#(but only by a teeny tiny bit)

[rhaenella]

White Collar 508: “Digging Deeper”

Peter: Holt’s gone. Jones checked his credit cards. He bought a plane ticket out of the country.

Neal: The only reason I’d buy a plane ticket under my name with my credit card is if I wanted someone to think I’d left the country.

Peter: The airline confirmed that he got on the plane.

Neal:☝️The airline confirmed someone with Holt’s ticket got on the plane…

[hearts401]

he gets thrown around like a ragdoll

[fictionadventurer]

The more I learn about Civil War politics, the more I'm convinced that Lincoln's most impressive and useful leadership trait was that he never let his pride get in the way of doing his job.

Other people in Lincoln's position would have come to Washington with something to prove. They'd have resented the insults and tried to disprove them. They'd have tried to seize power and credit, rejected help, spent a lot of time trying to reach a certain level of respect.

Lincoln's response to, "You're just a backwoods lawyer with no executive experience who makes too many dumb jokes," was pretty much always, "Yeah. And?" He had no interest in petty personal power plays. He had a country to run. There was a war on. It didn't matter what people thought of him so long as the job got done.

He was aware of his personal shortcomings and was always willing to accept advice and help from people who had more knowledge and experience in certain areas. He presided over a chaotic Cabinet full of abrasive personalities who thought they were better and smarter than him, but he kept working with them because they could get the job done. For example: Stanton was absolutely horrible to him when they were both working as lawyers. Just incredibly mean on a personal level. But when Lincoln needed someone to replace Cameron, he swallowed his pride and appointed Stanton as Secretary of War, where Stanton proceeded to be mean to everyone in the world, but he whipped that department into shape and kept it running efficiently through a very chaotic war. Pretty much no one except Lincoln would have been able to put up with that. He could put up with people who were personally difficult if they could do the job he needed them to do--which he was only able to do because his own ego didn't get in the way.

Lincoln's example is a prime demonstration of how humility isn't underrating yourself--it's being so secure in your own abilities and identity that you don't need to attack anyone or defend yourself to prove your worth. He knew his shortcomings, but he also knew his strengths. He was willing to give other people credit for successes and take blame upon himself for failures if it kept things running smoothly. He was secure enough in his own power that he could deal generously--but firmly--with people who tried to undermine him. In a city full of huge egos, in a profession that rewards puffed-up pride, that levelheaded humility is an extremely rare trait--which is what made it so impressive and effective.

[retiredteabag]

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[smallz-o]

OK ANIMATING FOR ONCE WOWOW

[myladyofmercy]

the best young royals episodes:

(according to the tumblr users that voted in my polls)

best episode 1:

SEASON 3 (44,5%)

best episode 2:

SEASON 1 (50,5%)

best episode 3:

SEASON 3 (66,3%)

best episode 4:

SEASON 1 (56,8%)

best episode 5:

SEASON 1 (37,5%)

best episode 6:

SEASON 3 (85%)

[bee-sidebranch]

@prismsoup i have doodled a little, it's a mix between the newer and old design

[umemiyan]

are kaiser’s mommy issues really that bad?? like…….. am i in danger?

[campbyler]

the no-blueberry blueberry muffin thing…… will you are so so real

he is real as helllll (and so Me)

[pushing500]

Vanic has new pyjamas, and I think they suit him very nicely.

He was not impressed by Vlaakith (who is?) and decided to not do what she told him to just because she was boring.

After ignoring Vlaakith we went back to chilling with our dream guardian.

I sure hope she stays as this lovely gith lady and doesn't reveal that she's been lying to us this whole time because she thinks we won't trust her true nature despite the fact that we were extremely polite and cordial with Omeluum in the Underdark. That would suck.

Act 2 babeyyy

Gale has a magic hat to dissuade the shadow curse. It's very effective.

Gale also has very strong opinions about Vanic's post-battle appearance. Sometimes, I wonder if Vanic gets as flustered about his companion's comments as I do.

Immediately after this, Astarion asked if Vanic would come to his bedroll that night, so I guess my lil' barbarian is keeping his options open.

[quietlyblooms]

i'm gonna write but i need my brain to stop playing elevator music first

[gnashiingovteeth]

Kinda sick and disgusted by life and everyone in it. Who wants to leave everything behind and live on a mountain peak and raise those cute ass hairy cows with the big horns??

[sysig]

I am attempting embroidery

So far?

This shit fucking rules

[thewhizzyhead]

oki fuck it you know what grace chasity from nerdy prudes must die is annleigh o'daniel from we are the tigers but with extra steps like in-depth knowledge of dismembering bodies, the willingness to fuck the ghost of the dude who fuckin activated her deeply repressed sexual desires, and the power of eldritch beings that dress up as neon abominations and in this fuckin essay I will-

[lovecanbesostrange]

Might be a hot take - I understand that it is important for the narrative that Magneto pulls up Asteroid M. With his kick-ass "Magneto lives" scream he shows that he isn't ready to let all of earth die, fighting for mutants etc etc etc. (There was this huge flaw in Magneto's plan all along with all the collateral mutant death, but it was never about reason... whole other thing.) But also we got to see Storm and Jean and Rogue highlight a key point of X-Men history - the X-Ladies do the heavy lifting. This could have been their win. Yes, I know, Scott powered the machine up, I saw. This is about my flying girls.

They had to show the Magneto Protocols. They had to put "Omega Level" on screen. Please, Storm is an Omega. Jean is as well (with her telepathy though, not the TK). Especially Storm was shoved aside way too much and this would have been a nice nod to truly show that she came back stronger. We weren't allowed to explore how good she is without her powers, so let her go apeshit at least with the new confidence.

[heartbreakincident]

are you ever reading slash and the main guy has to get Dressed Up™ and the outfit description makes it extremely clear to you that the author has no idea what's sexy beyond some vague ideas about women's fashion and "show skin and add body glitter" as a mantra so you get even the most insecure and/or butch dudes wearing short skirts and a full beat to the Club™