wow i can’t wait until hockey season so i can have my emotions literally ravaged by grown ass men beating the shit out of each other over a piece of rubber and be disappointed by my team not winning a big silver bowl
In second year, we did a narrative unit where we had to have a go at someone else’s story. We had limited choices, but i chose A midsummer night’s dream. I had this lovely idea of a New Orleans version, with Baron Samedi and Mama Brigitte as oberon and titania, a jumped up greaser poltergeist as Puck and relevant sacrificial animals as fairies. Hence the chicken. I did so much research on this, i learned so much about voodooism. So awesome and such a serious practise. These two gods seemed perfect to act as fairy royalty. Again an old piece, maybe two years old? But the ink is still good, I think. Enjoy
Edit, people seem to like this, would anyone be interested in me completing the scene? like i planned out the whole confrontation scene in 2014. Any thoughts?
I want this, I WANT the rest of it I am so EXCITED?
•everyone who goes to the penalty box has to wear a dunce cap for the duration of the penalty
•if the goalie gets the puck in his glove, he should be allowed to try to carry it down to the other end of the rink and throw it into the other goal
•if you pull the goalie your 6th man has to be the mascot
•if 2 players hold hands while one commits a penalty, the other is allowed to go to the box (and wear the dunce cap) for him
•instead of shootouts, there’s a sudden death figure skating competition between the two teams’ captains. if the captain is injured or sick, then this task may be delegated to one of his As
•consistent goalie interference rules lol
•if wayne gretzky attends a game, he is allowed to dress in a plain black jersey and come on the ice. he’s not playing for either team, he’s just there to shake things up
•intermissions will be filled by a pet show of the players’ dogs
PHIL KESSEL (A STANLEY CUP CHAMPION] WAS TREATED BADLY BY THE TORONTO MEDIA DURING THE 14-15 SEASON [HIS LAST FOR THE LEAFS]. THEY CALLED HIM UNCOACHABLE, LAZY, FAT, AND CANCEROUS TO THE TEAM [this last one is especially offensive because Phil Kessel (a Stanley Cup Champion) is also a cancer survivor] because Phil Kessel (A Stanley Cup Champion) was meant to be a top-scoring forward, a real playmaker, but he was having a really bad dry spell.
After he was traded, a lot of people were happy to see him out of Toronto and kinda thought that’d be the end of the Phil Kessel (a Stanley Cup Champion) story.
Boy howdy were they wrong.
Phil Kessel (A Stanley Cup Champion), fucking blossomed in the Pens franchise. He fit right in, made friends. His brand of dry humor has been loudly appreciated in interviews, both with himself and other players. I’m not Phil Kessel (A Stanley Cup Champion) but it really seems like he’s happy in Pittsburgh.
The really awesome shit, however, happened during the playoffs, where Phil Kessel (A Stanley Cup Champion) led the team in scoring. When the Pens lifted the Cup, it was an ultimate “Fuck You” to the Toronto media and fans who had booed, scorned, and given up on him. Phil Kessel (A Stanley Cup Champion), who had been called fat, lazy, unmotivated, uncoachable, cancerous, was a Stanley Cup Fucking CHAMPION. It’s a redemption arc that ends in the biggest fucking trophy in professional sports. It’s a redemption arc that ends with the President of the United States standing onstage and saying “Phil Kessel Is A Stanley Cup Champion,” a phrase we utter to remind the people who gave up on him just how wrong they are.
There’s a pretty great addendum to this in terms of the meme.
There’s a well-known hockey YouTuber and podcaster called Steve Dangle, who’s gotten enough of an audience that he gets to interview players and do Official Hockey Shit. Steve is awesome. Anyway the Leafs are his primary team (so he knows all about Phil), but one time at a press event he got to talk to Sidney Crosby, and he was able to ask ONE QUESTION of the greatest hockey player in the world, and this is what happened:
Steve: I’m here with Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby…*snaps fingers, pretends to be puzzled* Hey, who else is a Stanley Cup Champion? Hey, is Phil Kessel a Stanley Cup Champion?
Sid: *grins* Phil Kessel is a Stanley Cup Champion.
Steve: That’s right! Phil Kessel is a Stanley Cup Champion.
hartbeat (gay black woman, makes vlogs and sketches, you might recognise her from that gifset where she wore watermelons and danced)
ash hardell (nb bisexual, makes videos about lgbt+ education)
dodie clark (bisexual, queen of music on youtube, you’ve probably heard ‘she’ and ‘sick of losing soulmates’ already, just a wonderful person tbh)
riley j dennis (lesbian trans/nb woman, makes social justice videos, trans lesbian sex education, she gets a lot of hate though so seriously send her a nice message if you like her vids)
neonfiona (bisexual, makes vlogs about both serious and light hearted topics, dating riley dennis and they’re so fucking cute)
missfender (bisexual, has a satirical ‘i don’t bi it’ series, super funny and cute)
thomas sanders (gay, former viner, makes short sketches and cute stuff)
hannah hart (lesbian cutie of youtube, makes videos of her getting drunk and cooking badly, wonderful person)
ingrid nilsen (lesbian/queer woman, makeup guru, lots of vlogs about being femme)
jordan shalhoub (bisexual woman, makes videos about fitness and health, you probably recognise her from buzzfeed)
kat blaque (black trans woman, makes videos about feminism and racism)
maggie mcgill (lesbian, reviews plus-sized clothing, vlogs about gay stuff sometimes but its not the focus of her channel)
marina watanabe (bisexual woc, makes vlogs about racism, feminism, lgbt+ issues)
miles chronicles (trans guy, you probably know him already, soo many videos about memes)
kaitlyn alexander (nb person, queer, does covers and original songs, vlogs about gay stuff and occasionally does lets plays, you probably recognise her as lafontaine in carmilla)
rose and rosie (lets be real you know exactly who they are lol)
this list is already amazing as it is, but hey, a few more names wouldn’t hurt anybody:
alex bertie (trans guy, also makes videos about his transition, has some fun videos with his partner jake edwards, a great and fun guy)
shannon beveridge (lesbian, you probably know her, she is funny and makes amazing videos about being a wlw and just other great, fun content)
mitch & scott (they are the guys from Pentatonix, I am not sure if scott is bi or gay but he is definitely queer, and mitch is gay, they are amazing singers, and they make funny videos)
mandi & tara (both lesbians, married, it is a family channel, they have a daughter called Lennon Ray, 2 dogs, and they are gonna have twin girls in a few months, they are really cute family vloggers)
domo & chrissy (married, woc, have a kid, family vloggers, you probably know them already)
jamie raines (trans guy, makes videos about trans issues and also has videos with his fiancee Shaaba, they both are very cute and funny)
dulceida (hispanic vlogger, I don’t speak spanish so I can’t tell much actually lmao, but she is a beauty vlogger and sometimes makes videos with her wife Alba, they are really cute)
mosco moon (scottish vlogger, queer, makes great videos about everything scotland and has the cutest scottish accent)
just moving along like everyone else 