#the roo roo chronicles

[jupitercomet]

Happy Halloween from me and Roo!

[nullnomore]

Xenoblade X fes 2023

Happy 8th anniversary in North America. I wondered where my Cross would be at the very end, and it turns out he was in a coffee shop.

[swallowprettybird]

Hey! This question is from an anonymous..

Who inspires me?

Thank you for this question! I have so much to say 😍❤️

I have so many people's blogs that inspire me. Unfortunately, they won't all fit here, but there are so many wonderful people, know that you are wonderful! 🫶

Too many letters below in random order under the cut 👇

@bakersimmer inspired me so much with her story and legacy ❤️ I love her light and engaging writing and storytelling style ✍️

Saffron is just a cute little devil whom I love very much 😁 and Anselm.. keep your eyes peeled! ehhh my lovelies 😭❤️

Also, her style of screenshots and game seems to be my favorite on simblr ✨

@onestormeynight and Penny, Blair and Rosie life and them story, they're so so cute and warming my heart ☺️ I adore their story because it is full of family love and understanding, it is a wonderful portion of happiness every episode :з

@elderwisp your arts it's something magical!It inspires me a lot, I love this aesthetic, and it hits the heart 100%, your simstyle very fine and sm tasteful 🧡 and tesselate such a goooood story ohmhm my gosh so good 🤌

@youredreamingofroo i love your Roo universe hehe ❤️ I like to discover him every time learning details about his life and character, it seems as if he is another good friend of ours on Simblr 🤭 It's very inspiring to know own characters better too) And of course, I admire your renders, they are very beautiful and high quality!

@kuroashims and her beautiful blog dedicated to One Peece ❤️ 🧭 If you're like me and have never seen this anime, you'll want to know more about it after discover her page, and if you're a loyal fan, you'll love it even more! Her style is unique in its kind, you won't see anything like it in the sims. And the way she conveys emotions and feelings with just one picture without many words is just something beautiful. It is very inspiring. Elfy is also a wonderful person and a so kind warm friend. 🧝 Je t'aime, ma chère ☺️( btw your French vibe is very inspiring too 😍🤌 belle, incroyablement belle 💅🗼)

@changingplumbob and her amazing stories with amazing families. I love each of them. Kirsty plays the game with a huge and contagious passion. Each of her oc's is different and has its own story.

It's touch me and makes root for each character, through victories, mistakes, and life circumstances. She also has a great sense of humor! Her game sometimes throws up such funny situations! In general, Kirsty knows how to turn the usual gameplay into an exciting journey and I definitely recommend you to join. Also, I am very impressed with her playing style. And if I'm ever going to play a ts4 (as gameplay lmao), she'll definitely be the one to inspire me how.

@holocene-sims i love all about Grant and his life. This is such a vital and real, deep story. I love experiencing all the happy and poignant moments with him as well. His example teaches me not to give up and to live in spite of everything, and to be honest, the thought of this sometimes supported me in difficult moments.

I love talking with you about him and the family and about Junga, she's wonderful. 😇 I'm always looking forward to new episodes.

And Ana is my main inspiration for my main story. If you see a new episode of Cursed Chronicles, you should know that part of the gratitude lies with Ana. ❤️

@matchalovertrait and her beautiful lovely sunshine Noemi and her family ❤️ I will love them always 🥹 It seems to be the warmest, kindest and most loving legacy I know) I like to read it at least to recharge my batteries with this wonderful atmosphere and I immediately want to create something cute and wonderful ☺️

btw Dulce and Ángel has grown so charming!

@miralure your sims just incredible and i love your lookbooks ❤️🤌 You inspire me a lot to create and remade my sims and stand at the CAS like never before! looking forward to hearing new posts from you ☺️

@wistfulpoltergeist You have no idea how much I appreciate this person and his support from the very beginning of my blog❤️ Євгенку ну ти справжнє найсправжнє сонечко 🌞☺️🧡He is a real sunshine. And of course, I adore him both as a creator and a storyteller and as a dad/mom of two beautiful cats Aidan and Arvin 😁 this teo boys so lovely and hot 🤌🔥 і я сподіваюсь ще почути від тебе багато історій ☺️❤️

@aniraklova I think looking at her screenshots, you don't have to say anything, do you? This is an absolutely sky-high level of aesthetics 🤌💅 And I admired their work long before I started the blog, becouse all her cc and all art is something very very inspiring, she really inspired me to create some characters and recent cyberpictures :h Карі ти просто крейзі в найкращому значенні цього слова 😘🔥💋

@vermutandherring another wonderful creator who amazes me with her skill and beauty, It's just so gorgeous, this builds and scenes are incredible and everything I see there I dream of either seeing in my game or just admiring endlessly, so talented artist просто золоті руки 😍

@stellarfalls people who I may not follow much, but people who I consider my great inspirations, who make me want to move on, develop and improve my screenmake skills 🧡 at one time she impressed me a lot with her story&creations and I am still impressed, thank you friend ❤️

@aheathen-conceivably I've probably said it before, but you really do inspire me in a very real way, besides the fact that your dynasty is more than sims, it's a whole bunch and a storm of emotions, these are such real, well-developed characters, I almost cried a few times over some moments... for everyone who is not familiar with the dynasty of this wonderful author, I highly recommend you to read it) and besides, your work inspires me to write my own story too :з it really inspired me for some points of the sequel and thank you to your blog for that)

@circusjuney your style and story, are some of my favorites, and Ellie and Max are the ones I'm really rooting for and worried about ❤️ your blog is very inspiring to me in gґso many ways and makes me glad to be here on simblr ☺️✨🫶

@papermint-airplane I may not have known your blog for that long, but I get excited every time I read about Aiden and his friends again ❤️🫶 I really like your writing style, it's engaging, light and catchy, I love adventure, so it really inspires me to write. and I'd like to send you a special hug as a former fan of the TS3 hehe 🫂

I would also note @weirdosalike because I can't help but note that I am fascinated and obsessed by her story, which makes me just as passionate about creating something 😁

I almost forgot about @theosconfessions Scarlet is so gorgeous, you know what inspires me about your blog? your absolute passion for what you do!

.... oh okay i need a chapter 2 😣😖

There are many more authors whose work I am just getting to know, and I really like them ❤️ Sorry if I didn't mention you i love your blogs too 🥹🫶

[lgbtmi]

🌻🌻🌻 THREE. WILLOW TIME.

WILLOW!!! TIME!!! <3 <3 <3 (Roos I Am In Love With U)

the very best thing Willow has ever accomplished is the great Sire Heist of Christmas 2020. This was very early on in our chronicle, and it was... an experience. The Prince at the time (who also happens to be Willow's grandmother) had moved locations for Elysium, which was fine, except her Childe (Willow's Sire) was staked in the basement of Old Elysium, and he needed to be moved to the new location without anyone else finding out he was not dead dead, since Adelheid supposedly had him meet Final Death. It's just days before Christmas. Willow is in a Christmas Elf costume, and she already got drunk in the Ventrue-owned club at the Rembrandtplein. Her human roommate bought a plastic Christmas tree as per Willow's request, and she went home to pick up the box! She and her friends moved the body of her Sire from one place to the next, and place it down in the Prince's office. Christmas episode! It was great! Sometimes things are better if you don't inform your ST of silly shenanigans before they happen, y'know?

For a more Recent Development: Shallow only exists because I sent a cursed idea to my friend at 1:30 in the morning on July 10th. I fully expected the guy to just shoot it down or treat it as the joke it was meant as, but we're three weeks into nearly endless talk about them as a couple, their relationship and how it's going to develop, and we're both just all in. So are the other players, though, so it's all good. The ST has greenlit it, Sasha's character sheet is technically completely Illegal (kindred as a touchstone babeyyy), one of the other players is in the process of AI generating smut about Shallow, and the two other players are also completely on board. We're all in. They're perfect for each other.

I've seen Barbie (2023) four times, but before I saw the movie for the first time, I made a silly movie poster edit for Shallow. Little did I know that poster was literally the most accurate thing I've ever created. It's funny on so many levels... I'm so excited for my ST to watch Barbie (2023) on Saturday so I can then spam her messages with Barbie x Willow analyses.

anyway come play vampire the masquerade with me xoxo i sometimes host beginner sessions on a dutch ttrpg discord ;D

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Is It Really That Bad?

From 1970 – 1988, Disney was in its Dark Age. After Walt Disney’s death, things began to unravel at the studio. Now, “Dark Age” might seem a little harsh, because some of Disney’s best and most unique films came out during this age, chief among them The Great Mouse Detective, Robin Hood, and The Fox and the Hound. It also delivered some really weird and moderately entertaining films like The Aristocats and some really boring movies like The Rescuers. But in terms of the studio succeeding in the wake of the death of its creator, yeah, this was a dark age. And in 1985, they’d face their darkest moment yet.

The Black Cauldron is a very loose (as in, it barely resembles the book) adaptation of Lloyd Alexander’s The Chronicles of Prydain series, and is also a film with a lot firsts for Disney. It was their first film to be rated PG because of the seriously nightmarish imagery within, it was the first of their films not to be a musical in some way, and even more impressively it’s the first animated film to utilize CGI! A truly ambitious dark fantasy project, there was no way this could go wrong!

Except it did. Catastrophically, even. This movie made back only 85% of its budget and ended up being outgrossed by The Care Bears Movie. In the wake of this disaster, CEO Ron Miller got the axe and never worked in Hollywood again, instead moving into the winery business; co-directors Ted Berman and Richard Rich suffered from two opposite extremes, with Berman never working in animation ever again while Rich went on to create things like The Swan Princess movies and produce Alpha & Omega; and producer Joe Hale sadly went the same way as Berman, never again working in animation.

But most distressingly, the film was almost the end of Disney itself, and if not for The Little Mermaid becoming the massive success that it was a few years later, they’d probably have gone the way of the dodo. Nowadays most of us wish Disney would just fucking die already, but living in a world without Aladdin, Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Beauty and the Beast is just not a world I even want to think about. To this day, Disney is content to ignore this film ever happened whenever possible, to the point where it didn’t get a home video release until 1998 and didn’t get the Blu-Ray treatment until 2021, making it the last post-Walt film to get that treatment.

These days, though, the film has something of a cult following and features one of the most beloved villains in the Disney Animated Canon. I’m unashamedly part of that cult following, but that doesn’t mean I’m totally blinded by my enjoyment of the film; as you’ll soon find out, I have a lot of issues with it. But are all these issues enough to make it really that bad that it should nearly tank an entire animation studio?

THE GOOD

If nothing else, the film is extremely ambitious, and this is the main reason that despite what I talk about later it has a rather sizable cult following. Disney had never gone this dark before, and to the film’s credit it manages to pull off some dark fantasy elements very well! It is trying so damn hard to sell you on this world, and when it’s utilizing stuff like its witch side characters or its psychic pig, it manages to actually be pretty intriguing and unique.

The movie also features the lost Disney princess, Eilonwy. Technically speaking she’s the first princess in the Disney lineup who was more well-rounded as a character. Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora, all of them were charming but a bit one-note, while Eilonwy was at least a little fleshed out. Sure, she’s not the greatest character in the world or anything, but she helped pave the way for the more interesting princesses of the 90s like Ariel, Jasmine, and Belle.

Of course, the big thing people love about this movie is the Horned King, one of the creepiest and most terrifying villains ever to grace a Disney film. A sorcerous lich with the voice of John Hurt, the mere act of entering a room is something he does with such impeccable style that he ends up becoming unforgettable. There’s a reason why the guy is constantly demanded to be a boss in a future Kingdom Hearts game. 

Unfortunately, as cool as he is in looks and voice, the Horned King unfortunately runs into a rather serious problem...

THE BAD

...That problem being that he is unfortunately written in a very bland, generic manner. Yes, that awesome design and the talents of Hurt end up being wasted on the most cookie cutter evil overlord dialogue imaginable, and what’s worse, he barely even does anything before being unceremoniously killed at the end of the film by a complete fluke. As much as I and many others love the villain, it’s undeniable this is an extremely weak showing; it’s pretty telling that he is more effective as a villain in the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour that used to be at Tokyo Disneyland than in his own movie.

It��s not entirely his fault he ends up falling a bit flat, though. The movie saddles him with a comedic sidekick named Creeper, who basically mugs the camera and is tonally jarring. He’s essentially the gargoyles from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but infinitely worse, because not only do the gargoyles at least never detract from Frollo by virtue of never sharing a scene with him, but Creeper is not voiced by Jason Alexander. If he was, he might be at least slightly tolerable.

But Creeper isn’t even the worst character in the movie! Neither is the one I’m about to talk about, mind you, but it is pretty fucking bad that our main character Taran is such a whiny, unlikable douchebag. Apparently he was like this in the books as well, but since that was an ongoing series he was able to develop out of being a jackass. Not so here; since this film bombed, we’re stuck with an unlikable prick who is condescending, sexist, and an egotistical braggart as our lead. And again, he’s still not the worst character!

No, that would be FUCKING GURGI.

Gurgi is one of the single worst abominations ever put to screen. He’s doing the world’s worst Theodore Gottlieb Gollum impression, and he does nothing but act as a hindrance and deliver unwanted comic relief. Literally the only good thing he does in this movie is die, and even that gets fucked up because Taran decides to wish him back to life (which nly further cements him as the world’s worst protagonist)! The world owes Jar Jar Binks and Scrappy-Doo an apology, because goddamn motherfucking Gurgi is worse than either of those two ever were.

And really, that’s what ends up dragging the film down the most. For how cool, ambitious, atmospheric, and interesting elements of it are, everything is bogged down by poor writing and a desire to conform to generic fantasy tropes even as it’s trying to break the mold and deliver something people hadn’t really seen before. It’s very much a film with a serious identity crisis, struggling both to be generic Disney fantasy fare and something a bit more bold and mature, and it doesn’t exactly work out.

IS IT REALLY THAT BAD?

Well, I definitely wouldn’t call it good, but it’s not the worst animated film ever either. Like, it’s trying. Oh lord is it trying. But I think this movie is just a little too ambitious for its own good, but even still its in a way that I can appreciate even if it isn’t amazing overall.

Really, the movie is just totally okay. I round it up to a 7 because I am part of the cult, but that 6.3 up there? Completely and totally reasonable. This definitely isn’t bad enough to warrant almost destroying a studio, but it’s also not really good enough to justify making tons of money. It’s just a very okay movie. And yeah, maybe that’s just bias because as you saw I have a lot of issues with the characters and story that would probably tank a movie I like less, but I don’t know, this is ultimately a bit of a harmless movie that you could easily use to ease kids into dark fantasy without totally traumatizing them with something like The Dark Crystal. It’s just lame and Disneyish enough to be palatable and not quite as scary as it could be, so you can take it for what it is. It definitely has its place in the Disney Animated Canon, but it really doesn’t deserve more than the cult fandom it has.

[ducavalentinos]

What is your personal Top Ten of Borgia nonfiction books, and why would you choose them?

Ohh, ok, I don’t think I have a top ten??? but let’s see how this goes! lol I'll separate it in two sections: non-fiction books about the Borgia family as a whole and non-fiction books about individual members of the family, (tbh just Rodrigo and Cesare) I’ll focus on secondary sources, but let me know if you also meant/want primary sources :))

Non-Fiction Books about the Borgia Family:

The Borgias: The Hidden History, G.J Meyer

His book has some flaws, which I’ve talked about here in the past so I won’t get into it again haha, but overall I do think a decent bio about the Borgia family. He did made an effort to present something new, and he does have at least a little bit of critical sense about the sources which created the history of the Borgias as we know today, and also like I said before, I adore the structure of his book, how he intertwined the chapters about the Borgias with chapters about papal history/other noble families, it’s an engaging and interesting read.

The Borgias, Ivan Cloulas

Ok so, although his book reads like a gossip magazine with a lot of unsubstantial claims  I feel I have to include him on this list only because his book begins with the Borgias from València and it ends back at Spain, with Juan’s son, arriving at Francisco de Borja, most commonly known as St. Francis Borgia. It’s one of the few books about the Borgia family where you have a more detailed account about these family members and I like some of his thoughts about the descendants of Rodrigo Borgia and their shared similarities, being employed in different ways. It also has a cool chapter analysing the history of the Borgias through the centuries, I don’t agree with some of his conclusions, but I really enjoyed reading that chapter, so yeah.

The Borgia Chronicles: 1414-1572, Mary Hollingsworth

The reason I like her book is maybe precisely why some people don’t I suppose, it is dry and it mainly sticks to presenting the information available about the family, instead of sensationalistic writing with a high dose of personal judgments and claims/narratives which don’t have enough evidence to back it up, that within the Borgia historical literature is a rare thing to find. Overall I do think Borgia authors seems more interested/concerned about showing the reader what they think about the family and the many mysteries surrounding them, than actually laying out in an objective manner the historical material available and letting the reader reach their own judgments and conclusions about it, you know. Hollingsworth, for the most part, tends to do the former in her book and refrain from doing the latter, so yeah there might be some mistakes iirc, and it’s not a book for everyone, but I do like it, and I find a decent source to check/compare info about the Borgia family in the english language.

Non-Fiction books about Rodrigo Borgia, (Pope Alexander VI)

Material for a History of Pope Alexander VI, his relatives and his times, Peter de Roo.

The reason this one is on my list is because no matter how much we may agree or disagree with his presentation of Rodrigo, his life and his papacy, there is no denying he gathered an extensive, if not the most extensive, historical material about Rodrigo/his family and it’s amazing to read it. I also think he lays out his arguments in a very coherent way, attaching his evidence alongside it, his thought process is not all over the place, and that’s something I appreciate a lot when reading historical bios. He also does not throw Cesare under the bus in order to defend Rodrigo or explain his actions, De Roo is as just with Rodrigo as he is with Cesare, which it’s another rare thing to find with Borgia authors, especially Rodrigo’s authors.

Non-fiction books about Cesare Borgia

Cesare Borgia: Duca di Romagna, notizie e documenti raccolti e pubblicati, Edoard Alvisi.

I don’t even know what else to say about this biography without fangirling all over again lol, I’ll leave some of my thoughts while reading his bio that I posted here and here :)) and I’ll complement by saying it is my one and only favorite Borgia biography as well as the best one made about Cesare imo. Every time I remember Cesare has such a high quality historical work about his life, it warms my heart and I feel so grateful to il signore Alvisi, god bless his soul for the necessary, honest, historical work he did there.

Cesare Borgia: La Sua Vita, La Sua Famiglia, I Suoi Tempi, Gustavo Sacerdote.

The reason I include him is mostly because of his research, like it happens with de Roo, it is impossible to deny his excellent research about Cesare, combined with Alvisi’s, you really do have all the available historical material about Cesare’s life, and it was great to be able to absorb so much information in a in-deepth way. I don’t have a good opinion about him as an historian or as Cesare’s biographer, but as a researcher he is one of the best I’ve read, and the way in which he exposes his research should be the standard for any historical work imo, he was incredibly meticulous and made it a point to present as much of the official documents in their integrity as possible, instead of just selective bits. His bibliography is also a thing of beauty, super organized and thorough.

The Life of Cesare Borgia, Rafael Sabatini

The reason is really that love his writing and his sense of humour. He is dramatic, but my kind of dramatic perhaps lol, and he rightly addresses the big double standards when it comes to the Borgia family (while they lived and even more so after their deaths, until Sabatini’s own day), as well as points out the flaws within the main primary sources about them, most of all: Cappello, Guicciardini and Sanuto, with a justified wave of indignation + amazing sarcasm which for me, it’s satisfying to read. His examination of Gregorovius’ view and claims about Cesare, for example, it’s truly one of his best moments, so yeah, I have a fondness for his bio, even though I am aware of its flaws, and I mostly disagree with his personal view about Cesare as a man and his politics.

El Princípe del Renacimiento: Vida y Leyenda de César Borgia, José Catalán Deus

So, putting aside that I love reading in spanish and I find the spanish section of the Borgia historical literature quite interesting, actually, the reason I included this one is because, as far as I know, I think it is the best one in the spanish language about Cesare, it carries much of the flaws and vices of his historical literature, yes, but I do think it a decent bio. Also it was an important book for me when I read it at the time, because it made me re-think much of the claims and presentations made about the Borgia family by the previous authors I had read, and go deeper into the historical material to see if there was any evidence for it. I think much like Meyer, Catalán Deus also attempted to deliver something new, and advance in a way the way Cesare’s historical figure has been studied and presented, and I appreciate that effort, it’s one of the books I check info from time to time, too. Ps: it’s not on my top 10, I don’t like the book as a whole, but I can’t help but to add on this list Marion Johnson’s The Borgias, for one simple and superficial reason: the artwork is soooo pretty 💖 it’s hardcover with quality pages and beautiful coloured images, and to this day it is the most beautiful bio I own about the Borgias, so I had to say something djsdjsdjs, excuse me here. Andd I think those are it, anon?? it’s possible I might be forgetting some, I spent such a long time reading about them, it’s hard for me to remember all of the books, especially with my bad memory lol, but if I remember other ones later, I’ll reblog this and add to this list! Thank you for sending this ask, and I’m so sorry for the time I took to answer it! :( I hope you still see this <33

[flowercrown-bard]

thank you for the tag @firefly-party!

Comfort food: Soup. and fresh bread with butter. also garlic bread

Comfort movies: i don’t really watch movies anymore. If shows count, then probably atla. or good omens

Comfort clothing: the oversized hoodie from my choir. It would have been too big for me in S so i figured I’d embrace it and bought one in L. no regrets. sleeves for days. Also the bracelet i got from my best friend, if that counts as clothing

Comfort songs: Not exactly comforting, but very much relatable when I’m not feeling great is “Little Miss Why So” by the amazing devil. When I’m already feeling good but still want some uplifting, then “Land of the Living” by Roo Panes is the way to go

Comfort books: Ah I also kind of stopped reading books a while ago bc it got too exhausting. my comfort book to talk about is “The Kingkiller Chronicles” by Patrick Rothfuss. The only books I can read lately without getting exhausted are choose-your-own-adventure-books, if only because the chapters are so short so I keep engaged. If audiobooks count, then I’ll go with the kangaroo-chronicles by Marc-Uwe Kling

Comfort games: I don’t really do video games. I tried it once and i got pretty bad motion sickness so I don’t think it’s for me. If ttrpgs count, then Pathfinder. Specifically @parttime-creative‘s one-shot. I adore our campaigns with all my heart and they are definitely also comfort games, but there is something even  more comforting about playing a very silly character with a pun-name for a one-shot that I don’t need to worry about keeping alive or making smart choices with. Also it was fun to make frog-noises at my friends <3

tagging: @combatbootsfemme @parttime-creative @dhwty-writes @lokibus @mollymawkwrites @petrifiedforests @a-kind-of-merry-war @flosimo @tears-of-a-fool @jackironsides @rebrandedbard @thingr2 (no pressure) and also tagging anyone else who wants to do this. Just say I tagged you, I’d love to hear about everyone’s comfort thingies ^^

[smash-bros-endia]

((The finale of Thief or Hero is available to read right now. Please go check it out as well as the other parts of my story bits if you haven't yet. I hope you guys enjoy. And now that it's out of the way, I'm sorry to say that I will put the actual story segments for my little Smash verse on hiatus for now as there are other things I need to get to. This does NOT mean that the blog itself is going on hiatus, okay. Don't get it mixed up, but there are some things I should probably take care of before making more stories here.

First off, once again, I'm terribly sorry for the lack of replies lately. The plan was to start replying to threads on Saturday, but I had guests come over, so I was going to wait until Sunday, and then I ended up getting myself sick. Don't worry, it's NOT Covid. It's just a cold and I am getting better so replies should start coming back tomorrow.

Second, I am still catching up with the plot of My Hero Academia. Not sure how much longer that's going to take, but once I do, muses WILL be coming, so keep that in mind. I am also trying to finish up a few games like Shining Force and Xenoblade Chronicles 1, but My Hero is a bit more of a priority right now.

Third and most importantly, as I mentioned before, my smut story blog @lessworkmorepleasure-storymode is currently barren right now and I need to fix that by coming up with more story bits and segments there. Not to mention I plan on finishing up my fanmade Disgaea 2 sequel that I've been working on for a while now as well as start some other new ideas that I've been itching to work on for a while. A couple of examples I'll share is a Disgaea AU prequel scenario based on Panty and Stocking if they were residents in Celestia and a switch-a-roo AU featuring Adell from Disgaea 2 and Son Goku from Dragonball.

No joke, I actually asked MasakoX himself about this idea in his What If Round Table live a few days ago. Unfortunately, as I expected...the dood's not familiar with Disgaea 2, so I guess it's up to me to make this What If. I might need some help from fans though since I'm not really that familiar with the original dragonball.

Once I reached a decent amount, I will come back to make the story bits here. And once I do...it WILL be on the main story, so look forward to it.))

[sir-silly]

my faves

Below are all my favorite medias, as well as my favorite characters from them in parentheses ().

My favorite movies are The Chronicles of Narnia (Lucy, Edmund, Peter), Pirates of the Caribbean (Will, Elizabeth, Jack), Winnie the Pooh Heffalump movie (Kanga, Piglet, Pooh, Roo, Lumpy), Tangled (basically all of them), Mulan (Mulan, Mushu, Cricket), and The Darkest Minds (basically all of them).

My favorite shows are The Walking Dead (Daryl, Beth, Connie, Carl, Judith, Aaron, Rosita, Siddiq), Fear the Walking Dead (Alicia, Daniel), The 100 (Clarke, Lexa, Bellamy, Murphy, Raven, Miller), Grey’s Anatomy (Mark, Lexie, Jo, Callie, Maggie), Station 19 (Jack, Ben, Vic, Dean), NCIS (basically all of them), and The Last of Us (basically all of them).

My favorite video games are The Sims, The Walking Dead Game (Clem, Lee, Luke, Louis, Mitch, Carley, Doug, Katjaa, Gabe, Ruby, Aasim), Until Dawn (Sam, Mike, Matt, Chris, Josh, Beth), Minecraft, Planet Zoo, Papers Please (Jorji Costava), and Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage (Kanade, Saki, Tsukasa, Shizuku, Kohane).

My favorite books (which I don’t remember all my fav characters from, but I’ll do my best) are the Edge of Collapse series (basically all of them) by Kyla Stone, The Darkest Minds series (basically all of them) by Alexandra Bracken, Kindred Spirits (basically all of them) by Rainbow Rowell, Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight, The Hunger Games series (Peeta, Joanne, Finnick) by Suzanne Collins, Cold River by William Judson, Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin, The Darkness After series by Scott B. Williams, Fangirl (basically all of them) by Rainbow Rowell, Girl Underwater (basically all of them) by Claire Kells, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, Calendar Papers by Cynthia Voigt, If I Stay series by Gayle Forman, Look Again (basically all of them) by Lisa Scottoline, One by One (basically all of them) by Ruth Ware, To a Young Jazz Musician by Wynton Marsalis with Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, The Fault in Our Stars (basically all of them) by John Green, The Map of Salt and Stars (basically all of them) by Zeyn Joukhadar, The Orphan’s Tale (basically all of them) by Pam Jenoff, Trapped (basically all of them) by Michael Northrop, Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks, Winterdance (basically all of them) by Gary Paulsen, When (basically all of them) by Victoria Laurie, and The 100 series (Bellamy) by Kass Morgan.

My favorite YouTubers are Markiplier, Crankgameplays, Lordminion777, Muyskerm, Jacksepticeye, CallMeKevin, AmazingPhil, and Daniel Howell.

My favorite ships are Will and Elizabeth (Pirates of the Caribbean). Rapunzel and Eugene (Tangled). Daryl and Beth, Daryl and Connie, Carl and Enid, Aaron and Jesus, Rosita and Siddiq, Rosita and Eugene (TWD). Clarke and Lexa, Clarke and Bellamy (The 100). Tony and Ziva (NCIS). Jackson and April, Jo and Alex, Mark and Lexie, Teddy and Henry, Callie and Arizona (Grey’s Anatomy). Vic and Dean (Station 19). Clementine and Louis, Mitch and James, Lee and Carley (TWDG). Sam and Mike, Sam and Beth, Matt and Jess (Until Dawn). Hannah and Liam, Reynoso and Perez (Edge of Collapse). Ruby and Liam (The Darkest Minds). Katniss and Peeta (The Hunger Games).

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Pics:

1. Lena Heady is a British actress best known for: "Games of Thrones", "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", "The Jungle Book", "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance ", "Masters of the Universe: Revelation", "The Brothers Grimm" & Zach Snyder's "300"!!

She was born in Bermuda, but, now lives in, both, London & LA.

Weird Bit: For "Games of Thrones," she learned how to ride horses, shoot arrows & how to skin rabbits!

At home, she likes to practice yoga & how to box...

2. Cole Hauser is an American actor best known for: "2 Fast 2 Furious", "Good Will Hunter", "Yellowstone", "ER", "Pitch Black", "Chronicles of Riddick", "Olympus Has Fallen", "A Good Day to Die Hard", "Dazed & Confused"; plus, "Transcendence."

Has a long & impressive career - even though he dropped out of high school - to pursue acting & professional soccer! He lives in LA.

Weird Shit: His great grandpa helped found the great Warner Bros Studios!

3. The poster for "The Cave" seems to correctly(?) describes the Earth as being a demonic location!! Remember, "Below Heaven, there's Earth!" "Below Earth, there's Hell"... "Below Hell, there's... the "Cave"!!

4 & 5. Behind-the-scenes photos of the movie's creature FX.

1906: The Earth is Not Hollow.

Intro: This is an American-Dutch horror flick, with an emphasis on the creature FX.

Exterior scenes were mostly shot in Bucharest, Romania. This serves as the story's above ground setting.

However, the watery underground cave system was shot at the Hidden World Cenote (a well) Park in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Plot: A small team of spelunkers (cave explorers) enter a vast subterranean cavern, to find out what happened to an earlier expedition.

After following long, cramped stream, they become trapped a mile beneath the surface!

Worse, it soon becomes clear that something else lives down here. And, that they're not harmless...

The crew of the original expedition have been mutated into monsters - by underwater parasites!!

(Such a large & complex evolution would normally take millenia to occur.)

These things attack the cave divers & the movie just becomes another survival genre type of film.

One character is eaten outright. A 2nd one's hauled up a cliff face & another leaps onto the back of a flying thing!!

The rest of the crew are chased thru dark 'corridors' deep under of the Earth!

Following a cold stream, they emerge where it merges with a regular river.

Only 3 characters return to the upper world - 1 of which has been infected!!

(The parasite's been trying to get out onto the surface for millennia!)

Sometime later, 2 of the survivors meet at a cafe's sidewalk table.

There, it's revealed who's brought the parasite to the outer world...

Criticism: Decently crafted, but, not very original. The original creature FX are among the few, true moments of entertainment.

(What does that even mean?)

This work is kind of a mix of "Alien", "Predator" & quite a lot of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"!!

Should appeal to viewers who like unusual locations, a fast pace & lots of jump scares.

If you're seeking more credible fare, please exit this theater. We'll wait...

Now, although it's a violent movie, the monster attacks are way too frenetic!

There's splashing water, quick cuts & short peeks of the monsters' bodies to deal with.

Shooting movies this way, makes it very hard to follow what's going on.

But, I understand that it's done to save money on 'dressing' the set & to curtail the use of SFX...

Notes:

1. There seems to be some kind of evolution going on for subterranean stories on these list.

Specifically, the list starts out with whole cavern worlds serving as primal jungle adventures.

These existed in conjunction with ancient races & utopian fantasies...

Not so anymore.

By 2005, these locations are getting closer, becoming far more personal.

From wide, cradled worlds down to ever tight, suffocating spaces.

From primal sociopolitical concerns to basic human survival...

2. Movie fans know that, sometimes, two films will come out bearing the same premise!

So, audiences get to experience some rather similar dualities.

In 2005, we had "The Cave" & "The Descent" come out in the same year.

3. Both concern spelunking horrors, but, represent different subgenres: grim survival & revenge 'fantasy'!!

"The Cave" is a horror thriller - with ravaging monsters.

And, "The Descent" seems to be nothing but, more of the same.

Yet, "Decent's" monsters might be nothing more than a damaged psyche's self delusions or just plain lies...

Anyway, we've moved on, out from fantastical worlds & down into our own personal thoughts.

Which I find fascinating - &, scary as heck...

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sometimes I think about Rooster (my golden retriever) and how he doesn't understand the fundamental rule of fetch, how he wants to fight everything he comes into contact with (mostly children), how he sticks to you like velco but that doesn't mean he wants you to pet him, and how he has, not one, but multiple girlfriends at doggy daycare and I think wow, he really is just like his namesake 🥰

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BLUE - The Chronicles of NoGo (Volume 4)

The Ole Switcher roo! So when BLUE had the “denso” put on for another bike and I was on the phone with when the technician had it running, I was told he was about to take it on a test ride. Less than 10 minutes later the tech called me back saying we have a problem, and that the engine was smoking and something was not right. It was a brief conversation, and ironically within hours “same day”…

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200 Diagnosis Murder 1993–2001 "Brady Bunch 1969–1974 Brady Kids 1972–1973  Kids 1972–1973 The Brady Brides 1981 A Very Brady Christmas 1988 The Bradys 1990 The Brady Bunch Movie 1995 A Very Brady Sequel 1996 Growing Up Brady 2000 The Brady Bunch In The White House 2002" Indiana Jones 1-4 19811984 1989 2008 Walker Texas Ranger 1993–2001 Numb3rs 2005–2010 Knight Rider 2008–2009 60 Min Columbo 1971–2003 "The Karate Kid 1984 Pg 2h 7m The Karate Kid Part II 1986 Pg 1h 53m The Karate Kid Part III 1989 Pg 1h 53m The Next Karate Kid 1994 1h 47m The Karate Kid 2010 Pg 2h 13m" 38 Fantasia 2000 Abc 2000 G 1h 15m 39 The Emperor's New Groove Abc 2001 G 1h 18m 40 Atlantis The Lost Empire Abc 2001 Pg 1h 36m 41 Lilo & Stitch Abc 2002 Pg 1h 25m 42 Treasure Planet Abc 2002 Pg 1h 35m 43 Brother Bear Abc 2003 G 1h 25m 44 Home On The Range Abc 2004 Pg 1h 16m 45 Chicken Little Abc 2005 G 1h 21m 46 The Wild B 2006 1h 35m 47 Meet The Robinsons B 2 2007 G 1h 42m 48 Bolt B 2 2008 Pg 1h 37m 49 The Princess & The Frog B 2009 G 1h 38m 50 Tangled Abc 2010 Pg 1h 40m Pocahontas 10th Anniversary 2005 G 1h 21m Brother -Bear 2 2006 G 1h 13m 102 Dalmatians 2000 G 1h 40m "Angels In The Infield 200 Perfect Game 2000" The Shaggy Dog 2006 Where The Red Fern Grows 2003 Snow Dogs 2002 Pg 1h 42m George Of The Jungle 2 2003 PG 1h 27min "The Princess Diaries 2001 G 1h 55m The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 2004 G 1h 55m" "1. Ice Age 2002 PG  81 min         2. Robots 2005 PG  91 min         3 Ice Age: The Meltdown 2006 PG  91 min         4 Horton Hears a Who! 2008 G  86 min         5 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 PG  94 min   " Alvin And The Chipmunks 2007 Pg 1h 32m Eight Below 2006 PG 2h The Tigger Movie 2000 G 1h 17min Piglet's Big Movie 2003 G 1h 29m Winnie The Pooh: Springtime With Roo 2003 G 1h 5min Pooh's Heffalump Movie 2005 1h 8m Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie 2005 G 1h 7m Herbie Fully Loaded 2005 G 1h 41m The Count of Monte Cristo 2002 PG-13 2h 11m "Shanghai Noon 2000 PG-13 1h 50m Shanghai Knights 2003 PG-13 1h 54m" "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 PG 2h 23m" "Cast Away 2000 PG-13 2h 23m" Holes 2003 PG 1h 57m National Treasure 2004 PG 2h 11m National Treasure: Book Of Secrets Pg 2007  2h 11m Sky High 2005 PG 1h 40min Sahara 2005 PG-13 2h 4m Bedtime Stories PG 2008  1h 39m Miracle 2004 PG 2h 15m Cheaper by the Dozen PG 2003 ‧ 1h 46m "88. The Notebook (2004) 89. Million Dollar Baby (2005) 90. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) 91. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring T (2001) 92. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers T (2002) 93. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King T (2003) 94. The Departed (2006) 95. 300 (2007) 96. The Dark Knight (2008) 97. The Hangover (2009) 98. The Blind Side (2009) 99. Sherlock Holmes (2009) 100. Inception (2010) " The Superman Motion Picture Anthology PG 1978-2006 Get Smart 2008 PG-13 1h 50m Smallville PG 2001 Superman:  The Animated Series PG 1996–2000 "3 The Road To El Dorado March 31, 2000 Pg  89 Min 4 Chicken Run Pg  84 Min June 23, 2000 5 Joseph: King Of Dreams November 7, 2000 Nr 75 Min 6 Shrek May 18, 2001 Pg  90 Min 7 Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron May 24, 2002 G  83 Min 8 Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas July 2, 2003 Pg  86 Min 9 Shrek 2 May 19, 2004 Pg  93 Min 10 Shark Tale October 1, 2004 Pg  90 Min 11 Madagascar May 27, 2005 Pg  86 Min 12 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-rabbit October 7, 2005 Pg  85 Min 13 Over The Hedge May 19, 2006 Pg  83 Min 14 Flushed Away November 3, 2006 Pg  85 Min 15 Shrek The Third May 18, 2007 Pg  93 Min 16 Bee Movie November 2, 2007 Pg  91 Min 17 Kung Fu Panda June 6, 2008 Pg  92 Min 18 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa November 7, 2008 Pg  89 Min 19 Monsters Vs. Aliens March 27, 2009 Pg  94 Min 20 How To Train Your Dragon March 26, 2010 Pg  98 Min 21 Shrek Forever After May 21, 2010 Pg  93 Min 22 Megamind November 5, 2010 Pg  95 Min " Murder, She Wrote 1984–1996 Nr Murder, She Wrote Movie Collection 1997 2000 2001 2003 Mickey 2004 G 1h 44m Letters To Juliet 2010 G 1h 45

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Elbow And Biffy Clyro Join Isle Of Wight Festival

With a few instructions, anyone can handle it... Ohio Redistricting Commission adds Federal mediators to work with mapmakers ahead of Monday map deadline. Increased demand and decreased supplies are leading to higher prices in stores, at businesses and on the roads. The cost for a new car topped $47,000 in December, up more than $6,000 from the year before. The City of Denver recently installed new protected bike lanes along Andrews Drive in the Montbello neighborhood. But some community members say even though the bike lanes are meant to improve safety, the lane's design is creating the opposite effect.

I was never too impressed with the styling of these, but didn’t find it offensive, either.

Immerse yourself in the 1960s and Beatlemania with the Beatleshow which is playing at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

I am actually much more passionate about the Calais cousin the Corsica /Baretta.

All Shook Up is a new Elvis tribute show brought to you Pegasus Showroom, Alexis Park All Suite Resort.

Sanctions against Russia will come at a cost to the UK, with the poorest households to be hit hardest by higher energy costs. On Legends in Concert, playing at the Tropicana, there are so many impersonators, and you never know which ones you will get to see, but that's why it's so much fun! This is one of the best Las Vegas shows with Elvis impersonators. Some other singers you could see include Britney Spears, Rod Stewart, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson and others. The Show pays tribute to the classic stars that helped shape Las Vegas. Other electronic acts amongst the lineup include Porter Robinson , Knife Party, Booka Shade, The Glitch Mob, Chromeo, and Steve Aoki. Alongside Mallory Knox, MC Lars and Koo Koo Kanga Roo will be Sunday nights afterparty guest sets, which will take place next door to the festival home The Venue at the Riverside. “The Riverside was a former music venue and once played host to Riff Media’s club shows. Stay tuned for the visual arts, special events and full schedule announcements coming in the next month. While Hanna’s appearances have been cancelled, her curatorial presence remains felt throughout the 2014 festival. Hanna also has curated an art show, In Light Of It, which will still be exhibiting at Contemporary Calgary for the festival. As well, the aforementioned documentary, The Punk Singer, chronicling Hanna’s battle with Lyme Disease and absence from music, will be screened as part of the film programming. https://bestreviewsca.com/headliner-magic-headliners_80356/ So, it’s a huge pleasure to be able to incorporate with the venue once more. We still have plans to add for Friday and Saturday after parties with guests still to be announced soon. The legendary rapper never lived long enough to see the first Coachella festival take place in 1999, but he metaphorically rose from the grave to "perform" alongside 2012 headlinersDr. NLFB is a non-profit, charitable music presenter in Northern Ontario. The organization provides valuable exposure and career development opportunities for emerging artists, while also presenting highly acclaimed artists, and keeping the region on the map for acclaimed touring acts.

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Rock legends Styx with very special guest star Don Felder-formerly of the Eagles-will take the Las Vegas stage for an unforgettable five-night engagement at The Venetian Theatre. The next thing to do is to move up front... But in this car we glued the tail into the windshield opening. Again starting in the center, then the outter edges and in between just as the back was done. Some cars have a tack strip in the opening to staple to.

You can catch Soul of Motown at Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. If you want to watch and listen to an incredible tribute Las Vegas show that takes you back to the golden age of soul, then the Motown Experience is a must see. The 90-minute show playing at Night Owl Showroom, OYO Hotel & Casino features realistic artists who perform classic hits from the Motown library from Let's Get It On to Stop In the Name of Love to Papa Was a Rolling Stone. We know you have watched America's Got Talent on television and now is your chance to witness greatness live on stage in Sin City. Ergonomic flaws paled in comparison to the pathetic powertrains. Here was an all-new design running the same tired engines that had been rattling around in GM’s arsenal for decades. Base power came from the Pontiac Iron Duke 2.5 L four, and provided gruff, uninspiring power to countless GM cars including the X-Body, FWD A-Body, P-Body and F-Body. It was essentially one half of a Pontiac 301 V8, an engine that had its roots in the first Pontiac V8 of 1955. Detroit lore has it that Baby Boomers rejected American cars to “rebel” against their parent’s choices, deliberately picking imports just to spite patriotic older generations.

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The art style of Winnie the Pooh. That’s it. Okay thank you - you are adjourned.