#2021 review

[tea-and-tales-one]

A 2021 Review

Welcome to Season 3 of Tea and Tales!!

We're so excited to be starting another year of zany podcast episodes, covering all our favorite pop culture with new topics every other week.

On this episode, we cover our favorite films, series, books, games, and podcasts that we experienced in 2021.

Join us as we drink some tea and discuss our favorite tales! Grand Canyon blend tea from Simpson and Vail Check out our website -> msha.ke/teaandtales1 Or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook and @tea-and-tales-one on Tumblr

#tea and tales #tea and tales 1 #podcast #season 3 #2021 review #pop culture #films #books #games #Simpson and Vail

[lgbtpopcult]

Best WLW TV of 2023

The last of us

Harley Quinn the animated series

Lucky My Love

NCIS Hawaii

wtFock

Special ops lioness

The Morning Show

Station 19

Everything now

Love Senior

Las Pelotaris 1926

Fall of the house of Usher

Stupid Wife

Wheel of Time

XO Kitty

Yellowjackets

The Owl House

4 Estrellas

Deadloch

Disenchantment

#year in review #2023 #my 2021 tumblr year in review #new year #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #tv #sapphic #girls who like girls #wlw #bi #lesbian #gay #the owl house #stupid wife #xo kitty #yellowjackets #the wheel of time #fall of the house of usher #gl #lesbiana #yuri #love senior #everything now #lucky my love #the last of us hbo #the last of us #harley quinn #wtfock

[music-moon]

All my liked songs from the 2020s, organized by the year they were released.

Always updating, discovering and refining. Cover art is my most listened to albums from each year, according to my last.fm.

My favourite songs organized by release year: 2020s

View more decades: 2000s / 2010s / 2020s

Take a deeper dive into my most listened to albums from each year:

Data from last.fm + pythfm.

2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024

#Spotify #concept playlist #playlist #spotify playlist #lastfm #music #music playlist #playlists #year end list #2020s music #2020s #best of the decade #music recs #2020s core #best of 2020s #favourite albums #20s music #rawring 20s #2020 music #2021 music #2022 music #2023 music #2024 music #new music #favorite albums #tunes #liked songs #hot 100 #billboard 200 #music review

[akakumoeteru]

Happy New Years everyone!! Today is my third anniversary in MDZS so I wanted to put together a three year summary of the art I've done in that time. It's sure... been three years. Here's to hoping I get to draw a ton of Wangxian for a fourth year as well!

#魔道祖師 #忘羨 #mdzs #wangxian #my art #my art 2021 #my art 2022 #my art 2023 #year in review

[unidentifiedwhistlingobject]

I don't know why it says I posted it seven days ago but I think my google review of dune (2021) still stands

#dune #hozier #dune shitpost #hozier shitpost #meme #funny #uwo shitpost #uwo original #dune 2021 #dune review

[trashexplorer]

BLCD Review: Zanzou Slow Motion

Title: Zanzou Slow Motion (残像スローモーション)

Author/Artist: Janome

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/05/28

Cast:

Furukawa Makoto x Nakazawa Masatomo

Eguchi Takuya

Satou Gen

Tadokoro Hinata

Yasuaki Takumi

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Ichikawa Aoi

Yanagi Kouhei

Karino Sho

Synopsis:

What happens when two rival directors who hate each other's guts are forced to share one roof? And what if one of them has a secret he's been harboring for years? Throw in a shared love of movies, BL manga, and an accidental kiss, and you've got the next heart-pumping love story in Midorigaoka High and the sequel to Twilight Out of Focus 1. Jin Kikuchihara, third-year director, main actor, and president of the film club, and second-year director Giichi Ichikawa see eye-to-eye on very little. Jin is flashy, flirty, and focused on keeping everyone happy, while Giichi expects the best from himself and others, and will compromise nothing to see his vision through. Constantly at each other's necks, the two can hardly stand to be in the same club. But what will happen when family trouble forces them to live in the same room? Will their shared interests bring them closer as friends, push them further apart as rivals, or something else entirely?

Review Proper

I love Tasogare Outfocus, but this is actually my favorite Janome.

The second installment curse strikes again!

UGHHHHHHH THIS WAS SO WHOLESOME. Don't get me wrong, Tasogare Outfocus is written pretty decently, but I really don't like how Janome just glossed over Hisashi's SA and grooming like that. It reminds me a lot of Etude vol. 1. I can still get over Etude vol. 1 'cause it's not that uncommon to see in sports and Ichi-san's deal with Futami was given some closure in 2, but given how short Tasogare Outfocus was, Hisashi felt like he just lmao byed his teacher. 😔Doesn't help that it kinda doesn't matter anymore in overlap even though it hasn't been long since it ended. Is my son Hisashi really okay now? 🥹

I'm old, so DK BL doesn't appeal to me that much anymore. It's also hard to find good DK rivalries nowadays that aren't just about fucking or delinquents. Zanzou Slow Motion, however, just checked all the right boxes for the category: simple, no drama, and no loose ends. That coupled with Janome's element of touch?

And can we talk about this monologue?

Ugh.

I will say Jin's suspenders, Ichikawa's snatched waist, and the ABO shout-out greatly influenced my decision too. Y'all should get suspended in high school, not wear suspenders!

Onto the technicalities...

I don't think I've heard these two co-star before (or I just don't remember), so I was a bit skeptical especially 'cause last I heard Makonyan in a DK was in, well... Given as BLCD!Ritsu. And where else did we hear Yuuma star in a DK too? Yuuma as Anime!Ritsu. We just had Given Anime!Ritsu in Tasogare Outfocus being somewhat friends with Ichikawa and now we have BLCD!Ritsu (thanks to ecargmura for catching this!) trying to romance him. They used very different tones for Ritsu, but the vibe was the same overall. THEY'RE THE SAME PERSON. Makonyan and Nakamo also played tops in the last works I heard of them (Makonyan as Takaba in Kurui Naku and Nakamo as Yakumo in Nu:carnival), so I was concerned about a lot of things. Thankfully, however, instead of Makonyan going for his Ritsu tone or his lighter Kimitte Yatsu for a more youthful vibe, he went all shounen in here lmaooo.

His bwakame was so funny it reminded me of this:

I love roasting Makonyan more than any other seiyuu out of fondness, but I'm really proud of how far he's gone. He's gotten so much better in his delivery, and it's obvious in his budding anime career, too.

But...

I didn't expect there would be improvements in his bedding techniques too...

What the fuck was that? HAHAHAHAHAHA. WAIT. No, y'all don't understand. I have most of this man's r-18 otome CDs and BLCDs, and I have never heard him this... this hot before???? Jin is such a smooth flirt, so I had some expectations on the delivery, but FURUKAWA MAKOTO HISSES. HE HISSES!!! SIR IS THIS APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR FOR A HIGH SCHOOL BOY??? THEY DON'T EVEN SHOW THEM DO THE DO FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE??? WHERE WAS THE NEED?!

PUTS THE GODDAMN FU IN FURUKAWA MAKOTO ALRIGHT!

First it was Ono Yuuki, now it's Makonyan. Is Nakamo's ass really that good that his tops go all in???

I admittedly don't have a lot to say about Nakamo because that man always slays. I was afraid that Makonyan would overpower him during their Netflix and chill, but as soon as I had that thought, Nakamo pushed back like??? THEM SHAKIRA HIPS DON'T LIE!

HOW DO I LEGALLY MARRY GINGER RECORDS???

I didn't read the scan or the official English release 'cause I actually had the raws, so I can't vouch for the translation. As for faithfulness to the manga, however, I need to stress that there were a lot of rearranged events and cut dialogue. One notable instance was Ichikawa's message for Jin. It was placed after their kiss in the last chapter, so I believe that these changes are quite significant. It is still possible to read the manga while listening to the BLCD, but I suggest reading the manga once first so you're aware of which pages you need to jump to.

Chil-chil Awards 2022 was a scam 'cause this wasn't nominated for ANYTHING! This might actually just be my favorite BLCD of 2021... and Makonyan was my favorite actor in this series so far. OKITSU AND MAKONYAN REALLY SWITCHED IN THIS LOG HAHAHAHA. Makonyan and Nakamo at least won in my heart. 😌 Definitely listen to this if you're a Makonyan fan or if you're a fan of the series in general. It's also perfect if you're looking for something light and sweet but immersive at the same time. Chesk gives this a 9/10! Only the third 9 after Sonna ni and KD!

#blcd reviews #blcd 2021 reviews #zanzou slow motion #janome #ginger records #furukawa makoto #nakazawa masatomo #satou gen #tadokoro hinata #yasuaki takumi #matsuoka yoshitsugu #ichikawa aoi #yanagi kouhei #karino sho

[letterboxd-worth-a-damn]

#The Black Phone 2021 #letterboxd #letterboxd reviews #The Black Phone

[wikiangela]

✨ Fic Writing Review 2023 ✨

Words and Fics

192,761 words published to ao3

2 fandoms (911 and MCU - mcu was like one fic tho lol)

Most recent drop: I wanna spend my forever like that (911, 8.6k, G)

Longest fic: For a holiday (and forevermore) (911, 95k, M)

Top Fics by Kudos

For a holiday (and forevermore) (95k, M)

I can't love you any more (than I do now) (2.6k, G)

I'd marry you with paper rings (3.4k, G)

me, you, our kid and a dog (4.7k, G)

me and you only equals love (6.6k, E)

My fandom fic events in 2023

I don't think I took part in any this year :( maybe next year haha

Upcoming Events and Projects for 2024

well, right now I'm working on a few wips im hoping to get done in the next few weeks/months (depending on time and inspiration lol):

the alive shannon fic - this is my main focus and i hope to maybe finish it sometime next year but who knows hah (I barely started, it's gonna be a while)

buddie coffee shop au - ive been working on this for so long and it's lowkey on hold now but istg i'll finish this

buddie cheating fic

the natalia fic

married buddie smut

another smut I haven't mentioned yet but it's waiting until i finish married buddie smut

bi eddie fic

and probably some more oneshots lol

but tbh, we'll see where the next year takes me, I can't plan too much bc it never works out haha

rules & tags below the cut

tagged by @exhuastedpigeon @underwater-ninja-13 @hippolotamus @jesuisici33 @jamespearce9-1-1 @theotherbuckley @steadfastsaturnsrings @rainbow-nerdss <333

Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.

no pressure tagging: @malewifediaz @thewolvesof1998 @eddiebabygirldiaz @honestlydarkprincess @spotsandsocks @loserdiaz @lover-of-mine @disasterbuckdiaz @monsterrae1 @jeeyuns @housewifebuck @giddyupbuck @hoodie-buck @spagheddiediaz @daffi-990 and whoever else wants to <3

#tbf mcu was one fic from january lmao - after that 911 wholly consumed me haha #this year was basically exclusively buddie #i've been writing buddie since march 2021 but october 2022 they *really* took over and i can't write anything else haha #fic writing review 2023 #my fics #wikiangela writes #buddie fics #buddie #tag games

[mylittleredgirl]

anybody genuinely clicking "follow" on a blog they like right now is so brave, it's like they're walking into machine gun fire. their pinned post had better be a video of them selecting each image containing a bus

#i feel like i'm running professional background checks here #please explain the blank space on your resume between august 2021 and last week #ah i see here that you have weirdly specific opinions about a niche character from a 60s tv show and may fit in well at our organization #there's a whole 'undecided' category where it's like is this AI generated or is this person genuinely unwell? requires further review #that tumblr lyfe

[stfuoxjustupdated]

this the most revealing thing we got in a while i think 😍😍

#19 days #old xian #19天 #he tian #mo guan shan #old先 #tianshan #lil mo is so gorgeous fuck #he tian x mo guan shan #incorrect 19 days quotes #lil mo #tian shan #tian looks so crazy in the latest chapter #new update #zhan xixi #he cheng #jian yi #my 2021 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #tian

[deramin2]

I just watched the sapphic movie City of Trees and it's really incredible and very real and comforting.

A 28-year-old photo editor Ainsley Sadler who's been living in New York comes back to her small town for the first time in 7 years to spend Christmas with her kind parents and sister. She wasn't invited to her high school reunion, and she feels pretty dejected about the town and all she left behind.

There she remeets Sophie Michaels, former cheerleader, and they spend time together getting to know each other better. Sophie works to conserve old-growth trees.

It has the realism of Clerks where it's not a mocumentary, but it feels like someone is standing in the corner filming a home movie while incredibly ordinary events unfold. It takes a romcom theme done to death and asks when you strip all the overly-romanticized tropes away what does that look like when two people just reconnect.

It doesn't really try to solve anything, and it's very open ended what happens next. It's just a portrait of a moment in time that means something to the people in the film, and no one outside it would ever notice it's passing.

Full movie from the production company:

#City of Trees #City of trees film #City of Trees 2021 #queer media #queer film #sapphic film #sapphic #media review #Youtube

[frenchnewwaves]

novels read by gossip girl’s audrey hope!

ornament and silence: essays on women’s lives from Edith Wharton to Germaine Greer, by Kennedy Fraser:

the white album, by joan didion:

black swans, by eve babitz:

the complete poems, by anne sexton:

the days of abandonment, by elena ferrante:

#gossip girl #gossip girl 2021 #gossip girl reboot #audrey hope #luna la #zoya lott #julien calloway #aki menzies #max wolfe #book quote #books & libraries #books and novels #book review #novel #the white album #joan didion #anne sexton #eve babitz #black swans #kennedy fraser #the days of abandonment #books #women writers #women authors #female author #classic literature #literature #play it as it lays #frenchnewwaves #slow days fast company

[allinsideyourhead]

Seven Psalms is out tomorrow(!!!), so for no reason in particular, here’s Paul in a pink t-shirt.

#paul in a pink t-shirt never misses #speculation of this album has been around since 2021 so it’s fair to say the excitement has been steadily building for a while #I have absolute trust in Paul based on his.. rather impressive (putting it mildly) track record #not that he owes anyone a damn thing #just the fact he’s releasing another album at 81 is a reason to celebrate in itself #but as per his ever-evolving musical style I’m sure this will be magical #I’ve been actively avoiding reviews that keep popping up because I want to hear it with almost no prior expectations aside from the trailer #paul simon #seven psalms

[ducktracy]

!!!NEW REVIEW!!!

for the first time since early 1938 (that isn’t a returnee, as is the case with Friz Freleng) Warner’s invites a new director to the stand: Norm McCabe. in spite of such a short career—drafted into the military in late 1942 and the studio reaching capacity upon his 1946 return–he proved to have one of the longest careers out of any of the directors (and being the last to pass away in 2006), even working for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment in the ‘90s on such shows as Tiny Toons and Animaniacs to name a few.

having gotten his feet wet co-directing with a Bob Clampett out on sick leave, Robinson Crusoe, Jr. is the first short to truly put his skills to the test: a burlesque of the ever popular Daniel Defoe novel (whose lack of lampooning now is pretty apparent) with Porky as the titular castaway.

#anything involving Robinson Crusoe is ripe with racist stereotypes and this is no exception! tread with caution #lt #looney tunes #robinson crusoe jr #mccabe #reviews #..when is the last time i posted about a Norm McCabe short?? gotta be at least 2 years oof #that changes now! #okay not counting the two reviews prior: Jan 2022 and the post before that Jan 2021 WHOOOOS #*WHOOPS but that too

[brandirecognition]

2023 was a funky year (including work that I can't share + going to grad school) but I still made some neat pieces! on to the next one

#2023 year in art #2023 year in review #artists on tumblr #illustration #including 2022 and 2021 for comparison

[hithertoundreamtof23]

Still trying to get my breath back

Loki Spoilers:::

That was nearly 50 minutes of pure stress. Holy shit. I think I held my breath the entire time.

The TVA is programmed to self-destruct!! Hence the lights flickering and the keepers going through time doors.

Ok... now that I got that off my chest-

Tom Hiddleston's acting!! If he doesn't get an award for his acting, I'm going to be very, very upset. The screams, the urgency and fear! I really felt for him the the entire time.

And the time skipping gave me so many whumperflies

As always, the exchanges between Loki and Mobius were top-tier. The skin conversation and their care for one another were *chefs kiss*

I love OB so much! He adds a deadpan delivery that is absolutely hilarious. It definitely adds comic relief to the intensity of season 2.

Can't wait for next week!!

#loki #loki series #loki season 2 #loki (2021) #loki laufeyson #mobius m mobius #OB #loki spoilers #tva #sacred time line #My theories #my review #loki/mobius #sylvie #marvel #tom hiddleston #owen wilson #Kang