#because you're stunning

[catastrxblues]

EVERMORE by taylor swift (feat. bon iver) — “and i was catching my breath, floors of a cabin creaking under my step. and i couldn’t be sure, i had a feeling so peculiar, this pain wouldn’t be forevermore.”

my #swiftiegiftexchange2024 for @lovesickallovermybed!!!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽

#HIII HII HII how are you <3333 SO sorry for being slightly to the party but HII #i saw that you are currently recovering from surgery and i‘m wishing you all the best and =a faster recovery 💗💗 i hope you’re okay and #are feeling and getting much better every day 💗💗💗 #i’m your anon swiftie and it was really nice to get to know you!! 🫶🏽 you’re super super talented and your gifs are so so STUNNING #it was such an honor to be your anon for this event and i had such a fun time making this ! #i was SO excited when i saw that some of your favorite ts songs are evermore and idsb. really really sorry i didn’t have the time to make #something for both because my laptop went dead for sometime and i ended up only having the time to make this 😭 #evermore the song is something i hold and cherish deeply in my heart too and it was something that has seen some of the worst of my days #and so i decided to do this song for your gift instead! #i can’t really gif much and couldn’t even try #because my laptop in which i had installed ps in went rip so i decided to make you this #(slightly messy sorryy) scrapbook of my view of the song! i tried to incorporate some of the descriptive lyrics and the objects mentioned i #the song and i hope you like it 😁! #and because i think evermore is also something that IS meant to be incredibly personal to the people that listen to it #i decided to include some photos (+added highlights on every lyric that has ever touched me which is almost everything as you can see 😭) #of some of my journal pages on which i rewrote the entire lyrics (except bon iver’s addition 😅) in ‘21 when the song meant to me the most! #i hope you're having a great dayy love 🫶🏽🫶🏽 #SwiftieGiftExchange2024 #taylor swift #tswiftedit #evermore #*my edits #nadine.mp3

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 3 - Olympus

#kingdom hearts 3 #kh3 #olympus #scenery #my gif #you could tell they wanted to make a good first impression with this world because they went all out #just think about how it used to be nothing but the exterior of the coliseum and the lobby #you can properly explore thebes now even if it is in shambles after the attack #and it's a surprisingly big town #then there's mount olympus and you actually get to climb all the way to the top #the base is so lush with all kinds of flowers and distant waterfalls it's gorgeous #until eventually you reach the rocky and cavernous mountain top during a severe thunderstorm #it feels very bleak and gloomy until you're suddenly greeted by the golden gates leading to the realm of the gods #and wow it's just stunning #really really beautiful world

[batsplat]

Casey Stoner, Pushing the Limits

GP11:

GP12:

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#casey stoner #valentino rossi #// #cs27 #vr46 #i realised i had one important take about the casey/vale rivalry that isn't linked to my actual thesis about them because. listen #i think about this line like. once a week. it haunts me in my sleep. i cannot carry this burden on my own any longer #casey. casey. is it really cOVERED?? with luminous yellow?? COVERED???? #i'm not massively fond of the shade of red either but i don't think valentino was involved in making it more orange #my man saw the tiniest hint of yellow and was like 'what the fuck is this' #like valentino's LEATHERS are a wee bit yellow but that's!! not!! the bike!! also casey YOU had the aussie flag on your bloody bike number #the green is also on nicky hayden's gp12 btw like it's LITERALLY JUST THE NUMBER that's yellow #YOU DON'T EVEN SEE THE SEAT WHEN HE'S SITTING ON THE GP11 CASEY IT'S A RED BIKE #i don't have a coherent point about this but it is a LITTLE fascinating! like this made it into his autobiography!! #it's such an interesting thing to even notice no? like you're thinking about their stunning blood red being contaminated? #Does He View Valentino Rossi As An Infection? this is some symbolically potent shit when u think about it #do u think all valentino's victims have like. some kind of deeply ingrained aversion to the colour yellow. pavlovian response and all that #to be clear i find this very funny and i support casey in being a bit demented about valentino. who amongst us

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

One of my favorite things that happened during my last mage Hawke playthrough was during the final battle against Meredith. Everything's going well. We're kicking her ass, she's got just this much health left, we're so close... but then everyone gets stunned dizzy.

Hawke is stumbling around all confused, seeing stars. The rest of his companions are stunned. I'm annoyed because I just want to end this fight. Don't know how or who did it, probably Meredith, but the situation's dire.

Meredith's standing by herself at the center of the Gallows, shouting nonsense and smugly believing the Maker's going to come down and make her his new bride after she murdered a bunch of innocent people.

Truly, this is the part of the story where Varric says they all thought hope was lost, that in the end, Meredith would pull a fast one on us and claim victory...

Until the REAL hero of dragon age 2 comes storming at her. I don't know why Carver was the only one to not be affected, but he literally jumped out of no where and just started bashing Meredith with his sword while everyone else was too dizzy to do anything until she was dead and the cutscene played.

"Hawke defeated Meredith-" LIES, VARRIC. I know the truth! I was there! Hawke didn't do shit! Carver Hawke was the main character all along! He got shit done and Varric gave Hawke all the credit!

I bring this up because last night I finished my warrior Hawke run and when we got to the fight with Meredith, I kind of hoped the same thing would happen where Bethany dashed in all heroic and got the killing blow on Meredith.

She did not.

She got squished by a statue.

But it's fine, Bethany Hawke was the true main character in my heart.

#da2 #dragon age 2 #carver hawke #bethany hawke #da2 hawke #varric tethras #da2 meredith #listen i have so much love for the hawke twins they are the main characters in my heart like yes fine hawke you're there too #but THE TWINS aaaaaaaauughghghghhhhhh #seriously though i'll never forget being annoyed that ed was bumbling around and then watching carver be the only one unaffected #and he's the only one beating meredith and tbh i was cheering him on yes baby brother get her show her how you do it back in fereldan #honestly doesn't it figure though? carver would be the one to deliver the final blow and then be completely overshadowed #because varric has such a hard on for hawke BUT I KNOW THE TRUTH #and it's the same with bethany like this entire run i was so invested in her and i wanted her to set meredith on fire #though this time the fight was actually super easy because i was way more prepared and at a higher level so hawke never got stunned? #i dunno but i wasn't keeping track of bethany during the battle and somehow she did die once... but it's fine she got better #siiiiiigh.... do you know how much i want a playthrough with just the twins? so badly like listen hawke you're neat #but maybe this time you could let the ogre eat you instead? just this once? i love both of my hawkes but the twins?? #hawke twins hawke twins haWKE TWINS HAWKE TWINS #i guess i have to settle for au crafting and fanfic...

[hopeinthebox]

tagged by the gorgeous and fabulous @cordiallyfuturedwight and @aprylynn for february's roundup:

tagging the usual music favs: @jiminsproof @thvinyl @jimin-gaon @visionsofgideontheninth @spicyclematis @kimchokejin @jihopesjoint @monismochi plus @kimtaegis for the amy macdonald of it all 💜 and also you, dear reader. MWAH

#heads up! here comes the director's commentary: #16 Carriages - now listen. i love texas hold 'em as much as the next daddy lessons supremacist #but holy shit. it doesn't hold so much as a candle to this track. #just unbelievably stunning. i'm begging you to give it another chance if you skipped over it the first time #Don't Forget Me - me and kayla and apryl all having ms rogers in this month's list... i think we might be better than everyone else actuall #End Of Beginning - good GOD we couldn't gatekeep djo any longer but it's worth it if only for all the bear tiktok edits. #and thus i have fallen for this track all over again. yes CHEF #Showtime - now if you've known me long enough you'll know i'm an absolute sucker for british indie rock bands #especially if their frontman looks like they might not make it through another winter #so you can imagine catfish has had an inexplicable hold on me. anyway their comeback single is actually pretty good #This Is The Life - fantastic tune. 2007 if you can believe it? #what a time to be alive and at the school disco and you're singing the songs and thinking this is the life and so on and so forth #Loving You Will Be The Death Of Me - tom odell can do no wrong in my eyes (ears?) anyway. lovely lovely new album #Never Need Me - been loving rachel for a while now and this single is brilliant. highly recommended. #plus the video features florence pugh and if that doesn't sweeten the deal then christ i don't know what will #Baby Now That I've Found You - i didn't even realise this was a cover of the foundations until hearing it again recently #because alison krauss just has an incredible way of making them her own and thus it's been on repeat. #Deeper Well - okay so now i'm seeing the country thread through this month's picks. #this is another lovely new one. hearing it on the radio and the fact that they have to censor “i used to wake and bake” is hilarious to me #shoutout kayla again because great minds.. #Stay For Something - CMAT is phenomenal and if you haven't listened to her yet i can't recommend her entire discography enough. #she had her arsecrack out at the brits last night and well. i would die for her #(speaking of the brits. raye... i literally cried for her. go find the recording of her live at the royal albert hall. #-watch it twice and then come back and thank me) #artists-wise - most of these guys are consistently up there. #katie melua is a new feature this time because all my amy macdonald-ing put me back onto nine million bicycles. #used to get that one mixed up with 99 luftballoons but they're really very different. i'm a fool #so tl;dr: fantastic tunes. do listen #tag #receiptify

[mmmthornton]

And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a spectacle.

At that time, at that place, who was actually there and who was not?

This dream you're chasing, where you end up at the top of the mountain, all eyes on you... it's the dream you never wake up from.

I was looking at the stars. I don't want to look at the real stars.

What's a bad miracle? They got a word for that?

She's a fool because she doesn't realize that her miracle is standing atop someone else's sacrifice. But that's the sort of person who receives miracles.

Right here, you are going to witness an absolute spectacle. 

Someday, Together, We'll Shine.

#revolutionary girl utena #RGU #nope (2022) #nope 2022 #nope movie #lol its so hard with that title #nope jordan peele #anyway #I have THOUGHTs about these two imaginative and visually stunning works! #if you know and enjoy one of these for its use of metaphor and complex themes but haven't looked at the other #either because you're unfamiliar or it doesn't seem like your wheelhouse #check it out! #and then tell me about it #i find it really interesting how they're so different but are somehow in a similar league

[link-sans-specs]

Such... ly dumb. 🎶

This is dumb-hard. This is so hard when you're dumb.

How hard could it be to get here? I'm here and everything's hard for me.

Rhett & Link

We Spent a Day in 1984

#main channel vid #we spent a day in 1984 #you are here 🎶 #link neal #link sans specs #he is stunning #hey #just because you're pretty doesn't mean you're dumb #is this the lack of specs talking? #do the glasses give you more confidence in your intelligence?? #oh honey #you can be smart without them #😘😘😘 #my edit

[twiyke]

MUTANT MAYHEM THOUGHTS IT WAS SUPER AWESOME LET'S FUCKING GOO

BANGER BANGER BANGER FILM. definitely the thing i liked most was the visuals - the style is SO UNIQUE (with the deliberately misshapen designs and grungy colours with harsh neon contrast and the FUCKING !! SKETCH/SCRATCH LINES DUUDE), and the animation was just so full of personality and an absolute joy to watch.

AND SHOUT OUT TO THE EFFECTS AND LIGHTING ANIMATION ESPECIALLY HOLY SHIT ??? every time they had the scratched on light rays or scribbled smoke and dust i started like DROOLING dude.

the cinematography was also just absolutely amazing - incredible use of the medium to do these fantastic running shots with complex angles. favourite sequence was definitely the side shots of the boys fighting and interrogating people (SO smooth and the fighting choreography was incredible and showcased their styles and personalities so well, and the intercut sense of MOTION. dude. banger.)

AND !! THE FUCKING SOUND DESIGN!! especially the score dude MY GOD i loved the use of pitchy and unconventional instruments it fit the movie to a tee.

LOVED THE CHARACTERS! particularly the boys and the other mutants (mondo wingnut and leatherhead especially). all the interactions were super sweet and well-written and i just LOVED the VA performances - played off each other immaculately. i love how cringe and unapologetically TEEN the turtles are. and adored splinter too.

i think i'm glad they focused more on developing their relationship as a family than individual character arcs, because it helped reduce any bias or favouritism for specific turtles (COUGH leo and raph ahem), and also worked best with the super fast pacing, i think. didn't feel too cramped in all the busyness.

that said, i did struggle with the comedy a bit? particularly the reference humour. NOT THAT IT WAS ALL BAD! quite a few got a laugh out of me, but there were so many packed into such a small amount of time that it ended up getting a bit distracting. felt a bit like "let's wave all our properties in your face" and kind of out of place at times (i would've preferred for them to be less frequent, or for the references to be knock-offs)

i don't think the plot was the MOST compelling, either, but really that's fine, because it wasn't trying to be. the focus was on the art and action and dynamics and it is completely fine for it to focus more on that than thematic and emotional beats.

oh also i can't decide whether i love or hate the milking joke. funny at times but the more they retreaded it the more uncomfortable it felt lmao.

overall i think it is the most technically impressive tmnt movie, that i've seen at least, and from a cinematography point of view? ABSOLUTELY MIND-BLOWING. but it isn't necessarily the most emotionally compelling tmnt movie, and you know what? that's okay! because is wasn't trying to be, and it absolutely excels at what it aims itself towards.

#tmnt mutant mayhem #tmntmm #mutant mayhem spoilers #tmntmm spoilers #objectively in terms of production value cinematography sound design and so on? the best tmnt film. #but i do think the rise movie is more emotionally compelling and has more character complexity #AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S AWESOME! variety is the spice of life and they both excel in different ways #i'd give it like an 8.5/10 (maybe a 9 upon rewatch but we'll see how that goes) #and i think it's a must-watch if you're into animation and art because it is SO stunning and stylistically unique and just fantastic really

[owlsie-hoot]

*The eyes are the window to the soul*

(You cannot deny it: they have the best eyesex)

#all creatures great and small #acgas #siegfried farnon #audrey hall #siegfried x audrey #siegfriedxaudrey #honestly: there is at least one moment like this in every episode #the selection above are just the few that I immediately remembered #except for the breakfast table one #this one is not even in focus because it kind of happens of screen #also had to include my favourite hand holding moment #because it's such a natural and familiar gesture to reach for her hand without looking at it and to feel where it is and then slowly embrace #so many things going on here: the we both cared for Tristan and look how far he's come look #the omg you look stunning look #the I am so glad you're by my side look #and the scolding glare audrey is so good at

[oatbugs]

oh my god ! haha . anyway a bit buzzed perhaps. anyway here's what happened on the date

#at some point i took the earrings off. the metal clanging was screaming their name too loud and it #was 6 knives to the throat and he confirmed it so. here's the kicker. you can be taught a lot and you can have their hands on your thighs #and you can kiss them but even if they pray even if they tell you about the bible looking into you like really they lost what they believed #in a pennsylvania countryside catholic schools with a protestant family since joining the london school of economics #even if they pray for you to stay the whole way even though their hair was softer than hers you think of her and he thinks of someone else #and be tells you none of it will make sense. they smile and they say what a shame you might miss the train but they hold onto you #the entirety of you - like a religion or a polite insistence or something to keep. #you learned they were used to losing everyone they felt bound to love. they said they got really good at letting go. you were told #you think he's being epistemologically #irresponsible and he tells you he carries a massive task. he tells you the responsibility is monumental #and he feels responsible for defining responsibility. he shows you songs and his poetry. my eyes feel on fire. #she doesnt know this. this is marylebone. the next station is edgeware road. everyone here looks happy and high and clear of the doors. #he says tell me when you get to the station and very especially tell me if you don't. the next station is paddington. please mind the gap #between the train and the platform. you say this to him. he says i minds the gap between you and i. i mind it so much that i need you to #come back. he says this because you kissed him briefly but you kissed him well. she says you're a good kisser but he says you have him #stunned. he asks you who decides the truth. he tells you you decide the truth without his mouth. you're fast enough to make it there before #the wheels do. this world is lit by glass and light and people with a pact to fall in love with the abstractions more than each other. #he tells you to be committed to your various intangible loves more than anyone. you both have to be. they love each other anyway. #i was supposed to find a persian poetry book with her on our fourth date except she was hours late. i found it with him. he didnt give up #he should be perfect and i should really like him.

[andy-clutterbuck]

Happy Birthday, Andy! | September 14, 1973

[if he could have his own hobby-based TV show]...“Cheeses of the World – I travel the world eating and making artisanal cheese. 

#49?!? I remember you entering your 40s?!?! #Andrew Lincoln #* #andygifs #HEY THANKS FOR BEING BORN #you're getting this now because i just got out of a concert and im back on the road in the morning i have a long drive home #shoutout to nigel and laura for their stunning craftsmanship #all the blue ribbons #the mold broke.....no it didn't you couldn't even make such a mold #*david attenborough voice* THE SUN #happy birthday you bean

[c00kietin]

#the woman was too stunned to speak. again. #kinda hope they don't see this because #ASDJGHKAJDHSFHDSFH I'M GETTING REALLY HAPPY OVER THIS #IT'S JUST #DON'T GET ME WRONG. I LOVE A LOT OF ARTISTS #BUT COSMICWHOREO WAS LIKE ONE THE FIRST ARTISTS I GOT INTO ONLINE #LIKE #A HUGE INSPIRATION FOR ME #and seeing them liking one of my posts makes me super happy #so #if you see this #thank you. you have made this random girl online quite happy :] #I love your ocs #and now I'm worried that I sound weird. I'm sorry if I do :') #You're just. really cool. #and I don't really know how to express that. #Have a wonderful day/evening #and now I shall go question if I should've made this post or not- #talking

[alchemypanda]

All those nights that I spend out in the jungle, freezing....starving. The only thing that kept me alive was the thought of you being here to see this. - Lucas Taylor (inspi.)

#lucas taylor #terra nova 2011 #terranovaedit #lucastayloredit #userthing #userashzuk #usergifset #terra nova #cinametv #tvgifs #televisiongifs #userbbelcher #userstream #chewieblog #gifsets #mygifs #by alchemypanda #when I tell you this was a painful journey I'm not lying #I lost the colour scheme along the way because his scenes are 99.999999 percent in the dark so..ehm don't judge me on that #one day I'll learn to do proper blend and black and white gifs #one day just not today lol #other complaints: I reorganized the setup/layout of this like 4 times someone learn me how to be decisive #if you're still reading these trainwreck tags pls check out the inspi gifset it's a absolutely stunning gifset that deserves even more love #this was my contribution for the month see you all in like weeks or months lol #pandaheadpat

[youssefguedira]

oppenheimer really wants to present oppenheimer himself as a complex person responsible for bad things but really doesn't. make much reference at all to said bad things. the impact of the bombings is reduced to a single montage (that isn't even showing what happened: it's showing oppenheimer imagining it happening to a room full of americans) and a moment where they mention the number of people dead + the effects. when the images of the aftermath are shown the camera instead focuses on oppenheimer looking away, which i understand, but the audience doesn't see any tangible impact either. the effects of the test on the surrounding area aren't mentioned at all. like i understand that some things won't be shown in a film but if you're trying to present someone as responsible for bad things then i think it weakens what you're going for if you don't really show said things. anyway

#i said a lot of this on letterboxd but its actually really not easy to discuss things on there #technically i think it's stunning but i can't actually give it a rating because i am so deeply conflicted on how it deals with its central #issue. so #neon has thoughts #i mean you're free to disagree but i was uncomfortable going in and i was still uncomfortable after watching #and i understand depiction =/= glorification but i do feel more care should have been given to what actually happened to people #if they wanted to present the full complexity of what happened. also the movie does end up as a hero/villain kind of thing anyway in the #trial section like ave pointed out on letterboxd #like. i think if you're making a movie about the creation of the atom bomb. you can't really shy away from any aspect of it. and it feels to #me like oppenheimer does #ok ill stop now. but yeah

[vaniliens]

I keep forgetting about how people actually use pronouns for me instead of just referring to me by name. Like sometimes id get she/her'd or they/them'd and it always feels so trippy because i have never been called that in my head!!!! Its always just been 'Dude' 'You' 'Man' 'Me' 'Girl' and 'He' but idk. I feel like id get tripped out if i start going by he/him too.

#If you're wondering what pronouns to use for me; Um. I unno. Do whatever. #this isn't a huge deal or anything im just not used to being noticed #Unless its by maprron hi maprron <333 Sorry i havent been active much 😭 #nillas #i feel like id be DOUBLY confused if i get he/himd because ive only seen someone do it once but that was years ago 💔 #Like with She/Her id understand because i am a girl. thing . and my profile picture and stuff are usually girls (See: My Blog.) #and with they/them id also get it because youre probably just not sure about my pronouns or smth #he/him... yeah.... but id be flattered depending on the mood and if i remember I have pronouns that day #Idk!!! Why is this so confusing !!! I NEED IRON IN MY BLOOD!!! #ok wait honestly. I get weirded out about my name too. But again i think its just because im not used to attention. #i used to let people call me my real name online but the Nia and Vanillas was more popular also it feels weird now #you dont know me irl!!! #thats a name exclusively used for irl contexts!!!! Not online!!!!! #also someone called me 'Menzu' once back when i was still masquerading as Menzu_kosui on Insta shsvhsvjs #IT CAUGHT ME SO OFF GUARD LIKE I KNOWWW I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER NAMES THERE BUT ITS JUST A FANCIER WAY #OF SAYING ''MENS'' AND I GOT SO CONFUSED!! I love that person though I get it 😭 ty for that it stunned me but i Laugh #about it everytime it crosses my mind

[worstloki]

Thor, rambling while Loki reads: --and yes, we are brothers, but I would kiss you if you asked!

Loki, suddenly much less interested in his book: What?

Thor: What?

Amora: *'sneakily' watching with her head peeking over the librarian's desk* HE SAID HE WOULD KISS YOU IF YOU ASKED.

#been finding the option of competitive fair play and sportsmanship supportiveness so much better as an option for everyone #like sure Amora is dying to bang Thor and Sif is trying to be a good friend while also vying/hoping for his interest #and sure Loki is somehow winning the contest with little idea he's taking part #but that doesn't mean they all have to fight!!!! #Amora being like 'well if i can't have him then im voting for Loki' while Sif and Loki joke about Thor's 'obvious' crush on one of them #Loki: *pointedly @ Sif* and to NO ONES surprise Thor has made off for the night with a stunning fair maiden with dark hair and blue eyes #Sif: it's OBVIOUS he's like this for *you* #Loki: nah ur just mad that im right about this. and the fact that he'd rather never confess than begrudge your warrior bond or whatever #Sif: he likes guys too -there's no way to explain that away with me! YOU'RE a shapeshifter making it doable to his...salacious imaginings : #Loki: what if he has a type. maybe he likes us both? that would explain the time he-- #Amora: if i wanted i could make clones too yknow -_- #Sif Loki Amora with sometimes Lorelei showing up and lowkey thinking it's a fun time to cheer the others on in gaining Thor's attentions #Fandral too one day he's red faced and all 'shame on my family line' but he's taken a seat at their table reluctantly and gone #''his arms. right?'' #and there are just nods of solidarity around the table #idk #something of a wholesome Thor fanclub which Loki is attending because Sif is CONVINCED his type isn't her but is Loki #and Amora who thinks it would be wicked hilarious for the bros to get it on #Fandral: wait I thought Loki was just sitting here to stop people bothering your table. and because he's a loner #Loki: Fandral FINALLY. Fandral look me in the eyes. tell them Thor isn't in love with me #Fandral: you?! I'm hoping he's into blond T-T #Amora: *fist over her heart* respect T-T