#wolfgang yin

[20elements]

Wolfgang Yin: "Howling Horizons"

[amethystina]

I was tagged by @a-very-fond-farewell! Thank you so much darling 💜

1. Last song: Shishen Take On the Challenge from The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity soundtrack (which I paid a small fortune to get my hands on so you bet I've been listening to it almost non-stop ever since. The music is SO FUCKING GOOD OKAY)

2. Favorite color: Purple — which I feel should come as a surprise to no one xD

3. Currently watching: The Killing Vote, because I apparently need more dramas where the Korean public is allowed to vote on whether or not to execute people. Quite enjoying it so far! The characters are a hoot xD And I'm curious to see what they do with the Kwon Seok Joo dude.

I also just started The Guest because I want to watch it before they remove it from Netflix but BOI. That's not one I'll be able to binge, that's for sure. Horror is great but also, well, terrifying x'D

Though, I must say, I might have to take a detour and rewatch the Along With the Gods movies. I've been meaning to do so for ages and seeing Kim Dong Wook in The Guest makes the urge even stronger. Because, let me tell you, I'm SO EAGER to rewatch the movies and observe the characters now that I've seen the twist at the end of the second movie. A twist I figured out before I actually reached the reveal, sure, but I don't think that's a bad thing? Like, for real, guys. The AUDIBLE GASP I let out when I realised what the twist was going to be and then got to sit there and see it slowly dawn on the other characters? BEAUTIFUL. And it CHANGES SO MUCH. Like, I need to rewatch them because so much of what I thought I knew is now a lie! Circumstances have changed! My initial analysis might be wrong! Characters I thought I knew are now completely different! I need to do more research! I NEED TO KNOW.

(This is what happens when your brain works like mine. And one day I might tell you all about why Kang Yo Han is such a fascinating character to me, because, let me tell you, I've rarely seen a character remain so solid in his characterisation even through the kind of reveals we're given in the drama. It's fucking SPECTACULAR)

4. Currently reading: Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (I do it in bursts because it's not the kind of book I can just binge, okay? x'D), We Have Always Lived In the Castle by Shirley Jackson (I would have finished this LONG ago if it didn't give me so much anxiety (but in a good way?)) and Eld by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergman Elfgren (though I should probably start over on this one since I was very distracted when I read the first chapter)

5. Last movie: No Regret, because why not dabble in older Korean LGBTQ+ content? It was a ride, that's for sure xD And the next movie will be The World to Come (also one I want to watch before it's removed from Netflix)

6. Sweet/spicy/savory: Either sweet or savoury — it depends on my mood, really.

7. Relationship status: Married! :D

8. Current obsession: I'm not sure if I have one right now? Though I am hoping to get back on track with that diorama thing soon. I've almost collected all the materials I need! I just need fake foliage (preferably red) and I'm going to try and buy that either tomorrow or on Saturday.

9. Last thing you googled? Why my phone kept taking only green photos. And everyone kept telling me I shouldn't have unlocked the bootloader (which I don't think can be done by accident and I sure as hell haven't done it intentionally) so in the end I just restarted it and now it works just fine xD

10. Selfie: I don't really take selfies but here's a cropped version of a drawing WIP of mine.

If you know, you know ;)

(... LOOK, the suspender-pulling had to happen eventually, okay?)

11. Currently working on: Chapter 5 of A New Dawn (Begins With Us) and, after that, it'll be either chapter 37 of Who Holds the Devil or maybe the sequel to Gravitational Pull which I'm STILL struggling to find the time to work on. I'm also working on, like, six different drawings simultaneously. Because why make things easy for myself?

Tagging: Whoever wants to do it! Tell me about yourself! :D

[brookston]

Holidays 3.9

Holidays

American Paddlefish Day

Amerigo Vespucci Day

Armored Warships Day

Barbie Day

Baron Bliss Day (Belize)

Chess Prodigy Day

Day of Waiting (Elder Scrolls)

Day to Mourn Slavery

Doctor’s Day (Venezuela)

Eid Al Moalim (Teacher’s Day; Lebanon)

False Teeth Day

Festival of Primal Ooze

Get Over It Day

Hit the Panic Button Day

Joe Franklin Day

Made in UK Day (UK)

National CBDB Day (a.k.a. Central Bank Digital Currency)

National Dishwasher Appreciation Day

National Heroes and Benefactors Day (Belize)

National Lina Day

National Marcia Day

National Music Day (Indonesia)

National Shane Day

National Urban Educator Day

Panic Day (a.k.a. ... 

Absolute Total Nihilists Bang Clang Day (Los Angeles)

Bang-Clang Day

Wellness Permission League’s Panic Day

World DJ Day

World Trisomy 9 Awareness Day

Zangoose Day (Pokémon)

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Spanish Omelette Day

National Cookie Cutter Day

National Crabmeat Day

National Meatball Day

2nd Thursday in March

International School Meals Day [2nd Thursday]

Nametag Day [Thursday of Name Week]

Popcorn Lovers Day [2nd Thursday]

Railroad Day [2nd Thursday]

World Kidney Day [2nd Thursday]

Feast Days

Archytas (Positivist; Saint)

Catherine of Bologna (Christian; Saint)

Cyril VI of Alexandria, Pope (Coptic Orthodox Church)

Dominic Savio (Christian; Saint)

Erotic Dancing Day (Pastafarian)

Farvardigan (Zoroastrian)

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (Christian; Martyrs)

Frances of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Gregory of Nyssa (Episcopal Church (United States))

Jackie the Orangutan (Muppetism)

Meatball Day (Pastafarian)

Media Hiems III (Pagan)

Millard Fillmore Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Pacian (Christian; Saint)

Saitousai (Harvest Festival; Japan)

Socrates (Humanism; Saint)

Strinennia (Festival calling birds and spring to return; Slavic Pagan)

Takaosan Hiwatari Matsuri (Fire Walking Festival; Tokyo, Japan)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [17 of 71]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Can-Can (Film; 1960)

Castle (TV Series; 2009)

East of Eden (Film; 1955)

Fort Apache (Film; 1948)

42nd Street (Film; 1933)

The Hotel New Hampshire (Film; 1984)

Joe Versus the Volcano (Film; 1990)

John Carter (Film; 2012)

The Joshua Tree, by U2 (Album; 1987)

Mike’s Murder (Film; 1984)

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Piano Concerto; 1785)

The Ref (Film; 1994)

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Film; 2012)

Sheep & Wolves (Animated Film; 2018)

Splash (Film; 1984)

State Fair (Film; 1962)

Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (Anime Film; 2017)

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Film; 1949)

A Wrinkle in Time (Film; 2018)

Today’s Name Days

Bruno, Franziska (Austria)

Fanika, Franciska, Nedjeljko (Croatia)

Františka (Czech Republic)

Edvin, Heido, Heivo (Estonia)

Auvo, Edvin (Finland)

Françoise (France)

Barbara, Bruno, Dominik, Franziska (Germany)

Aetios, Eliana, Filoktimon, Iliana, Lysimahos, Sarantos, Sevirianos, Smaragda, Smaragdos, Vivianos, Xanthos (Greece)

Fanni, Franciska (Hungary)

Francesca (Italy)

Ausmis, Ervalds, Ēvalds (Latvia)

Dominykas, Pranciška, Visgailė, Žygimantas (Lithuania)

Sindre, Sverre (Norway)

Apollo, Dominik, Franciszka, Katarzyna, Mścisława, Prudencjusz, Taras (Poland)

Františka (Slovakia)

Catalina, Francisca, Paciano (Spain)

Torbjörn, Torleif (Sweden)

Flavia (Ukraine)

Keely, Kelda, Kelley, Kelli, Kellie, Kelly (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 68 of 2023; 297 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 10 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Yi-Mao), Day 18 (Bing-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 16 Adar 5783

Islamic: 16 Sha’ban 1444

J Cal: 7 Ver; Sevenday [7 of 30]

Julian: 24 February 2023

Moon: 95%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 12 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Archytas]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 79 of 90)

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 18 of 29)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 3.9

Holidays

American Paddlefish Day

Amerigo Vespucci Day

Armored Warships Day

Barbie Day

Baron Bliss Day (Belize)

Chess Prodigy Day

Day of Waiting (Elder Scrolls)

Day to Mourn Slavery

Doctor’s Day (Venezuela)

Eid Al Moalim (Teacher’s Day; Lebanon)

False Teeth Day

Festival of Primal Ooze

Get Over It Day

Hit the Panic Button Day

Joe Franklin Day

Made in UK Day (UK)

National CBDB Day (a.k.a. Central Bank Digital Currency)

National Dishwasher Appreciation Day

National Heroes and Benefactors Day (Belize)

National Lina Day

National Marcia Day

National Music Day (Indonesia)

National Shane Day

National Urban Educator Day

Panic Day (a.k.a. ... 

Absolute Total Nihilists Bang Clang Day (Los Angeles)

Bang-Clang Day

Wellness Permission League’s Panic Day

World DJ Day

World Trisomy 9 Awareness Day

Zangoose Day (Pokémon)

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Spanish Omelette Day

National Cookie Cutter Day

National Crabmeat Day

National Meatball Day

2nd Thursday in March

International School Meals Day [2nd Thursday]

Nametag Day [Thursday of Name Week]

Popcorn Lovers Day [2nd Thursday]

Railroad Day [2nd Thursday]

World Kidney Day [2nd Thursday]

Feast Days

Archytas (Positivist; Saint)

Catherine of Bologna (Christian; Saint)

Cyril VI of Alexandria, Pope (Coptic Orthodox Church)

Dominic Savio (Christian; Saint)

Erotic Dancing Day (Pastafarian)

Farvardigan (Zoroastrian)

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (Christian; Martyrs)

Frances of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Gregory of Nyssa (Episcopal Church (United States))

Jackie the Orangutan (Muppetism)

Meatball Day (Pastafarian)

Media Hiems III (Pagan)

Millard Fillmore Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Pacian (Christian; Saint)

Saitousai (Harvest Festival; Japan)

Socrates (Humanism; Saint)

Strinennia (Festival calling birds and spring to return; Slavic Pagan)

Takaosan Hiwatari Matsuri (Fire Walking Festival; Tokyo, Japan)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [17 of 71]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Can-Can (Film; 1960)

Castle (TV Series; 2009)

East of Eden (Film; 1955)

Fort Apache (Film; 1948)

42nd Street (Film; 1933)

The Hotel New Hampshire (Film; 1984)

Joe Versus the Volcano (Film; 1990)

John Carter (Film; 2012)

The Joshua Tree, by U2 (Album; 1987)

Mike’s Murder (Film; 1984)

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Piano Concerto; 1785)

The Ref (Film; 1994)

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Film; 2012)

Sheep & Wolves (Animated Film; 2018)

Splash (Film; 1984)

State Fair (Film; 1962)

Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (Anime Film; 2017)

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Film; 1949)

A Wrinkle in Time (Film; 2018)

Today’s Name Days

Bruno, Franziska (Austria)

Fanika, Franciska, Nedjeljko (Croatia)

Františka (Czech Republic)

Edvin, Heido, Heivo (Estonia)

Auvo, Edvin (Finland)

Françoise (France)

Barbara, Bruno, Dominik, Franziska (Germany)

Aetios, Eliana, Filoktimon, Iliana, Lysimahos, Sarantos, Sevirianos, Smaragda, Smaragdos, Vivianos, Xanthos (Greece)

Fanni, Franciska (Hungary)

Francesca (Italy)

Ausmis, Ervalds, Ēvalds (Latvia)

Dominykas, Pranciška, Visgailė, Žygimantas (Lithuania)

Sindre, Sverre (Norway)

Apollo, Dominik, Franciszka, Katarzyna, Mścisława, Prudencjusz, Taras (Poland)

Františka (Slovakia)

Catalina, Francisca, Paciano (Spain)

Torbjörn, Torleif (Sweden)

Flavia (Ukraine)

Keely, Kelda, Kelley, Kelli, Kellie, Kelly (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 68 of 2023; 297 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 10 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Yi-Mao), Day 18 (Bing-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 16 Adar 5783

Islamic: 16 Sha’ban 1444

J Cal: 7 Ver; Sevenday [7 of 30]

Julian: 24 February 2023

Moon: 95%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 12 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Archytas]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 79 of 90)

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 18 of 29)

[skyawalker]

Rey: You have something good and beautiful hidden inside of you. Just as I have something dark and wicked inside of me.

Kylo: We're perfect for each other.

Rey: No.

Kylo: Why?

Rey: Because we have to change. Become better people.

Kylo: But what if I don't want to change?

Rey: [chuckles] You do.

[amberesinite]

I posted 5,420 times in 2021

44 posts created (1%)

5376 posts reblogged (99%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 122.2 posts.

I added 2,128 tags in 2021

#cats - 411 posts

#acnh - 334 posts

#video - 331 posts

#recipes - 298 posts

#gif - 223 posts

#acnh interiors - 138 posts

#zutara - 124 posts

#acnh patterns - 94 posts

#tumblr - 90 posts

#loz - 85 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

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Her outfit is casual enough to be cute but not so casual that she’d be out of place at a restaurant or bar. Her dark blue tank top is low cut with thin straps which she paired with a metallic silver pencil skirt and black strappy heels. He catches the glint of a silver choker with sun and moon pendants that hang from separate chains but fit into the other perfectly, like yin and yang. Zuko had crafted it for her in a metalworking class he took in college. He can hardly believe she’s kept it.

“I found this while I was going through old boxes,” she states, reading his mind as she gingerly strokes it with her thumb. “I used to wear this all the time – I felt like it brought me good luck.” She smiles wistfully. “I know that must sound silly.”

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ACNH Villagers by House Type

I don't know if anyone has a need for this or if anyone has compiled a list already, but I made a list of ACNH villagers based on their home exterior. This is based on the general SHAPE of the house, NOT the other characteristics like window, porch light, roof, color, etc. The categories I have come up with are as follows:

“Beach Hut”

This is the rounded house with a rectangular porch and exposed bamboo. It should be noted that this is ~*~technically~*~ a version of the pueblo, but the exposed bamboo is a present feature in so many houses that I made it its own category.

Alice, Alli, Annalise, Bonbon, Boone, Buck, Curlos, Dierdre, Drake, Egbert, Flip, Gaston, Hans, Jitters, June, Lopez, Nate, O’Hare, Papi, Pierce, Plucky, Prince, Rex, Rolf, Shari, Shep, Timbra, Tucker, Winnie

“Craftsman”

This is the square-shaped house with a rectangular patio and a pointed eave above the front door. Most of the houses fit into this category.

Agent S, Agnes, Al, Anchovy, Anicotti, Apollo, Aurora, Ava, Axel, Bam, Barold, Becky, Bella, Bianca, Biff, Big Top, Bitty, Blaire, Bob, Bree, Broffina, Bruce, Butch, Camofrog, Carmen, Carrie, Cashmere, Cesar, Charlise, Chelsea, Cherry, Chief, Claudia, Cleo, Cobb, Colton, Cube, Cyd, Daisy, Doc, Dotty, Drago, Ed, Elise, Eloise, Elvis, Eugene, Eunice, Filbert, Frank, Freckles, Frita, Frobert, Fuchsia, Gloria, Goose, Grizzly, Groucho, Gruff, Hazel, Henry, Hippeux, Hugh, Iggly, Ike, Jacques, Katt, Keaton, Kevin, Kid Cat, Kidd, Kitty, Knox, Kyle, Leonardo, Leopold, Lobo, Lucha, Lucky, Lucy, Maelle, Mallary, Mathilda, Merry, Miranda, Mitzi, Moose, Mott, Nan, Naomi, Olaf, Olive, Olivia, Opal, Paula, Peanut, Peewee, Phil, Pippy, Poncho, Poppy, Portia, Puck, Punchy, Purrl, Raddle, Raymond, Renee, Ribbot, Rilla, Roald, Robin, Rocco, Rocket, Rod, Rodeo, Rooney, Roscoe, Samson, Savannah, Sheldon, Soleil, Spike, Spork, Sprocket, Static, Stinky, Stitches, Sylvia, Tammy, Tangy, Tasha, Tex, Tiffany, Tom, Truffles, Tybalt, Vic, Vivian, Vladimir, Wendy, Wolfgang

“French Provincial”

This is the square-ish house with a rectangular patio and a rounded eave above the front door.

Alfonso, Bea, Beardo, Benedict, Bettina, Bluebear, Bones, Boomer, Boyd, Broccolo, Bubbles, Bunnie, Caroline, Celia, Chadder, Chai, Chrissy, Claude, Clyde, Coach, Curly, Deena, Derwin, Diana, Dizzy, Drift, Ellie, Fang, Felicity, Flo, Francine, Freya, Gala, Gigi, Goldie, Hamlet, Hopkins, Jacob, Jambette, Jay, Jeremiah, Judy, Julia, Kiki, Klaus, Lily, Lionel, Lolly, Maggie, Marina, Merengue, Midge, Mira, Monique, Muffy, Nana, Nibbles, Ozzie, Pancetti, Paolo, Pashmina, Pate, Patty, Pecan, Peggy, Penelope, Phoebe, Pietro, Pompom, Pudge, Quillson, Reneigh, Rhonda, Rodney, Ruby, Rudy, Sandy, Scoot, Skye, Stu, T-Bone, Tia, Twiggy, Ursala, Victoria, Walker, Whitney, Willow, Yuka

“Log Cabin”

Similar to the “beach hut,” this is a variation of the French provincial-style home except with logs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Amelia, Beau, Bill, Biskit, Canberra, Candi, Dom, Elmer, Erik, Gonzo, Graham, Huck, Louie, Lyman, Mac, Marty, Molly, Murphy, Peaches, Ricky, Sly, Stella, Sydney, Tad, Teddy, Velma, Vesta

“Pueblo”

This is the rounded house with either a rectangular or semi-circular patio and a rounded eave above the front door.

Anabelle, Angus, Ankha, Antonio, Apple, Audie, Avery, Baabara, Bangle, Bertha, Boris, Bud, Cally, Cheri, Chevre, Chops, Clay, Cole, Cookie, Deli, Diva, Etoile, Fauna, Flora, Flurry, Friga, Gabi, Gayle, Gwen, Hopper, Joey, Julian, Ketchup, Kitt, Kody, Maddie, Maple, Marcie, Marshal, Megan, Melba, Mint, Moe, Monty, Norma, Pango, Peck, Piper, Puddles, Queenie, Rasher, Rosie, Sally, Sherb, Simon, Sparro, Sprinkle, Sterling, Sylvana, Tabby, Tammi, Tipper, Tutu, Violet, Wade, Weber, Zell

“Zen”

This is the square-shaped house with a rectangular patio and a sloped roof with no eaves over the door.

Admiral, Annalisa, Benjamin, Billy, Blanche, Boots, Buzz, Chester, Chow, Coco, Cousteau, Cranston, Croque, Curt, Cyrano, Dell, Dobie, Dora, Genji, Gladys, Greta, Hamphrey, Harry, Hornsby, Kabuki, Ken, Limberg, Marcel, Margie, Octavian, Pekoe, Pinky, Rizzo, Rory, Rowan, Snake, Snooty, Tank, Toby, Walt, Wart Jr., Zucker

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[thequeenofthenightgentlyweeps]

With Regards To Hertz

She turns to the piano, fingers hovering over the ebony and ivory keys. With melancholy, she starts playing. The Queen of The Night gently weeps.

Basic Information

Full Name: Aria Pamina Hertz

Nickname/s: Ari, Pami

Meaning Of The Name: 1. Aria - "Song" in Italian 2. Pamina - "Little Honey" in Italian 3. Hertz - "Heart" in German

Birthday: June 21, 1981 ( She is born during Fête De La Musique, or Music Day in Italy )

Zodiac Sign: Gemini, The Twins

Chinese Zodiac: Yin Metal Rooster

Gender: Female

Height: 152.40cm or 5ft

Blood Type: B+

Nationality: She is born in Italy, her mother is Italian, and her father is German

Current Address: Genova, Italy

Hair Color: Platinum Blonde

Eye Color: Silver

Educational Attainment: Enrolled by her aunt to a Catholic School / Orphanage in Genova for girls. Applied later on at a Music Academy in Genova.

Occupation / Affiliation: Piano Major at the Genova Music Academy, Part - time Pianist at the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Other Skill/s: Cooking, Eidetic Memory enhanced during her first year as a musician

Religion: Roman Catholic

***

Notable Public Performances

June 26, 1996 - Performed Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 Opus 18 in C Minor together with The Italian Philharmonic Orchestra when she was 15. This was Aria's very first public performance, and she gained a scholarship program at Genova's Academy for Music because of this.

July 3, 1996 - Performed Franz Liszt's Liebestraum S541/R211 No. 3: Nocturne in A Flat Major during the graduation ceremony. She gained quite a few followers as the video of her performance was uploaded on the internet and was viewed by many people.

September 27, 1996 - Although not exactly "public", Aria was invited to play in an exclusive event held by an organization called, "Passione" in Naples. She performed pieces from various musicians, such as Claude Debussy, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Erik Satie. Only when she turned 19 did she finally find out that Passione is a massive mafia organization from the Don himself, Giorno Giovanna.

January 2, 1997 up until current time of the story - She was able to secure a part - time job as a Pianist / Piano Collaborator at The Italian Philharmonic Orchestra, performing on various Operas and popular Ballets.

June 21, 2000 - During her 19th birthday, she performed the same Rachmaninoff piece on a much bigger audience in Rome where her popularity among classical musicians and afficionados skyrocketed. She also played Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue, and some of her favorite Claude Debussy pieces.

***

Relationships

Father's Name: Tanzen Hertz

Mother's Name: Aria Anima - Hertz

Sibling/s: N/A

Other Relatives: Known living aunt - Saliera Anima

***

Miscellaneous

Favorite Food(s) / Beverage(s): Bread with Honey, Seafood Pasta, Seafood Pizza, Hot Chocolate, Champagne

Least Favorite Food(s) / Beverage(s): Anything that tastes sour, white wine

Favorite Color: Yellow and Gray

Least Favorite Color: N/A

Favorite Artist/s: Claude Debussy, Sérgio Mendes

Favortie Genre of Music: Classical and Bossa Nova

Favorite Song/s: Clair De Lune, The Girl From Ipanema, The Fool On The Hill

Favorite Movie Genre: Horror, Romance

Favorite Movie/s: Dracula

Favorite Actor / Actress: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder

Favorite Author: Bram Stoker, Judith McNaught

Favorite Book/s: Dracula and Whitney, My Love

Hobbies: Watching horror movies, reading romance novels

Dream/s: To travel the whole world and play for a much larger audience. Also to be excellent at cooking. She also dreams of one day having a beach side wedding and having an island all to herself and her future husband during their honeymoon. That said, she also wanted to be a good wife and mother someday. At one point in her life, she also wanted to meet her favorite actor, Gary Oldman.

Fear/s: Being consumed by negative feelings, especially that of grudge and / or vengeance. The reason? Her Stand, Queen Of The Night manifests. She fears her own Stand.

***

[wisteriagardens]

This leaf from a tree in the East,  Has been given to my garden.  It reveals a certain secret,  Which pleases me and thoughtful people. (...) There is no more poetic way to describe the ginkgo tree. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used his words carefully when writing this poem in 1815. And no surprise: the ginkgo is one of the most singular trees. To start with, it is, in simplest of terms, a living fossil. It has no living relatives and has experienced very little change for millions of years. The ginkgo's distinctive fan-shaped leaf has always carried symbolism. Because of it's split leaves it is associated with duality. This concept recognizes the feminine and masculine aspects of all living things, so it embodies the idea of yin and yang. The singularly beautiful ginkgo has been a symbol of longevity (the tree can live for a thousand years) and of a more profound endurance and hope. One of the ginkgo trees that survived the explosion of the Hiroshima atomic bomb still stands today. It grows near the centre of the blast, in an area now known as the Park of Peace. Dubbed the "bearer of hope," the tree has prayed for peace engraved in the bark. #pieceofjapan #ginkgo #kanzashi #tsumamizaiku (w: Warsaw, Poland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFRd-nNggtQ/?igshid=zdfwfttlvajw

[20elements]

[kookablarn]

The Munch Family

Like Yin and Yang and the Sun and the Moon, Morgan and Wolfgang are actual opposites, yet they love each other dearly. He's not very well liked in town, but she thinks he's misunderstood. She's the only one who cared to talk to him and she's his only friend.

Name: Wolfgang Munch Age: Young Adult Career: Engineer (Mechanical Engineer Branch) - Artisan of Apparatuses (8) Aspiration: Deviance (Public Enemy) Traits: Squeamish, Mean, Gloomy, Uncontrolled Emotions⭐, Night Owl⭐ Family: Morgan Munch (Spouse), Melanie Munch (Daughter), Mila Munch (Mother), Lucas Munch (Brother), Gunther Munch (Brother), Giselle Munch (Niece), Klaus Munch (Nephew), Juna Munch (Niece) Friends: Hugo Villareal (Despise), Luna Villareal (Despise) Clubs: Doom and Gloom Likes: Black, Gray, METAL MUSIC, Programming Dislikes: Tween Pop Music, Comedy, Dancing, Singing

Name: Morgan Munch Age: Young Adult Career: Writer - Regular Contributor (5) Aspiration: Popularity (Party Animal) Traits: Good, Outgoing, Hot-Headed, Mediator⭐, Morning Sim⭐ Family: Wolfgang Munch (Spouse), Melanie Munch (Daughter), Moira Fyres (Mother), Dominic Fyres (Step-Father), Siobhan Romeo (Step-Sister) Friends: Sofia Bjergsen (Friend), Candy Le Chien (Friend), Ulrike Faust (Good Friend), Max Villareal (Friend) Clubs: Page Turners Sentiments: Siobhan Romeo (Festering Grudge) Likes: Black, Red, METAL MUSIC, Alternative Music, Mischief, Guitar Dislikes: Tween Pop Music

Name: Melanie Munch Age: Toddler Traits: Angelic Family: Morgan Munch (Mother), Wolfgang Munch (Father), Mila Munch (Grandmother), Lucas Munch (Uncle), Gunther Munch (Uncle), Giselle Munch (Cousin), Klaus Munch (Cousin), Juna Munch (Cousin), Moira Fyres (Grandmother)

[brookston]

Holidays 1.26

Holidays

Australia Day

Bald Eagle Appreciation Day

Bessie Coleman Day

Day of Islam (Poland)

Dental Drill Day

Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

Dungeons & Dragons Day

Engineer’s Day (Panama)

General Douglas MacArthur Day (Arkansas)

International Customs Day

International Environmental Education Day

International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day

International Sous Vide Day

Liberation Day (Uganda)

Lotus 1-2-3 Day

Multicultural Children’s Book Day

National Diane Day

National Heroes Day (Cayman Islands)

National Ranboo Day

National #24 Day

Renewable Energy Day (Indiana)

Republic Day (Canada, India, UK)

Rocky Mountain National Park Day

Rum Rebellion Day (Australia)

Spouse’s Day

Television Day

Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement

World Day for the Abolition of Meat

World Day of the Fisherman

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Green Juice Day

National Irish Soda Bread Day

National Peanut Brittle Day

National Pistachio Day

Spike the Punch Day

Stingray IPA Day

4th & Last Thursday in January

Clashing Clothes Day [4th Thursday]

NASA Day of Remembrance [Last Thursday]

National Cheat Day [4th Thursday]

Independence Days

Michigan Statehood Day (#26; 1837)

Suttornland (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Alberic (Christian; Saint)

Conon (Christian; Saint)

Dévote's Day (Monaco; Saint)

Founders of Cîteaux (Alberic of Cîteaux, Robert of Molesme, Stephen Harding)

Gabriele Allegra (Christian; Blessed)

John the Baptist (Positivist; Saint)

Paula (Christian; Saint)

Pilar (Muppetism)

Powamu begins (a.k.a. Bean Dance Ceremony; Hopi) [8 Days; thru 2.3]

Rum Rebellion Day (Pastafarian)

Sailing of Anubis (Ancient Egypt)

Steve Jackson Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

St. John the Baptist (Positivist; Saint)

String Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Timothy and Titus (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [4 of 53]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Lucky Day (Scandinavia) [1 of 4]

Premieres

Bridge Over Troubled Waters, by Simon & Garfunkel (Album; 1970)

Catch and Release (Film; 2017)

The Clock Watcher (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Così Fan Tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Opera; 1790)

Der Rosenkavalier, by Richard Staruss (Comic Opera; 1911)

Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player (Album; 1973)

Don’t Stop Me Now, by Queen (Song; 1979)

Eddie the Eagle (Film; 2016)

The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series; 1979)

Hello, I’m Johnny Cash, by Johnny Cash (Album; 1970)

Instant Karma, written and recorded by John Lennon (Song; 1970)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Talk Show; 2003)

Need You Now, by Lady Antebellum (Album; 2010)

Notes on a Scandal (Film; 2007)

The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway Musical; 1988)

Riverdale (TV Series; 2017)

Twelve O’Clock High (Film; 1950)

Volver (Film; 2007)

Today’s Name Days

Paula, Timotheus, Titus (Austria)

Bogoljub, Paula, Timotej, Tit, Tonka (Croatia)

Zora (Czech Republic)

Polycarpus (Denmark)

Ulve, Ulvi (Estonia)

Joonatan (Finland)

Paule, Pauline, Timothé (France)

Paula, Timotheus, Titus (Germany)

Xenofon (Greece)

Paula, Vanda (Hungary)

Paola, Timoteo, Tito (Italy)

Agnis, Ansis (Latvia)

Daugis, Eigilė, Justas, Rimantas (Lithuania)

Esten, Øystein (Norway)

Paula, Paulina, Polikarp, Skarbimir, Wanda (Poland)

Arcadie, Ioan, Iosif, Maria, Xenofont (Romania)

Tamara (Slovakia)

Paula, Timoteo, Tito (Spain)

Bodil, Boel (Sweden)

Arkad, Arkadiy, May, Maya (Ukraine)

Aubrey, Conan, Coner, Conner, Connor, Conor, Gonzalo, Paola, Paula, Paulette, Paulina, Pauline (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 26 of 2023; 339 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 4 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 5 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 5 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 4 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 4 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 26 Aer; Fiveday [26 of 30]

Julian: 13 January 2023

Moon: 30%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 26 Moses (1st Month) [St. John the Baptist]

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 37 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 6 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.26

Holidays

Australia Day

Bald Eagle Appreciation Day

Bessie Coleman Day

Day of Islam (Poland)

Dental Drill Day

Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

Dungeons & Dragons Day

Engineer’s Day (Panama)

General Douglas MacArthur Day (Arkansas)

International Customs Day

International Environmental Education Day

International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day

International Sous Vide Day

Liberation Day (Uganda)

Lotus 1-2-3 Day

Multicultural Children’s Book Day

National Diane Day

National Heroes Day (Cayman Islands)

National Ranboo Day

National #24 Day

Renewable Energy Day (Indiana)

Republic Day (Canada, India, UK)

Rocky Mountain National Park Day

Rum Rebellion Day (Australia)

Spouse’s Day

Television Day

Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement

World Day for the Abolition of Meat

World Day of the Fisherman

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Green Juice Day

National Irish Soda Bread Day

National Peanut Brittle Day

National Pistachio Day

Spike the Punch Day

Stingray IPA Day

4th & Last Thursday in January

Clashing Clothes Day [4th Thursday]

NASA Day of Remembrance [Last Thursday]

National Cheat Day [4th Thursday]

Independence Days

Michigan Statehood Day (#26; 1837)

Suttornland (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Alberic (Christian; Saint)

Conon (Christian; Saint)

Dévote's Day (Monaco; Saint)

Founders of Cîteaux (Alberic of Cîteaux, Robert of Molesme, Stephen Harding)

Gabriele Allegra (Christian; Blessed)

John the Baptist (Positivist; Saint)

Paula (Christian; Saint)

Pilar (Muppetism)

Powamu begins (a.k.a. Bean Dance Ceremony; Hopi) [8 Days; thru 2.3]

Rum Rebellion Day (Pastafarian)

Sailing of Anubis (Ancient Egypt)

Steve Jackson Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

St. John the Baptist (Positivist; Saint)

String Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Timothy and Titus (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [4 of 53]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Lucky Day (Scandinavia) [1 of 4]

Premieres

Bridge Over Troubled Waters, by Simon & Garfunkel (Album; 1970)

Catch and Release (Film; 2017)

The Clock Watcher (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Così Fan Tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Opera; 1790)

Der Rosenkavalier, by Richard Staruss (Comic Opera; 1911)

Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player (Album; 1973)

Don’t Stop Me Now, by Queen (Song; 1979)

Eddie the Eagle (Film; 2016)

The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series; 1979)

Hello, I’m Johnny Cash, by Johnny Cash (Album; 1970)

Instant Karma, written and recorded by John Lennon (Song; 1970)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Talk Show; 2003)

Need You Now, by Lady Antebellum (Album; 2010)

Notes on a Scandal (Film; 2007)

The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway Musical; 1988)

Riverdale (TV Series; 2017)

Twelve O’Clock High (Film; 1950)

Volver (Film; 2007)

Today’s Name Days

Paula, Timotheus, Titus (Austria)

Bogoljub, Paula, Timotej, Tit, Tonka (Croatia)

Zora (Czech Republic)

Polycarpus (Denmark)

Ulve, Ulvi (Estonia)

Joonatan (Finland)

Paule, Pauline, Timothé (France)

Paula, Timotheus, Titus (Germany)

Xenofon (Greece)

Paula, Vanda (Hungary)

Paola, Timoteo, Tito (Italy)

Agnis, Ansis (Latvia)

Daugis, Eigilė, Justas, Rimantas (Lithuania)

Esten, Øystein (Norway)

Paula, Paulina, Polikarp, Skarbimir, Wanda (Poland)

Arcadie, Ioan, Iosif, Maria, Xenofont (Romania)

Tamara (Slovakia)

Paula, Timoteo, Tito (Spain)

Bodil, Boel (Sweden)

Arkad, Arkadiy, May, Maya (Ukraine)

Aubrey, Conan, Coner, Conner, Connor, Conor, Gonzalo, Paola, Paula, Paulette, Paulina, Pauline (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 26 of 2023; 339 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 4 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 5 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 5 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 4 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 4 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 26 Aer; Fiveday [26 of 30]

Julian: 13 January 2023

Moon: 30%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 26 Moses (1st Month) [St. John the Baptist]

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 37 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 6 of 30)

[techouspeaks]

Classic Reviews: Big Bad Beetle Borgs and Metalix!

“Three typical, average kids were founded by Saban! Just by luck, got picked up and now they’re a PR spin off!��

I know, that was bad and I should feel bad but I don’t. Least not that much...

So, I was looking to review something and I decided to do some series that I’ve done only brief look upons, such as the series from my top “90s Kids Shows That No One Talks About” and go on from there.

I’ve talked about Big Bad Beetle Borgs before but not in good details. I’ll try to keep from repeating too much and just get my basic thoughts on it. The real question is whether this series is better or worse than Power Rangers?

Big Bad Beetle Borgs is a series by Seban Entertainment who gave you series such as Power Rangers, X-Men (1994-1997) and the infamous but kinda famous dub of Samurai Pizza Cats. Like Power Rangers, Seban obtained clips from the original B-Fighter sentai series from Japan and combine it with it’s own story, characters and gags. The show ran for two seasons which is the same as B-Fighter and first aired September 7th 1996 and the second season aired in March 2nd 1998. 

The show unlike Power Rangers, kinda had a sitcom element and wasn’t as serious as Power Rangers would get. It had a more comedic tone, making this especially for younger kids. It was basically the Power Rangers for kids that couldn’t handle the “heavy” drama that Power Rangers, least the later series, had. Does that make it good or bad? Well let’s look at the story.

The story focuses on three kids as I said, name Drew, his sister Jo and their friend Roland. The three kids are basically your average kids as the theme states. They like to read comic books and kinda had the 90s theme going on of liking things that were “EXTREME” and used a bit dated 90s catchphrases. Though I will say that they weren’t too bad on that. They did use the catchphrases a lot less. In fact I think Flabber, the ghost they freed did more the catchphrases than the kids, now that I think about it. I’ll get to him in a bit.

One day the bullies of the town (And I guess their school. I’m trying to remember if you ever did see the school.), dare them to go into the Hillhurst Mansion, an old, fallen apart, abandon mansion on the outskirts of town that’s said to be haunted. When the kids do, both the bullies and our three heroes discover that the house is indeed haunted, by monsters that are loosely inspired by the classic horror monsters of the golden age. The monsters chase the kids around the house trying to eat them, until the three kids stumble upon an old pipe organ. When the kids play the organ, it frees a ghost named Flabber, who you could argue is trying to be like Genie from Aladdin. He’s got blue skin and tries different impressions and is able to grant wishes. At least one wish out of gratitude. 

The kids wish to become the Beetleborgs, the heroes from their favorite comic book series and as he does, he accidentally releases the villains of the comic, the Magnavores. Now it’s up to the three kids to be Beetleborgs and save their town from the Magnavores and try to get them back into the comic, which the kids make no hesitation to agreeing upon.

Later series, Metalix had the Beetleborgs go up against new villains and try to gain the “Astral Borgs”, which were special and more powerful allies, along with the Monster’s new recruit of “Little Ghoul”.

Is it as bad or good as Power Rangers? To be honest, I think it’s a little better than Power Rangers, at least in my perspective and mainly in the campiness of it. The one thing about Power Rangers is that it’s doing all the corniness with teens to near adults and sometimes that works fine in some series like my favorite series Wild Force, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder and Maho Tsukai! (Just kidding!), Mystic Force, but other times, especially the first series, it’s pretty painful to sit through, least in my opinion.

BBB handles this campiness well. It knows what it wants to be and gives the kids what they want. They want to feel like they can be the hero, they want to see Flabber doing fun little magic tricks, they want to see the fight scenes and they want to see some good old fashion slapstick. Being it’s kids and not teens or adults as the main heroes, the campiness fits more at home in this series. 

The series also has a bit of heart to it. You can tell the actors playing their roles had a good time. Well, at least for the most part. Some of the kids kinda feel bored at times. At least sometimes. Other times they seem to enjoy their roles fine but it just seems to be the adults that had the most fun. The kids act fine in this but other times when the drama was big, their acting could have used a bit more energy, but they were kids at the time and for Seban no less. I mean Seban is not exactly a dub of quality as many would know! You can tell they were at least trying with what they were given.

The characters are well likable too. The kids for the most part are likable and charming and seem to have enough character to them enough to identify them. Drew is the typical kid that wants to be the leader and the “cool type” but he’s also down to earth. I’m glad they didn’t make him too cocky or too “extreme 90s” like so many of the “cool kids” were at that time. 

Jo is your tomboy girl but she can be like her brother, she can be rather down to earth when she needs to be. I also like how they explained why she looked and sound different after the original actress left. Wolfie casts a spell from a magic book, changing her appearance and then Flabber counters a spell so that she would look the same as before to everyone else, but to those who witness the first spell being cast would see her as her new appearance. That’s actually kinda clever. Usually when an actress or actor leaves, they do something, like another option they could have went with was to have Jo go to boarding school or something and have her be replaced by another tomboy girl. Shoot, maybe a foreign exchange thing but I guess because Jo was well liked by the kids, they just didn’t want to replace the character so they just made a clever idea to keep the character and explain why she looked and sound different. 

Roland is the only one that I kinda don’t get into. He’s fine, he’s just not very interesting and I don’t remember him getting a whole lot of character development or focus a lot. Make whatever racist comment about it. To me, I think they just didn’t know what to do with him but needed a 3rd character and an excuse for the kids to get the comics easily and for the kids to be really close to the adult characters of the Comic Book store, without it being seen as creepy.

Though one character I barely remember was Josh. A kinda resident “popular kid” who temporarily becomes the White Blaster Borg to fight and defeat the Shadow Borg, in a Yin Yang sorta way. I just remember he and Drew were rivals for the affection of the popular pretty girl in their town and that he would lose his powers forever since his sole purpose was to defeat Shadowborg, which he didn’t care too much because being a superhero was too much for him.

Flabber, while you can tell he’s trying to be the Genie from Aladdin, especially the fact he has blue skin and has magic, as well as do impressions of other things and famous people and references, he doesn’t feel like a total rip off. He does generally have his own sense of identity and it’s hard not to like him, least for me. He can be a little annoying with his antics, but he’s still quite charming and helpful and usually I don’t like Elvis impersonators, but he doesn’t do that too much despite being dressed like one. Put it short, I like Flabber and while I can see what he’s trying to do, he doesn’t feel like a total rip off the Genie. 

Flabber also helps defend the kids against the Hillhurst Monsters who tend to try to eat the kids. By the end of the first series though, they ultimately quit doing so and do occasionally help the kids out on their adventures.

The Hillhurst Monsters too have their own personalities and quirks. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that that’s what drove the kids into the series. The actors who did the monsters seemed to have a lot of fun and a lot of the series episodes focused on them despite being mostly comedic relieves. Each episode ending credits had the monsters do some crazy high jinks while the credits rolled. They each have their own back stories and we even see some personal endeavors they have to face from time to time.

First you have Count Fangula who is a vampire that isn’t quite competent in his vampire skills. He tries to but more often then not fails.He almost gets sent away by the master of vampires that looks exactly like Vlad the Impaler, for having a victim count that’s too low. He’s the only one that can tell what Wolfie is saying. He also seems to be the most sensitive sorta, next to Frankie, but also sensible. He knows when to back down most of the time and seems to have good surviving instincts out of all them and is easily scared the most.

Wolfie or Wolfgang is a werewolf that eventually joins the residents of Hillhurst in the first season. He’s probably the most bravest as he has tangled with the bad guys more than once. He barks and makes Scooby Doo like noises and as said, Fangula understands what he’s saying and translates. He acts sorta like their dog and sleeps in a dog house next to Frankie.

Frankenbeans or Frankie as he’s called, is as you expect a Frankenstein type monster. He’s talks more like a toddler and literally has no brain, which is the cause a lot of jokes involving him. He’s rather the most innocent of the monsters because of this. He can be a bit more threatening when angered, sometimes even the other monsters can be a bit intimidated by him since he’s got incredible strength.

Mums is a 5,000 year old mummy who was once a prince that got entombed for kissing Cleopatra in public. He’s a bit sarcastic and can be very funny and comes up with the most insults and jokes. He also seems to be the most encouraging and helpful of the bunch, giving ideas for plans and schemes, sometimes even thinking of good solutions for the Beetleborgs from time to time.

Eventually, the Hillhurst residents get another resident called “Little Ghoul” who happens to be the Grim Reaper’s niece in training. She’s sarcastic, violent and a bit of brat! So much so that despite her pint size body, she even scares the other monsters especially in her true form, which she hides under a hood. She has high respect for the Astralborgs, the powerful allies I mentioned earlier and will help them out without hesitation. 

The first bad guys were actually kind of interesting. They’re the typical bad guys that just want to cause trouble for the sake of it but they have such personality that makes them stand out. The three main goons are Typhus, Noxic and Jara and they actually prefer chilling out and scaring the heck out of people most of the time. Typhus loves to eat, Noxic is the smart one that was voiced by Impmon/Veemon from Digimon and Jara was the sassy female villain that also gained a few chuckles since she was the more competent of the two.   Even Vextor, the main boss has some pretty funny moments and interesting design. (My favorite line was when he said to his three henchman  "If there's a brain cell among you, it's dying of loneliness!" )

The bad guys for Metalix though are pretty lame...There’s nothing really that stands out about them. I mean, I thought it was pretty funny that the main boss, (yeah I don’t care about his name), actually grants a kid’s wish to have a monkey instead of a dog after the boy helps him. That’s pretty funny but yeah, the villains in Metalix are pretty weak.

I actually forgot to mention what Metalix is about. It’s pretty much the same thing as the first series but we’re introduce to the new villains and a “twisted” comic book artist named Les Fortunes (Get it?) that is the brother to the comic book artist for the BBB comic books, Arthur “Art” Fortunes. Art decides to help the BBB by making new armor and weapons that Flabber can bring to life. He actually does show up in the first season but returns more often in the second season.

This sounds cool but it kinda ends up pretty weak. For one thing, again not so creative villains. Again, at least with the first ones, they have personality. Here they don’t. The concept of the good artist vs the bad artist is an interesting idea but it’s not done very well here. First, Les is pretty creepy and unsettling also aside from being twisted, what did he actually do to warrant being in jail? I can think of one thing and lets just say he shouldn’t be around kids... Plus, the brother, Art, while likable enough, their rivalry is too childish and out there for even this series. I mean, yeah the adults here act way out there but this is way too out there.

Does this mean the second series is bad? Well, it’s not horrible or unwatchable, it’s just kinda weak in some areas but it still does focus on random adventures, introducing new characters including a fourth Beetleborg and focusing on the Monsters of HillHurst, so it doesn’t change too much from the first plot. It’s just kind of weak with what should be an interesting concept and the new villains just lack a personality that stands out. Shoot, the new villains are called the “Crustaceans” and only one is actually a fish monster that’s not even based on a crustacean of any sort! Did one of the staff members had something against sea food and decided that should be the villains? Even so none of the other Crustacean soldiers are based on aquatic animals. You got Horribelle that’s based I think on a mantis, a fish monster and the main boss is a triceratops.

So yeah new ideas that just simply needed to be thought out better,  but the heart and most of the other adventures remain roughly same as the first. 

The animation and effects are cheesy as well as you would expect from a Seban Power Ranger’s spin off, though the parts with the Comic Book transformation and transits are done very well and creatively.

I can’t be too hard on this show. It’s a show that isn’t good but it’s charming and fun and that’s what this series was meant to be. A cheesy, creative and fun adventures with a colorful cast of characters. Sure there isn’t anything much for adults in it but if you like corny, cheesy goodness, I would give this a go, especially if you are Power Rangers fan and can enjoy the corniness that PR can bring. There’s nothing at all bad in it for kids or any horrible lessons, so I definitely do recommend it for young children to watch it. I give the first series 6 1/2 stars out of 10 even if I’m being a bit generous and Metalix 5 1/2 stars. Not good, not bad. Just a right in the middle corny fun to bug out on.

BBB: 6 1/2 Stars!

Metalix: 5 1/2!

Level: Good!

[holden-norgorov]

Why Wolfgang Bogdanow and Kala Dandekar are the very definition of the “Soulmates” concept.

They are geographically separated, live in different sides of the world and belong to entirely different personal backgrounds and historical cultures. 

They are literally destined to be constantly in each other’s minds until they die, and share feelings and experiences.

They are born in the same moment.

They have a strong relationship with water since their first breath and throughout all their lives water is what triggers their connection and brings them together.

Each of them metaphorically embodies what the other needs in order to evolve, grow and embrace a new, undiscovered self-awareness (Wolfgang provides her of Courage and Kala provides him of Faith).

They have very different energies and vibes (in how they act or think or behave) that perfectly complete each other.

They share the most beautiful and effective chemistry ever.

They aesthetically complete each other thanks to a constant chiasmus of colors (Wolfgang’s light-colored hair and pale skin match with Kala’s very bright dressing style, whereas Kala’s dark hair and skin fit with Wolfgang’s black clothes).

They are the embodiment of “Yin and Yang”.

He triggers her sexual awakening and she triggers his emotional one.

Their love overcomes reason and the logical rules and boundaries of every day life.

They easily connect and have access to each other’s most intimate moments and places.

They join their bodies together for the first time recalling their physical birth, making it very clear that their deep sexual connection can be considered as a new birth ritual. They become one.

Their bond is so strong that overtakes sedatives and blockers.

They would rather kill themselves than witness each other’s death.

They are each other’s ONE AND ONLY TRUE LOVE. It’s made clear several times that both of them never loved anyone else.

Considering all of these traits, it’s obvious that the writers’ main intention with Wolfgang and Kala during the first two seasons of the show has been developing a couple that could completely represent the bond established between soulmates. They are the closest example you can get of this concept and that, as far as I know, can be found in all the tv media exactly because they were conceived and realized to fit with it perfectly.

Kalagang are tv’s Soulmates by definition. Soulmates also complete each other by definition. It’s kinda ironic the fact that tv finally manages to create and give us a well-built, epic and beautiful example of what Soulmates are without being cliché or cheesy or improbable... only for them to eventually end up in a weak and unhealthy polyamory. Kalagang. Of all couples. The least likely one to accommodate to a result like this. 

You can properly and credibly build a satisfying polyamory with basically every couple in the world, and you choose to do that with the only one that, by efficiently representing the “soulmates” concept, ideologically contrasts with that very kind of resolution? Really? 

We have nothing against polyamory. In fact, personally speaking, polyamory has always been my favourite dynamic ever in a relationship. We are just against this polyamory. Not only it feels wrong, but also tainted and totally unbelievable for everyone involved. 

[chilangopost]

Lo que no te puedes perder en MUTEK 2018

Pocos son los festivales que se han preocupado por una interacción, debate y correlación entre la cultura musical, la tecnología y el arte digital, no sin olvidar en dar pauta e innovación de lo que sucede alrededor de la escena electrónica y experimentación sonora mundial. Tras dos décadas de apertura y éxito en distintas ciudades (desde Tokio hasta Buenos Aires), MUTEK se encarga una vez más en darle una bofetada en la cara a otros festivales dentro de la Ciudad de México y entregarnos un line-up de locura. Pocas experiencias se viven actualmente como la que el festival nos ofrece: una semana llena de distintas temáticas inmersivas, estilos que van desde el ambient al techno y la manipulación de lugares con ambientaciones análogas repletas de luces y colores. MUTEK es equivalente a vanguardia, y su concepto ha seducido a más de uno, generando año con año más asistencia e interés en su público, no sin influir estéticamente en toda una nueva generación y oleada de artistas nacionales e internacionales alrededor del mundo. Para todos aquellos que esperan con ansia la semana del festival, nos dimos la tarea en escoger lo que creemos son los actos imprescindibles alrededor de los 6 días de duración del mismo. Tomen nota y vayan haciendo su itinerario.

Wolfgang Voigt (GAS) A/Vsions 2

En palabras del propio Voigt, GAS es: ‘’Wagner disfrazado de glam rock con Hansel y Gretel en ácidos en una marcha interminable a través de la maleza de un bosque imaginario y brumoso’’. Más de 20 años de carrera, 6 álbumes de estudio y fundador de uno de los sellos más reconocidos dentro del techno (Kompakt), y GAS sigue siendo un mito: el mito del bosque y sus seres escondidos, el escapismo de lo rutinario, la yuxtaposición de lo banal y lo fantástico, la mezcolanza de lo conocido y lo imposible, la romantización de la nostalgia. Adentrarte al universo de GAS es entrar en un trance sin necesidad de estimulantes, una experiencia espiritual que mezcla los cuatro cuartos del techno y los combina con atmósferas amenazantes que parecen salir de un cuento de hadas con final trágico. Todo esto sin perder el mínimo grado de esperanza. GAS es un género salido de un sueño, su estética visual y sonora lo complementan como un ser fuera de lo banal, un maestro de la repetición y las atmósferas fantásticas. Déjense envolver y piérdanse en lo más profundo de su ser con la leyenda por primera vez en México.

Actress Nocturno 2

Pocos son los productores que suenan a un futuro caótico, confuso y oscuro, pero con la esencia primordial de hacerte bailar. Darren Cunningham es un misterio que toma su trabajo de un mundo donde todo parece salir de ruidos estáticos con entornos industriales y texturas en blanco y negro. Actress es un proyecto que se define en la experimentación sonora, en la abstracción de los elementos inconfundibles de la vida cotidiana, mezclados de una forma en que cada detalle es estudiado para el perfecto equilibrio entre ruidos y melodías. Este personaje es capaz de generar empatía y confusión en su público como si se tratara de una sincronía entre su arte y su persona.  Su presencia encaja a la perfección en un lugar tan deformado y caótico como la Ciudad de México, donde su acto será indispensable para el momento en el que el smog y la confusión se vuelvan uno en la pista de baile.

Smerz Nocturno 1

Dos chicas noruegas que abandonan su carrera en la universidad para perseguir sus sueños y crear música que sale del inconsciente y la memoria colectiva de lo que sucede en una noche de fiesta: Esto es Smerz. Minimalismo directamente de la sensualidad lírica y los elementos melódicos que transportan a un estilo común, pero con una unicidad pura y sin pretensiones. Su ironía al culto estético de la belleza, los estándares del deseo y su desinterés en la sexualidad común generan un discurso de género completamente original y divertido. Honestidad y libertad tanto dentro como fuera del escenario. Indispensables.

Mark Pritchard & Jonathan Zawada Nocturno

Mark Pritchard lleva más de dos décadas siendo el arma escondida de Warp Records, y sin tener la popularidad ni un reconocimiento global, se ha establecido como un productor versátil y que ha mantenido vigencia en cada proyecto y trabajo que realiza año tras año. Ha experimentado con el Grime, el Techno, Jungle, House y el Ambient; Ha remixeado a Aphex Twin, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Radiohead y ha colaborado con Thom Yorke en más de una ocasión. Ahora, en MUTEK nos trae su nueva experiencia The Four Worlds, pieza en la que contará con el artista visual Jonathan Zawada, donde tendremos la oportunidad de adentrarnos en su último álbum en realidad virtual a manera de película.

Nathan Fake Nocturno 2

Nathan Fake parece ser el productor favorito o gran influencia de muchos artistas sin lograr aún el reconocimiento global que merece. Ya con 15 años de carrera, Nathan regresa a México con su último trabajo de estudio, en donde por fin ha cimentado más relevancia que en trabajos anteriores. A lo largo de los años, ha creado himnos para las pistas de baile underground y ha logrado modificar su sonido en más de una ocasión sin perder la esencia que lo caracterizó desde un principio. Ahora más enfocado en la experimentación en texturas secuenciales, y con Ninja Tune como respaldo, Nathan sigue en plena forma y a la espera de volverse a encontrar a su nicho de fanáticos mexicanos.

Atom TM & Robin Fox presentan ‘Deep State’ A/Visions 3

El famoso Señor Coconut viene con el más reciente de sus interminables alias: Atom TM. En esta ocasión, Uwe Schmidt nos trae su último proyecto audiovisual que ha estado dando de qué hablar alrededor del mundo en los festivales y escenarios más importantes en cuanto a arte digital y sonoro se refiere. Deep State es su trabajo más político a la fecha, combinado con sonidos intensos y repetitivos que compensan la exploración del lado más impermanente y mecánico del ser humano. Uwe dice con respecto a Deep State que es ‘’una ilustración del estado inestable y desorientador en el que estamos ahora’’. Imprescindible.

Robert Lippok Nocturno 2

Minimal, Glitch, IDM o la etiqueta que quieras ponerle, Robert Lippok es de las propuestas más interesantes dentro del festival. Siendo una eminencia en Alemania por sus agrupaciones dentro del género Post-Punk e Industrial, Lippok genera una experimentación en el espacio de los silencios, generando sonidos que promueven la alta calidad y elegancia en la toma de decisiones en cada una de sus transiciones. Su utilización de técnicas modulares abstrae cada dimensión del sonido y le da una estructura tonal al volumen de capas que va construyendo una sobre otra.

Dominick Fernow (Prurient Nocturno 1 + Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement Nocturno 2)

Las dos caras de la moneda del artista Dominick Fernow tendrán oportunidad de florecer y darse a mostrar dentro del festival. Por un lado, tenemos a Prurient: un proyecto en el que ruido industrial y el doom electrónico se caracterizan junto con voces viscerales que proliferan las zonas obscuras de la existencia. Por el otro lado tenemos un proyecto mucho más ligero y meditativo: Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement. Un concepto caracterizado por paisajes sonoros que conllevan a una narrativa hipnótica que funcionan como una sanación natural contrastándolo con la posesión caótica de Prurient. El yin y el yang de un artista en plena experimentación.  

Visible Cloaks Nocturno 1

Introducirse en música que se basa más en una teorización y consecuentemente su ejecución, es complicado comprender el porqué de ciertos métodos si uno no las domina por completo. Este proyecto se ha caracterizado por experimentar en base a corrientes asiáticas y africanas sintetizándolas en algoritmos aleatorios e indagación digital. Su estética visual está basada en una psicodelia que funge como catalizador de paisajes y armonías exóticas, todo esto en pos de combinar y resaltar múltiples algoritmos y secuencias que llaman la atención por el simple hecho de su idiosincrasia. Experimentación como discurso y no como herramienta.

Avalon Emerson Nocturno 2

Avalon es de las nuevas y más excitantes voces femeninas dentro del techno y una de las más cotizadas en la actualidad. En su corta y reciente carrera, ha logrado equilibrar su personalidad y presencia con eminencias del nivel de Helena Hauff y Nina Kraviz. Su techno se define en lo etéreo, consumiendo texturas y armonías que contrastan la pista de baile y la amabilidad en sus melodías. Oriunda de San Francisco y residente en Berlín, Avalon es ya considerada como una promesa y realidad para el presente y futuro del techno.

Brandt Brauer Frick y la Orquesta Filarmónica Mexiquense Experiencia MUTEK

¿Qué más interesante combinación hay actualmente que la electrónica combinada con sonidos orquestales? Brandt Brauer Frick lo logra y sin escucharse forzado, al contrario: logran transformar una pista de baile en una experimentación acústica en la que cada uno de los muchos miembros en el escenario tienen la posibilidad de lucir sin llegar a la exageración. Llevar una metodología de Jazz con herramientas acústicas y digitales al escenario se agradece, más aún cuando una dinámica de esta magnitud funciona tal y como está planeada para ser acompañada por la Orquesta Filarmónica Mexiquense. Locura total.

JB Dunckel & Jacques Percont Nocturno 2              

JB Dunckel, miembro de AIR, vendrá como parte de un experimento audiovisual junto con el videoartista Jacques Percont. Esta obra funciona como un método de extracción de la realidad: montañas, paisajes, cielo, bosques y demás son fragmentados en paletas de colores pixeleados, generando una estética digital única y psicodélica. Un impresionismo visual con atmósferas experimentales. Faceta artística de Dunckel que será indispensable por el simple hecho de ser la mitad de una de las agrupaciones más importantes de los últimos 20 años.

Lanark Artefax Nocturno 1       

Generación de deconstrucciones rítmicas, disoluciones contemplativas y transformaciones emotivas. Lanark Artefax es un productor apadrinado por nada menos que Aphex Twin y Björk, quien en sus exploraciones en vivo o dj sets se ha cultivado como un artista en constante exploración y análisis sonoro. Su performance audiovisual será algo imperdible para todos aquellos que gozan de IDM puro y disonante.

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Listening to Oliver is one of the highlights of my week, I can almost recite his whole intro. This is my most favourite episode of Heldeep Radio ever, Number 94. I hope you can enjoy it as much as I do, gangang <3. 

My personal favourites from this tracklist are 1,2 and 6. Let me know which ones you like x

Tracklist: 

01) L’Tric feat. Miles Graham - 1994 (Don Diablo Edit) 

02) Tom Budin Ft. Stevyn - Mirrors (Extended Mix) 

03) Matrix & Futurebound feat. V. Bozeman - Happy Alone (Joe Stone Remix) 

04) Ben DJ & Hiisak - Everlasting Love (Original Mix) 

05) Milk & Sugar - Heat (African Day) (Club Mix) Heldeep Radio Cooldown 1

06) The Weeknd - Often (Kygo Remix) 

07) Bottai - Uniform (Original Mix) 

08) Flo Rida - Dirty Mind (Gregor Salto Remix) Heldeep Radio Classic 

09) Wolfgang gartner & Francis preve - Yin (Original Club Mix) 

10) Digitalism - Utopia (Magnetism Records) 37:1811) Corporate - Fresh (Original Mix) 

12) Bobby Rock - Get Up On This 

13) Execute - Miracles (Original Mix) Endmix 

14) Tocadisco feat. Cari Golden - Smoke and Mirrors 

15) Ingrosso, Liohn & Salvatore - Flags! 

16) NOVKA - Lethal (Extended Mix) 

17) Steff da Campo - Get Busy (Extended Mix)