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thatscarletflycatcher · 2 years

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The only thing Greta got right in the Little Women press was that Laurie and Amy have great rapport in the book, and they do want to fuck!

It's here in case you'd ask.

Ay, anon, you made me go read that and got me riled up all over again XD

In this case, I honestly apply the "broken clock right twice a day" XD because I have grown to think that she's just... incompetent. Going from Frances Ha to Ladybird to Little Women, there's such a sameness in the ideas and themes and a lack of growth in her storytelling that hmmm....

And in the case of Amy, and Amy and Laurie in LW in particular, I'm always confused when people say that this movie makes them more justice than any other adaptation before, because I just... can't see it.

The movie defines Amy as a character, in the way it develops her character, so to speak, by her Jo envy and her helpless lifelong infatuation with Laurie. There's a little dedicated to Amy's art (I do particularly like the translation of genius-not genius to realism-impressionism, and I appreciate that her first scene is her with her art), but compared with how Jo's art is portrayed in the movie, it's not enough. And it's not enough because Jo's relationship with her writing in the book is utilitarian for the most part: she writes on one hand to explore the fantastic from the safety of her pen, and on the other... because it brings money and money buys necessities and niceties for the ones she loves. Even when she says she wants to do something splendid, that something splendid isn't defined as writing a literary masterpiece.

But Amy's drive to become a famous painter is something she is set on and longs for with great intensity since she's a child. She doesn't make art because it's cathartic or profitable, but because it is a passion to her. The realization that she's not a genius is a heavy disappointment, comparable to Laurie's disappointment in Jo's refusal and the mediocrity of his own musical talent.

Gerwig gives Amy, in the moment of the most raw emotional revelation, the line I have been second to Jo my whole life. And that to me is such a betrayal of the essence of her character. Amy does not want to be Jo, never wanted to be her. Even her special relationship in childhood was with Meg. To be elegant and pretty and move in society are things she always liked and wanted and worked for. The line itself colors the whole of Jo and Amy's relationship in the movie, and it does little to dispel the notion that Amy is just getting Jo's leftovers, while attempting to make her an object of sympathy, because she wanted to be fabulous Jo and couldn't, so now we as an audience can be comfortable forgiving her for performing conventional femininity.

Is this really more accepting of Amy and her desires than adaptations that just... don't give Amy Jo-envy?

At the same time, the movie fails to show a single shred of Jo growing to admire Amy's good qualities as they age. If anything, Jo's resentment towards Amy grows. The movie puts the I get all the work and Amy gets all the fun line, not when Jo learns she's not going to Europe and is having a battle with her own feelings over that disappointment, but when she's coming home to take care of Beth. It not only makes Beth (and by extension, chronically ill people) as a burden on their healthy family members that bothers them and would be better off dead already, but it also makes of Jo a cold bitch that will tell out loud to her mom and sister that she'd rather be in New York or Europe than by the bedside of her dying favorite sister. By the end of the movie the script explicitly says that Jo wants to slap Amy when she meets her again after her return.

So, I wonder... is this better development for their relationship than Jo being visibly happy of seeing again the sister she had not seen in years now, like in 1994, or having a quiet moment after Fritz Bhaer arrives where they talk and Amy tells Jo how much everybody loves Fritz and how happy she is for her, like in 2017?

Then there's the Laurie affair. The movie completely fails Laurie's character in two ways: book!Laurie is a very charming, emotionally intense man. Timothee Chalamet is the embodiment of every languid, annoying rich Edgar Allan Poe protagonist. Laurie should be the kind of person that does a lot of stupid things, but he's so charming and lighthearted and emotionally honest that you cannot help but like him. This personality aspect informs the way in which both Jo and Amy see Laurie: Jo sees a rascally son, Amy sees the spontaneity and vitality that she lacks herself.

How is this any better than Christian Bale, who at least is cheerful, and Jonah Hauer King, who at least attempts the inner turmoil of the character?

The second way in which the movie fails Laurie is in failing to give him any growth. Putting aside Greta's hilariously wrong idea that Laurie's proposal to Jo is his attempt at becoming an adult (completely unsupported by the text), once he has that discussion with Amy, he drops off the face of the earth, to reappear at the end and kiss Amy. This creates a chain reaction that transforms Amy into a passive victim of love.

Consider this:

Amy's crush on Laurie in her childhood is painfully and embarrassingly obvious and made known to Laurie through her insistence in her having pretty feet (seriously, why, why, why). She tells him about her pretty feet, makes the mold of her foot for him (instead of, you know, as part of her hard work to develop her art, as it is in the book)... it's impossible that he didn't notice, but he acts like he didn't. We do not get a single scene where they interact one on one in the past, or in which they have easy friendship.

So... how is this better than, say, the way 94 shows Amy's interest in Laurie by watching him from the stairs where she cannot be seen by him, or her telling him about her fear of death?

Speaking of which, let me make an aside here about the "I will kiss you before you die" bit that people seem to hate so much based on some outrage about a 17 year old guy saying that to a 12 year old girl: it serves more than one narrative function, very economically: it establishes that Amy cares for Laurie and trusts him, it shows us that Laurie likes Amy and indulges her, and more importantly, it's set up that is paid off in Europe. There Laurie tries to kiss her as he reminds her of the promise he made to her... and she refuses his kiss, because she has changed and he has changed and their dynamic is completely changed. And he's also taking something he said once as a comfort move, and turns it into something that allows him to do what he wants. And Amy will have none of that, because her sense of self and what she deserves as a person has grown: I do not wish to be courted by a man who is still in love with my sister.

And what about 2017? 2017 gives us a full sequence of Laurie and Amy during her time at Plumfield, including the Amy's Last Will and Testament plot.

Is that not better than 2019's first part dynamic?

But what about their Europe dynamic?

In the book Laurie runs towards Amy when he sees her driving her own carriage around. In the movie, Amy runs after Laurie once she sees him, as she's riding by the side of aunt March who is pestering her, because she has always loved him.

Invited to the Christmas Ball, he not only stands Amy up, but arrives drunk, with other women, and publicly humiliates her and Fred Vaughn. He never even apologizes for this, and Amy does not demand an apology from him. In the book he comes in time to pick her up, and because he makes one comment in which he implies he still sees her as a child, she fills her card with other dance partners and "punishes" him by showing him she can do without him. And so he starts to learn to see and treat her as an adult.

Then the movie gives us the studio scene, where two things about this relationship happen: one, we get the choice-fate in love conversation that ends with Amy's long speech about marriage, to which Laurie doesn't answer anything either in acknowledgement or response, and then he tells her she's beautiful once and all is forgiven and forgotten. How cheaply is Amy bought off, eh. Even a modern romcom would have the heroine slap the shit out of the leading man's face if his attempt at anything close to an apology was just telling her that she's beautiful.

So then we have the Valrosa scene that has it's okay parts, although it contains the awful second to Jo line, and then... Laurie asking Amy not to marry Fred Vaughn, coyly implying that he wants to marry her himself. Putting aside the fact that, for a movie that apparently means to give Amy her own stature and independence, it cannot stop making Amy and Laurie scenes about Jo one way or another, by simply having those two additions, the scene is made worse than the 1994 one and it's also awful I always knew I'd marry into the March family line.

And that's because even that version, while inventing the "Laurie asks Amy not to marry Fred" that 2019 takes from it, understands that this has to happen A) later B) in the context of Laurie asking for a chance to prove his worth. He writes Amy a note telling her he loves her, that he's going back to his grandfather and that he's going to try and prove himself, and he asks her for the time to do so before she makes a decision: don't do anything we might regret. But 2019 Laurie not only asks it out of the blue, but does it without an express declaration of love, without apology, and without any offer of changing his life. Granted, book Laurie doesn't ask for anything, he goes and tries to prove himself because he's half inspired by her resilience, half nettled by her criticism, so both movies fail there, but to me 1994 clearly does it better. The bar is low.

(2017 completely foregoes having any of this by erasing Fred Vaughn and changing Laurie spiraling to "Laurie is sad", so it's difficult to compare in terms of choices).

People do love Amy telling Laurie that he's mean in 2019, but this is completely cheapened by the fact that she then goes and breaks up with Fred, and when Laurie comes back after Beth's death (again, we don't even know where he was or what was he doing), she very meekly tells him what she did and that she doesn't expect anything from him... and I'm sitting there in the cinema and saying... where's my Amy March? Who is this shy woman, perpetually in love with an asshole that cannot acknowledge her when she's young, who does not apologize for his wrongs, that does not change his ways, that doesn't even have the courage to tell her he loves her while asking her to cut ties with the man who actually put in the work to court her and who risks a lot by marrying a penniless American girl? Why is she the one that sounds apologetic here?

How is this any better than Laurie receiving a letter from Jo telling him of Beth's death and asking him to come home, and his immediately leaving London to... go to Amy, because that's the first person he thinks about? Where all Amy tells him is "Oh, Laurie, I knew you would come" because she knew that he loved her?

As a sidenote, I still think that the way 1994 includes Amy's pinching her nose with a clothespin as a child is set up for the visual representation that Laurie notices her and knows what her insecurities are and loves her whole, specially in those things, so he touches and kisses her nose first in that final meeting after Beth's death, which is different from the way he bopped her nose when he first met her in Europe? Now that's attention to detail and visual storytelling and not... scarves of different colors, sorry Jacqueline Durran.

And then there's Amy in 2019 being sort of ashamed and scared of Jo when she meets her again at her return, as if she had something to be ashamed of.

Again, how is this any better than Amy being happy to see her sister and happy to see her happy?

Then, there's their married dynamic, which I thought was fine, it was fine in 2019, despite my gripe with Laurie telling Jo Amy calls him "my lord" and omitting he calls her "my lady", and the fact that half of it is meant as mockery of the Jo/Fritz ending of the novel.

I digressed hard, anon, sorry, but I have been meaning to write this down for a while now, and you gave me an opportunity.

#Little Women #anti Greta Gerwig #Little Women 2019 #Little Women 1994 #Little Women 2017 #Anonymous #ask #Amy March #Laurie Laurence

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cleverasafox · 2 years

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Aaaaaand here we have art dump #2 of the evening!

As mediocre of an artist as I am, I gotta admit some of these are really cute mkay?

Again, image descriptions will come l8r.

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☆ Mashies © Meg --> Megsmashables

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Review #485: Continuum, John Mayer

The thing you need to know first about my listening to this album is that I truly have never heard it, or any songs on it, ever. John Mayer was really not a mainstream thing in the UK where I grew up and any releases of new music from him happened without anyone on that little island being particularly aware of it, with a few exceptions here and there. So please imagine how weird that is when the opening track is, apparently, one of those ones that is so overplayed and recognizable in American culture that is provokes a visceral and physical response in people. But not me. I thought it was fine.

I actually hoped to like this album, because unfortunately for me, John Mayer’s “Sob Rock”, I genuinely believe has not yet had it’s day, and it’s one of the better works of art to be put out in the last decade. It was smart, conceptual, beautiful, serious and unserious and just really fucking good man. Whenever the question of what to listen to cannot be answered, the answer is Sob Rock. AND EVEN THAT has a banished song on it, because he can’t fucking help himself. John. It was 2021. It was following a year of reckoning for us all. And you thought it was funny or cool to put a track on there and unironically call it “Why You No Love Me”. Get the fuck out of here John. You’re honestly lucky the rest of it is good enough that I will tolerate this being on there at all. And it’s terrible. Get help. Get therapy. Get a lobotomy. Whoever she is, stay away from her.

I reasonably expected that this would be as good as that in a different way if it made its way to the Rolling Stone’s Top 500, but, I don’t get it. I really sat and asked myself what the appeal is for a good long while too.

There are some, SOME, like THREE tracks that I think are pretty decent songs. They’re interesting. They have depth. The rest of it is coffee house music or a guy who is trying really hard to convince you he’s a deep, romantic, misunderstood thinker. And I’m not picking up what he’s putting down. You’re a fraud my guy, I can feel it in these songs. They’re shallow. They’re a performance. But not in a good way.

This is the same John Mayer that proudly expressed in an interview (with Rolling Stone!) “My dick is sort of like a white supremacist. I've got a Benetton heart and a fuckin' David Duke cock. I'm going to start dating separately from my dick."

Yeah, so I don’t think we are going to be reading into any of these soft boy coffee house Nora Ephron “missing each other” montage soundtrack vibes (listen to “Gravity” and tell me you can’t just see Meg Ryan drawing her curtains closed lamenting why Tom Hanks or Billy Crystal hasn’t called or emailed yet).

So look, it’s barreling towards mediocrity on all fronts, it’s especially full of shit conceptually, and I just think he needs to leave this kind of thing to Norah Jones, who isn’t really my cup of tea either but she’s not out there using the n-word in interviews, name-dropping David Duke, referring to past girlfriends as “sexual napalm”, or dating girls more than ten years younger than him that are barely adults. Just shut the fuck up John. If you’re not going to make something self deprecating that at least acknowledges what a garbage guy you are, then I’m not gonna be able to hear anything in it that’s good. That’s why Sob Rock works, you know that, right John? Cus you’re kind of a garbage guy and you’re kind of self aware in it. You’re in your forties now and this shit was never cute but I can promise you it’s just ugly now.

Honestly, I have no idea why this is critically acclaimed and the only thing I’ve got is that he is generally revered to be a prodigy of sorts on the old axe, is appreciated by his (male) peers for this, toured with the Grateful Dead etc, and this guitar is incorporated into this dull droll coffee house music. Here’s my response: so what?

Last thing on this. I once listened to Sob Rock for the bazillionth time, but I was laying in bed with it playing through my projector. I was very high. Spotify did that annoying thing it does where it puts a short animation up with the music and it was just giant on my wall. All I can say is that the vibe was ruined by John Mayer’s massive and disturbing lips. This is the duality of separating the art from the artist. Sometimes we love an album and we hate that we love it because they are such a dick and have weird lips that freak you out. If John Mayer was walking towards me on the street I would recoil in horror and run the opposite direction because his lips strike a primal fear deep in my heart. Is it rational? No. Is it true? Yes.

I listened to Continuum a second time to be thorough but it’s not gonna get a third go. But I will start a letter writing campaign insisting that the next iteration of the top 500 replace Continuum with Sob Rock and I’m pretty serious about that. My brain can’t make sense of this being better than that. I would say I’d die on that hill but I ain’t dying on no hill for this fool.

#music review #music #album review #continuum #john mayer #rolling stone top 500 #sob rock

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meggiethefnafqueen · 2 years

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way to go, superstar!

#fnaf sb #fnaf gregory #security breach #fnaf freddy #glamrock freddy #freddy fazbear #security breach freddy #five nights at freddy's: security breach #meg's mediocre art #art #fnaf

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waka-chan-out · 3 years

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MEG. I MISS U 🥺😭 YOU'RE FINALLY BACK? I MISSED SEEING U ON MY DASH. UQG7YVQH8CAD9VAX. Anyway, hi. How r u? How's life?

HELLO LAINE MY LOVE !!! I’M BACK !!! YOU’RE SO SWEET 🥺 I MISSED SEEING YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL ART.

life is mediocre at the moment but i’ve been sick for like two weeks so at least the worst of it is over! ya girl was miserable for a while. i hope you’re doing well though darling !!! i’m so excited to hear from you !!

#this message just lit up my morning my goodness #i appreciate you sm darling #n don’t worry your bokuto post is queued up n ready to rb sometime today #that was the first post on my dash when i logged back in n i nearly choked #🍚..laine #meg’s mutuals

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nhylluan · 3 years

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30 questions

Tagged by @gothwarlocks thank u! Sorry for being one million years late to this

Name/Nickname: Tylluan/Ty

Gender: Female

Star sign: Virgo

Height: 5′9′’

Birthday: September 19th

Time: 02:37 am

Favorite bands: my god there’s so many. Nightwish are a solid one for me as i listened to them for like, 13 years. Suilen are also a favourite of mine, never been able to really get over the cover art of The Dawn and the music is rad. Also Rhapsody of Fire, Cradle of Filth, FATM, Ghost, She Wants Revenge, Son Lux

Favorite solo artists: also so many. Chelsea Wolfe is def on top of my list, as well as Fiona Apple, Marika Hackman, Joji, Meg Myers, Zola Jesus

Song stuck in my head: right now is Claude’s girl by Marika Hackman

Last movie: really can’t remember lol

Last show: 3rd season of Killing Eve, and I also rewatched my fave episode from Love Death & Robots yesterday night.

When did I create this blog: one year ago i was neck deep into swtor so i wanted to get to know the community. Then i started to share my own art and then this become the main purpose of this blog.

What do I post: a mèlange of things, mostly The Locked Tomb fanarts and fandom related things, other fandom that I like (mostly soulsborne), random shitposting. Working on an original project too, that i want to start sharing with people.

Last thing I googled: mèlange because i couldn’t remember where the accent goes on the word

Other blogs: no-legacy is my swtor related blog. I also post a lot on twitter

Do I get asks: yea sometimes by friends and they makes me v happy

Why I chose my url: it means owl and it has its roots in a childood tale that i made my father read to me about 16137826 times when i was 7/8-ish

Following: idek about 200ish

Followers: one good thing about this site it’s that it doesn’t tell others following count and i want it to stay like that lol but thanks to everyone who keeps up with my shit, it means a lot to me

Average hours of sleep: 3? 4? sleep has always been fucked up to me

Lucky number: 3, 6, 12

Instruments: music was a Big Thing in my house when i was a teen because both me and my brother studied instruments and sang, so i’m trained with the piano, but i stopped taking it seriously when i started to draw. Today i am a terrible singer, a mediocre pianist and i think decent at drawing. I want to learn the harp tho

What am I wearing: a sweater, sweatpants and socks bc i’m hella cold

Dream job: to be able to live off my art would be great

Dream trip: always wanted to visit both NZ and British Columbia. Also Scotland, and Japan

Favorite food: salmon, no matter how cooked

Nationality: i̶̥͑͝t̵̡͉̑͝ą̴̭̽͐̌l̷̡͖̠̿̅i̴̙̦̺͘a̵̯͛͛̆n̵̩̿͝ͅ

Favorite song: Pyre by Son Lux, Dead to The World by Nightwish, Mary On a Cross by Ghost Last book read: just started The Traitor Baru Cormorant

tagging whoever wants to do this

#a meem #long post

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gayasinstupidpodcast · 5 years

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What’s up gamers!!! Our fourth episode plowed through the chaos of thanksgiving holidays and is Here w/ some Facts and Opinions about creating shit and being LGBT and how being LGBT influences creating shit. HEADS UP we recorded this while I had a cold so my voice is probably a little off, but ik Isaac put SO much work into the editing so it would be ready on time and we have recorded statements from some amazing artists (transcriptions under the cut below!) & this is honestly one of my favorite episodes we’ve done so far, so give her a listen if you’re gay or enjoy fun things!

BIG thank you once again to everyone who participated in this month’s episode!! Your contributions are so valued and so beautiful!!

You can find us on the Itunes Podcast App/Webpage at Gay As In Stupid Podcast! You can also find our episodes uploaded to Youtube and Soundcloud!

You can also follow us on twitter at gayasinstupid!

Further Reading on LGBT Artists

Montage of a Queering Deferred: Memory, Ownership, and Archival Silencing in the Rhetorical Biography of Langston Hughes

The Political Provocations of Keith Haring

Pop art politics: Activism of Keith Haring

E M Forster’s Gay Fiction

Alok Vaid-Menon Tells Us What It’s Like To Be Femme In Public

Shea Diamond Speaks Her Truth

Aaron’s 2018 November Recs!

Alok Alok Vaid-Menon is one of my favorite poet/activist/performance artists out there! Their writing and stage presence is gorgeous and witty in a way that’s SO clever and still feels like you’re in a room trading jokes you don’t need to explain with your closest trans friends. The way they balance their art creates a real, deeply touching experience that feels very essential to our world.

Miles (2016) Miles is set in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a gay teenager trying to get a volleyball scholarship for college in Chicago. It’s not revolutionary and it’s not over the top dramatic, but it’s funny and honest and it makes me feel nice. Definitely the movie to watch when you’ve just been through something emotionally taxing and need a light crying session and some mediocre pastries.

Isaac’s 2018 November Recs!

The Adventure Zone I know half of you already kin the Mcelroys while the other half either don’t know or don’t care, but the Adventure Zone is one of my most favorite things in the world. It’s a DND podcast (yes, all episodes are transcribed, and they have a graphic novel for the first arc of Balance with a second one on the way!) by three brothers plus their dad, and not only does it have the most amazing story and is ungodly funny, but TONS of gays (Griffin went ape with those Lesbian NPCS)! And just because they can! Same with trans characters. It’s a story where they just exist, and that’s really important to me because in a lot of media LGBT have to almost prove why they deserve to take up space. And it’s not just something that goes on in their first campaign, Amnesty also has those sweet sweet gay! I could talk about this podcast for hours, so if you needed that final push to give it a listen, THIS IS IT!

Stardew Valley You get to farm and be gay. And if THAT hasn’t sold you on this charming video game, then maybe the super cute graphics, beautiful soundtrack and a handful of interesting characters will! TBH I spend so much time playing this game it’s concerning. It’s just such a fun way to relax, and I just really REALLY like video games were I can chose to be gay. Like. God Tier. YOU CAN HAVE CROPS AND CHICKENS AND BE GAY C’MON YALL!!

The Amazing Quotes And Artists Featured!

Meg | instagram | esty

“My identity as a bisexual woman influences my art in many ways. As a woman, i create art about the issues that effect me, such as abortion and gender equality, in order to resonate with the people that matter most to me. As a bisexual individual, my subjects often appear from a gaze that falls outside of the stereotypical eye. My figure drawings and portraits all come from a place of admiration, and don’t fall into the stereotype of the male gaze or womanly care- they are the space inbetween, equally sexualized and normalized. I feel lucky to be a bi gal in the art world because it is a place that is my own to create in. There are so many queer artists that i look up to such as Mapplethorpe and Warhol, and many female artists i can cite as influence (Jenny Holzer, Kiki Smith, and Louise Bourgeois to name a few). My identity gives me a whole new world of content to draw from and allows my work to resonate with a wider audience, and I really think that any artists goal is to reach and touch as many people as possible.“

Cameron | twitter | instagram

“I don’t think that it influences the form really, but it definitely influences the subject matter! (Much as I hate to admit it, my identity influences the majority of choices I make in life.) I write a lot of poems about lgbtq related things and religion, as well as other stuff too. I was raised catholic, so realizing that I was “different” at more than one point in my teen years was scary AF. Being a member of the lgbtq+ community and also trying to still feel like I belong, or wanting to, in a religious community is hard, the two things are usually at a crossroads in my life so writing about them makes it easier for me to get through. My hope is that someday someone reads what I wrote and finds some peace in their own life/experience.”

Vince | art instagram

“Well, being transgender I feel like I’m constantly aware of the lack of representation of my community, and I feel like it might be because of that I tend to experiment with showing all sorts of different type of people in my work. Because there’s so much diversity in the world, why not showcase that?”

Fox | art instagram

“Oof…I’m gay so my characters always be gay. Gotta Fill the void in media w my own bullshit so I don’t have to rely on straight showrunners who will inevitably discard the character since they themselves seem to have no personal attachment and treat lgbt characters as disposable extras. Bc if I don’t at least attempt to create representation in the field I’m going into then I can’t rlly complain about the lack of it right? If I don’t try and change it I can’t complain about the lack of change so being an lgbt artist is lowkey Big Pressure to be revolutionary in your work but sometime…..I just wanna draw funkey animeal and that’s aight too”

Jen | twitter | instagram

“As a female bisexual poet, I worry often that my poetry and art will be too niche to be appreciated. I’ve spent years editing my poetry down to its barest bones in hopes that someone will relate to it. Changing pronouns back and forth because I worry that if I do talk about a woman, the poem will be stripped of its context and suddenly be about my queerness when in reality it never was. When I write about love and people I have dated and have crushed on, I want the poem to exist outside of the gender of who I love. I fear my authorial death will result in a complete misinterpretation of what I mean. When I write, it truly does not matter to me if I am writing about a woman or a man. If I feel what I write and I can make someone else feel it too does it matter that I also love women? I write what matters to me overall, regardless of gender, I try to make my poetry as true as possible. Sometimes, when I catch myself over editing I try to take myself back to the moment, to the person, what I loved about him or her. “

Lain | art instagram

“My LGBT Identity has significantly impacted almost all of my art, especially my work over the last two years. Ever since I have allowed myself to accept that I am trans and began my transition (6 months on T!), the impact that my Roman Catholic upbringing has had on my bisexual trans identity has bled into my artwork. Because of the way I was raised, accepting and allowing myself to be authentic has been an upward struggle. And what better way to process and document struggle than art?

Much of my recent work has had a focus on the trans body, particularly the “sanctity” of self-actualization and the god-like power that comes with accepting and creating yourself in the unique and exceptional way that LGBT people must in order to live authentically. Two of my pieces on this topic were actually recently exhibited at UWM in the Trans-lucent exhibition, and will remain there until December 15th (I think). I got sick and tired of never seeing trans representation, so now I am creating that space that I crave in my own work.”

Kobe | instagram | soundcloud

“My art from is very influenced by my LGBT identity. It is very influenced by my LGBT black Identity. I think that whenever an artist makes their art (in my case writing music, singing, dancing) they should incorporate as much of themselves as possible. I think my LGBT identity definitely adds a sense of representation as well. I want people like me to listen to my music to know they aren’t alone. So it influences my work a lot. “

Nat | art instagram

“I think the fact that I am part of the LGBT+ community influences my art directly. Even though I don’t draw as often as I wish, I believe both my drawings and college projects (I am a 3d art/animation student), and my creativity in general is inspired by my personal experiences as a gay woman and common things experienced by the community. I try as often as I can to bring representation of some kind in the things I do, mainly personal projects. I also feel that it influences me on my motivation to keep creating; whenever I listen to, see drawings, watch movies or see whatever form of artistic expression from LGBT+ artists it gives me the energy to keep going, to keep creating.”

#gay as in stupid podcast #lgbt podcast #lgbt artists #gay art #trans art

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archivedrc · 5 years

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“Jamie is a New York-based executive recruiter who entices Dylan, an art director from Los Angeles, to take a job at the New York office of GQ magazine. Finding that they have much in common, the two become fast friends. Feeling jaded by a number of broken romances, Dylan and Jamie decide that they are ready to quit looking for true love and focus on having fun. However, complications unfold when the two best pals add sex to their relationship.”

NOAH EZEKIEL PUCKERMAN is THIRTY years old and A FIREFIGHTER. He is currently SINGLE, and his endgame is PUCKTINA.

**Noah's FC is Ryan Guzman.

"I'm emotionally unavailable.”

[ ABUSE TW ]

Growing up in the Bronx, Puck learned early on that you needed to have a tough skin - especially if you weren’t a white, Christian male. It was one of the few things his father taught him, along with how to be shit at relationships, and he taught him that he would have to keep his guard up if he didn’t want the world to chew him up and spit him out. And of course, he listened; after all, he was getting taunted and teased at school for being half-Mexican, half-Jewish and for being a Puckerman - a name that didn’t instill a lot of positivity in his neighborhood, as his father was well-known for being a piece of shit.

It wasn’t until Puck was ten that he learned that his father was, indeed, a piece of shit - having caught his father beating on his mother, and even though he was that young, he was quick to intervene, pushing his father when he caught him off-guard and shoving him to the ground. When his father left the house that time, it was the last time he saw him but Puck was angry. Angry that his father left, angry that he beat his mother, angry that he didn’t keep in touch or send money to help them keep their mediocre roof over their heads… and his anger began to seep into his school-hood life.

Quickly Puck became known as a deviant, a delinquent, and he was causing all sorts of trouble at school. Vandalism, bullying, assault; he let out his anger in a variety of ways, and it wasn’t until he was in high school, and a football coach took an interest in him and gave him a productive way to let out his aggression… and someone to talk to. It helped, really, because he began to let out the issues he had in a way that didn’t get in trouble, and the bond he had with the coach grew. He admired her, as she was strong for having the job she did despite it being such a male-dominated career, and when she told him that he could prove his father, and everyone else, wrong and show that he could amount to something? He believed it.

Getting into college was easier said than done, however, and even with his athletic prowess he wasn’t able to get a full scholarship… But at the very least, his grades were enough to get him to a community college, and it was there that he saw the flier for a fire station that was looking for volunteers. It was something that Puck knew he could do - he was strong, he was fast, and he hadn’t been afraid of fire (he may have even been bit of a firebug growing up) - and he knew that there was no better way to prove people wrong than to become a New York firefighter, as that was an ultimate honor.

It took some time, as Puck had to get a paramedic license and then a fire science degree, but eventually Puck joined a firehouse and moved from a lowly probationary firefighter to the driver engineer he is now. And while he may still have a roommate, who he considers one of his closest friends, he sends money back home to make sure that his mother and his little sister are taken care of.

As for his personal life, Puck can be considered a womanizer - he isn’t one to settle down, not sure that that sort of commitment is for him, and he’s known for flirting with anything with a pulse. His longest relationship lasted longer than he had imagined, and he actually thought it might have lead somewhere, but when it inevitably fell apart… He figured that it was a sign, that he wasn’t one meant to be monogamous, so he’s fallen back into his playboy ways… no matter what feelings he may have.

CONNECTIONS.

TINA COHEN-CHANG → Tina is the first girl Noah met that he immediately clicked with on a super casual level. She was totally cool right away. They became close and Noah soon learned that she had some of the same values as him when it came to love. That led to a mutual understanding that they could remain friends and hook up with none of the emotions. There’s also a very clear agreement between them not to let things get complicated.

SAM EVANS → Noah needed a roommate because he was broke after college, and he truly lucked out when Sam responded to his random ad. They couldn’t get along better if they tried. Sam became Noah’s best bro almost immediately and it’s only strengthened with time. He wishes their co-living bachelor life could last forever, but unfortunately life has other plans for them. Sam will always be his bro, though.

MARLEY ROSE → Marley is one of Noah’s exes and perhaps the one he remembers most, probably because they dated for a good while and Noah considered the fact that she might be it for him. She wasn’t, of course, in the end, but he still thinks about her from time to time.

✗ Noah is currently TAKEN and played by MEG (EST).

#t #tm #m #rc!noah #//i had to repost this bc of Issues

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holy moly

#hogwarts mystery #ara black #meg's mediocre art #talbott winger #hphm talbott #talbott x mc #yeah i know this fandom's dead but yk i wanted to draw them again so here we are #hphm

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WU Reviews: The Wife reviewed by Shloka Ananthanarayanan ‘08 (@shlokes)

This review originally appeared on Shloka’s blog, Pop Culture Scribe.

Last week, Glenn Close won a Golden Globe for Best Actress - Drama for her work in The Wife. No one seemed to begrudge her this award and all critics were raving about the performance, so I dragged myself to the theater to watch it. Boy am I glad I did.

Glenn Close plays Joan Castleman, the wife of a celebrated American novelist, Joseph Castleman (Jonathan Pryce, who is equally remarkable in this role, the perfect foil to Close). Set in 1992, the movie opens with Joe receiving a phone call from the Nobel Committee to inform him that he has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He and Joan celebrate and head off to Sweden for the prize ceremony. As the movie proceeds, Joe is bombastic and thrilled with this honor, but Joan is increasingly reserved and troubled, going so far as to beg him not to thank her in his acceptance speech. She presents a diplomatic and calm face to the public, but when she is alone, we can see that all is not well.

The movie includes flashbacks to how Joan and Joe met - he was her writing professor at Smith College in 1958 (shout out to my Seven Sisters alums!) and married with a child. He embarked on an affair with Joan, got divorced, and the two of them moved to the Village, where Joan helped kickstart his literary career by working at a publishing house and delivering his manuscript to the right people at the right time. Of note, young Joan is played by Annie Starke, who is Glenn Close's actual daughter, which helps explain why I was so impressed at how they managed to find a woman who looked so like Close. Harry Lloyd, who plays young Joe, is far too good-looking, and neither actor can really hold a candle to Close and Pryce (obviously a high bar to clear), so I preferred to treat the flashbacks as necessary for exposition but not for any acting revelations. I won't give away more details, because this movie unravels slowly, quietly and then dramatically revealing the cause of Joan's angst. In our #MeToo era, this is the perfect film about how women set aside their ambitions for the men in their lives or find themselves dismissed by the male establishment. Joan's literary ambitions are thwarted by male critics and publishing houses finding it difficult to take female novelists seriously, and Joe's behavior in their marriage is appalling but constantly dismissed as acceptable male hi-jinks. Watching Glenn Close slowly seethe and reach her breaking point is a true joy, and it's no wonder she's a major awards contender this year. The screenplay was adapted by Jane Anderson from the novel of the same name by Meg Wolitzer. But the movie is directed by a man, Swedish filmmaker, Bjorn Runge, which struck me as a bit odd. I could see his influence in the attention to Scandinavian detail around the Nobel goings-on, but I couldn't help wondering what this movie would be like if directed by a woman. The Glenn Close performance is magnificent, but Pryce dominates so many of the scenes. Of course, the argument could be made that the movie reflects their actual relationship - she is quiet and retiring, while he is loud and acts like the world owes him everything. But we could have discovered even more about Joan, probed her psyche even further, and truly felt her pain over the years she spent in service to her husband. Ultimately, The Wife falls short on character development, relying more on the twisty plot to keep the audience engaged, and Glenn Close does all the work to ensure this character truly comes alive. I suppose it's the ultimate irony that she has to carry the film, and much like Joan Castleman, transform it from a mediocre piece of art to something sublime.

#wu review #movie recommendation #the wife #glenn close

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How to Make a Strong Deck

An anon asked for tips on making a strong, or good, deck on KHUX, so I’m making an official (I guess that’s what you call it?) post for it! The terms used will be based on JP KHUX.

Important information regarding vocabulary used!

I know I call the P/S/MAU/DD as TAU/TDD, but when I talk about different medal attribute, I am talking about the medal as Power, Speed, or Magic. It’s confusing, I know, and to make it worse, when I say medal types, I mean if they are attacking, buffing, or healing medals. But I’ve been using TAU and TDD for so long that it’s too late to change it. @_@ I really apologize for the confusion and don’t hate me on it. I didn’t put that much thought into naming them until I made this blog. If you guys are okay with this naming change, I’ll do it so it’s not as confusing, but it will be a hassle.

This has been updated for the maximum buff at +/- 7!

Maximize your buffs!

There are 4 types of buffs in the game:

General Attack Up (GAU)

Type Attack Up (TAU, so Power/Speed/Magic Attack Up)

Enemy General Defense Down (GDD)

Enemy Type Defense Down (TDD, so Power/Speed/Magic Defense Up).

*Do note that unless noted otherwise (like CoM Riku [M] or Lucifer [S]), assume that medals that give GDD or TDD will be on the enemy and not on yourself.

How the Buffing Multiplier Works

Buffers of the same type will stack. For example, if you use two Phils [P] (PAU+1), you will get PAU+2. But for each buff, you can only have a maximum of +7. So if you activate KH 0.2 Kairi Illustration [S] (GAU+6) for example, and the next medal you activate is KH1 Kairi Illustration [P] (GAU+3), the buff will max out at GAU+7 even though the total GAU adds up to +9. The only exception to this rule is if you were afflicted with General Attack Down (GAD), for example then using KH1 Kairi Illu. [P] will get you GAU+2, and with Vivi [M] you’ll get to GAU+3. The same applies for TAU, and if enemies have General Defense Up (GDU) or Type Defense Up (TDU) buff when you use GDD or TDD buffs. Essentially, the buffs cancels each other out.

However, while the maximum for each buff is +7, different buffers don’t stack and multiply each other. So, if for example, these buffs give these boost (the buffer multiplier numbers I give are fake!! I’m using them to get my point across so bare with me):

GAU+1: 1.4

GAU+3: 1.75

TAU+1: 1.3

And the base attack I have for a medal is 7341, with GAU+3, I’d have 12,846.75 attack (7341 x 1.75). While, GAU+1 and TAU+1 will give me 13,360.62 attack (7341 x 1.4 x 1.3). So, when deciding which buff to go for, go for the different buff type.

GAU and GDD will have all medal attributes (P/S/M), those that give neutral damage, and Burst/Nova benefit from it. TAU and TDD will only benefit the medal of that attribute, or if the medal gives advantageous attack (i.e. WOFF medals). For example, if you have SAU, only speed medals will get the SAU buff, and magic and power medals will not receive this buff.

Ideally, the best deck you can achieve on KHUX is having GAU+7, GDD-7 TAU+7, and TDD-7. However, it will take a while (or if you just spend a lot of money) to achieve this perfect set up since not all the buffs for each medal attribute is available…yet…

While the ideal deck requires GAU+7, GDD-7, TAU+7, and TDD-7, there is actually a difference in damage you do from each buff. From most to least damage if you compare them with same buff number (i.e. GAU+1 vs GDD-1):

General Defense Down

General Attack Up

Type Attack Up/Type Defense Down

//I do want to point out that while it is not so obvious with lower level enemies, GDD does WAY more damage than TAU or TDD buffs. I have pictures as proof! Starting at level 250ish, if the enemy doesn’t have GDD buffs (even if it has TDD, and you have GAU and TAU), partner medals that do NOT give GDD will only do 1 damage per hit, whereas GDD partner medals will do like 20k damage or something like that.

However, there is a strategic order to obtain different types of buff (if you’re not caught up with the game):

You want to obtain GAU first. This is because single target medals can also give you GAU buffs as well. The defense down medals only works if you land hits on the enemy. So a single target GDD medal (Meg [P] or Ansem Illustration [P]) will only give GDD to one enemy, whereas Mr.Smee [M] or Owl [S] will give GDD to all enemies because they are mutli-target. This is the best buff to maximize first and is required on every single deck. Since this is general attack up, all medal attributes, those that give neutral damage, and Burst/Nova will benefit from this buff.

Second buff to obtain TAU. Again, same reasoning for not getting DD buff. Also, there is no medals out right now that gives GDD-3 to all enemies. (Well, there are EX medals that give GDD-4 to all enemies.) So far, the highest multi-target GDD we have is GDD-2 and that is from Maleficent Dragon [P]. Not only that, but there are non-premiums that gives TAU+2 or TAU+3 buff. While GDD does more damage than TAU/TDD, when you compare them to each other with different buff number, (i.e. GDD-1 vs TAU+2), the +2 or +3 will be stronger than GDD-1. Do note that TAU buffs will allow you to deal more damage on raid boss! So when you fight raid bosses, definitely maximize your TAU buffs!

Last buff is multi-target GDD or TDD You want multi-target DD buff because the enemy de-buff only applies to the medal you land hits on. So a single target GDD medal (Meg [P] or Ansem Illustration [P]) will only give GDD to one enemy, whereas Mr.Smee [M] or Owl [S] will give GDD to all enemies because they are mutli-target. When comparing between GDD and TDD with the same buffing number (i.e. GDD-1 vs TDD-1), GDD-1 is the better buff to go for. This is because general GAU or GDD will benefit all medal attributes (P/S/M), those that give neutral damage, and Burst/Nova, where as TAU or TDD will only benefit medals with those attributes. When fighting against raid bosses, the next buff to maximize is TDD. GDD buffs won’t do much against raid boss fight. However, in Coliseum GDD is much more important than TDD, and will eventually become a required buff to have if you want to deal damage on high level enemies.

So the an example of the ideal deck for speed medals (in terms of buffs) would be this (this would be my set up on Fairy Stars to focus on a speed deck):

HD Naminé [M] To copy Sora&Neku’s [M] GAU+2 and GDD-2

Sora&Neku [M] For GAU+2 and GDD-2 | Buff is now GAU+4 and GDD-4

Copy Key Art Coming [M] To copy Sora&Neku’s [M] GAU+2 and GDD-2 | Buff is now GAU+6 and GDD-6

HD Xion [P] To copy Roxas EX for GAU+1, SAU+5, SDD-4, GDD-1 | Buff is now GAU+7, GDD-7, SAU+5, SDD-5

Roxas EX [S] Gives GAU+1, SAU+5, SDD-4, GDD-1 | Buff is now GAU+7, GDD-7, SAU+7, SDD-7

Again by the time you get to your last medal, you want to be able to have GAU+7, GDD-7, TAU+7, and TDD-7.

Take Medal Information into Consideration!

Single Target, Random, or Multi-target I personally think that multi-target medals, like KH1 Sora Illustration [P], are better than single target medals, which is especially true for DD enemy de-buff. I prefer multi-target medals because you’ll most often be up against multiple enemies in Coliseum and in missions. Random target medals are unique, as they are strong when against one enemies, but against a group the attack is too unreliable, and not all enemies could receive a hit. (I’ve noticed that random target medals tend to go for the lower HP enemies first.) The only time single target medals are useful is if you need that extra multiplier (single targets have a higher multiplier, (i.e. KH1 Sora Illu. [P] x2.54 no dot and HD Riku [P] x3.08~4.72 no dot, and if you ignore the guilt tiers) against one enemy, which are usually raid bosses or story bosses. Also, having SP+ or Lux+ related skills are better on multi-target medals because more enemies damaged means more SP orbs or Lux gathered.

Multiplier Medals with higher multipliers can deal more damage than ones with lower multiplier. When making an ideal deck, take into consideration of the requirements for maximum multiplier. For example, Cloud EX [P] relies on high HP in order to obtain maximum damage. Thus, you don’t want to have Cloud EX [P] after Maleficent Dragon [P] since Maleficent Dragon [P] gives HP Sacrifice as well.

Number of Turns the Buff Last Medals that give the buff for at least 2 turns are good as well, and make really good partner medals! Definitely better than medals that gives the buff for 1 turn, as medals that has the buff last for multiple turn cost more SP, and thus a higher multiplier. Situations where lasting for multiple turns does not matter would be missions you need to one turn, such as Coliseum. However, for battles where you can have multiple turns, such as raid boss fights and certain PQ+, having the medal last for 2 turns is better than 1 turn. This is so medals at the beginning of the deck will also get the buffs that comes from the medals that come later in the deck. For example, if I have BCMI [P] after HD Roxas [P], on the first turn, HD Roxas [P] will not have the PAU+1 buff from BCMI [P], but on the second turn HD Roxas [P], giving you a more attack power (because more buff) on the second turn. Not only that, but the buffs that last to the second turn stack! So using a medal that give GDD-1 for 2 turns, one in your deck and one as partner medal, will get you GDD-3 on the second turn!

Skills!!

This is (probably) last thing you need to into consideration of what makes a good deck, assuming a very good keyblade and everything. For more information regarding skills, you can look at this post here. Aside from medals and keyblade level, skill on medals are what separates out the strong and the mediocre players on JP KHUX!

Attack Up Skills This one is a no brainer, but if you want more information regarding each specific skill, you can read the post here (same link as the one above). The higher tier the Attack Up skill, the stronger the medal (if the skill activates).

Lux+ Related Skills This is important for solo and party ranking! The more often the lux+ skill activates, the more lux you obtain. Top players on JP KHUX have just about all their medals with lux+ skills attached on their medals.

SP+ Related Skills These skills have been kinda made obsolete thanks to SP recovering medals, especially KH2 Kairi Illu. [M], JP KA2 [M], and Christmas Sora Illu. [S]. However, these skills are important when 10 SP recovery isn’t enough, especially since more premiums cost 4 SP now.

Battle Type

Decks you use for Coliseum are probably different than the ones you use for raid boss fights. For example, it is most ideal to go into raid boss fights with as many medals with lux+ as possible so you can get more lux with every fight. Lux+ related skills, however, are just about useless (except for medals that relies on lux gathered) in Coliseum, while SP+ skill is!

~ Lucky ★彡

#KHUX #JP KHUX #NA KHUX #Guide #Deck Set Up #Strong deck #Good deck #How to make a strong deck #Buff #Skills #Lucky ★彡 #I wrote like an essay for this lol #Kinda wished I was paid for writing this but whatever #If I did get paid though I wouldn't spend it on KHUX #I'd probably spend it on food or getting a present for my friend #or putting it towards the grave for Richie's wallet

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New Post has been published on Entrepreneurs Blog

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Entrepreneur Quotes (99 Inspirational Quotes)

Being an entrepreneur is a journey, it can be challenging, frustrating, rewarding, disappointing and exhilarating. Here are 99 inspirational quotes for entrepreneurs. These inspirational quotes that will help you keep motivated along your entrepreneurial journey.

1. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.–Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple

2. “Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” –Confucius, Philosopher

3. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” –Albert Einstein, Physicist

4. “Stay self-funded as long as possible.” –Garrett Camp, Co-Founder of Uber

5. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” –Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister

6. “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.” –Michelangelo, Artist

7. “Business opportunities are like buses: there’s always another one coming.” –Richard Branson, Chairman and Founder of Virgin Group

8. “Done is better than perfect.” –Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

9. “Any time is a good time to start a company.” -Ron Conway, noted Startup Investor, SV Angel

10. “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” –Tony Robbins, Motivational Speaker

11. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” –Socrates, Greek Philosopher

12. “If you want to build a successful business, make sure you have three things—a big market opportunity, great people, and more than enough capital.” -Richard Harroch, Venture Capitalist, Author, and Entrepreneur

13. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” -Vince Lombardi, Famed Football Coach

14. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”-Mark Twain, Writer

15. “Everyone has an idea, but it’s really about executing the idea and attracting other people to help you with the idea.” –Jack Dorsey, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Twitter

16. “It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone when it comes to your business. And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.” -Mark Cuban, Entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” Judge

17. “Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.” –Seth Godin, Author

18. “If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings.’” -Dave Barry, Humorist

19. “Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise.” -Ted Turner, Entrepreneur and Businessman

20. “The price of inaction is far greater than then cost of a mistake.” -Meg Whitman, CEO of HP

21. “If Plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters.” -Claire Cook, Author

23. “If you had asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.” -Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company

24. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” –Thomas Edison, Inventor

25. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” –Muhammad Ali, Boxing Champion

26. “Never tell your problems to anyone … 20 percent don’t care and the other 80 percent are glad you have them.” -Lou Holtz, Football Coach

27. “You can have everything you want in life if you just help enough people get what they want in life.” -Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker

28. “There are a lot of things that go into creating success. I don’t like to do just the things I like to do. I like to do things that cause the company to succeed. I don’t spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities.” –Michael Dell, Founder of Dell Computer

29. “100 percent of the shots you don’t take, don’t go in.” -Wayne Gretzky, Hockey Legend

30. “Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.” -Dale Carnegie, Author and Motivational Speaker

31. “Make your team feel respected, empowered, and genuinely excited about the company’s mission.” -Tim Westergen, Founder of Pandora

32. “Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.” -Seth Godin, Author

33. “You must put your head into the lion’s mouth if the performance is to be a success.” -Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister

34. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” -George S. Patton, U.S. General

35. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” -Albert Einstein, Physicist

36. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” -Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher

37. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” -John Maxwell, Motivational Speaker and Author

38. “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.” -Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist and Philanthropist

39. “Screw it, let’s do it.” -Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group

40. “There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” -Aristotle, Greek Philosopher and Scientist

41. “If you are offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” -Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

42. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein, Physicist

43. “If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.” -Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker

44. “Goals aren’t enough. You need goals plus deadlines: goals big enough to get excited about and deadline to make you run. One isn’t much good without the other, but together they can be tremendous.” -Ben Feldman, Actor

45.“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

46. “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” -Jerry Rice, Legendary Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers

47. “We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.” –Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon

48. “If you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.” –Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook

49. “If you’ve got an idea, start today. There’s no better time than now to get going. That doesn’t mean quit your job and jump into your idea 100 percent from day one, but there’s always small progress that can be made to start the movement.” -Kevin Systrom, Founder of Instagram

50. “Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.” -Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker

51. “Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free and worth a fortune.” –Sam Walton, Founder of Walmart

52. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” –Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder

53. “Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.” -Albert Einstein, Physicist

54. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou, Author and Poet

55. “Whatever you do, be different—that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out.” –Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop

56. “Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese.” -Billie Burke, Actress

57. “Simplicity is the key to brilliance.” –Bruce Lee, Martial Arts Expert

58. “I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars; I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.” –Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

59. “The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.” –Oprah Winfrey, Entertainer and Entrepreneur

60. “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” -Steve Martin, Comedian and Actor

61. “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” -Conan O’Brien, Talk Show Host

“When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don’t put in the time or energy to get there.” –Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple

63. “Customers don’t expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong.” -Donald Porter, British Airways

64. “Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.” -Samuel Johnson, Writer and Editor

65. “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” -Jack Welch, Former CEO of GE

66. “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations.” -Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple

67. “Social media is here. It’s not going away; not a passing fad. Be where your customers are: in social media.” -Lori Ruff, Chief Brand Evangelist

68. “People want to do business with you because you help them get what they want. They don’t do business with you to help you get what you want.” -Don Crowther, Social Media Expert

69. “Always deliver more than expected.” –Larry Page, Co-Founder of Google

70. “You must be very patient, very persistent. The world isn’t going to shower gold coins on you just because you have a good idea. You’re going to have to work like crazy to bring that idea to the attention of people. They’re not going to buy it unless they know about it.” -Herb Kelleher, Founder of Southwest Airlines

71. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” -Mark Twain, Author

72. “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.” –Brian Tracy, Entrepreneur and Author

73. “Do an evening review at the end of the day to reflect on what went well, and what you’d do differently next time.” -Marilyn Suttle, Author

74. “Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night.” -Marian Wright Edelman, Activist

75. “You must take the time to do something that brings you joy. If you are saying to yourself, ‘I can’t do that because I have to pick up the kids, and run my business, and … and … who’s got time for fun? Are you insane?’ If you don’t have time for fun, you’ll be forced to take time for illness. Then what?” -Beth Ramsay, Author

76. “In business, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.” -Anonymous

77. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” -Colin Powell, U.S. General

78. “The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” -Nolan Bushnell, Entrepreneur

79. “You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big, and live big.” -Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist and Philanthropist

80. “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” -Yoda, Star Wars

81. “Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” -Woody Allen, Actor and Director

82. “Business is like poker. You have to be able to read people. You have to understand the odds of a particular endeavor. You need to make calculated bets. And you have to get lucky.” -Richard Harroch, Venture Capitalist and Co-Author of Poker for Dummies

83. “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” -Charles R. Swindoll, Author

84. “What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.” -Simon Sinek, Author

85. “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.” -Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister

86. “Even a correct decision is wrong when it was taken too late.” -Lee Iacocca, Former CEO of Chrysler

88. “Don’t wait for perfection. Life isn’t perfect. Do the best you can and ship. Real people ship, and then they test and then they ship again. Then you wake up one day and you have something insanely great.” –Guy Kawasaki, Entrepreneur

87. “The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” -Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President

89. “Success … is no longer a simple ascension of steps. You need to climb sideways and sometimes down, and sometimes you need to swing from the jungle gym and establish your own turf somewhere else on the playground.” -Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn

90. “Be nice to geeks; you’ll probably end up working for one.” –Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft

91. “To have a great idea, have a lot of them.” -Thomas Edison, Inventor

92. “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.” -Napoleon Bonaparte, Military Leader

93. “It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy.” -Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple

94. “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” -Albert Einstein, Physicist

95. “Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.” -Jim Rohn, Entrepreneur, Author, and Motivational Speaker

96. “Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are asking, what’s in it for me?” -Brian Tracy, Entrepreneur and Author

97. “When you’re first thinking through an idea, it’s important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do.” -Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group

98. “Behind every adversity is an opportunity. If you lament over the adversity, you will miss the opportunity.” -Ajaero Tony Martins, Entrepreneur and Investor

99. “What business should you start today? One that you are passionate about, has a big market opportunity, can be up and running quickly, and that doesn’t require a lot of initial capital. Think Internet, apps, e-commerce, and mobile.” -Richard Harroch, Venture Capitalist, Author, and Entrepreneur

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Y’all literally do not know how serious I am about hating the movie Shark Tale like i know it’s just a dumb movie that doesn’t matter but everyone gets so defensive about it even though there’s like..... NOTHING good about it. The reason I hate it is that it’s such a cynical fucking movie that just tries way too hard with the pop culture references and appeal to shit the kids like and it’s the most hollow sellout thing, especially bc it’s very clearly from that Dreamworks era where they literally were just churning out Disney/Pixar copycat crap in order to steal their audience but its like..... not even a funny version of that?? Like... at all. You know what’s a halfway decent disney copycat? Madagascar. But everyone gets so defensive about a movie that’s not even worth it???? LIke. If you want a cartoon movie about fish go watch Finding Nemo. That’s obviously the movie Dreamworks was trying to cash in on, and it’s a reallyreally good family film. Seriously. Go watch Finding Nemo again. 90% of the people i talk to who think Shark Tale is good haven’t watched the movie since they were like 10 & its like ya guys when I was 9 I also liked the song “Car Wash” but when I was 9 I also liked Jar Jar Binks so like........... maybe just maybe everything we liked when we were kids wasnt as good as we remember it being?? Also those fish look so nasty. Why do they move like humans? Why can’t they just be fish? And before you say something, all the fish look nasty, not just Will Smith Fish. Why is there a sexy Angelina Jolie Fish??? I’m tired of sexy female animals with boobs in my movies! I’m TIRED. & that celebrity voice cast too like they got Will SMith and he’s hip and With It & he’ll appeal to the kiddies and the annoying little kid characters are like “Yo! Will Smith Fish! You da man, dude!” and i die every time. also Oscar is like. A Bad Person. Fish. Person/Fish. I know he’s supposed to go through a character arc but he’s just like Nasty and i Don’t like him. Renee Zellweger is way too good for him and puts up with waaayyyyyyyyyyy too much with his bullshit. Also the pop culture puns! they’re so fucking bad. Listen, I’m not above puns, I love me a good pun, but like....... can we stop with the “it’s funny because I’ve heard of it!” reference humor ok “Jessica Shrimpson” and “Mussel Crowe” and “Katie Current”????? Literally the only thing I can think of that might be salvagable is Jack Black as that shark guy, and you know what, I don’t even remember if he was legitmately funny or not. He may have just been really annoying. But at least he’s trying his hardest & I just appreciate Jack Black in everything. But like. Seriously the jokes are not that funny. Shark Tale is worse than the Bee Movie like the Bee Movie may be dumb & have a bee/human romance like what the fuck is that about but at least it has like a legitimately creative premise

& like idk it really bugs me b/c i can’t tell if people are being ironic or not but it’s like? Yeah it’s a fucking kids movie but why are we so willing to accept mediocrity when it comes to kids entertainment? Y’all need to love yourselves. & it would be different if people were willing to admit that it’s a bad movie but still like it, because there are plenty of movies I think are dumb and not good but I still enjoy. Hercules is not a very good movie but I still love it for reasons like the Meg and the art style. The live action Grinch movie is really bad and I don’t get why people think it’s good but I’ll still watch it despite myself. Like. It’s not even bad in any of the fun ways. I’d at least understand if it was bad in a way that was fun, but it’s just ugly and gross and pandering and cheap and obviously cobbled together by grown ass old men who Think they know what kids like. But it’s so patronizing to rebuttal every criticism of bad movies with “its for kids!” as though that should be some excuse.

#shut up Janelle

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