Caitlin Rose
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may 2019 bring you your “i’m doing better than i ever was” moment
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Fandom Fridays: Animated Christmas T.V. Episodes
As the holidays quickly approach, here are my favourite contemporary cartoon Christmas shows!
Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas is the adult version of Rudolph, that still has all the charm and wonderful weirdness of Rudolph. This comedy Christmas special is a balance of adorable visuals and “too real” moments about what Christmas is like as a young adult. The episode is worth a re-watch, or even if you’ve never seen the show you’ll still enjoy this episode, because it’s got all the whimsy and comic relief you need during the holidays.
Spongebob has a few Christmas specials, but “Christmas Who?” is by far my favourite. Whether you relate to Spongebob’s insane enthusiasm or Squidward’s apathy about the holidays, this episode will always make you laugh. The special reminds us all that Christmas should be about giving others hope and believing in the kindness of each other. Also, crazy Santa laughing and shaking his head at the end is worth it.
The earlier seasons of the Simpsons have some Christmas shows that are always worth a re-watch for me. My favourites are, “Marge Be Not Proud”, “Grift of the Magi”, “Skinner’s Sense of Snow”, “Miracle on Evergreen Terrace” and “Simpsons Roasting On an Open Fire”. Nothing says the Christmas spirit like dysfunctional family shenanigans and letting go of the idea that everything has to be perfect one day a year.
American Dad has a great running Christmas special series with The Smith family versus Santa. But my favourite Christmas episode of theirs by far, is “Minstrel Krampus”. I believe they’re the first show that did a comedic and American adaptation, of Krampus, and it’s amazing. The Disney Beauty and the Beast homage mixed with the classic folklore is hilarious, and having Santa be the villain makes it a fresh Christmas story.
Finally, Adventure Time’s two part Christmas special “Holly Jolly Secrets” is not a typical Christmas story but it has all the feel-good cozy vibes you need. Also, the special gets you to think about how each family, or group of people, create different traditions with each other. If you don’t know anything about the show, the special is still fun to watch, but to fully appreciate the hilarity of the Ice King, you should also check out a few previous episodes! They’re only ten minute long shows, so it’s worth watching a couple of them!
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The Phantom: Sing for me, my angel of music!
Christine:
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Wasserspeier am Freiburger Münster
WINTER IS A BAD TIME.
What it feels like to chew 5 Gum
IT’S MY FAVORITE GARGOYLE BACK AGAIN FOR WINTERTIME.
I want to know the exact conversation that lead to the creation of this abomination
Ye olde German architect: “ok, it’s time to put in the rainspouts and last night I was out with the lads and Hans had too much and the point is I had the FUNNIEST idea…” *Holds up drawing*
Ye olde German Architect Supervisor: * snorts beer out of his nose.* “YES. BUILD IT IMMEDIATELY.”
That’s gussy babe
Sooooo I just came back from studying in Freiburg and went on a tour of the Münster with a historian who knew all of the insider secrets and the story is even better than you think.
It took more than 300 years to build the Freiburger Münster (1200s-1500s), so they went through a lot of architects and people who paid those architects. Some of the patrons were dicks and one of those dicks lived in a house right next to the Münster. The asshat kept demanding they work faster and changed his mind every five hours about what he wanted and THEN he refused to pay the architects because he wasn’t happy with what they’d done.
That really pissed the builders off so in retaliation, the head architect built the butt gargoyle facing his house so that every morning for the rest of his life, when the dick looked out his window at the Münster, he’d have to look at a gargoyle butt.
So, the defecating gargoyle is a big fat “fuck you” to someone’s dick of a boss that has survived 500 years and two world wars
*standing ovation*
:)
Spite is the greatest muse
humans don’t change
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taylor finding the courage and strength to come back and get her footing again and doing only what she was comfortable with while still staying atop the industry is one of the most important things that happened in music this year and no awards or lack thereof will change my mind
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Just got to do some woodworking for the first time in a long while, and I am once again reminded of why I enjoy my favorite type of word to work with: Purpleheart.
Why’s it called purpleheart?
Muthafuckin’ purple wood. How cool is that? It’s brown when you cut it, but due to oxidization, eventually turns to a beautiful purple color. (if you don’t seal it at this stage, it’ll eventually turn red, I believe, which is still pretty, but you buy purpleheart for purple, damnit!)
And everything you make with it turns out amazing.
Purple floors?
Nice.
Purple stairs?
Fancy.
Purple table?
Sweet.
Purple guitar?
Awesome.
Purple whatever the hell is going on here?
Epic.
It’s just such a cool wood to work with, and it’s sturdy enough to be used for just about anything. If I ever get a house, half of it might just end up being made out of purpleheart.
Anyway, that’s enough nerdery for one post. I will now return to reblogging stupid pictures and recipes.
For some reason this ancient, ancient post keeps getting notes randomly. It is now less than 40 notes away from 30,000.
*Why.*
*sobs*
And it smells so good when you cut it!
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anyone else thinking on this lovely monday morning about how taylor feels like she’s making the record of a lifetime right now
