Who would have thought seeing a regular old dude would set off the uncanny valley π
Of course there are plenty more amazing Bloo shows, but I wanted to highlight these five because from Tilt onward they managed such a consistent level of coolness and flair and power. Every single one of these shows has It Factor in a way that so few other corps can manage. Every one of these shows is rife with iconic moments, to the point that they're all in their own way *phenomenons* that rippled through the entire activity.
Also I gotta glaze the 2014-2015 unis because oh my *lord*. Never has there been a cooler uniform than those.
The first two books were animated by two different studios, JM Animations and DR Animations. I didn't actually know this until relatively recently! I've been trying to pay attention more during my latest rewatching and it's been so interesting to actually pinpoint when episodes are animated by different studios.
They both have pretty distinct styles but I think the Desert may well be the most off-model DR Animations gets in the entire season or debatably series. All the characters are notably more cartoony than they usually are, especially in regards to the mouth shapes and expressions.
Obviously this style makes sense when Sokka is tripping straight balls on Cactus Juice (it'll quench ya!) but when I was watching this episode recently I actually found the style to be a little distracting during Aang's more serious moments.
The film is supposed to be released in October of this year. Around four months from now. There has been next to zero marketing for this movie aside from a couple still frames and a vague synopsis. Not even so much as a 30 second teaser trailer.
The film getting pulled from theatrical release and being leaked were two really unfortunate events but honestly, in my mind, the lack of any marketing efforts this close to release is even more worrisome. ATLA was a massively popular show, during its air time it was practically a global phenomenon and even now, almost two decades later, it's still being introduced to the newer generation. Most fans of ATLA are very faithful and adoring of the franchise. And yet at this rate it looks like this movie could just be shadow released with no promotion.
I just don't understand, it's as if they are actively sabotaging this movie for no apparent reason other than lack of faith. I am very disheartened by this all and I really wish this movie would have been treated with more respect.
I grew up with ATLA so this is probably at least my 25th rewatch lol. I honestly don't remember a time when I hadn't already watched this show. Life's been busy though and I haven't actually watched it for a few years, and after watching a couple YouTube clips from the show I finally was enticed to start a rewatch.
I'm almost done, into the second half of book 3 now. UGH. What a magnificent show this is. As much as I am extremely looking forward to the finalΓ©, (best finale in all of television. Fight me.) I'm not ready for it to be over! This might be what convinces me to finally read the comics.
Every season is uniquely different, it's simultaneously episodically self contained while still maintaining a through-line plot, every character has meticulous arcs and development. I love Korra and never really got on the hate train for that show, but it really isn't the same. It's astounding to me that such a monumental TV show was born, and hosted on the same platforms as SpongeBob of all things.
I am so incredibly relieved to be done. These four years have sure been something. Can't wait for four years of different school now π
I am a highschool senior and graduating very soon. I was part of a friend group for most of highschool, and was quite close with them. I put effort into building significant individual friendships which all of them, I was trusted with many people's deepest secrets, I was the shoulder to cry on for many, and I really tried to make sure no one ever felt left out or alone because I had felt that way my first year of highschool and I didn't want anyone I cared about to feel that pain or loneliness.
Last summer one of the guys in this group had a crush on a girl who was a mutual friend of ours. I was very close to her as a friend, so for whatever reason he decided the best course of action was to spread some vicious rumors about me relating to unconsensual sexual acts or sentiments I had done to people close to me. None of these rumors were true. Subsequently, nearly my entire friend group cut ties with me en masse, and those who still sided with me and supported me all nevertheless ended up backing out of our friendship within the following months afterward.
I have pieced this story together over nearly a full year. From my perspective, everything was fine one day, and in the span of three days all of my friends left me, most silently, only a few texting me goodbye and that I had hurt too many people for them to feel comfortable continuing a relationship with me. Nobody told me with any specifics what I supposedly did to merit this, even when I asked why, and more importantly not a single person reached out to me to ask for my side, or confronted me about what happened before deciding to end things.
I was devastated from that and until very recently, was in a constant state of depression, was very seriously suicidal, thought about ending my life daily, and had a detailed and concrete plan as to how and when I would do it. While I feel that I have mostly healed at this point, I still feel the aftershocks of what happened and my highschool experience was turned from a difficult but fun time to a very dark one.
It feels so unfair to me that I had to claw myself up from near-death and had my life completely torn apart for going on a year now, yet they faced nothing and have gone on just fine, even thinking they did a good deed.
Now that I am nearly done with highschool, I've really been wanting to write out something and confront these people. Tell them the truth of what these rumors were, and how severely it affected me. That's what I want to do, but I don't know if it's what I should do. It might be better to simply try my best to leave them behind me and forget even if I can't forgive. I don't especially know.
I've been preparing for this night for nearly a year, I spent so many hours practicing and planning and in lessons. I worked so hard. And today I finally got to reap the rewards of my efforts. Between me and my recital partner we played about a 90 minute program, with solo piano repertoire from both of us, two piano duets, and I even got to play a tuba solo!!
This entire week I've spent not so much preparing my music as preparing my mind. I've been meditating and visualizing being on the stage to alleviate potential performance anxiety, and really trying to craft a mindset that I am ready, I have something beautiful to share, and this recital has nothing to do with me proving myself as it does just getting out there and having fun and making music. This is special, this is meaningful. I only get to do this once and I've been preparing for it for months, so I really really wanted to be present in the moment and to enjoy it as much as I could.
All the work really paid off. It was exhilarating and emotional, intense at times and heartbreaking at others. I felt totally immersed in what I was playing, it was all very well prepared but still left room for spontaneity and creativity which was lovely. It was just so special. Usually I do struggle with some performance anxiety that gets in the way of how I want to play, but this time I played my program exactly the way I wanted to.
After it ended, almost the entire audience came up to congratulate me in turn. Apparently I made several people cry, including an old stoic man who pretty much never cries! That made me so happy to hear, that I was able to connect with people to such a degree.
It was wonderful! I'm so proud of myself and how far I've come, and I'm so glad this recital turned out how it did!!
I've been working up to this and looking forward to this for almost an entire year. I distinctly remember in February it still felt like just a hypothetical, like something would gone or I wouldn't be ready and it just wasn't a figment of reality.
Well, now it's tomorrow, a little over 24 hours away! I'm so happy and excited and proud of myself for all the work I've put into this. I was a bit nervous at the end of last week but with this week of practicing and lessons it's all just clicked and I feel totally prepared now. All my repertoire feels comfortable and secure, I even played a mock recital for a few of my friends and felt fine there.
Yeah! Hopefully I don't suck :P
I used to listen to his album solo trip a lot and there are some very special memories from my younger years associated with that music. I remember one day looking through my Spotify playlist and being unable to find any of his songs, and that was just it. They totally disappeared. Even years later I've searched for them or at least a reason as to why they've been pretty much wiped from the face of the Internet and I can't find anything :(. Does anyone know where I can find this music, or at least have any idea what happened?
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I'm a decent pianist, but very much in the context of classical pedagogy. I'm the bass trombonist for my jazz band usually but the pianist is sick so my director asked me to sub in for her for our performance this weekend. It's just backgrounds and rhythm section, but nevertheless I'm quite unfamiliar with it.
Any tips to not totally suck in a short amount of time?
I had a bit of nerves which made me rush like 15 BPM faster than I've been practicing this piece at. Made a mistake, then while I was thinking about that mistake I was distracted and so I made another mistake, several more times until I got totally lost at the recapitulation and had to clumsily find my way back.
Oh well! It sucks but I don't think that ruined the whole performance so I'm not heartbroken. I literally had the Beethoven quote pop into my head as I was brashly hitting wrong notes "to play a wrong note is insignificant but to play without passion is inexcusable" which was rather apropos for playing a Beethoven sonata haha.
I had a bit of nerves which made me rush like 15 BPM faster than I've been practicing this piece at. Made a mistake, then while I was thinking about that mistake I was distracted and so I made another mistake, several more times until I got totally lost at the recapitulation and had to clumsily find my way back.
Oh well! It sucks but I don't think that ruined the whole performance so I'm not incredibly upset. I literally had the Beethoven quote pop into my head as I was brashly hitting wrong notes "to play a wrong note is insignificant but to play without passion is inexcusable" which was rather apropos for playing a Beethoven sonata haha.
This was a piece from my college audition program at the beginning of the year, that I'm preparing again for my senior recital next month. I'm retrospect I'm not really the happiest with it and I think it could be played much more musically. Any critiques or feedback for improvement would be greatly appreciated!
I'm putting the final touches on a Beethoven Sonata right now for performance, and it made me realize just how much closer to Beethoven I feel after having actually learned his music. I don't tend to listen to much Beethoven and I'm not super familiar with his ouvre, but listening to his other works feels much different now, I feel like I understand it more and understand *him* more despite the fact that we didn't even live in the same era.
I've felt this way with most every composer of the music I've learned. It truly feels like reading diary entries in a way, like I'm getting this insight into their inner machinations that I didn't have before.
Tuba/trombone player here, planning on learning trumpet in the nearish future. I've only ever squeaked around on friend's trumpets, I have yet to seriously practice it, and the difference in embouchure between tuba and trumpet is rather massive lol. Trumpet mouthpiece is tiny! Would appreciate any words of advice on forming a good foundational embouchure for this instrument
I've been watching videos of Ray Chen in interviews and from his YouTube channel and I find it so interesting how he has two entirely separate accents. When he's talking to Brett and Eddy from two set violin for instance, he'll adopt an Australian accent that matches theirs. in interviews he tends to have an American accent. Most of his youtube videos have his American accent but then sometimes an ad read will have his Australian accent. It's just so interesting to me. I've never heard of anyone else who has two entirely distinct accents, neither of which synthetic, and who can code switch between them so easily.