she would definitely be a heart surgeon or a cardiothoracic surgeon to be more exact. she would have the steadiest hands known in all of seattle. a very notable and arguably the best surgeon in all of seattle’s finest hospitals but most especially in washington general hospital.
she likes her coffee black, sometimes with a hint of sugar but that’s for the shorter days. for her night shifts, black coffee keeps her awake until the most outrageous times in the night.
she would first meet you, a medtech who works in the same hospital, during one of her night shifts. you would be typing away at your computer, analyzing data samples for other doctor, heaving a sigh as you sipped on your fourth coffee of the day.
she never noticed you before, mainly because she worked on the west side of the building. but since nora, the medtech assigned to the west building wasn’t clocked in, she had no choice but to resort to going all the way to the east building to find the other medtech.
“hey,” she said suddenly, making you jump in your seat. when you turned around, you saw her in all her glory, standing there with her white coat on and her blue scrubs. “can you analyze these samples for me? need them done by tonight, really urgent.”
you had rolled your eyes, muttering under your breath about how “medtechs are really underappreciated” and “a good evening would’ve sufficed” but you took the samples from her anyway, putting it in your machine as you crossed your arms over your chest, sipping on your coffee.
“i’m sorry, are you new here? i don’t think i’ve seen you before.” she asked, watching as you looked at her from above the rim of your cup.
you told her your name and when she tilted her head at you, you knew she’s never heard of you. “i don’t expect some hotshot surgeon knowing about me honestly. i just kind of come and go. i do my job and i leave, that’s it.” you shrugged as she nodded along.
“well, for the sake of an introduction,” she stepped forward into the dim lighting of the room and you could make out her muscles bulging out of her white coat, her right hand outstretched to shake yours. “i’m dr. anderson.”
you shook hands and made some small talk. she found out that you lived alone in a nice apartment, you’re thinking of getting a pet, and you really like music. you found out she has a dog, her dad used to be a neurosurgeon, she went to the gym more often that not (not that you needed her confirmation to know), and that she used to live in salt lake city.
“what made you move?” she chuckled at your question, her eyes darting to the machine as it beeped, showing the green light that the results were ready. but she wasn’t ready to leave the conversation just yet.
“my dad had to find a new place to work. i don’t really know what happened, i just know that whatever did, we had to move because of it.” she shrugged as you nodded along, placing your cup of coffee on your table and you turned around, taking the results and giving it to her.
“well, it was nice meeting you, dr. anderson.” you mused, sending her a wink as you got your cup of coffee again, watching the smoke lift up into the air. she chuckled lightly, looking at you with a curious grin
“abby. call me abby.”
‧͙⁺˚*・༓☾ a/n: was supposed to be writing my tess s. x reader but then i got distracted while looking for nice pictures for the header so here's doctor!abby hcs
Building off of the Kibbe Body Types primer post here, we jump straight into Gillian Anderson of The X-Files fame.
David's up next, don't you worry! I'm tackling GA first because I have ample information to fact and figure my way through the system (and because it's slim pickings finding fashion advice for men's body types); and thought I'd get the convoluted, detailed analysis out of the way on this post so we don't retrace our steps in the next.
Onwards~
**Note**: If you want to skip right down to Gillian, search for Gillian Anderson: the Results header.
KIBBE BODY TYPES: A SHORT SUMMARY
(You can skip this section if you just want to know Gillian's frame, proportions, and Kibbe Type-- no sweat off my back.)
David Kibbe constructed a system that measures the soft and structure, short and tall, wide and narrow, yin and yang of the body frame: its skeleton, its curves, its musculature, and its fleshiness. It's strictly a practical science that explains how best to dress to balance out one's natural features, regardless of weight gain, weight loss, or aging. This system is not about correcting the "flaws" of a person's body, but understanding why a garment, accessory, etc. does or does not naturally suit the lines of the body.
Kibbe used to have 13 types (that included pure Natural, pure Classic, and pure Gamine) but recently winnowed them down to ten.
(**Note**: I have written about them in more detail-- with pictures included-- in my previous post mentioned above. Highly recommend.)
(Credit to: Aly Art)
Dramatics have the most yang of the body types: tall, lean, and narrow vertical lines, with the least amount of softness to their flesh ("fleshiness."). They have long bones and sharp curves that are best accommodated by long, clean lines and long silhouettes (no color blocking.) Their hair looks best in clean, carefully styled lines-- geometrics, blunt cuts, etc.-- without too much of a wispy or tousled appearance. They do best without waist emphasis or shorter lines in their outfits, appearing to advantage in long, boxy silhouettes.
Soft Dramatics have the Dramatic Type structure with added softness to their curves, giving them a full-bodied, "heavy" voluptuousness (as opposed to a delicate weightlessness.) They look better in soft but weighty fabrics, with big, rounded silhouettes and lines that curve around their figure and emphasize their waist. Again, like Dramatics, they need carefully styled hairs, looking undone tousled hair or too much wispiness.
Flamboyant Naturals are midsize to very tall, with width and bluntness to their elongated frames. Their very pronounced wide shoulders and narrow waist and hips create an unmistakable T-shape (and have been the sought-after body type for runway supermodels since the 90s.) They look their best in big, oversized, relaxed fits; big, tousled, crazy hair; long, vertical lines without color blocking. Nothing too stiff or too delicate and weightless.
Soft Naturals are normally midsize to slightly smaller, with wide, blunt edges to their elongated bones. Their more proportionate frames and softer flesh on their arms and legs help them appear more "womanly" than FNs. Slightly tousled, slightly crazy hair; a slight waist emphasis; and long, unconstructed lines layered with different fits, patterns, and colors look best on them-- "feminine undone", in other words. Anything too stiff make them appear "heavier" than they are.
Dramatic Classics are midsize to tall, with a very balanced, symmetrical frame proportionate to their length and width. They have a touch more yang to their skeleton: a bit more sharpness in their bones, a bit squarish in the face and shoulders. Clean, symmetrical, sharply tailored outfits look best on them; and they are able to mix the angularity of men's and femininity of women's styles if they keep their lines in the right places. Hair is incredibly important to maintain-- keeping their dead ends cut regularly is a must.
Soft Classics are midsize to petite, with a very balanced, symmetrical frame proportionate to their length and width. They have a touch more yin to their skeleton: a bit more softness to their flesh, a bit more roundness to their proportionate edges. Symmetrical, clean, "every hair in place" look is best for them; with a touch of yin to balance the touch of softness in their flesh. Well-tailored, lightweight fabrics and polished hairstyles look best on them-- not too stiff, not too delicate; not too tousled, not too structured, not too layered. Hair is incredibly important to maintain-- it makes or breaks their look.
Flamboyant Gamines are midsize to tallish, an uneven mixture of opposites with a predominant yang majority. They have a smallish, rectangular figure-- small Dramatics (without the long vertical line.) "Tailored, color blocks, irregular shapes, mishmash-- they can mix whatever they want." Hair can be in any shape or style they want, unless it is long; in which case, it must be "crazy." Their waist does not need to be emphasized; and cropped lines will always look good.
Soft Gamines are petite, an uneven mixture of opposites with a predominant yin majority. They are small and rounded, often feeling awkward, puffy, or overweight (when they are not) in super feminine lines: their bone structure is slightly too angular-- though still fleshy-- to be comfortable in completely yin fits. Lines should be crips, color blocked, with waist emphasis: "puffy things with very precise ends." It's best when clothes are fitted at the neck or shoulders or elbows or wrist or waist or hips or knees or ankles; and in between those points, the material can be relaxed, with gathers or looser knitting. "Feminine or weightless things should have added weight: color blocking, bright colors, etc. Hairstyles that are feminine and tousled look best. Cropped lines will always work best.
Romantics have the most yin of the body types: midsize to petite, with a very curvy, "lush", feminine "fleshy" roundness. Their bones are short and slightly wide; but still appear delicate. "They look best with waist emphasis, weightless fabrics, and gentle silhouettes. Gentle colors, slightly transparent fabrics or lace, flowers, gentle ruffles-- everything that is weightless and not super stiff. Same with hair: something that will still have body and some femininity-- curly hair, wavy hair... if straight, it can be slightly longer. Delicate things should present in their look."
Theatrical Romantics are midsize to petite; and are "the same as Romantic but with thinner bones. They are still short, but thinner. They are not as wide-- imagine a narrow hourglass-- small hands, thin fingers. They look best in small, ornate, and sophisticated clothes."
BEGINNING OUR PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
I'm going to be using Aly Art's body type quiz (here); and pictures from her and Merriam Style's quiz (here.)
David Kibbe is adamant that height be factored into the body types-- women's bodies, particularly-- so we shall begin our journey there.
Dramatics: 5’9"/173cm and up
Soft Dramatics: 5’7”/170cm and up
Theatrical Naturals: 5’11”/180cm and up
Soft Naturals: 5’5”/165cm and up
Dramatic Classics: 5’5”-5’8”/166-172cm or thereabouts
Soft Classics: 5’5"-5'6”/164-169cm
Romantics: 5’5"/166cm or thereabouts
Theatrical Romantics: 5’2”/157cm or thereabouts
Flamboyant Gamines: 5’6”/168cm and under
Soft Gamines: 5’2”/157cm or thereabouts
As we can see, Gillian at 5'2" can only fit into Gamines, Romantics, or perhaps Classics. We shall see how this shakes out.
TAKING A (SHORTENED) KIBBE BODY TYPE QUIZ
The purpose of David Kibbe's body type quiz is (or was) to identify the visual weight-- the presence or gravitas-- of the bone structure. To loosely quote Merriam Style: "The first thing we want to think about when we think about bone structure: are the bones longer-- offering a lot of structure to bear up visual "weight"-- or are they smaller and shorter-- offering less support for heavier visual weights?"
An overall view is crucial: two body types can share nearly identical faces; or one person can have a lot of yang in their facial features but have dominant yin in the rest of their body; or any other disastrous event can happen that will topple the whole franchise.
We're eliminating B options from this list (as they pertain strictly to Natural Body Types), as well as two questions in Kibbe's original quiz (which he has either loosened or tightened restrictions on, respectively.)
Question 1 - Shoulders
A's shoulders are long, narrow, and sharp
C's shoulders are symmetrical, even, proportionate to the body
D's shoulders are sloped, narrow, tapered
E's shoulders are sloped and rounded
Question 2 - Arms and Legs
A's arms and legs: elongated and narrow
C's arms and legs: moderate, in even proportion to height and upper torso
D's arms and legs: small, slightly shortish
E's arms and legs: very short in proportion to height and upper torso
Question 3 - Hands and Feet
(A top left; C top right; D bottom left; E bottom right)
A's hands and feet are long and narrow
C's hands and feet are moderate-- not too narrow, not too blunt, not too long, not too short, not too pointed
D's hands and feet are small, narrow, and delicate
E's hands and feet are small and slightly wide
Question 4 - The Overall Shape of the Body
A is elongated, lean, and sinewy
C is symmetrical, evenly proportioned
D is very short, delicate, and softly narrow
E is very short, delicate, and softly wide
Question 5 - Bust and Torso
A's bust and torso are flat and taut; and tend to stay flat even with weight gain
C bust and torso are moderate, in even proportion to their waist and hips
D's bust is shapely, curved, and more prominent than my waistline; torso is short and collects more flesh when gaining weight.
E bust and torso is very prominent and lushly curved, no matter their weight.
Question 6 - Waistline
A's waistline is elongated, but "boyishly" tapered
C's waistline is moderate, slightly defined, and not overly cinched
D's waistline is very small in proportion to their bust and hips
E's waistline is softly defined, but tends to be slightly wide
Question 7 - Hipline
A's hipline is tapered, straight, "boyishly" narrow
C's hipline is moderate, in even proportion to bust and waistline
D's hipline is shapely and rounded, more pronounced than waistline
E's hipline is softly rounded and wide, no matter their weight
Question 8 - Upper Arm and Thigh Flesh
A's fleshiness is long, lithe, and sinewy
C’s fleshiness is moderate
D’s fleshiness is soft, slightly short
E’s fleshiness is very soft, slidely wide, fleshy
Question 9 - Jawline
A's jawline is sharp-- either very pointed, very prominent, or very square
C’s jawline is moderate, symmetrical, not very sharp or rounded
D’s jawline is delicate, tapered, or slightly narrow
E’s jawline is rounded or softly wide
Question 10 - Nose
A's nose is sharp and prominent
C’s nose is moderate-- not very rounded, not very sharp, not very blunt
D’s nose is delicate, tapered, narrow
E’s nose rounded or softly wide
Question 11 - Cheekbones
A's cheekbones are high, prominent
C’s cheekbones are symmetrical, moderate
D’s cheekbones are delicate, narrowed, slightly rounded
E’s cheekbones are rounded
Question 14 - Cheeks
A's cheek softness is taut and flat, even with excess weight
C’s cheek softness is moderate, soft, but not puffy
D’s cheek softness is soft and fleshy; may get “full” with excess weight
E’s cheek softness is very soft, very fleshy, very round; even without weight fluctuation
Question 12 - Eyes
A's eyes are narrow, straight, closely spaced, or almond-shaped
C’s eyes are evenly spaced, symmetrical, moderate sized
D’s eyes are rounded, slightly close together, possibly almond-shaped or up-turned
E’s eyes are very round and very large
Question 13 - Lips
A's are narrow, straight, or thin
C’s lips are moderately shaped, neither too thin or too full
D’s lips are slightly full and rounded
E’s lips are very full, very rounded, very luscious
Results
Majority Cs points to the Classic Body Types (Kibbe no longer stands by this pure classification)
Majority Cs with several As or Bs points to Dramatic Classic Body Types
Majority Cs with several Ds or Es points to Soft Classic Body Types
Majority Es points to the Romantic Body Types
Majority Es or Ds with several As points to Theatrical Romantic Body Types, or Majority Ds
Majority As and Es points to Gamine Body Types (Kibbe no longer stands by this pure classification)
Majority As and Es with several Bs points to Flamboyant Gamine Body Types
Majority As and Es with several Ds point to Soft Gamine
Gilian Anderson: the Results
Gillian has an overall short, delicate, softly narrow body (D): moderate shoulders (C); small, slightly shortish arms and legs (D); small, narrow, delicate hands and feet (D); a bust and torso in even proportion to her waist and hips (C); a proportionate hipline and waistline (C); delicate, tapered jawline (D); soft and slightly short fleshy arms and thighs (D); delicately rounded cheekbones (D) and cheeks (D); delicately tapered nose (D); very round, very large eyes (E); and very full, rounded, luscious lips (E).
In summary, GA has 8 Ds, 4 Cs, and 2 Es.
Thus, we can conclude Gillian Anderson is a majoirty D type, meaning she is a Theatrical Romantic: delicate, petite bone structure with a touch of yang that narrows the soft width of her features. She looks best in waist-emphasis outfits; small, delicate patterns; and carefully groomed, softened hairstyles.
THEATRICAL ROMANTIC DESCRIPTION
Here is a transcription of David Kibbe's book I've taken from Aly Art's video here:
I'm going to read you the full description of the Theatrical Romantic Body Type by Kibbe from the book Metamorphosis....
Note: The following information should be taken as a broad outline of what makes a Theatrical Romantic. It is the overall combination of extreme yin with a slight yang undercurrent that creates this image identity category....
It is a delicately radiant physicality that is combined with the powerfully magnetic essence. Height: normally moderate to petite, usually 5'5" and under. Body type: soft and voluptuous, although trim and smallish as opposed to wide and "bulky." Hourglass figure-- curvy bustline and hips with a waspish waist. Soft or fleshy arms and legs. Bone structure: small and delicate. Slightly sharp edges: shoulders, jawline, cheekbones, or nose. Small hands and feet (in proportion to height.) Facial bones are small, delicate, and slightly sharp. Facial features: soft and lush. Large, luminous eyes-- sometimes slightly upturned, sometimes slightly "bedroom." Full, luscious lips; soft cheeks. Hair: soft and luxurious to the touch, maybe very silky and wispy or thick and wavy, curly. Coloring: any coloring is possible-- warm or cool, high contrast or blended-- but a Theatrical Romantic usually is quite vivid with a delicate complexion that is luminous or translucent. If overweight, the figure will remain hourglass with a defined waist. Upper arms, thighs, and face will become quite fleshy. Theatrical Romantic will normally not be extremely tall; have large, wide bones; have large hands and feet; have extremely prominent facial bones or features; have a "boyishly" straight figure devoid of a defined waist.
What's interesting about Gillian is that she is one of the rarer Theatrical Romantics-- one without a huge bust (which is one of the too oft used hallmarks of both Romantic Types.) Again, further proof that the whole must be taken into account instead of just a glance and a guess.
Other Theatrical Romantic women include: Ann Margret, Heidi Lamar, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jane Seymor, Jean Harlowe, Mila Kunis, Morgan Fairchild, Salma Hayek, Selena Gomez, and Vivian Leigh.
COMPARING THEATRICAL ROMANTICS TO OTHER TYPES
I'm going to be heavily quoting Aly Art throughout, as it will save me a lot of time and mental energy.
Dramatics
Theatrical Romantics are the second softest of all the types, with yang "drama" of their frame only differentiating it slightly from pure Romantics.
Dramatics, however, are the most yang of all the types-- "more elongated, more angular, more square and more sharp" in each angle of their silhouette.
Soft Dramatics have the sharper, elongated bones of the Dramatics-- again, making TRs appear shorter in their height and limbs-- but with layer of soft flesh overlaying their silhouette. While "fleshier" than Dramatics, they will still "appear heavier, bigger, or more pronounced."
(Left Photo: TR Gillian Anderson, left; D Cate Blanchett, right.
Right Photo: SD Christian Bale, left; TR Gillian Anderson, right.)
Naturals
Flamboyant Naturals and Theatrical Romantics are very, very different. "Flamboyant Naturals look taller because of their longer vertical line, and they consist of blunt edges-- more squarish shoulders, more squarish figure. Even when they have a waist (sometimes)... you perceive them as straight, not... as curvy women. When you look at Theatrical Romantics, you perceive them as curvy women" (even if their actual measurement ratios happen to be less curvaceous than a fellow FN.) "Theatrical Romantics look shorter...."
"Soft Naturals are slightly wider in bones-- in their face, in their body, in their ribcage sometimes, in their hip area sometimes. They look a bit stronger and a bit taller; and with this blunt bone structure they have a softness on top. Theatrical Romantics have thin bones and are shorter; but on top of that, they have lush roundness."
Right Photo: SN Helen Mirren, left; TR Gillian Anderson, right.)
Classics
Soft Classics share softness in common with Theatrical Romantics; but Soft Classic looks much more moderate.... Doesn't look as short or petite" (even if the Theatrical Romantic isn't a petite 5'2".) "They have something in common; still Soft Classic doesn't look as lush, and also looks... more proportionate, more symmetrical in general."
Dramatic Classic are more angular. They look taller; they look more moderate in size; they can be slightly more squarish and slightly broad; they might have slight musculature. And Theatrical Romantics do not: they're much softer; they're small looking; they're not angular; they have more delicate bones, thinner bones; and they're not as symmetrical. And sometimes outfits that look amazing on Dramatic Classics look pretty severe and "dry" (opposite of "lush") on Theatrical Romantics.
(TR Gillian Anderson, left; SC Helen Mirren, right.)
Gamines
"Flamboyant Gamines can look slightly elongated in their smallish frame: they are not tall, they are not big looking, they are pretty small looking. Sometimes they can be slightly broadly angular; sometimes they can have some muscles. Can be slightly squarish in the shoulders-- they can be slightly squarish in general." In comparison to Theatrical Romantics, they can appear more "electric, tomboyish." (Two classic examples are FG Penelope Cruz and TR Salma Hayek.) "Flamboyant Gamines' arms can be more elongated; their legs can be a bit more elongated They can look more straightish in figure. And Theatrical Romantics look pretty delicate-- they have shortish hands, shortish legs, shortish arms."
Soft Gamines and Theatrical Romantics are often confused because SGs are "small and also can have sharp bones, and figure, and soft flesh, and roundness. But again: Soft Gamines are slightly more angular than Theatrical Romantics. They are more "playful" looking because of the angularity in their chin, in their shoulders; and Theatrical Romantics are not angular to the same degree. Soft Gamines also skew more "girlish" than full-figured "woman" in comparison to TRs-- "but not always!"
(Top Photo: TR Gillian Anderson, left; FG Jimmy Kimmel, right.
Romantics are the softest of all the types, lacking the extra sharpness or "drama" of the Theatrical Romantics. "Normally, their shoulders are rounder. Also, Romantics have slightly wider bones-- also petite, also short like Theatrical Romantics.... Theatrical Romantics have slightly thinner bones; and Romantics, wider bones."
LINES, SILHOUETTES, AND OTHER FASHION DETAILS
But how do we dress the illustrious Gillian Anderson?
Again, I quote Aly Art quoting David Kibbe:
Shapes should be rounded, intricate, and ornate with slight sharpness at the edge. You might not look as good in geometrics; in chunky or bulky shapes; in sharp, severe shapes.
Line and silhouette: silhouettes should be hourglass, emphasizing the curves and showcasing the waist. The waist should be sharply defined, and the shoulders should be crisp. Tapering at the wrists, hemline, and knee areas. Lines should be soft, draped, flowing, clingy, ornate, and intricate. You might not look as good in all-severe silhouettes; in all oversized or unconstructed silhouettes; in all straight lines; in all sharp lines; in all wide or horizontal lines; in all long vertical lines that hide the waist.
Detail: details should be intricate, ornate, delicate, and quite lavish.... excess detail trim is important to help frame and focus the face. Bows, soft ruffles, and sparkly applique are excellent. Necklines should be soft and draped or sheered and gathered. Shoulder tucks, gathers, and bouffant shapes are perfect. Sleeves should be tapered at the wrist. Delicate and ornate buttons and trim are advisable. Waistline should always be emphasized: gathers, sheering, and draping at the waist are necessary for softness and intricacy.
You might not look as good in plain or minimal detail; in sharp or severe detail; in extremely oversized, bulky detail; in symmetrical, subdued detail; in crisp, perky detail.
CONCLUSION
We now know the yin and yang of Gillian's bone structure, which will help teach us what silhouettes, lines, shoes, accessories, hairstyles, and even hair colors would suit her best.
i’ve just discovered this and god damn it im fuming
her tweet… there was absolutely nothing serious about it - and surely, surely rory burns knew the traction that the tweet was gonna get when he reposted it with his comments (especially with jimmy and ben liking it - two of the biggest names in english cricket and sport). plus ben ducketts comments
i just don’t see how anyone thinks that was a serious tweet… and the fact that it led to death threats - without any sort of formal apology to alex from the male players (who must know that by shaming her for that tweet they were opening the doors for misogyny)…. it’s just not right.
and yh… alex probs could’ve worded it better - but on no level did that tweet deserve death threats….
also… the nerve of jimmy liking rory’s tweet claiming to support the women’s games - after jimmy’s tweet calling stuart a ‘lesbian’ due to his hairstyle (more on that -> https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/08/we-do-feel-anxious-jimmy-anderson-difficult-time-for-england-players) and his support of the women’s game being…. limited (pretty much all i can find is his input on the charlie dean run out situation and the double header stuff he’s done on the hundred) - if anyone can find anymore i’d love to see
and again with ben i’ve found a little more stuff about him supporting the women’s game - but a lot of what i’ve seen is stuff about the hundred helping women’s cricket to grow and reactions to that ecb report claiming that cricket is sexist racist and homophobic - so not loads of him being like “supporting our women!!” (all seems a little scripted in interviews and stuff)(again if anyone can find more stuff i’d love to see it)
they claim that they’re supporting the ladies… but publicly arguing with them (knowing that within sports and patriarchal society as a whole - the hold the power) isn’t support… it’s like alex said - all rory needed to do was send a private message being like “this isn’t funny… we don’t think it’s funny” and i’m sure she would’ve reacted
so not saying that any of them are bad people - just that none of them seem to understand the privilege and power they hold as male athletes- especially in comparison to female athletes, and the responsibility that privilege gives them
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^^ not a fan of the sun but they’ve covered it loads
This piece of data visualization by Hanah Anderson and Matt Daniels over at "The Pudding" displays the percentage of screenplay dialogue within several Disney movies, broken-down by gender. The underlying agenda that this graph is trying to portray is that women are no often presented equivalently compared to men. I found this interesting, because the point that is being proven is that women are often not focused on, yet with movies like Mulan, due to its story, that are a higher amount of male characters (Mulan going to war with men), yet the story unfolds to reveal her as a female, showing that women can be as courageous and strong as men. In a way, this piece of data visualization allows graphic design to "lie" about its lack of feminism.
Fortunately, I have quite a few products from Target's brand, Up&Up. I found that comparing two of its products works well to note the typography, color, or just arrangement of the graphic design to have each product stay within a consistent style. The design that sticks out the most to me is the sans-serif type, as Target in general maintains this typography through the entire store. Not only this, the arrangement of large header that explains the product, information about the product underneath it and to the left of the design, and an illustration or image that in some way represents the product to the right. Of course, we have the brand logo in the left hand corner, as well.
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BUFFY: Yeah, well love isn't logical, Riley. It's not like you can be Mister Joe Sensible about it all the time.
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RILEY: I'm not talking about you.
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Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus
Summary: Percy dies in battle. A very tragic death that wasn’t at all lame, thank you. Unfortunately, the gods aren’t done with him yet. Instead of waking up in Charon’s waiting room as he should, Percy wakes up in the courtyard of Hotel Valhalla. Thinking things can’t possibly get worse he runs to Carter Kane for help. In hindsight, that probably wasn’t the best idea he’d ever had.
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Major Character Death, Canon Typical Violence, Off Scene Sexual Content, sex addiction - kinda, Percy’s PTSD, super self destructive behavior
Characters: Percy Jackson, Nico DiAngelo, Piper McLean, Jason Grace, Samirah al-Abbas, Magnus Chase, Sadie Kane, Leo Valdez, Jasmine Anderson, Hazel Levesque, Thalia Grace, Reyna Ramirez Arellano, Thomas Jefferson, Annabeth Chase
Note: Shout to my amazing wonderful hubby TheDarkDrifter for this graphic, and any header graphics that you see on any of my blogs.
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Once we find Percy and T.J., which includes a lot of muttering between Magnus and Alex about Percy's mussed hair, we make our way down the World Tree and into Midgard. I'm getting used to making this trip, and like it a whole lot more than I like portal travel. Though honestly I'd rather just rebuild Festus or take the Argo II anywhere I needed to go.
But whatever, it isn't wrong until we get back to Blitzen's forge. This time the little shop he has for himself is closed though if you peak inside you can see that it is filled to the brim with familiar faces. At least if you are involved with the same friend group I am.
It's as if we just exited film awards season and now we are in Emmy For Your Consideration (FYC) season and there is already talk about possible 2024 Oscar nominees with the excellent Ben Affleck directed AIR (an interesting and engaging look at how the Michael Jordan collaboration changed the landscape for Nike and athlete campaigns forever) being bandied about. Cannes Film Festival is in May, but before that we can see some of the more pedestrian films that will be adorning theater marquees in coming months thanks CinemaCon - the annual showcase for theater owners.
Hopefully no one will be getting served with legal papers this year!
CinemaCon's schedule
April 24 is International Day where there will be panels discussing the global disruption due to the pandemic, global box office and movie marketing.
Honored during International Day will be producer Barbara and her brother Andres "Andy" Muschietti (THE FLASH) as International Filmmakers of the Year and AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER will be honored with the Comscore International Box Office Achievement Award.
Sony Pictures is the studio to kick off the event. While they have not named a spotlight film, it's likely films that will be touted are: SPIDERMAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE and SPIDERMAN: BEYOND THE SPIDERVERSE
(trailer for the former will drop Tuesday) ,the sex comedy NO HARD FEELINGS starring Jennifer Lawrence, the live-action HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, Neil Bomkamp's GRAN TURISMO live-action adaptation that stars Orlando Bloom so you know it will be pants, EQUALIZER 3, KRAVEN THE HUNTER, the untitled GHOSTBUSTERS sequel, Dakota Johnson's MADAME WEB
The rest of the sked
Tuesday: Will be Warner Bros. who are celebrating their 100th anniversary.
Films likely to be showcased include no-brainers like BARBIE, MEG 2: THE TRENCH, THE NUN 2, BLUE BEETLE,
Whose trailer drops tomorrow
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, a Timothee Chalamet double-header with DUNE PART TWO
and the musical WONKA, THE COLOR PURPLE, the sequel to GODZILLA vs. KONG, Bong-Joon Ho's MICKEY 17 starring the very talented, but face like a parking meter Robert Pattinson.
They will have a special screening and it will likely be THE FLASH.
Wednesday will be The Walt Disney Company. Thanks to their acquisitions Disney doesn't just mean their Disney branding but 20th Century and Searchlight.
Films likely to be showcased: A HAUNTING IN VENICE, Gareth Edwards TRUE LOVE, Taika Waititi's NEXT GOAL WINS, Jonathan Majors MAGAZINE DREAMS, PETER PAN & WENDY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3, THE LITTLE MERMAID, ELEMENTAL, INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (which will premiere at Cannes), THEATER CAMP, THE HAUNTED MANSION, THE MARVELS
and SNOW WHITE.
The evening Universal and Focus Features will highlight their upcoming slate.
Films likely to be showcased: OPPENHEIMER, FAST X, STRAYS, POLITE SOCIETY, Alexander Payne's THE HOLDOVERS, BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER, the animated RUBY GELMAN: TEENAGE KRAKEN, the adaptation of the 80s series THE FALL GUY cleverly titled THE FALL GUY starring Ryan Gosling, KUNG FU PANDA 4, the untitled PLEASE DON'T DESTROY film featuring the comedy trio of SNL writers Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy (the latter two being sons of SNL writers Tim Herlihey and Steve Higgins). Essentially they are the new Lonely Island, but not funny and no rapping skills.
and Wes Anderson's stacked ASTEROID CITY
Paramount will close out the night with a reception celebration TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS.
Thursday Paramount is back at the gate highlighting their upcoming slate. Likely to be showcase: The Tom Cruise juggernaut MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 8: DEAD RECKONING Part One(with a very likely teaser for Part 2), TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM, A QUIET PLACE DAY ONE (which comes out in 2024 but will be released before 2024's CinemaCon)
Director John Kasinski and his cast: Djimon Hounsou, Alex Wolff, Lupita Nyong'o Joseph Quinn.
*I remember when A QUIET PLACE came out and everyone praised that an original concept was having a success - that finally, no established IP was heading up the box office. Now there's sequels and prequels to this bish.
Lionsgate will have a special presentation of their slate.
The seminal literary masterpiece turned schalmatzy film, ARE YOU THERE, GOD, IT'S ME MARGARET , THE BLACKENING (with one of the best taglines I've seen).
*The skit it is based on
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THE EXPENDABLES 4, WHITE BIRD: A WONDER STORY (yes, there is a WONDER universe now), SAW X, THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES and the DIRTY DANCING sequel.
including a screening of the raunchy comedy, JOYRIDE starring whose cast is being honoured as Best Comedy Ensemble at the event.
I have Brand New Colony by The Postal Service in my head because of the title, after I said I hadn't done any music bits. (Still hella sad I missed them at the one year I didn't go to Riot Fest because of lack of funds, but I digress)
Mulder looked like he got his ass kicked. He's got like three black eyes.
I should have kept a runny tally on crashed aircrafts. Seems like one crashes every five episodes.
This big sumbitch looks like the villain from some 90's sci-fi horror movie....
Oh, he was Shao Khan in Mortal Kombat Annihilation. Never saw it, but I was supposed to take my very first girlfriend there on a date after Thanksgiving, but she dumped me. Anyway, I had to. look it up.
Shao Khan jabbed him with a needle and had him cosplaying as Ariel from the ending of Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid.
Skinner's back on his bullshit.
Homie did a header out a window and got up and took off running like he's hopped up on angel dust. Real G Shit
Mulder sucks at IRL Frogger.
We meet Mudler's daddy?
BITCH AND HIS SISTER?
LMAOOOO SHE'S SAYING THE PARENTS THAT RAISED HER ARE ALIENS THIS SHOW IS SO UNSERIOUS
Like, this seems like something some goofy white woman in an office I would have worked with would have been saying.
And we get hit with the to be continued.
Real good episode, but how did Mulder get his ass whooped? Guess we'll find out tomorrow with End Game. No relation to the Avengers.