#walk down memory lane

[glynnisi]

With the Barbie Movie coming out soon, I've had Barbie on the brain. A DEEP dive down the rabbit hole later, I found images of favorite Barbie dolls/toys from my childhood. Some were hand-me-downs (1960's, including some great clothes) and I had some of the Barbie great items of the 1970s.

I was super lucky to have so many! WOW, Mom. ;) (and thank you for shopping Sears so much back then) Hours of play. I made up such fun stories!

I was not allowed to put water in the pool. The Karosel Kitchen lit up and rotated. Ken couldn't drive the buggy cuz his legs didn't fit by the stick shift. The Townhouse was the most exciting Christmas gift EVER. The elevator was great. The old fashion shop was the most magical $4 ever spent, lol. I didn't care as much for the Sunshine Family boy & girl, but LOVED that nursery set & the babies.

#Barbie #Barbie Toys #Barbie 1960s #Barbie 1970's #walk down memory lane #my first fics I'm sure #childhood

[lacunasbalustrade]

welcome to the preserved floral museum guarded by Penguin-sama.

here, we are eternally under the light of the moon in autumn, and touching any one of these bouquets will transport you back to the day of their respective birthdays. You will wander around in that month, going back and forth in that timestream, until you touch the bouquet again. Then, you will be returned here.

Touch the undersea bouquet on the left to revisit the moment you regretted the most in your life, and see what would have happened if you'd done something differently.

Touch the undersea bouquet on the right to revisit the person you loved most in your life, and see what they truly think / thought of you all the time you spent together.

Last but most importantly, sit under the umbrella to return to your own world. But be warned - if you haven't brought a flower to visit me, you won't be able to get out.

Sit under the umbrella, and leave your flower beneath it if you've brought one. You will leave, and find yourself waking up from a dream. Without your flower, of course.

If you haven't, wait for someone to come by with an extra flower. Ask them for it, but do not specify why unless you trust them. If they know why, they can bring you along with them to wherever they're going after this.

And please, don't lean over the railing.

Even I, the penguin-sama, don't know what's down there.

#my room lore #vanguard zero #cfvanguard #cfv #room of preserved flowers #months in statis #static world #walk down memory lane #reblog and tell me what you did in my room! #museum of what-ifs #parallel world #in another life

[the-great-phantom]

A memory you wish you'd forget?

//tw: blood, death

NOT AVAILABLE TO MUSES; VISIBLE TO ANONS

Their blood was a deep red, and far, far too warm as it stained your arms and soaked into the ground beneath you.

“No,” you whispered, holding your daughters close as you felt their spirits fading. “No, my girls— I’m so sorry— gods, I’m— I’m so— I...”

Their ragged breathing faded, and you knew they were gone.

You stood.

You wept.

And you slaughtered.

From this ask meme

#crow.txt #walk down memory lane #tw blood #tw death

[ask-the-anomalous-linguist]

A memory involving a friend from Dusty?

//OOC: This memory is available for anons and muses to interact with

You were the youngest of eleven; that meant that any friends you had were heavily scrutinized by your brothers and sisters, not to mention your mama and papa.

But that was fine; you only really had one good friend anyway, apart from your siblings.

You clicked your tongue as you walked to the fields; the Florida Cracker your sister taught you to ride, Gray, galloped up to you, tossing her mane back.

“Howdy, girly,” you cooed, stroking Gray’s muscular neck. “Yew wanna go fer a ride? Ah’m done with my homework, an’ Mama and Papa said Ah could go out fer a while b’fore supper.”

Gray whinnied softly, nudging her muzzle against your face. You laughed. “Ah’ll take that as a ‘yes.’ C’mon, then!”

Now that you were a bit older, Gray didn’t seem nearly as big or intimidating; in fact, to your ten-year-old mind, going on rides with your best friend was the best, most exhilarating thing in the world.

#dusty.txt #memory #ask meme response #walk down memory lane

[sitatu]

Twenty odd years ago my mom and her siblings sold my grand parents' house. People bought it, did an amazing job renovating it and this spring they turned the yard and the cellar intro a wine bar !

I always knew the place had a huge potencial, it's beautiful 😍

#walk down memory lane #wine bar #renovation

[mike-jacque-c-the-world]

08/26/22 - Westwood, CA - It’s nice to be back in sunny Southern California. We’re taking a hiatus from our summer tour of Eastern Canada to celebrate my youngest brother’s birthday and his oldest son’s wedding. My middle brother also flew in for the occasion and today we are accompanying him on his walk down memory lane at his alma mater: UCLA. He hasn’t been back in over forty years and it’s been fun trying to find his old haunts and listening to him reminisce. UCLA is a gorgeous campus set in the rolling hills of Westwood and has the feel of a peaceful oasis in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. I can see why both my parents and all three of my siblings went to school here.

#westwood #california #ucla #walk down memory lane #reminiscing #gorgeous #oasis

[onadarklingplain]

it might be January now, but we shouldn’t let that stop us from pausing and giving thanks for all of the joint posts, flirty post-race interviews, and homoerotic drivers parade moments that 2023 provided.

the year started strong with Alex being deranged about George on the Fast and the Curious podcast and posting about George’s birthday (#BadBoys4Life). George also moved to Monaco at some point and would later talk about how now that he was around Alex all the time, he was the happiest he had ever been in his life (this is a verbatim quote offered up completely freely fyi). 

but all that was a merely precursor for things to come. 

indeed, we had driver’s parades galore, and umbrella moments literally whenever it was wet (this feels true, don’t fact-check me on it). we had heart eyes so big before Vegas that it literally made the official F1 highlights video. we had George breaking into the Wiliams garage AGAIN. Alex said he would eat George if they were the last two people on earth, and all of the tumblr girlies obsessed with the erotic thematics of cannibalism lost their minds (it’s me, i’m tumblr girlies). we had George being president of the Alex fan club before Mexico, and Alex making dick jokes about a photo of George. George was bragging about being at Alex’s parent’s house, and when they filmed the 2019 rookie video, Liberty Media literally had no choice but to separate them with Lando, lest they start making out right then and there. 

a year in review would not be complete, however, without due consideration paid to the JOINT POSTING, which is rightly reserved for only the most important of Galex dates. the cancellation of Imola brought us The Monaco Run joint post (aka a hard launch, let’s be real), and the machinations of Netflix brought us The Padel Date (authors note: if other drivers were involved in the Padel Date, i have deleted that information from my brain, and i don’t want to hear about it. and anyways, it doesn't matter because according to George's story, only Alex was there!! no other drivers need apply).

it’s difficult to place any joint post above another for they're all special in their own way, but i need to start a whole new paragraph for The Monza Road Trip. what a weekend to be alive and on tumblr and obsessed with George and Alex. fresh off the love fest that was Zandvoort (considered in depth further on), the two of them were on top form all weekend (it was another albon defense masterclass and we got SIX alboints!!). we had an umbrella moment. Sky gave us a long-form post-quali interview with just the two of them so that they could engage in flirty ribbing and play footsie. and to cap it all off, George told anyone who asked (and many people who didn’t) all about how they were driving home together, just the two of them, alone. there were breakdowns in group chats the internet wide, and i spent approximately one million hours wondering who would drive. as we later learned, even though it was Alex's car, George drove (like a madman). erotic to me! you simply love to see it, you simply love to imagine situations about it. 

while Silverstone 2023 will go down in history as the day that we lost Alblondo, Galex carpooled to the track, and George was featured in Alex’s photo dump loitering by his motorhome with his feet out, it must be chiefly remembered for the frankly iconic press pen flirting that occurred. George literally crashed Alex’s interview to make sure that the world knew he was a “warrior”, as he had sustained a minor back injury in the car and was bleeding through his fireproofs. i could literally write ten thousand words and not even scratch the surface of this interaction. i simply urge you to rewatch.

but for the top moment of the year, in this writer’s humble opinion, we must turn to Zandvoort and the second-row Galex lockout. the head-to-head of their quali laps was deeply sexual, and George was out and out praising Alex on the radio. the driver’s parade gave us frankly uncooth flirting, and Alex was even flirting on instagram! i was dreaming of a Galex podium. George was dreaming of a Galex podium! i have never known such hope in my life! sadly the weather gods were not on our side, and despite Alex staying out for one million laps on slicks, Galex erotically spraying each other with champagne will have to remain in our dreams until 2024.

seven hundred words down, only one thing remains: to beg for the release the Qatar hot lap tape. when we found out that George had taken Alex on a hot lap before the Qatar GP, i remember thinking that i might be able to live with never seeing the video of it if it meant that they did it just for fun instead of as part of a PR stunt. that, my friends, was a lie. we now know that it wasn’t planned at all, and Alex had simply been jogging by and hadn’t been able to resist going for a ride with George. and still!! i need the tape!!!! mercedes admin, name your price.

while this is by no means comprehensive, this lil walk down memory lane was very fun for me, and i hope you had fun too! but more than anything, i hope 2024 blesses the galaxies of the world with [redacted for anti-jinxing reasons]. i’ll be praying nightly. 

thank you to sarah @bighoneyenergy for working on this with me, and to everyone who made gifs and uploaded photos and wrote fic and sent asks and conducted scholarship and in general helped to make this such a fun year!

#if i look at this any longer i'm going to hit the link limit lmao #but god i love them!! #i hope people enjoy this lil walk down memory lane #aa23 #gr63 #galex #this isn't really a primer but so i can find it later #primer #f1

[barzyhughes]

happy marchy 1k day and tyler seguin returns to boston day to all who celebrate

#lets walk down memory lane #most iconic set of photos ever taken #brad marchand #tyler seguin #boston bruins #dallas stars

[birb-tangleblog]

I'm seeing the 'happy anniversary' posts roll in, and fans lamenting the show's writing shortfalls in retrospect-

And if you weren't in the fandom when the show was airing and only watched it after it ended, I really can't understate how optimistic the fandom was at the time?

If you go back and look through the old bingo sheets, you can see a snapshot of what the prevailing theories/predictions were and what fans expected. (I have tags on both this blog and my art blog, #tts bingo, but I wasn't able to RB all of them- digging through '#tangled the series bingo' in the search will pull up more.)

People were eagerly looking forward to returning characters (the Brotherhood, ZT's disciples) in nearly every tentpole episode, rematches and fights, flashbacks, cameos, for Cass to redeem herself by the midpoint of season 3 so ZT could step up as the big bad- so many interactions and plot threads that never resolved to anything.

I think a lot of this is the product of a normal airing schedule with (mostly) weekly episodes and long hiatuses, but it also speaks to the show's potential and how frustrating the lack of follow through on the setup of seasons 1 and 2 was.

Special shoutouts to:

Fierce debate on if Cass or Adira would be the traitor in 'Destinies Collide'.

Adira and Hector working together to get the moonstone back after dedicating their lives to protecting the world from it. (nope)

Fans thinking that Quirin would appear and have a role in the episode where Varian gets kidnapped. (no)

Surely Cap will show up after 'Islands Apart', or share a heart to heart with Cass in the finale. (F)

Cass rejoining the main group and redeeming herself any episode now... annnyyyy episode now.....

#I'll probably make some more posts abt the anniversary! lots of feels #I rly do encourage you to go look at old bingo sheets #it's a walk down memory lane and a bit trippy in hindsight... we were so hopeful lmao #and not in a bad way either it's just interesting to look back #text post #my post #tangled the series

[humblemooncat]

Update time!!

Considering Dawntrail is coming up faster than expected, we've decided on a compromise as far as dates go. We don't have the ability to do one walk a month, but we've spaced them out as much as we could, with Endwalker happening a week before Dawntrail goes into early access!

The chosen dates are as follows, but are subject to change if something like maint gets in the way! Rest assured though, we'll let you know if they do!

A Realm Reborn - April 6th Heavensward - April 27th Stormblood - May 18th Shadowbringers - June 1st Endwalker - June 22nd

Each walk is estimated to take roughly 3 hours, starting at 8pm EST, and will feature fun facts courtesy of our tour guide, @sae-mian, and snack breaks at memorable vistas in each expansion!

Also, while flight is not necessary for everyone to have, if you have a multi-seater and CAN fly, please bring them out when necessary, as not all of these walks can be traversed solely on foot! We'd greatly appreciate it so we can keep the train moving!

If you have any other questions before or throughout the walk, you may direct them at either me or our other Guides @sae-mian and @lilvulpix-alex!

Or, better yet! Join our discord! We'd love to have you aboard!

Both lovely screenshots courtesy of @sae-mian! <33

#A Walk Across Eitherys #It's all coming together! #Super happy that this actually became a reality #If you'd like to come take a long walk down memory lane with us #before Dawntrail comes to sweep us off our feet #you're more than welcome to join us! #ffxiv #ffxiv event

[yardsards]

writers who are like "we have to subvert all expectations or else the story is too predictable and not marketable or whatever" are extra silly to me because like. have you SEEN how excited fandoms get when a popular fan theory is confirmed canon?

i'm currently thinking about the adventure zone fandom with the "taako has a twin" theory. i wasn't super active in the fandom at the time (iirc i started listening around suffering game or maybe 11th hour and had just recently caught up) but i remember when it was just a popular fan theory alongside "angus is a dragon" type theories. and just how excited everyone got when not only was the theory confirmed, but she got officially introduced and was an amazing character from the get-go

this has happened with other fandoms i've been in, too. like steven universe with the "garnet is a fusion" and "rose quartz is pink diamond" theories, or the owl house with the "emperor belos is phillip wittebane" and "hunter is a grimwalker" theories

fans love when their hard work analyzing stuff pays off

#eliot posts #taz #toh #su #looking up ''chalupa theory'' and having a walk down memory lane rn lol #though the ''lup is short for chaalupaa'' part of that got disproven lol #but so much of people's theories were spot-on #anyway i WAS typing up a post about how well-done lup's introduction scene was but i got distracted lolll #also i remember theorizing that lup was trapped in the umbrastaff after the episode when she became a lich #and one if my friends was like yeah idk if that's plausible like did you see what happened to edward #and then THAT got confirmed

[ask-the-anomalous-linguist]

🌪 ― a scary memory.

“Dusty, it’s alright; y’can come down. Yew don’t hafta do this right now if y’don’t wanna.”

“N-no,” Dusty said, sitting nervously on the Florida Cracker Terra was teaching her to ride. “Ah wanna. Ah’m just— Wh-why’s she so big?”

“Cuz that’s how horses work, kiddo,” Terra said, her dark brown eyes twinkling in amusement. “But seriously, we can do this ‘nother time if yew don’t feel ready jus’ yet.”

Dusty shook her head. Terra laughed as she helped Dusty off the horse. She quickly hid behind Terra’s legs, staring up at the Florida Cracker in awe.

“Aw, kiddo…” Terra said. “D’yew wanna piggyback ride back t’ th’ house?”

Dusty suddenly smiled, nodding energetically, making Terra laugh as she hauled Dusty off the ground and let her scramble onto her back.

#dusty.txt #ask meme response #walk down memory lane #[ooc: i know it was meant to be a scary memory but it turned cute-] #[ooc: also i'm cool with people reacting to/interacting with these memories if they want; i think it'd be fun]

[nsewell]

actually yeah i'll put this here hello kotor 2 community. you know what this is about

Sensations seep sluggishly in and out of Atton’s awareness, like waking up to the cold sting of a duracrete floor pressed against his cheek after coming off a bender. The metallic taste of blood in his mouth. The blistering rake of Sion’s saber across his skin. Skull cracked against a stone pillar with his guts spilling out into his hands, and the only thought on his mind was that if the sith was here wailing on him, at least that meant he was far enough away from her. The agony has subsided now and all he’s left with is a numb, sunken state. Probably because he’s crossed the threshold of his tolerance for pain and is beginning to slip consciousness. It’s dark here, suspending.  Must be dying, he thinks, and it’s a resigned sort of observation, too foggy and lethargic to do anything about it, so all that’s left to do is give in. The part of him that riots against death, the part that gnashes teeth and claws his way back whenever he drops in battle has him mustering for a second wind. Get back up, Jaq. She still needs you, get back up. But the severity of his wounds wills out. And death has hounded him for so long he thinks it’s time he let it claim him . living had gotten stale and he was tired. Tired of all the war, all the killing, all the running. Now he’s weightless and none of that matters. Now he’s inconsequential. He can’t move or see. Can’t feel much of anything at all save for the heartbeat drumming against his chest, losing its rhythm, stuttering, faltering. He counts it like he counts the ticks in the power coils, to distract his mind from the inevitable.  And then, the sound of her voice.  The panic in her inflection calling for a stem to the bleeding, the shape of her words cutting through near oblivion. There’s the familiar oscillation of her energy, distant, at the edge of his perception like a long forgotten memory. She pulls him back from the edge and he thinks his body is being leveraged by someone, pressure at his chest, then his head. He tries to muster her name, a sound, verbalize anything. But his mouth chokes uselessly around a mouthful of blood and his thoughts are too muddled to project through the force. Instead , he uses his last vestige of energy to bat at empty air until his hand finds her arm. Fingers slip against her skin, wet and raw and red, and he gains purchase enough to circle her wrist. Holds tight with a white knuckle grip unassuming for a dying man, but he needs the assurance that she’s here. Solidly, tangibly here and alive. He grips until the siren call of his heavy lids is too strong to resist and then sinks away without much care if he wakes up again or not. So long as she survives, it doesn’t matter if he does.

#my writing #this is OLDDD #walk down memory lane with me

[mourninglamby]

mine and @comfymoth 's definitive dsmp character duo chart. if u disagree send me a kys ask about it or something im not listening

#delete later maybe if ppl are insane #we were walking down memory lane with big lollipops and propeller hats #save

[whatthefuckisasweep]

do you guys remember when dexter grif and sarge from the popular web series red vs blue literally introduced a new fornite map with Ninja. and we all collectively took psychic damage.

#rvb #dexter grif #sarge #grif #sobs. #what the fuck was that year #that was INSANE #the amount of memes i saw about that. #the way my friends started going “dexter grif from fortnite” #please i wanted to cry. #i forget how POPULAR rvb truly is until shit like that happens. and i remember #its a BELOVED franchise and its iconic #and then i die because ninja watched rvb #anyways #this is me walking down memory lane at 1am

[kruemel8]

#tw: flashing gif #edvin and omar #edvin ryding #omar rudberg #cartier #cool people being cool #don’t mind me walking down memory lane