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anthonybialy · 6 months

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Saving the Buffalo Bills Season by Not Saving Ken Dorsey’s Job

Ken Dorsey getting fired is the first nice call made involving him. Naturally, it wasn’t his decision. The closest the Bills have recently gotten to a win involved realizing they weren’t playing right. Wondering whether they would either suffer a hangover or dodge one they deserve isn’t thrilling tension. It’s almost a relief they found unbelievable ways to lose, as they finally have to clean up their act. Having 12 guys on for a missed field goal that would've won them the game is a historical screwup even by franchise standards. Hold on: I’m looking up new swear words.

The Bills are cursing themselves like fans are cursing at them. The notion they’re destined to fall apart plagued the Dorsey era. Who’s going to make the next colossal mistake? An animated pie chart is fun unless you look at the slices.

Ken’s coda featured drama about whether it was going to be an unimpressive win like against the Giants and Buccaneers or another brutal loss. The latter again disappointed a league that thought the Bills would thrive. Numerous night games turned dark. It’s reasonable for fans to anticipate players are able to perform tasks like holding footballs.

Josh Hurt My Hands is the Netflix series about Bills receivers. Gabe Davis used to alternate marvelous and lousy games. Monday, he alternated between targets. Stefon Diggs getting ignored led to everyone paying attention to Dorsey. Waiting to use him didn’t save Dorsey’s job any more than holding off way too long to throw to the reliable Khalil Shakir.

Casual screwups are normal. This season has brought a new phase of Buffalo sports infuriation. I’m almost impressed this franchise invented novel methods to torment its fans who thought they’d seen all the ways they could be hurt for the crime of wanting to finally enjoy football.

An offense packed with individuals who can’t be trusted aren’t the fault of the coordinator unless his energy really was that bad. The past tense can bring modest relief. James Cook really set the tone. It’s easy to read too much into the first play, but the Bills are big into symbolism. Josh Allen can’t hold the ball on a handoff, but he played to his utmost otherwise.

Allen entering nightmare mode embodied bad vibes. His aggravatingly careless turnovers summarize how absolutely nothing will turn out happily. An insane risk on Buffalo’s second play after carelessness on the first made it feel like they were playing fate. Humans should know better than to think they’ll triumph.

The quarterback hasn’t been making worthwhile risks. If there’s such a thing as a skilled gambler, it’s one who recognizes there’s lots of losing ahead. Knowing the risk yet following through is part of the game. A quarterback who throws good bad interceptions sees coverage and still calculates the attempt is worth it. Knowing a risk might fail is as close to an acceptable turnover as there is. By contrast, Allen has been playing like he’s lashing out.

Buffalo is the place where people flip off Dorsey when he appears onscreen. Chances will blessedly plummet. Nobody can claim he’s a scapegoat anymore. Committing too many errors to highlight was his best chance to keep a wholly undeserved job. It thankfully didn’t work

Police should escort Dorsey and his bad karma out of the county. He’d praise their shotgun. His fetish for distancing the quarterback from the center was like a video game player insisting on using a certain rifle no matter the mission. Jim was similarly fixated on the sniper rifle. Sticking with that inapt formation on fourth and two during the second half’s opening drive was a dare to call Dorsey a moron. Now, call him jobless.

Take your time to not take your time. Not hurrying up slowed down the offense for just one more exasperating aspect. Buffalo’s final touchdown was notably not Dorsey’s call. The quarterback needing to improvise in order for the offense to work means the player did the coordinator’s job. Making him redundant was already redundant.

The 2023 Broncos just needed one last unearned chance. Not converting on opportunities was their identity until they faced a team that beat them at losing. Buffalo remained in a game they tried their hardest to hand away until their guests just couldn’t decline. Waiting for Denver’s receivers to out-putz their Buffalo counterparts was as fruitless as hoping missed extra points would be sufficient.

Sentencing Sean McDermott to reading every Twitter reply on the Bills account should only be the start of his punishment. He shouldn’t take the social media manager job, as that person actually performs competently. Special teams wouldn’t have been able to flaunt their struggles with Sesame Street lessons if he refrained from recklessly blitzing at the exact time to use the defense’s standard zone, namely when Denver needed just a field goal and was still out of range. Coaching is as bad as coordinating. That’s the McDermott balance.

Dorsey’s firing is a good start. McDermott seems to have plateaued just like his team. We miss when games that should’ve been more comfortable both before and during ended in frustrating wins. Now, blowing chances that should be scientifically impossible has become normal.

Looking for candidates has only begun. It might have to substitute for seeking wins. Detroit’s offensive coordinator Ben Johnson will be pursued relentlessly this offseason and should feel enticed by the chance to help Allen get back to meeting his unique potential. Hiring a trendy option would not be a lateral move: the Bills ought to be in the market for a new head coach focused on offense and a fresh start. I bet he wouldn’t have called those dumb blitzes.

This sport’s coach should be fired even before Don Granato. The fact both unimpressive One Buffalo team leaders should be racing out of town sums up a doubly regrettable ownership tenure. Terry Pegula is too busy counting his dimes to notice how much he’s lost.

It’s easier to fire a coordinator than replace the roster. In Dorsey’s case, it’s fun, too. But figuring who to blame is like a mechanic trying to determine what’s making that clunking. Woeful play may be blamed on actual players. They are the ones out there, after all. But consistent flubbing may be a sign of poor coaching. The fact the Bills are trying to determine it deep into November may serve as a sign that January will be free. Losing more games by Thanksgiving than they did all of last season is an early indicator they couldn’t postpone heeding.

Arithmetic struggles were merely the culmination of constant unfortunate decisions both on and off the field. Nothing looks right. It doesn’t take an empath to sense the team is skewed. Dorsey’s ability to shape the future was mortifying in what’s now the past. The Bills finally did something to affect their own augury. It’s uncanny how they underachieved once Dorsey got his way. He know has ample time to determine why.

#Buffalo Bills #football #NFL #Josh Allen #Sean McDermott #Ken Dorsey

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tremolorecords · 4 years

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The Strokes - Comedown Machine

01. Tap Out 02. All The Time 03. One Way Trigger 04. Welcome To Japan 05. ‘80s Comedown Machine 06. 50/50 07. Slow Animals 08. Partners In Crime 09. Chances 10. Happy Ending 11. Call It Fate, Call It Karma

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therainroguefanfiction · 4 years

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⁂ Conspiracy (Rikkaidai)

Genre: Crack, Friendship, Crossover ☁

Word Count: 2,126 ☁

Pairing: None ☁

World: Prince of Tennis ☁

Author’s Note: I actually did have all of these issues with an old laptop, I believe it was a Dell. Naturally, I had to write about this experience with my favorite characters from my favorite anime!

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“You’re crazy~” Niou was lying on your bed, propping himself up on his elbows as his aqua orbs followed you as you paced back and forth.

“It’s not crazy, Niou.” I scoffed, sending a mild glare towards my best friend. “It’s a fucking conspiracy!”

“Do you even hear yourself?” Marui was sitting next to Niou, legs crossed Indian style with a bag of pink and blue cotton candy in his lap. He pinched off a piece of the blue sugar and popped it into his mouth. “Computers can not conspire against humans, idiot!”

“Bullshit! Wasn’t there once a prophecy about robots taking over all of humanity?”

“You’re thinking of I, Robot puri~”

“We’re not even talking about robots! We’re talking about a laptop.”

“It still counts damn it!”

“No, it doesn’t!”

“Yes, it does!”

“Does not!”

“Does so!”

“Not!”

“So!”

“Enough!”

The three of us turned our attention to the doorway of my bedroom where the yell had come from. Sanada was glaring at us, eyes narrowed in annoyance while Yukimura stood beside him with a small, gentle smile on his face.

“What’s going on in here?”

Marui and I exchanged glances.

Niou chuckled, amused by our antics, which some might consider childish but I do not. “Jay is convinced that her laptop is conspiring against her.”

“Are all high schoolers that dimwitted?” Sanada commented, leaning against the door with his arms folded over his chest.

I scowled, glaring at the younger male. “Fuck off!”

“Dear,” Yukimura called out, his tone calm but with a slight undertone of warning; he never did like it when I used such language. “Explain to me why you think that.”

“Gladly! It all started about two years ago…”

Incident #1 – The New Laptop

It was my 15th birthday and I had been given the gift of a brand new laptop. I was quite happy, naturally, since I had been wanting one for a long time.

Not even a week after I received it, however, I began to experience trouble with it. Now, being the stubborn person I am, I simply shrugged it off with the thought, ‘It will eventually go away’, a lot like any medical problem I may have.

Anyway, as time passed, the problems with the computer got worse until, finally, the stupid piece of shit stopped working and would not even turn on. So I took said object to my local electronics store where the geeks could handle it and find out what the problem was. Of course, I had the thought in my mind that it may be a virus, but for some reason, I doubted that it was the cause.

After weeks of waiting, I finally got my computer back. Apparently, the hard drive had gone bad – or some stupid shit such as that.

Despite the fact that all of my precious shit was gone from said object, my computer was back and working, and I was satisfied.

Incident #2 – Internet Problems

I had gotten a wireless laptop internet card. Now, it was good and it worked, though it was quite slow. I didn’t really mind it – as long as it was the internet, I was fine. However, said internet liked to cut off randomly and would not come back unless I completely shut down the computer and restarted it – and this didn’t always solve the problem.

Now, it was extremely annoying having to close down everything that I was working on to restart it, get it working just for it to stop again 5 minutes later.

Finally, after many varying priced bills and annoying phone calls, I switched to a different internet provider. It was faster, more reliable, and happened to not cut off every time I took a breath.

I was happy once more.

Incident #3 – More Problems

It’s almost like it had a mind of its own. One minute the CD/DVD drive is working, the next it’s not. It freezes constantly, is slow as shit and likes to piss me off by NOT WORKING.

Now, this often makes me feel like slamming my head against a brick wall, but I refrain like the well mannered little shit I am and simply grind my teeth, trying to keep my bad-tempered adolescence under wraps.

Incident #4 – The Power Cord

Now, I knew from the very beginning that the laptop company was a piece of shit, especially after all of the problems that I’ve had since day one, but I never expected the power cord to go berserk as well. It started out where the cord only worked when I played with it and moved it to a certain angle. No big deal.

But then it started to get harder to get it to work, no matter what position I held it in. The problem, I guessed, was a short in the wiring just at the base that connected to the computer, not the plug. Anyway, it was fine, as long as it worked.

Until one day, when I moved it in an attempt to get it to work. I never would have expected what happened next.

The power cord shocked me and burned the palm of my hand, leaving a black mark in its wake. I had cursed in pain, unplugging the object and quickly throwing it on the ground. It hit my cat, who was sitting in front of me – don’t worry, she was fine! From there, it sparked and attempted to catch on fire. I quickly unplugged it before that could happen.

Despite the pain in my hand and the annoyance I felt towards the cord, the company refused to do anything. Sure, they put the case on high priority, but they never did shit about it.

Now the evidence is gone and there’s no proof to show that the cord was dangerous in any way.

Incident #5 – Sharing Is Not Caring

It was annoying having to share one cord between two laptops, one belonging to a college student while the other belonged to a person who had no life.

It didn’t help that the computer died within less than 10 minutes of no power (when it’s supposed to last around 6 hours). Only about 5 minutes after the other person took the cord, my computer decided it didn’t want to exist anymore. And so, I was left to sit in my room with nothing to do.

It was agonizing.

In the end, I did manage to get another power cord that worked on any computer; it had different attachments according to different brands.

Everything was fine and dandy once again.

Incident #6 – Internet Cable

Cruel fate?

Proof that life is indeed a bitch, just like its counterpart, Karma?

A sick joke, played out to someone’s vain amusement?

Did they know that I had no life and wanted to see just what would happen should they take away the one thing my life pretty much surrounds?

Apparently, someone was seriously enjoying my misery.

One of the small wires inside of the ethernet cable somehow managed to snap; seriously, what are the chances of that? Now, when I fiddled with it, I managed to make the wires touch again and the internet worked… until I moved an inch and it’d cut off again. Much like the power cord incident, if I messed with it, I could get it to work. This time, though, no matter what I did, I just couldn’t get it to work. Instead, I said ‘screw it’ and went to bed.

Thankfully I managed to get a new ethernet cord…. the problem this time? It was too short and I honestly did NOT feel like sitting in the closet just to use the damn computer. So, I went back and got the only longer one they had, which happened to be a used one.

It worked and I now had internet without a problem, but I couldn’t help but wonder – how long will it last?

What disaster will happen next?

Two very good questions indeed.

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“Do you see? Do you see what I mean? What’re the chances of that?!” I fell down onto the bed between Marui and Niou, lying on my back and letting out an exasperated sigh.

“When you put it that way… it does kind of sound like a conspiracy against you. Almost like the computer is recruiting the other things to piss you off.” Marui commented, popping another piece of cotton candy into his mouth while absent-mindedly staring up at the ceiling.

“And it’s working!”

Yukimura sighed, his hand resting on his forehead. He pinched the bridge of his nose, his head throbbing from the tale that I had just told him. “It’s probably just a coincidence.”

“Coincidence? Come on, Yuki!” I sat up so quickly, my world spun for a moment. “How can all of that just be a coincidence?!”

“Maybe it’s you. You have been known to destroy things fairly easily, with that temper of yours.” Sanada commented.

I glared at him, eyes narrowing. “Who the hell let you in my house?”

He scoffed, dark eyes narrowing into a glare that rivaled my own. “You don’t honestly expect us to believe such a ridiculous tale, do you? Sorry, but middle schoolers are not as stupid as you high schoolers.”

“Why you – !” Niou grabbed onto me before I could even get up, his arms wrapped securely around my neck and his legs resting over my own so that I couldn’t move. Niou was one of the very few people who could control my temper. Yukimura and Tezuka were a few others.

“We need to think of this rationally.” Yukimura sent me a look, making me scoff and look away. Niou’s grip remained, just to be safe.

“Is this going to turn out like that transformers movie?” Marui questioned.

“Now that is stupid.”

“Oh come on! She talks about a computer conspiracy only targeting her and I’m the crazy one?” Marui scoffed, stuffing more of the sugary treat into his mouth with a pout.

I turned my glare on him. “Stuff it, Pinkie.”

“My hair is not pink! It’s Fuchsia!”

“It’s pink.”

“Fuch-”

“Knock it off,” Yukimura commanded, causing the pair of us to quiet down immediately. It didn’t stop the glares from being exchanged, though. “It’s most likely just a string of bad luck. It’ll pass.”

“Did you break any mirrors recently~?” Marui teased, poking my arm. I slapped his hand away when he tried to do it a second time.

Sanada, who had had enough of the bickering, walked over and slapped both of us on the back of the head. “This is ridiculous and is getting us nowhere.”

“Where’s there to get? Jay’s nuts!”

“Keep talkin’ pinkie and you’ll find out just how nuts I am.”

He stuck his tongue out at me in a taunting manner and I made a mental note to throw his sweets in the toilet.

“Do you guys hear that?” Niou pulled himself away from me, standing up and beginning to search the room for the sudden static noise that was filling it. The search led him to the closed laptop on the desk behind Yukimura. “Is it on?”

“No,” I responded cautiously, moving to stand behind him – if something went down, he’d take the brunt of the damage and not me.

Yukimura turned around in the chair and opened the computer. He jumped in surprise after being zapped by it. The screen blinked several times before settling to white. A large, bold L appeared, followed by a distorted voice.

“We are here for the simple purpose of taking over humanity. We will destroy you all.”

After a solid minute of near deafening silence, Marui screamed like a girl and ran from the bedroom, clutching his cotton candy and yelling something about Decepticons.

“Well, that was one hell of a delayed reaction,” I muttered, staring at the door.

“Should… we be worried?” Niou cocked his head to the side, his finger resting on his chin as he stared at the computer with a thoughtful look.

“Yukimura?” Sanada questioned, wanting the opinion of his beloved Buchou.

Without a word, Yukimura stood up, turned around and left the room, slamming both the bedroom and front door. The three of us exchanged glances before scrambling to follow after Yukimura.

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Elsewhere

The large shinigami let out a roar of laughter as he lay in front of L’s computer.

How did he manage to get into the room? Who knows.

How is he able to use a computer? Who gives a damn.

How did he even get L’s laptop? Well, he is Light’s shinigami.

Where the hell was L while Ryuk had his fun? Trying to talk Light into going and getting him some sweets.

In the words of Shuichiro Oishi, What kind of world do we live in?

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zer0comma · 5 years

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Comedown Machine Appreciation

Comedown Machine is the 5th record by the Strokes, released on March 26th. As many of us know, the feelings and opinions when it comes to this album are mixed. Some fans find it underwhelming, as the band decided not to do any press or tour for the album which left them missing something and didn’t allow them to experience the album properly, others argue that this might be the worst Strokes record to date and can’t bring themselves to enjoy the different new sounds due to personal preferences, and some other fans wish that the Strokes would go back to their roots and release an album with a more classic Strokes sound.

There is, however, a big number of fans who DO love the record and I’m one of them. As much as I love the “classic Strokes” sound (and who doesn’t??), hoping that they would go back to their classic sound instead of moving on and trying to go in new directions is just ridiculous. One of the most important things that make bands interesting and good is changing their sound, and it doesn’t always go well, I know, but there’s always at least a few songs to catch your ears and grab your attention. This album is no exception. Plus repeating the old sound will eventually get boring and uninteresting (I mean, when ROF was released people were complaining that it sounded like ITI ffs, but that’s another story). And it’s not like the band aren’t capable of going back to their “classic sound” and making “classing sounding” bangers again (Threat Of Joy...one of their best songs imho).

One of the things that make me appreciate the album is also the fact that the five of them wrote it together. This is the band’s second attempt at collaborating when it comes to songwriting and I think that they did it well. Their first attempt at writing together was during Angles, and even though the album was good and we had a lot of great songs like UCOD, Machu Picchu, Taken For A Fool...we can’t deny that some of the songs seemed a little bit incoherent as each member of the band tried to bring his own idea to the table. Comedown Machine was a big step forward for the band, as they’re learning more to work as a unit. And this improvement is really obvious.

Now let’s talk about the music! I’m not going to do a track by track review, instead I’m going to talk about the album’s highlights. First of all, this album starts with Tap Out and ends with call It Fate Call It Karma, both are two of the band’s best songs. Tap Out is this 80′s influenced bop and it’s impossible not to shake your body to the groovy bass and guitar, and it’s our introduction to Julian’s falsetto which I personally find so beautiful and I appreciate the fact that he’s experimenting with his voice and trying to push his vocals abilities beyond the limits. One of the most interesting songs on the record is One Way Trigger with the repetitive synth and the nice acoustic guitar in the background. Another song that I consider as a highlight is 80s Comedown Machine. One of their most underrated songs and it made me cry on many occasions, plus it’s really different from the rest of the songs they have ever did and it makes me glad that they decided to go in this direction. Chances is also one of the songs that make me want to clutch my chest and sob. And learning that Fab co-wrote this song after a break up made the sentimal value of this song grow for me. It’s absolutely heart-breaking in a beautiful way and beautiful in a heart-breaking way. Slow Animals is also one of the best songs on the album. It’s kind of dark and sexy and Julian’s vocals are fantastic, and the synth part at the end is just so damn good. Other great songs are Happy Ending and Partners In Crime, both are very good pop songs and they’re also catchy as hell, and 50/50, very raw and intense and fun and should be blasted really loudly. And how can we forget the classic, Welcome To Japan? One of their catchiest songs and one of the best songs on the album (Scuba-dancing!! Touchdown!!) Finally, one of the band’s best songs, Call It Fate Call It Karma. It’s the last song on the album, which is a great choice. Julian’s voice is very soft and beautiful and angelic as though he’s singing a sweet and soothing lullaby and backed with the vintage sound and the soft guitars it makes this song a gorgeous gem.

I can talk about this album forever, but I think it’s enough for now. I’m kind of sad that this album isn’t played live :( (imagine opening their set with 50/50, HOW COOL IS THAT?? I will literally pass out if they do it)

If you’re not familiar with the album, then I really really really recommend it. If you heard it before and you didn’t like it that much, please give it another listen. Happy birthday to this amazing and criminally underrated record!!

#okay my english is basic and it sucks but had to write this down #hbd comedown machine #the strokes #comedown machine #julian casablancas #albert hammond jr #fab moretti #nick valensi #nikolai fraiture #my thoughts #music #mp

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sparda3g · 5 years

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Attack on Titan Chapter 119 Review

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The craze fest of the anime is over for now, but the manga keeps on going. If the last season garnered new manga readers and caught up to this recent chapter, then what a hell of a time to witness the extravaganza. Isayama has said that this chapter was a rushed work due to his busy schedule. I believe 21 pages were needed to be done under a short period of time; needless to say, that’s pretty tough. Despite that one notable inconsistency and not the cleanest, this chapter was everything that the series is well known for in its highest degree. It was thrilling, shocking, suspenseful, and mind-blowing.

Right from the very start, the tension is incredibly high. Every possible setup is planted. Zeke is down, Eren must be stopped, Survey Corps veterans are on their way, and Falco’s life depends on Zeke’s feelings. The fate of the war relies on the brothers. One contact and it’s all over. It’s mind-numbing to even consider how a simple touch of the two is all it takes; like reaching for a touchdown. The last chapter was nothing but chaos, but this one lead everyone to throw everything they got. Whatever it takes. It’s downright enticing to the very end.

After a reminder on what I just explained, the action resume with the thrills and chills of Eren reaching for Zeke. Never thought a simple contact can be this exciting. They might as well pull an E.T. finger touch for the hell of it. Porco tries to slow Eren down, but good God, he gets pummeled really badly. It’s the worst beating I have seen in a while, and it only took two hits. Thankfully for Pieck, she’s back as Cart Titan and Magath takes a clean shot to Eren’s head. This is what, third head shot? The man is a true marksman.

I was hoping for Armin and Mikasa to reach for Eren, but unfortunately, Marley soliders are everywhere, including inside the buildings. This forced them to change the direction and take on Marley Army first before going to Eren. Judging by the end, that could be a fatal mistake, but we’ll get to that later. Basically, Isayama is preventing them to have a true (and hopefully) fateful reunion. Everyone else like Pixis and Nile is doing their part, so their plan is in process. It was going well, until Zeke finally wakes up.

Immediately, I begin to shake nervously for a possible end. The anime did announce the final season begins next year Fall. If you do the math, theoretically, the manga could end in next year Summer. Granted, there have been series that has ended in the middle of the final season, so it’s possible for this one to be the case. After all, Isayama is in behind the scene, but time will tell. With all that said, I don’t know where the story is heading, so Zeke and Eren making a contact has a good chance of happening. In short, I buy into anything what this story can dish out.

Although Porco got the beating of a lifetime, which says something since he has been pummeled a lot, he does receive a warranted truth of his brother’s last night. It’s worth mentioning that the reason why Porco was able to see it was due to Reiner’s hand causing a glitch of Paths. This was exclusive to anime with the recent change to have Historia explore Ymir’s life and near death in under 10 seconds. Isayama does work with the anime behind the scene. This is all nice because Porco can finally understand his brother’s love; letting out his burden in tears. As a little brother, this speaks to me.

Aside from world changing, the next worst case scenario is here: the call for the titans. Part of me want to believe Eren didn’t want this to happen, based on his expression. Actually, he looks like he was reaching his hand to tell him don’t. It’s likely he tried to keep the damage incredibly minimum, but everything as of late has come crashing down. Now that Zeke wakes up and about to call the titans, more people will die and suffer. If true, then I really pity him. No matter how well he planned out, the cost will always vary.

The scene with the huge gamble pleading from Colt is bone-chilling and quite saddening. This is all or nothing for Falco and Colt let Zeke know about everything, including his demand. All he wants is to save his little brother from becoming a titan. He only wish for Zeke to put it on hold and wait until Falco is far away. This is convincing. As selfish it is in a sense, it would have been a decent way to not kill off Falco and still roar to kill off others. Granted, it will still suck big time for Nile and Pixis, but Falco doesn’t deserve any of it. It’s damn suspenseful, and watching Colt’s expression was beginning to hurt me. The result: no good.

I should mention that this chapter is very worthy for live reaction. I couldn’t tell you how much I was furious when Zeke calls for titans. I only remember shouting, “**** you! What the ****!!” After cooling down, it is true that Zeke does feel the pain for doing so, but he’s a man on a mission. He will do whatever it takes to fulfill his destiny. It still pisses me off, but karma sure makes up for it down the line.

Clearly, Isayama has some hate on brotherhood. I guess Full Metal Alchemist is his most hated series. Joking aside, it pains the hell out of me when Colt refuses to leave, stand by to Falco’s side to the very end. Dammit to hell, this was gut-wrenching. Gabi, after growing up, now have to lose another friend or even a potential lover. Falco, Nile, Pixis, and the rest all transform to titans. This was a low blow. Those three didn’t deserve this. Granted, Pixis was seen controversial, but he wasn’t much of a bad figure by this point. At least he got to drink one last time.

I’m not sure if Zeke is aware of how much Reiner cherished these kids, but it’s messed up for him to send Falco to attack. Living as Reiner is pure hell. He stops Eren from escaping, but Falco aims for his nape. You could tell Reiner doesn’t want to kill Falco at all. If anything, the situation gives him an opportunity; more on it later. I was cheery when Magath takes a shot at Zeke; yeah, I was still mad at this point. Sadly, Pieck has to go against Armin and Mikasa. Guys, I like you two and all, but don’t make me hate you if you kill her. Just saying. Unbelievable that Floch is once again the sole survivor. Isayama, you better give him a satisfying death for all of us.

Reiner’s scene almost had me convinced me that this is the end for him. He wasn’t as suicidal as before, but the floor map made it possible for him to sacrifice his life for the one he cared the most. Case in point, Falco is close to devouring the Armored Titan, but that’s fine for Reiner. It’s his chance to make it right. It lined-up perfectly with his old intention to pass it to him anyway, so the setup was perfect. But of course, not everything goes accordingly.

I don’t have much opinion on Porco as a character, but his last action is pretty enlightening; a proper sendoff when all things considered. It is him that’ll take the fall. He could have simply just die, but instead, he prefers to pass the Jaw Titan to Falco in order to save him. That’s a nice twist; didn’t think of that somehow. I like his last standing moment; reflecting that he has no more regrets. He felt the brotherly love, and know that he’ll always be better than Reiner. Falco devours, but we don’t see him change back to human. The point is, he’s now the Jaw Titan. This was a really nice moment all in all. You did fine, Porco. You did fine.

The whole make or break scene is amazingly breathtaking.

The tension was already high; now, it surpasses the heaven’s sky. Eren hardening the titan to trap Reiner, so he can break off and run in person to Zeke, who is now in person but can’t walk. It doesn’t matter; all they need to do is make contact and it is game over. The suspense level is running wild. Reiner is a man on a mission; a mission that he will complete at all cost. Gone with Reiner the sad man; here comes the beast! The intensity is just crazy; I forgot what page I was on.

I was actually pretty upset when Jean and Connie interfere and shoots down Reiner. He’s stopped. Pieck is stopped. Falco is stopped. Everyone that is a threat is stopped. Yelena, Floch, and everyone in the Yeagerists’ dream will come true. Then, there’s the one with a rifle. The one that is called Gabi. I lost track in time, I don’t know who’s available to stop her. The answer: no one. The build-up to the suspense felt like time has stopped; it’s unnerving as hell. Then, the ending happens and as God as my witness, the final two double-page spread shook the shit out of me. Eren’s head flies off and Zeke’s dream dies right before his eyes.

Oh, how I wished I recorded my reactions.

Before I theorize, I want to express my thoughts on Zeke, starting with the bad me. This is what he deserved for calling out the titans. Falco was pure, and although he will return as Jaw Titan, the thought on his action was unacceptable. If this isn’t the perfect example of “Karma is a bitch,” I don’t know what is. Now the good me. It’s pretty sad that his dream has died, right when he was so close to make it happen. It is bad enough to see it die, it is worse that his little brother is the one to go out. Let’s not forget the amount of sacrifices and sufferings he has gone through. All of his hard work died in vain in a matter of second. Also, his time as Beast Titan is almost up. His chance to make his dream come true is gone.

The big question is, is Eren dead?

I do believe he’s not dead, but it is tough to figure out what he will do to escape death in that situation. I have heard the theory on manipulating the memories or creating an illusion based on Eren’s clothes. Recently, Isayama noted that he had to rush to reach deadline, so it’s likely the pants sleeve that was supposed to be ripped off was a mistake. I know some would argue that’s not possible, but I recalled other series having a similar mistake. In Naruto, a past character reflects his wish to be Hokage, only in the background, the timeline don’t add up. It was corrected in the volume release. Plus, it’s been a while since we’ve last seen Eren in person, so a mistake is likely.

I would guess that maybe Eren is pulling the same trick as Reiner back in the last arc with transferring the consciousness to the titan. The only part that confuses me is the fact Eren’s neck is wiped out. It was a clean cut; almost like the artist simply use an eraser to erase the neck region. Maybe the Warhammer Titan has a trick that he learned to do but kept it quiet in front of everyone. I honestly don’t know. For all I know, the pants could be a huge clue. If, and it’s a huge if, he dies, well, let the meltdown begin.

Whether he is dead or not, I do think it’s best to end it like this and call it a day. The plan is meant to be the end all be all, so it might as well call this day a great fail. We are due for intermission. It would be a good time to change the scenery, especially since Levi’s life is still in pending. I’m not saying it should change immediately; it should show us the conclusion first. That said, I would expect plenty of reactions. Yelena will most likely lose her mind. Floch will probably follow as well. I’m curious on Armin and Mikasa. For Armin’s sake, run away from Yelena. Gabi, start running.

This chapter was jaw-dropping. Despite not at its best quality, the sequences, the atmosphere, and the adrenaline rush were all top notch. The chapter’s title truly focus on the very concept. It’s disheartening on how it was addressed however, but it was felt, well-executed, and captured the spirit of brotherhood in its saddest time. This was an emotional roller coaster. The cliffhanger threw me off big time. I joked about Season 3 Part 2 as the true Game of Thrones Season 8; you didn’t need to kill the main character like one. In all seriousness, I don’t believe he’s dead, but the answer will have to wait and that itself is unbearable. Undoubtedly, the worst cliffhanger in the series. The wait is the true killer of them all.

#attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #chapter 119 #review #spoilers

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yumidarkheart · 5 years

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k for the fandom ask!

send me a fandom and i’ll tell you…

The first character i ever fell in love with:

I’m not gonna lie... My first K love was Isana Yashiro (adolf) and I still love him...But the red idiots stole my heart lmao.

A character that i used to love/like, but now do not:

Akiyama Himori.I still like him...But idk, at some point I started to see him as a plain character ans stopped paying attention to him

A ship that i used to love/like, but now do not:

KuroKuri (Kuroh x Kukuri)I don’t hate it on the actual day but I just slowly forgot about it and now it’s kind of meh for me(?)

My ultimate favorite character™:

In this especific order and I can’t talk about faves without think on the other two(?)

- Eric Surt/Soult/whatever go-go wants to call him(?)

Gif by @mikoto-tatara (direct tag since the gif search never give me the actual gif -.-)

- Kushina Anna

- Neko (Ameno Miyabi)

Prettiest character:

Everyone in this effing series is pretty tbh...But if I have to choose I’ll say neko without think twice for the girls

And Hisui nagare for the boys

My most hated character:

Mizuchi for being an asshole who experimented on a poor child and pretty much killed her parents when she tried to scape from that hell and also fucked up her whole life (Thanks god homra appeared on the escenario).

I also kinda hate Niki, he as a character is really interesting in the novels but them the movie appeared and I just get exasperated xDU

My OTP:

FUJIERIC FTW!!!

I also like MikoTotsu, Mikoizutotsu, IzuSeri and KuroShiro lol.And the abc homra boys ships in general because I’m a multishipper sucker lmao.

My NOTP:

I couldn’t call it a NOTP, but I’m not a big sarumi fan (blame facebook latinamerican fans).Also ANY SHIP related to Anna that isn’t sukuanna.Also any ship with neko, to me she is mentally a kid, ship her with anyone on me has the same effect as ship Anna with anyone from the main cast and totally repulses me.

Favorite episode:

K Memory of Red: Chapter 6 & 7 (Basashi Panic)

K project: 01. Knight (Great exposition) & 06. Karma (I like to hurt myself with my 2 fav clans lol)

K Return of Kings: 01. Knave (cuz homra foes speaking and interacting and I’ll admit it...I fell for the fanservice of the first part with everyone fighting and I keep laughing over Awashima shameless hentai like fanservice because my humor sense sucks) & 09. Kids Room (Interesting plot points and the formal izuseri it’s a A+++)

K Seven Stories: Memory of Red: BURN.

Saddest death:

Mikoto’s death...I mean Totsuka’s death hurts as hell and after MoR (Manga and movie) it’s painful as fuck, but it’s a plot point and it was an announced event years before it happened by Anna, so even if it’s painful and everytime I see it I cry a little, Mikoto’s death it’s sadder for me.He is a man with a serious depression that was never treaten, his biggest “stabilizer” was one of his best friends who was a frigging moron. His friend gets murdered, and in a horrible way, it was recorded and it was in the birthday eve of one of his most dearest people on his life, Anna. He get unstable and get blinded by the rage and pain and only wanted revenge, even if that means he can die in the process and let his other best friend behind with a little girl and all this boys who stimated him so much. Then he finally get his revenge but hw knows he can’t scape his fate, no matter how he see it he can only die, so he practically forced one of the persons he trusted the most to finish what he started, knowing there could be consecuences but just giving up since he knows he can’t do anything else. Giving his last words to the one he knows would be more affected for his actions because she will be now alone in a colorless world.

Yeah when you compare the contexts...Mikoto’s death it’s hella sad...

(I also think nagare’s death was sad but I’m more salty over how slightly unfair it was rather than how sad it was)

Favorite season:

Season one. K project, even with a lowest bucked have a better direction on scenes, fights and script. The fanservice wasn’t obsene at all, Go Hands didn’t abused of the CGI and managed to make a good balance between CGI, photography and actual classic animation and gives you an interesting mistery that even if you could solve it in like chapter 4 still makes you wonder what is going to happen.

Least favorite season:

K Return of Kings.

MAN I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS SEASON I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE HECK TO START OKAY!!!???

It has a horrible script direction, things start ridicoulusly slow and then it’s like gora remembered they only have 13 chapters to finish it all and make everything so fast its absurb. it took 4 CHAPTERS for the actual protagonist to appear and even when shiro appeared it didn’t gives a big impact until chapter 6 or something like that. Nagare it’s an interesting antagonist but the way go/go settle him don’t give much chance for people to care much about his cause until the last shapters (and it was because they aired Dream of Green at the same time of the series itself because if not it would be hard to get attached to the green clan out of certain escenes) and then the friggin kings battle of the tower came.

MAN I HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS BATTLE!!!

Munakata and Iwafune’s fight it’s good, it’s normal to think iwa-san have more experience in batlle since after Adolf, he is the oldest king there, he is from an old generation of kings and participated on the kagutsu disaster and lost everything there, and for the aparent nature of his powers it’s kiiind of credible for him to overcome munakata sicne he can go on a offensive and defensive way thanks to his fog thing...BUT WHAT IT’S THE EXCUSE FOR THEY TO JUST PUT ANNA AND SHIRO ASIDE!? I’m sorry go/go I’m not going to swallow that thing that iwafune’s sadness it’s so frigging strong to let anna unable to move. Yeah, she is empathetic, she can feel other people emotions and read minds for her strain powers. But thats a excuse and we all know it, you just didn’t know what to do with the little bird lolita who can use fire and with her aura put on a complicated corner iwafune because he can hide but not scape a fire wall. I can understand shiro step back since he is a pacifist and it’s not used to fight, but you showed us Anna learned to fight and use her aura for offense so if you’re not going to use her i could be better to idk, actually knock her out not inmovilize her with iwafune’s crippling depression??Also what’s the excuse for neither Kuroh or Shiro to stop the effing elicopter with the slate when it was in a close height???? Seriously the plot conveniences on that chapter are so much that it stressing and more when you did it so great on the first season and even on the movie before this???

And I could be rambling about the script problems for hours but I’m not a youtuber and neither a critic so I’ll let it here for this...

Also don’t make me start with the fanservice... Ussually I don’t pay mind on fanservice, I even find it hilarant, but here was so overbold and in your face it was actually irritating.

Character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but I hate am not so invested in:

Yata and Saruhiko, I don’t hate them but I’m just not sooo invested in them as the whole fandom is. LSW make me understand them better and stop hating them but still if I can choose, I can keep ignoring their existence and it isn’t going to affect at all y fandom experience.

My ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave:

Can I say Eric and his sass tongue? no?Okay then, Shizume’s don juan Yoh Chitose and his impulsive ass of a king Suoh Mikoto lol

My ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave:

Totsuka Tatara even if he is more like a SINnamon roll...But he actually deserved better lol.Also Anna, please let this kid have a rest with her family full of stupid big brothers and her step father the stressed bartender who is going to kick everyone with a chancla at this rate after get drunk(?).

Also Fujishima just for that short story with the friggin octopus, the baby just wanted a pet why you’re so cruel gora???(?)

My ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship:

Any ship with that surpass the father like relationships.Read as: MikoAnna, IzuAnna,ShiNeko, IwaHi (Iwafune x Nagare), IwaSuku.Also any ship between the main cast and the underage characters.Read as: SaruAnna, YataAnna, NagaSuku, YukaSuku.

My ‘they’re kind of cute, and I lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship:

- ReiSeri. I see them more as co-wrkers but they have cute shipping material.

- AkiSaru. I ship them for the aesthetic lol.

- YukarixNagare (I forgot the ship name lol). They’re cute and have a good chemical, but I’m not that invested into them.

- Most of ABC scepter4 ships. Sorry I’m not too invested in this clan but they have good shipping material that I can appreciate even if they’re not my favs.

#Anonymous #k dumb post #talking fabz

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GET TO KNOW ME!

1: My name? Jess, but most online people call me Jet

2: Do I have any nicknames? I have loads of nicknames and I pretty much answer to slurred words too lmao

3: Zodiac sign? Taurus

4: Video game I play to chill, not to win? Overwatch

5: Book/series I reread? Junjou romantica and a few others

6: Aliens or ghosts? I like both... but I guess aliens

7: Writer I trust enough to read whatever they write? @yakulev-trash

8: Favourite radio station? don't have one... oh wait... maybe kerrang

9: Favourite flavour of anything? toffee

10: The word that I use all the time to describe something great? sick

11: Favourite song? worst question to ever be asked... fuck knows fam

12: The question you ask new friends to get to know them better? got any kinks? lmao

13: Favourite word? yaaaars

14: The last person who hurt me, did I forgive them? my ex and no I do not

15: Last song I listened to? post Malone better now

16: TV show I always recommend? the big bang theory or anything Michael McIntyre

17: Pirates or ninjas? ninjas

18: Movie I watch when I'm feeling down? I don't really watch a lot of films to be honest

19: Song that I always start my shuffle with/wake-up song/always-on-a-loop song? at the moment BTS- idol ft minaj

20: Favourite video games? overwatch, rayman, bloodbourne

21: What am I most afraid of? losing my son

22: A good quality of mine? non judgemental

23: A bad quality of mine? quick to assume

24: Cats or dogs? dogs

25: Actor/actress you trust enough to watch whatever they're in? Jason stathem

26: Favourite season? winter

27: Am I in a relationship? no im happily single

28: Something I miss? lay ins

29: My best friend? Jody and wife

30: Eye colour? blue

31: Hair colour? at the moment its half purple half red

32: Someone I love? Yaku! my omega :D

33: Someone I trust? my mum

34: Someone I always think about? my son

35: Am I excited about anything? Haikyuu season 4

36: My current obsession? Reinhardt x Lucio smut

37: Favourite TV shows as a child? Sailor moon and digimon

38: Do I have someone of the opposite sex that I can tell everything to? yeah, my gay American friend Jacob

39: Am I superstitious? nahhhh

40: What do I think about most? getting all my shit sorted

41: Do I have any strange phobias? ……. nunu from teletubies and wind turbines

42: Do I prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it? behind it

43: Favourite hobbies? writing, gaming, painting, drawing

44: Last book I read? deviations submissions

45: Last film I watched? 47 ronin

46: Do I play any instruments? I used to play the violin and guitar. but don't anymore, although I do want to learn piano

47: Favourite animal? leopard

48: Top 5 blog on Tumblr that I follow? bun that

49: Superpower I wish I could have? telekinesis

50: How do I destress? vape

51: Do I like confrontation? mate I love that shit

52: When do I feel most at peace? when im cuddling my son

53: What makes me smile? a few things... okay a lot of things but too many things to name

54: Do I sleep with the lights on or off? off, what made man sleeps with them on?!?!

55: Play any sports? pfffffft

56: What is my song of the week? why is there so many song questions

57: Favourite drink? milk

58: When did I last send a handwritten letter to somebody? ………… hand...…. written...…. letter?

59: Afraid of heights? nope

60: Pet peeve? chewing gum loudly

61: What was the last concert I went to see? reading festival and I only went to see metallica lol

62: Am I vegetarian/vegan/pescatarian? no

63: What occupation did I want to do when I was younger? red arrow pilot

64: Have I ever had a friend turn enemy? yeah

65: What fictional universe would I like to be a part of? Haikyuu… and I would be such a slut lol

66: Something I worry about? all the legal stuff im going through right now

67: Scared of the dark? embrace the dark

68: Who are my best friends? what... like you want me to name them all?????

69: What do I admire most about others? honesty. if a person is honest with me all the way through then I will really appreciate them

70: Can I sing? don't think so

71: Something I wish I could do? dance and play the piano

72: If I won the lottery, what would I do? treat my mum and dad to what ever they wanted and the fly over to Hawaii and be with my omega and then move to Japan

73: Have I ever skipped school? no kids don't skip school!

74: Favourite place on the planet? Tokyo

75: Where do I want to live? Tokyo

76: Do I have any pets? nope

77: What is my current desktop picture? Kuroo and Tsukki in suits sat on a sofa

78: Early bird or night owl? night owl

79: Sunsets or sunrise? sunsets

80: Can I drive? legally no

81: Story behind my last kiss? goodbye lmao

82: Earphones or headphones? headphones

83: Have I ever had braces? yes for 2 years then I didn't wear my retainer and they moved back lmao

84: Story behind one of my scars? I have a scar at the top of my finger where I caught it in the part of the door where it locks and I was on skates and slipped and chopped my finger off. I went running to my mum and she put the tip back on and rushed me to hospital lmao

85: Favourite genre of music? metal

86: Who is my hero? my mum

87: Favourite comic book character? do overwatch comics count? if so then Genji

88: What makes me really angry? having to repeat myself

89: Kindle or real book? real book

90: Favourite sporty activity? *throws up*

91: What is one thing that isn’t tight in schools that should be? sorting out bullies

92: What was my favourite subject at school?

93: Siblings? yes 3... 2 sisters and 1 brother

94: What was the last thing I bought? bread

95: How tall am I? 5″8

96: Can I cook? yes I can

97: Can I bake? indeed

98: 3 things I love? anime, Tsukki, and petals

99: 3 things I hate? slow updates, not getting haikyuu season 4 and my ex lmao

100: Do I have more girl friends or boy friends? boy friends

101: Who do I get on with better, girls or boys? usually boys

102: Where was I born? Hastings UK

103: Sexual orientation? pansexual

104: Where do I currently live? Hastings

105: Last person I texted? my mum

106: Last time I cried? I couple of weeks ago

107: Guilty pleasure? im not guilty about any of my pleasures ;)

108: Favourite Youtuber? the anime man

109: A photo of myself. nope

110: Do I like selfies? if im the one taking it

111: Favourite game app? summoners war

112: My relationship with my parents? really good with mum and a bit rocky with dad

113: Favourite accents? Australian

114: A place I have not been but wish to visit? Hawaii to visit my omega

115: Favourite number? 7

116: Can I juggle? not a chance

117: Am I religious? science

118: Do I like space? yes

119: Do I like the deep ocean? nooooooo

120: Am I much of a daredevil? yeah, stupidly sometimes ahahaha

121: Am I allergic to anything? peanuts

122: Can I curl my tongue? yeah I can ;)

123: Can I wiggle my ears? yeeeeeee

124: Do I like clowns? I don't hate clowns?

125: The Beatles or Elvis? the beatles

126: My current project? wildest dreams

127: Am I a bad loser? sometimes

128: Do I admit when I wrong? yes I do

129: Forest or beach? forest

130: Favourite piece of advice? “each day is a gift and not a given right”

131: Am I a good liar? I am really!!! shit at lying. I twitch and stutter, its not pretty.

132: Hogwarts house / Divergent faction / Hunger Games district? Hogwarts house- Slytherin

133: Do I talk to myself? sometimes

134: Am I very social? I can be

135: Do I like gossip? its like asking if I like to breath

136: Do I keep a journal/diary? nahhhhh

137: Have I ever hopelessly failed a test? I failed a few tests

138: Do I believe in second chances? yeah

139: If I found a wallet full of cash on the ground, what would I do? find the ID and return it

140: Do I believe people are capable of change? no

141: Have I ever been underweight? nahhhhhh

142: Am I ticklish? yes, very...its embarrassing

143: Have I ever been in a submarine? I have but it wasn't going under water lol

144: Have I ever been on a plane? indeed I have

145: In a film about my life, who would I cast as myself, friends and family? rebel Wilson to be me, Melissa McCarthy to be my mum lol

146: Have I ever been overweight? yeah still am a thic bit ahaha

147: Do I have any piercings? yes I have 10

148: Which fictional character do I wish was real? Tsukki or Kuroo maybe even Yamaguchi for best friend material or Tanaka for banta

149: Do I have any tattoos? yes I have 4

150: What is the best decision I have made in life so far? to break up with my ex lmao

151: Do I believe in Karma? 100%

152: Do I wear glasses or contacts? no I have perfect vision

153: What was my first car? n/a

154: Do I want children? if I didn't then I would be pretty fucked now ahaha

155: Who is the most intelligent person I know? I did have a friend called Aaron and he was very very very very smart

156: My most embarrassing memory? I don't get embarrassed

157: What makes me nostalgic? the smell of clay

158: Have I ever pulled an all-nighter? yes many times

159: Which do I value more in others, brains or beauty? brains

160: What colour mostly dominates my wardrobe? black lmao!!

161: Have I ever had a paranormal experience? yeah loads lol

162: What do I hate most about myself? my weight

163: What do I love most about myself? ugh.... my humour lol

164: Do I like adventure? hell yeah!

165: Do I believe in fate? yes I do

166: Favourite animal? …. wasn't this already asked? well in case you forgot! leopard

167: Have I ever been on radio? nope

168: Have I ever been on TV? yes I have hehehehe

169: How old am I? 25

170: One of my favourite quotes? because we don't have wings we look for ways to fly

171: Do I hold grudges? a few

172: Do I trust easily? no I really don't

173: Have I learnt from my mistakes? yeah, its important to always learn from your mistakes

174: Best gift I’ve ever received? a child

175: Do I dream? I dream big fam

176: Have I ever had a night terror? yeah and its fucking horrible and wouldn't wish it upon anyone!!

177: Do I remember my dreams, and what is one that comes to mind? I do remember most of my dreams. one that comes to mind was a very very smutty one between a haikyuu pairing but I wont say it because ill be adding it to wildest dreams hehehehehe

178: An experience that has made me stronger? a break up from a long term relationship has made me grow as a person

179: If I were immortal, what would I do? try and become what ive always wanted to

180: Do I like shopping? I love shopping but only if I know what im going for or if I have money to spend

181: If I could get away with a crime, what would I choose to do? murder

182: What does “family” mean to me? it means home

183: What is my spirit animal? a leopard or a bunny lol

184: How do I want to be remembered? I want to be remembered for having a sense of humour and for being very accepting

185: If I could master one skill, what would I choose? dancing

186: What is my greatest failure? not passing some gcse’s

187: What is my greatest achievement? becoming a mum

188: Love or money? love

189: Love or career? career

190: If I could time travel, where and when would I want to go? to the future about 5 years

191: What makes me the happiest? when my son is laughing and when I talk to the people I love

192: What is “home” to me? home is where the heart is

193: What motivates me? ive had to be my own motivator most of my life

194: If I could choose my last words, what would they be? just lost the game

195: Would I ever want to encounter aliens? yeah but the seem to only kid nap dumb arses

196: A movie that scared me as a child? robo cop lmao

197: Something I hated as a child that I like now? toad in the hole

198: Zombies or vampires? vampires

199: Live in the city or suburbs? city

200: Dragons or wizards? dragons

201: A nightmare that has stayed with me? dunno

202: How do I define love? it cant be defined by another person, each person has to figure out there own type of love and for what reason and if it matters to them then no one else can judge

203: Do I judge a book by its cover? hell no I don't! I love people for who they are as a person not there appearance

204: Have I ever had my heart broken? yes of course

205: Do I like my handwriting? nahhhh my hand writing is horrible

206: Sweet or savoury? savoury

207: Worst job I’ve had? caravan park... cleaning them ><

208: Do I collect anything? anime stuff!!! :D

209: Item of clothing or jewellery you’ll never see me without? shoes lmao!

210: What is on my bucket list? to move to Japan, to learn Japanese, to become an author, to learn an instrument.... the list goes on

211: How do I handle anger? not very well ahahahaha

212: Was I named after anyone? no I wasn't

213: Do I use sarcasm a lot? pfffft me? would I ever? of course not! *looks to the corner*

214: What TV character am I most like? ermmmmmmmmmmmm I would say a mix between Rosa from Brooklyn nine nine and Michael McIntyre

215: What is the weirdest talent I have? erm… I can twitch my nose and move my ears at the same time without touching them

216: Favourite fictional character? Tsukki

#questions #answers #about me #truth #to many questions #got lazy #bite me

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longliverockback · 1 year

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The Strokes Comedown Machine 2013 RCA ————————————————— Tracks: 01. Tap Out 02. All the Time 03. One Way Trigger 04. Welcome to Japan 05. 80′s Comedown Machine 06. 50/50 07. Slow Animals 08. Partners in Crime 09. Chances 10. Happy Endings 11. Call It Fate, Call It Karma —————————————————

Julian Casablancas

Nikolai Fraiture

Albert Hammond, Jr.

Fabrizio Moretti

Nick Valensi

* Long Live Rock Archive

#TheStrokes #The Strokes #Julian Casablancas #Nikolai Fraiture #Albert Hammond Jr #Fabrizio Moretti #Nick Valensi #Comedown Machine #LP #Indie #2013

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discos-e-pensamentos · 4 years

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Comedown Machine-The Strokes

1-Tap Out

2-All The Time

3-One Way Trigger

4-Welcome To Japan

5-80's Comedown Machine

6-50/50

7-Slow Animals

8-Partners In Crime

9-Chances

10-Happy Ending

11-Call It Fate, Call It Karma

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2013

🌃

#thestrokes

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ashleysalanitri · 7 years

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1: My name? Ashley 2: Do I have any nicknames? Ashknee 3: Zodiac sign? Pisces 4: Video game I play to chill, not to win? Grand Theft Auto 5 5: Book/series I reread? Dear John 6: Aliens or ghosts? Ghosts 7: Writer I trust enough to read whatever they write? Nicholas Sparks 8: Favourite radio station? God I haven't listened to the radio in years 9: Favourite flavour of anything? Caramel 10: The word that I use all the time to describe something great? Amazing 11: Favourite song? Right now it's Shape of You by Ed Sheeran 12: The question you ask new friends to get to know them better? I don't have a specific question I go around asking new people 13: Favourite word? Fuck 14: The last person who hurt me, did I forgive them? Eh 15: Last song I listened to? Go to question 11 16: TV show I always recommend? Scream Tv Series but right now I'm telling everyone about Riverdale 17: Pirates or ninjas? Pirates 18: Movie I watch when I'm feeling down? Annie or The Wizard of Oz 19: Song that I always start my shuffle with/wake-up song/always-on-a-loop song? That's The Way It Is by Celine Dion 20: Favourite video games? Grand Theft Auto 21: What am I most afraid of? Death 22: A good quality of mine? I'm reliable 23: A bad quality of mine? I'm very honest 24: Cats or dogs? I have 5000 cats so I'm obligated to say cats but I'd be down for a dog too 25: Actor/actress you trust enough to watch whatever they're in? Leo DiCaprio or Tom Hanks 26: Favourite season? Spring 27: Am I in a relationship? Yeah right 28: Something I miss? Not being an adult 29: My best friend? Rebecca 30: Eye colour? Brown 31: Hair colour? Naturally it's brown but right now I have a ombré going on 32: Someone I love? My grandma 33: Someone I trust? Colleen 34: Someone I always think about? James 35: Am I excited about anything? Going to Mexico next year 36: My current obsession? Parenthood (the show) 37: Favourite TV shows as a child? Fresh Prince 38: Do I have someone of the opposite sex that I can tell everything to? Michael 39: Am I superstitious? Eh 40: What do I think about most? Life 41: Do I have any strange phobias? Eyes 42: Do I prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it? In front of lmao 43: Favourite hobbies? Reading 44: Last book I read? Milk and Honey 45: Last film I watched? Big Daddy 46: Do I play any instruments? I can kinda play the piano 47: Favourite animal? Koalas, turtles or elephants 48: Top 5 blog on Tumblr that I follow? None 49: Superpower I wish I could have? Time travel 50: How do I destress? Sleep 51: Do I like confrontation? Not really 52: When do I feel most at peace? When I'm relaxing in my room listening to music 53: What makes me smile? Willow 54: Do I sleep with the lights on or off? Off 55: Play any sports? Lol 56: What is my song of the week? Shape of you 57: Favourite drink? Lemonade 58: When did I last send a handwritten letter to somebody? Probably the second grade 59: Afraid of heights? Depends how high 60: Pet peeve? Slow walkers 61: What was the last concert I went to see? Backstreet Boys 62: Am I vegetarian/vegan/pescatarian? No 63: What occupation did I want to do when I was younger? A writer or a dancer 64: Have I ever had a friend turn enemy? Yes many 65: What fictional universe would I like to be a part of? Oz 66: Something I worry about? My future 67: Scared of the dark? No 68: Who are my best friends? Rebecca and Colleen 69: What do I admire most about others? Their passions 70: Can I sing? Sometimes 71: Something I wish I could do? Travel 72: If I won the lottery, what would I do? Buy my mom a new car 73: Have I ever skipped school? Yes 74: Favourite place on the planet? Beaches or anything that has to do with nature 75: Where do I want to live? Ireland 76: Do I have any pets? I have an army of cats 77: What is my current desktop picture? There's a heart of it 78: Early bird or night owl? Both 79: Sunsets or sunrise? Sunrise 80: Can I drive? Yes 81: Story behind my last kiss? We were chilling and it happened like it naturally does 82: Earphones or headphones? Earphones 83: Have I ever had braces? No 84: Story behind one of my scars? I fell on glass and a bunch of it got into my hand 85: Favourite genre of music? Rock 86: Who is my hero? My mom and grandma 87: Favourite comic book character? Archie 88: What makes me really angry? Men 89: Kindle or real book? Real book 90: Favourite sporty activity? I guess baseball 91: What is one thing that isn’t tight in schools that should be? Bullying 92: What was my favourite subject at school? Art and Music 93: Siblings? I have a step brother named Joe and a brother named Michael 94: What was the last thing I bought? Candy at the movie theatre 95: How tall am I? 5'7'' 96: Can I cook? Yes 97: Can I bake? Yes 98: 3 things I love? Chocolate Netflix My cat 99: 3 things I hate? Men Liars Donald Trump 100: Do I have more girl friends or boy friends? Yes 101: Who do I get on with better, girls or boys? Boys 102: Where was I born? Long Island 103: Sexual orientation? Straight 104: Where do I currently live? Long Island 105: Last person I texted? Steven 106: Last time I cried? The movie theatre when I was watching Newsies 107: Guilty pleasure? Netflix 108: Favourite Youtuber? Ellie and Jared Mecham, also Bonnie and Joel Hollein 109: A photo of myself. Nah b 110: Do I like selfies? Yeah 111: Favourite game app? Right now I'm obsessed with Cooking Dash 112: My relationship with my parents? My moms my bff 113: Favourite accents? Brooklyn accents and Spanish accents 114: A place I have not been but wish to visit? Ireland 115: Favourite number? 8 116: Can I juggle? No 117: Am I religious? Somewhat 118: Do I like space? Yes 119: Do I like the deep ocean? Yes 120: Am I much of a daredevil? Depends on my mood 121: Am I allergic to anything? People 122: Can I curl my tongue? Yes 123: Can I wiggle my ears? Ye 124: Do I like clowns? No 125: The Beatles or Elvis? The Beatles 126: My current project? Get my life together 127: Am I a bad loser? No a good loser 128: Do I admit when I wrong? Sometimes 129: Forest or beach? Depends 130: Favourite piece of advice? Be who you thought you'd be when you were younger 131: Am I a good liar? Oh yeah 132: Hogwarts house / Divergent faction / Hunger Games district? Gryffindor, Amity, whatever District Effie is in cause this girl is not about to go into the Hunger Games 133: Do I talk to myself? Yeah I'm my best friend 134: Am I very social? I can be 135: Do I like gossip? Yes xoxo gossip girl 136: Do I keep a journal/diary? I used to 137: Have I ever hopelessly failed a test? Yes 138: Do I believe in second chances? Yes 139: If I found a wallet full of cash on the ground, what would I do? Return it to the nearest store or building 140: Do I believe people are capable of change? Yes 141: Have I ever been underweight? No 142: Am I ticklish? Yes 143: Have I ever been in a submarine? No 144: Have I ever been on a plane? Yes 145: In a film about my life, who would I cast as myself, friends and family? Oh man honestly I have no clue no one would make a movie about my life all it would be is me watching show after show on Netflix 146: Have I ever been overweight? Yes 147: Do I have any piercings? 14 148: Which fictional character do I wish was real? Lorelei Gilmore 149: Do I have any tattoos? 6 150: What is the best decision I have made in life so far? To be myself 151: Do I believe in Karma? Ye 152: Do I wear glasses or contacts? Both 153: What was my first car? :)))) 154: Do I want children? Yes 155: Who is the most intelligent person I know? So many people I know are smart 156: My most embarrassing memory? The other day at work I called a guys daughter a he 157: What makes me nostalgic? Music 158: Have I ever pulled an all-nighter? Yes 159: Which do I value more in others, brains or beauty? Brains 160: What colour mostly dominates my wardrobe? I actually have a lot of creme and blues 161: Have I ever had a paranormal experience? Yes 162: What do I hate most about myself? My anxiety 163: What do I love most about myself? My willingness to help others 164: Do I like adventure? Yes 165: Do I believe in fate? Yes 166: Favourite animal? Koala 167: Have I ever been on radio? No 168: Have I ever been on TV? Yes 169: How old am I? I'll be 21 in a week #hellaold 170: One of my favourite quotes? Shadows bring the starlight You just gotta give hope a chance to float up 171: Do I hold grudges? I can 172: Do I trust easily? Yes 173: Have I learnt from my mistakes? Probably not 174: Best gift I’ve ever received? My mom surprised me with a camera two Christmas ago 175: Do I dream? Yes 176: Have I ever had a night terror? Yes 177: Do I remember my dreams, and what is one that comes to mind? Last night I dreamt that I was the new Michael Jackson 178: An experience that has made me stronger? So many 179: If I were immortal, what would I do? Travel 180: Do I like shopping? Yes 181: If I could get away with a crime, what would I choose to do? @ Donald Trump 182: What does “family” mean to me? Ohana 183: What is my spirit animal? A sloth 184: How do I want to be remembered? As king, caring and, loving 185: If I could master one skill, what would I choose? How to play the guitar 186: What is my greatest failure? My whole life lol 187: What is my greatest achievement? Being a sister, daughter, cat mom 188: Love or money? Love 189: Love or career? Love 190: If I could time travel, where and when would I want to go? Omg Ireland for the hundredth time 191: What makes me the happiest? Movies 192: What is “home” to me? My room 193: What motivates me? The people surrounding me 194: If I could choose my last words, what would they be? See you all in hell 195: Would I ever want to encounter aliens? No 196: A movie that scared me as a child? Nightmare on Elm Street 197: Something I hated as a child that I like now? Broccoli 198: Zombies or vampires? Vampires 199: Live in the city or suburbs? City 200: Dragons or wizards? Wizards 201: A nightmare that has stayed with me? My life 202: How do I define love? When you can look at the other and just see happiness 203: Do I judge a book by its cover? Sometimes honestly 204: Have I ever had my heart broken? Oh yeah 205: Do I like my handwriting? Yes 206: Sweet or savoury? Sweet 207: Worst job I’ve had? Swirls and twirls 208: Do I collect anything? Playbills 209: Item of clothing or jewellery you’ll never see me without? My grandmas earrings 210: What is on my bucket list? Travel 211: How do I handle anger? Breathe 212: Was I named after anyone? No 213: Do I use sarcasm a lot? My first language 214: What TV character am I most like? Carrie Heffernan 215: What is the weirdest talent I have? Having the attention span to focus 216: Favourite fictional character? Dory

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comedown machine has become my favorite album after listening to it over the years its like as i mature its resonated more with me... and the songs are sooo groovy like welcome to japan is so phenomenal.. tap out.. slow animals.. then theres chances :') and call it fate call it karma like it honestly has some of their BEST songs

god don’t get me started on Comedown Machine…one of the best records EVER i will defend it till the day i die. it was our introduction to Julian’s falsetto (don’t get me started on that one too) and it was really necessary for the band.

okay, so. i think making the record was very important for the band themselves. we all know that this is their 2nd attempt at writing music together, and you can tell that they got better at doing that in this record. Angles was good but some songs felt kinda weird and over the place since each one of them has a very specific artistic vision. this record however is an improvement and it’s very very important for the band to grow and become more mature and to get over the tension they had in the band a while ago. no one knows how the recording process went but i’m assuming that the vibe was definitely less tense and i can see the band getting along and enjoying themselves at some points.

and now the music!!! god, i remember the first time i heard Tap Out. i was so blow away by it. it’s really groovy like you said and what i really loved about it is how different it is from their previous stuff!! Welcome To Japan is A CLASSIC. one of their best songs imo. Slow Animals…damn that song kills me especially the synth part..that part is soooo damn good i wish it would go on forever. Chances always breaks my heart, especially the way the song ends :( i read on an old Strokes blog that Fab wrote it and considering that he broke up with Binki Shapiro a year ago i was like nooooo my poor baby :’( other amazing songs are One Way Trigger, the chorus is so so beautiful and the acoustic guitar is a wonderful touch (great job Albie!!!), 80s Comedown Machine, probably my favorite on the record…this song makes me so emotional but it also makes me feel so peaceful and calm…it’s absoluetly gorgeous. 50/50, Happy Ending, Partners in Crime all all bops as well. All The Time isn’t really bad but we can all agree that it’s the weakest on the record. the album ends with Call It Fate Call It Karma, and holy shit i love that song to death. it’s so so so beautiful :’). it’s really soothing and beautiful and Julian’s voice is just angelic especially in the chorus. it’s also really different from their previous stuff and i really dig the vintage vibe present throughout the song. one of the best album closers, for sure.

ughhhhh i hope more people would listen to this record properly instead of comparing it with Is This It. it’s a very good record and i think it’s very underrated. i really appreciate the change of sound and i’m so glad that they worked on it together :)

#i'm gonna listen to it now #i will always love and cherish this record #and defend it too #thank you for this ask babe!!#the strokes #asks

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