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My 4yo: *points to the label on my tea bag* what does that say?

Me: it says "over 300 years of experience". It means the people at twinings have been making tea for 300 hundred years.

Her: *dramatic gasp* they haven't even died?!

Me: *whispering* tea vampires...

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FirstPrince au where Henry is arranged to marry this rich dude, who he plans to poison to bag his wealth. except Alex(immortal vampire who is very endeared by this pretty irate human)wont fucking die.

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It feels like this every time I write a fic

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getting in the winter mood ❄

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its kind of really awesome to be a huge fan of ur friends art because then they become famous to you. its not exactly the same as making friends with an artist u already look up to its like if michaelangelo was relatively unknown and posted his art to 1 discord server and his tumblr blog. and you just have to sit there like i need people to understand how cool you are. why aren't you being asked for autographs yet

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Out of Context

Thank you kindly for the tag, @schweetheart!

Rules: pick a random line of your fic and post it without context.

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"I think," Alex says slowly, "I need a kiss, first. For luck."

"I don't think you need it," Henry demurs.

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Am I actually going to finish and post this story one of these days? I sure hope so!!!

No pressure, no shirt, no shoes, no problem tags to @eusuntgratie @sparklepocalypse @caterpills @writes-in-space @alasse9, and an open tag for anyone else who would like to play!

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unnecessary quotation mark appreciation board

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Some weird bird noises that I hope will brighten your day.

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Why are you lgbtq+? wrong answers only GO

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Architect William Smalley's north London home and office. The World of Interiors, December 2014. Photo - Simon Upton

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If you're reading this...

go write three sentences on your current writing project.

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Mio Hashimoto ( contemporary Japanese sculptor, b. 1980)

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Fandom Trumps Hate 2025 Calendar

We're back, folks! FTH is back for be our ninth (!) auction, and there's lots of good work to be done. (What is Fandom Trumps Hate?)

In this post you'll find the calendar for the 2025 auction, along with links to some useful information, including this year's list of supported organizations. (All of these same links can be found in our masthead, but since that's not visible on mobile we wanted to make them easy to find elsewhere.) You'll also find dates for our Crafts Bazaar. (wait, the what? Read more at our 2024 Crafts Bazaar page.)

Here is this year's list of supported organizations. We'll be posting more detailed profiles of each of them over the coming weeks. We also encourage you to look at the Auction FAQ (which has lots of useful information for people thinking about signing up as creators, as well as dedicated sections on bidding and on nonprofit orgs.) If you're raring to go, you can look at our bidding policies.

Lastly, in a couple of weeks we'll be kicking off our newly-revived offscreen activism blog @fthaction. Why not give it a follow?

FTH2025 Auction Calendar

Monday, January 20th: creator signups open for both the auction and the crafts bazaar

Sunday, February 2nd: creator signups close

Friday, February 21st: browsing period begins, crafts bazaar announcement goes live

Tuesday, February 25th, 8am ET: bidding opens

Saturday, March 1st, 8pm ET: auction bidding closes

Monday, March 10th: craft stalls close

Wednesday, March 12th: proof of donations due

Wednesday, December 31st: fanworks due

...and if you're thinking the gap between the end of signups and the beginning of browsing period looks long: we have also noticed this! In order to accommodate some back-end changes that will help the auction run more smoothly, we've given ourselves an extra week to get ourselves set up. We've also got some stuff in the works to occupy that time -- we'll say more about that when the time arrives.

Together, we're going to make sure that there is at least one (1) good thing in the world with the number 2025 attached to it.

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I know everything feels so bleak right now, but I need you to believe me when I say there is hope. Sometimes you just have to look for it, in places you're not used to seeking it out.

One of the things I occasionally do for my job is attend networking events with people who work in planning and development for public agencies like cities, state universities, transit agencies, etc. They talk about the projects they're working on, from new roads to new academic buildings to public parks to new rail lines.

These aren't elected officials - these are people who are doing the work. They're looking at the problems the people they serve has, and are looking for ways to fix them. And they're doing the work. They're looking for solutions, fighting with budgets, making compromises to ensure that they can make at least some of these ideas real.

In the one I attended yesterday, I listened to four different transportation agencies talk about all the ways they are trying to extend rail lines to relieve traffic congestion and pull cars off the road. They have so many challenges in their way, but every day they get up, go to work, and try. Because it will make lives better.

Another project in my area is working hard to add a park to one of the most underserved areas of a major city to make lives better for the people who live there. Right now my job is trying to make sure the awesome people I work with are the ones they pick to make that idea a reality. That's cool. That's some good I can put back into the world.

A community college here is going all out to build more on-campus housing to help relieve the housing crisis because of how many students get their education while living out of their cars. They see this happening - and they want to help. Guess what! I voted to give them more money to do those kinds of projects, and they got the money.

I wish you could hear how passionate and excited these people are. They care. They see problems in their communities and want to fix them. Many times they'll have the wrong priorities, have ideas that won't work, suffer unintended consequences, etc. They're human. But still get up and they try. Every day. That hasn't stopped with this new administration. It won't stop.

If the big picture is making you feel hopeless, look at your community and see what's happening there. These are things that can affect you directly - and make your life better. There are Leslie Knopes in the world!

It may feel like you have no power over what's happening, but I beg you not to lose hope. Even the smallest kindness is an act of rebellion right now. They are trying to take good out of the world. Every good thing we put back in it stands in defiance of that. Good comes in so many shapes and forms. Good is still out there.

All is not lost.

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Unknown -  Jeremy Miranda , 2024.

American , b. 1980 -

Acrylic on board , 10 x 12 in.

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I don't think we talk enough about how Movie Henry undoubtedly went a little off the deep end when he learned in the hospital closet that Alex wears Santal 33 –

And how he definitely went home after that, purchased a bottle, and misted it all over his sheets even though he was supremely embarrassed about his lovesick behavior –

And how he just never stopped doing it, even after he and Alex got together, because he had all the more reason to want to be reminded of Alex and imagine that he could have him all the time –

...and so when Alex sleeps over after the storming of Kensington, Henry has to explain why his bed is Santal 33 scented.

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Last Line Challenge

Nabbing the tag from @schweetheart.

Share the last line you wrote! Be as creative as you like with your definition of "line," if you so choose. I won't snitch.

Here's mine:

Rolling his eyes, Henry tries to hold back a laugh. “That's not what I meant.”

Zero guesses at who's making Henry roll his eyes and laugh.

Tags, tags, and more tags for... @caterpills and @sparklepocalypse and @eusuntgratie and @anincompletelist and @writes-in-space and an open tag for anyone who wants it.