#double posting? whaaaaat?

[slowlygrowingbelly]

Whaaaaat?! Could it be?! Another double post??!! Couldn’t resist with this HUGE round gut. It makes the perfect cookie shelf and looks like a beach ball when I look down. Who needs do see the floor when you have a belly like this?

[katyspersonal]

Whenever I see some statement about a hypothetical male (usually male character? I guess?) on this site I do a 'vibe check' of the post by replacing the gender on female and see if it still works. So like, if someone posted something sexual but kinda humiliating about a 'him' I try to imagine the same post about 'her' and if it is still a fair statement - it is an okay post! But if it suddenly became creepy after this change, I figure that I should not find it funny for a 'him' either and condemn the original post! Or if someone is gloating about how good it is that artists are ""fixing"" a canonically ugly male character, I try to imagine this statement about a female character... and, naturally, that leads to condemning the approach no matter what.

I honestly find it helpful, it is like keeping mind in shape against double standards! It is just kinda an easy trap in online spaces, where people will write and write about how "creepy" and "disrespectful" users can be towards fictional women, only to turn around and show the same attitude (often even worse) towards men. It is just... wrong. If someone wants to make a point about how certain feelings or statements are inherently vile, it should be applied to every person (well, character xd) equally, without distinction by gender! Like- if you can't "disrespect" a woman, you should not disrespect a man either. If you want to grossly objectify that male character, be okay if someone does the same with a female one! Like, whaaaaat, you think women are not important enough for their ""bad"" feelings, actions and words to 'count' as such? :p (I jest because sure they're only "bad" in very narrow near-puritan vision of how fandomry is done, but you see the point about how hypocritical this is!)

[venice0the0menace]

Ok so i havent been able to be on tumblr much for this past week

(Sunday writing starts where it started being bolded)

I joined a production of Matilda as one of 2 stage crew members and its been SO FUN

Today is a double show day but thats not the story of this post (Sunday edit: I started writing this saturday but got busy)

a bunch of cast members were doing interviews and our director did one on a local radio show and it aired in the morning, just at the time i typically wake up. So I wake up o hear (basically my boss's) voice in my room. Im like whaaaaat the fuuuuuuuu??????????? and it took me a solid 30 seconds to realize he was doing an interview for the show on the radio.

I ended up telling him about that and he found it hilarious (it might have been the fact that we were all having post opening night highs at 1 am at the hotel aka the only restaurant here open past midnight)

so anyways, now that weve finished our first week of shows i have a few more stories

that same guy has almost run into me twice since in the same spot, at the same time, two shows in a row (Im always looking for corners to hide in when Im not busy for 30 secs and i found that spot 2 shows ago). Ive decided to stand there every show at that time to see how long it takes him to realize I'll be there every show, its been hilarious so far.

I would post some videos and pics and stuff but I wont for privacy reasons.

I may or may not be watching the '96 Matilda movie for the first time while writing this 👀

[aquarius-johnny]

7 Minutes | Johnny Seo

Requested: no | Word Count: 1.6k | Warnings: thigh riding, nipple play, oral (male receiving), cum shot, swallowing, mouth fucking, deep throating

Genre: smut

Author’s Note: I don’t know, I just wanted to write smut because I haven’t written one in a while.

Summary: Yuta knows how interested you are in Johnny and gets you to hook up in a bathroom for 7 minutes during a game of truth or dare.

Tugging on your oversized zip-up jacket, you scan the room full of people that formed a circle as you all sat on the floor, legs crossed with nothing but playful smirks on your faces as each of you scan for your next victim of truth or dare. You were squished between your best friends who’d convince you to come to this gathering. Did you regret it? No. Why? Because the one person you came for is sitting across of you, sneaking glances at you thinking you wouldn’t notice, but you did. He’s the reason why you were bold enough to ditch a t-shirt and only wore a very expensive bra underneath your jacket. Too busy getting caught up in your own thoughts, you feel a nudge into your side.

“Hellooooo, Yuta asked you something,” your friend says before turning to the blonde haired boy whose hair was long enough to cover his eyes. Slightly splitting his hair down the middle to expose a little bit of his forehead, Yuta repeats his question as you were his next victim. You knew better than to say ‘truth’ as Yuta would ask you to admit who you were interested in fully knowing the answer is Johnny.

One night you were drunk out of your mind and Yuta was the one who took care of you that night. When other guys thought it would be funny to grope your ass as you lean over the marble countertops of a stranger's kitchen, Yuta nearly started a riot when he pinned the guy against the wall and whispered something in his ear before smashing the guy’s face inward, busting his lip. When he drove you home, you casually admitted how you were more than interested in Johnny. What happened after was a blur, but you woke up the next day in your bed with an aspirin and bottled water on your bedside table with a note that read: I bet your hangover is killing you right now, lol P.S. the secret you told me about Johnny is safe with me, until the opportunity to hook you two up arises. Since that night, he’d playfully joke around with you, especially when Johnny was there. He loved teasing you and you couldn’t find it more endearing about Yuta.

“Uh, dare.” You answer, arching your brow.

“I dare you to go into that bathroom with any guy of your choice for 7 minutes,” he chuckles. Your jaw nearly drops before you realized all eyes were on you.

Quickly thinking on the spot, you pull yourself together. “How about this,” you say standing up from your place. “You choose for me and I’ll wait in the bathroom for him.” Before he could answer, you dipped it into the bathroom to wait for the guy Yuta chooses. Jumping onto the sink counters, you place your hand against the cooled tops as you lightly swing your legs.

A knock on the door catches your attention before it slightly opens. Johnny peeks his head into the room and he shyly looks down as he closes his door behind him. “Guess I’m the lucky guy,” he chuckles. Leaning his back against the wall across of you, you smile, silently thanking Yuta for this setup.

“Guess you are,” you giggle. “Are you okay with being here?”

“Yeah, why not? So, what do you wanna do?”

Confidence boiled inside of you, waiting for this moment. “That depends on what you’re comfortable with. We could just talk, we could make out, or we could do more...I’m down for whatever you wanna do.” Putting the decision in his hands, you watch as he perked up at the choices you listed.

“Why can’t we do all of that?” You notice how his hands were now out of the pockets of his basketball shorts and he takes the corner of his bottom lip between his teeth.

“Because we have only 7 minutes,” you remind him. “The clock’s ticking, Johnny,” you smirked. “The ball is in your court.”

Walking towards you, you pull him by the pockets of his sweater and his hands find their way to each side of your neck. Without saying a word, you already know what he wanted. Johnny presses his lips against yours and he moves it at the same pace as you do. Your tongues roll over each other as you pull him closer to you. One of his hands trails down your waist, pulling your body so it’s pressed against him.

“You’re sexy as hell,” he whispers before you wrap your legs around his hips, giving you more access to feel his growing bulge. You giggle at him in reply, and you feel yourself being lifted from the countertop. The sound of the closing of the toilet seat cover is heard, you drop your legs from his hips and pull away from the kiss before Johnny takes a seat.

“Come here,” he growls, pulling you into his lap. You spread your legs on each side of his thigh. Johnny hikes your skirt up before you take a seat. “Ride my thigh, I heard you always wanted to try that.” You give him a sly smirk, taking note of how he paid attention to your comments when you thought he wasn’t listening.

“Okay.” Pulling down the zipper of your jacket, you expose your bra and watch Johnny’s eyes widen. “Only if you play with-” You couldn’t finish your sentence as you felt Johnny’s lips gently kiss the skin above your breasts. Gently pulling down the fabric, he sighs in amazement before rolling his tongue over your erected nipples.

Moving your hips against his thigh, you feel the fabric of his shorts rub against your clothed core. You feel tingles shoot through your body as he sucks and bites on your perky nubs. Pushing his head into your breasts, you pick up the pace of your movements. Johnny cups your tits with his big hands and pushes them together, kissing, sucking, and licking your nipples. Biting back your moan, you feel him lightly slap your breasts, surprised he knew it was one of your kinks.

“Keep going, use me to make you cum,” he whispers, flexing his thigh for you. The hardened muscle gave you friction to grind on and you do as he says. The movement of your body inches you closer and closer and with the help of Johnny giving you more stimulation with your breasts, you reach your climax. Slowing down your actions, he pulls you into a kiss before catching your breath.

Standing up from your position, you tell Johnny to do the same. Moving in front of the counters, you drop to your knees and begin to palm his hardened length.

“May I?” You innocently ask, tugging on your bottom lip.

You watch Johnny’s lips part as a sigh leaves his mouth. “Yeah,” he whispers and nods his head.

Pulling his basketball shorts down past his knees along with his Calvin Klein boxer briefs. His excited member springs up and you take him into your mouth. The warmth of your mouth earns you a groan that slipped between his lips. Quickly covering his mouth with his hand, he places his free hand on the top of your head, slightly guiding you as you bobbed your head back and forth. Covering his shaft in your warm saliva, he lets out a deep groan when you pump his length and swirl your tongue over his tip. “Fuck,” he breathily says. He watches as your perfectly shaped lips wrap around him and his mouth gaped open at the pleasure. His stiff length disappears into your mouth and he feels the back of your throat.

“Fuck my mouth, Johnny,” you order, catching your breath. Flattening your tongue with the tip of his cock resting on top, he does as you say. Moving his hips back and forth, the only noise that fills the small room is the sound of you gagging which turns Johnny on even more. You pull back, panting and trying to catch your breath once more while Johnny pets your hair.

“I’m so close,” he mutters. “Can you hang on a little longer?”

You give him a nod. “But where are you going to cum?” You asked, twisting your wrist and lightly tugging on his cock.

“On the floor?”

Slightly allowing your tongue to poke out of your mouth as you smirked up at him, you shake your head. “Wrong answer,” you reply seductively. Sinking your mouth down his shaft, you use your hand to help stimulate him even more.

“Shit, oh shit, I’m gonna cum, baby. Don’t stop,” he begs. Seconds later, he shoots his load into your mouth and you suck out the last drop before swallowing everything.

Helping you stand up, he pulls up his bottoms as you rinse out your mouth in the sink. Looking at him through the mirror, he lets out a playful laugh and you do the same.

“I thought you don’t hook up?” He lightly nudges as you both wash your hands.

“I guess you’re an exception,” you giggle, nudging him back. A knock on the wooden door catches your attention and you hear Yuta remind you that you two had a minute left. “You’re fast.” You jokingly tease Johnny as he hands you two pieces of paper towel to dry your hands.

“Nah, you’re just really good,” he compliments. “We should do this again.”

“Oh? And what makes you think I’d want to do it again?” A playful and teasing smile is plastered across your face, hinting at a ‘playing hard to get’ attitude.

Johnny shrugs his shoulders. “I’m pretty good with my tongue, I just thought I should show you and return the favor.”

Pausing for a second, you arch your brow as you scan his face. “You know what? I’m going to take you up on that offer.” Placing your hand on the doorknob, you feel Johnny tug on your arm causing you to turn around. Before you could comprehend what was going on, Johnny presses his lips against yours causing your knees to go weak.

“Consider this a thank you,” he smirks. “You’re great.”

[ceterisparibus116]

Spiderman No Way Home Review Essay Part 1

I have so many thoughts about NWH that I have decided to post multiple review essays because otherwise this will be a novel. Brace yourselves, my dear internet friends!

Up first: a simple analysis of the similarities between Peter Parker and Matt Murdock for all the Spiderman stans who might want to know more about the random blind lawyer dude that so many theaters cheered for.

Some of the Peter Parker traits that most of his fans love are as follows:

He’s a street-level hero. This means fighting villains who aren’t necessarily threatening destruction of the entire word, but are ruining the lives of ordinary civilians. As a result, the stakes actually feel scarier. Not because destruction of a city or neighborhood creates per se higher stakes than destruction of the whole world, but because destruction of a city or neighborhood actually feels possible. If a movie let the bad guy destroy the whole world, what’s next? Nothing; franchise over. And so we don’t believe that it’ll really happen (at least, not without a way to reverse it, which usually feels cheep and contrived). But a movie could absolutely let the bad guy destroy a city or especially a neighborhood. In other words, the tension skyrockets in street-level conflicts because it feels, at a meta level, like the good guy could actually lose.

He’s a street-level hero. On the list twice because there’s a second key result to this: Peter actually knows the people he’s saving, and he cares about them. Whether it’s the guy who runs the bodega or the woman he gives directions, Peter is at the same level as the people he saves. He’s not isolated in Avenger’s Tower or spending most of his time out in space, only to show up when he’s needed. He lives daily life alongside them. He’s also intimately familiar with the things that matter to them. He gets frustrated by subway congestion or the price of gas going up just like they do. And it adds so much meaning to his heroism!

He gets hurt. And this goes double once he no longer has his nanotech suit. (I get why they gave him a nanotech suit: he needed it to realistically function at the Avengers’ level.) (Except why didn’t they give Clint and Natasha nanotech suits too? They’re just humans????) But now that he doesn’t have the suit, he gets beat up. Bad. He has his accelerated healing, but his movies still are more likely than other movies to let us feel the weight of the punches. This too heightens the stakes and the tension and makes him more relatable.

He cares about everyone. This will actually be the topic of a second essay because I literally cannot stop talking about it (sorry to friends and family who’ve had to put up with me this weekend), but for now, let me just briefly say: Peter Parker even cares about villains. Just, like…think about that for a sec.

His guilt complex is off-the-charts. Everything bad that happens, he finds a way to convince himself it’s his fault. This is certainly not healthy from a psychological perspective, but it is also quite relatable. And it makes him a much more sympathetic character than other heroes who are quick to pin the blame on external factors such as other people or circumstances. The fact that Peter takes responsibility wherever he can shows his humility. The fact that he takes too much responsibility is also, frankly, fertile ground for emotional hurt/comfort fics that, y’know, let us work through our own issues (whaaaaat, who does that) via his character.

He thinks his friends are better off without him. This is related to the above point, but is so poignant it deserves its own discussion. That scene at the end of NWH where he had the script written out to tell MJ who he was? I knew immediately that he’d never go through with it. He’d see her living a semi-happy life, but more importantly a safe life, and he wouldn’t want to risk ruining that for her. Even seeing her revert back to her default-to-disappointment mentality after finally having some hope wasn’t enough for him to reenter her life.

He’s a nerd! His unapologetic enthusiasm for knowledge! Need I say more?

Now, there are certainly other factors about Peter that we love (e.g. the fact that he’s literally a teenager, his defiant optimism, his eagerness to please everyone he encounters, etc.), but the above points are definitely up there among those I see people most often discussing and celebrating (and angsting over). And I highlight these points especially because guess who also shares every single one?*

Matt Murdock, y’all. He and Peter express themselves incredibly differently, due to different personalities, upbringings, and simply being in different stages of life. However, both their environments (now that Peter is back to being a street-level hero, at least) and their core values are all but identical. For this reason, putting them together is absolutely fascinating. And painful, but wholesome. And will basically restore your faith in humanity.

And that is one reason (but not the only reason) why I am thrilled that they chose to introduce Matt Murdock via Peter Parker’s story, and not anyone else’s.

*Matt is a nerd about law not science, math, engineering, and technology but you get the point!

Tl;dr: if you love Peter Parker, you’ll probably love Matt Murdock.

[lunati0ns]

of one mind liveblog pt. 1

i saw someone putting all of their new acofaf reactions in one big post instead of a million small ones so im doing that instead ok? ok

EPITHETS!!!!!!

THE STATUESQUE.. theyre so handsome. so princely. so classically romantic. im proud of them

the formidable >:} so cool my dad so cool

THE TRUE. cute. haaaah it rhymes and also makes me teary. i love them so extremely much

oscar out here starting rumors SPECIFICALLY to make hob angry. why. just so rue can see him growl and make them blush? HM?

"and who started that rumor." "[immediately] i don't know." "....." "....... it was me ;}"

love that lou and emily are here SPECIFICALLY to make more drama i appreciate their roles so much. what would we do without them

WHAAAAT!!! HOB!!! WHAAAAT?! WHAT! WHAT! HOB?! MY GOD MAN. HOOOOOB?! oh my god he doesnt know... he has no way of knowing... OH MY GOD!!!! HOW CAN WE COME BACK FROM THIS BATTLEMASTER OF CEREMONIES!!!! oh hes not apart of it. dear god. AUUUUGH!!

brennan: [makes a emotions grenade] [hands it to the goblins] ok pull the pin

RAISES MY EYEBROW THE ANDHERA RUMORS? ',:0?! what does it mean what does it all mean what will be the implications of this. omg.

dont remind me we only have five episodes left PAIN

hob kill rumor? KILLS ANDHERA'S BAD RUMORS :( I LOVE THEM?! AND FUCKS UP HIS SISTERS REP AHAAAAA!!! goblin unseelie ALLIANCE!!!

epistolary phase. kicks my feet on my bed lovingly. literally everyone whos ever read my shit knows im a WHORE for these tropes,

illusory script letters ',:}}}}}} ;}}} ALVEN TIME. FIRST NAMES! i fan myself. chooch time. wow a sext. SQUAK'S A BOTTOM, CONFIRMED!!!! inspiration deserved

everytime hob writes a letter im like [heavy breathing] TO RUE? and every time its not. pain

oh squak's in trouble lol lmao lol lmao l--

OH A BEES IN MY SKIRT AND I LIKE IT

SQUAK... because he is LOWBORN. DEAR GOD. JEEEEEEZUS LOU.

STOP. NO. STOP. CHIRP. NAUR! ST. NO. STOP. QUIT IT NOW. STOP THIS oh okay its fine. oh my fucking god i thought she would pretend like it was a note from hob. im still throwing up though

binx letters :) :) binx binx<3

oh they Brought the goblin pagoda. thats cute. they built it all in ten minutes in a looney tunes tasmania devil style whirlwind dirt blur

[suddenly stricken by terrible realization] "oh grandpa's here. grandpa dog."

EUGH HE TALKS

:D hob and binx :D!

its literally so sad how binx has no attendants. no ones taking care of her...

HOBS SO WEIRD AND INTIMIDATING. I LOVE HIM

oh my god we're in for such a dynamic with hob and binx ohoohoohOO

SENDING FROM FUCKING REAL GWYN?! WHAT?! GIRL WHAT WAS TH oh 25 word limit. you scared the BITCH OUTTA ME!!

I LOOOOVE binxs moth wing liminal space magic way too much. tickles me. im teeheeing

omg is rue going to go to the planning meeting as an owlbear... omg they'll be so huge sitting at a little table delicately drinking tea...

i love how whenever oscar dots a ps at the end of a letter the ENTIRE TABLE gasps now

im scared for rue w this meeting... theyre so vulnerable after their reveal... are they even bringing an ally... what if they get pranked :(

UNTIL THE TIDE HAS RECEDED THAT YOU SEE THE WONDERS THAT WERE THERE THE WHOLE TIME? STOP... M'HEART FLUTTERS... hes SO???? I DONT EVEN LIKE MEN. HES SO GOOD AT THIS AND SO STUPID

NOT THEIR FUCK UP LETTER TO CHIRP. AAAAAAAAH ITS ALL SHENANIGANS ALL THE TIME FUCK SHIT!!! GIRL HEEEEELP

FUCKING GRANDFATHER?!?!

IM ALREADY ENGAGED. WALK IT BACK.

she was courting me.... squak getting girlbossed? THEYRE IN AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP. WAH WAH! HE DOESNT LOVE HER. IM DEEPLY BETRAYED. HES SHOPPING AROUND! GIVE HER TO ME INSTEoh my god? SHES MARRIED??!!?!?

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!??!?!

THE TWISTS!!! THE TWISTS AND TURNS!!!!!

YOU HAVE A CHIIIIILD?!??!?!

SHES HALF FUCKING MORTAL. OH MY GOOOOOD. HIS-- OH MY GOOOOD? YOU STUPID-- WHAAAAAT!!! THATS WHY SHES A KENKU!!!!!!

WELL NOW WE HAVE TO KILL THE BUTLER. IM SO GLAD ME AND EMILY HAD THE SAME THOUGHT. THAT DUMB DOUBLE CROSSING TRAITOR BITCH

oh hes just stupid. or is he. shoots him with insights beam. you looked like such a SNITCH right then bub

im sorry that i forced you to back it up. im sorry you were throwing major ass without your consent

UUGUH THE MUSIC. I LOVE. VIOLIIIIIIIINS!!!!!!

wah wah keeping each others secrets... theyre family...

SHES IN LOOOOOOOVE!!! SHE MATES FOR LIFE!!!

chirp matchmaker moment? chirp ENGINEERS BATTLEMASTER OF CEREMONIES MOMENT?

is that their name... i like it... bird family so CUUUUTE. i enjoy everything about your person because they make you happy..

hob: [forced polite chortles] anyways,

brennan's hob voice is so cool but has the capacity to be so silly too. so growly. the gravitas! i like it

petrified with terror at hob's guard dog vibes. feel like a mouse under a flashlight beam. WHO IS HE TALKING ABOOOOOUT!!!!!

oh my god is binx going to bring rue as their second. :deadjulian:

salt goblin: well. youre an orphan. so

binx @ social situation: i get it. DEFINITELY. I GET IT! [doesn't get it]

YAAAAAAAS BINX RUE HOB ANDHERA IN THE SAME ROOOOOOOM!!!!!

we're in rue segment wheres wuvvy please please please PLEASE,

i loooove the cousins constant running commentary

ohh is binx an arcane trickster.. wait thats so cute... I CHECKED THE WIKI SHE IS. WAAAAH! only the tiniest bit of magic :(

"are you flirting with me?" "no im not. sir?"

SOMEONES GOTTA FUCK A SALT GOBLIN

"my dear your WINGS ARE SHOWING?" what a difference in genres. binxs in a comedy and rues in a period drama. theyre so cute

will rue WILLINGLY GO TO THIS MEETING?! WITH HOB?!

BINX AND RUE I THINK YOURE MY BEST FRIEND THEYRE BEST FRIENDS!!!!!!!! THEY MET A WEEK AGO. BINX YOU IMPRINTED ON THE FIRST PRETTY OWLBEAR YOU SAW LIKE A LITTLE DUCKLING

we've gotta start killing people in this campaign guys. i love you ms axford

pov rue eats the salt goblin

IT WOULDVE BEEN SO CUTE IF RUE HAD ROLLED A 1 ON INTIMIDATION THOUGH. FUCK. but i like that they're scary

oh my gosh theyre best FRIIIIEEENDS

you have to KILL this goblin

rue literally debby ryaning their feathers at hob's mention. cmon. youre GAY

oscar's nails are pretty

college au where rues a popular senior and they scruff binx whos like a homeless sophmore and are like Youre Coming Home With Me. when they graduate with a degree in fucking idk a dynamite double of fashion and business law they move into an apartment and force binx to live on their couch because they like her (and also because she's Homeless. and an Orphan)

SEEING HIM MAKES OYU SWEATY... binx wiping their forehead. the fuck. i love them

omg binx with the good crush advice... SLEEPOVER VIBES

STOOOOP RUE YOU'LL KILL HIM HE'LL DIE!!! ',:3 but do it

SQUAK SCOOBY DOO RUNNING INTO THE KITCHEN. THE APPLE JUICE, ITS DEEP. ITS DEEP UNDERNEATH TH--

ANDHERA ZONE OF TRUTH. SHE FAAAILS!!!

ANDHERA BECOMES IN TEXT CANONICALLY ASEXUAL CONFIRMED MOMENT??

NO FUCKING WAY. MY STOMACH FUCKING SWOOPED. RUSH OF WARMTH. DEEPLY. NO WAY NO FUCKING WAAAY. OH MY GOOOOD? I THOUGHT SHE W. I THOUGHT SHE'D SAY NO. CHIRP???? WHERE AM I. OH MY GOOOD? im so fucking twisted at the TOWERS

JESUS CHRIIIIST. AUNTIE AND UNCLE. DISPEL MAGIC

wobble day drinking. king

FAKE DATING??!?! i need them to be in a polycule i can't take this

wuh oh cousins icarus fall imminent. the wax is melting bros

chirps so fucking tired bro

NO DONT MOVE ON GIRL WHAT WHAT WAS THAT!!!

omg... binx rue andhera hob in the same room.... bites my hands

not me tearing up over andhera hob real true friendship

stop... rue's so gentle with her... OH MY GOD THE BEST OF FRIENDS...

okay im running out of characters i cant shut up. im making a second part

[gyakutengagotoku]

GS4 vs AJ:AA - Episode 1, Part 1

Look, guys! I’m being productive again! Hooray, it feels exhausting just as I remember it did!

As done before, every post I make will contain differences between the source Japanese and localized English versions of the same game, as well as further details about them, up to the following “To be continued...” screens and eventually the ending credits. As always, there are so many ways the localization can dress up certain lines in the original script to make them into jokes or at least more colorful, so I’m not going to pick out every one. It would take us an eternity longer than my hiatuses to finish otherwise.

To think it took a freakin’ indie game that's like Mafia but with astronauts and tasks to bring me back to the Ace Attorney community and back to my blog’s roots. Is this what they mean by “Circle of Life”? All I know is that I’m constantly running around in circles, both metaphorically and literally.

--

> Court Lobby

<Kristoph> やれやれ。ずいぶんカタくなってる みたいだね。 You look tense, Justice. Wound up tight.

<Apollo> そ。そんなコトないです！ カンゼンに大丈夫ですから、オレ！ W-Wound up, sir? No! I'm loose! I'm fine!

<Kristoph> 声がウラ返ってるよ‥‥ まあ。ムリもないかな。 That screeching noise... Is that your voice? I suppose it's to be expected...

初めての法廷が、殺人事件とは。 まさしく“オドロキ”ってヤツだね。 Your first trial, and it's a homicide. I guess "Justice" doesn't start small, eh?

Enter Apollo's signature "I'm fine!" catchphrase, or as it's originally known, "Daijobu desu!"

In the third box, "ウラ返ってる" from 裏返る (uragaeru) in this context is translated fairly, though it specifically refers to a "crack in falsetto" kind of squeak or screech. (Yes, squeaky Apollo.) Now, it's interesting to note uragaeru in a different context can also mean "to double-cross". To be fair, it's also a common phrase, like being "betrayed" by your own cracking voice, but the foreshadowing power...

In the fourth box, yes, they changed the name puns to suit the localized name. Kirihito (Kristoph) is just saying what a "surprise" it is for his first trial to be a murder case.

>

<???> たしか、きみは‥‥ So, you're...

<Apollo> あ、ハイ！ オレ、大丈夫ですッ！ Fine! I-I'm fine!

<???> ああ‥‥“大丈夫くん”か。 Ah... Mr. Fine, is it?

<Apollo> え。 Uh.

<???> 変わった名前だとは覚えていた。 I did remember you having an odd name.

<Apollo> （さっそく、ゴカイされちまった） (Well, we're off to a great start.)

I'm just putting this here to assure everyone that Nick does first call him "Daijobu-kun".

>

<???> そろそろ時間だ。‥‥行こうか。 It's time. Shall we?

<Apollo> は、はいッ！ Y-Yes, sir!

<Apollo> （‥‥そうさ。 　今は、とにかく集中するんだ） (...OK. I need to focus.)

（オレの‥‥王泥喜　法介の、 　初めての法廷に！） (First trial, here comes Justice!)

I want to comment on how catchy Apollo's other lesser-known catchphrase is. Poor Odoroki doesn't have anything as cool as this.

> Courtroom

<Kristoph> 弁護士は、依頼人の希望を最優先 させなければなりません。 A defense attorney must always cede to his client's wishes.

この王泥喜くんは、依頼人の ご指名なのですよ。 And my client specifically requested Mr. Justice.

<Judge> ふむう‥‥わかりませんな。 Well, of course he wants justice!

現在、最高の弁護士と言われる 牙琉　霧人（がりゅうきりひと）。 But to entrust his case to this greenhorn... Why?

それをさしおいて、 こんなワカモノがねえ‥‥ I do not exaggerate when I say that you're the best defense attorney in town, Mr. Gavin.

<Apollo> （だ、大丈夫。発声練習の量なら、 　先生にも負けないさ！） (OK, so Gavin's got trial experience, fine. But does he have Chords of Steel!?)

I just love this line from Apollo. Perfect timing and delivery. Odoroki's line is good too, though comes off as a tad more innocent: "I-It's fine. When it comes to  vocal training, even Sensei can't beat me!" Though I have to say the image of Kristoph screaming during voice training is too funny to pass up.

> Enter Defendant

<Judge> まことにザンネンです。 This is truly an unfortunate turn of events.

ひさしぶりの対面が、 このようなカタチになるとは。 I'm sorry we had to meet again under these circumstances.

‥‥成歩堂　龍一 （なるほどうりゅういち）くん。 Long time no see, Mr. Wright.

<Phoenix> 忘れてほしいですね、 ムカシのことは。 Let's put the past behind us, shall we?

今のぼくは‥‥そう。 しがないピアニスト、ですから。 These days, I'm merely Phoenix Wright, piano player.

I may have mentioned it before, but I'll make a note here that the Hobohodo meme has its own version in the JP fandom: "ピアニート" (piani-to or pia-NEET), which is portmanteau of pianist and NEET, the most famous of Japanese government welfare programs for the unemployed. It's also slang for "hobo".

>

<Payne> これが、被害者の命を奪った凶器。 ‥‥グレープジュースのボトルです。 This is the weapon that took the victim's life. A bottle of grape juice.

彼のお気に入りで、 いつも飲んでいるようですな。 Grape juice is apparently our defendant's drink of choice.

Many of you already know, but just in case: The localizers never censored Nick's fave drink. It was the JP devs who had to work with such censors back home, but eventually they just kept it as a running gag to put non-alcoholic fruit juices in fancy wine bottles. It wasn't until SoJ when the devs could get away with featuring a bit of alcohol. Their previous game was slapped with a CERO-C (15+) due to graphic images, so Eshiro and co. were pleasantly surprised to see SoJ get the classic CERO-B (12+) again.

Not to mention, very expensive high-quality fancy fruit juices do exist in Japan and can cost way more than your usual middle-grade wines. Japan and their fancy fruit culture and all. (I forget exactly, but I recall there were plenty of group pictures of the devs on their blogs and Twitters over the years where someone had gotten them fancy bottles of fruit juice as Christmas gifts. The memes live on.)

> After 1st testimony, decline tutorial

<Apollo> 先生が出るにはおよびません！ ここは、オレでじゅうぶんッ！ No need for help here, sir! I think I've got this one covered!

<Kristoph> ‥‥“手下”みたいなセリフだね。 大丈夫ですか？ I think you'd better do more than think. You know it, or you do not.

<Apollo> （大丈夫！　 　発声練習は積んできた！） (I'm fine! The Chords of Steel are ready for battle!)

The differences here are subtle enough that I hesitated on including this, but Kirihito straight-up calls out Odoroki: "Sensei, you won't need to step up here. I'm enough for this!" "...Sounds like something someone unreliable would say. Are you going to be fine?"

> Press 4th statement

<Judge> ふむう‥‥ Hmm...

ポーカーといえば、５枚のカードで “役”を作って勝負するゲーム。 As I recall, in poker you make five-card "hands".

たしかに、イカサマが 起こりやすいのでしょう。 I can see how it would be easy to cheat.

<Phoenix> フッ‥‥ “役”を作るゲーム、ねえ‥‥ Heh... Yes. A game of "hands".

<Apollo> ‥‥？ ...?

Now that I find this dialogue again, it's even deeper than I'd ever thought. In both JP and EN, Phoenix's line works just as well as the other despite having different double entendres. In EN, he makes a pun between the poker hands and people's hands; while in JP, the term used is "yaku", which is normally used to refer to hands in a card/mahjong game, but in more general cases, it means "role" or "responsibility". Naturally, in this case, there are a lot of hands and roles being exchanged rather quickly.

This case is dang amazing and I regret forgetting so much of what made it spectacular.

> Press 5th statement

<Phoenix> 賭けていたのは、ただひとつ。 おのれの“プライド”だけだよ。 The only thing at stake in our game... was pride itself.

<Judge> ほほう。 なんだか、カッコイイですな！ Ho ho! Well put, Mr. Wright.

私も“ポーカー”で ヒト勝負したくなってきました。 I've got a mind to play a hand of poker myself...

<Judge> あなたの“有罪”を賭けてッ！ The stakes: your fate!

<Apollo> （“ヒト勝負”感覚で 　決められてたまるかッ！） (Um... Can we get back to the trial now?)

For once, I'm gonna go with Odoroki's line as the cooler one: "(As if we're going to decide this trial like a game of "life-or-death"!)"

> 1st witness, before testimony

<Olga> 逆居　雅香（さかいまさか） ‥‥と申します。 My name... is Olga Orly.

レストラン《ボルハチ》で ウエイトレス‥‥していますの。 I am employed as waitress in Borscht Bowl Club restaurant.

<Judge> しかし‥‥なぜ、カメラを？ Then... why the camera?

<Olga> もちろん、《ボルハチ》ジマンの ボルシチもお運びいたします。 Of course, it is my pride to serve borscht that is naming restaurant.

でも、ワタシ。他にも、いろいろ サービスをいたしますのよ。 But I also perform -- how it is said? Other service.

Just making a note here on how well Olga's lines are written. They really make it obvious that she's "not a native speaker" (for now). While in EN, they just made her English a little broken, in JP, she speaks in a very stiff and formal Japanese, as she is a waitress, but also on the occasion can sound a little off to a native speaker without being broken, per se. She also has a distinct "watashi" among a few other common words that are written in katakana to show a sort of accent.

>

<Payne> さて、証人。 事件当時は、どこに‥‥？ Now, witness. Where were you at the time of the murder?

<Olga> ワタシ、あの部屋にいたんです。 ‥‥《ナラズモの間》。 I was in room. The Hydeout, we call it.

<Apollo> “ならずものま”？ Excuse me? The Hydeout?

<Olga> 伝説のギャング“ナラズモ”が タイホされたというお部屋。 It is room where famous gangster "Badgai" was arrested.

‥‥事件があった小部屋ですの。 Is room where murder took place.

<Apollo> なんだってェェェ！ Whaaaaat!?

<Olga> ‥‥そのビックリしたカオ、 ステキです。 Your look of utter surprise... It is lovely.

あとで法廷の前に 張り出しておきますので‥‥ I will post by courtroom door later for you!

ほしい写真の番号を、みなさま お書きくださいね。 Dah, dah, photos will be numbered, and you will write which ones you want copy of.

Okay, everyone knows how bad/obvious/cringe the name puns can be in Khura'in or certain ones from AAI, but please, does anyone not remember "Badgai" here? (Tbf, I forgot too, so I'm not one to talk...)

Btw, his original name is "Narazumo", literally "ruffian", and it's completely in katakana, which makes me think it's a codename or alias. She also specifies that he was a "gangster", not yakuza as we'd assume. Japanese gangs are a bit closer to gangs that we know of in the West, especially that they're more known for foreign influence to their styles than the much more traditional yakuza.

Also, I'm disappointed there was no Odoroki pun here. Sure, she doesn't know him, so it wouldn't make sense, but still a missed opportunity. Also also, she actually talks to the rest of the court when she says "you", so she's selling photos of Apollo's freakout to everyone. Classy...

> 1st Witness Testimony, press 3rd statement

<Apollo> “ロケット”‥‥？ His "locket"...?

<Olga> あのお客さまにとっては 大切な“お守り”のようでした。 I believe it was good-luck charm, dah?

何度か握りしめながら、 勝負をされていましたから。 He gripped it many times as he played that night.

<Judge> なるほど‥‥大空へ飛び立つ チカラがみなぎるのでしょう。 Yes, he must have felt as though it might carry him to the moon and the stars!

なにしろ《ロケット》ですからな。 Though if it were small enough to fit around his neck, it wouldn't have much lift...

<Apollo> ‥‥あの。ちなみに “ロケット”というのは‥‥ Um... The defense would like a clarification: this is a locket we're talking about?

写真を入れたペンダントのコト、 なんですけどね。 I mean, a pendant with a picture in it, right? Not a "rocket"?

<Judge> 知ってます！ Of course! I knew that!

ロケットのカタチをした アレでしょう。 It was probably a pendant shaped like a rocket. That's why she called it that.

<Apollo> ちがいますよ！ カタチはカンケイないんです No, a locket's a locket! It doesn't matter what shape it is!

<Kristoph> ‥‥深追いしてはいけない。 それが、社会のルールです。 It's considered bad form to poke fun at the hard-of- hearing in our society.

<Apollo> （モヤモヤするなあ） (Hard of hearing, or hard of understanding?)

This entire conversation is just a joke on how "locket" and "rocket" are written the same way in Japanese, and I'm surprised how well it still works in English.

To clarify, Kirihito's line at the end is a bit different: "...Refraining from pursuing a line too far is a well-known rule in our society." "(Doesn't make me feel any better.)"

> After 1st Present, just before new statement added

<Apollo> （ヤレヤレ‥‥ 　慎重すぎるんだよな、先生は） (There's such a thing as thinking too much...)

（イシバシを叩いて 　コワすタイプ？） (This horse is dead, let's stop beating it!)

<Kristoph> 聞こえてますよ、オドロキくん。 There's such a thing as thinking aloud too much, too.

It's conversations like this that make me wonder if characters can actually hear what the MC is saying/whispering or if they're breaking the 4th wall to hear their thoughts. Here, it's even more ambiguous in JP than the usual between Nick and Maya in prior games. Or are they suggesting that even when Apollo is thinking, he's still loud?

> After 2nd Witness Testimony, before cross-exam

<Judge> なるほど‥‥ Ah, how many times have I heard these words:

『むしゃくしゃしてやった。 　今は後悔している』‥‥ "I done it in a fit of anger, Yer Honor, and now I regret what I done".

‥‥の、パターンですな。 ...A common tale, but true.

<Apollo> （成歩堂さんは、ハッキリ言った。 　『７年間、負けたことがない』） (Methinks the judge watches too many old court movies.)

（‥‥この証言には、ゼッタイ 　“何か”あるはずだ！） (Mr. Wright said he hasn't lost in seven years, so this testimony must be wrong!)

I don't usually include entries for examples where the localizers dress up the text from the original, but this one here really bugs me. I'm not sure if it's a reference to some classic film or just a tip of the hat to classic American court drama movies in general.

If someone could help me pinpoint this one, please do.

> Press 2nd statement, press further

<Apollo> チップについて、くわしく 話していただけますか？ Maybe you could explain a bit about these "chips"?

<Olga> そ。そう言われましても‥‥ E-Explain? What is there to be explained?

<Objection!>

<Payne> チップはチップです。 Poker chips are poker chips.

いつまで待っても‥‥ キップにはなりませんぞ！ They're not fish and chips, not a chip off the old block, not a motorcycle cop, not a...

Okay, the "motorcycle cop" bit got me. I swear this was a popculture reference (was it a song? It sounds so familiar), but I don't remember exactly where it was from! Someone plz help.

As for the original script, Auchi makes a silly pun. "[Poker] chips are [poker] chips. No matter how long you wait... they won't become tickets!" (chips = chippu, ticket = kippu)

>

<Apollo> ‥‥はあ。 ...Thanks.

（セッカクだ。 　なにか聞かないとソンだな） (Now that I've pressed her I'd better ask something...)

たとえば‥‥そのチップ。 “円”ですか？　“ドル”ですか？ What are these chips worth? Are they in dollars? Or rubles, even?

<Olga> ‥‥あの。 先ほども申しましたけれど‥‥ ...Nyet. As I have been saying before, it was game, not gambling.

ギャンブルでは ございませんでしたから‥‥ Hard perhaps for capitalist to understand.

<Olga> “１０００点”と “１００点”の２種類。 Two types of chip: 100 points chip and 1,000 points chip.

おカネではございませんの。 It is not money, dah.

<Kristoph> ‥‥オドロキくん。 ...Justice.

<Apollo> はいッ！ Sir!

<Kristoph> 今の証言‥‥ ちょっと、おもしろいですね。 Don't you find her comment... interesting?

<Apollo> え‥‥ In more ways than one, sir.

<Kristoph> 私ならば‥‥そう。 証言に加えていただくところですが。 I'd have it added to her testimony, myself.

As funny as that capitalist line is, it's not found in the source, sorry, guys. Her text in Japanese is very formal, so it takes an extra box just to complete her sentence.

Also, worth to note that Odoroki here mentions yen and dollars, but not rubles, despite the restaurant being Russian-themed. Whether it's writer oversight or just Odoroki being uncultured will remain a mystery.

Lastly, Apollo's last line here makes him seem quite confident, but in the original, he seems just as confused as ever. This is made clearer when Apollo later presses the new statement.

> Press new statement

<Apollo> あの。小さい方が１００点、 大きい方が１０００点‥‥ Um. The small ones are 100, and the big ones 1,000...

で、いいんですよね。やっぱり。 Uh? Right? Right. Of course.

<Payne> フン！　 聞くまでもないでしょう。 Hah! Don't waste our time!

<Apollo> はあ‥‥ *sigh*

‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ ...

<Judge> 終わりですか？　それで。 Is that all?

<Apollo> ええ、まあ。 Um... Yeah. *gulp*

（くそ。牙琉先生のせいで 　ハジをかいちまったぞ‥‥） (Great. Mr. Gavin made me stop her, and now I'm the one who looks dumb.)

<Kristoph> オドロキくん。 Oh, Justice?

<Kristoph> 私にハジをかかせないで もらえますか？ Please try not to embarrass me like that.

<Apollo> え！　オレがですか！ Huh? Who? Me!?

The subtleties of this joke conversation were lost in translation. After Apollo wastes time with that question, he grumbles to himself: "(Damn. Thanks to Garyu-sensei, I've made a fool of myself.)" "Odoroki-kun. Would you please not pin this embarassment on me?" "Huh! Me!?"

> After Present, select "Number of chips"

<Apollo> おかしいのは、チップの枚数‥‥ ですよね、先生？ The odd thing here is the number of chips... Right, Mr. Gavin?

<Kristoph> ‥‥なぜ、私に？ ...Why are you asking me?

<Apollo> その。念のため、というか！ Uh... Just in case?

<Kristoph> ‥‥オドロキくん。 もう少し、キチンと考えましょう。 Justice... It's your case I'm concerned about.

チップなら、写真を見れば すべて、写っています。 If you're wondering about the chips, just look at the photograph. It's all there.

老眼の裁判長さんでも カンタンに数えられますよ。 Even our judge with his failing eyesight could count them.

<Apollo> （‥‥あの裁判長なら、それでも 　まちがえるような気がする‥‥） (That's not the only thing failing the judge.)

Damn, what a burn. Odoroki in the OG script simply went: "(...Knowing this judge, he could get even that wrong...)" which is a fair effort, but not a wildfire level of damage.

> 3rd Witness Testimony, press 4th

<Apollo> 口論の内容は、おぼえてますか？ Do you recall what the men were arguing about?

<Olga> そうですね。たしか‥‥ Dah, I believe so...

被害者サマが『イカサマだッ！』と 叫びましたの。それに対して‥‥ The victim, he shouts, "you are cheater!" and then...

“異議がある”というようなコトを 被告人さまが‥‥ ...the defendant shouts something like, "I have objection!"

<Payne> ‥‥出ましたな。 おトクイの《異議あり！》が。 Shouting objection, eh? Old habits are hard to break!

まったく‥‥ハッタリづくしの 人生ですからな。被告人は。 First he bluffed his way through the courtroom, now he bluffs his way through life!

<Objection!>

<Apollo> しかし！　勝負の結果は、 成歩堂さんが“負けている”！ However! Mr. Wright lost the hand!

むしろ、アヤシイのは、 勝った被害者・浦伏さんでしょう！ That seems to cast the shadow of doubt on Mr. Smith!

<Olga> “イカサマをやった上、 　勝負にも負けた”‥‥ Humiliation from losing even when cheating...

そのクツジョクが、被告人の方の ココロに、火をつけたのですの。 That is what set fire to defendant's heart!

<Judge> ‥‥そして、火のついた 被告人は、どうしたのですかな？ So what did the flaming defendant do next?

Oh my God, as soon as I saw that "異議がある" (igi ga aru) my mind flashed back to those ridiculous Google Translated trailers of Gyakuten Saiban & Kenji on Nico Douga. Imagine if the devs at the time decided to play with Google Translate to see how "異議あり！" would look after switching it from Japanese to English and back. It would be one of the biggest brain plays by a game developer ever... which probably means it wasn't how it went, but it's fun to think about.

Anyway, I also like this snippet of dialogue for the judge's "flaming defendant", clearly alluding to "Phoenix" Wright. In JP, the bit about setting fire to his heart is just a common idiom in the first place, but who knows? “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney” had been selling fast in the West, so they could have been inspired.

> After Present, point out on the cards, examine victim's hand

<Apollo> 裁判長！　見てください！ 被害者のカードには、１枚‥‥ Your Honor! Look at this! One of the victim's cards...

ウラの色がちがうカードが まぎれこんでいますッ！ The back is a different color!

<Payne> え‥‥ええええッ！ Eh...? Ehhhhhh!?

<Olga> そ。そんなバカなッ！ Th-That's impossible!

アタシがシカケたのは、 成歩堂のほうなのに‥‥ But I put that card in Wright's hand...

あッ！ Ack!

<Kristoph> ‥‥今、なんと言いましたか、証人。 ...What was that, Ms. Orly?

<Olga> い‥‥いえ‥‥その。 アタシ‥‥わ、私は、ええと‥‥ No... Ny-Nyet! Er, I merely said, eh... Dah, I have, eek!

It's at this point when Olga's cover is blown, and in JP, it's more obvious because she stammers between using "atashi" vs "watashi". It's not very common to hear beginner Japanese students refer to themselves as the cutesy "atashi", though one who's a bit more well versed in the language or in anime may pick up on it.

> After Phoenix takes over the court, select when the cards were swapped, select "Olga Orly" who swapped them

<Phoenix> たしかに、あのゲームでは赤・青の ２種類のカードを使っていた。 Mixing a card from the wrong deck... when the backs are different colors?

しかし‥‥逆居　雅香は、 カードを配っていた張本人。 Remember that you're talking about Olga Orly... She was the dealer.

‥‥そんなミスを すると思うかい？ Do you really think she would make such a novice mistake?

<Apollo> （まあ‥‥オレでも 　まちがわないだろうな） (Actually, I have trouble imagining even the judge making that mistake.)

This is another case of the localizers dressing it up. Odoroki says here: "(Well... even I wouldn't make such a mistake.)" as if implying that he's the lowest common denominator here, haha!

> Back to Court Lobby

<Phoenix> 人間の思考・感情というものは ‥‥かならず。 Try as they might to conceal it, everyone reveals their true thoughts in the end.

身体から“情報”として 発信されている。 Their body language can become a valuable source of information.

<Apollo> そ。そんなバカな‥‥ You're kidding!

<Phoenix> たとえば。あの証人‥‥ 逆居　雅香を思い出してごらん。 That witness, for instance, Ms. Orly.

<Phoenix> 彼女は、ある証言をするとき‥‥ かならず“首筋をさする”。 She would touch the back of her neck during certain parts of her testimony.

‥‥気がついていたかい？ Did you notice?

<Apollo> い。いえ‥‥ （それどころじゃないよ、フツー） Uh... No. (C'mon, who'd notice that!?)

<Phoenix> “クセ”“コトバ”‥‥ それらが発する情報を読み解くこと。 Words, habits, twitches... It's all information for the reading.

それが、勝負に勝つ “鉄則”だよ、オドロキくん。 That's the secret to winning, Apollo.

まあ‥‥ぼくも“ある人物”に 教わったんだけどね。 Someone taught me, and now, I pass the secret on to you.

It's this quiet moment between the two of them that really parallels with how Mia used to talk with Phoenix, and it's beautifully poetic. And I'd like to note that even Phoenix's speech pattern throughout this convo is quite reminiscent of how Mia talked, but with a bit of Phoenix's own style. Though in that last line, he could possibly have meant Mia, but more likely meant a certain someone with a similar power to Apollo. Ya'll know who I mean, (W)right?

>

<Phoenix> ああ。それから、もうひとつ。 今回の事件だけどね。 Ah, almost forgot. One more thing. About this case...

ぼくはまだ、誰にも “本当のコト”を話してないんだよ。 You should know, I haven't told the truth to anyone yet.

<Apollo> えええええッ！ （や、やっぱり‥‥） Whaaaaaaaa--!? (I knew it!)

<Phoenix> もちろん、“理由”がある。 これからアキラカになるだろう。 I have my reasons, of course. All shall be revealed.

そして、ぼくの作戦には‥‥ きみが必要なんだよ。 And Apollo... I need you to be there, defending me.

きみの“能力”が、ね。 I need your power.

<Apollo> オレの、のうりょく‥‥ （声のデカさ、か‥‥？） My, um, power? (I had no idea my Chords of Steel were that special...)

The translation here is close enough, really, but Odoroki specifically describes it as the "intensity" of his voice and it's only the best answer.

--

Welp, I guess it’s back to the drafting board again and I may make this out as a daily or every-other-daily upload. We’ll see. I assure you, you won’t be waiting until next month, though!

[blurrypxls]

Sims Ask Tag

I was tagged by the lovely @tiny-tany-thaanos , thank you!

1. What is the first Sims game you ever played?

Sims 2 Double Deluxe, I was at my friend’s house in year 4 (so diddy!) and she showed me it and I was mesmerised. We’re still somehow pretty good friends to this very day lmao

2. What is the first Sims game you bought?

See above, about a week or two later, lmao. My friend was NOT happy about this development and accused me of copying her :P

3. What is the last Sims game you bought?

Bought myself? Ah... it was probably when I was only thirteen and bought The Sims Deluxe Edition! Spoilers: I only played it once but still posted it to my old blog at the time for bragging rights.. Anything other than that, my dad bought me for my birthday/Christmas (thank you dad for feeding my sims addiction through the years without judgement)

4. What sims game are you currently playing?

Just TS3! I did have TS4 and the first few packs but it wasn’t my thing and I wasn’t enjoying it, so I haven’t had any new sims game additions in the last few years and haven’t installed it to my new laptop.

5. What is your favorite world?

Strawberry Acres! Though, if I have to choose an EA world, probably classic old Sunset Valley because of all the Goth nostalgia attached to it. (fun fact: my very first simblr name, before blurrypxls, before plumbobsinthesky if anyone even remembers as far back as that, was lovesunsetvalley)

6. Who is your favorite pre-made family?

Who would I even be if I didn’t say the Goths?? 

7. What packs do you wish you had in your game?

Showtime, as I discovered my disc conveniently went missing when I was reinstalling all my games. I need my karaoke machine, god damn it!! Other than that, I’ve got all the packs I need.

8. Who is your favorite sim you made?

Made myself? Man, that’s a tough one! I’d say either Astrid or Martha 2.0. I stumbled across Martha 1.0 yesterday and I realised I’m not a fan anymore hahaha

9. How many years have you been playing the Sims?

I believe I started playing in late 2008/early 2009, so ten years more or less! I’ve pretty much grown up with sims and have played TS3 since its release.

10. When did you start your Simblr?

I believe it was February 2nd, 2013 when I started the blurrypxls blog (formerly plumbobsinthesky, formerly lovesunsetvalley)! Give or take a day either side. So I’ve been on simblr for six years now... whaaaaat?? 

[ashdaltinteriors]

double posting today.... WHAAAAAT??!! just wanted to say I still love my tile from @riadtile. 🙃🖤 happy Friday everyone! (at Dallas, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM47BlZHFH8/?igshid=192gsr02wo6ut

[oppatxtme]

Christian Yu: What’s On Sight (2)

CHRISTIAN YU x READER x JAY PARK

Chapter 1 // Chapter 2 // Chapter 3 // Chapter 4 // Chapter 5 // Chapter 6 // Chapter 7  // Chapter 8 // Chapter 9

WARNING: Just some curse words in some part. (sorry)

A/N: (Nhaks lakas maka-A/N HAHA!) Anyways, hello guys! Here I am again. Sorry if I uploaded this late? Or too early? That it's too short for my liking. The truth is I planned to add this to the first post but decided not to. To avoid confusion. Again I apologize with this. I’m still new to this and had a lot to learn. Hope that you all understand. Thank you for that!

Also, just keep in mind that English is not my native language so there might be some spelling and grammar error. Sorry for my lack of talent and I promise to work hard on this. Thank you and please enjoy. Any feedback is well loved. <3

The day went fast and tiring.

  As you finish the last report that you needed to submit for the day, you checked on the time on your desktop.

  It's already 4 pm. One more hour and you’re out of that hell place.

  Lost in thought, you got surprised when your direct telephone rang. You checked the caller ID flashing, hoping that it’s not your OIC.

  And when you see the ID number, and the name of your friend, you answer it smiling.

 "Hey! Are you sleeping and it took you so long to pick up?" You hear her laughing.

  "Of course not. How can I sleep when my assistant keeps on sending me reports that I need to double check just because she doesn’t have any confidence in it." You act as if you're irritated.

  "Well, I apologize for that Madam, if you find me as useless as ever. Don't you worry; I'll make it up to you. How about we grab some pizza or something after work?"

  "Wow! Looks someone is in a good mood."

  You remember that just last week, you both gone out for some girls night out just because she and his boyfriend got a fight.

  "Do I sound like that?" she laughs as if it surprised her.

  "So what’s the plan? Tell me before I change my mind and just go straight home."

  "I already send you a message about it. But I think you’re not checking your cell phone. That's unusual."

  "Ah, you did?"

  "What's up?" she sounds worried. "Oh shoot! Mrs. Nashreen is calling on the other line. Let's just talk about it later."

  "Okay, but there's nothing to talk about." You said before dropping the call.

  'Haaaash... Now that I'm done with my work, I guess it's time to face my dilemma that I tried to forget while working.'

  You get your mobile on one of your tables drawer. It's on ‘Do Not Disturb' mode that’s why you didn’t even notice it at all.

  But when you scroll the notification you had. Your eyes got bigger that it could pop out at any second.

   After reading his last message, you checked the time and end up calculating it on the one hour he said.

  'AAAAAAARGH! Just 5 minutes left!'

  Without giving it much of a thought, you just swipe his contact ID and the next thing you saw on your mobile screen is that you're calling him.

  After just one rang on the other line, he picks up.

  'God, why did he answer so quickly. Did he really wait for me all day? Now I feel so terrible. Way to go Y/N.'

  "Y/N?" Just hearing him say your name in a very sad voice doesn’t make you feel any better.

  "Oh? Christian.. What’s up? What’s with all the fuzz?" You tried to ignore the fact that he just confesses to you earlier that day.

  'You just level up on your stupidity. Congrats Y/N'

  He didn’t answer, instead, you heard his sight. "Don’t be like that Y/N. We needed to talk, and you know why."

  Now it’s your turn to sight a long one. Just to calm your mind.

  "I'm so sorry Christian. You know that I already had so much in mind before and after hearing what you said, my mind just went blank. Honestly, I felt like I've been in a total auto-pilot mode till now."

  "I know. It’s okay, and I'm sorry if I end up pressuring you with all of this. I really am sorry Y/N. Please don't hate me."

  "Wait, what? Why would you think that I hate you?"

  "Well because you -" He will say something more but you cut him off.

  "Is it because I didn’t respond on any of your calls and messages?" You guessed.

  "Well, yeah."

  You laugh. Even though you’re not sure what for, but you just felt like it’s the only way you could think clearly with all this over thinking shit.

  "Christian Yu, you know for a fact that it’s hard for me to hate you and it's stupid of me if I even think of hating you just because of what you said." You decide to be positive about it. 'Positive thoughts'. "Tell you what, why wouldn’t we just talk more about this once I got home?"

  "Are you still at work? I'm sorry, did I disturb you? I hope not." He sounded more worried all of a sudden.

  "Don't worry too much Christian, I'm done with my work and just waiting for the time so I can finally go. And please enough saying 'SORRY', you know I hate that word. And ‘what’s done is done’ remember? That’s my motto. Haha!"

  "Okay, if you say so. I'm just happy that we're now talking and you confirmed me that you don’t hate me. Thank you, Y/N."

  You couldn’t help but smile dumbly by yourself. Somehow you felt relieved. And with all the things that keep on happening to you, this is the first time you felt that you can get through this.

  "No worries Christian. Just don’t stress yourself about me. I'm fine. Trust me with this; I can handle with my trashy life." You laugh when you heard him chuckle. "Oh yeah, I and Jamie have plans after work. So I might go home late. It's already 10 pm there, right? So how about I'll just call you tomorrow?" You happily suggested.

  "Hmmmm.. Y/N?" He sounded worried again.

  "What is it?"

  "How about we just talk this all out by tomorrow?"

  "Didn’t you heard me when that’s exactly what I just said? Haha."

  "No. I mean, you and me, really talk about it tomorrow?"

  "That’s what I've been saying. Now you're confusing me."

  "Well, you said that it’s hard for you to hate me right? And I won’t say sorry because as per you, what’s done is done. I'll just hold to your words."

  "What the heck are you blabbering about CHRISTIAN YU?!" Now you're confused. An idea pops in your head and hoping that what you think is wrong.

  'Oh, you didn’t BAROM YOO! Or else you're definitely a dead meat!'

  "I kinda already booked a direct flight to Dubai just before you called."

  "YOU WHAAAAAT?!"

  "Ergh, I thought you wouldn’t call. And I really wanted to talk to you face facing Y/N. Please understand."

  "AAAARGGSSSSH! Seriously Christian Yu! How can you just decide all that just because I didn’t respond to you? You're making me insane."

  "Because scared got the better of me Y/N. Scared that you might be gone in my life just like that. Scared that you've might decide to agree on your father’s terms. Scared that you might hate me. And scared to see you again with someone that isn’t me."

  "Do you really love me that much Barom?"

  You secretly cursed yourself by letting that question slip your mouth instead of just keeping it to yourself.

  "God knows Y/N, I've always been in love with you. I just don't know how not to. Please forgive me."

  What good deed did you do in your past life to even deserve to hear those very words Y/N.

  You felt goosebumps and your face got red as an apple.

  "Saying that won't save you on my punch and kicks once you step your foot here Christian. I won't give you any mercy with this." You said jokingly.

  You heard him laugh. And it melts your heart. You felt weird.

  "What can I do, there’s no refund policy. So I guess I'll just wear a punch proof or something."

  You laugh at his lame joke.

  You're about to say something when you heard a knock on your office door. When it open, a head of someone you’re too familiar with pops out.

  "Oh, my! Jay Park in the flesh!" You said smiling back to the person who just finally enter your office. But the smile you had doesn’t stay that long when someone came behind him. "Dad?"

  Lost and confuse is written all over your face.

  "Y/N?"

  You almost forgot that you’re talking to Christian.

  "Oh yeah, something came up Ba. I'll just talk to you later."

  And you end the call without waiting for his reply.

  And you felt bad about it. But the two person towards of you is just too much to set aside.

  Now that I think about it, I don’t know if I will feel relieved or not once Christian arrived by tomorrow.

  (CHRISTIAN YU POV)

 You heard a knock, you thought it’s your door, but it’s on Y/N.

  "Oh, my! Jay Park in the flesh." She seemed surprised.

  'Huh? Jay Park? The Jay Park? Why would he be there? Did Y/N know him? I have no idea. What the heck is going on there? What’s with all this?'

  "Dad?" She sounded worried.

  'Fuck! Don't tell me-?!'

  "Y/N?"

  "Oh yeah, something came up Ba. I'll just talk to you later." And then she hang-ups.

  'Shit! I really need to be with Y/N fast!'

  You contact again your secretary if it’s possible to book you with much earlier flight other than the one you already book.

  Good enough she informed you that there’s an available flight and its within two hours from now.

  Without any thought, you told her to change your flight with that and with any more words you hang up.

  You need to get your things ready. And will just talk to the crew about your plan once you're already checked in.

  You can’t take any more risk on delaying yourself to be with Y/N.

  I know they will understand. Well, I do hope so. I just love her so much that I can't just sit back any longer. And what more worrying you is Jay Park.

  What has he had to do and he just pops up like that.

TO BE CONTINUE...

Chapter 1 // Chapter 2 // Chapter 3 // Chapter 4 // Chapter 5 // Chapter 6 // Chapter 7  // Chapter 8 // Chapter 9  

I apologize if it's too short. Time check 2:40 am and need to get some sleep. Haha. Thank you for reading. wait for the next update. Let's all see how Jay Park fit in this messy life Y/N have. ^__^

[chafunktabrew]

Happy Monday Tribe! It's officially CHRISTMAS WEEK & since we won't be open again until Thursday, we wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday & share our super fun post-xmas schedule! 🍺 WEDNESDAY: CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY🎄 🍺 THURSDAY: Thirsty Thursdays Beer & Bingo w/ Mi Bop's Tamales! Doors open @ 5 pm, Bingo @ 7pm. 🍺 FRIDAY: TGIF Happy Hour & return of InVINCEible Ale! $2 off pints & free chili dogs🍻🌭 🍺 SATURDAY: LSU vs Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl - GEAUX TIGERS!🏈 @thecreoletomateaux is slinging grub & treating everyone to FREE beer!🍻 Whaaaaat??? That's right, they are generously buying the first $300 of InVINCEible Ale & GIVING IT AWAY! Proceeds benefit the Captain Vincent Liberto Memorial Foundation.💙 Doors & taps open @ NOON & it's first come, first serve!🍻 🍺 SUNDAY: Saints @ Panthers at NOON⚜️ w/ @tacojerks & Pups & Pints BOGO Sunday!!! 🐾 📅 MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Friday, January 3 - New Beer Release: SAGITTARIUS Double IPA CHEERS!🍻 . #humpday #trivianight #thirstythursday #beerandbingo #bingonight #tgif #happyhour #peachbowl #lsuvsoklahama #geauxtigers #geauxburreaux #freebeer #foodtrucks #geauxsaints #whodat #pupsandpints #eatlocal #drinklocal #taproomevents #craftbeer #localbrewery #chafunkta (at Chafunkta Brewing Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6bEtZmFBGf/?igshid=178wiwkglmlbd

[strmyweather]

RP Cut #2: Non-Scale Victories

I will freely admit that I’m posting this ‘timeline’ mostly for my own benefit, so that I’ll have it to refer back to at a later date; it may not be of tremendous interest to anyone else. But as I type this, I have 24 hours to go until the ‘finish line’ of my second Renaissance Periodization cut. I’m once again feeling pretty satisfied, proud of the journey, and, in most ways, dramatically more prepared and mentally ‘settled’ about the endpoint than I was after my first cut. However, the one concept that continues to make me (irrationally) anxious is the prospect of slightly higher bodyweight potentially impacting my CrossFit movements—thus this post.

Objectively, I do recall from my last cut-to-maintenance transition that the concept of improved fueling / increased glycogen stores pretty effectively offsets any slight bodyweight bump. However, I’ve been CrossFitting for over five years and just gained the bulk of my gymnastics skills within these past six or seven months. In other words, I’m still so new to this ‘toolbox’ that any performance fluctuations (which I’ve long been accustomed to with a barbell) still feel irrationally frightening on this new playing field—like, but I could do FIVE strict pull-ups yesterday, and today FOUR feels hard; therefore THE WORLD IS ENDING! (…My coach is continually talking me off the ledge in this regard. :))

At any rate, this is one reason why I kept track of certain gym accomplishments (a.k.a. ‘non-scale victories’) as the cut progressed. I am definitely not someone who PRs barbell movements on a cut (quite the contrary; my strength has suffered significantly this year), but my gymnastics have improved literally beyond all recognition, of which I am very proud. As such, I wanted to keep track of my performance milestones at various bodyweights along the way, so that I’ll have this mental tool for the inevitable struggle bus days. When sets of handstand push-ups feel impossible, it might help to be able to look back at this post and say to myself, no, your bodyweight is NOT the issue, because you did this same thing in a metcon when you were TEN POUNDS heavier! It’s just time for a rest day, that’s all. :)

Without further ado, I give you RP Cut #2: the Non-Scale Victory Edition! :)

Week 1 average: 148.4 lb (although, admittedly, about a pound of this was Bagel Bloat from my massive cheat weekend in NYC just prior to starting the cut—I had been averaging 147.4 prior to the trip) Non-scale victory: recaptured a 193# back squat (which is only 7# off my all-time best despite weighing 20-25# less than I did at the time I achieved that PR).

Week 2 average: 146.4 lb Non-scale victory: 2 sets of 5 unbroken handstand push-ups (single abmat, no plates) in a metcon setting!

Week 3 average: 145.3 lb Non-scale victorIES: five unbroken strict pull-ups! three unbroken ring dips! 4 sets of 50 unbroken double-unders! ...It was a big week :-)

Week 4 average: 144.2 lb Non-scale victory: PRed Fran at 8:28. Definitely still on the slower side, but I was thrilled by consistently large-ish sets (thrusters as 14/7, 8/7, and 9 unbroken; pull-ups as sets of 3-5 the whole way!). Afterward, my coach made the point that I likely could have gone faster for competition purposes by doing smaller sets, but that this was the right approach/stimulus to use for training.

Week 5 average: 142.6 Non-scale victory: basically blitzing through a metcon that included both TTB and HSPU (two relatively new skills for me), and staying consistent with both. Did all the sets of 10 TTB as 6/4, and sets of 5 HSPU as unbroken 5s (albeit again to just one abmat, no plates).

Week 6 average: 141.2 lb Non-scale victory: weighted pull-ups with a 10# plate! Also, sets of 4 HSPU with 10# plates—something I had struggled with as recently as three weeks prior—felt EASY. (The high point of this week was the moment when my coach grinned at me after a particularly sharp set of those and said, “See, this is why, when you get salty about stuff, I say to you, ‘remember when you couldn’t do a handstand push-up negative?’” :-))

Week 7 average: 141.0 lb (but this was a bit artificially inflated because it was the week that I ‘should have gotten’ my period; in reality, this was also the week I broke the 140 barrier / saw a couple of weights in the 130s for the first time ever in my adult life!). Non-scale victory: not a big flashy accomplishment, but I was pretty pleased when I felt basically fine / barely sore at all after doing the equivalent of about 90 pull-ups in one training session.

Week 8 average: 140.9 lb (but again somewhat artificially inflated, this time by being home for the holidays) Non-scale victory: non-gym-related, but: going home for 2.5 days for Christmas and meeting both of my goals, which were (1) getting my protein in every day and (2) eating and enjoying normal food without ‘cracking out’. I was also proud that I could recognize the exact moment (on the morning of the third day) when I was starting to lose my restraint, and was able to use the clock as a tool to reel myself back in.

Week 9 average: 138.7 lb Non-scale victory: there were three this week: (1) got my first truly RXed handstand push-ups (abmat + 25-lb plates), on New Year’s Eve, (2) did 50 burpees in 2:58 (!), and (3) did a set of 10 easy unbroken toes-to-bar that felt as though I could’ve kept going!

Week 10 average: 138.1 lb Non-scale victory: ‘graduated’ to performing official muscle-up attempts! I have all the ‘pieces’—five strict pull-ups, three strict dips, sharp transitions on the low rings, strong hollow swings on the high rings—I just have to figure out the combination of mental cues that allows me to put it all together.

Week 11 average: 137.2 lb Non-scale victory: sets of two RXed HSPU in an EMOM setting—that actually felt dramatically easier than the singles I had done two weeks prior! Also, coach started programming my wallballs with the 20# ball—which I obviously despise, but also secretly love, because it feels like a vote of confidence. :)

Week 12 average: 135.4, with a nadir of 133.7 lb (!!!) Non-scale victory: sets of 3-4 unbroken false grip ring pull-ups (which feel weird and uncomfortable, but several of the boys in the gym spontaneously commented on how good they looked and how “you just add a little kip in there, and [you’ve got your muscle-up]!”, which felt really good to hear. :)

…I’ll soon link this post back to the fuller/longer one detailing more of the multidimensional ins and outs of this second cut, but thought that the above timeline deserved its own section (in the interest of partitioning the various aspects into manageable ‘chunks’, rather than writing my usual rambly novel :)).

I’m very much looking forward to maintenance—to sleeping through the night again, to having more than one tablespoonful of peanut butter per day, to NOT feeling freezing cold all the time, to watching my butt and legs reappear, to having creamer in my coffee once in a while—but honestly, the biggest reason is that I truly cannot wait to ‘feel strong’ again. This cut has served its purpose and I’m grateful that I tackled it when I did, and with the degree of dedication that I did—but, as CrossFit athletes, we ‘specialize in not specializing’, and I have felt rather one-dimensional for the vast majority of the past year. Objectively, I’ve knocked FORTY POUNDS off my bodyweight in the past 11 months (whaaaaat?!?)—so now let’s see about sticking some of that weight back onto the barbell, shall we? :)

[effelants]

fadedforyou replied to your photoset: Post a selfie and homescreen tag by @fadedforyou!...

I had to do a double take because you look exactly like a close friend of mine; my first reaction was PiNcH ze CHEEKS like auntie in Chrissy!!!! You look amazing and I love your background ^•^

Haha whaaaaat! I’ve been told before that I have that kind of face that just looks familiar... maybe this is another instance of that. :D

You look amazing too and YES WINNIE THE POOH. <3

[udemytutorialfreedownload]

Randeep Hooda Dives Into the Making of Netflix’s Action-Heavy Extraction

try { window._mNHandle.queue.push(function (){ window._mNDetails.loadTag("173377332", "300x250", "173377332"); }); } catch (error) {}

Randeep Hooda is about to make his Netflix debut reverse Chris Hemsworth this week in the motion thriller Extraction. Hooda — finest recognized for the 2014 street film Freeway, and taking part in serial killer Charles Sobhraj, Malayali artist Raja Ravi Varma, and farmer Sarabjit Singh, who spent over twenty years in a Pakistani jail on costs of terrorism and spying, throughout biopics — was in for a shock when he first learn the script for Extraction.

It described his character as “a wrecking ball of a person”, for Hooda performs military particular forces veteran Saju Rav, who’s now employed by India’s greatest drug lord (Pankaj Tripathi). In line with the film, Hooda’s position is an action-heavy one. However that wasn’t one thing he had been instructed when he auditioned for Extraction.

“They referred to as me three weeks earlier to Ahmedabad earlier than the shoot,” Hooda instructed Devices 360 over the telephone on Tuesday. “And I used to be like, ‘Why?’”

Evaluation: Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction Is Heavy on Motion, however Little Else

When Hooda met Extraction director Sam Hargrave — who’s making his directorial debut, having been a stunt coordinator on a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe chapters — he learnt why. Extraction is a couple of mercenary (Hemsworth) tasked with rescuing a drug lord’s (Tripathi) kidnapped son from Dhaka. (Ahmedabad stood in for the Bangladeshi capital.)

As a consequence of a flip of occasions, which we cannot spoil, Hemsworth and the child discover themselves being chased by Saju (Hooda), along with all of Dhaka’s police, who’re in the palm of Bangladesh’s greatest drug lord (Priyanshu Painyuli) — the man who ordered the kidnapping. An early portion of this chase is filmed in a severe of lengthy takes, stitched collectively to seem like one 12-minute sequence.

“Once I obtained [to Ahmedabad] subsequent day in the morning, they confirmed me, ‘That is what we’ll be doing with you in the movie and it is all going to be one shot,” Hooda stated. “So here is what you need to do. I noticed it and I went, ‘Whaaaaat?! How are you gonna try this? Who’s gonna try this?’ They stated, ‘You are going to try this.’ I stated, ‘ME?! How?’”

What started was a masterclass in motion for Hooda.

“First, we began with methods to maintain your physique, the place to maintain your weight, the hinge, the bending of the knee being decrease, [to] decrease centre of gravity,” Hooda explains. “Then, you are going to throw a punch in actual life, after which throw a punch in the film. Then methods to react to that punch, after which methods to get the steps and the sequences proper.

“And to do all of it very, very slowly. Sluggish is quick, quick is nice. So doing it very, very slowly, getting every step, over a interval of three weeks. And when each actors had been ready and had memorised the sequences, they introduced me and Chris collectively. Then we did [weapons], of course the props had been all faux. After which lastly, we obtained the knife and weapons we’ll be utilizing, after which went about that: methods to maintain the gun, how the hearth the gun.”

Hooda has carried out his share of motion in Indian productions, however this was his first style of a global one. He famous that there is much more rehearsal with action-driven movies like Extraction — Hooda claimed the staff prepped for 4 months earlier than they shot the 12-minute sequence — and there are much more security precautions as effectively.

Watch the Trailer for Netflix’s Extraction, Starring Chris Hemsworth

“For instance, you can not simply hearth an empty bullet,” Hooda added. “It will likely be given to you; all people will probably be instructed that the weapon’s scorching. Right here, generally, you’ll be able to simply apply or simply for enjoyable, you’ll be able to go bang, bang. I’ve been damage earlier than in movies made right here. However aside from a pair of nicks I obtained from Chris throughout the fights, every little thing else was very, very, very, very safely carried out.”

Hooda jokingly referred to as getting hit by Thor — the Marvel character Hemsworth is known for — his favorite half of filming on Extraction.

On a extra severe observe, the 43-year-old actor was “shocked” by an prolonged automobile chase that is half of the aforementioned 12-minute sequence. Although Hooda was technically on the steering wheel, the automobile was being pushed by a stuntman sitting on the roof of the automobile or mendacity in the trunk, relying on the place the digicam was positioned. On high of that, it wanted to be filmed in a protracted take.

“I used to be driving the automobile, however I had no management and there is a man sitting in the boot who was truly driving, and I do not understand how he was seeing the rattling factor,” Hooda added. “And there was a automobile which was driving apart from me, and I shoot at it and it goes up in the air and turns over whereas I smash one other automobile. it was all occurring stay in a single take. The quantity of coordination and apply and dry runs that they will need to have needed to undergo is unbelievable.”

“And also you’re simply in it and you are like, ‘God, it is like a high-octane online game.’”

Hooda credit Extraction’s motion chops to Hargrave, who at the same time as director, was hanging off harnesses and ropes on set himself: “Had he not had this motion background, had he not have this excessive diploma of health, then the outcomes would in all probability not have been the identical. As a result of he’s the director and he is obtained the digicam and he is hanging off the ropes, so he is aware of the place to maneuver it.”

Hargrave has an awesome staff round him, Hooda thinks — in stunt coordinator Daniel Stevens (X-Males: Days of Future Previous), second unit director and Hagrave’s finest good friend Thayr Harris (Deadpool 2), combat coordinator Michael Lehr (Gemini Man), and stuntmen Anthony Nanakornpanom (Avengers: Endgame) and Dan Dargan Carter (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion) who doubled for Hooda — whose dedication rubbed off on Hooda.

“There’s a sequence which is clearly not there in the movie the place I throw a grenade and it bounced off the truck and got here again at me and I caught it and threw it once more,” Hooda stated and added with fun, “That was fairly humorous, all people had an enormous snort about it, however I additionally felt fairly good that I had the presence of thoughts to dispose of the grenade.”

Extraction is out April 24 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu on Netflix.

Can Netflix power Bollywood to reinvent itself? We mentioned this on Orbital, our weekly expertise podcast, which you’ll subscribe to through Apple Podcasts or RSS. You too can download the episode or simply hit the play button beneath.

try { window._mNHandle.queue.push(function (){ window._mNDetails.loadTag("379748484", "160x600", "379748484"); }); } catch (error) {}

Source link

The post Randeep Hooda Dives Into the Making of Netflix’s Action-Heavy Extraction appeared first on Bharats Guide.

from WordPress https://ift.tt/3bx2NdH via IFTTT

[dyslexicsquirrel]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Characters: Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, James Rhodes, May Parker (Spider-Man), Peter Parker, Ned Leeds, James "Bucky" Barnes, Obadiah Stane, Natasha Romanov (Marvel) Additional Tags: Alpha/Omega, Omega Verse, Omega Tony Stark, Post-Serum Steve Rogers, Alpha Steve Rogers, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mpreg, Steve Rogers is Not a Virgin, Virgin Tony Stark, Alternate Universe - Magic, Alternate Universe, Knotting, References to Knotting, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Feminist Themes, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Angst with a Happy Ending, Howard Stark's Bad Parenting, Slow Burn Summary:

Tony's life is full of secrets.

When his parents die, his whole world turns upside down. He's sent to live with a relative he barely knows, leaving behind everything familiar, and on top of that? He's a witch and no one knew except for his mom. He can't tell anyone.

He's pulling a double major in English and engineering, which is unheard of for an omega and, oh yeah, Aunt May doesn't know.

As his birthday looms closer, something ominous starts to unfold. Tony isn't sure who to turn to for help, who he can trust. While he had been keeping secrets from those around him, they had kept secrets of their own.

An alpha he barely knows might be the solution to all of his problems, but can Tony really trust him?

Posted a new fic whaaaaat? 

[kwackdoctor]

Progress Note #1: Post-Grad Internship

I have been racking my brain for a few weeks now on what to write on my blog. I created this blog to express/rant about anything or everything but I realised I have Twitter for that. So it made me wonder what else was I going to write here? One of my friend told me that blogs should have stories, or maybe a theme about it. So I thought maybe because I’m on the medical field, maybe I should write about medical stuff. *boring* I was really stressing about it (slight lang) until I realised, just write about anything. So for my first post, I’m going to reminisce about the last 2 months of my life. I was going for the “Month Favourites” but who am i kidding? I don’t have that much thing going on, I’m not an artista or a blogger. I am just an ordinary “mandirigma” in the medical field just trying to make it one duty at a time.

Enough talk, here are my June-July highlights. Enjoy.

1. End of Internship

It was the end of “12 months a slave”. When we actually ended, on June 1, I actually felt nothing. I was like “meh”. But when I finally finished my gazillion clearance and extensions, it was like a big burden was lifted off. A big, gigantic, humongous  burden. From “Inteeeeeern do this” to “Tarunga retract enterrrrn” to “nganu wala ka kahibaw ani enterrrrrn”. It was finally over. I remember when I was just about to enter Medicine, my Doctor relatives would often warn me about this so-called “Internship”, I was so confident before but when I finally faced it, it was like a dragon ready to swallow me whole. And it did swallow me whole but fortunately I had thick skin and it didn’t digest me fully. HAHA. BUT it wasn’t all “kasaba” and “kakapoy” there we’re also fun times and moments I will always cherish forever. CHAR

2. Double Pull-outs

Okay, you might think, whaaaaat, why is this a highlight? Lemme tell you a story about our school. WE. NEVER. HAVE. PULLOUTS. So when other schools get free time, intramurals time, tree-lighting time out of their duties, we get left behind to do all the (dirty) work. It wasn’t really on June, but it was on our last month when we had a double pull-out. Why am I including it here? Because I can. hahahah! It was just a highlight of my internship that I had to. Our first pull-out was during our Grand CSC (it’s a CIM thing) and the next was our Recollection. It was just cool to see the batch getting together and working together, just being together. (cheessssy i know) But this is the batch that was with me since we started learning about cadavers, sneaking out bones just to have more study time with anatomy, calculating calories, planning out events, and finally going through internship together. We might not be as united as the previous batches, or as close as others, but I am still so proud of this batch. (Viva Vertex!)

3. Travel

I am always thankful for the opportunity to travel. Always. You see, we’re not the richest family nor the most privileged one. I’m just a poor boy from a poor family (WHAT). But enough nonsense, travel will always be a highlight. This month, we discovered Thailand. It was such a memorable trip because we didn’t have much preparations and none of us have been to this country before. It was also nerve wracking since there was a 70% chance I wasn’t gonna make the trip. I had to decide 10 hours before our flight, that’s 10 hours of packing, preparing, and finding Baht which was, to my surprise, so rare to find in Cebu. But all is well that ends well. We planned out day’s activity every morning and we somehow enjoyed it. Thailand really surprised us. (maybe I’ll do a travel blog about this also, maybe)

4. G-R-A-D-U-A-T-I-O-N

This is my nth time to graduate but this is the most memorable. I AM NOW A FKCNG DOCTOR!!!! (Gaga, may PLE pa!) But OMG. Those sleepless nights, those breakdowns, those missed opportunities because #MedisLife, was finally worth it because of this moment. Graduating was not meant for the graduates though, it was meant for the people who worked as hard as you to get you to that moment. To my parents, who had been working hard as hell just to pay for my tuitions and other expenses, thank you so much for giving me an opportunity to study medicine. I know a lot of people wants to be a doctor but can’t, so I am very much grateful.

5. PGI-ship

When one hardship closes, another one opens. This is the MD cycle. So, just 4 days of break and I go through another year of internship but hopefully a little less stressful. I had a hard time choosing as to where to do my internship. I asked friends, family, weighed the pros and cons, and all that but I finally came into a decision. or did I? I know I have issues with decisions. Why does it have to be so hard? It had a lot of responsibility that I’m scared to jump into it. But I decided to stay close to home (even though until now I’m still convincing myself that I chose correctly). Hopefully, one day, I’ll make terms with my decisions.

So there you have it, my highlights for the bimonthly. Hopefully I’ll be able to keep this up. I will have to say sorry about my grammar and sesh. If you have problems with it, please help me edit my blog then. I made this entry in one sitting, so I have no time for revision or proofreading. (Nah, I’m just lazy btaw)

Cheerio!