#alwaysdramatizing

[gingerteaonthetardis]

I'm also going to validate your anger cause... it's true. School Reunion is excessively and UNNECESSARILY hurtful and spiteful in its dialogue at times. Sarah Jane being suprised at Rose's age and saying "you pick them younger every time!" HOLY FUCK and referring to her as 'assistant' etc. Sarah Jane did you think of yourself that way too? It makes me want to drown the writer in acid because it makes it seem as though companions are pets or playthings of the Doctor that he discards when he gets bored and THEY ARE NOT??? GOD IF THIS DW SHOWS YOU ANYTHING IS HOW DEEPLY AND EQUALLY DOCTOR AND COMPANIONS APPRECIATE EACH OTHER! And don't get me started on them arguing, it's pointless conflict and out of character for both women. They wouldn't be a threat for each other and they'd know that! I'm sick of men writing women like catty competitive bitches! Even at the end, when Sarah Jane sees the new K9, she says "he replaced you with a new model. Yeah, he does that," and I'm like DUDE THIS IS DISTURBING COMPANIONS ARE NOT TROPHY WIVES WHAT THE HELL

yeah, all of this is completely spot on. mickey’s joke about “the missus and the ex” being every man’s worst nightmare really shines a light on what they thought they were doing with this episode, and it does not impress me. it removes the focus from the doctor’s genuine pain over losing people and making bad choices, and instead makes it about his (fragile) masculinity.

more bitching below the cut.

maybe i’m just bitter, but that framing of rose and sarah jane makes his whole “curse of the time lords” diatribe a lot less sympathetic. it makes it sound as if the doctor, like, dropped sarah jane off in aberdeen, not because he had to (like he told her), but because he’s all worked up about “decay” and thought he spied a wrinkle or something. rose is nineteen (twenty? doesn’t matter) fucking years old, she does not need to hear that all that’s waiting for her is age and decay and death!!!! man, shut up, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING.

the worst part is that... the dialogue between sarah jane and rose isn’t even witty or clever, really. it’s not a battle of wills so much as a ceaseless bitch-fest, in which both of their tones are exactly the same. it indicates how little the writer thought of both characters, except in their function as “women who love the doctor.”

the only redeeming value exists in their performances, in how much david clearly loved working with elisabeth, and in how lively and loveable billie is in basically everything she does.

ANYWAY, I’M CRANKY!!!!!!!!!!! i had to stop watching the episode for a little and go make some bread just to cleanse my spirit.

[vindicia]

Hello! I'm doing a research project about Horizon Forbidden West and I seem to remember you posted a photo of a decorative metal flower in a dutch city while ago, which looked amazing! It would mean the world if you could upload the photo again, and also perhaps you happen to know if that was an official promotional campaign or...?

Hello, of course! click here for the post with the photo! it was indeed an official promotional campaign by Playstation Netherlands, they tweeted a few coordinates (one of which was near me!) and put metal flowers there and posting a photo of it could let you win a collector's edition of the game. Here is a little video they posted about it: (x)

They did even more cool stuff than only a metal flower in Amsterdam but unfortunately i did not have time to travel there that day. it's also shown in the video i linked above!

[beanhusk]

My heart yearns for more Tendonna content and I was wondering if the new book Legends of Camelot is worth it :')

in terms of plot/setting it's v fantasy/fairytale w a sci-fi explanation so i think it's rlly up to each person's taste in that regard but !

the characterization is so so good & it has some rlly Top Tier tendonna moments- u rlly get the sense that the author loves these characters & their dynamic as much as the rest of us do :) i won't spoil anything but there's this moment where ten is rlly rlly appreciating donna on main & it made me scream (positive) so.. imo it's definitely worth it !

[dalekpropaganda]

*throws a pokeball at you* I CHOOSE YOU DALEK

I DO NOT THINK THAT IS HOW IT WORKS.

[ambertea]

It's your birthday today??? HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET PEA ^^ have this funky frog in a hat to celebrate

THANK YOU DEAR <333

[senadimell]

30 Questions Meme

I was tagged by @alwaysdramatizing​! It’s taken me a while to get to it, but thank you so much for thinking of me. ^^

Rules: Answer these 30 questions then tag 20 people you wanna get to know better.

1. Name/Nickname: Poly/Polly

2. Gender: Female

3. Star Sign: Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight.

4. Height: Tall enough to reach things off the shelves, but shorter than my brothers

5. Time: fun fact, there are three different time zones in my phone clock and my alarm clock is in military time.

6. Birthday: Okay this is a liiiiiittttle too password guess-y

7. Favorite Band: hm hm hm, I really like Open the Door for Three, but Värttinä is also cool! Also the Grissini Project

8. Favorite Solo Artist: um...right now either Rachel Hardy or Colm McGuiness?

9. Song currently stuck in your head: Colm McGuiness’ cover of Sleeping in the Cold Below

10. Last movie watched: The Pacifier. Not of my choosing, but my brother giggled a lot.

11. Last show watched: Loki Actually, I over-watched a Spiderman show my brothers are watching! Miles, vampires, and a multiverse were involved.

12. When I created this blog: 2020, circa March?

13. What I post: hehehe, at this point I don’t know. Some art, some ramblings and over-analysis, a few fandoms I don’t have a sideblog for. Whatever strikes my fancy, really.

14. Last thing I googled: psych I don’t use google! But the last thing I remember searching was ASAN, but I forgot what the acronym actually was and searched ASEAN instead, which is...very different, but also up my alley.

15. Other blogs of yours: I run a Doctor Who blog, a Harry Potter (mostly Snape) blog, a Lord of the Rings blog, and this one random place I reserve to dump writing thoughts.

16. Following: 105

17. Do you get asks?: Rarely! Though I have been tagged a fair bit, which is fun.

18. Why you chose your URL: ummmmm so I happen to have a list of names I’ve been collecting and I like the way this one sounds, and it also wouldn’t fit the naming conventions of any of the stories I’d like to write, so I used it!

19. Lucky number: 13, because younger me thought it was Cool to pick an unlucky number (but also it’s prime and fibonacci, so that’s actually cool).

20. Followers: 123? I’ve probably got some p*rn bots in there, better clean house.

21. Average hours of sleep:  7-8 hours. Yes. Good. That’s taken some work! Though sometimes I get 6.5 or 3. Those are the increments that seem to work.

22. Play any instruments: Piano! Pretty well. Clarinet, eh, it’s been a few years and I need new reeds. Ocarina, not very well at all, pan flute, marginally better than ocarina.

23. What’re you wearing: hiking pants, dressy t-shirt, old house sweater, socks. Hairstick bun, headphones.

24. Dream job: One that I am not painfully bored in and do not dread. Not too loud or bright.

25. Favorite food:  Mangos are brilliant. So are cherries. And bread. Especially bagels.

26. Nationality: US of A

27. Favorite song: Proud, cover by Susan Boyle. Oof, that one rings so true.

28. Last song you listened to: Jenny of Oldstones (Grissini Project version), I think! Or it may have been a rendition of The Wellerman. Nope, I am not over it.

29. Last book you read: Currently reading Why I Jump, by Naoki Higashida. Before that, Welcome to the Autistic Community, and before that Ender in Exile (which is REALLY not my cup of tea but I was reading for a loved one).

30. 3 fictional universes you’d love to live in: I’ve been fascinated by the X-men universe for a long time, sans space threats or the Conflict-driving THREAT OF DOOM type stuff, but more along the socio-political side of things, probably because it is not so far off from our own. I would love to travel with the Doctor. ^^

(Whoops, forgot to pass it on!) @lifeisinthepixels, @ladyzayinwonderland if you’re interested!

[asexualdoctorwho]

This may be weird, but sometimes it saddens me to think that if dw hadn't been a family-friendly show the writers might've made the Doctor's behavior more overtly sexual (and I already dislike some sexual innuendos done during the Moffat era). To me, one of the greatest things about the Doctor is how much they value platonic relationships and their complete lack of interest in sexual relationships, so it'd be a real letdown for me if these things were just 'plot or age restrictions' :/

Yeah mood. I was really worried abt that with modern who that like... now that there isnt so much of a limit on like sexual or romantic content that they would just toss out the doctors asexuality and aromanticism. and theyve definitely tried with romance and yeah moffat with sex. like why is it such a bad thing to them to have a character where romance and sex arent a big priority??? I also feared this happened with 13 bc i worried a woman playing the doctor would be more likely to be sexualized. just like... the doctors relationships with their companions are so deep and rich but still fundamentally platonic and thats WONDERFUL AND GOOD and i feel like deciding it needs to be romantic or sexual to be that deep or important kind of cheapens it. 

so far its been okay but still i Worry. I definitely fear and dread the possibility of ever having the doctors asexuality, which has been so goddamn important to me, stripped away by careless allocishet writers. I hope it never happens, and I hope that things progress enough that we will at some point get an onscreen confirmation that the doctor is aspec (theres proof in the extended universe and interviews from some of the doctors but like not everyone considers those canon) but either way the doctor will always be asexual (and aromantic) in my eyes.

[wordsintimeandspace]

How's everything lately? Hope you're doing and feeling okay :) and happy Pride!!! Let us aces celebrate ^^

Happy Pride!! Have a fantastic month :)

Everything is still mainly... ehh *gestures at the state of the world* but I'm hanging in there! Hope you're doing alright <3

[hey-there-juliet]

I'll take that, and raise you with: Donna and Jack bonding over how much they ship Doctor&Rose. They just gush about the two and Jack shares horror stories of when he traveled with them and had to stand there with all that sexual tension in the air.

No but listen, Donna would have been the Doctor and Rose’s biggest fan, like one morning she finds them in the galley looking happier and more relaxed than usual and she’s just there waiting with a cup of tea while trying to stifle her giggles until the Doctor slightly adjusts his collar and- “OH MY GOD SPACEMAN IS THAT A HICKEY????? YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM FOR YOU, AFTER ALL THE MOPING I HAD TO ENDURE, AND ROSE SWEETHEART, I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU MANAGED WITH THAT LONG STREAK OF NOTHING BUT CONGRATULATIONS!!!” And by God she’d start throwing inordinate amounts of confetti all over the TARDIS

[gingerteaonthetardis]

Tooth and Claw, one of the very top episodes of s2, CHANGE MY MIND

oh, easily. the outfits! the body language and significant looks! the werewolf!! the foreshadowing!!! it's just so good.

the only thing that could've made it better...

is if they'd kept the "sir doctor" "dame rose" cut scene in!!! we deserved to see even more flirting!!!

[netflix-is-everything]

What do you think of Barry and the others? I see where Dennis or Hedwig come from, but what about the rest? Btw completely in love with Barry and Dennis ^^

omg Barry. I adore Barry. I want to have a cup of coffee with Barry and tell him about my worries. I feel like we all like Barry because he is so warm and inviting.  I think barry serves a very important purpose and this is stated multiple time throughout the movie. 

So, we know from Hedwig that Barry used to be the one that dictated who got the light, when, and for how long. This makes a lot of sense to me. Dennis is the protector in the most physical sense but I feel like Barry protects the alters like a mother hen. We see little piece of this when the real barry comes out at the end when all the alters come out at once. He grabs her face and tells her everything is going to be alright.  He functions the best when Kevin cannot. 

I believe he is the caretaker.

 Determining everyone’s time in the light shows that he is well acquainted with the other alters and understands their strengths and personal needs. He is the one who is maintaining their job and their appointments with Dr. Fletcher. Of course, Dennis is the one pretending to be Barry but when we see the video diaries we can see he was pretty accurate to his real personality. During Dennis’ imitation, he mentions that “Patrica and Dennis are very unstable.” So, I can assume it was his decision to ban them from the light- probably makes decisions like this for the group and that shows they probably trust him. Barry overall is very capable and social. He takes care of the other alters and by doing that he is indirectly keeping Kevin safe. I believe he is all the best parts of Kevin put together. Warm, giving, lively, and passionate (kind of makes me sad tbh).

Jade is really funny. I liked her a lot. We only see her twice but she has a strong presence. “Then why am I the only ones who has to take these you mother fuckers?!” LOL. Also, “ignore him… he is very unstable.” There is a sass to her- some bite. I feel like moments when Kevin has needed to speak out is when Jade takes over. She feels like this young woman who is very confident (princess is what comes to mind). If she is feeling something she is probably going to tell you. She isn't afraid of being vulgar or being heard- something that Kevin needs. 

So the other alters I am not entirely sure about. I’ll probably post something later on once I’ve thought about it more, but thanks so much for asking!! I love thinking and discussing it. 

[likethecastle]

ten and rose + chaotic idiot energy

(idea courtesy of @alwaysdramatizing)

[bigweekon]

It's been a Big Week on Tumblr! Today we're discussing: MCYT, Squid Game, Doctor Who, as well as a Meme Explainer for the Marine Biologist meme!

Text posts courtesy of @vvcantwrite, @marlinspirkhall, & @alwaysdramatizing.

Hosted by Cates Holderness with music by Brian Robert Jones.

Transcript is accessible here.

[mayomkun]

30 Questions Meme

tagged by @alwaysdramatizing, thank you for tagging! <3

Rules: Answer these 30 questions then tag 20 people you wanna get to know better.

1. Name/Nickname: Mayom

2. Gender: Little fruit

3. Star Sign: Cancer

4. Height: 5′2

5. Time: 10:32 am

6. Birthday: 

7. Favorite Band: Sleeping At Last

8. Favorite Solo Artist: Ólafur Arnalds

9. Song currently stuck in your head: Organs - Of Monster and Men

10. Last movie watched: My Octopus Teacher (2020)

11. Last show watched: Feel Good (netflix) Only on episode 1 tho!

12. When I created this blog: somewhere around 2015-2017?

13. What I post: Mostly art, mine and others, whatever I’m interested in (Doctor who currently)

14. Last thing I googled: Doctor who legends of camelot, heard it’s a new book with Donna!! More 10 & Donna content!!!!!

15. Other blogs of yours: I have inspiration blog where I reblog all things inspiring.

16. Following: 754

17. Do you get asks?: Yeah! Thanks for talking to me! :)

18. Why you chose your URL: Mayom (somethimes Mayomkun) is the name some of my friends call me as an inside joke, which I later choose to call myself. Mayom is a name of a fruit.

19. Lucky number: When I was a child some adult told me it’s 7, I never noticed if it actually gave me any luck?

20. Followers: 11,341

21. Average hours of sleep: 6 to 8, up to 10 on lazy days.

22. Play any instruments: none ;-;

23. What’re you wearing: plain white shirt and a shorts

24. Dream job: Still figuring that out

25. Favorite food: Can I say enchiladas if I’ve only ever eaten them 3 times? It’s so good, I cooked it with my sibling once! Other than that I like anything with tofu in it.

26. Nationality: thai

27. Favorite song: That’s like picking a favorite child... But my favorite child is The Machine by Low Roar.

28. Last song you listened to: If I were - Vashti Bunyan (listening to it right now actually)

29. Last book you read:  From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death - Caitlin Doughty

30. 3 fictional universes you’d love to live in: Tolkien universe! Let me live in the Shire I’m small enough!!!!!!! I want to say Doctor who too but I probably won’t survive, and Horizon Zero Dawn but I probably won’t survive either.

Tagging anyone who wants to do it! <3

[coolartist1110]

I’m sure someone’s already done this but she deserves a million of these. Made this with @alwaysdramatizing​ in mind...and a special one is under the cut ^_^

[senadimell]

comfort tag 🍯

I was tagged by @ladyzayinwonderland to share my favorite comfort things. Thanks for the thought, lovely!

comfort food: ah, the casseroles of my childhood. Noodles prepared in various chinese varieties (haven’t had proper beef noodles or sesame noodles in ages). Or velveeta shells mac and cheese with sweet corn, go figure. 

comfort clothes: Elephant billowy pants, hiking pants, soft t-shirts, my oversized thrift-store soft leather jacket, and the oversized chunky turtleneck that is somehow never too hot but somehow warm enough to wear out as a single layer in sub-freezing temperatures

comfort item: My dangle-charm ring. I like to twist it.

comfort character: Meg Murry, Frodo Baggins, Ninth Doctor, Allegra Shapiro (from Virginia Euwer Wolff’s The Mozart Season), Max McDaniels (Henry Neff’s The Tapestry series), Severus Snape, Data (Star Trek TNG)

comfort song: Star of Eärendil, Susan Boyle’s version of Proud, Before it’s Over from Dogfight, Kingdom Dance from Tangled, and Grieg’s Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Open the Door for Three’s version of Carrig River

comfort youtuber: Caitlin Doughty’s Ask a Mortician, Lindybeige, Jill Bearup, and How to ADHD!

comfort video game: nonono all videogames are the opposite of comforting>.<

comfort film: Little Women 2019(!), Emma 2020, Disney’s Mulan, Treasure Planet, Lilo and Stitch (which I had to wait ‘til college to finally see!)

comfort show: Doctor Who (Ninth Doctor’s run and the OG 1960s team), Star Trek Next Generation

comfort stim: heh, so unfortunately most of my stim-like stuff qualifies as BFRB (body-focused repetitive behaviors, like nail-biting and skin picking) and I’m looking for less harmful alternatives. I guess when I’m really happy I bounce on my toes!

comfort activity: writing meta, knitting+an eyes-and-ears activity, sitting outside and staring closely at plants

tagging: @brightbeautifulthings, @alwaysdramatizing, @phoenixrisesoncemore, @forever-food-and-fandoms, if you’re interested!