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[thebellavita]

[wargotsmash]

apparently i frequent tumblr only when tiktok has deep fried my last nerve.

in other news, if you had told 20 year old margot that 30 year old margot would have to live through ANOTHER trump presidency, i might’ve actually stopped joking about moving to greenland and becoming a full time hermit obsessed with moss and actually done it.

[cheaphalloweencostume]

yesterday my grandma found a penny on the floor and said to my grandpa “there’s that penny again, pa!” and i absolutely lost my mind because i couldn’t shelve the thought of a single panel Far Side comic of two old people on the front porch in the middle of nowhere and a giant penny angrily and inexplicably rolling through the wastes

“there’s that penny again, pa!”

[secreteggplantbaby]

[cheaphalloweencostume]

this is hands down my single favorite post ive ever made that got notes

[prokopetz]

If you're catching yourself thinking "that piece of media can't possibly be old enough to [X]", remember the 5/10/20 rule:

If it's five years old, it's old enough to have been a formative influence for up-and-coming artists; this is when all the people who had their brains fucked by it as teenagers start hitting their 20s

If it's ten years old, it's old enough to have crossed the irony threshold; if it's the sort of media that's amenable to deconstructions (or "deconstructions"), expect them here

If it's twenty years old, it's old enough for the first wave of nostalgic revivals, often as a delayed reaction against the above-cited deconstructions; otherwise known as the "retro" event horizon

Yes, this does mean that, for example, Gamecube launch titles are retro now. That is how time works.

[prokopetz]

(For the Gen Z folks in the notes making fun of Millennials for not knowing how old the Gamecube is, I will remind you that the Xbox 360 also turns 20 next year. None of you are safe!)

[wargotsmash]

apartment hunting in my mid 20s has made me realize how many “requirements” I am willing to bend. except for my undying and unwavering hatred of carpet.

[coutureicons]

maison margiela couture ss24

[vampire-yearner]

Some travel journal spreads from The Hike Guy on flickr (downloaded them from pinterest)

[goodmorningstarkshine]

it's time for the biannual dalton nostalgia desperate quest for new info extravaganza!

[wargotsmash]

For all and anyone else we gotta fish outta the river on SS Discord Gondola, here is the dalton discord link: https://discord.gg/7FzYnxCe

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[doyouknowwhatimeme]

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

[2spirit-1spoon]

[auntieashleydark]

State fascism vs corporate feudalism fighting over queer rights is kind of like Godzilla fighting another Kaiju in your city. You're kinda rooting for the big G, but everything's still getting stomped flat.

[elfwreck]

The law dissolving the Reedy Creek Improvement District (Disney's "special tax district") goes into effect on June 1, and theoretically the state will have to absorb the $1B in bond debt.

Of course DeSantis claims that won't happen. But he hasn't said how it's going to be avoided, because once the district is dissolved, there won't be an entity that can pay the debt. (Real estate tax law is fucking complicated.)

And in the meantime....

I bet Disney has bigger lawyers on tap than the state of Florida. Florida is not used to actively defending itself from defamation, copyright infringement, and contract violations via lawsuit.

[enigma-the-mysterious]

The reason Goncharov (1973) is such a hit is because it allows Tumblr to unironically participate in its national sport:

Lying

[mysharona1987]

[wargotsmash]

did we really expect him to handle this with anything less than the emotional maturity of an incredibly spoiled preteen boy who just found out he didn’t get an xbox for christmas

[gleedyke]

Happy 12th Anniversary Daltonfic

In honor of (roughly) the 12th anniversary of moving from my dumpster fire og blog to this one, I got some very important internet check marks to really celebrate it still somehow being a Dalton blog all this time. I keep making new blogs for spam posting other interests bc this will always be my main. Happy anniversary to all my friends I've made along the way ✌️

[gleedyke]

Also.... at the risk of sounding like CP /lh

The audiobook isn't dead.

We're revamping it. Got a team meeting with the other editors on our game plan for here on out. All of the actors put in so much work on their parts and so much time has been spent on the content for it to die off. Follow #daltonaudiobook for updates!

[gingerhastoomanyobsessions]

Goncharov Lore Thus Far, based on the top tumblr post results

Main cast are Goncharov himself, his wife Katya (née Michailov), and Andrey 

One side character is named Mario Ambrosini. He is described as a “sad boi” and is involved in gambling. 

Set in Naples and involving a drug ring/mafia. The plot seems to involve Russian organized crime attempting to get a foothold in Italy. 

There is a Boat Scene. Katya survives via resourcefulness. 

Andrey and Goncharov have a substantial amount of homoeroticism. Andrey also has an internet in Katya. This forms a true love triangle. 

At some point, Katya threatens to shoot Goncharov. This is framed as a Girlboss Moment. 

There is also a Beer Bottle Scene. 

Katya fakes her death. 

[gingerhastoomanyobsessions]

heavy clock symbolism. A pivotal scene occurs at a clock tower, there is a grandfather clock in the background of some sets, etc 

A supporting female character named Sofia makes an appearance, wearing a cocktail dress. Katya protects her at some point. They’re both in the Boat Scene. At one point they buy fruit together in a marketplace. This is lesbian shipping fuel. 

The villain, likely Mario, has a sidekick named Icepick Joe. Joe commits a final act of heroism before being left for dead— after being killed by an Icepick. Perhaps he turned against Mario and was killed in retaliation?

Goncharov, played by DeNiro, has a very distinctive manner of walking. 

Katya’s brother, Valery, makes an appearance. 

[moreofahorse-deactivated2024121]

from posts I’ve witnessed (only mentioning things I’ve seen >5 blogs post about) - there is an Anchovies scene, and fish symbolism also plays a heavy role. at some point Katya is seen near a fish bowl full of goldfish, and this is important to the Boat Scene as well. - Goncharov and Andrey have homoerotic tension, and this is used to further statements about the cycle of repression and violence

[gingerhastoomanyobsessions]

The story involves Goncharov losing himself in a downward spiral. It is a tragedy of unbecoming.

There’s a Bridge Scene. This is the one with the clocktower chiming in the background.

There’s a scene involving a tank of anchovies. 

Icepick Joe has a traumatic backstory 

Katya betrays Goncharov AND Sofia. She’s well-intentioned, but it all comes crashing down, ending in her losing them both— losing Sofia emotionally and inadvertently causing Goncharov’s death

There’s a shootout in Pompeii in which Mario destroys historically significant architecture. This is representative of the destructive nature of nationalism.

[yikestm17]

gaslight, gatekeep, goncharov

[yetizeus]

continuing with the goncharov edits :)

[stuff-for-your-scroll]

The clocks are symbolic of time and the seconds counting down toward Goncharov’s death, sure. But they’re just as much a metaphor for the inescapable fate of these characters. Clockwork runs on fixed gears and must move unendingly forward on a single, predetermined path. When the watch stops near the end of act II, it parallels Goncharov’s fantasy of escaping Naples with Andrey after the market scene. But just as it is re-wound and fated to continue its marking of time later on, so too is Andrey’s eventual betrayal inevitable, baked into the very essence of who he is. The characters may pause along the way and do what they can to delay their unhappy fate, but like clockwork there is only one way forward for them when they eventually resume their momentum. It’s such a poignant theme and part of what makes the tragedy hit home.