I solved the Super Saturday conundrum of what to watch this year by going out to a rugby match instead, and stayed out late celebrating the result! However, I’m back at home now, and I’ve had a chance to get caught up on all the winners of the night so far!

First up was Estonia, where won Alika with Bridges. I’m not too into this song honestly, but I must admit that Alika is a fantastic vocalist, and I can see this ballad connecting with people, even if it doesn’t with me. I think it’s a decent pick for Estonia. I am wondering what might have been seeing that two of my faves, Monsters and Venom, were in the superfinal with her, and am wondering if they cancelled each other out with both being rock songs, albeit in very different styles. I’m excited to check out their live performances, and both songs are already added to my personal playlist, but I wish Alika the best in May.

DGMP was a selection that I didn’t really care for this year. I’m happy enough to see Reiley win it, the song may not be the most exciting, but it’s sweet and easy to enjoy. Checking out his winners performance, I thought it was decent, he had good stage presence, but his vocal was swamped by the pre-recorded vocoder vocals on the chorus, and I don’t know how that will go down at Eurovision. I could be wrong though, he sounded alright in the verses and Eurovision is fine with pre-recorded backing vocals these days so maybe it won’t be an issue.

Croatia shocked me by picking Let 3 with Mama ŠČ. I ranked the song pretty high based on studio cuts because I enjoyed the chaos of the music, but watching their performance I have no idea what to make of it. It feels like satire, but I don’t have enough understanding to know of what. I’m going to have to do a deep dive into the lyrics, context, and intention of this one when I get to my full ranking in May. Apparently Harmonija Disonance came second – I preferred their song and they were well liked within the Eurovision fandom so I wonder if this was a missed opportunity for Croatia. Mama ŠČ feels like a very risky entry, but hey, the semis this year are televote only so who knows what will happen.

The next couple of results, from Latvia and Romania, I was very happy with! Sudden Lights were one of my favourites so I was so happy seeing that they won Supernova! They’re such a great band and  Aijā is a very interesting song, so I’m so excited to see them at Eurovision! Then, in Romania, D.G.T (Off and On) was my favourite song from a selection I wasn’t too fussed about, so I’m pleasantly surprised to see that it won! I thought he sung well live, his rough vocal works so well with the song, but I hope the staging and performance gets completely reworked for Eurovision, I wasn’t that keen on it, even though I guess it does fit the song…

Finally, Malta also picked my favourite song tonight with The Busker and Dance (Our Own Party)! This is such a great surprise, I was sure Malta would go for Brooke, but I’m so glad they went with this instead! It’s such a catchy song, and the staging and performance at MESC was engaging, I’d be happy if they brought this exact show to the stage in Liverpool! I’m actually so sad I won’t get to vote in the first semi final, with both Latvia and Malta there. We’ve still got plenty more songs to be released, but I want so badly to see both make the Eurovision final, even more since both countries have struggled the past few years.

With so many results going my way tonight I almost wish I’d seen some of the shows live! Maybe there’s been a couple of disappointing results here and there, but I think overall this year is shaping up nicely, we’ve got a good range of songs, with several I really like. Now just to wait for Sanremo to finish to get an idea of what Italy might send!  

in awe of the beauty of the world

Anyway, if I had a nickel for every time a series had six installments that gradually escalated in ridiculousness, only for the sixth installment to end with a universe reboot and the seventh installment to pick up in a new universe where alternate versions of the original characters now exist in the distant past, I'd have two nickels.

One of those series is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The other is Riverdale

Bergy in the building! 🗣️ Tonight’s honorary fan banner captain is #NHLBruins    legend Patrice Bergeron.

[neverafter episode 9 spoilers]

everything about ylfa's flashback scene made me feel fucking insane. the wolf is death and the ending of stories. the wolf ate ylfa's grandmother because it was time for her story to end. but for whatever reason it's not time for ylfa's end. for whatever reason the wolf wanted ylfa to live. the wolf ate the grandmother so that she could die, and ylfa ate the wolf so that she could live. the wolf wanted ylfa to live, and at the deepest core of herself she wants to live too. i'm scratching at the WALLS. LIKE "i met death and death wants me to live" EMILY SAID IT SO CASUALLY BUT LOWKEY THAT'S THE RAWEST SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE!

also though you need to eat to live and the consumption of stories to stay alive beyond the end of your own story... i am Thinking...

This night is one for the history books swiffers! Britney Spears calling Taylor “the most iconic pop woman of our generation,” to Scott Swift filming Travis at the show, to the love in “Lover” once again being applicable to Taylor and her modifying the speech to reflect that, to her pointing and gesturing to Travis throughout the show, “Is It Over Now?” mashed up with “Out Of The Woods” and then going straight into “End Game,” Travis openly singing along and having a great time, Taylor singing “karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me” and her running offstage and greeting Travis.

tango and etho joined server together and were getting ancient debris achievements...and four hours later at the end of impy's stream they're still in an isolated group together.

whatever the pet project is I hope we get to see a lot of the chatty downtime

group hug to end the night! what an emotional, nostalgic and special day, it was so nice to watch old spawn and all the places with their own memories no matter how small they were, im sure most of everybody watching felt some allergies hmm? here's to making more great memories!🥂

"let's create new memories together and love the old ones :D"

🌹 are you ready… to fall back in love? 🌹

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"The air seems full of specks, floating and circling in the draught from the window, and the lights burn blue and dim. What am I to do? God shield me from harm this night! I shall hide this paper in my breast, where they shall find it when they come to lay me out. My dear mother gone! It is time that I go too. Good-bye, dear Arthur, if I should not survive this night. God keep you, dear, and God help me!"

critical joe & patrick moment. enjoy

fob dallas 6/28/23

oh today was a TREAT! makeship drop + howdy ad, no work tomorrow, got free cake, new 911 season.. Yeehaw...

My own personal headcanon is that once it started to sink in for Dean that Cas is dead, he switches from being unable to say “dead” to being unable to say his name.

random gripe of the evening i don't think the "there are no good female characters" problem is gonna be solved until people figure out how to write female characters who are victims of abuse and still fully realised complex powerful autonomous people. like what, 1/6th of us are victims of csa and 1/3rd of us will be victims of sexual assault in our lifetimes and 1/5th of us are/will be domestic abuse victims, and yet people treat "strong female character" and "abuse victim" as antitheses. find an irl woman who hasn't been influenced by either her or someone very close to her being a victim of abuse. it'll take a while, i'll wait. and yet this topic is taboo in most fiction. maddening.

help im getting emotional over satoru gojo again

Thinking about Psychonauts and how much I love the Aquato family once again

They mean the world to me your honor