that are out there. So now there are people out there who listen and you don't have to send out loads of tapes in Jiffy bags!

After recording and releasing 4 EPs in 2016 in my mind I knew that I wanted to make an album in 2017. The EPs gave me a great opportunity to try different things and I always think sometimes it's possible to be more experimental on a 4 track EP than on an album weirdly! January saw the 'Program Electricity' EP finished off and then released in February so then it was onto the album. Lots of songs were forming at this point. Recording though 2016 had helped exercise the creative muscle so by this year it was quite strong. The songs were beginning to form. Some of the songs that made the final cut were being written at this stage. One of the first was 'Glowworm' though at this time it was a sprawling 10 minute epic! It was always called 'Glowworm' though no words existed st this point. Some of the songs started as lyrics, some as music, some as melodies. Some would be written on piano, some would come from experimenting with sounds some would come out of nowhere during a walk or a car journey. It varies from song to song. 'Zeroed' started as a little song I'd sing with my 3 year old son. Often if he liked it it was worth pursuing! 'Apple' started as just the chorus which again I sang to my son and he enjoyed. I always envisaged it as a sort of groovy acoustic song but it grew into something else! I knew that I wanted other people involved on the album. Or course I had my faithful guitarist Jarrod as ever but also wanted some more musicians and more voices. As work stated properly in March I got in touch with poet ForgottenBee about creating and reading a poem for an instrumental song I had. She worked quickly and came back with something incredible. She really pushed the boundaries on this one. We had worked together on a couple of tracks before but this was the most collaborative we had been. It was probably one of those lucky accidents that recording throws up. 'Good Feeling' had been written during the filming of the video for 'synthesizer' (from Program Electricity) as a feel good song. I realised I didn’t really have any when applying for adverts and so on so set out to make one. I also at this point contacted German DJ Alice Peters-Burns who has an incredible voice. So that was set in motion. Just needed a backing vocalist... Which was easier said then done. Despite meeting with two singers neither worked out. As we entered summer it looked like the album might be shelved. The vision I had for the album and the sounds in my head needed a second voice. I discussed with Jarrod just doing a couple of EP's while we continued searching. 'Kill The Future' EP was released as a stop gap on Election Day as a kind of weird multi media protest song but that wasn't what I wanted to be doing. By this time there were about 20 songs written for the album. The album that wasn't going to happen. Then Emma got in touch...

When I first met Emma it was basically at our first recording session. We had chatted online and so on but it was still a nerve wracking experience (I'm sure for her too). Once she started to sing the nerves soon disappeared and I realised that she was a great singer and also the kind of person that was going to be easy to work with. Someone to bounce ideas off of. I can honestly say without Emma the album wouldn't have happened so I am very grateful to her. We first worked on 'Peacefully' and it was only about 8 weeks after that that we finished the album. So she came in late but still her influence on the album is there for all to hear. We co wrote 'Margins' (about the first date of two psychiatrists) writing a verse each. Basing each verse on our own recurring dream. Hopefully this will be the first of many Lack/Woodhouse compositions. I always knew I wanted a guest vocalist on one song (at one point it may have been a few guest vocalists for the album to see the light of day though that would've been tricky). 'Corridors' was a song we wrote in a band in the mid nineties (and the only song not written this year). Two of the members of the band have since died so it was something I wanted to record as we never did then. The moment I put down my vocals I released that it was made for a duet. The only person I ever thought of for this song was Damsel In The Dollhouse. The amazing Nina Dove. Such a wonderful artist , great singer and enigmatic figure. She was brilliant on the song. Professional and a joy to work with. She knew exactly what I wanted and I was happy to let her do whatever she wanted also!

I always wanted a particular sound for the album. Heavy in chorus, delay, reverb and phaser though it was definitely toned down along the way . Probably only the last two songs retain this vision but it's probably all the better for it. Time is always the enemy as an indie recording artist. Especially for me as my guitarist ,Jarrod, lives 100 miles away. Generally during our recording sessions we'd work on the ones he picked up on easily. 'Slowsand' only was the last song written. Literally a couple of weeks before mixing was due to start. But it was made very quickly over the course of only a few days. It felt fresh and alive so felt like a good single and it conjured up images in the mind. A lot of my lyrics are quite metaphorical. 'Slowsand' ,for instance, while being about a down on his luck cowboy in the fictional town of Slowsand who falls into quicksand is very much a metaphor for life sucking you down. 'Never Going Home Again' is about a couple of youngsters who escape from a children's home in the 1970's. No metaphor needed. 'Glowworm' could be about the children's toy or it could be a metaphor. In fact it's probably more frightening if it isn't metaphorical! Mixing began at the start of September and it was almost a joy to mix. It was strange because it felt like I didn't know the songs that well so they all sound dead fresh. As I mixed throughout the month I became more familiar with them and it was quite an easy and enjoyable task. The track listing changed on a daily basis or hourly basis sometimes. The mastering by Aniofades was amazing in the end. Was a bit of a bumpy ride at times and I probably gave him a hard time (which isn't like me at all) but I knew how I wanted it to sound. The difficulty with listening to masters is after a while the brain turns to mush and you need fresh ears. But by that point the ears are anything but fresh. It was only a couple of days after the final masters were delivered that it clicked and I realised what a great job he had done. We recorded 30 songs for the album. This is quite amazing. Most of the tracks that didn't make the album are almost finished. We're finishing them off and they'll all see the light of day somehow. Some ,although very good songs, just didn't fit with the album in the end. One or two of them might even make the next one! I didn't have an album title until a couple of weeks before release. Nothing fitted. I knew when I found the title that it was the one. It fitted just right. And then the cover. That took a while and eventually we used the picture that Damsel In The Dollhouse supplied for Corridors. Again it just fitted. It's been a wonderful experience. A tough experience at times as these things should be I suppose. The great work done by Jarrod , Emma , Nina , Bee and Alice helped make this something I am so very proud of. It's not going to top the charts or anything but if only a few people 'get it' then I'm happy. It's meant to be listened to as an album that was always the point of making one so some people will I guess and some people won't but hey.....that's bands for ya!”

I cannot list my favourite tracks as with all good albums, they change each time I listen. However, ‘Good Feeling’ is certainly the most catchy, upbeat pop song you will ever hear; ‘Corridors’ I find myself humming and singing around the house and ‘Harmonise Without’ is simply sublime, and very different as it contains the spoken word vocal of poet ForgottenBee.

Definitely you should check out this album. It is available pretty much everywhere, but here are some links:

Listen on Spotify

Listen on Deezer

Listen On AppleMusic

Download & Stream from Bandcamp

Lemonade Kid on Twitter

Lemonade Kid on Facebook