#and a couple that i had to nope out of

[fossilizedhysterics]

guess who finished tlok tonight and immediately had this come to him in a vision!!!!

[an-internet-introvert]

Countdown to October 19th (10/19)

So Long London Apartment

[lunalikestowriteanddraw]

Can I just take a moment to appreciate the fucking props that Nikkie uses for EOM? From the custom Ouija board (which is absolutely STUNNING btw and I want it as a display piece in my room, oh my GOD), the candles used in episode 18(? It might’ve been 17, I’m not sure, I’ve been binging these and haven’t been playing close attention to the episode numbers), and everything used for the ritual in episode 22 (including a fucking pestle, crystals, a bell, incense, candles, and another thing I’m probably forgetting)

Like, she is going ALL OUT on EOM, and I fucking love it. I always love it when props come into play, but I especially love it when it lets the players feel included in what their characters are doing, rather than just “oh, here’s a letter that my character has received” y’know?

[sukibenders]

Being a woc fan of Bridgerton can be a struggle, especially when it comes to liking the poc characters on the show, especially the woc. Like I remember when s1 came out and the blatant microaggressions and just plain racism coming from this fandom was atrocious. You had people spewing very hateful things about Charlotte, Marina, and Simon and undermining the latter two's pain and trauma at the hands of the white characters---Marina was treated terribly by the Featheringtons and, whether you like Penelope or not, you cannot deny that she also played a part by releasing that letter to the Ton and Simon was violated Daphne no matter how people try to spin the story to offer her some form of sympathy (it still blows my mind that people would want to though).

S2 is just as bad (not even including how they changed the Sharma family's storyline than how it was in the books when that wasn't necessary) and the racist undertones many of the fans have towards Mary and Edwina (as well as Kate but for her it's carries more brown woman needing to be saved by a white man when Anthony is involved because a lot of you all in the fandom are quick to use this trope such as "oh, he's the only one who truly knows her"). The lack of screen time for this family really ends up hurting them to but even with that, whether you like Mary and Edwina or not, it would be a lie to deny the racism a lot in the fandom hold towards them (and how that falls onto the actresses because it was very apparent how many in the fandom couldn't let two Desi women shine without having to bring down the other and Netflix played into that too for drama) and paints every small thing they do as being terrible crimes but in the same breath will not have the same smoke for the Bridgertons, who have their own set of problems (but because they are also the main family, among other things, they are provided more grace without consequences).

[spaciebabie]

literally how do my peers have healthy social lives without destroying their academics. im on such a thin rope here its not even funny

[rubiesintherough]

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[databent]

i really thought i was getting better. i see now that that was stupid of me

[punster-2319]

Any longtime Animaniacs fans here remember that long gap between 2007-2013 where we just waited for Warner Bros to release the remainder of the series (volume 4) on DVD?

[sheyshen]

talking with mom about trying to figure out some future life plans (like have a kid) and remembered that when i mentioned i wanted to look into ivf because i'm ace and don't want to sleep with anyone my gyne suggested a turkey baster and. y'know what aside from it being a very funny suggestion (though it would probably work...) i'm still so glad she took me seriously.

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

you know, I think that all the murder business in aknh-morpork would once again plummet if vetinari let downey and his people do their job again. he initially made the assassins' guild and thieves' guild legal for crime prevention and let them deal with people who performed unlicensed inhumation/theft. and then he got a new favourite toy in vimes and was like "actually no guys, let him do it, it's funny" "people are dying, dog-botherer."

Right??

Downey and Boggis are all about crime prevention. Cops aren't, by their very nature. They're reactive.

If the Assassins and Thieves' approach to prevention is colourful and florid—especially if you like the colour red—it is hardly their fault that this is what works best.

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Vetinari: To be fair, Downey, under your methodology people still die.

Downey: Correct, but it's a lot less of them and it's all far more efficient. Plus, I make more money.

Vetinari: I'm not sure I can put "Lord Downey makes more money" into my cost-benefit-analysis chart on how to better approach crime prevention and reduction.

Downey: Look, if you do it my way, the city saves money! There's less murder, since everyone knows who will come for them in the dark of night if they're a little too knife happy. Or the bright of the day, I like shaking it up. With less murder the city spends less on the police budget, less on food and board for prisoners, and the hang-man might need a second job. It's a win-win, really.

Vetinari: I think some people might contest that point.

Downey: Just. Think about it, babe.

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Downey argues that fine, fine, if they can't get regular-degular murderers, can they at least get serial killers. He had so much fun hunting down that guy the last time! It was a highlight in his recent life!

Vetinari says he'll think about it. He wants to know what Downey constitutes as a serial killer. Downey is like, 'anyone who has killed, in a sequential manner, more than two people. If it's a mass killing, I'll leave that to the Watch. Unless it happens more than once. Then it drops into serial killer bucket.'

Vetinari points out that this is a very low bar. The scope is wider than the ocean. The Assassins' Guild could lump so many people into that category. Really, if it's so broad, Vetinari isn't sure the definition is entirely useful. Downey beams at him.

[robertsbarbie]

whenever i explain to people my tendency to forget to eat they always think it’s so weird or how i justify it not in an intentional way just in a this is just how it goes like most days i wont eat at work because i dont want to spend money and dont have time in the morning and forget the night before so i say ill do it when i get home so then i go home and spend time with my dog and watching tv, spending time with people and realize oh its too close to actual dinner time i’ll just wait and then i feed my dog spend more time with people think well i dont really want to cook while they’re here so i’ll just wait for them to go to bed since they’re going soon then i scroll on my phone trying to decide what to eat get distracted then eventually wander into the kitchen and i’ll make a random thing just cause and oop suddenly it’s 11:30 pm and im eating my first and only meal of the day all cause i kept accidentally delaying and forgetting :/

[robinsnest2111]

Benson desperately looking to Randy for reassurance, practically begging him for it, asking for something Randy cannot really give in the kind of fucked up situation they're in, really brought out some buried unprocessed things from deep within myself lol

The Passenger 2023 really is The Movie of All Time ™

[kittlyns]

I had yet another long, strenuous day yesterday and didn't finish work until super late and then I couldn't fall asleep until well past 2am cuz I was in so much pain from standing literally all day

[rubberbandballqueen]

[cel-aerion]

Nothing to do with anything but I wanted to show off the Shrinky Dinks I made today - White Mage and Black Mage Chocobos.

[quasieli]

Love that my father doesn't remember I exist until he needs something from me.