#imagine the budget for this... gosh

[harmonysanreads]

This is like.. what, a 3D model of a fictional woman and the bowing is already more synched than 95% of movies that include violin scenes

[swan2swan]

This shot is...well, it's a lot. Let's break it down:

FIRST: I wanna see the storyboarding for this. The direction. The concepts. They pulled off a 270-degree rotation in the whole environment to illustrate several beats of a fight scene. That's REALLY COOL, and a perfect use of the three-dimensional medium. That's the ambition I love to see.

However, the ambition is...well, obviously limited by the assets. It's a big void. We know from the movie just how much more complex the wreckage of Main Street is, and everything just sort of hits the pavement...

...BUT speaking of hitting the pavement, the camera shakes when it gets close to Rexy's feet. They went into this shot and said "When the camera gets close, shake the camera to simulate the weight." It might also just be because of the proximity, but the camera shakes when Rexy snaps her jaws shut--which any Jurassic superfan will know was a brilliant technique used in the final battle of the original Jurassic World.

Now, the character movements are...somewhat choreographed, it feels, but there's also a definite path to all of them. Mitch and Tiff run, Tiff runs into a table. Throws the table, which turns upside-down (the camera even passes in front of it!), runs, panicks and covers herself as Mitch running in from behind an umbrella, Mitch stabs Rexy, who gets mad, throws the table in pain, and the table lands on the guns Sammy is carrying, yanking her back. Darius has to come and rescue her.

Final point: I love that Rexy is using everything in this battle. Teeth, legs, tail, she's a machine. She's a Boss Battle, and the crew is struggling to escape and stay alive.

[goldfades]

🌱 wedding dress shopping w your mom and ellen... you like a dress but it's over your budget but jack gave his card to ellen and ends up spoiling you

𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 | jh⁸⁶

♡ ─ word count | 704

♡ ─ warnings | slight angst (y/n being sad over a dress) but cute mom/ellen/you moment!!!!!

♡ ─ ev's notes | jack seems like the type to drop 50k on a wedding dress LMAO (as he should)

"Oh my gosh, this one looks like my wedding dress!" Your mom gasped as she touched the dress, a warm smile on her smile. You gasped at that, touching it as well. Ellen smiled as she watched you and your mom continue to admire the dress.

"Oh, does it really?" Ellen chuckled, a fondness evident in her voice. "We have to look at the old pictures when we get home again, I love good old wedding photos."

You nodded, still marveling at the dress that bore a resemblance to your mother's. The three of you were in a bridal boutique, surrounded by lace, satin, and tulle in every shade imaginable.

"I remember the day I found my dress," Ellen continued, her eyes sparkling with memories. "It was such a special moment, just like this one. It's a dress that holds so much good memories, despite the stress that comes along a wedding."

Your mother laughed, her eyes reflecting the shared memories of her own wedding day. "Yes, despite the stress, it was one of the happiest days of my life. And finding the perfect dress made it even more special."

Ellen nodded in agreement. "Absolutely. There's something magical about finding that one dress that makes you feel like a princess."

Your mother began walking away from the dress, looking around. "Anything catch your eye yet, sweetie?"

You shook your head as you sighed. You were still thinking about the dress you had found a couple days ago but you had decided it was way other budget, not being able to justify spending that much money on a dress.

Ellen noticed the hint of disappointment in your expression and stepped closer, her eyes filled with warmth. "Is everything alright, Y/N?"

You hesitated for a moment, contemplating whether to share your dilemma. Finally, you took a deep breath and spoke, "I found a dress a couple of days ago that I absolutely fell in love with. It was perfect in every way, but..." You trailed off, the weight of your decision hanging in the air.

"But it was way over budget," Ellen finished your sentence, her voice gentle yet understanding. "Sweetheart, finding the perfect dress is not just about the price tag. It's about how it makes you feel, the emotions it evokes. If there's a particular dress that captured your heart, it shouldn't matter how much it is."

Your mother, sensing your hesitation, chimed in with a reassuring smile. "Your happiness is what matters the most. We can always explore options, but if you're still thinking about it then we should look at it again, babe."

"But it was way over budget-"

"Y/N." Ellen said firmly. "It doesn't matter the price, Jack told me to make sure to get any dress you want. Jack wouldn't even notice how much we took, plus all he wants is his future wife to be happy." She smiled as you laughed.

You sighed as you nodded. "Okay, then."

"Sweetheart, it's not even gonna make a dent in his bank account, trust me." Ellen joked as you laughed again. "And plus, your wedding day is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, and you deserve to feel like a princess."

Your mother nodded in agreement, her eyes reflecting the same sentiment. "Ellen's right, sweetheart. Jack loves you more than anything, and he wants to see you happy on your wedding day. If this dress is the one that makes you feel that way, then let's make it happen."

Finally, unable to resist any longer, the boutique attendant brought out the dream dress once again. As you slipped into it, a sense of certainty washed over you. The delicate details, the way it made you feel – it was worth every penny, especially knowing that Jack wanted you to have the dress that would make you happy.

Ellen and your mom exchanged knowing glances as you twirled in front of the mirror, a radiant smile on your face. Their silent approval meant more to you than words could express.

"This is it," you said, your voice filled with certainty.

"Oh, sweetheart, you look absolutely breathtaking," Ellen whispered, genuine happiness radiating from her. Your mom, too, had tears in her eyes as she watched you.

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[m1d-45]

i am. thinking about reverse isekai some more to get me through these trying times (finals season) and imagine the stress of having to take care of the poor acolyte(s) who ended up in your world (i'm going with adult reader who has their own apartment and job and pays taxes n shit. just bc i don't want to write abt explaining to parents/roommates what tf is going on)...... like ofc it's super cool like omg your favorite characters!!! irl!!! but after the initial surprise wears off?

obviously you can't just leave them out on the streets bc they'll like. i don't know. get fuckin hit by a car or something so you let them stay in your apartment!! your tiny. one bedroom. apartment. it's fine, you can stay on the couch! you barely have enough food to feed yourself, thanks to your minimum-wage budget? that's fine! you don't have to eat that much, and you can't just let your guests go hungry!!

they try to help the best they can, they really do... but all the finished chores and time spent learning how to use the technology of your world don't change the fact that they can't help with the one thing that seems to matter most in this world - money. with extra people to provide for, you're forced to take up extra shifts, work longer hours, just to earn enough to be able to not have to choose between eating and paying rent.

of course, you don't let them know about all this, but your guests don't tell you that they can hear the way you cry late at night when you think everyone's asleep, stressed out by everything that's suddenly been thrust upon you - teddy anon

god man you 🤝 me

that’s so. ugh man-

at first you’re so starstruck and in awe, excitedly talking to them and showing them what every appliance does—partly so they don’t break them, partly because you like the shine in their eyes as they learn.

the first week is easy, and it’s when you’re shopping that the reality of the situation starts to set in.

you’re not used to having to buy for two, and the subject of their clothing comes up quickly as well. not to mention the fact that they’re probably used to more organic or locally grown stuff, and what if they react badly to food here? and that’s putting aside what they like and prefer too, but you can’t let them leave the house since they’re still not used to everything-

and your job, gosh, you’d taken a few days off at first to help then adjust but now you were feeling the sting of that lost pay. not to mention the fact that all your expenses and bills would go up since, yknow, they needed to use lights and water and all that while you were out of the house.

and if more than one were isekai’d? godspeed, man…

thoma and noelle make themselves useful doing chores, but quickly realizing that there’s little to do. they quickly become antsy; though they try and make food for you to return to, they struggle with your appliances and your tastes, not to mention your lack of raw ingredients.

some like diluc, childe, or ayato try and offer you mora, pulling bags of it from their inventories to of course compensate you for your stay, but it doesn’t go over well. you have to deny them and explain that mora isn’t used here, but all that gets you is stunned confusion—and dawning horror, later, but that’s a burnt bridge when you get to it.

others such as venti or xinyan try and perform on the streets, but it doesn’t pay as well as they want it to. ningguang is a bit more confident in herself, but that crumbles the moment she realizes that she both holds no power here nor has any knowledge of the market. she knows she can do something, be useful, but she doesn’t quite know how, and that’s the worst.

a few tend a bit towards the ‘street performer’ type, whether intentionally or accidentally. i can see kazuha subtly using the wind to guess a number someone’s thinking of, and kaeya could easily keep someone talking long enough to perform some quick sleight of hand. no, he doesn’t steal—you’d get far too mad at him for that—but his ornate get-up and smooth voice draw people in often enough that he makes quite a bit in tips.

keqing, ganyu, and ayaka all offer to either get jobs themselves, but since they technically don’t legally exist, they try and help you apply to better ones instead. thoma might try and do housework for your neighbors—it serves a few purposes, including getting a bit of cash, keeping off legal books, and increasing your relationship with them. jean and ganyu try and help manage your finances, or at least learn how to file your taxes to chip away at the stress they’ve caused.

a few straight up offer to steal—yes, offer, they wouldn’t even breathe without your permission of course they’ll come to you before doing crime—such as dainslef, childe, or kujou sara, but you shut that down quickly enough. xingqiu spends a lot of his time on online writing contests, and the occasional 50-300$ comes in your mailbox, but don’t count on it. albedo might try and sell his art, but he’d much rather give it to you, to be honest. your smile is worth more to him than some stranger’s approval.

some are completely lost. itto, gorou, hu tao, sucrose, collei… they’re all at a loss for what they can do to help. they don’t know your world, they don’t know what’s happening, they don’t know why you lie about it being a guest room so they feel less bad about taking your bed. it doesn’t work.

none of them do, really. after a good few months, maybe a year or so, all of them fall to this level of helplessness. they don’t know how to get you back to their world, they don’t even know how to leave themselves, but it’s clear that their presence here is wearing on you. they try, they do, but even the most chipper of your followers can see how dreary you seem.

it feels wrong to lie in your bed. it feels wrong to depend on you, when it should be the other way around. it’s wrong to take your resources and your time, wrong for you to be the one in distress, and they can’t even do anything about it. they’re stuck within these four walls, unable to help you, stuck being helpless.

from down the hall, they hear you sigh, poring over yet another impossible choice, and the sound alone brings them to tears.

they needed to get you home. but how?

[thevampirearchive]

Commentary on Interview With The Vampire - Episode 1 (Spoilers)

Shorter thoughts vers

Barely fully in and it already looks beautiful. Was the budget in the billions because this shit is so crisp, fuck!

Hannah Baker was out-fucking performed. TAPES RO HARRASS A DYING MAN WHO DIDNT USE YOUR VAMPIRE SECRET? Lestat would be so proud!

I am so happy this is the direction they chose — brining us to modern time, the only time I wanna hear about the pandemic in entertainment media. And all while humanity does, Louis is stuck in his high tower with some high tech ass Dubai apartment? Purr.

Nvm, Mans seem sick of it lmao. Stuck there in his own personal house-coffin (I’d still prefer a coffin, and I feel like Lestat would have never chosen a place penthouse. He’s too French for modern builds. “Louis? NO QUALITY WOODEN COFFIN?” He’d say, in a French accent, in disgust.

I am a whore for period piece and they’re taking us to 1910 AND New Orleans? Spoiled. We’ve been spoiled.

Gosh the vulgar language, I am shaking from excitement! Pls!

I know a lot of black folks hate it when they have the white say the n-word, but that ‘unhand me nigger’ comment killed me, that white man forgot where he was for a second

I too agree, anal without consent is against god (I screamed, the whores are funny)

Not Paul tryna play captain save a Ho, man’s brough a Bible Too — I love him.

THE BRAWL! And this whole time Lestat is watching like it’s forplay for later.

HE PULLED A SWORD ON HIS OWN BROTHER? That’s cold Lou, but I respect it, gotta do what you gotta do.

Lestat watching, BRICKED UP, and I cannot believe nobody’s falling in love like this ANYMORE. WE USED RO BE A SOCIETY! (How I imagine Lestat internally, as he watch his man pull a whole sword out of his Pimp 3000 Cain)

Pls not the disgusted faces on the white men watching Louis walk in!!! Fighting for their lives to not say sum — TRY IT :^b

The lines should have been “damn so they just letting anybody in” so I could have really lost it. His racism wasn’t racist enough — I predicted they’d make him a proper French (racist) but they didn’t drive it all the way, and I get why. Can’t have the protagonist calling the other protagonist a nigger after all (well I haven’t seen Ep. 2 so perhaps) but it would be accurate. I just don’t believe white ppl weren’t racist, even the DOCTOR was sliming it around and that’s the homie, y’a know?

Awww Lestat is like a tarot girlie after watching one Tiktok reading and suddenly she sees 11.11 everywhere. “Ah Louis?! I was heading to St. Louis? Hahah so you’re my saint haha”, Lestat pls you look desperate pls breath baby breath (same tho)

His French is so good!  Ça m’a pris par surprise! Qu’est-ce qu’il est français ou il est juste un bon acteur? I could Google it, but how else will I flex that I too, speak French. Lestat is actually my cousins neighbor, oui oui baguette.

LMAOOOO “that explains the attire” SHOTS FIRED. Man’s came for his whole fit, and Lestat laughed it off cuz he’s in love, wow.

Lestat is such a scorpio sun libra Mercury scorpio mars because who tells a story, LEANS FOR A SLUTTY KISS and continues with the same elegance? He’s such a slut, I love it!

The way he just had foreplay and the whole time Louis fighting for his life to not bust. Cuz what? Watching a man touch a woman that way with their gaze fixed on you only? He’s playing with you Lou! RUN (not to fast tho, make it clap as you go tihi)

Am I wrong for thinking Louis was not just mad that Lestat froze him but that he knows without much effort? He knows Louis a raging homosexual and it’s been what? Minutes? Pls!

“I’ve emptied a bank volt to sample” LESTAT! He’s a whore but I’m still shocked, I knew this BUT IM STILL SHCOKED!

He really saw Louis in the act for seconds and decided to not just stay but get a home, furnish it, get a wardrobe, ignore that it’s basically a red light district (sure there’s buisness but he comes off too french to ever accept to live near the sound of cheeks being clapped) JUST cuz Louis is there. When will it be me god?

“You are his destiny Louis”— istfg if I do not experience this soon I will combust. PlS!

The bidding war was so hot and then he placed his ring and I felt it in every fiber of my being. Can’t beleive Lilly didn’t say ‘just get y’a cocks out and let’s do it the proper way’ the way they were slinging

Louis’ idk if I wanna be him, beat him or fuck him moment was real, man’s was fighting gay thoughts with all his might (and looses, later)

His mind filled with just Lestat huh? So the gay thought’s won? I wonder if he tells Lestat that? If he does I think lestat’s head will grow too big for his hats.

Thé poker game was smooth and I love how Louis just went meh, and didn’t question the time freezing, the voice in his mind or the enormous compliment — you are worth more, king. Big ups.

Pls Not them having put and Louis bring smt to read, he’s such a weirdo bro we know you know he’s basically taking you out on dates and you love it! PUT THE BOOK DOWN AND FLIRT BACK *holds up a gun*

THE CINEMA! Such cultured lads! I love them. Out here watching while Lestat watching his snack, I MEAN HIS MAN, I MEAN HIS BUISNESS PARTNER

‘He’s not white he’s French’ — this is what all white Man’a whore tell themsleves. Didn’t I fucking predict they’d say that? Lmaoo I did!

NOT HIM CALLING HIS MOM MAMMA DU LAC! He’s tryna fit in and Paul fighting back from saying sum (not too hard tho cuz now he’s going in lmao GET HIM LIL BRO)

“What’s the nature of your relationship with my brother” All my mind can think off is ‘everybody knows… everybody knows that he fucks you’. Cuz why would he ask that? Clearly that’s your future brother in law AND PAUL KNEW! The voices told him he was amongst the gays tihi

Okay Lestat pls don’t trauma dump on Paul lmao, answer the question or politely ignore it cuz I feel like Paul has some ‘you’ve got the wrong time but the right bitch’-him and just swing cuz what? But I think he’s being pulled in so he couldn’t even move if he wanted to.

NOT LOUIS SETTING IT STREIGHT! Idk why I thought he’d be a pushover after all the dreamy stairs Lestat has given him:)

This is all I can imagine Lestat thinking as he dinned with black ppl probably for the first time ever — rich and educated at that.

Please! A Lilly for his front pocket and a Lilly for Louis to do nothing with but entertain him, tihi

Not her revealing he’s gay, girl, bffr. “It’s okay” this strange white man now knows too fucking much babes but whatever

THE ALMOST TOUCH! I had to close the screen sorry I am used to fluff only (no I am not, but that yanked me)

now he’s in his head, fucking his mind and eyes and watching him get hard for him cuz Lilly ain’t doing shit but be a buffer. A pretty buffer getting a taste of Lestats man FOR NOW! Good *gets closer to screen* IS THAT FINGER SUCKING? Even pulling away in disgust was not convincing babes, !BE WHO YOU ARE!

THE FIGHT FOR DOMINANCE! MY GOSH AND THE RELEASE! It’s like he was pretending before going full ‘yeah now after we’ve kissed and touched titties, you know I’m into it so let me chill’ and he went lax, and now they floating, fucking and sucking. Gosh, this better win an award.

No because I fully beleive being drank from by a vampire is the closest thing humans will ever get to experience true euphoria and that’s why I will not simply be turned immediately. MAKE ME YOUR BLOODBAG FOR AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS AND SEVEN NIGHTS PLS I need to feel the THRILL

That was the most romantic, tender yet agressive love making bloodsucking scene I’ve ever witnessed. I’m bricked up, down there and up here (holds heart)

The wedding! This about to be good cuz y’all know black ppl know how to celebrate!

ARGH THE MONEY TO HER DRESS! The diaspora is ALIVE!

Thé dancing! Arghhhh this show is so freaking black, I love it! Anne is probably rolling in her grave, arguing with Satan to be resurrected so she can sue. Love it here

THE THROWN MONEY! YAAAAAAAS! Y’all don’t understand! This how we really be!!!! Black folks RISE! This one’s for us!

Now they climbing a whole roof just to … see the sunset? Babes… bffr.

Awww “I love you-“ why did that sound like a Goodby! Where is HEGOING NO-

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Noooooooo! I’m fenna cry, PLEASE NOT PAUL! (I knew he dies but I also forgot but I also was just enjoying myself and they caught me slipping. Now I’m pausing to take deep breaths…)

And that was his last sunrise? Yeah, cuz the fucking cameras.

Pls not death is boring… Speak for yourself, some of us have yet to try >:( ( but I’ll probably agree. It’s so inevitable like boo, give us smt fresh, smt unexpected!)

Not his mama tryna blame him… pushed? Babes be fucking Fr rn. Fuck sakes. And his sister not defending or nun. She probably wanted him gone and now she got it.

I just feel bad cuz suicide is a sin and still he did it :/ sad.

MANS PULLED UP TO THE FUNERAL! Lestat you are sick (I love it). PLEASE NOT HIM ACTUALLY NOT GAF! Didn’t even wear black, even tho I know that wardrobe fully stocked!

“Not here” Louis says and Lestat is on sims ‘I texted, I called, I send a pigeon and nothing, ignoring me huh?

THE GASP THAT LEFT ME! NO LESTAT YOU CANT SAY THAT AT THE WALK TO THE FUNERAL! All in attempt to ‘pick me, choose me, love me’ into Louis’ heart, now Louis ready to fist fight you in the same streets you fell for him tsk me tsk tsk. Maybe y’all should step to the side and kiss. Cuz clearly Lestat was NOT leaving …

This is the lvl of toxic and possessiveness I thought I’d see in twilight… y’all fooled me. Cuz Bella would have loved this ngl and I’d have loved it more but Edward is a runner and a track star. Lestat tho? He’d probably kill the whole town for Louis to notice him.

This man went to the burial, didn’t even wait for his obsessive fangirl behavior, AND he killed Lilly leaving nobody for Louis to turn to. Now man’s fighting for his life and all I’m wondering is why no other vampire in history has ever been this obsessive so I’d know this is how fucked up I am (derogatory) wow. Went to every fucking limits just so Louis wouldn’t know peace.

NOT THE CONFESSIONAL WITH THE PRIEST! Louis you don’t even beleive! It’s giving “Ariana! What are you doing here!”

Did Lestat not think of the priest? Tsktsk didn’t even eliminate all sources of outlet! Should have burnt the church, house, brothers and had every townsman flee just to get a text back. For legal reasons I am joking…

Nvm, he barely got into the juicy bits before man’s was dragged out and is now being devoured. (Kinda hot. Didn’t even let Louis finish)

At this point, whenever Louis doesn’t breath is Lestat direction it’s PICK ME CHOOSE ME LOVE ME. He’s so obsessive *plays obsessed by Mariah Carey*

All I see is Lestat being so angry and hurt that Louis went to confess to a god he does not beleive in before he came to Lestat. Like damn. You’d rather come here then come to me ? “Do I mean that little to you-“ type of hurt. :( Aww babes, he’s just afraid cuz once he comes to you, it’s over. That’s the beginning of a life he doesn’t beleive he can have and he’s want all of you … can’t be gay and black in these parts (time + place) I fear

Please not the stabbing! 😭 babes pls you know this man isn’t a regular man, he drank from you and you decided to never speak to him again for a reason.

Pls not the slowmo! It looks so fucking cool! Even when he eats ppl it’s so agressive and looks so painfull! Love messy eater vampires.

“I’m not the devil- but I can give you death-“ Pls why has nobody offered me this ?? It’s not fair! “I love you Louis, you are loved.” Nawl I’m fenna cry. (And I am crying)

Envious that this is not my character arch, I am stuck consuming it rather then being CONSUMED! He wanted to create an infinity Between them. Remove death AND life from the equation!

That was the most beautiful asking ever. The way their just :’) This is such a tender, romantic, loving moment. That moment was … beautiful. I have no words! I too forgot the barbaric scene (lmao as did Louis ofc)

AND THEN CAME THE NOD! THE KISS AND THE BITE! The way he kissed him, alone, I could tell he released all fears and pain he had in this life. Fear of loving a man, of being who he was, pain of being at fault for things — for his role as a pimp, him as a son, a brother to his brother, a provider for his family. The one who promised his father strength without truly ever wanting it but doing it because he was good at it. He was hurting so much and Lestat just liberated him (too bad Louis doenst realize this too is a prison, but with a nice view, unhinged love of your life and a future daughter, have fun)

That was perfect. The description of the transformation — THE HAARTBEATS! Gosh I wanna be able to have senses heightened this much! ImGAINE!

I am SCREAMING it was so quick! I’m a whore for varsity in transformations! Some vampires die and require burials. Some are dead for much longer! EVERYYING! EVERYTHING

This was dead ass the best vampire tv show I’ve ever seen. They gave me black ass moments and I am living! TENDERNESS, POSSESSION! OBSESSION, trauma, laughter, depth! Script was INCREIDBLE! These are really good writers! What a team! And the actors? Give those two their fucking awards RIGHT NOW!

I cannot believe we’re witnessing the best vampire show unfold right before us.

[27-roses]

This may be ill-received, or it could go unnoticed by everyone, but I really wanted to give this boy some recognition.

He debuted.

He debuted!!!

He may take that back, but I will always remember today as the day that the mighty Beomhan finally made his debut.

I am not one of the stans that will never find any faults or shortcomings in their favorite idols and their talents. No, I have always made a point to be as real and open as possible. And because of that, I can say with confidence that Beomhan's debut single, 'Me Myself & I' is not what I expected, and that's okay. The rhythm pacing is kind of odd and consistent, giving a sound that is repetitive and not as hooking as it could be. The mixing feels raw and not in the way that you want. The camera work is a bit amateur, and the vocals aren't the best but he sings quite steadily and with feeling. There are shortcomings but there is something that billion-dollar budgets can't replicate, and that is the genuine smile on his face, the expressions in his dance, the time given to the backup dancers-his willingness to share his stage and important time, and the confidence that he has in his voice and body. He is a good dancer with quick moves and energy-coming from a trained dancer, myself. He has the visuals-GOSH HE HAS VISUALS and heaven knows, the personality to let him stand out like a light in a cave of the industry. I mean, this dude flips bacon with bread, how can you get any better than that-

Beomhan is insanely talented. And selfless.

He is such an aware person, never letting any of the hate or criticism go unnoticed. He is human. He won't have the best quality of music videos, he won't have the vocals of world-renowned idols, yet. He worked so hard to be here, now, and the mess of a company that he supported with everything really let him down in ways we couldn't imagine. He has come so far in so many ways, and he has struggled so much. He did well. He is doing well on this.

I'm saying that it really isn't an incredible debut, but it has so much heart and power behind it that it makes me prouder and more impressed than any other I've witnessed in all my stanning years. I loved watching the mv: I watched it at least 5 times, and streamed on spotify more. Not because I want to get him the streams, but because I enjoyed the song. I enjoyed the dancing. I enjoy watching him. He's an entertainer, and that's why I follow him.

Because of how he starts now, it leaves all the more for him to grow in talent and himself. Please, don't hate on his accomplishments but don't be delusional for the sake of false enthusiasm. There is so much talent that there is no reason for either option.

Beomhan, you have made me laugh and smile so much. You have helped me through some horrible times. You have made me so proud. You deserve so much. I hope you can be proud of yourself. Beomhan, fighting!!

[thelaurenshippen]

He much money would it cost to fund a full 23 episode season of Bridgewater? Or 10 episodes?

oh my gosh, it would be SO fun to do a 20+ episode season of @bridgewaterpodcast!! I really do miss the day when most stories ran for that amount of time but, unfortunately, it does cost a lot of money! I have no say or involvement in the budget for Bridgewater but if we do more, I'd imagine we'd be looking at another 12-episode season minimum!

[incarnateirony]

So, I took one for the team and compared the commercials for last week's TW, Windy, and Walker. Some ad overlap but also some interesting differences:

TW: iPad, iPhone, Marvel, Disney, Amazon Prime Video young romance films, Jeep car ads, 4 Kohls/Old Navy/Walmart ads, lots of ads with Millennials.

Walker: iPhone, Shingles vaccine (for those over 50), Medicare health plans, Olay wrinkle cream, Ford car ads, 2 Kohls ads, a mental health ad, some ads with Millenials.

Windy: iPad, Disney, Shingles vaccine, flu shot, dry skin cream, probiotic, ads with grandkids, 8 Kohls/Old Navy/Walmart/grocery store ads, no car ads.

Gosh, I wonder which viewer demos watch which shows, lol.

Ironically this shows more faith in Windy than Walker. Its demo runs lower but it's running lower in a later slot. Its digitals through the app, however, are a multiplier over Walker's, and like I said, the ad bundles are shared.

Walmart is higher end. Disney is higher end. The i ones are mutual.

But you'll notice TW is the collection of all the top ones. Amazon, Disney, Marvel, Ipad, iphone, Walmart, etc.

I'd be interested in the breakdown of the store ads, whether it was a dump of repeat ads bought cheap or more varied.

You'll notice you also just listed. Less. For Walker. Because there's less ad buy, so they just shovel it full of other show promos hoping to catch people to a sustainable show.

You see what I mean. Ads tell all.

Stuff like this is why I floated the potential of them ending Walker before the budget inflates and trying to catch the audience into Windy since it's higher value to nexstar's digitals by like 2x, and if it moved into Walker's slot it could pull at least the same numbers, and as a newer production it's lower budget. It MIGHT be sustainable that way.

These decisions aren't even squared away at Nexstar yet, so when you hear me floating these ideas, imagine I'm just representing a few different voices at a corporate table debating the best monetization methods of the channel.

[incorrect-hanna-barbera-quotes]

Augie Doggie rubbed his eyes, sitting up. His mind was foggy as he was still in the process of slowly waking up.

Where was he?

Last night, he remembered falling asleep in his bed, he was certain of that much. But looking around, this was not his bed, or his room, so what happened?

He was on the floor, in the middle of a large unfamiliar room. Both the walls and floors were made of shiny black marble. The only lights he could see were small strips embedded in the floor dotting the perimeter of the room, thus mostly just illuminating the walls in tall arcs. The ceilings were high, but he wasn't good enough with estimating heights to really tell by how much, just that it was definitely higher than you would see in the average house, that's for sure.

It all would've felt quite fancy, if he were here in more normal circumstances.

Ah, well. Sitting around and pondering wouldn't get him anywhere. Nothing to do but leave!

Augie Doggy stood up and started walking to the door.

What did the door look like? It was right in front of him. Black wood that would be nearly indistinguishable from the walls were it not for a white trim outlining the frame. It was nearly as tall as the ceiling! He could hardly reach the handle, and imagined it would be quite hard to pull open on his own. "I'm not sure I can open this door," he thought.

Thankfully, there was a much smaller door right next to it, so he just went through that one instead.

It's that easy!

Beyond the door was a very long hallway. Stone columns lined the sides, that fancy, detailed sort of column you would see in old, ancient architecture. The grandness of them contrasted with the basic smoothed concrete floor. The outer walls the columns were lined up in front of were mostly glass with light pouring in from both sides. Looks like it was cloudy outside today, everything painted with that sort of dull grayish-blueish tint of a rainy day.

Augie Doggie walked down the hall. It was pretty long, and he couldn't really see the end of it yet. Gosh, these hard stone floors didn't feel great to walk on. Very cold too, especially in this room. The windows must not be doing a very good job of insulating the place. Speaking of the windows, it looked like they were the only source of light in the room. What did these people do when it was nighttime? Just walk forward and pray they don't end up off-track enough to walk right into a column? This place didn't seem very well-designed. They must have spent all the budget on the fancy columns and marble walls in the first room. Maybe that was why there wasn't any furniture either.

Anyway, it looked like he was coming up on the end of the hall, but it was actually just a corner, and when he turned there was more hall, so he kept walking down the hall, still very cold.

How'd he end up here, anyway?

Obviously someone must have taken him here since you don't really just end up in a place like this via natural means, but the who or why was anyone's guess really. If it was someone with malicious intentions, he wasn't sure if he would really take them seriously at this point after inspecting their home decor choices. All style and no substance, and there was barely any style to begin with. These visuals were sort of cool at first but after walking around in them for 20 minutes the effect really starts to wear off.

Well, he had finally reached another corner, and thankfully it looked like it was almost over, because there was another door at the end of this much shorter segment.

This door's frame was just as tall as the first big door, but the door itself was small, and the rest of the vertical space looked really hastily filled in. What a joke! He opened it and went through.

This new room was pretty big, but still smaller than the first one. The floor was carpeted, a grey that was pretty dark but not dark enough to hide some stains in the corner from what seemed like water damage, which was also evident from the coloring of the popcorn ceiling above it. The walls were done in wood paneling and a single rectangular overhead light was embedded in the ceiling. This room didn't look fancy at all, but he got the impression that this was intentional and they were going for a more rough, nostalgic vibe instead so he was willing to let it pass this time (even if he guessed that they had to switch aesthetics fast because they were running out of money.)

On the side of the room opposite to him were two basic wooden doors. Above them was a paper banner - that sort of type you see at birthday parties that say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" in individual paper letters all strung together and hung up, but this one instead read "MAKE YOUR CHOICE."

A choice! It appeared that Augie Doggie was finally given a meaningful way to interface with the strange locale he had been dropped into. This was very exciting indeed!

Now, the left door or the right door? He walked up to them and inspected them closely. Then, he just went ahead and opened both of them up at the same time, figuring that there probably wouldn't be any consequences for doing so.

The left door contained a hallway filled with bright light, and the right door contained a hallway shrouded in darkness. Wow, this was a tough decision. The light hallway could be a trick and it was actually the wrong choice and the dark hallway was actually the better one to take, or on the other hand, whoever designed this might not have thought that someone would look at both outcomes first at all and not taken these appearances into account, and thus would not have thought to make it a trick question.

Well, it was a 50/50 chance no matter what, really, and he liked being able to see, so he chose the left door, and stepped into the light.

All of a sudden, Augie Doggie blacked out for a moment.

And then, he found himself outside. He was standing at the bus stop outside his house. For a moment he was worried that he may have missed the school bus since it seemed a little late in the morning, but then he remembered that today would be a Saturday, so it was OK.

He turned around and just walked back to his house. Doggie Daddy greeted him as he stepped inside.

"Well hey, there's my son! What've you been up to out there oh-so-early in the morning?"

"I dunno, dad."

"Well, there's some pancakes waitin' on the table if you're hungry!"

"OK, dad."

Augie Doggie ate some pancakes and had a pretty good day.

[maellor]

Rings of Power pales in front of the Lay of Leithian rock opera.

Look, I'm not saying that I hate it. Nor am i saying that i like it.

All i am saying is that Leithian is superior by far.

Gosh, what would they even accomplish with amazon's budget? Just imagine...

[booasaur]

Hello, this is a question from someone graduating from the University of Greys Anatomy.

With my 18 years old training, I can't understand how Floyd is now the head of general surgery. Like how? He was a cardio attending, transfered to trauma without question and now head of general? Where is the fellowship/residency thing than Arizona and Jo and any other Greys people went through to change specialties?

18 (now 19) years of Grey's! Gosh. But yeah, I dunno the answer to any question on NA, I think it's all just vibes... The way they handled Max vs Michelle Forbes, and everyone under her, and then Max hiring people over to the other clinic, it all just seems quite haphazard.

And another anon:

“the fact that my major thought (aside from ugh the impending breakup) about this storyline is ''I wish I was rich'' says it all” — SAME. I mean Lauren shouldn’t have done it or kept it from Leyla but outside of that, my main thought is just damn, rich people play by a whole other set of rules. It’s not ethical, but if you grew up knowing you could sway things by flashing your cash, I get how it’ll be hard to resist doing that even when you know better. And because she doesn’t flaunt her wealth or regularly use it for herself, I sometimes forget how loaded Lauren is. I remember back in season 2 when she got an inheritance and told Helen that the amount was whatever number Helen was imagining times 10 which is just insane cash, especially for a trust fund. Back when everyone was saying she was entitled it was like well yeah, she might work at the poorest hospital in the state but she was raised/is still wealthy and instances like Leyla being taken aback by the 250k budget cut and Lauren not even flinching at the dollar amount always puts things into perspective. That’s probably couch change to her lol. I really wish they’d explored their class differences more instead of just having everything hinge on the bribe but at least that’s all out in the open now.

Lol, it's a year later and I'm still wishing I was rich. >_>

There was a lot they could have done with Lauren, and you can see the echoes of it when they talk about her privileges as white and rich but it's so shallowly done most of the time, and often negated by how much the narrative then venerates Max.

And then they chose the clumsiest way to contrast her with Leyla, like, honestly, even at the very start it was a very in-your-face contrast, but you felt that was the point and they'd unpack it with some nuance, that while Lauren had all the worldly riches, Leyla was the one who was more balanced and richer in other ways, and yet the difference would still be insurmountable in some ways and they'd just have to acknowledge it but whew. Whewwwww. I think we'll all be really puzzled about the direction this show took for a long time.

[weepingwonderlandearthquake]

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[erb23]

one more thing but gosh the world is actually full and feels lived in! could you imagine if we got the pv (that we initially were sold on) or they spent some of the show budget on incidental background characters to fill up the space instead. 

Its just good that a major city looks like it is one, full, not desolate, and bustling. 

[alifelearned]

I recently traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico to attend a music festival called Corona Capital and oh my gosh was the travel there and back a whole story in itself! Being a huge fan of live music, I follow a lot of my favorite artists on social media's like Instagram and Twitter. Thus, when my favorite band, Bastille, posted that they were going to be featured at the Corona Capital Guadalajara music festival and I quickly learned my other absolutely favorite band, Imagine Dragons, was ALSO attending, it just felt like a once in a lifetime experience I couldn't miss! When will Imagine Dragons and Bastille ever be in the same event again!? I wasn't about to assume it would happen more than once so I looked into my finances and decided to make the leap. Overall we were able to afford the trip rather decently but then one of our flights home was cancelled and with it, our initial budget went all to hell. Check out the video to learn more and please share in the comments if you have any questions or similar experiences to relate!

[angelacortez]

CHAPTER 2 : 03/30/2023 ~ Adult Life

"If you are not tired, you are doing it wrong."

I came across a meme today (See the picture below) and I see a lot comments saying they feel the same way and I understand that working is tiring. It really is.

It should be.

Pero kung role of adulthood mo ay makapagbayad lang ng bills, makapagprovide lang sa family, please wag. Please don't. Please stop.

I mean...

It's okay, but I encourage you to have a dream.

Life is not just paying bills and providing.

It's enjoying every bit of it.

Saving, investing and being financially free. Yung tipong di ka na titingin sa wallet mo kung ilan na lang natitira, dukot ka na lang ng dukot without worries!

Just visualize yourself doing that.

For a second...

Relax.

Breath..

Okay...

You are doing great. You always do.

Imagine, you have the most comfortable bed you have in your life.

Yung mga car na nakikita mo sa daan na napapalingon ka kapag nakikita mo habang nakasakay ka sa jeep o tricycle, suddenly meron ka na.

Yung mga building na natatanaw mo sa labas kapag naglalakad ka, suddenly pumapasok ka na sa ganun at ginigreet ka na ng mga tao dun kasi ikaw na may ari nun.

Yung mga pagkain na nakikita mo sa social media na hanggang tingin mo lang dati, suddenly nakakain mo na sila.

Ayaw mo ba nun?

Wala naman sigurong taong ayaw nun.

I mean, that's the dream.

I mean, sa ngayon di mo pa nakikita siguro.

Pero yung dream ng family mo sayo..

Yung dream ng mga anak mo or magiging anak mo...

Ayaw mo ba silang maging comfortable sa buhay?

Just have a dream.. please.

Ganito...

Okay..

Sabihin na naten na ayaw mo talaga. Okay ka na sa ganitong set up mo at ng family mo.

What if!

What if lang.

What if an uncertainty happened?

You suddenly got sick—wag naman sana.

Sino na magbabayad ng bills? Sino na magpoprovide sa family?

Does loan will keep you up?

Does your company benefits will keep you up?

Okay, sabihin na naten na pwede.

Pwede ka magloan or nakareceive ka ng benefits from your company.

After 3 months, gumaling ka, babayaran mo yung loan na inutang mo para sa budget nyo for those 3 months and your maintenance and then after, you will keep on working until you pay loan, bills and makapagprovide. ULIT.

What if uncertainty happens to your family naman—wag naman sana.

And we are not ready for it.

Gosh...

Please. Just please.

Don't work just to survive.

I know that you are not worrying about it just yet but don't forget to be ready as well.

"It's better to be safe than sorry."

Kung may mangyari na di inaasahan, at least may madudukot ka.

Which is from your insurance, investment or savings man yan!

Pagod man, at least secured!

As to my personal experience, since I enter college. I always complain about the workloads of being a college student.

Kasi pano, eto ha, pano mong di mafi-feel yung pagod. Masmataas pa yung score nung nangopya sayo.

Same as to having a job, masmataas pa recognition ng supervisor mo kasi you are doing your job well, pero walang increase or incentive man lang but they get recognize for your work ha.

You should not do jobs that are not part of your job description without the proper salary increase or compensation for it.

YOU SHOULD NOT.

If you do or you are forced to, without any choice, get ready to find a new job.

You have the right to get out of hell-hole if you are not getting paid right.

If you are this confident, you will know your worth as a person and human being.

After college, I realized many things. If you want to get paid high salary, you should have many skills set to ready for the company.

And techno-savvy should be one of them.

Technology is a very fast growing industry especially in a third world country like Philippines. It's very demanding.

And if you have this skill, you can easily find a job.

If you don't have this skill yet, try to invest time on learning computer.

One more thing I learn after college is the importance of having to work immediately for experience and have a ✨multiple source of income✨ if you want to be comfortable in life.

It means, you have to work for 15hrs a day or making your money work for you.

How is that?

Just try online businesses, part time jobs, content making or anything evolves around e-commerce while you have your main source of income which is your full time job.

There, you will learn a lot of things like how to manage your time, money and how to make it grow by itself.

When an individual purchases a good as an investment, the intent is not to consume the good but rather to use it in the future to create wealth.

Investment is one of the best decision I made this year. I can't use it today but it will be the best safety net for my future.

Just enjoy the journey of your employee days! You'll be an employer soon!

-Angela Cortez

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[meanypunches]

Here is my review of Day of the Reaper, the trash horror low budget 80s flick:

I had to watch this after reading BLEEDING SKULL 50: THE BEST TRASH-HORROR FILMS OF THE 1980s. I can see why Day of the Reaper made the list. It is utterly awful but something about the nonstop synth soundtrack, brutally bad acting, miserable special effects, and cheap cinematography overwhelms the senses. Some spoilers ahead but I don’t think it matters. They found the ugliest mostly undeveloped beach for scenery somehow. I admit the cannibalism scene worked for me. The trick of a bloody corpse with 1 arm severed convinced me this is a great low budget movie. Is that a giant salami the guy is chewing on? I had to rewatch that scene like 5 times. It is like the Donner Beach Party. I never knew 5 girls in bikinis could be so level-headed after finding a severed hand. “What’s that?” one asks. I felt a sense of awe that someone made this movie despite the obvious flaws. This is a pure act of spirit, in disregard of all material forces. It is like a supreme middle finger to Hollywood and all that is good in art. The cannibal has over 100 victims! Plus they found the remains of 40 people! “We don’t need that kind of behavior,” says the detective. This film is relentless in its quest for a classical Hollywood narrative, but its utter failure in this regard merely compounds its authenticity. The killer is like a psychedelic matador with that homemade outfit. That metaphor makes about as much sense as this movie but gosh I enjoyed it. I imagine anyone with an avant-garde sensibility along the lines of Andy Warhol or John Waters might like this. If you are looking for inspiration to make your own low budget film, this could be it! Oh my gosh the backstory is incredible. An ancient book called The Festival of the Sanguinary! The Specter of the Sanguinary every seven years enters the body of a person inclined to violence. Serious psychological stuff. She finds all this from the expert, a doctor she meets in a graveyard. He needs her help in getting the Reaper. He must cut out the heart and eat it. “That and only that will put an end to this madness.” Good reaper versus bad reaper! Spy versus spy! Yin versus yang! I admit there is some impressive camera trickery here. It is truly disturbing as the low budget at times makes it look like the classic snuff film of urban legend. I mean that one scene I am desperate to figure it out. Did they really stab the reaper in the head? How did they work that shot with no edits? Must have been the angle of the guy’s head as he was lying there with something beside his head for the knife to penetrate, but really I’m astounded. I had to watch that scene like 5 times too! This is like some crazy Jack the Ripper in reverse! I admit for all its low budget hokeyness, I am somewhat disturbed by this film. He ate that heart fast!