#personal memories

[nostalgia-pup-02]

☆°• I miss the Care Bears Magical Care-A-Lot Castle often... •°☆

[cecilysass]

Happy 30th Anniversary Of Me Watching My 1st Episode of TXF (I’m pretty sure)

I didn’t watch TXF regularly until season 5 or so, and for my own reasons, I’ve always tried to remember what the literal actual first ep I ever saw was.

Although I was in high school when it started, for four seasons of the show I was in college (yes, yes, yes, very old, yes), and I know I watched it for the first time at home with my parents, not in the dorms. My parents have never met a police procedural show they didn’t want to watch (then and now), so they’d been watching it while I was away at college. And I vaguely remember being at home on a break and my mom describing the concept and saying they liked the characters, but that it was a little supernatural for them—that she thought it was more my kind of thing.

I watched an episode with my parents and remember immediately being taken with the MSR—like, immediately. (I remember asking my mom: sooooo are the two leads going to get together? Yes, right? What’s their deal?)

But I’ve had trouble remembering what episode that first one was. I thought it might have been Dod Kalm for some reason, but I’m not sure why.

Just now I was looking at season 2 air dates and noticed Dod Kalm aired in March 1995, which was spring my freshman year. So I researched when my college was on spring break that semester— and lo and behold, it was the week Dod Kalm aired.

So it seems pretty likely that WAS the episode. I know that is really nerdy, but it makes me happy to know. Happy 30th anniversary of me watching the show for the first time.

(actual footage of those of us who were in college during the show’s original run)

[blanked007]

مكنتش مصدقة ان اليوم دة هيعدي وإن المادة الحقيرة دي هتعدي، الحمدلله انقذتني العناية الإلهية كالعادة اللي خلتني اقدر انام كويس ليلتها من غير توتر 💜 يوم جميل وهادي وخفيف بطعم الميكس بيري 💜

فاينلي خريجة الا مادة كمان ومشروع 😁🎓

[samasmith23]

Why Revenge of the Sith remains my personal favorite Star Wars movie

I think one of the main reasons I have such a fondness for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in particular amongst the entire saga (controversial opinion I know, but ROTS is my personal favorite Star Wars film period...) is because of the experience I had with this movie as a kid growing up!

This film came out in 2005 when I still would have been in the 3rd Grade, and I had already grown up loving the Star Wars franchise, watching the unaltered VHS copies of the Original Trilogy, as well as Episodes I & II on DVD constantly as a child. So when I started seeing tons of trailers and promotions for Episode III popping up, you'd better believe that I was incredibly huped about this film! I still remember seeing the initial teaser trailer for Revenge of the Sith when I first saw Pixar's The Incredibles back in 2004, and you'd better believe that little kid me was excited as all heck!

I personally remember the build-up and anticipation for Episode III being wild back in the day, since not only was this being promoted as the "final entry in the Star Wars saga" since George Lucas stated his intentions to not make an Episode VII at the time (hindsight can be funny sometimes... lol!), but this would be the film that finally answered the question of how exactly Anakin Skywalker turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader! Episode III was also promoted as the darkest film in the entire franchise since it was the first to ever receive a PG-13 rating (all the previous movies were rated PG here in the US…). Heck, I remember the PG-13 rating causing a lot of caution and concern among both parents and teachers, since not only did one of my teachers state that my 3rd Grade class was "too young to watch Star Wars Episode III," but when my Dad and I finally saw in cinemas, he calmed my Mom down by telling her he would cover my eyes if any scene got overly violent. Fortunately, my Dad did not end up not having to shield my eyes... although funnily enough he almost did so during the scene when Anakin ignited his lightsaber in front of the younglings before it immediately cut away (so their deaths occurred offscreen...). It wasn't until I was much older that I later learned that the primary reason Episode III was given the PG-13 rating was that in addition to Lucas’ personal recommendation due to the film’s darker tone, the rating was specifically aimed at the immolation scene on Mustafar when Anakin is burned alive by the lava after losing his duel with Obi-Wan.

When I finally saw Revenge of the Sith in theaters in May of 2005, to say that I was completely blown away by the film would be a massive understatement! Not only was I completely immersed in the sheer epic scale of the space and lightsaber duels, but the aesthetics of the planets like Utapau & Mustafar, as well as creatures & droids like General Grievous, captured my imagination to entirely new levels that surpassed even the previous Star Wars films. Heck, General Grievous in particular was a character that I became completely obsessed with as a kid in a similar manner to how countless other Star Wars fans are completely enamored by Boba Fett (both for his badass character design, as well as his status as a Jedi-killing cyborg who wields 4 lightsabers simultaneously while also foreshadowing Anakin's similar future transformation into a being "more machine than man")!

However, the elements of Revenge of the Sith that especially captivated my young mind in the theater were the portrayal of Anakin Skywalker's turn to the Dark Side, as well as Chancellor Palpatine's rise to power as the Emperor. Before the movie's release, I would constantly speculate about what exactly would cause Anakin to become Darth Vader (little kid me came up with wild theories such as him being mind-controlled into being evil via Sith lightning or some such bullcrap... lol!) and the revelation that Anakin turned to the Dark Side primarily out of fear of his wife Padmé dying at childbirth was certainly not what I was expecting back then. At the same time though, this plot point made perfect sense to me and I couldn't help but be engrossed in the whole Greek/Shakespearean tragedy portrayal of Anakin's descent into darkness being motivated primarily out of love. Additionally, as I continued to rewatch Revenge of the Sith on DVD and Blu-Ray as I grew older, I began noticing more of Anakin's growing frustration and distrust with the Jedi council, and how it heavily correlated with the political themes about the corruption of democracy and the rise of fascism (which makes both the Order 66 montage and Padmé’s line, “So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause,” hit even harder)! Furthermore, Palpatine himself made for such a phenomenal main antagonist & master manipulator, with scenes such as him telling Anakin the legend of Darth Plagueis story at the Coruscant opera house as well as his reveal as Darth Sidious being particularly chilling standouts for me!

While some of those more complex themes went over my head as a 3rd grader, Revenge of the Sith was probably one of my earliest exposures to darker forms of storytelling dealing with flawed characters & complex themes. Elements that I now actively search for in my consumption of media, ranging to films, comics, TV, and video games. Additionally, as a child these aforementioned elements made me rewatch Episodes I & II with an even greater appreciation and attention to Anakin’s gradual downfall and Palpatine’s manipulations which all culminated in Episode III. As a kid, I used to primarily focus on the action scenes in Star Wars films above all else, but as an adult elements such as the corruption of bureaucracy with the Jedi Order, the downfall of democracy & the rise of fascism with the Old Republic's devolving into the Galactic Empire, and the Shakespearean tragedy of Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader are the elements of the Prequels that continue with stick with me!

It's for this reason that despite whatever flaws Revenge of the Sith might have along with the rest of the Prequel Trilogy, it honestly still remains my personal favorite Star Wars film in the entire saga, followed closely by both Return of the Jedi and The Last Jedi (which means that my Top 3 Star Wars films include one from each trilogy! Lol!)! And for the longest time I thought that Episode III would have been the ONLY Star Wars movie I'd ever get the chance to see in theaters... thank goodness I was wrong with the release of the Sequel Trilogy a decade later! Still though... I will forever cherish that initial hype of Revenge of the Sith as my first-ever theatrical Star Wars experience!

[ryans-artblog]

Wounds: jumpscare.

Another personal piece today, huge yikes! /nbh, this isn't a vague, just a memory piece inspired by Radiohead's Black Star. Luckily I'm much happier now. I might start posting personal art with this style, even some system stuff. It'll be much more positive!

07/06/2025

[m-anarrr]

كتت ساعتها في اعدادي وكانت اول مرة اروح معرض الكتاب وكانت ماما معايا مكنش في دماغي حاجة غير اني عايزة اجيب كل مجلات ميكي الكبيرة دي وعايزة أكل وهي عمالة تقولي بصي الرواية دي بتتكلم عن ايه طيب بصي دي وتحكيلي عن الرواية الفلانية اللي هي قراتهم وهي صغيرة او في السنة اللي الكتاب الفلاني اتكتب فبها وعارفها ساعتهم كانو بكام ؟

دلوقتي وانا قاعدة بفتكر كان نفسي لو ذاكرتي كانت اقوي من كده ولو صوتها كان اوضح لو كنت سجلت كل الحروف اللي خرجت منها عشان لنا افتكر تبقي كل الاحداث أوضح...

وطبعا دماغي كانت اصغر من اني استوعب الروايات اللي هي بتقولي عليها دي بس ماما كعادتها حبت تراضيني وميكي اللي شبت فيهم بقو عندي ومعاهم الروايات اللي هي اقتراحتهم عشان هي شايفه ان هيجي وقت وهقرأهم فعلا ووجودهم قدامي هيخلي عندي فضول اعرفهم ...

ماما كان معاها حق لان رواية ورا رواية اتسرسبو جوايا كده يعني اختيارها حقيقي كان في محله وكانت اجازة الصيف دي بالنسبالي مختلفة ...كل البيت ينام وانا قاعدة مسحولة في عالم تاني مختلف

والشئ التاني اللي ندمانه عليه دلوقتي اني مكنتش بكتب عن الروايات اللي عدت عليا واني كنت بديهم لي اي حد يطلبهم مني ولحد دلوقتي مرجعوليش 🤦‍♀️

ومعرفش اي الترابط بين اللحظة الحالية وبين الذكريات اللي هلت عليا دلوقتي بس في حاجات كتير عايزة احكيهالك يا زينب وفي روايات كتير عايزة اقولك عنهم زي ما عودتني 🤍

[balioc]

When I was a kid, on a cruise with my parents -- to Alaska, I think? -- I made a practice of lurking in the cruise ship’s shitty little “library.”  Like you do.  And, in the course of combing it for anything that might plausibly be interesting, I found this book.

I remember a lot of details, or at least think I remember them.  I can’t tell how much of this I’m actually getting wrong.  I’ve been unable to find any leads on any of it, even in this miraculous age of Perfect Internet Knowledge, which is causing me to feel like maybe I’m crazy and just hallucinated the whole thing somehow. 

Anyway.  Point is, if any of this rings any kind of bell, please let me know, I’d be extremely grateful.

Treasure at the End of Time is a tiny pulpy paperback sci-fi book, published in (I believe) the ‘60s or ‘70s.

It’s...dreck, pure extruded genre-fiction product, and ridiculously hackneyed in a way that nothing today could possibly get away with.  The hero is a red-haired barbarian warrior from a jungle planet who fights with “twin ion-forged swords.”  The main villain is a mincing albino aristocrat. 

The main plot involves our hero and his party finding a way to time-travel to the final moments of the universe, so that they can retrieve the titular “treasure at the end of time,” which was put there by wise aliens.  It turns out, no lie, that all they find is a hologram explaining that the real treasure is friendship and bravery.

But right before that happens, while they’re actually time-traveling, there’s a two-page segment where you see the entire history of the universe speeding by in super-fast-forward.  I remember this as being weirdly and hauntingly beautiful, and very good at conveying a sense of “even the most glorious works of man last for no time at all in the face of eternity,” and being like 5000% better than anything else in the book. 

Is any of this real?  Anyone?  Help...