Honestly I love the idea of Max having a cute YouTube channel showing off the chickens and cows, meal planning, baby toy hauls, pinon being the star of the show... and honestly he'd be so amused by people who praise him for being traditional 🙄 we all know who's bringing in the bank for this pack and it isn't the alphas, its charles in his six inch heels
Max putting out a lot of peaceful and fun content, he doesn't post every week, only when he has time for it because his family has priority, but his videos always go OFF because they're so good and interesting... his meal planning and recipe videos are probably the most popular, also grocery haul for such a big pack, how to feed 8 children, lunch box videos... but also "making our produce last", "getting our animals ready for winter" etc.
Between "Alien" and "Aliens," 57 years passed, with Ellen Ripley in suspended animation. Between "Aliens" and "Alien3," she drifted through space in a lifeboat, before landing on a prison planet. In all three films she did battle with vile alien creatures constructed out of teeth, green sinew, and goo. In "Alien3" she told this life form: "I've known you so long I can't remember a time when you weren't in my life." I'm telling the aliens the same thing. This is a series whose inspiration has come, gone, and been forgotten. I'm aliened out. The fourth movie, depends on a frayed shoestring of a plot, barely enough to give them something to talk about between the action scenes. A "Boo Movie," Pauline Kael called the second one, because it all came down to aliens popping up and going "boo!" and being destroyed.
I found that second film dark and depressing, but skillfully directed by James Cameron ("Terminator II"). I lost interest with the third, when I realized that the aliens could at all times outrun and outleap the humans, so all the chase scenes were contrivances.
Now here is "Alien Resurrection." Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is still the heroine, even though 200 years have passed since "Alien3." She has been cloned out of a drop of her own blood, and is being used as a brood mare: The movie opens with surgeons removing a baby alien from her womb. How the baby got in there is not fully explained, for which we should perhaps be grateful.
The birth takes place on a vast space ship. The interstellar human government hopes to breed more aliens, and use them for--oh, developing vaccines, medicines, a gene pool, stuff like that. The aliens have a remarkable body chemistry. Ripley's genes are all right, too: They allow her reconstituted form to retain all of her old memories, as if cookie dough could remember what a gingerbread man looked like.
Ripley is first on a giant government science ship, then on a tramp freighter run by a vagabond crew. The monsters are at first held inside glass cells, but of course they escape (their blood is a powerful solvent that can eat through the decks of the ship). The movie's a little vague about Ripley: Is she all human, or does she have a little alien mixed in? For awhile we wonder which side she's on. She laughs at mankind's hopes of exploiting the creatures: "She's a queen," she says of the new monster. "She'll breed. You'll die." When the tramp freighter comes into play, we get a fresh crew, including Call (Winona Ryder), who has been flown all the way from Earth to provide appeal for the younger members of the audience. Ryder is a wonderful actress, one of the most gifted of her generation, but wrong for this movie. She lacks the heft and presence to stand alongside Ripley and the grizzled old space dogs played by Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Dan Hedeya and Brad Dourif. She seems uncertain of her purpose in the movie, her speeches lack conviction, and when her secret is revealed, it raises more questions than it answers. Ryder pales in comparison with Jenette Goldstein, the muscular Marine who was the female sidekick in "Aliens." Weaver, on the other hand, is splendid: Strong, weary, resourceful, grim. I would gladly see a fifth "Alien" movie if they created something for her to do, and dialog beyond the terse sound bites that play well in commercials. Ripley has some good scenes. She plays basketball with a crew man (Perlman) and slams him around. When she bleeds, her blood fizzes interestingly on the floor--as if it's not quite human. She can smell an alien presence. And be smelled: Her baby recognizes her mother and sticks out a tongue to lick her.
These aliens have a lot of stuff in their mouths; not only the tongue and their famous teeth, but another little head on a stalk, with smaller teeth. Still to be determined is whether the littler head has a still tinier head inside of it, and so on. Like the bugs in "Starship Troopers," these aliens are an example of specialization. They have evolved over the eons into creatures adapted for one purpose only: To star in horror movies.
Mankind wants them for their genes? I can think of a more valuable attribute: They're apparently able to generate bio-mass out of thin air. The baby born at the beginning of the film weighs maybe five pounds. In a few weeks the ship's cargo includes generous tons of aliens. What do they feed on? How do they fuel their growth and reproduction? It's no good saying they eat the ship's stores, because they thrive even on the second ship--and in previous movies have grown like crazy on desolate prison planets and in abandoned space stations. They're like perpetual motion machines; they don't need input.
The "Alien" movies always have expert production design. "Alien Resurrection" was directed by the French visionary Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("City of Lost Children"), who with his designers has placed it in what looks like a large, empty hangar filled with prefabricated steel warehouse parts. There is not a single shot in the movie to fill one with wonder--nothing like the abandoned planetary station in "Aliens." Even the standard shots of vast spaceships, moving against a backdrop of stars, are murky here, and perfunctory.
What impact will "Alien Resurrection" have on the careers of Weaver and Ryder? Financially, it will help: Weaver remains the only woman who can open an action picture. Artistically, the film will have no impact at all. It's a nine days' wonder, a geek show designed to win a weekend or two at the box office and then fade from memory. Try this test: It's been five months since "Jurassic Park: The Lost World" opened. How often do you think about it?
Dominique Pinon examines a baby in a scene from The City of Lost Children (1995). Dominique's best 1,001 entry is Delicatessen, also with Juno and Cairot.
i know this is probably gonna make me sound unhinged but i just read the saddest carlando fic ever (without knowing what i was getting myself into) and i feel broken (which is blowing my mind cause this is fiction, like what is wrong with me???) but yeah i'm kinda scarred right now and just wanted to check if you or anyone else have recommendations for pure carlando fluff or smut, cause i don't think i can handle investing in another heartbreak right now
Anon, as someone who has cried like a baby over carlando fic, absolutely zero judgement from me! A well-written fic can totally break you into little pieces--but not ideal when you're not mentally prepared for the heartbreak 🥺
There are so many amazing fluffy/smutty fics out there and I will go down a rabbit hole if I try to list all the ones I love (there are a lot), but here are just a handful of non-angsty fics to keep you going!
All on AO3. I haven't included links because I don't know whether the authors are happy to have their work linked from tumblr.
walking in the wind - spartans
Eres mi todo - mahixa
Maybe then you can tell me more - mahixa
An analysis of inappropriate behaviour between teammates, featuring Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Junior - whitewolfcraft
You Say We're Just Friends (But Friends Don't Know the Way You Taste) - whitewolfcraft (all of their carlando fics are safe from major angst!)
Mystery man - simplyverstappen - AU but hilarious
Turn our golden faces into the sun - mrsgombember
Ops, I did it again - Lux1224
Among the bubbles - Lisafyra
Who needs a wingman, when you can have Uno and Pinon?! - someone_worth_racing_for - AU
So I have not been here for a while, and I just have to know: how many dogs does Sainz have? I keep seeing pictures of him and theres a different dog everytime jfc my man -V
Alright, alright - this one right here will be THE Sainz's dogs master post 😅
But, let's start soft first..
- The Sainz or better Carlos' mother Reyes have two Maltese:
Isa (Carlos' girlfriend) with the Sainz dogs
One of them is called Oli - you can see her (Olivia) pretty often in Carlos' Instagram stories or in this one or here, here, here and here. Unluckily I don't know the name of the other dog.. 🤷🏼♀️ UPDATE: @palalabu just told me, that she thinks the other dog is called Matti/Mati (and she swears she has also seen a third Maltese once 👀)
- Alright, let's go on with Carlos' (first) dog, called Pinon.
Baby Pinon 🥺
You can find Pinon a lot in Carlos' social media - he is such a proud dog dad ❤️
For example, here, here and here.
- Then last summer Carlos' dog became a dad and he an even prouder grandpa 😉😅
As far as I know, Carlos kept one of those baby dogs and first named him Rocky, but he obviously gave up on that pretty soon and now he just calls him Pinon jr anymore 😂🤦🏼♀️
How you can tell them apart? Well, Pinon sr has a long tail, Pinon jr a short 😉
Pinon sr Pinon jr
- and then we sometimes also get to see this big teddy bear called Homer right here:
I assume it's Isa's dog (please, tell me if I'm wrong), but it could also be another one of the Sainz's dogs.. 😅
We have also seen him in one of Carlos' latest Instagram stories and in this video.
Sadly, Homer has already passed away last December.. 😞
Well, for now I think I'm done with this post right here, but I guess I will update/correct it in the future, when we get more content 😉
carlando accidental young parents au when they’re actually roommates (lando still in uni but carlos already graduated and work full-time) they grow up together because their parents know each other and they moved in together when lando in uni and no at this point they’re not dating but you know dancing around each other when they clearly in love. but idk how and why but suddenly something happened and carlos decided to take custody for his distant cousin’s child and suddenly he and lando are in this co-parenting together?? and lando is in love with the baby as much as carlos does and he fights carlos because carlos to push him away because “lando you’re still young you don’t have to do this with me, you can go out clubbing with ur friends instead of watching zootopia for the ninth time with us” but lando wants this!! he wants everything with carlos!!! sometimes he brings the baby to uni as well (dont worry his friends are totally in love with this sweet little angel too)
carlos comes home from work one day to see lando, their child, and pinon bundle together in sofa and his heart wants to burst
👁👄👁
@chilinorris come cry with me
I’m. Bereft. And upset. And. My god. This is…oh my god…I am…I cannot…I have nothing to say other than I’m going to cry.
I gave a few examples of craft kits. Most of my default jars like communication, dreams and consecration are pretty low so I'll have to reup on base herb stock before doing those. Got plenty of shit for anything attraction oriented though (that doesn't just meant physical attraction, I'm talking like moths and lamps). I have the success oriented one already steeping for about a month so I could transfer that into my incense jars.
Kits vary for obvious reasons but are likely to include:
A vial of oils or other related tincture, with removable roller cap if someone wants to use direct application or put in a diffuser more freely after using it for instructed methods.
A satchel of herbs or, depending on the kit and purpose, several small satchels of herbs.
A candle
A few small semiprecious gem chips for corresponding focus
A bunch of instructions on What Do, and some stuff on How and Why (Eg, what the stuff is, what it's classically used for, how to use it).
A sigil for focus, as well as instructions on how to create your own more specific one if you'd prefer not to use mine.
MOST will include a small pinch of other useful, resinated incenses as well that can help empower the given idea. (Be that the medicinal uses of Frankincense, or the value of pinon, or some copal--)
Other small fares that may be useful (feathers, bone chips, other depending on the type of kit)
A few other things may be included in as needed. Also depending on if demand for this goes up I may sort of expand it past "basic intent kits" and towards sort of setting up general baby witch kits with shells and whatnot. It's just a lot more expensive to start ordering some of that without knowing the turnout.
The above-described kit I'd sell for about 15-18 to cover everything from the materials to the packaging--but if having mail to consider, I'd probably set it for like 20-22 bucks at that type.
If people start to appreciate the value of the oils and tinctures alone I may also just get some bigger bottling kits and sell that shit outright.
As I have more time to settle in and stock up things I'm lacking/get my stuff growing so I don't have to buy it --it'll widen what I have on hand.
The omegas interacting with each other is the cutest thing in this fic. “Lando, just take it so I can sleep tonight” and Daniel with pinon, If this is maxiel interacting with the rest of the pack I would love to see them interacting with the pups they are gonna be so spoilt and poor Maxy will have to keep everyone in place 😆
i just watched lewis hamiltons lap on top gear and he’s. SO fucking babey he literally PINONEERED the term baby driver i would kill for him in a heartbeat
No one cares but I finished all of og PriPara so here’s my character ratings!
S- I stan these girls so hard. Hibiki and Mirei are my all time faves, Garumegedon is my favorite group, and Lala, Reona, and Fuwari are just too lovable and sweet to be anywhere else in my ratings.
A: Any Solami Dressing member not at an S is an A because they are all amazing!! Falulu too because she’s such a sweetheart, even if she could use a bit more personality imo. Jewely is here because we’re both baby. Chanko is here because I love her and she is amazing. Pepper is here because I love her and she’s adorable but I wish she was less uhh how do I put this.. less of a racist character??? Idk man the whole savage thing is kinda oof. I put Yui here bc I just started idol time and uh she’s cute but she’s a touch annoying with the “yumekawa”.
B: Average girls tbh, love them though. Chiri and Non just aren’t that interesting imo. Janice is aight but again, not that interesting to me. Kanon is a B for being basically Non anyway.
C: Girls I like, but sometimes get a lil bit on my nerves. Pinon and Junon are here because Triangle was kind of pointless. Literally that whole story line was pointless. Just have Non be an idol herself, that would’ve worked out fine. She wouldn’t have been able to compete in the Grand Prix but it’s not like that really mattered anyway. Cosmo kind of annoys me for reasons I can’t explain. Too many “cosmic” puns maybe?? And Ajimi. Bless her heart. She’s so cute but holy sentance enders girl!! Mirei is my second best so I get it but there’s a limit! Also her voice is a little,,, grating after a while.