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Another Camp Camp one, and this is a long one: Name the Top 5 things that you like or love about *each* kid from the main trio (Max, Neil, Nikki) and the performing trio (Preston, Nerris, Harrison).

Okay, here we go! XD

Max:

1.) I love how real he is. You know? Like, he may be negative all the time, but most of those times, he isn’t wrong. The world isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, and he’s always there to point that out. Which to me, keeps the campers a bit more grounded. Someone has to do it.

2.) The fact that he can be compassionate in his own ways! X3 Like, he doesn’t want to show that he’s protecting you, or caring for you, so he just keeps up the act he has, while still trying his best to sneakily be there for you and watch out for you. It’s like a sibling thing, “No one can call them that, except me!” I love that a lot! XD It’s cute!

3.) His relationship with the others! I really love seeing him interact with the campers, and counselors! XD It’s always fun! Plus, he tends to learn from many of them, even tho he’ll never admit that! X3

4.) The fact that he’s saved the camp more times then Space Kid can count!! XD The boy literally states that he hates the place!! He’s tried to get rid of it, or run away!! But obviously failed each time! Tho the one time he doesn’t do anything, the camp gets sold!! But yet, all he wants is to save it!! He saved the camp!! If it wasn’t for him, it wouldn’t still be up and running!! Gosh he’s grown so much, and it shows!! The camp’s basically became his home! We all know there’s something with his parents, so I always wonder if he ever were to escape, where would he go? We all know if he had the choice, he’d never go back to his original home. So where? I think now, more then anything, he’d definitely call the camp, home. JUST ADOPT HIM ALREADY, DAVID!!

5.) THE FACT THAT HE LOVES DOGS IS THE CUTEST THING EVER ABOUT HIM! XD AHHH I LOVEEEE!!! If you put him in front of a screen, playing dog videos, he’d most likely spend hours on end watching them!! XD We found one way to occupy him! XD Someone needs to get this boy a dog, stat! XD

Neil:

1.) Neil is a crazy sciencist and I love it! XD This boy does some crazy things!! He’s only what? 10?! For someone to be that age, and be that smart!! It’s crazy!! And I love that about him!! The poor boy just wanted his Science Camp! XD I’m glad he’s at Camp Campbell tho! Definitely wouldn’t be the same without him! XD

2.) The way he reacts when talking to someone he likes, is precious!! XD He’s a stuttering mess, and I couldn’t ask for more!! Not gonna lie, I really did like him and Erin!! X3

3.) HIS NOODLE ARMS!! XD IT’S GREAT!!!! Just, YES! XD👏

4.) This may sound werid, but the fact that he’s shy to use the bathroom when others are nearby, etc. is precious! XD Plus, I can relate! I mean, who couldn’t tho? XD

5.) Sometimes, he’s the sane one of the group, and sometimes he just really isn’t. And that’s okay! XD I love the fact that he tends to have his own crazy moments! He may be logical at one point, and then the next, he’s trying to steal Space Kids blood for an experiment! XD Poor Space Kid!

I just— I can’t! 🤣

Nikki:

1.) I love how hyper she is, to the point she’d probably have to be kept on a leash of some sort! XD I wouldn’t be surprised if that already happened off screen, or soon will in an ep! She just has so much energy!! XD Idk where she gets it from, but it’s impressive!

2.) Her love for her friends is very admirable!! Like for instance, even tho she felt hurt by Max teaming with another group, she was still happy that he “found someone that makes him smile”, even if that wasn’t exactly the case! XD In my opinion, I think she’s the bow holding that trio together!! One more thing, “You know what else I love about Christmas? You guys.” X3 I love her so much!

3.) I love the fact that she hangs out with everyone!! Not just her trio, but she hangs out with all the other campers!! As we’ve seen in New Adventure!! Not only that group, but she’s hung around Harrison, being fascinated by his magic!! She’s just so out there, and it’s such a good thing to see!

4.) She’s pretty innocent, unlike the others! XD We’ve seen this many times! XD I love the scene with David tho!! XD “Did you...” snickers, “hold hands?” XD She’s so precious!! XD

5.) I love how dominant and tomboyish she is! XD I’m so happy she isn’t anything like the other girls from the other camp!! She’s herself, and not trying to impress anyone, or fit in!! She also knows how to stand her ground, she doesn’t need anyone to rescue her from her problems! XD She can handle them. Well, sometimes anyway! XD

Max’s face makes me melt! X,3

Preston:

1.) The fact that he’s a theater kid, is amazing! XD Bless the creators for creating him and adding him to that camp!! Granted, not all theater kids are the same, not as overdramatic as he can be, but most of us can relate to him! XD I hope that we have more episodes with him and his plays!! Hopefully they’re able to reference to some more popular musicals!!! XD That’d be so cool to see!!!! He’s already referred to The Phantom Of The Opera, and Les Miserables!!

2.) I love how overdramatic he can be! XD Also, his shouting tho!!!!! I kinda wonder if he does that becuz he’s so use to yelling at his grandma so she can hear him? I still find it funny how he tends to randomly do it at times! XD

3.) All he wants is for people to enjoy his shows! XD Sadly, not everyone tends to pay attention, and when they do, they aren’t even sure on what’s going on. Tbh tho, some plays/musicals are really confusing, or make no sense! XD I hope one day he’s able to achieve his dreams, and make it to broadway!

4.) I love how presistant and determined he is to entertain others!! Especially in the season 4 episode! He was trying so hard for the campers! He wanted to keep up the laughter and smiles! Deep down, all he wants is for others to appreciate his work, like many of us, so he tries to be satisfied with that one thing, tho we see it was getting tough. He wanted them to appreciate all his work, not just one joke he made. All of it. He’s put so much work into the others, and he wants that acknowledgement! It’s understandable by many of us! When you work so hard on something, but it doesn’t get that acknowledge, yet that other project that you didn’t even try on, got it! It’s nice to know that project got it, but it makes the progress you made, feel like it wasn’t worth it, or feel like it wasn’t progress at all. Okay, maybe I should get back on track! XD The point is, that’s most likely how he’s feeling! This just makes his character more understandable. (Maybe I just look too deep into things? XD)

5.) All in all, he’s a pretty funny character!! I just really enjoy seeing him on screen! I really hope we get more of him in future episodes!

Nerris:

1.) I love loveeee LOVEEE her design!! Like, the first moment I met her, I just fell in love with her character design!!!! Her hair style is incredible, especially on her!! She has plastic adorable elf ears!! X3 FRECKLESSSSS!!! JUST FRECKLESSS!!!!! Her skin color just makes her blue eyes pop (especially in fanart)!! She’s so so pretty!! Not to mention her outfit is precious! X3

2.) Her lisp that she gets from her braces is so so dang cute!!!! XD Ahh I love it!! I love it so much!! She’s just so adorable!

3.) She can be feisty and I really enjoy that! XD Poor Harrison always being the one she picks on tho! We all know why tho! X3

4.) I just love the fact that she tends to spit out random facts and references to larping, even tho I never exactly understand anything! XD Her imagination is great! Not that all the others’ isn’t ether! XD

5.) She’s such a fun character! I would love it if we could have more of her!! And even if she can be a tad rude at times, she can be just as kind and caring, like with Ered!!! Gosh I hope we get more of her!!! XD

And finally,

Harrison:

1.) He’s an awkward dork, and I love him! XD I love how one minute he can be totally confident in what he’s doing, and the next be completely awkward!! I think most of the time, Nerris is the reason for his akwardness, even tho he can sometimes fight back! XD

2.) The fact that his magic is actually real, is something I wasn’t expecting, but I loved! XD It’s crazy!! It’s also sad for many reasons!! This poor boy is seriously going through a lot mentally, and not to forget, physically! Someone plz help him?!

3.) He’s so interesting!!!!! I want more of him!!! A lot more!! There’s so many interesting things to learn about him, and those few episodes that focused on him only led to tons more questions!! GAHHHH I REALLY HOPE WE GET MORE!! XD

4.) Like Nerris, though not as loved, his outfit is pretty cute! X3 I especially love his little top hat and gloves!! Those are nice touches!

5.) At first, I didn’t really care for the way his voice sounded. It seemed at first that the VA wasn’t doing a good job. Though I have to admit, it’s totally grown on me, and I’ve grown to love it as the episodes progressed!! I learned that it wasn’t the VA at all, but how the character was! It really fits Harrison!

Thanks for the ask!! XD This was fun!!

Sorry it took me a while to finish tho!!!

One main thing though, WE NEED A PREFORMING TRIO EPISODE! AT LEAST ONE?!!!!! 🙈 Gosh I want it so bad!

#long post! XD #camp camp #cc main trio #cc trouble trio #cc max #cc neil #cc nikki #cc preforming trio #cc preston #cc nerris #cc harrison

[purplesurveys]

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What would you say is your favorite food? Sushi. < Ahhh, this is a good one. My favorite is down to a tie: it’s either chicken curry or burgers.

What color eyes does the person you like / love have? Are they pretty? Dark brown. I’m not too sure what the second question is referring to but yeah, she and her eyes are both pretty.

What was the first television show you were obsessed with? Hi-5, omg. That show was my life in preschool and I always watched the 12 NN replay as soon as I got back home from school, back when I was still on a half-day sched. I was so hooked I remember having legit tantrums before starting Grade 1 because grade school meant full days in school and thus having to miss out on the show entirely.

Do you like Mexican food or any other foreign foods? For sure. All my favorites are Asian (Indian, Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese, etc.) but I also enjoy Italian, Mexican, Greek etc cuisines. I generally haven’t tried African cuisines but I really, really want to.

What color is the keyboard you are currently using? The keys are black with white lettering.

Do you own any of those ‘chunky’ and cute rings? Nope, not my style.

What are you planning on eating for dinner tonight if you haven’t already? I saw my dad cooking up something deep-fried; it was like his own version of katsu or something, or maybe it’s fish fillet? I’m not too sure what it is yet but I’m excited and will probably eat lots of it as I skipped all my meals and have only been running on coffee and vape all day - not good.

Do you own an iPod or MP3 player? If so, when did you get it? Technically I still do. Haven’t used it since high school. I got it when I was 10 back in ‘08; I was envious of the kids in school who had iPods, so I asked my dad to buy me one even though I wasn’t super into music at the time. Not the best kid in the world.

When was the last time someone took your picture? Last Saturday when my package came. Apparently online deliveries now require your photo to be taken upon receiving your package and I think it’s for the seller to keep track of their transactions. I’m not a big fan of the new procedure, but it’s whatevs.

Would you rather write a report or type it on a computer? Type. 

What color was the last jacket or hoodie you wore? Gray.

Do you receive more compliments or insults on a daily basis? Neither, really. I haven’t been talking to people a lot; and when I do it’s for work, where I receive neither compliments nor insults.

Who is the lead actress / actor from your absolute favorite movie? Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney, or Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

Can you recite the alphabet backward? [continued from last night] Slowly, but I’m sure I can finish it.

Do you eat chili when you get a hotdog, or do you like it plain? We don’t do hotdogs with chili here. I generally don’t see chili much where I live and I wouldn’t call it a common dish.

Would you say it’s easy for people to make you smile or laugh? At first I thought it was, but I’m slowly realizing that it isn’t.

What would you say is your favorite cereal, if you even like it? Cookie Crisp is the only one I like. I don’t have cereal often.

When was the last time you went on vacation? Where was it? It was a quick weekend getaway to Tagaytay and then Cavite, if it counts.

How many states have you been to in your lifetime? Zero.

Do you and your friends normally say you love one another? Yep, especially with Andi and Angela.

Have you ever been an outcast at your school or anywhere else? I was definitely one in early grade school, and again in Grade 6 when both my closest friends migrated in a span of six months, and I spent nearly all my lunch periods alone. Looking back on it, I’m really glad I powered through and made it here because I truly wasn’t happy at the time.

Do you own any dresses? If so, what colors are they? I have lots of sundresses and little black dresses because I was into those for a very long time at one point. Some of them are black, obviously, but I also have dresses in blue, maroon, and olive.

Would you say you drink more pop / soda than you should? I never drink soda as I’ve always felt like I spend more time complaining about how drinking it feels like burning my tongue and throat than actually enjoying it.

Would you rather have orange juice or milk with your breakfast? Water.

How many different colors has your bedroom been painted? Just one. The walls have been white ever since we moved here 12 years ago.

Do you cuss? If so, do you ever cuss in front of your parents? I’ll slip in front of them sometimes but I never get in trouble for it anymore.

Would you ever tell your mom about the things you’ve done sexually? Our humor together can be raunchy sometimes but I don’t think I’d ever do this. I dunno if she wants to hear I’ve had sex with a girl either.

Is there anyone out there who can make you cry very easily? Yes.

What was the worst news you’ve heard this entire week? *In the last week, hearing about the typhoon’s effects in other cities didn’t feel good. This entire country is literally only getting by with donations from the private sector because the government isn’t doing shit for cities and families who got severely affected by the typhoon; it’s almost depressing to hear and read about.

Have you ever been in a car wreck? I’ve been in minor car accidents but it would be too much to call any of them car wrecks. They had all just been tiny bumps or thuds.

Do you have your ears pierced? If not, what do you have pierced? Yes, my mom had my earlobes pierced when I was an infant. I don’t plan on getting any more new ones as I’m not really into piercings.

Has anyone ever told you that they think you have ADHD? Nope.

What is your biggest pet peeve? When people reach out first via text/IM then even if I get back to them in 5–10 seconds, it takes them a long time to get back to me. It’s especially annoying if they classify it as urgent, I drop everything to reply quickly, then they end up disappearing. Like why?

Do a lot of people understand you completely? Who does exactly? No, I like keeping a wall up. 

Would you say you’re really good at cooking and baking things? Haha no. But it’s something I want to be skilled in, definitely. I’d love to be able to make the food I usually just thirst over on the internet. I’m taking baby steps, like figuring out how to make certain sandwiches, but I have a long way to go before I can consider myself any good.

How is the weather outside right this second? It’s been a little cloudy this morning but it might start to get fair seeing how I’m beginning to see the sky turn blue. I’m just hoping there won’t be too much sun, period.

Do you have a lot of trees around your house? What about buildings? No buildings as I live in a gated village. We have a number of trees around, but I wouldn’t call it ‘a lot.’

Would you say either one of your parents are 'pack-rats?’ No. I have that title, and I believe I inherited it from my great-grandmother who was a bit of a pack rat herself, as I’ve been told.

Have you ever disowned anyone in your family? For what reasons? Kinda. I don’t associate with one of my uncles because he has a terrible drinking issue that he never got to permanently fix. Whenever I see him at family gatherings he just smells like stale gin or whatever it is he drinks, and it just ruins the essence of family reunions for me. As recent as Christmas Day last year he drove drunk and crashed into a car with an entire family, but as always his ass got lucky because 1) no one in the family got hurt, and 2) said family let go of the lawsuit they were planning to file against him.

Have you ever seen That 70’s Show? Do you watch it regularly? I tried watching the first episode but genuinely could not find it entertaining for the life of me. Sorry, Mila :(

If you could choose, what decade would you rather live in? I never really think about revisiting decades - they’re already behind, so what’s the point? As bad as the 2020s have been looking, I’m okay with staying here.

How often would you say you get sick? Once a year at most.

Is there anyone out there who has hurt you so much, you wish they’d die? I used to wish they would die, but I don’t feel that way anymore.

Has anyone ever called you a socio-path before? I don’t think so.

When was the last time you watched a movie in theaters? December.

Have you ever moved to a completely different state before? We’ve moved to different regions before.

Do you mind it when surveys ask you really personal questions? No. Isn’t that part of the point of surveys?

When was the last time you told someone you love them? Thursday or Friday I think, when Andi said it to me first and I said it back. I wasn’t having a good day and they were just looking out.

Which one would you like more: kiss on cheek / kiss on neck? Depends on my mood. Right now a kiss on the cheek sounds nice.

Does it bother you when people steal your stuff on MySpace? This never happened to me because I had Myspace for such a short time and I never caught it at its peak. Also, how do people steal your stuff over there? That’s pretty intriguing lmao

Do you have freckles? Do you like / dislike them? I don’t have any.

Who would you say is the best actor / or actress in your opinion? My biased ass would rally for Kate Winslet all the way, but some other great ones for me are Toni Collette, Emma Stone, Jodie Foster, and Natalie Portman.

How many times have you been drunk in your life? Many.

What would you do if the last person you kissed said they hated you? Be confused and ask them to give me a few concrete reasons. I don’t think too highly of myself, but I know I’ve never done anything to make me deserving of hate, especially with regard to us.

Do you ever think you might be pregnant? No, it has never been a worry of mine.

When was the last time you acted really immature? The weekend.

Do you enjoy watching comedies or horror movies more? Horror. I never watch comedies and the only subtype of it that I watch is romcom.

As a child, did you ever have an imaginary friend? Yeah but it lasted all of five minutes until I got bored with the concept.

Does anyone call you baby? Who would that be? No.

Can you rely on one or more people to take up for you? I have no idea what take up means. If this also means ‘stand up for me,’ then yeah I can.

#survey #surveys

[upontheshelfreviews]

Last year I talked about Fantasia, which is not just one of my favorite Disney movies, but one of my favorite movies in general. And if I may be self-indulgent for a moment, it’s also one of the reviews that I’m the proudest of. Fantasia is a visual, emotional masterpiece that marries music and art in a manner few cinematic ventures have come close to replicating. One question that remains is what my thoughts on the long-gestated sequel is –

…you might wanna get yourselves some snacks first.

As anyone who read my review on the previous film knows, Fantasia was a project ahead of its time. Critics and audiences turned their noses up at it for conflicting reasons, and the film didn’t even make it’s budget back until twenty-something years later when they began marketing it to a very different crowd.

“I don’t wanna alarm you dude, but I took in some Fantasia and these mushrooms started dancing, and then there were dinosaurs everywhere and then they all died, but then these demons were flying around my head and I was like WOOOOOAAAHHH!!”

“Yeah, Fantasia is one crazy movie, man.”

“Movie?”

Fantasia’s unfortunate box office failure put the kibosh on Walt Disney’s plans to make it a recurring series with new animated shorts made to play alongside handpicked favorites. The closest he came to following through on his vision was Make Mine Music and Melody Time, package features of shorts that drew from modern music more than classical pieces.

Fast-forward nearly fifty years later to the golden age known as the Disney Renaissance: Walt’s nephew Roy E. Disney surveys the new crop of animators, storytellers, and artists who are creating hit after hit and have brought the studio back to his uncle’s glory days, and thinks to himself, “Maybe now we can make Uncle Walt’s dream come true.” He made a good case for it, but not everyone was on board. Jeffrey Katzenberg loathed the idea, partly because he felt the original Fantasia was a tough act to follow (not an entirely unreasonable doubt) but most likely due to the fact that the last time Disney made a sequel, The Rescuers Down Under, it drastically underperformed (even though the reasons for that are entirely Katzenberg’s fault. Seriously, watch Waking Sleeping Beauty and tell me you don’t want to punch him in the nose when Mike Gabriel recalls his opening weekend phone call).

Once Katzenberg was out of the picture, though, Fantasia 2000, then saddled with the less dated but duller moniker Fantasia Continued, got the go-ahead. Many of the sequences were made simultaneously as the animated features my generation most fondly remembers, others were created to be standalone shorts before they were brought into the fold. Since it was ready in time for the new millennium, it not only got a name change but a massive marketing campaign around the fact that it would be played on IMAX screens for a limited run, the very first Disney feature to do so. As a young Fantasia fan who had never been to one of those enormous theaters before, I begged and pleaded my parents to take me. Late that January, we traveled over to the IMAX theater at Lincoln Center, the only one nearest to us since they weren’t so widespread as they are now, and what an experience it was. I can still recall the feeling of awe at the climax of Pines of Rome, whispering eagerly with my mom at how the beginning of Rhapsody in Blue looked like a giant Etch-A-Sketch, and jumping twenty feet in the air when the Firebird’s massive eyes popped open. But did later viewings recapture that magic, or did that first time merely color my perception?

We open on snippets from the original Fantasia…IN SPAAAAAAAAACE!

It reminds me a little of the opening to Simply Mad About The Mouse, where bits of classic Disney nostalgia fly about to evoke the mood of this upcoming musical venture. In a clever conceit, snippets of Deems Taylor’s original opening narration explaining Fantasia’s intent and music types plays over the orchestra and animators materializing and gearing up for the first sequence, which jumps right into –

DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUN – I mean, Symphony #5 – Ludwig Van Beethoven

Here, a bunch of butterflies flee and then fight off swarms of bats with the power of light – I can’t be the only one who saw these things and thought it was butterflies vs. bats, right?

It does look cool with its waterfalls and splashes of light and color bursting through the clouds, but this brings me to a bit of contention I have with the movie.

When I planned this review I was going to do a new version of “Things Fantasia Fans Are Sick of Hearing”, except there were only four major complaints I could think of that. On further introspection, I admit they are legitimate grievances worth addressing. I’m going to get them out of the way all at once in order to keep things rolling.

#1 – This Seems Familiar…

Certain sequences are noticeably derivative from the first movie. It’s as if they were afraid of trying too many new things that would alienate audiences so they borrowed from their predecessor in an effort to say “Hey, we can do this too!” Symphony #5 is clearly trying to be Tocatta and Fugue with its abstract geometric shapes swooping all over to kick things off. Though I love how much character the animators managed to give two pairs of triangles, Tocatta’s soaring subconscious flights of fancy leaves me more enthralled. Carnival of the Animals literally began as a sequel to Dance of the Hours until the ostriches became flamingoes. And Roy E. Disney openly stated he wanted the last sequence, The Firebird Suite to have the same death and rebirth theme as Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria, which they got, right down to a terrifying symbol of destruction emerging from a mountain to wreak chaos.

‘Sup, witches?

#2 – Too Short

Speaking of repeating the past, the original idea for Fantasia 2000 was to follow Walt’s vision in that three favorite segments would make a return amongst the newer ones – the Nutcracker Suite, which was eventually cut for time, Dance of the Hours, which I’ve already stated morphed into Carnival of the Animals, and finally, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the obvious choice to keep since that’s the most popular piece out of any of them. Cutting things for time doesn’t make that much sense, however, when you realize that Fantasia 2000’s runtime is only 75 minutes. A very short animated film by today’s standards that lasts barely half as long as its previous installment. I don’t see why they couldn’t keep at least one other sequence from the first Fantasia to make things last a little longer and keep in the original idea’s spirit.

#3 – All Story, No Experimentation

Unlike the first Fantasia, all of the sequences have a linear narrative structure that’s easy to follow. Not a bad thing and kudos to you if you’re among that group who prefers Fantasia 2000 for because of that, but again, I admire how the original film didn’t stick to a coherent story the whole time; how it was unafraid to let the music, atmosphere, and visuals speak for itself without sticking to a three-act plot and designated protagonist for every piece.

#4 – The One You’ve Been Waiting For, The Host Segments

One of the things that turned Fantasia off for its detractors was Deems Taylor’s seemingly dry narration. But maybe Fantasia 2000 can fix that with some folks who are hip and with it, perhaps a wild and crazy guy or two…

Eh, he’ll do.

Now, the idea of varying segment hosts isn’t an altogether bad idea. Most of them work well: Angela Lansbury gives the lead-in to the Firebird Suite plenty of gravitas befitting the finale, as do Ithzak Perlman, Quincy Jones, and James Earl Jones, who build plenty of intrigue for Pines of Rome, Rhapsody in Blue and Carnival of the Animals respectively; this seriousness makes James’ reaction to what the Carnival segment is really about a successful comic subversion. Even Penn and Teller for all their obnoxiousness kind of works with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice due to the linking magic theme.

I suppose what turns people off is the self-congratulatory tone and seemingly forced attempts at comedy you get from Martin, Penn, Teller, and Bette Midler. But you know what? They still make me laugh after all these years (well, you have to laugh at Bette Midler’s antics or she’ll come after you when the Black Flame Candle is lit). In fact, I have to hand it to Midler’s intro in particular. Fantasia 2000 came out right around the time I began taking a keen interest in what animation really was and how it was made. For me, her preceding The Steadfast Tin Soldier piece with tidbits about Fantasia segments that didn’t make it past the drawing board was like the first free hit that turned me into an animation junkie (plus this was before you could look up anything on the topic in extraneous detail on the internet, so it had that going for it). If I have to nitpick, though, The Divine Miss M referring to Salvador Dalí as “the melting watches guy” is a bit reductive. That’d be like calling Babe Ruth “the baseball guy” or Walt Disney “the mouse and castle guy”. Plus, Dalí and Disney were close compadres with a layered history. They planned on many collaborations, though the fruit of their labors, Destino, would not be completed in either of their lifetimes. Couldn’t show just a modicum of respect there, Bette?

Ahhh! I take it back! Don’t steal my soul!

So, I wouldn’t say I hate or even completely dislike the host segments. Sorry to disappoint everyone who was hoping for me to rip into them. They’re not awful, just uneven. And if you think they ruin the movie for me, you’ve got another think coming.

Pines of Rome – Ottorino Respighi

The idea for Pines of Rome’s visuals came about due to an unusual detail in some concept art. Someone noticed that a particular cloud in a painting of the night sky heavily resembled a flying whale. So why make a short about flying whales? The better question would be why NOT make a short about flying whales? A supernova in the night sky miraculously gives some whales the ability to swim through the air over the icy seas. Again, seeing this in IMAX was incredible. There’s just one minor issue I have with. This and another segment were developed well before Pixar made its silver screen debut, and unfortunately, it shows twenty years later; the worst cases are the close-ups.

Okay, who put googly eyes on the moldy beanbag?

There are ways of blending CGI and hand-drawn animation well, and this isn’t one of them. I understand the necessity of having expressive eyes but simply dropping one on top of a CGI creature gives it a bit of an uncanny valley feel. They should have either stuck with traditional all the way or made the whales entirely CG. The CG animation of the whales themselves isn’t too shabby, so they could have pulled it off.

Because simply giving whales flight apparently isn’t enough to hold an audience’s interest, we have an adorable baby whale earning his wings, so to speak. Once he gets his bearings above the surface, he swoops ahead of his family and bothers a flock of seagulls. They chase him into a collapsing iceberg, leaving him trapped, alone and unable to fly. The quiet dip in the music combined with the image of this lost little calf adds some genuine emotional weight to this piece. The baby navigates the iceberg’s claustrophobic caverns until he finds a crevice that elevates him back to his worried parents. From there a whole pod of whales rises out of the ocean to join them as they fly upwards to the supernova’s source.

“So long, and thanks for all the krill!”

As the music reaches its brilliant crescendo, the whales plow through storm clouds until they reach the top of the world and breach through the stars like water. It’s an awe-inspiring climax of a short that, flaws and all, reminds you of what Fantasia is all about.

Majestic.

Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin

The music of jazz composer George Gershwin? Timeless. The art of renowned caricaturist Al Hirschfeld? Perfection. All this brought to life with the best animation Disney has to offer? It’s a match made in heaven. Eric Goldberg, who animated the Genie among other comedic characters, idolized Hirschfeld and drew plenty of inspiration from drawings, so getting to work alongside him while making this was nothing short of a dream come true. That attention to detail in rendering Hirschfeld’s trademark curvy two-dimensional style goes beyond mere homage. It is a love letter to a great artist that encapsulates everything about him and his craft, and to a great city that we both had the honor of calling home. The story goes that Goldberg screened the final product for Hirschfeld shortly before his 96th birthday and his wife told him after that it was the best gift he could have ever received.

All this to say I am quite fond of this particular short, thank you very much.

The piece follows four characters navigating 1930’s Manhattan and crossing paths over the course of a single day:

Duke, a construction worker torn between his steady, monotonous job and following his dream of drumming in a jazz band,

Joe, a victim of the Great Depression desperately looking for work,

Rachel, a little girl who wants to spend time with her parents but is forced to attend lesson after lesson by her strict governess,

and “Flying” John, a henpecked husband longing to be free from his overbearing wife –

And her little dog too!

By the way, John is modeled in name and in looks after Disney animation historian John Culhane, who also was the inspiration for The Rescuers’ Mr. Snoops, hence why the two look so similar. He’s not the only name who appears in this sequence: Gershwin himself makes a surprise cameo as he takes over Rachel’s piano solo halfway through the story.

Speaking of, my family used to compare me to Rachel because at that point in my young life I was doing or already did the same mandatory activities as she – swimming, ballet, music, sports, all with the same amount of speed and varying degrees of success.

No one can argue that art is where we both excelled, however.

The physical timing of Rhapsody in Blue’s animation is hilarious, though it doesn’t rely wholly on slapstick for its humor. The sight gags and clever character dynamics all weaved into the music milk plenty of laughs, and envelop you in this living, breathing island that is Manhattan.

I speak from experience, this is the most accurate depiction of commuting on the 1 train that there ever was.

Even with such a premise and two masters of combining comedy and art, there is still enough pathos to keep the story rooted. Take when all four characters are at their lowest point. They look down on some skaters in Rockefeller Center and picture themselves in their place fulfilling their deepest desires. Seeing their dreams so close in their minds and yet so far away while paired with the most stirring part of the score is heartwrenching.

In the end, things pick up as the characters unwittingly solve each other’s problems. Duke quits the construction site, leaving an opening for Joe to fill. Joe accidentally snags John’s wife on a hook and hauls her screaming into the air, allowing him one night of uninhibited fun at the club where Duke performs.

“Anyone hear something? Nah, it’s probably just me.”

Rachel loses her ball while fighting with her nanny, which Duke bounces off the window of her parents’ office, which in turn gets them to notice their daughter about to run into traffic and they save her. Everyone gets their happy ending and it ends on a spectacularly glamorous shot of Time Square lit up in all its frenetic neon glory.

And not a single knockoff costumed character hitting up tourists for photos. Those were the days, my friend.

If you haven’t guessed by now, I adore Rhapsody in Blue. It’s easily my favorite part of the movie; a blissful ménage-a-trois of art style, music and storytelling, and it’s so New York that the only New York things I could think of that are missing are Central Park and amazing bagels. This sequence is gut-busting, energized, emotional, and mesmerizing in its form. I don’t often say I love a piece of animation so much that I’d marry it, but when I do, it’s often directed at Rhapsody in Blue.

  Piano Concerto #2 – Dmitri Shostakovich (aka The One With The Steadfast Tin Soldier)

This piece has an interesting history attached to it. Disney wanted to do an animated film surrounding Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales – including The Little Mermaid and The Steadfast Tin Soldier – as far back as the 30’s, but the project fell by the wayside. During Fantasia 2000’s production, Roy E. Disney asked if they could do something with Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto #2 since he and his daughter were attached to that piece. He looked over sketches and storyboards made for the unrealized Tin Soldier sequence and discovered the music matched in perfect time with the story.

This is the second sequence that features CGI at the forefront. Unlike Pines of Rome, though, it works because the main characters are toys, and you can get away with your early CGI looking shiny and metallic and plastic-like when you’re animating toys.

Hell, it worked for Pixar.

The story centers on a tin soldier cast with only one leg who is shunned by his comrades for routinely throwing off their groove. He falls in love with a porcelain ballerina when he mistakes her standing en pointe as her also missing a limb. Despite his embarrassment when he learns the truth, the ballerina is enamored with him as well. This rouses the jealousy of an evil jack-in-the-box who I swear is a caricature of Jeffrey Katzenberg minus the glasses but with a goatee and Lord Farquaad wig.

“MUST. CHOP. EVERYTHING!!!”

The jack-in-the-box and the soldier duke it out for a bit before the former sends the latter flying out the window in a little wooden boat. The boat floats the soldier into the sewers and attracts a horde of angry rats who attack him, because animated rodents seem to have a natural hatred towards toy soldiers.

Case in point.

The soldier hurtles into the sea where he’s eaten by a fish – which is caught the following morning, packed up to be sold at market, bought by the cook who works at the very house he came from, and he falls out of the fish’s mouth on the floor where his owner finds him and places him back with the rest of the toys. Now the story this is based on hints that the jack-in-the-box is really a goblin who orchestrates the soldier’s misfortunes with his malicious magic. But based the extremely coincidental circumstances of his return home, I’d say the soldier’s the one who’s got some reality-warping tricks up his sleeve.

The soldier and jack-in-the-box duel again that evening, but this time the harlequin harasser falls into the fireplace and burns up. Our hero gets the girl and lives happily ever after. A nice conclusion, though a far cry from what happened in the original tale: the ballerina is knocked into the fire, the soldier jumps in after her, and all that remains of them by morning is some melted tin in the shape of a heart. I gotta say, for all my love of classic fairytales, Disney made the right call. Andersen’s life was far from magical and it reflected in his stories, making many of them depressing for no good reason. The triumphant note the music ends on also would have clashed horribly if they stuck with the original. Even the Queen of Denmark agreed with Disney’s decision to soften their adaptations of Andersen’s work. I don’t know if I’d call The Steadfast Tin Soldier one of my very favorite parts of Fantasia 2000, but in the end, s’all right.

  Carnival of the Animals: Finale – Camille Sant-Saëns

This shortest of shorts (clocking in at less than two minutes) kicks off with James Earl Jones asking with as much seriousness as he can muster from the situation, what would happen if you gave a yo-yo to a flock of flamingos?

The answer –

Good answer!

Fie on those who dismiss this part as a silly one-off that doesn’t belong here. Fie, I say! It’s a pure delight full of fun expressions and fluid fast-paced action. Once again we have my man Eric Goldberg to thank for this, though this time he animated it entirely by himself. I’d call it a one-man show except for the fact that his wife Susan handpainted the entire thing with watercolor, making it look like it sprung to life straight from a paintbrush. It’s a simple diversion about a flamingo who wants to play with his yo-yo while the other snooty members of his flock try to force him to conform. As you can see from the still, they fail quite epically. Nothing beats the power of nonconformity and yo-yos (also every yo-yo move featured here is authentic; I love when animators go that extra mile).

  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice plays next, but since I already touched on that in the first Fantasia review, I’m skipping over it. The segment ends with Mickey congratulating Leopold Stokowski (again), then crossing the barriers of time and space to inform the conductor, James Levine, that he needs to track down the star of the next segment, Donald Duck. Levine stalls by explaining a bit about what’s to come while Mickey frantically searches for his errant costar. The surround sound sells the notion of him moving around the back of the theater accidentally causing mischief all the while. Thankfully, Donald is found and the sequence commences.

Pomp and Circumstance – Edward Elgar

This famous piece of music was included at the insistence of Michael Eisner after he attended his son’s graduation ceremony. He wanted to feature a song that everyone was already familiar with. Of course, since this was after Frank Well’s untimely passing and no one was bold enough to temper Eisner’s worst instincts with common sense, his original pitch had every animated couple Disney created up to that point marching on to Noah’s Ark – and then marching out with their babies.

Okay, A: Unless you’re doing a groin hit joke or are Ralph Bakshi or R. Crum, cartoon characters don’t have junk as a rule. And B, one of the unwritten rules of Disney animation is that barring kids that already exist like the titular 101 Dalmatians or Duchess’ kittens, the established canon couples do not in any official capacity have children.

To which Eisner laughed maniacally and vowed that they would.

But in order to placate Eisner’s desire to turn every branch of the Disney corporation into a commercial for itself, the animators compromised and agreed to do Pomp and Circumstance with the Noah’s Ark theme, BUT with only one couple – Donald and Daisy Duck. In this retelling of the biblical tale, Donald acts as Noah’s beleaguered assistant (I guess Shem, Ham, and Japheth were too busy rounding up the endangered species). Daisy provides emotional support while preparing to move on to the ark as well. It’s refreshing to see these two not losing their temper at each other for a change. I wish we got to see this side of their relationship more often. Donald returns Daisy’s easily lost plot device locket to her and as the rain rain rain comes down down down, he starts directing the animals on board; the lions, the tigers, the bears, the…ducks?

Anyway, all the animals and Donald get on board – well, most of them do.

The world’s first climate change deniers.

Donald realizes Daisy hasn’t arrived yet and runs out to look for her, unaware that she’s already boarded. Daisy sees Donald leaving but is too late to stop him before the first floodwaters hit their home. Donald made it back to the ark in time, however, though both of them believe that the other is forever lost to them. I find it astounding that they never run into each other not even once during the forty days and forty nights they’re cooped up on that boat. It’s the American Tail cliche all over again, and well, at least it’s happening in a short and not the entire movie.

Soon the ark lands atop Mount Ararat and the animals depart in greater numbers than when they embarked on their singles cruise. Daisy realizes halfway down the mountain that she’s lost her locket again, which Donald finds at that very moment while sweeping up, and the two are joyously reunited.

“I thought you were dead!” “I thought YOU were dead!”

I kid around, but I truly enjoy this short a lot. There’s so much warmth to Donald and Daisy’s relationship that makes their reunion at the end all the sweeter, and there’s plenty of great slapstick to offset the drama in the meantime. I will admit it’s nice to hear there’s more to Pomp And Circumstance than just the famous march, and the entire suite matches flawlessly with the visuals, though the main theme itself is so ingrained into the public consciousness that it’s difficult to extricate it from that what we’ve seen accompany it countless times.

Come on, you all know what I’m talking about.

“What? Don’t tell me YOU don’t think of heads exploding like fireworks when you hear Pomp and Circumstance! Name one other life-changing moment could you possibly associate it with…you weirdo.”

The Firebird Suite – Igor Stravinsky

Fantasia 2000 comes to a close with a piece that has some emotional resonance if you know your history. You might remember from my first Fantasia review that Igor Stravinsky was disappointed with how Rite of Spring turned out, especially since he was a big admirer of Walt Disney and really wanted to do more projects with him beforehand. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they picked his premiere ballet to end the movie on decades later. After all these years, Disney worked hard to do right by Stravinsky – with a few twists, though. Instead of a balletic retelling of Russian folktales involving kidnapped princesses and immortal sorcerers, we have a fantastical allegory for the circle of life.

No, not that circle of life.

A lone elk who I’m fairly convinced is the Great Prince of the Forest walks through the forest in the dead of winter. With his breath, he awakens the spirit of the woods and one of the most beautiful characters Disney has ever created, the Spring Sprite.

I. Love. This character. Her design is gorgeous, shifting from a shimmery opalescent blue as she steps out of the water into an eternally flowing fount of live greenery spreading from her hair in her wake. Wherever she moves, grass, flowers, and trees blossom, fulfilling the idea of a springtime goddess more than Disney’s own Goddess of Spring ever did. The Sprite was a massive influence in developing my art style, particularly in her face and expressive eyes, and I used to draw her a lot. Visit any relative of mine and chances are you’ll find a picture of her by me hanging up on a wall somewhere in their house. Yet there’s far more to her character than just a pretty representation of nature; there’s plenty of curiosity, spunk, determination, and a drive for creativity. I love her frustrated expression when she’s dissatisfied with the tiny flower she sculpts out of the ground and how her face lights up when she morphs it into a buttercup as tall as she is.

The Sprite paints the forest with all the colors of the wind (mostly green) until she reaches a mountain that isn’t affected by her magic. Perplexed, she climbs it until she finds a large hunched over rock figure – or is it an egg? – standing inside. She reaches out to touch it and…

The Sprite has awakened her counterpart, the wrathful and deadly Firebird. Think giant evil phoenix made of smoke, flame and lava. And it goes without saying that seeing this on the biggest screen left quite the terrifying impact. One of the biggest inspirations for this sequence was the eruption of Mount St. Helens (though the shot of the Sprite surveying the breadth of the Firebird’s destruction reminds me far too much of the Australian bushfires going on) and the sheer horror of nature’s irrepressible chaos is fully captured here. But the Firebird refuses to settle for merely destroying the Sprite’s handiwork, oh no. It won’t rest until creation itself is consumed, and the Sprite is reduced to a powerless mite as she scrabbles to escape the Firebird’s relentless pursuit of her. Try as she might, however, the towering monster corners and devours her in one fell swoop.

The forest is reduced to gray ashes in the wake of the Firebird’s rampage, but the Great Prince has survived. Once again he brings the Sprite to life with his breath, only this time she is tiny and weak (the animation of her slowly developing from the ash into her huddled ragged form is breathtaking). Now, I didn’t think I’d get emotional revisiting a small part of a single movie I’ve rewatched countless times before but viewing this through a mature eye combined with the beauty of the Firebird Suite’s climax and its timely message has caused me to see it in a new light:

The Sprite is utterly broken by what she’s been through and the destruction she carelessly caused. She’s lost all faith in herself and in the idea of returning the forest to what it once was. Even so, the Prince gently insists on carrying her on his antlers to the remains of their favorite cherry blossom tree. Where her tears fall, grass shoots begin to sprout. This fills the Sprite with hope, and she soars into the air becoming one with the sky and rains life down on the forest. New trees burst from the earth. The air is filled with leaves and pollen and new life flowing from her essence. The Sprite’s joy and power grow so strong that she even encircles the Firebird’s mountain in all her verdant glory. Life and creation overcome death and destruction. It’s not Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria, but it’s close.

And unfortunately, that’s the biggest problem Fantasia 2000 has.

While working on the original Fantasia, a storyman made the mistake of referring to the work they were doing in “the cartoon medium” in Walt’s presence. Walt turned on him and snapped “This is NOT ‘the cartoon medium’. It should not be limited to cartoons. We have worlds to conquer.”

And conquer they did…just not the way Walt intended.

The point I’m trying to make is Walt was breaking new ground and experimenting with things nobody ever tried when it came to Fantasia. While those risks were initially deemed a failure, it eventually gained the recognition it deserved from the animation and filmmaking community. Any attempt to recreate the magic of Fantasia is no small feat. But rather than taking new risks that not even the first film dared, the studio opted to adhere to Fantasia’s formula with pieces that recall if not flat out copy from the original segments. I hesitate to call it a pale imitation or cash grab however because this was done for the art much more than the money (though Eisner was probably hoping it would bring in some bank). There’s even a little bit of depth to it: while the first Fantasia had themes of differing natures in conflict – light vs. dark, fire vs. water, etc. – Fantasia 2000’s theme is accidental but brilliantly meta: CGI vs. traditional animation, a conflict Disney would become very familiar with in the decade following the film’s release. In some ways, it reminds me of Epcot’s genesis. The driving force behind it was long gone, but the attempt to bring it to life as close to the original vision as possible is still much appreciated.

For all my gripes, I really do enjoy Fantasia 2000. Perhaps not on the same level as its predecessor, but it has its moments, oh yes. And believe me, as far as Disney sequels go, you could do far, far, far worse than this one. Fantasia 2000 is Fantasia’s kid sister mimicking its beloved older sibling in an attempt to show it can be cool like the big kids too. But hey, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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Artwork by Charles Moss.

Screencaps from animationscreencaps.com

Yes, I know The Lion King and Lady and the Tramp ended with the titular characters having babies, but was there anyone out there apart from Eisner who demanded there be sequels to those films that focused on their offspring?

January Review: Fantasia 2000 Last year I talked about Fantasia, which is not just one of my favorite Disney movies, but one of my favorite movies in general.

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[evermorepeyton]

LOVER IS INCREDIBLE

TS7 snapped I AM SO GIDDY AND HAPPY AND PROUD OF YOU @taylorswift

I forgot that you existed: LOVE THIS ONE! a great opening song omg !!! the way she speaks the word “indifference”. i think it’s just perfection, and the beat is SICK. THE WAY SHE CLOSES THE SONG WITH A “SO..... YEAH”

favorite lyric: “and i would’ve stuck around for you. would’ve fought the whole town, so yeah. would’ve been right there, front row even if nobody came to your show” THAT IS SO RELATABLE WHEN YOU ~WOULD HAVE~ BEEN THERE FOR SOMEONE BUT THEY HAD TO FUCK UP.

cruel summer: ONE OF MY FAVORITES! the perfect pop song, i wish it had been the lead single or the second single. her vocals are incredible. the lyrics are so good i am literally so in love, she did it again, mesmerized me with her lyricism !!!

favorite lyric: (literally the entire bridge but) “and i screamed for whatever it’s worth “i love you”, ain’t that the worst thing you’ve ever heard?” ALSO HONORABLE MENTION TO THE HE LOOKS UP GRINNING LIKE A DEVIL LINE PLS !!!! AND TO “devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes. what doesn’t kill me makes me want you more”

lover: WE KNOW THIS ONE! STILL PERFECT! MY WEDDING SONG EVEN THOUGH I AM SINGLE! I WANT TO FALL IN LOVE JUST TO RELATE!

favorite lyric: THE ENTIRE BRIDGE OH MY GOD !!!

the man: THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE 100% SHE SPILLED !!! i am so proud of her for making this song that not only is it something she can relate to because of how women are treated in the industry BUT ALL WOMEN CAN RELATE TO BECAUSE SOCIETY SUCKS ALL AROUND THE WORLD !!!! and “wondering if i’d get there quicker if i was a man” can also apply to 9 to 5 jobs that are really competitive and for some reason the men always get the positions of power no matter what we do lmao. ANYWAYS I LOVE IT SO MUCH IT’S PERFECT!

favorite lyric: (all of it but) THE ENTIRE BRIDGE! AGAIN! “what’s it like to brag about drinking and dollars and getting bitches and models? (...) if i was out flashing my dollars, i’d be a bitch not a baller, they’d paint me out to be bad SO IT’S OKAY THAT I’M MAD” GIRL !!!!!! THIS TEA !!!!!! i am so proud of her :’) also i love the line “i’d be just like leo in saint tropez” because she has dated like a normal person in their twenties but somehow got slut shamed for it her entire career BUT IF SHE WAS A MAN SHE WOULD LITERALLY BE LEO AT SAINT TROPEZ NO ONE WOULD SAY A GODDAMN THING AND IT WOULD EVEN BE FUN !!!! AND SOMETHING TO APPLAUD HER FOR !!!!!

the archer: have always loved this one wbk <3 so relatable, so vulnerable, i love it still and forever will.

favorite lyric: “all the king’s horses, all the king’s men, couldn’t put me together again. cause all of my enemies started out friends” literally the most heartbreaking thing ever. and i feel for her. having friends become enemies is the ~worst~ because if you make an enemy from the beginning that’s okay, they don’t know you, if they don’t like you that’s none of your business! but having FRIENDS, people who KNOW you completely and have seen you at your best and worst...... and suddenly decided that they don’t like you anymore, when they have seen every part of you..... that makes you feel like shit. you KNOW me, and you didn’t like me enough to stay. :((

i think he knows: A BOP !! literally such a summer bop to listen to in the car in the sunshine omg. i like it so much.

favorite lyric: “he got my heartbeat skipping down 16th avenue.”

miss americana and the heartbreak prince: WHAT IS THIS EVEN ABOUT I DONT KNOW BUT THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY PERFECTION. i picture this really creepy weird high school in my mind, the aesthetic i see in my head i am obsessed. one of the best in the album 13/10.

favorite lyric: “i’m feeling helpless, the damsels are depressed. boys will be boys then, where are the wise men? darling i’m scared” BECAUSE !!!!! and i am also obsessed with “voted most likely to run away with you” + THAT BRIDGE !!!

paper rings: the lyrics are really soft BUT THE SOUND OF IT !! it’s a literal rollercoaster, again! such a fun summer song, i love it.

favorite lyric: “i’m with you even if it makes me blue. which takes me back to the color that we painted your brother’s wall. honey without all the exes, fights, and flaws we wouldn’t be standing here so tall.”

cornelia street: THIS ONE MADE ME CRY! it’s so personal and it’s crystal clear how much taylor cares about her relationship, it made me emotional for some reason. i really like it and it’s not what i expected AT ALL, but it is so beautiful. her voice right after the bridge AHHH I SCREAMED.

favorite lyric: “i hope i never lose you, i hope it never ends. i’d never walk cornelia street again. that’s the kind of heartbreak time could never mend” literally the chorus but i love it <3, also “barefoot in the kitchen, sacred new beginnings that became my religion.”

death by a thousand cuts: I THINK THIS ONE WAS INSPIRED BY SOMEONE GREAT AND THAT MAKES IT SO EXCITING TO ME BECAUSE I LOVE THAT MOVIE <3 i wish it had a bridge because i love bridges but the perfect second verse makes up for it !!

favorite lyric: THE SECOND VERSE, ALL OF IT, GOODBYE.

london boy: LOVE THIS ONE 1) A BOP 2) ALL THOSE ENGLISH REFERENCES REALLY MADE IT PERFECT OH MY GOD!!!! i love it 100%

favorite lyric: “show me a gray sky, a rainy cab ride. babes, don’t threaten me with a good time (THE WAY SHE SAYS THIS) they say home is where the heart is. but god, i love the english” also THE BRIDGE ! + taylor saying “mates” PLEASE THIS IS ALL I HAVE EVER WANTED!

soon you’ll get better: beautiful. sending so much love taylor’s and andrea’s way. it’s so personal and all i could ever do is thank her for sharing. i cried, a lot. it’s very real and emotional.

false god: this one is so good, it’s not what i expected but i love it !!

favorite lyric: “i know heaven’s a thing, i go there when you touch me honey. hell is when i fight with you but we can patch it up good.”

yntcd: WE KNOW THIS ONE! I STILL LOVE IT!

favorite lyric: “and we see you over there on the internet, comparing all the girls who are killing it. but we figured you out, we all know now, we all got crowns” AND “SHADE NEVER MADE ANYBODY LESS GAY” OF COURSE.

afterglow: another beautiful song sonically, the lyrics make me a little sad but i also know relationships be like that sometimes :/ i love this one!!!

favorite lyric: “it’s so excruciating to see you low, just wanna lift you up and not let go” because this is so real, fighting is hard when you don’t want to hurt the other person BUT YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE DOING IT AND YOU WANT TO MAKE THEM FEEL OKAY BUT YOU ARE ALSO GOING THROUGH IT !!!!!

ME!: a cute bop but WHEN I PUT IT NEXT TO THESE OTHER SONGS IT’S NOT AS GOOD :/ still love it and i will forever scream it at the top of my lungs while having fun in the car, it’s all about the memories we are building with this songs folks!!

favorite lyric: “living in winter i am your summer.”

it’s nice to have a friend: this one is a little weird, i am still not sure what it’s about and the production is a bit weird. i am not sure, it’s not a favorite.

favorite lyric: “light pink sky on the roof, sun sinks down, no curfew.”

DAYLIGHT: this one is a literal pink sky, you can’t change my mind, i love it so much. it’s really soft and emotional for me. i hope this turns into my life, all i could ever hope for. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT <3

favorite lyric: “threw out our cloaks and our daggers because it’s morning now, it’s brighter now” I FEEL THAT IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW AHHH.

“i once believed love would be burning RED but it’s golden like daylight” THE PERFECT LINE !!! THE BEST LINE !!!!!!!!!!

“you gotta step into the daylight and let it go” I JUST LOVE THIS ONE BECAUSE I’VE BEEN OBSESSED WITH THIS QUOTE FOR MONTHS AND REVOLVED MY LIFE AROUND IT ALL THIS TIME AND WHEN I HEARD IT I SCREAMED !!!!

“i just think that you are what you love” a perfect closing line. this woman’s mind is out of this world.

overall i am obsessed with this album, the soundtrack of this new chapter of my life and i could NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL.

top 5

1. THE MAN !!!!

2. miss americana and the heartbreak prince

3. cruel summer

4. i forgot that you existed

5. i think he knows (or london boy I AM NOT SURE) (also cornelia street is probably what follows this list very closely sooooo)

@taylorswift i love you thank you for writing the perfect album.

#taylor swift #lover #LOVER OUT NOW #cruel summer #the man #ts7 #taylor nation #taylurking #swifties

[monobadbye]

85 questions

––answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people 

––tagged by @royaltae 💛

––tagging: @sweetopiaa @sugaleche @manggaettaeok

LAST

1. drink - water

2. 📱call - to my coworker for the company picnic. 

3. text - my honey

4. song you listened to - candy (so good) by the rose

4. time you 😢- last month after a minor argument

HAVE YOU EVER

6. dated someone twice - kind of

7. 😘 someone & regretted it - no

8. been cheated on - nope

9. lost someone special - yes

10. been depressed - yes

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - never been drunk. don’t like alcohol.

FAVOURITE COLOURS

12. pastel pink

13. pastel blue

14. yellow

15. orange

in the last year have you

16. made new friends - yes!

17. fallen out of love - almost there.

18. 😂 until you 😢- just this past sunday actually!

19. found out someone was talking about you - yes

20. met someone who changed you - yes

21. found out who your friends were - this past year has been a big one

22. 😘 someone on your facebook friends list - deleted my fb my sophomore year of high school

GENERAL

23. how many friends from your facebook friends list do you know irl - refer back to q no. 22

24. do you have any pets - my baby girl, kodaaaa.

25. do you want to change your middle name - no, i actually prefer it to my last!

26. what did you do for your last birthday - went to a cabin in big bear

27. what time did you wake up today - 5:10a for work.

28. what were you doing last night at midnight - i think i woke up in the middle of the night so i picked up on the fanfic i’m reading.

29. what is something you can’t wait for - this years cabin trip.

30. what are you listening to right now - never ever by got7. i’ve been on a got7 kick since the concert. i miss jb. come back to meeee!!!

31. have you every talked to a person named tom - i have a cousin named tom

32. something that gets on your nerves - inconvenience? i’m not patient. 

33. most visited website - twitter, youtube, tumblr, ig, sc. in that order.

34. hair color - dark brown on top, light on bottom.

35. long hair or short hair - medium length.

36. do you have a crush on someone - every bias that i have... ever. 

37. what do you like about yourself - my eyes.

38. want any piercings - i want my second cartilage on my left ear.

39. blood type - truthfully, no idea.

40. nicknames - sunnie. and then a bunch that go well with my actual name. 

41. relationship status - married to yoongi. don’t @ me. i said what i said. 

42. zodiac - scorpio.

43. pronouns - she/her

44. favorite 📺 show - i don’t watch tv too much anymore. um. my hero?

45. tattoos - 0. but i almost got one when i was living in hawaii. 

46. right handed or left - right handed

47. ever had surgery - no

48. piercings - my ears three times. cartilage and tragus on my left ear. my nose and my septum.

49. sports - my favorite to watch and play is baseball.

50. vacation - last one i took was too hawaii at the beginning of the year.

51. trainers - i immediately thought of work. we’re going through a lot of new hires and training rn. 

MORE GENERAL

52. eating - nothing, but last thing i ate was tacos. 

53. drinking - water

54. i’m about to watch - the bts vlive that they did this morning.

55. waiting for - friday to see my honey. i miss herrrr, but then again, i always do. 

56. want - food, i’m hungry as heck. 

57. get married - i told you, i’m married to yoongi. thank youuuu.

58. career - currently a barista. 

WHICH IS BETTER

59. kisses or hugs - ahhh, more recently, kisses. 

60. 👄 or eyes - eyes.

61. shorter or taller - preferably taller.

62. older or younger - i have a thing for older, apparently. 

63. nice arms or stomach - stomach. both? either? 

64. hookup or relationship - relationshipp

65. troublemaker or hesitant - troublemaker. 

HAVE YOU EVER

66. 😘 a stranger - nope. 

67. drank hard liquor - yes. 

68. lost glasses - once in high school and then another time i lost a pair to the ocean during a fishing trip. 

69. (oof). turned someone down - yes. 

70. sex on a first date - no, no. 

71. broken someone’s ❤️- i don’t know. 

72. had your 💔- yes. 

73. been arrested - no, nooo. 

74. 😢 when someone died - yes

75. fallen for a friend - yes. 

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

76. yourself - sometimes. more recently, yes. 

77. miracles - sure.

78. 💛at first sight - not really. 

79. 🎅- no

80. 😘on a first date - yes. 

81. angels - yes. 

other

82. best friends name - alyssa. 

83. eye color - blue

84. favorite movie - wolf of wallstreet

85. favorite actor - christoph waltz

#mostlymin #tags

[will-you-be-my-savior]

asks for 08/21/18

spooncryptid asked:

Hewwo!! I’m back!

Tord: well hello.

Matt: hi cryptid!

Tom: huh. the collar worked. good for you cat freak.

spooncryptid asked:

I’m not a freak anymore! I’m a cat!

Tord: don’t bother. he still calls me commie most of the time.

Matt: he says it with love.

Tom: … *quiet chuckle*

spooncryptid asked:

Fiiine, what ya eating?

Tom: tord thought we needed variety.

Tord: if it were up to you we’d never try anything new.

Matt: bulgogi! it’s Korean!

spooncryptid asked:

Boogogi? What’s that??

Matt: i dunno but it’s good!

Tord: thin steak cut into strips, marinated in a special sauce and fried.

Tom: …

spooncryptid asked:

Can I try some?

Tord: sure. we left you a bit in case you decided to come around.

Matt: if you don’t like it i’ll eat what you don’t.

Tom: matt no. that’s disgusting.

spooncryptid asked:

Yay!!

tord puts the plate on the floor for your ease of access. it has strips of meat sitting on a bed of rice and vegetables. the meat’s juices are soaking into the rice turning it a reddish color.

spooncryptid asked:

//licks the sauce//

matt waits impatiently for your opinion.

spooncryptid asked:

Mmm!! Mlem mrem mrm//continues licking sauce//

tord looks over at tom smugly. matt just looks happy that you’re happy.

spooncryptid asked:

//just licks off the sauce instead of actually eating it//

tom and tord don’t notice as they are too focused on each other. matt looks down at you disapprovingly once he notices.

spooncryptid asked:

//just licks off the sauce instead of actually eating it//

matt gently taps you with his foot. tom and tord will never stop fighting if you don’t eat even a little of the meat.

spooncryptid asked:

So what have you guys been doing today?

Tom: i’ve been working on the remaining parts of my project.

Matt: i learned how to stitch up a major wound!

Tord: today was the day i teach the fenrik. today’s lesson was the benefits of entropy.

spooncryptid asked:

Oo //jumps up on Matt’s lap// that sounds fun!

Matt: it was.

Tord: meh

Tom: it passed the time.

spooncryptid asked:

Mm, can I have pets?? I want pets!!

matt laughs and starts to pet you happily.

spooncryptid asked:

Ya!! Pets!!!

Tord: yes pets. *chuckle*

spooncryptid asked:

//purrs and curls up Matt’s lap//

Tom: okay. I’ll admit it. That is kinda cute.

spooncryptid asked:

You’re cute too Tommy

Tom: *scowl*

Tord: *snicker*

Matt: yes. yes he is.

Tom: *blush*

Tord: *snort*

spooncryptid asked:

You humans can be good and cute sometimes

Tord: *blush*

Tom: *snicker*

Matt: yes. yes they are.

(remember tom isn’t human. but tord is)

spooncryptid asked:

Why can’t all humans be good like you?

tord is the same shade of red as his hoodie. matt thinks this is adorable and while tom thinks so too he’s laughing too hard to say as much.

spooncryptid asked:

I guess there’s just a few, I’m glad I found you guys

Tord is flattered… And very embarrassed. Tom finally stopped laughing and is cooing at him.

anonymous asked:

would it be rude to ask- if tom isn’t human, what is he?

No one knows… Not even tom. ( I’ll tell you what they do know if you ask but this is all they would tell you)

spooncryptid asked:

... but why are humans mean sometimes?

Tord: if I had the answer to that question the world would be a much better place.

anonymous asked:

oh. i don’t want to be rude! just curious :3 sooo tom- when did you discover all these powers??

Tom: discover? The same time anyone is figuring out their own bodies. (You’re not being rude.)

spooncryptid asked:

I wish everyone was as nice as you

Tord: okay stop. Please.

anonymous asked:

how was that like? i love hearing stories~

Tom: well… i guess it was okay… until the fire breath kicked in… i had to be careful where i talked, laughed or even so much as sighed or i would set random things on fire.

anonymous asked:

oh no... what else happened? you don’t have to say, i just wanna listen! hey mod? should i have an “”anon name”” now?

Tom: i once took over the teacher’s mind and made them dance half naked on their desk… i was kinda drunk at the time…

(tom’s powers are listed on his reference sheet. if you have any more questions about that i’ll be answering them as he would just avoid the issue. if you want a signature go right ahead and make one. i don’t mind either way.)

anonymous asked:

curious anon: that sounds hilarious! can i bother matt about the same thing? mod i can’t find links to the references

Matt: after the hunger was gone most of my powers came naturally. except flight… flight was hard.

(check the timeline in the important info tab)

anonymous asked:

curious anon: matt can you turn into a small dog

Matt: NO! even if i could i’d be allergic to myself!

spooncryptid asked:

Dogs are bad and mean

Matt: they make me sick…

(when raised together cats and dogs get along very well actually)

spooncryptid asked:

If any dogs come around I’ll fight em off so they won’t make you sick!

matt is grateful… but tord kinda doubts that.

spooncryptid asked:

I’ll use my scratchers and scratch em up! No dogs will be biting or making anyone sick while I’m around!!

matt started petting and scratching you with enthusiasm!

spooncryptid asked:

Imma good guard cat and I won’t let nothing happen to you, mmm, pets good //rolls over and stretches out//

the three of them chuckle at your behavior.

anonymous asked:

curious anon: do you have a preferred blood type? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) can you drink animals blood?

Matt: not really. but no, animal blood just makes me sick.

anonymous asked:

LMAO OK THE TORD SPIDER THING- since it’s the only m!a for today about 10 asks. should go pretty quickly (hopefully for his sake lmao) soo tord’s legs become spider legs n all that jazz~ he can still talk and use his arms don’t worry

… why a spider… why not an octopus or something… fine spider it is.

anonymous asked:

IM LAUGHING- can i m!a matt into a dog for 7 asks? included that he’s not allergic to himself lmao

you got here just a bit too late but if you come back in ten asks (don’t worry they go quick) maybe.

anonymous asked:

ah! hello （^人^）how are you today? -shy anon

tord was about to answer when.

*poof*

…

*unholy shriek*

(1/10)

spooncryptid asked:

//purrs and nuzzles into Matt//

Matt: uhhhh….

Tom: holy hot dog in a ball cap!

Tord: *continued unholy shrieking*

(2/10)

anonymous asked:

oh no... Tord can you walk? (O_O)-shy anon

tord can’t hear you right now he’s too busy shrieking but if he could answer he’d say “no i can’t walk! my legs are twig thin and i have EIGHT OF THEM!” but that would just be the shock talking.

(3/10)

anonymous asked:

Umm, I don't know how to help with panicking, but I'm pretty sure this is temporary, so it'll go away soon enough Tord. Just try to focus on something other than the legs. - Glitchy Anon

tord heard you but doesn’t care. he has EIGHT LEGS!!! … tord is hyper focused on the legs and has stopped screaming.

(4/10)

endragoneel asked:

ahhh! bad time to come in-

Tom: ya think?

Matt: no duh?

Tord: how are you guys more angry than i am?

Tom: weren’t you just screaming your head off.

Tord: …

(5/10)

endragoneel asked:

i can stand here and be support? you just gotta focus to walk.... recluse adapted well! (for the most part..

Tord: who?

(i think i know who you’re referring to but tord wouldn’t)

(6/10)

endragoneel asked:

oh! he’s a reject clone- kinda got his legs cut off and some evil scientist replaced them with spider legs. he’s doing alright all things considered... there are some really cool things you can do with spider legs!

Tord: reject clone?

Tom: remember that time that freaky director cloned us?

Tord: yeah.

Tom: they didn’t all come out right.

Tord: oh.

(7/10)

tord would very much like to have his legs back to normal and invites any and all questions…

spooncryptid asked:

Mrrrmm

Tord: i’m surprised he didn’t bolt…

Tom: honestly… me too.

Matt: i give good pets.

(8/10)

spooncryptid asked:

Ssnnnzzzzz (no one else is sending asks this is really awkward)

Tord: oooohhhh that makes more sense.

(agreed)

(9/10)

anonymous asked:

I'm sure this'll be fine soon enough. Better than your entire species being changed like with me. Extra limbs can be fun sometimes, and other times, they just get in the way. - MWT

tord sure hopes s-

*poof*

oh thank god

(i don’t know your signature, what does it stand for?)

(10/10) (M!A 3 end)

anonymous asked:

That ended fast. I got stuck as a Leviathan for a couple days. The tentacles made great hands, but it was not fun trying to sleep only to wake up tangled up in your own limbs. - MWT

Tord: oh i would not have done well like that for two whole days.

anonymous asked:

MUTANTS WORLD TOM IS THAT YOU?!

no they clarified. MayhemWorld tord, not mutants world. i don’t even think mutants world knows this blog exists.

anonymous asked:

Well, Leviathans can take human form, but being a human originally, sometimes that true leviathan form bled through a bit and I'd wake up tangled up in tentacles and no longer having actual hands. -MWT

Tord: … like some kinda hentai?

Tom: you are vile.

Tord: it’s just a question.

anonymous asked:

I might have made a few hentai monster jokes, but never really did more than that. The tentacles were more used to grab books and papers while working. - MWT

Tord: so… you just had lots and lots of tom tails?

Tom: my tail is not a tentacle!

Tord: …

endragoneel asked:

it’s funny that mutants world was mentioned? i’m a mod there o:

i guess mutants world has heard of this blog then.

anonymous asked:

I wouldn't compare them to a tail, they kind of formed along the upper parts of my back. Nothing like any tails on the Tom I know or your Tom. Probably should have mentioned I'm another Tord sooner.. -MWT

Tord: … like a clone?

Tom: …

Matt: hi other tord! *waves excitedly*

anonymous asked:

More like alternate universe stuff. Found a weird device that lets me communicate with other worlds. Can't fist fight my alternates with it to be alpha Tord, but I can talk to them at least. -MWT

Tom: *snort* alpha *snik* alpha tord…

Tord: you want… to get in a fist fight… with me?

Tom: *literally ROFLMAO*

spooncryptid asked:

Mmrem //stretches and yawns//

Matt scratches you some more. he doesn’t know how you’d react to two tords. especially when the new one realizes that you got here and are able to touch them and that he might be able to do the same if he tried hard enough.

(i kinda wanna see this happen)

anonymous asked:

Yeah! Though I have no clue how to even get to you. There's another version of us that's a literal robot, but well, one of my roommates dragged me away when I had a chance to fight him. Something about how humans don't mix well with neurotoxin. - MWT

Tord: neurotoxin!??

Tom: *laughing so hard he can barely breath*

anonymous asked:

We get along now, researching the oddities of my world and all that. But I still kind of want to fight him. -MWT

Tord: … who… no what raised you?

Tom: *has actually stopped breathing. he is dead… he’ll be back in an ask or two*

spooncryptid asked:

//nuzzles into Matt// hi Mattie

he greets you but is unfocused because of the oddity in front of you.

anonymous asked:

Extremely religious parents that thought I was possessed twice cause of bullying. I am nothing like how they wanted me to be. - MWT

Tord: … you turned out rather well for your circumstances.

Tom: *gasp*

Tord: are you done?

Tom: *burst out laughing again*

Tord: i guess not.

spooncryptid asked:

//Rolls over and jumps up on the desk// .. what happened to Tommy?

Matt: tom died. he’s back now though.

spooncryptid asked:

I guess that works? Who’s Tordie talking to?

Matt: another tord.

anonymous asked:

So, I guess your Tom can take another form too? You guys have any clue what he is, because I think the Tom here would love to know too. Poor guy's been trying to figure out what he is for years. -MWT

Tord: yeah sorry. we don’t really know either.

Tom: you’re probably shit outta luck on that one.

spooncryptid asked:

There’s two? Is the other one nice?

Matt: he wants to physically fight our tord… but other then that he seems nice.

spooncryptid asked:

Oh ok, What’s Tommy laughing about?

Matt: the other tord is an idiot.

spooncryptid asked:

Mm, makes sense

Matt: Mhm.

anonymous asked:

Darn, it was worth a try though. So, what kind of creatures are in your guy's world? I've got an entire book with information on the ones in mine and I'm really curious. -MWT

Tom: … more than a single book’s worth that’s for sure.

spooncryptid asked:

Is anything else happening?

Matt: nah. they’re mostly just talkin’ ‘bout supernatural stuff.

anonymous asked:

I would love to study them, just observe them, maybe ask questions. Just see what they're like. -MWT

Tom: any species in particular you have in mind?

spooncryptid asked:

Super-natural? Like you go vegan and get superpowers or something?

Matt: no like vampires and werewolves and zombies and stuff.

anonymous asked:

All of them. I just love learning about the paranormal. Kind of hoping one might help me figure out what causes that false positive uncanny valley feel to appear on some humans. - MWT

Tom: … i could probably do that, just have to touch you somewhere. *holds out his hand*

spooncryptid asked:

Oh, that makes more sense, kinda..

matt nods at you.

anonymous asked:

*Thud*(There is now a confused Tord face-down on the floor.)

Tom: how?… your grip is pathetic… and sweaty.

everyone welcome mayhemworld tord!

anonymous asked:

"Well, I didn't expect to trip into another world out of nowhere. Rude." (He is totally not pouting right now.)

Tord: how do you trip on a wall that’s no- oh my god tom! what are you doing!?

Tom: *purrrrr*

spooncryptid asked:

WAH!!! //runs and hides//

Matt: hi other tord!

endragoneel asked:

i’m always confused when i get back-ohmystarstheres twotords

yes you are. ever meet mayhemworld tord. we’ll call him mayhem for convenience. mayhem meet ever.

anonymous asked:

"Does he normally do this with people he meets?" (He's just getting more and more confused right now.)

Tord: not that i’m aware of!

Matt: he did that to one of the magic shop employees once.

Tord: why?

Matt: i dunno.

endragoneel asked:

welcome welcome!! visitors are always fun!

yes!

endragoneel asked:

wh- whats tom doing ?

Tord: i have no clue.

Matt: hugging!

endragoneel asked:

*confused noises????*

Tord: *equally confused noises*

anonymous asked:

"Okay then, this is happening. So, what was that magic shop employee like? Maybe it's exposure to magic that causes this. I do live with a guy that practices witchcraft and makes glamours for nonhumans." (Slightly confused pat on the head for Tom.) -MWT

Matt: but all the employees did magic. he only ever did this with ashley.

Tord: *has a hunch* describe ashley in three words.

Matt: small nice siren.

spooncryptid asked:

//creeps out, fur puffed and back arched// WHO????

Matt: cryptid meet mayhem!

endragoneel asked:

@tom? are you okay?

tom isn’t home right now call again later.

spooncryptid asked:

WHERE DID HE COME FROM????

Tord: another dimension.

anonymous asked:

"I am honestly just as confused as Ever. Though kind of curious, are Sirens bird people here or are they like mermaids?" -MWT

Tord: merfolk, harpys are the bird people.

Matt: he had the nicest voice.

Tord: did he ever do this with you?

Matt: hmmm… yeah i think so.

spooncryptid asked:

WHATS HAPPENING IM CONFUSED????

Matt: i dunno but tom seems to be happy.

endragoneel asked:

is he passed out? ?? ? i really can’t tell what’s happening at this moment

tom is currently wrapped around mayhem’s waist like some kind of living belt.

anonymous asked:

"Weird. Umm, is that cat alright? I know I have this weird uncanny valley effect on other humans and animals. I hope I'm not freaking them out." -MWT

Matt: …

Tord: a little late there buddy.

spooncryptid asked:

WHAT ARE YOU????

… that is for him to say not me.

endragoneel asked:

hmm i am getting a werid feeling off this guy... not quite sure what it is though

uncanny valley my friend.

mayhem:

“Really sorry for the effect I have on that cute cat. I don’t even get it myself. Also…” He’s looking at Tom a bit confused. “How long does he normally cling to people like this?”

savior au:

Matt: … i don’t know. he only hugged ashley for like ten minutes and me only about five…

Tord: that does not match up to now very well.

spooncryptid asked:

//hisses and bats at mayhem//

Matt: bad! bad kitty! i know you’re uncomfortable but he’s a guest.

mayhem:

“I hope he’s okay… though kind of nice the false positive uncanny valley effect isn’t freaking him out. Even my Tom was uneasy around me for a while until he got over it.”

savior au:

Matt: the uncanny valley affect seems to be reversed for him.

Tord: how much can he hear us right now? is he even in there right now?

(not really tord, sorry)

spooncryptid asked:

But he’s scary?? He bad?????

Matt: i know you’re scared but we’d protect you. you’ll be okay.

mayhem:

“Hopefully he’s okay…” He’s kind of concerned for this Tom, seems like he’s off in his own little world. Maybe he should try moving him? He gives a small nudge to the shoulder.

savior au:

why nudge when matt can just pick him up. which he does. with great pleasure. they bring him to tord’s room and put him on the small couch.

(matt likes carrying people. he thinks it’s funny)

endragoneel asked:

i’m not sure what it is about this guy, although he does seem pretty cool to me~ we both seem pretty interested in monsters and other non-human species!

i’m sure you’d like each other.

spooncryptid asked:

????? How is?? What???? //confused cat noises//

tord picks you up and pets you in an attempt to sooth you.

spooncryptid asked:

//squirms a bit before deciding to just cling to Tord, still glaring at mayhem//

tord hums as he pets you.

spooncryptid asked:

//whispers// I don’t trust him

tord gently moves your head so that you’re facing towards an exit if you feel like you need to escape.

mayhem:

“Oh come on, can’t we try to pull him off? Why just carry me to another room?”

He does pause for a moment.

“Is that cute cat gonna be okay? I… feel pretty bad that me just being here is scaring them.”

savior au:

Tord: well. i wouldn’t advise trying to remove him with those claws so close to your skin but go ahead and try if you want to.

Matt: cryptid should be fine just so long as you don’t get any closer to him.

mayhem:

“Cryptid? That’s an amazing name for a cat!” He is now distracted from the Tom clinging to him. “I’ll keep my distance though. It’ll be up to him how close he is to me from here on out.”

savior au:

Tord: technically we didn’t name him and his name is spooncryptid but just cryptid sounds better.

Matt: i think he’d appreciate that.

mayhem:

“Still a cool name. “ He’s just kind of pouting now. He’d like his freedom back soon. Maybe something to do too… well he’s got his book on the creatures in his world. Could start updating some of his notes. Yep, he’s doing that. The book is out and he’s looking for a pen on his person. And there it is! Time to start writing!

savior au:

Tord: hm? some kind of note book?

Matt: whatcha writing?

spooncryptid asked:

He’s writing to the demons....

Tord: ha ha. very funny cryptid.

endragoneel asked:

IS TOM GONNA BE OKAY THOUGH? how’s matt doing?

tom is fine. he should be coming around any minute now.  matt is fine too.

mayhem:

“This is actually a book that’s about the creatures in my world. I add my own notes to it when I have time. Figured I could work on it while stuck with Tom on me.”

savior au:

Tord: alright. then what are you gonna d-

Tom: *SHREAK*

Matt: ow what’s gott-

Tom: *bolts into the bed room*

Tord: … well…

mayhem:

“Is he okay?” He really hoped that wasn’t his fault. “And to answer Cryptid, I do not write to demons. I do live with someone that’s half-demon though. Real lazy guy that adores cats and treats his own cat like royalty at times.”

savior au:

Tord: i’m gonna go check on him. matt you hold cryptid.

Matt: right!

spooncryptid asked:

EEH???!? //hides in Tords arms, fur puffing up again//

matt pulls you from tord and holds you tight.

mayhem:

“Me knowing a cambion isn’t a bad thing… is it?” Now he’s starting to worry. He’s gotten used to the weirdness in his home, and he accepts his roommates for who they are, but could that be an issue.

savior au:

Matt: nah, tom’s mom is a wrath demon and his dad’s a poltergeist, you are fine.

Tord: *quietly from the other room* come on out. hiding under there isn’t gonna do you any good.

Tom: *muffled hissing*

Tord: i know it was embarrassing but-

Tom: *hisssss*

Tord: at least apologize for trapping him like that.

Tom: *grumble*

spooncryptid asked:

//clings to Matt// what’s happening??

Matt: tom seems to be throwing a fit.

spooncryptid asked:

//whines// Everything’s loud and scary //hides face in Matt’s chest//

matt doesn’t know how to comfort you so he holds you tight and covers as much of you as possible.

mayhem:

“Okay that is fascinating, wonder how those powers mixed together with him… and how a spirit was able to have kids with a demon… unless demons lack physical bodies here most of the time.” This world was pretty interesting, so many things are different.

Maybe he could start his own book for this world?

savior au:

Tom: *coming back into the room. now human* both. mom had a physical form she just didn’t like using it too much. she preferred to possess stuff like dad did.

Tord: it was so weird watching a bowling ball follow you around as a kid.

Matt: i thought him carrying a pineapple everywhere he went to be stranger.

Tom: yeah yeah mock my childhood some more why don’t you.

spooncryptid asked:

//attempts to hide in Matt’s arms, it doesn’t work very well because of all the fur that’s fluffed up and going everywhere//

matt smooths the fur as much as he can with his petting.

mayhem:

“Huh, the Tom in my world just had a sentient Pineapple and Bowling Ball for parents. Or humans cursed into those forms. They did swear they weren’t anything like possessing spirits or demons… Or Tom did for them.” He shrugs, maybe Tom’s parents were hiding something from him back in his world.

savior au:

Tom: i don’t know anything about your tom but from what i can tell he’d have little reason to hide anything like that from you.

mayhem:

“Kind of thinking his parents might be hiding something from him honestly.” He gave a little shrug, not sure what else to say. “You okay? You were kind of out of it for a while. That false positive uncanny valley thing didn’t do anything to you did it?”

savior au:

Tom: *whispered* false positive?

Tord: you said you were a leviathan before right?

spooncryptid asked:

//starts quietly purring//

matt pets you more!

mayhem:

“One of those grey things turned me into one. But the false positive thing has been around for a long time before that… got me put in the hospital as a kid thanks to it freaking out my classmates.”

savior au:

Tom: … you didn’t just get randomly turned into just any supernatural creature you know. IF you WERE a supernatural you WOULD BE a leviathan, that’s a powerful thing. that… type of person is very appealing to my kind… whatever that kind is.

mayhem:

“No the grey thing pretty much told me I was getting turned into another creature. And I can’t bring out tentacles anymore. Plus I’m human, and raised by humans.” He is pretty much just gonna dismiss that theory. “I also have a really ancient friend that agrees I’m human with a weird uncanny valley effect. He’d be able to tell if I wasn’t.”

savior au:

Tom: … *thinking “wow this guy is dense”* then i guess you’re just that kinda human…

Tord: … i am ashamed to be your counterpart… OW.

Tom: SHHHH

spooncryptid asked:

//yawns and nuzzles closer//

matt brings you into the bedroom and closes the door so you’re away from every one else.

spooncryptid asked:

Mrmm //keeps purring//

matt relaxes on the bed with you on his chest.

spooncryptid asked:

Gnight Mattie

Matt: good night.

mayhem:

“What’s that supposed to mean? Do you normally insult guests? Do you want a fight or something?!” Well, him being prone to fighting was a definite mark against him being a leviathan, the ones in his world are pretty much pacifists.

savior au:

Tord: look… just… *sigh* lets just go to bed. it’s way too late right now.

Tom: *yawn*

Tord: see. you can sleep on the coach. good night.

mayhem:

“Fine.” He’s probably gonna pull an all-nighter working on the book… or locate and raid the kitchen for some food. Hopefully seafood… with shells. That crunch from the shells is the best part!

savior au:

while tord heads to bed tom sneaks out and picks up a bit of shellfish for him. he knows mayhem will return to his own world by morning just like everyone else who isn’t in contact with him over night. he wishes him good night and tells him he can visit any time and that if he ever needs anyone to talk to about his uncanny valley problem he can come here.

mayhem:

“Thanks.” And there he goes just biting into the shell and eating his fill. He works for a while before he’s just gone from this world and back in his own. At least Ringo’s there to instantly curl up on him upon his return.

#eddsworld #ew tord #ew tom #ew matt #savior au #ask response #spooncryptid #endragoneel #shy anon #lmao anon #curious anon #mayhemworld tord #anon #mod x #M!A 3 spider legs tord

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PriPara Summer Tour 2017: Osaka-pu!

I went to the Tokyo Live as well two weeks ago but I didn’t feel like talking about it as much. But I will now in comparison haha.

Wrote all of this on my phone last night but held off from posting it because I figured Tumblr wouldn’t do the cut right on mobile. Hopefully it’s not too jumbled.

When I got my ticket I originally thought I might be in the 2nd row. BuT it turns out I am dumb and can’t read because it said second FLOOR haha. But you know, that was good, because it was raised and I could see the whole stage this time. (The floor below was all the same and people were standing so I still probably wouldn’t have been able to see.) In Tokyo I could see like… a small keyhole window of the stage if I stood on my toes. Here the worst I had to deal with was the guy who wore Pikachu ears the entire…. time… but anyway!!!

This one was also better than Tokyo because the middle talk sections were a bit more polished. I feel like they took a few ideas they had then and ran with them.

For example, in Tokyo they teased about how iRis members voice the managers (Shion = Punicorn, Mirei = Chupe, Dorothy = Pitsuji) but this time they actually did a whole segment on them. Chupe was interviewed about what he thought of Osaka-pu, and Reona’s translation included that he wanted to see “the yellow guys over yonder”. (The Minions across the street at Universal Studios Japan oh lord haha.) Punicorn did a perfect impression of eating hot takoyaki. And Pitsuji’s Osaka-themed question was “Express your love for Reona!” The meaning of this was not clear until the Azuki got into an agument with the Pitsuji plushie as Dorothy. Reona: “Wow Dorothy, your Pitsuji impression is so good!”

There was also a totally new segment in Osaka after Yui, Michiru, and Nino introduced the merch. Yui suddenly tells Michiru and Nino to buy time as she runs off the stage. One of them suggests they should do “manzai” (if you don’t know what that is, remember Serenon from Pretty Rhythm) and the crowd is like “YEAH!!!” and then they are like “No it’s not a good idea to do it for real this time.” The way they said this strongly suggested any of the following is likely true:

1.) They actually planned to do manzai.

2.) It went really bad in practice.

3.) They decided never to do it again.

4.) I am totally sure that’s what happened.

So Yui finally comes out again pulling a similar cart she did in the Pokkaido episode filled with a big bag of rice and a blow up bale of hay. Nino in character takes the rice away from Yui. They mention the whole cart was full of rice but it was too heavy to pull so they went with the pool toy. Hahah. So! Yui announces they are giving away free rice to 5 people in the audience, call 5 seat numbers and tell them they can pick it up in the lobby. As far as I know those people got to take home honest to god giant bags of rice.

So about the actual performances.

Wasuta was the opening act both times! In addition to Just Be Yourself they also covered Let’s Go PriPara and Hello Hello Friends. No original songs. They are cute but I don’t have a favorite so I never know what color to use. The one wearing purple said she was from Aichi so I changed to purple though.

Okay sorry I am going to keep referring to the main voice actresses mostly by their character names sorry. I DO know they are real people with lives outside of PriPara, but they were in character for this show. (…also I don’t know their fan nicknames.)

Everyone who was at the Tokyo one did the same songs they did in the afternoon performance in Tokyo. Except for one big change. Non Sugar did not come to Osaka… but instead we got Falulu to conplete Tricolore. So instead of Sugarless Friend we got to hear Mon Chou Chou. And instead of Kono Uta To Mareihi and Jun Amore Ai we got to hear NEO DIMENSION GO AHHHHHHHHHHHH they went right into it from Mon Chou Chou and my mouth dropped. Mirei got to sing her movie song so I should have figured but it took me totally by surprise. (Haha I just realized in writing this that there was one less song so that’s where the Yui rice thing came in probably haha.)

I don’t know what Falulu’s outfit was supposed to be. It was this red and white thing that Falulu the anime character has never worn before. (Maybe it was made for the Christmas Live or something.) Yui’s CR looked even better than I remembered. Her outfit is the only one that really, truely looks just about as good as the arcade haha.

Yui seemed really nervous during her solo though. I don’t remember if she was last time. She’s so good though. Towards the end they threw out balls with signatures on them or something while singing the Idol Time ED, and she like… either threw it to the wrong place or hit someone or someone because she was like “UaWah!” into the mic as Yui during the song IT WAS SO CUTE hahah. I hope that makes the DVD.

Nino kinda had a difficult time as well. She was the only performance with back-up dancers. But I mean, I would be scared to be on the stage alone for my first performance too so I don’t blame her. (She said later that Nino was unlike any character she had ever voiced before and she was worried about being able to make it to the end! ) I think she also sung the least too… um, for the three new girls they didn’t lip-sync totally, but they did the thing where they just play the song and they sing along when they can. This is not uncommon. Dancing and singing at the same time is damn hard. I get it. I still enjoyed their performances a lot. 

But they made it super obvious by having Yui and Nino shout out “Making Drama Switch On!” while the song vocal track was still playing and I couldn’t help feeling kinda bad for them… Oh well.

The senpais were all singing live though, I am pretty sure. SoLaMi Dressing sang a couple songs with a live band even!!! They are so good ahhh!!!!

About colors for the new girls, the consensus seems to be that Yui is yellow, Nino is green, Michiru is purple. I wish Yui could be pink, but that is Laala… so…

Michiru seemed slightly sassier than last time. I guess she realized at the Tokyo one that her character is really popular hehe. Both times she was very DEKIRUDEKIRUDEKIRU never breaking idol character.

Everyone was super happy to be in Osaka. Especially Mirei, since Osaka-pu is her territory. SoLaMi Smile also performed Triangle Star in Osaka-pu in the movie and now they got to do it for real!!! This lead into a conversation about how this is their first live concert since becoming Kami Idols, and as they hugged each other the camera panned to show Dressing Pafe (PARTICULARLY DOROTHY) looking very sulky hahahah ha ha.

Shion was happy to perform with Dressing Pafe since she hasn’t been on the anime much (well she is, just in a more “lovely” form as she described it [Punicorn]). This lead to Dorothy in character complaining and tsun-ing about Shion not being around.

Dorothy also totally forgot they performed recently in the Pendai episode and Reona corrected her gently. Every time I see them Dorothy is always messing her speech up and Reona is correcting her/calming her down and it never looks staged AT ALL.

Yui was also super happy to be in Osaka since she is from Kansai originally and it was her dream to return to perform. She said our “CHIKUTAKU CHIKUTAKU” was better than Tokyo’s eheh. (…Truth is it’s probably like half the same people though hahah.)

But you know what we didn’t do better at than Tokyo? Keeping those damn watermelon beach balls in the audience during Tondemo Summer Adventure. They kept getting hit back to the stage. Dorothy and Reona kept flopping over on them and throwing them back in WHILE STILL SINGING hahaha before Reona gave up and threw one of them backstage.

One of the biggest highlights both times was everyone singing the Idol Time ending as a finale. It’s definitely the best anime ending I think and makes an amazing live song because you get to “WAKU WAKU” “CHIKU TAKU” “SAIKOU NA HAPPY!!!!!” I want them to record the all character version...

I still have kind of mixed feelings about how I feel about real life idol concerts haha. But moments like that do make it seem worth it.

#pripara #pripara tour #pripara live

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92 Questions Tag

I was tagged by @rawbug (thank you!)

Rules: answer these 92 statements (oh boy) and tag 20 people (oh boy 😩)

Well you better get comfy.

LAST

1. drink: tea

2. phone call: the vegan supermarket lmao

3. text message: "hola :) Bien creo que ya tengo todas. Casi exacta la cantidad que escogí jaja" which roughly translates to "Hi :) Great, I think I have all I need. I chose almost the exact amount haha". I was talking about my photography project with one of the models.

4. song you listened to: Get Home (feat. Konoba)-RO. I think I already mentioned this one in another tag but it's just soooo good.

5. time you cried: 🤔 I don't remember tbh. Might have been last week.

HAVE YOU:

6. dated someone twice: no

7. kissed someone and regretted it: God yes 😩

8. been cheated on: technically no, but a guy once dumped me for another girl.

9. lost someone special: sadly, yes

10. been depressed: yes

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: yes ew never again.

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

12-14. Baby blue, blush pink and maybe a pastel or muted purple.

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. made new friends: yes, in college and my summer abroad trip to Spain.

16. fallen out of love: no, I haven't even fallen in

17. laughed until you cried: no I never have how does it feel like? Am I dead inside?

18. found out someone was talking about you: No, at least not any bad things. There's a guy that thinks I don't like him but that's not true, it's just that I'm brutally honest and maybe I come off as rude? Socializing is hard guys.

19. met someone who changed you: ...🤔. No.

20. found out who your friends are: In college, yes. But my two High School BFFs and I are still going strong thankfully.

21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: no

GENERAL:

22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know: I've met all of them if that's what you mean, although some I haven't seen in a long time so I'm not really sure I know them anymore.

23. do you have any pets: Yes! Three cats (one's my mother's actually but idc it counts). We also have three dogs but those aren't actually my pets. I love dogs but cats are life.

24. do you want to change your name: Meh I don't love it but change it? It's too much of a hassle and I don't even know what would I name myself. (the hulk? "Friends" reference don't mind me)

25. what did you do for your last birthday: The day before I celebrated with my mom. We went shopping, went to the spa, and watched Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2. On my actual birthday I went to a club with a friend, which was cool. Plot twist, I don't really like clubs.

26. what time did you wake up: today at 8 so much time wasted help 😩

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: Trying to fall asleep.

28. Wut

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: Last night.

30. what is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I wish I've never gotten my autoimmune disease.

31. what are you listening to right now: nothing

32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: My cat is named Tom, does that count? I think it does.

33. something that is getting on your nerves: my older siblings always get on my nerves. And not waking up early.

34. most visited websites: Youtube and rn Tumblr. Also UserTesting.

LOST QUESTIONS:

35. mole/s: A lot. Like, a lot you guys. I don't hate them but I ain't gonna count them either.

36. mark/s: One in my thigh. It comes from my mother. I also have a lot of scars does that count?

37. childhood dream: being a dancer.

38. hair color: Brunette. Fun fact: in some light conditions it looks red.

39. long or short hair: Long

40. do you have a crush on someone: I have like a thousand celebrity crushes but that's about it.

41. what do you like about yourself: Uhh..I'm resilient?

42. piercings: none

43. blood type: A-

44. nickname: Lilo

45. relationship status: single maybe ready to mingle? Idk

46. zodiac: Pisces

47. pronouns: she/her

48. favorite tv show: 😩 but there's so manyyyy. Supernatural, and Teen Wolf. And Flash. And Friends. This could go on for hours you guys Imma stop here.

49. tattoos: One, on the back of my neck.

50. right or left hand: Lefty all the way

51. surgery: Yes, in my feet (yes, both of them)

52. hair dyed in different color: I once dyed it red at the tips but didn't bleach it. Now it's gone.

53. sport: Is dancing a sport? I think it is.

54. hello, number 54.

55. vacation: every year, with my family and my friends.

56. pair of trainers: Adidas Superstar I luv them they so comfy.

MORE GENERAL:

57. eating: Mango!

58. drinking: tea again

59. I’m about to: idk maybe do some exercise.

60. Derp.

61. waiting for: Number 60

62. want: more stationery help

63. get married: Mehh, it's not one of my priorities.

64. career: Future concept artist at Disney (hopefully)

WHICH IS BETTER:

65. hugs or kisses: hugs

66. lips or eyes: eyes

67. shorter or taller: taller

68. older or younger: older

69. Lmao

70. nice arms or nice stomach: arms arms arms

71. sensitive or loud: neither are those even opposites?

72. Hookup or relationship: relationship

73. troublemaker or hesitant: neither what is this?

HAVE YOU EVER:

74. kissed a stranger: ew yes never again

75. drank hard liquor: yes whoops

76. lost glasses/contact lenses: Yes 😩

77. turned someone down: Sadly yes

78. sex in the first date: no

79. broken someone’s heart: yes

80. had your heart broken: hell yes that's what I get for rejecting that boy in elementary school.

81. been arrested: no

82. cried when someone died: yes

83. fallen for a friend: yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

84. yourself: sometimes. It comes and goes 🤷🏻‍♀️

85. miracles: ehhh...no

86. love at first sight: no

87. Santa Claus: yes jk no

88. kiss on the first date: yes

89. This is anticlimactic

OTHER:

90. current best friend name: Maripaz

91. eye color: Brown

92. favorite movie: Gawd this changes over time. Right now I'm pretty happy with the first three episodes of Star Wars (I, II, and III)

Now tag 20 people 🤔 @problematicprocrastinator @lilystvdies @haphazardstudy @amsterdamstudies @getshitdonetbh @missuniversity @pennyfynotes and ahhh I can’t think of anybody else, if you want to do this you’re tagged! 

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sweaters + bomber jacket + tee; keep reading for review

Hello everyone, I’m back with another review from romwe! I’ll be reviewing 3 items again this time: burgundy cropped sweater, bomber jacket, and a black t-shirt. If you’re curious about other romwe clothing you can also check out my previous review.

Shipping with romwe is always very consistent 2 weeks. Also for your sizing reference, I’m around 5′2.

Let’s start with the burgundy sweater. It’s unfortunately sold out of this color, but they do have it available in other colors (such as this grey one) so feel free to browse their sweaters section there are many cute ones as well~

Burgundy Striped V Neck Crop Sweater (color out of stock)

One Size

Bust(cm): 102cm

Shoulder(cm): 40cm

Length(cm): 45cm

Sleeve Length(cm): 55cm

This shirt is very nice, it’s made out of a yarn-like material so it’s soft and not itchy at all. However, it does get a little fuzzy from the wash or if you rub it into things a lot. Here’s a closer look at the material:

Since it’s hotter outside now, I like pairing it with shorts (see header pictures) and since the sweater is cropped it’s still suitable for the warmer weather.

Black Letters Print T-shirt

It’s available in 3 sizes (medium, large, x-large), here are the measurements -

Medium

Bust(cm): 90cm

Shoulder(cm): 39cm

Length(cm): 60cm

Sleeve Length(cm): 16cm

Large

Bust(cm): 94cm

Shoulder(cm): 40cm

Length(cm): 61cm

Sleeve Length(cm): 17cm

X-Large

Bust(cm): 98cm

Shoulder(cm): 41cm

Length(cm): 62cm

Sleeve Length(cm): 18cm

I wanted a simple tee that I could just throw on for a lazy day. I thought this t-shirt would be perfect for that because it’s very simplistic. I bought this in size medium. It fits me well, similar to a US size small or even x-small so be sure to check the sizing. It’s fabric is smooth and very stretchy though so it’s comfortable!

I like wearing black on black very often lol so I paired it with black shorts and the bomber that I received~

The only problem with this shirt is the collar area. It doesn’t lay down flat and often bunches in a strange way as you can sort of see in the pictures.

Now for the last item: the bomber jacket.

Black Drop Shoulder Striped Trim Bomber Jacket

One Size

Bust(cm): 98cm

Shoulder(cm): 54cm

Length(cm): 57cm

Sleeve Length(cm): 51cm

I’m was looking for a nice lightweight bomber jacket that I can wear in the springtime and came across this one. It’s design is similar to Adidas with the three stripes going down the sleeves. The material is very nice, it’s not too thin and feels well made. You can see the stripes and drop shoulder look here:

Sorry for so much black on black ahaha I really wear black way too often...I’ll try to make more diverse outfits for you next time. ^^;;

My only complaint about this jacket is the really awkward pockets. When I first got it, I didn’t even realize there were pockets and later found out that they’re exactly at the side seams instead of near the front where pockets usually are. It’s a strange placement for pockets and I don’t use them very much because of that.

Overall:

Sweater (grey ver): 4/5. It’s really comfortable and I like wearing it a lot! I just wish the material was different because even though it’s soft, it gets fuzzy easily and that makes lint stick to it in the wash ahhh ;;;

T-Shirt: 3.5/5.  Everything about the shirt is nice so I want to like it; it’s not a thin material and I like the simplistic look of it but it just doesn’t look that great on because the collar doesn’t sit the way it’s supposed to.

Bomber jacket: 4/5. I really like this bomber! It’s nice to wear and feels sturdy. I just wish the pockets were in a better place so I could make use of them.

That’s all for my review, thank you for reading until the end and thank you romwe for sponsoring me and being patient with the schedule! If you have any questions feel free to message me and I’ll be happy to answer them~

#fashion #romwe #sweater #cute #ootd #review

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my opinion on each song of Lover!

here we go!

@taylorswift

i’ll also include my favorite lyric from each song

1. I Forgot That You Existed: um the biggest idgaf of all time? like she does not care. also a bop. i love this song okay? “taught me some hard lessons, i just forget what they were.”

2. Cruel Summer: this song is a bop! it is getting so much love, and it deserves all of it! i mean it’s so good. Getaway Car part 2. i love the org right after the bridge where she’s screaming. “i love you ain’t that the worst thing you’ve ever heard?”

3. Lover: easily my favorite song from this album. it makes me want to get married and have this for my first dance. it makes me want to fall in love, and never fall out. it’s so beautiful. it definitely accomplished the vibe of 70s bandstand music. “with every guitar string scar on my hand, i take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover”

4. The Man: a close second place for my favorite on the album. this song is a feminist icon and it just puts into words what i never knew how to say before. i mean we all know that if taylor was a man, she’d be the man. “if i was out flashing my dollars i’d be a birch not a baller.”

5. The Archer: this song is obviously beautiful and emotional, but if we’re being honest? everyone said it was more emotional than all too well, that it was the next all too well. but i don’t connect with this song like i do with all too well? but that’s just me. i mean it is a beautiful song. i just don’t connect with it. “i wake in the night, i pace like a ghost. the room is on fire, invisible smoke.”

6. I think He knows: this song is such a bop. it’s so upbeat and so fun i love it. “he’s so obsessed with me and boy i understand.”

7. Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince: literally so good! i know it has like political undertones, but i even love it as a teen drama song haha. her vocals are so pretty in this song. “no cameras catch my muffled cries.”

8. Paper Rings: one of my absolute faves. it has a timeless, kinda classic sound. it’s so romantic and ahh i love love. “i’m with you even if it makes me blue, which takes me back to the color we painted your brothers wall.”

9. Cornelia Street: i mean this song is gorgeous. her vocals, the background music, the lyrics. it is so perfect wow. “windows flung right open, autumn air. jacket around my shoulders is yours.”

10. Death by a Thousand Cuts: wildly underrated. it explains the pain of a breakup, but because it’s upbeat, it’s underrated. this is the all you had to do was stay of this era. give this song some love dammit. “i ask the traffic lights if it’ll be alright, they say i dont know.”

11. London Boy: another favorite. call it what you want part 2. i mean she really loves this boy. it’s so different than a lot of other things on this album. i love the way she says “i fancy you” haha

12: Soon You’ll get Better: Ahhh here we go. the one that i can’t listen to without tears. i mean, momma swift is my fave. and the relationship that i have with my mother is so strong. i can’t imagine not having her and this makes me think about it. i have to stop now i’m sorry. “desperate people find faith, so now i pray to Jesus too.”

13: False God: so underrated? for no reason? my fave part is the saxophone right at the beginning. but because it’s slow it’s underrated. it’s beautiful. and sexual but who cares haha. “staring out the window like i’m not your favorite town i’m new york city.”

14: You Need to Calm Down: i mean obviously we all love this song. it calls out anti gays and internet trolls and tells people to stop putting women against each other which is so important today. what did she do? THAT “comparing all the girls who are killing it. but we figured you out we all know now, that we all got crowns.”

15: Afterglow: i mean this song is good? i just don’t connect with it really well? it’s the song i claimed before the album came out but i’m not sure anymore. i like it, just not my fave i guess. “it’s so excruciating to see you low”

16: ME!: ah the debut single of this album. this song is so different than everything else on the album. it’s a bop and i absolutely love it. and i know it’s not on there anymore but, “hey kids! spelling is fun!”

17: It’s Nice to Have a Friend: i absolutely love this song. it is so adorable. and the wedding references? can we just accept that this girl is engaged please? ahh this song is so good. “church bells ring, carry me home. rice on the ground, looks like snow. call my bluff, call you babe”

18: Daylight: wow. a beautiful name for a beautiful song. it closes the album perfectly, just wrapping it all up “step into the daylight and let it go.”

okay now my top 5 in order!!!

1. Lover

2. The Man

3. London Boy

4. I Forgot That you Existed

5. Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince

okay i love you all 💘

my deluxe edition finally comes in the mail tomorrow!!

download, save, add, stream, buy Lover!!

all of my love 💘

#taylor nation #taylor swift #taylurking #we stand with taylor #i love you taylor

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Meal plans usually suck. Here are 6 better ways to transform your diet.

Lots of people looking to improve their eating think meal plans are the answer. The only problem? Meal plans usually suck… and they rarely last. So, instead of prescribing yet another doomed eating regimen, check out these 6 ways to transform any diet in a sustainable way.

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“Do I get a meal plan?”

This is the most common question we get from folks who are considering, or just started out in, our nutrition coaching programs.

The answer: No, we don’t do meal plans.

But we can’t blame people for asking.

Sure, meal plans have long been a staple of the fitness and nutrition industry. Coaches are taught to create them. Clients are taught to expect them.

Unfortunately…

Most of the time, meal plans don’t work.

You see, traditional meal plans are explicit prescriptions.

Eat this exact thing, in this exact amount, at this exact time.

For example, you’ll often see:

Breakfast – 7:30am 3 eggs, scrambled 1 cup vegetables 1 piece whole grain toast 1 cup coffee 1 glass water

Morning snack – 10:00am 1 protein bar 1 handful mixed nuts

Lunch �� 12:30pm 4 oz chicken 2 cups salad 1 handful seeds 1 glass water

After exercise – 4:30pm 1 scoop whey protein 1/2 cup frozen fruit 1 tsp omega 3 oil 12 oz water

Dinner – 7:00pm 4 oz steak 1 cup cooked veggies 1 baked potato 1 glass water

You (or your clients/patients) might be thinking, “Good! I want a plan. I’m sick of trying to figure all this stuff out! Just tell me what to eat!”

Unfortunately, when we try to follow rigid prescriptions like this, lots can (and often does) go wrong.

For example:

Scenario 1: You just don’t stick to the plan.

No matter how enthusiastic you are, meal plans can be tough to follow.

This is normal. Life can get in the way.

People get busy,

we’re not always prepared,

kids get sick,

bosses expect you to work late,

it’s always someone’s birthday (or a special holiday), and

sometimes you just don’t feel like having a protein bar at 10am.

What’s more, even if you’ve actually paid to have someone make your plan, you might find yourself rebelling against it in subtle (or not-so-subtle) ways.

This is also normal.

Unfortunately, it means you might not get the results you hope for. For instance, a meal plan you hoped would help you lose weight could actually encourage you to gain weight instead.

Scenario 2: You follow the plan perfectly.

In fact, you follow it too well and for too long.

Most meal plans are meant to be temporary.

They’re designed to help a person get to a specific short-term goal, like dropping a few extra pounds before a wedding, learning to manage blood sugar, or cutting weight for an athletic competition.

Our bodies can usually adapt to a rigid way of eating for a short period of time.

But if you’re too strict for too long, you could wind up with disordered eating habits and lasting health (mental, metabolic, hormonal, etc) consequences.

Scenario 3: You follow the plan for a little while but it sucks.

It isn’t sustainable. It doesn’t make you feel better. It doesn’t keep you sane.

Maybe you see some short-term results (or not). But you hate living and eating this way. You never want to see another stupid piece of lettuce or 4 ounces of chicken.

Eventually, you get so turned off by the process that you regress or quit altogether. You conclude that “eating healthy” sucks.

And you miss your big chance to learn how to make healthier, more enjoyable, more lasting and real changes.

Another reason meal plans fail.

One of the biggest (yet generally unacknowledged) problems with traditional meal plans is their focus on “nutrients”.

Real people don’t eat “nutrients”. We eat food.

We eat meals, often with other people.

We eat meals that match our cultural background and social interests.

And we rarely measure things precisely.

Sure, sometimes an explicit prescription is necessary.

For instance, professional athletes or bodybuilders (in other words, people who make money off their bodies and athletic skills) use meal plans to prepare for training and competition.

A prescribed meal for someone in that situation might look something like this:

1/4 cup dry oats

3 oz turkey breast

1 cup steamed broccoli

5 almonds

1 omega-3 supplement

1 cup green tea (unsweetened)

But most of us don’t need that level of surgical precision.

We don’t normally eat “ounces” of things, or refer to food by their nutrients (like “omega-3 fatty acids”).

Instead, we eat foods like:

hamburgers

tacos and burritos

salads

pasta and noodles

sandwiches, wraps, pitas and rotis

stews and curries

cereal and granola

stir-fries

casseroles

Bottom line: If you want to eat better, you don’t have to get weird about things.

You don’t need to weigh and measure everything, or count out your almonds.

Ask yourself: “Is someone paying me to do this?” If the answer is no, you likely don’t need this kind of approach.

You just need to think about what you’re already eating, and how you could make it a little bit better.

This means fiddling and adjusting.

Making small changes and improvements to what you already normally eat and enjoy, one small step at a time.

Think about a spectrum of food quality rather than “bad” or “good” foods.

Welcome to the meal transformation game.

When you play with the idea of a food spectrum or food continuum, you get to experiment with variables like:

what you eat, and

how you eat it.

Think of this as a game.

How can you play “make this meal just a little bit better” in every situation?

In which situations is that easier or harder?

When your choices are limited (for instance, when you’re traveling, or eating at a workplace cafeteria), how can you shoot for “a little bit better” while still being realistic, and without trying to be “perfect”?

(Hint for coaches: this is a great game to play with the people you work with.)

Let’s transform breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Here’s how that “food spectrum” might look in daily life, with a sample day of eating.

Transforming breakfast

Stage 1

Let’s say that your go-to breakfast is a whipped-cream coffee drink and a chocolate croissant.

You pick it up in the drive-thru, and wolf it down on your way to work.

This is your starting point. It’s not “bad”. It’s just no longer working for you.

You’re getting indigestion from rushing, the croissant doesn’t hold you at all, and you’ve just spilled the coffee on your crotch while changing lanes.

Now your game is to improve your breakfast just a little bit, starting with what you already have or do.

Stage 2

Your opening moves in the meal transformation game:

You might replace the croissant with a whole grain muffin.

Instead of a “dessert in a cup”, you get a regular coffee with a single cream and sugar.

You grab a yogurt cup on your way out of the house for a bit of protein.

Naturally, you’re still rushed and busy… so you eat your breakfast with some distractions, while scrolling through emails at work.

But this is a solid start. Well done.

Stage 3

Next level of game play:

You switch the muffin to granola with cottage cheese or Greek yogurt.

You switch the cream in your coffee for 2% milk. (Or even go right to black coffee, you meal player you!)

You add some colorful fruit.

You’re now eating out of dishes on a table, instead of out of takeout packages off the dashboard of your car.

Of course, you’re still checking out the news headlines while you eat…

No problem. We’re keeping it real.

Stage 4

Now you are seriously playing like a pro.

You’ve changed “rushing and panicked” to “set aside a little extra time to enjoy a leisurely breakfast”.

You cleverly prepped an egg frittata with veggies in advance on your food prep day.

The coffee’s become green tea, since you noticed that too much coffee was tweaking you out.

The protein plus colorful fruit and veg have become the stars of the meal.

You’ve discovered you really like lemon water. (WHAT? You don’t even know you anymore!)

You eat mindfully, feeling relaxed, while watching the sun rise.

Ahhh.

Transforming lunch

Stage 1

At this point, starting out, the idea of a sit-down lunch feels flat out ridiculous.

“Eat slowly? Who has time for that during a busy workday? Grab a burger and go!”

Another “car dashboard” meal. Another stomach ache and regret.

You decide you might want to play with this meal too.

Stage 2

To improve this meal a little bit:

You go to a higher-end burger place where you’re pretty sure they use real meat.

You get a side salad with that burger, and maybe just a few potato chips.

You choose a diet soda instead of regular.

You don’t eat in your car, but you do eat by your computer.

That’s OK. You’re progressing.

Stage 3

At this stage, you’re doing a little prep work:

You whipped up some burgers in advance so they are handy and ready to take to work.

You also grabbed some nice cheese and whole grain buns from the local market on shopping day.

For lunch, all you have to do is take your homemade burger and its fixins to work.

You still grab a diet cola from the vending machine to wash it down.

You move from your desk to the lunchroom, where you socialize with co-workers. This slows you down a bit and helps you digest and relax.

Stage 4

You’re having the burger without the bun, alongside a nice pre-prepped salad.

Instead of staying at your desk or in the office, you take a break.

You sit outside and get some fresh air while you enjoy your meal.

For a drink, water’s all you need.

Transforming dinner

Stage 1

It’s 8pm. You’ve just gotten home after an insane day at work.

All you want to do is put food into your face and zone out in front of the TV.

You can’t even imagine making anything more complicated than boxed macaroni ‘n’ cheese right now.

Ketchup and hot dogs are as fancy as it gets.

Stage 2

Same concept, but:

You’re adding some extra protein with the help of a rotisserie chicken leg that you grabbed at the grocery store on the way home.

You’ve added a side salad, just grabbing a few handfuls of pre-washed greens out of a bag.

You’ve whipped up your own pasta.

Work is still on your mind, and a couple drinks will take the edge off.

Stage 3

Things are getting fancy.

You’re upping the protein with a little more chicken.

You’re having a little less pasta.

You’ve also added a nice big salad to the mix.

You’ve cut the booze to 1 drink.

Plus, you’re sitting at the dinner table, instead of flopping down on your couch or standing over the sink.

Stage 4

Again, we’re playing at pro level here.

With your meal planning and prep strategies, even a weeknight dinner looks good.

You can whip up a delicious salad in 3 minutes flat and you have some pre-cooked quinoa on hand.

That rotisserie chicken is still a fast, convenient option, but now it’s got some healthy buddies.

You’re indulging in a single glass of good wine these days, and you take time to savor it.

Meal transformation is not about reaching perfection.

If you’re at stage 1, all you have to do is shoot for stage 2. Or stage 1.5.

If you’re in stage 2, play with getting to stage 3.

And if you’re stage 3, heck, you can stay where you are.

You might never get to stage 4. Or it might only happen at times when you’re relaxed and have a little extra time.

Stage 4 might only happen on Sunday night, whereas the rest of your week is a mix of stages 1, 2, and — if you’re super lucky — 3.

And that’s OK.

How far you progress along the continuum all depends on what YOU want, what YOU need, and what YOU can reasonably do, right now.

Over time, things can change.

Play YOUR game.

Success secret: Have a food prep ritual.

You might look at these photos and think, “How can people possibly do all that?”

One success secret: Having a food prep ritual.

The idea is simple:

Practice planning and preparing healthy food in advance.

This makes healthy eating convenient and easy.

It also makes decisions easier: You don’t have to make a choice when you’re rushed and hangry.

Your food prep ritual can include:

shopping (or arranging to have food delivered)

menu and meal planning

washing and chopping vegetables

cooking/preparing protein (e.g. cooking up some chicken breasts)

cooking meals in bulk (e.g. casseroles, soups, stews, chili)

preparing the dry ingredients for things like Super Shakes or healthy muffin mix

soaking grains/beans beforehand so that they’ll be ready to cook later

sorting foods into smaller containers or baggies

freezing and refrigerating food for later

planning healthy meals that someone else cooks (e.g. using a meal delivery service, deciding in advance what to order at a restaurant, etc.)

looking ahead to ensure healthy eating strategies during the next few days, especially during difficult times (e.g. a busy week, traveling, dealing with a family crisis, etc.)

Mix and match any of these to find what works for you.

Experiment with systems, skills and strategies that work for YOU and YOUR life.

The real goal of a meal plan is to stop using a meal plan.

Fit, healthy people who have a good relationship with food don’t need other people to tell them exactly what to eat at all times.

Living a fit and healthy life doesn’t require perfection, either.

If you are using a meal plan:

That’s OK.

Some people like prescription, especially if they are working towards a specific short-term goal, like cutting weight to compete in wrestling, making sure they get enough nutrients to support a healthy pregnancy, or fueling their triathlon performance.

Keep it short-lived.

Meal plans are supposed to be temporary, working towards a short-term goal.

Keep it real.

As much as possible, try to make the meal plan fit your real life, not the other way around.

If you’re a parent, a worker, a student, or anyone else living in the real world, most of your meals will fall somewhere in the stages 1 through 3 spectrum. That’s perfectly OK. Just experiment with being a little bit better, wherever you can.

Remember all goals require trade-offs.

If you want to achieve a high level of performance or exceptional body composition, understand what you are prioritizing and sacrificing.

Getting very lean, for instance, comes with costs.

Make sure it’s working for you.

If your meal plan is making you feel:

overwhelmed

anxious and fretful

guilty

regretful

bad

overly rigid and/or preoccupied with food…

or any other negative, unproductive emotion…

…and if you find that meal plans result in you:

“falling off the wagon”, hard

getting obsessive and compulsive about food

restricting foods and food groups, or

doing “all or nothing”, usually ending with “nothing”

…then consider trying another approach.

What to do next

1. Consider where you sit on the spectrum of meal “stages”.

Where’s your food game at?

What level are you playing at?

What level would you like to play at?

Given your goals and your current situation, what is realistic?

For example, if you currently eat at stage 1, your goal might be to eat at stage 2 for most meals.

Or, if you eat at stage 3 most of the time but find yourself dipping into stage 1 or 2 meals more often than you’d like, aim to stay at stage 3 a little more consistently.

(Hint for coaches: you can walk people through these questions and help them arrive at their own answers.)

2. Start small. One step at a time.

Pick one meal to transform and focus on that.

For instance, you might leave all your other meals at stage 1, and focus on getting lunch to stage 2.

Concentrate on improving that one meal each day.

Using the examples above, you might think about things like:

adding protein

adding veggies or fruits

eating less processed food

eating more nutrient-dense, whole foods

drinking less alcohol or fewer sweet drinks

drinking more water

eating in a calmer, more relaxed setting, and/or

eating more slowly and mindfully

Of course, don’t try to do all these at once.

Try just fiddling with one or two, and see which ones work best for you.

3. Add things slowly.

Once you’ve improved one meal a day, try another.

If you feel like lunch is a solid stage 2 or 3, play with moving breakfast, dinner, or snacks along the spectrum.

Or, once you’ve improved one factor in a meal (e.g. adding more protein), try another.

For instance, if you’re getting more protein, now try switching out your sugary soda for some soda water. Or adding a little more veggies.

Be patient; small steps add up.

4. Set yourself up for success.

Notice what makes it easier and simpler for you to eat better.

Then figure out how to do or get more of that.

For instance:

Is planning helping you? How could you do more of that?

Is a healthy meal delivery service making it easy? Could you set aside a little more cash to get two meals a day instead of one?

Is setting aside time on Sunday afternoon to cook some protein a good idea? Great, keep on doing that. Book it in your calendar.

There’s no “right” way to do this. Do what works for YOU.

5. Enjoy your meals.

Meal plans don’t usually address how you eat.

Before you change what you eat, you can also try changing how you eat. For example, you could:

slow down

breathe between bites

relax

savor your food

sit at a table if you can, and/or

use real dishes if you can.

Give yourself some time and space to appreciate those tasty concoctions you put together.

Meal time is YOUR time.

6. Work towards being your own boss.

Sometimes you might just want someone to tell you what to do.

That’s fine, and helpful, especially if you’re juggling a lot. But only for a while.

Over time, look for ways to help yourself intuitively and wisely make better choices, rather than just following the rules.

(Coaches, much more than serving up prescriptions, this is your job too: to help the folks you work with arrive at a place where they feel good about making decisions for themselves.)

Think long-term. What do you want to happen over the next few months? Year? 10 years? Do you want to be on a meal plan for the next few decades?

Today, if you were to take one small step towards the “better” end of the meal spectrum, what might that look like?

How can you start playing the “meal transformation game” today?

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