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From the commentary of Leverage 4x18, The Last Dam Job.

Dean Devlin, John Rogers and Wil Wheaton:

Dean: Now, a little tidbit for fans out there. The artwork you’re seeing on the wall, actually the tiles from the very original Stargate, the movie. Which I still have.

John: AHHH! That’s awesome!

Dean: Right there. It was actually, the show had wrapped. And I was getting in my car, to drive to the airport. And I noticed that someone had dismantled the Stargate and thrown it in a big giant dumpster. And I went, “NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!” And I dove into the dumpster, pulled out all these tiles, boxed them up, and took them home.

John: I’ll tell ya’, that The Stargate, I wish you had it, ‘cause there’s a lost shot – one we could not do – when we bring the team back together at the beginning of season two. We have a little moment of when everyone said what they did during the break and Eliot’s was gonna be, “What did you do?” And we were gonna flash to the Stargate, with him in the gear, going, “Alright! But this is the LAST TIME.” And then flash back and him going. “No.” But the Stargate was BROKEN! It was thrown away!

Wil: I have this picture of you, Dean, looking in that dumpster at the Stargate pieces, going, “THEY BELONG IN A MUSEUM. ON A SHOW I HAVEN’T CREATED YET.”

Dean: Exaxtly!

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Just wanted to share some shockingly good news in these difficult times. The full article is really worth reading. [Find it here]

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was measuring out some sugar and i scooped out one spoonful and fucking said "two." i didn't know you could even lose count that fast

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would zuko give the blue spirit a full pardon after the war is over or do you think he would mess with everyone and raise the bounty even higher

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"ohh my god you can't just-"

Am I yours to command? Does the collar 'round my neck have your name on it? I kneel to no king nor god, and I see no crown on you.

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Forget about torturing your blorbos, putting them through the ringer. I'm putting my blorbo in perfectly ordinary, pleasant situations. Their tortured personality will cause them anguish anyway, making an absolutely mundane scene into the most dramatic, agony filled affair as though the world is ending and it's all their fault

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Under D&D rules, a dagger does 1d4 base damage. The average human has a Strength score of 10, adding no bonuses. Several of them, due to the military background of many, likely had strength or dexterity scores of 11-14. But only two or three, and quite a few would be frail with old age, sinking to 8-9 strength. All in all, we can only add a total of +1 damage per round from Brutus.

An estimate of sixty men were involved in Caesar’s actual murder. Not the wider conspiracy, but the stabbing.

Julius Caesar was a general, which is generally depicted as a 10th level fighter. Considering his above baseline constitution and dex, weakened by his probable history of malaria, epilepsy, and/or strokes (-1 dex modifier), and lack of armor at the time of the event, he would likely have something along the lines of AC 9 and 60 HP. The senators would likely hit him roughly 55% the time.

So the Roman senate had a damage-per-round of 66, more than enough to kill Caesar in one round even without factoring in surprise round advantage.

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My sister and I have the same birthday and it’s cool because people will be like, “Oh, are you twins?” And I get to say, “No! I ruined a five year old’s birthday.”

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Star Trek TOS: *Stablishes that the touching of hands is incredibly intimate in Vulcan culture akin to fully making out.*

Star Trek TOS: *shows us Spock holding Jim's hand while talking about the importance of his feelings.*

The fandom: *reads it as romantic.*

The writers: oh my god, that's crazy, where did you get that from?

Star Trek DS9: *Stablishes that, in cardassian culture, flirtation is done by arguing and bickering, that is how they show interest in another person.*

Star Trek DS9: *Constantly shows Garak and Bashir arguing and bickering, including a scene where Julian shoots at him and everything.*

The fandom: *reads it as romantic.*

The writers: OH MY GOD, THAT'S CRAZY, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

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My fucking cat has figured out how to gently dig his claws into my eyelid and pull my eyes open while I'm sleeping. He does this. It does not hurt. He is remarkably precise and gentle. I however am asleep when it happens and do not appreciate being clockwork oranged by a needy clingy goddamn animal who thinks he needs attention.

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If you finish something in your drafts the total number of things in your drafts will increase by five. Does that motivate you?

Someone encourage me to actually finish some of the stuff on my drafts?

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How To Lock All of Your Fics At Once On Ao3

Someone has probably already done this but

For anyone looking to lock their works for only registered users over on Ao3 in light of the sudowrites scraping thing here is how you can lock all of your fics at once.

Log into Ao3 and go to your Profile, Works or Dashboard

At the top under you’re user name there are four buttons pick Edit Works

Second row of buttons on the right chose All and then hit Edit

Scroll down past all of your works and then keeps scrolling until you find Visibility  change it to Only Show to Registered User

(If a fic is over the tag limit you have to edit those down to make edit to the work.)

Hit Update All Works at the very bottom and you are done all of you fics should now have a little blue lock next to your user name on each fic.

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Anon, I'm asexual. Like very asexual. I also enjoy bdsm and being able to give pleasure to a submissive individual in the ways they want to be given that pleasure.

You're correct when you say that sex can be a violent act, just as most things we do as humans can be violent acts in the right circumstances. However, sexual intimacy, just as emotional intimacy, is centred in openness, vulnerability, trust, and consent to engage and share.

Any act that is consensual, i.e. both parties agree to it either before or during the act, is something that is not violent in the manner of taking from one party for the gratification and empowerment of the other.

An act that is non-consensual, where force is used and there is a distinct lack of respect for any rejection or wish to 'end the scene', is violent and done for the gratification of the individual forcing the interaction. That is sexual assault.

A heteronormative sexual dynamic can be somewhat harmful and potentially pressuring on (in this example) the woman to engage in sex with her husband because he 'needs it' despite not really feeling in the mood. However, that doesn't mean their relationship is violent. It doesn't mean they hurt each other just for sex.

It can mean that, but it doesn't always.

I think you have conflated sex and violence with each other because of how reductive society is about sex, how it's portrayed in media, and the narrative even around queer pride and kink shaming. I don't know how old you are, nor where you're from, but what I do know is that your conception of sex and its purpose in a relationship is something that can evolve with time and exposure to perspectives you may well have not come across yet.

I do have to challenge you about your use of "moral reason" for sex in a relationship because, to put it bluntly, this is virtue signalling language. It is used to castigate, limit, and socially punish anyone or group that does not align with a often narrow set of 'moral' beliefs which are, themselves, rooted in a religious doctrine that designates what they think is 'normal' as being 'morally good'.

For example, it is good to give alms to the poor correct? It's a Christian thing to do. However, for these moral purity individuals giving 'freebies' and money to the poor is wrong because you're rewarding what they perceive to be as individuals who are just 'lazy' and 'not trying' enough. So for these people, giving alms to the poor is 'morally wrong' from their perspective, thus if you do it then you're not 'normal'.

But, like with everything in life, there is nuance to any situation, every stance, and each and every belief, opinion, statement, and perspective we have.

You, anon, seem to be sex-repulsed which affects your perspective of sex as an act for anything other than selfishness. You also have been exposed to arguments about the usage of sex in a patriarchal society which, whilst not wrong, do not allow for nuance in regard to the repurposing and subverting of sexual norms to be beneficial for those who engage in sexual activity.

Like others have said, anon, seek more knowledge, look for queer sources on sex and even about bdsm that doesn't come from someone who isn't involved in it. Don't base your perception of sex on just one narrative perspective because you do yourself a disservice by doing such.

People tell me I might be ace but I just think sex is so deeply entwined with power and violence and patriarchy and reproductive exploitation that I cannot see a moral reason for it to be a relationship norm. I get that it's some kind of instict that gives release... like violence. There might be sports about hitting each other with sticks but if you said hitting your partner with sticks daily is essential a good relationship people would call bullshit.

I can't imagine why anyone who is not a masochist or incapable of keeping a relationship together outside of sex would want 'passion' in the bedroom. Passion just means less control and less consideration of your comfort. Sex is about extracting pleasure, even if it's at someone else's expense, so how is it not violent?

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LOL. Nonnie, not only do you sound asexual, but much more importantly, you sound like you hang out with too many radfems.

People like sex because sex is fun.

It's not always out of control, but many people do like feeling less in control. Humans are often thrill-seeking. Why else would we have roller coasters?

Wah wah, at someone else's expeeeeeeense = you have no concept of how giving pleasure works. A decent partner is not extracting something: the two of you are doing an activity together. Do you also ask why ballroom dancing is a thing? People like doing things together, including physical things. It's a way to express and build intimacy.

Yes, patriarchy demands very specific kinds of sex. Sex—all kinds of sex, not just the patriarchy-approved type—is a relationship default for most people, however, because they enjoy sex.