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residentraccoon · 1 year

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Winners ranking oof

Below the cut. I don't hate any of them, as a side note

Personal favorites

1. Fairytale (Norway 2009) - When I found out about this, around the time I became an eurofan in 2018, I was in awe. It's so catchy and fun and omg I love the violin. Perfect

2. Nocturne (Norway 1995) - Want my anxiety to drop down to 0? play this song at any given moment

3. Waterloo (Sweden 1974) - Schalger pop songs from the 70s are my weakness. And how can you not love ABBA?

4. Dansevise (Denmark 1963) - There's something so charming about this whole performance. The singers' stage presence, the flow of the song, the guitar, like idk man it's so beautiful...

5. Heroes (Sweden 2015) - 12 y/o me had her eyes glued to the screen when this was on stage and whenever I re-listen to this I feel the same feeling as I did back then. The first ever eurovision song that I was obsessed with!

6. Arcade (Netherlands 2019) - Nothing more to say. Loving you is a losing game is a huge icon at this point

7. Poupée de cire, poupée de son (Luxembourg 1965) - I love the beat and how bouncy and cheerful it sounds. Her entire career story is so heartbreaking though I couldn't not feel bad for her...

8. Zitti e Buoni (Italy 2021) - Never forget the edgy italian rockers 😔😔

9. Tu te reconnaîtras (Luxembourg 1973) - I get such a nostalgic feeling from this, it's as if I've heard this several times in my childhood before but I can't exactly remember. The piano bits are so lovely

10. Fångad av en stormvind (Sweden 1991) - Why is everyone so harsh on this song, I'll never understand...I love how energetic it is!! It's probably my favorite Carola song tbh (okay I also really like Främling but shhhh)

11. Een beetje (Netherlands 1959) - Cute sassy song that could fit so well in an old disney movie? Yes please

12. Insieme: 1992 (Italy 1990) - Ah yes, the superior "peace and unity" song that actually feels genuine. I swear I've heard this before in the past actually, like before I listened to the esc winners

13. Hallelujah (Israel 1979) - Yes guys bring me the harmonies

14. La det swinge (Norway 1985) - Groovy nordic pop from the 80s my beloved, I love their outfits a lot! 💜

15. A-ba-ni-bi (Israel 1978) - It's so catchy like whenever I listen to this I have it on loop for 5 days straight

16. Vivo Cantando (Spain 1969) - I love this one too! Out of the 4 winners this or Netherlands were the best imo

17. Save your kisses for me (United Kingdom 1976) - Being this wholesome should be illegal /j

18. Un banc, un arbre, une rue (Monaco 1971) - Same story as Tu te reconnaitras, I kind of have the same feelings for both, I get this strange, nostalgic yet comforting deja-vu when I listen to them

19. The Voice (Ireland 1996) - It's so magical and mysterious, teleports me to another world everytime I listen

20. Puppet on a string (United Kingdom 1967) - This feels so wholesome and sweet, I always like these kind of carnival themed songs for some reason

21. De Troubadour (Netherlands 1969) - Love how melancholic yet upbeat it sounds, and the guitar is just amazing

22. Apres toi (Luxembourg 1972) - Makes me feel emotions that I didn't even experience, how great this is...

23. Molitva (Serbia 2007) - It's so anthemic, I feel connected to this song on a personal level

24. Euphoria (Sweden 2012) - It's universally known as the best esc winner, and I do like it but feel that it's a bit too overhyped and all? haven't willingly listened to this for a while, even though I still admire the choreography and whole stage show, which was indeed amazing!

25. L'oiseau et l'enfant (France 1977) - Favorite french winner, hands down

Really like this ones

26. My number one (Greece 2005) - Grown a bit off me lately because I've been way too fixated on the retro winners but still a classic nonetheless. The stage show is just so perfect

27. Rise like a phoneix (Austria 2014) - Outstanding. I'm so impressed by the melody and especially the lyrics

28. Rock me baby (Yugoslavia 1989) - Underrated as heck, it's so funky and the message is interesting!

29. Diggi-loo Diggi-ley (Sweden 1984) - Diggiloo diggiley himlen öppnade sig yeah don't ask me I know the lyrics to this by heart

30. Net als toen (Netherlands 1957) - She looks like she's telling a whole life story, I love this

31. Nous les amoureux (Luxembourg 1961) - Yet another one that I didn't care about before, but when I gave it a try I really liked it. Didn't know he was actually singing about a same gender relationship?? In the early 60s??

32. Love Shine a Light (United Kingdom 1997) - Gives me a warm, comforting feeling, absolutely amazing

33. Boom bang-a-bang (United Kingdom 1969) - Yesss this is so cute as well, I love her expressions lol

34. Hold me now (Ireland 1987) - The superior Johnny Logan song

35. Ne partez pas sans moi (Switzerland 1988) - A literal queen, this was a no brainer win for that year

36. Refrain (Switzerland 1956) - Teleports me into the 50s. Oh to be a singer in the 50s...how would that be?

37. Ding-a-dong (Netherlands 1975) - The lyrics are incredibly silly, though the melody is super catchy

38. Only teardrops (Denmark 2013) - So beautiful, especially the flute.

These are good

39. 1944 (Ukraine 2016) - The glowy tree part always gives me the chills. I recently started to appreciate this more and the story behind the song is very tragic

40. Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006) - The costumes are 3 edgy 5 me but the song, oh yeah, the song's really great

41. J'aime la vie (Belgium 1986) - What a bop. kind of 80s generic music but I don't care

42. Non ho l'eta (Italy 1964) - The instrumental is pretty, however, since I discovered the lyrics I just...don't like it as much anymore. It's probably my least favorite italian winner if I'm being honest.

43. All kinds of everything (Ireland 1970) - Might have gotten diabetes over how sweet this song is

44. Merci, cherie (Austria 1966) - That bridge is beautiful as heck. underrated

45. What's Another Year (Ireland 1980) - Yeaaah, I like this a bit, feels kind of long at times tbh

46. Take me to your heaven (Sweden 1999) - Tend to overlook this one, I feel like it's not as fun as the other swedish schalgers from the past (Bra vibrationer, Fångad, Waterloo) but gave it a try recently and I sort of...liked it? Sure, not as much as the ones I mentioned earlier but it's solid tbh!

47. Wild Dances (Ukraine 2004) - The live version is very messy tbh, I listen to the studio more

48. Un jour, en enfant (France 1969) - I love how soft her voice is, but ultimately the song transforms into powerful vocals with an epic climax. The thing is that I don't really actively try to listen to this...

49. Stefania (Ukraine 2022) - Epic flute guy is back! Kind of grew off me, maybe if I'll relisten it might go some places up I guess

50. Ein bißchen frieden (Germany 1982) - Please it's so cozy campfire cottagecore aesthetic

Neutral, don't listen that much to them

51. Making your mind up (United Kingdom 1981) - So energetic and silly, 80s trash lolol

52. In your eyes (Ireland 1993) - My favorite out of the 3 back-to-back irish winners

53. Rock n roll kids (Ireland 1994) - One of the legendary irish wins, it's good I guess but not up my alley

54. Amar pelos dois (Portugal 2017) - Reminiscent of those classy 60s chansons which I appreciate, still kind of don't get out of my way to actively listen to this, though

55. I wanna (Latvia 2002) - The first winner that had something more on stage than just dancing. Love the outfit reveal lol

56. Everyway that I can (Turkey 2003) - Trash early 2000s ethnic pop at its finest

57. Satellite (Germany 2010) - ...I kind of used to listen to this at first since I found it quirky and fun, but now, along with some others I kind of forgot about it?

58. Fly on the wings of love (Denmark 2000) - Not exactly my favorite, but it's nice

59. Si la vie est cadeau (Luxembourg 1983) - Feels a bit bland I guess? But it's a good effort

60. Believe (Russia 2008) - Maybe I was influenced about the war, but this really fell down a loooot in my ranking. Epic ice skater guy is great, but I tend to dismiss this one as being a winner for some reason

61. La la la (Spain 1968) - It's repetitive as hell, but at least I like the verses more, right?

62. Tom Pillibi (France 1960) - Her singing can get a bit too high for my ears lmao but it's nice nonetheless

Don't care about them that much, sorry

63. Running scared (Azerbaijan 2011) - It's not bad per se, but I still ask myself how did this win. It lacks substance, any sort of charisma or dynamic between the two

64. Toy (Israel 2018) - I used to haaate this one back in 2018, then it kind of became a meme in my friend group. So I don't really know what to say about this one

65. Everybody (Estonia 2001) - Very funky, but sometimes I forget that this is one of the winners 😂

66. Diva (Israel 1998) - Listen Dana is amazing, but I feel that her song lacks something? She wasn't singing that great either. Don't really find myself listening to it that much so...

67. Dors mon amour (France 1958) - it's very calming, but feels like it drags on for too long I guess?

68. Un premier amour (France 1962) - why is it so repetitive help

69. Why me (Ireland 1992) - it's...too whiny and dramatic for me, sorry, it's the winner that I listened the least so far 😔

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deep-hearts-core · 2 years

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2014 - semifinal 1

originally posted 5/26/20

Thoughts before watching Five contests down... fifty-eight or something left to go. Oy. I do like the 2014 contest though! Fun hosts, good stage, good winner, so let's get right to it!

Armenia The build in this is a fucking masterpiece, musically and onstage. Staging was really good for this, as one might expect from Armenia - beautiful at the beginning, reflective of the build, and fierce after the beat drops. Definitely innovative composition going on here as well. I feel like the momentum kinda drops off after the first verse of the drop though, and Aram's voice does kinda grate on me a little. Latvia This is not an objectively bad song, it's just... it's children's music, basically, in presentation and in lyrics and in style. It really is rather nice, it makes me laugh, but I don't actually enjoy it that much.

Estonia Tanja is a much better dancer than she is a singer. She's a pretty good dancer and she might be a decent vocalist when she's standing still, but flinging herself around the stage like that means that she doesn't have the breath support to actually sound good. This, combined with a forgettable dance song and uninspired background visuals, means that this isn't a favorite for me. Sweden This is much more to my taste. I like the song (although the lyrics... "undo my sad", Sanna, really), and the staging was really just beautiful. I especially liked the ring of lights she was standing in the middle of. Sanna also is a strong vocalist - maybe not the best here but certainly really stable. Iceland Alright, I know I literally just called the Latvian entry kids' music, but this is actually kids' music... and yet it's so much more enjoyable. It walks the line between kids act, peace song, bouncy pop-rock, and joke entry really well. I think it's the composition here and the more engaging staging that pushes this one over the edge for me. Albania I can see why a lot of people dislike this. Even once the guitars kick in, One Night's Anger has an awfully mellow quality that makes the song feel underwhelming compared to that dramatic staging. I did like the staging though, although there was some mess with the camera angles and Hersi's dress that maybe I could have gone without. I don't hate this one though. Between the pretty good staging and Hersi's voice, which is just really pleasant to me, I actually don't mind it. Russia I really like the staging in this one... the smoke! The lights! The boat! The identical twins! I also have a deep-seated appreciation for Shine as a song, because once the guitar kicks in and it really gets going I love what it does musically. Not the most creative endeavor maybe but sometimes the safe path is the right one. The Tolmachevys really give their all in the performance too. Azerbaijan This is nice I guess, but it bores me to tears. The only part of it that I really enjoy is the trapeze artist. Ukraine Everyone always remembers this as the hamster wheel song, but I feel like not enough people appreciate the song for what it actually is. Yeah, the hamster wheel was cool, but Mariya is a born performer who's putting her all into the performance, and the song is really fun, I like the guitar parts and think rhythmically it's just good. Belgium Oh, Belgium. Alright, so Axel has a strong voice, and the staging doesn't suck, but the song is unremarkable and the lyrics are just weird. Maybe it's my issues with my own mother but this song is just... idk, it's strange, so while I don't flat-out hate it it doesn't sit right with me. Moldova The melody line in Wild Soul is flat-out ugly. It's too low for Cristina at the beginning and just goes all over the place from there. Cristina's voice is a little too guttural for my taste, although she sounds alright on the chorus. A lot more could have been done with the staging. A song and outfit like that, I would have thought she would be moving a lot more. The hair thing was pretty cool, and mostly all that I remember this performance for.

San Marino Good staging, but overall not my favorite Valentina entry. Once the song picks up it's better but I think this song isn't as suited to her voice as Vola was, and this is a very typical Ralph Siegel entry. Portugal Not a fan of this genre, not a fan of Suzy's voice. Staging also looked awkward. There are little pieces of the song that I like, but not enough to add up to any actual enjoyment. Netherlands Like the title, this is a nice calm one. The camera work, dark lighting, and refusal to show the audience makes this performance feel very quiet and intimate, which works well given the nature of the lyrics and the music. Uncertain if I really love this song, still, but I solidly like it. I do love me those harmonies. Montenegro Staging is beautifully done here. I'm not a fan of the song, but the performance alone is enough to make this good for me. The background was lovely, and I really liked the roller skater. The song is... idk it's nice, I guess, not something I'd really listen to without the stage performance.

Hungary I had this one as my winner when I first ranked this year, four or five years ago, and while I'm not sure it will still hold that magic for me I continue to really like it. It's a good song that's fun to listen to in the instrumental, good lyrics, Andras has a nice voice and really emotes live, and that staging - wow! I really do like it, the dancers used are especially talented. My personal qualifiers Netherlands Ukraine Russia Sweden Hungary Iceland Montenegro Armenia Albania San Marino

Miscellaneous thoughts Gosh what an opening. I love the "choir of Europe", it was really cool, a nice way to get everyone to join in, as it were. The """Just a normal day in Copenhagen""" skit was also really funny, it does come across as a little tryhard sometimes but that's also the point of the skit - they're trying too hard - so like whatever. Lise's schtick of "getting everyone comfortable in the green room" was really funny, especially when it was Sanna's turn and her friends were actually allowed to go onstage with Pilou. Another thing that happened towards the end was that Pilou flubbed a line while saying "good night, Europe" and you can see in the wide shot directly after that Lise play-hits him and Pilou just leans over laughing. Nice to see that the hosts are human too.

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irlkpop · 2 months

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I was tagged by @vesvosmozhno thanks!!!

who is your favorite group(s)?

Ateez, seventeen, bts, stray kids, txt, monsta x, blackpink, the boyz, p1harmony

when did you discover them?

Blackpink-2022

Bts, seventeen, ateez, stray kids, txt-2023

The boyz, p1harmony, Monsta x-2024

which member sparked your interest?

Blackpink-Rosé

Bts-Jin

Svt-S.Coups

Ateez-San

Skz-Bang Chan

Txt-Soobin

Tbyz-Sangyeon

P1h-Keeho

Monsta x-Shownu

who was your first bias?

Blackpink-Rosé

Bts-Yoongi

Svt-Hoshi

Ateez-Mingi

Skz-Bang Chan

Txt-Soobin

Tbyz-Sangyeon

P1h-Keeho

Monsta x-Hyungwon

who is your current bias?

Blackpink-Rosé

Bts- Yoongi

Svt- Hoshi

Ateez-Mingi

Skz- Bang Chan

Txt-Soobin

Tbyz-Sangyeon

P1h- Keeho

Monsta x-Hyungwon

why are they your current bias? (short ver.)

Blackpink-idk she's pretty lol(screams in bisexual)

Bts-CAUSE HES MY SOULMATE

Svt-fellow tiger enthusiast lol

Ateez-he my boo he my bae

Skz-its the accent for me

Txt-cutie

Tbyz- he looks like an actor I'm also into

P1h-hottie

Monsta x-meme king

why are they your current bias? (longer ver.)

Blackpink- honestly again she's pretty!!!! And I liked her outfits in the music vids lol

Bts-oh boy, where do I begin? I'll try to make this shortish, lol. We are both Pisces!!! We have a lot of the same mannerisms, like a lot. And we are into some of the same things. Were the same person. He's my soulmate! We both have shoulder injuries. Listen, I could go on and on, but I won't.

Svt-He's absolutely insane and I love him for it, haha. Both are obsessed with tigers!! Horanghae!!!!! Yes, he has an amazing body, but God damn its his adorable freaking face that I'm obsessed with!!!! We are both 5 stage clingers, lol. Both introverts

Ateez- Mr. FIX ON!! I absolutely adore Mingi!! He's such a complete goober, but he's also smart. That's a big turn-on!!! We both suffer from anxiety. Again, hottie with a body!!! He tall dorito man, and im a sucker for that!!!! Listen, that man was hot from the beginning y'all where just sleeping on the man!!! Could also be my soulmate!! I feel like we're the same person sometimes!

Skz- again, honestly, it's the accent and his personality, plus he's hot, so there's that as well, lol

Txt-he's so freaking adorable, I can't!!! I just want to cuddle him and feed him snacks!!!

Tbyz-yeah, he looks like an actor I like, and that's kinda what started it, lol. He also has a body, lol. He's so cute!!!!!

P1h- im still just getting into these guys, but he's the one that has standed out the most for me, lol.

Monsta x- MR. MEME KING!!! Also, tall dorito shape man, absolute goober!

who is your bias wrecker

Bts- Jk

Svt- S.Coups

Ateez- JEONG YUNHO!!!!!

Tbyz-Eric

P1h-Intak

Monsta x- Shownu

which members are you currently obsessing over that aren't your bias/bias wrecker?

Bts-Hobi

Svt- Dk, Mingyu, DINO

Ateez- all of them lez B honest

what are some of your favorite songs by this group?

Blackpink- how you like that, ice cream, crazy over you, boombayah, pink venom, shut down

Bts-run bts, butter, mikrokosmos, black swan, dna,DNA, mic drop, euphoria

Svt- spider, cheers, call call call, darling, I don't understand but I love you, left & right, chang up, clap, HOT, DON QUIXOTE, shadow, crush, God of music, monster, fighting, ruby, wait

Ateez- all of thier music really but i guess....rocky, take me home, dreamers, say my name, utopia, wonderland, thanxx,thanks, inception, not okay, days, halazia, win, im the one, hala hala, wave, stay, answer, sector 1, cyberpunk, guerilla, BOUNCY, celebrate, turbulence, the real, we know, emergency, Crazy Form, arriba, silver light, dreamy day, matz, it's you, YOUTH, everything

Skz-mirror, DOMINO (I NEED TO LISTEN TO MORE OMG)

Txt-anti-romantic, ice cream, CROWN, blue hour, chasing that feeling, happy ever after, magic, back for more, do it like that

Tbyz-bloom bloom, lip gloss, watch it, rat in a trap, honey, delicious,

P1h- scared, do it like this, siren, fall in love again, gotta get back, jump, back down, killin' it, latw night calls

Monsta x-who do you love, tied to your body, it ain't over, love me a little (I just started liking them so that's all I know lol)

have you ever been to one of their concerts

No but I hope to

Tagging:whomever wants to do this!!!

#tag game #this took way too much time to do im sorry

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harryfeatgaga · 3 years

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Are you fucking kidding me that video of him catching the gummies on stage.... lots to unpack here first of all 1. His HAIR is perfect t those curls are so bouncy 2. His OUTFIT SRE YOU fucking kidding me the button shirt is open that suit is to die for 3. The fact that he catches it in his mouth on the first try????? Shut up. What CANT he do. 4. His SMILE when he’s on his knees goodbye. 5. WHEN HE SWATS IT AWAY???? “I said that’s the last ONE” no SHUT UP SHUT UPPPP

THAT SHOW WAS SO FUCKING GOOOOOD GOD HE LOOKED INCREDIBLE AND HIS STAGE PRESENCE IS JUST PERFECTIONNNN GOD I LOVE HIMMEDJFNBHEUIJFN

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whenitsdarkweilluminate · 3 years

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Oslo 2010 – Semi-Final 1

Host: Norway Slogan: “Share the Moment” Participants: 39 Voting method: 12-point system (50/50 system - combined) Format: 2 Semi-Finals / Grand Final = the top 10 of semi 1 & 2 + the Big 4 + host General Overview: The 2010s decade of Eurovision opens in Oslo; which means a return of Nordic humour! The three presenters are Erik Solbakken, Haddy N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui, who interject some comedic comments throughout the night. They're also professional in their approach. This trio seems likeable so far. In contrast to previous years, there are no opening acts in the semi finals in 2010. The show begins with a brief video montage and the hosts welcoming the audience, but otherwise we jump right into it! One of the intermission segments involves numerous crowds screaming at cameras, which got annoying and went on too long. The main interval act (“Human Sounds”) is odd and quirky, however. It's basically a series of clips showcasing people creating sounds with their bodies. It concludes with an opera singer shattering an audience member's wine glass lol. The 2010 contest sees Andorra, Czechia, Hungary and Montenegro depart, while Austria and San Marino extend their absences. The only returning country is Georgia following last year's suspension. As a consequence, the number of participating countries is reduced to 39; the lowest since 2006. This was partly due to the global financial crisis of the time. Andorra has yet to return (as of 2020), while the rest will reappear sometime this decade. Starting in 2010, the 50/50 system is implemented for the semi-finals, and not just the Grand Final. Subsequently, this year the juries prevented Finland, Lithuania and (ironically) Sweden from qualifying. Bosnia, Israel and Ireland took their places. The are a few notable disparities between the televote and the jury vote in SF1. For example, the jury-heavy songs include Portugal and Bosnia, while the televote-heavy songs include Greece, Iceland and Russia. Belgium also won the overall jury vote by a wide margin. On the flip side, both metrics ranked Latvia in last place. Another important rule change occurred in 2010. For the first time ever, the viewers could vote during the performances, with the phone lines opening at the start of the show. This will be the case in 2011 as well, until the EBU reverts to the standard 15-minute window in 2012. I assume this change was intended to alleviate the disadvantage of the early running order slots. Quality-wise, this is a remarkably weak semi-final. It's filled with bland and bizarre entries. Indeed, my 9th and 10th qualifiers were chosen by default. Interestingly, nothing from SF1 lands in the eventual top 5, and only two of them are in the top 10. Still, this semi has some classics and fan-favourites. ✓ Moldova: SunStroke Project and Olia Tira - Run Away So the first Eurovision performance of the 2010s is... an Internet meme! (it features “Epic Sax Guy”). Considering that meme culture will largely define this decade, it's a perfect introduction. “Run Away” is campiness done right, without being cringe or pretentious. Mostly because the artists deliver the appropriate energy on stage. Moreover, the performance is immediately eye-catching, thanks to the clothing choices, the excessive eye make-up, the spinning dude with a neon violin, and of course the hip-thrusting saxophonist. The visuals also establish a party night aesthetic. As for the song, “Run Away” utilizes a wonky chorus structure that involves abrupt pauses and blast-offs, supported by a jittery violin and a pulsating motorized synth. It's turbulent but catchy. It's also an escape/release of the anxious claustrophobia expressed in the lyrics. The song breathes melodrama and panic. Elsewhere, the sax riff adds another quirky component to the mix, and the dance/club production is very 2010. In conclusion, “Run Away” is what a novelty entry should be. Strangely, it only finished at 22nd, although SunStroke Project will get a top 3 placing later... ✓ Russia: Peter Nalitch and Friends - Lost and Forgotten “Lost and Forgotten” is a satirical parody of depressing and mopey break-up ballads. Accordingly, the arrangement exaggerates its dreary nature, as the narrator feels ignored by his love interest. The mood is completed by falling snow on stage, and by the band wearing winter clothes. But the pivotal joke happens after the “I'm looking at your photo” line. The lead singer literally pulls out a hand-drawn sketch of his ex. He stares at the photo heartbroken, while a band mate tells him to burn it. It's soooo stupid that it's ironically amusing. Otherwise the melody drags too much, the vocal style is unattractive, and the “wooooo”'s are silly, but the chorus is passable. The folk genre makes it sound better. × Estonia: Malcolm Lincoln - Siren Is this three joke entries in a row? The Baltic countries love to send these eccentric/trolling entries, but most of the time I do not understand the appeal, and “Siren” is no exception. The staging is beyond bizarre. The pianist is so extra, the spinning camera makes me nauseous, and the dorky dance moves aren't endearing. One of the backing singers collapses at the end too. It just seems “try-hard” to me. Furthermore, the song is extremely dull. The piano-lead verses are too minimalist. The pacing does pick up in the chorus, but that chorus goes absolutely nowhere. It perks up, then resorts to a monotonous rut. Which does capture the theme of feeling stuck in life. But it's aurally unsatisfying. × Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie How is this a DNQ? “Horehronie” is easily Slovakia's best Eurovision entry, although that's not saying much. The wood-clanging percussion beat is both inventive and addictive. The stomping rhythm really drives the song and keeps the energy afloat. And it illustrates the sounds of the Slovakian forests (which cover 40% of the country, apparently). The title “Horehronie” refers to a popular tourist region there. Kristina views this place as her sanctuary, where she finds peace by connecting with nature. The lyrics, the wooden beat, and the plant-based outfits combine to create that nature imagery. I like the green aesthetic. The pan flutes and the chanting lady are nice additions too. That said, the song becomes monotonous before it's over. × Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki ellää Another Ethnic-influenced entry that should have qualified. Finland even reached 6th place in the televote, but the juries tanked it. “Työlki ellää” is just so innocent and jubilant. The song is a folk music jamboree with a bouncy melody, and it encompasses the accordion, the fiddle, and well-timed hand claps. There's also a whirlwind of tempo shifts. The decelerations and accelerations are gimmicky, though, and they're my least favourite aspect. Still, “Työlki ellää” is a fun song. The ensemble delivers radiant energy on stage and spry dance moves. The luminous white outfits complement the vibe. And it feels nostalgic in a way. Lyrically, the song analyzes the songwriting process, the origins of inspiration, and how playing music is a livelihood. × Latvia: Aisha - What For? Latvia's list of existential frustrations finishes in dead last. Likewise, Finland 2005 and Cyprus 2006 also DNQ'ed when they attempted this theme. My theory is that Eurovision is a form of escapism and viewers aren't interested in facing such heavy subject matter. Indeed, “What For?” conveys a weighty, gut-wrenching tone, where Aisha is despondent by the lack of answers to life's deep questions. For example: what is the purpose of death and suffering. But some of the words are too shallow (ie. “Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?”) or too silly (“But [God's] phone today is out of range”). Oh, and Aisha's vocals are unpleasantly tone deaf in the verses. Yikes. On the positive side, the chorus is salvageable thanks to the sloshing production and the escalations of the “what for”s. ✓ Serbia: Milan Stanković - Ovo je Balkan Bop! “Ovo je Balkan” is so catchy and upbeat. The song involves an addictive beat, a perky bounce, and a flurry of horns that sound characteristically Balkan. It also utilizes repetition and stutters cleverly. Namely the “heeeee-e-e-e-ey” bit, the numerous “Ljubica”s, and the “Balkan Balkan Balkan / hop hop hop” section. The latter is also distorted like a radio broadcast. Milan meanwhile supplies flirtatious charm and a bright smile. He has natural charisma. As for the staging, it fulfills the requirements to be visually complete. For example: the circular walled platforms, the “robotic” female dancers, and Milan's uninhibitedly giddy dance moves. Not sure what I think about the outfits though. All in all, “Ovo je Balkan” is an obvious qualifier. Although the song has a high burn rate. ✓ Bosnia & Herzegovina: Vukašin Brajić - Thunder and Lightning (It's getting exciting). So “Thunder and Lighting” projects a relentlessly, overpowering, “epic”-sounding atmosphere thanks to a dramatic guitar line. It replicates the intensity of a thunderstorm as Vukašin encourages reconciliation with his estranged lover. But there's something underwhelming and basic about this song. I expected more. The structure sticks to a generic template, the instrumentation isn't that dynamic, and the lyrics are cliche. The stage utilizes the smoke machine and flashing lights, though. The dark aesthetic of the 2010 contest suits this one. But overall “Thunder and Lightning” isn't qualification-worthy to me. Ultimately it did qualify, but it was Bosnia's worst result since the relegation era. × Poland: Marcin Mroziński - Legenda What... the... actual... f**k... This is disturbing. Poland obviously went for the shock factor with this staging. The atmosphere is bone-chilling too. The backing singers are creepy, between the shrieking, the apple-biting, the haunting harmonies, and the intense facial expressions. And the performance concludes with Marcin “strangling” one of the girls as her shirt gets torn off. To give some context, the song is subverting the common fairy tale tropes, where the princess doesn't want to be “rescued” by the knight. This changes our perspective of the knight's intentions – he is no longer a hero but a predator. While I appreciate the creativity, the visual representation is unsettling. The screaming is annoying. And the song is excessively intense. Still, the chorus employs a “marching through the forest” rhythm that's enjoyable (ie. the “forever ever and ever” bit). ✓ Belgium: Tom Dice - Me and My Guitar “Me and My Guitar” was the huge jury favourite of 2010. It was enough for Belgium to win in SF1, and to be 2 points shy of winning the jury vote at the Grand Final. But the televoters ranked it 14th. The song foreshadows a 2010s trend: the acoustic male ballad. It's the template that Ed Sheeran, Passenger, James Bay, etc. will soon exploit. While this genre is generally not my thing, Tom delivers a heartfelt, honest, and personal performance here. In the song, he describes the lengthy struggle to break into the music industry and feeling pressured to abandon his dream. Appropriately, the only things on stage are Tom and his guitar. The backing track adds some unobtrusive support though. The minimalist approach allows Tom to express fragile vulnerability. He sounds passionate and driven about his goal. And he's a capable live performer. But, the melody is too dull and plain. Although the “maybe I should get a nine to five” hook is alright. Ultimately “Me and My Guitar” broke Belgium's 5-year DNQ streak, and it became their first top 10 since “Sanomi” in 2003. Considering their last three entries were terrible, this is refreshing by comparison. × Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream Was Chiara not available? This sounds exactly like one of her ballads, minus the compelling vocal climaxes. Oh wait, “My Dream” was written by the same team that wrote Chiara's 1998 entry, no wonder. This is such a bland, indistinct and uninteresting ballad. The only thing of note is when the angel wings appear behind Thea. And even that doesn't excite me. Otherwise, the song tries to be inspirational but it just isn't. The message is written with generic lyrics and the arrangement is ordinary AF. There's just... nothing to care about here. ✓ Albania: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You Well, this sounds noticeably similar to Christina Aguilera's “Keeps Gettin' Better”, but it's a bop nonetheless. The fizzy electro beat channels the “loud” dance-pop hits of the time. There's a fierceness to the buzzing synths, while the jogging rhythm drives the song. Furthermore, the chorus is an adrenaline rush that expresses Juliana's smitten devotion. She even wants to get engaged? (ie. “make a deal and seal it”). The chorus is easily catchy too, thanks to the well-timed echoes from the backing singers. Elsewhere, the flashing purple lights match the energy. The “we've been down...” hook is decent. And the “cool-down” in the bridge sets up the finale. There's also an electric violin solo; which is kind of random. Still, I feel like other entries have more to offer. ✓ Greece: Giorgos Alkaios and Friends - OPA! I understand how some would find this irritating, but I think it's brilliant. “OPA!” is an insanely catchy song that specializes in the call-and-response format. The “hey!” and “opa!” cheers are the obvious hooks. Specifically in how the two sections contrast – the “hey!” lines stop early to allow an instrumental response (which signifies the rising flames mentioned in the lyrics), while the “opa!” lines are more complete. The chorus then concludes on a bounce rhythm. The song's structure is dynamic in other ways too. The vocals intensify midway through the verses as an escalation tactic. There's growls, the four isolated clangs, and the bridge introduces a traditional stringed instrument, followed by a record scratch. Moreover, the instrumentation blends a marching drum rhythm with Greek elements and 2010-era synths that emanate like smoke. There's a lot going on, but it's cohesive. Giorgos also delivers some commanding/intimidating stage presence. Incidentally “OPA!” is the televote winner of SF1, and it extended Greece's top 10 streak. ✓ Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há dias assim This is Portugal's last qualification until Salvador. On first impression, “Há dias assim” seemed like a slow and boring ballad that benefited from weak competition, but it placed 4th in the semi-final. That said, the song definitely improves in the second half, when the instrumentation expands beyond the initial piano-ballad structure. The dramatic transitions and the vocal climaxes are the highlights. More specifically, it's the shifts that lead into the later choruses. Filipia also delivers a warm and personable performance. The lyrics, meanwhile, touch on the themes of loneliness and separation. It's not my favourite entry, but it's amongst the 10 best songs of SF1. × F.Y.R. Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas ja imam silata Yeah, this is the most forgettable entry of SF1. The heavy guitar line and the chorus melody are both agreeable and inoffensive, but “Jas ja imam silata” doesn't leave much of an impression. It's an obvious DNQ. The song channels 1980s rock music though, which is difficult to dislike. There's even an electric guitar solo! In the song, Gjoko basically declares “I'm better off without you”. He serves some attitude as he invalidates the significance of the relationship. He's already moved on. But otherwise, the guest rapper doesn't add much. And the seductive female dancers on stage don't match the theme. I guess that's one way to attract votes. ✓ Belarus: 3+2 feat. Robert Wells - Butterflies “Butterflies” is a strong contender for my least favourite ESC entry of all time. I despise everything about it. Firstly, it's one of the dullest songs in existence. The vocals are so toneless and lethargic – it's excruciating to listen to. Moreover, the melody moves at such a sluggish pace that it's sleep inducing. The song sounds 50-years out of date; completed by a formal stage aesthetic that includes tuxedos, theatre curtains and a grand piano. The main metaphor (“we're like butterflies flying to the sun”) is lame. The song is about opening up and letting love in, but the emotion doesn't take hold. And then the cherry on top: the butterfly wing reveal! Which is one of the cringiest things I've witnessed in this contest. The drums FINALLY enter during this section, but it's too little too late to salvage the song. ✓ Iceland: Hera Björk - Je ne sais quoi The other Icelandic Björk. So “Je ne sais quoi” is this year's fan-favourite flop (there's usually one every year). Despite reaching third in SF1, Iceland floundered at 19th place at the Grand Final. Maybe the staging was too bland, since Hera and the backing singers are mostly stationary throughout the performance. The camera work and the background lights compensate somewhat, though. That said, Germany also had basic staging, so I don't know. As for the song, “Je ne sais quoi” is an encompassing, 2010-style, dance-pop banger. It sounds like a European chart hit from the time, and not too dissimilar from Iceland's 2008 entry, which Hera was actually a backing singer for. The first verse builds up anticipation nicely; whereas the second verse indulges in the motorized synths. The chorus, meanwhile, is an explosion of “brash” euphoric synths that overtakes the arena. It's a killer chorus. Namely in how Hera belts the song title and the ensuing “oh!”s. She's a talented vocalist and a confident performer. But.... I find that Hera's delivery is more a showcase of skill than a showcase of emotion. It makes this entry seem a little “generic”, even if the production and the melodic structure are slick. My Ranking: 01. Greece: Giorgos Alkaios and Friends - OPA! ✓ 02. Moldova: SunStroke Project and Olia Tira - Run Away ✓ 03. Iceland: Hera Björk - Je ne sais quoi ✓ 04. Slovakia: Kristina - Horehronie 05. Serbia: Milan Stanković - Ovo je Balkan ✓ 06. Finland: Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki ellää 07. Albania: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You ✓ 08. Belgium: Tom Dice - Me and My Guitar ✓ 09. Russia: Peter Nalitch and Friends - Lost and Forgotten ✓ 10. Portugal: Filipa Azevedo - Há dias assim ✓ 11. F.Y.R. Macedonia: Gjoko Taneski - Jas ja imam silata 12. Bosnia & Herzegovina: Vukašin Brajić - Thunder and Lightning ✓ 13. Poland: Marcin Mroziński - Legenda 14. Latvia: Aisha - What For? 15. Malta: Thea Garrett - My Dream 16. Estonia: Malcolm Lincoln - Siren 17. Belarus: 3+2 feat. Robert Wells - Butterflies ✓ What a weak semi-final.

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*me, shaking* if it's not too late, is it okay for me to ask for all 15 of those oc questions for jasper/friday? if that's too much, feel free to pick and choose, buT ALL ARE GREAT QUESTIONS??

THEY ARE ALL GREAT QUESTIONS AND MY MOMMA DIDN’T RAISE A QUITTER I’VE GOT YOU

Jasper:

1. Have they ever pranked someone? If so, who was it, what did they do and did the prank work?

He LOVES to pull pranks!! Just harmless, fun ones, and he feels like they have to be on “equal footing,” so to speak, so no pranking teachers/bosses/older adults or little kids in general (with the exception of his dads), but it’s definitely there. Shawn and Emily are two favorites

2. What makes them smile the brightest?

The BRIGHTEST? oof, that’d probably be pleasant surprises.

3. If they made a five song playlist, what songs would they want on it and why?

Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra – honestly? because this is the most Jasper song I know

Devil in Disguise – Elvis Presley – his favorite Elvis song

Somebody to Love – Queen – Because I said so and this boy is a sap who loves being in love

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John – his dads would sing it a lot and it’s just attached to good memories

Overtime – Cash Cash – Bouncy

4. It is 3am, your OC is in the loopy giggling stages of being sleepy, what are they laughing about and who are they with?

This happens a LOT with Shawn, because 1) Shawn’s naturally a night owl and WILL keep Jasper up late, and 2) he’s usually been roped into helping him with his homemade monster movie projects, which all HAVE to have that “it happened in the dead of night” vibe because that’s just how Shawn is (and shot in the dead of night for authenticity). And they’re usually laughing about something cheesy and ridiculous

5. Your OC befriends a little bird who, every morning sits on their window sill, what name do they give the bird? What type of bird is it?

He’s probably call it something like Bird, and it’d probably be something mundane, like a pigeon

6. Your OC is at a karaoke bar and they see a cute person across the bar who they want to impress, what song do they sing?

Here’s the thing: my brain tells me that this would not at all happen because Jasper can’t sing without sounding like a wounded moose. My heart tells me he’s going to go completely ham on the first Elvis song he finds and humiliates himself and everyone he’s with

7. Out of an impulsive decision your OC dyes their hair and gets a whole new outfit, what do they now look like?

I can see him going with a dark maroon for the hair. It’d be fun/not a natural hair color that he might justify dying his hair, while still being understated enough to not be competing with his casino-sign-reincarnated-as fashion outfits (he actually does put effort into things like that, which is why he’s never gone through dying his hair even though he likes the idea. Who wants to match their clothes with their hair all the time? Too restricting). As for a whole new outfit? Anything is possible.

8. What is your OC’s favourite joke?

*insert bad pun here*

9. Your OC makes a poster and ships it to their best friend, what does the poster have on it and how does their best friend respond?

A badly-drawn picture of mothman. Shawn doodles little hearts and raunchy phrases all over it and sends it back

10. Your OC just got up, they are groggy and in a dark room, all of a sudden they are attacked by lots of kisses from a dog they do not own, what is their next decision?

Next (unconscious) decision: scream like a little girl

Next conscious decision: turn on lights and locate nearest father to see if they can keep it

11. Your OC is at a party and decides to start some chaotic fun, what do they do?

Unleash a jar of charmed anarchist origami frogs

12. If your OC has to describe their best friend, how would they describe them?

“Pretty chill, for a kinky weirdo.”

13. Your OC is taking care of a child that is not theirs, what happens next?

Depends on the kid, really, but if they’re even remotely high-energy he’s probably going to have as much fun as they do running around playing games until the kid’s tired out. But Jasper’s good with kids, and has been the favorite babysitter of multiple childhoods

14. Your OC decides to live life on the edge for a day, what do they do?

Jasper: I’m gonna try deep dish pizza

Shawn: Dude sweet!! Is it a recipe or did you find a place that sells it?

Jasper, holding a box of very not gluten free deep dish pizza: uhhhh yeah… that’s totally what I mean… of course I’m not going to potentially hospitalize myself just because I want to try the mysterious mushy crusted pizza

15. The moonlight is shines upon your OC as the stars dance upon them, there is a near by river filled with gentle waters as fireflies hover above the tall grass. What does your OC do next?

Stares at the fireflies. Maybe tries to get close to one after a while, but I don’t actually know if Jasper’s seen fireflies before and they’d completely mesmerize him

Friday:

1. Have they ever pranked someone? If so, who was it, what did they do and did the prank work?

She has, actually! She would attempt to prank her parents when she was little. They didn’t really work, because she wasn’t good at it, but her dad would have the decency to pretend they did

2. What makes them smile the brightest?

Any sort of recognition/positive feedback from her mom

3. If they made a five song playlist, what songs would they want on it and why?

Istanbul (not Constantinople) – Milan & Phoenix (electroswing remix) – This has always been a Friday song. No idea why. She’s an electroswing girl

Big Bad Handsome Man – Imelda May – she just likes it

Jasper and Winter are the two characters I have with much of a playlist so I’m going to cheat out of this one I guess Mom did raise a quitter. Sorry, Mom.

4. It is 3am, your OC is in the loopy giggling stages of being sleepy, what are they laughing about and who are they with?

Her Dad’s bad radio karaoke on the drive home from a convention

5. Your OC befriends a little bird who, every morning sits on their window sill, what name do they give the bird? What type of bird is it?

What name: Ferdinand

What type of bird: some kind of chubby-looking finch thing

6. Your OC is at a karaoke bar and they see a cute person across the bar who they want to impress, what song do they sing?

I’m too busy trying to imagine Friday trying to impress a cute person instead of just trying to exist in their presence, awkwardly give them gifts, and hope that they notice to even think of anything

7. Out of an impulsive decision your OC dyes their hair and gets a whole new outfit, what do they now look like?

Friday’s always wanted to try the biker look, but doesn’t think she can pull it off, so we’ll go with that. And red hair, because she’d look pretty with red hair and that’s a great hair color anyways (so sayeth the ginger)

8. What is your OC’s favourite joke?

Sarcastically saying “no” when someone asks you to do something, while doing the thing

9. Your OC makes a poster and ships it to their best friend, what does the poster have on it and how does their best friend respond?

A collage of some sort, probably based off of something she found on Pinterest. It’s hanging on the wall next time she comes to visit

10. Your OC just got up, they are groggy and in a dark room, all of a sudden they are attacked by lots of kisses from a dog they do not own, what is their next decision?

“Get off me, get off, yeah, you’re a nice dog, but you need to get off-”

11. Your OC is at a party and decides to start some chaotic fun, what do they do?

Friday doesn’t really start chaotic fun. Well, there was one snowball fight she started with Jasper, but that doesn’t count it totally does she just doesn’t want to admit to it because she lost

12. If your OC has to describe their best friend, how would they describe them?

Lovable idiot that must be protected at all costs

13. Your OC is taking care of a child that is not theirs, what happens next?

Nothing bad while the kid’s there, but she’ll be so done if they stay for too long. She loves kids, but they drain her energy like tiny gasoline thieves if she has to interact with them for too long

14. Your OC decides to live life on the edge for a day, what do they do?

Throws a party. Does a sexy cosplay. Talks about her feelings instead of living in a state of constant emotional constipation. Any of those would work, really.

15. The moonlight is shines upon your OC as the stars dance upon them, there is a near by river filled with gentle waters as fireflies hover above the tall grass. What does your OC do next?

Stargaze

#my ocs #thank you for the ask!!#w h e w #Friday Milewski #Jasper Rift

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TAGGED: @breselin ❤❤❤ TAGGING: @notte-la-lagna @lus-a-chalmain @bloodxsong @showxman

LAYER ONE: THE OUTSIDE.

NAME. Leon Belmont EYE COLOUR. Pale blue HAIR STYLE/COLOUR. Blonde and curled with a very soft, almost wispy texture despite its fullness, parted over to the right hand side and kept trimmed to nape length HEIGHT. 5′11″ CLOTHING STYLE. He has two distinctive modes of dress; the first is his knightly garb which most prominently features the blue and white surcoat he wears that is emblazoned with his coat of arms on its front (originally a dragon in the games, changed to the Belmont family crest in the anime.) The surcoat is held in place by a large brown belt, and he also wears a long white cloak over top. Beneath all this, he wears a brown aketon with buckles at the throat as well as his chain-mail. The typical additions of armour that he wears include a breast and guard plate, pauldron, stop-rib, mail skirting, couters, greaves and sabatons.

The other outfit he wears is arguably the more iconic of the two but is very different, only sharing another aketon and a breastplate in common with his former code of dress. He wears with these a sleeveless red and white garment with a large collar and long, split, flowing coat tails. This is fastened in place with two belts (sporting a chain and a hook for his whip) and is emblazoned with the design of a cross down the back. He also wears black pinstriped pants, knee high boots as well as what appears to be a type of poleyn on his right knee. The left leg only has a belt strapped at his thigh. One hand bears a glove that stretches to his elbow whereas the other wears a gauntlet of equal length and leaves his fingers bare. BEST PHYSICAL FEATURE. I’d definitely argue that it’s his bouncy, curly hair that draws the eye first.

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE

YOUR FEARS. Though Leon is celebrated as fearless and clearly seems to prove it given the fact he charges head first into danger literally unarmed without a second thought, his fears are much more of the things he can’t always fight or control. Loss of his loved ones, what few he has, is a big one as well as failing to continue keeping the promise he made to Sara when she died. YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE. Sentimental literature. While his reputation is one of undefeated ferocity on the battlefield, Leon is undeniably gentle at heart and has a penchant for romantic literature, especially poetry; the habit of reading and writing the latter especially is one he keeps rather to himself. YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE. Being demeaned or talked down to. He has experienced it multiple times being one of the youngest knights of his company despite eventually becoming the most proficient of them all. He finds condescension and arrogance to be very unlikable traits in most people and strongly dislikes being spoken to like he is somehow beneath another person. YOUR AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE. Leon’s key ambition is arguably his defining trait as the patriarch of the Belmont family; and that is, but of course, to find and kill Dracula one day. Although he ultimately fails in this endeavour (for more reasons than one, especially given his relationship with Dracula), his legacy lives on in a very long line of vampire hunters who carry his work almost a millennia into the future.

LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS

FIRST THOUGHTS WAKING UP . His duties, mostly. Whatever the verse, as soon as he wakes up, he’s beginning to think about the day ahead and what tasks need doing. THINK ABOUT MOST . The future, especially in his main-verse where such is currently very uncertain and his life has been completely ripped out from under him. He needs to start afresh and build the legacy he swore he would to Mathias, albeit still being so young and unsure of where to even begin crafting the Belmont family into a fearsome bloodline of vampire hunters. So definitely, the future plays on his mind a great deal with this huge responsibility he’s found himself with and agreed to undertake. THINK ABOUT BEFORE BED . Mathias and Sara, mostly. When he isn’t thinking about his work or his future, he is constantly thinking of and missing those two, and his thoughts always take a turn for the sober when he prays and lays in bed before finding sleep. WHAT THE BEST QUALITY IS . Debatable! It’s definitely a toss up between his bravery and his unshakeable compassion and purity for me. I constantly laugh at the fact he ran into a dangerous, monster infested forest to fight a vampire with nothing but a dagger and the intention to steal a dead man’s sword--but that to me definitely highlights the fact this man will walk backwards into Hell blindfolded if he has to, without even flinching. Which is quite admirable in its own right! But I do think I am most taken in by his gentle and compassionate personality, especially since it remains untainted by all the death he’s seen and experienced. He remains a humble, kind, loving man till the bitter end which is a purity I don’t often see in people that have been wronged and hurt so deeply as Leon has in his lifetime.

LAYER FOUR: WHAT’S BETTER?

SINGLE OR GROUP DATES. Single (though that changes to group in a certain AU lmao) TO BE LOVED OR RESPECTED. Loved BEAUTY OR BRAINS. Brains DOGS OR CATS. Dogs

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU…

LIE. No BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. Almost entirely. BELIEVE IN LOVE. All too much. WANT SOMEONE. Deeply.

LAYER SIX: EVER BEEN…

BEEN ON STAGE. Neither in the literal or the metaphorical DONE DRUGS. Medicinal ones, yes. CHANGED WHO YOU WERE TO FIT IN. Never.

LAYER SEVEN: FAVORITES

FAVORITE COLOR. Red FAVORITE ANIMAL. Horses or falcons since he spent a lot of time working with them. FAVORITE MOVIE. It’s gonna blow his mind when he sees a movie for the first time in the modern AU you guys. FAVORITE GAME. Again, mindblown.

LAYER EIGHT: AGE

DAY YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY WILL BE. UNKNOWN. HOW OLD WILL YOU BE. 23 (at least in the present of his main verse) AGE YOU LOST YOUR VIRGINITY. He technically hasn’t. DOES AGE MATTER. For a partner, it does. For general company, not really.

LAYER NINE: IN A PERSON

BEST PERSONALITY . Leon very much enjoys intelligent and well-spoken, charismatic individuals. Calm, worldly, knowledgeable types with a hint of ‘spice’ as it were that can still be energetic, engaging company and aren’t afraid to laugh, but share his love of enjoying the peace. Generosity and kindness never goes amiss in a person either. BEST EYE COLOR . He likes bright, clear eyes like blues, greys and greens most of all. BEST HAIR COLOR . He absolutely likes darker hair colours on other people. He finds it very sleek and elegant looking. BEST THING TO DO WITH A PARTNER . Spending time in and of itself is precious, however its done. He could be equally as happy laying in bed at home with a partner as he could be doing something special or extravagant. One of his favourite things to do though is go on walks, especially at night when the stars are out. That, or drinking wine by the fire.

LAYER TEN: FINISH THE SENTENCE

I LOVE. Endlessly. I FEEL. Tremendously. I HIDE. Poorly. I MISS. Painfully. I WISH. Hungrily.

#{ ⚜ :: Person of Sinterest ; OOC }#{I LOVE THESE MEMES LOL ANYTHING THAT GIVES ME AN EXCUSE TO RAMBLE ABOUT MY CHILDREN I WHEEZE}#{i find it very funny that his coat of arms used to be a dragon when mathias becomes dracula later honestly.}#{I have a lot to say about Leon MEGAPURE Belmont i love him so fuckin much}#{him looking at a movie being played and just shortcircuiting like crazy IM LAUGHING}#{I love his beautiful fluffy hair even if its the bane of every artist's existence that ive spoken to LOL INCLUDING MY OWN}#{SO MUCH FLOOF....}#{i could talk about him for years literally dont let me}#{he was going to be celibate but that didnt work out LOL FOR MULTIPLE REASONS}#{it hasnt been decided on yet when he did T H E D E E D}

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DWTS Season 27 Trash Thoughts

Guys. I know you missed me. It’s been while since I did this. Little info, I watch it live, then I rewatch it when I avoid work on Tuesdays and type up my thoughts while watching. I am gonna say straight off the bat this is a weird season. There was no CLEAR CUT winner. And I think that leaves the playing field wide open. Which is good for some of the contestants. OKAY onwards to the ramblings!

Opening Number: Chaotic. Like that is my main thought. Pretty but chaotic. The costumes we pretty though. The ending was cute though. And I love the partnerships this season so much.

MLR & Sasha: I didn’t grow up with her, so I don’t really care one way or the other for her and when you pair her with Sasha she was doomed for me. The dance was cute. She was super excited and overly bouncy and got off time a few times and missed some spots BUT Sasha did great choreography I will say. She seemed like she was trying to pose a lot also. Gah Sasha annoys me. Just his face. Anyway. They were giving her some good feedback overall. Does she have a lisp? Not that anything is wrong with that, I am just genuinely curious. Scores 6-7-6. My Unwanted and Unwarranted 4th Judge Vote: 6

Milo & Wit: So I had no idea who he was until the GMA reveal, then my kid came home one day and said he wanted to watch Z-O-M-B-I-E-S and now we have watched it 64 times. He’s cute and sweet and I like him. I didn’t like their package because it was ALL about Wit’s zombie questions. He has a natural charisma and stage presence. He was really good tonight. And it wasn’t awkward or anything like some teen boys get. It was real good! Good critiques imo. He’s so articulate for a 17 year old boy. 7-6-7. 4th Judge me: 7.5

Evanna & Keo: I’m going to start before I watch saying Len is on crack. Okay on to the package. She’s cute, but unfortunately they gave her a shit spot in the lineup and she has a bit of a forgettable quality to her. I called my Memaw after the show and she asked if Keo danced tonight. So…. The dance was pretty. The solo parts at the beginning were really good then they got in hold and Keo just seems so rushy and like he’s throwing her around. But her lines were beautiful and their outfits look like James and Sharna. Shitty score from Len. 7-5-6. 4th judge me: 7

Danelle & Artem: Preparing myself to cry now. I was SO ANXIOUS for this but MY MAN DELIVERED!! I loved him teaching her. He was SO patient and kind and loving and gah I love him so much more now. She learns by touching. You can see in the beginning how anxious she was until Artem gets her down those stairs and the smile just illuminates and GAH ALL THE TEARS. And his choreography was beautiful and perfect for her. The trust already and the tears and omg I am sobbing again. And her amazing puppy!!! GAH I love this partnership so much. LMAO Bruno showing her the muscle like she can see it. When I first watched this, I was utterly speechless. I had NO WORDS. Carrie Ann is me. 6-6-6 4th Judge me 7

Bobby & Sharna: WHEW Bobby. Okay let’s do this buddy. I always die at these “meet your partner” things that happen 2 weeks after they have met. OMG I loved the package. OKAY the dance. He needs to shut his mouth but he didn’t get off time for most of the dance. His kicks were in time but he needs to shut his mouth my GOD. Then he just got so damn EXCITED. OMG he is so excited. WOW. Woah. I am having secondhand embarrassment for that ending. But god his enthusiasm. The critiques were good though. He went FULL FREAKING BRUNO. Wow, he was just so excited. I am just like woah. He is the most memorable part of this entire opening and I think that was an actually good play right then and if Sharna wasn’t SO surprised I would think they planned it. 7-6-7 4th Judge Me: 7 until the end LOL

JP & Cheryl: gotta bring in Jodie and Cameron of course lol. I am expecting a TON from him. They have the chemistry. But like he really only danced half the time. I was just really let down from this one. But he will make it through because he’s hot af. And I 100% agree with the judges for this one. 7-7-8 4th Judge Me: 7

Nikki & Gleb: No truer statement has been made than “you look like you should be constantly emerging from a pool in slow motion that is how hot you are”. I heard no lies there Nikki. Unfortunately, doing a Salsa after JP was her downfall. Also she doesn’t move those hips that much. But yeah she’s going home tonight. She was excited though. 6-5-6 4th Judge Me: 5

Alexis & Alan: I’ll be honest, I chose not to watch them last night. I had other shit to do. I love Alan though. I really do. He did not make it easy on her. And they are cute af. She missed some hand grabs but overall a very cute little routine. They cute though. I ship em. Why not, I ship everyone else. Critiques were good. Look at those intertwined fingers man. They’d have pretty babies. 7-7-7 4th judge me: 7

John & Emma: He was not nearly as bad as I anticipated. Cute little intro. That southern accent though, that was a choice. His Frame needs work but it was a stellar effort and the man can kick higher than me. Good critiques and scores. I was just meh about it. 7-5-6 4th Judge Me: 6

Tinashe & Brandon: She seems braggy some. OMG Brandon is adorable. I expect a Lot from this dance. And overall it was good. Halfway through she just seemed a little lost but overall it was decent. She was so over-hyped though imo. I liked Alexis’ Jive wayyyyyyy more. Good critiques though. 8-7-8 4th Judge me: 7

Nancy & Val: I hate her outfit. She looks pretty but I hate that dress. SORRY GOT SIDETRACKED. Watched Rashad with the costume designers. I still can’t believe they got quickstep on night one. That’s rough. It wasn’t bad but it was so mediocre and it was good for a nondancer doing a freaking quickstep. Good critiques. 6-6-6 4th Judge me: 6

Jenna and Joe: I’m sorry. I can’t watch the dance again. I saw it last night. It was decent until it went off the freaking rails. Their package was cute though and he’s realllllll cute. Her fangirling was cute. And she looks freaking stunning. HARSH critiques. Pretty unnecessarily harsh imo. He can redeem himself tonight because we all know he isn’t going home tonight. 5-4-5 4th Judge me: 5

Demarcus & Linds: He’s pretty. He’s charismatic. He is freaking ripped. He has Linds. He’s not going anywhere for a LONG while. I liked them. I feel like there is some Football Fatigue. The dance was good. Real good like we expected. He isn’t as good as Rashad but he has a looooooot of potential. He got a bit overzealous once or twice and I thought he was going to chunk linds across the floor LMAO. 8-7-8 4th Judge me: 8

So my PERSONAL ranking of the dances on night one:

Demarcus Danelle Milo Bobby Alexis Evanna John JP Tinashe Nancy MLR Nikki Joe

But yeah Nikki is going home

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Eurovision 1971 my top 18

Hello again and welcome back to this series about the ESC, and we go back to April 3rd, 1971 when the 1971 contest was held in Dublin, Ireland after Dana’s win in Amsterdam last year. 18 countries took part and Finland, Sweden, Norway, Portugal and Austria returned to the contest and Malta joined for the first time. The voting system was changed and guaranteed that every country should at least get 2 points from the other countries, and there were two jurors that awarded 1-5 points each, and the voting sequences were quite boring. The winning country was Monaco with Séverine and Un banc, un arbre and une rue. And now, with the songs!!!

1st Place: MONACO/Séverine-Un banc, un arbre, une rue (Real Placing: 1st-128 points)

This one is perfect, the way Séverine sings, the music, the performance, her voice, the orchestra, everything is on point. This just makes me want to sing along and of course is a worthy winner, I just love this entry so much.

2nd Place: SPAIN/Karina-En un mundo nuevo (Real Placing: 2nd-116 points)

Between this and my 1st place there’s such a small difference, I love Karina’s voice and the lyrics are so beautiful, also the music is very catchy and wow, the performance is breathtaking. If this was the actual winner of 1971, I would be so happy because it’s worthy. Also one of my favorite runner ups ever.

3rd Place: PORTUGAL/Tonicha-Menina do alto da serra (Real Placing: 9th-83 points)

9TH PLACE FOR THIS ONE? THIS DESERVED SO MUCH MORE, she’s an excellent singer, the song is amazing and the music is brilliant, I’m amazed because of this one, and one of my all time favorites from Portugal. I LOVE THIS

4th Place: ITALY/Massimo Ranieri-L’amore è un attimo (Real Placing: 4th-91 points)

Why my top 10 is full of amazing songs? This one is wonderful, his voice is perfect and the music is beautiful, the performance here is very powerful and the chorus is very good. Another great entry from Italy here.

5th Place: AUSTRIA/Marianne Mendt-Musik (Real Placing: 16th-66 points)

OH THIS ONE IS AMAZING, the music, the singer, the energy on stage, everything is perfect, my favorite part of this one is the chorus and I’m never tired of this one. What an entry from Austria.

6th Place: SWEDEN/The Family Four-Vita vidder (Real Placing: =6th-85 points)

This one is very uplifting and always makes me happy, the music is very good and they sing so well together, I’m crazy for this particular one and it’s a nice song from Sweden, what were you planning to do in this decade?

7th Place: THE NETHERLANDS/Saskia & Serge-Tijd (Real Placing: =6th-85 points)

OH THAT START, BLOODY MICROPHONE. Anyway, this is another song that reminds me of the Middle Ages, their voices are very good and the music is wonderful. I’m in love with this one.

8th Place: FINLAND/Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset-Tie uuteen päivään (Real Placing: 8th-84 points)

Here is another good song with a catchy rhythm and a great singer, also the dancing of the sisters is very good. This entry makes me happy and I want to dance along with this one.

9th Place: NORWAY/Hanne Krogh-Lykken er (Real Placing: 17th-65 points)

This one is a guilty pleasure for me because I love the music, but the performance is extremely cute and sugary that suddenly I’m covered in ants and bees, despite this I love this entry and Hanne’s voice is very good. Her gown in very old-fashioned that reminds me of Denmark 1960.

10th Place: SWITZERLAND/Peter, Sue & Marc-Les illusions de nos vingt ans (Real Placing: 12th-78 points)

Awww this one is cute, the music is excellent and their voices are very good together. Overall the song is very good and they became to be one of my favorite groups at ESC.

11th Place: BELGIUM/Lily Castel & Jacques Raymond-Goeiemorgen, morgen (Real Placing: =14th-68 points)

I love this one as well! Both are great singers and they sing this one so well, even they weren’t the original performers because Nicole & Hugo couldn’t go to Dublin because she felt sick. The music here is very catchy and I adore it, a nice entry.

12th Place: YUGOSLAVIA/Krunoslav Slabinac-Tvoj dječak je tuzan (Real Placing: =14th-68 points)

The music on this particular one is amazing and his voice is great, the chorus is so powerful and god I’m in love with the music here. A great underrated song for the 70′s Yugoslavia.

13th Place: GERMANY/Katja Ebstein-Diese Welt (Real Placing: 3rd-100 points)

From Katja’s 3 attempts at Eurovision, this one is my least favorite song from her. The music is good and she is, as always, an amazing singer, but I still think that something is missing in this one.

14th Place: FRANCE/Serge Lama-Un jardin sur la terre (Real Placing: 10th-82 points)

I have a love-hate relationship with this one, somedays I like it, somedays I hate it, but I don’t know why. The verses are better than the chorus and his voice is good but not pleasant.

15th Place: MALTA/Joe Grech-Marija l-Maltija (Real Placing: 18th-52 points/last)

Maybe it’s not the best debut entry for Malta, but the language is a big plus for me, and the music isn’t that bad, the problem here is that it’s a bit forgettable and plain at some point.

16th Place: LUXEMBOURG/Monique Melsen-Pomme, pomme, pomme (Real Placing: 13th-70 points)

Also a big no for this one, the music is annoying and her voice isn’t the best, also her outfit it’s a big letdown. Not one of Luxembourg’s best entries.

17th Place: UNITED KINGDOM/Clodagh Rodgers-Jack in the Box (Real Placing: 4th-98 points)

Also this one is bouncy and happy but not my cup of tea, turns annoying after many listenings.

18th Place: IRELAND/Angela Farrell-One day love (Real Placing: 11th-79 points)

No, just no, I don’t like her voice and her in the chorus sounds so forced, and the song isn’t the best either. One of Ireland’s most forgettable entries ever.

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Theatre Girl: Prologue 1

Theatre Boy: Prologue 1

Theatre They: Prologue 1

So those ^ are basically the same stories. Only things changed are pronouns and maybe descriptions here and there. I’ve been trying to keep most of my reactions gender neutral and have been wanting to do gender specific pieces for a while. I think I finally have the motivation and gumption to put the work in to make my blog more accessible for all genders.

Anyways, here goes!

Today was your second week of shows, and everyone was excited about the “special guests” Director Edith told you all about. You had been doing plays and musicals here for a while now, so you were pretty sure it was a backer or some other financial person you’d have to schmooze with after the show.

You went straight from the cafeteria to the auditorium with some of the others who were in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with you. Luckily enough for you, your part was as Puck with a comfortable amount of lines.

At least you guys were able to get a slightly more modern version of it. That is, fairies spoke the old text while everyone else spoke normally. Putting on your stage makeup was your favorite part. You liked to take your time with it, so you always showed up about 30 minutes before call since time moved really fast after a while. Your face would be turned beautiful within the span of two hours. A little goofy since you were the Jester of the play, but you loved it.

That’s what drew you to theatre in the first place. How extreme yet simple everything was. It helped your confidence and you had found a second family of sorts. Your theatre teacher in high school warned you about not majoring it unless it was what you wanted to do for the rest of your life. You weren’t sure, so you decided to minor in it instead.

Not only were you allowed to overdo it a bit on the highlighter, but actual glitter was placed on your cheeks since the rhinestones kept falling off. You couldn’t keep your hands away from your face, either. So emerald glitter stuck to waterproof hairspray it was!

You got this part in due in part to your bouncy attitude, and although you weren’t a gymnastics hero, you were reasonably flexible and could do a few mid-air splits and Oberon was the most muscular hunk of human and former cheerleader. He had no problem lifting you up.

You two even tried to incorporate more spectacle into your interactions which Director Edith liked. Yellow lipstick made your lips pop and wasn’t distracting thanks to the yellow, blue, and pink flowers on your costume. Your finger nails were pink too, not baby pink.

As for your costume, your outfit was a black and blue corset with a collar connected to it since they didn’t want your boobs to accidentally slide out during a lift or something. Lots of leaves and flowers tucked into your ribbon leggings and no shoes. Though, they always had a pair of lace-up flats in case you wanted them.

That meant you had to paint your toe nails too. They were the same pink as your fingers. The costumer put on your horns after making your shoulders and part of your arms blue and yellow in a sort of ombre way. To say the least, showers took a long time after the show. It was mostly upper arm and right before your hands.

Then you sat and waited for warm ups, singing along to the assortment of music that played from the speakers. One of the leading ladies, the one playing Helena, came up with a list of music we’d all enjoy and gave it to the sound guy. Being the weirdo you were, you chose 3/5 of your songs to be k-pop. Bunch of hype songs. Someone else chose German Reggae, though, so you weren’t the only weird one.

Azar, who played Cobweb, was running late and he played multiple characters, so that wasn’t great. Yoongi Oberon nudged you since you were staring off into space again. It had become a thing in the cast to call everyone by their first name and their character’s name.

“You know you could at least be stretching, Puck (Y/N)*.” He gave you his gummy smile and booped your nose. “The more you do, the better things will go and the less you’ll sprain.”

You shook your head, “Oh, yeah. I meant to, but I kinda sorta forgot why I was walking over here. What was that video we followed last week? I wanna do that again.”

He got his phone and started searching, “That was one of our best shows, wasn’t it? Here it is.”

After following the 3 minute video, it was time for everyone to get on stage. The music stopped and a figure caught your eye. You didn’t think much about it until your Stage Manager and local pyro Seulgi introduced him as the head of some super important theatre league.

“This is the man who keeps things running in this whole section of the country. So he’s super important, and it’s our job to give him a good show.” She turned and presented him. “Everyone say hi to Kim Namjoon!”

The cast clapped, cheered and waved. He smiled a smile that captivated you and almost made your forget to breathe. Not something you could afford to waste in a corset. Those dimples were so nice.

Namjoon waved back, “You can all call me Mr. Kim. I’m the newest and youngest person to hold this position. My job is to make sure all the people are doing their jobs right by making theatre an inviting and exciting place for the community.” His coffee colored eyes scanned everyone.

They seemed to linger on you, but that was probably a figment of your imagination or he really liked your costume. It was a great costume.

“As far as I can see, they are. The costumes look great. The set looks great. I can’t wait to see them in action and talk to you after the show. Fighting!”

Everyone clapped. Seulgi started talking again, “Thank you, Mr. Kim. Alright, you guys, time to become spiderman!” She leaned to one side and the stretching began. You ended with a shakedown and a cheer.

You stood alone in the spotlight, center stage. All the other actors were off into the wings waiting for you to say the final line, probably mouthing it with you. These had to be the most difficult lines you had to learn, but you were so glad to finally get to this point.

Mr. Kim was near the middle. You knew because of the reserved sign that had been placed there today. You were eager to see his face again.

“...And, as I am an honest Puck, if we have unearned luck now to ‘scape the serpent’s tongue, we will make amends ere long. Else the Puck a liar call. So good night unto you all. Give me your hands if we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends.” You winked, threw some more glitter and music played.

A silvery green path led you offstage. Once you were off, it was a blackout and the jaunty tune ended. Everyone started clapping. Music started again and everyone took their bows. Hoseok Lysander, finally got to joke around a bit as he spun his Zendaya Hermia into a dip and kiss her cheek. Jimin Demetrius laughed as his Helena did the same to him.

Then everyone held hands and did their final bows, motion to the audience since there was no one in the pit and then to the sound booth. Then off to the meet and greet. Because this show brought in a lot of kids, you were able to keep your costumes on.

After the meet and greet, the cast got undressed and sat in the front rows of the audience while Mr. Kim stood on stage. He asked questions about our experience from set building to stage. A lot of the first-timers were nervous to speak, but you had done this enough times to be chill about it.

He directed quite a few questions directly to you since you were sort of a lead in the show for once. “What was the most difficult aspect for you?”

“Well, the lifts for one, but I had Yoongi here to catch me if I fell.” You pat his thigh.

Yoongi joked, “If not catch, then fall with you.” making everyone giggle.

“Now, this is a question that I like to ask and you can go into detail if you want. It’s completely fine if you don’t want to. Were there any show romances?”

Everyone looked at each other. There actually weren’t any. Zendaya spoke up, “Well, no, but I’m sure everyone in the cast wants to get with Jimin.”

...She wasn’t wrong and so everyone giggled. Jimin blushed and hid his face in Hoseok’s shoulder. Jimin wasn’t a flirt, but he was just too darn cute. He liked holding hands and was a very touchy person. It was your first time working with him and he was top 5.

“Any questions for me?” Mr. Kim asked.

Hobi giggled and raised his hand, “I’m sure the girls wanna know if you’re gay or not.”

Claire added, “Also, how old are you? Cuz, like you look really young and really attractive.” She had no filter.

Mr. Kim blushed and bit his lip, looking down for a moment, “I’m attracted to someone’s heart, not their body or what’s in their pants. I’m 23, and before you ask, I am single.”

“Is that an offer?” she flirted, raising an eyebrow and leaning in.

“Maybe, but not to you.” He made eye contact with you and winked.

Your eyes got wide and you started blushing, trying not to laugh. No one flirted with you. What the heck?

He laughed. It was a joke. “Anyways, I very much enjoyed the show, but I won’t keep you here any longer.”

Then he sent everyone home to gt some rest before tomorrow’s show. Well, everyone was going out to eat and probably party seeing it was a Friday night. You, Hoseok, Yoongi, and Zendaya were going to get some Panda Express and some drinks. You grabbed your bag when Mr. Kim approached you.

He put his hand on your upper back, “Miss Puck, you did a fantastic job up there. I can say that, without a doubt, you are the best I have ever seen in that role.”

You laughed, “You can call me (Y/N), Mr. Kim.”

“And you can call me Namjoon, Miss Puck. But really, you were great. I hope I get to see great things from you in the future.” He handed you a business card. “If you need help with any of it, don’t hesitate to contact me.”

He left, taking a few lollipops from his jacket pocket and handed them to you. Told you to share them, and left. Was he flirting with you? Did you flirt back? If so, it was a complete accident. You didn’t know how to.

“Hey, (Y/N), hurry up. Uber is outside!” Hobi called. “Jimin’s coming with us!”

You tucked the card into your back pocket and joined your cast mates. Everyone made sure they had wiped off enough makeup to be considered normal, and you admitted that you still had your blue on. Your very old hoodie covered most of it, though.

Author’s Notes:

*Puck is used like an adjective, so that’s why it is first for MC. Just felt more comfortable too.

So, the course is set! Time to go change pronouns and stuff. Please let me know if I ever miss any or do the wrong ones in the other versions!

Character Profiles:

Namjoon | Hoseok | Jimin | Yoongi

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No Excuses (Meghan Trainor song) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "No Excuses" A blonde woman standing in front of a pink background with "No Excuses" written above and behind her in white font. Single by Meghan Trainor Released March 1, 2018 Format Digital download Recorded January 17, 2018[1] Genre Pop Length 2:32 Label Epic Songwriter(s) Meghan Trainor Andrew Wells Jacob Kasher Hindlin Producer(s) Andrew Wells Meghan Trainor singles chronology "I'm a Lady" (2017) "No Excuses" (2018) Music video "No Excuses" on YouTube "No Excuses" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor. Trainor co-wrote it with Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Andrew Wells, who produced it as well. Epic Records released it on March 1, 2018, as the lead single from Trainor's upcoming third major-label studio album. "No Excuses" was announced in February 2018 along with its official single artwork. "No Excuses" is a pop song with country influences. It has empowering lyrics against sexism. Critics noted that "No Excuses" was a return to the sound of Trainor's album Title. The song's feminist lyrics were well-received, and it was referred to as a girl-power anthem. Colin Tilley directed the music video for "No Excuses", which accompanied the song's release on March 1, 2018. It features visual effects showing Trainor with two carbon copies of herself and Trainor donning various outfits that are inspired by the 1980s, in pastel-colored backdrops. Contents 1 Background and release 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Live performances 5 Charts 6 Radio and release history 7 References 8 External links Background and release "No Excuses" (2018) MENU0:00 A 15-second sample of "No Excuses", a pop and song where Trainor sings playful lyrics about respect over a funky and retro beat with fiery production. Problems playing this file? See media help. Trainor co-wrote "No Excuses" with Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Andrew Wells, who also handled the song's production.[2][3] It was written and recorded on January 17, 2018, within 7 hours.[4] She revealed the song's title and overall vibe on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by saying, "don't disrespect me. I'm a woman, have you never met one before?"[5] In the following days, Trainor revealed song lyrics including: "I don't disrespect you, don't you disrespect me", and "Have you lost your mind...open up your eyes."[6] On February 25, 2018, Trainor referenced the song in a letter she published on her site and social media, followed by unveiling of the single's artwork the next day.[7][8] It is composed in the key B major with a tempo of 115 beats per minute in common time. The chords in the verses alternate between F♯7 and B, while Trainor's vocals span from F♯3 to B4.[9] "No Excuses" was one of the last songs written for the album. While describing the song, Trainor said "it needs to be heard right now -- the world could use a song like this. It's about respect -- we need a little more R-E-S-P-E-C-T in the world, especially right now," and called it the "sassiest" song on its parent album.[10] Sonically, "No Excuses" is a pop song with country influences.[11][12][13] It was described as a sexism-blasting empowerment anthem. It features Trainor singing over a "funky, retro" beat.[14] Trainor sings the lyrics, "What you sipping on that got you talking crazy? Looking at me sideways, always coming at me," over an incandescent beat. According to Idolator writer Mike Nied, the song is a confident take-down of a disrespectful suitor, that has "fiery" production and playful lyrics and Trainor sounds "right at home" on it.[11] Critical reception Writing for the Daily Express, Shaun Kitchener thought that "No Excuses" was Trainor returning to the "bouncy pop roots" of her first studio album, Title (2015).[15] Entertainment Tonight Canada writer Shakiel Mahjouri noted that the song is taking an aim at sexism, and added that the funky and retro song showcases Trainor's "trademark wit and attitude".[16] MTV News' Sam Prance described the song as "amazing" and "incredible and dubbed it a "stomping girl-power anthem" with a brilliant and catchy chorus.[17] Writing for Bustle, Emily Czachor praised the track, writing that it "touts a marked air of female grit," which seems "particularly relevant right now."[18] It was described as a "newly minted, funk-laden" song.[18] Jezebel's Clover Hope likened it to Aretha Franklin's rendition of "Respect" and called it a "sassy Time's Up-inspired jam", adding "the orchestrated sass is built into Trainor’s voice."[19] A Plus writer Jill O'Rourke was positive of the song, calling it "empowering" and adding, "it's all about demanding respect."[20] Music video Three women stand in front of a blue background with two of them blindfolded. The music video for "No Excuses" features visual effects showing Trainor with two carbon copies of herself. The song's music video, directed by Colin Tilley, premiered on the same day as the song's release, which Trainor had previously teased on her Instagram account along with a short behind the scenes look at it.[21][22] The video features visual effects showing the singer with two "carbon copies" of herself.[23] The video features looks inspired by the '80s, including Trainor donning a denim jacket and another one that looks like a cheerleader outfit. Patrick Hosken of MTV News noted that the looks "belong in a mall-pop video from 1987."[24] An official choreography video for "No Excuses" was released in collaboration with Zumba, on March 5, 2018.[25] It was directed by Tim Milgram. The visual features a "fun, easy" and empowering routine.[26] It made Trainor the first recording artist to star in an official Zumba choreography video. Describing the initiative, the singer stated "I always hear my music playing in Zumba classes when I'm at the gym so I thought—let's reach out to Zumba and create something special for 'No Excuses,' We both believe in empowerment! I want this choreography to empower everyone out there to get on their feet, and I want them to think about respect and sassiness and loving yourself."[27][28][29] The VP of marketing for Zumba said, "Zumba has always been focused on inspiring others to feel empowered and confident, and this is something we hear in all of Meghan's music that makes her the ideal partner for us."[27] Live performances Trainor performed "No Excuses" live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 2, 2018.[30][31] During this performance, the singer wore white trousers and a denim jacket, and was accompanied by a vocal quartet.[32] According to Idolator's Mike Nied, Trainor delivered "pitch-perfect" vocals in front of the simple stage that featured a lot of glitter.[33] She also performed it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 5, 2018.[34][35] Trainor wore a glitter-infused top with a "dazzling" jacket and wide-legged pants, joined by a group of four backup dancers and vocalists who were black, crystallized outfits. A spacey background was projected on a screen and it ended with the group chanting in unison.[36][37] On April 6, 2018, Trainor will perform the song on Sounds Like Friday Night.[38] Charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[39] 60 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[40] 50 Canada AC (Billboard)[41] 25 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[42] 29 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[43] 28 Hungary (Single Top 40)[44] 21 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[45] 18 New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[46] 4 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[47] 28 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[48] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 73 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[50] 77 US Billboard Hot 100[51] 46 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[52] 23 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[53] 15 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[54] 17 Radio and release history Region Date Format Label Ref. 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"Meghan Trainor Launches 'No Excuses' Zumba® Choreography". ZLife. Zumba. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Messina, Victoria (March 5, 2018). "Meghan Trainor 'No Excuses' Zumba Choreography Video". PopSugar. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Cantor, Brian (February 17, 2018). "Meghan Trainor Listed For Performance On March 2 'Ellen DeGeneres Show'". Headline Planet. Retrieved February 26, 2018. Cantor, Brian (March 2, 2018). "Meghan Trainor Performs 'No Excuses' On 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'". Headline Planet. Retrieved March 2, 2018. George, Rachel (March 2, 2018). "Meghan Trainor Delivers Sassy First Performance of 'No Excuses' on 'Ellen'". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Nied, Mike (March 2, 2018). "Meghan Trainor Delivers Her First Performance Of 'No Excuses' On 'Ellen'". Idolator. Retrieved March 3, 2018. Cantor, Brian (February 26, 2018). "Meghan Trainor, US Women's Hockey Team, More Set For 3/5 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'". Headline Planet. Retrieved February 26, 2018. Cantor, Brian (March 5, 2018). "Meghan Trainor Performs 'No Excuses' On Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show'". Headline Planet. Retrieved March 5, 2018. Hussein, Wandera (March 6, 2018). "Watch Meghan Trainor's Glitter-Splashed First TV Performance of 'No Excuses'". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Nied, Mike (March 6, 2018). "Meghan Trainor Brings 'No Excuses' To 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'". Idolator. Retrieved March 6, 2018. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/14/sounds-like-friday-night "ARIA Chart Watch #463". auspOp. March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018. "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018. "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018. "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018. "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 15, 2018. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas — March 26, 2018" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018. "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2018. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 10, 9 mars 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 10, 2018. "Swisscharts.com – Meghan Trainor – No Excuses". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 11, 2018. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2018. "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018. "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018. "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018. "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018. "Meghan Trainor on Twitter". February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018. "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases - Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018. "Top 40/Mainstream > Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics "No Excuses" (Zumba video) on YouTube [hide] v t e Meghan Trainor Discography Awards and nominations Studio albums Title Thank You Extended plays Title Singles "All About That Bass" "Lips Are Movin" "Dear Future Husband" "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" "No" "Me Too" "Better" "I'm a Lady" "No Excuses" Featured singles "Marvin Gaye" "Boys Like You" "Hands" Promotional singles "Better When I'm Dancin'" "Watch Me Do" Other songs "Title" "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Concert tours That Bass Tour MTrain Tour The Untouchable Tour Wikipedia book Book Portal Portal Categories: 2018 songs2018 singlesEpic Records singlesMeghan Trainor songsSongs written by Meghan TrainorSongs written by Jacob KasherMusic videos directed by Colin Tilley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Excuses_(Meghan_Trainor_song)

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Best Semi Hollow Body Guitars Under $1000

In the under $1000 category, you really start to hit the sweet spot of the best semi hollow body guitars.

These are professional grade semi hollows with the features you need to sound your best from the studio to the stage and everywhere in between.

Some of my favorite instruments of all time are on this list, and I’m excited to show you the best semi hollow body electric guitars for under $1000. If you’re looking for something a little less expensive, check out our list of the best semi hollow guitars for the money.

Our Recommendation

Growing up, one of my favorite bands was Shinedown, and it was a real pleasure to check out the PRS guitar co-designed by their guitarist Zach Myers.

The PRS SE Zach Myers is a semi hollow electric more closely related to solid body models in all levels of performance. Its versatility, fat tone, and deluxe playability earn it the number one spot in this review.

By no means a loser, the last place of this article goes to the Epiphone Wildkat Royale. Borrowing the gold and white good looks of the high end Gretsch models, this Epiphone delivers classic semi hollow sound, though you’ll need to upgrade its pickups to take it to the level of true greatness.

The 5 Best Semi Hollow Body Guitars Under $1000 – Overview

#5 Epiphone Wildkat Royale

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Specs

Top – Maple

Body – Mahogany

Neck – Maple

Fingerboard – Okoume

Electronics – Dual P-90R Dogear Classic single coils

Pros

Great looks at a good price

Bigsby vibrato tailpiece for funky tone modulation

Dependable Grover 18:1 tuning machines

Cons

Single coil pickups that produce a lot of feedback

Sub-par fingerboard material

Epiphone is better known for their low price beginner instruments, but they’ve got a nice lineup of more expensive axes as well, such as this Epiphone Wildkat model.

Construction

The Wildkat is a sturdily built electric, with none of the lightweight flimsy feeling present in the cheaper Epiphone offerings.

Its made with high quality mahogany and maple for the body, with a thick maple neck set in a glued joint that keeps your rig solid no matter how hard you play.

My one qualm with their design choice is opting for an okoume fingerboard rather than a more traditional tonewood, but to keep their prices competitive they had to cut corners somewhere.

Sound

With a mahogany body reverberating warm, woody tones and a maple top that reins it in with a tight crisp, the voice of the Wildkat is centered and snappy.

The Wildkat’s major drawback are its single coil pickups. Semi hollow electrics are best suited with double coil electronics to help punch up the tone and cut down on feedback, and this was a poor choice on Epiphone’s part in my opinion.

Nevertheless, the P-90s it’s equipped with are good as far as single-coils go, and send forth a bright, jazzy song that works well in a lot of applications.

Playability

In all ways, the Epiphone Wildkat is fun and nice to play. Despite its okoume fingerboard, you can still feel like your getting your money’s worth the moment you pick it up.

It uses the SlimTaper D neck profile, giving you enough back-of-the-neck room for strong chord grip while keeping things slim enough to let your fingers fly.

#4 Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AM93ME

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Specs

Top – Macassar ebony

Body – Macassar ebony

Neck – Nyatoh/Maple

Fingerboard – Ebony

Electronics – Dual Super 58 humbuckers

Pros

Beautiful natural ebony finish

Great sustain, fantastic lead guitar

Versatile Super 58 pickups for a wide range of tones

Cons

Super bright, crisp tone lacks in the bass end

Construction

I love Ibanez’s Artcore series; not only are they solid performers, but they’re downright beautiful as well.

The Ibanez Artcore Expressionist AM93ME is the first guitar I’ve ever seen with an all-ebony body, making it one of the most unusual guitars I’ve had the chance to check out.

Ebony is a very dense wood, and you can feel the heft the moment you pick this puppy up. It’s heavy duty — not the kind of guitar you want to try swinging around your neck.

It’s got attractive gold hardware with Ibanez dependability and an adjustable ART-1 Bridge with a Quik Change III Tailpiece built to keep you in tune through your sessions.

Sound

While the natural ebony finish might look amazing, it leaves a bit to be desired in terms of tone.

The AM93ME doesn’t sound bad, but it is a bit flat through your standard amp. A tube amp with the bottom end opened up will help you to get the bass boost this guitar needs, but otherwise you’re stuck in the land of high end snap and sparkle.

Its Super 58 pickups do a good job of projection though, and you can open the tone knobs to full throttle to fill out your mid range enough for a tone that’s swell for blues and rockabilly. Keep it clean, and you’ve got a nice spanky jazz guitar on your hands.

Playability

If Ibanez is best known for anything, it’s their fast playing necks.

While the Expressionist AM93ME doesn’t have anything like the Wizard profiles you can find on solid body Ibanezes, the AM Expressionist neck shape is still a speedy design.

The ebony fingerboard is crisp and springy, with natural oils that keep your fingers easily flying over the frets.

#3 Guild Starfire II ST

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Specs

Top – Mahogany

Body – Mahogany

Neck – Mahogany

Fingerboard – Ebony

Electronics – Dual Guild LB-1 Nickel humbuckers

Pros

Soft U-shaped neck for vintage playing feel

All-mahogany build delivers rich overtones

Ebony fretboard offers sharp attack and quick response

Cons

No main center-block increases chances of feedback

Construction

Guild is a child-company of Cordoba, famed for the quality handcraftsmanship of each of their models. The Starfire II is a handmade vintage-style semi hollow dating back to the 1960s, with an all-mahogany body in a single-cutaway design.

The woods and hardware of this guitar are top tier, each piece assembled with great attention to detail.

Unfortunately, in my opinion, it lacks a pickguard, making its natural finish susceptible to scratches from overzealous strumming.

Sound

With all but the ebony fingerboard made of mahogany, you can expect tons of tonal complexity from the Starfire II, and an all-around mid-range heavy, generally creamy tone. Its highs don’t squawk and its lows aren’t feeble, staying pretty well balanced in every range.

Its got great Guild humbuckers, unusually sized a bit smaller than the standard double coil but larger than a mini. They sing out with ringing cleans and pack the grit you want for when its time to get dirty. Read more about these pickups and their unique design here.

Due to the lack of the solid middle block that is typical of semi hollow body guitars, the Starfire II may give you some feedback issues at high volumes, but this is tamed a bit by the design of the nickel-plated pickups.

Playability

The Starfire II is meant to both sound and play like a vintage model. With its “Soft U” shaped neck profile and medium sized frets, it accomplishes this feel quite well. A single cutaway gives you good access to the highest frets, and the ebony fretboard responds with a snappy comeback to any playing style.

#2 Hagstrom Tremar Viking Deluxe

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Specs

Top – Maple

Body – Maple

Neck – Maple

Fingerboard – “Resinator”

Electronics – Dual Hagstrom HJ-50 humbuckers

Pros

Tremar vibrato system with increased tuning stability

Powerful, crunchy pickups

Sparkling clean tones in every register

Cons

All-maple build sounds twangy and treble-heavy

Synthetic fingerboard can turn off guitar purists

Construction

Hagstrom’s Tremar Viking Deluxe is one sleek-looking axe, truly an instrument that calls to mind Vikings of old. This isn’t the first time their guitars have landed in our top choices for semi hollows; another Hagstrom model nearly nabbed the number one spot in this review.

It’s an all-maple build, ply on top, back and sides, and solid hard maple for the neck, and feels robust in my hands. It’s quite heavy, but this heaviness makes it seem solid and well-constructed.

Outfitted with a Tremar vibrato system paired with a Tune-o-Matic bridge, a Hagstrom-designed set neck, and a synthetic bridge engineered for durability, this is a semi hollow worthy of hours-long battle.

Sound

The Tremar Viking Deluxe is a great guitar for classic rock and blues, with a bright twang attributable to its all-maple build. The Resinator fingerboard doesn’t have a huge influence on its tone aside from adding to the already abundant sparkle.

Its pickups are Hagstrom HJ-50s which do a great job of eliminating feedback problems you might otherwise experience in such a treble-laden semi hollow. They provide a boost to the bass and mid ranges, filling out the tone whether distorted or clean.

Playability

Hagstrom uses a specially-designed truss rod called the H-Expander that applies tension to the neck at both the body and head ends. This added tension keeps the neck stiff and allows them to use an extra-thin profile in the neck design.

The H-Expander system also allows the action of this guitar to be set super low, so you can fly through your licks like Zoran, the Norse God of Speed.

Normally I complain a lot about synthetic materials like their Resinator fingerboard, but in the Tremar Viking Deluxe, it has a bouncy playability that seems to add quickness to the attack without being altogether detrimental to the feel.

#1 PRS SE Zach Myers

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Specs

Top – Maple

Body – Mahogany

Neck – Mahogany

Fingerboard – Rosewood

Electronics – 245 “S” Treble neck humbucker + 245 “S” bridge humbucker

Pros

Chambered body design eliminates feedback problems

Mahogany + maple body provides superb semi hollow tone

Wide flat neck profile gives a feeling of rock’n’roll power

Cons

Wide neck may be difficult for short-finger players

Construction

Zach Myers of Shinedown partnered with PRS to design this signature semi hollow electric, aiming to craft a guitar capable of extreme versatility.

The result is this SE with a chambered mahogany body capped with a maple top that showcases the best aspects of semi hollows while terminating their usual impairments. You can read more about how chambered bodies affect guitar performance here.

It’s a guitar that feels as strong as it sounds, and carries the PRS markers of quality with little to no downsides.

Sound

Semi hollow guitars aren’t usually thought of as good for hard rock, but this Zach Myers model can do all that and more.

Its mahogany body transmits a depth of harmonic tone that is full of open bass and mids, while the maple top pops the treble and gives it the perfect amount of high end to elevate it from the usual muddiness of semi hollow designs.

The PRS-designed 245 humbuckers carry powerful clean notes just as well as they crush through overdriven breakdowns, and can be played to great effect anywhere in between, making this a truly adaptable axe and the hands-down best semi hollow body guitar under $1000.

Playability

Wide thin neck profiles may scare away the timid player, but the grip behind this model gives you a strong base for chords and a needle-narrow radius for lightning-quick licks.

The neck’s smooth satin finish glides like silk and feels like velvet, so as you jam along the rosewood fingerboard you’ll soon forget the extra neck width.

The Final Word

Semi hollow body guitars are great for their intended purposes, being the model instrument for blues, rock, rockabilly, outlaw country, etc. They’re almost as iconic to blues music as hollow body guitars, the best of which you can see in this review.

They might be a bit limiting, but with the right amp setup you can get a huge array of tones that fit tons of different genres.

Of all these semi hollow bodies, the PRS SE Zach Myers is by far the most versatile, opening up your playing field to pretty much any genre you desire to jam in.

At this price point, you’re in the realm of stage-ready instruments that will meet your every demand, so however you choose, you’ll be sure to be getting one of the best semi hollow body guitars around.

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53 Tweets That Sum Up Life With 3-Year-Olds

Three-year-olds are a pretty notorious subset of the kid population.

Between the mood swings, penchant for chaos and destruction, and general toddler angst, it’s clear they don’t call ‘em “threenagers” for nothing. For parents in the throes of this infamous stage, laughter may be the best therapy. And thanks to Twitter, parents can share the comedy with each other.

Here are 53 hilarious tweets that sum up life with 3-year-olds.

I was just enviously admiring the energy and flexibility of a 3yo and then he kneed himself in the face.

— Charlie N Andy (@HowToBeADad) April 27, 2016

My 3yo found my Chapstick and now I live in a wax museum.

— Toni Hammer (@realtonihammer) June 21, 2016

3-year-old: Can we have a birthday cake? Me: It's not your birthday. 3: The cake won't know.

— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) April 25, 2016

Spending the majority of the day deciding whether or not I have to pee is one of the things my 3 year old and I have in common.

— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 22, 2016

My 3 year old told the doctor that she liked eating her vegetables. And the academy award goes to....

— MommieKnowsfresh (@MommieKnwsFresh) March 31, 2016

I'm at my most hostage negotiator when I see my 3 year old holding a permanent marker without the lid.

— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) September 21, 2014

"Dad, why isn't there chocolate meatloaf?" - my brilliant 3 year old son Patrick

— Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) July 17, 2016

Pretty exhausting day. My 3 year old was firing questions at me faster than I could Google the answers to them.

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) March 13, 2014

My 3yo when I tell him it's time to take a shower. http://pic.twitter.com/HzEhGth7j9

— keith (@tchrquotes) August 15, 2016

Just overheard my 3yo son with iPad in his room ask Siri, "Why do boys have to wear underwear?"

— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) May 30, 2016

Made my 3yo a cheese sandwich which he refused because "the cheesy part is yucky." His lunch request? A cheese stick. *Pours wine*

— MaryWiddicks (@MaryWiddicks) August 25, 2016

A quick way to get a 3yo to tell you where they hid their popsicle is to put them on the monkey bars & threaten to leave if they don't talk.

— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) November 15, 2016

[youth sports sign-ups] Me: Do you want to play tee-ball or soccer? 3-year-old: The one where I get to kick people. She’ll be a natural.

— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) April 24, 2016

Running through Target. I tell kids repeatedly :don't touch anything! Mins later, 3 year old at top of lungs: "I'M TOUCHING MYSELF!" Nice.

— Holly (@normancallme) January 13, 2013

Fact: A 3 year old can hear a candy wrapper being opened from up to 300 miles away.

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) March 8, 2014

Is it wrong to laugh when your 3yo is stuck in her clothes while trying to dress herself?

— Sara Says Stop (@PetrickSara) July 15, 2015

Sometimes when my 3yo hugs me out of nowhere it's amazing and it makes it all worth it. Sometimes he's just wiping his snot on my shirt.

— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) September 5, 2014

You wanna know how my evening is going? My 3-year-old just kissed my head and threw a tantrum because I don't taste like chocolate.

— Doyin Richards (@daddydoinwork) July 28, 2016

My 3 year old got himself stuck in an infant bouncy seat and my first reaction was - well, I guess this is our afternoon activity.

— mama bird diaries (@mamabirddiaries) August 1, 2016

If you want to know what an apple slice on the floor under this McDonalds table tastes like, ask my 3 year-old son.

— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) April 25, 2015

Anyone want a 3-year-old? He doesn't listen much but he can fart on demand. #momlife

— Jennifer Borget (@JenniferBorget) December 27, 2016

"Sorry we're late but my 3 year old wanted to put on their own shoes today." - Valid Excuse #64 that parents can use on a daily basis

— Beau Coffron (@lunchboxdad) November 23, 2016

911: What's your emergency? 3yo: There's a stem on my apple.

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) February 22, 2015

I'm the parent of the day at my 3-year-old's preschool, where affection can be won with a bag of Pirate Booty.

— Jennifer Weiner (@jenniferweiner) January 5, 2011

Aunt: "I think your beard looks handsome." 3yo (walking by): "I don't." Oh.

— ReasonsMySonIsCrying (@ReasonsMySonCry) June 22, 2015

People who describe themselves as "laid back" have never been stuck in an elevator with a 3yo who's determined to hit the alarm button.

— Paige Kellerman (@PaigeKellerman) November 6, 2015

When Bea was 3: 3yo: I love u the mostest. Me: I love u my tiniest baby. 3yo: I love u my oldest Mommy. My fossil Mom. You are a fossil.

— kelly oxford (@kellyoxford) October 24, 2016

"Wow, Dad, you had two beers and then ANOTHER ONE?!" - My 3yo, auditioning for a new family.

— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) August 2, 2014

My 3-year-old hugged me out of the blue and said, "I love you, Dad." If you need me, I'll be searching the house for whatever she broke.

— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) May 2, 2016

Me: What are you painting? 3yo: A rainbow. Me: No, I mean LOOK at what you’re painting! 3yo: The couch? I'm making it pretty!

— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) December 14, 2016

Was enjoying listening to my 3yo sing Christmas carols in the bathroom until he yelled, “Mom! Come wipe my butt!”

— Heather Spohr (@mamaspohr) December 6, 2016

Me: "Who should I vote for?" 3yo: "Candy because I like candy." .... and just like that, democracy is explained.

— ReasonsMySonIsCrying (@ReasonsMySonCry) November 4, 2014

In case you're wondering how my 3yo's education is going. He just listed the days as: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Saturday, and Christmas.

— MaryWiddicks (@MaryWiddicks) August 28, 2016

My 3yo refers to every single thing that happens as "crazy!" so he's gonna be REALLY ANNOYING the first few times he gets high.

— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) August 22, 2014

Sorry I can't join u for a spa pedicure. I just had one yesterday. *cut to my 3yo spraying my foot w/a squirt gun filled with toilet water*

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) May 26, 2015

That moment when your 3yo touches the inside of a public urinal and you consider cutting her hand off with a plastic knife in your backpack.

— Doyin Richards (@daddydoinwork) October 1, 2016

3yo thinks cuddling in the morning requires wrapping her whole body around my head and coughing in my face. It's SUPER relaxing.

— MyMomologue (@MyMomologue) December 15, 2016

Me: "How was your day today?" 3yo: "I had a BAD DAY." Me: "Oh no! It seemed like a great day, why was it bad?" 3yo: "I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PIE."

— ReasonsMySonIsCrying (@ReasonsMySonCry) June 26, 2015

Just yelled at my 3yo to go to bed and now I can hear her in the dark playing the harmonica.

— Jeff Wild (@jiffywild) October 8, 2016

I don’t think anyone can remember being 3yrs old. Case in point: My 3yo can't even remember I told him one sec ago to "Get down from there!"

— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) August 20, 2015

3yo screams from bathroom: "Mama I have poop on my butt and come look at it in the toilet". <--- this is the sound of #motherhood #momlife

— Mama instincts (@MamaInstincts) January 3, 2017

My 3-year-old just showed me a boo boo on his rear and insisted I kiss it. #momlife

— Jennifer Borget (@JenniferBorget) June 24, 2016

"My kids have no control over me," I say as I pick out only the T-Rex-shaped chicken nuggets for my 3yo's dinner.

— Toni Hammer (@realtonihammer) October 27, 2016

[reading] Me: The big bad wolf couldn't get in. The house was made of brick 3-year-old: Couldn't he break a window? I'm raising a burglar

— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) May 5, 2016

Difference in traveling w/ 3yo vs when he was 1.5? Says things like: "Is it going to be loud in the plane? I think I'm gonna cry in there."

— Nicole Blades (@NicoleBlades) June 21, 2012

I am my 3yo's absolute favorite person in the entire world. Unless his mother is around. Then, I'm a piece of human garbage.

— Dave Lesser (@AmateurIdiot) July 6, 2015

This morning I was listing breakfast options and my 3yo goes "Hm, toast. I guess I cld try that" like he's a prince and its a rare delicacy

— Emily McCombs (@msemilymccombs) April 12, 2015

If the Dad Olympics had an event for styling a 3yo girl's hair while she runs across the room screaming, I'd like my chances to get a medal.

— Doyin Richards (@daddydoinwork) November 1, 2016

Having a 3yo daughter means washing piles of clothes because you have no idea what she actually wore that day after 50 outfit changes.

— Court (@Discourt) November 11, 2015

My 3 year old's interpretation of common phrase her dad & I use is "geez crisis" & I'm thinking her version is better

— Molly Erdman (@erdmanmolly) November 26, 2016

My 3yo has never seen Seinfeld, but he still manages to enter rooms every time like Kramer.

— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) November 26, 2016

There are moms who are potty training their 6 week olds. I'm trying to figure out if my 3yo ate an Oreo for breakfast or swept the chimney.

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) September 10, 2015

I think my 3 year old is trying to make me disappear. She keeps walking past me saying "Bippety Boppity Boo!"

— MommieKnowsfresh (@MommieKnwsFresh) June 15, 2015

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53 Tweets That Sum Up Life With 3-Year-Olds

Three-year-olds are a pretty notorious subset of the kid population.

Here are 53 hilarious tweets that sum up life with 3-year-olds.

I was just enviously admiring the energy and flexibility of a 3yo and then he kneed himself in the face.

— Charlie N Andy (@HowToBeADad) April 27, 2016

My 3yo found my Chapstick and now I live in a wax museum.

— Toni Hammer (@realtonihammer) June 21, 2016

3-year-old: Can we have a birthday cake? Me: It's not your birthday. 3: The cake won't know.

— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) April 25, 2016

Spending the majority of the day deciding whether or not I have to pee is one of the things my 3 year old and I have in common.

— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 22, 2016

My 3 year old told the doctor that she liked eating her vegetables. And the academy award goes to....

— MommieKnowsfresh (@MommieKnwsFresh) March 31, 2016

I'm at my most hostage negotiator when I see my 3 year old holding a permanent marker without the lid.

— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) September 21, 2014

"Dad, why isn't there chocolate meatloaf?" - my brilliant 3 year old son Patrick

— Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) July 17, 2016

Pretty exhausting day. My 3 year old was firing questions at me faster than I could Google the answers to them.

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) March 13, 2014

My 3yo when I tell him it's time to take a shower. http://pic.twitter.com/HzEhGth7j9

— keith (@tchrquotes) August 15, 2016

Just overheard my 3yo son with iPad in his room ask Siri, "Why do boys have to wear underwear?"

— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) May 30, 2016

Made my 3yo a cheese sandwich which he refused because "the cheesy part is yucky." His lunch request? A cheese stick. *Pours wine*

— MaryWiddicks (@MaryWiddicks) August 25, 2016

A quick way to get a 3yo to tell you where they hid their popsicle is to put them on the monkey bars & threaten to leave if they don't talk.

— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) November 15, 2016

[youth sports sign-ups] Me: Do you want to play tee-ball or soccer? 3-year-old: The one where I get to kick people. She’ll be a natural.

— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) April 24, 2016

Running through Target. I tell kids repeatedly :don't touch anything! Mins later, 3 year old at top of lungs: "I'M TOUCHING MYSELF!" Nice.

— Holly (@normancallme) January 13, 2013

Fact: A 3 year old can hear a candy wrapper being opened from up to 300 miles away.

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) March 8, 2014

Is it wrong to laugh when your 3yo is stuck in her clothes while trying to dress herself?

— Sara Says Stop (@PetrickSara) July 15, 2015

Sometimes when my 3yo hugs me out of nowhere it's amazing and it makes it all worth it. Sometimes he's just wiping his snot on my shirt.

— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) September 5, 2014

You wanna know how my evening is going? My 3-year-old just kissed my head and threw a tantrum because I don't taste like chocolate.

— Doyin Richards (@daddydoinwork) July 28, 2016

My 3 year old got himself stuck in an infant bouncy seat and my first reaction was - well, I guess this is our afternoon activity.

— mama bird diaries (@mamabirddiaries) August 1, 2016

If you want to know what an apple slice on the floor under this McDonalds table tastes like, ask my 3 year-old son.

— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) April 25, 2015

Anyone want a 3-year-old? He doesn't listen much but he can fart on demand. #momlife

— Jennifer Borget (@JenniferBorget) December 27, 2016

"Sorry we're late but my 3 year old wanted to put on their own shoes today." - Valid Excuse #64 that parents can use on a daily basis

— Beau Coffron (@lunchboxdad) November 23, 2016

911: What's your emergency? 3yo: There's a stem on my apple.

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) February 22, 2015

I'm the parent of the day at my 3-year-old's preschool, where affection can be won with a bag of Pirate Booty.

— Jennifer Weiner (@jenniferweiner) January 5, 2011

Aunt: "I think your beard looks handsome." 3yo (walking by): "I don't." Oh.

— ReasonsMySonIsCrying (@ReasonsMySonCry) June 22, 2015

People who describe themselves as "laid back" have never been stuck in an elevator with a 3yo who's determined to hit the alarm button.

— Paige Kellerman (@PaigeKellerman) November 6, 2015

When Bea was 3: 3yo: I love u the mostest. Me: I love u my tiniest baby. 3yo: I love u my oldest Mommy. My fossil Mom. You are a fossil.

— kelly oxford (@kellyoxford) October 24, 2016

"Wow, Dad, you had two beers and then ANOTHER ONE?!" - My 3yo, auditioning for a new family.

— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) August 2, 2014

My 3-year-old hugged me out of the blue and said, "I love you, Dad." If you need me, I'll be searching the house for whatever she broke.

— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) May 2, 2016

Me: What are you painting? 3yo: A rainbow. Me: No, I mean LOOK at what you’re painting! 3yo: The couch? I'm making it pretty!

— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) December 14, 2016

Was enjoying listening to my 3yo sing Christmas carols in the bathroom until he yelled, “Mom! Come wipe my butt!”

— Heather Spohr (@mamaspohr) December 6, 2016

Me: "Who should I vote for?" 3yo: "Candy because I like candy." .... and just like that, democracy is explained.

— ReasonsMySonIsCrying (@ReasonsMySonCry) November 4, 2014

In case you're wondering how my 3yo's education is going. He just listed the days as: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Saturday, and Christmas.

— MaryWiddicks (@MaryWiddicks) August 28, 2016

My 3yo refers to every single thing that happens as "crazy!" so he's gonna be REALLY ANNOYING the first few times he gets high.

— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) August 22, 2014

Sorry I can't join u for a spa pedicure. I just had one yesterday. *cut to my 3yo spraying my foot w/a squirt gun filled with toilet water*

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) May 26, 2015

That moment when your 3yo touches the inside of a public urinal and you consider cutting her hand off with a plastic knife in your backpack.

— Doyin Richards (@daddydoinwork) October 1, 2016

3yo thinks cuddling in the morning requires wrapping her whole body around my head and coughing in my face. It's SUPER relaxing.

— MyMomologue (@MyMomologue) December 15, 2016

Me: "How was your day today?" 3yo: "I had a BAD DAY." Me: "Oh no! It seemed like a great day, why was it bad?" 3yo: "I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PIE."

— ReasonsMySonIsCrying (@ReasonsMySonCry) June 26, 2015

Just yelled at my 3yo to go to bed and now I can hear her in the dark playing the harmonica.

— Jeff Wild (@jiffywild) October 8, 2016

I don’t think anyone can remember being 3yrs old. Case in point: My 3yo can't even remember I told him one sec ago to "Get down from there!"

— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) August 20, 2015

3yo screams from bathroom: "Mama I have poop on my butt and come look at it in the toilet". <--- this is the sound of #motherhood #momlife

— Mama instincts (@MamaInstincts) January 3, 2017

My 3-year-old just showed me a boo boo on his rear and insisted I kiss it. #momlife

— Jennifer Borget (@JenniferBorget) June 24, 2016

"My kids have no control over me," I say as I pick out only the T-Rex-shaped chicken nuggets for my 3yo's dinner.

— Toni Hammer (@realtonihammer) October 27, 2016

[reading] Me: The big bad wolf couldn't get in. The house was made of brick 3-year-old: Couldn't he break a window? I'm raising a burglar

— James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) May 5, 2016

Difference in traveling w/ 3yo vs when he was 1.5? Says things like: "Is it going to be loud in the plane? I think I'm gonna cry in there."

— Nicole Blades (@NicoleBlades) June 21, 2012

I am my 3yo's absolute favorite person in the entire world. Unless his mother is around. Then, I'm a piece of human garbage.

— Dave Lesser (@AmateurIdiot) July 6, 2015

This morning I was listing breakfast options and my 3yo goes "Hm, toast. I guess I cld try that" like he's a prince and its a rare delicacy

— Emily McCombs (@msemilymccombs) April 12, 2015

If the Dad Olympics had an event for styling a 3yo girl's hair while she runs across the room screaming, I'd like my chances to get a medal.

— Doyin Richards (@daddydoinwork) November 1, 2016

Having a 3yo daughter means washing piles of clothes because you have no idea what she actually wore that day after 50 outfit changes.

— Court (@Discourt) November 11, 2015

My 3 year old's interpretation of common phrase her dad & I use is "geez crisis" & I'm thinking her version is better

— Molly Erdman (@erdmanmolly) November 26, 2016

My 3yo has never seen Seinfeld, but he still manages to enter rooms every time like Kramer.

— The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) November 26, 2016

There are moms who are potty training their 6 week olds. I'm trying to figure out if my 3yo ate an Oreo for breakfast or swept the chimney.

— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) September 10, 2015

I think my 3 year old is trying to make me disappear. She keeps walking past me saying "Bippety Boppity Boo!"

— MommieKnowsfresh (@MommieKnwsFresh) June 15, 2015

-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.

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