#is that you're a turbo nerd

[wandringaesthetic]

Duolingo Japanese coming for my ass

[shitpostingkats]

I know youre not that far into sevens, but do you think yuga would get along with yusei or yusaku? Theyre all turbo nerds at tech and it'd be funny in my eyes

YUSEI CANONICALLY LOVES KIDS AND IS INCAPABLE OF NOT ADOPTING THEM INTO HIS FAMILY WITHIN 0.2 SECONDS. He would utterly adore Yuga. They swap tips on jailbreaking duel tech and "commandeering" government property. Yuga has so many traits in common with Leo/Rua like Yusei wouldn't even bat an eye he'd be like "oh sweet new sibling just dropped"

Yusaku I think would get along with Yuga like, in concept, but I can also see him anxiety-ing himself out of it because he has no idea what normal children are like. Ignoring the fact that Yuga is one of the least normal children in the world. He'd be like "oh god what do normal twelve year olds like. I don't know by that point I was already on a one man quest for revenge I don't know what it's like to not have trauma or a boatload of mental issues. He's looking at me what do I do."

Also keeping the running joke of Yuga randomly having deep insight where he shouldn't, he would probably look Yusaku up and down exactly once before going "Wow, you're Playmaker! :D"

Which just makes Yusaku bluescreen even more.

[eemamminy-art]

fanfic askkkkkssssssss 👀😈?

👀 Do you have any WIPs that you would never let see the light of day? If yes, what are they about?

Currently that's all my ffxiv WIPs frankly :') idk how to feel about them or how to finish them... They're all really over the top smut and I'm like, kinda cringing at myself so I haven't gone back to finish/edit them 😖 There's f!grahawol, f!zenoswol (featuring the much hated "in from the cold" dinner scene, but sexy), and exselch but I realized the exselch one is kind of like the f!exselch I wrote before but with them being their normal guy selves so I got really hung up on like, why am I writing this... I kind of already wrote this... 😭 Maybe I will go back to them one day but they've all been languishing in my gdocs for the better part of the year 🥴

Also there's some first draft chapters from my stardew valley fic that got cut and I doubt I can repurpose them at all but I'm keeping them like, for my own knowledge at least ghdsjjgds also mostly smut parts because bruh that's embarrassing but also there's a few drafts of the finale that were cut too (the finale itself is still a wip but I do know how I want the fic to end more or less, whenever I get there)

😈 Is there anything you enjoy doing that you think your readers hate?

I don't know if I'd say hate necessarily because I'm fragile and don't want to think people are reading my fics and being like, mad about it? 😩 BUT ummm I know I am being inconsistent on a couple of punctuation things and I think there's probably some turbo nerd out there getting frustrated that sometimes I write a sentence like:

"Dialog," action. "More dialog."

And other times it's:

"Dialog," action, "More dialog."

Probably also someone is mad I use prolog and epilog and dialog but I'm an american I will use american english get your UE UE UE out of here! Maybe the run-on sentences too. I like to think it's stylized, and I could be more correct but I like the flavor of my writing reading as though it's someone telling you the story out loud. But yeah all that to say I am doing all those things intentionally, because the flow of the text matters 1000000% more to me than having the most correct english ever

OH!!! Also no one has said anything but I'm anticipating someone getting upset about POV changes mid-chapter. Gonna be one of those with later today's update so I'm bracing for it. For the record though if stuff like that takes you out of a story you're a turbo nerd, sorry to tell you 😞

Fanfic ask game

[galesdove]

How was date…?

sorry i just saw this!!

really lovely. she was really nice and i'm such a turbo nerd virgin w/o relationship experience so stuff like this is fun for me. had some drinkies, good conversation, and she got me to dance which is something i really hate doing but when you're in She's tiny basement it's not like anyone notices anyways.

and i REALLY loved She itself. small but sweet, and a room filled with presumably gay women just vibing is everything to me <333 will definitely be going back at some point.

[mrxcreepypastamadness]

Content Candy Cosmos (Overworld)

Song: Race Traitors

Character Cover: Gone Turbo Vanellope

Lore: "Vanellope doesn't like video game characters from other racing games, especially In her races. She begins murdering everybody else partaking in the race, where her colleagues invited characters from Playstation, Nintendo, Sega and...Newgrounds?"

Gone Turbo Vanellope: *She drives up to keep up as she glared at Boyfriend* You're not TobiKomi! You're- You're HokiPoki! You're all...RACE TRAITORS!

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵What are you trying to do on my track you little rat? Get the fuck of my track assbrain!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵We just go invited to this race, didn't know I have ace, let us race bitch, damn, you acting all crazy for?🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵You know going on MY track is a serious offence brat we shall kill you guys if you don't GET OUT OF MY TRACK!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Girl I just wanted to play along stop it, me and GF wanted to play Sugar Rush Speedway, we don't mean harm stop going Turbo on us!🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵Screw off you little brat I reign, I will kill you. Please shut up little one and die. Fight the slaves win waves dying out of breath!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Stop the crowd, keep wild, I will win, I will win, I will prevail. Stop being super Turbo to us driving on the track!🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵Come on day by day we prevail, At TobiKomi we only use TobiKomi characters, WHY get in the road?🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Girl cannot attack us stop this madness. Kid, you better stop or I will attack you!🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵No ugly Newgrounds, this is my battle!🎵

*Sweet Seekers!*

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵Oh you gonna attack have some sweet seekers little one, how about crash your kart, come on get hot and crash your eyes, you better stop I will kill you guys, die now!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Girl shut the hell up, how about no, time to use my speed, keep smaking me, I will make sure you suffer if you don't fuck off and get away from me!🎵

*Ice Cream Launcher!*

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵How about some ice cream to blind your eyes, A la mode!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Girl, shut the fuck up with the threats and go. So how about you shut the fuck up and stop!🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵Think that was bad here, this is. So how about you go rot out a corpse and decay already!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Girl, I am still going good, I'm better than you. You cannot even put a finger on us so why don't you leave us alone bitch?🎵

*What's this? Cherry Bomb!*

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵How about a cherry bomb blowing up your car up, do you even like this pain you nerd? That's gonna leave you into smithereens!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Girl these explosives suck so do better than that, trying to blow my eyes out you should see your demise!🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵Think that was all, well it isn't brat, so die already now you Newgrounds scum!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Girl you have too much road rage for me to see that-🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope (ft. Boyfriend): 🎵We're the superior racers here!🎵

*Sugar Rush!*

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵About time we speed things up brat, come on, one final verse on this absurd battle, come on and die. Rap to the very end for my foe, you die here and now. The song intensifies anything left.🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Now you gotta Sugar Rush crap pullover, I'm just this close of getting tired of your crap, let me win, I am the ending there is🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵Sorry my friend for this is the end for you, time for me to put the end to continue your singing oblivion. I am God, I am supposed to kill you now! I'm about to destroy you kid now die, I'm about to destroy your Girlfriend with a nasty crash, how about you die off of this track, you're almost gone, I win, I win this golden cup!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Come on girl, cannot catch a kid huh? Ha! Can you please go away from me now I gotta win this-Stop trying to cut me off why try to give up for you, you think you have the guts to win this round and lap? Stop trying to stop me, let me go girl! Don't even boast to me about winning the golden cup!🎵

Gone Turbo Vanellope: 🎵Ha! You're at the dead end boy, say goodnight to your rapping career! This finale is the end for you and your Girlfriend. You're all a bunch of RACE TRAITORS!🎵

Boyfriend: 🎵Let me beat you Vanellope, now I'm going to win to the finish line. This girl sucks at singing, you are not good at this. Oh crap there is a dead end, crap, I need to pull over right now!🎵 *He quickly pulled over including Girlfriend as Kratos randomly shows up and ran over Vanellope with a horrific kart crash*

Boyfriend: Oh...okay?

Song Based By:

Fnf Mario madness V2 lyrics Race TRAITORS lyrics 1.5

Original Video: piggyupdateplease1

[plasmaniac]

i still cant believe how bad i ended up having it for that stupid son of a bitch. one moment you're walking next thing a cutscene and boom. some blonde turbo nerd just starts talking to you and you aren't even reading the dialog bc you're busy STARING and then he gives you some discs and walks away. from then on your life would be ruined for years to come.

[anonymouscomrade]

watched the first two Sonic movies with my brother on christmas and what do you mean these movies are pretty decent even if you're not a Sonic turbo nerd

[wishmaker-astra]

what’s your favorite logical fallacy

Might be a turbo nerd, but don't actually have one. Definitely not any formal one. The Chewbacca defense, while an informal one, can be amusing to see in online arguments that being said. Absolutely infuriating for anything serious or if you're personally dealing with it.

[munchiebubbles]

Hi there!

Hope you're having a wonderful day today! :D

I'm Munchie (she/they), and I thought it was about time I did an introduction thing here! :D

I'm a massive fan of many things, including (but not limited to): - Tokusatsu (Kamen Rider/Super Sentai/Power Rangers mostly, but I've seen some Ultraman too) - Pokémon!!! Love those lil' guys! - Horror movies - Loud, shouty music - TTRPGs (mostly D&D and Call of Cthulhu!) - Musicals! (Mostly Newsies and Hadestown, to be fair!)

And many other random things! :D

I mostly reblog things (still working up the courage to post the Many Thoughts™️ I have about the things listed above 😅), but I'm always happy to talk about really nerd-y stuff! :D

Hope you're doing well, and have a bangin' rest of your day!

Tokusatsu Watchlist below!

Power Rangers: - MMPR 1-3 + Alien Rangers - Zeo - Turbo - In Space - Lost Galaxy - Lightspeed Rescue - Time Force - Wild Force - Ninja Storm - Dino Thunder - SPD - Mystic Force - Operation Overdrive - Jungle Fury - RPM - Samurai + Super Samurai - Megaforce + Super Megaforce - Dino Charge + Dino Super Charge - Ninja Steel + Super Ninja Steel - Beast Morphers 1&2 - Dino Fury 1&2 + Cosmic Fury

Super Sentai: - Go-Onger - Gokaiger (currently watching) - ToQger - Kyuuranger - LuPat - Ryusoulger - Zenkaiger - King-Ohger - Boonboomger - Gozyuger (currently airing)

Kamen Rider: - Ryuki - Blade - Den-O - W + Fuuto PI - OOO - Fourze - Ghost - Ex-Aid - Build - Revice - Gotchard - Gavv (currently airing)

Other Toku: - Shin Kamen Rider - Ultraman Arc - Ultraman Rising - Godzilla Minus One

[darkarfs]

I can only wear them around the house for the first week, 20 minutes to an hour TOPS. More as it progresses, but it's gradual. A process. I really have my hopes up that this will be the miracle everyone thinks it will be. I entertain a hope constantly, about everything, but especially ME, so I drift above the water for the time being.

I went also to Grim Wizard, which, if you're not from here, is a metal-themed coffee shop that kicks major ass. It's got pinball machines and it plays metal music and the drinks are delicious. It was a nice day out, and I have my friend Tobias to thank.

As I sat there, I was idly listening to them play Opeth, Ministry, Agalloch and classic Sabbath, Tobias was in the washroom, and I heard...I'll say it, no shade...three turbo nerds have a loud conversation about all kinds of things. Three different body types, gender presentations, hairstyles, ethnic backgrounds, having weird and sorta loud conversations about things like Warhammer 40K, Balrog and Bridget cosplay, the System Shock games, Tekken (a joke about the Mishima Zaibatsu was made to GRAND and UPROARIOUS reception). I sat there, sipping my white chocolate iced espresso (called a Thunderhorse), listening to these people have their very dorky conversation and "Ghost of Perdition" by Opeth and the Maiden and Godzilla pinball machines rattle and bing, and sighed contentedly. For a moment, I felt very at home. In my element, if I may. Maybe I need to get back to that, or at least return to it more often before the world ends.

Until further notice...it's Vader Time.

[gaykarstaagforever]

First of all, IMDB turbo-nerds, she isn't using an SX-70 in that scene.

The shutter button is clearly on the side and she is using her pinky to push it. The SX-70 didn't have the button there. But the Spirit range did.

Also, the later models of the Spirit (by the mid-80s) had a built-in permanent flash. This movie is from 1988.

True, the film cartridge only had 10 shots in it. So that still holds. But if you're going to be pedantic, then I'm going to be pedantic right back.

Also a cartridge of this film cost like $22 in 1988. Meanwhile a non-instant roll of 35 mm film then was maybe $5, if you only bought one instead of a discount multipack. And that was the fairly premium stuff. Yes, you had to go get the pictures developed and pick them up. But there was a photo development "hut" in every store parking lot back then, and also most pharmacies and grocery stores did it, too. And you got 36 pictures on one roll of film.

36 pictures + fee to have it developed = $15, and waiting maybe two days

vs

10 pictures = $22, no wait time

Doing all my math and inflation calculations, this means Lydia Deetz is spending an additional $4.60 in today's money on each one of these photos, compared to what she would spend on 35 mm. And isn't that high price for 1980s convenience something that someone who posts trivia on IMDB should mention?

I'd correct them over there, but I only do pointless research and probably incorrect math for stupid Tumblr posts no one will ever read.

[archiveofkloss]

karlie kloss recently shared some of her parenting and everyday must-haves with cnn underscored!

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2. Owala, “Kids’ Freesip” - $22.99

"Levi adores his colorful sippy cup, and it never, ever leaks," Kloss says. Made from triple-layered, vacuum-insulated stainless steel, the FreeSip is not only tough but also keeps drinks cold for up to 24 hours.

3. Coterie, “The Wipe: 4 Pack” - $30.00

"As a professional model, l've spent many hours on a makeup chair, so i've been through my fair share of makeup and baby wipes," Kloss says. "These ones from Coterie are my favorite! They're great for diaper changes, sticky hands and faces or any other daily messes. I even use them on myself, and I will be carrying them in my bag long after I have a child in diapers!" Up to 30% larger than most wipes, Coterie’s are chemical-free and made with purified water, skincare ingredients such as vitamin E and glycerin, and plant-based, plastic-free, biodegradable fibers.

4. Estée Lauder, “Turbo Lash High Powered Volume + Length Mascara” - $34.00

Kloss, who is an Estée Lauder global brand ambassador, says, "When I'm not working, I prefer to go for a more natural look, and this mascara is one of my staples for my daily routine. It gives my lashes that perfect lift for an easy, effortless look."

5. Doona, “Doona + Car Seat & Stroller” - $550

"I love this stroller because it's very new-parent-friendly and easy to fold, which really comes in handy when you're strapped for time and on the move," Kloss says. As the first fully integrated travel system, Doona’s car seat allows for travel with ease for parents on-the-go as it can transform into a stroller within seconds. Available in seven colors, the Doona includes a five-point harness, an adjustable handlebar, and removable and washable textiles.

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"I swear by the Oura Ring," Kloss says. "It helps track my sleep every day, giving me all the data I need to help improve my sleep quality so that I feel my very best the next morning." The Oura can track everything from sleep and fitness to stress and general health, all available to track and monitor on the brand’s app.

7. Nanit, “Nanit Pro Camera with Floor Stand” - $399.00

"I'm such a tech nerd, and this smart baby monitor is one of the best on the market," Kloss says. "It comes with its own app, so you can take a peek whenever, and it really does help take some of that stress away." Delivering 1080p HD video, the Nanit comes with built-in sound and motion alerts and has a split-screen feature that allows users to view and control two cameras at once.

you can read the article here

[thatforgottenbasilisk]

the unofficial adventures of the unofficial archive group chat

Chapter 1 (AO3)

Originally posted on 1/22/2024

Summary:

TIM TAM TOM: martin you do not owe him an apology

TIM TAM TOM: i think you promoted yourself to his best friend actually

sash (❁´◡`❁): He's going to be asking you out any day now

TIM TAM TOM: married within the year

sash (❁´◡`❁): However I wouldn't bring up spiders again with him he's got the 'intense arachnophobia' note on his employee file

mahtin: He showed you his file?

sash (❁´◡`❁): No

mahtin: Oh

OFFICIAL archive discord

#general

hibitchcus flower just slid into the server.

hibitchcus flower just changed their nickname to TIM TAM TOM

Turbo nerd as in the movie joined the party.

TIM TAM TOM just changed Turbo nerd as in the movie's nickname to sash (❁´◡`❁)

sash (❁´◡`❁): Acceptable only because of the kaomoji

Good to see you, Blackwood, Martin

TIM TAM TOM: ugh god marto please tell me you just made that account 5 minutes ago

Blackwood, Martin: I'm sorry I've literally never heard of Discord!!

sash (❁´◡`❁): Give him a break he probably thought it was an official work thing

sash (❁´◡`❁): Directly affiliated with the Magnus Institute, London

TIM TAM TOM: please sash no jon references this early in the morning

Blackwood, Martin: It's 11:30?

TIM TAM TOM: if it's the AM it's too early in the morning

sash (❁´◡`❁): You voluntarily wake up at six, don't act like you're one of us

Blackwood, Martin: You're a morning person?

sash (❁´◡`❁): He goes to bed no later than 10 pm except for on special occasions

TIM TAM TOM: why would you call me out like this

TIM TAM TOM: im wounded

Blackwood, Martin: You should be

sash (❁´◡`❁): You should be

TIM TAM TOM: youre ganging up on me already i see how it is

TIM TAM TOM: also your name is giving me hives

TIM TAM TOM just changed Blackwood, Martin's nickname to MARTY PARTY

MARTY PARTY: Now I'm getting hives

sash (❁´◡`❁): You can change it in the top left corner

MARTY PARTY: Thank you!!

MARTY PARTY just changed their nickname to mahtin

mahtin: There, more acceptable

TIM TAM TOM: what did i JUST say about jon references

mahtin: You don't pronounce the 'r' in my name either? Nobody does? This is London?

TIM TAM TOM: yeah but jon is the most intense about it

sash (❁´◡`❁): MAHTIN YOU FORMATTED THIS INCORRECTLY!! JAIL FOR A THOUSAND YEARS!!

TIM TAM TOM: MAHTIN THE STANDARD WAY THAT WE FORMAT THINGS HERE HAS TWELVE-POINT FONT, NOT ELEVEN!

sash (❁´◡`❁): MAHTIN I DO NOT CARE IF YOU HAVENT DONE A REPORT LIKE THIS SINCE YOUR MASTER'S THAT YOU GOT TEN YEARS AGO! I'M GOING TO BE A BITCH ABOUT IT ANYWAY!

TIM TAM TOM: MAHTIN!

sash (❁´◡`❁): MAHTIN!

mahtin: I mean, to be fair, I truly haven't got a clue on how to do half these reports and follow-ups

mahtin: It's been too long since I've done anything outside of, you know, Library Things

mahtin: I don't blame him for being frustrated sometimes

TIM TAM TOM: once you get used to it its not hard at all

TIM TAM TOM: esp since you did it in uni all u gotta do is dust off them memoreez

sash (❁´◡`❁): Jon is unecessarily dramatic and mean about it though

TIM TAM TOM: ^^

sash (❁´◡`❁): He's like that with most things, though, so it's fine

sash (❁´◡`❁): He doesn't mean anything personal by it

TIM TAM TOM: we only bully him a little bit for it

mahtin: ah

sash (❁´◡`❁): ... 'ah?'

TIM TAM TOM: ??

mahtin: I see

mahtin: I may owe him an apology?

sash (❁´◡`❁): You what

TIM TAM TOM: im torn

TIM TAM TOM: on the one hand hell yeah lets go marto my man

TIM TAM TOM: on the other hand jon? is he okay? did you actually hurt his feelings ? the only reason hes not in the discord is bc hes fucking insufferable rn and also bc electronics dont like him-

mahtin: I could tell you what I did? To make you not torn?

TIM TAM TOM: no

mahtin: Well I'm going to say it anyway to determine if an apology is in order

sash (❁´◡`❁): Yes go ahead don't let Tim convince you otherwise

mahtin: Well

mahtin: I may have started a bit of a fight with him?

mahtin: Might have implied that he didn't pay attention in Uni?

mahtin: I was completely pulling it out of my arse but I was tired of being corrected on a bunch of little things like I'm SORRY it's been over TEN YEARS since I did ANY education

mahtin: So I dug in my heels on some inane little thing and now it's kind of. On sight

mahtin: This has been going on for a few days now? I'm surprised nobody picked up on it honestly

mahtin: I mean who has an argument about spiders? Even most arachnophobes agree that the jumping ones are cute! They're small and fuzzy what's not to love!

TIM TAM TOM: martin you do not owe him an apology

TIM TAM TOM: i think you promoted yourself to his best friend actually

sash (❁´◡`❁): He's going to be asking you out any day now

TIM TAM TOM: married within the year

sash (❁´◡`❁): However I wouldn't bring up spiders again with him he's got the 'intense arachnophobia' note on his employee file

mahtin: He showed you his file?

sash (❁´◡`❁): No

mahtin: Oh

TIM TAM TOM: if sash says dont bring something up w someone it means she hacked into somewhere she shouldnt and saw things nobody wanted her to see

TIM TAM TOM: she does that with everyone btw

sash (❁´◡`❁): It's easier to just look at the 'phobia' part than dance around like "hey, most people at the Fear Research Institute are absolutely fucking terrified of something, which club are you in? what should I not talk about with you?"

sash (❁´◡`❁): It's EFFICIENT and not personal information in the FEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE it's basically an icebreaker question in Artifact Storage

sash (❁´◡`❁): For example

sash (❁´◡`❁): No clowns or mannequins with Tim

TIM TAM TOM: or creepy dolls

sash (❁´◡`❁): Or creepy dolls

sash (❁´◡`❁): I'm fine with pretty much anything in all honesty but I'll let you know if that changes

mahtin: Does my file say anything? I don't remember what I said my fear was

sash (❁´◡`❁): Yours was something existential like 'loneliness' or something like that

sash (❁´◡`❁): I don't tend to get that deep with my coworkers so if it's not going to come up in conversation I don't put in as much effort to remember it

mahtin: ... Interesting

mahtin: I don't remember what I said my fear was but I'm fairly certain it was something concrete

mahtin: Might've been snakes? I used to be scared of snakes for a while

mahtin: Then I got a part time job at a pet store for some extra money and their snakes were cool so no more of that

mahtin: But I was only asked the fear question once? During my interview?

sash (❁´◡`❁): ... Weird

TIM TAM TOM: ... indeed

[circumlocutive]

1-15 for the ask meme!!!

1. Would you have sex with the last person you text messaged?

It's my roommate group chat so 1/3

I'm as curious about why Kelvins dick can pull such high tier pussy as I can be without wanting to fuck him fr and Jade and I could never or we'd ruin the sanctity of our queerplatonic life partnership lmao

And Michael is My Partner

2. You talked to an ex today, correct?

Yesterday I drunk called my ex gf and wished her goodnight while she brushed her teeth

3. Have you taken someones virginity?

Yuh first sexual partner and I swapped virginities when we were 15 and 16

4. Is trust a big issue for you?

Yes and no. I give trust pretty blindly so maybe one would say no, but I also get a lot of anxiety about being able to trust the people closest to me

5. Did you hang out with the person you like recently?

Yeah he made me breakfast this morning :3c and tucked me in and kissed me before he left for work

6. What are you excited for?

Concerts coming up!!! Dance Gavin dance and then dia de los deftones

I wanna travel soon too and get airbnbs

7. What happened tonight?

It is afternoon but last night I got a lil drunk and took some thotty pics w my partner

8. Do you think it’s disgusting when girls get really wasted?

I think it's very fun also I'm girls every time I drink

9. Is confidence cute?

Yes to an extent. If you're fundamentally a good person I don't mind some arrogance too. But I also love nervous turbo nerds

10. What is the last beverage you had?

No water bevvy was a Moscow mule or a screaming orgasm (disarrono, Bailey's, Kahlua, vodka, creamer)

11. How many people of the opposite sex do you fully trust?

Probably a handful? I get along great with AMABs

12. Do you own a pair of skinny jeans?

90% of my pants are skinny jeans

13. What are you gonna do Saturday night?

See DGD live :D

14. What are you going to spend money on next?

Jade's bday presents :3 a kitchen aid mixer amongst them

15. Are you going out with the last person you kissed?

Yerp

[leam1983]

The answer is nostalgia.

Verbal diarrhea below.

There's a ton of properties I like that wholeheartedly suck. I'm aware that they do. Evil Genius tried to reinvent Dungeon Keeper and brought an unbalanced mess to the table. I still loved it. Rebellion Developments bought the rights to it, called it Evil Genius 2 - and brought an unbalanced mess to the table.

I still love it. I love the Spy-Fi aesthetic, basically Austin Powers if Austin Powers didn't run on Gen X brainrot - and I cannot let myself be objective about it. I love it, even when you reach the Late Game phase and the enemy spawns reach bullshit levels thought hitherto unimaginable. Evil Genius 2 is me at my most uncritical and utterly biased.

And from what I've observed, I think a lot of lasting Potterheads are like that. They don't like the Potterverse per se, they like the idea of it. They've transcended the point where it's about any particular character and use the Potterverse as a defining characteristic as their identity as fans. I'll even be generous and assume that there's a good chunk of lasting Potterheads that know Rowling's penmanship is sloppy - but their attachment to the perceived whimsy of the Wizarding World is basically wood filler precisely colour-coded to match and enhance the grain of Rowling's mediocrity.

Take another example: the Myst series - or the "D'niverse", if you're familiar with the latest Mysterium presentations. Atrus, as played by Rand Miller throughout the series, is burdened, focused, self-aware and does his damndest to be the best possible parent and warden to entire living and breathing worlds he can be - but he fails.

On multiple occasions. Atrus means well, but he has so many spinning plates to keep track of that inevitably, the fallout to his worlds-spanning decisions comes back to haunt him. The problem is that some people in the fandom see Atrus as unimpeachable. I don't - he and Catherine dropped the most epic of balls in failing to spot Sirrus' developing megalomania and Achenar's psychotic tendencies - but I'm also aware that the series more or less relies on us accepting a task from Atrus, realizing the task is of a grander scope than expected, and then spending several hours herp-a-derping through it all until through some combination of deduction and dumb fucking luck, you reach the Epilogue.

It's the expected tone of the franchise. Do I have fond memories of it? Absolutely. Does my heart melt when Rand Miller pulls his Atrus voice and calls the player "my friend"? You're goddamn right it does.

But does that excuse Atrus' misgivings? Nope. Not at all.

Cyan are incredible world-builders and tone-setters, but they're not exactly psychologists, or even dramatic writers. That gets you increasingly threadbare characterizations that are only patched up with the in-universe canon of the Myst games being fandom projects based around the marginalia left behind by a race of magical mole people who you could, at one time, reach through a caldera located somewhere close to Carlsbad, New Mexico. The DRC and Uru effectively serve as massive patch-up jobs for the "D'niverse", in an act that makes Marvel Comics' routine nuking of its entire stable feel fairly mundane.

It's a mess, and I still spat out the tokens to play the Riven remake. I bought Myst four times, Riven three times (thanks, GOG!) and I even gave Myst Online a fair shot, only to feel like this, right there, was made for the kind of lore-fiend turbo-nerd I could simply not bring myself to be. It's a mess I've loved since my early High School years, and will forever cherish.

That's nostalgia, right there. There's smarter and more tightly-designed adventure games out there by now, but they don't hold a candle to Riven's sense of awe. Or at least, not to me.

So, considering, I have zero issues believing that some critics wholeheartedly believe that Rowling coined her own genre. Being a fan means wearing the tee-shirt to the exclusion of all others, so to speak. Potterheads see all the bad, scoop it up with their bare hands, and push it under the rug, hoping to forget its existence.

The only thing I won't do is dunk on them openly. I think we all have a special fondness for one or more series of Unironically Shit Media Properties. The smart ones just don't admit to it publicly.

Remember when Ursula K. Le Guin called JK Rowling a nasty basic bitch back in like, 2004? We should have listened

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Presenting my genius live action Bluey Movie idea Disney if you're seeing this feel free to steal from me

For starters everyone is a CGI anthro dog but with that "photorealistic" look so we can get away with calling it live action and put it with those categories for the awards shows.

It will adapt The Sign but improve it with minor changes that makes the episode feature length and more realistic with less cartoonish stuff that turns off the parents.

For starters the teacher shows the class the book of Job from The Bible instead of the chinese story because the disney company is losing favor with christian parents and kids need to know that just because god loves you doesn't mean he won't fuck over your life with turmoil and misery for no reason.

Second Bluey says she doesn't wanna move but at the end of the day her life is just a burden. The thing is these fun neighbors her family connected with, big ass house with "for child development" written all over it, her "alternative eductation" are objectively an awesome environment for a kid to grow up in and that's a problem when we're trying to make this realistic. It's not a cartoon so we can't have happy endings here where everything works out and joy finds a way!

So in this adaptation all of Bluey's friends and neighbors are gonna be way less likeable and low-key treat her like a nuisance, so the audience can root for the Heeler's moving. Which is going to be how this movie ends, the family moves to a remote area with a fresh start just like countless kids go through!

And while we're at it let's pull Bluey out of this woke "alternative education" stuff and put her in a public school. Now I'm already getting complaints from turbo-nerds about how that "misses the point" and that "She's neurodivergent and it's implied she and especially jack can't function in those schools" but here's the thing. American parents don't like the idea of kids being happy or learning valuable skills that aren't reading and math and shit when they're in the 1st grade. And this woke "neurodivergent" and "play-focused development as themes" thing doesn't have widespread appeal that could get this movie to the biggest audience possible. Plus, modern christian american parents who are the world's general demographic don't like it when parenting methods that aren't their's are presented as effective, so we're trying to avoid a controversy here.

In fact, while we're at it, let's have Bandit and Chili go through a divorce as a B-plot, it'll compliment the original marriage B-plot right? It'll also compliment how Bingo immediately gets over the fact that she's never going to see Lila again.

And at the end of the movie where we completely change the themes and story progression to "life actually sucks most of the time wouldn't you rather watch a movie about that", everyone is happy for some reason in the end.

And once the movie is out, I will publicly defend myself as a good storyteller who understands the narrative formula, and the art of adapting and improving an old gem for a newer generation.