#IM SORRY CROATIA BUT DAMN

[leonsmain]

GODDAMN ARGENTINA SCORED TWO GOALS IN 5 MINUTES

[pikachu-says-peekaboo]

Manifesting tears for Brazil 🙏🏽😌🙏🏽😌🙏🏽😌🙏🏽

[kar1nsworldx]

. female!OC x Manchester City players . -social media AU . info; a story about Vinny, Kevins wife and the City boys 🫶🏻 they just goof around and have fun (all platonic interactions exept with kev, cause yk?hes my oc's wife in this lmao) . requested; nope :,) but their opened so send them my way cause i would love to write for you lot . note; i hope you all will enjoy this, and please send me requests if you would like to! 🫶🧸

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vinny.db

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vinny.db; got a fucking tattoo and i love it

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tatts.studio: we hope you come again soon! ^vinny.db: you know i will 👀👀

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johnstonesofficial: stunning! do you got any recommendations on what I should get for my next one ^vinny.db: maybe something on your side? i'll dm you what i mean ^johnstonesofficial: ooo thanks vin!

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kevindebruyne: you wanna get matching tattoos ^vinny.db: oh fuck yeah! booking an appoitment as i tipe this rn 📝 ^kevindebruyne: shit.. ^rubendias: HAHAAHA good luck Kev ^jackgrealish: yeah mate thats on you 🤣🤣

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sara_botello: 😻😻😻

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kevindebruyne

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kevindebruyne; "Are you happy to be in Paris?" oui

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vinny.db: 🧸❤️‍🩹

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bernandocarvalhosilva: nice outfits you got there 😂🩵

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vinny.db: credits to a 75 year old woman who offered to take a picture of us! merci madame blanc! ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 ^jackgrealish: 🤣❤️‍🩹

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jackgrealish

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jackgrealish; on this day, 22 years ago I meet my best friend @vinny.db and the first thing we did together was sing kareoke 🤣❤️‍🩹

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vinny.db: you really love embarasing me with these pictures, dont ya 😭😭

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kevindebruyne: miss.rockstar 🤣 ^johnstonesofficial: shes a lil cowgirl 🤣

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jackgrealish: love ya @vinny.db 🤣❤️‍🩹 ^vinny.db: o fuck off 😭❤️‍🩹🖕

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userxo: AWEE shes was soo adorable 🥹

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u_serrr: best duo ever <3

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vinny.db

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vinny.db; AJMO HRVATSKA! Idemo riješit Brazilce 🫶🫶 (Sorry Eddy) -Translation: LETS GO CROATIA! Lets finish Brazil 🫶🫶 (Sorry Eddy)

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kevindebruyne; sometimes I forget that your actually Croatian 😭 ^vinny.db: kev how 😭 i literally swear everyday in croatian 😭😭

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useriiii: wait your croatian?what?I tough you were english??😭 ^vinny.db: Hahah 😂 Everyone thinks that but yes Im croatian. My mum and I moved to England after my dad left us and my actual name is Vivijen Veršić. (Obvi my last name chamged after I married Kev). When I meet Jack he called me Vinny as he coudnt say Vivijen so it just stuck :) So if I meet someone I just tell them that Im Vinny so they dont have to twist their toung to say Vivijem bc its actually hard to say it for some people 🤣

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erling.haaland: and croatia won against brazil 🤣 ^vinny.db: ofc they did ❤️‍🩹 croatia 🔛🔝

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ederson93: 🥲🥲🥲 ^vinny.db: sorry eddy 😭🫶

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vinny.db; this is me after this absolute shit ass game against argentina - @juliaanalvarez if you dont win that fucking final i swear I will make an time machine and make you win it. I cannot see the french win the damn world cup again after we were robed last world cup. WIN IT JULI (also congrats :))

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juliaanalvarez: we will do our best to win it 😅❤️‍🩹 ^vinny.db: you better do your best spiderman 🕷️❤️‍🩹

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kevindebruyne; me and @jackgrealish as well as the other boys and gfs/wifes can confirm that Vinny cried a whole ocean of tears during and after the game. She also swore the fuck out of every argentinian player exept Dybala and Juli 🤣😭 ^jackgrealish: shes still crying 😭😭 ^laporte: Sara and the other girls are comforting her while they all talk shit about the refs and VAR 😭 ^vinny.db: every single FIFA ref, VAR member and every member ingeneral can roll over and die for all i care. Theres people (that arent even croatian) on TWITTER shitting on them for bad decisions. I hate FIFA ^obafemi.5: 😭😭

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user-xxx: 😭💔

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vinny.db: i need a drink im to sober for this shit ^rubendias: 🤣😭

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mancity: 💔 <liked by vinny.db

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vinny.db

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vinny.db; soo.. alot of people have been asking why I havent posted anything about myself. Heres why :)

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kevindebruyne: cant wait to have our first kid with you ❤️‍🩹🫶 ^vinny.db: i cant wait either ❤️‍🩹🧸

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jackgrealish: still cant belive that my best friend is having a kid with one of my best mates and that i'll be the god father. holy shit 🫶 <liked by kevindebruyne ^vinny.db: love ya grealo 🫶

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sara_botello: girly your glowing ❤️‍🩹 ^vinny.db: now lucay will have someone to play with soon 🧸 ^laporte: ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

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johnstonesofficial: congrats! xx 🫶 ^vinny.db: thanks godfather number 2 xxx ^kevindebruyne: ❤️‍🩹

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mancity: congrats to you two 🩵 <liked by vinny.db and kevindebruyne

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kevindebruyne; welcome mason 🩵🧸

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jackgrealish: @johnstonesofficial STONSEY WERE GODFATHERS 🫶🫶🫶🫶 ^johnstonesofficial: I KNOW GREALO 🫶🫶🫶🫶 ^rubendias: congrats to you two 🤣 ^bernandocarvalhosilva: what ruben said 🫶 congrats!

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sara_botello: congrats to you both! if you need anything you know me and ayme will be happy to help ❤️‍🩹 ^inesdegenertomaz: same goes for me and bernando! 🫶

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ederson93: congrats 🩵

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juliaanalvarez: cute lil guy 🕷️🩵

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ilkayguendogan: 🫶🩵

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kylewalker2: new city supporter has been born 🤣🩵

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nathanake: absolutely adorable 🫶

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vinny.db

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vinny.db; little guy is ready to see his daddy play irl for the first time 🥹🫶

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mancity: our new superstar! 🌟

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sara_botello: cute like his mother ❤️‍🩹

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inesdegenertomaz: cutie 🩵

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[lostacelonnie]

Now uh. I must apologize it's been about a hell of a month a lot happened at once & I was havin a not so great time. Oh shit really? How was Croatia whats it like there? I hope school is goin well for you. It sounds like you had a lot of fun with it & that's what matters I'm glad you enjoyed yourself with the festival. Oh! Its doin a lot better I need to make an appointment for detail finishing I almost forgot. It's like. A forest at night lit up with a rainbow aurora. Best way I got to describe it. Me yelling at the weather when it rained 2 days ago & is warmer again today. Hot & cloudy sucks that feels like betrayal. I need to call the doctor again & see if they have openings yet that reminds me. Need to get on meds myself. May you one day get seele & sparkle. I too am saving as much as possible for firefly & I hope I can grab ruan mei too. Which happy firefly release day! Im sad it's the last penacony patch from what ive heard. Right!? Hearing she is mei was so cool penacony story is 10/10. Wait did you get through domincus round 2? Ahh I didn't get robin but I got topaz on a lucky pull. So re run time for robin. Boothill is fun but maybe later. I hope they add more ice units that department feels lacking. Did you get pela & bailu done? I still haven't. I'm gonna get clara for my 300. Thanks I did manage to get arlecchino & clorinde too really quick. Gold & gears is great & now new su mode via screwllum too. Also! New march 7th form soon. So that's cool. Clockie event kept up the good stuff & legend of the galactic baseballer too. Somnium files is a mystery detective game that was. Kinda fun. Weird as hell mystery with a lot goin on. Sorry again my life turned to madness hopefully I'll keep up a bit better now

HI HI HI!!! apologies for taking so goddamn long to respond, my already nonexistent sense of time is even WORSE during the vacations. damn i hope its better on ur side now!! i luckily have been Pretty Okay, with the school year ending and all. CROATIA WAS VERY FUN!! it was actually an academic trip for my mother so we did Marginally less exploring as usual but still! my moms colleague took us to a bunch of cool places. no sea trips tho since we were in zagreb which is quite a bit away from the coastline. but ohhh the mountains and the FOOD!! the food was SO good. theres this little [but very popular] place in zagreb called heritage with the best fucking food ive eaten in my LIFE. genuinely. school finally freed me from its grasp the last 2 weeks [altho i Did have to write some random short tests to get my red stripe] [oh wait you dont know what a red stripe is. basically the grading system in poland is from 1-6, with 1 being the worst. if your average grade at the end of the year is 4.75 or more, you get a little stripe of the polish flag on ur diploma, but we just call it the red stripe. im on a 100% streak since i even entered the education system!] so other than all that i just kind of fucked around with the entire 2 other people who even came to school. that is not an exaggeration like there were genuine 2 other people there. but i digress! the festival WAS a lot of fun. unfortunately the people from younger grades pretty often dont want to participate [i mean, i dont blame them, they just got here] so were pretty much Always short on manpower to the point we might not be able to organize one next year but thats just speculation that i hope doesnt come true ahsjfgh. OH AND THAT SOUNDS SO COOOOOOL......... and YEAH god its been a while since we started this topic and the weather STILL doesnt want to make up its mind. literally had one day ~27-30 celsius and the next around 15. annoying. and hey good luck with getting on your meds!! i got my stash covered for the next 2 months so im Chilling. god how good it is to be medicated. i feel like a deflated balloon when im not. and to think i lived most of my life like that...... AND YAYY THANK YOU!!! ALSO HOW DID YOUR PULLS GO?? i managed to get firefly and ruan meis lightcone hehehehe [50/50 won both times!]..... i was torn between rm's and firefly's but i decided i use rm in more teams AND shes like. My favorite character. so she got lightcone privileges this time. god im gonna miss penacony...... i mean were probably gonna come back here on some trailblaze continuance or whatever just like what happened with belobog and now the xianzhou but still. i Will miss it. such a well written arc. also actually im curious, whats ur fav sub-area of penacony? im a dreams edge girlie but i wonder if thats a common sentiment. the VIBE there is immaculate. AND GOD YEAHHH THAT REVEAL WAS SOOOOO GOOD. especially since it had so so many honkai references so it was basically tailored for me to like it hehehe. i DID eventually get through yeah! with slight pain but i Did. very fun bossfight although it was slightly annoying that we couldnt use our own team both times since it wouldve been much easier. CONGRATS ON THE TOPAZ!! and good luck getting robin in the future!!! i Have finally built pela and bailu (well, bailu is Still missing one good artifact but yknow she does her job even with what she has). now onto firefly and harmony tb.... god my relic AND planar ornament luck is terrible for both of them. pain and suffering but at least automated grinding is, as always, saving my sanity. ALSO WELT SINCE I FINALLY HIT 300 AND GOT HIM. IM FREE. JESUS. and WOO CONGRATS ON THE GENSHIN GIRLIES!!! i actually managed to get my laptop to cooperate with me so im also back to genshin. not playing too often since i also got into friday night funkin and its very fun But i will try to save for arle's rerun. about time i got a good elemental dps. THE NEW SU MODE IS SO FUNNNN I LOVE IT A LOT. and yeah new march looks very very cool!!! probs not gonna get her immediately but she will be mine Eventually.

wow i hit character-per-block limit. Coming Back. i Still havent played the clockie event since i heard it fixes acherons slash and i wanna keep it around a while longer..... but legend of the galactic baseballer Was fun i agree. and ooh that sounds cool!! also dont worry about it AT ALL like genuinely nbd. i personally might reply to your Next message slightly later than i already do (sorry...) bc im going on a summer camp for two weeks this sunday... pretty excited And the grass-touching is something i deeply need...

[pjxca]

You see I feel a sense of relief because my three absolute favs (Pjaca, Kramaric, Vrsaljko), are far from retiring, but at the same time I feel such a pain around my heart seeing the big posts about Suba, Mario and especially Vedran, and a part of me dies because I know that, once, I'll have to say goodbye to every single one of the silver boys and some of those boys are here with me since I was in first grade. I remember, when my dad and I used to watch the NT games together, and he'd show me all these players and, oh God I'll never forget his words, he said that one day, maybe not now but one day, I'll know what it means to love my country and all these boys running on the field and of course as a true "boys are yucky" second grader I said I only like the game, not the boys.

Like, two years later, I dangled off of my dad's shoulder, begging for a Ćorluka jersey, and he just said "told you so" and bought matching shirts for the two of us. He still has his, I gave mine to my little sister, who isn't much of a football fan, but she's gonna be in second grade now so... It'll change. She's gonna be forced to :)

It hurts to see our players go. Not only because of the future, but also because of the past. Even though no one can take our memories, no one can replace either of the three.

We will miss you. Oh so much.

[luciferinati]

Quick question

Are all British people (the fans of england) so damn soaked up in revenge that they want Croatia to lose, just because their team lost to them?

I mean? ???

How low can you slide?

[multi-babii]

My unnecessary Eurovision thoughts:

1) Albania: like the vibe, the singing wasn't that good

2) Latvia: veggies and pussy!!! ICON

3) Lithuania: really like her vibe, did not expect to like the song as much as I did

4) Switzerland: I'm confused, like his voice and the melody... but the lyrics are kinda meh

5) Slovenia: i like it, but I feel it's not much special

6) Ukraine: amazing, like the slavic vibes, the song is great, they delivered yet again

7) Bulgaria: okay i like it, the chorus didn't hit as much as I hoped, overall good

8) Netherlands: her voice!! the song is really great, it's just that I had enough of ballads

9) Moldova: energetic i like it, fun as it should be, i wasn't sure about this song but the performance convinced me

10) Portugal: another ballad i see, her voice sounds so good though, the chorus is really good

11) Croatia: I'm sorry but like another ballad?? it's not bad but like come on, she has nice voice but the song doesn't do it for me, it sounds generic and little boring

12) Denmark: i really like it, very girlboss of them, pretty women with amazing musical talents are my weakness, love the outfits

13) Austria: okay get it, this song really slaps, one of my favorites for sure, they understood the assignment, and there's fire!!

14) Iceland: please don't be another ballad, very creepy smiles... i like it, it's good but boring which is unfortunate

15) Greece: good start, give me more girl, the song remainds me of something but I can't put my finger on it, it's fine but...

16) Norway: amazing, talented, showstopping, love their energy, love the ridiculousness, the outfits!!! please never change

17) Armenia: not bad, i don't know how I feel, she's really good but the song is not my favorite,

my thoughts about the results will be next because damn i have a lot of feelings and im worried

[quillsink]

my partner is also having problems

our theory is that croatias wifi is fucked or smth cuz its the new year?? a lot of celebrations are happening maybe just a lot of people are searching for music on the interwebz idk

PS CHARLIE IM SORRY I CANT GET THE CHAPTERS TO YOU K THATS ALL

ahhh damn yeah that sounds like a possibility! i hope the wifi starts working again soon for y’all akdjajd

ALSO HAPPY NEW YEAR VELES BELOVED I HOPE U HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR AND THE WORLD IS KIND TO YOU AND I LOVE YOU BESTIE!! HAPPY NEW YEAR

SJDJFJGJ feel free to communicate with us all through asks for now ajdjsj

[des-idk]

Thoughts on the Second Rehearsals

Today was fucking amazing, it felt like everyone delivered something interesting. I’m so hyped for next week you have no idea. My top 15 from today, with comments, is as follows:

Russia 🇷🇺 : This is just fucking spectacular. The message of the song, the vocals, the staging, Manizha’s stage presence, everything was interesting and captivating and I fucking loved it.

Ukraine 🇺🇦 : Although Go_A had a stand in for Kateryna today, this was still phenomenal. You couldn’t find fault in this if you tried. Everything about this was just amazing.

Australia 🇦🇺: gay 80s twerking (again, i love this with every fiber of my being, this was amazing)

Lithuania 🇱🇹: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This is so fun and full of energy, I can’t say anything bad about it.

Belgium 🇧🇪: THEY COULD QUALIFY WITH THIS IM TELLING YOU. God this is just amazing. It’s so atmospheric and fitting for the song I’m in awe

Cyprus 🇨🇾: This has really grown on me, I’m not the biggest fan of the song but the staging is so cool you can’t help but like it.

Malta 🇲🇹: This has improved from the first rehearsals but I still don't think it's as good as it could be. The only thing keep this from a lower spot is the fact that the song is just so good and Destiny's stage presence is great.

Ireland 🇮🇪: This is another song that’s really grown on me. I think the staging is so unique and engaging and I think that having something so different to what else we’re seeing this year will do wonders for Ireland.

Romania 🇷🇴: Dude this is just cool, I don’t have a lot to say lol I just think it’s neat

Croatia 🇭🇷: This is just fun, Albina has such a great stage presence and this song is just a lot of fun.

Slovenia 🇸🇮: This has really grown on me over the rehearsals, Ana's vocals are great and I really hope juries save her cause I don't think televoters will like this too much

Israel 🇮🇱 : Damn she really did that huh, those whistle notes were fucking impressive jesus christ

Azerbaijan 🇦🇿: I've never really liked this song so this did nothing for me. The LEDs look cool I guess but I literally have nothing to say about this

Norway 🇳🇴: This is fine, it hasn't changed from the national final and we haven't seen a change from the first rehearsals, this just fine idk

Sweden 🇸🇪: This exists I guess...

North Macedonia 🇲🇰: This is just boring, I do not have anything else to say honestly, sorry

Well that was fucking eventful. I forgot to post this yesterday so this just sat in my drafts all day. Kinda worked out though cause Malta didn't have their first rehearsal till today. I'm going to make my semi-final 2 ranking tomorrow once everyone is done so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime, have a good day everyone <3

[morpekoed]

alright a general rule of thumb for this blog. cause you know what its about high time i fucking address this like ever. this is only for my friends and people that want to write with me to know. i’m very VERY fucking tired of this game. this is one of the MANY reasons why i am not in the pkmn rpc ( or any RPC for that matter ).

you are allowed to say whatever you want on this blog / to me when you are interacting with in IC. You will never EVER have to be afraid to say something that MAY sound racist towards me, i will NOT take any offense. it may sound like a very ‘white’ thing of me to say. but allow me to fucking explain. 

TLDR: i don’t really fucking care about IC interactions. i know that most of the time its a joke, and we’re here to have fun and i know you’re not attacking me. if you are worried about something, you can ask. i sometimes ask before i post. cause sometiems, you never know. and i just want to make sure something is okay. but you don’t need to censor anything with me because i won’t find it offensive if you weren’t trying to make it offensive. I will never be offended by an ‘inappropriate comment’ made in an IC or crack reply. 

why? cause i give people the benefit of the doubt and don’t think they were INTENDING to do anything wrong. and really if I do find something ‘offensive’ i come to YOU directly. 

Also, if I ever write something that YOU find offensive, tell me. I will be fine with you telling me. Anybody who knows me will know i will apologise profusely and fix it cause i don’t want to hurt people. Just know that deep down in my heart, i never actaully do try to offend people. it’s not in my nature to make anybody here nervous with me.

For those who want to know what subjects i have an issure with, it’s under the read more. fair warning: triggering content below. tread lightly.

the only deragatory term/racial slur i have a problem with is gypsy. don’t ever use that term to describe me, the mun, that. do not call me a gypsy. my mother was called this -- and obviusly by default, i was called this, along with term whore and thief ( by my father’s side of the family ) so yea. i have a problem with this term. 

on my father’s side -- cause you don’t know, he escaped the yugoslavian war that was another holocaust itself that nobody really knows much about cause history in america fucking sucks. i didn’t learn about this is school, i learned from my fucking father who lost friends in this war due to what they were. I have been called muslim -- i look middle eastern, so its probably something that people assume cause some slavic people are muslim. I am not muslim. my father is not muslim. and my father takes offense to this because muslim people bombed his grandparent’s neighborhood and killed men, women, and children alike. but his sister’s husband is, what you would say, ‘the other side’ and they get along just fine. in fact, he prefers his brother-in-law cause they are just straight up super fucking chill. but heaven forbid you bring up the war cause everybody is affected by it equally. you don’t know what i am talking about? look up the Yugoslav wars. You will come to find a lot of horrific shit between the countries that came out of Yugolsavia. not many people know about these wars. i only know what my father told me and thats only ONE story. 

my mother had a chance to visit the countries there but my dad told her, ‘when we are in croatia, do NOT bring up anything that is related to serbia cause the people here hate serbs’ ( and vice versa ). 

why am i bringing this up? because i have nothing against anybody. you want to use the term gypsy in an IC interaction? by all means, i don’t really care. You want to like.... pull out some serbian / bosnian joke, i will not care. 

its 2020, if you take something offensive, then please communicate with the person directly. im really tired of people having to censor shit. people are getting overly sensitive for no god damn reason. most of the time i notice its white poeople getting fucking offended. grow up and act like an adult. 

i hope y’all realise that at work, nobody gets offended. we all say jokes all the fucking time. and my coworker took a whole year to admit to me that she was trying to guess my ethnicity cause yea, i don’t look american. ( she was afraid that i would get offended but i really didn’t ).

i have a fucking problem when WHITE people make an effort to point out that i am not white. straight up i was looking for roommates and two white men ( a couple no less ) were like, oh i bet you don’t go to this town cause its predominantly white and racist. and i straight up looked at them and said. that town has less than 30 people and my father and i go there all the time to camp, who the fuck cares, nobody talks to you. and we give them business. check your facts. 

i have have latino and black roommates in the past and its fucking WILD that none of them brought up the race card? why? cause it really doesnt fucking matter. I am very fucking capable of living and coexsiting with other people of colour. I’ve had more issues with people just not haveing any respect as a human being. 

FYI: i have been racially profiled by cops and TSA. I almost had a gun pulled on me. so fuck off with any slur that you want to call me after i post this. thanks. 

sorry to sound an asshole about it, but im really tired of this bullshit. if you think im being racist, im too fucking tired to say anything. im not, and i don’t need to fucking prove jack shit. if you find anything offensive, i will obviously try to correct it but i also dont want to fucking walk on eggshells anymore. 

Maybe its cause i have thick skin from playing a moba and dealing with a toxic community for 8 years but you know, quit crying over spilt milk. stop using people’s words against them and you know... actually talk to them directly. talk to me directly and communicate. I am not gonna jump the gun. and neither should any of you. 

[melekseev]

SO OVERALL THIS DAY WAS MUCH BETTER

y’all can come for me, but i genuinely grew to love croatia’s song, and like his voice is soooo good. tbh i think it looks nice, he does what he feels is authentic to him, and the wings look MUCH better and less niche than in the NF imo. idk, i honestly enjoyed that, i think it’ll look cool. on a huge contrast i think malta’s just looks silly, the ‘dancing’ floored me, i’m sorry kjfhdkg. lithuania is just... yeah, there’s nothing really going on, which probably won’t help him, i’m afraid people will forget him. russia fucking slay me with those vocals i s2g... i adore that song, it looks epic already, damn, can’t wait to see more. albania sounds as great as ever, but i really hope she gets a well deserved staging because so far it looks pretty blank, but hopefully they shall fix that up. norway is a lot less green and a lot more gold than i would’ve predicted, and the northern lights element goes so well with this song so i’m not sure how i feel about all the explosions yet, but... i trust it will be good. netherlands went for minimalistic, which is sometimes indeed better, cuz atmospheric. it looks chill and nice, i just kiiinda don’t want him to keep sitting the whole performance. north macedonia’s vocals are on point, the staging is nice but has slight resemblence to part of russia’s which is before them, so that might just hurt them. i’ve been curious about azerbaijan’s live forever now bc i love the song so much, and from what i’ve heard it sounds pretty solid, and looks like it’s gonna be epic and a great show closer. im satisfied

[theonstyles]

Eurovision 2017

[while-my-tardis-gently-weeps]

Eurovision 2017 - Thoughts (04/09/17)

sSome time has passed since my last big post about this year’s entries, and my opinions have changed somewhat regarding some of the songs. I also did a post about the chances for each country’s entry to advance out of the semis elsewhere, so now with the running order revealed, I figure it’s time for an update.

Semifinal 1:

Sweden  - Robin Bengtsson - "I Can't Go On" -  I’m sorry Sweden, I love you, and I would give anything for another great show hosted by Mans and Petra, but this song still grates on my nerves. The tune is generic, I find the lyrics abhorrent, and repeat listening does not make it better. At all. That said, I think barring accidents, this will definitely make it to the finals. 

Georgia - Tamara Gachechiladze - "Keep the Faith" - You know what they say about being second in the running order? Well I’m glad they chose this song for the slot, if you know what I mean. I will also bet my money on it not advancing. 

Australia - Isaiah - "Don't Come Easy" - I still haven’t seen his live performance yet, but the song itself is good, so I’d say that like Sweden, he’s also almost guaranteed a spot in the final as long as his live performance is on point. 

Albania - Lindita - "World" - Still a forgettable song for me. I did check out her live performance in Amsterdam though, and even over medium quality video, damn that girl has got a powerful voice. As long as she keeps on doing what she’s been doing so far with the vocals, I’d say her chances are pretty good. 

Belgium - Blanche - "City Lights" - This song has got a lot of early hype, and I quite liked it too even if I did think it was a bit overrated. After watching videos of her performance in London though, I’m beginning to doubt her chances. Granted, it was a smallish venue and didn’t have the full staging that will be there during the actual show, but the performance just seems to lack energy and confidence, and the audience reaction also seemed mixed. It’s still early days, so with more live performances she can hit her stride, but even with that problem fixed the song still feels very low-energy and lacks variation, and that can be fatal when you’re expected to win over a live and TV audience in about 3 minutes. Also, coming right after a vocal powerhouse like Lindita doesn’t quite do Blanche any favors, and it’s early enough in the running order that it will also not come off as a pleasant break. Still, things might change with the full staging.

Montenegro - Slavko Kalezić - "Space" - Still no, personally and objectively in terms of odds. 

Finland - Norma John - "Blackbird" - Similar problems as Belgium in terms of energy. It’s a good song from a good singer though, so I suppose it’ll depend on whether the staging uplifts it and makes it memorable.

Azerbaijan - Dihaj - "Skeletons" - Song didn’t impress me, but since Azerbaijan always seems to do well, I’d say chances are fair to good.

Portugal - Salvador Sobral - "Amar Pelos Dois" - It’s hard to be objective on your personal favorites isn’t it? I’ve only fell in love with the song more and more with each performance I’ve seen. Salvador himself is also quite charming with the awkward but adorable way he carries himself. I still stand by my opinion that he needs a great stylist ASAP though because that outfit he wore to the Portuguese national final was a eyesore. I’m extremely eager to see it advance to the finals, and I do worry about it being another low-energy ballad (especially with Belgium and Finland both in this semi and pretty close in the running order), but I think the song is just the kind that speaks to your soul and will connect with the audience despite it not being a party song or a power ballad. 

Greece - Demy - "This Is Love" - I like the song, especially after more times listening to it. It’s not remarkably so, however, so I’d say it can go either way for Greece. 

Poland - Kasia Moś - "Flashlight" - I already like the song after watching the MV for the first time, and the live performances I’ve seen definitely do not disappoint! I think this will do well with the juries, so combined with Poland’s record of good performance in the televotes I’d say its chances are pretty good. 

Moldova - SunStroke Project - "Hey, Mamma!" - A simple song, sure, but a fun one for sure. I enjoyed their live performances (on video) as well. That said, I think it can go either way for them. 

Iceland - Svala - "Paper" - I probably root for this song the most out of the Nordic countries’ selections, so I’m biased in that I want it to do ver y well. I want to think that objectively, it has a very good chance even if it’s not one of the ones almost guaranteed to qualify, but I’m not sure how much of it is objective analysis and how much of it is my bias for the song and the Nordic countries coming out in full force.

Czech Republic - Martina Bárta - "My Turn" - Not much to say here really. Good singer, song that doesn’t stand out in any way, and not enough of a vocal powerhouse to pull a Dami Im. 

Cyprus - Hovig - "Gravity" - My opinion of this song hasn’t changed much since the beginning, and I think that it can do very well with the right staging. Not sure Cyprus can pull it off like Sweden did in 2015 or Russia did in 2016 though.

Armenia -  Artsvik - "Fly with Me" - I’m ambivalent about the song, but Armenia always does pretty well so I think it will this year too. It’s not a bad song either, even if it does nothing for me. 

Slovenia - Omar Naber - "On My Way" - Sorry Slovenia, but I still think your song should be on its way back home. Thankfully most of the buzz everywhere seem to also be of a negative tinge. 

Latvia - Triana Park - "Line" - Not quite Aminata, but still pretty great! Loved her live performance in Israel too (even though the same cannot be said about her fashion choices that day). I’d say this can do very well, especially with the full staging and all the effects. 

My Picks (in no particular order):

Sweden, Australia, Portugal, Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Poland, Iceland, Belgium

Potential Challengers:

Moldova, Cyprus, Finland

Semifinal 2:

Serbia - Tijana Bogićević - "In Too Deep" - I don’t much care for the song, to be honest. She carried herself well during the performance in Amsterdam, but still the song just does nothing for me. If I were to make a bet I will say it will more likely not qualify.

Austria - Nathan Trent - "Running on Air" - Wow. Him and his song has got to be the biggest grower for me. Just, wow. He’s got charisma in spades, and judging from the videos and interviews I’ve seen of him he just comes across as a genuinely nice guy, and people are definitely responding to that. Also, check out the video from London where he sings a cappella because there seemed to have been some technical problems with the sound. Live performance is definitely not going to be a weak point with this one. I’m becoming biased with him, but I’d say even with the dreaded #2 slot there’s a more than fair chance of him advancing, especially if Austria brings that elements of that scenery porn of a video to their live staging. 

Russia - Yulia Samoylova - "Flame Is Burning" - Provided that something between now and May allows her to actually compete, her chances are pretty good, with Russia’s track record and everything. I still don’t like the song at all, though.

Macedonia - Jana Burčeska - "Dance Alone" - I still don’t care much about the song, and the odds should be a toss-up. Though this does sound like a crowd-pleaser so...

Malta - Claudia Faniello - "Breathlessly" - I still keep forgetting anything and everything about the song minutes after listening to it. Doesn’t bode well for Malta I think.

Romania - Ilinca and Alex Florea - "Yodel It!" - Fun tune that will do better in the televotes than the jury I think. I liked it from the start, but their live performance in London does make me a little bit worried. I don’t know if it’s the quality of the recording I found on youtube, but the song came out a bit reedy and shrill at certain points. The audience responded well to it though, it seemed, so maybe it was just the sound recording of the video and not the actual performance that was a bit problematic. Can qualify with high televotes and fair jury votes. 

Netherlands - O'G3NE - "Lights and Shadows" - This song really speaks to the choir geek and musical nerd in me, especially upon repeat listening and live performance viewing. They will do pretty well, I think, both in this semi and the final. 

Hungary - Joci Pápai - "Origo" - Another personal favorite of mine, so it’s hard to think objectively of its chances. I honestly thought the dancing girl in ethnic costume and the rap section in the middle were both a bit awkward, but the live audience seemed have responded well to it so idk. I really like the song, sans the rap bit (though for me liking any rap at all is an extremely rare occurrence), so I hope it qualify for the final and does well. 

Denmark - Anja Nissen - "Where I Am" - The “OMG This Girl Can SING” Entry #2 of this year. Just watch that girl go. The song is average, and a bit too loud and shout-y throughout, but that voice man. Might not place high but it will most likely make it to the final, even if it doesn’t end up placing high in the final itself. 

Ireland - Brendan Murray - "Dying to Try" - It’s an okay song, and his voice is pretty adorable in that sweet, slightly pubescent, Disney Channel kind of way. In terms of live performances, I’ve only seen the video from Israel Calling, but his voice during certain high notes that are suppose to showcase the vocals seemed to lack support, though it’s early days yet so he might hit his stride later. It’s a long shot judging from what I’ve seen so far though, especially with the UK voting in the first semi. 

San Marino Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson "Spirit of the Night"

Croatia - Jacques Houdek - "My Friend" - My opinion of this song hasn’t changed from the start, really. It’s a perfectly okay song but there really wasn’t anything that really gripped me. In terms of odds, I would hedge my bet on a “no.”

Norway - JOWST feat. Aleksander Walmann - "Grab the Moment"- This one is another grower for me, though not to the same extent as Austria’s entry. There’s a certain charm about his performance that pulls me in more and more every time I listen to it. Not to mention I’ve always had a soft spot for Norway in Eurovision (Rybak’s win in 2009 and my Norwegian professor’s celebration afterwards being the whole reason I found out about Eurovision in the first place, after all). All things give, I guess I’ll just say I definitely hope he qualifies for the final, and leave it at that. 

Switzerland - Timebelle - "Apollo" - I liked the song since the start, and repeat listening has not changed that. Haven’t seen that many live performances of it yet, but I didn’t notice anything about her vocals that might make me worry. I’d say she has a fair chance, though a lot will depend on how the night goes. 

Belarus - NAVI - "Story of My Life" - This song is just full of so much joy that it always brings a smile to my face whenever I listen to it. Definitely hope it does well, and I think it will at least make it out of this semi. 

Bulgaria - Kristian Kostov - "Beautiful Mess" - It’s an okay song, and his voice carries it really well for the most part, but I did notice some problems with the transition to higher notes during his performance in Israel. Shouldn’t be that much of a problem though, especially since the climax moments mostly stays in the lower register and he does a smashing job there. I’d bet on it qualifying. 

Lithuania - Fusedmarc - "Rain of Revolution" - Didn’t like it, didn’t grow on me, got worse after each listen if anything. You’re a lovely country Lithuania and I’m so sorry that I’m saying this, but I’m really hoping that I don’t have to listen to it again for the finals. 

Estonia - Koit Toome and Laura - "Verona" - I like it, it’s got a way of worming itself into your head with its repetitive chorus. Their vocals are solid from what I’ve seen so far too. It’s got a fair chance I think. 

Israel - Imri - "I Feel Alive" - I felt bored by the song, and still do. Wonder why they decided the close with this one? The press release on the official site says the order was decided by the producers but I would have thought this ended up being the last one because of a random draw...

My Picks:

Russia (if they are able/willing to compete), Netherlands, Romania, Denmark, Bulgaria, Norway, Belarus, Austria, Switzerland, Estonia

Potential Challengers:

Macedonia (my pick to replace Russia if they don’t appear)

Big Five + Ukraine (alphabetical order):

France - Alma - "Requiem" - My top picks seem to come out of the big five this year, which is a surprise. This is one of them. I’ve got it on my phone and listen to it on repeat sometimes. Her live vocal isn’t always solid, though it does look like she’s improving with each performance, and despite worries about the added English lyrics it seems to be woven in the song pretty well. Out of the live versions I’ve heard though, I’d say the two acoustic sessions she did with Amir and Mans are my favorites. I hope she does well in the finals, and if her vocals continues to improve I think she will. 

Germany - Levina - "Perfect Life" - I actually liked it the very first time I heard it but with each listen, my opinion veered more and more towards the “meh” side. I’m still quite taken with that particular section of the lyrics though. 

Italy - Francesco Gabbani - "Occidentali's Karma" - Okay, let not write a novel-length entry filled with gushing praise for this one. It’s hard though. Have I mentioned this is my absolute favorite this year, by far? I wasn’t sure how reducing the length will play out, and I honestly wasn’t that impressed when the official video with the edit came out, but after watching his performance in Amsterdam I think he should be fine (more than fun really, he really connected with the crowd and it was an absolute joy to watch). I wouldn’t say it’s his to lose just yet, but I’m still rooting for #Italy2018 wholeheartedly!

Spain - Manel Navarro - "Do It for Your Lover" - And now, from my absolute favorite to one of my least favorite. Sorry Spain. 

Ukraine - O.Torvald - "Time" - Not really my cup of tea, but it will be a welcoming change of pace I think. 

United Kingdom - Lucie Jones - "Never Give Up on You" - My opinion of it has certainly improved a lot after watching her live performances of it, but with the song being average and with a couple more female vocal powerhouses from other countries, I don’t think she will be the next Dami Im. Even so, It might still be the UK’s best shot at the left side of the ranking board in years. 

[lostacelonnie]

My apologies for taking. So long to respond time literally slipped away from me. I simply thought school festivals were fake & made up. Can confirm snake bites are cool & i hope you can get them. My tattoo wasnt fully healed yet so its now mostly done & i have to return next month to finish it. For real it was raining here last week & now its like. Sunny & nice & im like. Pick a lane weather. The autism sure does affect. A whole lot & i wish it would like. Do less. Yeah sparkle like. Makes seele cracked. Or anyone really. Thanks! I havent maxed her talents yet but like. I now have all 3 versions of mei & am stoked. Robin actually sings during her ult ive heard which is cool as hell & i wanna try for her maybe? Still undecided but i know people who want boothill. The triple su drops gave me basically nothing for archeron & i am. Salty. I need to build pela & welt but also i have. So little time. Adventurine is actually a solid shielder but like. Idk. I dont have clara on main so im uncertain on his usage when i have so many others to work on. & genshin is taking my time more for arlecchino funds. I wish the game was that nice to me for clara i even have her light cone but not her. Best part of archeron in sim universe easy. Skipping so much bullshit. I finally was able to get ratio up to clear swarm & do gold & gears which i enjoy way more. Ah yeah that is her best set from what ive heard & both of them seem to hate giving me good pieces for her. So im operating on a weird mix until i get good stuff. Scuffed but works. Have you heard her line for joining a team with black swan yet? Ive uh. Been on a trinity of genshin star rail & ai the somnium files trying to like. Actually beat games in my backlog. Bartender event was so fun im glad they are doin solid on the events like the potion makin event for genshin was pretty good. Sorry for throwin off the equilibrium immediately its been. A time.

HI I AM ALSO VERY VERY SORRY...... i was in croatia for 2 weeks + school Got Me..... i am back though. AND YEAH REAL AS HELL i like unironically thought that was something made up for television. but it Is really great that they exist irl. tons tons tons of fun to work on it and then see the result hehehehe...... and thankies!!!!! i will defo in the future. and hey its been around a month so!!!! hows your tattoo!!!!!! also if i may ask what is it Of...... AND REAL LIKE. make up your damn mind. today especially was a weird day cos its cloudy but SO hot out. and godddd yeah. me when the neurodivergence makes my neurons divergent. but at least i get back on my meds Soon...... hopefully....... i have an appointment at least. and oh nice!!!! i am unfortunately seeleless but maybe i will get sparkle......... one day......... saving for firefly right now tho. shes so cool i love her. AND ALSO ISNT IS SOOO COOL THAT SHE IS ACTUALLY CANONICALLY MEI. its so cool its so cool. scratched my brain just right. tho i actually havent finished the trailblaze mission yet bc i failed the second dominicus fight JSHD. cos of the forced tb in the party. hell on penacony. and yeah she does!!!!! also how did your pulls go??? good luck if you havent gotten her yet. i wanted boothill before i found out that firefly is right next patch so. Rerun perhaps. AND YEAH SAME like. What was even the point. i need to get my bailu built better first tho..... Augh. one must imagine star rail players happy. I NEED TO BUILD PELA TOOOOOO and im unfortunately weltless But im planning to get him from the 300 on standard since i still havent hit that. somehow. and ahhhh yeah thats fair, tbf my clara team is just pulled together by. March 7th. but she does her damn job so who am i to complain!! and oh good luck with arlecchino!!!! i cant play genshin anymore, fortunately or not, but i Did get back into arknights recently so. theres that. and auugh i have the same with gepard [yes lightcone, no him]. AND YEAH SHE REALLY DOES MAKE SU EASY. god i love her. and hey congrats!!! yeah i like g&g more as well even if it does not like me. but ah what can you do....... also running chars on scuffed gear is just like. A canon experience i feel. and Yes i have......... augh. and ooh nice!!!! havent heard of the third one i think?? and yeah bartender event Was a lot of fun. also DONT WORRY AB IT as you can see. am Very Late as well.

[travelingshark]

5/29/2017 Day 103: Split, Pula, Zagreb, Croatia

A wonderful comedian once said “If you work for an airline, it’s bc the nazi party is no longer hiring.” HERE’S AN EXAMPLE. Ok starting off this day being super dramatic by putting 3 croatian cities for my location bc tbh i spent all hours hopping. So i start off having to leave my airbnb at like 1030 even tho that was pushing it and i was supposed to be out at 10. But anyway i went to the airport early for my 1250 first flight to pula. Bc i have 3 flights today. I hope you recall that i was already put as a standby passenger on the way over here. So i go to the desk to check in bc it didn't let me do it online. The lady sees my bag and weighs it, for a carry on. Something that no one has literally ever done before like f off. She says its too heavy. I was like it was no problem on your airline on the way here & she was like we can check it all the way through to your last flight, i was like hell nah you can't even check me into my next flights let alone my bag and I have 40 minutes between my last 2 flights theres no shot that my bag was gunna make it. I took my laptop out and my makeup bag out & put it in my backpack. She was like fine so gave me a sticker that theyll give it to me when i get off. So i get on this first plane after waiting over an hour and theres no like restaurants or coffee places or anything i can get there so Im just sitting there. Ok this plane... sits 21 people, i counted. Legit so tiny and i sat up front and watched the pilots the entire time, kinda cool but how the hell is this still an operating recreational airplane? NO safety regulations in europe. But anyway we land in pula and i have like almost a 3 hour layover in this airport that literally has 1 gate and has 1 single flight flying out which was mine. They refused to check anyone in or let anyone through security. Like no one was working at this airport. So i sat at the cafe they had there i mean t god they did, and ate and blogged for 5ever. Then they finally opened the check in line, at 415pm, 15 minutes before the flight was supposed to TAKE OFF. They have 2 people checking everyone in & they finally get through the line and were all waiting at security, not going through security, just waiting there for them to open it. Literally the same chicks checking everyone in hopped over the damn wall and started working security... what? Like do you not want to pay more people but like I'm so confused. Then they finally open the security like at like what 445? AFTER the flight was supposed to take off, i ask the bitch & was like am i gunna make my flight that leaves in an hour and i haven't even gotten through security yet? She's like oh theyll wait for you, I'm like huh? since when. Whatever, but we get through security and they have us at the gate, the same bitches that worked security and front desk came up and did the gate scanning thing and walked us to the plane after another 15/20 minutes. Finally start walking to the plane and i put my bag on the thing and the girl was like you don't have a bring to gate sticker or whatever, I'm pissed now so I'm like WELL I NEED ONE BC MY PLANE TAKES OFF TO VIENNA IN 30 MINUTES AND IM NOT EVEN ON THIS PLANE YET and she's like ok ill take care of it, like yeah you better. So we land in Zagreb right, theres a lady thats screaming all transfers come with me we’re all waiting on you. Like hey no shit. Going through passport control & they're like taking their sweet time then a lady is like are you flynn delaney? & I'm like hell yeah I'm flynn delaney whatchu want now & she's like come with me hurry, were sprinting through this airport and i hear on the loudspeaker, “Flynn Delaney please report to gate 16 immediately” Im like bitch I'm with your hoe rn I'm running, EVEN THO THIS ISNT MY FAULT. & i scan my ticket, get on the bus to the plane, then everything closes and I look like the asshole that held everyone up even tho i did nothing wrong, couldn't even pee. So then we land in vienna & i go home. Sorry i needed that rant bc FUUUUUUCK croatian airlines. I don't like to spell out that word in my blog but i mean it dude, fuck it. & sorry this was long & 2 people probably read this, (hi matt & my dad probably bc he was bored). but alright I'm done. 

[melekseev]

alright, so here’s my final top 43 with minor commentaries that no one asked for. also this is probably... not common, bUT WE LOVE SOME DIVERSITY. this is obviously personal taste, but im just gonna say i would die for all the songs in my top 10

43. Russia - alright, so this wasn’t originally this low on my list at all, but after hearing it live... holy shit. i feel really bad for her, but her vocals were tragic, to the point where i don’t even understand how this happened. sh00k

42. Georgia - okay see, this is just not working for me. this is the only song this year that i can never listen to all the way through, and for some reason it depresses me. it honestly gives me funeral vibes.

41. Iceland - oh, Ari. honestly i just find it all too cheesy, especially when you add his personality, given he’s a bundle of sunshine, too, and then it’s an overdose of sugar. the song is rather dated, and this is another one that kind of makes me feel... hhh. just, must we?

40. Germany - okay, look, this one i don’t have a great excuse for other than tthe fact it doesn’t do anything for me personally. i tried to like this song so much though, i swear i did, but the more i hear it, the more i dislike it. this is the one where i usually go out to grab a snack or a drink while it plays, because i just... i don’t like it, i’m sorry.

39. San Marino - *rubs at temple* listen originally i gave them the benefit of the doubt but the way they are suffering live makes me suffer, too. the awkward rapping, that mess of lyrics, the weak vocals.... it’s not great.

38. Israel - plot twist. this was originally my last, so compared to that this is still better. but i just reeeally don’t like this song. it annoys me, actually. makes me laugh, but when i see the odds it makes me cry. also, honestly, her live performances did nothing for me - other than the high notes in the very end, it was... whatever it was. i really can’t comprehend why everyone’s eating this up, but you do you guys.

37. Romania - i swear i sort of keep forgetting this song exists, oh my god. it’s just kind of a mess..? i don’t really know what it wants to be, maybe they also don’t know what it wants to be. in the very least she sounds good live.

36. Latvia - so this song... is also something that’s just sort of there, but i don’t feel a single thing. i’m not too fond of her stage presence when it comes to it, either, with all the dramatic hairflips. am i the only one who thinks she’s like jessica rabbit?

35. Lithuania - aww, Lithuania... puts me to sleep ;;; she has a nice, unique voice but i find myself incredibly bored during her performances. i was watching the amsterdam live and i didn’t even notice she switched to Lithuanian at one point, only when i saw the recap. probably not a great sign.

34. Belgium - she kept dropping on my list anyway, and after hearing her live, she just somehow got down here. first of all, honestly it has great quality - doesn’t grab me the slightest, though. i find the chorus disappointing...? “echoes echoes and goes...” i always keep expecting a bigger, powerful drop and i’m somehow let down every time. and her vocals live, just... oooooh no.

33. Sweden - *buries face in hands* Justin Bieber...? this song is something that we’ve all heard like 1000000 times before. furthermore, i can’t be the only one who’s annoyed that he doesn’t sing his chorus live, he just whispers over it? like...

32. Czech Republic - okay, this kind of goes hand in hand with Sweden for me. i like Miki, but this is very, very... i don’t wanna say outright cheap, so let’s just say basic. basically talk dirty to me. honestly, it’s basically the exact same thing. one of the many. next!

31. Estonia - she actually went quite up on my list, because i appreciate her talent, and couldn’t question that even if i tried. i mean yes, i’m honestly not into opera... but it’s not horrible. although in the end it becomes a bit too much for me personally.

30. United Kingdom - SuRie is amazing, i honestly love her so much for her personality?? icon. buuuut the song is still not great and it’s just an inch away from tipping towards annoying - but, i can enjoy this one.

29. Poland - it’s okay for what it is. they are having fun. but i don’t want to give it more credit than that, it’s something you can hear every day in a club, on the beach, on the radio... been there done that. also... *whispers* okay JOWST did it much better, i’m soRRY

28. Australia - fun, up tempo, catchy BOP. do i feel more than that? no, not really. Jessica is adorable, though ;;; i wish this was... more.

27. Finland - her NF performance did not convince me one bit, but the studio cut and her Amsterdam performance elevated her a bit on my list. but still not... enough? it’s... it’s okay.

26. F.Y.R. Macedonia - this grew on me, to be honest. i still don’t know if i really like the three-songs-at-once thing, but i learned to enjoy it.

25. The Netherlands  - okay, so country is not my type of music at all, and he’s only here because i think it’s a decent entry, and he's really good live.

24. Slovenia - i really dig her voice, and i like the verses, and LOVE the pre-chorus. she’s great on stage. the only reason she’s not higher is because the chorus itself is... sigh, it leaves me a bit disappointed.

23. Moldova - they literally jumped 17 places ahead on my list, and i regret nothing. i woke up on them, even if it took a while. once that tacky performance from the NF was out of the way, i was into it. THIS MAKES ME WANT TO HAVE FUN WITH THEM, OKAY

22. Malta - another BOP, but it just works better for me than Australia, personally. i was worried about her live but i think she delivers. it’s often stuck in my head.

21. Cyprus - BOP after BOP. it’s good, catchy and fun, definitely works for what it is, and i always jam to it.

20. Croatia - okay, i really really like her voice?? there’s something about this specific female vocal that i love, and tbh the song isn’t bad at all.

19. Spain - i prefer the studio cut with them, honestly. i find it to be a really lovely song, but when they do it live i just don’t feel connected with them, because they are busy connecting with each other. there’s nothing wrong with that, they are adorable, but it’s just as high as it will go for me.

18. Ireland - listen, i love his voice. it’s so sweet... the melody stayed with me from the very first listen. i am well aware he will get lost in the semi, but i appreciate him. this is really good.

17. Austria - so here’s the thing, this was originally in my top 10, but i just kind of got over it? he is also good live, but that’s about it. the song is good, i dig the hozier vibes it has, it’s a radio friendly tune... i just like 16 other songs more.

16. Azerbaijan - okay this song gets a lot of hate, and i GET that this is just esc pop, but a good one? i really like her voice?? and the power the song has in it? i don’t know, i was so sceptical about this but i replayed it right after the first listen - it makes me feel good.

15. Norway - listen i love Alexander Rybak, but i was also so sceptical about his comeback, because why, you already won? but the live performance was honestly so good, like listen, this guy’s charisma is ON POINT. i still love the violin. i still love him. i won’t rate him higher, because yes, the lyrics could be better, but i still enjoy it a whole lot.

14. France - oh, i love them. very easy to get into, it’s lovely. not something that makes me catch my breath, but i really appreciate it still because i honestly love listening to it.

13. Armenia - Sevak is so on point vocally, um...? this song is a huge grower for me, and at this point i seriously just... it’s so good.

12. Albania - I’M STILL MOURNING THE PRE-REVAMP VERSION HHHHH.... but i still love it, and love Eugent aswell. he has amazing vocals, and he would definitely deserve a good place.

11. Serbia - okay okAY OKAY I LOVE THIS SO MUCH??? the ethnic vibes, the whole... composition, their voices, it’s one big massive yes.

10. Switzerland - *cries softly* listen i fucking love them? Corinne’s vocals are EPIC. this song is just really good, although people are sleeping on it like they are knocked out. but they are doing great and i’m very proud of these Zibblingz. damn.

9. Ukraine - wELL I LOVE MÉLOVIN, WHO WOULD’VE THOUGHT. he is a Performer™. his voice is amazing, and this song just doesn’t leave my head, i don’t even care about his ‘aghdshfdfzgz’, he’s that good.

8. Denmark - talk about epic? this whole song just raises me to a whole another spiritual level tbh. i can just close my eyes and see the sea and... hear the soundtrack of a fantasy movie, and i’m all for it. also, he’s REALLY good every time.

7. Bulgaria - i loved this song to begin with, but their live performance really gave it the last push. they harmonize their vocals in such a beautiful way, and i was afraid it wouldn’t work so much live, but it does. it really does, and i’m loving it.

6. Hungary - i can’t believe my country makes it to my top ten like... the 3rd time in a row, considering i never liked our entries before. but honestly AWS is.. wow, i was shook from the moment i first heard the song, and i LOVE how daring we’re being lately. i’m incredibly proud of them. they have so much energy, and in Amsterdam, they were definitely my favorite - i’m shocked. they deliver, they are an explosion. Örs’ vocals are AMAZING, and they never falter, even if this song is so demanding in that aspect? fucking... respect.

5. Montenegro - i aggressively love this song, maybe even love it more the more people ditch it. this is so dramatic and epic?? he is another singer who delivers vocally whenever it’s live? this song is... i LOVE the balkan sound, the musical-esque melodies, the power in his voice, just... i personally love it more than Adio from Knez, come fight me.

4. Portugal - i feel entranced every time. she grabs me, and doesn’t let go. this whole song is like a sweet dream, to be honest, and i love it sooooo much. i adore when isaura joins in. i just... it goes straight to my heart, god bless. beautiful.

3. Greece - this song... is so magical? like, pure magic. i’m so happy greece is finally doing it right, i’m... yianna is an actual greek goddess, and her voice... dude. this is art.

2. Belarus - definitely my most played song this year, oh my god. (okay, i might play Navsegda a bit more, but Forever is amazing too) the revamp didn’t ruin it, it gave it more personality. i love his tone changes? i love his soft, beautiful voice, and how he plays with it? guys alekseev is brilliant, and i would actually probably sob if he didn’t make the cut. this song does things to me. just.. wow.

1. Italy - there is not one other song this year that makes me think ‘winner’. just... there isn’t any other. it has everything; two amazing male vocals (and that contrast between them, gOD THAT CONTRAST!), an amazing, original song, an important message, the soul... what more do you want? this is a masterpiece. makes you stop and listen. honestly, if they don’t win, i really don’t see the point.