#it's for one of my final projects this semester

[lottieinrealife]

romcom lottienat!au plot ✶⋆.˚

Title: "You're Not My Type (But Maybe You Are)"

Genre: romcom

Setting: California high school, early 2000s

Rating: +16

Soundtrack: Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Britney Spears, Paramore emo romantic phase

Plot:

— Natalie Scatorccio is the girl in the back of the class: ripped jeans, old band t-shirt, smudged eyeliner, skateboard under her arm and an almost artistic disdain for everything and everyone. She grew up with an alcoholic father, lives with her grandmother and smokes in the parking lot before first class. No one tells her what to do, no one has tamed her.

Lottie Matthews, on the other hand, is the school sweetheart. Rich, always dressed in pastel colors, the queen of aesthetics before TikTok even existed. She has a mystical aura—the girl who carries crystals in her pocket, reads horoscopes during recess, and organizes spiritual retreats at the wellness club. But she’s also sharp, smart, and definitely more mischievous than she lets on.

When the two end up enrolled — against their will — in the school project “Friends of Destiny”, in which opposing students must live together and produce a work together, chaos ensues.

The teacher's plan? To bring the extremes of the school closer together.

The universe's plan? To make these two slowly fall in love while pretending to hate each other.

Over the course of the semester, Lottie and Natalie:

— There are philosophical discussions on the patio bench about "faith in the universe vs pure nihilism".

— They argue about absolutely everything — from which CD to put in the car to whether or not coarse salt works.

— They go to a party where Natalie shows up in a suit and tie hoping to irritate Lottie... who faints a little inside.

— They get caught in a almost-erotic pillow fight during an impromptu sleepover.

— They pretend they're not totally in love when they lean on each other's shoulders at the movies.

— They stare too much, they hate too much, they touch too little.

But the turning point comes when Lottie, tired of being seen as perfect, has a breakdown in the middle of school and Natalie is the only one who really sees it. And Natalie, who has always run away from feelings, finds herself trapped in a tangle of shiny hair, well-manicured nails and words too kind for someone who grew up being yelled at.

After several failed attempts to deny their feelings — and after a “running in the rain with a Vanessa Carlton song playing” style scene — they kiss. And the universe, full of irony, finally stops laughing and starts rooting for them.

— Natalie has had a secret crush on Lottie since freshman year, but hides it behind sarcasm.

— Lottie has a folder on her computer called “Aesthetic Stuff” where she has several black and white photos of Natalie (she swears it’s just aesthetic stuff).

— Natalie hates to admit it, but she starts using the crystals Lottie gives her as gifts.

— Lottie makes secret playlists of punk music just because she found out Natalie liked it — and when Natalie hears it, she says, “Wow, I didn’t know you had soul.”

— Lottie calls her "Scatorccio" instead of Natalie, just to see the expression on her face.

— Natalie always says she doesn't believe in love, but she writes songs about Lottie and pretends they're about "generic experiences."

— They have a “we have no chemistry” scene during a drama class, but the kiss in the play makes the entire school go silent for two days.

Final:

— At the prom, Natalie shows up late, with her hair up (a miracle) and a dress that Lottie picked out. To the sound of a romantic pop ballad, they dance for the first time without irony, without shouting, without shielding. Just two girls who pretended too much that they weren't in love — until they couldn't hide it anymore.

And when Lottie says, “You weren’t my type…”, Natalie responds with a wry smile: “Yeah. I had a type too. Now he wears lip gloss and believes in reincarnation.”

Fade out.

romcom lottienat!au

[sparrowsgarden]

pretty goddamn pleased with myself for coding a decent barebones rhythm game framework in three hours!

[crazymecjc]

look at yourself… you’re the true puppet.

[eddis-not-eeddis]

Hey folks, one more call for prayers before finals. I was feeling fine until this morning but now I am overwhelmed with fear and trepidation. I was reviewing earlier class material, and we moved so fast and crammed so much info, a lot of the earlier stuff is just gone. I'm kinda sick to my stomach.

[skitskatdacat63]

Fernando Alonso & His Relationship With Cards

I'm sure we're all familar with the cards on the back of Fernando's Vegas GP helmet by now, but did you know his relationship with cards goes a lot deeper?

I. Magic Tricks

You've probably seen or heard someone at least mention Fernando's propensity for card tricks. As far as I can tell he was doing them(publically) as far back as 2003 all the way to as recently as 2018. Even once performing a card trick, with a condom and a teddy bear(!??!?!??!!), in front of Valentino Rossi who said "How was that possible?"(x)

But how did this start? According to James Allen, "Fernando admits to having been heavily influenced by his grandfather, a mercurial figure, who taught him magic and card tricks, still one of his passions away from the race track."(x) And I'm not sure the validity of this one, because I couldn't find an actual source, but apparently he once said: "My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician's kit."

In several interviews he described it as his hobby off track, and that he loved learning new tricks and surprising others in the garage with them! So clearly cards are pretty important to him both as a hobby but also to who he is as a person since they've been with him just as long as racing has.

II. Card Symbolism in His Helmets

This is the reason I originally made this post, but I thought I should also explain the origins of his card fascination first. As I said, we probably all remember the cards on the back of his helmet in Vegas, but did you know that wasn't the first time he had cards on the back of his helmet?

From 2008-2013, he used to have a pair of cards on the back of his helmets. The symbolisms of the cards themselves as well as the evolution of their design is really fascinating to me! Even more so with the recent development of the card choice in 2023.

Fernando said he wanted to reference his two titles in some way on the back of his helmet and after his friend sent him several ideas, he decided on having two cards(an ace of clubs and an ace of hearts, sometimes pictured with 05 and 06 on them as well), saying: "I picked the cloverleaf [the ace of clubs - Ed] to give me luck, but the only pity is that it doesn't have four leaves!"(X)

2008.

Here's the very first appearance of the cards! They're displayed flat, with the 05 and 06 clearly visible

2009.

Very similar to 2008, but with a slightly different design, and they're maybe a bit more straight with less shadow?

2010.

This is the first major change! I was sad they didn't have the years on them anymore, but then I realized they're sparkly to match with his signature lightning bolts on the top of the helmet!!

2011.

Honestly I'm still somewhat unsure if this is the actual 2011 helmet? It's pretty difficult to find clear photos of the back of helmets from older seasons. It's easiest to find them on replica sites or auction sites so I'm not 100%? But anyways, I like that this has the championship years on the underside of the cards

2012.

This is when I started getting weirdly emotional about the helmets. Do you see how they've progressed from being a centerpoint to being curled up and sad at the bottom of the helmet? Not listing the year anymore??

2013.

Same thoughts as 2012. And after this season, they cease to exist (just like his ferrari chair in the garage, WOAH CALLBACK), until cards make a reeappearance in his Vegas helmet, albeit in a different form

2013 Monaco(Honorable Mention):

For some reason 2013 helmets were easier to find proper pictures of, so I happened to witness this absolute beauty. The creativity of this helmet genuinely blows me away??? Wanting to keep the card motif, but making sure to incorporate it into the rest of the puzzle piece design?? Mwah! There was another special 2013 helmet but they didn't change the cards at all so I really applaud this one

2023 Las Vegas(The Return of The King):

The magnificent return! But look! The cards are different cards! Instead of being two aces, it's now an ace of hearts, a four of hearts(his driver number of course!) and, the, now iconic, representation of himself as a Joker. I literally could not believe my eyes when this helmet was released and I saw the Joker card, what a fucking silly old man....I really wonder if he felt nostalgic having cards on his helmet again or if he didn't think about it all and was just like, "ah cards because Vegas!!!"

III. Why Does This Matter?

*The rest of the post was factual, this is moreso my personal thoughts on the symbolism of the cards/designs

This post spawned from me recently watching the 2010 Bahrain gp and noticing "hey wait a minute...are those CARDS ON THE BACK OF HIS HELMET!?" It's a really tiny detail that's unfortunately covered up by the HANS device pretty much whenever he's wearing the helmet, so it's really difficult to spot! But I became fascinated with the fact that he had cards on his helmet before that recent helmet, and now here we are!

There's something to me about how the design of the cards evolves over the course of six seasons from the cards being front and center to being smaller, more folded up and closer to the bottom of the helmet. As I said, the 2012-2013 ones genuinely made me depressed because it feels, symbolically, like his hopes for getting another Ace are becoming more and more unlikely and falling away until they eventually fall falt and fade away entirely after 2013 and disappear for basically a decade.

But when they return? They're not the same cards! Instead of representing Fernando's championships, they now represent him as a person, displaying his driver number and his persona of being a Joker!! Though I do think it's interesting he happened to keep the Ace of Hearts, even though he talked more about the Ace of Clubs before. I'm not sure it's actually this deep in reality, but I like to think that it's him not letting his championships(and the lack thereof) define him, but rather letting who he is as a person shine and be the centerpoint instead! But on a sadder note, as @suzuki-ecstar said to me, maybe the Aces aren't there anymore because he's lost all hope for a chance at a third Ace entirely :(

[zakiyah]

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[domoz]

[starscelly]

If you need caffeine to finnish (pun intended) your Miro/Roope primer, I would happily send you $10 for tea/coffee/redbull. You're doing such necessary work!!! 🙏

-A mutual longing for that primer

my friend no amount of caffeine would be needed to finnish my primer i fear i am fueled by pure insanity.... now if everyone wants to collectively do my assignments for me so i have infinite free time.... this we can discuss

[bonestrouslingbones]

also i hate to admit it and i swear i DO understand the importance of them but fellas i fear i may be steadily morphing into a humanities hater

[love-songs-for-emma]

being home on a weekday & living with ur mom will have u talking to the cats like "hey. hows it goin. u guys uhh freeloaders too ?"

[goldensunset]

ever since i was a kid i knew i wanted to squander my potential

[tribbles-the-lesbian]

CW: disturbing imagery, a bit of eye strain, eye contact

Project: Over-sexualization of Children’s Media

[auremberite]

in the span of 2 months, april to june 2025, i completed my capstone comic after hundreds of hours of work, badly reinjured my torn ACL, went through finals, pinched a nerve in my neck from using crutches which took out my drawing arm for 4 weeks, graduated college, and will get top surgery in june. self portrait, howling. ,may 18 2025.

[orcelito]

Lying down to go to sleep and realizing I can actually sleep in for the first time in Too Long..... 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[dye-it-rouge-et-noir]

I really need to get back to watching Spy Game

[tired-stressed-trying-my-best]

hey, can somebody tell my brain that this is a really bad time for a manic-depressive spiral? because it doesn't seem to be listening to me and this is a really really bad time for a manic-depressive spiral