Remember the old days on tumblr when not only did everyone follow tags but you could also track tags and that cultivated tiny semi-active communities in smaller fandoms where one burst of activity signaling a new artist or writer discovered the media and had started creating for it could start a new surge of popularity for the fandom? I used to track tags for at least ten smaller book fandoms, and it wouldn't be often but sometimes the little 'new post' notification would light up and it was always exciting, and there were always a group of us still tracking the tag who would go look at the post and interact. Tumblr killed a ton of interaction when they took away tracked tags and replaced it with this 'best content' search shit. It really REALLY kills small time creators.

From the Penguins App

geno machino

thinking about NOR*MAN REE*DUS experiencing imposter syndrome and thinking his ideas for character might not work too well in comparison to what the lead actors are doing. this from the guy who was so fucking good in his walking dead audition that they originated a new character just for him. who almost single handidly crafted daryl into the MOST beloved character of the show when he wasn't even supposed to be the lead.

it never ends does it. no matter how much success, there is always still that worry of your art not being good enough. or that the next one wont be as good as the past. accusations of one hit wonder. all that bullshit.

its exhausting but you know without it i dont think making art would be nearly as interesting

#❤️❤️❤️❤️#wait but if this is on the haus attic wall has jack seen it? would he realise what the 90 means?#i don't think 90 would ever stop reminding him of kenny so he must at least consider it right?#oh man now i want a fic where jack learns about patater because of the poster ransom made him look at

in my unwritten fanfic i came up with an excuse for this: tater was also born in 1990 and went through the same draft as jack and parser. thats why tater thought he could get away with this brazen display :P because he just tells people its his lucky year

ransom has this blown up poster sized on the haus attic wall

"When I saw the cast I was like, ‘God, everyone’s so good looking in this movie.’ You know, you got the leather jackets and the collars popped. And they’re all great, but they’re all really good looking. So I’m like, ‘Jeff, can I try something?’ And he’s like, ‘yeah, try whatever you want.’ So I had Greg Nicotero make me these fake rotted teeth. And I fly from France to Ohio back and forth doing the movie and I’d walk around Ohio with these fake rotten teeth and I’d go to Starbucks and see if anyone could understand me because in my mind I’m talking like, ‘rah-ra-ra-ra.’ I’m going to K-mart and Target and I’m like, ‘wherre’s the shwet pants? What aisle is shwet pants on?’ And I hadn’t met the cast. I hadn’t met Tom Hardy or Austin Butler. And all the sudden I get, like, super nervous and I’m like, ‘this is either going to be great or just suck so bad.' But I’m like, 'fuck it here we are!’ So I do it and I think it worked."

-Norman Reedus, Konbini

You're inseparable, for many people, from your Daryl Dixon character in The Walking Dead. Does that stop you from getting certain roles?

I was in Budapest last week to shoot in John Wick's spin-off, Ballerina. I was only able to play small scenes in movies because I wasn't available because of the show. But I think when The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will be finished, I'm going to cut my hair. I have to do it because everyone knows what I look like. But if I do it now, I couldn't do it later. It's something to spend 15 years on television. You're really identified as this character. I was afraid to get stuck in that role. But I'm doing other things during this series, so maybe it won't be a problem. I don't know. I didn't want to look like Daryl Dixon in The Bikeriders because I've been on TV for so long. So I wore a very different look. When the president of the AMC channel saw the trailer, he didn't recognize me in it. Afterwards, I may take a year off and learn to cook or something. Or learn to surf better.

Norman Reedus, Numero

in 2009 i was staying up till 5am every night writing conceptual math proofs and waking up at 8am for my 8:30 conceptual art studio want to trade memories?

actual parties i went to in 2009

"i'm on a boat" themed parties were big this summer. we all wore nautical themed pashmina afghans, flip flops, and captain hats. there were multiple of these. MULTIPLE

"recessionista" parties where we would upscale how poor we were (at least one party where the rule was "no clothes" and you had to make your party outfit out of things you could find in your home. i was a cardboard gladiator.)

"jersey shore" parties where we would just drink straight vodka and eat pickles

medication is not even helping now ;_;

Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie in DAMSEL (2024) dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Concept: They actually love you and not just the idea of you.

Side side note i have discovered that if you are the type of runner whose shirt gets irritatingly caught on your butt and tugs on your shoulders in a way that distracts you, tucking it in to the back of your pants actually solves that quite nicely! See, Im learning things from hockey!

Anyway im now waddling around moaning about my pain in my house. This is why i hate living alone, i can complain all i want but whats the point of that if there's nobody to hear it. Used to be i had an audience of four. :( ugh last month i had zero pain at all and its like this month is trying to make up for that.

side note you know its bad when you finished the run that was supposed to shift your hip bones into a position less painful and instead your legs are in equal amounts of pain but now shaking and on the verge of collapse 🙃 i am limping back to my car