Vireadshere - Violet

one fun thing about being a teacher in march 2023 is that chess is a literal epidemic among teens. we are starting to have meetings about how we can STOP teenagers from playing too much chess which is like if we were trying to figure out how to stop them from reading for fun. When i was in high school five years ago chess was nerd shit only but now it is transcending every social and language barrier and is absolutely rampant. kids aren’t on their phone texting in class anymore it’s ONLY chess.com. kids are playing chess on their phones while playing chess in real life. this is still better than tiktok because at least the kids are developing an attention span from this

Just binged Dead End Paranormal Park and holy shit this show is a must watch, especially if you're into fantastical worldbuilding, horror undertones, and good representation as well as stellar animation

Please watch Dead End: Paranormal Park. Not only does it have an explicitly trans, gay main character that has an explicitly gay and trans story arc, but the other main character is canonically autistic and is by far the best written autistic character I’ve ever seen.

Also Alex Brightman plays a dog possessed by a demon and yes he sings.

LITERALLY

unpopular opinion: kumiko and daniel should have ended up together

unpopular opinion: percy jackson movies

I actually really liked and enjoyed the percy jackson films! I just don't really look at them as Percy Jackson & The Olympians book adaptations, more of just like PJO AU live action fanfiction lol. ALSO IM REALLY EXCITED FOR THE NEW PJO SERIES COMING OUT SOON ON DISNEY PLUS!

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

can’t believe there’s going to be a new generation of pjo fans who automatically picture walker scobell when they think of percy jackson and not a hodgepodge of viria and burdge’s fanart. does that make me old

Y'all need to stop sleeping on this show. I know it only came out yesterday, but seriously, watch it as soon as possible. Dead End: Paranormal Park is one of the best cartoons I've seen in a while. And with the Owl House coming to a close, a new found family horror comedy is very welcome. I haven't finished it yet, but what I have seen is wonderful.

Likeable and interesting main characters.

Clear and prominent LGBTQ representation.

Accurate depiction of anxiety/panic attacks.

Cute talking pug that does magic sometimes.

Very nice racial diversity.

Interesting plot and storyline that hooks you.

Just the right amount of scary.

You get the idea. I adore this show. I can't wait to see more. Hopefully Netflix gets it's junk together and doesn't cancel this like it has many other promising shows before it. Please everyone, I urge you to give it a watch. It's got cute moments, creepy moments, moments that make you tear up a little. It's just great and you should see it.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Wow I love Dead End: Paranormal Park