#CATS Chicago 2005

[dean-you-assbutt-cas-loves-you]

best friends to lovers destiel au fic recs list for @thetiredstuff :D

A Tale of Two Tropes by Amelia_Clark (E, 7k)

 “Am I going to regret this?” Cas asked from the passenger seat.

 They’d just pulled up outside Dean’s grandmother’s house, a tidy Craftsman bungalow painted a cheerful yellow. It didn’t look threatening; there was a porch swing with crocheted cushions and a cement statue of a goose on the porch. The goose was wearing a rain slicker and hat the same color as the house.

In this fic: fake dating, bed-sharing, the doting grandmother Dean Winchester never had, a cement goose with a wardrobe, a contemptuous cat, and a lot of sexual tension that's unresolved until it isn't.

As You Walk On By by MercyBraavos (E, 23k)

Dean and Castiel grew up together. Fell in love together. Lost their virginity together. Made plans for the future, their future, together. There’s only one problem:

Castiel doesn’t remember any of it.

Are We Any Different? by LeviathanBlue, SerpentCountess (T, 41k)

Cas adopts (steals) a cow.  Dean helps.

“Cas… There’s a… There’s a cow.  In my room.” “Yes, Dean.” “Why?” “Because.” "Right."

More Than Kisses by  FriendofCarlotta  (E, 29k)

1996: Dean joins his high school’s pen pal program as a last-ditch effort to keep from repeating the eleventh grade. But soon, the letters he trades with Castiel, a fellow high schooler from Chicago, become the most important constant of his life.

2005: Castiel has been in love with his pen pal Dean for years now. But he’s reluctant to upset the balance of their relationship, so when a new work opportunity takes him to Dean’s city, he keeps it a secret. Will these two ever find their way to each other?

things i knew when i was young by stormwarnings  (T, 16k)

Ok, so Castiel's in love with his best friend.

Which is what puts them here, in Dean’s car, eight hours into a nine and a half hour drive up north to bury Castiel’s mother on the grounds that he grew up on. Because it’s been eight years since Castiel cut ties with his family and left, supposedly for college, and there hasn’t been a word of communication since. Because Dean is, at his core, a good person and a better friend, and when he heard that Castiel’s mother had died and that he would need to return to his childhood home over Thanksgiving break, he knew enough to say he’d go with him.

This is, for sure, not helping Castiel get over his inappropriately persistent feelings.

(more under the cut)

Alright  by  turningthepages  (T, 46k)

Dean is a good kid living in a good town surrounded by good friends and good family. Castiel is the new kid in town and has never truly had a friend before.

Dean comes along and starts to change things for him.

To Build a Home by intothesilentland  (M, 383k)

Twenty-three years of head-over-heels, devastating devotion and love, love, love for the man with bright eyes and dark hair. Fourteen years of friends, best friends, of always together. One moment of rejection.

Nine years of apart. Nine years of heartbreak, nine years of continents away, of not speaking, of no acknowledgement, no interaction, no closure, no peace. No happiness. Nine years of Dean’s life entering motions, going through them, constant, cold and mechanic, like clockwork. Nine years of alone.

God. Nine years. A lot has changed. And yet Dean still loves Cas just the same. Even if his heart hurts all kinds of different.

On the day of Jimmy Novak's funeral, Dean sees Cas for the first time in nine years. He adored Castiel the moment he met him, at only four years old. But after fourteen years of friendship destroyed by one moment of heartbreak, and after nine years of silence, Dean is convinced Cas will want nothing to do with him. And it's killing him.

When In Vegas  by  Dmsilvis, TobytheWise (E, 16k)

Dean has figured out the most perfect prank. The prank to top every other prank. Ever. Getting his best friend drunk and then convincing him they’d gotten married in their drunken stupor was easy. Dealing with Castiel telling him he’s been in love with Dean for years? Well, that’s a different thing entirely.

Castiel wakes up married to the love of his life who he’s been secretly pining over for years. Now he just has to convince Dean that he’ll be the best husband ever, making sure Dean will never regret the decision he made that night.

Things take a terrible turn when Castiel finds out everything was a lie in the name of a prank just as Dean realizes how much he truly loves Castiel back. Will they be able to overcome this misunderstanding or was their relationship doomed before it even started?

The Ocean Between Us  by  noxsoulmate  (E, 27k)

Living a hermit life, Dean Winchester didn’t need much. The only things important to him were his position in the business that was once owned by his family, his boat, and his friendship with Castiel, Charlie, and Gabriel. If only there wasn’t a whole ocean between them, then maybe he could even give his feelings for Castiel a chance …

Room for Two (The Mattress AU) by  almaasi  (E, 14k)

✔ College roommates ✔ Buying a mattress together ✔ Faking a relationship to get a discount ✔ Sharing a bed ✔ Roleplaying as a couple to "test the bed" ✔ Fake kissing becomes real kissing ✔ Fake sex is Way Too Real ✔ Cuddling ✔ Wet dreams ✔ "Oh no I thought I was dreaming but it was real life" ✔ Matchmakers Sam & Charlie ✔ Cas seems kinda clueless but actually understands everything ✔ Mutual respect, support, and understanding ✔ Friends to lovers ✔ Mutual pining ✔ Go౦ԁ sHit        

Honey-Baked  by  mishaminion69, sydkn3e (E,  89k)

There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it...Cas is a weird, tactless, ornery guy. His idea of a job is selling weed out of their shared cabin, his idea of fun is occasional orgies, and he has more creepy dolls and crystals than anyone of their age ever should.

But he's also Dean's childhood best friend, and now he's the star of all Dean's wildest fantasies.

Then there's the whole "being in love with him" thing.

The Ones We Choose  by  lightmyway  (E, 82k)

After telling his family he’s gay, Castiel winds up homeless.   With the help of his best friend, Cas finds himself a home and a new family.  He also finds himself in love with his best friend.  A love that endures no matter the circumstances of their lives, even in the wake of Dean’s rejection.

Despite knowing how Cas feels, Dean clings to his best friend through the years.  In high school and college.  As roommates.  Through Cas becoming a firefighter and his own journey to become a business owner.  With shared time and space, Dean begins to see Cas in a new light.  His attraction grows, along with his feelings.

Letting those feelings spill out one night, Dean changes the trajectory of their lives.  As their relationship grows, they are confronted by Cas’s past and must relive a painful and damaging event in Dean’s life.  But it is the life-changing fire, which is their greatest challenge, making them face their deepest fears and test the strength of their love.

#spn #spn fanfic #destiel

[broadwaydivastournament]

Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 3

Aw, they're wearing matching glasses.

Two-time Tony-winning dancer-extraordinaire Bebe Neuwirth (1958) is best known for her winning role as Velma Kelly in Chicago (1996) alongside her beloved Annie Reinking. After playing Velma off-and-on for some years, she then took on Roxie, and later Matron "Mama" Morton. Bebe has also won for Sweet Charity (1986), and is a two-time Emmy winner for, of course, Lilith in Cheers. Other credits include Here Lies Jenny (2004), Fosse (2001), and Cabaret (2024), opening this week. In addition to her beloved stage, Bebe is a devoted cat-lover, and activist. She founded the Dancers' Resource program to provide support for injured and/or aging dancers.

THE Baker's Wife, Joanna Gleason (1950) is a Tony-winning legend who set a standard that has yet to even be approached. Her Baker's Wife in the original Into the Woods beat out Patti's Reno Sweeney, and Patti is still a little pissed off about it. She was also in infamous flop Nick & Nora (1991), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005), and I Love My WIfe (1977). Nowadays, she devotes her focus to directing and screenwriting and her film The Grotto won Best Narrative Premiere at the Heartland Film Festival.

NEW PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT: ALL POLLS HERE

"Bebe Neuwirth, my beloved. Not even the droll charms of Joanna Gleason can entire me away from supporting you. As you all know, Bebe Neuwirth is my favorite Diva, and in my heart, she wins the whole tournament in a stunning no-contest sweep."

"Do yourself a favor and go watch the full episodes of Joanna Gleason and Betty White facing off on Password Plus. Joanna being incredibly smart and competent at word games is hot to me."

#broadwaydivastournament #broadway #tournament poll #broadway divas #musical theatre #bebe neuwirth #joanna gleason #round 3

[public-transportation-tournament]

Round 1!

The TCAT, Tompkins County, NY, USA vs Seattle Center Monorail, Seattle, WA, USA

M1 (or Millennium Underground Railway, but also known as "the small underground" by locals), Budapest, Hungary vs Grande Recife, Recife, Brazil

London Underground, Greater London, England vs Rotterdam Metro, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Beamish Tramway, Beamish Museum, Beamish, England vs Catbus/Nekobus, Sayama Hills, Saitama Prefecture, Japan (My Neighbor Totoro)

The New York City Subway system, New York City, NY, USA vs Corviknight Flying Taxi, Galar (Pokémon Sword and Shield)

Buenos Aires Underground (Subte), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina vs Monte Toboggan, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

The Stargate Network, throughout the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies (the Stargate franchise) vs the Deepsea Metro, Inkopolis Bay (Splatoon)

CAT, Perth, Western Australia vs SkyTrain, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Brolly Rail, Nevermoor (Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend) vs Métro Ligne 4, Paris, France

Tyne and Wear Metro, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom vs the REM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (upcoming)

Jeepney, the Philippines vs Sea Train, Water 7, connecting it with St. Poplar, San Faldo, and Pucci, as well as the Judicial Island Enies Lobby (One Piece)

The MTR, Hong Kong, PRC vs the Omnibus, New York, NY, USA (1832)

SeaBus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada vs Wuppertaler Schwebebahn, Wuppertal, Germany

Ice Highway, the Nether Roof (Minecraft) vs Battle Subway, Unova (Pokémon Black and White)

WY Metro, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom vs Tunnelbana, Stockholm, Sweden

MRT (Moda Raya Terpadu/Mass Rapid Transit), Jakarta, Indonesia vs An Luas, Dublin, Ireland

RIPTA (Rhode Island public transit authority) (it’s buses), Rhode Island, USA vs Bakerloo Line, London Underground, London, England

Mount Vesuvius Funicular Railway, Mount Vesuvius, Italy (opened in 1880, destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1944) vs AquaBus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Yarra Trams, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia vs SEPTA (southeast pennsylvania transportation authority), Pennsylvania, United States

Cable Cars, San Francisco, California, United States vs MAX Light Rail system, Portland, Oregon, United States

Amtrak, United States vs Fenelon Place Elevator, Dubuque, Iowa, United States

Ninky Nonk, Night Garden (In The Night Garden) vs Prague Metro, Prague, Czech Republic

Polar Bear Express, between Cochrane and Moosonee, Ontario, Canada vs the Crosstown Express, Robot City (Robots (2005))

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (the T), Greater Boston, Massachusetts, United States vs Worcester Regional Transit Authority, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

Kakola Funicular, Turku, Finland vs Angkutan Kota (Angkot), Indonesia

Galaxy Railways, the Milky Way (The Galaxy Railways (銀河鉄道物語, Ginga Tetsudō Monogatari)) vs The Ride, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

MST Trolley, Monterey, California, United States vs People Mover, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Florida, United States

Public Transit Victoria, Victoria, Australia vs Carmelit, Haifa, Israel

The L, Chicago, Illinois, United States vs Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), Morgantown, West Virginia vs Helsingin seudun liikenne/Helsingforsregionens trafik/Helsinki Regional Transport, Helsinki, Finland

Gondolas, Venice, Italy vs the Trolley from the Trolley Problem (Philippa Foot came up with it originally, but in media it was also presented in "the good place")

Zahnradbahn Stuttgart (die Zacke), Stuttgart (Marienplatz to Degerloch), Baden-Württemberg, Germany vs Detroit People Mover, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Warp Pipes (Super Mario Bros.) vs SCMaglev, Yamanashi, Japan

Transport Canberra Bus Network, Canberra, Australia vs Stagways, Hallownest (Hollow Knight)

Roosevelt Island Tram, Roosevelt Island, New York, NY, United States vs NJ Transit (Northeast Corridor), New Jersey, United States

Sunrail, Orlando, Florida, United States vs Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bay Area, California, United States

Purple Route (Charm City Circulator), Baltimore, Maryland, United States vs Alderney Ferry (Halifax Transit), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Millennium Line, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada vs MARTA, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Dual Mode Vehicle (DMV), Asa Coast Railway, Shikoku, Japan vs Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynmouth, England, UK

Hovercraft, Portsmouth - Ryde, UK vs Funiculars, the Questionable Area (Psychonauts 2)

WildNorWester, Sodor (The Railway Series) vs Shinkansen, Japan

Métro de Paris, Paris, France vs Metro do Porto, Porto, Portugal

Deutsche Bahn, Germany vs UC Davis Unitrans Bus System, Davis, California

Vaporetti, Venice, Italy vs Harbour Bus, Copenhagen, Denmark

#hopefully i did the links right

[a-slut-for-smut]

*years later* thanks so much for the tag @lovelybeautifulpretty!! cant recall if i warned u before but i tend to go buckwild with these, sorry and your welcome :D

Here are top 10 fav films and surprise surprise, im just a hot mess of eclectic tastes 🤷‍♀️ in no particular order:

Robocop

This 80s masterpiece is a smart political satire/social commentary disguised as a comic book/action revenge movie that interweaves hilarious dark humor, ultraviolence and science fiction in a simple yet seamless plot. It will honestly SHOCK you just how much it has to say on American evolutions in capitalism, media influence, desensitization to violence, gentrification, and our perception of heroes, each in service of a greater conversation about identity and culture.

Atonement

I consider this film the pinnacle of an angsty/doomed romance executed perfectly on-screen: the performances, the cinematography, the music, EVERYTHING!! Funny story, me & the girlfriends went to see this in theaters expecting a typical period romance; left completely snot-dripping, bawling our eyes out. I shit you not, i felt the utter devastation from this film for WEEKS

Amelie

If there was a film to define the term "whimsy" then this is it!! Its so creatively rich, with such a fun and sweet art style in the characters, the way its filmed, the music, the romance- it'll make your heart ache for days.

Inglorious Basterds

I'm a big whore for Tarantino ever since Reservoir Dogs, but I consider film his ABSOLUTE masterpiece. The comedically distinct characters, the sharpness of dialogue, how he builds up the tension of scenes to the point of explosion with just a simple conversation- *CHEFS KISS*

Children of Men

This dystopian sci fi drama was made in 2005 but with all the social commentary woven into the background of the story, it is eerily topical in today's tumultuous political & social climate (which is very telling about us as a society I suppose). The director Alfonso Cuaron is a master at "show don't tell" filmmaking and it SHOWS. Also the tracking long shots in this film are something to witnessed, beheld even. Masterpiece.

Bridget Jones' Diary

My absolute FAV romantic comedy, i totally relate to this bumbling, epic disaster of a woman, even more so now that i'm 30+ like her. Fun fact, the plot is heavily inspired by Pride & Prejudice which is probably why i love it so much. Also Colin Firth 🥵 (which leads me to another fun fact- he was cast as Mark Darcy mainly due to the author's crush on him from his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1996 BBC miniseries which put him on the map, and rightly so. I know the film adaption is super popular, but any P&P fan NEEDS to watch this version, so so good)

Chicago

This musical ruined all theater musicals for me forever- the film adaptation is THAT good!!! The spectacle, the numbers, the PERFORMANCES- Catherine Zeta Jones slayed as Velma Kelly (also my ovaries), i love it so much that i watched it 3 times back to back on a flight i honestly couldnt get enough lol

Kung Fu Hustle

This film is Stephen Chow's magnum opus- an action comedy that blends kung-fu and all sorts of historical chinese references and homages of the directors favorite films, you can tell the passion and the fun that went into making this film and it really REALLY shows. I consider this a perfect execution of what a live-action anime could be, this film is an absolute blast and classic

Annihilation

I've got a bit of a cosmic/existential horror kink (where a form of media makes you question the world/life as we know it or triggers an existential crisis) and this film gets it RIGHT. It's a philosophical sci-fi thriller but is so much more with its themes of pain and identity, exploration of humanity's disposition for self destruction but also its unsettling visuals and soundtrack. Funny story, the sound design is so alien/unsettling that it spooked my cat from her nap and got her staring at the screen with wide eyes and an arched back trying to figure out what the eff was going on (me as well).

Also love how its an all female cast but its never mentioned in-film; just a bunch of capable women going to take care of business (i didnt even notice until my 2nd watch)- im a fan of this approach as it in effect "normalizes" this scenario whereas calling it out as if its special just highlights how it's an exception...anyway, its a horrifically beautiful film.

Sicario

Denis Villeneuve can do no wrong in my eyes (nor cinematographer Roger Deakins), a beautifully shot thriller that serves as a social commentary on how laws are meant to be broken, lines are drawn and then erased when convenient, as long as it serves a so-called greater purpose, that keeping a moral code is a futile effort. Brilliant performed and written, nuanced characters, glorious cinematography and a killer soundtrack (RIP Johan Johansson), A+++++

alright sorry for the long rambling post, cant help myself! Tagging a bunch a folks that seem alive per my notifs, no pressure of course!!!

@writebecauseyoucannotbreathe @nuri148 @your-lavender-dreams @warbarbie @levi4mikasa @onigiri-dorkk @helena-thessaloniki @misplacedgamer @lovely-apparitions @ally147writes @stalactice @vero-icon @mylienated @hellhorsedotjpg @magicalanchordestiny

#thanks for the tag!! #tag game #robocop #atonement #amelie #inglorious basterds #children of men #bridget jones diary #chicago film #kung fu hustle #annihilation #sicario

[princess-suzanne]

💗 MOVIE TAGS 💗  

A

🤍 a bear named winnie (2004) 🤍 a dangerous method (2011) 🤍 a fistful of dollars (1964) 🤍 a most violent year (2014) 🤍 a room with a view (1985) 🤍 a royal affair (2012) 🤍 a streetcar named desire (1951) 🤍 a woman is a woman (1961) 🤍 an education (2009) 🤍 agora (2009) 🤍 all about eve (1950) 🤍 amadeus (1984) 🤍 and god created woman (1956) 🤍 angel (2007) 🤍 armageddon time (2022) 🤍 the artist (2011) 🤍 ashes and diamonds (1958) 🤍 atonement (2007)

B

🤍 the banshees of inisherin (2022) 🤍 barefoot in the park (1967) 🤍 the beguiled (2017) 🤍 belle (2013) 🤍 the big sleep (1946) 🤍 the birds (1963) 🤍 bonnie and clyde (1967) 🤍 bram stoker’s dracula (1992) 🤍 breakfast at tiffany’s (1961) 🤍 brokeback mountain (2005) 🤍 brooklyn (2015) 🤍 bugsy (1991) 🤍 butch cassidy and the sundance kid (1969)

C

🤍 cabaret (1972) 🤍 captain america: the first avenger (2011) 🤍 carnival of souls (1962) 🤍 carol (2015) 🤍 casablanca (1942) 🤍 casino (1995) 🤍 cat on a hot tin roof (1958) 🤍 chicago (2002) 🤍 cléo de 5 à 7 (1962) 🤍 cleopatra (1963) 🤍 cria cuervos (1976) 🤍 crimson peak (2015)

D

🤍 daisies (1966) 🤍 dangerous liaisons (1988) 🤍 the danish girl (2015) 🤍 dead poets society (1989) 🤍 the debt (2010) 🤍 dirty dancing (1987) 🤍 don’t bother to knock (1952) 🤍 don’t worry darling (2022) 🤍 dracula (1931) 🤍 the duchess (2008) 🤍 dunkirk (2017)

E

🤍 east of eden (1955) 🤍 the edge of love (2008) 🤍 eileen (2023) 🤍 elizabeth (1998) 🤍 elizabeth: the golden age (2007) 🤍 elvis (2022) 🤍 emma (2020) 🤍 the end of the affair (1999) 🤍 the english patient (1996) 🤍 enola holmes (2020) 🤍 the eyes of tammy faye (2021)

F

🤍 fanny and alexander (1982) 🤍 the favourite (2018) 🤍 for a few dollars more (1965) 🤍 funny girl (1968)

G

🤍 gentlemen prefer blondes (1953) 🤍 giant (1956) 🤍 gilda (1946) 🤍 the girl on a motorcycle (1968) 🤍 gladiator (2000) 🤍 the godfather (1972) 🤍 the godfather: part ii (1974) 🤍 gone with the wind (1939) 🤍 the good, the bad and the ugly (1966) 🤍 goodfellas (1990) 🤍 the graduate (1967) 🤍 the grand budapest hotel (2014) 🤍 grand hotel (1932) 🤍 grease (1978) 🤍 the great gatsby (1974) 🤍 the great gatsby (2013) 🤍 guess who’s coming to dinner (1967)

H

🤍 the help (2011) 🤍 high noon (1952) 🤍 hiroshima mon amour (1959) 🤍 how to marry a millionaire (1953) 🤍 how to steal a million (1966)

I

🤍 ida (2013) 🤍 il gattopardo (1963) 🤍 the immigrant (2013) 🤍 in secret (2013) 🤍 inglorious basterds (2009) 🤍 it happened one night (1934)

J

🤍 jane eyre (2011)

K

🤍 the king (2019) 🤍 knife in the water (1962)

L

🤍 la dolce vita (1960) 🤍 la notte (1961) 🤍 la strada (1954) 🤍 ladies in lavender (2004) 🤍 lady chatterley’s lover (2015) 🤍 lady macbeth (2016) 🤍 the lady from shanghai (1947) 🤍 the last duel (2021) 🤍 legend (2015) 🤍 les misérables (2012) 🤍 the light between oceans (2016) 🤍 little women (2019) 🤍 the lover (1922) 🤍 the love witch (2016) 🤍 l’avventura (1960) 🤍 l’eclisse (1962)

M

🤍 macbeth (2015) 🤍 malèna (2000) 🤍 man with a movie camera (1929) 🤍 marie antoinette (2006) 🤍 mary, queen of scots (2018) 🤍 the master (2012) 🤍 meshes of the afternoon (1943) 🤍 miller’s crossing (1991) 🤍 the mirror (1975) 🤍 the misfits (1961) 🤍 moulin rouge! (2001) 🤍 the mummy (1999) 🤍 my fair lady (1964)

N

🤍 ninotchka (1939) 🤍 north by northwest (1959) 🤍 the northman (2022) 🤍 nosferatu the vampyre (1979)

O

🤍 once upon a time in america (1984) 🤍 once upon a time... in hollywood (2019) 🤍 once upon a time in the west (1968) 🤍 operation finale (2018) 🤍 the other boleyn girl (2008) 🤍 outlaw king (2018)

P

🤍 the pale blue eye (2022) 🤍 persona (1966) 🤍 phantom thread (2017) 🤍 the pianist (2002) 🤍 picnic at hanging rock (1975) 🤍 pride & prejudice (2005) 🤍 the prince and the showgirl (1957) 🤍 priscilla (2023) 🤍 the promise (2016) 🤍 psycho (1960) 🤍 the public enemy (1931) 🤍 purple noon (1960)

R

🤍 raging bull (1980) 🤍 rebel without a cause (1955) 🤍 rear window (1954) 🤍 repulsion (1965) 🤍 river of no return (1954) 🤍 the roaring twenties (1939) 🤍 rocco and his brothers (1960) 🤍 roman holiday (1953) 🤍 rosemary’s baby (1968) 🤍 rush (2013)

S

🤍 scarface (1932) 🤍 scarface (1983) 🤍 sense and sensibility (1995) 🤍 the seven year itch (1955) 🤍 the seventh seal (1957) 🤍 singin’ in the rain (1952) 🤍 sissi (1955) [trilogy] 🤍 slow west (2015) 🤍 some like it hot (1959) 🤍 the sound of music (1965) 🤍 splendor in the grass (1961) 🤍 the sting (1973) 🤍 stoker (2013) 🤍 summerland (2020) 🤍 sunset boulevard (1950) 🤍 sweet bird of youth (1962) 🤍 the swimming pool (1969)

T

🤍 their finest (2016) 🤍 the third man (1949) 🤍 this property is condemned (1966) 🤍 titanic (1997) 🤍 to catch a thief (1955) 🤍 to kill a mockingbird (1962) 🤍 tokyo story (1953) 🤍 the two faces of january (2014)

V

🤍 vertigo (1958) 🤍 vita & virginia (2018)

W

🤍 walk the line (2005) 🤍 waterloo bridge (1940) 🤍 west side story (1961) 🤍 white noise (2022) 🤍 who’s afraid of virginia woolf? (1966) 🤍 the wild one (1953) 🤍 wild strawberries (1957) 🤍 woman walks ahead (2017) 🤍 the wonder (2022) 🤍 wuthering heights (1992)

Z

🤍 the zookeeper’s wife (2017)

#navi

[suzy-queued]

Tag Game Tuesday: The MySpace Survey ⭐️

Thank you for the tags, @squidyyy23 @shinygalaxyperson @creepkinginc

what’s your name? Deena

your sun sign: Aries (and I'm married to an Aries. No fireworks there, right?!)

the last song you listened to: "Soldiers" by Otherwise

what are you wearing right now? Jeans, Star Wars socks, a black sweatshirt

how tall are you? 5’ 5.5"

piercings? None

tattoos? None

glasses? contacts? None! Lasik surgery in 2005

last drink: Water in a cute mug with a mouse wearing flannel and suspenders.

last thing you ate: A hamburger, Caesar salad, and chips

favorite color: Orange

any pets? Two cats and a snake

do you have a crush on anyone? A grumpy dark-haired jiu-jitsu instructor who taught me how to write and plays a mean piano

favorite fictional character: Currently, Mickey. Of all time, Indiana Jones.

a movie you think everyone should watch: Pan's Labyrinth

a book you think everyone should read: The Bottoms by Joe Lansdale

the last place you traveled: For fun? Chicago!

something you’re looking forward to: Going to Medieval Times later this month and geeking out over the swords

Play along if you'd like @stocious @michellemisfit @shameless-notashamed @spaceofentropy @baguetteslut @y0itsbri @juliakayyy @francesrose3

#tag games #about me

[deakyjoe]

hellooo it’s intj anon xx i have no clue if you’ve been asked this already but do you have a fav film or films ?? i’m in dire need of recs and i just know you have the coolest taste :D

I’m a film student who obsessively consumes media. My time has come. Here are my 50 favourite films:

Tangled - 2010

10 Things I Hate About You - 1999

Jaws (+ sequels) - 1975

Saw (+ sequels) - 2004

Jurassic Park - 1993

Brokeback Mountain - 2005

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (any Spider-Man movie but especially this one) - 2018

A Knight’s Tale - 2001

Some Like It Hot - 1959

Get Out (+ other Jordan Peeles) - 2017

The Martian - 2015

The Princess Bride - 1987

Knight & Day - 2010

Night at the Museum (+ sequels) - 2006

Legally Blonde - 2001

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - 2022

The Social Network - 2010

Zodiac - 2097

American Psycho - 2000

Prisoners - 2013

Little Miss Sunshine - 2006

Clueless - 1995

Scream (+ sequels) - 1996

Moon - 2009

Prospect - 2018

Mamma Mia (+ Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again) - 2008

Calamity Jane - 1953

Ratatouille - 2007

The First Wives Club - 1996

Cooties - 2014

The Batman - 2022

Star Wars (all of them) - 1977

Donnie Darko - 2001

Beetlejuice - 1988

Heathers - 1989

Bridget Jones’s Diary (+ sequels) - 2001

Twister - 1996

Turner & Hooch - 1989

Nativity! (+ Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger) - 2009

Stardust - 2007

Final Destination (+ sequels) - 2000

Cats & Dogs - 2001

Top Gun (+ Top Gun: Maverick) - 1986

Princess and the Frog - 2009

Mean Girls - 2004

How to Train Your Dragon - 2010

Chicago - 2002

Dirty Dancing - 1987

Hairspray - 2007

Journey to the Centre of the Earth - 2008

Please read the general synopsis, genre and trigger warnings (especially the horrors) before watching. Hope you enjoy!!

#ask #asks #anon #intj anon #films #favourite films

[lboogie1906]

Janet Louise Hubert (born January 13, 1956) is a film and television actress. She is best known for playing the role of the original Vivian Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in 1991. Her performance as Mignon on King Ester garnered her first Daytime Emmy Award. She was born in Chicago and spent her early days growing up on Chicago's South Side. At the age of nine, she moved with her family to rural Chicago. She won a scholarship to the Juilliard School but did not complete her studies. After performing on the national tour of Dancin', she made her Broadway debut in 1981, in the ensemble of The First. She created the role of Tantomile in the original Broadway production of Cats. She starred in the national tour of Sophisticated Ladies. She was featured in an episode of Friends as Chandler's boss. She began playing the recurring role of Lisa Williamson, mother of attorney Evangeline Williamson, on One Life to Live. Her character has made occasional appearances since then. She was featured as Michel Gerard's mother in an episode of the Gilmore Girls. She has made appearances on episodes of All My Children, NYPD Blue, The Bernie Mac Show, and Tyler Perry's House of Payne, among others. In November 2018, it was announced that she had been cast on the daytime soap opera, General Hospital; she made her debut as Yvonne on December 7, She appeared in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion. She appeared on Pose in Season 3. She married James Whitten (1990-1994) and they had a son. She married Larry Kraft (2005-). She is the ambassador of the National Osteoporosis Foundation. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CnW2pZCrohh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[dweemeister]

The complete list of films featured on this blog’s 2023 “31 Days of Oscar” marathon

Hello everyone,

Thank you once more for allowing me to present the annual marathon of Oscar-nominated films to your dashboards. This year, the films were grouped by genre or subgenre in primetime (5 PM Pacific into the night). This is the most exclusive period on this blog, as the selection of films that I can post and queue about is at its most limited. But at the same time, the blog is at its most accessible as this yearly marathon’s selection skew to more popular fare. I hope you enjoyed this year’s presentation of 31 Days of Oscar.

What follows is the exhaustive list of all 380 short- and feature-length films featured on this blog over the last thirty-one days for the 31 Days of Oscar marathon. This is down from last year’s record of 420. But that count remains only a fraction of the 5,019 films that have been nominated for Academy Awards since 1927.

Of those 380, 37 were short films (53 short films is the record, which was set last year). 343 were feature films.

BREAKDOWN BY DECADE 1927-1929: 6 1930s: 52 1940s: 53 1950s: 50 1960s: 37 1970s: 31 1980s: 25 1990s: 25 2000s: 27 2010s: 31 2020s: 50

TOTAL: 380

Year with most representation (2022 excluded): 1940 (11 films) Median year: 1967

Time for the list. 62 Best Picture winners and the one (and only) winner for Unique and Artistic Production that I featured this year are in bold. Asterisked (*) films are films I haven’t seen in their entirety as of the publishing of this post. Films primarily not in the English language are accompanied with their nation(s) of origin.

The ten Best Picture nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, including the winner, Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

The fifteen nominees in the short film categories for the 95th Academy Awards

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

The African Queen (1951)

Aftersun (2022)*

Against All Odds (1984)*

Air Force One (1997)

Aladdin (1992)

All About My Mother (1999, Spain)*

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

All the President’s Men (1976)

American Graffiti (1973)

An American in Paris (1951)

The Americanization of Emily (1964)*

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Anna Christie (1930)*

Apollo 13 (1995)

Argentina, 1985 (2022, Argentina)

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

The Artist (2011, France)

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)*

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)*

Auntie Mame (1958)

Avatar (2009)

Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)*

Balance (1989 short, West Germany)*

Bao (2018 short)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Barton Fink (1991)*

The Battle of Midway (1942)

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Becky Sharp (1935)*

Ben-Hur (1959)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Bicycle Thieves (1948, Italy)

The Big Sick (2017)*

Black Narcissus (1947)

Blackboard Jungle (1955)

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Block-Heads (1938)*

Blue Valentine (2010)*

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Boyz n the Hood (1991)*

Breaker Morant (1980)*

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Brief Encounter (1945)

Brigadoon (1954)

The Broadway Melody (1929)

Buena Vista Social Club (1999, Germany/Cuba)*

Caged (1950)

Carol (2015)*

Casablanca (1942)

The Cat Concerto (1946 short)

Catch Me If You Can (2002)*

Chicago (2002)

Chico and Rita (2010, Spain)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Cimarron (1931)

Cinema Paradiso (1988, Italy)

Cleopatra (1934)*

Close (2022, Belgium)*

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Coco (2017)

CODA (2021)

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)*

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Creed (2015)

Crimson Tide (1995)

Crip Camp (2020)*

Crossfire (1947)

The Crowd (1928)

The Dam Keeper (2014 short)

The Danish Poet (2006 short, Norway/Canada)*

Dark Victory (1939)

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Days of Heaven (1978)*

Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Dead Poets Society (1989)

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Dersu Uzala (1975, Soviet Union)

Designing Woman (1957)*

Dillinger (1945)*

Dirty Dancing (1987)*

The Divorcee (1930)*

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

The Doorway to Hell (1930)*

Double Indemnity (1944)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947 short)

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Dumbo (1941)

The Earrings of Madame de... (1953, France)*

Easter Parade (1948)

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994, Taiwan)*

Educating Rita (1983)*

Elizabeth (1998)*

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)*

Encanto (2021)

EO (2022, Poland)*

Erin Brockovich (2000)*

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)*

A Few Good Men (1991)*

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

Fire of Love (2022)

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)

The Flame and the Arrow (1950)*

Flashdance (1983)*

Flowers and Trees (1932 short)

The Fog of War (2003)*

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

42nd Street (1933)

The 400 Blows (1959, France)

A Free Soul (1931)*

The French Connection (1971)

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Frozen (2013)

Fury (1936)

Gangs of New York (2002)*

Gaslight (1944)

The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950 short)*

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)*

Get Out (2017)

Gigi (1958)

Glass Onion (2022)

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Going My Way (1944)

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Gold Diggers of 1937 (1937)*

Gone with the Wind (1939)

The Goodbye Girl (1977)*

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

A Grand Day Out (1989 short)*

Grand Hotel (1932)

Grand Illusion (1937, France)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)

Great Expectations (1946)*

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

Gulliver’s Travels (1939)

Hamlet (1996)

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Heaven’s Gate (1980)*

Here Comes the Navy (1934)*

High Noon (1952)

Hoop Dreams (1994)

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004, Japan)

Hud (1963)*

The Hurt Locker (2008)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Imitation of Life (1959)

In Cold Blood (1967)

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Incendies (2010, Canada)*

Independence Day (1996)

Inside Out (2015)

Into the Woods (2014)

The Irishman (2019)

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)*

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Juno (2007)

The Killers (1946)

The King’s Speech (2010)

Kiss Me Kate (1953)*

Knives Out (2019)

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

La La Land (2016)

Lady Bird (2017)

The Lady Eve (1941)

Lady for a Day (1933)*

Lagaan (2001, India)*

The Last Command (1928)*

The Last Emperor (1987)

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)*

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)*

The Leopard (1963, Italy)

The Letter (1940)

Libeled Lady (1936)*

Licorice Pizza (2021)

Life with Father (1947)

Lincoln (2012)

Little Caesar (1931)

Little Johnny Jet (1953 short)*

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

A Little Romance (1979)

Little Women (1933)*

Living (2022)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Lost in Translation (2003)*

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Magnificent Obsession (1954)

Malcolm X (1992)

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

The Man with the Golden Arm (1956)

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)

Marty (1955)

Mary Poppins (1964)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)*

The Matrix (1999)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)*

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

A Mighty Wind (2003)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Minari (2020)

The Mission (1986)*

Mon Oncle (1958, France)

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953, France)

A Morning Stroll (2011 short)

Moonraker (1979)

Moonstruck (1987)*

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)*

The Music Man (1962)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

My Favorite Wife (1940)

My Life as a Dog (1985, Sweden)

Network (1976)

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)*

The Night Before Christmas (1941 short)

Night Must Fall (1937)*

Nightmare Alley (1947)

Ninotchka (1939)

Now Hear This (1962 short)*

Now, Voyager (1942)

The Nun’s Story (1959)

Oliver! (1968)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

One Night in Miami... (2020)*

One Way Passage (1932)*

Our Town (1940)

The Ox-Bow Incident (1941)

The Paper Chase (1973)

Patton (1970)

Peace on Earth (1939 short)

Peyton Place (1957)*

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Pillow Talk (1959)

Pretty Woman (1990)*

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Prisoners (2013)*

The Producers (1967)

Psycho (1960)

The Public Enemy (1931)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

The Queen of Basketball (2021 short)

The Quiet Girl (2022, Ireland)

Quo Vadis (1951)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Raintree County (1955)*

Ran (1985, Japan)

Random Harvest (1942)

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Rebecca (1940)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Robin Hood (1973)

Robinson Crusoe (1952)*

Rocky (1976)

Royal Wedding (1951)

RRR (2022, India)*

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Schindler’s List (1993)

The Sea Beast (2022)

The Sea Hawk (1940)

The Sea Wolf (1941)*

The Secret of Kells (2009)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Shaft (1971)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

She Done Him Wrong (1933)*

Ship of Fools (1965)*

The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

The Sky’s the Limit (1943)*

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

The Snowman (1982 short)*

Some Like It Hot (1959)

The Sound of Music (1965)

Spartacus (1960)

Spotlight (2015)

Stagecoach (1939)

Stand by Me (1986)

A Star is Born (1937)

Stella Dallas (1937)

The Sting (1973)

The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)*

The Story of Three Loves (1953)*

La Strada (1954, Italy)

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Strike Up the Band (1940)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Swing Time (1936)

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Superman (1941 short)

The Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981 short)*

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013, Japan)

Tango, no me dejes nunca (1998, Argentina)*

Teacher’s Pet (1958)*

Tess (1979)*

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977, Spain)*

That Uncertain Feeling (1941)*

The Thin Man (1934)

The Third Man (1949)

Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)*

Three Colors: Red (1994, Poland)

Three Little Pigs (1933 short)

The Time Machine (1960)

The Tin Drum (1979, West Germany)*

Titanic (1997)

To Catch a Thief (1955)

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Tom Jones (1963)

Top Gun (1986)

The Tortoise and the Hare (1934 short)

Travels with My Aunt (1972)*

The Triplets of Belleville (2003, France)*

True Grit (1969)

True Grit (2010)

Tsotsi (2005, South Africa)*

Twelve Angry Men (1957)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Turning Red (2022)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, France)

Vertigo (1958)

Victory Through Air Power (1943)*

Wait Until Dark (1967)*

War and Peace (1966, Soviet Union)*

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

The Way We Were (1973)*

West Side Story (2021)

The Westerner (1940)

The Whale (2022)

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

What Price Hollywood? (1932)

When Worlds Collide (1951)

White Heat (1949)

White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)*

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

The Windshield Wiper (2021 short)

Wings (1927)

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968 short)

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Woman in the Dunes (1964, Japan)*

Wuthering Heights (1939)*

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)*

You Can’t Take It with You (1938)

Young Bess (1953)*

#31 Days of Oscar

[dear-indies]

hi cat and mouse! i rlly enjoy the blog and how helpful you guys are!! i was wondering if you guys know of any mixed japanese/korean actors who would fit in a sci-fi/cyberpunk ish setting? my character is a former hero turned vigilante and ive had a hard time finding someone who fits his vibes. im fine if they have minimal content! i just like having a faceclaim to go off of sometimes. thank you!

Brian Tee (1977) Japanese / Korean - his role in Grimm (2012-2013), No Tears for the Dead (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Chicago P.D. (2015-2018), and The Invisible Man (2000).

Tamayama Tetsuji (1980) Japanese / Korean - his role in Lupin the 3rd (2014).

Miyavi (1981) Japanese / Korean - a lot of his roles but especially Kate (2021), Hell Dogs (2022) and Famiria (2023).

Matsuda Ryuhei (1983) Japanese, partial Korean - his role in Nightmare Detective (2006) and Nana (2005).

Matsuda Shota (1986) Japanese, partial Korean - his role in Tokyo Ghoul S (2019).

Justin H. Min (1990) Korean, some Japanese - his role in the Umbrella Academy (2019-2023).

Here you go!

#fc help #rph #rpc #t0ky0ghoul

[vincentspork]

Do you know anything about hackers?

Can you jam with the console crew that's in cyberspace? ever read necromancer? ever experience the new wave? next wave? dream wave? vaporwave? seapunk? witch house? blog house? deep house? Chicago house? you like Chicago deep dish pizza? you like a stuffed crust? a thin crust? you a crust punk? a cyberpunk? cypherpunk? steampunk? you wear like a top hat? you watch top cat? you know choo choo, benny the bald, officer dribble? are you a cop? you gotta tell me if you're a cop. are you jump street? are you johnny depp? are you literally Edward scissorhands. you need hands to type, ed. what ls your words per minute strictly speaking? your excel knowledge? whats the last cms you used? where do you see yourself in 5 years? can you start on Monday? you wanna carpool? what kinda tunes are we listening to. new wave? next wave? dream wave? vaporwave? is that dream pop, that shu gaze, that nu gaze, is this chillwave? is this chill hip-hop beats 247 to study and relax to? is this a real slow version of an old electro song? is this shit like a wonderswan title song played backwards? you into them chiptunes, them showtunes, you seen hamilton have you SEEN Hamilton? you ever seen that episode of how i met your mother where lin manuel is rapping on a bus? you ever even been on a bus? do you support public transit? you ever hacked the subway from a payphone? you ever ever even seen a payphone? are you a phone freaker? you ever call freddy freaker? you ever played freddy farkers frontier pharmacist? you ever been to a pharmacist? you ever take an ove the counter seasonal allergy medicine? do you have seasonal affective disorder? Do you feel better in the spring? can you imagine a world without springs? you gotta case spring fever? you ever watch the 2005 movie fever pitch? Cus first you get the fever, then you get the flavor, then you get the fever for the flavor of Pringles. can you even eat potato chips? do you like chiptunes, showtunes, itunes, Napster, audiogalaxy? you ever downloaded an aiff file of the nightrider theme off of irc and then play that shit for 30 minutes? I didnt think so. I'LL handle the hacker stories

#I TRIED SETTING MY BIO TO THIS BUT IT'S TOO LONG FUCK MY BAKA LIFE!!!!!!!!

[rachelsnotebook]

See ya, 2023. You were... a lot.

I'm equal parts delighted and horrified that this year is coming to a close. To be honest, I'm still mentally trapped in late August-September...

2023 was a huge year of change:

The Baxter dlc wrapped and launched early in the year.

People assumed I was under 18 the entire day I was celebrating my 30th birthday. It was insane. Culminated with the friendly's waitress asking if I wanted the children's menu and my friend nearly hit the floor laughing.

My scared of heights ass got on an airplane for the first time! I only had a mild wave of panic once.

I went on an incredible trip with two of my most dear and important friends and we all experienced Chicago for the first time together.

And we saw Fall Out Boy kick off their tour at Wrigley Field. It was an extra special show too:

I was in the audience for episode 1 of AEW Collison.

I went back to my seasonal job from before the pandemic and helped my boss with projects she couldn't juggle on her own.

My mum's car officially broke for good. The body was so rusted and fragile that the steering was severed. And since I don't know how to drive and rely on that car... we were fucked. For months. And by that, I mean that we had to still use that car to get groceries, medicine, appointments. Not fun...

Our cat, Petey, just made it to his 21st birthday at the end of September. He began to decline at the end of August and his heart simply gave out. He was loved dearly, and treated like a king. He was happy and full of personality up until the very end.

I'm yet again reminded of these silly drawings of him <3

I bought my mum a car! It's a clunker that was new in 2005, but it runs and passed inspection! So we are back and legal on the road again.

Though, it took the majority of my bank account... so after taxes I'm expecting to be rebuilding my savings from scratch in the New Year.

There's a family member that caused a lot grief this year and I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm done with them. There are actions I refuse to let pass by. I'm deeply hurt and I will not forget this feeling.

I finally pushed through my doubts and fears, and opened up more in game dev spaces online. Imposter syndrome was horrifically strong, but I love all the new people I've been able to connect with. I'm growing more confident (some days), and I can't wait to see how these friendships grow.

There are exciting projects in the works that I can't wait to not shut up about!!!

I gave editing scripts a shot this year, and I love it a lot!

I participated in two game jams and I'm so proud of both teams.

My website went through several updates. I finally decided to move the blog aspect to tumblr. It feels so much better than what I was fighting with before! I ended up removing this part of my About Me page... shortly after Petey passed. It's still saved on a hidden page. I just needed to move it while I process life without him.

If the clock was turned back to this time last year, I can tell you for a fact that I couldn't have predicted any of this. This year has been a mixed bag.

I wish I was stronger. There are too many instances where I dropped the ball, and I still am. All I can do is try. And I do. Every day.

And I'm so proud of every good moment and success. I hope 2024 is a kinder year. For me, and my loved ones.

My Current 2024 Goals:

Read more books.

Laugh harder.

Turn any of my rough ideas/concepts into something.

Join more game jams!

Build back some of my move out money.

Keep working on my website: I want to try out a testimonial page. Maybe? I'm still somewhat embarrassed by that thought, but it could be beneficial for applying to jobs. If... when that comes up. I also just want a reason to slip in this comment from one of my friends:

I want to make a better writing portfolio and craft an editing one too!

I might look into if there's any interest in doing more editing & proofreading work for smaller game projects in exchange for a few dollars. And figure out real rates for projects with actual budgets. (For game jams, please just ask if I have time because more than likely I'll be thrilled to volunteer some hours!)

Learn to drive a car. Maybe this year I won't feel terribly paranoid behind the wheel...

I can't thank the incredible people in my life enough for their kindness, wisdom, strength, and support over the course of 2023. I wouldn't be here without any of you.

And a huge thank you to all the new people 2023 brought into my life. I hope our friendships grow, or at the very least pass with only good memories attached. I hope many of us are able to make many wonderful games in the future!

So goodbye, goodnight, and have a Happy New Year!!!

#announcements

[idontwanttowhy]

AC's and MZ's Review Rubric and Running Record

Ranked list of dramas we've watched (and some we've also reviewed) in order from best to...not so good.

AC's list and comments: I watch a variety of dramas, and every new one starts at a 7/10 and has to prove themselves otherwise. Sorry not sorry.

10/10: FANTASTIC I WOULD DIE FOR THEM

It's Okay Not to be Okay (2020)

While You Were Sleeping (2017)

Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014) -first jdrama!

9/10: Okaaay, I admit, this was great!

Past Lives (2023, film)

Love to Hate You (2023) - reviewed

Mr. Queen (2020) - reviewed

Rain or Shine/Just Between Lovers (2017)

Familiar Wife (2020) - reviewed

Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey (2017)

My Love from the Star (2013)

In-House Marriage Honey (2020) - reviewed

The Penthouse: War on Life (Season 1) (2020) - reviewed

Hospital Playlist (2020) - reviewed

12 Years Promise (2014) -one of my first kdramas!

Strong Girl Do Bong-Soon (2017)

Welcome to Waikiki (2018)

Kimi wa Petto/You're My Pet (2017)

Oh My Ghost (2015)

8/10: Good, even

Business Proposal (2022)

The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016) - reviewed

Holiday Love ホリデイラブ (2018) - reviewed

Sweet & Sour (2021, film) - reviewed

Dr. Cha (2023) - reviewed

My Secret Romance (2017) - reviewed

Hello, My Twenties (2016)

One Spring Night (2019)

What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018)

Before We Get Married (2019)

Because This Is My First Life (2017)

It's Okay, That's Love (2014) - reviewed

Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)

Crash Course in Romance (2023) - reviewed

Weighlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo (2016)

Something in the Rain (2018)

Cheese in the Trap (2016)

W: Two Worlds (2016)

The Beauty Inside (2015, film)

Itaewon Class (2020)

My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018)

Chicago Typewriter (2017)

7/10: Solid, didn't kill me.

Descendants of the Sun (2016) - reviewed

Another Miss Oh (2016)

Encounter (2018)

Crash Landing On You (2020) - reviewed

Nevertheless (2021)

The Beauty Inside (2018)

Still 17 (2018)

Triad Princess (2019)

Romance is a Bonus Book (2019)

Abyss (2019)

Mystic Pop-Up Bar (2020) - reviewed

Extraordinary You (2019)

Destined With You (2023)

1-6/10: Why did I watch??

She Would Never Know/Sunbae, Don’t Put On That Lipstick (2021) - reviewed

School Nurse Files (2020) - reviewed

True Beauty (2020) - reviewed

To All the Guys Who Loved Me (2020) - reviewed

Start Up (2020)

Boys Over Flowers (2009)

MZ's list and comments: I am in no way surprised by the amount of variation we have here, and in fact I feel very lucky to be in conversation with AC because we have such different takes. That said, my list is the correct one...

11+/10, will not shut up about these in this lifetime (or the next)

Secret Garden (2010)

Crash Landing on You (2020)

Coffee Prince (2007)

Love to Hate You (2023)

10/10, no notes!!! they are everything!!!

Boys over Flowers (2009)

Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)

While You Were Sleeping (2017)

9/10, loved and would recommend to anyone

You're Beautiful (2009)

Hwayugi (2017)

My Girl (2005)

Start Up (2020)

Extraordinary You (2019)

What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? (2018)

Oh My Ghost (2015)

Destined With You (2023)

8/10, solid but wouldn't necessarily rave about

My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (2017)

A Hundred Days My Prince (2018)

Full House (2004)

My Princess (2011)

True Beauty (2020)

Business Proposal (2022)

Her Private Life (2019)

Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (2019)

7/10, no strong feelings

School Nurse Files (2020)

Crash Course in Romance (2023)

Imaginary Cat (2015)

Mystic Pop Up Bar (2020)

The Bride of Habaek (2017)

1-6/10, strong negative feelings

Full House Take 2 (2012)

The Undateables (2018)

She Was Pretty (2015)

To All the Guys Who Loved Me (2020)

Dr. Cha (2023)

Personal Taste (2010)

Cheese In The Trap (2016)

Hyde, Jekyll, Me (2015)

Memories of the Alhambra (2018)

My Love from the Star (2013)

My Holo Love (2020)

Mr. Queen (2020)

#kdrama recommendations #kdramareview #at least we have while you were sleeping

[brookstonalmanac]

Events (after 1940)

1941 – World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol. 1943 – World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete. 1944 – World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen. 1952 – The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people. 1956 – The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series. 1962 – Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason. 1967 – Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. 1969 – The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago. 1970 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature. 1973 – Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions. 1973 – Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule. 1974 – Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States. 1978 – Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia. 1982 – Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions. 1982 – After its London premiere, Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000. 1990 – First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock. 1991 – Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia. 2001 – A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people. 2001 – U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. 2005 – The 7.6 Mw  Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless. 2014 – Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies. 2016 – In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900. 2019 – About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland. 2020 – Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha.

#Events

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

324 of 2023

**GENERAL JUNK** How many people do you know with the same first name as you?

Quite a lot. My namre is common here.

What in your opinion is the best love song ever written?

The Beautiful Wound by At The Gates, althopugh I’m not even sure of it. I don’t give a crap about most love songs.

What were you doing at this time yesterday?

The same thing as today.

Have you done anything drastic to alter your physical appearance recently?

Does getting another tattoo count?

Is there anything bothering you right now?

Yeah. I’ve bitten my cheek by accident and now it’s a little bit swollen and I keep biting on it while eating. It’s both annoying and painful.

Are you wearing shoes right now?

No, I’m at home on the couch.

How old were you in 2005?

I was 15.

Pro-life/Pro-choice?

Pro-let people decide for themselves. Which is pro-choice technically.

Are you wearing anything purple?

Not at the moment.

Do you live east or west of the Mississippi River?

I live east of the whole Atlantic Ocean, on that mysterious continent called Europe. Mindblowing, isn’t it?

Have you ever been to Chicago?

I’ve never been to the US.

Do you drive a stick-shift?

I don’t drive at all, but my husband does because he prefers stick shift.

Have you kissed anyone who’s name started with A, K, M, or T?

No. Only J and N and G.

Do you have a sister?

I do, she’s 5 years younger than me.

Where are you right now?

In my house.

Do you straighten your hair?

My hair is too short.

Do you have a gym membership?

I kinda do. Or I used to.

Can you count to 10 in another language?

Yeah, in plenty of languages. I can even speak more than one fluently, English is not my native language.

Is there a calendar in the room you are in?

Yeah, it is. With cats as usual.

Is it possible you could be pregnant?

No. There’s no technology yet that would allow cis men to get pregnant.

How long is it until your birthday?

Two weeks.

Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?

I used to know a girl named Eveline, she was in the same school as me. From my friends, Stefan.

Was your mother married when she had you?

Yes, she was. Surprisingly, to my dad.

Would you ever go skinny dipping with your #1?

What’s #1?

**LASTS** What was the last thing you drank?

Fruit juice.

Last thing you ate?

Freshly cooked soup.

What was the last movie you watched in theaters?

I don’t waste my time on movies.

What was the last thing you watched on tv?

The Big Bang Theory.

Who was the last person to text you?

My dad.

Who was the last person to call you?

My husband.

Where was the last place you went?

Westende, as usual.

When did you last hang out with your 22nd phone contact?

My 22nd contact is Fnac, it’s a French electronic shop. You don’t “hang out” with a shop right?

Who was the last person to comment you?

Comment on what? Probably one of my Instagram followers.

When was the last time you kissed someone?

Today.

When was the last time you stayed out all night?

When I was a teenager. Lack of sleep is dangerous to me.

When was the last time you went to Walmart?

Never. We don’t have this in Europe.

What is the last digit of your phone number?

9.

When was the last time you were in the car for more than an hour?

Last Saturday, going to France.

Where was your last vacation to?

Probably Waterloo, last year.

Who was the last person you rode in a car with?

My husband.

When was the last time you had to be up before 7 AM?

Last week, I was going to work.

Who was the last person(s) you took a photo with?

My husband, but it was a surprise.

When was the last time you saw your dad?

Last year at Christmas.

Why did you cry the last time you did?

Because I was a baby and it’s normal for babies.

When was the last time someone gave you a compliment?

A few days ago.

When was the last time you locked your keys in the car/locked yourself out?

Last year, I had to wait for my husband to come home from work to open the door with his key.

What was the last thing you spent money on?

Groceries in Albert Heijn.

When did you last see your #2?

I don’t even know what this question is about.

**FINISH THE SENTENCE** I should probably:

Go to bed.

When I can’t sleep:

I’m irritated.

I need more:

Travels.

Right now I would love:

To go to bed and sleep well.

My last kiss was:

For goodbye, until tonight.

If I could, I would:

Teleport to my parents for a weekend.

When I’m pissed:

You better stay out of my way.

I am listening to:

The TV.

I never leave the house without:

Headphones.

I believe in:

Miracles.

I am wearing:

Underwear.

I tend to daydream when:

I get to sleep.

My grandma is:

Deceased.

After this I am going to:

Go to bed.

#survey #q&a survey #random survey

[james-on-shuffle]

What Are You Doing in My Timeline?

This is an alternate timeline I made where Chris Farley lived long enough to finish recording all of his lines for Shrek. What follows is a strange timeline. It was really fun imagining these movies because many of them actually happened.

The story starts in 1997. On December 18, 1997, Chris Farley’s brother John invites him over (so that night Chris doesn’t have the speeball that killed him). He completes the audio for a new animated movie called Shrek directed by Vicky Jensen and Adam Adamson a week later. On January 10, 1998, he’s found dead on the streets of Chicago from an overdose. His last movie Shrek, is released in April 2000 ahead of Disney’s film Dinosaur. It does fine, but not fine enough. 

December 18, 1997-Chris Farely stays with his brother John.

January 10, 1998-Chris Farely dies of a drug overdose.

2000

-Shrek starring Chris Farely, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz is released before Disney’s Dinosaur. It earns $123 million on a $54 million budget. People criticize it for taking advantage of Farley’s recent death, and the animation looks too scary for children. The film will ultimately find a second life online, in the same vein as Disney’s Treasure Planet (Never becoming the meme material that it should’ve been). Chicken Run grosses more, barely keeping the company afloat. 

-Disney releases Dinosaur and The Emperor’s New Groove to half-decent turnout. 

2001

-Mike Myers appears in Dieter’s Day, a comedy film directed by Bo Welch which performs modestly and helps keep SNL films alive for the next few years. 

-Disney releases Atlantis, to good reception. 

-Pixar releases Monster’s Inc, to great success. 

-Dreamworks fails to make much from El Dorado. 

2002

-Pixar releases its first fairy tale film, Tam Lin, directed by Brenda Chapman. It is awarded the Oscar for best Animated film. Tam Lin becomes enshrined in the Disney hero category similar to Peter Pan and Aladdin. At the 2003 Academy Awards, a rambling John Lasseter accepts the award for Tam Lin. He says, “Eisner told me this was the year of Stitch. This time it’s the year of Lin.”

-Disney releases Lilo and Stitch and Treasure Planet. However bad blood between John Lasseter and Chris Sanders/Dean Dublois (exacerbated by the Oscar speech) results in the two leaving the company. 

-Dreamworks releases Spirit of a Horse with Ben Affleck as the film’s narrator. It performs poorly. 

-Blue Sky releases Ice Age, to great success. It’s directed by Don Bluth who managed to finally work with CGI. 

2003

-Tim Allen stars in Universal’s Adaptation of The Cat in the Hat. It becomes another modest hit for Imagine Entertainment after The Grinch. And they greenlight plans for a rock musical adaptation of The Lorax starring Jack Black to be released on Earth Day 2005. 

-Disney releases Great Bear with Johnny Depp as the titular Kenai. 

-Pixar releases Finding Nemo. William H. Macey’s performance as Marlin has the critics applauding. 

-Dreamworks folds after the failure of Sinbad (an untitled undersea remake of Mean Streets with Chris Rock and Robert de Niro halt production, and footage of it becomes a holy grail of lost media sleuths in the late 2010s). Katzenburg decides it’s time for him to enter into the internet age, and takes a position back at Sony while working on a video-downloading platform called Quiki. Dreamworks assets are sold to Paramount, and many of the old directors and writers of the company go onto work for Nickelodeon. Films like Nome (an adaptation of the books by Terry Pratchett) and Escape from Manhattan (about a Lion, Hippo, Okapi, and a Giraffe escaping the zoo only to wind up in New Jersey) are put into production. With the dissolution of Dreamworks, Aardman then gains a contract with 20th Century Fox, with their next five films being released alongside Blue Sky. 

2004

-Disney releases Cows Gone Wild with Rosie O’donnel, and it does modestly. 

-Pixar releases The Supers. Blake Snyder, writer of the screenplay Nuclear Family sues Pixar and receives a portion of the film’s profits. 

-Mike Myers stars as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther.

-Wallace and Gromit: The Great Vegetable Plot by Aardman and Blue Sky is released to critical acclaim. 

-Nickelodeon releases The Spongebob Squarepants Movie to great success. 

2005

-Disney releases Mark Dindal’s The Ugly Duckling to mixed reviews. Joan Cusack earns praise for her performance as said Duckling facing obstacles in a summer camp. 

-Blue Sky releases Robots to great success. 

-Disney doesn’t renew Pixar’s contract due to bad blood between John Lasseter and Bob Iger, as well as diminishing returns. In the media storm rumors arise about Lasseter and possible sexual harassment (in our timeline he was let go because of this). He is ousted from the company and his successor is Pete Doctor. Lasseter goes on to work for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new Clouding Service (in this timeline streaming is called clouding). 

-Imagine Entertainment releases The Lorax with Jack Black as the Lorax and Chevy Chase as the Oncler, and despite music by Bon Jovi the film is laughed off. This is the one which causes Dr. Seuss’ widow to stop making live-action adaptations of her husband’s work. 

2006

-Quiki is launched as a subscription based website where for $4.99 a month, you can download 11 or 22 minute episodes of original shows on your iPod and later Zune. Some of the shows include new sitcoms such as Penny and the Geeks produced by Chuck Lorre, and Phineas & Ferb, a flash cartoon by Dan Povenmire and Jeff Marsh. Captain Underpants is also brought to the platform starring Johnny Bravo actor Jeff Bennet as the titular captain. Katzenberg tries to acquire Homestar Runner to no avail. 

-Disney releases The Robinsons, to negative reviews. Critics complain that the main villain played by Jim Carrey wasn’t scary enough. 

-Pixar releases Monsters Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise. The final scene where Sully sits with Boo as she is about to pass, music by Hans Zimmer, is acclaimed by critics as one of the most brilliantly edited montages of all time. At this time they have launched a joint venture with Robert Zemeckis to create a new studio called PIXAR LIVE, a mo-cap company, after the success of Robert Zemeckis’ mo-cap adaptation of Zathura. 

-Nickelodeon releases Escape from Manhattan, now called Life’s a Jungle. It is hailed as a brilliant social satire of New Jersey’s infrastructure disguised as a goofy kids film. It features Breckin Meyer as Allen the Lion, Queen Latifah as Gloria the Hippo, Jerry Seinfeld as Benny the Okapi, and Matt Leblanc as Simon the Giraffe. 

-Sony releases The Wild, with Cedric the Entertainer as a bear who gets lost in Cascadia and decides to create his own theater like the one he performed for in Yellowstone. The film is praised as an animated ‘remake’ of Werner Herzog’s Fitzceraldo. 

-Chris Sanders releases American Dog for Blue Sky, the story of a successful dog actor who is forced to make his way in the world. The film is completely without dialogue. They find success and even receive the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Debates as to whether or not this or Monsters Inc. 2 deserve the Oscar go on to the present day. 

2007

-Eric Darnell and Chris Buck direct and release Surfin’ Birds. Originally an idea Eric pitched to Dreamworks as a mockumentary with a four-penguin band similar to The Beatles. After his pitch is rejected and Dreamworks dissolves, he finds work at Sony who is working with Chris Buck on a penguin surfing sports film. EMI won’t let them have the rights to The Beatles, so the film is reworked to have the penguins be more similar to The Beach Boys or The Monkees. 

-Disney releases an adaptation of Don Quixote with Wilmer Valderrama as Alonso Quijano and Cheech Marin as Sancho. Like Hunchback, it is criticized for watering down a beloved classic, but it finds a new following in the early 2020s. 

-Pixar Live releases its first film 1906 featuring Al Pacino in multiple roles. Directed by Brad Bird and an adaptation of the novel of the same name by James Dalessandro, the film about the 1906 earthquake uses mo-cap, and is praised for expanding the medium. 

-Nickelodeon releases A Fairly Odd Movie with Justin Long as Timmy, Wanda Sykes as Wanda, Sean Hayes as Cosmo, and Jim Carrey as Mr. Crocker. 4Chan debates Sykes’ casting, with the memes resulting in her calling out the racist ‘internet goblins’ on Conan. 

2008

-Aardman’s latest film Crood Awakening is released. Originally an adaptation of The Twits by Roald Dahl, now rewritten and starring John Cleese, the story is of a caveman struggling to evolve in an ever-changing world. 

-Pixar releases Toy Story 3. The film about Woody and Buzz attending Andy’s college drew criticism for too many jokes about the way that college works. The film was a box office hit, even with college students. 

-Invader Zim finds a third season on Quiki. 

-Blue Sky releases Jack Frost, an adaptation of William Joyce’s The Guardians of Childhood, the film has Aaron Carter as Jack and Santa Claus facing off against Bill Nighey’s Pitch Black. 

2009

-Disney releases The Sleeping Beauty. A 3D film which is an epic fantasy retelling of Sleeping Beauty. With Mandy Moore as Aurora and Michelle Pfeiffer as Maleficent. The film is criticized for trying to start a franchise, but praised for its sympathetic and nuanced portrayal of Maleficent. 

-Pixar releases Newt, a film about two newts who are the last of their species. The film is praised by critics, but draws criticism from Sean Hannity for being too Tree-Huggy and criticism from Greenpeace for its expansive toyline. PIXAR LIVE also releases an adaptation of Yellow Submarine directed by Robert Zemeckis. Tho the real life John and Ringo initially showed support, they retract it when seeing the final movie and its horrifying animation. 

-Brad Bird and John Lasseter form a new studio named Noma Studios. Katzenberg shows interest. 

2010

-Disney releases their 2D film The Snow Queen. Originally conceived as a musical before director Kevin Lima vetoed that decision, the film underperforms but with praise given towards Kristin Chenowith as the Snow Queen and John and Joan Cusack as the twins. 

-Pixar releases The Bear and the Bow featuring Karen Gillian, blowing up at the box office and establishing director Brenda Chapman as one of the great Pixar directors. She sets out to adapt a film based on the fairy tale East of the Sun West of the Moon. Disney and Pixar bury the hatchet and their partnership resumes. 

-Quiki in conjunction with Nickelodeon releases Zim’s Revenge, a film which is released in theaters and shortly afterwards online. It becomes a surprise moneymaker and viral hit. 

-Aardman releases Tortoise vs. Hare, a story of the tortoise and the hare but about their rematch. Starring Miriam Margoles, Bob Hoskins, and an up and comer called Tom Holland. It underperforms being seen as Aardman’s first mid production. 

-Sony and Happy Madison release Castle Drac, starring George Lopez as Dracula, failing to convince his daughter, played by Selena Gomez, to stay in the castle. It is a musical which takes home the Oscar for best Original Song “Little Bite of Love”.

-After the death of Bill Waterson in 2004, Blue Sky acquires the rights to Calvin and Hobbes and releases its adaptation with Robin Williams as Hobbes. The film underperforms and is praised for its ground-breaking animation but criticized by fans for not being something Bill would want. 

2011

-Clouding services are starting to overtake TV, but Quiki may not be a part of it after Katzenberg decides to partner with Blockbuster. Lasseter and Bird are at Noma with Bird setting out to direct Ray Gunn and Lasseter an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ The Sneetches. And the worst part is that there are people online who are beginning to hate Pixar for letting him go. 

Katzenberg finally acquires Homestar Runner during the Chapman Brother’s Hiatus. Truly this is a disturbing timeline. 

#alternate history #shrek 1 #2d animated movie #movies #dreamworks #disney #nickelodeon #fanfic #fanfiction #blue sky