#cb ll

[golbrocklovely]

in case this gets deleted 😘

(or in case you’re a hater, this one is also for you lol)

[golbrocklovely]

big thanks to malia and colby for getting drunk and doing multiple livestreams. massive points in my book !

Today will be a STRONG contender for @golbrocklovely 2025 craziest moment of the year poll, I'd say.

[chernobog13]

Reb Brown as Captain America in the television movie Captain America ll: Death Too Soon (1979).

[djkerr]

NCIS 22x18 After the Storm

When a trio of combat vets are found murdered in a D.C. motel room, NCIS tracks down a suspect who refuses to talk to anyone but Sam Hanna.

Monday, April 21 episode

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[maximura]

[shimmeringweeds]

(Written between s2 episodes 9 and 10)

"The foundation of the game is mutual trust, fairness, and equality."

Part 3 of my "this game and its rules" theory: Part 1. Part 2.

This theory will be much less put together, as I feel I am not seeing the whole picture here, but maybe another set of eyes can spot what I've missed. I want to put this out there before episode 10 destroys everything.

Li Tianchen is a complicated character. He is a someone we inherently cannot trust. I'm sure I'm not the only one who found it comedic how quickly Li Tianchen took total control over the interrogation (CXS never stood a chance, the Coca-Cola tactic was brilliant.)

Why come in disguise as his sister? To gain sympathies, I suppose.

So then, did Li Tianchen know about the photograph?

Let's break the scene down:

-Li Tianchen introduces himself as LiTianxi. Cheng Xiaoshi is visibly taken aback. 1pt to LTC.

-Li Tianchen gives Cheng Xiaoshi a choice. Turn over all listening devices. Cheng Xiaoshi lies = feeling of unease. "The foundation of cooperation is mutual trust" says LTC. Minus 1pt to CXS. He's already in the negatives.

-Interrogation begins. Cheng Xiaoshi asks, "Why did you come and what do you know?" -

-Li Tianchen repeats, "The foundation of the game is mutual trust, fairness and equality. Did you forget this so soon?"

A connection is made in Cheng Xiaoshi's mind, this is Red Eyes! He then says:

"Why did you turn out like this?"

The conversation went directly from "The foundation of the game..." to "Why did you turn out like this." YEAH. That's one way to be suspicious CXS! -1pt

Cheng Xiaoshi knows about LTX's past and recognized her name. Li Tianchen doesn't know that Cheng Xiaoshi knows this. He is guessing based on Cheng Xiaoshi's reactions. (CXS wears his heart on his sleeve and I love him for it.)

Li Tianchen calls him on it, "How did you know?" The ball is back in LTC's court. + 1pt.

Cheng Xiaoshi tries to take the ball back. But the revelation that this is red eyes is too much. He cannot lie. So he speaks the truth and the ball stays firmly in LTC's court for the rest of the match.

The following Coca-Cola chugging relaxes the mood (+1pt LTC) and the sympathy building begins.

This plan of Li Tianchen's really hinges on building sympathy. He can't just grab CXS and go. He has to make him go "willingly" in order to not draw attention. This game is of mutual trust.

Li Tianchen needs (or at least wants) Cheng Xiaoshi to trust him.

Cheng Xiaoshi reaches out in a moment of sympathy... and gets possessed. Match won.

There is no evidence that Li Tianchen knew about the photograph before Cheng Xiaoshi willingly confirms it. But if Cheng Xiaoshi hasn't seen the photograph, then isn't this plan way more risky? Did LiTianchen really take that risk?

I know a lot of people are thinking that Li Tianxi is the one who delivers the photograph. That's very difficult to refute. But I cannot think of a reality where Li Tianchen doesn't know that the photograph was given. That was played.

Food for thought: the twin that delivered the photograph, and the twin that took the phone. (please note: the yellow on the jacket in relation to color of the hoodie. Thin as ice, this one. But I can't stop thinking on it.) EDIT: lmao I went a took color samples in procreate. Both hoodies are purple/red. Color theory can you believe.

I really, really believe that Li Tianchen is crying out for help as much as Li Tianxi is seems to be. Everything he does is to protect his sister. He's a hunter yes, but--

"Some (predators) are born as bloodthirsty beasts. But some are special and learn to evolve. They evolve, and they grow. Until one day in this jungle of men, they become...a hunter. So which one of those do you want to be in the future?"

vs. the English dub which chooses to take things a little farther....

"Someone to kill and eat everything. Not everyone stays the same as they were born. Some people will evolve, become something new. They're the ones who hunt predators. They learn to fight and protect. What kind of person do you want to be when you grow up?"

Li Tianchen is a hunter, a provider, a protector.

So who is Li Tianxi?

[ncisladaily]

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

LL Cool J - Dear Mallika 1998

James Todd Smith is an American two-time Grammy Award winning rapper, actor and TV presenter. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success. Signed to Def Jam Recordings in 1984, LL Cool J's breakthrough came with his single "I Need a Beat" and his landmark debut album, Radio (1985). LL Cool J has appeared in numerous films, including Toys, Halloween H20, In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, Deep Blue Sea, S.W.A.T., Mindhunters, Last Holiday, and Edison. He played NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: Hawai'i. LL Cool J was also the host of Lip Sync Battle. In 2017, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category.

The Rapsody Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic is a 1997 concept album of remixes consisting of hip hop and classical, which combined American rappers with European opera singers. "Dear Mallika" was released as a single in Europe in 1998 alongside "Prince Igor" (poll #20) by Warren G and Sissel. The chorus, sung by Kathy Magestro and Heike Thurjung, consists of "Duo des Fleurs" ("Flower Duet"), a duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano in the first act of the tragic 1883 opera Lakmé, composed by Léo Delibes. It is sung by the characters Lakmé, daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river.

"Dear Mallika" received a total of 28,4% yes votes. :'( Previous LL Cool J polls: #243 "Hey Lover", #464 "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)".

[thelien-art]

Hey, could you do demiro-pansexual Celebrimbor, pls? ☺️

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/sexuality/images/f/fd/Demiro-pansexual_flag.png/revision/latest?cb=20230731205902

Brimbor, my beloved, he´s reading notes, or maybe it´s a letter from someone?

🏳️‍🌈CELEBRATE PRIDE WITH ME🏳️‍🌈 - send in a character or a ship with a pride flag and I´ll draw it (read link for rules)

[golbrocklovely]

colby fans that wanted him so badly to fuck them now losing their shit over him calling malia loml: get a hobby challenge (level IMPOSSIBLE)

[tanadrin]

Extended postal abbreviations for North America and some adjacent states and territories

I recently came into possession of a list of postal abbreviations used by the North American Postal Union in the year 2064 for delivering physical mail in the countries and territories it is responsible for. This system takes advantage of the fact that there is no overlap between American and Canadian postal abbreviations, and extends that list with several new additions, principally covering Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and various dependent territories--both of other countries, whose territories happen to lie in North America, and of North American states, who happen to have possessions elsewhere.

AA: U.S. Armed Forces - America

AB: Alberta

AC: Agua Caliente Reservation

AE: U.S. Armed Forces - Europe

AG: Aguascalientes

AH: Allegheny Reservation

AI: NAU Antarctic Bases

AK: Alaska

AL: Alabama

AN: Anguilla

AO: Alto California

AP: U.S. Armed Forces - Pacific

AR: Aruba

AS: American Samoa

AT: Antigua and Barbuda

AZ: Arizona

BA: The Bahamas

BC: British Columbia

BE: Belize

BI: Blackfeet Indian Reservation

BJ: Baja California (NO LAUGHING)

BO: Bonaire

BR: Barbados

BS: Baja California Sur

BU: Bermuda

BV: British Virgin Islands

CA: California

CB: Cuba

CC: Curacao

CD: Coeur d'Alene Reservation

CE: Colville Reservation

CF: Canadian Armed Forces

CH: Chiapas

CI: Chihuahua

CJ: Canadian Manchuria

CK: Canadian Kamchatka

CL: Colima

CM: Campeche

CN: Cheyenne River Reservation

CO: Colorado

CR: Costa Rica

CT: Connecticut

CU: Coahuila de Zaragoza

CV: Colorado River Indian Reservation

CW: Crow Reservation

CY: Cayman Islands

CZ: Panama Canal Zone (defunct)

DE: Delaware

DC: District of Columbia

DO: Dominica

DL: Deltaland ("North Louisiana")

DR: Dominican Republic

DT: Enclave of Detroit

DU: Durango

EJ: East New Jersey

ES: El Salvador

FA: Fort Apache Reservation

FB: Fort Berthold Reservation

FH: Fort Hall Reservation

FL: Florida (defunct)

FM: Micronesia

FP: Fort Peck Indian Reservation

FR: Flathead Reservation

GA: GeorgiaHI: Hawaii

GD: Guadeloupe

GE: Grenada

GI: Gila River Indian Reservation

GL: Greenland

GN: Guanajuato

GR: Guerrero

GT: Guatemala

GU: Guam

HA: Haiti

HD: Hidalgo

HI: Hawaii

HO: Honduras

HR: Hopi Reservation

IA: Iowa

ID: Idaho

IK: Independent Kentucky

IL: Illinois

IN: Indiana

IO: Island State of New Orleans

IP: NAU Inner Planets Bases

IR: Isabella Reservation

IS: International Space Station

JA: Jalisco

JM: Jamaica

KS: Kansas

KY: Kentucky

LA: Louisiana (defunct)

LF: Lake Erie Flotilla

LL: Leech Lake Reservation

LT: Lake Traverse Reservation

MA: Massachussetts

MB: Manitoba

MC: Michoacan

MD: Maryland

ME: Maine

MF: Mexican Armed Forces

MG: Montserrat

MH: Marshall Islands

MI: Michigan

MN: Minnesota

MO: Missouri

MP: Northern Mariana Islands

MQ: Martinique

MR: Morelos

MS: Mississippi

MT: Montana

MW: Mississippi Choctaw Reservation

MX: Mexico

MY: Mexico City

NA: Nayarit

NB: New Brunswick

NC: North Carolina

ND: North Dakota

NE: Nebraska

NG: New Jersey (Legitimist Faction)

NH: New Hampshire

NI: Nicaragua

NJ: New Jersey (defunct)

NL: Newfoundland and Labrador

NM: New Mexico

NN: Navajo Nation

NO: Nuevo Leon

NP: Nez Perce Reservation

NS: Nova Scotia

NT: Northwest Territories

NU: Nunavut

NV: Nevada

NY: New York

OA: Oaxaca

OE: Oneida Reservation

OH: Ohio

ON: Ontario

OK: Oklahoma

OO: Ohkay Owingeh

OP: NAU Outer Planets, Satellite, and Asteroid Bases

OR: Oregon

OS: Osage Reservation

OW: Royalist Ottowa

PA: Pennsylvania

PD: Pine Ridge Reservation

PE: Prince Edward Island

PI: Philippine Islands (defunct)

PM: Port Madison Reservation

PN: Panama

PR: Puerto Rico

PS: Puget Sound Arcology

PU: Puebla

PY: Puyallup Reservation

PW: Palau

QB: Qualla Boundary

QC: Quebec

QR: Quintana Roo

QU: Queretaro

RC: Grand Duchy of Reedy Creek

RG: Rio Grande Valley Special Economic Zone

RI: Rhode Island

RL: Red Lake Reservation

RO: Rosebud Indian Reservation

SA: Saba

SB: Saint Barthelemy

SC: South Carolina

SD: South Dakota

SE: Sint Eustatius

SF: Salt River Reservation

SG: Standing Rock Reservation

SK: Saskatchewan

SI: Sinaloa

SJ: Clerical State of the Society of Jesus of Southwest Michigan

SL: San Luis Potosi

SM: Saint Martin

SN: Saint Kitts and Nevis

SO: Sonora

SP: Santa Clara Pueblo

SR: Sint Maarten

SS: San Carlos Reservation

ST: Southern Ute Reservation

SU: Saint Lucia

SV: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

SW: San Diego-Tijuana Autonomous Republic

SX: Southeast England Occupied Territories

SZ: West Coast Containment Zone

TA: Tabasco

TC: Turks and Caicos Islands

TI: Trinidad and Tobago

TL: Tlaxcala

TU: Tulalip Reservation

TM: Tamaulipas

TN: Tennessee

TO: Tohono O'odham Reservation

TT: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (defunct)

TU: Turtle Mountain Reservation

TW: Taiwan

TX: Texas

UB: NAU Undersea Bases

UM: U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

UO: Uintah and Ouray Reservation

UP: People's Democratic Republic of the Upper Peninsula

UT: Utah

VC: Veracruz

VD: Vancouver Reclamation District

VE: Vermont

VA: Virginia

VI: U.S. Virgin Islands

WA: Washington

WE: White Earth Reservation

WV: West Virginia

WI: Wisconsin

WL: Mandatory Wales

WJ: West New Jersey

WR: Wind River Reservation

WY: Wyoming

YA: Yankton Reservation

YO: Associated State of York

YT: Yukon Territory

YN: Yakama Nation Reservation

YU: Yucatan

ZA: Zacatecas

ZU: Zuni Reservation

[chernobog13]

Reb Brown as Captain America in the second CBS television film, Captain America ll: Death Too Soon (1979).

This entry was more notable than its predecessor earlier the same year, as Cap's costume is nearly comic book-accurate - save for the helmet and transparent shield - and Christopher Lee as the villain. Plus, the lovely Connie Selleca was Brown's co-star.

However, even airing right before the conclusion of Salem's Lot did not give this film enough of a ratings push for CBS to consider ordering a series.

[djkerr]

NCIS 22x18 After the Storm - extended promo

🎥 @jessknight_ncis IG stories

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

💜 Queer Fairytale Retellings

🌙 Good afternoon, my beloved bookish bats. For many of us, fairytales were our first introduction to the fantasy & romantasy genres. Here are a few queer fairytale retellings filled with magic, mischief, & mayhem that are bound to enchant your heart.

✨ The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller 🌙 The Nightmare Verse Series - LL McKinney ✨ Icarus - K. Ancrum 🌙 A Clash of Steel - CB Lee ✨ Cinderella is Dead - Kalynn Bayron 🌙 The Fox Maidens - Robin Ha ✨ Briar Girls - Rebecca Kim Wells 🌙 Beast - Brie Spangler ✨ Malice - Heather Walter

🌙 The Witch and the Vampire - Francesca Flores ✨ Gwen & Art Are Not in Love - Lex Croucher 🌙 The Magic Fix - Trung Le Nguyen ✨ Not Good for Maidens - Tori Bovalino 🌙 Relit - Various ✨ Tink and Wendy - Kelly Ann Jacobso 🌙 Hunting Monsters - S.L. Huang ✨ Burning Roses - S.L. Huang 🌙 Caged Bird Rising - Nino Delia

✨ Summer in the City of Roses - Michelle Ruiz Keil 🌙 A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams - Dax Murray ✨ Girl, Serpent, Thorn - Melissa Bashardoust 🌙 Winterglass - Benjanun Sriduangkaew ✨ Robber Girl - S.T. Gibson 🌙 Ash - Malinda Lo ✨ Sword In The Stars - Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy 🌙 Darling - K. Ancrum ✨ Girls Made of Snow and Glass - Melissa Bashardoust

🌙 Dark And Deepest Red - Anna-Marie McLemore ✨ Ghost Wood Song - Erica Waters 🌙 His Hideous Heart - Various ✨ The Bone Spindle - Leslie Vedder 🌙 Legendborn By Tracey Deonn ✨ The Midnight Girls - Alicia Jasinska 🌙 Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao ✨ The Mercies - Kiran Millwood Hargrave 🌙 She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan

[ncisfranchise-source]

NCIS: SYDNEY

Photo : CBS screenshot

“You good?”

“Yeah. You need to work on your stealth, though. I saw you coming a mile away.”

“We’re mid-rescue and you’re giving me notes?”

Evie (Tuuli Narkle) makes DeShawn (Sean Sagar) work hard for his wins

NCIS

Photo : CBS screenshot (2)

“Are those apfelküchle?”

“Whoa, look at this! Finally, a fellow connoisseur. You know apfelküchle?”

“Course I know apfelküchle.”

“Uh, I just thought they were apple donuts.”

“You, my friend, have the palate of a 9-year-old.”

Sam (LL Cool J) impresses Alden (Gary Cole) — Torres (Wilmer Valderrama), less so

(via TV Line's Quotes of the Week list)

[ncisladaily]

@llcoolj - We brought it all year for #50YearsOfHipHop, and the 🔥 continues. Tune in 12/10 on @cbstv hosted by yours truly. 💪🏽