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some notes on my Hideously Extensive, Really Overcomplicated Doctor Who AU i've been working on for ten years

The series as a whole functions on the premise of "what if this ONE thing changed in the reboot era of Doctor Who and it resulted in the creation of these OCs that are constantly trying to fight their way out of the canon compliant narrative they're doomed to be trapped in without affecting meaningful change?"

Because it's so OC-focused and extremely complicated due to timey-wimey-ness, I've not thought anyone would be interested in it and have basically just entertained myself writing little scenes set in that AU for the last ten years. Late last year I got SUPER into the stuff covering the events of Season 10 and my partner, who has been reading bits and pieces over the years, has been demanding I start publically acknowledging its existence, as if this Hideously Extensive Really Overcomplicated Doctor Who AU is a secret child I keep in our cellar and never bring up in front of the press.

I've written stuff for the AU set all over the reboot era up until a certain point (for plot reasons), and my vague idea was always just that I'd ... keep doing that until it was all filled in. While writing Season 10 stuff, though, I realised that because Season 10 functioned as a soft reboot in canon, I could actually start the fic series in Season 10, and one day go back and write the earlier stuff.

So the first fic in the series is going to be called The First Question and yeah, will cover the events of Season 10 but set in a world where That One Thing Changed. Functionally at surface level this means: there is an OC around instead of Nardole (sorry Nardole RIP the narrative no longer had room for you) and it increasingly fucks things up, especially because Bill "Questions are kind of my thing" Potts becomes fixated on working out what this weird guy's deal is. It's a very plotty fic with themes of identity, memory, found family, and intense friendship. Tags I've jotted down to add when it's eventually published include "is Paradise Lost in the room with us?" and "ego death but for gender and also....some ego death probably".

Here is the drafted prologue (details may change) if you've read this far and want to keep reading:

PROLOGUE: IN MINUTES St Luke’s University Faculty Heads Meeting January 30, 1947 Location: Hugo Greenfield Building, Room 707 Attending: Mr Farren Blackburn, Mr Walter Young, Mr James Price, Professor Herbert Greenfield, Professor Reginald Thornton, Professor Albert Curtley, Professor Arif Jaradat, Dr John Smith, Mr Nathaniel-Arthur Rdole, Miss Elena Waites Minutes taken: Mr Farren Blackburn. Apologies: N.A. Dr Smith formally welcomed to first faculty meeting along with assistant researchers. Mr Rdole supplied biscuits. Dr Smith’s syllabus for first upcoming February term discussed; Professor Thornton requested removal of specific literatures. Other material cleared. Reconstruction of and possible names for the Front Lawns discussed. Professor Thornton suggested benefactor Harold Greenfield; Professors Greenfield, Curtley, Mr Young in agreement. Dr Smith put forth Fate Marable, recently deceased; Professors Greenfield, Thornton, and Curtley strongly opposed. Dr Smith requested defence of opposition; Professor Greenfield objected to an American being honoured on the lawn. Dr Smith enquired as to where an American should be honoured if not on the lawn and made remark that perhaps the objection lay with Marable’s which Professor Greenfield has requested be excluded from the minutes. Miss Waites suggested Thomas Chatterton, locally born writer; supported by Mr Price. Professor Greenfield requested that Miss Waites abstain from commenting further in meeting. Harold Greenfield Lawn carried. Budget cuts and subsequent impact on upcoming teacher hiring discussed. Dr Smith’s request for office in front wing discussed; denied. Next meeting scheduled: March 1, 1947

St Luke’s University: Faculty Heads Meeting Date: July 23, 1950 Location: Jude Hayworth Building, Room 308 Attending: The Doctor, Mr Nathaniel-Arthur Rdole, Mr Paul Cornell, Mr James Price, Professor Herbert Greenfield, Professor Reginald Thornton, Miss E. Waites. Minutes taken: Miss E. Apologies: None except that Mr Rdole has neglected to bring biscuits, the bitch

Prof. Thornton opened with passing on information on upcoming cleaning of belltower. Wasn’t terribly interesting. Basically it’s going to be cleaned.

Prof. Greenfield talked utter wank about something to do with an updated history syllabus for about one billion years. Estimate it amounted to engaging in a delicious little bit of revisionist history in light of rising political tensions with the Soviet Union, but what do I know? I’m just a ‘jumped up tart’, as the honourable Prof. Greenfield so charitably described me this March.

Mr Rdole refused to play I, Spy with me.

Mr Price unbelievably bad at I, Spy.

Prof. Greenfield still, unbelievably, talking.

Mr Rdole making irritating faces at me for fiddling with my watch, which, according to Mr Rdole Law, I am not allowed to fiddle with, touch, or look at. It’s a wonder I’m allowed to carry it on my person. Really, it’s a wonder, he’s tried to steal it from me seven times. Let the minutes note I’ve told him to get his own, and also he’s got better chances of stealing from an octopus with eyes in the back of its head.

Prof. Thornton dribbling on me again. May need wet-weather gear next meeting.

Prof. Thornton being Prof. Thornton. If someone doesn’t do something about him, I will, Mrs Palmer. I know you’re the only one who bothers reading these. If the Doctor punches him again he’ll get suspended.

Doctor asked for office in front wing, again. Denied, again. Threw massive wobbly.

Next meeting scheduled: Probably.

St Luke’s University: Faculty Heads Meeting Date: March 30, 1952 Location: Jude Hayworth Building, Room 905 Attending: Professor Herbert Greenfield, Professor Reginald Thornton, Mr James Price, Dr John Smith, Mr Uriah Parson, Mr Alexander Walsh, Mr Jamie Mathieson Minutes taken: Mr Jamie Mathieson Apologies: Dr Smith late due to funeral

Professor Greenfield delineated allocation of lecture halls for the upcoming term.

Dr Smith arrived and made apologies, see ‘apologies above’.

Professor Greenfield informed all present that the cellars below the front wing are currently under repair after a partial collapse and that faculty are requested to make this clear to their students. Dr Smith seconded and was particularly emphatic on this matter. Mr Parson complained that the collapse ought to have been prevented, considering that the cellars have been under construction since he was hired in 1949. Dr Smith reported that there was a lot to construct.

Mr Price requested that the following be recorded in the minutes:

“Miss Waites was an enchanting presence that brightened even the dullest of our faculty meetings and I for one shall sorely miss her company. I will think fondly of her for many years to come, as I am sure my fellow staff members will too. I am saddened that her career at St Luke’s has come to such a regrettable end. And Mr Rdole too, of course. Yes, I am very sad also about him. That’s all, thank you, Jamie.”

Professor Thornton also made comments.

Dr Smith was too moved to verbally acknowledge these sentiments, as evidenced by his striking Professor Thornton good-naturedly across the face and leaving the room shortly afterwards.

Dr Smith’s request for an office in the front wing was struck from the meeting agenda.

Next meeting scheduled: December 18, 1952.

St Luke’s University: Faculty Heads Meeting Date: 14 February, 1956 Location: Science Wing, Room 709 Attending: Professor Herbert Greenfield, Professor Reginald Thornton, Professor James Price, Dr John Smith, Mr Alexander Walsh, Mr Uriah Parson, Mr Nicholas Miller, Miss Lucy Finney, Mr Neill Cross Minutes taken: Mr Neill Cross Apologies: See second point.

Mr Parson gave presentation on most recent statistics from Oxford University regarding impact of mixed gender classes on student learning. Dr Smith objected to conclusions drawn from the study and to applying them at St Luke’s. Debate was sparked between Professors Greenfield and Thornton and Dr Smith on this matter. Dr Smith to present own presentation at next faculty meeting with counterpoint argument. Professor Thornton welcomed this. Professor Price cautioned Dr Smith to vacate the room for ten minutes and regain his temper. Dr Smith refused but acquiesced to move further down the table from Professor Thornton.

Professor Thornton moved discussion to Dr Smith’s research assistant’s continued absence from faculty meetings, a subject which has been a matter of contention at previous meetings. Professor Greenfield reminded the faculty and Dr Smith that when he was hired in 1947 he petitioned to be permitted to bring his research assistants to faculty meetings to act as secretaries and perform “vital duties”. Dr Smith explained that his assistant suffers from frequent illness and is rarely able to withstand the social requirements of faculty meetings. Professor Thornton corrected Dr Smith that it is not a matter of “rarely” – the girl has not been seen once in the four years since she was hired. Dr Smith objected to what he perceived as another request for the girl’s existence to be proved, arguing that multiple other lower level staff are familiar with her. He questioned Professor Thornton’s insistence that the girl be brought to meetings while ill. At this accusation Professor Thornton indicated Miss Finney and recommended that Dr Smith hire himself a more obedient secretary. Professor Greenfield agreed that he himself would never hire a woman who was given to fits of hysteria. Dr Smith was requested to leave the meeting after attempting to assault Professor Thornton.

After Dr Smith’s removal, Professor Greenfield voiced long-standing concerns about his suitability as a teacher, given his violent nature. Professor Price defended Dr Smith as being – while possessed of a Gaelic temper – ultimately noble, and praised him as an upstanding member of the university. Mr Miller supported these claims and related his own perspective as an alumnus who had been taught by Dr Smith during his studies, saying that “there isn’t a student who passed through the Doctor’s lecture hall without being transcended to the stars”. Professor Greenfield resolved to bring the discussion to the attention of the board next month and stated that regardless, Dr Smith would not be granted an office in the front wing while he himself still worked at St Luke’s.

Next meeting scheduled: 20 March.

St Luke’s University Faculty Heads Meeting Date: November 26, 1963 Location: Science Wing, Room 910 Attending: Doctor John Smith, Mr Alexander Walsh, Professor Nicholas Miller, Miss Lucy Finney, Mr Otto Anker, Miss Sarah Dollard Minutes taken: Miss Sarah Dollard Apologies: None.

Mr Walsh called the meeting to order by honouring first, with a few words, the partial retirement of Professor Herbert Greenfield, formerly Head of History. He expressed his wishes that Professor Greenfield find relief in a reduced workload and that his health may improve.

The Doctor requested that his research assistant, lately arrived three days ago, be allowed to attend future faculty meetings in order to provide secretarial assistance and perform vital duties related to the Doctor’s work. Much of the faculty was unaware the Doctor had hired a new assistant and elaboration was requested. Miss Finney related she had encountered a queer girl in the Hayworth Building and remembered her on account of a certain physical feature. The Doctor confirmed that this was his new assistant, Frederick Markiv. This caused some confusion as Miss Finney remembered a girl in men’s clothing and Frederick Markiv is apparently a young man of twenty-five. Mr O’Keefe confirmed he had also seen a young person with unusual eyes near the entrance to the old front wing cellars and remembered her as a female. The Doctor remained adamant that Mr Markiv is a boy and requested that focus be returned to the subject of his being permitted entry to meetings. Attendance was permitted.

The theft of the Reginald Thornton memorial statue was discussed. Mr Emerson expressed some admiration that the thieves were able to saw through the statue at the ankles so cleanly. Police investigation has been fruitless. Mr Walsh suggested petitioning the board for a replacement. Miss Finney countered that there are more pressing uses for the University’s limited funding. The Doctor pointed out that any students willing to cart away a six-foot statue and leave only a set of bronze feet and stone plinth behind likely have the determination to do it a second time. Miss Finney agreed that similar acts of vandalism elsewhere set a precedent and that surely Mr Walsh wouldn’t wish for Professor Thornton’s memory to be disgraced. Mr Walsh set the matter to an official close.

Mr Anker reported that three of his students had complained of having items stolen or going missing and cautioned other faculty members to be wary of theft on campus.

The Doctor’s request for an office situated in the front wing was considered at length. Mr Walsh reported with regret that there was no vacant office at this current time.

Next meeting scheduled: 2nd January, 1964.

St Luke’s University Faculty Heads Meeting Date: 1st February, 1965 Location: Front Wing, Room 231 Attending: Doctor John Smith, Mr Alexander Walsh, Professor Nicholas Miller, Mrs Lucy Humphries, Miss Freddie Markiv, Dr Arif Jaradat, Mr Saul Metzstein Minutes taken: Mr Saul Metzstein Apologies: None

Dr Jaradat, former staff member of St Luke’s currently delivering a series of guest lectures, was welcomed to the meeting. Dr Jaradat said he was glad to see at least one familiar face still at the meetings and congratulated the Doctor on how kind time had been to him in the intervening time, nearly two decades. He also took a moment to shake hands with Miss Markiv, asking if she was associated with the Markivs of St Petersburg, a family he had known. Miss Markiv replied that she was not. Dr Jaradat pressed her with some other questions on her possible relations until the Doctor suggested that the conversation wait until the scheduled tea break.

Professor Miller related some instructions from the board concerning the fenced off area at the end of the front wing. It is being investigated for radioactive material at the moment. Nobody is to go anywhere near it and we must all observe the fence lines erected around it. The Doctor added that under no circumstances is anyone to go into the basement, which is the chief area of concern in the investigation. Miss Markiv gave greater emphasis to these instructions until the Doctor told her to stop talking.

Mrs Humphries detailed at some length the plans around the upcoming memorial service for Sir Winston Churchill, and asked the faculty to submit any ideas for hymns. At this point Miss Markiv made a remark which much of the board considered extremely disrespectful and was asked to leave the meeting. The Doctor made apologies. Mr Walsh has instructed me not to record it, although I will record that it is, unfortunately, true. Dr Jaradat left with Miss Markiv but agreed to come back after the tea break. Conversation returned to planning the memorial service.

Planning ended earlier than expected prior to tea break and Mr Walsh questioned whether it would be prudent to ban Miss Markiv from attending the memorial service. It is apparently not the first time she has expressed disapproval towards Sir Winston Churchill. Mr Walsh asked the Doctor to ‘rein in’ Miss Markiv’s political opinions at faculty meetings, which are not the place for debate. The Doctor asked why it was his job to rein Miss Markiv in. Mr Walsh reminded the Doctor that he was the one who hired Miss Markiv.

Tea break.

[Handwritten]: Rest of meeting couldn’t be recorded in real time. Returned from tea break to find that my typewriter had been stolen and only minutes already recorded left behind. Damned if I can remember any of the rest. All they did was talk about Churchill. I told Mrs Humphries I would be hopeless at this. I’m already going to have to re-type what I have, IF I can get another typewriter. Nick says Freddie isn’t a girl. Dr James Barry, he says. Now I look a damn fool in front of everyone too, calling him a tomboy and a brunette. Dr James Barry! Walsh smirking like a cat with cream all round its whiskers, I should have known. Damn Walsh. And them all looking at me when Freddie said the thing about Zionism, as if I’m supposed to have an opinion on it. I do, but that’s no matter! And Dr Jaradat there too. No wonder he left the room. I would have gone with him if I hadn’t been strapped to the damn typewriter. Damn, damn, damn! My mother was natural-born Scot! I’m a natural-born Scot! My grandfather came here before the damn war! Don’t damn well look at me!

All I remember is Mrs Humphries talking about the suitability of calla lily wreaths and the Doctor not being allowed to have some office he wants. And now I have to remember to type this all up and file the right version. Mrs Humphries will have my head.

St Luke’s University: Faculty Heads Meeting Date: June 1 1967 Location: Front Wing, Room 607 Attending: Doctor John Smith, Professor Nicholas Miller, Mrs Lucy Humphries, Frederick Markiv, Mr Raymond Dickinson, Mr Gene Brent, Mr Sam Williams, Mr Christopher March, Professor Alex Yardley, Miss Annie Fairfield, Miss Shay Jones, Mr Peter Hoar Minutes taken: Mr Peter Hoar Apologies: Mr Walsh has strep throat.

Today’s meeting was mostly occupied with a long presentation from the student council regarding their request for funding to be allocated towards commissioning a computer. They argued for its usefulness to research graduates in particular and made reference to precedents set by other universities. The university board is due to hear the same presentation in a month’s time but the student representatives, Mr Simon Jones and Mr David Dixon, are eager to seek support from any willing members of the faculty. The Doctor, Mr Williams, Miss Fairfield, and Professor Yardley agreed to support Jones and Dixon at the board meeting. Markiv also offered his help in building the computer, but Jones and Dixon mistook him for the Doctor’s son and were confused by how a high schooler knew anything about building computers. They were under the impression he was just doing his homework in the room while the Doctor attended the meeting.

This misunderstanding caused rather a kerfuffle. Once Miller made it clear that Markiv is a grown man and not, in fact, a very tall thirteen-year-old boy, Jones and Dixon said they would definitely let Markiv know if they needed his help with the computer. Markiv offered his address for contact and Jones and Dixon said they would definitely let him know if they needed it. The Doctor was no help, as usual. He feigned a total lack of comprehension of the entire thing, except for loudly protesting the suggestion that he and Markiv were father and son until Markiv told him to stop talking.

The only other item on the agenda was the Doctor’s monthly request for a front-wing office. Miller confirmed that he would be allowed to move into Professor Greenfield’s old rooms on the third floor. Note: Professor Greenfield fully retired three weeks ago for the sake of his health after an incident in which he claimed to see a green lizard woman in his office. He will be sorely missed, etc.

Happy summer, all!

Next meeting: August 30 1967.

St Luke’s University: Faculty Heads Meeting Date: February 13, 1972 Location: Humanities Wing, Room 413 Attending: Doctor John Smith, Professor Nicholas Miller, Mrs Lucy Humphries, Mr Walsh, Mr Graeme Harper Minutes taken: Graeme Apologies: Freddie Markiv, see below

Mrs Humphries called the meeting to order and started by making a speech for Nick, who is leaving for Cambridge at the end of the week. She wished him the very best of success in his future career and said she knew he would continue to make St Luke’s proud. This was seconded by Mr Walsh. More words of support and well-wishing followed from Person and Person. The Doctor shook Nick’s hand. After Nick recovered from that he thanked everyone.

Sam gave the findings from some surveys conducted among the student body regarding overall student satisfaction with courses, staff, and facilities. Mostly positive with at least a seventy perfect swing, with higher rates of satisfaction with some of the younger tutors and the Doctor. More negative feedback was on campus facilities. Dorms in need of renovation due to damp (we know this, funding is still being sought from benefactors), and there were complaints about the odd smells sometimes emanating from the old cellars down the end of the front wing. Walsh said he would ask at the next board meeting whether the plumbing and pipes could be checked.

Alex asked the Doctor why for several weeks Freddie Markiv has not been showing up to meetings to track the progress of his PhD thesis, which Alex is supervising. Alex has attempted to contact Freddie multiple times in vain. He reminded the Doctor that Freddie’s suitability as a PhD candidate has already come into question a number of times due to his inconsistency and lack of proper work ethic, which was also a problem for his undergraduate degree. Or, as Alex puts it, Freddie is “brilliant at some things and excruciatingly bad at many, many others”. The Doctor took offence to this but was reluctant to admit that it fell to him to admonish Freddie. Alex reminded him that Freddie was his research assistant and that therefore he ought to take some interest in him, especially if he couldn’t handle a dual workload. It was at this point that Mrs Humphries noticed that Freddie was not actually at the meeting.

Walsh requested that the meeting minutes be checked as he may have simply left the room when no one was looking, which he is in the habit of doing. As Freddie is not listed amongst the attendants it’s assumed he never arrived. The Doctor was evasive when questioned but eventually said that Freddie is in Cardiff visiting family. Mrs Humphries was displeased that the Doctor didn’t notify of this at the start of the meeting. Previous meeting minutes were consulted and it was found that, actually, Freddie has been absent from the last three monthly meetings. The Doctor has been instructed to take him in hand better, though admittedly, no one else noticed he was gone either. Meeting adjourned.

Next meeting: March 20 1972.

St Luke’s University: Faculty Heads Meeting PARTIAL RECORDING TRANSCRIPT Notes: Please strike highlighted excerpt from record before filing. Mr Greenfield and his family are long-standing benefactors of St Luke’s and his father, uncle, and great-uncle all had teaching legacies here. Mr Markiv’s comments are impertinent and Mr Greenfield’s depiction may be taken out of context. As this is the only time Mr Markiv spoke during the entirety of the meeting, it may be simplest to remove mention of his attendance from the transcript entirely. – Walsh Date: 22 November, 1989

H. GREENFIELD: I don’t recall that being mentioned in the building survey. THE DOCTOR: Well, I read the survey, and it was. H. GREENFIELD: You’re saying you want more money? F. MARKIV: Oh, for – he’s saying the uni will need more money to make the dorms actually sanitary. This bloody renovation has been overdue for twenty – H. GREENFIELD: What do your lot know about sanitary? Laughter from H. Greenfield. A. WALSH: Doctor, please sit down. F. MARKIV: My lot? H. GREENFIELD: Oh, you know. Men like you. F. MARKIV: Men like me? H. GREENFIELD: Yeah, you know. F. MARKIV: No, go on. Say it. Pick a word. H. GREENFIELD: Why so angry? I mean redheads, of course. Laughter from H. Greenfield. F. MARKIV: Being a little prick because you want someone to name a lawn after you, aren’t you? WALSH: Markiv, outside, now! Laughter from the Doctor.

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I found these. Sorry, can only access as far back as 2005, the first one is literally the earliest entry in the database. He doesn’t say anything, really, ever. Again, literally, this is it, I pulled out the bits where he talks or is addressed at all. Three pages out of twelve years of meetings. I don’t think it’s that exciting. Good luck anyway. – N

St Luke’s University Faculty Heads Meeting RECORDING TRANSCRIPT, PAGE 1. No: 5 March, 2005

L. HUMPHRIES: Faculty Heads Meeting, fifth of March, 2005, called to start at seven-thirty AM in Humanities Room 101. In attendance, Rachael Brade, Oliver Yaxley, Simon Bugle, Emerson Jiminez, Freddie Markiv, Jialin Xióng, Catherine Murton, Elizabeth Tran, Patrick Hughes, Lucy Humphries. Absent, the Doctor. First item on the agenda: The cellars under the front wing have now been permanently closed. C. MURTON: Were those ever open? L. HUMPHRIES: Well, they’re closed now. They found asbestos down there. Indistinct general chatter. L. HUMPHRIES: The other buildings are fine, it’s just the old cellars. As Cathy said, it’s not as if they were ever in use. St Luke’s can’t afford to have it removed at the moment, so … permanent closure, officially. Second item on the agenda: one of the board members will be retiring at the end of the month. Gerard – er, Gerard … F. MARKIV: Wilson? L. HUMPHRIES: Yes, thank you, Freddie, I’m not completely senile just yet.

St Luke’s University: Faculty Heads Meeting RECORDING TRANSCRIPT, PAGE 5. No: April 3, 2010

A. MYERS: That’s basically all I’ve got at the moment. Unless anyone else has any ideas for raising funds? THE DOCTOR: What about a crepe sale? Extended silence. THE DOCTOR: You know, a crepe sale. People love crepes. F. MARKIV: Dear Santa. Please can we have one million dollars. THE DOCTOR: Freddie. F. MARKIV: Yes? THE DOCTOR: Stop talking. I’m pitching.

St Luke’s University: Faculty Heads Meeting RECORDING TRANSCRIPT, PAGE 1. No: 23 November, 2013

J.V. HURT: Oh, and the Doctor and his assistant both send apologies. M. STEVEN: Hold on, neither of them are coming? That’s impossible. We’re not that lucky. D. RUSSELL: Are you sure the boy isn’t in here somewhere? He’s always… C. CHRIS: Did you just check under the table, Dave? D. RUSSELL: He’s always in rooms you think are empty. L. HUMPHRIES: Come along, now, please. Neither of them are here, and I haven’t been blessed like that since 1971. With the Doctor gone we can actually get some work done.

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cringelordofchaos · 6 months ago

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YouTubers / YouTube channels I watch

(or that I used to watch but will lost anyway cuz of nostalgia)

Adrenaline Dubs

AlanaLintao

albert

Albert Clips

AlbertsStuff Archive

Alex Bale

Alex1Leg

al jokes

AnthonyPadilla

Apollo and Frens

Behind The Meme

bill wurtz

bo en

boyxanimation

BriannaPlayz

[Brii Studios UwU]

BumbleKast Highlights - Unofficial

Call Me Kevin

CaseOh

Chao Abuser

chaomix

Charriii5

CheapPickle

Cheesy Hfj

CheezyChez

Chipflake

Cinema Therapy

ColeyDoesThings

cooper2723

Corporate Tom

Courtney (ProjectSNT)

Cube

Cypopps

Danny Gonzalez

darkvictory

Dean Schneider

DissociaDID

DJ Cook

DoshVO

Dutchess Celestia

Elise Ecklund

Emirichu

Emzii

Etymology Nerd

ExJW Panda Tower

Explore Lucid Dreaming

ExtraRosy

Ezekiel

Faline San

Flamingo

Flamingo Reuploads

Flamingo Shorts

foster on the spectrum

Frank James

Frank Wattkinson

Fundy

Gayer Things

GLITCH

Haminations

How To ADHD

Hxnnah

I can't sleep

Ice Cream Sandwich

illymation

InfinityXFilms

iTomFoolery

JackStauber

JaidenAnimations

javadoodles

Jay & Sharon

Jehtt

Jelly Jess

Jenstine

Kaitlyn Flames

Katherine Lynn-Rose

kevin james thornton

KLR Productions

Kwite

Kwote

Laddi

Lady Cuddles Meow

LaurenZside

LavenderTowne

LesbianMindflayer

Let Me Explain Studios

Lewis Hancox

liam miller

LilyTrescot MSP

luisgamercool23

Lumity Fan

Matt Rose

MayTree

MVPerry

Nerdy Arty

norific

Oh my god we killed kenny we're bastards

ParachutingKitten

PeetahBread

PetPyves

Pixi-Gags

PrestonPlayz

Prince Ea

PuhlaSteve

Queer Chameleon

Quirkology

Respectable Rick

Riri Bichri

RosyClozy

Sadaxe

Sarcastic Chorus

scribblejuice

Silly Author 🤪

SimplyTasha

skulltrot

SnapCube

SomeThingElseYT

Sonic David

Sonic the Hedgehog

SonnaDrawzStuffYT

Spilling The Milk

storybooth

Tabbes

Tails is disappointed in your recent decisions

Tales of an Enigma

TBNRFrags

Terrible Writing Advice

T4thDoH

TheAMaazing

The Film Theorists

The Food Theorists

The Game Theorists

The Land Of Boggs

TheOdd1sOut

TheOdd2sOut

ThePJShow

Therian Territory

TimTom

Toni Baloni

Tony Turner

Trevor Brighton

Tweek & Craig Are Gay

Tyler Vitelli

Vailskibum

Victaton

Vsauce

Willcraft

Willyandgaming

Wowza Dawg

XayXay

XUANNY

0iqrobloxian

Your Favorite Martian

YukkoEx

#ok i dont eben watch quarter of these sorry #intro post

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silkfyre · 2 years ago

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W.I.D

The following content does not limit the type of requests I accept. If there is a topic or character that is not listed, but you wish to have included feel free to ask! If I’m ever uncomfortable with something I will simply deny the request.

HIGHLIGHTED names are my personal favorite characters.

WRITING

Fluff

Smut

Angst

Yandere

Violence

Dub-Con

Polyamory

OTHER

Fancasts

Writing Tips

Script Creation

Character Building

CHARACTERS

HORROR

The Boy

Brahms Heelshire

The Quarry

Abigail Blyg

Emma Mountebank

Jacob Custos

Laura Kearney

Max Brinley

Ryan Erzahler

Travis Hackett

The Lost Boys

David

Dwayne

Marko

Michael

Paul

House of Wax

Bo Sinclair

Lester Sinclair

Vincent Sinclair

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface)

Halloween

Michael Myers

Scream

Billy Loomis

Randy Meeks

Stu Macher

American Horror Story

James Patrick March

Jimmy Darling

Yellowjackets

Lottie Matthews

Misty Quigley

Natalie Scatorccio

Shauna Sadecki

Taissa Turner

Van Palmer

SCI-FI

The Boys

A-Train

Billy Butcher

Black Noir

Frenchie

Homelander

Hughie Campbell

Kimiko Miyashiro

Mother's Milk

Queen Maeve

Soldier Boy

Starlight

Detroit: Become Human

Chloe

Conner

Gavin Reed

Hank Anderson

Josh

Kara

Luther

Markus

North

Ralph

Rk600 (Sixty)

RK900 (Nines)

Simon

Fallout

Fallout 4

Deacon

John Hancock

Nick Valentine

Paladin Danse

Piper Shaw

Preston Garvey

Robert MacCready

Fallout (series)

Aspirant Dane

Chet

Cooper Howard (The Ghoul)

Knight Maximus

Lucy MacClean

Norm MacLean

Alien vs Predator

coming soon!

Stranger Things

Steve Harrington

The Walking Dead

Daryl Dixon

Eugene Porter

James Cameron’s Avatar

Eetu

Lyle Wainfleet

Mansk

Miles Quaritch

Nor

So’lek

Teylan

Tsu’tey te Rongloa Ateyitan

SUPERNATURAL

TVD Verse

Bonnie Bennett

Caroline Forbes

Damon Salvatore

Elena Gilbert

Elijah Mikaelson

Finn Mikaelson

Jeremy Gilbert

Katherine Pierce

Kol Mikaelson

Niklaus Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Stefan Salvatore

FANTASY

Baldur’s Gate 3

Astarion Ancunín

Dammon

Gale Dekarios

Halsin

Karlach Cliffgate

Lae’zel

Raphael

Rolan

Shadowheart

Wyll Ravengard

Zevlor

REALISM

Red Dead Redemption II

Albert Mason

Arthur Morgan

Charles Smith

Dutch Van Der Linde

Flaco Hernández

Javier Escuella

John Marston

Kieran Duffy

Sadie Adler

Call of Duty

John Price

John “Soap” MacTavish

Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

Simon “Ghost” Riley

Grand Theft Auto

Franklin Clinton

Michael De Santa

Trevor Philips

Outer Banks

Pope Heyward

Rafe Cameron

Sarah Cameron

Topper Thornton

W.I.D.D

Notes :: There may be some things on these lists that are debatable. If they are something I’m willing to write under certain circumstances then it will be ITALICEZED.

WRITING

Racism

Ableism

Ageplay

Underage

Homophobia

Transphobia

Character x Character (w/o reader)

CHARACTERS

Bubba Sawyer

Freddy Krueger

Pennywise

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hitchell-mope · 2 months ago

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Hypothetical titles for season 30 of 88.

The kings of New York. Season premiere. Part one. Former commissioner Jones Moriarty Wilmington is sworn in as the newest mayor of New York City, former captain of the 88th precinct Thornton Birch assumes the office of commissioner and newly minted captain of the 88th precinct Sidney Sullivan interviews prospective detectives.

The Queen of New York. Season premiere. Part two. Findlay enjoys her rank up as the wife of a police captain and daughter of the mayor. Meanwhile Sidney hires a Detective from the recently disbanded narcotics division and his wife. First appearances of Staz Nair and Sarah Bolger as Detectives Tony and Maggie Chopra.

Poodles and husky’s. A secret about the Chopra’s is revealed during the harvest moon when Maggie’s cousin drops by the precinct along an old friend of the Five Families. Guest starring Joe Alwyn as Daniel Kavanaugh and Ty Tennant as Edmond Corman.

Oversight. Sidney had to contend with the revelations about the Chopra’s while Findlay organises them a suite as the Van Buren location of the Mulligan Institute.

The pitiful children. The team takes a case involving a high school chess club that may or may not have robbed bank to get in good with the popular kids.

Stitched up. In the 700th Episode. Sidney’s highest profile case yet as captain happens when a man is found murdered and sewn back together on the last leg of the muppets 93rd anniversary concert tour. Guest starring the muppets as themselves.

Family is forever. It’s Zoey Anne Mulligan’s turn to call Arlene out when the woman’s complaining gets too much for even her go with the flow disposition.

Changing your tune. In an effort to let her uncle and cousins know she’s part of the team, Arlene arranged for what is hopefully one last meeting with Heidi Kauffman. Guest starring Jennifer Anniston and Jeremy Shada.

The lying bitch in the supply closet. The dark side of policing once again rests its ugly headed when it appears that Senator Kauffman has been abducted.

Parables. A drunk Barnaby accidentally ends up at church instead of his hookups apartment. Feature the return of Hayden Christensen as Reverend Logan Hearst.

The policeman’s ball. Part one. Thornton had his work cut out for him hosting his first ever policeman’s ball and trying to investigate a spate werewolf disappearances.

The policeman’s ball. Part two. The party is in full swing. But the Chopra’s are missing.

Start the clock. The race is on to find the Chopra’s. But it’s more difficult than it should be thanks to an extraordinarily unhelpful and anti werewolf public.

The smoking tooth. It’s almost time for the last full moon of the year. And Findlay has a bad idea to end every single last one of her previous bad ideas.

Blood sports. Midseason finale. Part one. Licked in the basement of a long ousted family, the Chopra’s and Findlay plan their escape. Guest starring Matt Barr as Kyle Blackburn and Andie MacDowell as his mother Rachel Blackburn.

Wolfsbane. Midseason premiere. Part two. Hunted by the Blackburn’s the Chopra’s and Findlay desperately try to survive Christmas Eve night. Meanwhile the team tirelessly searches for them. Guest starring Mara Wilson as Allison Daylesford, Justin Johnson Cortez as Eli Daylesford and Zelda Williams Inez Blackburn.

Desperately seeking Schubert. In this bottle episode. Theo is the key to finding a missing person. Whether he will choose to give up the information and break the promise he made is another matter entirely. Guest starring Tracee Ellis Ross as Dj Whitley, Loretta Divine as her bigoted mother Grace Whitley and the voice of Brian Michael Smith as Albert Whitley.

Win a date. Barnaby auctions off his ticket for a date with Findlay’s favourite celebrity. Guest starring Chris Pratt as Emerson Davenport and Jameson Oarlock.

Duty free. The team is called to JBK airport where a frequent flyer is causing a fuss in the stores. Guest starring Maribeth Monroe as Mrs Crandall

Incompatible. Drummond and Odessa’s plan for a baby get derailed by their physiologies.

Is all fair in love and war? Barnaby and Theo try to pick up the same woman.

Trip a little light fantastic. A blackout in Fifth Avenue forces the council to negotiate with an old enemy. Guest starring Matt Smith as The Bogeyman.

The aunty social quadrille. Justine is in tenterhooks waiting for her British republican aunts to visit from Chelsea. Guest starring Alex Kingston and Eve Best as Mrs and Mrs Demeter and Nina Clarkson.

Open mouth insert foot. Arlene’s well meaning attempts to integrate herself into Fifth Avenue life runs afoul of the worst talk shows in existence.

Murder they vlogged. The team investigate an influencer couple that always seem to be on the scene where a brutal, grisly murder has occurred.

My mother told me. After decades of refusing to change. Arlene finally has an appointment with Deucalion to get to the bottom of her problems with her mother and the rich.

The one where nothing much happens. In this Seinfeldian parody of Friends. Drummond lounges around his apartment all day wondering what to do with his life.

The ancient ancestor. On Cinco De Mayo. Jonah accidentally brings forth one of Jones’s relatives who comes with a dire warning that everybody needs to know. Guest starring Richard Armitage as Horatio Wilmington.

Back to the start. Season finale. Part one. Sidney’s team is alerted to a grave robbing case that mimics a similar one from thirty years ago.

Never eat shredded wheat. As the summer solstice draws nearer. The council tries in vain to prevent the Ozian Rising. First appearances of Elizabeth Mitchell as Mother Glinda, Rose McIver as Eula, Georgina Haig as Tattypoo and Elizabeth Lail as Griselda Windward the resurrected Witches of Oz.

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czolgosz · 7 months ago

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i went to a used book sale today... procured:

railroad color history: new york central railroad (brian solomon & mike schafer) — i'm not actually that into trains but it appealed to me.

the complete guide to the soviet union (jennifer louis & victor louis) — travel guide from 1980

an anthology including the big sleep (raymond chandler), "the undignified melodrama of the bone of contention" (dorothy l. sayers), "the arrow of god" (leslie charteris), "i can find my way out" (ngaio marsh), instead of evidence (rex stout), "rift in the loot" (stuart palmer & craig rice), "the man who explained miracles" (john dickson carr), & rebecca (daphne du maurier) (i already have this one..) — it's volume 2 of something (a treasury of great mysteries) which annoys me but whatever

an anthology including "godmother tea" (selena anderson), "the apartment" (t. c. boyle), "a faithful but melancholy account of several barbarities lately committed" (jason brown), "sibling rivalry" (michael byers), "the nanny" (emma cline), "halloween" (mariah crotty), "something street" (carolyn ferrell), "this is pleasure" (mary gaitskill), "in the event" (meng jin), "the children" (andrea lee), "rubberdust" (sarah thankam mathews), "it's not you" (elizabeth mccracken), "liberté" (scott nandelson), "howl palace" (leigh newman), "the nine-tailed fox explains" (jane pek), "the hands of dirty children" (alejandro puyana), "octopus vii" (anna reeser), "enlightenment" (william pei shih), "kennedy" (kevin wilson), & "the special world" (tiphanie yanique) — i guess they're all short stories published in 2020 by usamerican/canadian authors

an anthology including the death of ivan ilyich (leo tolstoy) (i have already read this one..), the beast in the jungle (henry james), heart of darkness (joseph conrad), seven who were hanged (leonid andreyev), abel sánchez (miguel de unamuno), the pastoral symphony (andré gide), mario and the magician (thomas mann), the old man (william faulkner), the stranger (albert camus), & agostino (alberto moravia)

the ambassadors (henry james)

the world book desk reference set: book of nations — it's from 1983 so this is kind of a history book...

yet another fiction anthology......... including the general's ring (selma lagerlöf), "mowgli's brothers" (rudyard kipling), "the gift of the magi" (o. henry) (i have already read this one..), "lord mountdrago" (w. somerset maugham), "music on the muscatatuck" (jessamyn west), "the pacing goose" (jessamyn west), "the birds" (daphne du maurier), "the man who lived four thousand years" (alexandre dumas), "the pope's mule" (alphonse daudet), "the story of the late mr. elvesham" (h. g. wells), "the blue cross" (g. k. chesterton), portrait of jennie (robert nathan), "la grande bretèche" (honoré de balzac), "love's conundrum" (anthony hope), "the great stone face" (nathaniel hawthorne), "germelshausen" (friedrich gerstäcker), "i am born" (charles dickens), "the legend of sleepy hollow" (washington irving), "the age of miracles" (melville davisson post), "the long rifle" (stewart edward white), "the fall of the house of usher" (edgar allan poe) (i have already read this one..), the voice of bugle ann (mackinlay kantor), the bridge of san luis rey (thornton wilder), "basquerie" (eleanor mercein kelly), "judith" (a. e. coppard), "a mother in mannville" (marjorie kinnan rawlings), "kerfol" (edith wharton), "the last leaf" (o. henry), "the bloodhound" (arthur train), "what the old man does is always right" (hans christian anderson), the sea of grass (conrad richter), "the sire de malétroit's door" (robert louis stevenson), "the necklace" (guy de maupassant) (i have already read this one..), "by the waters of babylon" (stephen vincent benét), a. v. laider (max beerbohm), "the pillar of fire" (percival wilde), "the strange will" (edmond about), "the hand at the window" (emily brontë) (i have already read this one..), & "national velvet" (enid bagnold) — why are seven of these chapters of novels....? anyway fun fact one of the compilers here also worked on the aforementioned mystery anthology. also anyway Why did i bother to write all that ☹️

fundamental problems of marxism (georgi plekhanov) — book about dialectical/historical materialism which is published here as the first volume of something (marxist library) which is kind of odd to me tbh

one last (thankfully tiny) anthology including le père goriot (honoré de balzac) & eugénie grandet (honoré de balzac)

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lightofraye · 5 months ago

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Careers Take Off At Any Age

This came up in a group chat. One person asked if it were possible for a career to take off later in age. I said yes, yes it could.

In Hollywood, age doesn't matter as much as talent. I got curious and decided to go off googling!

Stan Lee, 39

Even though Stan Lee started working with comic books since he was just 17 years old, it took him over twenty years to achieve success. He began working for a company called Timely Publications as an assistant and slowly rose up the ranks until he published his first comic book in 1961 – Lee was 39 at the time.

Alan Rickman, 42

Alan Rickman, the famous actor who played Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series, used to be a graphic designer and even had his own studio. But at the age of 26, he started attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with hopes of becoming an actor. However, he only achieved his first major role in 1988, when he got the role of Hans Gruber in the movie Die Hard – Rickman was 42 at the time. After the movie, Rickman’s acting career quickly took off and he landed the role of Severus Snape in 2001, at the age of 55.

Kathy Bates, 42

Kathy Bates worked steadily both on stage and on screen early in her life, but it was only when she was cast in the thriller “Misery” at age 42 did she gained prominence as one of the most impressive actors in her generation. Winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, Bates’ career took off, landing her the role of Molly Brown in “Titanic,” Libby Holden in “Primary Colors,” and Miss Hannigan in Disney’s remake of “Annie,” as well as remarkable turns on television series “Six Feet Under,” “Two and a Half Men,” and “Harry’s Law.” Bates was also cast as one of the co-stars of the third season of “American Horror Story.”

Martha Stewart, 41

Before the beginning of her career as an entrepreneur and media personality, Martha Stewart was working as a stockbroker in Wall Street. However, she quit to start a catering business and eventually published her first cookbook in 1982 at the age of 41.

Morgan Freeman, 50

Even though Morgan Freeman loved acting since he was young, instead of becoming an actor, he joined the Air Force after finishing school. However, the actor never gave up on his dream and got his first major role in the movie "Street Smart" at age 50.

Jane Lynch, 49

After many small roles in various different films, Jane Lynch got her first major role in the TV series "Glee" when she was 49.

Samuel L. Jackson, 46

Samuel L. Jackson was interested in drama since his early 20’s but only achieved worldwide success at age 46, for his role of Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 hit "Pulp Fiction".

Christoph Waltz, 53

This Austrian-German actor only achieved international success at the age of 53 for his role of Col. Hans Landa in the 2009 movie "Inglorious Basterds".

Viola Davis, 43

Even though Viola Davis had many small roles in different movies before, her first big break only happened in 2008, when she got a role in the movie "Doubt" at the age of 43.

Julia Childs, 50

Julia Child, known by many for her TV show and cookbooks, wasn’t initially even that good at cooking. She attended the Cordon Bleu cooking school in 1948 and wrote her first book in 1961 at the age of 50.

Kathryn Joosten, 60

Kathryn Joosten joined her community theater when she was 42. Before that, she used to work as a psychiatric nurse. The actress eventually landed the role in “The West Wing” at the age of 60.

Ray Kroc, 52

Raymond Albert Kroc was an American businessman. He purchased the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 from the McDonald brothers and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald's, turning it into the most successful fast food corporation in the world by revenue.

Billy Bob Thornton, 41

Even though Billy Bob Thornton struggled with his acting career in the 1980s, it all changed when the actor wrote, directed and starred in the movie "Sling Blade" in 1996 – he was 41 at the time.

Steve Carell, 43

Believe it or not, The Office was Steve Carell’s first big break – the actor was 43 years old at the time.

Regis Philbin, 57

Regis Philbin started out as an NBC page and worked on "The Joey Bishop Show," but he was never widely known.

That changed in 1988 when the morning show Philbin was working on became the nationally syndicated "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee." After almost 20 years of working on TV, Philbin's chemistry with Kathie Lee made the show a success and gave him national exposure.

At 57, it was the first time the name Regis was in the nation's lexicon. He's been a part of pop culture ever since, most notably for hosting the game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

Lucille Ball, 40

Lucille Ball was a pioneer for both female leads and for comedy after creating one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, "I Love Lucy" in 1951.

However, she didn't become Lucy Ricardo until she was 40.

Before "I Love Lucy," Ball went from role to role in films. However, once television became a prominent medium she (along with her husband and co-star Desi Arnaz) tried to sell her vaudeville act to networks. That act became the prototype for "I Love Lucy."

Bea Arthur, 47

It wasn’t until Bea Arthur was in her forties that she landed on the map. Her portrayal of the acerbic Vera Charles opposite Angela Lansbury in the original Broadway production of “Mame” won her a Tony Award. She became more successful as she aged, gaining acclaim for her portrayal of Maude Findlay on “All in the Family,” and later, “Maude.” In addition, Arthur went on to score many Emmy Award nominations for her work on “The Golden Girls.”

Colonel Sanders, 62

Throughout his career, Colonel Sanders tried many professions: he was a fireman, a steam engine stoker, an insurance salesman and even tried practicing law. He eventually opened his own roadside restaurant in the 1930s and opened the first franchise restaurant in 1952 – he was 62 at the time.

Michael Emerson, 46

Before Michael Emerson became an Emmy Award-winning star, he took retail jobs and worked as a freelance illustrator in New York City. Discouraged, Emerson and his wife moved to Florida, where he appeared in local productions around the state. Emerson landed on the map with his electrifying performance as a serial killer on “The Practice,” which earned him his first Emmy Award. Emerson has taken home more Emmy Awards for his work on the popular thriller “Lost.”

There are so many more. Anyone's career can take off suddenly, not just in Hollywood, but elsewhere too.

Don't let age be the limitation of your life.

#celebrity gossip #age is not the limit

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halloweendailynews · 4 months ago

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Watch 'Terrifier 3' Q&A Panel with David Howard Thornton [Video]

Art the Clown is slaying Christmas and the box office with Terrifier 3, currently the number one movie in the country, making David Howard Thornton’s appearance last weekend at Nightmare Weekend a celebration, culminating on Sunday’s Q&A panel on stage with the new film’s special effects makeup artist Heather Albert. At the Terrifier 3 Q&A panel on Sunday, October 13, at the Nightmare Weekend…

#Art the Clown #David Howard Thornton #Nightmare Weekend #Terrifier 3

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uwmspeccoll · 2 years ago

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Milestone Monday

On this day, April 17 in 1897, the American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) was born in Madison, Wisconsin to Isabella Thornton Niven and newspaper editor and U.S. diplomat Amos Parker Wilder. Thornton Wilder’s many works garnered him international acclaim, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays Our Town (1938) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1943), the 1955 play The Matchmaker, and the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 Shadow of a Doubt. It was his 1927 The Bridge of San Luis Rey, however, that first brought him commercial success and his first Pulitzer Prize in 1928.

We hold three illustrated editions of Bridge, one illustrated with wood engravings by Clare Leighton and published by Longmans, Green in 1929 (which we will show on Wednesday), another illustrated with color lithographs by Rockwell Kent and published by Albert & Charles Boni in 1929 (which we posted about over five years ago), and this 1962 Limited Editions Club (LEC) production, illustrated with 16 original color lithographs drawn directly on the plates by the French-born American painter and illustrator, Jean Charlot (1898-1979), and printed in a limited edition of 1500 copies signed by the artist. Charlot was a frequent LEC contributor, and we have already posted a few times on his work for the club.

With this edition, then, we celebrate a Thornton Wilder Birthday Anniversary!

View other posts on the works of Jean Charlot.

View more Limited Edition Club posts.

View more Milestone Monday posts.

#Milestone Monday #milestones #birthdays #Thornton Wilder #The Bridge of San Luis Rey #Jean Charlot #Limited Editions Club #LEC #lithographs #color lithographs #Pulitzer Prize #fine press books #illustrated books

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lboogie1906 · 10 months ago

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Dr. Robert Ambrose Thornton (May 6, 1902 - March 7, 1982) physician and university administrator was born in Houston to Frank Thornton, a laborer, and Mary Jane Sullivan, a midwife. He attended Houston Colored High School but graduated from Los Angeles Polytechnic High School. He entered Howard University to study Physics and mathematics. He worked as a student teacher and, hoping to break into show business, auditioned to sing in the hit Broadway musical comedy Shuffle Along. He became an associate of concert tenor Roland Hayes and composer Harry T. Burleigh. He first met Albert Einstein who gave a lecture in Washington’s Belasco Theater.

He pursued graduate study at Ohio State University where he earned an MA. He studied for his doctorate at Harvard University, Yale University, and the University of Chicago where he was a Rockefeller fellow. He married home economics professor Jessie Lea Bullock (1924) at Shaw University. He taught at Johnson C. Smith University and Talladega College.

He launched a liberal arts program at the University of Puerto Rico. He wrote to Einstein requesting his assistance in establishing a philosophical basis for the program. Einstein responded, beginning a nine-year correspondence. They had seven face-to-face meetings.

He was awarded his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Minnesota and began teaching as an associate professor at the University of Chicago. He next taught at Brandeis University, worked as a dean at Dillard University, and at Fisk University. He taught physics at San Francisco State College. He was appointed its first Dean of the School of Natural Sciences.

The university awarded him an honorary doctorate of science. He was honored when the new science and engineering building was christened the Robert A. Thornton Hall. His final employment was as visiting professor at the University of the District of Columba. Just prior to his death, he had been editing transcripts of his years of conversations with and letters to Albert Einstein. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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finallyfreetobemee · 7 days ago

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Practicing Gratitude : Wonderful Quotes from Author Randy E. Kamen’s EdD, “The Gratitude Effect.”

1. Living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace.

- Arianna Huffington

2. Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is savoring: It is not taking things for granted: It is present-orientated.

- Sonja Lyubomirsky

3. Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.

- Dalai Lama XIV

4. Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.

- Rumi

5. At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

- Albert Schweitzer

6. We can only be said to alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

- Thornton Wilder

7. Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.

- A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

8. The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.

- Mary Davis

9. Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

- Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth

10. When you are grateful, fear disappears, and abundance appears.

- Tony Robbin’s

11. What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.

- Brené Brown

12. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.

- Zig Ziglar

13. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

- Mahatma Gandhi

14. Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfillment.

- Rasheed Ogunlaru

15. More miracles occur from Gratitude and Forgiveness than anything else.

- Philip H. Friedman

16. Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

17. When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

- Viktor E. Frankl

18. Gratitude will shift you to higher frequency, and you will attract much better things.

- Rhonda Byrne

18. Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die: so, let us all be thankful.

- Leo Buscaglia

19. When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

- G. K. Chesterton

#gratitude #thankful #be grateful #give thanks

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wankerwatch · 1 month ago

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Lords Vote

On: Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts moved an amendment, after clause 4, to insert the new clause Restrictions on powers to exclude members. The House divided:

Ayes: 206 (41.3% Lab, 25.7% LD, 18.9% XB, 9.2% Con, 2.4% , 1.0% UUP, 0.5% Green, 0.5% Bshp, 0.5% DUP) Noes: 45 (75.6% Con, 8.9% , 8.9% DUP, 4.4% XB, 2.2% Lab) Absent: ~594

Likely Referenced Bill: Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]

Description: A Bill to amend certain provisions of the Royal Albert Hall Act 1966 relating to the annual contribution payable by the Members of the Corporation towards the general purposes of the Royal Albert Hall; to make further provision regarding the exclusion of the Members from the hall; and to make provision for the sale of further seats and the exercise of certain rights in respect of Grand Tier boxes located on the first tier of the hall.

Originating house: Lords Current house: Lords Bill Stage: 3rd reading

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Labour (85 votes)

Alli, L. Anderson of Swansea, L. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Ashton of Upholland, B. Bach, L. Barber of Ainsdale, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beamish, L. Beckett, B. Blackstone, B. Blunkett, L. Boateng, L. Bradley, L. Brown of Silvertown, B. Browne of Ladyton, L. Chakrabarti, B. Chandos, V. Clark of Windermere, L. Curran, B. Davies of Brixton, L. Donaghy, B. Donoughue, L. Eatwell, L. Evans of Sealand, L. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Gale, B. Giddens, L. Golding, B. Goudie, B. Grantchester, L. Griffin of Princethorpe, B. Grocott, L. Hain, L. Hannett of Everton, L. Hanworth, V. Harris of Haringey, L. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Hazarika, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hollick, L. Howarth of Newport, L. Jones of Penybont, L. Jones, L. Jordan, L. Keeley, B. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Kingsmill, B. Kinnock, L. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Lennie, L. Liddle, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Mann, L. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. McNicol of West Kilbride, L. Monks, L. Moraes, L. Morgan of Drefelin, B. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. O'Grady of Upper Holloway, B. Parekh, L. Pitkeathley, B. Prosser, B. Ramsey of Wall Heath, B. Rebuck, B. Ritchie of Downpatrick, B. Robertson of Port Ellen, L. Rook, L. Shamash, L. Sikka, L. Spellar, L. Stansgate, V. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Thornton, B. Tunnicliffe, L. Turnberg, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watts, L. Wilcox of Newport, B. Wilson of Sedgefield, L. Young of Norwood Green, L. Young of Old Scone, B.

Liberal Democrat (53 votes)

Addington, L. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Barker, B. Beith, L. Bowles of Berkhamsted, B. Bradshaw, L. Bruce of Bennachie, L. Burnett, L. Dholakia, L. Doocey, B. Featherstone, B. Foster of Bath, L. Fox, L. Garden of Frognal, B. Goddard of Stockport, L. Grender, B. Hamwee, B. Harris of Richmond, B. Humphreys, B. Hussein-Ece, B. Janke, B. Kramer, B. Lee of Trafford, L. Ludford, B. Newby, L. Northover, B. Oates, L. Palmer of Childs Hill, L. Pidgeon, B. Pinnock, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Redesdale, L. Rennard, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Scriven, L. Sharkey, L. Sheehan, B. Shipley, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Storey, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taylor of Goss Moor, L. Teverson, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thornhill, B. Thurso, V. Tope, L. Tyler of Enfield, B. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walmsley, B. Willis of Knaresborough, L.

Crossbench (39 votes)

Alton of Liverpool, L. Batters, B. Best, L. Burns, L. Cameron of Dillington, L. Carlile of Berriew, L. Carrington, L. Cork and Orrery, E. Cromwell, L. Curry of Kirkharle, L. Etherton, L. Falkner of Margravine, B. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Fowler, L. Freeman of Steventon, B. Freyberg, L. Hale of Richmond, B. Hannay of Chiswick, L. Hayman, B. Hogan-Howe, L. Hope of Craighead, L. Kerr of Kinlochard, L. Kilclooney, L. Kinnoull, E. Londesborough, L. Lytton, E. Meston, L. O'Loan, B. O'Neill of Bengarve, B. Pannick, L. Patel, L. Phillips of Worth Matravers, L. Prashar, B. Russell of Liverpool, L. Sentamu, L. Somerset, D. Trees, L. Wheatcroft, B. de Clifford, L.

Conservative (19 votes)

Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Anelay of St Johns, B. Balfe, L. Berridge, B. Blackwell, L. Dundee, E. Fraser of Craigmaddie, B. Fuller, L. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Lansley, L. Lexden, L. Monckton of Dallington Forest, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Norton of Louth, L. Stowell of Beeston, B.

Non-affiliated (5 votes)

Altmann, B. Faulks, L. Paddick, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Tyrie, L.

Ulster Unionist Party (2 votes)

Elliott of Ballinamallard, L. Rogan, L.

Green Party (1 vote)

Bennett of Manor Castle, B.

Bishops (1 vote)

Manchester, Bp.

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Weir of Ballyholme, L.

Noes

Conservative (34 votes)

Borwick, L. Brady of Altrincham, L. Buscombe, B. Carrington of Fulham, L. Coffey, B. Dobbs, L. Eccles, V. Evans of Rainow, L. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Frost, L. Gascoigne, L. Hannan of Kingsclere, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Jackson of Peterborough, L. Kirkhope of Harrogate, L. Lawlor, B. Leicester, E. Leigh of Hurley, L. Lilley, L. Mackinlay of Richborough, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Meyer, B. Mobarik, B. Mott, L. Moylan, L. Moynihan of Chelsea, L. Neville-Jones, B. Petitgas, L. Ranger of Northwood, L. Robathan, L. Strathcarron, L. Swire, L. Udny-Lister, L. Young of Cookham, L.

Non-affiliated (4 votes)

Foster of Aghadrumsee, B. Harrington of Watford, L. Hoey, B. Rosenfield, L.

Democratic Unionist Party (4 votes)

Browne of Belmont, L. Hay of Ballyore, L. McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown, L. Morrow, L.

Crossbench (2 votes)

Aberdare, L. Richards of Herstmonceux, L.

Labour (1 vote)

Campbell-Savours, L.

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