Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan: we want to preface this by saying that nothing happened. nothing is actually on fire. this is simply for future reference
Thursday, February 22, 2024 12pm ET: Feature LP: Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles (1993)
Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles is a tribute album to American rock band Eagles. It was released October 12, 1993 on Giant Records to raise funds for the Walden Woods Project. The album features covers of various Eagles songs, as performed by country music acts. It was certified 3× Platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 27, 1994,…
Diamonds Dancing is a trap/rap club song produced by Metro Boomin that was released alongside Drake and Future's collaboration mixtape called What a Time to be Alive. In the beginning you have Future talking about how invincible he feels at this stage in his life where he feels like he can "conquer anything and everything". In the pre-chorus Drake and Future narrate their time in the club: "Sippin' on Dom Pérignon for no reason/Poppin' tags, upper echelon for no reason." They are rich men living the good life, willing to let any random hot woman of their choice drive their foreign cars for fun. They are "ballin' in the middle of the club, no jersey" and drinking Ace of Spades (Armand de Brignac) by the cup; just partying the night away with no worries.
"And you know what I need/From you when I get home (Yeah)/You better not be on the phone/Talkin' up a storm like you usually do." These lines are fascinating because once again Drake is fantasizing about being a man with a woman to go home to. Drake is subconsciously walking back his I'm-not-ready-for-marriage talk on Jungle. But why though? These lines can also been seen in a figurative sense. I 100% believe that this song is about Nicki (due to Drake's emotional outro), without a doubt in my mind. Saying that.....when Drake talks about going "home" he talking about going back to their roots. And Nicki better not be on the phone "talking up a storm" (arguing with him) like she usually does (or in this case "did" since they weren't talking at this time). His verse slides into the next chorus where Drake and Future repeat the same thing. After the chorus Future raps his verse, we get the chorus again, and then Drake's outro.
"You doing me dirty/You know (Yeah, dirty, dirty)/How we let it get like this, I don't know (Yeah)/But that nigga can't save your soul (Nah)." This part functions as the comedown after a night high on life. Drake is exiting his fantasies and coming back to reality, and the reality is.....Nicki isn't speaking to him because she's with Meek and wants desperately to be seen as the neutral party in the midst of Meek and Drake's escalating beef. They aren't fighting over her.....but they're "fighting over her". Who does Nicki love more? Who does Nicki trust more? Drake feels betrayed by Nicki's silence. "Haven't even heard from you (Yeah)/How can you live with yourself?" He's disgusted that she'd cut him off again, allowing their relationship to fall in limbo once again. "Ungrateful (Hmm)/Your mom'd be ashamed of you/I haven't even heard from you, not a single word from you." Drake feels like he's given her so much of his time and energy only to be shafted by some rapper she "fell in love with" four months ago.
They are back at square one because of Nicki, and now he can't even enjoy his night partying because he's thinking of Nicki. "I'm too good for you, too good for you (Yeah)/You should go back to him, perfect match for you, unstable (Hah)/Doing me dirty (Dirty, dirty)." He taunts Nicki here, daring her to go back to Safaree. The "too good" part is Drake theorizing, "of course she doesn't want to be with me, she only likes shitty guys." It's like he wants to say "fuck you" so badly, but can't bring himself to say it. "You're making me nervous/I haven't even heard from you/You look drained, you look exhausted." Then just as quickly as that anger comes out, it gets replaced with anxiousness. His love for her makes him nervous but...he doesn't want to look too concerned. "Girl, them late nights ain't good for you/Really starting to show on you/Don't hit me up when it's good for you/Ungrateful." When Nicki was with Meek she partied a lot. But even during her strongest moments, her relationship was wearing on her physically and mentally. Drake tells her not to "hit him up". Not because he won't answer, but because he knows that she won't call him anyway.
It's a you-showed-your-true-colors moment and he wants her to hurt as bad as he's hurting in that moment. But what Drake didn't know (at that time) is that Meek was a lot more controlling in their relationship, and everything wasn't as it seemed. I bet Nicki wanted to reach out, but Meek was getting clowned by the entire world after Drake's diss song Back to Back. Memes were flying everywhere talking about how Nicki "wore the pants" and how Nicki gave him an allowance every month. Remember "is that a world tour or your girl's tour?" With an ego as big and fragile as Meek's, communication between Drake and Nicki could have put Nicki in a dangerous position.
You mentioned a few decent Fictionmania stories existing. Could you recommend some? I'm curious what work from that environment looks like when it's not horrendous.
And I also got an ask from an anon:
So I'm answering both in here, and the answer is: good stories on Fictionmania are very rare, but when you like one it's like finding a diamond while digging through a pile of coal.
So I'm going to provide a few links :)
Before we start, I have to point out that Fictionmania operates on Cave of Wonders rules: touch nothing but the lamp. Seriously, this is important -- the links I'm giving you are safe (mostly! Because there's decidedly NSFW ads on the site!), but do not wander off on to other parts of the site. Or, if you do, don't blame me at least! 😄
First of all, I have to recommend all of Tanya H's production: they're a very good author, and I super enjoyed all of her realistic stories (i.e.: those that aren't tagged "magical transformation"); do be warned, though, that they can get quite dark. I would start with lighter fare like Hare and Hounds, Awards Evening, and Giving It Everything, and move on from that.
Secondly: The Awakening by BobH. (No relation to Tanya H above, as far as I can tell.) It's a standard "guy falls asleep and wakes up X years later as a woman" story, but it's very well written and I've really enjoyed the mystery and the solution.
Then we have Imp by The Professor. Like The Awakening above, it's a standard "guy gets magically transformed into a girl" story, but it's well written and I've enjoyed the mystery and the resolution.
And... nothing else, nothing that I can personally recommend, at least. I'm sure there's something else in there, but like I said: diamonds in a pile of coal.
Bracket is up! Matchups are in text form under the cut. Reminder that all of these matchups were chosen randomly, and that this bracket will be run in a double elimination style, so a character failing out in round one does NOT prevent them from proceeding into the tournament.
Ursula Boulton (Merge Mansion) vs. Betty Grof (Adventure Time)
Evelyn Wang (Everything Everywhere All At Once) vs. The Coin / Boss (Blaseball)
Morgan Le Fay (Fate) vs. Edelgard Von Hresvelg (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
IMOGEN (Stellar Firma) vs. Amalexia (Elder Scrolls)
Maeby Funke (Arrested Development) vs. Manon Blackbeak (Throne of Glass)
Taylor Hebert / Skitter (Worm) vs. GLaDOS / Caroline (Portal)
Cleo DeNile (Monster High) vs. Nico Robin (One Piece)
Helen Richardson / The Distortion (The Magnus Archives) vs. Calanthe (The Witcher)
Irving Braxiatel (Thieves & Tardises) vs. Nefera DeNile (Monster High)
Alina Starkov (Shadow & Bone) vs. Lady Barbrey Dustin (A Song Of Ice & Fire)
Eclipsa Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil) vs. Jennifer Check (Jennifer’s Body)
Moira O’Deorain (Overwatch) vs. Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Carribbean)
Iron Maiden Jeanne (Shaman King) vs. Artemis (Greek Myth)
Tomie Kawakami (Tomie) vs. Dame Obsidian (Murdle)
Rachel (Animorphs) vs. Juri Han (Street Fighter)
Shego (Kim Possible) vs. Asajj Ventress (Star Wars)
Tabitha Scarlet (Scarlet Hollow) vs. Morte Asherah (Sands of Destruction)
Theresa (Fable) vs. Morgana Pendragon/Le Fey (BBC Merlin)
Nailgun Sue (IRL) vs. The Witch (Into the Woods)
Chara / The Fallen Human (Undertale) vs. Nimona (Nimona)
Klaasje Amandou (Disco Elysium) vs. Margot “gottiewrites” Garcia (An Unauthorized Fan Treatise)
Prince Ianthe Naberius the First, the Lyctor Prince, the Saint of Awe, previously known as Ianthe Tridentarius, the Princess of Ida, heir to the House of the Third, Mouth of the Emperor, the Procession, House of the Shining Dead (The Locked Tomb) vs. Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade Series)
Anna Croft (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint) vs. Sailor Galaxia (Sailor Moon)
Ms. Pauling (Team Fortress 2) vs. Lady Alcina Dimitrescu (Resident Evil)
Charlie Magne/Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel) vs. Vriska Serket (Homestuck)
Willie Jack (Reservation Dogs) vs. Gretchen Klein (The Wilds)
Rachel (Tower of God) vs. Galadriel (Lord of the Rings)
Charlie (Don’t Starve) vs. Pomegranate Cookie (Cookie Run)
Rose Quartz / Pink Diamond (Steven Universe) vs. Filo (Shield Hero)
Tokiko Shigure (Ai: The Somnium Files) vs. Sandy (TokiDoki Cactus Friends)
Shion Sonozaki (Higurashi When They Cry) vs. Banica Conchita (Evillious Chronicles)
Mima (Touhou) vs. Yūko Ichihara (xxxHolic)
Yuno Gasai (Future Diary) vs. Laerynn Coramar-Seelie (Critical Role)
Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Granny Weatherwax (Discworld)
Catherine Earnshaw (Wuthering Heights) vs. Susie Haltmann (Kirby: Planet Robobot)
Lae’Zel (Baldur’s Gate 3) vs. Starlight Glimmer (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Rocky Horror Picture Show) vs. Angela (Library of Ruina)
Miranda Vanderbilt (Monster Prom) vs. Jinx (Arcane / League of Legends)
Rose Thorburn Jr. (Pact) vs. Eva (Umineko When They Cry)
Empress Phillipa Georgiou (Star Trek) vs. Shiv Roy (Succession)
Paige Duplass (The Silt Verses) vs. Akua Sahelian (A Practical Guide to Evil)
Poison Ivy (DCEU) vs. Nickel (IDW Transformers)
Joyce Messier (Disco Elysium) vs. Reagan Ridley (Inside Job)
Kalina (Fantasy High) vs. MegaGirl (Starship)
Sloane Parker (Eidolon Playtest) vs. Power (Chainsaw Man)
Marcille Donato (Dungeon Meshi) vs. Raiden Ei / Beelzebul (Genshin)
Patty Bladell (Insatiable) vs. Remy “Thirteen” Hadley (House MD)
Tanya von Degurechaff (The Saga of Tanya the Evil) vs. Fang Runin (The Poppy War)
Nomi Malone (Showgirls) vs. Han Sooyoung (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint)
Wu Zetian (The Iron Widow) vs. Lariska (Bionicle)
Teresa Agnes (Maze Runner) vs. Emma Perkins (Hatchetfield Series)
Lucrecia Mux / Maligula (Psychonauts) vs. Nadja of Antipaxos (What We Do In The Shadows)
Akako Koizumi (Magic Kaito) vs. Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa)
Blackberry (Chicory: A Colorful Tale) vs. Malva (Pokemon)
Vermouth (Detective Conan) vs. Kumoko / Shiraori (So I’m a Spider So What)
Eleanor (Do Revenge) vs. Bryony Halbech (Red Valley)
Asuka Langley Soryu (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs. Terezi Pyrope (Homestuck)
Leliana (Dragon Age) vs. Archbishop Rhea/Seiros (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
Grimora (Inscryption) vs. Anthy Himemiya (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Audrey Redheart (Wandersong) vs. Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magic)
Fujiko Mine (Lupin III) vs. O-Ren Ishii (Kill Bill)
Anne (WOE.BEGONE) vs. Gwendolyn Poole (Marvel Comics)
Lappland Saluzzo (Arknights) vs. Avrana Kern (Children of Time)
Harley Quinn (DCEU) vs. Cassandra Jones (Rise of the TMNT)
Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs. Rosalyne-Kruzchka Lohefalte / La Signora (Genshin Impact)
Revan (Star Wars) vs Rue Kuroha / Princess Kraehe (Princess Tutu)
Eve (The Bible) vs. Prospera Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
May Angelica Jones Goodwin (It Takes Two) vs. Elle Williams (The Last of Us)
Marina (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas) vs. Naksu / Mudeok (Alchemy of Souls)
Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) vs. Sucre (OFF)
SHODAN (System Shock) vs. Cocolia (Honkai: Star Rail)
Alana Bloom (NBC Hannibal) vs. Halea Haumea (Phantomarine)
Delirium of the Endless (The Sandman) vs. Arcee (IDW Transformers)
Morganthe (Wizard 101) vs. Wu Zetian (History)
Jude Duarte (Folk of the Air) vs. Miranda Pryce (Wolf 359)
Perihelion/ART (The Murderbot Diaries) vs. Kanamori Sayaka (Keep your Hands off Eizouken!)
Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum (Adventure Time) vs. Anais Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
Croix Meridies (Little Witch Academia) vs. Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)
Harrowhark Nonagesmius (The Locked Tomb) vs. Big Mama (Rise of the TMNT)
Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries) vs. White Gladys the Orca (IRL)
Doctor Carmilla (Doctor Carmilla & the Mechanisms) vs. The Handler (Umbrella Academy)
Catra (She-Ra & The Princesses of Power) vs. Liliana Vess (Magic: The Gathering)
Jasnah Kholin (Stormlight Archive) vs. Liraz (Daughter of Smoke & Bone)
Lilith Clawthorne (TOH) vs. Medea (Greek Myth)
Odin (The Bifrost Incident) vs. Enma Ai (Jigoku Shoujo)
Mordred (Fate) vs. Nana Daiba (Revue Starlight)
Beatrice (Umineko When They Cry) vs. Hester Shaw (Mortal Engines)
Balalaika (Black Lagoon) vs. Any Female Praying Mantis (IRL)
Veronica Sawyer (Heathers) vs. W (Arknights)
Angelica Pickles (Rugrats/All Grown Up) vs. Eleanor Guthry (Black Sails)
Asha Rahiro (Kubera One Last God) vs. Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
The Administrator (Team Fortress 2) vs. Shadowheart (Baldur’s Gate 3)
Noi (Dorohedro) vs. Leopardstar (Warrior Cats)
Sue Miley (Your Turn to Die) vs. Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)
Juliette Cai (These Violent Delights) vs. Rat God (Mad Rat Dead)
Petra Solano (Jane the Virgin) vs. Kycilia Zabi (Mobile Suit Gundam)
Franziska Von Karma (Ace Attorney) vs. Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)
Anne Boleyn (History) vs. Cinder Fall (RWBY)
Kokomi Teruhashi (Disastrous life of Saiki K) vs. Major Margaret Houlihan (M*A*S*H)
Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd) vs. Enyo (Granblue Fantasy)
Claudia (Interview with the Vampire) vs. Essun/Syenite/Damaya (Broken Earth Trilogy)
Lady Eboshi (Princess Mononoke) vs. Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower (Bloodborne)
Entrapta (She-Ra & The Princesses of Power) vs. Ilsa Faust (Mission: Impossible)
Princess Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs. Dahlia Hawthorne (Ace Attorney)
Samantha Groves / Root (Person of Interest) vs. Charlotte “Lottie” Matthews (Yellowjackets)
Shanoa (Castlevania) vs. Sally Reed (Barry)
Evil Lynn (He-Man) vs. Makima (Chainsaw Man)
Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls) vs. Raphaella La Coginzi (Doctor Carmilla & The Mechanisms)
Edalyn Clawthorne (The Owl House) vs. Yennefer of Vengerberg (The Witcher)
Toriel Dreemurr (Undertale) vs. Monaco (Hetalia: Axis Powers)
Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Carribbean) vs. Vala Mal Doran (Stargate)
Wanda Maximoff (MCU) vs. Adelina Amouteru (Young Elites)
Mapleshade (Warrior Cats) vs. Amy Dunne (Gone Girl)
Gertrude Robinson (The Magnus Archives) vs. Hornet (Hollow Knight)
Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) vs. PearlescentMoon (Double Life SMP)
Lady Bone Demon (Lego Monkie Kid) vs. Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson Series)
Jung Sun Ah (Devil Judge) vs. Muu Kusonoski (Milgram)
Romanadvoratrelundar (Doctor Who) vs. Electra (Starlight Express)
Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs. Akane Kurashiki (Zero Escape)
Wen Qing (The Untamed) vs. Yubel (Yu-Gi-Oh)
Ponyo (Ponyo) vs. Renata Glasc (League of Legends)
Aubrey (OMORI) vs. Menou (The Executioner and Her Way of Life)
Olivia Octavius (Into the Spiderverse) vs. Anna Limon (Mabel)
HG Wells (Warehouse 13) vs. The Shapeshifter (Odd Squad)
Miles “Tails” Prowler (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs. Isabella (Promised Neverland)
Riley Grace Davis / Bonesaw (Worm) vs. The Fairy Godmother (Shrek 2)
Misty Quigley (Yellowjackets) vs. Nami (One Piece)
Olivier Mira Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Lucretia (The Adventure Zone: Balance)
Anyways, just thinking in an AU of trolls but with MAMMA MIA movies
Maybe Guy Diamond being Donna, Tiny being Sophie and John Dory, Synth and Floyd as Tiny "fathers" (i'll accept any other characters instead of Floyd and Synth but JD stays)
Don't have any idea of who would be ok as tiny friends. Tanya and Rosie could be the funk twins or even Creek and Biggie, i'm still thinking in that
Don't know how to draw anything so any idea i have will be writed
(So sorry for any misspell in what i said inglish isn't my native lenguage, spanish is)
Imagine, you, a lone huskey shyly walking into a Cat Cafe. Knowing you were the owner of a rival coffee bar owned by proud dogs like yourself you worry about the type of energy a lone canine would bring to a feline enviorment.
Upon careful inspection of your surroundings everyone was chill, friendly, and kind. As you walked up the counter you cant help but be greeted the a beam of positive energy radiating from the barista before you as he happily takes your order
Guess today is an average day in a Cat Cafe <3
None of the characters here belong to me and the characters listed belong to:
Mosi (the barista at the counter) - Anonymous commissioner
Barista Huskey (at the counter) - jdawgeus
Kit (far left closest to the camera) - TheElderTrinity
Happy (split dyed hair to the far left) - VoidISsleepy
@vaguelycanine tagged me to post 5 songs I'm currently into! (Thanks Toby, ily!💜)
I found Robbie Hect via WTNV, and now I've been listening to a bunch of his stuff lol
I fuckin love this song, and it's also cool because the proceeds of this song went towards paying salaries of roadies/crew/etc that were out of work due to quarantine 😊
It's been 89 years since Matchbox 20 was popular.... and after all this time, I have a soft spot for Rob Thomas music lol
I like this one cause it's a pretty great reimagining of fhe MCR song. Like. Don't get me wrong, the original is the best, but they did a good job of taking the original, taking the emotion and helpless feelings it evokes, and making it their own, with those feelings and more. Idk I just think it's a great cover/remix.
Lastly, two songs from my "Actually Good Country Music" playlist lmao
Now, I tag: @ventela1 , @umbrie , @scriptrookie , @wearestarstuff618 , @escarlatafox , and @britishsass
Yall have good taste so I'm excited to see what yall come up with! 💜
“How much time do you think we’ve got?” Justine asked as Tanya lit her cigarette for her in the bar of the Caldecott Hotel. “Till what?” asked the glamorously clad female jewellery thief, resplendent in her tight gold ball gown. “Till they find him!” her black clad partner answered impatiently. Tanya took a leisurely drag on her own cigarette. “Not until after we check out, babe,” the woman replied with a smile, flicking ash off her expensive dress with manicured and nail varnished fingers, “and that do not disturb sign will still be on the door handle of his room long after we’ve gone. Relax.” Justine smiled thinly and took a sip from her vodka.
Meanwhile, in Room 452, David the diamonds merchant gazed sadly at the empty sample cases on his bed and moved uncomfortably in his tight bonds, “Mmmmphing” feebly through the tape gag that Tanya had pressed firmly over his mouth. ‘Who were those two women?’ the tied up man wondered despairingly to himself.