#10 february 2024

[persistentrain]

[59-146houserenovations]

Thursday 8 - 18 February 2024

Khun Moo is upcountry and won't be coming in to work.

[rabbitcruiser]

Global Movie Day

Global Movie Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of February every year, to coincide with the Oscar season. This year, it takes place on February 11. This day was established to celebrate the power of movies and their capacity to inspire and move people, and transform lives. Global Movie Day offers people an opportunity to celebrate movies and catch up on the latest movie releases. Set in the thick of Oscar season, the date is perfect for movie buffs to come together to watch and discuss the latest movies. This allows them to bond over their shared love of good stories told on celluloid!

History of Global Movie Day

Global Movie Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of February every year. This day was established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences so movie-lovers around the world could celebrate their favorite movies. The Academy also wanted to offer people the opportunity to take one day to come together and discuss movies with the Academy as well as other movie buffs. A special day set aside for movies gives people an opportunity to revisit classics, rewatch their favorite films and catch up on the latest releases.

Setting the day in the midst of Oscar season was deliberately done to encourage people to participate in the excitement surrounding the Oscar-nominated films as well as the best releases of the year.

Movies are a visual art form that uses a series of live-action photographs. These are then presented in sequence at the rate of 24 frames per second. Because of a phenomenon called a “persistence of vision,” the pictures appear to move to the human eye.

The movie industry in the United States, commonly referred to as Hollywood, has an enormous influence on the film industry. American cinema has been historically a leading force in the industry and is considered to be the oldest film industry.

Today, films use sophisticated cameras as well as advanced computer graphics and software to tell stories in interesting ways. As people consume media via different platforms, movies are being seen as yet another type of ‘content’, which is transforming the way producers and consumers look at storytelling.

Global Movie Day timeline

1893 The Black Maria is Completed

Edison’s Black Maria, also known as the cinematographic theatre, becomes Thomas Edison’s film production studio.

1912 Production Companies Set up in California

A number of major film companies set up production facilities in Southern California in Los Angeles because of good weather conditions that support filmmaking year-round.

1929 The First Academy Awards is Held

The first Academy Awards is hosted at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel — a total of 15 statuettes are awarded on the day to various artists.

2020 The Academy Establishes Global Movie Day

The first Global Movie Day is set up by the Academy before the 92nd Oscars.

Global Movie Day FAQs

Is it legal to watch movies on YouTube?

Yes, YouTube has a set of ad-free-supported movies that they made available in 2018.

What is the best movie app?

Some of the best movie apps include Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and HBO.

How long does a Netflix download last?

Depending on the film, a download may last between 24 hours to seven days.

Global Movie Day Activities

Watch some movies

Host a drive-in movie night

Discuss your favorite movies

Is there any better way to celebrate movies than by watching them? Settle down with your old favorites or get tickets to one of the latest movie releases and mark the occasion!

If you have a projector and a flat white wall, host a drive-in for your neighborhood. Set up your film and projector outside, invite your neighbours, and settle in to watch!

Discuss your favorite films with other movie buffs. Everyone’s connecting online on social media so get a discussion going.

5 Cool Facts About The American Movie Industry

A lot of genres began in America

Hollywood is the most successful commercially

America produces 700 movies every year

Hollywood is an important cultural resource

There’s an archive of the Oscars

Cinema genres such as musicals and war epics, as well as the ones common among the other arts such as comedy and drama were birthed by the American movie industry.

American movie studios have produced films that are commercially successful at home and around the world — they are also known to produce movies that have the highest ticket sales in the world.

Hollywood and other independent producers together generate hundreds of films throughout the year.

As globalization intensifies, the American government relies on the worldwide appeal of Hollywood to export American culture around the world.

The Academy Film Archive has recordings of every award ceremony since 1949 in a variety of different formats.

Why We Love Global Movie Day

We love movies

We want to catch up

We want to talk about movies

We love sitting down and getting lost in the story on screen. We’re delighted to have a day set aside to watch and discuss movies with other movie buffs around the world.

It’s hard to keep up with the latest movies, especially during Oscar season. We love having a day to just relax and watch a few movies!

If we talked about movies all year round, people might get bored! So we’re excited to have a dedicated day on which we can discuss all the great things we enjoy about movies.

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[notscarsafe]

BREAKING NEWS

[Picture of Geminitay in a "Women want me Fish fear me hat]

She said she's trying to convince Grian to buy a matching one!!!

[ryanthel0ser]

I'm calling it now, Trigun Stampede is going to do this exact same shot at some point

[royalarchivist]

[Immediately after Fit brutally roasted a chatter for being a filthy metagamer]

Dono: You became my comfort streamer. It has been great here.

Fit: Oh, thank you so much, thank you thank you thank you. I'm glad I can bring you comfort when I insult the sht out of some chatters, I'm glad I can comfort you. That's right!

Fit: People say I'm nice, no, I'm not nice. I'm polite. Mostly. There's a difference between being nice and being polite, I am polite. I am polite.

[dogstomp]

Dogstomp #3284 - February 10th

Patreon / Discord Server / Itaku / Bluesky

[peachypaddys]

ten frames.

design for living (1933) — dir. ernst lubitsch

[card-of-the-day]

Today's Card Is: Leviamon (X Antibody)

[shevvys-pictures]

'Encore' This was an attempt to revisit clipart and convey more intense emotions through its vectors.

[why-the-heck-not]

procrastination is an almighty force. ”just going to go for a quick chill run before starting to study to re-energize a bit” vs. 2h & 14km later back at my apartment and everything hurts, just bc I didn’t want to start to study

[mermaidinthecity]

taylorswift: Tokyo!!! Those 4 shows at Tokyo Dome were so wonderful. I’d missed you all so much and loved being on stage frolicking around with my fellow performers and band again. Thank you to everyone who lives in and around Tokyo, and everyone who traveled far and wide to be there with us. 🫶🫶🫶

[rabbitcruiser]

Chinese New Year

A joyous annual celebration of new beginnings, family gatherings, and traditional foods, steeped in symbolism and rich history.

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is a holiday that celebrates the beginning of the year on the traditional Chinese calendar. It is the most important holiday in China and is celebrated by millions of people around the world, including countries with large Chinese populations such as Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

The holiday typically falls between late January and mid-February, and is marked by a variety of cultural traditions and activities. It’s also a time for families to come together and celebrate the start of a new year.

History of Chinese New Year

The origins of Chinese New Year can be traced back to ancient China, where the holiday was originally a time to honor ancestors and celebrate the end of the winter season. The holiday was also believed to have spiritual significance, as people believed that their actions during this time could influence their luck and prosperity for the year to come.

Over time, Chinese New Year evolved into a more secular holiday, and many of the traditional religious and spiritual elements were incorporated into a various cultural practices. These traditions, which include the exchange of red envelopes containing money, the display of lanterns and other decorations, and the performance of traditional music and dance, have been passed down through the generations and continue to be an important part of the holiday today.

Chinese New Year is now celebrated worldwide by millions, and has become a symbol of cultural pride and unity for the Chinese community. Despite the many changes that have occurred over the centuries, the holiday continues to be an important and beloved tradition for people of Chinese descent.

How to Celebrate Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is celebrated in many different ways, depending on the region and the cultural traditions of the people who are observing the holiday. Overall, it’s a time for people to come together, celebrate their culture and traditions, and look forward to the new year with hope and optimism, though some common ways that people celebrate Chinese New Year include:

Decorating Homes and Public Spaces

As red is considered a lucky color in Chinese culture, people often decorate their homes and public spaces during Chinese New Year with lots of red lanterns and other festive decorations of that color.

Exchanging red envelopes

Red envelopes, called “hongbao,” are traditionally filled with money and given to children and unmarried adults as a symbol of good fortune.

Eating traditional foods

Many people celebrate Chinese New Year by eating special foods that are believed to bring good luck, such as fish, dumplings, and fruit.

Participating in parades and other cultural events

Chinese New Year is often marked by parades and other cultural events, such as dragon and lion dances which are often performed by martial art students.

Spending time with family and friends

Chinese New Year is a time for loved ones to celebrate together, and so many often travel to be with their families during this time.

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[thisweekingundamwing]

This Week in Gundam Wing February 10th - July 22nd, 2024

Here’s the roundup for February 10th, 2024 - July 22nd, 2024!

Remember to give your content creators some love! Be sure to join in on the events at the bottom! And remember to send in any new works you see or make this next week!

~Mod Hel

Y’all gotta help me out here. All but one of the things listed in here was sent to the account by ME because I randomly saw a reblog and hit the little arrow and sent it over. I cannot do these posts if I don’t have content to POST. Please send me the things you make AND the things you see from others (unless of course they don’t want to be listed, I know there are tumblrites that take offense to me listing EVERYTHING without bias on here. They are tagged on the listing for what’s in them... like, you ain’t gotta look at it, but whatever. They’re allowed feel that way.) Please, it is so disheartening to come check every week and have like one thing that I sent in myself to post... so I don’t post it and then I forget about it for several months... >_>

One that note, if anyone would like their stuff to NOT be here, please let me know. Just send in a message to the blog, don't need a reason, just let me know you don't want your stuff listed here. I will have the blog block you so it can't see your stuff if it gets passed to it.

Fanfiction/Ideas/Snippets:

@bryony-rebb

Self/Destruct https://archiveofourown.org/works/55208977

F/F, Lucrezia Noin/Lady Une

Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Episode Remix, Episode: e10 Heero Senkou ni Chiru | Heero Distracted by Defeat, OZ | Organization of the Zodiac (Gundam Wing), Strong Female Characters, Flawed/Unsympathetic Characters, Power Dynamics, Humiliation, The call is coming from inside the house, English

Set during Episode 10. As Lady Une threatens to bring space fortress Barge's missile capabilities to bear against the colonies, Noin knows she can't allow that to happen.

untitled https://archiveofourown.org/works/55461379

Gen, Zechs Merquise & Heero Yuy

General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Ficlet,Wordcount: 100-500, Family Bonding, Fake Rivalry, Protective Older Brothers, Minor Relena Peacecraft/Heero Yuy, English

Just a silly little off-the-cuff ficlet. I really dislike the trope of Zechs disapproving of a 1xR relationship and have decided that this is the only way I will accept it. :)

estossonmisfics

The Little Moments https://archiveofourown.org/works/51898459/chapters/131226610

M/M, Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy

Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, cameos of other secondary characters, Ficlets, Fluff, Romance, cuteness, Humor, romcom, sap, Dating, each chapter will have chapter specific tags on the notes if needed, 1x2, 1x2x1, 2x1 - Freeform, sometimes a touch of angst, English

Short, sweet, and sometimes a bit angst-y moments between Duo and Heero. (AKA: A place to drop all the ficlets/microfics I write for the 1x2x1 server.)

@doctormegalomania

Forever it’ll be https://archiveofourown.org/works/53784403

M/M, Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy

Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Not Beta Read, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Slice of Life, GW Valentine's Event 2024, English

The worst way to say “I love you”... is to never say it at all.

(A story in which it's a slice of life from the pilots and it's only a short little thing)

@duointherain

The Old White Man https://archiveofourown.org/works/55142143/chapters/139827400

M/M, Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy, Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell, Duo Maxwell - Relationship

Chang Feng, Duo Maxwell, Choi Jin

Mature, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Old Age, English

Feng is Wufei's grandson and Duo's godson. He's the head of a security company and his current protectee has been taken hostage by terrorists. The protectee also happens to be a clone of Heero Yuy. Feng should not have been surprised when a very old and still very able Duo Maxwell shows up.

@helmistress

First Kiss https://archiveofourown.org/works/55780810

F/M, Relena Peacecraft/Triton Bloom, Heero Yuy/Zechs Merquise mentioned

Triton Bloom, Relena Peacecraft, Duo Maxwell mentioned, Quatre Raberba Winner mentioned, random oc mentioned, Catherine Bloom mentioned, Dorothy Catalonia mentioned, Hilde Schbeiker mentioned

Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply, Lemony Shenanigans 2024, cussing/cursing, STD Mentioned, Lime, Pining, Oblivious Relena, Triton's POV, Best Friends to Lovers, English

Triton would do pretty much anything for her, all she has to do is ask.

@janaverse

Cake https://www.tumblr.com/janaverse/755116975217328128/cake-heero-was-absolutely-blushing-it-was-obvious

Heero/Duo imagined via song lyrics

@the-ephemeral-bhg

Who Hold the Umbrella? https://www.tumblr.com/the-ephemeral-bhg/747571747889479680/which-one-of-you-holds-the-umbrella-duo-stopped

M/M, Heero Yuy/Duo Maxwell

Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Lucrezia Noin

Snippet about who holds the umbrella.

Arts/Crafts/Photo Manips:

@alexecinz

https://www.tumblr.com/alexecinz/742265058118320128/gundam-wing-doujinshi-cover

Heero Yuy, fanart, doujinshi cover

@artnijna

https://www.tumblr.com/artnijna/742276486913048576/finished-my-rewatch-of-gundam-wing-and-wanted-to

Heero Yuy, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/artnijna/743187709680631808/lemontrash

Duo/Wufei, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/artnijna/745186085594955776/late-night-wufei-sketch-dump-with-some-vampire

WuFei Chang, WuFei/Duo, fanart

@caveisalie

https://www.tumblr.com/caveisalie/755008565864022016/comm-for-live-commission-details-are

Quatre, Trowa, fanart

@chopperpirate

https://www.tumblr.com/chopperpirate/755526046637604864/teehee-gundam-memery

Heero, Duo, Zechs, fanart

@deenigma

https://www.tumblr.com/deenigma/742056773533515776/some-sketches-of-old-man-duo-since-frozen-teardrop

Duo Maxwell, fanart

@grey-sentry

https://www.tumblr.com/grey-sentry/747309804968607744/long-time-no-gw-fanart-so-have-a-simple-quatre-in

Quatre Raberba Winner, fanart

@gundam-wing-crossovers

https://www.tumblr.com/gundam-wing-crossovers/753843471442411520/went-back-through-my-old-art-book-still-like-the

Gundam Wing characters as Voltron characters, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/gundam-wing-crossovers/754039977531326465/duo-maxwell-painting

Duo Maxwell, fanart

@hackedmotionsensors

https://www.tumblr.com/hackedmotionsensors/750054782421663744/i-started-rewatching-gundam-wing-again-d

Heero/Duo, fanart

@idrawprettyboys

https://www.tumblr.com/idrawprettyboys/750408936803516416

Relena Darlian-Peacecraft, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/idrawprettyboys/755299513613320192/wufei-and-quatre-commission

WuFei/Quatre, fanart

@keiko1183

https://www.tumblr.com/keiko1183/745745980372221952

Trowa Barton, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/keiko1183/743303101869604864/editplaying-with-colours-to-get-a-pop

Quatre Raberba Winner, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/keiko1183/751589619972358144/my-last-submission-for-the-year-here-preview

Noin/Zechs, fanart

@keyofshadows

https://www.tumblr.com/keyofshadows/745265087989825536/howard-arrived-he-looks-cute-in-the-clothes-i-got

Howard, bear (plush/stuffie)

@kitkatpattywacky

https://www.tumblr.com/kitkatpattywacky/745337137346560000

Duo Maxwell, fanart

@lila-oh

https://www.tumblr.com/lila-oh/743484357693603840/throw-herself-over-her-canva-but-its-not

WuFei/Quatre, fanart

@meghansdreamdesignnsblog

https://www.tumblr.com/meghansdreamdesignsblog/186223580378/i-drew-a-wonderful-fanart-of-heero-yuy-from-gundam

Heero Yuy, fanart

@myshipsareproblematic

https://www.tumblr.com/myshipsareproblematic/748351829570617344/couldnt-sleep-so-i-started-sketching-some-of-my

Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy, fanart

@noromax

https://www.tumblr.com/noromax/748173884861349888/zechs-merquise

Zechs Merquise, fanart

@partyartyart

https://www.tumblr.com/partyartyart/708279420544237568/i-accidentally-drew-treize-so-naturally-i-had-to

Zechs Merquise, fanart

@rxntwo

https://www.tumblr.com/rxntwo/721656130406907904/wanted-to-draw-duo-in-some-cute-summer-outfits

Duo Maxwell, fanart

@sapp0w0

https://www.tumblr.com/sapp0w0/742171194550288384/drops-this-rq-doodle-of-duo

Duo Maxwell, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/sapp0w0/742956385525022720/dropps-more-duo-oodles-figuring-out-how-to-draw

Duo Maxwell, gundams, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/sapp0w0/743346709290270720/screen-cap-redraw-ig

Duo Maxwell, fanart

https://www.tumblr.com/sapp0w0/749741777750261760/kinda-poop-doodles-but-what-ever-missed-out-on

Duo/Heero, fanart

@seitou

https://www.tumblr.com/seitou/747429470574657536/home-sunlight-sky

Stickers and More and Sei’s new store!

@subtextsays

https://www.tumblr.com/subtextsays/756118151576600576/has-this-been-done-yet

Treize Khushrenada, photo manipulation

@thaumazomai

https://www.tumblr.com/thaumazomai/755005815425007616/had-fun-with-that-sketch-i-did-of-heero-so-i

Five Pilots, fanart

@the-ephemeral-bhg

https://www.tumblr.com/the-ephemeral-bhg/751276488391835648

Sally Po about Noin, photo manipulation

@weirdunclegamer

https://www.tumblr.com/weirdunclegamer/744339594036789248/its-a-beautiful-day-in-the-after-colony-era-and

Tallgeese, gunpla

Photosets/Gifsets/Screenshots/Manga Pages:

@graydama

https://www.tumblr.com/graydama/747246729872719872/saw-that-sunrise-and-bandai-were-celebrating

Gundam’s 45th Anniversary

@janaverse

https://www.tumblr.com/janaverse/749855938164490240/headed-in-the-right-direction-i-am-fully-back

Heero/Duo, Sims, screenshot

@the-ephemeral-bhg

https://www.tumblr.com/the-ephemeral-bhg/743975851875549184

Heero/Duo, photoset

Head Canons/Meta:

@tineozlion

https://www.tumblr.com/tinyozlion/752142546187288576/gundam-wing-minutia-and-trivia

World Building, Meta, Trivia

Fandom Discourse:

@a-river-of-stars

https://www.tumblr.com/a-river-of-stars/753731486945083392/the-moment-when-you-realize-sanc-stands-for

SANC

@fortitude-nine-point-eight

https://www.tumblr.com/fortitude-nine-point-eight/745876756438925312/watching-wing-with-amazons-shit-ass-subtitles-is

Amazon’s awful subtitles.

gwpromptmeme

GW Prompt Meme event

Rules: https://gwpromptmeme.dreamwidth.org/408.html

Main Page: https://gwpromptmeme.dreamwidth.org/

@lemontrash

https://www.tumblr.com/lemontrash/743953503512363009/i-got-a-new-phone-you-guys-and-that-can-mean-only

Phone’s autocorrect and GW names.

@lifeaftermeteor

https://www.tumblr.com/lifeaftermeteor/745465492396015616

Discussion of Heavyarms loading techniques.

Via @uristmcdatingsim

https://www.tumblr.com/lifeaftermeteor/745513269525135360

Heero and Duo in New York, video

@robotsereneat

https://www.tumblr.com/robotsareneat/747114699774197760/just-started-gundam-wing-last-week

it’s a bop

Quotes:

@incorrectgundamwingquotes

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/742250696794046464/treize-killing-must-feel-good-to-god-too-he

Treize & Heero

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/743066022375997440/dorothy-to-relena-take-the-day-off-from-being

Dorothy & Relena

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/744153298732498944/wufei-are-you-guys-trying-to-give-me-an

WuFei, Heero, Quatre, Trowa, & Duo

https://www.tumblr.com/seitou/747467311213117440

Trowa & Duo, added to by @coreyndanian with Heero, WuFei, and Quatre.

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/749222866401345536/wufei-walking-in-on-trowa-quatre-in-bed

WuFei, Quatre, & Trowa

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/750310075196932096/sharing-a-safehouse-heero-whats-wrong

Heero & WuFei

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/755202358497165312/duo-calling-on-the-phone-yo-im-here-open

Duo & Heero

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/756289446487457792/wufei-youve-been-hallucinating-all-day-after

WuFei & Duo

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/756380083645808640/dorothy-thinking-about-the-first-time-i-ever

Dorothy

https://www.tumblr.com/incorrectgundamwingquotes/756470627898195968/duo-to-quatre-hey-weve-all-got-problems-im

Duo to Quatre

@the-ephemeral-bhg

https://www.tumblr.com/the-ephemeral-bhg/743947497083453440

Heero Yuy, mood quote

Calendar Events:

@gwcocktailfriday

Cocktail Fridays!

Post responses on Friday, during Happy Hour between 3 & 5 pm in your own timezone.

Here’s the prompts for Friday, -

In need of prompts!

@gwlemonyshenanigans

Missed posting this entire event...

https://www.tumblr.com/gwlemonyshenanigans/745849279846957057/well-its-that-time-of-year-when-i-can-proudly

Some of them are up there... I think? But here is where you can find them all: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Lemony_Shenanigans_2024

@gwoc-october

Coming Soon

@thisweekingundamevents

Events Calendar https://thisweekingundamevents.tumblr.com/post/730188053636841472/updated-events-calendar

If you are hosting an event currently, or are planning on one, hit us up with links and dates! We’ll add them to the Calendar and reblog your notices to get the word out!

???

GW Gift Exchange

There is another exchange being done now... I *think* it’s on dreamwidth, but I can’t find the convo with the person running it to save my life, but it’s on the events calendar with all the info I had...

Jan 15th - 21st is Nominations

Jan 16th - 28th is Sign-ups

Posting and whatnot will be in April.

Not sure if something will be posted anywhere on tumblr or not, but hoping I can get y’all the info for where and how when it goes.

(No idea if this happened or not?)

[nando161mando]

@antifainternational @anarchistmemecollective @radicalgraff @kropotkindersurprise @left-reminders

[lgbtally4ever]

10 New BL Series to Watch in

February 2024

And 6 Korean BLs

Some already started!