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tempestandwhirlwinds · 5 months ago

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in light of the us election...I'm trying to get a job in scotland (or anywhere in the uk/ireland) and hope to stay there for a couple years at least (if you catch my drift) and if anyone has advice on getting a job in the book publishing industry, or if anyone has experience in that field over there, please let me know. I'm getting my postgraduate degree in Creative Writing and English in the spring and was looking at HarperCollins Glascow, though I would accept any book publishing company (big or small) at this point 🙏🙏🙏

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xserpx · 11 months ago

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“Europe stares into the abyss.

Plague and famine stalk the land, monsters lurk in every shadow and greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions. Only one thing is certain: the elves will come again, and they will eat everyone.

Sometimes, the darkest paths lead towards the light. Paths on which the righteous will not dare to tread…

And so, buried beneath the sacred splendour of the Celestial Palace, is the secret Chapel of the Holy Expediency. For its congregation of convicted monsters there are no sins that have not been committed, no lines that will not be crossed, and no mission that cannot be turned into a disastrous bloodbath.

Now the hapless Brother Diaz must somehow bind the worst of the worst to a higher cause: to put a thief on the throne of Troy, and unite the sundered church against the coming apocalypse.

When you’re headed through hell, you need the devils on your side.“

#joe abercrombie #the devils #the UK cover art is gorge! can't wait to see it irl ❤️#i am exciteeed #a whole YEAR i have to wait an ENTIRE year 🥺#also tamsyn muir doing the quote bit on the US edition lmaoo i had a feeling there was a connection somehow

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lorettafryingpan · 3 months ago

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I can’t reblog the post about the Odyssey twitter drama anymore but @pilotstar you need to know there is some tom-fucking-foolery happening and I have to get your take on it

#using my blog as a message board #we need to connect on discord or something so we can talk regularly again I miss u bro #seeing the ‘we don’t study the odyssey in the UK’ as an earnest argument #it’s fucking sending me into orbit #hashtag ramble

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bibleofficial · 6 months ago

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amazon is off their shit w the way they put ads in everything i HATE how the new ‘premium model’ is just … without ads. like buy an amazon fire tv & have ads built into ur television. a billboard in ur living room

#stream #ads are fucking EVERYWHERR #like fire sticks have ads #KINDLES have ads #everything has a fucking AD !!!!!!!!!!#like honestly i was going to return the apple tv & just stick w the hdmi cable & my computer connected to it but it’s just #a) not feasible b) investing in the apple tv works bc im always on my fucking phone ALSKALKSLAKSLKSLA #my phone or ipad which r both apple #BUT ALAO THE STEAM DECK FOR APPLE TV #THEN U CAN STREAM UR WINDOWS COMPUTER ON THE TV #so yea there’s that at least #but the cost ….#it was over 200 FUCKIN POINDS #i hate my LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#but i use this tv constantly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#& i can just plug it into a separate monitor that i plan on getting at some point in the future !!!!!!!!!!!#bc i do need a separate monitor truthfully i do ive like a 13’’ computer & ive open a billion fuckin things at once #like i use my computer + ipad as 2 different computers but its a PAIN bc i can’t just ‘copy & paste’ over to the OTHER SCREEN #i don’t even LIKE amazon i HATE amazon w a PASSION #i just have to use it here bc the uk has destroyed themselves in terms of the high street #i.e. there are no more ‘business districts’ or liek ‘shopping districts’ bc a) rent too high b) interest rates too high c) nobody has any #fucking money d) amazon’s business model is to undercut EVERYONE to drive them out of business bc AMAZON IS A FUCKING MONOPOLY THAT THE US #ADAMANTLY REFUSES TO BREAK #like if u build & manufacture all ur own shit … in ur own factories … then send it to the customer … through ur OWN mail system … and SELL #it though ur own STORE FRONT ….. & SELL EVERYTHING ELSE THROUGH THE SAME WAY …..#ITS A MONOPOLY #like for example: the apple tv on amazon i got for 20£ less than apple even though they’re both #british #not ‘they’re both british’ i mean the apple tv are uk versions not us versions #apple: undercut. but also apple doesn’t change price per currency. 59$ for whatever is 59£ that’s it lol it’s not less bc $ is weaker

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4th-make-quail · 6 months ago

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things i did not need to know: rainbow connection has an Armand nail polish shipping end of October.....

#quail cheeping #help its so prettyyyy #although the colour doesn't really speak armand to me tbh #i'm just distracted by the sparkle LOL #anyway rainbow connection is a UK shop which stocks US indie polishes so check US stores for anyone wanting this i guess!#it is an unfortunate rabbit hole of a shop cos they have sooo many beautiful shinies.....#but i don't paint my nails enough to justify buying much

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aretrothing · 9 months ago

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i do not get this culture of flying comparably short distances. yes it might be more convenient or whatever but you're ruining the environment and a much more fun and sustainable option is staring you right in the face

#TAKE A BLOODY TRAIN #this is a probably a very european thing but like. there's literally a tunnel under the english channel for that purpose #it chucks you out after 2 hours in paris/brussels/amsterdam and instead of clouds you actually get to see countryside #and then you can take speedy trains to other places in europe #yes it takes more time than a plane but COME ON #we're so used to getting places fast that we've forgotten that for millenia getting anywhere took ages #enjoy yourself #have fun #explore a little in between connections #i get the use of planes if you're going from say the uk to japan bc that's a long distance #but if you're flying from bristol to berlin there's high quality train connections that can get you there instead #and they get cheaper if you book them early #4 trains. 4 trains and you're there #just...please consider using them #they're worth it i know they're scary but they're really worth it #and you're saving the planet each time you use them (and sticking it to oil companies too)#anyway this was vetty's rant about planes and trains #vetty talks

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wearepeace · 1 year ago

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“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.” ― William Shakespeare

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amiscreations · 2 years ago

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You can just about see me in the Glasgow Slog! My friend always brings her Italian flag with her so this time I was easy to spot as I was right next to her! The third pic wasn't from the slog, but Ryan sent it to me a few days after the concert!💜

#honestly such a surreal (and cold and wet) day #I'm endlessly grateful to my friend who gave me her spare ticket too #I truly hope I can see them again soon🥺#this particular slog was like the end of an era for me #bc I went to a bunch of the UK shows #so I feel a lot more connected to this leg of the tour than I did the US ones #so the Slog feels like its finally over #I know I'll get to see all the US content and the Japan and Aus content #but it's not the same at all #bc I experienced this WITH them in real time #wow post concert depression is hitting hard today #and knowing I'll probably have to wait more than a year until I can do it all again...🥲#Slogs #Concerts #Def Leppard

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unhonestlymirror · 2 years ago

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Many of you, guys, perceive Lithuania the same way English colonizers perceived Indian women in sari. Shall I tell you this story?

#it's not like I mind ships or national clothes but i wish there were more different perspectives on actual history and actual culture #for example people who draw India or Kazakhstan #every time it's just their national clothes. which is okay but #i wish they drew India as a YT mathematician because yk #Indians are veeeery famous for explaining difficult problems easily #India is not their folk clothes only and perceiving it as such is no different from imperialistic thinking #same with Qazaqstan. you guys know they don't dress like that on daily basis right?#you guys know they're the richest Asian country right?#I've never seen people drawing e.g. Lithuania just interacting with any other country except the popular ships #where are my jokes about India being a second great grandparent to Lithuania???#Lithuanian language is considered to be the closest to Sanskrit. also Lithuania loves Krishnaits #come on man use your imagination and ability to read news and connect the dots it's not that hard and it's not forbidden #where is Lithuania interacting with England?? they have lots of business together.#where is Lithuania listening to USA complaining about UK?? it's such a wide space for jokes and funny jokes #which i don't draw because i have studies #where is Lithuania interacting with Italy? google Bona Sforza #you guys perceive Lithuania like some kind of isolated colony. and you do the same shit with Ukraine and Belarus and Latvia and-

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twinktorturer · 1 year ago

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i really do feel like its impressive of me to have not made any friends at all at university. its been two years

#everyones like 'ouhhh just put yourself out there' EVERY TIME I DO THAT I JUST FREAK PEOPLE OUT....#like whenever i make a genuine effort there is just something about me that is offputting and weird and people do not respond well to it #its weird cause ive been able to make friends with people in different circumstances. but people herejust seem so weird and cold and distan #and i cant connect with them. it was like that at my old university in the us too so its not even a us/uk thing #like i remember once i was helping my department librarys people move some books. and there were like 3 other people there . i kept making #like little jokes to try and lighten the mood cause everyone was just silent? and like. nobody seemed to get it or laugh? i could just be #not funny but ... i mean thatd be part of my problem. but it felt so weird and bad #like. im trying here can someone please god just meet me in the middle....

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blurrypxls · 2 years ago

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Fatal, this attraction Yeah, we might just end up crashin' But I'm ready if it happens with you Meet me out in Cali when I'm far away from family And I need someone to hold onto

#these two only dated for like i dunno like 6 months tops but they got a beautiful daughter out of it lol #it started as PR for both of them (Sam was going through media struggles and Lacy was just establishing her career) but blossomed #and they had a genuine connection and remained close friends after their romance ended #and are always each other's biggest supporters including at awards shows and stuff #i'll have to talk more about sam's band in another post but the verse is built around that basically #this song really reminds me of these two especially that verse as Lacy is from the UK and is launching her US career when she dates Sam #sam griffin #lacy maeda #griffinverse #ts3

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rainingincale · 1 year ago

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#might delete this later because i havent actually done extensive research on it #this is purely just based on my own personal opinions #but labour seriously fucked it when they stopped caring about any country in the uk that wasnt england #like a lot of the people in scotland moved from labour to snp especially because of that #because they moved away from their original left wing working class roots #i guess what im trying to say is just that its a shame and this is exactly why we just need independence #we are completely separate countries that are running on different systems and politics #the only thing still being connected to england is doing to us at this point is ensuring we remain held back and dragged down with them #and its sad you know because we voted to remain in the eu during the brexit vote. and i really believe the only reason we didnt get #independence the last time it was voted for is purely because we were for all staying together and staying within the eu. there was just too #much up in the air at that point. and then we got fucked over 2 years later by england voting for brexit.#sigh. anyways like i said i dont actually know anything for fact this is my own personal feelings. but yeah its just a shame really #le text post

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ffxivlilmeowmeow · 1 year ago

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I am confused how I have excellent connection to the cloud server when my connection to the US server is always poor 🤔

#this is what I get for being from the UK but based on a US server ;w;#but super nice that for the cloud test at least I'll have a good connection... when I can get in #like its super long que and must have a lot of people there so why is my connection so good?

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nordic-language-love · 2 years ago

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for my junior high school level classes i have to teach a small section with intonation/pronunciation and i fucking hate it because the intonation/pronunciation they use on the cd/in the textbook is SO american and it feels completely unnatural to me. the first time i taught this class i taught the pronunciation and then we listened to the cd and i realised the intonation was actually really different to what i'd just been teaching them and i felt so awkward

#i'd listened to the cd before the class but i kinda forgot the pronunciation was so weirdly different to uk english ughh #like i really am big on teaching pronunciation and intonation and connected speech #and a lot of the kids are too! they love it when i praise them for sounding like native speakers!#but the variation between us english and uk english is wild #like the way they want me to say 'are you okay?' sounds fine in us english #but when i say it with that intonation it feels and sounds fucking weird

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avatar-state-kate · 2 years ago

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Like if the royals are on my money I should get UK/common wealth benefits

#I should get to use the Uk passport line #the fucking English lion is on my passport!!#the queen approved this document in spirit and sovereignty #I have a connecting flight!

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bluesunsdusk · 2 years ago

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Iggy: It all started with a BANG!

Set: Is that a band? Do you mean the drums?

Iggy: The UK was overrun by the Beatles!

Set: You mean like the locusts in Egypt?

Iggy: Hahah. Kind of!

Set: ...

Iggy: Wait. You thought I meant the bugs. No, this is spelled B E A!

Set: ...They misspelled the word.

#setesh shitposts #so my sis and I just talked about how Set wasn't taught certain intricacies of human interaction like proverbs and wordplay #so they had to basically learn that all on their own and they don't like being connected to the internet so they couldn't look it up #and Lucio was using a bunch of slang which they didn’t understand because he just used alternative slang to explain the previous slang #then him and bap started taking the piss outta them and then Sigma told them this is ''niet netjes'' and niran started trying to help them #then a bunvh of other Overwatch people gathered to help out too and after kiriko explaining shipping and rivals to lovers it snowballed #into iggy info dumping about music-based human subcultures in the UK and she went on so long that Zen needed to intervene #and then the nulltrooper/slicer Clyde evacuated Set for a walk after set didn't move because their head was too full #they ended up flopping over in a meditation room and teasing Ram by poking him with their tail for little while afterwards

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