#you can have all the talent in the world but if you dont bother to hone it youre nothing. pay attention read your books & eat your chili

[columboscreens]

[overnowsfcb]

even if they talk; trent alexander-arnold smau

pairing: trent alexander-arnold x nepobaby knowles!model!reader

face claim: taylor russell

summary: people will criticize everything, but there is someone who will never fail you, and that was trent.

warnings: mostly fluff, angst (bit of hate and critics towards reader).

note: this is my first smau i hope it's not too bad! i would love to hear your thoughts or suggestions, also requests are open! — venus 🫂💐🫧

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trentarnold66 🤷🏽‍♂️

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user1 the best out there

user2 unreal 🔥🔥🔥

user3 let's go reds!

ynknowles congrats! is there some secret routine helping you before the game to be that amazing? 🤔

↪trentarnold66 Maybe.. But I can't share any details here 🤫

↪user4 ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING????

↪user5 whats so interesting??? share with the class????

user6 yn and trent interacting??? i- wow

↪user7 if i hadnt seen it with my own eyes id say everyones tripping

user8 are they implying something or is just me

↪user9 I THOUGHT EXACTLY THE SAME

user10 YOU BETTER EXPLAIN YOURSELF ynknowles

user11 LET HER COOK

↪user12 girl i think they've already had a feast

user13 wtf is yn doing here

↪user14 she ruins everything good

user15 i hope trent doesnt distract w this... cant even say it

↪user16 yeah we know what she did to her exes so...

↪user17 put some respect on beyoncé's daughter's name and inform yourself before talking, mind you

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user trent can do so much better than yn. she just wants to stay relevant

user shes using trent because she has no talents to show

user i've heard rumors about how yn's exes have ended. trent, watch your back, my man.

↪user you talk as if she murdered them??? plus she never did anything to any of her exes you're just talking bc it's free

user i just hope that trent can open his eyes asap

user what a disappointment from trent. i thought he was better than dating a spoiled kid with too much time and money in her hands

user y'all are just jealous that she has what many desire 1. money 2. fame 3. beauty 4. trent's dick

user why is everyone jumping to conclusions though? we should give them the space to tell us whenever they feel ready

user i love how haters act like they know everything about yn's life and they dont know shit

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ynknowles paris you are the vibes ⭐️ so damn proud of my little blue and this mind-blowing tour, i love you momma beyonce !

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beyonce Love you endlessly, my angel. You know how much your support means to Blue. 💙

bellahadid Prettiest fairy in the world.

troyesivan mmm alright??? why are you so perfect???

user18 no trent here though 🤷‍♀️

user19 this is the confirmation about how yn just uses trent

user20 ugh. i hate these nepobabies who think the world revolves around them

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ynknowlesupdates Yn Knowles in Anfield today with friends! This is the first time we've seen her in public in three months.

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user1 i cant stand her 😒 smile or smth if youre gonna see your "boyfriend"

↪ ynfan1 if you cant stand her then poke your eyes with a spoon and dont bother 😁

ynfan2 omg this will be the first match that she attends. i hope she enjoys it!!!! (win please)

ynfan3 I MISSED HER SO MUCH IM GLAD SHES WELL

ynfan4 baby looks tired of people taking pics of her 😕 i wanna hug her

↪user2 but shes there for that??? she loves attention

↪ynfan5 or maybe just MAYBE she wants to support her boyfriend??

ynfan6 TODAY I WAS MISSING HER MORE THAN ANYTHING SHE LOVES ME

trentfan1 WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE DOING THERE?? i though we had gotten rid of her 😩

user4 if we lose today you know who is to blame...

trenfan2 over and over again i will repeat it until trent leaves her, shes with him for fame

↪ynfan7 yeah cause trent is soooo worried about what you think right???

user5 i bet shes there just for the cameras

trentfan3 yn trying to be a wag is so cute and laughable. she doesnt even measure up to the real ones.

↪user6 ikr? shes trying so hard poor girl

trentfan4 the fact that she goes with her friends 💀💀 i bet no wag would want to be seen with her

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trentarnold66 Just clever people can handle how flawless my queen is. Happy first anniversary, my love. I love you madly, always. No need to demonstrate anything on social media when we're tellin' each other how much we love at every hour. ❤️

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ynknowles i love love love you so fucking much you dont have an idea

↪trentarnold66 i love you more more more than you could imagine

ynknowles thank you for being the most perfect man ive ever known t ❤️❤️❤️❤️

↪trentarnold66 i just try my best to be on your level, lovely

beyonce You are such a gentleman, Trent! Grateful for the way you take care of my angel.

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ynfan8 A YEAR??? BUT IF WE FOUND OUT FOUR MONTHS AGO

↪trentfan5 i feel so stupid how did they hide it so well 😦😦

trentfan6 shut them up trent

trentfan7 THATS A GOOD MAN!!!! men just take notes rn

bellahadid Thank you for taking care of the purest woman in this world, Trent 💖

ynfan9 not bee and bella thanking him 🥺🥺

↪trentfan8 im gonna cry he must be so cute

↪ynfan10 no bc she surely spent some tough months with the hate towards her and he sure was the supportive boyfriend as he should 😭😭

trentfan9 WHY NO ONES TALKING ABOUT THE BATMAN KEYCHAINS???

↪ynfan11 nonononooooo i love them best couple in the world

ynfan12 the pics he takes of her, the caption, everything 😪😪😪 god send me a man like that

trentfan10 the people who said they were going too fast must be regretting it 🤭

ynfan13 im afraid we'll find out they have kids when they're in uni, lmao. happy anniversary you two!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[mousemilf]

i feel like seeing the world through actions rather than character seems like you're subconsciously distant and dissociated from yourself; as though some deep-seated insecurity or anxiety about an inherent personality trait means that you place value specifically on behavior and not personality.

for example, is a person artistic simply because they make art, or are they compelled to make art because they have this specific inexplicable draw and desire to do so? would someone who was not innately kind or interested in being kind "do" kind things?

which innate trait were you born with that drives you to assume that different opinions must stem from a psychological issue?

anyway, no, i am not innately artistic. nobody (or everybody, which is essentially the same thing) is. i bothers me that we treat art as so much more sacred than other human activities. would you say the same about someone whos hobby is collecting funko pops? are they driven by an inexplicable desire to collect shit figurines?

making art is something i know how to do. its a skill ive acquired, like cooking or driving a car. to attribute it to an innate talent would be to erase the years of study and practice ive put in. if its more initially rewarding because i have any natural advantage, it might be that i have pretty good fine motor skills, but thats a neutral physical trait like my height or weight, which i dont glean any meaningful identity from either. but maybe that initial aptitude led to more satisfaction, encouragement etc which has naturally caused me to think about art more than someone who did not start with that immediate small advantage.

ive had the privilege of teaching hobby painting classes to people who are not skilled and would not consider themselves "artistic," and everybodys reactions when they learn a new technique and make something they thought they couldnt is proof to me that art making is rewarding to *everybody,* not just a special class of divinely ordained creatives. i fundamentally do not believe that i am unique for finding art fulfilling. it feels good to make stuff. thats just human.

as far as kindness goes, if there are intrinsically kind people, it would follow that there are intrinsically unkind people, right? people who are born without kindness as an innate trait... so then what would be the point of trying to rehabilitate people whove committed violent crimes? if they dont have that inherent drive for kindness that innately kind people do, then it would be hopeless, right?

if we can neatly divide people into categorically kind and categorically unkind people i guess it would be much easier for us kind people (im at least flattered that you assume id be on that side of the dichotomy) to like, just be confident that we are morally in the right and not ever have to question the actual impact of our behavior since our intentions are good by virtue of this innate trait we were born with. sure whatever.

assigning importance to intentions and feelings rather than actions and their impact is like very yuckydisgusting to me. like i said in my reblog right before this, if kind thoughts were enough to make someone a kind person, then negative thoughts would be enough to make someone a bad person. silly and obviously wrong. i've fantasized about all kinds of destructive actions, but it literally does not matter at all, the only important thing is my choice not to act on those fantasies.

wanting or trying to be a kind person does not make someone a kind person. some of the nastiest motherfuckers ive ever met were constantly agonizing over whether they were a good person and looking for reassurance that they hadnt done wrong. yet they continued to act selfishly and harm people around them. their desire to be kind did jack shit.

but yeah, i do place value specifically on behavior because thats the only part of personality that meaningfully exists to literally anybody outside of your brain. basically. i think thats the main point of all of this.

[lemontarto]

Man I need more of that racer au PLEASE 🙏🏼 what are your thinkity-thoughts

grinning evilly i have so many thinkity thoughts but 2 first clarify this au and most aus i make r in collaboration with @everyonehasthoughts cajse we love fitz a lot

Theres a bit of background info u need for theWhole thing but im just gonna focus on the detz aspect of it for the most part . under the cut cause its very extensive

context:

della used to be a big famous racer but she'd disappeared from the racing world (drag racing 2 clarify) after she'd married alden

(asshole guy btw hes always evil) who was a Big Sponsor of races. ceo of some fitness sports related company

subsequently the vacker children get into racing bc Vacker legacy etc etc

alvar switches to a different (rival) sponsor (neverseen) cause he n alden do not click so well (this is putting it kindly) and that caused a big conflict between him n fitz

Character profiles:

(borht fitz n dex are in the 18-19 range n bianas somewhere lke 17 so she can race)

FITZ:

horrible racer, always last place. he still does it cause he wants 2 improve sooo bad. he overthinks n doesnt have self confidence (we love alden!)

still got the book 1 personality tho! pretentious lil guy <3 he might not have faith in himself but he can tell u all abt the vacker family legacy

very intense abt everything unless hes not. pride and frustrations are his strongest emotions but everything else is too complicated. constantly furrowing his brows

which means hes got a notoriously bad temper... the crowd loves him tho cuase he adds drama and its interesting, so he makes a name for himself sort of

He's a boxer! its more of a respected sport than drag racing and it's what hes known for outside of the cars.

he gets into the Occasional fight (once with alvar that caused a big scene. keefe but they became bffs. and Then dex!!) but the worst he does after losing is probably punching something 🤷‍♂️

he gets a lot of modelling gigs with biana cause they're That vacker duo right. Mostly atheleisure and some high fashion but nothing super prestigous just be aware hes on magazines somewhere!!

still a baker man its one of his hidden talents. we love a gift giving love language ☺

short king (5'7") but makes up for it by being swole or whatever

DEX:

dex is a general mechanic that works at the track n hes actually decent at racing but he hates people so he a fixer upper !

Tall noodly guy. towers ofver fitz (6'3" range) but hes scrappy

hes all bark where fitz is all bite

Lovees to trash talk ppl its his other passion.

Full of spite its one of his fundamental characteristics

probably talks to cars.

Im not a dex girlie so sorry this is very short for him 🙏

general plot things:

dex is Fed up with fitz's attitude 120% of the time so he messes with fitzs car a lot but fitz cant figure out who does it. think spray painting or screwing something loose or emptying his tank hes kinda foul

meanwhile fitz doesnt even remember who dex is half of the time hes kinda dense (deck dizznee...) hes busy racing horribly!! and working for alden

Fitz finds out dex has been messing with his car when he's on the track and dex is giggling off tothe side Which is when it clicks

(taken from the dms this is lke their confrontation:)

Fitz takes a swing at him ad a scuffle breaks out LOL. dex ends up with a black eye and fitz a broken nose from dex headbutting him before forkle (owner of the track) drags them off and basically kicks them out

'dont bother coming back until you two can get along' type shit (to be fair. hes been watching them beef for a while a public fight is his last straw)

Anyway they end up having to do bonding activities to get back on the track!! this involves fitz teaching dex how to fight (dexs silver tongue is bound to get him fucked up) and dex teaching fitz how to drive and treat a car

then dex sort of finds out little personal details abt fitz noone knows cause fitz is high strung and closed off (how do u relax... baking). hes kinda helping him cope !!

somewhere along those lines its not about getting along to stay on the track anymore but something Else.

Fun stuff:

dex does very much have a raging crush on fitz. at first its abt his physical appeal but he also grows to like his personality

fitz is dense to that cause he assumes everyones straight!! but does start realizing after keefe mentions something to him

keefe is constantly in the background he and fitz are models tgether. he lieks to bombard their training sessions and catches onto dexs crush faster than u could say hunkyhair.

teasing is in his blood and dex is not exempt from it!!

dex buys a magazine with fitz (and biana!) on the cover in secret but fitz thinks he likes biana and is totally against it. so while dex is pining after fitz fitz thinks hes trying to getwith his sister

meanwhile sophiana are very in love on the sidelines and oblivious.

fitz asks biana about dex (theyve never interacted) and she thinks fitz is obsessed with him (he is)

sometimes she asks him about dex which makes him think she DOES like dex but shes trying to clue him in to his own feelings (keefe is the one to do it)

biana ends up the true winner of this story ^__^ ̣ takes over fitzs spot!!

detz is now a thing too i guess

extra shit from the dms:

(about dex coming in n seeing boxer fish)

important final detail!! Fitz Never tippy toes hes always pulling dex down to his level (for fighting and kissing whatever floats ur boat)

[aquaquadrant]

hey aqua, i'm here to ramble about your stupidly amazing au that's got me bouncing off the walls between chapters being posted

firstly, i put all the fics in a doc (because you know, I gotta keep track of what i've read and haven't read, and it's totally not because i want to save it forever and pass it on to my grandchildren)

the doc contains the warnings, summaries, a/n's and everything in between but i wouldn't think it would make a huge difference to the 100K WORDCOUNT

so here is is, the horrifying word count that is honestly longer than most actual published novels and the amount of pages, which to be honest, would be larger if this was actually printed in book size (font size proportionately to the page size), to which the page number would be.... too much, honestly. even I don't want to calculate that and i'm insane

now i assume you knew all this already, since you probably have also been writing this in a google doc to keep track of it, but then again docs slows down dramatically under 397 pages of brainrot-inducing writing so i dont expect you to be using it too often. if you are, congratulations and have a gold star

it's more of i'm collecting useless bits of information like this to show to whoever has read the series, because it's so good, it's so ridiculously amazing, and it so could be turned into a book if someone tried hard enough and i need people to back me up

heck, it's written so much better compared to most novels, it's just that good. i even turn to it when i don't feel like writing. i read it, and then through some miracle, i have all the writing talent and motivation in the world, seemingly having absorbed it from your work.

tldr: htpau is amazing. if you haven't read it you should read it. and it's that good that it literally could be a book. zero exaggeration. (can you tell that this thought has kept me awake many nights)

now hopefully you weren't too baffled to see such a long ask in your inbox, and hopefully you don't question me, as someone who hasn't read a proper novel in years, who has basically reread every chapter once or twice basically as soon as it comes out

i don't need therapy, i need more of your writing. (because hels no does chapter nine end like this) ba dum tss

and then, i leave you, with a gold star and many thanks ⭐

HAGAJDHJA HOLY SHIT

i do use google docs but i make a new one for every chapter for the reason u mentioned, once they’re past a certain page count it gets real slow and i don’t have the patience for that. so uh yeah, i don’t think i ever bothered to calculate the total running word count. it’s not the longest fic i’ve ever written, and i don’t think it will be by the time i finish it, but that’s definitely a NOT INSIGNIFICANT number of words, goddamn.

someone did bind one of my fics into an actual hard cover book once, just for their own personal use. man, that was sick. now i don’t think i’d ever try to alter a fic of mine to actually publish it, cuz so much of what i write hinges too much on the original content, but fan-bindings are A-OKAY so long as i get to see pics :3

anyway, no worries about the long ask, i love hearing from u guys. i’m flattered u went thru the trouble of consolidating it and i’m glad ur enjoying the au!

[crows-home]

hey! i hope you don’t mind me asking, but do u have any fics you recommend reading? (specifically sonic fandom ones)

im so sorry anon but im probably the worst when it comes to fic recs. I just started using the bookmark function on ao3 like last month. There's probably tons of fics that i've read and absolutely loved, but never saved and are just collecting dust in my history ToT

i'm going to shout out a few of my favorite authors whose works i absolutely adore and some fics under the cut!

There's definitely more authors and fics i missed, but this is what i was able to come up with!! in general, the sonic community is full of so much talent and i'm just really happy to be here :)

@cozyqueerchaos - I love every single piece they put out honestly and these fics are the reason i dipped my toes more into the sonic fandom years ago. they're THAT good. love them all.

@phantomruby - another wonderful fic writer that everyone should check out. "Slipping Away" makes me cry fr, although i haven't caught up on the latest updates. everything just makes my heart go oshfdsfhd

@chaoxfix - sonic fics are wonderful sonic takes are top notch i dig everything. the understanding of the characters and archie is just phenomenal.

@teamxdark - fell in love with the Tales of Avalon series and fell harder in love with the team dark Boomtober fics and dynamics and aaaaaa, wonderful writing and style.

@rubyiiiusions - every fic is a joy to read and every story really just gets your attention and keeps it till the end. i've bookmarked a few of them since last week :)

I went digging through my history and here are some of my personal favorite Sonic fics!

radio silence under a yellow sky by chaox Summary: Sonic finds out Tails is missing. And more importantly, that no one's been looking for him.

A gen fic about Sonic finding out Tails was MIA during Forces it's so so good i think about it a lot

falling by sonosuke Summary: Shadow likes a boy

sonadow during SA2 I'll cry. so angsty but it makes me :')

Birds of a Feather by SonicaSpeed123 Summary: Sonic has been trapped in Camelot for three years, but he's started to make a place for himself that he can finally be comfortable in with his beloved Lancelot Something has been bothering him, though: If all the people of this world look like the people back home, where is Sonic's lookalike?

Lansoni. Part of a series of SatBK mini fics that i really love, but this one especially because it answers the question of 'what about the Sonic doppleganger?'

you can hardly swallow your fears and pain by chaox and sketchjii Summary: Shadow is usually better at putting up that cold, unfeeling front, isn't he? Or maybe that's him. (or: sonic doesn't need to be in touch with his feelings if he pretends they don't exist in the first place)

One of my all time faves i love it so much i dont think i have the right words. shadow tries to give sonic mental health advice. it does not go well. takes place some time after Forces.

the time has come again for stars by rubyillusions Summary: (five times someone notices sonic and shadow are in love and one time they do something about it)

sonadow, Teen. obsessed with how the characters are written here and the way all of their friends interpret their relationship it's just so cute and sweet and shit and i love it a lot.

against every odd by eggskie Summary: "We're friends?" Nine asks, small and timid, and oh, doesn't that break Sonic's heart. "Of course we are. We always have been. Or we always should have been." Or: Nine isn't used to being cared about

wanna see how hard i can cry? Gen, Sonic Prime fic about sonic and tails and what they should have been.

Dreams Don't Come True by Skyblaze Summary: Short, mildly humorous fic with sonadow flavouring. It also takes the mickey extensively out of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 Next Gen game. Warning: not to be taken seriously.

This fic is just really silly i like it a lot :)

A largely platonic cave by mousewritings Summary: "You know I uh, love hanging out with you and all, but do you think we could go somewhere that's not a cave for once?" Shadow stares at him. "What do you mean, go somewhere that's not a cave? Think you're too good for caves?"

Sonic Boom Sonic and Shadow (pre-slash sonadow) my beloveds <3<3 this fic is so funny they're so insufferable

Also, uh. I know you said only Sonic fics but i'm going to add a few more fics that i really really love from different fandoms because i reread them a lot, i hope you don't mind! ^^

Our way by shpeeper Summary: Overall, the mission was pretty simple. Sniper was instructed to track the spy for a week, figure out his daily patterns, then put a bullet in his brain when no one is around. No one told him there would be a kid. An AU in which Spy raises Scout alone, and Sniper is hired to kill Spy.

Oh my fucking god i could go on about this fic. Sniperspy, Teen, TF2. filled with action and danger. Every time a new character would get introduced, i would have fun piecing together who they were in my mind. the first chapter already had me emotional, it's been in my brain for YEARS. And don't even get me STARTED with the twist at the end. holy shit.

Desmodontinae by Romiress Summary: Kirk wakes up in a Gotham that is not his own. A what-if, where Gods and Monsters Batman winds up in the DCU. Originally intended as a short oneshot, and expanded out into a small story, exploring the differences, struggles, and conclusions. Focuses primarily on Kirk Langstrom (G&M Batman), with a side or Hernan Guerra (G&M Superman), Damian Wayne, and Bruce Wayne. Guest appearances by various other Robins, Clark and Jon Kent, and several others.

The Gods and Monsters DC team means so much to me and oh my god this fic was made with so much love and care for the characters. It's been a while since i read it, but i remember this fic had me staying up literally all night, eagerly going through all the chapters, one at a time. i was in bed kicking my sheets quietly irl lmao.

[itsdappleagain]

i know csweekly is on hold now, but I still have to catch up on The Luchadora Tango Caper, so here it is!!

Season 3 is maybe my least favorite season out of any of them, but I still love it, so I'm really excited to get into this!

Notes under the cut as always and please ignore the fact that I'm a month late on this thx

NEW CASTLE!!! NEW CASTLE YAYYY

sometimes I think this whole series is Maelstrom just talking about shit for like 14 hours

cleo sympathizing with guys in skirts <3 she knows ur struggle boys

love how they slapped up a giant glowing green world map and copper sulfate burning chandeliers before they put in insulation or heat

brunt, girl, calm down. they were just doing their evil minion bagpipe job

british on british violence

that was such a cute nod when this season first dropped. haha theres been no sign of her all summer because of the hiatus you are so clever

they rlly thought they had something with the turn them against each other thing. i cant believe they thought they tvy7 rating would let shadowsan and carmen kill each other 🙄

"carmen is DEAD" (cheery tango music)

i mean it works because we know hes wrong and stupid but like

no offense but the tango dancers are animated in a way that is reminiscent of a kid manually moving their barbie dolls legs to make them walk

our girl <3

tell me why dropping 200 feet onto the top of the metal detector was more sneaky than literally anything else she could have done

ok. yes. but the fact she is robbing it does not negate the fact that she will be on the news for breaking into a bank dsjfsdghfkdsa

1021 is the number on the box- could it mean something? in a strictly doylist sense. october 21st doesn't seem to have any significant holidays...I can't find anything, might just be a random number set.

good god the "i...have his eyes." hits me like a truck every time

gina pulled it out with the voice acting in this one

she WAS a very cute baby

"another" link girl what else has there been you should be ecstatic

ayyy its the character literally everyone except spintrap-stan and amaryllis solely remember for being voiced by dante basco

i love how snarky carmen immediately gets. if he knows her name and what she looks like, obviously he's an operative, so she gets to have a little fun in immediately declining him while still gaining valuable information, almost immediately, about who he is and what his talent will be

everyone is very stretched today

this is not my favorite fight scene honestly (at least until flytrap gets here. dont even get me started on her fighting style im in love with it) because its literally just like ooh. he kicks. she dodges. wow. they really do try with the tango parallels but idk

wow!! other people can kick too??? who knew

she protected the face

cutely runs into oncoming traffic

those cars were not even slowing down girl they were just like HONK MOVE OR DIE

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS FLYTRAP MY GIRL

okay mini rant incoming i already did a post on this like a billion years ago but flytrap is one of my favorites because in my opinion she and paper star are the most dangerous villains we ever see in the show. let me. try to find that post actually

yeah here it is

flytrap is also so hot and has the same va as luz so she's just top tier. idk if the team put half the episode budget into celebrity voice actors and thats why we only got 5 episodes but you know what

love how carmen is literally stopping her attempts to get free to banter. girl. stop

shadowsan <3

love how they do not even bother showing the fight they just get their asses handed to them

why didnt they start in veracruz just asking

not the table

ok guys. you can stop with the tango thing now. its okay

that little conversation between ivy and shadowsan is so good

comrades??? sir its not the cold war

article from 17 years ago, thank you for that easy to understand slang

carmen plot armored her way out of getting her skull smashed in on that train so hard that she made maelstrom stupid

its canon both in and outside of the show that color theory is so prevalent that any sort of red at all immediately signals carmen

the colors are so beautiful in this scene. carmen doesnt have her coat or jacket on, everythings just a little desaturated as she searches

THE ACME GANG <3333

not the finger guns and glasses wheeze hes such a loser i love him

THE FORESHADOWING TO EGYPT WITH THE PYRAMIDS ON HER LAPTOP!!!!

love how all we get of julia this season is her being pissed off and then leaving

he was such an asshole for closing her laptop why did he do that 😭

has carmen just been ignoring vile missions for the last season of the year to research her mom or

girlie is so sad about everything

ah yes, the door, the thing you wish to have opened, the best place to lean your full body against after you knock,

i'M SOrry. did you NOT attend a school for THIEVES

HSDGGDG HEY. just broke into your house. im your long lost daughter

i love how she goes DONT TOUCH ANYTHING and then immediately drags her whole arm across the wall and cabinet

also her face when she sees the masks is perfect

okay be honest how many of you have replayed carmen saying maybe mommy at least once. who. raise your hands

shes sooo buff

love how everyone is taking this so seriously and then carmen is just completely apathetic about anything thats going on

dont deadname lupe, carmen

her hair catching a gust of indoor wind for the sole purpose of making her look sick as hell in her intro card is so iconic

as ivy absolutely obliterating zack in the foreground is so fucking funny

she got that "EH EH EH." titter of "HEY NO. DONT YOU DO THAT" down scary well

devineaux strutting im sobbing. julia was doing SO well and then she got paired with devineaux AGAIN

that cab driver looks so concerned about the hulking texan in his backseat

remember when the trailer dropped and we thought those roses were for julia. good times

everyone narrowly avoiding each other as they pull in

you just know ivy smacked zack when he protested to decoy time hdsafhadsg

gotta say the "EH?" while getsuring to the trophies is fucking hilarious. obviously julia knows she wouldnt go after those but its so funny

i do love the way carmen just shrinks any time brunt appears. she is soooo traumatized

VAMOOSE EL MASKO SHES SO ACCURATREIUSDHKFSKHFD SHES EXACTLY WHAT MIDDLE AGED AMERICAN SOUTHERNERS SOUND LIKE

LUPE IS SO FUCKING COOL

devineaux showcasing his braincells for a spilt second this episode

ah, so begins the not a good time mantra

devineaux getting absolutely decimated because he thinks coach brunt thinks hes handsome is so funny

the referee watching two apparent civilians enter the ring: 🙂

carmen is so funny here. she uncuffs herself and then just leaves devineaux to die like fuck his ass he can get smooshed

carmen getting increasingly mad at devineaux while she drags him places is my favorite part of the episode

also, either carmen got stronger or devineaux had a few bouts of crazed research where he didnt eat, but she can drag him easily now as opposed to when she was struggling back at the trap in poitiers

they put this shot in the trailer and without context it just looked like carmen was standing there glaring at brunt menacingly

the cat burglar <3

worst fucking ref on the planet i love him

was carmen stopping to listen to julia's voice i would like to think so

ah the devineaux and cars gag. i mean, to be fair, it wasnt his fault this time

starts beatboxing

carmen really just dumped her whole life story on lupe thats so funny. girlie started the day preparing for a match, got her house broken into, and then ended the day learning about a global crime syndicate

they really ended s2 going THE NEXT SEASON WILL FOCUS ON CARMENS MOM and then started s3 going well actually um okay so

theres our transition sentence

lupe's yellow and blue palette btw!! cs color theory i love you

lupe is more of a mom than carlotta ever gets to be thats sad honestly

carmens little smile ough

here is a shot that very succinctly illustrates the dynamics in the coming seasons. the three at the table stand strong- always have. roundy is basically a footnote no one cares about him and then brunt...brunt is sort of on the edge. this carries over all the way into s4 when malestrom tries to drown her

oh my god i forgot about the weird halloween thing the faculty has going on this season i love it

my analysis is right in time for spooky season >:) halloween IS nearly upon us!!!

OKAY well my thoughts on the luchadora tango caper...pretty good. honestly its kind of net zero information because we introduce the premise of finding carmens mom and then immediately abandon it but it sets up um....well....it sets up....what does it set up

anyway- not my favorite episode, even though lupe is fucking awesome. i think it suffers a little from deviating from that classic caper structure and jumping around, but it does its job as an introductory episode.

until we return, sayonara, mon amigos!

[bittertarot]

you are so cool and non judgemental to chat with, so thanks very much once again! yeah I think the whole hysteria abojt idols fs in away its intruiging from a non obsessive point of view but for those who do obsess about idols fs are going to be in for a shock whenber idols are revealed to be dating and shock horror, its not themselves.

honestly I regret not really going for it and learning a genuine skill that I could then use later on but sometimes its just matter of having opportunities or being in the right situations to actually gain those skills, for example you could go to a really shitty school and learn something amazing or you can go to a better school but have shitty classmates or teachers that are of no real use to you or courses that arent available and so on and so forth, whilst idols have to go through a lot I do think what they get to do is super cool cause when they pass on they have a legacy to be proud of. Sadly I think it just comes down to them being in the right areas or theyre from the right families who can invest so much into idols gaining their skills and talents. I have yet to really see someone from my country denut in kpop group sooooo it kind of says a lot of where kpop is heading and that they were going to smerica come what may. its just sometimes our situations are very limiting and we cant always win at everything in life either or say you might want to do something but realistically you know its slim to none chances and i think at some point it has an age limit of when you can succeed at it. So even if i wanted to do what i originslly wanted it would take many more years just to get to a good skill and even then you might not be the best at it

I also think sometimes social media makes things neither great nor bad cause people can upload their skills and really empahsis on what they want nowadahs whereas when I was a kid we were doing fuck all with our free time yaknow? kids nowadays shouldnt waste their younger years is what im saying. sometimes i think that i dont fit in with my generation cause of how screen obsessed we all have become and then i dont fit in with newer generations cause they have so many more ways of making success for themselves, im just like what can i offer? honestly not much.

thats also why i lowkey wouldnt mind passing on early just to get out of this screen world that we are in and yet older generations were never bothered with taking selfies then they wouldnt habe been able to get social validation via online, so they were probs happier and things were at least affordable back then. i kinda envy the older generations in that respect, we only got to experience a small handful of years without the pressures of social media and ever since idfk 00s or earlier it kinda went to shit really.

everyone was expected to be online and idk how i really feel about it anymore im sort of over it and modern society generally sucks. so many idols get backlash for no good reason, youtubers who dont do anything wrong get gossiped about and snark pages are endless so even if someone wants to do something amazing with their lives they cant avoid scrutiny of any sorts. its just got way out of hand and its past the point of saying well just dont use it then cause we technically need these devices constantly so ergo its not hard to not be delulu about celebs and the likes either cause its literally everywhere.

Sorry for the late response, been caught up in some important stuff recently (it's not bad stuff LMAO)!! Anyways, thank you so much! I try my best to remain open-minded of any/all perspectives before forming an opinion of my own and even so, I'm very open to hearing others opinions on these matters. Debating issues is something I genuinely enjoy, as long as it is a polite and healthy debate ofc. It is quite interesting, I'd say it has something to do with the "loneliness epidemic" (as I like to call it) of these times. We're in a time where technology is increasing rapidly and human interaction isn't as common, we're more attached to our screens than actual people and that becomes an issue when it places you out of touch with reality! The obsessions over being an FS and whatnot is genuinely awful, like fans hating on idols and their relationships have led to some couples even splitting; look at Lee Jae Wook and Karina from Aespa as our most recent example. It's never too late to try, really. You can learn any skill no matter your age as long as you can put enough effort in, remain disciplined and dedicate time to it! I think your point there is quite valid, but since technology has advanced so rapidly, you can realistically learn most skills online now by a few quick google searches, taking notes, learning and applying them practically. I think it is quite cool how idols have a legacy that'll be remembered for a while. It's something I'd want to achieve before passing on, as even though making an impact, being remembered, etc isn't a neccessity it does in a way lessen the anxiety about passing on? It makes you feel like there is a chance that people will still mention you, bring you up, that what you did could be studied or researched by other people, that your story could motivate others into getting their shit together, etc. A lot of idols aren't in the right areas or families, though. I'll use BTS as an example here; some members had extremely poor families and were from a run-down agency that could never compete with the big 3. Look at where they are now? They single-handedly built up their label, going from Bighit to HYBE. Practice makes perfect, the more you practice, the more work you put in, the better you will get at that skill! Obviously, blind optimism isn't helpful but if you take the realistic steps in place to where you want to be in the next few years now; it will happen and you will succeed. I completely agree that we, as a society, have all become too screen obsessed and I'm also guilty of this, but it is an issue. It's caused a lot of parents to just let the screen teach their kids, too. I'm sure you have a lot to offer to the world, even if you might not think so. You can do it, though! I believe in you and I'm proud of what you have done so far :] !! I had a discussion with a friend about a similar topic to this, but a lot of trends now are fueled by "nostalgia" where things looked happier and less daunting to live in. I think after 2015 is when things started to spiral, but that's my personal take. You're more than free to disagree with anything I've said!! I don't think you should force yourself to be online, stick to the trends, etc. Do what makes you happy and you'll see yourself shine brilliantly! And yeah, a lot of delusional ideals are fueled by big companies nowadays, too, since fans will obviously put more money into those celebs if they feel like they might get "noticed" - which could also be why concert tickets are getting higher and higher even for newly debuted groups. That's my take on all this, though, feel free to respond and add on, agree, disagree, etc! <33

[neuvis]

You want asks? Here's 5!

1. Three places in the world you hope to visit one day?

2. What's series you've been curious about starting but something is preventing you from doing so? Examples being long length (One Piece), bad creator (Harry Potter) or toxic fanbase (every single one)

3. Secret talent?

4. If you were a multimillionaire, having enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life, how do you spend your time? What do you spend your money on?

5. Have an unpopular opinion you want to share?

A lot of places so three random ones would be: near the Cancun area just to see the cenotes, Japan (I'd need to do research on where to even start), and Machu Picchu

"Every single one" lmao. Thankfully I don't bother with the fanbase for most things I'm into I'd rather not be miserable and mad all the time. Anyway I've been curious about Dark Souls and Elden Ring but the gameplay style and difficulty have been preventing me from getting into them. I'm not a fan of the idea on the death system (you die once you drop your souls, you die again you lose them and your progress if you hadn't picked them up already) though I've never played the games so I can't say how I'd like it. I'm also picky about liking difficult games. Some I can handle, others not so much. Maybe I can just enjoy it from a afar or something.

I'm good at acting in plays :]

I'd spend my money to go back to school to help me learn languages and arts. I know it's not necessary to go to school for this stuff, but I desperately need a structured class system and real deadlines to help me. My progress in languages and drawing has been embarrassingly slow these past few years. I'd also want a ranch with goats.

This is only unpopular with super online spaces but people in online spaces get way too defensive and personal over random people's art opinions. Some rando could say, untagged on their own personal blog, "i don't like when artists dont put effort on xyz" and too many people get mad and feel the need to be all "reminder if u do this you're not a bad artist uwu" like let people hate in peace if they're not bothering anyone directly. Plus critique can be a good thing it's how you improve. People are always all "I only draw for a hobby I don't care about putting effort in xyz" but then they get upset that their art isn't getting any better or that it's hard. Gee I wonder why

[malkahpariyz]

I have been under attack by men lately. For everything holy and everything ordained by YAH (God) that I am. Here is a post for the women who can relate.

See, some stop at nothing to show they are intimidated and then blame you that their insecurities, made THEM attack YOU… and I have faced a lot of attacks over the years by weak, insecure, fragile masculinity men.

They attack me because my intelligence and whit.

They attack me because of my faith knowledge.

They attack me because of my celibacy, self-value, and self-preservation.

They attack me because I am sure of myself and purpose.

They attack me because of my greatness, confidence, and stature.

They attack me because of my TRUE place in this world and universe… all because my actual place here goes against what they believe it should be, because God has said it is so, for me to be great, touch others minds and spirits, and God has said it is so for ME to teach THEM and that is why I am here on earth.

(many assume my confidence in what I am here to do & how I speak of it comes from an “ego”, while they are totally wrong & it is their ego that stifles them from hearing what God has told me. My confidence in what I am here to do and who I am comes from God Himself, our close relationship and communications, and what He has said to me, about myself and who I am to Him, the asset I am to His plans.)

And it is also their egos that forbids them from seeing the truth of who I am, and the beauty in who I am.. and appreciating it for what it truly is. And they’re not shy about their ignorance and arrogance either.

OH, I’ve heard it ALLLLLL:

“You’re too pure and “prudish””

“You respect yourself “too” much, why are you still a virgin”

“You care for yourself “too” much why are you celibate”

“You’re too calm”

“You’re too outspoken”

“You’re too opinionated”

“You’re too smart”

“You’re too focused on what’s actually important”

“You’re too religious and spiritual”

“You’re too much of a leader”

“You’re too intellectually profound”

“You’re too strong”

“You’re too deep”

“You’re too confident”

“You’re too sure of yourself”

“You’re too aware”

“You’re too willing to teach”

“You’re too connected to The Source”

“You’re too much like who God wants you to be”

“You’re too precise and concise”

“You’re too much more talented than me”

“You have too much of a higher calling”

“You have too much of everything good and powerful”

It’s all been said to me in this exact way or in one way or another, and it all means:

“Your greatness is too much for me to feel comfortable with… you’re too much for my ego to swallow…so I don’t want to be around you.”

And on top of that. My righteousness offends them.

Let me tell you something,

I’m only here on YAHUAHs mission and I am meant to teach regardless of the audience being man or woman.. and it is these insecure unmanly men, who are confused about who God has told me I am and who I am to be and what MY (specifically me) place is here on earth, which is above the average man’s idea of my place here on earth… they think they’re here to teach me because they are men, all the while, I am here to teach them, even though I am woman. I am here to teach YAHUAHs (Gods) true words and laws and to teach others what YAH (God) has taught me. As my big brother Yahusha (Jesus) tried to do and I am here to be Yahusha-like, so here I am. Here to teach. Just like others of the truest, holy elected. And I am here to specifically do it through the music that I make.

And I will no longer shrink myself to be digestible to the low capacity fools that seek to diminish and undermine me, because they SEE my greatness without me even trying to show it and it bothers them.. and ladies I suggest you make the same decision.

Do NOT shrink yourself for low capacity, weak, ignorant, insecure, fragile masculinity men, to be able to digest you. THEY CAN CHOKE. LET THEM CHOKE. DONT SHRINK!!

Men have asked me to, and unsuccessfully tried to force me to shrink for them. You want to know why?They are weak and intimidated by me and literally continuously try to tear me down, all because they are beneath me and they know it and feel it. I say so boldly that they are beneath me, because although I am humble, I will not mince or shrink my verbiage or myself, to make others comfortable. Neither should you sister.

Many of these diminishing men pose as Godly men but ultimately work for the enemy and unfortunately they are not who they pose as or portray themselves to be. That is why they are trying hard to destroy and dismantle Gods message to you. As they have tried to destroy Gods message to me, about who He has told me I am to Him and who I am to be to Him and for His purposes. If a man (even for a split second) makes you feel like you are wrong for being you when being you is the art of being a great, outstanding, and extraordinary woman and being who God wants you to be AND YOU KNOW IT IS, then you must know that, that man’s agenda is to degrade, diminish, and devalue you, get you to live beneath yourself, and ultimately wear and tear you down to be a woman much less than your original self. All because of his own insecurities about his own manhood and persona being less than what it should be, and that fact is eating him alive and causes him to be jealous and envious OF A WOMAN and her GREATNESS.

Be careful out here ladies. Many of these men are “plants”. An entity placed (or planted) in the mix, for the purpose of tricks and destruction and secret negative missions against God and His true sons and daughters. They pretend to be something positive while their goal is carry out something negative or to STOP what are the positive plans God has for someone’s life. Many of these men are sent by enemies seeking to stop you. You have to be careful and remember, that all that glitters is NOT gold, and do not judge a book by the covers or the summary, pay attention to the energy being sent to you, and the actual fruits being bared. Not the fruits they want you to think they are baring but the fruits they are actually baring. If they claim to come in peace, but do not incite peace (pay attention), if they claim to come in love, but do not incite feelings of love inside you (pay attention), if they claim to come in positivity but are always saying or doing something negative or inciting negative emotions in you (especially if you did not warrant the incitement of negative emotions in you).. (pay attention). Those people are not who they claim to be or who they portray themselves to be. Those people are wolves in sheep’s clothing. The truth is many men of today are DEVALUERS (who often come in disguise) and who seek to drain and leech women of everything that makes them truly and purely VALUABLE and their goal is to take away, to discredit, or to destroy the parts of those amazing women, that truly gives them VALUE as a miraculous woman, whom is the true powerhouse of the universe ordained by God.

Rejection is your protection ladies. So heed NOT their reasons of dashing you away, people’s opinion/assumptions of you are NOT who you are & negative opinions towards the innocent, are telling of the accusers NOT the accused.

Stay safe, stay strong, stay blessed, stay YOU, my fellow Queens.

- The Modest Blog

[small-artists-big-dreams]

Follow me for a little thought experiment, will you?

You spend all week making this big project to show off your skills. This is a project you are passionate about, and makes for a great showcase of your talent.

You agonize over it, pouring hours of care into it. Finally, it is complete. It is the best piece you have completed thus far in your career. You excitely prepare the pedistal for which it will sit, the curtains that will draw back for the grand reveal, and you wait for the audience to file in.

You pull back the curtain and walk out to greet your audience, putting on the best show for all to see. You wait anxiously for applause, gasps of awe, anything at all.

Instead, you are met with silence. Almost no one showed up, and the few who are there may think or mutter to themselves, "i like that." If they have a reaction at all. Then they shuffle on. They are hunched over and only glance at your work for a moment, as if they are wary of being caught. They move on like they are afraid to make too much noise.

And just like that, the exibit is emptied. Within ten minutes, the show is over. Outside, there are plenty of people who would love to see your work, but the people inside the room didn't bother to spread the word. Even the ones who said they liked your work dont even mention your art. All of these people pass by your exhibit simply because the people who saw it didn’t say anything. They were too embarrassed to show compassion and enthusiasm for a small artist. They just let you rot in that little room.

Do you see the point? Do you see the problem? You have to talk about things. No one will ever hear anything if no one is speaking. Be loud! Be unrelenting! Make sure that when you put yourself out there, when you put your heart on display for the world to see, there will be others that you have supported there at your exhibit giving you the applause and praise and noise you deserve.

Make sure the people outside can hear you.

[vincells]

OOOO WAIT FOR THE OC ASK GAME BASED ON ACTUAL STORY STUFF:

2 for both characters and world, 1 for plot, and 3 for meta :DDDD (you dont have to do all of these LMAOOO)

What do the characters look/dress like?

The story takes place in early 2010s, as everyone is around their mid to early 20s. Bing's the oldest so they'd be about 30 now?? I think?? Everyone has their own style, but it does strictly follow 2000s fashion cuz of their age! Like an idiot, I've never bothered drawing character sheets as no character has set clothing.. but I can boards I created for a general idea of what they'd wear!

Bing;

Warm, heavy clothing you'd almost consider for mountain wear. Thick boots, lots of flannel. Not exactly a very fashionable person, but they get by with what they got.

Salem;

Modest, loose fitting dresses. Doesn't like wearing pants simply because they feel uncomfortably tight (no matter how baggy). Very much spring esc type wear due to the southern heat.

Samuel;

More retro esc clothes leaning closer to the 80s! Considerably, childish t-shirts paired with the shortest shorts. The football jock!

Stanley;

Lots of sports jackets & shoes like Nike & Adidas. While it seems like his clothes are name-brand most of them are from Goodwill or fakes lol.

What are the visuals/aesthetics of this story?

I actually have a Pinterest board made that shows off the general aesthetic :D

What is the plot of this story?

Around '07, a car was found totalled near the outskirts of Columbia, SC. The vehicle was in such disarray that it looked almost as though it had been warped into the tree it had collided into. Branches protruded out of it's windshield, as glass laid upon the forest floor. Only one of the victim's was known to be conscious, later confirmed to be the driver, who for whatever reason had not called for help. It was presumed they had sat there instead, in a state of shock, until help arrived. In sheer terror, they stared, watching the life bleed out of their passenger's eyes.. Listening to the gurgling sobs, as his jaw lay slack. 4 hours. They did nothing for 4 hours.

They never came to his funeral.

Time did nothing but further erod his sister's mind; a shell of a woman was all she was. Yet with time can prosperity, as that husk became something more. A solution. Justice.

How does the medium inform the storytelling?

I HAVE... NO IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS.. if it's regarding how the story is being told, I don't really know? as much as I love this story, I don't know if I have the full capability to write or produce the high level content I want to make. I would love to turn it into an actual ARG but, to be honest, I don't think I have the time or talent to pull that off :(

the most I think I can do is just Tumblr rambles, tbh, as nothing I produce will properly match what is going on inside my brain. hey, maybe I might bring the game back? (most likely not BUTT it's a nice thought). The best way I can explain how I'd LIKE for the ARG would be similar to lasagna cat? or the DAD arg. Like, I don't exactly enjoy up front analog horror. I want to create something where when you first watch it it's like, "wtf was that?" yk??? Similar to to Jack Stauber's content, I want it to be weird/unnerving but not on purpose. It's something you really have to go digging for story telling content. It's not supposed to make sense as it's all content directly from a woman who is slowly losing her mind.

ALSO IK NO ONE ASKED FOR THIS, but I figured since I've never exactly.. discussed this that it'd be good to go ahead and add plot 5

What are these characters relationships to each other?

Salem & Stanley are infact siblings! Along with that, Bing is Samuel's older, albeit adopted, sibling. Despite being the oldest, Bing has always had a close connection with their brother's friends, whom he met in highschool. They were always seen as the "mature" role model. Finally, Salem & Bing could technically count as partners , or even exes, as they have pending feelings for each other for a while. However, neither of them really admit to that.. The most you could say they are is a situationship who have hooked up in the past.

[dreamyghostie]

Tag game!

Thank you, @caromitpunkt :) slowly coming back from some really heavy days, ill try to go ahead with this now ^^

1. Are you named after anyone?

tbh i dont know but i dont think i am. my second name has been passed down to me, though

2. When was the last time you cried?

yesterday, but from joy this time. :)

3. Do you have kids?

nope, and dont want any as far as i can think

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

if i know and trust people a reasonable amount, then yes. :D

5. What sports do you play/have you played?

i played football when i was very small and once almost scored a goal, but then i quit soon after that. ^^ also i did karate for some years as a teenager until i quit that as well. im not the sports type, but i enjoy some swimming and cycling when there is time for that, it just should still be fun and not too exhausting. :)

6. What's the first thing you notice about other people?

that depends on the occasion, i suppose. here on the internet i tend to get a quick grasp of the general character of someone, while out in the wild it is more the outward appearance and maybe the interactions with their environment which i notice first. im not really sure about that all though, as i tend to analyse everthing heavily including other people :D

7. What's your eyes colour?

brown

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

happy endings :)

9. Any special talents?

as i said above, i analyse everything. and im quite good at finding information even with not much given to start, so i suppose i could be a pretty good stalker if i wasnt so concerned about bothering other people (:

10. Where were you born?

right in post-industrial wasteland north rhine-westphalia. :D

11. What are your hobbies?

i wrote that somewhere on my about page, so ill just cite it from there ^^ "i like to be outside on walks, cycling or swimming, enjoy music, reading, cooking and baking, sometimes play video games. oh and i also run a japan-themed sideblog (fun fact: i actually have a scientific background in japanese studies)"

12. Do you have any pets?

no, but my family have and i see them sometimes. :)

13. How tall are you?

very tall. you can always message me to challenge if you think you are taller than me :D

14. Favorite subject in school?

none really, i started to like what i was studying when i finally left school to study what i like. ^^

15. Dream job?

now this is a difficult one, but id go with scientific researcher, somewhere in the field of environmental sociology, environmental studies or sth similar. but without all the distressing things about science and academia, id like to be a passionate environmental scientist living out my passion and interests while at the same time helping to make the world better, to put it like that. :)

No-pressure tags to, lets see ... @chronicleofwastedtime @dreamyberry @just-a-got-otaku @quiltedcottage @mrs-bingley take your time and only do this if you want, but id really like to read this if you do. 😊

[unrelatabledude]

rambly thoughts about what im thinking that i feel a little embarrassed posting 

idk i think a lot of criticism is soooo wildly disliked bc 1) people dont like to hear bad things about the things they enjoy ( i am guilty of this tho i try to be better) 2) people really do dislike intellectualization of enjoyment and like... deep thinking.

Like that can be understandable! We live in a world where overthinking shit is seen as annoying and sometimes I do understand the urge of “shut up and enjoy this lol” but like! wow sometimes i just love hearing exactly what people love and dislike about certain things. the inner workings, the break down of scene by scenes... i wish i had the time and talent and ability to concisely express myself bc i feel like i have a lot to say about the things i like but a fundamentally inability to express myself. like in general but also! well!

Expression and breakdown and critique is so wonderful and amazing.... in all its forms... Its sad that cinemasins is the way it is because if it was actually a functional critique/praise channel it would be interesting! but also i think why cinemasins is so reviled is bc its critique without understanding. its sometimes not enough to go “this bothers me” you have 2 ask urself why.

I guess part of why recent memes have been irritating me is bc a lot of tumblr comes from a pov where they wouldnt even give a lot of 70s movies a chance, which is sad. idk maybe its just bc of my degree but i love film, i love its history even if i do also dislike a lot of old movies.

[gladiolidiaries]

The biggest problem with Banter is not Karl talking over everyone or the shitty ass guests (and thats saying a lot, because these things are BAD). Its biggest problem is that it has no purpose. Usually podcasts have a theme, a cohesive "aesthetic", a thing thats special to them and makes them stand out, or man, even a stablished target audience. But Banter has nothing, it's just (uninteresting) people talking. Which would be perfect if they were catering to stans who are familiar with them and just enjoy the content because of their personality. But they keep bringing guests in so the stans dont care, and they create this weird combo of things that only attract stans and things that only attract random people, without commiting to anything (TARGET AUDIENCE CMON this is the first thing you have to think about when you start a project directed to people), and the only thing they achieve is the podcast equivalent of a reporter getting into a red carpet event and asking the cringiest question to the most beautiful talented actress in the world.

I feel like they have completely forgotten that in order to get recognition they have to put work in because (forgive me for this, stans, but) stans will fucking eat anything up and they now think thats how the world works. They think whatever they deliver, no matter how low effort, will do good because of these people. But it's like they dont know their stans lmao. If they want to cater to stans fucking stream. If they want a new audience: stop it, guys youre not good at this please learn when to give up youre embarrassing yourselves!!!!

So sorry for the massive rant 😭 Im just constantly in contact with a really creative community with a lot of initiative and super hard working and it just pisses me off that these ccs who have such great oportunities dont even know the basics of how to start a project (THE.TARGET. AUDIENCE. MY. GOD.) and dont even bother to try to do better (getting a new set wont fix the problem, they cant fix a problem if they dont even realiza it's there in the first place) while the people I know will probably never get anywhere 😭 life is so unfair LMAO who gave men the audacity to think all of them deserve a podcast. kill banter. make Karl retire. peace 🫡

Anon can you copy paste that on the reddit post about the banter studio? I want Karl to read it.

I feel like when George joined Banter, they had a few good episodes. They were telling some interesting stories, like Sapnap being high recording a Dream video, or George's massage in Italy. That's the type of story I want to hear about in Banter. But instead Karl kept pushing guests down out throat and would cut snf when they started talking about more personal stuff.

[sunnisurrealism]

A Complete Unknown Trailer Celebration + My Flight Was Delayed to 10pm Tonight!

Oh me oh my, blue balled blue, YOU ARE AMAZING, AND I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

i feel like i have been waiting for this day for a long long long longgggg ass time and OMG SO MANY STRANGE BEAUTIFUL EXCITING FEELINGS HAVE BEEN STIRRED UP! THE TRAILER IS SO FUCKING SICK TIMMY I LOVED IT SOOOO MUCH :D :D :D I feel a bit ridiculous talking about Bob because you know his character so well, but i do eagerly feel the need to share that i was MINDBLOWN about the way in which you captured him! His voice ToT his aura ToT his mood ToT like omg this trailer truly is a blue ball, which ideally a good trailer does precisely, and it fucking worked. i INSTANTLY want to see more more MORE of you playing BOB! AHHH!!!!! heheheheh. fock. the cinematography is beautiful too ToT. i loved walk the line i watched it during covid to study. i love Pheonix too :)

i just read the rolling stone article and some interesting things came up for me. First off, it completely blew my mind as utter genius that this story will keep people from fully getting him, because that act is indeed exactly what bob was trying to avoid. so strangely meta mirrors within mirrors. this idea is so mindblowing genius to me. i always hella admired the fact that bob was an artist and everyone was like but bob what does it all mean and he's low key like y'all are squares AHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH i mean that's p much the essence of this movie right? BABABABHAHAHAHHAHA. timmy you know how deep i am in the metaphor consciousness. bob is probably overall one of the most über level metaphor consciousness writers. okay sure whatever yes these metaphors come from something sure but also, how gawd dayum boring would it be if we had to explain each impressionistic thought? it's called being an artist people BEING AN ARTIST! jesus fucking squares calm down. BAHAHAH.

other things: it occurred to me you may quite deeply feel like Bob yourself, now that i know you wish for exodus, and understand more cleary how much it prolly hella bothers you all this PR people in your face demanding opinions and your time n shit. was it in a weird way a spiritual release to get this energy out from yourself into the world? release prolly isnt the right word, you're still trapped, but perhaps idk alignment? synthesis? let's just say this, we know this role is not a coincidence on many levels. Additionally, i am wondering if you see me in Sylvie because i am the not famous normie girl not tainted by your world of fame and power. oh me oh me oh meeee the stoop photos really truly did melt my heart :) the nails were hot ngl. and dont want transactional relationships? shiet, awkward :(((((( it's okay my baby boi im never leaving you :)

Okay additionally i cannot deny my personal inspiration from Bob. From the interview, i was struck by the comments about tryna answer what it means to have special talents and how it can lift or destroy you. Loved this: "And instead of me trying to answer that question, which I truly believe is unanswerable, I think that we try to answer, when we come across someone like that, who’s got some kind of artistic tiger by the tail and seems on a kind of rocket ship compared to us mortals *(LOL)*, how does it affect us and our feelings about existence, our own validity? Jealousy, worship, idolatry, obsession, love, all these things can be the result of this kind of superpower that a character can have."

Well shit dicks dog, watch out for that FUCKING TIGER! Tigers are DANGEROUS. Grr grr like so totally grrrrrr. LOL. First off Amadeus is one of my all time faves, i always loved his laugh in this, wait shit my laugh is kinda getting weird like that, okay that's cool actually. Second off, tbh ngl when i read this my immediate thought was i want to be that person LOL / i kinda know i will be. you already are hella hella hella LOL WHAT A BURDEN LOLLLLLL ahahhaa. it's hot LOL. i know i'm gunna become so much more hella talented than i am rn n like my theory jazz knowledge will make me über über level magical talent vibes, it is a heavy burden but tbh and this is the main thing i wanted to share in relation to you: I AM SO FUCKING HAPPY I GET TO BE A FREELANCE ARTIST ON MY OWN GAWD DAYUM TIME WITH MY HOT FAMOUS HUBBY AND NEVER HAVE TO TOUR OR DO PRESS WHEN I DON WANNA BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS A BLESSING AND MY LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE IS DIFFERENT! I AM FREE AND I WILL REMAIN FREE!!!!!!!!!!! WEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! heheheheh. tbh i am so excited to see the scenes in this where bob is smoking a cig wearing the shades being like wow. wow yall wow. hahaha cuz that is indeed hella frustrating, which you would know from your own lyfe, and i know we will have to do press conferences like that too one day (i am so so so stoked to see your portrayal of Bob's moody and hardworking capricorn energy in this LOL) but there's also youtube and i am more than happy to explain all my metaphor shit because my dominant function in extroverted feeling so in that way i am different than him. tbh i dont imagine press conferences going poorly with me because i'll probably just make everyone crack up the entire time. hehe!

wow just realized he's a gemini. BAHAH fucking figure THAT one out PRESS TROLLLLLLLLLLL i lav that so much LOL. Gemini Rights, Lacy it up and FOCK OFF. all the chart sites are different but i think he has hella gemini and taurus. represent and respect. i need to confirm if his mars is in pisces, cuz that would be VERY interesting. anyways. oh and his mercury for communication is i think also in gemini which i feel like will be the entire plot of this movie TROLL I LOVE IT SSSSSSM! i feel like because i relate to having an inner thing that others don't understand. i relate to Bob and i highly respect it. idk wat can i say? it's just an artist thang (troll). im assuming/know you feel the same way. what im tryna say is that reading this article and seeing the trailer made it clear to me that this movie will hella guide me as i navigate my future of fame, which will be useful regardless of not signing deals or touring personally. we all fucking know everyone on the planet is going to ask about the lore and why why why. if i tell people i believe in the simulation i might look stupid, so that will be the one we'll need to navigate carefully, just like bob tip toes around his own artistry which i imagine is also THE major plot in this movie. love it. which by the way, i saw an interview in which he said he "made a pack with the man". or something. he is locked into the spirit realm, fo sho. no shit the squares dont get him. LOL.

lastly, i would like to address the Mrinmöy spirit connection to Bob as i had mentioned many times in the past, and how think it relates to what i saw in the trailer and... you Timmy! I do not think that Mrinmöy *necessarily* needs to have a perhaps... broodiness that i imagine you bring to Bob as he faces the onslaught of the world. However, there are still immense inner similarities. Mrinmöy (and Sunnï technically) have gone on many many side quests and learnt about the higher nature of reality through metaphor, and this leads to a secret wisdom that somehow needs to be shared with the world. also a burden. We have talked about this, but Bob's connection to divine metaphor and music and peculiar storytelling in ways that is hard to simply understand because it is so unique to him is his way in which he has connected to the higher magical realm. your spirit identity timothée does literally the exact same thing. you are writing it in the book, which i highly encourage you to include hella poetry because it is more mystical, and now you have amazing amazing useful guitar skills too to further explore this divine connection, on top of your amazing singing voice (still so impressed with your singing in the trailer). Now, what i think is interesting to reflect upon, is the ways in which we can *integrate* what we have learnt from this movie (which i know is ridiculous for me to say cuz i havent see it but to prompt your own reflection) similar the ways we have learnt from Dune. We can now take it for granted that, similar to Bob, you already do and now in different ways through writing the books and connecting with Félix and Mrinmöy have special secret identities that everyone in the entire world will inquire about. I accept my own responsibility for technically giving them do you. AND i think this movie will hella help me navigate what this struggle will be, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT! JESUS! and so let's finish with some reflection questions:

-What have you learnt from playing Bob that has helped you navigate your multiple identities? What visions do you have of the future that are similar to how things went down with Bob, and how would you like to play yourself differently to avoid his troubles? Or are there things you'd like to keep the same?

-How do you with authenticity and openness and just the right amount of distance share your special talent in a way that maximizes the magic of the talent? Do we have a responsibility to be open or hold back at all? How do we (and *should* we?) share magic talent?

-What have you learnt from playing Bob that has given insight into Mrinmöy? As a wise man, how does Mrinmöy navigate his power with grace? How do YOU see Mrinmöy being connected to Bob? What are your visions telling you? Why why why did we fall off the tower when you were filming this? How does Bob help transform the society (how does he see systems of power and patriarchy?) Did Bob give any insight into the patriarchy in a way? In what ways did the cultural tides of the 60's inspire you to be a "change-maker" in the future? Is "change-maker" a dangerous word? What have you learnt from Bob being lost in the sauce and how can we use that learning to integrate... something in ways similar or different? What is your vision knowing we will be bombarded by the world seeking answers? what is your responsibility and...

WHAT WILL YOU YOU TEACH ME?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?! ToT ToT ToT :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Oh My Timmy, I truly love the trailer and i feel so blue balled and.... I CANT WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!

I know we fell off the tower right when you were filming this. what a fucking troll. i am so so sorry. and again i am sorry for making the oscar comment when the sky fell, for some reason i thought filming was just wrapping up. im really truly so sorry for all the stress i inflicted upon you while you were filming this special important movie. i feel so so grateful and upon watching the trailer and reading the article it has really really occurred to me how much this movie will be a central guiding point for me as i navigate a sudden future of fame and for this... i am eternally grateful and SO SO EXCITED!!!!!!! the times are a changing muther fuckers and when my time comes i sure as well wont be a mutha fuckin rollin stone LOL. i dearly hope in our co-artistic career we can make the whole world feel like we're all just knockin on heaven's door :') ;) ;) ;)

My Angel My Love, sending big hugs and kisses to kick start your day wherever you are in the world, my sweet sweet sweetheart, today, every day, and forevermore 🖤 Congratulations!

Je T'aime Timothée! Ps. my flight was delayed to 10pm tonight, gunna pack all my shit up except my laptop and usb and do some extra recording this afternoon. hehe!