Virtual Hugs Round 4! Huzzah!
Whelp, I just watched another another depressing video about how lonely men are, AND I FEEL DEPRESSED ABOUT IT. So, rather than sit on my buttocks and sulk in private, I'm going to try and do something about it, and give you all another round of 'dem virtal hugs. ^w^
HUGSPOLSIONS FOR ALLLLLL!!!
As for the sequel, whelp, I am making some very life altering decisions that will change the course of the universe. Such as...should Laz have an Abraham Lincoln Beard? :O
It was my cousin's birthday, yesterday. I tried to surprise him by visiting him at work with a cupcake, but it turns out he wasn't working that day of the week. So I consoled myself by going shopping nearby, and got him a watch, too. ...And the watch didn't fit. XD We all had a pretty good laugh about it, so I thought I'd share it with you guys, too.
Oh, and speaking of cupcakes, here are some really gross ones I made! *Ahem.* Onto the videos!
~~Videos~~
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JjAQKKOR7OM
First video is another Chinchilla video. I have no idea why I keep binging Chinchilla videos, but now I want one.
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Here is a cover of Kiss the Girl I can't get out of my head for whatever reason. Who can't love those costumes? ːsteamsunnyː
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Here's a fun little link where a mom gives her young son some very sage, yet heartwarming advice. Maybe it'll help in your own life. :3
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Here is a Japanese Youtuber who has a couple of pet otters (which I guess isn't illegal in Japan), and they go on wholesome day-to-day adventures. If you go back a couple years to when the female, Ui, was introduced, she used to be quite the feral child, but she's really mellowed out recently, and it's been heartwarming to see her transformation. :3
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Speaking of Japan, here is just a video I stumbled across of Japanese people being wholesome and amazing AND I LOVE IT! >w<
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Here's a fun rendition of Hall of the Mountain King that makes it feel like you're in the middle of a sneaky bank heist. ːsteamsunnyː
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/poPoWj74DR0
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ifW24LW8N4U
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y402q4xxixA
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8HC5wbtX07w
And lastly, let's end this off with a couple of shorts. These are a strange number of Harry Potter related skit channels I found, my favourite of course being Silvia. These characters have become my headcanon and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. XD (P.S. The one creator, Mikaila, started a series comparing Twilight to Midnight Sun (same story but from the guy's POV) and it is also way too hilarious. XD Check it out if you are as entranced by these shenanigans as I am.)
Again, a lot of these videos can be found on my twitter, which I update more frequently...because I probably should. Anyway, if you're more interested, you can check semi-more-frequent updates there,
~Asian Drama Recommendation~
~Because apparently this is a thing now~
So, after posting about the last Asian Drama, I felt like the biggest idiot ever because there was another Asian Drama that my mom and I had stumbled across that tackles the sexism dynamic as well, that we actually liked a lot better.
I'll get to the chase. The show is called No Doubt in Us, and is based on a Chinese Webtoon. (I checked the webtoon out, and I genuinely like the show better, so I'm recommending that one.) It's a story that takes place in Ye Olde RWBY Knock-Off China, where the Emperor has blonde hair and blue eyes, and candy-coloured hair abounds. The Emperor in question is a very smart bookworm type of guy, who is generally admired by the members of his family and the women in his harem...with one exception. Said exception being his wife, the Empress, who is a Strong Independent Woman™ who don't need no man. The two don't see eye to eye until, one day, they fall into their pond by accident, and somehow switch bodies. So now they have to team up to figure out how to switch back, all while navigating the political court as well as the family drama that neither one of them is prepared for.
Basically, it's Freaky Friday in Ye Olde China. XD
All joking aside, this is series is surprisingly well written. I joked that the Empress is a Strong Independent Woman™, and she is, but for being of that archetype, she's not obnoxious? She's from an influential military family and with two rough-and-tumble older brothers, so it makes sense that she'd be kind of a jock. The show also goes out of its way to show that she's the one of the only women who's like this, and the women of the royal court actually look down on her for being a "brute". And while she's not an airhead, it's also shown that she's not as smart as the other court members, which has led to her being taken advantage of and manipulated by people in the past. She's strong, but she's not invincible.
The bookworm Emperor is also well written as a character. I have less to say about him, but he's, by far, the smartest guy in the room at any given time, and can easily navigate through day-to-day situations through his wit and cunning alone. And what's a breath of fresh air is how the show deliberately goes out of its way to criticize both the Emperor AND the Empress. While I do feel like they criticize the Emperor slightly more than the Empress, it's made very clear that both of them need to change. The show really goes out of its way to show how the two characters compliment each other, and it's only through their teamwork that they're able to become the best versions of themselves. Which, you know, is a nuance lost in most North American storytelling these days. :P
I also appreciate how the body-swap thing happens between a husband and wife, so there's none of this "will-they-won't-they" nonsense that we have to sit through in most T.V. Shows. They're already a couple, so the main focus stays on the plot and only on the plot. It never feels like the audience's time is being wasted.
The episodes are ten minutes a pop, so they really go by quickly, but they never feel like they're rushed. There's a lot of wibbly-wobbly-timey-whimey logic that goes on when it comes to the magic system, but that's almost a given in any Historical Asian Drama you watch. The show also heavily relies on chibis, which I personally didn't mind, but my mom found them annoying. Overall, it's a well written show that deserves a lot more attention than its getting, and it does enough things right that I give it a double thumbs up. ːsteamthumbsupː ːsteamthumbsupː
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That's all for now. I hope I have not spammed you guys too much with my derpy internet shenanigans, but if you're feeling down, I hope that they make you feel better. :) So, in the words of J.J. Heller, "I hope you have a great day, knowing that you are loved, you are not alone, and you are free indeed."
HUGSPOLSIONS FOR ALLLLLL!!!
As for the sequel, whelp, I am making some very life altering decisions that will change the course of the universe. Such as...should Laz have an Abraham Lincoln Beard? :O
It was my cousin's birthday, yesterday. I tried to surprise him by visiting him at work with a cupcake, but it turns out he wasn't working that day of the week. So I consoled myself by going shopping nearby, and got him a watch, too. ...And the watch didn't fit. XD We all had a pretty good laugh about it, so I thought I'd share it with you guys, too.
Oh, and speaking of cupcakes, here are some really gross ones I made! *Ahem.* Onto the videos!
~~Videos~~
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JjAQKKOR7OM
First video is another Chinchilla video. I have no idea why I keep binging Chinchilla videos, but now I want one.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Here is a cover of Kiss the Girl I can't get out of my head for whatever reason. Who can't love those costumes? ːsteamsunnyː
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Here's a fun little link where a mom gives her young son some very sage, yet heartwarming advice. Maybe it'll help in your own life. :3
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Here is a Japanese Youtuber who has a couple of pet otters (which I guess isn't illegal in Japan), and they go on wholesome day-to-day adventures. If you go back a couple years to when the female, Ui, was introduced, she used to be quite the feral child, but she's really mellowed out recently, and it's been heartwarming to see her transformation. :3
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Speaking of Japan, here is just a video I stumbled across of Japanese people being wholesome and amazing AND I LOVE IT! >w<
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Here's a fun rendition of Hall of the Mountain King that makes it feel like you're in the middle of a sneaky bank heist. ːsteamsunnyː
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/poPoWj74DR0
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ifW24LW8N4U
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y402q4xxixA
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8HC5wbtX07w
And lastly, let's end this off with a couple of shorts. These are a strange number of Harry Potter related skit channels I found, my favourite of course being Silvia. These characters have become my headcanon and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. XD (P.S. The one creator, Mikaila, started a series comparing Twilight to Midnight Sun (same story but from the guy's POV) and it is also way too hilarious. XD Check it out if you are as entranced by these shenanigans as I am.)
Again, a lot of these videos can be found on my twitter, which I update more frequently...because I probably should. Anyway, if you're more interested, you can check semi-more-frequent updates there,
~Asian Drama Recommendation~
~Because apparently this is a thing now~
So, after posting about the last Asian Drama, I felt like the biggest idiot ever because there was another Asian Drama that my mom and I had stumbled across that tackles the sexism dynamic as well, that we actually liked a lot better.
I'll get to the chase. The show is called No Doubt in Us, and is based on a Chinese Webtoon. (I checked the webtoon out, and I genuinely like the show better, so I'm recommending that one.) It's a story that takes place in Ye Olde RWBY Knock-Off China, where the Emperor has blonde hair and blue eyes, and candy-coloured hair abounds. The Emperor in question is a very smart bookworm type of guy, who is generally admired by the members of his family and the women in his harem...with one exception. Said exception being his wife, the Empress, who is a Strong Independent Woman™ who don't need no man. The two don't see eye to eye until, one day, they fall into their pond by accident, and somehow switch bodies. So now they have to team up to figure out how to switch back, all while navigating the political court as well as the family drama that neither one of them is prepared for.
Basically, it's Freaky Friday in Ye Olde China. XD
All joking aside, this is series is surprisingly well written. I joked that the Empress is a Strong Independent Woman™, and she is, but for being of that archetype, she's not obnoxious? She's from an influential military family and with two rough-and-tumble older brothers, so it makes sense that she'd be kind of a jock. The show also goes out of its way to show that she's the one of the only women who's like this, and the women of the royal court actually look down on her for being a "brute". And while she's not an airhead, it's also shown that she's not as smart as the other court members, which has led to her being taken advantage of and manipulated by people in the past. She's strong, but she's not invincible.
The bookworm Emperor is also well written as a character. I have less to say about him, but he's, by far, the smartest guy in the room at any given time, and can easily navigate through day-to-day situations through his wit and cunning alone. And what's a breath of fresh air is how the show deliberately goes out of its way to criticize both the Emperor AND the Empress. While I do feel like they criticize the Emperor slightly more than the Empress, it's made very clear that both of them need to change. The show really goes out of its way to show how the two characters compliment each other, and it's only through their teamwork that they're able to become the best versions of themselves. Which, you know, is a nuance lost in most North American storytelling these days. :P
I also appreciate how the body-swap thing happens between a husband and wife, so there's none of this "will-they-won't-they" nonsense that we have to sit through in most T.V. Shows. They're already a couple, so the main focus stays on the plot and only on the plot. It never feels like the audience's time is being wasted.
The episodes are ten minutes a pop, so they really go by quickly, but they never feel like they're rushed. There's a lot of wibbly-wobbly-timey-whimey logic that goes on when it comes to the magic system, but that's almost a given in any Historical Asian Drama you watch. The show also heavily relies on chibis, which I personally didn't mind, but my mom found them annoying. Overall, it's a well written show that deserves a lot more attention than its getting, and it does enough things right that I give it a double thumbs up. ːsteamthumbsupː ːsteamthumbsupː
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That's all for now. I hope I have not spammed you guys too much with my derpy internet shenanigans, but if you're feeling down, I hope that they make you feel better. :) So, in the words of J.J. Heller, "I hope you have a great day, knowing that you are loved, you are not alone, and you are free indeed."