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Jasmine and Nutmeg for the ask meme! Mmmmm, fragrant.
ooh, thank you!!
jasmine ⇢ do you have a movie or book you loved but will never watch/read again?
book or movie, i'm honestly not sure. wrestling show, absolutely yes. there are honestly quite a few of them. many of them i'll never watch again simply because they're so dang long, and even though i loved them in the moment, i know that they'll never be as good in the future because i won't be able to revisit that unique point in time in which they came into existence originally. some of them, though, i wouldn't watch again for other reasons.
the example that stands out the most is probably AEW's Brodie Lee Celebration of Life, which aired on december 30, 2020, and which was possibly the most emotional media experience i've ever had. i've repeatedly struggled to explain this to non-fans, but i will try again! this was a wrestling show that happened when we were basically unable to have funerals, thanks to the pandemic (and we should have probably been unable to have wrestling shows, too, but thank DeSantis for that), so it essentially was a funeral, except it was a very public one in which the wrestlers, the crew, the fans, and his family all mourned the loss of Brodie Lee (who had died unexpectedly a few days before the show after battling health issues for months) the only way we really could. i actually really, really hate funerals, but this show, man... this show...
the thing about wrestling is that actor and character are one and the same, in a way they aren't for movies or tv. this show was simultaneously about the death of the character Brodie Lee and the man Johnathan Huber. it was sort of about his entire legacy as a wrestler and all the lives he touched throughout the years, and particularly the lives he touched in AEW during the short several months that he was there (one of the greatest tragedies in the company is that the show where Brodie was supposed to debut, in his hometown, was the first show that had to be filmed in an empty arena due to covid. he died without ever getting another chance to perform in his hometown).
everyone was in character but not at the same time. it was fake in the way that wrestling always is, but also real in the way that wrestling always is, too. i think a lot of tragedies are really about finding a way to grapple with the reality and mindless cruelty of death by folding it into a narrative, and that's exactly what this show did, all while giving the characters and their performers a space to grieve as well as celebrate someone who'd had an immense impact on them. AEW's booker and president, Tony Khan, basically completely rewrote his plans for the show that week and put the company's main storylines on pause so that they could devote the entire show to Brodie.
i don't know how it would even come across to someone who isn't a wrestling fan. parts of it would probably be very off-putting and jarring, in the way that pro wrestling is such a mess of contradictions (it's belief and disbelief at the same time, walking that fine razor's edge between fiction and reality). but they wrote it for people who understand what it's like to live in this world, who live in the world that Brodie lived in.
it was a show that was exactly what it needed to be, exactly what it should have been. no more and no less. the wrestlers were out there putting on the performance of a lifetime and then just breaking down into tears after their match was over. MJF was maybe the only person who never broke character because he had to play the villain so that Brodie's eight year old son, whose real name was Brodie (everyone called him "Brodie Jr." even though Brodie was only his father's ring name, not his "real" name), had a tangible bad guy to vanquish and got to play the hero on national TV and save some of his favorite wrestlers after he had to experience one of the most horrific things that can happen to a child.
at one point, Brodie's old tag partner Erick Redbeard made a surprise appearance. he was carrying a sign that said "goodbye for now, my brother. see you down the road". i don't believe in Heaven (and the concept of it honestly distresses me), but in that moment, i thought, "maybe Heaven can exist in kayfabe".
this was a show with a very long tail. eight years from now, if AEW lasts that long, Brodie Jr. will probably debut as a wrestler (he technically already has an AEW contract, though of course he is still a literal child), and some of these old threads will probably get picked up again as he attempts to reckon with his father's legacy. some other dominoes have already fallen: Bryan Danielson mentioned this show as one of the reasons he jumped ship to AEW from WWE in 2021, and CM Punk also listed it as a major reason why he decided to put his faith in AEW and come back to wrestling in 2021 after seven years of retirement...
(it stood out to Punk that the AEW roster didn't leak anything about Brodie's health problems until his death. in 2022, however, the boat got a lot leakier, which spurred on Punk's increasing distrust toward his fellow wrestlers, ultimately leading to his undoing, and nearly the undoing of AEW as a whole. it shook the company at its very core and seriously threatened the golden lovers story, my favorite wrestling story (and possibly favorite love story?) of all time, but THAT is a different story...)
sorry for the very long answer about a subject that you don’t care about! 😅
nutmeg ⇢ how’s your room/home decorated? do you have a specific theme or style going on?
unfortunately i am currently stuck living with my parents for the foreseeable future, and i don’t have a whole lot of control over how my overall living space looks. i’ve thought quite a lot about what i want to have, though, and what i hope my future house looks like, if i’m ever able to actually live on my own for the long term...
i think i’ve probably told this story before, but my blog title, “all green and idols,” came from the Alan Moore comic Providence, where a character was quoting the 1902 novel Felix by Robert Smythe Hitchens. i have not read that book! but the quote was specifically describing a room, and as soon as i read it, i was like “wow that is my ideal house aesthetic, actually??” i’ve always been someone who has had trouble committing to one coherent aesthetic choice. i like too many things! and many of the things that i like are contradictory, and sort of compromise each other aesthetically if i combine them. but i do believe that “all green and idols” somehow embodies the full spectrum of aesthetics that appeal to me, and is actually a workable theme? so that is what i aim for, and what i wish my house to eventually look like.
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There Are No Gays in Football by Malu 3 (@penaltykeks)
with art by alby mangroves (@artgroves) and @mizufae
Bound for Zephyr for the Renegade Bindery book exchange
Words: 212,919 | 662 pages
Binding this book made me nostalgic. When I was in high school and just getting into fandom and reading fanfic, Merlin was one of the bigger fandoms on Livejournal. I actually have never watched the show, but know a bit about it through fandom osmosis.
I went with more of a classic look; I wanted it to look like something traditionally published. The design isn't super eye-catching, but I'm proud how it turned out because I think the overall construction and layout is well done. I wish I had some slightly better photos, because in person I think it looks really nice, but I finished 1 day before the deadline so I didn't really have enough time. 😅
I'd also like to thank @desmothene for advising me on the typesetting for both of my exchange books.
Fonts: Alegreya, Gidole, and Piximisa
Bookcloth: Dark Red Brillianta
(Unfortunately I'm not sure exactly what type of paper the endpapers are. I bought them from a local paper store and I can't find them on another website.)
In regards to the construction, the only snag I hit was with the cases. I somehow managed to get glue spots all over the bookcloth. Once you get glue on the Brillianta it simply won't come out. But, pro tip, if you have some acrylic ink of the same color you can paint over the spots and it becomes much less noticeable.
I also had some difficulties with the titles. Lining up the iron-on was annoying, I couldn't tell if it was even and in a straight line. Then I realized I could hold the bookcloth up to the light and see it on the paper side. (I added this picture because the whole process was so fiddly, I want some documentation it turned out okay.)
I have to give a shout out to this sulphite paper I bought from Blick's. I originally bought it to use on my printer, which didn't work well, at least on my laser printer. But it works super well for made endpapers, with very minimal wrinkling.
I really like these ribbons, I think it gave a nice pop of color, as well as fitting the theme of the story.
Surprisingly, my favorite part of the typesetting was...the appendix! That's because I found some very interesting notes by mizufae about the background of the fic, as well as the art created for it. Reading it, it made me happy to think about how fanfiction can be so collaborative and creative, and bring people together out of a simple shared enthusiasm.
I was really struck by this sentence in particular: "I like to imagine that one day I will go mad and print TANGIF out and have it bound as an actual book. Do you realize it's over 200k? That translates to a ~700 page novel." Well, it only turned out to be a little less than that. 😄
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#waterFA - For all Water fanarts collab alike
#WaterdeerFA - Waterdeer Fanart solo
#MizuFA - Mizuaki the Tanuki Half Raccoon half Dog Mascot fanart
#ritzuFA - Ritzu Ochigami the Neko VTuber fanart for my character
#BlazeyFA - Blazey Kitsuna the Kitsune girl ^^ fanart for her
#WaterDeer18 - NSFW Fanart Please Hide that shiiiz before uploading also No shipping me with others(I Do not appreciate it)
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Finally decided to register mizufae over on cohost. No promises I will remember to use it but if tumblr goes down this is the most likely place I will wash up. Feel free to follow me there. I have no clue how to use it but the BFF says it’s like LJ but slightly modernized, which is promising.
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LHSNG: [Decisive Battle] Indicus (GR) and KR (UR), [Repose] Nureha (GR), and [Resting] Mizufa (UR)
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(832): Moral of the story: I’m going to stab everyone
Actually canon Mizufa.
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@mizufae dropped this phrase earlier and I just can’t stop thinking about it
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@mizufae replied to your post “Someone told you to draw them before and your answer was mocking”
i cannot buhLEEVE that in hellscape 2020 you still have anon asks on
what hellscape, here I am with wine, midnight cheese, grinding animal crossing and drawing hairy ballbags, living the mostly-unemployed dream
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mizufae replied to your post “I have a ton of embroidery/cross stitch stuff but no ideas for...”
embroider the handwashing instructions meme with the lady macbeth monologue!
oh hell yes this is a much better idea. actually now I want @shitpostsampler to make a pattern for it?
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i guess we’re mortal enemies now but i do say that with full respect
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mizufae: do you have nintendo online? lets be animal crossing frans
I almost certainly do (I bought the digital copy, hence....online...I think....) but I’m embarrassingly bad at technology for a person of my age so let me investigate and figure out how this all works and I will report BACK and then I will have animal crossing frans! yah!!
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mizufae replied to your post: times are bad, but it’s hard to dwell on that when...
Omg why are the boots so hard to get
well, you need four of them to make the garbage heap wallpaper and floor (in addition to four cans and four tires)! a friend of mine was generous enough to donate enough trash for me to make the wallpaper, but i was still one boot short for the the floor, haha! and i spent hours trying to catch one last night, but i had really bad rng (plus the water eggs didn’t help). i caught like five cans and two tires before i caught the one boot that i needed
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the yellow stuff in the watercolor post is masking fluid, you can paint it on and let it dry and then rub it off afterwards to protect stuff beneath it from getting painted over.
also thank you @sortofahippie and anon who replied !
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LHSNG: [Swimsuit ‘17] Minori, Serara, Rudy, Isuzu, Nureha, Mizufa, and Maryelle
Tohya just had an Awakened version of his old swimsuit, so there’s no new art for him.
#log horizon#sng#official art#minori#serara#rundelhous code#isuzu#nureha#mizufa#maryelle#alternate outfits
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