#the bad chronicles

[v-e-l-v-e-t-g-o-l-d-m-i-n-e]

Claudia was my dark child, my love, evil of my evil. Claudia broke my heart.

Interview With The Vampire (2022 -) / The Vampire Lestat (1985, Anne Rice) / The Tale of the Body Thief (1992, Anne Rice)

[pinkgy]

URGENT

Please keep reading this, and if you can, please share this and anything related to this topic, we NEED visibility.

Nicolas Maduro fraudulently won yesterday’s presidential elections, I repeat, NICOLAS MADURO and his allies have committed fraud against VENEZUELA.

EDMUNDO GONZÁLEZ URRUTIA WON THE 2024 VENEZUELA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BY MORE THAT 70% OF THE VOTES, AND ALSO WON IN EVERY VOTING CENTER IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. BUT THE DICTATORSHIP OF NICOLAS MADURO REFUSES TO BE TRANSPARENT AND STOLE THE ELECTIONS.

There’s just been a day since this was announced and there’s already tons of harmed and killed citizens, OUR PEOPLE IS GETTING KILLED FOR SPEAKING UP, AND THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT.

This is a dictatorship, one that has took the life’s of millions of Venezuelans in the past 25 years.

WE ARE SCARED, i am scared, I want to get out of my house and protest for a better future, for the freedom of my people and for peace to finally win in Venezuela, but I’m scared of getting killed for fighting for my rights. Venezuela right now is dangerous, even staying in your own house is dangerous.

I’m deeply proud of all of those who are on the streets right now, thank you so much for being so brave, and for fighting for this country.

We want to finally have a break, we’ve been suffering for way too long because of this government, this is nothing like what the foreigners think is going on, this is not about the the lack of food, this about that WAY more that half of the country can’t even afford to buy decent groceries with their monthly income (the minimum wage is 3.5$ PER MONTH, and whatever you hear out there where they say that is 800bs is a LIE)

This is not about the inflation, this is about that we have to use a foreign currency, because ours is WORTHLESS.

We are not the country with the biggest oil reserves on the world, the gas on the gas stations in Venezuela is from IRAN, our oil reserves are being STOLEN by the government.

Just by natural resources, we are supposed to be one the countries with the best economies in the world, but we have one of the WORST, because the government and those who are connected to them STEAL EVERYTHING.

We don’t wanna live this way anymore, I don’t wanna say goodbye to another family member, I don’t wanna say goodbye to another of my friends, I want them to stay, to come back, I want to celebrate Christmas with a table full of my loved ones, I want them to be part of my life, I want to be able to go out with my friends in car where there’s no empty spaces, I want to be free.

Please, to whoever is reading this, wherever your Venezuelan or not, please share this and everything related to what’s going on right now, we want this to have visibility, for the whole world to know what’s going on.

Here’s so important information that might help you to understand things a bit better.

And if you wanna know what’s going on the streets and the ATROCITIES this government is doing to Venezuelans, you can check this Twitter/X account. https://x.com/uhn_plus?s=21&t=811ZdyqLhYbY4z4zGa7Qlw

[imchoccy]

[yyamssoup]

old RE stuff i didnt finish

[pftones3482]

I want to be excited for the live action Little Mermaid so badly

The Little Mermaid is my favorite Disney movie. Anyone who knows me knows I'm obsessed with mermaids as a whole and will watch any media that has them. Hell, I own my own tails and monofins. But every time I see a gif or a video for the new Little Mermaid, I cringe

(btw, this is NOT because of the casting. If you're against this movie because Ariel is black, you're a racist piece of shit and this post isn't for you)

My issue lies with the CGI. It just looks so FAKE. We've seen through the course of movies and TV shows that use it that CGI does not age well, and that's because technology is constantly improving. What was impressive in 2005 is not impressive in 2023 (Just look at Aquamarine, another movie about mermaids). And the CGI on Ariel and her sisters already looks fake and the movie isn't even out yet!

Compare this image from the trailer

To this screenshot from H20: Just Add Water (a TV show that came out in 2006):

You can see the details of the scales in the second image

The first image is flat. Sure, it's colorful, but it's flat. It's fake. Halle herself is the most beautiful and alive part of the image, because everything else is fake

The difference?

H20 had costume designers, ones specifically trained in mermaid tail making, HAND CRAFT every tail on the show. All of the scales were hand laid, all the tails molded to fit the actors/actresses perfectly, painted by hand

Let's even look at someone with no affiliation to TV or movies:

This is Mermaid Linden, a very well known (in the mermaid community) professional mermaid. You can tell her tail is not as high quality as the ones made for H20 (though it's still a VERY expensive tail) - but it still looks like it's a part of her. You can still see the details. Because professional mermaid tails are also all handmade and molded to fit each person. Even if they don't lay every individual scale, good professional mermaid tail makers are very meticulous about what they do.

This is what happens when Disney refuses to pay practical effects artists. We could have had beautiful, handmade tails that would look real on screen for decades to come and could be reused for promotional purposes - instead, they're underpaying and overworking their non-unionized employees to make CGI tails that don't even look real now.

(to be clear, I'm not shitting on the artists. As I said, they're being underpaid and overworked. This is not their fault)

And before anyone comes and says "But swimming in those is difficult!" Absolutely it is. You should never swim in a professional level tail (or even just fabric tails) without practice and training. Which Disney could have given the cast if they were willing to PAY people (the cast of H20 [a TV SHOW] literally learned how to be mermaids on set. It's been done before)

Disney's "Live Action" needs to be rebranded as "CGI with some real people tossed in" because that's all any of these remakes have been, and it's exhausting when I look at what we could have had.

[wondersinwaynemanor]

Tim, who out of nowhere, enters Jason's safehouse through the window.

Jason, arranging his books on the shelf: Doesn't mean I'm back for family brunches or whatever the fuck you guys do, doesn't mean you get to do that.

Tim, unbothered, approaches Jason: I have something to tell you, Jay.

Jason, looks at Tim for the first time: Which is? And Jesus, Timmy, don't put your dirty shoes on the clean rug!

Tim, grins: I'm getting better at cooking!

Jason, doubtful: Really?

Tim nods.

Jason: You asking Alf for lessons too?

Tim, grins wider: By playing mobile cooking games.

Jason, blinks: Uh.... Suuuure. But why come to me?

Tim: To show you. Duh.

Jason, very doubtful: Okayyy.

Tim: I'll make it a surprise even! You go on do something outside then I'll have some food ready when you get home.

Jason, shakes his head: I think it's better when I'm here and-

Tim: Trust me, Jay!

Jason: This isn't a prank or something, right? Dickface didn't pay you for this?

Tim: I'm here on my own will.

Jason, sighs: Alright then. Make something quick. I'll just go to the store and get something for Roy.

Jason, before exiting: And if you burn my books.... The safety of my gun will be useless, Timbo.

minutes later, Jason gets an alarm from his safehouse.

there's smoke coming from the pots. a spatula is on the floor. some sauce of some kind is on the cream colored walls. but thankfully, the place isn't on fire. yet.

Jason, enters the kitchen: What the fuck just happened, Tim??? You said I could trust you.

Tim, with bloodshot eyes and messy hair: WHERE ARE MY BOOSTERS? WHERE ARE MY UNLOCKS? WHERE ARE MY UPGRADES???

Jason, already turning off the stove: The fuck--Timmy, you are not playing one of the games on your phone right now!

Jason, picking up the utensils on the floor: This is the real world and there are no boosters, unlocks and fucking upgrades!!!

Tim, grabbing Jason by the shirt: You lie!!!!

meanwhile in Jason's safehouse.

Jason: So the clone is the solution for Tim's meltdowns. When did they become a thing?

Roy, chuckles: I think they've been together for quite some time, Jaybird.

Dick, sighs: Apparently. And I already told Timmy about those games in his phone. He gets too passionate.

Jason: Too passionate isn't the right word, Dick. He nearly burned down the place.

Dick: He wanted to impress you, Jay!

Roy, smiles: At least Lian's got some other playmates aside from me and Jaybird.

they watch as Lian pours tea on Tim and Kon's toy cups.

[swedenis-h]

Armand/Lestat beef you will always be famous

[basingstokemercury]

Julian Bashir on kindness and the sanctity of life (compilation)

(The Wire)

(Past Tense)

(Life Support)

(Hippocratic Oath)

(In Purgatory's Shadow)

(Ties Of Blood And Water)

(Inquisition)

[witchlingcirce]

I don’t think we talk about Isabelle Lightwood literally ripped Sebastian Morgensterns hand off.

and the fact that his wrist is still SCARRED.

Everyone say thank you Isabelle !

[fanfic-writer-and-rambler]

Stephanie: I’m getting bored.

Stephane yawns.

*What a good prank to do to the guys?* (* - thoughts)

She snaps her fingers with a devious idea. She dials Barbara’s number.

Stephanie, singing: Big sis, want to play a prank on the guys?

Barbara: Finally! I mean… sure why not.

Stephanie: Awesome, I’m going to call Cass so she can hear this.

Cass, sitting silently next to Stephanie: I’m already on board.

Stephanie yelps: Jesus, forgot you did that.

Cass: Thank you. Now, what’s the plan?

Stephanie: I’m going to need some sedatives, rope and handcuffs just in case and… the single worse movie you can think of.

Cass: I’ll get the tools from my room, you two pick out the devious film.

Cass flips off the couch and rushes to her room.

Barbara: I figured she’d have the kidnapping supplies. What about we show them the Star Wars Prequels?

Stephanie: Nah, Dick and Tim actually like those… and Jason, he says it has good parts.

Barbara: I forgot about that, had to block it out.

Stephanie: Hm… Disaster movie?

Barbara: Damien shouldn’t be subjected to that. Nobody should, but especially a kid.

Stephanie: True. Hmm… what’s a movie so bad that it would drive even the toughest man insane?

Barbara, snapping her fingers: I got it! Round up boys and meet at my place at 10.

Stephanie: Perfect. Let the prank commence.

Hours later after getting supplies, Cass and Stephanie shoot Jason, Damian, Tim and Duke with tranquilizer darts.

Each boy toppling to the ground and being dragged or carried off.

Cass tracks Dick Grayson to the Wayne Manor and hits him with a dart in the neck as he’s talking to Bruce. The man falls forward, Bruce stepping aside to let him hit the ground.

Cass: Ignore this, father. It’s a prank.

Bruce: Nothing dangerous?

Cass: Not entirely, just bad movie night. The usual capture and force to watch.

Bruce: You picked out a good one?

Cass: Barbara did.

Bruce: Okay, have fun.

Cass nods dragging Dick Grayson by the leg while humming the Batman theme.

An hour later and the boys are tied to chairs watching a movie so bad but they can’t look away:

Dick: Why is the animation so bad?!

Tim: What is the plot?

Stephanie: There is no plot, at least not a good plot.

Tim: It’s just a bunch of food references and puns, it’s not even funny!

Damian: These jokes are beneath me!

Jason: Kill me again! I don’t want to watch this!

Duke: Eh, I’ve seen worse. Garbage Pail Kids is way worse.

Stephanie, devious smile on her face : Oh really?

Duke notices the batbros glaring at him.

Duke: I shouldn’t have said anything.

[sarcastic-clapping]

i just know that the gabrielle de lioncourt discourse on this website is going to be fucking catastrophic

[pinkgy]

Thank you so much for y’all the support I’ve received on my lasts posts.

Thing in Venezuela are still tense, the amount of deceased, harmed and arrested citizens you see on social media is not true, there’s more, there’s way more than that.

Please spread the word, please repost this and every post related to this, it’s been 2 days and things HAVE NOT calmed down, they’re worse, the police and the military are protecting a statue of a GENOCIDAL and a DICTATOR more than their own people.

Things cannot be solved internally anymore, because this country’s internal organizations are all against the peace and the freedom of the Venezuelans, and the Government of Nicolas Maduro think that everyone that is not okay with them is a Criminal.

Repost this, and if you want more information, please check this Twitter/X account, they share live information, and more importantly, the TRUTH of what Venezuela is suffering right now.

[redversaillesrose]

Maybe the real interview was the marriages we destroyed along the way

[tempelbeast]

Renders of Stars like Toa Mata an custom matoran with extra readers. We have:

1. Jaller, Tahu and Kapura

2. Hahli, Gali and Macku

3. Nuparu, Onua and Taipu

4. Kongu, Lewa and Tamaru

5. Hewkii, Pohatu and Hafu

6. Matoro, Kopaka and Kopeke

7. Takua, Kotu, Pewku and Onepu

8. Akhmou, Krakua and Zemya

9. Good guy, Voriki and Bad guy

[nightcolorz]

”if u think Lestat is bad wait until you see armand” “armand is like the big bad of the vampire chronicles” “louis is going from a rabid dog to a rabid wolf” —I can’t claim to know what direction they are taking armand in the amc show and it’s very possible that portrayals will differ, but armand of the books is a wide eyed pacifist who reacts with disproportionate violence in the way a former fighting dog becomes violently reactive. In qotd he pleads with Daniel to explain to him why men like to hurt people bcus the desire to seek out violence is something fundamentally un-relatable to him. In pl he explains that he doesn’t know what is wrong with him that causes him to act the way he does. He’s not a violent dog 💔 he doesn’t know why he bites 💔 /ref. Armand is very similar to Claudia in that it’s an over simplification to portray him as evil or malicious for his insane violent fucked up evil behavior bcus he was raised to be that way, and was cruelly stripped of any choice or opportunity to be better. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to theorize about fucked up things armand will/is doing in amc iwtv but I do think it’s a huge mischaracterization to suggest he is willfully malicious or uniquely evil in the books and that is why he is probably deceitful in the show. I’d argue that not only is Lestat a “worse person” in the books then armand, but so is Louis, and armand is fairly well meaning in comparison to a lot of the cast

[jayktoralldaylong]

Seeing Lestat again in Season 2 really reminded me how much Armand broke him. No one has been able to make Lestat cry the way Armand makes Lestat cry. And that's saying something cause his abusive parents and Magnus came before Armand, but no one has matched Armand's level of crazy.

And I think it's because the other tortures were...brief?

He ran away from home, the abuse from his parents stopped. Magnus died and that stopped too. Armand, meanwhile, has decided to dedicate the rest of his immortal existence to torturing Lestat. It has become his favourite pass time.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

Even the scorned women are learning work from Armand. 💀

Everything about Armand just messes with a person's mind.I t's the way he's not even chasing Lestat around for me. 😭😭😭

He really like "I'm old enough to be your biggest problem by staying in the same spot for 5 centuries." And he was right. 💀😭

I hear the next season is gonna be The Vampire Lestat and oooooh boy. 💀💀 People are about to discover just how terrible Armand can be. Baby's name gonna be dragged in the mud when the secrets get out. Gonna see if he can gaslight his way out of this one.

(Who am I kidding? Bro was torturing Louis and Daniel AND still had us feeling sorry for him. He can gaslight his way out of anything.)