#unless they went somewhere..

[icewindandboringhorror]

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY!!! To this elderly bapy boye!!! he...!!!

#cats #ghhbbb this is the first time I've genuinely considered tumblr blazing a post lol but no.. i shant.. I feel too weird putting financial #information into tumblr or whatever unless I made like a seperate bank account or something not associated with anyhting else lol #but I gave it serious contemplation which is really sayng something (the evil magical spell that all cats cast over u by their perfection) #ANYWAY.................... old man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #it's technically like march 8th but I did his party a little early. I have other pictures to post later maybe too..hrmm #The '1' candle is actually a '4' candle with the side part cut off because they didn't have any 1s #I went all out (like under $15 still lol) and got new birthday decorations for him instead of using the same old #ones from the past like 5 birthdays that I've done for the cats lol.. #His theme was rainbows mostly in as light of colors as I could find #The legal age to drive a car in the US is 16 so.... honk honk beep beep.. I shall go out and buy him the most expensive car on the market #as soon as March 8th comes. then he can run little errands (probably mostly getting kibbles or chicken somewhere) #stealing the rotisserie chickens from walmart or something lol #AND they would let him have them. He would drive up and walk inside and they'd call the manager to come over #and they would be so moved by his presence and his big goofy stare that they would just be like..... okey.. have all the chicken in the #entire store. Actually. have the store. it's yours now. And This would continue all the way up the chain until he was handed #the entire walmart company. And every other company. a boy who owns everything. probably wouldnt use it for evil. he'd just abolish #everything and then focus on eating chickens.. ........ chibken son...

[timdoubleyou]

i found jay’s black jacket (an ID guide)

This black jacket is worn by Jay about 9 times throughout Marble Hornets, including his final appearance. And after some weeks of on-and-off research, I think I know the exact make and model.

This post will detail exactly how I found it, and serve as a guide for anyone that wants to find the jacket, whether that's for cosplay purposes, or if you're just keen on collecting items related to MH.

Main post under the cut

Intro

The first step to identifying the jacket was to gather as many references as possible.

I went back to the web series and took screenshots from any entries the jacket makes an appearance. (shoutout to mg549′s very comprehensive MH wardrobe guide, without it this would’ve been much more of a pain)

Jay's jacket is, for the most part, very plain. It's a solid color, full-zip jacket, without any particularly eye-catching logos or other details. I had to look for moments where even the slightest distinction appeared clear on camera, at least as distinct as it can be. Even if it was just close-ups to get the shape of a zipper, or how many buttons are on a sleeve, it was the best I got. While I did manage to find a decent amount of these, there was just one crucial detail that would've made finding it near-impossible; the brand is never shown. Thankfully, I had another resource.

In 2018 Troy Sold a Lot of Stuff

In early 2018, Troy officially announced that MH would be continued in a comic series. To fund the first issue, he held a number of auctions for production items used during the web series on Ebay.

These included items such as Jay’s camera, Brian’s hoodie, A Masky mask, and Jay’s black jacket.

Lo and behold, the jacket listing includes a picture with the brand in clear view. It's from Gap.

Ebay does not archive sold listings older than 90 days. However, Worthpoint, a website for valuing and pricing collectibles, does. Using Worthpoint I was able to find all of these items, (and a lot more, which can be found in this doc I submitted to Archive Hornets)

Identification

With the picture from the listing and the series screencaps, I had a complete ID list.

(Top image is from the Ebay listing, with the contrast adjusted a little for easier viewing. The bottom two images are from Entry #79)

The Gap logo (This specific logo dates the jacket being made anywhere between 1986 and 2009, when it first appears).

Front Zipper (Note the shape)

The two front pockets

The two buttons and pointed cuffs on each sleeve (Second one is a little hard to see but it's jusstt peeping out at the side)

The blue piping in the inner lining

The zipper in the right side inner lining

The gray mesh inner lining

With these in mind, I could now go to the next and longest step-

Finding the Jacket

I combed three resell sites; Ebay, Depop, and Poshmark. My main goal wasn't to actually purchase the jacket, (although, I would like to at some point) but to find a jacket listing that had every identifier, and have a more definite baseline for finding others. I needed to be sure what I had was enough to properly ID the jacket. The references I had stitched together were decent enough, but I wanted to see if there was something better out there.

After tons of page scrolling and tab-switching and comparing and contrasting, I finally got lucky.

(first two images are from crashthecloset's listing on poshmark, last six are from shannfo-76 on ebay)

I haven't bought one myself as of posting, but I feel pretty confident this is it. The jackets were already sold, but every marker seemed to be accounted for. It also revealed new ones, like the reflective pattern and pockets on the inner lining, (zipper on the right side pocket, button on the left pocket) and the materials tag.

With that, here's some final notes that may be helpful if you try looking for the jacket yourself:

Online sellers often describe it as a light jacket, a windbreaker, a 2-in-1, or 3-in-1.

"Gap Mens Black Jacket" is the search phrase I used the most since it yielded a (very) broad result pool.

Most of the jackets I found came from Poshmark or Ebay.

The exact size of Jay’s jacket is unclear. My best guesses are either a US Men’s S or M, since Jay was pretty skinny and of average height. I’ve only been able to find maybe 2 jackets that are a size M, one of which is the first pic in the photoset above.

Gap has sold other black jackets that look remarkably similar to Jay’s, and they do pop up on resell sites. One of these was so similar, the only discernible difference was the style of the logo. I highly recommend making sure it matches the exact one Jay had before purchasing. (It's also more than fine to ask/msg me if you have any doubts!) As long as you know what to look for, you shouldn’t have a problem finding at least one.

One detail that confounded me was this sleeve poking out of Jay's jacket. At first I thought he was wearing a long sleeve underneath, making this shot a continuity error since he appeared to Only be wearing the green short sleeve under the jacket.

@hivemite pointed out that this might be a two-in-one jacket, which has multiple layers for different types of weather. While I have not been able to see the sleeve outside of two shots in entry #79 and #80, one listing I found did describe it as a 3-in-1.

that's about it! hope this helps :)

#marble hornets #jay merrick #ref #over and out #long post #happy entry 80 day. heres some extra tidbits just for the tags #at least two listings called this y2k which is really funny. #it is also strangely difficult to find these in sizes smaller than large #another thing kinda related. worthpoint is a shitty site unfortunately #as you can see with the jacket description. in which it apparently ‘‘works and comes with a charging cable’’ #<- i mean that Couldve been an error on the original ebay listing #however that is. impossible to verify now unless someone somewhere had a screenshot #but each mh item from this particular auction there had consistently bad errors that inclines me to say that wasnt the case #ok this went too long for a few extra tidbits but can you tell i lost my mind

[l0v3c0r3e]

i need opinions on the barbie movie from the ppl who have seen it as i really want to love and understand this movie more but i can't

#byler #i found the movie extremely hypocritical with the patriarchy and then matriarchy all the barbies were pissed off about the fact that in the #real world men are put on a pedestal when in the barbie world women are put on a pedestal and seen better then the kens like how is that not #hypocritical?? #UNLESS ONE OF THE LAST LINES 'the kens need to start somewhere' WAS ABOUT THE BARBIES REALIZEING GENDER EQUALITY AND IF THEY WAS WHAT THEY #WERE DOING THEN I THINK THEY SHOULDVE SHOWN A KEN OR MULTIPLE ON THE SUPREME COURT IN A TIME SKIP OR SOMETHING?? #i get the some other messages of the movie but some of it was confusing af to me #also are we going to talk about the fact thats some ppl are calling ken dumb when he first just tried to get gender equality?? the barbies #werent listening to him which is why ken went all crazy #although i normally am good about understanding movies/tv shows there is a chance this just went all above my head and that i have compl #completely gotten this all wrong which is what im hoping for to be honest #i see everyone being so like oMg iTs sO gOoD and i really want to be able to see that but i am strugglingg #I MEAN NONETHELESS IT DEFINITELY MADE ME RETHINK MY OPINIONS AND LIFE DECISIONS AND THE DESIGN WAS AMAZING #it was also funny af #barbie spoilers #not byler related

[keepthemacramesecret]

oHHHH my God... did baring-gould put chas in 1899 by... literally counting 50 murder cases and putting it in that winter....?? that is... remarkably stupid

#i have been avoiding established timelines #but its 1899 placement is mentioned on the wikipedia so #i had it placed there tentatively for lack of any other information bc i couldnt figure out the reasoning #and assumed it was maybe something like. the mysterious lady is referencing a real person that 1899 makes sense for? idk #but i went to count 50 murders just to SEE #and it lined up exactly... #truly cannot get over how silly that is. its a turn of phrase not a literal count... #and even if it WERE. theres so many untold cases 1899 is WAY too late #god. #i understand why ppl have beef w the b-g timeline now this is a mess #unless he explains more somewhere i literally cant find a version w explanations #but again. i have not looked very hard #a #acd holmes

[m-an-u]

Life is like the only board game I’ve owned new dnp games video was made for Me personally

#unless we’re counting chess. which we’re not #used to have the card version of monopoly lost all the cards and then the game 😭 #no idea where cluedo went #wait I had the pallanguzhi board lying around somewhere but no shells tho :/ rip #think it got lost moving anyways chess is the only thing that survived that mat has been through so much #even the carrom boards were used as tables more than as boards 💀 #dnp

[pointsfortrying]

I think the worst part ab getting back into old hyperfixations is - besides cringing at your past self - seeing all of the deactivated blogs or knowing things are missing

#rye rambles #art n fics n edits i loved and wont be able to see again unless its archived somewhere or another... #the cringe is Very up there though orgh #gjskgkslfmdl me when i accept that ive grown as a person and therefore will have issues with who i was before but also DAMN #we dont talk ab me anytime before today but also Specifically dont talk ab 2015-2017 me #baby ryes first days on the internet/social media/tumblr surely that must've went well #gjskgks #hyperfixation in question is un.dertale..... finally played the game and God #i had a decent amount of conflicting feelings due to personal experiences but i love the game #its such an incredible game #love the characters and missed them.... #i find some irony that im currently back into the two games i was first into when i first became aware of fandoms #but sometimes it b like that #sighs. #i do wish there was a way to see everything from back then fully.... #i know theres not not rly but damn #vivid reminder of how fragile the state of internet n art can be

[twittypye]

Just had a random thought for all the Avatrice shippers out there.

Do we think Ava was Beatrice's first love or?

I think we all know where Ava stands tbh and we can thank Mary for calling her out back in S1 but where does Bea stand?

Like she got sent to Catholic boarding school because she wasn't conforming to her parents' standards or whatever right? I wonder what provoked that response like was she caught with someone behind the bike sheds or something...

#avatrice #sister beatrice #ava silva #warrior nun #unless kty has said something somewhere and i've just missed it cause i live under a rock #in my headcanon i would like to think ava is her first #because bea was too busy throwing herself into learning all these new skills and languages #then she joined the ocs and was too busy training there too #and then along comes ava and here we are #happy for an open discussion tho #the brainrot is real #like this thought randomly popped into my head right before i went to sleep #i couldn't even sleep properly cause this was swirling around my mind

[syninplays]

Was just tagged in a music tag but I don't think you guys really want to see me linking half of Barbie's soundtrack lmao 💀

#sorry I don't listen to new music often #unless I've heard it somewhere else and was into it #but I went to see Barbie last wednesday so yeah my entire spotify likes playlist is just the barbie soundtrack

[yinjiyang]

A Spark in the Night

@sleuthwitch asked "Do you mind if I smoke?"

Perhaps the chill came from the crisp night air, perhaps it was due to the horrific details of the current investigation, or perhaps it was due to something different entirely--whatever the case, one could not blame someone for falling into a comforting and familiar habit in times like this. Glancing over his shoulder to the woman nearby, he replied in earnest. "Not at all. Be my guest."

#sleuthwitch #dark knight verse #a spark in the night #{ ohai } #{ thank you for sending this in! I've been agonizing over how to break the ice with your character so this is a good start! } #{ please let me know if this is all right or if I need to change anything } #{ i just kinda went with both of them being thrown on a case somewhere nondescript } #{ we can make it up as we go along! unless you are feeling inspired for a particular direction }

[iloveyouitisruiningmylife]

bestie is coming home on 1st im having thoughts

#obviously i missed her and would love to see her but seeing her brings so many complicated feelings and i hate it #i realised somewhere in the middle of a metro surrounded by a crowd that my bestfriend loves her boyfriend more than she loves me #i saw them flirt and hug and ive known her since we were 11 okay i had never seen her be so happy and calm and peaceful and CONTENT #and it made me feel yuck disgusting gross that i could never give her anything like this in years of our friendship so ofc she loves him #more than me #i used to be annoyed at her telling me about him what he did down to evey detail but there's one i can remember really well #how she was upset with him and he got angry too very angry so she thought he was breaking up with her and she started sobbing so #uncontrollably on the phone itself because she couldn't lose him and so he at like 11 pm?? he left his pg and showed up at her house told #her to come down just to give her a hug and then they went to have ice cream to make her feel better #and i just. #obviously she loves him more ivy you don't even talk to her unless she talks to you you talk once in like 2 months #she has made me realise so many things about love 😭 #i think i get it love means showing up being there when the person you love needs you no matter what #like i get it's not always possible real life problems but #like he did have real life problems going out so late getting an auto not even being sure if she would come down cause she has very strict #parents #he was willing to put in all that effort just cause she was sad and that's why she loves him more than me it makes sense #but this is why i feel so scared im not even 2% of the person he is i always feel she is going to realise im an asshole and leave me #but we talk so less it wouldn't even affect me realistically #but then i would have lost all my childhood friends everyone who knew me when i was happy better than present atleast #i would have lost all friends period since i don't have any irl friends 😭 #this is why i feel conflicted 😭😭😭

[lesbianlenas]

today i had a class and then a 3 hr gap until my next class right….so i was like i will get to my next class 15 mins early so it’s not totally packed like it is every time i get to class since i’m always late lmao. anyway when i got there let me reiterate 15 mins early the entire room was almost full already like 😭 what is wrong w these ppl why are they in class so early……i have never gotten to a class 15 mins early and there only be like 10 seats left like 😭😭

#michelle speaks #ok also omggggg. i went to the library today for that gap of time and. omg. #i went to the quiet area and there were sooo many ppl whispering loudly & it was driving me crazy. so i was like i need to go. #so i went upstairs to the silent area ok where there is no talking at all right #and omg. these two girls were talking to each other whispering for over 40 mins i swear just non stop. and it’s like. #they could go anywhere else in the entire campus and talk to each other why do they have to be on the one floor of the library #where it explicitly says no talking AT ALL!!!!!! like i cannot focus unless i’m working where it’s dead silent which is why #i went to the silent area. it’s like. if you need to talk soooo badly why not go somewhere else. I DONT GET IT!!!!!! #i was sooooo mad. i’m getting mad thinking abt it again…….

[florida3exclamationpoints]

Fun fact I lost my wireless earbuds again

#ahahahahah 😐 #remember when i lost the charging case to my old ones on the plane to tampa #well. i replaced them #then we went on a hike and i put one earbud in #and kept the other one in the case and put the case in my pocket #hours later. it is gone 💀 #unless it turns up somewhere they're gone lol #its ok. mostly #i have a wired pair #i think im gonna stop buying wireless ones 😭😭 #the only problem is im probably gonna get a new phone soon ish #and it probably wont have a headphone jack #so that'll be fun #💀💀

[moinsbienquekaworu]

To counterbalance the sadness of that post I reblogged here's some positivity that hit me this evening: like someone said in the notes, I get to decide who I am now, and I get to do what I want and chase my dreams. And that's cool

#no because look. i'm going to the uk next year (!!!!!!!!) and after that i'll have more Things to do #notably i want to adopt a cat once i've got a flat for myself and i can take care of a little buddy #this - like studying a year abroad - has been a 'dream' for so long i can't remember when it occured to me that i wanted it #it feels to me that i've always wanted to go study a year in the uk and i've always wanted to adopt a cat #there are very few things i Want that way #i never envisioned myself with a partner. i didn't have a dream job. i just want to live in my city with a cat. #that's what i saw when i imagined my future. not art not a boyfriend not a specific job. just.... me in my city with my flat and a cat. #and when i started changing my future to include Him well that went away #i thought that that vision was silly anyway and as i was Maturing (i was 13) i was developing new life plans #ie living with him ?? somewhere ?? after uni ?? in a house in the countryside ??? #no year abroad when i was Old Enough because that would cut our time together short. no cat unless he wanted one too. #no living in my city because he didn't like it and that's no place to raise children #(nevermind i didn't want children - i was 14 and i had time to grow into that. like i had time to grow attracted to him. Yeah.) #but it's been three years now. i think the three year anniversary came a few days ago and i forgot it? #oh. it's. it's tomorrow. the - well technically we're the 21st and most of it happened on the 21st but. last message was the 22nd. #well. i know when to buy myself an ice cream #three years..... #and in those three years i've learnt more about myself and i just realised. #i'm going to the uk next year. i'm doing it. it's HAPPENING. i'm not giving up on my dreams anymore! #yeah they're vague silly idealised dreams and they're not even dreams. but. #i want things for myself and i will get them. i'm going to the uk next year. i'm going. #and when i come back i'll stay with my parents if i want and when i have the money i'll find a flat in my city and get a cat. #no more limiting myself for a guy who's not even worth it. no more refusing opportunities for someone else. #no more deferring to someone for decisions big or small on what i do with my life. it's MINE. #it's strange and scary and freeing. it's been three years. #if you've read all this was extremely personal so. enjoy knowing me and don't mention it unless we are Fiancé.es #in which case at some point you are going to know so many details about that guy at some point anyway #that's what marriage is for <3 #okay going to try to sleep now. bye bye #wow i have a ramble tag now

[losernumerouno]

you know what paint tool sai has the best blending tool or whatever in all art programs. i've yet to use a program that is as good as paint tool sai's

#the real og #also the brush tool setting?? how you can alter it base on your need / preference? chef's kiss #sure editing your brush can be intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it your golden #Also its line tool thing? huge help! #I'll admit that it's pretty limited on some aspects but it's still a good art program! #For it's price too it's not too bad! Cheaper compared to others that you have to pay also it's a one time payment #Unless you decide to get the updated version but they rarely release a new one lol #Also!! Their website where you purchase it is *endearingly* retro lol it looks like it got stuck somewhere in the 90s or early 2000s #And they just didn't bother to update it? Ux/ui desiger who? #When i first went to it inthought it was fake and i was gonna get scammed but thankfully it wasnt lol #paint tool sai #Pts

[hontour]

The birthday show just made me depressed and reminded me I’m not seeing Harry again anytime soon with the amount of debt and time I’m investing into trying to get into law school and then the school work and articling over the next 4-5 years 😭😭

Like I’m happy I’m prioritizing myself and my goals (especially where it took me a long time to figure out what I wanted to do like hell me myself will be 29 in 12 days) but I wish it was easier for me to drop 2-3k to see Harry again because I miss him to much 😭😭😭

#unless I somehow get an extra $2k in spending money to travel again like last year #and that’s partly the reason I went last year because I knew it would be only opportunity #I had the extra $$ and the time #I could not do it now #I miss him so much #especially where I have to travel to see him #😭😭😭 #the only opportunity* #wish I could be the girly that goes to 3739 shows but I can’t do that #or even just a girl that lived somewhere he went to often #but really that’s always nyc or la #personal

[tuesdayisfordancing]

Had a dream where I had started casually and confidently walking around shirtless regardless of whether my chest was taped up. Be pretty cool to be that person.

#also to #have laws that enabled being that person #since I was fairly confident in the dream that I wouldn’t get arrested unless I went somewhere more strict than my home town #like I think the situation was ‘some dickheads can try to bring the law against me but I can reasonably fight back’ #‘and I know that almost no one in home town would bother’ #it was much like my canonical attitude towards bare feet - there may be a sign posted but no one here is paid enough to care #so I’mma go ahead #mind you I have misjudged the barefoot equation several times #so