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[patriciasnewsblog]

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[nigrit]

'The War of the Districts, or the Flight of Marat…'

Part 1 (of 5)

Some years ago I photographed a fantastic, satirical poem from a compendium of French Revolutionary verse in the BnF (réserve). It’s been gathering virtual dust ever since. But no more! It’s a witty take on a key moment from early in the Revolution, when the Paris authorities pitted themselves against the radical Cordeliers district (under Danton’s leadership). With help from @anotherhumaninthisworld (merci encore!), we managed to produce a rough translation, which I revised, added some footnotes (to clarify the more obscure references) and added this brief intro to put it in context. While the translation is a literal one, I’ve tried to preserve some of the rhyming spirit of the original where possible. So boil the kettle, get a brew on and settle down to an epic account of Maranton vs Neckerette…

In the early hours of 22 January 1790, General Lafayette, commander of the National Guard, authorized a large military force to arrest the radical journalist Jean-Paul Marat, following a request from Sylvain Bailly, the Mayor of Paris, to provide the Chatelet with sufficient armed force [“main-forte’] to enable its bailiff to enforce the warrant.[1] Bailly’s request was in response to the outrage caused by the publication, four days earlier, of Marat’s 78-page Denunciation of the finance minister, Jacques Necker.[2] Marat had moved into the district the Cordeliers district in December to seek its declared protection against arbitrary prosecution.

His best-selling pamphlet denounced Necker – probably the most popular man in France after the King in July 1789 – of covertly supporting the Ancien Régime and working to undermine the Revolution. His accusations included plotting to dissolve the National Assembly and remove the royal family to Metz on 5 October, colluding in grain hoarding and speculation, and generally compromising the King’s honour. The charges were intended to reveal a cumulative (and damning) pattern of behaviour since Necker’s reappointment in July 1788, and again in July 1789. Bearing his Rousseau-derived epigraph, Vitam impendere vero (‘To devote one’s life to the truth’) – now used as a kind of personal branding, Marat adopted the role of “avocat” to ‘try’ Necker before the court of public opinion.[3] Its general tone came in the context of a wider distrust of international capitalism, with which Necker was closely associated, and which appearted to violate many traditional values.[4] For those interested in the nitty gritty, here’s a footnote explaining why Marat had completely lost faith in Necker.[5]

It caused such a sensation that the first print-run sold out in 24 hours. Most of the radical press hailed Marat’s audacity in challenging Necker’s ‘virtuous’ reputation, while providing invaluable publicity for his pamphlet. The legal pursuit of Marat was largely prompted by the rigid adherence of the Chatelet to Ancien Régime values against the offence of libel (attacking a person in print).[6] I suspect that Marat was hoping a high-profile campaign against Necker would help to establish his name in the public eye by provoking a strong response. However, this was one of the rare occasions when Necker delegated his defence to ‘hired’ pens, providing Marat with valuable extra publicity.

If libel was the main reason for going after Marat, the impetus for pursuit was further motivated by wider political concerns over the extreme volatility that had gripped Paris since mid-December. After pre-emptive popular action in July and October against perceived counter-revolutionary plotting, a new wave of similar rumours was seen by many as a signal that the thermometer was about to explode again. The arrest of the marquis de Favras on Christmas Eve, for allegedly conspiring to raise a force to whisk the King away to safety, assassinate revolutionary leaders, and put his master, Monsieur (the King’s middle brother) on the throne as regent, only served to intensify popular fears. This, combined with the continuing failure to prosecute any royal officers, including the baron de Besenval, commander of the King’s troops around Paris during 12-14 July – who would be acquitted on 29 January for ‘counter-revolutionary’ actions – led to large crowds milling daily outside the Palais de Justice, as the legal action against both men dragged on through January.[7] On the 7th January, a bread riot in Versailles led to the declaration of martial law; on the 10th, a large march on the Hotel de Ville had been stopped in its tracks by Lafayette; on the 11th, there was an unruly 10,000-strong demonstration, screaming death-threats against defendants and judges, in the worst disturbances to public order since the October Days march on Versailles (and the most severe for another year); and on the 13th, tensions were further exacerbated by a threatened mutiny amongst disgruntled National Guards, which was efficiently snuffed out by Lafayette.[8] As a result, Marat’s Denunciation, and earlier attacks on Boucher d’Argis, the trial’s presiding judge, were seen as encouraging a dangerous distrust towards the authorities. Hence the pressing need to set an example of him.

So much for the background. Do we know anything about the poem’s authorship? it appeared around the same time (July/August) as Louis de Champcenetz & Antoine Rivarol’s sarcastic Petit dictionnaire des grands hommes de la Révolution, par un citoyen actif, ci-devant Rien(July/Aug 1790), which featured a brief entry on how Marat had eluded the attention of 5000 National Guardsmen and hid in southern France, disguised as a deserter. These figures would become the subject of wildly varying estimates, depending on who was reporting the ‘Affair’ – all, technically, primary sources! The higher the number of soldiers, the greater the degree of ridicule.[9] Contemporary accounts ranged from 400 to 12,000, although the latter exaggerated figure, included the extensive reserves positioned outside the district.[10] Since the poem also suggests around 5000 men, this similarity of numbers, alongside other literary and satirical clues, such as both men’s involvement in the Actes des apôtres, and the Petit dictionnaire’s targeting of Mme de Stael, suggest a possible common authorship.[11] While the poem took delight in mocking the ineptitude of the Paris Commune, the lattertook aim at the pretensions of the new class of revolutionary. While it is impossible to estimate the public reception of this poem, its cheap cover price of 15 sols suggests it was aimed at a wide audience. It was also republished under at least two different titles, sometimes alongside other counter-revolutionary pamphlets.[12]

Both act as important markers of Marat’s growing celebrity, just six months after the storming of the Bastille. A celebrity that reached far beyond the confines of his district (now section) and readership (which peaked at around 3000).[13] Marat was no longer being spoken of as just a malignant slanderer [“calomniateur”] but as the embodiment of a certain revolutionary stereotype. While he lacked the dedicated ‘fan base’ of a true celebrity, such as a Rousseau, a Voltaire or (even) a Necker, he did not lack for public curiosity, which was satisfied in his absence by a mediatized presence in pamphlets, poems, and the new lexicology.[14] For example, Marat would earn nine, separate entries in Pierre-Nicolas Chantreau’s Dictionnaire national et anecdotique (Aug 1790), the first in a series of dictionaries to capitalize on the Revolution’s fluid redefinition of language.

There seems little doubt that Marat’s Denunciation was intended to provoke the authorities into a strong reaction, and create “quelque sensation”, of which this mock-heroic poem forms one small part.[15] It would prove a pivotal moment in his revolutionary career, transforming him from the failed savant of 1789 to a vigorous symbol of press freedom and independence in 1790. Who knows what might have happened, if, as one royalist later remarked, the authorities had simply ignored this scribbling “dwarf”, whose only weapon was his pen.[16]

I'll post the 3 parts of the poem under #la fuite de Marat. enjoy!

[1] The Chatelet represented legal authority within Paris.

[2] Dénonciation faite au tribunal public par M. Marat, l’Ami du Peuple, contre M. Necker, premier ministre des finances (18 Jan 1790).

[3] The slogan was borrowed from Rousseau’s Lettre à d’Alembert, itself a misquote from Juvenal’s Satires (Vitam inpendere vero = ‘To sacrifice one’s life for the truth’).

[4] See Steven Kaplan’s excellent analysis of the mechanisms of famine plots and popular beliefs in the collusion between state and grain merchants. In part, this reflected a lack of transparency and poor PR in the state’s dealings with the public. During 1789-1790, when anxieties over grain supply were the main cause of rumours and popular tension, Necker made little effort to explain government policies. The Famine Plot Persuasion in Eighteenth-Century France (1982).

[5] As a rule, the King, and his ministers, did not consider the workings of government to be anyone’s business, and was not accountable to the public. However, in 1781, Necker undermined this precedent by publishing his Compte-rendu – a transparent snapshot of the royal finances – yet on his return in 1788, he failed to promote equivalent transparency over grain provision. In consequence, local administrators suffered from a lack of reliable information. Given the underlying food insecurity that followed the poor harvest of 1788, any rumours only unsettled the public. The most dramatic example of this came in the summer of 1789, when rumours of large-scale movements of brigands & beggars created the violent, rural panic known as ‘The Great Fear’. It was Necker’s continuing silence on these matters that lost Marat’s trust.

[6] Necker had a history of published interventions defending himself before the tribunal of public opinion, confessing that a thirst for gloire (renown) had motivated his continual courting of PO, then dismissing it as a fickle creature after it turned against him in 1790. eg Sur l’Administration de M. Necker (1791). For the best demonstration of continuity with Ancien Régime values after 1789, see Charles Walton, Policing Public Opinion in the French Revolution (2009).

[7] The erosion of Necker’s popularity began on 30 July after he asked the Commune to grant amnesty to all political prisoners, including Besenval.

[8] While the evidence was slight, Favras’ sentence to be hanged on 18 February made him a convenient scapegoat, allowing Besenval and Monsieur to escape further action. See Barry M. Shapiro, Revolutionary Justice in Paris, 1789-1790 (1993).

[9] The most likely figure appears 300-500. See Eugène Babut, ‘Une journée au district des Cordeliers etc’, in Revue historique (1903), p.287 (fn); Olivier Coquard, Marat (1996), pp.251-55; and Jacques de Cock & Charlotte Goetz, eds., Oeuvres Politiques de Marat (1995), i:130*-197*.

[10] For example, figures cited, included 400 in the Révolutions de Paris (16-23 Jan); 600 (with canon) in Mercure de France (30 Jan), repeated in a letter by Thomas Lindet (22 Jan); 2000 in a fake Ami du peuple (28 March); 3000 in Grande motion etc. (March); 4000 in Révolutions de France; 6000 (with canon) in Montjoie’s Histoire de la conjuration etc. (1796), pp.157-58; 10,000 in Parisian clair-voyant; 12,000 in Marat’s Appel à la Nation (Feb), repeated in AdP (23 July), reduced to 4000 in AdP (9 Feb 1791), but restored to 12,000 inPubliciste de la République française (24 April 1793).

[11] “Five to six large battalions/Followed by two squadrons” = approximately 5000 men (4800 + 300). A royalist journal edited and published by Jean-Gabriel Peltier, who also appears the most likely publisher of this poem.

[12] For example, Crimes envers le Roi, et envers la nation. Ou Confession patriotique (n.d., n.p,) & Le Triumvirat, ou messieurs Necker, Bailly et Lafayette, poème comique en trois chants (n.d., n.p.). Note the unusual use of ‘triumvirate’ at a time when this generally applied to the trio of Antoine Barnave, Alexandre Lameth and Adrien Duport.

[13] By the time the poem appeared, the Cordeliers district had been renamed section Théåtre-français, following the administrative redivision of Paris from 60 districts to 48 sections on 21 May 1790.

[14] For the growth of mediatized celebrity, see Antoine Lilti, Figures publiques (2014).

[15] As Marat explained in a footnote (‘Profession de foi’) at the end of his Denunciation, “Comme ma plume a fait quelque sensation, les ennemis publics qui sont les miens ont répandu dans le monde qu’elle était vendue…”

[16] Felix Galart de Montjoie, Histoire de la conjuration de Louis-Philippe-Joseph d’Orléans (1796), pp.157-58.

[6-and-7]

Final Scores for Classic vs. New Who

Classic: 81 New: 71 Tie: 5

Additional breakdowns below the cut

By Doctor:

1 vs. 9: 10 1: 4 9: 5 Tie: 1

1 vs. 10: 19 1: 7 10: 12

2 vs. 10: 17 2: 8 10: 9

2 vs. 11: 4 2: 3 11: 1

3 vs. 11: 24 3: 13 11: 11

4 vs. 11: 11 4: 8 11: 2 Tie: 1

4 vs. 12: 30 4: 12 12: 17 Tie: 1

5 vs. 12: 5 5: 3 12: 2 Tie:

5 vs. 13: 15 5: 12 13: 3 Tie: 0

6 vs. 13: 8 6: 4 13: 3 Tie: 1

7 vs. 14: 3 7: 0 14: 3 Tie: 0

7 vs. 15: 9 7: 6 15: 2 Tie: 1

4 vs. Shalka: 1 4: 1 Shalka: 0 Tie: 0

Cushing vs. 8: 1 Cushing: 0 8: 1 Tie: 0

Individual Stories

An Unearthly Child vs. Rose The Daleks vs. The End of the World The Edge of Destruction vs. The Unquiet Dead Marco Polo vs. Aliens of London/World War Three The Keys of Marinus vs. Dalek The Aztecs vs. The Long Game The Sensorites vs. Father's Day The Reign of Terror vs. The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances Planet of Giants vs. Boom Town The Dalek Invasion of Earth vs. Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways The Rescue vs. The Christmas Invasion The Romans vs. New Earth The Web Planet vs. Tooth and Claw

The Crusade vs. School Reunion The Space Museum vs. The Girl in the Fireplace The Chase vs. Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel The Time Meddler vs. The Idiot's Lantern Galaxy 4 vs. The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit Mission to the Unknown vs. Love & Monsters The Myth Makers vs. Fear Her The Daleks' Master Plan vs. Army of Ghosts / Doomsday The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve vs. The Runaway Bride The Ark vs. Smith and Jones The Celestial Toymaker vs. The Shakespeare Code The Gunfighters vs. Gridlock The Savages vs. Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks

The War Machines vs. The Lazarus Experiment The Smugglers vs. 42 The Tenth Planet vs. Human Nature / The Family of Blood The Power of the Daleks vs. Blink The Highlanders vs. Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords The Underwater Menace vs. Voyage of the Damned The Moonbase vs. Partners in Crime The Macra Terror vs. The Fires of Pompeii The Faceless Ones vs. Planet of the Ood The Evil of the Daleks vs. The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky The Tomb of the Cybermen vs. The Doctor's Daughter The Abominable Snowmen vs. The Unicorn and the Wasp The Ice Warriors vs. Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead

The Enemy of the World vs. Midnight The Web of Fear vs. Turn Left Fury from the Deep vs. The Stolen Earth / Journey's End The Wheel in Space vs. The Next Doctor The Dominators vs. Planet of the Dead The Mind Robber vs. The Waters of Mars The Invasion vs. The End of Time The Krotons vs. The Eleventh Hour The Seeds of Death vs. The Beast Below The Space Pirates vs. Victory of the Daleks The War Games vs. The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone Spearhead from Space vs. The Vampires of Venice Doctor Who and the Silurians vs. Amy's Choice

The Ambassadors of Death vs. The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood Inferno vs. Vincent and the Doctor Terror of the Autons vs. The Lodger The Mind of Evil vs. The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang The Claws of Axos vs. A Christmas Carol Colony in Space vs. The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon The Dæmons vs. The Curse of the Black Spot Day of the Daleks vs. The Doctor's Wife The Curse of Peladon vs. The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People The Sea Devils vs. A Good Man Goes to War The Mutants vs. Let's Kill Hitler The Time Monster vs. Night Terrors The Three Doctors vs. The Girl Who Waited

Carnival of Monsters vs. The God Complex Frontier in Space vs. Closing Time Planet of the Daleks vs. The Wedding of River Song The Green Death vs. The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe The Time Warrior vs. Asylum of the Daleks Invasion of the Dinosaurs vs. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Death to the Daleks vs. A Town Called Mercy The Monster of Peladon vs. The Power of Three Planet of the Spiders vs. The Angels Take Manhattan Robot vs. The Snowmen The Ark in Space vs. The Bells of Saint John The Sontaran Experiment vs. The Rings of Akhaten Genesis of the Daleks vs. Cold War

Revenge of the Cybermen vs. Hide Terror of the Zygons vs. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS Planet of Evil vs. The Crimson Horror Pyramids of Mars vs. Nightmare in Silver The Android Invasion vs. The Name of the Doctor The Brain of Morbius vs. The Day of the Doctor The Seeds of Doom vs. The Time of the Doctor The Masque of Mandragora vs. Deep Breath The Hand of Fear vs. Into the Dalek The Deadly Assassin vs. Robot of Sherwood The Face of Evil vs. Listen The Robots of Death vs. Time Heist The Talons of Weng-Chiang vs. The Caretaker

Horror of Fang Rock vs. Kill the Moon The Invisible Enemy vs. Mummy on the Orient Express Image of the Fendahl vs. Flatline The Sun Makers vs. In the Forest of the Night Underworld vs. Dark Water/Death In Heaven The Invasion of Time vs. Last Christmas The Ribos Operation vs. The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar The Pirate Planet vs. Under the Lake/Before the Flood The Stones of Blood vs. The Girl Who Died The Androids of Tara vs. The Woman Who Lived The Power of Kroll vs. The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion The Armageddon Factor vs. Sleep No More Destiny of the Daleks vs. Face the Raven

City of Death vs. Heaven Sent The Creature from the Pit vs. Hell Bent Nightmare of Eden vs. The Husbands of River Song The Horns of Nimon vs. The Return of Doctor Mysterio The Leisure Hive vs. The Pilot Meglos vs. Smile Full Circle vs. Thin Ice State of Decay vs. Knock Knock Warriors' Gate vs. Oxygen The Keeper of Traken vs. Extremis Logopolis vs. The Pyramid at the End of the World Castrovalva vs. The Lie of the Land Four to Doomsday vs. Empress of Mars

Kinda vs. The Eaters of Light The Visitation vs. World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls Black Orchid vs. Twice Upon a Time Earthshock vs. The Woman Who Fell to Earth Time-Flight vs. The Ghost Monument Arc of Infinity vs. Rosa Snakedance vs. Arachnids in the UK Mawdryn Undead vs. The Tsuranga Conundrum Terminus vs. Demons of the Punjab Enlightenment vs. Kerblam! The King's Demons vs. The Witchfinders The Five Doctors vs. It Takes You Away Warriors of the Deep vs. The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

The Awakening vs. Resolution Frontios vs. Spyfall Resurrection of the Daleks vs. Orphan 55 Planet of Fire vs. Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror The Caves of Androzani vs. Fugitive of the Judoon The Twin Dilemma vs. Praxeus Attack of the Cybermen vs. Can You Hear Me? Vengeance on Varos vs. The Haunting of Villa Diodati / The Ascension of the Cybermen / The Timeless Children The Mark of the Rani vs. Revolution of the Daleks The Two Doctors vs. Flux Timelash vs. Eve of the Daleks Revelation of the Daleks vs. Legend of the Sea Devils Trial of a Time Lord vs. The Power of the Doctor

Time and the Rani vs. The Star Beast Paradise Towers vs. Wild Blue Yonder Delta and the Bannermen vs. The Giggle Dragonfire vs. The Church on Ruby Road Remembrance of the Daleks vs. Space Babies The Happiness Patrol vs. The Devil's Chord Silver Nemesis vs. Boom! The Greatest Show in the Galaxy vs. 73 Yards Battlefield vs. Dot and Bubble Ghost Light vs. Rogue The Curse of Fenric vs. The Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death Survival vs. Joy to the World Dr. Who and the Daleks vs. Doctor Who the TV Movie Shada vs. Scream of the Shalka

[thessalian]

Thess vs New Year's Eve

The fireworks have already started. Oh gods.

That reminds me: I wondered awhile back what my mother thought about the fireworks that basically start around late October and don't stop until, like, February - especially now that she has a dog. We heard some going off when I was over on Christmas and the look on my mother's face answered that question perfectly. She also grumbled about it for like five minutes.

I have to say I'm not really looking forward to 2025 on any particular level. Like, new year's is pretty arbitrary anyway and I'd honestly rather go by the solstice, but this is the calendar we have, so I generally don't hugely celebrate anyway. Just ... I feel like I'm looking down the barrel of 2025, not forward to it. Like, I've checked the basic map I've got of "Life In General" and there's a big ol' Fog of War with a text box on it that reads "HERE BE DRAGONS".

...Actually, that's a pretty good metaphor, given the hoarding thing. Then again, most dragons I've read about aren't quite that prone to tantrums. Anyway.

So I finished some overtime (an hour and a half; we're in the upper 200s now, at least, so I feel justified in doing less, plus I'm burned out right to hell right now), and now I'm listening to things go BOOM outside, waiting for the inevitable run-up to midnight when the neighbours congregate in the car park (at least the ones whose flats are on the other side of the building from ours with the good view of the London skyline) and watch half the city's private fireworks displays and the big civic one that I never actually see the point of.

I'm debating whether I want takeaway. I figure if I do order anything, it'll be a wait, because it is New Year's Eve. The difference is that for me it's less celebratory and more "dear gods, don't make me cook".

Eh, I have gluten-free nuggets, and I have tater tots. Sticking a thing in the oven doesn't count as 'cooking', and I want to save the mental and emotional soons for actually having some fun at some point. Though I did get a bit of Veilguard in before I started work. A little rushed, though, because it was a bit of a production, that particular bit, and ... y'know, real life job.

Anyway, not entirely sure that 2024 needs to be hung, drawn and quartered, and then dumped in a lye pit with its head mounted on a spike as a warning to 2025. It's close, at least, but ... well, I want to save some vitriol-spoons for 2025, which I am side-eyeing a lot right now.

...Happy New Year?

[jannytimig]

Merry Christmas Eve. And Holidays Eve! I've been getting into more nostalgic fandoms like freaking Plants vs Zombies!!?

I only played the game once, but I swear you show me a 2 hour long video from a mobile game I haven't heard of in years, I'll be fixated on it

I drew hypnoshroom and a zombie but I also drew Thyme Warp from the second game

I love them they're cool :)

And I'm also working on a bigger art piece for tomorrow and that's more sprunki related so yep!

[enrapture]

I’m going to the movies alone in just a few hours. I’m seeing “a complete unknown” and I’m so excited for it. I’ve been in anticipation for it for a while now. It will Also be my first ever movie in theaters alone so I’m nervous as I usually hate being alone in public. Usually when I’m alone in public I will 99% just go home to where I feel comfortable being alone vs having to be uncomfortable in public. I used to be fine with it as a teenager people watching at Starbucks chatting with strangers and the like and it’s been so long since I did that… I’m slowly but surely working on changing it! But I just wanted to say all this to get to say Merry Christmas Eve/ Christmas to those that are celebrating it with their loved ones. I don’t really have a family personally ( I’ve realized for me my family whatever that may be needs to be self chosen and not through blood bc trauma from family and other personal reasons) so I’m not doing anything special at all unfortunately. I’m mostly spending it alone. but I know with the holidays for some it’s really hard. It a bit difficult for me at moments but I just wanted to wish you all a wonderful holiday and a happy new year. 🎆 here’s to new beginnings and lasting memories that you’ll love and will bring growth to your psyche. Let’s make this new year a great one and worthwhile than the rest. My birthday is right around the corner and I’m honestly dreading it. Let’s take it one day at a time and enjoy what this life has to offer and teach us. 🥂. If you’re alone or dealing with anything know that I love you and much love to you and your loved ones as well as am here if you need someone to talk to. I hope the best for each and every one of you in your future endeavors. Just Know your worth and what you deserve. You’re the ruler of your life and can change it at any second. Do the best you can. You’ve got this.

[phanfictioncatalogue]

Reality/Non-AU (6) Masterlist

part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part seven, part eight

a haze on the horizon (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Phil finds something on Dan's camera roll after tour that has him thinking some frustrating thoughts.

A Nun and A Priest: You Get Me Closer to God (ao3) - Spring_Haze

Summary: When Dan dresses up as a sexy nun for Halloween in America, he finds himself longing for a sexy priest.

A Very Lester Christmas (ao3) - cafephan

Summary: Upon their arrival to the Lester family home for Christmas, Kath has special gifts ready for her sons.

a warm heart (ao3) - okaydoomer

Summary: On new year's eve Dan is thinking about the year he's had. He's the happiest he's ever been and he can't put his feelings into words but Phil is there to listen and he knows what feeling this is. Pride.

all of these small things (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: It’s Dan’s first day back from his American tour, and Phil can’t believe how much he’s missed him.

and the house becomes a home again (ao3) - BLUEGREYKIM

Summary: Dan’s plane lands at one-thirty-two AM (he’s been tracking the flight since it took off, and his stomach’s been flipping with jitters since Dan’s phone switched to aeroplane mode and his texts stopped going through).

Two and a half months, since Dan's been home, and Phil has been going crazy.

(also known as the dan comes home fic)

banging on a heart of tin (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Dan has a little crush.

(Spoiler: It's on his boyfriend of thirteen years.)

Dan and Phil vs the Pantomime (ao3) - cafephan

Summary: Phil surprises Dan with tickets to a Christmas pantomime.

end this chapter (ao3) - brookwrites

Summary: it’s been years since dan and phil planned the changes they’re about to make, and they’ve been preparing for them since they got home from tour. dan’s more than ready, but when it comes time to announce it, phil has some doubts. is it really time to end this chapter?

envelop the lonely places (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: Dan in his arms is like remembering how to breathe.

(reunion fic, dec '22)

Here’s some faves from my camera roll this year (ao3) - natigail

Summary: 1 birthday tweet. 4 photos. 4 domestic memories. 1 smiling Phil. 1 fond Dan.

home for the holidays (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan and Phil take a moment to themselves while hosting Dan’s family for Christmas.

I can't help falling in love with you (again) (ao3) - Findus26

Summary: It's 2020, the world is falling apart and Dan can't help thinking back to October 2009 when everything was new and exciting. Phil finds a way to recreate the feeling

keep your brittle heart warm (ao3) - theloveofbees

Summary: this summer is strange. but its warm. and theres wine. and theres music. and maybe things will be okay.

Kind Of Similar (ao3) - cafephan

Summary: It’s kind of like 2009, they are apart again and spending hours staring through cameras at each other - just that Skype is as dead as the fringes and Dan is touring the world - but apart from that, practically identical.

made for you (ao3) - BLUEGREYKIM

Summary: Phil, in all the years he's known Dan, can tell what he's thinking with a glance, a lock of eyes. Dan, in all the years he's known Phil, is the same.

aka the fic where they have a super psychic connection and insane communicative skills (real life)

Merry-Go-Round (ao3) - thestreaklives

Summary: Martyn and Cornelia’s babysitter cancels last minute

pancakes + syrup (ao3) - indistinct_echo

Summary: “Are my nostrils deceiving me?” Phil asks, still out of Dan’s line of sight.

Dan blinks, looks down at the pancakes, now almost ready to be flipped, and then back at the Phil-less space. “No?”

pretty (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: The boxes sit piled in a jumble in the corner of Dan’s closet for weeks. Phil starts getting notifications for them in the days after Nashville, alerts of purchases off the credit card they don’t use often and then the packages themselves, one by one at the door.

(little dresses and fishnet stockings, 2022)

Santa Buddy (ao3) - TehInternetHomo

Summary: In which the boys host joint family Christmas in their forever home

Based on the Michael Bublé Santa Baby cover

solitary spark (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Truth or dare and tequila really don't mix well for Dan.

the one that I belong to (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: Phil comes home after the glue incident.

Together Again (ao3) - LivingVicarioslyThroughDaydreams

Summary: This is Dan’s moment, and Phil is more than happy to let him have this time. So when Dan calls every night, gushing with energy and excitement, Phil doesn’t tell him how he wants to be with him, how he misses him so much. He only smiles and laughs along and tells Dan how proud of him he is.

But now Dan is coming home, back to him. He almost feels selfish with how excited he is. Today though, he’ll allow it. Dan has had his time to find himself, but today: today will be just for them. Together again.

(Phil's perspective on missing Dan and being reunited with him)

Uncle Dan (ao3) - Ragopamplina

Summary: Dan is a Lester. He knows it, but still, he enjoys little reminders.

Welcome home! (never leave that long again) (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Dan comes home from tour and stumbles right into Phil’s arms. He is more touch starved than he’d realised.

when... (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: A fic about hypothetical future dogs.

when we were younger. (ao3) - dylaesthetics

Summary: dan is seriously in need of a breather after the difficult year he's had, and finds home in no one other than phil

would it be okay if i came home to you (ao3) - danhoweiis

Summary: dan comes home after the US leg of his tour

[ashmalina]

December Holidays with Ash Malina

Ash is an eclectic pagan, although it's not something she freely advertises about herself. She's also not particularly good at sitting down and doing spell work but she does enjoy making seasonal altars. Her Yule altar has been up for a few weeks now, and she finally put it to use during Yule / The Winter Solstice this year with a simple candle spell to bring in luck for the new year and welcome the sunshine and longer hours.

This is only her second Christmas without her dad. She didn't celebrate at all last year, making this her first real Christmas without him. Her stepmom, Jacq, and her sister, Lacey, convinced her to join them to celebrate with Jacq's family. On Christmas Eve day, they drove down to Baton Rouge. They attended a Deaf-lead church service on Christmas Eve and spent Christmas opening gifts, watching the Chiefs vs Steelers game (Ash routed for the Steelers since she used to live in Pittsburgh - not a popular choice with the rest of Jacq's family - and she also had no idea what was happening ninety percent of the time).

[jellostories]

AJ vs. Santa, Ch. 9: A Surprise on Christmas Eve

AJ and Twist were sprawled on the couch in AJ's TV room, already in their pajamas even though it was only 6:52 p.m. - a full hour and 38 minutes before their bedtime. But according to AJ, that was the whole point.

"If we're in our PJs," she whispered to Twist, "maybe Père Santa will think we're asleep!"

Twist, ever prepared, had brought flashlights from her garage and placed them on the coffee table, just in case Santa snuffed out the fire when he arrived. She took a sip from her juice box and raised an eyebrow at AJ.

"What makes you so sure Santa will even stop here?" she asked. "My dad told me Santa always knows when kids are awake and won't visit until they're asleep."

"Easy peasy!" AJ chirped, pointing to the fireplace where a green fire crackled. "I put a green flare in the fire, just like soldiers do in the movies! If that doesn't catch Père Santa's attention, nothing will."

Twist giggled. "Ohhhh," she said, "so that's what that green smoke was coming out of your chimney. I thought a dragon had burped inside your house or something."

AJ laughed.

Suddenly, with a hiss, the fire was doused by a bucket of water. Both girls gasped and flinched, grabbing their flashlights and aiming them at the fireplace, expecting to see Santa Claus. But to their disappointment, they only saw some soggy, burnt logs.

"Twist!" AJ whispered, tugging on her friend's sleeve. "I'm soaked! I think I just got baptized by the fireplace!"

Twist giggled and scooted away from AJ, playfully holding up her hands in defense. "Don't shake yourself off on me! I'm not exactly dry either!"

Just then, a deep, throaty voice boomed from inside the chimney, "Ho, ho, ho!"

Awestruck, Twist and AJ's jaws dropped.

"(Père) Santa Claus?" they uttered in unison, approaching the fireplace.

"That's right, little girls!" the jolly, red-suited man said as he carefully climbed out of the chimney and onto the floral rug. "'Tis I, Santa Claus! Père Noël! St. Nicholas! Sinterklaas! Father Christmas! In the flesh and blood! Merry Christmas, little girls! Ho, ho, ho!"

AJ and Twist gaped at the Spirit of Christmas, excitement and awe pouring out of them. Sure, something about Santa seemed a bit off to the girls, but that didn't make it any less thrilling to see him with their own eyes.

"Oh my goodness! Santa Claus in the flesh!" Twist gushed, fidgeting with pure enthusiasm. "I have so many questions, I don't even know where to start!"

"Ho, ho, ho!" Santa laughed. "Take your time, little girl!" He turned to AJ. "And what about you, young lady? Have you got any questions for me?"

AJ walked over to Santa and began circling him, making the jolly man blush. "Hmmm..." she said, stroking her chin thoughtfully, "Your suit, it's made of cashmere, is it not, Père Santa?"

"Y-yes, it is," Santa answered with a nervous chuckle. "Why do you ask?"

AJ continued inspecting Santa's outfit. Now that she was closer, it looked more like a dress than a suit, and she could've sworn the rope tied around the middle was the same one her mother used to replace the wire on their dumbwaiter.

"I think I know what's going on here," AJ declared, folding her arms with a sly grin.

"Huh?" Twist looked at her friend with alarm. Santa's eyes widened in panic.

"AJ, look! I can explain," he stammered.

But it was too late. AJ was pointing an accusing finger at The Spirit of Christmas. "You're fashionable, just like moi!" she proclaimed, striking a model pose.

However, her moment of triumph was cut short as she lost her balance and stumbled, her slippers flying off her feet.

AJ's face turned bright red as she scrambled to regain her composure. "Mon dieu, I'm so clumsy!" she exclaimed, giggling.

Santa and Twist chuckled, relieved that the moment hadn't become more awkward. "Don't worry, AJ," Santa said with a warm smile. "We've all had our share of mishaps."

"Ho, ho, ho!" Santa laughed, recovering his composure. "You're right, little girl! I am fashionable! I originally designed this outfit for Mrs. Claus, but our elves gave us the wrong bags, so I'm stuck wearing it for the night."

"Oooooh!" AJ crooned, stars appearing in her eyes.

Twist turned her head to hide a gag. Unlike her best friend, she wasn't very fashion-conscious.

"Anyway," Santa said, grabbing their attention again, "I came here because I heard a certain little girl was under the impression that I'm a burglar?"

Now it was AJ's turn to blush. Noticing this, Twist stepped forward, willing to take the fall for her friend, but AJ held her back.

"That was me, Père Santa," she admitted, looking up at the jolly man. "I heard that you break into people's houses at night and know who's awake, so I assumed the worst. Je suis désolée, Père Santa." She attempted a curtsy, almost tripping in her baggy pajama bottoms. "I should've known better than to judge a book by its cover, especially since my own best friend is a bookworm. I hope you can forgive me."

Twist and Santa both smiled, glad that AJ was finally getting it. Santa crouched down to AJ's eye level and pulled her into a warm hug. AJ gladly returned the hug, sniffing Santa's "mandress." It smelled like the raspberry air freshener her mother used as perfume.

"Oh, AJ, of course, I forgive you," Santa said. "Understanding children is part of my job, and one of the first things you learn is that children are still learning about the world. And you know what else?"

AJ stopped sniffing Santa's outfit and looked up at him. "Quoi?"

"Even as a grownup, you never stop learning," Santa finished, booping AJ on the nose.

AJ flinched and jumped out of Santa's arms. "Je suis désolée, Père Santa," she said, holding up her hands. "But only my mommy can give me the boops."

Santa hid a chuckle. "I understand. Just remember, little girl - my elves make all the toys I give out, and I have contracts with all the Christmas-celebrating parents allowing me entry into their homes. Now, if you'll excuse me, Santa has some presents to deliver. So, if you could just leave the room for a few minutes..."

[tvrundownusa]

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Friday, December 6th:

(exclusive): Batwheels (MAX, "The Great Christmas Caper" episode), Tiny Toons Looniversity (MAX, "Winter In Blunderland" episode), The Sticky (APrime, "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist" dark comedy, all 6 eps), Paris Has Fallen (hulu, action franchise spinoff series, all 8 eps), Buddy's Holiday Recipe Rumble (hulu, family recipe competition w/ Buddy Valastro), Clash of the Cookbooks (Roku, competition premiere w/ Phoebe Robinson, all 6 eps), Love Never Lies (netflix, South African dating show, all 7 eps), Echoes of the Past (netflix, Egyptian mystery/revenge, all 8 eps), "A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter" (netflix, variety special in primetime)

(movies): "Christmas Eve in Miller's Point" (AMC+), "Camp Crasher" (netflix, Argentinian family comedy, 95mins), "Mary" (netflix, biblical coming-of-age epic), "Biggest Heist Ever" (netflix, Bitcoin crime documentary), "Fly Me to the Moon" (apple+, original rom-com streaming premiere), "Speak No Evil" (Peacock, Blumhouse horror, streaming premiere)

(streaming weekly): Before (apple+), SILO (apple+), The Agency (Para+), The Creep Tapes (AMC+|Shudder, penultimate), When the Phone Rings (netflix)

(also new): "Private Princess Christmas" (HALL, original movie, 2hrs), "The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies, and the FBI" (SHO|Para+, documentary)

(hour 1): S.W.A.T. (CBS), The Last Cowboy (CMT), Outlander (Starz), "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (NBC, annual special expanded, 75mins)

(hour 2): Fire Country (CBS), Children Ruin Everything (theCW, 60mins), The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (HIST), Happy's Place (NBC, later time) / . / Lopez vs. Lopez (NBC)

(hour 3): Blue Bloods (CBS, penultimate, part 1 of two), Scare Tactics (USA, season 1 finale) / . / Hysteria! (USA, ~75mins), Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo (HIST, info-reality series premiere)

(hour 4 - latenight): The Graham Norton Show (BBCAm|AcornTV|AMC+), Hysteria! (USA, contd, limited series finale)

[preempted, returning next week: Shark Tank (ABC) ]

[laresearchette]

Tuesday, December 03, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES? AS1ONE: THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN POP MUSIC JOURNEY (Paramount+ Canada) SURVIVING CHRISTMAS (Paramount+ Canada) CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS (CTV2) 8:000pm

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA JACK IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

DISNEY + STAR JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL – THE ORIGINAL (All Episodes) STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW (two-episode premiere)

NETFLIX CANADA FORTUNE FEIMSTER: CRUSHING IT KNOCK AT THE CABIN

NBA BASKETBALL (SN Now) 7:00pm: Wizards vs. Cavaliers (TSN/TSN4/TSN5) 7:30pm: Pacers vs. Raptors (TSN) 10:00pm: Warriors vs. Nuggets (TSN/TSN4) 9:30pm: Thunder vs. Spurs (SN1) 10:00pm: Lakers vs. Suns

NHL HOCKEY (TSN2) 7:00pm: Islanders vs. Habs (SN1/SNEast) 7:00pm: Red Wings vs. Bruins (TSN3) 8:00pm: Blues vs. Jets (SNPacific) 8:00pm: Canucks vs. Wild (SNWest) 9:00pm: Blue Jackets vs. Flames (SN1/SNEast) 10:00pm: Oilers vs. Knights

CHUCK AND THE FIRST PEOPLES' KITCHEN (APTN) 7:00pm: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory - Lynx Trapping: Chuck travels to the Yukon to learn about one of its most traditional hunts: the trapping of the lynx; Chuck meets Russell Burns, a Kwandlin Dün Nation member, who teaches him how to set up traps and cook this lean meat.

THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES (CBC) 8:00pm: All the Christmas hits, Zillennial style; starring Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle, Trent McClellan, Chris Wilson and Mark Critch.

THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE (Makeful) 8:00pm: A lace bra and knicker set tests the sewers before they turn thermals into daywear; they must then fit a pair of luxury pyjamas to their male models.

GLOW UP: BRITAIN'S NEXT MAKE-UP STAR (Out TV) 8:00pm: The artists create showstopping looks for a live Cirque du Soleil performance; they tackle a weird and wonderful body-painting challenge.

STILL STANDING (CBC) 8:30pm: New Glasgow,N.S.: The local steel industry collapses and New Glasgow embraces art, its diverse history and its community spirit.

GOLD RUSH (Discovery Channel Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Parker chases a record-breaking 10,000-ounce season; Rick pursues his dream of buying his own claim; the fate of the Beets family dynasty shifts when the eldest son, Kevin, strikes out on his own.

SWEETHEARTS (Crave 2) 9:50pm: Forced together by fate and an ill-executed diamond robbery, Mel and her easily panicked hostage, Franny, race against time. When a relentless detective and the greedy Berlin underworld begin pursuing them, they must work together.

TALES FROM OAK ISLAND (History Channel Canada) 10:00pm: A storm of clues suggests that the creator of Oak Island's Money Pit is a 17th century English politician who may have possessed sunken treasures.

SO FLY CHRISTMAS (BET Canada) 10:00pm: After being left at the altar on Christmas Eve, a woman and her best friend renounce love. Things become complicated when the woman's best friend falls for a record-store owner and tries to keep it under wraps.

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The other thing about Boxing Day is that the big Sales on. Americans might have Black Friday, but Australia does Boxing day. Boxing Day is also the date of the World Series Yankees vs Dodgers 2024 trophy vintage shirt of the Test Cricket season in Australia. So the shops are running at full pelt selling stuff. The Movies are premiering new stuff that wasn’t playing the day before, and the MCG (and Channel 9) has Cricket, and every Beach in the nation is sprawling with people. The Queens Speech is on TV (Because Time zones makes it Christmas Day in the UK) And from 2005 till 2017, the Doctor Who Christmas special was on. (moved to New Years Day apparently this season). And the Christmas Lunch Leftovers are for lunch, and probably dinner too. I’m usually too busy on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to do anything even associated with going to a movie and sitting down for 2 or 3 hours. Boxing day is when I can have a day off, but it sometimes takes me a couple of hours to calm down enough to remember to relax.

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Lettings Agent vs Self Management

If you’re a landlord and not sure whether to self-manage or put a lettings agent in charge of your property, We’ve asked our fabulous lettings team to put together a list of factors to consider:

Time

How much time do you have? And how do you value your time? It takes our lettings team about eight hours of work to find tenants, another two to four hours per month to manage a property, plus five or so to end a tenancy – and that’s with all the systems in place.

Over a year-long rental at £1,000 a month, a 10% fee equates to £25 an hour – and if any problems arise, it becomes even cheaper. Unless you earn less than that, live nearby and have the time and energy to deal with boilers and break clauses, a good agent is a bit of a bargain.

If you own a ‘low-maintenance’ new build? Even with no repairs, there will still be admin and contractual issues. No matter how trouble-free you think your property might be, managing it well always takes time and focus.

Cost

Usually the main reason why landlords self-manage. You will save a fair bit in agent fees, but remember that these fees are tax deductible from your rental income so the might be less than you think.

Arms’ length or up close?

Doing viewings yourself could help you find a better tenant: unspoken clues when meeting them in person tell you much more than a paper reference. You can also build rapport, which will help you get the best out of tenant.

On the other hand, a skilled agent, like ourselves could get a higher rent and defuse any disputes because they’re at arms’ length. We also are well versed in asking potential tenants the correct questions to filter out anyone that is unsuitable for your requirements. You also might want to keep your details private. Plus, you won’t field the call about the broken boiler or leaking roof on Christmas Eve (as we have), nor will you have to deal with tenants who bother you with non-emergencies at 11pm (like the one who locked herself out, called in a panic to beg for keys, then got in – but failed to update the agent who had travelled an hour to her aid).

Control

No one knows your property as well as you do. Looking after it yourself lets you see maintenance issues first-hand, so you can make the right choices and use your own preferred tradesmen.

Enjoyment

Are you forever fixing things? Do you love leaping into action to solve a tenant crisis? If that’s you, you might enjoy self-managing even if it makes little sense financially. Equally, if you’re the hands-off type who hires a handyman to oil a squeaky door, it won’t be for you.

Precision (and patience)

It’s not particularly complicated to let and manage your property yourself. However, there are lots and lots of annoying little boxes to tick. (Hey, we’ve filled a book with them.) The consequences of getting it wrong can be serious. If attention to detail is not one of your strengths, you might be better off getting an agent who knows their stuff to do it for you.

Your situation could of course change – perhaps you’ll grow to have less time and more money. The right decision now might not be the right decision in five years. Whatever you decide, don’t underestimate how much time and effort it takes to manage well.

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[thessalian]

Thess vs Holiday Prep

Well. Today was ... a mess.

As previously stated, we are in something of a distaster with the workload. Because apparently people being gone for several weeks at a time (it's, what, over a month now?) does not call for getting a temp because "Maaaaaaaaaaybe they'll be back next week".

(Side note: honestly, this really is down to Temp and Other Part-Timer having poor communication skills. I was in regular contact with the office when I was on long-term sick getting my fibromyalgia diagnosis, just to keep them in the loop. Temp, meanwhile, leaves it until two days after the date her doctor's note says she can return to work to say, "Actually, that's not happening". This is, frankly, ludicrous on all counts and we still have no idea when she's going to be back.)

Anyway. First thing was, of course, the regular day job. I did, however, stand up on one very basic point - a request that someone please for the love of fuck take that seventeen-minute Monstrosity so I don't have to. I mean, honestly, it was for the best. My left hand - the one that got caught in a door, y'know - was already sore as fuck just on Annoyances. A Monstrosity would have killed me. And I literally said that. My exact words were, "I know everyone leaves the longer ones for me and I usually don't complain, but I got my hand caught in a door over the weekend (nothing broken, just very bruised) and a macro that long will cause me problems, especially with [Breast Guy]'s macros". Looked back and it was gone. I'd bet good money that Scruffman did it himself, since he probably wasn't going to ask Goblin to do it. I think he looked at my email, went, "I have people out sick and [Thess] is working with a bruised hand on top of that chronic pain thing, so I am going to agree to this pretty reasonable request without a fucking word, at least in part because I will need [Thess] on overtime as much as possible since she's* the only one who will actually do any and I can't afford to cripple her right now. Two days without [Thess] in the office was bad enough".

(* - side note: I am not out at the office. Look at the country in which I live, and the government policy on trans folks over here, for the answer as to why.)

Had to step out - on Christmas Eve, no less - for a couple of last-minute things I couldn't carry on my last shops trip. Mostly bleach, toilet paper, a couple of nibbleables, and something I could reasonably stuff into my face with minimal effort. Thankfully that wasn't a huge deal - honestly, Tesco's yesterday was worse.

But after that I had to come home and do overtime. We're only barely below 500 cases, partly because we had the usual folks in - and one lady in particular throwing urgent cases in the queue until, like, 6pm. I literally yelled, "IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE; GO HOME!" Two and a half hours of overtime, nightmare.

After that and a bath to try to soak some of the aches out, it was time to meet another of my obligations. Specifically ... I do dessert for Christmas dinner at the parentals' house. Started as a tradition last year because it's easier for me to make a dessert that I can eat. Thankfully I wasn't baking anything, exactly - just slightly destroying the kitchen with a mint chocolate cheesecake. The "licking the spoon" test says I did good, anyway. But after all that, we were approaching midnight and I hadn't even had dinner yet. That was my "I'm going to make a nice Christmas Eve dinner for myself" out the window; I just made something simple. But it did mean I ate a proper meal.

After that, wrapping the Christmas gifts for the parentals. Thankfully the Christmas snack hamper for my stepfather was easy to handle; just arrange everything nicely in a gift bag (though I have to remember to take his brie out of the fridge when I take out my cheesecake). Mum ... three small things - two for Christmas, one for her birthday, which happens on the 19th. Managed well enough, despite being obscenely tired by then. Did the cards, packed everything I will need (except for the refrigerated stuff) and set it by the door for easy pick-up tomorrow.

After that, I could finally relax ... in juuuuuuust enough time for it to be "nearly time for bed". AAAAAAAAA!

Happy Holidays, everybody. I wish you a more peaceful holiday than I seem to be having.

[paletalegear]

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