OT5 KEYSMASH is where we come for our regular dose of flail. We’ve each chosen one thing that has made us asdf;lkj recently. Do these things make you smash your keys?
I absolutely love fan art, and I love being able to support so many talented people in fandom. This coloring book was created by the wonderful Cyrilliart, who makes adorable and amazing chibi style 1D drawings. An even more awesome thing about this book is $4 from every sale go toward Liam and Niall’s fan-created charity drives for their birthdays in August/September. Adult coloring books have really become a “thing” to help alieveate stress and anxiety and I have to say, it really works. I can feel myself relaxing as I color a picture. If you’d like to buy the book, you can do so at her etsy shop here!
Oh wow, this is great. I have seen so much great fanart and this is right up there with some of my favorites. I may need to get this. I’ve been doing a coloring book app on my phone to help me wind down some nights but this might do the job even better.
I LOVE COLORING BOOKS! I’m so glad this is becoming a trend and is finally considered acceptable behavior for adults. It’s really super relaxing. I’m a big fan of coloring mandalas. But being able to support a fan artist while coloring is just an added bonus. This is such a fantastic idea.
Someone posted a picture of this on Instagram the other day and now I TOTALLY WANT ONE. Everyone should make fanart coloring books, because I would buy all of them. Time to invest in some good colored pencils again, I guess.
Omg this is so cool and I need one! Now! This looks like so much fun and I would have NEVER thought to make a fanart coloring book. People are so brilliant! What a great idea and a really cool, new take on fanart’ing.
The source of my pick for my Keysmash came from my visit to Milwaukee with Liz where I experienced something I never had before. Yep, I tried frozen custard for the first in my life and I am a CHANGED woman. Oh. My. Goodness. You want to talk about thick, creamy, and sweet. I cannot believe how good it was. Honestly. I had a chocolate peanut butter log sundae and it was a religious experience. Did I eat all of that? Not even close, but not for lack of trying. SO. DAMN. GOOD. Can I have it right now???
There is a place near me in VA that has frozen custard. It’s called “The Dairy Godmother”, and it is absolutely DELICIOUS! That custard looks amazing Elle. Now I must immediately go to TDG and get myself some today.
Frozen custard was invented in Coney Island, but it’s such a midwestern thing anymore that you have me homesick, Elle!! If you ever find yourself in St. Louis, Ted Drewes is one of those must-stop spots for frozen custard. Who knew that egg yolks could make ice cream taste so much better?
I have never ever ever ever ever ever had better frozen custard than at Kopp’s. They have a different flavor every day, of course, but I always order the Swiss Chocolate because it is amazing. Unless of course I’m getting a malt. (And even then it’s usually chocolate. Heh.) The best part about this place is its history; in high school Kopp’s was the place to go on Saturday nights because it was open late, we could sit outside, and it had custard. Win-win-win.
Is it weird that I’ve never had frozen custard? I just don’t have much of a sweet tooth and dairy makes my tummy hurt. Hashtag old and feeble. But this looks DELICIOUS. I may or may not be visiting Milwaukee in less than a month and I may or may not insist on going here. After rice balls.
If you know anything about me, you know I think Bucky Barnes is the bee’s knees and that I love Wilco with an unconditional fervor. They haven’t released an album since 2011, and while Jeff Tweedy (the lead singer/writer) was doing press recently for a side project, he was asked about when new Wilco material would come out. And he revealed nothing. WELL PLAYED, JEFF. WELL. PLAYED. So, come Thursday, July 16, Wilco just casually announces that they have a new album (with a cat on the cover) and that it is available as a free download. HAS YOUR FAVORITE BAND EVER JUST GIVEN YOU A FREE ALBUM OF NEW MATERIAL??? No, no they haven’t. Because Wilco is the fucking best. And then they played nearly all of the new album at the Pitchfork Music Festival, which was livestreamed on Friday night. So I got a new Wilco album and a concert for free in the span of two days.
Fun fact, I was with Heidi when she got an alert about this and she was SO excited. Also, we weren’t home, and when we got back to the apartment, she immediately went in her room to listen. It’s so fun to watch other people get so excited over something they love so much. Plus a free livestreamed festival? You can’t ask for much more.
I’m an awful person who doesn’t know much about Wilco, BUT. That album cover is the best thing I have ever seen? I mean, do you need anything else other than the white cat with flowers and that font? Leave me alone. That is awesome.
First thing I thought when I got this alert was OMG HEIDI IS GOING TO PEE HERSELF. I totally should have known this would be her keysmash. I haven’t listened to the whole thing all the way through, nor did I get to watch their set in Chicago (which is hilarious because I was across the street from them while they were playing) but OMG NEW WILCO.
I really love Wilco but I love happy!Heidi even more so this is a win-win. LISTEN TO WILCO, FRIENDS.
Liz’s pick: Patrick Kane dropping One Direction AND KNOWING THE WORDS
I thought for sure my keysmash would be from the Blackhawks convention this past weekend, and I guess indirectly it is. Every year the guys go out together after the panels are over, and this year they all went to see Taylor Swift. After the concert some of them stopped into one of their favorite bars, Rockit, and then. AND THEN. And then Patrick Kane took over the DJ booth and dropped some One Direction.
Patrick Kane. One Direction.
Elle and I woke up in our hotel room Sunday morning to many links to videos of this precious idiot. I literally opened my eyes, checked my phone, and FLEW OUT OF BED SCREAMING NO. I startled our roommates. I laid on the floor and cried. I had too many feelings for one person to even feel. THIS IS FANDOMS COLLIDING IN THE WORST WAY.
BTW HE IS STILL WEARING HIS LIGHT UP WRISTBAND FROM THE OL’ SWIFTY CONCERT. PATRICK PLEASE. I NEED SEVERAL NAPS.
It’s one thing for him to play One Direction because he clearly knows a jam when he sees one, but the fact that he is playing something off their current album, AND knows the words to it is AMAZING. He’s also SO into it. I’m not saying he should go to their show at Soldier Field next month, but he 1000% should go to their show at Soldier Field next month.
aljouoriejldkmzc,. That about sums up my feelings about this. I don’t even know what the hell has gotten into Kaner, but this is the best and worst thing I’ve seen in a long time. Of all songs to choose, it had to be this one. Thank god it was NOT No Control because if it had been? I’d be dead. The thought alone…
Ahahahahahaha! This is amazing. Absolutely amazing. I’m giggling with delight right now. Grown men getting into boy bands and pop music is one of my favorite things. Because he’s not mocking it. He is INTO “Steal My Girl.” I love it.
Liz sent me the video of this and I just replied with “What.” Like, I can’t even. I really wish I’d been in that hotel room to witness everyone losing their ever loving shit over it. BEAUTIFUL. The best part is that it’s not like he started playing WMYB. Oh no. Let’s pick a more obscure song because that makes it even WORSE.
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— Hayley Atwell (@HayleyAtwell) July 15, 2015
The Great Dubsmash War of 2015. Holy CRAP. I have never, ever experienced something so organically wonderful in my fandom life. Never. Hayley Atwell should be WORSHIPED. I know it’s never a good idea to put celebs up on pedestals but I’m pretty sure Hayley will never not be the most unproblematic of unproblematic faves. She’s like Chris Pratt, but better because she’s a woman. WHAT. I SAID IT. YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE. Anyway. I feel like if I were friends with Chris Evans I would behave exactly the way Hayley does. USE THAT MEATBALL FOR THE GREATER GOOD, GIRL. Plus, everyone else’s argument is automatically invalid if you have Captain America on your side. I mean, I love Clark Gregg way more than the next person, but Agent Carter wins this one. For sure.
THIS WAS SO GREAT! Like, okay I was all yeah sure AoS cast you leveled up when you put Clark Gregg is Peggy cosplay. You win. Sure. BUT THEN, Hayley got the cap himself, Mister Dorito, to feature in not one but two of her rebuttals and I died a slow death that day. Side note: New goal – get Chris Evans to dip me the same way he dipped Hayley because UNF.
I saw this come across my dash right after it all happened and it made me so happy, I can’t even. I don’t know too much about Hayley Atwell or even about Agent Carter, but I think that will need to change very soon. This is the best, I stg.
WHERE IS MY WINTER SOLDIER DUBSMASH. You know Sebastian Stan is a lip-syncer. You just know. *ahem* Anyway, this might be an unpopular opinion, but I think I have to give the edge to Clark in lipstick. Because Clark in lipstick. I have now revealed WAY too much of my psyche.
I have watched these so many times and I still don’t even know what to say about them. What an absolutely fucking delightful group of people.
Share your flail below! Are you all asdf;lkj over the same things we are? Or do you have more things to share to make the OT5 asd;lfkj? WHO WANTS MORE FEELS????? WE DO WE DO!!!!!
