Hoenn Pokepatterns [153]

 ho, lee, shit. third year o' doin' this...

 

....12/13: bonus 36 G1 replacements, for some reason:

Monsters at Work has given me some thoughts... #WrenchTheNut

Firstly it plays like a proper sequel, picking up right where the first film left off. It's just not totally Mike-and-Sulley-centric, which honestly is fine. And it actually looks darned good for being done by Disney TV animation. Thank Bob the look of the Pixar movies is retained, rather than employing some other style. And the voice actors! Unlike the series that used to be made as movie follow-ups and were mostly just for fun, this is being treated seriously, aiming for legit canon. The first pair of episodes genuinely made me laugh, like, a lot. Real whole lot. So the comedy's up to snuff.

Since Happy Days Winkler's probably had to fight "coolest dude around" typecasting, and Fritz is basically the antithesis of The Fonz, so. xD Like the colors on Val and some of the others. Her design is reminiscent of Art's, and she's one of those monsters who looks like she belongs at McDonald's. Cutter's great. MIFT team's neat, hilarious. Hooray for more Ms. Flint, finally! And getting to fully appreciate her cool sluggy-snakiness (with a touch of "mermaid" and "dress/maxi skirt" as well), as she sets about retraining everymonster as a comedian.
I've been wanting a sequel...and at some point I need to see my Randy-baby again! :'-x I just know he escaped those hillbillies and made it home.

Fungus is back. I mean, so far the continuity and inclusion of MI+MU characters whilst introducing new ones seems to off to a pretty auspicious start.
Easter egg: The poor traumatized kid has Pooh.
Tylor's mom looks nothing like him and also has my fuzzy dice. Monster genetics must be interesting. He's a lot more physically similar to Sulley. And Pixar gangs sure do like their initiation rituals.
Second episode>first.
Noticed on second viewing: Val is basically a Lisa Frank fanatic comme moi.

What's actually got me most intrigued at the moment is the almost immediate appearance of a (so far) minor character I'd been hoping to see *at some point*...okay, my main hopes for the series were to see lots and lots of MU+MI characters and as much as possible of the monster world. From the first several episodes I convinced myself to expect no more than a good setup. After all, I've lied when I've said that Pixar never disappoints. I mean, they have. And a lot of their more recent films have continued the trend of getting me less hyped/obsessed (or not at all obsessed), which really began during the latter half of the 2000s. Can't keep up the Finding Nemos and Incredibles and Cars levels forever. My other faves would include the toys and bugs and Brave--which I'll admit is among the weakest storywise. The awesome characters, setting, and everything else make that forgivable.

Pixar's worst crime to date has been scrapping the Tank Gang storyline in Finding Dory in favor of an incredibly ill-thought-out, nonsensical post-credit gag, which was just unbefitting. They deserved so much better. And no way did they travel across the Pacific in those algae-choked bags. For one thing they've got Bubbles' scalpel, Jacques' claws, Bloat's quills, Nigel's beak--come on, they did NOT really even need to wonder how they were gonna get out of the baggies. Like fo' real, guys. Gimme a break. Get with the program. Anyhoo. While a story about their traveling adventures WOULD be amazing, um, why wouldn't they just head for Nemo's part of the reef? I always envisioned a sequel set there, with them. And lately we've had the itty-bitty Dory short-short (in Pixar Popcorn) and the reef-cam which...aiight, cute for what they were and I guess better than nothing during the worst of the pandemic. However, the missed opportunities for #TankGangOntheReef, REAL SPECIES even for backgrounders, etc., re-taught me the "don't get your hopes too high" lesson.

So 'twas pleasantly surprising that I was able to start playing "I Spy With My Monstrous Eye" straight away. Right off the bat, boom, there's Carla "Killer Claws!" She was one I noted in MU and said, "Well she's obviously badass, wish there were a figure of her." At last we get to hear her speak and...um, oh my oh dear, I'm afraid there's no way that's her voice. *-* This obviously cool, confident, elegant she-monster speaks like...that? Oy. Well. Uh. We'll see what happens, but if necessary I can easily just headcanonize (which is my case simply means canonize) an identical twin for her without the vocal issue. xD; Also of note: One of my HSS gals, Rosie. Now had it been Susan, I'd know for sure they were stalking me and/or reading my mind. Which naturally they oughta do, but with proper credit and compensation. And hiring. Literally every company in the world needs me as CIP (Chief Idea Person) if it wants to truly thrive and earn not just customer satisfaction, but customer ecstasy.

Bring on all the sorority/fraternity members and whatnot!! Wanna reunite with Hardscrabble, PNK girls, Susan & Nadya & Sonia & Nancy & Rhonda [makes sense that Abby Hardscrabble would've been a HSS, as revealed in the Essential Guide], the Siamese Perry twins, the boys of JOX, Donna & the girls of EEK [interestingly there's another Carla and a Violet in there & plus Rhonda's one of Flo's Motorama girlfriends--along with Laverne and Sheila], and Javier & the rest of ROR (Worthington being the Bradley Uppercrust III of MU. They're the Gamma Moo-Moos. But who'd wanna join a herd of cows?)

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...oh noes...I've been adding comments below but Mike's clown class just forced me to rewatch this...

 

Most Photogenic Pokemon in New Snap

Some of the gorgeousest specific photos:
-Liepard...practically any, they just keep giving and giving...work the camera like nobody's business and know how to use their gorge paradise habitat...award-winning material
-Unfezant with the bright leaf pile and forest backdrop--perfect autumn image
-Luvdisc: two almost kissing, diagonal across shimmering turquoise water backdrop...smoochy fish. Pokemon Fancy magazine cover right there
-Mareanie on the hot pink/turquoise coral shelves on the vibrant reef, especially with its best Corsola pals...just look so good despite not being able to get too close...the whole aquatic areas are freaking loaded with excellent shots. And the vivid colors, the perfect crystal-clear water...that is what heaven looks like, okay? That's what it's like. And always a comfy temp. x3 Some other Pokes look better in this game than they normally do thanks to enhanced colors or some kind of cool rendering.
-Vulpix leaping on iceberg
-Umbreon dozing
Beautifly wins Most In-Your-Face...so kawaii. Loves you so much it won't get out of your way. Love how Slugma ride magma-falls the way others play in water. Joe enjoyed Luxray as well--reminded him of Cain. xD A lot of the Durice ones were hard to get good pics of for one reason and another, but once you got a great shot it was really great.
Pokemon that really should be in it: Well obviously all 898. ;p But especially those from the tops of my 'favorites' image/lists. I mean, IMAGINE Bruxish. And of course Furfrou, Manectric, Gastrodon & Shellos, Regice...the Porygons, Phanpy, Oricorio, Litten, Dragonair, Articuno, Galarian Ponyta, Alolan Muk, eerrrrrrybuddy...

FLORIO:

Torterra
Combee
Florges
Scorbunny
Comfey
Vivillon* [everywhere it is...esp. the Ocean one...]
Sylveon
Stoutland
Sudowoodo
Dodrio
Swanna
Ducklett
Cutiefly
Pidgeot

BELUSYLVA:

Liepard
Morelull
Unfezant
Trevenant
Yanmega
Beautifly
Leafeon
Sawsbuck
Deerling
Serperior
Pikipek
Milotic*
wish Lotad had made the list but nope xD

[CAPTURED MOST BUT SOME MISSING INCL. MANY FAVES AND COOLIO ONES I HOPE WILL MAKE THIS LIST...ESPECIALLY SUICUNE, NINETALES, JOLTEON, GLACEON, ESPEON, PUMPKABOO, GARDEVOIR, DIANCIE, AVALUGG, AURORUS, APPLIN, DEWGONG, HO-OH, SNOM, CRABOMINABLE...I think...& so on...]

MARICOPIA:

Luvdisc
Mantine
Octillery
Corsola
Finneon
Mareanie
Qwilfish
Seviper
Inkay
Cradily
Primarina
Clawitzer
Exeggutor
Sandygast
Raichu
Lumineon
Drifblim
Vaporeon
Bellossom
Pyukumuku
Clamperl
Stunfisk
Tentacruel
Crabrawler
Alomomola
Frillish
Golisopod
Wishiwashi*

VOLUCA:

Lycanroc
Slugma
Luxray
Mandibuzz
Trapinch
Altaria
Shinx
Onix
Flareon
Minior
Skorupi
Archeops
Cacnea
Typhlosion
Torchic ("tore-sheek"--love how many "French" Pokenames there be. E.g. "Florzh," like Zsa Zsa...yes yes, Zsa Zsa the Florges, Barack the Abomasnow...xD)
Volcarona*

DURICE:

Alolan Vulpix
Mightyena
Vanilluxe
Alolan Sandslash
Joltik
Carbink
Braviary
Snorunt
Glalie
Froslass
Swinub
Spheal
Piplup
Jynx
Mamoswine
Steelix*

AURUS:

Umbreon
Houndoom
Chandelure
Natu
Sigilyph
Absol
XERNEAS* (best-looking illumina)
Goldurk
Beheeyem

me olde holiday viewing lists

Made around 2012/13...lists of our holiday marathoning material. Easter here. (& in here + here. Peeps book collection was part of the Peep display many years, so evolved into all Easter books grouped up since that was so manageable & logical. The other occasions obviously have great books too, just no uniting Peep theme/altar/throne.) 

HALLOWEEN:

>"13 Nights of Halloween" {should include lots of this}
>>CLASSIC HORROR {Svengoolie, TCM/FMC/AMC, etc.--scariness en generale}

Disney's Legend of Sleepy Hollow (+all spoopy classic cartoons; House of Villains)
Garfield's Halloween
Halloween is Grinch Night
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (<3 all peanuts)
Mad Monster Party
Spookable Pooh
Spongebob Scaredy-Pants
Scooby-Doo (Zombie Island)
Alvin & the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman/Frankenstein
>Simpsons' Treehouses of Horror
>Holiday or appropriately spoopy episodes of good toons/shows (e.g., Hey Arnold!, FOP, Clifford, Arthur, Trek, etc., etc., etc. Holiday eps be dime-a-dozen but some be specialer than others)
>Spookley the Square Pumpkin; Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow (kiddie cartoons, Spooky Buddies, yadda-yadda); half-decent dcoms
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Frankenweenies
Wallace & Gromits (Were-Rabbit)
Monsters, Inc./University
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Corpse Bride
ParaNorman
Hotel Transylvania
Monsters Vs. Aliens
Igor
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Hocus Pocus
Little Shop of Horrors
Sweeney Todd
The Ring (Two?)
Casper/Casper Meets Wendy
Creepshow
Frankenstein ('94)
Young Frankenstein
The Haunted Mansion
The Mummy/The Mummy Returns
The Craft
Practical Magic
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Death Becomes Her
The Witches (of Eastwick)
Cry Baby Lane
Pet Sematary/2 [The Shining, any Kings]
Beetlejuice (oddly enough I like the cartoon more), Eddie Scissorhands, Boastgusters, etc.
Bible Belt Slashers/Night Games/Kids Get Deader! ;)
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Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Nightmare Room/Haunting Hour
Goosebumps
Tales From the Darkside
Tales From the Crypt
The Munsters
The Addams Family (show/toon/3 movies)
Twilight Zone/Hitchcock/the like

CHRISTMAS:

1. Jingle All the Way

2. The Ref

3. Christmas Vacation

4. A Christmas Story

5. Grinch x2 (1966, 2000)

6. An All Dogs Christmas Carol

7. The Santa Clause trilogy

8. Beauty & the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

9. Elf

10. Muppet Christmas Carol

11. Love Actually

12. I'll Be Home For Christmas

13. Christmas With the Kranks

14. Deck the Halls

15. Miracle on 34th St.

16. White Christmas

17. It's a Wonderful Life

18. Holiday Inn (w/ The Bells of St. Mary's & Going My Way; any black-and-whites, older ones :D e.g. MMiSL, CiC, tB'sW...)

TOONS/SPECIALS:

ALL Rankin/Basses [+ Miser Bros. Christmas & live-action YWaSC], Frosty Returns, The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree, Nick & Noel, Garfield's Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Mickey's Christmas Carol/Once+Twice Upon an Xmas, Casper's First Christmas, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, Nine Dog Christmas, There Goes Santa Claus, Barney "Waiting For Santa," William Wegman's "Fay's 12 Days of Xmas," 2 Disney Christmas Sing-Along videos, Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, Richard Scarry Busytown "Best Christmas Present Ever," Doug's Christmas Story, Rudolph & the Island of Misfit Toys, Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too, Annabelle's Wish, Flight Before Christmas, Franklin's Christmas, Snowed In at the House of Mouse, A Cranberry Christmas, The Xmas Toy, Christmas video [WTF WAS THAT SUPPOSED 2B+HOW DID I JUST CATCH IT NOW], Lucy/Honeymooners/Family Guy eps on disc, Story of Santa Claus, Rudolph (Stormella one); Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (unbelievably awful...)

*Other holidays are more minimal (Garfield's Thanksgiving+Peanuts+Big Paw**+Mouse on the Mayflower, Berenstains' Comic Valentine, few others)......what else? Any and all good holiday episodes & cartoons/shorts, any stuff that kinda fits but isn't a holiday movie/special...all those good ones found for each day via the HSP or ME-TV, or elsewhere...  "Etc." is obviously always highly applicable. 

**Pound Puppies have their version as well and come to think of it that should be in the "dog movies" comment list, but alas comments ain't editable, and it's not really worth deleting and redoing...

calendarmania iii: some years...

...there's just  no clear  winner...

Confuzzled. Be. I.  ._.
Well, maybe eventually I can work out which '21 calendars belong where. 'Tis a big honkin' hollerin' heckin' deal, after all...;-;

blue dog
[toy+mini] POODS (x2; would be stuck betwixt)
tropical fish (x2)
tropical underworld
ocean unseen
under sea
elements--best ones=neon, cobalt, sulfur...argon, xenon...the whole noble gas club...yanno ;}
crystals (no rear images, wtfff)
COLORFUL CONFECTIONS
colorcrush
travel trailers (x2)
stewart
arcimboldi
thiebaud
bosch
haeckel
surrealscapes (yerka; strawberry beach)
HOT ROD B=] (grossman)
diners <3, cruisin' & chrome <33
(sweet) succulents, cactus <3, saguaros <3 ; deserts; mushy-mushy <3
plant love/(house)plants/produce/flowersch/herbz/jardins/gardens
faeries (cactus, mushroom!)
houses
cottage country/living
cabin porn/*life*/view
craftsman bungalows
art nouveau (GORGEOUS HOUSE)
midcentury modern
mackintosh designs
LUCY sp. ed.
golden goyles
uninspirational <3 <3 ; demotivators
lil' mermaid
mermaids (green, blue, purple hair <3 +red ofc)
"find weedo" xD
ELEGANT MF PIE
DRINKING. WITH. MF. CHICKENS
frogs (me bright'uns)
zoo portraits (ostrich; penguin, gazelle, koala...)
wild masterpieces (swan, buck-buck-bigock)
peacocks; parrots
songbirds (& snakes)
mario ^-^
donkey kong
disney/pixar <3<3
tango, opera ^^
cupcakes ^_^, cakes, patisserie, desserts
harley (TRIKE <33)
2 wheels
VWs <3
microcars
tulips
pinball
maxine xD
man up XD
herro kitteh (those stupid quidd stickers--snow globe etc.)
haunted realm, tarot, strangeling, sirens, witches, astrological, celestial journey, myth & magic <3
vintage country
[ALL lang/legacy; folk art/americana; camping, nature, docks; 'bygone days,' 'nostalgic' ish]
country SEASONS, *walk*, welcome, sampler, roads, path, music, living, pleasures, gardens, fresh, farmhouse, churches, chic, blessings
une promenade (giana)
redlin
covered bridges
home (?), farm-fresh; *farms*; markets
space cats (w/ candy/fewd/wigs); mystical kittehs
elvis <3
"just plain weird?"
wwpe?
ppl o' wal*mart
365 POKEMON [wall=G1 pixelated]
365 dogs/gallery, puppies, Irish stuff, shoes, etc.
greyhounds <3 <3 <3 (& usual breeds; whippets for instance weren't there when I went thru, impossible)
doxies
schnauz

pomeranian
eskie
heelers/acd
gsp
beagles
---
lionel trains
great old trucks
colorful chargers
classic cars, etc.
great outdoors
fairyland/shrooms/houses/tales
extraordinary/glamorous/artful/moar chickenth
loons  
boibz, exotic birbs
effin'/dumb birbs
grumpy cat=me
crazy cats
composers
coke
beatles
awkward family photos [daily]
andy griffith
larsson
modigliani
abe hunter
[fine artistes]
coral reef
celtic stuff
hasui
ikebana
sprinkles (planner)

dressage; friesians
comforts/coming home
in the kitchen
manga girls
"if we knew then" (weird)
fat cats XD
brp (?)

 

 

...and, finally...my hugantic Photobucket summary...

...why's it only showing up on desktop... 

 

the whole revolting pb sagugghhhh

 

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also dis

n dis again...

DIaH2 CvH meeting screenshots/video

"Dream It at Home 2" virtual convention w/ Carice 💖 (6/27/20) 

• Ahmahgah
• Ahmahgah
  

(^ don't think we were ready in that one 😆 Other one's a little better...)

Cropped versions~

Must've been hot in her place. x-3
 
The way that lovely lady feels about Meryl Streep is pretty much the way I feel about her. #IdBeYourMonkeySuitedServantWoman #SayTheWordAndImYourSwornSword 💃🏻 There sits the only queen I mean to bend my knee to...

Fave Pokepatterns Vol. II, or Dumb Fabric

Nothin' but Pokemon so far this year! So I dig most of the patterns in this shockingly unexpected set, and had ranked both halves as best I could. There's no clear favorite or top six or anything as in the first set (where Weepinbell won!) But these rock the hardest...

Ranking the actual Pokemon would look something more like...this-ish...lots of them are about even so there's no absolute order, but...

1. Suicune
2. Umbreon
3. Houndoom
4. Mantine
5. Phanpy
6. Porygon2
7. Natu
8. Xatu
9. Houndour
10. Espeon
11. Octillery
12. Qwilfish
13. Remoraid
14. Forretress
15. Hoppip
16. Sudowoodo
17. Slugma
18. Magcargo
19. Corsola
20. Lanturn
21. Smoochum
22. Magby
23. Elekid
24. Bayleef
25. Politoed
26. Ampharos
27. Girafarig
28. Chinchou
29. Steelix
30. Quilava
31. Azumarill
32. Pineco
33. Bellossom
34. Heracross
35. Piloswine
36. Swinub
37. Ariados
38. Spinarak
39. Yanma
40. Misdreavus
41. Murkrow
42. Skarmory
43. Delibird
44. Togetic
45. Meganium
46. Typhlosion
47. Chikorita
48. Noctowl
49. Shuckle
50. Ho-Oh
51. Skiploom
52. Sunkern
53. Teddiursa
54. Dunsparce
55. Kingdra
56. Smeargle
57. Marill
58. Hoothoot
59. Furret
60. Sunflora
61. Ledyba
62. Ledian
63. Scizor
64. Wooper
65. Quagsire
66. Wobbuffet
67. Sneasel
68. Blissey
69. Cleffa
70. Flaaffy
71. Mareep
72. Cyndaquil
73. Igglybuff
74. Stantler
75. Donphan
76. Lugia
77. Raikou
78. Entei
79. Gligar
80. Crobat
81. Sentret
82. Slowking
83. Ursaring
84. Tyranitar
85. Unown
86. Togepi
87. Pichu
88. Aipom
89. Granbull
90. Snubbull
91. Hitmontop
92. Tyrogue
93. Miltank
94. Pupitar
95. Larvitar
96. Totodile
97. Feraligatr
98. Croconaw

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5.12.20: Aw dude, the artwork on this friggin' set of cards...8-O

Faves: Ninetales, Eiscue, Alcremie, Whiscash, Arrokuda, Trevenant, Vulpix, Phantump, Litwick, Barraskewda, Chandelure, Natu, Malamar, Xatu, Barboach, Lampent, Ludicolo, Boltund, Flapple, Appletun, Applin, Inteleon, Falinks, Charjabug, Galarian Weezing, Toxtricity, Spiritomb, Stonjourner, Pincurchin, Vikavolt, Lotad, Palossand, Sandygast, Zacian, Zamazenta, Chatot, Mandibuzz, Unfezant, Tranquill, Vullaby, Copperajah, Sigilyph, Masquerain, Surskit, Abomasnow, Snover, Koffing, Electrode, Voltorb, Magmar, Electabuzz, Aegislash, Honedge, Doublade, Dreepy, Drakloak, Tympole <3

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