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thebowerypresents · 2 months
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Two Door Cinema Club – Racket – February 28, 2024
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Back in New York City for the first time in several years, Irish synth-pop band Two Door Cinema Club were in fine form at a sold-out Terminal 5 on Thursday night.
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fakeplasticmusic · 2 years
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Break - Two Door Cinema Club
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shiikamii · 2 years
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEST BASS BOI KEVINNNN!!!!
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panictomychemical · 16 days
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guyz this whole week I’ve been listening to Tourist History by Two Door Cinema Club and it is NOT okay (>_<)
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rickchung · 1 month
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♫ Two Door Cinema Club x "Sure Enough" x Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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roughtradeversion · 1 month
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Two Door Cinema Club by Pooneh Ghana Via Flickr: www.poonehghana.com // MTV Woodie Awards 2011 @ Austin Music Hall
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altamontpt · 2 years
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NOS Alive 2022 - Dia 4
Tudo o que começa tem um fim. É uma das leis da vida. Ontem, o NOS Alive 2022 largou o último suspiro com os Da Weasel, os grandes heróis do dia. Para o ano há mais. Adeus, NOS Alive. Foi um prazer.
Chegou a hora de apagar as velas e dizer adeus. O último sopro dos quatro dias de festejo extinguiu-se, depois de muitas horas intensas, de muitos concertos, animação, mas também de um alegre e pouco definido sentimento de cansaço. Até para o ano, NOS Alive. A surpresa de início ficou reservada para a sala de imprensa: os lendários Da Weasel, todos vestidos com a camisola da seleção portuguesa de…
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moviesandmania · 2 years
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ONE WAY (2022) Crime thriller with Colson Baker and Kevin Bacon - trailer
ONE WAY (2022) Crime thriller with Colson Baker and Kevin Bacon – trailer
One Way is a 2022 American crime thriller about a petty crook on a Greyhound bus who has stolen from a drug lord and has a gunshot wound. Directed by Andrew Baird (Zone 414; War Requiem and several music videos) from a screenplay written by Ben Conway (Nightride; Bugaloo). The movie stars Travis Fimmel, Kevin Bacon, Drea de Matteo, Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly, Storm Reid, Rhys Coiro,…
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hap-less · 1 year
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saberlight1 · 11 months
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— who i write for
disclaimer: most of my stories are fem!reader, but i will write gender neutral, just let me know. i write angst, fluff, and smut. i am a bisexual female, so i will write about both female and male characters. i am mostly comfortable with writing anything, so don’t be afraid to send in whatever you’d like. my inbox is always open for anything, you can write your thoughts on characters, shows or movies, or my works! much love!
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the hunger games —
peeta mellark
finnick odair
katniss everdeen
coriolanus snow
lucy gray baird
tigris snow
johanna mason
billy the kid —
billy bonney
jesse evans
harry potter —
remus lupin
sirius black
ron weasley
luna lovegood
dean thomas
james potter
lily potter
hermione granger
bellatrix lestrange
blaise zabini
harry potter
tom riddle
regulus black
draco malfoy
yellow jackets —
lottie matthews
natalie scatorccio
taissa turner
shauna shipman
van palmer
travis martinez
jackie taylor
red dead redemption —
arthur morgan
sadie adler
john marston
charles smith
karen jones
star wars —
anakin skywalker
padme amidala skywalker
ahsoka tano
luke skywalker
leia organa skywalker
the last of us —
ellie williams
joel miller
tess servopoulos
dina phantasmagoria
jesse jeon
wwe —
seth rollins
roman reigns
sasha banks
dean ambrose
lita
jeff hardy
the walking dead —
maggie rhee
rick grimes
daryl dixon
shane walsh
michonne grimes
glenn rhee
carl grimes
rosita espinosa
negan smith
tara chambers
king ezekiel
sasha williams
magna
marvel —
wanda maximoff
pietro maximoff
natasha romanoff
yelena belova
bucky barnes
tony stark
scott lang
steve rogers
frank castle
bruce banner
ava ‘ghost’ starr
loki laufeyson
king valkyrie
sam wilson
marc spector
steven grant
layla abdallah el-faouly
matt murdock
miles morales
miguel o’hara
hobie brown
carol danvers
peter parker
gamora zen titan
peggy carter
king t’challa
game of thrones / house of the dragon —
daemon targaryen
rhaenyra targaryen
laena velaryon
jon snow
harwin strong
alicent hightower
sansa stark
helaena targaryen
criston cole
jacaerys velaryon
daenerys targaryen
euphoria —
rue bennett
jules vaughn
elliot hill
lexi howard
fezco o’neill
maddy perez
chris mckay
daisy jones and the six —
daisy jones
warren rhodes
graham dunne
eddie loving
camila dunne
karen sirko
outer banks —
jj maybank
john b routledge
kiara carrera
pope heyward
sarah cameron
cleo grant
shameless —
carl gallagher
fiona gallagher
lip gallagher
veronica fisher
kevin balls
svetlana yevgenivna
adding more soon!
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maturemenoftvandfilms · 8 months
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Top 10 Representatives (2023)
This post is for 'Top 10 Representatives' I'd like to fuck and is purely based on appearance, not politics. If you don't agree, either scroll onwards, post your own idea or try another blog.
10. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-AL 1st District)
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An American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. Representative for Alabama’s 1st congressional district since 2021. Nothing to base this on, but Jerry looks like he could be had, if offered… THE DICK.
9. Rep. John Carter (R-TX 31st District)
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Damn… they grow them hot in Texas. The U.S. Representative for Texas’s 31st congressional district, serving since 2003. Nicknamed Judge, Carter is falls in my ‘loves to fuck’ theory and he does look like he loves to fuck.
8. Rep. James Comer (R-KY 1st District)
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An American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky who currently represents the state’s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Something tells me he could be a great cocksucker. Just look at those lips. What? I’m not saying he is… just that he could be and I'd love to find out.
7. Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN 4th District)
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An American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana’s 6th congressional district since 2019. The best looking Pence brother from his silver hair, down to his nice legs and his various shoes.
6. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA 41st District)
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An American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 41st congressional district. Married young divorced not long after, no new wife or lady friend that I could find. He has a cute little dog he dresses up and carries around with him all the time. I might be projecting, but I think my chances are high with this one.
5. Greg Pence (R-IN 6th District)
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An American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana’s 6th congressional district since 2019. The best looking Pence brother from his silver hair, down to his nice legs and his various shoes.
4. Jeff Duncan (R-SC 3rd District)
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An American politician who has been the United States representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district since 2011. Well, all I can say is this man is almost perfect for me. Why not perfect? He's not naked and in my bed with my jizz all over him. What? Then he’d be perfect.
3. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA 15th District)
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An American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district since 2019. Nice and manly, he looks like he would be a champion in bed.
2. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE 2nd District)
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An American politician and retired military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district since 2017. Handsome, nice tits and body. This man is husband material. Better yet, trophy husband material. The type of guy you can walk into a room with him on your arm, telling everyone “Yeah… I’m fucking this.”
1. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL 12th District)
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An American politician. This man is almost perfect. The only thing wrong with him is that he isn’t in my bed. Nice build, nice dresser and a very handsome face.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA 20th District) Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL 3rd District) Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD 5th District)
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The House of Representatives passed a bill to establish an Office of Food Security at the Department of Veterans Affairs, with 49 Republicans voting against the proposal.
The Food Security for All Veterans Act was passed by a 376-49 vote, sending the bill to the Senate for approval.
The legislation, introduced by Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, aims to establish a department to assist veterans facing food insecurity and lack of nutrition, such as providing them with information about food stamps and other programs.
Speaking on the House floor to advocate for what was her fist bill, Peltola said Alaska's high veteran population motivated her to push for the introduction of the department.
"There is nothing more important than ensuring our veterans and their families can enjoy a safe and healthy life after their service to our country," Peltola said.
The bill received overwhelming bipartisan support, with 49 Republicans being the only lawmakers who voted against the introduction of an Office of Food Security at the Department of Veterans Affairs, some of whom are military veterans themselves.
FULL LIST OF REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED AGAINST OFFICE OF FOOD SECURITY FOR VETERANS
Rick Allen, GA
Jodey Arrington, TX
Jim Baird, IN
Dan Bishop, NC
Mo Brooks, AL
Ken Buck, CO
Tim Burchett, TN
Michael Cloud, TX
Andrew Clyde, GA
James Comer, KY
Dan Crenshaw, TX
Jeff Duncan, SC
Jake Ellzey, TX
Pat Fallon, TX
Drew Ferguson, GA
Scott Franklin, FL
Matt Gaetz, FL
Louie Gohmert, TX
Bob Good, VA
Lance Gooden, TX
Paul Gosar, AZ
Mark Green, TN
Marjorie Taylor Greene, GA
Morgan Griffith, VA
Glen Grothman, WI
Andy Harris, MD
Diana Harshbarger, TN
Kevin Hern, OK
Jody Hice, GA
Ronny Jackson, TX
Jim Jordan, OH
John Joyce, PA
Debbie Lesko, AZ
Barry Loudermilk, GA
Thomas Massie, KY
Mary Miller, IL
Barry Moore, AL
Ralph Norman, SC
Steven Palazzo, MS
Scott Perry, PA
Bill Posey, FL
Matt Rosendale, MT
Chip Roy, TX
Steve Scalise, LA
Greg Steube, FL
Van Taylor, TX
Tom Tiffany, WI
Daniel Webster, FL
Newsweek has contacted several GOP lawmakers who voted against the bill for comment.
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carnageandculture · 1 year
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Old San Juan Cemetery San Juan, Puerto Rico 2011 Kevin Baird
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dustedmagazine · 10 months
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Dusted Mid-Year 2023, Part Three (The Lists)
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Swapping records is fun, but when it comes down to it, we like what we like.  What’s that?  Glad you asked.  Read on for our writers’ mid-year favorites.    
Jennifer Kelly
Meg Baird — Furling (Drag City)
Robert Forster — The Candle and the Flame (Tapete) 
The Drin — Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom (Feel It)
En Attendant Ana — Principia (Trouble in Mind)
Stella Kola—S-T (Self-Release)
Mudhoney — Plastic Eternity (Sub Pop)
Sleaford Mods — UK Grim (Domino)
The Tubs — Dead Meat (Trouble in Mind)
Nighttime — Keeper Is the Heart (BaDaBing)
Purling Hiss — Drag on Girard (Drag City)
Lonnie Holley — Oh Me Oh My (Jagjaguwar)
The Toads—In the Wilderness (Upset the Rhythm)
Dan Melchior—Welcome to Redacted City (Midnight Cruiser)
James and the Giants—S-T (Kill Rock Stars)
Ben Chasny and Rick Tomlinson—Waves (VOIX)
Bill Meyer
Natural Information Society — Since Time Is Gravity (Eremite)
Elkhorn — On the Whole Universe in All Directions (Centripetal Force)
Meg Baird — Furling (Drag City)
Robert Forster — The Candle and the Flame (Tapete) 
The Necks — Travel (Northern Spy)
Milford Graves — Children of the Forest (Black Editions)
Peter Brötzman  Heather Leigh — Naked Nudes (Trost)
Yo La Tengo — This Stupid World (Matador)
Magic Tuber Band — Tarantism (Feeding Tube)
Drew Gardner — Flowers in Space (Feeding Tube)
Jozef Van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch — American Landscapes (Incunambulum)
Dave Rempis/Elisabeth Harnik/Tim Daisy — Earscratcher (Aerophonic)
Alasdair Roberts — Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall (Drag City)
Jonathan Shaw
BIG BRAVE — nature morte (Thrill Jockey)
Wound Man — Human Outline (Iron Lung) 
Gel — Only Constant (Convulse)
Home Front — Games of Power (La Vida Es Un Mus)
Sleaford Mods — UK Grim (Domino)
Spirit Possession — Of the Sign… (Profound Lore)
Bryon Hayes
Yo La Tengo — This Stupid World (Matador)
Big Blood — First Aid Kit (Feeding Tube / BaDaBing)
Meg Baird — Furling (Drag City)
Califone — Villagers (Jealous Butcher)
M. Sage — Paradise Crick (RVNG Intl.)
The Reds, Pinks & Purples — The Town That Cursed Your Name (Slumberland)
John Atkinson — Energy Fields (AKP Recordings)
Joseph Allred — What Strange Flowers Grow in the Shade (Feeding Tube)
The Far Sound — The Far Sound (Centripetal Force)
Ulaan Khol — Milk Thistle (Desastre)
Powers / Pulice / Rolin — Prism (Cached Media)
Lia Kohl — The Ceiling Reposes (American Dreams)
Tim Clarke
Jana Horn — The Window Is The Dream (No Quarter)
Arrowounds — In The Octopus Pond (Lost Tribe Sound)
Meg Baird — Furling (Drag City)
Pile — All Fiction (Exploding In Sound)
Tim Hecker — No Highs (Kranky)
Califone — Villagers (Jealous Butcher)
King Krule — Space Heavy (XL/Matador)
This Is The Kit — Careful Of Your Keepers (Rough Trade)
Cory Hanson — Western Cum (Drag City)
Andy Shauf — Norm (Anti-)
Patrick Masterson
Pile —  All Fiction (Exploding in Sound)
Yves Tumor — Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) (Warp)
Wednesday — Rat Saw God (Dead Oceans)
Jayda G — Guy (Ninja Tune)
Ryuichi Sakamoto — 12 (Milan)
Malla — Fresko (Solina)
Skech185 — He Left Nothing for the Swim Back (Backwoodz Studioz)
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru — Jerusalem (Mississippi)
Meg Baird — Furling (Drag City)
Andrea — Due in Color (Ilian Tape)
Memphis LK — Too Much Fun EP (Remote Control)
BigXthaPlug — Amar (United Masters)
Andrew Forell
Algiers — Shook (Matador)
King Vision Ultra — Shook World (Hosted by Algiers)
Asher Gamedze — Turbulence & Pulse (International Anthem)
99LETTERS — Makafushigi (Disciples)
The Drin— Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom (Drunken Sailor)
Comet Gain — The Misfit Jukebox (Tapete)
billy woods & Kenny Segal — Maps (Backwoodz Studioz)
Kevin Richard Martin — Above the Clouds (self-released)
SQÜRL — Silver Haze (Sacred Bones)
The Murder Capital — Gigi’s Recovery (Human Season)
Parasite Jazz — Paradise Jazz (Disques de la Spirale)
Christian Carey
The Reds, Pinks, and Purples — The Town that Cursed Your Name (Slumberland)
Aaron Cassidy —  A Way of Making Ghosts (Kairos)
Arrowounds —  In the Octopus Pond (Settled Scores)
V/A – Red Hot and Ra: Nuclear War LP (Red Hot)
Oval —  Romantiq (Thrill Jockey)
Meg Baird —  Furling (Drag City)
Black Duck —  S/T (Thrill Jockey)
Mother, Sister, Daughter —  Musica Secreta (Lucky Music)
Natural Information Society – Since Time is Gravity (Eremite)
Alasdair Roberts —  Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall (Drag City)
Fever Ray —  Radical Romantics (Mute)
James Romig —  Spaces (Sawyer Editions)
Brad Mehldau —  Your Mother Should Know (Nonesuch)
Nina Berman and Steve Beck —  Milton Babbitt: Works for Treble Voice and Piano (New Focus)
Marc Ducret —  Palm Sweat (Out of Your Head)
Jennifer Grim —  Through Broken Time (New Focus)
Erkki — Sven Tüür: Canticum Canticorum Caritatis (Alpha Classics)
James Ilgenfritz —  #entrainments (Frequent Seams)
Brandon Lopez —  vilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevile (TAO Forms)
Lonnie Holley —  Oh Me Oh My (Jagjaguwar)
John Liberatore —  Catch Somewhere (New Focus Recordings)
Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes —  A Short Diary (ECM Records)
Frederic Rzewski —  Late Piano Works (Naxos)
Rebecca Saunders —  Skin (NMC)
Guided by Voices —  La La Land (self— released)
Susan Narucki and Donald Berman —  This Island (Avie)
Chamber Music From Hell —  Chris Opperman (Purple Cow)
Elkhorn —  On the Whole Universe in All Directions (Centripetal Force)
Purling Hiss —  Drag on Girard (Drag City)
Caterina Barbieri —  Myuthafoo (light-years)
Yo La Tengo — This Stupid World (Matador)
Ian Mathers
Fifteen, in alphabetical order:
Aarktica — Paeans (Projekt)
Acid King — Beyond Vision (Blues Funeral)
ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT — “Darling the Dawn” (Constellation)
Avalon Emerson — & the Charm (Another Dove)
Brìghde Chaimbeul — Carry Them With Us (Tak:til)
The Drin — Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom (Feel It)
Ladytron — Time’s Arrow (Cooking Vinyl)
loscil // Lawrence English — Colours of Air (Kranky)
Meg Baird — Furling (Drag City)
Mute Duo — Migrant Flocks (American Dreams)
The National — First Two Pages of Frankenstein (4AD)
Tacoma Park — Tacoma Park (Self Released)
Tørrfall — Tørrfall (De Pene Inngang)
Yo La Tengo — This Stupid World (Matador)
Yves Tumor — Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) (Warp)
Derek Taylor
New releases
Kirk Knuffke & Joe McPhee Quartet + 1 — Keep the Dream Up (Fundacja Sluchaj)
Natural Information Society — Time is Gravity (Eremite/Aguirre)
Aruán Ortiz — Serranias — Sketchbook for Piano Trio (Intakt)
Mark Dresser — Tines of Change (Pyroclastic)
Andrew Cyrille — Music Delivery/Percussion (Intakt)
Steve Millhouse — The Undwinding (Steeplechase) 
Archival Releases
The Jazz Doctors — Intensive Care/Prescriptions Filled: The Billy Bang Quartet Sessions 1983/1984 (Cadillac)
Milford Graves w/ Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover — Children of the Forest (Black Editions)
Abdul Wadud — By Myself (Bisharra/Gotta Groove)
Sirone — Artistry (Of the Cosmos/Moved By Sound)
Marion Brown — Mary Ann: Live in Bremen 1969 (Moosicus)
Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music — For Jemeel: Fire From the Road (2005-2006) (RogueArt)
Margaret Welsh
Wheatie Mattiasich — Old Glow (Open Mouth)
Rozi Plain — Prize (Memphis Industries)
Glass Triangle — Blue and Sun-lights  (Relative Pitch)
Andy Shauf — Norm (Anti)
Yo La Tengo — This Stupid World (Matador)
Horse Jumper of Love —Heartbreak Rules (Run for Cover)
Bill Orcutt  — Jump On It (Palilalia)
Lana Del Rey — Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (Interscope)
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*limps in with an achy back, crackling knees, and gnarled fingers*
It's been a hot minute since we talked. You've been throwing conversations at me and I've been dead head radio silent. My bad. So I'm here to throw it all in one place so maybe I don't forget one in the line up. Lol
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It's very much apparent from what you say that Ghostbur is damaged. There's something not quite right about him. Something just tweaked to the side that makes him a little different and a little confused. But I can feel how much love and joy he has just from the way you talk about him. How much he aches and reaches for life and for happiness. I think he's a very kind little lad that is haunted by something bigger.
Yup! My darlings from Halo. 😍 John and Cortana my beloveds. Also Mark, whom it still physically pains me to talk about even literal years later. And Kevin my darling who no one knows about but damn it *slams table* I will make him known!! JD, Marcus, Kait, and Baird are my babies from Gears of War. And Ghost and Soap are from Call of Duty.
Your sister should get rats!!!! They're so much fun! They're very biddable, friendly, and smart as a whip. Mine knew so many little tricks and games and they'd run around and play while I did work around the house. My poor dog had to deal with them using her as a bed. Super duper fun little pets to own. They're like having an apartment sized cat with a dog-like temperament. I love them so much.
Hi Deathy!! This ask made me smile XD
Oh, no worries!
It's very much apparent from what you say that Ghostbur is damaged. There's something not quite right about him. Something just tweaked to the side that makes him a little different and a little confused. But I can feel how much love and joy he has just from the way you talk about him. How much he aches and reaches for life and for happiness. I think he's a very kind little lad that is haunted by something bigger.
ONCE AGAIN—I LOVE THIS DESCRIPTION SO MUCH. JUST. AAAAAH!!! YES YES EXACTLY ALL THIS YES YES!!! YES!!!
Man, you’ve got a better grasp on his character than most in the fandom 😅 He’s a very misunderstood little guy :(
MARK!!! OOOOOH YES I REMEMBER MARK!!! I want to learn more about him; from what I’ve heard, he seems like the sort of character I’d like :)
Gears of War, that’s what I was thinking of!
GHOST AND SOAP! I LOVE THOSE NAMES SO MUCH!!!
Yesss, she definitely still wants them :D Unfortunately, we own a very mean cat who picks on anyone + everyone lol (including elderly cats, our dog, us, my younger cousins… Everyone) so rats aren’t exactly an option right now 😅 But when my sister moves out she absolutely wants them!!
YOURS SOUND SO CUTE AAAAAAAAH!!!
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Movies of 2023 - My Pre-Summer Rundown (Part 1)
The Runners-Up:
20.  WE HAVE A GHOST – Christopher Landon, the writer-director of Freaky and the Happy Death Day movies, brings something a bit more family friendly to Netflix with this endearingly goofy spook-fest fantasy comedy about a down-on-their-luck family (led by father Anthony Mackie) who discover that their rundown new home is inhabited by the ghost of its former owner (Stranger Things’ David Harbour), only for their lives to become infinitely more complicated when their resulting YouTube adventures attract the attention of well-connected ghosthunter Tig Notaro.
19.  A MAN CALLED OTTO – Tom Hanks is intriguingly cast against type as a grouchy curmudgeon in this likeable comedy-drama adaptation of popular Swedish novel A Man Called Ove, in which Hanks’ titular grump tries to manage his “final transition” on his own term, only to find his efforts confounded at every turn by his bumbling new neighbours (Mentiras’ Mariana Trevino and The Magnificent Seven’s Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and their family), who ultimately give him a reason to go on living after all …
18.  KNOCK AT THE CABIN – M. Night Shyamalan continues his comeback tour from mediocrity with this deeply troubling psychological horror thriller adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s similarly dark and disturbing novel The Cabin At the End of the World.  Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge (Fleabag) and Kristen Cui are the gay couple and their small adopted daughter who are forced to make an impossible choice in order to save the world by a group of seemingly insane strangers that includes Dave Bautista and Rupert Grint.
17.  THE TANK – 2023 is already turning out to be a genuine BUMPER YEAR for really great and sometimes genuinely surprising horror cinema, and this recent chance discovery is a particular standout.  Writer-director Scott Walker (The Frozen Ground) has crafted a lean, mean and fantastically creepy little period horror (set in the year I was BORN!) about a small family who learn they’ve just inherited a potentially super-pricey property on the Portland coast, only to discover that there’s a very nasty catch indeed ...
16.  65 – ignore the naysayers and check this out!  It’s a CRACKER!!!  Seriously, this Adam Driver-starring sci-fi thriller from writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (the guys who came up with the original idea for A Quiet Place) is a trim little suspense-filled actioner which has NO FAT ON IT, powered along by a FANTASTIC core concept – 65 million years ago, a space-farer from a distant civilisation crash landed here on earth and had to fight to escape from ravenous dinosaurs and an impending global cataclysm …
15.  TETRIS – Jon Baird, the director of Filth and Stan & Ollie, brings the fascinating untold “true” story of how daring entrepreneur game developer Henk Rogers (Kingsman’s Taron Egerton) braved Russian bureaucracy, the KGB and corporate double dealing to bring the titular video game out of the Soviet Union and into the West through the new creation from Nintendo, the Gameboy.  The end result is a fascinating and endearingly quirky little true-life biopic with a cute can-do attitude to match its inspiring story.
14.  SCREAM VI – last year’s fifth offering from Kevin Williamson’s (literal) killer horror franchise may have missed the mark a little bit, but the latest entry gets things RIGHT back on track with the best Scream movie in YEARS.  Melissa Barrera (In the Heights) and Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) are the survivor sisters who discover that the murderous Ghostface still isn’t done with them when they find themselves beset in a new murder spree on the streets of New York City …
13.  THE WHALE – while it’s not QUITE as good as the MASSIVE hype built it up to be, Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of Samuel Hunter’s acclaimed play is still a compelling and powerful piece of work, driven by a genuinely SPECTACULAR cast – Hong Chau (Downsizing) entirely deserves her Supporting Oscar nom for this, but the film is entirely DOMINATED by a career best, Oscar-winning turn from Brendan Fraser as a terminally obese shut-in desperately trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink).
12.  BOSTON STRANGLER – the true story behind the controversial hunt for the notorious serial killer who stalked Boston in the early 1960s finally gets told in Crown Heights writer-director Matt Ruskin’s tight and tidy slowburn procedural thriller for Hulu.  Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon are both magnificent as the intrepid reporters for the Boston Record American newspaper who first uncovered how badly the Boston PD botched the investigation and the true extent of the monumental clusterfuck that ensued.
11.  THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN – 2019’s Body At Brighton Rock is one of the most impressive unsung indie chillers I’ve ever come across, and director Roxanne Benjamin has definitely improved upon that impressive debut with this skin-crawling psychological supernatural horror for Blumhouse.  A genuine masterpiece of subtlety, it makes a proper virtue of exploiting the viewer’s imagination, the power of suggestion and the inherent creepiness of other people’s kids …
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