#like why do i always see julie & johnny

[anaflcres]

ana & sonny this fandom doesn’t deserve you </3

#how is she the main character with the least amount of love or art #same with sonny #like why do i always see julie & johnny #love them but i love my poc characters more #treat poc horror characters better #girlie is LITERALLY the final girl #tcm game #texas chainsaw game #leland mckinney #ana flores #julie crawford #johnny slaughter #sonny williams #connie taylor #danny gaines

[glassofspoiledmilk]

Fourth of July ☆ Johnny Cade

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

I was laying on my bed, like I usually did. My parents didn’t care, as long as I wasn’t bothering them they couldn’t give a damn about me. Being a Socs isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Yea, you might get mustangs and wear nice clothes, but no one actually cares about you. All my friends suck, the only thing they do is talk about each other when their not around. So I ended up becoming friend with a lot of the greasers on the east side. They’re some of the tuffest people I know, and they’re real. After a while of hanging out with them, there was one who always stood out to me. Johnny Cade. He’s such a sweet boy, and he’s handsome too. Too bad his parents treat him the way they do, he dosent deserve it. While I was deep in thought, I heard a knock on my window. I slowly got up from my bed and tried to figure out what the sound had come from when I see dally sitting on my roof. Annoyed, I walk over and open my window.

“Dallas what are you doing here? If my parents see you you’re dead!” I say in a whisper yell.

“Relax, I just came to ask you if you wanted to come watch the fireworks with me and the gang” he replied.

I had completely forgotten it was the Fourth of July.

“Sure I’d like to come, just let me change real quick” I say before closing my curtains and quickly running to my bathroom to change. I wanted to look nice, especially because I knew Johnny would be there. I quickly did my makeup and went back to my room.

“I’m ready” I say as dally moves aside.

I quickly climb out of my window and run out to his car. He sat in the divers seat, I sat in the passengers.

“So, Y/N, you got a boyfriend?” Dally suddenly asks me.

“No, not at the moment, why?” I reply confused.

“No reason, so if you don’t have a boyfriend then you got your eye on anyone?” He adds.

My face flushed red from embarrassment, luckily it was too dark to notice.

“Uhm maybe..I don’t know” I say looking away.

“Awe cmon don’t lie to me” he replies jokingly

“Ok fine” I swallow

“I like Johnny”

“Ooooo” he teases.

“Oh shut your trap Dally” I joked.

“Why’d you wanna know who I liked?” I asked him.

“No reason, just outa curiosity”

I shrugged and watched as we drove through the city. Soon we arrived at the drive-in, and dally took me over to where the gang was sitting.

“Hey guys!” I said running towards them.

“Hey Y/N! have a seat the fireworks are starting soon”. soda replied.

I looked around for a place to sit and the only seat open was one next to Johnny. I walked over and sat down next to him, which make him jump a little.

“Hey Johnny” I asked him.

“Oh hey Y/N” he replies, relieved.

“So how’ve you been?” I add.

“I’ve been pretty decent..how about you?” He replied.

“I’ve been pretty decent as well, just wish my parents would pay attention to me for once” I said.

“Yea i get what you mean, parents suck” he adds.

A few moments later a firework sets off and Johnny suddenly jumps at the loud noise.

“Are you ok?” I ask him

“Yea im fine Y/N don’t worry about me” he adds before another firework sets off.

“Are you sure?” I add.

“I’m sure” he adds.

A few minutes go by and Johnny has his head between his arms and I can’t take it anymore.

“Johnny get up we’re getting out of here” I whisper to him

“What no Y/N I’m fine” he replied as I pulled him up out of his seat.

I grabbed onto his arm and ran with him until we reached the lot. It was much quieter, and you could barely hear the fireworks. We sat down under a tree and watched from there.

“I’m sorry for takin you from the fireworks Y/N” he apologizes.

“What no Johnny you didn’t do anything, I just didn’t want you to have to sit through that” I reply.

A few seconds of silence went by before Johnny says “Your really great Y/N, y’a know that?”.

My face flushes red as I turn to look at him.

“You really think so?” I reply.

“I know so” Johnny says

He then leaned in and kissed me. I quickly melted into the kiss and slowly wrapped my arms around his neck. A few moments later Johnny pulls away, face beet red.

“I-I’m sorry was that too soon?” He asks in a shaky voice.

“Not at all” I say smiling.

“I-I’ve wanted to ask you this for a while now, but I haven’t had the guts to. But would you wanna be my girl?” He asks, looking down at the ground.

“Of course Johnny, id love to” I say before wrapping my arms around him.

“I love you Y/N”

“I love you too Johnny”

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

#the outsiders #johnny cade #johnnycakes #dallas #dally winston #fluff imagine #fluff oneshot #johnny cade x reader #johnny cade imagine #fourth of july #fireworks #tulsa oklahoma #x reader #oneshots #imagine #greasers #sodapop curtis #stay gold ponyboy #stay gold #ponyboy curtis

[more-than-tender-curiosity]

chester mckee 002? i wanna see your thoughts on him

1. He’s so much fun to work with because we are given nothing except like pale, feminine, respectful, fucking disregards his wife, and (“possibly”) sleeps with nick. You can say anything about this guy. And I sure do.

2. In general I don’t tend to ship him with anyone because I think he’s in a complicated relationship with Lucille and Catherine (neither of which satisfy him), but in Ghosting [SPOILER] he’s of course with nick. And in the remix, he’s with nick and jay.

3. Non romantically I want to see this man in a room with Jordan making fun of nick until he cries. Okay maybe not that far but I think they’d bond over being nick’s unexpected exes.

4. He’s a ginger. I dont. Know. Why they always cast him as this beatle ass motherfucker. I have spoken about the hair color bs before at length. Real ones know

5. So originally the mckees were the beckers, and wise ones know that ‘the Chester Beckers’ are in nick’s list of people who show up at jay’s party the week of July 5th and are from east egg. Bullshit. Chester you and your girls put down a fake name and had a blast. So basically I wish nick ran into chester again, because that would be after they met. OooOoooOooooh.

6. I guess nick if jay’s unavailable, like in ghosting. I think they’re good foils for each other because in my head nick was raised strictly and Very Hetero but chester’s family was a much chiller group who let him be himself.

7. Like do you guys think I consume other media at this point? What do you want me to say. Johnny the gorilla from the Sing franchise? Miss Vida Boheme from to wong foo thanks for everything julie newmar? Chester’s on his own if he’s not banging his way around 1920s nyc 😔

8. Oh I done spilled a lot of headcanon already. Uh. Yeah. Just to sum up, ginger Chester’s in an uncomfortable poly Thing with lucille and catherine and who knows who else. Uh. Chester and Tom went at it once? What. I. I dont know.

#the great gatsby #chester mckee

[fromthespaceamundo]

David Feiss, creator of Cow and Chicken

As printed in The Press-Tribune (Roseville, CA) on July 22, 2002:

Feiss portrays emotion through his cartoon characters. "Cow and Chicken," which, although no longer being made is still wildly popular in syndication, came about because Feiss was too tired to read to his daughter one evening. "It started as a bedtime story for my daughter when she was 6," Feiss recalled. "One night I was too tired to turn on the light and pick a book, so I made up the story of Cow and Chicken." He admits to being influenced by Monty Python and Warner Brothers cartoons, although now he says his tastes have changed. "I make cartoons but I don't particularly like to watch them," he said. He started his career with a short animated film he made in high school, which he sent to Hanna Barbera upon graduating. He was 19. And they hired him. After sending his daughter to sleep that night with images of a cow and chicken brother-sister team, Feiss wrote the story down the next morning. Menendez did the drawings, and a classic was born.

"Cow and Chicken are brother and sister," Feiss explained. "They are not adopted, and they have human parents. But the parents don't have tops ― you see only the legs of adults." The cow will always be 7, idolizing her big brother Chicken, 11. Feiss said their relationship is real ― they bicker, but deep down, they really care for each other and can be counted on when trouble arises. The pilot was filmed in 1995, seven minutes, which aired on the Cartoon Channel. There were 48 shorts that the audience voted for, and "Cow and Chicken" came in second "Johnny Bravo was No. 1," Feiss said. It was very popular for the 52 ½ hours of episodes made. "Why do kids like it?" Feiss said. "The difference between the brother and sister. And the stories play like kids' lives ― they go to school, have teachers and friends." With one minor deviation from "reality" ― Cow has an alter ego, he if he's not flying to New York for said Super Cow, who comes out when Chicken is in trouble. "She can fly and speaks only Menendez also spends two or Spanish," Feiss said. "That was Pilar's idea. It ends up being very funny."

#cow and chicken #david feiss #cartoon network #cartoon cartoons #hanna barbera #classic cartoon

[wonkaworldwide]

Can Wonka (2023) beat Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the box office?

We’re about a year out from the release of Wonka.  The upcoming 2023 film, directed by Paul King and starring Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka, will be the third film in the Wonkaverse™, following 1971′s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and 2005′s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I’m not here to discuss whether or not the 2023 film will be a quality movie—I’m almost certain it will be.  I’m here to discuss money.  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was obviously a huge hit in 2005, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film worldwide in that year.  Charlie’s $474 million gross is extremely admirable, but $474 million doesn’t make it unbeatable.  It’s within striking range of what the 2023 film could do.  The question is: can Wonka beat Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the box office?  I’ll be looking at several reasons going for it and going against it.

The Roald Dahl curse

When Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl catalog in 2021, Forbes’ Scott Mendelson described the acquisition as a “huge risk”.  Why?  Well, Roald Dahl’s films haven’t historically done well at the box office.  With the obvious exception of Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl film adaptations are almost always a financial failure.

Not a single Roald Dahl adaptation (sans Charlie) has grossed more than double its budget.  On paper, Steven Spielberg’s The BFG may look like it made some money, but if you take into account the advertising and marketing costs, it ended up being one of Spielberg’s only “money-losing mega-flops” (see the above Forbes article).  Financial information is largely unavailable on 2020′s The Witches, but considering it went straight to HBO Max during the pandemic and received disastrous reviews from critics, I think it’s safe to say that film was not one of Dahl’s successes.

Again, financial success does not correlate to critical success, as almost all of Dahl’s adaptations have become cult classics, and the only mega-blockbuster is probably the most divisive film adaptation of the bunch.  However, I agree with Forbes that pursuing any Roald Dahl adaptation nowadays is a big risk.

However, the magic that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had is (arguably) star power.  Any Johnny Depp/Tim Burton collaboration in the mid-2000s was a license to print money.  Now, Paul King isn’t a household name, mainly because he hasn’t done much outside of those two Paddington movies.  Timothée Chalamet, however, is a household name, and his loyal army of young supporters does bear a resemblance to the following Depp had in the 2000s.

It also helps the 2023 film’s prospects that Willy Wonka is by far the most iconic and recognizable Roald Dahl property, and that the 1971′s financial underperformance could be considered a fluke since it was released more than fifty years ago when moviegoing in general was vastly different.  This was years before summer movies were considered a thing.  Wonka will be the definitive factor as to whether or not the Willy Wonka property is the one exception to the Roald Dahl curse, or if Charlie and the Chocolate Factory alone is the exception.

Releasing a candy-themed movie in Winter (and competition)

I’ll preempt this by saying that it’s entirely possible that Wonka may succumb to a shuffle in Warner Bros. release lineup.  Preferably, that would result in the movie being released sooner rather than later, but November sees the release of Dune: Part Two and two back-to-back Chamalet films seem unlikely.

Wonka (coming December 15, 2023) is the first Wonka movie to be released in December, as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was released in June and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was released in July.  This seems like a no-brainer and will most likely help the film rather than hurt it.  There are all kinds of snowy environments (from what we’ve seen from the on-location shooting) and any movie about candy will be a perfect Christmas film.

It’s easy to look at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s box office and say that it’s a safe bet to release a movie like this in summer, but the truth is that the summer of 2005 wasn't a summer populated with hits.  July 2005 saw the release of Fantastic Four... Sky High... uh... March of the Penguins... and that's it as far as movies that kids would have any interest in seeing (unless there was some awesome kid out there eagerly awaiting The Devils Rejects).  In fact, July 2005 was such an underwhelming month for kids movies that Charlie’s main competition for it’s opening weekend was considered to be the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (the book, not the movie).  That’s right, there were a handful of people that just didn't go to the theaters that weekend because they were reading.

But speaking of competition, let’s look at the movies that are coming out the same weekend as Wonka...

Oh... there aren’t any...

Yeah, it’s probably because we’re still twelve months out, but Wonka is the only movie scheduled for the first nineteen days of December 2023.  Obviously, this isn’t going to stay the same, so we’ll just have to see what movies Wonka has to face against in its opening weekend.  December 20th sees the release of The Color Purple, which is also a musical.  It’s too early to say what age group it’ll be aiming for, but considering the first movie was PG-13 and the story is so profound, I’d imagine there will be families seeing it.  December 20th also sees the release of the next Ghostbusters movie, which is an odd choice because I’ve always associated Ghostbusters with autumn and halloween, but whatever. This, to me, poses the strongest competition to Wonka of all the December releases on the calendar so far.  It’s releasing only five days after Wonka, and I think once Ghostbusters hits theaters, the kids are going to dig the adventure and spookiness, and Ghostbusters will be the go-to movie for families after December 20th.  But more on what kids will be looking for in Wonka later...

Appeal to children

Or actually, more on that now!  This one may not spring to mind for most people, but as someone who was five years old when Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was released, I remember the movie being sold to me on the appeal of the child characters.  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had a pretty great marketing campaign that emphasized each of the nasty children.  As a kid, I thought the kids were the highlight of the film.  Wonka wasn’t a character I appreciated until I got older.

I mention this because Wonka most likely won’t have child characters as iconic as the previous two iterations, and part of me wonders if a kid is going to see the promotional material for Wonka and beg their parents to see it.

The chocolate factory was also an appealing aspect to 5-year-old me.  A chocolate waterfall with a pink boat, a room with squirrels, the glass elevator passing by room after room of dream-like gadgetry...  Obviously, because this is a prequel, there will most likely be very little of the chocolate factory in the movie, and they won’t be used in the marketing because they wouldn’t want to spoil the end.  Now because it is a Willy Wonka movie, there’s going to be some kind of magic-like candy environments (we know they are going to Loompaland), even though it won’t be the factory itself.  We don’t know anything about what the movie has shot on soundstages, but one can imagine it’s absolutely more magical than the on-location shooting they were doing in dour Londontown.

How much it appeals to children is one aspect of the project that I can’t really judge it on because there hasn’t been a trailer yet.  I will say that, beyond the child characters and the factory, the trailers need to have a tone that looks fun.  Wonka so far looks smart and it looks sentimental, which means it’s skewing close to the 70s film.  There needs to be some wackiness, some adventure and some pure childish fun—all things that the Tim Burton movie got across very well in it’s advertising—to make Wonka a movie that kids will drag their parents to, and not the other way around.

What?  A Willy Wonka prequel?  Can’t Hollywood get some new ideas blah blah blah

Even though there have only been two Willy Wonka movies over the last fifty years, people somehow have it in their minds that the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory franchise is one that Hollywood continually pillages.  I mean, there have been 25 James Bond movies in roughly the same amount of time.

However, a major hurdle that Wonka will have to deal with is perception.  Most people are going to say to themselves “Why are they making a Willy Wonka prequel?  Who asked for this?”  Admit it, you were saying this yourself before you learned about the movie’s exceptional cast and crew (heck, you may still be saying it).  The public nowadays is very keen to the notion that Hollywood pillages every franchise it can lay it’s hands on, with Disney’s endless barrage of remakes, prequels, and legacy sequels being the most prominent example.  The advertisers of Wonka are going to have a challenge convincing the public that this a story worth telling and worth seeing, and not just a soulless studio attempt at making a buck off the Willy Wonka name.

Of course, the film’s marketing hasn’t even begun.  Once people see some images and hear some songs, things may change, but if I were to gauge public sentiment towards Wonka right now, I would say it looks pretty unfavorable for the movie.  Critics seem more optimistic than the general public, but that’s mainly because Paul King is well known among critics but not so much among Joe Public.

However, Wonka can overcome this because Charlie and the Chocolate Factory overcame this.  Charlie faced a great deal of hostility prior to its release, from people refusing to give the movie a chance because they held the 1971 film in high regard.  Tim Burton himself commented on this in June 2005: “The way people talk, it’s like we’re taking copies of the cold movie and burning them so no one can ever see them again.”  And despite the die-hard 1971 fans who refused to watch any Willy Wonka that wasn’t Gene Wilder, Charlie went on to become the 58th highest-grossing-film of all time at it’s time of release, and a whole generation of children grew up with it and consider it their preferred version of the tale.  I’ve never been so proud.

Wonka has the ability to do just this, become a hit and become the preferred version of story for a generation of children, and piss a bunch of people who grew up on the previous two adaptations (although I hope 2005 fans are more keen to welcome it into the Wonka family).

The quality of the movie itself

Yeah, my final point is that Wonka’s box office performance will be impacted by just how good it is.  The public isn’t particularly looking forward to another Willy Wonka movie, but if they hear it’s really good, like really good, then people will flock towards it.  This is comparable to Top Gun earlier this year.  To me, it seemed like there was absolutely no hype for this movie whatsoever, but it gained popularity just because of how good it was (haven't seen it so I can’t confirm this).  I knew people who went and saw it without seeing the first Top Gun.

Paul King obviously has a great track record with family films, with his Paddington movies averaging at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes—compare this to Willy Wonka’s 91% and Charlie’s 83%.  This alone shows that King is capable of making a Willy Wonka film is not only good, but that could unseat both versions as being the definitive Willy Wonka film, as both Charlie and Willy Wonka have their own problems: the 1971 film being dated in several areas and having some serious pacing issues, and the 2005 film exploring Wonka’s upbringing in a polarizing way.

However, it’s also possible that the movie FUCKING SUCKS!!!1!!!  I’ll use Tim Burton as an example: he had a nearly flawless filmography in the 1980s and 1990s.  Honestly, try to find a bad film among the following: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow.  And then in 2001 he did Planet of the Apes, which was not only his worst movie at the time, but a frequent contender for worst movie of the year and won the Razzie for Worst Remake.  Thankfully, Burton redeemed himself immediately after with four consecutive bangers: Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, and Sweeney Todd.

(This may be a bad example because Planet of the Apes was still the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2001, and therefore it’s negative reception didn’t affect it’s box office gross...)

It’s difficult to assess Paul King overall as a director, because while he’s done arguably the two most acclaimed family films of the 21st century, he hasn’t really done anything outside of the Paddington films to further prove his filmmaking prowess.  He did a movie in 2009 called Bunny and the Bull, which has a 6.6 on IMDB, a 3.3/5 on Letterboxd, a 67% critics score and a 65% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes—every metric indicating that it’s pretty decent but nowhere near Paddington.

The soundtrack alone could be enough to boost Wonka to become a hit, considering the previous two films have fantastic soundtracks.  The (Academy Award-nominated) 1971 soundtrack has since become ingrained into pop culture, and the (Grammy-nominated) 2005 soundtrack has some of Danny Elfman’s best compositions.  The 2023 film’s music will be composed by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy.  I’d be lying if I said I’ve ever heard any of his stuff, but he’s a more inspired choice than your usual Hans Zimmer or Alexandre Desplat or whoever (I don’t know who the go-to-guy for musicals would be).

So will Wonka beat Charlie at the box office?

Looking at all the facts, Wonka faces an uphill challenge.  Ultimately, no, I do not believe that Wonka will make more money than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  I expect Wonka to have a lower budget, so there’s a good chance that it will be more profitable than Charlie, but I’m anticipating that Wonka ends up somewhere in the $300–$400 million range.

I do think that Wonka will be the second-highest grossing Roald Dahl film and the second exception to the Roald Dahl curse.  And I just think to myself, if Mary Poppins Returns (a movie truly no-one was asking for) could make $350 million in 2019, then Wonka could do just as much.  And the Willy Wonka property is far more relevant and in-demand than Mary Poppins.  So here it is:

Wonka (2023): Prediction as of December 4, 2022

Worldwide gross: $350 million

Rotten Tomatoes: 84% critics, 68% audience

Trust me, I want this movie to do well.  Peter Ostrum, the original Charlie Bucket, said something absolutely true, that any Wonka project reignites interest in all the other Wonka projects.  So yeah, I’d love to see Wonka do well and there be a huge surge in popularity for the other two movies.

Anyway, thank you so much for reading!  I realize I’ve kinda abandoned my Tumblr in favor of posting more frequently on my Twitter, but I want to begin using my Tumblr for more editorial style posts like this, offering my thoughts on any aspect on the Wonka world in general.

#Charlie and the Chocolate Factory #Wonka #Tim Burton #Paul King #timothée chalamet #Willy Wonka #Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

[stayarmytinyzenmoa-l]

The Limitless Podcast Transcript [S2E9]

TW: None. Notes: Finally picked this up again! Word Count: 1.9K

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Release Date: August X, 2021 Episode Title: The Charlatan Run Time: 20:32 Minutes

Intro Song: Fake Luv - thankgoditswknd

Johnny: Hello, hello, everyone! Good evening and welcome to the ninth episode of the Limitless Podcast! We're your hosts Johnny Suh and Mark Lee, and boy do we have an episode for you all tonight.

Mark: Yup, that's right! As highly requested by our Patreons, we're doing an episode on the Charlatan, aka the serial killer who has been terrorizing multiple cities now.

Johnny: But before we delve into that, we have an announcement to make. We will be holding off on the podcast's transcripts for now, none of us have been able to reach Crys since the last episode, so we're going to have to put them on hold.

Mark: Don't worry, though! This isn't the first time Crys has kind of disappeared off the face of the earth, I'm pretty sure she'll text one of us soon with some outrageous story about what happened to her.

Johnny: And, also, as you can see, no special guest today, sadly.

Mark: Yeah, we're back to the old format for now, but we'll see who we can reel in next episode!

Johnny: Yup, so that's all for that for now, let's move onto the news! Mark, take it away!

Mark: Yes... so as everyone expected, the Vigilante Ban has been the hot topic for the last couple of days. It was recently put into question with the fight for better insurance policies and healthcare for victims of sudden mutations as well as for the appearance of the "A" team a few days ago at the bank. Speaking of that team up, they've been quiet since their debut, and many people are anxiously awaiting their next move after their bold stand up against the Charlatan. There has been no word from lawmakers or law enforcement about their appearance. And that's all for news!

Johnny: Onto our main topic, now. The Charlatan! Who are they? What are they? Why are they? Etc. We had you all send us your pressing questions or interesting theories on Twitter and Shotaro went through them and picked the ones that came up the most. But, before we do that, I'll have Mark give you all a brief introduction.

Mark: Yes, sir, the Charlatan, as we all know, is officially listed as a "serial killer" according to the police. All of their victims are specified in a "list" that they publish at random times but always after the previous list concludes. The victims on the list seemingly have no correlation to each other, but this is currently being investigated. The Charlatan's modus operandi evolved from murdering people themselves into a more organized crime ring and, as a result, we are even seeing their influence in other countries.

Johnny: Fucking wild.

Mark: Yeah, and since the first list was published, what, a year ago? I want to say it was in July of last year, and since then the Charlatan worked slowly but efficiently. If your name was on the list, then it was like a guaranteed death sentence. And this was true up until their penultimate list, we know for a fact that actor Han Jisung is still alive and well.

Johnny: Yeah, and all the way in Canada, hoo.

Mark: He really went as far as he could to avoid this, and I can't even be mad because, not gonna lie, same. If I had some known serial killer coming after me and I had that kind of money I'd run and hide too. But, I'm so sure about this, the Charlatan would have found a way to get to him if that group didn't push him into creating a new list. The Charlatan's fail rate is eerily low.

Johnny: Huh... with that much information someone would think you're the Charlatan, Mark.

Mark: Uhhh... I'll take that as a compliment? To be honest I just spent four hours on Twitter and went through the second page of Google.

Johnny: Whoa, talk about thorough there, bud.

Mark: Yeah, yeah, but we've barely touched the tip of the iceberg. To date, there have been up to eighty "Charlatan" cases, but really there have only been a confirmed twenty. Meaning, the actual Charlatan was only responsible for twenty while the remaining sixty were copycat cases. If you reference the Charlatan's list, we really only have evidence for twenty of them.

Johnny: Damn... so the Charlatan has followers then?

Mark: Sure, if you want to call them that. I was scrolling through their blog posts and they just seem like bandwagoners, know what I mean?

Johnny: Yeah, it's a little tasteless, I think. Calling yourself a Charlatan supporter after all the crap that's happened because of them, like, it's so disrespectful to the victims.

Mark: That's what I'm saying! But the fact that the Charlatan has such a cult following is interesting already, you know? When was the last time we saw something like this?

Johnny: Hm... probably the Loveholic cases.

Mark: Oh shit that guy.

Johnny: Yeah, that guy. That shit was crazy.

Mark: Quick aside to those who don't know, before the vigilante ban our last episode of season one was supposed to be about Loveholic, is he a villain or a vigilante? But, ya know, events happened and the episode never aired.

Johnny: We lost the script too, not gonna lie I was really sad about that.

Mark: Me too, but it's not like we had much on that guy anyway. Kinda sketch though, I wonder if his profile had changed over the years.

Johnny: Hold on, let me do a quick Google search and...

Transcriber's Note: Hey, guys! Crys here, this next part of the podcast ended up not being recorded for some reason? The mic went out and those two just didn't realize it. So I'm just going to pick up whenever the audio continues.

Mark: Uh... hello, hello?

Johnny: Dude, I can't believe that we didn't notice our mics turned off.

Mark: I know! Shotaro, how's chat looking?

Shotaro: Chat's saying that they can hear you loud and clear. But they didn't catch any of what you said last.

Mark: Damn.

Johnny: Damn.

Mark: It wasn't really relevant anyway, so I guess we can just move on and get back on topic. Seems like the Charlatan is really having a tough time with these vigilantes, huh?

Johnny: Honestly, they even changed their list for those vigilantes, that hasn't happened before and as far as we know all nine are still relatively active despite it.

Mark: Active and working together but, I have to play devil's advocate here, what's taking them so long? Nine against one? Not to be that person but I think with their members they should be able to pinpoint the Charlatan quickly, I mean, they have Cypher!

Johnny: That's what I was thinking! But they also have Mastermind, you know how particular he is with his plans, and even Timekeeper can be argued to be a careful risk taker too, you know.

Mark: I guess, and with the whole list change it's not like many others are at risk right now, but... it's still scary, you know?

Johnny: Of course. Who knows who's going to be on that hitlist next.

Mark: Exactly. But now I'm wondering what the Charlatan's motive could possibly be, you know? Murders and kidnappings, but why?

Johnny: Yeah, there really are no correlations with many of the people on the lists, let alone on the same list. I hope once he gets caught he explains his whole plan.

Mark: Like in the movies?

Johnny: Exactly like in the movies. The Charlatan just has this intriguing aura that I'm so curious of, and no doubt that's why those nine got together too, maybe.

Mark: I can see it, the Charlatan's always one step ahead somehow, like they have eyes everywhere, and their henchmen seem to be doubling and tripling, it's hard to tell who's affiliated with the Charlatan and who's faking.

Johnny: There's something really interesting about those henchmen, though! Have you noticed that they are using certain weapons?

Mark: From previous vigilantes, I know! Just the other day one of those henchmen were spotted holding onto Agust's pistols, isn't that insane? Where the hell did they get those? I'm pretty sure the police rounded up nearly all of them.

Johnny: Well, that's what they want us to think.

Mark: Of course, it is.

Johnny: It's just... interesting. And then there's why they use them too.

Mark: I mean... if you want to go into it... I have a theory.

Johnny: Ooh, do share.

Mark: Well, the definition of 'Charlatan' to begin with is "a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill, or a fraud." And if the Charlatan's henchmen are using ex-vigilante weapons, maybe they're trying to mimic them? But with that said, whoever the real Charlatan is might be someone well know hiding in plain sight. Likewise, they could be someone entirely random just throwing us for a loop, you know? It kind of fits when we put it up with how the Charlatan seems to be one step ahead.

Johnny: Wait that's actually really good, Mark!

Mark: Then part of me wanted to take it to a larger stretch and say maybe the people on their lists are also somewhat of "charlatans" but, for the most part, the victims seem very normal, nothing stands out about them.

Johnny: I wonder how much more this case will unfold.

Mark: Me too, it really is a twisting case. The police are having so much difficulty figuring anything out about them, the broadcasts are just encrypted so well that the Charlatan's impossible to track down and the use of henchmen makes it even harder.

Johnny: Let alone their weapons, those belonged to vigilantes, and it's not like many of the police force are trained to take direct hits from those.

Mark: Yeah, the whole thing is just a mess.

Johnny: You think this is what they wanted?

Mark: Oh, yeah, definitely. Chaos of some kind, or at least instilling that fear into everyone.

Johnny: Shit... keep our doors locked, right?

Mark: Yeah. I think we went over a good majority of it all, the casefile is shockingly short.

Johnny: For it being a year old, the Charlatan covers their tracks well.

Mark: Uh huh, there's not much we can do about lack of information. There's only eyewitness reports of their henchmen, but nothing on the person themselves.

Johnny: Like I said, lock your doors.

Mark: And on that note, we can probably end this episode early. Thanks for listening, you guys, and as usual we’ll be active on Twitter to answer your questions on CuriousCat and, also as usual, we’ll be answering the first 100 questions that come in. We’ll leave a poll pinned for what vigilante you want us to talk about next and maybe we’ll even throw in something extra. If you check out Patreon right now you’ll see a nifty poll for a secret thing that I think you’ll all enjoy. Oh, and buy us a Kofi! Link’s in our bio on Twitter.

Johnny: Oh and thanks to Crys, as always, for transcribing! She works hard so we don't have to! Make sure to follow her on @stayarmytinyzenmoa-l​ and buy her a Kofi so she can keep transcribing more of your favorite podcasts.

Mark: And, seriously, stay safe, everyone.

Johnny: We'll see you in the next one!

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[targentis]

This is for the free tarot readings until Jan. 1st!!

Can I have an overall reading for 2024? What to expect?

And a song currently would be … The Better Place by Johnny Goth

hello there! i'm assuming you were looking for the yearly overview spread i mentioned, so this is the spread i went with:

it looks like a bit of a mess, but let me try to elucidate a little 😅 in the center, we have your state at the beginning of the year on the left, and at the end of the year on the right. surrounding these two cards are your forecast for each of the months (up to November; the "end of the year" card can also be your forecast for November), and as always we have our underlying message at the bottom of the deck, with the Nine of Wands showing here.

now, a little reminder that the future is not set in stone, and what we see here now are merely touchstones for reflecting throughout the year. :-) i'm going to go pretty in-depth with this reading, so i'm putting the rest of it under the cut!

so! it looks like you're starting off 2024 in a pretty good mood. you're entering with optimism, you've got your ducks all in a row, and it looks like you'll be sharing that good mood with those closest to you throughout January. it's a good idea to cherish that joyful energy, and remember to hold on to it as the year progresses, because there may be some transformative challenges coming and you'll need the support.

February is the beginning of these challenges, though it will ease you into it. you may feel a bit off this month, and if so, you need to ask yourself why, where this feeling is coming from, and how you can keep embracing that joy you felt at the beginning of the year. this is not to say you need to overthink and obsess over all your problems, but simply be aware of your feelings and don't be afraid to explore them as they come up.

in March, you may want to Do something about these feelings you've explored. in February, you are merely asking the questions, but in March, you will find the answers. this will involve stepping up and taking a more active role in your life; you will make the decision to change it, for better or for worse--but hopefully for the better!

April is the continuation and culmination of this change you're choosing to make, and it looks like something pretty big is going to come to an end. maybe you're breaking a bad habit, or completing a project that's meaningful to you, or if you're in college, maybe you're graduating--either way, a chapter of your life is coming to a close, and you're becoming aware of how the choices you made have led you here.

in May, you may be feeling the aftereffects of this ending. even though something new is on the horizon, don't forget to let yourself mourn this closing. it's normal to feel sadness and even grief after something significant in your life changes, and if you've been pushing yourself to keep moving forward throughout the first half of the year, this summer is the space you need to give yourself to breathe and feel those residual emotions.

however, be sure to also recognize that in your life which is remaining stable. in June you may feel the urge to turn away from your support systems, or the things you set up at the beginning of the year that have brought you joy. just because one ending has come to pass doesn't mean that everything around you is collapsing on itself, so remember that you have a safe place to retreat to, rest there, and know that the storm will pass.

by July, things will start looking up, though you may not be aware of it, or you may not let yourself see it. you may still be clinging to the safety of your stability, which is fine, but if you see a ray of sunshine breaking through--let it come in. this is the fruit of your efforts from the spring, and this will remind you why you made the decision to end such a big part of your life. this is the beginning of the new opportunity, the new chapter, and you deserve to enjoy it. this is what you worked so hard for!

the good things aren't just going to start rolling in without a little resistance, though. be prepared for some conflict in August; it may be interpersonal, or it may be you fighting yourself. you might make the wrong decision here or there, and it might cause you to rethink everything you've decided to do thus far. know that the resistance you face here is actually quite minimal in the grand scheme of things, and that it too shall pass.

it is worth reflecting to make sure you are still on the path you want to be on, after all this. i can't say right now whether you will or won't be, obviously, but September is a good opportunity to assess your goals moving forward. you don't have to make any more grand decisions just yet--in fact, it's probably best not to plan another upheaval after what you've gone through earlier in the year--but take another moment to reflect as you've done in February. and if a particular course of action calls to you as a result of this, don't be afraid to make plans and ideas and follow your dreams!

October is kind of an echo of September, in this respect, though you may find yourself particularly tuned in to your own intuition. be sure not to silence the voice in your head that speaks to what you really want to be doing; now is not the time for thinking through logistics and shutting down your aspirations. as the year comes to a close, you'll find yourself realizing that you have the power to make your goals happen. you've been through so much, and came out stronger. by October you'll realize that you can do anything.

and in November and December, you'll be putting those goals through the wringer. THIS is the time to think about the logistics of your wildest dreams. yes, it is going to take a while--this is how you're going to close out the year, after all--but the more you think it through, the more you lay out your plans and form a tangible process, the more victorious you'll feel. compared to the impact you made in early 2024, where the decisions you made were a little sudden, maybe a little impulsive, surprising yourself, by the end of the year you'll have learned how to funnel your energy into laying out preparations to ensure you stay on track. you'll feel more like you know what you're doing. you'll see how far you've come, and you'll be able to tell whether you're living the life you want to live--and if not, you'll be empowered to change it.

the theme of this year is perseverance. this is a lot to go through, and it will feel difficult at times. but you're strong-willed, and i get the feeling that you're ready to take on whatever comes next. let that strength guide you into the new year, and know that you will remain standing, no matter what happens.

i hope this resonated with you, and i hope you have a wonderful rest of the year! you got this!!

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#beneath the ask #agressivepoet #tarot reading #holiday readings 2023 #i love your url btw. fnghsdfg

[stinkyhyena9000]

Literally me today

[everything here is hc btw]

So basically on my walk home today, I had a very vivid idea of Clay and Boudreaux's band. Three Day's Grace's "I Hate Everything About You" perfectly shows off my voice HC for how young Clay sounded, as well as their band's overall sound.

Other bands that also work are the Foo Fighters, Taking Back Sundays, and Sleeping With Sirens. (Yes these are all popular emo/rock bands ik)

At the time, Clay was also dyeing his mane and tail black, or atleast the small bit of hair he could call his mane. He was already a good ~5years on testerone, but his mane was taking a long while to grow in, which is why he takes such good care of it and takes a lot of pride in it now. Also he no longer dyes his mane black now, but he still does dye his tail, as a fun little memory of the past.

Oh yeah did I also mention I'm putting my trans Clay headcanon in this? Yeah.

Anyways his band "Crimson Car Fire" advertised themselves a bit as a couple of hotties. Clay was into the idea too, even though he's definitely demi. He even went far enough to wear a fishnet tank with nothing under it to most of their shows.

He was terrified at first to try this though, since had much more recently gotten top surgery. Yes, we're back to that headcanon. Anyways, he was worried because his scars would show through his fishnet tank. Luckily (mostly) everyone was supportive, so he kept sporting it!

What else he would wear is some black cargo pants, with some chains. He also had some black leather fingerless gloves of course, black leather boots, and for necklaces he had a cross necklace and a necklace of his first guitar pic from his (late) father. He still wears these to do this day.

If he's not wearing only his fishnet tank, he's always wearing some tshirt from bands he went to concerts for. He also wears these to this day, and Ash and Johnny likes to refer to them as vintage. Although correct, Clay always insists that they're not vintage! (they definitely are).

Oh yeah back to the band. Clay is the main singer and playing some bass, with Boudreux (peacock) being the main guitarist, ane Julie (finch) fronting the drums and sometimes vocals. They're actually from the Sing equivalent of New Orleans (They did move to Calatonia and play most of their shows there, though).

As you can imagine, Clay was definitely shocked to see Calatonia again when he finally went to live their again with the Moon Crew. And to think they didn't keep a single drive-in movie theatre! (Will get back that with Clay and Ruby dates.)

Speaking of Ruby, she actually met Clay through the band. Was she a fan? No, actually, she though their music was too cheesy. She was just dragged there to one of Clay's bands shows by her friend. Clay may have winked at her and Ruby may have felt that.

The real crushing began outside of the show, though. They bumped into each other and Ruby recognized him from the show. I'll go more into this later, but yeah.

Now I did mention to other band mates, Boudreux and Julie. Boudreux was a hot shot peacock who played guitar, and him and Clay met at the end of highschool. There was a lot of unresolved romantic tension between the two, although it's gone now after they split up. He was definitely jealous when Clay and Ruby started hanging out, but what reason would he have to stop them? Him and Clay were never actually a thing, just a few in-the-moment instances.

(Oh yeah incase it needed to be stated, Clay is demiromantic, demisexual, and bi. Boudreux is a demiboy and flaming homosexual, and Julie liked girl in red. She also had a partner too who always supported her and came to her shows. They were definitely a colorful cast).

Anyways eventually the band split it. Julie had to move out of state to stay with her partner, and there was a little drama between Boudreux and Clay about Ruby.

Cut back to present-day, with Clay living with Rosita back in Calatonia, Clay likes to watch Ash's concerts, since it makes him nostalgic for his band days. (Picture Clay wearing an Ash concert t-shirt btw).

At one of her concert's his eyes actually catch someone familiar among the sea of heads. The impossible, unforgettable plumage of the one and only Boudreux.

Clay catches him after the show. Boudreux is surprised to see him again and gives the big lion an even bigger hug. Despite everything, they're still best friends, and they had a lot of catching up to do. I need you to realize, this is like 30-40 years later.

Boudreaux comments on how they both seemed to have grayed, and Clay can't help but give of a hearty laugh. They apologize for the rough ending back then, and some tears are shed. Boudreux asks about Ruby. "That girl was always at your side, where she at?" Clay is stuck, unable to speak. Lion's caught his tongue.

That's when Ash finally makes it ouside to meet back up with Clay. She notices that familiar grimace, and swiftenes to ask him what's wrong, "and who's this?"

Clay, seeing her daughter, that bright shining star, he gets back together again. He introduces him as an old friend. And then he continues "Boudreux, she's gone now. I'm so sorry."

Boudreux's usual snarky front immediately softens, and he quicky replies "No, no, why are you apologing. Stop crying this isn't your fault" and he begins to tear up, too.

Also yes, Ash is just standing their confused.

After a couple of minutes of silent sobbing, conversation starts back up again.

"Y'know, did you hear about Julie?" Boudreux begins.

"Oh my god, Julie. What happened" Clay responds in a hushed, weak tone, still recovering from the news he just gave.

"She, uhm. She was found somewhere in the upper states. Sam rushed her to the hospital. She uh, passed from a heart attack, I think."

Clay begins to smile a bit, despite the news. "That Sam of her was always there for, wasn't they?" He word out through his waterworks.

"Damn right they were. Perfect couple I'd say," the peacock answers.

Another silence passes.

Ash is on the side of them furiously texting her phone. Clay and Boudreaux forgot about her, actually. Ash is texting Buster and Rosita, saying they're gonna be a while, before putting back down her phone, out of courtesy.

#hoping you dont notice boudreauxs flame motif #would write more but i actually have work lol #definitely went way longer than i anticipated #yes boudreux did get a boyfriend #many actually #not anything healthy tho #also the band trio did smoke #but after clay met ruby he stopped entirely #julie switched to a more healthy alternative (weed) #boudreux still smokes tho #incase you didnt realize #julies partner sam is nonbinary djddjdj #yes i do actually have a cause of death for ruby #and no its not illness #shes just disabled and use different mobility aids #also clay still struggles with blaming himself for rubys death #also by romantic tension earlier #i mean it #like definite romance #of course they're over that now tho #anyways enough rambling i need to get reading for work djdjsjs #clay calloway #ruby calloway #sing ash #sing boudreux #sing julie #sing oc #sing 2 #sing 2021 #mysing

[childeproof]

ok post of. some intro dialogues between johnny , sonya , & maybe cassie ( platonic ) with jules bc i love writing the lil dialogues!

sonya blade

jules: you’re far too beautiful for me to be fighting.

sonya: you’re starting to sound like johnny , jules.

jules: ouch! you wound me , sonya.

sonya blade

sonya: i can’t believe i’m fighting a glorified toaster.

jules: may i remind you that i am plenty woman enough to take you on.

sonya: oh yeah? show me.

johnny cage

johnny: one part woman , one part machine , but all parts sexy.

jules: i see now why sonya left you.

johnny: just for that , i’m aiming for the face.

johnny cage

johnny: one part woman , one part machine , but all parts sexy.

jules: for the last time , i cannot use my systems to play music while we ‘ get it on ‘.

johnny: but we can get it on though , right?

johnny cage

jules: your stamina needs work , you know.

johnny: care to help me with that , julie-baby?

jules: in your dreams , cage.

sonya blade

jules: instead of adam and eve , we would be florence and the machine.

sonya: you’ve been reading up on earth culture?

jules: only to impress you.

cassie cage

cassie: where’s your self destruct button?

jules: as if i’d tell you , cassandra.

cassie: i’ll find it myself after i decommission you , then.

cassie cage

cassie: so … mom and dad?

jules: think of me as a second mother.

cassie: … i’m not calling you mom.

cassie cage

jules: it would be better if we used our words and not our fists.

cassie: robo-mother knows best , huh?

jules: indeed she does.

johnny cage

jules: why is it always you , cage?

johnny: you’re drawn to me. we have a connection!

jules , sighing: i tire of your robot jokes.

sonya blade

jules: let me play a song for our battle.

sonya: you can play music from your head?

jules: just don’t tell johnny.

cassie cage

jules: you have the face of your mother.

cassie: and the mouth of my father.

jules: but which one do you have the skills of?

sonya blade

sonya: i’ll stomp your semi-mechanical head in.

jules: you’re breaking my heart , sonya.

sonya: i’ll break more than that.

cassie cage

jules: cassandra.

cassie: robo-mother.

jules: through this battle , we’ll grow closer.

#boykujou #mk selfships #jules janssen #mk selfship intros #yass

[evco-productions]

“The Lone Ranger” (2013) and the Origins of This Blog

It was July, 2013. I was about to go into the eighth grade. Let’s take a moment and let the ‘Nam flashbacks pass.

Now that we’ve done that, at this particular point in time, I was slowly but surely starting to cultivate my interest in movies. I was going to the theater more frequently with friends and family; even though it was only to see mainstream stuff like the next Mission: Impossible or Despicable Me or Marvel chapter, I was still going.

One movie I was particularly excited for that summer was the remake of The Lone Ranger. Yes, that remake. The one starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer (this movie was doomed to fail from the fucking start, wasn’t it?) that you forgot even happened.

I was excited for this movie because I liked Westerns. I’ve always had a special place in my heart for Westerns. In fact, if you track back to my early childhood, that was probably where my love for cinema actually started. Every time I went over to my grandparents’ house, my granddad would have a John Wayne or a Clint Eastwood movie on and he would watch them with such interest that I couldn’t help but do the same. To this day, whenever I find a good Western, I experience such strong feelings of delight and excitement. If you ask me, there’s still no more thrilling a trope for an action movie to do than a quickdraw shootout. That long moment of intense silence where both you and the characters know someone is going to die, and then finally the lightning-fast movements of both characters followed by gunfire…it captures my full attention every time.

We also had the first season of the old 1950s Lone Ranger show on DVD, so unlike a lot of people whom Disney no doubt wished would have seen this movie, I actually knew a little about who the Lone Ranger was as a character.

So, I went to the theater and I saw this movie. And then I saw it a second time. And then a third time. Three times in all. I think that was the first time I’d ever seen a single movie in the theater that many times.

I kid you not: when the credits rolled, there was a standing ovation every. Single. Time. That is completely true. There’s pretty much no way for me to prove it…but it’s true.

And I think that was it: I think that was the moment the seed for this blog was planted. Because I looked up at the screen and behold, I saw a movie reviled by critics both professional and not-professional. But those critics were faceless. Not to say they aren’t people existing in the same dimension as you and me, but nevertheless they weren’t there. But I was there in a theater full of people who enjoyed themselves so much they had to clap to let it all out even though no one who had anything to do with the making of the movie was in the room to hear it. And I didn’t have the words as a thirteen-year-old kid, but if I had, I would have asked myself, “How is this not valid?”

Obviously, this doesn’t just apply to The Lone Ranger. I won’t die on that hill. You don’t have to like that movie. But how many dozens of other movies are out there whose tale of woe is exactly the same? And the chances that you would agree with the critics out there and despise all of them? Pretty much nonexistent. Everyone has missed out on a good movie at some point in their life because they took someone else’s review for granted. Why do we do that? Why do we let other people tell us what to like? Even worse…what to try to like? There’s nothing wrong with sharing and comparing opinions. If I thought there was, I wouldn’t be writing this. But to take those opinions at their word just…because? That doesn’t sit right with me. Maybe because if we’re willing to take total strangers at their word when it comes to our entertainment…what else might we be willing to take their word on?

You can’t ever put knowledge in a bottle and twist the cap closed. Knowledge is infinite. You’ll never know everything there is to know. I’ll never see every movie there is to see. That’s why it doesn’t matter how little or greatly you choose to diversify your watchlist. Whether you only watch American-made movies or you throw a little French new wave in there doesn’t make a difference. You’ll never be an expert, it’s not about that. It’s about why you’re watching what you’ve chosen to watch.

Are you watching it because you’re interested in it or because someone told you that you should be? Are you not watching it because you’re disinterested in it, or because someone told you that you shouldn’t be?

If you’ve never asked yourself those questions, I encourage you to begin now. Don’t miss out on good movies just because someone else doesn’t think they’re good.

#film #film discussion #movie review #movies #the lone ranger #johnny depp #armie hammer #disney #westerns #evco #evco productions #just admit it

[bardicious]

I posted 1,741 times in 2022

That's 516 more posts than 2021!

336 posts created (19%)

1,405 posts reblogged (81%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@bardicious

@ichayalovesyou

@blaidd-gwyn

@olderthannetfic

@awkwardalphajay

I tagged 1,612 of my posts in 2022

Only 7% of my posts had no tags

#a bard a witch a witcher and a witchy princess - 485 posts

#witcher - 284 posts

#netflix witcher - 257 posts

#star trek - 246 posts

#where no man has gone before and then some - 232 posts

#not my art - 223 posts

#artist alley showcase - 217 posts

#the witcher - 118 posts

#bardicious personal entry - 108 posts

#fandom - 101 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#everyone is a creep in this story??? literally everyone wants to impregnate ciri??? and i still dont get why??? it doesnt make any sense???

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

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#4

Y'all really had me believing that Marvel ruins the work of perfectly good directors, huh? Bullshit. Ryan Coogler has shown twice that when you're creative, smart, and respect your source material you will consistently make beautiful, fun, thoughtful, and funny movies.

As always, I applaud you Ryan Coogler for being one of the only decent creators in Marvel.

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#3

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#2

BAHAHAHAHAHA!

Chris Hemsworth, please, honestly GO FUCK YOURSELF. LMAO.

Okay, so, listen, this is honestly going to be the last I ever talk about this, but the fact that I've been proven right about this jackasses involvement in this whole affair has got me laughing!

In 2017, or the year previous, who the fuck knows, Chris Hemsworth got his friend, Taika Waititi to direct Thor 3. Thor Ragnarok, which heavily diverged from the cinematography and the lore of the previous two Thor movies. Chris Hemsworth decided Thor was too boring. He didn't like playing him anymore. He wanted to play someone new and fun. He wanted to play himself. And he got just that.

I'll give Ragnarok enough credit, that aye, I might be fooled into thinking there was some interest the title character. But after Love and Thunder? No, now I know I've been fooled into watching a costume party by Chris Hemsworth, his family, and his friends. Ding ding ding! What do we have here, Johnny?

A bottom tier celebrity making a franchise that not only was all about him - his character, but all about him!!! He's playing himself!

His daughter at the end of Thor: Love and Thunder, is his daughter in real life (she's cute, no diss). His two sons played younger versions of him. His wife was a wolf woman he made out with! His best friends Matt fucking Damon and Taika Waititi both star in the role and the latter directs it.

I'm sorry, but at what fucking point did I sign up for a lazy written fanfiction? Because that's sure as hell not what I thought would happen in Thor 1 or 2, or Avengers. And you know, I am still mad, because I enjoyed the OG Thor, I enjoyed the OG Loki, and Marvel and, wow, did it not pay off.

Alas, it's on me for watching any new Thor films (aye, listen, I gotta family here!), but I just wanted to tell anyone who ever said Thor is a walking self insert nowadays. You are completely and utterly spot on.

Applaud yourself.

PS. Full Review* -> Here

Have fun!

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My #1 post of 2022

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MY WHOLE ASS YEAR IN REVIEW. I'm either bitching about Marvel, gushing about Witcher, or reblogging Star Trek stuff. Quality year if you ask me.

#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #Bardicious #I need a new goal next year #no more talking about marvel #more witcher and lots more smaller fandoms #and obviously more star trek

[instruth]

A Rabbit Fable 2

Little Rabbit asks the Old Rabbit,

“I thought the humans are very innovative.”

“Oh! Where did you learn that?” says the wise Old Rabbit.

“I read the news and watch them on TV. They are full of praises for the smart humans.”

“Well … what do you want to know this time, Little Rabbit?”

“I want to know why this human, my friendly neighbor, is locking himself in a room, hiding, and on his knees, begging? What is his problem? And why is he so helpless and afraid? He’s not using his innovative brain.”

“Ah, that. Well, he is at his Formal Prayer. That’s all.”

“Formal Prayer? What’s that?”

“It’s just a Private Meeting with his God - a serious Consultation to report what’s he has been doing, and getting God’s advice.”

“Oh, I see! Like his daily consultation with his Company’s Chairman, to get assessments and instructions, advice and help.”

“Yes, something like that.”

“You’ve said Formal Prayer?”

“Yes. That is correct.”

“Then is there an Informal Prayer?” asks Little Rabbit.

“You are inquisitive, and that’s good. So I shall tell you. Indeed, there are many Informal Prayers.”

“Many? How many?”

“Well, there’s a prayer to be dutiful at your daily job, by working diligently; a prayer to be focused, to be attentive and observant in whatever you do; a prayer to be friendly and to greet other people; a prayer before and after you eat, bathe or sleep. “

“Huh?” exclaims Little Rabbit.

“Yes. There’s a prayer for everything and for all occasions - even a prayer to brush your teeth, groom your hair, and a prayer to cut the vegetables and chop the meat properly. These are Informal Prayers, and you say them freely as you perform your daily chores and other duties.”

“So there’s no need to always lock ourselves in a room to pray?”

“Precisely, Little Rabbit. You become a Walking Tabernacle, whenever you pray - whether Formally or Informally.”

“What’s that? A Walking Tabernacle?”

“It means, in all things, you are present to yourself, to others, and to God. Always.”

©Johnny J P Lee

01 July 2022

Photos: Unsplash Images

#instruth #instruthpoems #poetryportal #13cupsofteareblog #writerscreeds #smittenbypoetry #writtenconsiderstions #acrobat888 #the subservient human

[almost-a-class-act]

Fluffy Seasonal Prompts - December 21st

Character A helps Character B with the wintertime blues.

Fandom: Band of Brothers (HBO) Pairing: Johnny/Babe Author's Note: Yes I'm behind on these fills but since it's stormageddon out there I will hopefully be able to catch up in between driveway shovelings. I will be compiling my holiday fills and posting them together on AO3 after Christmas, where you can find me under roaroftheninth.

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When Johnny sits down next to Babe underneath the picture window in the living room, their backs against the wall, he doesn’t say anything right away. Babe has a cup of coffee sitting next to him on the floorboards, untouched and growing cold since Johnny set it down next to him fifteen minutes ago. Sometimes that’s enough to snap him out of it when he gets like this, but not always. He has his elbows resting on his knees and his forehead resting on one hand, and he’s been motionless for a while.

He turns his head a little when Johnny sits down, an acknowledgment of his presence, but it doesn’t change that pinched frown between his eyebrows, or the way he is staring hard at one fixed point on the living room rug.

Eventually, he says: “I hate hating Christmas.”

Johnny, who is familiar with the ins and outs of this by now, just looks at the rug too. “I know you do.”

“I mean, what. Is it gonna be like this forever?” Babe’s frustration is palpable, emotions close to the surface, as always. “Every year, dealing with this shit?”

“No,” Johnny says. He’s not an expert on grief, but he’s spent most of his life not quite happy, a square peg in a round hole, and life not being a cakewalk because you keep getting in your own way is something he recognizes. “Eventually it’ll get easier. Everything does. You just get tired of thinking about it and put it away.”

“I sure hope so.” Something in Babe’s voice trembles very faintly. “How come you’re fine with it?”

“Easy.” Johnny lifts one shoulder. “Was never a Christmas guy. Now at least I have a reason not to go home and have an awkward family dinner where we stare at each other over bowls of overcooked vegetables and my Aunt Janine asks me for the fortieth time why I can’t find a wife.”

Babe drops his hand, and Johnny can see his face properly for the first time. He looks so unhappy, like he’s at the bottom of a problem he can’t think his way out of. “I just miss looking forward to it. I like my family. I liked looking forward to seeing them.”

Johnny doesn’t have anything to say to that. He’s never been a soft touch, doesn’t know a platitude that will serve here, or how to deliver the right reassuring touch.

“If it helps,” he says, “I can make a fresh pot of coffee and we can sit here in the only place in the house where you can’t see outside for a few hours. Pretend it’s July.”

Babe’s expression suggests that he was unaware that he’d chosen the only place to sit from which there is no vantage point of a window. Johnny reaches over to squeeze his knee and gets up. He’s halfway across the living room before he hears Babe speak quietly behind him.

“Thanks, Johnny.”

Johnny pauses in the kitchen doorway, a hand on the frame. He can’t help Babe get back what Bastogne took from him, but it feels like it matters that the way he knows how to help makes a difference, no matter how small. “It’s not always gonna be winter,” he says, like a promise. They just have to muddle through until it’s not.

#HBO War Barely Coherent Christmas Chaos #holiday prompt fill #christmas fluff #band of brothers #fanfiction #roaroftheninth

[wherebutterfliesneverdie13ghosts]

IV. Yours Forever

A/N: I know, I know. It's been a bit. I have this story planned; It took a bit to figure out how I wanted to write it. And I finally figured out that instead of going in one fluid line, past to present, I'm going to jump back and forth and even do flashbacks. I think it will make the story less difficult to write.

So, this chapter takes place October 1 st , 2001, approximately 44 years, 2 months, and 27 days (excluding the end date) since Royce and Emily's murders and then it jumps back to February 1955 when our ghostly lovers are alive and fifteen.

WARNINGS FOR THIS CHAPTER: Sappy romantic stuff between two teens (alive and dead), violence, and language.

Also, some hints of Emily's ability are given in this chapter

The song Emily is playing on the piano in this chapter is "The Portrait" by James Horner. It fit with the emotions I was trying to convey in this chapter.

The Present

"Em!" Royce was about to lose what was left of his sanity if his sweet doll did not manifest her ectoplasmic behind into his sight within the span of the next five minutes. "Emmy! Where did you go?!"

He'd been looking for her for an hour. She never strayed too far away from him. As he slowly began to descend into his thoughts, trying to recall anything he might have said or done to upset her, he was saved from the black hole of his mind by a humming.

A small orb appeared in the clearing in front of him.

One of Emily's purple butterflies. They consisted entirely of glowing purple light and hummed a sweet tune he could not place, and she could manifest them and cause them to disappear at will. This one was clearly trying to lead Royce to her, so he followed the tiny creature to an area he knew very well.

Emily sat before their shared tombstone, large, and made of shining black granite, situated beneath the largest – and only – weeping willow tree in all Crescent Valley.

He observed the words he could see from his vantage point.

Royce Matthew Clayton April 2 nd , 1940 – July 4 th , 1957

And right next to him on the stone

Emily Alice Clayton April 8 th , 1940 – July 4 th , 1957

"It was sweet of our parents to have us legally married after we died, huh?"

He took a seat behind her on the grass and pulled her into his lap, nuzzling his face into her hair, the silky strands feeling like heaven against the torn skin of his face.

"We were engaged, kitten," he nipped at her neck gently. "And we were hardly ever apart."

"I think that horrendous fourth was the only time in three years we'd ever been apart."

"I still can't believe Emilia really thought that Johnny would have it in him to kill someone," Royce shook his head, remembering the pained expression on his enemy's face as the heat of the flames licked at him as he had struggled to free Royce from the wreckage of his car. "After I helped him clean up the mess he made of Ricky, we came to an uncomfortable truce of sorts."

At the mention of her, Emily's small face darkened, her fingers clenching in the material of her skirt. Eerie violin music echoed through the air as the wind picked up, the earth almost seeing to roll beneath them.

"Easy, kitten," he tightened his grip, pressing his lips to her temple as he spoke. "You don't want to cause another storm."

She took a deep, unnecessary breath before settling back against him and looking out at the field below them as Royce began to play with a strand of her hair, curling it around his finger before releasing it and then repeating the motion.

It had always been one of his favorite things to do.

February 20th, 1955 March Mansion Crescent Valley, Ohio

Royce watched from the chaise as Emily's fingers glided gracefully over the ivory keys of her parents' piano, one of her black curls escaping from her pinned hair and brushing against her cheek. Occasionally, she would pause to write something in the musical staffs in the open book in front of her before going right back to it.

He didn't know why she was fixing it. It sounded beautiful.

"Thank you," his eyes grew a bit wide when he realized he must have spoken out loud without meaning to. She turned to face him. "But its not quite perfect yet."

She patted the bench next to her.

"I'm not going to bite you now that we're dating, you know."

He stood up and glanced around before walking over and taking a seat beside her, close enough that their shoulders were touching. She smiled softly at him, giving him a sweet, featherlight kiss on his lips, before returning to her task. His heart fluttered against his ribs like a hummingbird at the gesture.

To distract himself from his wandering thoughts, Royce reached up and unpinned her hair, the black waves of hair falling to rest above her shoulders. He began to play with one of the strands, curling and uncurling it from his finger as he tried not to stare at her face.

He was so ridiculously in love with the girl next to him. She could ask him for the moon, and he would do whatever it took to obtain it for her. Emily would never ask him to do such a thing, of course, because she was a logical person who knew such a feat was impossible. But even so, Royce would give her the world if she desired it. Even as children, he could never say no to her. And she seemed to be the only person on the entire planet that could get him to calm down when he lost his temper.

Everybody else just got the hell out of the way.

But not his Emmy. No. She wasn't afraid of him like everybody else. Even his own parents strived not to upset him if they thought it could be avoided.

Movement from the entryway to the room drew his gaze where he met the enraged eyes of Emilia March. He merely rolled his own and went back to what he was doing, seeing her turn and storm off out of his peripheral vision.

"She's not happy."

Emily did not look up or stop playing as she spoke.

Royce shrugged and continued playing with her hair.

"Are you happy?"

That one drew him up short and he looked at her.

"Why wouldn't I be?"

She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye but merely shrugged and continued what she was doing until his hand stopped hers and made her look at him.

"Answer the question please," he gripped her chin gently with his thumb and index finger. "What's going on in that head of yours?"

She shook her head and looked down, making him sigh and cup her small face between his hands.

"You have no idea," he shook his head with a disbelieving chuckle. "No concept at all of how devastatingly perfect you are."

She shook her head. "Stop."

"It's true, Emily. You know," he paused briefly before continuing. "Johnny has a crush on you," the words leaving his mouth had hatred curling in his gut, but he bit it back. They had hated each other for years over a girl. Being on opposite sides of society did not help, of course, but Emily was the root cause. "Several of my teammates." All of whom valued their limbs and quality of life over their desires, luckily for them. "Point being, you don't see yourself clearly at all, kitten."

Her bright green eyes penetrated his blue ones as he continued.

"I could live a thousand years and never deserve you, Emily," she reached up and rested her hand on his cheek. "But I am so grateful you were willing to give me a chance to try, despite the fact that I am a mess of pride and rage - "

She surprised him when she leaned forward and pressed her lips to his, the hand on his cheek sliding around to tangle in the hair on the back of his head, her sweet kisses saying more than any words could. And Royce was okay with that.

A/N: Yes, yes, I know. I am sorry it took so long. But honestly, the lack of interest shown in this story by others kind of robbed me of inspiration for a bit. But a PM I got the other day rekindled it, so here this chapter is.

Reviews are appreciated.

#13 ghosts #thir13en ghosts fanfiction #13 ghosts fanfiction #thir13en ghosts #royce clayton #royce clayton and emily march #where butterflies never die #1950s

[mysticdreamcafe]

Finding my MoJo with some mystic help

I'm going to put this out there...I'm an intuitive empath that loves her crystals and tarot cards. Pendant's, and rune stones.

So after my rows with nature, stress, family, Dr's, and all around ill health (I don't have many Immunoglobulin G's which I call goblin G troup). Thanks to Goblin Gs going AWOL I have been on antibiotics since July of 2023. 2 weeks on these massive combo pills and a week or two off, repeat either till I am antibiotic resistant or I can get the shots to force goblin G troups to join me and fight. Lets not forget inhalers, nasal sprays, pills both herbal and pharma. medications.

I am going to fight with everything I have through 2024 and if there isn't a significant improvement in at least one area I will stop any traditional medical practices I can and try for a more holistic approach.

Especially, after a bout with COVID-19 that took over 6mo to recover from I have learned to deal with energy syphons. You know, the people who make interaction challenging and tedious. I've always been able to gage a room and the people in it but never trusted my instincts. That has changed, I know am trying to trust my first impressions and inner voice now.

I said I'd mention Johhny Depp in this post so here it goes. It's nothing exciting but more annoying from my point of view.

During my "I quit and will just wait to die" moments during the end of 2023 I saw what my giving up was doing to my mother and daughter. That's when I decided to get through the holidays and then make some changes. So my fingers started typing in preparation things like... nutrition, keto, raw diet, balanced, yoga, brain eating itself, replacing white matter, and so on. Each time I searched a topic Johnny Depp showed up in a clip. There'd be a dog, guitar, baby, rants on his divorce, with his son, etc. His clips had nothing to do with what I was researching.

Let me refresh you...I DON'T CARE ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE SO i DON'T RESEARCH THEM. Though stuff does pop up occasionally it's not about one celeb over and over. During this time I had looked up why people couldn't leave Keanu Reeves and his girlfriend alone. My daughter brought it to my attention so I searched.

According to computer science if you search a topic either via typing it on a keyboard or verbally asking an AI like Alexa about it. Once you've selected the topic: famous name, raised garden beds, new roofs, dog characteristics, etc. the search engine (bing, google, etc) will flood you with ads regarding these specific topics.

Mr. Reeves plays bass in a band so why was Depp the one showing up?

After a few weeks of Johnny Depp ads annoying the crap out of me I went to bed irritated and with a killer migraine. That is until I remembered...things usually happen for a reason. What is the reason? So I asked Alexa...what instrument he plays, his band name, other members, play some of their songs.

I'll be honest and say the first song didn't resonate with me. I continued for a few more songs and one was an Alice Cooper remix. This brought nostalgia and emotion that I've missed since I stopped listening to music regularly. Migraines and music or any noise don't get along so I opted for quiet.

I asked for Alexa to switch to 80s rock and something clicked.

I've started this blog and not sure how often I'll post since I quit Social medias for the most part...esp FB, to limit screen times. I'm looking into a free course on coding through Stratford U. I have a BA in computers but it's been ages since I've written code or done anything with computers themselves due to illness.

Remember I am writing most things, except this blog, long hand.

Oh I want to say in case one of Johnny's people see this post that I wrote to him to thank him for reminding me about my love of music. I stopped listening again during a rough patch and he started popping up again! I grabbed my headphones and started listening to some Mozart. A day later the pop ups were back to normal.

I received a mass produced photo of him, I don't think he signed it and it was simply printed with photo but the gesture is nice. If one of his people read this tell him that even though we've never met I thank him for helping me out of a dark time via reminding me of my love of music and to keep spreading his energy.

When I wrote Johnny I didn't ask for anything but I just wanted him to know he'd made a difference in some ordinary persons life without even realizing it.

The writing of letters long hand, in cursive, has helped and if anyone wants to pen pal please let me know and I'll set up a PO Box. Assholes need not apply!

Time for a reading and meditation.

May you be grounded and good energy surround you

MV

#health #writing #Johhny Depp #self awareness #self forgiveness #deciding your own future #Humor #self peace

[survey--s]

288.

survey by brelee

Who is your favorite boy band? If you don't like any, what's a band you do like? Generally boy-bands aren’t my thing, but I did like Take That.

What last made you anxious? Going to take some new dogs for a walk but it turns out I worried about nothing as their behaviour was absolutely perfect, lol.

Do you have a favorite letter of the alphabet? X.

Have you ever modeled before? No. I was approached as a teenager but it never really appealed to me.

When did you last exercise? I took Ella and Freckle for a walk about 90 minutes ago.

Have you ever sold anything online? Sure, part of my business involves selling doggy treat boxes online.

Is there a TV show you could watch everyday? Sure, I could happily watch a couple of episodes of Friends or The Simpsons everyday.

Where do you go to feel serenity? The beach.

What's the last photo you taken? It was a photo of Boris the guinea pig, lol.

What's a concert you'd love to see? Ed Sheeran.

Do you charge your phone overnight or during the day? I usually do overnight, but sometimes I’ll forget to do that and I end up having to charge it during my work shift.

How many credit cards do you own? I own two but I only really use one of them. I don’t even remember why I got the second one, maybe for the no-interest period?

What never fails to make you laugh? Dogs being silly.

Do you have a song stuck in your head? Nope, not at the moment.

What's your favorite local restaurant? What do you usually order? It’s a local pub - I either get fish and chips, scampi and chips or a bacon and brie sandwich.

Describe your day in 3 words. Lazy, relaxing, chilled.

Do you know anyone with multiple middle names? Sure, several people.

Are you good at singing? Not in the slightest, hahah.

What's your favorite perfume? Daisy by Marc Jacobs, but lately I’ve just been using vanilla body spray.

Rate your social skills, 1-10. Probably about a four, lol.

Are you part of the LGBTQIA+ community? No.

Are you scared of growing older? The only thing I’m scared of is my mind failing me and getting something like dementia or alzheimers. Ageing in general doesn’t really bother me though.

Do you pay any attention to celebrity drama? If you do, what's something that has your attention? No, though I did kind of follow the whole Johnny Depp/Amber Heard thing.

Have you ever had chicken pox? Yeah, when I was about six.

Have you ever grown your own garden? Nope.

What is a current goal of yours? Get better at canter so I can canter down the beach at the end of July. I have six weeks to “get it” so fingers crossed!

What's the farthest you've ever walked? In one day, around 26 miles. Most days I walk around 5-10 miles, though.

What's something you would love to have right now? A winning lottery ticket.

Would you ever consider adopting or fostering children? No. I have no interest in children.

Do you sleep with a light on? Not intentionally, but I have fallen asleep with the light on a few times.

What did you last have to eat? Sweet and sour chicken.

If offered $1 million, would you do a reality show of your life? Nope. I don’t want my life out there for millions of people to see.

What was the last lie you told? That I’m doing okay. My dog just died and I won’t be for a while, but of course I wouldn’t be telling people the latter.

Where do you need to go next time you leave the house? I need to go back to Pam’s to feed all the animals and take the dogs for another short walk.

When did you last take a walk? About two hours ago.

What's a good memory from your youth? Spending summers at the outdoor pool with Linnet.

What is something you will always defend? My animals.

Would you consider yourself to be petty? I can be but I don’t necessarily act on it.

What did you watch on TV today? Mostly My Cat From Hell.

#survey #surveys