#tts review

[itsduckinghard]

James May's Audi TT review for Top Gear Magazine, 2001

Bonus pic

[boxxie-does-art]

I've just finished Orlam route.

FIRST OFF I KNOW I'M DOING IT extremly LATE BUT! I'm someone who unfortunatly has the combo procrastinater premium + "terrified of the end", just to end the game once I waited literally three months after the release of the finale because I thought my heart couldn't handle it (spoiler alert: it didn't). I ADORE Genzou's route, for me the only one acceptable (sorry) BUT ORLAM'S ONE???? I can't even put into words how I feel about this one, it's so wholesome TT !? The dancing scene between him and Iggy in arc 5 must be why this route could compete with Genzou's in my opinion. ALSO GEN WANTING TO BREAK ORLAM IN TWO WHEN THEY WOKE UP WAS SO FUNNY AND HEART BREAKING AT THE SAME TIME HELPP.. I cried this time again, how surprising. Also mom wanna put me in therapy cuz I cry to your games Carrot, so I'm probably gonna have to sue you for this (totally kidding, I love your work <3)

I've never felt so involved in such a story before, truly one of a kind. (Also really good choice of music, I cry to the ost every night before going to bet, especially the one of the final choice's scene)

Well. That's a lot of rambling. Had to spill this out to someone but my friends would probably punch me in the face if they hear me talking about OW for the millionth time☠...btw does anyone has advices to help me convince them to play? Because apparently talking about cannibalism, yandere and killer rabbits doesn't work on normal people.

ALSO DO IGGY'S GLASSES EVER BREAK????? I notice that just now but I swear these are the only thing that stays intact through the entire thing, are they glued to Iggy's head?????

[clericxhood777]

"Oswald and Ed would never end up together in the first place. Ed doesn't have the same feelings for Oswald as Oswald does for him and he was deeply in love with Isabella that he nearly killed Oswald and he chose to be with Lee over being his partner."

My honest reaction:

[wheeboo]

saw a tiktok saying how this is wonu's first life as a human cuz his previous lives he was a cat and i wanted to sob into my math review

[gorillaxyz]

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[samwise1548]

Tiny Terrors 005

“One bite for me, one bite for you…”

[missmaymaple]

Editing early writing of mine makes me want to formally apologize to everyone who had to endure my insufferable adverb usage. Good god

[bananaphone---t]

I just rewatched Be Very Afraid, and while there are some really good parts that I still enjoy, there are others that left me unsatisfied. (Under the cut)

To start, I'll say the parts that I can give credit where credit is due.

They did a really good job showing just how overwhelming and draining fear can be.

Fear really can stop you in your tracks, and can take over if you allow it to become you (as seen with the "frozen permanently" suggests, at least to me).

As someone who suffers from chronic anxiety (to the point of being treated and in therapy for it), the message of this episode hit me hard.

Speaking of this...

I love how the writers handled Varian.

I love that they showed the fact that he's still struggling with what happened to his father and the fact it made him turn evil. And that despite the fact it's all in the past and that everyone has seemingly forgiven him, the fear will remain, especially if he doesn't face it head-on.

On another note; LANCE. GETTING. A FUCKING. SOLO.

James Monroe Iglehart getting to show off his singing chops is one of my absolute favorite parts of this episode.

Whenever I watch this one and he begins singing, I'm just screaming happily that they finally just let him go off and show everyone why he belongs not only on this show but also as a freaking Broadway actor (*cough* kinda like Jeremy Jordan *cough*).

Okay... So here's where we run into where I was, and still am, dissatisfied with this episode...

While I enjoy most of this episode, I wasn't really happy with both Rapunzel and Eugene's fears... Specifically, Rapunzel's, as I've slowly started to make a bit more logical sense of Eugene's.

Throughout the entire episode (both watching it the first time and recently), I was expecting her fear to be of Gothel's return, sort of similar to her dream in What The Hair?!. Or her seeing Eugene's death again. Or some sad, heart-crushing combination of both.

Unfortunately for me, it was none of the above, and, instead, it was her losing Cass and seeing Corona in flames...

While I can see that to be a valid fear of Rapunzel's, I just can't see it as her worst fear.

This may just be me nitpicking at this point (and could also come across as me not liking Cass as a character, but that's a post for another time), but I also didn't like that they copied a lot of things from the movie, to be mirrored into being with Cass, in Rapunzel Day One.

Events like that, what happens in BVA, and her holding Cass in her arms while a tear falls in Plus Est En Vous, kind of annoy me... I feel like it affects the impact of what Eugene did for her, and the fact that those moments were supposed to be sort of... special between them, I guess?

With Flynnposter I can let it slide (sounds biased since I love said episode), because of the obvious implications of not only the name of the episode but the actual happenings in it as well; Brock is pretending to be Flynn Rider (and, in turn, pretending to be Eugene).

I just think that using Cass as Rapunzel's worst fear just because of their relationship at that point, and the fact that Cass essentially had the same fear, was just a cheap way of showing that Cass could still be saved.

Overall, despite all my nitpicking and dislike of certain parts, this episode is still one of my favorites. And even though I don't like certain parts, in a way, that's kind of a good thing. It leaves more room for freeform with fics. 💕

[adventuretolkienlover]

Thoughts on the Tangled Movie (By my kid brother)

My little brother give us his thoughts on the Tangled movie. It's below the cut. Enjoy!

Q: What's your favorite scene?

A: The scene were they're escaping the prison. It stuck out to me. Because I liked the characters and it was pretty funny. And I liked Shorty. Shorty's funny. And I also liked when Eugene was getting chased through the woods by the guards. It was like when Han Solo flew into the asteroid field to escape the Empire!

Q: Who's your favorite character?

A: Gotta be Eugene! He reminds me of Han Solo. I could see Han Solo doing heist like that. Instead of crown, it would be Kyber Crystals. All Eugene needs is a space ship and his own wookie!

Q: Who's your least favorite character?

A: Mother Gothal. She's mean and annoying. And I don't like that she was greedy. And just straight up cruel! But I did like her eccentric-ness. Eccentric villains are more fun. She would be cooler if she had a lightsaber like Darth Maul.

Q: Did you have a favorite song?

A: I GOTTA DREAM!

Q: What about the movie you would change?

A: It needs VARIAN! (We all agree with you buddy.🤣) And it needs the Cantina Band. (Where? The Snuggly Ducking? Oh my gosh. Haha!) And more explosions. And blasters. Who uses horses?! Speeder bikes are much faster. And E-Web blasters. (What? What are those?!😅)

Q: What did you think of the movie as a whole?

A: IT WAS AWESOME! There was one part I didn't like. It was when Eugene got stabbed. I didn't like that part.🙁 And I loved Rapunzel's Frying pan!

Q: Do you think it should have a movie sequel?

A: Yes. I think that would be very good. I'd enjoy that. And it needs Varian! I MEAN COME ON! THERE'S NOT ENOUGH VARIAN! The world's a sad sad place.🙁 (OMG. LOL!🤣)

So there you guys go! And we all agree with you bro. The world needs more Varian. And if you haven't guessed, my brother is a Star Wars fan.😂

[mintedwitcher]

"We need more unhinged queer rep in TV/film!" Babes half of y'all are losing your minds about bathwater rn.

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

Squeaks and flaps hands!

A Work of Magic is officially up on Ao3!!!

--> https://archiveofourown.org/works/47501014/chapters/119709694 <--

I apparently have to do some editing before I post the rest, because I’ve become a lot more discerning over when to use Little Details. (Prepositional phrases, italics, emdashes, etc. I also like colons and semi-colons now, which adds Variety to the punctuation pool.)

But I’ll be updating it as I edit! It’s the low-spoons kind of editing, really. I might even do another chapter or two before I go to bed tonight...

My goal is to get it caught up with the ffdn posting within the next month, though. Preferably before the trip to NY!

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It makes my head hurt: Analyzing terrible records management in "Tangled"

As I said on Twitter, when I posted these images (which I've combined here for your benefit), "Rapunzel, I know you love Cass, but can you organize your scrolls, books, and artifacts (?) correctly? 'Cause this looks really bad. What's your organizational system here? Stuff is gonna get lost, I guarantee it."

Ever thought, what would happen if you stuck a bunch of valuable scrolls in a wall, inside a big hallowed out tree, and left them there for thousands of years? Well, the Tangled animated series, called Tangled: The Series and Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure beat you to it, ha. The records management in this series really makes my head hurt. When re-watching this series I wondered, again, where the archivists, or librarians, are. I held out some hope, however little, that they re-organized records and hired some archivists. In this post, I'll review notoriously awful records management in this animated series, focusing on two episodes, connecting to actual preservation of scrolls, and other paper documents, by archivists, conservators, and others, and information about trees, especially dead ones, to give further context.

This post was originally published on WordPress on Apr. 12, 2023

In the past, I've noted how the abandoned scrolls inside a tree shown in the episodes "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" and "Islands Apart", which are organized but no archivist is in sight. [1] These scrolls are sitting around a tree, and there seems to be no set organization system, and writing that "sticking scrolls in random wall slots doesn't seem like a good organizational system". I've also pointed out that a well-educated man named Ricky Roxburgh, with a degree from SUNY Albany, wrote episodes for the The Ghost and Molly McGee and the aforementioned Tangled series, both of which contributed to perpetuation of archives stereotypes! Beyond that, the scrolls themselves clearly have value, as there are incantations written on them, but are still within a tree in what could be called scroll boxes, specifically the Great Tree, rather than in a library or an archive.

Specifically, the scrolls, in the episode, [2] are deserted and clearly untended. In the episode it is revealed that it has been millennia since the tree was a sentient being, then corrupted by evil sorcerer Zhan Tiri, and then put in a sort of stasis by Lord Demantius who stopped the magic of the tree by using an enchanted spear. Considering that Demantius used magic and science to build machines, capturing evil spirits almost like the ghostbusters, perhaps he installed these scroll boxes? Anyway, by the Rapunzel (Raps), Cassandra (Cass), and their compatriots arrive there, no one is there to help them. No one warns Raps to not use an incantation which unleashes death and decay to anyone around it, and changes her "seventy-feet long hair from blonde to black, and her eyes from green to black"! This incantation almost kills her, and she is only helped/saved by her friend, Cass.

There is more to the scrolls than this. Not only is there a scroll for ancient, and magical, spell that grants "miraculous, life/light-based powers to heal minor injuries and even return those to life" which can only be activated by singing it, but there are many other scrolls. Presumably, all these scrolls are other incantations. This spell is more directly associated with Raps (Mandy Moore), who is the manifestation of the Sundrop Flower, while the other spell I mentioned in the previous paragraph is associated with the Moonstone.

So many disorganized scrolls, which I noted on Twitter. But, why? And who put the scrolls there? This is never answered.

These scrolls are put in an even worse position when the tree, a magical and ancient place, collapses after Raps uses the death and decay spell. However, this room makes a reappearance later in the series. At the end of the episode "Islands Apart", Cass (Eden Espinosa) and the evil blue fairy, the Enchanted Girl (a manifestation of Zhan Tiri) visit the tree looking for scrolls in hopes of unlocking the Moonstone's full powers, but find these scrolls have been destroyed. It is then that the Enchanted Girl mentions the Demanitus Scroll, and Cass realizes she needs to go to Corona to retrieve it. At the same time, neither of these characters seem to care about the scrolls, which are in worse shape, lying scattered across the ground due to the tree's collapse.

The aforementioned Demanitius Scroll has an important role in the series, as it is an ancient parchment which outlines the abilities of the Sundrop and Moonstone, giving "instructions of how to wield a supreme power of unknown heavenly origin". The scroll, written by Demanitus, was later ripped apart and hidden in different parts, since the valuable document would be dangerous if it fell into the "wrong hands". Raps goes on a quest to find the missing pieces in the show's second season, along with her companions. The scroll, in the right hands, however, can be "used for good". It is later examined, in the episode "Cassandra's Revenge", by Varian (Jeremy Jordan), who finds a third incantation, allowing Cass to "control the Moonstone and create a fortress" in the place where Raps had been imprisoned in the infamous tower. He later finds another incantation and transcribes it before the scroll is destroyed, allowing Raps to "recite it and unlock the full powers of the reborn Sundrop Flower".

With this summary of what happened in the two episodes, from which I excluded some details so as to make sure it was not too long, it brings me to preservation of actual paper documents by archives and other institutions. Sometimes loose items, like a map or brochure can be repaired with "conservation-grade double-sided tape" but there's also pamphlet binds, repair of pages with heat-set tissue, and inside hinges. At other times, new spines are added to books, while original and damaged ones are removed. There are specific and specialty conservator labs, with repairs to documents by conservators, reference staff, and others with experience with rare materials or even interns with work at libraries and archives. [3]

The Library of Congress (LOC) has a whole division that focuses on this, called the Preservation Research and Testing Division or PRTD, which works with the Conservation Division, as preservation is a major priority for the library. The PRTD, which undertakes research to "advance and support Library preservation", even has a pigment reference collection used to "gain historical understanding and scientific information about the materials." The division often has projects which evaluate "condition of fragile and damaged items and proposing preservation actions". There are also machines, like the BC100 which takes extensive photos of "brittle books and newspapers for archival purposes." [4] Imagine if something like that was used on any of the scrolls inside the Great Tree or the Demanitius Scroll? Both would need to have restricted access if anything equivalent to them existed in archival collections, with extensive conservation care.

Two scrolls from the Dead Sea Scrolls lie at their location in the Qumran Caves before being removed for scholarly examination by archaeologists. Original image on Wikimedia, reprinting an image from an 1959 Israeli book.

This is another way that the Great Tree is a terrible place to store documents. What kind of ways does the tree "properly manage temperature, humidity, and other conditions" which can prevent "damage to materials" [5]? If that isn't enough, there are no organization of the scrolls. There is no method shown for protection of fragile and vulnerable items, i.e. the scrolls. The scroll boxes, as they could be called, are nothing akin to boxes used by LOC to store valuable records, nor any stabilization statements or deacidification conservation treatments. The latter can be used on records like older comic books, for example. There are further issues if the paper is acidic, and yellows over time, as it can decompose more, and faster, than neutral paper. None of this was considered by whoever put the scrolls in boxes, of sorts, within the tree. [6]

The LOC also notes that paper of a good quality which is "stored in good conditions," i.e. cooler temperatures with 30-40% relative humidity can last a long time, perhaps "even hundreds of years." Is this the case with the tree? Well, another paper from LOC adds this:

"Good storage significantly prolongs the preservation of paper materials and includes…A cool (room temperature or below), relatively dry (about 35% relative humidity), clean, and stable environment (avoid attics, basements, and other locations with high risk of leaks and environmental extremes)…Minimal exposure to all kinds of light; no exposure to direct or intense light…Distance from radiators and vents…Supportive protective enclosures*…Unfolded and flat or rolled storage for oversized papers[, and] individual/isolated storage of acidic papers to prevent acids from migrating into the other works on paper…Supportive protective enclosures include…document boxes…and polyester film sleeves that are stiff enough to adequately support the paper(s) within"

Now, it has been shown that trees across the world strive to "maintain a near-constant temperature of 70 degrees in their leaves". It has also been shown that trees can have a cooling effect. But what about inside a hollow tree? Can it still regulate its own temperature? They can regulate their own internal temperature and have homeostatis, i.e. keeping temperatures "mostly stable no matter what's going on outside", although they regulate temperatures more with leaves.

In some ways they can. In fact, a 2016 study by Chris O'Connell and Gunnar Keppel in Wildlife Biology, an open-access, and high-quality, scientific journal, stated that tree hollows can be crucial habitats for fauna and even buffering "ambient environmental conditions". This means that these hollows can provide stable microclimates, even "maintaining lower temperatures and higher humidity during the day and higher temperatures and lower humidity during the night." However, the Great Tree in Tangled is dead, and tree hollows are a cavity in a living tree, as the tree was a living organism, but became dead over time. Instead, the tree is almost equivalent, in some ways, to coarse woody debris or large woody debris.

More than that, dead tress, generally, can be teeming with life, playing a vital role in "lifecycles of hundreds of species of wildlife, providing a place to nest, rest, eat and grow". They can provide excellent habitats, benefit the environment, shelter, regenerate soil, or provide additional resources to an ecosystem. [7] This is clear from the aforementioned "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" episode, where the inside of the tree is teeming with life. However, by the "Islands Apart" episode, this is likely no longer the case, especially due to effects from Raps' death and dying spell, although the tree would continue its decomposition into the ground around it, but perhaps faster than before.

This article took a direction I did not originally plan for when I started writing it, but that made it all the more fascinating! I am no expert in trees, nor in preservation (or conservation) of documents, by any means, but this does give me a bit more context and analysis than any of my previous posts focusing on or mentioning this series. I had originally intended review all the episodes with themes about records and archives in one post, but decided it would make more sense to divide them into various posts. Those will follow later this year. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.

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Notes

[1] The show has at least four episodes with archivy themes: "Keeper of the Spire," "Rapunzel and the Great Tree," "Islands Apart," and "Race to the Spire." On an additional note, I mentioned the series in passing in posts here and here.

[2] On Disney+, the episode "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" is divided into two parts, each of which is 25 minutes long. There is also another magic tree in the series, the Eternal Tree which is used to order to open a portal and free Zhan Tiri.

[3] See Tydall, Lily. "Librarians Learning Conservation: My 10 Weeks as the First General Collections Conservation Section Intern." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 29, 2022.

[4] See Villafana, Tana. "Paints and Pigments – When Art and Science Combines". Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 20, 2022; Hasbo, Beatriz. "Exploring Collections Management and so Much More: a Summer Experience at the Library of Congress." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 18, 2022; Chaletzky, Aaron D. "Preservation Intern Profile: Brandon Mack." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 11, 2022.

[5] For information on LOC doing this, see Overstreet, Anna Katherine and Alexandra Ptacek, "Climate Correlation: Environmental Monitoring at the Library of Congress." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Aug. 1, 2022.

[6] See Long, Leslie and Lily Tyndall, "Box Making Activities in the General Collections Conservation Section." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Jul. 28, 2022, Tyndall, Lily, "Live Long and Repair: Caring for the Library of Congress’ Comic Book Collection." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Jul. 21, 2022, and Shovlin, K.F. "When the Paper Fails the Test." Guardians of Memory. Library of Congress, Jul. 14, 2022.

[7] See "Tim-ber? … Not So Fast: The Important Role of Dead and Dying Trees | EarthCare Northwest", Seattle Audubon Society, Mar. 7, 2022; Miranda, Tango. "Dead Trees and Their Role: A Naked Encounter." Age of Awareness. Medium, Dec. 8, 2020; "Snags: The Life-Affirming Role of Dead Trees." Blue Thumb, Apr. 6, 2022; Wiebe, Shiela. "Why do we leave dead trees in the forest?" Ontario Parks, Nov. 12, 2021; Wuerther, George. "The ecological value of dead trees." The Wildlife News, Dec. 20, 2018; Bundell, Shamini and Nick Petrić Howe, "Dead trees play an under-appreciated role in climate change." Nature, Sept. 1, 2021 for more information.

[initforthecache]

When I'm of legal age I'm going to post a drunk review of Tangled the Series to my youtube channel. I'm just gonna take a shot everytime Rapunzel does something stupid and by the end of the first season I will have blacked out

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