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gillianthecat · 5 months
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I have Not been doing what I should have been doing this week, which is Not Great. BUT. I have been feeling the urge to watch BL again, so I been flittering around streaming services and binging some and dropping others. Here's the list of the 18, in the order I watched them, with brief thoughts on each. My rating (out of 10) are in [blue]. Feel free to ask me to say more about any of them!
Pit Babe (2 eps) [7]
Fun, enjoyed the tropiness of it, intrigued by Jeff/Alan, whatever secrets Charlie and Jeff are keeping, and that drifting competition which was hella sexy. I like my omegaverse fics "non traditional" so i appreciated that the first BL out there was alpha/alpha. I wasn't engaged enough to keep going, but would like eventually to pick it up again. One of the few shows I'm not filtering the tag for, so I'm enjoying other people's reactions and gifs.
My Personal Weatherman (finished) [8]
I wanted to love it more than I did, many aspects were wonderful, but the leads never felt like real characters to me, just seme/uke tropes fulfilling their roles. Actors very pretty though. I have a bunch of notes I may finish and post eventually.
Laws of Attraction (finished) [9]
10% of it was terrible, 10% was completely nonsensical (instagram live-ing your date while on the lam? really??), 10% was mediocre, 50% was good, and 20% was sublime. Film was phenomenal as the complicated lawyer with his thousands of smiles, and I now have a crush on him. I started watching a het lakorn for him afterwards (Lucky Star, free on Viki, very soap opera, he and his costar are great). I loved grandma and the batshit ex. I've already forgotten parts of the plot. Wish it could have been higher heat, the restrictions kinda fucked with Charn and Tinn's chemistry in the second half, after they got together, but Film made it work with his coy blushing maiden routine. And their chemistry pre-dating was fire. Second leads were cute and I do love me a pining bodyguard, but sadly the actors were kinda eh.
I Became the Main Role of a BL (1 ep) [9]
I am very excited about this, doing so many things well, balancing slapstick and humanity, all the little details are great. I like how the "real world" is still tropey and absurd but also noticibku more grounded than the "drama" world. I'm invested in the managers' stories. I have hopes for its sexiness, given how Aoyagi was touching Akufuji's arm in their rehearsal. Love love love Akufuji stanning.
Double Mints (finished) [5]
um. I didn't hate it. I didn't like it exactly, but there were some poignant moments. My first actually dark BL (I know Pornographer is classified as dark, but it didn't feel that way to me). Possibly there's some profundity in it, but it didn't grab me enough that I want to spend the time thinking about it. Also many plot things that didn't make sense to me. Perhaps just translation issues? Unlike the next on my list, this wasn't porn, it was a violent yakuza story. Not actually very explicit given that it's supposed to be high heat, with the significant exception of a rape scene.
The Shortest Distance is Round (Noir) (finished) [5]
I mean this is literally softcore porn with a weird dark plot around it. I think most of the actors are actual porn actors; I know the lead is. I could have thoughts on the story, but I feel like I'd need to know more about Japanese cinema to say anything meaningful. Just saying, the sexual harassment at the beginning is the tamest bit. Also a hilarious misdirect with the dead fish sleep kiss (at least for me who was going in blind). Some of the sex was hilarious (goat boy!) some of it was creepy and rapey, and some was genuinely hot.
Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss (3.5 eps) [7.5]
Fun and fluffy, like the premise, the seme character has charm, but soon lost interest in that level of slapstick and tropiness. May eventually finish.
Love Stage Japan 2018 (half an ep or so) [6]
Liked it more than the Thai version, which I saw a few episodes of. The set up makes more sense. Soon lost interest in that slapstick style. Wouldn't avoid it, but no current urge to return.
Utsukushii Kare 2 (My Beautiful Man 2) (finished) [9]
I love them so much! As the middle section, it didn't work as well on its own as season one (a hothouse masterpiece) or the movie (their blossoming), but it was an important bridge in their journey.
Utsukushii Kare Eternal (My Beautiful Man Eternal) (finished) [10]
So amazing. I wasn't sure that they could make a good ending of this story but they knocked it out of the park. Managed the tricky balancing act of having Hira and Koyoi grow up and learn to have a healthy relationship while still remaining their kinky weird selves. Echoed season one in so many beautiful and meaningful ways. I may eventually write more about it.
Long Time No See (movie) (finished) [7]
I didn't recognize the title so o started it without knowing anything about genre or plot. I wanted to like this much more than I did. Theoretically I am into all the elements. But somehow it didn't work for me. It felt hollow, or rather like the outline of a movie rather than the movie itself. Nothing really felt real to me. Perhaps just my mood, perhaps because I didn't recognize the name and so went in to it completely lost and confused. And the sex scenes all felt a little off, a little fake to me. Like the actors were kinda uncomfortable with it. It was very low budget for its concept, and I think needed to either be full kdrama length (maybe 8 full episodes) of get somehow even artier about it to be an atmospheric film. Which it should have been, and all indicators pointed to it, but somehow wasn't. I think I needed to know the characters better to care about. Which may or may not have required learning more about them; there are characters I've felt deeply that I knew very little about, but somehow not with these two. Also I couldn't get the sister's deal. It felt like she was hinting she knew the assassin secrets? But also not. Anyways, the leads were very pretty. And the shot of them stumbling out of the final fight was moving. I may write more later.
Dom (a Strongberry short) (dnf) [4]
Only 13 minutes long and I couldn't finish it, even with 1.5x speed in parts. Experimental little short about anthropomorphized condom boxes, and there's some sort of human plot about a virgin and his cheating boyfriend that I lost track of. It's not bad, just not what I was in the mood for.
Bake Me Please (like 10 minutes of ep 1) [5.5]
When I was talking about not being into cooking themed shows this is the kind of show I mean. It already had a bunch of tropes that are not for me, particularly random normal people treated like celebrities, and people on tumblr seem frustrated with it so it didn't feel worth pursuing.
Ossan's Love (2018 Japan) (2 of 7 eps) [8]
Seems very well constructed to be exactly what they wanted it to be. My enjoyment of that sort of slapstick and yelling style show depend on my mood, and I lost interest, but want to return eventually because it's a foundational show.
Love Mate (less than 1 ep) [7]
Some appealing elements, but got annoyed at the employee's negging and pushiness. I guess I'm too particular about realism, but in what company would it be acceptable to turn a meeting about their product into a psychoanalytical critique of why your boss can't love. Also I es confused by the bosses dating strategy. He just regularly meets up with men 1 time for awkward meals that he seems to hate and then doesn't even have sex with them? Or were we supposed to infer the sex was just censored out? Not the biggest deals but both together indicated that this show was going to play loose with logic in a way that would irritate me. And the seme was being a pushy ass.
Naked Dining (Zenra Meshi) (finished) [8.5]
Loved it overall, though had flaws. Loveblogged it so many thoughts in the tags.
My Ride (4 out of 10 eps) [7]
See today's liveblogging for my thoughts. I like many aspects, but lost interest after four eps. Didn't catch me up enough to want to binge it. I think I'm in an actor centric mode, and unfortunately none of the actors are that good in it.
Every Moment That I Think of You (finished) [8.5]
Randomly found on Gaga, 2 very short episodes from China 2021. Very appealing leads, censored, high school romance/intense friendship, partially through the pandemic. Fit a year's worth of story into 28 minutes. Surprisingly solid, though made me want to see the full length uncensored version of their love story, same actors. Ending confused me. Subtitles of voiceover implied that was their last night together but didn't say what happened, but nothing and was shown. Perhaps just a bad translation? Very low budget (sound mixing was amateur) but did a lot with what they had. Chaotic adolescent boy camera work and editing style, always moving, which fit story very well. Recommend if ok with censored stories.
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bengiyo · 1 year
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Jack o' Frost Ep 6 (Finale) Stray Thoughts
Last time, things finally came into the open, and Ritsu made the only choice he could: he ended things with Fumiya. Still, the birthday scene that led into the couch make out was incredible. This show is the first time I've ever enjoyed an amnesia plot, and I'm excited for this finale.
The little brother is very attractive.
The leads are playing the tension of this separation so well. Fumiya being considerate just doesn't land after everything that's happened, and looks like the last hope it is.
Of course the neighbor knew about their problem, and she is here to meddle!
Wanting to forget a relationship because it was painful is relatable, but the experiences we've had with others are part of who we are.
I like that everyone around them roots for their relationship. It makes everything Fumiya did a little bit easier to accept, because you know that there was a time when they were really good.
I love when we pan the camera to see characters just missing each other. It never gets old.
I like how Ritsu hasn't been center framed in a while. Makes it feel like he's a bit off. Meanwhile, Fumiya is centered because he knows what he needs to do.
I really like the style of art Ritsu makes.
Oh look at that. Ritsu moved into the center frame as he started to remember his history with Fumiya.
I don't care that the frost is fake. It's used perfectly.
Okay, but Ritsu remembering their actual first meeting that Fumiya didn't is actually so romantic.
"Thank you for remembering," also got me. Goddamn.
I'm really loving the way they use the lighting every time they go to this diner.
What a gentle finish for this show, and maybe the MBS BL Project.
Final Verdict: 10, Highly Recommended. I've been giving out a lot of tens lately, but so many shows have completely delivered on their premises! This show actually made me appreciate the amnesia trope (one I usually loathe) by combining it with something I've been begging for: stories about queer people staying together. Ritsu and Fumiya had some pretty big problems, but they cared about each other so much that their own community wanted them to try to figure it out. That's just so lovely.
I'm beyond thankful that we completed this year of BL by focusing on a couple that worked out after starting off at a crisis moment. I sincerely hope this isn't the last we see of BL from MBS, because I've enjoyed this experiment in Mr. Unlucky, Senpai, Takara and Amagi, Eternal Yesterday, Candy Color Paradox, and Jack o' Frost. With the bonus content from Utsukushii Kare, MBS gave me so much to enjoy
While I admittedly was harsh on some of these shows, I am so glad we went on this journey. Thank you all for joining me.
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brookston · 6 months
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Holidays 12.13
Holidays
Acadian Remembrance Day (Canada)
Anesthesia Technicians Day (Turkey)
Bicycle Built For Two Day
Blame Someone Else Day
Clip-On Tie Day
Count the "La's" in "Deck the Halls" Day
Ella Josephine Baker Day
International ACAB Day
Jane Addams Day
Jum ir-Repubblika (Malta)
Loki Day
Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day (Poland)
Nanking Massacre Memorial Day (China)
National Bring Your Brother-in-Law to Work Day
National Day (Saint Lucia)
National Day of the Horse [also 2nd Saturday]
National Guard Day (US)
National Violin Day
New Calendar Day
Nusantara Day (Indonesia)
Peace Day (Korea)
Pick a Pathologist Pal Day
Reed Plant Dat (French Republic)
Republic Day (Malta)
Sailor’s Day (Brazil)
Santa Lucia Day (Sweden, Scandinavia)
Skip Day
Swiftie Day
Unreturned Library Book Day
World Violins Day
Yuletide Lad #2 arrives (Giljagaur or Gully Oaf; Iceland)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Ice Cream and Violins Day
National Cocoa Day
National Cream Cheese Frosting Day
National Ice Cream Day
National Popcorn String Day
World Raclette Day
2nd Wednesday in December
Book Club Day [2nd Wednesday]
Independence Days
Vendsyssel (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Antiochus of Sulcis (Christian; Saint)
Aubert (Christian; Saint)
Comp-U-Coffee 2000 (Muppetism)
Emily Carr (Artology)
Euler (Positivist; Saint)
Feast of the Light-Bringer (Old Swedish Goddess of Light)
Hanukkah Day #6 (Judaism) [thru Dec. 15th]
Herman of Alaska (American Orthodox Church)
Ides of December (Ancient Rome)
John Marinoni (Christian; Blessed)
John Wayne Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Judoc (a.k.a. Joyce; Christian; Saint)
Kenelm, King (Christian; Saint)
Larry Storch Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Losar (Ladakh, India)
Losoong (a.k.a. Namsoong; Sikkim, India)
Luciadagen (a.k.a. Little Yule; Scandinavia)
Lucia’s Day (Pagan)
Lucy (Christian; Saint) [Writers]
Monkey Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)
Odile of Alsace (Christian; Saint)
Othilia (Christian; Saint)
The Sementivaem (Ancient Rome)
Tellus (Ancient Rome, with table spread for Ceres)
Thorn Cutting Ceremony Day (Glastonbury, England; Celtic)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Martes (Unlucky Tuesday; Spanish culture) [Tuesday the 13th] (2 of 2 for 2022)
Prime Number Day: 347 [69 of 72]
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Triti (Unlucky Day; Greece) [Tuesday the 13th] (2 of 2 for 2022)
Premieres
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot (Web Series; 2016)
American Hustle (Film; 2013)
An American in Paris, by George Gershwin (Broadway Musical; 1928)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Disney Film; 1971)
Beyoncé, by Beyoncé (Album; 2013)
Bugsy (Film; 1991)
A Chorus Line (Film; 1985)
Clue (Film; 1985)
Dark Star, performed by the Grateful Dead (Song; 1967)
Driving Miss Daisy (Film; 1989)
Emily of New Moon, by L.M. Montgomery (Novel; 1923)
Fool Coverage (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)
Foxy Lady, recorded by Jimi Hendrix (Song; 1966)
The Getaway (Film; 1972)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Film; 2013) [3 of 3]
Jerry Maguire (Film; 1996)
The Jewel of the Nile (Film; 1985)
Jumanji: The Next Level (Film; 2019)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Animated Film; 2024)
Maid in Manhattan (Film; 2002)
Mars Attacks! (Film; 1996)
A Miser Brothers’ Christmas (Animated TV Special; 2008)
Monitored Noose or The Carbon Copy-Cats (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 6; 1959)
My Name is Nobody (Film; 1973)
The Poseidon Adventure (Film; 1972)
Rakuen Tsuiho: Expelled from Paradise (Anime Film; 2014)
Richard III (Film; 1955)
Saving Mr. Banks (Film; 2013)
Scooby-Doo! Pirates ahoy! (WB Animated Film; 2005)
The Scorched Moose (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 5; 1959)
Sense and Sensibility (Film; 1996)
6 Underground (Film; 2019)
Star Trek: Nemesis (Film; 2002)
Tristessa, by Jack Kerouac (Novel; 1960)
Uncut Gems (Film; 2019)
Wind (Pixar Cartoon; 2019)
Today’s Name Days
Jodok, Lucia, Odilia (Austria)
Jasna, Lucija, Otilija, Svjetlana (Croatia)
Lucie (Czech Republic)
Lucia (Denmark)
Ele, Ere, Hele, Loviise, Lucia, Luise, Viise (Estonia)
Seija (Finland)
Jocelyn, Lucie (France)
Jodok, Johanna, Lucia, Ottilia (Germany)
Aris, Efstratios, Ioubenalios, Evstratios, Loukia, Lucy, Stratos (Greece)
Luca, Otilia (Hungary)
Antioco, Lucia (Italy)
Lūcija, Veldze (Latvia)
Eiviltė, Kastautas, Kastytis, Liucija, Otilija (Lithuania)
Lucia, Lydia (Norway)
Łucja, Lucja, Otylia, Włodzisława (Poland)
Dosoftei (Romania)
Lucia (Slovakia)
Lucía, Otilia (Spain)
Lucia (Sweden)
Louise, Lucia, Lukia (Ukraine)
Cinderella, Cindy, Cynth, Cynthia (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 347 of 2024; 18 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 3 of week 50 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Ruis (Elder) [Day 16 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 1 (Yi-Si)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 1 Teveth 5784
Islamic: 30 Jumada I 1445
J Cal: 17 Zima; Threesday [17 of 30]
Julian: 30 November 2023
Moon: 1%: Waxing Crescent
Positivist: 11 Bichat (13th Month) [Euler]
Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 3 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 81 of 89)
Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 22 of 30)
Calendar Changes
冰月 [Bīngyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 12 of 12] (Ice Month) [Earthly Branch: Ox Month] (End-of-Year Month)
Ṭēḇēṯ (a.k.a. Tevet, Tebeth & Tebetu) [טֵבֵת] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 10 of 12]
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fleet-off · 2 years
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Metas and sundry
Collecting my metas and other stuff in one place for easy access. Updated irregularly.
KinnPorsche Subtitles: Send a message if you're interested in receiving a copy of my edited version of the KinnPorsche subtitles! They are uncensored, grammar/spelling-checked, phi-inclusive, and re-timed. Details here.
Fanfiction: See the masterpost of fic stuff uploaded to Tumblr here.
KinnPorsche Meta:
Ep 2: Pete's portrait
Ep 5: Motorcycle ride: A false comfort for Porsche and viewer alike
Ep 6: Forgiveness and the irreconcilability of Kinn's personas
Ep 7: Why we're all trapped in the bathroom: Framing a high-connection, high-physicality sex scene
Ep 9: Was Vegas listening to the sermon?
Ep 10: Tankhun adapts his style for the role he plans to play
Ep 10: Pete and Porsche's fight scene: Right hand on the gun
Ep 10: Vegas's portrait
Ep 10: What's in Vegas's secret room?
Ep 10: Vegas's predatory prints: a slow reveal
Ep 11: Vegas's first panic and a refusal of control
Ep 11: The pill kiss: Not proof but promise
Ep 11: Crossing chains, removing boundaries
Ep 12: Was leaving the handcuff key intentional?
Ep 12: Korn: Another terrible Theerapanyakul pet-owner
Ep 11/12: Wound-tending and sex: These parallels are a great time
Ep 13: The plate drops, the bubble pops
Ep 11/12/13: Vegas's anti-mirror meta
Ep 14: The post-credits scene: Breaking free of the narrative
Other KinnPorsche Tidbits:
Ep 6: Listen, search and rescue is hard
Ep 7: The reality of Vegas: Porsche can't look, Pete can't look away
Ep 7: VegasPete: Matching halves in green 1 and 2
Ep 8: Savoring the bubble
Eps 8 & 9: The Buddhist mantras translated
Ep 11: Face grab: These parallels are a bad time
Ep 11: Ill-suited habitats: Vegas doesn't know how to keep what is in his care
Ep 11: Predatory prints: The snake shirt drops!
Ep 11: The game Tankhun and co are playing when Chay pops up
Ep 12: Pete ignores multiple escape routes
Ep 12: Out of the business? Unlikely, Porsche
Ep 13: The VegasPete sex song
Ep 14: Kim and Chan knew
Meta in other fandoms:
Dear Doctor I'm Coming for Soul: Organ donation as redemptive act
Dear Doctor I'm Coming for Soul: A turning point in Prakan's relationship with death
Secret Crush on You: SkyJao: Subverting the scrunched-face kiss trope
War of Y: Koon's order of priorities
Tidbits in other fandoms:
Be Loved in House: I Do: Wu Siqi would fit in my pocket and you can't convince me otherwise
Plus and Minus: Zheng Zeshou and the fear of abandonment 1 and 2
Mr. Unlucky: Fukuhara unphased by homelessness
Moonlight Chicken: Gaipha's mother's medications
Moonlight Chicken: Gaipha's chicken-contaminated hands
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brookstonalmanac · 4 months
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Holidays 1.29
Holidays
Axe Day (French Republic)
Blue and Pink Day
Bowling Green Massacre Day
Bubblegum Sculpture Day
Carnation Day (a.k.a. Red Carnation Day)
Curmudgeons’ Day
Feast of Overdue Expectations
Fields Day
Freethinkers’ Day
Gab Union Appreciation Day
Hall of Fame Day (MLB)
Holiday of the Three Hierarchs (Greece)
I Don’t Like Mondays Incident Anniversary Day
Jigsaw Puzzle Day
Martyr’s Day (Nepal)
Milton Friedman Day (California)
National Colin Day
National Day of Remembrance for the Quebec City Mosque Attack (Canada)
National Day of Transgender Visibility (Brazil)
National Lady Gaga Day
National Police Anniversary Day (Philippines)
National Puzzle Day
Nevermore Day
Oprah Winfrey Day
RNLI SOS Day (UK)
Romeo and Juliet Day
Sahid Diwash (Martyrs’ Day; Nepal)
Seeing Eye Dog Day
Thomas Paine Day
Victoria Cross Day
World Automobile Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Gnocchi Day (Argentina)
National Corn Chip Day
Pork Belly Day
Potato Day
Sugar Cone Day
Weisse Beer Day
5th & Last Monday in January
Cyber Monday (Russia)
Aukland Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]
Nelson Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]
Northland Anniversary Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day [Last Monday]
Independence & Related Days
Constitution Day (Gibraltar)
Kansas Statehood Day (#34; 1861)
Larsonia (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Festivals Beginning January 29, 2024
Bierfest Kunstmann Valdivia (Chile)
Dark Beer Festival (Leighton Buzzard, UK) [thru 2.2]
St. Moritz Gourmet Festival (St. Moritz, Switzerland) [thru 2.3]
WSWA Access Live (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 2.1]
Feast Days
Andrei Rublev (Episcopal Church (USA))
Anton Chekov (Writersim)
Aquilinus of Milan (Christian; Saint)
Barnett Newman (Artology)
Blue and Pink Day (Shamanism)
Charge Candles by Moonlight Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Concordia I: Irene’s Day (Pagan)
Constantius of Perugia (Christian; Saint)
Curmudgeons Day (Pastafarian)
Dallán Forgaill (Christian; Saint)
Edward Abbey (Writersim)
The Equiria in the Campus Martius (a.k.a. The Pacalia; Ancient Rome)
Francis of Sales (Christian; Saint)
Gamelion Noumenia (Festival to All Gods & Goddesses; Ancient Greece)
Gildas the Albanian or Scot or the Wise (Christian; Saint)
Gildas the Wise (a.k.a. Badoncius; Christian; Saint)
Happy Hedgehog Day (Pastafarian)
Hesiod (Positivist; Saint)
House Blessing Day (Celtic Book of Days)
Juniper (Christian; Saint)
Paddy Chayefsky (Writersim)
Parade of the Unicorns (Everyday Wicca)
Patrick Caulfield (Artology)
Romain Rolland (Writerism)
Sabinian of Troyes (Christian; Saint)
Sabrina T. Pagebottom (Muppetism)
Samuel Worcester Rowse (Artology)
Sulpicius Severus (Christian; Saint)
Sulpitius I of Bourges (Christian; Saint)
Theo Wujcik (Artology)
Valerius of Trèves (Christian; Saint)
Valero’s Feast (Spain; Saint)
Vasant Panchami (Celebrating Saraswati, Hindu goddess of knowledge)
Willy Wonka Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Lucky Day (Philippines) [6 of 71]
Prime Number Day: 29 [10 of 72]
Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [7 of 37]
Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [8 of 60]
Premieres
Alice, by Avril Lavigne (Song; 2010)
All My Sons, by Arthur Miller (Play; 1947)
All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (Novel; 1929)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Pt. 2 (WB Animated Film; 2013)
The Beggar’s Opera, by John Gay (Ballad Opera; 1728)
Donald’s Tire Trouble (Disney Cartoon; 1943)
Doorway to Danger or Doom in the Room (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 94; 1961)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louise Stevenson, adapted by J. Comyn’s Carr (Play; 1910)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Film; 1964)
Fantasia (Animated Disney Film; 1941)
Faust, complete play, by Goethe (Play; 1829)
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand/Sie Liebt Dice, recorded by The Beatles (Songs in German; 1964)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (Animated Film; 2016)
Matinee (Film; 1993)
Million Dollar Carton or Jack in the Box (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 199; 1963)
My Little Buckaroo (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)
Out and Out Rout (WB MM Cartoon; 1966)
Peaceful Neighbors (Color Rhapsody; 1939)
Pests for Guests (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe (Poem; 1845)
Rock-a-Bye Gator (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)
The Seapreme Court (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1954)
She’s All That (Film; 1999)
Skelton Frolic (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1937)
Sleeping Beauty (Animated Disney Film; 1959)
Two at One Blow or The Devil Beheader (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 200; 1963)
Up at the Villa, by W. Somerset Maugham (Novella; 1941)
Window Pains or The Moosetrap (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 93; 1961)
Today’s Name Days
Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)
Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)
Zdislava (Czech Republic)
Valerius (Denmark)
Valmo, Valter (Estonia)
Valtteri (Finland)
Gildas (France)
Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)
Varsamia (Greece)
Adél (Hungary)
Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)
Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)
Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)
Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)
Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)
Ignatie (Romania)
Gašpar (Slovakia)
Valerio, Valero (Spain)
Diana (Sweden)
Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 29 of 2024; 337 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 1 of week 5 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 9 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 19 (Ren-Chen)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 19 Shevat 5784
Islamic: 18 Rajab 1445
J Cal: 29 White; Eightday [29 of 30]
Julian: 16 January 2024
Moon: 86%: Waning Gibbous
Positivist: 1 Homer (2nd Month) [Hesiod)
Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 5 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 40 of 89)
Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 8 of 28)
Calendar Changes
Homer (Ancient Poetry) [Month 2 of 13; Positivist]
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What are some Japanese bl you would recommend? (i have only watched cherry magic, my love mix up and old fashion cupcake)
Japanese BL is a little harder to get sometimes because they lack consistent international distribution, but if it's not available on a legal platform you can usually find it on a grey site. I tried to mention where I watched it, but some may not still be available on those platforms.
You already mentioned three of my faves, including Old Fashion Cupcake, Cherry Magic, and My Love Mix-up.
In no particular order, here are some others I enjoyed. Star rankings based on my personal taste and are out of 4 (4=flawless, 3=enjoyable, would rewatch multiple times, 2=pretty good, don't regret watching it but probably won't rewatch it, 1=bad, do not recommend):
Seven Days: Monday - Thursday, Friday - Sunday ***/* (Grey, sweet and pure, my first ever Japanese BL, a classic high-school set BL based on a manga, Seiryo says yes to anyone who asks him to be their boyfriend, but the caveat is it's only for one week, one day on a whim Shino asks him out)
Ossan's love 2018-19 **/* (Viki, gay office romcom, distinct Japanese humor that you will enjoy if you liked My Love Mix-up, ultimately kind to its characters)
The Novelist *** (GaGa, distinctly queer story about a young man who begins transcribing for a gay author who writes pornography, open ending, but the both prequel and sequel really round out the story and bring it to a satisfying conclusion)
Restart After Come Back Home *** (Grey, movie, man returns to country home after quitting Tokyo job, starts working at a farm, gay romance ensues, very beautiful)
My Beautiful Man / Utsukushii Kare **/* (Viki, school set, two leads are both a little too immature to make the first move so years pass with both of them thinking their love is unrequited, whipping boy trope)
Given** (WeTV, sing your feelings done right, healing journey through music, feels like watching a live action manga)
Mr Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss**/* (Viki/GaGa, school set, romcom, low-heat, excellent production values, supernaturally unlucky boy pairs up with a supernaturally lucky boy, cute)
Minato's Laundromat *** (Viki/GaGa, gay age gap romance, high school student persues laundromat owner, low-heat, good production values, sweet story, don't recommend the sequel)
Takara kun to Amagi kun** (Viki/GaGa, school set, two high schoolers navigate a new relationship with each other, vv low-heat) 
Kabe Koji Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to be Recognized** (Viki, gay romance, grumpy yaoi manga artist and sunshine jpop idol, exaggerated humor mixed with poignant life lessons, vv low heat) 
Jack O'Frost ***/* (Viki, gay romance, amnesiac young man and his co-habitating ex begin their relationship again, short 6 ep, A+ acting, excellent production values) 
End of the World with You ** (Viki, gay romance, former lovers reunite at the end of the world in a 2nd chance romance, high-heat, abrupt and ambiguous but hopeful ending)
Tokyo in April is… ** (Viki, gay romance, 2nd chance romance, reunited after 10 years of being forced apart by their parents as teens two Tokyo professionals rekindle their relationship, A+ production, tw: rape, sexual assault, workplace sexual harassment) 
Our Dining Table ** (GaGa, gay romance, lonely office worker befriends a young boy and falls in love with his older brother while dining together as a family on the weekends, A+ domesticity) 
My Personal Weatherman ** (Viki, gay romance, struggling manga artist lives with his weatherman boyfriend but is oblivious to the fact that they're in a loving D/S lifestyle relationship) 
If It's With You **/* (GaGa, school set, sunshine out gay student transfers to a new school and is befriended by a reserved yet honest hardworking fellow student, sweet, A+ communication, beautiful people and cinematography) 
I Cannot Reach You ***/* (Netflix, school set, hot and smart jock has a long-term crush on his adorkable BFF, pining, friends to lovers, self-acceptance, kindness, clear communication) 
I Became the Main Role in a BL Drama ** (GaGa, gay romance, 2 actors playing an onscreen couple fall in love, cohabitation, food as love, low heat)
What Did You Eat Yesterday *** (GaGa, slice of life gay romance, established older gay couple, heart warming and food-centric)
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Castle 6x21 law and boarder
the skateboard episode liveblog
Foggy Skateboard motorized bike Love a good chase scene, u'd never be able to run away on board tho. Construction work? wet concrete or smth?
Castle totally would have gone through every permutation. (there is only one combination.) If you brag like that I wouldn't care if you lose Alexis & beckett <3 (someone already giffed) Caslt mr word man would NOT lose to beckett tho, unless he just got really unlucky with his words.
Becks is so pretty! (I miss s1 beckett tho) RC: Sounds like a scene from an action movie. JE: Yeah. I know. Especially when the biker started shooting and Logan crashed through that window right there. Wow cool casts. He's a young man, 2-4am he'd totally be out that late.
Always a sus key, why around the neck tho? KANIE LOVE KANIE LOVE KANIE LOVE I LOVE THE GIRLS girling out for a sec there & I'm so happy. Oh. I forgot that this episode was the one with ryan & esposito fighting like that... Actually since watching this ep, my fam was in a situation like that. My older (trans) brother is my dad's best man. Esp since dad's last best man was probably hella catholic & hates dad now for leaving his wife. which valid.
"Congratulations lanie" Thanks! Also idk who castle picked I'm not a boy! You really think it's one of you two? rysposito argument. he HAS spent every day lol KR: Oh Javi, I’m the obvious choice. If you can’t see it I can’t explain it to you.
Cool wall at her place! Ah tsa crap. Ooh skateboard tools! No wonder tsa would hate him. I know ppl who went to china for martial arts training (the sifu was some sort of ambassador & made good relations b/w canada & china) & came back with weapons. on the plane. Performance items, we called them.
Oof. I mean yeah that's like being a skaster for ya. (I should pic outfits. I like ryan.) Becks knows bikes! KB: Oh. A reigning champion unable to cope with defeat. (she looks to CASTLE with intent) That sounds familiar.
Wow a fight.
Wow cameras! I wonder who did the filming! She owned a motorcycle! Extremely handsome with a high degree of difficulty.
Like his hat & outfit. & austin. & tampa.
it looks like what it is what it looks like. (Yeah that's the definition of looking like smth) "omg life & death" ok shut up.
Wow early intro this time huh "My associate Mr. Castle"
"You hear about Logan's death or the break-in?"
Your GUN? Tony hawk my beloved. *looking up a pic of him bc idk what he looks like-- I can SORT OF picture him but idk if that's him. studying a photo of tony hawk every night before bed so I never become one of Those People.)
You remember the words exactly or are you paraphrasing?
Love the way castle walks with the coffee. Ooh castle is pretty! lol dark web moments THE-- THE ALBANIAN MOB? Albania is actually rly pretty.
lol esopsito OH RYAN'S FACE
mountain dew lol. Wow another semi-cool hat. Bummed? Look at this party. Ross De Koning: The albanian killed him? RC: what albanian? Me, speaking as RDK: you know, the albanian guy who yelled at him or w/e happened, isn't that why you're asking about the mob? Why else would you find a link to albanian organized crime?
Oh wait no it was 5 or 6 years ago. My man sent this guy to prison... the mom got seven years? enver who theoretically got the mom into it got less time? ugh.
Ooh lighting in this room, nice wood looking good... Found the Lord! I like it. You were willing to pay it? really? Get momma released early? That's kind of him! I like Enver!
RYAN GAVE HIM THE RECIPE? SECRET FAMILY RECIPE!?!? (even jenny's lol) Awkward pat on the back. Could clip, esp that facial expression. (but if I did i'd also clip ryan's face when esposito walked away after giving the novelty pen.)
Skateboarding with a heavy thing? Poor guy. I remember cycling to school with my backpack, lunchbag, zipper binder, & violin all on my back. Yeah. yeah...
Won't clip castle's eyebrows. Beckett totally let him win. Ooh it's a turntable of a scrabble game. Ah quixotic, idealistic to the point of unrealistic. Hm, they played an entire game of this, set design & writers, I wonder if it is legit.
I love the mythical Bill. They always say goodbye to Bill on the phone. I want Bill fanart. & by one of us I mean you. Ah true, bachelor party planning would probably be better by esposito. Ah true, Ryan is the high moral standing-- WAIT HE JUST CALLED HIMSELF PRETTIER XD "Did she beat you at scrabble again?" "is stephen king winning at texas hold em again?" "did somebody find naked pictures of you again?" (well the 2nd wasn't ryan but) JE: *pat pat* KB: ?
Wait I never grabbed an outfit pic! Noooo! Too late lol. Nice outfit today too but I think I've seen him wear it before & got a pic. Like how there was beckett's purple shirt that I saw in my clips when I was thinking about snapping a pic of it this ep-- turns out I got the shirt in a different ep already!
Ooh rock wall! I love climbing! Ooh maybe I should snap caskett's outfits. Oh. Good gravy. Lol there are easier ways to break in than lockpicks. Why go through the lock when you can just go through the door?
hi8? never heard of that. Hey becks is back to wearing that wierd beige thing...
That is why you never wear logos on your clothes.
Ah motorcross rider!
My man has adhd, motorcross performer? up in the middle of the night? jittering like that? yeah.
Ryan brought him a coffee sdjfoijsjjfkjlsdkjf *interrupts before castle can drink* *again* *almost again* *literally backs away* should I clip? no
that's where the 3k was from! He stayed inside? Why not escape with him? I mean yeah ask for a cut bro! *literally was criminaling right then*
Bacon brownies! "you had me at bacon" that was one of the last words he said bro. *lookingn ryan up & down like "you cockblocker" minus the cock* (actually new fic idea: ryan & esposito are trying to seduce Castle, & then at the end castle says "actually, I choose BECKETT!!" & the boys are like "well crap." & maybe it ends with "well now I have all this stuff for seducing men, whatever will I do with it?" & possibly *trying to impress eachother all along*) Ooh I can see names: sullivan-- WAIT SULLY'S STILL HERE! --& messer or w/e that one says (I saw it last ep too)
*cockblocking*
RC: Have you noticed anything odd about Me: ryan & esposito, yeah RC: ebosito & ryan Me: WHOM
OOoh love her hair! (Weird-nice. just sorry for you bc I beat you at scrabble.) My man looks like a baby. Or not I take it back.
HOO! I love ryan with a waistcoat that ties a bit tight on the lower back-- Mm! I'm gay but I'd be a lesbian for this man! (my 3d gender chess makes sense to me. except I suck at chess. I should post that.)
IDK TO CLIP BUT OH MY GOSH THIS. SCREAMING SCREAMING SCREAMING. CAN'T SAY WORDS. TOO MUCH TOO GOOD
when they were looking around I totally thought that they were going to suggest a dead body. bc then it is a third person not them & also it's funny bc homicide detectives. but No Way.
Poor gal, her son is dead... Ah yes, the good old days. Neighbourhood stuff. Six years-- didn't we hear that? Oh wait it was 5 or 6 years ago that ever want to jail
It's that neighbourhood? of course they don't care abt the death of the 12yo. Love a good old camcorder cassette. CSU would have noticed that
6 seconds is a lot! Toory unrealistic tech magic moments. makes my baby bro mad.
Why NOW? why running out of time?
Tommy Fulton: *immediately assumes they are accusing him of murder*
What plan? Brett Zaretsky: You can’t kick me out of here. This man’s my client. TF: Youre fired.
Cute, skateboard video! Love it! lol me & my brothers. Little bro rly good, better than me, I feel like crap. At least little bro isn't loud about it. Oh heck you watched the murder!? Holy crap! & that's why the cam was on the ground, u dropped it as soon as u saw the attack to go help.
was this in present time? WAIT THIS WAS BACK THEN? WHAT KID IN A BAD NEIGHBOURHOOD HAD 5 MIL TO SPARE LIKE A DROP IN THE BUCKET? oh at least it was smth he didn't actually have As A Kid.
DK logo! De Koning! I like how in the back some ppl were still partying for a minute there.
Brah
RC: And to think all of this happened because Ross couldn’t bear being second best. (pause) So. Are you ready for another rematch?
Man-chat? After all ryan & esposito are basically one person. Best of both worlds RC: Um … guys, I’m, uh– flattered & honoured– KR: You’re welcome. JE: Yeah, you should be. RC: He chose alexis! alkjsdfhljksdfhsdjadfkjhhfdjeyb I am love love love love I am so happy. They look almost mad in their shock (just like my brother. dad's best man. except he's not a girl. tho he is trans so idk.)
KR: I did not see that coming. JE: I can’t believe I gave him my pen. KR: I can’t believe I shared our family’s secret recipe. JE: I can’t believe we just got beat by a girl. KR holds out a finger. KR: Let’s never speak of this again. JE: Speak of what? (won't clip)
A midnight sing-along of Grease? a What?
Why did you do that?
Oh yeah they used to play poker, I remember when the captain & everyone was at his place & then they caught a murder late at night... Yeah that was fun.
Ooh heheh, look at these two. Love them sm She has a bra AND a watch left!
Could you play strip scrabble?
that was fun
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kitschiee · 2 years
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S-sir…I-
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safe to say shinomiya probably gets what he wants due to his luck.
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lun-rambles · 2 years
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This is the week of tooth roting sweetness and the accurate queer experience™ :
1. Preparing a lot and then decide that it's to better wait...CONSENT, COMMUNICATION, THANK YOU TAIWAN.
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2. In case of doubt ask your nearest queer.
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3. Friends are family.
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3. That painful young love, that big fat crush.
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4. The first date ever is really nerve wracking ( extra if you were the one who made the plan)
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We are not near the episode 11 for both shows but we agree that this is the calm before the storm , right?
Are you ready ? I'm not, I was not ready for this week and certainly not for the next one.
....
Bonus :
The panicky and the confident gay, how precious is this show.
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liyazaki · 2 years
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trust me- he's looking, naoya 👀
mr. unlucky has no choice but to kiss! | ep. 6
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absolutebl · 2 years
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I got tagged y @liyazaki (thanks sweetheart!) 
Reveal Your Watch & Rewatch Drama List
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Currently Watching BL 
La Cuisine (GaGa Sat) - LOVE IT 
My Ride (GaGa) - LOVE IT EVEN MORE 
Cutie Pie (YouTube Sat) - wasn’t into it, decided it was Thailand goes super-yaoi and now totally am all over it. Plus, thank you for the chemistry, I almost forgot was that was like. 
Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul (iQIYI Weds) - I like it more than I thought, but I’m a big cool premise person 
Cupid's Last Wish (YouTube Sun) - also like it more than I thought I would, since one of the premise I do NOT like is body swap 
Enchante (YouTube Fri) - Live blogging ep-by-ep here. I’m all over the place and now mostly disappointed. 
Love Stage!! (AISplay or grey Sat) Ep 8 - it’s very good, I want to see Thailand adapt more Japanese stuff now (can I get a redo on Silhouette of Your Voice too? While we are at it, could Taiwan do Same Difference and Korea do Given? Please & thank you. 
The Tuxedo (GaGa Sat) - might be dropping this one.
Cherry Blossoms After Winter (Korea Viki Fri) Ep 6 - FUCKING LOVE IT. Wasn’t wowed at first but it is SO classic yaoi and that’s so different from what Korea usual does and I happen to like the stepbrothers trope a whole lot (yes I know, not actually stepbrothers) but still! Yay! 
Blue of Winter AKA Judo Boys (Korea Weds YouTube) - Korea does a pulp, it’s not good but also, can’t stop watching 
Starting Soon BL
KinnPorsche (iQIYI Sat) - Eh, I’m kinda over it because of all the pre-production drama. Also I really don’t trust Thailand to go dark. If this were coming from Taiwan or Korea or even Japan I’d be excited. But now I’m just a little scared and going in exhausted. That said, I’ll probubly live blog it. 
My Secret Love (??? Mon) - another Thai Uni pulp so it better be good or I just got too many going right now and I’ll drop it and maybe binge it during the late summer slump. 
Miracle of the Teddy Bear (??? Sun) - i had a bit of a hunt and didn’t find it but also I’m not fussed this is NOT a premise that interests me.
Blueming (Korea IQIYI Weds or Thurs) - Korea bringing us another uni set BL? That I AM into though. We haven’t gotten many of these and they really hit it out of the parks with Semantic Error. I’m certainly watching this. 
PlusMinus (Taiwan April 15) - FINALLY a new BL from Taiwan that I am really excited to see. Childhood friends and coworkers who suddenly become more. 
Mr Unlucky Can Only Kiss! AKA Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! (April 21) Plot: Kota is perennially unlucky. Naoya (Yusuke Sato of Jpop LOL) is always lucky. They meet by chance at their university's freshman orientation. Kota's misfortune is alleviated when he's with Naoya and due to a misunderstanding, they end up dating. This seems like the college version of My Love Mix Up and I AM HERE FOR IT.  
There are more that I am excited about but I only picked ones that have announced drop dates. But GAP, Oh! My Sunshine Night, and Between Us are up there. 
Rewatching
Semantic Error 
Light On Me 
Plus the most recent episodes of Cherry Blossoms and Cutie Pie. 
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Holidays 12.18
Holidays
Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day
Arabic Language Day (UN)
Australian Christmas (Team Fortress)
Baranth Do (Elder Scrolls)
Final Fantasy Anniversary Day
Flake Appreciation Day
Founder’s Day (Qatar)
Hug a Soccer Player Day
International Migrants Day (UN)
Minifig Day
National Crime Junkie Day
National Deborah Day
National Harry Day
National Jeremy Day
National Scrooge Week begins (according to Mr. Ed)
National Twin Day
Nutcracker Day
Nyempa Guzom (Sikkim, India)
Pink Panther Day
Play Bingo Day
Republic Day (Niger)
Sunday Newspaper Day
Truffle Day (French Republic)
Tulya’s E’en (Beginning of Yule Season; Orkney Island)
Voice From Space Day
Wear a Plunger On Your Head Day
World Minorities Rights Day (India)
Yuletide Lad #7 arrives (Hurdaskellir or Door-Slammer; Iceland)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Bake Cookies Day
Let's See What We Find in the Fridge Day
National Ham Salad Day
National “I Love Honey” Day
National Muffin Day (Brazil)
National Roast Suckling Pig Day
National Stilton Day (UK)
3rd Monday in December
Christmas Lunch Gift Exchange Day [3rd Monday]
Design Wall Monday [3rd Monday]
Free Shipping Day [3rd Monday] (Also 12.14)
National Emo Day [3rd Monday]
Independence Days
New Jersey Statehood Day (#3; 1787)
Qatar (1878)
Feast Days
Eponalia (Feast of Epona; Roman goddess of fertility)
Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian)
Fantastic Finkleman (Muppetism)
Feast of Our Lady of Expectation
Feast of Our Lady of Solitude (Mexico)
Flannán (Christian; Saint)
Gatianus (a.k.a. Gatian) of Tours (Christian; Saint)
O Adonai (2nd O Antiphon or Great Advent Antiphon; Christian) [2 of 7]
Paul Klee (Artology)
Priestley (Positivist; Saint)
Rufus and Zozimus (Christian; Martyrs)
Running of the Roboderos (Church of the SubGenius)
Saturnalia Day 2: Saturn’s Release (Pagan)
Sebastian (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Unusual Music Instruments Day (Pastafarian)
Urdhyauli Parwa (Festival of the Animals; Nepal)
Willem van de Velde II (Artology)
Winibald (a.k.a. Winebald; Christian; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]
Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [37 of 37]
Premieres
Anchorrman 2: The Legend Continues (Film; 2013)
Another Round (Film; 2020)
Avatar (Film; 2009)
Baby Buggy Bunny (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)
The Ballad of the Green Berets, recorded by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler (Song; 1965)
*batteries not included (Film; 1987)
The Big Blast or A Many Splintered Thing (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 81; 1960)
Boris Lends a Hand or Count Your Fingers (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 188; 1962)
Boris on a Broomstick or The Flying Sorceror (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 187; 1962)
Born to Boogie (Music Documentary Film; 1972)
Brazil (Film; 1985)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Film; 1957)
Broadcast News (Film; 1987)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Film; 1968)
Cinderella Liberty (Film; 1973)
The Color Purple (Film; 1985)
Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe (Play; 1592)
Dragons of Ashida (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #14; 1964)
From All of Us to All of You (Animated Disney TV Christmas Special; 1958)
Her (Film; 2013)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (Film; 2015)
Last Train to Christmas (UK Film; 2021)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight, by The Tokens (Song; 1961)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (TV Series; 2020)
Mary Poppins Returns (Film; 2018)
McCartney III, by Paul McCartney (Album; 2020)
Moonstruck (Film; 1987)
More Kittens (Disney Cartoon; 1936)
The Nutcracker, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Ballet; 1892)
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (US Film; 1969) [James Bond #6]
Out of Africa (Film; 1985)
Overboard (Film; 1987)
The Prince of Egypt (Animated Film; 1998)
Twistin’ the Night Away, by Sam Cooke (Song; 1961)
The Two Towers (Film; 2002) [The Lord of the Rings #2]
September in the Rain (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)
Sisters (Film; 2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Film; 2015) [Star Wars #7]
The Steal Hour or A Snitch in Time (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 82; 1960)
A Symposium on Popular Songs (Disney Cartoon; 1962)
The Yearling (Film; 1946)
You’ve Got Mail (Film; 1998)
Today’s Name Days
Philipp, Wunibald (Austria)
Bosiljko, Dražen, Gracijan, Malahija (Croatia)
Miloslav (Czech Republic)
Lovise (Denmark)
Neeme, Neemo (Estonia)
Aapo, Aappo, Rami (Finland)
Briac, Gatien (France)
Esperanza, Gratian, Luise (Germany)
Floros, Sebastianos (Greece)
Auguszta (Hungary)
Graziano (Italy)
Jordisa, Klinta, Kristaps, Sarmis (Latvia)
Eivilė, Girdvilas, Gracijus (Lithuania)
Kate, Kristoffer (Norway)
Bogusław, Gracjan, Gracjana, Laurencja, Wilibald, Wszemir (Poland)
Daniil (Romania)
Sláva (Slovakia)
Esperanza (Spain)
Abraham (Sweden)
Griffin, Griffith, Ruff, Rufina, Rufus, Russ, Russell, Rusti, Rusty, Ty, Tyrus (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 352 of 2024; 13 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 1 of week 51 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Ruis (Elder) [Day 21 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 6 (Geng-Xu)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 6 Teveth 5784
Islamic: 5 Jumada II 1445
J Cal: 22 Zima; Oneday [22 of 30]
Julian: 5 December 2023
Moon: 38%: Waxing Crescent
Positivist: 16 Bichat (13th Month) [Priestley]
Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 8 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 86 of 89)
Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 27 of 30)
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brookstonalmanac · 4 months
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Holidays 1.29
Holidays
Axe Day (French Republic)
Blue and Pink Day
Bowling Green Massacre Day
Bubblegum Sculpture Day
Carnation Day (a.k.a. Red Carnation Day)
Curmudgeons’ Day
Feast of Overdue Expectations
Fields Day
Freethinkers’ Day
Gab Union Appreciation Day
Hall of Fame Day (MLB)
Holiday of the Three Hierarchs (Greece)
I Don’t Like Mondays Incident Anniversary Day
Jigsaw Puzzle Day
Martyr’s Day (Nepal)
Milton Friedman Day (California)
National Colin Day
National Day of Remembrance for the Quebec City Mosque Attack (Canada)
National Day of Transgender Visibility (Brazil)
National Lady Gaga Day
National Police Anniversary Day (Philippines)
National Puzzle Day
Nevermore Day
Oprah Winfrey Day
RNLI SOS Day (UK)
Romeo and Juliet Day
Sahid Diwash (Martyrs’ Day; Nepal)
Seeing Eye Dog Day
Thomas Paine Day
Victoria Cross Day
World Automobile Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Gnocchi Day (Argentina)
National Corn Chip Day
Pork Belly Day
Potato Day
Sugar Cone Day
Weisse Beer Day
5th & Last Monday in January
Cyber Monday (Russia)
Aukland Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]
Nelson Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]
Northland Anniversary Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day [Last Monday]
Independence & Related Days
Constitution Day (Gibraltar)
Kansas Statehood Day (#34; 1861)
Larsonia (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Festivals Beginning January 29, 2024
Bierfest Kunstmann Valdivia (Chile)
Dark Beer Festival (Leighton Buzzard, UK) [thru 2.2]
St. Moritz Gourmet Festival (St. Moritz, Switzerland) [thru 2.3]
WSWA Access Live (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 2.1]
Feast Days
Andrei Rublev (Episcopal Church (USA))
Anton Chekov (Writersim)
Aquilinus of Milan (Christian; Saint)
Barnett Newman (Artology)
Blue and Pink Day (Shamanism)
Charge Candles by Moonlight Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Concordia I: Irene’s Day (Pagan)
Constantius of Perugia (Christian; Saint)
Curmudgeons Day (Pastafarian)
Dallán Forgaill (Christian; Saint)
Edward Abbey (Writersim)
The Equiria in the Campus Martius (a.k.a. The Pacalia; Ancient Rome)
Francis of Sales (Christian; Saint)
Gamelion Noumenia (Festival to All Gods & Goddesses; Ancient Greece)
Gildas the Albanian or Scot or the Wise (Christian; Saint)
Gildas the Wise (a.k.a. Badoncius; Christian; Saint)
Happy Hedgehog Day (Pastafarian)
Hesiod (Positivist; Saint)
House Blessing Day (Celtic Book of Days)
Juniper (Christian; Saint)
Paddy Chayefsky (Writersim)
Parade of the Unicorns (Everyday Wicca)
Patrick Caulfield (Artology)
Romain Rolland (Writerism)
Sabinian of Troyes (Christian; Saint)
Sabrina T. Pagebottom (Muppetism)
Samuel Worcester Rowse (Artology)
Sulpicius Severus (Christian; Saint)
Sulpitius I of Bourges (Christian; Saint)
Theo Wujcik (Artology)
Valerius of Trèves (Christian; Saint)
Valero’s Feast (Spain; Saint)
Vasant Panchami (Celebrating Saraswati, Hindu goddess of knowledge)
Willy Wonka Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Lucky Day (Philippines) [6 of 71]
Prime Number Day: 29 [10 of 72]
Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [7 of 37]
Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [8 of 60]
Premieres
Alice, by Avril Lavigne (Song; 2010)
All My Sons, by Arthur Miller (Play; 1947)
All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (Novel; 1929)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Pt. 2 (WB Animated Film; 2013)
The Beggar’s Opera, by John Gay (Ballad Opera; 1728)
Donald’s Tire Trouble (Disney Cartoon; 1943)
Doorway to Danger or Doom in the Room (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 94; 1961)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louise Stevenson, adapted by J. Comyn’s Carr (Play; 1910)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Film; 1964)
Fantasia (Animated Disney Film; 1941)
Faust, complete play, by Goethe (Play; 1829)
Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand/Sie Liebt Dice, recorded by The Beatles (Songs in German; 1964)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (Animated Film; 2016)
Matinee (Film; 1993)
Million Dollar Carton or Jack in the Box (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 199; 1963)
My Little Buckaroo (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)
Out and Out Rout (WB MM Cartoon; 1966)
Peaceful Neighbors (Color Rhapsody; 1939)
Pests for Guests (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe (Poem; 1845)
Rock-a-Bye Gator (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)
The Seapreme Court (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1954)
She’s All That (Film; 1999)
Skelton Frolic (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1937)
Sleeping Beauty (Animated Disney Film; 1959)
Two at One Blow or The Devil Beheader (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 200; 1963)
Up at the Villa, by W. Somerset Maugham (Novella; 1941)
Window Pains or The Moosetrap (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 93; 1961)
Today’s Name Days
Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)
Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)
Zdislava (Czech Republic)
Valerius (Denmark)
Valmo, Valter (Estonia)
Valtteri (Finland)
Gildas (France)
Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)
Varsamia (Greece)
Adél (Hungary)
Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)
Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)
Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)
Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)
Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)
Ignatie (Romania)
Gašpar (Slovakia)
Valerio, Valero (Spain)
Diana (Sweden)
Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 29 of 2024; 337 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 1 of week 5 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 9 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 19 (Ren-Chen)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 19 Shevat 5784
Islamic: 18 Rajab 1445
J Cal: 29 White; Eightday [29 of 30]
Julian: 16 January 2024
Moon: 86%: Waning Gibbous
Positivist: 1 Homer (2nd Month) [Hesiod)
Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 5 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 40 of 89)
Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 8 of 28)
Calendar Changes
Homer (Ancient Poetry) [Month 2 of 13; Positivist]
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alyona11 · 4 years
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Time (War) won’t keep us apart
Boom! Gallifrey Time War rant and my fears towards TW4! Taking care of those of you who don’t wanna read negative or ppl who only started Gallifrey and don’t wanna hear spoilers, I’ll keep the rant under the cut. Wanna say that I still love the series even if I rant about the latest boxsets. Saying hi to @gallifreyburning and to the collection server who were unlucky enough to hear my rant from the first hands.
So when I read the summary of TW4 yesterday, I undertood that my worst predictions might as well happen in the boxset. I really hope I misunderstood the synopsis of eps 1-2, but so far it looks like Leela and Narvin are both having a separate adventure in different eps. Which was initially what me and @gallifreyburning joked about. We were like “in the context of latest TW boxsets they’ll have Narvin and Leela in the same TARDIS, but they will barely have dialogues: instead Narvin would spend his all time with Reyo and the chickens”. AND NOW LOOK AT THE EP 2 SYNOPSIS. Mr. Finish, I will never make a joke about Gallifrey in my life again.
But seriously I find this whole Time War situation upsetting. It feels like BF don’t understand that people want to see the main characters, you know, together? Not for 1 episode out of 4. Judging by the summary, TW4 gonna have the same structure as TW3: 3 episodes of the characters apart (Leela’s adventure, Narvin’s adventure, Brax saving Romana adventure) and one BIG FINAL EPISODE OF THE 4 TOGETER THAT WE WAITED FOR. Which isn’t cool at all? Because it’s very little. I don’t think it’s possible to ensure a good ot4 dynamic with so little time. Let’s count: Brax was gone since TW1 ep2, Leela was gone since TW1 ep3, then returned, but imo the conflict with her and Narvin and Romana wasn’t solved in the end of TW3 (again, because of that 3 to 1 structure of the boxset, that gives little time for the characters to talk when they’re finally met). In addition to that Leela should be properly pissed off by Narvin letting Romana stay on Unity to face certain death, but I guess this thing can still play out in TW4. So the absence of these characters for such a big period of time should probably provoque some questions from other characters, There’re things they would want to discuss. But because of this structure it’s more possible that these subjects will open up between individual characters (Leela and Narvin, Brax and Romana).
I think that the separation of the main 4 (or 3, since Brax was sadly moved out of the main plan from s4) is the weakest point of Time War series. Even in the good old s1-6 it was a problem, like remember s5? Imo s5 didn’t work nearly as well as the other 5 because Leela and Romana (and Narvin as a grumpy bonus) barely been together. And Leela and Romana are the core of the show and it feels like the show lacks their dynamic drastically in TW arc. 
The funniest part that this separation is made for cheap drama. Like did you have any doubts Romana won’t come in TW4? I didn’t have any. I predicted that Leela would be out of the door in TW1, again for drama. TW3 could have ended with ot3 facing the daleks together, to be saved by Brax later (since it probably gonna happen to Romana anyway). But leaving Romana alone was more dramatic and sad I take it. You know, leaving her there so the ot4 would be collected in the last episode of the FINAL series. Instead of having the 4 together from the beginning.
Again judging by the synopsis, we’re gonna switch between ot4 and Rassilon and Co (aka Livia and Mantus). And here I’d unpack one of the problems that I have: secondary characters. Secondary characters in the TW series aren’t that interesting? I know Livia since EL (where she was actually pretty cool?) to TW2 + War Master Anti-Genesis (where she was idk weak imo), but do I know about her much? I don’t think so. Who is she? What are her goals? Her character traits? Idk really. Mantus? He’s just a s1 Narvin ver.2.0. but with less charm. I mean compare them to the characters from s1-3. It’s super easy to remember Darkel, Valyas, Mathias,Wynter and say what were they.They had their own character trains that made them unique in the setting. In my opinion, TW series created only one memorable character - Eris. We know who he is, his relationship with the main characters, his conflict and his goals. Which is one of the reasons I have problems with the ot4 interracting to the secondary OC instead of each other. I don’t believe the OCs gonna be interesting.
I had some other complaints, but I forgot already, cos this post is too long. Thanks if you happen to read it till the end.
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brookstonalmanac · 6 months
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Holidays 12.18
Holidays
Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day
Arabic Language Day (UN)
Australian Christmas (Team Fortress)
Baranth Do (Elder Scrolls)
Final Fantasy Anniversary Day
Flake Appreciation Day
Founder’s Day (Qatar)
Hug a Soccer Player Day
International Migrants Day (UN)
Minifig Day
National Crime Junkie Day
National Deborah Day
National Harry Day
National Jeremy Day
National Scrooge Week begins (according to Mr. Ed)
National Twin Day
Nutcracker Day
Nyempa Guzom (Sikkim, India)
Pink Panther Day
Play Bingo Day
Republic Day (Niger)
Sunday Newspaper Day
Truffle Day (French Republic)
Tulya’s E’en (Beginning of Yule Season; Orkney Island)
Voice From Space Day
Wear a Plunger On Your Head Day
World Minorities Rights Day (India)
Yuletide Lad #7 arrives (Hurdaskellir or Door-Slammer; Iceland)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Bake Cookies Day
Let's See What We Find in the Fridge Day
National Ham Salad Day
National “I Love Honey” Day
National Muffin Day (Brazil)
National Roast Suckling Pig Day
National Stilton Day (UK)
3rd Monday in December
Christmas Lunch Gift Exchange Day [3rd Monday]
Design Wall Monday [3rd Monday]
Free Shipping Day [3rd Monday] (Also 12.14)
National Emo Day [3rd Monday]
Independence Days
New Jersey Statehood Day (#3; 1787)
Qatar (1878)
Feast Days
Eponalia (Feast of Epona; Roman goddess of fertility)
Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian)
Fantastic Finkleman (Muppetism)
Feast of Our Lady of Expectation
Feast of Our Lady of Solitude (Mexico)
Flannán (Christian; Saint)
Gatianus (a.k.a. Gatian) of Tours (Christian; Saint)
O Adonai (2nd O Antiphon or Great Advent Antiphon; Christian) [2 of 7]
Paul Klee (Artology)
Priestley (Positivist; Saint)
Rufus and Zozimus (Christian; Martyrs)
Running of the Roboderos (Church of the SubGenius)
Saturnalia Day 2: Saturn’s Release (Pagan)
Sebastian (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Unusual Music Instruments Day (Pastafarian)
Urdhyauli Parwa (Festival of the Animals; Nepal)
Willem van de Velde II (Artology)
Winibald (a.k.a. Winebald; Christian; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]
Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [37 of 37]
Premieres
Anchorrman 2: The Legend Continues (Film; 2013)
Another Round (Film; 2020)
Avatar (Film; 2009)
Baby Buggy Bunny (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)
The Ballad of the Green Berets, recorded by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler (Song; 1965)
*batteries not included (Film; 1987)
The Big Blast or A Many Splintered Thing (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 81; 1960)
Boris Lends a Hand or Count Your Fingers (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 188; 1962)
Boris on a Broomstick or The Flying Sorceror (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 187; 1962)
Born to Boogie (Music Documentary Film; 1972)
Brazil (Film; 1985)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Film; 1957)
Broadcast News (Film; 1987)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Film; 1968)
Cinderella Liberty (Film; 1973)
The Color Purple (Film; 1985)
Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe (Play; 1592)
Dragons of Ashida (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #14; 1964)
From All of Us to All of You (Animated Disney TV Christmas Special; 1958)
Her (Film; 2013)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (Film; 2015)
Last Train to Christmas (UK Film; 2021)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight, by The Tokens (Song; 1961)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (TV Series; 2020)
Mary Poppins Returns (Film; 2018)
McCartney III, by Paul McCartney (Album; 2020)
Moonstruck (Film; 1987)
More Kittens (Disney Cartoon; 1936)
The Nutcracker, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Ballet; 1892)
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (US Film; 1969) [James Bond #6]
Out of Africa (Film; 1985)
Overboard (Film; 1987)
The Prince of Egypt (Animated Film; 1998)
Twistin’ the Night Away, by Sam Cooke (Song; 1961)
The Two Towers (Film; 2002) [The Lord of the Rings #2]
September in the Rain (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)
Sisters (Film; 2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Film; 2015) [Star Wars #7]
The Steal Hour or A Snitch in Time (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 82; 1960)
A Symposium on Popular Songs (Disney Cartoon; 1962)
The Yearling (Film; 1946)
You’ve Got Mail (Film; 1998)
Today’s Name Days
Philipp, Wunibald (Austria)
Bosiljko, Dražen, Gracijan, Malahija (Croatia)
Miloslav (Czech Republic)
Lovise (Denmark)
Neeme, Neemo (Estonia)
Aapo, Aappo, Rami (Finland)
Briac, Gatien (France)
Esperanza, Gratian, Luise (Germany)
Floros, Sebastianos (Greece)
Auguszta (Hungary)
Graziano (Italy)
Jordisa, Klinta, Kristaps, Sarmis (Latvia)
Eivilė, Girdvilas, Gracijus (Lithuania)
Kate, Kristoffer (Norway)
Bogusław, Gracjan, Gracjana, Laurencja, Wilibald, Wszemir (Poland)
Daniil (Romania)
Sláva (Slovakia)
Esperanza (Spain)
Abraham (Sweden)
Griffin, Griffith, Ruff, Rufina, Rufus, Russ, Russell, Rusti, Rusty, Ty, Tyrus (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 352 of 2024; 13 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 1 of week 51 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Ruis (Elder) [Day 21 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 6 (Geng-Xu)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 6 Teveth 5784
Islamic: 5 Jumada II 1445
J Cal: 22 Zima; Oneday [22 of 30]
Julian: 5 December 2023
Moon: 38%: Waxing Crescent
Positivist: 16 Bichat (13th Month) [Priestley]
Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 8 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 86 of 89)
Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 27 of 30)
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