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[max1461]

the three mario bedrocks of the landed gentry: mario, luigi, ass powered fuck blaster. when one or the two of them fall, the peasent rising will usurp the old order of the fuck shitticus king alberto suckicus and institute a new terror like robspierre could never imagined. and theyll do it using beams of light ordained by God and His angels on earth: the mario, wario, an sonic

[thealogie]

macbeth day 3, final report:

absolutely insane range of emotions in the queue last night. most of us had been there for 12+ hours with little hope of getting in. screaming crying hugging cheering as each person was admitted.

energy of the performance was turned up to 11. every shout was shouted every pause extended. best crowd by far of the 3 shows i saw, big laughs at “why did you bring these daggers from the place ?” and “…you have displaced the mirth” which wrongfully never got laughs before! hooting and hollering internally when DT took the time to really milk “i am in blood, stepped in so far…” like yeah get it girl!! the absolute most tender raw tomorrow and tomorrow, he was getting more choked up than usual and wiped tears from his eyes before the fight scene. cush with the blood at the curtain call 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

anyway the past few days have been unreal, shout out to all the peanuts in the queue! several people including myself came back to visit the queue for hours at a time on days we weren’t even seeing the show just to absorb the vibes and cheer on everyone else. i’ve never felt such an immediate and intense sense of community between strangers before it was truly something special.

begging and pleading with everyone who didn’t get to see it this round to do anything and everything within reason to go in the fall.

and now i’ll willingly submit to being hunted for sport-i deserve it after being gifted a lifetime’s worth of luck in a single week

peanut #3 signing off 🫡🫡🫡

I’m vibrating. Even i want to hunt you all for sport and I am already in the “deserves to be hunted for sport” club. I love that queue! I love everyone in this bar! Also those are such good lines - you have displaced the mirth got a laugh every single time I went but the daggers line barely got one so I’m glad it’s getting its day in the sun now.

[unopenablebox]

ugh i'm trying not to be a dick to my mom, who suffers enough. but i cannot believe she's decided to go in on "desecrating flags is a bad look for anyone" re: the student protests like a) that's obviously not the principle you're actually using to decide who and what to criticize here b) it's not desecrating a flag to take it down and replace it with another flag c) every time my parents say shit like this it makes me feel like maybe i alone retain memories of my family's beliefs and experiences during the bush administration, which is bad because i was like six at the time

[aeide-thea]

thinking abt like. if you introduce someone to something you're into and they're like, wow, that's so awesome, you're probably tickled that they dig it and are seemingly a kindred spirit at least that far; if you then introduce them to another thing you're into and they're again like, wow, that's so awesome, you're probably still pleased but also perhaps guiltily wondering whether they know any other adjectives; and if you introduce them to a third thing and yet again they're like, wow, that's so awesome, you're probably asking yourself, was any of that affirmation actually real or is this person just so reflexively accommodating that they've been turning off whatever independent critical faculties they possess in order to play a better yes-man???

(for values of 'you' that primarily mean 'me' obviously)

[padfootastic]

so we’re talking adhd!james, eh?

- taking his glasses off when it gets Too Much. it’s the most direct way he can control the amount of input he receives and he makes liberal use of it. doesn’t matter that he’s blind as a bat w/o them; it’s worth the momentary peace and quiet.

- absolutely a chatterbox who jumps around topics frequently. keeping up with him is a Whole Task and u need to train urself before u can become adept at it. also!! james’ mind runs faster than his mouth, sometimes, so he eats syllables in his haste to say everything before the thought leaves his mind. stumbling over words, zoning out midway, flipping letters is super common.

- also! james grew up super pampered and protected, right? his parents always accommodated his quirks and behaviours. never made him feel he should be guilty or ashamed of himself. he’s never faced any criticism/judgement but then he comes to hogwarts. where kids are mean little shits and have no concept of sensitivity or empathy and they make fun of his occasional stutter and his messy clothes/hair and the ink stains on his hands and the peeling skin around his nails and lips and he’s just like,,,,’how do i deal with this what did i do’. his instinct is to internalise this judgement, think it’s him who did something wrong. sometimes he shuts down bc it’s better than trying to understand why he’s being laughed at or made fun of.

- of course, there’s sirius who knows, understands, and loves these parts of him!!! both a j/s universe and not—he’s james’ biggest cheerleader and while there probably aren’t any adhd diagnoses being thrown around the WW, james realised there’s some things about him that are different & can become conscious of those. so, protective sirius. (but like also. i’ve talked ab this multiple times so i’ll stop lol)

- james loves playing with sirius’ hair bc it’s so silky and receptive to experimentation. it also acts as a destressor for him bc the rhythmic, routine movements of parting and combing and braiding give him the time + space to focus on something other than the overstimulation around him. plus, physical contact with sirius in itself is a Thing for him. he knows sirius’ body better than his own at this point. can recognise the curved and muscles by touch alone. it’s enough to slow him down.

- james with a terrible working memory. he basically invented the wizarding version of sticky notes so he’d stop writing all over his assignments and tables and hands (both his and everyone around him). whenever he needs to remember something important, he keeps repeating it to himself under his breath so he doesn’t forget. it’s not uncommon to see a distracted james potter walking from point a to point b, head down, eyes halfway closed, mumbling something like a mantra.

- constantly fidgeting with his wand. twirling it around his fingers; sticking it behind his ear, taking it out, putting it back there. cycle repeats multiple times; bouncing legs and fingers. the whole deal. absolutely cannot stay still. it’s why chaser is so good for him. it requires the most amount of effort and activity. (but at the same time, having a snitch is basically like a wixen fidget toy)

- same with quills, tbh. it’s why ink stains are his dearest friend. he’ll have them over his fingers, clothes, mouth (from chewing on it), ears (bc he keeps tucking them there) and nose (as he keeps rubbing the feathery part over his face)

[itspileofgoodthings]

a few of my students have said that they want to be an English teacher at least partially because of me which is very sweet and also lololol hilarious because I never wanted to be an English teacher even though I was made to do it

[shelbymustange]

I tried watching the Interview w the Vampire show and wanted to like it (esp because obviously I'd rather support the version that doesn't include pitt and cruise) but God the acting prowess and direction in the movie just...it just surpasses the show by way too much for me to get into it

[lolexjpg]

You've converted me, Lolex/Sargebon is on my mind 24/7 now. The brainrot is too real

[cthulhubert]

Good notes on that reblog!

In reference to (my tags on)

Asks that make you realize you put "over" when you meant "under", and also made a few spelling errors.

Thank you!

[jinruihokankeikaku]

so many ppl going through breakups on my dash it seems. not even mutuals just ppl i follow but gosh. the world sometimes feels very harsh towards ppl who just want 2 love and be loved

and im reminded of like my conversations w my brother about relationships and how alien his approach seems to be and how i often feel puzzled or offended at the way he interacts w people even tho i know he is trying his best just like every1 else and i sometimes wonder, like (segue)

like i don't wanna be a gender essentialist about it cos i think that gender essentialism even of the trans-inclusive variety is pretty much bogus but there is an impulse within me to say that In My Limited Human Experience both cis women and trans women often get treated a certain type of way in heterosexual relationships. maybe the determining factor isn't gender (for literally any value of gender) it's like heterosexuality in a super abstract sense. Like people with different ways of relating 2 the world often struggle to understand one another and relate on thesame level. Not that I'm saying there aren't relationship difficulties w/gay people obvs just that I think sexual orientation is prob. a factor in the kinds of difficulties that arise for reasons relating to self-image&conception of others

this is a post about Evangelion now. we are talking about Neon Genesis Evangelion now

[dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram]

Hypothetically do you think that the UK Labor party had been led by a Tony Blair clone in 2019 Harry would have endorsed him? In other words was Corbin the reason he didn’t endorse anyone.

There's very few times in my life where I have said: "Keir Starmer is the answer to this question". But there will be another election where Harry might say somethin or he might not.

[zvaigzdelasas]

If America wanted to achieve the complete and near-total unity of the Yemeni people, they have surely succeeded. "Our disagreement with the Houthis will not make us Zionists. We will set aside the past and unite for what is to come. Our rifles beside the Houthis' rifles. We endorse all options in responding to the American and British aggression. We bear the full consequences of supporting the Palestinians. By Allah, we will not sleep while the children of Gaza are under bombardment. Those of us who die become martyrs, and those who live remain honorable."

From an official in the US-backed "legitimate Yemeni government" "Despite our great rivalry with the Houthis, we will not accept American or British military intervention in our country."

Another official from the US-backed Yemeni government in exile. Demented Biden has committed his greatest self-own. Decades of foreign policy reversed in 5 minutes. "Any Yemeni supporting the United States, Britain, and the countries of the Zionist ship protection alliance should reconsider their Yemeni identity and Arab roots. These countries protect and support the terrorist Zionist entity that has killed 30,000 children, women, and residents of Gaza. When the Red and Arabian Seas were closed to ships heading to this terrorist entity, this dirty alliance struck Yemen, punishing it for its honorable stance towards Gaza and Palestine. We may differ internally on many issues, but Palestine is our foremost cause and will remain so. Any aggression against Yemen by global terrorist states will be strongly opposed, with millions of the great Yemeni people at the forefront defending the soil of Yemen."

Oh my god. Yeah, America screwed up big time with their airstrikes. If you can get Alhazmi to hate you, then you're truly lost. This guy is a long time affiliate of the US-backed Islah party. He joins the dozens of other nominally US-backed officials condemning the strikes.

[Machine Translation Follows]

From my point of view, no one will outdo me in my position on the Houthis, but I say what I really see: Attacking any inch of Yemen is considered blatant and condemnable hostility, and no rational person would accept it America and Britain are the main reason for the situation in the region and the crimes being committed there, and they, along with the Zionist entity, are violating all the laws of heaven and earth. Stop the genocide of #Gaza, you murderers.

[aeide-thea]

like, someone posted an article recently that was like 'i didn't like these books because the main characters were women who slept with women but weren't sufficiently enlightened about it for me as a queer woman to feel Represented,' and i just felt like. i bet i wouldn't enjoy those books either, judging from the reviewer's description! but faced with a review that's like 'these characters had attitudes i found unpleasant'—iirc a tendency to ironic detachment and internalized fatphobia respectively, which, to be clear, i expect i would also find unpleasant! but those are attitudes that plenty of real young women do have; are we arguing it's only acceptable to tell stories about the sort of people we'd personally want to befriend?—'so i didn't find their stories nourishing,' it's hard for me not to think, okay, fair enough, but—should 'nourishing' really be the definitive metric for art? should 'savory'? an author's job is, after all, to make art, not food…

[neil-gaiman]

Hello! I hope you’re doing well today. Recently, I purchased a book called “A Haunting On A Hill” by Elizabeth Hand. The book is the first return to “The Haunting Of Hill House” setting ever authorized by Shirley Jackson’s estate. On the cover is a quote by a Mr. Neil Gaiman endorsing the book. My question to you sir is, when famous authors enforce a book, is it one you’ve actually read? Or is it handled by publicists and the like. I’m dreadfully curious and you’re the only author I have any hope of contacting! Thank you for your time.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I was sent "A Haunting on a Hill" by Liz Hand because Liz knew how much I loved Shirley Jackson, and I've been a fan of Liz's for decades.

I read it and when I had finished I wrote to Liz, to say "It's quite extraordinary. It's not pastiche, not ventriloquism. It puts me strongly in mind of a singer you love covering a song by another artist. It's that song but now it's being done by someone else. Remarkable." and she asked if that could be the blurb, and I said sure although it was just meant to have been a note to her, so I polished that and it became the blurb.

[torschlusspanikattack]

Teen boys don’t get enough shit for constantly falling for guys like Andrew Tate—double fucked up when someone in their 20s has anything positive or neutral to say about him—something something fatherless behaviour

like the ban the internet for youths take is absurd but also fuck this guy and the sub double digit iq babies falling for it

[mr-ribbit]

this isn't meant to soften or reduce the objective transmisogyny + additional hate action going into this, but since the people running these harassment campaigns are acting like they're literal baby children who need their hands held to understand anything, maybe this needs to be said:

what you're doing and how you treat trans women on this website is fucking MEAN. if you want to sit there and honestly convince yourself that you're *not* a transmisogynist or a transphobe or a misogynist or any other type of bigot - like if you genuinely believe that and are confused why people are calling you these things - then maybe we need to start from little primary colored building blocks and tell you that you're being fucking mean and rude and actively harmful to real people who read the things you say. im not sure why we need to start off with "trans women have feelings" - just kidding I know exactly why we need to - but maybe you don't.

no matter who you're talking to, do you honestly think accusing someone you do not know of being a pedophile, en masse, behind their back /and/ in a public forum, is a reasonable way to treat someone for making a tumblr post about video games or political opinions? even if you strongly disagree with the post, you think someone deserves to be treated like that by people they don't know? take a second please and sincerely imagine how that would feel. wouldn't it be scary? wouldn't you wonder who the people were who thought this about you - if they're people you know - if they're just a few people that will continue saying mean things to you forever or if there are thousands of people who choose to dedicate their time and energy specifically to making you feel bad? if you accidentally write a post in the wrong tone or unknowingly interact with a shitty person, that there are uncountable people that will keep track of that just to hurt you later? that's fucking horrifying

and to zone in on what's specifically happening here: do you think randomly accusing people of being pedophiles or sexual abusers has no effect on them? like a lot of you tend to excuse yourself in these discussions by saying "I didn't actually see the context of what they were saying" or "I didn't see that they apologized already" or "I didn't actually understand the post was a joke" or whatever other kneejerk response to make sure *you* aren't seen as a bad person. do you realize that makes you look even meaner? you didn't bother to actually follow up on a thought you had about someone before sending them hateful messages or making public accusations about them? those actions are harmful whether or not you like the victim at the end of the day.

believe it or not some people you send this shit to are survivors of abuse themselves, or have their own historical personal reasons to be weighing in on a touchy subject. when you baselessly decide it's ok to call someone an abuser of any type, that person is probably *also* disgusted by whatever horrible shit you're accusing them of. as someone that hates these things as much as you do in order to attack someone for them: what do you think it's like to have complete strangers think that about you? how many eggshells would you walk on if random people thought so little of you that they were ok doing this?

it's mean. it's heinous, cruel bullying, and if you genuinely think you are not doing it from a place of transmisogyny or hatefuk bias over the victims' identity, then you need to understand that that's not an excuse. "i didn't even know she was trans" ok, it was still mean to call her a pedophile with 200 of your closest friends in public. "im trans so it can't be transphobia" ok it was still mean to assume someone was endorsing abuse when they were talking about being accused of abuse. "i didn't see the post where she said it was a joke" ok it was still mean to actively harass someone without bothering to look into the full context.

at the end of the day, yes, obviously I still think you're all transmisogynist assholes who are clearly willing to gang up on a woman who has nothing to do with your problems simply because she dared to speak on them. i think you're bigoted and unwilling to examine that if it means giving up your vitriol against someone who doesn't like your favorite video game or whatever excuse of the week. but like even if you were just doing it for love of the hate game, it's fucking weird heinous shit and i hope you're happy having that be a central part of your life

to be clear: im not transfemme and if I'm overstepping or talking over anyone please let me know. im not speaking for anyone's actual experiences except my own, which is the experience of being angry at how much literal bullying and harassment I see excused on this so-called progressive queer blogging website