~Black and White~
Citrus Service
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Cute-posting#2 ~Black and White~
Thursday, June 19, 2025
American Classic Automobiles (1950s - 1974)
Today, I want to share some photos and videos about some of my favorite types of cars—American Classics.
Now, this type can encompass different sizes and configurations from many eras, so let me zero it in more. I am generally attracted to American V8s made roughly between the 1950s to 1974 (known as the start of the Malaise Era, in American automotive history; in consequence to the Oil Crisis of 1973).
I have to add that—I'm not interested in speed, power, or loudness. All what I'm looking for is aesthetics, style, vibe, and feel. It is very subjective and/or abstract even, it's either you understand it or you don't. My taste has developed from watching movies with old car chases and playing Driver: You Are The Wheelman, at an early age.
I shared this intro before in a previous post, and I'll share it again; since I believe this intro single-handedly shaped my perception and taste for cars, for as long as I can remember.
I typically steer away from "fast back" designs, I prefer hard top versions better. I really love tailfin styling and finder skirts, which are extinct on contemporary cars.
I'll list some of my favorite American cars, that don't get much attention 'usually':
- 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler
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- 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass 422
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- 1970 Chrysler 300
- 1969 Buick GS
- 1970 AMC Rebel The Machine
- 1957 Plymouth Fury
To Be Continued...
Links:
- YouTube - 69 Plymouth Road Runner
- YouTube - American Cars Party Tricks (1963-1972)
- YouTube - Driver PS1 Intro Remastered | 1080P 60FPS
- Citrus Service - Neo Classic Cars - A stream of Consciousness
- YouTube - Oldsmobile Burnout olds 98 cyclones doughnut posi 455 ninety eight
- 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler
- 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass 422
- 1970 Chrysler 300
- 1969 Buick GS
- 1970 AMC Rebel The Machine
- 1957 Plymouth Fury
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Cute-posting#1 ~Tea~
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Tea Day May 21st 2025
Apparently there is an International Tea Day!
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Isekai subgenre: Akujo / Reincarnated Damsel
Love it or hate it, Isekai has become one of the most prominent genres in Anime; having both good and bad, fun and sad themes and motifs. In recent years, I noticed a certain theme blossoming within Isekai that involved your typical villainess (usually the love rival of the main character), with the twist being that our MC is the villainess herself, but not exclusively. This subgenre more generally encompasses female main characters who are supposed to be hated in their world or story. Almost always having the Ojou-sama tag, with the usual royal affairs and sprinkled politics.
I devised this name to encompass all of my favorite Animes of this subgenre and dubbed it Akujo / Reincarnated Damsel. Here is the list:
- LasTame or The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
- I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History
- 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
- From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
- Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
- Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
- Tearmoon Empire
- My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
- WataOshi or I'm in Love with the Villainess
- Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion
Monday, March 31, 2025
Animes of the 2025 winter season
Oh man, another great season came to an end.
Starting with a banger—Dr. Stone: Science Future. This show never disappoints in bringing some of the most hype and fun the Shounen genre has ever produced.
Next is an Anime that I never expected much from, but was pleasantly surprised by—Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!. It gave me a certain vibe, like it's a fantasy of a many salarymen in Japan: an overworked and unappreciated salaryman that gets reincarnated for his talents and gets appreciation and recognition for his work. Still it was a fun time.
When you say "fiction" a certain feel, or maybe different worlds or ways of thinking start to emerge. However, for me, this Anime—The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 2 comes to mind when I think of "Peak fiction"; due to it's fantastical premise and nonsensical series of events. I adore this series and can't wait to watch more.
I was waiting for this one. Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san is the latest release of one of my favorite subgenres—Akujo / Reincarnated Damsel, another fun twist on the Villainess trope.
One of my friends has an interesting way of grouping shows that would be disregarded usually. He calls them—Junk food; he would watch these without really committing to them or taking them seriously, and Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima Datta kara Mahou wo Kiwamete mita is certainly one of them. It's kind of a power fantasy Anime, which is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's an OK show.
Magic Maker: Isekai Mahou no Tsukurikata has a cool premise, in which the main character invents and discovers magic in another world. Also has cute siblings with a somewhat of a tear-jerker in this Anime and that's really about it. It's alright.
~Bonus~
This Anime came out before the winter season, but I'll include it here since it is a pretty neat show—Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite. It's about Europe in the dark ages, when the church ruled and dictated that Earth is the center of the universe i.e. Geocentrism.
(Spoiler) If I were to describe the theme in one word it would be: Succession.
I'll paste here what I wrote back when I was watching it:
"It's an alternate universe(?), in which theocracy dictated the flow and orbit of the heavenly bodies, as; the Earth being in the center of it all. As a result, scholars of astronomy are seen as heretics, due to their adoption of a heliocentric view of the solar system. I'm not sure why they didn't go the route of giving characters their real-life names."
And:
Links:
- Anilist - Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE
- Anilist - Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi
- Anilist - Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo 2nd Season
- Anilist - Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san
- Anilist - Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima Datta kara Mahou wo Kiwamete mita
- Anilist - Magic Maker: Isekai Mahou no Tsukurikata
- Anilist - Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite
- Wikipedia - Geocentrism
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Strawberry Switchblade (1985) and Peel Sessions (1967 - 2004)
Once again, YouTube has decided to throw me something different. And that thing is, the pop duo Strawberry Switchblade!
A Cute and amazing duo. Just look at them dance with there cute outfits in this music video that took me down this rabbit-hole:
I really dig their style in clothing and music, it's really charming.
From there, I got recommended and introduced to Peel Sessions. Which are music sessions recorded for the John Peel show on the BBC 1 radio, from 1967 to 2004. They are a great way to discover some great bands and music! The sessions included many bands, who recorded their music live for the show; from what I understood, the method for the show rose from Musicians' union rules that forbade how much music could be played from vinyl records.
Check out this blog; for more reading on John Peel. There are so many sessions - way too many, perhaps - however, my favorite Peel sessions so far (in no particular order) are:
Links:
- YouTube - Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday (1985)
- BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping it Peel - Sessions
- Wikipedia - List of Peel sessions
- Butterboy's Compilations - K SPECIAL John Peel: The Soundtrack of Our Lives - 46 More Classic Peely Prime Cuts (2024 Remastered Special Edition) [2024] (2 x CDs)
- YouTube - Xmal Deutschland - Peel Session 1985
- YouTube - Strawberry Switchblade - Peel Session 1985
- YouTube - Curve - Peel Session 1991
- YouTube - New Order - Peel Session 1981
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