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dreamlandiasims · 9 months

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You were the young, dumb, chosen one

Now you shake your head and say

"Kids these days"

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Frankie: Where were you?

Lori: Hm? Oh, I’m sorry hon. I got—

Frankie: You said you were just going to the garage to get the car, but you’ve been gone all day. I went to the garage to find you, and the guy said he hadn’t seen you since this morning. I called you, like 5 times.

Lori: Shit… I’m so sorry Frankie. I must not have heard my phone. After I left the garage I stopped by the bar to chat with Sol for a bit, and then I went on a walk… I just really needed to clear my head.

Frankie: I thought we were leaving today. I’ve been waiting here, for hours, ready to go.

Lori: Look… I was hoping it would be that easy, but the car is going to need some serious work. It sounds like we might be stuck here for at least a few weeks.

Frankie: You can’t be fucking serious.

Lori: Fran… I know this isn’t what you wanted to hear. But really, this might be good for us. Our plan was to get out of DSV, and here we are. I know it’s not Oasis Springs, but the people here are welcoming at least, and—

Frankie: Your plan.

Lori: I’m sorry?

Frankie: Your plan was to get out of DSV, not mine.

Lori: Frankie…

Frankie: I’m happy there, Mom. I know that’s hard for you to believe, but I have a life there. I have friends, I have Saf…

Lori: I’m so tired of fighting with you on this. I know you might not understand that I’m looking out for you by doing this, but I promise down the line you’ll thank me.

Frankie: Stop fucking talking to me like I’m a little kid! Why can’t you just tell it how it is: you wasted the last five years of your life with a no good, deadbeat fiancé who made both of our lives a living hell. You had so many chances to do better, but you never left because, let’s face it, you were too afraid of being alone. No, instead, you wait until I’m about to graduate, I finally have a stable relationship, and I’m almost free of you, and then you rip me away from all of that on a random fucking Tuesday to move to the middle of fucking nowhere.

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Lori: I know the decisions I’ve made in the past have hurt you, and I’m sorry. I’m far from a perfect mother, let alone person. But I’m trying to do right by you, Frankie, you have to believe me.

Frankie: I’ve been on your side through everything, Mom, but I’m tired of being let down. I’m tired of you ruining every single good thing in my life.

Lori: That’s a little harsh, isn’t it? At the end of the day, you and I, that’s all we’ve got. We have to stick together.

Frankie: No. You might need me, but I would do just fine without you in my life. In fact, I wish you would’ve left DSV without me. I wish you would’ve driven away and never looked back.

Lori: I would never leave you behind.

Frankie: But I want you to! Clearly we are holding each other back.

Lori: Frankie, don’t say that…

Frankie: Jesus Christ, you’re not getting it! I just want you to leave me alone!

#oh to be invested in your characters wellbeings while also being the one responsible for their downfalls...#also sorry to link 2 shakey graves songs in a row it will happen again #sims 4 #sims 4 story #ts4 #ts4 story #pla #frankie mitchell #lori mitchell

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trumpets0ng · 10 months

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239- “Trading Places”

Beginning / Previously /Next

See here for "Ridgeline Drive" Reference.

(( Trading Places - Usher))

For easier reading, please see transcript below the cut:

W: I’ve been thinking… what do we think of Julian’s suggestion?

O: Renting the apartment?

W: Yeah.

O: I haven’t given it much thought to be honest.

W: Haven’t you?

O: I’m not opposed to it. But like you’d said, it comes down to where we want to be, and what we can afford. I mean, if we stay in this area, versus the greater DSV area, or Ridgeline Drive—

W: Watcher! You remember that?

O: Yeah! Especially since we have a dog now… *wink*

W: *giggling* Yes, we have a dog now.

O: But in all seriousness, it’s just too soon to make that call.

W: Who are you and what have you done with Obadiah?

O: *chuckles* I know, right? Feels weird.

W: I like this measured Obie.

O: Yeah, well, don’t get too used to him.

W: *voice husky* Behave, Mr. Tremblay… I don’t have time to reapply my makeup.

O: *smirk* Fine. Your family is lucky I love them...

W: *surprised laugh*

#always walker #walker pearson #obie tremblay #black simblr #julian pearson #sims of color #trumpets0ng

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cinamun · 8 months

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For a minute I thought Jerri was dancin. I was about to say “cut up Red 😛” …then I read that her ass was at the bar, and it makes all the sense now.

She’s just vibin, waiting on her drink and is most likely looking for Gab, so she can whisper sweet something’s in her ear.

but meanwhile, “CUT UP TIGHT SUIT 😛” I see ya back there playa! C’mon nah! Aaliyah looking at you like she pickin up what you puttin down, so you just might have you one! C’mon love connection at the baby shower! 🙌🏽

LMFklMKSDfkasdjkfkajfkadsjsk CUT UP TIGHT SUIT!!! Yessss!! And Aaliyah deffo been catchin what he's been throwing ever since that damn funeral.. WHEW!!

Meanwhile Jerri just wants a few drinks, to hug on her niece and great niece and nephew, give a gift and run because she's kinda wanted by the DSV authorities.... (Gabby stayed home with Riah just in case Jerri got caught). *cough*

ANYWAY!!! its what we love to see, NOW BRING ME THEM BABIESSSSS why do major life events always take so long with these folks lmfao

#story stuff #remember when Indya's wedding took an entire human week?#I can't.....

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listen-to-the-inner-walrus · 10 months

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since i seem to be becoming a titanic guy, ive decided to just lean into it and explain the best i can, in laymans terms, what happened to titan and why the design had been criticised by experts in the deep-sea diving community.

i will preface this with the fact that im not an engineer. i have a psychology degree so this is not in my wheelhouse; im simply attempting to relay the information that has been made public in a more layman-friendly way. if i get anything wrong, please correct me.

a second preface is that quite a lot of this post is relying on oceanliner design’s video on this topic. though hes less critical of oceangate than i am, mike does a great job of breaking everything down so anyone can understand it. [any statements i make without listing a source are likely to be information from this video]

so with that out of the way, lets jump into it:

first, lets talk about what titan was. ive seen it described as a submarine by many people and im pretty sure ive also described it as such, but titan was a deep-sea submersible with a guiding philosophy of simplicity.

whats the difference between them?

submarines are self-independent vehicles meaning they do not rely on exterior support.

meanwhile, submersibles can submerge and can act independently to an extent, they primarily rely on exterior support such as being tethered to the mother-ship, or in titans case, receiving navigational inputs from said ship.

and here we meet our first bit of criticism; almost all other submersibles do not rely on external navigational inputs. they have their own equipment and systems for this. it may seem trivial, but as oceanographer peter girguis points out, these systems are as important for navigation as they are for the safety of the crew. [x]

when you are in water that deep, you need to know your exact position and be in constant contact with the mother ship. and its not as if oceangate did not have access to this technology, the beacons they use are commercially available. instead, they relied on short texts as a form of communication which is simply unacceptable. the submersible limiting factor has real-time verbal communication between those in the sub and those on the mother ship on dives 27,000 feet deeper than the titanic wreck.

“titan [did] not appear to have some of the other kinds of sensors, beacons and other systems that we use in research, that are also important just to maintain contact.”

“titan was not designed with research in mind.”

most deep-sea submersible designs are based around the design for the dsv alvin as it was one of the first of its kind. you might ask why its alvin that designs are based around and not another. well that would be because alvin was launched in 1964 and is still in use today and has completed over 5000 dives.

and this is why so many in the deep-sea submersible community are so outraged at titans design. titan was around 5 or 6 years old when it imploded; alvin is 59 this year. we have the technology to create submersibles like alvin or limiting factor that are arguably safer to be in than on the deck of a ship [x]; this disaster should never have fucking happened.

okay, so now lets move onto the actual design of titan which differs very much to most other deep-sea submersible and this is not a good thing. the reason most designs are so similar is because these features have been shown time and time again to be safe. again, ill refer to what peter girguis stated:

anyway, ill get back on topic. this is alvins design:

alvins pressure vessel is a large sphere with titanium walls that are 2 inches or 5cm thick. titanium is used as it is a very strong metal as whathisname from 2012 sang about, and a sphere is used because its the best shape for equally distributing pressure. when designing these vessels, you do not want any areas where pressure can build up and a sphere does not have any; the entire structure reinforces itself.

unlike literally every other deep-sea submersible, titans pressure vessel was not a sphere and not made of titanium, rather it was cylindrical with two hemisphere on either side and was built out of carbon fiber. see the shape below:

the important part is the big circle labelled “personal sphere”. this is called the pressure vessel and is where crew and any equipment needing protection from the water pressure reside. this vessel needs to be able to withstand around 6000 pounds or 3 tonnes of pressure per square inch, which is about 400 times the pressure on the surface.

if they had followed previous designs, they would have had to make a much larger sphere in order to fit everyone. but the bigger you make your sphere, the weaker it becomes so you then have to use thicker walls, and all of this makes the pressure vessel much heavier. and this is where youd run into problems because the submersible still needs to be able to plucked from the ocean at the end of the trip and to power itself in the water. the heavier it is, the harder this becomes.

first, well address the shape. as the design philosophy of titan was so that it could carry up to 6 passengers, it would have been very difficult for the pressure vessel to be shaped as a sphere. alvin, in comparison, can only fit three crew and equipment.

so instead, they chose a cylinder. this is not a terrible choice by itself. it is preferable to use round shapes in high-pressure environments as pressure builds up in corners, especially right angles. if youve ever wondered why plane windows have round corners, its because the square windows on the de havilland comet (the worlds first jetliner) gave areas where pressure could build up and caused the jet to suffer a series of explosive decompressions. it crashed many times. [x]

now, well get into where the design really has problems: the materials used. as i mentioned, the majority of the pressure vessel was made of carbon fiber. the ceo of oceangate, stockton rush, believed that carbon fiber would have a better strength-to-buoyancy ratio than titanium, and this was one reason why it was chosen. [x]

so in terms of shape, its not the worst choice. it is much preferable to use a sphere as a cylinder is not as adept at equally distributing pressure, but their choice was at least logical.

on the end of the cylinder, there were two titanium rings bonded to the carbon fiber hull (though the method of bonding is not publicly available), and these rings were then bolted to two titanium hemispheres. now, you might notice that titan does have four right angles in the pressure vessels, but these are within the vessel so as long as no pressure can get into vessel, these are fine.

the problem with this is that carbon fiber is an experimental material that has not been fully evaluated. stockton rush was very aware of this as he was repeatedly warned by many experts in the field, including deep-sea exploration specialist rob mccallum who stated that:

“that carbon fibre is not an acceptable material”

if this occurs, not only do the gaps give areas for pressure to build, the pressure vessel becomes much weaker, and runs the risk of failing as happened. this risk only gets worse when you decide to use expired carbon fiber.

now, you might be saying “kai, you literally told us earlier that they did use titanium” and if you are, A+ to you my friend, youve led us straight onto another problem with the design of the titan: using multiple materials.

one major concern about the carbon fiber for the hull is that it had to be layered up and cured in between until the hull was 12.7cm or 7 inches thick. these layers cause a problem that titanium does not have; there is a risk of de-lamination, aka the layers separating. as previously stated, the titan was several years old so it had already gone through many pressurisations and dive cycles which all run the risk of de-laminating the hull.

and this, ladies and gentleman and those of us past that stage, is why deep-sea submersibles use titanium not carbon fiber.

by designing titan like this, stockton rush strayed ridiculously far away from any other designs which have been tested and shown to work. the submersible was not safe to travel on, especially so far down to be able to visit the titanic wreck. as rob mccallum states:

you just dont do it. by introducing areas where multiple materials meet, you are introducing potential points of failure because well done, stockton, youve introduced yet another area where pressure can build up.

“[titan] was the only submersible in the world doing commercial work that was unclassed. it was not certified by an independent agency.”

in fact, it makes sense to go through the process because you then know that your vessel is safe and idk, its probably better for marketing if your vessel has been certified as safe.

mccallum goes on to describe stockton as a “maverick entrepreneur” who wanted to think outside of the box even when it comes to things like the rules of physics or tried and true engineering principles.

and im sure we can all guess why. it wouldnt have passed and the company has recognised that the design lays outside of the accepted system. though its not a mandatory process even though it really fucking should be, theres no reason to not let your vessels be examined by a marine organisation.

we know that the hull was breached. we know this as one of the very few safety features aboard titan was something known as a “real-time hull health monitoring system” or an rtm. [x]

and he is completely right because what happened to the titan showed how the design of it was so flawed. [x]

“if you steer away from sound engineering principles, which are all based on hard won experience, there is a price to pay, and its a terrible price”

this did what it said on the tin and it did before the catastrophic implosion of titan. when the rtm picked up on too much strain on the hull, it sounded an alarm as a warning. those on board were prepped so they knew what this meant so they used one of the other few safety features on the sub: dropping the ballasts.

ballasts are heavy material gathered in the bottom of a ship or vessel to help stabilise the ship. you use them in order to stop a ship from becoming top-heavy as a top-heavy ship is much more likely to capsize; see the ss principessa jolanda that sank at launch as she launched with all her fittings completed and empty ballasts, causing the center of gravity to be too high. some ships have port and starboard (left and right) water ballasts and if theyre listing dangerously to one side, they can release the water in that ballast to attempt to stabilise the ship.

this, again, is an area of criticism as most submersibles have multiple features that can be used in an emergency. marine geologist, chris goldfinger points out that most submersibles have multiple ways of self-rescue, such as detaching the pressure vessel from the sub itself. [x]

in the case of the titan, dropping the ballasts was the only way the ship could surface in an emergency. it appears that those on board attempted to do so, but did not surface quick enough to avoid catastrophe.

“[titan did not have] nearly that much redundancy and self-rescue capability."

“im concerned that they [oceangate] overlooked some of the features that we build into research submersibles, because they struck [the builders] as costly or unnecessary, or uninteresting. a lot of those features that we see across submersibles have evolved over decades, precisely because they work, and because we know it increases safety for the crew.”

"i have grown tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation"

hes also stated that titan was underprepared which most experts in the field agree with, such as girguis who stated that:

and we know that stockton rush was aware of all these issues; email exchanges show that people at the company came to him with concerns, but he brushed them away. instead, we have statements from him like:

he heard warnings from employees and from deep-sea submersible experts, and a former employee david lochridge alleged in a counterclaim lawsuit in 2018 that he was fired for raising concerns over quality control and testing of potential flaws. [x]

keep in mind that oceangate originally sued him for breach of contract because he brought all of his concerns to osha because he was that concerned. though, this was settled out of court, it clearly shows that this disaster was years in the making.

“it was only a matter of time before they killed somebody.”

as victor vescovo stated:

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dadlezal · 4 months

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A Study in Coaching

LONG POST ALERT!

While scrolling through my old posts, I came across those on the Dolezal drama at the end of season 2021/2022. I'll link it somewhere (if I find the will to do so) if you missed this. I remember Kamil saying he regretted his emotional interviews in Planica and felt stupid afterwards. The drama went on for a couple more days/weeks if I recall and ofc Adam Małysz, now chairman of Polish Ski Federation (PZN in Polish), stated that coach Dolezal was offered to continue in his role but he kept leading PZN on, kept being indecisive. And for some reason, men in our country believed Małysz's story, even though he's done and said awful things but they were about women, not them, so ofc they didn't give a shit. I remain skeptical to this day.

If I were to provide a reason as to why Polish "male fans" disliked Dolezal throughout his stay as the main coach, I'd say it was because he wasn't Horngacher. See, Polish men (and not only them but you get it) tend to think that the only good approach to coaching is through aggression. And it doesn't apply to ski jumping only, of course. While I do appreciate everything Horngacher's done for our team, I think he had this aura of a very strict, unlikeable person, with a resting bitch face at that. He rarely talked to any media, he even went as far as to forbid Żyła to talk to journalists - and they were days when he forbade the rest to do it, too. He would often cut off their interviews, even though they weren't long or too releaving. To be fair, Żyła was involved in a scandal including his divorce - it's a long story but it could have been kept quiet had his wife stopped herself from flooding social media with accusatory Instagram posts - photos, videos etc. (There were even rumours about supposed unfaithfulness, first only on Piotrek's side, then on hers, too. But I digress...). I'm not sure how he is now in Germany but I guess he just came to Poland prepared, knowing that the social media frenzy around ski jumping here can be more overwhelming than in Germany. But it was thought he was a very strict, non-compromising coach and ofc men LOVED IT, while majority of "female fans" remained careful with their opinions (ofc, I'm oversimplifying, it wasn't all men and all women). On the other hand, it's during his time when the legendary "BBQ parties" started and he was the one to teach Żyła how to play guitar. As usual in life, things rarely are black&white.

When Horngacher left, Dolezal decided to stay with the team despite a very lucrative offer from DSV and Horngacher's insisting. I'm pretty confident when I say this: within the last decade, Dolezal was the only coach our team had such a strong friendship vibe with. You could see it in the interviews, during competitions, in all off-camera moments, in the small things. They even called themselves "Dodo's mafia" at some point. I personally loved it but many "male experts" in our country were very appalled by this and that's how the gossip was born - that Dolezal had a good first season only because we "ran on Horngacher's leftovers".

I'm not sure how the relationship with Thurnbichler looks like now - many were concerned before it started as the coach is younger than most of our ski jumpers - at least the "prominent" ones. If I were to say on my own, I'd say it's the most distant/professional from all the last four/five coaches. Kamil made a comment, last year, I believe, which many treated as a "nose flick" towards Dolezal's and/or Horngacher's team - that this is the most professional team he has ever worked with. But I don't have a problem with this, not at all.

What I have a problem with is Adam Małysz, unfortunately. In one of the last Eurosport studios, it was suggested that his patience with Thurnbichler is wearing thin. Yeah, the season is looking bad but Thurnbichler was asked to change something around the preparation system and like inventions in any other life matter, this one involved risk and it didn't work out! (The guys had time off right before the start of the season when everyone else was perfecting their technique). Thurnbichler's contract is set to expire in 2026, after the Winter Olympics in Turin but the fact that after a month of bad season Małysz's patience is wearing thin? Ridiculous. Not to mention, he seemed to have chosen Dolezal as his victim - maybe he sensed he was easier to work with than Horngacher, hence additional responsibilities (Horngacher strictly refused to help out our B team and one of the conditions of his contract was focus on the A team - he did have drop-ins at B's trainings and gave a hint or two but refused to overlook two large groups at a time; I think the dislike towards him after his departure was mostly related to the fact that he used our team to improve his resume, make an impression on DSV to be finally accepted as the head coach there) and the CONSTANT PUBLIC CRITICISM! Not only towards Dolezal but towards the jumpers, too! I was surprised to find out that Kubacki is on speaking terms with Małysz because he slandered him in the media on regular basis. Maybe someone smart suggested to Adam that he stop speaking publicly about his discontentment with the results and leave this kind of conversations for closed door opportunities.

The other thing about him - even though he was quick to sack Dolezal and is "running out of patience" with Thurnbichler, he defended Kruczek in his role as the head coach for ladies. Kruczek kept saying that "they would never be good enough to get real results", kept complaining on "their being emotional", their supposed "constant disagreements". They both even went as far as to say the ladies were "too fat" to ever be successful and that they refused to lose weight. Małysz additionally stated (and no, not YEARS AGO, but very recently) that "women shouldn't do sports, especially ski jumping, as it affects their uterus". Yes, that was the shitty excuse men used to ban women from professional sport until very recently (1970', I believe?) and no wonder it came from a man, with no basic knowledge on human biology. When people demanded Kruczek was sacked, he refused to do so, stating it was "the girls' fault, not his". But after many protests from the fans, Kruczek was eventually fired and nowadays, ladies have a new coach, Harald Rodlauer. His position remains untouched, thought, as he said it would take years to fix the damage that was done to the team.

If PZN seriously decides to sack Thurnbichler after this season, I don't know who would be open to cooperation with them. All good coached went through us and probably left traumatised. We can't afford (financially) the best ones like Schuster (who was very eager to work with us but his salary was way over our budget). They all heard about our struggles, they know we have no real "backup", no youth - our jumpers can't even qualify in ContiCup! Many people wanted Tajner out of PZN, hoping Małysz, knowing the environment from the inside, would bring new hope, new light, new ideas and trust for the chairman. Nothing of the sort happened - if anything, he clearly states that he's focused on financing and results and that he won't ask for more sponsors until he sees them.

Anyway. Felt like talking because the constant complaining in the studio gets on my nerves. I'm a fan, too - imagine that! Do I sometimes feel frustrated my favs aren't faving? Yes. Do I keep reminding people how miserable we are every weekend? No. And while results should be the main focus, I think that pressuring everyone involved while giving nothing back is not to way to get them.

[Sorry for all the errors to the two people who will read this post in full]

#michal dolezal #stefan horngacher #team germany #thomas thurnbichler #team poland #ski jumping #season 2023/24

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misssimreno · 7 months

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*Telling her family was pure magic for Freya. Her siblings and her mom were elated at the news. Though Tyler had just met Theo, she was in awe with how much work he had put in to make Freya's big night extra special 😭 Back at Theo's place, they collapsed into one another, completely exhausted at the night's excitement.

Theo: I've been thinking about finding our place, baby girl. What's your preference? We both chose city life. Do we want to maintain that?

Freya: I don't know. The hustle and bustle is great as a Young Adult, but I'll be aging up soon and slowing down a bit seems really appealing. Finnan's girlfriend, Linsha, always talks about her home world Evergreen Harbor. It used to be an industrial hub and it's needed some love lately. It's a real stretch and I've barely given it thought past this, but maybe I can open my own gallery there and contribute to the arts in that community. Linsha was telling me there are huge art initiatives there, but the local economy needs a bit of a boost. I don't know, I don't know, that's a lot at once but--

Theo: Sounds good.

Freya: LOL. Just like that Theo, really? You can't be that laid back.

Theo: It's not too far from DSV and I've spent some time there before. No harm in looking, right?

#misssimreno #thesims4 #sims4legacy #lamarklegacy #thesims4legacy #finnanandfreyalamark

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gerbits · 2 years

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Transcript:

Odette: How did I get turned? Well, I was Farras’s familiar, did he mention it? No, of course he didn’t.

Well, I was his familiar and together we traveled—mostly to tombs to uncover artifacts which I later found out were just old trinkets of his he didn’t want to turn up in a museum.

Anyway, a day came where I accidentally set off a poison trap and the only way to save me was to turn me. Dramatic, isn’t it?

#the sims 4 #sims #ts4 story #ts4 gameplay #what we do in dsv #s: odette #what we do in dsv recap

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retro-watching · 4 months

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seaQuest DSV S1 Ep1 To Be or Not To Be

I don't normally do this but me wanting to watch this show again so very badly is what prompted this whole project (shout to @tesria for buying me the boxset because she is literally the best)

But anyway I'm going to live blog my watching of this first episode.

But I'm putting it under the cut so you can skip it if you want to

Shorter review and ratings here:

Short review:

It was silly, and fun, and seeing Jonathon Brandis as Lucas made me want to cry. (RIP Jonathon). Anyway I love this show

Ratings:

Story: 6/10 - it was a pilot episode and a lot had to be established but it was gripping enough and I was engaged the whole time

Acting: 6/10 - mostly it was pretty good but there were a few low moments. Mostly from secondary characters

Cheese: 8/10 - It has a talking dolphin named DARWIN

Enjoyment: 8/10 - I had so much fun with this

Effects: 4/10 - I should be more generous for the time but holy shit did it not age well

Charm: 8/10 - but holy shit was it charming and fun to watch

Cringe: -1/0 - there is a DOLPHIN who TALKS

Aged LIke Milk: -1/0 - I have to give it one for the opening credits and the effects cause holy shit

Overall ranking:

B Tier

Beginning:

Anyway I watched some of this episode on a very low quality pirate ages ago but nothing is better then seeing it proper picture.

The opening credits look like they were done in windows movie maker over stock images of sea life while John F. Kennedy talks about how we have salt in our blood and other bodily fluids because we came from the ocean and therefore belong to the ocean.

It's very weird.

Then we pan to some very questionable early cgi of an underwater settlement that's declared to be in: "The Near Future" and then we see a sign for an settlement that's declared to be established in the far distant future of 2016

This is going to be amazing.

Now we have a couple of cgi ships chasing a smaller cgi ship where Bobby barely makes it in the airlock but uh oh! It was scavenging in another confederation's territory and now the Military is being called in!

Now we seaQuest the biggest of the cgi ships. It is so unconvincing looking.

Oh Jaxor is the lieutenant! Hi Jaxor!

A blond woman is the captain and I know I already watched enough to know this but even before I watched part of the jacked copy months ago I knew she was going to be a villain on sight. She has the poise of "I'm evil but trying to be low key about it"

Oh her second in command fucking hates her

Also I love her.

She's giving her speech about how she can get peace by murdering people despite command saying "No don't do that."

Second in command is relieved her of command because he's great.

...Okay now it's 13 months later and apparently there is United Earths Oceans Organisation which clearly military as fuck.

Apparently they need someone not so military but military enough to command the ship and there is only one man good enough but he'll never take the job

Apparently to get this guy to take up the job the commander (second in command guy) has to pretend to be terrible at his job.

Okay we have eccentric beach man with a dolphin who is the person best for the job. Nathan Bridges (Or Roy Scheider)

Lots of scientific bullshit and also Nathan's old friend is the one recruiting him.

He is pretty good at playing the curmudgeon I'll give him that.

The dolphin is named Darwin

Hints of a tragic backstory and a dead wife. Why are dead wives always named Carol?

seaQuest is being refitted to be the Enterprise underwater

Dead son too and why are dead sons usually a Robert or Johnny?

Oh he shaved.

More terrible cgi. I think I found it really impressive as a kid but it's very silly now.

This wants to be Underwater Star Trek so bad

The bad guys are capitalists

Where is that accent from?

Also yeah the blond lady has joined as a minion

...Okay so there is a guy who deals with contraband and got a guy male pattern baldness meds.

...the dolphin talks.....it's so fucking funny you have no idea.

JONATHON BRANDIS! Our boy genius Lucas who made the system that lets Darwin speak! He's so cocky and I want to cry. When Jonathon Brandis was reported to have died I cried so much. He was so important to me growing up.

Lucas is such a little shit. I love him

Commander Jonathon is playing his part but he's so tense I want to hug him.

A computer shows a hologram on a stream of water to answer moral or ethical dilemmas. Also did I mention that Nathan Bridges helped design this ship?

Also they left port with him on board and against his will

Capitalist Bad Guys are stalking them.

The seaQuest is shaped like a sex toy from Bad Dragon.

Am I wrong?

Skeevy Contraband guy is great.

Ah he also says he knew Nathan Bridger's son and also he was apparently briefly married to the stern and upright lieutenant in the command.

Bad guys making their move

The Bad Guys plan is going to convince Nathan to take command

Every time Jonathan Brandis is on screen my heart hurts.

Commander Jonathan is doing his best job to force Nathan to take command but it hurts because he's great but also he's genuinely under pressure

Evil Blonde Lady is single minded and also sabotaged the ship

Ah Jonathan is revealing the plan he was told to follow.

Who plays Jonathan? I love him.

Oh Don Franklin. He's been in a lot of stuff! Anyway he's good.

Also the ship heals itself? What the fuck?

Also the Tough Lieutenant is now controlling an undersea mech with vr stuff

Ah no Jonathan is still pretending he's an asshole. But I love Jonathan

head scientist is a sassy older lady btw.

Lucas is going to save the day by fixing the computer virus

I already care about these characters. Even when it's cheesy the acting is emotional. Also Nathan has accepted his role as captain! Yay!

Maybe Jonathan can be a good guy again.

oohhhhhhhhh Nathan taught evil Blond Lady

MONTAGE TIME

I love a villain who knows who they are and don't give a shit

They are using the talking dolphin to mark the enemy ship. Also the Scientist Lady is like "This is kinda fucked up" I like her a lot

The bad guy pony tail minion is the only questionable actor other than the "Where Is My Accent From" Capitalist

Stark is sexy in her evilness. She has no motivation other than "Fuck everyone else" which is very very sexy of her.

The CGI dolphin is hilarious btw

Holy shit she started hitting a guy because he was trying to get her to leave the sinking sub! I love her! She's so unnecessarily evil.

Also pony tail guy was Evil Capitalist Of Unknown Accent's son apparently.

Sassy Scientist and Nathan will have a will they won't they relationship but the AI now looks like his dead wife.

Lucas is having bonding time with Nathan.

When I was like 9 I thought I had a crush on Lucas but looking back I think it was gender envy because I spent my teens really wanting to look like Lucas.

Ah we are back to stock footage of the ocean with dramatic music.

Anyway I loved this. This was great in every way

#retro watching #seaquest #s1 ep1 #to be or not to be

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ladybugsimblr · 7 months

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iambkay Good Morning! 🦋 It was supposed to be my first day back to work, but my husband asked me on a date. All of a sudden I look sickening *cough cough* I don't think I'm gonna make it 😏😝🥰 And my man. Thank you to my man! 📸@studioqb

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studioqb Technically I was still working. Just for my favorite non-paying client. 🤨😉

d-lo Welcome Back Fam! Y’all look great in my city 😍🔥 #DaSprings

rubberbandshan 😭🥰🦋🦋 Good Morning to the Queen and her King! #ForeverGoals I stan Playful B! We missed you. And welcome back to your spot D-Lo! All is well with the world.

kingb B is back and we KNOW she sleeps real good at night. Fiiiine!

anon Soooo we don't get an update on the injury?! I need to know if I'm still driving to DSV for Pride. And I hope you're back for real for real.

bflyhive Good Morning BK! Tour announcement soon? We just wanna party with the Queen. Please 😭🦋

B&QForever Sigh... I love when hubby comments. Where is my bae?! 😭🥰

c.spiracy 🔍👀 I got nothing today except this injury might be serious. You know she likes a shorts or mini situation. What are you hiding with those long and loose pants BK?? What’s the real reason you’re not going back to work today? And why are you in Oasis Springs?? Anything to do with the best orthopedic surgery center? Questions. Lots of questions 🤔

rubberbandshan Wait you’re making me nervous C…

#always get nervous when C makes a little bit of sense #Penny and Khalil reading this and rolling their eyes #Be sickening at work ma’am #vacation is over #bklegacy #bklgen2 #bailey kay #quinton #rubberbandshan

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storiesbyjes2g · 8 months

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Beaches

themelanyp We found another beach! And it was empty! This is our beach now. I'm loving North Del Sol Valley! If I would have known DSV was in our future sooner, I definitely would have looked here.

nissanissa Yaaaaas private beach!! Can you say photoshoot!!

klassy Hey hon! Nice to see you guys enjoying your new city. If you ever want to make that move, I got you. Just give me a call.

themelanyp @klassy Hey Kenya! We're loving it thank you for changing our lives.

jamminontheone what's good fam maybe we could collab and shoot the video on your new beach hit me up one love

delperro Oh great! My kids can play and won't embarrass me ha ha!

themelanyp HA!! But for real...stop letting my babies run wild!

delperro How about I drop off your babies and see what you think after 3 hours

nissanissa @delperro Leave them babies with ME! They'll never be the same!!

themelanyp @.nissanissa @delperro These are facts! Tho not sure if they're good. 😅

nissanissa HEY!!! I'll have you know I'm gonna be the best mom y'all ever seen!!

drbossbabe You guys are funny! @.nissanissa I hope that's true because your niece and nephew are gonna need you.

nissanissa GIMME DEM BABIES!!

themelanyp OMW when are you due??? @drbossbabe

drbossbabe Any day now! 😵

themelanyp This is so exciting!!

The friend takeover this time lol. I can't wait to see Loren's babies too! I wanted to do a baby shower so I could have Anissa, Jorden, Loren, Noah, Rodney, and Alondra all in the same room and meet each other, but I couldn't get myself together lol.

#ts4 story #sims 4 story #sims story #Piersons and Friends #the piersons #melany pierson #nick wilkinson #simsta

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@ladyknightskye tagged me.

Your name: Around here I go by AuthorToBeNamedLater or ATBNL.

Your first fandom(s): In terms of interest, Star Trek TNG. In terms of fandom engagement, seaQuest DSV.

Your current fandom(s): I measure “current fandom” in terms of “currently writing fic,” so Halo and The Mandalorian. Fandoms I love and post about here in rotation: Star Trek, Star Wars, MCU, Babylon 5, NCIS.

How did you first get into fandom? I honestly don’t remember a time when I wasn’t “into fandom” in some way? I suppose I really jumped in when I found FFN.

How long have you been engaging in fandom spaces?: Before you were born 😂 I found FFN very shortly after its launch in 1998.

How often do you read fanfics?: More often than I should LOL.

Top three characters from your current fandom(s): Is this three from each fandom or three altogether? I’ll go with the latter.

Cortana + John, Roland + Lasky (AIs and their humans are a package deal in my world), Kai.

Mando, Bo-Katan, Cara Dune because Cara is still in my Mandalore’s Reluctant Royals AU and if I ever get past the mental block of losing all my WIPs, she has a very important role to play.

Have you ever written fic for a fandom?: Only close to 100 between my FFN and AO3. Not counting the little snippets and micro fics I’ve shared only on Tumblr.

Have you ever drawn fanart for a fandom?: Aside from the Shadow vessel sponge painting I did in eighth grade art class, no. I’d like to change that though, because some of my off the wall AUs could do with visual content.

Share a personal headcanon that you feel very strongly about: Captain Shaw is married with kids and is a Chicago deep-dish pizza snob.

Tim McGee had an FFN account and probably has an AO3.

Thel ‘Vadam mixes up his English idioms Ziva David-style.

You’re trying to convince a friend to get into your current fandom(s) with you. what episode, clip, or scene are you showing them?: I am not showing ANYONE Halo, unless you come to me saying you want to watch it. And then I’m going to give you a bunch of caveats about how I’m obsessed with it but it’s really not that great except for when it is and you shouldn’t take it too seriously. Buckle up and grab your adult beverage of choice.

For game-verse Halo I’d show Johnson’s speech about the tank in Halo 2 because that’s what Mr showed me to rope me in.

Mandalorian, the first episode.

Babylon 5, I would start with the pilot movie if I could find it and then not let up until you’d watched five seasons of emotional roller coaster. I’d tell you what JMS said in the commentaries for Shattered Dreams and Sleeping in Light and Deconstruction of Falling Stars and how many of the actors died too young. After War Without End I would show you the video where JMS drops the bomb about why Michael O’Hare left the show. By the end of it you’d love the show but you might not love me anymore. 🤣

And finally, what does fandom mean to you?: A place where I can explore the highs and lows of the human experience in a safe environment. Sometimes I can put a little broken piece of myself into a fanfic or headcanon and not feel so broken anymore. I can “talk” about things in fiction that I can’t in real life.

A place where I can meet cool people whose paths I never would have crossed had we not been abnormal about a certain show or character. ❤️

Tagging all who see this!

#fanfiction #halo #star wars #halo tv show #babylon 5 #tag game #Star Trek #the mandalorian #fandom

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LOVE ISLAND EXTRAS | Locked Up (They Won’t Let Me Out) (3/3)

What a lucky boy, indeed. Keith managed to fumble his way straight into getting cast on this season of Love Island - and all it took was some investigative work and light crriminal activity. Guess all’s well that ends well!

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Producer: You guys really locked him in the janitor’s closet?!

Security 2: Calm down, he’s got snacks in there.

Security 1: Plus, he’s even got a sink to piss in if he needs to use the bathroom.

Producer: [rolls eyes] Oh, I’m so happy to hear that. Unlock the door!

Producer: Keith - Nina wants a word with you in her office.

Keith: Right now? Can you give me like 10 minutes?

Keith: Llama Man just got captured by Dr. Freezer Bunny--

Producer: [Come now or I’m calling the cops forreal.]

Nina: You are one lucky little boy! If I had my way, you’d be sitting in a Sulani jail cell right now, awaiting a court date for endangerment of our entire cast and production crew!

Nina: And based on this file Rochelle sent over to me, it wouldn’t have taken much to convince any judge to convict you.

Keith: [sucks teeth] It wasn’t that big of a deal. It’s not like I killed someone. What, G is the only one who gets to have the spotlight?

Nina: I don’t give a damn about your feeble little dreams of stardom! I care about this show and keeping it on track, and you nearly threw all of that in the trash with your antics! Luckily for you, you apparently have few people around to vouch for you.

Keith: Damn, I didn’t know you were such a big fan Jas.

Jasmine: Ms. Holiday will do, thanks. And I’m not.

Jasmine: Frankly, if you had come on my show pulling this mess, I would have been reacting the same as Nina. You’re just lucky Rochelle and I were familiar with you through Gian, otherwise I’d gladly have recommended locking you up.

Keith: U-uh, well, thanks for not doing that. I’m sure you’re already heard of my record, but my probation officer would not have been happy to hear about this. So, what? Slap on the wrist, and you guys ship me back to DSV?

Nina: [deep sigh] Well…despite the absolute disrespectful way you went about it, we all came to an agreement about your time here at the show.

Keith: …Wait. Do you mean--?!

Nina: Yeah, kid. Welcome to Love Island. Just, don’t fuck this up.

#the boy is officially in!#we won't be seeing him until the next round of new islanders #i'm sure he's hype to get his time in the sun lol #ts4 #sims 4 #love island challenge #ts4 love island challenge #sims 4 love island challenge #sims of color #colourfullsims #keith adamson #nina caliente #jasmine holiday

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