#notes in the margins

[dojae-huh]

King of the Hill

Fans are very greedy. "Success" is not enough, they want "Number 1".

Folks, there can be several winners. Several groups can be at the top of the k-pop pyramid.

127's path wasn't easy (nor Dream's or WayV's for the matter). Some members spent a long time waiting to debut, others had to go through scandals, injuries, hiatuses. When the unit finally found real fame, they couldn't go on tours and had to sit back home for years. When the covid ended, the company went into feudal war. The constant gain and loss of NCT members. Long periods between unit comebacks. Fights among members.

Which long-lasting k-pop group's path was smooth though? BigBang? BTS? EXO?

There is no happiness without sadness. It's when the human struggles, he cherishes the good moments and feels fullfilled and alive. The hardships made neos individually stronger, their bond as a group more wholesome, their achievements more deserved and golden.

7,5 years is a long time, but it also close to the time (5-9 years) a commoner spends at the university just to get a degree to be able to "start a career". While neos lived their lives to the fullest instead. And achieved the dream they started to pursue when they debuted.

#chain reaction #notes in the margins

[mbrainspaz]

just reading an old needs-major-repairs part of my story for fun and I find this:

#notes in the margins #writer problems #i'm laughing at myself #note to self #wtf she's been to baltimore #writing black magic #black magic spoilers

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order #at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers #90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies” #serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent #like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries #but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate #and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited... #i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something #cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare #and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest. #it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!' #'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members... #..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)' #anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language? #maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity #and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media #and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons #and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators #instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period #anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value” #and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives #so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs) #happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world #(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills) #and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on... #...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin #oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works? #beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value #and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the #important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)

[hinata-boke]

sanji-kun!!

#my art #one piece #sanji #whos this???? #i actually got possessed to draw this i was supposed to be studying #first 'real' time drawing op! not including scribbles in the margins of my notes!!! #my friend was scared for me to read op bc she thought i might hate sanji bc hes annoying lol #he is annoying but hes also my fav i think so that worked out

[grand-line-shenanigans]

For those of us who cannot comprehend big numbers (me) I have done the math. FOUR FUCKING YEARS. SECUNIT WHAT THE FUCK.

#the murderbot diaries #all systems red #murderbot #secunit #words #math #yes i write in my books. sometimes. when i love them a lot #on a totally unrelated note (totally)- if i doodled pictures of the characters based on their descriptions in the library copy of #Network Effect (in pencil only) would that be an asshole move or would it be a charming little treat for the next reader to find? #i almost certainly will not do it because i like the public library and do not want to offend them #but. in pencil. and only little doodles in the margins. #only like. one or two. #id be so charmed if i found somethig like that in a library book??? is that just me am i alone in this????? #thoughts please

[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

All I can think about recently is that there are three main career options for Grishaverse main characters:

A) Child soldier

B) Criminal

C) ✨Both✨

#and none of them are a choice #it’s very dependent on who your government is #shoutout to Nina and Matthias for really exploring all options available to them #my poor babies #inspired by convo with my sister where she said why is everyone a child soldier and I said some of them are criminals too(!) #as a side note it’s very unclear whether Grisha in Ravka get paid to be in the second army #I’m pretty sure they don’t #like at least if you’re a criminal you can make some cash #not that I’m endorsing criminal activity obvs #but at least there’s marginally more choice as a criminal #it would appear at least marginally more autonomy #crooked kingdom #shadow and bone #the grishaverse #six of crows #grishaverse #leigh bardugo #grisha trilogy #seige and storm #ruin and rising #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #nina zenik #Matthias helvar #alina starkov #mal oretsev #genya safin #zoya nazyelensky

[canisalbus]

Nervous Machete from my class notes!

we were learning about the spread of christianity.

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#he seems very concerned about the spread of christianity #I never thought about this but are you guys out there in class and work drawing Machetes from memory? #if that's the case you have good visual memory this has such distinct likeness #another excellent specimen to add to my collection of tiny margin/scrap paper/post-it note Machetes #thank you! #gift art #wacky-nameless-inventor-24 #own characters #Machete

[hellenhighwater]

I've realized that I got caught up in everything and sort of forgot to eat, so I've got some pop tube cinnamon rolls in the oven, because I am unsupervised. So, while I wait, a ten minute pastel scribble!

#helldraws #i will have to take another look at this in daylight and probably fix some things #did anyone else just doodle eyes in their note margins sometimes #because this is just. that.

[ireneae]

Elvis (2022) vs. Elvis Presley '68 Comeback Special Jailhouse Rock Let Yourself Go If I Can Dream (part 2)

#elvis #elvis 2022 #elvis movie #austin butler #elvis presley #elvisedit #disclaimer i think that the literal recreation is approximately the least interesting aspect of the film #in the sense that. elvis impersonation qua impersonation is a solved problem #BUT. i just think it's neat #sorry everyone i got unironically into the baz luhrmann musical biopic about elvis presley #i.edit #x #side note fascinated by elvis sitting down vs movie!elvis shoved into place. a whole treatise on changing cultural mores which the margin is

[comebackali]

32 yr old babygirl getting rescued by the teen object of his affections 💕💕💕

#i still can’t get over ‘grabbed obi wan as if he weighed nothing’ #this is to me the equivalent of obi wan doodling ‘mrs.anakin skywalker’ in the margins of all his notebooks #he marveled at that HE MARVELED AT THAT #like its worth noting that anakin is the one who has gone through the emotional ringer this book #obi wan is ENTIRELY LUCID MARVELING AT HIS TEEN PADAWAN #he genuinely maketh me unwell #girl get a grip #obi wan kenobi #star wars #obikin #otp: more intimate than lovers #pt #sw novels #jedi quest #jedi quest the moment of truth #the moment of truth #wizard #allie reads jedi quest

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

I Am All In Rewatch - Jess & Rory- Episode 2x5 (Part 2)

But the thing is is, even though she was getting into it with the you know, the inevitable sort of beginning to fall for Jess and Jess inevitably falling for her. You could see it in that final scene when it's like, uh, you know when he said he made notes on Alan Ginsbury's Howell and I've only read it forty times and then uh and then the um the Dickens reference um, and he knew it and she was pleased. I trust her. I trust her now not to screw up her life because this is this is a pattern with super intelligent uh people, right girls uh that you know, their lives get blown up because they don't have the character, the backing of the support from family, right when they're about to go to college and their senior year just blows up into partying and it blows up into boys and it's just like and then suddenly they don't really want to go to Harvard anymore, and it's like, you know, I'll go I'll go over here, and I don't care. They don't even bother going to college. I trusted her, not I didn't feel so I felt more encouraged about a potential romance between the two and the excitement of that and how that was going to play out. Then I was about him derailing her. I didn't feel any possibility of that happening, because if she can handle herself so beautifully, with such maturity and calm and cool up against Paris, then no guy is gonna be smart enough. You're not gonna find a guy that's smarter than than Paris and more diabolical. Nothing's going to derail So I I really trust her character. I trust Rory to stay on the straight and narrow, to stay studying. Nothing's gonna throw her off. In fact, she's already manipulating him. She's already testing him and saying, you know, are you literate? Do you read these things? -Scott 

#i am all in #WHAT IS MUCH? #I JUST WANTED TO PUT SOME NOTES IN THE MARGINS FOR YOU!!!!! #soulmate things #jess x rory #jess mariano #rory gilmore #literati #love #2x5 #milo ventimiglia #alexis bledel #heart eyes for days #my heart #im not crying you are #gilmore girls

[dojae-huh]

Hello! Just want to say again that I'm glad I found your blog, your down-to-earth commentary, especially about the business side of it all, is very much appreciated :)

Hi. Thank you for letting me know, I'm glad you find some more down to earth posts useful. In part, I run this blog to offer an alternative in fandom experience.

Thing is, we, as k-pop fans and as people who don't work in showbusiness or South Korea, don't have enough knowledge, experience or inside information to have a strong educated opinion on most of things when it comes to idol companies and their executives. We can have opinions as customers - I like this music, this promotional strategy works on me, these outfits are ugly, this concept rocks -, but not as business analytics. Especially considering how much media play, false information and difference in cultures we face.

However, nowadays everyone has the illusion that they know better, that their opinion and feelings are valid when it comes to any topic. And spread and defend their opinion like it is the ultimate truth.

I've recently come across a twit starting with "it appears that" and ending with "for sure". In a span of a few sentences the fan offered an imaginary scenario and finished with a "this is truth". Of course to "prove" that SM is evil, heh. Such baseless statements easily play on fans' love for their biases, evoke an emotional response, call to arms, they give an answer to "Who is to blame?!", provide a target for unleashing frustration and anger.

When one solo-stan blames our bias, we can call bullshit because we know how things really are. When a fan blames Chris Lee or SM, other fans are ready to accept the words as believeable. Either because they share the sentiment, or have no own opinion on the matter, so any will do. If everyone around says the same thing, it should be true, afterall? That's how our brains are wired: follow the majority, agree with the tribe, mirror everyone's current emotion.

We can't see the inner works and we don't know the inner rules, but we can see the results of labour and sometimes a reflection of things.

When I came to k-pop, I knew SM as the company that overworks its artists, has lawsuits with them, is super strict. Broken in two halves TVXQ and EXO with half of its members gone weren't a good representation. So when I started to get to know NCT better, I started to wonder if I was lied to or that something had changed in SM (the latter). Neos were taught how to songwrite, SM persisted with good quality music for NCT despite the group not taking off right away, artists not looking slavelike, there was SMstation and interesting projects.

Sure, I can observe bad work: poorly prepared concerts (Link), constant failures with album production (omitting Doyoung's name, boring designs for 127), tasteless stylists, etc. However, I also see good work: artists flying first/business class and living in 5 star hotels, being given opportunity to go to the beach, museums, to enjoy sightseeing in new countries; opportunity to explore one's creativity (soundcloud, NCTLabs, solo performances for Link); SM giving artists second professions (MC, variety host, model) that will aid professional longevity (Doyoung hasn't finished school and doesn't have a degree, but I'm not worried for him, even if SM collapses, he'll always find a job. Same for Taeyong, he came as a blank page, now he is a songwriter and a producer, he can even become a choreographer); neos progressively being given more choice and say, their opinion being consulted and their ideas being implemented once they gain enough experience (Golden Dust story, Taeyong making his own setlist for his concert, Doyoung saying Unity should not have solo-stages, Ten choosing the mood and genre for his solo, etc).

Most importantly, I can see many friendships between neos and producers/managers, and that Haechan and Doyoung, who experienced all of SM's downsides personally and not once, continue to like the company. Meaning, the good should outweight the bad. At least for now.

Fans learnt the name of Chris Lee and continue to blame him for everything to this day, although he doesn't own any shares in SM and has stopped being a CEO a year ago. He is a token scapegoat.

Should I blindly trust fans or should I go read Wikipedia, interviews and listen to the guy himself? In situations like these I always choose the latter.

Sure, I can't tell if he evades taxes or participates in shady business, and what neos think of him (aside from Doyoung calling him "hyung" in public and not being afraid of getting punished for it), but I can see he was the person who overlooked all the early NCT songs (we have "Limitless", "Cherry bomb" thanks to him); created SMStation and SMClassics (say thank you for "Try again", "Star blossom"); found Dem Jointz ("Kick it", "Punch", "Sticker") and multiple other songwriters who now work for SM; brought to Korea the idea of songwriting camps, in which Kun participates nowadays and where he befriends foreign creators; invested SM money into a publishing company (and not a winery or a hotel business), which means SM artists will be secured to have a lot of songs to choose from in the future, and Korean young producers will have access to the global market. He has been with SM close to 20 years, and he is evidently a music nerd, ergo he understands artists and their love for music. So why should I hate him? I have no proof of him taking money away from neos, but I have evidence he was very essential to formation of NCT and the quality of SM sound being maintained. On the contrary, I'm inclined to suspect the quality of albums (song setlist, production) is raising again because he is back to supervising A&R in SM.

#ask me away #food all around chips all around #notes in the margins #chain reaction

[moonlightphos]

🌱🏛️

#kavetham #haikaveh #genshin impact #genshin impact fanart #kaveh #alhaitham #artists on tumblr #my art #I don't know what their fandom emojis are so this post will remain emojiless until I find out #this one has been the most difficult so far and I'm not 100% satisfied with it #but I will redeem myself the next time I draw them #just a note that if anyone makes any negative comments about the marginal amount that I darkened their skin tones? I will block you.

[voidify333]

So we always meme about phoenix being the big Legally Blonde fan but consider.

It came out in July 2001, i.e. within the window of time for the friend group to exist

Yes it’s pg-13 but if Miles heard about the premise he would be like !!!lawyer movie!!! And then Gregory would chaperone so his son could see lawyer movie, and suggest “you could bring your friends”

Maybe Larry is also there. Maybe he said no because “girl movie”

Phoenix (at the obvious plot point, for dramatic irony value): “wow,…. she really loves him so much……..”

Miles: “but he’s a jerk he doesn’t deserve her”

Gregory: “kids please don’t talk during the movie”

Phoenix likes the movie to a mundane level. Miles imprints on the movie; full special interest. Before it he was like “I’m going to be a defense attorney like my dad!!!” After he’s like “I’m going to be a defense attorney like a) my dad b) Elle Woods”

But then we all know what happens a few months later. This interest is snuffed out in the same fell swoop as the rest of his interest in a defense career

When anyone brings it up, he thinks of his “embarrassing phase” and cringes

HOWEVER. the special place in his heart for it is not entirely turned to dust, as with old special interests in general

Years later. He has passed the bar and MvK has taken him to the tailor

“Edgeworth every prosecutor needs a signature outfit. The tailor already has the pattern for yours but you may choose the primary fabric. Choose wisely; you will wear this in court for some time”

The tailor presents a variety of swatches

Miles sees a certain magenta among the options. An image flashes in his mind

“This one sir”, he is saying before he has the chance to think

#ace attorney #miles edgeworth #legally blonde #narumitsu #wrightworth #(marginally?) #elle woods #phoenix wright #100 notes #200 notes #300 notes #500 notes

[kavaleyre]

working late nights in the lab

#my art #jayvik #jayce arcane #viktor arcane #vikjayce #i just think that #when you spend so much time with one person #you'll automatically start to know them and care for them and anticipate each other's needs #not every declaration of love is a loud one #sometimes it's whispered through reassuring touches and notes in the margins and warm cups of coffee #they're partners #the work comes first but they themselves are so much a part of the work that really it's all the same in the end #arcane fanart

[triassictriserratops]

If the books are Katniss’s memo, we could headcanon Peeta having a personal annotated version with small notes of his perspective and opinions. 😕 faces at the Gale kisses. Flirty teasing each time Katniss is obliviously fawning over him. Sweet notes each time Katniss shows how much she needs him. I don’t even know what he would do with the beach scene

In response to what I think is this thread. (and this offshoot thread) ANON. MY DARLING ANON. MY SWEET BABY ANGEL ANON.

ANON YOU'VE GIVEN ME SUCH A WONDERFUL IDEA AND I LOVE YOU FOREVER. Hokay. So (Dis is Earth) WHAT IF WE ANNOTATE A DOC OF THE BOOKS AS IF WE'RE PEETA READING IT AND LEAVING LITTLE NOTES FOR KATNISS TO READ IN THE MARGINS?!?!?!?

Who would want to read this?????

WHO WOULD WANT TO WORK ON THIS WITH ME?????

Tagging @waywardangel-wilds and @sameschmidtdiffname right off the bat as tributes because HOLY SHIT this has the potential for GREAT hilarity.

#peeta mellark #katniss everdeen #everlark #katniss is the author #peeta is a mess #gale is crying in a corner somewhere in 2 #johanna also leaves notes in the margins #they're all fucking wild #haymitch just writes “you were an idiot” every 10 pages or so #thg #thg series #the hunger games #hunger games headcanon #thg headcanons #hunger games nonsense #thg nonsense