#may 2 2016

[throwbackgaylor]

may 2, 2016 | eight years ago today

while attending the 2016 met gala, taylor swift and karlie kloss hit the dance floor with one another

[brendonloverurie]

Taylor Swift at the Met Gala 2016 (first image credit to Larry Busacca//Getty Images)

[sadaveniren]

Favorite pictures of Harry and Louis attending events together since the 1D hiatus started

Bonus:

[biceratops7]

… let’s talk about “Arrival”

So I was fully intending on making a more general but thorough peruse through the new Good Omens title sequence, because my FUCK aren’t those always a gold mine. But then I thought to myself, “hey wait a minute, I can be even more unhinged and on brand.”

Something I’ve seen nobody talk about yet is that the movie that the procession is marching into is The Arrival, which is a 90’s movie that draws a pretty straightforward parallel. But I think if it doubles as a reference to 2016’s Arrival, THAT has some much more interesting implications. Either way this reference is doing some heavy lifting.

For those who haven’t seen the movie (or that one philosophy tube video about it lol), the basic plot is that a group of aliens later named heptopods arrive on earth scattered across the world, and just kind of invite humanity to check them out. Each country hires a team of linguists who are all tasked with figuring out what the visitors are here for. But the thing is, it’s only about aliens on the surface level. This is really about communicating, cooperation, and how language holds the power to alter your very fabric of reality.

Spoilers for the movie:

Two major revelations occur towards the end of the movie. The first is that an element of fluid time is revealed. Throughout the movie, the main American linguist has been having flashbacks to a daughter that passed away of an illness. But since the heptopod language has no regard for chronological order, we learn that these are actually flash-forwards when she becomes nearly fluent. In other words, learning heptopod, having a genuine curiosity and even compassion for these vastly different beings. has given her the ability to perceive reality in ways thought previously impossible.

Even before noticing the Arrival reference, I’ve been side eyeing these “flashbacks”, but this and the image above confirmed it for me. Any instance of the word “becoming” when talking about the past indicates some sort of fluid time nonsense. The past is fixed unless something ✨happens✨. I don’t think these are simply memories, I think something rather cosmic instead is afoot.

But it’s more than just “there’s probably time travel in this” though. Simply having Aziraphale as a companion has changed Crowley. It’s given him an ability that he’s not meant to be capable of as a demon. He already had it in him to be good and have mutual relationships based in trust and kindness, I’m sure all demons can if given the right nurture… but Crowley is experiencing love. In the show, something tangible to the senses and distinctly angelic. I’m very much hoping that that whole element of things is going to somehow be a driving factor in what’s occurring over all, and possibly involved in time going screwy.

The other element of Arrival’s ending that’s of import, is the heavy emphasis on the importance of cooperation. First of all, we learn at some point that not every country has the same message to decipher, they each have one piece of a whole. Some of the countries begin using games to communicate with their heptopods, and this poses a problem because it causes messages to be more easily interpreted as hostile. For example, the phrase “we brought a tool” can be easily misconstrued as “we have a weapon.” Eventually, the world gets impatient and scared, and a war is imminent. What finally leads to everyone putting down arms and cooperating, is the American linguist sending a message to the Chinese linguist saying “in war, there are no victors, only widows.”

Something noteworthy about this particular march is that the procession never splits like it does at the end of the first season’s. Not only are both angelic and demonic figures marching into the light atop a mountain as a United front, but this actually seems to be a theme this season. Heaven and Hell aren’t working together as far as we know, but they are at least working towards the same goal, which for some reason is getting Gabriel’s ass. There is also a heavy emphasis on mending broken relationships, with Crowley and Azirphale trying to fix a (probably) lesbian couple literally being the B plot.

Now this is where we bring in what’s actually on the movie screen, which is that damn box. So at this point we know basically nothing about it accept for it probably being a Mcguffin. But we DO have the imagery of three feathers, a black one, a white one, and a bluish grey one, falling into it… and it sure as fuck looks like a moving box. So back to arrival, what actually was the message? The heptopods told the linguist that they’re here to help humanity (via giving them a tool or new tech I think?) because in 3,000 years, they will need humanity’s help. So with this and the world eventually being inspired to stand down and share their pieces of the message, it’s this over arching theme of setting aside fear of the other and cooperating indefinitely for the benefit of the whole. The black feather, the white feather… and then something that is somehow both yet entirely unique.

I think… somehow, someway, this season may culminate in Heaven and Hell reconciling. Whether it be against a common enemy, for a shared goal, or in love, there seems to be many clues both symbolic and literal that show them learning to be one again. Learning to understand eachother’s language and see new ways of being neither before could fathom.

[iheartchv]

CLOSED! THANK YOU!🌿🍒

🌿Mistletoe Matchup🕊

I did this last year, and decided to do it again this year. But this time its open for multifandoms, not just for TMNT c: (fandoms im in/have been in will be in the tags)

Send me an ask with any info that'll help with your matchup (personality [MBTI preferred], hobbies/likes and dislikes, etc.), the fandom you want, and a mistletoe🌿🍒 in it so I'll know its for this event c:

If you have any questions about anything, lmk

My inbox will stay open till the week before Christmas, so be sure to get them in c;

Anyone is welcome to participate, not just followers/mutuals

I hope to bring some happiness, joy, and cheer with these as we are approaching the holidays and the new year. 🎁🎄

Tag list:

@turtle-babe83 @leosgirl82 @angelcatlowyn @annaliaandtheturtles @pheradream-15 @cowabunga-doll @bluesakurablossom @darksaphire2002 @foreignbrunette @greenprincess @half-shell-bo @lady-maria-the-wolf225 @moonlightflower21 @narwals14 @nikitaboeve @nittleboo @raphaelsrightarm @southernblossoms @thelostandforgottenangel @white-masked-beauty @roxosupreme @kawaiibunga @captain-kinda-trash @angelicdavinci @thelaundrybitch @yumefuusen @sivy-chan-blog @artsolarsash @crazedtmnt @raisin-shell @sacredwarrior88 @leosgirl82 @egg-on-the-run @ashleighclark98 @dilucsflame33 @tkappi @post-apocalyptic-daydream @happymoonangel @allybutton @android-cap-007 @androidships007 @turtallyawesome @doctorelleth @crazysarah-98 @phd-in-fuckery @gingerdraw-blog

Also lmk if you want to be/not be tagged🎀

[bijoumikhawal]

"no one reblogs anything nice about biden" that's because none of you post about the good things the decrepit sack of flesh has done without jerking yourselves off about it. You can't let the good thing speak for itself, which alienates others from spreading that information because they dont agree with the unnecessary shit you added on. You're doing the electoral politics equivalent of "reblog this or you're a bad person" additions (which we have all agreed are incredibly annoying) on posts that are otherwise good and have a point.

[bey-life]

The Met Gala - 2016

Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

[jorvikzelda]

today i had this Vivid memory flash through my mind of kissing my ex boyfriend (this was like 2018) and i felt so viscerally fucking revolted and I gotta say. it is truly impressive that I didn’t realise I’m a lesbian sooner than fucking half a year ago

[jabeur]

raga ma non so se vi ricordate che abbiamo vinto 3-0 contro l'inter nel 2016 (2016 capito? peak meelan siamo arrivati settimi) con gol di ALEX (che a fine anno si è ritirato dallo shock di essere finito a giocare nel milan), BACCA e NIANG. questo per dire niente è impossibile sognare non costa nulla oggi s*gna emerson

[isupportzaynxliamxziam]

Monday, 2 May 2016

Zayn's at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, all dressed up as he attends Met Gala 2016: Manus X Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. Even before he hit the red carpet with Gigi Hadid by his side, they already look bored

On the red carpet they at least pretend

Zayn looks fabulous although it's like he doesn't really want to be there

credits: Getty Images

[throwbackgaylor]

may 2, 2016 | eight years ago today

taylor swift embraced karlie kloss in a hug when she arrived on the 2016 met gala red carpet

[brian-in-finance]

Photos​: #2&3 Gareth’s Instagram, #4 Farfarawaysite

Remember 2016’s Met Gala?

[charles-snippy]

Going thru the reg show tag and seeing all these people creating geneson content… where were y’all when I was 14

[reformedmercymain]

Should I give Overwatch another chance?

Honestly as much as I love the game I’d hold off on playing it until PvE comes out unless you have friends who are playing it with you. Ow2 reignited my actual love for the game (outside of how it scratched my competitive itch) so it *might* be worth a try even without friends if you loved “old overwatch” (like the “classic days” of 2016-2018?) and maybe lost interest around 2019 onwards. But for 99% of the players who left I’d advise you wait for what will hopefully be decent PvE

[ontargetmadders]

the way karmiro lives in my head rent free is absolutely sickening ugh 😩

[rabbitcruiser]

American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaimed its neutrality on May 20, 1861, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces entered the state.