#i was originally gonna do more but i got pooped out

[spaciebabie]

um!

[hazbinhappy]

Can I request something incredibly soft about Rosie and her wife's nighttime routine?

A/N: this is mother i love her so much people should draw her more she’s so mother i also am not happy with this but i didn't know what else to do that just kisses and gossip :(

So I originally was gonna make this “omg you guys do a lil 1800 bedtime routine” and then I went…. No because I have zero clue of how clean they were back then and I still don’t trust it

SO we’re going the absolutely cute fictional route :D

Rosie seems to be the type of woman who loves to be involved and help out her people so thats of course what she spends most of her day doing (though of course she makes sure you, her equally if not more, adorable wife is include in that routine)

Lunch with Alastor, wifey is there too sorry Rudolph the Red-Suit Reindeer

But anyways after a long day of dealing with sinners and hellborns Rosie is pooped!

She may have that happy and caring personality, but that doesn’t mean she can’t be cranky too!

Rosie ends her day with a little snack after dinner as you two have a chat

You two do have your night routine together

Hopefully someone put her on a modern night routine but if not you got our girl away from lead and onto some other face care if she wanted it!

It’s fun as you guys have a lil gossip session while brushing your teeth and doing your face

Depending on hair type (or if your even have hair) she’ll help you wrap your hair up or brush it out for you! You’d of course do the same for her

The night ends with turning off your oil lamps-

Jk jk but it does end with kisses and snuggles before you two go to bed

[ghenry]

What do you think of GHMs more "Mainstream" titles such as LC, SoTD and NMH3 compared against their more underground works like Killer7, Silver Case and NMH1. I find the latter has a sense of mystique and weirdness that's missing from the former when the studio seemed pigeon-holed in a brand of "Sex, Violence and quirky"

I've been meaning to write about this here, so good question! I gave it a lot of thought after finding a JPN copy of Killer Is Dead and seeing this within the box;

Here's a quote of Suda reflecting on the production of said game;

Suda was not interested in eroticism when it came to his company's games. However, the more mainstream games GHM made (without his direction) were full of instances that were little more than eye candy. Sex appeal for the sake of it. And much of that was against Suda's will;

Paula running around in a thong (and even tits out a couple times if you played the NA version) throughout Shadows of the Damned also reminds me of Tim Rogers recalling his time working at Grasshopper as a designer in the late 2000s. He sat in a lot of meetings with Suda talking to EA and mentioned a time Suda talked about a save function idea he thought of while reflecting on Travis always using a toilet to save in the NMH games.

An early idea was Garcia going to bed with a woman every time he had to save. This was likely when the game was still going to be open world-ish and Garcia was single. From how Tim Rogers talked about this, it was pretty much the only idea Suda had that EA actually showed interest in. Obviously this idea never panned out, instead saving being delegated to a little demon that poops to signify a saved game. Funny that it connects to NMH's toilet save function in that way.

Something else worth bringing up would be the "gigolo missions" from Killer Is Dead. This also derived from a concept Suda had for Shadows of the Damned where Garcia was gonna take girls out on dates, bring flowers, and it'd actually be cute and romantic. At least, from how he described it.

(These screenshots are from Feel the Magic, a DS game where you played mini-games as you tried to win the heart of a girl throughout the story)

This idea was repurposed for Killer Is Dead, but, according to Suda, the sexual aspects of it were conjured up by Hideyuki Shin, the game's director. Therefore, it devolved into x-ray glasses, staring at boobs, and giving gifts to a robot that repeated animations. A cannibalization of the original concept.

Suda seemed afraid of Grasshopper's reputation being mutated into an identity he didn't consent to. Sex appeal is not something he really thinks about when it comes to making games. It's not his style;

The only times Suda has shown sexuality in the games he directed is when it's discomforting or deeply disturbing, almost never for eye candy.

I still appreciate games like Shadows of the Damned, Killer Is Dead, and Lollipop Chainsaw. As much as this era of GHM was railroaded to chasing some mainstream trends and trying too hard to be quirky, they still had unique aspects that help them stand out above other games of the same subgenre. But I can't help but notice a fissure between these games and the ones he actually directed. The nuance, mystery, and thought-provoking stories are most prominent when he's the one directing.

I'm not going to fault people for liking eroticism and such in video games. I've played plenty of horny games too, and there's obviously an appeal there. But anyone still expecting that from Suda is barking up the wrong tree. Looking at how he's been handling everything since 2018 makes it even sadder when you reflect how these publishers tried cramming Grasshopper Manufacture into this box they didn't want to be in.

One last thing I have to retort, though. I don't lump No More Heroes 3 with the quirky "mainstream" games the way you did in the question. Sure, NMH3 definitely went for a more mainstream marketing plan and the game got super silly at times, but it still has an interesting narrative with a ton of nuance. Way more than any GHM game between 2010-2016. Hence my 4+ hour long analysis of the game;

Many people even rejected this game outright because the eroticism and scantily-clad female cast was mostly absent. This was likely expectations they built after experiencing games like NMH2, SotD, LC, etc.

Speaking a bit more on the sense of eroticism, it's funny to think how that was admittedly present in NMH1, obnoxiously expanded upon in NMH2, and then mostly done away with in NMH3. Going as far as turning Naomi--and her balloon tits--into a goddamn tree!

However, I don't believe Suda turned Naomi into a tree for the sole purpose of removing her sex appeal. I believe this just further accentuates how that aspect is not something he's interested in or finds important for the game itself. He likely didn't even think of it that way, but instead "Hey, she should be a tree now."

And then there's Kimmy, whose death was not only a very harrowing moment in the game, it was also depicted in a sexual manner. Similar to Bad Girl's death in the original NMH. Note the motions and angles in her death scene.

Like I said, this rather disturbing sense of sexuality is more Suda's vibe. And I'm happy to see he hasn't lost that edge, so many years later. Anyway, thanks for the question! I had a lot of fun writing out this answer.

[mrgaretcarter]

Ted Lasso 3x11 thoughts

It really was very nice to see Ted around the neighborhood saying Hi to everyone again, I missed watching him be part of the community a lot throughout the season

I liked the selection of guys who went to get Nate back

I think it would’ve been nice to have seen something that indicated that shift for the team since the last time we saw them thinking about Nate was that disaster at the West Ham match but I’m also not that committed to this 😅 Maybe seeing the vote they mentioned could’ve been fun and illuminating

It felt true to Nate that he enjoyed working at the restaurant

They must’ve been late to practice waiting for 75 freaking kebabs to be ready lmao

Got a kick out of mama Lasso being the origin of the open peanut butter jar

Finding out Beard has to routinely go over to Ted’s flat to make his oven stop beeping was very fun

Had a real good time of Ted being so annoyed at his mom behaving exactly like him. The split shot where she’s heading for the stairs and he’s behind rubbing his face lmao

I cracked up at the press conference when Jamie said the goal should be scrapped from the records and “i apologize to everyone, especially the kids” lmao

Screamed at Ted’s mom being named Dorothy they are shameless

Rebecca was SO excited to meet mama Lasso it was so cute, the way she threw her arms up when Dottie dropped the “Winner winner BF Skinner” line was super adorable, it was also cute how low she had to lean in order to hug Dottie

“I can’t believe I’m finally getting to meet the woman who created one of the nicest humans I’ve ever met” was also very very cute and welcome, I would like a full detailed account of what Rebecca thinks about Ted now thanks (but also I wish that delivery had been more pointed somehow, more loaded, do you know what I mean? Not because I think it had to be, I just got shipper goggles on and that would’ve made me lose my mind.)

The way Rebecca laughed when Dottie said the thing about Ted popping out of her already asking the doctor if he needed anything made me laugh, and then how annoyed Ted was by it made me laugh even more

It’s also pretty cute that Rebecca was so delighted by mama Lasso doing the very things Ted annoyed her for originally, like, those are things she loves now because she associates them with him

Mamma Lasso charming the locker room was great

Ted and Rebecca off to the side in his office observing was also great. I love that Rebecca was delighted by mama Lasso but also aware that Ted was not having a good time (and she hit him with Oklahoma again!)

I laughed at the eyebrow hair joke cause I knew exactly what Ted meant 😂 I’ve annoyed my dad many times about this specifically

“Sometimes the truth can ruin a perfectly good story” “You should work for the daily mail” I cant explain it but this exchange delighted me, they seem so friendly and have such a good back and forth, it’s always a pleasure to seem them onscreen together, and I will never forgive them for not letting us see more of it this season

Rebecca Welton horse girl confirmed!

Ted said he didn’t eat the poop candy bar, but his mom said he did, but we know she has a tendency to embellish her stories, but Ted seemed eager to stop that one in its tracks, so what is the truth??

Trent jumping at the chance to interview Mama Lasso was funny as was her saying his hair is fabulous, real audience self insert moment

“Shouting is Roy’s love language”

I enjoyed Jamie’s boot room meltdown though it was a bit over the top lmao for a split second I thought he was gonna kiss Roy

“Will?” “Yeah” “You missed a good one” I was howling at this lmaoooooo and Will looked so disappointed too he is a nosy little bitch those boot room encounters are NOT an accident he wants that tea

I nearly started crying when Ted said “Man, this place is great, right?” Cause like is it Ted?? Is it really?? I haven’t felt that from you and why???? WHY

Again, wish we’d seen this vote about Nate coming back even more knowing Higgins was approached about it or maybe initiated it

I love that Beard and Dottie have a whole thing going on including nicknames and a theme song

Ted storming off lmaooo

On the one hand I’m very confused about R/K on the other I’m glad its confusing because it means they didn’t just skip their getting back together last week, it was just a hook up

Babs always delivers she is so funny

“Still running around in circles, making sure everybody’s okay without accepting a drop of help for himself.” Sure, but where was that this season 😅

When beard asked Dottie how she was and she didn’t wanna answer I immediately thought she was sick or something and spent the rest of the ep on edge about it

I still don’t get how we’re supposed to take Beard and Jane

Thought it was a bit much to directly quote soooo much of this be the verse

The ominous shot of Dorothy’s house spinning on the pinball machine I stg

Laughed at Ted trying to put the suitcase on the bed and his mom going not on the bed! And him having to redirect on the fly

“I’ve actually been talking to this therapist” “Oh let me guess, it’s all my fault” that was SO momcore. This scene where they talk about the panic attacks and therapy and Ted asks if she ever considered talking to someone was actually my favorite exchange between Ted and his mom in terms of the emotional stuff, that I really felt, especially when she says “And you know I love my tea” how heavy that felt and how informative it was, to me, of their relationship without overstating it

Nora telling Rebecca to stop using her jet is SUCH a fic thing I was losing my mind

Jamie not high-fiving the guy and just walking straight into his hand made me laugh

Of course Kenneth does drag

Keeley was weird in this episode but I cant say what the problem was

Everyone, and I mean everyone, at team movie night was so fun! Rebecca looked so incredibly good! She was wearing jeans!!!

Cracked up at Dani sussing out Roy and Keeley and Keeley being like we’re just friends! And Roy being like she just looks very nice!

Don’t care for the way they keep rehashing S/R 🤨

Ted saying Sleepless in Seattle is better than You’ve Got Mail is truly insane, terrible taste on the man.

Love to know Jamie has a very nice step dad and I loved his mum!

I saw people thinking it was weird that Roy kept staring at Jamie and his mum but to me it just seemed like Roy thought what he was seeing was weird

Jade grew on me, she and Babs were the only worthy additions this season (even if Jade is technically from last season)

The posters on Jamie’s wall sfdhglisfhg the ot3 is SO real this is crazy

They really gotta let Keeley speak, it feels like things have just been happening to her this entire season when will she be Keeley-fucking-Jones The Independent Woman again?

What the fuck was Roy trying to hug Jamie’s mum and blowing her a kiss and saying he loves her, was he drunk? I did not get that at all

Rebecca’s dad went to art school! Not sure why that’s exciting, but it is!

This episode made me realize how much I missed seeing more of the matches, I watched this game on the edge of my seat like it was in real time

Higgins not wanting to move and jinx it 😂 Everything with Keeley, Higgins and Rebecca on the stands is always great and fun

I wonder what Jade would report Derek for lmao I like that she got Nate fired, again, Jade really grew on me

Jamie’s “Fuck you” and “Thank you” and Ted using it later on with his mom was good, though the pep talk itself didn’t necessarily work for me

Jamie acting like a prick and taking the hazing was great, it was also great to hear Jamie Tartt dododododo again, didn’t even realize I’d missed it. Their second goal was so exciting and the ManCity crowd later cheering Jamie was emotional as were the flashes of his mum watching the game. Anyway, everything Jamie was good as it’s been for the entire season.

Unexpected to see James Tartt in rehab

I didn’t like the Pep cameo, sue me lmao

Jamie saying goodbye to all the players was great, especially him saying he’s proud of Colin

My favorite Ted moment of the episode was when he changed Beard’s mind about Nate. I liked that it was a callback to when they all laughed when first watching Nate struggling with the sign and Ted turned it around and showed Beard how cruel it was to mock someones lowest moment.

Roy/Keeley/Jamie is extremely real, and I loved Ted passing them by and the parallel to season 1 when he sees Jamie with his dad

Beard forgiving Nate was easily my favorite scene in the episode. I loved Beard and Ted’s backstory and I really really loved “And then I stole from my friend, who forgave me, and gave me a job and a life. So to honor that, I forgive you, I offer you a job, and the life part’s up to you.” That really got me and Brendan’s delivery worked so well for me, the forehead touch and the hug as well, it felt like such a genuine moment, I was very happy with it.

Ted and Dottie’s last conversation didn’t land for me, but I enjoyed Ted cursing lmao and I liked “Sometimes you lose, sometime you win, but most of the time you just tie.”

I knew from filming that Bex would show up on Rebecca’s doorstep but Ms. Kakes was a surprise and I’m already SO excited about where this is going, I hope Rupert gets so fucked especially after I had so many issues with how he was handled last episode. Ps: I loved the sweater Rebecca was wearing in this scene.

The fact that his mom left with just a note was an interesting parallel to Sharon trying to do the same and to Deborah doing it to Rebecca

Hannah’s back looked so good in that dress

By that point I’d told myself a truth bomb wasn’t gonna happen and gasped when we saw Rebecca in his office even though I knew full well she didn’t have any truths to bomb him with

It’s so funny that she had this on her calendar or whatever, like yeah she had nothing but still felt the need to uphold tradition you know how it is lmao she’s ridiculous, @thesumdancekid said she should’ve told him something silly just to maintain the pattern and I agree and think that would’ve been cute

Again it is always such a pleasure to see them together onscreen no matter what they’re doing, my heart went off just from seeing them framed by that door

I swear next ep better start exactly where this one left off, I will cry real tears if we don’t get Rebecca’s immediate reaction to Ted saying he’s leaving.

[magicalmysteryperson]

I ask Dalle 3 to draw every single Pokémon in the pokedex and I grade it on accuracy to show that us artists still have hope in not getting replaced, but we still need to keep fighting. (pt 1)

1. Bulbasaur

Understood the assignment. Overall basic idea of bulbasaur has been expressed. Spot placement is loose and generalized. 3/4 of them do not have fangs. Some of their eyes are not the right color. All of them have pupils, which is not a trait found in Bulbasaurs but I'll allow it for the style that they are using. As a cute bulbasaur render, it passes.

Grade: B+ (probably nightshade your bulbasaurs)

2. Ivysaur

Is slowly starting to lose the plot. Most of the time, the ivysaurs generated by the algorithm are either bulbasaurs with buds, ivysaurs with bloomed flowers, or an in-between of ivysaur and venusaur. Flower isn't even the right kind. And some of them become bipedal with tails?? the fudge? And there are too many flowers in the background. The composition is starting to become cluttered.

Upon giving it the bulbapedia description of its physical appearance, it was a little more accurate. However, the leaves are all wrong and it still suffers from too many spots syndrome. One even had really thin pupils.

Grade (without full description): D Grade (with full description): C (you probably don't need to nightshade your ivysaurs, but seeing the next pokemon... yeah you should probably do that.)

3. Venusaur

Horrible. Absolute failure. This is just a bigger bulbasaur with ivysaur's colors and venusaur's plant.

With description is even worse. Nice rendering, but as a representation of Venusaur, it fails spectacularly. Still a bunch of Ivysaurs. With too many spots. And none of those flowers are remotely accurate.

Grade: F (for both of them. Venusaur fans, you are safe. Bulbasaur and Ivysaur fans, though? Nightshade them to hell and back.)

4. Charmander

Proportionally it needs to a be a little thinner, but other than that? Very scarily accurate, random Pokémon gobbledygook not withstanding.

Grade: A (nightshade your charmanders)

5. Charmeleon

Asked for Charmeleon, ended up with some bulbasaur/charmander/charizard fusions. Which is nice, but its not what I asked for. Failed automatically.

Is better with the physical description, but it still has some issues. It's not the right color of red, some of them are quadrupeds, and there are dark greyish brown spots which the description did not have. The cream scales also extend to its mouth, which is also not what the original charmeleon had. Points for originality (well, as original as an algorithm that scrapes images can get), but this is still not going to get a high grade.

Also nice crab claw flame.

Grade (without description): F

Grade (with description): C-

6. Charizard

Also understood the assignment. Aside from the flaming tail and some wing bone coloring issues, this is a really accurate representation of a Charizard. It sometimes fails in the proportion department, but 9 times out of 10 it poops out a charizard that doesn't look janky. Though considering that Charizard is one of those really big Pokémons, of course its going to get that right.

Grade: A+ (Nightshade your charizards)

7. Squirtle

If it wasn't for the machine's struggle with the tail, we would have another A+ on our hands. Which is a scary thing to think about.

Grade: A (Nightshade your squirtles)

8. Wartortle

The one time it actually got Squirtle's tail right, and it was in the section where the AI struggles to generate a Wartortle with only its name to go by. Just a bunch of bigger squirtles that sometimes go quadrupedal and have blastoise ears.

With description is slightly better, but it still fails. All of them are quads, some of them have blastoise mouth, and one even has a mane. The tail isn't accurate either, but then again the cohost designer has a character limit. Even without a character limit, I'm still gonna grade it negatively. Especially since it has ignored the bipedal part of the description.

Grade (without description): F (seriously. nightshade your squirtles.)

Grade (with description): D

9. Blastoise

Appears to understand the assignment, but it only understands the overall body plan. We got tangents and multiple guns galore. And Blastoise.... holding guns?? The fu-?

Also, Dalle 3 does not know how to pixel art. Pixel artists, you have been spared.

With description, it fairs a little bit better... from a distance. 3/4 of the blastoises have malformed hands, the white shell outlines do not wrap around the arms like a backpack, (which some of the gun toting blastoises actually got right!) and one of the images' ears are too big.

Grade (without description): C-

Grade (with description): B- (Best to nightshade your Squirtles and Blastoises)

[97-liners]

I listened to the on my youth album last year and I loved it kinda made me cry so I am interested in getting to know them but I am extremely lost in where to start :( any advice?

yeah wayv'll do that to you.

i'm kind of insane about wayv its what i used to be known for on tumblr before i deleted my nct blog so, i'm gonna ramble below the cut

click read more for recs/thoughts on wayv music, content, etc etc

FIRST OF ALL. wayv is my favorite nct unit. just some basic overview:

they debuted in january of 2019 as a cpop group completely separate from nct, under label v (sm entertainment but in disguise and in china)

the connection to nct was always there -- winwin was a member of nct 127 since debut (even before johnny and doyoung was added, and jungwoo was added to 127 to "replace" him) and was never removed from 127 on paper. ten debuted with t7s unit, which was nct's overall debut. kun performed without you (chinese version) when he was a trainee

they debuted with regular (chinese version), which was initially a 127 song. they also had come back (chinese version) on their debut mini, which was also originally a 127 song. technically their first song was dream launch

wayzennies don't consider regular their real debut because fucking sm couldn't be assed to let them debut with their own song smh we hate sm here

their first comeback and their debut in wayzennies' hearts was take off

after that, moonwalk, love talk, turn back time, bad alive, kick back, then they went on a cursed haitus, then they broke hiatus with phantom and now, omy

dream launch, take off, moonwalk, and turn back time are their lore music videos. wayv is the only nct unit to have lore btw!

resonance (nct 2020) was a huge era for us because that was the first time they were officially acknowledged as a unit of nct. before that, fans had to put together compilations of nct members mentioning wayv members, renjun got in trouble for mentioning winwin's name in a vlive once, and taeyong once had a vlive where he said "wayv members are here" (but he had to whisper) and showed them in the distance and waved and everything and the fandom went wild

you really had to be there, all nct units (including wayv) changed their profile pictures for 2020 at the same time and the teaser for the resonance project included shots of wayv. i almost cried.

now. lemme talk about music

wayv is one of the music units, definitely. 127 and wayv both have very distinctive musical identities that are reflected throughout their discography

btw, nct units used to have interludes on their full albums. it's more of a yearly full nct thing now, but it was used in regular (127), neo zone (127), awaken the world (wayv), and then resonance (2020) to kind of pull their entire concept together with the signature nct chime. nct interludes are also just some good music !!!

wayv as a unit has a very dramatic sound, the take off/moonwalk/turn back time holy trinity definitely is very consistent in sound and has prominent rock/orchestral elements in the instrumental plus the signature guitar dance break

a lot of their songs are produced by ldn noise and moonshine

on my youth is actually a departure from their old sound. moonlight sounds most wayv 1.0 in their album. the rest of the album is definitely wayv 2.0, which is great because it kind of signifies their transformation and renewal post-dozen

other

if ur chinese: kun and xiaojun's cover of red bean

when they debuted they had a project called rainbow v where they created their own content

wayv has their own version of nct u where they break out into subunits. kun & xiaojun back to you, ten & yangyang low low

they have iconic pets. they even have pet merch. my little friends bias is bella, obviously. just look her up on youtube, she peed on livestream more than once and also has pooped on the sm practice room couches before, also is afraid of her own reflection

winformation - in which winwin interviews every member

wayv on weekly idol

they had two seasons of wayvision on seezn but it's a korean show and, while certain parts are fun, it was a little awkward. right after debuting they had a show called wayv's dream plan which was filmed in china and a lot more fun

of course because i'm me, if you're chinese speaking you should check out their huya lives. i'm not sure that they're subbed in english tho

for translations i'd recommend bun bun, wayv china station, and faith (she's actually my favorite, she does a great job at translating colloquial language and remaining faithful to the 'vibe' of what was said in chinese)

[abbinurmel]

I spent the past couple hours tailoring this aimless rant on YT, in response to a person merely saying how much they'd love for a reboot of 'Cow & Chicken' on adult swim, cos they could say whatever they like on there. I posted it here, cos YT doesn't wanna allow me to post anything right now, which is probably for the best.

This is gonna be a dumb rant. I got sucked down a rabbit hole, cos this is a favorite topic of mine to talk about and I'm procrastinating horribly on purpose on a lot of dull paperwork. So strap in before reading my garbage. You're warned now, don't hafta TLDR or whatever, thanks, I already know. …Anyways. For those who care about irrelevant, shitty opinions:…I love Cow & Chicken. A lot. On paper I know exactly why it seems like a great idea to reboot on 'adultswim', purely on the merit they do things more outrageously. I'm certain many would watch this. It's actually kinda weird there hasn't been one yet, when you think about it, given this age of rehashes. It already has the raunchy humor and gross art down, seems like a match made in heaven, right?- It'd be easy too, "Cow & Chicken" wasn't exactly lavishly drawn or had a big cast. Well… Much as I think there could be a slim possibility of it happening, for it to be good, and IF they do good, to be wildly entertaining…I don't think "Cow & Chicken" is going to ever get actually rebooted. And I don't think it benefits from being rebooted, either, which is really the only reason you should try to reboot things ever in the first place. The lore of an IP needs to benefit in being revisited, somehow, and ESPECIALLY, SPECIFICALLY, if brought back for adults. It is very unlikely gonna be executed right, ironically BECAUSE of this show's already semi-adult nature. And the reasons why, is endemic to why a whole lot of current modern shows, and movie/live action series remakes, are suffering too. -And no, it is NOT due to the reasons some of you're likely thinking of. It is NOT cos of any tired old: "things are just too safe and WOKE /PC culture now!" theories. (That sort of affair is highly subjective/means basically nothing or very different things to different people. Pretty impossible to gauge due to how all over the place/ludicrously out of touch with general fans censors and networks can be, no matter what their political leanings or personality is. Which can and do range all over the place. So I won't go into that topic as it's an entirely different problem to what I am talking about. Plus I was there for the 80s and 90s, its pretty silly to say we can not get away with any wild things these days, cos let me assure you, by comparison, there is a LOT technically more we CAN do and say now, in both kid's and adult shows, that would never get by in a million years 30 years ago. You couldn't even just say the word 'kill', 'poop' or 'die' then, most the time. Let that sink in.)

…See to me, if it ironically hadn't ever been restrained by censors/made for kids, C&C might've been NOWHERE as good. Like. At all. It might've actually been one of the worst CN shows aired. Just 100% annoying gross-out show laziness, like a lot of shows of its era. The main reason it didn't flop was cuz 1) duh, Charles Adler, the main voice, and 2) it did its 'thing' the way original 'Ren & Stimpy' did. It didn't beat for beat copy them. Their writing/visuals just simply knew how to cross the line JUST enough, keeping the raunchy humor tucked in JUST as far as they could push it, but knew also on the whole how to always stay utterly light hearted, simple and goofy. That's where its core identity is. It's the dumb blithe enthusiastic Innocence of pretty much the entire cast, and the goofy simplicity of the plots/gags, while they get to say out the side of the mouth much more 'mature' sinister things….It works purely b/c of that contrast; sometimes with innuendo being camoflauged extremely subtly, sometimes NOT subtly at all. -But it would always go ping-ponging gracefully between the two. Never too much Idiotically Innocent, or too Smugly Adult and Crass. It would do this, with actual wit. It didn't JUST have gross visuals or say dirty jokes. It did all this with a theatrical, self-known flair. Shows like C&C and its fellow Golden Age shows basically are very good at doing what franchises like Monty Python were known for, and what Regular Show and Gravity Falls and similar would do later on, just with more visual ugliness.

…Meanwhile, a lot of other 1990's/current shows DO NOT have this memo. They do not have that balance, they lack the awareness of what is the difference between 'sneaking in occasional very dirty jokes with wit' and "throwing every and any kinda joke at a wall and not even bothering to look at what sticks." A LOT of 'gritty comedy parody reboot' things are doing this, and also doing this same idea just with the "dramatic tropes" instead of comedic tropes too. ….Including Ren & Stimpy itself. -Once 'The Ren & Stimpy Show' moved to SpikeTV, they went fully 'adult', and by direct result went 1000% downhill. I don't ascribe that to just poor writing(the original has flat stupid writing too), or ugly looking animation (so is the original). Not even John K.'s…ahem, history. If you fixed his behavior, and abusive attitude; made all his notoriously horrible bad jokes tamer, I still think 'Adult Party' would've tanked, because doing this concept in of itself is a fool's errand. It's not just rebooting nostalgic childhood IPs that's the problem, but specifically attempting to repackage something that was already a mild bit 'tawdry', so now that it is INTENTIONALLY for adults only. Whenever the entertainment industry does that 'gritty effect', be it games or movies or Netflix or comic books, it's 8/10 doomed, because you essentially neutered the core joke or appeal. You've taken away the cool 'taboo' point of saying hidden naughty/clever things, in a story you're not SUPPOSED to. You're able to state and do whatever you want, and so there's not only no leash to hold down any of the weaker ideas, there's almost no "rebellious challenge" to its bite whatsoever, even when those jokes/story ideas succeed. Noone is gonna be shocked or laugh nearly as much when a Red Guy says "KISS MY ASS!" unironically in an adultswim show, as they would if he says "KISS MY ASS!!!!!!….-Her name is GERTRUDE! :D" -and then happily pulls onstage a donkey wearing a big bowtie in on a rope, because this renders it now a pun and technically 'child safe' to flaunt now. (This isn't a real joke from the show btw, I'm only making this up for convenience. But you get the idea. It's the precise sort of silly thing you know he'll do. :P )

Neither the audience nor execs are 'prey' anymore for the writers to be creatively poking the boundaries with, when you remove that expectation. It's different if your IP started with an already adult geared story to begin with, but, when it's a full on polar opposite shift in tone and/or age demographics like that, it's almost always pulled off in a confused messy way, because even the original work's creators themselves, (IF they're even kept around, or are familiar with the source material if they are new), are trapped now in completely unfamiliar territory. Without a deeply wild reinventing of the show's lore or main tenets(a thing which nobody has ever been upset by on the internet!), it usually doesn't have anything else to stand on, especially with a purely episodic comedy show, like Cow and Chicken is. Once you take out this 'vulnerability' in our dynamic, between child/censor guardians, and writers, this main core joke of not knowing what the writers are and are NOT actually going to get away with is gone, and so much of the stakes now is irreversibly lost. Sometimes being hidden from the details is what makes a gag all the more funnier, or a scary scene all the scarier, or a cringe scene all the cringier. If we take away this, things lack a lot more of the colorful shock & ridiculousness. The main DNA in these classic "deranged shows", like Ed, Edd n Eddy, Ren&Stimpy, Rocko and C&C, that a lot of nostalgic fans, and current show-runners often alike forget; is the simple fact that such shows had to weigh the balance of: 'being a sincere kid show' and 'trying to get away with something they're not supposed to'. …With very deep emphasis on the words: "GET AWAY WITH". To me, a show is not getting "away" with something good, be it a message, a joke, a deeper sense of drama, if you constantly always spell it out for us, and we know you lose nothing and have to take no creative risk by displaying it for the audience. You're not really earning a prize, if someone just right at the start, hands you a medal. In other words….Every good memorable/subversive classic cartoon show, is not beloved just because they got to have crazy visuals, or say and do unhinged jokes. …You needed to be MEMORABLY STRANGER for having those qualities, in the first place. If you do something unhinged and bizarre, but coming in I expect to see it, is it really an unhinged show?

See, there's a reason why most of the frequent reboots of Scooby Doo like 'Velma' atrociously fail. And it's not because they changed someone that was formerly white, or made someone like Shaggy have a different name, or backstory. Or even because they overhauled an old wholesome character into a rude, toxically mean, judgemental unpleasant character. Yes this does affect some tastes, but on the whole, that wasn't the core problem for most watchers. LOADS of shows have a morally awful, pompous, or an incompetent, chaotic mess for a central protagonist, or reinvent them in some way if they come from an old property. Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, and Space Ghost Coast to Coast did more or less exactly what "Velma" does, where they took an old IP and completely transformed their roles/upgraded their style of humor for a more adult audience. Rick & Morty has a toxic main protagonist. South Park has four of them. Family Guy and American Dad has them, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, the list goes on. Even kid shows do this, and sometimes get away with it well too: Dan Versus did it well so did Ren and Stimpy, again, back when it understood how it worked. Having a mean protag or changed fundamentals, isn't why so many reboots don't work. …What happens with bad modern remakes of Scooby Doo, (and not just in shows like Velma), is often that they forget how to make things have that beautiful sense of contrast, that Cow and Chicken does, in its writing. They do not know how to both show this is a show rooted in something sincere, WHILE ALSO saying outrageously dirty/surreal/mean/pompous or dark things inside that vessel. The appreciation for the context of its background, is what makes shows like 'Mystery Inc.' and 'Zombie Island' work, while Velma and other SBs, do not. If we took Cow & Chicken, stripped it of it's irony, what else do we have except yet another dime a dozen weaker show, constantly going 'haha, me say the rude words!/do the gross bad thing again!' adult oriented show, with no fangs? Another exhausting reboot, which takes yet another unoriginal idea, robs its reputation, and wastes our time? …There's a way to do this kind of thing right. I just do not think most people, not even some of the most talented in the business, have the freedom or ability to do so. Not even Samurai Jack, a legend of an animated program, escaped this 'update it for adults!' treatment unscathed. If you're gonna update something for adults, you really have to think about WHY it was good in the first place. Not take just what you had, and stamp lots of expletetives or flashes of red to indicate actual blood on there. You need either to actually SAY something, completely useful and different, or, just stick to your guns with the old formula, and do it so well it exceeds the hype for the original. Which is also near being impossible to do. Hence, it begs the question, why do it at all?

…Sorry for this TEDTalk, I just love being an absurd mess at 2AM when I have better more boring adult things to do.

[hjcoolartnerd]

TDC Episode 1: All Aboard Part 1

   The cameras glide over the blue skies, showing off how beautiful they looked, then showing the calm and serene ocean. Suddenly I record, scratching sound, ruins, the atmosphere, and the camera pans to McLean, who had his famous devious smile. “ total drama fans, we are back for another exciting season of total drama. Here’s how it’s gonna work. The production and I picked all the seasons of total drama and myself picked horrible players of total drama, who have barely made it to the merge or to the merge but by pure luck” he smiles and laughs “ which means favorites like Heather and Alejandro won’t be in  this season of total drama or will they?” Chris says as he walks across the dock “ the rules are simple. I’m bringing back 36 contestants from across total drama history to battle it out on a voyage around the world, but unlike season three they were not be any singing maybe, and we are traveling on a boat the big McLean. I want those 36 campers into four teams of nine. The victory team will get to enjoy their voyage on first class, sues in the upper levels of the deck the second and third place will get to enjoy economy class, which consist of barely comfortable accommodations” he laughs before turning to the last area “ losing team a.k.a. fourth place will get to enjoy the nuts, comfortable poop bag, where they rest in camp tents and will be forced to watch one of their own jump. The plank of shame into what is going to probably be shark infested waters. There’s going to be a McLean invincibility statue, hidden throughout the boat which could save camper from being eliminated. If you have it in your possession, and to mix things up, there’s going to be two more idol but they’re not going to be hidden inside the vote they’ll be hidden throughout the challenge in the destination. “ Chris then shows in the monitor the other two totems. “ The hatchet totem who has the chance to eliminate any potential player whether they’re on the shopping block or not sell players in the winter team have no guarantee safe the other totem is second chance totem. This totem will allow the person who has it to bring any desired player of his choice. These, both to only can be used before the merge so after we reach the merge, those students will be useless. The invincibility totem can only be used before the final three.” Chris smiles wickedly “ and that’s about every rule for now stay tune for the sea sickening season of Total Drama Cruiser!” The camera pans away showing off cruise ship before the camera went black and the intro started with the total drama I want to be famous intro.

After the intro is back on Chris as he smiles with the monitor behind him “ the cast knows the rules of the season and that they’ll be divided into team of four so I think it’s time to introduce our cast shall we. Here comes our cast from the original seasons of total drama. We have Eva, Sadie, Katie, Carlo, Tyler, Brian, Zeke, Justin Trent, Noah, Geoff Sierra and Blainley.” as Chris was naming each of them they were getting out of the bus then chicken bus. “ This is so unfair McLean why do I have to ride on that loser bus? I am famous I am Blainerific” Blainley said whining “ they only thing you are famous is from being a complete B I T C-” Eva was saying when Carlos stopped her “ woah Eva, this is a family friendly show. Besides, she isn’t worth your anger come on.” he grabbed her hand and with a lot of effort dragged Eva away from Blainley. “ Yeah, it’s not like you make many friends. When you hosted the aftermath, you were pure evil.” Katie said Sadie agreed with her. “ yeah kidnapping Bridget and sending her to Siberia not cool. It would be a miracle if you last more than one episode.” Sierra added to the conversation Blainley had a face because she knew that Sierra was right. “ But what I don’t get is why Chris allowed Zeke back and that he is not feral anymore” Trent said as Zeke smile “ you got that right Homie I am in it to win it. And I’m not feral, but I am still a bit mutant ha ha” Zeke he laughed awkwardly “ all right that’s enough move into the boat.” Chris told them angrily before he turned back to the camera.” carrying on. From our second cast of revenge of the island we have. Stacy, silent B, Dawn,  Daniel, brick, Anne Maria, Sam and Dakotazoid” when he mentioned the others they got out of the bus “ yeah Mike. Great, great great great great great great great grandfather invented buses before him. People would’ve just walked all around there legs would be tired.” Said. “ oh my God Chris shut her up. I can’t take her with her compulsive lying about her great great great something something” covering his ears in frustration “ because you crave the attention after being born last of your siblings, and your parents, don’t give you mind at all” Dawn said as she placed her hand on Danielle’s shoulder “ who told you that wasn’t Eric I’m gonna pound his face” he said angrily as Anne Marie stalked towards Dawn “ well Blondy stay away from my man if you don’t wanna but beat from the glamour girl, you better stay off” she spat as Chris laughed

“ well girls save the drama for when we are on the sea getting into the bus while I introduce the rest of the cast” he said as they went inside the boat with the others. “ One of the most weird we’ve ever had on total drama we have Beardo, Leonard, Amy, Rodney, Sammy, Ella and eugh Topher” Chris introduced the Pakethew Cast letting a sigh when he mentioned Topher “ It’s good to be back Chris aren’t you glad to see me.” Topher said excitedly “ no I’m not glad to see you Topher I’m never glad to see any of you” he said a rolling his eyes “ this is wonderful. I could finally put my game into this new season. Maybe I get this thing and get kicked out” Ella said smiling “ugh why did you have to bring Amy she was the worst!” Sammy said frowning “ but you see the sparemy” Amy barks back as the two girls glared at each other. “ I love it when siblings fight. go move it. I have to introduce the last cast member before we set this ship on the road.” he said as the Pakethew cast went into the boat “ last but not least, we have our new cast, we have Julia, Nichelle, Axel, ripper, Kyle, Jane, Damien and Millie” he said as the last mentioned got out of the bus. “ Finally fresh air. I don’t know what it was worse those stinky chickens or rippers farts” Julia said as he gagged. “ I think that’s gross.” Jane pointed to Axel and ripper making out. “ oh yeah, that is definitely gross.” Millie said “ but cute at the same time how someone like rapper can get a girlfriend” she added “ better than me.” Kyle said as he crossed his arms “ all right now that we have our 36 campers introduced follow me and I’ll give you the tour of the boat. “ Chris said as he went up the boat and everyone followed him the first area they went was the Poop deck which served as the common area, the sleeping quarters for the losers, and where the ceremony for elimination will take place “ this is the common area for second third and fourth place, this is where you’ll enjoy some sun time and get to swimming in our disgusting pool.” He said as everyone groaned with disgust “ if you follow me down the hall, we’ll find the lunch room where you’re going to enjoy that disgusting and not so easy to eat food made by chef hatchet.” Chris continued “ honestly Chris, couldn’t you hire someone who could make disgusting food taste better like I don’t know DJ” Bryan said crossing his arms and when he said that chef threw an axe his way luckily he managed to dodge it. “ wow man slaughter I was just kidding dude Jesus you are touchy” he said as chef glared “ where is the bathroom?” Daniel added “ down the hall to your left” he said and Daniel made his way into the bathroom to see there was a camera there. “ the bathroom that I sent Daniel to was the confession can” Chris laughed “ communal bathrooms are the same way, but to the right”. 

“ World tour, déjà vu. A camera in the potty. Chris has to be joking. And this is completely an Ottery disgusting. but a good thing for me is that we don’t have any Eric to ruin my plans this time I’m gonna show everyone what I made of and they’ll get to see what they didn’t get to see in my previous two seasons that I got eliminated early ” Daniel’s confessional. 

    Chris let them towards the hallway that was the sleeping quarters for second and third place “ this is where the second and third places of each team will enjoy economy class” he opens the door to one of the room to show messy, disgusting and uncomfortable beds “ yeah, those bed will not give you the comfort that you deserve just like sleeping in camp Wawanakwa.”

“ the beds in first class better be as comfortable and smooth as the bed in the spa hotel in season five or else this competition is going to be a lot more difficulty” Daniel’s confessional

“ yeah yeah can we just get on to see what first class looks like I am never setting foot in this economy room” Zeke said as everyone laughed “ what’s so funny yo?” “ I’m not trying to be a bad guy, but do you remember season one and season three? you got booted first in both seasons, and in season three you said the exact same thing” Trent said placing his arm on Zeke's shoulder” yeah well unlike those two times I have toxic saliva so beat that. Trent!” Chris rolled his eyes at Ezekiel. “ all right moving on for first class. This is going to be great.” he said, showing them towards first class while they walked was walking beside Brian and Julia “ hey Bryan, how is Eric doing? If I remember he was dating a dirt farmer?” Justin asked him as Bryan looked at him “ yes, Scott was his name. Even if little Danny was I guess those still getting together. They sure look happy and cute.” He said as Justin frowns “ there isn’t any drama going on between the two of them?” Justin frowned trying to get more from him “ well not that I know of Eric is in technically living with the family anymore. He is staying with Scott that’s why he didn’t choose to participate this season.” He added “ oh and that’s why Kyle participated this season to take Eric’s place” Julia asked crossing her arms “ not really, just wanted to participate this season I don’t even know why?” He asked as Julia, Justin and Bryan looked at Kyle who was walking besides Millie and Damien but they were staring at Ripper and Axel. “ Interesting” Julian smirked. Sierra reached Noah. “ Hey Noah, why are you back?” She asked the sarcastic know it all “ well I came back for my girlfriend, Emma and Owen. I want to help Emma as much as I can, I still want to split the money with my bud Owen.” He said shrugging “ that’s awesome. I saw your friendship develop throughout the Ridonculous-“ Sierra was stopped before she could finish her sentence “ those mention that rip-off! Ever again you’re out Sierra!” That outburst shocked everyone “oh yes our show host doesn’t like Don does he?” Blainley smirked mocking Chris. “ Yeah whatever”

“ yeah, I know about the rivalry between Chris and Don. Chris wanted to host the Ridonculous race but the network denied it saying that that she’ll need a fresher more nicer face than Chris. That’s why Chris hates any mention of that reality show. And yeah I’m not scared to mention it. He can’t disqualify me. It’s in my contract. I either have to be eliminated get evacuated due to emergency or be killed” Blainley's confessional.

 Kyle, walking with Millie and Damien “ Priya would’ve been fangirling if she was here seen every total drama player in history together” Millie said as Kyle wasn’t paying attention to her “ yeah, though I’m curious, why didn’t she come back?” Damien asked. “ oh, that’s easy Caleb and her were tired of total drama and when they realize that Julia was gonna come back, they decided not to return.” Millie explained “ that’s fair. She did try to ruin the relationship.” He replied “ why did you return Millie?” He asked her “ well I wanted to write about the original contestants of total drama. It’s a research on my parents told me to do don’t worry I won’t write about any of us. Also, I want to win the million dollars I got third place in our first season and then got eliminated third, I promise to make it better” Millie said, as the three of them walked together” what about you Damien what did you come back?” She asked “ well during our second season, I was put it off six because Julia stole my immunity idol so I was right this time around. I plan to be smarter faster and less afraid of course or try to what about you Kyle.” Damien said, and then turned to Kyle, who only then realize that Millie and Damien were talking to him. “ oh, sorry I wasn’t paying. Attention. I came back, Well last season, I didn’t like the way I was eliminated. Yes I did a few bad things said a few bad things about some of you and that’s why you voted me off and yeah I’ve been improving myself since being less competitive more of a team player just like I used to be my first hockey team.” Said his were still drifting towards axle and ripper.. “ that’s great Kyle, let’s make the lions the three of us and try to get to the finale the final three deal?” Millie said, asking the boys. “ sure we’re down.” Kyle and Damien said at the same time.

"in all honesty, I returned because yes I want to win $1 million but because I am permanently bench until further notice from the snow owls. Something about not being a team player during the first two seasons of total drama. It’s a punishment the coach gave me and since we were in hockey season Wayne and Raj, where unable to come and so was Bowie he wanted to support his boyfriend during the hockey season… and other than wanting to win the million I also came back to try to befriend Axel she sending me thread messages because ripper used to have a crush on me before he turned up to her so I want to make her not hate me and try to continue my friendship ish with Ripper.” Kyle’s confessional.

Eventually, they reached economy class, and it was beautiful for the cast “ wow this is better than I ever Imagined!  To be treated like princess” Amy said, smiling “ more like a wicked witch” Sammy said in a whisper “ perfect for me because I am a princess” Ella said smiling. “ Yeah yeah whatever I divide you into the teams now before we reach our first destination. Let’s go back to the common area.” Chris said as he led everyone towards the common area once they were all organized in the common area, Chris talked again. They were four colored circles on different ends of the deck, red green, gold and blue. “ first nine contestants that I are going to step in the green mat OK?” he said as he pulled out a list. “ these are the members. Of the first team Eva, Carlos Trent Blainley, Dawn, Anne Maria, Rodney, Julia, and Kyle will be known as the screaming eagles.” Chris said as the. Nine people he mentioned moved towards the green mat.. Kyle and Julia giving each other the stink eye. “ team to consist of Sadie, Katie Noah Stacy Daniel Beardo Sammy Nichelle and Jane you will be known as the killer hornets your Matt is the red one” as he listed every in the second team they each moved to the red mat, who were the people in that team Sadie and Katie were happily hugging each other, because they got to be in the same team. “Team 3 are Tyler, Bryan, Geoff, Dakotazoid, Sam, Leonard, Ella, Axel and Damien That team is called, the Ferocious Pidgeon's. The  gold Matt if you please!” The mentioned people walked to the gold Matt and automatically the last group went to the blue Matt “ lastly  Zeke, Justin, Sierra, B, Brick, Amy, Topher, Ripper and Millie. You are the Turkeys of Death!”

"Great... I got stuck with Jock wannabe, Party dude, Mutant girl and gamer dude, useless wizard, discount cinderella, Axel and damien.... The only good ones are the Mutant, Axel and me..... this team is the worst... This is the third time i get to be in a awful team, First the Grips, and then victory. Chris is trying to Test my patience this time." Daniel's Confessional.

"Okay so My team is a mix bag, Justin Topher and Amy are useless, Sierra is crazy and Zeke... is a wild card. Brick and B are the only worth while making an alliance with, and anyone is better than Ripper" Millie's confessional

"Eva and I are already in an alliance, it would have been cool to have Noah in our team... but well that sucks. right now the only people worth working with are Dawn, Julia, Rodney and Kyle. They are each strong players in their own way, But Julia is a Villain and i don't want people to think that I'm allying my self with my own cousin... this is going to be tough." Carlos' confessional.

"I'm in it to win it! Unlike my only season. Sadie and I have prepared our self if we get separated again... It's all thanks to Eric, He was a great friend to us during Island. So if I win, I plan to split the Million with Him and Sadie!" Katie's Confessional.

"This is just like when I got place of the Ferocious trouts, I had no ally, But I know from My cousin Eric that Trent and Dawn are good people to make an alliance with and Rodney too He is strong. I hope I do Make it Farther this time. I am In it to win it." Kyle's Confessional.

"Thank God! I am Not with Amy! I can finally be confident in my own Abilities. I got to show my team what I am Made off" Sammy's Confessional.

"Its A good think Ripper and I were placed on different teams. He and I would have been making out non stop. I love him but I need to focus on winning this!" Axel's Confessional.

"You my Homies, This is Zeke's Season. I'm going to show them all not to mess with the Zeke!" Zeke's Confessional.

Sam and Dakotazoid's Confessional is just them making out.

After Chris, Finished introducing the team the loud speaker began to make a loud screeching sound "I just want to say that we are almost close to our destination! Hawaii! get ready to get burnt under the sun and Enjoy the hot lava!" Chef's voice said. Chris smiled as he turned to the cast "You are going to love this first challenge i got for you all. It's and Homage to the final Challenge in Total drama World tour, mixed with the prison eating challenge from season one.... But" Chris turns to the camera. "That's all the time we have left. Stay tune for next episode, where i explain the challenge, give them the rules and tell them the punishment for last place. Right here on. Total! Drama! Cruiser!" The camara pans away showing the McLean cruise ship and at the distance Hawaii.

Next Episode:

All Aboard part 2

A/N: Hello! Hope you enjoy this Episode! I already know who I am eliminating first. Hope you enjoy this fan made story of a fan made season.

[willel]

Do you think there any specific moments or things they're going to parallel in s5 from s1?

Hmmmm..... lemmie just ramble and see what my brain thinks off the top of my head

The unlocking the door sequence. I can imagine another chase scene where Will, El, or someone else is on the run from Vecna or one of his creatures and they lock themselves in somewhere they think is safe, only for the door to unlock itself

I think they'll continue with the super bright light thing when something or someone is using a low of power. That's been referenced in season 1, 2, and 4. I mean, season 3 had light flickering moments, but not the bright light moments.

Maybe we'll get another blood trap situation going on. They lure in some Vecna creatures with the scent of blood? Hopefully they don't cut their palms this time though, let's keep the whole scare on the palm thing for the originators of that strategy (Jonathan and Nancy). They kinda used the same tactic in season 2 with meat from the store, but as we saw, they get tired of non-human meet real fast seems like. Human bait might be necessary. Then again, in season 4, Steve was bleeding out like crazy and no creatures seem to smell or care about it, so eh.

We can keep up with El showing off her skills? So far she's thrown a van, a car, moved a train, and a helicopter. Maybe she can throw a tank this time eh? That would be epic.

Still hoping for a tie back for season 1 and 2 with El getting in touch with Kali. Kali doesn't have to show up in person, but I hope El uses her mind to tell her what's happening or make up with her or something. Doesn't even have to be her whole crew, just Kali.

Maybe they'll need to go back into the Upside Down like Joyce and Hopper and get to that library. That is the point in which all points meet, something important must be there, right?

I suppose we'll get some answers about those vines. Maybe they'll try to attach themselves to Will again, I dunno. Ew gross. Maybe he gets caught again by some vines, which have happened to others a lot at this point, but the vines behave differently. They tried to strange and trap the others. Maybe they do something else like season 1

Maybe Lucas goes full army man again, gets his bandana back, maybe he gets a gun! Yes

Maybe El will continue trying to find Max, similarly to season 1 when she kept trying to fin Will. Each attempt gets progressively more dangerous, but she also gets more and more information about her whereabouts? Hm, if El has no luck, maybe Will somehow aids with that. Like he boosts her search range or something if they hold hands. Like he's a special receiver for Upside Down/Vecna shenanigans That'd be cute.

If things are really going to poop, I wonder if Hopper will get back in touch with his cop buddies. They'll be like "WTF" at first, but I mean... they are gonna need help right??? Even if it's from those dummies, it'd be cool if they got past the shock of Hopper being alive and were serious allies for once. It'd turn their comedy cop shtick on its head, which season 1 is known for

I can sorta picture something for Lonnie, but it's difficult you see? Firstly, why the hell would be come back to Hawkins during this disaster? Even if he found out his kids were there, I doubt he'd care??? But I can picture the writers having him retain an inkling of parental affection and coming back to "help" his kids. Maybe for real this time? :/ But I don't really want that, I want them to punch and kick him. But reintroducing Lonnie to be a thrown in the newly formed Hopper-Byers family seems right on target for Duffers writing.

To go with the previous point, in no way do I imagine Joyce falling back into Lonnie's arms or giving him the time of day. But it would be interesting to see Hopper vs Lonnie scenes of Lonnie trying to plan the seeds of doubt in him. I may be remembering wrong, but I think I remember Winona saying once around the release of season 3 that Joyce and Hopper's relationship reminded her of her old one with Lonnie or something. I can totally see that for season 3 Hopper, and maybe Hopper can too. But things have changed significantly, so Lonnie's attempts to screw things up would fail.

So to sum it up, I can see them paralleling:

The door opening scene

The light getting bright scenes

The blood trap scenario

El showing how strong she become by throwing something even BIGGER, like a tank

Terry and Kali returning to the story and getting a proper conclusion

Full on Lucas Rambo

Visiting the Upside Down library like Joyce and Hopper did

Something with the vines and Will

El searching for Max like she did for Will in season 1 and getting progressively closer. Maybe needing Will's help

Hopper getting his cop buddies back but then being useful for once

Lonnie returning to Hawkins to screw things up. Either they pull a 180 and he's a little less of a dick, or maybe he continues being a dick

Ok, that's what I got!

[fbwzoo]

I finally got all of my Crab Con orders!!! I haven't used anything yet bc I wanted to get a full pic of everything together.

Included most of the individual order pics as well, for close ups that are easier to see.

Pic 1 - full haul! Yes, I went overboard. I couldn't help it, we have an amazing seller group!

Pic 2 - EarthWaterFire Studio, Mary's store. Blue Mango is new, but everything else are reorders my crabs love. Plus some free samples! I couldn't add the pic, but I also got a couple beautiful dishes & some deer poop from her.

Pic 3 - Crab Cuisine Co, first time ordering! But I did win a free prize from her that the crabs loved. I got some cookies for enrichment toys, and some oils bc I need to get better at giving them more fat options in their diet. It's super important for molting! (Also, best free sticker)

Pic 4 - My Hungry Hermit, first time ordering. Got an awesome book that contains a ton of info on safe and unsafe foods, based on LHCOS's science-backed information. The shop owner is one of the people who have been helping with putting together a new database for the group! Also got burning bush leaves, bc crabs adore them for some reason, and a really cute mirror to add to their tank for enrichment.

Pic 5 - A Little Crabby Co-Op! Savanah is super sweet & did a really nice session on 3D printing during the Con. I'm finally gonna give my printer another try, with her help! This is why I love our seller group, everyone is super supportive. I got some "toe dipper" ramps for my pools, and shell opening measuring rings.

Pic 6 - South of the Ocean, first time ordering. They have some really neat foraged stuff, I hope some pheasant feathers & oak buds. Apparently their Better Than Leaf Litter is a huge hit with crabs too, so I'm excited to see what mine think. Also got a nice lichen heavy stick & some bunny poop!

Pic 7 - MT Pet Emporium, first time ordering. They have a lot of unique proteins and whole items that are great variety for enrichment. I'm excited to get one of the fish heads into my tank. 😂 The barnacles are bigger than I expected too, I haven't decided whether to put them on the sand or in my salt pool.

Pic 8 - BioactiveFX, one of my favorite stores!! Courtney has a degree in animal nutrition & is doing a lot of work to get proper foods available in multiple places for people to have access to. She really wants to get them into pet stores too someday. She also sells fantastic cholla & cork bark. I have a bunch of cork but got a flat with a bunch of lichens for my crabs to nibble on. Also got some moss, lichens, lotus seed pods (the enrichment possibilities!!!!), and stocked up on a bunch of dunaliella salina, an orange algae that my crabs think is the Best Thing Ever. Doesn't matter how big the pile is, it's gone in the morning. Also important to mention wild burro poop, which is new. Yes, I bought a lot of poop, okay, Hagrid is gross & loves it. 😂😂

Pic 9 - Just 2 Old Crabs, another favorite food shop! She cooks and dries all the stinky stuff so we don't have to! 😂 I already have a ton of her food and the crabs devour it. Excited to have a bunch of fresh stuff for them! I've been feeding a ton of last year's food to finish it up so I can set up all the fresh stuff I got this year. They're gonna eat so well!

Pic 10 - First time ordering from Hermit Grub, their foods look gorgeous! Excited to see what my crabs think. They have a VERY well stocked pantry now.

Not shown individually (pic limit) - Coenobita Curiosities, they sell the original curiosity cubes! There's multiple shops on etsy that have taken the idea from them, so make sure you buy from the right shop. They send their cubes out with delicious popcorn to use in them, a sure way to get your crabs checking out their new toy. I got a bridge as well, for my beach topper.

Not shown individually - I also got some Java moss & duckweed from Josh's Frogs, along with a couple bromeliads & a couple spider plants to try in the tank. I need to get them taken care of today, they're still waiting... 😬

[callmebrycelee]

9-1-1: LONE STAR REACTION

This reaction is for the season 4, premier episode titled "The New Hotness" which originally aired on January 24, 2023. The episode was written by Molly Green and James Leffler and directed by Bradley Buecker. Spoilers ahead!

***LAST TIME ON 9-1-1: LONE STAR***The 126 was rebuilt and reopened! Owen nearly died (again) after a building collapsed on him. We also learned that he doesn't have cancer so yay! Tommy was finally settling into her new normal, being a single parent to her twins Evie and Izzy. Grace gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Charlie (named after Tommy's late-husband, Charles) and she and Judd got to experience childhood for the very first time. Judd learned he had a son and we got to see the relationship between he and Wyatt develop over the season. Nancy and Mateo got together which no one saw coming. And lastly, the couple that launched a thousand ships, TK and Carlos, got engaged!

Okay, now that we're all caught up, let's talk about the premiere episode of season four - THE NEW HOTNESS!!!

We began the episode with a cold open and two familiar faces - our favorite dysfunctional young couple, Brianna (McKaley Miller) and Caleb (Sean H. Scully) . Immediately I thought to myself, oh great! What's about to happen to poor Caleb. Just in case you forgot, we were first introduced to these two in the season one episode "Act of God" when Caleb got locked in his father's gun safe as he attempted to hide during a tornado. The next time we see them is in last season's "The ATX-Files". Poor Caleb gets thrown from an ATV, after he drove off without Brianna, and was launched into a barbed wire fence. 

Caleb is fully recovered and he and Brianna are spending an evening at a loca fair. Caleb spends 80 bucks trying to win a giant ass teddy bear which he believes will show Brianna and her family (who thinks he's a big fat loser) how much he cares about her. When Brianna tries to address the current status of their relationship, the fried soup (eww) that Caleb ate starts to wreak havoc on his stomach. He takes off towards the portable toilets, nearly knocking over a man and his daughter (more on them later) along the way. He makes it into one of the porta potties and it is on. Caleb totally gets the poop sweats so he has to take off his clothes. Unfortunately for him, a violent windstorm picks that very moment to hit. Intense heat causes balloons to pop, the ice cream cone in Brianna's hand to melt, and the latch on the portable toilet's door to melt, trapping poor Caleb inside. The strong gust of wind carries the porta potty with Caleb inside off into the air and that is when we get a title card!

We rewind to eight hours before the events at the local fair. We head over to the firehouse where we see all of the 126 sans Owen gathered watching a weather report. They are warned of gray skies and drizzle which isn't that big of a deal to the same people who have battled dust storms, volcanoes, and forest fires. TK talks about his upcoming wedding and tells the crew about all of the 14 venues he and Carlos have looked at. The venue they really want is in their budget but since everyone in Austin wants to get married there, they would have to wait 18 months. 

Owen arrives on a motorcycle because of course Owen Strand is now the owner of a motorcycle. Now, I'm the BIGGEST Owen apologist there is, mostly because I absolutely adore Rob Lowe (watch Dog Gone ... you won't be disappointed). Owen Strand in his firefighter gear really, really does it for me. Owen Strand in head to toe leather ... doesn't do it to me. Plus, and I'm not body shaming or anything like that, Rob Lowe, who is an extremely fit man nearing his 60s, looks really small in all the leather.

Anywho, Owen is now the proud owner of a brand-spanking new motor bike and he even has a few new buddies to hang out with. Mostly everyone seems amused albeit a bit concerned by Owen's obvious mid-life crisis but I'm gonna cut Owen some slack. Looking back on season 3, Owen went through a lot of shit, some of it health-related. I say let him have his big boy toys!

Next up, we get a scene between Carlos and his mother, Andrea Reyes (Roxana Brusso) and let me say, I adore Carlos' mom. She had that motherly, no-nonsense vibe about her that reminds me so much of Eddie's abuela and Aunt Pepa in the original 9-1-1. Now, the one thing that was hinted at prior to the airing of this season, the one thing the entire Tarlos fandom has been talking about, is this deep dark secret that Carlos is suppose to be keeping from TK. While Carlos has lunch with his mother, he gets a call from the wedding venue telling him they have an opening in 8 weeks. When he doesn't seem too enthused about it, his mother deduces that he hasn't told TK 'the truth'. Carlos assures her he will finally share 'the truth' with Carlos. Then the sky turns a hazy shade of green and it starts to rain.

Over at the fairgrounds, we see actual frogs falling from the sky like something out of Exodus. Grace receives a 9-1-1 call from the same man we saw in the cold open. Not only is it raining frogs, a car plows into a poor lady sitting in a ticket booth. As the man reports the emergency, he looks up just as a frog falls. The frog falls into his mouth and goes down his throat while his daughter watches in horror.

The 126 arrive at the chaotic scene. The paramedics go to the aid of the man choking on a live frog while the firefighters tend to the lady who got run over. Tommy attempts to extract the frog from the man's throat but the frog slips further into his throat. As the man continues to choke, she goes to do the Heimlich and this actually works. Giant, tennis ball-sized hail starts to rain down so the firefighters huddle around the poor woman until it finally passes. The woman is placed on a backboard and it looks like she is going to be okay. When she looks up at the sky she sees the sun come out. 

Carlos is waiting for the 126 back at the station house and when they get back, he asks TK if he can talk with him in private. We are further delayed from this big secret when we see that Carlos has already told TK. TK paces back and forth as he processes the bombshell we still don't know about. Finally, we get to hear the big secret so allow me to give you the abbreviated version. Okay, here goes. Carlos is married, in name only, to Michelle Blake's (remember her) younger sister, Iris. Apparently Carlos and Iris were besties in high school and when Carlos came out, he really struggled with it, so his solution was to marry Iris. Carlos never got a divorce because Iris struggled with her mental health and went missing. He assures TK he thought Iris was dead but now that he knows she's alive, his health insurance is helping her afford the medicine for her schizophrenia. Whew, that was a lot!

I felt really bad for TK because he is not given the time or space to fully process all of the information Carlos just dumped on him. This reminds me of when Judd found out last season that he has a teenage son. When he told Grace, we got to see her journey as she processed this information and what it meant for her and Judd, and their relationship, and their family. TK insta-forgives Carlos for failing to tell him that he's already married and he immediately jumps into fix-it mode. I'm sorry, perhaps I'm a big immature or petty or whatever you want to call it, but I don't know if I could even be in the same room with Carlos after hearing that news. I would feel so betrayed and not because he is married or married to a woman. I would feel betrayed because if the situation was flipped, TK would have been duly punished for hiding something so big. It also makes Carlos jealousy towards TK's sponsor seem super hypocritical. All I can say is, TK Strand is a better person than me!

And now it's time for a science lesson! We learn from a meteorologist that the huge storm that popped up out of nowhere and rained down frogs and hailed is called a derecho. We also learned there is a chance for a mild heat burst which could cause a rise in air temperature as well as gusty winds, however, we are immediately assured the chance of something like this happening is one in a million. You might want to file that tidbit of info away for the next scene.

We head back over to the fair and we see the same man who nearly choked to death on a frog and his daughter get on a ferris wheel. We are now back at the beginning of the episode. The mild heat burst hits causing several balloons to pop and the ice cream cone in Brianna's hand to melt. Several people start passing out due to the intense heat and the mechanisms controlling the ferris wheel malfunction causing the man and his daughter to get trapped in one of the cars on the ferris wheel. 

Meanwhile, Grace receives a 9-1-1 call from Caleb who is stuck in the porta potty. He is unable to tell her where he is located, however, he does let her know the portable toilet is slowly filling up with blue water. Grace tells Caleb that the water has chemicals in it which contain formaldehyde and they are giving off toxic fumes. Yikes!!! Thankfully the 126 are back and Grace lets them know about Caleb. Since his phone signal is still registering as being on the fairgrounds, they know that he didn't fly away too far. They do manage to find him in the dunking booth. They are able to get him out but he has to be revived. Caleb survives and Brianna declares her love for him. All I can say is Mr. Caleb must have nine lives and we've already seen him use three of them.

The next order of business is rescuing the frog-gobbler and his daughter at the top of the ferris wheel. The 126 use a tarp as a net and Owen yells for the man and his daughter to jump down. The daughter hesitates and frankly I don't blame her. It's one thing to fall several feet onto something inflatable but falling down on a piece of tarp being held by a handful of firefighters is a completely different thing. One of the funniest parts of this episode is when the man pushes his daughter out of the ferris wheel car and all I kept thinking is, ten years from now she's going to be talking about this very moment with her therapist. The man jumps next but since he weighs a lot more than the little girl, he crashes through the tarp. Thankfully he hit the tarp before it ripped otherwise that would've ended nasty!

Tommy tends to the man and his daughter in the triage tent and we learn his name is Trevor Parks (D.B. Woodside) and his daughter's name is Melody. Trevor has recently gotten a divorce and has relocated to Austin. There is chemistry between Tommy and Trevor and Nancy sees it. She encourages her captain to make a move. Tommy walks over to Tony and gives him her number and mentions that Melody is around the same age as her daughters and they should do a play-date. Trevor asks if it will be a play-date or a date-date and I was like, Tommy, jump his bones now! I am so on board for this pairing! Plus Trevor has a shaved head just like our dearly-departed Charles. Tommy tells Trevor she is fine with either one before she walks off. 

Carlos goes to visit Michelle Blake but learns that she's left on an outreach mission to Ecuador (and Liv Tyler is back in merry ole England living her best life). Carlos does find Iris, who is looking pretty healthy since the last time we saw her, and she slaps him. I didn't feel bad for Carlos at this moment because it needed to be done. The two of them do some catching up and Carlos tells her he's engaged and that he plans on getting married. Iris sees the writing on the wall and she tells Carlos that before she signs the divorce papers, she needs to meet TK. Something tells me she's not going to give over her John Hancock so easily. 

Perhaps the funniest part of the episode comes when Owen convinces Judd to go to a bar where his new riding buddies are gathering. When they get there, a young man named Mikey introduces himself to Owen and says it's an honor to meet 'an American hero and patriot'. He then asks if Owen was really involved in 9-11. Another guy named Red tells Owen to excuse Mikey and his excitement. He says that the Honor Dogs revere first responders. It is at this moment that I knew exactly what was going on and it was so funny to watch Owen and Judd figure it out. When Mikey is inducted into the Honor Dogs and branded, that is Owen and Judd's cue to leave because while the two of them may enjoy riding bikes, they are not down with white supremacy. 

The episode ends with Tommy attending church with her girls, Judd, Grace, and baby Charlie. The current minister introduces the congregation to the newest minister - Trevor Parks. Tommy is completely modified but honestly I don't see anything wrong. Ministers can date and since he's divorced and Tommy's widowed, I don't see why they can't see each other. This is something Tommy's clearly going to struggle with during this season. Also, Owen receives a visit from Special Agent Rose Kacey who wants to talk to the FBI about his new 'associates'. Dun-dun-dun! End of episode!

This was a fantastic start to a new season of 9-1-1: Lone Star. I'm glad both franchises are veering away from the huge, multi-episode disasters we've become accustomed to. Frankly at this point, there's not many natural disasters we haven't tackled on these shows. I do feel like we need to get a hurricane at some point though. As far as the Tarlos drama, I'm not really a fan. The whole Carlos is married to Iris news came out of nowhere and while I think it's great we are being reintroduced to a character from season one, it's just yet more drama for TK and Carlos to deal with and their whole relationship has been wrought with drama. Give them a break! 

I am deeply amused with Owen's storyline. Owen really took a backseat in this episode which was nice since a lot of you haters be coming after him complaining about how he gets too much screen time even though he is played by Rob freaking Lowe who is the reason most people even tuned into this show in the beginning. I am wondering what's going to happen next with Owen and this white supremacist group. Something tells me it's nothing good. 

I'm really excited about Tommy Vega getting her groove back. Last season we got to see her mourn the loss of Charlie. I think Trevor would be a good partner for her. They're both in the business of helping people. Tommy deserves to be happy and whether that happens with or without Trevor, I'll be happy either way. Can't wait to see what happens next.

Well, that's it for this episode's reaction. It looks like season four of Lone Star is going to be a good one. It looks like the next episode is going to go full-tilt into the white supremacist/terror plot. Until next time ...

[mochithealchemist]

Chapter six about that silly dog

Oats swiveled his head to see a beautiful husky. Her fur was spritzed with a layer of dirt and her face held an obstinate shit-eating grin. She stood confidently blocking the duo’s way out of the alley. To her side a small pomeranian yapped with excitement. They both looked to be the same age as Oats and Cran and carried themselves like delinquents. 

“Oh come on. Do you really think we haven't noticed how much money you have whiskers”

The husky jeered at Cran, who scowled in response.

“You think I can’t smell the dye they use in those-.”

Cran interrupted her with a violent hiss. The pomeranian stopped its constant growls and yips. 

“I’ll claw your eyes out and sew them back on your butt where they belong.”

Cran’s fur started to rise, making the kitten twice her original size. Oats was completely flabbergasted by his friend's display of barbarity. His eyes darted from cran to their assailants like a nervous pendulum. Cran was inching forward claws out. 

Without thinking Oats hoisted Cran by the skin of her neck and bolted away from the strangers. His paws slammed against the crumbled concrete of the alleyway running like he had never before. Cran seemed at a loss for action or words and simply hung limp in Oat’s jaw. The husky and her friend did not seem alright with Oat’s escape. He could hear their animalistic yipping as if they were some type of wild animal. 

“Hey, I had em doofus!” 

Cran shouted as Oats leaped over a pile of detritus. 

“MHMN!”

Oats tried to answer without realizing that his mouth was occupied. He hadn't run anywhere near this fast in a while. He hoped he could keep up the chase until they could find some help. Wait, was he lost? Oats looked around searching for a recognizable landmark in the barren street but his memory came up empty.

“Turn left TURN LEFT!”

Cran screamed as Oats almost missed his turn. He swerved into a more populated road greeting everyone there with his conflict. 

“Keep running ivory picker!”

The Husky shouted. The expletive “ivory picker” was nowhere in Oat’s vocabulary but he guessed it wasn't a nice thing to say. As oats galloped feverishly into newer and more familiar parts of the city he could hear his assailants were falling behind. They were escaping not because they asked for help but because Oats had put in the effort and ran. He felt very happy about this fact. With one last turn, Oats lost the husky and her minion. He dropped Cran and panted heavily.

“What was that?! I had those geeks!”

Cran angrily spat at Oats.

“Cran, you’re the size of a can of beans. Also, what would have happened if you did beat them? Hmmm. Oh, I'm sorry officer, they wanted my money so I clawed their eyes out and attached them to their butts.”

Oats was too tired to be worried about Crann’s disapproval. He hated to be mean but It was clear she needed a reality check. 

“Fuck the cops. What are the Pinkertons gonna do, huh? I’d leap on the first one's face and take all his teeth. Then I’d throw them like ninja stars at the other one and they’d explode!”

Cran jumped around playing out her power fantasy for Oats who was starting to realize just how much energy his new friend had. He would have criticized her use of expletives but was way too pooped to care. With nothing else to do, he started laughing. It had been such a strange day. Before this, when he lived in the small farming village with his father, he would have never had a day this eventful. Oats was consumed with joy. He felt open and in the moment. He felt like nothing stressful had happened. Any responsibility he had was cut from his memory. His momentary joy was even enough for him to almost forget about his kitchen window. As the thought crossed his mind Oats snapped back into focus. The amount of fun he had today didn't change the fact that he was in for a world of trouble when he got home. His expression soured. Cran, who had stopped her violent bouncing around noticed Oat's demeanor. 

“Hey, everything's gonna be cool ok.”

Cran said comfortably. Oats appreciated Cran’s care but it didn't do anything to change his mood. He stood up straight to his full height startling Cran. Typically Oats was in a constant state of awkward anxiety which caused him to shrink into himself. In reality, he was very tall for his age. With a deep breath, Oats made a silent promise to himself.

“Everything will be fine when I get home.”

The affirmation was not true at all but Oats was a good liar. 

“Cran.”

Oats turned to Cran in a professional sort of way. 

“Thank you so much for showing me around Houndsburg.”

“You're welcome, dude.”

Cran met Oat’s stark professionalism with a casual attitude that deflated his ego. Even so, he was thankful for meeting Cran. He hoped that they could hang out tomorrow if he wasn't grounded.

“Well, I should be going. My dad will most likely think someone robbed the house. I should probably explain what happened to the window.”

“Good luck with that man. Hey, do you wanna hang out tomorrow?  I can show you my trebuchet!”

“That sounds fun. I'll ask my dad if I can come but I'm not sure he'll let me after today.”

Cran looked ashamed.

“I can help you break it to him if you want. I mean I broke the window.”

“I doubt that would work but if your there he’ll be less mad. Are you sure you don't mind?”

“Pphht what are friends for doofus”

The duo decided who would say what to make Barley less mad and shifted through the streets of Houndsburg to the Cane household. 

[troglobite]

lsdkjfs

thought i keep thinking abt that has now developed a bit more

i guess cw for toilet talk sort of

but i keep ruminating on the phrases/verbiage we use to talk abt bathroom activities

go pee/go poop/go to the bathroom/restroom/toilet/i need the facilities

vs

take a piss/take a leak/take a shit/take a dump/drop a deuce

i was mostly thinking abt--like, WHY do we say "take" a shit when you're not taking anything, you're arguably leaving it behind? like obviously that would be in conflict with the colloquial phrase "give a shit" as in caring abt something, but that's with the expletive sort of removed from context and therefore like. syntactically the phrase must've evolved differently and separately.

but i more mean--go pee/poop/to the bathroom makes sense, bc it's either saying going to a location (and we all know what happens there) OR to go [verb], like pee/poop are verbs, there. (go piss is also sometimes used)

but "take" is used with the words as nouns.

and like--there's not a hard and fast rule, but there does seem to be the split between go [verb] as the polite version, and take a [noun] as the impolite version.

is there something in the etymological record that separates the origins of go and take?

i'm actually gonna go look that up now

ah, i've been reminded that "go" is also, on its own, a euphemism for urinating/defecating. "did you go?" "i went in my pants" etc.

HOKAY

both words have similar roots and stories in that they have a million established meanings and uses throughout history

go is one of 2 verbs in english whose current conjugations come from different words (go/went and be/were--etymologically, went & were come from different words--the original go/be conjugations fell out of use and got replaced with different versions then different words)

and take is versatile bc of all the words it can be paired with

go has always meant a variety of things, and take has basically always meant roughly the same thing (versions of 'acquire')

but they're both like interestingly foundational words for SO many turns of phrase (which btw, 'going' as in pissing/shitting takes back to the 1920s apparently, as does 'take 5' in reference to a smoke break)

so i guess.

go is there because by the 20s, it had been used to imply urination/defecation already, so the association existed and then morphed, perhaps?

but with take, the sense of take that is meant in the phrase 'take a piss/leak/shit/dump' seems to line up more with phrases like take my leave, take five, take it easy, etc. so you're not taking the shit, the shit is a noun like 'five' is a noun--you're taking the break and time to piss/shit, etc.

i think 'drop a deuce' comes from 'number two' which--i'm not going to bother try looking that up, idk when that's from--and then 'drop' was selected bc it's alliterative. and descriptive. simple as.

so the 'go' phrases are 'polite' bc they're euphemistic, but the 'take' phrases are 'impolite' bc they're descriptive. has nothing to do with usage or origin of the verbs

(like the origins of words to describe food, where one version is like french or latin and another is germanic, and so they kind of represent a class/population divide in history and how they become associated differently with 'polite' and 'impolite' versions--trying to think of one, like uh. idk, i think beef and another word are an example. anyway i can't remember.)

okay that's what i've been thinking abt. doubt anyone read this but y'know. there ya go. lol

[batslime]

Ghost Mutuals Tag Game 🦇 Send this to the last ten Ghesties in your notifications, then reply here with ten facts about yourself! Let's get to know each other!

Thank you for the ask 🖤🖤🖤

now I have to think of ten facts abt myself.

1. I live right down the street from the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not world record holder for the curviest road in the world, Snake Alley. they have christmas lights set up along it rn and hold an art fair there every Father’s Day

2. I have 2 (foster) cats, a western painted turtle, a Chinese mantis, and a Mexican fire leg tarantula. I had a jumping spider but she got out of her enclosure while I was feeding her and I haven’t seen her since. I hope she’s warm wherever she is

3. One time at the dentist they accidentally hit a nerve while giving me a shot and paralyzed half my face and I had to leave in a makeshift eyepatch without getting my dental work done.

4. I remember seeing Ghost in era III when Squammer came out (still one of my favorite songs by them) and when they won their Grammy but I didn’t really get into them until era IV after seeing some art by a friend who also likes them and hearing Hunter’s Moon as it had just come out. I needed something to do so that February I went to my first ritual/ kind of my first concert in general and it’s only gotten worse since then ☺️

5. rn I have to poop but there’s a dalmation in a sweater laying on me

6. I work at a vet as a kennel attendant, casually at a local gay bar, I sell handmade oddity/ taxidermy/ spooky art through a vintage store about an hour from where I live, and door dash on the side.

7. I just got a new dermestid beetle colony for taxidermy stuff 🤠

8. I love to just drive around at night. Sometimes I’ll just get in my car and drive to/ through other nearby cities. There’s just something really relaxing and nostalgic about it.

9. My parents met while they were both traveling Europe as military police and had my oldest sister while they were still living in Germany after the wall fell but I’ve never left the US. I’d really like travel more and further. I’d especially love to visit ossuaries and cemeteries around the world, I love learning about different customs and practices around death.

10. Originally I was going to go to college for mortuary science but switched to animation. I’d like to maybe go back sometime and do either mortuary or veterinary.

I’m gonna go ahead and also tag anybody who comes across this and wants to do it 🫵

[bishiglomper]

Cannot sleeeeeep. Have to w h i i i i n e

Woke up to stabbies. Been getting these electrical stabs the last couple weeks. Figure its fibro. I dont see why it would be my new pill. But my body picks a spot and then it feels like im being STUNG. REPEATEDLY. Tonight its the opposite spot of my scar's location.

And i hear beeping. I think its bro's alarm. He does not wake up easily. If i tell him to turn it off, he will and go back to sleep.

And the nephew keeps turning on the hallway light.

And I'm obsessing over a niece issue.

Bong water has not been using a litterbox. They're upstairs, i think she just isn't going upstairs anymore.

Conversation with niece went like:

"I picked up 2 piles of poop from bong water last night."

"You can take her back to my apartment whenever you want"

"Are you going to be there?"

"Nope."

"If i bring a litterbox down, will you help me clean it?"

"I dont do the litterbox at MY house."

Bitch. You do not deserve a fucking cat. Or any pet. She killed her rats from neglect.

If i wasnt so against returning poor helpless furbabies to the shelter for insignificant reasons...........

But also we already have FOUR CATS. We were supposed to stop at Cinderbelle. But then Pantera, Pooka and Reno happened....

We cannot own another cat. It's already been a month. If the landlord notices... 😣 We've babysat other animals before but like i said its been a month. Niece doesnt seem to have plans for leaving either. I guess shes fine paying rent for an empty house and just sleeping on our couch forever. If we kick her out, she'll just couch surf. At least her boyfriend is in jail.....ffs

I barely have the executive function to clean MY cats litterboxes, and they're right outside my door. For just this purpose. I'm not gonna be able to do a downstairs one. I cannot tote the container of litter between flights. Just. No.

I dont think i can tell her friend (original owner of bw) to take her because she lives with a toxic af mother and i dont think the situation is safe.

SO, WHAT DO D:

Also the house is so bad. Made worse by now cat shit all over the place. But everyone is really struggling physically, and between the house and our own bodies, our mental health is fucked up too.

Moms stomach is fucked. She does not want to eat. She does. She resorts to junk food when she gets hungry but i cant complain because she wont let us feed her otherwise.

And sissy fucked up her back. I dont know what all shes doing for it but shes done muscle relaxants, back brace and tens unit occassionally. She refuses a heating pad for some reason.

Lately my symptoms are fibro shit, stomach pain, asthma, a strained/tired back, and tachycardia. The tachicardia is the worst because it kicks up when I get up. And eat. It settles down when i rest. Also the asthma. Just going up/down the stairs makes me do this dry throat clearing kind of cough for the next 10 minutes after the tiniest pinch of exertion. And I've woken up gasping a few nights.

Those two need to see some fuckin doctors. Mine can't do anything for me, but at least I jump through those fuckin hoops. I see everyone. All the specialists. I'm trying my best here. I have some major flaws that im sure frustrate the family, but this irritates me that they won't see people.

Mom especially. The only appointments she has are for literal surgical consults and she flaked on ONE situation already. Next one is for somethig else. No idea if she'll ever do anything about her previous issue she needs fixed 🙄😤

And also my sister is going blind and has high blood pressure but won't take her medicine. Her reasoning is because then she'll have to order more and go through setting it up and shit. Executive function issues i guess. Mom has been setting it up and giving it to her but i never remember and sometimes she forgets too.

Like do you know how many pills i take to have some semblance of function and not die? This is also frustrating to see.

I don't know what to do about any of this.

If we got rid of the cat, the niece would disown us. Which honestly, if she werent already riding a fine line of unsafe i wouldn't mind so much, she'd get over it eventually. Once she had the maturity to. 🙄 Because it's not like it would be out of spite. But sissy is on eggshells making sure we dont push her away. Probably into the arms of another halfway house resident. 😒

Uuuhhgggg

[memetaped]

most popular girls in school taken from the tv show.

i said where, not when, you idiot.

what, did you suddenly adopt the vocabulary of bob the builder?

i’m sorry, doc, but i don’t live in a goddamn mentos commercial.

do you guys ever talk about anything other than, like, revenge?

we should probably go eat an entire meal and reorganize.

i’m coping. i’m celebrating. i’m copebrating. i’m celebroting.

oh my g.

we’re kind of in the middle of something right now, so if you could, you know, not.

god, i want to fucking murder you.

oh, you are a calm breeze in my fuckstorm of a life that i’m living.

are you gonna try to nickname yourself again?

note to self: corn dogs and mountain dew do not mix.

you look like a tampon that was dipped in skittles and vomit.

psst. psst. psst.

i want to poop here. whenever i want for as long as i want.

welcome to the new reality.

stop trying to force your full house references on us.

byeeeee.

but the “me” i want to be likes to curse.

i don’t really think that this is the kind of thing that anybody should be laughing at.

you were supposed to be watching the door.

someone threw a rock at me today.

why do you say “how do you say” before words you clearly know how to say?

om, nom, nom, nom. i’m hungry for lunch.

TMI but thanks.

whoa, i think i’m going to pass out.

well, well, well, sounds like there’s discord on cheer mountain.

i’m recording it on the DVR so that i can fast forward through commercials.

i didn’t believe that for a goddamn second.

you have the worst timing ever. we’re kind of dealing with a situation here.

jesus christ, is that a fucking gremlin?

i’m not saying anything. i’m just saying.

the answer to a question i never asked.

now where the hell is my nonfat skinny caramel hazelnut jamocha cappuccino?

the ghost of christmas past wouldn’t sell me anything.

it means whatever the fuck you want it to mean.

by a nap, do you mean ambien and a box of wine?

you cursed me out in the bathroom earlier today.

i think i know how to mix ex-lax into a fucking drink, okay?

well, i don’t want to be rude, but that story was very long and much more involved than i originally thought it would be, and i’ve had to poop through most of it.

just give me one second. annnd it’s on twitter.

i’m sorry, but why the fuck is everybody yelling over here?

no, write-in, like with a pen.

don’t erase my DVR.

so much technical jargon, jesus louisus!

that’s a nightmare. a nightmare i call my life.

and it can’t be me because i’m halfway through shark week.

what the fuck is wrong with you?! throwing hacky-sacks all around willy-nilly like this was the goddamned x-games.

don’t worry. i’ve got this.

oh, jesus christ, you’re a fucking trainwreck.

my ears will never be clean.

i’m trying to keep my stress levels down. i’ll explain later, but just know that i agree with pretty much everything you said.

i guess the only part of your plan that didn’t work was the whole goddamn thing!

don’t ever fucking cut me off again, do you understand me?

but if you put too much, then it won’t mix with the liquid and it’ll just sit on top like semen on root beer.

and that’s why i always say, “trust a decepticon and you’ll get burned”.

you think you can maintain consciousness for the next five minutes?

“not the best idea”? it’s a fucking ridiculous piece of shit of an idea!

i know you got your own issues, but we’ve literally spent the last three weeks talking exclusively about that.

hit the bricks, bitch.

we’ll make you an admin on our facebook page, include you on the google docs and start cc’ing you on all emails.

oh my god, i feel like it’s staring right at me. it’s like the eye of sauron.

never mind. posted, tagged, your life is ruined.

i wanted to play angry birds, not read wuthering fucking heights.

oh my, somebody’s gonna be walking very funny tomorrow morning.

is chiffon a material or a person? or both?

i’m in the matrix.

oh, well that sounds like a perfectly rational decision.

son of a – son of a gun, son of a freaking gun.

i’m glad this is gonna be a fair fight. like rocky and apollo creed.

i think you meant to say fudging poop-show.

do you think anyone will notice i’m bald?

you’re right. because a fly is an innocent creature that never knowingly did anything to anybody. you, however, i would maim.

how about i come back there and kick your ass?

if i didn’t have splash mountain coming out of my ass, i swear i’d rip your fucking head off.

you look up “bitch” in the dictionary and you’re gonna see my fucking face!

i just threw up in my mouth. please stop talking to me, and walk away.

you want me to say no, right?

because i’ve seen every single robocop, and i know how to take you out.

the only true happiness comes in death.

but in exchange for that, you have to watch a whole episode of glee with me.

it was barely a joke. it was just an insult with no laugh line.

i’m here to tell you two things. you’re famous and you’re welcome.

wait, why did you just answer a question that you just asked?

i ate the last bag of gushers while you were taking your afternoon bath, you dirt ball.

ew, it has a bloodstain on it.

that just made me think of something to put on my vision board! i’ll be right back.

this is pizza street, not a toddler’s kitchen.

i’m sorry, but someone like you wouldn’t really understand what i’m going through right now.

what the fuck is the wi-fi password?

i had to leave. i had to reinvent myself.

you have my full and complete attention.

wait, so is hipster a technical term for people who get dressed in the dark?

less talk, talk. more make, make.

what the fuck do i have to be stressed about?