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novelcain · 5 months

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Novel I have the funniest story

So I have Discord, right? And recently, my mobile Discord notifications haven't been sending. I don't know why, I have all the permissions turned on, but it won't work—whatever, right? As long as I check my phone regularly, right?

And it's been a really good day! I got the highest grade on my essay, I totally nailed a presentation, I made my favorite soup for dinner—a great day. It's around 6:50 PM and I'm cradling my soup in one hand on the couch, just relaxing from the day. It's my first break from homework for a while, and I'm enjoying it. I decide to share the positivity in one of my group chats on Discord with my close friends. So I send "@everyone love you" and I close Discord, thinking nothing else. I finish my soup, I do the dishes, and I go upstairs to play some video games on my computer.

All the while, I haven't checked my phone. I don't have Discord open on my PC, and I've been trying to cut my hours on my phone to focus on the real world (aka touching grass). I play a game, and while I'm waiting for another player to take their turn, I check my phone because I'm bored.

Strangely, I have one notification. I don't recognize what app it's from, but it looks like a text or call. I unlock my phone to check and find out it's my friend Catherine calling me on Whatsapp. Strange, right? We only use Whatsapp for sending videos that are too big for other applications and for when my internet kills Discord. (For context, Catherine is my best friend and basically the Novel to my Ritz. Also, my wifi is awful—probably why I've been struggling to receive notifications)

I think the call is weird, especially since there were no Whatsapp texts accompanying it. I try to call Catherine back, but she doesn't pick up. I reason as to why she did it—most likely I didn't respond to Discord fast enough so she tried to get my attention elsewhere. That makes sense, we do it all the time to each other. So I go and check Discord.

It opens to the channel I left it on, where I pinged my friends and told them love you. I notice I had 6 DMS, but I noticed my friends had replied and I was curious to see how they were. had already forgotten I did that, to be honest, so I go and read the responses. Let me just:

(Cami)

@everyone love you

(Raven)

LOVE YOU TOO

(Jasper)

love you too

(Slyvie)

You're the best! :)

(Raven)

Why the random love you tho?

(Sylvie)

Yeah, that confused me a bit too

(Raven)

Cam whats goin on?? Why the random love you?

And suddenly, it hits me why Catherine called.

And my first thought is: oh my god, they do not think I killed myself.

I open my DMs to Catherine, and sure enough I see: "are things mostly okay Cami? You haven't marked off anything from your accountability list, and there was the message you sent in the groupchat. I'm a little worried."

And I just go: OH MY FUCKING GOD THEY THINK I KILLED MYSELF.

Which is literally the worst way you could ever respond to "love you" with, by the way

Anyway, I explained what happened and now it's going to be an inside joke with the group. I literally despise my friends, theyre the best😭😭😭

LMAO GIRL NO! You be out here givin people heart attacks professionally istg 😭

But honestly as someone who's done this on accident too this is so funny 😂😂😂

Also my discord mobile notifs have been fuckin up too! What's up with dat? 🤔

Also!

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SCORE!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎊🥳🥳🥳🥳🥂🥂🥂🥂 SO PROUD OF YOUUUUUU!!!!!

#novel answers

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kareenvorbarra · 2 years

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by far the funniest christmas present i got was this comment on my Cassandra/Agamemnon non-con fanfic about how ACTUALLY in the ORIGINAL story Agamemnon didn’t rape her

i don’t think it’s worth replying to the comment itself but i have so many thoughts i gotta put them somewhere

1. love a fanfic comment that opens with “the writing is great BUT”

2. if this matters so much to you, why read my very clearly marked non-con fanfic, written for a non-con exchange, with fairly detailed tags?

3. if you read a fanfic knowing the characterization is going to bother you, why leave a comment about it? what makes you think the author is going to care?

4. absolutely can’t stop laughing at the juxtaposition of Homer as Aeschylus as “older” sources and Euripides as a “newer” source, when Aeschylus and Euripides were born mere decades apart and Euripides was an adult by the time Aeschylus died

5. can’t imagine reading any of these sources and thinking Agamemnon and Cassandra have some kind of mutually consensual relationship (she’s his slave! he led the siege that wiped out her entire city and most of her family!), but as far as how they’re actually portrayed: Cassandra absolutely doesn’t appear in the Odyssey! Agamemnon shows up a couple of times as a ghost, but this is all he has to say about her:

But the death-shriek of Cassandra, Priam’s daughter— most pitiful thing I heard! My treacherous queen, Clytemnestra, killed her over my body, yes, and I, lifting my fists, beat them down on the ground, dying, dying, writhing around the sword.

which gives us absolutely no insight on how SHE felt, and basically just tells us that Agamemnon was upset at listening to her be murdered

6. The Aeschylus play Agamemnon is the only source i’ve read where they’re in the same place at the same time, and they don’t really interact! Agamemnon leaves Cassandra to the other household slaves and is basically just like “this is my war prize, take her inside and be nice to her.” Cassandra mostly talks to the chorus, and is EXTREMELY unhappy to be here because she can see that she and Agamemnon are about to be murdered by Clytemnestra! She’s angry at Clytemnestra and seems upset about Agamemnon’s impending death, but given the context both of those things make perfect sense and don’t necessarily mean that she cares about him!

after Cassandra and Agamemnon are both dead, Clytemnestra calls Cassandra his “loving mistress” but Clytemnestra just met Cassandra and knows literally nothing about their relationship! anything she says about them is pure speculation.

7. Agamemnon doesn’t appear in The Trojan Women. Talthybius describes him as being in love with Cassandra, and he is said to have voted against killing Polyxena for Cassandra’s sake, but that’s about all we get, and none of it comes from Agamemnon directly. Cassandra expresses no reluctance about being given to Agamemnon - there’s a LOT going in her scenes and i could talk about it for ages, but the general impression i get is that she knows what’s going to happen to her and isn’t interested in fighting it. She’s bitter, but resigned, and even takes some pleasure in the knowledge that many of the people responsible for Troy’s fall have tragedies of their own ahead.

8. this whole thing feels extra ironic because i was just bitching to Anna the other day on discord about consensual Hades/Persephone retellings, and these messages she sent me during that conversation feel relevant here as well:

#rape cw #original comment and far too much commentary under the read more #you see why i can't reply to the comment itself kjsfhakdjghkfjg #i know i sound mad about this but i genuinely did laugh.....incredible stuff #why are you reading my fic just to tell me my mythology facts are wrong #mythology #agamemnon #cassandra #captive women tag

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parismemes · 3 years

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THINGS I’VE SAID ON DISCORD (OCTOBER EDITION) AS SENTENCE STARTERS.

“tell me everythng.” “HEHEHEHEHEHEHE” “i have read every single one of them and do not intend to stop” “i on principle only like songs that go hard” “I DIDNT THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT SAD WHAT THE FUCK” “heehoo. water boy.” “why i always sleep through this shit i hate it here” “gacha games count as gambling” “im also there. im laughing” “u r doing so much math and im just like hehe money” “what the fuck what the fuck NOOO what the fuck im dfgjhhfjgdhjfgkjdkghjd” “what a traumatic backstory” “I CAN SEE YOU READING MY MESSAGES IM GONAN GET FINESSED OUT THE FUCKIN WINDOW“ “THAT’S not good!” “if hes a fraid of dogs that sounds like a him problem” “i honestly deserve recognition for the absolute shit i just pulled off” “YES FUCK YEAH YEAH YEAH HELL YEAH FUCK YEAH HELL FUCKIN YEAH WOOOOOOOOO YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!” “why the fuck would you want that” “yeah hes my only one true love” “by a few i of course mean like 600″ “no one fucking appreciate me” “thank you ___ for being the only person who appreciate me” “i reveal it in pieces and make you put it together like a puzzle” “im smart and never regret it“ “see, i just dont think thats right” “i will continue dangling it in front of your face like a scientist dangling bait in front of a fish (who is also in a maze)” “hes actually like an absolute fucking nerd a complete fool a fucking dumbass” “sorry your message glitched and i cannot read. anyway back to my leverage over you which is forcing you into a corner,” “it's not extortion because i don't know what extortion means” “why do they talk like exes. its because they are exes” “TIME SENSITIVE QUESTION PLEASE RESPOND” “he's a content creator he'll be fine” “what does this mean? but yes” “NICE NICE NNICE NICE NICE NICE NICE NICE NICE NICE NICE” “for future record ___ just used the word poggers” “look at all these fuckin blondes” “its only been like a week and a half at most” “hes doing it out of affection” “ISNT THIS THE FUNNIEST SHIT YOUVE EVER SEEN” “you are terrible and also the worst” “i was going to send it at midnight but i got distracted trying to figure out the most barebones way to say happy birthday without sounding weird” “do you think i get punished more or less if i do sins” “i dont think the sins count as extra points if you commit them on the way to hell” “run over pedestrians” “i am slowly descending into insanity today, as a hobby” “you are a shit boy. a little shit boy go eat boxes“ “it's ok. we can figure it out later” “i didnt notice at first but it is in fact All The Fuck Over” “ITS BEEN OVER 12 HOURS” “hey guys just turns out we might have a ✨ gas leak ✨” “im sure if we put our braincells together we can figure SOMETHING out” “curious georg” “thank god. i could and would have argued this for several hours” “i think the worst thing ive heard today is someone calling the movie enchanted a reverse isekai” “i should not and will not stop” “i was RIGHT AHHAHAHAHAHAGAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA” “that wasnt a question you read it wrong” “i have no idea who this is but that wont stop me” “THIS MAN REALLY SAID HEAD EMPTY WHAT IS MONEY” “sometimes i say things and its best to just pretend you know what i mean” “WOT THIS” “I DONT WANT PEE ON MY BED“ “tired of all these stupid fuckin plants” “could you even really consider jelly filled donuts donuts?” “actually everything is real” “if you eat cereal for dinner, you're not having fucking breakfast” “i think my in real life superpower is that i have freakishly fast metabolism” “i dont care if you are evil you are MY TYPE” “you dirty criminal” “is a dessert item a dessert if it isn't eaten after dinner? discuss” “ok im done for the Right Now” “found a concerning orb. in the sky.” “HOW DID YOU KILL THEM” “why do i do this to myself why do i keep doing this” “the only simp here is me” “I No Longer Wish To Know!“ “DID THEY JUST END AN ENTIRE SPECIES” “WE ARE DETERMINED” “this is also really funny by virtue of the fact that these people are all fucking british” “they throw rocks at me and say we want the himbo” “THE CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT HERE” “its something that i SPECIFICALLY am passionate about” “hanburnger?” “thats just what living with siblings is like” “howd she get there? fuckin beats me dude idk” “i remember everything i am like a shark with an abnormally good memory” “i am sorry that you are predictable” “Hey Guys, Just Checkiing In To Make Sure You Got My Joke, Just Making Sure, I Just Wanted To Check In And See If You Got The Joke, Because I Was Afraid You Wouldnt Get It, So Im Just Checking In,” “i marked your worm” “what are you gonna do. unsend whatever you send me? i am Shaking in my fuzzy socks rn” “you Know i hate the idea of being wrong” “You Did Not Need To Stroke His Ego” “i am too stupid to live and if i was not vaccinated my genes would have no chance of being passed on because i would be dead” “~the oldest anarchy server in minecraft history~” “am i shaking because of adrenaline or rage.... who can tell” “I HAVE SO MUCH ADRENALINE IN ME BUT ITS 1 AM IN THE MORNING” “jokes on u i fucking HATE ___ i think hes the worst” “JUST IMPULSE MADE BROWNIES AT 9 PM HEYOOOO” “cry about it more bitch boy maybe piss your pants while ur at it” “im getting so casually toxic back to toxic gamer boys” “itll be fiiiiiine” “we are all stupid mice who take turns being the piper” “queen of bargains is me i am the queen of bargaining and scoring deals” “its not TECHNICALLY a direct threat but also yes it is” “i see a demon i go possess me then bitch boy u wont” “AAAA THE FUCKIN VIIIIBES” “IM NOT GOING TO STOP BEING MAD ABOUT IT”

#sentence starters #rp memes #ask memes #rp meme #ask meme #the first one i did of this did really well....

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letsperaltiago · 3 years

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a merry little christmas

Welcome to (once again belated) door four of four!

Behind my Christmas calendar’s fourth door is a... baby’s first christmas, pure fluff oneshot ♥️

Summary: It's Baby's First Christmas and Jake and Amy are taking it all in - both presents and tiny surprises from their son. Pure domestic fluff for days.

Rating: G

Words: 2.2k

Read on AO3 here

Right then and there keeping a straight face, or just anything that looks somewhat close to it, is beyond impossible.

It’s Christmas morning, six AM to be more precise, and the still rather new, little family of three is slowly making their way through the presents waiting for them under this years’ Christmas tree. As a matter of fact, it’s rather Jake opening gifts meanwhile Amy is on the couch with their two-month-old son eating his second breakfast - that is if his previous meal at three AM can be considered breakfast. Jake likes to call those meals Midnight Mac Snacks.

“They really need to communicate more,” Amy chuckles, which causes her chest to jolt just the tiniest bit, alas apparently enough that it earns her a grumpy little cry from Mac to which she immediately reacts by stroking and repositioning the tiny infant’s head. “No need to complain, Mr. Mac. Mommy and daddy are just having some fun.”

“He’s bitter because all he got for Christmas is ‘Baby’s first Christmas’-ornaments.” Jake hasn’t stopped laughing since he opened the third ornament, from auntie Roro, which came after uncle Charles’ ornament. Upon unpacking this second ornament, from Charles, matching the first ornament from Holt, it didn’t cause much worry. The new parents simply saw it as a matching coincidence and they’d just keep both. Although upon unpacking a third one, they should’ve known: it was a perfect, hilarious 99th precinct-disaster.

Fast forward to present time, Jake is sat on the living room floor with not three but six ‘Baby’s First Christmas’ ornaments for his son. Sure, they’re all different styles and designs but Jake can’t help but laugh. In retrospect, he and Amy had told the squad that baby Mac didn’t need anything grand for Christmas as he was still so small and had everything he needed so far. They told their friends to save the money and spoil Mac for next Christmas, a Christmas he’d understand much better than the current. Turns out great minds think alike and everyone’s creative take on Mac’s gift had been the same.

“It’s kind of cute that they all had the same idea.” Mac has gone back to quietly suckling on Amy’s breast, allowing her time to chime in on perhaps this Christmas’ funniest moment yet. It’s too soon to declare it the funniest as they’re headed to a huge Santiago Christmas-dinner in the evening and anything can happen there.

For Christmas morning though they very early on, already before Amy gave birth, decided to stay home as they knew it’s what they’d prefer with their very new son. Sitting there, in the moment, looking at gifts from their incredible friends and Mac quietly eating in the lights coming from the Christmas tree, they’re both thankful to have made that choice. Sure, Santiago-Christmas morning was an event that you didn’t want to miss out on but this year, with very few hours of sleep behind them and vomit on both clothes and hair, it’s nice to be able to soak in the sweet surrender of their little trinity.

“We do have the best friends.” He picks up the ornaments, hanging them on his fingers to put on display for his wife. “What do we do with these?” A sheepish smile replaces the goofy grin from before.

“I don’t know…”

The doubt on Amy’s face, biting her lip, thinking hard, is clear as day which is understandable since Jake himself doesn’t hold the answer for their little dilemma. Giving them back to their respective giver is not an option - what would Holt do with a ‘Baby’s First Christmas Ornament’? - and getting a refund also seems too cold. Fact is that each of their friends has had the same idea: they wanted to mark and somehow be a part of Mac’s first Christmas. Jake and Amy can’t, nor want to, take that away from their son nor their friends. All in all, there seems to be no good solution but one: keep all six ornaments.

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Jake cocks an eyebrow, implicitly suggesting what his wife is already thinking.

“If you’re thinking that we should keep them all and put them on the tree, then yes, I am thinking what you’re thinking.”

At just the right time, almost as if he’s agreeing, Mac lets go of his mom’s nipple before letting out a small, hazy gurgling sound. A sound he’s never made before. Both parents freeze on the spot, forgetting all and everything about the ornament-issue.

“Did you hear that?” Amy asks, making it sound as if she doesn’t believe her ears and a second opinion is needed. Having studied all and everything for her first child’s arrival, everything this could possibly imply, Amy shouldn’t be surprised that her two-month-old is finally introducing his first small noises. The fact resides very clearly on the Milestones to Expect-index, page 2, in her ‘Two month’-binder. Yet here she is, Jake right there with her, surprised by this new accomplishment of her newborn - one of many accomplishments that she both loves and, even two months in, still is a bit nervous about discovering as she just rather know her baby fully by heart already. On those occasions where Mac’s changing, something she swears happens daily, makes her feel uneasy as if she doesn’t know him at all, she holds onto Jake’s reasoning: Some tests can’t be studied for.

And no matter how much she hates that fact, Amy knows her husband is right and she does love him for reminding her whenever she happens to fall down a spiral of doubt and frantically tries to grasp for the control that lies within facts, books, and lists.

Jake jumps from his spot on the floor as if it were lava and falls into place beside her on the couch where he can hover over his incredible son.

“I did but I didn’t fully realize where it came from right away, but oh my gosh, Ames! Our son is a genius!”

“Perhaps… Or simply in accordance with average-”

“No, Amy - a genius! Like his parents.”

Her husband looking as if he could burst any second, a firecracker of sorts and there’s no stopping the explosion, Amy hurries to put down her before lifted shirt and places Mac against her shoulder. Here she hopes he can both burp and, hopefully, make another glorious sound for them to be proud of. Jake leans in as though he and Mac are to exchange secrets behind Amy’s back and the milk-drunk infant, unable to control a whole lot, waves around his arm and just so happens to grab Jake’s index finger. During these first two months of Mac’s life, this has happened a few times already, the first time being at the hospital which caused Jake to cry happy tears Still, every single time, Jake feels reaffirmed by the fact that creating this tiny human being is one of his best decisions ever - that and telling Amy Santiago that he wished something could happen between them - romantic stylez.

“C’mon, mister. Show daddy how you talk.” Jake coos even though the little man of the moment seems far from interested in or bothered by his parents’ admiration and swooning over his new talent. His mommy patting his back does feel good though, especially when it helps a burp escape and Jake, of course, has to laugh because Mac is truly and fiercely his son. “Now that’s talking!”

“Not what I had in mind but nice to know he’s burped.” Amy chimes in and replaces the soft patting with small loving strokes, hoping to soothe her boy to sleep as the next step in his ‘eat, burp, sleep’-routine - even if Amy wishes Mac would make another sound. Just to confirm that she wasn’t hallucinating before.

“Make a sound for mommy, baby. Just a tiny one.” Amy takes her turn cooing a plea but it happens to be very much in vain.

“Aaand he’s dozed off,” Jake chuckles quietly whilst using his thumb to caress the tiny fist still wrapped around his index fingers, a fist that doesn’t let go even though the owner is already fast asleep with a mix of drool and milk caught in the corner of the gaping mouth.

“That was fast.”

“I don’t blame him. Life is exhausting.” Jake is carefully pecking his son’s head covered by thing, soft, black hair and even though Mac on her shoulder blocks the view, Amy smiles and wonders how she got to lucky with these two boys.

“Bedtime?” Amy asks, expectant of confirmation of whether or not Mac is far enough gone to be moved without waking up and throwing a tantrum that’ll mean they’ll have to spend another half hour or so lulling him back to sleep.

“I sure wouldn’t mind. I did prepare breakfast though.” It comes out mid-yawn, proving Jake’s point further, as he nods his head in the direction of the pancakes, courtesy of Jake, and hot cocoa, courtesy of the local bakery that has blessed their lives by opening at five AM, waiting for them in the kitchen.

“Not you, silly. McClane. You and I are definitely having that delicious cocoa. The smell of it has been tempting me since I sat down to feed.”

They mostly call him Mac. Mac or a thousand other things like Mr. Mac, Magic Mac, baby, monkey - one time, macadamia nut - and the options are limitless and renewed every day. Jake doesn’t know for sure but this might be the reason why the full name McClane being said, the context being that it’s his son’s name, makes him feel butterflies in his belly. Either that or because he still can’t believe they named their son that. Perhaps it’s a bit of both reasons.

“Still can’t believe you agreed to that name.”

“Must’ve been a moment of weakness for me. I was pregnant and delusional.”

Amy teases and proceeds to carefully remove sleeping Mac from his spot on her shoulder, relocating him to the safety of her cradling arms.

“Delusional from the incredible round of sexy timez we had just prior to picking his name.”

“Jake,” she scolds as if the sleeping baby, which doesn’t even grasp the concept of speaking yet, were to be scarred by their explicit flirting.

“What?”

Amy’s already up on her feet, heads down the hall and into their bedroom with Jake close on her heels. “I remember it so vividly.” Jake points to their bed. “We were right here, post incredible sex, and we got talking about baby names because a new suggestion had stroked your mind right before I came in and wooed you with my good, amazingly hot looks.” Amy’s head whips around from where’s she’s just focused on placing Mac in his cradle, double-checking that he’s still asleep, now displaying a cocked brow and overall expression that challenges his recollections of that conclusive night. Defeat hits him and his shoulders drop with a sigh.

“Okay, you were seven months pregnant and going through a particularly horny phase - which I, by the way, loved - and I, being a dutiful husband, couldn’t decline your explicit requests. But I do still stand by the fact that I boinked my way to the name McClane.”

“Oh my god,” Amy groans, partly in reaction to her husband, partly in reaction to her sore back making an appearance when she straightens up from tugging in the baby. “Stop besmearing our child’s name. I can still change my mind.”

“I’m right though.” In the meantime, Jake has approached his wife and wraps his arms around her. Pulling her closer, back to chest, and she instantly relaxes under the pecks he places on her neck. “And it’s an amazing name for an amazing little human.”

They smile in unison as they admire the life they created, carelessly and contently sleeping Christmas morning away, before them. Wrapped up in her husband’s arms and their perfect little son to look at, a fuzzy feeling that is way beyond and greater than happiness flows through Amy’s veins. The pecks to her sweaty and tired-feeling skin pick back up where they left off, systematically and how he knows she likes it, going around her neck and shoulder-area.

“I really wanna give in to how inappropriately horny you’ve suddenly made me, but…” she trails off with a sigh.

“You can’t stop thinking about the hot cocoa.” He finishes her sentence and the pecks are replaced by a muffled chuckle that tickles her skin. “It’s okay, Ames. I’m right there with you.”

“Thank God,” she groans.

“Hot cocoa and a Christmas movie we can fall back asleep to?”

This suggestion of Jake’s that will allow Amy to give into her tiredness is what she’s wanted to hear all morning.

“Sounds perfect. Grab the baby monitor?” She turns around to follow him back to their kitchen only to see him already holding the gadget with a tired, knowing smile plastered across his face and to Amy, even with his messy curls and shirt clad with stains of baby-vomit, her husband looks absolutely perfect.

Baby’s First Christmas might just be her favorite Christmas so far.

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kwantified · 4 years

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nct dream on social media!

excluding weibo, messenger apps, and dating apps

note: this is purely my personal opinion. kinda inspired by my irls :)

mark

he loves to share what he does when he can

on instagram he’s the kinda guy who isn’t really... there

busy boy finding out about news a whole week late

when he posts stories it’s usually like... super vague pictures of music or lyrics he’s working on

probably one or two basic shots of food

AND ESPECIALLY

shares what he’s listening to on spotify I Kid You Not

if mark lee posts a story it’s probably going to be what he’s listening to on spotify

he’s more active on twitter because uh

memes

mostly quoted retweets tbh

his replies are always just “HAHAHAHAHA” or “LMAOOOO” and some goofy one-liner

has mutuals on stan twt because he likes to steal the memes

it’s honestly like ????

tweets mostly in english but korean is always there

you would find him laughing his ass off and why? because one of his mutuals tweeted something off of punhub

“can you perform under pressure?”

“no, but i can perform bohemian rhapsody”

“doctor, it hurts when i do this”

“then don’t do that”

I SWEAR TO GOD THIS DUDE HAS THE FUNNIEST TL

not only because of punhub trust me

he’s mostly on local twt just on about netflix shows and music because he doesn’t have enough to time rlly branch out into one community other than his own

has tried uploading his works on soundcloud but just feels more comfortable uploading covers and stuff on youtube

he’d accidentally get in everyone’s recommended because hey here’s a talented man on the guitar who’s goofy and cute

BUT ANYWAYS

overall since he’s a very busy person he’s not too active, but social media kind of gives him a little laugh every once in a while so that’s great

renjun

say it with me, instagram

the prettiest golden hour selfies

your resident pretty boy

says he Doesn’t Care About Fashion but then posts a body shot of his fit smh

can’t complain because he’s mad fine let’s be real here

he has an account for every single social media out there but isn’t always active on every account

i swear to god he;s made a linkedin account

the way he’s probably made a mf foursquare account…

he’s just such an all-around sociable guy he just has mutuals everywhere

i mean the entertainment industry is all about connections so

go get it reonjeon!

makes an appearance in everyone’s social media like he’s EVERYWHERE

jaemin’s instagram? check. jisung’s tiktok? check! chenle’s twitter? check. he’s in everyone’s mentions fr

his stories are always reposts of other posts and of the stories he’s tagged in

work socmed! he makes his career look so comfy and homey from his posts and stories

was one of those guys who used to be super active on snapchat but gave up after insta stories became a thing

mans stalks more people than you think… he’s just a sly dude

not in a creepy way ofc he just gets pretty lost within the internet

you could actually play any trending tiktok audio and you’d hear him sing along every word in the background… what has this mf been doin??? uhm???

sends posts he thinks are funny to ig and twt gcs

mostly to jisung because he’s the only one who actually leaves SOME sort of reaction whether it be double tapping the text or going ㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎ

likes to visit pinterest every once in a while because it’s like a nice eye cleanse

it’s also good outfit and food inspiration in the cases that he feels like creating something non career related

in general he just likes looking for new ideas and sometimes pinterest is just a great outlet for a visual layout like that

renjun and jisung, THESE TWO

they scour the internet together

goin wild with the crack videos with jisung

jeno

this dude is nowhere

like. he has thousands of followers on instagram and for WHAT

twitter page: empty

snapchat: gave up after insta stories

insta stories: DOESN’T EVEN POST SO WHAT’S THE POINT

but he’s like almost always actively liking everything on your timeline

like... every post on your feed is “liked by jeno and xx others”

WHERE IS THIS DUDE

texting him becomes a game through all the different dm platforms online

like will he open his twitter dms today or will he only answer if you furiously facetime him

some days it’s katalk and somedays he just chooses to ignore you

PURPOSELY SO YOU HAVE TO CALL HIM

anyways when he does post on instagram it’s usually just his surroundings and daily activities

or his cats

yeah

does a lot of things with his friends so you’ll probably find him tagged in the dreamies’ stories

but not anywhere else for some reason

he’s more active on twitter!

he kind of feels more relaxed on twitter since it isn’t based on images

tweets out of context things

like a random “fml” out of nowhere and you’re like okay i guess

pretty vague too

doesn’t really make an effort to make any mutuals because it’s kind of like a vent place for him

stays on private

friends only so... about 30 followers and that’s it

people who follow his Instagram don’t really know his twt so it relieves him a bit

food videos on youtube

not mukbangs but like

very nice cooking videos

like have y’all heard of Nino’s Kitchen

he loves that shit BET

the greatest mix between dry sarcasm, humorous attacks and beautiful food

mans just likes real life interactions i guess

haechan

youtube addict!

gamer haechan

he could spend DAYS on youtube and just forget about time and space altogether

just finds the best rabbit holes to go into from music to snails to gaming to fancams

also on tiktok but his tiktok is on instagram ya feel

finds it stupid but so, so entertaining

loves watching those makeup and art tiktoks because they’re so well done

humor tiktoks on his explore page

number one edit fanatic

mans loves watching edits on instagram and how they’re so well made like

he’s truly one to appreciate art

his stories are uploaded on the weirdest times of day

want a video of him serenading the camera at two in the morning? sign yourself up

twitter is lowkey his diary

he just tweets whatever is happening all day errday

sometimes he completely forgets about the existence of twitter altogether so there are days where he’s on twitter every second but there are weeks where it’s just CRICKETS

loves to listen to other people’s playlists

open to new vibes (but no hateful vibes!)

still does snapchat streaks... hm

and who might he be talking to?

his snapchat streaks are always the same shot of the window or some scenery from his apartment

the kind of guy who snaps you until goddamn 4am

make room for online boyfriend hyuck

goes on twitch for the fun of it when he’s too busy to play

finds it real satisfying to just see the streamers engage with the audience while being real good at what they do

either way he’s just always on youtube but when he isn’t he’s usually just consuming content instead of uploading content

but when he does post anything it’s like quality!!

jaemin

unlike jeno, this man is EVERYWHERE

and when i mean everywhere i mean he’s also on letterboxd (!!!) and soundcloud

maybe this is just an excuse for me to force the jaemin film and photography student agenda

this man has customised every part of every profile on social media

except for linkedin

folks, his instagram is just pictures of everyone else but him

even on soundcloud his self-written songs are sung by other members in nct

his insta stories are the only place you can actually hear his voice

insta stories are just food and friends

and by friends i mean wtf moments at the dream dorm

memes all over twitter

steals memes pretty regularly

like he’d always like the tweets before stealing and those tweets would always end up in your tl so whenever he uses those memes in your convos it’s just like

aHa i see

posts “mood” tweets

mostly replies to other people rather than making his own tweets

loves to do deep dives on youtube because he always discovers the cutest music

also gets the best inspiration from youtube

has a few favourite youtubers and genuinely appreciates their content

again, inspiration

watches lots of movies but doesn’t really leave any reviews so he just gives a few stars (or none) on letterboxd

the kind of guy who’s glued to his phone

i don’t blame him

his phone is full of content

still on snapchat apparently

but he’s the kind of dude that just sends streaks every day and updates his snapchat story like never

his streaks... lmao

usually goes for a black screen with a plain “s” or just a random shot of his bedsheets

but if he considers you a close friend he might get distracted and send you a bunch of videos of him playing with filters

he really does think they’re quite the fascination

maybe he’s just bored lol social media is pretty expansive

chenle

he’s like jeno but gives less fucks

so... instagram and twitter are equally chaotic

such a mood

just makes you go WHAT IS THIS DUDE UP TO

this dude is usually just Chillin

and he gets bored so he just brain farts into twitter

whenever there’s a basketball game he’s watching he’ll fill your entire timeline with out of context reactions

also kind of a random out of context dude who posts things at the weirdest times of the day/night

doesn’t give enough fucks to go on private

gets a lot of followers on twt solely because so many people find his life so fascinating like hm...

what might zhong chenle be doing at this time of day

on instagram it’s kind of a different story because uh he might have to think twice about whether or not he wants a certain picture on his feed

but then again, no fucks

so he’s like meh okay sure i’ll post it

pics of food and places he’s been to and laid back selfies and #tbt type beat

NOT WAYV’S TURN BACK TIME I MEAN THROWBACK THURSDAY

but he does a lot of promo for nct and wayv

get that bag boy!

chenle on instagram is like hyuck on twitter: he can go weeks being completely inactive but one day he suddenly remembers the existence of instagram and posts five pictures in a day

all with either no caption or like the vaguest “ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ” or “哈哈哈哈”

if y’all have seen his weibo then y’all would know his twt would be filled with “哈哈哈哈哈”

mentions everyone (especially jisung) in each and every single one of his insta stories

replies to random comments

eternal chenle menpa how bout that

goes on wattpad and ao3 for the fun of it

actually kind of enjoys some of the work on wattpad... his fav trope is enemies to lovers

that one mutual that casually likes all your tweets

he would literally spam like all your pictures/tweets as soon as you guys become mutuals and it’s sweet

comments on everything

always dragged in jisung’s tiktok antics

knows all the tiktok dances by heart even though it looks like he’s so unbothered

thinks tiktok is cringey but HIGHKEY gets into it

jisung

now this dude is on tiktok but he doesn’t really fetch for clout

he likes doing short freestyles

the challenges are cool too and he’s had a few mutuals on tiktok so that’s nice

but this dude screams TWITTER and YOUTUBE

watches shit like vox and jubilee because it’s so interesting to him

has been through a vsauce phase but eventually got bored because they didn’t upload a lot

youtube is there for his deep dives and curiosities

also is subscribed to a lot of youtubers so his recommended page is super diverse

comments on videos with the most candid thoughts

youtube has been a big part of him honestly especially as a child who didn’t really get a formal education

he’s just kind of learning from the internet

doesn’t bother with instagram because... he can post pictures on twt too...

eventually gets instagram anyways so

the pictures/videos jisung sends on lysn bubble are literally his insta feed

but on twitter he’s just kind of vibin

says he goes on twt 5 times a day so there we go

likes those generational tweets and tiktoks that go like

“kids born after 2005 will never understand this”

his retweets bruv

he just retweets funny one liner replies from viral tweets

also keeps up with the news (ehem this was the boy on the political section of daily korean news let’s hear it)

rather than just korea he’s pretty interested in international news too so he’s a pretty outspoken guy

doesn’t really do a lot of tweeting himself though since he just kind of goes “헐” or “대박” or “ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

him and renjun are youtube buddies just because. yes.

usually spirals into crack compilations

like renjun, he’s also seen pretty often in other members’ mentions

ESPECIALLY CHENLE THIS DUDE WONT SHUT UP ABOUT JISUNG

but he honestly really likes being mentioned and being active online because he’s spent most of his life either practicing or online so

feels like home huh

kinda gen z spirit there lmao

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Coneheads (1993)

Another Entry from 1993. I'm leaning towards the thought that 1993 was a booming year for moviegoers. Unlike my previous review (Demolition Man), Coneheads is a movie that I am not visiting for the first time. I have fugue like toddler memories of the unforgettable silhouettes of these characters but I also have much more vivid memories of seeing reruns of this film on Comedy Central throughout my school years. Of Course, I can not hear Soft Cell's Tainted Love without thinking about this film.

The Message

Coneheads is a Sci-Fi Comedy exploring the American immigrant experience of a family of illegal aliens, but these aliens are of the extraterrestrial variety. All joking aside, that is how the plot presents it's central conflict as the INS is hot on their trail. The Coneheads are a nuclear family of aliens from the planet Remulak. Dan Aykroyd plays the father Beldar, he is employed most comically as a Taxi Driver and also by his home planet as the Time Keeper, whose job it is to inform the invading force of the most opportune time to conquer the earth. Beldar's mate and lifelong companion is Prymaat, played by Jane Curtin. Together they have a daughter, born of Earth, named Connie.

The first act of the film tells of the Coneheads arrival and stranding on Earth and how they are treated as foreigners and second class citizens by the people of Earth. However, they are never assumed to be aliens, just kinda freaky looking. Much of the humor comes from no matter how strange and unappealing they act the Coneheads kindness, hard work, and diligent behavior earns them the admiration and love of their neighbors and coworkers everywhere they go. Eventually Prymaat becomes pregnant and they give birth to Connie.

After a time jump, Connie has entered her teenage years and the generation gap and the culture gap between the Coneheads and their rebellious daughter begins to manifest. The Coneheads are loving parents and Connie a loving daughter and it's just so heartwarming to see such a functional relationship played out as they navigate these difficulties.

Unfortunately, the INS director who had once been on the Coneheads case early in their years finds that the unresolved investigation into these aliens has left a dark mark on his record and could be used to foil his political aspirations. Due to this realization his ambition towards these goals turns his apathy about the case to a dogged pursuit that would put Wile E. Coyote to shame.

Eventually the Coneheads are brought back in touch with the Remulak people and Beldar is forced to choose between his devotion to his culture and his people, and the life he has built for his beloved family as a citizen of Earth. Through some trickery and a decision to spare the Earth, Beldar becomes the anonymous savior of the Earth and the Coneheads are granted U.S. Citizenship.

With our Invader Zim's and Solar Opposites on our plates, does the Coneheads hold up as a satisfactory offering to the Cult of Cult?

Let's get to the Benediction.

Best Gag: 10 fingers, 10 toes, 10 inch cone

The Coneheads is sort of a one trick pony when it comes to humor. No one particular gag sticks out more than any other as most of the comedy tends to be, a Conehead does a weird thing and then people react either shocked or strangely unfazed. However, one seen has both reactions and a ton of that weirdness in rapid fire succession and that would be the birth of Connie Conehead.

Best Effect: Narfle the Garthok

At the climax of the film Beldar is set in colosseum battle against a creature known as the Garthok. The effect is a simple stop motion beast, and it certainly looks corny by todays standards. Even next to an old Ray Harryhausen film the creature looks cartoony. I think that's more than forgivable considering Coneheads is basically a cartoon. I want to take a moment to give props to the makeup department, at no point do i feel like the Coneheads do not look like aliens, they completely sell the very mild alien features that set the Remulaks apart from Earthlings, but these effects are just that, mild. I'm a monster loving boy and I gotta get my monster love out. I love the Garthok, and I may have to admit I've watched Coneheads a few times just to see the Garthok.

Worst Aspect: Just a Dash of Implied Racism

Racism is just an aspect of our culture. There's no pretending that isn't the case, and for that reason for generations racial stereotypes and observations have made it into our films. That is not to say that observations about race being made are automatically racist, however, I think there are some jokes about how the Coneheads are treated in the film, or the things they do that only work if you are familiar enough with racist caricature that the gag makes sense. Unfortunately, these few moments do not go so far as to subvert the gag. For instance, in a film where a black character is implied to be in danger because the police show up, would be an example of a racial issue that is implied because the audience recognizes the implications of how race is a part of American culture, but an implication that the hallways of a building where aliens live in smells funny or that aliens behaving like freaks is accepted implies that the audience thinks that foreigners smell strange or behave in freaky ways, and does not do enough to subvert these stereotypes. Do I think this was intentional or malicious? NO. But it is important to talk about. The filmmakers swim in the same cultural water as I, and the implied biases that you must understand to get some of the jokes are the same biases that are implanted in me. It's just important to note.

Best Aspect: It's All Love Baby

There is a lot of love on display in Coneheads. Beldar and Prymaat are supportive to one another and to their daughter. There is conflict and misunderstandings in the plot, but it shows that a loving family is not measured by a lack of conflict but by how they deal with their issues. Connie is a loving daughter. The friends and neighbors of the Coneheads are also incredibly kind and supportive of the young alien family. Ronnie, played by the ever endearing Chris Farley is so enamored with Connie that he openly accepts all of the weirdness and well intentioned abuse he suffers as a human trying to find an in to a Remulak family with open arms. It's a shame that so much humor in todays film comes from characters being awful to one another. It's refreshing to turn back the clock and enjoy a comedy that runs on such a warm hearted engine.

Most WTF Guy: Dan Aykroyd is a fucking Weirdo

Between Ghostbusters, Nothing But Trouble, and Coneheads I'm coming to realize just how freaking weird Dan Aykroyd is and I love it. This guys mind must be like an Adult Swim bump marathon.

Ambiguous Aspect: An American Tale

The humor of Coneheads is a fish out of water tale, and as such relies heavily on the cultural context of the American Dream and it's relevance for immigrants. In a way Coneheads can be seen as in dialogue with movies like An American Tale, Scarface, and many others. I was born in America, as a military brat, and I have lived in other countries but always on American military bases and where my status as an American was more of a benefit than a hindrance in my day to day interactions with citizens of whatever country I was living in. I have no personal context for these struggles or how the humor of Coneheads is in anyway relevant.

From where I'm sitting I really enjoy how the themes of the film explore the exploitation of immigrants. How Beldar has a genius level IQ and an absurd work ethic yet he is payed in peanuts and happily overproduces for his bosses. I appreciate the exploration of the cultural gap between immigrant parents and their bicultural children. I'd like to think, because I quite enjoy Coneheads, that this movie is sensitive and is presenting these issues in a sympathetic light instead of just using prejudices of "wacky foreigners" as fodder for cheap jokes, but I'm not really sure I'm the position to determine that.

At the very least it's something to chew on. If any of you in the congregation have read any articles pertaining to the subject of how the immigrant experience was portrayed in Coneheads please shoot me a link. I'm sure it would be illuminating to read. Perhaps I am over thinking things and maybe the film makers did not wish to have the movie picked apart, however, immigration is currently and has always been a sensitive and complex category of interrelated issues in our country and if Dan Aykroyd and the other writers did not want to dig into the subject maybe they should have steered clear of the topic in the script.

Summary

Coneheads will not likely be the funniest film you'll ever see. It's certainly a product of it's time and I'm not sure that even then it was for everyone. This is a heartfelt family story but it is also what happens when an SNL skit by a very strange and very high Dan Aykroyd is successful enough to receive a Hollywood budget and a feature length claim to your time. It's by no means amazing, but it is easy viewing. Good luck getting Soft Cell out of your head this week.

Overall Grade: C

#C #Grade: C #Grade C #Comedy #Science Fiction #Scifi #coneheads #alien #Aykroyd #Dan Aykroyd #aliens #SNL #Saturday Night Live #(C)

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kaibutsushidousha · 4 years

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What do you mean by ridiculous names ? Is there puns or the name very unusual with fancy kanji/unusual readings for them ?

All of the above. Using older kanji makes sense since the story is set in Taishou, but most names are either unsubtle puns or relatively direct descriptors of the characters, like Gyokko meaning “jade vase”. Unusual readings don’t often all that often, but a great example is 不死川 being spelled as Shinazugawa instead of the more obvious Fujigawa (same kanji as Killer Killer’s Fujigawa btw).

Not only that, but there also a few examples of names that are straight up regular words with no twist to them whatsoever: Muzan (cruelty), Giyuu (heroism) and Agatsuma (my wife).

Kamado means “furnace gate”, because the Kamado family sells charcoal. It’s an outdated kanji for furnace (竃) to keep that Taishou flavor. Now, Tanjirou is a much more competent and interesting name, one of my favorites in the manga. Depending on whether you interpret its 治 as the 治 in 治す or the 治 in 退治, the meaning of his name could be either “healing son of charcoal” or “demon-slaying son of charcoal”, fitting perfectly with how Tanjirou’s goals involve both killing demons and getting a cure for his sister’s predicament. Not mention a lot of Heian mythology associating slaying oni with curing illness. And the charcoal part is because Tanjirou, of the Furnace family who sells charcoal, sells charcoal. By the did I mention Tanjirou sells charcoal? But anyways, there’s even another layer to this name and which it’s why it’s one of my favorites: it can be sort of a namefication of the verb 歎じる(tanjiru), which means to mourn, reflect Tanjirou’s main trait of sparing sympathy for pretty much every demon he kills.

Nezuko means “shrine bean girl”. Specifically Heian era shrines, so it’s maybe this kanji is too old even for the Taishou era (so old that a lot of people on the internet don’t know to type it or don’t bother the conversion takes too long). But it fits the character since Heian is when we got most of the oni related mythology this series is mostly about. The “bean girl” part is probably there only to sound cute.

Agatsuma, as mentioned earlier, means “my wife”. I already considered one of the funniest I’ve ever seen before I even started the manga and it only better after actually seeing Zen’itsu’s character. Zen’itsu has a cool double meaning like Tanjirou, with 逸 potentially being from 逸する or 逸物, so his name means either “goodness missed” or “goodness at its best”, which fits how Zen’itsu is normally an absolutely terrible person in every aspect but shows himself to be ultimately caring and competent when pushes come to the shove (even if through the power of stress napping most of the time).

Hashibira means “beak flattened”. A rare name I have no idea how it connects to the character. Inosuke’s kanji mean “helper of the elegant” but the intent is clearly a pun on inoshishi (boar). Besides, looking at the meaning feels like a moot point because everyone is “the elegant” compared to Inosuke.

Both Kanawo’s names are antiquated as heck, mainly there for the series Taishou era flavor. Tsuyuri is one of Japan’s most notoriously unusual ateji names (yeah, there are only 3 instances of the manga using real people names and one of them is the name known for being weird), with it’s kanji meaning “chestnut flower falling” and the kana means “rainy season starting”, because chestnut flowers fall in early May, signaling the start of the rainy season. Kanawo’s “birthday” is in May btw. Anyways, the name was probably chosen for her specifically because of flower kanji in the middle and her Breath of Flowers. Kanawo is a katakana name, so no proper meaning, but it overall feels very old because it’s a name that uses “wo” instead of “o”. Taishou flavor, as I mentioned.

I’m skipping Gen’ya to his brother’s section because their names are matching.

Ubuyashiki means “childbirth grounds”. Kagaya had 5 children so it checks. Besides, with their family curse, pretty much all the Ubuyashikis can do is give birth to the next generation as much as they can before they kick the bucket. Kagaya means “radiant!”. Yes, the exclamation mark is part of the name’s meaning. I’m sure it’s a name all pillar agree with.

Tomioka means “wealth hill” it’s a rare instance of a real people name in this series, so I assume it must a reference to some one, but I have no idea who. Giyuu, as already mentioned, is just the regular word for heroism. Military volunteers are actually called “giyuu soldiers” in Japanese even.

Similarly, Kochou is the regular word for butterfly (although not the most commonly used). Shinobu is a hiragana name, so no proper meaning (much like Kanae and Kanawo’s katakana names), but name Shinobu is normally written with 忍 (the shinobi kanji) or 偲 (remembering, but most often in the context of remembering a dead person). The latter has obvious meaning in Shinobu’s relationship with Kanae, but the former might also have an interesting meaning behind it. The shinobi kanji is made with the heart kanji under the blade kanji (insert Monogatari reference here), so a huge cliche in ninja-themed literature is the saying “a shinobi without a heart is just a blade” (surprisingly never mentioned once in Naruto, as far as I can remember). I believe this thematically connects to Shinobu’s central character trait of wanting to have Kanae’s kindness but not being able to bring herself to be that empathetic to demons. She tries to be Shinobu but can’t force herself to retain the heart she lost, so she ends up just being a blade.

Rengoku is the regular word for purgatory, as you probably know from it being also the name of his ninth kata. Kyoujurou means “congratulating son of apricorns”, with father Shinjurou being “congratulating son of yew plum pine” and his brother Senjurou being “congratulating son of thousand”. The pun here is probably with 享受(kyouju; happily accepting something) vs 信受 (shinju; accepting a fact, in a somewhat resignated way). Another possibility less related to the conflicted with his character is 教授(kyouju; professor) since he’s a mentor character.

Uzui means “roof marrow”, but real pun is with uzu uzu, the gitaigo for impatience, a character trait fitting for a character completely centered around rejecting shinobi philosophies. Also reflects how his very first sympathetic moment was him honestly admiting that his impatience to save his wives caused him to make a few bad moves. Tengen is the Japanese reading for Tianyuan, which is the heaven’s energy which composes everything according to some ancient Chinese traditions. You may have heard of it as the “celestial unknown” or the “heavenly element”. Don’t know what it has to do with Tengen’s character though.

Kanroji means “nectar temple” and Mitsuri means “honey lazuli”. The “temple” and “lazuli” part are kanji commonly used in names, so that’s a pretty much just thrown in there to make her name sound more like a name. The real keywords here nectar and honey, since those are two words that can be used as horny words in a very subtle way, but suddenly look a lot less subtle when they are about the Love Pillar.

Himejima means “scream island”, but specifically the sad, crying kind of scream, matching with how Himejima is pretty much always crying out of compassion for others. Also, archaic kanji for “island” because Taishou. Gyoumei means “carita afterlife”. Carita is an umbrella term for all forms of spiritual training in Buddhism. It includes a lot of things we see associated with him in the manga, like sitting under waterfalls, reciting chants, etc.

Tokitou means “time transparent”. Possibly a clever amnesia reference (in the sense of how his past time was invisible to him)? Muichirou means “first son of no”, in a ridiculous match with his twin Yuichirou (”first son of yes”). Yuichirou references that multiple times in his backstory, saying it’s supposed to mean “no worth” or “no point”, only to then say it’s supposed to mean “no limits” in the climax of the flashback.

Iguro means “elegant black”. It’s an obvious anagram on guroi (gorey). Now, Obanai is easily the most incomprehensible name in the series. It means “small banana inside”, which is nonsensical enough for me to know for sure there’s a hidden pun involved, but I can’t find it for the life of me. The closest I can get is a pun with the English word “overnight” (OBAaNAIto), but I still don’t know Iguro’s character enough to know what “overnight” has to do with him.

不死川 would mean “immortal river“ as Fujigawa, but due to ateji it be comes more like “river of not dying“. Like with Kanroji’s names, the river kanji is only there to make the name look more like a real name (note: it’s not working) and the “not dying“ part is what really matters. Sanemi is introduced showing off his chest covered in scars and having Kanroji commenting on how he’s got a new scar in his last mission, immediately conveying to the audience that he’s a dude that’s not dying despite injuring himself a lot. Now Sanemi is a much more complicated name because 実 has dozens of meanings and I had no way of knowing which one is supposed to apply to him until Gen’ya finally came into play. Looking at them as paired names, Sanemi means “more reality“ and Gen’ya means “more illusion“. Can’t say why Sanemi is supposed to represent truth or Gen’ya is supposed represent lies, though. Could be something about how Sanemi knows the truth about how he felt about his brother while was fed Sanemi’s lies in their reencounter, could be about how Sanemi is a true breath user while Gen’ya is a fraud who needs to rely on Breath of Gun or going Kirby on the demons to fight, who knows. On a semi-related note, all of their other siblings had generic unrelated names. I guess their parents didn’t think of going with “more half-truth“ or “more ommision“ names before dropping the naming pattern.

Kyougai means “echoing fanfare”. Two sound related words for the drum guy. Pretty basic.

Rui is a regular word for bad influence, fitting of how he forced others into his abusive family play. It’s written with the radical for thread, so I that’s one of the ones I find more clever than ridiculous.

Enmu, on the other hand, means “nightmare dream”. And if that wasn’t redundant enough, it’s also an anagram for nemu(sleep).

Kaigaku means “sly peaks”. The peaks part is common surname kanji, so only the “sly” part matters. Obvious traitor name, which must be why he was unnamed in Zen’itsu’s first flashback.

Nakime means “sounding woman”. Very self-explanatory, she’s a woman who plays a biwa.

Daki means “fallen princess”, which is already meaningful enough for her character, but more importantly, it sounds very close to Dakki, the Japanese for the Daji, a famous Chinese monster disguised as an imperial courtesan. Giyuutarou is a name used for courtesan assistants, as already explained in the manga itself. Daki’s human name Ume is plum.

Gyokko means “jade vase”, as I said in the intro paragraph. Competing hard with Nakime for the title of most to-the-poing name in the series.

Hantengu means “half tengu”, because his ability is to split in halves and the tengu is the youkai species he’s themed after. Kinda weird how all oni in Kimetsu are themed after classic Japanese monster but only Daki, Hantengu and Douma get to be named after the ones they represent, I wish that was done more often. Anyways, his emotion bodies all have the kanji for their respective emotion in their names.

Akaza has my favorite name in the series, which makes sense considering everything else about him is also great. His human name is Hakuji, meaning “lion-dog healer” (yes, same ji in Tanjirou, but “demon-slaying” can’t be considered as a possibility for him for obvious reasons). As explained during his backstory, he’s named after lion-dog statues often seen guarding temple entrances. He’s someone who is supposed to be there to protect others. The healer part of his name also fits with how his spent half of his human life nursing his loved ones. And then Muzan turned him into Akaza. Due to its outdated kanji, even Japanese fans find his name a bit hard to interpret, but Akaza is generally agreed to mean “castrated dog sitting on a pit”. Delightfully humialiating name with delicious irony. In the chapter “The Useless Lion-dog”, Muzan turns the lion-dog who failed to guard its two families into a castrated dog sitting on a pit. All his nobility was neutered and he was left sitting still in a pit as he has no home to guard. Before this becomes a full Akaza meta on how he’s a full anti-thesis of what Hakuji swore to be, let’s get back to talk about names. His wife Koyuki’s name mean “love snow”. The love part represents how she’s a love interest of Hakuji and the snow part reflects she always a snowflakes hairpin and how Akaza projects the image of a snowflake on the floor when he activates his compass ability.

Douma means “child exhausted”, fitting his childish nature, especially in how he’s portrayed as a child who still hasn’t developed empathy at the age of 20, and with how his backstory is all about him being exhausted by human emotions after listening to hours of worshippers narrating their own tragedies. But most importantly, he named after Doumahoushi aka Ashiya Douman, the mythological villain he’s themed after. I like how he’s the only oni themed after a human villain rather than an actual oni or youkai like all the rest, but he might be the one oni who understands humans the least.

Kokushibou means “black death pupils”. Pupils as in eye pupil, not students, of course. He has no students, but he sure has a lot of pupils. Also eyes are often used as symbol for envy, which is the main theme of his backstory. Lastly, his name is a pun on kokushibyou aka the black plague, the disease that killed the most people in the world, just like he’s the oni who killed the most people. The 3 Upper Moons all have pretty unironically good names, all things considered. His human family name means “successor country”, probably in reference to how his brother passed down his hinomaru (symbol of Japan, the country) earrings to his next generation all the way down to Tanjirou. His name Michikatsu means “rock winner”. The winner part is obvious but I don’t know the (outdated) rock kanji was picked. His brother is Yoriichi meaning “fated one”, which probably on feeds Kokushibou’s complex harder.

Lastly and most ridiculously, Muzan Kibutsuji. Kibutsuji means “demon dance road”. Yes, the oni kanji is right there on his name, same demon kanji as the demons everyone faces. And as mentioned in the opener, the name Muzan is literally just the regular word cruelty. I’m commenting stuff with a friend as I read and we semi-consistently refer to Muzan as Meanie Demonbroadway because that’s just how stupid his name is. I really love it. Thank you anon for this opportunity to talk about Meanie Demonbroadway in a public space.

#kimetsu no yaiba

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thephantomporg84 · 4 years

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Why is making fun of Vergil so much fun? I think it’s because unlike Dante, he takes himself way too seriously and doesn’t even realize how ridiculous he looks lol

Exactly this, imo. Lmao.

He also exists in a universe that is absolutely fucking off-the-shits ridiculous, complete with chainsaw motorcycles and literal blood-powered hell structures and flying whales, among other things, yet he remains dead serious, like he is the only person not in on the joke. And really, it’s a quality setup for his character, because it only gets funnier as the series goes on. We (as the player) are in on this, Dante is, Nero is, literally everyone else is, but he is not. It’s the same reason why Jotaro is ironically so funny in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure despite being a very serious/no smiles/grumpy character that doesn’t even pose often — it’s a ridiculous world and he is the least ridiculous person in it.

Thinking about it in context: Nearly all of Vergil’s most quotable (and, surprise surprise, funniest) lines in DMC3 come before/after the first fight between him and Dante. And up until that point, Dante:

—has been stabbed multiple times, at once

—gotten incredibly upset over a pizza

—decides that the party was getting crazy (direct quote) and threw on his equivalent of a housecoat and slippers (untied boots, no shirt, jacket) to go beat his brother’s ass

—wacky wahoo’s his way all the way up the tower, trickstering and prop shredding and all but honking a fucking clown horn the whole time

—is shot point blank in the head during his ascension by an absolutely feral school girl who is still in uniform while storming the tower, and has procured a fucking bazooka from god-only-knows what kind of black market deal to presumably kill her father with, and basically chalks it up to: “eh, women, amiright? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”

—gets his ass beat by the brother in question, who — and I cannot stress this enough — is wearing a cravat + sleeveless zip-up vest while simultaneously waxing philosophical and sounding like a dying kazoo.

—immediately runs back down the tower he just ascended and gets eaten by a flying goddamn whale, and we’re not even to the halfway mark yet.

—skip ahead some time later to DMC5, and the mood is literally Dante coming to terms with having to kill his absolute twat of a brother, for realsies this time, as he puts on his cowboy hat and revs his chainsaw motorcycle while letting out a wahoo or 90 for nostalgia’s sake.

So yeah. When you pull back and look at the series, it just makes Vergil’s entire personality that much funnier in the grand scheme of things. And I know I sound mean, I’m sure, but I genuinely do love it though. It’s some of the best unintentional comedy/meme-worthy content I’ve ever seen next to JoJo’s, and it’s completely my type of humor.

Also! Cropped/Awkward Vergil memes have been and will always be my kryptonite:

#in this house we bully vergil #because he needs it #devil may shitpost #anonymous #replies #dmc #devil may cry #dante #vergil #dmc dante #dmc vergil #dante sparda #vergil sparda #long post #humor

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Which of your fics…

I got tagged for this by @dreamsarelikedragonflies! I’m gonna stick to my Tales of Arcadia fics for this so nobody has to suffer the old that happened pre the big writing gap I had.

…did you think would get a bigger reaction/audience than it got:

It was a bit of a long shot particularly given it was the first thing I’d written proper in ages that’s public but probably Masks We Wear, Lies We Share. Character centric fics that don’t follow the lead of a franchise always are hit and miss and this had an extra handicap in being the form of the general goings on than “Here’s the plot hurtling away” but alas! It’s set when it is because of the UK cuts on the TV version and this was the easiest way to work around knowingly having holes in my knowledge.

…is your funniest:

Humour for me is not something I can specifically write for, it’s more incidental ( “Oh I swear he better just be on moral support right now or he'll catch these hands holding a warhammer”) though I will admit I do love how Cat with the canary and the last line of Trolls, fried chicken and walnuts came out in the drabbles.

…is your darkest/angstiest:

Ghosts he left behind 100%. The chapter I’m working on right now has Toby trying to come to terms with loneliness and the not knowing and one of those moments which is gonna hurt the reader more I’ve been plotting since January is coming too :D Grief and loss in forms other than death seems a very common thread in this thing not to mention thoughts keep turning back to Draal as nobody got a chance to reconcile with what happened before everything went off the rails.

…is your absolute favorite:

I’m gonna say Presence, elegance, an unmistakable dominance - Nomura because when Maestro came on shuffle I immediately burst out cackling as what the hell. Though I’m always biased for changeling banter at the best of times.

…is your least favorite:

I’d say one of the ones I’m writing right now that has been a constant fight to get the right vibe going because it’s an AU but not if that makes sense? It’s not that it’s bad by any stretch it’s more it feels like I’m wading through treacle trying to get the words to fit together right and the frustration gets to me. It WILL be done but it’s being defiant to the letter.

…was the easiest to write:

In a mystery to everyone including me, How to bond in the Darklands kicked down the door and essentially decided to exist over the space of 48 hours plus edit time. Second would go to the AU I’m writing right now as uh:

This was started just before midnight on freaking Saturday and it’s STILL trucking nicely.

…was the hardest to write:

Savouring Memories. I have very particular thoughts on grieving and moving because of my own experiences of being left adrift so often which I know aren’t shared by many so trying to write it in a way that can make sense to outsiders AND keep it in character woof.

…has your favorite line/exchange/paragraph (share it):

Shall I pick from the files I’m currently working on as a treat? No context nor which file I’m pulling these from to help keep the mystery going :)

Somehow this manages to be translated into stuffing him under her arm with an elbow tucked under his chest for support, his annoyance only grows when the opportunity is snatched for a photo to commemorate his brand new status as a living scowling handbag.

"Sounds more like an elaborate ruse to me, are your manners really that scarce?" She hisses back, refusing to move herself from the flickering warmth that is gradually returning the energy lost from her attempts to find a single door that would let a lone lady in from the weather. He lets out a hum in return, putting a mark in the book to properly give all his attention.

"No no, my words are as innocent as can be! If you are at all willing to indulge and trust my intentions are as so I can even prove it right now. All it will require is the lady's hand, if I may? I will not judge if you refuse." The hand is offered like it is there to tempt her with a form of devil's deal. She is clearly not impressed even before a reaction is snapped back a little louder than intended causing a few curious glances their direction.

"Do you honestly believe that you are so charming that you could speak a few honeyed words and have me at your beck and call? Sir, I must inform you that you are highly mistaken."

Deliberately eating slower to extend his break some more it is only after the final fry is devoured that Douxie checks his phone again for a reply to find he'd been sent an eyes emoji and there is not a force on earth that coulda wiped the stupid grin off his face.

One thought, well why not have a crack at it anyway?

"You do realise, Nomura, we wouldn't even be having this problem if you weren't quite so nosy, hm? Be thankful I gave you plausible deniability."

"Not my fault that's where all the best fun and or blackmail material comes from, is it?" She snipes back placing the tidied blankets to her side for whoever decides to deal with them because it certainly will not be her.

"Your domestic tiff sounded interesting who am I to ignore it."

…have you re-read the most:

Can’t say I tend to reread my own stuff except when I’m double checking something for a future chapter which hilariously happened last night actually as I somehow forgot in the space of a couple of hours Douxie grumbling about Latin. Everything goes through multiple proof read edit runs tho with the exception of drabbles. Ghost!AU Chapter 2 took AGES being such a beast of a chapter to run over it a few times.

…would you recommend to someone reading your work for the first time:

I’m gonna say Ghosts he left behind because it’s an actual chaptered thing that deviates from canon and gives you a good idea about my angst loving heart that seems to infect everything I write.

…are you most proud of:

Ghosts he left behind again! While it suffered and languished round the same time my mental health took another bad turn it’s been a consistent thing even when I could do little more than adjust the spreadsheet or chuck in a handful of words. The third chapter is nowhere near content complete but it HAS started moving again when I’m not completely sidetracked by other things which feels like a small victory you know? I love AU’s at the best of times and it let me alter one canon plot line a tiny bit just to see what would happen and take other people along for the ride because while I know the big story beats prior, when we hit the Eternal Night your guess is good as mine.

Tagging anybody who’d like to!

#writing #Ghost!AU #Stars

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For the ask game! The first female character that you think of

aspity then! queen of the worms herself <3

favorite thing about them: I’m still in the camp that believes aspity was genuinely popped out from the earth and I just love the idea that she’s a shabnak-adyr. How cool is that?

least favorite thing about them: it’s not even really a least favourite thing about HER but i wish the writing gave a bit more of a spotlight to developing her feelings on isidor or even a confrontation w artemy and her on the true nature of what he did in 2. u really only get the reflection talking about how her love for isidor isn’t quite aligned w the person he truly is and not really?? much to develop that??

favorite line: “You are a true emshen, a true knower of the Lines. You chose the path of love. The path of pity. You took pity on us, the weak, the dying, the doomed...” GOD IT FUCKS ME UP

brOTP: its not even a brotop because they dont like each other but the mlm wlw hosiltity between daniil and aspity is genuinely one of the funniest things in the entirety of pathologic. love that for them.

OTP: I don’t really have anyone tbh?? There’s some fantastic fic exploring how she would interact w Mark Immortal but it was in a non romantic context so im not sure if that counts fkdjfkld

nOTP: artemy/aspity is a big one for me. i played 2 before i played classic so now i cant unsee the mother/son dynamic between them which classic didnt originally have kshdfjksd

random headcanon: Her bones as a shabnak-adyr are artemy’s mother’s :(((((

unpopular opinion: i don’t know if i have any?? oh yeah stop whitewashing her in fan art would be great.

song i associate with them: fucking maneater bro!!

favorite picture of them: i dont have any of her fskdjfkldsjlf aaa

#ask games #thank u for the ask!!#chikinan

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myroadtriptoparadise · 3 years

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Phubbing and Phone Addiction

Today, my friends, I’m going to start writing on a lighter, more shittier note. I want to write about ‘phubbing’, a term that is completely new to my zoomer arse (see what I did there? *). This is the act of someone ignoring the person they are with in order to do something on their phone. This could be social media, games or, for my partner, YouTube. Now, I’m not here to throw shade on my partner, he’s an amazing individual who I love. I’m just saying it’s a fucking problem, and a problem that is brought up in our conversations frequently. This has of course inspired me to write something about it and project said something out into the world via the internet. The funniest part to this is that there may well be someone reading this who is currently phubbing someone else off (did I use that term correctly?).

More to the point, this inspired me to write about smart phones in general and how fucked up society has become since their invention. Now I know what you’re thinking, ‘you sound like a boomer, dude’, to which I say, yes, I do, but there’s some logic behind their complaints about our generation. Now, before you stop reading and write me off as some catfishing boomer, here to infiltrate the zoomer community with a mission to indoctrinate them with anti-technology conspiracy theories, hear me out.

I love having a phone and I honestly think they’re awesome pieces of technology that allow us to do so much from the palm of our hands. I could go on and on about the positives of smart phones, I mean, I worked in sales for two big telecommunication companies so of course I could continue. For the purpose of this post, just go with me and trust the fact that I too get absorbed into the fascinating content that some girl I knew from high school’s sister’s boyfriend is posting on Instagram.

I want to talk more of the addicting properties of phones and how this is impacting our relationships and mental health, this is a mental health blog after all. We humans are creatures of habit and are therefore so susceptible to various addictions. The thing I find interesting about it is that it’s happening to most of the planet and we’re all aware of it. It’s like someone breaking into your home and stealing your shit, while you stand there, watching. Then on the way out, the robber gives you a big, warm, parent-like hug. It’s fucked.

*cue small intermission to contemplate the fact that I DEFINITELY did not receive enough hugs from my parents*

Now what I’m saying isn’t new or revolutionary in the slightest, and someone coming into your house and stealing your shit may not be such an issue if you have home contents insurance (I seriously cannot stress how important it is to have). The real issue for me is when people know all this and choose to let themselves slip into, or further into, the dark hole of depression by doing nothing. They continue to feed the cycle until one day they’re sitting there with no friends, family, or hobbies, contemplating whether it was worth wasting their life over. The answer is obviously no, it’s fucking not. Now it’s not their fault, most of us have been raised in an environment that encourages this behaviour and when everyone else is doing it, why wouldn’t you, right?

This leads me to the phubbing part of my rant. I can understand addiction, it’s like smoking cigarettes to cope with anxiety (speaking from experience). What I don’t understand is how people sit there on their phones, blatantly ignoring the person they’re physically with. I’m assuming this isn’t a choice but rather a habit, or perhaps a sign of a deeper social or cognitive issue that has been band-aided with phone use. I’m thinking of all the family events, the date nights, and the group hangs with friends. Part of my question stems from this idea of people not residing on this planet forever and that time is precious. Maybe people don’t have that sentimental value on life, that I have, I don’t know. This question comes to my mind a lot: Why do we, as a society, feel like we have to consume as much content as possible as soon as it’s available, when we’re aware of the permanency of anything that is put online?

The research done on phone addiction has shown a decline in interpersonal skills and a rise of ADHD and other disorders. Does this mean we’re on a one-way road to never looking each other in the eye or having a face-to-face conversation again?

I’d love to encourage people to keep using their phones, by all means, reach out to your long-distanced best friend or look at some cool stuff on Pinterest or whatever. Just don’t fucking do it when you’re catching up with a friend, family member or on date night etc.. If you’re going out, then leave your phone in your car, or turn off notifications for everything except calls, this takes less than a minute. If you’re staying in, allocate some phone free time with your loved ones, play a board game or pop some tunes on and do a puzzle or go for a drive. Whatever you want to do, just do it with no phones.

Of course, if you’re someone who has no issues putting their phone down, then don’t stress. You’re doing great. In fact, fuck it, if you are someone who has issues with your phone, don’t stress. Just be aware and monitor yourself and you’ll be fine.

Man, I feel better after a rant. Time for some mindless scrolling on Instagram.

I put some cool links throughout this that aren’t all related to phubbing. This one here is for this audiobook I just finished called ‘Love is not enough’ by Mark Manson. It’s fucking good. It’s also free with the Audible 30 day trial which is great when you’re a broke student, like myself. This is not an ad, this is a recommendation, so go suss it out.

*For the people who decided not to think about why this sentence was funny and are looking for an explanation, shame on you. For the people who have no clue what a zoomer is, here is a handy dandy link that might provide some context to my joke. If you still don’t get it or don’t find it funny, then fucking move on.

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wallofweird · 4 years

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I was tagged by @90spopstargirl. Thank you, I love these types of posts and have so much fun answering them! 😊🤗🥰💞

1. Name four fictional characters that showcase your personality the best, with explanations if you want:

Kat Stratford (10 Things I Hate About You), Jonah Simms (Superstore), Belle (Beauty and The Beast) and Chandler Bing (Friends). I just think I relate to them because I don’t follow banal social norms, I’m a little nerd, I love to read, I want to know the world and leave my mark on it and I’m also a very sarcastic person... I don’t know if that’s a good explanation, but this is it lol.

2. Favourite musical/play?

I would love to see The Nutcracker one day, whether as a theater or ballet production. I’m completely fascinated by its aesthetic and it is also my favorite piece of Tchaikovsky’s work.

3. What is the best compliment you’ve ever received?

Anything that is about my creativity, intellect or the type of friend I am. I think the best compliments are about what you have to offer for people around you and the world.

4. Embarrassing story or fact about yourself that makes you laugh now?

Gosh, I can’t remember any right now. It’s been a while since I’ve embarrassed myself. 🙈

5. Favourite Disney or Pixar Movie?

I can’t just say one, so here comes a list in no specific order: Brother Bear, Aladdin, Beauty and The Beast, The Lion King, Mulan, Coco, The Fox and The Hound, Finding Nemo, Lilo & Stitch, Tangled, Frozen, Monsters Inc., The Good Dinosaur, Zootopia, A Bug’s Life, Ratatouille and The Tinker Bell movies. I feel like Inside Out would easily get into my list since everybody speaks so high of it, but I still have to watch this one 🙈

6. Favourite flower or plant?

Dandelion and wisteria.

7. What’s your favourite holiday?

Christmas! I just feel like is such a warm and magical time of the year and I’m obsessed with Christmas lights and decoration.

8. Name three things that made you laugh or smile this week:

My niece, friends and dogs.

9. What song would you play to introduce yourself to someone?

I don’t know. I think something that can describe me is that moment Belle sings about wanting more than a provincial wife at the beginning of Beauty and The Beast. I believe we have that hunger to go to different places, meet different people and new experiences.

10. Name something that truly makes you feel peaceful even at your most stressed moments.

Music and writing.

11. What do you, did you, or would you study in college?

I was studying Journalism, but I changed to Psychology.

12. This is kind of a weird one, but which outfit of yours makes you feel most like yourself?

When it comes to clothes I have a pretty eclectic style, but the two outfits I love the most are a white dress I have that has an elastic top and with a braid and subtle medieval influences. The other is over-knee-length navy blue dress, with small and sparkling rhombus on it that just makes it look like a starred sky. I’m obsessed with medieval trends, the night sky and lights and I know it’s ridiculous they sort of magical to me and I feel special when I wear them.

13. What is a quote you live by:

“Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.”

14. Name the funniest playlist name you have.

None? I guess I’m not that funny lol.

15. Make a reference to an inside joke you have with someone you love with zero context.

Frog.

16. What is a message you would give your younger self if given the chance?

Probably to put myself first and get out of my shell a little bit more.

17. Who is your favourite family member?

My niece.

18. What’s a secret dream of yours?

I don’t like sharing secrets, soon there will be other posts on my first page and people won’t see it anyway... I want to be a singer.

19. Aesthetic:

I added pictures because I’m not very good with descriptions, but I love outdoor spaces, I love European, Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern landscapes, ancient sites, houses with old architecture, light colors and flowers in the decoration. Or stoned, medieval architecture and colorful Gothic decoration. I love the Rayonnant style. I love mythological creatures and I’m mostly obsessed with fairies, gnomes and elves. I love stained glasses, colors, Christmas and its decoration, flowers, fireflies, night skies and fairy lights. I also love the buzz of large cities. It might be silly, but they all just feel enchanting to me.

I tag: @lullabiesandgoodbyes @flythesail @lamodeladette @elephantsneedwater @holding-up-the-universe @ourfinehouse 😊💞

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ad1thi · 4 years

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tagged by: @lovelyirony (im sorry it took me this long to get to it).

1. Name 4 fictional characters who showcase your personality the best, with explanations if you want.

Naina Talwar, YJHD: i don’t think you can find a character that more closely remembers me, except that i have an extremely sharp tongue and my shyness is constantly warring with my desire to always speak up. Bookish ✅ well meaning but extremely strict parents ✅ didn’t have a lot of friends at school ✅ was largely known for her marks ✅ desperate desire to break out of her monotonous life and go on an adventure ✅

Stiles Stilinski, Teen Wolf: my life is a constant ping-pong between being Stiles and wanting to f*** Stiles. extremely sarcastic ✅ intelligent but rarely applies themselves to the task at hand ✅ suffers from imposter syndrome ✅ would die for their friends ✅ is attracted to people who could snap them in half ✅

Ten, Doctor Who: i was having this discussion with someone recently, but - apart my love for David Tennant - the reason Ten resonated with me so much was because of how much i understood him; the way he never forgave himself and constantly carried around this massive looming self hatred but still tried to absolve him, knowing full well that he could never forgive himself. also he cries all the time and bitch me too tf

Rosa Diaz, Brooklyn 99: okay so i get that this might surprise some people but hear me out: she thrives off maintaining an aloof, terrifying exterior, has a kink for being mysterious and will do damn near anything to main an illusionary peace with her parents to the point that she was more willing to let her parents think she was dating Jake than she was ready to admit that she was bisexual, but the minute her parents revealed their internalised biphobia she got so incensed that she broke that peace just to stand up for her truth and what she thought was right

2. Aesthetic

iced coffee, oversized clothes, black nail-polish and the smell of nicotine. (does that count as an aesthetic?)

3. Favorite musical/play? (If you’ve never seen a musical or play, one you’d be interested in seeing?)

Mamma Mia

4. What is the best compliment you’ve ever received?

i don’t know i have terrible memory. im quite vain tho, i love superficial compliments about my appearance.

5. How many times have you been in love?

once.

6. Embarrassing story or fact about yourself that makes you laugh now?

my lack of self-esteem could never

7. Favorite Disney/Pixar movie?

the Lion King trilogy is one that always comes to mind when i get asked questions along this vein

8. Favorite flower or plant?

i have hay-fever me and flowers don’t vibe

9. What’s your favorite holiday?

i love the vibe that Dussehra has, but im also extremely fond of Diwali.

10. Name three things that made you laugh or smile this past week.

this series that i discovered today, the palak paneer that i ate for dinner today, and a video edit of my future husband

11. What song would you play to introduce yourself to someone?

Where You From by Riz Ahmed (a must listen for anyone in the south asian diaspora). and Halsey’s entire discography

12. Name something that truly makes you feel peaceful even at your most stressed moments.

my bestfriend, LRP sometimes sends me voice-notes of her singing. that makes me feel at peace

13. What do you, did you, or would you study at college?

i study Law

14. This is kind of a weird one, but which outfit of yours makes you feel most like yourself?

an oversized hoodie and ratty shorts

15. What is a quote you live by?

i’ve never rly put much stock in other people’s words, so you’ll find this answer will change everytime someone asks me for it. i do particularly like if you’re going through hell - keep going.

16. Name the funniest playlist name you have.

all of my playlists are emojis rn but i used to have one called “ ” when i was younger

17. Make a reference to an inside joke you have with someone you love with zero context.

Young Volcano

18. What is a message you would give your younger self if given the chance?

at the end of the day, you never rly needed anybody but yourself. those people who you relied on, who you thought you needed like you need air or water?? they’re not here anymore but guess what - you’re still standing. you’re still here.

19. Who is your favorite family member? (If you have no good blood family members, feel free to mention someone in your found family)

my maternal grandmother

20. What’s a secret dream of yours?

i don’t know if you can count it as secret but i want to have that sort of life-affirming love that they write about

i don’t know how many people have done this because i rly left it to the last minute so: @iam93percentstardust, @rxmanoff, @spiderrpcrker, @omg-just-peachy, @firebrands , @starkrogerrs (i rly hope im not tagging anyone who’s already done this)

#tumblr tagged memes #why were these questions so hard to answer lmfao #this uhhh- got a bit personal #oof

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spaceorphan18 · 4 years

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SO’s Guide to JAM (The Office)

And no, I don’t mean preservatives. ;) For @redheadgleek - because she wanted to know.

So - the thing about the Office is that, unlike lots of sitcoms where you can jump right in during the middle, The Office (at least at the beginning) benefits from character development - and a lot of things later on don’t resonate as well if you don’t have the context and backstory to set them up. There are plenty of things to skip, but it’s worth sitting through some of the uncomfortable things to appreciate the story. That said - hopefully, this guide will help you decide if you want to pass or not.

I am going to use a ** to designate episodes I think you should watch.

Season 1

I think Season 1 is the hardest for people to get through. They were very much trying to model the British version, but the British version is very dark at times, and the American version just won’t allow itself to get that way, so season 1 feels really weird tonally -- and honestly different than the rest of the series. Plenty of people skip it all together, but there are some things worth watching.

Pilot - They used the script from the British pilot, and even that was kind of bland. I find this episode boring, and while it introduces Jim and Pam, it’s entirely skippable.

Diversity Day - So, there’s a lot of cringe here, but this is what made me really enjoy Jim and Pam, because Jim’s entire day sucks, and then at the very end, he and Pam have a special, sweet moment. This worked for me, but I can understand wanting to move past all the Michael.

Health Care - There are some fun Jim/Pam hijinx against Dwight in this one. The Michael plot is entirely skippable if that’s too much. But not huge in the Jam story.

**The Alliance - I would recommend this one, if only because the show comes back to it a lot. Jim and Dwight form an alliance, which is really Jim messing with Dwight. Again - the Michael portion of this episode is entirely skippable - so you can fastforward through that if you don’t want to endure it.

Basketball - Everyone plays basketball. It’s not really that interesting - but there are some flirty moments between Jim and Pam.

Hot Girl - I think this is the funniest of Season 1. Amy Adams shows up to sell purses at the office. There are great little Jam moments, but the only thing to really take away from this one is that Jim ends up asking Amy Adams out, which sets up season 2.

Season 2

Season 2 gets rid of a lot of the cringiest stuff from season 1, and lets the show be itself. While there are definitely Jam heavy/focused episodes, a lot of why the story line works is that there are little moments that build up in each episode that make it worthwhile.

**The Dundies - This is a great introduction to the show. Michael is more tolerable than he usually is. A ton of great Jam stuff in this one. Really a must see.

Sexual Harassment - There is a lot of cringe in this one. However, Pam’s mom shows up, and there are a few smaller Jam moments.

**Office Olympics - Michael (and Dwight) are out of the office and everyone goofs off. It’s a fun episode, and the Michael subplot is entirely skippable (though it’s not really that bad)

The Fire - There’s a fire in the office, so everyone goes outside and they play games. Lots of fun Jam stuff, though nothing life changing. The Michael/Ryan stuff is a little awkward. But the episode is good at expanding all the side characters so it’s recommended, even if it’s not a must see.

Halloween - Michael has to fire someone, so it is cringy in that regard. Jim and Pam have a subplot of getting Dwight to go to another job, which leads to some delicious angst.

The Fight - Michael and Dwight physically fight. Jim and Pam kind of parallel with a mini-fight of their own. The episode as a whole I’m a little meh on, but if you just watch the Jam scenes, you’ll get what you need.

**The Client - Michael goes on a sales call - and is actually a good salesman. Meanwhile, the office reads a script Michael wrote. It’s great, classic Jam stuff in this one.

Performance Review - I personally find this one funny because it’s fallout from The Client, but not Jim/Pam heavy. They have a minor subplot where they prank Dwight.

**Email Surveillance - Not entirely essential, but Jim throws a BBQ at his house, and there’s some good development here. The Michael plot at improv can be completely fastforwarded through.

**Christmas Party - I actually used to find this episode difficult (until I became really desensitized to it), but it is sitting through the terrible Michael stuff to get to the Jam stuff that will be relevant for years to come.

**Booze Cruise - The office goes on a Booze Cruise. Yes - watch this, feel angst, feel joy, feel all the things.

The Injury - there’s really zero Jam in this, however, it is incredibly funny and Pam and Dwight become friends, and I love that. Oh, the plot is Michael cooks his foot. I do recommend it, even if it’s not essential.

**The Secret - Jim tells Michael his feelings for Pam. Yes, lots of Jam-y stuff in this.

The Carpet - Someone puts weird stuff on Michael’s carpet forcing Michael to work in the office. I like it - there’s a lot of good Jim stuff (and a lot of angst) but not a lot of Jam. The ending is classic, though.

Boys and Girls - Jan throws a women in the workplace seminar. There’s some good Pam development in this one, so I recommend at least watching the women scenes.

Valentine’s Day - There is zero Jam stuff in it, but that’s the point. I think it’s really cool what they do with this - but not essential. However, it does have one of my favorite Pam/Dwight scenes.

Dwight’s Speech - Dwight wins salesman of the year. I’m a little meh on this one, too, tbh. Jim decides he’s not going to Pam’s wedding, but that’s the only Jam stuff in the episode.

Take Your Daughter to Work Day - People bring their kids to work. There’s some tiny bits of Jam in this one, but another I’m slightly ‘meh’ on.

Michael’s Birthday - No one pays attention to Michael on his birthday. Jim and Pam take a shopping trip that’s kinda cute, but there’s a lot of Michael pouting in this episode that makes it difficult.

**Drug Testing - Dwight finds a joint and grills the office. Has one of the best Jam subplots of the show.

**Conflict Resolution - Michael decides to resolve all the office conflicts. Of course this goes over well. Not a ton of Jam, but some relevant stuff, and some fantastic Jim stuff.

**Casino Night -- Yes, watch this. Enjoy this. One of the best Jam episodes, and one of the best episodes in the series hands down.

Season 3

The thing about Season 3 is -- while Season 2 was kind of Jim’s story, Season 3 is Pam’s story - and it’s one of my favorite arcs of any TV show. Again, while not all the episodes are essential, Pam (and Jam) get developed in every single episode - so I do recommend seeing all of Seasons 2 and 3, but it’s not required.

Gay Witch Hunt - Michael finds out Oscar is gay. Jim and Pam miss each other. Not essential, and does contain one of the most cringy moments of the show, but it does show the resolution of Casino Night, and you’ll probably end up watching it anyway, even if I don’t mark it as essential.

The Convention - Michael and Dwight meet up with Jim at a convention. Pam goes on a date. Good episode, little things sprinkled throughout.

The Coup - Dwight tries to get Michael fired. This one is dark. Pam gets new clothes, Jim plays Call of Duty. It’s well written, but again, very dark.

Grief Counseling - Michael is upset that his former boss has died, and so Pam helps him grieve. Great Pam development in this one.

**The Initiation - Dwight takes Ryan to his beet farm. I love this episode, it’s hilarious. There’s also a huge Jim/Pam thing at the end, worth watching.

Diwali - Kelly invites the office to her Diwali celebration. This one is a bit cringy. Some good bits, though, with Pam coming out of her shell a bit.

**Branch Closing & The Merger - kind of a two parter. I recommend both of them, because they’re both good episodes (though The Merger has some high cringe) and some good Jam development going on.

The Convict - Michael finds out one of the employees has been to prison. I don’t think it’s as cringy as it might seem. Jim gets Andy to hit on Pam by using all the things she hates - it’s classic, and the main plot can be skipped if you only want to see the Jam stuff.

**A Benihana Christmas - It’s hard to explain - lots of Xmas things going on - and possibly the best Xmas special they do, so I do recommend it.

Back from Vacation - Mostly about Michael trying to cover up the fact that he sent a nude photo of his gf to the company. It’s not that bad. There is an essential Pam moment where she breaks down and is comforted by Dwight, but the rest of the episode isn’t essential at all.

**Traveling Salesman & The Return - All the salesmen pair up to go on sales calls, and Oscar returns to the office. Another 2 parter of sorts. Andy gets a bit much, but otherwise, they’re really solid and entertaining episodes across the board, with a bit of Jam development.

**Ben Franklin - Michael throws a bachelor party in the office, and to even it out, throws a bachelorette party for the girls. Their stripper is Ben Franklin. Some cringy stuff here, but not too bad - and I think the Pam story line is worth it.

Phyllis’s Wedding - this has some of the most cringy stuff in the show. However, if you skip the wedding and go to the reception, there’s some great stuff -- including some delicious angst for Jam.

Business School - A majority of this is Michael going to Ryan’s business school, and Jim convincing Dwight he turned into a vampire. Not a lot here - but the ending with Pam’s art show is great in Pam’s arc.

Cocktails - Michael, Dwight, and Jim go out to a corporate party while Pam and the rest of the office go out for drinks. I’m a bit meh on the episode, but some good Pam development in this one.

The Negotiation - A lot of it is focused on Darryl wanting a raise, and therefor Michael asking for a raise. This ties up some Pam story loose threads so worth it for that.

Safety Training - Like the Injury, this is not essential at all, but I think it’s one of the funniest episodes, and I do recommend it on that merit alone.

Product Recall - the office deals with having to recall a product. There is really zero Jam stuff in it. This is really the only one of seasons 1-3 that I have a tendency to skip when I’m just wanting to watch for Jam related stuff. But it’s not that bad (comparatively to stuff later on).

**Women’s Appreciation - Phyllis is flashed, so this leads to Michael wanting to appreciate women more. It’s actually very good, and a great Pam story line.

**Beach Games -- Yes, watch this episode, it’s amazing, and possibly one of my favorites -- plus one of the best Pam moments on the show.

**The Job -- also yes, watch this, it’s kind of the conclusion of the original Jam arc.

I can’t stress it enough, though, in order for The Job to land, I really, really recommend watching all of seasons 2 and 3.

Okay, so because there are a lot of episodes here, and seasons 4+ are a little different, I’m gonna change up this guide a little.

Season 4

Season 4 is shorter because the writer’s strike happened then. There are a lot of delicious Jam moments, and the show is still functioning pretty well as a sitcom (though it steers into more cartoonish when Michael drives literally into a lake). I recommend watching the whole season, but highlight episodes are ---

Fun Run (not the best - but great Jam stuff, and resolution to The Job); Money (Jam visits Dwight’s farm); Local Ad (it’s just a fun episode); Dinner Party (Michael and Jan host a dinner party - considered one of the best episodes of the show, but I think that hinges on knowing the characters, so don’t start here, lol); Chair Model (Michael is annoying but great Jam stuff); Goodbye Toby (season finale, lots of good Jam stuff.

Season 5

Season 5 I also recommend watching all of. Jam stuff in pretty much every episode, and it’s still a funny and solid show. However, highlight episodes include --

Weight Loss; Crime Aid; Customer Surveys; Business Trip; Frame Toby; The Surplus; Stress Relief; Lecture Circuit; The Michael Scott Paper Company Arc (Eps 5x20-5x25); Cafe Disco (one of my favorites), and Company Picnic.

Season 6

I feel like if you reach Season 6, you know whether or not you want to keep going. This the first season where I think you can really see a decline in quality. It’s also the first season that doesn’t heavily feature Jim and Pam as earlier seasons, (they are still main characters, so they do get things in every episode, even if it’s not much) and while there are some great episodes, a lot of this season (to me) feels a little meh and boring. However - essential episodes --

Gossip; Niagara; Murder, Sabre (if you want to understand what’s going on in the rest of the show); The Delivery.

Okay, I guess that’s not a whole lot. However -- this season also features an episode I do not go back and watch -- that is the infamous Scott’s Tots. The less said, the better.

Season 7

I like Season 7 a lot better than season 6 - the episodes are better all around, and it’s Steve Carell’s last season. There’s not a ton of Jam stuff here, but more than season 6. (I also like Jim and Pam’s dynamic in this season more than season 6′s). Essential episodes --

Nepotism; Andy’s Play (it’s a musical!); The Sting; Costume Contest; Viewing Party (for the Glee!); Classy Christmas; The Search (if you want to know where my URL comes from); PDA; Threat Level Midnight; Garage Sale; Goodbye Michael (minus the subplots). I don’t really recommend the season finale - Search Committee - but it does set up season 8.

Season 8

Season 8 isn’t very good. It’s not that Steve Carell left, it’s that the show didn’t know what to do because he left -- and despite having some great characters to work with, they end up focusing on Ed Helms and James Spader, too much. You can probably skip to season 9 without missing much, however, there are a few half-way decent things. I wouldn’t call these essential, but in case you want a taste of season 8

The List; Pam’s Replacement (which is really the only Jam stuff this season); Special Projects, Test the Store.

Yeah, that’s kinda it. The post Florida episodes are really terrible (Get the Girl-Fundraiser), and are possibly the worst episodes of the show, so I recommend burying them in the sand and not thinking of them.

Season 9

I think season 9 is a little underrated, and while a far cry from its heyday (and still way too much Andy), I think overall it’s rather enjoyable. Also, Jim and Pam get a story line spanning the entire season for the first time since, maybe, season 5 - which is a nice change. It’s a little hit and miss but it’s nice to see them treated as main characters again. Honestly, it’s hard to recommend just a handful - so, really, just watch all of it and skip the Andy stuff.

#the office #okay so it's late and i got tired

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The best moments of Ducktales in the second season

Here only one scene per chapter will be emphasized, plus the critical score of the good of the chapter, that is memorable and that left a certain continuity. (i.e. the same as the previous publication)

10° "The Bravest Duck of Two Worlds" (S2 Ep 17 "What Ever Happened to Donald Duck?!")

This chapter showed us even more why Donald is the best main character in the series along with Launchpad and Webby; the part where he fights with Lunaris while he's angry is satisfying along with Jones' explanation of why Donald always gets angry is spectacular. Here the most recognized character in the mouse house was given a new depth and became more popular than before. Besides, adding to Penumbra's words "There goes the bravest man of two worlds" is a perfect ending.

Donald the last cool uncle and father.

9° "The Song of the Three Caballeros" (S2 Ep 4 "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!")

I know it deserves to be higher up, however there are two reasons why it is in this position, first the episode is a bit far-fetched with the part of the inhabitants not showing their feet which are the roots of a giant carnivorous plant and second because the others are better, even if, this fan service was wonderful, every reference to the song in the movie was incredible and all the fans screamed like crazy when they sang the song; I know they changed one word that is gay, but it was because in the context that the movie was released which was the 40's it had a different meaning and then it would have another one later, but it doesn't take away that the song is very good.

The Three Caballeros ride again. (As I love these three)

8° "Flintheart's Victory Dance" (S2 Ep 10 "The 87 Cent Solution!")

The funniest scene in the series is very short, but it makes you laugh at how sadistic and burlesque Flintheart was when he thought Scrooge really died, until the time the episode came out, most of the fandom made jokes about this scene and I don't blame them.

The best scene in Flintheart and the funniest episode of the show.

7° "The return of a great friend" (S2 Ep 14 "Friendship Hates Magic!")

If Della's return excited the whole fandom, so did Lena's. After being in Webby's shadow and experiencing jealousy towards Violet, the emo duck returns to the scene to save her best friend from her own jealousy along with a girl who didn't trust at first that she should join her because they care about Webby too. The part where they are about to return to the material world and Lena almost disappears, leaves an emotion of sadness, however, when the bracelet takes an important role, Lena returns now to the material world and that group hug between the girls of a nice closing and giving a new friendship for the tender duck of the pink bow.

6° "The harsh words of a son and a mother" (S2 Ep 21 "Timephoon!")

This scene generated a great debate in the fandom in general and that's why it's on this list; Louie almost shits the whole universe just to avoid the hard work and get it easily, while everyone forgives them, Della was the only one who did give the stop to his son and both give each other strong words, especially Louie leaving a tense environment and everything ends up being Louie punished by his mother who lived less and confiscated his dream and nobody says anything. I leave him in this position because of how powerful he is and how he generated debate in favor of Louie or Della.

Although they reconciled in the end, it's lacked more emotion in reconciliation.

5° "A Christmas in Dewey's Past" (S2 Ep 6 "Last Christmas!" )

Again, Dewey takes the scenes for himself, even though it was for something nice. When Dewey is with the young versions of his mom and his Uncle Donald when they captured the family friendly version of the Wendigo and Dewey hugs his young mom it was very sweet, it was obvious that Dewey didn't contain the emotion of giving a first hug to the woman he wanted to meet.

(There he left another plot hole as to why Della when she returned to earth wasn't surprised when she saw Dewey for the first time)

Maybe I'll leave you in this position because the chapter in general is very good.

4° "A mother's most awaited embrace" (S2 Ep 12 "Nothing Can Stop Della Duck!")

Everyone wanted to see this and it went faster than we thought, but it doesn't take away from the fact that this scene made history in Disney animations; Della hugging her children and them hugging her back is very emotional and it made almost everyone cry.

A well-deserved position, because the rest of the chapter falls a little later in the third act, however, doesn't take away the fact that this scene is Della's most memorable in animation.

3° "The Song of the Moon" (S2 Ep 7 "What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!")

Another memorable moment for Della is this; she spent a lot of time trying to get back and ruining chances because of the moon bug, after meeting the filthy liar Lunaris and Penumbra, the broad who tried to kill her three times (Della's sasuke, please you can take it as irony if you understand the reference) and see that the mistreatment that was ruining her chances actually had a baby to take care of and Della understood immediately how she felt, she wants to calm the baby that was crying with a lullaby (which is the NES Ducktales moon theme) and it calms him down, it's nice and leaves a feeling of satisfaction. Della gleamed with this.

2° "F.O.W.L" (S2 Ep 23 "Moonsavion!")

There are many good moments in the "Moonsavion", although the most outstanding is at the end of the chapter, where we reveal a few things, leave several doubts and a new threat that promises to be better than the imbecile of Lunaris; hopefully they will not disappoint with this. At that moment I was surprised and began to dislike Gandra Dee (I'll give an explanation, if time permits), my expectations grew more and left a possibility that gives a lot to the fandom.

And so a new and promising threat is presented.

1° "They want grim and gritty, huh? Happy to play the part." (S2 Ep 16 "The Duck Knight Returns!")

Although "Moonvasion" wants to be epic, this episode is EPIC and with desire, is the best episode of the second season and is in one of the best of the reboot, the only flaw that has is Dewey no more, but the rest is glorious from beginning to end and its end is excellent, because it gives two very good plot twist, the revelation of the real Drake Mallard and Jim Starling who survived the explosion and immense in madness and hatred becoming the villain Darkwing: Negaduck; it's spectacular and with those words he says at the end I leave a mark on the chapter and giving the hope of seeing it once again.

Here Frank was again great with this chapter, respecting that he is Darkwing Duck with modifications well done by a great fan of the character.

This list is my opinion

(Maybe I'll make a list of the "I love you", the "I like you a lot" and the "I don't like you"of Ducktales)

#ducktales #ducktales 2017

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