Blood, Milk, and Ink

Things I should probably have kept to myself...

[wristmilk]

Here is a list of nominations for my personal "best of" list for musical scenes in film:  Please feel free to discuss/argue.

1. “The Unbirthday Song” from Alice in Wonderland.

2. "I Wan'na Be Like You" from The Jungle Book (sorry “The Bare Necessities,” but that song is better.)

3. “A Veritable Smorgasbord” from Charlotte’s Web.  I prefer the reprise when Templeton is actually at the fair.

4. “The Phony King of England” from Robin Hood (but “OO-De-Lally” and “Not in Nottingham” deserve honorable mentions.)

5. "I Never Get Enough" from Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

6. “Somewhere Out There” from An American Tail

7. “It's a B-Movie” from The Brave Little Toaster (shout outs to runners-up “Cutting Edge,” and “Worthless.”)

8. "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid

9. "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid

10. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from The Little Mermaid

11. "Kiss The Girl" from The Little Mermaid

12. “Belle” from Beauty and the Beast

13. “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast

14. “Beauty and the Beast” from Beauty and the Beast

15. "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin

16. "Prince Ali" from Aladdin

17. "A Whole New World" from Aladdin

18. “Hakuna Matata” from The Lion King

19. "Oogie Boogie's Song." From The Nightmare Before Christmas

20. "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" from Hercules

21. "Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog

22. "Dig a Little Deeper" from The Princess and the Frog

23. “Let It Go” from Frozen

24. “I’ve Got A Dream” from Tangled

25. “Remember Me” from Coco

26. “A Place Called Slaughter Race” from Ralph Breaks The Internet

27. "Remains of the Day" from Corpse Bride

28. "Other Father Song" from Coraline

29. "Sun Do Shine" from Rock-A-Doodle

30. "The Ugly Truth" from Ugly Dolls

31. "Gotta Get to the Wishing Star" from Wakko's Wish

32. "Hot Chocolate" from The Polar Express

33. “We're a Couple of Misfits” from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

34. “Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious” from Mary Poppins

35. "Substitutiary Locomotion" from Bedknobs and Broomsticks

36. "Passamaquoddy" from Pete’s Dragon

37. "Every Little Piece" from Pete’s Dragon

38. “Why Don’t You Do Right” from Who Framed Roger Rabbit

39. “Brothers in Our World" from Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

40. "The Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie

41. “Can You Picture That?" from The Muppet Movie

42. "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" from The Muppet Movie

43. "Make It Mine" from The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

44. "Magic Dance" from Labyrinth

45. “Within You" from Labyrinth

46. “Feed Me” from Little Shop of Horrors

47. “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

48. "Willkommen” from Cabaret

49. “I'm Going Home” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show

50. “Little Girls” from Annie

51.  “It's the Hard-Knock Life” from Annie

52.  “Easy Street” from Annie

53.  “Maybe” from Annie

54.  “Where Are You Christmas” from How the Grinch Stole Christmas

55. “When You’re Good To Momma” from Chicago

56. “We Both Reached For The Gun” from Chicago

57. “Funny Honey” from Chicago

58. “Roxie” from Chicago

[wristmilk]

Blood, Milk, and Ink turned 10 today!

A whole decade gone... sheesh...

[markrosewater]

I for one would also like to announce my love for and hope for a future set with Ninja's. Specifically Ninja's with Ninjutsu or a tweaked version of the mechanic. Unfortunately I can't envision them without it.

Question for you all. Which is your thought on Ninjas:

a) must have Ninjitsu (or some tweak) if they return

or

b) does not need to have a Ninjitsu-like keyword/ability if they return

[flavoracle]

I don’t think EVERY Ninja has to have the Ninjitsu mechanic, but I would be severally disappointed if Ninjas came back and none of them had it.

It’s my favorite Blue/Black keyword of all time, and I’d love to see it again.

[wristmilk]

seconded

[markrosewater]

I know you've said a number of times that the issue with a return to Kamigawa is that so much would have to change to make a viable set that it would really be a return in name only. Which do you think is the better idea: a return to Kamigawa with you being given the freedom to change as much as you need to change to make a viable set, or an entirely new Japanese-themed plane, built from the ground up incorporating everything you've learned in the past years?

Okay, Question Marks. Which would you prefer and why:

a) a return to Kamigawa where R&D is given the freedom to change as much as we need to make a viable set

or

b) an entirely new Japanese-themed plane, built from the ground up incorporating everything R&D has learned in the past years

[mizeov]

I would prefer A. I know the people who really want to return to Kamigawa is a small subset of the community, and if I’m being honest I’m part of that set. It had a lot of problems but there were a lot of good single cards with a lot of flavor, and I think R&D having free reign to make changes would produce a good set. I don’t think we need or should abandon a plane just because a particular set didn’t do well unless the plane itself is an issue

[flavoracle]

I agree. Option A is the one I would vote for.

In my opinion, Option B would only serve to stir up more negative feelings about Kamigawa, the two planes would get frequently mixed up among fans, and the new plane would need to carve out a VERY distinctive flavor niche to avoid be constantly considered “Kamigawa 2.0”

Option A may leave a few diehard Kamigawa fans disappointed at the lack of returning mechanics, but Option B would likely cause a lot MORE disappointment across more people.

[wristmilk]

I think between the double-sided card tech being able to handle some things that didn’t work as well as they could in the original pass combined with a good story reason for a change in the world that is a direct result of the previous story that leads to a reduced number of spirits and legends is all you would need to justify the largest identity concerns.  Beyond that any mechanical changes are justified simply by the elapsed time... evolution happens.

If you do those things (and some other tweeks I’m sure) you could resolve A and set the foundation back to level to pursue B.

Is it too much to ask for both?

[dasebeleren]

You’re going to want to read the Children of the Nameless Magic: the Gathering novella if…

-you’re interested in seeing Innistrad after the events of Eldritch Moon, as well as seeing some lesser explored religions and segments of the plane

-you’d like to see some demon characters with personality

-you’d like to read about a brand new planeswalker, a human diabolist and demonologist named Davriel Cane

-you just want some good reading material that’s free, high quality, and a significant but manageable length

Link here

[kothophed-soul-hoarder]

It’s set on Innistrad? that’s not even fair to me, now I have to read it

[dasebeleren]

Indeed!

[sith-squirrel]

you should have said sanderson wrote it and i would have clicked that link so much faster

[wristmilk]

Chris Rahn is selling his painting of Davriel Cane on eBay right now...

[faeparade]

“And although some people may not count Dungeons and Dragons as an acceptable example of military expertise, I beg to differ.”

-Simmons, aka my hero

[lynati]

John Locke would agree.

[wristmilk]

Don’t forget the game was made by a company called “Tactical Studies Rules.”

[wristmilk]

On December 3, 2018 tumblr announced their intention to remove all adult content from any blogs contained therein.  While this decision doesn’t interfere terribly much with my activities there was an avalanche of outcry among the users of the platform that brought some perspectives of the decision that I certainly can agree with.

Most of you who are followers of mine are actually fans of Steve Argyle, like me.  I have been a member of the tumblr community for only the last six years and in that time created a fan club for Steve’s many avid collectors.  It was a lot of fun.

However, I must concede that tumblr has taken a position that is simply against the interests of creative expression and one of the pillars of art.  This simply will not do.  I have decided to join the protest on December 17.  On that day all of my blogs will be shut down for good.

Now I want to point out something important.  Ascended Minion Project will continue.  It does not have a clear future yet (although it seems likely that facebook will be its future home) but keep an eye on the Sketch ‘n’ Skotch group on facebook for updates.  Activities for Ascended Minion Project will not be taking place their but there is a lot of fan overlap so I will make the occasional announcement there.

The Gathering Steve Argyle’s Magic blog may be recreated in another platform in the future, but it will probably be a wiki instead of a blog.

It has been a lot of fun.  Thank you to Steve, Kat, and all of the Minions who helped me make something special.  I hope it will live on!

[sixpenceee]

Abandoned Dollhouses by Juli Steel. Her Instagram is @twistedcopperforest.

[thedarkplume]

This is beautiful!

[the-great-kayla-grint]

Incredible

[irisharchaeology]

The entrance into the great Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange, Ireland. It is over 5000 years old 

Source 

[wristmilk]

I’ve been here!

[ohmy80s]

Dream a Little Dream

[watsonlove]

Emma Watson + dancing in film

[wristmilk]

I don’t know what I expect... but I didn’t expect that I would have no notes on any of my blogs but every once in a while... YEA-nope... another follow from a porn bot.

[picsthatmakeyougohmm]

do you think deadpool is sad because he’s the only superhero who knows Stan Lee is dead?

[brbjellyfishing]

fuck it up Cathleen!!!!!!!

[thegeekogecko]

Ann Coulter getting fucking pwned on Twitter

[marvelousgameofdisneythrones]

Damn! MD’s throwing some shade around.

[grrlgeek72]

The hashtag#thisISmylane is brutal.

Fuck the NRA and their blood money.

[ahzuri]

fucking blessed pwn

[wristmilk]

Damn... someone wants Ann next on the table...

[pathfuckery]

Running some early @spaceshipsandstarwyrms for my group after we wrapped Tomb of Annihilation! One of the characters in my group has a name so long it takes up half the initiative chart. 

[spaceshipsandstarwyrms]

Let us guess, he’s a Brahvaasch??

[spaceshipsandstarwyrms]

If you’re interested in what he’s running, the galactic adventure module is called “The Eternia Archive” and will be available online in PDF form in January!

[wristmilk]

Please tell me some were inspired by “Ergo The Magnificent, short in stature, tall in power, narrow of purpose, and wide of vision.”

[picsthatmakeyougohmm]

hmmm

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

NO

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

[the-protoplasm]

[lynati]

[wristmilk]

Actually... I want to see it...