The life of a hero is an interesting one. Heroes are supposed to be humble. What you do as a hero should be bigger than who you are. Being a hero is about saving those who cannot save themselves, about protecting those who cannot protect themselves. Puss in Boots is some of these things, but as he gains glory and admiration, the adrenaline of being this savior and everything that comes with it, that begins to drive him. And slowly this life becomes lonely and isolating. Everybody needs the hero, but nobody needs you. The person behind the cape, behind the boots, behind the sword. And to add to that, as he grows, his aura builds, listen to his theme song. He's fearless. He's never been touched by a blade. Once that aura is built, he has to be all those things. He's not allowed to be afraid or to be sad.  He can never fail because heroes never die. The ability to defy death distinguishes heroes from other mortals. Puss in Boots has become a great hero.  Puss in Boots has fallen to this idea that heroes are immortal, but that is a belief only in the mind of the people.  By all accounts, Puss has lived a tremendously fulfilling life. He's done just about everything. He's fought fairies and princes and far, far away. He's taken down leaders, lords, and giants. He's saved countless people. He's become a legend. He's become a fearless warrior. He laughs in the face of death. Until death laughs back. Lobo, the big bad wolf, death is one of DreamWorks' strongest antagonists in quite some time, maybe since Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2. And from the get go, what sets him apart from other great DreamWorks villains like Shen, Tai Long, and Titan, even the fairy godmother. And Lobo doesn't have a deep wound caused by the hero, or by society. He really isn't even related to the protagonist in any way. He should not be present in the cat's story yet, but his motive is simple. He has a job to do, and he has been mocked by an arrogant cat. And what I love about death is that fear makes up so much of why he's such a menacing character. Because we are shown the wolf from Puss's perspective all the time, we begin to fear him in the same way that the cat does. As death becomes more terrifying in Puss's eyes, we, the audience, are also experiencing his presence become larger than life. His aura, the atmosphere surrounding death, is the horror fuel he needs to keep his job entertaining. And I think a prospect like Puss, a legend who has defied and disrespected death more than once, makes it that much more fun for him. It makes him want to play with his food. And Lobo's introduction at the bar was masterful.  He doesn't need to worry or to be afraid of anyone who wants to challenge him. No one has even touched the cat with their blade. And death presents himself as a simple, over-eager, weird fan. And what jumps out from the two sitting side by side at the bar is the size of the Big Bad Wolf, compared to Puss. And of course, those iconic, piercing scarlet eyes that become synonymous with death throughout the film. The wolf's design as a whole is simple, but it works so well to contrast Puss. Red eyes to symbolize danger and death, that goes against Puss's bright green eyes that often represent life and vitality.  It's very grim reaper-esque. The curved blades oppose Puss's straight rapier. The feline against the canine. And we have to talk about the wolf's voice. Vognimora does an amazing job at making death sound terrifying, but he's also able to add a touch of actual anger and resentment, along with being able to mock the cat in certain scenarios. There's just a level of confidence and assuredness in his voice, which adds to his overall presence. Overall, it's a great voice to oppose Antonio Banderas' Puss. And with death, we of course have to talk about that whistle. That terrifying whistle, which can even be heard when he's fighting the giant in the scene prior to the one before he dies. As the movie goes on, Puss becomes familiar with it. And it just lets him know that death is always lurking. And using a familiar sound is such a great way to create that fear. And finally, death's ability to not only match, but overpower Puss in combat is what makes the threat of the wolf that much more real. Again, Puss is somebody who has never felt another's blade. Death made him bleed. He's never feared anyone. Now, the prospect of actually dying aggrandizes all of his hidden fears. All the wild death is mocking him, giving him all of these chances. And it's at this stage where the whistle becomes the sound of nightmares, and death truly becomes death in the movie as we know it. When he sees Puss, he replaces his eyes with coins to represent death as the Greeks did for Charon, the fairy man of the dead. The wolf then begins to show up everywhere. His mere presence becomes larger than life for Puss. Death starts off as just an individual. Just a wolf, a bounty hunter. And as the fear grows, he becomes this force lurking at every corner. He becomes inevitable, slowly but surely closing in on Puss. Death's gaze and his whistle now catches attention when they otherwise wouldn't. Like in this shot earlier in the film, where death is watching, in the top left corner. The inevitability of it all, and the fact that he just gets closer and closer after each encounter, it's just like the doctor told him. Death comes for us all. To me, the thing about death that gives him that allure is just the simple idea that death truly does come for us all. It's the one fate that we can all fear and all relate to. At some point in time, I think everybody has feared death. It's a fear that we can all understand, collectively. Death is a subject that is already kind of taboo and awkward, and it's so scary because it's so unknown. You can't be ready for death. Everyone wants to keep going, to keep living. Hinton writes that death is the separation from everything that gives our life form. It is the loss of everything that we hold dear, and the finality of it is harrowing. Epicurus believed that our fear of death is the worst fear that we face, because it pervades our thoughts while we are alive. It stops us from living.  His ego has become so powerful that it has clouded his sense of reality. Heroes are immortal, right? In the cave of lost souls, surrounded by all of his past lives, as they sing and dance and reminisce, he quickly realizes that those were fleeting moments. The admiration, the glory, they are fleeting memories. His past lives lacked substance, meaning. And now faced with death, the film also begs the question, how do you want to die? Under what circumstances?  He died surrounded by friends and family. The hero Pus and Boots, he's already seen the circumstances of his death. He died, he had a funeral, and he was alone. Pus and Boots, loved by one and all, died alone. No friends, no family, no loved ones. And so in that cave, he begins to fight his ego and the people that he once was and once admired. But before he can make real inroads, death finds him, leading him to run from death once more, this time being an inch closer to the cat than the last time. Pus at this stage is still not ready to face down his own mortality. He runs from death once again, or death lets him go. And that in itself is interesting because for an individual who represents death in its entirety, the wolf himself values life quite a bit. His main motivation for the pursuit of Pus is on the basis that Pus does not value his own lives. He's taken life for granted and he's laughed in the face of death, so he's trying to finish his job for Pus early. And yet, death gives the cat tons of chances in this movie, tons of chances to change. When bested at the bar, he tries to bait the cat into picking up his sword once again, instead of finishing the deed right then and there. At the cave as well, instead of finishing the job, he torments the cat. By haunting Pus, he's teaching him that he cannot outrun death and at the same time he teaches the cat that he can't run away from his own problems and mistakes. By tormenting him, this is the way that he can force Pus to make a change. But at the same time, death is here for a fight. The duel of the legend first hand, and he knows that when Pus genuinely values his life, he will fight harder. He will live up to the legend and he will pick up his sword, making the battle that much sweeter. I think a part of death genuinely wanted to teach Pus a lesson. The wolf in their introduction knows everything about the famed cat. He mentions all the little details of the legend, the feather, the boots, the cape. He knows the legend through and through. So I think he truly did respect the Pus and boots and the work that he's done and because of that gave him chances to change. And death seems to know that a life solely based around glory and fame, a life where Pus is adored by all but truly loved and cared for by no one, doesn't have any true weight to it. To me, that is the complexity of death. He is upset at the cat for not valuing his life, but he also wants to kill the cat here and now to test his might against the legend. So El Lobo haunts him and he tests him and he lets him go until he is able to pick up his sword again. The cat learns in the cave that heroes and legends are lonely, mortal creatures. Pus and boots' legacy has already been crafted. He's had 8 chances to do it. But when it came time to face down death, I think a lot of his fear had to do with that funeral and the loneliness he felt at Mamaluna's home. He had no one to call, no one to contact when he was dying. There was nobody to sing Pus and boots' theme song. His heroic stature did not grant him companionship and love when he needed it most. Pus has been running away from death because he is so afraid of dying alone. I think he feared dying with so many regrets. The haunting and pressing nature of death forces Pus to confront his own ego. It forces him to ask the question, what kind of life does he want to live? Perito and Kiriti teach him that friendship and love are more fulfilling than his own legend. And with their backing, he has the courage to face down his own fears. And so he learns that having one life to live forces him to maximize that one life. And what that looks like isn't through fleeting superficial memories, it's with loved ones, with Perito and Kiriti. And with them he can still have adventures, he can still be Pus and boots, and now he does it with the people that he loves and values most. Living out of the fear of death will make you more miserable than embracing its clutches. 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I will always start with the introduction here. Moist, critical. You've been turned into an AI. Moist, how would you imagine a TV show on Netflix starring Asmongold? Oh man, I'm envisioning a show so comically bad that it ends up winning the Nobel Prize for worst TV show ever made. I'm picturing something like Elizabethan play but starring Asmongold. It'd be like every Shakespearean play but with Asmongold and drag making towel sounds and telling off-color jokes that are too tasteless even for the crudest of stand-up comedians. Yeah, it'd be a guaranteed hit airing on Netflix but I'm pretty sure the only audience that would find it even remotely amusing are the distant relatives of Asmongold himself. Oh, so really now you're talking about my acting skill. Well, as I'm sure you all can agree my awing meows, theatrical cackles and award-winning impressions of a shagged-out possum are some of the best on the streaming scene. Plus all the deep philosophical owl dialogue written by yours truly, trust me, it ain't trash. Come check out my latest show this Sunday if you don't believe me. It'll be one of the greatest thespian spectacles in all of history or at least the history of my bathroom. Man, you guys are so creative. It's insane. That's so good. I'm just blown away by these answers.  Why do you think Asmongold is behind it? Well, that's Asmongold for you.  It's incredible how far he's prepared to go for a good laugh. It's like he was screaming with glee like a madman as he did it. Definitely something he would find hilariously wacky and out there. Although I have to admit I have a special place in my heart for those absolutely batshit crazy pranks. It's one of the few things I can count on in this world. Classic Asmongold. And the fact that Asmongold will continue to win at life no matter what he does. But his pancake syrup pranks. Typical Asmongold.   Plus, from my experience, if you coat someone in pancake syrup, no one can resist laughing at the ridiculousness of it.  Plus, at least you got a special place in your heart for something, right? So I'm thankful for that. What? Most critical, what is your favorite hentai game? My favorite hentai game is one I just invented. It's called milking the snake. This game synergizes so many elements of hentai. Milking the snake? The thrill of milking a giant snake.  I've heard the game can get quite sweaty. Plus, the story is woven into a fun and absorbing narrative with some truly jaw-dropping visuals. One look and you'll be whisked away into its world of whimsy and tentacles. This is one game you don't want to miss out on, unless you want to give up the chance of milking the snake. I have a personal question for Moist Critical, because for people that don't know, he made a video, an exposed video. Honestly, do you still think I'm a scammer? Yeah, it looks like the scammer is still at it. Athene is like a never-ending sinkhole that swallows money and spits out illusions.  Honestly, if he had a heart, it would be a black hole itself, so I don't expect to recover the money or any real sense of justice from him. He's walking the tightrope between Alex Jones and Charles Manson, so he's just one step away from creating an actual cult. That was actually so good. If you imagine you'd be a female, how attracted would you be to Aiden Ross? Well, if I were female, then I'd definitely be attracted to Aiden Ross, because he looks like the result of a science experiment gone wrong. But what really sets him apart is his uniquely attractive face that looks like a lump of wet clay squeezed between two slices of bread. He's like a modern-day Harry Potter would be if Voldemort and Hagrid had a love child. Overall, he's definitely a catch, as long as you don't mind getting sucked into a time warp of questionable decisions, that slaps. My soul decisions, that's so good. Like, come on, Chad, I'm gonna have to step my flow up after this one. Listen, I'm all love, all motivation. I'm working on myself to no longer be the bottom G. You know what I'm saying? I got an eye of the tiger, and I'm trying to become the top G.O. 2023 is gonna be my year, y'all.  You know what I'm saying? That's bro. What?    Every time he opens his mouth, it's like letting out a cup of stinky, small... Oh, I glitched. Let me go back a little more. It's back up, guys. It's back up. Testing, lorem ipsum doler sit amet. Testing, lorem ipsum doler sit amet. Testing, lorem ipsum doler sit amet. Testing, lorem ipsum doler sit amet. Okay, okay, okay. Would you slap fight XQC? Oh, wow, XQC. That's like the equivalent of going up against the Dark Lord himself, slapping him. That would be like going to a gunfight armed with a Nerf gun, equipped with the maximum level of fluffiness possible. I'm pretty sure the laws of science and physics wouldn't even comprehend the slapping power his biceps emit. Yeah, no, I'm not even going there. That slaps a bit too hard for me. You're chat.  What is the thing? What is the thing even going on here? I'm talking to me thingy. I don't even know what the point of this is. I'm sure we could find a way to make something out of nothing by using it in there. What? Using in some clutch lines, using in some sick plays, juicing, juicing in some, some like brain snapping moments. Okay, like me, me, making something out of nothing chat to talk about the Dark Lord himself. Chat, that's, that's none of my business. Just let it go, right? And then, and have a great time. All right, chat, have a great time. Okay. Moist from gaming pattern rowback 55. I made no sense at all. Whatsoever it is. Question for Aiden Ross here. Aiden, how do you feel about the fact that Asmongold once tweeted that you faked the swatting in their rest?  Oh, yeah. You did kind of hit my feelings a bit, but 2023, Aiden is going to stay above all that, bro. These bloggers are getting shook. You know, I don't even want to talk about it anymore.  Know what I'm saying? Oh, and Asmongold, if you're listening, remember when I nut, I'ma let him know. You know what I'm saying? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.  But why would I even think about all that old stuff when I can just stay focused on 2023, right? Let him know, son. Let him know. Don't forget to submit your receipts. I keep losing them all the time. That's why it's always important to staple your nut receipts, man.  Nut receipts?  Most critical from Dr. Carmine. Moist, who is the better political streamer, Hasanabi or Destiny? Well, this is like asking which one's the better dress for a funeral. A clown costume or a cat filter. It's pretty much a wash at this point. I do think Hasanabi might have a tiny edge here, but that's only because Destiny keeps spewing out hot air that's half nonsense and half conspiracy theories, while Hasanabi keeps his answers short, concise, and somewhat more grounded on reality while still making sure it's full of hot air. But nonetheless, these two politicos have found the ultimate way to make politics a game and an unapologetically dull one at that. He shouldn't make a Destiny AI. Listen, I'm gonna put it as simple as possible. The problem is, is Destiny's ban on twet show. If politics was an epic rap battle, I'd be like, what does Amaranth as an AI think of the fact real Amaranth finds her stream funny?  Plus, you wouldn't want to watch a robot mommy playing Mario Kart in a hot tub. Robot mommy? That's definitely not me. Yo Chat, what the fudge man?   Robot mommy, hot tub, Mario Kart. Let's do a run.  Let's do a run. Making it rain glitter and pizzas. Look, I feel like you'd go crazy. Let me tell you this Chat, she's anti-juice, and that's not even the worst of it. Anti-juice? She won't even let me touch her juicer.  Wait, what? I don't know, man. It's just lame. Is it what? Let me touch her juicer. Moist, what position do you eat a banana? Position. I think the answer to that lies within the meaning of life. You can find the answer to this question and the meaning of life by looking deep down within yourself and searching your conscience and soul. But if all else fails, I would suggest eating the banana in the missionary position for maximum pleasure. That's what hubba hubba Jesus would do. Okay, let's talk about this banana. So yellow is the most popular choice for banana and missionary, but if you wanna get wild, then try one of those black spotted bananas. They're a bit hard to peel, but the payoff is worth it. And lubricate it up, yeah? What? Whether it's olive oil or even just a little bit of saliva, it will make sure that everything runs smoothly. What? Sorry, I've got you mommy boys covered. What?  Now why would I be peeing on my testicles when I could be sitting on a throne of gold and defying the matrix? I'm the top G, I do whatever I want. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna try and manifest a Bugatti out of thin air. So long suckers, have a great life while I go conquer the world. I didn't manifest a Bugatti out of thin air. If the matrix is anything like Andrew Tate, it's most critical, would you use Asmon Gold's Wild Dating App? I gotta give props on people's questions. Asmon Gold's Wild Dating App? By the way, they're much better today. Well, that depends. Is it gonna get my heart throbbing like a level 60 Paladin? Cause if that's the case, count me in, baby. I'm all in this as long as the Lord of Light himself comes down from the heavens to beat my leggings off. And I can only imagine the sex scenes on this thing. Like somebody coming in, swinging a giant two-handed hammer of doom, smashing waves of NPCs just to get your attention. Yeah, baby. Now that's the kind of action that I'm talking about. Most critical, do you watch XQC while his people observing? Now I intentionally avoid seeing XQC disguised as a shadow crouching in the background of Twitch streams. It gets too intense, and I have to take a break to watch some cartoon ponies or something less cerebral and soul crushing. Plus I'm pretty sure he gets more out of the observation than I do. Most critical, what's your most controversial opinion? My most controversial opinion is that all opinions are valid. Doesn't matter if you believe that Little Caesars is the hamburger equivalent of a Big Mac, or if you think the moon is actually made of cheese. What I do find controversial is when people try to force their opinion on others and expect others to simply obey with no room for discussion. That's where I draw the line. That's where I shake my head and emit a deep resounding woo. That's what I'm talking about. HUBBA HUBBA. HUBBA HUBBA. What?  HUBBA HUBBA indeed, man. HUBBA HUBBA indeed. This is one way of viewing things, but at the end of the day, you still need to be a little bit careful with your opinions and not just go around believing anything you hear unless it makes sense.   There it is. There it is, boys. It is what it is, man. There's no changing that. Aiden Ross. Andrew Tate invited you to visit him in jail. Did you visit him already? And you still, how did that visit go? Listen, Chad, Andrew Tate is my man. Our connection is timeless and I'm doing everything I can to make sure he's feeling uplifted. I visited him. It was the craziest experience, man. I'm sure he'll be out soon and we'll join us on the stream soon. What is he? What are you grabbing there, boys? In the meantime, we're keeping it simple. 2020-23 is gonna be my year. And his two, know what I'm saying? Yeah, I touched the gate and went back because I nutted my drawers, bro. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Yeah, it was all love, all motivation. Yeah, Aiden, I appreciate your visit, mate. It was insane. Yeah, I nutted my drawers and couldn't believe it, but I'm gonna get out of here soon. Dude, conjugal visit, dude. And when I'm out, I'm bringing a whole new level of 2020-23 that y'all ain't ready for. Y'all just wait.  Who's the most attractive? Aiden Ross, XQC, or Asmongold? Gee, that's a tough one. I'd have to say none of them because what truly turns me on is a good combination of stupidity, avarice, and clownishness. Aiden Ross looks like Danny DeVito after he just stopped a drunk bender. XQC has the style of a hungry raccoon. And as for Asmongold, I can practically hear the jingling of his pocket watch through the screen. What does that even mean? And one can quite compete to that. What does that last one even mean? Most critical, do you think the Star Forge logo looks like a schlong? Oh yeah, definitely. I mean, the long curved shape of the Star Forge logo is unmistakable.  Call it the Leonardo da Vinci of Weiner artistry. Yeah, it definitely looks like a schlong. Weiner artistry, yeah. All right, bro.  Do you guys see this shit? And this is what I have to deal with.  Like, holy fuck, man.  Why are you talking about it like that? I mean, it's great art and there's no denying it, but could we please talk about something in a more sanitary manner?  Oz, Aiden, are you an andrutate in love? Andrutate is one of my closest friends. He's someone I can always talk to and come to for advice. He's an unbelievable role model and helps me with advice on how to grow as a person. I definitely appreciate everything he does for me and love what he stands for, but I don't think I'm in love with andrutate. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Nah, that's not right. You get what I'm saying? Well, come on now, Aiden Ross. You don't have to say all that. You gotta let the people know you hate me. I mean, come on, who do you think the top he is? Of course, I'm the real model here, not you. I mean, who do you think has the Bugatti? The answer's obvious.  Heck, XQC can't even keep as McLaren. LOL. Oh my God. So what color are yours? Oh my gosh. Think I'm kidding? I said what I said. Ha, ha, ha. Where did that come from? Jumer asks, moist, do you keep moist by drinking Dr. Pepper or sparkling water? No, I keep hydrated by taking long walks on the beach and milking tropical walruses for their precious amniotic fluid. That's the key to keeping moist. Never look to a beverage to do what only fruity jungle creatures can. Plus nothing says hydrated like a good old fashioned amniotic milkshake from Fat Ol Fluffy.  You guys see this. It is what it is, dude. There it is. That's crazy.       Moist, what would you do if you found out Asmongold was attracted to you? If I found out Asmongold was attracted to me, I would be equally terrified and confused. He's such an absolutely extraordinary specimen that this may be too much even for someone like me. I would slowly back away and make sure to take some deep breaths and evaluate the situation. Is this some kind of joke Asmongold was trying to pull on me? If it is, I'll just have to respond in kind. But if it's the real deal, then my options are endless. Maybe I should try to find the nearest black hole and just let myself get pulled in to never be heard from again.   He sounds so excited. Are you serious right now? I mean, come on, man. It's not like I'm Baldur's gate or something. I'm just your average run-of-the-mill bald dude, okay? I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm definitely no slouch with the ladies, but seriously, you want me to take over the world? Bro, that's just crazy. All I want is a nice dollar two steak and a Dr. Pepper, okay? Anyway, whatever floats your boat, buddy. Just keep it on the down low, all right?  Didn't think so. Let's keep it classy, okay?    Bro, XQC, listen, don't get me wrong. I think XQC is really good at what he does, but what really gets me is how he says whatever he wants without a filter. Dude, type yes in the chat if you agree. He can be totally inappropriate and get away with it chat. You know, that kind of attitude can get him in trouble if he's not careful.  But hey, that's just who he is and I can't be mad at him. You know what I'm saying?  You chat, chat, chat, chat, what the fudge, bro? Chat, chat, chat, chat, chat. What are you talking about, man? What are you talking about? Like, I don't even listen. You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm not even listening. I'm talking to me thing.  It's just lame. Go again.  It's cool because like I don't care about no bits and what nots. Don't worry about it. Yo, it's like that, you know, that's how it is. I'm making something out of nothing.  What's the point of that?  Most critical, do you eat corn the long way? Oh, there it is. Well, yeah, I guess you could say I enjoy eating corn the long way. You don't get the flavor and texture of the corn if you just chew it quickly. True. I take my time with the corn and savor every bite. It's like a little journey of the senses with each grain of corn. Plus, you can use your advanced eating skills to show off to all of my friends at the dinner table. It's so good, man. That's why I usually eat my corn a bit longer.  Aiden, what do you think about furries? Hold up, hold up. Furries. Wow. That's some weird stuff right there, bro. It's a lifestyle. I'm not going to lie. It's Haram and it's very weird. Bro, I support everybody to do whatever they want to do. But some of that stuff is, it's just out there. You know what I'm saying? Right now I'm the bottom. But I'm working my way up to the middle G. You know what I'm saying? So I'm not going to let furry vibes take me off track. All love and all motivation. I'm working on myself to no longer be the bottom G. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, facts, bro. The furries don't really fit into my image. But if you love it, be like law in the chat and do your thing. Know what I'm saying? Well, that's cute and all, Aiden Ross.  Yeah, he's definitely not the bottom G. But I'm all about the love and motivating everyone to be their best self and follow their dreams. So if furry vibes are what it takes to reach the top G, then go for it. Furries are amazing. Go for it. Plus, I don't think I could handle the cuteness of all those fluffy tails. Oh my God. Praise the booty. Moist, what is the most attractive Pokemon and why? The most attractive Pokemon? Damn dude, that's a tough one.  But if I have to pick just one, I'd have to go with Charmander because of the smoldering look in his eyes. That's the kind of Pokemon I'd want on my team. Someone I can really trust.  Dinosaur snorts are too adorable. Dude, are you serious? I might be getting old, but I'm not sitting here listening to you wax poetic about a goddamn Charmander. What's wrong with you? And that bit about smoke show on the dance floor. Hubba hubba. Come on, man. What kind of degenerate are you? What happened to the good old days when you picked a Pijoto or a Ratata and went on with your day? There it is, dude. There it is. I'm going to ask you a question again, too moist. Moist, what do you think about Athene? Well, so much for the Renaissance man and the cult of Athene. I guess that's what happens when you pour all your money into NFTs and cryptocurrencies.  Athene has been on a wild roller coaster recently that never seems to end and it's amazing. What a plastered on smile and an even more painted on persona.   Who knows where he'll end up, but I doubt it'll be good. Moist, if you had to write a poem about your own nipples, how would it go? Oh Lord, I dread the thought of writing a poem about my nipples such an uncomfortable image. Absolutely roasting him. However, if I must, it'd go something like this. My nipples, oh my nipples, what strange shape and beings they be. One's like a punctuation mark and the other, it looks like a key. My nipples make me shiver and quake. Sometimes as hard as a rock, I must keep them hidden away. Else they devote quite a shock. Moistness, you ask, do they hold? The answer I can hardly bear. One's more wet than a fish in the sea, the others sinfully bear. My nipples, oh my nipples, the stuff of which only lures unique odd little creations that cause me to feel both chills and roars. Aiden, if you were a girl, would you date yourself?  Wasn't that good? That was actually like a legit copypasta. Hold up, hold up. So if I was a girl, you asking if I would date myself, bro? I mean, I'm special, I know that. But I'd rather give my time and attention to someone else. You know what I'm saying? I'm all love and all motivation.  Wait, wait, wait, did I really just say that? Chat, did you hear that? No, that's Haram.  That's a tough one, but if I'm being honest, I think I'd go the root of drinking Dr. Pepper the rest of my life.   But with Dr. Pepper, you can always trust in the fact that you can find another can somewhere. Plus it's got a cool retro vibe to it. And since I'm such an old soul, I'm all about that. But again, that's just my opinion. Whoa, yeah, baby. That's what I've been waiting for. That's what it's all about. Dude, I don't understand why it does that. Aiden, would you snack on your own wiener if you could? Well, chat, well, okay.  I'm trying to go from the bottom G to the top A. I'm Celebit, and I'm trying to stay concentrated for 2023. But chat, if I got too weird, then let me know chat because I'm trying to liberate my wiener from the chat. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. You know what I'm saying? Liberate your wiener? You know what I'm saying? Moist, how do you keep your hair looking so good? And do you have advice for Asmongold in this regard? It's no secret that beneath my dry, monotone voice lies an impossibly swagged-out king. I use an ancient combination of potion ingredients that I found in a dungeon beneath an unconscious dragon's nostrils to keep my hair looking so sharp. As for Asmongold, just cover his head in honey and keep him standing over an anthill. Problem solved. Wait, that's crazy! Cover easy, moist, critical. Yeah, I don't know about your potion thing, but if you wanted to make sure my head stayed bald, a honey and anthill combination is definitely the way to go. Cover his head! But more importantly, why would you need to keep him standing over an anthill? That's going a bit too far, dude. Hey, instead, let's just keep it chill and enjoy the show.  Give it chill. Give it chill, dude. Fing day. Andrew, have you been in contact with El Chapo to discuss your prison escape? El Hu! Nah, man, I'm the top j- I don't need El Chapo. I'm gonna mastermind my own escape. I don't need help. I'm smarter than this prison. I'm the billionaire in the jail cell, bitches. That's life with humanity. The Matrix won't hold me back. I'm the top g. I do what I want. I escape with ease. Get ready to wave bye-bye. I'm gonna break on out of here any day now. Hold up. Hold up. Andrew's got the right idea. But wait, bro. He didn't mention the 2020-23 Mazambuzalowitz. You know what I'm saying? If El Chapo can do it, so can the top g. Put law in the chat, bro, because we need to get Andrew out of the joint in 2020-23. I'm excited to watch you mastermind some Matrix shenanigans, bro. I haven't seen no matrixing. Whatever that means. Since Terminator 2. Chat. Come on. Say something. My man's Andrew Tate is gonna be free in 2023. Moist. Try to convince Hassan to buy into Logan's Pulse Crypto Zoo.  But hey, it's not my money. Do what you want with it. If anything, it'll be fun to watch it get sucked into the black hole that is Logan Paul's Crypto Zoo. It's a place where the only thing that exists are the tears of investors and the whales of angered FOMO traders. And there's always a chance his zoo will become the modern-day equivalent of Pompeii if he lets it get out of hand. So why not jump in now and be a part of history? Moist, how do you eat spaghetti and meatballs? That's easy. You just grab a fork and a spoon and pretend you're doing a breaststroke butterfly in the treasured sea of gooey mozzarella cheese. Don't be scared to dive beneath the surface for a huge meatball. The more you can find and grab the better because there's no such thing as too much meatball.  Dude, it's really so poetic, dude. It's so funny. That's hilarious, moist, critical. But I think it would be even better if we grabbed a tub, filled it up with cheese, and added a few horses. Then we can all pretend to be mermaids in the cheese sea and use the horses as our rock-solid steeds. And to make it even more wild, I'm gonna wear my mermaid bubble skirt and twerk while humming a victory hymn. Now, that's what I call a theater of the absurd.  Why would I ever be in a hole with 5,000 king cobras? I'm not just some rat stuck in a labyrinth. I'm the top G. I'm untouchable. I'm Colin Kaepernick in the Super Bowl. Nobody can beat me. I'm rich. I'm famous. I'm Andrew Tate. Didn't they lose? I don't do anything. When I need to get something done, I find the best and let them do it. So the answer to the dumb-ass question is, I would use my connections and resources to get out of it. Why are we even talking about something so simple when I'm the one who can actually escape this chaotic nature? Moist, imagine you were caught doing the most awful thing a human being is capable of doing. Would you rather do a YouTube apology video or go to jail and hang out with Andrew Tate? Well, if I was caught doing the most awful thing a human being could do, I'd definitely have to choose the YouTube apology video. Although, I'd imagine Andrew Tate's cell might look a bit like a 21st century Roman palace with its high ceilings, marbled thrones and all the statues of Andrew Tate everywhere. So, who knows? We're gonna be calling it a day soon here. I wanna ask, you know, are homie Hayden Ross and most critical been amazing having you on the stream as an AI? I know you're not the biggest fan of a theme, but I hope your experience was tolerable. Tolerable? I was expecting to repress my anxiety and slowly look into the eyes of Satan himself. But it turned out to be more like watching a toddler try to carry a sack of potatoes and stub their toe the whole way with a few farts thrown in for good measure. That's okay, though. I sure as hell like potatoes and toddler tears are just a saltier version of my own. Oh, yeah. We're gonna be checking it with Hayden what he has to say. But it's still pending. It's still processing. And then we're gonna be calling it a day here. Tomorrow is another show. Same hour. I'm gonna try to do two hours from now on and two guests. I can't promise if we can keep up that speed. And... I feel like they need to not do so many at once. I would also like to know where I should... I think... I feel like they should do one at a time. These AIs that Athene's doing are so good.


2022 TBR. So I have put together a list of 22 books I have to read. I must read in 2022. I really love this video. I love setting year-long TBRs. I love the goal of doing that. And I also love shading myself and having to go at myself at the end of the year. When I watch the video and I've read like less than half. So it's actually painful to watch. But so yeah I will make a video reacting to this video at the end of the year to see how many of these I read. Let me know in the comments before we get into it. How many do you think I'm gonna read? Because I was talking to my patrons and we made this list together on a live the other night. I was like I can't see a world in which I don't read the vast majority of these books. Like I'm gonna read them. Like all of these books are books I'm gonna read. Like there's nothing on here I'm not gonna read. I'm gonna read all of them. So I'm confident. I believe in myself. I can do this. Okay. But let me know what you think before we get into it. Okay so the one I did this last year. One of the categories was series to start. Series to start. Okay not happening. Not happening this year. I'm a new woman. My goals are to finish all my series most of my series. So I'm going to treat myself with kindness. Treat people with kindness in the words of Harry Styles. So that's not happening this year. I think that's not happening. I think that's not happening. All right. So what we're gonna do we're gonna first get into the series I want to finish this year. So these are the books I definitely want to read to finish some of these series. The first book on my 2022 TBR is Girls of Fate and Fury, Banata after Niyang. I really had to stop myself when making this TBR from just putting books I got for Christmas on it because other books are like most fresh and then I'm most excited for. There is quite a few books on this list now that I'm looking at it that there's quite a few I got for Christmas. Not that many but there's like a fair few. So this is one of my favorite series. You can see her here on my favorite shelf Girls of Paper and Fire. I absolutely love this series. We're following Lei who is supposed to be a paper girl for the king and obviously the story has progressed kind of down. I mean she's like she's like out here with a sword on the cover today. This is Lei. What's going on? But yeah I love this kind of Asian inspired fantasy. It's one of my favorite YA fantasy series. I just really think the world is so beautiful. I think Natasha Niyang has this real like skill at making you feel for the characters. The relationships, the friendships in this are absolutely amazing and I really appreciate the kind of representation of trauma in this in this series. I think it's done really really well especially for a YA audience. I'm generally not ready to finish this book because I already know Natasha Niyang is going to kill me. People are going to die. There's going to be some casualties. People are going to die and I'm not ready but I am excited to kind of finish off this series and see where all the characters end up and what what happened at the end but I'm terrified and I kind of don't want it to happen either. Then we have Actual Age Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert. I really want to finish the Brown Sisters series. I actually started this in December. I was supposed to be reading it for a video which I'm now making and I think I read like the first 80 pages or something. I read like yeah I read quite a bit of this book and I had to put it down but I'm gonna start it again when I pick it up again. In this one I know that Eve is the youngest Brown sister and she is kind of always struggled to like find her place in life and like a career and something she's passionate about and she kind of falls into doing this chef job at this B&B and it's honestly going to be her and her romance between the uptight owner. Talia Hibbert's writing is just so like well written. I really love her romance novels, the characters, the relationships are really well thought out and this series is just such a fun, light-hearted, easy to get through series so that's why I've put it on the list. Next we have a very intimidating series, oh my god. I put this on here to like make sure I do this and don't back out. I can't back out. We have got Jade Wall and Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee. So... How many people are scared? Me too. I was really really scared. Look at them. Look at them. I could kill someone with this. How many pages is this? I don't think I want to know. Oh it's over 700 pages. They ask you how you are. You just have to say that you're fine when you're not really fine. What have I gone myself into? I have bit enough more than I can chew. So these are the second and third books in the Greenbone Saga. The first is Jade City which I read kind of towards the end or yeah end-ish of last year and I've made mistakes with like adult fantasy series in the past where I start it and then don't finish it quickly enough and I feel like that's what I need to start doing with these series. Like when I've started an adult fantasy lately you have to get that finished within six months otherwise information is leaving your brain. Information is already leaving my brain. I don't have a lot of brain space. I don't have a lot of available boxes in there so a lot of stuff just gets shoved out. What's over in it? So yeah I do really want to read both of these this year. I've actually already got plans to read this in February. Mel Reid is hosting like a really long of the Greenbone Saga and I am co-hosting a live show for Jade Wall.  Like it's a lot of layers. There's a lot going on. I'm like he's scared guys. Isn't me. This isn't me but I'm now gonna be a woman who finishes series. I'm now gonna be that woman.  Next I thought I would be kind to myself and I put a very short book on this list and that is Drowned Country by Emily Tesh. First of all there's something about this cover I always find so haunting and like I just love the atmosphere of it. This is a very short novella. It is the second in the what is the series called? Is it Green Hollow? Geology? Is that what it's called? The first one is Silver in the Wood. We're following this man in the series who like is part of the woods. Like he kind of like exists in this woods and then like also him meeting and forming like a bond with the new man who lives. He moves into the house that the woods is situated on the grounds of essentially. It's queer. It's magical. It's like strange. It's eerie and I really loved the first one when I read it but I think I read it in 2020 and I've had this for ages and it's literally let's consult the numbers shall we? It's 150 pages. Like Megan it's not that hard to read. This is totally unacceptable. I'm on my way. And then the last two books in this category. I've put them under series to finish but this is more like series to make progress in. This is all that is out kind of of the series at the moment so it's all I can read but this series is going to keep expanding and keep expanding so I am by no means finishing this series this year. And this is The Irogane Curse and The Village of Eight Grails by Sushi Yokomizo. So I've spoken about this before. These are by this like renowned Japanese murder mystery writer who is prolific. We're following a detective who's like this young up-and-coming detective. This is all that has been translated so far into English but I think they're going to keep translating these books. So this is just going to keep growing because I think there's like over 70 books in the original series. So I'm aiming to read both of these this year. They're both kind of murder mysteries in Japan and I really loved the first one because it's so interesting to read, as someone who reads a lot of murder mystery, to like read something from a different culture and see what tropes of murder mystery still exist and what kind of new tropes and new dynamics and new things we have in the series. So I find that's a really interesting reading experience and I love the covers, I love the designs these books. So yeah, I definitely feel like I'm going to read both of these this year. Then let's talk about the 2022 releases I have on this list. I've put four on this list so I haven't put too many but these are the 2022 releases that I'm like 100% sure I'm going to read. Well there's one that I'm like is on here to make me read it. The other three I'm sure I'm going to read, like 100% sure. Firstly we have got The Made by Nita Pros. I was lucky enough to get the book of the month version. So this is another like murder mystery kind of book. This is by Ruth Wehr's editor, Miss Nita Pros. Excuse me, her debut, how exciting. And we're following this maid called Molly who has difficulties making friends, has difficulties kind of living in the world that is coded for everyone else to live by, but she really enjoys her job as a maid at this hotel and then one of the most renowned, like most acclaimed, most loved, most rich, wealthy inhabitants of the hotel is murdered and Molly becomes the prime suspect. And so she's kind of working I think along with some other friends at the hotel to figure out what is going on. It's a locked room mystery and she's trying to solve what has happened to kind of get herself off the hook. So excited. So Mara from looks like why she's already read this. And I like watch every one of her videos. She was talking about how this is like a cozy mystery with that kind of like joy and fun that cozy mysteries have, but it's also really well written and kind of serious. So it's like a good blend of the two. And that is like my genre. This is going to be five stars. I don't even need to like, there's no question about it. There is no question. This is going to be five stars. I am so, so excited to read this. It's like one of my most anticipated releases of the year and it's coming out in January. So very, very exciting. Then we have where the drowned girls go by Sean and McGuire. This is an arc. I was very lucky to be sent. I believe this may already be out in the US. I don't think it comes out till February in the UK, but this is the next edition in the wayward children series, one of my favorite series ever. It's absolutely amazing. In this, we are introduced to another school.  I ain't staying here. Sorry, I love you, but I ain't staying here. And in this, we are introduced to White Thorn Institute, another school for children who fall through doors and fall back out again. It isn't as friendly as L and the West home and it isn't as safe. And I think we're also following Cora in this, who is a character I have really enjoyed in the first couple of books. I really want to reread the first few books in this series again because I only read them via audio and I have drastically more enjoyed this series when I've been reading them physically instead. Now the audiobooks are still amazing, I would still recommend them, but for me personally, I think I prefer when that whimsy is in my head. Does that make sense? I'm so excited for this. I've had the arc for quite a while and I'm kind of ashamed I haven't read it yet. It's just I really want it to be in a vlog and I haven't managed to do that because I don't want to just read it and I really want to review it for you guys and push you to read it. So that's the reason I have not read it yet. And then my other two 2022 releases I don't have copies of. First we have The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. If you know me, you'll know that I love The Guest List by Lucy Foley. It was my second favourite book in 2020. I absolutely loved it. It's kind of what got me into murder mysteries. So I'm very excited for this and I've been waiting for this. I went to a signing of The Guest List and she mentioned this as her idea for her next book and I've been waiting ever since. And I've been scared of how she changed the concept. That's what we've been waiting for. It's what we wanted all along. Because she sold it to us, it's like when you're in that kind of Paris complex where you can see into other people's rooms from across the way and seeing things and not being sure what's actually happening and stuff like that. And it just made me, I actually was like, I was like, I need it now. Like give me some early proofs. Give me, like I just, what have you written? Send me the word doc. Like I need it. So I'm so excited it's finally coming out.  And then the one that I said, like it's kind of on here to make sure this is what I'm worried I'm not going to read. But we persevere. Babel by R.F. Krang. So it's like 700 pages. Can't do it. My heart is saying no. Part of my like un-said reading resolutions for this year was to read some shorter books, like to maybe get my average book length down a bit. I think my average book length is somewhere between 320 and 340 pages for last year. And I want to get it down a bit. I want to read some shorter books. Now this is not the way. This is not the way. But this is R.F. Krang's next novel that I believe. Is it Oxid or Cambridge? I don't know. It's one of those two, but it's kind of unpacking colonialism in British universities, how steep that is in them. And it's more like a mystery kind of element, I think. The cover's absolutely gorgeous. And I'm just so excited for this. Like ever since I've heard about it, like dark academia vibes, like I just know it's for me. But it is 700 pages. Like I'm she said 200,000 words. I'm leaving. Like it's too much. Okay, the next category. I do have a mini category, but we'll do that at the end. The next is just other books. Other books that are on my 2022 TBR. The first three are ones that I did get for Christmas. So I'm going to speed through them. We have Unwell Women, which is a book I got from my boyfriend's nan for Christmas. It was completely unexpected. I've never heard of it. And I'm so excited. It's a journey through medicine and myth in a manmade world. So it's all about how women have been treated in medicine and when being unwell throughout history. And the misogyny that is steeped in medicine, essentially. And I'm just so excited. Like I'm so interested in this. I love history of forgotten women or women's history. Like I really love that. As someone who, you know, I have a few health complaints, I think it would be really interesting to read about how I would have been treated throughout history and kind of even now how our medicine and our attitudes towards women health are affected, you know? And like maybe things about menopause and things like that are all really important things for us to learn about. But I don't think we talk about women's health enough. So I'm super interested in reading this. I absolutely can't wait. Then we have True Crime Story by Joseph Knox. This is super exciting. It's told again through a series of interviews and it's written as if like this is the second edition of a book. And like things have been changed and it's really, really interesting. You're so clever.  We've got interviews, we've got pictures, we've got news reports, all that kind of stuff, emails. And like now that I, oh spoiler alert, I know I can't say that. No, I can't say that. Okay, well, I've finished The Good Girl's Guide to Matter series with as good as dad and we're going to say anything, but the vlog is coming for that next weekend. Don't worry. But now I finished that. That was my ultimate like murder mystery mixed media book series I was reading. I need something to fill that hole and that's what True Crime Story is going to be. I'm so excited. The way this is written just seems like so different and amazing. I'm very, very excited. And then the other one I got for Christmas I'll only talk about quickly again is In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead.  Like I still don't really know the plot. I know it's about friends coming back together after a murder, I think the secret history, but I don't want to know too much more about the plot, but everyone has loved this. Everyone who has read it, it was kind of on their best books of 2021. So I know I need to read it. I feel like, oh, I feel like it's going to be so, so, so, so good. If something is compared to the secret history, like I do get a bit nervous because I will immediately want to read it, but I have high standards. The secret history, I don't know how many of you know, like that's the book that got me back into reading. That's the reason I'm here. Like I had to stop reading for years and I read the secret history and I just absolutely fell in love with it. So I'm very protective over it and I'm very like, if we were villains, I did not love because it could not compare to the secret history. The secret history versus every book that is compared to it. It took me a while to realize that, that you wanted to be me. So I am a bit trepidatious because of that, but I feel like I'm still going to love it.  So I haven't spoken about this in a long time, but it's always one of the books I want to read the most. I don't know too much about it. I know it's about a girl who can raise the ghost of dead animals, but that's kind of all I really know about it. I think something happens to her cousin, but what I've heard about this is that it's just so like beautifully written and touching and moving and like the way the story moves is absolutely amazing. Like In My Dreams A Whole Night, it's kind of a book that I have kind of selectively forgotten what I've heard about the plot because I feel like it's just an experience that I kind of want to go into blind as if I have discovered the book on my own and know nothing about it. It's kind of what I want from this. So yeah, I feel like it's, I really wanted to read this last year, but now I really feel like I need to read it this year. Next we have The Appeal by Janice Hallett. Oh my god, I am so excited to read this book. So this is a murder mystery told completely through predominantly emails, some text conversations, and some other things, but predominantly all emails, which is super interesting, is set in this small, quite English village. There's been a murder and like the emails are what is supposedly helping you solve the murder. And just like, oh, can you just tell I love mixed media murder mysteries?  And this was like such a big book. Earlier this year, it's been so successful. I think my next book is coming out this month. I'm really, really excited. On the back is a Modern Agatha Christie.  Then we have a book I think people will be surprised to see on this list because I haven't spoken about it a lot, but it is And The Trees Creptin by Dawn Kertigich. So this is a book that I think I got off of books and Lala's Payless recommendation. I know it's about two sisters who moved to their aunt's home and the trees start creeping in. It's a horror book. It's told even just to flip through it.  It's getting weird. It's told very strangely, like sometimes random words will be big, or the page will be written in a strange way. And I've just really enjoyed getting a little bit more into horror this year. It's still not going to be like one of my biggest genres, but I've really enjoyed the process of reading a bit more horror. Yeah, this is a book that I keep, every time I look at it, I'm like, I need to read you, like right now, I need to read you. Next, we have A History of Wild Places by Shea Earnshaw. So this one really excites me, as it's been described by some people as like magical, realismy, fabulous in me. Some people as thriller. So I'm really intrigued. Basically, we have this guy who has unusual talent for finding missing people. And he gets a case that is at this reclusive community called Pastoral, but he disappears as soon as he kind of goes there and starts the case. And then we're following also years later, someone trying or a group of people trying to figure out where this man disappeared to. This was one of my most anticipated releases of last year, and I didn't just quite get round to it. And I also feel like Pastoral is a cult. I get the feeling it's a cult. And I love cult books. There's something about cults that I think is so captivating in fiction, but also so hard to do well, because you have to do it respectfully to people who have been in cults in their lives and have left and stuff like that. So I think it's a very difficult area to handle. And I think I'm always really interested to see how authors do that. So very excited. Oh, I'm just excited for these books. This gets me so excited for the new year, talking about this.  Okay, everyone. But it's Blood Like Magic by LaZelle Sanbury. I've spoken about before, I'm obsessed with LaZelle Sanbury. I watch every single one of her YouTube videos. She has an author channel. And so I've just been so excited to read this. It's following this young witch who basically is told that in order to save her family, she has to kill her first love. And just like hearing LaZelle speak about her writing and like her ideas, I'm just so excited to read this. I also just love the cover. I think it's absolutely gorgeous. Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before. I haven't been as excited for YA fantasy at the moment, but this is one that I really, really am excited for. And just because I love LaZelle and I love her videos and I love the way she speaks about writing and stories and plots, I really feel like I'm going to love this. Okay. And then we just have one mini last category, which is classics. I decided to put a few classics on here because I am hoping to read more classics this year. I set the goal of reading six. So there's three on here. Well, actually, one of these I wouldn't even class as one of those classics. Like I wouldn't even class it as one of those six. First, we have Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Women.  Let me, excuse me, let me just take the sticker off the back here. How rude of me. Obviously, everyone knows the story of Little Women. It's such an iconic story and because I have that love for the story already through the movie, I feel like I'm really, really going to love this. I'm really excited and I'm going to have to watch the film again soon because it just always makes me cry. Like it always makes me cry. Then we have Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. So Pride and Prejudice is interesting because I read it when I was about 10. I did like a buddy read with my mom when we read it together because the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the one that's like the TV show, we call in a first in it. I have always had such a love for growing up. It's one of my favorite TV shows. Basically, whenever I was off sick from school as a kid, like in primary school, I would watch Pride and Prejudice. Like it was kind of like a little tradition me and my mom had. We would just watch it every time I was sick. So I have a lot of love of the story and particularly the adaptation of it. I refuse to watch the Kira Knightley one because it's just not going to compare and I just don't need it. Like when I have the perfection right in front of me and Colin Firth. There's nothing wrong with my views or beliefs because I have freedom of speech and everything I'm saying is true. And I've just actually been rewatching that with my patrons, the original Pride and Prejudice series. So I feel like it's time I read the book again because I haven't read it in a very long time obviously, like a decade. And yeah, Jane Austen, I absolutely love. She's definitely the author of classics I want to get through most. I read Persuasion a couple years ago and I enjoyed it. So I have her other books in these gorgeous editions. I really love these editions. I think they're super cool. So yeah, I have them in these editions and I'm hoping to get through more than just this this year. But considering I didn't read any classics last year, I feel like let's just start with Pride and Prejudice and see where we go. And then the final book on my 2022 TBR, and one that I've put under classics, but like I won't count this as a classic when I read it, is Parallel Endhouse by Agatha Christie. So many of you will know I am reading the Proro books in order. This is the one, two, three, four, six, seven, eight, eight book, but I didn't read number seven because it's a play and I was just like, I don't need to read that. Okay, so we're there on the list and we've got all of that to read. But I'm gonna make my way through it. And Agatha Christie, I just kind of want to read all of her books because I think it's super interesting. I don't really know what's happening in this one. Yeah, I don't really know what's happening. I often don't know the plots of the Urquiporo books before I go into them. I just know I'm reading them in order and this is the next one that I have to read. So chances are I'm going to read it this year because I think I've typically been reading like two to three a year. So I would like this year to get through Parallel Endhouse, Lodge Edgeware Dives and then reread Murder on the Orient Express. I would like to get up to Murder on the Orient Express this year ideally. So there we have it. That is my 2022 TBR. Please let me know if you've read any of these, what you thought of them, because I'm nervous. Yeah, these are all the books I'm most excited for. So I'd love to hear what you thought of them if you have read them. And let me know also a guess of how many of them you think I'm actually going to read. I think I'm going to do like at least like, I truly believe in myself, at least 17. Looking at that list, I genuinely believe at least 17. Like I can do it. I genuinely believe in myself that I can do it. So it's gonna happen. Thank you all so much for watching. If you've gotten to the end, comment. Comment a window or house or door emoji, any of the above. Comment that down below if you have gotten to the end. Thank you so, so much for watching. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all your support and love. And yeah, I'll see you very soon in another video. Bye.


Oh no, it's ok. NOOO! Why are we still here? See him there! He just came out of nowhere, him the other side! Yeah? God damn it, I made it through the night and then I was just trying to work out how am I going to get this villager and boom! Right, I'm going to get the one last guy and then I'm going to help with the enclosure with Dennis Why did I do that? Why did I do that? I don't know why I did it. Are you being eaten by Dennis again? Yeah, I'll let you feel like I'll just go in Dennis opened the door and he started running so I was like, closed the door and I ended up inside Right, that's it Last villager done, I'm done with this Mission complete. Right, is Dennis's enclosure done? Oh my god, what is that? You've made a huge chimney What chimney? Oh, is that for you trying to get up there with the sheers is it? Yeah Oh my axe broke I got a shock there because I was like wait, what's making that noise? Oh yeah! The Phalaosaurus I forgot about that Your axe broke? Yeah, can't get rid of that last piece There you go, brother Thank you How do we put Dennis in? There's a gate around the back Dennis, we're going on an adventure Follow me Wait, where is he? Where is he? You'll see him Oh, there he is Dennis, we've got this If you ever want to ride him, there's a three high thing so that you can actually get him back out Go, Dennis Go grab his feeder Woohoo! Yeah, how are you thinking about that? Oh, yeah, he needs his feeder in here Yes, he does. I also don't know if that's going to reset the feeder to zero in which case that will suck, but we'll find out Yeah, look! No, he's up here like Good boy! What are you doing? Look, I'm in here! Feed it down! Oh, it has come to zero Oh, well, he's got some food from you, that's fine Yeah, that's fine I had some comments, people wanting me to give you a waterfall Oh! So there you go Woohoo! A little waterfall for Dennis You mean something that pushes him down deeper in which case he may end up drowning? Wait, what? Who's going to say don't drown him? Oh, he's already swimming! Yay!  Where are you? Yeah You should eat this Hmm Look! POSONOS POSONOS POTATOS It's a special potato, a POSONOS potato Oh, from the POSONOM region of Italy Yeah!  Don't give it to Dennis! Does poisoners not work? Like this is some rotten flesh Poisonous? Oh, no! And all that People actually mentioned a lot of tips again in the comments, always super useful Someone said that cooking the meat gives you less for food I've checked up the values, cooking meat does give you more food Yeah, it gives you a lot more If you check on the fossils and archaeology wiki for those that are curious and get to eat a page it breaks down everything that gives you food which is why when I saw eggs, I was surprised to see them on there He's here, why? Let me feed you! Please! Drop the food! Oh no, there you go He's eating, oh! How much food? He has 834 Perfect That looks weird For all of it I don't know, I'm just seeing if I can make it look cool See, this is all the stuff that I edit out Yeah I don't keep this bit in Makes me look stupid People are like, why isn't James showing smart tactics? James shows smart tactics Off camera Yeah, off camera, yeah, you never see it Don't look in there, please In where? In the sorrows Oh, there is a sign And what's over there by the tree? What's by the tree? Right, we can't go in there, they will despawn They will despawn? Yes, and they won't attack Dennis So, if we go in there it can cause all manners of chaos Okay, so we run and look at Dennis and he's like, please Oh god, 64 potatoes 26 hay, 64 carrots 4 beets Oh, that's a gate Wow, that is not obvious at all No Hold on, hold on, hold on You made a gravestone for Charlie, right? Yeah But you didn't put any bones in there Bye Charlie And then we just need to put dirt on top of it Drop that one And put that on top So I don't have any dirt I do, I do, it's okay There we go I miss you, Charlie It feels like only what? 20 minutes ago, we were just flying through the air I know I mean it probably was about 20 minutes ago, but still Let's be fair, he's in a better place than this place That's for sure There's a sheep on the boat Oh yeah, that was the last villager Raccoon city didn't go very well Good boy, Dennis Dennis, he's out What? I opened the door for two seconds Dennis, come back here What would we call it?  No, unbreakable too means it's got more health to it Yay, Emeralds Oh, we've got a triceratops egg Yeah, wait, do we have two now? Maybe, yeah Yeah, we do, that's the second one we've got Dryosaurus That's mass produced dinosaur eggs Yes, I got my unbreakable Yay Awesome, that's the first mythical weapon we've got Yes, showing, oh What about an efficiency 2 and a silk touch iron pickaxe Oh You want silk, didn't you? Yeah, I did, yeah, I didn't want that Yes, woohoo That means we can get ice Look at James, all that work he did It paid off, my god Culture mat number 2 Oh, yes Look at this Yeah Actually, we don't really need to go down here anymore Shall I collect all the torches and then seal this up? Yeah, go for it Or at least seal a lot of it up, okay Oh, also when I was trading, oh if it's fossils down here Oh, no never mind It's a broken ancient helmet, I thought it was a scarab gem Oh I was gonna say, did a scarab gem just spawn right underneath us the whole time? I would have been so annoyed Oh, that would have Ooh How many villages did you have? How many villages did I have, but we're there Yeah Oh, we don't talk about the ones that were left No, no, no, I mean how many did you have, James? Two now Oh, no, that's not Jim Jim's the one up front Good, good, good I know James We could build a pond underground and put them down there Underground pond, yes Oh my God, yes, that's perfect Right, okay, so wall that area off Make a square, okay, and I'll keep an eye on these guys and then I'll drive them in Oh, yeah, look, this is like a walkway Yeah If we line them up like this, this is...   Are you all archaeologists?  I went terribly wrong What went wrong? I got them both in the same boat And then I let the water in And then the one at the back of the boat got stuck in a wall Oh, so one's dead And it was the good one Oh no, yeah, I think it's just come I need them all in separate boats But it didn't make me think He was a tool smith But because I gave him so much coal It opened up another option Which was the pickaxe So maybe if you trade with them enough They get more options Yeah, that does seem about right So maybe if we do this with the paleontologists We'll get scarab gems and stuff There we go, we got a white sheep running about You can lead them It's going a bit insane Oh, hello Dennis Could you see me through the glass? That's why you took a bit of a swim Because you tried to get to me Did he go towards you, did he? Oh yeah, he's swimming across towards me He's looking at me, yeah, he's looking at me Look, he's being clever See, look, that waterfall looks good Yeah, it looks a lot better now you've covered it I turned off Dino Griefings, that basically means that dinosaurs can't break blocks You're trying to tell me That all that time We were going for obsidian, we didn't need it I just turned it off, but yeah, pretty much God damn it, vertical Where are you? I'm currently in the herbivore feeder giving them food And it's counting up bit by bit And we are over the low threshold on herbivore food It's got 2,000 food Where's the enclosure? It's behind Dennis's You've got a different kind of door Yeah I'm going to throw you an egg You're going to place one down and I'm going to place one Payne to each of us, so now we have a triceratops mount Okay, okay, so where are we going to put this egg? You put your egg wherever you want I think my egg, my egg all the way over here Actually no, I don't want to be too far away from the feeder James, what's that second egg? What second egg? No Yes it is You can't even see what it is, haha! You don't know what I placed!  Learning 29% 29% status warm, that's good Cold's bad, hot's bad So this is going to be Things in here, so Patches and Triceratops, I mean they shouldn't Fight each other, should they? I don't think so Oh! Oh my egg's hatching! They're wobbling, they're doing a dance! Yes sir, it's mine!  Wait, I think yours is about to Oh I think they're both Oh my god, the music! It sounds like a horror movie! No it doesn't it! Oh it's a cutie! He looked at me and squealed! I don't know where the, oh there he is Oh I love that sound effect, that's like the lost world sound effect Yeah, that's a wall Oh that's J-Pog sound effect From a Triceratops there What um, what are you going to call yours? I'll call mine What does it look like? Potato I'm calling you It likes potato Did you? No Okay, well then I'll call this one Parsnip And I'm calling this Patches and Triceratops Lunch They're both here, they're playing in the grass together This is adorable They're so cute! Look at them, they're both on top of the feeder Same gender by the way so we can't breed them Oh that's a shame, why'd you do that vertigo? There's no way of telling! We've got a whole new species Taking us back up past three to four Because we were it We lost Charlie Yeah, and he was the only one of his damn kind so Okay you ready guys?   James I just shot it up in the air How did it come in here? It must have flown through the water Can't move forward, move forward We've got ourselves a little escape artist here Stop it! You actually shouldn't have hit me now No, maybe I did it to you first as well But I didn't realise getting an achievement Just gonna play it off the entire time Just be like, well who did it, wasn't me Couldn't have been me James, whatever It should be fair in like four or five episodes We've made a lot more progress than it looks like But I do need to try and get A freaking scarab gem And more fossil spots anyway So we can get a replacement Charlie Oh I love you I was gonna say you little buggy I see you! Damaging me golden armour You know this all started with me Trying to make the bridge Like way to our house A little bit nicer And then I don't know what happened You want relics scraps?   He's glowing He's glowing, what does glowing mean?  Ooh no, this one's more He wants more There we go, okay Then he should start glowing in a second Yes Always with the pottery shards And the tar fossils Okay What do you want? Rotten flesh Gold, oh you're not getting any of my gold Seven, I must have really annoyed him Oh there we go, relic scraps There we go, give me more Yep, I'll take them all And you? What do you want? Oh yes, give me all of those Oh my god I got 34 now Again They always seem to have the same ones don't they Tar, oh Oh he's got more what's this, a tar drop Ooh, chicken essence I think Vertigo said that's good I'll get that one I'll get loads of those Very good I didn't trade it, oh he's got more Did he get more?