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wynnyfryd · 5 years ago

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tag game

thanks for the tag @keyflight790

Rules: Name ten favourite characters from ten different things (TV, movies, books, etc.), then tag ten people.

Tagging: @plantboipotter @gallifrey1sburning @milo-ren-solo @xebastii @wizarding-world-of-draco-malfoy @harryromper @flangstywankers @dracoismytrashson @serenefreakgeek @nettleforest

These aren’t ranked in order of favorites because I have a nasty habit of falling in love with people who don’t fucking exist so like, I love them equally. This is also not by any means an exhaustive list, mostly just a mix of recent new favs + rewatches.

1. Jaskier/Dandelion - The Witcher

my beautiful Slytherin DRAMA QUEER (you know what, I’m gonna let that autocorrect stand bc it’s even more accurate)

2. Alucard Emery - Shades of Magic trilogy

BISEXUAL 👏 SHIP 👏 CAPTAIN

This series has so many phenomenal characters and it’s really hard to choose just one because like, Kell and Lila and Prince Rhy and even the villains are fascinating EVERYONE PLEASE GO READ THESE BOOKS.

3. Willow - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

or faith. Or Anya. Or Buffy herself, this show was so badass and one of the few true girl power shows of my childhood that didn’t just feel like obvious pandering girl power, ya know? Also Willow was my first bi-con and I Stan. ALSO, VAMPIRE WILLOW 😩❤️

4. Alyssa - The End of the F***ing World

She’s just such a piece of shit and I see entirely too much of my college self in her but I love her even more for it. Also, to quote @plantboipotter: ACCENT

5. Draco Malfoy - you fuckin’ know what from

My son. My actual child. I love him so much, and he deserved a GODDAMN REDEMPTION ARC so much more than Snape. Okay but truly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen another character with as much potential ever. You could write a million stories about the man Draco grows up to be.

6. Peter - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

This is really just a love letter to Noah Centineo more than anything, but what an absolute sweet potato. I love his wholesome little “whoa whoa whoas.” Furthermore: eyebrows. That is all.

7. Scorpius Malfoy - Cursed Child

Cursed Child can eat my entire ass but in the vein of wholesome root vegetables, Scorpius is by far my favorite next gen character to see in fic. I love the way the fandom writes him, and he always has the cutest warm fuzzy friends-to-lovers plots with Albus. Plus I just really love Dad Draco 😍

8. Kat Stratford - 10 Things I Hate About You

HOW can you even pick a favorite character out of this dynamite fucking ensemble you CANT but I’ll try. I love Kat so much. I resonate with her guarded exterior, with her big dreams, her pessimism and rebellious spirit, but most importantly with her desire to make out with a young heath ledger yes GOD. 😂 Seriously though, she’s just great and I totally would have been her Shakespeare dork friend listening to bad girl punk with her in our black-walled bedrooms.

9. Alice Cullen - Twilight

LISTEN.

I fuckin’ hate Twilight, alright? It’s toxic trash. Rubbish. Garbagio. BUT, 12yo me was obsessed. That book series really sparked my love of reading and led me to discover fanfic and creative writing bc the characters were so cool and I wanted to be friends with them and I felt like there was just so much more to their stories. I especially loved the concept of Alice, and I used her for a ton of early attempts at writing (which I have since lost/ burned so no you can’t see them, thank Merlin.)

10. Geralt - The Witcher

You know what, I tried real hard not to repeat any universes here, but this man is dreamy af and it simply can’t be helped.

#tag game #favorite characters #harry potter #draco malfoy #drarry squad #scorpius malfoy #hp next gen kids #cursed child #jaskier #geralt of rivia #the witcher #the end of the f***ing world #10 things i hate about you #buffy the vampire slayer #darker shade of magic #alucard emery #alice cullen #twilight

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notbecauseofvictories · 7 years ago

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I'm intrigued: Assuming you have full creatice control, what would you change about A Discovery of Witches to make it less 'watching requires to shut your brain off'?

Well, as a preface, a show asking its audience to shut their brains off isn’t necessarily bad—I’m a firm believer in a well-rounded media diet, which includes four-course meals featuring duck confit but also potato chips. There are shows (books, movies) that are absolutely essential to me, while still being very dumb; I am happy that A Discovery of Witches allows me to be shiveringly delighted by Matthew Goode’s face, even if I am simultaneously required to shut off the part of my brain that might accidentally try to evaluate it.

(And part of this, I think it’s fair to say, is embarrassment for the entirety of 2005, when the school librarian put Twilight in my hands and said “tell me what you think,” and my response was to immediately recommend it to every weirdo nerd in my girl scout troop. So. Please be aware this is exactly what I think about when Matthew Goode’s only vampire traits are “smell” “hunger” and “running fast.”)

All that being said!

Every single secondary character is a paper-thin excuse for exposition. The plot is somehow simultaneously dragging—nothing of significance actually happened in the last two episodes—and yet feels incredibly rushed via a barrage of scenes that have no consequence; as a result, the plot feels unmoored, removed from any organic character development or decisions.

Blonde Oxfordian has made no decisions! Matthew Goode makes all the decisions, and also delivers a lot of exposition, and while I quite like looking at Matthew Goode’s face when his mouth moves, this is not how you construct a narrative. (Even the romance—while I, personally, am on board with Matthew Goode’s face and making out with it, there’s no build up, there’s no organic development. The story has decided on Point B and so it goes there, it doesn’t bother showing us why Point B is a natural extension of Point A.)

Additionally, so much of the general worldbuilding is…quite derivative? For instance, I love the idea that the various magical races have a dedicated spot where they get together to discuss their future together, even if they don’t get along and hold extreme prejudices in day-to-day life. But it’s presented as run of the mill, secret society with magic! Why not introduce some hilariously mundane and frustrating bureaucracy, some petty intra-politics, some fraught romances or whatever. Do something different, or why bother.

Still, if I were given complete creative control, I would probably restrict my changes to:

1) Slow the romance the fuck back down. We’re going for some painfully restrained Victorian erotic bullshit here, it should be unbearable lingering looks and Matthew Goode looking annoyed and guilty when people guess he’s craving her and Blonde Oxfordian insisting that She Doesn’t Know What You’re Talking About, He’s Just The Only Person Who Will Talk To Me, But Also I Think A Lot About How He Told Me Not To Run Who Could Possibly Guess What That Means???

2) Expand the Actual Plot, and give the secondary characters more of a role in it. I love Matthew’s lab techs! I am extremely fascinated by Blonde Oxfordian’s lesbian aunts! I think Molly From Sherlock But Ginger could have an epic backstory! Unfortunately, they are not given much to work with; give them some stuff. If you want to have Matthew and Blondie falling in love and forgetting about the potentially world-altering stuff going on around them, fine, give it to others so they can run with it.

3) A Goddamn Sense of Humor. Almost all narrative sins can be forgiven if a TV show doesn’t take itself so seriously. The show as it stands is so stiff in its execution, so determined to accept its premise in a straightforward and entirely, utterly earnest way…it’s a pity, because vampire Matthew Goode cracking a joke or two about the music of the night, or Molly from Sherlock But Ginger talking about how “well, you know so-and-so, ever since she discovered the Goddess, it’s been ‘ooh, naturalism this, and ooh, homeopathy that.’” would be absolutely hilarious. I would be more inclined to watch the show, if I knew I’d get some quality humor out of it.

#/#//#///#////#/////#////////#writeyouatragedy #a discovery of witches

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boglog · 7 years ago

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Wholesome Questionare Tag Meme

Tagged by @80sglamcowboy Rules are: -Post the rules -Answer the questions given to you by the tagger -Write eleven questions of your own -Tag eleven people

This is long as Hell, friends and I apologise.

One inquisitive bitch has asked me:

1. Name one person (real or fictional) that you think you could 100% take on in a fight

Foaming mouth guy from Avatar. He’s got no stamina, barely any health, no skill. He’s unfocused and weak and my noodley nerd-ass could take him. (Though I am a little concerned he has rabies.)

2. What’s your favourite snack rn

Grilled cheese w veggies, mustard, and grilled tofu w a side of ketchup made by my roommate. It’s honestly the purest thing.

3. Which apocalypse do you think you’d do the best in? (i.e. Nuclear winter/ robot uprising/ Too many vampires, etc)

O man. I love apocalypse movies and I love survival horror (that one episode of the X Files where they’re trapped in a cabin, anybody?). I also genuinely love camping and I’m a bit of a medical hobbyist. I also watched an unreasonable amount of prepper videos on YouTube. That said, as mentioned above, I am a couch potato weekling. Furthermore, I don’t do well in conflict so if the world hierarchy collapses into a power vacuum where you have to Orange is the New Black-style intimidate ppl for supplies, I would melt and die quickly.

My best bet, it would seem, is an Arrival-esque alien apocalypse where the ones who have enough patience and sci fi knowledge to communicate w aliens are at the top of the food chain. And worst case scenario it’s better for my ego to die at the hands of an alien than a human.

Sci go apocalypses are just cleaner y'know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 4. Best and worst fandom you’ve been in? Or have you somehow managed to avoid fandom completely?

Worst has to be Steven Universe. I regret not just moving on after I got bored. Ah well.

(I also think celebrity/real ppl fandoms are a dead end.)

My other fandoms all have various pros and cons and it’s hard to pick a favourite.

Adventure Time has great fanart, great meta and ppl have yet to descend into Homestuck-ian chaos. That said, they’re quiet af. People also fixate way too much on the fake fanfic AU Fionna and Cake. I have yet to read a really good Bonny/Marcy fic and that is a tragedy (a few have come close tho). Bottom line for AT tho is that it’s my go to wholesome cartoonist fandom. I like that it has depth but that it’s generally very simple and fun and that the fans are mostly shut in animation adults.

AtLA/LoK fandom’s biggest pro is that it’s huge and you literally never ran out of quality content. I’ve even made a few friends via this decade old franchise. It’s also enjoyably rich and complex. One of my favourite (now inactive) blogs was one that connected world building and little background Easter eggs to real Chinese history and culture. That wAs so cool!! I defs think as a Chinese person it allowed me to connect to non-western culture in a socially acceptable way.

The downsides tho are many: it can be overwhelmingly complicated (esp as someone who knows jack shit abt Chinese history), people take it too seriously, The Great Shipping Wars, it’s so big it’s a little lonely, the show itself has so many flaws upon greater inspection you wonder why you wasted your time on anything related to it, it’s an Asian themed story created by white dudes who make fun of their fans, the best parts of the show were written by other writers but those same white guys get k the credit. Also as w any fandom related to POC culture, racism happens. Anyways most of you know this already. IMO the best thing to have happened do the fandom is korrasami. Now it’s just abt Asian lesbians ruling the world.

(Though I also thoroughly enjoy the Family Rivalry part of the fandom. There are so mNy dysfunctional families to choose from!)

Rick and Morty is technically speaking my newest fandom. It’s got a lot of obvious cons (pickle Rick sexists, Szechuan sauce racists, asfhkkh incest) but one other con is just how pedantic and overly analytical people are abt the world building. I can’t breathe wo being corrected. RM has a misleadingly complicated high sci fi aesthetic that begets the kind of overanalysing my brand of overanalytical nerdiness can’t handle. Too many alternate universes. It’s just too complicated.

However one thing I like is that conversely I can overanalyse the writing and characters’ psychology/relationships (which I LOVE) and ppl take me very seriously. (At least they used to.) it’s kinda validating to have your 3k word essay on an old man’s bedroom and what that signifies for his depression get over 1k notes.

Rm also attracts the fun, super talented animation crowd so there’s boundless fanart and memes. I never knew I would like a gravity falls crossover retirement home AU btwn Rick and Stan so much but the art is objectively gorgeous?? So ??

I really dislike the lack of attention the female characters get from fandom bc they’re all really great? Female rep is limited but both canon and fic really do their 2-3 tokens justice. Also the jerry hatred is getting old (that male aggression… Like… Calm down, Jake) but it’s a refreshing departure drom when Megg from family guy was the butt of the joke.

Harry Potter, one of the pillars of nerd society, has both changed my life and irreconcilably annoyed me to death. (W no thanks to the racist creator herself!) One can’t underestimate how huge the hp fandom is which offers you as many reasons to love it as reasons not to. Harry Potter’s canon has complex world building that’s also charming enough not to take itself too seriously and much the same could b said of fanon. To a degree. Certain corners of the fanbase are fantastic shitposters and meme-ers and can draw you back in like a black hole. Casually enjoying Harry potter imo is where it’s at. The fanfic is probably one of the most impressively vast. Strangers at Drakesaugh, believe it or not, still updates and not only that, I still read it.

Not casually enjoying Harry potter is, um, yikes? HP and Hunger Games love to insert themselves appropriately in real life political traumas and honestly the dedication of the fandom can be overwhelming.

The HP fanart corner of deviantart circa 2010-12 and @flocc HP comics however are the best.

Meet the Robinsons, Ye Olde Fandom, still stands to this day. (Thanks in part to me ngl) As Iroh might say, they are a proud people. MTR is so bizarre and tiny it’s the only fandom I was able to read EVERY fic summary in existence (ones published on obscure sites excepted). The fandom has never ceased to surprise me for better or worse and mostly due to its age range. The original movie was intended for 8-12 yr olds and their (jaded) parents which means that now, ten years later, the fans are anywhere between 12 and 25. It has approximately 20 pieces of professional-grade fanart and fic and I am downright serious abt the quality and thoughtful complexity of this minority of fanart. Like I shit you not some of it’s almost too dark. However, tragically, one can’t talk abt obscure Disney fandoms wo also mentioning the incest ships (this is what happens when middleschoolers have to resort to cartoons to explore their sexuality in an anti sex ed world), the disorganised crossovers, and the blinding lack of imagination. Nonetheless, that a fandom of any kind could sprout from a 90 min cgi movie before the recession, based off an obscure but objectively fascinating children’s book, is still impressive. The fandoms smallness can in many wars work to everybody’s benefit: it’s a tightly knit community w little to no drama. And lots of memes (that I mostly make) to enjoy sincerely or ironically.

I’m also going to mention, very briefly, the Twin Peaks fandom, most of whom, even the die hards, are v casual when it comes to fan content (I need more fic damnit). Nonetheless it’s a decidedly cool art kid crowd for an art house show and I really enjoy befriending twin peaks watchers.

5. What’s one hot food that you prefer cold? (or, alternatively, one cold food you like hot)

Is it snobby to say I like food to be the temperature God intended?

Like I like cold pizza and salad-y pasta but I wouldn’t mind if everything were room temperature as long as the food itself was well made.

6. ya like jazz? What music do you enjoy listening to? Can you recommend any songs/ artists from that genre?

I think in some contexts I can like jazz. It’s very cosy and nostalgic, it can make you feel like a grand dame stepping out of your limo into your martini filled mansion as records pop around you and your fur carpeted living room. I also occasionally like jazz covers and alternate genres of jazz like electro swing etc.

Generally though I also think jazz is a little antiquated and a little all over the place. I lean more towards the ambiguous minimalism of mellow techno music like Jonna Lee, Grimes, Björk, early Lorde, Yasmine Hamdan, Austra, TRST, etc

I mean I don’t stick to just one genre (I imagine most ppl don’t). I like alternative (Tori Amos, Regina Spektor, Joanna Newsom) and some musicians who seem to completely exist outside of genre like iMonster and the Gorillaz. Not to mention straight up pop like broods, Ellie goulding, lady gaga and Lana del rey. (I mean technically Ldr isn’t pop but u get the ideer)

7. What binge worthy show do you like?

So many man. There are so many out there! Twin peaks, Transparent, Love, Grace and Frankie, Adventure Time, House of Cards, Bojack Horseman, Rick and Morty, Mad Men, Girls, Broad City, Black Mirror, Avatar TLA, 6Teen, Chowder, Over the Garden Wall, Flapjack, the first season of Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, etc

The list goes on. I’m a TV fiend.

8. What’s an old meme that you miss and wish would be brought back?

Always liked the Gothic [x town or whatever] meme. It was like a text post version of the cursed images meme. Currently I’m really enjoying the song from another room meme and I hope even after it gets old it’ll make a comeback.

9. Tell me your aesthetic  

O man. That’s a can of worms! Okay. Deep breath.

I like futurism, of all kinds. I like strong lines and clear shapes. I like colour blocking and minimalism and glass and holographic LED neons. I like white Japanese urban tiled buildings. I like aliens and ruins and cubes and white and colour blocking and black. I like technology and aliens and Comme des Garçons and Issey Miyake. Rooms that are empty but for one light and one window and one plant. Love that.

I like the midcentury cubism and Mod and 30’s futurism. Clear and strong industrial shapes and curves and post modernist abstractionism.

I also love nature, I love most every Björk and Iamamiwhoami music video. I love the mountains and the forests and the desert and the winter tundra and most of all I love the water. A vast expanse of sky and sea w so many colours and textures. I love the 2000s and funny blob shapes and y2k’s obsession w secondary colours and shiny round things. Love pink. I am a grown adult who will never tire of pink. (Though I don’t really like when people overdo pink.) I love cursed image family photos taken with flash in a suburb. I love the grime and the sanitary aesthetic of suburbs and hospitals and brutalist office spaces. The fluorescent lights of the institution but with purple carpeting!

I love 70s mod and I love colorful 80s brutalism I like it when houses are shaped weirdly and they have carpets and polished curved wooden countertops and spacious nothingness where everything looks clean and cosy and bizarrely ugly and it all looks like an art gallery w too many plants.

I also really love maximalism and wood and detail and fur and velvet and embroidery and silk and windows and wood carvings.

I love 70s kitsch like John waters movies and Shrimps designer fake fur CDG17 where they just piled on knickknack after knickknack onto white dresses w food long trains. Toys and novelty items and lamps shaped like a woman’s leg in a fishnet stocking. (See also: most Tim burton movies, wes Anderson, Carrie fishers house)

An overwhelming mishmash of wool patterns with clean cubic 70s architecture and so many plants and windows and wallpaper and candles and cobwebs. Also really like witchy mourning jewelry and essentially every house in Harry potter. Love the unfortunately racist boho/hippie aesthetic. Any house designed by bill kirsch is a masterpiece. Woven baskets on the ceiling piles of hats and art supplies everywhere. Stuff!! Everywhere! Hidden passageways reading nooks fireplaces the Pink Palace from Coraline!

Everything!!!

I’m a cartoonist who’s a nerd for design so I like when concepts are taken to the extreme in a humourously charming and clear-minded way. Whatever aesthetic someone chooses, they should go all out and really dedicate themselves to the highest form of that aesthetic. It has to be perfect without being sanitary of fake. It has to be alive yet beautiful, frozen in one perfect moment.

10. Favourite time of day and why?

Dusk. I think it’s a nostalgia thing. I loved the hours before bed time as well the hours before dinner when it was getting dark and the sun was reflecting freaky colours along the horizon while I ran around the grass. It’s cozy but it’s spacious and adventurous. So many things can happen at dusk!

  11. You have the choice to live in any fictional universe - which one do you pick and why?

Harry Potter!!! You get the best of both worlds: magical, over-romanticised Victorian/medievalism, wish-fulfillment surrealism and wifi. It’s great. Likelihood of dying is so low, medicine is so advanced and even then ppls n°1 choice of lethal weapon (Avada Kedavra) is painless. Me and Luna could hang in her garden. I’d never have to pay for the subway again. I could live a nomadic life in a tent w infinite space. If you chose to live as a wizard amongst Muggles you’re basically god and you can cheat capitalism. Gravity is my bitch! And I’m not gna lie my dream house has always been a combination of The Burrow, the Lovegood house, and Shell Cottage.

My turn to pick your brain:

1 Favourite texture?

2 Favourite smell?

3 Favourite children’s book/children’s TV show? (I’m talking about the bizarre abstract ones for toddlers)

4 Best and worst prank you’ve ever pulled?

5 Weirdest beginning of a friendship?

6 When you’ve been in fandom for a while you start to notice you’ve a habit of staying in the same corners. What corner are you in? Are you part of the fluffy ship corner? The intense world building spec meta corner? The shitpost comic fanart corner? Etc

7 If you could invent a class that would be obligatory for all high schools across your country what would it be?

8 What’s the weirdest thing you’ve gotten at Halloween while trick or treating?

9 Weirdest family tradition of yours?

10 Describe your significant other (or your crush, or your dream partner or if you’re aromantic your fave person) through only TV references.

11 Favourite piece of dialogue in a movie?

I don’t know 11 ppl but nonetheless tagging: @that-guy-in-the-bowler-hat @skairheart @nochangenohope @eventheslightestrayofsunshine@autistic-jaredkleinman@phoenixkluke

…and YOU (if you were not mentioned above and so choose to accept this mission)

#tag meme #u #food m ?

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onlymexico · 8 years ago

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Guillermo del Toro Gómez born October 9, 1964, is a Mexican American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. In his filmmaking career, del Toro has alternated between Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces, such as the gothic horror film The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006), and more mainstream American action movies, such as the vampire superhero action film Blade II (2002), the supernatural superhero film Hellboy (2004), its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), and the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim (2013). His latest film, The Shape of Water, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and is scheduled for an American release on December 8, 2017.

In addition to his directing works, del Toro is a prolific producer, his producing works including acclaimed and successful films such as The Orphanage (2007), Julia's Eyes (2010), Biutiful (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Puss in Boots (2011), and Mama (2013). He was originally chosen by Peter Jackson to direct The Hobbit films; he left the project due to production problems but was still credited as co-writer for his numerous contributions to the script.

Del Toro's work is characterised by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty. He has a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power.[3] Del Toro is known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, the themes of Catholicism and celebrating imperfection, underworld and clockwork motifs, practical special effects, dominant amber lighting, and his frequent collaborations with actors Ron Perlman and Doug Jones. He is also friends with fellow Mexican directors Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Cinema”.

When del Toro was about eight years old, he began experimenting with his father's Super 8 camera, making short films with Planet of the Apes toys and other objects. One short focused on a "serial killer potato" with ambitions of world domination; it murdered del Toro's mother and brothers before stepping outside and being crushed by a car. Del Toro made about 10 short films before his first feature, including one titled Matilde, but only the last two, Doña Lupe and Geometria, have been made available. He also wrote four and directed five episodes of the cult series La Hora Marcada, along with other Mexican filmmakers such as Emmanuel Lubezki and Alfonso Cuarón.

Del Toro studied special effects and make-up with special-effects artist Dick Smith. He spent 10 years as a special-effects make-up designer and formed his own company, Necropia. He also co-founded the Guadalajara International Film Festival. Later in his directing career, he formed his own production company, the Tequila Gang.

In 1997, at the age of 33, Guillermo was given a $30 million budget from Miramax Films to shoot another film, Mimic. During this time, his father, automotive entrepreneur Federico del Toro, was kidnapped in Guadalajara. Del Toro's family had to pay twice the amount originally asked. The event prompted del Toro, his parents, and his siblings to move abroad. In an interview with Time magazine, he said this about the kidnapping of his father: "Every day, every week, something happens that reminds me that I am an involuntary exile [from my country]

Del Toro has directed a wide variety of films, from comic book adaptations (Blade II, Hellboy) to historical fantasy and horror films, two of which are set in Spain in the context of the Spanish Civil War under the authoritarian rule of Francisco Franco. These two films, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, are among his most critically acclaimed works. They share similar settings, protagonists and themes with the 1973 Spanish film The Spirit of the Beehive, widely considered to be the finest Spanish film of the 1970s.

Del Toro views the horror genre as inherently political, explaining, "Much like fairy tales, there are two facets of horror. One is pro-institution, which is the most reprehensible type of fairy tale: Don't wander into the woods, and always obey your parents. The other type of fairy tale is completely anarchic and antiestablishment."

He is close friends with two other prominent and critically praised Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu.[15] The three often influence each other's directorial decisions, and have been interviewed together by Charlie Rose. Cuarón was one of the producers of Pan's Labyrinth, while Iñárritu assisted in editing the film.

Del Toro has also contributed to the web series Trailers From Hell.

In April 2008, del Toro was hired by Peter Jackson to direct the live-action film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. On May 30, 2010, del Toro left the project due to extend delays brought on by MGM's financial troubles. Although he did not direct the films, he is credited as co-writer in An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies.

On June 2, 2009, del Toro's first novel, The Strain, was released. It is the first part of an apocalyptic vampire trilogy co-authored by del Toro and Chuck Hogan. The second volume, The Fall, was released on September 21, 2010. The final installment, The Night Eternal, followed in October 2011. Del Toro cites writings of Antoine Augustin Calmet, Montague Summers and Bernhardt J. Hurwood among his favourites in the non-literary form about vampires.

On December 9, 2010, del Toro launched Mirada Studios with his long-time cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, director Mathew Cullen and executive producer Javier Jimenez. Mirada was formed in Los Angeles, California to be a collaborative space where they and other filmmakers can work with Mirada's artists to create and produce projects that span digital production and content for film, television, advertising, interactive and other media. Mirada launched as a sister company to production company Motion Theory.[19]

Del Toro directed Pacific Rim, a science fiction film based on a screenplay by del Toro and Travis Beacham. In the film, giant monsters rise from the Pacific Ocean and attack major cities, leading humans to retaliate with gigantic mecha suits called Jaegers. Del Toro commented, "This is my most un-modest film, this has everything. The scale is enormous and I'm just a big kid having fun." The film was released on July 12, 2013 and grossed $411 million at the box office.

Del Toro directed "Night Zero", the pilot episode of The Strain, a vampire horror television series based on the novel trilogy of the same name by del Toro and Chuck Hogan. FX has commissioned the pilot episode, which del Toro scripted with Hogan and was filmed in Toronto in September 2013. FX ordered a thirteen-episode first season for the series on November 19, 2013, and series premiered on July 13, 2014.

After The Strain's pilot episode, del Toro directed Crimson Peak, a gothic horror film he co-wrote with Matthew Robbins and Lucinda Cox. Del Toro has described the film as "a very set-oriented, classical but at the same time modern take on the ghost story", citing The Omen, The Exorcist and The Shining as influences. Del Toro also stated, "I think people are getting used to horror subjects done as found footage or B-value budgets. I wanted this to feel like a throwback." Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, and Charlie Hunnam starred in the film. Production began February 2014 in Toronto, with an April 2015 release date initially planned. The studio later pushed the date back to October 2015, to coincide with the Halloween season.[

He was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Del Toro directed the cold-war drama film The Shape of Water, starring Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, and Michael Shannon.[29] Filming was set to begin on August 1, 2016 in Toronto,[30][31] but del Toro confirmed on his personal Twitter account that filming would begin on August 15, 2016.[32] Production was officially announced to have begun on that day and wrapped twelve weeks later, the film is currently in post-production.[33] On August 31, 2017 the movie was screened and premiered in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival where it was awarded the Golden Lion for best film, making Del Toro the first mexican director to win the award[34][35].

On July 21, 2016, it was reported that del Toro will retire from producing for projects that he isn't creating or directing himself.

At the D23 Expo in 2009, his Double Dare You production company and Disney announced a production deal for a line of darker animated films. The label was announced with one original animated project, Trollhunters. However, del Toro moved his deal to DreamWorks in late 2010. Trollhunters was released to great acclaim on Netflix and "is tracking to be its most-watched kids original ever

#guillermo del toro #Mexican Cinema #mexican directors

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mutantenfisch · 8 years ago

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Random Stuff About Me

Got tagged by @ma-setheneran

Greetings to you! I haven’t talked to you that much ‘till now but thanks a lot for tagging me anyway. :D

Rules: Answer 19 questions and tag followers you would like to get to know.

1. NAME: Alex. I think it’s not too dangerous to give away my first name here. I mean, the world is filled with milions of Alexes and as long as you don’t get my full name, there’s no harm done. :) 2. NICKNAME: There are some in real-life. Due to my height and stature there are “Hobbit”, as a dear friend calls me, “Frodo”, as I’ve been dubbed while still at school and “Locke” (German pronounciation), referring to my hair, which is rather curly. 3. ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces. 4. HEIGHT: The nicknames give it away - I’m really smol. 1.59 cm, which is 5 ft, 2.6 in. 5. ETHNICITY: German potato here! :D (With some Italian mixed in by an ancestor more than 200 years ago) 6. ORIENTATION: Ask me something easier^^. I seriously have no idea whether it’s pansexual or something else. I really cannot find a label that perfectly suits me and I think it’s easiest to say I fall in love with people for their character and crush on them for their good looks, regardless of their gender. 7. FAVORITE FRUIT: Yes, gimme all the sweet tasty healthy stuff! Well, I used to love apples, but when I discovered I react to some of them, my interest switched to berries (blackberries and raspberries mostly) and I will always love bananas; the riper the better. And since tomatos are fruit,tto, botanically speaking, I think it’s just fair to add them here as well. 8. FAVORITE SEASON: Autumn. It’s like Spring, but backwards and without allergical reactions. 9. FAVORITE BOOK SERIES: Oh, that’s again a very hard pick. I grew up with and loved the Harry Potter series as a child, later discovered Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles” and really liked the first few books of it as a teenager but right now I’ve come back to the one and only Arthur Conan Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes. (Besides that I’ve been reading a lot of biographies and more scientific texts lately, but this doesn’t count as “book series”, right?) 10. FAVORITE FLOWERS: So many, actually.... I have a huge fondness for every flower with a pleasant scent and or interesting shape. But mostly, I’d say orchids in their magnificent variety. I mean, just google some of them. 11. FAVORITE SCENT: My olfactory sense is... not the best, which is useful sometimes, but mostly kinda annoying. I think though, that freshly baked, still warm bread and Earl Grey are a wonderful combination. As is the air after a good rainshower and after someone has mowed their lawn. The combination is one of the best things in Summer. 12. FAVORITE COLOR: The green and blue spectrum, without specifying a certain colour. 13. COFFEE, TEA OR COCOA: Cocoa. Dude, don’t make me choose! D: (I prefer tea over coffee but in Winter there’s nothing like a big mug of hot cocoa) 14. AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: Somewhere between five and eight, depending on the day of the week. I like to take afternoon naps while at the bus home as well. 15. CAT OR DOG PERSON: Honestly, I’m more of a dog person but am stuck with a -sometimes very dog-like- cat.. 16. FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER: Oh dear, there are so many I can relate to or just consider really cool/fascinating/whatever. A small selection of them might be Peregrin Took, Arya Stark, The Iron Bull and the Weasley twins. 17. DREAM TRIP: Iceland or Thailand, both for their history and nature and Iceland also for its beautiful volcanos and geology and Thailand for its wildlife and historical architecture. And the food. 18. BLOG CREATED: February 2017. 19. NUMBER OF FOLLOWERS: Right now 73, but I’ve realised that this number harldy grows, since people seem to unfollow me almost as quickly as they follow me, for whatever reasons. But for those who still stick with me, even though I’m sometimes doing not much more than fan stuff reblogging and German shitposting: I love all of you and really appreciate your company. Feel free to talk to me whenever you want, I think you are all really cool and interesting people! *hugs*

Aaaaah, right. Now it would be time for tagging some people. Feel free to answer. But you’re not obliged to do so. :) @hikingofthenoldor @snarkytroodon @mylovelettertonobody

(And I apologise for any typos. My laptop’s keyboard is a bitch and for whatever reason I can’t set English as my browser’s language, what makes it hard to find misspelled words.)

#personal #some info stuff #19 facts about myself #honestly more than 19 but whatever

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ashyhippo · 8 years ago

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1-150 for the Hella cute questions

There are 150 questions asked for, and two asks you asked. So, 74-5 per ask it is!1. Who was the last person you held hands with?- Not a clue, actually. I don't hold hands often. 2. Are you outgoing or shy? Depends. I'd like to believe I'm shyly outgoing. 3. Who are you looking forward to seeing?- My friend Tay, she's been a blessing to me lately. 4. Are you easy to get along with? -Typically? Yes. 5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you? Not a clue. I'm kind of trying to get over the last person I liked, they are not interested. 6. What kind of people are you attracted to?- Nice ones, good people who show heart and just genuinely care and smile. 7. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now?- HAH, I wish. I barely have a few friends, a relationship is v v v v doubtful. 8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind? -Currently? These Cutthroat Kitchen chefs that are actually accidentally helping more than sabotaging, it's great. 9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?- Sometimes. Like, if it's actual sex talks, I'm grossed out but if it's sex jokes, I'm only embarrassed or repulsed. It depends. 10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?- Tie between Tay and my newest support person who I actually do not know their name off the top of my head, but they know who they are. 11. What does the most recent text that you sent say? - Ahhhh, thank you. ^~^ 12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?- I'm claiming Dear Evan Hansen as top 2, but I'll list 4 others all the same. 3-I know it's today 4-Whatever It takes 5-Walking the Wire 13. Do you like it when people play with your hair? - Sometimes. It depends on if I like my hair, but often, yes. 14. Do you believe in luck and miracles? - Yes. But Ik sometimes they aren't likely ;3 15. What good thing happened this summer? I got a lot more support over this last few weeks, two people I trust a lot.  16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? - If I kissed a person? Probably. 17. Do you think there is life on other planets?- Nah. 18. Do you still talk to your first crush?-No, he was a jerk. Is a jerk. 19. Do you like bubble baths? - Never tried. 20. Do you like your neighbors? -Don't really know them. 21. What are your bad habits? Self-depreciation, eating a ton, losing my temper  22. Where would you like to travel? Ohio or New York. I'd love to see broadway if I had money and ohio has the hippoquarium. 23. Do you have trust issues?- Yes.  24. Favorite part of your daily routine?-Music! 25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with? -My Stomach 26. What do you do when you wake up? - Wonder what time it is and what I even feel like doing today  27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? A bit darker, I don't want to be a vampire  28. Who are you most comfortable around?- Tay, Gates, Preston (Tay's random friend I just met) 29. Have any of your ex’s told you they regret breaking up? -No 30. Do you ever want to get married? -Maybe 31. If your hair long enough for a pony tail?-... Is that meant to be is? If so, no. 32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with? -No one :D I see v little point in this kind of thing that would only be drama 33. Spell your name with your chin.- It's hard. But let's say I did. 34. Do you play sports? What sports?-No. But Basketball and football are two I've seen some of. Now the Olympics is a dif story  35. Would you rather live without TV or music?-.... Music. I love TV, but music does so much. 36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them?- Yes, actually. Twice, same person. 37. What do you say during awkward silences?- Anything I can to help that doesn't actually help. 38. Describe your dream girl/guy? -Accepting, loving, caring and trusting. They don't have to be close to perfect, they have to try. 39. What are your favorite stores to shop in? -Target. They have everything. 40. What do you want to do after high school?- Not. A. Clue. 41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?- I did, once. But there are some people and mental mind sets that physically stop it sometimes (Psychopath, Sociopath, Abuser). 42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean?- Typically either deep in thought or trapped in an anxiety or depression attack mood. 43. Do you smile at strangers?-I try. 44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean? -Outer Space. Stars fascinate me. 45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning?- Duty and curiosity. 46. What are you paranoid about?- People and whether they actually like me, whether they joke about me. 47. Have you ever been high?-No. 48. Have you ever been drunk?-No. 49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about?-Yes, I think. 50. What was the colour of the last hoodie you wore?-I don't own one. 51. Ever wished you were someone else?-Yes 52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself? -(Everything) my body or my illnesses 53. Favourite makeup brand?-Not a make up fan 54. Favourite store?-Target 55. Favourite blog?-idek  56. Favourite colour? -Red or Pink 57. Favourite food? -Mac n Cheese 58. Last thing you ate? - Potato chips 59. First thing you ate this morning?-carrots  60. Ever won a competition? For what?-I won a class spelling bee somehow  61. Been suspended/expelled? For what?- Nope. 62. Been arrested? For what?- Nope. 63. Ever been in love? -Yep. 64. Tell us the story of your first kiss?-nothing lol 65. Are you hungry right now? -Yes. 66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends? -Once upon a time, but I do love Tay. 67. Facebook or Twitter? -No. 68. Twitter or Tumblr? -No. 69. Are you watching tv right now? -Yes. 70. Names of your bestfriends?- Gates and Taylor 71. Craving something? What? -Chicken nuggets 72. What colour are your towels?- Any color 72. How many pillows do you sleep with?- one to two. 73. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?  Yes, hippos.74. How many stuffed animals do you think you have? Tons. 75. Favourite animal? HIPPOS.

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punchdrunkdoc · 8 years ago

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Arrow’s storytelling problems

I was originally going to tack this onto a response to an excellent piece by @eilowyn1 but it became SUPER long and I didn’t want to hijack her post. (But you should definitely read her thoughts, as my post is still in direct response to it. It’s also just a great read from the perspective of an aspiring screen writer).

Now, I’ve never had ambitions to be a screenwriter but the process of constructing a story fascinates me, and I’ve had a lot of thoughts about Arrow’s narrative issues for a while now. I guess today was the day to let them out.

Point 1:

This concerns the serialised vs semi-serialised TV structures @eilowyn1 mentioned:

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer, like The X-Files and Supernatural, is semi-serialized, and this is why I think it’s more successful: there is an ongoing, season-long arc (the “mythology” episodes on The X-Files), but there are also character-driven one-shots that deal with a monster-of-the-week that usually helps reveal things about the characters you wouldn’t get to explore if you were going for non-stop plot.”

I was a BIG X-Phile back in the day and, I believe (correct me if I’m wrong), it was the first show to adopt this type of structure. It revolutionised long form TV storytelling structure - a structure which I think Arrow tries to emulate in a way, with their ‘Big Bads’.

They were somewhat successful in S1 and S2 - the two seasons in which the storytelling felt tight, organic and relatively well-plotted.

Season 1

It slowly became clear that there was an underlying conspiracy linking certain people and events to a mysterious ‘Undertaking’. Solving the mystery of this undertaking then became a parallel goal running alongside the ‘monster of the week (MOTW)’ takedowns and it all came to a head towards the end of the season.

This was the closest Arrow has ever come to the X-Files mytharc, and it actually has quite a few parallels; the conspiracy tangentially involved Oliver via his own tragedy (being on the island and losing his father vs Mulder’s sister being abducted) and his parent’s collusion (also similar to Mulder). But the undertaking (like the Alien mytharc) wasn’t happening as a direct consequence of the main protagonist - it was a decades-long plot that he stumbled upon, and decided to stop. This, I think, was crucial to its success. It’s why you can realistically go several episodes focusing on MOTW without directly dealing with the conspiracy; the architects of the conspiracy aren’t spending all their time plotting against the hero, they’re too caught up in their own machinations.

Season 2

There was a similar underlying conspiracy linking certain events and people, but this time it was orchestrated by Slade as a revenge-plot DIRECTLY against Oliver. Even though this goes against what I said above, it was still somewhat successful, because the reveal happened quite late in the show, and we were fully invested in this plot because the show had taken the time to introduce the character and build his relationship with Oliver. Also (and this is just from memory, so may be wrong), it felt like once the Slade reveal happened, the rest of the season was pretty much dedicated to stopping him.

In season 4 and 5, the writers tried to recreate these two formulas, but without the same success. (I’m going to ignore Season 3 because that was just a giant mess in terms of the season long mytharc/big bad).

Season 4: They tried the season 1 formula; you had a Machiavellian BigBad intent on his years-long plot of villainy, which Oliver tried to stop. Oliver was not the direct target, but was tangentially involved because of his links to LOA.

But, the reason season 4 failed was because they introduced Damien Darhk as the (super powerful) BigBad FAR TOO EARLY. The writers then had to twist themselves into narrative knots to explain A) how Oliver and the team could waste time on MOTW storylines that had nothing to do with DD and his plot for world domination and B) why DD didn’t just kill Oliver in episode 4x01. Remember DD’s magnanimous ‘time out’? And how the team destroyed the totem halfway through the season, then had to rebuild it for plot purposes?

EPIC FAIL!

Season 5: This is recapitulating season 2′s formula; a BigBad from Oliver’s past who is intent on revenge. But, again, they introduced him and his motivations far too early and (unlike Slade) they haven’t given us a reason to care - we don’t know Prometheus or the father that (supposedly) sparked off this crusade. Now, the writers may bait and switch later in the season (there seems to be a reason he hasn’t been unmasked) but at present, his back story is supremely uninteresting. Another reason this season is failing in terms of plot and pacing, is that the writers aren’t even TRYING to come up with a reason why the team can ignore Prometheus (and he can ignore the team) from week-to-week while they deal with MOTWs. He’s conveniently leaving them alone while Oliver hunts for birds and fights aliens.

I know there are still 9 episodes left, but this season long arc already feels like an EPIC FAIL!

The writers are PROFESSIONALS! They are being paid to create this! And yet, I’ve read better plotted fanfic. It’s so frustrating!!

Point 2:

Based on this quote: “Arrow doesn’t have one-off episodes to focus on character building. It doesn’t have wacky meta episodes like Supernatural, it doesn’t have concept episodes like The X-Files and it doesn’t have madcap absurdist comedy episodes like Buffy.All of this, I think, is to Arrow’s detriment.”

THIS!!

This is an incredibly wasted opportunity on a COMIC BOOK SHOW! The X-files managed to do it, and that was a MUCH more grounded, serious show. Arrow is about frickin’ superheroes! Characters run around in masks and leather and fight crime with magic rags and super-powered screams! There were even aliens this year. ALIENS!!

So why is the storytelling so god-damn conventional? I know the show started as gritty and dark and ‘realistic’ but we’re a long way from that now (no matter how ‘back-to-basics’ they pretend to be - need I mention ‘Aliens’ again?)

Why can’t they embrace their ridiculousness a bit more and have fun with their structure?

Give me a bottle-episode, where OTA are trapped in an abandoned, bomb-ridden building for the entire 43 minutes and must use their combined talents to escape.

Give me an amnesia episode where they all wake up in the lair with no memory of each other, and have to work out their connections and purpose

Give me a ‘Bad Blood’ episode, where Oliver and Felicity tell conflicting stories to Digg about a botched mission.

Give me an episode entirely from the point of view of a BigBad’s henchman as he tries to do his job while that annoying Green Arrow guy keeps getting in the way

Or from the point of view of Green Arrow’s biggest fangirl or unofficial biographer while he tries to rescue them

Give me a proper ‘Small Potatoes’-style Human Target farce

Give me a ‘Cops’-style episode where all the episode footage is shot by Star City residents on their cellphones

Hell, embrace Flashpoint for real and give me Earth2 Digg and Felicity interacting with the team

The X-files was a serious show, with death and cancer and abductions, but they still had episodes which were pure comedic relief. And it worked!

Why can’t it work in a universe that has time travel and magic? Does a comic book show need to be so conventional?

So those were my thoughts - criticisms really. And it’s not just because I’m in a negative space with the show in general. These are thoughts I’ve had since well before season 5, and it comes from a place of frustration more than bitterness. Because I’ve always felt Arrow had the potential to be SO MUCH MORE than what it has turned out to be.

And that’s a shame.

P.s. Feel free to add on your wacky episode wishlist - I’d love to hear them!

#Arrow #arrow criticism #X-files #x

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imagine-ikebukuro · 8 years ago

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tagged in a few things

more under the cut!

92 truths meme

Tagged by: @glitzcake thank u!

LAST…

[1] Drink: orange juice

[2] Phone call: a friend of mine, annika

[3]Text message: my brother

[4] Song you listened to: this remix, i’m obsessed with it lately!

[5] Time you cried: aw shit, a few days ago? last weekend? idk man

HAVE YOU EVER…

[6] Dated someone twice: no

[7] Been cheated on: nope

[8] Kissed someone and regretted it: yup

[9] Lost someone special: kind of? but… more in a sense of drifting apart rather than someone passing away

[10] Been depressed: not diagnosed, but i’m pretty sure my mental health is not at its best at all

[11] Gotten drunk and thrown up: lmao yes and not only once either

LIST THREE FAVOURITE COLORS…

[12] grey!

[13] turquoise!

[14] burgundy!

IN THE LAST YEAR…

[15] IN THE LAST YEAR…

[16] fallen out of love: nah

[17] laughed until you cried: pretty sure

[18] found out someone was talking about you: people be talking shit 24/7 and all i gotta say about it: I DON’T CARE AS LONG AS IT’S ABOUT ME

[19] met someone who changed you: mhhhh, no not really

[20] found out who your true friends are: definitely!

[21] kissed someone on your facebook list: yeeeaaah? could’ve been in 2015, my sense of time is terrible Dx

GENERAL…

[22] how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: 90% of people, 5% others are friends i’ve known for several months or years over the internet and 5% are random people or some “celebrities” i found lmao

[23] do you have any pets: no, sadly not ;;

[24] do you want to change your name: i’m fine with my name, tbh!

[25] what did you do for your last birthday: i went to the museum and ate sushi with my family and a few weeks later had a party with my friends

[26] what time did you wake up: today? 8am

[27] what were you doing at midnight last night: watching youtube videos

[28] name something you cannot wait for: to finally be accepted to college and not being nervous about applying for university and everything, but have it all sorted out

[29] when was the last time you saw your mother: she’s sitting in the same room as me right now

[30] what is one thing you wish you could change about your life: if i could go back in time, i would do anything to have my father and i get along properly today

[31] what are you listening to right now: a zelda remix playlist

[32] have you ever talked to a person named tom: actually, yes, i had a huge crush on someone named tom, he was two classes above me during middle school

[33] something that is getting you nervous: the thought of me getting my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow, ugh. also, general organization and planning shit, like applying for college, moving out of my hometown, living on my own very soon, being forced to meet new people, all that jazz.

[34] most visited website: i guess tumblr? even though, lately, it’s probably youtube

[35] elementary: 2004 - 2008

[36] high school: graduated last year

[37] college: i can apply for my first semester next week. if i’m accepted, i’ll start going there in fall this year.

[38] hair color: i’m a ginger, so red-brown

[39] long or short hair: short! i cut it into an undercut like almost 2 years ago

[40] do you have a crush on someone: no, i avoid that shit

[41] what do you like about yourself: my eye color?

[42] piercings: i literally got zero piercings, not even on my ears, but i wish i had an industrial piercing and i used to really want flesh tunnels, maybe i’ll get there eventually

[43] blood type: i actually don’t know :^)

[44] nickname: some people call me lilly, some call me li. the villagers in my animal crossing town call me ukeprince, wot

[45] relationship status: married to the neighbour’s cat which i saw from my window and went out for just to pet it about 500 times by now

[46] zodiac sign: virgo!

[47] pronouns: they/them, she/her, he/him

[48] fav tv show: at the moment i’m watching PLL (but i don’t like it at all so rip) my favorite’s gotta be buffy the vampire slayer!

[49] tattoos: none yet

[50] right or left hand: right handed

FIRST…

[51] surgery: i had surgery in my mouth last year and like mentioned above, i’m getting my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow, if that counts

[52] piercing: none

[53] best friend: she’s not even active on tumblr anymore, rip, her name’s lydia though IF YOU READ THIS, THEN HELLO MY BRO

[54] sport: i’m planning to swim regularly again after recovering and healing up from surgery

[55] vacation: if it counts, my first ever “vacation” was the music festival Rock im Park 2013 with my father and a good friend of mine

[56] pair of trainers: no clue

RIGHT NOW…

[57] eating: nothing

[58] drinking: orange juice

[59] i’m about to: maybe get to playing some loz: botw

[60] listening to: still the loz remix playlist

[61] waiting for: anxious feelings to pass

[62] want: a huge cup of coffee

[63] get married: nopedy nope, i don’t fixate myself on wishing to get married. if it happens, it happens and i’ll be happy about it, but if not, then that’s cool on my terms, too!

[64] career: i’m working on becoming a teacher (i want to teach german, english and ethics in high schools)

WHICH IS BETTER…

[65] hugs or kisses: honestly, it depends, but generally, i’d say hugs

[66] lips or eyes: eyessss

[67] shorter or taller: i don’t care, both is nice

[68] older or younger: as long as it’s pretty close to my age, i don’t mind

[69] romantic or spontaneous: neither LMAO if i had to chose, romantic, bc i’m as spontaneous as a potato, i gotta plan ahead, bruh

[70] nice arms or nice stomach: stomach! and by that i mean any kind of stomach! ripped af or soft, i’m weak.

[71] sensitive or loud: sensitive

[72] hook up or relationship: relationship

[73] troublemaker or hesitant: a nice balance between the two would be cool. let’s be real though, troublemakers always catch my eye, even though i’m quickly annoyed by them just as well wtf is wrong with me

HAVE YOU EVER…

[74] kissed a stranger?: no

[75] drank hard liquor?: yes

[76] lost glasses/contact lenses?: no wtf i’d be walking around half blind

[77] turned someone down: yes

[78] sex on first date?: no

[79] broken someone’s heart?: apparently so

[80] had your own heart broken?: at the time i think i would’ve called it that, but honestly, it wasn’t that horrible, so nah?

[81] been arrested?: no

[82] cried when someone died?: yeah

[83] fallen for a friend?: do lowkey crushes count in which you gush over how amazing someone is? platonic crushes? it’s a thing.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN…

[84] yourself?: i used not to, but lately i’m more confident i think!

[85] miracles?: not really

[86] love at first sight?: no

[87] Santa Claus?: no

[88] kiss on the first date?: sure

[89] angels?: no

OTHER…

[90] current best friend’s name: Lydia

[91] eye color: greyish-green (if i cry or sometimes late at night they’re really GREEN!)

[92] favorite movie: nightmare before christmas!

10 questions ask game.

tagged by @peacefuldesires thx!

What things make you smile and all warm-fuzzy inside? CATS no seriously, i can have the worst day, but when i walk home and get to pet a cat on the way, i instantly better. i remember coming home after my last final exam all upset and a cat meowing at me and purring and wanting to cuddle with me and i couldn’t help but smile!

What things make you feel a bit sad (don’t push yourself to answer this one)? my current family situation, there’s a bit of drama and fights going on.

What things inspire you to grow? anything and everything, to be honest. there’s new things you experience and learn every single day. things you conquer and master just fine and mistakes you make and all of them shape you into knowing what to do next time a bit more.

The last song(s) that you couldn’t stop listening to? i can’t really think of anything right now, uhhhh, i’ve been listening to the trust me durarara!! ending lately again haha

5. Are you an introvert/extrovert/ambivert? What kind (are you a shy extrovert, super confident introvert, or perhaps a really confused ambivert :0)?: i’m an introvert through and through. i wouldn’t say i’m exceptionally shy nor super confident. i’m somewhere in between. it really depends, around my friends i’m outgoing and cheering and with certain strangers, especially if i know i have to talk with them for literally no longer than 3 minutes right now (i.e. a cashier or someone you walk past) then i’m polite and rather talkative. i just feel exhausted even after spending a lot of time with friends, though the time was enjoyable, but i need my alone time for sure.

What calms you down? the triangle breath! it’s my favorite method to use whenever i feel anxious, upset, angry, or just need to stop and pause for a few minutes. you picture a triangle in your mind (you can even trace it with your finger, or if you can draw it on a piece of paper). you take a breath in through your nose, tracing one side of the triangle. then you breathe out through your mouth, tracing the second and third side of it. other than that, listening to music, taking a nap, petting a cat, watching videos of cats or other cute stuff, sometimes playing a video game.

A character that you really relate to (perhaps you have similar personalities, or maybe you came from similar backgrounds)?: this is gonna sound trashy, but saeyoung choi from mystic messenger and there’s a story behind it too. my friends were playing it way before me and told me “there’s this character that looks just like you, you know nerd glasses, messy red hair, always wearing a baggy black hoodie. he even acts like you, making puns and using memes ALL THE TIME!” and it’s true lmao. also, kaneki ken to some extent? like i really resonate with his personality, the choices he makes, his thoughts speak to me, he’s pretty harsh on himself and goes through ways that are self destructive if he can help others with it.

One thing you love learning? language, it’s just fascinating to me.

Angst or fluff? ANGST, I AM THE ANGST QUEEN, COME ON

If you punch yourself, does that mean you’re strong or does that mean you’re weak? neither and a little bit of both at the same time. let’s go deep in on this one and take the “punch” as emotional self loathing. bashing yourself down definitely doesn’t mean you’re strong, it doesn’t make you tough at all, it only means you’re harsh on yourself. it doesn’t make you weak either. you’re making yourself believe you are weak, but the fact that you endure that and still have the power to do so, means you’re tougher than you’re think.

MY QUESTIONS:

Now that spring’s here, what’s your favorite thing about this season and what do you not like about it?

What’s your spirit animal? Literally. Which animal do you think resembles your inner self and why? (maybe your Patronus, if you know it?

What’s your go-to order at a café?

Do you consider yourself to be creative?

If you could go back in time and change something, would you? If so, what? If not, why?

Where do you see yourself in 20 years from now?

Home sweet home, what makes you feel comfortable in your own home? What’s the overall aesthetic of your room, any colors, textures, an atmosphere, do you maybe keep many stuffed animals or posters or plants?

What do you think is most important when it comes to friendship?

What’s something you improved in since last year?

Werewolves or Vampires, which are cooler?

I tag: @imagine-your-party-hosts || @obsessivefujoshi || @dotaccino || @mollyxmousey || anyone who wants to do this

#i was tagged #shut up liane #long post for ts #not drrr

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worthywriting · 7 years ago

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10 Stigmas People with Diabetes Face

Life is a funny game. Some people are dealt the cards with all the aces, while others are left wondering how the joker got in their hand. The unequal balance of triumphs and hardships in each individual's life may lead to awkward questions or stigmas that are hard to shake off and harder to answer. Sometimes living with diabetes can feel like that and bring a gnarly set of stigmas that aren't the easiest to deal with. It's not easier, but allow us to offer a little sweetness when you realize that you're not alone.

It's NOT a Preference

Vegan, vegetarian, diabetic – one of these things is not like the other. The idea of diabetes being an autoimmune disease that one is born with rather than being a lifestyle choice or personal preference is still relatively new to many people, but slowly picking up steam. So that sweetener sugar-substitute is not by preference of taste, more so because it's literally the sweet substitute to sugar.

Obnoxious Family Members

However, those who are aware of the diabetes crusade often times become the self-proclaimed patron saints of dietary restrictions, announcing loudly to the waiter that not a grain of sugar should infiltrate the food, and if theres even the suspicion of it then it's a 1 star Yelp review and a call to corporate. It's good to have people looking out for one another's needs, but sometimes it can get a little embarrassing...

Polite Conversation

Living with diabetes isn't a curse. It's not an end to the enjoyment of life, and certainly the mention of foods with sugar shouldn't be like a record scratch in the middle of a conversation. Sometimes people think that talking about that cupcake that they had last night or the new candy bar in stores should be tiptoed around like the mentioning of a recently deceased relative. But it's fine. Just because sugary sweets are off limits for some doesn't mean it's a name that shall not be spoken. As long as the enjoyment of the treat isn't gloated about, the conversation should proceed as normal.

The Mysteries of the Finger Prick

It happens, and it happens often. Currently, one common way to test the blood sugar level is to prick the finger and test the blood with a monitor as a way to ensure how the body is doing at that given period of time. But it's not so often that people are seen making themselves purposefully bleed, and it can garner the awkward gawk or two... It's not magic, no one gets a prize and isn't something that's particularly enjoyable. The less stares, the better.

“Is Your Blood Sweet?”

Perhaps it's a fascination with the scientific transformative workings of the body, or maybe just an influx of curious vampires with a sweet tooth, but the blood of diabetes is (generally... hopefully!) not tasted and can't be determined on how closely it tastes to a cherry soda

Exercise Isn't the 'Cure-All'

There are small people with diabetes, there are larger people with diabetes. Especially in the case of Type 1 diabetics when the disease is already predisposed at birth, the person's body weight may not be a factor. Long distance runners have it, casual hockey players have it, couch potatoes have it and everyone else in between.

Confusion with Other Medical Conditions

Is it the one that makes people's eyes swell? Or the one where you smell toast randomly? Or the one where magical powers are acquired by the 13th birthday? No, nope, and that's made up. There are a lot of conditions out there, and granted it can get overwhelming to keep track on what diabetes is, luckily we'll be happy to explain [insert website here]

Going to the Doctor

Going to the doctor, whether you have a condition to be monitored or not, is not always the most fun event in the world. The questions, the tests, the side eye that you swear was judgement but aren't exactly sure and don't want to say anything because you just want to get out of there as soon as possible. It's an ordeal. But luckily, empathy is a relatable trait that many doctors express well, even if they do some times give that side eye.

Always Having to be the One Who Sends Their Food Back (or Even Worse, Not Getting a Treat at All)

That dessert on the menu that you asked the waiter nearly 500 times if it was sugar-free has been brought to the table, and with only a sniff of the baked goodness, it clearly is riddled with sugar. Not fun. It's not fun to send the food back or to ask the food preparer 1000 questions only to get responses that seem half true and completely risky. It's not fun to have to ensure the dietary security of the ingredients in advocation for the safety of your life just for the morsel of an over priced treat that may in fact not even be all that tasty. It's not fun to be handed a carrot while others to munch on savory goodies. It's not fun to get the looks and the stares and hear the whispers due to getting an alternative treat. It's not fun, but it's life.

Explaining What Diabetes is to Every New Person You Meet

We're tired of this stigma, too. That's why we're doing something about it [insert website here]

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