Wind Chaser

Atlanta got me a good net win on DraftKings. Not the biggest Harvick fan but it felt right with him winning after Dillon, going back to where he got his first win.

Take any character within the Bumbling Dad archetype except Homer Simpson. Pretty much everything you can do with this character has already been done by him alone. You saw this on pretty much every sitcom through the 2000s and in a lot of commercials, too. I love The Amazing World of Gumball, but in a lot of ways it burns me that they have a character like Richard considering there is almost nothing new you can do with him, the way he's written.

I think all of this goes without saying that while there may not explicitly be laws that prohibit "dating" per se, getting involved in such a relationship is like walking a tightrope over a minefield. You are fraught on all sides by potentially illegal behavior, where one false move could put you in violation of the law. There's a reason why, even though in most cases there isn't a specific applicable law, they almost always arouse suspicion. In addition, some states have broad state laws that could apply responsibility to the adult if the minor commits an illegal act. You can track an individual's behavior on one site, but it's hard to track them everywhere and ascertain whether any additional contact is happening off-site. My only hope is that when these issues do come up, intervention can happen early enough that it can stop potentially illegal behaviors from happening, and that when people who get involved in these relationships are dealt with, that those involved have the good judgment to tell whether the person being dealt with is a person with a clear pattern of predatory behavior or if they're a relatively young adult with other issues that made an error in judgment and needs a different kind of intervention.

"Overrated" is subjective, and you really have to have a damn good reason to call something overrated. I've seen the film, and what I will say is it did exceed my expectations as far as the dialogue writing and the visual creativity of the world, which shows the usual care and research that Disney puts into crafting immersive settings. Their research having studied real animals, cities, and police departments really paid off for the most part. To all of it, however, it's far easier for a Disney or Pixar film to extract praise for the setting and immersion because the bar has been set relatively low by the rest of the animation industry, and there is an obvious and deliberate tinge of familiarity running throughout the whole thing because it's a Disney product specifically made with regards to their heritage. It doesn't discount the hard work, but it shows how much they run rings around their competition. As for the writing itself, it tells a surprisingly well-balanced variation of the classic "American Dream" story arc. Zootopia isn't the utopia that young, optimistic Judy promised herself it would be. At her lowest point, it seems like hell, but as she matures beyond it, she finds it's neither and she has to learn to make the best out of what things are. The movie makes the point in its dialogue, which is very natural, sharp, and timely. The only thing I'd consider overrated, IMO, is some of the other dialogue. I personally found much of the metaphor pretty obvious and heavy-handed in parts, but this is a very "your mileage may vary" situation, and it's a hard thing to veil into subtlety without confusing the message. Much of the success of the film comes from timing; it just came out against the right political climate for its message to stick. The only part of the film I really take issue with is how it negatively portrays Judy's parents talking about "settling" for their lot in life in an incredibly forced and caricatured way, as if to portray people who don't achieve or strive for their dreams as Debbie Downer-esque dream killers or somehow less legitimate than people who do so. A lot of people make a good living and are perfectly happy with settling or going with the flow rather than taking charge. This could have been portrayed better in the film as a looming temptation for Judy to return to the comfort of her previous life but to reject to show just how committed she is to her ideals. It's such a minor part of the film that a lot of people miss, but it would have meant more to me if they would have handled it better. All in all, I think Zootopia is animated filmmaking at one of the finest degrees it can be in this day and age. I don't like it as much as most mainstream critics, audiences, and especially furries do, and there are a handful of other animated features to have come out since 2010 that I've enjoyed more. But I've outlined what I like more or less about it and I can definitely see what others got out of it more than I did. [citation needed]

Great idea from a marketing standpoint, and if it was any franchise other than Sonic it would get more praise. I count myself among the many fans that wanted a feature like this. Of course the jokes are easy to make; they're so easy they became dead to me within hours of the announcement (what Twitter will do to you). For the skeptics, I get that there's reason to be skeptical because of previous modern Sonic games having relied on gimmicks to cover up shortcomings in game design. But to trash the concept itself is foolish; character customization worked really well for a lot of other game franchises recently and it's about time Sonic caught up with the huge community calling for it. The community's reputation itself is humorous but irrelevant to the concept itself; it would be like saying the Edsel was good because Ford made it even though it was a failure. As for the execution, it's obviously too early to tell.

How much vacation time do you get?

There's a certain infamous part of it that I like to call the "Helix of Doom".

I'm not as big on MLP as I used to be, but there aren't that many other toons on these days that I'm all that much into. The only one currently running that I could really say I like more and find better than MLP in some aspects is The Amazing World of Gumball. The show goes a lot further with its humor but I still find most of MLP's characters more enjoyable. As for other shows that are now gone but ran concurrently with MLP, I'd have to give mention to Gravity Falls, Wander Over Yonder, and The Legend of Korra.

I stopped following pretty much every MLP analyst except for Silver Quill and Tyandaga. I've kept those two because they feel very genuine, they love their work, and especially in Silver Quill's case, are thoroughly researched and thought out. I've been losing interest in the show over time and as a result, I don't really feel the need to watch those videos to help enjoy and understand the show as much anymore, the lone exception being Silver Quill because of his wide-ranging knowledge and tackling of topics most other analysts wouldn't be as good at handling.

Catchy stuff from Sonic games:

My favorite cartoon on TV right now is The Amazing World of Gumball. Other than that, I watch mostly older stuff. I recently finished a binge of The Legend of Korra and I have been rewatching episodes of Hey Arnold, Doug, Sonic X, TUFF Puppy, (which I consider my guilty pleasure) and classic SpongeBob. I've also been trying to catch up on Samurai Jack and haven't watched the new ones yet. I also watch Sonic Boom out of a bit of morbid curiosity (and as a Sonic fan) even though I don't like that show.

The Internet: A Love Story

I'm going to go relatively obscure (but not a lot, really) to start this: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but not the one you're thinking of. Specifically, a 2D-animated version of him done by Rankin-Bass that showed up in Rudolph's Shiny New Year (starts at 1:21 in this video). Also Arrow and Rudolph from the 1998 Rudolph film. There's also Rebound from Pound Puppies, she's got a lot of energy and just doesn't stop. Roxanne from A Goofy Movie. Sawyer from Cats Don't Dance. Kitty Katswell from TUFF Puppy. (lol @ both having that same smug cat face) Shady Daze is my favorite from this show. I know, so obscure. There are a number of others I'd also list, but many of them are from other media, and there are others that I like better in fanart than in canon, so I'd save them for another list.