#yech

[skyward-floored]

This always happens, I get close to the end of a fic and I suddenly hate every word I’ve ever put down along with every fic I’ve ever published

[gen-is-gone]

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get sleep deprived enough, you start to come up with absolutely impeccable literary Vibes ideas, like comparing your father's fall from a three-story building and subsequent TBI-related Issues to Lucifer's Fall and the resultant generational trauma to humanity's Fall and banishment from the Garden and Innocence, which is wild because your dad isn't even where you get the latent catholicism from

and not be like, wildly arrogant (ok, absolutely to be wildly arrogant) but this feels like the headspace that The Locked Tomb and Paradise Lost both came from

[iamyelling]

pithy words are not my strongsuit so. idk how best to articulate it but it is. particularly strange to watch as the democrats campaign by talking about "democracy" and "not tyrany". when doing the fascisms themselves. like yall are hyping up this project 2025 thing and getting all whipped up about that , meanwhile i'm watching the dems do actual fascisms and actual anti-democracy things right now in front of all our eyes. bizarre. i dont know the word for it. unsettling. makes me feel like one of those guys who calls everything 1984. feels very "leopards eating peoples faces". which like obviously i feel for the people who have been proud dems who are just now discovering what the party is. like obviously that sucks deeply. kinda do wish they'd listened to folks warning them for a long time but .. alas. better late than never!!!

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

yknow what I really don't get? people going "ugh ewwwww Hazbin Hotel suckkks is so bad, like, these character designs are 2000s deviantart edgelord crap, the artist clearly hasnt matured since middle school, the backgrounds are chaotic, the humor is cheap and rude and overly sexual, the plot is basic and nonsensical at the same time, overall its a total visual assault on the eyes, absolute 2014 theatre kid sparkledog rainbow vomit. cringe."

...like. yes. yes absolutely, THAT IS WHY WE ARE WATCHING HAZBIN HOTEL. WE. LIKE. THESE. THINGS.

we are having FUN (except ep4. we're all crying at ep4)

WHAT DO YOU THINK HAZBIN HOTEL WAS *SUPPOSED* TO BE

and more importantly WHY ARE YOU WATCHING HAZBIN HOTEL IF YOU DONT LIKE THESE THINGS

this is like if I watched "friends" and went "fuck this, everyone is normal AND horrible at the same time, the laughs are forced and too much of the humor relies on relationship stuff, miscommunication and secondhand embarrassment. also I hate sweaters"

its one thing to criticize a piece of media for bad writing, plot holes, issues with the writers/producers (and ik Vivzie isnt exactly clean in that regard), thematic issues, or faults in the art and production that result from laziness, uncreative or derivative design, poor understanding of how to make *insert form of media here* in general

...but these ppl are literally calling out Hazbin Hotel for the aesthetic that it is CLEARLY, CONSCIOULSY TRYING TO ACHIEVE, just because they personally don't like said (admittedly eye-burning, chaotic and cringe, again THIS IS ON PURPOSE) aesthetic

[catboyaesthetic]

What good is poetry in times as these. My mind insists on worst subject of all Love and heartbreak, misery, the works. My pen is apathetic, as am I.

Vandalize my time and yours with words, here crudely cast in rhyme in hopes of art. Where, finding none, we'd both think it'd be best if neither one had ever started this.

Woe, o muse, a curse upon your off'ring. A fig for you and yours, it's better still to languish, torpid; take wing to my betters. Be the thing with feathers, I've my fill.

[havinghorns]

TAPS THE FUCKING SIGN BC I HAD TO DO IT AGAIN

Sorry bro if I go to your Tumblr and you're posting harry potter fic you get blocked, you do not need to see my lovely trans body if you can't put down the shitty wizard ! Thems the breaks!

[waytray]

okay i’m going to write about something i’ve been experiencing

i think i might have developed an auditory hallucination. whenever i’m in the bathroom, which is where there is heavy white noise from the fan, and whenever i listen to some songs, not all songs, but during some songs in particular for which there are many, i hear what sounds like my phone ringing in the other room. when i focus on it, i can tell it’s not my phone ringing, but for example when i have my earbuds in and my hearing is impaired it trips me up and i think my phone is ringing. i think it’s a mix of a few things. i worked at a call center for nearly a year, a job that i had to quit for my mental health. i’m concerned i got some trauma from that. even before working that job, i’ve always had phonecall anxiety. another thing is i’ve had trouble sleeping lately, and have been stressed, so it could be brought on by that too. as well, there have been a lot of phone-related things going on in my life lately. applying for jobs which open up the doors for unexpected phone calls, reaching out to social services for my income troubles, and i’ve been expecting a phone call from my landlord, which, at this point, i’m not even sure i’m going to get since it’s been so long. it gives me anxiety. i know i’ve always needed (and have always been afraid to get) therapy, and now there’s one more thing to add to the mix of undiagnosed problems i suspect i have. 

[weirdlookindog]

Howard Nostrand (1929-1984) - Original cover art for Graphic Story Magazine #16, 1974

[unlikelytrashcreation]

Comic uuupdate!!

Weeeheeheeooohoohoo

[skyward-floored]

*gives hugs*

🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

Ah thanks Ladye <3 I’m just being mopey cause I’m tired, don’t mind me.

[absolutebl]

Kpop end of 2022 shows

In which I mostly slam 4th gen boy groups, so if you’re a stan skip this post or go in prepared to be offended. I am aware that this is off brand for this blog. But I’m also aware that I have a number of followers who are as deeply into Kpop as me, and...

who probably will unfollow me after reading this. Oh well, I’m gonna do it anyway. This is my tiny corner of the internet. MINE I tell you!  

Look, there was no Between Us airing today, and so nothing for me to get my watch-along snark out on except for the 2 Kpop shows that Viki popped into my feed. So skip this post if that’s not your thing. 

2022 Gayo Daejeon (stadium event) 

OMG! Either mic them properly or don’t mic them at all! This is a music concert, right? Why can’t Korea ever fucking get the sound right in these goddamn bonanza shows? I had this problem with Kingdom (arguably more of an issue since that was supposedly made for TV) but it’s 100 times worse with this show. It’s so frustrating. 

For example, with NCT, why is Johnny’s the only hot mic in the group? Sound tech on stuff out of Korea is mind numbingly confusing and ear wrenchingly annoying. I am reminded why I never watch the live shows and never go to Kpop concerts.

And now, here’s some offensive thoughts and unpopular opinions:

Yeonjun of TXT is one of the best 4th gen dancers ever fielded, and one of the better all rounders. But Kpop stylists gotta learn how to dress a dancer so that they can be properly watched, ya know, WHEN THEY ARE DANCING. No puffer vests, you brainless fashionista numb-nuts. Poor thing kept having to do wardrobe adjustments. Honestly, this plus their red carpet looks this year? 

TXT desperately needs a new stylist.

Stray Kids

As a group? They really can’t sing very well or consistently, their strength is in their performance and rapping. And their rappers MUST to be micced hot for live - just KILL 3racha's backup recording, okay? They can handle it. Otherwise please just let them all lip-synch so we can watch them perform. It’s a much better experience.

NCT

Yuta has more charisma in his little finger than Taeyong has in his whole entire body. Doyoung is an incredibly underrated vocalist. Their’s was some of the worst miccing and sound of the night (which is saying a lot considering how terrible it was the whole time). Fantastic use of the stage tho. One the best stadium performance I’ve seen since GOT7. Also, 2 Baddies is an objectively terrible song - which is probably why it’s so popular.

The Boyz

Definitely the prettiest, how are they consistently so glorious on their visuals? Sunwoo keeps getting hotter, it’s patently unfair. But, oh my god, if you are going to have a group sing ballads, then bring 2nd (Highlight) or 3rd (BTOB) gens up there don’t use The Boyz (or SK for that matter). No one wants to hear unstable vocals, even if it’s a CNBLUE cover. Is it weird that The Boyz make me miss Seventeen? Same vibe... better syncopation. 17 is not as pretty tho.

Who is? 

Well, UNIQ of course. But I don’t wanna talk about that. 

Ateez

Jongho is the only 4th gen idol in existence who doesn’t need a mic even in a goddamn stadium. He is insane. But there is a reason the boy likes a handheld mic, because he takes his vocals seriously. And still the sound tech didn’t trust him enough to leave that mic hot? Frankly, it’s a crime that Jongho’s voice is wasted on a performance group. (Yes, I said it.) But Ateez did give the best stage of the night. They really are one of the industry’s hardest working groups at the moment. I’m a little worried they’re being pushed too much.

Enhyphen

Actually singing for a change *gasp* what will they do without auto tune? Ooof, I’m hella mean tonight. And... they seem to have been practicing their vocals since last time. Honestly? They lack the stage presence of some of the more experienced 4th gens. NCT fucking EATS up a stadium. Enhyphen looked a little sad up there by comparison.

MBC 2022 (New Year's showcase) 

Much better sound (mostly lip-synching) and most groups handle a showcase stage better than a stadium. 

The MC team was better on this one. 

Any time the Boyz and Ateez would like to dance together, I will be happy to watch it happen.

I’m not particularly interested in either of them, but Tempest and Kepler covering Pretty U was pretty damn cute. But younger boy groups + younger girl groups intermixing on stage always comes off as awkward. Dancers should be dancing together when they share a stage together. It’s weird when they are clearly afraid to touch each other. 

Hanbin is such sunshine, so pleased to see a Vietnamese idol at last.

As expected the bands doing live Krock had the best music performances. Well and the opera singers, of course. 

NCT’s Jungwoo is Taemin’s little brother, they look too much alike, you cannot persuade me otherwise. 

It’s a sin that Jeahyun hasn’t has a break away acting role yet. No babies, he really isn’t going to do us a BL. 

It’s always great when the surfeit of music shows at the end of the year forces a group like NCT to divide and conquer, because we get to see some of the lesser publicized members do some killer performing. 

NCT’s choreographer is phenomenal. Best in the biz? 

A sexy cover of Love Killa is fine but if you can’t go hard on Monsta X’s raps then why bother? This only made me want to go watch the original. Which I did. 

I’d like to see SK cover Monsta X but that’s about it. Maybe P1H.

Speaking of MX. Why did they cover a song where Kihyun (one of the most consistent voices in Kpop) mostly has to sing falsetto? What a damn waste. 

Fun to see IM getting more confident in his vocals but I’d still rather see the MX maknae line rap. 

And… thank you for doing an end of year stage Monsta X! Holding onto my beloved 3rd gens by the skin of my teeth here. Look I just love them, okay? Even down 2 members Monsta X goes harder than other groups, but effortlessly. They gave the best performance of my whole night, both shows, 6 hours of content and I’m just left wanting to watch MX comeback stages.  

Am I 3rd gen biased? 

Probably. 

Bite me. But only if you can do it as hard as Monsta X would. 

[jnpje]

no it's not. what a stupid comparison. how is throwing away the hard unchewable part of the cheese wheel that's left behind after you're done gnawing off the good part anything like going through and tediously separating a bowl of pasta from its sauce. it's nothing like that at all you fool!!!!

[flippyspoon]

How is there ANOTHER angel war?! They just had an angel war a few years ago??!

[paranoidgemsbok]

WHEN YOURE WATCHING A HORROR MOVEY AND YOU KNOW THE EXACT NSFL IMAGE THEY USED AS REFERENCE FOR A SCENE

[winterinhimring]

ANTS STOP DROWNING YOURSELVES IN MY TEAKETTLE CHALLENGE

[carcarrot]

clawing and biting like a cat that does not want a bath