this gets funnier with each passing year
OH MY GOD THIS IS LOVE
Update:
AHHHHHHHHHH YASSSSSS
I left this fake guest book at a Florida Airbnb. See a bonus page on Facebook.
I kind of wish disney’s ~weird period~ had lasted longer. Like all of a sudden we were getting these films like lilo & stitch and Atlantis and the emperor’s new groove and treasure planet and they were so fun and DIFFERENT. Just thinking about what the pitches for those movies had to have been like is so surreal?? A little blue criminal alien crash lands on a Hawaiian island and gets adopted by two sisters dealing with social services that teach him about the value of family. An Inca emperor gets turned into a llama and john goodman helps him get back to his palace and one of the bad guys talks to squirrels. Treasure island but in SPACE. Like, on the surface, the premise for these films seem so random but they all TOTALLY WORKED IN REALLY GREAT WAYS??? idk I just really miss that early 2000s spark of offbeat creativity in Disney’s timeline.
Okay but the history behind this is so interesting?
All these movies came from the Florida studio, which for a long time was a backup animation studio that did work the main Burbank studio didn’t have time for.
Then in 1996 Disney decided to focus all their energy on transitioning to 3D animation. They acquired Pixar and started working on A Bug’s Life.
They basically told the Florida studio (their only remaining full-time 2D animation studio) – “Eeeeeeh, do what you want.”
And the Florida studio, for the first time, got to produce feature films:
- Mulan (1998)[27]
- Tarzan (1999)[28]
- John Henry (2000)[29]
- The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)[30]
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)[31]
- Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- Brother Bear (2003)
Then in 2004 Disney decided to stop producing 2-D feature films altogether. They closed down the Florida studio and laid off all the Florida Studio animators.
Many of whom then got hired by Dreamworks.
That. Explains. Everything.
NO YOU CANT DO THAT
Play us a tune Jazz Man
theres a snake in my flute
Quite unfortunate.
Built by Patrick Romero
Now THIS is a tiny house I could live in
I NEED IT
At niiiight I think of youuuuu
I waaaant to be yo lady babayyyy
If your game is on gimme a call boo
If your love is strong I’ll give it all to you
At night, I think of yoooooouuuuu
I want to be your lady, babaaay!
If your game is on, gimme a call boooooo
If your love is strong, gonna give my all to youuuu !!!
Fuck it up Tina!
Baby elephant drinking. When they are this young, they don’t yet know how to use their trunks to drink water.
[Image source: Dana Allen, “First Drink” via Pinterest. Caption by WildEles/Jewel Ward.]
Vic’s Peppers
Hello, all you happy people!
After watching the RvB season 14 trailer, I decided to make the bacon-wrapped, cheese-stuffed peppers that Vic so very much likes. SO HERE WE GO!
Here’s my ingredients: Jalapeño peppers, bacon, and a blend of mozzarella, cheddar and pepper-jack cheese. Cheddar gives great flavor, especially if you get sharp cheddar, pepper jack gives it some kick, and the mozzarella helps mellow out the spice so it comes at you like a soft breeze, and not like a kick to the face.
Cut the peppers in half, core out all the peppercorn inside, and stuff it with cheese. I mean STUFF IT. Then imagine Donut making it weird. Also look at my weird thumbs. They’re so weird!
Look at how great they look! Mmm… OH! Real quick! Whatever you do, DO NOT touch your lips, eyes, or anyone else’s because you’ll have capsicum crystals all over your hands (capsicum is what causes spicy feeling, and what they pack into pepper spray.)
Now we wrap them in BACON! Bacon makes EVERYTHING better. Use your favorite flavor! Turkey bacon works too, and for my vegetarian friends, try it with tofu bacon! I hear there’s tofu cheese, so if you’re vegan, you got options!
YEAH! Putting these bad boys in the oven at 425F/218C for 15-20 minutes and flipping them once at the half way point. I didn’t have toothpicks, or I would have totally used one to keep the bacon in place.
And voila! Vic’s bacon-wrapped, cheese-stuffed peppers! Or as I like to call them, Bacon Rats! They are uber yummy, and I hope you get to make them and enjoy them! Also, here’s hoping RT sees this (notice me, senpai!)
~J
luke “i am a drama queen like my father before me” skywalker
Graceful af.
she was like “well i’ve come this far”
“I had a husky who was raised with cats, and thought she was fucking cat. She even sat like a cat, with her arms and legs tucked under herself.”
ooooooh my god my heart