#but to be fair i did announce i'd be playing it in like November

[darklight-owl]

Ghost Trick fans when they realize they can't talk about Ghost Trick outside the Ghost Trick fandom because every single plot beat is a massive spoiler

[ilovescaredysquirrel2]

Was Qubo actually coming back?

So I heard a rumor that's been going around that The Qubo Channel, an American children's tv channel that ran from 2007-2021, was coming back in 2023 and this idiot fan did everything they could to make it seem real, videos and everything but it all turned out to be fake. They said that the company E Scripps announced it but they never did and this random person made an entire wiki page of it too. Qubo is officially never coming back, although I hope someone will have a solution or come up with a replacement kids channel. It's sad that kids have nothing that genuinely teaches them good lessons, besides Bluey. Don't get me wrong, I love Bluey, Bluey's awesome but it's like the only thing that kids can watch nowadays that's good for them. In my opinion, you need MORE THAN ONE SHOW! You don't have to have as many shows as I did growing up, but you can't only just have one show either.

I'll admit I was more of a tv kid, but I grew up in a small, dumpy town in Pennsylvania and I had no siblings or kids in the neighborhood to play with. I also never really had close friends at school who I got to hang out with outside of school, because school days lasted long and we were private people. When I got home, I'd most likely draw, watch tv, or take a nap. I did spend time outside but not in the autumn and winter as much because I hated cold, especially when I got older. I did watch a lot more tv than most kids did but it wasn't an unhealthy amount. I also wasn't really a Disney movie kid as much either. Disney channel? Yes, but I didn't really watch much of their animated movies growing up, especially not the older ones that everyone else grew up with. I had older parents and also was raised by my grandma, and no siblings so it's not like we had family movies nights like some families. Being an only child, I was basically the boss of the tv and my mom grew up playing outside and not much of a tv kid, so she just let me watch the kids shows that were playing on tv. Just to clear things up, I was born in November of 2002 and my mom gave birth to me when she was 42 years old, so a lot of stuff from her time wasn't really meant for kids. So yeah, I mostly just grew up watching tv channels. I was lucky enough to have Qubo, Sprout and the Nickelodeon and Disney channels. Lucky for me, I didn't watch much Cartoon Network, which in my opinion was kind of a good thing because a lot of stuff back then was inappropriate. Thank God I had more relaxing and... less unhinged shows to watch on channels like Sprout and Qubo. I know Qubo had its fair share of weird shows like Grossology and Being Ian, but most of the Qubo shows were good. In fact, some of my favorite shows ever came from Qubo!

Let's have a little talk about a well known Canadian show that was based off a book series, called "Scaredy Squirrel". If you were in Canada, you probably watched Scaredy Squirrel on YTV or Treehouse, but us Americans watched it on Cartoon Network, Disney X.D or Qubo. I was the kid who watched it on Qubo because I ignored the Cartoon Network channel growing up and I think around 2013 was when I started to hate Disney so... yeah. I became a fan of Scaredy Squirrel through Qubo and that show means so much to me. Another show that means a lot to me is called "Marvin the tap-dancing Horse" which originally aired on PBS kids for like 2 years, as part of a block called the "Bookworm bunch" which only lasted a short time and plus, I wasn't even born yet. I got introduced to Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse through the Qubo Channel and I absolutely fell in love with it. Honestly, those are both very underrated shows and deserve an actual FANDOM rather than 3 fans. A few people I know have at least heard of Scaredy Squirrel barely anyone has heard of Marvin the dancing horse (and yes, Marvin is based off a book too). I highly recommend those shows, as well as many others!

Cable tv is kind of shutting down now anyway, and it's sad. All we have now is streaming services and a lot of them just don't have those nice kids shows that Qubo had. A lot of those shows were cute and not too overstimulating for the younger kids, and almost everything they have now is for older kids. Sprout became Universal Kids, which is more for older kids and they didn't need to do that. We need more things for little kids too. Also, as a 21 year old with trauma, I don't like rough adult shows like South park and Hazbin hotel, I want more calming shows like Scaredy Squirrel and Toddworld. (Also, I'll put a list of my favorite shows from Qubo in my last paragraph).

I hope one day I can make my own tv channel or streaming service to replace Qubo or Sprout, but nothing can really "replace" my favorite channels growing up. Also, if you want some relaxing kids shows from Qubo to watch, I'll give you some;

Scaredy Squirrel, Toddworld, Stella & Sam, Timothy goes to school, Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse, Maggie & the Ferocious Beast, Harry & his Bucket of Dinosaurs, Miss Spider Sunny Patch, Babar, Veggietales, Gofrette, I Spy, My Friend Rabbit, Sandra the Fairytale Detective, Willa's Wild Life, Pecola, Turbo Dogs, Sidekick, and Stickin' Around (although there's a trigger warning).

Tell me what you think and if you agree! Are you too a Qubo or Sprout fan?

[truitt-story]

Wednesday, November 8 -- 160 Characters or Less: Write a story using either Tweets or entirely in texts between characters. (This is a one-shot prompt, not something you do with others.)

Maybe This Is Our Year: Tiana, Eudora, and the New Orleans Saints (Texts)

(Warning for death/grief and a lot of North American Football talk)

iMessage transcript with Mama💚, October 4th, 2015

Mama: Have fun today Tia... Can't believe it took you so long to finally get out to the superdome...

Tiana: Mama I couldn't afford the superdome! Caroline got these tickets as a birthday present

Mama: Lol. Send pictures. Your daddy is trying to get the game on the Ipad, we'll try to spot you

Tiana: Yes maam

Mama: Btw... we just want you to be happy but if this girl is gonna root against the Saints in their own city...

Tiana: Lol Mama!!! It's not like that Tiana: And the Cowboys are her team, would you expect me not to root for the Saints if this game was in Dallas?

Mama: Fair enough... Mama: Send pictures

Tiana:

Mama: Nice seats... Mama: Have fun 😘

Mama: WHAT A GAME!!!

Tiana: I know!!! Overtime!!!! Tiana: Is Daddy on the floor yet 😂

Mama: Just about...

Tiana: I miss y'all

Mama: We miss you too

iMessage transcript with Mama💚, August 7th, 2017

Mama: ^ Just checking if you saw this... Mama: Don't know the next time they will be in UK might be a while...

Tiana: I did I just don't know if I can get the time off work

Mama: Can you tell your boss it's important?

Tiana: It's a football game Mama

Mama: It's not just a football game Mama: Your father wanted us all to go to this ever since it got announced

Tiana: Well he's dead now so

Mama: Tiana...

Tiana: My break is ending I gtg

Mama: Tiana you can't just hide behind work all the time

Tiana: I'm not hiding anything. I told you, I gtg

iMessage transcript with Mama💚, Oct 1, 2017

Mama: Wish you were here!!! Mama: Georgie says hi!!!

Mama: Are you watching this? They're blowing them out of the water!!!!! Mama: Haha get it... because they're playing the dolphins... Mama: Miss you...

Tiana: Sorry, just seeing this now. Looks like y'all had fun

iMessage transcript with Mama💚, Oct 2, 2022

Mama: Hey Tia, are you still coming over today to watch the game? Mama: Kickoff in an hour...

Tiana: Oh god I'm sorry, totally lost track of time at the restaurant helping with something

Mama: That's alright... Mama: As long as you bring wings 😉

Tiana: I will continue to buy your forgiveness hahaha

Mama: There is a price and it is hot chicken LOL

Tiana: Fair enough

Mama: Everything OK?

Tiana: Yeah, it's just been weird around here with the anniversary of Marisa

Mama: I'm sorry... U need to cancel?

Tiana: Nah, I think this will help actually :)

iMessage transcript with Mama💚, May 10th, 2023

Tiana: NO INTERNATIONAL GAME THIS YEAR????

Mama: I know!!!! Mr. Payton I will be having a word with you...

Tiana: Hahaha that I'd like to see

Mama: That Superbowl party at Ruff 2 Fluff was fun this year, though. I bet we can still get the game this year. Maybe you can ask Gregory about it

Tiana: Are you insinuating the Saints are going to the Superbowl this year?

Mama: I'm telling you... this is our year!!!!

Tiana: Maybe. I believe in us.

Mama: Me too.