#so don't expect this any time soon

[unma]

compiling a nice list of deaths for an old fic idea I've picked back up a couple of weeks ago and if you can guess what song this fic is based on or even vaguely why I need so many deaths you get an imaginary cookie.

[jesncin]

wip of my next overly ambitious Clois comic

[octoagentmiles]

If Natquik has been missing for so many years, how the heck did this guy get a hold of tea and biscuits? The octonauts find a half eaten one in the station after he leaves, so do you think he scavenges anything that gets shipwrecked? Or did he just have a fifty year supply of this stuff?

this is an EXTREMELY good question!

but. it's also, like,,, sadly, one of the few mysteries of the show that I believe can probably just be chalked up to the beautiful, wonderful magic of ✨🌈 "cartoon logic" 🌈✨

HOWEVER!! where's the fun in that??

my theory is this:

Natquik is very close with the penguins in Antarctica, and we know that those penguins travel a lot in order to get back and forth from their nesting grounds, and/or to visit family.

thus, the penguins pick up various, random extra food along their journeys, so they can bring it back to him. they've been doing this for years now.

(as for the tea, I imagine he probably took at least SOME stuff with him when he left; which could include a tea kettle, or even just a pot + mini stove.)

it's the only realistic explanation I can think of. we know Natquik's good at rationing and storing food because he tells us so in AnB, but c'mon. if he didn't perish from the cold, eating hundred year old biscuits would've done him in eventually.

I've talked about Natquik and his relationship with the penguins before, but I just gotta reiterate: I FIRMLY believe the penguins saved his life, kept him alive, sane, etc.. so yeah. I can see them bringing him leftovers from dinner like Good Neighbors and him being so grateful he forgets all about how they broke into his station last week and broke his favourite seismometer.

[altruistic-meme]

time to torture kunikida again (abo au version)

[critter-captures]

Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), family Accipitridae

It is considered to be the highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,300 m (37,000 ft) above sea level. They have a specialized variant of a hemoglobin subunit, which allows them to absorb oxygen efficiently despite the thinness of the air at high altitudes.

Avifauna, taken July 2024

[janebonbon]

The man himself! Full of jokes..

[didderd]

i may not get any asks done till tomorrow/late today. i have gotten 10 so far tho. i did not expect that many so fast. thank yall. <3333

[magentagalaxies]

Kids in the Archive: Episode 3

hi everyone you know the deal - i uncovered a bunch of original scripts for kith sketches with the help of the wonderful bruce mcculloch and now i'm here to bring you all a behind-the-scenes comparison of script and screen!

Previous Episodes: Episode 1 - armada finale ("do we make it?") Episode 2 - fran & gordon: the vacation

today's episode is dedicated to @ofkithandmckinney as we cover the script of their favorite sketch, s2e1's "comfortable"

the thing that immediately sets "comfortable" apart from all the other scripts i own is the multicolored paper is it printed on, with some parts being on pink and others on blue. this is not accidental - each color denotes a specific revision date which is standard practice for tv production, though comfortable is the only script in my collection in this style. the date for pink revisions is may 22nd 1990, while blue revisions were june third of the same year. while taking photos of the scripts, my phone tries to color-balance the images automatically to make it look like black text on a white background, so i had to trick my phone into letting me show off the pink pages here today

The Casting

since the opening of this script is near-identical to what we seen onscreen, I decided to use this section to highlight an interesting (and at times confusing) element of this script, which is that dave and mark's roles are occasionally switched. at times dave is designated as scott's character's wife and mark as the other husband. on a related note, this also wasn't initially written as a nina sketch, with the character being referred to as "marion" in this draft. all in all, while thinking about this alternate version of "comfortable" is fun, i frankly cannot imagine anyone else playing these roles, as all of them bring the perfect type of energy. plus, this nina appearance relates it to my web of kith sketches that exist in the same universe

The "Improv"

this script also allows us to clear up a misconception i've seen in the youtube comments of various uploads of this sketch: people claiming "i want you in me" was improvised

i can see where this misconception came from - while adhering to the script very faithfully, at this point in the sketch things feel like they're starting to fly off the rails, and each of the actors are struggling not to break. plus, this is totally something scott would do. there's a chance this could have been improvised during a rehearsal or table read (it is on the blue pages after all) but in the version that was broadcast this line was expected. however, there is a possibly-improvised moment in the recording which wasn't in the script. after scott's character takes his pants off there's a moment where he starts singing hava nagila - in the script it just says "da da da da". why scott chose to commemorate this moment with hava nagila we may never know

The Ending

unlike our past few sketches, there's no big difference between the script's ending and the final moments of the sketch on tv. all the beats are accounted for, with most variations stemming from the goldmine that is getting nina in this situation

as soon as i saw this script in storage i knew i needed it in my collection (with bruce's permission of course), and with all these fascinating production elements it certainly delivered. beyond that, comfortable is one of my favorite sketches as well, because i vividly remember the first time i watched it in the summer of 2022

pre-2022 i'd seen some kids in the hall before, but they'd always been scattered sketches and individual episodes all from season one. when i got into season 2 i didn't know what to expect. would this increased attention and production value make the kids less willing to push the boundaries? would they end up like snl? looking back it's hilarious i could ever think that about this troupe, but i identify "comfortable" as the sketch that really set the tone for what i was in for with season 2. the living room setup and premise of an awkward gathering feel similar to any number of middle-of-the-road snl sketches, which lulled me into a false sense of mundanity, until scott keeps pushing the limits and eventually starts straight-up fucking kevin mcdonald on the table. of course this season wasn't going to be your standard fare sketch show, as pretty soon after followed sizzler and sizzler and the iconic "touch bellini" contest, but as i saw the world of these suburban couples' descend into chaos it was comforting that this punk rock sensibility wasn't over yet.

[pisshandkerchief]

ah well. time to see if hot topic is hiring

[unfortunatelycake]

Out Of Context WIPs

Rules: Pick a bunch of your WIPs and summarize them as badly as possible, then ask your followers to vote on which one they’d be most likely to read. Multiple/all/none options are completely optional.

Tagged by: @snarkivistfic ! Thank you!

(Ahahaha I have so many "WIPs" that are just like, a vague plan or a chunk of dialogue...)

Tagging: @anonymousedward @batneko @mostlikelytofangirl (no pressure!)

[arklayraven]

I miss the SSR bday cards, and I wish NB/OM never removed them. Especially by how hard it is now to get a UR bday card in the Nightmares.

If they are gonna give us a new pity system(if you can even call it that...They made it harder to get the non-cards rewards through Nightmare now) pretty much through the tickets in NB now. I better see SSR bday cards return then soon. So we can at least get something out of our many summons than nothing but feeling like fools for trying.

[aliquidether]

redraw of an old oc

[altruistic-meme]

i think im going to need a moment of not opening messages right now. im going to read stormbringer instead.

[dying-suffering-french-stalkers]

god help me i'm going insane about dickson xenoblade again

[toastsnaffler]

was gonna say smth else but this turned into a vent sorry everyone just ignore. typical weekend post on this blog u know how it is here we go👍

[kkpwnall]

tagged by the loveliest of lovelies @fastcardotmp3 thank you darling 💜

RULES: post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence

from ch6 of driving in your car (affectionately known as diyc)

Steve holds his gaze for a moment, quietly stunned at the naked want on Eddie’s face.

no pressure, no rush, and no obligation tags: @judasofsuburbia @thefreakandthehair @heybluechild @fragilecapric0rnn @hellsfireclub @steves-strapcollection @starryeyedjanai @scarcrossdlvrs @steddielations @harmonictechnicality @patchworkgargoyle @spooky-stevie and anyone else who wants to play!!