#bah idk lol it’s just. I’ve been thinking about this

[drunk-poets-society]

Kinda blows my mind sometimes when people don’t understand that there really is no wrong way to analyse media.

Everyone looks at things differently, and any personal interpretations are heavily influenced by the self, and one’s own life experiences that have shaped them.

No two people deal with problems the same way. Although a basic understanding of what the author was trying to convey is important, in media of an ambiguous nature it is up for interpretation because such is the nature of ambiguity.

Of course, reading comprehension and background knowledge is very important in literary analyses, which is why media analyses are grouped into distinct sections, that is; a completely neutral perspective, in which one draws the analysis around the stencils of societal values, which may not always be morally correct, but is completely detached from humanity, I.e., existing solely as a concept which is to be applied, much like concepts of mathematics.

And then there’s the reader’s own interpretation which is heavily biased and influenced by personal experiences. Whence one draws parallels with one’s life, and other forms of media consumed, concepts of personal favour, etc.

in this section of literary analysis, there is no wrong interpretation as it draws from personal interests. This is also, the kind of analysis we see most on the internet, or just discussing media with people in real life. It’s tainted heavily with personal biases, which are sometimes believed to be factual by people, sometimes almost to the point of genuine hatred of others that do not agree with them.

Thus we see the phenomena of name-calling and other things. The belief that one’s personal interpretation is the only correct one, and the rest of them are all wrong.

Sometimes the inability to acknowledge the fact that everyone is different, and will thus have different interpretations of media, leads to immense psychological distress, which can simply be avoided by not engaging in debates in an uncivil manner.

That’s why I don’t try to change people’s minds about my favourite pieces of media, my interpretation is my own, and though it might overlap and share many of its points with others, they relate to me in a different way. The nature of humanity is such that each experience is so alarmingly universal yet so painfully unique.

[sarcasticsra]

I cannot stress enough how much everyone should watch Starkid’s A VHS Christmas Carol if you haven’t seen it yet. It’s pretty short, only about 45 minutes, and it’s truly one of the best adaptations of A Christmas Carol that I’ve ever seen.

No, seriously. I think it has even surpassed The Muppets Christmas Carol for me. That has been my favorite Christmas movie since I was a child. My mom and sister and I used to watch it every Christmas Eve. I still love it dearly and it is an amazing adaptation that I’ll defend to my death, but you guys. You guys. A VHS Christmas Carol is just THAT GOOD.

It’s done in the style of 80s music/videos, which is delightful. It’s an opera, so it’s all sung through, which I love. And it’s so good!

Let me enumerate the ways. Spoilers to follow. (Can you spoil A Christmas Carol? Once a story becomes public domain does that exempt it from spoiling? Idk, lol. Spoilers for the show, anyway. Also for Avatar: The Last Airbender. …I promise there’s a path.)

1) Bah Humbug! - Song number one and it goes hard right from the start. It is everything an opening number should be. Dynamic, sets the tone, and an incredible fucking bop. The interactions between Scrooge and Fred and Scrooge and Bob are done so well, too. You so quickly get a sense of their characters. Obviously we know their characters because this is a story that has been told many a time before, but it does it so well that you would immediately get them even if you were an alien who had never in your existence been exposed to A Christmas Carol in any capacity. That’s impressive to me. It’s not relying on the familiarity of the story to do its character work.

2) 3 Spirits - I love the tone of this song. This is a Marley with true regret and pain who is absolutely pleading with Scrooge to take the chance he’s being given. It’s less “scared straight” and more, “I need you to understand this like you’ve never understood anything before.” Marley becomes a character in his own right as opposed to merely a backdrop for Scrooge to react to. That’s a theme with this adaptation. Characters who are pretty flat in a lot of adaptations seem so much more like real people in this one. Also, whoever decided to cast Meredith as Marley here is a fucking genius. She’s so goddamn talented and she really shines here. The emotion, the weight. Gah. Beautiful. The interplay between Marley and Scrooge is incredible as well; these are two insanely talented performers breathing a new life into tried and true characters, and you really feel the relationship between them.

3) I’m The Ghost - Christmas Past is so pointed and snarky and incredible, making Scrooge come to certain realizations. “Huh, little boy left all alone. Oh, your sister died so young. Didn’t she have a son though? Why are the employees so happy, this party didn’t cost much? Thinking of something? Okay, last stop, buckle up, it’s all your own doing.” I love it so much.

4) That Scrooge - You guys. You guys. They’ve done what I assumed was impossible. They’ve done what even the Muppets couldn’t. It’s a Scrooge-Belle breakup song that isn’t the most unbelievably boring and bland thing you’ve ever heard in your life. Belle is a fucking person! She has a personality! She’s very clearly stating her case, that he’s changed and she doesn’t like it and does he have anything to say? No? Okay, bye! THE EMOTION IN THIS SONG. Scrooge starts singing not just with her but to her! All the things he didn’t say before! And then he starts singing angrily about/at his past!self for being an idiot! You actually FEEL THINGS about this relationship. It was a deep love and losing it super fucked him up! I have never before seen Belle/Scrooge done as well as this one (1) song handles it.

5) Christmas Electricity - Get ready to have this song stuck in your head for ten thousand years. This song is, I believe, the standard classical definition of “a fuckin’ bop.” It’s so high energy and exciting, you really can understand how Scrooge gets so caught up in it himself. You also see more of Fred in this song and, again, he’s a person! He has specific motivations for why he keeps reaching out to Scrooge. Corey’s Fred is hands down one of the best performances of this character full stop. He took what is usually a bit, side character and made him a full human with understandable thoughts and feelings. They gave the Fred-Scrooge relationship such incredible emotional weight because of it. I think that’s one of my favorite aspects of this adaptation.

6) Priceless - Here we see the Cratchits enjoying their Christmas with an incredibly sweet song about having little but feeling like they have a lot. I really like the way this song feels a bit cheesy (goes with the whole 80s vibe) but they also feel like a real family with some silliness and some sweetness and Bob’s wife having very strong opinions about Scrooge that he’s too polite for. Also “listen to this key change out of the bridge” goddamn just show off constantly how freaking talented this entire cast is, why don’t you.

7) The Final Ghost - I probably have too much to say about this song. It’s my favorite, which considering this entire show is pitch fucking perfect, is really saying a lot. Dylan Saunders is truly one of the most talented performers I’ve ever seen, and his Scrooge is so, so good. It really shines through here. His interactions with Christmas Future show him mirroring Bob from earlier (he has a line that’s almost an exact quote of a line from Bob in Bah Humbug!), correcting himself, and trying to be respectful/humble. Subtle displays of emotional growth even before he gets to the truly scary parts. The song is of course a darker tone, as is correct for this part of the narrative, perfectly setting up the finale song. We get Scrooge overhearing about a funeral no one cares about, the same man being robbed after death, and this death bringing actual happiness to people. Throughout it all so far Christmas Future only speaks in a wordless melody, as is apt. Scrooge asks for tenderness connected to death and is shown the Cratchits mourning Tiny Tim, which breaks him, and he asks who the dead man was from earlier. Still wordless, Christmas Future leads him to a cemetery, and that wordless melody perfectly transforms into an eerie, ethereal, “Ebenezer Scrooge.” The fucking amount of sheer EMOTION Dylan packs into Scrooge pleading for his soul, that he is changed, and the final bit of narration… fuck, you guys, it’s so good. I love all of the “scene” parts of this song so much. It all builds so perfectly.

7a) The narrator. - This isn’t a specific song, I just want to call out how excellent the narrator is through the whole show and how perfectly the narration ties the whole show together. It’s one of those things where it goes unnoticed because it’s so perfect, but if it were bad you would definitely notice. You need it to be there and understated or a lot a falls apart, but it can be such hard balance to strike. This show nails it.

8) Christmas Day - The finale! And what a finale it is! The energy is a perfect contrast to the song before it as Scrooge delights in being alive and having time to make things right. His joy is palpable as he goes about his day, buying Bob a huge turkey, making an incredible donation to the charity he blew off the day before, and showing up at Fred’s. Guys. This scene. Especially when I watch the live, but even sometimes just via the soundtrack, this scene just fucking perfectly, beautifully guts me. You know how in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zuko has to go on his whole narrative arc to eventually join the right side, and along the way sort of betrays his Uncle Iroh, aka the only good father figure he’s ever had, because he’s a traumatized teenager, and eventually he meets back up with him and starts stumbling out an apology and Iroh just sweeps him up in a hug without a word, and you sob because it’s perfect? That is the energy present in this, what, 15-second scene, just this incredible emotional buildup and payoff accomplished in a scant 45-minute runtime. It’s truly wondrous. The finale, as all true finales should, calls back musically to previous character beats, and ends on the perfect bookend to the opening number. It’s just so, so immensely satisfying.

Tl;dr - this musical has made me feel more Christmas-y than I have in a long, long time, and I have listened to little else in terms of music since I watched it two weeks ago. (It was literally the only music I had listened to since then until right now, and that’s only because I’m in a van on a road trip to my sister-in-law’s for Christmas. While I would have been perfectly content to listen to this soundtrack on repeat for the entire 8-hour drive, I also recognize that the four other people in this van do not have my particular flavor of hyperfixated ADHD brain and probably would not appreciate that, heh. Thus I played it once and then other music. Compromise!)

But yes. Seriously. It’s so good. Gah. Go watch it!

[jimines]

get to know me tag! 

tagged by @kithtaehyung​ 

tagging @balenciaguks @jihopes @rosebowl @userjiminie @koolabjamun @kimtaegis @jiminswn @vjimin​ (feel free to ignore this tho)

sorry this took me a minute to get to asdfghjkl my energy was just nOT there LMAO

when is your birthday? January 29th😌

what is your favourite colour?  i’m not sure i really have one, i know i definitely enjoy black and other dark colours

what’s your lucky number?  i’m pretty sure this changes every time but rn 23 is screaming at me

do you have any pets? a dog and a cat

how tall are you?  either 6ft or taller i’m not even 100% sure

how many pairs of shoes do you own? i have my slides and two pairs of converse lmao

favourite song?  will always be between ‘serendipity’ and ‘your eyes tell’ if we’re talking about bts songs, non-bts i’d have to say ‘i think i’m okay’ or ‘why are you here’ both by machine gun kelly

favourite movie?  ahhh i don’t really have a favourite i don’t think, i’m not much of a movie watcher either tbh

what would be your ideal partner?  LMAO nobody, not even an exaggeration, never wanted a relationship and never will :3

do you want children?  nooooooo, never in a million years 

have you gotten in trouble with the law? uhhh i was a shit kid so like i got arrested a few times bAH but recently? nah.

what colour socks are you wearing?  one red and one white LOL

bath or shower?  BAH i’m too tall for bathtubs so shower 🙃

favourite type of music? my taste in music is just an absolute shit show, the most prominent ones are hiphop, rap and sad songs about depression LMAO

how many pillows do you sleep with? i think three, maybe four? but usually wake up with only two bc i like to throw them on the floor in my sleep gkjhldgsdfgdf

which position do you sleep in? depends on how bad my back is feeling lol, sometimes on my back and other times on my side with a body pillow

what don’t you like when you’re sleeping?  noise that isn’t my tv or fan lmao🙃

what do you have for breakfast? nothing BAH i honestly just eat dinner and that’s it

have you ever tried archery?  asdfghjkl i slayed that shit in school

favourite fruit? strawberries or pineapple

favourite swear word? one i’m not comfy typing BAH gotta keep it somewhat pg

do you have any scars? i was a wild child so i have one on my foot, one on my elbow, one on my skull, a bunch of small ones on my hand, and some small ones on my knees as well LMAO

are you a good liar?  see i can lie but i cant keep it up for more than a few days before i start to feel guilty and inevitably come clean

what’s your personality type? i just had to do a quiz to figure this out LOL but it’s ISTP-T

what’s your favourite type of girl? one that isn’t a basic fake bitch kdsjglhsdjhfgh

left or right handed? right

favourite food? always thinking about sushi😌

are you clean or messy? depends, my bedroom is a damn mess but everywhere else in the house i keep pretty clean lol

favourite foreign food? ouuu i don’t even know i just like all food and i stan sushi that’s all i know

how long does it take you to get ready? depends on where i’m going and whether or not makeup is needed LOL

most used phrase?  uhhhh so me and all my sad, depressed friends say we want to die a lottttt usually with no context or anything and at least 10 times a day so yeah there’s that

are you a good singer? NOOOOOOPE. thank you vape addiction for ruining my chances skadljghsdg😂

do you sing to yourself?  yep and i’m so sorry to my roommates that have to hear me sometimes

biggest fear?  spiders and people LOL

do you like long or short hair? long sgjhldghd my hair is so dead though it’s never growing passed my lower back and i’m big sad about that bc i want it l o n g e r🙃

are you into gossip?  as long as it doesn’t involve me, i love a good tea spill kekeke

extrovert or introvert? introverted as hell until we become friends and then i’m just chaotic and stUPID idk

favourite school subject? biologyyyyy

what makes you nervous? i’m always nervous wym

who was your first real crush? definitely not harry styles in 2010 wymm😭 (i can’t remember anyone before then LOL)

how many piercings do you have? just my ears and my nose, covid ruined so many of my plans

how fast can you run? bro i don’t run, i don’t even go outside if i can help it ksfjghkdslfgj

what makes you angry? close-minded people and those that discriminate others

do you like your own name? ew no i cringe every time someone says my name to me dskljhgkjdfs

what are your weaknesses? i could sit here and write a million things so i’m just gonna say my anxiety and my adhd bc both of them make my life a lot more complicated askjhgldfshg

what are your strengths? idk i’ve been told i’m a good listener and trustworthy? lmao 

what is the colour of your bedspread? white, black and cream

colour of your room? pastel blue

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Fic Questionnaire

@ford-ye-fiji tagged me to do this; thank you. ^_^

How many works do you have on AO3? 106

What's your total AO3 word count? 395,897

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? 27 fandoms, though for most of them it’s only like one or two. They are Akatsuki no Yona, Bungou Stray Dogs, My Hero Academia, Hunter x Hunter, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Hearts, Tales of the Rays, Professor Layton, Noragami, Pandora Hearts, Dai Gyakuten Saiban, A Series of Unfortunate Events, RWBY, Tangled the series, Doki Doki Literature Club, Ori and the Blind Forest, Vanitas no Carte, Genshin Impact, Kiznaiver, Boku dake ga Inai Machi, Kuroshitsuji, Ai the Somnium Files, and Charlotte.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? “Pictures, Posters, and Tender Beauty”, “Plus Est En Vous”, “My Reason”,  “I Am Here, Too”, and “A Bandage for my Scars, and your Heart” ...Not surprised that four out of five of those are MHA fics, but I will never understand how that Tangled the series one I did got so insanely popular..... maybe because the show director himself acknowledged it. 0_0

Do you respond to comments, why or why not? I try to, though I have to shamefully admit I pick and choose which ones I respond to. I appreciate every comment I get, of course, every writer does, but idk, I just feel like a broken record responding to all similar shorter comments with “Thank you so much!!! I’m so happy you liked it <3″ or something like that... Is that cruel of me? >_> I also feel weird responding to comments on my super old stuff, because aside from a few exceptions, I don’t really like most of my old fics anymore alkgklflkkl and I barely remember them enough to be able to give a reasonable response to comments on those. Instead I just put all my energy into responding to longer, more detailed comments, because with those I actually have more to work with to say back... But again, I love all my comments!! I’m really sorry if I don’t respond to your comment, it doesn’t mean I’m not grateful, I just don’t know what to say back OTL

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending? Haaaah, there are a few, but proooobably the most angsty ending would be in “Smile, and maybe tomorrow, you’ll see the sun.” Since the thing is basically 12k words of agonizingly drawn-out All Might death... :’) Though I meant for the actual ending to be somewhat hopeful/bittersweet? and I surely have other ones that have more painful endings... But that’s the obvious one that comes to mind, since I’ve had multiple people yell at me for it. :)

Have you ever received hate on a fic? I can’t remember any instances of outright hate, but I’ve gotten some... odd comments every once in a while... Or just some annoying criticism that the person didn’t intend to be mean about, I don’t think, but that realllly wasn’t warranted. These comments are very rare though.

Do you write smut? If so what kind? Noooo way in hell lol

Have you ever had a fic stolen? ....I mean, not that I know of!

Have you ever had a fic translated? Yeah, I think I had at least one someone asked to translate into Russian, although they put it on FF.net lol

Have you ever co-written a fic before? No... I really want to though. Multiple friends and I have planned different ones, but we haven’t gotten around to doing any of them yet because I’m into different fandoms atm and also dealing with health problems that distract me.... My ex-friend and I had a major one that was in the planning stages, but then she stopped being my friend so it never got off the ground. :’) I’m still upset about that...

What's your all time favorite ship? Mmmmm that’s hard; I don’t ship that much at all, so although I have a few favorite ships, one in particular doesn’t really stand out to me as my hardcore OTP.... Buuut I guess I would say Snow/Serah from FFXIII; I love ff13 so much, it’s so special to me, and those two are just the absolute sweetest and the heart and soul of the game 🥺❤️ I haven’t written anything for them or ff13 in general, but maybe someday.

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will? I only ever have one WIP at a time, so..... Hopefully not my current long one, I am constantly trying to slap myself for thinking, intimidated as I am by it with all my ideas for it and all the research I need to do. :’)

What are your writing strengths? I think I’m really good at writing characters’ emotions... the emotions they show, and everything they’re feeling internally. I really like the stream-of-consciousness style of internal monologue I’ve started using within the last few years; I think it’s very... cathartic? In general I just think I’m good at writing softness, cause I definitely feel the soft feels rereading my stuff lol

What are your writing weaknesses? Motivation.... starting a writing session and not getting distracted.... ADHD.... what do I do. :’) Although I just said I like that stream-of-consciousness style I use, I often feel like I use it too much, or things get redundant, and too wordy and overwhelming, bah..... I’m also shit at just.... knowing things, like worldbuilding, but like, real-world stuff that everyone knows, but I’ve been living under a rock my whole life and not done a lot of things that are normal for most other people, so I struggle with that in my writing, which is why all my fics not-so-subtly eek around mentioning things like food and irl places and so much else, haaah.... now I’m got myself writing 1800s Victorian London; someone save me

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Ehhhh only do it veryyyy sparingly, like when a character is startled and might briefly revert to their native language, or something similar. I just did that in one of my recent fics, actually, and looked up a few Russian words, being super anal about getting it right.... and I still got a comment correcting my Russian, even though it was only like 3 words in the entire thing, with nothing else to say about the rest of the fic... it was a little frustrating :’)

What was the first fandom you ever wrote for? Akatsuki no Yona/Yona of the Dawn. That was the first series that really got me into fandom and making online friends, and gave me the courage to try writing fics; I’m so grateful to it for that, and it still remains one of my favorite mangas <3 Ah, to be able to pump out fics as easily and quickly as I did back then...

What's your favorite fic you've ever written? I think it’s still “Manufactured Hearts, Real Happiness”, the sole Tales of the Abyss fic I’ve written. TotA is my favorite game of all time, and I wrote this for a Tales big bang that happened a while back; it turned out much longer than I ever anticipated, one of my longest fics to date, and pretty much exactly how I wanted it to be, which is always the best feeling... I was so happy to feel like I did my favorite game justice. :’) Now.... my dream is for my current WIP to become my new favorite, if I can pull it off right; we’ll see :’)

Uhhhh I’ll tag @sixtyfourk , @cenally , @arcane-palm , @kyoukalay , @magicmetslogic , and @evevoli03 , if any of you want to do this~

[hallowwen]

i was tagged by the ever so cute @poiregourmande​ and my g @sequencefairy​

do you make your bed? depends, not routinely, but i don’t throw my covers about enough for it to look like a disaster so

what’s your favorite number? 18!

what’s your job? marketing and communications

can you parallel park? not for my life

a job you’ve had which would surprise people? acted for medical exams lol

do you think aliens are real? idk!

can you drive a manual? nope

what’s your guilty pleasure? what even classifies as one to be considered here?

tattoos? ayyee one on my wrist

favorite color? i don’t have one! (but bobviously imma mention mustard before i’m dragged about my obsession with it)

things people do that drive you crazy? being loud when i’ve just woken up 

any phobias? i have an overactive imaJENNation so there’s lots lol but spiders feature in the list and chain mail lol

favorite childhood sport? sport?! whats that

do you talk to yourself? yeah! i have a favourite phrase of being like “right jenn, this is the P - L - A - N” before rambling off to myself 

what movies do you adore? coyote ugly, mannequin, ferris bueller, but i love a good action, rom com, weird mystery/thriller, anything really but not the biggest fan of animation (though my arm can be twisted apparently to fall in love with cartoon yetis)

do you like puzzles? yeah! big fan of a sudoku 

favorite kind of music? my ears enjoy all the things

tea or coffee? tea all the way, dont like coffee

what’s the first thing you remember you wanted to be when you grew up? I think it was the traditional “lawyer” comment without even knowing what it was bAH can see i dropped that once i knew what it entailed

most beans i’d tag have been by other ppl already so pretend you’ve been tagged here thanks and also @emberglows @merlypops @wandanvision and whoever else wants a go

[tmntfandom2018]

Tbh as someone who has a sibling (I’m older non the less lol) I actually relate a lot to the rottmnt group with my sis. We’re physical, we wrestle a lot, we smack one another, so on. And tbh I don’t think Ralph’s hit was even that much of a hit. Considering that it didn’t really seem to phase Donnie that much. My personal thing: you can be physical with your sib as long as it doesn’t cause any actual damage or was done to actually hurt them a lot. So idk why people are getting so upset

I’ve learned over the years, some people, most people, NOT ALL on this site are soft as hell. Meaning that one smack and it’s called abused. This is just like the 2012 all over again, yes they did it a lot, and I get that, so I won’t harp on that one but ROTTMNT has been pretty freaking good with keeping it tamed and balanced. I mean, DONNIE SHOT HIS BROTHERS. I love my evil bastard genius but I will call his actions out real quick. Just like Leo, Mikey and Raph. Bah I’m getting into another rant again.

ANYWHO, smacking your sibling once in a while is NOT abuse. I just got sick of people crying about how God forbid there’s smacking and fighting amongst siblings is involved… As I said, it’s not roses and rainbows. THERE’S GOING TO BE THOSE TIMES. And what’s great about rottmnt is they know WHEN and WHERE to do so. Such as Raph and Donnie in yesterday’s episode, perfect example.

When Mikey was giving Donnie a noogie, another example. Like feel free to add more to this.

With all that said they balance the smacks with the hugs and brotherly cute moments we all love. It’s all grand. VERY balanced.

So, I’ll end this with this message…

FUCKING CHILL PLEASE. STOP CRYING AND WHINING ABOUT THIS KINDA SHIT AND LET US JUST ENJOY THE BROTHERLY MOMENTS. SMACKING AND HUGGING. ALL OF IT. DAMMIT.

Sorry I had to get that off my plate. Heh. I’m truly sorry anon that I went off on another tangent. This whole thing has just been going on way to long. Since tmnt 2012 and god I really don’t wanna see it in this version. I can take a lot but the claiming abuse every time a sibling smacks or fights will really drive me crazy. Haha. Sorry. Okay I better stop before I get more in trouble. 🤣

[milich96]

So…. Aladdin, huh? I saw the movie yesterday and decided to sleep on it before making this post. I’d like to start saying that I love the 1992 movie. It’s probably in my top 10, if not top 5 of Disney movies. Nevertheless, the 2019 remake isn’t bad, but I wouldn’t call it a masterpiece or “better than the original”. I’ve made a list of the parts I recognized as good, bad and neutral (meaning they’re not bad, but they left no impact on me). 

I may go into spoiler territory, so if you’re interested in seeing the movie I recommend you not reading further. 

We good? Okay, here we go with the positives:

- I really liked the scenography. I don’t know where they filmed it, but it was breathtaking at time. The movie took time to show us the city, and I loved it. The palace was beautiful. It reminded me of the Topkapi Palace in Istambul a little bit. The inside of the cave of wonders appeared smaller than the one in the original, but it’s not a bad thing. 

- The wardrobe department did an amazing job! Jasmine’s dresses were so beautiful.She looks stunning in that turquoise dress. Aladdin’s prince attire was wonderful as well. 10/10. They aced it.

- The choreographies too were marvelous. Mena Massoud is an incredible dancer. He was super energetic. I got a little of Bollywood vibes with some dances (the Prince Alì one for example). Like the wardrobe department, they all did an amazing job.

- The CGI was really good! I was afraid (as most people I think) that the Genie would look bad, but that’s not it. Yeah, it’s a lil’ weird at the beginning, but you get used to it quick enough. I think both Abu and Raja were CGI modified at times, but I’m not sure. They looked super realistic. Oh, the carpet! The carpet was a lot of fun, but they didn’t show it a lot. What a shame. In the few scenes it had, it was really well animated. 

- This one is a mixed bag: the casting. It’s really good for some parts, and for others.. well.. I’ll explain those later. Mena Massoud plays a credible Aladdin and Naomi Scott is a wonderful princess Jasmine. I could see they both loved their parts. Their chemistry is also over the roof. Their romance is a little more awkward than in the original movie, but I liked it. I found it really cute.  

- Will Smith as the Genie works, but I didn’t have any doubt. It goes without saying that Robin William’s one will forever being the superior one, but I think everybody’s knew that. He gave the character a new twist: a little bit more abrasive at times. I don’t know if I 100% like it, but it’s new. He tried to make the character his, and I commend to that.

I think that’s all, at least that comes to mind. Let’s move to the neutral points:

- The songs. I don’t know if this happened with the English songs, but in Italian there have been some changes. They’re not even major changes, just a few words and I don’t understand it. The new take on “A Friend like Me” is good (although I could have done it without the rapping part). “Prince Alì” seemed a little toned down. I think they could have done more with it, could really have gone BIG. I’m bummed out Jafar didn’t sing his song, but looking back at his characterization in this movie I’m glad he didn’t (more on it later). “Speechless” was .. okay? An average power ballad song. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. It was important for the growth of this new Jasmine, so I’ll take it. 

- Speaking of Jasmine, I don’t know how to feel about this new version. Yeah, she’s strong and empowered, but I thought she was already powerful in the original? I’ve seen people love this new take, and I don’t hate it I’m just.. neutral to it. They add some political themes in it, and I didn’t mind them tbh. Although the whole “You’re a woman, so you should not speak” was a little annoying at times, but whatever. It was important for her character growth. 

- There have been some changes with the timeline. For example, Aladdin and Jasmine meet at the bazar before he sings “One Jump Ahead”. We even meet her BEFORE finding out she’s the princess. They’re not bad changes, and sometimes they work for the better. 

- Jafar now has a backstory…. okay? They give it to us out of nowhere and it felt like they were reading his character’s sheet. He used to be a skilled thief and this turned out to be relevant later in the movie, so I’m okay with it. Plus, the scene were he and Aladdin first meet and Jafar show his skills it’s good. I liked it. I actually liked the scenes where those two interacted. That’s the most I can say about the Jafar of this movie (lol)

- I don’t mind the addition on Dalia (Jasmine’s handmaiden). I knew she would have been the Genie’s love interest from the start. I don’t think she did much for the story, but whatever. She wasn’t annoying so she gets a pass from me.

- Iago…. oh my dear Iago. You were so fun in the original and now.. you’re just okay. Istg he’s more important than Jafar at times. He does everything for him in this movie. I joked a lot with my friend on how is Iago the evil mastermind now. I wish they had given him a real script and not just some words to say from time to time. I guess they were going for realism smh.

And now… the negative.

- YOU GET A BACKSTORY. AND YOU GET A BACKSTORY. EVERYBODY GET A BACKSTORY!!! Now even Razoul/Hakim has a backstory.. Why??? I don’t believe he needed one. Jafar having one was already odd, but whatever, it was kinda important. But Hakim? Why? I’m so confused. It also came out of nowhere, it was used by Jasmine to “change his heart and made him realize how he really should be fighting for”…. Bah.

- Another character change I don’t like is the sultan’s one. He was fine before, why did they went and changed him?! He was a fun-loving father. Yeah, he was childish, but in a charming way. I swear I think he is in this movie for less than 15 minutes. He didn’t even seem to like his own daughter. Yes, he gave her the kingdom at the end and recognized she’s capable of being a great leader…. but I got no love from him.

- Now the change I hate the most: Jafar. What have they done to you??? He’s one of my favorite villains. He’s cunning, power-hungry, crazy at times and a joy to watch overall. This 2019 Jafar? He’s just soooo boring! IHe has no charisma, not charme. He doesn’t seem that much smart either. He’s just .. there ‘cause we need a villain so. I’ve seen posts where Marwan Kenzari’s characterization was deemed as a “glow up” and an “upgrade”????? Are you for real??? Is it only cause he’s handsome?? Is this what you want? A bland good looking villain? Jesus Christ I’m so mad at this change. Every time he was on screen I wished he would just go away. The only exceptions, as stated before, where the scenes with Mena Massoud. Stop. A total miss-casted role imo.

- Speaking of miss…. what a climax huh? In the original 1992 movie we had a great battle against a giant snake, swords, Genie’s cheering for Aladdin, Jasmine in an hourglass, black and red everywhere…. now we got a giant parrot….. WONDERFUL! EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED!  Yeah it wasn’t good. At that point I was just waiting for Jafar to make that dumb third wish and go away. The way Aladdin tricks Jafar to become a genie further proves how dumb he is in this adaptation. Ugh… whatever. Jasmine becomes sultan because her father just doesn’t want to be one anymore I guess, and she changes the law to marry Aladdin. Amazing. 10/10. best ending ever…. why didn’t her father changed the law himself? Why did he give her his power I.. I don’t know. At that point I didn’t care anymore.

- This last one is a major nick-pic … but how funny was the last kiss of Aladdin and Jasmine? They are outside the palace’s doors, surrounded by commoners, and they kiss. I imagine an average Hoe, just minding his own business, while drinking his karkadé. Out of nowhere he sees the princess in public after YEARS. YEARS THE CITY HASN’T SEEN HER. And what does she do? She kisses this random thief. Idk, I found it funny.

To wrap it up: 

Is it a good movie? Yeah, it was fun at times. Do I recommend it? I guess? Look, if you’re not a big Aladdin’s fan and you want a new take of the overall story you’re going to like it. I’d give it a solid 7/10. 

If the original is a coke, this one is its diet version.

[christabodhi]

There’s more!!! . I’m just going to think out loud here.. because it seems to help me conclude my thoughts 💭😅 So idk what to do about books! Books have always been consistently involved in my life tho, so I wanna figure it out! -I’m not rich, so I urge myself to just use the library 📚 but with huge waiting lists for the books it won’t, it seems, be sufficient. -okay; ‘the hobbit’ for example: it seems I’m more likely to buy it than actually get my turn at a library version, cool! Certain books like that, I wouldn’t mind adding to the collection! -now I’m forced to consider a paperback because it’s affordable, but the truth is, I don’t want a paperback lol cuz I’m stubborn and like to own quality things if I’m going to lug around ‘stuff’ through life! So I’m realizing, even more, what an investment our ‘stuff’ is and wondering what to do with things I’ve invested poorly into lol such as paperbacks 😅 Bah... see where I’m going ... 😐 idk; aspiring to be minimalistic and realizing how impractical ‘stuff’ is has me thinking critically about .... #whatsworthit #thejuiceisworththesqueeze #booknerd Seriously 😳 wondering if I should part with my mangas!? (at Northeast Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1UF5l-HQ5z/?igshid=1rlu8nukcw344

[masterserris]

all versions of mysterio are feral bastards, at least a little bit. dramatic and chaotic and cunning and damn dangerous despite just being a Guy. mysterio’s real powers are his words and psychological warfare. 

but not completely evil either. jerks for sure but even still they aren’t ya know... in-human. case and point: Ends of the Earth. p much all mysterio’s i’ve seen do this shit

more spoilers under cut

like gyllenbeck didnt wanna kill parker at all. sure he always had planned to kill nick fury and maybe some civilians would get hurt in his illusion shit to sell it being real, but he really didnt wanna drag peter into it

peter finding the truth put himself and others in danger. 

from a villain perspective, ya gotta tie up loose ends. mysterio was very on-point looking for those little details and possible issues and trying to deal with them

case in point: the trippy mindfuck illusion scene to get rid of parker and the evidence. also the final scene when he notices the issue with the drones RIGHT away.

he’s smart. he dont fuck around. he has plans for plans. i dont think he’s dead. he honestly shouldnt be. if marvel says he’s dead then they are lying cowards imo lol

yeah he’s a huge jerk for tryina kill mj, ned, and all the people who know his secret but it makes sense and it isnt done just to be evil.

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but like what floors me is that mysterio really could have been a hero with all that tech. he was gonna be a hero. he just did it. badly. in a very dangerous way. 

if he’d have just let his grudges go, just talked it out, he could have used all that shit to fight real villains. it worked stupid good against peter. only by a fluke did he even figure out it was fake

sure plenty of other people could have figured out it was fake. but like. he coulda really used that tech to help people more. just own it man. 

deadass you wanted your holograms to change the world and you could have!! but ya let your anger/grudges get in the way. and that is something mysterio always struggles with honestly...

so yeah really good stuff. very much like comic mysterio to a letter except with a bit of a backstory change (that still hits all the necessary beats) and he doesnt seem to have actual fear gas/chemicals/robot doubles (yet). only holograms, projectors, and drones.

love the meta joke that he’s wearing a vfx suit lmao. but maybe i would have liked to see him wear the mysterio suit more instead of only holograms/a few real scenes with him wearing it but it makes sense he can’t. irl it’s a really heavy and restrictive suit.

but he still wore a bubble on his head so mad respecc

PS: even tho hydro man and ESP molten man were fake like i thought they were, they looked cool af. esp when molten man kept growning it was p epic. thanks quentin.

ANYWAYS MYSTERIO IS 12/10 AND HE BETTER NOT BE ACTUALLY DEAD OR IM GONNA RIOT.

he really is alive, i think the post credit wasnt meant by the creators to be ambiguous at all. like that’s proof enough that he’s still out there, imo

it’s he’s really dead and everything from now on is just a projection of him then that’s just disappointing. ugh. we’ll see if gyllenhaal wants/gets casted for another marvel movie i guess. he seemed to like the role a lot so there’s that.

“people will believe anything” as he dies. even believe he’s dead? idk man i just feel like he’s exactly the character to fake his death this well. but it’s it’s just his crew pretending to be mysterio now? bah. 

let beck live 2k19. it’s really up in the air, we’ll see.

edit: i suppose one of the funniest things was that Mysterio is Right.

tony left these glasses of Doom to a kid. the world listened to tony. he had issues. (i’ll defend tony but later ok. tony made enemies a lot)

and people were gonna listen to a “hormonal teenager”

he’s right to be pissed af!! valid!! not so valid in.. ya know killing people but yeah

he was mad that the glasses werent given to the defense force. like hell he made it sound like that would have been ok in his book. he wanted people with the credentials and experience to be given the respect the deserve in the end

when he’s thanking his crew he shows this to a letter. just like comic mysterio. comic mysterio was pissed he wasn’t getting the credit he deserved

gyllenbeck is mad af bc tony pissed all over his entire life. like DAMN. DAMN. 

tony ruined everything for him no wonder he’s pissed. kinda funny tho that mysterio waited until tony was dead to take revenge. not surprising, iron man scared the piss outta people like vulture. lesser, more regular human villains. i mean who wouldn’t be? you’d literally have to be thanos to be not worried about stark and even THEN thanos knew about him. just saying

anyways that trippy mindfuck scene was my absolute fav bc that’s what mysterio is all about and it’s everything i wanted. perhaps i wouldve wanted more but lets not get greedy

also for once mysterio aint a thief. if anything he’s the victim of tony stealing/messing up his life’s work. mysterio aint robbing a bank yo

sure, he kinda tricked peter into giving him the glasses, and it may have partly been for the power trip? but also i think he deadass thought it was safer in his hands than a KID who literally almost killed his friends a few hours earlier with it on accident so he’s not wrong. again. 

mysterio for how much of a feral, chaotic, terrifying, cunning, jerk that he was? he was the “hero” after all in the story. or at least the protagonist, kinda like infinity war thanos. he had a goal that would wake people up to the bullshit all around them and put power in the hands who made it possible in the first place. the people who know what they’re doing. 

would beck have been a villain after he won? world domination? i dont think so. i think he would havent been great with it, but i dont doubt he had decent intentions SOMEWHERE in his heart. 

but mainly revenge. let’s be honest. he was pissed af and rightly so.

ANYWAYS im rambling about a bubble head so.

^^I can’t believe gyllenbeck literally has this energy after peter figures out he’s a faker. literally has this chaotic, feral energy. dead ass calls him gullible and hits him with a TRAIN. like fuck dude mad respecc for being just a guy and fuckin with a superhero so bad. really amazing portrayal of beck.

just. let beck be still alive. it would be a waste. he’s such a tricky person, it’s almost too easy for him to fake that shit. but maybe they really did kill him. hng. we’ll see in the next spiderman movie or another marvel film.

ALSO ALSO:

good au ending where tony lived and mysterio was never fired but legit became a hero bc he totally could have done so

he's got raw talent and cunning. i mean tony was just a guy with a brain too so yeah

good ending au.

[spider-bih]

11 Questions Tag

I was tagged by @malumplaylist asdf I’m so lame tho-

Rules

1. Post the rules 2. Answer the questions given to you by the tagger 3. Write 11 questions of your own 4. And tag 11 people

My Answers

1. Have you ever messed something up and never told anyone? If so, what happened?

Not that I know of tbh. At least nothing major, you know? Like- small things, but I dunno if it counts? If I close a cabinet and hear something fall, I leave it for the next person bc I’m a lil shit. (You know when you close a cabinet and hear something? Yeah, that sounds like someone elses problem.).

2. Who is the most attractive celebrity and why?

asdfghj I should say Tom obvi- but ofc he’s not the only guy I’ve liked or have liked lmao. When Twilight was popular I was really into Taylor Lautner. From there I moved onto band guys (I used to really like James Cassels and Austin Carlile etc). Then I really liked Andrew Garfield and now I’m stuck with this lil shit known as Tom asdfg.

3. What are the best and worst things you’ve bought?

The best thing I’ve bought? Mhm.. god, I dunno? I don’t buy things for myself often. Oh! I bought my dogs Christmas sweaters last year and it is still the best purchase I’ve made (besides my tattoo xsdasd). They hate me for it (imagine two grumpy lookin pitties with Christmas sweaters aha!) As far as the worst thing? Bah- I dunno. I’m careful with buying things so I don’t waste my money. I’m sure I’ve bought things I ended up hating, but right now I can’t think of them lol

4. If you had to change your name, what would your new name be, and why would you choose that name?

I’m not sure. I like my name tbh- my first and middle name at least. I hate my last name with a burning passion bc of the person it’s attached to and I plan on changing it soon. I will change it to my Mother’s last name.

5. What is the craziest thing one of your teachers has done?

Freshman Year Algebra I. My teacher was so pissed off about the broken buttons on the calculators he bought out of his own pocket for us to use. He took one and slammed it onto the floor, I got pieces of calculator in my hair. In Sophomore year I had a History teacher who had us recreate some war with paper balls and use our tables to shield us. I have a few others too, but then I’d be here forever lmao.

6. What is a quote you live by?

Wooo- I have a few? Some of which I don’t even know who they’re from or how I heard of them. One that really sticks with me is, “If you didn’t starve with me, you damn well won’t eat with me.” Basically, if you didn’t stay with me during my struggle, you won’t be with me during my success. 

7. What are your “catchphrases” or a word/phrase you say a lot?

Oh man, I have a few! I say ‘lit’ alot, or ‘chill’. Lol. I say ‘fam’ and ‘bih’. Sometimes I say ‘Yeet’ though I’m not sure why lmfao. (I also say ‘It’s gucci’ or ‘We Gucci’)

8. What is something that everyone looks stupid doing?

Probably taking selfies. I know I look dumb as hell doing it, we all do, but who cares lmao? Get that lighting fam!

9. In 40 years, what will people be nostalgic for?

Uhhh.. I dunno? Probably the same things we’re nostalgic for. Old TV Shows, certain tech etc.

10. If you were arrested with no explanation, what would your friends and family assume you had done?

Assault. No lie, if I got arrested with no explanation, they’d think someone ticked me off bad enough for me to start swinging. Or that I was a victim of bad timing, but mostly for fighting. I have an awful temper, but I will never throw the first punch ;P

11. In one sentence, how would you describe Tumblr?

It’s a hellsite, but I met some good people here c:

My Questions!

1. What is your happiest memory?

2. Do you have any pets? If so, what kind and how did you get them (maybe even throw in a funny story?) If not, do you want any? What kind?

3. How was your day today?

4. Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks? Neither?

5. Favorite Holiday?

6. Favorite Song?

7. What’s the craziest dream you’ve ever had?

8. The craziest or worst nightmare you’ve ever had?

9. What’s one childhood movie you could watch and recite lines from?

10. What if you woke up one day and your entire life thus far had been a dream? Would you be mad?

11. What brought you to Tumblr?

Tags: [Just gonna throw my permanent taglist up here! If you don’t wanna participate, you don’t have to! It just seems fun and idk who to tag c: ) @o-brienwrites, @spidergirlwanab, @thumper-darling, @mydearestsammy , @bagginsofbagend , @cosmetologynerd , @timelord-sorcerer, @i-love-superhero, @mendes-holland, @dangerousluv1, @malumplaylist, @faithful-music, @melli-chou, @thatspidernamedmeagan , @lukescool, @spidey-mantom , @jaib2-blog, @fandom-hq

[mademoiselle-kg]

Thank you because if not for you, I wouldn’t appreciate and realize God’s perfect plan for me. I learned through you that there’s no need to rush because honestly, I’m not yet very ready to commit and God knows that. God redirected me because He knows I still have many things to learn and I need to grow first as a person before I need to commit to someone. Thank you because I also learned how to be calm and understanding despite all the wrong doings you’ve done towards me, I’ve become more mature on how I look at things on the brighter side and you also taught me how to accept things as they are. There have been a lot of maybe-s:

Maybe it’s not yet the right time for us that’s why we should go back as friends.

Maybe we’re meant to be but not now. Someday.

Maybe this is just a trial for the both of us to teach us how to be stronger.

Maybe …. just maybe…

Thinking those possibilities made me realize that I’m afraid to lose you, but no matter how hard I try, I know this isn’t right. I need to let go of you, I need to let go of those possibilities and let God’s will be done. It may hurt at first but I know too well that this is just the right thing to do not only for me, but also for you. You need to grow as a person too and I can see that you are lacking in many aspects yet. Funny how I sometimes think that I want to grow as a person with you, but no, it was just a thought and I know that’s impossible because I understand that we need to grow apart first. If we’re meant to be, then nothing can stop us in the future, but if not then let it be.

I have a lot of things to thank you so to continue…

Thank you because you somehow made me feel important. Thank you because you made me smile multiple times. Thank you because you used to be my stress reliever. Thank you because you reminded me of what it feels like to have butterflies in my stomach again. Thank you because you trusted me with your problems (thankyou also because you said I was the only person you have opened up random things about your personal life and that meant a lot to me, you showed me how trustworthy I am as a person.) Thank you because you made my 2017 brighter and sadder lol balance! Thank you because you shared with me your nieces and dogs and that made me super happy and gigil!!! Thank you for your support. Thank you for the funny things you said that made me laugh. Thank you because you used to be my reminder to eat meals 3 times a day. Thank you for making me feel helpful lol because I was able to help you in so many ways. Thank you because you made me realize my own worth. Thank you for taking me for granted because I learned to love myself more. Thank you for not holding on to me because it made sense to me that these are just illusions and I need to wake up now. Thank you for teaching me that some people can bring you so much happiness and would take that happiness from you in just a snap. Thank you for teaching me how to be patient in waiting for the right time, right person, and right place. Thank you for making me realize what I deserve and what I don't. Thank you...super thank you.

Of course there were times wherein I get angry for the things that you said and done, but I can’t really hate you for that. I don’t know, this may sound corny but there’s just something about you that always make my heart soft even when you don’t deserve to get that kind of treatment from me. My friends hate you already and I can’t blame them.

Anyway, I said this multiple times already: Ayoko na. Indi na ko. Tama na. Indi nako makipag chat pa simo. But I always end up replying and still enjoying chitchatting with you. Don’t worry, I’m now under control and I remind myself every second, every minute, every hour of everyday that we converse that WE ARE FRIENDS. There were times wherein I can’t stop myself from saying I miss you’s and I love you’s but this time, I’m certain that I can’t repeat those words again to you because I’m so done with you.

“Hidlaw man ko simo bah” “Imissyou” “Iloveyou” — you say these things to me, but those are just merely words because I can’t really feel the essence of these messages. Maybe you just need someone to stay by your side while fishing for your girls, maybe you’re just playing with my feelings, maybe you don’t really want me in your life and at the same time you don’t want me to leave, and there are a lot of maybes.

This time, I’m done. I want us to be simply friends. Just friends. No feelings involved—idk about you but my feelings are now slowly fading. Although you said just a while ago “hidlaw man ta simo bha hahaha galing mapalayo ka na bi” and that somehow hurt my heart but I’m doing this for me—FOR ME because that’s what I deserve. I may not be always there for you but I will be there when your days are darker. I promised I won’t leave, but I guess that promise was meant to be broken. Sorry not sorry and thankyou.

This has been a long post for you and this time I’m ready to say goodbye. I want a fresh start. Have a good 2018! God bless you.

[clan-khuleborough]

familiaralien

  TFW you see a dirt cheap G1 and have a sneaking...

D: Bah, all these updates is making me tempted to revive my FR account even though I’m still kinda miffed about getting a warning for having a dragon with fart in its name (like seriously its a T rated website).

Man, even I got a warning once for a stupid name. Like wayyy back in the hayday of the flambebe memes. lol But IDK... I sorta want to say not to worry about rejoining? I’ve just never been able to make myself stop playing for some reason, and idk why. Blogging here was some of the best times I ever had in a community, and FR is probably the only fandom-ish thing I’ve ever been truly active in. I just started feeling better lately (in some ways) and had a really strong urge to come blab about silly dragon things and just vent pure nonsense. I’ve been on FB the whole time since I left, but the atmosphere is like 90% different there, and you can’t just ACT like a jovial capslocking nitwit there without people thinking you’re a legit dumbass and giving you severe crap for it. :/ ANYWAY. o_o If you really do feel like playing again, I’d say to try starting a bit fresh, like purge the lair a bit. Or at least that’s what I’m going to attempt [and likely fail] to do. lol

[hgfstreamchats]

El Arca

Hello! Hello there! paused Castlevania for christian lion sex Castlevania would understand. but they just found the giant demon that I very much wish to smooch!!! Is the sound functioning? tis! Excellent! Oh, there we go Sound seems okay Well, in that case, I won't delay! Onto the lions we go. It was being... "funny" he wants a cursed kids show he should go watch donkey ollie agin Deleting my messages and so on OH NO NOAHS ARK Ahh, I see you're ahead of the game! I'm deeply suspicious already. did Saberspark ever upload his edited version that includes *all* the jokes You'll love it, night human. It's got lovingly rendered animal excrement. No, but this is the uncut version. oh good Jesus it does not help that they have regular human hands youre gonna see chicken strips, night When you say "chicken strips"... do you mean that a chicken strips? you'll see mr.... noseybonk.... jesus fucking christ And fire. Uh.... yeaah that's about normal for discord servers As you can see, we're off to a great start. prostitutes thinkin he's Zeus

Ha! HAH! I really dont wanna see that one dude's teeth like that again This seems.  Familiar but not too familiar.... Oh man you are NOT gonna like what happens to those trees when they get soaked in seawater. the children are brats she's dumping him lmao Good for her! This is perverse. "are you... the devil" It really is. Especially your grandparents' trees. -calmly- "that's enough :)" And all those slaves you went into debt to free. I mean hey, at least the debt will be gone too! "what do you mean, the fuck do I know about boatbuilding" That's something! "well then. we're all going to die!" "Oh, finally!" "haha, we're all going to die" Oh. Well, that answers that. this is.... surprisingly well done "No more, no less. I want lots of sickly, genetically doomed animals in this new world." Is this some kind of... antisemitic caricature Probably. "kind of making me feel inadequate" chicken strips! Still less self-centered and malevolent than Primus. Pffff Okay, so, chickens don't have... mammaries.  So is this some kind of weird roleplaying thing? Are the chickens furries?? He's summoned as many animals as he knows how to spell. Sorry, Xoloitzcuintli. this movine needs to slow the fuck down oh my god official favorite character I like how he spent valuable time illustrating each one. "I am SO going to this sex resort" She looks awfully happy for someone who just learned everyone she knows is going to die in a flood And the parents look awfully happy for people who just learned THEY'RE going to die in a flood they're going to spend the end times fragging I would. ...And did, come to think of it. Ayyyy. Her? Ahhh, a liar. I like him! I love her They're one another's beards for the sake of surviving the flood. And that's wonderful. True. Who made that chair. some of these animals are super uggo Wait, did both of those kangaroos have pouches? Hang on, were those--yeah, that They do! lesbians I support them The orangutans weren't the only ones to beat the system. Maybe they're pregnant That'd explain how come there's still kangaroos Ironically, if they got pregnant by different parents, they'd be the most genetically diverse species in the world. *partners Yes, exactly! "what was that last one 8)" ...Want to know a fun fact about kangaroos :) that they have multiple vaginas? ...Yes. that still fucks me up Their genitals are positioned in reverse? Oh, that. All this out of a patch of trees? They are PROUD of that model Y'know, you'd think that a LOT of other people would have survived.  There was more than one boat in the world at the time this is set Okay so what ARE the carnivores going to eat idk why they call her fat. she's got an ass that just don't quit and I think that lion;s a fool for choosing some other lioness But the other one has tiddies.  Lion tiddies. And a clever mouth, apparently. Where's the pig's partner? he is a bi disaster The male lion, I mean he is He'd be dead after that. But what ARE the predators going to eat There was a single, doddering old lion in the group. Maybe they're going to divide him up? Write up her report. "Write up my report" = "Legitimately weighing my choices between mating with you or a watery death." Harsh but fair. Ahhh, Perfect Storm-ing it. Well well well. "See, I'd rather room with that tiger" Hello! Hello! Hello, sorry I'm late--is this that weirdo Noah's Ark furry disaster?! It is! It IS Damn "hey do you guys hear music" ....Carrion. *Dear Unicron, are they feeding on the drowned corpses of the dead?* .... oh hey it's the vampires' plan from castlevania Oh hey, that's a possibility They bob right by and they just scoop them up. It makes as much sense as anything else Although, after forty days... reptile room Heheheheh those snakes just wanted to mlem!!!! hahahah "woah that is NOT the letter I got" okay well that explains how the carnivores arre geting fed FEESH Oh right I guess the carnivores are eating fish Fish aren't people! Considering they haven't broken out into an orgy, I'd say they're showing surprising restraint. a least he feels bad about it She has lipstick THATS THE SECOND TIME They... both have pouches. The good ship Bad Decisions in action The kangaroos got away with it. thats way more than two chickens though I guess to be fair eggs are necessary "THEN we can eat them" FISH AND EGGS YOU DUMB LASS this dude has the right idea What...w as that what is ANY of this Who even knows? Where's your *one* female? I like that he's buds with the pig trying to think of what a panlion would look like given ligers and tigons exist she's giving u the key to her vag I wonder where the male panther is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Leopon01.jpg Found some. oh cute! Huh. In this scene: shadows are rendered. I'm sorry is her name "panty" Panthy, I think, but that's still BAD How charming and necessary. Wow, what a necessary scene those jerks should be thankful the raccoons helped them out All that craftsmanship and you couldn't rig the piles and piles of excrement to dump neatly into the water? nah that'd be too easy Ease of cleanup and sticking it to your god at the same time. Bah I bet he's not even dead that's three Oh no, they kicked the ladder down.  How will he ever get out now he pinched a tiger's rear Does it even matter who steers, I mean none of them know where they're going "quick, smear this blood on your tits" lock him in the slammer oh so that's why it matters whether they can steer Where's he going to pause or rest? ... this is the worst haka I've ever seen doc I'm begging you to look up real hakas after this film to cleanse my eyes Will do. hahahah That was dark. "surrender, we can have a threesome" how convenient Already so many rabbits Monarchy or cannibalism.  The only two choices. "You're here even though you got to this point in your life without knowing fire does that!" "did that lion just look at me?" holy shit lmao It gets caught in a southwesterly breeze and the ship goes up in flames. hukkhhkhkjhjk well the polar bears will be fine! Right? well I guess it woulkdnt be a south american made film without a huge party at the end Uh They're.  Making her cage dance? I don't think they're making her do a thing LOL ALSO I'M SORRY WERE THE DONKEY AND DEER DOING IT IN THE CONGA LINE They've told her multiple times she's free to leave that cage. that was Well, then! look at that dummy thick jaguar That sure did happen That WAS. Let us be thankful it is over That certainly was a thing that happened. now for a much needed reprieve Peel off the tracksuits. I've seen some vids of the womens soccer team from NZ doing hakas and it's absolutely great Much better than the orangutan doing it. for sure Oh, good, she's sixteen Yikes Ewwwwwww I will be honest I thought this was going to be an LP a Planet Coaster thing It's exactly that, but you know...real. God "due to tax state regulation" ...oh, I bet that was LAX state regulation He's clearly someone who has any business demanding "the prettiest girl." [wasted] The advice in question" "Don't" Right? "We are smarter than everyone and that's why we're building the MURDERCOASTER" That one got to live. that kid's smart Apathetic Child is the smartest one in the video. Well that's not good jesus christ is that blood It is. They certainly did show those idiot mathematicians, physicists, and engineers. JESUS CHRIST Jesus Questions about the inspection process. Something special. "We all have something special to hold onto." Like a severed head. christ I'm gonna bump out for now. take caare all! Goodnight! Good night! Wait, did we watch the roller coaster one? I know I've seen THIS one... hmmmm Oh!  With the giant hole! The giant body trench? Yes! Glorious! In that case, I'm all out of light notes to end on. Suggestions? SNL What's That Name? We could just browse this channel a little bit and look for one we haven't seen! All the ones I've seen have been... fun. This, then we'll browse the channel. I'm for it. God Hahhahaha Ohhh boy Finish that thought God They all look good tbh. True, true. Fire.  I like it. Now I'm slightly nostalgic for Interface on Wheels. Do tell! Ohhhh I've forgotten everything about the game save that my city was called that. Just imagine driving through this place I will not. Well then. Drive into the Void. Hey, it makes sense, you can bet on the games. I'm curious to see how the fire's going to happen. I mean, they seem to be happening on their own just fine Lovely. Oh no!  The orphanage! It's Little Lamplight! Hey, I'm up for another if you are. same! Excellent! THIS is the one. Ha! Dear lord. It lives there now. This is like bizarro Ratatouille It's majestic. How else will the customers get their daily dose of broken glass? So ungrateful \o/ Yes.  Yessss. One more? Sure! Yes. And why wouldn't it be. I like how carefully they rendered the butt. Priorities. VERISIMILITUDE I've known medbay Eradicons that would if they could. Amazing. Oh Boy As a doctor, I can verify every single thing about this. I love it. I love their walk animations.  It's like they're on roller skates. It does! or those wheelieshoes Heelies! yes! those. 24/7 Are those bloodstains Oh yes. Uh oh! I like the blow dryer next to her bed. Amazing. The only note worth ending on, something terrible happening to Grace. You might even call it... a Grace note. ;) Terrible. Shame on you. I love it. It's what I'm here for! It is, in fact, your saving grace HAH! :D Although, frankly, I don't think ANYONE'S saving Grace. She had her chance to run. She sure did. Well--thanks for the stream!  It's been a great time, as usual. :) Thank YOU for gracing me with your presence! Ha! Good night! good night! Good night!

[morningpages-louise]

August 07, 2019

Yo I got gulat. Hahaha. Cause Im sleeping in taft rn, because I slept here on Thursday and she left for anti polo but I left my stuff in her place so she told me to just lock up after myself, but I honestly fucking miss living in taft amp so I thought to myself why not just sleep here, I don’t know. So I’ve been a taft girl for two nights. People always ask me if I regret moving to pobla. No I don’t regret it. I just wish I didn’t go so soon. Because I love pobla, and I’m hella grateful to live in close proximity with everything like Rockwell and greenbelt and all the cute cafes and all that. Its just that, ill go where my friends are. And while I do have friends in pobla, aka kris and Kath and kids lol, I have more friends here. Yo archers walls are gonna give me a fucking heart attack. Cause I’m technically not even supposed to be here, but like I wanna chill ill probably spend the whole day here. I literally had 2 hours of sleep. Lets not talk about my late night decisions please. I’ve been quite irresponsible these past few days. But yeah.its 6:43 am. Last night or a few hours earlier, I was quite annoyed. By the new people added in our group. Im such a fucking bitch but I just miss when wed go to poblano and it would literally just be me, Alliyah and Sheena. Like why is there new people in the game like Sarah, Joel, and rj. I don’t know I was just annoyed. Like they’re great company, but I just felt like they were driving people away from talking to us. Lol I’m so fucking stuck up, I admit. This is the worst thing about me, the nastiest attribute, that I have so much pride in myself. I must admit. But atlas I’m aware. Does that make it better bah? Like when Derrick told me that he had been messaging Abigail, but she had been ignoring him, and now she was here, I was like thinking to myself like oh shit, should I not be seen with Derrick? Is he a loser? I don’t know tho I just went with it because I love meeting new people. And I guess I should be a little more open, because as much as Id like to believe I’m open minded, I’m honestly not that open minded. I mean if I think like this, then I’m not as open minded as I really think I am you know. I guess I should just stop caring about what people think about me. Like it all goes down to that. I still care way too much about how other people think of me, which is fucking ridiculous considering I’ll never see these people again, you know. I don’t know. Stupid. Stupid things to waste energy on. Stupid stupid stupid. Here’s to welcoming people of all weirdness and stuff. I felt like such a bitch yesterday talaga/ Like by the time we went to taft, I was just like, I’m outta here. Bye friends. Like cause I was in a pretty bad mood. I guess its me telling others like okay, Im kind of done with y’all. Like today, I think I will spend alone. So I can get work done. Okay, I’m getting pretty sleepy again. Ill probably wake up at 8, take a bath or something and then go back to sleep or something. You know an idea just struck me. Because I’ve been job hunting these past few days and I just realized like Ola hostel, which is just in Pablo ocammpo, that should be where sila sheena and Alliyah apply. I feel like they’d have so much fun cause foreigners and all. Thats also one thing that annoyed me. Like I fucking love sheena, but at times I just dont have the energy to deal with her. Someone else who I don’t have the energy to deal with is rico, like whenever he slides into my dms I just get put off man. That boy needs to puyo ha lol. Yeah sheena annoys me when she’s just constantly talking about how thirsty she is, or boys. I guess I’m just not that boy crazy. Like ofcourse I still get attracted to them and everything, but honestly like rn, its the last thing on my mind. Like my mind is pretty much thesis and careers entered at the moment. I don’t know why it pisses me off, I think maybe I just might be jealous of her, because she’s getting action. She’s being liked by guys. Jealousy, pride. These are my sins. My ugliest traits, Jealousy, lust, stealing. It’s no secret I’ve been getting money from my roomates and friends. Its fucking nasty. im thinking of what to eat for breakfast lol. Its crazy. I dont have much memories in erickas condo, because well its ricks condo, but I’m going to miss it man. She’s leaving next week na ata. See, my friends are all leaving taft one by one. First its Ericka. Then max. Then well idk who else. But yeah, were all just going. I’m getting so sleepy and im just rambling at this point, but I hope I get a job soon. And I hope these nasty habits of mine are confronted. I must find a way not to avoid these feelings, but to confront it. Thanks for coming to my ted talk lol bye.

[luasora]

Question Tag

THE LAST

drink: Cranberry tea

phone call: My parents

text message: To a dear friend: aah oki~

song you listened to: 이자리에 (Acoustic Ver.) by WannaOne

time you cried: Every now and then

HAVE YOU EVER

dated someone twice: Uhm depends how you read the situation tbh…

kissed someone and regretted it: Nope

been cheated on: No

lost someone special: Yes but it’s better this way

been depressed: Not diagnosed but yes, I have phases

gotten drunk and thrown up: Whoops yeah…

3 FAVORITE COLORS

Red (any shade)

Green (not neon nor any bright version)

if it counts BLACK

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

made new friends: So. So many~ I’ve been blessed

fallen out of love: There was nothing to fall out of

laughed until you cried: I’m always crying

found out someone was talking about you: I really don’t care (anymore)

met someone who changed you: YES

found out who your friends are: Hah ‘been there done that’

kissed someone on your Facebook list: Uhm yeah my exes

GENERAL

how many Facebook friends do you know in real life: All of them xD

do you have any pets: Not anymore

do you want to change your name: Sometimes, my name isn’t really pretty or special

what did you do for your last birthday: Food coma~

what time did you wake up: Always around 10-11am, I’m a mess honestly

what were you doing at midnight last night: Watched the 2nd movie of the Takumi-kun series

name something you can’t wait for: Not to sound gloomy but when does all of this just end?

when was the last time you saw your mom: Last month?

what are you listening to right now: Silence

have you ever talked to a person named tom: This is so random, I have no idea tbh

something that is getting on your nerves: My dire need to procrastinate …like noooooow

most visited website: Probably YouTube atm

hair color: Reddish (dyed) brown

long or short hair: Kinda in the middle ?? Shoulder lenght

do you have a crush on someone: Lots of platonic ones, idk how to explain this

what do you like about yourself: ….

blood type: A

nickname: Call me Batman, it’s not my nickname but it’s fun

relationship status: *Cupido crying in the distance*

zodiac: Scorpio

pronouns: Unverified, female and used to she/her

favorite tv show: Several, I need the right mood

tattoos: Dragonfly on the neck

right or left handed: Left handed

surgery: Never had one

sport: Fitness

vacation: Too short

pair of shoes: Around 6 in total

MORE GENERAL

eating: Name a time and place

drinking: Trying to stay hydrated xD

I’m about to: Finish the drama I’m watching

waiting for: someone to tell me what to do with my life

want: to loose weight this year! Wish me luck~

get married: Someday

career: Bruh idk I’m here to have fun not to think about my future

WHICH IS BETTER

hugs or kisses: Definetely hugs!

lips or eyes: Eyes

shorter or taller: I don’t even care xD is it about a partner??? Still don’t care

older or younger: That totally depends on the person

nice arms or nice stomach: Nice personality// lol joke I’m as superficial as everyone else: nice face

hook up or relationship: Relationship

troublemaker or hesitant: ?? Hesitant, because I, quote, overthink too much

HAVE YOU EVER

kissed a stranger: At a house party, that counts right?

drank hard liquor: Oh boy… yes

lost glasses/contact lenses: Nope, almost never wearing them anyways

turned someone down: I guess so

sex on the first date: Bah nooooo

broken someone’s heart: If so I didn’t notice

had your heart broken: No, in retrospective actually not really, since we weren’t together nor did I “chase” them

been arrested: Not if you’re not being caught ;)

cried when someone died: I’m too empathetic to not to

fallen for a friend: Aww yeah, the eternal struggle: am I gay for them or not?

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

yourself: Lol @me have you seen me/yourself???

love at first sight: Yup

santa clause: Wtf

kiss on the first date: How do you believe in that?

angels: I like to think all of mythology has something true in it 

OTHER

eye color: Boooooring dark brown

favorite movie: Ugh so many

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3/25/17, 8:38am - just random thoughts

I’ve discovered the sun is my enemy. I’ve always feared this, but now I know for sure that it is true. Crashed at Jimmy’s place in chapel hill so I wouldn’t have to drive over in the morning for the tournament today, and just catching an ounce of sunlight peeking around his blackout curtains was enough to keep me from falling back to sleep forever. It’s weird being up this early. I mean, I’m ALWAYS up this early now, but it’s weird being up this early After sleeping.

I mean I slept until 7pm yesterday, pretty surprised I was able to go to bed at all. Sleeping from 4am to 8am... hm. Idk. Dunno if these are healthy sleep hours or not. With adderall it doesn’t matter, but I guess does that mean it Does matter since I have to monitor it on my own? Bah who cares sleep isn’t important.

Anyway idk I’m just trying to waste some time since I’m up too early and don’t want to get back to bingeing zelda just yet, so I’m gonna just churn out some random thoughts. 

1. last week at thursday maylay I let my friend josh (the josh I had the money match with forever ago) listen to my music to hear the new frank ocean track. He just kept jamming out on my headphones for like a half hour after that until I had to take my shit back to play, and then he complimented my music taste. Feelsgoodman. Last night I actually started going through my starred playlist and deleting tracks that I skip or think are whack or remind me of shit I don’t want to think about anymore lol

2. cats are amazing. hanging out with jimmy’s kitten rn and it’s so fucking cute holy shit. Why don’t I have a cat at my house? Oh yeah it just pissed all over jimmy’s carpet last night I forgot animals are a huge pain in the ass. Not my cat not my problem, that’s what I always say.

3. Losing weight, looking great. Yesterday I weighed in at 140.6 when I woke up. That’s because I went to bed without eating and hadn’t eaten at work except for some peanuts, and all I think I ate the day before that was that costco hot dog so that’s pretttty unhealthy actually. but like fuckit w.e. man. no pain no gain? Might be able to get myself to a comfortable 135 for lake week which would be spectacular.

4. speaking of health I got this weird not-rash on my hand the other day. I’m not sure if it was from playing too much melee or being outside in the cold or something but I got a bunch of little red spots on the back of my left hand. Not bumps, mind you, and I’ve been checking what syphilis rashes look like like every other day because I’m paranoid lmfao. It’s weird. The color went away when I ate chipotle on sunday, but then where the rash was almost looked like the color came back and got really dry a few days ago. Started just rubbing a bunch of aloe on it yesterday night and that did it p good but wonder wtf that’s all about. Maybe I’m just too dehydrated? idfk

5. my dad’s a god. Out of nowhere he hit me up to let me know that he’s helping me out with some money so wtf lmao this is awesome. Bout to clear up my credit card and start having more money to chip away on my own because I won’t be paying as much monthly interest. Thank godddd holy shit. It’s taking everything in me to not just start buying shit I’ve wanted for a while like immediately. I really like this whole pov diet/cooking for myself thing though, so I think I might keep that up until I hit my goal weights though. Then gonna start cooking like real food lol. Fast food is trash.

6. goal weights. still got a bit of tummy fat and my thighs are p thick still. Kinda wanna push the goal weight down to 130 and come back up to 135. That’s what I meant by comfortable 135. If I pace myself over the next month and a half I think that could be totally doable and might not totally freak my family doctor out. Also I don’t want to make it sound like I’m just starving myself to death, I’ve actually exercised every day right after I woke up this week. Being good about that. 

7. still haven’t gotten anything productive done otherwise. being bad about that lmaoo. 

8. tinder game pretty wishy washy. Strong potential, but idk kinda not feeling the whole dating thing anyway. 

9. Running out of thoughts, kinda need to go to the bathroom. Might bail out of this post, I think I’ve written enough.