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I think being pretentious is a necessity in this world

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just tried to explain to someone that the reason why egg prices are so high is due to the avian flu outbreak and they responded with "but birds can't get sick" chat we are so cooked as a nation

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Clare Turlay Newberry (1903-1970)

Cat Napping,  before 1940

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once you start saying “yippee!” you will never stop

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i don’t know quite how to explain this but i think i love Leverage for many of the same reasons i love early ‘80s slashers and cult classics. like, it’s the same vibe of "yes, our production budget is pretty low, yes, this is pulp, we’re aware of that. and by god we’re gonna make the best low budget pulp you’ve ever seen". they’re acutely aware of what their constraints are and aren’t pretending to be anything else, but they’re also putting in so much effort and passion and care. and i particularly love how the Leverage creators/writers use all the stock standard crime drama tropes to their advantage and play with them in very cool ways. they have to get creative with their shooting and sets and props and filming locations, but a lot of time that leads to some really clever or fun stuff (like an episode set at a carnival!). you can see all the seams, but that just endears it to me even more, you know? there’s definitely many high budget, flawless-looking shows and films i love too, but Leverage really has a special place in my heart.

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please give me all the accolades, comrades

engaging in anti-capitalist direct action by writing fanfiction at work

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engaging in anti-capitalist direct action by writing fanfiction at work

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shirt that says "i love redundancy!" on the front and on the back it says "i love redundancy!"

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Rating Reactions to Seeing Shinigami for the First Time

A comprehensive (and probably biased) list :-)

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Chapter 1 - Light

Falls on the floor and screams, then recomposes himself and very unconvincingly pretends he expected this. This is the first we get to see of Light's Perfectly Normal And Chill Guy persona and I have to say it's not a strong introduction to his acting skills. He gets points for entertainment value though, and also for managing to scream without attracting the attention of his family???

Rating: 8/10

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Chapter 7 - Kiichiro Osoreda

This is the guy who performs the bus-jacking that forces Raye to show his ID. It's a very entertaining scene, but he's being controlled and his reaction is therefore inauthentic, which makes it difficult to give him an accurate rating.

Rating: 0/10

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Chapter 26 - L

This one doesn't technically count because L is merely hearing about Shinigami rather than seeing one, but it's too good not to include. He silently falls off his chair while actively solving a murder case in which the main cause of death has been heart attacks. Naturally the entire task force panics and thinks he's dying, and he does nothing to assuage these concerns. Absolutely iconic of him. Also makes for brilliant foreshadowing.

Rating: 10/10

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Chapter 46 - Misa

We don't get to see Misa's very first reaction to meeting Rem, but we DO see their reunion during the Yotsuba arc, and she is horrified. She screams just like Light and L did, and her fear persists as long as Rem's hand is covering her mouth. She reacts pretty much how I would expect the average person to.

Rating: 5/10

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Chapter 53 - Soichiro

Another pretty standard reaction. Falls backwards, screams and immediately reaches for his gun. Nothing remarkable about it.

Rating: 3/10

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Chapter 53 - Aizawa

Exact same reaction as Soichiro, but he gets extra points because this panel of them both panting on the floor is utterly delightful. The eyes?? The pose???? They look like a pair of petrified crabs. I'm obsessed.

Rating: 8/10

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Chapter 53 - L (again)

L has heard that Shinigami exist and already knows that there's a "monster" attached to the notebook, so he's not surprised at all by the time he actually sees Rem. Instead, he starts having such an intense and paralysing epiphany that he doesn't even notice Light taking the Death Note from him. The least dramatic reaction so far but incredibly on-brand for him in every way.

Rating: 6/10

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Chapter 70 - Rod Ross

Freaks out once he actually sees Sidoh, but he's incredibly relaxed about the notebook flying beforehand. His line "I wouldn't be surprised if it's alive" is hilariously ironic given that the notebook does turn out to have a living component to it, and this does, in fact, surprise him.

Rating: 7/10

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Chapter 70 - Kal Snydar

One of my favourite reactions purely for the implication that Rod might have recruited an 8-foot-tall man in a monster costume. Perfectly reasonable assumption to make.

Rating: 9/10

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Chapter 70 - Mello

Much like L, everyone around him is panicking, but he stays impressively nonchalant. Immediately starts plotting ways to manipulate the demon creature for his own gain. This is essentially L's reaction if he was 90% more unhinged.

Rating: 10/10

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Chapter 101 - Near

Only character to look genuinely happy about seeing the Shinigami which is an instant 10 for me. He gets an extra point for having the most precious smile ever <3

Rating: 11/10

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hi, please listen to off book, it’s an amazing podcast and zach and jess are musical improv wizards

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Black Cats art by Rozenn Grosjean.

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WHEN YOU PUNISH A PERSON FOR DREAMING HIS DREAM DON’T EXPECT HIM TO THANK OR FORGIVE YOU. THE BEST EVER DEATH METAL BAND OUT OF DENTON WILL IN TIME BOTH OUTPACE AND OUTLIVE YOU. HAIL SATAN!

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being alive is great because there are so many different vegetables you can sauté. but then there are also the horrors

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I've said this before but truly the #1 fastest way to make me block you and disregard any opinion you have about sex is by making clear that you do not have any understanding of the difference between consensually negotiated bdsm and sexual abuse. like sorry you're a clown, go honk your nose about it somewhere else because I'm not discoursing with you about something you don't understand