#blended review

[melgillman]

I got a Bird & Blend tea advent calendar this year, and drew sketches to help remember which ones I liked!

#bird and blend tea #tea reviews

[teainspoons]

Adagio Teas’ Brigadoon | Tea Review

#tea provided #tea review #leap year #adagio teas #black tea #breakfast blend #tea #spoon #wood #review

[andoutofharm]

So Much (for) Stardust might be Infinity on High’s sister album, but it has been said multiple times that it contains elements of all their albums and all their eras. Mania is one of those albums and one of those eras and its influences are very strong and very present in Stardust. To say this album just sounds ‘like old fall out boy’ or that it sounds nothing like Mania says to me that you haven’t really listened to it and paid attention.

#mania is SO present in stardust. #the entire post hiatus is so present in stardust. and this is a Good Thing. #there are a lot of instances but the most onvious to me are in heaven iowa and in the kintsugi kid #idk exactly what it is but i hear a LOT of mania in both of those songs #but also blended together with the rest of the eras and sounds #anyway. stop putting down post h and mania when reviewing stardust you are making yourself look so so silly #analysis.txt

[sweeneytoddblog]

So I’ve been reading a lot of reviews on the revival, and I almost feel like I can’t comment on anything until I actually see what they’re talking about. BUT

Consensus on Groban seems to be that although his voice is flawless as expected, he’s just not scary. Some reviewers seem to care about this more than others.

And I was thinking, I can’t actually recall any Sweeneys whom I’ve found scary? There have been Judge Turpins who have scared me and even some Mrs. Lovetts, but not really Sweeney...during Epiphany I’m typically just laughing at his melodramatic ass.

Anyone have a Sweeney who scared them?

#i wonder if the reviews would be any different if josh groban was an unknown #because everyone KNOWS he's a nice guy ya know? #but maybe they're just being honest #and if he just can't pull off the melodrama that's another issue i guess #also one reviews said that he just blends into the crowd in group scenes #isn't he SUPPOSED to blend into the crowd? #like he's an everyman whom no one would suspect? #maybe i'm biased towards groban idk #whatever my point still stands #i have never found sweeney the character scary #sweeney todd #sweeney todd revival

[aeolianblues]

“Guitars! More guitars! I will not be honest with myself”

Kiwi Jr. are amongst the wittiest modern indie bands in Canada right now. Go check them out! This song is taken from their debut album Football Money, 2019, and is a short, sweet, punchy record that left us wanting so bad that their second album announcement was a genuine delight to me, as was the news that Subpop Records had signed them (if the name sounds familiar and you’re not sure why, it’s the indie label that signed a ton of 90s alternative bands in the wake of their most successful signing: Nirvana).

Now three albums in, Kiwi jr. are on the up: in only the last year, they’ve played well attended gigs across the European indie circuit, and opened in the states for some mammoths of indie music and their own heroes, Pavement, Dinosaur jr., and also other cool names like Guided By Voices and Sloan. Their most recent third album Chopper sees them lean into darker sounds, while keeping that distinctive Kiwi sound. Get on this band while they’re still small!

#music #Kiwi jr. #Just another excuse to post Kiwi on the dash really. (Also my phone storage is full and I meant to tell you all about Kiwi jr. again) #Indie rock #indie music #jangle pop #when I first heard them I was like oh. Jangle pop has reached Canadian shores. Lmao #It’s like The Smiths with a touch of Pavement and The Strokes— which the band were quicker to point out was not a unique blend when I spoke #to them— but they’re coming into their own as having their own distinctive voice and sensibilities— and you’d do well to check it out #Also quite Toronto-referential lyrics sometimes. And v funny. #Alt rock #alternative #The Smiths #The Strokes #Pavement #music journalism #music reviews #Reviews #writing #Toronto #Canadian propabanda

[spencereid]

One complaint that I have about TTPD is that it's too homogenized in sound, if that makes sense? Like, there's having a consistent sound for an album, and then there's 90% of the sounds musically sounding the same. Like, if I was held at gunpoint and the gunman played a random 30 seconds of just the music no lyrics & told me to identify it, I wouldn't be able to.

i understand completely!! that was one of my original criticisms when i first heard it. i still do think it suffers from that but now that ive heard it before im more able to parce it out. taylor seems to struggle a lot lately with new sounds, i remember a lot of 1989 vault criticism was that it sounded too much like midnights and. yeah. the first half of this album especially struggles with finding its own sound.

it doesn’t make it easier for her that all the songs are lower energy, the only exception being i can do it with a broken heart that really sets itself apart sonically and honestly i don’t like that song enough to be excited that THATS the hype song

#i feel very cheated by that one early review that said it was a blend of red and reputation. they lied to our collective face on that #anonymous #answered

[irenespring]

Tw child abuse

"As we all know, boys respond best to beatings and the withholding of food."

---Evelyn Sader, School for Good and Evil book 2, having apparently graduated the John House School of Parenting

#school for good and evil #evelyn sader #a world without princes #house md #john house #tw child abuse #why yes I am relistening to the School for Good and Evil audiobooks #I have to to prepare for this AU I'm going to write #And also because I haven't done a full reread/listen in years and wanted to see if it's as batshit and problematic as I remember #Which yes it is #But that kind of makes it fun if you don't take it at face value #(Kind of like House MD but with much less actual purpose on the author's end) #I just got to that quote in the audiobook and I was immediately like “John House” #This blend of hyperfixations will produce a very good AU I am confident #Once every so often I return to the world of SGE and am like “...what is going on there” #And then “what a fascinating dystopia I must use it to put blorbo in situations” #And so here we are with AU planning almost complete and awaiting final peer review

[lawrencegarte]

i have not seen a single good review of wish fucking rip

#i mean i had. negative expectations for it honestly #from the very first trailer i was like 'oh they saw that ppl like the spiderverse art so they went with a 2d/3d blended look' #like it was just so. obviously not... inspired #ariana debose has a very pretty voice tho i have liked hearing her singing #but all the reviews are just like... ranging from ehh to bad #not a good look for ur 100th anniversary celebration

[thatstudyblrontea]

September 18, 2022 – Sencha with lemon

Had a lovely and peaceful afternoon session with a sencha and lemon blend. I was really eager to try the new tea tray my aunt bought for me recently, and I'm particularly happy with my new set up. Although it's not the traditional way to brew it, I wanted to experiment with shorter (<1') infusions – it turned out really good, with really nice and strong umami notes.

#green tea #tea #teablr #sencha #lemon tea #MyTeaPal #my teas #tea cup #tea ceremony #tea culture #tea review #tea lover #tea leaves #tea blends #japanese tea #alt text

[teainspoons]

Bird & Blend Tea Co.’ Moondrop Dreams | Tea Review

#tea review #bird and blend tea co #herbal tea #tisane #rooibos #tea #spoon #review #wood #teablr

[bluepoodle7]

#Gordons #GordonsTripleWashedSpinach #Pampa #PampaBlendofSoybeanAndVirginOliveOil #GordonsTriplewashedSpinachWithPampaBlendofSoybeanAndVirginOliveOil #SpinachReview

I tried the Gordons Triple-Washed Spinach with Pampa Blend of Soybean and Virgin Olive Oil and it was pretty good.

The spinach tasted fresh and were soft these had a light oily taste that came from the Pampa oil blend.

The oil blend gave the spinach had a light salty taste.

This also had garlic in it but I didn't taste it.

I would eat this again.

Got at Gordons.

Part 2 has the rest of the images.

#Gordons #Gordons Triple Washed Spinach #Pampa #Pampa Blend of Soybean And Virgin Olive Oil #Gordons Triple washed Spinach With Pampa Blend of Soybean And Virgin Olive Oil #Spinach Review

[nedlittle]

⭐i read a total of 16 books books in june (110% of my total goal) and 5694 pages (125% of my total) goal.

my favourite was the right thing to do at the time by dov zeller and my least favourite was harlem sunset (harlem renaissance mysteries #2). i did not finish two books: bad gays: a homosexual history by huw lemmey and ben miller [review here] and ha’penny (small change #2) [review here]

full list of books and ratings under the cut 🖊📚

juniper & thorn by ava reid 4.5⭐ [fantasy, horror] [review]

the impossible girl by lydia kang 3.75⭐ [historical, mystery] [review]

mistress of the art of death (mistress of the art of death #1) by ariana franklin 4⭐ [historical, mystery] [review]

the pendragon legend by antal szerb (tr. len rix) 3.5⭐ [classics, mystery] [review]

harlem sunset (harlem renaissance mysteries #2) by nekesa afia 3⭐ [historical, mystery, queer] [review]

horrid by katrina leno 3.5⭐ [horror, ya] [review]

when women ruled the world: six queens of egypt by kara cooney 3.25⭐ [history, biography] [review]

the liars’ club: a memoir by mary karr 3.5⭐ [memoir] [review]

miss aldridge regrets by louise hare 3⭐ [historical, mystery] [review]

farthing (small change #1) by jo walton 4.5⭐ [historical, mystery] [review]

tokyo ever after (tokyo ever after #1) by emiko jean 3.25⭐ [ya, contemporary, romance] [review]

the masqueraders by georgette heyer 3.5⭐ [historical, romance] [review]

the right thing to do at the time by dov zeller 5⭐ [queer, romance] [review]

rebecca by daphne du maurier 5⭐ [classics, gothic, romance] [review]

the winter guest by w.c. ryan 3.75⭐ [historical, mystery] [romance]

the whole picture: the colonial story of art in our museums & why we need to talk about it by alice procter 4.25⭐ [art, history] [review]

#reading #reading wrap up #bookblr #sometimes i make stuff #a few of these reviews TRULY go fully off the rails into the ocean. my review for tokyo ever after devolves into a tirade against capitalism #my review for miss aldridge's regrets features the line 'dear god did those rich white people blend together like the world's most expensive #my dnf reviews are normally meh but this month i had THINGS TO SAY

[kashmirichaiwithmehr]

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#im gonna post all my sbux reviews soon once i figure out how i wanna rate them #but i got a drink today that my sister is OBSESSED with and will probably order a lot from now on #(heads up its RLY sweet and kindaaa reminds me of a Tims iced capps flavour) #its a triple iced espresso in a venti cup (signature NOT blonde) #with 3.5 pumps white mocha #and then cold foam with 1 pump toffee nut and cinnamon powder BLENDED INTO THE FOAM (fyi theyll still charge u for the syrup) #i think it was approx $7.50 CAD total #but tbh thats an avg price there and my sis and aunt thought it was a pretty good price for it sooooo yeah #lmk if yall try it !!! dm me or comment here or send me an ask idk #mehrtalks #starbucks order

[wine-porn]

Vieux Rouge

Found a little satellite in the cellar… Yeah, it should have been dranken sooner, but so many wines–so little time. Heavy garnet brick in the glass, considerable bottle-funk blowing off easily to sharp spirit of equally sharp fruit, muddled down a bit into something I suppose could be called “tertiary”. Sharp again in the mouth, a spritely haze over-shadowing what remaining fruit exists. Big…

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#Best wine reviews #Bordeaux #Bordeaux Satellite #Central Coast Critic #Chateau vieux Moulin #cheap bordeaux #Lussac St. Emilion #merlot #Red blend #Right Bank #soif #Soif Wine Blog #Stephen McConnell #Stephen McConnell Wine Blog #Steve McConnell #Steve McConnell Wine Blog #wine1er #wine1percent

[popculturegenealogy]

Non-traditional family trees: the case of Futurama

The Farnsworth family tree that he shows to the crew members of Planet Express in "All the Presidents' Heads"

Some time ago, Mary Koeven wrote an interesting article about family history and adoption (if it is taking a long time to load, please read the archived copy), which she defines as "when a child is raised by someone other than their parents, whether or not their last name was changed or any official adoption process was carried out in the court system," with adoptive parents being either "grandparents, aunt and uncle, other family members, or complete strangers," sometimes referred to as "guardianship or fostering rather than adoption." She also went onto say the important part is establishing a timeline of the child's life, saying that "any information you find on relationships and family events should be recorded on your family tree." The article goes onto outline how to add "adoption info in your Ancestry.com tree," specifically focusing on the Harry Potter series as an example, although looking at how this works for Family Search would also be helpful. In this post, I aim to talk about family trees in Futurama, which I briefly mentioned in a post on one of my sister blogs.

Reprinted from my Genealogy in Popular Culture WordPress blog. Originally published on July 27, 2020.

After reading Koeven's post, I responded on Twitter, wondering whether the family tree in Futurama was "non-traditional," adding that "one of the protagonists is his own grandfather," referring to the Fry family. Koeven responded by remarking that "time travel would rewrite a lot of the fundamental rules of genealogy (death always comes after birth, etc.) and make research MUCH more difficult." Be that as it may, I still feel this article is one worth pursuing. Infosphere, the nerd's guide to the Futurama universe, has a very helpful family tree of the Fry family, which explains a lot:

Courtesy of Infosphere.

In episode 1 of season 4 (Roswell That Ends Well), Fry and the rest of the Planet Express crew inadvertently travel back in time to 1947. In the process, he kills his own grandfather, Enos, leading to all sorts of distortions:

Fry's time travel means that Yancy, Sr's paternal grandmother is Mrs. Fry, his wife and Fry's mother. And not only did Fry become his own grandfather, he made his father his own grandfather as well. An infinite loop results: Fry is his own grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-great-grandfather and so on. This abnormality is the reason Fry lacks the Delta Brainwave.

This disrupts the fundamental rules of genealogy and would make research more difficult. Besides the crew of the Planet Express ship, who else knew that they traveled back to 1947? Those in 1947 cannot testify to anything except that "aliens came," although those "aliens" were people from the future. Later on, in the series, during the first Futurama direct-to-DVD film, Bender's Big Score, Fry again travels back in time, creating the time-paradox duplicate of Lars Fillmore. Again, if he is a duplicate, what is his real birth date then? We can say for certain what his death date is (Dec 31, 3007) but if he has the same birth date as Fry, then doesn't this create another distortion? Some have been bothered by these distortions, saying it throws other parts of the show into question, like the DNA scanner in episode one.

Fry's family, you would think, is the only one that has this phenomenon of distortion. The Waterfall and Turanga families are free of this distortion. But what about the Farnsworth family, which ties into the Fry family? After all, Prof. Farnsworth went back to 1775 and seemed to kill his ancestor, David Farnsworth. The only way the Prof. could still be alive is because "it's possible that although David Farnsworth was a relative of the Professor, he wasn't one of his direct ancestors" as the Infosphere claims. Still, this would create another distortion, as the crew members did "alter history when they travel[led] back in time to the American Revolution," without a doubt.

You could say that makes the episode, "All the President's Heads," even more relevant to genealogy than "Roswell That Goes Well" because Prof. Farnsworth is trying to spruce up "his family tree, eager to show anyone willing to listen - and plenty who aren't - all the amazing people he's descended from," as noted in an approving review by Alasdair Wilkins in Gizmodo. However, other reviews say that in Roswell That Goes Well, Fry "climbs his family tree." Hmm.

What are your thoughts on this? Are there any family trees from other shows you'd like to share?

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#blended family #genealogy #futurama #family trees #family history #pop culture #reviews #farnsworth #professor farnsworth #hubert farnsworth #philip j fry

[frosty-the-killer-doll]

why do i have to see incestuous reviews every time i watch any family movie y'all really put romance and sex into every goddamn relationship

#proshippers dni #between teenage stepsiblings in a children's movie abt accepting ur blended family 😭 PLEASE STOP 😭 #also writing this review made me realize i been spelling incestuous wrong this whole time who decided to put two u's #and why was i convinced there was two e's