#I’m a GENIUS COMET

[thatdeadaquarius]

I was playing Genius Invocation yesterday, but out of nowhere this idea came to me like tge whispers of an old god.

How would the characters react to knowing they are the creator's favorite card? (Mine are Beidou and Ningguang, but if you are confortable, I would like to know yours as well)

AHDAALLL I HAVENT PLAYED TGI CARD GAME ENOUGH!! SO FOR NOW I RLLY LOVE THE WAY CYNO AND KAEYA'S ART LOOKS (tho diluc does look shmall in his hehe)

Thank you for your patience!! Sorry this is SO FUCKING late :0 and if it’s bad! i havent rlly liked my writing the past couple pieces, so i stuck with some fun headcanons i thought of while kicking me feet and twirling my hair over this question hehehe

Sun: Gender Neutral Reader (they/them only)

Planet: General SAGAU/Isekai Stuff :)

Orbit: Headcanons

Stars: Beidou, Ningguang, Kaeya, Cyno

Comets & Meteors: Content Warnings: Cussing & Trigger Warnings: None Known.

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Beidou:

BIGGEST EGO BOOSTS OF HER LIFE LMAO

SHE WOULD LITERALLY SUBTLY FLEX EVERYTIME UR AROUND IM CRYINGGG

Every fucking port knows she’s a favored one, every goddamn pirate knows it atp, hell maybe even some abyss monsters at sea too-

(Kazuha’s happy for her, but also lowkey jealous)

literally got one of her cards framed and hung in her captain’s quarters, and insisted you sign it omfg-

Ningguang isnt surprised tbh, (she knows u like strong women lol)

Ningguang:

…she gives one of the most smug smirks of her entire fucking life.

All of Liyue is gushing for her, not that she isn’t also excited on the inside, she’s just more proud than anything on the outside/for appearances

Literally set up a whole date meeting that felt like it was about to turn into a goddamn wedding proposal

I’m talking giving handcarved furniture, household necessities but they’re in pretty colors that all match (like a gold tea kettle, gold throw blanket, etc.)

Full nine-yards different kinds of teas, cakes, and all accustomed to your taste

so if u dislike super sweet stuff there are more savory items, the teas can be more bitter, or if u love sweets, this woman is giving you a bakery basically every day for nearly 2 weeks, u dont have enough space in the cabinet for all these teas- help-

Kaeya:

so fucking smug on the outside, def brags about it in Angel’s Share and he’ll only just be tipsy he’s so fucking excited to talk abt it

whenever conversations end or get a lull, he just, “So anyway, our All-Powerful Guide, really likes my TCG card, maybe even above yours, Diluc…”

pls stop him he’s annoying Diluc, and slowly other patrons 😭 (there are bar rules posted on the wall, and Diluc adds one, not for the first time, specifically for Kaeya to stop talking about TCG while in the bar LMAO)

Now all Kaeya has to do is just pull out his card (cough he’s constantly got it in his pocket, the one he asked u to sign cough)

Rosaria just looks the other way like if she can’t see it it’s not real, Diluc will literally be in the middle of making a drink for one of them and just leave it halfdone and attend to somebody else, Venti’s eye twitches-

and the entire bar just groans too LMAOOO

(have a meme I made just for you <3 )

Cyno:

oh no.

Look what you’ve done, you’ve seduced the General Mahamatra!!

Take responsibility, play TCG with him every time you see him now lmao, the only reason all of Sumeru knows you like his card (which makes it all that more desirable to ppl who do play, and collectors)

is bc he talked to Tighnari about it for hourssss, and then it made it’s way down the grapevine, and if they didn’t find out that way, the other was just seeing the usually stern and formidable General Mahamatra nearly vibrate out of his headpiece when you come near him every time you visit

Cyno weirdly gains like, 20x the luck when ur either playing against him, or sitting watching him play someone else, he’s struggling to find partners tbh bc “you’re my lucky charm? Of course I’m winning more.”

When you initially told him about him being one of ur fav cards, he literally looked like there was a loading sign over his head… Then proceeded to nearly break your ribs hugging you so hard, and nearly take ur eye out with the ears on his headpiece lol

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Sorry if all my writings shit for these past 2 posts! Idk im just thinking its not so good rn and idk how to fix it-

anyway I’ve started playing Breath of the Wild over the past like 2-3 months I think, and it’s amazingggg

I may or may not be both getting gender envy and also a huge crush on Link help-

Safe Travels Wandering Lantern,

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♡the beloveds♡

An iced coffee? For me??

@karmawonders / @0rah-s / @randomnatics / @glxssynarvi / @nexylaza / @genshin-impacts-me / @wholesomey-artist / @thedevioussmirk / @the-dumber-scaramouche

#hello i bring more bad writing #kinda short this time #hope u dont mind #love u guys have a good weekend!! #thank you so much again for the ask and sorry again it was so late!! #genshin sagau #genshin isekai #sagau #genshin imagines #my asks #gender neutral reader #genshin impact sagau #genshin impact isekai #genshin fluff

[alexis-royce]

Youuuuuu got it @windienine ! Updating an old post since the formatting broke on it:

Like any good OC gremlin, I have playlists for all my favs. The one I’ll put before the cut, though, is Kinesis’ theme song, written by Andrew Huang. He legit wrote it for Evil Plan. It’s both about my OC and it has a slick guitar theme that is just….EVERYTHING. It is the best character theme I have and I adore it.

Here’s a pile (though not even close to all) of character songs under the cut:

Evil Plan

Kinesis: Upside down - Barenaked Ladies, Defeat You- Smash Mouth, half the Dr. Horrible Soundtrack because of course, Evil Genius - Pat Benatar, Bank Job- BNL. A reader also once sent me “Sexy Supervillain” by Fanatical, and I laughed so hard I nearly fell out of my chair.

Alice: Science Vs Romance, Rilo Kiley , Do It - Spice Girls.

William: Vanishing, BNL.

Lemon and Lime - Sunday Morning - Maroon 5



Sire

Anna & Susan - Odds Are - BNL

(Cannot for the life of me find the rest of those playlists. I’m sure there were a ton. Anyway I know a fuckton of weird old musicals, it’s mostly them.)

morphE - Mage: The Awakening Campaign

Campaign Theme: Dark Blue - Jack’s Mannequin

Ammi: Esperandote - Rika Muranaka & Vanesa Quiroz

Sanguine (The First One) - Mister Blue Sky in G Major

Amical: Golden and Green - The Builders and the Butchers, Hurricane - Panic!, Killer Queen - Queen

Billy Thatcher: Every fucking song from Chess, The Musical, by Tim Rice and the boys from Abba

Hendrik Rakove: Hurt So Good - John Mellencamp, Lovefool - Spencer Day’s Cover, Love Me Dead - Ludo, Grace Kelly - BYU A cappella cover, Talk about You - MIKA, It’s All Been Done - BNL, The Show Must Not Go On - Harvey Danger, Circus- Drew Gasparini and Lindsay Mandez.

Talaiporia- Choke - I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

Andrew Cross: Camisado- Panic!

Closing Shop - (The weird experimental meta campaign that literally ate itself)

Steam Rising - Murder By Death, Devil’s Calling - Florence and the Machine, Talkin at the Texaco - James McMurtry, Keepin’ It Real - Barenak BLOW BY KESHA BLOW BY KESHA GET MY SONG RIGHT GET IT RIGHT, Sometimes the Line Walks You - Murder By Death

Exit Signs- Slashers/mixed nWoD Campaign

Season One theme: What if I’m Wrong - Damien Rice

Season Two Theme: I Wanna Get Better - Bleachers

Cyril: Disaster - Drew Weston, A Little Irony - Tom Milsom.

Dea ‘Exit’ DeLus: When I Grow Up - Tim Minchin, Break Your Heart - BNL, If I Had a Heart - Fever Ray, Crystalline - Bjork, Still - Ben Folds, Come Into My Head - Kimbra, Dinner at Eight - Rufus Wainwright, What You Know - Two Door Cinema Club, Big Dark Love - Murder By Death, Bitter and Sick - One Two,

DRT: Bitter Rivals - Sleigh Bells, Passcode - BNL.

Swing: Boogie Feet - Kesha.

Deirdre Whitman: Welcome to the Ball - Rufus Wainwright.

NonPlatonic Forms

I’m Gonna Win- Rob Cantor Boomerang - Lucy Schwartz, Hate that you know me so well- Bleachers, Jericho - Rufus Wainwright, Guster - Center of Attention, Toe to Toe - BNL, Give It Back to You - BNL, Limits -BNL (I apologize for nothing I love Silverball), Blood - ANIMA!, and of COURSE- Dead Inside by Patricia Taxxon!

- Other characters -

Channery Keene

Artificial Heart - JoCo, Erase Me - Ben Folds Five, Desperate Measures - Marianas Trench, Haunted - Maya Kern, Cake - Melanie Martinez, Bulletproof- La Roux, Cassandra - Area 11, Stolen - Greentree, Guster - Simple Machine, Make Me Feel - Janelle Monae, Could I Leave You - (specifically Donna Murphy at the Sondheim’s 80th concert).

Chrome and Prism

Kiss with a Fist - Florence and the Machine, Langhorns - Spybeat, Dancing’s Not a Crime - Panic!, Thanks I Hate It - Simple Creatures, Sweet Talk - Saint Motel, This Is Love - Air Traffic Controller, Nothing Without You- Vienna Teng

Harold Ludicael

Consequence Free - Great Big Sea, Sea of No Cares- Great Big Sea, Don’t Threaten me with a Good Time - Panic!, Dust and Ashes from Great Comet, I Need to Know from Jekyll and Hyde; Boy Decide - Murder by Death, Spring Break 1899 - Murder By Death, My Type - Saint Motel.

#ocs #character songs #I think I also have a playlist for Gray Jacket but I can’t find it #I apologize in advance for no Academic songs yet #haven’t been listening to enough new music lately #But I used to burn CDs for my tabletop groups #I made cover art and liner notes with art for the tracklists too #And I also spliced songs together on occasion #the Keepin’ It Real track in Closing Shop started glitching in the middle #before turning into Kesha’s Blow #It was a way to both characterize the villain AND have them pull off a 4th wall break #The fact that I don’t do webcomics or twice a week tabletop sessions anymore is #like I took the weights off #if anyone wonders how I make so much stuff #it’s because is was forced in a terrible crucible #XD

[prismartist]

no one else from natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812 is an aziraphale song btw

ID: two screenshots of genius lyrics reading: "First time I heard your voice / Moonlight burst into the room / And I saw your eyes / And I saw your smile / And the world opened wide / And the world was inside of me / We've done this all before / We were angels once / Don't you remember? / Joy and life / Inside our souls / And nobody knows / Just you and me / It's our secret." End ID.

and dust and ashes is kind of a gabriel song

ID: lyrics reading, "They say we are asleep / Until we fall in love / We are children of dust and ashes / But when we fall in love we wake up / And we are a God / And angels weep / But if I die here tonight / I die in my sleep / They say we are asleep / Until we fall in love / And I’m so ready / To wake up now." End ID.

#may or may not be working on an animatic for the first one o.o #good omens #good omens show #good omens s2 #good omens s2 spoilers #unintelligible rants #described

[inthedayswhenlandswerefew]

If Comet is a little bit inspired by One Direction who do you picture everyone, like who is would be who. (LOL agree with the ask of Aemond pulling a Zayn but that would mean crazy fans would hate on Stargirl 😥)

Like I could picture Jace as Liam, he would be definitely the one who would never move on from the band years after it ends, Aegon I don’t know maybe a Harry maybe a Louis, Daeron could be like Niall (my baby) but who Cregan I can find the vibes 🤔

Hope Aemond and Stargirl learn to coparent healthy if they can’t be together (I’m lying I want them to get married and have more Starbabies 🤫)

Hello lovely!! 😍😍 Thank you so much for this question.

Here is how I envision the Comet Donati-One Direction parallels:

Aegon = Harry Styles. He has effortless star power, is open-minded and progressive in all sorts of ways, and makes the fangirls insane. He will always be a celebrity whether he wants to be or not. He has iconic hair. He also has a tendency to say ridiculous things when he's not reading a teleprompter. He likes drugs. His song lyrics are wack.

Aemond = Louis Tomlinson. Before the accident, he was Comet's main songwriter and level-headed leader. He was focused and ambitious without being arrogant. He was protective of the other Comet boys. He looks like an alien but is also fine af. He struggles with insecurity and feelings of unworthiness/aimlessness. He is often underappreciated.

Daeron = Niall Horan. He is everyone's unproblematic fav! He has never made an enemy in his life. Could he do calculus? Probably not, but that's okay! He loves to have a good time and meet new people. He has white boy on a beach with an acoustic guitar energy.

Cregan = Zayn Malik. He is mysterious! He gives the appearance of being composed and confident, but is secretly troubled. He is very, very, supernaturally attractive. He craves validation/security more than fame. He might disappear to raise pigs with his daughter on a farm in Lancaster, England someday.

Luke = (early) Liam Payne. He is the main song co-writer and has a pleasant but understated disposition. He is a peacekeeper. He has puppy dog energy. He is a sweet sweet cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure. He's a genius but humble. We have no choice but to stan!

Jace = (current) Liam Payne. He is lowkey a snake and combative at times. He is very talented but lacks ethics/direction. He is arrogant. He is a serial cheater and says problematic things. He would have absolutely no idea what to do with himself if Comet didn't exist.

[eddysocs]

Halle's Comet - Part Two (Tony Stark x OC)

Summary: Tony's revelation leaves Halle reeling and all she wants it to put it behind them for now.

Word Count: 1,063

Warnings: Angst, meteor shower

It felt like all the air was sucked out of the room at once. "Can we talk…elsewhere," Halle asked. What she needed now was a clear head, and a room full of noisy and excited partiers was not the best environment for that.

"Meteor shower starts in a few minutes. I know a real good place for a nice view." Tony's offer was punctuated with an exaggerated wiggle of his eyebrows, which Halle did her best to ignore.

"Is it quiet?"

"Completely," he assured.

"Then it’ll do. How do we get there?"

Again with that grin, Halle noted. It could only mean one thing. They’d be flying, and Tony would be using his suit to fly them there. Not her favorite mode of transportation, but one she could live with. Of course there’d be hell to pay with her hair tomorrow, no doubt tangled in beautiful blonde knots, but right now that was the least of her concerns. "Meet me on the roof in ten," Tony instructed.

And hell if Halle didn’t take the extent of those ten minutes in getting there. She meandered her way through the party like a maze, going at a leisurely pace until she reached the elevator. With just a couple minutes remaining on her deadline, and the roof not being all that far away from the floor the party was on, she took a deep breath, releasing it as she pressed the button to go up.

Fully suited up, Tony was already there waiting for her. Punctual, for once. She almost laughed, but held it back. Tony reached out his hand to her, and Halle took it, slightly put off by the cold metal feeling of it. "Hold on tight," Tony said, bringing her in close. She knew the suit was more than equipped to keep her from slipping and falling to her doom, but part of her still didn’t trust it. Tony may be a genius, but that doesn’t mean his inventions were infallible.

With the clear night and low winds, the trip went smoothly. Tony landed them safely on the roof of a building that was by Halle's account, several miles away from the party. An observatory, by the looks of it. Doing whatever it was he did to disassemble his Iron Man suit, Tony once again stood before Halle in his outfit from the party, this time sans those trademark sunglasses. This side of Tony she was more comfortable with. Despite having about nine or so months to acclimate to the presence of Iron Man, Halle still couldn’t quite wrap her head around the superhero side of Tony Stark.

"You wanted to talk? Talk." Right. That is why they were here. Yet Halle still found herself at a loss for words. Her hesitation made Tony uncomfortable, so he filled the awkward silence himself. "So, okay, yes, I remember what you said to me when this whole publicity crap started. I even had money on you falling for me before the first month went by. Made Pepper a rich woman that day. Well, rich-er—"

"Tony," Halle interrupted.

Tony focused back in on Halle. "Not the point. Got it. Look, this was the last thing I expected to do tonight, but when I saw you with that boy—"

"Young man," Halle corrected, "but go on."

"I couldn’t just stand by and say nothing. I couldn’t watch you kiss him."

"I’m not sure that was your choice." Hands balled into fists at her sides, Halle was trying to keep her temper from flaring. "Actually, I’m sure it wasn’t your choice at all."

"I’m sorry, Halle. I am. I didn’t handle that as well as I should have. And I don’t need an answer from you now about the—"

Here, Halle interjected, not able to hold herself back anymore. "About your…how did you put it? The 'might, maybe, possible' feelings you have for me?"

Tony hung his head, muttering. "Yeah, that sounds about right. Didn’t handle that the best either."

"No, you didn’t," Halle affirmed, her voice finally softening a little, losing its bite after letting off that bit of steam. "But maybe…just for tonight we can forget about everything that was done and said, and enjoy the meteor shower before it’s over?"

Surprised, Tony picked up his head again and smiled. One of those genuine smiles that still had the nasty habit of making Halle go weak in the knees. "Sounds like a plan to me," he agreed. Neutral ground. He could work with that.

Giving her a moment to breathe, Tony walked to the other side of the roof, looking for the best vantage point to see the most of the meteor shower. Halle was thankful of the reprieve of tension between them, and the physical distance served to help her clear her head. Whatever answer she’d give Tony, whenever she’d give it, was something she could think about later. Now, the night was clear, the sky was brilliantly lit by stars and the occasional meteor that came shooting by and she wanted to enjoy it.

Entranced by all the activity in the sky on her side of the roof, Halle beckoned Tony over to join her. "You should see it over here," she called, turning his direction. He took his eyes away from the sky to see her face beaming with a smile that he could have sworn was brighter than the stars themselves. Tony took a moment to let the image soak into his mind, not knowing when, or if he’d be able to see another one like it. But when the scene changed behind her, Tony knew he’d waited too long. Their meteor shower was about to get a little too real. It shouldn’t be this close.

When Tony suited up, the last thing he saw before his helmet closed over his face was the smile on Halle's lips as it fell into a frown. She wasn’t seeing the same thing he was. She had no idea of what was behind her. Did she think he was taking off on her, abandoning her on the roof of an old observatory to just find her own way down? He wished there was time to explain it, but he couldn’t even make it across the roof to her before her side of the building was hit, crumbling right out from under her.

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Part One <- ❤️ -> Part Three

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Halle Conners: @adrianas-ocs-and-such, @dollvi3e

#oc: halle conners #fc: natalie alyn lind #fd: marvel #halle x tony #tony stark #tony stark x oc #marvel #mcu

[power-chords]

Before there was Christian Rock and School of Rock and We Will Rock You, the New Smash Hit Broadway Musical… before Coldplay and Imagine Dragons and every other inoffensive and pasteurized iteration of modern rock and roll… there was a completely earth-shattering genius named Jerry Lee Lewis who could tear your heart out.

I learned something important from him — how to use the piano like a boxing ring, where you can spar with your audience. Make people think you’re right-handed, but then attack with your left. People tell me “Now you carry the torch.” I don’t agree at all. He was a comet, a flame-thrower, a hellion. You can’t touch it.

Jerry Lee in his prime had the ability to take the worst impulses in himself, his most violent and destructive and sinful urges, and focus them like a laser upon a great, resonant, howling piece of ferocious art. He may be damned forever, but those songs will be here when the world explodes.

But I have no clue if the Killer went to Hell. I’m an atheist Jew, so I get to punt on that question.

What I do know is that Jerry Lee made some songs that can still make my hair stand straight up. “Great Balls of Fire” streaking in front of us like they were there from the beginning of time and will never leave us alone.

The Killer is dead. Let the music live on.

Adam Weiner was so real for this.

#adam weiner #low cut connie #jerry lee lewis #it's got a backbeat you can't lose it

[grandhotelabyss]

I’ve been neglecting Tumblr—you really, if you want to be entertained, need to be reading my Substack—but now that everybody seems to be here again, let me make a point. We haven’t done a “New Conservatism” post in a while. I had almost my last word on that subject at Katherine Dee’s Substack at the end of the summer (she’s here too: @defaultfriend), but there are a few more things to say about this loose affiliation’s recent dive into Steve Sailerist racial science. 

I object to this turn on more fundamental levels than the political. I do not oppose their racism with today’s anti-racism. In fact, anti-racism as we know it, originating with Du Bois’s creative adaptation of German nationalism and his own consequent quasi-eugenic concept of “the Talented Tenth,” is not actually in conflict at the premise level with Sailerist racism. Whereas I have total and unmitigated contempt for the social sciences and am therefore rarely tempted to think there is anything interesting to be said about “race” pro or con. 

Anyway, above is a screenshot from a Substack essay by this social scene’s literal court eunuch, a rhetorical pastiche of Paglia in homage to Todd Fields’s TÁR. The “Shakespeare as illiterate Ghanian immigrant” crack is an allusion to Curtis Yarvin’s ignorant Oxfordianism, which I dispatched here and here, but I’m interested in the sleight of argument by which “genius” becomes “intelligence” in this paragraph. In the arts, these are only loosely correlated. 

“They don’t build statues to critics” because critics have the intelligence but artists have the genius. Even if IQ is real—I don’t know or care whether it is—IQ above a certain level tends toward a kind of alienation that forestalls the emotional awareness great art requires. Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace were too smart to be geniuses, whereas, for example, James Joyce pulled it off with aplomb. He was dumber than he looked; according to Umberto Eco, he probably didn’t read more than a few pages of Aquinas—and I haven’t either.  

The difference between intelligent criticism and genius art is a capacity for verbal metacognition. The genius, immersed in artistic forms and manipulating them into original configurations to create new affective realities, cannot necessarily explain his activity, nor draw out its philosophical implication, political significance, etc., and even when he can, it is often irrelevant to the unconscious impetus that called the work forth. 

An artist who enjoys supreme intelligence does not necessarily deploy it to advantage in his work. Dante understood all that theology, I’m sure, and put reams of it into the poem, but he couldn’t add to it; all he added to was our stock of immortal images, including the one theology could not assimilate: his beloved girl next door reigning at God’s side. Did Aquinas say that? Which is why the intelligence wasn’t quite necessary in the first place. Goethe? Sharp as a tack, but in his art he invented only new forms of pathos. Predictably, sentimental populists like Dickens and Whitman weren’t really that smart at all—but they were geniuses, and you’ll have a much better time with their masterpieces than with the more intelligent and frigid productions of their better educated contemporaries. 

The modernists, living after mass literacy created the high-low divide, were smarter on paper, but it’s Dante all over again. Joyce and Mann could push those ideas around but not add to them. All we remember is character and setting, Bloom masturbating at twilight on Sandymount Strand, Castorp reclining in the gelid Alpine air. Whether or not intelligence is heritable—I don’t know or care whether it is—genius is certainly not. Genius is a genuine X factor, a comet across the sky. We see no genius dynasties. Mann’s son wrote novels, but who reads them? His daughter was a lauded expert in maritime law. That takes more brains than I’ll ever have, I’m sure, but artistic genius? 

Intelligence may run in the family, but genius comes from nowhere and returns to nowhere, coalesces out of and spills back into the ocean of existence. This is why, for polemical emphasis, I think of it as a petit-bourgeois phenomenon: an unaccountable explosion in a small shopkeeper’s family, something you can’t explain in the ledger, but which a canny sales acumen understands will, nevertheless, move.

The point of America was not to be a pure democracy, which nobody actually wants, but to remove the impediments to genius created by hereditary elites—generation after generation of watered-down genetic lines asquat on fortunes they don’t have enough taste to know what do with. (What do these aristocrats do with their money these days? Apparently they pay environmentalist teens who have neither genius nor intelligence to throw soup in museums.) This was the original critique of racism, by the way, before W. E. B. went to Germany. The decisive beating in single combat Douglass delivers to Covey demonstrates the ever-renewed right of the stronger to preside in culture; it demotes the weaker party empowered by the sediment of hereditarian prejudice into law. The intelligent understand the law and can change the law. For the genius, there is no law but the one he makes—no trail but the one he hacks into the moral and emotional wilderness. 

Why does one who proposes to speak of genius, then, immediately begin ceding ground to the weary determinisms of science? Even science itself is only advanced in the spark-gap between hunch and insight; it literally comes to them in dreams.     

#the new conservatism #american politics #art #aesthetics #genius

[heavenlyhischier]

i get your point but how do we as fans actually know he isn’t getting benched bc of his last name? my point is you can’t just assume that and put that onto someone. green literally became coach a couple of games ago. the game before he was head coach nemec had an off night and luke did well. and like he said he’s looking at things off a game to game basis. so nemec had a rough night the game before his first day as head coach so he was benched following it. and then luke has been somewhat decent these past few games until tonight’s really rough performance so maybe he’ll sit out but they also just lost siegs again so they might not be able to.

we don’t know for sure, but it also doesn’t take a genius to figure that out either. nepotism is a very big thing in hockey and it always has been. i’m not at all saying luke isn’t a good player despite who he’s related to because he is, but it more than likely plays a part whether we want to admit that or not. denying nepotism doesn’t make it go away. sure it might be just a lindy thing, but until we’ve seen green do the same thing, no one’s mind will change.

i still think he should be benched at least one time. we have the option to recall people from the Comets and pulling someone up (Hatakka, for example) for a game wouldn’t be the end of the world. he’s struggling and people are putting far too much pressure on him as a player. he needs a damn break.

#anon #⭃ abby answers asks

[maddiethefashionista]

Avatar the last airbender Netflix: episode 1

The actor who plays aang is such a baby! I’m just like this is a baby who is going to undergo so many trials!!

Poor baby just wants to be a kid! Not a powerful diplomat.

The effects are really decent. Animation is the best for this type of story but they did a really good job.

Apps is so cute!!!

Fire lord S with his coup and hiding his intentions is a genius move. And the episode showing that the comet celebration is literally why they’re attacking.

The poor babies!!!!

Gayasto going down like a G!!!

Avatar state!!! Poor aang is going to go through it when he wakes up!

I do like sokka and katara dynamic!

But the animated had a much dramatic impact in letting katara release aang.

Aang just wants to be a kid!!

SW tribe is gorgeous!!!

Zukos crew being hilarious!!!

Zukos scar is a little disappointing but the actor is really good at this character. He has a lot riding on his shoulders

As for iroh

I feel like he doesn’t feel as irrelevant like animated iron had this nonchalant air while Netflix iroh is trying to be more realistic about the FL.

These kids forced to be child soldiers to face the tyranny of the fire nation.

Aang being such a brave kid along with sokka and katara who are trying to do right by their village and culture

Katara is amazing and I can’t wait for her to become the badass we all know she is.

Aang being like the wind and sneaking out of his prison cell.

Zuko being a practical historian on all things avatar is such an interesting concept because this poor kid is at that point of desperate to get everything he wants back.

Overall this episode was really good!! I think that animated series is still superior in the sense that it is the original and it has a lot more show don’t tell that really helps with the worldbuilding and doesn’t feel like an exposition dump.

But the actors are doing a really good job! Everyone is giving it their all and the effects are gorgeous and the set designs look like they’re straight from the show.

All in all please give ALTA Netflix version a try!

#Alta Netflix spoilers #Alta Netflix thoughts

[afamer-112a-blogposts]

Blog Post #1: January 22, 2023

I’ve never once been good at finishing an assigned movie or reading. Even after starting school at UCLA, I’ve gotten worse at even starting them. With this in mind, taking this class was a huge gamble on myself and my ability to remain disciplined and focused. However, after watching “Wake” and reading “The Comet”, I have absolutely no doubt in my ability to keep up.

The short film, “Wake”, directed by Bree Newsome, instantly sucked me in and refused to let me come back up for air. I loved the camera work, lighting, and creative genius that this film brings to the table. Especially considering its low, short-film budget, Newsome does an excellent job of delivering a chill to her audience by utilizing creative practical effects and combining elements of societal pressure from the church women forcing our protagonist to keep up her calm front amid the chaos that is unfolding as a result of the conjuring. As her life unravels, Newsome uses fewer words to describe how Charmaine is feeling– this is because her face and actions tell us all that we need to know. I’m really excited to see where this class goes, as I’m already enjoying the film aspects of it. I’m looking forward to situating each story in its historical context as we learn more about each of the time periods and break down each piece of media together. W.E.B. DuBois’s “The Comet” impacted me similarly, as I saw its impact so many years later on the film industry and the Black Horror genre as a whole was striking. I also appreciated how DuBois pointed out that race was entirely socially constructed, as the white woman in the story believes herself to be alone when she accepts her company. However, the group of white people at the end of the piece demonstrates that race constructs thrive in society and cannot exist alone– which is a horrific concept in itself.

I was not expecting this class to be as movie-heavy as it is. It is so exciting to see a class formatted like this, as it not only gives us a different flavor of academia but sharing so many movies and written works by Black authors and filmmakers proliferates the audience that the media reaches, sharing stories of individuals that otherwise would not have been shared. I love that we will be able to watch so many incredible movies and understand the roots of such an important genre and how historically impactful Black Horror is.

[counselorssoapbox]

Fiery

FieryPhoto courtesy of Pixabay.com Fiery Sunday Inspiration.     Post by David Joel Miller. “Poetry is the fiery index to the genius of the age.” ― Babette Deutsch “I see myself as a huge fiery comet, a shooting star. Everyone stops, points up and gasps “Oh look at that!” Then- whoosh, and I’m gone…and they’ll never see anything like it ever again… and they won’t be able to forget me- ever.” ―…

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#Emotions #Feelings #Fiery #Sunday inspirational quotes

[erin-bo-berin]

ok so I've been mulling first O ideas... what if Steve catches reader trying to get herself off with a vibrator or whatever and he's like, is this why you've been putting off having sex with me? and it's angsty bc reader's been let down by men in the past and now doesn't really trust men not to be selfish about it. and he's like babe I promise you my mouth/fingers can outdo that vibrator (and probably other guys haven't understood the need for foreplay/clit attention, which obviously Steve does). aaaaand then Steve puts his money where his mouth is? loool god I'm so sorry erin.

OR another option could be that the reader actually hasn't been able to have an orgasm at all before? and she's like "I dunno if I've had one or not. Sex feels good but when people talk about orgasms it doesn't quite match my experience." and Steve's like... oh you'll know it when you feel it when you're with me.

just spitballing! please use whatever's helpful and ignore the rest.

happy Monday, love! ❤️☄️❤️

Happy Monday comet! That is a comet emoji isn’t it?

Anyway, as always, I love your ideas! But I think I’m going to sit on this one for a bit because I don’t want it to be too close to The Golden Rule (which I know, it’s my works I could do another one like it, but I don’t want to be repetitive you know?

Have you got any other ideas or requests rolling around in that genius brain of yours? Cause if so, I’m ready for them!

[hiimei]

Comet is just upset that I am a comedic genius.

#out of mind | ooc #I’m a GENIUS COMET #SCMOTO

[inthedayswhenlandswerefew]

So I've never written out my thoughts like this as I'm reading a fic but this was so over the top amazing that I HAD to...I debated just reblogging with these things but spoilers...and also I wanted to be sure you saw it...I hope this was okay ❤️

"It takes courage to build ladders for people who might one day outclimb you."

This sentence stopped me in my tracks. I reread it a bunch if times. This is so profound and beautiful. I wrote it down in my journal..i hope you don't mind.

"when you slink covertly into therapist mode like a water moccasin weaves through swamps, subtle ripples in the muddied water and vigilant eyes."

Gorgeous writing. Beautiful imagery.

“ No, fuck the coyness that women are supposed to cloak themselves in to preserve their worth. You’re waiting for him to kiss you like someone drowning waits for a gasp of air."

Can I just fangirl over these two sentences.  The first sentence...YES. ALL THE YES. The second sentence. SAME girl SAME.

“So.” You hesitate. “Aemond.”

“Yes, I’m familiar with the concept.”

Hilarious response from Aegon. Hilarious. This is why I want him to be my bestie.

“He’s insecure. Very insecure, though he’s learned how to hide it.”

This is giving me One Direction "what makes you Beautiful" and I love it.

I loved the entire interaction between our girl and Aegon in her room.  Just seeing that friendship and how he does care about her. Beautiful.

Aemond coming to get her when the fire alarms are going off? Gahh what a gentleman! And then giving her the hoodie and telling her to keep it?!

The entire fire bit with Aegon was pure comedic gold. And LUKE fighting FOR Aemond. So therapeutic!

“No, you could use some more of it, you could use a lot more, you have so many demons it’s like Paranormal Activity in your brain, they’re in there all day tearing things off the walls and kicking over chairs and sabotaging anything you dare to care about and you let them!”

This entire scene broke my heart, but holy crap the imagery. GENIUS. so freaking genius. Amazing writing, love.

I so hope that Aegon talks some sense into Aemond soon. I don't want these two souls apart for long. I don't know what Stargirl's past really is, but I feel like she needs him as much as he needs her. So excited to see what you have planned for them all!

OH! AND I adored how she called out Jace on the plane. He is the WORST in this and I'm enjoying hating him...

MISS KATE!!! 😭 I cannot even express to you how happy this made me! I was smiling MASSIVELY the whole time I was reading it. 🥰 This is the stuff writers live for, so thank you so much for taking the time to share it.

Sometimes lines of dialogue/description will pop into my head randomly and I'll think "...Is this good or is this too weird? Will people get it?" and to see someone pick out the exact same snippets and connect with them...it's just priceless. 💜

I absolutely cannot wait to show you what's next for Stargirl, Aemond, Aegon, (evil!) Jace, and the rest of the Comet fam! ☄️

"I don't know what Stargirl's past really is, but I feel like she needs him as much as he needs her." 👀👀👀

[rhinoyo]

misc oc things!

#artz #originalz #oc #oc art #do you like comet’s staff. i asked one of my siblings what it should be n they said a lightbulb n i was like GENIUS #comet n lottie were meant to have a comic but now i’m looking at those last two like.. maybe YOU guys…. #half of my ocs come in pairs because i draw one and then i’m like! ok well you need a friend! and never make more than that <3

[orsimplydreaming]

this is my favorite genius annotation

#i’m basically an amber gray fan blog at this point #musical theater #musicals #musical theatre #theater kid #theatre kid #genius lyrics #genius annotations #amber gray #natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812 #great comet #great comet of 1812