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snackugaki-jestsjapesjokes · 6 months

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blep blah, here have some old ass backrooms doodle content when the topic of "the beach episode" concept came up bluhp blooh brain nyooming but art hand isn't arting

i think what is super cute in modern fandom expression that I've seen is that in terms of making OCs or AUs is that sound seems to have a bigger role now than from what I remember when I was young. which I'm thinking has a lot to do with being able to clip audio easily or being able to make multi-track playlists whenever. y'all out here with reels of your art with voice claims and some of the most thoughtfully and artfully crafted soundtracks-- not even playlists, some of that shit is a straight up soundtrack level be real

89% tempted to try one of those shady "free" video/audio editing programs to make a LoFi chill beats study girl visualizer playlist with my iteration's boys ...

anyway gonna contemplate music headcanons for my iteration under the cut

From Turtle Tracks fan letter section, Archie run, #24

so real quick, my iteration is literally just them chilling, hanging out, being together in their mid 30s- early 40s, and then sometimes flashing back to their child/teen years in the 90s because tl;dr i have miiiiiinor beef my childhood turtles weren't quite as "90s" as they "could have been" (nvm I'm cackling at the milennial pop culture refs in Mutant Mayhem drop kicking me back into my adolescence)

but mehehehehe, keeping that they listened to Public Enemy and The Jungle Brothers

and aside from Top 40 musicians of the time... I feel like being outsiders themselves, having to sneak around to explore and learn about people and what's above the sewers had them eavesdropping into a lot of nighttime venues and getting into the underground and various niche subculture scenes that daytime Top 40 didn't play.

cannot tell me the lights, thumping and noise from bands playing hardcore or house or hosting cyphers or raves didn't attract these curious and funky little green dudes like moths to a flame

... Leo definitely fell in deep with the gregorian chant phase, soothing sounds of nature fads , a big fan of Orbital and he fell into that electronic, house, trance, eurodance rabbit hole right after. he also got into Celtic folk music but when his brothers caught his ass studying Michael Flatley to incorporate Riverdance footwork into his ninjutsu he got teased so mercilessly that he took great care to hide listening to it... which just made his stealth better so joke's on them heehoo

Not to mention they're from New York City, the underground music scene is always bangin' no matter the decade; feel like rap and punk got a lot of tracks on their mix tapes back in the day

Raph getting into the metal scene in his own exploring the city trips, and then progressed to music with that boom bap sound (cuz baby boy needs a way to come down off those high intensity moods idk ijs)

Donnie... just the amalgamation of his brothers, he needs that background noise while he's chewing on schematics and protoype development, he would definitely have been the mixtape maker/recording bootlegger (along with Mikey)

Mikey absolutely tagged along with his brothers sometimes whenever they went to their spots for music, though he himself backflipped into ska 'cuz Mikey is always for the people

my tmnt iteration (where everyone made it past their 20s, splinter’s alive just old, venus is here, and they deserve some goddamn respite and shenanigans)

tmnt iteration omake 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

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#reminds me i need to make a battle map for them #i think what also tickles me #is I've seen a few fan iterations set themselves in the 90s too #granted seem to always be late 90s #which this is just me but #there's something a little fascinating about that #the 87 cartoon ran til 1996 #Those iconic trilogy movies did happen and were technically set in the 90s #and my beloved Next Mutation was also late 90s #They held a Save the Animals fundraiser rave that's peak 90s shenanigans #Archie comics also ran into 1995 after veering from the cartoon #but aside from NM... the depiction of teen culture then was always so broad as to be generic which makes sense in a way...#.... shit am I gonna fucking make a dissertation about this in the tags?#no... not today methinks #anyway tl;dr the kids who set their fan iteration anywhere in the 90s? ilu #y'all can wrest Leo being into gregorian chants that led him into trance and house music from my cold dead hands #Donnie (general) reeks of 'my watch is also a calculator' energy #so mine just extrapolated from there and mehehe

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ebongawk · 1 year

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"Hey, baby."

He'd just walked through the front door of their apartment – their apartment, lease signed, sealed, and fucking delivered to the landlord some two months prior. His messy scrawl alongside Chrissy's immaculately elegant C. Cunningham, dotted with a perfect little circle that made his heart pop fireworks in his chest.

(From a fucking signature. Goddamn, he was gone for her.)

"Hey," she smiled, not quite turning toward him.

She was in the kitchen, humming softly as she carefully rolled balls of ground beef. Oh fuck yes, Chrissy had masterfully made meatballs one other time and, no matter how much he begged – literally on his knees – she'd lamented that they weren't exactly healthy.

And, yeah, Chrissy's patent-pending Relationship With Food was healing, but Eddie wasn't such an asshole that he'd push her to make something she wasn't one-hundred-and-ten-percent on board with. She was still testing the waters with what she could bring herself to eat.

If there's a God, Eddie wanted to bow down and worship Him or Her for allowing meatballs to make the cut.

"Did all my pleading actually amount to something?" he asked as he slipped off his work boots, pattering over the short distance between the front door and the kitchen. They'd lucked out with this apartment, honestly, but it was still rather small. "Or is this, like, a body snatchers thing? Are you just a Chrissy-replica trying to win me over with meatballs?" He leaned down, avoiding touching her clothes with his grimy post-work hands as he pressed a kiss to her cheek. "Because it's working."

She smiled, but it wasn't... It wasn't Chrissy-bright. It was an appeasing sort of smile – the kind of thing you foisted upon a person to be polite before dismissing them. Sucking in a breath through his teeth, Eddie leaned awkwardly around the counter, trying to catch her eye.

"You okay, sweetness?"

"I'm fine," she said, her voice as robotic as any body snatcher. Blinking, she barely awarded him a glance. "You should wash up. Dinner will be done soon."

A verbal dismissal. Fuck.

"Uh. Yeah. Alright." Trying very hard not to feel like a kicked puppy, Eddie retreated into the bathroom. Chrissy didn't turn back toward him, and Eddie rapped the wall with his knuckle a couple of times before closing the door.

Shit. Shit. What had happened? Chrissy had a part-time gig as a barista at a café near their apartment, but she hadn't worked that morning, so it couldn't have been a rude customer. And she'd called him during his lunch break, sounding completely normal, to ask if he needed anything from the grocery store.

Fuck. Had he done something? Hell knows it wouldn't be the first time he'd unintentionally fucked up by saying or doing the wrong thing without realizing it. That was one of the problems of having a brain that wasn't really connected to his mouth. But, running through their conversation that afternoon, he couldn't remember saying anything particularly callous or thoughtless.

That didn't mean he hadn't, though. Admittedly, whatever they'd talked about during those fifteen minutes was a little lost to him; he remembered, of course, making her laugh, but was it her fake laugh? The one she gave other people when she was trying to be polite? She'd never, y'know, given him that laugh, but that didn't mean he could detect it over the goddamn phone, for Christsakes.

He was scrubbing the motor oil out from under his nails, thoughts spiraling as torrentially as the water down the drain, when the bathroom door opened. Then closed again.

There was a bit of shuffling, the sounds barely discernible over the rushing spray of water. Then the shower curtain was pulled aside, and Chrissy climbed into the tub behind him. Eddie didn't dare turn, too afraid to shatter this delicate glass idea she had as her arms wrapped around him. After a moment, she pressed her cheek between his shoulders.

"I'm sorry," she murmured, her voice soft and delicate. The tiny letters of her apology tracing her breath against his skin.

Clearing his throat, Eddie let his hands tentatively rest on hers around his abdomen. "For what, princess?"

"For being rude."

Eddie scoffed, loosening her hold on him just enough that he could turn around and look at her. Really look at her, as she hadn't given him opportunity in the kitchen.

There was a tiny little hitch between her brows. A furrow that accentuated the wide, bare emotion swirling in her stormy eyes.

Sadness, he knew, with a heavy pinch of anxiety.

The comfort of meatballs suddenly made more sense.

"You weren't rude," he assured her, brushing back the few stray strands of hair that had fallen from her messy bun and trailing water down the length of her cheek. "You were just quiet. Had me a little worried, that's all."

Thunder struck in her storm cloud eyes, filling them with tears before she buried her face in his chest. Eddie held her, rocking them back and forth as she sobbed in his arms. (He still had conditioner in his hair, but letting it sit for longer just made it work better, right? Isn't that what Chrissy taught him?)

"I-I-I tried to call Matty today," Chrissy finally managed, her voice broken around the emotion of trying to force the words out. "I t-thought he'd be alone, b-b-but––"

"Did your mom answer?" he asked when her sentence broke off with a pitiful little cry. She nodded, and Eddie tightened his hold around her. Holding her in the protection of his arms, like he could bat off the sadness her mother always caused when they had the misfortune of speaking.

Last time Laura had intercepted a call, Eddie had practically yanked the phone from Chrissy's grasp before the old bitch could say anything that would ruin his girl.

Fuck him for not having opportunity to do the same today. But fuck Laura Cunningham most of all.

He didn't need to ask what she'd said. It was the same old regurgitated bullshit she'd spewed when Chrissy had climbed into Eddie's van, as many of their worldly possessions as they could fit in the cab and headed east. Shit about how Chrissy would never amount to anything, about how she wasn't allowed a relationship with her brother. A bunch of absolutely bonkers crazy Chrissy had let roll off of her, keeping her shoulders back and her head high.

It was harder, some days, to be reminded of the control Laura still tried to exert. The fist Chrissy was still trying to desperately to peel from around her body.

Eddie moved, just enough that the warm spray could touch them both, and let Chrissy cry into him.

"It's alright, baby," he cooed, pressing his lips to her forehead. "It's okay. What'd you tell me the other day? Crying is, um. Crying is lethargic?"

A laugh snorted against his sternum, and Chrissy shook her head, nose rubbing against his bare wet chest.

"Cathartic," she corrected.

"Catatonic, that's what I said."

She giggled, pressing a kiss over his heart before she looked up at him. Eddie brought his hands up, thumbs gently swiping away the tear tracks from her cheeks despite how they blended in with the shower spray.

"Thank you," she breathed, pressing up on her toes to give him a kiss.

Eddie leaned down, giving her a proper kiss when she tried to pull back after a second. He cupped her jaw in one hand, the other gently wrapping around the back of her neck, and kissed her until she gasped for air against his lips.

"Anything, Cunningham," he grinned. "You know that."

Growing a little bashful, Chrissy rested against him.

"I was, um. I was making dinner, to try and take my mind off it. But I rolled all the meatballs, and now I'm just... spent."

"Oh yeah? You wanna order something from that little Korean place down the street? We haven't eaten there yet."

He could feel the curve of her smile against his heart. Exactly where it belonged.

"Yes, please," she sighed.

After a second, Eddie hummed. "So, what I'm hearing is, the crying made you tired?"

"Um. I suppose so?"

"So, like, in a way, crying is lethargic? Is that what I'm getting from this?"

"Oh, my God, Eddie."

"Hey, I'm just saying––"

"That you have to be right," she giggled, lip tucked between her teeth when she looked up at him. "Yeah, I know."

He kissed the smile from her lips.

"I know you."

(for @cunninghamchrissie 😘)

#hellcheer #eddissy #eddie x chrissy #eddie munson #chrissy cunningham #hellcheer drabble #cw // eating disorder discussion #hurt/comfort #could be we're a lie Eddie and Chrissy ngl

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space-mermaid-writing · 2 months

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The Vamp and the Were [IronStrange]

Summary: Tony would mark the day he met a vampire that did not immediately jump at his throat. Just for once – that would be a nice change.

Relationship: Tony Stark/Stephen Strange

Tags: IronStrange, Vampire Stephen Strange, Werewolf Tony Stark, hurt/comfort, idiots in love, angst, fluff

Chapter 3: Three time's the charm

Tony stood in front of a door. He didn’t know how or why that was possible when two minutes ago there hadn’t even been a building.

But now the door was there and Tony was looking right at it.

There wasn’t a bell, not even a name plate, yet Tony was pretty sure he was at the right place. He could smell it.

He didn’t know what smell it was because the sorcerers certainly hadn’t smelled like anything, but he did smell something.

He rapped his knuckles on the door.

Some long seconds nothing happened, but then the door that shouldn’t be there opened, revealing Strange.

Tony wore his prettiest PR smile when he looked at the man over the brim of his sunglasses and proudly announced, “I found your secret hideout.”

“Stark.” Strange seemed neither impressed nor intimidated which would both be valid reactions if you lived in a camouflaged home and someone uninvited had knocked on your door. So Tony hunting this place down couldn’t be that bad. “What do you want?”

That was plainly rude, which was why Tony chose to ignore the question. “Don’t you want to let me in?” He glanced past the man, curious about what this weird building might be hiding.

Strange didn't move an inch.

Tony thought he was going to slam the door in his face again, but then he finally stepped aside. “Please don’t touch anything magical.”

“I would never.” He totally would.

Tony stepped inside and found the air calm and almost chilly. The roots of his hair prickled, which was never a good sign. He decided to stay on guard, but remained nonchalant on the outside. He even took his sunglasses off with one hand and put them into the pocket of his shirt.

Then he raised his other hand, in which he was carrying some plastic bags. “I brought food. Vietnamese, to be specific.”

It was a peace offer. Maybe a bribe. Fact was: nobody rejected the gift of free food.

“Thanks, but I just ate.”

Okay, apparently nobody but this one strange individual.

Still, Strange didn't throw him back out immediately. Instead, he asked him, “Tea?”

“Coffee.”

Strange nodded, as if he had thought something like that, and started heading for a hallway. Tony took this as a silent invitation to follow him.

The hallways were narrow and stretched much longer than they should have. At one point Tony was pretty sure they were walking in a circle, but he didn't say anything. Maybe the building was secretly a maze. Or there was magic involved.

He was pretty sure it had to be. They passed windows showing parts of New York that were nowhere near this area. Other windows even showed completely different cities.

Either there was some amazingly good technology at work here – somehow Tony doubted it – or it was definitely magic.

Finally, they stepped through a bland looking door into a cozy kitchen. It was furnished in an old-fashioned way, with furniture thrown together from different decades. None of them seemed from this decade.

Another person was present, whom Tony recognized relatively quickly. “Hey, I remember you. You had some good fighting moves. Food?”

Wong, who was first sporting a similar unimpressed facial expression like Stephen did when he met Tony, changed that as soon as the food was mentioned. He eyed the plastic bags Tony placed on the kitchen table with interest, trying to guess what the other man had brought.

“Chicken?”

“Beef and veggie.”

“This is acceptable.” He took one of the bags and left the room without Tony being able to object.

Stephen had watched that encounter amused. “You can always bribe Wong with food.”

“I’ll remember that.” Tony was glad that the other man’s mood had changed and was less hostile now. “So, I think I was promised coffee.”

Strange did a swirl with his fingers and a mug plopped into existence right next to Tony. Only his fast werewolf reflexes made him catch it in surprise before a disaster could happen.

“Cool party trick. But if you could do that the whole time, why did you drag me through your weird maze of a house?”

Strange shrugged. “I have no influence on the Sanctum’s choices.” There was the smallest of fond smiles on his lips as he mentioned that name. “Plus I thought I would be funny.”

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Stephen glanced at Wong. “Stop with that silent judgment, would you?”

“I’ve never been silent about my judging.” Wong didn’t even look up from his scroll he was taking notes from.

The two sorcerers sat several yards apart in the Sanctum’s library. Wong at a study table, and Stephen in his regular reading corner. Since there was no one else in this part of the Sanctum – there were some novices that cleaned the relics display cases on the second floor – no one was bothered by them talking loudly across the library.

“Yes, but normally I know what it's about.” Stephen stretched his fingers, using the conversation as a short break to relax them. The cloak reached from the back of the armchair Stephen was sitting in to curl its corners around his hands to help ease the pain. It didn't help much but he appreciated the gesture.

Since Wong did not speak further, he voiced his own assumptions into the silence.

“Is it because I tried to solve the problem of the clogged toilets by summoning an all eating shadow worm that almost broke free and fled into the city?”

That forced a reaction from Wong, who now finally turned around to him. “It what?!”

There was a sly smile on the Vamp’s face. “Actually I just asked someone from Kamar-Taj who used to work as a plumber. But good to know you think I would do something as stupid as that.”

“That’s not funny, Strange,” Wong mumbled and went back to work.

“It was a little funny.” At least seeing Wong’s face like that just now was.

Stephen also fell back into silence, waiting.

It took a few minutes, but Stephen had learned to be patient.

“Do you think fraternizing with Stark is a good idea?”

Ah, there it was. The real reason Wong had worn that judging face in the past few days. But Stephen also heard concern in his voice.

He had asked himself the same question, but that hadn't brought him any closer to an answer.

“I don’t know,” he admitted. “He hasn’t acted dangerously towards us.”

“Yet.” Wong turned the page of his notebook. “You have been keeping secrets from him.”

That was true. Stephen sighed quietly, his eyes back on Shintaro’s scripts of ’Temporary anomalies and how to avoid them’. He suddenly found it hard to concentrate on it.

„Do you think he is a threat to the order?“ he heard his own voice ask.

“We will be able to contain and eliminate him if necessary. But it would be an inconvenience for everyone involved.”

Of course, a public figure could not be eliminated without questions being asked. And questions could turn out to be dangerous to a secret magic organization.

Stephen did not question that Wong apparently did not think it would be difficult to defeat an Avengers – one of Earth's mightiest heroes. They had dealt with much bigger and powerful beings in the past.

Still, despite all reason, Stephen didn't like the idea of having to go against Tony Stark, nor of stopping meeting him.

He noticed that the conversation had come to a halt, and when he looked up again, he met Wong's eyes. They seemed to look right through him.

Although Stephen was the one with additional superhuman abilities due to his vampirism, Wong always seemed to be able to guess his thoughts. He saw Stephen, his desires and his fears. And that made him a good friend (even if sometimes a very annoying one).

The seconds stretched when they looked at each other.

“Just be careful,” Wong finally said.

Stephen nodded, noting that Wong respected his decision, whatever it would be in that matter.

They both turned back to their readings.

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ausetkmt · 21 days

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Kendrick Lamar Already Has the Best Verse of 2024 - XXL

Kendrick Lamar has arguably had the best verse of 2024 so far. When the rapper joined Future and Metro Boomin on their new song, "Like That," in March, it served as a defibrillator for the rap game. The lethal verse he unleashed into the world sent an electrical shock throughout the genre. A potential three-way feud between Kendrick, J. Cole and Drake as a result of K-Dot's bars has given the genre an explosion of energy not seen in 2023.

Cultural impact aside, Kendrick's lyrics effectively straddle the line between subliminal and targeted. The track, which appears on Metro and Future's We Don't Trust You album, finds Kendrick adding just enough details so fans knew, without naming names, exactly who Kung Fu Kenny was speaking about.

Breaking Down Kendrick Lamar's "Like That" Verse

Kendrick did this by continuously playing off Drake and J. Cole's joint song, "First Person Shooter," as well as Drizzy's latest album, For All the Dogs.

"OK, let's get it up, it's time for him to prove that he's a problem/N***as cliquin' up, but cannot be legit, no 40 water, tell ’em," Kendrick raps in the opening bars.

This line alone perfectly exemplifies the multiple layers of meaning Kendrick brings to each bar. On one hand, Kendrick notes that Cole and Drake appear to be "cliquin' up" and teaming up against together. K-Dot says their partnership will never be on the same level as when E-40 joined forces with B-Legit and The Click back in 1991.

However, "cliquin' up" could also be about Cole and Drake's joint song "First Person Shooter," and referring to how their guns are clicking because they're out of ammo. Additionally, the "40 water" line could be interpreted as a dig at Drake's longtime producer Noah "40" Shebib, who is known for using what he calls an "underwater" effect on his beats.

While it's this layered eye for detail that makes Kendrick's "Like That" verse so effective, he abandons the double entendres shortly after to make sure his point is made loud and clear in the following bars.

"F**k the sneak dissin', first-person shooter, I hope they came with three switches," is the bar that caught rap fans' attention. This part of the song is when everyone realized Kendrick was taking aim at Cole and Drizzy. While the lyrics before this were littered with metaphors and clever wordplay, Kendrick decides to seize the moment in a direct callout of "First Person Shooter." He wants everyone to know who he's talking about, not just the rap scholars ready to dissect his every word.

Kendrick continues on this trend by rapping plainly, "Muthaf**k the big three, n***a, it's just big me/N***a, bum, what? I'm really like that."

Read More: Metro Boomin Insists New Album Would Have Gone No. 1 Regardless

Kendrick Doesn't Use Violent Threats to Get His Point Across

Kendrick's verse is also powerful because he doesn't rely on violent threats to get his message across. With violence perforating diss tracks within the drill scene, and in rap beefs of the past, it packed more of a punch to hear Kendrick rely on his lyrical talents as an MC to target his foes.

"And your best work is a light pack/N***a, Prince outlived Mike Jack'," Kendrick raps at one point, referring to Drake's current tie with The King of Pop for most No. 1s ever for a solo artist. Drake takes great pride in his ongoing contest with "Mike Jack." In the video for "First Person Shooter," Drizzy wears a sequined glove in reference to Jackson. Kendrick merely saying that Prince outlived Michael Jackson implies that these titles aren't everything when it comes to life and death.

Drake Seems to Have Heard Kendrick's Verse

While rap enthusiasts could dissect Kendrick's "Like That" clever verse for hours, it seems to have shaken Drake to his core. In the wake of hearing the diss, Drizzy has seemed to subliminally fire back at Kendrick via cryptic Instagram captions. While fans wait with bated breath to see if The Boy will hop in the studio for an official response, it takes a lot to catch Drake's attention these days, so it's safe to say the message was received.

However, the best part about "Like That" is the conversation it's provoked among rap fans. What will a Kendrck, Cole and Drizzy face-off even look like?

Is Future involved, too?

Is Future and Metro Boomin's We Don't Trust You an entire album dedicated to dissing Drake?

Who will emerge victorious when all is said and done? All of these questions have consumed rap fans' psyches and resulted in some very intense back-and-forth discussions. While only time will tell what happens next, no one in 2024 has gotten the rap world talking quite like Kendrick Lamar.

#Kendrick Lamar Already Has the Best Verse of 2024 - XXL #Kendrick Lamar #2024 Best verses #Kendrick #Metro Boomin #future #J Cole #drake

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andysorbit · 3 months

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I don't think you know Nicki well enough to judge her beef with Meg. None of us know what's really going on.

"I love my child so much!"

"I believe all children deserve to- at the very least- make it to adulthood without sexual trauma." (it's bare minimum but we live in a sick world with fucked up people)

"Nicki Minaj is a great person."

"All child predators should be shot on sight."

One of these doesn't belong here.

Nicki has a song about having sex with a minor. She's married to a known child predator. Her brother is also a child predator and she's very supportive of him. Despite that nasty ass song she made with a minor about having sex with a minor, I'm not gonna sit here and say she's a child predator too but I will say that, as a mother, I can't say I love my daughter and all children while supporting a woman I wouldn't leave any child alone with.

Like I'd rather shove hot coals up my ass than leave my child alone with her for a minute. I wouldn't trust her alone with my 15 year old brother. He's 6'1 and could probably backhand her out a window without trying and I still wouldn't leave them alone together.

You see my point? So Meg beef aside (because honestly idk wtf is going on. Meg seems to rap, look fine as hell, and mind her business so i dont know why anyone would hate on her) I love and support the health and safety of all children. All children. I'm not supporting someone who has told everyone time and time again that she doesn't give a fuck about children or their wellbeing.

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manysmallhands · 6 months

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New album: Scarlet by Doja Cat

All things considered, I think that Scarlet will probably end up as my favourite record of 2023. While there have been plenty of others that I’ve enjoyed before now, there hasn’t really been anything else that I’ve obsessed over quite so much and played to absolute death as this. However, i'm not seeing many people who feel the same. While a few have declared themselves fully on board, reviews have often been middling, bemoaning its sharp turns of style and tone. Similarly, it's failed to gain much popular momentum, charting high in the first week but then dropping out of the charts at speed. So far as I can tell, anyone not put off by its embrace of hard rapping and old style beats appears to have balked at the relentless barbs directed at her online stans. Given how lonely my position feels, I figured that I ought make a case for it. No doubt sales will be impacted. Warn the pressing plants. Put Spotify on alert.

First of all, Doja comes out swinging. Megahit single “Paint The Town Red” is surely already familiar but it bears repeating what an extraordinary banger it is. The track appears relatively slight on first hearing, underpinned by a glitchy retro sample of Walk On By, but its real power comes from a bouncing bassline and Doja’s joyously unrepentant delivery - “Bitch, I said what I said” - as she rips into the losers and haters alike. This vibe dominates the front end of the album, with the stakes raised even higher on “Demons” and “Fuck the Girls”, tracks where she goes off at an absolute fever pitch. But while the music on “Demons” matches her ferocity with a heavy 808 attack, FTG feels like a musical harbinger for the rest of the record, its twitchy live bass forming a bridge into some of the easier going material.

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And it’s fair to say that, beyond these harder edged songs, most of the album sounds absolutely gorgeous. Tracks like the high octane pop of “Ouchies” and the warm, swirling RnB of “Gun” and “Go Off” are entirely absorbing, the kind of music that you don’t so much listen to as luxuriate in. If there is an issue here, it’s that it sometimes feels like Doja isn’t letting go as much as the music is. 97 is one of the best examples of the kind of disjointed funk that comes to dominate later on but her claim that it “looks like we don’t give a shit” is heavily undermined by how often she returns to attacking her enemies. When she (hilariously) begins a line with “…in a tweet that I’m probably gonna stand by…”, you start to get the feeling that Scarlet may be one of the most '...and another thing...' albums ever to be released.

And yet, I can’t say that I really mind. Being new to her, it may be that I just haven’t had time to get bored of it, but I’ve heard plenty of hip hop albums where rappers string out beefs like this whilst being far less entertaining. Say what you like about Doja but, a few clumsy rhymes aside, her rapping is generally excellent and she always has a choice insult for her detractors, whether they’re mocking her shaved head on Attention (“boo hoo my n-, I ain’t sad that you won’t fuck me”) or fretting over her mock-‘Satanic’ affectations on “Shutcho” (“got you cussin’ on a Sunday now - GOOD LORD!”). Do we get more of this stuff than we really need to? Yes, we probably do, but even where it wears out it’s welcome a bit, it’s a rare tune where she can’t make me crack a smile.

And in any case, there’s always something else worth focusing on. This continues to be true through the second half, where its softer elements mutate into dislocated neo-soul, full of twisting funk basslines and a strong late night vibe. This is especially so on Skull and Bones, where Doja’s overlapping vocal lines knit into an intoxicating psychedelic sweep, and the slinky sex track “Often”, a rare non-rap tune where she comes off like a huskier and hornier Erykah Badu. In general, the few love songs here feel genuinely touching, especially new single “Agora Hills” where her adoption of a teen girl persona only heightens her vulnerability as she gently pokes fun at it. And while even here the conflict isn’t quite done with (Doja’s desire to “rub it in their face” refers to the media controversy over her new and deeply unpleasant boyfriend), that softening is not just a welcome respite from the fury but a real ace in Scarlet’s sleeve.

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Yet apparently it isn’t enough. And that's a perspective I can understand tbh: the people waiting for a Doja Cat album might be interested in the poppier material but they probably want to hear a lot more singing and they could certainly do without the relentless bitching and sniping. And from the other side, a lot of the people who might be interested this kind of hip hop are fairly unlikely to hear it: Doja Cat is a big pop star, whereas rap is notoriously focused on “keeping it real” and shunning the supposedly commercial (so long as it suits them anyway). Given the pace with which it's dropped out of the charts, it seems a bit late for Scarlet to find a mass audience now, though while its singles remain on the radio I guess that all is not yet lost. Regardless of anything, it’s a record that makes me extremely happy but for Doja Cat, I guess the challenge is to knit this - in all truth - absolutely breathtaking sound into something that makes a little less effort to rub everyone up the wrong way. But with the biggest single of the year still under her belt, I feel like she’s got a few lives left in her.

#Doja Cat #Scarlet #New Albums #Rap #Hip Hop #RnB #New Music #good #not bad #don't listen to that guy #you know the one #Spotify

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An Illuminating Interview with Dayton Church -- The Forgotten Member of Odd Future

By Francis Porter

Very few names can conjure images of a time and place on mere mention alone, but Dayton Church happens to be one of them. The 27-year-old California rapper, once a member of the notorious Odd Future Wolf Gang, has been a mainstay of the West Coast hip hop scene for close to twenty years now, but it is his work with the eclectic rap collective that brought him to the place he is now.

Many casual fans of Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt may be wondering "Who the hell is Dayton Church? I don't remember him being in Odd Future." But the real heads know. The real heads remember Dayton Church.

Dayton was nice enough to speak with us about his upcoming album, his previous work with Odd Future, and what it means to be a West Coast rapper in 2022.

FP: First of all, thank you for taking the time to speak with me. You've had a very unique experience in the music industry and I'm excited for people to finally hear your story.

DC: No problem. Thanks for reaching out. I don't do much press these days, which is mostly fine with me.

FP: You don't like doing interviews?

DC: It's not that I don't like them, it's just a little tedious. At least the way we were doing it back then.

FP: You were probably posted up in hotel rooms doing one reporter in one reporter out kind of stuff?

DC: Yeah, exactly. Super shallow.

FP: Well, I'll try to avoid boring you here (laughs).

DC: (laughs) Cool, man. Sounds good.

FP: So I wanna start with Odd Future, and the work you did with those guys.

DC: Sure, yeah. That's usually what people wanna hear about. I met those guys in 2009 in Ladera Heights. They were at the mall and I saw Tyler trying to kiss Hodgy Beats on the lips. Hodgy was running away but Tyler kept chasing him down and saying "gimme a kiss baby boy" and shoving his face up to Hodgy's. I figured it was some kind of sexual assault going down so I tried to stop it but then they all started laughing at me and taking videos of me and I realized that they were goofing around.

FP: Wow. That's so embarrassing for you.

DC: I guess. It was cool though. We laughed about it and then they invited me to come smoke in their car. Once they realized that I made music, and I realized that they made music, it was a wrap. We were boys after that.

FP: Was there anyone you were particularly close with during that time?

DC: Yeah. Me and Left Brain were really close. We used to go down to this record store on Fairfax where you could find really crazy synthwave records to sample. He used to take the records and wipe a bit of his butt sweat on them to "mark them with his scent" and "curse the sample" so that no one else could flip it. I always thought it was funny but then one day the owner caught him doing it and we got banned.

FP: So you guys were really close, then. That's interesting, because Left Brain notably told Complex that he always thought you were a, and a I quote: "Bitch made, baby-brained, baby-dicked motherfucker with no friends and no bitches."

DC: Yeah. We all had our little falling out. I don't blame anyone for the things that were said during that beef. It got a little tense there but everything is fine now. I actually ran into Left Brain the other day. He's working at the bodega by my house.

FP: Did you guys catch up or reminisce?

DC: No. I bought some cigarettes and pretended I didn't know who he was. I thought I got away with it too, until I went to leave and he said: "See you in your dreams, Dayton. We've been watching and waiting. I am looking forward to becoming you." It was weird but I think he was trying to be nice.

FP: It sounds like he's trying to let bygones be bygones.

DC: Yeah, I think so.

FP: You didn't get along very well with Tyler, the Creator. Is that correct?

DC: (laughs) Yeah, you could say that.

FP: Why not? You guys seem like you could be very good friends if you put aside your differences.

DC: I'm sure we could be. I don't think he's a bad guy, we just had very different goals. He was listening to Quincy Jones production all the time. He wanted this really jazz-fusion kind of sound but the software and equipment we were using at the time wasn't really made for that kind of thing, so all of his beats sounded like Creed Taylor tried to write a song on a Nintendo 64. I hated it and I would tell him that I hated it.

FP: You weren't into what he was doing?

DC: Eh, not really. I'm more of a street rap guy. I'm inspired by Raekwon, Ghostface, Jeezy, Wayne, that kinda stuff. I never really liked the R&B type shit.

FP: Did you and him ever have any disputes over this? Perhaps come to blows even? Fisticuffs, and the like?

DC: Why are you talking like that?

FP: It's how journalists talk. I'm a good and serious journalist so I talk like that too.

DC: Okay, well we didn't come to any fisticuffs, but we did get into quite a few screaming matches.

FP: Tell me about that.

DC: The worst one was at Syd's house. We were all recording making beats and stuff. Tyler had this beat going on the laptop and it was just astoundingly bad. Like, I can still hear it in my nightmares. That level of bad. He had this drum loop going that sounded like Timbaland having gay sex with both of The Neptunes while Alex Da Kid watched.

FP: You like your analogies.

DC: My weekly pub trivia group calls me "The Analogy Guy."

FP: Is that true?

DC: No.

FP: So what happened when Tyler found out you didn't like the beat he was making?

DC: Well, he was drinking an Iced Frappe from Starbucks when I told him that I thought his beat sounded worse than my ass taking a shit in the morning. He promptly hurled it at me, getting Frappe all over the studio. Syd was screaming: "Fuck you, Tyler! You always coming up in here and getting my shit all covered in various delectable sugary drinks! I hate you!" I really thought they were going to kick us both out of the group.

FP: Did things calm down once Syd got involved?

DC: No, Tyler leapt across the room and attacked me. He put his hands around my throat and told me he was going to kill me. "I want to watch the life leave your eyes," were the exact words he said to me.

FP: Wow. He must have been pretty upset.

DC: He was. But he had this calmness in his voice. Like his rage was stone cold. It was... chilling. It scared me to my bones.

FP: Is that when you left the group?

DC: No, I stuck around a few more months after that. I was helping Earl with his debut mixtape and I would have felt bad leaving him behind. He needed a lot of help with rapping when he first started.

FP: Really? I bet a lot of people would be surprised to learn that Earl of all people needed help rapping.

DC: He was really bad. The potential was there but he was genuinely one of the worst rappers I ever heard. He would only rap about Bob the Builder because he thought there were secret messages in the show. He'd be trying to write these intricate, conceptual verses about Bob the Builder and I'd be like: "Earl, man, why don't you write about something else?" So he switched to Thomas the Tank Engine for a little while. But after a couple months he was right back on the Bob the Builder thing. It took a lot of work to get him to rap about other topics.

FP: Well, they say all great artists have thematic preoccupations.

DC: This is true.

FP: What's your favourite song that you were involved in with Odd Future?

DC: Probably Yonkers.

FP: But you're not on that song? Are you?

DC: No, but I wrote and produced the entire thing. The whole song is actually a thinly veiled metaphor for my relationship with my father. It makes me sad that all anyone talks about with that song is the shocking stuff, like the Bruno Mars line, and not the actual deeper meaning behind it.

FP: Did you ever do any work with Frank Ocean?

DC: No, he wasn't actually in the group. He just paid a PR firm to pretend he was so that he could be popular with the young kids. The guys went along with it because his presence gave the group an appearance of versatility. It really helped them to level up, in my opinion. I doubt anyone in the group would be where they are now if Frank hadn't pretended to be involved.

FP: But what about the songs he did with Odd Future members? Was he pretending there too?

DC: He's not actually on any of those songs. Several of the guys could do pretty good impressions of him so they'd just hop on the track and lay a "Frank verse" down whenever they wanted something a little different. Mike G probably had the best Frank Ocean impression. You can hear his on "She."

FP: Mike G sings the chorus on "She"?

DC: Yup, he's even in the video. They just dressed him up like a sexually fluid bohemian and put a prosthetic mask on him. Pretty wild stuff, actually.

FP: You have so much insider information, I could chat with you all day about it, but I do want to ask you a little bit about your upcoming album before we go. Can you tell me about it?

DC: Sure, it's called "Faking the Frank" and its nothing but fake Frank Ocean verses I recorded. It's produced by Popstar Benny and it's about the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, told through the lens of a five-year-old boy with Down's Syndrome.

FP: That certainly sounds forward-thinking.

DC: Not really. It's all about historical events. If anything I am exclusively looking backward on this record.

FP: Well, in any event, it was very nice speaking with you, Mr. Church. I look forward to hearing "Faking the Frank" and whatever other projects you've got cooking up.

DC: Thanks for having me.

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So there you have it folks. The low down on the downlow, from the man who saw it himself. I hope you enjoyed reading this interview, stay tuned for more!

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Character Intro: Charon (Kingdom of Ichor)

Nicknames- Ferryman of Souls by the subjects of The Underworld

The Cloaked One by the people of Olympius

Age- 21 (immortal)

Location- The Underworld

Personality- Charon is very astute, calm, methodical, and business savvy. He takes his role as ferryman seriously. He's also very musical, his favorite genres to listen to being rap, glam rock, grunge, heavy metal, and deathcore. He’s single.

A striking physical trait is his stark white skin, due to his albinisim.

Charon lives in a mansion built out of obsidian. Inside, the color scheme is green, pale dark blue, gray, & black. There’s a faint smell of incense and swamp water with many wood and leather furniture pieces with Imperial Gold inlay.

Because of his job, Charon feels like he doesn't have much of a social life. He's doesn't have a Fatestagram account, prefering the sanctity of his private life. Charon does miss poker games at Hades' place that he used to attend.

He takes the responsibility of being one of the oldest of his siblings very seriously. He's also really close with his parents Nyx (goddess of the night) and Erebus (god of darkness). He used to be real close with his older sister Apate (goddess of fraud & deception). He often questions why she made the decision to cut off contact with the rest of the family. He's definitely much closer to his two older sisters Keres (goddess of violent death) and Arae (goddess of curses & hexes). Charon has only come into contact with his eldest brother Nosos (god of illness, plague, & disease) twice.

He's good friends with Hades, Neféloma (goddess of space & dark matter), Hecate (goddess of magic & witchcraft), The Furies, Hermes, Poseidon (god of the seas & earthquakes), The Moirai, The Gray Sisters, and Ares (god of war). He’s also cool with Dionysus (god of wine). Charon's official mentor was Acheron (Titan god of pain).

Being the Ferryman of the Underworld, Charon has several abilities. For starters, he can teleport through shadows and he has the divine ability of necromancy. He also has the ability of pyrokinesis- his fire burns bright green. His other powers/abilities include umbrakinesis, being able to see beings' life auras, being able to see how & when a person is gonna die, being able to telekinetically control coins, mediating contracts/oaths (on the river Styx), & being able to summon shades.

His go-to drink is an absinthe martini. He also likes beer, pomegranate cola, vodka tonics, rum & cokes, and pinot noir.

Charon has a seat on Hades' council even though he hasn't been to a single meeting.

He's the lead singer of Death Theater. He also plays lead guitar. They've released a few EPs online & they perform whenever they can at bars and clubs, but Charon wants the group to go farther and bigger- by gaining airplay all throughout Olympius through Apollo's radio stations & releasing a full official album!

Aside from his duties, Charon also runs a cruise line for the tourists that come to visit The Underworld during the summer.

He has an extensive collection of expensive sunglasses & watches. Charon loves wearing hooded sweaters and full length leather jackets.

In his downtime, Charon enjoys basketball, billiards, ice hockey, lava surfing, sailing, and working on music.

His all-time favorite meal is pork chops smothered in gravy with rice with a side of garlic penne pasta. He also likes his mom's spicy beef patties and his dad's varied meat & cabbage stew. He also likes moussaka.

He owns a little maroon sailboat that he uses to wind down, lazily sailing the shores of the river Acheron.

His favorite dessert from Hollyhock's Bakery is the sour lime cheesecake!

Charon keeps his love life to himself. He has a friendly flirtatious rapport with one of The Furies, Megaera and he has had a one night stand with Pheme (goddess of fame). He also dated Hecate briefly, but it wasn't serious. He also used to have a crush on Penia (goddess of poverty).

"No matter what point you are in your life, there's always a fare to be paid."

#my oc #oc character #charon #my character #my oc character #oc intro #character intro #oc introduction #character introduction #modern greek gods #modern greek mythology #greek myth retellings #greek gods #greek mythology #greek pantheon

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Nas Now Shares Billboard Honor With Jay-Z

Hip-hop legend Nas has achieved a new milestone in his career. The rapper is now tied with Jay-Z for the most top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart. His latest album King’s Disease III debuted at #10 on the latest Billboard 200 chart with 29,000 first-week units earned. Both Nas and Jay-Z have had 16 Top 10 albums, with Nas having six of those being number one and 14 for Hov. They are also the second and third musicians to have their albums reach the top 10. The Beatles take the top spot with 19. While the long feud between the two is somewhat friendly, it is great to see black rappers achieve great excellence. Nas vs. Jay-Z It has not been a secret that Jay and Nas have had beef with each other in the past. With tracks like Ether, the two now poke fun at each other.He briefly brought up the topic in his track "Thun." “No beef or rivals, they playing ‘Ether’ on Tidal. Brothers can do anything when they decide to. In a Range Rover, dissecting bars from ‘Takeover.’ Sometimes I text Hova like, ‘N####, this ain’t over,’ laughing.” He then went on The Daily Show after being nominated for Best Rap Album, saying that Hov threw him some shade.“When I released the tracklist for that album the other day, he released a picture with all his Grammys… Yeah, shout out to him,” he said. Nas is not the only artist who tied with Jay-Z. Artists Catching Up To Jay-Z Aside from Nas, Taylor Swift has tied Jay-Z for the most consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard 200. Both have had 11 studio albums consecutively top the chart. His wife, Queen Bey, ties him for the most nominations received in Grammy history. This comes after Beyonce's nine Grammy nominations for the 2023 ceremony including Album, Record and Song of the Year for her universally acclaimed album Renaissance. Drake is also tied with the rapper for most number-one albums on the R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. After the release of his joint album with 21 Savage Her Loss earlier this month, Drizzy now has 14 number ones. The album debuted at the top spot with 404,000 sold in the first week. Written By: Roy Lott Read the full article

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All the rap beef aside but Nicki really has an evil spirit huh? How do you bring up another woman's abuse so casually esp when she never talks abt it? All to try and say Meg was milking her trauma bc she didn't shut up? She got shot, and she lost her family and was orphaned & you made it a joke. You’re a demon for that nicki!

#❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️#This whole case had me changing my opinions and views(at least for the moment)#celebrating the police and the system #being xenophobic towards Canadian people #posting stories with reader plus white celebrities with fluffy or smutty material #nearly being racist towards black men #saying that some of them nigcels deserved to be another hashtag #and backing the death penalty.#megan thee stallion #i’m not sad for her #i’m outraged #i’m just glad she’s in a better place now #those people can speak for themselves they know who they are #and they can go straight to hell #they will pay for their crimes #for sucking that abusers meat #Instagram #As always a loud and sincere fuck you to everyone who has doubted her and supported that Canadian cuntery who must not be named #She went through unnecessary trauma for two years #That’s unforgivable #Next level fuckery #That that type of ish that would lead to an episode of snapped or deadly women #once again #🖕🏿daystar Peterson #annnnn boom #just like that #may all who come against black women rot #Don’t fuck with black women #If you can’t love them then at least don’t harm them #can’t wait to see that sociopath locked up on August 7th.

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SCARING THE HOES- JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown

With collaborative team-ups between pairs of idiosyncratic artists becoming more and more commonplace within the realm of hip-hop it only felt like a matter of time until we got the underground's answer (or perhaps, in this case, the terminally online response) to Future and Drake's 2015 LP, What a Time to Be Alive. And the case in question here is a far more natural, and intuitive pairing than Drake and Future. After years of well documented admiration and mutual respect for each other's craft, Houston based alternative hip-hop legend, Danny Brown, and Brooklyn based glitch-hop architect, JPEGMAFIA, finally teamed up for a collaborative LP, glibly titled SCARING THE HOES. On STH, blog rap's past and present collide on a deliriously dense LP that exudes a gleeful irreverence at every turn. While STH isn't likely to be considered the strongest work from either artist, it's a fascinating collaboration that generally plays to the strengths of each artist without succumbing to the usual pitfalls that plague big ticket collaborative records from established solo artists. STH scans as both a love letter to both hip-hop, and all the bizarre internet ephemera they've spent the last 2 decades of their lives wading through.

STH is a collaborative record through and through. The 14 songs were written and performed by Danny and JPEG (the only vocal feature comes courtesy of redveil), with the latter having produced the entire record. And the production is where STH really shines. JPEG has been one of the most promising producers in hip hop since the release of his flippant 2016 debut, Black Ben Carson, and his idiosyncratic approach, which blends noise, industrial, glitch, K-pop, and so much more, has only grown more distinct throughout his subsequent work. On STH, JPEG continues his chaotic compositional streak with ingenuity, and what scans like (however intentional) a desire to challenge Brown at every turn. The effect is like listening to audio from multiple internet tabs playing at once, with arrangements flying through the fray at irregular intervals that somehow seem to coalesce into sturdy structures that adhere to the duo's internal logic alone. Early highlight "Steppa Pig" barrels forward on the strength of a heavily distorted sample of NYSNC's "Gone" with the percussion practically collapsing in on itself, while late album breather "Kingdom Hearts Key" is oddly imbued with pockets of melody courtesy of tastefully employed samples of Maaya Sakamoto and the Detroit Emeralds. It's still remarkable to hear all the disparate elements that JPEG seamlessly strings together, and part of the fun is trying to place all the deep cuts, weird commercials, and late capitalist sonic detritus. While there's plenty to admire from the rapping, STH, when viewed strictly through the lens of a beat tape, is nothing short of a modern marvel.

While the rapping on STH isn't as uniformly excellent as the production, there's plenty to savor. The writing isn't anything that breaks new ground for either artist, but aside from the stock bar auto-pilot session of "Fentanyl Tester", the rapping throughout STH is as unconventional and engaging as we've come to expect from either artist, and it easily carries the spotty writing. JPEG isn't as imaginative nor as technically proficient as Brown, but he holds his own throughout STH. More importantly, JPEG's anarchistic outlook meshes superbly with Brown's irreverent sensibilities, allowing songs like "Orange Juice Jones" and "Lean Beef Patty" to feel like colorful exchanges from kindred spirits instead of the sort of half-baked, verse via email execution from artists who are simply after one another's demographic that's so commonplace today. The biggest issue with the vocals (and really, the record writ large) comes down to the way that JPEG mixed Brown's vocals. Brown's verses generally come through clear enough, but there are a few moments when his voice is nearly drowned out by the instrumentation. On songs like "Shut Yo Bitch Ass Up / Muddy Waters", the mixing shines as an inspired aesthetic choice as JPEG lathers the beat with thick slabs of distortion that accentuate the urgency in Brown's delivery. But on songs like the title track, Brown's voice strains for audibility over the horn bleats and visceral bass. This is hardly a major shortcoming, but a rapper as singular as Brown should never be veering on the cusp of obfuscation. Despite its missteps, STH is a strong collaboration that makes good on the undeniable chemistry and talent of its stars.

Essentials: "Shut Yo Bitch Ass Up / Muddy Waters", "Kingdom Hearts Key" ft. redveil, "Garbage Pale Kids"

#jpegmafia #danny brown #scaring the hoes

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287.

Have you ever eaten a Big Mac? Yeah, but I really don’t get the appeal. I prefer chicken to beef burgers.

Do you currently have a job? Yeah, I run my own business.

Are you engaged right now? No.

How old will you be next Christmas? I’ll be 34 next Christmas.

What brand is your vacuum cleaner? We have a Shark but it probably needs replacing fairly soon.

How often do you shower? Everyday, at least once a day. On hot days or when I work late, I sometimes shower twice as I just can’t stand feeling dirty.

How many surveys have you taken so far on here? On this account, this is number 287 but on my previous Xanga I got up to well over 20,000 and I’ve had several Tumblrs and other accounts between then and now too.

Could you win a staring contest with someone? Nope, I’m absolutely rubbish with them, lol.

Name the last video game you’ve played. Klondike on my phone.

Have you ever watched “The Price is Right?” No.

Who is your best friend? Mike.

Do you believe in sex before marriage? Sure, I actually think waiting until marriage is really daft, to be honest.

What bothers you about the people of today? Nothing that’s unique to today. People have always done shitty things.

Have you ever smoked marijuana? Nope.

How high can you count without losing your place? I get bored of stuff like that pretty easily, so maybe like 30.

Where was your favorite hangout as a kid? Friends houses, but as I got older it was the cinema, the bowling alley, McDonald’s, the park and around town in general.

Name one memory you miss. Travelling several times a year, and having it paid for by someone else lol.

What’s your favorite girl’s name? Catelyn or Savannah.

Who are you currently living with? My husband, our dog and three cats,

Can you type fast? Sure.

What’s your favorite pizza topping? Tomato sauce, mozzarella, sundried tomatoes, black olives and pesto OR bbq sauce, extra cheese, bacon, mushrooms, sausage and sweetcorn.

Do you feel like you need to lose weight? Sure, but I don’t care enough to do something about it ha.

Is summer your favorite season? I love summer as long as it’s not too sticky and humid.

Which sport do you suck at the most? Any team sports.

Are you close with your cousins? No, they all live overseas.

Are you good at rapping? No.

How often do you go to church? Never.

Do you feel like you’re judged for your looks? I mean, sure.

Are you a parent? No thank you.

Do you wear glasses? Yeah, I’ve had glasses since I was eight.

Name someone who has changed your life for the better. Weirdly, my old boss who was a dick, but it gave me the push I needed to quit my job and now I’m working the best job in the world.

Do taking tests make you nervous? I don’t really take tests anymore but I hated them in school.

What do you want as a career for the future? For now, I’m happy dog-walking and pet-sitting.

Can you say the alphabet in more than one language? Yeah, in three languages aside from English.

Who was the last person you talked to? Mike.

Do you and your friends have a secret handshake? No.

Do you eat three meals a day? Not really, I tend to have breakfast and then I just snack the rest of the day. I skip lunch as I’m always out walking dogs so I tend not to eat my second lot of food until around 2-3pm most days.

What do you want out of life? Happiness.

Do you ever tend to think too deeply? In the past, sure.

Name one world issue that upsets you. The fact that Boris Johnson is the PM of this country, lol.

Do you ever feel like your friends are ditching you? I don’t really have any friends.

Where’s the last fast food place you’ve eaten at? McDonald’s.

Do you know anyone named Sue? Yeah, I have a client called Sue, and my first boyfriend’s mum was also named Sue.

Do you like Wendy’s frosties? We don’t have Wendy’s over here.

How long of a drive are you from California? I’m about a nine hour flight away.

What time is it right now? It’s currently 4.32pm.

What are you going to do after taking this survey? Probably another survey as I don’t need to go out again until 7pm.

When’s the last time you’ve had a headache? A few days ago as I didn’t drink enough at work.

Do you ever get carsick? Yeah, especially if I have to sit in the back.

Name your favorite cartoon. The Simpsons is the only one I watch regularly, but I only like the early seasons really. When I was a kid, I liked Arthur and Spongebob.

How long can you go without sleeping? I’ve stayed awake for almost 48 hours before but I felt absolutely horrendous afterwards and slept for about 23 hours straight, lol.

Do you groom your eyebrows? Yeah.

How do you feel about tanning? I would never use a tanning bed but I work outside so I get a tan just by going to work everyday. My current tan lines are ridiculous so I’m trying to wear shorts now so my legs get a bit browner.

Do you sleep in pajamas? Yeah, either a shorts/t-shirt set or an over-sized t-shirt.

#survey #surveys

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quarthly · 3 years

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Twilight characters as random animals that I think are oddly fitting

(Also yes, I am roasting the animals as well)

Edward: He would be a Cheetah. Now I know, seems like a cop out just because of his speed but hear me out. Cheetahs are, at face value, pretty cool. They used to be my favorite animal as a child, but then I grew up.

Cheetahs, through no fault of their own, are severely inbred. Now thats mainly because of poaching, but the cheetas anxiety also comes into play. In captivity, cheetahs are usually given emotional support dogs. I will admit it is cute but it negatively affects the population. Excluding one in the wild, cheetas can be to anxious to breed and thats not good for conservation efforts.

Cheetahs can hit up to 80 miles per hour in a couple of seconds. They are designed for fast running and agility. Their claws are similar to that of a dogs for better traction and they have elongated spines for longer strides. They have a thin build, long legs and a long tail for balance.

This has downsides though. Many times after making a kill, it will get stolen for them by larger predators. Thats right, they get absolutely bodied by the other animals. I should probably make these shorter but I'm on a rant now, so I guess this will be semi educational.

Throughout the series, we see Edward over estimated his abilities and value, constantly getting bodied by others. He's essentially a perfect mormon, though thats on S'meyers. He constantly judges others, dehumanizing them to their baser flaws, without doing any self reflecting. Him viewing himself as a monster doesn't really count to me. While he definitely hates himself, the only thing he is truly demonizing is being a vampire.

Bella: Picking up from Edwards, Bella is a Chocolate Labrador. Yes, she is his therapy dog. I feel like this is really fitting for her. I know Golden retriever would make more sense, as thats the most common breed for service animals. However, I kind of focused on her appearance. Only at first though! I just know that Edward raved about her human qualities and that would pass over as animals as well. Her chocolate eyes and brown fur, very average and boring. Thats essentially Bella. Even Edward wasn't into her until he got a wiff. Labradors a very loyal dogs and while they have more personality than Bella, I just couldn't shake it. Their also very stupid. Ok that's kind of mean, they're not stupid but when it comes to love, then yeah they are stupid.

I used to have a lab, loved him to death, but god he was something else. Very much danger prone, from their own stupidity or their lack of survival instincts. I know that labs are almost aquatic. They love water, swimming, all that jazz. We can just say that bella has a few screws loose in her dna and is just "not like other labs."

Rosalie: Now she was hard. There are quite a few animals that I think would fit for her. I'll list the other ones, but that one I went with is the Swan. Like Edward, seems a little on the nose, but I have my reasoning.

I was going to pick a predator for her, as she is shown to be very vengeful and viscous. I would have pick some type of cat, most likely a purebred, from a rich family. It could still work, but the swan just speaks to me on this one.

Swan's are known for being beautiful, graceful, and are pictured as the symbol of love. They are also very vain. Edward constantly brings up Rosalies vanity. She was constantly valued for her beauty as a human, so of course that crossed over in the transformation. She was raised to be married into wealth, she was used as a bargaining chip to increase the family's standing.

Rose has a very strong character and makes her opinions known. She's assertive and aggressive at times. She's not afraid to get dirty.

Swans mate for life and like geese, are known for being great parents. I was also going to choose geese as an option for the maternal instincts. I was wary at first because swans can be really aggressive. Like actually, you think geece are bad? Yikes bestie...

I was conflicted because swans are known for drowning dogs and sometimes people. However, I can actually see Rose drowning Bella. It's not that unbelievable lmao.

Emmett: Now this one is just ironic. I only associate him with bears. Its inevitable, but picking a Grizzly or Black bear is too obvious. So I went a slightly different route...

So I was going to pick the Sun bear just because of looks alone. Like, I'm not exaggerating, it looks like someone wearing a bear costume. I don't think it fits him but I know for a fact that he would dress up as a sun bear and sneak into a zoo to see if anyone would notice. I'll put a pic of it here

Like look at this thing. I have no words...

Anyway, what I picked was a Sloth Bear. Now Sloth bears are mostly nocturnal, which either way works consider vamps don't sleep. Their diet is also odd but honestly so is the cullens. They're native to the Indian subcontinent, and are known for being aggressive towards humans. Its said that for the most part they're pretty calm, so I think its just fear of humans that make them act aggressively. Honestly, that's a good thing because they are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red list.

They have some similarities with sloths, which is where they get the name. They have long claws and unusual teeth. They are known to hang upside down from tree branches, and is described as having a messy appearance. Honestly, Emmitt has a messy personality. Sorry bestie but you're a lot of work.

Now heres the biggest reason for choosing this bear. Aside from Baloo from the jungle book being a sloth bear, they are known to run fades with Tigers. Honestly, how fucking badass is that!? Now I don't think there are recorded instances of a Sloth bear killing a Tiger, but when push comes to shove, they can hold their own and I find that incredibly impressive.

Carlisle: This one was somehow the easiest as well as the toughest. I know Owl seems like the obvious choice, and I can see it. However, I believe Carlisle values emotional intelligence as much or if not more than academic intelligence. He is so charismatic and values other's above himself. He might not be as Saint like as Edward thinks, but he does try and I think he genuinely cares about others. For that reason alone, I choose a Elephant.

Elephant's are very social animals and are extremely intelligent. I could rave about them for ages, I love them so much.

Now elephants live in a familial unit and are usually matriarchal. Bulls usually are on the outer edges of the herd or form little groups with other males. Honestly, they're not that bad aside from when their in musk.

In the group of males, the elder ones will teach the younger where to get the best food, water, how to use things as tools, and every other thing that will increase their odds of survival. This is really cute to me tbh, they do this because the females usually choose the older males because they've proved that they are intelligent and strong, that they have survived and will continue to for awhile. Teaching the younger males these things are to make the odds of them getting chosen to mate more likely. The whole unit just reminds me of a father that has to deal with rowdy teens.

Carlisle likes to take in strays, he might not have a herd but he will make one and teach them to thrive. That's how he envisions it anyway. He just has a found family and is trying his best.

Esme: Now this might seem like an insult, but I promise it's not! This is in no way misogynistic. I love cattle and ever since I took animal science in highschool, I have appreciated these grass puppies like they deserve. Call me Castro because I love cows.

Yup! I chose a Cow for her. Specifically a beef cow. That might sound weird but its because beef cows have higher maternal instinct than dairy cows. I'm thinking Scottish Highland based on vibes alone.

They are nicknamed the Gentle Giants of Scotland. Super maternal and sweet and ugh look how cute they are!

Esme came from a abusive marriage and had just lost her child, she was depressed and desperate. Her changing was, in a way, salvation. She just fits in. She adopts all these strays along with him and will protect them to the death. She might be gentle by nature, but don't fuck with her family. She lost her first one and she isn't going to lose this one.

Alice: She's an odd one. There are so many possibilities and maybe I'm biased, but I feel like she would be a Crow.

Ok listen, I'm definitely biased but it just feels right. Crows get a bad rap, they are so cool! They are so intelligent and have the ability to actually sit and think about the past, prest, and future. I forget what its called, but this was only seem in humans! Maybe other apes, I can't remember exactly, but either way its awesome. They do live in groups, or murders, and remember people and faces. They remember locations and are able to pass down information through generations. They essentially have their own language! They are able to use tools too!

Alice's story is really sad. When we first meets her, it revolves around the death of her mother and her institutionalized. She was essentially tortured and forgot everything from her past. All she had was the future and even that wasn't constant. Crows a often viewed as omens, they are associated with death. I personally believe that instead of being the cause, they just know something is going to happen. They are very inquisitive and can be creative.

If you befriend a murder of crows, sometimes, depends or the group, they will bring gifts. Its can range from food to shiny metals and colorful plastic. Hell, I think I've seen a post of one stealing things from people just to gift it to their human.

Alice's love language is gifts. Even if they are focused around fashion, she still goes out of her way to get something that will look good and at least be a little comfortable. By that I mean she tends to forget peoples comfort zones, but she means well.

Jasper: Honestly not to sure what to put for him. I know a predator would be more fitting, but for some reason I can see a donkey working. I know, seems like I'm clowning on the confederate. Fair, but I'm serious about the donkey thing. Honestly, it would be perfect if it wasn't a herbivore. Porcupine would also work.

Being a predator would make more sense. Given his backstory and his characterization, it wouldn't make sense for him to be a prey animal. Usually I wouldn't count this, but given his gore filled past and trouble with the diet, it seemed fitting.

I see him as a Big Cat. Honestly, vamps in general just give cat vibes. Jasper though especially have some cat like qualities, which originates from hunting and being a soldier.

I specifically see him as a Mountain Lion. Aside from him being blonde, he just has the predatory stealth to him. In midnight sun, we see him use his gift to make the nomads overlook him. He's honestly really powerful.

Mountain lions are known for being stealthy with an air of grace and power to them. They are stong animals. And I mean strong. They can jump 40-45 feet.

They're very elusive and quite. They stalk their prey and tend to attack from behind but don't think they won't hold their ground if need be.

Jasper was changed during the Civil War and forced to fight in the Newborn wars. He was a soldier as a human and as a vampire. He's able to feel and manipulate others emotions. He's covered in scars and is very intimidating.

He still struggles with the diet and honestly I hate how the others handle it. Like they have no room to talk. I don't want to defend the confederate but it just pisses me off. He has to deal with his hunger on top of everyone else's. Like damn, besties always on edge! Everyone doubts him which I don't think helps any.

Also, Mountain lions and Cheetahs can purr!

@aquanova99 I'll do a Volturi one too. That one will be fun lmao

#twilight saga #the twilight saga #twilight au #bella swan #edward cullen #carlisle cullen #esme cullen #jasper hale #jasper cullen #alice cullen #rosalie hale #rosalie cullen #emmett cullen #the cullens #the volturi #honestly look at the muscle definition on that thing #jesus chriiiist

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juanitasupreme · 2 years

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Her fans are trying to do damage control now. I’m sorry it’s too specific. Aside from the Ping Pong mention, she went on to “rap” (and I use the term loosely) about get scolded and kicked out of the company. Now one could assume this is about Soojin perhaps, but then her ass went on to mention a wedding. Like the math is very simple.

You need basic understanding to get that it's about Hyuna. I would like to hear the back story of this one sided "beef"

#gidle

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lapinlunaire-games · 2 years

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Jinx, mon trésor, I hope you're having a lovely evening! ❤️

Would you be so kind as to do ❝ any time without you is far too long. ❞ for either Mina or Sam? (*cue puppy-dog eyes*)

Ti voglio bene 🥰

Albie, mon choux!! Thank you very much for this lovely set of prompts, I had so much fun writing them. ti voglio bene anche, my dearest axe-throwing warrior 🥰

Mina is under the cut of this post, and Sam's is here! Mwah~

“How was your trip?”

Mina smiles tightly and hefts her trunk off the hansom cab. “I forgot how much London stinks,” she tells you with a dry grin. “But if the homecoming is the worst of it, I’d say my trip was a successful one.”

You gasp in mock indignation. “And here I thought my coming to meet you off the ship would be a warm welcome!”

Your shared laughter is cut short by a grunt as you and Mina heave her luggage up the stairs and into her tiny flat. By the time you set it down in the corner, Mina is slightly out of breath and you’re wheezing.

“Sacred Ve—stones, what’s in there?!”

“Heh.” Mina pushes her hair out of her face and clicks open the buckles holding the trunk shut. She tosses aside a handful of clothes and digs through string-bound stacks of paper until she unearths a long-necked bottle wrapped in a thick scarf. She hands it to you with instructions to unwrap it, and tips the trunk shut again.

Mina raps on the hard surface of the trunk, shrugs, and grins at you. “Flat enough. Table for two?” She produces a hatbox and sets it down carefully on the makeshift table, her grin growing by the second.

Your hands slow on the bottle as you watch Mina open the hatbox and lay out a spread of metal tins, moving quickly and neatly—she glances up and catches you watching, and gestures to her handiwork with a flourish.

“Our menu du jour,” she announces. And just as quickly as she procured them, Mina unveils each dish, naming them in her native tongue like birdsong before giving you a lightning-fast translation that’s just as tantalizing.

Drunken river fish, aromatic slivers of beef, liquorice candied plums, sticky rice cake with sweet osmanthus—each dish is more enticing than the last, glistening and wafting a blend of scents that has your mouth watering. The spread glimmers in front of you like a fae feast, Mina’s smile hanging above like a crescent moon.

She gestures encouragingly to the bottle in your hands, still with one last coat of crumpled brown paper on. It falls away in a neat shell, revealing dark brown glass with a green paper label affixed to it.

Mina motions for you to pass it to her; as you do, she runs a finger along the three Chinese characters printed boldly on the face of the label and reads them for you, as fluid as a carp bending around river rock.

“Suānméitāng. Sour plum juice.” Mina throws her head back and laughs at the look on your face, relish lighting up her travel-weary features.

“It’s not made of plums gone off,” she explains. “They’re dried and smoked, then boiled with rock sugar and some other things to get this.”

The liquid she pours out into two glasses is smoky, brilliant red-brown, like geraniums in spring and sun-roasted berries. Its aroma prickles at your nose, tangy and sugary all at once, and reminds you of jumping rope in a sunny courtyard you’ve never been to.

She lifts her glass to toast and you mirror her, pausing a moment to admire how it catches the light like a jewel. A similar expression curves over Mina’s face, and you think to yourself how lovely it looks on her—until you realise that her eyes are fixed not on the glasses but on you. Heat creeps up your cheeks in a delicious flush.

Her smile curls into a smirk and Mina clinks her glass against yours. “Tastes better iced,” she tells you. “But we’ll just have to make do. To a very lovely homecoming.”

“To the end of heartache,” you counter with a grin.

Mina’s throat bobs as she downs the glass’s contents; when she meets your gaze again, her eyes are bright and sparkling.

“I missed you.” Your voice comes out soft, half-teasing but not quite—the sparkle in Mina’s eyes turns to a sizzle at the unguarded hope in your voice. “I know it was only a—”

“Any time without you is far too long,” Mina interrupts you, leaning over the makeshift table to clasp your hand in hers. The intensity of her dark gaze would be frightening if it were not so tender.

Without taking her eyes off yours, Mina brings your intertwined hands to her lips and presses a line of kisses over your knuckles—not soft brushes, but hard, forceful kisses that land like the toll of worship bells.

“Any time,” she repeats, her voice harsh in the way of a wind that knows no way to love but howling. When she tugs your hand to bring you to her across the trunk, her lips on yours are no less commanding, and her love spills into you like a tart berry bursting between your teeth.

#h&h:mina #thank you albie!!!!#<3 <3 <3 #ask #h&h ask

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