I reblogged him the day i started treatment and 1. GOT TO MY APPOINTMENT ON TIME 2. FOUND A FREE PARKING TICKET SOMEONE LEFT IN THE METER FOR ME AND 3. GOT FREE STARBUCKS AFTER MY APPOINTMENT!!!!!
Kudos to fanfiction writers for writing about all the trauma and emotional and mental turmoil that the original content creators dont acknowledge when putting characters through hell
Net Neutrality is Dead and You Can Expect Your Internet to Change on April 23rd
Yeah, no, I’m cross-tagging because the lack of attention this is getting overall is pissing me off.
Ajit Pai killed Net Neutrality. You’ll start seeing the effects you were warned about on April 23rd. Oh, and he apparently got an award for Courage from the NRA gun nuts, too.
You can still help by calling your senators and representatives. We just need ONE MORE PERSON on our side to get the senate portion of Congress to overrule the FCC’s decision to kill net neutrality. The battle for the net won’t end there, but it’s a start. Go to battleforthenet to find out who your reps are and where they stand, and CONTACT THEM.
Twenty-three states are also suing the FCC for this. I haven’t looked into it yet, but I assume big businesses like Google and Amazon are as well. Nevertheless, we can’t rely on lengthy lawsuits alone. The changes to your internet start in less than two months. We don’t have a whole lot of time.
Blow this up. Contact your reps. Please, do something! We HAVE to get the decision overruled!
I don’t usually make any posts on Tumblr unless I have something to say, and I feel like this is the only place that maybe my opinions will be seen. No one has really talked about this movie. I know it’s still new, but I wanna share my thoughts.
So, here we go. This is long, sorry.
~spoilers ahead~
I also don’t usually watch movies more than once (unless it’s The Greatest Showman. I’ve seen that five times now). However, I’ve seen ZOMBIES 3 times. I’m thinking I’ll watch it a 4th after I finish this post. Anyways, it’s just that good.
Most the the tag is filled with Zed and Addison which is fantastic because they are so cute. Their whole relationship is just pure and it’s one of the best Disney relationships I’ve seen in a while. The lack of drama between them is like a breath of fresh air. It’s been some time since I’ve seen a pair work and look so well together without any sort of complications holding them back (aside from the obvious problem in the movie, but I’ll get to that).
So, Zed. I love Zed. He’s funny and attractive and charming. I was kinda expecting that to be all there was to him. I was happily surprised. First off, Milo did a wonderful job playing Zed. There were parts in the movie where I could see Zed’s pain. I can’t exactly pinpoint any specific moments, but there were times where I just wanted to reach through the screen and give him a hug. You can clearly see just by his expressions and reactions alone that growing up a zombie was not easy (I can’t wait to see the fanfics that explore this further :)). Something that stood out to me was that Zed didn’t despise the humans. Now I know, the story probably would’ve been that much more difficult if he held the same about of hatred as Bucky did, but Zed had absolutely every right to hate them. Addison punched him in the nose. Zed could’ve yelled at her, attacked her, shown any sort of negative emotion because humans have probably done far worse to his family or others in Zombietown. He didn’t, though (and again I know, Disney probably wouldn’t have shown him blowing up on her, but it would still be an appropriate reaction). Zed is one of my favorite characters, easily.
There’s also the part about the Z-Bands, but I’ll get to that later.
Addison reminds me a lot like her actress Meg. They’re both kind and gorgeous and fun. I loved when Addison was pretending to eat popcorn while Zed described their dates in Someday. She also isn’t the cliche blonde main cheerleader. She doesn’t give in to the pressure of being mean to the zombies, and she’s not an idiot (I was hoping Disney would cut that stereotype out this time, but no avail). I liked Addison overall. I liked how she was the one standing up for Zed and the other zombies. It was a role reverse kind of, the girl protecting the guy instead of the other way around. Also going back to Zed for a moment, Addison protected him, but Zed wasn’t helpless. He didn’t necessarily need Addison to stand up for him Sometimes I see movies with the protective girl and the helpless guy or vise versa. I was really happy to see that wasn’t the case here. My only problem with Addison was her treating her natural hair color as being equivalent to what Zed and the others were going through. She wasn’t flawed or different or ridiculed for anything like the zombies were. That bugged me a bit.
Eliza and Bonzo were great, too. I don’t have much to say about them because nothing really stood out to me. Bonzo is hilarious and Eliza is the stubborn, hardheaded character every revolution needs. I like them :)
Bucky is another favorite character of mine. He wasn’t the villain I was expecting him to be. Sure, yeah, he’s rude, self centered, harsh, snobby, and probably many more things. But to my surprise, he actually cares for Addison. i was kind of expecting something like the evil step sister. Bucky allowed Addison’s friend to be on his team because Addison wanted him to. He greets her with a smile, even calls her “Cous” which is cute. He’s proud of her cheer skills. He’s under the impression that zombies are dangerous, so he wants to protect Addison the best he can. And he’s obviously as naive as Addison when it comes to zombies, as seen under the bleachers between him and Zed. My point is, I don’t think he’s not as evil as he comes across.
The Homecoming Game (last thing, promise). Oh my gosh. Kudos to the makeup crew for that scene. And double kudos to all the actors. That was one of my favorite moments in the whole movie. When I saw Zed walking across that field, I knew things were getting real. He looked terrifying. It wasn’t horror movie level scary, but Zed looked pretty dark for a Disney movie. And then Eliza and Bonzo, too? Just. Wow. I wasn’t expecting that.
First of all, this scene shows how incredibly dangerous messing with the Z-Bands actually is. They went full zombie here and man, I’d be scared of them too. This just further pushes the idea that what Zed was doing was crazy. He was risking his life just so his friends could get treated a little more equally. That’s such a scary price to have to pay and he was willing to do it, no questions asked. Thus, yet another layer of Zed that I really adore.
And Bucky and Addison’s reactions to the incident were pretty important, too. Bucky’s especially. First, he witnessed Zed, the guy Bucky had been plotting against for weeks, forcing himself back and fighting the urge to attack Bucky. I imagine that took a lot of strength. Bucky’s surprised by this, of course. While he’s still trying to sort that out and Zed’s trying to keep himself calm, an officer comes up behind Zed with a electrical thing (don’t have a name for it, sorry). That thing shocks Zed to his core. Bucky is surprised and shocked and probably a bit horrified, too. I mean, I get it. I gasped when I watched it happen just because you can see the shock in his cheekbones and he cries out in pain and then just sits back and is trapped in some kind of daze? He doesn’t even notice Addison trying to talk to him. Is he thinking about what just happened? How he almost took a bite out of Bucky? How he refrained from doing so? Or did that electrical thing kinda, I don’t know, shut him down? He looked pretty out of it for a second there. This is the turning point for Bucky, though. This is where he starts questioning everything he’s been told and has believed in his whole life.
I loved Addison in this scene. I don’t know what it was exactly, just the way she sat next to Zed and held his hand and tried her best to calm him down was sweet and perfect for that moment. She just witnessed him at his absolute worst and most vulnerable time and still there she was, holding his hand and unafraid. I loved it.
This movie held a very powerful message that relates to our everyday world. Be yourself, and stand up for what you believe in. Disney’s been doing well lately with this message. I would recommend this movie to everyone. I loved every minute of it. The songs, the dances, the setting, the characters, it was all amazing. Also, the colors were aesthetically perfect. I loved the pastel blues and pinks. It’s also worth mentioning that neither of these colors were assigned a gender :)
Overall, 20/10. This is such a great movie. I have hopes it’ll be renewed for a sequel. A TV series would be neat as well. I just need more. :D
The dragon riders were dragon hunters at first????
I’m watching RTTE S06 & am currently a few minutes into”Loyal Order of Ingerman” (ep 4) & I’m confused? Fishlegs is upset because he comes from a long line of dragon hunters but don’t they all?????? Berk used to encourage its citizens to kill dragons. I know they didn’t go out and hunt them down (from what I remember anyways) but I just don’t understand why Fishlegs was so surprised?
honestly “i’ll do whatever you want” “then perish” is the single most powerful exchange possible in the english language and it’s from some bizarre “hewwo” obama rp
And there was that other post where someone dreamt that Obama said “violence for violence is the rule of beasts” like what is it about Obama that makes people come up with such raw fucking dialogue for him
my mother had a dream where he lived in the forest and she had a cigarette with him and he said “to become god is the loneliest achievement of them all” and put it out and walked into the mist and i’ve never fucking forgotten that
I know a lot of people in the US are super excited for the eclipse on August 21st. I’m in that group. But if you’re going to look at the eclipse, you need solar eclipse glasses. No sunglasses. And don’t even think about going with no eye protection at all. You can go blind if you look at the eclipse. Going without solar eclipse glasses is NOT optional.
That said, there are people cashing in on the solar eclipse craze. They’re making fake eclipse glasses. The Seattle Times reported on the fakes on August 8th and spoke with a spokesperson for the American Astronomical Society (AAS) about it. Even if the fake glasses seem safe, they’re not. Richard Tresch Fienbern from the AAS explained:
“The problem with fakes is that you can’t know if they’re letting unsafe levels of solar ultraviolet and/or infrared radiation into your eyes. You’d never know until it’s too late because our retinas don’t have pain receptors.”
The AAS has a page devoted entirely to what real ISO-compliant solar eclipse glasses look like.
This includes showing the correct text on the inside of the glasses. Click on this link to see the text.
According to the USA Today, there are only five companies that make eclipse glasses that are certified by the AAS and NASA: American Paper Optics, Baader Planetarium, Rainbow Symphony, Thousand Oaks Optical, and TSE 17. If you’re going to buy eclipse glasses used on eBay or another website, make sure that they come from one of these five manufacturers or have the correct text written inside.
Fake eclipse glasses can look incredibly convincing. Here is a pair that my mom purchased on eBay.
If you have some solar eclipse glasses already, look for this code:
ISO 12312-2
If that code is not on your solar eclipse glasses do not wear them. Even if they are safe, it is not worth the risk. You can do irreversible damage to your eyes if you look at an eclipse without the right eye wear. This includes blindness. Again, you can go blind if you look at an eclipse with improper eye wear.
Be safe. Get the real deal. The links have been provided to you above.
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"you're lucky to be alive" and/or "please don't cry" with MariChat pretty please with 🍒🍒🍒
“You’re lucky to be alive,” Chat Noir growled as they landed on the balcony. “Don’t ever do that again!”
Marinette pushed away from him as soon as her feet touched the floor, turning her back and clenching her fists. “Get out of here.”
“You could’ve died!”
“I had it handled,” she seethed.
“That akuma almost stopped your heart. How would you have handled that?!” Chat Noir swore under his breath, shaking his head as he began to pace. “Did you even think of your parents, your friends?! They would be devastated–”
“Shut up!” she screamed, shoulders shaking even as she hunched in on herself.
“What about me? If I had to watch you die, I…” Chat Noir trailed off, stopping behind her. “Are you crying? Please don’t cry.”
“I just wanted to help,” she whispered, tears flowing. “Any way I could.”
“Hey.” He circled around to her front, gently grabbing her arms. “Look at me, please, Mari.” She glared up at him with tear-filled eyes and his face softened. “I’m sorry I yelled but I was terrified. I can’t lose you.”
“We’re partners. I wasn’t going to let you go after that monster alone.”
He cupped her cheek, face sad. “We’re not partners right now, my Lady. I can’t protect you and fight the akuma.”
“I hate this.”
“I know.”
“I want my earrings back. I want Tikki back.”
“We’re going to get them back,” he assured her. “Vixen, Queenie, and I. We’re going to make sure you get back in spots as soon as possible.”
“I feel so helpless.” Marinette slumped down on the lounger.
He knelt down in front of her, tilting her chin up. “I need you safe, okay? I need to be able to concentrate out there. If something ever happened to you, it would be all over for me.”
“Don’t say that,” she mumbled.
He took her hand and splayed it across his chest. “This belongs to you. Everything. All I am. I need you to be careful with it. I’m not always as strong and manly as I seem,” he winked.
Marinette gave a small laugh, wiping her eyes with her free hand. “I’ll try my best.”
Chat Noir nodded and leaned forward to kiss her forehead. “I love you,” he murmured into her hair. He pulled back to study her face for a moment. “I have to go.”
She swallowed. “Go. Be safe. I’ll wait here for you.”
“I’ll be back before you know it,” he grinned before jumping up to the railing and disappearing into the night.