halloween 24/7.

so far , i don't hate it but it's not my favorite . then again , neither was caramel or damocles from sleep token until i heard the album in full and the two easily became two favorites on the album but i do get the vision here . i could definitely be wrong but i do think bad omens is in their experimental/storytelling era and i don't hate it and love or hate the song -- i don't think this is so different and out there that it doesn't sound like bad omens . from what i remember , noah has stated he doesn't see himself doing heavy metal music for the rest of his career . do i think it'll never be a thing again ? nah . i think we'll still have screams and break downs when the song calls for it but i do think they're moving into a new era and im excited to see what happens . i also dig how both videos relate to each other . i don't subscribe to the theory that the woman in the second video is the boy's mother but that's just because i don't subscribe to the theory that the boy is dead but instead saw specter as a story of someone being stuck , not being able to move on , and feeling like a ghost in their own life .

i do think we're gearing up for a more story driven album . i could be wrong about that but i don't think they would do all this production for just one song and not for it to have a consistent theme throughout the album. i think we could still look forward to heavier songs but i'm not sure it's going to be in the same tdopom era.

i don't have time to type out my full ideas or thoughts / theories with this music video but the vibe that i get even just from th e first video / song ( which i could be wrong ) but i do wonder if this is going to be more of a story driven album .

oh , fr ?? i think i was aware of the " help " side of the community but not the monetary side but i also wasn't as deep into this side of the community at that time either . i remember the theme garden or whatever it was called and the rise of header themes . yeah and i get that . even if i wouldn't personally pay for it , i can definitely see the value in some things and in some things i just don't which is fine . we all see value in different things and are willing to spend money on one thing while we may not with another .

i saw a little bit of the stuff that happened this week . i don't really mind gif commissions but that's probably because i follow quite a few creators that are trustworthy and always deliver their work but commissions , especially in this community , i think is always a risk . i could be wrong but it doesn't seem as if there's a lot of " protection " in place in the rp community if someone does scam someone else .

uhhhh , i mean , if this isn't rage bait then you do you ?? i can't really imagine spending 200 dollars on a gif pack .

well , gone are the days of me actually caring what anyone within the rpc community thinks about me lol . idk what people are gonna say but i honestly don't care all that much . people are free to charge what they want and i'm not starting a witch hunt against anyone . i just personally find it wild .

and , yes , i know how much time goes into making content . i know the time it takes to make gifs and to make themes . i'm not arguing against that . again , you do you . if that's what you think your content is worth , cool , but i also think sometimes people don't always take their target audience ( randos on the internet enjoying a hobby ) into account when they make up their pricing.

if we're talking about my post about TC -- he had what i would consider a bit of a distasteful SNL skit that tried to make light of what is happening with palestine/israel .