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all-about-cr7 · 3 years

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Some post-match reactions

🗣Cristiano Ronaldo: "It's my job"

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"We knew we had to win. The team was a little nervous, especially in the first half.

"The fan s pushed us a lot, which is what we need when we are a little bit down, when the team is not playing well.

"After Telles' goal we believed. Here in this stadium, with the history it has, it is possible to do it.

"I said to the players in the tunnel before the second half that we should believe. And it’s good. I score a goal in the 94, 95 minutes which made me feel very happy.

(On his goal and Jesse Lingard’s role) “My purpose was to pass to him. But he gives it back, I don’t know if he tried to give it back, but he gives me the ball and I shoot. I had at least one chance in the game, so I did my job.”

"The game tonight was not my best, but sometimes I play good and I don't score, and today I played not so good and I scored.

"We knew that if we don't get the points today, it would be tough to go through to the next stage. But now everything is possible and we believe to go through.

(the love of the fans) "This is why I came back, I missed this club a lot. I made history in this club and I want to do it again. I say thank you to all of them, not only for myself, but for pushing the team, which will be very important. Another chapter, yes."

🗣Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: "That is just what he has done throughout his career"

"He has an impact on everyone - the crowd, the players, the whole club.

"He’s done that so many times. You saw him against Ireland a month ago and he missed a penalty early, didn’t touch the ball much but scores two great headers in the last two minutes. That is just what he has done throughout his career.

"He is so strong mentally. He just stays in the game. I have seen him all day today; the way he has built himself up for this game, how focused he has been and, when he gets that one chance, it is a goal.

He had a couple of half-decent headers in the first half that could have ended with chances, but the true mark of a very, very good finisher is that he keeps calm when the chance arrives.” (x)

🗣Villareal player Juan Foyth: "Well, he's Cristiano Ronaldo"

"Cristiano Ronaldo only got one chance ... Well, he's Cristiano Ronaldo" (x)

🗣 Rio Ferdinand: "He's there for the big moments"

"He texted me tonight saying ''I didn't' play well, but I knew I'd score. That's the belief that he has. The other players are feeding off it. It's a great place to be.

"United's performance today wasn't great, it wasn't at the level Ole wants it to be. But when you need a goal, a moment to galvanise the squad, the stadium, the fanbase, Cristiano Ronaldo steps up.

"He wants to be that guy the chance falls to. His goal record says it all. He's there for the big moments. He's a big part of that too.

"When you have a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, the players in the dressing room are given life. There's a lease of life, belief, because they know if the chance comes, he will put them away.

"It gives you that ability to be relaxed. It was the biggest thing in our team. When you get under even more pressure and you can see the clock ticking, you don't panic. We were very composed because we believed the chances would come." (x)

🗣Usain Bolt: "I thanked Sir Alex for bringing him back"

"Ronaldo helped to build the club and it was wonderful when he was here, the energy. So I'm happy he's back.

"I just saw Alex Ferguson inside and I thanked him for bringing Cristiano back, so I'm happy about it.'"(x)

#cristiano ronaldo #manchester united #ole gunnar solskjaer #rio ferdinand #usain bolt #sir alex ferguson #interview #Cristiano quotes #quotes about cristiano

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evebrennan · 2 years

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TIMING: Evening, current LOCATION: The Perfect Pint PARTIES: @pagingdoctorbates & @evebrennan SUMMARY: Bates tries out a new bar and teases the locals, Caoimhe just wants Ireland to get the credit they deserve. CONTAINS: Alcohol use

It was ten in the morning in Ireland. It wasn’t usually something Caoimhe found herself considering anymore, but the thought crossed her mind as she pushed open the door for The Perfect Pint. There was an old football rerun playing on the television, England versus Republic of Ireland, and a few rowdy patrons were cursing over missed strikes made years ago. The bartender was yelling along, in an accent that sounded like home in a way that ached. It was one in the morning in White Crest, but the door clicked shut behind her, and if she closed her eyes, she could imagine it was ten in the morning in Ireland.

Fates, she hadn’t felt that homesick in a while. Never settling long enough to grow roots made “home” a foreign concept at best, somewhere vague and green and inconsequential. She hadn’t taken a moment to consider it in so long, it was jarring when she finally did. She was considering home, and it was looking a lot like White Crest.

She blew out a breath and looked to the bar rather than let herself spiral. There was no live band and no karaoke, and the late-night crowd was just past tipsy and tapering off. She slid up to the bar next to a man looking up at the reruns, company was perfect.

“Would you be mad if I spoiled it for you?” She glanced up at the screen, where England was making a solid charge towards Ireland’s goal, “He’s going to miss.”

Bates lowered his glass from his lips and swallowed the harsh whiskey. His eyes never wavered from the screen. “Mind if I spoil it for you?” The player kicked the ball for the goal, but the shot went wide and sailed right past the post. “They still won.” He finished his whiskey off and raised the empty glass to the bartender nearby to signal for another drink. “And I was three-hundred dollars richer for it, too.”

He turned to face the stranger sat beside him. Her hair was brown, shoulder length. Her neck and lower left cheek were red, and her clothing was neat and casual. It wasn’t exactly overdressed, but it was definitely a bit much for a bar at one in the morning.

The bartender brought him his next drink and swapped it for his empty one. Bates took it and turned back to the screen. “Based on the accent, I’m sure you’re happy the home team took the gold medal.”

“Lucky guess.” Caoimhe grinned and slid onto the barstool next to him, making herself more of a permanent fixture.

On the screen, Ireland recovered to make their own drive down the field. The man was right, they would go on to win it. Any time they could get a win over England, with a title on the line or not, was the best kind of win. Caoimhe had been in a different bar, in a different town, when the game was played live. No one had cared nearly as much as even the drunk stragglers in The Perfect Pint did two years later. She hadn’t been missing home, then. She’d been too focused on figuring out where she was going next.

Caoimhe pulled her focus from the television and pivoted to face the gambler. His accent wasn’t Irish, but she’d learned there were many people who could hide such things. Their team wasn’t a bad bet, but it wasn’t necessarily a good one, either. She couldn’t tell if he looked the type to make bad bets, certainly not ones worth three-hundred dollars. He looked casual in jeans and a button up over a t-shirt Caoimhe couldn’t make out. He was at a bar at one in the morning, but then, so was she. “What made you bet on Ireland? Not that I’m complaining. Again, the accent.”

After another hearty drink, Bates sucked in a breath to ease the burn. “Dark hair, third position.” He pointed at the screen, and once it passed over the man Bates mentioned, he leaned his head toward the woman. “Right there. He’s the reason I bet good ol’ Ireland.”

Caoimhe squinted up at the screen until she caught sight of the player in question. Wearing an England jersey. “Sir…”

She wasn’t fantastic at sports, it was hard to keep up when you spent most of your life in a beat-up Impreza, but she was fairly certain Ireland had gone on to win. She certainly didn’t know enough to know which players were good, and which ones were bad. Her thoughts were interrupted by the bartender, asking for her order in that accent that almost distracted her from the matter at hand. “Just...hold on, sir, that’s an England player. Were you rooting for England? MacAuley, I think he’s rooting for England.”

“Rooting against England,” Bates corrected. “Guy’s name is Reynolds. He spent the first half of this season recovering from lung damage. He stops every five seconds to catch his breath in this particular game.” He paused and took another drink. “Having your ex-best player in an important position he can no longer play means even Ireland can score a goal or two.”

Caoimhe paused to look up and watch for a moment. Sure enough, it only took a moment for the player in question to pause. “Huh.” She let out a breath, all faux-annoyance leaving her in a breath. Only to return just a moment later. “Now hold on, ‘even Ireland?’ What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Yes, even Ireland,” Bates reiterated with a hearty nod of his head. “There’s about fifteen minutes left of the game, and Irleand is up six to England’s two.” He turned his head to her. “England has an empty whoopie cushion for a star player, and Ireland’s not only been scored on, but they’ve only scored six?”

He shook his head and took another swig from his glass. “They almost deserved to lose this one.”

“Six is so high for soccer.” It all came out in one breath, just on the edge of exasperation. Caoimhe wondered just how far he’d have to go before MacAuley wouldn’t serve him. The thought was amusing, even if she didn’t actually wish him robbed of his alcohol, even if she was just a little amused already. It wasn’t often someone was able to get a rise out of her. Typically, it was the other way around. “Those are brave words, sitting in this pub. Ever been in a bar fight?”

Bates studied her face carefully. Despite her tone, she didn’t appear to be seriously angry. Not yet anyway. The right side of his mouth curled up into a smile. “Depends, have you ever started one before?”

“I haven’t.” Caoimhe crooked a thumb over her shoulder at the late-night stragglers, completely unaware of the conversation taking place at the bar. One of them was draped over the table with what appeared to be drool pooling around his mouth, and the other was sloshing the dregs of her beer around in the bottom of her glass. Neither of which looked particularly up for a bar fight, “But who’s to say...okay, so they’re useless. MacAuley, however, might have some experience.”

Bates glanced over the woman’s shoulder at the bartender nearby. MacAuley wiped a glass clean with a red rag. His expression was still. If he was tuned in to their conversation, he wasn’t showing it. “Yeah well,” Bates began, easing back in his seat and lifting his drink to his lips for one final time, “I tip really really well.” He finished his drink and slid the empty cup across from him. “So I think I’m safe.

Caoimhe gave a half-hearted huff, amusement belied by the smile tugging at the corner of her lips. There were some things even a good tip wouldn’t fix, but she was willing to give up the point. Ireland had won, and no amount of trash-talking two years later would change that fact. “Okay, Mr. Money. How much does it take in tips to drown out Irish pride?”

“Aye,” Bates said in an Irish accent as he scooted his seat back. “About as much as it takes to buy me n’ me mates another round.” He hopped off the stool, and gravity threatened to send him to the floor. He felt fine while he was still sitting, but now that he was on his feet, the realization that he had a little too much to drink was extremely apparent. He gripped the side of the bar tight until he found his balance.

Once he was steady enough to continue on, he turned back to the woman next to him. “How much does it take in charm to convince you to come home with me?”

“Oh–” Caoimhe followed the man as he stood up, hands hovering near his elbow as he steadied himself. She wondered how long he’d been sitting there, letting MacAuley refill his glass. Another round certainly shouldn’t be in the picture. “You’re good, okay, just–”

It almost reminded her of another night, not long after she’d shown up in White Crest. It had been much later, with the sun threatening to rise up along the horizon, and her only interest had been in ensuring Milo got home safely. This man seemed to have ideas, but Caoimhe thought perhaps her mission wouldn’t be much different. “It’ll take about as much in charm as you lost just trying to stand up. Oh, and insulting Ireland. Losing game, my friend. I can call you an Uber, though, make sure you get where you’re going.”

Bates paused before nodding a single time. The drinks were numbing his senses. “Right. Should’a known. Violin players have too much class to be taking home drunk strangers from the bar.”

He rubbed his palm over his face and woozily began toward the door. The room was beginning to spin. He should have guessed by the red mark on her cheek. The alcohol in his system was making him foggy. That was the whole point, though. To turn his brain off, even if it was only for a little bit.

He took another couple steps toward the front door, and the room turned sideways.

Caoimhe paused, watching his progress towards the door. He’d pinned her as a violinist before they’d even exchanged names. It made her wonder just who he was, and how much he’d picked up in their brief exchange. She didn’t even know his name. Her momentary shock wore off quickly, and she trailed him towards the door, watching the way he put one foot in front of the other. “Oh, is that true? Pegged me for stuck-up before we’ve even exchanged names, huh? Maybe I just think you should be sober when you take a gi– shit.”

It was sheer luck that she’d sped up enough to stand beside him when he fell. Instinct had her looping an arm under his elbow, pulling what weight she could onto herself in an attempt to keep him upright. “Hey, he– yeesh, hey. Are you okay?”

His hand pressed tightly against the wall, and between that and the woman holding him up, it was enough to keep Bates upright for the time being. Once his mind was caught up, he let out a shaky breath and closed his eyes. “I said classy, not stuck-up.”

He willed his legs to move, but the constant rocking of the ground under them made it difficult. The woman’s scent invaded his nostrils as she helped him stand. A mixture of autumn air, burnt wood, and pine. He didn’t think about it right away, but now it was hard to ignore how comfortable she seemed in a bar. She clearly spent time outside. Something about that interested him, but right now he was too fuzzy to figure out what.

He reached over and grabbed a glass of water from a nearby table. “Are you always this handsy with drunk strangers?”

“I’m reading between the lines.” Caoimhe was impressed with the level of banter he could maintain, despite his state. It was hard to keep up with him however many whiskeys in, she wondered what he was like sober.

She hovered close, lifting a brow as he grabbed a glass of water. There was something to be said about strangers and germs and questionable decisions, but in the grand scheme of things, she figured he needed it. She cast a sidelong glance at MacAuley, some measure of commiseration in the way he shrugged his shoulders in return, and turned her attention back to the man. This was decidedly different than helping Milo home. At least Milo could walk, despite all her teasing.

“There’s no way for me to answer that, you know. I’m a quick study, you’ll twist my words.” Despite the razzing, Caoimhe stayed close, lest he topple. “If it helps, I’m Caoimhe. Now all you have to do is tell me your name, and we’re not quite strangers anymore.”

“See, now you have me at a disadvantage,” Bates began. “I’m drunk, and that name sounds nothing like it would probably be spelled.” He tilted the water toward himself. “Unless you like baths, Caoimhe, I recommend taking a step back.”

“For the record, this is out of respect, and not because I don’t practice good hygiene.” Caoimhe took a step back, hands up. If he fell, she’d be faced with some sort of moral dilemma, but there was nothing new about that. “You gonna tell me your name, or do I have to guess how it’s spelled?”

Once Caoimhe was in the clear, Bates threw the water into his face. Ice clattered to the floor. The cold was a shock to his entire system. It wasn’t enough to kill his buzz, but it was sobering enough to allow him a much easier walk out the door.

He set the glass back on the table and wiped his face off with his free hand. “Bates.” He paused to wipe his eyes before turning to her. “Don’t worry, it's spelled how it sounds.”

Caoimhe hopped back a couple steps, unable to hold back a bark of laughter. Of all the things she’d been expecting, it wasn’t a face full of ice water. She did not envy MacAuley or his staff, and the incredible amount of patience they had for drunken customers. “Feeling better, Bates the typical spelling?”

Another long breath escaped Bates’s lips. He nodded once. “For a minute.” He rubbed both hands across his face and neck. The cool night air would feel heavenly once he made it outside. His focus fell back on Caoimhe once more.

“So, same time tomorrow?”

Caoimhe glanced down at her watch: one-forty-five. It was ten-forty-five in Ireland, but she supposed that didn’t really matter in White Crest. Maybe the next night they’d still be playing reruns, and maybe Bates wouldn’t need a face full of ice to walk a straight line. Caoimhe wondered if she cared enough to find out, but then, she’d always been curious.

“Perhaps.” It was half a commitment and best, but she tempered with a smile. A little more serious, “Do you need me to call a cab, or are you going to find your way home okay?”

Bates pointed at the door. “My apartment is a five minute walk from here.” With the room much less shaky, Bates took a few steps on his own toward the exit. It wasn't the first time he’d stumbled out of a bar like this. Definitely wouldn’t be the last either.

“‘Perhaps’ is a pretty committed answer. It must be a date then.” Before she could offer an answer, he was out the door. The cool evening air chilled his face and neck. It would hopefully be enough to keep him focused until he got home.

Caoimhe interested him, and he still couldn’t figure out why exactly. There were dots he couldn’t connect with her yet, but who knows. If she did indeed show up again tomorrow night, then maybe he’d get some answers. The bar was charming enough. The patrons didn’t seem quite the brawly type, at least not tonight. This place could be worth coming back to.

Maybe Ireland wasn’t so bad after all.

“Not a date!” Caoimhe called as Bates disappeared through the doorway. She was beginning to feel like a broken record with that line. The door shut on the bar but not on Caoimhe’s curiosity. How he’d managed to know so much about her without her volunteering a thing was a concern, at best. He seemed clever, and witty, and knew more than he should when he couldn’t even seem to stand properly, and Caoimhe wanted to know more.

She ran a hand through her hair and shook her head, contemplating the pros and cons of making sure he made the walk home okay, before ultimately pivoting back towards the bar. “Did you hear him, MacAuley? I think you should ban him, if you ask me.”

#paras #para: pagingdoctorbates #para: spoilers #alcohol tw

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beetlebitchywitch · 3 years

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Man I love everything about the conglomerate update but I was wondering... could you tell us more about Lag maybe? 🥺👉👈

OhohohoHO, why yes I can!

So, appearance. Lag is a big man. Just, lorge. Zhuk may beat everyone in height, but Lag is just a brick wall of a man. Here’s some art that @sofaabear drew of him just to make it clear how LORGE he is

Lag’s backstory is sorta up in the air. We have a vague idea that he used to work for Juno (whose relation to the dons is constantly changing, we’ll figure it out at some point I promise) and then changed sides when he bonded with Cia with a friendly Scotland vs Ireland rivalry. Now he is basically Cia’s right hand man, helping him run the pub when necessary and taking care of other stuff when needed.

All the dons have some kind of trauma/issue, right? Gio has a monster complex, Zhuk was whacked by another mob and came back as a demon and slaughtered them all, Cia constantly has to fight for his life thanks to his deal with the fae, Bajo’s decades sober from drug addiction, and Scarabee was burned at the stake for witchcraft and watched his lovers die. But Lag? He’s never been through anything quite that severe. So he’s much more jovial than the rest of them, even Bajo and Cia (the typical troublemakers). Constantly making jokes, typically in a good mood, and very difficult to piss off.

Run when you do piss him off though. There is nothing scarier than a drunk Scotsman cursing at you in Gaelic while running you down with a pack of hellhounds.

Oh yeah. So. Lag takes care of a menagerie of mythical creatures/cryptids on the estate property. Unicorns, hellhounds, wyverns, Pegasi, hippogriffs, all that jazz. He genuinely gets so much about of caring for them, and he loves to give you tours and teach you how to make sure they have the best lives possible. It’s truly his passion in life.

As for the other dons: him and Cia are practically like brothers, which means he’s very close to Bajo as well. As stated before, this man is smitten with Scarabee, but is content with being his friend and occasional lover. Zhuk likes him well enough, and Gio...eh. Gio’s difficult to win over sometimes, and isn’t much for joking around, so their personalities kinda clash. But he doesn’t dislike him by any means.

Relationship wise, he is quite the lover. A big ol’ softie, he wants nothing more than to wrap you up in his arms and take care of you. A very selfless partner.

He’s @turtlepated’s favorite. She loves herself the Scottish man.

NSFW INCOMING

A big ol switch. Definitely a soft dom when he tops, telling you how gorgeous you look and how good you’re being and making you feel safe and loved. And a big ol slutty bottom when he subs. Size king for sure, bottoming for Zhuk while getting facefucked by Scarabee is his favorite activity. Will literally pay you to peg him if you don’t have a dick.

The KING of aftercare. You can literally have this man be your mattress after sex. Just let him wrap you up in those big ol man arms and rock you to sleep.

So yeah, that’s Lag! If anyone else from the discord wants to contribute, feel free! @monsterlovinghours @realmonsterboyhours @yankyo @pastelnacht @memedemonhours @ahighwaisted-demon @insomni-snacc

Bonus: here’s art that my partner drew of Zhuk embracing his Slavic energy. The jug is full of Ovaltine.

#beetlejuice #the conglomerate #Zhuk #Lag #conglomerate #Beetlejuice au #mafia!beej au #mafia beej

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cksmart-world · 3 years

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The completely unnecessary news analysis

by Christopher Smart

February 2, 2021

REPUBLICANS: BREAKING BAD

We have a Second Amendment right to carry guns wherever we want and if you don't like it we'll shoot your ass off. Those weren't the exact words of newly minted Congresswoman Majorie Tailor Green, but damn close. As a freshman Republican lawmaker and a QAnon storm trooper, she is in the unique position of being able to tell House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy where the bear shits — because she and her fellow Q-Trumpians are the bear. Hoping to prop up his sagging libido, McCarthy beat a path to Mar A Lago to assure the Once and Future King that he still loves to kiss his big, pink fanny. So what if Trump told all those patriots to storm the Capitol and trash our democracy. Putting him on trial for sedition would be divisive and vindictive, according to 45 Republican senators, who are now — like it or not — abetting that Jan. 6 coalition of white nationalists and thugs. Nevertheless, Trump didn't start this neofascism, said Princeton Prof. Eddie Glaude, Jr., he was just “vomited up” by the Republican Party. The GOP, he said, now resembles The New Redeemers who seized control of the South after Reconstruction to enforce white supremacy. “They were willing to throw democracy in the trash bin.” Sound familiar? It's a Grand Old Party.

BURGESS OWENS COMES TO JESUS OR NOT

Hey you liberals, remember all that stuff I said, like you were a bunch of Marxist and Socialists? Well I gotta take that back on account of I just learned the difference between the quiche-and-white-wine set and those borsht-eaters over in Russia. After the Jan. 6 insurrection, us newbie Republicans got some “sensitivity” training. The big boys said, OK Burgess, don't go throwing molotov cocktails because our corporate donors are drying up — they think we're all with QAnon. But I told 'em, hey just because I snuggled up to the Q-ers during the campaign doesn't mean I'm really one of them. I don't even have one of their cool Q T-shirts. On his recent visit to the Utah Legislature, Rep. Suzanne Harrison, a Sandy Democrat, gave Burgess a big smile and said, “I really appreciate that, but I also feel like it’s in contrast to the tenor and tone that you’ve taken on cable TV shows or in your book, which is titled, ‘Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps.’” Oh, don't worry, Burgess retorted, I've changed. I even believe Joe Biden is president. I know, me and Chris Stewart voted against certifying his victory but we had to or we'd get on Trump's shit list. Remember Mia Love? Nobody even knows where she's buried.

GUNS AND ABORTION — GROUNDHOG DAY IN UTAH

OK, Wilson, how do you tell when the Utah Legislature is in session? No, it's not because alcohol sales go up, although that's probably true. You can always tell when Republicans get together to one up each other on Capitol Hill because all you hear is guns, guns, guns and fetuses, fetuses, fetuses. On this Groundhog Day righteous Republicans want to do away with concealed carry permits so any “good guy” can carry a Glock under his coat and — bonus — no firearms training would be required. Feel safer, moms? Live free or die. And speaking of living free, women should not have control over their own bodies, but since Roe v. Wade is still the law of the land, this proposed legislation would wake their villainous hearts. Women seeking an abortion would have to watch an on-line presentation with “medically accurate” images of an abortion. But that ain't all. Under penalty of perjury they would have to sign an affidavit swearing they did saw it. But this is not to shame them — oh no. The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Steve Christiansen, can't understand why anyone would complain about fully informing people before any medical procedure — or why women don't know what the hell they're doing. Thanks Bishop Christiansen.

Post script — Some of the guys in the band think Punxsutawney Phil doesn't know his derriere from a hole in the ground. You know the drill: If the sun is shining when Phil sticks his nose out of his burrow on Feb. 2 he'll be frightened by his own shadow and retreat into the proverbial hole in the ground spelling six more weeks of winter. But good ol' Phil is in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, which has nothing to do with weather in Utah. But the Indians who named Timpanogos knew that Groundhog Day was important because it signaled the time when the days would begin to grow longer at a faster pace. Of course, they didn't call it Groundhog Day. According to the staff here at Smart Bomb, the Piutes called it “tasha tgal cuberant” — when daylight grows. (OK, we made that up, but it sounds good.) But get this: Feb. 1 and 2 make up the pagan holiday Imbolc that's based in Celtic tradition and marks the halfway point between winter solstice and the spring equinox. (It's a fact.) And although it originated in Neolithic Northern Ireland and Scotland, it continues to be celebrated by Wiccans and witches. And if you think that's cool, wait 'till we get to Easter. It'll be better than groundhogs and bunnies. Groundhogs and bunnies? WTF.

OK, Wilson, you and your pagan-lovin' band must have something to help us celebrate Imbolc, but please, no bagpipes:

Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her? Takes to the sky like a bird in flight And who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven? Will you ever win? She is like a cat in the dark And then she is the darkness She rules her life like a fine skylark And when the sky is starless All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven? Will you ever win? Will you ever win?

(Rhiannon — Fleetwood Mac)

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coimeadaisiochana · 4 years

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Speaking of Cora, I realized at work the other day that Aislin and Cora are very good (and unintentional tbh) foils of one another. The two have similarities in that they’re both intersex with some serious trauma, but beyond that, there’s a host of ways they’re polar opposites.

First, the obvious ones; Aislin is HECKIN’ tall at 6′8″ and about ~280 lbs. or so, give or take based on weight fluctuations, while Cora’s a tiny bean at 4′8″and only around 90-100 lbs. depending on how much she’s been eating lately - a whole two foot and almost 200 pound difference.

Aislin’s parents are still alive, but overseas in her home of Ireland. Cora lives in the house her parents left to her when they died.

Aislin owns her own business and is determined on living by her own means and earning her own keep; Cora lives off of not only her inheritance, but her parents’ life insurance, making her wealthy but not self-made.

Aislin appears to be in great physical shape and is strong and muscular, but health-wise, she’s in a terrible sort. Her training and the damage the bomb did cause her no end of health issues, from her joints locking up to occasional digestive issues due to the damage to her organs, as well as parts of her nervous system on her left side being shot. Meanwhile, Cora looks like a frail little girl, and while she’s definitely not gonna be winning any Olympic medals, she’s in better shape than she looks, courtesy of having to walk everywhere she goes now that she’s started leaving her house. And while her diet isn’t the best, she also doesn’t overindulge, and sometimes cooks healthier food for herself when she’s in the mood to do so.

Aislin is terrible with modern technology, having grown up in a very rural area of Ireland; she only really knows how to work computers and phones because her school had the former and even her family had the latter. Cora, meanwhile, is a gamer and an otaku and has built her own computers before, being far, far more technologically savvy than Aislin.

Aislin is very sexually-experienced and has been since high school, courtesy of her sweet behavior, height, and physical ability making her popular despite her shyness and her... physical differences. Cora, meanwhile, wasn’t so lucky, as while she was also shy, she was small, weak, and prone to getting bullied for her differences, which ended up not only leaving her alone from middle school onward, but a big ol’ virgin.

Similarly, Aislin is charismatic and fully capable of pulling off a confident, self-assured facade despite her insecurities and trauma, whereas Cora is just a giant mess - awkward around people (especially women), a huge doormat, and will often just succumb to whatever fate is in store for her without even attempting to fight it.

Both women drink, but while Aislin is a functioning alcoholic, Cora mostly only drinks on occasion when the mood strikes her - particularly because, in lacking Aislin’s size and body weight, Cora cannot hold her liquor nearly as well as Aislin can. She often gets drunk on a single glass of wine, and two will absolutely waste her.

There’s probably more comparisons to be made but my brain can’t think of them at the moment -

#scanning the dossier || about the muse #ex military shopkeeper || aislin #the smallest shut in || cora

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TIME TO TALK ABOUT SUS

This time, by ‘sus’ I mean Glalis. I’ve done posts like this twice before, one about the masks in Glalis and the other one about the radio station in Sonder which you can check out if you want.

'Hey Trade what even is Glalis it sounds like a made-up word’ well you’re correct, it is. But aren’t most town names made-up words?

Glalis is an underground town, situated under Sonder. Sonder looks like this:

And Glalis is underneath that, up until the bit labelled ‘farming area’. It’s bigger than Sonder, obviously, and a hell of a lot darker. Because... underground.

‘Oh hey that’s neat and all but uh why are they underground if there’s a liveable island right there’ this goes into history buckle up kiddos.

Glalis was founded in the 13th century. Know what else was happening in the 13th century? There was some climate change, some soil exhaustion, minor things. More importantly, the Bubonic Plague was destroying Europe. This includes England, where Sonder is set.

Some people - the founders of Glalis - did not like having this disease, so (after checking they were all clean and good and not going to infect the others) they up and left their town, trying to find another new clean place to live.

Fun little fact - people in those days used to believe that diseases were carried via bad smells, hence in the nursery rhyme ‘ring a ring a roses’ there’s ‘a pocket full of posies’. Glalis founders were no different and were looking out for strong but sweet smells to overpower the stench of disease.

O hey this cavern down here has a bunch of glowing blue mushrooms that - woah, they smell really really sweet heck man let’s just set up camp down here.

So they did. And that’s how the grand little underground town of Glalis was born.

These glowing blue mushrooms are deadly - their spores, if you breathe them in, grow in your throat and suffocate you. But the spores are too heavy to be efficiently airborne, so you literally have to stand next to them and breathe heavily to be infected. They’re harmless as long as you’re wise about them. So they still grow there to this day, carefully sanctioned off and controlled.

Until I decide on an actual entrance, please assume this image from Undertale is the entrance to Glalis because art is dead and I’m not original sometimes.

‘They’ve only been underground since the 1300s? But you said that they have white hair, evolution doesn’t happen that quickly’ oh hey cool you read my comic sans powerpoint that’s very cool of you. You’re correct in all aspects of that: if they progressed through time like all of us, I don’t know how quickly they’d get white hair.

Good news for me, Glalis (and by default, Sonder) does not follow linear time. The way I described it is that they’re stuck in a bubble, which bounces through time (and space, but only in the UK, primarily England. It did show up once in Ireland, actually, but let’s just assume England). One day it could touch down in the 1400′s, the next in 2200. As long as there’s land to... land on, it could appear anywhere. And no, the land does not need to encompass where Sonder/Glalis would fit. It could appear on the little patch of grass outside your house. Space is weird.

As a result of the time issue, Glalis citizens could have been underground for thousands of lifetimes already, so I’d say the white hair has reason to be there and it’s not just me making up reasons for my antagonist to have white hair because I couldn’t decide on a hair colour.

‘Alright, whatever you weeb. You said Glalis was founded in the 1300′s - what about Sonder?’ wow, you’re really asking good questions today, reader, thank you, you make my job easier.

Sonder came later, in the late 1800s - the era of the Industrial Revolution and stuff. These kids were escaping the horrific working conditions (a bunch of those damn proletariate) and happened to stumble upon Sonder. They went ‘ehhh alright’ and set up shop.

Obviously, outside time means nothing to Sonder, so maybe they’ve been there for thousands of years - but they arrived after Glalis citizens had started to commonly have white hair.

It still took about six (nonlinear) months for Glalis and Sonder to first have contact, which was instigated while a party of Sonder people was setting up a farming location and a party of Glalis people were going above ground to harvest some of their crops. It was a big !!!!! fest, but eventually, the two towns sat down and talked through things.

One major thing they decided on quite early on was the splitting of food. Sonder would grow crops above ground because they enjoyed it and weren’t scared of the germs of the open air and also they had sunshine which is kinda needed for crop growth, and Glalis would rear animals (adding the animals that Sonder bought with them), as there’s a lot more room underground for the animals, and although they like it, animals don’t need sunlight to survive. They would share the food between the two populations, as organised by Sonder. So if one town underperformed in terms of producing food, they’d still get the same amount as the other town, and both would go sort of hungry for a year but wouldn’t starve.

‘Wow you put a lot of thought into that Trade - why?’

Sonder is a big meanie sometimes.

Also, fun fact, Sonder was a perfectly normal start-up town until Glalis made contact with them. They infected Sonder with the Weird, and Sonder did not know how to react so had to learn from Glalis.

Glalis was very kind and taught them how to survive the Weird, but they also threw in a few pranks. Rain is illegal in Sonder because Glalis said it was dangerous. It’s not dangerous, but Glalis isn’t going to tell them that anytime soon because it’s hilarious.

‘Well that’s interesting and all - crows? You mentioned crows? I like crows’ I also like crows they are very cool and also very smart.

Glalis, coming along in the 1300s as an escape from the Bubonic plague, is a town full of superstition. I’m sure one image you all know from the Bubonic plague era is that of the plague doctor:

What a cool mask. Well! Glalis saw that and went ‘huh that kinda looks like...’

‘Well, we better be nice to them and they’ll protect us from this terrifying plague.’

So they did. And crows, being the smart little nuggets they are, recognised that people in this area, and eventually, people with white hair, feed us, so we like them.

They’re semi-tame to citizens of Glalis at this point. If you’re in Sonder and you hear a crow, there’s probably an underground visitor nearby. Even in more recent years when Glalis has been struggling with food, they still bring a little bit out for the crows each time.

So yeah - the crows like Glalis people. Or people who feed them. Or both.

(awh look he’s smiling for once what a happy kid)

‘That’s pretty neat man. You mentioned masks underground - how did they come to be a thing?’ I have two answers for you, but we’ll go for the one that’s relevant to the story.

Masks are cool. Next question.

‘Trade you have to answer it you can’t just put stuff in your book for no reason’ I can and I will so don’t try me.

‘Alright, fine, whatever. You also mentioned ice skating?’ I vaguely mentioned ice skating in this post yes you are right. Ice skating is quite a big thing underground.

As seen in the map that yes, was painted, and no, I’m not the best painter but it was fun, there’s a big ol’ lake underground. It’s shaped like a whale and that is deliberate. Does it have meaning? No. I just like whales.

Anyway, underground = cold place. Cold place = water freezes. Water freezing = ice lake. The lake freezing is a hugely anticipated and celebrated event for Glalis, and midwinter is a time of great joy. Meanwhile, Sonder celebrates midsummer as an indication of the harvest about to start.

As a result of the freezing lake being so crucial to the culture, most people are good at travelling on ice, because, in winter, it’s a lot quicker to travel across the water than going around it. I would say that soldiers even train on ice because if you can win a fight on the ice you’re a lot more likely to win when not on the ice.

It’s never a big deal though dw dw dw it never comes into play within the book, not even once. Nuh-uh.

‘Okay so Glalis was cut off in the 1300s roughly - I’ve seen pictures of Andy with a gun and also red hoodie? What’s up with that, that’s too modern and also your book is set in England how did he get a gun’ are you referring to this picture

Yes? Yes. Cool.

So yes, Glalis/Sonder jump through time. As a result, people from all different time periods have stumbled onto Sonder. Not many, but a few. Mostly they’re deposited back into their own time when they leave. Sometimes they’re not.

When they do stumble into Sonder, all dangerous items they have are taken away. Mobile phones are included in this list, due to the fact they literally explode when in Sonder. These items are often stored underground because, once again, more room.

Sonder and Glalis also rarely visit each other. So although Sonder goes ‘hey don’t touch this stuff okay’ and Glalis goes ‘alright’ they still do it and they know they won’t get caught out. So Andy gets a snazzy hoodie. No, that’s not me reaching for an answer because I gave him clothes before I gave him a home, shut up.

Also in regards to the gun - they were banned in 1997, after the 1996 Dunblane school massacre. There’s every chance that the towns popped down before that point and someone wandered in who happened to have a gun. Heck, farmers are still allowed guns in England, the just have to be careful. Maybe it was a more recent find.

‘Wow you’ve really put a fair bit of thought into this, you nerd. Can we get one for idk Sonder itself?’ no, the summary for Sonder you get is the actual book. Sam - our narrator, the cool kid feeding the crow in one of the above pictures - spends a lot of time in Sonder and not enough time in Glalis. She records everything she finds out. You can find out with her.

Fun fact: I only like crows as much as I do because of this book

Tag last: (holy heck I have one of these now that’s exciting) @joyful-soul-collector

#writing #am writing #my writing #worldbuilding #writerblr #writeblr #writingblr #sonder #glalis #this got a lot longer than I thought it would #school shooting #school shotting tw #it's only a minor mention but uh #I'd rather be safe than sorry #also can I just say I'm very pleased with how I drew those crows #in the picture with Sam and Andy #like wow #nice job me

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Yes thank you on your post on post Westerosi politics. I know the last season has been lambasted for the writing but I'm really interested in what comes after. What economic policies will Sansa I be exploring. I want the nitty gritty of running a whole kingdom. I also like to think that she's going to be introducing some form of the magna carta to protect the smallfolk or women from further abuse

I also surprised myself with my interest in the post-GoT Westerosi politics. It might also be the influence of Dune where the Atreides family had to deal with winning an Empire and eventually their descendants turning into a God Emperor. (’Every revolution brings with it the seeds of their own destruction’).

But also the rebuilding of a kingdom is also pretty damned fascinating too!

Think about it with all the debt Lannister and Baratheon Houses have and how much the other Houses owe the Iron Bank, plus all the rebuilding the Six Kingdoms, particularly Highgarden and Kings Landing has to do? The Iron Bank will be looming over the Six Kingdoms.

The Iron Bank has lost pretty significant amounts of gold from supporting various failed causes.

Also, looking back on the scene where Ned Stark was pretty shock at the Kingdom’s debt I think both Ned and Catelyn were pretty good money managers. Winterfell was powerful and rich but they were not super rich like the Lannisters.

Catelyn is also a Tully so managing and budgeting finances is a skill every Tully would be born with, especially since they always have to balance between all the kingdoms arrayed on all sides.

TLDR Bronn doesn’t know anything about business or money management, he spent money as soon as he comes to it.

Then again, maybe an upstart bank will rise and push Iron Bank from it’s superior position. My meager (and wiki gained) knowledge of Venetian and Florence banks also pointed out that the War of Five Roses eventually wiped out the Medici’s coffers contributing to the eventual fall of the Medici.

Because despite Cersei paying off their debts Cersei immediately took out a loan to get the Golden Company, as the planning meeting addressed in 8x05, King’s Landing was falling deeper into debt day by day.

The Iron Bank won’t be getting any payment back from that loan and most likely, in a desperate bid to get some return of investment the Iron Bank will probably pressure the only remaining Lannister who also happens to be the new Hand. (Seriously, way to fail up there. Keep giving terrible strategic advice and still get the second most powerful position in the land).

Little Finger might be a terrible person but he knows how to increase revenue and invest. This is something Sansa would surely pick up too, and from my research Winterfell never borrowed anything from the Iron Bank so, yeah, stretched treasury but nothing that won’t be fixed come Spring.

The way things are now in the United Kingdoms of Westeros (does this make the Northern Kingdom Scotland or Ireland then?) they are in a far more precarious place and it makes me curious how the regular citizen, er, small folk are taking this. Probably doesn’t care and hope the royals would stop their damned wars.

I really think that another competing bank can emerge from this, where it would come from and which lands will be the mystery.

As for the magna carta thing…. hmm, I know that Sansa does care and I know she’s seen what it’s like when a sovereign doesn’t care for their people but I’m not sure if she would make that leap.

It would be interesting if someone would confront Sansa on this issue and keep pushing Sansa to her better angels as Toby Zieglar of West Wing would push Bartlet.

Also, I would like for Sansa to have a full council back please, Stark way of governance is to have a full council with Lords and Ladies of their respective houses representing their people.

I want someone to Sansa Sansa, the way she did with Jon. Challenging and pushing him until he comes to a better decision or a better debate for his decisions, which unfortunately he never did. His one debate tactic seemed to be to repeat his position until someone roared in approval or he out stubborned them.

I want a Toby for Sansa.

Can you imagine the awesome and well, the level of grumpy and snark that would come out of this? Better if her version of Toby is a CJ too. or genderswapped Toby.

(Yes, we have come to my dream team wish list for Team Good North Government. They won’t be perfect but they will give it a good ol’ Winterfell try.

Again, it’s a dream team so… shhhh….).

Also, I bet Sansa’s gonna fully implement the rule that surviving leaders of Houses or children heirs will not be permitted to fight until they are of age or have appointed other people to take over in the tragic event of their death. (Looking at you Lady Mormont. This is why, while it’s cool to have you on the field, kids eventually end up dead on a battlefield).

Um. Did any of that rambling help or answer…

*jazz hands* Look a three headed monkey!

Also will Arya’s journey West be the first Establishment of the… West Winterfell Trading Company? Let’s all wallow at the uncomfortable implications of that.

(I love Arya but the implications of that traveling kind of does shade a few things into uncomfortable light).

#thinky thoughts #rambling about banks and stuff #about post-series westeros #game of thrones spoilers #Anonymous #answered!

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If they want me (a fan) to talk about it, I’ll talk about it.

Outlander S4 PR has been doing so well until this (IMHO).

My take on some Q&A from Cait’s Parade article.

It’s 3AM where I am and there will be grammatical errors on this but I had to let it out.

Really lengthy, snark, rant ahead. You’ve been warned. ✌🏻😊 Feel free to pass if not your cup of tea. I mean, I probably wrote a bunch of woozy anyway. But this is my space and yeah, haha!

1. What’s with the title?

Yeah, Sam’s name just had to be inserted somewhere here to make it clickable, sure. I don’t know if the motivation for “total opposite” was to show “how different Sam and Cait are” or “how Sam and Cait will never be” - but all I know is...opposites attract. If it meant to hurt shippers, well, were just getting started here.

But seriously - If I get a chance to chat with Caitriona Balfe about season 4 scoop, I’d prefer that instead of talking about fans and using the name of her supposed platonic co-star to speculate some clickbait on the article. If the latter was the goal, they probably succeeded a bit cause here am I writing this loooong post.

2. A great mystery - Who is Maestro?

First of all, Caitriona is NOT newly engaged - ITS ALMOST BEEN A YEAR. Second, I am yet again confused as to the nationality and job of the great maestro. I asked this once in my blog and an anon came through with a thorough explanation of Maestro’s “history” but I guess I’ll just go back to “NEVER being sure who he really is” again.

3. Oh, I grew up watching car races and now I’m in a racing movie!

I get the PR - Cait grew up watching car racing and now she’s in a car racing movie, what a way to come round full circle.

But I’ve read a couple of articles from Cait about her life in Ireland before and never have I seen before that she’s mentioned that watching car races was part of their family tradition holidays up until now. (or is there? I may be wrong. I’m not sure, could be. Some other people can share it, if there is) But nonetheless, true or not, it works well with the PR.

Also, Cait, I know a guy (Sam) who goes and watches F1 races from the paddocks. Why don’t you guys drop by sometime and you know, watch together? *wink wink* It’ll be good for research and stuff. Not to mention going out with one of your best mate, am I right? ✌🏻

4. I spend the weekends by myself - as shown in the way this statement is filled with singular pronouns

She drags herself alone to go out for some food, She reads alone, she walks alone, she prepares her own food and putters around the house. (I am my own, independent person regardless of my “soon-to-be hitched” status)

Okay, the way I see this - she really doesn’t want to be defined who she’s in a relationship with or who she’s engaged with. Look how independent the statement above is. I get it - she wants to be known more as “an actress” and not as an “engaged and extremely in love with my fiancé actress”.

Basically it kinda says “sometimes forget I’m engaged at all except when Sam and I are being too touchy-feely with each other.”

But seriously, Cait, not screaming/vibing engaged here! Meaning saying his actual name and weaving your relationship in the public face, inviting him to pose with you in red carpets and events despite his “shy” stature, etc. Erm, maybe just don’t be engaged at all and don’t get married yet - I didn’t say break it up or anything, just straighten the confusing narrative first?

5. I am not exactly like Claire but Sam, my co-star only, will be the first one to disagree.

Why do I feel like “and the other people who know me very well” line got added after a pause cause Sam got mentioned and she cannot mention only Sam because fans will suspect. Hahaha! (And suspect we well cause isn’t that the purpose of this article?)

Also, but why not “Tony, my fiance, will be first to disagree because he knows me so well” rather than her “were super platonic only” co-star?

Oh, cause of the narrative.

Which narrative again? I am getting confused now.

Oh, the one where Sam Heughan is just her friend who loves her and knows her so well.

Great.

6. SINCE SAM GOT MENTIONED THE QUESTION BEFORE ITS ONLY NATURAL WE TALK ABOUT HIM...

OMG, my English grammar mind is like screaching those dangling modifiers. “Sam Heughan, who plays your soul mate...” HAHAHAHAHA! That’s the first thing that I noticed. Second, the question would be much clearer if phrased “Are you good friends with Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser, your character’s soul mate?” - SEE sentence construction HERE, we would be talking about the show and its characters and not see anything else. But then, this is just me.

Also, why ask Cait if she’s good friends with Sam? Of course she is! (and I truly believe this regardless of whatever situation they chose). Other wise, if she says “no”, just imagine the PR nightmare it would entail. The repercussions, the bad PR from tabloids how the two leads “don’t get along”, the possibility of not getting renewed after season 6, a lot of bad will follow if she said the wrong answer. Hahahaha! Either this or the writer (don't know his history with OL) is super new to the fandom who don’t have an idea just how close Sam and Cait are.

Oh goody, we get the Hyde Park walk mentioned again! I always love this memory of theirs.

Comment on Paragraph 1: Why do I feel like Cait got caught off guard rehashing this story. The answer, if verbatim, is so jumpy and incoherent. Like I could summarise the story in shorter sentences. Eitherway, I’ve always loved that they spent the time together at the beginning and realised just how much of a relationship they were going to have. Also, the line” Who knows what this is going to be?” which they asked even before they started filming - so loaded the possibilities of the meaning of this simple question.

Comment on Paragraph 2: Shouldn’t it be maestro’s job to be her biggest supporter, the first person she calls to have talking to about stress? Also, love the “vice versa”. Sometimes, I can’t imagine Sam being the stressed one between the two of them but I just love their dynamic. OH AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR PERSONALITY TRAITS (where is the complete opposite part?! (*see next question*, here we go)

7. HOW TO DESCRIBE BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP 101

Here it is....how opposite Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe are that it’s impossible to think of them ever being in a relationship.

Cait is bullish and Sam calms her down before she gets too frustrated.

Sam is a little passive and Cait gives him a nudge and a strength to stand up for something.

OH WAIT

Erm, what you guys just described about each other is “being in a good, healthy relationship” - thanks, bye. Again...opposites attract. The statements just show that they’re both not as strong as one seem and really feed off strength from each other’s lives and company. Like, you know, being together or something to that effect.

Also, if you guys, Sam and Cait, are dropping the fake narrative soon, you know - Cait can nudge Sam to stand up for them and publicise their “real” relationship and then when the reality of their “real score” being revealed gets too frustrated, Sam just can calm Cait down. It’s honestly, a win-win, guys.

8. ONTO THE “BEST FANS EVER”

This question was actually fine until the follow up...

9. WAS ASKING THIS QUESTION FREAKING NECESSARY?

I think I’ve mentioned this before but IF PR WANTS TO STAY AWAY FROM FANS TALKING ABOUT SAMCAIT, then they have to stop allowing these kind of questions. They could’ve asked the author to not include this question in the publishing because what is the freaking point. If the writer have done his research, he already knows the answer to this (heck we know from various and numeous sources). And if he knew the climate of the fandom, this should not have been asked published - yet again. I’m sure Sam and Cait hate answering these questions because, lets admit it, it takes away some of the magic. But here it is and there again is their punchline and I’ve seen this same answer as before.

But Cait had to add something new: “But I think things are pretty clear now that I'm engaged to someone else. Everyone gets it now” HMMMMMMMMM...So was the purpose of the engagement to put off the stench and speculation that Sam and you aren’t together? That the main purpose was for all shippers to stop shipping you and Sam cause you’re engaged some someone else whose name you’ve yet to mention yourself in public or social media and your fans have no total idea who he is and what he does for a living?

Oh and uhh, Cait - NOT EVERYONE GETS IT NOW. If anything, were all the more confused. Also, regardless of what you guys do, you can never ever avoid the shipping (real or show) cause that’s just fanning is. Oh, and you’re not the first and only ship with OTP that have spouses. Seriously, you’re not the first nor the only experiencing this and the other fandoms have actually embraced this instead of trying so hard to shut it down.

9. REHASHING SEMI-FAMOUS FANDOM HISTORY

Seriously.

If the author had done his/her research, these are semi-famous stories already from before and he could’ve asked about book 4 or season 4 or anything RECENT that would make sense why this article was even written in the first place.

I just think it’s a missed opportunity to ask something else, something new. Meh.

10. Cait’s Faves

Maybe it should be Cait’s current fave things.

TSWDM as her favorite movie? I mean no offence to TSWDM but considering how deep her book choices are, I thought she’d choose a “deep, serious” movie as her favorite but choosing her “platonic” co-stars recent comedy flick as her choice (maybe in support of them having each other’s backs, you know) she chose that one - or maybe she really, really loved the movie too.

Race Car Documentaries - lets push the PR for her upcoming movie, yes!!

The Fiery Cross - EARLY PROMO FOR NEXT SEASON!!

Yeah, so I wouldn’t assume this is Cait’s “all-time” faves...

SO, WHY DID I DO THIS?!

BECAUSE I THOUGHT I’D FIND A POINT ABOUT THIS ARTCLE AND NOT SOME OBVIOUS HIDDEN AGENDA BEHIND IT?

WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE POINT OF THIS ARTICLE? WHY DID IT NOT TALK ABOUT OUTLANDER OR SEASON 4 AT ALL INSTEAD OF FANS AND NARRATIVES?

WHAT IS THIS PUBLICITY ALL ABOUT?

TO REITERATE THE “THEY’RE NOT TOGETHER” NARRATIVE CAUSE THE “SHE’S ENGAGED TO ANOTHER GUY” WASN’T ENOUGH OR DIDN’T WORK? TO PROVE JUST HOW WEIRD SOME CORNER OF THE FANDOM IS (as per the writing of this lengthy, rant post)

SERIOUSLY. I AM FLARING.

BECAUSE ALL THESE IS IRRELEVANT TO THE PROMOTION OF OUTLANDER SEASON 4 AND IT IRKS ME THAT THEY HAD OR TRYING TO PUT SHIPPER FANS IN, YET AGAIN, A BAD LIGHT, WHEN WE’RE TRYING TO STAY IN OUR LANE FOR MOST OF THE YEAR AND MAKING SENSE OF WHAT’S GOING ON.

IS THIS WHAT THEY WANTED? FANS TALKING AROUND HOW IRRELEVANT THESE THINGS ARE? OR SPECULATE HOW WEIRD OR AMBIGUOUS EACH ANSWER IS?!

Oh, Lordy.

COME ON, PR.

SELL YOUR SHOW.

NOT THE “NOT IN A RELATIONSHIP”.

NOT THE “BEST FANS EVER”.

NOT THE “DELUSIONAL” FANS WHO NOW FINALLY “GETS IT”. (cause, as per this article, we still don’t)

SELL YOUR SHOW AND WHAT IT’S ABOUT - JAMIE AND CLAIRE FRASER.

BECAUSE ALL I WANT IS OUTLANDER SEASON 4 COVERAGE.

TALK ABOUT CLAIRE AND JAMIE. TALK ABOUT BREE. TALK ABOUT THE BOOK. TALK ABOUT THE RIDGE. TALK ABOUT THEIR CHARACTER’S AND BOOK’S LIFE.

SUCH A WASTE OF SPACE AND TIME AND ALL FOR WHAT?

TO IRK SHIPPY FANS TO MORE EYE-ROLLING MOMENTS?

TO GET RID OF THE 20 SHIPPERS REMAINING?

CAUSE GUESS WHAT OUTLANDER/STARZ PR?

THE (RESPECTFUL) SHIPPING WILL NEVER STOP EVEN IF CAIT AND SAM ARE MARRIED - EITHER TO EACH OTHER OR OTHER PEOPLE.

THAT’S JUST HOW IT IS AND HOW ITS GOING TO BE CAUSE THAT IS FANDOM AND THAT IS SHIPPING.

SO, JUST FOCUS ON SELLING THE SHOW AND WHAT ITS REALLY ALL ABOUT.

JAMIE AND CLAIRE FRASER.

NOTHING MORE. NOTHING LESS.

Thanks.

*end of caps lock writing*

It’s 4AM and I’m going to sleep.

Updating this the following day after reading some comments and theories as to why this ever seen the light of day:

1. Could this be a follow up “aggressive shipper” article by EW?! A ploy put into place by Sony/Starz to, yet again, attack the “shipping” community?

IT COULD VERY WELL BE. WHY ELSE PUT UP THIS NONSENSE OF AN ARTICLE THAT DOESN’T PROMOTE THE SHOW ONE BIT.

Like to control shippers yet again after the love fest the past two weeks at cons? To control shippers after releasing S4 promo photos of Jamie and Claire?

I mean if they put this same effort in shutting “shippers” down to promoting their show, they might increase their ratings and subscribers!! UGH.

2. Could Caitriona be that Caitriona did NOT actually say some of the things said?

Possibly. I mean, now that I think about it, some statements were contradictory to what she’s said before and the language seems a little too forward that she usually is (e.g. “But I think it’s pretty clear now. I’m engaged now so everyone gets it”). Yeah, maybe it doesn’t feel like Cait saying this - cause I think she knows it’s NEVER clear but - yeah, could be. Could be that the this article was written deliberately to counter the “aggressive shipping” happening since the cons and using Cait’s “engagement” was their weapon of choice this time.

#personal #WHO LET ME HAVE A BLOG #Why did I write this #I got too caught up with just everything #had to let it out #I may probably be wrong in some aspect #but this is just me #putting it out there #for ...I don't know exactly #whew ill just find out tomorrow how this one goes #peace #love

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kazytka · 5 years

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A demon Selaphiel fanfiction p1

And old decrepit human figure sat in a rocking hair by the fire, staring whit her green tinted ayes at the bed in the far corner of the room. The roaring flame behind her illuminated the straw cot and the figure resting on it. An odd visitor to this remote land. Odd'e one in dead, when she first saw a failing star crashing in to the sea side moors she went there merely to get the fire for her dying fireplace, this flame would be a god sent and undoubtedly would keep her old bones warm for years. Granny did however find a creature of somewhat human proportions wiggling in the soft boggy ground, skinless and in pain from the sea water. Had she not Sean the worn and fleshless wings shed thin its a creature of the earth that had the misfortune of coming up just to be blasted by the comet. The woman would let it be, it was unwise to go against the natural order. This thing however seamed to be new so it was fair game. Cleaning the mud and she bound the beasts in all the linens she had and allowed it to rest on a bed that was rather to short for it, sync its legs den-geld over the side. The wind on the moors blew hard , and the mismatched cottage made of piled on flat stones , already somewhat bent to the side seamed to not notice it. Wind spirits played whit the thick black smoke coming out of the chimney. As in the quiet of the night the information of this new wanderer spreed on to all creatures in the vicinity.

Selaphiel woke the next day, but responded to inquiries only after a week. The old lady didn't seam to mind her unusual quiet companion. But by virtue of listening self found out that the mummified husk of a young spring calf by the fire is named Olga, as the woman often spoke to it, 'Olga' was also the name of the also mummified head stored in a flower pot by the window, it was covered by small yellow filled flowers. And to every query given to the cow , the head would respond. Even do its lips never open. There was a multitude of shapes in the shadows , scouring a round beyond the reach of the light. Some turn our to be mice and one was a cat but there was a great deal of thowes that looked like neither. A big Black cat often came to her nudging her face whit a paw to be let in under the covers , one time she cud swear he brought her a half eaten pair of small legs . Sel relay prefers to not think of it as she petted the purring fanged animal. A carnivorousness small monster with nothing but pride in its accomplishments.

There first true conversation whit the old woman was a rather pleasant if uneventful one. Yes she found out she was on earth, a part of ye ol Ireland to be exact. When asked if the old woman was a witch or a demon she was told.

-Blanket terms all of them, I’m to old to use a name, at my age you either know who you are or you move on to the next skin to find out.- Selaphiel was silent after that. Once they got better enough to sit and move, they aimed to help the fragile old mortal whit her tasks, conversations whit the dead bovine turned out to be even entertaining. Compered to 'granny' it was far more contemporary and easier to understand in its patterns. It told her bout rules of the outside, claiming the hag as its sister to be most agreeable and hard to offend, unlike the hosh-posh dwellers of the woods and the moors itself. Do she did make amends stating the moors were like a cesspool of constantly drunk individuals that were not allowed to set foot in the tree line. Compered to that drunk band of layers and begawontes the woodland dwellers had a set of rules and they were bound by honor to obey it.

Rule 1 was Never to give out ones true name.

Rule 2 was Never to lie, under not circumstances.

Rule3 – answer all the question given albeit never forget to be polite.

Rule 4- never answer any question.

Rule 5- if you must trawlers the forest, never get off the patch.

Rule 6- never turn back on the path, to go back, keep moving forward.

Rule 7- never say the same word 3 times during one conversation, list the word become a binding contract.

And tows were the rules they cud make seance off . Relay Sel cud haw left then and there but...she didn't fell like it, all it took to deswaye them from finding other siblings, was her burned black complexion reflected in the cottages dirty grey window. How to explain it? When even her own mind couldn't grasp it all. That and the perspective of going to HELL was...quite frankly upsetting if not terrifying. Eventually besides milling round the old house she was coaxed to go outside. It was a calm gray day , you cud feel the rain in the air, but the birds were still singing pointing out it was still far away before it begins. Puling a trawling cloak a round her, Sel made way towards the tree line. Her new legs felt odd and tender. The cold air creased the scars and ruffled her now outgrowing main. Maybe a walk would help clear ones mind and make some sort of decision. And if not? The smell of sea air and treas was pleasant enough

The moors and the surrounding forest were...odd to say the list. They reminded Sel of years long passed for earth and humanity. But odder still. Walking the sandy path showed to her it was far from the forests of old. Witnessing whit her own aye's two sycamores arguing over who shod fall over. They were rather disturbed there was somebody to hear them. Apparently the sound of a tree failing over is...an embarrassing occurrence. also there was talk of looking up someones roots to witch a sharp protest was given. She was weary politely yet firmly asked to GO . Selaphiel didn't protest. Thru the thin branches of young birch she saw a filled full of burning skeletons hawing a ball. Unperturbed by there dead state and even more so by the burning. She on the other hand was quite bothered by the smell of chard bone. Before Sel cud leave the vicinity do, her path was blocked by a thing. She stiffens a bit remembering the rules of the forest. ‘keep to the path, don't give your name, don't lie, and never repeat a word three times in one conversation’

-Hello my lady , fine day is it not?

-The wind is...warm -She inclined her head towards the burning filed. It was unvis to answer any questions directly.

-Indeed it is -The creature looked towards the field, there was a sharp discrepancy between the body and head of this person. Its body was thin well muscled but defined human while the head was a black shaggy face resembling a dear, but whit long thin horns covered whit sharp thorny protrusions and jet black soul full ayes that seamed to consume light. They were hard to let go of

- Might I ask your name? I fear I cant recall mine beyond the fact...i tasted somewhat sour.

-Would a Pooka give there name?- She deflected politely . The creature inclined its head from side to side looking at her quite intrigued. Then it bursed out laughing.

-Forgive me , I had not recognize a sister in arms. It will be a shame for me and my children that I forgot one so lovely as you.

-I am a sister to somebody- She nods , every proper and polite response seams to bring a new gleam in to the stranger ayes . He seamed to be truly happy he found somebody to take part in this game, somebody that by accident knows how to play. And isn't an easy win. Question is...what was there at stake? They bantered back and forth for a bit. A nonsensical discussion from the outside. But in reality more of a battle of whits. The forest dweller was immensely polite and seamed truly captivated by her fur and horns. Funny enough most denseness of the forest didn't seam to recognize a demon when they saw it, they identified anything not human as ‘part of the forest’ and thus familiar even if unknown . odd to be in the center of someones attention like that.

- Shall we? -The man steeped to her side and inclined his arm gesturing for her to take it and walk whit him. Captivated by his black ayes she raised a hand whit out thinking to intertwined there arms. But at the last minute snapped back and straightens herself , bowing slightly she proceed forward.

- I shall.- She responded. Perhaps slightly disappointed the creature lowers its hands and she cud hear it walking along side of her on the path. They botch keep there silence. The trip thru the forest was so long and twisted that Selaphiel had truly doubted the rule a bout not turning back. How cud they end up back where they started constantly moving forward? Was the forest path a gentle curve forcing her to make a big circle? Or maybe like Hell and Heaven this was a dimension all in its own right? Probably the second one. Walking stubbornly forward she was relay happy to see the opening to the moors at some point. So happy intact she nearly steeped of the twisting patch to take a short cut. What tipped them off was the sudden silence, like the forest was anticipating it. Even her silent companion placed a head on her shoulder like a dog waiting for that decision. Sel slowly withdrew her extended leg and all baited unhappy took the slight detoured rout set by the path. Maybe it was a mistake but once she made it to the wind seeped plain she gave out a sigh of pure joi and once again considered spinning a round on the path to say ‘good bay’ to the person flowing her but stooped. Forcing her to twist her head shape shifting a bit. It was a loop hole right? She wasn't turning back on the patch, just turning her head. The black headed creature was far closer to her back then she believed it to be. Almost whit its shiny black nose on her neck. She teasingly blew on it and as the man recoiled covering his snout, she smiled.

-Thank you for the company. The creature ayes her top to bottom and bowed deeply to that. Selapiel turned a round and walked off towards the shabby little home. Almost at the doorstep she turned back to see if the strange thing was standing at the entrance to the forest. Whit one blink it was, just a dot of black by the treeline. But as she blinked the second time, he was there before her, just shy of the stone step to the house. Twitching Sel puled the metal door knob whit a smile and slammed the door , gently giving the new comer a hint.

- You looked back at him, once you were out of the tree line?-Olga moaned from her place on the window sill.

-Is that one of the rules?

- Not per say, but it granted him the ability to followed you Outside of the forest. -the head moaned. - Don’t invite him inside the home do, its hard to get that TYPE to leave.

-I wont, don’t worry. Wheres Granny?

-Out and a bout. Shes using the fact your presence distract everyone to get some stuff done. I offered to help her but...-The head started giggling even before finishing the joke.

TBC...

#fanfiction #lil lucifer au #Demon Selaphiel

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heliosphoenix · 5 years

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State of the planet: 2018 edition

Well here we are, it's time once again for my now annual review of the year we just finished up. When we take some time out of our New Year's celebrations to recognize that while it seems like we just went through 365 days of pain and frustration, there was a smattering of good things that happened as well.

Here's some of them:

Scientists in China cloned two monkeys via Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, a major development toward's the potential for this technique to be used for regenerative cloning in the future

A new drug designed to combat Ovarian Cancer has begun clinical trials. Early results show that half the patients taking the drug are now Cancer free with no sign of the Cancer returning

Chinese scientists have developed rice that will grow in drought conditions. They plan to cover about 10% of the desert in the UAE with this rice for farming use.

An effort is underway to save the Northern White Rhino from extinction, using frozen sperm implanted in eggs from Southern White Rhinos, the hope is that this process will be able to revive the species in the future

A Ukrainian company is placing Solar Panels around Chernobyl to generate Solar Power. They plan to use the existing infrastructure to eventually generate up to 100 Megawatts of energy

101 cities around the world are now getting 70% of their power from renewable energy sources. In a related story, 56 cities in the United States have committed to going 100% renewable by 2050

The World Health Organization reported that Paraguay has now completely eradicated Malaria, other Latin America nations are close to doing so as well

The Ocean Cleanup Project has begun an initiative to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They're aiming to remove at least 50 tons of garbage from the ocean every year

The Ozone is beginning to repair itself. At current rates, the Northern Hemisphere should be fully repaired by 2030, with the Ozone Hole in Antarctica sealed by 2060

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge was opened, it's the world's longest sea crossing bridge

Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced that he's modified the DNA of twin infant girls in an attempt to make them resistant to HIV

According to a report by the International Telecommunications Union, 51.2% of the world's population is using the Internet

Qantas launched the first commercial non stop service between Australia and the United Kingdom, the route is flown by their 787 fleet

Cinemas opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1983, the first movie shown is Black Panther

Diplomatic talks took place between North and South Korea, with both nations committing to the removal of land mines from the Demilitarized Zone between the nations

The Basque separatist group ETA announced its dissolution

The Supreme Court of India decriminalized homosexuality

Ireland citizens voted to repeal the nations ban on abortion in a national referendum

Voting turnout for the US Midterm elections was at a 50 year high

Michigan was the latest state to legalize recreational use of Marijuana, Canada also voted to allow sale of Marijuana.

The overall crime rate for the year is expected to have dropped by 2.9%

11% of the US Population is expected to get a boost to their credit scores

Homeownership rates for Americans under 35 are now at just over 36%, the highest since 2013

Americans gave over $400 Billion to charity this year, a record high

The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in South Korea

The 2018 World Cup was held in Russia with France claiming their second title. It was also announced that the United States, Mexico and Canada will host the 2026 World Cup

The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl over the heavily favored New England Patriots

Tiger Woods won his first PGA tournament since 2013

The Michigan Basketball team did so much better than anyone could've expected, winning their second consecutive Big Ten tournament, and making their second Final Four appearance in 5 years

The Michigan Football team had a decent year as well, posting their third 10-3 record under Jim Harbaugh as well as winning a share of the Big Ten East division title (but because two of those losses were to Notre Dame and Ohio State, Michigan fans will be forced to spend the offseason being miserable twats again)

Justify won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, the second horse to win the title in 3 years (rather remarkable considering the previous title drought was nearly 4 decades)

SpaceX launched 21 Falcon rockets this year, including the first Falcon Heavy rocket which sent Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into interplanetary space

NASA had a busy year as well, launching the TESS spacecraft to search for ExoPlanets, the Parker Solar Probe to explore the Sun's atmosphere, and the InSight lander which successfully touched down on Mars in November

ESA launched the BepiColombo spacecraft to explore the planet Mercury, the first mission to the planet in over a decade

The OSIRIS-REx sample returned spacecraft arrived at the Asteroid Bennu.

Finally, the New Horizons spaceprobe will conduct a flyby of the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule just after midnight tonight!

Remember all that? Good. Because that's where I'm at right now: December 31, 2018, with just over 11 hours left in this year.

You, dear reader, are in the future. And by the time you read this, it's very likely that for you 2018 will be over. Relegated to the books. And you've probably read a bunch of articles and blogs and tweets about how we just went through a year of infinite pain. Which is why I'm hoping that this missive finds you after you've already read all those other things.

Because our minds tend to place the most emphasis on the last thing we experienced, and I want your lasting memory of 2018 to be that all those things I listed above happened this year, and nothing can ever erase them.

Now this is the part where I say something nice and worldly to tie up the events of this last trip around the ol' Sun. I try my best to come up with some theme or other that brings it all together into a coherent picture.

I think the word I would use to describe this year is "Revelation." Because I think we can all say that this year, it's not so much that we learned things, but things were revealed to us.

We've all been in this situation before. We think that we've got everything figured out, we have all the answers. And then all of a sudden we uncover something that completely shatters our perceptions and kicks our foundation out from under us. And based on all that's happened this past year, I think it's safe to say this happened to all of us at least once in the preceding 12 months.

Perhaps someone did something you never thought they would do? Or something that seemed to be amazing turned out not to be as good as you thought? Or maybe your way of viewing the world now looks totally alien to you?

Revelation can be a very traumatic thing to deal with, and I can tell you from experience that when your entire perception of reality is challenged, you become unsure about everything else. Doubts creep into your mind, and you start wondering what else it might be that you're wrong about? It's the kind of feeling that can make you feel completely alone even in the middle of thousands of people.

But Revelation can also be a good thing.

Sometimes something turns out to be even better than you were expecting. Or you discover that you actually are much more respected and valued than you thought you were. Or maybe you look around and realize that things aren't actually as bad as they seem.

Even if you have to deal with the Revelation of a harsh truth, you can still find the positive out of that. Sure you can choose to become cynical and jaded and let it consume you, or you can choose to be proactive about it.

Sure, things weren't what you thought they were, but that's okay. The world didn't come to an end, you still have much to be thankful for, and you can now use the knowledge that you've learned to become wiser about how to live your life.

So this is the part where I usually say that there's one more awesome thing that happened this year, but you're going to tell me what it is. Tell me something good that happened to you during 2018.

This time however, I'd like to try something different.

In addition to telling me something good that happened to you this year, I'd like you to give me the biggest Revelation you've had this year. What was the most surprising thing that was revealed to you?

Now I understand that it probably won't be as pleasant of a memory as whatever awesome thing that happened to you this year was, it may even cause you distress just thinking about it.

If that's the case, embrace it, because you are distressed. But not over whatever it was that you were forced to confront, but rather the loss of what you thought the world was.

But don't let it consume you. Take the truth that was revealed to you and apply it. Learn from it and resolve to use that truth to strengthen your resolve for this next trip around the Sun.

Things aren't always what they seem, and they often don't work out how you planned, but that's not always a bad thing. Because the amazing thing about this world is that things have a way of working out anyway.

So remember the good times, but learn from the Revelations. When you do that, you'll be that much closer to being the person you want to be.

Have a good day, a great month, and an AMAZING 2019.

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purple-possibilities · 6 years

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11 Questions (x2)

Soooo, I was tagged by @seriouslysasuke and @raendown and I’m gonna answer them both at the same time. Thanks for the tag! Also, if you two feel like answering my questions, I’d love to see what you have to say!

Rules: Answer the 11 questions you were asked, write 11 questions and tag 11 people.

This is kind of long so it goes under a cut!

1. Outdoors or indoors? Indoors. Maybe if mosquitoes weren’t a thing, or if bugs respected personal space in general my answer would be different. But as things are, it’s gonna have to be indoors.

2. Top 5 fave songs? This question is always torture. *le sigh* lemme think... I’m gonna pick five off the top of my head, but they’re not in any order, that’s too hard.

Absolutely Curtains – Pink Floyd

Breathe this Air – Purity Ring

A Song for the Deaf – Queens of the Stone Age

Always and Never – Coheed and Cambria

Lost Kitten – Metric

3. Do you have any pet peeves? YES. Know-it-alls, pretentiousness, being Too Cool™ for something... stuff like that.

4. Do you have Lucky number? ehhh, idk about lucky, but I do have a favourite number

5. How would you describe your fashion sense? Meaningful. Strategic. I dress to make a point, as the situation demands. I like to think I get my message across, but who knows?

6. If you could dye your hair any colour right now what would you choose? ...purple. Ok no, probably some sort of gradient of colours, or maybe a pastel rainbow... idk. So many possibilities (sorry I had to XD)

7. What is your fave tv show/anime? Favourites are hard because I either love something or hate it or am ambivalent, so I have lots of favourites. Let’s just say Vikings because Lagatha is my queen and I love her.

8. Lipstick or lipgloss? (Or neither lol) Chapstick. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, my poor lips are always chapped despite the amount of chapstick I slather on them. My poor lips don’t deserve this!!! When I wear lipstick tho (which is not often, I wear lipstain with chapstick on top the most), I always put a bit of lipgloss on my bottom lip (as my nextdoor neighbour/makeup guru-sensei has taught me lol).

9. Fave clothes shop? I’m one of those people that doesn’t shop unless I have to get something specific, in which case I basically go store-to-store until I find what I want. So this questions is n/a for me.

10. What country were you born in? The Great White North of course!

11. How was ur day? Really good! My bro is visiting for Thanksgiving, and we spent the day doing our fav things. So it was nice!

aaaand, secod set:

1. Describe your favorite color without naming it. It’s the colour in my name. Is that too obvious? How about... You get it from mixing red with blue. Too logical? Too bad. I was gonna try something poetic but it’s bed time so the ol’ brain is not at optimum function.

2. Lazy summer heat or cozy cold winters? Normally I would go with cold, but last winter was too cold and I am not ready for this one. Plus I had a nice summer. So summer heat wins today (who am I and what have I done with me?)

3. Two countries you would love to visit? You know, I’m not sure. I know which ones I’d like to go back to. But if I had to choose, ummm... Japan and Ireland.

4. Ninjas or pirates? Ninja. Always ninja. My dream as a little girl was to be a ninja. Pirates are cool but I don’t like fish and while the ocean is beautiful it’s not worth the lack of showers and clean teeth.

5. What two super powers would you choose to have? Time-travel and teleportation. Or maybe shape-shifting. Dimension hopping? Is that a thing? That would be cool. But 100% time-travel is what I want.

6. Would you rather have a pet bird or a pet iguana? Iguana. While I love birds, and I’d love to have a parrot or a raven or a crow, I feel like keeping one in a cage is very cruel. They should be able to fly. Now, if it was a pet bird that stayed outside but was my bff, then bird 100%.

7. Mittens or gloves? Gloves. I hate not being able to use all my fingers lol. The limit to my dexterity is not worth the extra warmth. Plus I think gloves look better in general.

8. What’s the first television you can remember watching as a child? Uhh... like tv show? Probably Sesame Street, but I didn’t like it. So Barney (was my jam). I mean... a big, purple dinosaur vs a big yellow bird... I think this has effected my life in ways I am only just realizing... But the show that I have vivid memories of is the Power Rangers, and after that, Pokemon, though I was def older at the time. If we’re talling actual TV all I know is that it was black and square and probably a Panasonic since my dad was obsessed.

9. If the world ended who would you want to share your last days with? I’m debating between wanting to spend it with my fam, and wanting to spend it alone lol. Idk. Maybe a bit of both? Ask me at the end of the world.

10. Name something you would love to learn how to do. I’d love to learn Sign Language. A friend and I are planning on taking lessons soon. I’m excited!!!

11. Do you feel lucky? Well? Do you, punk? Well, since that’s a .44 Magnum you’ve got there, the most powerful handgun in the world and could blow my head clean off, I’m not foolish enough to wager my life on whether you’ve fired six shots, or only five.

My questions!

What’s your favourite type of story to read?

What was your first favourite song?

Do you have any traditions with your friends/family?

What’s something silly that you like to do?

Can you taste water, or is it all the same to you?

Where would you rather go for a swim: ocean, lake, outdoor swimming pool, indoor swimming pool?

What’s your first stop at an amusement park (eg. rides, food, games, etc)?

Will you get up to pee in the middle of a movie (at a theatre) or do you hold it until the end like a champ?

What are the best ice-cream toppings?

Fire, air, earth, or water?

What’s your ordinary superpower?

I’m going to tag... @nerazennxx, @kuraiamore, @shiranuigenma, @padlocked-quintus, @obsessed-lass, @mallml, @beyondthemoor, @mouseymightymarvellous, @cassandrasdreamworld, @pinesterr, @syndellwins, and anyone else who wants to! Feel free to tag me and answer my questions, I would honestly love to hear your answers.

#tag games #sibi talks about sibi #11 questions

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jamdrill6 · 2 years

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Coronavirus Cancellations: A Working Set Of Tech And Cultural Events Hit By The Pandemic

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