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Earth 661223 - or "The Universe Red's DC Stuff Is Set In"
Because it combines all the fun and goodness of Earth 66 (Batman '66), Earth 12 (BTAS/STAS/DCAU) and Earth 23 (Brave and the Bold) together.
Some questions you may have about Earth-661223 and the characters that appear within:
Q: What time in Bat Canon is it set?
A:
Q: Does Chief O'Hara appear, seeing as there's some Batman '66 in there?
A: He retired, actually, shortly after Gordon got the job of commissioner and Bruce and DIck got well-established in Gotham. He now lives in Dublin with his family.
Gordon and O'Hara remain in contact, though, through a very familiar-looking red telephone he got as a retirement present.
I'm planning an O'Hara appearance soon (I'm an Irishman, how could I not, begorra?!)
Q: But what about Dick Grayson x Barbara Gordon?
A: Dick Grayson has 2 hands, and who would I be to stand in the way of such a good relationship? Babs is also a good friend and metamour.
Q: Does Dick still do the "Holy ____, Batman!" thing?
A: Yes, all the time. He's so cute when he does it.
FYI the current Holyism Count in The First Draft is 10 as of the time of writing.
Q: You've said before Kyle Rayner and Ethan Dryden know each-other - how?
A: They both went to school in Metropolis and have remained close buddies since childhood. The pair of them work on a webcomic in their spare time like the nerds they happen to be.
The both of them also happened to be in the P.E class of a Mr. G. Gardner.
And as a random aside, please be aware Ethan's mother's maiden name is "Olsen." Do with this information what you will. 👀
Q: Is Sketch a member of the Justice League/Titans or what?
A: Like Nightwing, he tends to bounce between the two of them. Though by virtue of being in a relationship with Richard J. "Friends with everybody" Grayson he has an "in" with a few heroes.
As @leechingvorta calls it, The Bestie Network
Q: What's Ethan's civilian cover?
A: Ethan Dryden, a freelance marketing consultant and graphic designer, usually working on projects for Wayne Enterprises.
Q: What's the biggest secret of the Bat Family?
A: Despite the fact that they're all superheroes? Well, probably Bruce Wayne's TV show preferences. Some say he enjoys arty-farty "You must have 200 IQ to understand" stuff, others say he's fond of cartoons.
Q: Sketch is from Metropolis originally. Does that make him a Superman stan?
A: YES.
#otp: red protector#platonic: green lantern#platonic: man of steel#platonic: bat family#headcanons#self shipping#self shipping community#self ship community#self ship positivity#self insert community#selfship#fictional other#yumeship
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Arty Farty Questions
Courtesy of Half-Rutter:
1) Have you ever been moved to tears by a painting / sculpture / work of visual art? What was it?
I’m not an emotional person at all so this is a rare occurrence for me! The ending of Umberto D absolutely crushes me though. And I’m always reminded of it when I see those photos of old people reunited with their pets after natural disasters.
2) When was the last time you were so engrossed in a book you disregarded something IRL, such as missing a stop on your train? (Bonus, do you remember what was the scene in the book?)
When Anne Leckie’s Ancillary Justice came out I was engrossed in it and had to be gently reminded by a bus driver that I needed to get off before he could let the other punters on.
3) What film would you most love to live inside? (This refers to costumes, set, locations, time period, characters - but you do not have to be constrained by the film’s exact plot.)
I was going to say some John Hughes fluff, but on second thoughts Altman’s O.C. and Stiggs would be more fun - antagonising the Schwabs and seeing King Sunny Ade would be infinitely better than agonising over prom.
4) Architecture - you are allowed to live for one year in any building designed by any architect (it will be made habitable for you, and bills and furnishings will be taken care of.) What building (existing or existed) and/or what architect to design a ~dream building~?
One of Peter Womersley’s houses.
5) What’s your favourite museum in the world?
Depending on the exhibitions, the Whitney, Guggenheim, Hirshhorn, Tate, MoMa, SoHo Contemporary?
6) An eccentric billionaire has made a bequest: upon your death, a small plaque and a moderate grant will be given to the individual museum, gallery, library or performing arts venue that has made the most positive impact on your creative life. Where will your plaque go?
Rather than a single institution I’d like it to go to works of public art in general because I wasn’t taken to museums etc. as a kid and my first experience of visual art was, you know, seeing walls with William Mitchell sculptures or whatever on them, and being fascinated.
7) Were you taught to play any instruments while you were growing up? (It doesn’t matter if you can play them now.) If you could go back and arrange lessons for your child self, what instrument would you have played?
No I was actively discouraged! The neighbours would have banged on the wall. Neither of my parents were remotely musical. All I can remember being on offer at school was the recorder or flute. I used to quite like singing until my voice broke and went from a soprano to a bass baritone, so maybe that?
8) Do you do any crafts? Knitting, sewing, whittling, metalwork, beading, photography, printmaking, anything you can make yourself?
I can paint and do incredibly uncool things like diorama making. My first paid job was painting lead miniatures at the design studio of that games shop that your dad probably spent too much time in when he was really into Slayer.
9) Dance lessons (ballet, tap, contemporary, salsa, it’s all good!) Yes / No / Was Forced But Hated It / Always Wanted To But Wasn’t Allowed?
Scottish country dancing: pretty inescapable if you grew up there. Did it at school and was expected to be able to join in family weddings etc. Pretty early on I decided it was Organised Fun and therefore not for me.
10) Do you know any poetry by heart? And if someone really wanted to impress you, what poet or poem would they recite to you?
Just a few Burns poems. If someone recited The Waste Land, that would be something.
Tag yourself if you feel like doing these....
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This may be an odd question but do you happen to have any tips on determining the powers that a magical girl gets from her wish? I have one who's wish was for her two best friends to always be with her, but I can't think of what kind of power that would translate to
(Also hi this is the anon who made the doll witch violetta(and the cherry blossom witch valentina lol))
Well, sometimes it can be really literal.
So with Sayaka, she wanted to heal Kyosuke's arm so she had healing powers. With Kyoko, she wanted everyone to listen to her dad. They listened but it was blindly as if they were being manipulated. Kyoko's powers (in the different story and the games) are of illusion and deceit. This can be seen in her skill Rosso Phantasma where she can create copies of herself to deceive and confuse the enemy.
However sometimes it can be arty farty and vague.
Mami's wish was to live which has been quoted as 'connecting to life'. Her ribbons link with the idea of connecting and joining. And Homura's wish comes from wanting to redo an event which ends up with whole-ass time travel, so that's a bit of a long winded one.
Im less knowledgeable about magireco wishes but I think they're in the same vein. Honestly just looking up a girl's wish and then looking at her skill kinda helps you understand how they work.
For your magical girl, im thinking maybe a skill that boosts attack when she's around more people perhaps? So maybe she's a support magi that helps groups of girls. The premise does remind me of candeloro a bit so maybe something to do with ribbons and physical connections?
I hope i could help, even if just a little bit..!
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Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day. Happy Hump Day!
Some guy asked me for my favourite musical era the other day. For me, no question: the seventies. I was born in 1959, so I was a child of the seventies. As a 12, 13, 14-year-old, that music hit me hard! Songs like ‘I’ll Take You There’ by The Staple Singers or ‘Daydreaming’ by Aretha Franklin still blow me away! So, as a child of the seventies and the son of a playwright, I was destined to be one of them arty-farty, hippy-dippy types; an incurable romantic and a hopeless idealist. Just like Timmy Thomas asked, I was always thinking, “Why can’t we live together?” The hippy in me wants to live in a huge house with family and friends. I like a big circle of friends and I like to spend time with my big circle of friends but, for some reason, people think I’m being ridiculous and unrealistic. Ultimately, it’s not a problem for me. People come in and out of your life. Some folk are season for a reason. Thankfully, wonderful new characters are always entering my life. So blessed to know so many good people!
I was doing my radio show at the Margate Soul Festival one year and Dr. Psycho passed behind me. “You’re playing the wrong mix!” he whispered in my ear. That made me laugh! DJs are so opinionated! It’s cool. I’ve been dealing with DJs for decades; I know what they’re like! Personally, I value opinion. I think opinion is good. I was listening to an interview with a female music artist on my local radio station the other day, and the interviewer asked her what changes she’d like to see in the music industry. “Clarity!” she said and went on to quantify it. Her number one problem was peoples’ inability to give an honest opinion. In her experience, everyone was positive, everyone was complimentary, everything was “nice”, but nothing came of it; it didn’t lead to anything. By ‘clarity’, she meant, don’t just tell me it’s nice, don’t sit on the fence, give me your honest opinion, so I know where I really stand. So, I like opinion. Honest opinion lets me know how you really feel and lets me know who you really are.
If you like what you read in my status, you will enjoy my novels (available via Amazon.) Have a wonderful and well-endowed Wednesday. I love you all. Yes, a crazy, bald man loves and cares about you.
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Fanfic Asks 5
This one is for @louthestarspeaker who asked for D U X, @misssquidtracy who asked for H M O and @janetm74 who asked for W. Thank you for your kind questions ::hugs you all so much::
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D. Do you prefer gen or romance?
If you asked me this two years ago, I would have said gen. Now…I see value in both. There is something just nice about having a couple who know each other so well that they can just fall into each other’s arms at the end of the day.
But I’ve always been a fan of bromance, two guys who will do anything for each other whether they are related or not. I’m a child of eighties TV and grew up on those kinds of relationships. Kirk and Spock are a prime example (yeah, I know they are from the 60s, but I didn’t exist then and the most of the movies came out in the eighties) .
Which leads onto the question of slash. I do read slash, but not so much in this fandom beyond a little Virgil/Brains. My heart truly lives in the friendship or family department. Even my ship could be considered monogamous happily ever after. This is not because I have any objections to one night stands or flings or whatever anyone enjoys, more of a case of I enjoy it (and Virgil’s character calls for it).
I’m a long term fanfic reader and have stumbled across a lot in my time in fandom. I just choose to read what I like and let everyone have their fun their way. I like a little whump, comfort and loyal and devoted friends. I guess I love the idea that people can stick together through anything.
As for writing, I like a challenge and will step outside my comfort zone time to time just to see if I can do it. However, you will always find a brother hanging around when Virg gets injured :D
U. Do you prefer AUs or canon compliant fics?
I’m pretty open to all sorts of things…except for character breaking. If the character isn’t in character then it is no longer the character.
::chews nails worrying if I’ve broken Virgil’s character beyond redemption::
If it is well-written and hooks me, I’ll read pretty much anything (within my limits).
Writing…AUs require a lot of world building. My AUs tend to be branches off canon that diverge away, taking the built world with them. Things like coffee-shop AUs are a bit beyond my interest level (especially since I don’t drink coffee).
Marks & Wings is my first completely AU fic series. I did have to do some world building, but they are basically the Tracy bros with wings (except for Gordo, he is considerably different). To be honest, I use that universe as a place to write when I’m completely stuffed. The writing is more sensory than my other fics and I can just get arty farty and play with words.
But, as always, whatever I feel like at the time is what gets written.
X. What fandom have you written the most fics for?
That would be Thunderbirds fandom. According to Ao3, I’m at 132 Thunderbirds fics with 750,000 words. Reactions plus a few other fics/chapters are yet to be posted.
That is over twice my combined other fandoms, heading toward three times. In two years.
You guys have just inspired me so much. Look what you’ve done! ::hugs you all like crazy::
H. What is the longest fic you’ve written?
Written in 2003, The Asgard Sequence at 80,000 words (I thought it was shorter at 75,000 ::frowns at FF.net::) was my third Stargate SG-1 fanfic. Full of cliffhangers, it basically whumps Jack O’Neill within an inch of his life while exploring the Asgard people. Lots of plot written by the seat of my pants and nowhere at the quality I’m achieving today, but it remains my most popular fic on FF.net and I still get the occasional comment even 17 years after it was published. It was a landmark fic for me.
The question is…is there enough plotline left in the Kermadec Fic to overtake it? I don’t know. Possibly not, but we’ll see. I do have the tendency to ramble nowadays :D
M. How do you come up with titles?
Write fic first and work out what to call it when at least partly written. I usually look for something short that sums up what the fic is about combined with an inkling of interest that might help draw the reader in. Sometimes I structure the fic (if I’m planning it) in a certain way that leads to the title.
Here are some working titles versus the final titles just for a little fun (the file names are all that remains – first name first, final name second):
Scott and Jeff – Suits
Riguadagnare – Il Mago
Virg and Gordo – A Good Day
The Visitor – Sky Candy
One of the brothers being ticklish – His Part
Marry Me – The Proposal
Hold Still – Lucky Shot
Gentle Showers – Gentle Rain
The Glacier – Access Denied
Tired Virgil – Tick Tock
Tropical rain is warm – Warm Rain
Veggie’s shower fic – To Hurt Us
Just a few from my computer. I still have several that don’t have titles at all.
O. Is there any fandom you’ve been into that you haven’t written fic for? Why not?
Definitely. I’ve read:
Farscape
Avengers
How to Train Your Dragon
Arrow
Stargate Atlantis (did start a fic, haven’t finished it – also roleplayed a bit as Rodney McKay)
Sherlock
All the Next Gen Star Trek series (did dabble a little, but never finished anything, my heart lies in TOS)
There are probably more that I can’t think of at the moment. With the exception of Farscape and the Trek series, all of the above were read in the last ten years. They were simply relief from motherhood really. I love fanfic in general, hardly read anything else nowadays, but I wasn’t in the right place to write during my forays into the above fandoms. I was also very focussed on my professional art business.
TAG hit me at a point where I was struggling, in desperate need and I went down like a ton of bricks.
W. Have you ever written anything that you are embarrassed by today?
Considering the thirty years since I started, sure, there are some fics that are a bit crappy. Heh, I still write crappy stuff from time to time ::eyes Reactions and kicks it with a toe::
But embarrassed? I may have been when I was younger. Especially outside of fandom. But now…I’m a perfectionist who has come to terms (mostly) that my stuff is never going to be perfect. All my stuff has had its purpose and is a step up the learning curve – that goes for everything.
Having said that, I do find myself hesitating to mention the one or two slash fics I have written in the past in other fandoms.
Mentioning that I wrote for Knight Rider gets the oddest looks. I wrote two slash fics in that fandom, but they are close to what I write here in content and plotlines.
I have also written a few explicit scenes in this fandom (of varying quality ::rolls eyes:: ).
Mentioning fanfic outside of fandom has its challenges and when it comes to the above mentions, these are likely not the ones I’d highlight to my workmates (though they all know I write fanfic). I had to stop myself from posting a link to Gentle Rain on Facebook a while back because while I’m happy with its novelish length and content, it does have that one scene…
So, yeah, maybe a little wary of what other people might think of things content-wise. Writing-wise, I’m fairly confident, except when I get the wibblies ::eyes floppy Virg and John…just John…no other Tracy gives me as much strife as Johnny::
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Thank you to all the wonderful peeps who asked me all these questions. I hope I haven’t bored you silly with my answers (or scared you off with the last one ::chews nails:: ).
I also hope I haven’t missed anyone. Poke me if I have and I will apologise profusely and answer asap.
::eyes word count on questions:: Well, I’ve written 3,500 words about myself ::gulp::
And it is heading toward 1.30am with work tomorrow.
Nutty
(saluting off)
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University Challenge 2019/20, Episode 32
As we all hunker down for the eternal winter and wonder why we didn’t start vegetable patches five years ago, it’s the perfect time to dive into the quarter-finals and pretend everything is fine outside! It’s all filmed a few months in advance, so we can gaze on the contestants who are only frowning about heritage sites and Nobel physics laureates and not societal breakdown! ‘For the losers, the tumbrels await,’ said Jez in the intro. Now I know what a tumbrel is, and how we’re all destined for it.
Jesus College, Oxford: 135
Courtauld: 90
Team Vibe: Jesus College, Oxford:

Courtauld:

Grandad Count: Sweet LORD, they’re all so young! Average ages of 20 and 21.
Gender Diversity Count: TWO! for Jesus College, Oxford! ONE! for Courtauld!
Style News: Excellent work over at Courtauld as usual, with Captain Prance’s thin tartan 80’s blazer, and any normal circumstances, Collinge would ace this, as she was bringing another glorious '80s shirt adorned with sketch-like figurative line drawings. But Jesus’ Clarke was wearing a headband with little fluffy ears on it, and this trumps everything.
Cult Hero Of The Episode: It should be Jesus’ Clarke, who was right out of the starting blocks with the first two starters and the first three bonuses, and seems to know a bit of everything, from English literature to white dwarf stars (and extra points for pronouncing Kraftwerk in German, titter). She's excellent.
But COURTAULD! Cult Heroes, perhaps? Seriously, since when did you see a bunch of hipster art historians get to the quarters of UniChall? Answer: NEVER. Easily my fave team of the season, because I am an arty-farty sort who wasn’t allowed to do art or art history at school. These guys are LIVING MY DREAM.
All hail Captain Prance, who was great tonight, covering French poets, Penelope Fitzgerald and geography and just so laissez-faire about everything. ‘Shall we say Otto the Wicked?’ he bubbled in the Caroline kings round. And fair play to him for buzzing in first in the maths starters, confidently guessing a random number in the manner that Andy and I do at home, except he has the balls to do it on national telly. He also accidentally pressed his buzzer again after one algebra question had finished. A champ!
Handsome Person of the Episode: Jesus’ Stevens is all kinds of lovely and fragrant, and also grabbed some key starters.
Horror Bonus Round: ‘Answer with an improper fraction as soon as your name is called. What is the value of the definite integral with respect to x between the limits x = 1 and x = 2 of the function y = x squared?’
Regular Music Fail By Composition PhD-owning Composer, Kerry Andrew: Andy jumped in with Saint-Saens while I was trying to remember the name of any French composer, ugh. Yes, key electronica bands, what joy! I didn’t get any, though would have got Massive Attack had Andy not pounced first.
Dream Bonus Question Round: Orchestral fanfares, PHEW! 2/3, plus 2/3 in the artists inspired by music round; I am working on a giant, three-year cross-stitch project of Mondrian’s similar Broadway Boogie-Woogie, yay!
Jezza-Watch: A baffling crypto-systems fictional character starter question: ’Alan and Steve?’ guessed Jesus’ Clarke, with a naughty expression. ‘No, it’s not Alan and Steve,’ said Jezzo, with equal campness.
Kerry and Andy’s Score: I was abysmal, with a paltry 6, but Andy was ablaze with 13; 125 points between us.
Brain Food: Roast golden beetroot and courgette, mackerel and tomato, with coriander pesto.
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DOTTORE, MI SI STA STACCANDO l’OSSO DELLA GAMBA?!
Io adoro come le persone si avvicinano alla disciplina medica applicata e in particolare vado ai pazzi come sia dicotomico l’approccio che hanno nei confronti degli esecutori materiali di tale scienza.
O ti disprezzano persecutivi in quanto corrotto agente del male al soldo delle multinazionali del grano ogm dato alle galline mutanti sui cui pulcini mostruosi vengono coltivati i vaccini mercuriali oppure sei Gesù.
A volte Gesù tassellato a due pezzi di legno -- però quello è un altro discorso -- ma immancabilmente, nel momento del bisogno, Gesù chierico di 24 livello che cura 6 dadi da 6 di danni e toglie pure le Maledizioni.
Per ben DUE ANNI sono stato allertato perlomeno una volta al mese perché la centralinista del nostro front office veniva trovata svenuta in mezzo al corridoio e tu, le prime volte, corri trafelato insieme ai colleghi perché MILLE LETALI PATOLOGIE ACUTE UNA PIÙ GRAVE DELL’ALTRA.
Dopo due o tre volte che questo avveniva si scopre che la tizia faceva finta di svenire perché si vergognava di continuare a inciampare nelle cazzo di scarpettine a spillo che si ostinava a portare ai piedi senza esserne capace.
La cosa divertente è che questa centralinista non ha minimamente preso in considerazione l’idea di PIANTARE DI INDOSSARLE e la sua giustificazione nell’ostinarsi a fare ciò è stata che le stampe delle foto di gattini che lei appiccicava sul vetro del gabbiotto antiproiettile che si era fatta installare (ricordatemi di fare un post su quanto potere abbiano i posizionati per favore politico) non le permettevano di vedere chi entrava, anche se si metteva in piedi.
Ma sto divagando.
La questione che volevo trattare è la falsa percezione dei non addetti ai lavori sulla possibilità di noi tecnici di riuscire a capire visivamente se ci sia una frattura o meno.
La risposta è no cazzo!
E se qualcuno lo afferma con indubitabile certezza diagnostica i casi sono tre: l’arto forma un angolo di 90° dove non ci dovrebbe essere, un osso frastagliato esce da un buco della pelle, questo qualcuno è Clark Kent e ha appena usato la vista a Raggi X.
Per il resto OGNI TIPO DI TRAUMA deve essere trattato come una potenziale frattura ossea fino a che il quadro non venga confermato o smentito da un esame radiografico.
Ti prendi una storta al piede? Tutore tibio-tarsico e RX.
Schienata per terra? Barella a cucchiaio e RX.
Colpo di frusta? Collare cervicale e RX.
Questo perché non tutte le fratture hanno un quadro di alterazione osteo-articolare evidente e se i peggiori gonfiori a palloncino con dolore lancinante e impotenza funzionale la maggior parte delle volte sono solo piccole lesioni vascolari da distorsione, sono le fratture silenti e incomplete a farti poi zoppicare per tutta la vita o a costringerti paraplegico su una carrozzina.
Ragion per cui, l’ennesima (e ultima) volta che la tipa ha fatto la dolente sceneggiata da via crucis perché aveva appena comprato un paio di zattere leopardate con tacchi ad ago per chirurgia cerebrale, invece di rispondere che non potevo sapere se ci fosse una frattura alla caviglia, l’ho immobilizzata su una barella a cucchiaio avvolta in un materassino a depressione, ho posizionato un collare cervicale e tutori gonfiabili ai quattro arti e l’ho lasciata lì tre ore con la scusa che andava monitorata per un rischio cardio-embolico da fuoriscita di midollo osseo dalla frattura che non potevo sapere se ci fosse o no perché non ero Clark Kent.
Il giorno dopo è arrivata con due comodissime scarpe da tennis e io le ho regalato un panchetto per sbirciare da sopra i poster dei gattini.
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Life in Film: Daniel Scheinert.
The Death of Dick Long director Daniel Scheinert (of “the Daniels”) talks stressful comedy, the South and Richard Linklater as he answers our life-in-film questionnaire.
Daniel Scheinert made a splash on the indie-movie scene in 2016 with the surreal and crude Swiss Army Man, alongside directing partner Dan Kwan. For his second feature with A24—and first away from the Daniels—Scheinert returns to his Southern roots with The Death of Dick Long.
Set in small-town Alabama, the story follows bandmates Zeke and Earl doing everything they can to avoid having to explain how their friend Dick Long died the night before. Billy Chew wrote the script, and Scheinert broke out in a nervous sweat when he read it. “I love comedies that are stressful. I get bored in movie theaters a lot and this was not boring.”
Chew, one of Scheinert’s BFFs, also has professional history with the Daniels: he’s acted in their shorts, and co-directed the interactive documentary The Gleam with Scheinert. “He lived in Alabama for a long time and that’s where I’m from, so I got excited about making his movie while Dan Kwan wrote the first draft of our new movie.”
Sunita Mani and Andre Hyland in ‘The Death of Dick Long’.
That’s right: the Daniels are far from over. It’s just that other-Dan is “not from Alabama so it’s a fun chance to explore the few things that are not in [the Daniels’] Venn diagram of interests. But Dan and I have been busy, we’re still trucking, we’ve got more movies to make.”
Premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival—just as his “arty farty” debut did—The Death of Dick Long is, according to Letterboxd reviews, “pretty bonkers, surprisingly touching, melancholic, and—in certain aspects—relatable,” with “early Coen brothers” vibes in its portrayal of loveable idiots on the run. The best compliment of all for Scheinert? It is “the most Alabama film of all time.”
“With this one I just wanted people who were colorful and interesting, who had Southern roots, because one of my least favorite things is Hollywood actors faking Southern accents. The cast is like a mix of folks who travelled in and there’s a lot of folks around Birmingham, Alabama where I grew up. Sarah Baker, who plays Officer Dudley, is a super-talented pedigree actress who travelled in and did all her scenes with Janelle Cochrane, a local actress who did theater in Birmingham. She plays Sheriff Spenser and that’s just how she acts [in real life].”
Now that The Death of Dick Long is out in the world, one of Scheinert’s favorite things is to pull out his phone and record audience reactions. “I have ten recordings on my phone of different theaters in different parts of America reacting to this movie because it’s fun.” He argues that laughter isn’t the only fun reaction to get out of an audience: “It’s just as fun to get absolute silence if they’re leaning forward and hanging on every word. It’s really fun to get people whispering or gasping or uncomfortably moving around in their seats, and this movie gets all of it combined. It’s rewarding.”
Sarah Baker in ‘The Death of Dick Long’.
Daniel, it’s time for your life-in-film interrogation. What was the film that made you want to become a filmmaker? Daniel Scheinert: Oh man. It was the show Jackass. I think there’s a whole generation of filmmakers who saw Jackass and were like “you just filmed your friends doing stuff and that’s content?!” My favorite movies look like they were fun to make, which I feel is true of all of Spike Jonze’s stuff too.
What’s a bizarre movie that you recommend to everyone? Not to everybody, but this year I’ve been telling people to see Greener Grass, which is a bat-shit crazy movie that a bunch of comedians shot over in Georgia that just is a crazy satire of nuclear families.
Since Hallowe’en is coming up, what’s your favorite scary movie? White Chicks. So scary. I think their white faces are the scariest monsters in movie history. I don’t watch it every Hallowe’en but that’s one of my favorite scary movies.
Which dark comedies and crime movies did you watch in preparation for The Death of Dick Long? I rewatched episodes of Breaking Bad because I love how information is revealed in that show. It’s fun and colorful and vivid. Billy and I rewatched American Movie, which is one of our all-time favorites about buddies. That egotistical guy who just wants to make his goddamn movie, wilfully ignorant of the trainwreck of his life, is so relatable. A while ago I made Billy watch The Celebration with me, which is… some people would call it a drama, but I think it’s one of the funniest movies ever. It’s a European film about a 60th birthday party going horribly, horribly wrong.

‘The Death of Dick Long’ director Daniel Scheinert.
Which film do you think best represents people from the Southern states? I love that question and I was having a hard time coming up with one. Last year I watched Hale County This Morning, This Evening. It’s an arthouse documentary about rural, black, Southern life. I grew up near there and I had never seen the images from that movie [on screen]. Some of them were very familiar but some of them were not.
What’s your go-to comfort movie? The one you re-watch every year, you’re down to watch any time (and how many times do you think you’ve seen it)? It’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I’ve probably seen it start-to-finish like twelve times. I watch pieces of it and listen to the soundtrack all the time. Or Wet Hot American Summer. Similar number—maybe twelve.
What film do you have fond memories of watching with your parents? That was a fun question. Probably, Airplane!. I watched Jackass 2 with my dad and he laughed so much, it was really fun. He’s a very serious man, until he’s not.
What’s a classic that you just couldn’t get into? Would you call High Fidelity a classic? The “guy moping about his ex-girlfriend” genre is just rough for me. Maybe I’ll try it again someday but High Fidelity, man, is tough.
[Daniel later sent us Billy Chew’s answer: Gone With the Wind. “He hates it. I've never seen it. But you look back and it’s a super-problematic celebration of the good ol’ days before the Civil War. Fuck that.”]
Do you have a classic that you’re embarrassed to say you haven’t watched? So many. I missed some Martin Scorsese movies. I’ve never seen Raging Bull. I know. I was talking about this the other day, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen Back to the Future Part II from start-to-finish. I think I’ve seen pieces of it on TV. Dan Kwan is a super-fan. I don’t know if I’ve seen [the first Back to the Future] either. That’s embarrassing. I always wail on time-travel movies and I haven’t even watched these.
Which film was your entry point to foreign-language cinema? I don’t know if Miyazaki counts because they dubbed Princess Mononoke so it’s probably Amélie. Actually, as a kid I was obsessed with the black-and-white Godzilla movies, and I would watch all of them, subtitled. I’d invite my friends over and they would get bored while I would get so excited about that monster smashing those cities.
Virginia Newcomb in ‘The Death of Dick Long’.
What movie scene makes you cry the hardest? It’s Freedom Writers. Anything with inner-city kids expressing themselves just strikes me out, and while that movie is not perfect, once the kids start reading their poems and their stories to the class, I just lost it. Later I found out that Richard LaGravenese, who made that movie, cast real kids and had them tell their real stories, so that’s probably why it hit me so hard. It wasn’t just a screenwriter.
What director do you envy the most? I always talk about this because my answer is Richard Linklater. As a kid, I wanted to find a filmmaker who I could look up to. I needed to find one who made multiple good movies because I want a whole career, so that shortened the list. But then also I needed filmmakers who are not assholes and that cut the list way down because you find out all your heroes are assholes. And then I needed to find people who were also good parents, you know? Because so many filmmakers are divorced or don’t see their families, and basically it just [came] down to Richard Linklater.
What’s a film that you wish you had made? Let me think. What’s that movie, I always forget the name, where he’s getting out of the limousine? It’s an arthouse film with, uh. [Daniel starts googling]. It’s French… Holy Motors! You ever seen Holy Motors? It’s a batshit crazy movie starring Denis Lavant. He’s just the best. It’s just him getting in and out of a limousine and wandering through a bunch of absurdist short films with each one zany in a different way.
What’s the best film of the decade, in your opinion? That’s a tough one. It’s probably Moonlight. I love Moonlight so much. For me, it opened up empathy I didn’t know I had. After the third act of that film, I felt I grew as a person. My other answer, I googled it, is not this decade but it came out in the last ten years, is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. It’s just a perfect film. So I’m a super-fan of Moonlight and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
A24 is held in incredibly high regard—both in the industry and by the Letterboxd community—for the sheer quality of its output. As a filmmaker, what is the day-to-day experience of being in their camp like? I feel spoiled. Half of my favorite movies I go to see and I go “Oh man, that’s the logo in front of my movie!” I got to meet a handful of the other filmmakers, which I feel so fortunate to have done. They’re such a hands-off company in a really cool way. I just feel like I got to make my movie and they just trusted me. They’re not helicopter parents.
‘The Death of Dick Long’ is distributed by A24 and in US cinemas now.
#daniel scheinert#dan kwan#the death of dick long#swiss army man#a24#film director#director#filmmaker#q&a#letterboxd
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ESC2019 Preshow #19
19. SWEDEN John Lundvik - “Too late for love?” SemiFinal 2, #08
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As we speak journalists from all over the Euroverse are flocking around John Lundvik to ask very ancamfartable question to him: “Bigger Than Us really is your song or”? Poor man he probably doesn’t even remember that the demo was submitted to the BBC <3
ENTRY ANALYSIS
After the disaster that was last year’s Melfest, Christer VOWED to reinvent the competition and bring ~Quality~ this year. He... kept his promise I guess? He said it contained two songs which could WIN ESC and one of them won (after wiping the juries lmfao - Christer never rigs, ever). "Too late for love” nothing but an excellent showcase of Sweden’s musical expertise, but I’ll pass on dissecting it because a of all, I know very little of music theory and b of all, I don’t care what instruments are used in which order and in whether the clef is in C-minor or D-Moll or WHATEVER. The song isn’t nearly as important as what you do with it.
So I settle for an easy comparison and the netizens apparently loooooooove comparing “Too Late For Love” is “Nobody but you” for some reason (🌚). I can see why, but I disagree. They’re not that alike. “Too late for love” is better in every single way imaginable: It’s cheerful, it has a more consistent storyline, with a performer who isn’t dressed like your mom’s pilates instructor and doesn’t have awful tryhard arty-farty staging :-)
However, TLFL’s excellent use of musical theorems (I guess?) is also why I don’t love it. I like it, sure, why wouldn’t I? It’s a good song. However, that’s also *all* it is and Eurovision is so much more than a summation of perfectly executed technicalities. It’s about having *IT* and Lundvik doesn’t have *it* for me. TLFL lacks an identity beyond “This Is A Good Song”, which others in this category such as “Mercy” and “Running” had. BUT IS IT TOO LATE FOR LOOOOOOOVE? IS IT??
NF Corner
Mello was good this year!!! It’s nowhere near the level of 2012-2016 (definitely THE golden age of Melfest, at least for the years I’ve seen), but there was a lot of variation and it’s easy enough to find songs to root for.
(In a way I resent that John won because it’s *way* more rewarding to sink my teeth into any the other songs because they have more to offer in terms of camp and humour, but w/e that’s just me)
Starting off our batch for today’s NF corner is LINA HEDLUND of Alcazar fame:
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A perfectly lightweight, timeless campy schlager anthem sung by a ~Glamourous Cougress~. We at BorisBubbles WORSHIP OUR COUGARS AND HAGS (Tamta <3 Tamta’s song </3) especially if adorned in a salmon-pink cape and a giant halo.
Even some of the NQ-fodder had merits: Meet Oscar En Lestat:
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Lol he looks like he ran out of the set of “Interview of a Vampire: The Remake”. 😂 “I love it” has a pretty dope beat, and that’s without considering the plot twist that this song is about Oscar’s century old girlfriend. Like, seriously,
THAT’s where the styling ideas come from, right? He even uses her nail varnish lmfao stop I am DYING.😂 Anyway, is it any surprise to you this song finished LAST in its semifinal lmfao. Not even Sweden could get into it because they were too busy laughing their asses off <3 Hatrið mun sigra!!
But there was ONE entry I was absolutely smitten by. I don’t think any of you would disagree when I say that I absolutely ADORED Anna Bergendahl:
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They say Anna was a broken arrow... well watch her as she shoots!!! There’s a fire on the horizon and this song is the spark: In three minutes it ERASES all of the festering dislike I had for “It’s my life” and makes me feel EXCITED whenever I hear the name ‘Bergendahl’. Like a top of the mountain, like a wishing well fountain, we were the luck of the draw to have witnessed the Anna Renaissance, fighting her way though Andra Chansen like a beacon before a fire, like a boxer before a fight, topping charts and coming out as her own here, only to be PAINFULLY jury snubbed. But she’s gonna live, she’s gonna die and she’s gonna BURN!!! ~Ashes to ashes and dust to dust and ashes to ashes again~
It would’ve been PERFECT had Anna been the bun of this decade’s Sweden Smörgås (preferably by qualifying and redeeming herself). There were several other entries I could potentially showcase here but this write-up is already getting way too long for my tastes, so let’s move on to:
Qualification Odds: Guaranteed Qualifier
Yes, obviously this qualifies? lol. I mean, it’s not even the name “Sweden”. TLFL would qualify for fucking Slovakia, that’s how good it is. It’s well-produced and well-performed [by a man], ergo it advances. Period.
Having said that, "Too late for love” lack of a concrete identity raises my concern. Most people, myself included, are lukewarm to it, which is nice not what wins Eurovision. You need to make people love you and well, I don’t think it’s too late for love (is it?), but Sweden need to something and they need to do it fast. I really want Sweden to do better than Robin and Frans now that they have an entry I actually LIKE but ugh how can I win when I lose? :sob: Notice that their odds haven’t shortened once since Lundvik won Melfest and that indicates to me they may not do as well as advertised...
Projected placement: 3rd-5th in the semfinal. After he qualifies, he’ll place between 5th and 10th in the Grand Final.
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Six Question Challenge
tagged by @mynameisnorth 🌸🌿
Rules: Answer the questions and then tag nine people you want to get to know better!
Nine people? 😱 Okay 😩
Q1. Relationship status?
Single lady 👏🙌✋
Q2. Favourite colour?
Blue (obviously!), also white, grey, yellow 🤗
Q3. Top 3 ships?
1. WR600 (not Ralph) x AX400 (not Kara)
2. Connor RK800 x Richard RK900
3. Richard RK900 x Chloe ST200
Q4. Lipstick or chapstick?
Chapstick 😚🌸
Q5. Last song I listened to?
Jonas Blue - Fast Car ft. Dakota you should watch this, this is so lovable! 💙
Q6. Last movie I watched?
Ghost, 2015 (6+) by Alexander Voitinsky
Tagging:
1. @misa04
2. @yeahhiyellow
3. @kara-jayne-art
4. @millennium-queen
5. @tin-a-can
6. @gayx400
7. @luminescent-city
8. @detroit-become-human-analyze
9. @emilys-arty-farty-stuff
...and anyone who wants to do this!
Sorry if you already got this challenge.🙃
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[✎ ITA 📻] Starry Night con Kim Eana : Estratti Intervista di J-Hope - 10.08.22
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10.08.22 📻💫 Starry Night (di Kim Eana)
Intervista con J-Hope per "Jack in the Box" 🌃🔥
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Kim Eana (intro): So che quest'ospite una volta ha detto che ha bisogno di una storia per poter scrivere musica, e ora ha rilasciato un album solista; immagino ciò significhi che ha tanto da dire. Traboccante di sincerità e passione, è qui oggi, a Starry Night, per raccontarci la sua storia. Ha ora inizio "Starry Night" con J-Hope!
Dire che non ci sono parole sufficienti è un po' un cliché, ma dovremo farci andar bene quest'espressione perché è veramente così, non ci sono parole a sufficienza per descrivere questa persona: benvenuto, J-Hope!
J-hope: (*si presenta in eng) Sono la vostra speranza! Voi siete la mia speranza! Sono J.....
(ARMY tra il pubblico): HOPEeeee!
J-hope: Ciao a tutti, sono la vostra speranza, J-Hope!
KE: È la prima volta che ci incontriamo e possiamo chiacchierare così dal vivo ma, di fatto, c'è già stata un'altra occasione in cui eravamo vicini... Quando i BTS hanno ricevuto il premio al merito per la cultura e le arti, nel 2018.. Io ero seduta 2 file dietro di voi
J-hope: Ci tenevo davvero ad incontrarti e a parlarti, è davvero un onore
KE: Aaah (*felice/imbarazzata) Speravo proprio che dicessi qualcosa del genere in diretta. Ora che ho potuto parlarti, posso considerarmi un essere umana riuscita. Vorrei ringraziare mia madre, per questo. Sì, quella volta che avete ricevuto quell'onorificenza.. Sono molto agitata, ma ci tenevo a dire questa cosa. Mi hai anche invitata al listening party per il tuo album..
J-hope: Sì, come ho già detto, ci tenevo davvero tanto ad incontrarti e volevo farti ascoltare la mia musica. Sei un'autrice di testi molto famosa..
KE: Ci credete? Lui chiama me “famosa”!
J-hope: (*ride) Volevo dei consigli da parte tua
KE: Consigli da parte mia?? Con che diritto potrei mai...?!
J-hope: No, sul serio, ho sempre bisogno di imparare cose nuove
KE: Sono senza parole! Cioè, ho ricevuto il suo invito (al listening party di 'Jack in the Box'), ma avevo la diretta di 'Starry Night', quindi non potevo uscire. Allora gli ho inviato un messaggio dicendo che ero onorata, ma che non potevo venire. Poi, però, quella sera ho visto che un sacco di miei amici (erano andati al party e) hanno postato tantissime foto sui social media. Ero talmente gelosa di loro che non ho neppure messo 'mi piace'.
J-hope: Ripensandoci ora, non so neppure come sono riuscito ad organizzare un evento simile.
KE: No, ma in molti mi hanno detto che il listening party è stato fantastico
* leggono alcuni commenti *
KE: Il modo in cui parli è molto tenero
J-hope: Ah, sì è vero, sono un tipo piuttosto vivace e solare
KE: Ma è sorprendente perché invece, quando sei sul palco, sei molto carismatico.. La differenza (rispetto a come parli/ti muovi nel quotidiano) è davvero sorprendente
* riguardo il Lollapalooza *
KE: Al Lollapalooza, indossavi dei guanti quindi oggi me li sono messa anche io
J-hope: Oooh, sono molto simili ai miei!
KE: Sei stato il primo artista coreano ad esibirti come performer principale sul palco del Lollapalooza. Inoltre, ti sei esibito per 70 minuti e da solo.. ! Non hai mai avuto dubbi o ripensamenti?
J-hope: In realtà, inizialmente avevo abbastanza fiducia in me stesso ma, col passare del tempo e più quel giorno si avvicinava, mi dicevo “Devi essere impazzito” e non mi sentivo più tanto all'altezza di condurre uno show simile per un'ora. Ho avuto vari ripensamenti e da lì in poi sono caduto nell'ansia. Ora che è finito, però, sono contento di aver partecipato.
KE: È stata una grande opportunità, per te, e sappiamo tutti che ne eri ampiamente all'altezza, ovviamente. Ma lì è stata proprio questione di talento! Un'ora intera su quel palco da solo... Io l'ho guardato tutto e sono rimasta davvero sorpresa!
J-hope: Oh, che onore!
KE: L'ho visto tutto e l'immagine che ho di te è molto diversa da quella che hai mostrato sul palco
💬 Ho visto il Lollapalooza... Come hai deciso di portare quel concept?
J-hope: La cosa più importante era mostrarvi un lato di me che probabilmente non conoscevate ancora. Però ho anche pensato che forse, presentare solo quello, non fosse abbastanza e l'impressione sarebbe stata che mancasse qualcosa. Ci sono aspetti di J-hope che non sono molto presenti in questo album, come ad esempio il ballo che invece è qualcosa di piuttosto importante nel mio... è un po' imbarazzante dirlo in prima persona, ma.. nel mio arsenale e spettro di abilità. E invece, appunto, volevo mettere bene in luce ognuno di quegli aspetti. Quindi ho deciso di mostrare entrambi i volti di J-hope ed è così che ho preparato la set-list
KE: Beh, è risaputo che sei un ottimo ballerino e questa performance ha messo in luce l'ottima qualità del tuo ballo! È davvero figo, lo sai anche tu, vero? Dì la verità!
J-hope (*imbarazzato / grato): No, semplicemente il fatto è che ballare mi rende felice, quindi quando sono sul palco è qualcosa che traspare...
💬 * domanda riguardo ai suoi outfit di scena *
J-hope: Sì, è stata una scelta piuttosto semplice: non volevo indossare qualcosa di troppo appariscente o complesso. Volevo che il focus fosse sull'autenticità della musica, quindi ho deciso di indossare abiti più semplici. Per esprime questo “nuovo J-hope”, mi sono vestito di nero, mentre per il solito J-hope, ho indossato del bianco.
💬 Ho lasciato il mio lavoro e poi sono venut* a Chicago a vedere il Lollapalooza. È stata un'esperienza per cui non avrò mai rimpianti e non finirò mai di vantarmene e parlarne in giro. È stato talmente fantastico che, mentre tornavo in hotel, piangevo.
J-hope: Oh mamma! Grazie infinite! Dopo esserti dimess*? Wow!
KE: Si è dimess* per venire al Lollapalooza? Però sul serio, credo tu sia arrivato al pubblico ed abbia davvero emozionato moltissime persone
J-hope: Davvero, quel giorno c'erano molti più fan e persone di quanti avrei mai potuto immaginare, a sostenermi. È stata una delle performance più emozionanti e commoventi io abbia mai fatto.
KE: Però, è vero che ti sei esibito da solo, ma sei pur sempre J-hope, non credo proprio il pubblico ti avrebbe fischiato. Eri preoccupato?
J-hope: Sì, ero comunque preoccupato! Perché è un festival e, solitamente, la gente che vi partecipa è un pubblico generico (*non solo i suoi fan), quindi ero preoccupato...
KE: Perché portavi canzoni completamente nuove?
J-hope: Sì, poi, probabilmente il pubblico (generico) conosceva i BTS, ma avevo i miei dubbi conoscesse la musica di J-hope... Ecco perché ho selezionato con estrema cura le tracce per la mia set-list e ho voluto portare diversi brani, tra cui anche dei grandi successi che tutti quanti potessero ballare. È così che è nata la seconda parte della performance, più vivace e dance. Infatti ho iniziato con “Dynamite” perché la conoscono tutti. E poi non volevo mettere in cattiva luce il nome e la fama dei BTS.
KE: In cattiva luce?! Li avresti comunque ricoperti di un alone dorato!
J-hope (*ride): No, ma sarebbe stato un bel problema se qualcosa fosse andato storto. Sono pur sempre un membro dei BTS e, sì, questa era la mia prima esibizione solista, ma volevo farla al meglio. Però credo di averla completata senza intoppi, quindi sono sollevato e soddisfatto.
KE: Credi che quest'esperienza ti abbia temprato?
J-hope: Sì, credo di aver interiorizzato ogni singolo aspetto e passaggio di questo processo, ogni dettaglio è ormai diventato parte integrante di me. Come hai detto tu, penso mi abbia fortificato. È stata davvero una bella esperienza.
KE: Come sapranno già tutti, Jimin è venuto a Chicago per sostenerti. Ci sono forse state altre persone che ti hanno supportato dalle retrovie?
J-hope: C'era anche Bang ShiHyuk PD-nim
KE: Ah, davvero?! Ma ti è stato effettivamente di supporto, o era solo lì per seguire l'esibizione?
J-hope: Mi ha supportato offrendomi del cibo squisito e di lusso, mi è stato di supporto!
* ridono *
KE: Immagino sarà stato molto fiero di te.
💬 Grazie ai tanti messaggi contenuti nel tuo album, ho potuto riflettere su me stess*...
J-hope: Già, l'album contiene moltissimi messaggi e testi riguardanti la natura umana e altre tematiche simili. Di fatto, ero un po' preoccupato, perché ho veramente parlato solo di ciò che volevo..
KE: Però, per mia esperienza personale, la cosa curiosa è che il pubblico sembra apprezzare maggiormente i testi scritti di testa propria, parlando di ciò che si desidera, senza pensare troppo a ciò che potrebbe piacere oppure no.
J-hope: Sì, quando ne ho l'opportunità, quando lavoro alla mia musica, cerco veramente di trasmettere tutte le esperienze che ho vissuto e di raccontare ciò che desidero. Credo sia il metodo migliore per mostrare al pubblico tutta la mia passione e sincerità.
KE: Sì, poi, d'ora in avanti, avrai sempre più testi da scrivere quindi, un consiglio che posso darti è di non pensare che DEVI scrivere cose su te stesso, ma scrivine e parlane se e quanto vuoi.
J-hope: Sì, poi già solo lavorando a quest'album ho trovato abbastanza difficile esternare i miei pensieri ed emozioni più profondi, al punto di esserne quasi esausto
KE: Come, di già?! No, ciò che intendevo è che l'idea di parlare di cose così personali può spaventare, quindi il mio consiglio era di non sentirti obbligato a doverne parlare, ma di continuare semplicemente a raccontare la tua e/o le altre storie di cui vuoi parlare.
J-hope: Sì, è proprio per questo che sono qui... Speravo di poter ricevere dei consigli e feed-back sinceri da te (* in quanto nota autrice di testi, con tanta esperienza alle spalle)
KE: Wow... dei miei feed-back?? Per te??!
* ridono *
KE: Ci sarebbe un sacco da dire riguardo a “Jack in the Box”, e sono sicura gli ARMY ne abbiano già sentito parlare a volontà... Ho anche visto la tua intervista su “IU's Palette”... Quindi oggi parleremo semplicemente di tre canzoni a tua scelta
♪ More ♪
J-hope: Ciò che volevo dire con questa canzone è che c'è ancora tanto che desidero realizzare. Aspiro a raggiungere ancora nuovi obiettivi e a portare a termine altri nuovi progetti. L'ho scritta durante la pandemia, quindi credo questa mia sete creativa sia ancor più evidente.
KE: Ho veramente percepito tutta la tua onestà, in questa traccia. E non sei sicuramente il solo a cantare cose tipo “Voglio avere e sperimentare tutto”, ma l'avidità di cui parli tu è puro e semplice desiderio di migliorare te stesso
J-hope: * imbarazzato, fa un balletto con le mani *
KE: No ma, sul serio, hai delle dita proprio belle.. sembrano le mani di un'attrice!
J-hope: Sì, ecco, ho le ossa molto sottili...
KE: Wow... E allora, il modo in cui balli? Come fai ad avere movimenti così potenti?
J-hope: A dire il vero, me lo chiedo anche io.. Non sono un granché a fare esercizio fisico. Gli altri membri mi punzecchiano sempre a riguardo, dicendo che è strano io riesca a ballare così bene, se non sono bravo a fare esercizio fisico! È una cosa curiosa persino per me, perché finisco sempre per farmi male, quando mi alleno!
KE: No, ma, sul serio... Le tue sono le più belle mani io abbia mai visto! Sia tra quelle maschili che femminili! Davvero le mani più belle!
KE: Ad ogni modo, stavamo parlando di “More”, e scommetto che la maggior parte della gente ne avrà un'opinione simile, ovvero che è piuttosto diversa dal tuo solito stile ed è molto intensa! Non era ciò che il pubblico si aspettava... Inoltre, nel testo dici che sono 11 anni che continui a studiare? Che cos'altro vorresti imparare?
J-hope: Qualcosa di cui mi sono proprio reso conto, lavorando a questo progetto, è che è arrivato il momento di mettermi a studiare le lingue. Avrei già dovuto farlo tempo fa, ma ora è il momento di mettermici davvero d'impegno. Se ne avrò l'opportunità, vorrei affrontare questa nuova sfida e studiare una qualche lingua straniera.
KE: Ma non ne stai studiando già alcune... almeno un po'?
J-hope: Sì, un pochino.. Ci sono un sacco di strumenti (linguistici) fantastici e le traduzioni sono davvero ottime, ma credo che impararle ed usarle in prima persona possa essere utile per trasmettere ancora meglio tutti i miei sentimenti ed emozioni più profondi e sinceri.
KE: Sì, trovo sia un ottimo proposito per chi è autore di testi. Saper parlare una lingua diversa, apre nuovi orizzonti...
J-hope: Sì, è proprio ciò che vorrei.
KE: E, una volta imparata, anche se scritti in una lingua straniera, i tuoi testi acquisiranno sicuramente un nuovo spessore.
J-hope: Sì, credo che se mi mettessi davvero d'impegno, poi me ne lascerei assorbire, ma devo concentrarmici... Non so se riuscirei a concentrarmici * ride imbarazzato *
♪ Equal sig ♪
KE: Ascoltando l'album, con “More” ho percepito il tuo desiderio di salire ancor più in alto, ma arrivata ad “Equal sign”, ho avvertito anche quello di raggiungere il più vasto spettro di pubblico e persone possibile. Con che pensieri ti sei approcciato al testo di “Equal sign”?
J-hope: L'ho scritta pensando all'uguaglianza, e ho cercato di esprimerla a modo mio, di infondervi il vibe tipico di j-hope. Inoltre volevo parlare dell'odio e della violenza che derivano dall'inuguaglianza e dalla diversità. Di fatto, sono tematiche piuttosto pesanti, ma ho cercato di darle un ritmo leggero così da trovare e donarle un certo equilibrio.
KE: Deve esserci voluto molto coraggio per parlare di argomenti simili e credo che nella storia della musica e dei testi coreani, tu sia il primo ad averli affrontati ad un così alto livello, eppure continui e continuate a trattare tematiche sempre più significative...
J-hope: Credo che sia perché, in quanto membro dei BTS, mi sono informato e ho approfondito le mie conoscenze su queste problematiche. Specialmente nell'era di “Love Yourself”, ho avuto modo di riflettere su me stesso e chiedermi se avessi effettivamente amore ed autostima di me, quindi credo e spero la sincerità di intenti che sta dietro questo testo sia arrivata appieno ai fan. Ed è così che è nata questa canzone.
KE: Credo che i testi dei BTS siano veramente uno degli aspetti più popolari e rinomati del vostro gruppo a livello globale. Anche rispetto agli altri idol, i vostri testi e le vostre performance sono su un altro livello. Una parte che mi è piaciuta molto (in “Equal Sign”) è
< Il mondo è così vasto / ma la mente umana sa essere di vedute così ristrette >...
J-hope: Sì, scrivendo il testo ho veramente riflettuto su quanto limitate possono essere le vedute della gente, sebbene il mondo sia così vasto..
KE: Ciò che pensavo è che tu hai vissuto un sacco di esperienze e sentito molte storie diverse, ma forse è proprio perché il mondo è così vasto che la gente pone un limite a ciò che riesce a concepire e fin dove riesce ad arrivare con la propria mente.
J-hope: Sì, scrivere questa canzone è stata proprio una bellissima esperienza, ma non ero sicuro fossi all'altezza di trattare un argomento così profondo. Quindi ho cercato di farmi un bell'esame di coscienza, nel buttarne giù il testo.
KE: Credi l'uguaglianza sia possibile?
J-hope: Mmh....
KE: È una domanda troppo pesante?
J-hope: No, no..! Credo sia molto importante e significativo far sentire la mia voce a questo proposito. Io ho la fortuna e l'onore di essere amato da molti e grazie al mio lavoro posso trasmettere questo tipo di messaggi ad un pubblico molto vasto, quindi ho pensato fosse bene affrontare l'argomento. Non è che voglio cambiare il mondo con la mia musica, ma sarei già soddisfatto e felice di riuscire a raggiungere i cuori delle persone, con essa.
KE: Credo proprio queste canzoni avranno un grandissimo impatto, quindi complimenti per il coraggio e l'intraprendenza che hai dimostrato!
💬 Kim Eana è proprio come una professoressa, oggi!
J-hope: No, ma di fatto quello è proprio il motivo per cui volevo venire a questo programma!
♪ Stop ♪
KE: L'introduzione di questa canzone è fantastica! .. Le tue guardie del corpo mi stanno guardando storto, però.. (* ridono) Cioè, non so, sembrano davvero dei professionisti, ho come l'impressione potrebbero trascinarmi fuori di forza da un momento all'altro. Se dovessero cercare di trascinarmi fuori, li fermeresti?
J-hope: Ah ah ah, no, sono solo in guardia e io sono loro grato perché mi stanno accanto!
KE: Com'è giusto che sia! Se non ci pensassero loro (a stare in guardia per proteggerti), lo farei io!
KE: Ma parliamo della canzone: mi piace molto il testo di inizio, è qualcosa che hai sperimentato in prima persona? [*amicizie complesse e disastrose per le troppe differenze ed incompatibilità]
J-hope: Il soggetto di questa canzone è piuttosto graffiante e di peso, quindi scriverne il testo non è stato facile. Ma non volevo risultasse troppo crudo, quindi ho cercato di trovare un equilibrio, sotto quell'aspetto. Volevo parlare delle relazioni tra amici, del modo in cui non è possibile pensarla sempre allo stesso modo e di come ognuno ha retroscena culturali differenti, cosa che può portare a conflitti. Il messaggio che volevo trasmettere è che nonostante le differenze e le incomprensioni, non ci sono persone fondamentalmente cattive. Sta alle persone giudicare, ma io personalmente non volevo marcare una linea netta tra "buoni" e "cattivi", sì, ci tenevo a trattare questo argomento.
KE: Sì, io inizialmente ero un po' dubbiosa e combattuta a riguardo, ma ora credo di capire il tuo punto di vista e di condividerlo
💬 Adoro il fatto che Kim Eana lo sta sommergendo di complimenti
KE: Ragazz*, ho appena iniziato! E non sono complimenti a vuoto, non sto cercando di porlo su un piedistallo. Sono cose che penso sul serio!
J-hope: Mi piace un sacco la tua schiettezza ed onestà... (*parte la musica mentre sta ancora parlando, imbarazzato, velocizza il discorso...) e il calore che c'è in quella sincerità!
* pubblicità *
KE: Il sottotitolo (di "Stop") è "Non esistono persone cattive al mondo", lo credi davvero?
J-hope: Sì, voglio credere che sia così! Sono convinto che un approccio simile possa migliorare anche me stesso
KE: Ma non credi che così sia più difficile? Se accetti l'idea che esistano persone cattive, avrai aspettative più basse nei confronti della gente e, conseguentemente, avrai meno probabilità di rimanere deluso o ferito. Mentre se credi che ognuno sia fondamentalmente buono, dovrai fare uno sforzo maggiore per riuscire a capire chi ti sta attorno..
J-hope: Sì, ma credo sia proprio una cosa innata, in me. Sono il tipo di persona che cerca di adattarsi al prossimo e di accettare le persone per come sono. Mi turbano maggiormente il disagio e la tristezza degli altri che i miei.
KE: ...In pratica hai scelto di seguire la luce (invece che l'oscurità e le ombre) e anche se, in qualche altro album più avanti tu dovessi cambiare idea (rispetto a queste tematiche), il messaggio trasmesso con questo sarà sempre comunque molto importante
J-hope: Sì, anche se in futuro dovessi cambiare, quest'album rappresenta davvero ciò che penso, ciò che provo ed il mio coraggio ed aspirazioni di questo momento presente, quindi ha molto valore per me.
KE: Ma non credo cambierai idea o rimpiangerai di aver scritto questi testi...
KE: Vorrei continuare a parlare di "Stop", ma non abbiamo tempo... Però, sul serio, mi piacerebbe tu potessi tornare al programma!
J-hope: Sì, anche io vorrei tornare e la prossima volta, tutti (e 7) insieme..
KE: Wow, gli autori (del programma) sembrano adorare l'idea, guardali come scrivono "TORNAAA!!!"... sì, lei (un membro della produzione) è un'ARMY! Però sì, che siate tutti e 7, solo tu o anche solo uno o due di voi, siete tutti più che i benvenuti, qui!
💬 Quando è stato il tuo momento più felice, durante la preparazione dell'album?
J-hope: Quando mi sono sentito soddisfatto per tutto ciò che sono riuscito a dire e ad inserire in questo progetto, tutto ciò che volevo includere. Per quanto difficile possa essere stato il processo creativo, sono felice di esser riuscito a metterci tutto ciò che volevo ed avevo in mente e di averlo potuto rilasciare.
KE: Penso proprio avrai un futuro luminoso, perché ci sono certi artisti che sono perfezionisti, e questo non è sempre un pregio. I perfezionisti tendono sempre a cercare i difetti in ogni cosa, mentre tu, J-hope, hai una mente più aperta e sai essere soddisfatto del tuo lavoro.
J-hope: Sì, è vero. Solitamente sono soddisfatto di me, ma ciò non mi impedisce di preoccuparmi ah ah ah! Cioè, neppure io riesco sempre ad essere soddisfatto, devo anche tenere conto di tutta una serie di dettagli e fattori..
KE: Certamente, ma so quanto impegno hai messo in quest'album e credo la tua evidente soddisfazione di adesso sia più che lecita e sia sufficiente a rendere felici anche il pubblico e chi ti sta accanto.
💬 Qual è il tuo passaggio preferito nei tuoi testi?
J-hope: In quest'album? È in una canzone di cui non parleremo, oggi, ma in "Future" c'è questo verso che dice che anche io ho sempre bisogno di fiducia e coraggio e credo sia la mia parte preferita.
KE: Spero non accadrà, ma solitamente gli artisti tendono a tornare sulle proprie parole e a ritrattare, dopo un po'..
J-hope: Sì, lo so. Infatti ci sono sempre un sacco di cose che vorrei dire, ma cerco sempre di fare attenzione alle mie parole ed azioni, per evitare siano travisate e diventino un problema più grande. Quindi, sì, devo sempre essere cauto e cerco di non essere troppo presuntuoso o soddisfatto di me stesso o di ciò che scrivo.
KE: No, non preoccuparti per queste cose! L'importante è che tu ne sia soddisfatto!
* Consiglio musicale di Hobi, per rilassarsi a fine giornata *
J-hope: "Meet him among them" di Lee SunHee (*scritta da Kim Eana, la conduttrice), è una canzone che adoro. Sapendo che sarei stato ospite al tuo programma, sono andato a cercare e ad approfondire ciò che sapevo dei testi scritti da te, nuna, e ho imparato molto. Questa canzone mi ha sempre dato molto conforto e mi ha fatto apprezzare ancor di più i miei legami affettivi
KE: Che onore!! (*ironica / imbarazzata) Avete sentito tutti, vero? È di me che sta parlando! È un testo che ho scritto io..
* ascoltano la canzone *
KE: Tu riesci a riposare e rilassarti?
J-hope: Solitamente, sto a casa, ma ultimamente cerco di uscire di più... andare a fare due passi, prendere un po' d'aria fresca, guardarmi intorno, mangiare sano..
KE: Ma (in quanto celebrità) è possibile?
J-hope: Beh... ah ah, sì, credo indossando un cappellino sia possibile...
KE: Ho qualche dubbio a riguardo, ma spero riuscirai a fare un sacco di cose nuove
💬 Qualcuno ha condiviso la notizia secondo cui avresti salvato e fatto visitare un gattino randagio, e la cosa è subito diventata un argomento scottante, davvero un uomo dal cuore d'oro... Inoltre sarei curios* riguardo la routine serale di J-hope?
KE: J-hope, sei troppo perfetto per essere vero! Com'è possibile? Sei quasi da galera, non puoi essere così perfetto! Così fai sfigurare tutti noi altri...
J-hope: (*ride) ...No, ma sul serio, c'era questo gatto tutto malandato sul set delle riprese. Mi piangeva davvero il cuore, a vederlo così. Il nostro cagnolino di famiglia ha problemi di vista e ora porta delle protesi oculari. E questo gattino aveva degli occhi davvero mal messi! L'ho guardato e sembravano come "schiacciati" e.. distrutti, non so bene come spiegarlo.. ed era anche anoressico e malnutrito, quindi l'ho portato in una clinica, l'ho fatto visitare, curare e mi sono assicurato che fosse adottato da delle brave persone, che se ne prendessero buona cura.
KE: Wooow... fai davvero onore al tuo nome (d'arte)! Io non sono neppure quel gatto, ma vorrei ringraziarti! (*ridono)
* riguardo la routine serale di Hobi *
J-hope: Credo di avere il sonno piuttosto irregolare, di questi tempi.
KE: Però riesci a dormire?
J-hope: Sì, dormo, però magari ci sono volte che mi addormento di sasso, senza neppure accorgermene.. e poi, dopo questi "pisolini", quando dovrei dormire sul serio, non riesco più a chiudere occhio, quindi sto lì sveglio ad aspettare che si faccia giorno
KE: E stai lì, immobile, senza fare niente, o magari scorri un po' il telefono?
J-hope: Guardo il mio telefono, ma mi sento comunque stanco e non riesco a riaddormentarmi. Però sto cercando di riprendere una certa routine.
💬 J-hope-nim, cosa farai domani?
* ridono *
J-hope: Ho qualcosa in programma con un mio hyung-nim... Uscirò a mangiare con un buon amico, ma non so se va bene parlarne...
KE: Perché?! È forse Obama, o qualcuno di quel livello??
J-hope: No, ma... ehm, mi vedrò con (l'attore) Im Siwan hyung.. Ci siamo conosciuti non molto tempo fa. A quanto pare, gli piace molto la musica dei BTS ed abbiamo avuto modo di parlare un po' insieme, quindi abbiamo in programma di vederci... E poi io sono un suo fan, quindi..
KE: Avete anche una personalità ed uno stile simili...
KE: Ultimo messaggio: 💬 Grazie perché negli ultimi 7 anni sei stato tutta la mia vita!...
J-hope: Aww... Grazie!
KE: E ora l'ultima canzone. Non possiamo ascoltarne molto, ma...
J-hope: Questa è la mia canzone preferita dei BTS: "Butterfly (Prologue mix)". La nostra vocal line ha fatto davvero un ottimo lavoro, con questo brano e la canzone mi ricorda i vecchi tempi. Ho riguardato il video, di recente, e mi è venuta nostalgia.. Allora pensavamo fosse solo lavoro, ma ora la trovo davvero preziosa e bellissima.
* saluti finali di Hobi *
J-hope: Il tempo è proprio volato, non riesco a credere che siano già passati 90 minuti, ma sono felice di aver potuto parlare di tante cose. Credo con oggi le promozioni di "Jack in the Box" siano praticamente finite. Quindi grazie agli ascoltatori, e grazie anche a te, Eana nuna!
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Baby Mine - Dean Winchester: Part 4
Author: sterekloveaffairs
Characters: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Castiel, Emma Winchester (OC),
Warnings: MAJOR CANON INCONSISTENCY!!!! angst, parenthood, dad!Dean
Word Count: 705
Dean spent the first few weeks in agony. Emma was a wonderful baby, a fighter, but it was hard on her. Dean knew that there was still a chance that she wouldn’t make it. He’d spend hours watching her from behind the glass, not wanting to expose her to the microscopic dangers of the world. He had been reading, stuff that could help him out. CPR for babies, for example, and the products to most commonly cause poisoning when children are discovering their world. He did not read arty farty parenting books, but he would be damned if he wasn’t prepared to take her home.
And when he finally walked through the doors with his daughter in his arms, Sam following him with a fruit basket the nurses had given to Dean, he was still terrified. Glancing down at the little white blanket, only just seeing the tip of Emma’s nose, he suddenly saw how fragile she still was. She was so small, so tiny and helpless. But he manned up, and he repeated his promise to protect her out loud.
He thought the nights would be the toughest. Although his hunter life had trained him for a lack of sleep, Dean absolutely dreaded being woken up by tiny cries of distress. But that never happened. Even in the hospital, Emma would rarely cry. She would let him know she was awake, but she wouldn’t keep screaming. And at night, there was Cas. The angel was enormously fascinated by the little human girl, and he had asked Dean to feed her whenever he was there. Emma loved Castiel, the soft rumble of the angel’s voice lulled her to sleep in seconds. So Cas had offered to stand watch at night, to keep an eye on the little girl and make sure she was fed and safe. Dean happily accepted, and now it wasn’t even questioned anymore when Cas would carry around the baby as if she was his.
Sam was wearier. He feared that Dean would regret keeping her in their lives, and that she would start feeling like a burden when she noticed. It’s how he had felt around his own father, and he didn’t want anyone else to live that life. So he kept an eye on Dean.
But no matter what, Dean was there. Dean was there when Emma started teething, he was there when she learned how to crawl and how to walk, he was there when she fell face down on the edge of a step and needed stitches for the first time in her life. Dean was there when Emma learned her first words and he had smiled widely when she learned that he was her dad. Dean was there to read bedtime stories and he was there to turn on her night light. He was there for all her birthdays and he would never admit it, but he was there when she had her first day of preschool and he cried. So Dean was like every other parent.
Except that he wasn’t.
When Emma learned how to talk, one of the first things Dean taught her, was how to scream for help and when.
When Emma could walk and started to understand the layout of the bunker, he had taught her where to hide when he told her to.
When Emma went to preschool, her backpack was loaded with hex bags, disguised as keychains and good luck charms.
When Emma asked Dean to check for monsters in her closet, he did. Holding his gun and using all the methods they had ever used, scaring the hell out of the four-year-old and leaving it up to Cas to give her a feeling of safety.
And Sam could do nothing about it. He would talk to his brother, but it was futile. Dean wouldn’t think before giving his life for Emma, and Sam knew that he was no longer Dean’s biggest weakness. And yeah, Dean knew he was irrational at some moments, and yeah, he knew that the older his daughter would grow, the harder it would be to protect her. Good thing Dean didn’t have to do it alone, because Cas and Sam were just as weak for her.
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Phew! After a torturous, three-month long period of excruciating pain, uncertainty and bleakness, I’m finally entering a new stage - recovery! 💚
Tonight will be my last night here. I’m very sore, movement can be excruciating but this time I’m happy because I know it’s a sign of healing.
Since early January I’d been getting severe pains around my right hip/leg and lower back before and during my monthly, I put it down to a one off occurrence. In February, for two days I was keeled over, sobbing and phoning my Mum to come get me. A feeling of my thigh being torn vertically whilst a knife being stabbed rapidly into my back all the way to my tummy - I was close to calling an ambulance but instead I opted for 111.
I was referred to urgent care. The consultant told me, ‘You don’t look like someone in pain enough to have kidney stones.” He gave me codeine and told me to book a GP appointment and ask for blood tests. My Mum managed to get me an emergency GP appointment early the next day. The doctor gave a brief examination of my stomach and said, ‘I don’t think it’s your appendix, it could possibly be your ovaries but I’m not entirely convinced - unless your pain threshold is high and you’ve fooled us all, haha.” So she booked me a pelvic scan for the end of the following month, March 23rd.
During March I had started to develop chest, arm and shoulder pains. I felt shortness of breath and had instant moments of severe fatigue. At some point I had my first ever panic attack. My second major one which I posted here was also met by an urgent care appointment - to which I was again told to contact my GP and given antacids for acid reflux. I began to believe that’s all it was.
The day of my scan arrived, it wasn’t a pleasant experience especially as I’ve been ‘inactive’ for years 😶 - but the woman was very gentle and calming. I received my results the same day, a large cyst was found on my right ovary. Ultimately it turned out to be 10 cm by 17cm - 💀MASSIVE💀. My GP was meant to urgently refer me but she didn’t.
My Mum, who is a gynae nurse suspected all along it was a cyst - in fact as soon as she found out she was already pulling strings to get me onto her ward. Two days later the pain was back - my Mum didn’t hesitate and drove me to A&E where blood tests were taken straight away and I was sent to her ward - she’d already got me admitted.💜
I had an emergency operation yesterday evening, unfortunately the cyst was so bad and that huge, my right ovary couldn’t be saved. During recovery the surgical team were telling me they couldn’t believe it. Apparently my cyst had torsioned three times and they were gobsmacked as to how I put up with the pain for so long. They have women wailing in agony with small 3cm cysts - I received a lot of admiration, love and sympathy for my pain threshold. When the cyst twists - it stops blood supply hence the pain. They said I was extremely lucky I hadn’t become septic from it.
There’s been a lot of hush and deep thinking around the ward whilst I’ve been here, a lot of questions have been asked and the consultants/regs have been questioning me whilst being careful not to say much about their own feelings. I’ve heard they are going to investigate my situation for medical neglect on my behalf. Apparently women have been sent up to the gynae ward for much less - and they want to know why I was sent away with severe hip pain and shortness of breath twice without blood tests or a scan - and why my GP didn’t refer me when the scan results read URGENT.
I’ve been told repeatedly what the consequences would have been if I’d left the cyst for just another few months or less - and it’s harrowing - all because I didn’t trust my body, listen to my Mum or push for the GP to listen to me.
I’ve had a lot to think about during my time here - I cried this morning over everything - how amazing my surgical/medical staff have been and the unwavering support from my family and friends.
🌙⭐ Thankyou for all of you wonderful friends, acquaintances and even just passing mutuals who’ve offered me messages of love, concern and support, just reading the notes has been uplifting and heartmending during this time!
💜Lot’s of love💜
🐱 Kitten xxx
The picture above is my room - two lovely healthcares helped me get into the bathroom for a shower, then once I was stable on my feet they left me to it and when I came out they had changed my bed sheets and tidied around. 😌💕
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QUESTION?????? . So I don’t know for certain but I think this little guy is trying to sabotage my weekend of being arty farty 🧐🤨 . Does anyone else’s little fur monsters do the same??? . . . . . #littlemonster #littletinker #kittycat #basil #brazil #crew #crewclothing #cat #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #andyrigbydriftwooddesigns #oriental #orientalcat #lilacoriental #amazing #crazycat #cold #menatwork #imstafun #instalaughs #instalove #instadaily #acatslife https://www.instagram.com/p/CIa52Y8BmCF/?igshid=1ood6j15vh8q2
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You can’t be no one else

The worst thing anyone could say to me before an interview was ‘hey, just be yourself’. I’d immediately fly into an immediate panic. Which ‘myself’ should I be? Cool, elegant me? Hard hitting professional, me. Accessible and ditsy but still a get-the job-done-face sort of me? Argh. And then I’d relax, do my normal thing of starting off contained and end up flinging my arms around in excitement as I fall down some unrelated but entertaining rabbit hole. It hasn’t done me too badly to be fair.
But I still worry a little about how I should ‘be’ at work. How much do I have to hide behind a mask?
Ask people generally to describe a doctor. Once they have got over the middle class white dude thing (sigh) there is still the tweed jacket, maverick genius but slightly solicitous bedside manner expectation. My mum classifies a good medical encounter if she she’s had a good flirt. And , yes, women doctors are under a particular scrutiny. Here’s a particularly boring article on what personality to have as a woman doctor written by someone, I kid you not, called Julie Andrews https://woman.thenest.com/personalities-being-doctor-5448.html. And we’ve all doe Myer’s Brigg’s, right? https://prospectivedoctor.com/personality-and-medical-specialty-what-is-the-connection/. This paper can help you chose your specialty based on your personality ..wow. We all like a ‘all psychiatrists are mad’ laugh, especially psychiatrists, but it is a bit reductive.
So far so Holby. What else are we expected to be? And actually is it us that cares more than the patients? “Doctors cling more strongly to stereotypical myths than the public does,” http://careers.bmj.com/careers/advice/view-article.html?id=20015762
In one of my very scientific Facebook surveys, this is what came out amongst my friends as important traits in doctors;
Compassionate
Funny (darker the better)
Empathetic (especially important for men working with women patients – a HUGE gripe was women feeling their histories were diminished and their bodies judged, some of the stories were frankly concerning)
Honest (this ranked far higher than being reassuring)
But what was interesting is that no one seemed to care about WHO the doctor was just HOW they were. Their personalities however quirky or occasionally brash, were not seen as relevant only how they treated the person in front of them.
I was quite terrified of being a doctor for about 10 years. I used to try and walk and talk the talk of a thousand preconceptions. And it’s really really hard to be someone else. It takes so much energy to keep up the front you lose focus on the job at hand. Its like trying to hold up loose trousers with one hand whilst running a marathon.
As a junior you can be told how to be, how to dress, how to act. I still carry with me a burning resentment about being ticked off about wearing a cardigan around my waist (it was a teaching hospital with lots of running across outdoor spaces and buggered if I was carrying a coat with me from ward to ward) because it didn’t look ‘right’. Yeah, shut up. Although I took it off and was intermittently cold for the next 3 months. I’m scruffy but scrub up well. I’m happy with that about me. And accepting that has taken a long time and the privilege of seniority.
So how do you ‘being’ a doctor (please don’t arrest me grammar police).
I used to channel my airline pilot father dad a bit, particularly walking into a delivery room…confidence and command “Hello, I’m the baby doctor. I’ll be with you until your baby is born and for a short while after. DO ask me any questions”. That was fine but again, isn’t quite ‘me’. Right now I’ve got a bit of game show host in my history taking that I just can’t shift. “So what is your name? X? Lovely!”.

But despite that I’m resolutely me, because being the doctor I thought everyone wanted to be wasn’t working. If I don’t know something I’ll say. If I’ve made a mistake, I say ‘what and idiot’. If I am too busy I’ll say ‘I’m too busy but I’ll be back, bear with’ . And if someone has upset me.... I’ll go a million miles not to say anything because I’m not perfect and I’m still working on that conflict thing.
In professional and personal lives we’ve all confounded other people’s expectations based on their first impressions. After a long while worrying about this after I’ve disappointed someone by not being this or that, I’ve accepted that’s more about them than me. So a patient or colleague taking a view on you personally is very revealing. Doctors occupy a particular fantasy in people’s heads. I’m writing a play about this at the moment. Doctors as gods or monsters. And goodness knows the GMC like a bit of binary in that regard and so that rather gets reinforced. So don’t sweat it, you are neither and both.
But at the end of the day we have to do a job not BE a job. I had a friend who used to roll his eyes and go ARRGH DOCTORS! every single time I did anything remotely irritating. But I think he meant arghh YOU. Because it’s taken a while for me to BE me. Scruffy, loud, an empathetic yawner, a meddling do-gooder (thanks Daily Mail) and an unrepentant arty-farty arm waver. And friends who are curious about and celebrate you for who you are really make that happen and I’m truly grateful. I’ve been accused of being hackneyed in my happiness today. I make no apologies if that is corny cos it’s true.
And that’s ok.
Because right now, I’m feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic.
Ah *cough* yes, my alcohol abstinence ended. My respect to anyone still going with that. Your livers salute you.
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Internet Guru Reacts to Imola and Portimão Announcement
LOL peeps, OMG!
The Portuguese and Imolese Grand$ Prix are back, what a shocker! It took a global pandemic for that to happen. In our exclusive video we go behind the scenes of Portimão and Imola. Not really, but close. Hit like with a hammer and subscribe.

I do love this marasmic poster from 11 Sports: the car is obviously the result of an early Marussia F1 mating with the Ferrari SF1000. Bravo, eggnog and wet dreams is my summary of this arty-farty/artsy-fartsy poster. As if we needed a reminder of how bad and ugly the current generation of F1 cars looks, beauty is the eye of the beholder, for sure. I know a lot of people who can orgasm while looking at these trucks. I am in all honesty amazed that F1 still got some fans left and peeps seem to be enjoying themselves with ‘autofellatio’ one-team championship for the past eight years (I proclaim and profess, whatever, 2013-2020 as the most boring F1 years ever). Once again, horses for courses. Not my course and not my horse this. The best way to introduce concrete, tangible change is to break away from domination patterns without having to worry about the past. As designers, we do not live in the past, we work for the future. #BetterTomorrow #SustanableGas #ElectricChair
Anyhoo, Portimão was beyond question destined for future greatness and early on they managed to bag a GP2 race (unforgettable commentary by Will Buxton imitating, erm, still embryonic at the time Alex Jacques?) that got them into deep trouble with Mr E (money, that’s what the Internet said) and host F1 winter testing along the way in 2008 and 2009, plus some secret private test sessions or whatnot. Your humble servant has been a frequent visitor to the track over the years as these links below undoubtedly/indubitably prove...
https://iberianmph.com/2020/07/27/he-said/
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