Dreambiscuit

I don’t know if ‘dead’ internet is the correct term. Maybe ‘cluttered’ internet or ‘suffocating’ internet. Any media platform is going to be used and misused by opportunistic media companies manipulating every tool they can to distort perceptions of the user in order to promote their product and ideologies. Instead of the internet being the wild west that it used to be, where all things were seemingly possible, it’s now under a stranglehold but those who love to control others. It’s no different than the news, books, magazines and movies. It’s all just a means for companies to influence a public too malleable to say ‘NO,’ The public has more power than they realize if they simply hold out and demand more for their money. As it stands, the media is a playground for parasites out to exploit, and that’s a fact of life that isn’t going to go away anytime soon.

Brown t-shirt with a black velvet Chewbacca on it, and my painting jeans. 

I bought a dvd set of Gun Gale Online, seasons 1 & 2. I had to order from Malaysia to get both seasons dubbed in English and region-free. What I got was junk; only one dvd was dubbed. What a rip.

So I consoled myself with this cool neon sign for my kitchen

I would say I had a particularly negative experience. I opened my fridge in the wee hours when everyone at home was sound asleep, and BAM! The crisper drawer broke off its track and crashed very loudly to the floor, effectively waking up everyone within a ten minute drive of my apartment. I dislike loud noises as it is, but waking up half the world when I’m trying to appease my late night munchies was embarrassing as well. Not a big deal, but I did say a bad word when it happened. 

I had three recent dreams that were unsettling at best. The first one involved me eating a mouse, which at the time (within the dream) seemed perfectly normal. Later on in the same dream, the reality of what I had done hit home and disgusted me to my core. It was a weird and gross dream I was glad to wake up from.

The second dream I had took place in some sort of museum in which three naturally preserved (ancient) human bodies were on display. The thing that made this so unsettling is that these bodies were somehow animated by inexplicable electrical impulses to their mummified muscle tissue that caused them to move and undulate at random. One looked like a peat bog mummy, which was writhing on its display platform, and another kept opening its eyes, which were unnaturally oversized and, when opened, looked like they were made of ceramics with pupils indifferently painted on them. Thankfully I don’t remember what the third body looked like. In the dream these bodies didn’t unsettle me at all; I just regarded them analytically. But once I woke up and reflected back on the dream, it really scared me. There must be some fundamental differences in the way the conscious and subconscious mind process stimuli to produce an emotional reaction. This was far more than I expected from a simple night’s sleep, but at least it wasn’t boring.

The third dream was of a more superficial nature and involved Disney re-cutting my favorite movie, Return of the Jedi, and re-releasing it with all of the Emperor’s Throne Room sequences excised. The space and ground battles were consequently supplemented with boring filler to pad out the missing footage. This obviously ruined the movie, but thankfully it was only a dream. What strange worlds exist in the theta stages of sleep.

1 minute ago, TheRockARooster said:

It's a dream to see you again, Kates. 

So lovely as I and many others have missed you.

I've missed everypony too. Marshmallow Peeps for everyone! 

On 2025-04-03 at 12:07 PM, TheRockARooster said:

I hope @Dreambiscuit is doing good and staying safe as I miss her a lot. 

I'm here Travs, alive and well, if you trust the validity of such a dubious statement. Nice to be back.

On 2025-03-20 at 12:52 AM, Sparklefan1234 said:

Congratulations to my Besties, @TheRockARooster and @Dreambiscuit! 

Thanks @Sparklefan1234! Same to you and Her Silky Majesty, @Ice Princess Silky <3 

21 minutes ago, TheRockARooster said:

You're young not old, Dreamy. 

Tell that to the undertaker, he's been eyeing me hungrily. 

I had a couple VHS tapes from G1, which were pretty good. I never knew the MLP franchise would become such a life-changer. 

Some dirty clothes.

And my old body creaked when I bent over. *sigh* 

2 minutes ago, TheRockARooster said:

I'M BATMAN!!!!!!! 

The Fox & The Hound is an amazing masterpiece, I'm glad they were showing some of the older Disney movies in the theatres at that time. 

I'm sure you'd have loved to see Batman, but at least you got a good one as an alternate. 

@Jawslocks23 I gotta say, I love the art; very vibrant and alive! Thanks for sharing it! 

1 minute ago, TheRockARooster said:

@Dreambiscuit

I wanted Batman Forever to be my first but it ended up being The Fox & The Hound. 

Fox and the Hound is sooooo good! I think you lucked out with that one. 

Gunbuster. Crunchyroll had this labelled as a 2013 release, but it actually ran from 1989-90. I guess that accounts for the retro look of it. No complaints though, I really liked it. The last episode was made in B&W, for artistic reasons I assume, and that didn't really work. But overall, quite nice. 

Snoopy Come Home. Not sure why it was playing on the big screen, so I assume t was part of some event. I’m sure you’ll appreciate this one, @Snoopy Fan

Mary Poppins. On a re-release of some sort.

I listed both movies because I’m not 100% sure which one came first. I was very young.

In my recent post here I mentioned being on the fence about it, but to be honest most of my skepticism comes from how ghost hunters perceive what they call spirits, based on their own limited knowledge of what they’re doing. 90% of what I see on ghost hunting shows, videos, etc could easily be chalked up to misperception, an excessive desire to find something (whether it’s actually there or not), and of course, ratings; they have a show to sell and they can’t come up empty handed if they want to keep an audience. If I’m to draw from people I know in real life, and their experiences, I can’t discount ghosts or spirits, and I do believe there’s something there, whether it’s being classified correctly or not. Honestly I find the science of it fascinating.

On 2025-03-02 at 10:10 AM, Clawdeen said:

I hope it works out for you! I’ve used the Ordinary’s stuff before myself (other products.) I like the price point of their stuff. The serums are really cheap and a little goes a long way.

@Clawdeen I got my Ordinary 5 serum today and tried it out. It’ll take a little time to see if it’s going to work, and of course, the all-important makeup test to see if the shiny film can be covered after it’s applied. But I could feel the light burn when I put it on so I’m optimistic it’s doing something good.

Twist is pretty cute, as are Cozy Glow and SweetieBelle, all for different reasons, so I’m giving my top three because I can’t choose between them.

She’s interesting and engaging because she’s so understated and doesn’t really fit in with the other ponies. That makes me want to know more about her. It’s almost like having a pet cat versus a pet dog. Dogs are always ‘on’, and will jump up on you and lick your face with affection. But cats are independent and indifferent; living their own lives without the need for feedback. I’m a cat person because I like that aloof nature and find it compelling. Luna is also nocturnal and mysterious, which are other traits I value. She has a dimension that I don’t see in other ponies and that’s what I love about her.

Do u ponify youtr speech

I do sometimes without realizing it. I find myself saying things like ‘somepony’ and it variations, or refer to a fist bump as a hoofbump, but I rarely even realize I’m doing it until I say it aloud. Then I get a wall of confused looks and have to explain myself. It’s an interesting conversation starter though.

The school I went to didn’t have any computers when I was attending. If they had, I would have likely crashed the thing (more or less unintentionally), which would not have upset me in the least.

A Certain Scientific Railgun. This show is centered on some school girls with super abilities. It’s good silly fun so far and I’m really enjoying the characters and what they do with their powers.

“One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.”

~ Master Oogway, Kung Fu Panda.

(based on a quote from Jean de la Fontaine).

“Everyone can be super. And when everyone’s super…no one will be.”

~Syndrome, The Incredibles.

Not that good? Okay, that’s one opinion which seems to be a pretty simplified run-down of, in my own opinion, one of the greatest movies ever made.

But in simplifying the various elements of this movie, one must cite the simple and clear narrative as part of what makes this movie perfect, without pointlessly convoluted plotlines that fail to serve the story. The characters are immediately understood for what they are; a bookish dreamer out of her element in a provincial town, a handsome but self-centered suitor with the heart of a pig, and the Beast who, despite his outward appearance, has the capability, even under extreme circumstances, of loving another. It’s about redemption, content versus cover, and the meaning of true love, all balanced out with characters that serve the drama of the story while keeping it light and uplifting.

And the music, equating to an invisible but important character in its own right, is the best ever written for a Disney film, which is hard for me to say considering the historical contributions of Frank Churchill, Larry Morey, and the Sherman brothers to name just a few. But Howard Ashman and Alan Menken represented a new era that brought freshness to Disney and ushered in the new Golden Age of the studio, not because of Academy Awards but by audience acclaim.

I could drone endlessly about this movie and its countless virtues but I have to accept that belaboring the obvious isn’t always going to change anyone’s opinion. Not that it needs to. But I do think that this movie, whatever anyone’s perception of it may be, warrants more than a cursory glance and dismissal. It’s a work of an array of great artists at the peak of their considerable abilities, and has earned a more thorough appraisal.